WWE Star Undergoes Surprising Name Change Ahead Of PLE Match

A rising star on the WWE NXT brand has a new name. 

Eli Knight was announced as WWE’s ID prospect in October 2025, and in early 2026, he was quickly moved to the NXT brand. NXT announcer Booker T is a huge supporter of Knight since Knight trained at Booker’s Reality Of Wrestling promotion early in his career.

In recent times, Knight was a challenger for the WWE Speed Title, but ultimately failed ot win the title from Jasper Troy. Instead, Knight’s friend Elio LeFleur won the WWE Speed Title. Unfortunately for LeFleur, he suffered a shoulder injury and will vacate the title, so Knight could go after the Speed Title.

If Knight does go after the WWE Speed Title, he’ll do so with a new name. That’s because Eli Knight is now EK Prosper in WWE, as seen on the company’s website.

“Look up: You just might see EK Prosper taking to the skies.

After dazzling in Evolve, Prosper got the call to showcase his skills on NXT where he uses his amazing agility and pulse-pounding offense to bring the fans to their feet.

One of the brightest futures in all of WWE belongs to Prosper, and it’s only a matter of time before he’s winning gold and stealing the show every single week.”

Wrestlevotes Radio on Fightful Select reports that WWE officials felt Eli Knight was too similar to “LA Knight,” given that LA Knight also uses the “Knight” name and previously went by Eli Drake in TNA and elsewhere.

EK Prosper Will Be In Action At WWE NXT Stand & Deliver

The WWE NXT Stand & Deliver PLE will take place this Saturday, April 4th, in St. Louis, with several big matches set.

On the Countdown Show, the newly named EK Prosper will be part of a 10-person mixed tag team match. Prosper will team up with fellow babyfaces Hank & Tank, Shiloh Hill, and Wren Sinclair against Birth Right’s Charlie Dempsey, Lexis King, Uriah Connors, Stacks & Arianna Grace.

Here’s the NXT Stand & Deliver lineup.

• NXT Championship: Joe Hendry (c) vs. Ethan Page vs. Ricky Saints vs. Tony D’Angelo
• Sol Ruca vs. Zaria
• NXT Women’s Championship: Jacy Jayne (c) vs. Kendal Grey vs. Lola Vice (???)
• NXT North American Championship: Myles Borne (c) vs. Johnny Gargano
• NXT Tag Team Championships: The Vanity Project (Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes) (c) vs. Los Americanos
• NXT Women’s North American Championship: Tatum Paxley (c) vs. Blake Monroe
• COUNTDOWN SHOW: Hank & Tank, Shiloh Hill, Eli Knight & Wren Sinclair vs. Birth Right – Charlie Dempsey, Lexis King, Uriah Connors, Stacks & Arianna Grace

You can watch NXT Stand & Deliver on Saturday, April 4, streaming live at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT exclusively on YouTube in the United States and on Netflix internationally