John Cena only has four appearances left as an active in-ring competitor for WWE, but he spent Monday visiting with the future WWE stars at the WWE Performance

Season one winners Tyra Mae Steele and Jasper Troy made their NXT debuts shortly after their victories several months ago. The second season wrapped up more recently, with Dani Sekelsky and Shiloh Hill emerging as the winners. Neither has appeared on NXT programming since the finale aired.

Sol Ruca will seemingly be sidelined from in-ring competition for the time being, and that will result in a change to WWE NXT Halloween Havoc. Friday night on SmackDown, Sol Ruca and Zaria competed against Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles.

This is Wrestling Inc.'s coverage for "WWE NXT" on October 21, 2025, with a TNA X-Division Championship match between Leon Slater & Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo!

WWE has announced that Sol Ruca is out of "Halloween Havoc 2025," but Zaria will be defending her NXT Women's North American gold.

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John Cena made his way to WWE NXT to greet some up and comers like Nikkita Lyons and Izzie Dame and taking pictures with them.

The update comes just days after a whirlwind week for the superstar. Escobar's previous WWE contract expired on October 7, making him a free agent. It was widely reported that he had turned down multiple offers due to creative dissatisfaction and was expected to leave the company, potentially signing with AEW.

WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia confirms that she has signed a new deal that will keep her in WWE for another two years.