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WWE NXT live results: Jordynne Grace in action

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After a newsworthy episode last week, NXT is back tonight with its Battleground go-home show.

TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace made a surprise appearance last Tuesday and was revealed as Roxanne Perez’s NXT Women’s Championship challenger for Battleground. We’ll see Grace in action before Battleground as she takes on Stevie Turner tonight.

Former AEW wrestler Ethan Page made his WWE debut last week by attacking NXT Champion Trick Williams. We’ll see if Page is confirmed as Williams’ Battleground opponent.

Battleground is taking place from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas this Sunday. The first-ever Women’s NXT North American Champion will be crowned in a ladder match at the event. Tonight, all six competitors — Lash Legend, Fallon Henley, Sol Ruca, Michin, Kelani Jordan, and Jaida Parker — will meet for a summit.

Tony D’Angelo defends his Heritage Cup against Damon Kemp tonight. Thea Hail vs. Jazmyn Nyx is also set.

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

Footage from earlier today shows Ethan Page arriving to the building. He is met by NXT General Manager Ava and Mr. Stone, who are also flanked by security. Page thinks he is there to iron out a deal.

Opening the show is an interpromotional match, featuring the champion of a company with a lot of recent questions about its future.

TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace defeated Stevie Turner in a non-title match

NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez joined Booker T and Vic Joseph at the announce desk for commentary. This was a showcase match for Grace, working to get her more over with the audience ahead of her challenging Perez for the NXT title. Grace pinned Turner after a Juggernaut Driver, all the while beaming with a big smile.

The smile turned into a smirk after the match, as Perez confronted Grace in the ring. Perez held her NXT title belt over her head. Perez put her title down and shoved Grace. Perez took a bump when Grace shoved her back. Grace counters Perez with a tilt-a-whirl, but Perez escapes Grace’s grasp. Perez flees the ring, and Grace stands tall.

Lash Legend meets NXT Champion Trick Williams as Trick is arriving at the building. Trick is looking for Page, threatening to punch him in the face. Legend encourages him to do so, but then Legend drops a bomb on Trick. Lash tells Trick whatever they have between them is done and over. Lash says she has a chance to be the first Women’s North American Champion. Trick says he gets it, and he is happy for her. Lock in and do whatever it takes to get that title, and Trick is going to handle the Page situation. “We good,” Trick says to Lash before walking into the building.

In a pre-taped skit, Shawn Spears is holding court with series trainees under his learning tree. Josh Briggs interrupts, leading to he and Spears getting into an argument. This would seem to set up a match between the two.

Lash Legend, Fallon Henley, Sol Ruca, Michin, Kelani Jordan, and Jaida Parker all meet for a “summit” in the ring. The six met again Sunday in ladder match to determine the first ever NXT Women’s North American Champion.

They are seated in the ring, with Booker T at a podium as the host. The title belt was on its own pedestal in front of the podium. Ladders surround the ring, hinting at the ladder match on Sunday. Everyone is dressed in street clothes, but Sol Ruca was wearing her knee brace. That foreshadowed a brawl that eventually erupted in the ring.

Before the brawl starts, the participants cut some promos ahead of their match on Sunday. Booker T hypes them up, and Michin is first to cut a promo. Parker cuts her off, and Parker cuts a promo on Michin. Fallon Henley interrupts, saying title was created just for her. Jordan responds with the best promo of the bunch.

Sol Ruca won’t cut them down, but she does say she will defeat all of them. Legend interrupts with a high-pitched sound of breaks, as she stops Ruca. The other women sell the high-pitched sound. Legend is cutting a promo when Parker makes an insult playing on Trick Williams. Everyone gets out of their chairs, and a melee ensues. Out comes Mr. Stone, doing the Teddy Long gimmick of booking a six-man tag for later tonight.

A wacky skit with a the No Quarter Catch Crew has Charlie Dempsey doing his version of a mobster gimmick.

Thea Hail is disappointed when Duke Hudson and Riley Osborne tell her they won’t be in her corner tonight. Andre Chase assures her he will be in Hail’s corner. In walks Ridge Holland, and he is going to also be in her corner.

Jaxmyn Nyx defeated Thea Hail (with Andre Chase & Ridge Holland)

Nyx pinned Hail, as Osborne and Hudson watch on after all. Hail was firing up and making a comeback when she is distracted by Osborne and Hudson. She wondered aloud why they are at ringside, after saying earlier they would not be in her corner. Nevertheless, she goes for a Kimura. Nyx manueavers herself and Hail into a corner, with the referee sandwiched in as well. The ref starts a count, so Hail must break the hold. Nyx then catches Hail with a Pele kick, and Nyx scores a pinfall.

Ethan Page and Ava are exiting her office, and a deal is apparently not done. Page leaves and in walks Mr. Stone. He ask about Page, and Ava shows him what is apparently an absurd list of demands.

“Exclusive footage” shows The Good Brothers brawling with NXT Tag Team Champion Nathan Frazier & Axiom. They get into a brawl at a merchandise stand, when Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows run in with an unprovoked attack. Security jumps in to pull Good Brothers away.

Shawn Spears attacked Josh Briggs before what was supposed to be their match. Spears lays out Briggs in Gorilla. Je’Von Evans walks up and he starts fighting with Evans. They brawl their way to the ringside, where Spears teases putting Evans through the announce desk. Evans counters by backdropping Spears on the desk.

Evans follows up with a springboard cutter in the ring. Evans then clotheslines Spears out of the ring, and Evans stands tall. Evans against Spears is clearly a match for the near future.

NXT Heritage Cup Champion Tony D’Angelo (with The D’Angelo Family) defeated Damon Kemp (with No Quarter Catch Crew)

D’Angelo wins two falls to none, ending the match in the fourth round. D’Angelo also takes the first round. He pinned Kemp after a fisherman’s buster suplex and a float-over cover.

No falls in round two or three. Much of the second round goes through a split-screen commercial break. Round three begins when the show returns from the commercial break. The intensity picks up slightly before D’Angelo hulks up. Kemp cuts him off, and Kemp executes a rolling DVD. Kemp goes for a cover, but D’Angelo is saved by the bell.

Kemp rushes towards D’Angelo soon as the fourth round begins. The Don responds with a spinebuster on Kemp. D’Angelo then covers Kemp for a pinfall, winning the match in the fourth round with two falls to none.

Ava is being interviewed by Kelly Kincaid about the contract negotiations with Ethan Page. He wants to have a public contract signing, but Ava says there are still details to work out with his contract. Trick Williams walks in to insist Ava give Page whatever he wants, as Trick is set on revenge.

Jordynne Grace interacts with other women in an odd skit. First, Grace and Michin have a reunion of sorts, as both were in TNA together. Sol Ruca marks out over Grace. Jaida Parker enters to cut a promo and leave.

Grace keeps walking, and she runs into Arianna Grace. The pagent queen remarks how they have the same last name, but no relation. Tatum Paxley then enters the scene to creep out Grace. Not sure where any of that is going, but there it was regardless.

Dueling video package hype Lola Vica and Shayna Baszler, ahead of their Underground match on Sunday. Great highlight reels featuring both.

Natalya (with Karmen Petrovic) defeated Izzi Dame

Nattie pinned Dame to win a competitive match. As they went home, Nattie goes for a sharpshooter. Dame counters into a cradle. Nattie then counters the cradle into a pin cover of her own, and Nattie scored a pinfall. Short, but fun, match.

The tag champs, Nathan Frazier & Axiom, cut a promo on Gallows & Anderson.

Gallus (Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey & Wolfgang) jump Tyriek Igwe & Tyson Dupont during a commercial break. Igwe & Dupont entered the sound stage for a match that never takes place, as they are jumped by Gallud.

The Coffeys and Wolfgang cut promos on how they are in NXT to be professional wrestlers. They vow to do whatever it takes to ensure Joe Coffey leaves Battleground as the North American Champion. Out comes the reigning NXT North American Champ, Oba Femi. He is cutting a promo when they are all interrupted by Wes Lee. He is among the live studio audience.

A melee ensues in the ring, as Gallus jump Femi. Wes Lee rushed in to join the fight, but Gallus has both Lee and Femi outnumbered. Lee and Femi are both left laying in the ring. Odd to see Femi sell so much, but they are trying to sell a triple threat match.

Wendy Choo is awakened from her sleep, and she returns next week.

Lexis King and Dante Chen get into a wild brawl in the backstage area. King is being interviewed, where he cuts a promo about Chen. That led to Chen rushing in to attack King. They brawl around the backstage area, and they are separated by producers and coaches. I popped for a Norman Smiley cameo. Robbie Brookeside is also there holding back King.

Jaida Parker, Michin & Sol Ruca defeated Fallon Henley, Kelani Jordan & Lash Legend

Sol Ruca pinned Lash Legend to win the match. This was a wild card match of sorts, with babyfaces and heels mixed together as teams. The teammates end up fighting among themselves just before they go home.

Big melee just for the finish. The smoke clears with Legend thinking she is standing tall, when in leaps Ruca with a springboard into her finisher. Ruca then covers Legend for a three count. Pretty good match, albeit hectic at times.

Eddy Thorpe is the focus of another vignette. He returns soon to NXT.

The ring is set up for a contract signing, with a table and such. Ava is already in the ring, and she introduces Ethan Page. Out comes Page to a chorus of boos. He gets in the ring, and sits in a chair at the table with Ava.

Ava wants to get this done, and she urges them to finish. Page heels on the live studio audience, while the crowd chants for Trick Williams. Page rants about how everyone will be mad about all the perks in his contract, but he “doesn’t really give a damn.” Page goes on say Ava is about to sign the wrestler with the biggest upside in pro wrestling.

Ava responds by telling Page she will not sign anyone with those contractual demands, of which remain a mystery to us. Page insists that Ava needs to sign himself basically because NXT needs fresh talent. There is more inside baseball talk by Page, with the first hint on this show of NXT moving to a new home on television (which is coming in September with the move to the CW)

Page continues bragging on himself as the studio audience chants “whoop that trick” at him. He heels on them. NXT Champion Trick Williams soon enters the sound stage. Williams gets in the ring to confront Page. Meanwhile, Page is moving the table. Page then tells Trick no one is getting put through a table.

Williams insists Ava give Williams whatever demands he wants in his contract, so that Williams can “whoop yo’ ass!” Williams rambles a bit in a promo on Page, and Page soon cuts him off for a promo of his own. Page even compliments Williams, before saying him attaching Trick was not personal. Rather, it was about Page creating an opportunity for himself. Page then says he is ready to sign the contract.

Page signs, and all that remains is Ava’s signature. She tells Trick she cannot sign because of one particular stipulation, although Trick insists she sign. Page says she is signing on for two things: giving Page a title match as his first match in the company, and she is signing on for the end of the “whoop that” era.

Williams cuts one final promo, calling on the crowd to chant “whoop that trick.”

Ava signs the contract. Page and Williams then get face-to-face in a standoff. Their title match is official for Battleground on Sunday.

WWE NXT live results: Trick Williams & Je’Von Evans vs. Gallus

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NXT Champion Trick Williams and rising star Je’Von Evans team up tonight as they attempt to get revenge on the Gallus faction.

Last week, Evans came to Williams’ defense when he was attacked by Gallus. But the numbers advantage ended up being too much, and Williams and Evans were both laid out.

Gallus returned to NXT two weeks ago, and they have been on a warpath since. Likewise, Joe Coffey set his sights on both the NXT Championship and NXT North American Championship.

Tonight has Williams & Evans vs. Joe & Mark Coffey in a tag team match.

The road to Battleground continues tonight as WWE reveals Roxanne Perez’s NXT Women’s Championship challenger for the June 9 event. Two more qualifying matches will also take place to decide who will compete in the inaugural NXT Women’s North American title ladder match at Battleground.

Hip hop artist Sexyy Red stops by NXT for an appearance tonight. Plus, Ridge Holland takes on Riley Osborne.

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

Opening the show is NXT General Manager Ava, and she introduces Sexyy Red. She is put over as a star. Sexyy Red joins Ava in the ring, where Red announces that she is set to host for Battleground.

Red and Ava then unveil the NXT Women’s North American Championship belt. Gold medallions accented with red on a white leather strap, Red held it up for the audience to see. Tatum Paxley comes crawling into the ring, and she tries to take the belt away from Red.

As a tug-of-war ensues over the belt between Red and Paxley, Michin runs in to save Red. Michin begins to brawl with Paxley, which leads into the opening match.

Michin defeated Tatum Paxley to qualify for the NXT Women’s North American Championship ladder match

Michin pinned Paxley to win the match. In winning, Michin qualifies for a spot in the championship ladder match at Battleground.

Jaida Parker walks down to ringside as the match is underway. Parker provides guest commentary, joining Booker T and Vic Joseph at the announce desk. Meanwhile, Michin and Paxley wrestle through a split-screen commercial break.

The match really picked up in the closing moments. They did a spot where Paxley is trying to play mind games, so Michin gets on her level… literally. Michin lands in the ropes tranquilo style, while Paxley bends herself backwards in a creepy pose. Michin then crouches down and crawls to met Paxley face to face. Michin does the too sweet hand sign, and then they start trading counters. Michin gets a two count with an inside cradle, and they head home. Michin ducks and catches Paxley with her finisher. Michin then covers Paxlet for a pinfall.

Three of the Meta-Four confront two of Gallus in a backstage skit. Lash Legend, Jakara Jackson and Oro Mensah together look to accuse Mark and Joe Coffey of attacking Noam Dar. Gallus denies the accusation, and they storm off. Mensah then says it must be Trick Williams, but Legend is again adamant he did not do it.

In another skit, Arianna Grace tries to reason with Lola Vice about accepting the challenge for an Underground match at Battleground. Grace cautions Vice about such a match against Shayna Baszler. With the setting, the bad acting, and the outfits, it came off silly. Vice did sort of save the skit at the end with a warning that she too is dangerous in the cage. Grace then dropped a curse word, but it was bleeped out. The point of all this is to set up a match for later on with Vice against Grace.

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

Plodding along at first, both spill to the outside. Osborne takes an ugly bump on the floor as they spilled out of the ring. With both down selling at ringside, the show cuts to a commercial break.

Holland cuts off Osborne when he attempted a dive. Holland then goes to use the ring steps, but Thea Hail uses a Jedi mind trick to talk Holland out of using the steps as a weapon. The fight continues in the ring. When Osborne goes to jump off the middle rope, Holland trips him up with a kick. Osborne crashes into the ring, and Holland goes for a finisher. Holland executes The Redeemer, and Holland scores a three count.

This was supposed to settle the issue between Holland and Osborne, or so Chase U thought it did. Holland helps Osborne to his feet, and Holland offers a handshake. Osborne instead storms off and leaves in a huff. Bless his heart, he must be a sore loser.

Kelly Kincaid interviews The Good Brothers, where Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows cut promos on the NXT Tag Team Champions Nathan Frazier & Axiom. They accuse the champs of ducking them.

There is a phantom attack backstage in a Tonya Harding angle of sorts. Cut to Oro Mensah, who was apparently ambushed in a sneak attack by an unknown assailant.

Malik Blade & Edris Enofe (with Brinley Reece) defeated Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows

Anderson pinned Enfoe after a Magic Killer. Not only did this match help set up a a tag title match, it continued whatever storyline they are doing with the bad luck gimmick.

The streak of bad luck continues for Enofe. Blade collides with Enofe on the apron, and Enofe is sent crashing on Reece. She take a bump on the floor, and Enofe calls for the referees to check on Reece. They help Reece to her feet, and she is carried away as the show cuts to a commercial break.

Blade is being worked over as the show returns from the break. Hot tag to Enofe, and he runs wild. He is cleaning house on The O.C., until there is no water in the pool on a leap off the top rope. Gallows then delivers a chokeslam. Tag to Anderson. Good Brother execute Magic Killer, and Anderson covers Enofe for a pinfall.

The tag champs, Axiom & Nathan Frazier, run in after the match. The champs jump their perspective challengers. After the brawling stops, Frazier & Axiom cut a promo where they accept the challenge issued earlier in the show. The O.C. against Axiom & Frazier for the NXT Tag Team Championship is set for Battleground.

Dante Chen is the focus of a video package, which plays off his upset win last week over Lexis King. In a locker room skit, King and Chen set up a rematch for tonight.

Trick Williams and Je’Von Evans are preparing in the locker room for their match tonight. Sexyy Red twerks her way into the scene and she wishes them luck on their match. Evans asks Red to be in their corner for the match, and Red agrees.

TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace revealed as the opponent for Roxanne Perez at Battleground for the NXT Women’s Championship

Perez enters the ring for a monologue, where she talks about being the only champion truly committed to the NXT title. She has been preparing for nine years to become NXT champ. She does not care about Raw or Smackdown, she wanted to be NXT Women’s Champion. Before her reign the title meant ” future greatness instead of present greatness,” but she is true greatness.

Perez finds it disrespectful to have to find out her next opponent this way. As the best women’s champ in wrestling, Perez demands respect. Out comes GM Ava to interrupt Perez, since seemingly every monologue in NXT must be interrupted by someone. At least this was worth the payoff.

Ava then introduces Perez’s opponent as TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace. She enters to a big pop, and Grace gets in the ring to confront Perez. Grace cuts a promo that concludes with her saying she is prepared to leave Las Vegas as a double champion.

Eddy Thorpe is featured in a vignette with fire. Thorpe is cleansed in the fire, and he is reborn.

Tensions flare within Chase U in a backstage skit. Riley Osborne still does not trust Ridge Holland, and Duke Hudson agrees with him. That upsets Thea Hail, and she storms off muttering about having a “whole ass match next week” to prepare for with Jazmyn Nyz. Holland walks up, and Chase tries to no sell the drama.

Lola Vice defeated Arianna Grace

Vice pinned Grace in a short match. This was basically an enhancement match to build up Vice, while also leading into the post-match angle with Shayna Baszler.

Grace got some early offense, and she even got a two count with a backslide. Vice would soon begin to pummel Grace. Although Grace fights back, Grace cuts her off back fist. Grace then covers her for a pinfall.

Vice dances to celebrate, and then she cuts a promo on Baszler. Vice says Baszler has two options in the Underground match, either tap out or get knocked out. Vice concludes, “You choose, bitch!”

Out comes Baszler, teasing a brawl. Security geeks and officials pour out to separate the two, and they are held back. Good post-match angle.

Carlee Bright is the focus of a vignette that focused on her background as a competitive cheerleader.

Natalya is in the locker room with Bright and others when up walks Izzi Dame. Words are exchanged, and Dame insults Nattie. Natalya’s partner, Karmen Petrovic, takes exception to Dame disrespecting Nattie. Petrovic brawls with Dame, seemingly setting up a match between the two.

Dante Chen defeated Lexis King

Chen wins again in this rematch. The bout itself was rather short, and the finish was sudden. Although not a fluke, Chen basically caught King out of nowhere. King delivered a jackhammer for a near fall. King argues with the referee over the cover, allowing Chen to catch him with a crucifix. Chen scores another clean three count on King.

Angry over a second loss to Chen, King attacks Chen after the match. King stomps on Chen and slaps him. King drags Chen out of the ring, and King pulls the protective mat to expose the concrete. King then executes The Coronation on the floor. Chen is left laid out.

Josh Briggs is the focus of a video package. This plays on his journey in NXT, but he is not sure who he is now. Repacking maybe?

Kelani Jordan defeated Wren Sinclair to qualify for the NXT Women’s North American Championship ladder match

Jordan pinned Sinclair after a split-legged moonsault. In winning, Jordan becomes the final woman to qualify for the championship ladder match at Battleground.

Fallon Henley is at the announce desk to provide guest commentary throughout the match, but she does not play into the match. Jordan does give her a smirk after the match.

A skit in Ava’s office sets up a match for next Tuesday with Jordynne Grace against Stevie Turner in non-title singles match. Turner was in Ava’s office alongside Mr. Stone. Turner is upset that Grace is getting a title shot ahead of her. In walks Grace to confront Turner, and Grace challenges Turner to a match next week.

Kelly Kincaid interviews Wes Lee, when in comes NXT North American Champion Oba Femi to interrupt. Lee and Femi exchange words.

NXT Champion Trick Williams & Je’Von Evans (with Sexyy Red) vs. Mark & Joe Coffey

Williams pinned Mark Coffey to win the match. Sexyy Red got involved during the match in a spot with Joe Coffey

The tag match itself goes through a commercial break. Just before the break, Red twerks as Williams and Evans pose. This is after they cleaned house. The tide turns during the break, and Evans is getting worked over when the show returns.

