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Giulia wins Women’s title at WWE NXT New Year’s Evil

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Giulia has won her first gold in WWE.

In the opening match of NXT New Year’s Evil in Los Angeles, Giulia kicked off the new year by defeating Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women’s title. This ends Perez’s 274 day reign with the title after defeating Lyra Valkyria at NXT Stand and Deliver last April.

The finish of Tuesday’s match had Cora Jade interfere, helping Perez back into the ring as both women were on the outside. Perez hit pop rocks and went for an armbar as the referee sent Jade to the back. Giulia cut off Perez and hit the second northern lights bomb of the match to win the championship.

Giulia made her debut for WWE back at No Mercy in September, directly confronting Perez. The two faced off on the CW premiere episode of NXT the following month, with Perez emerging as the winner. Giulia regained momentum after winning the NXT Iron Survivor Challenge at the Deadline premium live event last month, earning herself another shot at the NXT Women’s title.

WWE NXT live results: The fallout from Deadline

Posted on by Chris Aiken

With both Iron Survivor Challenge winners set to appear, the fallout from Deadline takes place on WWE NXT tonight.

Giulia and Oba Femi were victorious on Saturday, winning the respective Iron Survivor Challenge matches. They are now in line for title shots next month at NXT New Year’s Evil. Giulia will be challenging Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women’s Championship on January 7, while Femi will face NXT Champion Trick Williams.

Femi was a surprise addition to the men’s Iron Survivor field at Deadline, replacing Eddy Thorpe following an angle where Thorpe was taken out by a mystery attacker.

A singles match between Je’Von Evans and Wes Lee is part of tonight’s lineup. They were entrants in the men’s Iron Survivor Challenge at Deadline and then got into an altercation after the match.

Plus, Gigi Dolin & Tatum Paxley team up against Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx of Fatal Influence.

Join us for live coverage starting at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

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After a recap of Deadline, NXT opens with the entrance of Giulia. She won the Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge at Deadline, and she enters the sound stage at the Performance Center in Orlando in front of a live studio audience.

Giulia gets her shot at the NXT Women’s Championship as the next challenger to Roxanne Perez. Their title match is set for New Year’s Evil in January. Giulia gets in the ring on tonight’s show to address the audience as the next challenger.

Giulia starts with a monologue where she is vowing to win the title, when Giulia is interrupted by Perez. The champ cuts a promo on her challenger. Perez says neither Giulia, nor anyone else on the roster, is on her level. Perez boasts about defeating Giulia in a previous match.

Giulia challenges Perez to fight right now, when out comes Perez’s cohort Cora Jade. While Jade claims Giulia will not even make it to New Year’s Evil, and the director cuts to the backstage area where Stephanie Vaquer. The two heels hints at being responsible.

Giulia throws a forearm strike Perez and the fight is on, but Giulia is outnumbered. Plus, Cora Jade has a weapon. Jade hits Giulia with her trusty kendo stick. Giulia is in peril when out runs Kelani Jordan to make the save. Jordan evens the odds. The heel duo powders, and sets up a tag team match for tonight’s main event.

A backstage skit sets up a NXT North American Championship match with Tony D’Angelo defending against Ethan Page. The skit begins with “The Don” taking pity on Page, and D’Angelo offers him a title match. Page at first declines, and Page dismisses the North American title.

When “The Don” opens up the challenge to others in the room, Page suddenly changes his tune. Page now wants a match, sarcastically saying if he cannot beat the North American Champion then Page’s career is basically over. With that backhanded compliment of the title, Page thanks D’Angelo for the match.

“Raw is Netflix” teaser plugs the start date as “1.6.25”, while NXT cuts to its first commercial break.

Lexis King wants another shot at the Heritage Cup, and Charlie Dempsey says he will think about it. From there, Dempsey goes to talk with his crew. They are visited by OTM, and there is a confrontation. This also sets up a match with Jaida Parker against Wren Sinclair, with them also involved in the skit.

Je’Von Evans defeated Wes Lee

Evans pinned Lee clean after a tornillo body press. This was a good match, and not even the high spot fest you might think. There was still plenty of flying, though. Lee is more aggressive early on, and he clearly the heel. Lee also has a new look and hair style.

The match goes through a commercial break. Evans kicks off after taking Lee’s finisher. Just before that, Lee tries to cheat by putting his feet on the ropes for added leverage in a pinning combination. The referee catches Lee in the act, and Lee bickers with him. Moments later, Lee regroups to deliver the Cardiac Kick, but Evans kicks out. From there, they proceed to go home.

Evans hits Lee with a superkicks to set up the finis, and then Evans does a double springboard into a tornillo splash. Evans then covers Lee for a three count and a decisive victory.

A video package highlights Josh Briggs and his new tag team partnership with Yoshiki Inamura. Clips show Briggs in Japan, as they tell the story of Briggs teaming up with Inamura. They will soon arrive in NXT.

Reporter Sarah Schreiber is standing outside the trainer’s room looking for an update on Stephanie Vaquer. Out walks Kelani Jordan and Giulia. They cut promos, with Giulia first ranting in Japanese. Jordan then cuts a promo in English.

Sol Ruca is in the locker room talking with Zaria. Whatever aura Zaria had with her cool debut several weeks ago is gone, as she is now doing wacky skits like everyone else. Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson confront Ruca and Zaria, which would clearly seem to set up a tag match.

Hank Walker & Tank Ledger defeated Tyriek Igwe & Tyson Dupont

Some heat on Tank about halfway through the match. That set up a hot tag spot, and then they go home after Hank runs wild. Bossman slam by Hank, and then he and Tank do their combo powerslam finisher. Tank then covers Tyson to win the match.

Tyson goes to shake hands with Hank & Tank after the match. Tyriek refuses any handshakes, and he storms off clearly upset over the loss.

Oba Femi is headed to the ring for a monologue since winning the Men’s Iron Survivor Challenge. Femi vows to reclaim his “rightful position on the throne,” and Femi goes to address NXT Champion Trick Williams. With the mention of his name, out comes Trick to confront Oba.

Williams and Femi go face-to-face when Eddy Thorpe suddenly interrupts them. Thorpe says will not ignore what Femi did to him (alluding to a Tonya Harding angle, which was the cliffhanger that ended the previous episode of NXT).

“Me and my people have been through enough,” Thorpe says to Femi as Thorpe gets into the ring. Thorpe confronts Femi and accuses Femi of attacking him. Femi tells Thorpe to shut up, and Femi asks Thorpe if he actually Femi attack him. Thorpe says no, as someone jumped him from behind. But whoever was powerful, and the only person with that kind of strength is Femi.

Femi blows off Thorpe, who was coming off like a jerk as well. Trick then cuts a promo on Femi, hyping their match at New Year’s Evil. Femi responds by saying the only reason Trick is the number one guy is because Femi allowed it. Femi says whenever he was ready, he could take the title. Femi then promises and swears to Trick that 2025 will be the end of his era.

After Femi leaves the ring, Thorpe rants at Trick. Thorpe is just an annoying heel? Why? He is a really great wrestler. Maybe then him be that. Otherwise, he is so unlikable in his current role as a serial complainer. Williams cut a promo on Thorpe, and then Williams punks him out. Williams decks Thorpe with a punch, after Williams sets up a match with Thorpe for next week.

Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne & Jaxmyn Nyz with NXT Women’s North American Champion Fallon Henley) defeated Gigi Dolan & Tatum Paxley

Jayne pinned Paxley, after some outside interference by Henley. Paxley drops the fall, so she at least got a hot tag in the match. Henley interferes by shoving Paxley off the top turnbuckle. “Rolling Encore” by Jayne on Paxley, and Jayne folds up Paxley for the pinfall.

