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WWE NXT live results: Halloween Havoc fallout, Tag Team Title Tuesday

Posted on by Chris Aiken

The fallout from Halloween Havoc takes place on NXT tonight.

NXT Champion Bron Breakker and NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose kept their titles at Halloween Havoc, while Wes Lee was crowned the new NXT North American Champion. We’ll see if new challengers emerge tonight.

Tonight’s show is also Tag Team Title Tuesday. The women’s and men’s Tag Team titles will both be on the line. Zoey Stark & Nikkita Lyons are challenging NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions Katana Chance & Kayden Carter. NXT Tag Team Champions Pretty Deadly are defending their titles against Malik Blade & Edris Enofe.

After hosting Halloween Havoc, Shotzi will be in action against Lash Legend. Legend tried to interrupt Shotzi and Quincy Elliott at Saturday’s event, but Shotzi put a stop to that by laying her out with a DDT.

The newest member of Schism will also be unmasked tonight. Our live coverage begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

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After a highlight recap of Halloween Havoc, the show is opening with a tag team title match. The participants are already in the ring for the pre-match introductions.

NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions Kayden Carter & Katana Chance defeat Nikkita Lyons & Zoey Stark to retain their titles

Chance pins Lyons for the champs to retain. A Dusty finish teased a title change, but the match is restarted. The champs then go on to retain the belts.

The defending champions continue to adopt what on commentary is called a “more aggressive” style. They still do flashy moves, but they are subtle heels in this bout between two babyface teams. Shades of grey, or something like that.

The challengers look strong as the show cuts to a commercial break. The champs regain control during the break, but Lyons comes back when the show returns. She is soon cut off, but not before she give Chance a hard slam.

Hot tag to Stark, and she is a house of fire. Starks gets a few near falls before she clotheslines Carter over the ropes. They seemingly were both supposed to go over the ropes like a Cactus Jack clothesline, because Stark jumps over the ropes after not initially going over. This was so she could skin the cat back into the ring, where Stark rolls up Chance with a schoolgirl. Stark scores a pinfall, but it would count.

Stark & Lyons celebrate in the ring, as a second referee comes into the ring to overturn the call. The second ref, who is apparently the “head referee,” informs Taylor of the Dusty finish. Taylor announces the match must continue because of an unseen tag. 

The match restarts with a slugfest, and the fight is on again. Lyons gets a near fall that is broken up, and Lyons then takes Carter & Chance’s tandem finisher. Chance covers Lyons for a deciding pinfall, and the champs retain their titles.

Ilja Dragunov cuts a promo on JD McDonagh in a vignette. This builds to Dragunov against McDonagh in a bout tonight, which comes off both failing to win the NXT title at Halloween Havoc in a triple threat match.

T-Bar is getting a new gimmick, as a clip shows him burning his mask. Formerly in NXT under the Dominik Dijakovic moniker, he is set to return to the developmental brand.

R-Truth cameo appearance sets up match for next week

New NXT North American Champion Wes Lee heads to the ring for his first appearance since winning the title last Saturday.

The live studio audience chants that he deserves it. Lee thanks the fans for their support, and he talks about some of his struggles in his journey to the championship.

Lee talks about being grateful, and he thanks the fans. Lee goes on to talk about his plans, but he is interrupted by Grayson Waller.

Waller gets into the ring to confront Lee, but there is another interruption. R-Truth enters the soundstage to a big pop. He does the “what’s up” call and response with the studio audience.

Truth welcomes everyone to Halloween Havoc, which is a joke since that took place on Saturday. Waller interrupts Truth, and Truth compliments his British accent. That is another joke, as Waller is Australian. 

Waller informs Truth that Havoc happened three days ago. Truth busts out laughing, but Lee assures Truth the card was days ago. Truth clowns on Waller for losing in casket match on Saturday.

Waller challenges Truth to a match next Tuesday, and R-Truth accepts the challenge. Waller tries a cheap shot on Truth, but Waller is thwarted by Truth and Lee. Truth tosses Waller out of the ring, and Truth tells Waller he will see him next week.

Edris Enofe tries to hype up of Malik Blade with lyrics from an Eminem song. It works, as they are hyped to get a tag title match later on tonight.

McKenzie Mitchell interviews Apollo Crews, and Crews is putting Grayson Waller behind him (after Crews beat Waller on Saturday in a casket match). Crews says NXT Champion Bron Breakker returns to the show next week, and Crews is interested in what Breakker has to say. Previously, there was a tease of Crews challenging Breakker. That looks like a possible direction.

Shotzi Blackheart defeats Lash Legend 

Blackheart pins Legend in a short match. 

Quincy Elliott is at ringside, after being involved in an angle that set up this match. He briefly gets involved with a staredown with Legend when teh fight spills outside the ring

Balckheart delivers her DDT finisher called “Never Wake Up,” and she covers Legend for a pinfall. Elliott celebrates with Blackheart after the match.

Julius & Brutus Creed are heading to the ring, as Brutus is supposed to get five minutes against Damon Kemp (based on a stipulation from a match on Saturday).

The Creed Brothers get in the ring for a promo. Julius talks about being in pain after his win on Saturday when he defeated Damon Kemp. Julius’ hands are bruised and swollen from the match.

Brutus thanks his brother for what he did, as Brutus’ career was on the line. Julius won, so his brother thanks him for it. Brutus then yells that it is now his turn, and Brutus calls out Kemp.

Kemp appears on a video screen. This is a swerve, as Kemp informs the Creeds he is not medically cleared to compete tonight. Suddenly, there is a sneak attack. 

Veer & Sanga ambush the Creeds with a blindside attack. Veer & Sanga beat them down. Sanga pauses briefly, as if he is second guessing the attack. Sanga then attacks again, and he delivers a chokeslam. 