Hot tag to Trick, and he is on fire. Double uranage by Trick on both members of Gallus. Williams tries to cover both, but they kick out at two. The match continues with a two count on Williams. The babyfaces rally, leading to a double down in the ring.

Williams and Mark Coffey are exchanging strikes in the ring. After a near fall on Trick, Mark motions to Joe Coffey. Joe tries to takes the NXT Championship belt, but is met by Sexyy Red. She grabs the belt, and there is a tug-of-war. This is the second such tug-of-war for Red tonight, and she is again saved by a babyface character. Evans leaps through the ropes to wipe out Joe. Meanwhile in the ring, Trick drops Mark with Trick’s signature running knee strike. Trick the covers Mark for a pinfall.

Red is celebrating with Williams & Evans when out comes Lash Legend. Red and Evans leave the ring so that Legend can speak to Williams. Legend asks Williams if he attacked Noam Dar and Oro Mensah. Williams begins to speak when the arena lights go dark.

Ethan Page debuts in NXT with a sneak attack on Trick Williams

The lights come up and Ethan Page is in the ring for a sneak attack on Williams. Vic Joseph on commentary at first wonders who is attacking Williams. Joseph then identifies Page by name.

“Wasn’t he in A-E…” Joseph wonders aloud, but he trails off as Page grabs a microphone. Page identifies himself as the assailant that attacked both Dar and Mensah. Page then delivers a hip attack on Williams, and he poses with the NXT title belt as the show goes off air.

WWE NXT live results: Triple threat number one contender’s match

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The build to Battleground continues on tonight’s edition of WWE NXT. Taped last week, this episode determines more contenders for championship matches.

A triple threat match airing tonight will determine the next challenger for Oba Femi’s NXT North American Championship. Wes Lee, Josh Briggs, and Joe Coffey are competing for the title shot on the episode that airs tonight.

Originally announced as Lee vs. Briggs vs. Ivar, but Ivar is out of action due to a serious injury. He was written off the show with an injury angle that also returned a return. That aired as a cliffhanger that ended last week’s episode.

Gallus made their return to NXT last week in an angle where they laid out Lee, Briggs, and Ivar. After that, Lee and Briggs both requested that Coffey be added to tonight’s match so they can get their revenge.

Thea Hail vs. Fallon Henley and Jaida Parker vs. Brinley Reece will decide the next two participants for the inaugural Women’s North American Championship ladder match. That title match is set for Battleground, with Lash Legend and Sol Ruca having already qualified for the bout. Battleground is taking place from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Sunday, June 9.

Also airing on the episode tonight, Natalya & Karmen Petrovic team up against Shayna Baszler & Lola Vice in a tag match.

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

Opening the show is a qualifying match for the upcoming championship ladder match.

Fallon Henley defeated Thea Hail (with Andre Chase, Duke Hudson, Riley Osborne & Ridge Holland) to qualify for the NXT Women’s North American Championship ladder match at Battleground

Henley pinned Hail in a good match. Holland and Chase U are ejected from ringside, thanks to a ploy by Henley. Henley would use another ploy for the finish, before delivering a shining wizard. Jazmyn Nyz runs in after the match for a sneak attack on Hail.

Hail made an early comeback in the match, before the fight spilled outside. At that point, Hail launched herself through the ropes with a wild dive. The crafty heel then plays a trick to shift the momentum back into her favor.

Henley gets a metal folding chair from underneath the ring. She did so in plain view of Chase U and Ridge Holland, but apparently unseen by the referee. He turns around a moment after Ridge Holland takes the chair away from Henley, and the ref sees Holland holding the chair. The ref then ejects Holland and the Chase U faction. Henley blows them a kiss as the show cuts to a commercial break.

Hail fires up again after the commercial break. She shows a lot of fire, along with a mean face. That angry determination would eventually cost her the match. Henley tries to slingshot herself off the middle rope into a suplex on Hail, but Hail counters with a submission hold. Hail catches Henley in the Kimura lock.

Moments before going home, Henley gator rolls out of the ring with the Kimura lock still locked in. Henley finally breaks the hold by driving Hail into the barricade. After breaking the hold, Henley uses Hail’s anger against her with another heel trick.

Hail hulks up and chases Henley into the ring, where Henley meets her with a shining wizard. Henley then hooks a leg and covers Hail for a three count. In winning, Henley qualifies for the championship ladder match at Battleground.

With her Chase U pals being ejected earlier in the match, Hail is alone in the ring after the bell. Jazmyn Nyz ambushes Hail in an attack. A beat down ensues.

Kelly Kincaid interviews Gallus. Joe Coffey cuts a menacing promo ahead of his triple threat match later on. Mark Coffey, alongside Wolfgang, also chimes in to warn everyone that Gallus is back.

NXT Tag Team Champions Nathan Frazier & Axiom defeated The D’Angelo Family (Luca Crusifino & Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo with Tony D’Angelo & Adriana Rizzo) to retain their titles

Frazier pinned Stacks with a small package, following a run in by No Quarter Catch Crew. They attack Tony D’Angelo. The O.C. also run in for a post-match beat down on the champions, probably setting up a tag title match.

Lots of high spots and flying in this tag title bout. Stacks and Crusifino turn the tables as the show cuts to a commercial break. They take control with some high spots of their own. Frazier is cut off from tagging out, and he is in trouble. Frazier then moonsaults into a Scorpion drop, and he is finally able to tag out.

Hot tag to Axiom, and he is a house of fire. Stacks is able to kick out of a few near falls after taking big moves from the champions. Crusifino cuts off the champs, then he and Stacks execute a tandem slam on Frazier. Axiom is able to make a save to break up a pinning attempt.

In the closing moments, Stacks gives Frazier a superplex for another near fall. Crusifino tries to leap off the top rope, like they were doing the old Power & Glory finish. However, Axiom makes another save. He superkicks Crusifino and wipes him out.

The No Quarter Catch Crew of Charlie Dempsey, Damon Kemp and Myles Borne run in just before the finish. They gang up on Tony D’Angelo and attack him. Meanwhile, Frazier catches Stacks in a small package for a the deciding pinfall. Stack immediately bails out of the ring to join the brawl at ringside. Crusifino joins in the melee, and they all brawl their way off set.

The O.C. (Good Brothers) run in to jump the champions. Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows attack Frazier & Axiom, and the champs are laid out. Good Brothers pose with the tag title belts, as they stand over the actual champs.

Mr. Stone and Lexis King argue in a skit. NXT General Manager Ava breaks up the argument, and she books King against a mystery opponent for later tonight.

Riley Osborne and Ridge Holland get into an argument backstage over the finish in Thea Hail’s match. Chase tells them to settle it in the ring, thus setting up an upcoming singles match.

NXT North American Champion Oba Femi enters the sound stage ahead of the triple threat match, which determines his next challenger. The champ will watch the match from ringside while doing guest commentary.

Wes Lee and Joe Coffey declared co-winners of the triple threat match against Josh Briggs to determine the next challengers for the NXT North American Championship

Instead of determine one top contender, there ends up being two. Briggs is odd man out, although he did work hard to have a good match with the other two. Briggs is able to save face as he is attacked by Mark Coffey & Wolfgang, which took him out of the match.

Lee fires up and launches himself into a dive on Coffey, just before Briggs is jumped by Gallus. Lee then climbs the turnbuckles, and jumps off. Coffey dodges Lee, and Lee lands on his feet. Lee then springboards off the middle rope. Lee and Coffey collide like two rams butting heads. They both fall on top of Briggs, and the referee counts a pinfall.

Lee and Coffey would later be announced as co-winners. In a skit later in the show, Ava tells Oba Femi he will defend against both Lee and Coffey in a triple threat match at Battleground.

Natalya & Karmen Petrovic offer some encouraging words to each other in a backstage interview.

Brinley Reece is preparing for her match in a locker room skit. Edris Enofe & Malik Blade are unsure of being in Reece’s corner because of Enofe’s string of bad luck.

Jaida Parker defeated Brinley Reece to qualify for the NXT Women’s North American Championship ladder match at Battleground

Parker pinned Reece after a hip attack, called “The Tear Drop Hip Check” on commentary. The other qualifying match had a better story, but this match was not without its stories. More like Days of Our Lives than mat classic, though. Enofe & Blade watch from the aisle, which is apparently close enough for Enofe’s bad luck to cost Reece the match, or something like that. Parker still looked strong in winning, as she thwarted a comeback by Reece.

A vignette shows someone waking up from a nap and putting on their slippers, which plays into recent teasers that depicted an alarm clock. Leads me to speculate it is possibly Wendy Choo.

NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez is the focus of a video package. She cuts a promo as a highlight reel plays. After that airs, Ava hints at the next challenger for Perez. She is on the phone with an unknown caller, basically teasing it will be someone from outside NXT. The mystery challenger will be revealed next week.

Dante Chen defeated Lexis King

Second match on the card with an inside cradle for the finish. Chen cradled King with a small package to win the match. It was played up like an upset, as Chen is victorious on his surprise return to NXT.

King cuts a cocky promo before the match, which is interrupted by Mr. Stone. He then introduces Chen as King’s opponent. Chen gets a grand entrance, clearly getting a push.

NXT Champion Trick Williams is introduced before the live studio audience, and he enters the ring wearing street clothes. His title belt is around his waist. All business on this episode, Williams insists he gets serious. That led to Williams denying he attacked Noam Dar in angle from last week.

Meta-Four (minus Dar) interrupt Williams. Jakara Jackson and Oro Mensah cut promos insulting Williams. They accuse Willaims of attacking Dar. Lash Legend chimes in to defend Williams. Mensah questions which side Legend is on, and Williams in turn threatens Mensah.

Joe Coffey comes out for another interruption. Coffey bets Williams is wondering why the person (Coffey) who won a title shot at the North American title is talking to the NXT Champion. Turns out to be a distraction so that Gallus could jump Williams with a sneak attack.

Mark Coffey and Wolfgang attack Williams, and Joe Coffey rushed into the ring to join in. They are hanging up on Williams when Je’Von Evans runs to help Williams. Evans valiantly tries to fight off Gallus, but he is soon overwhelmed and outnumbered. Williams hulks up, but he is outnumbered as well. Williams is laid out, and Gallus stand over him. This angle sets up a tag match for next week, which is announced later in the show.

Mr. Stone and Ava both congratulate Chen on his win. Chen leaves, and Ava congratulates on Stone on making a star.

Hip hop artist Sexyy Red is advertised for an appearance next week on the show. Also announced for next Tuesday on NXT:

  • A reveal of who is the next challenger for Roxanne Perez’s NXT Women’s Championship
  • Michin vs. Tatum Paxley in a NXT Women’s North American Championship qualifier
  • Kelani Jordan vs. Wren Sinclair in a NXT Women’s North American Championship qualifier
  • Ridge Holland vs. Riley Osborne
  • NXT Champion Trick Williams & Je’Von Evans vs. Gallus

Karmen Petrovic & Natalya defeated Shayna Baszler & Lola Vice in a tag team match

Petrovic pinned Vice after a Hart Attack finisher. Following the match, Vice turned on Baszler. They then have a brawl, which sets up an Underground match between at Battleground.

This was put in the main event slot, and it was played up as such on commentary. Although maybe not a marquee match, it still leads to an angle afterwards where Vice turns on Baszler.

Vice and Baszler wore matching gis to the ring, but there is friction apparent beforehand. In a locker room skit before the match, Baszler takes exception at Vice dancing. Baszler cautions her not to dance in their match tonight. That would play into the finish, and the angle after the match.

Petrovic is worked over during the match, which goes through a split-screen commercial break. Hot tag to Natalya, and Nattie cleans house.

Vice is being double teamed when Baszler makes a save. There is a tease of another inside cradle finish, but it was a near falls this time. Baszler escapes an attempted sharpshooter, only for Baszler to get knocked out of the ring. Vice with a back fist for a near fall, as Petrovic makes a save.

Nattie runs into another back fist from Vice, who then teases applying the sharpshooter on Nattie. Vice dances and shakes her hips, and Vice slowly attempts to apply the leglock. Nattie reverses the application, and Nattie has Vice trapped in the sharpshooter. Baszler breaks up the hold by attacking Nattie. Petrovic leaps off the top rope into the arms of Baszler, and Baszler applies the Kirifuda Clutch. Petrovic counters to send Baszler crashing outside the ring.

For the finish, Nattie & Petrovic do the old Hard Foundation finisher. Nattie holds Vice so that Petrovic can clothesline her with The Hart Attack. Petrovic then covers Vice for a pinfall.

Vice turns on Baszler after the match, and Vice boots her with a roundhouse kick. Vice dances on the apron in celebration (even though she lost the match). Baszler rises to her feet and sees Vice dancing yet again. An enraged Baszler catches Vice in the Clutch. Referees pour out and separate them. The women pull apart and keep brawling, which leads to GM Ava coming out to book a match between them at Battleground. Baszler then grabs the microphone to shout add an Underground stipulation. The melee continues as the show goes off the air.

WWE NXT live results: Women’s North American title qualifiers begin

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Tonight, qualifying matches begin to determine who will be competing for the inaugural NXT Women’s North American Championship.

The first champion will be crowned in a ladder match at NXT Deadline on June 9. A combine took place last week to decide which 12 wrestlers would get to compete in qualifying matches. Those begin tonight with Ivy Nile vs. Lash Legend and Sol Ruca vs. Izzi Dame.

Thea Hail, Jaida Parker, Brinley Reece, Michin, Fallon Henley, Kelani Jordan, Tatum Paxley, and Wren Sinclair have also earned their places in upcoming qualifying bouts.

The feud between No Quarter Catch Crew and The Family continues tonight with Tony D’Angelo challenging Charlie Dempsey for the Heritage Cup Championship. Je’Von Evans vs. Noam Dar and Malik Blade & Edris Enofe vs. Bronco Nima & Lucien Price are also part of tonight’s lineup.

Plus, we’ll hear from Wes Lee following his return from a serious back injury. After spending nearly six months out of action, Lee returned last week and defeated Josh Briggs. Lee has his sights set on regaining the NXT North American Championship that’s currently held by Oba Femi.

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

The show opens with a recap from last week, featuring highlights of the women’s combine.

Kiana James is hyping up Izzi Dame in the locker room, ahead of Dame’s match tonight. James says she is going to run Monday Night Raw, after being called up recently. James then says Dame will run NXT. James tells Dame to go out there and win her qualifying match. Dame then leaves, heading for the ring.

Sol Ruca is also heading to the ring, and what an entrance she makes. Ruca cuts a total babyface promo into the camera just before she enters through the curtain. Ruca then walks on her hands as she enters the sound stage at the Performance Center in Orlando. Unique entrance to say the least.

Sol Ruca defeated Izzi Dame in a NXT Women’s North American Championship qualifying match

The first to qualify for the championship ladder match, Ruca won via pinfall. The match was good by the end, and they had a great flashy finish.

The match itself starts off clunky, but it improves greatly to end with a hot finish. Ruca gets launched outside the ring, and then thrown hard onto the announce desk. The big bump outside the ring was among the many wild bumps Ruca took in the match. She is worked over by Dame, until Ruca makes a fiery comeback. Dame cuts her off, just before the go home.

For the finish, an Irish whip sends Ruca into a corner. Ruca springs off the ropes to catch a charging Dame in a headscissors. Ruca then flips inside out to deliver a cutter. Called a Soul (or maybe “Sol”) Snatcher by the announcers, it was a great finish out of nowhere. Ruca hooks a leg and covers Dame for a three count. Ruca now advances to the ladder match.

After a good match comes some bad community theater. The D’Angelo Family meets with NXT GM Ava in her office. “The Don” was fined $2,000 by the GM. Ava is paid off in a large envelope. Tony D says it is all there, “and then some.” He tells Ava she can maybe spruce up the office. As far as tonight goes, D’Angelo insists to Ava there should be no “funny business” in the Heritage Cup match later on.

Malik Blade & Edris Enofe are in the locker room. Blade is pumped up, but Enofe is skeptical since he has a stretch of bad luck lately. Enofe even has a rabbit’s foot for luck. Brinley Reece burst into the room, and she is hyped for them. She tosses the rabbit’s foot aside, and says to go get the “W.” Good luck with that.

Shayna Baszler is on NXT again, this time for an interview alongside Lola Vice. Sarah Schreiber interviews them. Suddenly, Karmen Petrovic and Natalya attacks Baszler and Vice. The interview ends with a pull-apart brawl.

OTM (Bronco Nima & Lucien Price with Jaida Parker) defeated Edris Enofe & Malik Blade (with Brinley Reece)

Enofe drops the fall, as his run of bad luck continues. In this match, he almost loses his boot.

The match goes through a commercial break, after Parker and Reece gets into a brawl at ringside. The two team leave the ring to separate the two women, who wrestle next week against each other in a qualifying match. Things settle down, only for a flare up when the show is back from the break.

Referees and officials pour out to ringside, trying to separate Parker and Reece. Soon thereafter, Enofe gets ragdolled in the ring and double teamed. Enofe’s boot is super loose, which would play into the match.

Hot tag to Blade, and he begins to clean house. High cross off the top on both of OTM, and Blade is pumped up. He quickly tags out to Enofe, but his boot is barely hanging on. Blade signals for a double team finisher. Before they can, Blade is booted over the top rope with a kick by Nima.

Enofe tries to fight off Price, but Enofe’s boot is falling off. He eats a superkick instead. OTM hammer Enofe into the mat with a double team spinebuster. Nima then covers Enofe for a pinfall. OTM win in a dominate manner.

Wacky skit in the trainer’s room, as Dar is not cleared to wrestle tonight after an alleged sneak attack. Lash Legend is not worried about them, she has a match up next. She storms off, headed for the ring.

Another wacky skit, this time in the men’s locker room. Tag teams are the focus. NXT Tag Team Champions Nathan Frazier & Axiom are confronted by The Good Brothers, while Frazier & Axiom are talking with Ridge Holland. He has words with Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows. They challenge Holland to a tag match tonight.

Lash Legend (with Jakara Jackson) defeated Ivy Nile in a NXT Women’s North American Championship qualifying match

Legend is the second to qualify for the championship ladder match, after Legend pinned Nile to win this match.

Legend works an arm early on, as she targets Nile’s shoulder. The fight spilled outside at one point. From there, Legend slams her on the floor, and also slames her on the ring apron. Nile counters Legend, and Nile begins a comeback. High cross back into the ring, and Nile is firing up. Legend soon cuts off Nile, but Nile fights back.

They set up and execute an avalanche bulldog. Legend teases a chokeslam as the two are perched on the ropes, but Nile counters into a super bulldog off the top. Legend kicks out for a near fall. Nile had executed a tilt-a-whirl earlier in the match. Legend blocks the second attempt. Nile reveres into a submission hold, catching Legend in a Dragon Sleeper.

Nile is near the ropes with the hold locked in, and Jackson grabs at Nile’s feet. Nile lets go and dropkicks Jackson, but the distraction allows Legend to recover. Legend plants Nile into the mat, and Legend follows up with a pump kick. Legend then pins Nile.

In a backstage interview, Je’Von Evans denies attacking Noam Dar.

Newcomer to NXT television, Carlee Bright asks Ava for a match against Lola Vice. Ava grants her wish for later tonight, as Ava notes how well Bright did in the combine.

Je’Von Evans defeated Oro Mensah (with Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend)

Evans pinned Mensah in an exciting match. NXT Champion Trick Williams comes to ringside during the match for an interaction with Legend, when she tries to cheat. It would be the only live appearance of Trick on this episode.

Evans is a human highlight reel. He is cut off and sent outside the ring as the show cuts to a commercial break. The fighting only intensifies after the break. After a slugfest, Evans springboards into a Diamond Cutter. Mensah rolls out of the ring before Evan can capitalize. Evans follows up with a big dive over the ropes.

Mensah looks to be trouble again, leading Legend to get a metal folding chair from underneath the ring. Before she can do anything with the chair, out comes NXT Champ Trick Williams. He questions what Legend is doing. Meanwhile, Mensah is pummeling Evans.

Back-and-forth in the closing moments, as Evans fights back. Double springboard by Evans into a tornillo press. Evan then scored a three count on Mensah.

