Following last night’s December 16th edition of WWE NXT, the Stamford-based promotion taped the next two weeks’ episodes in advance.
*Warning spoilers ahead*
The following spoilers were originally reported by Bodyslam.com on their Patreon. The report shared results for both the December 23rd and December 30th episodes of NXT.
December 23rd NXT spoilers:
Lola Vice def. Izzi Dame, after Tatum Paxley chases off Shawn Spears with a chainsaw. Kelani Jordan attacks Lola Vice after the match.
Blake Monroe interrupts NXT Women’s North American Champion Thea Hail’s promo. Championship match set for NXT New Year’s Evil.
Tavion Heights def. Eli Knight
Je’Von Evans and Ricky Saints face-to-face segment with NXT GM Ava Raine. Match set between the two for the December 30th edition of NXT.
Shiloh Hill and Skylar Raye def. Stacks and Ariana Grace in a Christmas Chaos Match.
Lexis King def. Andre Chase
Chelsea Green defeats Sol Ruca – Women’s United States Championship match. Moose got involved and chased off Ethan Page. The finish saw Alba Fyre get involved and prevent Sol Ruca from hitting the Sol Snatcher.
December 30th NXT spoilers:
Tatum Paxley interrupts Izzi Dame’s promo. Izzi Dame vs Tatum Paxley is official for New Year’s Evil.
Jacy Jayne def. Wren Sinclair. Fatal Influence beat down Wren Sinclair after the match, before Kendal Grey made the saves and posed with the NXT Women’s Championship.
Tavion Heights squashes Lexis King.
OTM def. Swipe Right.
DarkState interrupts and attacks Joe Hendry during his concert while Tony D’Angelo watches from the shadows.
Ethan Page def. Moose – NXT North American Championship
Ricky Saints def. Je’Von Evans after a ref bump, a low blow, and a Roshambo.
Izzi Dame & Tatum Paxley defeated Sol Ruca & Zaria
With the win, Inamura qualified for an NXT Championship match against Oba Femi at NXT Great American Bash on July 12. Wrestling Inc. is also reporting that a tag match featuring Jordynne Grace and Blake Monroe vs. Jacy Jayne and Fallon Henley has been set for the show. Grace is scheduled to challenge Jayne for the NXT Women’s Championship the following night at WWE Evolution 2.
NXT Great American Bash lineup for July 12, 2025:
NXT Champion Oba Femi defends against Yoshiki Inamura
Jordynne Grace & Blake Monroe vs. Jacy Jayne & Fallon Henley
At the Performance Center on Thursday night, WWE NXT taped its final episode of 2024.
The show is airing on The CW Network on New Year’s Eve (Tuesday, December 31) and will feature the following matches:
– Kelani Jordan defeated Lola Vice
Stephanie Vaquer made the save when Cora Jade attempted a post-match attack.
– Ethan Page defeated Cedric Alexander
– Three-way tag match: Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson defeated Gigi Dolin & Shotzi and Kayden Carter & Katana Chance
– Izzi Dame defeated Sol Ruca
– Wes Lee, Tyson Dupont & Tyriek Igwe defeated Andre Chase, Hank Walker & Tank Ledger
– There was an NXT 2024 Male Superstar of the Year segment (Trick Williams, Oba Femi, Tony D’Angelo, and Ethan Page are the nominees)
Next week’s Christmas Eve edition of NXT has also been filmed in advance with spoilers available here. The show will be back live on Tuesday, January 7 for its New Year’s Evil 2025 special.
The brand taped another episode following their live broadcast on Tuesday. The results are courtesy of Fightful Select.
Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne and Fallon Henley) defeated Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend
TNA’s Rosemary challenged Kelani Jordan to a match.
Joe Hendry held a concert. It was eventually announced that Trick Williams will be made the special guest referee for the NXT Championship match at No Mercy between Joe Hendry and champion Ethan Page.
Kelani Jordan asked Wendy Choo to send one of her demons to face her. Rosemary responded, leading to:
Kelani Jordan defeated Rosemary. After the match, Choo choked out Jordan.
Brooks Jensen defeated Malik Blade
Karmen Petrovic defeated Izzy Dame. This follows an angle from this week’s NXT that had Dame attack Petrovic, putting her out of a gauntlet match.
Joe Coffey defeated Je’Von Evans
Zachary Wentz and Wes Lee agree to a match at No Mercy. Wentz ended Tuesday’s show by jumping Lee after he turned on Wentz last week.
