Meta-Four was a
professional wrestling
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stable
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Styles
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that performed in
WWE
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on their
NXT brand
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. The stable was led by
Noam Dar
Noam Dar (; born 28 July 1993) is an Israeli and Scottish professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE where he perfroms on the NXT brand and is the current NXT Heritage Cup champion in his record-setting fourth reign. He is also known for his ti ...
and included
Oro Mensah
Oliver Sauter (born 9 May 1995) is a Nigerian-Swiss professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the ring names Oliver Carter and Oro Mensah and is a former a one-time NXT UK Tag Team Champion. Prior to ...
,
Jakara Jackson, and
Lash Legend. Dar was a two-time
NXT Heritage Cup
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Champion as part of the stable.
History
At
NXT Battleground on May 28, 2023,
Noam Dar
Noam Dar (; born 28 July 1993) is an Israeli and Scottish professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE where he perfroms on the NXT brand and is the current NXT Heritage Cup champion in his record-setting fourth reign. He is also known for his ti ...
defeated
Dragon Lee to retain the
NXT Heritage Cup
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with assistance from
Jakara Jackson,
Lash Legend and
Oro Mensah
Oliver Sauter (born 9 May 1995) is a Nigerian-Swiss professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the ring names Oliver Carter and Oro Mensah and is a former a one-time NXT UK Tag Team Champion. Prior to ...
. On the June 6 episode of ''
NXT'' during a backstage segment, Dar accepted
Nathan Frazer
Benjamin Timms (born 23 July 1998) is a British professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Nathan Frazer. He is a former one-time NXT Heritage Cup Champion and a two-time NXT Tag Te ...
's challenge to a match for the NXT Heritage Cup and introduced the group as The Meta-Four. On the June 13 episode of ''NXT,'' Dar was set to defend his title against Frazer until it was revealed that he had a knee injury. Mensah took Dar's place in the match but lost to Frazer after
Valentina Feroz and
Yulisa León
Jennifer Michell Cantú Iglesias (born April 9, 1996) is a Mexican professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in WWE, where the ring name Yulisa León. She is a second generation wrestler after her father, who wrestled in Mexico under t ...
thwarted Jackson and Legend's attempts to interfere. A match between the two teams would be scheduled for
''NXT'': Gold Rush the following week, in which Jackson and Legend defeat Feroz and León. At
''NXT'': Heatwave on August 22, Dar defeated Frazer to win the NXT Heritage Cup for a record-setting third time. At
''NXT'': Halloween Havoc Night 1, Akira Tozawa returned to NXT and stole the NXT Heritage Cup under The Meta-Four's noses. Tozawa returned the Cup to Dar on Night 2 before managing to spook Dar into a match for the Cup on the following week's ''NXT'', with Dar winning the match 2–1. On the February 20, 2024 episode of ''NXT'', Legend faced
Lyra Valkyria
Aoife Cusack (born 23 October 1996) is an Irish professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name Lyra Valkyria. She is a former one-time and the inaugural W ...
for the
NXT Women's Championship
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in an open challenge after Valkyria's initial opponent,
Shotzi
Ashley Louise Alfaro (Birth name, née Urbanski; born March 14, 1992), better known by the ring name Shotzi Blackheart, is an American professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenure in WWE, where she performed under the ring name Shotzi ...
, suffered a
torn ACL
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halfway through their title match. However, Legend failed to defeat Valkyria for the title. On the February 27 episode of ''NXT'', Dar lost the NXT Heritage Cup to
Charlie Dempsey
Charles John Dempsey (4 March 1921 – 24 June 2008) was a Scottish-born New Zealand association football administrator.
Early life
Dempsey was a builder and emigrated with his wife to New Zealand in 1952.
Career
Dempsey was President o ...
after interference from Dempsey's
No Quarter Catch Crew
No Quarter Catch Crew (NQCC) is an American professional wrestling stable that performs in WWE on the NXT brand. The group currently consists of Charlie Dempsey, Tavion Heights, and Wren Sinclair. Dempsey is a former two-time NXT Heritage Cup ...
stablemates
Drew Gulak
Drew Gulak (born April 28, 1987) is an American professional wrestler currently performing on the independent circuit. He is best known for his tenure in WWE, where he was a former one-time WWE Cruiserweight Champion and eight-time WWE 24/7 Ch ...
,
Damon Kemp
Robert Steveson Jr. (born March 20, 1999) is an American professional wrestler known in his time in the WWE under the ring name Damon Kemp. He is a former collegiate wrestler who competed at the University of Minnesota, where he is a former Nati ...
and
Myles Borne
David Bostian III (born May 25, 1999) is an American professional wrestler signed to WWE, where he performs under the ring name Myles Borne on the NXT brand. He is the only partially deaf wrestler to be employed by WWE.
Early life
Bostian ...
, losing the match 2–1 and ending Dar's third reign at 189 days.
On March 26, it was announced that The Meta-Four will be the hosts of
NXT Stand & Deliver. At the event, NXT general manager
Ava
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** Inwa, formerly Ava, the capital of Ava Kingdom
** Earl of Ava, a British colonial earldom in Burma
* Ava, Iran, Gilan Province, a village
* Iva ...
announced the newly created
NXT Women's North American Championship
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, and Legend went through as one of the top 12 participants from the preliminary combine to compete for a spot in the six-woman
ladder match
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to crown the inaugural champion at
NXT Battleground. Around this time, Dar started a rivalry with new
NXT Champion Trick Williams
Matrick Mondre Belton (born May 26, 1994) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on its NXT brand, under the ring name Trick Williams. He also makes appearances in WWE's partner promotion Total Nonstop Acti ...
