18 Facts About Nixon Newell

1.

Steffanie Rhiannon Newell was born on 15 November 1994 and is a Welsh professional wrestler who is best known for her time in WWE, where she performed under the ring name Tegan Nox.

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Steffanie Nixon Newell was born on 15 November 1994 in Bargoed, Wales, 15 miles north of Cardiff.

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3.

Nixon Newell said that the encouragement of her late grandfather to pursue a career in professional wrestling was her main inspiration.

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4.

Nixon Newell made a one-time appearance on Total Nonstop Action Wrestling at their pay-per-view event Slammiversary XI as a fan under her real name.

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5.

Nixon Newell debuted her Luchadora The Explorer character on 24 January 2015, teaming with Brookes in a loss to The Anti-Fun Police.

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6.

In January 2016, Nixon Newell aligned herself with Mark Andrews, forming the extremely popular team known as Bayside High.

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7.

In late 2016, Nixon Newell turned into a villainess, abandoning Bayside High and aligning herself with Pete Dunne.

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8.

Nixon Newell was the first woman to wrestle at Wolverhampton based promotion, Fight Club: Pro in 2015 where she competed in a 4 way match in the infinity tournament against Chris Brookes, Dan Moloney and Eddie Dennis.

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9.

Nixon Newell's final FCP match took place at Dream Tag Team Invitational where she was a surprise entrant in a 6 way match.

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10.

Nixon Newell debuted for Progress Wrestling on 28 August 2016, defeating Alex Windsor.

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11.

Nixon Newell debuted for the American all-female promotion Shimmer Women Athletes at Volume 81, first losing to Veda Scott and then losing to Nicole Matthews the following day at Volume 82.

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12.

At Volume 84, Nixon Newell picked up her first win in Shimmer, defeating Scott.

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13.

On 13 February 2017, Nixon Newell lost the WCPW Women's Championship to Bea Priestley in a no disqualification match, ending her reign at 173 days.

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14.

In January 2017, Nixon Newell embarked on her first tour of Japan, competing with the all-female promotion Stardom.

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15.

Nixon Newell returned to the ring on 13 April 2018, at an NXT live event, where she teamed up with Dakota Kai in a tag team match to defeat Reina Gonzalez and Vanessa Borne.

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16.

Nixon Newell has stated her ring name "Tegan Nox" is a tribute to both her Welsh heritage and being a fan of the Harry Potter franchise.

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17.

Nixon Newell has dubbed herself NXT's resident “Lady Kane, ” a moniker that she gave herself in honor of her favorite WWE Superstar, Kane, as well as adopting his chokeslam finisher.

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18.

Nixon Newell made her video game debut as a playable character in WWE 2K22.

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