Veer & Sanga leave the ring with the Creeds down selling the attack. Ivy Nile walks out to confront Veer & Sanga. Nile yells at them, “Why?” Nile then goes to check on the Creeds.

Toxic Attraction are facetiming each other. NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose announces that next week they will celebrate the one year anniversary of her title reign.

NXT Tag Team Champions Pretty Deadly (Kit Wilson & Elton Prince) defeat Edris Enofe & Malik Blade 

Wilson pins Blade to win the match.

The challengers start off strong with a flurry of offense at the start. The champs cut them off, but the challengers soon fight back. The challengers are standing tall as the show goes to a commercial break.

Having turned the tide, the champs are working over Enofe when the show returns from the break. Hot tag to Blade, and he runs wild. Blade then does a huge dive over the ropes to the floor. 

Blade gets a near fall after flying crossbody. Blade is soon cut off following a bling tag by Pretty Deadly. The two teams continue to trade near falls.

“Boo/yay” chants during a slugfest, and the trading of near falls goes on. Pretty Deadly attempts their Spilt Milk finisher, but Blade counters for a good false finish.

For the finish, Enofe is neutralized. That left Blade alone in the ring, and he takes Spilt Milk. Wilson then cradles Blade for a pinfall, and the champs retain the titles.

JD McDonagh in a vignette cuts a promo on Ilja Dragunov ahead of their match tonight. 

McKenzie Mitchell interviews Zoey Stark in a locker room. Stark is upset over losing the title match earlier in the show. Nikkita Lyons rushed in to apologize for the loss, but Stark assures her it was not Lyons’ fault. Stark vows to win the titles in a rematch.

Here comes The Schism. Oh joy. Anyway, they all get into the ring wearing drama masks. Joe Gacy takes off his mask, and he begins to cut a promo. He usually talks a lot, but he keeps it short tonight as The Dyad also say a few words before the unveiling of the newest member of their group. Their promos play on the words written on their respective mask.

This all leads to the newest member of Scism being revealed as Ava Raine (Simone Johnson). 

Sol Ruca is doing an interview backstage when she is interrupted by Indi Hartwell. This leads to a match up next.

A voice message left at the Performance Center has an ominous warning from someone named Scrypts, who threatens to rip NXT apart. The voice reminds me of the Black Scorpion in WCW.   

 Indi Hartwell defeats Sol Ruca

An aggressive Hartwell pins Ruca in a short match. Hartwell shows a lot of fire and viciousness. 

Elektra Lopez runs in after the match, and she attacks both Hartwell and Ruca. Lopez lays out Ruca, and Lopez says warns the roster she is back.

Chase University is the setting of a pre-taped skit. Bodhi Hayward is absent from a class, but Duke Hudson is there to take his seat, much to the chagrin of Thea Hail. Andre Chase is giving a lecture when Hail’s pen stops working. Hudson gives her his pen. Chase yells at him for not having a pen to take notes. Hail tries to take up for Hudson, but he insists in taking the heat. Hudson then steals another student’s pen. 

Roxanne Perez in a vignette reflects on her grudge match against Cora Jade, where Perez defeated Jade at Halloween Havoc. 

JD McDonagh defeats Ilja Dragunov 

McDonagh wins via referee stoppage in what is by far the best match on the show. An injured Dragunov is caught in a submission at the finish, but he refuses to tap. 

Dragunov jumps McDonagh before the bell sounds to start the match. This leads to them exchanging chops and strikes. Dragunov goes into the match with taped ribs, and McDonagh targets the injury during the bout.

Sent sailing off the apron, Dragunov crashes into the announce desk. He lands on his injured ribs, and medical staff rush in to check on him. Dragunov is pleading with them to let him continue the match as the show goes into its final commercial break.

McDonagh is working over Dragunov as the show returns from the break. Dragunov fights back, but he continues to sell his ribs. Dragunov fights through the injury, and he executes a superplex. 

Dragunov briefly falls to his knees selling his injury. He rises to his feet with a look of rage in his eyes. He charges towards McDonagh, only for McDonagh to counter him. McDonagh applies a crossface that also targets the injured ribs. Dragunov refuses to tap, but the referee stops the match. Despite Dragunov being bloody, he never quit.

Dragunov is carried from the ring on a stretcher as the show closes. 

WWE NXT video highlights: New Women’s Tag Team Champions crowned

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Last night’s NXT featured the crowning of new Women’s Tag Team Champions.

With the NXT Women’s Tag Team titles vacant following Cora Jade’s heel turn, a fatal four-way elimination match was held last night. Katana Chance & Kayden Carter defeated Toxic Attraction, Yulisa Leon & Valentina Feroz, and Ivy Nile & Tatum Paxley to become the new champs.

The match came down to Chance & Carter and Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne. Chance pinned Jayne to get the win after a double-team move where Carter hit a neckbreaker while Chance connected with a 450 splash.

For both Chance and Carter, this is their first title reign in WWE.

The men’s NXT Tag Team titles were also on the line last night. The Creed Brothers retained against Tony D’Angelo & Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo after Santos Escobar made his return, reuniting with Legado del Fantasma and costing the D’Angelo family the match.

