Summary

Charlie said she had Tommaso Ciampa in mind when she attacked Tegan Nox during NXT TakeOver: WarGames 2019, a betrayal that became one of the most memorable turns of that period in NXT.

Ciampa brought up the moment while speaking with Kid Yeet and said Charlie's attack on Nox had some of the same energy as his Blackheart character. Charlie then joined the conversation and said that was exactly what she was going for.

Quotes

Speaking with Kid Yeet, Ciampa and Charlie looked back on the WarGames moment together:

**Tommaso Ciampa:** "That I was part of or not that I was part of? Because if it's not that I was part of, I'm going to say Dakota Kai in War Games kicking Tegan Nox's head off. That had a little Blackheart reminiscence to it and I dug it. If only Dakota Kai was here and we could get a cameo from her."

**Charlie:** "I did channel you! I did channel you in my my soul. I'm like let me be Ciampa right now."

What the Tegan Nox turn still means in NXT

Charlie linking that attack on Tegan Nox to Ciampa's Blackheart persona underlines how intentionally she framed one of the sharpest heel turns from that NXT stretch. It was not presented as a random split, it was built as a vicious character break at WarGames, and that is a big reason the segment is still being discussed years later.

The moment also helps explain why Charlie's NXT run is still remembered so strongly whenever her name comes up in interviews. It sits alongside other stories about Ciampa explaining a major turn, with both cases showing how much wrestlers value a betrayal angle that lands cleanly with the audience.

Sources

Tommaso Ciampa and Charlie while speaking with Kid Yeet