Former WWE Champion Nikki Storm Joins Geek’d Con Shreveport Lineup

Get ready to meet the legendary voices behind some of your favorite anime characters in Downtown Shreveport this summer. Geek'd Con is bringing massive anime talent directly to the Shreveport Convention Center, August 14th through the 16th, 2026.

This epic pop culture weekend delivers a big-con experience, with the heart a small hometown convention. Fans have the rare opportunity to secure professional photo ops and autographs from the stars of the big screen, streaming series, viral internet stars, voice actors, and creators all weekend long.

Beyond the voices and video stars, there will be a dose of pro wrestling excitement too. Founding member of the Wyatt Family and Wyatt Sicks, Erick Redbeard (fka Erick Rowan) has already been announced for Geek'd Con 2026. Now another member of the Wyatt Sicks is joining him (for Friday at least).

Former WWE Women's Champion Nikki Cross Coming To Geek'd Con

The Best in the Galaxy is landing in Shreveport. We are incredibly excited to welcome professional wrestling standout Nikki Storm (fka Nikki Cross)! She will be appearing FRIDAY NIGHT ONLY at Geek’d Con 2026!

Storm has built a massive legacy in sports entertainment, during her time as Nikki Cross in WWE. Her versatile 10-year run in WWE highlighted by the 15 different title reigns on her resume.

She first captured the WWE Universe's attention as the chaotic core of the SAnitY faction in NXT. Including an epic fatal-four way match at NXT Takeover San Antonio, where Cross took a double suplex off the announcer's desk, and through a table on the entry ramp. She also had a feud with Shayna Baszler for the NXT Women's Championship, including a match at Takeover: Chicago II.

Her main roster debut came in November of 2018 when Smackdown was live in Manchester, England. Cross answered an open challenge from Smackdown Women's Champion Becky Lynch.

Nikki Cross Held 15 Championships In WWE

From there, she established her dominance in the tag team division, capturing the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship multiple times alongside partners like Alexa Bliss and Rhea Ripley.

Her career reached new championship heights in 2021 when she debuted the Nikki A.S.H. (Almost a Super Hero) persona. The fan-favorite character captured the Money in the Bank contract, and successfully cashed it in the following night to become the WWE Raw Women's Champion.

Cross would also win the WWE 24/7 Championship 11 times, including being the final champion. After winning it for the 11th time, she threw the belt away...and it's never come back.

During her career, Cross was named to PWI's Top Female Wrestlers lists 9 times, reaching as high as #18 in the PWI Women's 100 in 2019, and #22 PWI Tag Team 50 in 2020 with Alexa Bliss.

Abby The Witch and The Wyatt Sicks Become Fan Favorites

Most recently, she brought a chilling presence back to WWE television as a core member of the widely talked-about Wyatt Sicks faction. In fact, she was the first member we met...as one of the greatest debuts in WWE history happened. The door swung open, and crawling out came Nikki Cross as Abby The Witch...the second member we met was Erick Rowan.

The Wyatt Sicks were one of the most exciting debuts of the year in all of professional wrestling. The fan favorite faction were even featured at Universal Studios during Halloween Horror Nights in 2025 at both the Orlando and Hollywood events. Rowan the the Wyatt Sicks were recently immortalized in a WWE Elite Collection Wyatt Sicks 3-Pack from Mattel, alongside Uncle Howdy and Erick Rowan.

Welcome Back Nikki Storm!

Following her recent departure from WWE, she is officially returning to her independent roots...and her classic ring name, Nikki Storm.

Before her time on global television, Storm carved out an extensive, highly respected legacy on the international independent pro wrestling circuit, competing for top promotions including Insane Championship Wrestling, Pro-Wrestling: EVE, and Shimmer Women Athletes. She won the EVE Championship 3 times, and won their Queen of the Ring. She's also a member of the Scottish Wrestling Network Hall of Fame.

Get Tickets For Geek'd Con 2026 Right Now

Attendees, your portal to pop culture greatness is GeekdCon.com. There you will find the full lineup, schedules, links for photo ops, and more. If you want to get your tickets ASAP, head to ShreveportComicCon.com

The official vendor portal for the 2026 show is now live and accepting applications. Whether you need a standard booth or an artist table, you can get all the pricing and layout details by visiting ShreveportGeeks.com.