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Two title matches official for this week’s NXT

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Two title matches have been made official for this week’s post-Survivor Series edition of NXT.

WWE has announced that NXT Tag Team Champions The Undisputed Era (Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish) will defend their titles against Keith Lee & Dominik Dijakovic on tomorrow’s show. Akira Tozawa will also challenge for Lio Rush’s NXT Cruiserweight Championship tomorrow night.

Team Ciampa (Tommaso Ciampa, Lee, Dijakovic & Kevin Owens) defeated The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, O’Reilly & Fish) in the men’s WarGames match at NXT TakeOver on Saturday. Lee and Ciampa also represented NXT in the men’s elimination tag match at Survivor Series, with Roman Reigns last eliminating Lee to get the win for Team SmackDown.

Rush retained his Cruiserweight title in a triple threat match against SmackDown’s Kalisto and Raw’s Tozawa on the Survivor Series pre-show. He pinned Kalisto to win the match.

Rush’s win was one of the four brand vs. brand vs. brand matches that NXT won at Survivor Series. They won the night at the PPV, with SmackDown getting victories in two matches and Raw winning one.

Kay Lee Ray, Dominik Dijakovic added to WarGames matches

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Team Baszler officially has its final member for WarGames.

After her appearance on tonight’s NXT, Triple H posted a tweet confirming that NXT UK Women’s Champion Kay Lee Ray will be on Team Baszler at TakeOver. The women’s WarGames match will be Team Ripley (Rhea Ripley, Tegan Nox, Candice LeRae & Mia Yim) vs. Team Baszler (Shayna Baszler, Bianca Belair, Io Shirai & Kay Lee Rae).

Team Baszler will have the numerical advantage in the WarGames match. The advantage was on the line in Mia Yim and Io Shirai’s ladder match on tonight’s NXT, with KLR appearing and helping Shirai win.

It was also announced tonight that Dominik Dijakovic is replacing Matt Riddle in the men’s WarGames match. It will be Tommaso Ciampa, Keith Lee, Dijakovic, and a partner vs. The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish).

Dijakovic will face Cole in a ladder match on NXT next week to determine which team will get the WarGames advantage.

Instead of being in the WarGames match, Riddle will face Finn Balor at TakeOver. The show is being held at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois on Saturday, November 23.

Adam Cole vs. Dominik Dijakovic ladder match announced for NXT

Posted on by Joseph Currier

For the second straight week, there will be a ladder match with TakeOver: WarGames implications on NXT.

WWE has announced that Adam Cole and Dominik Dijakovic will face off in a ladder match on NXT next Wednesday. The winner will get the WarGames numerical advantage for their team.

The men’s WarGames match at TakeOver will be Tommaso Ciampa, Keith Lee, Dijakovic, and a partner vs. The Undisputed Era (Cole, Roderick Strong, Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish). Dijakovic is taking Matt Riddle’s spot in the match, with Riddle facing Finn Balor at TakeOver instead.

Team Baszler will have the advantage in the women’s WarGames match. Io Shirai defeated Mia Yim in their ladder match tonight, with Shirai winning after getting help from NXT UK’s Kay Lee Ray.

Team Baszler (Shayna Baszler, Bianca Belair, Shirai & KLR) will face Team Ripley (Rhea Ripley, Tegan Nox, Candice LeRae & Yim) in the women’s WarGames match.

Next week’s NXT is the go-home show for TakeOver: WarGames.

NXT Largo, FL, live results: Ogarelli, Dijakovic and Dunne in trios action

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From Minnreg Hall in front of an estimated attendance of 300

– Mia Yim defeated MJ Jenkins 

– Ridge Holland defeated Mohammed 

– Kayden Carter and Santana Garrett defeated Aliyah and Vanessa Bourne

– Dexter Lumis defeated Cal Bloom

– Cameron Grimes defeated Austin Theory 

– Xia Li defeated Deonna Purrazzo

– Brandon Vink defeated Babatunde

– Nick Ogarelli, Dominik Dijakovic and Pete Dunne defeated The Forgotten Sons

Triple threat NXT North American title match announced for next week

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Roderick Strong has two new challengers for next week’s episode of NXT.

