Former CZW and Dragon Gate USA star Sami Callihan made his NXT debut on Thursday evening at a live event in Tampa, FL.

Callihan worked the event under his new ring name, Solomon Crowe. He lost to Xavier Woods in his debut match.

Crewe, real name Sam Johnston, signed with WWE this past May. He has held 11 championships over the course of his wrestling career, and was ranked No. 52 in PWI’s Top 500 singles wrestlers of 2012.

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