Kelly Kincaid interviews Charlie Dempsey, ahead of his match tonight defending the Heritage Cup against challenger Tony D’Angelo. His crew jumped Myles Borne and Damon Kemp last week, hurting them bad enough they could no wrestle tonight. That left Dempsey alone to defend the Cup, without the benefit of the Catch Clause.

Wes Lee is heading to the ring for a monologue. Lee gives a heartfelt speech about his desire to return in NXT. When Lee is seemingly at a loss for words in expressing his gratitude to the fan base, he is interrupted by NXT North American Champion Oba Femi. Since no monologue in NXT can go uninterrupted, out comes the champ to confront Lee.

Femi insists he is impressed with Lee. Femi touts Lee’s accomplishment in returning to NXT. Femi’s tone shifts more sinister. Femi says Lee has taken it far enough, as now is time to sit back and watch Femi take the title to new heights. Lee may have the heart of a warrior, but Femi insists he is an actual warrior.

Femi proclaims himself the ruler, the destroyer, and the bringer of war. He is the mountain Lee cannot climb, and so on. Femi tells Lee to prove he deserves a title shot.

Lee responds by saying that Femi checks all the boxes on what makes a superstar. As Lee is talking, he is interrupted again. This time, it’s Ivar of the Viking Raiders. Ivar says everyone is excited to have Lee back, including Ivar himself. Ivar empathizes with Lee, noting they have the same spinal surgeon. Ivar says he had to fight his way back when he returned from surgery, and Ivar wants Lee to do the same.

Ivar begins to challenge Lee to a match, when they are all interrupted yet again. Out comes Josh Briggs, and he cuts a promo on everyone being so emotional. Briggs notes he and Femi stole the show in their last meeting, and Briggs wants to run it back.

Femi says everyone has a good arguments. Lee insists that Femi book a triple threat, since he is the “ruler’ and all. Femi acts like he is making his own decision, only to book a triple threat number one contender’s match for next week. That is later made official.

A teaser of some sort has someone snoring. Cannot tell who, as it is only audio. Then an alarm sounds, and the show returns from commercial break.

Lexis King is being a jerk again in a backstage skit. Jaxmyn Nyz enters the scene, looking to get people to sign a get well card for Jacy Jayne. No one wants to sign it, except King. He clearly only does it to hit on Nyz. As he leaves, Nyz reads his inscription. King mistakenly refers to “Jacky” instead of Jacy. Nyz in turn refers to King as an idiot.

Ridge Holland & Riley Osborne (with Andre Chase, Duke Hudson & Thea Hail) vs. The OC (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows)

Anderson pinned Holland, after a miscue where Osburne hit Holland with a springboard dropkick.

The story going into the match is Holland trying to gain the trust of Osborne, thus teaming with him tonight. Osborne would go on to cost Holland the match.

For much of the match, Good Brothers work over Osborne. They are cut off when Osborne fights back. Hot tag to Holland, and he throws the heels around with power moves. Holland is a house of fire, and he saves Osborne in the closing moments of the match.

As they go home, Holland has Anderson ready for an Alabama slam. Osborne springboard off the top rope with a missile dropkick. Inadvertently or maybe on purpose, Osburne hits Holland. Anderson then rolls up Holland for a three count.

Lola Vice (with Shayna Baszler) defeated Carlee Bright

Bright is a cookie cutter babyface, even down to the music. She even got to shine some, but not for long. Vice eventually cut off Bright with a superkick, and Vice followed up with a spinning back fist. Vice then pinned Bright.

Vice and Baszler look to attack Bright more after the match. Natalya’s theme music blares, and in she runs alongside Karmen Petrovic. A melee ensues. Nattie and Petrovic clear the ring, and they challenge Vice and Baszler to a tag match next week on NXT. That is later made official for next Tuesday.

In a backstage skit, Riley Osborne shakes hands with Ridge Holland.

Matches announced for the next episode include:

  • Thea Hail vs. Fallon Henley in a NXT Women’s North American Championship qualifier
  • Jaida Parker vs. Brinley Reece in another NXT Women’s North American Championship qualifier
  • Wes Lee vs. Ivar vs. Josh Briggs in a number one contender’s triple threat match for a shot at the NXT Men’s North American Championship
  • Shayna Baszler & Lola Vice vs. Karmen Petrovic & Natalya

Tony D’Angelo (with Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo, Luca Crusifino & Adriana Rizzo) defeated Charlie Dempsey to win the NXT Heritage Cup

D’Angelo captures the Heritage Cup after winning two rounds, including the final round. Dempsey won a round, but he ultimately dropped the final fall. Thus, he dropped the title. His cohorts in the No Quarter Catch Crew would run during the match, but to no avail.

D’Angelo wins the first round, after catching Dempsey with a victory roll. A subplot in round one is D’Angelo outsmarting Dempsey in a grappling contest, and “The Don” goes up one fall to nothing. While they would grapple at a times in the later rounds, the first round looked much more like the technical wrestling seen in past Heritage Cup matches. The rest of the bout was much more pro wrestling than grappling.

Too bad much of the second round took place during a split-screen commercial break. Joined in progress after the commercials, time runs out on round two shortly thereafter. Dempsey has D’Angelo trapped in an arm bar, but time expires. “The Don” is saved by the bell.

Dempsey wins the third round, after targeting an arm. Dempsey works D’Angelo’s arm. D’Angelo fights back, and they trade near falls with roll-ups and such. That played off how “The Don” scored the pin in round one. On the latest attempt in round three, Dempsey is able to kick out and fight on.

Demspey is on the ropes when he sidesteps a charge. D’Angelo crashes into the post, and Dempsey executes a German suplex with a bridge. Dempsey is able to score a pinfall with the bridge, evening the score at one fall apiece.

No falls in the fourth round. Dempsey continued to work the arm, and Tony D tries to fight back. Comeback by D’Angelo as time expires to end round four. Although D’Angelo delivers a Ron Simmons spinebuster, he is unable to make a cover quick enough as time expired to end the round.

As the fifth round begins, Myles Borne and Damon Kemp run in. They are in tattered clothing, selling the kidnapping and beating from last week. They brawl with the D’Angelo Family at ringside. Borne is in the ring with D’Angelo, and “The Don” backdrops Borne out of the ring.

Near fall for Dempsey in the closing moments, with an O’Connor Roll and a bridge. D’Angelo goes on to counter Dempsey and execute Forget About It (twisting fisherman’s buster). D’Angelo then covers Dempsey for the deciding pinfall. D’Angelo wins the fifth round to capture the Heritage Cup. Not much time to celebrate, as it’s TO THE BACK!

Cut to the back like this an old episode of TNA (from those really bad years), and there was some sort of ambush. Bodies are strewn around. Wes Lee, Ivar, and Josh Briggs are all laid out. Gallus reveal themselves as the assailants, and the show goes off the air with their return as the cliffhanger.

WWE NXT live results: Roxanne Perez vs. Chelsea Green title match

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Main roster talent Chelsea Green is in WWE NXT tonight for a shot at championship gold.

The NXT Women’s title will be on the line when Green challenges Roxanne Perez on tonight’s episode, presumably as the main event.

An angle from last week set up the title match, where Perez complained about not being called up in the WWE Draft. NXT general manager Ava later informed Perez that she had a title defense scheduled against Green.

In addition to Green, main roster wrestlers Michin and Shayna Baszler have matches announced for tonight. In single matches, Michin faces Arianna Grace and Baszler is against Karmen Petrovic.

Wes Lee returns to action for the first time since November, taking on Josh Briggs. Lee is back in NXT after an emotional exit months ago.

The road to crowning the first-ever NXT Women’s North American Champion begins tonight with a combine taking place. The top performers in the combine advance to compete in qualifying matches.

Also on the show is a Supernova Sessions segment with NXT Champion Trick Williams appearing as Meta-Four’s guest. We could likely find out what was in the envelope held by Lash Legend.

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

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This episode of NXT begins with a video package recapping Wes Lee journey in WWE, before being sidelined with a terrible injury and forfeiting his championship. The former North American Champion says he is ready to get back to work.

Other wrestlers from the roster surround Lee backstage to show their support. They cheer him on as Lee wipes away tears. Lee breaks the fourth wall by looking directly into the camera.

“I missed this,” says Lee. “It feels good to be home.”

Lee then walks through the curtain, entering the sound stage for his return match.

Wes Lee defeated Josh Briggs

Lee pinned Briggs in a triumphant comeback, and Lee looked as if he never missed a beat. A post-match brawl with Ivar seems to set up a triple threat with all three.

Lee got to shine early on, until he is cut off by Briggs. Lee fights back with a flying headscissors. He is cut off again by the brute strength of Briggs, only for Lee to counter by posting Briggs. Lee also flings Briggs into the barricade with a another flying headscissors.

Briggs blocks Lee’s Cardiac Kick finisher with a backbreaker. Briggs ragdolls Lee, as Ivar enters the scene. Ivar watches the match from the aisle. Briggs glares at Ivar as the show cuts to a split-screen commercial break. When the show returns from the break, Ivar is doing guest commentary at the announce desk.

Babyface in peril with Briggs targeting Lee’s back, playing on the injury that caused Lee’s exit many months ago. Lee soon makes a comeback, and he does a dive through the ropes on Briggs. They land and at the feet of Ivar, who then stands up. Briggs is dropkicked into Ivar, as they collide at ringside.

Briggs is selling the collision with Ivar while Lee rolls him into the ring. Lee climbs the turnbuckles and leaps off into a wicked corkscrew senton. Lee then covers Briggs for a three count.

More action after the bell, as Briggs and Ivar start brawling at ringside. Lee then wipes out both of them with a running flip dive out of the ring. The post-match melee would seem to set up a triple threat match.

As notable is the currentvNXT North American Champion, Oba Femi, watching the match and angle from a perch overlooking the ring. He smiles, seemingly enjoying the sight of the brawl.

A recap highlights the NXT Underground match from last week, which plays into the next match.

Shayna Baszler (with Lola Vice) defeated Karmen Petrovic (with Natalya) 

Baszler submitted Petrovic with a Kirifuda Clutch. Both having a martial arts background made it an interesting match-up from the start.

Baszler targets Petrovic’s arm early on, and Baszler using the ring itself to help dismantle the arm. Baszler traps the arm in the metal support beam that is usually hidden by the ring skirting. Baszler wanks on the arm, all while working over Petrovic.

Petrovic makes a brief comeback and evens gets a near falls on Baszler. Not for long, she climbs the turnbuckles. Petrovic leaps off the top rope into the clutches of Baszlers. Kirifuda Clutch applied by Baszler, and Petrovic taps out.

Fallon Henley and Kelani Jordan get into a brief scuffle in a locker room skit, playing off Henley’s heel turn from last week.

A slickly produced vignette features the combine, which determines the qualifiers that will get a shot to become the first ever NXT Women’s North American Championship.

The combine is testing four categories — speed, power, strength and conditioning. It began with a 10-yard sled push. From there was the 10-yard sprint. Next was the in-ring shuttle drill.

Thea Hail and Kelani Jordan broke out as the early front-runners of the combine. To be continued later in the show.

Tyson Dupont & Tyriek Igwe defeated No Quarter Catch Crew (Charlie Dempsey & Myles Borne with Damon Kemp) 

The assigned referee for the match was announced as “unavailable”, and the D’Angelo Family was apparently responsible for the disappearance. Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo was then announced as the guest referee.

To set up the finish, Dempsey gets mad at Stacks for not counting a fall. Stacks then hits Dempsey with a right hand, and Dempsey is rolled up for a pinfall. The D’Angelo Family is there to watch from ringside, and the Catch Crew are rather upset at the result.

Kelly Kincaid interviews NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez about her title match tonight. Perez cuts a promo on Chelsea Green.

Michin defeated Arianna Grace 

Michin pinned Grace to win the match. Grace got some offense, but this match seemed more of a showcase for Michin. T

hey had a competitive match, but it is hard to take Grace seriously with her current persona. She did some comedy spots early on. Setting up the finish, Grace was yelling at the referee when Michin executed a German suplex. Michin follows up with her finisher, and she pinned Grace.

Thea Hail is talking with Ridge Holland. In walks Andre Chase and Duke Hudson. Lexis King then barges in to interrupt and insult. King as words with King, but Duke Hudson steps in to cut a promo on King. This clearly sets up a match.

Now for a talk show segment.

Supernova Sessions with NXT Champion Trick Williams

Meta-Four (Noam Dar, Oro Mensah, Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend) host Supernova Sessions with the newest champion of the brand.

They throw to a video package highlights Williams being a modern day traveling champion, meaning he doing media appearances.

Williams says he is out here for one reason only, which is to see what is in the envelope. Lash Legend opens the envelope to reveal a photograph of Williams supposedly pinning Dar in a match weeks ago.

The photo reveals that Dar’s foot was underneath the plain of the ropes, meaning the deciding pinfall should not have counted to end the match. Dar says that Williams’ title reign is built on a lie. Dar vows to “expose” Williams.

Williams stands up and says, “That’s all you got for me?” He is right, ya’ know. That was a lackluster reveal.

Williams goes on to say that all Dar had to do was ask for a title match, instead doing this. Williams gets in a Maury Povich reference in a remark aimed at Legend.

Williams hints at something between himself and Legend. He asks Legend if she wants to tell them, or does she want him to tell them.

Legend goes to address Williams, but she accidently calls him “babe” instead of his name. Williams says they should tell everyone her other pet name for him. Legend goes to leave, and Williams stops her.

As she is saying this is not the time and place, Dar ambushes Williams. The champ is out cold, and Dar poses with the championship. Trick’s first challenger is apparent.

Back to the combine for the “power” portion. First is the vertical jump, then the broad jump, followed by the rotational punch. Jaida Parker shined in this portion. To be continued…

Fallon Henley defeated Kelani Jordan

Henley pinned Jordan after a shining wizard. Thanks in part to an exposed turnbuckle for the finish.

Jordan showed a lot of fire at the start, underscoring the bout being a grudge match. She also got to shine in the match, as she got a lot of offense.

Henley viciously cut her off, showcasing her new rough heel persona. The lucha libre term “rudo” fits well in describing the Henley’s character shift.

Very competitive match, with Henley carrying things. The padded cover is inadvertently pulled off a turnbuckle by Henley. Moments later, Jordan is launched into the exposed metal. Henley follows up with a shining wizard, and Henley scores a three count.

Charlie Dempsey announces that No Quarter Catch Crew will accept Tony D’Angelo’s challenge for a shot at the Heritage Cup. Dempesy puts over the “Catch clause”, which is a take on the the “Freebird rules” gimmick. “The Don” does no know which one of the Crew he faces in the Cup match next week on NXT.

The combine continues with strength and conditioning portions. The medicine ball challenge was dominated by Lash Legend. Wren Sinclair also had a “good showing” with the medicine ball. Michin was highlighted with the iso mid thigh pull, but Izzi Dame had the best numbers in that event.

The last portion of the combine was the conditioning gauntlet, which consisted of “several different cardiovascular fitness drills.” Ivy Nile shined in the gauntlet.

The 12 women advancing from the combine to the qualifiers are (in order of how they placed in the worked combine) Sol Ruca, Thea Hail, Jaida Parker, Brinley Reece, Michin, Fallon Henley, Lash Legend, Ivy Nile, Izzi Dame, Kelani Jordan, Tatum Paxley, and Wren Sinclair.

Lexis King defeated Duke Hudson (with Thea Hail & Andre Chase)

King pinned Hudson in a match where Ridge Holland got involved to cause an inadvertent distraction.

Moments before the finish, King ends up outside the ring on the floor. He trades barbs with Thea Hail. Andre Chase walks over to backup Hail and confront King. Begging off and backpedaling, King keeps looking backwards towards the entrance ramp. That foreshadowed and telegraphed Ridge Holland entering the sound stage with a metal folding chair.

Holland chases King into the ring. Andre Chase pulls Holland away as he tries to get in the ring with the chair. As Holland is pulled out and away from the ring, Hudson is the squared circle. He goes to pick up the chair, but the referee takes it from him. As the ref is tossing the chair outside, Hudson is distracted with that. King swoops in to strike with a superkick. King follows up with The Coronation, and King covers Hudson for a pinfall.

In a nod to Chelsea Green’s history in NXT with Mr. (Robert) Stone as her manager, she passes Stone on her way to the ring for the main event. They nod at each other.

In a skit outside the building, Je’Von Evans has a confrontation with Meta-Four where they try to intimidate them.

Jazmyn Nyz cuts a promo on Thea Hail, over the injury angle where Hail injured Jacy Jayne. Nyz basically vows revenge.

In a backstage skit, Ridge Holland apologizes the Chase U faction for costing Hudson the match earlier on. Hudson accepts the apology on the condition Holland buy them dinner. Riley Osborne on the other hand, he clearly is not convinced. Nonetheless, Holland vows to earn their trust.

NXT Champion Roxanne Perez defeated Chelsea Green to retain her title.

Perez pinned Green, and still…

Lots of pomp and circumstance, which includes ring entrances and the introductions by ring announcer Alicia Taylor.

No real protagonist here, as both worked as heels. That hurt the psychology of the match with no clear crowd favorite. Regardless, both worked hard in trying to have a good match.

The pace was quick early on, leading into a split-screen break. They wrestle through the commercial break, with Green getting heat on Perez. Fighting back, Perez comes back with a flurry of offense.

Back-and-forth down the stretch. In a nod to Green’s husband Matt Cardona, she executes a Rough Ryder. Green is looking dominate at times, but Perez kicks out for a near fall.

As they near the homestretch, Green is tripped up while trying to climb the turnbuckles. That led to Green taking a big bump when Perez does a Super Frankensteiner off the ropes.

Missile dropkick by Green for the last near fall. Perez counters an Unprettier, and Green in turn counters Pop Rocks. They trade near falls after each reversed an O’Connor Roll. Perez is sent into the ropes. She bounces off the ropes and looked to deliver Pop Rocks. Somewhat botched, but they went home anyway. Perez covers Green for the deciding pinfall, and still…

Concluding the show is a cliffhanger angle where The D’Angelo Family engages in more organized criminal activity. Tony D’Angelo and company assault and kidnap Damon Kemp and Myles Borne. That leaves Charlie Dempsey as the lone member of the Catch Crew, ahead of the Heritage Cup match next week against D’Angelo.

WWE NXT live results: Spring Breakin’ week two

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Spring Breakin’ 2024 concludes with week two taking place tonight.

For the first time ever, there will be a women’s NXT Underground match. Natalya and Lola Vice are facing off in the MMA-inspired matchup. It pits a Hart Dungeon graduate against a former Bellator MMA fighter.

In addition to Natalya, main roster wrestlers Ivar, AOP, and The O.C. are set for action as well.

Ivar and AOP are both challenging for titles. It will be Oba Femi vs. Ivar for the North American Championship and Nathan Frazer & Axiom vs. AOP for the NXT Tag Team titles.

Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson vs. the debuting Tyson Dupont & Tyriek Igwe, Thea Hail vs. Jacy Jayne, and Shawn Spears vs. Ridge Holland round out the announced match lineup.

We’ll also get Trick Williams’ first appearance as NXT Champion. He defeated Ilja Dragunov for the title in last week’s main event.

Dragunov is among the wrestlers who were called up from NXT in the WWE Draft.

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

The new era is a common theme in recent months on WWE television for a variety of reasons. From the start, this episode of NXT feels like a new era. With that, out comes new NXT Champion Trick Williams for his first appearance in NXT as the brand’s new top men’s titleholder. 

In his monologue, Trick acknowledges and thanks former champ Ilja Dragunov. Williams wishes him luck, and tells him to do his thing. Because seemingly no monologue in NXT can go uninterrupted, Lash Legend is out to interrupt the victory speech.

Legend walks to the ring while also congratulating Trick on winning the title. She ask him to help her get into the ring, and he holds the ropes open for her. She fans herself with the envelope in her hand, as Trick circles with elevator eyes. Lash calls Trick the “hottest superstar” in the brand. 

Trick stops her to remind everyone the last time they met in a ring, she tried to smack him in the face. Trick inquires, “Now I got a little gold around my waist, and you want a little taste, don’t ya’?”

Lash says not to go there. Trick responds with sexual innuendo related to Reese’s Cups. Lash says that Trick should no she doesn’t even like Reese’s Cups. She like Kit Kat bars. Tricks replies, “Let me break you off then.” 