More coverage from last night —

WWE NXT video highlights —

NXT Women’s Tag Team title fatal four-way elimination match

The Schism offer direction to Josh Briggs, Brooks Jensen, and Fallon Henley

Nathan Frazer answers Carmelo Hayes’ North American title open challenge

Bron Breakker and JD McDonagh NXT Heatwave summit

Apollo Crews gives The Creed Brothers some advice ahead of tag title match

Mandy Rose vs. Sarray

Tiffany Stratton’s focus and athleticism are what separates her from the pack

Duke Hudson says Axiom doesn’t belong in NXT

Axiom vs. Duke Hudson

Wes Lee challenges Trick Williams to a Rounds Match

The Creed Brothers vs. Tony D’Angelo & Stacks for the NXT Tag Team titles

Roxanne Perez challenges Cora Jade to a match at NXT Heatwave

Mandy Rose wants Cora Jade to take out Zoey Stark before NXT Heatwave

Katana Chance & Kayden Carter reflect on their road to the Women’s Tag Team titles

Brooks Jensen vs. Joe Gacy

Tony D’Angelo and Santos Escobar agree to face each other one final time

Alba Fyre vs. Lash Legend

Trick Williams explains a Rounds Match to Carmelo Hayes

Nikkita Lyons isn’t changing for anyone — especially Kiana James

Falls count anywhere match: Solo Sikoa vs. Von Wagner

 NXT fallout: Anyone who wants to step up to Solo Sikoa can come and get it

NXT fallout: Legado del Fantasma are back in full force

NXT fallout: Alba Fyre is happy that she shut up Lash Legend

Katana Chance & Kayden Carter crowned WWE NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Katana Chance and Kayden Carter are champions. 

Chance and Carter won a four-way for the vacant Women’s Tag Team titles on Tuesday’s WWE NXT 2.0 episode, capturing the titles for the first time in their careers. 

Chance and Carter defeated Toxic Attraction’s Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne, Yulisa Leon & Valentina Feroz, and Diamond Mine’s Ivy Nile & Tatum Paxley to win the titles when Chance pinned Jayne after a 450 splash. 

The Women’s Tag titles had officially been vacant since last Tuesday’s NXT. The former title holders, Roxanne Perez and Cora Jade, split as a team when Jade turned on Perez on the July 12 episode of NXT 2.0. 

Chance and Carter have regularly teamed since 2018, when Chance was known by her real name of Kacy Catanzaro, while Carter began her NXT career under the Lacey Lane ring name. 

The duo have twice advanced to the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic semifinals, losing in that round in both 2021 and 2022.

The Championship win is the first for both in their WWE careers.

WWE NXT live results: In Your House go-home show

Posted on by Chris Aiken

Tonight’s NXT will set the stage for Saturday’s in Your House event.

Two matches for In Your House will become official tonight as Toxic Attraction have a “Women’s Championship Summit” with Wendy Choo, Katana Chance, and Kayden Carter. Mandy Rose is defending her NXT Women’s Championship against Choo at In Your House, while Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne will put their NXT Women’s Tag Team titles on the line against Chance & Carter.

NXT North American Champion Cameron Grimes will defend his title against Carmelo Hayes at In Your House. Tonight, Grimes takes on Nathan Frazer in non-title action.

It was announced that Roxanne Perez and Tiffany Stratton were going to face off in the finals of the NXT Women’s Breakout Tournament tonight, but WWE has removed that match from the preview for tonight’s show.

Cora Jade vs. Elektra Lopez is also official for tonight, along with Thea Hail revealing her college decision.

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

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The show opens with Diamond Mine backstage getting ready for a match. Roderick Strong and Damon Kemp are set to kick off the show as a tag team. Strong tells Ivy Nile and the Creed Brothers they have the night off. 

The rift within Diamond Mine continues. Strong & Kemp head to the ring, leaving the rest behind. Nile asks what is going on. Julius Creed remarks, “This is not going to work out.”

Despite tension with the others, Strong has a strong bond with Kemp. Strong is acting as his coach and mentor. Taking him under his wing, which plays into the story of the opening match.

NXT Tag Team Champions Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson) defeat  Diamond Mine (Damon Kemp & Roderick Strong) in a non-title match

Strong drops the fall after being distracted by outside interference from his own stable. This plays off an previous finish where Strong interfered in a Creed Brothers match, except Diamond Mine won that match. They lost here.

Kemp gets to shine, and he shows a lot of fire. When he first tagged in, he has to struggle for a moment. After taunted by Pretty Deadly, Strong slaps Kemp. This fires up Kemp, and he explodes with a fury.

Diamond Mine remains in control, and they execute stereo backbreakers on Pretty Deadly as the show cuts to a split-screen commercial. When the show returns from the commercial break, the tide has turned. 

Pretty Deadly works over Kemp, until he able to tag out. Strong runs wild after the hot tag. Meanwhile, Kemp is down selling at ringside. As he tries to get back on the apron, he is shoved into the ring steps.

A tag belt is brought into the ring as the heel champs attempt to cheat. They try to use the belt as weapon, but the Creeds runs down to the ring. Julius Creed takes the bullet, as he is hit with the belt shot.

Strong attempts to capitalize by using an O’Connor Roll, but he is unable to score a pin. Brutus Creed yells at him from ringside, distracting Strong. Pretty Deadly deliver Spilt Milk on Strong, and he is pinned for a three count. 

A pre-taped skit sets up a match for later tonight with Josh Briggs challenging Grayson Waller. 

Sit-down leads to a challenge 

Tony D’Angelo and his crew arrive at Santos Escobar’s yacht for a sit-down meeting with Legado del Fantasma. The boat head out to sea after Elektra Lopez says to take them somewhere nice.

The conversation turns heated in the meeting between the two factions. This is very well produced, despite being silly at times. Eventually, D’Angelo grows angry. He challenges Escobar to a six-man tag match at In Your House. 

D’Angelo sneers at Escobar, telling him to look him in the eye. He also calls Escobar a “prick.” D’Angelo then proposes an added stipulation. Whichever teams loses, they must join the opposing family and takes orders from them.

Escobar accepts the challenge, and tells D’Angelo they have a deal. They shake on it. The six-man tag match is official for In Your House.

Cora Jade defeats Elektra Lopez

Jade pins Lopez to win. Lopez as alone in this match without her faction at ringside. She goes on to loss, after taking almost all of the offense. Jade fights from underneath as a babyface in peril.

