WWE NXT Stable Splits Up, Tag Team Stays Together, The Rock's Cousin Makes Her Debut, Attendance

By Marc Middleton

- We heard some rumors last week but The Wrestling Observer confirms that NXT has dropped the Shoot Nation Stable. However, they will be keeping Sawyer Fulton and Angelo Dawkins together as a tag team without the Shoot Nation label. No word yet on what they will do with stable head Chad Gable.

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- Below are recent WWE attendance figures, courtesy of The Wrestling Observer:

* May 8th in Broomfield, CO drew 2,900 fans (missing John Cena and Daniel Bryan)
* May 8th in Largo, FL for NXT drew a sellout of 275 fans
* May 8th in Louisville drew 7,500 fans (John Cena tour missing Daniel Bryan)
* May 9th in Orlando for NXT drew a sellout of 400 fans
* May 9th in Charleston, WV drew 6,500 fans (Roman Reigns, Randy Orton tour)
* May 10th in Lexington, KY drew 2,500 fans (John Cena tour missing Daniel Bryan)
* May 10th in Wheeling, WV drew 2,200 fans (Roman Reigns, Randy Orton tour)
* May 11th in Cincinnati for RAW drew 9,000 fans

- As noted, WWE NXT Diva Lina Fanene worked the May 9th NXT live event in Orlando, teaming with Devin Taylor and Dana Brooke to lose to Bayley, Carmella and Alexa Bliss. There is said to be potential with Lina, who is The Rock's real cousin. Below is a photo of Lina, on the left, with Dana and Devin in Orlando:

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Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

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