The heel trio attacks Paxley after the match. Dolan tries to make a save, but Dolan is also beaten down by Fatal Influence. Shotzi Blackheart suddenly returns, and she cleans house. Together with Paxley and Dolan, the babyface trio boots the heels out of the ring. This would seem to set up a trios match, so maybe a six-woman tag coming soon.

NXT Tag Team Champions were in a few backstage skits. The final one on this episode reveals that Axiom is booked to work twice next week, in a mix-up with Frazier. Axiom got himself booked in singles match with Oba Femi. However, Frazier also pitched an idea to defend the titles. NXT GM Ava booked them in a tag title match next week. Now Axiom has to wrestle Femi in a singles match, and then help defend the tag titles alongside Frazier in a tag bout against unnamed opponents.

Lots of plugs and ads on the show for Saturday Night’s Main Event.

NXT North American Champion Tony D’Angelo defeated Ethan Page to retain the title

D’Angelo pinned Page clean after a spinebuster. Finish was good in that it came out of nowhere, but not a shock nor fluke pin. D’Angelo countered the Razor’s Edge by Page, and “The Don” executes the spinebuster.

The match goes through a commercial break, which also marked the return to NXT of the split-screen break. Not much happened other than some rest holds anyway. The match was good nonetheless.

Football personality Ryan Leaf has a cameo in a backstage skit with Lexis King. This is a tie-in with CW’s football coverage. Up comes Charlie Dempsey to tell King he is granted a Heritage Cup match, but only if King can survive a training session with Dempsey.

Ethan Page is depressed and upset with himself. Page says he is lost and ashamed of himself. Page then sulks away.

NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez & Cora Jade vs. Kelani Jordan & Giulia

Perez & Jade, in matching gear, jump Jordan & Giulia before the bell. Eventually, they get in the ring and the bell sounds to officially start the match.

They wrestle through a commercial break. They built to Perez facing off with Giulia. Soon thereafter, Jordan does a frog splash for a near fall. Moments later, Jordan does a plancha to the outside on Jade. as Jade is being rolled back into the ring, Perez grabs Jordan to deliver Pop Rocks on the floor. After Jordan is rolled into the ring by Perez, Giulia leaps off the apron with a missile dropkick on Perez. Giulia and Perez brawl at ringside, while Jade drops Jordan with a butterfly DDT. Jade then covers Jordan for the deciding pinfall.

After the match, Stephanie Vaquer’s theme music blares, while Jade stands in the ring with her trusty kendo stick. With Jade watching the entrance ramp, Vaquer sneaks behind Jade to ambush her. Jade bumps and feeds, and then Jade powders. Vaquer then chases Jade through the studio audience.

Meanwhile in the office of the General Manager, Ava is singing a contract along with Eddy Thorpe. Next week, Thorpe challenges Trick Williams for the NXT Championship. Thorpe boasts that he deserves this shot.

Ava tells Thorpe they are still looking in to who attacked him. As Thorpe signs the contract, he reveals the Tonya Harding angle from last Tuesday was all a ruse. Thorpe staged the attack to get the title shot. He worked everyone apparently, and now he has a title shot next week.

Giulia segment announced for WWE NXT

Posted on by Ian Carey

A new segment has been announced for tonight’s episode of NXT.

Giulia is now advertised to speak on the show following her victory in the women’s Iron Survivor Challenge at NXT Deadline on Saturday. With the win, Giulia earned an NXT Women’s Championship match against Roxanne Perez at New Year’s Evil on January 7, 2025, in Los Angeles.

From WWE.com:

“Women’s Iron Survivor Giulia will speak after her impressive showing at Deadline that made her the No. 1 Contender to the NXT Women’s Championship. The Beautiful Madness defeated Sol Ruca, Wren Sinclair, Zaria and Stephanie Vaquer to become the Iron Survivor and clinch a future championship opportunity. Don’t miss Giulia TONIGHT at 8/7 C on USA”

The winner of the men’s Iron Survivor Challenge, Oba Femi, has also been announced for tonight’s show. The full lineup is below.

WWE NXT announced lineup for Tuesday, December 10, 2024:

  • Wes Lee vs. Je’Von Evans
  • Oba Femi will appear
  • Gigi Dolin & Tatum Paxley vs. Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx
  • Giulia will speak

Giulia wins women’s Iron Survivor Challenge at WWE NXT Deadline

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Giulia has earned a NXT Women’s Championship bout.

The former Stardom star was successful in the main event of Saturday’s NXT Deadline, defeating Wren Sinclair, Zaria, Stephanie Vaquer, and Sol Ruca to earn a future Women’s Championship match. With each participant earning one pinfall, Giulia pinned Zaria with a knee strike to earn a second pinfall with seconds left in the match. Stephanie Vaquer quickly attempted a magistral cradle but wasn’t quick enough to beat the clock, giving Giulia the win.

Giulia’s title match will take place at New Year’s Evil on January 7 in Los Angeles. She and the current champion, Roxanne Perez, previously met in October on the premiere of NXT on the CW. Perez successfully retained the title that night. 

The opening of Deadline saw Oba Femi make a surprise return, scoring three pinfalls to become the number one contender for the NXT Championship. He will now challenge for that title at New Year’s Evil. Trick Williams, the current champion, successfully retained the title on Saturday by defeating Ridge Holland.

Two more WWE NXT wrestlers qualify for Iron Survivor Challenge

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Four of five spots in each Iron Survivor Challenge match scheduled for WWE NXT Deadline are now set following Tuesday’s WWE NXT episode.

Giulia defeated Kelani Jordan to secure her place in the women’s Iron Survivor Challenge match at Deadline set for Saturday, December 7, becoming the fourth woman to qualify.

On the men’s side, Ethan Page defeated Axiom on Tuesday’s episode to become the fourth male competitor to qualify for the men’s Iron Survivor Challenge at Deadline.

One spot remains in each Iron Survivor Challenge match. In each instance, the losers of the already completed qualifying matches will square off in a four-way on next week’s WWE NXT episode to decide the final competitor in both the men’s and women’s bouts.

The update WWE NXT Deadline lineup:

WWE NXT Deadline, Saturday, December 7 —

  • NXT Champion Trick Williams defends against Ridge Holland
  • Men’s Iron Survivor Challenge: Ethan Page vs. Wes Lee vs. Je’Von Evans vs. Nathan Frazer vs. TBD
  • Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge: Giulia vs. Stephanie Vaquer vs. Zaria vs. Sol Ruca vs. TBD
  • NXT Tag Team Champions Nathan Frazer & Axiom defend against TBD

Giulia & Stephanie Vaquer vs. Meta-Four added to WWE NXT

Posted on by Bryan Rose

A new match has been added to Tuesday’s NXT.

It was announced on social media that Stephanie Vaquer and Giulia will team together to take on Meta-Four’s Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend. 

Vaquer and Giulia took part in the main event of last week’s program where they, Jordynne Grace, Zaria, and Kelani Jordan defeated Fatal Influence, Cora Jade, and Roxanne Perez. Towards the end of the match, Jackson and Legend attempted to interfere at ringside but were taken out by Giulia and Vaquer. 

Jackson & Legend had been making appearances on the main roster in recent weeks which led to them being part of a four-way Women’s Tag Team title match at Crown Jewel, where they failed to win the titles.

