Bron Breakker will defend the NXT Championship against Joe Gacy at WWE NXT In Your House on Saturday, June 4 in a match where Breakker can lose the title via disqualification.
The match was announced during this week’s NXT 2.0 episode as Breakker responded to Gacy’s invitation to join his movement. Breakker declined Gacy’s offer, but accepted Gacy’s challenge to a title match at In Your House. Gacy then proposed the stipulation, which Breakker also agreed to.
Breakker will be in action against Duke Hudson in a non-title match on next week’s NXT episode.
Three matches are now set for In Your House. Here is the lineup so far:
WWE NXT In Your House, Saturday, June 4, 8 p.m. Eastern time on Peacock & WWE Network —
NXT Championship: Bron Breakker (c) vs. Joe Gacy – Breakker can lose the title via DQ
NXT North American Championship: Cameron Grimes (c) vs. Carmelo Hayes
NXT Tag Team Championship: Pretty Deadly (c) vs. The Creed Brothers
Find out everything that went down on the May 10 edition of WWE NXT 2.0. Denise Salcedo breaks it all down on Speak Now Pro Wrestling!
Topics include: the Women’s NXT Breakout Tournament, a new addition to the Diamond Mine, another Joe Gacy promo. a telenovela unfolds between Tony D’ Angelo and Santos Escobar, and Natalya faces Cora Jade in the main event!
A segment involving Bron Breakker and Joe Gacy, four matches, plus the continuation of the Breakout Tournament have been announced for next week’s WWE NXT.
The NXT Champion, Breakker will respond to Gacy’s call for him to “join his movement” on this week’s show. Footage was shown of Gacy and his followers kidnapping Breakker following the conclusion of their match at Spring Breakin’ last week at the top of this week’s episode. Gacy then invited Breakker to join him during an in-ring promo.
A Spring Breakin’ rematch has also been announced, as The Creed Brothers will take on The Viking Raiders. The Creeds defeated The Viking Raiders at Spring Breakin’ after a distraction from Roderick Strong, who interfered against The Creeds’ wishes. Strong introduced Damon Kemp as the Diamond Mine group’s newest member this week, joining The Creeds, Ivy Nile, and Strong.
The issues between Tony D’Angelo and Santos Escobar will continue next week, as the two meet in a singles match. The two have abducted each other’s associates on NXT in recent weeks.
Wes Lee vs. Xyon Quinn in a singles match, plus a tag team match with Cameron Grimes and Solo Sikoa teaming against Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams are also set for next week. Grimes will defend the North American title against Hayes at the In your House NXT episode, the date for which has not been announced. Grimes has agreed to then defend the title against Sikoa next if he gets by Hayes.
The Women’s Breakout Tournament will also continue next week. Two first round matches remain, after two took pace on this week’s show. Roxanne Perez vs. Kiana James, and Lash Legend vs. Tatum Paxley are the first round matches still yet to take place.
Next week’s announced lineup:
WWE NXT, Tuesday, May 17 —
Bron Breakker answers Joe Gacy
The Creed Brothers vs. The Viking Raiders
Cameron Grimes & Solo Sikoa vs. Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams
After retaining his title in the main event of NXT Spring Breakin’ last night, Bron Breakker was stretchered out in a post-show angle.
Bron Breakker pinned Joe Gacy in their NXT Championship match after hitting a spear. But as the show was going off the air, two hooded figures appeared on the ring apron behind Breakker.
One of the hooded figures attacked Breakker with a steel chair after the show ended. The two then gave Breakker an elevated DDT on the chair.
As Gacy led the way, the two figures carried out Breakker on a barbed wire stretcher.
The NXT North American Championship was also on the line last night, with Cameron Grimes defeating Solo Sikoa and Carmelo Hayes in a triple threat match to retain his title.
Plus, Natalya and The Viking Raiders were in action in tag team matches. Natalya & Lash Legend took on Cora Jade & Nikkita Lyons. The Viking Raiders faced off with The Creed Brothers.
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This show featured a lot of skits, a hot opener for the NXT North American Championship, and an NXT Championship match.
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Two titles will be on the line on tonight’s special Spring Breakin’ edition of NXT.
