Fraxiom & Cora Jade among WWE NXT surprises at TNA Genesis
As promised, members of the WWE NXT roster made themselves known during Sunday’s TNA Genesis pay-per-view including the reigning Tag Team Champions Fraxiom and Cora Jade.
Nathan Frazier & Axiom came out prior to The Hardys’ TNA Tag Team title defense against The Rascalz to take a closer look and then inadvertently got involved. After Trey Miguel dove outside at the Hardys and then accidentally hit the NXT Tag Team Champions by mistake, things got heated before security escorted Fraxiom to the back.
As a result, Fraxiom will now defend the titles against The Rascalz at this Thursday’s live edition of TNA Impact.
That wasn’t the only NXT involvement on the show.
Following TNA Knockouts Champion Masha Slamovich’s successful title defense over Rosemary, Cora Jade made her own surprise appearance to confront Slamovich. Slamovich appeared in the crowd during last Tuesday’s NXT and teased defending the title against someone in NXT.
Ashante “Thee” Adonis came out during the pre-show with an open challenge that was answered by Jake Something who defeated Adonis in under four minutes.
Arianna Grace returned during the night to resume her role as the liaison between NXT and TNA.
After the two sides worked together during the second half of 2024, WWE and TNA announced a formal partnership last week that will continue the talent exchange that could spill over to the main roster as well.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.