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Two wrestlers declare for WWE King & Queen of the Ring

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Two people have declared for King and Queen of the Ring.

During Friday’s SmackDown, Trick Williams and Jacy Jayne both announced that they would be entering this year’s King and Queen of the Ring tournaments, which begin this Monday on Raw. It was also confirmed that the winners of both tournaments will earn a title match at this year’s SummerSlam, which takes place in August.

Williams was the first to declare, cutting a promo in Barcelona against Carmelo Hayes, who has made it clear he wants another shot at the United States title. Hayes came out and said while his former friend may be the King of the Entrance and King of the Microphone, he wasn’t exactly the King of the Ring. Williams took a shot at his height before Ricky Saints made his entrance, saying he’d take care of Williams after he took care of Hayes.

However, no one took care of anyone as their match ended in a double countout when both men continued to fight outside of the ring. The segment ended with Hayes standing tall after connecting with the First 48.

Meanwhile, Paige and Nikki Bella were being interviewed backstage when Jacy Jayne and the rest of Fatal Influence interrupted. Jayne called her shot for the Queen of the Ring tournament, while Fallon Henley and Laney Reid made it clear they were coming for the Women’s Tag Team titles.

Jacy Jayne reflects on anniversary of NXT Women’s title win: ‘I love wrestling’

Posted on by Ian Carey

Jacy Jayne has commented on the anniversary of her first NXT Women’s Championship victory.

Jayne defeated Stephanie Vaquer for the title on the May 27, 2025 edition of NXT in a match that went 13 minutes and 12 seconds. It was the 23rd title change in the belt’s lineage.

On Wednesday, Jayne posted to social media:

“Happy 1 year to the day that changed it all for me.. Forever grateful for the opportunities I’ve been given, and the journey I’ve been on. Exactly 1 year later and I’m headed on my first European tour. This life is crazy & I wouldn’t change it for the world. I love wrestling”

Jayne held the title for a total of 151 days with four successful title defenses on WWE programming before dropping the belt to Tatum Paxley at Halloween Havoc last year.

Jayne then regained the belt at NXT Gold Rush on November 18, 2025, and held it for another 137 days with four successful title defenses on WWE programming before dropping it to Lola Vice in a triple threat match at NXT Stand & Deliver on April 4, 2026, in a match that also involved Kendal Grey.

AJ Styles endorses Fatal Influence’s heel work on WWE SmackDown

Posted on by Rosanne Raphael

AJ Styles gave Fatal Influence the ultimate heel endorsement for their impact within their limited duration on WWE SmackDown. 

On the latest episode of the Phenomenally Retro Podcast Styles commended Fatal Influence’s heel work and reactions from fans despite their appearances on two episodes of SmackDown.

“Well, what I like about that group is, they look like the kind of people that would bully my daughter. Yeah. That makes me mad. And so I was like ‘Oh, I was like, they’re doing so good, you know, it’s the opposite how I would feel’ but knowing what they’re doing and how they’re doing their job and they’re doing it well ‘This is it.’ And so I’m like, ‘All right, keep doing what you’re doing. This is good. This is good stuff.’” 

Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid officially transitioned to the main roster on the SmackDown after WrestleMania. For Jayne it was a comeback after her participation in the Women’s Tag Team Titles Tournament with Gigi Dolin in August 2022. 

Fatal Influence interrupted Paige and Brie Bella’s title defense against Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair. Later that night, Jayne confronted Rhea Ripley and faced her in a singles match. The group drew immediate boos from fans with their presence which established themselves as heels. 

Last week, Jayne defeated Flair, with some assistance from Reid and Henley, further positioning their stance on the SmackDown roster. 

Ricky Saints to make WWE SmackDown debut next week

Posted on by Bryan Rose

The Revolution is coming to SmackDown.

It was announced on Friday that Ricky Saints would be making his SmackDown debut on next week’s show in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The move comes as he is set to have one final match on NXT this coming Tuesday when he takes on Shiloh Hill.

The former NXT Champion caps off a week of many NXT call-ups. Ethan Page and Sol Ruca made their debut on Monday’s Raw, with Joe Hendry set to make his official debut on Raw next week holding a concert. Friday’s show also saw the debut of all three members of Fatal Attraction (Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley, and Lainey Reid). A Blake Monroe vignette also aired, making it clear she is heading to the blue brand.

Fatal Attraction made their mark on Friday, attacking not only Paige, Brie Bella, Alexa Bliss, and Charlotte Flair, but also Rhea Ripley as she was wrestling Jayne. In a backstage segment, Flair told Ripley she would take on Jayne next week, nixing any idea the three would work together to take them out.

WWE SmackDown (May 1)

  • Ricky Saints debuts
  • Charlotte Flair vs. Jacy Jayne

Fatal Influence join WWE SmackDown roster

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Fatal Influence made quite the impression on their first night on SmackDown.

Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley, and Lainey Reid all made their presence felt immediately on Friday, attacking Paige, Brie Bella, Alexa Bliss, and Charlotte Flair during a Women’s Tag Team title match. Later in the night, Rhea Ripley came out to talk about her match against Jade Cargill at WrestleMania when the trio interrupted her.

After Jayne, Henley, and Reid introduced themselves, Nick Aldis came out and welcomed the group to SmackDown. He made a match between Jayne and Ripley to take place right then and there. The two wrestled but the match ended in a disqualification when Henley and Reid entered the ring and attacked Ripley, giving Jayne an opening to lay out Ripley with the rolling encore.

Later backstage, Flair and Bliss were being checked on by medical when Ripley walked in, also hurt. She asked Flair if they had a problem. Bliss suggested that they all take on Fatal Influence together, but Flair instead said she would take on Jayne next week, quickly making it clear she wanted nothing to do with Ripley.

Fatal Influence was last seen on week one of WWE NXT Revenge, which saw Lola Vice retain the NXT Women’s Championship over Jayne.

Report: WWE discussing new SmackDown roster additions

Posted on by Rosanne Raphael

WWE is reportedly planning to expand the SmackDown roster with a few names already discussed internally.

According to WrestleVotes Radio on Fightful Select WWE has discussed several names to be associated with SmackDown. Jacy Jayne and Rey Mysterio in particular have been considered for the shift. 

Jayne seemed to bid farewell to NXT on the first week of Revenge after she failed to win back the Women’s Championship from Lola Vice. Her 136 day title reign ended at Stand & Deliver on April 12. Following her match last week, Jayne was spotted in tears while making her exit. She’s been an active competitor to the brand since 2021. 

Her move to SmackDown will be a return and not a debut. In August 2022, Jayne and Gigi Dolin competed in a tournament for the Women’s Tag Team Titles on the brand. They were set to proceed in the next round but Dolin suffered a concussion and the duo were sidelined. 

Meanwhile, Rey Mysterio returned earlier this month to announce his participation in the six-man ladder match at WrestleMania 42. He was away from in-ring competition after multiple rib fractures in January. 

Jacy Jayne fuels call-up speculation after WWE NXT loss

Posted on by Rosanne Raphael

Jacy Jayne seemed to be saying goodbye to NXT following the first week of the brand’s Revenge special.

In the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer reported that Ethan Page, Ricky Saints, Blake Monroe and Jayne are being heavily discussed for main roster call-ups. They were also impressed by Sol Ruca’s performance at SNME in December. Additionally, Joe Hendry is also due for a call-up. 

Following this week’s edition of NXT, Jayne was spotted crying and blowing kisses to the crowd as if bidding farewell. At the special NXT Revenge episode she faced Lola Vice in a rematch for the NXT Women’s Championship. 

Jayne already made her main roster debut on SmackDown in August 2022 alongside Gigi Dolin. They participated in the Women’s Tag Team Championship tournament. Despite the win they were forced to withdraw after Dolin suffered a concussion. They were expected to appear on Raw that following week but the plans were altered. 

Dolin and Jayne split up as a tag team and feuded with each other in the following year. In the aftermath of Dolin’s WWE exit, Jayne was pushed to the NXT Women’s Championship picture in 2025. She won her first reign in May 2025 and it spanned for 150 days, meanwhile, her second run with the title ended at NXT Stand & Deliver last weekend. 

During NXT and TNA’s crossover feuds, Jayne won the TNA Knockouts Title from Masha Slamovich in a Winner Take All match on July 20, 2025. 