They are fighting on the apron when Jade lands a knee strike. Lopez falls backwards to the mat in position for the finish, where Jade jumps off the top rope with a senton bomb. Jade goes on score a three count on Lopez.

McKenzie Mitchell interviews Wes Lee, and Lee throws shade at Xyon Quinn. Sanga enters the scene, and he gives Lee a pep talk. Last week, Sanga turned face after saving Lee from a beatdown.

A vignette profiles Roxanne Perez, and it was great video package. It shows her at a young age meeting the Bella Twins and Natalya before a house show in Laredo. It also features clips of Perez training at Booker T’s Reality of Wrestling academy. Perez details her journey and the sacrifices along the way. She vows to make her dreams come true next week by winning the Women’s Breakout Tournament.

Wes Lee defeats Xyon Quinn

Lee pins Quinn to win, after Lee sold the whole match.

This match finally happened after being delayed several times. Similar story to the women’s match that precedes it on this show, where the babyface is in peril for the whole match. In the the end though, the face counters to win the match.

Quinn bullies and manhandles Lee in the match. Quinn eventually uses a Snake Eyes where he launches Lee into the middle turnbuckle like a lawn dart.

USA Network censors a “holy s***” chant as Quinn signals for his finisher. Quinn takes a bit too long, allowing Lee a last ditch effort. Lee counters Quinn catch him with a roll-up, and Lee scores a pin out of nowhere.

Roderick Strong is in the Diamond Mine locker room, and he is yelling at his stable for interfering in the match earlier tonight. Strong reprimands them for disobeying him. Strong tells the Creeds and Nile that they are out of Diamond Mine if they lose the tag title match at In Your House.

Joe Gacy in a pre-tape promo says a bunch of gibberish that is supposed to build anticipation for him challenging Bron Breakker for the NXT Championship. 

Breakker is doing a backstage interview when the lights flicker and a voice from above haunts him. Breakker picks up a monitor, presumably to smash. He instead sits it back down after realizing Gacy was trying to get into his head. Breakker vows to win at IYH.

NXT Women’s Championship Summit

A table is set up in the ring. On one side is Toxic Attraction, which includes the NXT Women’s Champion and the NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions. On the other side of the table are the challengers.

Katana Chance & Kayden Carter are set to challenge Jacy Jaybe & Gigi Dolan for the tag titles at IYH. Wendo Choo also challenges Mandy Rose for the singles title at IYH.

In this “summit” there is a lot of bickering back-and-forth. The challengers keep telling the heel trio to sign the contracts, and the live studio audience starts a chant heckling the heels into signing. 

Mandy Rose still manages to get through her promo, and then she signs the contract for her match at IYH. Choo in return hits Rose with a spitwad like this was elementary school. 

Rose attacks Choo, and a melee ensues. The table is turned upside down as everyone brawls. Chance & Carter do dives the outside. The babyface trio cleans house, leading to Choo putting Rose through a table with a splash off the top rope. USA Network censors a “holy s***” chant as the babyfaces stand tall. 

Kiana James confronts Ivy Nile backstage, and James chides Nile about the Creeds chances at IYH. Nile snaps on James (who has an Alexandra York gimmick), and pushes James against a locker. This sets up a match for later on.

Solo Sikoa defeats Duke Hudson 

Sikoa pins Hudson after a Superfly splash. Sikoa’s push continues as he is the next challenger in line for a shot at the NXT North American Championship.

Sikoa shines early on, until he is cut off. Hudson briefly works over Sikoa, but Sikoa soon makes a comeback. Sikoa is a house of fire in the closing moments.

Umaga splash by Sikoa, followed by a Superfly splash. Sikoa then covers Hudson for a clean pinfall. 

A vignette highlights Tiffany Stratton ahead of her meeting Roxanne Perez in the finals of the Women’s Breakout Tournament.

Thea Hail graduated from high school last weekend, and tonight she chooses the college she plans to attend. In a swerve, Hail announces she plans to attend Chase University. All those skits with Hail over the last few weeks make sense now, it was all an angle. Clever. 

Grayson Waller defeats Josh Briggs

Waller pins Briggs after Von Wagner causes a distraction.

Waller grabs the house microphone, and he insults Briggs before the match. This fires up Briggs.

Baiting in Briggs, Waller uses a cheap shot to gain the upper hand. After a double down, Sofia Cromwell and Mr. Stone enter the soundstage. They come down to ringside.

Comeback by Briggs, and he begins to mow down Waller. Von Wagner appears at ringside, and he jumps on the ring apron to cause a distraction. Waller rolls through and pops up into a cutter on a distracted Briggs. 

Capitalizing on the outside interference, Waller goes on to pin Briggs. Wagner jumps Briggs after the match. He is called off by Cromwell. 

Ivy Nile defeats Kiana James

Nile pins James to win clean.

The trend on this show continues where the loser of the match gets the most offense during the bout itself. Nile at the finish fires up with a series of kicks, and Nile executes a powerslam to set up the pinfall.

Pretty Deadly comes to the ring after the match, and the cut a promo on Diamond Mine. Pretty Deadly attempts to surround Nile in the ring, but the Creeds come to Nile’s rescue. They face off with Pretty Deadly, and the Creeds send them packing after getting the better of a tussle. 

A vignette hypes the arrival of Giovanni Vinci. He is sophisticated and loves to show it. His is coming soon to NXT.

NXT North American Champion Cameron Grimes defeats Nathan Frazier in a non-title match

Grimes pins Frazier in a really fun babyface match. Lots of action in this fast paced match. Frazier is far better in the ring that his win-loss record in NXT might indicate. 

Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams are at ringside at the announce desk providing guest commentary. Hayes challenges Grimes in a title match on Saturday. 

Babyface match here tonight as neither plays heel. Grimes and Frazier wrestle through a split-screen commercial break. They set a far faster pace than any other match on tonight’s card.

