It was only a matter of time before reigning NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Cole Custer — who has earned the nickname “Stone Cole” by way of his beer-soaked Victory Lane celebrations reminiscent of the “Texas Rattlesnake” and WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin — appeared on WWE programming in some capacity, and it finally happened Tuesday night in Orlando, Florida.
With the Xfinity Series taking part in a NASCAR Playoffs tripleheader over at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday (3 p.m. ET, The CW, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) and NXT on The CW on the hood of his No. 00 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford, it was the perfect time for Custer to get into the squared ring.
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The 15-time NXS winner and current title contender in the Round of 8 walked out with NXT superstars Hank Walker and Tank Ledger for their tag team match — in full fire suit and all — and later played a pivotal role in the post-match celebration.
After a close match ultimately won by the Walker/Ledger duo, Custer was able to celebrate with them in the ring after the pinfall while showing us some slick moves of his own, later breaking down his experience in a backstage interview.
“Man, it‘s been awesome, Custer told NXT. “Getting to know Hank and Tank and everything involved here, I mean, those guys are so incredible, how they‘re flying around the ring. Learning everything today was just absolutely insane. So it was awesome to have this collaboration and get to see them on the hood this weekend.”