WWE NXT Revenge week one live results: Two championship matches

Posted on by Marc Quill

In the aftermath of Stand & Deliver, WWE NXT begins a new special event tonight.

NXT’s two-week Revenge special kicks off with a pair of title matches on tonight’s episode. Lola Vice won the NXT Women’s Championship from Jacy Jayne at Stand & Deliver in a triple threat that also included Kendal Grey. Tonight, Jayne gets her one-on-one rematch for the belt.

The men’s NXT Championship will also be on the line as Tony D’Angelo defends against Ethan Page. Stand & Deliver saw D’Angelo become the new champ by winning a fatal four-way match.

Joe Hendry, the former NXT Champion, will perform a concert addressing his title loss.

A grudge match between Jaida Parker and Kelani Jordan is also part of tonight’s lineup. Plus, former Evolve Women’s Champion Kali Armstrong makes her official NXT debut.

We’ll also get EK Prosper vs. Dorian Van Dux as NXT’s tournament to crown a new men’s Speed Champion continues.

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

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– Following the “Then, Now, Forever” signature intro, we opened on a hype package that set the stage for tonight’s show.

Jaida Parker vs. Kelani Jordan

Parker and Jordan kicked it off with a long collar-and-elbow tie-up sequence with neither woman getting the upper hand. Jordan got the advantage by sending Parker’s head against the top rope. However, Parker recovered and hit Jordan with a boot, followed by a sliding sleeper hold. Parker kept the hold on tight as she rolled around the rin g with Jordan still trapped. Jordan finally escaped and hit Parker with a boot to the gut, but she was taken down for an armdrag. Big back body drop by Parker sent Jordan out of the ring.

Jordan swept Parker’s leg as she reached the apron. With both women out of the ring, they took each other down with a double-down on the clothesline as we took a commercial break.

As we returned from commercial, Parker was in a bad way as Jordan targeted her legs with attacks during the break. Jordan dragged Parker into near the ring post and smashed the hurt knee against it to cause maximum pain. Parker stopped the onslaught with a nice German suplex. That opening was fleeting as the pain of the knee was too much as Jordan locked in a modified STF right in the middle of the ring. Parker struggled to get to the ropes, but was pulled away just as she was about to reach it. Jordan talked trash to Parker, which seemed to be a mistake as the injured Parker tried to fight back.

Jordan hit a spinning heel kick, but missed on the running splash. Parker took advantage with a Samoan Drop followed by a flurry of running shoulder blocks. Parker connected with the Backstabber to the back of Jordan. With her foe trapped in the corner, Parker clubbed Jordan before hitting a hip drop as she was stunned across the middle turnbuckle. Outside the ring, Jordan pushed Parker against the apron before the two found their way back into the ring. Jordan connected with a nice apron cutter on Parker for a close two-count. Jordan went for a crossbody, but Parker rolled through and caught her. Jordan reversed it into a Dragon Sleeper, but Parker turned that around into a Falcon Arrow for a near-fall. The match ended as Parker ran into an exposed turnbuckle when she tried to hit the Hipnotic , which opened her up to Jordan’s split-legged moonsault for the win.

Kelani Jordan def. Jaida Parker via pinfall

This was a good opener. Some nice stuff between Parker and Jordan here, and the sequence near the end where Jordan’s dragon sleeper got turned into a Falcon Arrow by Parker was unexpectedly smooth.

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– Earlier Today footage saw Shiloh Hill mulling over notes on building something when Ricky Saints confronted him. Ethan Page soon had a chat with Saints, wanting his help for his NXT Title match against Tony D’Angelo. Hill was just ruminating with himself in the background as Saints to agree with Page’s proposal of letting him have a NXT Title shot if he got help to defeat D’Angelo.

– The NXT Focus was on Sol Ruca discussing her deteriorating friendship with Zaria as she recounted the events over the last year that led to their falling out. Next week, the two will face off in a Last Woman Standing Match in Week 2 of NXT Revenge.

Joe Hendry in Concert

Once Hendry got in the ring, he started by saying that he lost the NXT Championship, and it meant that he had to ask a lot of difficult questions. Was it the end of the road? Should he just quit? That’s when Hendry looked in the mirror and said “Joe says no”. With that in mind, Hendry said that it was time to lift everyone’s spirits with a Joe Hendry concert.

Hendry then began to sing a song about his recent NXT Championship struggles. Before he could continue, Keanu Carver interrrupted, much to Hendry’s dismay. Hendry then began to brawl with Carver, who withstood a guitar shot from Hendry. Carver then took down Hendry with strikes as security tried to break everyone up. Outside the ring, the security was with Hendry, as Carver hit them with a spear through the barricade.

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– Tony D’Angelo talked about his match against Ethan Page for the NXT Title, as he promised to smash Page’s ego to keep the title around his waist.

– Lola Vice was in her locker room when Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer dropped by for a visit. The two champions wished each other luck for their big matches this week.

Kali Armstrong vs. Skylar Raye

Raye offered a handshake, but Armstrong slapped the hand away and showed impressive strength as threw her around. Raye tried to fight back with a kick, followed by a version of the Dirty Diana. That didn’t last loong as Armstrong dropped Raye with a fierce spinebuster. Armstrong connected with a running powerslam, but Raye kicked out at two.

Raye tried to fight back again, but she got hit with a scintillating punch combo from Armstrong for another two-count. Armstrong had Raye trapped in a chinlock, but she missed with the elbow drop. Raye countered a Samoan Drop attempt from Armstrong and hit a running shoulder charge. Raye hit a tornado DDT on Armstrong, but couldn’t win it there and then. Raye headed to the top rope and looked for a high-risk maneuver. Armstrong intercepted with a punch as she then hit another running powerslam. Armstrong then finished it off with “The Kali Connection”, a move that resembled a cross between Bron Breakker’s Super Spear and The Pounce. The three and that’s this match done.

Kali Armstrong def. Skylar Raye via pinfall

An nice debut for Kali Armstrong here, and I appreciate that Skylar got her shots in and it wasn’t a complete and total squash.

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– Robert Stone was with Blake Monroe and The Vanity Project, as he said that Tatum Paxley agreed to defend her Women’s North American Title against Monroe, but only if she got to pick the stipuiation, much to Monroe’s dismay.

NXT Championship: Tony D’Angelo (c) vs. “All Ego” Ethan Page

Page talked smack to D’Angelo’s face as the bell rang, but the NXT Champion responded by battering him with strikes and smashing his head against the turnbuckle. D’Angelo scoop slammed Page in the middle of the ring. Page fought back with a kick to the gut as he attempted a suplex on the champion. D’Angelo tried to reverse, but he couldn’t counter the suplex from Page. Ricky Saints appeared at ringside, but he was pulled from underneath the ring. Moments later, we saw Shiloh Hill emerge under the ring, with Saints tied by the legs with a rope. Hill dragged Saints away from the ringside area.

Back to this match, Page dropped D’Angelo on with a kneebuster to the face. Outside the ring, Page hit a swinging neckbreakerr on D’Angelo as this match went to a commercial break.

This NXT Championship match returned from commercial as D’Angelo fought his way out of an Ethan Page resthold. D’Angelo headed to the top rope, but Page reversed that into a powerslam for a two-count. D’Angelo hyped himself up as Page punched at him and he got a surge of adrenaline as a result. Belly-to-belly suplex was followed by a German suplex from D’Angelo. Page got flattened by a D’Angelo spear, but he managed to kick out. D’Angelo’s Forget About It attempt was countered by Page as the two began to hit each other with hard strikes.

D’Angelo hit the Throwback on Page before connecting with Forget About It. One, two….. 2.999999999!!!!!!!!!! D’Angelo sized up Page for a chokeslam, but Page countered with a thumb to the eyes. D’Angelo got thrown into the ringpost as Page set him up on the top rope. Page looked for an avalanche powerslam and made no mistake on it. D’Angelo kicked out at two, which led to Page hitting a body splash from the top rope. Again, D’Angelo kicked out. Page rolled out of the ring and grabbed the NXT Championship from the podium. The referee tried to grab it from him but D’Angelo rolled up him up for a close kickout. Page hit the Ego’s Edge and dropped D’Angelo right on the title belt. D’Angelo somehow kicked out of this.

