After weeks of appearing as hooded figures, two former champions have taken on new identities as members of Joe Gacy’s Dyad!
Ever since Joe Gacy pushed Bron Breakker off the stage last April in an attempt to play mind games with the NXT Champion, he’s been accompanied by a series of mysterious hooded figures. On June 14th, two Dyad members squared off against Dante Chen and Javier Bernal, winning their match while remaining cloaked the entire time.
Last week, Gacy promised that there would be a purification, and that the identities of the mysterious figures would be revealed.
Now, on the latest episode of NXT 2.0, Joe Gacy appeared in a vignette with his two proteges, saying that the time had come to purify them, but that they had to confirm that they were ready because there was no going back. When they agreed their hoods were removed to reveal former NXT UK Tag Team Champions Grizzled Young Veterans without their signature beards.
However, as part of their purification, they’ve been given new identities by Gacy. The former James Drake is now known as Jagger Reid, and the former Zack Gibson will now be going by the name Rip Fowler. Fowler also had one white contact lens in his eye to further alter his appearance.
The Dyad is revealed!#WWENXT@JoeGacypic.twitter.com/ypt4lYkx1e
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) July 20, 2022
Elsewhere on NXT 2.0, Cora Jade cut a scathing promo on her former best friend Roxanne Perez and threw her NXT Women’s Tag Team Championship in the trash.