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Pre-show match set for NXT TakeOver XXX

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A pre-show match has been added to the card for NXT TakeOver XXX.

Legado del Fantasma (Raul Mendoza & Joaquin Wilde), Breezango, and Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch will face off in a triple threat match on the TakeOver XXX pre-show this Saturday. The winning team will become the number one contenders to Imperium’s NXT Tag Team titles.

Legado del Fantasma (NXT Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar, Mendoza & Wilde) defeated Isaiah “Swerve” Scott & Breezango in a six-man tag match on NXT tonight. Scott had Escobar beat at one point but wasn’t the legal man after accidentally tagging in Tyler Breeze.

Imperium’s Marcel Barthel & Fabian Aichner have been NXT Tag Team Champions since defeating Matt Riddle & Timothy Thatcher for the titles this May. Imperium don’t have a title defense set for TakeOver XXX.

The TakeOver pre-show will begin at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time on Saturday. Here’s the updated card for the event:

  • NXT Champion Keith Lee defending against Karrion Kross
  • Adam Cole vs. Pat McAfee
  • NXT Women’s Champion Io Shirai defending against Dakota Kai
  • Ladder match for the vacant NXT North American Championship (Bronson Reed, Damian Priest, Cameron Grimes, Johnny Gargano, and Velveteen Dream)
  • Triple threat number one contender’s tag match: Legado del Fantasma (Raul Mendoza & Joaquin Wilde) vs. Breezango vs. Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch (pre-show)

WWE announces lineup for next week’s NXT

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WWE has revealed much of the lineup for NXT’s go-home show for TakeOver XXX.

Two second chance qualifying matches on next Wednesday’s NXT will decide the final two participants for the ladder match for the vacant North American Championship at TakeOver. Those two qualifying matches are Johnny Gargano vs. Ridge Holland and Finn Balor vs. Velveteen Dream.

Bronson Reed, Damian Priest, and Cameron Grimes have already been confirmed for the ladder match. Dexter Lumis had also originally qualified for it, but he’s been removed from the match due to injury.

Gargano, Holland, Balor, and Dream weren’t involved in the falls of their original qualifying matches.

Legado del Fantasma (NXT Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar, Raul Mendoza & Joaquin Wilde) will face Isaiah “Swerve” Scott & Breezango in a six-man tag match on next Wednesday’s NXT. There will also be a face-to-face segment with Adam Cole and Pat McAfee ahead of their match at TakeOver.

Scott saved Breezango from Legado del Fantasma on NXT tonight after Escobar defeated Tyler Breeze in a non-title match. Escobar got the win after involvement from Mendoza and Wilde.

Two matches added to NXT Great American Bash night two

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Two new matches have been added to the lineup for night two of NXT’s Great American Bash.

WWE announced tonight that Mia Yim and Candice LeRae will face off in a street fight on night two of the Great American Bash next Wednesday. Legado del Fantasma (NXT Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar, Raul Mendoza & Joaquin Wilde) vs. Drake Maverick & Breezango has also been announced for the show.

Mercedes Martinez is also set to be part of Great American Bash night two. WWE has recently been airing videos building up her return to NXT television.

Tegan Nox defeated Dakota Kai, Yim, and LeRae in a number one contender’s fatal four-way elimination match at Great American Bash night one tonight. Yim pinned LeRae to eliminate her during the match.

There was a segment later on tonight’s show where LeRae did an interview complaining about everyone ganging up on her in the four-way match. LeRae then attacked Yim backstage and they started brawling until being separated by officials.

Johnny Gargano also argued with Isaiah “Swerve” Scott after Scott tried to break up LeRae and Yim’s brawl.

Also on tonight’s NXT, Breezango made a save for Maverick after he interrupted Legado del Fantasma. Maverick was wearing a neck brace and it was his first appearance since the angle where Escobar put him through a table two weeks ago.

NXT Champion Adam Cole vs. NXT North American Champion Keith Lee in a winner-take-all title vs. title match will headline Great American Bash night two next Wednesday. The show is going up against night two of AEW Fyter Fest.

