{"id":652,"date":"2016-10-12T21:29:41","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T01:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=652"},"modified":"2016-10-12T21:35:38","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T01:35:38","slug":"sanity-nxt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2016\/10\/12\/sanity-nxt\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Are the Members of SAnitY After Tonight&#8217;s NXT Debut?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For a few weeks now, vignettes have been appearing on <strong>NXT<\/strong> television advertising the coming of <strong>SAnitY<\/strong>. Rumours were rampant that it was to debut a new character or\u00a0faction featuring one of the many big names rumoured to be heading to NXT. Was it <strong>Eric Young<\/strong>? <strong>Tommy End<\/strong>? <strong>Crazy Mary Dobson<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p>On tonight&#8217;s episode of NXT on the <strong>WWE Network<\/strong>, it was finally revealed as team SAnitY, as revealed on WWE.com last week before the start of the <strong>Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic<\/strong>, came to the ring for their tournament match-up versus\u00a0<strong>Bobby Roode\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Tye Dillinger<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SAnitY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SAnitY<\/a>. IS. HERE!!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DustyClassic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#DustyClassic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWENXT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWENXT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zVh3XBv7MR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/zVh3XBv7MR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/786357814046318592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 13, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The four masked anarchists came to the ring and the tournament duo was revealed to be <strong>Alexander Wolfe<\/strong> and <strong>Sawyer Fulton<\/strong>, two guys who have seen a lot of time on NXT Live Events the past year or so, but minimal enhancement time on television. In glorious fashion, Bobby Roode turned his back on &#8220;The Perfect Ten&#8221; and left him to be beaten down by the two. The third member unmasked to reveal herself as <strong>Nikki Cross<\/strong>, while the leader unveiled last, revealing himself to be none other than Eric Young.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/786359436340101120<\/p>\n<p>So who are these four people?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_653\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-653\" style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-653\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/eric-young2.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: WWE.com\" width=\"615\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/eric-young2.jpg 615w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/eric-young2-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/eric-young2-533x261.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-653\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Eric Young<\/strong> is easily the biggest name of the group and his character is strong enough to carry the early stages. A former <strong>TNA<\/strong> World Heavyweight Champion and 4-time Tag Team Champion (twice with <strong>Bobby Roode<\/strong> as part of <strong>Team Canada<\/strong> in TNA), Young left TNA earlier this year alongside Roode. He even debuted in NXT prior to Roode, confronting then NXT Champion Samoa Joe which resulted in a match. But then he disappeared. Rumours persisted that he was being passed on, or maybe returning to TNA or heading to <strong>Ring of Honor<\/strong>. Then the reports changed and insisted he had indeed signed with NXT. Then it became a waiting game. Well tonight, he&#8217;s made his triumphant re-debut, with a gang to back him up in his inSAnitY.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Eric Young wins the World Heavyweight Championship (April 10, 2014)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/03c2Y4O_Tus?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<figure id=\"attachment_654\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-654\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-654\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/be14cf2526216d2715a7b2693e059ec9e7b285e8_hq.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: aminoapps.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/be14cf2526216d2715a7b2693e059ec9e7b285e8_hq.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/be14cf2526216d2715a7b2693e059ec9e7b285e8_hq-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-654\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: aminoapps.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Nikki Cross<\/strong> is the next face\u00a0that many will recognize. Although perhaps not the name. As <strong>Nikki Storm<\/strong>, this Scottish firecracker has been tearing up the European indies for nearly eight years. Early training from <strong>Finn Balor<\/strong> (like <strong>Becky Lynch<\/strong>), she made a name for herself with her work in Scotland&#8217;s infamous <strong>ICW<\/strong>, as well as England&#8217;s <strong>Revolution Pro<\/strong>, where she was a 3-time <strong>EVE<\/strong> Champion. She had some North American exposure with work in <strong>Shimmer<\/strong> and <strong>Shine<\/strong>, before signing with WWE late last year. She&#8217;s being working NXT Live Events and recently debuted on NXT under the name <strong>Nikki Glencross<\/strong>. She disappeared after her first appearance, much like Young, and re-debuted tonight with a new name.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CWF Mid-Atlantic Wrestling: Nikki Storm vs. Su Yung (3\/14\/15)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZpVWw4ww96A?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<figure id=\"attachment_655\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-655\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-655\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/Sawyer_Fulton_bio-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Photo: WWE.com\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/Sawyer_Fulton_bio.png 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/Sawyer_Fulton_bio-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/Sawyer_Fulton_bio-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/Sawyer_Fulton_bio-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/Sawyer_Fulton_bio-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/Sawyer_Fulton_bio-747x420.png 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-655\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Sawyer Fulton<\/strong> may look familiar to longtime NXT watchers. Another Ohio collegiate wrestler in the WWE, Fulton was a 2-time All-American NCAA collegiate wrestler for <strong>Ashland University<\/strong>. He spent two years in the Ohio indie circuit before signing with NXT in 2012. Primarily an enhancement talent on NXT television, he had a short uneventful run in a tag team with <strong>Angelo Dawkins<\/strong>. He was repackaged and paired with Alexander Wolfe in March of this year and have now joined Young&#8217;s new faction.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QVhpTUpM5vY<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_656\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-656\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-656\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/001_AXEL5-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: WWE.com\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/001_AXEL5.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/001_AXEL5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/001_AXEL5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/001_AXEL5-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/001_AXEL5-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/001_AXEL5-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-656\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Alexander Wolfe<\/strong> is the new blood that many may not know about unless they watched Germany&#8217;s top promotion, <strong>wXw<\/strong>. There, he is a former wXw World Champion, where he competed under the name <strong>Axel Tischer<\/strong>. He&#8217;s a 12-year veteran of professional wrestling in Europe where he&#8217;s been wrestling since he was 13. Fun fact, he lost his wXw World title to another European indie star rumoured to be heading to NXT, Netherland&#8217;s <strong>Tommy End\u00a0<\/strong>(the man he beat for it in 2012, was WWE Superstar <strong>Sami Zayn<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=onTZhgwkagw<\/p>\n<p>The team of Fulton and Wolfe will be moving on to the second round of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, where they will face the winner of the Itami\/Ibushi vs. Lince Dorado and Mustafa Ali match.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_658\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-658\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-658\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/o6qzLbg.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: pinterest.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/o6qzLbg.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/o6qzLbg-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/o6qzLbg-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/o6qzLbg-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/10\/o6qzLbg-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-658\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: pinterest.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Main Photo: WWE.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For a few weeks now, vignettes have been appearing on NXT television advertising the coming of SAnitY. Rumours were rampant that it was to debut a new character or\u00a0faction featuring one of the many big names rumoured to be heading to NXT. Was it Eric Young? Tommy End? Crazy Mary Dobson? 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