Wednesday, November 4 will be a busy night of pro wrestling as WWE NXT and AEW Dynamite go head-to-head.
With AEW hosting its annual men’s and women’s Blood & Guts matches, WWE is seemingly stacking the show as much as possible, with Cody Rhodes, UFC fighter Michael Chandler and WWE’s “Greatest of All Time” John Cena all confirmed to be appearing.
While that is certainly enough to give NXT a boost in viewership, WWE may not be done adding more big names to the show just yet.
Here are three more WWE main roster stars to potentially appear on NXT against AEW Dynamite:
Randy Orton
At WWE Crown Jewel 2026, Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton will go one-on-one in a Last Man Standing match.
Before “The American Nightmare” heads off to Saudi Arabia however, he must make one last stop at the WWE PC for NXT on November 4, where he will present the 2026 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Trophy to the winner of this year’s tournament final: Romeo Moreno & Noam Dar vs. Hank & Tank.
While that is the purpose of Rhodes’ visit, WWE could use it as a way to give his feud with Orton an extra bit of build. Whether in the ring after the trophy presentation, or in the parking lot before he gets on his tour bus, Randy Orton could blindside Rhodes and give fans an unexpected appearance from “The Viper” on the show.
Admittedly, WWE would benefit more in terms of viewership if they announced Orton beforehand rather than having him show up as a surprise, but an unexpected moment leads to more buzz during and after the show, so it would certainly still have merit.
IYO SKY
During the October 27 episode of NXT, WWE showed a clip from the previous night’s Raw, where NXT Women’s Champion Kelani Jordan had a run-in with IYO SKY in Adam Pearce’s office.
While things never got physical, there was a bit of tension, so this could very well escalate into a feud once Jordan gets to the main roster.
Alternatively, WWE could have “The Genius of the Sky” return to her former stomping grounds in NXT and confront Jordan, leading to a feud between the pair on Tuesday nights.
The Usos
With The Bloodline engaged in a war with The 946 right now, they really could use every bit of help within their family that they can get.
Obviously, WWE are preferring to keep Zilla Fatu away from The Bloodline business for now, and rightfully so, as he’s only three years into his in-ring career and can benefit from remaining in NXT for a while longer.
That being said, logically it really doesn’t make a lot of sense for Zilla to bury his head in the sand, as he is signed to WWE after all. We just saw Kelani Jordan appear on Raw, why couldn’t Zilla show up too at a time like this?
WWE doesn’t need to explain this obviously, as we will just accept that that is the way it is until Zilla is ready to be called up to main roster. But it would be nice if we saw a member of The Bloodline show up in NXT to talk to their younger cousin, and implore him to remain on NXT while they handle “family business” over on Raw.
With Jacob Fatu out of action, one, or both of The Usos could fill this role and provide NXT with a big Bloodline-influenced viewership boost on November 4.
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