WWE NXT Stars Appear At TNA Tapings

The latest NXT names to cross the line are...

by Andrew Pollard
Arianna Grace Karmen Petrovic
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As the working relationship between WWE and TNA continues, a couple of other NXT faces made their presence known at last night's set of TNA TV tapings.

Taking place from Louisville, Kentucky, this latest round of TNA tapings saw appearances from Arianna Grace and Karmen Petrovic. The Wrestling Observer was amongst the first to pick up on this, with several fans in attendance sharing pictures online of Grace and Petrovic.

As for their roles at these tapings, Petrovic actually challenged TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace in a match that will air in the coming weeks. There's little known on what Grace got up to as of this writing, but one has to hope that there was some sort of interaction with Santino Marella, who's nowadays TNA's on-screen Director of Authority in addition to being Arianna's father.

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Arianna Grace and Karmen Petrovic are just the latest in a slew of NXT and TNA names to be involved in this crossover between the two brands, with Chase U's Riley Osborne competing at TNA Emergence on Friday following TNA appearances from Izzi Dame, Tatum Paxley, No Quarter Catch Crew, Wolfgang, and Dante Chen.

Of course, tonight's is NXT No Mercy, where TNA's Joe Hendry challenges Ethan Page for the NXT Championship, and TNA's Zachary Wentz faces off against his former Rascalz pal Wes Lee. To date, we've seen Jordynne Grace, Frankie Kazarian, Ash by Elegance, and Rosemary amongst the TNA stars to appear in NXT.

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