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WWE NXT live results: Tiffany Stratton vs. Becky Lynch title match

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One of WWE’s biggest stars is challenging for gold on tonight’s episode of NXT.

Becky Lynch will attempt to win the NXT Women’s Championship for the first time in her career as she challenges Tiffany Stratton tonight. The feud between Lynch and Stratton began last month after Stratton accidentally listed Lynch as a former NXT Women’s Champion. Lynch responded on social media by saying she hasn’t held the title — yet.

Stratton successfully defended her title against Kiana James last week.

We’ll find out Carmelo Hayes’ NXT Championship challenger for No Mercy tonight. Wes Lee is facing Ilja Dragunov in a number one contender’s match.

NXT’s Global Heritage Invitational continues with Tyler Bate vs. Axiom and Akira Tozawa vs. Nathan Frazer. The winner of the round-robin tournament challenges Noam Dar for the Heritage Cup at No Mercy on September 30.

The Creed Brothers vs. Malik Blade & Edris Enofe, Dana Brooke vs. Lyra Valkyria, and a six-man tag match with Josh Briggs, Brooks Jensen & Myles Borne facing Drew Gulak, Charlie Dempsey & Damon Kemp have also been announced.

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

Becky Lynch is shown arriving to the building earlier today.

Opening the show is a bout that decides the next challenger for the NXT Championship. The winner gets a title shot at No Mercy.

Ilja Dragunov defeated Wes Lee in a number one contender’s match

Dragunov pinned Lee to become the next challenger for the NXT title. Fantastic opener. Helluva match. An injury angle follows the match, as Lee is placed on a stretcher and loaded into a waiting ambulance. 

Lee showed a lot of fire at the start, taking the fight to Dragunov. In return, Dragunov fights back. Lee begins to fly, but he is cut off. Dragunov with a series of suplexes, but he is knocked out of the ring by a koppo kick. Lee then torpedoes through the ropes with a tope. He went for another tope, but he is cut off by Dragunov. Lee then takes a suplex on the announce desk, just before the show cuts to its first commercial break.

The war continues during the break, and it wages on when the show returns. They eventually begin trading strikes and kicks. Looks like a few potatoes being thrown, including Dragunov eating a kick. Lee with a running Spanish fly for a near fall. These dudes are beating the snot out of each other.

Lee goes for his finisher, but Dragunov seemingly blocks it. Lee counters the counter with a tornado DDT. A moment later, Lee runs corner to corner to launch into a flip dive over the ring post. Lee goes to follow up by climbing the turnbuckles. He is cut off, and Dragunov sets for the finish with a superplex. Dragunov then drops a falling forearm smash for a close near fall.

Dragunov signals for a his finisher, but Lee blocks with a knee strike. Lee is unable to capitalize as he is on rubber legs, while Dragunov falls backwards into the ropes. Dragunov bounces off the middle rope, and he drops like a falling tree into a forearm that rocks Lee from behind. Dragunov then covers Lee for a three count. 

NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes comes down the ramp after the match is over to stare down Dragunov. Lee is taken away on a stretcher surrounded by medical staff, producers and Shawn Michaels. Lee leaves the building in an ambulance. 

NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton is seen arriving to the building ahead of her title match main event tonight.

In a follow up to the cliffhanger from last week, a video package recaps Bron Breakker injuring Von Wagner in a angle that ended the previous episode. The story is Wagner has a “minor skull fracture,” and there is no timetable for his return because of his previous medical history. 

Heading to the ring to address the incident from last week is Baron Corbin, who was at ringside as a guest commentator when Breakker injured Wagner. Out comes Corbin for a monologue on the subject.

Corbin says what he witnessed was “vicious,” and he adds at Wagner will never be the same after Breakker smashed Wagner’s head with the ring steps. Corbin calls out Breakker, and Breakker obliges him. Corbin begins to address Breakker when the live studio audience begins to mock him with a chant. Corbin tries to ignore them.

Corbin’s serious demeanor flips to joy as “that was freaking awesome!” Breakker lets out a holler, and he and Corbin celebrate like frat boys. That to is a ruse. Breakker turns on Corbin by calling him an idiot. 

Breakker says he ended Wagner’s career because Wagner put him through a table. Breakker basks in the horror he caused last week. Corbin then starts cutting another promo on Breakker, as this segment starts to drag. They get in each other’s face and they yell. Breakker makes a challenge for a match at No Mercy. Breakker threatens Corbin, and Corbin responds by slapping Breakker. Corbin in turn slaps Breakker. A slugfest erupts into a pull-apart. 

A trios match is next.

Damon Kemp, Charlie Dempsey & Drew Gulak defeated Myles Borne, Brooks Jensen & Josh Briggs (with Fallon Henley) in a six-man tag team match

Kemp pinned Jensen after Borne turned on his teammates. The match was rather short, as the turn and finish came out of nowhere.

When the fighting spilled outside, Borne pulled Henley out of harm’s way, like her knight in shining armor. More like a snake in the grass. They lock eyes for a second. A moment later, Borne turns on his tag partner when he slings Jensen into the ring post. Gulak and Dempsey double team Briggs at ringside, while Kemp covers Jensen for a pinfall in the ring. 

Thea Hail and Jacy Jayne get into a bar fight with a couple dudes in a pre-taped skit. The two dudes makes fun of Hail, and Jayne takes up for her by slapping one dude. Hail kicks the other dude’s ass. Hail then says they are going shopping next week. She apparently does not want dress in Chase U clothes anymore. I would not either if it led to bar fights.

Lyra Valkyria defeated Dana Brooke (with Kelani Jordan)

Valkyria pinned Brooke after a splash. Valkyria gets to shine early on, until being cut off by Brooke. Valkyria eventually fires up on Brooke. Valkyria lands a roundhouse kick, and she follows up with a flying body press off the top rope and a three count.

Brooke shakes hands with Valkyria after the match. When Valkyria turns to leave, Brooke goes for a sneak attack. She is stopped by Jordan, who pulls Brooke away. 

Eddy Thorpe is being interviewed by McKenzie Mitchell. They are interrupted by a video message from Dijak. He is “marking” Thorpe territory by whipping a tree with a belt. Dijak took his belt off and whipped the tree repeatedly, which caused Thorpe to end the interview and leave.

NXT North American Champion Dominik Mysterio and NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes have a backstage confrontation where they exchange words. Hayes challenges Mysterio to a match. This sets up a champion vs. champion match for next Tuesday on NXT. The titles are apparently not on the line. At least I don’t think the belts are up for grabs. Their announcement later on is somewhat vague on that.

McKenzie Mitchell interviews Becky Lynch. She is interrupted by Kiana James, who tells Lynch that she is not wanted here. Lynch warns James that “‘The Man’ is coming around to NXT a whole lot more.” Lynch warns that is “not good” for James. 

Tyler Bate defeated Axiom in a Group A match in the Global Heritage International tournament

Bate pinned Axiom in an action-packed match. Both are so good at what they do. The match goes through a commercial break. They trade near falls in the closing moments. Lots of great action and counters. Bate executes a Tyler Driver ’97, and he covered Axiom for the pinfall.

Updated Group A standings:

  • Butch – 3 points
  • Bate – 2 points
  • Axiom – 1 point
  • Charlie Dempsey – 0 points

Butch is interviewed by Kelly Kincaid in a backstage viewing area. Butch talks about his storied history with Bate. Next week Bate and Butch meet in a tournament match. 

Joe Gacy and Ava are outside by their cult’s tree in a pre-taped skit. Gacy says their tree is dying as they stand alone. They both place a hand on the tree for whatever reason. Cornball kooky stuff.

Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams have an awkward meeting where they try to make up after a tense encounter last week. In walks Wes Lee into the background. Lee is dragging a trash can to his locker, and Lee cleans out his locker by throwing stuff in the trash. Lee then takes his bag and leaves.

The Creed Brothers (Brutus & Julius Creed with Ivy Nile) defeated Edris Enofe & Malik Blade

Blade & Enofe shine early on with fast-paced high spots. Brutus is getting worked over, but he fights back. Hot tag to Julius, and he runs wild. Blade tries to cut off Julius, but Blade is caught instead. They go home after a “Brutus Ball” finisher, which is essentially a Doomsday Device where Brutus does a cannonball. 

Humberto Carillo & Angel Garza watched the match from a perch overlooking the ring. They have a stare down with the Creeds. Hank Walker & Tank Ledger came down the aisle to join the staring contest. Walker & Ledger are then jumped by Lucien Price & Bronco Nima. Those two teams brawl around ringside.

Becky Lynch has a warm reunion with Lyra Valkyria in a brief skit. 

Because there are not enough skits on this show, Roxanne Perez is in the locker room for yet another skit. Perez is confronted by Elektra Lopez and Lola Vice. This seems to set up a match between Vice and Perez. Vice also mentions she will go on win the Breakout tournament. So that is coming back soon, because the word certainly needs another wrestling tournament.

Akira Tozawa vs. Nathan Frazier in a Group B match in the Global Heritage International tournament

Frazier pinned Tozawa to win. Tozawa is so damn good when he gets to be a serious wrestler. Dame shame Tozawa has zero points so far. Big fat goose egg is a travesty. 

Frazier is impressive as usual. For the finish, they do a superplex. Frazier holds on, floats over and lifts Tozawa into a twisting neckbreaker. Frazier then covers Tozawa for a three count.

Frazier is now tied with Joe Coffey as the points leaders in their group.

Updated Group B standings:

  • Joe Coffey – 4 points
  • Frazier – 4 points
  • Duke Hudson – 2 points
  • Tozawa – 0 points (insert sad face emoji)

Mustafa Ali is interviewed by McKenzie Mitchell. Ali continues is slide into the dark side. Dragon Lee confronts Ali about the fast count from last week. Ali scoffs at that, but he does promise to give Dragon Lee the first title shot when Ali wins the North American title. Ali vows to do so. 

Wes Lee is seen leaving the building with his wife. Wes Lee says he told himself if he was not going to No Mercy, he would leave NXT. 

Gigi Dolan attacks Blair Davenport, leading to a pull-apart brawl.

Becky Lynch defeats NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton to win the title

Lynch pinned Stratton after a Manhandle slam.

Lynch got a superstar reaction from the live studio audience the moment she entered the soundstage. She is definitely more over than anyone on the NXT roster, which stands to reason. Lynch even carries herself more like a star than the rest on this show. “The Man” has swagger.

The match goes through a split-screen commercial break. Lynch takes a bump off the apron just as the show cuts to commercial. Stratton works over Lynch during the break. Lynch is making a comeback when the show returns from that last commercial break.

They trade near falls in the closing minutes. Missile dropkick by Lynch, but Stratton kicks out. Lynch gets a shoulder up after taking a pop-up powerbomb from Stratton. Lynch blocks Stratton’s attempt at her moonsault finisher. 

They tease a superplex, but Stratton counters with an avalanche gourdbuster. Stratton follows up with a swanton bomb for another near fall. Lynch catches Stratton in a cross-armbreaker. Stratton tries to power out with a deadlift, but Lynch counters into a Frankensteiner. Stratton with a double stomp, but Lynch kicks out yet again.

Stratton goes for her moonsault finisher as she springboards on the middle rope. Lynch with a springboard of her own to cut off Stratton. Lynch then executes a super Russian leg sweep off the middle rope. Stratton gets a shoulder up.

Stratton baits Lynch into getting out of the ring. Lynch is sent crashing into the ring steps, as Stratton starts clearing off the announce desk. Stratton teases powerbombing Lynch on the desk, but Lynch escapes by hopping onto the barricade. Stratton is shoved backwards, and she falls on the desk in just the right spot. Lynch leaps off the barricade with a flying legdrop on the desk. The table failed to break, but Lynch fought on. 

Lynch leaps off the top rope with a Bobby Eaton Alabama Jam (flying legdrop). Stratton kicks out, and Lynch transitions into applying a Fujiwara armbar. Stratton escapes the hold, and she delivers a Liger bomb for another near fall. 

For the finish, Stratton goes for the Prettiest Moonsault Ever. No water in the pool as Lynch moves out of the way. Stratton lands on her feet, only for her to walk into a Manhandle slam. Lynch then covers Stratton for a three count. AND NEW…

For the fist time in her career, Becky Lynch captures the NXT Women’s Championship.

WWE NXT live results: Fatal four-way contender’s match

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By the time tonight’s NXT is over, we’ll know who’s next in line to challenge Tiffany Stratton.

Roxanne Perez, Blair Davenport, Gigi Dolin, and Kiana James are set to meet in a fatal four-way number one contender’s match tonight. All four confronted Stratton at NXT Heatwave last week and wanted a shot at the NXT Women’s Championship.

The road to deciding a challenger for Noam Dar’s Heritage Cup trophy also starts tonight. The Global Heritage Invitational begins with Butch vs. Charlie Dempsey and Nathan Frazer vs. Joe Coffey. It’s a round-robin tournament where the winner will challenge Dar at NXT No Mercy next month.

The Creed Brothers will attempt to earn their way back into NXT as they clash with The Dyad in a steel cage match. Their match is kicking off tonight’s episode.

Eddy Thorpe vs. Dijak, Tyler Bate vs. Dabba-Kato, and Dana Brooke & Kelani Jordan vs. Elektra Lopez & Lola Vice have also been announced. Our live coverage starts at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

Opening the show is a tag team cage match. If the Creeds win, they are reinstated in NXT.

The Creeds Brothers (Julius & Brutus Creed)  defeated The Dyad (Jagger Reid & Rip Fowler with The Schism) in a steel cage match

Fantastic opener, yet hard to follow. The Creeds are back with a bang. 

Masked henchmen jump the Creeds as Julius and Brutus were getting into the cage. The hooded henchmen carry Brutus away, essentially kidnapping him. That left Julius alone two-on-one against The Dyad, after Joe Gacy shoved Julius into the cage and locked the door. 

The Dyad work over Julius for some time, but Julius tries making comeback after a springboard backflip. Julius is soon cut off just before the show cuts to a commercial break. When the show returns from the break, also returning is Brutus Creed on a mission.

Brutus is seen tossing around henchmen left and right. Saving the day, Brutus rips the cage door off its hinges, which is a takeoff on something done with Doug Furnas in Knoxville during the 1980s. It is also a gimmick popularized by the debut of Kane in 1997. 

Brutus enters the cage swinging the door over his head like Terry Funk would a ladder, and Brutus begins to clean house on The Dyad. The Creeds embrace, then they proceed to run wild on the heels. Creeds go for a Doomsday Device, but they are thwarted by Dyad. The two teams fight over the unhinged cage door. 

In a feat of strength, Brutus lifts both members of The Dyad for a double Doomsday Device. Brutus leaps off the top rope with a cannonball to wipe out both Fowler and Reid. “Holy s**t” chants are bleeped out on the USA Network feed. The live studio audience was going bananas.

Stereo sliding lariats, and Creeds both go for a cover. A three count later, and the Creeds are reinstated in NXT. Ivy Nile comes out to celebrate with Julius and Brutus after the match.

Joe Gacy glares at Ava, who turns and walks away. Someone sitting in the front row of the live studio audience taunts Ava as she leaves. That was funny. 

Roxanne Perez cuts a promo ahead of the fatal four way match tonight, and she declares the next step on her quest to regaining the NXT Women’s Championship.

The Street Profits in a cameo meet up with NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes and the NXT Tag Team Champions, Tony D’Angelo & Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo. They tease a tag title match in the future.

Up next is the first match in the “Don’t Call It the G1” tournament, which WWE is billing as the “NXT Global Heritage International.” That is a way more of a mouthful than “G1,” but whatever. Likewise, having both “global” and “international” in the name seems redundant. Nonetheless, there is a points system in a round robin-style tourney. 

Meta-Four was watching from a stage overlooking the ring.

Butch defeated Charlie Dempsey in a Group A match in the NXT Global Heritage International tournament

Butch pinned Dempsey after a Bitter End. In winning, Butch earns two points. This was a good match, but would likely have been far better with more time. Regardless, they made the most of the time they had. The tournament is off to a strong start.

Mustafa Ali interrupts an interview McKenzie Mitchell is conducting with Dragon Lee. Ali takes exception with Dragon Lee wanting another title shot at NXT North American Champion Dominik Mysterio. Ali claims to deserve the next title shot.

Ilja Dragunov is in the ring for a live monologue. He first puts over Trick Williams, whom was beaten last week by Dragunov. As Dragunov shifts his focus to talking about his quest for the NXT title, he is interrupted by Noam Dar. Still in his perch overlooking the ring, Dar wants to have an impromptu Supernova Sessions, which is his talk show gimmick.

Oro Mensah, Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson also chime in, as Meta-Four bickers with Dragunov. This was dragging when Mensah exits the perch, and he comes down to ringside. Mensah gets in the ring to confront Dragunov. They insult each other in German, and a brawl erupts. They trade strikes, and Mensah powders. This clearly sets up a singles grudge match with Dragunov against Mensah. 

Von Wagner, flanked by Mr. Stone, cuts a promo on Bron Breakker for a no disqualification match next Tuesday on NXT. 

Lola Vice & Elektra Lopez defeated Dana Brooke & Kelani Jordan

Vice pinned Jordan to win the match. Just before they went home, Vice sends Brooke crashing into the ring steps. That leaves the rookie Jordan alone, and she is soon given a finisher. 

Lopez lifts Jordan like Jim Neidhart setting up the Hart Attack. Vice then delivers a roundhouse kick to Jordan, and she covers her for a pinfall. Brooke is very upset about the loss, and she pitches a fit at ringside after the match. 

Gigi Dolan cuts a promo ahead of her fatal four way match later on.

Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams met up in the locker room. Hayes is worried about whether he can defeat Dragunov, and Hayes wants Williams opinion on the matter.

Dijak defeated Eddy Thorpe

Dijak jumped Thorpe during Thorpe’s entrance, but that backfires on Dijak. Thorpe is a house of fire. He gets several near falls on Dijak early in the match with a strong style approach. Aside from the WWE finish, this bout would have fit on episode of NJPW Strong. 

The fighting spills outside the ring at one point, which leads to the turning of the tide. Dijak tosses Thorpe over the announce desk. Dijak grabs a metal folding chair. That seemingly backfires on Dijak at first, but it led to a distraction that won the match for Dijak.

While the referee is busy getting rid of the chair, his back is turned as Dijak wraps a belt around his fist. Dijak waylays Thorpe with a loaded punch, and down goes Thorpe. Dijak follows up with a tornado high kick, and Dijak covers Thorpe for a three count.

Kiana James cuts a promo ahead of the fatal four way main event.

Bron Breakker confronts Baron Corbin in a backstage skit. Breakker wants a “thank you” from Corbin, but Corbin says he did not need Breakker’s help. Breakker warns Corbin about interfering in Breakker’s match next week against Von Wagner. Corbin scoffs at the notion, saying he is not interested in the bout. Corbin leaves, but not before making a smart aleck remark to Breakker on the way out.

Los Lotharios, Angel Garza and Humberto Carrillo, are featured in another vignette playing off their grandfather. They both have a dream, and they both wake up with fresh wounds. They believe their grandfather visiting them in the dream means a fresh start for them. Next week they return to NXT.

A tribute honors Bray Wyatt with a video package highlighting his career in WWE. 

Blair Davenport is the final participant of the fatal four way to cut a promo ahead of the main event. 

WWE Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley and NXT North American Dominik Mysterio cut a promo on Instagram. Dom proposes a match between Dragon Lee and Mustafa Ali to determine the next challenger to Dom’s title. Dom also offers to be the guest referee in the contender’s match. 

Joe Coffey (with Mark Coffey & Wolfgang) defeated Nathan Frazier in a Group B match in the NXT Global Heritage International tournament

Coffey pinned Frazier after a lariat. Coffey earn two points with the win. Another good match to start off the other block in the tournament. Lots of good stuff here.

The match went through a commercial break. Frazier goes for a Phoenix Splash just as they were going home, but no water in the pool. He rolls through, only to be met by a lariat from Coffey. A three count later, and Coffey nets two points.

The tournament continues with matches on NXT Level Up, which premieres Friday on Peacock. Not going to lie, probably going skip that. But it is there for those that celebrate. 

Thea Hail is absent from a class at Chase U, breaking her perfect attendance record. Hail finally arrives after class his over. She smarts off to Andre Chase when he tries to scold her. Duke Hudson takes up for her, and he says they are going to study hall. Instead, Hail ditches study hall to go hang out with Jacy Jayne. 

In a skit posted on social media, Fallon Henley offers Myles Borne a spot in a trios match teaming with Briggs & Jensen. Borne accepts the offer, and he thanks Henley.

Wes Lee vows to win the NXT Championship in a promo posted on Instagram.

Tyler Bate is interviewed by McKenzie Mitchell, and Bate cuts a promo on Dabbo-Kato. 

Kiana James defeated Gigi Dolan, Roxanne Perez and Blair Davenport in a number one contender’s fatal four way match

James pinned Dolan to win the four-way bout. Earning a title shot in winning, James goes on to meet Tiffany Stratton in a title match next Tuesday on NXT.

They wrestled through a commercial break. Perez got to shine just before the show cuts to the split-screen break. Seems like a few potatoes were thrown at times. 

The dust settles after some chaotic action, and it comes down to Davenport and Perez. Davenport lands a soccer kick on Perez, just as Perez executes Pop Rocks to Dolan on the floor. 

