WWE star Xia Li reacts to her Smackdown vignette
While this week’s Friday night SmackDown was on air, a promo of Xia Li aired which has left the fans anticipating her entry to the main roster. Li later reacted to the vignette on her Twitter handle. Where she expressed her thoughts on coming to SmackDown, she wrote:
“Very excited.”
Li is certainly excited to have become a part of the WWE main roster and is looking forward to making her debut. The former NXT star was drafted by SmackDown during the 2021 WWE Drafts earlier this month. As the Drafts have started to be effected Li can be making her SmackDown debut anytime now.
However, there is no tentative date as to when the Chinese star will be officially making her way to the blue brand. Fans are also eagerly waiting to see her perform under the bright lights of SmackDown.
When did Xia Li join WWE?
Li became a part of WWE back in 2017, however, for the next two years she wrestled only on NXT Live events. She was included in the 2019 Royal Rumble and shorty after, Li was called up full time for NXT. Li was the part of NXT for the next two years and finally got included in the WWE main roster this month.
What an amazing night, My dream has come true. To be the first Chinese female superstar on WWE main roster. #wwe #smackdown #draft pic.twitter.com/m50EvIHMAi
— Xia Li (@XiaWWE) October 5, 2021
Li was drafted by SmackDown earlier this month. By this she became the first ever Chinese wrestler to have made her way into the WWE main roster in the company’s history. Li’s talent has finally been recognized and it will be interesting to see how she does in the company moving forward.
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