Lash continues to fan herself with the envelope. She says that is enough, and she has something for him. What she has in the envelope is the truth. Lash goes on to tell Trick he should enjoy his title run for now, because it will all come crashing down. Lash adds that “things are going to get really hot.” 

Lash leaves the ring. We still do not know what is in the envelope.

A vignette focuses on Arianna Grace trying to teach Gigi Dolan how to be a pageant queen. The main joke here was Dolan burping, and Grace being appalled by it.

NXT North American Champion Oba Femi defeated Ivar to retain his title

Femi pinned Ivar to retain the title in what was a hoss fight. Ivar led the way, and they had a really good match. Ivar took some big bumps, and he flew around like crazy.

Ivar starts off hot, and he does a somersault senton off the apron. No luck on a leap off the top rope, but Ivar still manages to catch Femi with a twisting powerslam. Femi fights back and the fight spills outside again, where they do a stunt smashing through a piece of the barricade. From there, the show cuts to a split-screen commercial break.

The fight continues during the break, and there are even more high spots when the show returns from commercials. Ivar leaps off the top turnbuckle, and he somersaults to the floor on Femi. Ivar is soon cut off again, but he kicks out for a near fall.

Femi is running wild with smashes into a corner, until he eats a leg lariat. Near fall for Ivar, but it was Femi’s turn to kick out. They continue trading near falls. In a feat of strength, Femi picks Ivar up for a Samoan Drop. Moments later, the mighty Ivar jumps off the top rope with a massive moonsault press. Femi gets a foot on the break the count.

To set up the finish, they do an electric chair spot where Femi falls back with Ivar on Femi’s shoulders. Femi then hulks up, and he powerbombs Ivar. Three count later, and still…

Thea Hail is flanked by her Chase U pals as she heads to the ring for her match tonight. Hail is pumped up. Fallon Henley is also there, but she is bummed about not getting drafted, among other things. Jacy Jayne is in Henley’s head. Hail still wants Henley in her corner, and Henley agrees. Hail then enters through the crowd for her grudge match that is up next.

Thea Hail (with Andre Chase, Duke Hudson, Riley Osborne & Fallon Henley) defeated Jacy Jayne (with Jazmyn Nyx)

Hail submitted Jayne with a Kimura lock. Fallon Henley took a bullet for Hail, which led into the finish. In an angle after the match, Henley turns on Hail and attacks her.

Jayne gets heat on Hail as they wrestle through a split-screen commercial break. When Hail ends up outside the ring, Nyz tries to interfere by attacking Hail. She ducks a lariat from Nyz, and Henley jumps in to take the bullet. Nyz goes for a Pele kick, and Henley takes the kick instead of Hail. 

Hail then gets back into the ring, where she traps Jayne in a Kimura lock. Jayne taps out, and Hail wins via submission.

Hail celebrates in the ring with Chase U, while Henley sells her face from the kick. As they go to leave, Henley stops Hail. Henley then smacks Hail with a right hand. Hail sells big, and Henley saunters away. She stops briefing to exchange glances with Jayne.

Tyson Dupont & Tyriek Igwe are the focus of a video package that hypes their debut match, which is up next.

Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows defeated Tyson Dupont & Tyriek Igwe 

The Good Brothers win by pinfall after Igwe takes a Magic Killer. Gallows then covers Igwe for a clean pinfall. Dupont & Igwe were given several video packages ahead of their debut match, and then they lose clean in the middle of the ring via pinfall. Please make it make sense. Dupont & Igwe could have started with a lot of momentum in a big push. Instead, they lose their first match.

The WWE Draft is the focus of a video package. More specifically, draft picks where NXT talents gets called up to the main roster is the main focus. No only do the draft picks gets recognition, the video package puts over the coaches at the Performance Center. Johnny Moss, Alex Winkler Robbie Brookside and Williams Regal comment on cultivating the future of WWE.

NXT GM Ava is in ring to announce a ladder match, which will determine the first NXT Women’s North American Champion. Ava announces the ladder match will take place at NXT Battleground. Beginning next week, the women’s roster will take part in a combine. The top 12 in the combine then have qualifying matches to determine the slots for the ladder match. 

Because seemingly no monologue in NXT can go uninterrupted, out comes Jaida Parker to interrupt Ava. Parker gets in the ring, while saying she will demolish everyone other woman in the locker room. Parker is then interrupted, as Sol Ruca comes to the ring to confront Parker. Next to interrupt is Ariana Grace, followed by main roster talent Michin.  

Michin declares she will enter the combine. Grace cuts off Michin’s promo, leaving to Michin smacking her. A wild melee erupts. It’s a Gordon Solie Pier Sixer, as the a bunch of the women’s roster rush the ring for a big brawl.

Ridge Holland defeated Shawn Spears

Holland pinned Spears, after a Holland’s DDT finisher. Holland also delivered an exploder suplex to set up the finish, which played into a spot where Spears did that same on Holland weeks ago. Holland wins the grudge match 

The match went through a commercial break, and it felt like just another match on the show despite how much TV time was devoted to the feud. 

NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez and Ava argue in a backstage skit. Perez is upset she did not get drafter, and Ava explains she was immune from the draft because Perez was a titleholder. That upset Perez even more, and she storms off. Ava says they will have to talk sometime later. This skit seemed to serve little purpose, although it leads to a skit that closes the show.  

Wes Lee and Josh Briggs exchange words in another backstage skit, setting up a match between the two. Ivar is also there, and he tells Lee that Ivar is not done with Femi yet.

Paul Ellering cuts a promo for the Authors of Pain, ahead of their tag match that is up next. AOP grimace and show their mean faces, doing their best Road Warriors act. 

The D’Angelo Family is riding around in a SUV, and they are planning Tony D’Angelo strategy when he challenges for the Heritage Cup.

NXT Tag Team Champions Nathan Frazier & Axiom defeated The Authors of Pain (Akam & Rezar with Paul Ellering, Karrios Kross & Scarlett) to retain their titles

Pete Dunne & Tyler Bate interfere, allowing Axiom to win with a schoolboy roll-up. The babyface champs in their first defense retain thanks to outside interference. The booking on this show remains perplexing in terms of getting people over. Regardless, this was a decent enough tag match in spite of the screw-job finish.

Skirmish before the bell, as they brawl. The babyfaces clear the ring and do dives, as they shine at the start. The bell officially rings to start the match, and AOP are quickly in control. The heel monsters work over Frazier, and the match goes through a commercial break. Heat on Axiom as the show is returning from the break. 

Hot tag to Frazier, and he explodes with a flurry of moves at a rapid pace. Nevertheless, Frazier is soon cut off. Tandem offense by AOP, which led to a near fall and shocked facial expressions when the babyfaces kicked out.

Scarlett interferes at one point, so the referee ejects both her and Kross, who had also jumped on the apron. Ellering is allowed to stay. Meanwhile, AOP toys with Axiom. Tyler Bate & Pete Dunne suddenly appear at ringside, and they interfere by booting Akam & Rezar. Axiom then scores a three count with a schoolboy cover.

Thea Hail is flanked by Chase U in the trainer’s room. In walks Ridge Holland, who is wearing red. Everyone is in school colors. Foreshadowing or nah? Anyway, Holland and Andre Chase have a cordial chat. 

Meta-Four cut a promo where Noam Dar invites Trick Williams to be a guest on Supernova Sessions next week. If Williams accepts the invite, Dar promises to reveal the contents of the envelope that Lash Legend had earlier in the show.

The heel turn of Fallon Henley continues, as Henley tells Kelani Jordan that Henley will now put herself first. Very unoriginal idea for a heel turn, since we have seen similar motivations on NXT before in other angles.

Edris Enofe & Malik Blade are talking about the broken mirror skit from last week, when in walks Brinley Reece. She brought black cats for them to play with. The joke is black cats bring bad luck, adding to the bad luck brought by the broken mirror. Maybe they will walk under a ladder next week. Not sure how this gets them over as anything more than a mid-card comedy act, especially considering Enofe & Blade have lost clean so many times.

Down comes the ropes, as preparations are made for the Underground. Surrounding the ring is a bunch of other people on the roster, forming a human cage around the ring like they are lumberjacks. They pound on the mat, and they take bumps when the two women crash into them, but the do not otherwise factor into the match.

Lola Vice (with Shayna Baszler) defeated Natalya (with Karmen Petrovic) in an Underground match

Vice won via referee stoppage, after Vice knocked out Nattie with a back fist. Interference by Shayna Baszler cost Nattie the match. This match worked for what it was, but it seemed way overbooked.

Do not confuse the Underground gimmick with Josh Barnetts’ Bloodsport. The Underground is way more WWE. Did not take them long to get into pro wrestling spots. There is still a lot of grappling. Nattie takes a bump outside, just before the show cuts to a split-screen commercial break.

Later, the fight spilled outside the ring again. Nattie takes a bump on the announce desk. Moments later, Nattie is sent crashing into the ring post. Vice applies a triangle choke, but Nattie escapes the hold. Vice applies another choke. Nattie finally escapes by rolling out of the ring, where Nattie delivers a spinebuster to break the guillotine choke.

Nattie rams Vice’s leg into the ring post, and Nattie does a takeoff on Bret Hart’s ring post figure-four spot. Nattie applies a knee bar with Vice’s legs tied around the post. Baszler walks over near them, and Petrovic jumps on Baszler’s back before she can interfere.

Back in the ring, Baszler interferes to tray blocking Nattie from applying a sharpshooter. Nattie fights off Baszler, and she tosses Baszler out of the ring. Nattie then goes on to apply a sharpshooter. With Vice trapped in the sharpshooter, Baszler basically takes a hostage. Baszler grabs Pertrovic in a Kirifuda Clutch. Nattie breaks the hold and goes after Baszler. Nattie pummels Baszler, and Nattie sends Baszler crashing into the barricade. 

For the finish, Nattie gets back into the ring. Baszler is on her feet again, and she grabs Nattie’s foot. The interference and distraction by Baszler is enough for Vice to catch Nattie off guard. Nattie kicks free from Baszler’s grasp, only for Nattie to turn around and walk into a spinning back fist delivered by Vice. Nattie sells like she is out cold, as Vice is pummeling her with ground and pound. The ref jumps in to stop the match, awarding the win to Vice.

Closing the show is a backstage skit with GM Ava and NXT Women’s Champ Roxanne Perez. Ava reveals to Perez that her next title defense is next week against Chelsea Green. Popping in for a quick promo, Green basically vows to win the gold. Green tells Ava she is the nest, and Green remarks she will love it here in NXT. 

WWE NXT Spring Breakin’ week one live results: Dragunov vs. Williams

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After tonight, Trick Williams will either be NXT Champion or gone from the brand entirely.

Ilja Dragunov vs. Williams for the NXT Championship headlines week one of NXT Spring Breakin’ 2024. It’s a rematch from Vengeance Day, where Williams came up short in his attempt to claim the NXT title. If he doesn’t win this time, Williams has to leave NXT.

The match is taking place in advance of the 2024 WWE Draft beginning on SmackDown this Friday. Dragunov has already declared for the draft.

The NXT Women’s Championship will also be defended tonight as Roxanne Perez faces Lyra Valkyria and Tatum Paxley in a triple threat match.

Sol Ruca vs. Blair Davenport in a Beach Brawl, The D’Angelo Family vs. No Quarter Catch Crew in a six-man tag match, and Baron Corbin vs. Lexis King are also set. Plus, Natalya and Lola Vice will sign the contract for their NXT Underground match that’s taking place next week.

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

The show opens with three General Managers having a discussion about tonight. NXT GM Ava is joined in person by Raw GM Adam Pearce. Smackdown GM Nick Aldis is on Zoom. They put over tonight as a big night, and they also briefly discuss the draft.

Ava talks about how tonight is about who will step up in NXT ahead of the draft to take the place of anyone drafted away from the brand. Ava confidently says NXT will never be the same after tonight.

Opening the show from a sound stage at the Performance Center in Orlando is a three-way match for the women’s title.

NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez defeated Tatum Paxley and Lyra Valkyria in a triple threat match to retain her title

Perez pinned Paxley to win the match. Paxley had the match won, but Perez cleverly slipped in to win. 

The match goes through a split-screen commercial break. Some good high spots before the break, and they trade some close near falls after the show returns. They also went home playing on a near fall. The finish was cleverly done.

As they go home, they all three are countering and delivering big moves. Paxley and Valkyria are wrestling each other after Perez is seemingly wiped out taking a roundhouse kick from Valkyria. Paxley countered Pop Rocks, and she whipped Perez toward Valkyria and the roundhouse kick.

Paxley and Valkyria face off, with Paxley getting a close near fall. Paxley executed a 450 splash on Valkyria. As Paxley is going for the cover, Perez jumps in to break up the attempted pin. Perez then cradles Paxley with a jackknife for a three count. 

Fallon Henley gets into a pull-apart shouting match with Jaida Parker in a backstage skit that also includes Thea Hail and Kelani Jordan. Hail, Jordan and Henley were chatting about Hail about recent events when Parker chimed in to call out Henley. This clearly sets up a match between Henley and Parker.

A vignette hyped the arrival to NXT of a newcomers Tyson Dupont and Tyriek Igwe, who are set to debut next Tuesday on NXT.

The Creed Brothers and Ivy Nile are interviewed by Kelly Kincaid. They talk about main event tonight, where Trick Williams challenges for the NXT title against champ Ilja Dragunov. The interview concludes with them chanting “whoop that trick.”

An official announcement plugged NXT Battleground at UFC’s Apex facility. 

The D’Angelo Family (Tony D’Angelo, Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo & Luca Crusifino with Adrianna Rizzo) defeated No Quarter Catch Crew (Charlie Dempsey, Damon Kemp & Myles Borne) in a six-man tag team match

D’Angelo scores a pinfall on one-third of the Heritage Cup Champions. The result could likely set up D’Angelo challenging for the Cup in the near future

The trios match goes through a split-screen commercial break. When the show returns, heat on Stacks as he is worked over. A gutsy Stacks eventually makes the hot tag. Far from the best hot tag, but D’Angelo runs wild anyway. The Don cleans house on the Catch Crew. D’Angelo is going for his finisher on Kemp when Dempsey chop blocks The Don’s knee. 

Nice combos by Kemp and Borne, along with Crusifino & Stacks. D’Angelo kicks out for a near fall. Stacks jumps in to break up a pinning attempt, saving The Don. Crusifino gets to shine by doing an Arn Anderson spinebuster. For the finish. D’Angelo plants Dempsey with a pop-up powerbomb, and The Don scores a clean three count.  

Jaida Parker (with OTM) defeated Fallon Henley

Parker pinned Henley after a hip attack. The match begins during a split-screen commercial break, and the bout is joined in progress after the break. Henley gets several near falls, but Parker strikes with what was called a “Tear Drop” hip attack, and Parker pins Henley clean.

Jacy Jayne, flanked by Jazmyn Nyz, cuts a promo on Thea Hail, ahead of Hail and Jayne having a grudge match next Tuesday on week two of Spring Breakin’. 

A video package hypes Lola Vice, as she prepares for an Underground match against Natalya. There contract signing is up next.

NXT GM presides over a contract signing for a NXT Underground match between Nattie and Vice. Set up is a makeshift Underground ring with no ropes. Two chairs are on each side of a podium. Nattie and Karmen Petrovic sit on one side, as Petrovic is in Nattie’s corner.

Nattie wants to know who is in Vice’s corner. Vice responds by saying Nattie is more worried about who is the second than she is worries about Vice winning the match. Vice says that although she can “shake her ass,” Vice can also kick Nattie’s as well. Vice is supposed to be the heel here, but the live studio audience cheers her like she is the babyface. 

Shayna Baszler is eventually revealed as the person in Vice’s corner for the match. Baszler comes to the ring and cuts a promo. She pushes Petrovic, only for Baszler to get wiped out by a roundhouse kick. Brief melee before Vice and Baszler flee the ring, as Nattie and Petrovic stand tall.

Ridge Holland is seen arriving to the building earlier today. Shawn Spears confront Holland, playing more mind games with Holland.

The Final Testament are the focus of a video packing hyping them up.

NXT Tag Team Champions Nathan Frazier & Axiom are backstage, and they are fired up about The Final Testament. Other teams are around them and they are upset too. In comes The Good Brothers, and they are upset. Malik Blade & Edris Enofe are also upset. Enofe then accidentally knocks over a cheap stand-up mirror. A bad skit ends in bad luck.

Sol Ruca defeated Blair Davenport in a Beach Brawl match

Ruca pinned Davenport in a match filled with what Dusty Rhodes would call blunder. No disqualification, so there are indeed lots of weapons. Some of the props used are beach-themed, like a surfboard that Ruca brought with her. Also around the ring are things like beach balls and lawn chairs. Other more harmful weapons are used including metal folding chairs, and a folding table set up to look like a picnic table.

Ruca falls backwards off the barricade at ringside with Davenport on Ruca’s back. Davenport is driven through the picnic table. Moments later, Ruca executed her springboard cutter finisher on a surfboard. Ruca then scores a pinfall as the crowd pops.

Jonny Gargano hypes up Trick Williams with a pep talk in the locker room.

Lexis King defeated Baron Corbin

King pinned Corbin, after a low blow and a Coronation finisher. This match was set up by an angle shot yesterday, which was shown earlier in the show. Not sure who is the protagonist here, if there even is one. Seemingly the least amount of crowd heat of any match on the show, but the result at least put heat on King. 

King tried to cheat by putting his feet on the ropes, but the referee caught him. King would cheat again moments later, but the ref misses it that time after almost colliding with Corbin. Behind the ref’s back, King boots Corbin with a low blow. King then delivers a Coronation, and he covers Corbin for a pinfall. 

Both the champion and the challenger in the main event cut pre-match promos. Also, World Heavyweight Champion Damian Priest wishes Dragunov luck. 

Trick Williams says he will whoop that trick like his mama told him too. This is notable because Williams’ mother is in currently in the hospital, adding a real life situation to the drama of the main event.

Trick Williams defeated NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov to win the title

Williams pinned Dragunov after a jumping knee strike. And new…

Strong back-and-forth action at the start. This was babyface against babyface. They even slapped hands and hugged, just before they broke out into a slugfest. They wrestle through a split-screen commercial break, and they are fighting on the turnbuckles as the show returns. 

Ugly botch as Dragunov goes for a sunset bomb, and Williams lands on Dragunov’s chest. That causes Dragunov’s leg to fold up underneath him in an awkward manner. The referee immediately check on Dragunov, must have been okay, as the match continues on.

Dragunov with a coast-to-coast missile dropkick for a near fall. Williams then makes a comeback, and Williams gets some near falls of his own. One those near falls included Williams doing Dragunov’s finisher. Nevertheless, Dragunov kicks out and fights back. He gives Williams an exploder suplex in a corner, as the studio audience chants, “This is awesome!”

Dragunov clears the announce desk, and he teases putting Williams through the table. Williams counters Dragunov, and Williams in turn gives Dragunov a Rock Bottom off the barricade, through the announce desk. The table implodes under the weight of the stunt. 

Superplex in the closing minutes, and Dragunov delivers a H-bomb. Dragunov drops another H-bomb flying off the middle rope, but Williams kicks out at two and half. Dropping a third H-bomb, Dragunov comes crashing down off the top rope. Upon impact, Dragunov sells his hand as if he hurt it on the H-bomb. Thus, Dragunov is unable to capitalize. 

They trade near falls in the closing moments. Dragunov is the last to kick out, but he is soon hit with a running knee strike. They both signal for their respective finisher. They face off like a gunfight, and Williams is the first to strike as he hits the leaping knee strike. Williams then covers Dragunov for a three count, AND NEW…

Doing the Hulk Hogan gimmick from WrestleMania VI, Dragunov grabs the title belt from the referee. While Dragunov did not go into business for himself like Hogan, the defeated former champion does presents the belt to the new champ. They embrace, and Dragunov leaves the ring to allow Williams to have his moment. NXT has a new champion.

WWE NXT live results: Trick Williams vs. Carmelo Hayes steel cage match

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Less than two weeks removed from Stand & Deliver, rivals Trick Williams and Carmelo Hayes are set for another big matchup.

Williams defeated Hayes in the main event of NXT Stand & Deliver over WrestleMania weekend. They’ll face off again on NXT tonight, this time in a steel cage match. It comes after Hayes beat down Williams last week and left him laying.