Strong will defend his NXT North American Championship against Keith Lee and Dominik Dijakovic in a triple threat match next Wednesday (October 23). Strong defending his title against Velveteen Dream had originally been announced for the episode.

Lee and Dijakovic faced off on tonight’s NXT, but Strong interfered and caused the match to end in a no contest. 

Lee vs. Dijakovic was made a North American title number one contender’s match following an angle that took place earlier on the episode. After Tommaso Ciampa defeated Angel Garza, Undisputed Era came out and surrounded the ring. They gave a USB drive to Mauro Ranallo. When it was played, it was revealed that Undisputed Era had laid out Velveteen Dream backstage.

Strong defeated Velveteen Dream to win the North American title on NXT’s USA Network premiere last month.

Tonight’s Lee vs. Dijakovic match was the fourth time they’ve faced each other on NXT television. Lee and Dijakovic each have one victory in their series, and the other match ended in a double countout.

Lee vs. Dijakovic IV, Dunne vs. Priest set for NXT next week

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The latest chapter in Keith Lee and Dominik Dijakovic’s rivalry is set for next week.

WWE has announced Lee vs. Dijakovic for next Wednesday’s episode of NXT. It’s being promoted as the “rubber match” between the two due to Lee and Dijakovic each having wins over each other in NXT.

Lee defeated Dijakovic two weeks ago, while Dijakovic picked up a win against Lee in August. They also went to a double countout in a match this February.

Pete Dunne vs. Damian Priest has also been announced for next Wednesday. Their feud began last week when Priest attacked Dunne after Dunne defeated Danny Burch.

In his first match in nearly eight months, former NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa will return to action against Angel Garza next week.

Tegan Nox, who suffered a brutal leg injury in last year’s Mae Young Classic, is also set to make her televised NXT US in-ring return. She returned to the ring at an NXT house show this July and also recently appeared on NXT UK TV. Nox’s opponent for next week hasn’t been revealed.

NXT Largo, FL, live results: Keith Lee vs. Dominik Dijakovic

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From Minnreg Hall in front an estimated 300

– Mansoor defeated Austin Theory 

– Bianca Belair and MJ Jenkins defeated Aliyah and Vanessa Borne 

– Arturo Ruas defeated Tehuti Miles 

– The Outliers (w/Robert Stone) defeated Denzel and Babatunde 

– Cameron Grimes defeated Isaiah Scott 

– Rik Bugez defeated Cezar Bononi 

– We had an in-ring segment with Malcolm Bivens talking up his client, and best friend, Big Jordan 

– Rinku and Saurav defeated Bronson Reed and Vidot 

– Io Shirai defeated Reina Gonzalez 

– Keith Lee defeated Dominik Dijakovic

Dominik Dijakovic vs. Keith Lee set for next week’s NXT on USA

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Dominik Dijakovic and Keith Lee’s rivalry is coming to the USA Network.

During tonight’s live premiere of NXT on USA, it was announced that Dijakovic vs. Lee will take place next Wednesday (September 25). It will be part of the USA Network portion of next week’s NXT broadcast.

For tonight and next week’s episodes, the first hour of NXT is airing live on USA Network at 8 p.m. Eastern time and the second hour will be live on WWE Network at 9 p.m. Eastern. NXT will then begin airing live on USA for the full two hours on October 2.

Dijakovic defeated Lee when they faced off on the NXT episode that aired on August 28. They also went to a double countout in a match that aired on NXT TV this February.

Before signing with WWE, Dijakovic (as Donovan Dijak) and Lee had an acclaimed series of matches on the indies.

Dakota Kai returning to action is also set for next week’s NXT. She’s been out of action since tearing her ACL in December 2018.

Dominik Dijakovic returns to the ring at NXT house show

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By Joseph Currier and JJ Williams

Dominik Dijakovic returned to the ring at Saturday night’s NXT house show in Cocoa, Florida.

