Ava Loses First Televised Singles Match, The Creed Brothers Return – Ava (Simone Johnson) competed in her first televised singles match on 8/22 NXT Heatwave.

Ava and Ivy Nile faced off on Tuesday night, and Nile scored the submission victory in a fairly brief match. Schism went to attack Nile after the bell, but she fought them off. Ava was then carried to the back by two masked members of the group.

Somewhere outside the Performance Center, Ava then called Nile out and challenged her to come face her. Nile showed up, and Ava told the masked men to get her. The duo hesitated and proceeded to reveal themselves to be the Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus Creed). They then challenged The Dyad to face them in a Steel Cage Match on the August 29 episode. The Creed Brothers stated that, if they won, they would be reinstated to NXT.

The Creed Brothers, former NXT Tag Team Champions, lost a Loser Leaves NXT Match to The Dyad on June 27. They later appeared in a taped message and denied the notion that they were still in NXT. However, the two masked members of Schism had been acting suspicious in recent weeks, and they turned out to be the Creeds after all.

Ava Loses First Televised Singles Match, The Creed Brothers Return