On Friday, it was stated that SmackDown’s Blair Davenport was backstage at TNA Emergence. She did not make an appearance on the show and it was unknown if she was only there to support her husband NXT’s Riley Osborne who was in the Ultimate X match.
TNA is holding tapings tonight which Davenport may still be apart of if that is the plan. However, two other NXT names, Karmen Petrovic and Arianna Grace are also backstage according to Fightful Select.
The report states –
The NXT and TNA partnership continues.
More NXT names are backstage at tonight’s TNA tapings in Louisville, Kentucky. Fightful Select’s Sean Ross Sapp has learned that Arianna Grace and Karmen Petrovic are both at Old Paristown Hall, where the show is being held.
Arianna hasn’t competed since July 9, when she actually face Petrovic after the two had a brief, but successful team. Grace is the daughter of Santino Marella, who is an on-screen authority figure for TNA. Karmen appears on NXT regularly, and has won all of her singles matches since July 9, while losing all of her tag team matches in that time.
We aren’t sure if or how either will be used on TNA TV.
Fightful Select also reported that Smackdown talent Blair Davenport was backstage at TNA Emergence to support Riley Osborne. We’re told the TNA/NXT partnership is expected to continue well beyond this.
Knockouts World Champion Jordynne Grace is said to be having another open challenge at the tapings.
