WWE News: Steffanie Newell Makes Long Awaited NXT Debut

Welsh native Steffanine Newell better known as Nixon Newell aka “The Girl with the Shinest Wizard.” Newell was an independent standout and caught the attention of WWE and reported to the Performance Center last summer to participate in the inaugural Mae Young Classic. Unfortunately this was all taken away from her when she was doing some in ring training and turned the wrong way and tore her ACL. At a moment’s notice everything was gone.

After months of rehabbing she returned to the April 13th NXT Live Event in Venice, FL making her anticipated NXT Live Event debut. In her debut match she teamed up with Dakota Kai. She recently spoke to WWE.com to talk about her NXT debut. Below is sample of her interview with WWE.com:

WWE.COM: What was your mindset like before you walked through the curtain the night of your NXT debut in Venice?

STEFFANIE NEWELL: It was just this jumble in my head. The nerves were taking over, but also the excitement. It was a very chaotic experience in my mind, but as soon as the music hit and I went through that curtain, it felt like home. I felt like I was finally where I belonged, out in front of that crowd in the NXT ring.

WWE.COM: How exactly did the injury occur?

NEWELL: It happened during training. It was just a fluke accident. I was running a drill. My foot stayed perfectly forward, but my body turned the other way, and I dislocated my knee and tore my ACL at the same time. Luckily, as soon as I hit the mat, my knee popped back in, so it was one less thing I had to deal with. But it happened literally two or three weeks after I arrived at the WWE PC, so the timing was very inappropriate with the Mae Young Classic being so close as well. As soon as I hit the mat, I knew something was wrong and I knew deep down I was out of the Mae Young Classic. When I got injured, I was crying — not because of the pain, but because I knew I was out of the Mae Young.

To read the whole interview click here.

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