At NXT Spring Breakin’ later this month, Williams is set to challenge Ilja Dragunov for the NXT Championship. That title bout comes with the stipulation that, if Williams loses, he will leave NXT.

Dragunov retained his title against Tony D’Angelo at Stand & Deliver. Tonight, D’Angelo makes his first appearance since that loss.

Ridge Holland vs. Joaquin Wilde, Lola Vice vs. Sol Ruca, Thea Hail vs. Tatum Paxley, AOP vs. Malik Blade & Edris Enofe, and Dijak vs. Noam Dar are among the other matches set for tonight.

Dijak vs. Dar is kicking off the episode. Join us for live coverage starting at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

The newly remixed “Then… Now… Forever” canned intro welcomes viewers. 

Footage from earlier today shows the live studio audience on the bus headed to the Performance Center in Orlando. Also shown is the audience in line ahead of the doors opening for NXT.

The opener is a singles match set up on a previous episode. 

Noam Dar (with Lash Legend, Jakara Jackson & Oro Mensah) defeated Dijak

Dar pinned Dijak after a distraction by Mensah, followed by a Nova Roller. Good match to open the show, and the result can easily lead to a return match. It would not be the only outside interference on this show. 

Meta-Four are the corner of Dar. Dijak was a lone vigilante, which fits his whole gimmick. Notable height difference between Dar and Dijak, and they played on that at times. Yet, the match was still very competitive. 

Still not sure which one is the protagonist here, or if there is even supposed to be a good guy. Dijak seems like the babyface, except when he is pummeling Dar with stiff chops. 

The match itself goes through a split-screen commercial break. Hard overhand chops by Dijak buckle Dar numerous times. Dar worked to target what Booker T called “pressure points.” Dijak twice countered a guillotine choke. The second time, Dijak counters into a pop-up choke bomb, and Dar gets a shoulder up for a near fall.

Dar kept going for a fisherman’s buster suplex, but the larger Dijak would counter. Finally, Dar executes the suplex. From there, the height difference is less of a factor. The fight soon spills outside, and Dijak is sandwiched into the ring steps. Back in the ring, Dar follows up with a roaring elbow for a near fall.

They trade strikes and kicks, until Dar is turned inside out with a discus kick. Mensah causes a distraction, and he gets super kicked by Dijak. Mensah takes a bump off the apron, and his distraction is fruitful. Dijak turns around to walk into a Nova Roller. Dar then scores a three count on Dijak. 

Mensah was selling his jaw, but Meta-Four was otherwise very proud of themselves. Dijak stares daggers through them. This program has just begun. 

NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov meets with NXT GM Ava in her office. Ava wants Dragunov to have a match tonight, but she will let Dragunov pick his opponent. Instead, Dragaunov makes a open challenge. As if an open challenge is not an overdone trope these days. 

Tatam Paxley cuts a promo on Lyra Valkyria. The vignette which hypes up a match between the two. 

Lola Vice defeated Sol Ruca

Vice pinned Ruca after outside interference by Blair Davenport. Second match in a row to have outside interference play a part in the finish. Would not be the last time on this show. After the match came a pre-taped promo where Natalya challenges Vice to a NXT Underground match at Spring Break. 

Vice works over Ruca during the body of the match. Comeback by Ruca, and she gets a near fall after a standing moonsault. Ruca fires up again to springboard into a sunset flip. Ruca climbs to the top rope, and she goes for her finisher where she cartwheels off the top rope. Blair Davenport runs down to ringside, and she trips up Ruca. After taking a bump into the ring, Ruca eats a kick from Vice. 

Vice is dancing and celebrating her win when Natalya appears on the Titantron. Nattie’ cuts a promo on Vice, and Nattie challenges Vice to an NXT Underground match as part of week two of Spring Breakin’.

Arianna Grace is giving Gigi Dolan a makeover. Stay tuned for that. 

Ridge Holland defeated Joaquin Wilde

This match was set up with an angle on X, where Holland snapped on Wilde. So much for Holland stepping away from the ring, after the heartfelt speech a few weeks ago. Holland is still facing some sort of inner turmoil. Shawn Spears comes down to ringside, furthering his mind games with Holland.

To set up the finish, Wilde goes for a dive through the ropes. Holland catches Wilde and turns the dive into a hard powerslam on the floor. Back in the ring, Holland gives Wilde a DDT, and then Holland covers him for a pinfall. Holland bumps into Spears on his way out.

 Ivar basically tries to give Josh Briggs some veteran advice in the trainer’s room, and Briggs takes offense to that. This sets a match for later tonight between Ivar and Briggs. 

Thea Hail and Andre Chase have a heart-to-heart talk in a backstage skit with comically bad acting.

Tony D’Angelo is decked out in a very nice suit and hat. He is headed to the ring to address the audience, flanked by his Family. Tony D speaks for a moment, until he is interrupted by No Quarter Catch Crew. Charlie Dempsey is no positioned as the leader of that group, as he was flanked by Myles Borne and Damon Kemp. No sign and no mention whatsoever of Drew Gulak.

More bad acting, as Dempsey argues with D’Angelo. There is a debt to be paid of some sort, because every storyline for D’Angelo has to seemingly have a mafia angle. At least that somehow sets up a wrestling match for the Heritage Cup. The argument turns into a brawl, with the Catch Crew and the Family in a melee. Catch Crew is sent packing. 

Much of the men’s roster rush to the ring to answer the open challenge issued by champ Ilja Dragunov, but they are all outsmarted by Je’Von Evans. He leaps over the ropes on the opposite side of the ring, springing to the ring to face Dragunov.

NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov defeated Je’Von Evans in a non-title match

Dragunov pinned Evans in arguably the best match on the show so far. The live studio audience was hot from start to finish. Evans got to shine with plenty of high spots and close near falls. Evans got air as he flew around the ring. Dragunov ultimately counters a splash by getting his knees up. Dragunov then dead lifts Evans, leading into the finish. Dragunov delivers Torpedo Moskau, and Dragunov covers Evans for a pinfall.

Sol Ruca cuts a promo where she demands Ava book a no disqualification match between Ruca and Davenport for next week. This sets up a “Beach Brawl” for next week.

Tatum Paxley defeated Thea Hail (with Andre Chase, Duke Hudson & Riley Osborne)

Paxley is getting a push lately in a feud with Valkyria, so of course Paxley gets the win here, albeit with outside interference. Yet another match on this card that ends after a heel interferes in the match. 

Hail is making a comeback when Jazmyn Nyz jumps on the apron to distract the referee. Meanwhile, Jacy Jayne trips up Hail. Paxley then catches Hail in a crucifix for a pinfall. 

Hail attacks Jayne after the match, and they are pulled apart. In a separate pull-apart brawl, Lyra Valkyria rushes into the ring to jump Paxley. They brawl until referees pour into the ring to separate them.

NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez is interviewed by Kelly Kincaid, and Perez cuts a promo about Valkyria and Paxley. GM Ava interrupts to book Perez in a tripe threat title match against both Valkyria and Paxley, which takes place next week on week one of Spring Breakin’. 

Authors of Pain (with The Final Testament) defeated Malik Blade & Edris Enofe

My guess is this run in NXT is for Akam and Rezar to get ring time ahead of a bigger program on the main roster, as they are put over strong. They got a somewhat dominate win, but Enofe & Blade did get to shine. 

New NXT Tag Team Champions Nathan Frazier & Axiom walk out to confront AOP, after a sneak attack on last week’s episode. Axiom & Frazier are held back by security, but this clearly build to a tag title match. 

Gigi Dolan uses scissors to alter a dress that Arianna Grace picked out for her. This continued an angle from earlier in the show, and it seemingly appears to set up Grace and Dolan being as an odd couple team of sorts.

Ivar defeated Josh Briggs 

Ivar pinned Briggs to win what was a hoss fight. Briggs had tape on his ribs, selling an injury from last week. That would play into the match. NXT North American Champion Oba Femi is seen watching the match on a monitor backstage.

Briggs got some near falls, but he ultimately lost. His injury surely hurt his chances, which plays into the story of Ivar trying to give him advice about the injury earlier today.

Briggs takes a roundhouse kick on the floor. Ivar then rolls Briggs back into the ring, and Ivar does a moonsault press. Ivar then covers Briggs for the pin.

The announcers on commentary run down the card for night one of Spring Breakin’ next Tuesday on NXT:

  • NXT Chamoion Ilja Dragunov defends his title against Trick Williams, and Williams will leave NXT if he fails to win the championship
  • Roxanne Perez defends the NXT Women’s Championship against Tatum Paxley and Lyra Valkyria in a triple threat match
  • Sol Ruca faces Blair Davenport in a no DQ “Beack Brawl”
  • No Quarter Catch Crew vs. The D’Angelo Family in a six-man tag team match
  • Contract signing for NXT Underground with Natalya and Lola Vice

A video package features the recent story between Trick Williams and Carmelo Hayes, ahead of their blow off match in the main event on tonight’s card. In a pre-match interview, Carmelo Hayes says the feud is over when he says so. Hayes is followed around by his personal security team.  

Big pop from the live studio audience for the entrance of Trick Williams, and chants of “whoop that trick” fill the sound stage. 

Trick Williams defeated Carmelo Hayes in a steel cage match

Williams pinned Hayes clean to win this blow off match. Not on the same level as their Stand & Deliver match, and the cage itself likely hurt the quality of the match. It was good nonetheless. 

The old school fan in me wants to bemoan a cage match so soon after Hayes and Williams’ last match, with only a one week notice no less. There also seems to be little reason for the cage, except as a gimmick match in this bitter feud. Cage matches used to mean so much more. Do not even get me started on more outside interference in this match on a card already full of such. On an unrelated note, there are kids that need to get off my lawn. 

Hayes’ security team hands him weapons like a club, which Hayes uses to pummel Williams. Later on, Williams begins a comeback after executing an avalanche Rock Bottom. Williams then fires up into a full-fledged rally.

Back and forth in the closing moments, leading into a double down. They take turns smashing each other’s face into the chain link of the cage. Hayes goes for a super bulldog off the top. Williams blocks it by landing in a pose. Williams then hits Hayes with a big kick. Hayes signals for his security to interfere, and they start trying to enter the cage. 

The heel security team is trying to climb the cage as Williams fights them off. One guy makes it into  the ring, and he has a chair. It does him no good, as Williams easily thwarts the ambush. Williams boots him out the cage door.

For the finish, Hayes picks up the chair as Williams is shutting the cage door. Williams turns around and ducks a chair shot. Williams then delivers his jumping knee finisher to the chair for a Van Daminator of sorts. Williams goes on to hooking a leg in covering Hayes for a pinfall.

Williams has a stare down with Dragunov as the show goes off the air.

WWE NXT live results: Stand & Deliver go-home show

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Tonight’s WWE NXT is the last stop before Stand & Deliver.

In the main event of NXT’s WrestleMania weekend special, former friends Trick Williams and Carmelo Hayes are clashing in a grudge match. Williams and Hayes will meet tonight for one final face-off before Stand & Deliver.

Lyra Valkyria is defending her NXT Women’s Championship against Roxanne Perez on Saturday afternoon. Tonight, both will appear on Supernova Sessions.

The opening match of tonight’s show will determine Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin’s NXT Tag Team title challengers for Stand & Deliver. Joaquin Wilde & Cruz Del Toro, Axiom & Nathan Frazer, and Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson are facing off in a number one contender’s match.

NXT Champion Oba Femi will be in non-title action against Joe Gacy. Femi is defending against Dijak and Josh Briggs at Stand & Deliver.

Natalya will appear on NXT for the second straight week, accompanying Karmen Petrovic for her match against Lola Vice. Sol Ruca vs. Blair Davenport, Fallon Henley vs. Jacy Jayne, and Von Wagner vs. Lexis King are also set.

This go-home episode begins with footage of Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams separately arriving to the Performance Center in Orlando. Inside the sound stage, NXT kicks off with a triple threat tag match to determine which team challenges the champions at Stand & Deliver.

Nathan Frazier & Axiom defeated LWO (Joaquin Wilde & Cruz Del Toro) and The OC (Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson) in a triple threat number one contenders’ match 

Frazier pinned Del Toro to win the match. Axiom & Frazier will go on to challenge Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin for the NXT Tag Team Championship on Saturday. 

Fast-paced action and lots of high spots. Good Brothers are jumped before the bell with stereo dives that wiped them out momentarily. The beginning of the match is almost like a long highlight reel. They wrestle at a frantic pace before a split-screen commercial break, and the wild spots continue after the show returns from commercials. Seemingly, everyone was doing dives. Even Karl Anderson got in on the fun.

After a crazy corkscrew, Del Toro goes for a Phoenix Splash. No water in the pool. Good Brothers try to capitalize by executing a Magic Killer, but they were cut off by Wilde and Axiom. Those two collide into each other. Axiom them dives out of the ring with a tope on Gallows, for seemingly no reason. Wilde gets out of the ring, as Frazier is climbing the turnbuckles. Frazier leaps off into a 450 on Del Toro, and Frazier covers him for a three count. 

Kelly Kincaid interviews the challengers in the ring after their match. Axiom & Frazier vow to win the titles, as the champions look on from a perch overlooking the ring. 

Lexis King is sitting on a thrown cutting a promo on Von Wagner and Mr. Stone. King says Wagner cannot hang with him without Stone’s help. King and Wagner meet in a match later tonight.

NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov discovers there is a boot on his car. Two gentlemen pull up in a dark SUV, and they remark that Dragunov should have paid his parking tickets. They insist Dragunov get in the car, and they will give him a ride to dinner with Tony D’Angelo. The two guys tell Dragunov that he does not want to keep “The Don” waiting. Dragunov smirks, and he gets in the car. What a wacky title program this has been. I remember when champions arrived in a limo, but here there is a boot on his car. 

Jacy Jayne (Jazmyn Nix, Kiana James & Izzi Dame) defeated Fallon Henley (with Thea Hail & Kelani Jordan) 

They were having a pretty good match when a melee erupted at ringside. The three heels in Jayne’s corner at ringside jumped the two babyfaces in Henley’s corner. Jordan is tossed aside, and Hail is about to be assaulted when Henley comes to her rescue. Henley makes a save for Hail, and Henley cleans house on the heels. However, that allowed time for Jayne to recover. Henley gets back into the ring, and she is rocked by a knee strike. Jayne then covers Henley for a pinfall.

Jayne and her heel pals come through the Gorilla Position, and Jayne cuts a promo on Hail. NXT General Manager Ava tells Jayne to move along. As Jayne is leaving, Hail and her babyface friends come through the curtain. Hail is ranting and raving about Jayne. Ava cannot take anymore, so she books Hail against Jayne in a singles match at Stand & Deliver.

A vignette highlights the rebooting of Josh Briggs’ character. He is now a “Man of Mayhem” like he is in an outlaw motorcycle club, so he is sort of doing a biker gimmick. It is different than most everyone else on the roster, and the persona seems like a step on the right direction for Briggs. 

Lexis King defeated Von Wagner

King pinned Wagner clean. They keep pushing

Wagner shows fire at the start, but he is cut off by King. Heat on Wagner as King is in control. Comeback by Wagner. They fight on the apron, where Wagner chokeslams King on the apron’s edge. At ringside, Wagner goes to powerbomb King through the announce desk. King blocks a first attempt, and King counters a second attempt into a DDT that plants Wagner on the floor. Back in the ring, King delivers a Coronation, and he covers Wagner for a clean three count.

Ava tells Carmelo Hayes there are extra referees and security on hand in case things get out of hand. Hayes sarcastically says they need to be ready, because his personal security force will certainly be ready.

Natalya is giving Karmen Petrovic a pep talk when Roxanne Perez interrupts. Perez insults Nattie, as Perez tells her that Perez no longer needs Nattie or any of Perez’s other heroes.

In a locker room skit, Arianna Grace and Wren Sinclair bicker over Gigi Dolan getting a pageant makeover. Grace takes offense to what Sinclair says, with Grace calling it “fighting word.” It was not. Nevertheless, this sets up a match.

Lola Vice defeated Karmen Petrovic (with Natalya)

Vice submitted Pertrovic with a sharpshooter. This match was built up with an angle on social media, and it is also related to a program between Vice and Natalya. Thus, Vice uses Nattie’ own finishing hold on Nattie’s protege in front of Nattie herself. Vice is getting a serious push at the moment.

NXT Champ Ilja Dragunov arrives for his dinner with The Don. He arrives at what appears to be a warehouse. Menacing characters greet him with veiled threats. One guy is cutting drywall with a table saw. Another guy is holding a crowbar. Yet another guy is using a nail gun. They all follow Dragunov to a table with a red cloth covering it and two chairs. In walks Tony D’Angelo. To be continued…

Sueprnova Sessions with guests Roxanne Perez and NXT Women’s Champion Lyra Valkyria

Meta-Four are in the ring for Supernova Sessions, hosted by Noam Dar. Meta-Four hype up being the official hosts for Stand & Deliver. There is a couch in the middle of the ring, with two comfy chairs on either side. The challenger, Perez, and the champion, Valkyria, sit opposite each other.

Dar keeps pronouncing Perez’s first name like the song “Roxanne” by The Police. That was the main highlight for me, as these types of talking segments on a go-home show are overdone in WWE. There is even another version later in the show of a final face off. At least that one is for a hot program.

Valkyria and Perez argue back-and-forth. Valkyria gets up from her seat as she is cutting a promo on Perez. The champs says she is winning, and she tells Perez that all Perez does is bitch. Valkyria says Perez will have a whole lot to bitch about at Stand & Deliver.

Perez says she has a whole year worth of rage build up, and Perez vows to let out that rage on Saturday. Perez decks Valkyria, and Valkyria responds with a roundhouse kick. Valkyria then puts Perez through a coffee table with a Death Valley Driver. The champs stands tall and looks so strong here, I can only assume via WWE logic that she is dropping the title. We shall see.

A video package hypes Dijak. NXT North American Champion Oba Femi watches from a monitor, and Femi warns Dijak ahead of their match at Stand & Deliver. Femi then enters the sound stage for his match that is up next. 

NXT North American Champion Oba Femi  defeated Joe Gacy in a non-title match

Femi seemingly won after a referee stoppage. Gacy was injured after being tossed across the ring, and the ref stopped the match. This did not look like an angle, but no word on any official injury. Gacy would appear later in the show in a wacky skit. 

Shawn Spears ambushed Gacy during Gacy’s ring entrance. Spears hits Gacy with a chair, and Spears then taunts Gacy. This plays off a prank Gacy pulled on Spears during a previous episode of NXT.

Femi then rolls Gacy in the ring. The referee rings the bell to start the match when Gacy is able to get on his feet. Femi then attacks Gacy. Femi is pummeling Gacy until Gacy is able to execute a Saito suplex. Gacy follows up with a springboard moonsault. When Gacy goes for his finisher, he is cut off by Femi. 

Femi tosses Gacy across the ring. Gacy lands awkwardly, and the referee backs Femi away. The ref checks on Gacy, and the ref throws up the dreaded “X” sign. The ref calls for the bell, and the ring announcer calls it a no-contest. However, the ref raises Femi’s hand like he is the winner. 

Arianna Grace defeated Wren Sinclair

Grace won via pinfall with a cradle, while also illegally holding the ropes for leverage. Sinclair pleaded her case, but the ref did not see Grace breaking the rules. The match probably went too long even if it is fairly short, especially with that finish. Sinclair is not over, and Grace’s pageant queen persona is too over the top. They worked hard, regardless. 

Finally, Tony D and Dragunov sit down for their meeting/dinner. The sit-down was supposed to be a dinner, but there was no food. I was told there would be food. Anyway, the champ and his challenger cut promos on each other. 

Tony D grabs Dargunov’s injured hand (which was injured in an angle last week). Dragunov grimaces in pain as “The Don” tells Dragunov he could have him taken out at any time tonight. But, Tony D vows to do it while the whole world is watching on Saturday. 

“The Don” tells Dragunov nothing personal, it is just business. Tony D motions for a tray, and it is sat down in front of Dragunov. Tony D tells the champ to enjoy his last meal. The champ looks so weak here, and the challenger looks like a stereotypical mobster. What a title program. The production itself here was good, but the storyline is too wacky to take serious.

Sol Ruca defeated Blair Davenport 

Ruca won via a roll-up. The match is decent enough, and Ruca got to fight from underneath. She came back from an injury in real life, and she also came back from injury here to win this match. The finish does easily allow for a return bout.

