WWE: Lizzy Rain on Her NXT In-Ring Debut, Roku Signs New Deal with The CW To Stream CW Programming Including WWE NXT Next Day After Its Initial Airing, New Trademark

Lizzy Rain Comments on Her NXT In-Ring Debut

As noted before, Tuesday’s WWE NXT show featured Lizzy Rain, former Rayne Leverkusen in the indies, making her official in-ring debut for the NXT brand.

A recent episode of the Busted Open After Dark podcast featured Rain as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Rain’s thoughts about her recent in-ring debut in WWE’s NXT brand.

“I’m on top of the world. I don’t think I have any words — and no, I do have words because (I’m) obviously speaking but, I’m overwhelmed. It’s what I’ve always wanted, what I’ve worked the last few years on the indies for, what all my heartbreak was for when I had a knee surgery. It just means so much. To be on WWE TV, it just absolutely blows my mind. I just thought I’d never get there. Hands on heart, I thought I’d never get there, and now, here I bloody am so, it’s very surreal. Very surreal, and Nikkita (Lyons), I was so happy I got to wrestle her for my first match. I couldn’t have asked for a better opponent for my first match.”

Rain also gave her thoughts about what WWE SVP of NXT & Talent Relations and NXT head booker Shawn Michaels, General Manager Robert Stone, and Performance Center head coach Matt Bloom can expect from her in NXT.

“What they expect from me? I haven’t really had a lot of guidance in what they expect from me. It’s all just happened very fast. They’ve just thrown me in the deep end. Got a text during WrestleMania, ‘You’re filming this vignette for NXT’ and was like, ‘Oh! Really? Okay. I didn’t know this was gonna be happening so fast. I just did my dark match last week’ and so, yeah, it just all happened in a flash so, I haven’t even got to that point yet of what’s expected of me. I just go out there and do my sh*t I guess.”

Rain also gave her thoughts about when she found out she would be making her NXT TV in-ring debut.

“When I was reading the vignette, and I went, ‘Oh! I’m debuting next week. Awesome.’ Yeah, I knew for one week. I found out I was doing a vignette on Saturday night during the main event of WrestleMania. I get a text message, ‘You’re doing a vignette on Monday.’ I was like, ‘Ah! Okay!’ So then I found that out on Monday and then when I read what I was gonna be saying, the gist of it, I was like, oh! I’m wrestling next Tuesday. Awesome, so, yeah.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

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Roku Signs New Deal with The CW To Stream CW Programming Including WWE NXT Next Day After Its Initial Airing

Roku announced that they have recently signed a new streaming rights deal with The CW to air CW programming on their service.

It was also announced that WWE NXT shows will air on Roku the next day after its initial airing on The CW.

Official press release:

The CW Network Sets Partnership with The Roku Channel for Next-Day Streaming of CW Entertainment Programming

The CW’s scripted and unscripted portfolio to reach more than half of U.S. broadband households beginning in fall 2026

Hit scripted and unscripted series including “Scrabble,” “Trivial Pursuit,” “Private Eyes West Coast” and “Police 24/7” to stream the day after linear premiere

New installments of “WWE NXT” also available to stream next day
CW-branded hub on The Roku Channel to feature over 800 hours of CW library content

BURBANK, Calif. and SAN JOSE, Calif — April 29, 2026 — Today, The CW Network and Roku announced a partnership launching in fall 2026 that will bring CW entertainment programming to The Roku Channel for next-day streaming. Hit scripted and unscripted CW programming including the highly anticipated new series “Private Eyes West Coast,” unscripted hit “Police 24/7,” and CW original game shows “Scrabble” and “Trivial Pursuit” will now reach more than half of U.S. broadband households via a CW-branded hub on The Roku Channel. Additionally, new installments of “WWE NXT” will be made available to stream on The Roku Channel every Wednesday following its live Tuesday night broadcast on The CW.

“Partnering with Roku supercharges the reach and accessibility of The CW’s premium entertainment content,” said Brad Schwartz, President, The CW Network. “By combining The Roku Channel’s expansive audience with The CW’s nationwide linear footprint, we’re bringing together the best of broadcast with the best of streaming to unlock unprecedented scale for our content, our audience, and our advertisers.”

“The CW’s lineup is packed with bold, binge-worthy programming — from the intrigue of ‘Sherlock & Daughter’ to the competition of ‘WWE NXT’ to the long-running magic series ‘Penn & Teller: Fool Us,’” said Lisa Holme, Head of Content, Roku Media. “Starting this fall, Roku viewers will be able to stream it the very next day, along with hundreds of hours of library seasons to catch up on. This partnership is all about connecting great storytelling with the millions of viewers who are looking for it.”

In addition to the fresh next-day premium broadcast content, The CW hub on The Roku Channel will feature over 800 hours of CW library content, including the hit series “Wild Cards,” the long-running unscripted franchise “Penn & Teller: Fool Us,” and previous collaborations between The CW and Roku including the comedy series “Children Ruin Everything” and the comedic procedural “Good Cop/Bad Cop” starring Leighton Meester and Luke Cook.

The partnership with The Roku Channel will introduce CW content to new streaming audiences on one of the most-viewed platforms in entertainment, while fans can also continue to watch through the trusted CW App. Not only will it expand the reach of CW content and attract new streaming viewers, but it will also create more valuable opportunities for advertising partners by unlocking deeper engagement, delivering advanced audiences at scale, and creating meaningful presence across every screen that matters.

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WWE Files New Trademark

WWE filed a new trademark for “Nox Raijin” on April 28th for wrestling and entertainment-related purposes to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

It is currently not known who WWE intends this new name to be used for.

Portion of trademark filing:

IC 041: Entertainment services, namely, wrestling exhibitions and performances by a professional wrestler and entertainer rendered live and through broadcast media including television and radio, and via the internet or commercial online service; providing wrestling news and information via a global computer network; providing information in the fields of sports and entertainment via an online community portal; providing a website in the field of sports entertainment information; fan club services, namely, organizing sporting events in the field of wrestling for wrestling fan club members; organizing social entertainment events for entertainment purposes for wrestling fan club members; providing online newsletters in the fields of sports entertainment; online journals, namely blogs, in the field of sports entertainment.