Nikki Cross is freaking everyone out on Raw and it’s awesome. In need of a tag team partner for a match versus The Riott Squad, Bayley and Natalya called on the one latest NXT call-ups to join them. Cross didn’t just join Bayley and Natalya, she lost her mind during her entrance as well as during the opening minute of the match. Bayley and Natalya had absolutely no clue how to herd Cross in any sort of direction. Cross was just the best and brought a whole new element to the match-up When you hand a friend who doesn’t know anything video games the controller to play WWE 2K19 with you, that’s how Cross acted on Raw this week. Nikki Cross, Bayley and Natalya would go on to defeat The Riott Squad in a very good six woman tag match. How will Cross fit in on the main roster? Get complete Raw results and coverage here.<doc-sep>RAW viewers got to see the future of WWE programming. During a tag match between The Revival and The Lucha House Party, a backstage segment was included that featured much of the RAW roster like Apollo Crews, The B-Team, Heath Slater and Curt Hawkins. One name that caught everyone’s attention was the latest superstar to the main roster, EC3. EC3 has spent much of his time in NXT since returning to WWE in early 2018. It was later explained that new superstars such as EC3 and now, Nikki Cross, are making appearances on both RAW and SmackDown in the following weeks leading to Royal Rumble. Cross also made her second appearance on the main roster, teaming with Bayley and Natalya in a victory against The Riott Squad. Lacey Evans was also seen briefly in a backstage segment following the match. LET NIKKI PLAY LET NIKKI PLAY LET NIKKI PLAY LET NIKKI PLAY LET NIKKI PLAY LET NIKKI PLAY LET NIKKI PLAY LET NIKKI PLAY LET NIKKI PLAY LET NIKKI PLAY LET NIKKI PLAY LET NIKKI PLAY LET NIKKI PLAY LET NIKKI PLAY LET NIKKI PLAY LET NIKKI PLAY LET NIKKI PLAY#RAW @NikkiCrossWWE pic.twitter.com/XOiJVi8cHQ — WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) January 15, 2019 As of this moment, none of the new call-ups are specific to a single brand. How are all feeling about this unique initiative? Comment below! RELATED: WWE RAW Results (1/14)<doc-sep>Credit: WWE.com Four of the newest NXT call-ups made their formal main roster debuts Monday night on WWE Raw, with EC3, Nikki Cross, Lacey Evans and Heavy Machinery all appearing on the broadcast. Cross had by far the biggest showcase, teaming with Natalya and Bayley to battle The Riott Squad. She was victorious in her first match after Bayley hit an elbow on Liv Morgan for the win. EC3 and Evans, on the other hand, were only granted glorified cameos. EC3 was one of many superstars interviewed backstage while standing outside Vince McMahon's office. The WWE chairman had removed Braun Strowman from the Universal Championship match against Brock Lesnar at the 2019 Royal Rumble, so EC3 was among those attempting to make his case to replace The Monster Among Men. Evans got even less camera time. She was shown backstage talking with Mickie James and Dana Brooke as Finn Balor was walking to the ring for a match against Jinder Mahal. Although Cross made a strong impression, some fans are likely to forget EC3 and Evans were on Raw whatsoever. Getting a read on Heavy Machinery's appearance is a little more difficult. Otis Dozovic crashed Alexa Bliss' "Moment of Bliss" segment with Paul Heyman. He began speaking incoherently, including using his "Boom shaka lou" catchphrase. Video Play Button Videos you might like Tucker Knight came out to escort his tag team partner backstage. Heavy Machinery's debut was a little more memorable but maybe not in a positive way. Therein lies the problem of announcing six new arrivals from NXT just before WrestleMania 35 season gets underway. There's already so much going on in order to lay out the stories that will culminate at The Show of Shows. Now, WWE is trying to integrate a group of new wrestlers into the main roster. If Monday night is any indication, it could be some time before EC3 and Evans have anything meaningful to do on Raw or SmackDown Live.<doc-sep>
Nikki Cross, EC3 and Lacey Evans made their first WWE RAW appearances on tonight’s show. It was noted on commentary that the new call-ups will be appearing on both RAW and SmackDown until they are signed so we can get a good look at the new Superstars. There was no mention of Lars Sullivan or Heavy Machinery as of this writing. Cross teamed with Bayley and Natalya as the mystery partner for their match against The Riott Squad. Cross dominated when she was in the ring and the finish saw her help Bayley get the pin on Liv Morgan. EC3 appeared during a backstage segment as Dasha Fuentes was interviewing various Superstars outside of Vince McMahon’s door while they waited to find out the new Royal Rumble opponent for WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar. EC3 did not speak and appeared for just a second or two. Evans also appeared in a backstage segment and did not speak. Finn Balor was walking to the ring for his match with Jinder Mahal when he stopped to check out Evans, who was having a conversation with Mickie James and Dana Brooke off to the side. As noted, EC3 worked his last WWE NXT TV match last Wednesday, a loss to Adam Cole. Cross also had her last NXT TV match on that show, a loss to Bianca Belair. Evans will face Xia Li on this week’s NXT episode or the January 23 episode. We noted before how EC3 defeated Curt Hawkins while Evans lost to Natalya in dark matches before the January 7 RAW in Orlando. Below are shots from the EC3, Evans and Cross appearances on tonight’s RAW from the FedExForum in Memphis: Hey EC3…in this random mid-match promo that the live crowd wasn't even paying attention to. #Raw pic.twitter.com/s3Ej05IzHX — WrestlingINC.com (@WrestlingInc) January 15, 2019