Davenport follows up with a double stomp off the top rope. Perez counters Davenport, and Perez executes Pop Rocks in the ring. Before Perez can capitalize, Davenport rolls outside the ring. 

Dolan goes for her finisher on Perez, but Perez counters her. As Perez is fighting with Dolan, in jumps James to deliver a modified flatliner on Perez. James then drops Dolan with a codebreaker, James covers Dolan for a three count. 

NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes is seen watching Wes Lee’s promo from Instagram. Hayes then goes into Shawn Michael’s office as the show goes off air. 

WWE NXT Heatwave live results: Carmelo Hayes vs. Wes Lee

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It’s a special edition of WWE NXT as Heatwave takes place tonight.

The NXT Championship will be contested when Carmelo Hayes defends against Wes Lee. Last week, Lee earned the title shot by defeating Dijak in a number one contender’s bout.

Trick Williams is set for action, battling Ilja Dragunov in a grudge match.

Judgment Day’s Dominik Mysterio & Rhea Ripley will be teaming up in a mixed tag match against Dragon Lee & Lyra Valkyria. Ripley recently interfered to help Dominik retain the NXT North American Championship against Dragon Lee.

The Heritage Cup is set to be defended as Nathan Frazer takes on former champion Noam Dar. Frazer won the cup from Oro Mensah this June when Dar claimed to be too injured to compete.

Ava will have her first-ever televised singles match when she faces off with Ivy Nile tonight. Baron Corbin vs. Von Wagner has also been announced for the episode.

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

NXT Heatwave begins with a skit at a pool where Tony D’Angelo and Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo run down some of tonight’s card. There is some comedy and also some interactions with others at the pool.

Opening the show, live from a soundstage at the Performance Center in Orlando, is a grudge match. 

Ilja Dragunov defeated Trick Williams

Dragunov pinned Williams in a good opener. This looked stiff at times, as they seemed to lay it in, especially Dragunov. Hard hitting in safe places, though. Williams rose to the occasion, but little was done to protect him. Dragunov dominated much of the match. Williams fought from underneath, despite being the larger of the two. 

Dragunov takes the fight to Williams soon as the bell sounds to start the match. Williams finally fights back after taking a lot of punishment. When the fighting spills outside the ring, Dragunov gives Williams a German suplex on the floor. Dragunov is again taking the fight to Williams as the show cuts to its first commercial break.

Williams fires up after the show returns from commercial, and a comeback is soon underway. They trade strikes, and Williams drops Dragunov to his knees. Dragunov begs for more and motions for Williams to bring it. Williams does as he hits Dragunov with a running knee strike. That leads to a really good near fall. 

Dragunov counters Williams, and Dragunov delivers some DDTs. Near fall for Dragunov. They go on to trade more near falls. Williams gets a really close near fall after giving Dragunov an avalanche Rock Bottom off the top rope. Dragunov kicks out, and he answers back with a powerbomb. Dragunov then delivers an elbow smash like he was falling timber. Williams gets a shoulder up at the last second.

Dragunov climbs the turnbuckles, and he leaps off to deliver a flying elbow smash on a prone Willaims. Dragunov covers Williams for a three count, and giving Dragunov the win.

Nathan Frazier in a skit asks Tyler Bate to be his second tonight, and Bate agrees. Frazier promises to give Bate the first shot at the Heritage Cup if he wins tonight.

Mustafa Ali walks in on Rhea Ripley and Dominik Mysterio in a locker room. There is some bickering, and Ripley orders Ali to get out of their locker room. Ali leaves, but he makes a sexual joke at their expense on his way out.

Ivy Nile defeated Ava (with Joe Gacy & The Dyad)

Nile submitted Ava with a standing Dragon sleeper. This was kept short, and it was okay in that regard. This was also Ava’s first singles match on television, after making her singles debut recently on a house show as part of the NXT loop.

Ava was pummeling Nile, while Nile bumps and feeds into Ava’s offense. Nile counters a scoop slam, and she slid behind Ava to lock in a Dragon sleeper. Ava taps out to give Nile the win via submission.

Masked members of The Schism surround the ring after the match. Nile is seemingly alone is an army of Schism. She grabs Ava and again puts her in a Dragon sleeper, as masked Schism members one-by-one charge into the ring. Nile mows them down. Gacy and The Dyad direct traffic.

Ava is pulled out of the ring and carried on out on someone’s shoulder. Ava flashes a sinister smile as she is carried away.

Dragunov and Wes Lee exchange words in a locker room skit. Lee vows to win the NXT title tonight. 

Noam Dar (with Oro Mensah, Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend) defeated Nathan Frazier (with Tyler Bate) to win the Heritage Cup

Dar wins 2-1 in match that goes six rounds. No falls in the first round. The second round begins during a split-screen commercial break. During the break, Dar scores a pinfall to win the second round after outside interference. Dabbo-Kato comes down to ringside, and he chokeslams Bate on the ring apron. That distracts Frazier, and Dar rolls him up for a pin.

Third round ends with no falls, so Dar is still up by one. Dar with a cheap shot after the bell sounded to end round three. Frazier is also alone with no one in his corner. 

Some good action throughout, but they really turned things up a notch as the fourth round began. Frazier evens the score after a great high spot. Dar takes a superplex, and Frazier floats over to lift Dar into a twisting neckbreaker. Frazier then covers Dar for a pinfall, evening the match at two falls apiece.

Fifth round starts during a commercial break, Under 30 seconds remain when the show returned from the break. Frazier does a senton on Dar and Mensah on the floor. Dar is rolled back into the ring with seconds remaining, as Frazier goes to capitalize. Lash Legend grabs Frazier’s leg, keeping him from making a cover. Frazier kicks free, but he runs out of time as Dar kicks out as time expires. 

Great action in the sixth and final round. It comes down to Frazier going for a Phoenix Splash. No water in the pool. Dar capitalizes with a shining wizard, and Dar covers Frazier for a three count. Dar wins two falls to one to become the undisputed Heritage Cup Champion. 

Ava in a promo dares Ivy Nile to come find her under the Schism’s tree, which is mystical or something like that. Ava is flanked by the two masked men that carried her away. This skit would continue later in the night, with a reveal of the Creeds.

NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton is in the ring for a live monologue. She proceeds to brag on herself and her reign as champ. Stratton proclaims she will become the greatest women’s champ in NXT history.

Gigi Dolan interrupts her, which leads to bickering between them. Dolan roasts Stratton for tapping out, and the crowd chants that she tapped out. Out comes Kiana James to join the party. Blair Davenport is next to interrupt. More bickering and whatnot. 

Stratton goes to leave, but there is one more interruption. Roxanne Perez comes out to confront the other four. Perez says she has something to tell Stratton. The champ steps forwards and begins to speak when Perez waylays her with a forearm. That ignites a brawl that erupts. The four contenders brawl as Stratton slips out of the ring. This seems to set up a four-way number one contender’s match. 

Charlie Dempsey chokes out a student in a skit, while Drew Gulak berates the student. Damon Kemp also looked on with a grin.

Ava is still under the Schism tree, and she is still cutting a promo on Nile. In walks Nile, and Ava orders the two masked men to attack Nile. Instead, the two unmask to reveal themselves as the Creed Brothers. They announce they will face The Dyad in a cage match next Tuesday. If the Creeds win, they are reinstated in NXT. 

Meta-Four are backstage celebrating Dar’s win. Dar is served with paperwork from the Heritage Cup committee. There will be a eight-man tournament, and the winner gets a Heritage Cup match against Dar at NXT No Mercy.

WWE World Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley & NXT North American Champion Dominik Mysterio vs. Dragon Lee & Lyra Valkyria in a mixed tag team match

Dragon Lee pinned Mysterio to win the match. That should also set up a singles title match in the future between the two. Raquel Rodriquez ran in just before the finish, and she brawled with Ripley. 

There were some mixed spots, but the men mostly worked with the men and vice versa. Dragon Lee and Valkyria do stereo high spots just before the show cuts to a another split-screen break.

Valkyria is worked over by Ripley, building to a hot tag. Valkyria and Ripey do a cool spot with an ugly landing, where Valkyria counters a suplex and spikes Ripley with a DDT. Valkyria then drops Ripley with a kick. Tags are made. Dragon Lee runs wild on Mysterio. Double stomp by Lee for a near fall.

Lee counters a 619, and Lee delivers a Liger bomb. Ripley jumps in to break up a pinning attempt by Lee. Moments later, Valkyria is caught on a dive, and Ripley slings Valkyria into the barricade. 

Suddenly, Raquel Rodriguez runs down to ringside to attack Ripley. Rodriquez and Ripley brawl their way backstage. Mysterio is distracted, and he falls prey to a tilt-a-whirl DDT from Dragon Lee. Mysterio is then covered for a three count.

In an interview with McKenzie Mitchell, NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton announces the number one contender’s fatal four-way that was evident by the angle from earlier tonight. That fatal four-way takes place next Tuesday.

Thea Hail is upset about her lose from last week. She is confronted by Jacy Jayne, who gives her some unsolicited advice.

Von Wagner (with Mr. Stone) vs. Baron Corbin ends before it begins

Corbin jumps Wagner before the bell, and they fight around ringside. They never got into the ring to officially start the match. The ring steps and the announce desk are used as props. 

Corbin goes to attack Stone, but Wagner makes a save. Wagner teases putting Corbin through the desk. Wagner is stopped in his tracks when Bron Breakker runs in to spear Wagner. Breakker lets our a primal yell as he stands over a fallen Wagner. The match is ruled a no-context, or something like that, as the show simply cuts away.

Joe Gacy and The Dyad cut a promo on the Creeds, and Dyad accepts the challenge for the cage match next Tuesday.

NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes defeated Wes Lee to retain his title

Hayes pinned Lee in an exciting match, although the bout seemed rushed for time. While the action was great, it never captured the feel of a main event title match. Given more time, it likely could been much better. It was still really good for what it was, and Hayes looked strong in winning. 

They started off at a rapid pace. Could have possibly been short on time, given how fast they were going. The match goes through a commercial break. There are lots of cool high spots throughout.

Lee is being worked over when he starts a comeback. Lee with a package Michinoku Driver for a two count. Another near fall when Lee does a twisting corkscrew senton off the top rope. Hayes kicks out at two and half.

First 48 (codebreaker) by Hayes for a near fall. The fighting spill outside for a wild high spot. Hayes springboards off the middle rope and jumps backwards into a DDT that smashes the announce desk in a wild spot. Hayes rolls Lee back into the ring, and Hayes climbs the turnbuckles. 

Hayes goes for his guillotine legdrop finisher, but Lee moves out of the way. Lee connects with a Cardiac Kick, but Hayes rolls out of the ring before Lee can capitalize. Lee then goes for a tope, but he crashes and burns. Lee smacks the barricade hard, and the barricade even comes apart upon impact. They tease a countout, but Lee is able to break the count. As he gets back into the ring, Hayes is perched on the turnbuckles. Nothing But Net by Hayes, and Hayes covers Lee for a pinfall. 

The show goes off the air soon as the bout is over. 

WWE NXT live results: Number one contender’s match

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Carmelo Hayes’ challenger for Heatwave is set to be determined tonight on NXT.

Wes Lee battles Dijak in an NXT Championship number one contender’s match on tonight’s show. The winner will get their shot against Hayes on the special Heatwave edition of NXT next Tuesday.

Gold will be up for grabs as The Dyad challenge Tony D’Angelo & Stacks for the NXT Tag Team titles in tonight’s opening match. It’s the first defense for D’Angelo & Stacks since they won the championships from Gallus at Great American Bash.

Mustafa Ali is on a campaign to challenge Dominik Mysterio for the NXT North American Championship. Tonight, Ali has stated that he has an important announcement to make.

Ahead of facing Ilja Dragunov at Heatwave, Trick Williams will be in action against Drew Gulak tonight. Dana Brooke vs. Blair Davenport and Tyler Bate vs. Joe Coffey have also been announced.

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

A tag team title match opens the show live from a soundstage at the Performance Center in Orlando. 

NXT Tag Team Champions The Family (Tony D’Angelo & Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo) defeated The Dyad (Jagger Reid & Rip Fowler with Joe Gacy, Ava and The Schism) to retain their titles

D’Angelo pinned Fowler after outside interference by masked assailants presumed to be the Creeds. 

Joining The Dyad at ringside were Joe Gacy and Ava as usual, but they are also joined by a bunch of Schism members wearing masks that surround the ring like de facto lumberjacks. That would play into the finish.

Stacks got to shine a lot in the early portion of the match, including him doing a swan dive over the ropes. He was later cut off and sent crashing into the announce desk, just before the show cuts to its first commercial break.

The match goes through the split-screen break, with Stacks being worked over throughout. The heels continue to work over Stacks when the show returns from the break. Stacks gets a visual pin in a hope spot, but the referee is distracted by Tony D. 

They build to a hot tag that brings in “The Don” to clean house. The Dyad bump and feed. Tony D is cut off after a blind tag by The Dyad. Suddenly, out comes Ivy Nile. The Schism lumberjacks form a line to block Nile from getting into the ring. Meanwhile, two other masked men hop the barricade, and they jump The Dyad. They appear to be the Creed Brothers, judging by the suplex they did and context clues. The Don then covers Fowler for a pinfall.

Eddy Thorpe is the focus of a great vignette that plays to his Native American heritage. Thorpe also cuts a promo about Dijak, who is he is currently feuding with in storyline.

Wes Lee interrupts an autograph signing with NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes. Lee remains a subtle heel as they banter back-and-forth.

Tension within Chase U continues with a skit. Once the most enthusiastic student, Thea Hail is still bitter with Andre Chase. She complains to him, and Duke Hudson somewhat agrees with her. Chase says he only wants Hail to be happy, and she shoots back by telling him to not throw in the towel next time.

Blair Davenport defeated Dana Brooke (with Kelani Jordan)

Davenport pinned Brooke the win the match. Jordan got involved at one point, trying to keep Brooke honest. 

Brooke grabbed the ring bell shortly before the finish to seemingly use as a weapon. Jordan takes the bell away from Brooke, and Jordan seems shocked Brooke would stoop to such tactics. 

After some clunky exchanges between Brooke and Davenport, Brooke is rocked by a knee strike. Davenport then delivers a second knee strike, and Davenport covers Brooke for a three count.

NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes is still signing autographs when he is interrupted again. This time it was Dijak interrupting Hayes, and they have words. 

Trick Willaims defeated Drew Gulak (with Charlie Dempsey & Damon Kemp)

Williams pinned Gulak after a windmill kick. Dempsey and Kemp interfered during the match, but Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen run down to even the odds.

Kemp distracted the referee at one point, allowing Dempsey to interfere. Dempsey gives Williams a German suplex on the floor. Gulak then goes on to work over Williams.

Comeback by Williams, and Dempsey tries to interfere again. That backfires as Williams drops both Dempsey and Kemp on the floor. They try to attack Williams, but out runs Briggs and Jensen. The country boy babyfaces make a save by neutralizing Dempsey and Kemp. The two teams brawl at ringside as Williams and Gulak go home in the ring. 

Dabbo-Kato is the focus of a vignette. He fought his way out of the shadows, and he vows to cast his own shadow when he soon returns to NXT. It was indeed soon, as he actually returns this week for a run-in later in the show.

Von Wagner challenges Baron Corbin to a match at Heatwave

Baron Corbin is heading to the ring for a monologue. Oh joy. Corbin brags about running an Olympic gold medalist out of NXT (referring to Gable Steveson). Corbin then refers to the rest of the locker room as “soft ass little bitches.” Is he doing a CM Punk gimmick?

Corbin says he is ushering in a new era of himself. He places is place “back into the main event” where he claims to belong. Out comes Mr. Stone and Von Wagner to interrupt and confront Corbin.

Corbin tries to make fun of Stone, but Stone turns that around on Corbin. Stone then puts over Wagner. Corbin wants Wagner to talk instead of Stone. Corbin then tries to make fun of Wagner. 

Corbin tells Wagner he needs to learn how to “talk on the stick.” Corbin cuts a promo on Wagner about his lack of speaking ability. Wagner responds by saying Corbin talks too much, which guarantees the two a spot on an upcoming episode of Botchamania. If you know, you know.

Wagner cuts a promo making fun of Corbin’s various gimmicks. Wagner then challenges Corbin to a match next week at Heatwave, and Wagner vows to table Corbin. Corbin goes to cheap shot Wagner, but Wagner clotheslined Corbin over the ropes on the side of the ring with the announce desk.

Wagner teases putting Corbin through the announce desk, and they have a pull-apart brawl. Looks like a grudge match is now set for next Tuesday.

WWE World Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley and her main squeeze, NXT North American Champion Dominik Mysterio, are in a locker room for a promo. Ripley challenges Dragon Lee and Lyra Valkyria to a mixed tag match at Heatwave.

Mustafa Ali in a vignette gives a stump speech like he is campaigning for the North American title. Ali delivers a speech that plays on populism and patriotism. Where have a seen that before?

Wes Lee defeated Dijak in a number one contender’s match

Lee pinned Dijak, which makes Lee the next contender for Hayes’ NXT Championship. Good match. Eddy Thorpe got involved at one point, although he never physically interfered.

Cat-and-mouse game early on, with Lee floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee. Lee targets Dijak’s leg with kicks and holds. Dijak cuts off Lee, and Dijak works an arm. Hope spot dashed by Dijak, and he posts Lee. Back to work on the arm.

Dijak dashes another hope spot when he catches Lee on an attempted tope. Dijak lawn darts Lee into a ring post, just before the show cuts to a split-screen commercial break. Dijak continues to work over Lee during the break, still targeting the arm.

After the show returns from the break, Lee counters Dijak to deliver a tornado DDT that spikes Dijak. Moments later, and Lee powerbombs Dijak. Lee then gets a near fall. 

Lee crumples to the mat when his injured shoulder gives out. Dijak looks to capitalize with his finisher, but Dijak injured leg buckles. Lee then deliver a pump kick, but Dijak answers back with a chokeslam into a sit-out powerbomb for another near fall. 

The fighting spills outside, where Dijak throws Lee over the barricade. Dijak looks to use the steps as a weapon, but out comes Eddy Thorpe. Dijak is distracted by Thorpe, and they face off. Thorpe ducks a lariat, and Lee leaps off the barricade to give Dijak a Frankensteiner. It was not pretty, but Dijak crashes into the ring steps. Lee acts like he pops his shoulder back into place, and Lee then jumps back into the ring to deliver a Cardiac Kick. Lee follows up with a twisting corkscrew senton, and Lee covers Dijak for a pinfall.

Dragon Lee and Lyra Valkyria in a backstage skit accept the challenge from Rhea Ripley. So, Ripey and “Dirty Dom” against Dragon Lee and Valkyria in a mixed tag match at Heatwave.

Ilja Dragunov cuts a promo on Trick Williams in a video package hyping their match next Tuesday. 

Tyler Bate vs. Joe Coffey (with Mark Coffey & Wolfgang) ends in a no-contest

The match was going pretty well, as the two work really well together. They do some British style spots and such, and things were just beginning to heat up when in runs Dabbo-Kato. He boots Bate with a high kick and he attempts to guzzle Coffey. The rest of Gallus drag Coffey out of the ring. So, Dabbo-Kato sets his sights back on Bate. Sit-out tree slam by Dabbo-Kato, as he leaves Bate laying in the ring. 

Baron Corbin and Bron Breakker have a confrontation in the parking lot. Breakker says he will be watching Corbin’s match next week against Wagner (who Breakker has recently feuded with). Corbin tells Breakker he is not intimidated by him.

Hard Hitting Home Truths with Nathan Frazier is a wacky skit where Frazier’s talk show is interrupted by Meta-Four. They are on video chat, and Noam Dar bickers with Frazier over the Heritage Cup. Frazier is the rightful holder of the trophy, but Dar has a replica. They will apparently have a match at Heatwave to decide the real Heritage Cup Champion. 

Jacy Jayne defeated Thea Hail (with Andre Chase & Duke Hudson)

Jayne pinned Hail, after Andre Chase tries to save Hail. Dissension remains within Chase U, as Hail is upset by her loss. She is also still very upset with Andre Chase. 

The match itself goes through a commercial break. Hail was in control before the break, but Jayne is working over Hail when the show returns.

A turnbuckle cover comes off to expose the metal turnbuckle. Chase jumps on the apron to save Hail from smashing into the exposed buckle. Instead of gratitude for Chase, Hail yells at him to get off the apron. Hail then turns around, and she is cradled by Jayne in a small package for a pinfall. 

Hail yells at Chase again after the match. Hails blames Chase for the loss, and she storms off afterwards. 

Angel Garza and Humberto Carillo are the focus of a great video package that plays on their family history.

NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes is almost done with his autograph signing when in walks Wes Lee, who has a contract in hand for Hayes to sign. Hayes congratulates Lee on winning his match earlier, but Hayes gives Lee back the contract before saying he will see him next Tuesday.

Lee does not like being blown off by Hayes, and Lee flings a bunch of 8×10 photos off the table. Lee gets into Hayes’ face, and Lee tells him that he is not waiting until next week. Lee then drags a table off screen, seemingly heading for the ring. Looks like an impromptu contract signing is closing the show.

Before the closing angle, Tiffany Stratton is featured in a hype video. She returns to the show next Tuesday at Heatwave.

Lee is in the ring standing behind a table he dragged out earlier. Out comes Hayes. Notably missing is Trick Williams, as he is getting a singles push of his own.