Davenport rushes Ruca as the bell sounds to start the match. Ruca fires up, and the fighting spilled outside the ring. Davenport drops Ruca’s left knee (which Ruca is wearing a large brace on due to and old injury and surgery) on the metal ring steps. 

The match goes through a split-screen commercial break, and Davenport works the knee during the break. Ruca eventually counters Davenport. Ruca suplexed Davenport near the ropes, and they both go tumbling over and out. Wild spot, especially for a transition spot. 

Still selling her left knee, Ruca does a one-legged springboard with her right foot. Ruca springs off the top rope into a flying body press for a near fall. Moments later, Ruca does her top rope cartwheel spot into a swinging DDT for another near fall.

Davenport counters Ruca when Ruca went for her finisher. Davenport then executes her finisher, and Davenport goes for a cover. Ruca with a counter of her own, as she rolls up Davenport with a schoolgirl for a pinfall. 

In a backstage skit, Dijak and Josh Briggs are bickering over which one of them will win the North American Championship. In walks the champ, Oba Femi, and he vows to retain at Stand & Deliver, where the three meet in a triple threat title match.

Ava is in her office when in crawls Joe Gacy. He is selling his back, but Gacy still wants a match on Saturday with against Shawn Spears. Ava books it on the spot, and the match is official for Stand & Deliver.

Final Face-off between Trick Williams and Carmelo Hayes

Hayes saunters to the ring flanked by his personal security force. Williams enters and gets in the ring for the face-off. Other security surrounds them, as Williams speaks first.

Williams notes that they are the first two African American males to headline a PLE on WrestleMania weekend in a match against each other. The live studio audience inside the sound stage are hot for Williams. He is super over with them.

They are some words thrown back-and-forth, and the talking was good. Jim Valley will be pleased to know there are “because of the fans” arguments thrown around. 

Finally, Williams vows to “whoop that trick.” That sets off bedlam, and a brawl erupts. Williams and Hayes are fighting off security. They clear of the ring of security, and they square up. Hockey fight between the two, as the NXT locker room empties. Out comes others on the roster to break up the fight. The go-home show goes off the air with a pull-apart brawl.

WWE NXT live results: Wolf Dogs vs. Alpha Academy

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Alpha Academy are in NXT tonight for a tag match with Stand & Deliver implications.

Akira Tozawa & Otis are facing NXT Tag Team Champions Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin tonight. Though the belts aren’t on the line, Alpha Academy have the chance to earn a title shot with a victory. Tozawa & Otis will be added to the tag title match at NXT Stand & Deliver if they defeat Breakker & Corbin tonight.

Breakker & Corbin are set to defend against either Joaquin Wilde & Cruz Del Toro, Axiom & Nathan Frazer, or Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson at Stand & Deliver.

NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov is defending against Tony D’Angelo at the WrestleMania weekend NXT event. Tonight, Dragunov takes on D’Angelo’s associate Stacks.

Shawn Spears vs. Dijak, Josh Briggs vs. Duke Hudson, Thea Hail vs. Jazmyn Nyx, and a Lola Vice open challenge have all been announced for tonight. There will also be Prime Target vignettes building up Trick Williams vs. Carmelo Hayes for Stand & Deliver.

We’ll hear from Ridge Holland tonight as well. Our live coverage begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

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NXT is on the air, and two enigmatic characters clash in a singles bout that opens the show from a sound stage at the Performance Center. Not sure who is the protagonist in the match, or if there is even one? Do we even need one if they proceed to have a banger?

Dijak defeated Shawn Spears

Dijak pinned Spears in a hard hitting opener. Really good match to kick off the show. 

According to commentary that accompanies the match, this match “could have North American Championship implications.” Turns out, that is about half right.

Spears on a roll when he does a plancha. Not to be outdone moments later, Dijak does a flip dive over the ropes. Slapping leather, and clubbing strikes. Dijak climbs to the top rope, and Spears jumps to the top and suplexes Dijak. 

Joe Gacy is seen crawling out from underneath the ring. Gacy grabs the metal folding chair Spears brought with him to the ring, and Gacy drags the chair under the ring. 

The match goes through a split-screen commercial break. High spot as the come break from break, Dijak leaps off the top rope with a flying clothesline.

They go on to trade strikes. Dijak punishes Spears with hard overhand chops. Dijak in a focused rage, but Spears has counters. They trade near falls. “Fight forever” chants from the live studio audience. Also, some “NXT” chants from the crowd.

Dijak springboards into a flying elbow drop, but no water in the pool. Spears goes to grab the chair he brought with him earlier, but it is no where to be found. Gacy had stolen it.

Spears gets caught on an attempted flying ax handle, and Spears takes a sit-down choke bomb from Dijak. Spears gets a shoulder up at two and three quarters. 

For the finish, Dijak delivers a kick set up Feast Your Eyes. After Dijak executes his finisher, he covers Spears for a three count.

Roxanne Perez is the focus of a vignette where she looks back at her babyface persona, and she is now detests that version of herself. Even if she is likely miscast as a heel, Perez plays the character well. She challenges for the NXT Women’s title at NXT Stand & Deliver.

Thea Hail (with Riley Osborne, Andre Chase & Duke Hudson) defeated Jazmyn Nyz (with Jacy Jayne)

Hail submitted Nyz, despite blatant interference by Jacy Jayne. A brawl afterwards appears to set up a women’s trios match.

Nyz got a lot of offense. Jayne was a distraction at ringside at ringside. She stole the Chase U towel from Chase, and Jayne threw it into the ring, as if someone from Hail’s corner was throwing in the towel. Osborne rushed into the ring and caught the towel, as the towel has to land on the mat to count. The referee then ejects Chase U from ringside for interfering in the match. 

Jayne then gets on the apron, and Hail screams at her about them once being friends. Jayne slaps Hail, and somehow the ref did not see it. Nyz goes for a roll-up, but Hail counters the schoolgirl. Hail locks in an kimura, and Nyz taps out. 

Jayne jumps Hail after the match. Jayne is stomping on Hail as Kaina James and Izzi Dame also rush into the ring  Dame and James hold Hail for Jayne to deliver strikes. Fallon Henley and Kelani Jordan run down to even the odds. Hail soon joins the other two babyfaces in cleaning house on the heels. The post-match brawl and angle would appear to set up a six-woman tag team match.

Up next is a great video package hyping the upcoming grudge match between Trick Williams and Carmelo Hayes. The hype video even had clips of main roster stars commenting on the bout, including Randy Orton and CM Punk.

A commercial advertised the NXT: Next Gen reality show.

Natalya defeated Lola Vice

Nattie makes a surprise appearance on NXT, and Nattie goes on to pin Vice in a very competitive match. 

The story going in was Vice issued an open challenge with a tweet. The open challenge is probably one of the most overdone plot devices in wrestling these days. Regardless, Vice cut a strong promo in the ring before the match began. Nattie answers the open challenge in a surprise appearance, and Nattie cuts a promo of her own on Vice. The brawl as the match gets underway.

Vice is in control as the match goes through a commercial break. Natalya comes back after the show returns from the break. They both go for submission holds. 

Out comes Karmen Pertrovic, who has issues with Vice. Nattie soon makes a comeback, and she looks to apply a sharpshooter. Vice counters into a roll-up, but Nattie responds by going for an armbar. Nattie goes on to duck a strike, and Nattie uses an O’Connor Roll to score a pinfall. 

An upset Shawn Spears is leaving the building. From above, Joe Gacy appears on a roof with the chair he stole from Spears. Gacy throws the chair down, and laughs manically. NXT North American Champion Oba Femi comes into frame and he stomps on the chair. Gacy laughs manically some more. Much like any segment with Gacy these days, I have far more questions than answers.

Sol Ruca is the focus of a video package, which hypes a match between Ruca and Blair Davenport. This plays off an injury angle based on a real injury to Ruca. 

Davenport is interviewed with Kelly Kincaid, and Davenport cuts a promo on Ruca. 

NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov vs. Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo in a non-title match

Dragunov pinned Stacks after Torpedo Moscow. Dragunov sold his hand during the match, as Stacks stomped on Dragunov’s fingers. Undaunted, Dragunov makes a comeback to win the match.

Lorenzo’s cohorts in The Family purposely stayed away from ringside, but Stacks was still there to soften up Dragunov ahead of Tony D’Angelo challenging for the title at Stand & Deliver. So, Stacks targeted the hand. 

“The Don” and Lucio Crusifino watched the match from a monitor backstage. After the bout is over, Tony D tells Crusifino to invite Dragunov to a special dinner. 

In a great video package continued from earlier in the show, Trick Williams returns to Philadelphia to see his uncle James, who Trick calls “Sweet Baby James”. Williams cuts a promo with his uncle, and Williams talks about Philly being a special place for him. This hyped up Williams-Hayes at Stand & Deliver, and it included more clips of CM Punk breaking down the match. Great stuff here.

The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows) confront NXT Tag Team Champions Wolf Dogs (Baron Corbin & Bron Breakker) in a locker room skit. 

Ridge Holland is in the ring for a monologue, where he announces he is stepping away from in-ring competition. The ring is darkly lit, as Holland stands solemnly, yet well dressed in a suit jacket. Holland begins by thanking Marty Jones, William Regal, Shawn Michaels, the other producers, and the talent. 

Holland says as been hesitant lately, and a step off. He cannot in good conscience risk hurting his self or someone else. Holland acknowledges he is aware of the perception about him.

Whether the whispers and comments about him after true or not, they had an affect on the man behind Ridge Holland. He is tired of taking his work home, and he wants to get a good father and husband for his family. Therefore, Holland announces he is indefinitely stepping away from in-ring competition. 

Another great hype video focuses on NXT Women’s Champion Lyra Valkyria defending her title against Roxanne Perez at Stand & Deliver.

Josh Briggs defeated Duke Hudson

Briggs pinned Hudson after a clothesline from hell. This was basically a showcase for Briggs, and it set up an angle afterwards. That will lead to a triple threat title match at Stand & Deliver.

Dijak is at the announce desk for guest commentary, and he buries both guys. That match itself goes through a commercial break. 

Hudson takes a superplex from Brigg. That targetes Hudson’s back, which he sold throughout the match. Briggs also rammed Hudson into the ring steps before the commercial break, further targeting the back.

Briggs climbs the turnbuckles, but he is cut off and powerbombed by Hudson. Nevertheless, Briggs cuts off Hudson, Briggs then delivers a Stan Hansen lariat. Briggs covers Hudson for a pinfall.

After the match is over, Dijak leaves the announce booth. He climbs on the apron and has a stare down with Briggs. Suddenly, Oba Femi’s theme music blares over the house speakers. The North American Champion is then seen overlooking he ring from a perch. 

Femi cuts a poor promo, where Femi basically announces a triple threat match at Stand & Deliver. Femi defends the North American title against Dijak and Briggs. 

More for the hype video building up Williams-Hayes at Stand & Deliver. A written recap would not do these hype videos justice. The hype videos should be seen. Good stuff.

Next Tuesday on the go-home episode, Williams and Hayes have a final face-off ahead of their grudge match at Stand & Deliver.

Meta-Four have commandeered a produce truck they are the NWO. Noam Dar and company then announce they are the official hosts for Stand & Deliver. 

NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov is delivered an invitation to attend the meeting with Tony D’Angelo. This was a campy skit. 

NXT Tag Team Champions Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin defeated Akira Tozawa & Otis in a non title match

Breakker pinned Tozawa to win the match. They shattered an announce desk, among other high spots, to give this bout the pop it needed to make it worthwhile. They succeeded in that.

Breakker was explosive at times, but at first this match seemed like somewhat of a letdown compared to other bouts on the show. Was I ever wrong about that. The match came around in the end, and it ended on a hot note. 

The tag title match went through a split-screen commercial break. It builds to a hot tag that brings in Otis. Alpha Academy rallies, but Breakker counters them in a feat of strength. 

Breakker is in a electric chair when Tozawa leaps off the top rope with a crossbody. Breakker catches Tozawa, and turns it into an avalanche powerslam. Highlight reel high spot right there.

Corbin & Breakker go on to double team Otis, and they powerbomb Otis through the announce desk. The desk crumbles, and the studio audience pops huge. “Holy s****” chants are bleeped out on the USA Network.

Back in the ring, Tozawa is alone against Wolf Dogs. Corbin blocks a hurricanrana, and Corbin powerbombs Tozawa. Breakker follows up with a spear on Tozawa, and Breakker covers him for a the deciding pinfall.

LWO appears after the match, as does Gallows & Anderson. There is a brief stare down, as LWO and the Good Brothers close in on the a ring. A brawl erupts as Nathan Frazier & Axiom also rush into the ring. The show ends with a big melee in the ring. 

WWE NXT Roadblock live results: Carmelo Hayes vs. Tony D’Angelo

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On the road to WrestleMania weekend, a special edition of WWE NXT takes place tonight.

Carmelo Hayes and Tony D’Angelo are set to face off in a number one contender’s match on tonight’s NXT Roadblock. The winner earns an NXT Championship shot against Ilja Dragunov at Stand & Deliver next month.

The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane) are in NXT for a WWE Women’s Tag Team title defense against Lyra Valkyria & Tatum Paxley. The winning team will defend their titles against Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark on Raw next Monday.

That isn’t the only Tag Team title match scheduled for tonight. NXT Tag Team Champions Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin will put their belts on the line against Chase U.

One week after making his return, Shawn Spears will be in action. An Asylum match between Dijak and Joe Gacy has also been announced.

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

This supercard edition of NXT opens with an introductory video package, hosted by Lexis King. He is driving a sports car, and he uses a lot of automobile metaphors relating to the show being called “Roadblock”. King, along with video highlights, run down the top matches on the card.

Kicking off the show is an “Asylum” cage match from a soundstage at the Performance Center in Orlando. It is basically a weapons-filled cage match, and “asylum” is an apparent reference to whatever Joe Gacy’s character is supposed to be. 

Dijak defeated Joe Gacy in an Asylum (cage) match

I still do not understand the Gacy character, but this was still a heckuva match. Lots of weapons and such, so this might not be everyone’s cup of tea. Yet, it is not ultra-violent or bloody like some hardcore matches. 

Inside the cage are gimmicks that include a chair, table, door, fire extinguisher, kendo stick, straitjacket, and a mystery box of some sort with “DO NOT OPEN” stenciled on the side. The box was a Looney Tunes gag. Dijak opens the lid, and a boxing glove on a spring hits Dijak in the gut. That gag led into a near fall for Gacy, but Dijak kicks out just before the show cuts to a split-screen commercial break.

Just before the show returns from the break, Gacy craters a trash can with a Nestea Plunge. When the show does return from break, Dijak is climbing the cage. Dijak then does a moonsault off the top of the cage. Big pop, a near fall, and a “holy s***” chants follow. 

Dijak puts the straitjacket on Gacy, but Gacy still fights back even with his arms restrained behind his back. The tease a superplex, but it was instead Dijak’s turn to take a Nestea Plunge in a bit of an irony. The heel falls backwards through a table he set up. Gacy follows up with a senton bomb for another near fall.

Gacy escapes the straitjacket, only to be leveled with a lariat. Dijak takes duct tape, and he tapes over Gacy’s head so that he is blind. Dijak uses a kendo stick to assault a seemingly helpless Gacy, but Gacy fights back. Gacy takes the kendo away from Dijak and hit him with it. Dijak tosses Gacy through a door propped up in a corner. I was seen doors used like this on the indies, but not sure I have ever seen it in a WWE ring. 

Gacy kicks out of a near fall, and Dijak responds by executing Feast Your Eyes. Dijak then covers Gacy for the deciding pinfall. 

In a locker room skit with The Family, Tony D’Angelo asks Luca Crusifino to be his consigliere. Crusifino agrees.

A different skit sets up a match a match for later on between Fallon Henley and Blair Davenport. 

NXT Tag Team Champions Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin defeated Chase U (Duke Hudson & Andre Chase with Thea Hail, Jacy Jayne, Jazmyn Nyz & Riley Osborne) to retain their titles

Breakker pinned Chase, in what was another good match on this show. An angry Thea Hail stormed off after the match for some reason. Later in the show, Hail has a pull-apart screaming match with Kiana James and Izzi Dame. 

The champs start out strong, but Chase U has a rally before the match goes through a commercial break. The tide turns during the break. Breakker does a Super Frankensteiner, and Chase takes a big bump for it. 

The “Wolf Dogs” work over Chase, but Chase still kicks out for a near fall. Hot tag to Hudson, and he runs wild. The champs bump and feed, until they make a bling tag. Hudson counters before he can be blindsided. Chase & Hudson do a Gory Special/Flatliner combo for a two count on Corbin.

Breakker jumps off the apron with a flying clothesline that sends Hudson tumbling over the announce desk. Meanwhile, Corbin is seemingly in control of Chase in the ring. Not for long, as Chase counters Corbin. High cross by Chase for a two count on Corbin.

For the finish, Corbin gives Chase a Deep Six, and Breakker follows with a spear. Breakker then covers Chase for a three count. Wolf Dogs retain. 

In a backstage interview, Carmelo Hayes puts over his personal security force. Hayes vows to beat D’Angelo tonight, and then go on to win the NXT title.

Shawn Spears defeated Uriah Connors

Spears pinned Connor after a C4. This was a short enhancement match to showcase the returning Spears. The “10” gimmick is long gone, but Spears does bring his chair gimmick from AEW. However, he still does not play it like a guitar like La Parka in WCW. That to me is a real shame. 

Rather, Spears’ character is more serious. He cuts a promo after the match, and he name drops Ridge Holland. That looks to be Spears’ first program in NXT since his return. Spears almost flubbed some lines, but he recovers. He is supposed to be brooding I guess, since they used a split lighting technique on his face. 

Holland comes out to confront Spears, and they brawl. Holland pummels Spears, and Spears slides his metal folding chair over to Holland. Spears then dares Holland to hit him with the chair. This plays on Spears’ promo, where he likened himself to a mirror that exposing people for what the really are inside.

WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Kabuki Warriors (Kairi Sane & Asuka) defeated Tatum Paxley & NXT Women’s Champion Lyra Valkyria to retain their titles

Sane pinned Paxley to win the match. Another solid bout on the show. Roxanne Perez runs in after the match to attack Valkyria. 

With tandem moves, Asuka & Sane showcase why they are such a good team. The challengers rally just before the match goes through a split-screen commercial break.

They did some good near falls. Valkyria has to calm down Paxley at one point for being too aggressive. Later on, Valkyria inadvertently roundhouse kicks Paxley. Valkyria then walks into a back fist from Sane, and Valkyria takes a bump out of the ring. That leaves Paxley alone against the Kabuki Warriors. They do their slop drop/elbow drop combo finish, and Sane covers Paxley for a pinfall. The champs retain.

Roxanne Perez storms into the ring after the match, and she jumps Valkyria. Perez targets Valkyria arm. Valkyria sells big, and she is posted shoulder first. Perez then stomps on the arm while Valkyria is draped in the ropes. That leads to an injury angle, as a stretcher is brought out for Valkyria. She leaves the building in an ambulance.

Fallon Henley defeated Blair Davenport

Henley wins via pinfall, after interference by a returning Sol Ruca. That is an odd way to get Henley over as a babyface, but whatever. Henley does have new theme music that reminds of all the bad bro country songs on country music radio. Although, I admittedly might not be hip to what is a cool country song these days. 

Davenport works an arm during the match, which might have been more effective in getting heat if we had not just seen an injury angle based on the same premise. Nonetheless, Henley makes a comeback. They take turns crashing into the ring steps as the fighting spills onto the floor. 

Sol Ruca make a surprise return as she is perched on the barricade. Ruca does a cartwheel into a DDT on Davenport. Ruca then rolls Davenport into the ring, and Henley hits Davenport with a shining wizard. Henley then covers Davenport for a three count.

Thea Hail has a tag match booked next week against Kiana James & Izzi Dame, based on a skit from earlier in the show. Hail wants Jacy Jayne to be her partner, but Jayne says she is busy next week.

A goofy skit with NXT General Manager Ava, Gigi Dolan and Arianna Grace sets up a future match between Grace and Dolan. Grace will only agree to a bout if a stipulation is added to their grudge match. If Dolan loses, Grace gets to give her a makeover. Dolan accepts the stip. 

