The pro wrestling world is still coming down off of the events of Monday night, when Paige finally returned to WWE action after a year away, and just happened to bring with her two exciting Superstars from NXT, Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose. (And yes, those were the right two women to bring up and pair with Paige.)
Now, less than 24 hours later, WWE has called up another trio of talented women from NXT, and they debuted on Smackdown Live on Tuesday night, making their own strong statement.
Backstage, Naomi was having her makeup done and was looking forward to Charlotte Flair beating Natalya in a Smackdown Women’s Championship match, when she was approached by the three women in question: Ruby Riot, Liv Morgan, and Sarah Logan. They introduced themselves the way wrestlers tend to do: WITH VIOLENCE.
Poor Becky Lynch tried to make the save, but it turns out that three women is more than two women. Tough luck there.
Later in the evening, during the Smackdown Women’s Championship match between Charlotte Flair and Natalya, the trio hopped the guardrail and beat down Natalya, then turned their attention to the champ and hit her with some finishers.
For those unfamiliar with these three, Ruby Riot was previously known as Heidi Lovelace on the independent scene and was one of the most in-demand women in the world prior to being signed by WWE last year. Sarah Logan previously wrestled on the indies as Crazy Mary Dobson, and competed in the Mae Young Classic this summer, but was eliminated in the first round by Mia Yim. Liv Morgan is a Performance Center product, signed by WWE in 2014 with no prior pro wrestling experience.
All three women will be welcome additions to the small Smackdown women’s division, and those unfamiliar with them are in for a treat.