In the main event of the show, Bron Breakker will defend his NXT Championship against Joe Gacy. The personal rivalry between the two has seen Gacy torment both Breakker and his father Rick Steiner in recent weeks.
The NXT North American Championship will also be up for grabs as Cameron Grimes defends against Carmelo Hayes and Solo Sikoa in a triple threat match.
Main roster stars Natalya and The Viking Raiders will be in action in tag team matches tonight. Natalya will team with Lash Legend against Cora Jade & Nikkita Lyons, while The Viking Raiders will take on The Creed Brothers.
Nathan Frazer makes his NXT 2.0 in-ring debut as he takes on Grayson Waller. Plus, Santos Escobar and Tony D’Angelo will attempt to settle their issues during a sit-down meeting.
Our live coverage begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
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The show opens with NXT Tag Team Champions Pretty Deadly in a campy pre-taped skit from poolside. They quickly run down the card, and then they jump into the swimming pool.
Inside the soundstage at the Performance Center, a triple threat championship match kicks off the show.
NXT North American Champion Cameron Grimes defeats Solo Sikoa and Carmelo Hayes (with Trick Williams) to retain his title in a triple threat match
Grimes pins Sikoa with a flying Cave In off the top rope. Great opener.
Loud “Solo” chant as the bell rings to start the match. Hayes is reeling in the beginning, as he is teamed up on. Hayes bails out of the ring, leaving Grimes and Sikoa to square up.
Hayes is knocked off the apron several times trying to get back into the ring. Eventually, the Hayes recovers. He runs wild with a rally, including a wickedly cool springboard guillotine legdrop.
They all three take turns running through some sequences. A near fall for Grimes is broken up by Sikoa, which leads into a split screen commercial break.
The return from the break, and Sikoa is looking strong. They do a Tower of Doom spot where Grimes uses a hurricanrana on Sikoa while Grimes also gives Hayes a superplex. “Holy s***” chant from the live studio audience after that spot, followed by an obligatory “this is awesome.”
Triple down. They rise and trade strikes. Sikoa fires up with a flurry of action. Sikoa with a uranage that takes Hayes into the heavens and back down to the mat. Sikoa goes for a cover, but Hayes breaks it up for a close near fall.
Grimes directing traffic in the ring, and he gets another two count after a poison rana. Hayes cuts off Grimes, and Hayes gets a two count. Superkick out of mid-air by Sikoa cuts off Hayes. Another great near fall after Sikoa leaps off the top rope with a Superfly splash. The pinning attempt is broken up by Hayes.
Sikoa is about to give Hayes a Samoan Drop when Grimes leaps off the top with a Cave In double stomp. Grimes then covers Grimes for the pinfall. The champ retains.
NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose in a skit taped earlier in the day goes to the tanning bed. Wendy Choo sneaks into adjust the timer, leaving Rose in the tanning bed too long. Rose is burned, and she is red as a beet.
Nathan Frazier is backstage freaking out over his debut match tonight.
Roderick Strong is in the dojo training with Diamond Mine. He gives the team a pep talk while also proclaiming himself the leader. The Creed Brothers collectively roll their eyes at him.
Indi Hartwell and Duke Hudson tease sexual tension. No mention of their lovers that were recently released from WWE.
Nathan Frazier defeats Grayson Waller
Frazier pins Waller in his NXT 2.0 in-ring debut, with an assist from Andre Chase and an airhorn. Frazier is really good, and he shines here in this match.
A reality television “star” Mark Long from MTV is in the crowd to cheer on Grayson Waller.
On commentary, the announcers talk about Frazier being trained by Seth freaking Rollins. Frazier looks really good in his debut match on this brand. The guy is skilled, as he works circles around Waller.
Waller grabs a beach ball, and he deflates it in front of the crowd before the show cuts to a commercial break. The show returns with Waller cutting off Frazier.
Waller mocks Seth Rollins. When the heel mocks his trainer, Frazier hulks up. He goes flying through the ropes with a dive. The studio audience is solidly behind him.
Frazier goes for a pin, but Waller gets a hand on the rope to break the count. Waller soon cuts off Frazier as they trade near falls.