They trade near falls in what is described on commentary as a “high octane” match. Great action in the closing moments as the pace quickened even more.

Frazier was looking strong as he got to shine. Frazier dives through the ropes to the outside just before the finishing sequence. Frazier then climbs the turnbuckles.

Grimes counters Frazier to deliver an avalanche overhead suplex off the ropes. Grimes then delivers a Cave In, and he covers Frazier for the deciding pinfall. 

Hayes attempts to jump Grimes after the match, but he is thwarted by Grimes. Williams pulls Hayes out of the ring, and they back away as the show closes.

Final Thoughts

This episode seemed less like a go-home show, and more like filler programming. However, there was clearly a lot of hype on this show for In Your House. Not sure if that translates into a lot of interest.

WWE 205 Live results: Two in-ring debuts

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Edris Enofe defeated Malik Blade

This match consisted of basic groundwork and some arm drags. It was fine.

The debuting Enofe traded quick pin attempts early in the match. Likewise, the pair traded mat control as the opening sequence took form. Blade connected with a top rope dropkick before attempting a splash that Enofe evaded. Enofe capitalised, connecting with a spinebuster and standing moonsault for the win.

Tiffany Stratton defeated Amari Miller

Stratton, before making her debut, cut a 2001 popular girl promo in the ring—my dad is rich, I’m hot, etc. The match was not great. 

Miller gained ground control as the match began. After Stratton reversed the momentum in her favour, she connected with underhanded offence—working the fingers, stomping the feet, etc. Stratton tried to roll up Miller, but something caused an awkward fumble. Miller tried pinning Stratton herself, but Stratton escaped. Stratton transitioned into another pin that resulted in a debut victory. 

Kacy Catanzaro & Kayden Carter defeated Valentina Feroz & Yulisa Leon

A video presentation before the match revealed Catanzaro and Carter like to attend music festivals. Neat. 

Even though this match formula is threadbare, what was delivered was quite enjoyable. 

Leon and Carter opened the match. The pair went back and forth, both in moves and dance, before Catanzaro and Feroz tagged in. Catanzaro gained control before Carter re-entered the ring. 

Feroz caught Carter in the ropes with an armbar, resulting in her team’s first stint of control; this continued as Leon and Feroz traded tags. Feroz and Leon took turns working Carter’s arm and throwing her across the ring. 

Carter eventually fought through, resulting in a hot tag. Catanzaro regained control, and with aid from Carter, hit Leon with a flipping dive. Carter pinned Leon to close the match.

WWE NXT live results: Toxic Attraction six-woman tag match

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Toxic Attraction will look to continue their dominance over NXT tonight.

NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose and NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne will face off with Io Shirai, Kayden Carter & Kacy Catanzaro in six-woman tag team action on tonight’s episode of NXT. The match was made after Carter and Catanzaro saved Shirai from a beatdown by Toxic Attraction on last week’s show.

It was revealed last week that Dolin and Jayne had attacked Zoey Stark backstage. Shirai confronted Rose, but Toxic Attraction ganged up on her and had the numbers advantage. Carter and Catanzaro then made the save for Shirai.

Stark recently underwent surgery after suffering a torn ACL and torn meniscus at Halloween Havoc.

The team of Jacket Time (Kushida & Ikemen Jiro) will take on Diamond Mine’s Creed Brothers (Julius & Brutus Creed) tonight. Plus, Kay Lee Ray faces Sarray, Pete Dunne will make an appearance, Cameron Grimes and Elektra Lopez will be in action, we’ll hear from NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa and Bron Breakker on WWE’s UK tour, and The Grizzled Young Veterans will hone their “urban training” skills.

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

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Toxic Attraction defeated Kacy Catanzaro, Kayden Carter & Io Shirai (12:50)

This was a fun opener. It was nice to start with a match instead of a long promo. They worked hard, and the fans got into the match by the end. 

Mandy Rose gained the early advantage for her team after knocking Shirai off the apron. The heels then cut Carter off from her team and isolated her on their side of the ring. Jacy Jayne caught Carter with a neck breaker for a near fall. She followed up with an enziguri, but Carter recovered and tagged in Shirai.

Shirak hit a standing moonsasult into a double-knees for two-count. Catanzaro hit a slingshot senton on Jayne for a near fall, but the heels backed her into their corner. Catanzaro recovered and hit a dive to the floor on Rose. Carter then hit a cross body onto Gigi Dolin and Jayne. Shirai went for a dive, but Rose cut her off to take over. 

During the break, Shirai caught Dolin with a cross face. The heels took over by isolating Catanzaro in their corner. 

Back from the break, the heels were firmly in control. Rose slowed the pace down with the body scissors on Catanzaro. Catanzaro broke free, and Shirai got the hot tag. She ran wild on Dolin and stomped her in the corner.

Shirai finally got her hands on Rose and hit running double knees in the corner. She followed up with a huge moonsault on Rose for a very close near fall. The heels briefly took over until Carter tagged back in the match.

Carter rolled through and rocked Dolin with a superkick. The fans broke into a loud “This is awesome” chant. Carter climbed the top rope, but Jayne jumped on the apron to distract her. Catanzaro and Shirai attacked Rose and Jayne at ringside. Dolin then yanked Carter off the top rope and hit her finisher for the win.

After the match, Toxic Attraction posed on the stage with the titles. 

In the back, McKenzie Mitchell interviewed Pete Dunne. She asked about Tony D’Angelo’s comments from last week. Dunne told D’Angelo to come and find him. Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams approached. They got in Dunn’s face. Dunne became furious and challenged Hayes to match later. 

Toxic Attraction were still posing on the stage. Kay Lee Ray’s music hit, and she made her way to the ring passing by Toxic Attraction. 

MSK continued on their journey. They’ve been walking for a long time, apparently. They joked about joining the mile-high club, which they might think means something else. 