The Family (Stacks, Luca Crusifino, and Adrianna Rizzo) defeated The No Quarter Catch Crew (Charlie Dempsey, Myles Borne, and Wren Sinclair)
WWE taped next week’s episode of NXT on Tuesday night.
Natalya & Karmen Petrovic vs. Lola Vice & Shayna Baszler headlined the show. Jaida Parker, Fallon Henley, Joe Coffey, and Wes Lee were all in action as well.
Trick Williams cut a promo but was interrupted by Meta-Four and then jumped by Gallus.
Je’Von Evans attempted to make the save but was unsuccessful.
Dante Chen defeated Lexis King
Robert Stone came out to introduce Chen, who hasn’t been on NXT since Halloween Havoc 2023, although he has wrestled on house shows and Level Up. Chen is said to have gotten a big pop.
Jaida Parker defeated Brinley Reece to qualify for the NXT North American Women’s title ladder match at Battleground.
Fallon Henley defeated Thea Hail to qualify for the NXT North American Women’s title ladder match at Battleground.
Joe Coffey replaced Ivar in the triple threat number one contender’s match for the North American title. Wes Lee and Josh Briggs were the other two entered into the match. Lee and Coffey were then declared co-winners of the match, meaning Oba Femi will defend against both of them in a triple-threat at Battleground.
NXT Tag Team Championships Nathan Frazer and Axiom defeated Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo and Luca Crusifino to retain their titles.
Both The O.C and No Quarter Catch Crew are said to have gotten involved in the match.
WWE taped the July 4 episode of NXT last night from the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.
The eventful show included Gable Steveson managing Eddy Thorpe as Thorpe took on Steveson’s brother, Damon Kemp. The Creed Brothers lost a Loser Leaves NXT match and the next opponent for Bron Breakker was also revealed.
Spoilers for the episode are below courtesy of PWInsider.
Blair Davenport defeated Roxanne Perez
Kelani Jordan w/ Dana Brooke defeated Tatum Paxley.
Jordan and Brooke were shown bonding over their gymnastics background on the June 27 episode.
Cora Jade cut a promo after the match directed at Brooke and Kelani
Lyra Valkyria defeated Jacy Jayne
Jayne attacked Valkyria after the match and tore apart the wings she wears during her ring entrance.
Javier Bernal cut a promo on Von Wagner
Wagner came out with Robert Stone and attacked Bernal. However, Stone tried to stop Wagner from powerbombing Bernal onto the announce table, but Wagner ended up doing it anyway.
The Dyad (Jagger Reid & Rip Fowler) defeated The Creed Brothers (Brutus & Julius Creed) in a Loser Leaves NXT match.
Joe Gacy was ejected from ringside.
Ava and Ivy Nile got into it with each other during the latter part of the match.
A masked man in a red hoodie delivered a headbutt to Julius allowing The Dyad to hit a double-team move and get the win. So, I guess that’s it for the Creed Brothers in NXT and the Schism likely has a new member.
Bron Breakker cut a promo
Breakker ran down some of his accomplishments but was interrupted by Ilja Dragunov.
The two end up brawling and had to be separated.
Eddy Thorpe w/ Gable Steveson defeated Damon Kemp in an NXT Underground match
Gable Steveson was in the corner opposite his brother for this one.
The ring ropes and turnbuckles were removed and you could only win via submission, KO, or ref stoppage.
Several wrestlers were around ringside similar to Raw Underground from years ago.
Thorpe won via referee stoppage and then posed with Steveson after the match.
Steveson suplexed several of the wrestlers who had been at ringside before him and Thorpe once again posed to end the show.
Next week’s episode of NXT was filmed at the WWE Performance Center on Tuesday.
The company pre-taped the March 28 show as several on the NXT roster will be traveling to Los Angeles next week for Stand & Deliver.
WWE NXT spoilers (Tuesday, March 28) (Courtesy of PWInsider) —
– Axiom qualifies for North American title match
Axiom won a battle royal to qualify for the North American Championship match at Stand & Deliver. Nathan Frazer was the last to be eliminated. Wes Lee was on commentary. Also entered into the battle royal were: Apollo Crews, Bryson Montana, Charlie Dempsey, Dabba-Kato, Damon Kemp, Dante Chen, Dijak, Drew Gulak, Edris Enofe, Javier Bernal, Jinder Mahal, Malik Blade, Odyssey Jones, Oro Mensah (Oliver Carter), Quincy Elliot, Scrypts, Xyon Quinn and Hank Walker.
– Tyler Bate w/ Chase U defeated Von Wagner w/ Robert Stone
After the match, Joe Gacy appeared on the screen and said that he would soon be the one running Chase U.
