Former WWE NXT Talents Debut In AEW At Dark Tapings

Two former WWE NXT talents made their debuts in All Elite Wrestling at the promotion's Dark tapings from Universal Studios on Saturday, January 28.

First to make their debut was EJ Nduka, who lost to Konosuke Takeshita. Nduka was formerly a WWE development talent from August 2019 until May 2021, although he never appeared on WWE TV. He joined MLW following his WWE release and he and Calvin Tankman had one reign as the MLW World Tag Team Champions. He exited MLW in late 2022. Nduka is 6'8" and 285 lbs. 

Brady Booker, who performed as Chase U's Bodhi Hayward on WWE NXT, also debuted, picking up a win over Dak Draper. He was a part of WWE developmental from August 2021 until his release in late 2022. Booker was let go as WWE felt he wasn't maximising his potential. 

If either talent has been signed by All Elite Wrestling is currently unknown.

Other wrestlers on the tapings included Blake Christian, Dalton Castle, Gravity, Willie Mack, and Shane Taylor. 

Check out the full spoilers from the Dark tapings below, courtesy of F4W Online:

• Blake Christian def. Serpentico
• Rush def. Aiden Park
• Red Velvet def. Sofia Castillo
• Dalton Castle def. Dante Casanova
• Mascara Dorada def. Slim J
• Yuka Sakazaki def. Avery Breaux
• Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd def. The Gifted
• Baliyan Akki def. Rico Gonzalez
• Konosuke Takeshita def. EJ Nduka
• Julia Hart def. Devlyn Macabre
• Top Flight & AR Fox def. The Wingmen
• Matt Menard & Angelo Parker def. Leon Ruffin & Fuego Del Sol
• Mei Suruga def. Hyena Hers
• Josh Woods & Tony Nese def. The Russell Twins
• Kiera Hogan def. Megan Meyers
• Kip Sabian def. Gravity
• Zack Clayton def. Dan Adams
• Brock Anderson & Brian Pillman Jr. def. Jeeves Kay & Sonny Kiss
• Christopher Daniels def. Serpentico
• Ari Daivari def. Jay Spade
• Diamante def. Ultra Violette
• Dalton Castle & The Boys def. Jay Lucas, Terry Yaki & Larry Lazard
• Konosuke Takeshita def. Bronson of the Iron Savages
• The WorkHorsemen def. Jay Malachi & Oliver Sawyer
• Preston Vance def. Blanco Loco
• Tony Deppen def. Caleb Konley
• Matt Sydal def. Slim J
• The Iron Savages def. Chris Sampson & Terry Kidd
• Jora Johl & Rohit Raju def. Dale Springs & Bryce Cannon
• Brady Booker def. Dak Draper
• Kayla Rossi def. Angelica Risk
• The Wingmen def. Jay Marti, Rich Adonis, & Jarett Diaz
• Jeff Jarrett & Satnam Singh def. The Boys
• Trent Beretta def. Tony Nese
• Action Andretti def. Tony Deppen
• Evil Uno def. Jay Spade
• Emi Sakura def. Billie Starkz
• Parker Boudreaux def. Joe Ocasio
• Shawn Dean def. Invictus Khash
• Leila Grey def. Sahara Seven
• Willie Mack def. Joe Keys
• Shane Taylor def. Adrian Alanis
• The Renegade Twins def. Lizzy & Payton Blair
• Lee Moriarty def. Vary Morales 
• Arjun Singh def. Blake Li
• Skye Blue def. Dream Girl Ellie
• Matt Sydal, AR Fox, & Top Flight def. The Trustbusters