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A fatal four-way match on tonight’s NXT will determine the first challenger for Carmelo Hayes’ NXT Championship.

Two of the fatal four-way participants have been confirmed, while the two others remain a mystery. The match will feature Dragon Lee, JD McDonagh, and two wrestlers who have yet to be announced.

The winner will get their title shot against Hayes on the upcoming Spring Breakin’ special episode of NXT.

Hayes defeated Bron Breakker in the main event of Stand & Deliver to win the NXT Championship. Though Breakker initially showed respect to Hayes after the loss, he attacked both Hayes and Trick Williams on NXT last week.

After losing the NXT Women’s Tag Team titles at Stand & Deliver, Fallon Henley & Kiana James will get their rematch against Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn tonight.

Tiffany Stratton vs. Sol Ruca, an appearance by Cora Jade, a Chase U MVP ceremony for Duke Hudson, and Ilja Dragunov vs. Von Wagner have also been announced for the episode. If Wagner loses, Mr. Stone will no longer be his manager.

Our live coverage starts at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

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Opening the show is HIM. NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes, flanked by Trick Williams, enters the soundstage in Orlando to kick off the show with an in-ring promo.

Hayes cuts a promo on Bron Breakker, after Hayes was attacked with a cheap shot by Breakker last week. Hayes offers Breakker a spot in the fatal four-way set for later tonight, which determine a new number one contender.

Dragon Lee interrupts Hayes. Dragon Lee says Hayes wants a rematch with Breakker, but Dragon Lee vows to be the next challenger for the title at Spring Breakin’. Hayes tells Lee he will give him a break because he is new here. Hayes and Williams then warn Lee to never interrupt the champion again. They are all then interrupted again by someone else, as seems to be the trend tonight.

Out comes JD McDonagh, and he talks tough. Hayes at first puts him over like he did Dragon Lee, but Hayes then makes a leprechaun joke about McDonagh. 

Grayson Waller saunters out for yet another interruption. Waller reveals he is the third participant in the fatal four-way later on. Waller is cocky and full of himself as usual. 

Hayes ends the talking segment by saying he sees a lot of them, but there is only one HIM.  

NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions Isla Dawn & Alba Fyre defeated Fallon Henley & Kiana James to retain their titles

In a skit before the match, Henley and James are arguing backstage when Josh Briggs plays peacemaker, trying to get them to focus on regaining the tag titles. James tells Henley she doesn’t need the goodie two-shoes version of Henley, she needs the “yee-haw bitch” version of Henley. 

Brooks Jensen is noticeably absent, and James says he is mad at Henley and Briggs. Jensen arrives at the building as the match gets underway, and he soon rushes to the ring.

The match goes through a commercial break. Hot tag to Henley after the show returns from the break. Moments later, Henley piledrives Fyre with a Canadian Destroyer. 

Double down in the ring as Jensen runs in. He grabs James’ bag, much to the chagrin of Briggs. Jensen gets into the ring with the bag, and he tries giving it to Henley to use illegally. Jensen screams at Henley to hit her opponent with the bag, but Henley throws the bag back at Jensen. 

Henley screams at Jensen as the referee turns around. The ref sees Jensen with the bag, and the ref ejects Jensen. Meanwhile, Henley is screaming at Jensen to get out. Briggs comes over to Jensen and puts his hand on Jensen’s shoulder. An angry Jensen shoves Briggs down. 

Henley is too distracted with drama at ringside, and Henley eats a kick from Dawn. Henley takes a backstabber, and then Fyre jumps off the top rope with a swanton. Fyre then pins Henley, and the champs retain their titles.

A vignette highlights Noam Dar. He cuts a promo bragging on himself for being the Heritage Cup Champion. 

Bron Breakker crashes the Chase U MVP ceremony 

Andre Chase opens the ceremony by introducing Duke Hudson as the most valuable player at Chase U. Chase admits that he and Hudson have not always get along, but Chase starts talking about how they fight together. Chase almost drops an f-bomb, but his students stop him.

Hudson says he does not like award ceremonies because he does not like the spotlight on himself. Hudson then goes on to brag on himself. Hudson says it was a group effort, he just merely let the way. Hudson says he is the MVP of Chase U, and Hudson leads to live studio audience in spelling out C-H-A-S-E-U. 

Just as the crowd participation is over, Bron Breakker is suddenly at ringside. Breakker interrupts the award ceremony. Breakker begins waxing about Hayes wanting him in the fatal four-way later on, but Breakker says he realizes that the NXT Championship is a curse on his career

Breakker heels on the audience, adding he no longer needs approval from “these scumbags anymore.” Breakker caution that we are going to see a side of him we have never seen before. Breakker then offers Hudson his chance at taking the final spot in the number one contender’s fatal four-way.

Breakker goes to leave, but he turns around and hits Andre Chase with a spear. Hudson goes to protect his MVP trophy, and he bails out of the ring clutching the trophy. Thea Hail is checking on Chase as Breakker grabs the Chase U flag. Breakker rips the flag, and he breaks the flagpole over his knee. Breakker stands over a fallen Chase.

A great vignette profiles Gigi Dolan. She goes back to her childhood home, where she ran away from at an early age. Dolan relates it with her feud to Jacy Jayne. 

Tony D’Angelo and Stacks assault Pretty Deadly in broad daylight, and they kidnap Kit Wilson.