Shawn Spears has a cryptic threat for Ridge Holland in a backstage interview. The match is later made official for next Tuesday on NXT. 

No Quarter Catch Crew is in the ring to celebrate Charlie Dempsey having won the Heritage Cup. Dempsey is joined by Drew Gulak, Damon Kemp and Myles Borne. They reveal that although Dempsey won the Cup, the “Catch clause” stipulates that any member of No Quarter Catch Crew can defend the Cup in a match. This is basically a take off of Freebird rules. 

Drew Gulak also announces they are entered in the upcoming tag team elimination tournament.

Suddenly, William Regal interrupts the Crew. Big pop for Regal for the live studio audience. They also welcome him back with chants. The crowd then starts a “that’s your father” chant directed at Dempsey, since Regal is his shoot father. Regal no sells that chant.

Regal talks about how personally he takes the Cup. Dempsey tells Regal he will defend the Cup “better than you ever could.” Regal smirks, and says he will be watching them.

The former Cup holder, Noam Dar, is in the Meta-Four lounge. He apparently has not spoken since losing the Cup. Lash Legend tries to comfort him. Dar suddenly snaps out of it, and he says the past is behind them. Dar talks about looking to the future. This was a silly skit, but it at least gave Meta-Four a new direction.

Mr. Stone is watching video of a promo Lexis King cut on social media. Von Wagner vows to smash King, but Stone tells Wager that Stone’s beef with King is personal. Stone asks Wagner to fight King alone, without Wagner in his corner. 

Tony D’Angelo defeated Carmelo Hayes in a number one contender’s match

D’Angelo pinned Hayes, after a Hayes was distracted by Trick Williams theme song. Williams himself would return in angle that followed the match. The bout itself was somewhat lackluster for a main event, but it set the stage for Williams’ return. The show would end with the crowd going wild for Williams.  

In the match, Hayes works over “The Don” as the match goes through a commercial break. Hayes works an arm, which is the third time we see that kind of strategy on this show. Could be a tribute of sorts to Ole Anderson, but it was nevertheless overdone on this card.

They trade near falls. Hayes makes a cocky cover after hitting his “First 48” finishing move. D’Angelo kicks out, much to the chagrin of Hayes. Climbing the turnbuckles, Hayes appears to set up for his guillotine finisher. 

With Hayes perched on the top rope, cue Trick Williams’ entrance theme. Big pop from the live studio audience as Williams’ theme plays. The crowd chants “whoop that trick,” while Hayes’ personal security force awaits Williams’ arrival. However, it was swerve meant to fool Hayes. 

A distracted Hayes is given a pop-up spinebuster by D’Angelo. The Don then executes his twisting neckbreaker for the finsih. D’Angelo hooks a leg and covers D’Angelo for the deciding pinfall. 

The Don cuts a promo after the match, basically saying he has a “gift” for Hayes after deceiving him in the match. That gift was the actual return of Trick Williams.

Hayes’ security force is waiting for Williams to come down the ramp. Instead. Williams comes out of the crowd on the opposite side of the ring, and Williams slides into the ring. Williams jumps Hayes. The security teams tries to intervene, to no avail. Williams is a house of fire. He cleans house and clears the ring, all while the studio audience is going wild. Hot ending for the show.

WWE NXT live results: Ilja Dragunov & Carmelo Hayes face-to-face

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After presenting a taped episode last week, WWE NXT is back live tonight.

A face-to-face segment with Ilja Dragunov and Carmelo Hayes headlines tonight’s episode. Following his betrayal of Trick Williams at Vengeance Day, Hayes has set his sights on the NXT Championship.

Dragunov has agreed to defend his title against Hayes at NXT Roadblock next Tuesday. That match should be made official during tonight’s face-to-face.

The Heritage Cup will be on the line tonight as Noam Dar defends against a member of the No Quarter Catch Crew. It will be Dar vs. either Drew Gulak, Charlie Dempsey, Damon Kemp, or Myles Borne.

Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson, who put NXT on notice last week, are set for action against Malik Blade & Edris Enofe.

Roxanne Perez vs. Jakara Jackson, Kelani Jordan vs. Kiana James, Von Wagner vs. Lexis King, Dijak vs. Luca Crusifino, and Gigi Dolin vs. Jaida Parker have also been announced. Plus, we’ll hear from Ridge Holland.

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

Starts with a cold open, meaning no introductory video aside from the quick “Together” that opens every WWE broadcast. Wide shot of the sound stage at the Performance Center.

Booker T returns to commentary to join fellow regular Vic Joseph. 

In front of a studio audience, out comes NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov for tonight’s advertised confrontation. Dragunov calls out Carmelo Hayes, and Hayes saunters out. Hayes appears rather confident, especially with a line of personal security guards between “Him” and Dragunov. 

Hayes calls Dragunov “spiteful,” and the champ says Hayes is “damn right about me!” Because of that, Hayes says he will not get in the ring with Dragunov until their title match is signed and official. Hayes says he will give Dragunov until the end of the night. Until then, or what? That was a hollow threat from Hayes.

Dragunov decks and elbows a few of the security guards, as the rest of security surrounds Hayes with a human shield. To be continued later in the show.

Gigi Dolan is backstage earlier today, and she wants to speak with General Manager Ava. They go to meet in Ava’s office, but Jaida Parker is already there. Much like Dolan, Parker wants to talk about her future. Dolan tells Parker to get in line. This skit sets up a match for later.

Kiana James (with Izzi Dame) defeated Kelani Jordan

James pinned Jordan after interference by Dame. The match goes through a commercial break. Jordan gets to shine before the show cuts to break. Jordan is cut off during the break, and James works her over. Jordan gets some hope spots, like a small package out of nowhere for a two count.

Jordan is trying to rally when she is flipped over the ropes, out to the apron. Jordan goes for a springboard, but Dame interferes by grabbing Jordan’s leg. Jordan takes a bump on the apron, and down to the floor. When Jordan is rolled back into the ring, James executes her “Deal Breaker” finish. A three count later, and the referee raises James hand in victory. 

The OC (Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson) defeated Edris Enofe & Malik Blade

Gallows pinned Enofe, after a Magic Killer. The babyface duo did well early on, but they lose yet again. They have been a team for a while now, but have got nothing more than a mild push as a team. They seem to lose to those on their way up. Or they lose to teams on their way in, such as here with The Good Brothers in NXT.

Heat on Blade in the body of the match, leading to a hot tag. Enofe cleans house. Meanwhile, Gallows goozles Blade, and Blade is sent crashing into the ring steps. Enofe is cut off, and he takes a spinebuster from Anderson. Both Anderson and Gallows get into the ring for their tandem finisher. Gallows then covers Enofe for a pinfall.

In another backstage skit in Ava’s office, North American Champion Oba Femi and NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov meet face to face. They have a brief staredown. Dragunov is actually there to talk with Ava, presumably about booking the title match with Hayes. 

Roxanne Perez defeated Jakara Jackson (with Lash Legend)

Perez submitted Jackson with a crossface. Legend interfered during the match, and the referee ejected her from ringside.

This match was set up with a skit from last week, where Roxanne was upset about missing the open challenge last Tuesday. Jackson approaches Perez to brag about Lash Legend. Perez was already upset, and that was all she needed to ignite. That sparks a pull-apart brawl, which set up this bout.

Perez has words with Legend at ringside, which costs Perez for a moment. Legend interferes, and the ref ejects Legend from ringside. Jackson stills gets some offense, until Perez fired up for a comeback. Perez then applies a crossface, and Jackson tapped out. 

Thea Hail is left alone and sad, after Kiana James wants to talk to Jacy Jayne about the calendar sales. This was a community theater skit.

Wolf Dogs meet The Good Brothers in another backstage skit. This teases a tag team title with the new NXT Tag Team Champions, Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin, defending against Gallows & Anderson.

Dijak defeated Luca Crusifino

An encounter in a skit from last week set up this match. It also involved a crazed Joe Gacy in a straitjacket, but that did not factor into this bout. Gacy would run in after the match to attack Dijak.

Crusifino in his new role re-debuts in the ring on NXT, and he drops the fall clean as a sheet. Not really the best way to debut, but it continued a theme on this episode of up-and-comers getting beaten by established acts. There was at least some character development with Crusifino. He plants a crowbar in a hiding spot after the match, catching the eye of The Family.

Dijak cuts off a rally, leading to “Feast Your Eyes” and a pinfall. Gacy runs in after the match. He is still in the straitjacket, but he has broken out of it. One are is completely out, and Gacy flails his arm around.   

Crusifino has a crowbar, and he hides it in the ring steps in front of the world. Tony D’Angelo, Stacks, and Rizzo are watching on a monitor backstage. “The Don” is impressed, teasing Crusifino may get an offer he cannot refuse.

NXT Women’s Champion Lyra Valkyria heads to the ring for a monologue. Valkyria wishes Shotzi a speedy recovery from injury, and Valkyria also puts over Legend for doing well.

Valkyria then mentions Tatum Paxley following direction last week. Valkyria asks Paxley to come out to thank her. Paxley joins Valkyria in the ring, and Paxley says it was hard not interfere. Paxley begins to mark out for Valkyria, and Valkyria has to settle her down.

As a reward, Valkyria announces that Paxley will team with Valkyria to challenge WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors. That is set for NXT Roadblock.

Ridge Holland interrupts them, and he congratulates the new challengers. Holland asks them to leave the ring, because Holland has something to say. Holland wants to defend his actions, saying he was defending himself.

The lights in the sound stage suddenly go dark. A message appears on the video screens. “Truth will prevail, but there is pain bringing it to light.” The sound stage then goes dark. A lone spotlight breaks through the darkness, revealing a hooded figure holding a folding chair.

The hooded figure hits Holland with a chair shot. The mysterious figure takes off his hood to reveal himself as Shawn Spears. He has returned to NXT, with a takeoff on his chair gimmick from AEW. Although Spears has a previous run in NXT under the “Tye Dillinger” moniker, the commentators referred to him by his shoot name. 

Von Wagner (with Mr. Stone) defeated Lexis King

Wagner pinned King after interference by Stone. To get his heat back, King lays out Stone after the match.

King works a leg during the match. Comeback by Wagner, and the fighting spills outside. Mr. Stone is inadvertently knocked down, which worries Wagner. Back in the ring, King is looking for a finisher. Stone jumps on the apron to distract King, allowing Wagner to schoolboy roll up King. 

Wagner scores a three count, but King attacks Wager after the match. Stone jumps in to make a save. Instead, King pummels Stone. King executes his “Coronation” finisher on Stone. Flopping like a fish out of water, Stone sells big.

Ava is arguing with Dijak about the brawl earlier with Joe Gacy. The brawling erupts again when Gacy attacks Dijak. A screaming Ava yells they cannot keep doing this. She later books an “Asylum Match” with Gacy against Dijak. That was confirmed for NXT Roadblock.

Jaida Parker pinned Gigi Dolan

“Miss NXT” Arianna Grace comes down to ringside during the match, which ends up costing Dolan the match. Her appearance was foreshadowed with a skit before this match. Grace gets on the apron, wanting to speak to Dolan. In the middle of a match, that is quite silly.

Dolan slaps Grace, and Grace takes a bump off the apron. A distracted Dolan is then blindsided by Parker. Dolan takes the fall, and Parkers pinned her.  

An overhead shot of beach reveals a cryptic message. “See you soon.”

Charlie Dempsey (with No Quarter Catch Crew) defeated Heritage Cup Champion Noam Dar (with Oro Mensah) to win the trophy

Dempsey pinned Dar for the deciding fall in the fifth round. Besides the Heritage Cup rules, the other gimmick for this bout was Dar being unaware which member of the Crew he would face in this title match.

All four members of the Crew entered the sound stage, and they all walk to the ring. Dempsey is revealed as the one from the Crew set to wrestle for the Cup. 

In the first round, Dempsey scores a pinfall with a cradle. Much of round two happens during a split-screen commercial break. No falls in the second round. Some nifty grappling in the third round. 

They are trading strikes as round three winds downs. Dar is dumped on his head with a German suplex, but he manages a counter. Dempsey eats a back elbow, and time expires on the third round. 

Not long into the fourth round, Dar evens the score. Dar rushed to attack Dempsey. “Nova Roller” finishing move, and Dar pins Dempsey. The score is tied with one fall apiece.

Seconds into round five, and Myles Borne jumps on the apron trying to cause a distraction. Oro Mensah clashes with Borne at ringside, and Mensah is posted by Borne. A moment later, Drew Gulak and Damon Kemp jump on the apron. Dar thwarts them, but the distraction allow Dempsey time to recover. Dempsey then catches Car with a Dragon suplex. Dempsey bridges, and Dar’s shoulder are on the mat for a three count. 

Shawn Spears is leaving the building when he is met with a TMZ-style interview. Spears reveals he will be at “Roadblock” next week.

Face-to-Face

Ava moderates a sit-down face-to-face segment where they are seated at a table. The face-to-face segment is interrupted by the arrival of Tony D’Angelo. 

Tony D wants to be included in any conversation about “big business.” Hayes threatens “The Don” by saying he will sic the security on him. The Don tells Hayes that you do not have to be “Him,” nor a champion, to get things done around here. 

Tony D snaps his fingers like The Fonz. With the snap of his fingers, the security guards all leave. Ava also vacates seat at the table, and The Don sits down.

Tony D’Angelo wants a title shot, instead of Hayes getting the match. D’Angelo talks about Hayes demanding a title match, but Tony D proclaims he wants to earn a title shot at Stand & Deliver.

D’Angelo announces a match next for Roadblock, with himself against Hayes. The winner gets a NXT title match at Stand & Deliver. Dragunov accepts the proposal, and he shakes hands with D’Angelo. 

Hayes gets up from the table to threaten D’Angelo. Pushing and shoving, and Tony D inadvertently elbows Dragunov. Hayes then puts D’Angelo through a table. Hayes signs a contract, and he drops the contract on a prone D’Angelo. Next week is a number one contender’s match to decide who faces Dragunov at Stand & Deliver. 

WWE NXT live results: Carmelo Hayes explains his betrayal

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Two days after Vengeance Day, Carmelo Hayes is set to explain his betrayal of Trick Williams on NXT tonight.

Vengeance Day ended with Hayes turning against Williams and attacking him with a steel chair. Hayes took out Williams’ knee and then continued to target it with the steel chair attack. Tonight, we’ll find out why Hayes chose to betray his best friend.

Vengeance Day was a tough night for Williams even before the betrayal. Williams & Hayes lost to Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic finals. Williams also came up short in his title shot against NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov.

Breakker & Corbin will celebrate their Dusty Cup victory tonight.

Roxanne Perez vs. Lola Vice is also part of tonight’s lineup. Vice inserted herself into the NXT Women’s Championship match at Vengeance Day, which allowed Tatum Paxley to help Lyra Valkyria retain the title.

Lexis King vs. Riley Osborne, Axiom & Nathan Frazer vs. Malik Blade & Edris Enofe, and Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson vs. Fallon Henley & Wren Sinclair have also been announced.

NXT is on the air live from a sound stage at the Performance Center in Orlando. Opening the show is Carmelo Hayes sauntering to the ring. Carrying a metal folding chair, Hayes gets in the ring. He opens the chair and sits down in the middle of the ring. The live studio audience relentlessly jeer and boo him.

Hayes is about to speak, but he is drowned out by booing from the crowd. He finally says, “Not yet.” Hayes then leaves the ring and walks away. 

After a recap highlighting the results of Vengeance Day, Baron Corbin & Bron Breakker are at ringside standing alongside their newly won Dusty Cup. Corbin goes to introduce them, but Breakker wants ring announcer to give a proper intro for the “Wolfdogs.”

More odd couple comedy between them, with mixed results. They want a tag team title match, which they earned by winning the Dusty Cup. Breakker calls out NXT Tag Team Champions The Family. Instead, out comes Axiom and Nathan Frazier. Those two have a tag match that is up next.

Axiom & Nathan Frazier defeated Edris Enofe & Malik Blade

Frazier pinned Enofe to win the match. This tag bout was set up with a skit during Vengeance Day. Corbin & Breakker remained at ringside for guest commentary. Those two would jump Axiom & Frazier after the match. 

The match itself goes through two separate commercial breaks. It was quite good. Too bad the winners looked like geeks in the aftermath. For the finish, Frazier executes a Phoenix Splash on Enofe. Axiom then follows up with a Golden Ratio, and Axiom covers Enofe for a three count.

Corbin & Breakker jump Axiom & Frazier after the match is over. Axiom & Frazier are tossed out of the ring, like they are yesterday’s news. So much for them getting over after such a good match. This reminded of Monday Nitro when the crusierweights would work there butts off having a good match, and the NWO would come in clean house, making the cruiserweights looks like geeks in the process. 

Out comes The Family to have a stare down with Breakker & Corbin. “Wolfdogs” challenge the champs to a tag match next week. Tony D’Angelo accepts the challenge. Looks like a tag title match is set for next Tuesday.

NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov is headed to the ring for a monologue. Of course, there is an interruption. Same old tired formula plays out. There is a twist at first, as Dragunov calls out Carmelo Hayes (for his attack on Trick Williams). Instead of Hayes, out comes Dijak to confront the champ.

Dijak claims Dragunov is obsessed with Trick & ‘Melo. Dijak gets in the front for a confrontation. The crowd boos the heck out of Dijak, as he begins to insult Dragunov. Tensions only rise from there.

Dragunov threatens Dijak that will suffer if he meets the champion. Dijak sucker punches Dragunov, with a shot to Dragunov’s broken nose (that was injured in his title defense against Williams). Officials and referees pour out to separate them. This angle sets up a non-title match for later tonight.

Jacy Jayne in a skit gives Thea Hail dating advice, which may turn out to be bad advice. Hail still has a big crush on Riley Osborne, and Hail has already agreed to a Valentine Day date with Osborne. 

In another skit, Mr. Stone’s two children convince Stone and Von Wagner to team up on time for a tag bout.

Lexis King defeated Riley Osborne (with Andre Chase & Duke Hudson)

Osborne was doing well for himself when he got distracted looking into the audience for Thea Hail. She was not there, of course. Osborne could not find her, and him being distracted allowed King to trim him up. King then executed The Coronation, and King hooked a leg in covering Osborne for a pinfall. 

Kelani Jordan is the focus of a vignette.

Carmelo Hayes is back, and he is heading to the ring again. Same as before, Hayes sits down in a chair. He is met by chants of “You’re not him!”

Hayes says he wanted to see Trick Williams succeed, but Hayes also took it away (with the attack last Sunday) to show Williams the “place” he belongs in. Hayes says that is what happens when Williams crossed Hayes. Hayes accuses Williams of crossing him by going after the NXT Championship. 

They agreed, according to Hayes, that Williams would go after the North American title, and Hayes would go for the top singles title. Hayes goes on to say Williams believed his own hype. They are not on the same level, according to Hayes. Hayes has a bunch of flawed logic, but it plays into another unsolved mystery on NXT.

Hayes admits he was the one that attacked Williams (in the sneak attack from months ago). Suddenly, Trick’s theme song blares over the speakers. Hayes at first acts startled, until Williams does not come out. That was a swerve, as Hayes says Williams is not coming out. Hayes says Williams is in the hospital.

Hayes claims Williams wanted to be ‘Melo so bad. Hayes insists Williams was only his hype man, and that is all Williams will ever be. 

A cryptic message teases the arrival of a new character. Something about three faces, but it hopefully has nothing to be with the Three Faces of Fear of WCW fame. 

NXT North American Champion Oba Femi is the focus of a vignette.

A backstage skit saw Riley Osborne tell Thea Hail that he will text her. She is still playing hard to get, despite being head over heels.

Roxanne Perez defeated Lola Vice

This match was set up at Vengeance Day, when the two had a pull-apart brawl. Their match tonight goes through a commercial break. Perez did well in carrying the match, and Vice held her own. Tatum Paxley ran down to cause a distraction during the match, which cost Vice the bout.

Vice was getting a big push. So much for that, although all hope is not lost. Vice still lost here via pinfall, after some a distraction and Pop Rocks. Vice got save some face as Tatum Paxley appeared at ringside. Paxley jumped on the apron just before the finish. That distracted Vice, which in turn cost her the match.

Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend (with Noam Dar & Oro Mensah) defeated Fallon Henley & Wren Sinclair

Not going to win match of the year, but far from the worst either. 