They fight on the turnbuckles, and Frazier is shoved off the ropes. He takes a bump out of the ring. Waller is perched on the top rope looking to strike. A loud airhorn goes off. It was Andre Chase doing the Blacktop Bully airhorn spot from ’94. The difference is Chase is a teacher instead of truck driver. He and his students were in the crowd watching the match when Chase interfered.
The sound of airhorn causing an alarmed Waller to fall off the rope, and he bounces off of it. Frazier then connects with a Phoenix Splash, and he covers Waller for a pinfall.
A vignette profiles Fallon Henley. She is a country girl at heart that loves her horse Luna.
Sit-down meeting between Santos Escobar and Tony D’Angelo
Escobar and D’Angelo, and their respective crews, meet in a pre-tape skit filmed in an restaurant. This skit is a spoof on a mafia movie. The production itself was good as a soap opera, but the acting not so much.
Their meeting gets heated for a moment, but they make a peace agreement. They toast to a truce. Although they seem to agree on peace, the music soundtrack hints at things being open-ended.
The Viking Raiders in a backstage interview talk about their match later on against The Creed Brothers. They are interrupted by Pretty Deadly, who are warned to not interrupt the Raiders again. The champs scamper away.
Joe Gacy in a promo says we should fear what happens if does not win the NXT Championship tonight. Gacy vows he will “change the world” tonight.
Jade pins Legend after a miscue by Nattie costs her and Legend the match.
The match goes through a commercial break after a Cactus Jack clothesline to the outside. When the show returns from the break, Natalya is working over Jade.
Hot tag, and Lyons runs wild. Near fall for Lyons on Nattie. Lyons does not see Nattie tag out, and Legend cuts off Lyons. Legend has a mount when she is struck with a dropkick from her own partner. Nattie is then tossed out of the ring.
Lyons with her spot where she does the splits into a legdrop. Jade follows up with a flying senton off the top rope, and Jade covers Legend for a three count.
A vignette highlights Tatum Paxley ahead of the Breakout tournament. Paxley is a powerlifter that vows to win the first ever Women’s Breakout tourney.
Jacy Jayne & Gigi Dolan go to the beach in a skit. They do steamy poses in a throwback to the Divas era. Wendy Choo & Roxanne Perez then prank Toxic Attraction by stealing their stuff. Choo & Perez steal their car and bark it down the street. Dolan & Jayne burn their feet on the hot pavement. This was supposed to be comedy I think.
The Creed Brothers (Julius & Brutus Creed) defeat The Viking Raiders (Ivar & Erik)
Julius Creed pins Erik after outside interference by Roderick Strong. This was a tag team hoss fight, and it is arguably the Creeds’ best match so far (or at least one of their best bouts).
Viking Raiders control the first half of the match, before the show cuts to commercials. Ivar leaps off the apron with a splash as the show cuts away.
Creeds comeback after the break. Hot tag to Julius, and Creed explodes into the ring. The two teams go on to trade near falls.
Superplex spot where Julius suplexes Ivar pops the crowd. Viking Raiders with a signature finisher on Julius, but Brutus jumps in to break up a subsequent pinning attempt.
Roderick Strong, wearing a hoodie, runs in at ringside to hit Erik with a jumping knee strike. Sliding Ishii lariat by Julius, and he covers Erik for a pinfall.
Despite winning, the Creeds are angry. They argue with Strong about him interfering in the match.
AJ Galante, who was with Tony D’Angelo earlier in the sit-down, is kidnapped by Santos Escobar and Legado del Fantasma. Kidnapping in NXT does not seem like big of a deal since it happens so often, sometimes with no consequences. Maybe this will lead somewhere, and my guess is something that spoofs a mafia movie.
Alba Fyre (Kay Lee Ray) re-debuts next week. Her baseball bat is also now a makeshift torch.
Brooks Jensen and Josh Briggs are backstage with medical staff. Brooks has an injured wrist, so there is a masturbation joke because this show is apparently written for juveniles.
Announced for next Tuesday is a tag team match with Gigi Dolan & Jacy Jayne against Roxanne Perez & Wendy Choo. The bout stems from skits that aired earlier in the show.
