Whereas Kelani Jordan has been a lot lively since changing into the primary ever NXT Girls’s North American Champion final month, together with a profitable title protection towards Michin, she had but to defend the title on the PLE stage. That modified Sunday at NXT Heatwave in Toronto, Canada, the place Jordan retained her title towards Sol Ruca in a match the place the duo obtained raves for a number of sequences exhibiting off their athleticism.
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One such sequence caught the attention of former WWE star Ricochet. Taking to X to answer a fan praising Ruca and Jordan for his or her capacity, regardless of their restricted expertise, Ricochet remarked that the 2 reminded him of himself and AEW’s Will Ospreay. A former NXT North American Champion himself, Ricochet would go as far to name Ruca and Jordan’s sequence the feminine model of himself and his long-time rival.
Seems to be like feminine model of me vs @WillOspreay hahaha https://t.co/D5lhGSTFMd
— Ricochet (@KingRicochet) July 8, 2024
The Ruca-Jordan sequence does bear a putting resemblance to among the matches Ospreay and Ricochet shared whereas competing towards one another in New Japan Professional Wrestling a few years in the past. Whereas the matches proved controversial to many in wrestling on the time, with Corridor of Famer Vader being among the many most important, additionally they helped springboard Ricochet and Ospreay to stardom in WWE and New Japan respectively, hopefully serving as an indication the identical might occur with Roca and Jordan sooner or later.
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It is probably not lengthy earlier than followers are seeing Roca/Jordan and Ospreay/Ricochet sequences on two totally different channels. With Ricochet’s WWE contract now having expired, the free agent is anticipated to wind up in AEW, probably organising an eventual rematch for Ospreay, who’s at the moment AEW Worldwide Champion.