Outside the ring, Page rearranged the furniture at the commentary table and looked like he was going to hit a Twisted Grin on the table. D’Angelo countered and dropped him face-first onto the barricade. D’Angelo stood on the barricade and hit a spear onto the commentary table. D’Angelo rolled Page back into the ring and connected with Dead To Rights. The three and that’s it, over. Tony D’Angelo remained the NXT Champion.

Tony D’Angelo def. Ethan Page to retain the NXT Championship via pinfall

A solid match for sure, but I gotta be honest, I’m not sure if I like Tony D’Angelo’s character basically turn into “generic tough guy”. His previous gimmick had a lot of personality and fit the wild and wacky world that NXT is trying to present. The match itself was enjoyable despite that.

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– Ricky Starks angrily confronted Shiloh Hill for what he did to him in the previous match, promising it wasn’t over.

Myles Borne addresses Dion Lennox & Darkstate

The NXT North American Champion talked about how he pulled the Black and Gold out of Johnny Gargano at Stand & Deliver. He was going to go celebrate, but Dion Lennox hit him with a chair, which Borne saw as his moment being stolen.

Borne said that Darkstate wasn’t safe, which cued the lights going out and the group appearing amongst the crowd. Dion Lennox spoke about Darkstate’s success, and how they were on a recent slump. But, it was going to be over, and because the key was Borne’s NXT North American Title. Lennox threatened Borne.

Saquon Shugars stated that Darkstate had no leader and seemed to be upset at Lennox challenging Borne for the North American Title, claiming that Lennox cared about his own future more than Darkstate’s. Shugars tried to rush the ring, but Borne got the best of him as the rest of Darkstate pulled Shugars out of the ring, seemingly not on the same page.

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– We got a video from Zaria’s perspective on how her friendship with Sol Ruca broke down. Zaria said that next week, Ruca would be burning alongside the world when she’s the Last Woman Standing

WWE Speed Championship Tournament: EK Prosper vs. Dorian Van Dux

This match was contested under Speed rules, which meant a three-minute time limit for this match. We got inset remarks from Van Dux, where he stated that he was here to change the definition of destruction.

We started off fast with Prosper using his speed to get ahead of Van Dux with acrobatic dodges. Van Dux countered by throwing Prosper out of the ring as he then soared over the top rope with a dive. Van Dux hit a diving splash from the top rope for the two-count. With Van Dux out of the ring, Prosper hit a diving moonsault from the apron to get ahead of it. The action was fast as Van Dux recovered with a dropkick from the middle turnbuckle. Fast clothesline by Van Dux couldn’t put Prosper away as this match entered sudden death. Shining Wizard by Prosper on Van Dux for a near-fall. Things quickened as Van Dux struck his target hard on the jumping cutter, but couldn’t achieve double impact with the splash. With ten seconds to go, Prosper connected with the high-arching moonsault to win a shot at Lexis King for the Speed Championship.

EK Prosper def. Dorian Van Dux via pinfall

I’ll admit that I’m seeing both these guys with fresh eyes and even with that in mind, I enjoyed how quick and high-stakes this match was. Of the two, D.V.D. looked the most impressive to me and he had a good first impression as a result. Good match here.

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– Keanu Carver was being chastised backstage by NXT GM Robert Stone for crashing Joe Hendry’s concert earlier. Carver promised he’d destroy Hendry some more next week.

– A “NXT Chronicle” package on Kendal Grey was shown.

– Elsewhere, Tatum Paxley was asked by Robert Stone about what the stipulation will be for her match against Blake Monroe will be. It turns out the two will face in a Casket Match, as Shiloh Hill rolled in a casket that he created for Paxley.

Next Week – NXT Revenge Week 2:

  • Last Woman Standing: Zaria vs. Sol Ruca
  • NXT North American Championship: Myles Borne (c) vs. Dion Lennox
  • Joe Hendry vs. Keanu Carver
  • NXT Women’s North American Championship Casket Match: Tatum Paxley (c) vs. Blake Monroe

– Things with Darkstate seemed rough right now as Dion Lennox argued with Saquon Shugars about what happened earlier. Shugars seemed upset at Lennox prioritizing his personal glory over the group, but Lennox justified it by stating that going after Myles Borne’s North American Title was perhaps the only chance at gold that the group would get.

NXT Women’s Championship: Lola Vice (c) vs. Jacy Jayne (w/ Fatal Influence)

Vice put her dukes up as the bell rang and things started off at a more methodical pace. Vice took down Jayne as neither woman was able to establish themselves in this early stage of the match. Vice and Jayne traded arm drags as the match took on a more technical pace. Jayne got caught in an armbar from Vice, who then hit her with a hard strike to the gut. Vice targeted Jayne’s gut with kicks to the area as the challenger rolled out of the ring. Vice launched herself from the apron, but Jayne avoided calamity as Lainey Reid took the bullet for her. This allowed Jayne to flatten Vice with a running boot as we took our final commercial break.

We returned to our main event as both Jayne and Vice were recovering in the middle of the ring. Once both women were on their feet, they exchanged strikes and kicks. Vice got the best of Jayne with a snap German suplex. With Jayne stirring to her feet, Vice unleashed a flurry of furious kicks to keep the challenger flatfooted. In the corner, Jayne fell victim to two consecutive running hip strikes. Jayne turned Vice’s submission into a pinning predicament for a near-fall.

Vice kicked Jayne in the head, which sent her foe out of the ring. As Vice rolled Jayne back to the ring, Fatal Influence provided a distraction, which gave Jayne enough time to hit the knee for the near-fall. Jayne maintained momentum as she put Vice on the top rope. However, Vice turned that into a choking submission. Lainey Reid provided a distraction as Fallon Henley hit Vice with a kick to the face. With the referee still distracted, Jayne hit Vice with the spinning punch. The NXT Womens’ Champ somehow kicked out at two here.

Vice used the ropes to assist her in locking Jayne into a sleeper submission. Vice was sent into the ropes by Jayne, as Lainey Reid struck herin the face. The spinning punch from Jayne was avoided, but Vice’s backfist found its target as this matcch came to an end.

After the match, Kali Armstrong literally bulldozed through Fatal Influenced and stared down Vice. Soon, Kendal Grey and Izzi Dame appeared. Just as Zaria headed down to the ring, Sol Ruca attacked her before she could reach the ring. The Triple H/Shawn Michaels producer credits popped up and NXT Revenge Week 1 ended with Vice raising her title high.

Lola Vice def. Jacy Jayne via pinfall to retain the NXT Women’s Championship

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Kind of a standard main event title bout here with the babyface champion overcoming heel interference to retain the gold. The post-match stuff with Vice’s upcoming challengers confronting her was fine and it does set up an interesting road map for her title reign.

Overall, week one of NXT Revenge was alright. The matches were entertaining enough (the Speed tournament match being my standout) and I didn’t feel like my time was wasted watching this show. The set up for week two next week was done well and nothing really stuck out as being overly “bad” at all. All in all, tonight was good.

Women’s title match official for WWE NXT Stand & Deliver

Posted on by Josh Nason

After the events of this past Tuesday, a triple threat match for the NXT Women’s title has been announced for this Saturday’s WWE NXT Stand & Deliver.

Current titleholder Jacy Jayne will defend against both Lola Vice and Kendal Grey as part of the YouTube streaming special from The Factory at The District in St. Louis, Missouri.

Vice and Grey squared off in a number one contender’s match this past Tuesday when it appeared Grey had won after hitting a northern lights suplex while still trapped in a guillotine. Although Grey’s music played, another referee on the outside of the ring entered and started to argue with the referee who made the pinfall attempt. A replay showed Grey tapping while the referee was making the count. The show ended with Shawn Michaels and others in the ring trying to make sense of it all as the show ended.

Neither Vice nor Grey have held the title before while Jayne, in her second run as champion, is looking for her fifth successful title defense.

Current WWE NXT Stand & Deliver card | This Saturday | St. Louis, MO

  • NXT Championship: Joe Hendry defends against Ricky Saints, Ethan Page, and Tony D’Angelo
  • NXT Women’s North American title: Tatum Paxley defends against Blake Monroe
  • Sol Ruca vs. Zaria
  • NXT North American title: Myles Borne defends against Johnny Gargano
  • NXT Tag Team titles: The Vanity Project defend against Los Americanos
  • Kickoff: Birthright (Lexis King, Stacks, Charlie Dempsey, Uriah Connors, and Arianna Grace) vs. Eli Knight, Shiloh Hill, Hank & Tank, and Wren Sinclair

WWE NXT live results: Booker T Appreciation Night, three title matches

Posted on by Chris Aiken

WWE NXT is live tonight from Houston, Texas — with see three title matches and Booker T honored in his hometown.

NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne will defend against former partners and current rivals Sol Ruca and Zaria after defending against both of them recently.

In a rare steel cage match in NXT, Women’s North American Champion Tatum Paxley will defend against former champion Izzi Dame. Paxley defeated Dame for the title at the recent Vengeance Day and their feud continued last week.

The Women’s Speed title will also be on the line as Fallon Henley defends against Wren Sinclair. The Texas native earned her opportunity by winning a tournament.

The rest of the card will feature Hank & Tank facing off against Birth Right’s Lexis King & Uriah Connors in the first round of NXT’s Tag Team title number one contender’s tournament, and six-man tag action with Los Americanos taking on Vanity Project.

Our live coverage kicks off at 8 p.m. Eastern.

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NXT is live from the 713 Music Hall in Houston in front of a hot crowd. Opening the show is a triple threat title match.

Jacy Jayne (with Fatal Influence) vs. Sol Ruca vs. Zaria in a triple threat match for the NXT Women’s Championship

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NXT Women’s Speed Champion Fallon Henley & Lainey Reid are ringside in Jayne’s corner. So far, Henley has the best St. Patrick’s Day gear on the show.

Lots of nifty spots, leading to near falls where Hayne delivers a codebreaker. Ruca breaks the count by springboarding into a Superfly splash, and Ruca gets a two count on Jayne. Vic Joseph and Booker T on commentary played up the champ being at a disadvantage not having to drop the fall to lose her title.

Ruca barely cleared the ropes on a Space Flying Tiger Drop, and the audience collectively held their breath for a moment. Outside the ring, Lainey Reid interferes to give Jayne an underhanded advantage. While Zaria and Ruca sell, Fatal Influence taunts and poses as the show goes into a commercial break. The match continues in a split-screen.

In the middle of the match, Los Americanos are shown preparing for their match tonight when the show returns. Teammates turned rivals, Sol Ruca and Zaria finally square off. They trade strikes until Jayne bursts into the ring with a senton. Jayne is thwarted as Ruca leapfrogs a spear from Zaria, and Jayne takes the spear. Ruca then spears Zaria, and the live audience comes unglued.

In their take on a Tower of Doom, Zaria leaps on the ropes for a German suplex on Jayne while Ruca flips over taking a back suplex. Zaria tries to cover the other two, but both kick out. Zaria looks to pummel Ruca, but Jayne land a missile dropkick and a cannonball. Zaria cuts off Jayne to deliver the F-5 to the champ, but Ruca breaks up the pinning attempt. Zaria goes for the F-5 on Ruca, only to get an X-factor from Ruca. Really good sequence.

Zaria take a bump out for the ring as they go home, and Ruca crushes Jayne with a Sol Snatcher. Ruca goes for a sure pin, and Zaria pulls Zaria out of the ring to break the count. Zaria then executes the F-5 on the outside, and Ruca takes a bump on the floor. Fatal Influence’s Henley and Reid interfere by keeping Zaria from getting back into the ring. Zaria drops Reid with a headbutt, and Henley takes the F-5 on the floor. Meanwhile, Jayne crawls over to steal the win by pinning Ruca. Great opener. And still…

Match result: NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne defeated Sol Ruca and Zaria in a triple threat match when Jayne pinned Ruca to retain her title.

— Ricky Saints is supposed to “call someone out” in the next segment on the show. He is heading to the ring as the show cuts to a commercial break. Saints gets a full entrance after the break. With RodeoHouston taking place head-to-head tonight with NXT, Saints is dressed for the rodeo complete with cowboy boots, leather vest and a bolo tie. A talking segment leads to dissension between Saints and his cohort, Ethan Page. NXT Champion Joe Hendry then confronts both of them. Tony D’Angelo then lays out everyone

NXT Champ Joe Hendry plays challengers against each other, and Tony D’Angelo strikes

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Saints first delivers a monologue saying the main event (himself) is standing before you. He boasts about himself while talking about driving three hours from Austin to Houston. He pivots to talking about his tag team with Ethan Page. He brags about how they can pivot, mentioning there win last week against the team of Joe Hendry and Myles Borne.

Saints dubs himself and Page as “The Slump Busters” for their team name. If their other cohorts in Vanity Project were not in the title mix, Saints and Page would go for the tag titles. Out comes Ethan Page to join alongside Saints. Page likes the name, but he was thinking “Bounce-Back Boys” instead. Saints tells Page he can call out NXT North American Champion Myles Borne to issue a challenge. Page informs Saints that Page does not want to be North American Champion anymore. Rather, Page wants to be a two-time champion.

Saints is at a lose for words as he processes the intentions of Page. The tension is broken by the entrance of Joe Hendry, who enters holding the NXT title belt.

Hendry cuts a promo that pits Saints against Page. Hendry claims Saints uses Page to cover for his own loses. Hendry points out Saints cannot regain the title. Saints cannot play guitar, and he cannot sing. Henry then mentions that Saints and Page once wrestled each other at Stand & Deliver.

Page and Saints then get into an argument and they exchange barbs. They look ready to fight each other when they instead attack Hendry. He fights then off and give each a fallaway slam.

Suddenly, Tony D’Angelo runs in to attack all three. D’Angelo wrecks shop and lays everyone out, and he stands menacingly over all.

Birthright is backstage along with Fit Finlay and William Regal. As Regal tells Birthright they must win the tag team tournament, up walks Robert Stone. Regal talks Stone aside trying to gain favor with the new general manager of NXT, and Regal offers to put in a word with Shawn Michaels on making it a permanent role as GM.

Los Americanos (El Grande Americano Nuevo, Rayo Americano & Bravo Americano) vs. Vanity Project (Brad Baylor, Ricky Smokes & WWE Evolve Champion Jackson Drake)

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The heel trio takes over before the match goes through a commercial break. Heat on Rayo Americano when the show returns from the break, leading to El Grande Americano running wild after a hot tag.

Americanos with a stereo dives while wearing cowboy hats, and Grande gets a near fall in the ring. He then trades near falls with the heel trio, and Grande kicks out after taking a Burner Hammer and a 450 splash from Drake.

The crowd is clearly behind El Grande Americano as he hulks up. In the closing moments, Drake rolls up El Grande Americano and uses the ropes for illegal leverage. Brad Baylor also helps with an assist, and the referee catches the heels in the act. Meanwhile behind the ref’s back, El Grande is handed a gimmick and he loads his mask.

Grande Americano knocks Baylor off the apron with the shot from the loaded mask, but Drake dodges the loaded mask to deliver a running knee strike. Rayo with a blind tag, followed by another blind tag by Bravo. Russian leg sweep, flying headbutt combo by Rayo and Bravo, followed by a flying headbutt with the loaded mask by El Grande Americano. He then covers Smokes for a pinfall.

Match result: Los Americanos defeated Vanity Project when El Grando Americano pinned Ricky Smokes.

— In a backstage skit, Sean Legacy is on crutches and says he cannot wrestle. Robert Stone rules that Eli Knight must find a replacement to team with him or forfeit their spot in the tag team tournament. That led to WWE Speed Champion Elio LeFleur offering to team with Knight, and Stone okays the new team.

Keanu Carver crashes Booker T Appreciation Night

Vic Joseph hosts a segment for Booker T Appreciation Night ceremony, and Joseph introduces Booker T to the crowd. Booker T is the focus of a great video package honoring his career in wrestling as both a performer and mentor.

Booker T is in tears while surrounded by his wife and kids and two students from his Reality of Wrestling school. Joseph presents Booker with a plaque commemorating Booker T Appreciation Night. The crowd chants “you deserve it” as Booker T displays the plaque.

Booker gets the house microphone and says he has been doing this for 35 years. Booker thanks the fans for making it all possible. Keanu Carver suddenly interrupts the ceremony. Carver yells for everyone to shut up, and he shoves aside a referee on his way to the ring.