– Elektra Lopez defeated Valentina Feroz
– Eddy Thorpe defeated Myles Borne
– Indi Hartwell defeated Ivy Nile and Sol Ruca in a “Last Chance” triple threat match to qualify for the NXT Women’s Championship match at Stand & Deliver
– Drew Gulak w/ Charlie Dempsey defeated Hang Walker
Dempsey interfered leading to Gulak picking up the win.
After the match, Kiana walked up to Brooks and gave him a kiss. Brooks was happy about this but Briggs and Fallon Henley were not.
– Grayson Waller & Johnny Gargano contract signing
After Waller signed the contract and cut a promo on his upcoming opponent, Gargano hit the ring and the two brawled to close the show. In what might have been a dark segment, Gargano also cut a promo about his history in unsanctioned matches.
– The Schism cut an in-ring promo about how Cameron Grimes has run out of chances. There was a person in the crowd for this wearing a red hoodie and gold face mask. The Schism were interrupted by Malik Blade and Edris Enofe.
– The Dyad (Rip Fowler & Jagger Reid) defeated Malik Blade & Edris Enofe
– Cora Jade defeated Wendy Choo
Lash Legend attacked Choo after the match.
– There was a backstage interview with Oro Mensah (former NXT UK wrestler Oliver Carter) ahead of his debut.
– Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams cut a promo in the ring about Solo Sikoa’s NXT North American Championship win. They were interrupted by Chase U.
– Chase U (Andre Chase & Bodhi Hayward) defeated Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams
Chase U celebrated with the Chase U section in the crowd after getting the upset victory.
– Von Wagner defeated Sanga
– Oro Mensah defeated Grayson Waller
Mensah won with help from Apollo Crews.
– The Creed Brothers were backstage and Julius and Brutus both wanted to be the one to face Damon Kemp next week. They ended up agreeing that it would be Brutus.
– JD McDonagh defeated Tyler Bate in a number one contender’s match to earn an NXT Championship shot
There was a staredown between NXT Champion Bron Breakker and McDonagh after the match. Former NXT United Kingdom Champion Ilja Dragunov then made a surprise appearance, joining Breakker and McDonagh in the ring. All three stood across from each other and Breakker held up his title belt.
WWE NXT spoilers (Tuesday, September 27) —
– Joe Gacy defeated Cameron Grimes
The person in the red hoodie and gold face mask was also in the crowd for this match.
– Sol Ruca defeated Amari Miller
– Nikkita Lyons defeated Kayden Carter
– There was an in-ring segment where Ilja Dragunov was interrupted by JD McDonagh. Bron Breakker also appeared. A triple threat match between them for the NXT Championship was made for Halloween Havoc.
– Damon Kemp defeated Brutus Creed
It appeared that the finish of this match was later re-taped.
– Wes Lee defeated Tony D’Angelo by referee stoppage
The stoppage came after D’Angelo was injured during the match.
– NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose defeated Fallon Henley in a non-title match
Alba Fyre appeared on the video screen after the match and said she’s coming for the NXT Women’s Championship.
– Brutus Creed called out Damon Kemp and the finish of their match from earlier appeared to be re-taped. It ended in a no contest as Kemp beat down Brutus with a steel chair.
– Ilja Dragunov defeated Xyon Quinn
– Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen defeated Gallus (Mark Coffey & Wolfgang) in a Pub Rules match
At the WWE Performance Center on Wednesday night, WWE taped the next two weeks of NXT episodes.
Taped editions of NXT will air on June 14 and June 21, with the brand then returning to live episodes on June 28. A special Great American Bash episode of NXT will take place on July 5.
Here are the spoilers from Wednesday’s tapings:
NXT Level Up —
– Quincy Elliott defeated Bryson Montana
– Sloane Jacobs defeated an unidentified opponent
NXT —
– NXT Tag Team Champions The Creed Brothers (Julius & Brutus Creed) defeated Edris Enofe & Malik Blade to retain their titles
– Roxanne Perez, Cora Jade & Indi Hartwell did a backstage promo talking about their upcoming six-woman tag match against Toxic Attraction.
– Fallon Henley defeated Tiffany Stratton
– During a promo backstage, Duke Hudson confronted Bron Breakker and challenged him to a title match, bringing up that he has a win over Breakker by disqualification. Breakker accepted the challenge.
– Wes Lee defeated Xyon Quinn
– The Dyad defeated Javier Bernal & Dante Chen
Joe Gacy then cut a promo following the match.
