Four WWE NXT talents get new ring names
Even as WWE bid adieu to fourteen talents on Friday, the machine keeps on rolling with some name changes for four of their recent signees that are working out at the Performance Center.
- Harlem Bravado will now be Andre Chase: Bravado signed a developmental deal earlier this year. He’s worked in ROH, EVOLVE, Chikara and other indies as a singles wrestler and tag team wrestler.
- Drew Kasper will now be Brutus Creed: Signed earlier this year, the 2020 graduate of Otterbein University is a two-time All-American wrestler.
- Jacob Kasper will now be Julius Creed: Brother of Drew, Jacob was a standout amateur wrestler at Duke University and was signed in the fall of 2020.
- Avery Taylor will now be Jacy Jayne: Taylor is another EVOLVE alum who was inked earlier this year.
WWE recently applied for trademarks for all four names.
Bravado, Drew Kasper and Taylor were part of the most recent Performance Center class that started this year that included Parker Boudreaux, Bronson Rechsteiner, Taya Valkyrie and others.
Josh Nason
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.