Tag Team title match official for next week’s NXT

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Breezango are getting their shot at the NXT Tag Team titles next week.

It was announced tonight that Breezango will challenge Imperium (Marcel Barthel & Fabian Aichner) for their Tag Team titles on NXT next Wednesday. Breezango became the number one contenders to the titles by defeating Undisputed Era’s Roderick Strong & Bobby Fish and Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch in a triple threat match last week.

That number one contender’s match was Fandango’s return to the ring after being out of action since December. It was said on commentary that he opted for physical therapy instead of surgery to heal the UCL injury he suffered in his left elbow.

A video highlighting Breezango aired on NXT tonight. It covered Fandango debuting at WrestleMania 29, the success Breeze had during his first stint in NXT, and them losing their focus on SmackDown. Breezango said they’re going to focus on entertaining the fans until the first bell rings and on winning until the second one rings.

Imperium became the NXT Tag Team Champions by defeating Matt Riddle & Timothy Thatcher last month.

Fandango returns in NXT tag team number one contender’s match

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Fandango returned to the ring for the first time since December on tonight’s episode of NXT.

Tyler Breeze & Fandango defeated The Undisputed Era (Roderick Strong & Bobby Fish) and Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch in a triple threat match on tonight’s show to become the number one contenders to the NXT Tag Team titles. WWE hasn’t announced when Breezango will be getting their title shot.

Undisputed Era were distracted during the match by Dexter Lumis appearing in the crowd. Breezango got the win after Breeze hit the Beauty Shot on Fish and Fandango followed with a flying leg drop from the top rope.

After the match was over, NXT Tag Team Champions Imperium (Marcel Barthel & Fabian Aichner) came out to the ramp and had a staredown with Breezango. Indus Sher (Rinku & Saurav) and their manager Malcolm Bivens then also came out to the stage and joined the staredown.

Beth Phoenix said on commentary that Fandango opted for physical therapy instead of surgery to heal the UCL injury he suffered in his left elbow. The injury happened when Breezango faced The Singh Brothers on the December 11 episode of NXT. Fandango had indicated at the time that he would need to undergo Tommy John surgery.

NXT Tampa, FL, live results: Breezango vs. The Outliers

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From the University Area CDC Gymnasium in front of an estimated 150

– Io Shirai defeated Xia Li 

– Kona Reeves defeated Vidot 

– Bronson Reed defeated Raul Mendoza 

– Dexter Lumis defeated Mohammed

– Danny Burch defeated Cezar Bononi 

Post match, Killian Dain attacked Burch and said to tell his friend Pete Dunne that he’s ready for him.

– Tegan Nox defeated Vanessa Borne

– Wesley Blake (w/Jaxson Ryker) defeated Cal Bloom

– Breezango defeated The Outliers (w/Robert Stone)

The Outliers took advantage of a ref bump to score a pin before a second referee called to restart the match allowing Breezango to get the clean win.

NXT TV taping spoilers: Breakout finals, Breezango vs. Forgotten Sons

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Prior to TakeOver: Toronto, two matches were taped at the Scotiabank Arena for this coming Wednesday’s episode of NXT television.

– Breezango (Tyler Breeze & Fandango) defeated The Forgotten Sons (Wesley Blake & Steve Cutler w/ Jaxson Ryker)

This match was set up when Fandango returned and saved Breeze from The Forgotten Sons on the NXT TV episode that aired on July 31.

– Jordan Myles (formerly known as ACH) defeated Cameron Grimes (Trevor Lee) in the finals of the Breakout Tournament

As a stipulation of winning the tournament, Myles will get a future shot at the NXT title of his choosing. William Regal came out to the stage after the match and congratulated him.

Myles had defeated Boa and Angel Garza (Garza Jr.) in the first two rounds of the tournament. Grimes defeated Isaiah “Swerve” Scott (Shane Strickland) and Bronson Reed (Jonah Rock).

The next set of NXT tapings will take place at Full Sail University on Thursday (August 15).