. During a ''Supernova Sessions'' on the May 7 episode of ''NXT'', Dar said that in a match between them where Williams won, Dar's leg was under the ropes which should have broken the pinfall and called Williams a fraud. Dar proceeded to attack Williams shortly after Legend revealed that she was having an affair with Williams. On the May 14 episode of ''NXT'', Dar was found attacked by an unknown assailant. Later that night, Legend defeated
Diamond Mine
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's
Ivy Nile from
Raw to qualify for a spot at NXT Battleground whereas Mensah lost to
Je'Von Evans
Malachi Jeffers (born April 28, 2004) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs under the ring name Je'Von Evans on the NXT brand. He was previously known under the ring name Jay Malachi on the independent cir ...
after interference from Williams. Later that night, Mensah was also found attacked backstage. On the May 28 episode of ''NXT'', a debuting
Ethan Page
Julian Micevski (born September 20, 1989), better known by his ring name Ethan Page, is a Canadian Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT (WWE brand), NXT WWE brand extension, brand, and is ...
revealed himself as Mensah's and Dar's attacker. On the following week, Legend seemingly broke up with Williams. At NXT Battleground, Legend failed to win the NXT Women's North American Championship. With Dar out of action, Mensah began feuding with Page on his behalf, turning Mensah and all of Meta-Four
face
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in the process.
At Week 1 of
''NXT'': The Great American Bash on July 30, Jackson and Legend failed to defeat
The Unholy Union
The Unholy Union was a villainous professional wrestling tag team consisting of Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn. They were best known for their tenures in WWE.
History Feud and formation (2022–2023)
On the 15 November 2022 episode of '' NXT'', Fy ...
(
Alba Fyre
Kayleigh Kerr (Birth name, née Rae; born 11 August 1992) is a Scottish professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE where she performs on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name Alba Fyre and is a membe ...
and
Isla Dawn
Courtney Stewart (born 2 February 1994) is a Scottish professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenure in WWE, where she performed under the ring name Isla Dawn. She was one-half of The Unholy Union with Alba Fyre, with whom she was a one ...
) for the
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship
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. On the following week at Week 2 of ''NXT'': The Great American Bash, Mensah challenged Page for his
NXT Championship
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but lost the match. On the October 11 episode of ''
SmackDown
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'', Legend and Jackson made their main roster debut where they unsuccessfully challenged WWE Women's Tag Team Champions
Bianca Belair
Bianca Nicole Crawford (née Blair; born April 9, 1989) is an American professional wrestler and fitness and figure competitor. she is signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown WWE brand extension, brand under t ...
and
Jade Cargill
Jade Cargill (born June 3, 1992) is an American professional wrestler. she is signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand. She is a former two-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champion. She is also known for her career in All Elit ...
for the title. Legend and Jackson made their second main roster appearance days later on the October 14 episode of ''
Raw'', where they costed
Damage CTRL
was a professional wrestling stable in WWE. The group was formed in July 2022 at SummerSlam (2022), SummerSlam by Bayley (wrestler), Bayley alongside Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky. Damage CTRL quickly became prominent in WWE’s women’s division, wit ...
(
Iyo Sky
is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name (stylized in all caps) and is the current Women’s World Champion in her first reign. She is also a former two-time WWE W ...
and
Kairi Sane
is a Japanese professional wrestler and actress. she is signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name .
From 2012 to 2017, she wrestled for the Japanese promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom under the ring name . E ...
) their WWE Women's Tag Team Championship match from ringside. On the October 18 episode of ''SmackDown'', Legend defeated
Piper Niven
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Benson began her career on the U ...
to win her debut singles match on the main roster. On the October 22 episode of ''NXT'', Legend and Jackson fought Damage CTRL to a no contest after interference from Niven and
Chelsea Green
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. On the following episode of ''SmackDown'', the three brands' general managers announced that Belair and Cargill will defend their titles against Legend and Jackson, Sky and Sane, and Green and Niven in a
fatal four-way tag team match
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at
Crown Jewel where Belair and Cargill retained their titles. On the November 29
tape delay episode of ''SmackDown'', Legend replaced Cargill in the preliminary round of the
tournament to crown the inaugural Women's United States Championship, where she lost to
Michin in a triple threat match also involving Niven.
On the April 22, 2025 episode of ''NXT'', Dar made his return from injury after an eleven-month hiatus, defeating
Lexis King to win the NXT Heritage Cup for a record-setting fourth time (second time for the stable). On the following week, the group met up in a backstage segment in which they announced their mutual agreement to disband, citing personal singles ventures.
On May 2, Jackson and Mensah were released from their WWE contracts.
Championships and accomplishments
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WWE
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**
NXT Heritage Cup
The NXT Heritage Cup is a men's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE. It is a specialized championship for NXT, the promotion's developmental brand, defended exclusively under British Rounds Rul ...
(
2 times
"2 Times" is the debut single of English singer Ann Lee. It was released in Italy in December 1998 by X-Energy as the lead single from her debut album, ''Dreams'' (1999), and was issued worldwide the following year. The single peaked at number tw ...
) – Dar
References
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