The announced card for the Tuesday, November 12 WWE NXT:

  • NXT Women’s North American Champion Fallon Henley defends against Kelani Jordan
  • Iron Survivor Challenge qualifier: Wes Lee vs. Cedric Alexander
  • Iron Survivor Challenge qualifier: Cora Jade vs. Sol Ruca
  • Stephanie Vaquer & Giulia vs. Meta-Four (Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend)
  • Nikkita Lyons vs. Adriana Rizzo
  • Ava decides the next challengers to Nathan Frazer & Axiom’s NXT Tag Team titles

WWE NXT live results: Trick Williams & Bubba Ray Dudley team up at former ECW Arena

Posted on by Chris Aiken

WWE NXT Champion Trick Williams will team with Bubba Ray Dudley against former champion Ethan Page and Ridge Holland as part of tonight’s live debut from the former ECW Arena.

Dudley and Holland got into a verbal altercation at last month’s Halloween Havoc leading to Dudley getting physically involved in defending Williams on last week’s NXT TV.

The show is taking place on a different night as well, going head-to-head with AEW Dynamite.

In an all-star 10-woman tag team match, former TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace returns to team with Stephanie Vaquer, Giulia, Kelani Jordan and Zaria against NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez, Cora Jade, and all three members of Fatal Influence.

In an homage to the now-2300 Arena, Lola Vice will go one-on-one with Jaida Parker in a hardcore match with former ECW manager Dawn Marie as special guest referee.

In an anticipated singles bout, Je’Von Evans will go to battle with Wes Lee.

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The show begins with a canned intro that uses the ECW “This is Extreme!” theme song, along with clips from NXT action. NXT is live on the air from the corner of Swanson and Ritner, from the former home of the ECW Arena.

In the crowd is someone dressed like Hat Guy, and his seat is nearly in the same spot. Opening the show is a “hardcore” match.

Jaida Parker defeated Lola Vice in a hardcore match with Dawn Marie as special guest referee

Parker pinned Vice after a hip attack finisher. They steal a page from the Friday script, except in this version the heel grabs a brick and hits the babyface. That set up the finish.

Metal folding chairs are used early and often in the match. There are spinning back fists into chairs, chairs wedged between the ropes, chairs scattered in the ring, and also chair shots of course. Vice tries to get a table from underneath the ring, but Parker shoves the table back under the ring.

Double clothesline on the floor, and a double down as the show cuts to its first commercial break. When the show returns, ladders, trash cans, and kendo sticks (or “Singapore canes” since this is an ECW tribute show).

Vice is put on a ladder bridged in the ropes, and Parker jumps off a standing ladder in the ring. Parker with a “teardrop” senton and crushes the ladder bridge, and Parker gets a near fall. Vice fights back to apply a choke, yet Parker is able to escape. They took turns hitting each other with the Singapore canes, and they took some big bumps.

Just before they go home, Vice has Parker trapped in a chokehold. Parker is able to pick up a gimmicked brick that is laying in the ring, and Parker hits Vice with the brick. The hold is broken of course, and Parker gets to her feet so she can run the ropes. Parker delivers her hip attack finisher, and Parker covers Vice for a three count.

Ridge Holland and Ethan Page are together to cut promos on their opponents for tonight. Notably, Page says there will be no tables in their match.

Wes Lee ambushes Rob Van Dam in a backstage skit. RVD is giving some advice to Kelani Jordan, who points Rob in the direction of Ava’s office. Suddenly, Wes Lee runs in to attack RVD. The skit is shot in a way that chair shots are not seen, but heard instead.

Adrianna Rizzo against Nikkita Lyons in a singles match is official for next week, which is first mentioned in a skit where Nunzio (Little Guido) and Tony Mamaluke meet up with a Tony D’Angelo and his Family for not checking in. Nunzio is apparently now a gangster from Philly. It was silly, but not in the fun way when Little Guido ran with the FBI.

Je’Von Evans defeated Wes Lee

Evans pinned Lee, in a match where RVD shows up at ringside. This was a pretty dang good match, and it was more in the spirit of the original ECW than anything else on the show so far.

The match goes through a commercial break. The show cuts to commercial after Lee drops Evans with a brain buster on the ring steps.

Less brawling after the break, and more high spots. Lots of flying. Evans does his double springboard into a cutter, but Lee rolls out of the ring before Evans can make a cover. Evans then sails through the ropes with tope suicida that sends him crashing over the announce desk.

Lee gets a chair and goes to hit Evans, but the ref takes the chair away. Moments later, Lee gets the chair again. That brings out RVD, who made a miraculous recovery. Lee confronts RVD, and RVD ducks a chair shot. Evans then dives over the ropes on Lee.

Rolling back into the ring, Lee takes a flying cutter from Evans. RVD cheers on Evans as he does a frog splash, and Evans covers Lee for a pinfall.

Eddy Thorpe wants to speak with Ava, but she makes an excuse and says it can wait. Ava is headed to the ring alongside Stevie Turner and Robert Stone.

After a commercial break, Ava and company are in the ring. The crowd is tough as Ava announces the next NXT PLE will be Deadline. Robert Stone butts in to cut a promo on Philly fans. Stone puts over New York fans over Philly fans. Stone keeps cutting a promo on Philly when the arena lights go dark. The lights come back on and Rhino is in the ring. Rhino gores Stone, and the crowd pops.

Ridge Holland & Ethan Page defeated NXT Champion Trick Williams & Bubba Ray Dudley

Holland pinned Williams to win the match. With Holland pinning the champion, that likely sets up a title bout for the near future. D-Von Dudley made a cameo in a post-match angle.

Holland shoves Bubba early on, so they square off. Later on, Bubba cleans house after a mildly hot tag. The crowd was nonetheless hot for Bubba. The heels are reeling as the show cuts to a commercial break.

When the show returns from the break, Bubba is crotched on the ring post. Holland & Page then get heat on Bubba, as they work him over. Bubba is audibly calling spots clear as day, as he sets up to deliver a spear. Hot tag to Trick, and he is a house of fire. All four are involved in the match just before the finish.

For the finish, Holland dodges Trick’s knee strike finisher, and Holland rolls up Trick for a pinfall.

Page jumps Trick after the match. Holland then joins in to team up on Trick. Page & Holland are beating down Trick when Bubba makes a save. Bubba and Trick do the “wazzzup” and the “get the tables” spots, which were actually not part of ECW lore. Whatever, though. It got over with the live crowd.

When Trick went to get a table, he could not find a table under the ring. They wondered what to do when the Dudley’s theme song blares, and out comes D’Von Dudley with a table. Page is then put through a table. D-Von then presents Trick with a pair of Dudley glasses.

The love story between Ashante “Thee” Adonis and Karmen Petrovic continues to blossom. Slow burn here.

NXT North American Champion Tony D’Angelo (with The Family) defeated Nunzio (with Tony Mamaluke)

D’Angelo pinned Nunzio after a spinebuster. Nunzio looked very thin in tights, but he can still work pretty well. He did a few of his signature spots, before getting a crowbar to use. The ref takes the crowbar from Nunzio, and D’Angelo finishes him off. D’Angelo executes his finisher, and he covers Nunzio for a pinfall. Tony D and Nunzio embrace after the match after shaking hands.

Backstage, Shawn Spears tells Brooks Jensen that he is “feeling Italian” next week in Orlando.

In footage from last week, Mr. William Regal shakes hands and says farewell to Lexis King. Regal the runs into Charlie Dempsey and the No Quarter Crew. Regal remarks to Dempsey that King is not his father’s son. Regals asks Dempsey is he is his father’s son. Dempsey says time will tell. The inside joke here is Dempsey’s actual father is Regal.

Francine is shown in the front row of ringside.

TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace, Stephanie Vaquer, Giulia, Kelani Jordan & Zaria defeated NXT Women’s North American Champion Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne, Jazmyn Nyz, Cora Jade & NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez

Zaria pinned Perez to win the match. This was a good match where everyone got to shine or get some spots in. Giulia and Vaquer worked together with tandem moves, since they are an established team. Zaria eventually tags in, and she looks strong.