Several students try to intervene, but Carver tosses them aside with ease on his way into the ring to confront Booker. Carver is squaring off with Booker when in runs Jasper Troy to brawl with Carver. They briefly fight before Troy clotheslines Carver out of the ring. Referees pour out to keep Carver separated from Troy.

Carves exits and out comes the NXT roster to honor Booker. The roster is joined by Robert Stone. Booker says to cut the music. Booker cuts a promo saying someone needs to take control, and Booker yells at Stone that kind of stuff should not happen in Booker’s hometown city. Booker’s theme music then awkwardly blares over the house speakers, and the show cuts to commercial while Booker is still cutting a promo. The segment inexplicably ends without sound during a split-screen break.

Fallon Henley (with Fatal Influence) vs. Wren Sinclair (with Kendak Grey) for the WWE Speed Championship

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Five-minute time limit for this title bout. Sinclair is billed from Texas, which got a decent enough pop from the crowd. The home state aspect might have popped the crowd more at first if the match had not followed a segment already playing on hometown vibes. However, the crowd still popped big for the title change, as Sinclair won the title in her home state.

For the finish, Sinclair counters an O’Connor Roll with about a minute-and-a-half remaining in the bout. Sinclair then catches Henley with “The Final Wrench” (cattle mutilation hold), and Henley submits. And new…

Match result: Wren Sinclair defeated WWE Women’s Speed Champion Fallon Henley via submission to win the title.

— Ethan Page and Ricky Saints have stormed into Robert Stone’s office, and they are angry about Tony D’Angelo ambushing them earlier tonight. They demand that Stone take action. Page then says Saints wants D’Angelo in a singles match next week. Saints is taken aback at first, but Page talks him into it so long as Page is in his corner. Saints against D’Angelo is set for next Tuesday.

— A commercial for NXT Stand & Deliver announces the show is April 4 at The Factory in St. Louis.

Hank Walker & Tank Ledger vs. Birthright (Uriah Connors & Stacks with Arianna Grace, Charlie Dempsey & Lexis King) in a number one contender’s tag team tournament quarterfinal match

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Heat on Hank, until a hot tag to Tank. The babyface duo then a superplex/swanton bomb combination. Reception issues while trying to watch on my local CW affiliate, so my feed is choppy for a bit. Reception clears up in time for Hank to plant Stacks with a Bossman slam. Lexis King jumps into the ring and takes a bullet for Stack.

Somehow the interference by King does not qualify as a disqualification, and King is sandwiched with a stereo splash by Hank & Tank. Stacks then makes Hank & Tank’s combo finisher, but Connors already made a bling tag. Connors rushes in to roll up Hank for a three count. Birthright wins to advance in the tournament.

Match result: Birthright defeated Hank & Tank when Uriah Connors pinned Hank.

— NXT Champ Joe Hendry demands Robert Stone book a match with the champ against Tony D’Angelo. Stone could like to oblige, but he already booked Saints against D’Angelo for next week.

— Timing was tight as the show crept closer to the top of the hour, and they rush into the main event.

Tatum Paxley vs. Izzi Dame in a steel cage match for the NXT Women’s North American Championship

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Winner by pinfall or submission, no climbing out to win. They still tried to climb out, and the fight began before they ever got in the cage. This was a wild brawl with Paxley retaining her title. The reception on my CW broadcast was in and out at times. They used weapons like chairs, along with using the cage itself as a weapon at time. They looked to have a gritty cage match without blood.

They build to a superplex, and then they build to a powerbomb spot on a metal folding chair. Paxley counters with a code red on the chair, and Paxley follows up with Cemetery Drive on Dame. Paxley covers Dame for a pinfall.

Match result: NXT Women’s North American Champion Tatum Paxley defeated Izzi Dame via pinfall to retain her title.

— In a cliffhanger ending, Paxley was celebrating and posing with the title belt the ramp. Blake Monroe popped out of a trap door like The Undertaker. She pulls Paxley down through the trap door, and Monroe poses as the show goes off the air.

Two title matches confirmed for WWE NXT Houston

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Two title matches are set for NXT’s show in Houston later this month.

At Vengeance Day, Jacy Jayne came out and cut a promo talking about her history of being Women’s Champion. Robert Stone cut her off and said this was about finding her next challengers. After both Zaria and Sol Ruca came out to stake their claim, Stone cut everyone off and announced a triple threat match for the title on March 17.

Later on backstage, Jayne was upset about the triple threat match as the rest of Fatal Influence conspired to take out Ruca before the championship match took place.

Fallon Henley also brought up that on the same show, she would be defending the Speed title against the winner of the finals set for this coming Tuesday’s NXT between Wren Sinclair and Thea Hail, both of whom picked up victories in the qualifying round.

WWE NXT (March 17)

  • NXT Women’s Championship: Jacy Jayne defends against Zaria and Sol Ruca
  • WWE Speed Championship: Fallon Henley defends against either Wren Sinclair or Thea Hail

WWE NXT live results: Vengeance Day go-home show

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Tonight’s live WWE NXT is the go-home for this weekend’s Vengeance Day premium live event.

After turning on Sol Ruca last week, Zaria will challenge NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne for the title. Zaria confronted Jayne last week after her attack on Ruca helped Jayne retain, saying that if she didn’t grant her a title match, what happened to Ruca would happen to her.

Ricky Saints will make an appearance for an Absolute Experience segment. Starks will face NXT Champion Joe Hendry this Saturday.

The women’s Speed title tournament continues with Wren Sinclair taking on Nikkita Lyons with the winner advancing to face Thea Hail.

Before their match at the PLE, NXT Women’s North American Champion Izzi Dame and challenger Tatum Paxley will have a face-to-face while Jaida Parker and Blake Monroe will have their own confrontation ahead of Saturday.

In a trios bout, Hank Walker, Tank Ledger and Shiloh Hill will take on the Vanity Project (Jackson Drake, Ricky Smokes and Brad Baylor).

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NXT is back in the air in front of a live studio audience from a sound stage at the Performance Center in Orlando.

Opening the show is the new NXT North American Champion Myles Borne, and he enters wearing a suit and holding his recently won title belt over his shoulder. Borne gets into the ring for an opening monologue. He would eventually be confronted by former champ Ethan Page, who is looking for a rematch with Borne. But first, the studio audience chants “you deserve it” at Borne.

“Damn it feels so good to hold this title and hear my name announced as champion,” Borne begins his address.

Borne remarks how a new champ will usually will soak up the moment and tell a sob story, but not this time. Borne says instead of thanking the fans and his family for their support, he wants to thanks his biggest haters. Borne thanks Ethan Page, who remarked in their feud that Borne lacked a “killer instinct” within himself. That poured gasoline on a fire inside of Borne and unleashed a demon.

If you push him, Borne says he will push back. He is no Boy Scout, and Borne says his is no angel. If you had to show that demon side of himself to keep the title, then so be it.

Borne ended his monologue by posing with the title after ending with his new catchphrase: “Can you hear me now?”

Ethan Page then interrupts and confronts Page. The former champ says he can hear Borne, but all he heard was Borne thanking him. Page insists Borne should repay him with a rematch for the title. Page claims Borne got lucky last week in winning the title. Page brags about himself and his accolades since arriving in NXT.

“If there is anybody in this locker room that deserves a rematch, it’s the guy that carried this brand for the last two years,” Page boasts.

Borne tells Page he knew Page would come out here. If Page wants a rematch, Borne says he will go talk with NXT General Manager Robert Stone. Page wants the match tonight.

Out comes GM Stone, and he is happy to book a rematch, but they should take the time to put on wrestling gear. Page roars with a challenge to fight right now, as Borne is taking off his suit jacket and unbuttoning his sleeves. Stone agrees to book the impromptu match, and he calls for a referee as a hockey fight breaks out.

Myles Borne vs. Ethan Page for the NXT North American Championship

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They fight is on with him dressed in slacks and dress shoes. They at least both remove their jackets. The fighting soon spills outside the ring, and the roll onto the broadcast booth. Borne is fired up as he pummels Page on the desk, while the show itself cuts to its first commercial break.

The fighting continues through a split-screen break, and the show returns to the break with a production snafu that took a few seconds to swipe away from picture-in-picture. Meanwhile, Borne rips Page’s clothing trying to keep Page from fleeing the ring. Page eventually had his pants torn away, and he was wrestling in his boxer briefs.

