‘The Austrian Menace’ Makes WWE Debut

The Austrian Menace made his WWE debut on the October 18 NXT live event in Dade City Armory.

In the night’s opening match, WWE introduced The Austrian Menace in a singles match against LFG’s Shiloh Hill. The bout gave the fans in Dade City fresh faces. Hill, a former college football star, was the fan favorite.

The character Austrian Menace is played by 28-year-old former judoka Aaron Fara. Interestingly, Fara has represented his home country at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the men’s judo 100 kg weight class and mixed team events. It was reported in 2024 that he had signed with WWE on a developmental contract, and earlier this year, he officially retired from judo after posting a video on his Instagram account

Meanwhile, Shiloh Hill has a compelling personal story and mentorship from the beloved WWE Hall of Famer, The Undertaker. He also has a significant following and positive fan reaction in his NXT journey. While his opponent, The Austrian Menace, played the heel in this equation. Hill picked up the victory, impressing the fans.

#NXTDadeCity@ThunderKeck defeats the Austrian menace! pic.twitter.com/4YF7ev3IJ4

— Jeff Reid (@JeffReidUP) October 19, 2025

WWE NXT Dade City Results, October 18, 2025

WWE’s NXT live event in Dade City on October 18 featured some of the brand’s top stars in action.

Evolve Women’s Champion Kendal Grey defended her title in the penultimate bout of the night, while Oba Femi, Myles Borne, Chase U, and Dark State headlined the show. Elsewhere on the card, TNA Knockouts Champion Kelani Jordan also had a match.

Below are the full results of NXT Dade City, thanks to WrestlingBodyslam.com on X/Twitter.

1. Shiloh Hill defeats The Austrian Menace

2. Carlee Bright, Bayley Humphrey, and Dani Sekelsky def. Nikkita Lyons, Layla Diggs, and Masyn Holiday

3. OTM (Bronco Nima and Lucien Price) def. High Ryze (Tyson Dupont and Tyriek Igwe)

4. TNA Knockouts Champion Kelani Jordan def. PJ Vasa

5. Tavion Heights and Tyra Mae Steele def. Channing (Stacks) Lorenzo and Arianna Grace

6. Josh Briggs def. Drake Morreaux

7. WWE Evolve Women’s Champion Kendal Grey def. Kali Armstrong to retain the belt

8. Oba Femi, Myles Borne, and Chase U (Uriah Connors and Kale Dixon) def. The Dark State (Cutler James, Dion Lennox, Osiris Griffin, and Saquon Shugars).

While there have been several releases in recent times from Evolve and LFG, the Stamford-based promotion obviously does care about the rising stalwarts it has retained. Among the stars that have parted ways with the company is one talent who seemingly disrespected WWE by immediately sending a public message to rival promotion AEW’s CEO, Tony Khan.

Athletes like Shiloh Hill are a good example of the ones WWE values, as he got some time to shine in Dade City. As for the main event, Dark State continues to get the spotlight, while Oba Femi might just be the biggest NXT name today.

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