WWE superstar Ava lost her NXT singles debut this week before things went from bad to worse for the daughter of Dwayne Johnson.
The 22-year-old wrestler, who is following in the footsteps of legendary dad The Rock, had her first ever televised one-on-one match on Tuesday’s NXT Heatwave special but came up short against rival Ivy Nile.
She looked in total control during a very brief match, but Nile managed to reverse a move to lock in the Dragon Sleeper and secure the win.
The Diamond Mine member threatened to lock it in again as Schism and their creepy masked followers stood on the apron before two of them pulled Ava out of the ring.
They helped her backstage as she laughed at her rival despite the loss, but later in the night there was another twist.
Ava – who actually beat Nile recently in her first ever singles match on a live event – challenged her rival to meet under Schism’s tree, and when she turned up to accept, the fourth generation star wanted the masked men to save her yet again.
Ava is steadily improving and learning her craft (Picture: WWE)
However, they unmasked themselves as Julius and Brutus Creed, with Nile taking her out as she got abducted.
The Creed Brothers laid down a challenge for Schism duo Jagger Reid and Rip Fowler – AKA The Dyad – to face them next Tuesday in a Steel Cage Match with the Creeds’ NXT status on the line.
After NXT Heatwave ended, Ava took to X/Twitter and quipped: ‘Thanks for your concern everyone they finally let me out & ivy’s face still looks even more busted from my kick 😘’
Ava thought she was in safe hands after the loss (Picture: WWE)
Fans couldn’t resist having some fun about the storyline itself, with people joking that Hollywood star Dwayne won’t be happy with the development.
‘AVA JUST GOT KIDNAPPED, DWAYNE WILL NOT LIKE THIS #WWENXT,’ quipped one viewer, as another teased: ‘The Rock gonna have to pay a ransom for Ava’s return #WWENXT’
A third person wrote: ‘@TheRock The Creeds kidnapped Ava!!!! How dare they disrespect The Peoples Daughter!!! #WWENXT #NXTHeatwave’