All ten face off in a standoff that turns into a slugfest. Jordan does a moonsault off the top rope to the floor, just before the show cuts to its final commercial break. A replay shows the moonsault in slow motion as the show fades into commercials.

After returning from the break, heat on Jordan. She is kept away from her corner, as Jordan is in peril. Hot tag to Grace, and she is a house of fire. She gets a near fall on Jade.

Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson come down to ringside, and they are wiped out with high flying from Vaquer & Giulia.

Everyone gets involved with a parade of high spots in the closing moments. Zaria inadvertently spears Grace in the match, which was a very notable spot.

For the finish itself, Perez goes for Pop Rocks. Zaria blocks the move, and Zaria gives Perez the F-5. Zaria then covers Perez to win the match.

The babyfaces celebrate with their hands’ raised, as the ECW theme song plays before the show fades to black.

There was some really good wrestling on the show, but this was the lamest ECW tribute I have seen. As a fan of the original ECW, this show had none of the magic of past tribute shows.

WWE NXT Halloween Havoc live results: Trick Williams vs. Ethan Page

Posted on by Marc Quill

The feud between NXT Champion Trick Williams and Ethan Page will continue on tonight’s WWE NXT Halloween Havoc from Hershey, Pennsylvania, in a Devil’s Playground match.

The two have feuded since June with Williams defeating Page earlier this month to kick off his second reign. The match stipulation is expected to be that of the hardcore variety.

The NXT men’s North American title will also be on the line as Tony D’Angelo defends against former champion Oba Femi in a Tables, Ladders & Scares match.

NXT women’s North American Champion Kelani Jordan will take one member of Fatal Influence (Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne or Jazmyn Nyx) in a to-be-announced stipulation by the heel group.

Two of the most notable new talents on the NXT scene — Giulia & Stephanie Vaquer — will team up against NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez & Cora Jade.

Andre Chase vs. Ridge Holland in an ambulance match rounds out the main card on Peacock/WWE Network.

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– Halfway through the Kickoff, Ava was with the members of Fatal Influence and Kelani Jordan as the group was asked by the NXT GM to pick Jordan’s opponent. Fallon Henley suggested that the Women’s North American Champion face the group in a Gauntlet Match.

– Just before the show began, we checked in with Bubba Ray Dudley and Dave LaGreca of Busted Open Radio from inside the Giant Center as they discussed Trick Williams vs. Ethan Page for the NXT Championship. As the two began discussing the Andre Chase vs. Ridge Holland Ambulance Match, Holland confronted LaGreca and Bubba and argued with the two. Holland threatened to go after Bubba for predicting a Chase victory and showing disapproval for his attacks against Chase U.

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– We began the night with shots of various wrestlers arriving, the cold open featuring Gigi Dolin highlighting the big matches of tonight’s event was then shown.

Tables Ladders and “Scares” Match (North American Championship): Tony D’Angelo defeated Oba Femi

The action started off hot at ringside with D’Angelo spearing Femi through the barricade. He then began pulling ladders from under the ring, setting a large one as a bridge between the ring and the table. Femi regained control and threw a multitude of chairs into the ring.

Femi chokeslammed D’Angelo onto a chair for a two-count. With a ladder set against the corner, Femi continued the chair assault on D’Angelo. He threw the Champ into the ladder leaned against the corner before trapping D’Angelo in the corner with the ladder.

At ringside, Femi maintained his ruthless attack on D’Angelo, then throwing him through a table in the ring with a running uppercut. That only got a two.

Femi took D’Angelo’s tire iron and smashed him with it before locking in a hold using the weapon. Femi continued to work over the North American Champion with the tire iron.

D’Angelo powered out of a Femi powerbomb attempt to toss the challenger overhead. The fans were going wild.

Femi regained advantaged and trapped D’Angelo in the corner with zipties. The Family attempted to run interference, but were laid out. Femi then tried to go after Adrianna Rizzo, but this gave D’Angelo enough time to escape and spear Femi onto the ladder bridge.

The finish saw The Family recover and attack Femi with a Shatter Machine as D’Angelo finished things off with a slam through the table for the pin and win.

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(This was a fun opener and I enjoyed the finish of The Family getting payback on Femi for his attacks on them.)

– Sarah Schreiber interviewed Lexis King backstage when William Regal confronted King.

Tag Team Match: Stephanie Vaquer & Giulia defeated Cora Jade & Roxanne Perez

Vaquer and Perez started the match, with the former showing off her strength early on. Vaquer countered a Perez pin and slammed her head repeatedly with a headscissore style move. Giulia was tagged in and the international stars showed great chemistry with some nice double team moves.

Giulia trapped Perez in an STF as Vaquer intercepted Jade and also locked in an STF, but they couldn’t get the tapout. Giulia soared through the sky with an amazing dropkick on Perez. The NXT Women’s Champ took control as she tagged in Jade.

The heel duo maintained the advantage as Jade had Giulia locked in a resthold. The action picked up with the hot tag as Vaquer was a house of fire. Vaquer escaped Perez’s crossface, but couldn’t get out of the avalanche poisonrana. Tag to Jade, followed by the diving senton. Giulia broke the count as things descended to chaos.

Giulia tagged back in, but Jade and Perez attempted a double team move. Giulia escaped and tagged Vaquer. In the melee, Giulia flattened Jade with a knee. Suplex by Giulia is followed by a Phoenix Splash from Vaquer who got the 1, 2, 3.

– After the match, the lights shut off to reveal Zaria watching from the crowd. She stared down both teams intensely before the segment ended.

(A heck of a tag match to help establish how top-heavy the NXT Womens Division is with Giulia and Vaquer’s arrivals. The addition of Zaria (aka the former Delta) should make things more interesting.)

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– Footage from earlier this week was shown of Je’von Evans and Cedric Alexander talking about their match against FrAxiom for the NXT Tag Titles on Tuesday’s NXT.

– We went to David LaGreca and Bubba Ray Dudley in the crowd talking about the women’s tag match that we just saw, as well as the Tables, Ladders, and “Scares” Match.

Ambulance Match: Ridge Holland defeated Andre Chase

Chase wore a Freddy Kreuger-inspired sweater for this match, which started off with both Chase and Holland mixing it up. Chase dove from the apron with a cannonball to take down Holland.

At ringside, Holland recovered and threw Chase over the barricade. The action found its way to the Ambulance as Chase used a fire extinguisher to spray Holland with. Holland responded with a belly to belly.

In the ring, Chase struck Holland with a chair, but got slammes to the mat at ringside. Holland exposed the concrete, but got thrown onto it by Chase. The stretcher was used to good effect by Chase as the announce table got some action.

Chase avoided calamity as he countered Holland on the table and planted the scoundrel with a DDT. Chase tried to roll Holland on the stretcher, but to no avail as his foe escaped. Holland regained the advantage and dropped Chase onto the stretcher and pulled it next to the ambulance on the stage.

Holland pummeled Chase but was caught by surprise by a stretcherboard strike. Chase flattened Holland with a pumpkin before he climbed the ambulance to leap onto him. Chase threw Holland into the ambulance and thought he had it won. Holland raked Chase in the eye and catapulted him head first onto the door.

Holland brought an end to this match by hitting his DDT and throwing Chase into the ambulance and shutting the door.

(A rather interesting and entertaining match that should thrust Holland into a title picture moving forward.)

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– Earlier this week, Nathan Frazer and Axiom were training for their tag title match. We then went backstage to NXT GM Ava, who was asked about NXT’s upcoming show from the ECW Arena in Philadelphia. Ava announced Jaida Parker vs. Lola Vice would be a hardcore match with EVW alumni Dawn Marie as guest referee.