Prior to returning last night, Dijakovic had been out of action since April due to a torn meniscus. He defeated Cezar Bononi in his first match back.

Dijakovic underwent surgery on May 7 to repair the injury. He had been in the picture for an NXT North American Championship shot prior to his injury. North American Champion Velveteen Dream retained against Roderick Strong in the main event of last night’s house show.

Here are the full results (estimated attendance: 250 people):

– Tyler Breeze defeated Dexter Lumis

– Dominik Dijakovic defeated Cezar Bononi

– Shane Thorne & Brendan Vink defeated Team 3.0

– Bronson Reed defeated Cal Bloom

– Bianca Belair defeated Kavita Devi

– Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch defeated Dorian Mak & Riddick Moss (w/ Robert Stone)

– Killian Dain defeated Babatunde

– Mia Yim & Karen Q won a fatal four-way elimination tag match against Aliyah & Vanessa Borne, Marina Shafir & Taynara Conti, and Rachael Evers & Deonna Purrazzo

– NXT North American Champion Velveteen Dream defeated Roderick Strong to retain his title

Dominik Dijakovic undergoes surgery for torn meniscus

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Dominic Dijakovic has undergone surgery to repair a torn meniscus.

In a tweet today, Dijakovic revealed that he had surgery on Tuesday in Orlando, Florida to repair the meniscus. WWE.com later confirmed the surgery, but did not provide further details as to when the injury occurred. 

Dijakovic did not appear at the last set of NXT television tapings after Dijakovic vs. Velveteen Dream for the NXT North American Championship had been teased in the prior tapings. Velveteen Dream vs. Tyler Breeze appears to be the new direction while Dijakovic is out of action. 

WWE’s Big E is also currently out of action following surgery to repair a meniscus tear. While no official timetable has given for either man’s recovery, the standard surgical repair for a meniscus tear is arthroscopic. A typical recovery timetable from arthroscopic knee surgery is 2 to 6 weeks.

In his post, Dijakovic delivered an in-character promo, vowing to return and capture the North American championship. 

NXT Jacksonville, FL, live results: Velveteen Dream vs. Dominik Dijakovic

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From the Maxwell Snyder Armory with estimated attendance of 400

– Raul Mendoza defeated Cezar Bononi

– Reina Gonzalez defeated Kavita Devi

– Shane Thorne defeated “Freak Beast” Nick Comoroto

– Jermaine Haley (w/ Court Moore) defeated Vidot

– The Street Profits defeated Jeff Parker and Matt Lee

– Kushida defeated Trevor Lee

– Vanessa Borne and Aliyah defeated Kacy Catanzaro and Lacey Lane

– North American Champion Velveteen Dream defeated Dominik Dijakovic to retain his title

Matches set for next two weeks of NXT TV

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WWE has announced matches for the next two weeks of NXT television.

On last night’s episode, it was revealed that The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) vs. Marcel Barthel & Fabian Aichner and Candice LeRae vs. Aliyah will air next Wednesday (April 10). Keith Lee vs. Dominik Dijakovic will air on April 17.

The Street Profits vs. Barthel & Aichner and LeRae vs. Aliyah will presumably be taped at the Barclays Center before TakeOver: New York tomorrow, while Lee vs. Dijakovic should be filmed at NXT’s TV tapings at Full Sail University next Wednesday.

Aliyah and Vanessa Borne interrupted LeRae during an interview on last night’s episode. LeRae was asked about Johnny Gargano’s NXT Championship match against Adam Cole at TakeOver and discussed her own goal of becoming NXT Women’s Champion.

Lee and Dijakovic went to a double countout on the February 27 episode of NXT. They were supposed to have a rematch at March’s TV tapings, but the match didn’t end up happening. Dave Meltzer reported that Lee had an injury that wasn’t thought to be serious and wasn’t expected to keep him out for too long.