Page with a loaded punch for a near fall. Borne kicks out and a moment later counters Page’s finisher as they go home. Borne applies an ankle lock, which is a callback to an injury angle in their feud. Page kicks free, and his shoes come off in Borne’s hands.

For the finish, Page fumbles with his ripped pants. Borne still has one shoe in his hand that he conceals from the ref, while giving Page’s pants to the referee. The ref goes to get rid of the pants by tossing what is left out of the ring with his back is turned to Borne. He smacks Page with his own shoe, and Borne executes his Borne Again finisher. Borne then hooks a leg to pin him. Great match. And still…

Match result: NXT North American Champion Myles Borne defeated Ethan Page via pinfall to retain his title.

— Sarah Schreiber is a roving reporter who tries to interview Zaria, but she does not want to talk while arriving at the building. Also outside are Darkstate, who are waiting for Tony D’Angelo. Robert Stone convinces them to go inside the building. Great timing because Tony D’Angelo arrives in a sports car, and he retrieves a crowbar from the trunk before heading inside.

Jaida Parker brawls with Blake Monroe

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Out comes Blake Monroe to cut a promo on Jaida Parker, who then interrupts Monroe and confronts her. That leads to a brawl where Parker stands tall when the smoke clears.

Monroe claims that Parker interfering in Monroe’s speed match last week was reassurance for Monroe. She was reassured because Parker still needs her. Monroe remarks that worst thing anyone can do in NXT is interrupt her. Monroe keeps cutting a promo on Parker until Parker confront her.

Parker cuts a good promo on Monroe, and Monroe tries to retort. Parker cuts her off, and basically says without her gimmick Monroe is a “mediocre bitch.”

Jaida then slaps Blake hard across the face, and they begin to brawl. Monroe is sent packing as the studio audience chants for Miss Parker.

— The Vanity Project trio (NXT Tag Team Champions Brad Baylor & Ricky Smokes along with WWE Evolve Champion Jackson Drake) approach Ricky Saints and Ethan Page in a locker room skit. The heel trios apologizes for not having Page’s back in his impromptu match. They are told that is okay, and they can leaves. Saints then leaves after saying he must get ready for his performance tonight. This was a dumb and unnecessary skit.

— Another skit sets up Jasper Troy against Eli Knight and Sean Legacy in triple threat match. The winner meets Speed Champion Elio LeFluer in a title match.

Nikita Lyons vs. Wren Sinclair in the Speed tournament match

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Sinclair won with Cattle Mutilation with seconds remaining in the three-minute time limit. In winning, Sinclair moves on to the tournament final to face Thea Hail. Whoever wins that match challenges WWE Women’s Speed Champion Fallon Henley.

Match result: Wren Sinclair defeated Nikkia Lyons via submission to advance to the tournament final.

— NXT Champion Joe Hendry and North American Champion Myles Borne interact in a backstage skit. Hendry makes a joke about being deaf and immediately apologizes for it. Borne mocks Hendry with his pose and they laugh it off.

— Kelani Jordan goes to Shayna Baszler’s dojo to train for her Underground match. This was a cool cameo for Baszler, and it builds up the gimmick match between Jordan and Lola Vice at Vengeance Day.

Tatum Paxley and Izzi Dame face-to-face

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Paxley and Dame face off in a pre-taped segment where they sit across from each other in front of a dollhouse. Dame first cuts a promo on Paxley, but Paxley responds with a confident response. Paxley then walks away before Dame flips out and wrecks the dollhouse in a fit of rage.

Shiloh Hill, Hank Walker & Tank Ledger vs. Vanity Project (Brad Baylor, Ricky Smokes & Jackson Drake) in a six-man tag team match

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Good match that goes through two commercial breaks. Vanity Project jumps the babyface trio during their entrance. The trios match unofficially begins before the bell, and the match gets underway during a commercial break. Much of it airs in picture-in-picture, and what started as a brawl settles into a traditional six-man tag when the show returns from the break.

Heat on Walker as the heel trio works him over. Hot tag to Tank, and he cleans house on Vanity Project. At ringside, Hank is posted by Jackson Drake. Nevertheless, Tank fights off the heels. As the fighting against spills outside the ring, Tank is trapped in the ring steps by the team formerly known as Swipe Right. Drake then dropkicks Tank from behind, and Tank looks dead as the show cuts to another commercial break.

Hot tag after the show returns from the break, and Shiloh Hill runs wild. Hill is soon cut off and Vanity Project gets a near fall on him. Hank and Drake tag in and face off. Drake lifts Hank to deliver a Burning Hammer.

Parade of high spots in the closing moments. Hank with a Bossman slam on Drake to set up a tandem spot where Hank & Tank sandwich Drake with stereo splashes. Hank & Tank then sail through the ropes with a tope each. Meanwhile, Hill leaps through the ropes to spear Drake in the ring. Hill then executes his combo finisher where he does Saito suplex into a falling neckbreaker. Hill then covers Drake for the deciding pinfall. In winning the match for his team, Hill gets a pin on the Evolve champ. That should set up a title match in the near future.

Match result: Shiloh Hill, Hank Walker & Tank Ledger defeated Jackson Drake, Brad Baylor & Ricky Smokes via pinfall when Hill pinned Drake.

— Before the six-man competitors can exit, Blake Monroe pounces on the announce desk for a promo. She is now dressed in all black as she broods over Jaida Parker. Monroe announces a street fight with her and Parker for Vengeance Day.

Out comes Jaida Parker to once again confront Monroe. They are pulled apart by the winners of the six-man a tag and a slew of referees.

— Darkstate is backstage and they are livid. Osiris Griffin is down selling an apparent ambush by Tony D’Angelo. Darkstate all yell at Robert Stone. Saquon Shugars and Cutler James stay with Griffin while Dion Lennox vows to call out D’Angelo. Lennox is heading to the ring as the show heads into a commercial break.

— Dr. Martin talks with Lola Vice about a fracture in her right hand. The doctor points to an x-ray as he explains the injury to Vice. Dr. Martin advises Vice to not compete, and he says there is great risk in Vice doing the Underground match. Vice shakes her head and tells the doctor she cannot be out that long. She is the most reliable wrestler on the roster, and she vows to continue. Vice promises not to hurt her hand again, and Vice says she signed away any liability to WWE. The doctor reluctantly agrees with Vice, but he insists she come see him again after her match.

— Dion Lennox is headed to call out Tony D’Angelo. Lennox does just that from the ring. Instead of being the hunter, Lennox is now the hunted, as pointed out by D’Angelo when he addresses Lennox. D’Angelo is standing in a perch overlooking the ring as he cuts a promo on Lennox and Darkstate.

D’Angelo no longer has the over-the-top Italian accent. D’Angelo proceeds to cut a good promo on him seeking vengeance against Darkstate. Fittingly enough, D’Angelo clashes with Lennox this Saturday at Vengeance Day.

Lennox threatens to meet D’Angelo in the parking lot, and D’Angelo responds by saying bring it on. D’Angelo threatens to beat him up in the parking lot before dragging his lifeless body back into the ring to beat him.

— Sarah Schreiber interviews NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne, alongside her stablemates Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid of Fatal Influence. Jayne cuts a promo where she mentions the breakup between Sol Ruca and Zaria. Jayne teasing interference by Fatal Influence as she vows to retain the title. Jayne wants “smooth sailing” heading towards Stand & Deliver.

— NXT Champ Myles Borne talks with Charlie Dempsey and Tavion Heights in a backstage skit. Borne thanks them for his time as stablemates in No Quarter Catch Crew. Borne leaves and Dempsey laments how unsuccessful they are compared to Borne. In walks Lexis King and his cohorts Uriah Connors, Arianna Grace and Stacks. They are still trying to recruit Dempsey into their faction, much to the chagrin of Heights.

Jacy Jayne (with Fatal Influence) vs. Zaria for the NXT Women’s Championship

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Despite me hating the finish, this was a great to watch before a run-in. They had a good, long match that went through a commercial break. Before the show cut to commercials, Jayne sandwiches Zaria in the ring steps with a cannonball senton on the floor. Zaria was in control beforehand, as she looked strong at the start of the match. Henley and Reid interfere, which allows Jayne to gain an underhanded advantage ahead of the commercial break.