Hayes and Lee begin to bicker. Lee makes some cracks about Hayes’ luxurious lifestyle as champion. Hayes admits being champ comes with perks, but it also comes with responsibility. Hayes says Lee has not walked in his shoes, so Lee cannot talk to him about how easy it is. 

Hayes says that Lee takes a few losses and he “starts to fold like a chair on an Alabama boardwalk.” That is a great pop culture reference based a recent events in Montgomery. 

Hayes is not convinced Lee can be him. Lee scoffs, remarking how he was told many times he could not do something. Lee talks about his time in the military, where he was called crazy for wanting to be a pro wrestler. Fast forward to now, and here comes more doubters telling Lee he cannot do something.

Lee talks about how to came to NXT and “set up shop,” before he eventually lost his tag team partner (who was released from WWE). Lee runs down all the reasons he was told he could not accomplish his goals. Lee says he became the greatest North American champ ever.

Lee goes on ask who he won the North American title from (referring to Hayes). Hayes responds by admitting that Lee won that title, but Hayes reminds Lee that he did not actually beat Hayes himself to win the title.

Hayes claims he put the North American title on the map with his reign with banger matches across two reigns as champ. But Hayes says this is not about that title. This is about the NXT Championship. Hayes says he agrees with 90% of what Lee is saying, but Hayes claims Lee “can’t” defeat him.

Lee chimes in by saying there goes the “can’t” again. Someone telling him he cannot do this or that. Lee has turned doubters into believers before, and Lee admits he is his own biggest doubter. But no more, as Lee vows to win the NXT title. Lee signs the contract, and he tells Hayes to do that same.

Hayes quotes a lyric from a classic R&B song by TLC about not chasing waterfalls. Hayes says next is not “Melo don’t miss.” Hayes says “Melo can’t miss.” Hayes signs the contract and poses with his NXT title belt.

Lee responds by leaping into the air and breaking the table with a stomp. Lee then tells Hayes he will see him at Heatwave. 

WWE NXT live results: Dominik Mysterio vs. Dragon Lee

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With his father in the corner of his challenger, Dominik Mysterio defends the NXT North American Championship tonight.

Rey Mysterio will be in Dragon Lee’s corner as Lee challenges Dominik for the North American title on tonight’s NXT episode. Dominik will have Rhea Ripley at ringside to help counter Rey.

Dominik is making his fourth title defense since winning the NXT North American Championship from Wes Lee last month.

Mustafa Ali and Axiom both want to be next in line for a shot at Dominik or Lee. A singles match between Ali and Axiom is taking place on tonight’s show.

Still claiming to be the Heritage Cup Champion despite the title belonging to Nathan Frazer, Noam Dar will defend his trophy against Tyler Bate tonight. Bron Breakker vs. Von Wagner, Blair Davenport vs. Kelani Jordan, and Ivy Nile vs. Kiana James are among the other matches set for the episode.

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

The show opens with a pre-taped promo, where NXT North American Champion Dominik and WWE World Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley are backstage at Raw last night. They cut a short promo on Dragon Lee, who is challenging Dominik for the North American title tonight.. 

Cut to the parking lot at the Performance Center, where Dragon Lee is arriving with Rey Mysterio. Rey tells Dragon Lee to show Dom was humility in their title match later on.

“Limited commercial interruption” on the show tonight, so there is that.

Mustafa Ali defeated Axiom

Ali pinned Axiom after a subtle heel tactic. In winning, Ali now looks to be the next challenger for the North American Championship. Excellent opener, and a hot way to kick off the show.

A lot of great sequences throughout the match. Clever counters and reversals to go along with stellar high spots, as well as some scary spots. Ali has been playing subtle heel for a few weeks, and he turned it up a notch in this match. 

Just before the finish, Ali and Axiom are fighting on the turnbuckles, when Ali grabs a handful of Axiom’s mask. Ali plays it off like he inadvertently grabbed the mask. Inadvertent or not, Ali then shoves Axiom off the turnbuckles as Axiom. 

After shoving Axiom off the turnbuckles, Ali rolls him back into the ring. Ali executes a 450 om Axiom, and he covers him for the pinfall. 

Ali looked into a camera, and he cut a promo declaring himself the next challenger for the North American title.

The Schism were creeping around backstage looking for the Creed Brothers, and they apparently attacked several wrestler. Joe Gacy vows Schism will find the Creeds tonight or they turn NXT “upside down.”

Blair Davenport defeated Kelani Jordan

Davenport pinned Jordan after delivering the Bea-trigger. This match was set up after Jordan cut a promo on social media calling out Davenport. This was somewhat at the behest of Dana Brooke, who told Jordan to challenge someone in order for Jordan to find her killer instinct. 

Dana Brooke ran in after the match swinging a leather belt, and she chased Davenport around and through the ring. Davenport fled the whipping. Brooke then almost struck Jordan with the belt, but stopped short. 

If this was a Southern wrestling promotion, Brooke trying to whip Davenport with a belt would set up a country whipping match. Not sure what it means in NXT, but I guess a strap match is possible. All speculation of course.

Tyler Bate defeated Noam Dar (with Oro Mensah, Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend) to win Dar’s “Heritage Cup” trophy

Nathan Frazier is the rightful holder of Heritage Cup, but Dar has been parading around with his own replica version of the trophy. The replica of the cup was the one up for grabs in this match. 

Round one of this bout was a stalemate, as neither won a fall. After going the distance in the first fall, Bate goes up by a fall. Bate scored a pinfall after delivering a Tyler Driver ’97. 

The third fall was joined in progress after a split-screen commercial break. Under 30 seconds when the show returns from the break. Double down and a near fall at the bell to end the third round. Both were down selling when Bate draped an arm on Dar for a count as time expired. Like famed wrestler AC Slater, Dar was saved by the bell. 

Dar targets a leg in the fourth round. Bate tries to ride the clock and keep from tapping out, but Dar had him trapped in a knee bar. Bate taps out with about 40 seconds remaining on the time clock. Dar then refused to break the hold, and the referee had to step in to separate them. Nonetheless, Dar won round four by submission, so the bout is tied 1-1 going into the fifth and final round.

Mensah interfered a few times, including late in the fifth round. Bate and Dar trade near falls in the closing moments. Dar countered an attempted Tyler Driver ’97, and Dar cradled Bate. Reversing the cradle, Bate then pinned Dar’s shoulders to the mat for a three count. 

There is a lot of wrestling so far, but fear not. That changes with a bunch of talking segments. 

Tank Ledger and Hank Walker are backstage when they confronted by The Dyad and Schism. Ledger and Walker are them jumped by Schism for not knowing the location of the Creeds.

Ilja Dragunov is interviewed by McKenzie Mitchell. Dragunov says he is heading to the ring, hopeful that Trick Williams will confront him in the ring.

A skit in the locker room set up a match between Wes Lee and Dijak. They both want to challenge Carmelo Hayes for the NXT Championship. Dijak jumped Lee, which clearly sets up a grudge match.

Ilja Dragunov calls out Trick Williams, and Williams confronts Dragunov in the ring. They banter with each other, and they took a long time to set up a match between them. Looks like Dragunov against Williams at the Heat Wave special in two weeks time.

Charlie Dempsey and Drew Gulak are being interviewed by McKenzie Mitchell. Dempsey and Gulk were supposed to face Walker and Ledger in a match tonight, but they were beaten down by Schism. In comes Damon Kemp wanting to challenge Dempsey and Gulak to a match. He is scoffed out as he does not have a partner. In walks Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen, setting up a match with Dempsey and Gulak.

 A nervous Thea Hail meets Rey Mysterio in a backstage skit. Hail is then met by Andre Chase and Duke Hudson. Hail insults Chase and walks away. 

Bron Breakker defeated Von Wagner (with Mr. Stone)

Breakker pinned Wagner after a spear, but Wagner powerbombed Breakker on the announce desk after the match. Gorilla Monsoon would have likely called this the unstoppable force meeting the immovable object. It was definitely a hoss fight. 

Wagner’s new gimmick he puts people through tables, as he was put others through the announce desk in recent weeks. Wagner even wore a t-shirt promoting the new gimmick.

Breakker went to press slam Mr. Stone after the bell. Wagner made a save, and Wagner then powerbombed Breakker on the announce desk, and it collapsed in a heap. 

Eddy Thorpe was the focus of a great vignette, highlighting Thorpe’s Native American heritage in his ongoing feud with Dijak.

Charlie Dempsey & Drew Gulak (with Myles Borne) defeated Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen (with Fallon Henley) 

Dempsey pinned Jensen after outside interference by Damon Kemp.

Myles Borne was in Dempsey & Gulak’s corner acting as their second. Gulak at one point asked Borne for water, and Borne said he did not bring any water. So, Gulak kicked Borne out of ringside, and Gulak ordered Borne to leave.

Damon Kemp ran down to ringside just before the finish. Kemp suplexed Jensen on the floor, and Kemp rolled Jensen back into the ring. Dempsey executed a Dragon suplex to score the deciding pinfall.

Dana Brooke and Kelani Jordan are in a locker room skit that sets up Brooke against Blair Davenport in a match next week.

Kiana James defeated Ivy Nile

James pinned Nile to win the match. Nile is distracted by Ava, allowing James to deliver a finisher. 

The match goes through a split-screen commercial break. Upon returning from the break, masked members of Schism surround the ring like this is an impromptu lumberjack match. 

The Schism, led by Joe Gacy, Ava and The Dyad, accosted Nile. She is violently grabbed and questioned about the whereabouts of the Creeds. In runs NXT Tag Team Champions Tony D’Angelo & Channing “Stacks” Tatum. They are swinging crowbars as the clear the ring. Them saving Nile was set up in an angle earlier in the show where Schism confronted the new tag champs.

Los Lotharios are texting each other trying to patch things up. They both are thinking about what their grandfather, Mario Segura (El Ninja), would think.

Noam Dar is with Meta-Four are in a backstage skit with Nathan Frazier and Tyler Bate. A deal is made for Bate to relinquish his replica cup he won tonight. Bate gives in back to Dar, long as Dar proclaimed it a fake cup. Dar sort of did that, but not really. This somehow sets up a match at Heat Wave between Frazier and Dar for the real cup. So, that match between Bate and Dar from earlier tonight is rendered useless. Thanks for that.

NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton is interviewed by McKenzie Mitchell. Stratton’s return to television was wasted on this goofy segment.

NXT North American Champion Dominik Mysterio (with WWE World Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley) defeated Dragon Lee (with Rey Mysterio) to retain his title

Dominik pinned Dragon Lee to win the match, after a belt shot from Rhea Ripley. Dom tried to cheat by using the North American belt as a weapon, but Rey took that belt from him. Instead, Ripley used her belt to hit Dragon Lee, which costs Lee the match. An angle after the match closed the show.

Rey Mysterio came to the ring first before the match, and he introduced Dragon Lee. That helped make Dragon Lee seem special. Yet Dragon Lee lost in the end, but it was at least due to outside interference. The match itself goes through a split-screen commercial break. 

Dom teased unmasking Dragon Lee, as Dom unlaced the mask. That fired up Dragon Lee, and he made a comeback on Dom. That led to a few near fall for Dragon Lee.

They trade strikes in the closing moments. Dom does a 619 and go for a frog splash. Dragon Lee gets his knees up to block the splash. Lee with another near fall after a Liger bomb.

Ripley slid Dom his title belt, and Dom picks up the belt to seemingly use as a weapon. Rey Mysyerio takes the North American belt from Dom. The referee is distracted by the commotion with Dom and Rey, and the ref does not see Ripley smack Lee with her title belt. Dom then executed a Michinoku Driver, and Dom covered Dragon Lee for the deciding pinfall.

Rey and Dom are face-to-face after the match, and Ripley steps in between them to get in Rey’s face. Ripley starts poking at Rey, which brings out Lyra Valkyria to jump Ripley. Valkyria had confronted Ripley in a skit earlier in the show. She brawls with Ripley while Dragon Lee superkicks Dom. The heels flee as Dragon Lee and Valkyria stand tall in the ring. Is this leading to a mixed tag?

WWE NXT live results: The fallout from Great American Bash

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Tonight’s NXT will feature the fallout from Great American Bash.

Carmelo Hayes is still the NXT Champion following a battle with Ilja Dragunov this past Saturday. We’ll see if a new challenger for Hayes emerges tonight.

Tiffany Stratton also retained her NXT Women’s Championship at Great American Bash, defeating Thea Hail in a submission match. Though Hail lost, she didn’t tap out. Andre Chase threw in the towel as Stratton had Hail locked in a Boston crab. Stratton will celebrate her victory tonight.

Dominik Mysterio retained the North American title at Great American Bash, while Tony D’Angelo & Stacks defeated Gallus to become the new NXT Tag Team Champions.

A grudge match between Jacy Jayne and Lyra Valkyria has been announced for tonight. The two brawled at Great American Bash when Jayne attacked Valkyria.

The Schism will hold an interrogation as they attempt to confirm who the two followers who have been disobeying them are. Dijak vs. Eddy Thorpe and Yulisa Leon & Valentina Feroz vs. Elektra Lopez & Lola Vice are also set for the episode.

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

NXT begins with a recap of The Great American Bash, and then an opening angle where Gallus ambushes The Family. Tony D’Angelo and Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo arrive to the building in their SUV, and they bring with them their newly won NXT Tag Team title belts. 

Gallus jump The Family in the parking lot. While Tony D and Stacks put up a fight, they are eventually beaten down and left laying on the concrete. This would set up six-man tag match for tonight’s main event, with a mystery partner for The Family.

Cut to Booker T and Vic Joseph at the announce desk, and they are interrupted by Jacy Jayne. She vows to finish what she started at The Bash, except this time there will be nobody to pull her off Lyra Valkyria. I guess she forgot about the referee. Anyway, the show is kicking off live with a grudge match from the soundstage at the Performance Center in Orlando.

Jayne rushes to meet Valkyria during her entrance, and the grudge match is underway with a brawl before the bell.

Lyra Valkyria defeated Jacy Jayne

Valkyria pinned Jayne after a splash off the top rope. The finish was somewhat out of nowhere. They were fighting when Jayne hit Valkyria with a superkick, but Valkyria dodged another strike. Valkyria ducks under, and she levels Jayne with a roundhouse kick. Valkyria follows up by climbing the turnbuckles for a leap of faith and the three count.

They wrestled through a commercial break, and Valkyria showed a ton of fire. Jayne got to dominate a lot despite losing, which is seemingly standard WWE booking logic. Nothing necessarily wrong with that, as the heel got a comeuppance. The finish was just sudden.

NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes is talking backstage with Trick Williams. They talk a little about The Bash and Hayes’ banger with Ilja Dragunov. Williams then voices some frustration with being seen as a sidekick. Williams wants to fight Dragunov to show that he too is a dragon slayer like Hayes. Williams and Hayes embrace before Williams exits the scene. 

Tony D and Stacks are in the trainer’s room when roving reporter McKenzie Mitchell asks them for a medical update. Tony D says the update is Gallus are dead men walking, and Tony D wants to fight all of Gallus tonight. Stacks points out that means all three. Tony D says he will make a call. 

Rey Mysterio to appear live on NXT next week

Out comes “Dirty Dom” and “Mami” for an in-ring promo. NXT North American Champion Dominik Mysterio and WWE World Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley enter the ring, and they boast about Dom retaining his title at The Bash. They are soon interrupted by Dragon Lee. 

Ripley tries to insult Dragon Lee, but he laughs it off. Dragon Lee takes exception to Dom thinking he is the greatest luchador ever. That is Rey Mysterio, according to Dragon Lee. After a discussion about the size of each other’s cojones, Dragon Lee challenges Dom to a title match next week. Dom accepts the challenge, saying he is a fighting champion. 

Ripley assures she will be in Dom’s corner, and Dom says that is all he needs. Dragon Lee responds with a surprise. Dragon Lee says next week he will not come alone either. Suddenly, Rey Mysterio appears on the Titantron, and Mysterio announces that he will be in Dragon Lee’s corner next Tuesday on NXT. 

Carmelo Hayes and Wes Lee have a heated confrontation in the locker room. They are interrupted by Noam Dar and Oro Mensah. Words are exchanged, and a scuffle breaks out. This sets up a tag team match for later tonight. 

A dejected Thea Hail is flanked by Duke Hudson and Andre Chase for an interview with McKenzie Mitchell. Baron Corbin interrupts and tells them the interview is over. Chase says this is there allotted time. Corbin disrespects and insults Hail, and Chase says he will not allow that. This sets up a singles match between Corbin and Chase. 

Dijak defeated Eddy Thorpe

Dijak pins Thorpe clean, after injuring Thorpe’s shoulder. Thorpe was getting a good push, and then he loses clean. Maybe they have a return match, and there is a 50/50 booking treatment. Regardless, they had a good match here tonight. More of that, please.

Thorpe takes an ugly bump, as Dijak goes to work on an arm. Dijak works over the arm, and he smashes Thorpe into a ring post. Thorpe fight back, but he uses his injured arm for an elbow drop. That backfires on him, and Dijak again posts the arm. Dijak follows up with superkick into the shoulder, and Dijak does a roaring kick that drops Thorpe for a three count.

Tony D is on the phone with his mystery partner, and Tony D says he is in.

Dana Brooke wants Kelani Jordan to find her “killer instinct.”

Elektra Lopez & Lola Vice defeated Yulisa Leon & Valentina Feroz 

Vice pinned Leon to win the match in somewhat of an upset. Feroz & Leon were getting a push. It appears they now have rivals, as this would seem to set up a return bout 

This match was set up after Lopez & Vice on social media cut a promo cutting down Leon & Feroz. Too bad for them that Leon & Feroz are the team being pushed. Vice & Lopez make a good team, but the match was so-so. Everybody worked hard. 

The heels work over Feroz, leading towards a hot tag to Leon. She cleans house. Lopez is sent out of the ring by Leon, but Vice recovers unbeknownst to Leon. She turns around and walks into a superkick from Vice, and Vice covers Leon for a pinfall.

NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton cut a promo on TikTok bragging about her retaining the title at The Bash. She will be back live next week on NXT.

Noam Dar & Oro Mensah (with Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend) defeated NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes & Wes Lee (with Trick Williams) 

Dar pinned Lee to win the match. As part of the finish and the story of the match, Lee inadvertently hits Hayes with a finisher. There is tension between Lee and Hayes. This could seem to set up Lee being the next challenger for Hayes’ title. 

Wes Lee, who has more of an edge lately, with a subtle tease of heelish behavior. Before the bell to start the match, Lee dives through the ropes for a dive on Dar & Mensah. The two teams go on to brawl at ringside. They finally get into the ring, and they match bell sounds to officially start the match. Surprised by the ambush, Dar takes bumps while still wearing his jacket.

The match goes through a commercial break, and Lee is being worked over as the show returns from the break. Builds to a hot tag. Hayes is a house of fire. Dar bump and feeds for Hayes. Legend gets involved at ringside at one point, and Hayes ducks a clothesline from Legend. Moments later, Jackson gets into the ring to distract Lee.

Jackson stands over Dar to protect him as Lee is perched on the top rope, and Jackson dares Lee to go through her. Still being a subtle heel, Lee goes for a twisting senton anyway, and Jackson moves out of the way. Lee splashes Dar for a near fall when the pin is broken up. 

A flurry of action brings Hayes back into the ring. He drops Mensah with a kick. Lee signals and measures for a Cardiac Kick on Dar. Lee then inadvertently hits Hayes with the Cardiac Kick, and Lee is superkicked by Mensah (who was apparently supposed to do a springboard, but botched it). Dar delivers a shining wizard to Lee, and Dar covers him for a pinfall.

Bron Breakker cut a promo threatening Von Wagner.

A plug advertises Cody Rhodes appearing Thursday during Today on NBC. 

Rhea Ripley and Dominik Mysterio are in the parking lot when they are confronted by Axiom. Dom does a comedy bit where he mistakes the masked Axiom for Dragon Lee. They are all interrupted by Mustafa Ali, and Ali  barges into the conversation wanting a word with Dom. Axiom feels disrespected by this, which would seem to set up a match between Axiom and Ali.

Baron Corbin defeated Andre Chase (with Thea Hail and Duke Hudson)

Corbin pinned Chase to win the match, but the story was really at ringside with Thea Hail.

Hail was visibly depressed at ringside. She upset about Chase throwing in the towel on Sunday, Hail throws in the towel for Chase when Corbin had him in a single-leg crab. Corbin caught the towel, and the referee did not see Hail thrown it in, and Corbin throws the towel back outside the ring. 

Hail picks up the towel and leaves ringside, heading backstage. Hudson is taken aback with Hail’s actions and her walking out. Meanwhile, Chase is given The End of Days, and Corbin covers him for a three count.

Roxanne Perez is the focus of a vignette that shows her returning to her home state of Texas for her match at The Bash. Her family is featured in the video package, and they were also part of the story at The Bash. The mini-doc here was great character development for Perez.

In a scene straight out of a Monday night wrestling show in the late ’90s, a car is seen arriving to the building, and out steps a mysterious figure. The announcers speculate of this person is the mystery partner for tonight.

Tyler Bate in a skit confronts Meta-Four. This would seem to set up a match between Bate and Noam Dar for the Heritage Cup. Bate is the rightful holder of the trophy, but Dar now has a replica version. 

Where in the world are the Creed Brothers?

Joe Gacy and Ava hold an interrogation with The Schism, trying to identify the traitors. The Dyad are also there, and they are livid. The masked members are all told to unmask one by one, as they are looking for the culprits. 