Breakout finals, Breezango vs. Forgotten Sons set for NXT TV

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Two matches have been announced for next week’s NXT television.

The finals of the Breakout Tournament will air on next Wednesday’s episode, with Jordan Myles (formerly known as ACH) facing off with Cameron Grimes (Trevor Lee). The winner will get a shot at the NXT title of their choosing.

Myles defeated Boa and Angel Garza (Garza Jr.) in the tournament, while Grimes defeated Isaiah “Swerve” Scott (Shane Strickland) and Bronson Reed (Jonah Rock).

A two-on-two tag match between Tyler Breeze & Fandango and The Forgotten Sons is also set for next week’s NXT episode. Fandango’s return aired on last week’s show, with him saving Breeze from The Forgotten Sons (Wesley Blake, Steve Cutler & Jaxson Ryker).

Both matches will be taped at the Scotiabank Arena prior to TakeOver: Toronto this Saturday. Here’s the card for TakeOver:

  • NXT Champion Adam Cole defending against Johnny Gargano in a two-out-of-three falls match (one fall will be a street fight, the other will be a normal wrestling match, and William Regal will pick the stipulation if it goes to a third fall)
  • NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler defending against Mia Yim
  • NXT North American Champion Velveteen Dream defending against Roderick Strong and Pete Dunne in a triple threat match
  • NXT Tag Team Champions The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) defending against The Undisputed Era (Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish)
  • Candice LeRae vs. Io Shirai

Fandango to undergo surgery for torn labrum

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Fandango is expected to be out of action for an extended period of time due to a shoulder injury.

WWE announced today that Fandango will require surgery for a left labrum tear in his shoulder. The surgery is scheduled to take place this coming Tuesday.

Fandango tweeted this morning: “Seeya guys in 6-? Months.” He then thanked everyone for the love they’ve sent him.

WWE didn’t indicate when Fandango suffered the injury or how long he’s been dealing with it. His most recent appearance on television was on the episode of Main Event that was taped on June 25, where he teamed with Tyler Breeze & Bobby Roode to defeat Curt Hawkins & The Ascension.

After previously being on SmackDown, Breezango (Fandango & Breeze) moved over to the Raw roster in the Superstar Shakeup this April. Since then, they’ve been used as depth in the show’s tag team division.

Breeze also tweeted today: “Well, damn.”

WWE Main Event results: The Authors of Pain squash Breezango

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The Big Takeaway: Tony Nese picked up a rare victory against Gran Metalik and The Authors of Pain made it two wins in two matches on Main Event since being called up to the main roster.

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Tom Phillips and Percy Watson hosted the show in a two-man announce booth. Phillips replaced Vic Joseph, while Nigel McGuinness was also absent this week, as the pair were over in the United Kingdom covering the WWE UK Championship tournament and the launch of the NXT UK brand.

Tony Nese defeated Gran Metalik (w/ Lince Dorado) (5:03)

Tony Nese has had a fairly rotten couple of years in terms of results in WWE. In 2017, Nese only had 14 singles wins all year – and for a guy who can appear on Raw, 205 Live, and Main Event, that’s got to be demoralizing. This year, he’s only had three and we’re nearly in July.

Gran Metalik is another wrestler who seems to suffer a lot considering his ability and potential to be a star in this cruiserweight division. But the two worked well together here, with Nese finally getting the upper hand after a solid back-and-forth match.

Metalik hit a hurricanrana from off the top rope on Nese but was only able to get a two count. So he got Nese up into a fireman’s carry, but Nese grabbed at Metalik’s mask. He hit a German suplex on Metalik and then nailed him with the Running Nese for the win.

Dorado added little from the sidelines, but Nese was good here notching up his fourth-ever win on this show.

The Authors of Pain defeated Breezango (2:30)

This was as close to a squash as they come on WWE programming these days. Tyler Breeze got in a total of two dropkicks and a superkick and Fandango managed some knife-edge chops, but that was about it.

The Authors of Pain used power moves and postured a lot, making the match longer than it actually ought to have been. They seem to be fairly over, getting a good reaction to their devil-may-care attitudes here.

