Under the guise of AAA’s Lady Shani, Ren Sinclair outlasted and outlasted 19 other women WWE NXT Halloween Havoc to earn a WWE NXT Women’s Championship match against Kelani Jordan. The controversy surrounding Sinclair’s victory, however, has now left NXT General Manager Robert Stone questioning whether his proper title shot will ultimately hold.
“I don’t know where it’s going from at this point,” Stone said “Destroyed Open Radio” following the events of Tuesday night’s “NXT” main event. “So all my years of wrestling in the industry for 26 years, eight years in TNA, I’ve been through the black and gold NXT, 2.0 NXT, all the different versions of NXT. I’ve seen a lot of crazy things in and out of the ring, but nothing like someone stealing someone’s outfit and winning in a building like that.”
Stone recalled one similar instance, when Dean Malenko disguised himself as a masked wrestler for a battle royal at WCW Slamboree in 1998. The win gave Malenko an immediate shot at Chris Jericho’s WCW Cruiserweight Championship. In Sinclair’s case, a recent layoff from NXT led to her own sneaky entry into a battle royal for the NXT Women’s Title contenders.
“Wren was obviously doing his homework, so props to him for that,” Stone said. “But as you can hear the tone of my voice, I don’t want to credit him for anything because he put me in this difficult situation.”
Stone isn’t making any decisions right now
Kali Armstrong seems to have Royal won on Tuesday night After eliminating AAA Reina de Reinas Champion La Catalina, WWE SmackDown star Keana James and NXT talent Lizzie Reign in quick succession. Sinclair, dressed as Lady Shani, then suddenly reappeared in the ring and tossed her out.
In Stone’s eyes, Armstrong could be the number one contender over Sinclair, given the circumstances. Before he makes a formal decision on how to move forward, however, he plans to take the time to consider all angles first.
“Technically Ren won the match, technically won the Battle Royale. He is disqualified. So did he really win it? Stone asked himself. “She dressed up as someone. I’m still letting this all settle. I need a few days. No decision will be made. We have (five) more days until Tuesday before I officially talk about this. Kali Armstrong, I think I owe her something because she was second in this. But would he have won this thing if it wasn’t for Ishenwen? the situation.”
Stone disqualified Sinclair last month after she ambushed Jordan, the NXT Women’s Champion, and punched the referee in the face on “NXT.” Despite this, the GM admits that the NXT Universe is still very fond of Sinclair, so much so that they audibly cheered when he revealed his true identity in the aforementioned battle.
Stone then stated that he wants to keep those same fans happy. At the same time, he feels obligated to honor Armstrong, the technical runner-up, in some way.
“This pickle that I’m in right now, this Ren and Kali situation, this is the first time I’ve ever dealt with it. I don’t want to run before I run. I need a few days to let it all sink in,” he repeated.
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