Nikki Cross has returned to WWE RAW with her old name, plus a new look and new attitude, apparently with a touch of her old gimmick.
Cross has wrestled a few non-televised live event matches this month, but she last worked a WWE TV match during the September 26 RAW, where she came up short against the debuting Candice LeRae. After that short match, Cross sat up in the corner and removed her superhero mask while crying.
Fast forward to tonight’s RAW from Charlotte, NC, and WWE has now dropped the Nikki A.S.H. name and gimmick in favor of a new heel character.
Tonight’s RAW was headlined by a non-title bout between Bayley and RAW Women’s Champion Bianca Belair. Towards the end, the referee ejected WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions IYO SKY and Dakota Kai after they were caught interfering. A mystery woman then ran from out of nowhere and leaped off the steel ring steps, taking the champs and the referee down with a splash. Bayley and Belair went back & forth in the ring, while commentator Corey Graves identified the mystery woman as Nikki Cross. The match went on and Belair hit a KOD, but the referee was laid out. Cross then rushed Belair from behind, sending her into the ring post to lay her out. This allowed Bayley to get the pin on Belair for the win after a second referee ran down.
However, Cross returned to the ring after the match and beat Bayley back down. Cross snapped some and hit Bayley with her jacket, then more strikes. RAW went off the air with Cross standing tall in the middle of the ring while Bayley and Belair were laid out on the mat. It appeared the segment received an average reaction from the Spectrum Center crowd in Charlotte.
WWE has not announced a RAW Women’s Title match for Crown Jewel as of this writing, but it will be interesting to see if they go with Cross vs. Bayley vs. Belair in a Triple Threat.
Below are a few photos and clips from tonight’s main event and return:
🫣@itsBayleyWWE#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/aU9LdCwZJm
— WWE on TNT Sports (@wweontnt) October 25, 2022
Me spamming reversals 😅#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/SKjklMe7vb
— WWE on TNT Sports (@wweontnt) October 25, 2022
A MASSIVE BAYLEY TO BELLY 😱😱😱@itsBayleyWWE#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/fjSazrJMEn
— WWE on TNT Sports (@wweontnt) October 25, 2022
Vintage @itsBayleyWWE … from @BiancaBelairWWE?!#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/88F17UMom8
— WWE (@WWE) October 25, 2022
Who was that??? #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/Nbj3XR8JhA
— WWE on TNT Sports (@wweontnt) October 25, 2022
IT'S @WWENikkiASH! 😱#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/Rmk2t9ihgc
— WWE on TNT Sports (@wweontnt) October 25, 2022
SHE'S BACK!!!!!!!!
Look who just returned on #WWERaw to take out @itsBayleyWWE! 😲 pic.twitter.com/rmC7Bv7jiq
— WWE (@WWE) October 25, 2022
Okay what is going on with @WWENikkiASH? 🤔#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/aFTLjZZUej
— WWE on TNT Sports (@wweontnt) October 25, 2022
Scary 😳
@WWENikkiASH#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/svBexhmdsM
— WWE on TNT Sports (@wweontnt) October 25, 2022
The NEW @WWENikkiASH.#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/YjzixW3MTQ
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) October 25, 2022
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