WEDF NXT: Arrival

WEDF NXT: Arrival is an upcoming virtual wrestling mega event produced by WEDF. It is the first major event for WEDF's developmental brand, NXT. It is scheduled to take place at Full Sail University in Orlando, Florida. The main event is the final match in the featured NXT Championship tournament between Sami Zayn and Vin Taylor and it will be for the NXT Championship. The undercard will feature a tag team match for the NXT Tag Team Championships and Malik Brown versus Tyler Breeze.

Production
In February 2015, WEDF announced the inception of its newest developmental project, NXT. This would be the first time in five years that WEDF would open a developmental brand after the colossal failure that was the Developmental CAW Organization. NXT was scheduled to be produced by Duke Ammons and commentated by Michael Montgomery of RCW/HCW fame. Ammons announced a one-night 24-man tournament to crown the NXT Champion at an event called NXT Valentine's Day Massacre. However, these plans were scrapped following Ammons's decision to retire from WEDF. NXT was quietly dropped from WEDF programming as Frankie "Frank Dawg" Payne chose to focus on the main shows, Raw and Smackdown.

Two months later, a woman named Autumn Penn successfully negotiated a deal with Payne to take over production for NXT. Penn immediately organized her plans with her close friend, John Blackrose, to prepare for its launch. Using his connections in the virtual wrestling circuit, Blackrose was successfully able to convince Brent Delivine to take a position as a producer & head trainer of the developmental brand. Penn, Blackrose, and Delivine assembled a roster of promising young talent that they believed could be beneficial to the entire virtual wrestling scene, not just WEDF. However, due to scheduling conflicts, Penn was unable to fully commit her time to NXT. Progress once again stalled out and again threatened to close down NXT before it could begin. In a desperate attempt to keep the brand alive, Blackrose would reach out to Joshua Bishop, who previously worked as the lead booker of WEDF's Monday Night Raw brand. Although Bishop initially had no interest in returning to a job in production, he was convinced when both Penn & Payne promised him full control over the creative direction of the brand.

On May 4, 2015, Bishop officially announced the launch of NXT and confirmed that he would keep Autumn Penn as an advisor while acknowledging that Payne would have the final say on who gets called up to the main roster. One week later, NXT's first show would air, officially marking the beginning of the brand's existence.

Storylines
On the debut episode of NXT, it was announced that William Regal, the former ECCW World Champion and WEDF legend, would serve as the Commissioner of NXT. Regal announced that his goal was to find the next breakout WEDF Superstar, the one who would go on to replace names such as Danny Jackpot and John Cena. To assist him in that goal, Regal organized an eight-man tournament to crown the NXT Champion. The eight participants were Adrian Neville, Kevin Owens, Malik Brown, Sami Zayn, Terry Atkins, Tyler Breeze, Vin Taylor, and a "mystery opponent."

In the first round, Kevin Owens immediately established himself as a tournament favorite with a convincing victory over Malik Brown. Terry Atkins & Vin Taylor, two of the most talented men from the virtual wrestling circuit, earned hard-fought victories against Tyler Breeze & Adrian Neville respectively. However, Sami Zayn wasn't so lucky. Despite his victory over the mystery opponent, who was revealed to be Mark Butcher, Zayn looked to have the toughest road of the other three men. Butcher, fresh off a Landmine Deathmatch at the TCW*/BATTLE PRO crossover event Deadman Wonderland, shocked the NXT Universe with a brutal display of violence against Zayn, capped by a headbutt with his protective mask (which awarded the disqualification victory for Zayn) and his signature move, the Hollow Point. Butcher looked to make things worse when he grabbed a steel chair, but Terry Atkins quickly stormed down to the ring to make the save.

Atkins, Owens, Taylor, and Zayn were all scheduled to face off in a tag match prior to the beginning of the semi-finals. However, that match would never happen due to two vicious assaults carried out by Vin & Owens to their respective opponents. Owens once again established himself as a heavy favorite after putting Sami Zayn through a table with the Package Piledriver, but Terry Atkins & Vin Taylor looked to be on even ground. Although Terry managed to ward off the assault from Vin, Mark Butcher capitalized on a softened Atkins, tossing him face-first through a car window. Due to lacerations in his right eye, Atkins was forced to wear an eye patch for his match with Vin. In a controversial semi-final match that saw an intentional assault on a referee, Vin Taylor would defeat Terry Atkins with the help of Mark Butcher. Following the decision, Taylor & Butcher shockingly went on to crush Atkins' larynx from a double knee drop on a chair wrapped around his neck. Taylor & Butcher went on to form an alliance called "The Violent Testament."

The second semi-final match saw Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn, two best friends from Canada that had known each other for most of their lives, face off for the first time in a WEDF ring. Though Kevin Owens commanded most of the offense and connected with his devastating Powerbomb, Sami Zayn continued to battle back against his best friend and greatest rival, showing resilience in the face of adversity at every turn. But Owens was able to avoid getting hit with the Helluva Kick until the final moment of the match, where Sami Zayn took advantage of a mid-air Owens and laid him out with an variation of the Helluva Kick, successfully pulling off a memorable upset in the main event.

After his loss to Terry Atkins, Tyler Breeze claimed to be on a mission to "beautify" the NXT Championship, saying that the belt is only fit for a man with his looks. Breeze claimed his loss to Atkins was a fluke due to the fact that he wasn't 100%, citing jet-lag and a "severe migraine." Malik Brown immediately responded, voicing his disagreement with Breeze's excuses and methods. Malik challenged Breeze to a match to prove his worth, but Breeze declined due to "prior obligations in Aspen." A week later, Malik defeated the debuting Alonzo Banderas in a hard fought contest. Breeze mocked Malik and said he wasn't impressed with Malik, calling him an egotistical jackass who needs an attitude adjustment. Malik once again challenged Breeze to a match, but Breeze claimed Malik wasn't worth his time. Breeze seemed to have a change of heart the following week as he challenged Malik, but this was ultimately a ploy as a large man came out in Malik's gear. This infuriated Malik and caused him to chase after Breeze, but Breeze would once again avoid Malik. Breeze went on to face Adrian Neville and attempted to get himself counted out, but Malik appeared and forced Breeze back in the ring, ultimately leading to Neville capitalizing off Breeze's mistake with the Red Arrow.