There is a comedy bit where Ikemen Jiro pranks The Schism as he reveals himself as a member. Except he is not a member, so they kick him out of the ring. They kick out someone else. That left two more members. They Dyad lambaste them, and accuse them of being the Creeds. Dyad jump the two masked guys, and they pull off the masks. Turns out, they were not the Creeds.

The Creed Brothers suddenly appear on the Titantron, and they are supposed to be vacationing after losing the losers leave town match. This is supposed to be comedy as the Creeds are shown at various locations like the Pyramids. Gacy then screams for followers of Schism to find the Creed Brothers and bring them to Schism. What a silly angle this is, but whatever. Could be a lot worse.

In a skit from “last week” on NXT, an upset and angry Cora Jade pitches and fit in the locker room after losing a match. She storms out and claims she is leaving NXT.

Matches officially announced for next Tuesday on NXT:

  • Dominik Mysterio, with Rhea Ripley in his corner, defends the NXT North American title against challenger Dragon Lee, with Rey Mysterio in his corner
  • Tyler Bate against Noam Dar in a Heritage Cup match
  • Bron Breakker vs. Von Wagner
  • Mustafa Ali vs. Axiom

NXT Tag Team Champions The Family (Tony D’Angelo & Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo) & Santos Escobar defeated Gallus (Mark Coffey, Wolfgang & Joe Coffey) 

Escobar was revealed as the mystery partner, and he has history as a rival of Tony D. Tonight, Escobar returned to NXT as Tony D’s tag partner.

The babyfaco trio clear the ring and clean house before a commercial break, but the rudos have the advantage when the show returns. Stacks is being worked over after the break.

Hot tag, and Escobar gets to shine as he runs wild. The two teams face off, three-on-three for a melee in the closing moments. Escobar with a super-duper avalanche Frankensteiner off the top rope on Mark Coffey. In comes Stacks and Tony D, and they execute their double team Bada Bing finisher. Tony D then hooks a leg and covers Coffey for the deciding pinfall.

The show closes with Ilja Dragunov cutting a promo on Trick Williams, vowing to terminate him entirely. Strong words. 

WWE NXT live results: Great American Bash go-home show

Posted on by Chris Aiken

Tonight’s NXT is the final stop before Great American Bash.

One week after his North American title win, Dominik Mysterio will appear tonight. Dominik and Rhea Ripley are kicking off the episode. Ripley will also be in action against Lyra Valkyria.

With help from the rest of Judgment Day, Dominik defeated Wes Lee last Tuesday to win the NXT North American Championship. Lee was scheduled to defend the title against Mustafa Ali at Great American Bash this Sunday. Tonight should provide some clarity on WWE’s plans for Sunday’s title match.

Carmelo Hayes is putting his NXT Championship on the line against Ilja Dragunov at Great American Bash. Tonight, Dragunov will team up with Hayes & Trick Williams in a six-man tag against Joe Gacy & The Dyad.

Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson will provide an answer about his future as he appears tonight. A kendo stick match between Cora Jade and Dana Brooke has also been announced for the episode.

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

The show opens with recaps of Dominik Mysterio matches from Raw and Smackdown. Out comes the new NXT North American Champion, alongside WWE World Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley, for an in-ring promo to kick off NXT tonight.

Ripley speaks first. She says Judgment Day runs all of WWE. They both brag on their faction. The live studio audience chants for Dom to cut his mullet. Ripley mentions the name of Lyra Valkyria before she was interrupted by former North American title holder Wes Lee. 

Lee hates seeing the title in Dom’s hands, because “for 269 days, that title represented hard work and opportunity.” Lee is rightfully upset at the way he lost a title, and he wants a rematch. 

Ripley says what NXT needed was a new champ. Wes agrees that they need a new champion tonight. Suddenly, Lee is interrupted by Mustafa Ali, as Ali barges into the conflict. 

Ali says he has respect and love for Lee. Keep that in mind for later on. Ali has no respect nor love for Dom. Ali accuses Dom of being a thief. Dom stole his catchphrases, his father’s finisher, his other daddy’s frog splash, and now Ali’s chance at a title shot.

Freudian slip by Ali as he calls Lee a dummy for putting his championship on the line last week. Ali goes on to say he tried to tell Lee not to take the match, but Lee was too stupid to listen. An angry Lee responds by getting in Ali’s face.

Dom interjects, and Dom says he does not mind who he faces at The Great American Bash. Mami even says he can defend the titles against both of them. Dom goes to leave, but he first punks Ali. Dom ducks when Ali charges towards him, and Ali inadvertently hits Lee with a lariat. 

The plot thickens in the North American title picture, as two challengers and former friends now seem at odds. Seems to set up a triple threat.

McKenzie Mitchell is backstage interviewing Tony D’Angelo and Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo. Tony D says he will not forget the reaction from the audience last week, and Stacks vows they will win the tag team titles. They are soon interrupted by Bronco Nima and Lucien Price. This sets up a tag match for later tonight.

A clip from last night, that was posted to social media, shows Lyra Valkyria challenging Rhea Ripley to a match tonight on NXT. Back at the Performance Center, McKenzie Mitchell is with Valkyria for a live interview. She wants to face Ripley tonight to show the world who she is, against what Valkyria called “the measuring stick” in WWE. 

Carmelo Hayes, Trick Williams & Ilja Dragunov defeated The Schism (Joe Gacy, Jagger Reid & Rip Fowler with Ava)

Hayes pinned to win this six-man tag match. Good action, and a fun match. They wrestled through a commercial break. Just before cutting to the split-screen break, the babyface trio is standing tall. 

In the closing moments, Dragunov is holding his own against The Dyad until the double team is too much. Just as Gacy tags in and The Schism looks to be in control, masked guys at ringside tripped up Gacy. The masked figures at first seemed aligned with Schism, but are they really the Creeds? Meanwhile, Gacy leaps off the top rope for a splash, but no water in the pool.

Dragunov signals for a finisher when Hayes makes a blind tag, just when Dragunov was seemingly about to win. Hayes then climbs the turnbuckles, and leaps off to deliver Nothing But Net on Gacy. Hayes then covers Gacy for the deciding pinfall.

Unrest among the winning trio after the match. Williams is angry with Dragunov, and Williams is held back by Hayes. Later in the show, Williams and Dragunov are arguing backstage. They get in each other’s face, which sets up something for later on tonight. Hayes is unhappy with how Williams handled the situation, but Williams vows to call out Dragunov.

NXT Women’s Champion is the focus of a video package that hypes her title defense against Thea Hail at The Bash. 

Von Wagner (with Mr. Stone) defeated Javier Bernal

Wagner pinned Bernal in a glorified enhancement match. Booker T on commentary brags on Bernal, and then Bernal proceeds to get squashed by Wagner. Bernal is pummeled before Wagner executes a Rock Bottom into a spinebuster, and Wagner pins Bernal.

Wagner is not done yet, as he powerbombs Bernal through the announce desk after the match. Out of nowhere comes Bron Breakker with a spear that wipes out Wagner. Breakker grabs a metal folding chair. Referees pour out to stop Breakker from using the chair. This clearly sets up a singles grudge match with Wagner against Breakker.

Gable Steveson challenges Baron Corbin to a match at The Great American Bash, in what will be Steveson’s debut match in NXT

Gable Steveson is headed to the ring to announce his decision. He introduces himself to the audience for those that do not know him. He talks about being a Gold Medalist, and says he could go to Paris for the next Olympics to became the first American to win two gold medals in his sport. Or, Steveson says he can go back to college to win a national championship.

Steveson is just about to announce his decision when he is interrupted by Baron Corbin. He sarcastically tells Steveson to either go back to college or go to the Olympics, but do not come to NXT.

Corbin warns Steveson that his decision could determine his entire future. Corbin tells Steveson that he will make Steveson fail. Corbins warns this wrestling ring will humble him. It will make someone question their entire existence. Corbin cautions Steveson that in NXT he will be swimming with sharks. Corbin calls himself a Great White, and says he is “starving” while smelling blood in the water. 

Steveson responds by telling Corbin that he just made Steveson’s decision that much easier. Steveson challenges Corbin to a match at The Great American Bash in what is Steveson first match in NXT. A scuffle ensues. Steveson waistlocks Corbin, and he gives Corbin a German suplex. Steveson then does an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Referees pour out to break up the melee.  

Rhea Ripley and Dominik Mysterio are seen talking in the locker room. 

Dana Brooke (with Kelani Jordan) defeated Cora Jade in a kendo stick match

Brooke pinned Jade to win a match that had more kendo sticks shots than a Sandman match in ’95. 

Jade dominated most of the match, as she pummeled Brooke with shots from a kendo stick. Jade retrieved even more kendo sticks, and continued to use them as weapons. Brooke took a lot of hard strikes, but Brooke fights back. Jade dashes a hope spot, but not for long.

Jade sets up a chair in the ring, and she sits Brooke down in the chair. That backfires as they do the Raven spot where Brooke does a drop toe hold, and Jade smashes into the chair. Jade then grabs a pink kendo stick, and it is time for receipts. Brooke repeatedly hits Jade with the kendo stick. 

As they go home, Brooke piles up a bunch of kendo sticks and suplexed Jade onto the pile. Brooke then does a senton atomico, and she covers Jade for a pinfall.

Dragunov and Hayes have words in the locker room. Tension build ahead of their title bout on Sunday. Something is also building for later tonight with Trick Williams planning to call out Dragunov, who seems not the slightest bit scared to answer the call. 

The Family (Tony D’Angelo & Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo) defeated Bronco Nima & Lucien Price

Scrypts is ringside to provide guest commentary. Not sure why, except it set up Axiom doing a run in where he jumps Scrypts. Then, Scrypts escapes after going through the ring. Axiom gives chase, and Axiom does a dive through the ropes.

Despite Nima & Price looking strong during the match itself, I think it was a terrible idea to beat them so early in their run. But whatever. Here they apparently got distracted by the Axiom run-in, which is a pretty lame excuse for a lose. But whatever. The Family is the team getting the title shot on Sunday, so they went over.

Hot tag to Tony D, and he cleans house on Nima & Price. Bada Bing finisher on Price, and Tony D covers him for a pinfall.  

After the match, Gallus appears on the Titantron to cut a promo on The Family. This hyped up the tag title match on Sunday. 

Dijak in a vignette cuts a promo on Eddy Thorpe. 

Zion Clark is seen sitting at ringside among the live studio audience.

“Exclusive footage” shows Roxanne Perez attacking Blair Davenport in a convenience store. Not exactly a classic like Booker T and Stone Cold brawling in a grocery store, this here was still an entertaining brawl in an unusual area. It similar to a brawl at a concession stand in Tupelo. 

Davenport and Perez brawl around the store, knocking over merchandise and other gimmicks. Perez stands tall as sirens wail in the distance. The sound of sirens get closer as Perez walks out of the store with Davenport still down on the floor.

The Meta-Four are in the ring for a Supernova Sessions talking segment. Noam Dar is still doing the Weekend at Bernie’s gimmick where he is unresponsive. Jakara Jackson, Lash Legend and Oro Mensah flank Dar in the ring. 

They present Dar with a replica of the Heritage Cup trophy, which snaps Dar out of his condition. Dar takes a phantom bump out of his wheelchair, and he jumps to his feet. Dar hugs the trophy and hold it like a baby. 

A now jubilant Dar is soon interrupted by reigning Heritage Cup Champion Nathan Frazier and Dragon Lee. This leads to a brawl where Dragon Lee and Frazier get the better of Dar and Mensah. Valentina Feroz and Yulisa Leon also run in to counteract Jackson and Legend. This all sets up a eight-person mixed tag match for pre-show before The Bash on Sunday.

 A vignette shows Thea Hail training for her title challenge at The Bash, as he trains alongside Andre Chase and Duke Hudson. The vignette itself is fun and quirky, but there is maybe too much comedy in this title program. But its Thea Hail, so the comedy works well with her character. 

Un-aired footage from last week showed the partnership further deteriorate between Los Lotharios, as Humberto Carillo storms off after an argument with Angel Garza.  

WWE Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley (with NXT North American Champion Dominik Mysterio) defeated Lyra Valkyria in a non-title match

Ripley pinned Valkyria to win the main event match on tonight’s show. It would not actually close the show as the last segment, but it was indeed given plenty of television time.

The match goes through a commercial break. Ripley is looking strong as Valkyria is a babyface-in-peril fighting from underneath. Valkyria kicks out of a near fall, and she also counters a Riptide. Her comeback is seemingly thwarted by Ripley, as Ripley uncharacteristically climbs the turnbuckles. 

Ripley does the Eddy shimmy in honor of Dom, but that backfires as Ripley is tripped up and shoved off the top rope by Valkyria. Dom sacrifices himself for his “Mami” when he takes a wrecking ball dropkick from Valkyria. Ripley then takes a flying Frankentsteiner off the apron by Valkyria.

Back in the ring, Valkyria counters a vertical suplex to give Ripley a DDT. Valkyria off the top with a frog splash for a near fall. Valkyria with a series of kicks, and then she attempts a springboard off the middle rope. Ripley cuts her down in mid-air with forearm shiver. Ripley then plants Valkyria with The Riptide, and Ripley folds up Valkyria for a pinfall.

After the match, Ripley gets in Valkyria’s face to motivate her. Ripley tells Valkyria to prove her right and defeat Jacy Jayne. Valkyria tells her she will. 

Great American Bash go-home segment closes the show

Trick Williams is heading to the ring to call out Ilja Dragunov, and Williams does just that. He calls out Dragunov. Out comes Dragunov, and a brawl erupts. Brawling around ringside, Williams pummels Dragunov. Williams throws him into the barricade, smashed him into the steps, and bodyslams Dragunov on the floor.

Dragunov fights back as he cuts off Williams. Dragunov with a trifecta of suplexes on the floor. Dragunov rolls Williams in the ring, and Dragunov chops him like Wahoo McDaniel, and then Dragunov chops him some more. Dragunov measures and delivers a lying forearm on a prone Williams. 

Dragunov looks to deliver Torpedo Moskau. In runs Carmelo Hayes, and the NXT Champion sacrifices himself for his friend. Hayes takes a bullet for Williams, as Dragunov levels Hayes with Torpedo Moskau. 

Dragunov on the house mic vows to win the NXT title on Sunday. He poses with the title belt as the show goes off the air. 

WWE NXT live results: Wes Lee vs. Dominik Mysterio title match

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Dominik Mysterio has the chance to capture NXT gold tonight.

The North American Championship will be on the line as Wes Lee defends against Dominik on tonight’s episode of NXT. The match was made after The Judgment Day appeared on NXT last week. Dominik confronted Lee backstage and wanted to answer an open challenge for a North American title shot. Dominik accused Lee of being scared of him. Lee was ready to face Dominik immediately, but Dominik delayed the match to tonight.

The winner of Lee vs. Dominik will defend the North American title against Mustafa Ali at NXT Great American Bash later this month.

One week after being freed from jail, Tony D’Angelo will return for a homecoming tonight. Stacks earned D’Angelo’s freedom when he defeated Joe Coffey last Tuesday. D’Angelo & Stacks are in line for a Tag Team title shot against Gallus.

Dragon Lee & Nathan Frazer vs. Los Lotharios, Gigi Dolin vs. Kiana James, Bronco Nima & Lucien Price vs. Scrypts & Axiom, and Thea Hail vs. Elektra Lopez have also been announced for tonight. Our live coverage starts at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

Opening the show is NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams coming to the ring for a live promo inside the soundstage at the Performance Center in Orlando.

Hayes does not feel like doing his “I AM” catchphrase because they lost last week in a tag team match against Judgment Day. Williams says they should have won last week, and he notes the outside interference. 

Hayes then shifts the discussion to Ilja Dragunov, who came out to make a save for Hayes. That is something Hayes takes exception to, and out comes Dragunov to confront Hayes in the ring for bringing up his name.

Dragunov and Hayes banter back and forth. They sort of put each other over, and they talk about the title match between them scheduled for The Great American Bash. 

Dragunov talks about giving his all in the ring and it meaning something. Dragunov vows to defeat Hayes at The Bash. Hayes responds by talking about how he feels the weight of being champion. Hayes also says there is no one greater to face him at The Bash than Dragunov. Hayes plans on having a long title reign, and Hayes cautions Dragunov. Hayes goes on to say he is “Mr. PLE”. That is very RVD of him. 

Dragunov gets very intense and gets in Hayes’ face. All I could think about was how Dragunov’s suit jacket looked too small on him. Nevertheless, his face was flush with rage as he glares a hole through Hayes. Hayes looks him dead in the eye. They have a staredown as the Vic Joseph on commentary plugs tickets on sale for The Bash.

Mustafa Ali rushes into a locker room for a chat with NXT North American Champion Wes Lee. Ali is upset with Lee for accepting the title match tonight against Dominik Mysterio. Ali, who is booked to challenge for the North American title at The Bash, tells Lee he wants to face Lee for the title, not Mysterio. Lee takes offense, thinking Ali does not think he can beat Mysterio. Ali insists that is not what he meant. Tension remains between the two ahead of their match at The Bash.

A vignette shows Tony D’Angelo getting out of jail. Stacks meets him and brings Tony D a hat. They hug and get into a car to leave.

Nathan Frazier & Dragon Lee defeated Angel Garza & Humberto Carillo 

Dragon Lee pinned Carillo to win the match in what was the in-ring return to NXT of Carillo & Garza. They had a really exciting tag match. Afterwards, a frustrated Carillo shoved down Garza after the match. 

Last week, Carillo & Garza were billed as “Los Lotharios,” but no mention of that name this week. Maybe because they are breaking up. We shall see.

Carillo & Garza jump Frazier & Dragon Lee before the bell with stereo wrecking ball dropkicks through the ropes. They settle into a tag match when Valentina Feroz & Yulisa Leon walk down to ringside to watch the tag bout.

Just before cutting to the first commercial break of the show, Carillo & Garza cut off the momentum being built by Lee & Frazier. They rudos get heat on Frazier as they work him over on their half of the ring.

Hot tag to Dragon Lee, and he is on fire. Frazier soon gets back into the fight, but he military pressed and dropped on the announce desk. Meanwhile, Dragon Lee has climbed to the top rope. Garza trips him up, and Dragon Lee is crotched on a turnbuckle. Standing on the ropes, both rudos press slam Lee off the top rope into the ring. Garza then moonsaults off the middle rope onto the floor to wipe out Frazier. Carillo then does a moonsault press into the ring on Dragon Lee for a near fall. 

Moments later, Dragon Lee cuts off Carillo to deliver a double foot stomp of the top. Dragon Lee goes to follows up, but he is superkicked by Garza. That begins a flurry of high spots that lead to Dragon Lee giving Carillo a Liger bomb for a another two count. The live studio audience goes crazy for the closing minutes.

Carillo & Garza try to impress Leon & Feroz at ringside, which is their downfall. Carillo & Garza are cut off by Frazier with a missile dropkick. Frazier then does a plancha on both rudos. Frazier rolls Garza back into the ring so Dragon Lee can execute his tilt-a-whirl slop drop finisher. Lee then covers Garza for a three count.

Carillo was so upset at Garza that Carillo shoves him down at ringside. Carillo then storms off and leaves trough the crowd. A stunned Garza goes after him.

Baron Corbin is still on a search to find his next gimmick or whatever. His new gimmick is just him, whatever that means. 

In a skit posted to social media, Booker T gives Roxanne Perez a pep talk ahead of her match against Blair Davenport at The Great American Bash. This skit was supposedly recorded in secret, which upset Booker T a lot, and he said as much.

Kiana James defeated Gigi Dolan

James pinned Dolan to win this grudge match where they brawled a lot for better or worse. Leading to the finish, James retrieved her loaded bag. Dolan takes the bag from James after a tug-o-war, only for Dolan to get into a tug-o-war with the referee over the bag. James jumps in to deliver her “401k” flatliner finisher, and James covers Dolan for a three count.

Eddy Thorpe is being interviewed by McKenzie Mitchell when they are interrupted by the Meta-Four. Thorpe was supposed to be a guest on Supernova Session last week, but Noam Dar cancelled that. A distraught and ragged-looking Dar is with the Meta-Four as they banter here with Thorpe. As a consolation prize for the cancellation, Oro Mensah presents Thorpe with a 8×10 signed by Dar. Thorpe rips up the 8×10. This angers Mensah, setting up a match for later on between Thorpe and Mensah.

Bronco Nima & Lucien Price defeated Axiom & Scrypts

Price pinned Axiom to win. This tag bout was set up in a skit where Scyrpts accepts a challenge for a match, much to the chagrin of Axiom. In the match itself, Scrypts turns on Axiom in a sneak attack. Scrypts watches as Axiom is pummeled by Nima & Price. Axiom takes a fall as Scrypts smirks.  

The Family celebrates Tony D’Angelo’s release from custody

Up next is a talking segment where family and friends gather to welcome back Tony D’Angelo after his release from jail. The ring filled with a bunch of extras as Stacks introduces the returning Tony D.

Hugs and embraces all around from Tony D and The Family. Tony D then grabs a microphone for a speech. He first thanks Stacks, and then Tony D throws to a video package that shows how he and Stacks planned to swerve Gallus.

Out comes Gallus to interrupt the celebration. Joe Coffey is flanked by his brother Mark and Wolfgang. Joe cuts a promo on The Family. Tony D and Stacks responds with a promo of their own, vowing to win the NXT Tag Team titles from Gallus at The Bash. Coffey warns The Family they will not make it to the The Bash.

In a comedy bit, Joe Coffey pulls out a crowbar to use as a weapon. All of the extras in the ring with The Family pull out crowbars, as does Tony D and Stacks. The extra all get out of the rig as there is going to be a brawl. Tony D and Stacks thwart an attack, and they strike with crowbars. The Family cleans house, and Stacks put Mark Coffey through table set up in the ring. The Family stands tall.

In a backstage skit, Carmelo Hayes and Ilja Drahunov get into a pull-apart brawl with The Schism. This seems to set up a tag bout for next week. 

Thea Hail (with Duke Hudson) defeated Elektra Lopez (with Lola Vice)

Hail won via submission in a showcase match, which builds her up for a title challenge at The Bash. They had a short match, where Hail caught Lopez in a kimura lock. Lopez tapped out.

Hudson leads the audience in a “Hail yeah” chant after the match. Hail cuts a promo wanting another shot at the title. Hudson leads a “rematch” chant. Hail yells for NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton to come out so Hail can kick her ass. Stratton accepts the challenge for a title rematch. 

Hail then adds a stipulation by wanting to make it a submission match. Stratton says “no” to that stip, and says Hail cannot make her. Hail leaps on Stratton to apply a kimura, and Hail forces Stratton into submission. Thus, Stratton accepts the stip. That does not seem legally binding given the circumstances, but whatever. It is pro wrestling.

 A vignette highlights Gable Steveson. Next week he “decides his future” on NXT. 

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

Mensah pinned Thorpe after outside interference by Dijak. He ran in to ambush Thorpe, thus costing Thorpe the match.

Dar was limp as a dishrag. He was doing the Bernie gimmick from Weekend at Bernie’s. Legend rolled Dar’s lifeless body into the ring, which distracted the referee. He is busy rolling Dar out of the ring as Thorpe and Mensah are at ringside.

With the ref distracted with Dar, out of nowhere is Dijak for an ambush. Dijak jumps Thorpe, and Dijak drops Thorpe with a big boot. Thorpe takes a bump on the floor, and he does the New Japan spot where he teases a countout only to break the count at nine. Nevertheless, Thorpe is dazed, allowing Mensah to nail Thorpe with a flip kick. Mensah then covers Thorpe for a pinfall.  

Dana Brooke and Kelani Jordan do some gymnastics in a vignette. Cora Jade, with her trusty kendo stick, watched on a monitor. Jade scoffed at the gymnastics routine.

Roxanne Perez and Blair Davenport are in a split-screen segment where they address each other. They banter in a fairly boring exchange. Davenport threatens Perez, and it upsets Perez so much she storms off set. 

Dominik Mysterio (with WWE Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley) defeated NXT North American Champion Wes Lee to win the title

Mysterio pinned Lee after outside interference by Judgment Day. Finn Balor and Damian Priest run in at the finish, but they are thwarted by Lee. However, Ripley hits Lee with a belt shot, and “Dirty Dom” crawls over to cover Lee. With the help of “Mami,” Mysterio wins his first championship in WWE. 

The match itself goes through a commercial break. Lee is in control of Dom, and Dom takes a powder to hide behind Ripley as the show cuts to a split-screen. Dom tries a Zbyszko Stalk during the break, but that backfires when Lee jumps out of of the ring to pummel him. Back in the ring, Dom begs off. This was a ploy for Dom to do the Ric Flair spot where he begs off, only to trick Lee into letting his guard down so that Dom can send him into the turnbuckles.

Dom is working over Lee as the show returns from the commercial break. Dom does a 619, and he follows up with a Michinoku Driver for a near fall. Dom mimics Eddie Guerrero as Dom signals for a frog splash. No water in the pool as Lee moves out of the way. Crash and burn for Dom. Ripley seems worried as she watches from ringside.

Lee is cut off, but he in turn cuts off Dom seconds later. Comeback by Lee with a flurry of moves. Lee and Ripley glare at each other moments before Lee executes a tornado DDT. Dom takes the DDT and rolls outside. Lee looks to go for a dive, but he stops short as Dom grabs the title belt. Dom goes to leave with the North American strap. Lee flew outside with a dive to block Dom’s exit. 

Lee with twisting corkscrew senton on Dom in the ring. Suddenly, Finn Balor and Damian Priest run in. Balor distracts the referee while Priest attempts to hit Lee with a belt shot. Lee ducks and does a handspring to hit Priest with a Cardiac Kick. Lee is seemingly in control when he is hit with a belt shot from Rhea Ripley. She jumped on the apron and smacked Lee with the women’s title belt. Dom crawls over and covers Lee for a three count. Dominik Mysterio wins gold!

WWE NXT live results: The Judgment Day appear

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After a successful night on Raw, The Judgment Day will look to build on their momentum as they appear on NXT tonight.

All four members of Judgment Day — Finn Balor, Damian Priest, Dominik Mysterio & Rhea Ripley — will be on tonight’s episode of NXT. They were challenged to appear by NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams.

Judgment Day overcame their recent dissension to defeat Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn on Raw last night. Priest holds the Money in the Bank briefcase and could potentially cash it in for a shot at Hayes’ title.

Hayes’ Great American Bash challenger will be determined by a number one contender’s match between Bron Breakker and Ilja Dragunov on tonight’s show. The special is set for Sunday, July 30.

NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton is set for non-title action against Ivy Nile tonight. Stacks faces off with Joe Coffey in an attempt to free Tony D’Angelo. Andre Chase & Duke Hudson take on Drew Gulak & Charlie Dempsey. And Bronco Nima & Lucien Price will debut.

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

NXT opens with the entrance of Judgment Day — Finn Balor, Money In the Bank holder Damian Priest, Dominik Mysterio and WWE Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley. They enter the soundstage at the Performance Center in Orlando, and they collectively make their way to the ring.

The live studio audience chants “mami” for Ripley, as Finn Balor grabs a microphone. The crowd is chanting “welcome home” just before Balor says, “Daddy’s home.” Balor adds this is the house he built, and Balor is here to “lay down some house rules with The Judgment Day.”

Balor has an introduction for the members of Judgment Day. Priest and Ripley gets pops from the live audience, but Dominik gets heavily booed by the crowd. Priest instructs them to all rise for Judgment Day. Priest then addresses NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams.

Priest says Hayes and Williams called thought they were getting a divided Judgment Day. Instead, Priest says they getting The Judgment Day that is running WWE and NXT.

Dominik goes to talk, but he is drowned out by booing and an interruption. Hayes and Williams enter, and Ripley objects to them interrupting “Dirty Dom” as Dom is trying to speak. 

Hayes and Williams gets into the ring to confront Judgment Day. Hayes sarcastically thanks them for coming tonight. Hayes addresses Balor, and Hayes at first says he is on the Mount Rushmore of NXT. But now it was Hayes and Williams influence all over NXT. 

Hayes goes on to acknowledge Balor beating him in a match on Raw a few weeks ago, but Hayes tells Balor he is now in his arena. Ripley laughs out loud and tells Hayes this was never about Hayes and Williams. There is more banter as Priest begins to speak again to boast about Judgment Day.

Williams tells Priest he is “writing a check his ass can’t cash.” Priest took great exception to this, leading to some posturing between them. This all leads to Hayes challenging Judgment Day to a tag team match tonight. 

Balor responds by cautioning Hayes, “If you come at The Prince,’ you best not mess.” Hayes says let’s do it, setting up the main event for later on.

McKenzie Mitchell interviews Tony D’Angelo on Skype about the stipulation match tonight. Not much of note except Tony D pondering whether he knows Stacks anymore.

Gigi Dolan in a pre-tape promo has words for Kiana James. Dolan basically says Dolan is authentic, and James is living a lie. Old photos show James at a younger age. Dolan tries to paint James as a hypocrite, after James previously dumped paint on Dolan. Cut to the locker room, and James is quickly seen trying to delete the photos of her younger self.

Chase U (Andre Chase & Duke Hudson with Thea Hail) defeated Drew Gulak & Charlie Dempsey

Hudson pinned Dempsey to win the match. Hail gets involved during the finish, as she traps Gulak in an armbar. 

Chase & Hudson jump Dempsey & Gulak in the aisle before the bell. Chase runs wild at the start of the match, and Hudson tags in. Hudson is cut off after a double tea,, but he comes back with a hurricanrana. That popped everyone, including the announce team om commentary.

Hudson bodyslams Gulak from the middle rope. Moments later, the live studio audience does the wave while Chase U is in control. Double flip-flop-fly by Chase and Hudson just before the show cuts to a commercial break.

When the show returns from commercials, Hudson is being worked over by Dempsey. Hudson is having his arm worked over after selling his wrist earlier in the match. Hudson creates separation and he makes a hot tag.

Chase is a house of fire. He gets into a slugfest with Dempsey. Chase with a leg sweep to set up a Garvin Stomp. High cross off the top by Chase for a two count, when the pin is broken up. The trade near falls as Chase is double-teamed with suplexes. 

Hail fires up the crowd from ringside. Gulak yells at her, and Hail springs off the ring steps to bounce on Gulak. In a bit of poetic justice, Hail locks Gulak in a kimura. The irony is Gulak taught Hail the submission hold. Meanwhile in the ring, Hudson & Chase execute The Fratliner on Dempsey. Hudson then covers Dempsey for a three count, and Chase U celebrates.

Bron Breakker is sitting in the locker room, where he cuts a promo on Ilja Dragunov ahead of their match later on tonight.

Mr. Stone and Von Wagner in a vignette have a heart-to-heart talk. 

Cora Jade defeated Kelani Jordan (with Dana Brooke)

Jade pinned Jordan after delivering a Cactus Jack DDT. As they went home, Jordan goes for a springboard, and Jade trips her up. Jordan takes an ugly bump onto the mat. Jade then delivers the DDT, and she covers Jordan for a pinfall. 

Jade retrieves her kendo stick after the match and attacks Jordan. Brooke jumps in to make a save, and Brooke dropkicks Jade. The heel flees, and the babyface mentor checks on Jordan. 

Dragunov cuts a promo on Breakker ahead of their match, which is up next after a commercial break.

A video package highlights the Underground match from last week, where Eddy Thorpe defeated Damon Kemp. Footage from after the match, Thorpe and Gable Steveson are interviewed exiting the building. Steveson talks about having to make a decision between national, the Olympics, and WWE.

Ilja Dragunov defeated Bron Breakker in a number one contender’s match

Dragunov pinned Breakker in a helluva hard-hitting match. Dragunov in winning becomes the number one contender, getting a title shot against the NXT Champion at The Great American Bash.

An intense Breakker pummels like he is The Terminator. Dragunov attempts to chop him down, but Breakker rises again. Breakker is cut off. They look to be throwing some stiff shots at each other.

Just before a commercial break, Breakker lifts Dragunov for a suplex. They both go over the top rope and land on the floor in a heap. They did some high spots during picture-in-picture, including Breakker leaping off the top rope only to be cut off by Dragunov. They are slugging it out when the show returns from the break. 

They trade German suplexes. Dragunov signals for his finisher. Instead, he is hit with a boot from Breakker. After climbing the turnbuckles, Breakker goes for what seems like a flying bulldog off the top rope. Dragunov sells it like he was clubbed in the back of the head.

Dragunov fights back, and he gives Breakker an exploder in a corner. Dragunov goes coast-to-coast with a RVD springbaord across the ring. Dragunov delivers a Torpedo Moscow, but Breakker kicks out for a near fall. Dragunov climbs the turnbuckles and leaps off into a spear out of nowhere by Breakker. Dragunov kicks out for a great near fall.

Breakker pummels Dragunov, and Breakker goes for a finisher. Breakker lifts Dragunov into a military press, but Drahunov counters into a tornado DDT. Dragunov with a powerbomb for a two count. A flying forearm by Dragunov, and another two. Breakker attempts a spear, and Dragunov counters with flying knee strike. Dragunov runs the ropes and delivers Torpedo Moscow. Dragunov then covers Breakker for a three count.

NXT North American Champion Wes Lee is being interviewed by McKenzie Mitchell when they are interrupted by Dominik Mysterio and Rhea Ripley. Dominik tells Lee is accepts Lee’s open challenge. Lee responds by saying he stopped doing that, but Lee remarks he can the match booked. Lee goes to leave to do just that, but Dom stops him to say that maybe he can face Lee next week instead of this week. Looks like a title match is set up for next Tuesday.

Baron Corbin is the focus of another vignette where he has dropped all of his old gimmicks. He is searching for who he is. Good luck with that.

NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton defeated Ivy Nile in a non-title match

Stratton pinned Nile after the Prettiest Moonsault Ever. Nile got to look strong as he catches Stratton in a Dragon sleeper just before the finish. Stratton escapes, levels Nile, and Stratton executes her moonsault finisher. 

Nile wore a Creed Brother shirt during the match, and she did some spots paying homage to the Creeds. 

Stratton cuts a promo after the match, while the studio audience chants “you tapped out” at her. That upsets her. 

Meanwhile, Thea Hail is in the locker room demonstrating to Andre Chase how she tapped out Stratton. In walks Duke Hudson, and he remarks about Stratton getting booed out of the building. Chase hypes up Hail for a rematch with Stratton. 

Blair Davenport cuts a promo on Roxanne Perez, threatening to leave Perez “on the shelf for good.”

Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo defeated Joe Coffey (with NXT Tag Team Champions Mark Coffey & Wolfgang) to free Tony D’Angelo from custody

Stacks pinned Joe Coffey to win the freedom of Tony D. Stacks proves his loyalty to The Family, as he secures Tony D’s release from jail.

The story leading into the match was Stacks supposedly made a deal with Gallus to betray D’Angelo. Stacks was supposed to throw the match, but Stacks swerves them. Stacks takes a finisher from Coffey, but Stacks kicks out at two. 

Coffey yells at Stacks, hollering about them having a deal. Stacks responds by saying he “ain’t no snitch.” The show cuts to commercial break, and Stacks is getting worked over when the show return from commercials. Tony D phones into the show with a collect call from jail to boast about how they swerved Gallus. 

Mark Coffey distracts Stacks, allowing Joe Coffey to level Stacks. Bronco Nima and Lucien Price come down during the match to confront the tag champs at ringside.

Stacks with a comeback, and he runs wild. Stacks slides out of the ring to hit Wolfgang. Mark Coffey jumps on the apron again, but Stacks is prepared for him this time. Stacks flips Mark into the ring. The referee is trying to get Mark out of the ring while Stacks retrieves a crowbar he hid. 

Wolfgang jumps in, and Stacks does an Eddie Guerrero trick. Stacks tosses the crowbar to Wolfgang, and Stacks takes a phantom bump. Stacks sells like he was hit with the crowbar as the ref turns around to see Wolfgang holding the weapon. The ref ejects Wolfgang and Mark Coffey from ringside. Stacks hits Joe Coffey with a big boot and a stomp. Stacks then covers Coffey for a three count. Tony D is a free man.

The Schism courts Ivy Nile in a backstage skit. 

Yulisa Leon & Valentina Feroz are interviewed by McKenzie Mitchell. They are asked about Noam Dar being unable to do his talk show gimmick. 

Leon & Feroz were speaking when they are interrupted by Los Lotharios — Angel Garza & Humberto. They hit on Feroz & Leon, but Feroz & Leon are not impressed. In comes Dragon Lee & Nathan Frazier to stand up for the women. This would seem to set up a tag bout.

Announced for next Tuesday on NXT: 

  • Homecoming celebration for Tony D’Angelo
  • Dominik Mysterio challenging Wes Lee for the NXT North American Championship
  • Dragon Lee & Nathan Frazier against Los Lotharios in a tag match
  • Gigi Dolan vs. Kiana James 

Finn Balor & Damien Priest (with Dominik Mysterio & Rhea Ripley) defeated NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams 

Balor pinned Hayes to win the match, as Judgment Day get the win. The champion of the NXT brand is beaten again by Balor. 

Judgment Day cut the ring in half as they worked over Williams during the match. Hot tag to Hayes, and he is a house of fire. Judgment Day powders as the show cuts to its final commercial break. Balor is working over Hayes as the show returns from the break.

Hot tag to Williams, and Priest bumps and feeds for him. Near fall, but Priest kicks out. Priest and Williams clothesline each other for a double down. Balor and Hayes tag in, and they run through some spots. Good stuff with these two.

Priest gets a near fall on Hayes, but Williams breaks up the count. At ringside, Priest gives Williams a Razor’s Edge on the announce desk. Hayes cuts off Willaims when Williams jumps back into the ring. Dominik distracts Hayes, and Priest tries to capitalize. Hayes counters Priest with La Mistica. 

Ripley instructs Dom to get a metal folding chair. Dom tries to get into the ring with the chair, which is a red herring. The ref is distracted by having to stop Dom that he does not see Ripley pass the MITB briefcase to Priest. Dragunov suddenly runs down looking to make a save.

Dragunov takes the briefcase from Priest. Hayes charges in and collides with Dragunov and the case. Priest then chokeslams Hayes with South of Heaven. Balor tags in and climbs the turnbuckles. Coup de Grace by Balor, and he covers Hayes for a pinfall.

Balor has now twice pinned Hayes. Once in a singles bout a few weeks ago, and now tonight in a tag match. Judgment Day stands over a fallen Hayes, and they pose.

As Judgment leave, Hayes glares at Dragunov. Hayes’ next challenger as inadvertently cost Hayes a match, and Hayes is visibly upset. 

WWE NXT live results: Loser Leaves NXT

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After tonight, either The Creed Brothers or The Dyad will be gone from NXT.

Julius & Brutus Creed are battling Rip Fowler & Jagger Reid on tonight’s pre-taped Fourth of July edition of NXT. The losing team will have to leave NXT for good. For the Creed Brothers, losing could mean a call-up to the main roster. For Fowler & Reid, it could mean a WWE exit. The Dyad requested to be released from WWE earlier this year but were denied.

An NXT Underground match is also set to take place with Eddy Thorpe battling Damon Kemp. To help train for the Raw Underground-style matchup, Thorpe enlisted the help of Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson. Kemp is Stevenson’s real-life brother Bobby Steveson.

Lyra Valkyria vs. Jacy Jayne, Roxanne Perez vs. Blair Davenport, and Mustafa Ali vs. Tyler Bate are also set to air tonight. Plus, WWE will follow up on how last week’s NXT ended. Bron Breakker was seen yelling at Shawn Michaels and storming out of Michaels’ office. Breakker said we’ll find out what’s going on tonight.

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

The entrance of Blair Davenport opens the show, and she is ambushed by Roxanne Perez. Their match is kicking off the show, and the fight starts before the bell.

Blair Davenport defeated Roxanne Perez

Davenport pinned Perez to win the show opener. The match goes through a commercial break. 

Perez was holding her own until she is sent crashing into the ring steps. Davenport followed that with a running knee strike that sandwiched Perez into the steps. She barely broke the ten count. 

Davenport executes a Falcon Arrow, but Perez somehow kicks out. Davenport then gives Perez two consecutive knee strikes, and Davenport covered her for a pinfall.

Ivy Nile says she is nervous for The Creed Brothers, but she is also confident in them. NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton interrupts and she banters with Nile.

A vignette shows Baron Corbin at his home. He was everything he wants except for a reputation. He wants to be feared and respected, and the vignette shows him burning the gear from his old gimmicks. No gimmicks needed for him. Looks like a reboot for Corbin. 

Mustafa Ali defeated Tyler Bate

Ali pinned Bate after hitting a 450 splash. This was really good, and the they wrestled through a commercial break. This taped show seems very wrestling-heavy so far. Not a complaint.

The finish came after Bate went for his twisting senton, but no water in the pool. Ali flips to the top turnbuckle, and Bate springs up to join him. Bate looks about ready to fall off the top rope, but Ali seemingly saves him from falling off.

Like the Highlander, there can be only one. In this case, only one challenger or the North American title. Ali lets go of Bate and Bate crotches himself on the top rope. Bate falls into the ring in position for Ali to leap off the top with a 2 Cold Scorpio 450. Ali then scored a pinfall on Bate.

After the match, Ali breaks the fourth wall by looking into the camera. Ali formally challenges NXT North American Champion Wes Lee to a title match at The Great American Bash on July 30th.

 In a backstage interview with McKenzie Mitchell, Joe Gacy and Ava comment on the loser leaves town match later on. Gacy cryptically says they will eliminate a problem from NXT.

Kelani Jordan (Dana Brooke) defeated Tatum Paxley 

Jordan pinned Paxley in Jordan’s in-ring debut on NXT television. She got a full entrance accompanied by Brooke, while Paxley was introduced with no entrance and already in the ring. That did not bode well for Paxley by WWE logic. 

For the finish, Jordan countered an attempted suplex into a stunner. Jordan then covered Paxley for a pinfall. Booker T and Vic Joseph sold the win for Jordan as an upset.

Jordan and Brooke were celebrating after the match when Cora Jade interrupted them. Jade cuts a promo on Jordan. Jade says a friend of Brooke is a enemy to Jade. 

Heeling on the live studio audience, Jade starts cutting a promo on the fans when Jordan cuts her off. Jordan says she has another match left in her tonight, and she challenges Jade to settle it here and now. Jade says not to ever tell her what to do, and Jade leaves.