During Joe Gacy’s entrance, the picture turns to black and white. Bron Breakker flips a switch backstage, and the color comes back to the screen.
Breakker wore one of his father’s singlets from the 1990s. It was the one with all of the random numbers on it, as referenced on a recent episode of the Bryan & Vinny Show. I recall seeing Rick Steiner wear it in WCW matches during the early ’90s.
Vic Joseph on commentary claims the singlet was worn by Rick Steiner on the first episode of Monday Night Raw. That is not true. Rick actually wore a different singlet in that match. Regardless, Breakker is wearing one of his father’s singlet for tonight for a main event title defense.
NXT Champion Bron Breakker defeats Joe Gacy to retain his title
Breakker pins Gacy clean to retain the NXT Championship. Not the best match on the show, but also not the worst either. It was average.
Breakker is a house of fire as usual, but Gacy trips him up. Gacy then knocks Breakker off the apron before the show cuts to its final commercial break.
Gacy is working over Breakker as the show returns. Breakker begins to fight back as the crowd barks their approval. Gacy dashes the hope spot, and Gacy sets up for a dive to no avail.
Breakker breaks up the attempted dive by clubbing Gacy. Breakker then begins his comeback. Breakker pummels Gacy, and Breakker pulls down the straps on the singlet.
Frankensteiner of sorts (that was more like a flying headscissors) by Breakker. Botched belly-to-belly leads to a weak near fall. Nobody in attendance seems to buy it.
Gacy is able to sidestep Breakker, and Gacy targets the back. Gacy gets a two count after a sit-out powerbomb. No heat for this.
Gacy goes for his handspring finisher, but Breakker counters for the actual finish of the match. Breakker mows down Gacy with a spear, and Breakker covers Gacy for the deciding pin.
Breakker retains, and stands tall after the match posing with his title belt. Breakker is unaware two druids are standing behind him as the show closes.
Rick Steiner made an appearance on NXT last night as part of the final build to Bron Breakker vs. Joe Gacy at Spring Breakin’.
Gacy claimed that — after last week’s show-closing angle where he pushed Breakker off a platform and Breakker was surrounded by druids — Breakker wasn’t cleared to compete in their NXT Championship match next Tuesday. But Steiner made his way out and informed Gacy that Breakker is cleared and will defend his title at Spring Breakin’.
Gacy’s druids then got on the ring apron and surrounded Steiner. Breakker ran out to make the save for his father. Breakker took out most of the druids, but Gacy dropped Breakker with a lariat. As two druids held Steiner back, the other druids passed Breakker’s title belt to Gacy. Gacy held the NXT Championship belt in the air as the show ended.
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A show-long storyline on last night’s NXT saw Bron Breakker search for Joe Gacy throughout the Performance Center.
After Gacy stole Rick Steiner’s WWE Hall of Fame ring, Breakker attempted to call out Gacy last night and get the ring back. But Gacy instead told Breakker that he would have to find him. Gacy’s face appeared on all of the video screens in the arena and he laughed at Breakker.
The search ended when Gacy appeared on a platform in the arena at the end of the night. He agreed to give Steiner’s ring back to Breakker — but Gacy had one condition: Breakker would have to give Gacy an NXT Championship shot. Breakker agreed and got the ring back.
Gacy then said there was still one more thing Breakker had to do: take a leap of faith. He pushed Breakker off the platform and onto the ground below. Cloaked figures surrounded Breakker, and he yelled for them to get off of him as the show went off the air.
Breakker will defend the NXT Championship against Gacy on a special “Spring Breakin'” episode of NXT in two weeks (Tuesday, May 3). Cameron Grimes defending his North American title in a triple threat match against Carmelo Hayes and Solo Sikoa has also been made official for that episode.
The Stand & Deliver fallout edition of NXT saw a big main event, a Women’s Tag Team title change, and a kidnapping.
A confrontation in the opening segment of the show set up an NXT Championship match for the main event. After Bron Breakker regained the NXT title from Dolph Ziggler on Raw, Gunther stepped up as Breakker’s next challenger.
Breakker retained the title by hitting a military press powerslam on Gunther.
