Lexis King (Brian Pillman Jr.) Makes WWE In-Ring Debut at NXT Live Event

Originally posted on SE Scoops | By Thomas Lowson | Last updated 10/14/23

Brian Pillman Jr. has made his WWE in-ring debut at an NXT live event, where he competed under the name Lexis King.

After weeks of teases, Pillman appeared during this week's stacked episode of WWE NXT where he spoke about his father. Pillman pointed out that he lost his father when he was very young and will be using the name of the man who raised him, King.

While King is distancing himself from his legendary father, his new wrestling name has familial ties. The Lexis part of his name comes from Alexis, his sister who died in a car accident in 2009. She was 26 years old. The King part of his name

Lexis King's In-Ring Debut

Lexis King has yet to compete on NXT programming but the former AEW star now has one win to his WWE record. During last night's NXT live event in Largo, Florida, King defeated Brooks Jensen, who was accompanied by Fallon Henley.

Lexis King wins #NXTLargo pic.twitter.com/IrtUYiqFfd
— BWAMatt (@BWAMatt) October 14, 2023

WWE NXT Largo Results

Here are the results for the October 13, WWE NXT live event in Largo, Florida.

Hank Walker & Tank Ledger defeated Tyson Dupont & Tyriek Igwe
Arianna Grace defeated Breanna Ruggiero
Gable Steveson defeated Javier Bernal
Myles Borne (w/Damon Kemp) defeated Trey Bearhill
Jacy Jayne (w/Thea Hail) defeated Karmen Petrovic
Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo defeated Malik Blade & Edris Enofe
Lexis King defeated Brooks Jensen (w/Fallon Henley)
DIJAK defeated Andrezj Hughes-Murray
Thea Hail (w/Jacy Jayne) defeated Ivy Nile
Tyler Bate, Nathan Frazer & Axiom defeated Gallus (Mark Coffey, Joe Coffey & Wolfgang)