New Mercedes Martinez Promos Air On NXT, Timothy Thatcher Training Wrestlers

– WWE began airing new “coming soon” teaser vignettes for veteran talent Mercedes Martinez during tonight’s WWE NXT episode, as seen below. “REMEMBER….MY…NAME Just wait and see…. @WWE @WWENXT,” Martinez wrote in a tweet after the teaser aired.

– Tonight’s WWE NXT episode featured Timothy Thatcher’s first “Thatch-as-Catch-Can (Catch-as-Catch-Can) Wrestling” training session, which was billed last week as brutal and barbaric. Thatcher taught unknown trainees in a ring, and demonstrated two moves on another unknown talent – a Fujiwara armbar and a double wristlock. Thatcher ended the session by telling his trainees that this was the first day but next time the real work will begin. This was Thatcher’s first segment since he defeated new SmackDown Superstar Matt Riddle in the Cage Fight a few weeks back, which was the final NXT match for Riddle. Stay tuned for updates on what WWE has planned next for Thatcher.

Below is the segment: