8 New WWE NXT Signings: Everything You Need To Know

5. Dartanyon Ruffin

Leon Ruff
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Ruffin's name was included alongside Green's in Gary Cassidy's August report. WWE fans may have already been familiar with the 24-year-old, who performs as Leon Ruff, prior to that, as he has worked several enhancement spots across Raw, SmackDown, NXT, and 205 Live in 2020, debuting at the onset of the global health crisis.

Ruff broke out as part of trainer AR Fox's Skulk entourage in EVOLVE, gaining significant traction as Fox's regular tag team partner in 2019. The duo became EVOLVE Tag Team Champions after defeating Joe Gacy and AEW's Eddie Kingston that July, holding the straps until December, when they were unseated by The Besties in the World.

The WWE Performance Center YouTube channel uploaded a video spotlighting Ruff in July:-

Leon's latest WWE appearance, a squash loss to Austin Theory, came on last night's NXT.

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