After the McMahon family shook things up on Raw last month with a game-changing announcement, the pieces started to fall into place when it was confirmed that six NXT standouts would be arriving to the Raw and SmackDown LIVE brands.
Among the fresh new faces are Lacey Evans, EC3, Heavy Machinery (Otis Dozovic and Tucker Knight), Nikki Cross, and the previously-announced Lars Sullivan. With the first Raw of 2019 taking place tonight, we could see some debuts.
Raw tonight takes place in Orlando, Florida at the Amway Center. Evans, EC3 and Heavy Machinery are all backstage at Raw as a fan managed to get photos with them outside the arena.
Thank you for stopping for all the nasties today @LaceyEvansWWE! We’re going to miss you down in NXT, thanks for always keeping it classy. #WeAreNXT pic.twitter.com/fPFy5Lbmns
— Nick Giacobbe (@NickGGiacobbe) January 7, 2019
Thank you @WWEDozovic & @TuckerKnightWWE for the picture today! Good luck on the main roster. #WeAreNXT #STEAKSandWEIGHTS pic.twitter.com/alrTdSri5M
— Nick Giacobbe (@NickGGiacobbe) January 7, 2019
Thank you for stopping for a picture & autograph @therealec3! I wish you all the best on the main roster. #WeAreNXT #ThankYouEC3 pic.twitter.com/94t4QCipuM
— Nick Giacobbe (@NickGGiacobbe) January 7, 2019
Of the four, Evans is the only one we’ve heard that is a lock to join Raw (with Nikki Cross joining SmackDown LIVE). Heavy Machinery is also likely to join Raw, but there’s also been talk of the duo joining SmackDown LIVE. As of last week, WWE planned on having EC3 join SmackDown LIVE.