Gauntlet Match (Women’s North American Championship): Fatal Influence’s Fallon Henley defeated Kelani Jordan

Jordan started off in the Gauntlet against Jazmyn Nyx, taking her down with dropkicks, followed by a moonsault to the outside. Running splash from Jordan only got a two. Nyx looked to regain momentum with a running field goal kick on Jordan, but no avail.

Fisherman suplexes by Nyx kept Jordan grounded, but not for long. Jordan went up top for the 450 Splash as she pinned Nyx for the first fall.

Jacy Jayne was next up in the Gauntlet, but Jordan seemed more than ready for her, immediately taking her down with a vaulting splash on the outside.

Jayne trapped Jordan in a tree of woe to hit the cannonball. Jayne had the advantage with the running knee to Jordan’s head as she kept her for grounded.

Jordan regained momentum, but Jayne rolled her up for a pin that couldn’t get the job done. Jordan fought back and hit a rollup pin of her own for the one, two, three.

Jayne cheapshotted Jordan before Fallon Henley came out for the final part of this Gauntlet. Henley hit a suplex on Jordan and slammed her head to the canvas to assert control on her fatigued opponent.

Jordan dropped a leg on Henley’s head, but couldn’t get the three. We got a double down from both women as they tried to get themselves back up.

Henley and Jordan exchanged strikes in the ring as the action was fast and furious. Up top, Jordan tried for her 450, but Jayne provided a distraction as Henley rolled out of the way and hit her Shining Wizard to capture the Women’s North American Title.

– After the match, Fatal Influence tried to cut a promo, but the lights went out again as Zaria’s video played. Inside the ring, Zaria stood behind the Fatal Influence trio and destroyed them in short order.

(The classic gauntlet scenario played out as expected, but Zaria making it clear she wants the Women’s North American Title should spice things up.)

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– Backstage, Adrianna Rizzo threw down the gauntlet against Nikkita Evans, who attacked her last Tuesday on NXT.

– Ridge Holland once again confronted Bubba Ray Dudley and David LaGreca while the two discussed the main event.

– Tatum Paxley spun the Halloween Havoc wheel and we learned that she will face Wendy Choo on Tuesday’s NXT in a Casket Match.

Devil’s Playground (NXT Championship): Trick Williams defeated “All Ego” Ethan Page

Page attacked Williams during the ring introductions as he battered away at the NXT Champion. He then brought a chair into the proceedings. Williams had a chair of his own as he hit Page with it. He then put a jack-o-lantern on Page’s head and attacked him with repeated strikes that broke the pumpkin.

The fight made its way through the crowd as Williams threw Page onto a garbage can, but that was a near-fall. Champion and challenger walked and brawled back to ringside as Page avoided a chair shot and instead threw Williams into the ringpost with the chair wrapped around his neck.

Page continued the assault on Williams with the chair as he planted the NXT Champion with a sidewalk slam onto an unfolded chair. When that didn’t get the win, Page threw Williams from the top rope onto another chair for added pain.

Wiliams created some separation between him and Page with a DDT and tried to build momentum. Trick Shot attempt dodged by Page as he went for an Ego’s Edge that Williams escaped. Another Trick Shot attempt connects, but Page kicked out.

Outside the ring, Page knocked down Williams with a black bag that’s later revealed to have nuts and bolts inside. Williiams hits a neckbreaker on Page that sends him into the nuts and bolts.

Page regained control outside the ring as he grabbed the steel steps. However, Williams caught him by surprise from behind. The announce table was cleared as Page hit a super Ego’s Edge through the table from the steps. One… two… Williams kicked out!

Trainers checked up on Williams who appeared out of it, but refused to go down at this moment. Williams crawled back to the ring and immediately got thrown into the steps by Page. Williams avoided getting crushed by the steel steps, but got kicked in the groin by Page.

With the stairs in hand, Page looked to crush Williams, but he got hit in the groin. Williams with the stairs, followed by the Trick Shot knee to Page and the NXT Champion survived the Devil’s Playground.

– After the match, Ridge Holland attacked Williams from behind as Page confronted him. He threw Williams to Holland, who slammed him with his DDT. Suddenly, Bubba Ray Dudley made the save for Williams as he fended off Holland and Page. The PLE wrapped with Bubba and Williams in the ring standing tall.

(A good enough main event to cap off an entertaining Halloween Havoc show. It looks as though we have our main event for the NXT at the 2300 with Williams and Bubba Ray vs. Page and Holland which is… interesting, to say the least.)

Shawn Michaels: WWE ‘taking it slow’ with Giulia, Stephanie Vaquer due to language barrier

Posted on by Ian Carey

Shawn Michaels says the language barrier is one of his biggest challenges in working with Giulia and Stephanie Vaquer.

The two new WWE signings picked up a win over Fatal Influence in the main event of Tuesday’s NXT and are set to face Cora Jade and Roxanne Perez at Halloween Havoc. Michaels appeared on Busted Open Radio before last night’s show and mentioned that he has to choose his words carefully when speaking with Giulia and Vaquer.

“The most challenging thing, right now, with those particular talents is the communication aspect and making sure that they’re understanding what you’re conveying, especially when you’re talking about those subtleties,” Michaels said.

“Sometimes words mean different things in other languages, so making sure that I choose my words carefully with the two of them has been the biggest challenge, certainly from my standpoint.”

“We’re also taking it slow because of that language barrier. We’re obviously being patient, I think they are being unbelievably understanding and I think they’re also doing their best to find better way to communicate with us as well.”

In the closing moments of last night’s WWE NXT, another big new signing debuted as Delta, now known as Zaria, walked out just before the show went off the air. Earlier in his appearance on Busted Open Radio, Michaels talked about the reaction in the locker room to all the new names coming in.

“You can get along with people and have a great relationship with people behind the scenes, but when the newbies come in and there’s a lot of excitement – there is a good wholesome competition going on in our women’s division right now because it is so stacked. So you have people coming into NXT with outside fanfare so to speak, and our girls take offense to it, and nobody more than Cora Jade and Roxanne Perez.”

Giulia & Stephanie Vaquer to team on next week’s WWE NXT

Posted on by Ethan Renner

WWE NXT’s newest free agent signings in the women’s division will team up on next week’s NXT episode.

As revealed on this week’s show, Giulia and Stephanie Vaquer will team up on next week’s WWE NXT episode against two members of Fatal Influence, the trio comprised of Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne, and Jazmyn Nyx.

The bout is a tune-up for Giulia and Vaquer as a team, as it was also revealed on Tuesday’s show that the duo will square off against Roxanne Perez & Cora Jade in tag team action at Halloween Havoc on October 27.

Three more matches are also set for next week’s episode.

Damage CTRL’s IYO SKY and Kairi Sane from the main roster will wrestle on next week’s show against Meta-Four’s Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson.

Before he challenges Tony D’Angelo for the North American title at Halloween Havoc, Oba Femi will face D’Angelo’s protege Luca Crusifino on next week’s show.

Jaida Parker vs. Tatum Paxley in a women’s division contest is also set for the October 22 episode.

In addition, an appearance by 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion Cole Custer is on tap for next week.

The announced lineup for the Tuesday, October 22 WWE NXT:

  • Giulia & Stephanie Vaquer vs. two members of Fatal Influence
  • IYO SKY & Kairi Sane vs. Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson
  • Oba Femi vs. Luca Crusifino
  • Jaida Parker vs. Tatum Paxley
  • Appearance by 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion Cole Custer

WWE NXT CW premiere live results: Title matches, CM Punk, more

Posted on by Chris Aiken

With a loaded lineup, WWE NXT premieres on The CW Network with tonight’s episode from Chicago.

Hometown hero CM Punk will be in the building to serve as the special guest referee for the NXT Championship match between Ethan Page and Trick Williams, who is looking to regain the title from Page and become a two-time champion.

