5 big stars who were sitting ringside at WWE NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia

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Some very big signings

WWE NXT TakeOver events are always the best WWE wrestling shows of the year. Everything is all about the wrestling with no time to stop for interviews, segments or extra-long entrances. Something else that happens at almost every TakeOver event is plants in the audience, and I don't mean the kind to make the show look important, I mean new big signings.

WWE likes to show off it's freshly newly signed talent that just departed another company or was a top Independent star, and show them on camera to elect a big response from the live crowd. We have seen it many times, most notably with Asuka and Bobby Roode, and NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia was no different. Let's take a look at the 5 stars that were shown ringside.

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#5 Maria Menounos

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A lot of skill for who she is

The very striking Maria Menounos is not a full-time WWE employee, but at this point you would wonder why not. Maria is an American actress, journalist and television host, who also spends some time as an ambassador for WWE. She is best known as a TV correspondent for Today, Access Hollywood and Extra.

Maria is a lifelong WWE fan who is no stranger to the ring as she has wrestled several matches for WWE, most notably a tag team match at WrestleMania XXVIII in Miami, Florida. Maria will be the special guest ring announcer for the first ever WWE Women's Royal Rumble tonight.

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