Eddy Thorpe defeated Javier Bernal 

Thorpe (Karl Fredericks) pinned Bernal after a twisting neckbreaker. They had a competitive match, but Thorpe eventually gets the win. Damon Kemp comes down to ringside, presumably scouting Thorpe. That looks to be Thorpe’s first program in NXT.

In a backstage skit, Schism confronts Gallus. The Dyad challenge Gallus to a NXT Tag Team Championship match. 

Scrypts in a vignette has a warns Axiom be is going to “expose” him.

Tiffany Stratton defeated Sol Ruca

Stratton pinned Ruca after a Christopher Daniels’ Best Moonsault Ever. This was definitely a developmental match.

Both Ruca and Stratton continue to rapidly improve in the ring, but they could have used a veteran here to help carry things. This match starts off well, but things get very indie by the end. Looks like they are just running through spots.

Duke Hudson is backstage getting pumped up for the fatal four-way later on tonight. Andre Chase is selling the spear from earlier, and Thea Hail is a ball of energy.

McKenzie Mitchell interviews Diamond Mine. Ivy Nile requested this time, and The Creed Brothers challenge Gallus to a tag title match. As the Diamond Mine leave, in walks Tiffany Stratton. She says another victory for the “center of the universe,” meaning herself. Stratton wonders out loud while she is not the number one contender. Stratton even says she beat the champion, Indi Hartwell, on three occasions before Hartwell won the title.

Lyra Valkyria confronts Cora Jade

Cora Jade goes to the ring for a monologue. Jade says she returned last week to find the NXT women division is “flipped upside down.” Jade goes on to insult Zoey Stark, saying Stark will always be the challenger and never the champion. 

Jade then claims she put Roxanne Perez “on the map” when she helped put the tag titles on her. Jade also claims Perez uses her past as a crutch, Jade transitions into a promo on Gigi Dolan. Jade tells Dolan to get out of here and “don’t let the door hit your Instagram-famous ass on the way out.” 

Instagram also makes Jade think of Tiffany Stratton. Jade warns Stratton that Jade runs things her in NXT, not Stratton. Jade move on to Lyra Valkyria. Jade gives credit to Valkyria for showing no fear in the recent ladder match, but Jade says Valkyria should fear her. 

The last person that Jade brings up is the current women’s champ, Indi Hartwell. Jade says this his her NXT, and she is the hero of the story. 

Valkyria interrupts the monologue, and she confronts Jade in the ring. This leads to a brawl between the two. Valkyria warns Jade to not go near the title picture, and Jade in turn slaps Valkyria on the face. The brawl is on from there. Jade flees the ring, and they end with a staredown. 

After a commercial break, there is another interview segment with McKenzie Mitchell. Would you believe there is yet another interruption. This time NXT North American Champion Wes Lee is interrupted by Charlie Dempsey and Drew Gulak. This would seem to plant the seed for a future title match.

Ilja Dragunov defeated Von Wagner (with Mr. Stone)

Dragunov pinned Wagner, so Mr. Stone is no longer the manger for Wagner per the stipulations of this match. In unrelated news, Dijak confronts Dragunov after the match.

Wagner is fairly dominate for much of the match, and he works over Dragunov. Yet, Dragunov fights back. Dragunov signals for his finisher, and he delivers his running uppercut. Dragunov then covers Wagner for a pinfall. 

Mr. Stone is seemingly in shock at ringside. Seconds later, Dijak comes out to confront Dragunov. They have a cartoonish staredown.

Tank Ledger is backstage preparing for his debut match. Hank Walker gives him a pep talk.

Joe Coffey (with Gallus) defeated Tank Ledger

Coffey pinned Ledger in a hoss fight. This was Ledger debut match on NXT television. Ledger is the stage name for former Northwestern University football player Joe Spivak, who was recruited by WWE after his college career. Aside from doing a clean job, Ledger looked good in his debut.

When the fight spills outside, Coffey sends Ledger crashing into the ring steps. Coffey winds up to deliver a discus lariat, and then Coffey lands another just before scoring the pinfall. 

NXT Tag Team Champions Mark Coffey and Wolfgang are at ringside in Joe Coffey’s corner. The Creed Brothers run down after the match to confront Gallus. This leads to a pull-apart brawl as a melee ensues.

Tony D’Angelo in a backstage skit is about to hit on Roxanne Perez when they are interrupted by Zoey Stark. Perez and Stark are booked against each other in a match next week. 

Pretty Deadly suddenly rushes in to ambush Tony D and Stacks. They beat them down, getting a measure of revenge for the aggravated kidnapping from earlier tonight. 

Grayson Waller defeated Duke Hudson (with Andre Chase & Thea Hail), Dragon Lee, and JD McDonagh in a fatal four-way number one contender’s match

Waller pinned Hudson to win the match, and Waller in winning is the new number one contender for the NXT Championship. The top men’s title match at Spring Breakin’ is set with Hayes defending his title against Waller. Hayes even confronts Waller face-to-face after the match.

Picking up the pace as they went, there is a lot of action in this match. The four-way bout goes through a commercial break, and slew of near falls follow when the show returns from the break. Everyone got a moment to shine.

Dragon Lee to me looked the most impressive in the ring, and it came down to Dragon Lee against Hudson in the closing moments of the match. Dragon Lee executes a sit-out powerbomb on Hudson. Waller breaks up the count by giving Dragon Lee a cutter. Waller then steals a pinfall when he covers Hudson for a three count. 

NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes confronts Waller after the match as they face off on the stage as the show closes.

Following NXT on USA Network is Fighting With My Family, which is the movie based on Saraya (Paige) and the Knight family.