Backstage notes from last night’s WWE NXT, Rhea Ripley Angle

– Fightful Select has some backstage notes from last night’s edition of WWE NXT TV on The CW, including the angle involving Rhea Ripley. As mentioned, Rhea Ripley made a surprise appearance, but she was beaten down by Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez in the NXT parking lot.

Dire reports that Ripley’s gory appearance in the attack raised some concerns behind the scenes. However, the WWE NXT segment featuring Rhea Ripley was reportedly given the green light by a “higher power.” That would mean it was approved by NXT executive producers Shawn Michaels, WWE Chief Creative Officer Triple H, Lee Fitting or a CW executive.

– Fightful also reports that the location of Brinley Reece’s arm popping out of place was a planned location for her match with Zaria. Reece was able to pull it off because she is double-jointed, just like Alexa Bliss, who has done similar spots in the past.

– Additionally, the report notes that more cameos are expected for next week’s NXT TV at the 2300 Arena (formerly ECW Arena). WWE Hall of Famers and ECW Originals Bubba Ray Dudley and Rob Van Dam both appeared on last night’s show.

As previously mentioned, while Lita was reportedly lined up for the ten-woman tag team match next week, she was not announced for the upcoming match that was revealed last night. It will instead feature Jordynne Grace joining Giulia, Stephanie Vaquer, Zaria and Kelani Jordan.