Inexplicably, in a match that ran less than three minutes, they went through a commercial break. When we returned, Breeze hit the Beauty Shot on Akam for two. Rezar tagged in, elbowed Fandango off the apron, and they hit the Last Chapter on Breeze for the win. 

WWE Main Event results: Breezango vs. The Revival

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The Big Takeaway: Gran Metalik & Lince Dorado dispensed with Jack Gallagher & Brian Kendrick in a fun cruiserweight tag team opener and Breezango made their Main Event return to score a surprise victory over The Revival.

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Gran Metalik & Lince Dorado (w/ Kalisto) defeated Jack Gallagher & Brian Kendrick (4:56)

The Canadian crowd enjoyed this one, as they went 100 mph from the get-go. Kalisto played cheerleader on the outside throughout, but it felt like a waste as they could have gone for a six-man here and gone all out.

Dorado, who looks in great shape these days, was the star of the show both selling and moving like an elite performer. After dominating in the first half, he played babyface in peril until Metalik could grab the hot tag.

Dorado hit a back-handspring into a double stunner on both Gallagher and Kendrick, then Metalik launched Dorado into a hugely impressive senton over the top rope onto Kendrick on the outside. Dorado then landed his top rope elbow drop on Gallagher for the win.

Breezango defeated The Revival (6:04)

Tyler Breeze and Fandango came out as total babyfaces here and garnered a really good reaction from the crowd throughout. This was their first match on Main Event since November of 2016. The commentary trio strongly put over The Revival before this one, too, with Nigel McGuinness talking about them as being “tag team excellence” in WWE.

The result, therefore, came as quite a surprise given The Revival’s dominant streak of wins lately on Main Event. They cut the ring in half, using a ton of cheap shots and double teams to control the match. Much like the opener, they built this around the hot tag, with Breeze bringing in Fandango.

The finish saw Fandango help Breeze out of a double-team suplex by The Revival and hit a dropkick on Dash Wilder. Breeze then ducked a clothesline attempt by Scott Dawson and hit the Unprettier on him for the victory. There was almost a tangible sense of surprise on commentary when they scored the win.

Two more matches announced for WWE Clash of Champions

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Two more matches were announced for Clash of Champions on SmackDown last night.

Breezango will be facing The Bludgeon Brothers on Sunday’s main card, with Zack Ryder vs. Mojo Rawley set for the pre-show. That brings the lineup for Clash of Champions up to seven matches coming out of last night’s go-home show.

Both new matches were set up in videos that WWE put out, though they didn’t air on SmackDown. In the latest edition of the Fashion Files, Breezango reluctantly agreed to challenge The Bludgeon Brothers after The Ascension said Harper & Rowan were the ones behind their issues over the last several months. Ryder also called out Rawley for Sunday’s pay-per-view, which stems from Rawley turning heel and attacking Ryder two weeks ago.

Here’s the updated card for Clash of Champions:

  • WWE Champion AJ Styles defending against Jinder Mahal
  • Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn vs. Randy Orton & Shinsuke Nakamura (both Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan will be special guest referees for the match, Owens and Zayn will be “fired from all of WWE” if they lose)
  • SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair defending against Natalya in a lumberjack match
  • United States Champion Baron Corbin defending against Bobby Roode & Dolph Ziggler in a triple threat match
  • SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos defending against The New Day, Shelton Benjamin & Chad Gable, and Rusev & Aiden English in a fatal four-way match
  • Breezango vs. The Bludgeon Brothers
  • Zack Ryder vs. Mojo Rawley

Two more matches set for WWE Survivor Series pre-show

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With a two-hour pre-show taking place before the main card, the lineup for Survivor Series seemed to have a couple of spots open heading into tonight.

WWE has corrected that by adding two more matches to the pre-show, with Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn set to face Breezango and Matt Hardy taking on Elias. Enzo Amore will also defend his Cruiserweight Championship against Kalisto (in what is the pay-per-view’s only title match) before the main card kicks off.

