WWE NXT Name Reacts To Upcoming SmackDown Call-Up

Following her final appearance on the brand, WWE NXT ring announcer Alicia Taylor has reacted to her upcoming SmackDown call-up.

As previously reported, SmackDown ring announcer Mike Rome was reportedly set to make the move to the NXT brand following this year’s WWE Draft. It was then revealed that NXT ring announcer Alicia Taylor would be the one to replace Rome on the SmackDown brand.

On the May 7 episode of NXT, Taylor made her final appearance as the ring announcer for the brand.

Following her final night on NXT, Alicia Taylor took to social media to comment on her WWE main roster call-up. She wrote:

Longest reigning champ of NXT! What an incredibly special time December 2018 – May 2024. Thank you to @ShawnMichaels @TripleH @NXTMattBloom @WWE @WWENXT @VicJosephWWE @ItsJoeyDingDing and the #NXTUniverse

And now…let the BLUE BRAND BEGIN!!!! #SmackDown LFG!!!!!!

WrestleTalk would like to congratulate Alicia Taylor on her call-up to the SmackDown brand.

Longest reigning 🎤 champ of NXT!
What an incredibly special time December 2018 – May 2024. Thank you to @ShawnMichaels @TripleH @NXTMattBloom @WWE @WWENXT @VicJosephWWE @ItsJoeyDingDing and the #NXTUniverse

And now…let the BLUE BRAND BEGIN!!!! #SmackDown
LFG!!!!!! 💙💙💙💙 pic.twitter.com/c7YHCxl1Av

— Alicia Taylor (@AliciaTaylorNXT) May 8, 2024

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