WWE NXT's Shawn Michaels announced this evening that former NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes was entering the WWE United States Championship contender's tournament and would be competing against Grayson Waller on this Friday's edition of Smackdown:
BREAKING: @ShawnMichaels has announced that the #WWENXT Superstar entering the #USTitle Tournament on #SmackDown is former @WWENXT Champion @Carmelo_WWE! pic.twitter.com/gqx4fX2GwR
— WWE (@WWE) December 11, 2023
Waller responded:
Redemption https://t.co/0zETbeKjuU pic.twitter.com/jW7NaKyHsk
— Grayson Waller (@GraysonWWE) December 11, 2023
Hayes, who just defeated Lexis King at NXT Deadline over the weekend, commented:
Who better to represent #WWENXT
— Carmelo Hayes (@Carmelo_WWE) December 11, 2023
They can’t lil bro us anymore, see you Friday Night #Smackdown!! #AndNew #USTitile https://t.co/nIUxPMqjBl
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