{"id":88349,"date":"2021-04-01T16:02:43","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T20:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=88349"},"modified":"2021-04-08T18:09:45","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T22:09:45","slug":"millie-mckenzie-stevie-turner-debuts-nxt-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/04\/01\/millie-mckenzie-stevie-turner-debuts-nxt-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Millie McKenzie Returns &#038; Stevie Turner Debuts on NXT UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>NXT UK<\/strong> women&#8217;s division just got deeper on the April 1 edition of the show. After she <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/02\/16\/report-millie-mckenzie-signs-wwe\/\" target=\"_self\">reportedly signed<\/a> with <strong>WWE<\/strong> recently, <strong>Millie McKenzie<\/strong> made her debut to confront reigning champion, <strong>Kay Lee Ray<\/strong>. In the same episode, <strong>Stevie Turner<\/strong> (formerly known as <strong>Bobbi Tyler<\/strong>) made her debut in a losing effort to\u00a0<strong>Aoife Valkyrie<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Millie McKenzie Returns<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MMckenzieWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MMckenzieWWE<\/a>! With a MESSAGE for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTUK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NXTUK<\/a> Women&#39;s Champion @Kay_Lee_Ray. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HnsVieY4qg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/HnsVieY4qg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NXT UK (@NXTUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NXTUK\/status\/1377705324518514699?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>McKenzie immediately thrust herself into the spotlight as she confronted long reigning NXT UK Women&#8217;s Champion Kay Lee Ray. McKenzie was blindsided by <strong>Isla Dawn\u00a0<\/strong>and looked to be at the mercy of Ray and Dawn before\u00a0<strong>Meiko Satomura\u00a0<\/strong>made the save for the former\u00a0<strong>Sendai Girls\u00a0<\/strong>tag team and junior champion. McKenzie had a brief run in NXT UK in 2018 but has taken time away to refine her game and is now ready to be a force in the division.<\/p>\n<h2>Stevie Turner (fka Bobbi Tyler) Debuts<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The debuting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StevieTurnerWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@StevieTurnerWWE<\/a> goes one-on-one with the undefeated <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/real_valkyrie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Real_Valkyrie<\/a> right now on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTUK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NXTUK<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vv5ZlLuhAg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Vv5ZlLuhAg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NXT UK (@NXTUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NXTUK\/status\/1377698861314154500?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Stevie Turner made her NXT UK debut in a losing effort to the unbeaten Valkyrie. Turner is most known for her tour of Japan with <strong>Stardom<\/strong> in 2019 as a member of\u00a0the <strong>Tokyo Cyber Squad<\/strong> faction. Turner is a bright prospect and one who didn&#8217;t look out of place during her Japanese tour. Despite losing in her debut, Turner will no doubt become a player in the division someday.<\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.\u00a0WWE fan? You can check out an almost unlimited array of WWE content on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/watch.wwe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE Network<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peacock<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Looking to talk wrestling, pro football, or any number of sports? Head on over to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/boards\/index.php\" target=\"_self\">LWOS Boards<\/a>\u00a0to engage in conversation with fellow fans!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NXT UK women&#8217;s division just got deeper on the April 1 edition of the show. After she reportedly signed with WWE recently, Millie McKenzie made her debut to confront reigning champion, Kay Lee Ray. In the same episode, Stevie Turner (formerly known as Bobbi Tyler) made her debut in a losing effort to\u00a0Aoife Valkyrie. 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