Eli Knight Signs With WWE NXT

Eli Knight has signed with WWE NXT.

The news was confirmed on social media ahead of Tuesday’s NXT.

Knight has been featured on WWE EVOLVE. He was named as a WWE ID prospect in October 2025. He faced Tavion Heights in the WWE Speed Title #1 Contendership Tournament on the December 23rd episode of WWE NXT.

Congratulations to the newest member of the #WWENXT roster, Eli Knight!

Welcome to Tuesday nights, @stepupplease! @avawwe_ pic.twitter.com/GbjXHG1p3U

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) January 13, 2026

Before joining the WWE ID program, Knight competed at Reality of Wrestling, 4th Rope Wrestling, GCW, and more.

He is a former ROW Tag Team Champion and ACTION Tag Team Champion.

Fightful will have coverage of WWE NXT beginning at 8 p.m. ET followed by a post-show podcast reviewing the show.