Superplex spot soon after the show returns from the break. Jayne takes the superplex from Zaria, and a slugfest soon develops. They trade strikes and momentum rises for Zaria. They then trade near falls.

Near fall after Zaria lands a lariat. Jayne runs into a knee before taking German suplexes from Zaria, and Zaria runs into a flying knee from Jayne for another near fall. Zaria ducks Jayne’s finisher and delivers a spear. Zaria goes for her finisher, but Jayne escapes and waffles Zaria with a Rolling Encore.

Double down as Sol Ruca runs down to the entrance ramp. Ruca clotheslines Reid and superkicks Henley at ringside. Ruca then jumps into the ring and springboard into a dual Sol Snatcher that drops both Jayne and Zaria. The referee calls for the bell. No official word, but I assume a no-contest. The mach this thrown out. Really good match until the interference by Sol Ruca. The finish seems to set up a triple threat, which must be one of the most over-booked gimmick matches in modern wrestling.

Match result: NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne and Zaria wrestled to a no-contest after interference by Sol Ruca.

— Ricky Saints is heading to the ring for his concert performance.

— Robert Stone is interviewed in his office. Glitch in the feed on my local CW affiliate, so I missed much of this interview.

Ricky Saints’ Absolute Experience

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Spoofing the concert segments made famous by The Rock from years past, Saints gets in the ring and sits down. He pick up a guitar and hypes up the concert to come. He proceeds to do a terrible rendition of Joe Hendry’s theme song, with new lyrics from Saints. This was deliberately terrible. It was also hard to watch. It was dying a death.

Saints orders a roadie to get him a different chair. That failed to save the segment. Saints next complains about the microphone, and he orders a roadie to fix the mic. The segment drags on with Saints complaining about his guitar. He wants another guitar as well. Saints is handed a different guitar by a roadie, but the roadie will not unhand the guitar. Surprise, it’s Joe Hendry! He saves the segment with a guitar shot on Saints. The guitar shatters on the back of Saints.

Vanity Project runs in to save Ricky Saints from Hendry’s finishing move. Myles Borne runs down to help Hendry clean house and clear the ring of heels.

The NXT Champion and the North American Champion stand tall and celebrate in the ring in the final scene on the go-home episode ahead of Vengeance Day.

Women’s title match part of next WWE NXT lineup

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The NXT Women’s title will be on the line next week.

Zaria will challenge for the title after turning against Sol Ruca on this week’s NXT, allowing Jacy Jayne to hit the rolling encore in just seconds to retain the title. Later backstage, Zaria confronted Jayne and demanded a title match for next week, saying that if she didn’t grant the match, what happened to Sol would happen to her.

Ricky Saints has also promised an ‘Absolute Experience’ segment for next week’s show without providing any details, saying if Joe Hendry can have his concerts he could have something as well. The two are scheduled to meet for the NXT title at Vengeance Day next month.

The women’s Speed title tournament will continue, with Wren Sinclair taking on Nikkita Lyons. The winner will face Thea Hail, who defeated Blake Monroe to advance in the tournament this week after interference from Jaida Parker. Another match will have Hank, Tank, and Shiloh Hill take on Vanity Project after they had a brawl backstage.

WWE NXT (March 3)

  • NXT Women’s Championship: Jacy Jayne defends against Zaria
  • Ricky Saints’ Absolute Experience
  • Women’s Speed tournament: Wren Sinclair vs. Nikkita Lyons
  • Hank & Tank & Shiloh Hill vs. Vanity Project

WWE NXT live results: Four championship matches

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Title matches are the theme of WWE NXT tonight with four championships set to be defended.

Sol Ruca has the chance to become NXT Women’s Champion for the first time ever when she faces off against Jacy Jayne, who Ruca eliminated from the Royal Rumble last month. The ongoing tension between Ruca and Zaria could end up playing a role in tonight’s match with WWE continuing to tease a split between the two friends.

One week after setting the record for most successful defenses of the North American Championship, Ethan Page puts his title on the line again tonight against Myles Borne. Page is now officially tied with Oba Femi for the longest reign in the title’s history.

The NXT Tag Team titles will be defended as well, with DarkState facing off against Vanity Project.

A triple threat match for the men’s WWE Speed Championship will see Eli Knight and Elio LeFleur challenge Jasper Troy.

Rivals Blake Monroe and Thea Hail will meet as they face off in a women’s Speed tournament match. Plus, Sean Legacy takes on Keanu Carver.

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

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NXT is on the air in front of a live studio audience from a sound stage at the Performance Center in Orlando. Vic Joseph voices over a live introduction, and he throws it to NXT GM Robert Stone. He plays carny barker as he hypes tonight’s card. Opening the card is a tag team title match.

Vanity Project (Ricky Smokes & Brad Baylor with NXT Evolve Champion Jackson Drake) vs. Darkstate (Saquon Shugars & Osiris Griffin with Dion Lennox & Cutler James) for the NXT Tag Team Championship

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The tag title bout goes through a commercial break. Darkstate tosses Baylor & Smokes around like ragdolls before the show cuts to picture-in-picture. Drake interferes during the break, which allows Vanity Project to gain an advantage by the time the show returns from the commercials.

Heat on Shugars as Vanity Project work him over. This builds to a hot tag, and Griffin cleans house. Griffin is fired up like Robert Gibson getting the hot tag from Ricky Morton. Wacky to see since Darkstate have been heels during their run. Griffin goes on to chokeslam both members of Vanity Project, leading to a near fall.

Darkstate go for a Doomsday Device, and Shugars delivers a missile dropkick. Shugars goes for a cover, but Drake interferes by putting Baylor’s foot on the bottom rope to break the hold. Cutler James and Dion Lennox then confront Drake, and referees pour out to separate them at ringside. Griffin leaves the ring to join the melee with a flying crossbody.

With the melee going on the side of the entrance ramp, Shugars is outside the ring on the opposite side. Tony D’Angelo suddenly runs in to slam Shugars on the apron. Tony D then rolls Baylor into the ring so he can cover Shugars for a three count. And new…

Match result: Brad Baylor & Ricky Smokes defeated NXT Tag Team Champions Saquon Shugars & Osiris Griffin to win the titles when Baylor pinned Shugars after interference by Tony D’Angelo.

— Sarah Schreiber interviews Myles Borne about him challenging tonight for the NXT North American Championship. Borne cuts a good promo about how he can beat Ethan Page for the title.

Keanu Carver vs. Sean Legacy

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Carver looked good here despite being green in the ring. Legacy was a great opponent for Carver, who was able to look very strong with Legacy bumping for him. Carver is getting a monster push, so he pummeled Legacy during much of the match. Legacy started strong until Carver cut him off and began to pummel him. Carver also used moves like slams and backbreakers, while he also heaved Legacy across the ring.

Carver went to spear Legacy through the barricade, which is a callback to a spot they did weeks ago to set up this bout. Legacy countered with a superkick that put Carver on rubber legs. Springboard 450 splash by Legacy for a near fall. Springboard into a missile dropkick, and Legacy attempts sliced bread. Carver cuts off Legacy, and Carver hit him with a Monty Brown Pounce. Carver then lifts Legacy with a vertical suplex, and Carver drives Legacy into the mat with a powerslam. Carver covers Legacy for a pinfall.

Match result: Keanu Carver defeated Sean Legacy via pinfall.

— WWE Women’s Evolve Champion Kendal Grey is giving Wren Sinclair a pep talk ahead of her match tonight. Kelani Jordan enters to gloat about herself before bad mouthing Lola Vice. Chaos erupts as Vice rushes in trying to kick Jordan. Security and referees try to separate everyone.

Jasper Troy vs. Eli Knight vs. Elio LeFleur in a triple threat match for the WWE Speed Championship

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They had a great fast-paced match. Troy looked strong and powerful throughout the seven-minute time limit, despite him dropping the fall. Just before they go home, LeFleur what looked like an awkward tilt-a-whirl trying to counter a black hole slam. LeFleur does not panic, as he simply takes takes Troy down with a leg lariat. Knight then moonsaults off the top rope on Troy, but Knight sells the impact. That allows LeFleur to rush in and covers Troy for a three count in the closing minute of the time limit. And new…

Match result: Elio LeFleur defeated WWE Speed Champion Jasper Troy and Eli Knight in a triple threat match to win the title when LeFleur pinned Troy.