Kay Lee Ray defeated Sarray (4:51)

Ray and Sarray had a good short match. 

Ray jumped Sarray at the bell and beat her down. Sarray fought back with an arm drag and hit a double foot stomp. She rocked Ray with a forearm, but Ray fired back with a series of forearms as well.

Sarray missed a splash in the corner, and Ray hit a DDT for a close two-count. Sarray rolled up Ray for a near fall and transitioned to a half-crab. Ray fought back and made it to the ropes to break the hold. Ray rocked Sarray with a superkick, but Sarray fired back with a kick to the head. 

Sarray missed a dropkick and Ray sent her to the floor. Ray then hit the KLR bomb on the announce table and hit a second KLR bomb in the ring for the win. 

In the back, Joe Gacy discussed his upcoming match with Boa. He thinks Boa feels he has to hide who he really is. 

They showed highlights of Bron Breakker competing on the UK Tour and promising to win the NXT title.

Joe Gacy defeated Boa via DQ (3:23)

They didn’t get a lot of time and had a weak DQ finish. 

Boa briefly had the early advantage, but Gacy took over. Gacy hit a side slam, and suplex  Boa fired up and hit a series of knees. Suddenly, the lights went out, and Boa viciously attacked Gacy against the ropes. Boa refused to break the hold, and the referee called for the bell. 

Gacy laughed in the camera and acted like he planned everything. 

They showed the Jacket Time promo for last week. The Diamond Mine watched the promo as they trained. Malcolm Bivens demanded that the Creed Brothers defeat Jacket Time tonight. 

In the back, McKenzie Mitchell tried to interview Sola Sikoa, but Grayson Waller and LA Knight interrupted. Sikoa challenged them both to match later. 

The Creed Brothers (w/Dimaond Mine) defeated Jacket Time (7:42)

This was a fun short match that the fans enjoyed. Kushdia was the highlight of the match. 

The Creed Brothers gained the early advantage and isolated Kushida in their corner. Kushida fought back and hit a double handspring elbow on the heels. Ikemen Jiro and Kushia then regained control and knocked the Creed Brothers off the apron. Jacket Time posed in the middle of the ring before the commercial break.

Back from the break, Kushdia ran wild and scored a near fall. Kushdia and Jiro hit a double dropkick on Julius. Jiro hit an elbow off the top for a close near fall. Brutus went after Kushdia as Julius ripped off Jiro’s jacket to a chorus of boos. 

Jiro tried to fight back, but Roderick Strong interfered, and Julius hit a gut-wrench powerbomb to win. 

After the match, Odyssey Jones ran out for the save and attacked the Diamond Mine. 

Toxic Attraction were in the parking lot bragging about being the champions. Rose noted there was nobody worthy of challenging for her title. Suddenly, Raquel Gonzalaz drove up on her bike. She told Rose to keep her belt warm, and she drove to the ring. 

Raquel Gonzalaz And Dakota Kai Segment 

Gonzalaz jumped in the ring and repeated to Rose to keep the belt warm. She’s going to deal with Dakota Kai first and then is coming for her title. She then demanded that Kai come to the ring. Kai slowly walked out and talked about how good it felt to hit her in the back with the shovel at Halloween Havoc.

Suddenly, Cora Jade ran out and attacked Kai. Gonzalaz got in Jade’s face and noted she gets to face Kai first. 

Adam Chase held a seminar at Chase University. They discussed mental toughness until he yelled at one of his students and kicked him out. 

Cameron Grimes defeated Ru Feng (1:45)

This was mostly a squash match to showcase Grimes. He looked good in the match and was good in the post-match angle as well. 

Grimes had the early advantage and mocked Feng. Feng fought back and slowed the pace down with an abnormal stretch. Grimes fought back with a hip toss. Grimes fired up and ran wild on Feng. He rocked Feng with a running boot in the corner. Grimes followed up with a flying crossbody for a near fall. He then hit the double foot stomp for the win. 

After the match, Duke Hudson came to the ring and got in Grimes’ face. He demanded to know if Grimes duped him and called him a hick. Grimes mocked Hudson and bragged about winning. Hudson promised that he’d never lose again to someone that looks like a rotten troll living under a bridge. The fans gave Hudson the “What” treatment and chanted it for the first half of his promo. 

Grimes wondered why Hudson had to resort to name-calling. Grimes promised that he holds it down, and it doesn’t matter if it’s in Duke’s poker room, in the ring, or on wall street. Grimes noted he likes to play dumb, but last week, he played Hudson. 

Hudson then challenged Grimes to a poker showdown next week in the ring. 

Triple Threat Match: Solo Sikoa defeated Grayson Waller and LA Knight (5:00)

This was a fine triple threat match, but they didn’t get a lot of time. 

Waller and Knight argued until Sikola took them both out. Waller charged at Sikoa, but he moved, and Knight pulled down the rope. Sikoa then brought Knight back in the ring, but Waller pulled down the rope on Knight and he fell to the outside.

Waller and Knight then worked together to beat down Sikoa. The fans broke into a loud “LA sucks” chant. Waller and Knight argued about giving Sikoa a superplex. They finally agreed to give Sikoa a double superplex. Instead, Sikoa slipped out and gave the heels a double powerbomb. 

Sikoa missed a splash in the corner, and Knight hit a neck breaker to take over. Waller attacked Knight with knees and caught Sikoa with a superkick. The finish came when Sikoa threw Waller out of the ring with a belly-to-belly suplex. He then hit the splash on Knight for the win. 

In the back, McKenzie Mitchell interviewed Indie Hartwell and Persia Pirotta. They discussed coming close to winning the tag team titles at Halloween Havoc. Tony D’Angelo approached and promised to defeat Dexter Lumis next week. He then gave a dead fish to Indie to give to Dexter. 

Elektra Lopez and Legado Del Fantasma were on their way to the ring. Lopez hopes that Xyon Quinn is watching. 

