Below are some top WWE news stories of the day, involving Carmelo Hayes and AJ Styles.
• At last night’s NXT Halloween Havoc premium live event, Kelani Jordan defended the NXT Women’s North American Championship in a Gauntlet Match against all 3 members of Fatal Influence.
She first defeated Jazmyn Nyx and then pinned Jacy Jayne. However, she failed to defeat Fallon Henley, who became the new champion. You can watch it below:
New champion crowned at Halloween Havoc pic.twitter.com/5ZhmxjrWVT
— WrestleFeed (@WrestleFeedApp) October 28, 2024
SmackDown wrestler Carmelo Hayes tweeted the following about his girlfriend Kelani losing the title:
“3 Matches ain’t easy by any means. My girl a dog. GREAT title reign @kelani_wwe, next chapter gonna go crazy. Head up #HalloweenHavoc”
WATCH: Kelani Jordan Suffers NipSlip At NXT Heatwave 2024:
• AJ Styles was reportedly a candidate for induction into the TNA Hall of Fame during Bound For Glory 2024 weekend. At the event, late TNA co-founder Bob Ryder and Rhino, who still actively wrestles for the company and participated in the Call Your Shot Gauntlet match, were inducted.
According to Fightful Select, both AJ Styles and Monty Brown (also known as Marcus Cor Von in WWE) were considered for induction, with TNA even reaching out to inquire about including Styles.
The possibility was discussed with WWE, who ultimately declined, though the reason remains unclear. It’s believed within TNA that this may have been due to Styles’ recent injury or his involvement in an active storyline.
There was also some hope within TNA that Styles might be interested in wrestling for the promotion again, though it’s not confirmed if formal discussions took place.
Styles recently made a rare non-WWE appearance, wrestling Naomichi Marufuji in NOAH in Japan in July, before he suffered an injury on SmackDown on October 4.
