An ex-WWE talent and her tag team partner left AEW scrambling backstage while preparing for “Collision.” Nixon Newell, formerly known as Tegan Nox in WWE, and Miranda Alize were scheduled to face Anna Jay and Tay Melo this past Saturday. That plan changed, as Hyan and Maya World stepped up at the last minute.
PWInsider initially broke the news that Newell and Alize refused to go through with the match. Fightful later followed up, reporting that Newell and Alize weren’t happy with their planned match only lasting three minutes, rather than the outcome of the match.
It was noted that Alize was the more vocal of the two. It was also said that Newell and Alize left the show, and AEW officials are pleased with the professionalism of Hyan and World.
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Nixon Newell’s Time in WWE
Newell signed with WWE back in 2017. The following year, she performed in the “Mae Young Classic.” She advanced to a quarterfinal match in the tournament against Rhea Ripley. Newell suffered a torn ACL, among other injuries, during the match.
Newell was sidelined until June 2019. Upon her in-ring return, Newell competed on the now defunct “NXT UK” brand before getting back on the main show. She teamed with Dakota Kai before being betrayed by her friend during “NXT TakeOver: WarGames 2019.”
In late September 2019, WWE announced that Newell suffered another torn ACL. She missed all of 2020 before returning the following year at “The Great American Bash.”
WWE then sent Newell to the main roster. She teamed with Shotzi, and the two scored an upset win over Natalya and Tamina in a non-title match. At the time, Natalya and Tamina were the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. The two teams had a rematch for the gold, but the challengers fell short.
Newell was released from her contract before being brought back in 2022. While she defeated Natalya in a singles match and challenged Becky Lynch for the WWE Women’s NXT Championship, she found herself off the WWE roster a second time in 2024.
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