Nikki Blackheart Competes In Dark Match Before WWE NXT
Nikki Blackheart in action before WWE NXT.
Before the May 19th episode of WWE NXT went live on The CW from the Performance Center, dark matches took place for the audience in attendance.
One of the matches featured LFG season two co-winner Skylar Raye versus Nikki Blackheart. Blackheart is going by the name ‘Martinez,’ and she picked up the victory.
Nikki Blackheart made her debut before tonight’s episode of #WWENXT. She will now be known as Martinez pic.twitter.com/3o28VnWCVY
— Cory of False Finish (@Cory_Hays407) May 19, 2026
Blackheart began her in-ring career in 2024. She primarily wrestled for Coastal Championship Wrestling in Florida, and she did several shows that AAA co-promoted with independent promotions in Mexico.
Blackheart was part of WWE talent Bayley’s Lodestone camp for women’s independent wrestlers. Bayley publicly stated that she thought Blackheart would fit great in WWE.
