Mei Ying wins NXT singles debut match
Tian Sha’s Mei Ying made her official in-ring singles debut on tonight’s WWE NXT episode.
Ying defeated enhancement talent Virginia Ferry, dominating her for the quick win. Ferry was played by indie star “The Dream Girl” Ellie of The International Superstars.
This was Ellie’s second NXT TV match as she previously worked a Battle Royal on the September 23, 2020 episode. She also worked two AEW Dark matches in November 2020, and a match on Elevation in July of this year.
NXT’s Karen Q started playing the 1,000 year old Mei Ying character several months back after recovering from a broken leg. She previously teamed with Xia Li on the March 31 NXT episode for a win over Kacy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter, but this was the first time she really got physical in the ring as Ying.
Ying came to the ring with just Boa on tonight’s NXT. Li has been absent from the group for a few months now and there’s no word on why, but she’s rumored for a main roster call-up in the near future. It was reported earlier this year that WWE officials were impressed with the Tian Sha storyline and had high hopes for the program.
As seen below, the official Tian Sha Twitter account made a post after the match, which translates to, “Today’s matter… Today is finished… #FearTianSha”
Stay tuned for more on the Tian Sha storyline. You can see several related shots below, along with footage from Ying’s in-ring debut, and tweets from Ellie:
Mei Ying makes her in-ring debut. @FearTianSha #WWENXT
NEXT. pic.twitter.com/4Ey1ZmwmVB
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) September 8, 2021
What did we just witness?
A dominant in-ring debut for Mei Ying, that's what. 🔥 ⚔️ #WWENXT @FearTianSha pic.twitter.com/WpvcxNXB2n
— WWE (@WWE) September 8, 2021
The 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒓 is real.
Mei Ying has silenced the #NXTUniverse in her debut. #WWENXT @FearTianSha pic.twitter.com/I4ToNKPcLF
— WWE (@WWE) September 8, 2021
Fear Her. 💨 ⚔️ 🔥 #WWENXT @FearTianSha @Bigboawwe pic.twitter.com/dXmXk17zyD
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) September 8, 2021
今日事…
今日毕…#天煞之惧 #FearTianSha pic.twitter.com/SWx655a6u0— Tian Sha (@FearTianSha) September 8, 2021
To all my new followers: hiii I’m Ellie and I’m in a tag team called The International Superstars with a guy named @RealBlancoLoco
I have a really cute dog named Hiro
I love going to Disney and Universal in my free time ❤️
Thanks for following me pic.twitter.com/Sb3dlsDIM2— Dream Girl Ellie (@This_is_ellie__) September 8, 2021
I don’t want to talk about it 🥺 https://t.co/gmcLbFOkph
— Dream Girl Ellie (@This_is_ellie__) September 8, 2021
If you’re not watching #nxt, you should turn it on right about now 👀👀
— Dream Girl Ellie (@This_is_ellie__) September 8, 2021