Breakker’s father — new WWE Hall of Famer Rick Steiner — then appeared on the video screen to congratulate his son. But it was revealed that Steiner had been kidnapped and imprisoned in a cage by Joe Gacy and Harland.
Earlier in the show, Gacy had cut promos about the importance of family. Gacy questioned what would happen if you weren’t able to reach out to family to help control the chaos in your life.
Just days after losing the titles at Stand & Deliver, Toxic Attraction’s Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne defeated Raquel Gonzalez & Dakota Kai to become the new NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions. Involvement by Mandy Rose helped cost Gonzalez & Kai the match.
Plus, NXT UK’s Pretty Deadly made their NXT 2.0 debut and were revealed as The Creed Brothers’ mystery attackers.
New WWE Hall of Famer Rick Steiner was tied up and caged by Joe Gacy and Harland in the closing scene of this week’s episode of NXT 2.0.
Following his son Bron Breakker’s successful NXT title defense against Gunther in the show’s main event, Steiner was shown on the arena’s video wall. He congratulated Breakker on his victory, and told his son that he was proud of him.
The camera zoomed out to reveal that Steiner was tied to a chair and locked in a cage. The camera zoomed out further to show Gacy and Harland were responsible for Steiner’s capture.
Gacy said that he and Harland would “see if they could teach this old dog [Steiner] some new tricks” as Harland menacingly banged on the bars of the cage with a wrench.
Gacy had cut a series of promos throughout the show aimed at Breakker, and Harland and/or Gacy vs. Breakker for the NXT title looks to be the direction going forward.
Breakker lost an NXT title match to Dolph Ziggler at last Saturday’s Stand & Deliver event, then won the title from Ziggler in a rematch on Monday’s Raw, kicking off his second reign as NXT Champion.
Rick and brother Scott were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame last Friday as part of the class of 2022.
This match was the debut of Elliott. Before the match began, Gacy cut a promo about giving Quincy Elliott his first opportunity. From the start, Gacy had trouble with Elliott’s size. Gacy targeted Elliott’s neck with headlocks and forearms throughout the match. Gacy came back with a springboard lariat and, with Harland’s help, was able to distract Elliott to pick up the win following the handspring clothesline.
Quincy Elliott looked good in his debut tonight, but he could use some more work regarding his selling.
Ivy Nile (with Malcolm Bivens) defeated Kiana James
Before the bell rang, James cut a very scripted promo about working in an office and making her dream come true on NXT Level up. Ivy Nile DOMINATED this match. She submitted James quickly with the dragon sleeper and remains undefeated.
Edris Enofe & Malik Blade defeated Jacket Time
Kushida and Ikeman controlled the match early on. Blade and Enofe were able to turn the flow of the match into their favor by isolating Ikeman Jiro, working on his left arm. Kushida with a hot tag was able to give Jacket Time the flow of the match again. However, Enofe and Blade soon came back and were able to score the win following a modified double powerbomb on Kushida. This was the third consecutive loss for Jacket Time.
After the match, Jiro and Kushida shook hands with Enofe and Blade.
Final Thoughts
The piped crowd noises were very distracting during this episode, especially when you see the crowd not reacting to what is happening in the ring.
The in-ring work on this show was fine, but nothing out of this world. Ivy Nile has the potential to be a star, if booked right.
There was absolutely nothing special about this match.
Quinn and Drake opened by trading holds. Quinn gained the upper hand by interrupting Drake mid-sprint; Zack Gibson pulled Drake to the outside to save him. Quinn pursued Drake, only for Gibson to land some strikes while the referee wasn’t paying attention.
Back in the ring, Quinn continued to fight, even after Gibson’s interference. He endured a deep choke, responding with more strikes after escaping. A chokeslam from the top rope prompted Gibson to distract Quinn again. Drake grabbed the tights, rolling Quinn into a pin that ended this match.
After the match, Quinn pulled Gibson into the ring and hit him with a swinging Samoan drop.
Elektra Lopez defeated Sarray
This was bad—really bad. Sarray is some kind of magic school girl now, so that’s something.