To kick off NXT’s new era, the NXT Women’s Championship will be on the line in tonight’s opening match. Roxanne Perez is defending her title against Giulia — and Stephanie Vaquer has warned that she’ll be coming after whoever leaves tonight’s show as champion.

The Miz is set to make an appearance when he hosts a Miz TV segment with NXT North American Champion Oba Femi and Tony D’Angelo tonight. Former best friends Wes Lee and Zachary Wentz are facing off in a street fight. Plus, Jaida Parker & Lola Vice will team up against two members of Fatal Influence.

Join us for live coverage starting at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

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NXT is live from Chicago, and Shawn Michaels opens the show. With the hat he was wearing, he kind of looked like Skinner in a suit.

Shawn plays to the crowd and speaks into the house microphone. HBK goes on to unveil new NXT championship belts for the title matches tonight.

HBK says he has one question for us. Before he can say the line, the voice of Triple H interjects, “Are you ready?” Triple H gets into the ring and embraces HBK. They together ask, “Are you ready?!” Huge pop from the crowd, and we are ready for our first match.

NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez defeated Giulia to retain her title

Perez retains via pinfall after outside interference by the returning Cora Jade. Aside from losing the match, this was the best presentation of Giulia, and her character, since she debuted in NXT. Not sure about Giulia losing her first match, but that is very WWE.

They quickly exchange near falls early on. They wrestle to a stalemate, and they go nose-to-nose as the show cuts to a commercial break. After the show returns from the break, the match heats up even more.

The crowd really comes alive after a series of headbutts from Giulia. The action intensifies, and the crowd explodes into “N-X-T” chants when Perez sails through the ropes with a tope suicida. Giulia answers back with a super Northern Lights suplex and a bridge. Chain wrestling, and both counter their way into a crossface. They keep trading near falls.

Pop Rocks by Perez, but Giulia rolls outside the ring to avoid a pin. On the floor, Guilia gives Perez a Northern Lights. They tease a double count-out, and they both roll back just in time to break the count.

Perez gets the title belt, which is a red herring. That was to distract the referee. Suddenly, a hooded assailant attacks Giulia at ringside. The unknown attacker gives Giulia an Evenflow DDT on the floor. Giulia is rolled back into the ring, where Perez executes another Pop Rocks. Perez then covers Giulia for a pinfall. The attacker then reveals herself to be Cora Jade.

The arrival to the building from earlier today of CM Punk and Trick Williams is shown just before the show cuts to a commercial break.

NXT Tag Team Champions Nathan Frazier and Axiom are playing a WWE video game, and Frazier loses his temper. Axiom tries to tell him to keep his temper in check, both in the game and real life. This was both good and silly, especially since Axiom is wearing his mask while at home on a couch playing video games.

CM Punk talks with NXT GM Ava backstage about the title match later on, and Punk reassures her about the NXT title match having a definitive winner tonight. In walks Lexis King to get some advice from Punk.

A video package recaps the history between Wes Lee and Zachary Wentz, ahead of their street fight. Live in the arena, Lee makes his entrance pushing a shopping cart full of weapons as the show goes into a commercial break.

Jaida Parker and Lola Vice are warming up for their tag match. As they begin to bicker, in walks NXT Women’s North American Champion Kelani Jordan trying to convince them they need each other. Parker and Vice storm off still at odds, and Jordan remarks she has another plan.

Wes Lee defeated Zachary Wentz in a street fight

Lee pinned Wentz in a brutal match. Lee attacks Wentz in the aisle before the bell, and the fight is on. They brawl at ringside, and weapons soon come into play. Wentz smashes Lee into the ring steps with a shopping cart. Chairs, kendo sticks, and a piece of plywood were shattered everywhere. Just before the show cuts to another commercial break, they both take a plunge through a plywood bridge set up at ringside.

Should be noted the days of split-screen commercial breaks on NXT are seemingly done. Fine by me. I like my commercial breaks the old fashioned way. Easier to ignore that way.

After the show returns from the break, Wentz goes coast-to-coast with a Van Terminator that smashes a trash can on Lee. Moments later, Lee takes a face-first bump on a chair. Wentz then hits Lee with repeated shots from the kendo stick. Trash can on the head of Lee, and he is smacked with the stick. Wentz delivers a senton bomb on the Lee with the can still trapped on Lee.

This was getting very brutal. It would quickly get worse when Wentz goes for a springboard. Lee shoves him off the top rope. Wentz was likely supposed to land on a table set up in the aisle. Wentz overshoots the table, and he takes a nasty bump on the floor.

More brutality and near falls. Lee wraps a chain around his hand, and Lee pummels Wentz with the chain. Wentz is seated in a chair as Lee gets on the middle rope. Lee wraps the chain around his knee, and Lee jumps off the rope on a seated Wentz. The chair beneath him craters from the meteora, and Lee pins Wentz.

MizTV with guests NXT North American Champion Oba Femi and Tony D’Angelo

Miz is loudly booed. Femi enters looking even more like a superstar than usual. The live arena setting is so much better than the Performance Center. Out comes Tony D’Angelo, and he is flanked by The D’Angelo Family.

“The Don” is first to answer a question, and he gets the “what” treatment. On the other hand, the crowd chants along with Femi.

The crowd turns when D’Angelo says he grew up 20 minutes from the building on the streets of Chicago. The crowd chants for D’Angelo, while Femi says D’Angelo will never be North American Champion. Femi insists D’Angelo cannot beat him.

They get up from their chairs and they face off. D’Angelo says Femi is just a man, and Femi replies he is “inevitable” and D’Angelo is a broken man. Miz concludes the face-off by plugging their title match next week.

Cora Jade and NXT Women’s Champion have a confrontation backstage, where they tease joining forces again.

Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne & Fallon Henley with Jazmyn Nyz) defeated Lola Vice & Jaida Parker

Women’s North American Champion Kelani Jordan is at ringside for guest commentary alongside Vic Joseph and Booker T. This leads to them bickering about NIL athletes. Meanwhile, a tag match is going on.

The match goes through a commercial break. Parker & Vice argue just before the show cuts to commercials, which allows Henley to ambush Parker. When the show returns from the break, Vice is trapped in a body scissors. Clips from during the break show Vice getting rammed into a ring post.

The heels work over Vice. Double clothesline and a double down. Vice about to make the hot tag when Nyz distracts Parker. Henley sends Vice colliding into Parker. That upsets Parker, and she walks out on the match.

Vice is left alone with Fatal Influence, and Vice fires up. She is making her own comeback when Vice is cut off by a roaring elbow by Jayne. Her and Henley deliver stereo knee strikes on Vice, and Henley covers Vice for a three count.

After the match, Fatal Influence remain in the ring for a promo. Their win was a statement made, and Henley says they are setting their sights on the North American title. They call out Jordan, but Jordan says she did not come alone. Time for a surprise appearance.

WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Bianca Belair & Jade Cargil get a full entrance, and they get in the ring to confront Fatal Influence. Jordan teams up with Belair & Cargill to clean house on Fatal Influence. The babyface trio stand tall.

An advertiser-sponsored video package hypes Randy Orton against Je’Von Evans for next Tuesday on NXT.

Another video package recaps the story leading to tonight’s main event.

CM Punk gets a full entrance and a big pop, as he enters for his role in the main event. He is wearing sleeveless referee shirt, along with a beaming smile.

A vignette teases the debut of a new women’s wrestler. This could be DELTA, but no name is given.

Trick Williams defeated NXT Champion Ethan Page to win the title

Williams pinned Page after a Trick Shot. They had a good match. Nothing blow away, but Trick is still over. Likewise, Punk is quite over as well if you can believe that.