Owens & Zayn didn’t miss any time on television after being sent home from WWE’s European tour as they returned to SmackDown and faced The New Day last Tuesday. That match didn’t have a finish due to the angle with Raw invading, which saw Owens & Zayn bail during the brawl as part of their storyline issues with SmackDown’s authority figures.

Neither Hardy nor Elias appeared on Raw’s go-home show for Survivor Series.

The Survivor Series pre-show will begin at 5 p.m. Eastern time tonight before the main card starts two hours later. Here’s the full lineup for the PPV:

  • Brock Lesnar vs. AJ Styles (Universal Champion vs. WWE Champion)
  • Kurt Angle, Braun Strowman, Samoa Joe, Finn Balor & Triple H vs. Shane McMahon, Randy Orton, Bobby Roode, Shinsuke Nakamura & John Cena in an elimination tag match
  • Alicia Fox, Nia Jax, Asuka, Sasha Banks & Bayley vs. Becky Lynch, Naomi, Carmella, Tamina & Natalya in an elimination tag match
  • The Shield (Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose) vs. The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods)
  • Alexa Bliss vs. Charlotte Flair (Raw Women’s Champion vs. SmackDown Women’s Champion)
  • Cesaro & Sheamus vs. The Usos (Raw Tag Team Champions vs. SmackDown Tag Team Champions)
  • The Miz vs. Baron Corbin (Intercontinental Champion vs. United States Champion)
  • WWE Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore defending against Kalisto (pre-show match)
  • Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn vs. Breezango (pre-show match)
  • Matt Hardy vs. Elias (pre-show match)

Pre-show match, Fashion Files segment set for WWE Hell in a Cell

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Shelton Benjamin’s first match at a WWE pay-per-view since 2010 will be on the Hell in a Cell pre-show.

It was announced on last night’s go-home edition of SmackDown that Benjamin & Chad Gable would be facing The Hype Bros on Sunday. The match was set up in a SmackDown fallout video last week when an interview with Benjamin and Gable was interrupted by Mojo Rawley and Zack Ryder arguing about losing to The Usos.

Benjamin & Gable previously defeated The Hype Bros on an episode of SmackDown last month, with Ryder refusing to shake hands with the winners after the match.

Though it had been advertised that Breezango’s Fashion Files would be coming back on SmackDown last night, it will instead return on Sunday with a new segment airing during Hell in a Cell. There was also another stipulation added to Shane McMahon vs. Kevin Owens at the PPV, with it now being a falls count anywhere Hell in a Cell match.

The Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan will host Hell in a Cell on Sunday. Here’s the updated lineup for the show:

  • Shane McMahon vs. Kevin Owens in a falls count anywhere Hell in a Cell match
  • WWE Champion Jinder Mahal defending against Shinsuke Nakamura
  • SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day defending against The Usos in a Hell in a Cell match
  • SmackDown Women’s Champion Natalya defending against Charlotte Flair
  • United States Champion AJ Styles defending against Baron Corbin
  • Randy Orton vs. Rusev
  • Bobby Roode vs. Dolph Ziggler
  • Shelton Benjamin & Chad Gable vs. The Hype Bros (kickoff show)

The Usos vs. Breezango set for WWE Backlash

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Another title match has been added to the card for SmackDown’s Backlash pay-per-view.

Tyler Breeze & Fandango will get a tag title shot as they face The Usos at the PPV. That was announced on Tuesday night’s SmackDown, with Breezango winning a Beat the Clock challenge to become the new number one contenders.

Other teams involved were The Ascension, American Alpha, and The Colons. American Alpha beat The Colons in 5:17 before Breezango went over The Ascension in 2:41.

The Usos vs. Breezango is the third title match set for Backlash. Randy Orton will defend his WWE Championship against Jinder Mahal on the show, and AJ Styles will challenge for the United States title. Backlash is scheduled for May 21st in Chicago.

There was also an angle on this week’s SmackDown that concerned the brand’s June PPV. A video was shown where Rusev said that he wouldn’t come to SmackDown unless he got a championship match at Money in the Bank. Rusev underwent shoulder surgery in March but could be back in time for that show.