Andre Chase in a skit is back in the classroom at Chase U. Chase thanks and acknowledges Duke Hudson and Thea Hail. Chase begins to yell at a student for asking a stupid question. Hudson says he will handle it, and he yells at the student. This somehow builds to match with Charlie Dempsey and Drew Gulak.

Eddy Thorpe (with Gable Steveson) defeated Damon Kemp in an Underground match

Thorpe won via referee stoppage, after Thorpe caught Kemp in a triangle. Steveson was at ringside in Thorpe’ corner, and Steveson got into a post-match scuffle with several plants that attack him.

Unlike Raw Underground having its own separate set, NXT Underground takes place on the same soundstage in the PC as the NXT show itself. It basically looked like the Bloodsport shows promoted by GCW with better production value. Wrestlers in street clothes also surrounded the ring like lumberjacks.

There was some grappling and submission attempts mixed with wrestling spots outside of the ring. At one point, Steveson his comically holding his gold medal like Paul Bearer would do the urn for The Undertaker, willing him on to victory. 

The fighting spilled onto the floor a few times. Kemp posted himself shoulder first, and Thorpe then targets the arm. Thorpe catches Kemp in a triangle. Kemp tries to power out, but Thorpe reapplies the triangle. The referee then jumps in to stop the match, awarding Thorpe the match.

Steveson was celebrating with Thorpe when one of the lumberjacks that surrounded the ring earlier suddenly jumps into the ring. The plant then starts fiddling with Steveson’s gold medal. This upsets Steveson. He takes off his medal, and he starts suplexing dudes like he was Taz in ’96.

Steveson gives he first dude a German suplex. Some other plant jumps in, and he gets dumped with a suplex. Another dude gets suplexed after trying to jump in. A fourth plant that towered over Steveson gets face to face with him. So Steveson suplexed him as well, after the guy pretty much jumped into Steveson’s arms. Thorpe puts the medal back around Steveson’s neck, and everybody lives happily ever after … except those dudes that got a suplex.

NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams have a message for Judgment Day. Hayes invites all of Judgment Day to come into NXT and follow through with a threat made by Rhea Ripley on the previous episode of NXT.

Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo is visiting Tony D’Angelo in jail. Stacks tells Tony D that Stacks made a deal with Joe Coffey. In walks Coffey. The deal made between Stacks and Coffey is a match between them for next week. If Stacks wins, the charges against Tony D are dropped and The Family get a tag title shot at Gallus. If Coffey wins, Tony D stays locked up. Tony D is angry with Stacks over the stipulations, and Coffey reveals it was Stacks’ idea.

Lyra Valkyria defeated Jacy Jayne

Valkyria pinned Jayne to win the match. To get her heat back, Jayne attacked Valkyria after the match for a beatdown. 

For the finish of the match, Valkyria counters Jayne to deliver a shinning wizard. Valkyria followed with a roundhouse kick, and Valkyria covered Jayne for a pinfall. Jayne then immediately jumped Valkyria after the match, and Jayne tore up Valkyria’s gimmick wings shes wears to the ring.

Noam Dar is talking to a picture of the Heritage Cup like it is Head and he is Al Snow. This was wacky.

Kiana James is going into her office. The door has a “WET PAINT” sign and inside James’ office is vandalized with paint and graffiti. In was apparently the work of Gigi Dolan, as a measure of revenge for James pouring paint on her last week. James warns the gloves are about to come off.

Back inside the soundstage, Von Wagner was pummeling Javier Bernal. Mr. Stone convinces Wagner to put Bernal into the ring. Wagner instead powerbombs Bernal on the announce desk. The booth crumples and Wagner is proud of himself. Mr. Stone not so much.

Lucien Prince and Bronco Nima are the focus of another vignette that introduces them to the NXT audience. They debut next week. 

The Dyad (Jagger Reid and Rip Fowler with Joe Gacy and Ava) defeated The Creed Brothers (Brutus & Julius Creed with Ivy Nile) in a losers leave town match

The Dyad won after outside interference by a masked assailant. The Creeds are in storyline done with NXT, as they must leave the brand according to the stips. Since The Dyad reportedly asked for their release, the result here is a swerve of sorts. 

The Dyad jump The Creeds before the bell officially starts the match. The Creeds quickly make a comeback. Brutus does a wild plancha over the ropes into a cannonball. Julius does a shooting star press and goes for a cover. Gacy breaks up the count by pulling Reid out of the ring they are in the NWO. Thus, the referee ejects Gacy from ringside as the show cuts to a commercial break.

Gacy is gone after the show returns from the break, but The Dyad are in control as they work over Brutus. Hot tag to Julius and he looks to run wild. The Dyad try to cut him off, but Julius still runs wild. He skins the cat and does a dive to the outside.

Julius is cut off, leading to The Dyad getting some near falls on him. Julius fights back, only for Fowler to chop block Julius in the knee. By the way, Fowler’s head smacked the mat hard after he took a tandem move from The Creeds. 

The match goes through another commercial break, with Julius in peril as The Dyad work over the injured knee. Eventually there is a hot tag, and Brutus is a house of fire. Brutus springboards off the top rope into a 450 splash for a near fall. Brutus then applied an ankle lock on Fowler. After escaping the hold, Fowler jumps off the middle rope to deliver a codebreaker. 

At the urging of his brother, Brutus hulks up. He and Julius go to set up a Doomsday Device. However, Fowler trips up Brutus and puts Brutus into an electric chair. The Dyad then do their own Doomsday Device on the floor as Reid jumps through the ropes into a tope that knocks Brutus off Fowler’s shoulder. Brutus takes a bump on the floor, and the Creeds appear in peril.

Julius takes on the The Dyad by himself with Brutus selling like he is out cold. Julius fights off The Dyad, he suplexes both of them at the same time. Still selling his leg, Julius does a kip up and bounds to the top rope. Julius does a moonsault press on both of The Dyad. Julius is on a roll.

Ava jumps in to interfere, but Ivy Nile also jumps on. Nile waylays Ava, and they brawl. An unknown assailant wearing a red hoodie and a mask hops the barricade and attacks Julius. The unknown assailant headbutts Julius with the mask, presumably doing the loaded mask gimmick like he was The Assassin. The Dyad do a tandem codebreaker on Julius, and Reid covers Julius Creed for a pinfall. The Creeds must now leave NXT.

Finn Balor responds to Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams. Balor says he will see them next Tuesday. 

Also announced for next Tuesday:

  • Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo vs. Joe Coffey (with Tony D’Angelo’s freedom on the line)
  • NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton against Ivy Nile in a non-title match
  • Andre Chase & Duke Hudson vs. Drew Gulak & Charlie Dempsey
  • Cora Jade against Kelani Jordan

Out comes Bron Breakker to close the show with a monologue. Breakker addresses his lose on a previous episode to WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins. Breakker says he was a fraction of a second away from winning the world title.

Breakker boasts he faced the world champ after only having 78 matches so far in his career. Breakker laments that Rollins had more PLE matches in his career than Breakker has total matches. Breakker says he did not have the “luxury” to “travel the world and wrestle in high school gyms in front of nobody to learn this.”

Breakker gets in a LA Knight reference, noting he beat Knight in Breakker’s first match in NXT. Breakker says get used to seeing this face because he was plenty more to do. Breakker begins to contemplates what is next for him.

Enter Ilja Dragunov to confront Breakker. Dragunov tells Breakker that he is next. Dragunov wants to eliminate Breakker from being a contender for the NXT title, saying Breakker is the only person standing between Dragunov and a title shot.

Dragunov concludes by saying Breakker is “standing in the ring with the most dangerous man in NXT.” With that, Dragunov hits Breakker with a flying knee strike. There is a huge pull-apart brawl as referees, officials and wrestlers pour into the ring trying to separate Dragunov and Breakker. The show goes off the air with bedlam and chaos. 

WWE NXT Gold Rush live results: Seth Rollins vs. Bron Breakker

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NXT Gold Rush kicks off tonight with one of WWE’s top stars in action.

Seth Rollins comes to NXT tonight to defend the World Heavyweight Championship on week one of Gold Rush. Bron Breakker called out Rollins for the title match and is now getting his shot.

Rollins may not be at 100 percent after being attacked by Finn Balor on Raw last night, but Rollins is choosing to still defend his title. The winner of Rollins vs. Breakker will face Balor at Money in the Bank next month with the World Heavyweight Championship on the line.

Tonight is the first part of the two-week Gold Rush event. Before their NXT Championship match next Tuesday, Carmelo Hayes and Baron Corbin will go face-to-face tonight. There will also be a Chase U pep rally for Thea Hail ahead of her NXT Women’s Championship match against Tiffany Stratton next week.

Wes Lee defends the North American Championship against Tyler Bate tonight in a match where Mustafa Ali will be the special guest referee. Dana Brooke vs. Cora Jade is also set, and there will be a triple threat match to determine the number one contenders to the NXT Tag Team titles.

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

Opening the show is footage for earlier today of World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins and his challenger, Bron Breakker, arriving at the Performance Center. They meet tonight in the main event.

A video package introduces the first week of a two-part special, dubbed NXT Gold Rush. Kicking off the show love from the soundstage at the PC in Orlando is the first of several title bouts over two week of Gold Rush.

Wes Lee vs. Tyler Bate for the NXT North American Championship with Mustafa Ali as special guest referee

Lee pinned Bate in a really good opener. Ali plays a part in the finish as the guest referee. 

The action was good from the start, then came shenanigans. Ali’s intentions are questioned early on, as he does a fast count on both Lee and Bate. We are not talking Nick Patrick at Starrcade either. Ali was indeed counting fast. Moments later, Ali drastically slows down his count. Slow like a Bronko Lubich count. That all begins to draw the ire of both champion and challenger. 

The frustration with Ali boils over and spills into the story of the match. Lee and Bate lock up very aggressively, and they both tumbled out of the ring while tied up. The show cuts to a commercial break, but the match continues in a split-screen. Upon returning from commercials, Lee and Bate are rising after a double down.

They wrestle on and the action leads to near falls. They each counter the other in a flashy sequence of high spots. Both take a plunge off the turnbuckles, and Lee takes a bumps onto the floor. 

Lee is nearly counted out, but Ali breaks his count. Ali jumps out of the ring and revives Lee. Ali then gets into the ring and revives Bate. Ali leaps into the ring and goes for his finisher. Ali is still holding Bate, and Ali moves just in time for Lee to deliver a Cardiac Kick. Lee then covers Bate for a pinfall, and Ali’s hand hits the mat three times.  

Ali raises both Lee and Bate’s hands after the match. Ali celebrates like he won. Bate and Lee notably flash a confused look towards Ali.

Gigi Dolan is the focus of a vignette. That leads to Kiana James cutting a promo on Dolan in an interview with McKenzie Mitchell.

Recapping Raw from last night, footage shows Finn Balor jumping Seth Rollins in sneak attacks where Balor targeting Rollins’s ribs. 

Chase U pep rally for Thea Hail

Duke Hudson is in the ring to welcome Thea Hail to a pep rally in her honor. Out comes Thea Hail flanked by Chase U students and cheerleaders. Hail is over with the live studio audience. 

Hail says her title shot next week is the biggest match of her life. Hail talks about others on the NXT roster with collegiate accomplishments, and Hails says the biggest thing she accomplishments last year was graduating from high school. Hail goes on the say she did not want to go the college route. She wanted to be a WWE superstar.

Hail also gives props to Charlie Dempsey and Drew Gulak, who were both also in the ring for the pep rally. Hail asks permission from Hudson to curse as she vows to give NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton an “Andre Chase-sized ass whooping!”

Stratton interrupts the pep rally, and she mocks and insults Hail. Hudson responds to Stratton by putting over Hail. Hudson tells Stratton that although she might not believe in Hail, but everyone else believes in Hail. Stratton scoffs, and she steps towards Hail while pointing a finger at her. Stratton is telling Hail she will not tap out Stratton, when Hail suddenly catches Stratton in a kimura lock. Stratton repeatedly taps the mat. Hail releases the hold, and Stratton slinks away. 

Ava tries to play peacemaker as Joe Gacy blames himself for losing last week. Meanwhile, a skit with Diamond Mine seems to set up another mixed tag team match with Schism.

Edris Enofe & Malik Blade defeated Hank Walker & Tank Ledger and Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen (with Fallon Henley) in a triple threat match to determine the number one contenders 

Blade pinned Ledger to win a fun three-way match. All three times got their moment to shine, and the finish played out really well. Blade & Enofe in winning earn a title shot next Tuesday against NXT Tag Team Champions Gallus.

A lot of stuff going on with three teams being involved in one bout. The match goes through a split-screen commercial break. 

Briggs & Jensen are on a roll in the closing moments of the match. They execute a Hart Attack on Ledger. Jensen with a heel kick knocks Walker off the apron. Briggs goes for a cover, but Enofe leaps off the top rope with a flying elbow drop that breaks up the pin cover. Blade follows up with a frog splash on Ledger, and Blade pins Ledger to win the match.

Damon Kemp informs Eddy Thorpe that Kemp has finally decided on a gimmick match for their next bout. Thorpe goes against Kemp in a Raw Underground match on NXT in two weeks time. I’m guessing no Shane O’Mac this time around for Raw Underground.

Roxanne Perez attacks Blair Davenport, and Perez is pulled away by referees and officials.

World Champ Seth Rollins is in the locker room with his title belt slung over his shoulder when in walks Nathan Frazier carrying the Heritage Cup trophy. Rollins congratulates on winning the trophy. Rollins makes some jokes abot Frazier having to tote around a big trophy from now on. 

When Frazier leaves, Rollins is confronted by NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams. They all cackled together. They part ways with shared admiration.  

Cora Jade defeated Dana Brooke

Jade wins via referee stoppage. The story of the match is Brooke injuring her knee, and Jade targets the knee to win the match. Brooke fought valiantly, and she never submitted. 

Brooke is caught up in the ropes when Jade delivers a running knee. Brooke screams out in pain, selling her knee. She continues the match as she counters Jade’s DDT finisher. Brooke looks to make a rally when she attempts gymnastics that set up the Muta elbow. Brooke’s knee buckles, and sells big. Trainers enter the ring to check on Brooke as the show cuts to a split-screen commercial break.

Brooke is placed on a stretcher during the break. Jade taunts Brooke on the stretcher, and Brooke slaps Jade across the face. Brooke will not be stretchered out, as she gets off the stretcher to continue the match.

Jade targets the injured knee, but Brooke is able to fight back. Brooke goes for a Vader Bomb, but no water in the pool. She crashed down on her injured knee. Jade capitalizes by applying a single leg crab. Brooke is unable to reach the bottom rope, but Brooke will not tap out. The ref calls for the bell and stops the match, awarding it to Jade. Brooke leaves the ring on a stretcher, still selling her knee.

Von Wagner reveals a childhood struggle in a heart-wrenching segment with Wagner and Mr. Stone. Wagner shares with Stone the story of Wagner overcoming trigonocephaly as a child. Wagner at 15 months old endured surgery for over 14 hours. Wagner and Stone are both emotional as Wagner gives credit to their parents for supporting him. Wagner goes on to relive stories of him being picked on in school as a kid. Wagner and Stone bond over Wagner sharing his story.

Gable Steveson has a cameo on NXT. Eddy Thorpe is a locker room with numerous other wrestlers. Thorpe is watching footage from past versions of Raw Underground, as Axiom and Scrypts look on. In walks Steveson, and offers to help Thorpe train for the Underground. Steveson remarks that if anyone knows Damon Kemp, it is Steveson (who is Kemp’s brother in real life). This does not seem like a one-off cameo. 

Carmelo Hayes and Baron Corbin face-to-face

NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes is heading to the ring for a segment where he and Baron Corbin will talk out their differences. That is a unique way to settle an issue on a wrestling show. Joining Hayes is Trick Williams. Corbin is already in the ring when Hayes and Williams enter. Corbin cuts off their entrance.

Corbin does not care to see Hayes pose. Corbin tells Hayes that posing won’t help in retaining his title. According to Corbin, being the NXT Champion “doesn’t mean you’ve made it.” Corbin tells Hayes there is nothing he can do next week that he has not already seen.

Hayes responds by mocking Corbin for also having never seen a reign with the NXT title, nor has Corbin seen the respect of the audience. Corbin retorts that they are no longer in Hayes’ hometown (like in their last match when Hayes retained his title). Corbin also says he does not care if people on the internet think Hayes is cool. Corbin does not care what anyone thinks.

Hayes talks about other main roster wrestlers coming to challenge him. Hayes says he “sent them packing.” Hayes says the only difference between those others and Corbin is “not a damn thing!” 

Hayes brings up Happy Corbin, and Corbin says that character bought him a $1.8 million house. Corbin says his eight career is something the NXT roster can only dream. Corbin offers to compare WrestleMania moments. Corbin calls himself “a main event player on the main roster for nearly a decade.” This is fast becoming very inside baseball.

Hayes makes some comparisons of his own. At 26 years old, Hayes says he won the breakout tournament and cashed it in successfully for a championship. Hayes mocks Corbin for getting cut from the Arizona Cardinals at 26. Hayes gives credit to the old guard from NXT black-and-gold, but Hayes vows to create new expectations of his own. Hayes talks about what he has build in this house, and Hayes says he had to build a new roof on this house because he tore it off too many times. 

Hayes does his “HIM” catchphrase. Corbins responds by saying Hayes is a nobody. Corbin says this is normally when he would jump Hayes and leave him laying. Hayes takes off his title belt ready to fight. Corbin says he will not do that. Corbin plots that he will win the NXT title, leave in his Porsche, go home to his big house, and Corbin’s hot wife will pour him a glass of win from a bottle Hayes cannot even afford. Hayes goes to respond again, but Corbin cuts him off to say the lesson is over. Corbin punked out Hayes, and then Corbin leaves. 

A backstage skit sets up a match for next week, where Nathan Frazier defends his Heritage Cup trophy against Dragon Lee.

Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend (with Oro Mensah & Noam Dar) defeated Valentina Feroz & Yulisa Leon

Mensah interfered during the match, and he goes to interfere again when he is wiped out by a dive by Leon. However, that distracts Feroz. She gets back into the ring, only to walk into a high kick from Legend. Feroz then takes the fall, as Legend covers her for a pinfall.

WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins defeated Bron Breakker to retain the title

Rollins pinned Breakker to win a really good match. Rollins was over like a superstar … because he is indeed a superstar. The studio audience sang along with Rollin’s theme song as played, and then they sang it some more themselves. 

Rollins and Breakker start off hot. Rollins goes for a pedigree, but Breakker counters him. Rollins then plays matador as Breakker charges at him like a bull. Low bridge and Breakker tumbles outside the ring. Rollins with a flying knee off the apron just before the show cuts to a split-screen commercial break.

Breakker cuts off Rollins during the break, and Breakker is in control as the show returns from commercial. Frankensteiner by Breakker, and he suplexes Rollins. Breakker targets the Rollin’s ribs that were injured last night on Raw in an attack by Finn Balor.

Breakker dashes a hope spot, and he goes back to the suplex. However, Breakker posts himself when Rollins sidestepped a charge into a corner. Comeback by Rollins and he fires up as the studio audience sings his theme song. Rollins does a trifecta of dives through the ropes. Rollins then sets up for The Stomp, but Breakker rolls out of the ring.

Rollins looks to set up a table spot at the announce desk. Breakker tries to cut him off, only for Breakker to eat a superkick. Rollins then climbs the turnbuckles for a frog splash with Breakker laid out on the announce desk. The desk collapses on impact as the show cuts to its final commercial break. 

They are back in the ring by the time the show returns from the break. They counter each other, and Breakker eats another superkick. Rollins goes for a frog splash, but he misses as Breakker rolls out of the way. Rollins sells his ribs upon impact. Breakker pulls down the straps on his singlet, and Breakker applies the Steiner Recliner. Rollins reaches the bottom rope to break the hold.

They go on to trade near falls. Super Frankensteiner by Breakker, and he follows up with his military press/powerslam finisher. Rollins gets a shoulder up for a close near fall. Breakker signals for a spear, but Rollins blocks it with knee strike. Rollins delivers a pedigree for another near fall. Rollins signals for The Stomp, but Breakker blocks that with a spear for yet another two count.

Breakker climbs the turnbuckles and leaps off. Rollins has one final counter, and Breakker eats one final superkick. Rollins then delivers The Stomp. Not done yet, Rollins gives Breakker a second Stomp, and Rollins covers Breakker for a three count. The champ retains his title. 

Rollins is celebrating and posing with his title belt as the show is seemingly about to go off the air. The copyright graphic even pops up on the bottom of the screen, when suddenly Finn Balor runs in to ambush Rollins. Balor attacks Rollins, and Balor also fight off security. Balor looks to deliver a Coup de Grace. Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams run down to make a save. Balor flees the ring. He and Rollins have glare at each other as the show fades to black.

WWE NXT live results: Bron Breakker speaks about Seth Rollins challenge

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One week after issuing a challenge to Seth Rollins, we’ll hear from Bron Breakker on tonight’s episode of NXT.

Last Tuesday’s show ended with Breakker challenging Rollins to come defend the World Heavyweight Championship against him in NXT. Rollins has yet to give his answer. We’ll see if that changes when Breakker appears tonight.

While we don’t know if Rollins will be on the show, we do know that free agents Mustafa Ali and Baron Corbin will be in action tonight. Ali will team up with Wes Lee & Tyler Bate in a six-man tag team match against Joe Gacy & The Dyad. Corbin is battling Ilja Dragunov in singles action.