They showed highlights of NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa on the UK Tour. 

Elektra Lopez (w/Legado Del Fantasma) defeated Erica Yan (1:21)

This was a quick squash match that was rough in a lot of places. 

Yan tried to jump Lopez at the bell, but Lopez quickly took over. She slapped Yan hard across the face and hit a suplex. She followed up with a scary-looking sit-out powerbomb for the win. 

After the match, Lopez called out Xyon Quinn and offered him a spot in Legado Del Fantasma. Quinn was flattered but turned down the offer. Raul Mendoza and Joaquin Wilde tried to stop Quinn, but he fought back. Quinn cleared the ring and had an intense staredown with Lopez. 

They announced NXT War Games for December 5th. The event is only called War Games with no references to the Takeover name. 

In the back, McKenzie Mitchell interviewed Kyle O’Reilly. He’s not sure if he should focus on his singles career or go all-in with Von Wagner as a tag team. Imperium approached O’Reilly until Wagner showed up and the heels backed off.

Non-Title Match: Pete Dunne defeated North American Champion Carmelo Hayes (w/Trick Williams) (12:12)

Dunne and Hayes had a good fast-paced, and hard-hitting match. 

Dunne rocked Hayes with a forearm right at the bell. Dunne followed up with a hard clothesline and slowed the pace down. He worked over Hayes’ arm and targeted the fingers. Hayes fought back with a kick to the face and a springboard clothesline off the middle rope. 

Hayes took over and kicked Dunne in the arm. Dunne recovered and rocked Hayes with a kick to the arm as well.

Dunne sent Hayes to the apron and snapped his fingers. They fought on the floor. Hayes attempted a suplex, but Dunne reversed with a suplex on the apron.

Suddenly, Dexter Lumis showed up to join the commentators. 

Back from the break, Dunne was firmly in control until Hayes hit a huge code breaker to take over. He followed up with a hard clothesline. Dunne tried fighting back, but Hayes slammed him down for another near fall. Dunne fired back with a hard forearm and a sit-out powerbomb for a very close two-count. The fans broke into a “This is awesome” chant.

Hayes leaped off the ropes, but Dunne rocked him with a hard forearm. Hayes fought back with a twisting suplex for another near fall. The fans broke into an “NXT” and “Fight Forever” chant. Hayes locked on the Gargano escape, but Dunne broke free by attacking the fingers. The fans broke into another “This is awesome” chant. 

Dunne hit a release German suplex and knocked Williams off the apron. Dunne went for the bitter end, but Hayes shoved him into the middle rope. Lumis attacked Williams at ringside before he could attack Dunne. 

In the ring, Hayes backed up against the ropes, and a hand appeared from under the ring. Hayes backed off as the hand grabbed at his leg. Dunne took advantage and hit the bitter end for the win.

After the match, Johnny Gargano appeared from under the ring and gave a thumbs up to Lumis. Dunne looked at Lumis and Gargano giving each other the thumbs up to end NXT.

Next Week: Cameron Grimes takes on Duke Hudson in a Poker Showdown. In a six-man tag team match, Odyssey Jones & Jacket Time take on Diamond Mine’s Roderick Strong and The Creed Brothers. Plus, Dexter Lumis goes one-on-one with Tony D’Angelo. 

Toxic Attraction six-woman tag set for next week’s WWE NXT

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Toxic Attraction are set for six-woman tag team action on next week’s NXT.

WWE has announced that Toxic Attraction (Mandy Rose, Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne) will take on Io Shirai, Kayden Carter & Kacy Catanzaro on NXT next Tuesday. On tonight’s episode of the show, Carter and Catanzaro saved Shirai from a beatdown by Toxic Attraction.

Rose, Dolin, and Jayne all won titles at Halloween Havoc last Tuesday. Rose defeated Raquel Gonzalez in a Trick or Street Fight to win the NXT Women’s Championship, while Dolin & Jayne won the NXT Women’s Tag Team titles in a Scareway to Hell ladder match against Shirai & Zoey Stark and Indi Hartwell & Persia Pirotta.

Rose kicked off tonight’s NXT and bragged about Toxic Attraction’s title wins. It was revealed that Dolin and Jayne weren’t with her in the ring because they were attacking Stark backstage. After Rose said Toxic Attraction runs NXT and no one can stop them, she was interrupted by Shirai.

Shirai wanted a match against Rose, but Rose gave her a cheap shot and attacked her instead. Shirai fought back and was going for a moonsault when Dolin and Jayne got involved. Carter and Catanzaro then made the save for Shirai, evening the odds against Toxic Attraction.

A tag team match between Kushida & Ikemen Jiro and The Creed Brothers (Julius & Brutus Creed) has also been announced for next week’s NXT. It appears that Kay Lee Ray will have a match on the show as well. A promo aired on NXT tonight where KLR promised that she’s going to “start to rage” next week.

Tag team match, B-Fab’s in-ring debut added to WWE NXT

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WWE has announced that Hit Row’s B-Fab will make her in-ring debut on tonight’s NXT. Ridge Holland and the Creed brothers will also be in action on the show.

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WWE has made a new match announcement for tonight’s episode of NXT.

Kayden Carter & Kacy Catanzaro will team together against Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne on NXT tonight. The match comes after Dolin, Jayne, and Mandy Rose attacked Carter and Catanzaro on last week’s show.

Carter & Catanzaro unsuccessfully challenged for Io Shirai & Zoey Stark’s NXT Women’s Tag Team titles last Tuesday. After the match, Dolin, Jayne, and Rose attacked Carter and Catanzaro on the stage. Rose was wearing a protective face mask as part of an angle where she was dropkicked in the face by Sarray the previous week.

Rose’s match against Sarray on NXT two weeks ago ended in a countout after the dropkick. Dolin and Jayne held a towel over Rose’s face as they left.