— NXT North American Champion Ethan Page is the trainer’s room getting his ankle taped, which plays on the cliffhanger from last week that set up tonight’s main event. Ricky Saints is talking with Page in the trainer’s room when in walks the new NXT Tag Team Champions Brad Baylor & Ricky Smokes. They brag on them winning the title before Saints vows to add to that when he wins the singles title at Vengeance Day. Saints also says they will ensure Page retain his title tonight.

— NXT Champion Joe Hendry is the focus of “NXT Chronicle”, which was a great personality profile hyping up Hendry.

— Damian Priest is featured in a video package that highlights his run in NXT, and he talks about what he learned in developmental.

— Lola Vice storms into Robert Stone’s office, and Vice demands Stone book her and Kelani Jordan in an Underground match. That was easy enough, as Stone books the match for Vengeance Day.

Sol Ruca (with Zaria) vs. Jacy Jayne (with Fallon Henley & Lainey Reid) for the NXT Women’s Championship

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Turns out this was more an angle than a match. After the ring introductions, the referee holds up the title belt to display what is at stake. Suddenly, Zaria spears Sol Ruca. Zaria then delivers a F5, and Ruca is out on her feet. The bell rings to start the match. Ruca gets to her feet, only for her to walk into a Rolling Encore from Jayne. She covers Ruca for a pinfall in seconds. And still…

Match result: NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne defeated Sol Ruca via pinfall to retain her title.

In a post-match attack, Zaria gives Ruca another F5. This time it was on the announce desk. Zaria then taunts Ruca as the show cuts to a commercial break.

— Back from commercial and Tatum Paxley is cutting a promo alongside the studio audience. She puts over the fans for having her back, as they did not want her to change. They accepted Paxley for being herself, and she truly felt love from them.

Paxley then talks about regaining the NXT Women’s North American Championship from Izzi Dame. She wants Dame to come out, and Dame does enter the sound stage to confront Paxley. Dame goes into the crowd to confront Paxley, and the house lights in the sound stage go dark so we are left to wonder. Instead, we get the entrance of Blake Monroe.

Blake Monroe vs. Thea Hail in a Speed tournament match

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After about a minute into the match, Jaida Parker runs down to ringside where she hits Monroe with a hip attack. Neckbreaker by Hail in the ring, and she covers Monroe for a three count. In winning, Hail advances in the tournament to meet the winner of Wren Sinclair vs. Nikkita Lyons to decide the next contender for the WWE Women’s Speed Champion Fallon Henley.

Match result: Thea Hail defeated Blake Monroe via pinfall to advance in the tournament.

— “NXT Chronicle” continues with more about NXT Champion Joe Hendry. He talks about his theme music becoming a hit song. That was the final puzzle piece to him becoming a superstar.

Kale Dixon (with Andre Chase) vs. Uriah Connors (with Lexis King, Arianna Grace & Stacks)

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Two former teammates meet in this bout, albeit in somewhat of a filler position. The match begins soon as the show returns from a commercial break with both already in the ring. They had a good match with lots of flying and high spots.

For the finish, Connors counters a moonsault with knee up. Dixon follows up by landing a running knee strike to set up the pin.

Match result: Uriah Connors defeated Kale Dixon via pinfall.

— Zaria confronts the Fatal Influence trio in a locker room skit, and Zaria says Jacy Jayne owes her a favor. Zaria wants a title shot for the NXT women’s title next week, or Zaria warns she will do to Jayne what she did to Sol Ruca.

— In another locker room skit, Ricky Saints invited Vanity Project to his concert next week. This plays on Joe Hendry’s gimmick of doing live musical performances, with Saints promising an “Absolute” concert experience of his own.

Enter Shiloh Hill alongside Hank & Tank. They have what they claim is a steering wheel, as they apparently took apart Jackson Drake’s car. With that, a brawl erupts backstage. Referees pour in as the camera shakes.

— Myles Borne is the focus of a personality profile ahead of him challenging for a tile in the main event, which is up next on tonight’s card.

— Sarah Schreiber interviews GM Robert Stone. He confirms Jacy Jayne defends her NXT Women’s Championship against Zaria next Tuesday on NXT. Also next week is Shiloh Hill teaming with Hank & Tank in a six-man tag team match with Vanity Project. Stone also confirms Ricky Saints will have an “Absolute” concert next week.

NXT Women’s North American Champion Izzi Dame enters the office to say she would agree to meeting with Tatum Paxley. Stone is skeptical but seemingly agrees to the segment.

Myles Borne vs. Ethan Page for the NXT North American Championship

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The match begins with a tale as old as time in pro wrestling psychology. Borne even had white flames on his trunks in his role as the white hot babyface. That babyface challenger shines at the outset until the veteran champ cuts him off and turns the tables — almost literally with the table. Page sends Borne crashing into the announce desk. Page then executes a Razor’s Edge that plants Borne hard on top of the desk. The match then goes through a commercial break.

Comeback by Borne, and he fires up on Page. Fisherman’s buster by Borne for a near fall. Page cuts Borne off again, and they trade near falls. Razor’s Edge in the middle of the ring, but Borne kicks out. Slug fest as they duke it out. They do a suplerplex that led to Page getting a near fall.

In the closing minutes they trade big moves, with Page hitting a codebreaker, and Borne answers with a zig-zag a moment later. Vanity Project runs down to ringside. New tag champs Brad Baylor & Ricky Smokes distract the referee while Jackson Drake hits Borne with Drake’s Evolve title belt. Page goes for a cover, but Borne gets a shoulder up. Hank & Tank, along with Shiloh Hill, run down to brawl with the Vanity Project at ringside. Meanwhile, Ricky Saints runs in and goes to climb the turnbuckles. Joe Hendry with a save as he runs in to shove Saints off the turnbuckles. Hendry and Saints brawl at ringside.

For the finish, Page goes for a Razor’s Edge. Borne escapes his clutches, and Borne sends Page into an exposed turnbuckle (which has the padding removed earlier in the bout). Page blocks it at first and goes for Twisted Grin (Twist of Fate), but Borne counters to send Page smashing into the exposed turnbuckle. Borne then executes a zig-zag (called “Borne Again”), and Borne hooks a leg while covering Page for the deciding pinfall. This was a great television main event, and they pulled the trigger and strapped a rocket to Borne. No wonder we wore flames on his trunks. He’s on fire. AND NEW…

Match result: Myles Borne defeated NXT North American Champion Ethan Page via pinfall to win the title.

Borne celebrates his title win by posing with the belt and hugging his family, who were watching from the front row.

Three title matches confirmed for NXT Atlanta event

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Two matches are confirmed for NXT’s stop at Center Stage in two weeks.

Sol Ruca earned a shot at Jacy Jayne on Tuesday, pinning Kendal Grey for a Women’s title match in two weeks in Atlanta. The finish had Zaria accidentally bump into Sol Ruca, who inadvertently tagged in. Zaria was going for the F5 on Wren Sinclair, but Ruca suddenly emerged and hit Grey with the sol snatcher for the pinfall victory. The end of the show saw Jayne come out and stare down Ruca as Zaria looked on, angry about how that finish went down and creating further tension between the two friends.

Eli Knight scored a win over Josh Briggs to advance to the finals of the men’s Speed Championship match, which will take place next week. Elio Lefleur, who won the other semifinal match, came out and the two had a staredown. But Troy soon reminded them who they would be facing in Atlanta by laying out both men.

The NXT Tag Team titles will also be on the line. After a confrontation on Tuesday, DarkState will face the winners of a four-way tag team match between OTM, The Cullling, Hank & Tank, and Vanity Project that takes place next Tuesday.

After Keanu Carver wreaked havoc backstage upon being passed over for a NXT title match, Sean Legacy cut a promo saying he wanted to face Carver in his home turf of Atlanta on February 24. He said that while he might get his butt kicked, he wasn’t going to back down and awaited Carver’s response.

WWE NXT in Atlanta (February 24)

  • Women’s Championship: Jacy Jayne defends against Sol Ruca
  • Men’s WWE Speed Championship: Jasper Troy defends against either Eli Knight or Elio LeFleur
  • NXT Tag Team title match: DarkState defend against either Vanity Project, OTM, Hank & Tank, or The Culling
  • Keanu Carver vs. Sean Legacy (challenge issued)