Thea Hail became the number one contender to Tiffany Stratton’s NXT Women’s Championship by winning a battle royal last week. A match between Hail and Cora Jade has been announced for tonight.

Malik Blade vs. Edris Enofe, Roxanne Perez vs. Tatum Paxley, and a Heritage Cup match between Noam Dar and Nathan Frazer have also been announced for tonight’s show. Our live coverage starts at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

A tribute to Iron Sheik begins the show. 

Cold open, meaning no canned intro aside from the “Together” montage that opens every WWE telecast. Live from the soundstage at the Performance Center in Orlando, Schism is in the ring with their masks on. Out next is their opponents. Kicking off NXT tonight is six-man tag team match.

NXT North American Champion Wes Lee, Mustafa Ali & Tyler Bate defeated The Schism (Joe Gacy, Rip Fowler & Jagger Reid with Ava) 

Bate pinned Gacy to win the match. Fun opener gets the show off to a hot start.

The Dyad are a seasoned team, and that utilized their teamwork early on, but the babyface team had fire. They each got to explode with a flurry of offense. A trifecta of dives from the babyface trio leads into the first commercial break on the show.

Bate is getting worked over when the show returns from the break. The Dyad had turned the tide during the commercials, but Bate fought from underneath to execute a delayed vertical suplex. 

Hot tag to Ali, and is soon tripped up. Ali briefly cleans house, but he is cut off. Bate and Lee jump in to help, and the babyfaces seem to be in charge again. Ali gets in some trouble, but in comes Lee to run wild. However, Lee is soon cut off. 

Lee takes a sit-out powerbomb from Gacy where The Dyad assisted by throwing Lee into Gacy’s arms. Looked way more cool than it reads trying to describe it. The referee goes to count a pin on Lee when a second ref jumps into the ring to break the count. Lee is apparently not the legal man, as the ref missed the tag. 

Ali dropkicks The Dyad out of the ring, and Bate hits Gacy with a combo of strikes. Ali does a tornado DDT onto the floor, and Lee does a tope suicida to the outside. In the ring, Bate with a Tyler Driver ’97 on Gacy, and Bate scores a pinfall. 

Charlie Dempsey and Drew Gulak are backstage with Thea Hail. They are critiquing her win in the battle royal from last week, and Hail bickers with them. Duke Hudson walks in an breaks up the argument. Everyone leaves except Hudson. He calls Andre Chase on his phone, and says things are falling apart here.

Rollins accepts Breakker’s challenge for a World title match

Bron Breakker enters the sound stage for a monologue, wearing a suit and looking extra tan. Breakker begins cutting a promo on WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins. Out comes Ilja Dragunov and he is fighting mad. Referees and officials hold him back and pull him backstage. People interrupt others’ promos all the time, but this time the refs were ready. 

Suddenly, Rollins appears on video link to address Breakker. Rollins at first scoffs at the notion of Breakker wanting a title shot, but Rollins pauses to reflect. He says it would be good to go back home to where it all started. I assume he was not talking about Iowa, but rather NXT.

Rollins accepts the challenge, and the live studio audience pops. Breakker is beaming from ear to ear. Rollins will defend the title next Tuesday live on NXT against Breakker. Studio audience sings Rollins’ theme song as the segment comes to a close.

A video package highlights Dana Brooke, and she is then interviewed by McKenzie Mitchell. Brooke says she will wrestle on any brand. Cora Jade interrupts Brooke. Jade is mad that Brooke eliminated her from the battle royal last week. Jade slaps Brooke across the face, after also insulting her. Jade storms off and Brooke seethes. 

Mustafa Ali is in the locker room celebrating with Wes Lee and Tyler Bate. Ali convinces Lee and Bate that Ali should be a special referee for the North American title match between Lee and Bate. After they all agree, there is a comedy bit about going to eat a vegan meal. 

Thea Hail (with Duke Hudson) defeated Cora Jade

Hail won via submission, thanks to some assistance from Dana Brooke. Some hiccups in the match, but Hail looks to be improving a lot in the ring. Good all things considered. 

Brooke comes down to ringside as the match is underway, and she interfered after Jade hit her with a forearm. 

Hail was going for a dive when Jade cuts her off. At ringside, Jade hits Brooke, and Jade retrieves her kendo stick. The referee takes it from Jade before she can use it. 

As the ref turns off to dispose of the kendo stick, Brooks gets some revenge on Jade. Brooke shoves Jade into the ring steps, and Hail rolls Jade back into the ring. Hail applies a kimura lock on Jade, and Jade taps out.

Shawn Michael via Twitter announces NXT Gold Rush, which is a two week special that begins next Tuesday with the WWE World title match where Rollins defends against Breakker. The following Tuesday in two weeks time is a NXT title match. The winner of tonight’s math between Baron Corbin and Dragunov goes on to face Camerlo Hayes for the NXT title

Noam Dar is in the ring with his stable. Dar is doing the Jerry Lawler gimmick from Summer Slam ’93. Dar is on crutches claiming an injury. Dar accuses Nathan Frazier of attacking him prior to their match tonight. Oro Mensah will replace Dar, and the Heritage Cup is still on the line even though Dar is supposedly injured.

Nathan Frazier (with Dragon Lee) defeated Oro Mensah (with Noam Dar, Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend) to win the Heritage Cup

Frazier wins 2-1 after four rounds to capture the Heritage Cup. Good match.

Frazier goes to an early lead after scoring a pinfall with a schoolboy roll-up just minutes into the match. Frazier is up 1-0 after round one.

Mensah jumps Frazier as round two begins. At the two-minute mark, Jakara Jackson distracts the referee. Lash Legend then interferes by holding Frazier for Mensah to deliver a spinwheel kick. Mensah covers Frazier for a pinfall to even the score at 1-1 after two rounds. 

Third round is joined in progress with under a minute left, after a split-screen commercial break. Frazier goes for a pinfall, but Mensah is saved by the bell as time expires in round three.

Big high spot in the fourth round when Mensah gives Fraizer an avalanche German suplex off the top rope. 

Deja vu as Jackson and Legend again attempt to interfere just like they did previously in the match. Valentina Feroz and Yulisa Leon run down to ringside, and they pull Jackson and Legend off the apron. The two teams brawl at ringside. Meanwhile, Frazier does a double springboard into a Phoenix Splash. Frazier then covers Mensah for a three count to win the Heritage Cup.  

Lyra Valkyria is the focus of a vignette as she looks to rebound from defeat.

Von Wagner and Dijak have a brief confrontation in a backstage skit, and then Mr. Stone questions Wagner about his therapy. They have a breakthrough as Wagner tells Stone he is the only person that Wagner trusts.

Axiom & Scrypts defeated Dabba-Kato in a two-on-one handicap match

Axiom pinned Dabbo-Kato to win the match, in somewhat of an upset. Dabbo-Kato is a monster heel, but Axiom and Scrypts used double team moves to get the monster off his feet. This was like two Davids against a Goliath. 

Tandem dives and teamwork by Axiom and Scyrpts, including dives to the outside. Moonsault press by Scrypts, and Axiom follows up with Golden Ratio. Axiom then covers Dabbo-Kato for a pinfall. So much for Dabbo-Kato being a monster.

Humberto Carillo and Garza run in after the match, and they jump Axiom and Scrypts. Carillo and Garza beat them down and leave them laying. Studio audience chants “welcome back” for the returning heels, despite the savage beatdown. 

Made official for week one of NXT Gold Rush is Wes Lee defending his NXT North American Championship against Tyler Bate, with Mustafa Ali as special guest referee. Announced for two weeks from now, Tiffany Stratton defends the NXT Women’s Championship against Thea Hail. Also on week two of Gold Rush, Seth Rollins defends the WWE World title against Bron Breakker.

Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo is looking like a sleuth from an old noir film. He is searching for who ratted out and dropped a dime on Tony D’Angelo. This reminded me of the skits where Leslie Nielsen was looking for The Undertaker in 1994, except not good as that.  

Duke Hudson tells Thea Hail that Hudson is throwing a pep rally for Hail next week ahead of her title shot. 

Malik Blade and Edris Enofe enter the soundstage together as a team, despite them being in a match against each other.

Malik Blade defeated Edris Enofe

Blade pinned Enofe in a babyface match.

The team of Hank Walker and Tank Ledger is at ringside, along with the team of Brooks Jensen and Josh Briggs. They watch the match as it plays out. 

Blade and Enfoe are having a decent enough babyface match when they do a superplex off the top rope, where Enofe suplexed Blade. Reversal of a pinning attempt by Blade, and he scores a pinfall with an inside cradle.

Walker, Ledger, Jensen and Briggs gets into the ring after the match, while Enofe and Blade embrace in a show of sportsmanship and brotherhood. Everybody is getting along when Booker T suddenly chimes in.

Booker T has “breaking news” about the tag title picture. Book announces a triple threat match for next week between the three teams, and the winner gets a tag title match against Gallus in two weeks time. With that the camaraderie is over, and the three teams start brawling in the ring. Meanwhile, Garza and Carillo cut a promo on a perch looking out over the ring.

Eddy Thorpe and Damon Kemp set up another match after Kemp in a skit keeps accusing Thorpe of cheating to win.

Blair Davenport in a vignette details why she ambushed several women on the roster in recent months.

Roxanne Perez defeated Tatum Paxley

Perez pinned Paxley. Perez is seemingly leaps and bounds ahead, in terms of skill, compared to the rest of the NXT women’s roster. She goes on to win this match in what was a glorified enhancement match. Paxley got some offense, but this seemed more about showcasing Perez. She won with a sunset flip, but that could possibly be a botched Pop Rocks as Paxley fell down. 

Perez cuts a promo after the match, where Perez says she is hunting for Davenport. 

Fallon Henley in a backstage skit warns Gigi Dolan about Kiana James. Dolan seems hell bent on settling a score with James.

A vignette introduces the team of Lucien Price and Bronco Nima. They are coming soon to NXT.

Baron Corbin defeated Ilja Dragunov 

Corbin pinned Dragunov, after outside interference by Bron Breakker. Lots of outside interference on this show, which to me made the run-in during the main event mean less. 

Corbin has nicer shorts this week for his gear, but paired with the cut-off t-shirt, Corbin still looks like he is headed to play a pickup game of basketball. Not sure how Kevin Owens pulls off that look, but Corbin cannot. 

Dragunov tears off the cut-off tee in response to Corbin chopping him. Dragunov rips off the t-shirt and chops Corbin for a recepit. Corbin soon cuts off Dragunov.

Dragunov counters Corbin to deliver a series of suplexes. Constantine Special by Dragunov, and Corbin is reeling as the show cuts to its final commercial break. Corbin cuts off Dragunov during the split-screen break, but Dragunov as regains control by the time the show returns from commercials.

Corbin hip-tosses Dragunov over the ropes, and Dragunov hit the edge of the ring apron hard as he takes a bump outside. While it looked painful, it also played into a subplot in the match since Dragunov came into the match with taped ribs.

Corbin exploits Dragunov’s injury, and Corbin works over Dragunov by targeting the back and ribs. Dragunov sells big, but he still fights back. Corbin keeps targeting the back, yet Dragunov still has fight left in him. He kicks out after Corbin delivers Deep Six. 

Dragunov makes a comeback, and he delivers a flying kneedrop. Dragunov follows up with a back senton off the top rope, but Dragunov sells his ribs upon impact. He cannot capitalize due to the injury. They fight on, and Dragunov executes a deadlift suplex.

Dragunov was signalling for his finisher, when Bron Breakker interferes out of nowhere. Dragunov thwarts Breakker’s interference, but that distracts Dragunov. Corbin catches Dragunov with End of Days, and Corbin scores a pinfall.

Breakker brawls with Dragunov after the match, and the fight their way off the set. NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes rushed into the ring and he superkicks Corbin. Hayes then springboards into a flying forearm, and Hayes also executes Nothing But Net on Corbin as the show comes to a close.

WWE NXT live results: Weaponized steel cage match

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One of NXT’s most intense rivalries is set to culminate tonight in a stipulation match.

Nearly four months after the implosion of Toxic Attraction, Gigi Dolin will battle Jacy Jayne inside of a weaponized steel cage. They have a 1-1 record against each other during their feud.

Tonight’s show is also set to feature the fallout from NXT Battleground. We’ll hear from Carmelo Hayes, who retained his NXT Championship by defeating Bron Breakker in the Battleground main event. A new challenger for Hayes may emerge tonight.

Tiffany Stratton was crowned the new NXT Women’s Champion at Battleground, defeating Lyra Valkyria in the finals of a tournament. Stratton will be holding a “Tiffybration” to celebrate her victory.

Plus, we’ll find out the identity of the mystery attacker who has targeted wrestlers like Nikkita Lyons, Sol Ruca, Wendy Choo, and Roxanne Perez in recent months. The hooded figure most recently attacked Perez last week.

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

Opening the show is the cage match full of weapons. A video package recapped the feud so far between Dolan and Jayne. 

Jayne ambushes Dolan during Dolan’s entrance. Jayne pummels Dolan, and then she pulls her through the cage door to officially start the match.

Gigi Dolan defeated Jacy Jayne in a weaponized cage match

Dolan pinned Jayne in a hard-fought win where both took a beating. Lots of weapons as advertised, with tables, chains, chairs, baseball bat, and a table for the finish.

After the pre-match ambush, Jayne has a distinct advantage. Jayne grabs a leather strap, and Jayne whips Dolan with the strap. Dolan recovers, and she has a receipt for Jayne using the strap.

They brawl around the cage, with weapons such as trash cans being used, along with a baseball bat wrapped in thorns from a rose. Jayne cuts off Dolan and gives her a spinebuster on a trash can, just before a split-screen commercial break.

The brawling continues through the break, and Jayne is using a chain as a weapon as the show returns from commercials. Dolan fights back, only of her to take a neckbreaker on a pile of metal folding chairs. Dolan kicks out for a near fall.

Dolan appears to be bleeding from lacerations on her back. They trade strikes with both on rubber legs. Dolan is sent crashing into a trash can. A table is set up in the ring. They fight while perched on the turnbuckle, and Jayne takes a Nestea Plunge off the top rope. Jayne crashes through the table. Dolan fold her up and covers Jayne for a pinfall.

Highlights from NXT Battleground recap the results from Sunday night.

NXT North American Champion Wes Lee is doing an interview with McKenzie Mitchell when he is confronted by The Dyad. Tyler Bate rushed into the scene to have Lee’s back. This would seem to set up a tag team match.

Tony D’Angelo is seen having his mugshot taken at a police station. Cut to Gallus backstage at the Performance Center, and Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo storms in to confront the three members of Gallus. Stacks accuses Gallus of ratting on D’Angelo. A scuffle ensues, and Stacks is beaten down by Gallus. Referees and officials pour in to break up the beatdown. Mark Coffey and Wolfganag are ejected from the building. Stacks and Joe Coffey would met later on in a singles match.

Noam Dar challenges NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes to a match later tonight

NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams are heading to the ring for a promo. They first talk about Hayes retaining the title over Bron Breakker at Battleground. Hayes is boasting about his win when he is interrupted by the entrance of Noam Dar and his entourage.

Noam Dar is flanked by Oro Mensah, Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend. Jackson is carrying Dar’s Heritage Cup trophy. Dar and Hayes exchange words. Dar shushes Williams, much to Williams’ chagrin. Dar goes on to challenge Hayes to a NXT title match tonight. Dar claims Hayes is practicing load management like in the NBA. Hayes takes exception to that remark, and Hayes accepts the Dar challenge for a title bout later on.

Cora Jade and Ivy Nile have a confrontation in a locker room skit. Jade was sporting a black eye from her match on Sunday. This skit sets up a singles match later tonight with Nile against Jade.

An unmasked Scrypts thanks Axiom for unmasking him. It allowed Scrypts to “open his eyes,” and he apparently became a very friendly guy. Axiom seems confused, but he still accepts the thanks. 

NXT North American Champion Wes Lee & Tyler Bate defeated The Dyad (Rip Fowler & Jagger Reid with Ava) 

Bate pinned Reid to win the match. While Ava was at ringside, The Dyad continue to be distanced from Joe Gacy and Schism. Nevertheless, Gacy does a run after the match, although it was to set up something with Mustafa Ali.

This tag bout goes through a commercial break. The Dyad is working over Bate as the show returns from the break. Mustafa Ali is now at ringside at the announce desk for guest commentary.

Ali says he is a “free agent,” so he can appear on any brand. Ali also says he now obsessed with winning a championship after coming so close to winning a title at Battleground.

Meanwhile, Wes Lee cleans house after a hot tag. Lee is eventually cut off by The Dyad. Lee makes his own comeback, and he tags out before climbing the turnbuckles. Bate also climbs the ropes, and Bate leaps off into his signature corkscrew swanton. Simultaneously, Lee does a corkscrew senton of his own. Bate executes a Tiger Driver ’97 on Reid, and Bate covers him for a pinfall.

Ivy Nile runs down to ringside after the match, and she attacks Ava. Nile and Ava brawl, and out comes The Creeds. They brawl with The Dyad. Joe Gacy runs in and blindsides Wes Lee. Ali rushes into the ring to make a save, and Gacy powders. Ali then raises the hands of Bate and Lee.

A determined Thea Hail convinces Duke Hudson to let her train with Drew Gulak and Charlie Dempsey. Those two have picked on Hail, and Hail has a point to prove with them.

“Tiffybration” Crashers 

New NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton is out for a monologue. The “Tiffybration” in the ring includes a bunch of posters of Stratton in various poses. Stratton calls out the entire NXT roster to announce the first challenger to Stratton.

Stratton rambles on as she brags about herself. She eventually gets around to announcing a number one contender’s battle royal for next week to determine Stratton’s first challenger. Stratton brags some more, and a bunch of confetti falls from the ceiling. 

As Stratton basks in the cofetti, she is jumped several of the other women wrestlers. An upset Stratton has a tantrum after being booted from the ring. Confetti is still falling as Stratton cries crocodile tears.

Trick Williams is backstage when he is confronted by a trio of Jakara Jackson, Lash Legend and Oro Mensah. They exchange words in a wacky skit. 

Blair Davenport returns

Dani Palmer hijacks the show, as she she has gotten into the ring with a microphone. She cannot wait any longer for the unknown attacker to reveal themselves tonight. Palmer is mad that the unknown assailant attacked her and Sol Ruca. The lights go dark in the soundstage except for the Titantron. A video recaps the history of results attacks. 

Palmer is watching the video play when she is attacked from behind by someone wearing a hoodie. The unknown attacker beats down Palmer, and then she reveals herself as Blair Davenport (Bea Priestley). Not sure if it was the campy Black Scorpion vibe or what, but this seemed to get over like a fart in church.

A backstage skit set up another match between Damon Kemp and Eddy Thorpe, as Kemp provokes Thorpe. Their return match is next Tuesday on NXT.

Joe Coffey defeated Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo

Coffey pinned Lorenzo to win. The match goes through a commercial break. Coffey and Stacks both go outside over the ropes after a Cactus Jack clothesline. Stacks seems to be on a roll, but he misses a charge and crashes into the ring steps. Coffey capitalizes with the Glasgow Sendoff and a roaring lariat. Coffey then covers Lorenzo for a pinfall.

In a skit from last week, Mr. Stone is upset that Von Wagner got himself disqualified in his match. Stone tells Wagner he was issues with anger management, and Stone tries to convince Wagner to see a therapist.

Ilja Dragunov is the focus of a great vignette that shows his match at Battleground against Dijak, as seen from Dragunov’s perspective. Dragunov returns to NXT next Tuesday.

Cora Jade defeated Ivy Nile

Jade pinned Nile, after a double arm DDT and interference by Ava. Nile shows a lot of fire from the start. Ava runs in during the match looking to interfere. Nile catches Ava in a Dragon sleeper, but that leaves Nile open to an attack by Jade. Nile takes the Jade’s Cactus Jack double arm DDT, and Jade covers her for a three count.

A wacky backstage skit showed tension between Edris Enofe and Malik Blade as they begin to question their chemistry as a team. This is because Hank Walker and Tank Ledger are beginning to discover they have an uncanny chemistry.

McKenzie Mitchell is acting as a roving reporter looking for comment from Diamond Mine, and she finds Ivy Nile and the Creeds. Nile cuts a promo on Ava and challenges her to a match next week. The Creeds also issue a challenge to The Dyad for a match next Tuesday. Ava and The Dyad then rush in to confront Diamond Mine for a pull-apart scuffle. 

NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes (with Trick Williams) defeated Noam Dar (with Oro Mensah, Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend) to retain his title

Hayes pinned Dar to retain the championship. Baron Corbin ran in after the match to attack Hayes, seemingly setting up a new title program. Dar’s entourage also interfered in the match, and Trick Williams was ejected from ringside. Dragon Lee and Nathan Frazier both come down to ringside to counteract the interference of Dar’s faction. 

The match goes through a split-screen commercial break, which was the last break on the show. The champ fired up into a springboard just before the show cuts to commercials. Hayes was on fire again when the show returned from the break. 

Dar cuts off Hayes to briefly turn the tide. Dar gets several near falls, but Hayes keeps kicking out. Double down leads to them trading strikes. Hayes with another rally.

Jackson and Legend cause a distraction at ringside, drawing the attention of Hayes and Williams. Mensah tries to sneak up on Williams, only to get clobbered by Williams. The referee then ejects Williams from ringside. 

