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Vanity Project, Keanu Carver, & Eli Knight Officially Sign With WWE NXT
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The WWE NXT roster has bulked up after the latest main roster call-ups, adding the Vanity Project, and Keanu Carver, Eli Knight. The WWE NXT Twitter account shared posts revealing that Carver, Knight, and Vanity Project have signed with the brand.
You can see the posts below. The arrivals come after a number of NXT stars moved to the main roster in recent weeks. They include Je’Von Evans, who has joined the Raw roster; Trick Williams, who has joined Smackdown; and Jordynne Grace, who also joined Smackdown.
Oba Femi has also apparently exited NXT after he vacated the NXT Championship last week. He has reportedly been tapped for big plans on Raw, though that is not yet confirmed.
The Vanity Project is WWE EVOLVE Champion Jackson Drake, Brad Baylor, & Ricky Smokes. The trio are regular performers on EVOVLE and have made several NXT appearances in the past year. Smokes and Baylor team together as Swipe Right.
Keanu Carver previously competed in the NXT Breakout Tournament in 2023 and was part of WWE EVOLVE last year. Finally, Eli Knight was a WWE EVOLVE regular who signed as a WWE ID prospect in October. He worked the December 23rd episode of NXT where he faced Tavion Heights.
No word on whether these new signees will be on tonight’s NXT.
Vanity Project is taking over Tuesday nights. 😎
Welcome to #WWENXT, @JacksonDrake03, @bradbay1or and @smokeshow_ricky! @avawwe_ pic.twitter.com/a3UkQjRqeq
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) January 13, 2026
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
Get ready. 👀@KeanuCarverWWE is the newest member of the #WWENXT roster! @avawwe_ pic.twitter.com/XhERBaoeTR
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) January 13, 2026