Lopez used her size advantage early to gain control. She tossed, pulled, slammed, and dropped Sarray, with next to no resistance. Eventually, Sarray dodged an elbow drop, opening Lopez up to a dropkick and a pair of double stomps. Sarray tried for the knee but missed, crashing into Joaquin Wilde. Lopez capitalised, dropping Sarray on her face before pinning her to close the match.
Joe Gacy and Harland defeated Ikeman Jiro and KUSHIDA (Jacket Time)
The more I see from the Harland/Gacy pair, the cooler I get on them. This match wasn’t bad, but the culty stuff is too much for me.
KUSHIDA wrestled Gacy to the mat early and tagged out after proving his superiority. Jiro continued KUSHIDA’s lead, landing multiple jacket punches, forcing Harland to tag in.
Jiro tried striking down Harland, but the tree did not fall. Harland landed a splash into the corner before slamming Jiro into the mat. Harland stretched Jiro over the ropes, forcing Gacey to calm him down. Gacy tagged in, landed a DDT, and tried for the pin; Jiro kicked out.
Jiro reversed a backdrop into a crossbody, buying him enough time to tag KUSHIDA into the match. KUSHIDA unloaded with heavy offence before Harland interrupted a handspring. KUSHIDA tried following up with an octopus, but Harland hit the ring. Gacy had to calm Harland down again, allowing Jiro to tag back in. Harland’s gaze froze Jiro, opening him up to a big lariat from Gacy. Harland tagged in once more, landed a giant splash, and pinned Jiro to close the show.
WWE has revealed the lineup for the second episode of NXT Level Up.
The new series made its debut last week, replacing 205 Live on Friday nights. It features some of NXT’s “brightest young talent as they look to make a name for themselves and begin their climb to the top of NXT 2.0.”
Jacket Time (Kushida & Ikemen Jiro) vs. Joe Gacy & Harland
Xyon Quinn vs. James Drake
Sarray vs. Elektra Lopez
Kushida was also involved in the main event of the premiere episode of Level Up last week. He lost to Edris Enofe on the show.
Drake and his tag team partner Zack Gibson recently made it to the semifinals of the 2022 men’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic before losing to The Creed Brothers, who went on to win the tournament.
Quinn lost to Gacy in the main event of the final 205 Live episode two weeks ago.
Neither Sarray nor Lopez are involved in this year’s women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. That tournament began on NXT earlier this week.
Sarray is currently on a three-match winning streak.
NXT Level Up airs on Peacock/WWE Network at 10 p.m. Eastern time on Fridays. It’s taped before NXT each week.
Trick and Jiro opened the match with showy chain wrestling. A whip into the ropes ended the opening sequence and left Williams in a strong position. Trick used a straightjacket choke to keep Jiro on the ground for some time; Jiro flipped out of the hold, initiating a rally filled with jacket punches. Out of left field, Trick caught Jiro in the corner before landing a swinging neckbreaker. Trick then pinned Jiro for an abrupt end to this match.
Lash Legend defeated Erica Yan
This was pretty bad. The in-ring was either uninteresting or awkward.
Legend ended Yan’s early attempt at wrestling by using her strength advantage. A sit-down slam and an elbow drop left Legend with a near fall. After Legend held her on the mat for a while, Yan eventually began a rally, landing a crossbody to gain a lead late in the match. Legend caught Yan before she could follow up in a back-to-back stretch. Yan submitted.
Joe Gacy defeated Xyon Quinn
The match was unremarkable, but hey, what can you expect?
Joe Gacy cut a promo calling 205 Live exclusionary. According to Gacy, now that 205 Live no longer discriminates based on weight, everyone has the opportunity to “level up”, including his opponent Xyon Quinn.
This Gacy fellow is weird, but it’s nice that there is some kind of narrative on this show.
Quinn and Gacy opened the match with a playful exchange, but as things escalated, Quinn established control. Gacy fought into the match with a backdrop which he followed with some neck-focused groundwork. Gacy avoided Quinn’s attempts at offence for a while, but Quinn eventually caught him with a headbutt followed by multiple Irish whips. Quinn tried to follow up, but Harland at ringside grabbed Gacy, helping him overpower Quinn. Gacy then hit a handspring lariat to close the match.