Dar lands a back elbow for another near fall. When Hayes kicks out, Dar transitions into applying a knee bar. Hayes fights to break the hold, and Hayes escapes to apply a crossface. They rise to their feet to again exchange strikes.

Dar lands another back elbow, but Hayes answers back a moment later with a suplex into a cutter. Hayes climbs the turnbuckles, and Mensah interferes by shoving Hayes off the top rope.

Dragon Lee and Nathan Frazier rush to ringside, and they confront Mensah about his interference. Dar rolls out of the ring and to Mensah in arguing with Dragon Lee and Frazier. Hayes then leaps off the top rope with a high cross off the top to the floor.

Leaping back into the ring, Hayes jumps off the top rope with his flying legdrop finisher. Hayes covers Dar for the deciding pinfall, and Hayes retains his title.

While Hayes is celebrating his win and posing with his title belt, Baron Corbin suddenly runs in for a surprise attack on Hayes. The announcers on commentary were certain to mention Corbin was a free agent. Corbin jumps Hayes and delivers an End of Days. As the show goes off the air, Corbin lifts the title belt overhead as he stands over a fallen Hayes.

WWE NXT live results: Women’s title tournament semifinals

Posted on by Bryan Rose

The final NXT before Battleground takes place tonight.

The episode will feature both semifinal matches in NXT’s Women’s Championship tournament. Roxanne Perez and Tiffany Stratton will meet with a place in the finals on the line. On the other side of the bracket, Cora Jade takes on Lyra Valkyria.

The tournament finals are being held at Battleground this Sunday. The NXT Women’s Championship was vacated by Indi Hartwell earlier this month.

Ahead of defending his Heritage Cup trophy against Dragon Lee at Battleground, Noam Dar will be in action against Nathan Frazer.

Tyler Bate vs. Eddy Thorpe and Hank Walker vs. Tank Ledger have also been announced for tonight’s show. Bate is challenging for the North American Championship at Battleground in a triple threat match against Wes Lee and Joe Gacy.

Plus, NXT will finish building to Carmelo Hayes and Bron Breakker’s NXT Championship match at Saturday’s special.

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

The show started with inset promos by Lyra Valkyria, Cora Jade, Tiffany Stratton, and Roxanne Perez ahead of the NXT Women’s Championship semifinals.

Lyra Valkyria defeated Cora Jade to advance in the NXT Women’s Championship tournament

Very short match. This ended eight minutes into the show.

Valkyria and Jade traded counters early. Valkyria hit an exploder on Jade for a nearfall. Jade tripped Valkyria on the ropes but Valkyria dodged and hit a spinning heel kick for the win. That puts Valkyria in the finals at Battleground on Sunday.

Jade jumped Valkyria after the match, targeting Valkyria’s knee. Jade grabbed a kendo stick and struck Valkyria in the knee, likely playing into Saturday’s match.

Axiom and Dabba Kato were shown walking to the ring. They showed a tale of the tape, because Dabba Kato tall, Axiom short.

Dijak walked into the building but was attacked by Ilja Dragunov, who attempted to close a sliding gate on Dijak. Referees stopped him before he could do it. Vic Joseph had the “hold harmless” agreement they are to sign later tonight.

NXT announcers, for the record, did mention that it was Reggie who Axiom unmasked several weeks ago.

Dabba Kato defeated Axiom

Another short match. Why did Axiom need to be the fall guy here?

Axiom dodged a chokeslam, but Kato grabbed him and threw him to the floor. Axiom attempted to fight back, but Kato slapped him and threw Axiom back into the ring. Axiom targeted Kato’s leg but Kato hit a huge lariat then connected with a tree slam for the win.

Kato continued to attack Axiom after the match, completely destroying him. Reggie then showed up and dumped Kato to the floor, who was then whisked away by security. Reggie acted friendly towards Axiom, but Axiom did not seem interested in being friends with Reggie.

Tony D’Angelo was shown in what looked like a police interrogation room. The interrogator asked why D’Angelo’s name kept coming up “in ongoing investigations”. The interrogator showed him a video and asked to identify someone in the video. D’Angelo said it wasn’t him. Another person came in and told the interrogator that there was new information regarding D’Angelo’s involvement.

In a video, Bron Breakker talked about what happened at NXT Stand & Deliver. He asked what did this last year get him? Was this all just so he could pass the torch? He said that Melo can have the torch, because he’s about to burn this bitch down. He said Melo is just a dude walking around with his title. He’s not coming to Lowell to witness a homecoming, he’s coming to Lowell in front of Melo’s friends and family for a massacre.

Gallus came to the ring and cut a promo in green Sin Cara lightning. This has never, ever worked and yet they still do it every six months. They ran down Tony D & Stacks and The Creed Brothers. The Creeds came out and said they were saying to their faces they want the titles on the line at Battleground. The two teams eventually got into a fight. The numbers game started to come into play until Stacks came to the ring to make the save for the Creeds.

Wes Lee was interviewed by McKenzie Mitchell. A lot of talking tonight. He said he thought he could trust Tyler, and while he might be paranoid, things have changed. Tyler Bate came in but Wes wouldn’t have any of it and walked away. Bate said challenging Wes Lee for the title changes nothing about what he thinks about Lee but it’s another story entirely regarding Joe Gacy.

Tyler Bate defeated Eddy Thorpe

This was good while it lasted. Thorpe looked fine here but Bate, in terms of in-ring work, stands out among most on the brand following the draft.

Some good back and forth early. Thorpe cut off Bate with a crossbody but Bate cradled him for a nearfall.Thorpe responded with a knee to the back of Bate. Bate eventually cut off Thorpe with a knee and a standing shooting star press for a nearfall.

Bate went for the Tyler Driver 97 but Thorpe escaped. Bate hit a lariat then went for the Tyler Driver 97 again, and this time it connected and got Bate the win.

In what is turning out to be a reccuring theme on this show, Gacy came to the ring and jumped Bate after the match. Lee ran into the ring, but was also taken out. Gacy held the title as the segment ended.

McKenzie Mitchell asked Lyra Valkyria for a medical update backstage. Valkyria said she’ll be fine and will be ready for the finals. Valkyria said she wanted Roxanne Perez, saying she is the best in NXT.

During the break, it was shown that Lee and Bate were fighting after Gacy left.

Nathan Frazer defeated Noam Dar

This was good. Frazer is so quick on his feet, it’s very impressive. I think he’s coming along well even though I don’t really understand the John Oliver promos they have him doing now. Dar held his own and was fine.

After some chain wrestling, Frazer used his speed to send Dar out of the ring and to the floor. During the commercial break, Dar gained the advantage, cutting off Fraszer. Frazer attempted to make a comeback, but Dar cut off Frazer by attacking his knee and working over his arm.

Dar continued to work over the arms and legs of Frazer until Frazer came back with a springboard reverse DDT. Fraszer hit a spinning neckbreaker for a nearfall and went for a phoenix splash but Dar escaped and went for a knee lock, only for Frazer to quickly escape.

The finish had Dragon Lee coming to ringside, admiring the Heritage Cup trophy. Dar was upset and shoved Lee. Frazer hit a dive to the outside on Dar then hit the phoenix splash for the win.

McKenzie interviewed Dragunov, who was interrupted by Dijak as the two fought some more and were pulled apart by the roster.

Time for a Carmelo Hayes video, who will be defending the NXT Championship in his hometown. He was shown doing promotional work and said he couldn’t wait to do this in his hometown. They showed him at a Boston Celtics game, and also posing with Mark Wahlberg. Melo said Breakker coming into his backyard to try to beat him is crazy, and said he hopes Bron is ready to get bitten.

Hank Walker defeated Tank Ledger

This was fun while it lasted. Ledger is pretty good for someone who’s only had a couple of matches, he only does basic stuff but comes off far more polished than some who have been here for months.

The two hit shoulder blocks on one another. Ledger hit Walker with elbows in the corner, but Walker countered with some strikes. Ledger hit a powerslam and a headbutt for a two count. Walker hit a slam but soon the two collided in a double crossbody. Walker got the better of it, recovered first, and pinned Ledger for the win.

Bron Breakker immediately hit the ring after the match and laid out both with spears. He told Melo that he would see him Sunday.

Stacks met with The Creeds. Julius told Stacks they appreciate him coming out for the save. Stacks told the Creeds that they’ll also be outnumbered at Battleground and suggested that they work something out. The Creeds politely rejected Stacks’ offer, mentioning how they’ve been burned in the past by others. Julius told Stacks that he and D’Angelo would get the first title shot once they win the titles.

Gigi Dolin came out to talk. She said she wasn’t ashamed of the broken home she grew up in. Neither she nor her brother knew what a normal home life was like. She would have done anything for Jacy Jayne, but now she wanted to end her. Jayne was in the crowd and cut a promo saying she got tired of carrying her and refused to let her drag her down any longer. Dolin said let’s settle it right here and now. 

Jayne said she couldn’t wait to end this and suggested they do it next week in a steel cage. Dolin called Jayne a fake ass bitch and agreed to a steel cage match, but upped the ante and made it a weaponized steel cage match. Jayne said it was on. The dialogue here, especially for Dolin, was very corny and not great.

The guy who has been mean to Von Wagner for the last two weeks, who has never been named, now has a name: Luca Crusifino. He said he would make Von regret that they didn’t settle their matter in court. He’s a lawyer, you see.

NXT Anonymous captured a video of Noam Dar begging Oro Mensah to be in his corner. Mensah rejected him and got laughed at by Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson.

Luca Crusifino defeated Von Wagner by DQ

Crusifino literally came out to The People’s Court theme. It was a daytime court show in the 90’s, kids, Google it.

Wagner immediately attacked Crusifino , hitting a big boot. Crucifino dodged a splash and hit an armdrag. Wagner was thrown out of the ring as Crusifino grabbed the picture of Wagner as a child from Mr. Stone and called him a freak very loudly. This got Wagner mad and beat Crusifinoso much against the ropes that he ignored the referee’s five count and got disqualified.

Wagner attempted to powerbomb Crusifino into a table after the match, and at first it seemed like Mr. Stone had talked him out of it. Wagner then grabbed Crucifino and powerbombed him into the table anyway.

D’Angleo was still in the interrogation room. Oh no, he’s being arrested. He said he knows his rights.

Tiffany Stratton defeated Roxanne Perez in a NXT Women’s Championship tournament semifinal

This was okay. Stratton has something but is still clearly super green and looked so in spots during this match.

After some early back and forth, Stratton gained control after clipping Perez off the top rope, sending her rolling to the floor. Perez came back with two crossbodys to the floor and then went for one off the top rope, but Stratton lifted her up, dropped her, and went for the BME, which they are now calling the most beautiful moonsault. Perez dodged but Stratton caught her in a sky high for a nearfall.

Perez hit a springboard hurricanrana off the top rope for another nearfall. Stratton blocked a side russian leg sweep as the two traded nearfalls. Perez hit the side russian leg sweep this time and went for pop rocks, but Stratton blocked it and sent Perez into the ropes. Stratton then hit the most beautiful moonsault ever for the win. That makes it Lyra Valkyria vs. Stratton for the vacant title this Sunday.

More segments! The mystery lady that has attacked a bunch of people on social media has made a television appearance, attacking Perez as she headed to the back. Before anyone could breathe and absorb what had just happened, Dijak came out and was immediately attacked by Dragunov. Dijak eventually signed their agreement as they brawled near the announcer’s desk. Everyone was yelling and screaming. CALM DOWN. They had a staredown as they were pulled apart.

The show ended with a NXT Battleground hype video. This show at times felt like a Vince Russo-induced fever dream with 1,000 segments, a lot of them talking, and sometimes some of them bleeding into one another. Not the greatest go-home show.

WWE NXT live results: Women’s title tournament continues

Posted on by Chris Aiken

The first round of the NXT Women’s Championship tournament concludes with tonight with the last two quarterfinals matches.

Roxanne Perez vs. Jacy Jayne and Cora Jade vs. Fallon Henley are tournament bout on the card tonight. The winners will earn their spots in the semifinals of the tournament.

The winner of Perez vs. Jayne will take on Tiffany Stratton in the next round of the tournament. Lyra Valkyria will be waiting to face either Jade or Henley in the semifinals. The tournament will culminate with a new Women’s Champion being crowned at NXT Battleground on Sunday, May 28.

Noam Dar’s Supernova Sessions talk show comes stateside as Dragon Lee appears as tonight’s guest. The segment should continue the build to a Dar vs. Lee match for the Heritage Cup Championship.

A tag team match between The Creed Brothers and The Dyad has been announced for tonight as well. Our live coverage starts at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

Opening the show is a match in the ongoing women’s tournament. Kicking off the show is the first of two quarterfinal matches in the tournament.

Cora Jade defeated Fallon Henley to advance in the NXT Women’s Championship tournament

Jade pinned Henley, and Jade now advances to a semifinal match next week against Lyra Valkyria. There were inset promos before the match like an old episode of Superstars. 

Things started fairly even, but Jade soon targets a knee. Jade works the leg, and Jade works over Henley. Jade also applies a leglock, but Henley escapes as she fights back. 

Henley makes a comeback and has a rally. She continues to sell her leg, but she is still able to counter Jade’s DDT finisher. Henley delivers a shining wizard, but she unable to make a cover. Jade rolls outside, and Henley is unable to stop her due to her wounded leg. 

Jade is then able to orchestrate one of the oldest heel tricks in the leg. Rolling outside was part of the ploy. She easily beats Henley back into the ring, and Jade waylays Henley with a chop block as she is coming through the ropes. Jade executes a Cactus Jack DDT, and she covers Henley for a pinfall. 

Lyra Valkyria appears at ringside after the match, and she has a staredown with Jade. They meet next week in the semifinals of the women’s tournament.

Much of the NXT women’s roster and others are watching the show on a monitor, and a skit unfolds that sets up a match later tonight between Kiana James and Thea Hail. James insults Hail, and Hail vows to kick her “prissy ass” in a match tonight.

Tyler Bate and NXT North American Champion Wes Lee are meditating in smog-filled locker room. They are ambushed by Joe Gacy and Ava. Bate and Lee are laid out as part of a message directed at Lee.

NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams are heading to the ring for a promo, only to find themselves in a quick skirmish that sets up a tag match for later on. Hayes is sporting Kinesio tape on his ribs, selling a spear last week from Bron Breakker.

Hayes calls out Breakker, but instead out comes Drew Gulak and Charlie Dempsey. For some reason they have beef with Hayes and Williams. Gulak and Dempsey attempt to ambush Hayes and Williams. They were ready, as Hayes and Williams clear the ring of the smarmy heels. This all sets up a tag match for later tonight.

The Creed Brothers (Julius & Brutus Creed with Ivy Nile) defeated The Dyad (Jagger Reid & Rip Fowler with Ava)

Julius Creed pinned Rip Fowler to win an greatly exciting tag match. Ivy Nile and Ava got involved just before the finish.

The Creeds added a new feat of strength spot to their repertoire where they traded Fowler several times while holding him upside down in a delayed vertical suplex. 

The Dyad will not be outdone, as they use teamwork and some underhanded tactics to gain an advantage on Julius. He powers out to fight back as the show cuts to a split-screen commercial break.

Heat on Juius as the show returns from the break, as The Dyad work him over. Hot tag to Brutus, and he wrecks shop. Brutus is a brute, and he pulls down the straps as he lets out a primal yell. He gets a near fall, but Brutus is soon cut off. He saves himself with a great spot where Brutus has Reid rolled up, while Brutus simultaneously giving Fowler a Northern Lights suplex.  

Double down when Brutus and Reid hit each other with lariats, and the live studio audience chants “NXT.” Julius and Reid try to top the other as both at the same time execute stereo 2 Cold Scorpio 450s. Quite a sight.

The match really heats up down the home stretch. Fowler is outside the ring selling on the floor when grabs Ivy Nile’s leg. Fowler apologizes and backpedals. He begs off, but it was a ploy for Ava and her sneak attack on Nile. Nile counters Ava, and Nile traps her in Nile’s version of a Dragon sleeper. Meanwhile, Brutus leaps off the apron into a cannonball on Fowler. In the ring is Julius and Reid. Julius hits a sliding lariat, and he then covers Reid for a three count.

After a commercial break, the Creeds come to the announce desk. They issue a challenge to Gallus for a tag team title match at NXT Battleground. 

A skit from “yesterday” shows Tony D’Angelo and Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo eating an an Italian restaurant. Stacks leaves the table to take a phone call. In walks two member of law enforcement, and they Tony D to the police station for questioning. Stacks returns from his phone call, and he acts perplexed over Tony D being taken away by the police.

Supernova Sessions sets up two matches 

Noam Dar, along as always by his Heritage Cup trophy, is the host for a Supernova Sessions talk show. Dragon Lee is the guest, and Dar insults Dragon Lee right from the start. Dar gets out a Spanish book looking to communicate Dar, assuming Dragon Lee cannot speak English. Dragon Lee is quick to correct Dar, showing him that Lee speaks English just fine. 

They banter back-and-forth. Dragon Lee wants a match against Dar for the trophy. Out comes Nathan Frazier, and wants to call out Dar as a fraud. Frazier also wants Dragon Lee to get a shot at the trophy. Dar is finally goaded into two matches. Dar puts the trophy on the line in a match against Dragon Lee at Battleground. Dar faces Frazier in a match next week in a match where the trophy is not on the line.

Dijak has kidnapped Ilja Dragunov, and Dijak is torturing him. 

NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams defeated Charlie Dempsey & Drew Gulak

Hayes pinned Dempsey to win the match. At the finish, Williams delivers a pump kick on Dempsey, and Hayes tags in. Hayes leaps off the top rope to deliver a guillotine legdrop. Good match.

After the match, Hayes again calls out Bron Breakker. He is apparently not in the building, as Breakker interrupts with a message that plays on the Titantron. Breakker is at the barber shop that Hayes is known to frequent. Breakker leaves after making everyone nervous.

Thea Hail is pumped up for her match tonight, and she exictedly tells Duke Hudson they are ready to go to the ring. Hudson had forgotten he gave Hail permission to be in a match tonight. A distracted Hudson has been grading papers, but he heads to the ring anyway.

Kiana James defeated Thea Hail (with Duke Hudson)

James pinned Hail, no thanks to a distracted Hudson. Hudson is grading paper at ringside in Hail’s corner, and he barely pays attention to Hail’s match. She fights from underneath to rally. Hail makes a comeback, but Hudson is too busy to watch.

Hail with a high cross for a near fall. James counters Hail and cuts her off. James then executes her 401k finisher, and James covers Hail for a three count.

A backstage skit sets up Tank Ledger vs. Hank Walker for next week. They encounter Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen, and that inspires Tank to convince Hank they need to face each other in a “hoss fight.” 

McKenzie Mitchell is a roving reporter in the training room. Tyler Bate is having his arm wrapped in the aftermath of suffering a sneak attack earlier tonight. Wes Lee is at his side, and Lee tells Mitchell he normally enjoys interviews with her. However, tonight is different. Lee storms off, headed to the ring to call out Joe Gacy. 

Dabbo-Kato is the focus of a vignette. 

An angry North American Champion Wes Lee storms to the ring, and he calls out Joe Gacy. Bate is seen watching on from the trainer’s room. He gives a wink and nod to the trainer as he brings him some ice. Foreshadowing, perhaps? 

Gacy, flanked by Ava, appear on a perch overlooking the ring. They cuts promos on Lee, which leads to Gacy challenging Lee to a title match at Battleground. Gacy and Ava also warn that Bate is deceiving Lee.

Out comes Bate with his arm bandaged, and he cuts a promo on Gacy. Bate says he has a receipt waiting for Gacy. Lee takes that to mean Bate also wants a match against Gacy at Battleground. Bate corrects Lee, before saying that he and Lee are friends. But, Bate admits he wants a title shot as well. Bate insists he would never let the title come between their friendship, as Ava and Gacy chirp at them from above. 

This all sets up a triple threat match at Battleground, which was Lee’s idea. Lee looks at Bate before leaving and says, “Thought I could trust you, brother.”

Roxanne Perez in a vignette is admiring her journey board, and she looks forward to what filling her next journey board.

Roxanne Perez defeated Jacy Jayne to advance in the NXT Women’s Championship tournament

Perez pinned Jayne after Pop Rocks. In winning the match, Perez now advances to the semifinals against Tiffany Stratton.

The quarterfinal match goes through a commercial break. Jayne works over Perez, but Perez eventually counters Jayne to execute Pop Rocks. Good enough match. 

Gigi Dolan runs in after the match to attack Jayne. Dolan and Jayne brawl at ringside before being separated. 

Dijak still has Ilja Dragunov kidnapped, but Dragunov is defiant despite being bloody and beaten.

Out comes Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams to again call out Bron Breakker. The show cuts to commercial as Hayes and Williams are waiting in the ring. 

After a commercial break, Breakker comes out with a security detail. Breakker says the security is there to protect Hayes and Williams from Breakker himself. There is some banter back-and-forth. Breakker insults Hayes’s hometown sports teams.

Hayes cannot stand to hear any more, so Hayes does a flip dive onto the security detail. Breakker and Hayes brawl their way into the ring. Security tries to separate them to no avail. Breakker hits Hayes with a cheap shot, but Hayes counters by hitting Breakker with a low blow. Hayes then lays out Breakker with a belt shot, as Hayes hits Breakker with the championship belt. They are both down in the ring selling as the show goes off the air.