The right guy won here.

Page tries to cheat early on by putting his feet on a rope, but Punk catches him in the act. Trick was looking strong, until he crashes through a gimmicked section of the barricade. The show cuts to a commercial break with Trick in peril.

Trick makes a comeback after the show returns from the commercial break, and Trick is a house of fire. The crowd comes alive as Trick runs wild. Page counters Trick at ringside, leading to Page giving Trick a Razor’s Edge on the announce desk. The desk collapses with Trick in a heap. Punk goes to check on Trick, and Punk basically refuses to administer a count-out. He had promised a definitive winner.

Several near falls for Trick down the stretch. Trick Shot misses, and Page gets a near fall of his own. Page executes a GTS right in front of Punk. Page glares a Punk while doing the move. However, Trick kicks out at two. Page for another Razor’s Edge, but Trick slips out. Trick falls into the arms of Punk, who gingerly places Trick in a corner. Page misses a charge, and he is hit with a Trick Shot. Trick then covers Page for the deciding pinfall.

A case can be made for Punk making a fast count. That, along with the other interactions in the match with Punk, would give Page an out to save face. Furthermore, a post-match scuffle could easily set up a match between Punk and Page. However, Punk is currently wrapped up in a blood feud with Drew McIntyre. They even have a big cage match this weekend if you are unaware.

Trick celebrates by climbing on the ropes and posing with the title, as confetti falls from the rafters. Meanwhile, Punk and Page get into a shoving match. Punk then picks up Page to deliver a GTS. Page is out cold as the show goes off the air with Trick wondering what just happened with Punk and Page. They quickly rushed off the air. No more overrun with them being on network television.

Overall, this was a good debut on CW. The live arena setting was much better than their usual sound stage. Hopefully, the television revenue can offset production costs enough to take the show on the road more often.

Women’s title match to kick off WWE NXT’s CW premiere

Posted on by Joseph Currier

A Women’s Championship match will be the first thing WWE NXT viewers see on The CW Network.

WWE announced today that the NXT Women’s Championship match between Roxanne Perez and Giulia will kick off NXT’s premiere episode on The CW next Tuesday (October 1). The show is taking place from Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois.

A top wrestler in Japan before signing with WWE, this will be Giulia’s second televised match since arriving in NXT. Her first was a victory over Chelsea Green earlier this month.

Another new WWE signee — former CMLL star Stephanie Vaquer — has issued a warning that she’ll be waiting for the Perez vs. Giulia winner.

Perez has been NXT Women’s Champion since April. It’s her second reign with the title.

The announcement that Perez vs. Giulia will be kicking off NXT’s CW premiere should mean that Ethan Page vs. Trick Williams for the NXT Championship will be the main event. In his hometown, CM Punk will serve as the special guest referee for that match.

WWE NXT (Tuesday, October 1) —

  • NXT Champion Ethan Page defends against Trick Williams with CM Punk as guest referee
  • Street fight: Wes Lee vs. Zachary Wentz
  • WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill appear
  • The Miz hosts Miz TV with guests NXT North American Champion Oba Femi and Tony D’Angelo
  • Jaida Parker & Lola Vice vs. two members of Fatal Influence
  • NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez defends against Giulia

Fight Game: AEW Grand Slam shakeup

Posted on by Garrett Gonzales

It’s Friday and that means it’s time for a new episode of The Fight Game podcast.

John LaRocca is out this week with a family engagement, so Scott Edwards, also known as Scott. E. Wrestling, joined me to talk about the big stories in wrestling — also available for free on our YouTube channel and embedded below.

We kicked off with our Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down winners and losers of the week before going through our Top Five topics which included:

  • Our report card for AEW All Out
  • Thoughts on the shakeup to AEW Grand Slam featuring two new main events
  • An early look at the WWE Bad Blood card
  • Scott’s thoughts on how Giulia and Mariah May have done so far in NXT and AEW
  • What’s hot in joshi wrestling right now

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You can also check out the latest episode to Scott’s podcast, The Five Star Joshi Show.

WWE NXT live results: The in-ring debut of Giulia

Posted on by Chris Aiken

WWE NXT has a stacked lineup tonight for its third-to-last episode on USA Network.

NXT’s newest arrival Giulia will make her in-ring debut for the brand, facing off against Chelsea Green. Last week, Giulia dropped Green with a knee strike and challenged Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez for NXT’s October 1 premiere episode on The CW.

Ethan Page will defend his NXT Championship against either Trick Williams or Pete Dunne on the CW premiere. Williams and Dunne are battling in a Last Man Standing match tonight to determine Page’s challenger.

TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace is back in NXT to defend her title in an open challenge. Oba Femi will also have a mystery opponent, taking on someone hand-picked by Tony D’Angelo.

An NXT Tag Team title match is set with Nathan Frazer & Axiom defending against The Street Profits, who are serving as a replacement for The Rascalz. Je’Von Evans is challenging Charlie Dempsey for the Heritage Cup, and Duke Hudson goes one-on-one with Ridge Holland.

Join us for live coverage starting at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

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The show is opening with the tag title match, where The Street Profits are subbing for The Rascalz. The first 30 minutes of the show are “commercial free” for the television viewing audience. That probably means we get more commercial time later in the show to make up the difference.

The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) defeated NXT Tag Team Champions Nathan Frazier & Axiom via disqualification

The Bloodline run in for the DQ. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa and Jacob Fatu leave everybody laying. They especially target The Street Profits. This reminded me of a run-in by the NWO on Nitro in the late-90s, where they would ruin an otherwise good match with a needless run-in. At least this may play into something on Smackdown.

Frazier and Ford were especially good in the ring against each other. They were having a good match, albeit short on story. It was wrestling for the sake of it, which is understandable given it was a substitution, Street Profits had executed their finisher when Tama Tonga breaks up the pin attempt. Then the rest of the Bloodline members storm the ring and lay out both teams.

Tony D’Angelo is seen paying off someone for something.

Giulia defeated Chelsea Green

Giulia pinned Green after a Northern lights bomb.

They had a competitive match, for better or worse. Giulia could have looked stronger with a more definitive win, but I am told hardly any one does squash matches anymore. Some of the stuff they did looked like it was painful as hell. Giulia smacks her face taking a suplex. Moments later, Giulia gives Green a draping neckbreaker off the apron to the floor, and it looked rough.

Green cuts off Giulia at one point, and Green sends her crashing into the announce desk. Green then tosses Giulia over the desk. Green climbs the turnbuckles for a missile dropkick, but no water in the pool. Giulia capitalizes with a running knee strike, and Giulia executes a Northern lights bomb. Giulia then covers Green for a pinfall.

Trick Williams cuts a promo in a backstage interview with Blake Howard, talking about Trick’s last man standing match against Pete Dunne. Williams has never been in a last man standing match, but that will not stop him. Nor will Pete Dunne. Williams called Dunne a “class one Butch,” whatever that means. Trick vows to be the last man standing.

TNA Knockouts Jordynne Grace cuts a promo explaining her open challenge for tonight on a video posted to X.

Lexis King is at the hair salon when he shares video clips he dubs his greatest hits. King is admiring his freshly groomed beard when he is suddenly attacked by Oro Mensah.

Lola Vice and Jacy Jayne have words in a locker room skit.

NXT Heritage Cup Champion Charlie Dempsey (with Myles Borne & Wren Sinclair) defeated Je’Von Evans (with Cedric Alexander) to retain the Cup

Dempsey scores pinfalls in the second and fifth rounds to win the match, while Evans only scores a pin on the third round. Tavion Heights returns to NXT in this match, doing a run-in that cost Evans the match.

