{"id":32745,"date":"2018-12-14T18:33:02","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T23:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=32745"},"modified":"2018-12-14T18:33:02","modified_gmt":"2018-12-14T23:33:02","slug":"nxt-releases-nick-miller-and-tucker-taishan-dong-quits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/12\/14\/nxt-releases-nick-miller-and-tucker-taishan-dong-quits\/","title":{"rendered":"NXT Releases Nick Miller and Tucker, Taishan Dong Quits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nick Miller, formerly of\u00a0<strong>The Mighty\u00a0<\/strong>has been released from NXT.\u00a0\u00a0It is unclear exactly what occurred as some sources say he asked for a release and others claim he was cut.\u00a0 Tucker has been let go from NXT UK.\u00a0 Neither has been particularly successful on their brand as Miller was mostly used in a heel tag team that more often than not put babyface teams over on their way to a feud with\u00a0<strong>Undisputed Era<\/strong>.\u00a0 Tucker was a competitor in the first two NXT UK tournaments.\u00a0 Losing to eventual winner\u00a0<strong>Tyler Bate\u00a0<\/strong>in the first round of the first tournament and losing to\u00a0<strong>Joe Coffey\u00a0<\/strong>in the first round of 2018&#8217;s edition.\u00a0 A more unknown name Taishan Dong has recently quit.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Nick Miller<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32766\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32766\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32766\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/12\/Nick_Miller_bio-3fd444cea27e4846b36ab28825c7c5cd-e1544830222334.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32766\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Miller came into NXT alongside\u00a0<strong>Shane Thorne\u00a0<\/strong>with a lot of hype.\u00a0 Members of\u00a0<strong>The Mighty Don&#8217;t\u00a0Kneel\u00a0<\/strong>faction in Australia and regulars for\u00a0<strong>Pro Wrestling NOAH\u00a0<\/strong>they came into NXT with a reputation for being a really talented tag team.\u00a0 Their NXT tenure as TM 61 was unsuccessful as an injury to Thorne sucked away all of their momentum\u00a0and when they returned they were nothing more than a mid-card team.\u00a0 A heel turn and rebranding as The\u00a0Mighty did not make them any more successful.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/12\/03\/report-australian-star-jonah-rock-part-of-wwe-january-recruits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">With\u00a0<strong>Jonah Rock\u00a0<\/strong>heavily rumored to be joining the WWE<\/a>, 2Miller, who will probably return to\u00a0<strong>Mike Nicholls<\/strong>, could rejoin the faction that once made him so popular and help the blooming Australian wrestling scene.\u00a0 A former <span style=\"background-color: rgba(246, 213, 217, 0.294);\">2x\u00a0<\/span>GHC Tag Team Champion and multiple time champion in EPW (<strong>Explosive Pro Wrestling<\/strong>), we have no doubt Miller will rebound well from this and find success on the independent scene like other NXT alumni\u00a0<strong>Kimber Lee<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"War Raiders vs. The Mighty: WWE NXT, June 20, 2018\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LVv1kY34AzY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Tucker<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32764\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32764\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32764\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/12\/20180518_UK_Tucker-b00df83d601708a83c59638c5f463aca-e1544830240175.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32764\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tucker was brought in with the first wave of NXT UK signees and has mostly been used as enhancement\u00a0talent on the new NXT UK show.\u00a0 A star in Northern Ireland Tucker is a high flier that regularly\u00a0wows audiences at\u00a0<strong>Pro Wrestling Ulster (PWU)<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Uprising Wrestling\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Over The Top\u00a0(OTT) Wrestling\u00a0<\/strong>shows in Belfast.\u00a0 The current ace in waiting for\u00a0<strong>Courage<\/strong> <strong>Wrestling<\/strong>,Tucker is set to use his tenure in NXT UK to continue building the wrestling scene in Northern Ireland.\u00a0 A former Irish Junior Heavyweight champion, multi-time\u00a0PWU Champion and the most over performer in Belfast, Tucker will continue his great work despite his release.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FULL MATCH - Tucker vs. Joe Coffey - WWE UK Championship Tournament First-Round Match: June 18, 2018\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B94QVMXpgBc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Taishan Dong<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32767\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32767\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32767\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/12\/Tryouts_10132017sm_0157-4b13758e9e076b5b4c7895428fa6e592-e1544830260800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32767\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A 7-foot tall boxer from China, it is clear that WWE was high on Dong.\u00a0 With his size and reputation\u00a0in China, he could have helped the WWE&#8217;s attempted expansion into China.\u00a0 He signed in July but has recently quit.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Undefeated boxer &quot;The Great Wall&quot; 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