NXT Daytona, FL, live results: Aleister Black vs. Dominik Dijakovic

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Results courtesy of David Santos

Last night’s estimated attendance: 350 people.

– Riddick Moss defeated Mansoor

– Chelsea Green defeated Jessie Elaban

– Brennan Williams defeated Rinku Singh

– Eric Bugenhagen did an in-ring air guitar concert before being interrupted by Babatunde.

– Babatunde defeated Humberto Carrillo

– Punishment Martinez, Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan defeated The Undisputed Era (Kyle O’Reilly, Bobby Fish & Roderick Strong)

– NXT North American Champion Velveteen Dream defeated Luke Menzies to retain his title

– NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler, Marina Shafir & Jessamyn Duke defeated Bianca Belair, Mia Yim & Xia Li

– Aleister Black defeated Dominik Dijakovic

NXT Tampa, FL, live results: Keith Lee vs. Dominik Dijakovic

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Last night’s estimated attendance: 300 people.

– Danny Burch defeated Saurav Gurjar (w/ Mansoor Al-Shehail)

Burch rolled up his larger opponent for the win.

– Deonna Purrazzo defeated Xia Li

Purrazzo hit an overhead arm-trap suplex to pick up the win.

– Fabian Aichner defeated Riddick Moss

A spinning powerbomb got the win for Aichner.

– War Raiders defeated Dan Matha & Kona Reeves (w/ Vanessa Borne) by DQ

Borne shoved the referee to save her team. The crowd was all over Matha and Reeves here.

– Velveteen Dream defeated Luke Menzies

The Purple Rainmaker ended this one. Dream was a total babyface and even went around ringside to high five the kids.

– Nikki Cross & Mia Yim defeated Vanessa Borne & Lacey Evans

Cross pinned Borne after hitting the spinning neckbreaker.

– Babatunde Aiyegbusi defeated Punishment Martinez

This was two big men going at it. A dive over the top by Martinez got a “holy sh*t” chant, but the power of Babatunde was just too much.

– Keith Lee defeated Dominik Dijakovic

Excellent match. These two are great together and always deliver. Lee hit a pounce on Dijakovic that sent him over the top rope, Dijakovic hit a cyclone kick on Lee, and Lee won with the Super Nova.

– Heavy Machinery (Otis Dozovic & Tucker Knight) defeated The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole & Kyle O’Reilly)

Heavy Machinery hit the Trash Compactor for the win and celebrated with the crowd to end the weekend on the Florida loop.

NXT Sebring, FL, live results: Johnny Gargano vs. Dominik Dijakovic

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Last night’s estimated attendance: 150 people.

– EC3 defeated Dan Matha

EC3 hit the One Percenter for the win.

– Reina Gonzalez & Kavita Devi defeated Jessie Elaban & Lacey Lane

Gonzalez won it with a lariat on Elaban.

– Stacey Ervin Jr. defeated Luke Menzies

A trio of standing moonsaults — with the final one being a corkscrew moonsault — gave Ervin the hard-fought victory.

– The Forgotten Sons (Wesley Blake & Jaxson Ryker) defeated Humberto Carrillo & Raul Mendoza

The Forgotten Sons won with a lariat into a pinning combo.

– Matt Riddle defeated Kona Reeves

Riddle hit a powerbomb and knee strike to win a hard-fought, back-and-forth match.

– War Raiders (Hanson & Rowe) defeated Heavy Machinery (Tucker Knight & Otis Dozovic)

They had a hoss fight. The War Raiders took advantage late and put together a double-team flurry for the victory.

– Jeet Rama defeated Rocky

Rama won with a series of throws.

– Shayna Baszler & Marina Shafir defeated Dakota Kai & Candice LeRae

Real good match here. Kai ran wild with a series of kicks and a top rope foot stomp for a near fall, but she was no match for Baszler and got choked out.

– Johnny Gargano defeated Dominik Dijakovic

The crowd loved this one and the fans were thoroughly behind Gargano. Dijakovic overpowered Gargano and towered over him, but he was wrapped up in the Gargano Escape for the submission.