The revamped version of NXT will debut starting with tonight’s episode. The revamp is being called “NXT 2.0.”

Here’s the updated card for tonight:

  • Fatal four-way match to determine new NXT Champion: Pete Dunne vs. Tommaso Ciampa vs. Kyle O’Reilly vs. LA Knight
  • The wedding of Indi Hartwell & Dexter Lumis
  • Kayden Carter & Kacy Catanzaro vs. Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne
  • B-Fab’s in-ring debut
  • Ridge Holland in action
  • Diamond Mine’s Julius & Brutus Creed in action

First team advances in WWE NXT women’s Dusty Classic

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The inaugural women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic kicked off with an upset on tonight’s episode of NXT.

In the first match of the tournament, Kacy Catanzaro & Kayden Carter defeated Toni Storm & Mercedes Martinez to advance to the semifinals. Catanzaro & Carter got the win after NXT Women’s Champion Io Shirai made her return by attacking Martinez during the match. There had been an angle on NXT last month where Martinez returned to the brand and attacked Shirai. Later on tonight’s show, Storm and Shirai had to be separated by officials backstage.

Catanzaro pinned Storm after hitting an innovative Phoenix Splash senton from the top rope.

After defeating Storm & Martinez, Catanzaro & Carter said they’re going to make history by winning the entire tournament.

Catanzaro & Carter will face either Dakota Kai & Raquel Gonzalez or Aliyah & Jessi Kamea in the semifinals.

The women’s Dusty Classic is an eight-team tournament. Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell vs. Gigi Dolin (Priscilla Kelly) & Cora Jade (Elayna Black), Shotzi Blackheart & Ember Moon vs. Marina Shafir & Zoey Stark (Lacey Ryan), and Kai & Gonzalez vs. Aliyah & Kamea are the remaining first round matches. Dolin, Jade, and Stark are all new WWE signees.

The first round of the women’s Dusty Classic will continue on this Friday’s episode of 205 Live.

Women’s Dusty Classic to begin on WWE NXT next week

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The first-ever women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic will kick off on next week’s NXT.

WWE has announced that the women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic will begin with Toni Storm & Mercedes Martinez vs. Kacy Catanzaro & Kayden Carter taking place on NXT next Wednesday.

Storm & Martinez, Catanzaro & Carter, Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell, and Shotzi Blackheart & Ember Moon are the first four teams to be announced for the women’s Dusty Classic.

Martinez made her return to NXT by attacking NXT Women’s Champion Io Shirai three weeks ago. After being challenged by Storm, Shirai went to the ring and called Storm out. But Martinez instead ambushed Shirai. A promo aired on NXT New Year’s Evil last week where Martinez said she’s coming for Shirai’s NXT Women’s Championship.

This year’s men’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic began on NXT tonight with Undisputed Era’s Adam Cole & Roderick Strong defeating Breezango, MSK (formerly known as The Rascalz’s Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) defeating Isaiah “Swerve” Scott & Jake Atlas, and The Grizzled Young Veterans defeating Ever-Rise.

Two men’s Dusty Classic first round matches have been announced for next week’s NXT: Kushida & Leon Ruff vs. NXT North American Champion Johnny Gargano & Austin Theory and Imperium’s Marcel Barthel & Fabian Aichner vs. Gran Metalik & Lince Dorado. Tommaso Ciampa and Timothy Thatcher will also face off in a Fight Pit match on NXT next Wednesday.

Three matches announced for next week’s NXT

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Three matches have been announced for next Wednesday’s episode of NXT:

– NXT North American Champion Keith Lee puts his title on the line against Johnny Gargano and Finn Balor in a triple threat match

The winner will advance to face NXT Champion Adam Cole in a winner-take-all title vs. title match on the July 8 episode of NXT.

– Karrion Kross vs. Bronson Reed

Reed quickly defeated Leon Ruff on NXT tonight and then issued a challenge to Kross. It will be Kross’ first match since his dominant win against Tommaso Ciampa at NXT TakeOver: In Your House.

On last week’s NXT, Scarlett sent a warning to Cole on behalf of Kross. She placed an hourglass in the ring and turned it over, signifying that Cole’s time as NXT Champion is coming to an end.

– Damian Priest vs. Cameron Grimes

Priest defeated Killian Dain on NXT tonight. Later in the show, Priest found his tires slashed in the parking lot. Grimes then drove by and mocked Priest.

Priest punched Grimes last week after Grimes did an interview where he called Priest a loser for not defeating Balor at TakeOver: In Your House. Grimes tried to get out of his match against Balor later in the show by faking that he may have broken his jaw, but NXT general manager William Regal made Grimes still wrestle. Balor defeated Grimes in the match.

Two qualifying matches announced for this week’s NXT

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Qualifying matches for NXT’s number one contender’s ladder match will resume tomorrow night.

Candice LeRae vs. Kayden Carter and Xia Li vs. Aliyah have been announced for this Wednesday’s episode of NXT. The winners will qualify for the number one contender’s ladder match that was originally supposed to take place at NXT TakeOver: Tampa.

Chelsea Green, Mia Yim, and Tegan Nox have already qualified for the ladder match. WWE announced today that — starting on April 1 — matches that were planned for TakeOver: Tampa will air on NXT television over the next few weeks.

LeRae had originally been scheduled to face Mercedes Martinez in a qualifying match on NXT last week.

Li defeated Aliyah on NXT in November, with WWE doing an angle where it was said that a spin kick from Li broke Aliyah’s nose. This will be Aliyah’s first match on NXT TV since then.

NXT Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley is defending her title against Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania 36. The winner will defend their title against the ladder match winner at some point in the future.

WWE is also hyping that Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano will have to answer to Triple H on NXT tomorrow following their brawl at the Performance Center two weeks ago.