Dragunov, Kay Lee Ray, others sign with NXT UK

[Steveweiser]

WWE have officially signed Ilja Dragunov, Kay Lee Ray, Jazzy Gabert, Oliver Carter and Primate Jay Melrose to NXT UK.

www.wwe.com/shows/nxtuk/article/new-superstars-join-nxt-uk-february-2019

[Slanted and Enchanted]

Jazzy? Very nice! I thought her career was over. Hope she comes to the main roster someday, she could be a megastar.

[eJm]

Feb 27, 2019 11:27:34 GMT -5 Slanted and Enchanted said:

Jazzy? Very nice! I thought her career was over. Hope she comes to the main roster someday, she could be a megastar.

She had been wrestling for a while (saw her twice at the end of this year) so it was less of a "if" but a "when" she'll be signed.

As much as a lot of these feel like filling out a roster for a show that still needs to find its footing, good on Primate signing. It did genuinely look like his career was over for a bit and now he's a WWE superstar. Neat!

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hoarders gonna hoard

[TGM]

Dragunov wrestled the dark match at the most recent tapings and he owned

[Moppy]

Don't know a thing about Dragunov, but purely from word of mouth I'm intrigued to see him in action. Although, am I seeing he's had a name change?

I know this is yet ANOTHER round of signings, but to be fair the UK roster probably did need freshening up.

[Mainia]

I seen Dragunov recently at ICW's Square Go against Joe Coffey for the Zero G title. He looked pretty good. Very intense.

[Prince Petty]

Really pleased for Jazzy Gabert. Her story on E&C's podcast was really strong, and she clearly wanted the WWE dream so badly.

[Rave]

They signed Primate!

[Steveweiser]

Feb 27, 2019 12:18:33 GMT -5 Moppy said:

Don't know a thing about Dragunov, but purely from word of mouth I'm intrigued to see him in action. Although, am I seeing he's had a name change?

They printed his real name, although Kay Lee Ray's real name rather hilariously is Kayleigh Rae.

[lavelleuk]

Kay Lee Ray is amazing, probably my favourite wrestler at the moment and one of the reasons I got into indy wrestling when she impressed my friend and I on a show we only went to as sabu was wrestling in a hard-core match in the main event!

[BJ Sturgeon]

Dragunov? Meh. I'd start watching again if they signed Heihachi, King or Yoshimitsu.

[tenshi]

Feb 27, 2019 13:07:11 GMT -5 BJ Sturgeon said:

Dragunov? Meh. I'd start watching again if they signed Heihachi, King or Yoshimitsu.

King runs an orphanage with El Generico, apparently. He'll be busy for a while.

[PKO]

So happy for Jazzy, I thought after her contract offer got rescinded after WWE found issues with her neck that that would be it.

[froggyfrog]

Never heard of him but Primate has a really cool look imo

[Bang Bang Bart]

Feb 27, 2019 12:44:01 GMT -5 Steveweiser said:

Feb 27, 2019 12:18:33 GMT -5 Moppy said:

Don't know a thing about Dragunov, but purely from word of mouth I'm intrigued to see him in action. Although, am I seeing he's had a name change?

They printed his real name, although Kay Lee Ray's real name rather hilariously is Kayleigh Rae.

I was hoping that KLR’s actual name was Raylee Kay or something.

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

EC3’s now got a Swiss cousin, OC1.

[MrElijah]

Feb 27, 2019 13:07:11 GMT -5 BJ Sturgeon said:

Dragunov? Meh. I'd start watching again if they signed Heihachi, King or Yoshimitsu.

Bryan Fury is a draw, brother.

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

Quite pleased I got to see Jazzy at an EVE show before she signed.

Kay Lee Ray is quite the EVE mainstay as well, and is currently feuding with Charlie Morgan there, who is also signed with NXT UK, so uh... not sure where that feud's gonna go.

Kay Lee Ray is an excellent wrestler who for some reason does nothing for me, so good for her!

[eJm]

Feb 27, 2019 16:11:19 GMT -5 "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay said:

Kay Lee Ray is quite the EVE mainstay as well, and is currently feuding with Charlie Morgan there, who is also signed with NXT UK, so uh... not sure where that feud's gonna go.

What seems to be interesting to me, and this is entirely from speculation, is that it feels like since contracts apparently allow for a "Home Promotion" outside of the ones WWE has agreements with (As in places not PROGRESS or ICW), it seems like Charlie Morgan's opted for EVE rather than anywhere along those lines so it's not outside the realm of possibility that KLR may be there still. So it might not really affect much? I mean, that's if Jinny and Nina Samuels are anything to go by too.

It's why Jordan Devlin can still do OTT shows and be recorded for them when OTT isn't in the PROGRESS/ICW/WXW bracket.