No falls in round one, as times runs out on the first round. Dempsey scores first with round two, pinning Evnas with a Dragon suplex to win the second round. Evans evens the score in the third round, after pinning Dempsey with a springboard tornillo splash. Great action in round four, but no falls. Dempsey has a choke applied on Evans with the bells sounds to end the fourth round. Dempsey would not break the hold, prompting Cedric Alexander to rush in and break up the submission hold.

Dempsey pins Evans in the fifth round to win the match, thanks in large part to a run-in by Tavion Heights. Before that, Borne interferes. This causes Alexander to dive on Borne, and they start brawling their way towards the backstage area. Evans does a big running dive coast-to-coast, and he flew over the corner post on Dempsey. Suddenly, the returning Heights attacks Evans at ringside. Heights suplexed Evans on the floor, and Heights rolls Evans back into the ring so Dempsey can cover him for the deciding pinfall.

Rosemary & Wendy Choo via a creepy video package have a warning for Lyra Valkyria & Tatum Paxley.

Sarah Schreiber interviews NXT Champion Ethan Page, boasts and brags about himself. He scoffs at the notion of having to face either Trick Williams or Pete Dunne. Page says he is rooting for himself.

WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair are set to appear on NXT during the debut episode on CW.

Alexander Hammerstone (billed as simply “Hammerstone”) is revealed as the surprise opponent chosen by Tony D’Angelo. Hammerstone will face Oba Femi in a match that goes head-to-head with the presidential debate airing on numerous other channels and outlets.

NXT North American Champion Obi Femi defeated Hammerstone in a non-title match

Femi pinned Hammerstone clean in a battle of the big guys. They have a decent match, but not as exciting as some of Femi’s other bouts. The story going in is Hammerstone is basically a mercenary for “The Don,” but Tony D’s plan backfires after Femi defeats Hammerstone. Femi cuts off Hammerstone just before they go home, which sets up a powerbomb for the finish.

Duke Husdon is on his way to Gorilla, and he is flanked by Thea Hail and Riley Osborne. Hudson cuts a fiery promo vowing to give Holland a Chase University-size ass whooping, in honor of Andre Chase (who is out selling an injury angle).

Jaida Parker has a baseball bat and she is looking for Fatal Influence. Lola Vice wants Parker to team up, but Parker is not down with that idea, so she keeps looking for the heel trio.

Ridge Holland defeated Duke Hudson (with Thea Hail & Riley Osborne)

Holland pinned Hudson clean after a Redeemer. This grudge match starts with a slugfest, and the brawling quickly spills out of the ring. The tone of the match maintains throughout, as they continue the brawling tactics. Holland does a flying crossbody, and they collide in what looked like a botch. They keep going, and Holland executes a jackhammer on Hudson. Holland then delivers a Redeemer DDT, and he covers Hudson for a pinfall.

Holland again attacks Hudson after the match. Riley Osborne is unable to save Hudson, as Osborne was written out of the match earlier when he rolled his ankle after taking a bump at ringside. Holland mauls Hudson, and Hudson is sent crashing into the barricade. Holland picks up a section of the barricade and he drops it on Hudson. Holland then gives Hudson a Redeemer DDT on the section of barricade. All the while, Thea Hail is screaming for Holland to stop.

Pete Dunne cuts a promo on Trick Williams, ahead of their last man standing match later tonight. Dunne has a mouse under his eye, and he makes it a part of the promo. Good stuff by Dunne.

MizTV is on NXRT for the CW debut on October 1st.

Wes Lee hijacks the shows after interrupting the announcers, Booker T and Vic Joseph. Lee took Joseph’s headset and issues a challenge for a street fight against Zachary Wentz for the debut episode on CW.

TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace defeated Sol Ruca via disqualification in an open challenge

Sol Ruca answers the open challenge. She and Grace wrestle in a match that goes through a commercial break. They have a good match, where Ruca got to shine at times. She launches into a final comeback before Grace rolls through a high cross. Just as Grace was cutting her off, Ruca counters the counter. Ruca hits a tornado DDT for a near fall. They go on to trade several near falls.

Grace trips up Ruca, and Grace executes a muscle buster. Upon impact, the lights in the sound stage go dark. The light go back on and Grace is met by Rosemary and Wendo Choo. Rosemary distracts Grace so that Choo can choke out Grace. That resulted in a DQ. This spooky run-in clearly sets up a future match, or it was done to avoid beating either in an inter-promotional match.

Lyra Valkyria & Tatum Paxley are in a wacky skit that somehow helps build to a tag match next week.

NXT GM Ava is talking in her office with Giulia, with Ava strongly putting over Giulia. In walks NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perex, who opens with snide remarks. Perez cuts a promo on Giulia. Funaki is there eto translate for Giulia, but she responds to Perez in English. Giulia tells Perez that Perez is scared, and Perez should be scared of Giulia.

Trick Williams defeated Pete Dunne in number one contender’s last man standing match

They start with a slugfest, which would be a more effective start had we not not already seen it in another grudge match on this show. Regardless, they hit the ground running. That is both figurative and literally, as they fighting spilled outside before a commercial break.

They brawl around ringside during the break, and the ring steps become a prop in the match. After the show returns from the commercial, a metal folding chair soon becomes a prop, albeit a stiff prop. Dunne removes the padding to expose the concrete floor. Dunne then gives Trick a DDT on the exposed floor. Nevertheless, Trick breaks the ten count. Trick then keeps beating the count in subsequent spots.

Trick delivers a running knee strike, and Dunne looks knocked out. However, Dunne jumps up to break the count at nine. Trick starts dissembling the announce desk, and he props up the cover on the barricade. Moments later, Dunne powerbombs Trick through the desk cover. Trick still answers the count.

They brawl through the studio audience. The fight on top of a perch overlooking the ring, foreshadowing a stunt. Playing off a spot they did in a previous match, they do a Russian leg sweep off the perch. They crash through tables set up below the perch. Out comes Ethan Page, and he pleads with Dunne to get to his feet. Page goes to attack Trick, who instead backdrops Page. With that, Trick gets to his feet, and he wins the match.

Back in Ava’s office, and she just got off the phone with CM Punk. Ava then announces Punk will appear on NXT next Tuesday.

Notably, the Bray Wyatt documentary (as seen on Peacock) followed NXT on the USA Network after NXT goes off the air.

Giulia in-ring debut vs. Chelsea Green announced for WWE NXT

Posted on by Ian Carey

Giulia’s WWE in-ring debut has been announced.

Giulia vs. Chelsea Green is now scheduled for Tuesday’s edition of NXT. WWE announced the match on Saturday, writing:

“After their confrontation this past week, Giulia will make her NXT in-ring debut when she takes on @ImChelseaGreen THIS TUESDAY on #WWENXT!

Giulia was involved in an in-ring segment with Roxanne Perez and Green on last week’s show. Our own Bryan Alvarez covered the segment in his subscriber-exclusive report, writing:

“God, what a setup they gave her.  She got in the ring and Chelsea threw a forearm.  Giulia blocked it, then killed her with a forearm and laid her out with a knee.  Giulia then took the mic and said, ‘Me, you, CW!’” 

Six matches are now set for Tuesday’s show. The updated lineup is below.

The updated lineup for the Tuesday, September 10 WWE NXT:

  • Jordynne Grace defends the TNA Knockouts World Championship in an open challenge
  • WWE NXT Tag Team Champions Nathan Frazer & Axiom defend against The Rascalz (Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz)
  • WWE NXT Heritage Cup Champion Charlie Dempsey defends against Je’Von Evans
  • WWE NXT Championship number one contender’s Last Man Standing match: Trick Williams vs. Pete Dunne
  • Duke Hudson vs. Ridge Holland
  • Giulia vs. Chelsa Green