Hot tag to Henley, and she cleans house. Legend tries to pull Jackson out of the ring, and there is a tug-o-war with Henley, as Jackson is caught between them. Henley is sent throat-first into the middle rope. That allows Jackson to strike.

Sinclair makes a bling tag, and she pays for it. Legend cuts off Sinclair, and Legend powerbombs her. Legend then covers Sinclair for a pinfall. 

Josh Briggs has some tough love fore Brooks Jensen. Not sure where this is going, but it made Jensen looks like a geek. Briggs tells him to grow some balls. 

Jaida Parker goes to Ava in a skit, and Parker wants a match next week against Adrianna Rizzo. Ava books the match, but The Family and OTM are all banned from ringside. 

Ridge Holland also verbally petitions for matches against Gallus. He has to defeat them on at a time, and if he loses one match against them, their feud is done. Sure, it is convoluted, but oh well. Could be worse, and the matches should be good.

NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov defeated Dijak in a non-title match

Mere days after a hard-hitting performance, Dragunov is back for another hard-hitting match. Things looked stiff at times, or at least snug.

They fought through a commercial break. Dijak targeted Dragunov’s broken nose at times, and Dragunov bled.

After all the seriousness and snug style of the match, the turning point was basically a comedy spot involving outside interference. Joe Gacy, whom Dijak defeated in a no DQ match at Vengeance Day, appears from underneath the ring. 

Gacy wallops Dijak with a foreign object that has a boxing glove attached to the end. Looks like something a heel Doink the Clown would use to interfere. Gacy laughs maniacally after hitting Dijak, and Gacy darts back underneath the ring. Please say high to Hornswoggle for us. Thanks, Joe.

Dragunov drops a H-bomb on a dazes Dijak, and Dragunov scores a three count. The champ wins, albeit by outside interference.

Carmelo Hayes runs in after the match, and Hayes jumps Dragunov with a sneak attack. Hayes pummels Dragunov, and Hayes delivers a belt shot with the NXT Championship. Hayes poses with the strap as the show ends.

WWE NXT live results: Vengeance Day contract signing

Posted on by Chris Aiken

Lyra Valkyria and Roxanne Perez are set to make things official for Vengeance Day tonight.

Last week, Perez won a number one contender’s battle royal to earn an NXT Women’s Championship shot against Valkyria at Vengeance Day. The battle royal turned into a fatal four-way match once it was down to the final four. Perez pinned Kelani Jordan to secure the title shot.

Vengeance Day is taking place on Sunday, February 4. Valkyria and Perez will sign the contract for their title match on NXT tonight.

The Vengeance Day card also includes the finals of the 2024 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin are facing Axiom & Nathan Frazer in a semifinal bout tonight.

Dragon Lee vs. Scrypts, Dijak vs. Joe Gacy, Blair Davenport vs. Karmen Petrovic, Wren Sinclair vs. Lash Legend, and Lexis King vs. Trey Bearhill have also been announced for tonight’s show. Plus, Noam Dar will be joined by Lola Vice on Supernova Sessions.

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

Opening the show live from a sound stage at the Performance Center in Orlando is a semifinal match in the ongoing Dusty Classic. Although their personalities and team dynamic are different, both pairs are similar in being essentially odd couple tag teams.

Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin defeated Nathan Frazier & Axiom in a semifinal of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament

Breakker pinned Frazier to win the match, which was a great opener. Breakker & Corbin now advance to the tournament final. 

Frazier & Axiom get on a roll early on before the bell ever sounds to start the match. Stereo dives, and a parade of high spots, before they get in the ring to officially start the bout.

The tide turns just as the show is about to take a commercial break, when he aerial tactics eventually cost Axiom & Frazier. Corbin counters a flying headscissors, and Corbin powerbombs Axiom on the announce desk. Frazier is caught on a high cross, and Breakker powerslams Frazier. 

The match goes through a split-screen break. Breakker & Corbin are in control as the show returns from commercials. Breakker releases Axiom on a back drop and turns it into a cutter in an impressive spot. 

Hot tag to Frazier, and Frazier is on fire moving at a rapid pace. Frazier leaps off the top turnbuckle into a flying crossbody on both Corbin & Breakker. Axiom & Frazier with back-to-back frog splashes for a near fall. Up next is a submission spot that Breakker breaks up by powerbombing Axiom on Frazier.

Corbin cuts off the babyface duo, and Corbin gets a near fall on Axiom. Frazier & Axiom get one last hurrah before they go home. Frazier executes a Spanish Fly on Breakker, and Frazier follows up with a Phoenix Splash. Corbin rushes in to break up a pinning attempt. 

Corbin plants Axiom with End of Days. Corbin goes for the same finisher on Frazier, but Frazier counters. Breakker was waiting, and he pounces with a spear. That was worth of a highlight reel. Breakker then covers Frazier for a three count. Breakker & Corbin move on to the finals of the Dusty Classic. 

Josh Briggs confronts NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov in a backstage skit. In comes Trick Williams to break them up. That led to Briggs and Williams having words, which sets up a match for later on. Dragunov said he will be watching.

Wren Sinclair is nervous about her match tonight, and Fallon Henley give her a pep talk.

Ava is the new General Manager of NXT. William Regal appears in a skit with Ava to deliver the big news. He and Ava come out of Shawn Michaels’ office. Regal congratulates Ava on being the youngest GM in WWE history. Regal asks Ava to look after the brand, and Ava thanks him. 

Lash Legend (with Jakara Jackson, Oro Mensah & Noam Dar) defeated Wren Sinclair 

Legend pinned Sinclair in what was Sinclair’s singles debut on NXT. This match was set up last week when Sinclair eliminated Sinclair from a battle royal. 

Jackson interferes, but that backfires. Legend is still about to execute her chokeslam/spinebuster combo finisher. Legend the covers Sinclair for a pinfall.

Meta-Four surrounds Sinclair after the match in a menacing way. Fallon Henley runs down to make a save, and at the heels flee. 

There is some time devoted to plugging the new WWE video game.

Dijak vs. Joe Gacy brawl to no-contest

They picked up where they left off last week, and they began brawling before the bell. Dijak cannot even get his jacket off. Gacy hits Dijak with a chair shot. Dijak would counter a moment later, and Dijak kicks Gacy through a gimmicked wall. 

Unbeknownst to Dijak, Gacy crawls out of the wall with a smirk on his face. Gacy then fires up on Dijak, until Dijak puts Gacy through the announce desk. Referees and officials pour out trying to separate them, to no avail. 

Gacy rises again from the ashes, and he catches Dijak in a sleeper. Gacy is peeled off by officials, as the bout ends before it even begins. 

In a vignette, Von Wagner trains at a college football stadium with Mr. Stone and Stone’s two sons. 

Lexis King defeated Trey Bearhill 

This was  a grudge match weeks in the making that was thrown on a random episode of NXT like a filler match. This was about getting King over. He won via pinfall, after executing his Coronation finisher. 

In a locker room skit, Carmelo Hayes warns Trick Williams that Dragunov is playing Williams. 

Lola Vice is the guest on Supernova Sessions, hosted by Noam Dar and Oro Mensah. Vice sits down with Dar and Mensah to talk about Elektra Lopez. Vice and Lopez broke up last week when Vice eliminated Lopez last week in a battle royal. 

Vice cuts a promo on Lopez, which brings out Lopez to interrupt. Lopez confronts Vice, and Lopez cuts a heck of a promo on Vice. Vice is getting the push, but Lopez is such a better talker than her.

Next week on NXT is Lopez and Vice in a singles mach. Lopez says she cannot wait until next week, and Lopez spears Vice onto the Supernova couch. Referees pout out for a pull-apart.

The Family cuts a promo on social media with a warning to OTM, in response to OTM roughing up the staff at The Family’s Italian restaurant. 

Chase University is being cleaned out, literally. The crew took everything, including Duke Hudson’s MVP trophy and Andre Chase’s podium. Next week Hudson and Chase say their final goodbyes to Chase U.

Dragon Lee defeated Scrypts (with OTM)

They had a pretty good match, but it became a backdrop for other storytelling beyond the match itself. OTM had trashed The Family’s restaurant, and The Family was out for revenge.

Out runs Tony D’Angelo & Stacks. They get into a brawl with Lucien Price and Bronco Lima. The two teams brawl around ringside. Adrianna Rizza does a tope on Jaida Parker. This would seem to set up a trios match, possibly even for the tag straps. 

For the finish of the match that was still ongoing, Dragon Lee executes his finisher on Scrypts. Lee then scores a pinfall.

New NXT North American Champion Oba Femi appears on a perch overlooking the ring. He informs Lee to has accepted Lee’s challenge for a return title match at Vengeance Day.

Blair Davenport defeated Karmen Petrovic

Much like other women’s match-ups on this episode, this was set up in the battle royal last week. Davenport got the win after her knee strike finisher. This was a showcase match for Davenport.

Ridge Holland in a backstage interview says he plans to take on the Gallus trio by himself.

Trick Williams defeated Josh Briggs

NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov is watching at ringside. while also doing guest commentary.

The match itself was a hoss fight. Dragunov on a few occasions urged Williams to get up when Williams was down selling, as Briggs got to look strong. 

Just before the finish, Dragunov was urging Williams to get to his feet, when Dijak boots Dragunov over the announce desk. Williams then kicks Briggs. Dragunov tries to get in the ring, but in runs Carmelo Hayes to pull Dragunov off the apron. 

Meanwhile, Briggs is cooking in the ring when he gets trapped by Williams on a victory roll. Three count later, and Williams wins the match. Briggs still hits Williams with a lariat after the bell. The live studio audience boos Briggs on his way out.

Williams was seemingly upset with Hayes for the help, as Williams previously told Hayes that Williams wanted to do it on his own. 

Lexis King was hitting on Jacy Jayne and Thea Hail, when in comes Riley Osborne to their rescue. Osborne asks Hail to talk alone later tonight. Hail was freaking out, but Jayne convinces her to keep it together. 

No Quarter Catch Crew is the focus of another vignette. Their new gimmick is the “Catch Clause,” which is similar in some ways to the Freebird Rule. Any member of the crew can wrestle in a match. 

Carmelo Hayes yells at Trick Williams in a backstage skit.

Up next is the contract signing for the women’s title bout at Vengeance Day. New NXT GM Ava is hosting the segment, and she introduces Roxanne Perez and NXT Women’s Champion Lyra Valkyria.

Perez and Valkyria sit down across from each other at a table sitting in the ring. Instead of bickering and arguing, they compliment each other. That praise eventually turns to some insults. 

They both cut decent promos on each other. Ava convinces them to sign the contracts, making their title match official. 

Valkyria leaves the ring, and the champs turns to have a stare down with Perez. Out of nowhere, Tatum Paxley is crawling around in the ring. Perez is blindsided by Paxley, and Paxley gives Perez a spinebuster through the table set up in the ring. 

Rushing back to the ring, Valkyria rushes back into the ring. Paxley tries to hug her, but Valkyria shoves Paxley away. Valkyria screams at Paxley, as Paxley cries. The show goes off the air as the world turns. And so these are the days of our lives…

WWE NXT live results: Number one contender’s battle royal

Posted on by Chris Aiken

A new number one contender for NXT Women’s Champion Lyra Valkyria is set to be determined tonight.

Tonight’s NXT episode will feature an “innovative” battle royal to decide Valkyria’s next challenger. The battle royal starts with 20 participants. Once it gets down to the final four, it turns into a fatal four-way match.

The winner gets their title shot against Valkyria at NXT Vengeance Day next month.

Valkyria will be in action tonight as well, teaming with Tatum Paxley against Lola Vice & Elektra Lopez. Women’s Breakout Tournament winner Vice holds a contract that grants her a title shot whenever she wants it.

The first round of the 2024 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic is scheduled to continue with two matches: Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams vs. Malik Blade & Edris Enofe and Joaquin Wilde & Cruz Del Toro vs. Duke Hudson & Riley Osborne.

We’ll hear from new NXT North American Champion Oba Femi after he cashed in to win the title from Dragon Lee last week. Ridge Holland vs. Joe Coffey is also set.

The show opens with a tag bout in the ongoing tournament. 

Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams defeated Malik Blade & Edris Enofe in a first round match of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic

Williams pinned Enofe to win the match. Hayes & Williams now advance to the semifinal round of the Dusty Classic, where they meet the winners of the other first round match later tonight.

This was a great opener. The match goes through a commercial break. Blade & Enofe got to look strong. There were a parade of high spots down the stretch. Blade gets a nearfall after a flying elbow drop. Enofe also did a wicked-looking swinging DDT at one point. Enofe did a frog splash for a near fall as well.

As they went home, Blade misses a plancha. Meanwhile, Hayes delivers a codebreaker on Enofe. Williams then hits Enofe with a flying knee, and Williams covered Enofe for the pinfall.

Fallon Henley is interviewed by Kelly Kincaid, and Henley talks about the number one contender’s battle royal later on. Not sure if it her new catchphrase or not, but Henley ended her promo by exclaiming, “Yeehaw, bitch!” 

New NXT North American Champion Oba Femi is heading to the ring for a monologue. This is his first appearance on NXT since winning the title last week. He is being billed as the first NIL athlete to win a championship in WWE.

Femi begins by saying everyone must be surprised he is the new North American champ, but this is a prophecy has been long foretold. Femi says he was destined to be the biggest and strongest, standing tall above everyone else. He was tested as a young Nigerian prince, and then tested again in the NCAA. As a D1 athlete, he said he made that world his own. He is now in NXT, and the goal is still the same. 

Femi says by winning the title he has a divine right to rule over the audience. He threatens to crush anyone that stands in his way. This is the cue for an interruption, because no monologue in NXT rarely goes uninterrupted anymore. 

Out comes Dragon Lee to confront Femi. Dragon Lee says he cannot be mad about Femi defeating him last week. Lee goes on to say no one is WWE history has made such a sudden impact. That is hyperbole, but it fits here. 

Dragon Lee goes on to challenge Femi to a rematch for the title tonight on NXT. Femi sternly tells him “no” before saying the open challenges are now closed. Lee gets in Femi’s face, and Lee demands the rematch he deserves. Femi says he may consider it, and Femi walks past Lee, and Femi leaves the ring.

Eddy Thorpe and Trey Berryhill bond over their Native American culture in a locker room skit. In comes Dijak to interrupt, and Dijak basically uses threats to challenge Berryhill to a match tonight.

In another locker room skit, NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov informs Trick Williams that Williams will be getting his title shot at NXT Vengeance Day. That upsets Carmelo Hayes, as he notes to Williams they are supposed to be in the Dusty Classic finals on that night.

NXT Women’s Champion Lyra Valkyria & Tatum Paxley defeated Lola Vice & Elektra Lopez

Valkyria and Paxley continue their angle where Paxley is infatuated with Valkyria. This a modern take on a similar program with Mickie James and Trish Stratus from years ago, except the current angle is far less degrading. Paxley was dressed in the same matching gear as Valkyria, and Paxley was doing Valkyria’s signature poses.

They build to a hot tag. Valkyria runs wild, until Paxley makes a blind tag when Valkyria is cut off. Paxley briefly slips before she leaps into the ring with a high cross. Valkyria and Vice duke it out, then Paxley rushes in to push Valkyria out of the way as Vice goes for a roundhouse kick. Paxley takes the bullet for Valkyria and eats the kick. Paxley falls in a heap on top of Lopez for a three count. 

Arianna Grace cut a promo in a locker room skit. During her speech, everyone else on the locker room leaves. As Grace concludes, she looks around to see that she is alone. 

Ridge Holland defeated Joe Coffey (with Mark Coffey & Wolfgang)

This started as a hoss fight, but it turned into a quick win for Holland, as the match was rather short. Holland delivered a powerslam finisher, and Holland then covered Coffey for a pinfall.

Gallus jump Holland after the match. After a beat down, Holland is left laying prone in the ring. Coffey then stands over him. This would seem to set up a return match.

Baron Corbin & Bron Breakker are featured in a backstage skit where they bicker over the name of their team. Breakker thought of “The Wolf Dogs,” and that it not go over well with Corbin. This skit was supposed to be comedy I guess.

LWO (Joaquin Wilde & Cruz Del Toro with Zelina Vega) defeated Chase U (Duke Hudson & Riley Osborne with Andre Chase) in a first round match of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic

Del Toro pinned Hudson to win the match. LWO now advances to the semifinals where they meet Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams.

Hudson thought he had a cover, but he was unaware of a blind tag. Wilde does a dive that takes out Osborne, Wilde then does a dive through the ropes to deliver a tornado DDT to Hudson on the floor. That pops the live studio audience so much they start a “holy s***” chant, which is bleeped by the USA Network censors.

For the finish itself, Wilde does a springbaord moonsault on Hudson. He tags out, and Del Toro executes a Phoenix Splash. Del Toro then covers Hudson for a pinfall. 

The Family give Adrianna Rizzo a pep talk, ahead of her competing in the battle royal later on.

Dressed in an ill-fitting suit and tie, Joe Gacy is at the announce desk. Gacy is there much to the chagrin of commentators Vic Joseph and Booker T. Gacy’s jacket has the redone version of the old block logo, which used to be on all of the announcers sports coats. 

A locker room skit from “last week” sets up a match between Von Wagner and Noam Dar for the Heritage Cup. 

Dijak defeated Trey Berryhill

Dijak pinned Berryhill after a high kick. Gacy got involved at one point, as Dijak was berating the announce team. Gacy leaned over the desk to headbutt Dijak. That led to Berryhill making a comeback on Dijak, but Dijak counters to deliver a high kick. After the big boot, Dijak covers Berryhill for a pinfall.

Gacy jumped Dijak after the match, and they brawl up the aisle and out the sound stage. As they brawl their way to the back, Berryhill is still in the ring. Suddenly, Berryhill is attacked by Lexis King. Berryhill takes a swinging neckbreaker from King, and King slapped Berryhill several times across the face. 

JBL in a cameo appearance is backstage when Josh Briggs asks JBL for advice. JBL asks, “Who is Josh Briggs?” JBL wants Briggs to show NXT who he is. 

A promotional tie-in with the new Ted series features a spoof of a WWE documentary about the title character.

No Quarter Catch Crew is the focus of a vignette.

Trick Williams apologizes to Carmelo Hayes about their earlier disagreement. Williams has a solution, which is him working twice at Vengeance Day. 

20-woman number one contender’s battle royal

Kelani Jordan did the Kofi gimmick of not letting her feet touch the floor. She did the Shawn Michaels’ spot from the Rumble ’95 where she held on to the top rope. She was then knocked off the apron, but landed with a crossbody on the announce desk. The show cuts to commercial with Jordan standing on the desk. She is back in the ring when the show returns from the commercial break. 

Lola Vice eliminated her tag partner, Elektra Lopez. Vice is then eliminated by Tatum Paxley, playing off their match earlier in the show. Vice and Lopez then apparently split as a team. They get into a fight with each other at ringside, and they brawl their way to the back.

Karmen Petrovic eliminated Blair Davenport. A vindictive Davenport pulls Petrovic out of the ring underneath the bottom rope. Davenport then delivers a knee strike to Petrovic, and Davenport rolls Petrovic back into the ring. Petrovic sells like she is dead, and she is ultimately eliminated by Arianna Grace. Thea Hail would go on to eliminate Grace, as Grace is celebrating like she won.

The match goes through a second commercial break. This would be the final commercial break on the show, and the battle royal continued on a split-screen. 

The final four remaining were Kelani Jordan, Kiana James, Fallon Henley and Roxanne Perez. The battle royal then turns into a fatal four-way to decide the winner.

Roxanne Perez defeated Kelani Jordan, Kiana James and Fallon Henley in a fatal four-way to become the number one contender

Perez pinned Jordan to win the match and become the number one contender.

Jordan got to shine with an Asai moonsault, but she would eventually drop the deciding fall. James executed her flatliner finisher on Jordan, but Jordan rolled out of the ring before James could capitalize. James goes on on to counter Pop Rocks. Perez and James tease a superplex, and that led into Perez doing a Super Frankensteiner. 

For the finish itself, Jordan is running wild. She goes for split-legged moonsault. Izzy Dane pulls James out of the way, leaving Jordan to crash and burn. Perez then executes Pop Rocks on Jordan, and Perez covers her for a pinfall.

NXT Women’s Champion Lyra Valkyria comes out after the match to have a stare down with Perez as the shoe goes off the air.