– NXT North American Champion Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams interrupted an in-ring segment with Tony D’Angelo, Stacks, Two Dimes, Santos Escobar, Cruz Del Toro, and Joaquin Wilde.
– NXT Champion Bron Breakker defeated Duke Hudson to retain his title
Cameron Grimes made his way out after the match and challenged Breakker to an NXT Championship bout at the Great American Bash.
Grimes said that, while Breakker may not have been given everything on a silver platter, he’s been given more than Grimes. Grimes also brought up how Rick Steiner is recognized but Grimes’ father isn’t.
– Giovanni Vinci (formerly known as Fabian Aichner) defeated Guru Raaj
– A backstage promo with Solo Sikoa and Grayson Waller set up a match between them for the following week.
– Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams defeated Stacks & Two Dimes
Stacks & Two Dimes accompanied Del Toro and Wilde to the ring, and Del Toro & Wilde lost due to miscommunication between them and Stacks & Two Dimes.
– Cameron Grimes defeated Edris Enofe
Grimes hugged Enofe following the match.
– Von Wagner defeated Brooks Jensen
– Alba Fyre defeated Lash Legend by DQ
– Toxic Attraction cut a promo calling their loss from the previous week a fluke. Roxanne Perez & Cora Jade interrupted them. Perez brought up that — while she does want to challenge for Mandy Rose’s NXT Women’s Championship — she could use her title shot contract for an NXT Women’s Tag Team title match against Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne.
Katana Chance & Kayden Carter then interrupted Perez & Jade. They got into a brawl before it was broken up by officials.
– NXT North American Champion Carmelo Hayes defeated Tony D’Angelo to retain his title
Santos Escobar passing brass knuckles to Hayes instead of D’Angelo led to Hayes retaining the North American title. The show ended with D’Angelo, Stacks & Two Dimes having a staredown with Escobar, Cruz Del Toro & Joaquin Wilde.
The next two weeks of NXT episodes were taped at the Capitol Wrestling Center in Orlando, Florida on Wednesday night. Due to a scheduling conflict with the Olympics, both episodes will air on Syfy.
Ridge Holland returned after the match to help Dunne and Lorcan destroy Ciampa and Thatcher.
– There was an in-ring segment with Samoa Joe offering his resignation as an NXT authority figure to be able to have a match with Karrion Kross for the NXT Championship at NXT TakeOver 36. William Regal, who initially wanted to fire Kross, agreed to Joe’s deal and signed the paperwork. TakeOver 36 is taking place on Sunday, August 22.
– NXT Women’s Champion Raquel Gonzalez and Dakota Kai came out to the ring. Gonzalez and Kai both talked up how dominant Gonzalez has been and said that, as long as Kai has Gonzalez’s back, no one is taking the title.
When Gonzalez turned away to pose with the championship, Kai laid her out with a kick and then held the title up herself.
– Kacy Catanzaro & Kayden Carter defeated Franky Monet & Jessi Kamea (w/ Robert Stone)
– Imperium (Marcel Barthel & Fabian Aichner) defeated Hit Row (Top Dolla & Ashante “Thee” Adonis)
Hit Row lost when Legado del Fantasma caused a distraction.
– Adam Cole defeated Bronson Reed
Kyle O’Reilly attacked Cole with a steel chair after the match.
205 Live (Friday, August 6) —
– NXT Cruiserweight Champion Kushida defeated Ari Sterling
NXT (Tuesday, August 3) —
– Ridge Holland (w/ Pete Dunne and Oney Lorcan) defeated Ikemen Jiro
Dunne cut a post-match promo on Ciampa and Thatcher.
– There was a backstage segment where Indi Hartwell received a drawing from Dexter Lumis. Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae weren’t happy about it.
It was announced that Gargano will face Lumis later in the show. If Gargano wins, Lumis has to stop chasing after Hartwell.
– Roderick Strong defeated Bobby Fish
– The Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson & James Drake) defeated Million Dollar Champion LA Knight & Cameron Grimes
Knight walked out on Grimes during the match. Ted DiBiase returned and consoled Grimes after his loss.
– Hit Row (Top Dolla & Ashante “Thee” Adonis) defeated Legado del Fantasma (Raul Mendoza & Joaquin Wilde) by DQ
The disqualification came when Santos Escobar used a steel chair. Legado del Fantasma then attacked NXT North American Champion Isaiah “Swerve” Scott with a chair until Hit Row recovered.
– NXT Champion Karrion Kross cut a promo, leading to Samoa Joe coming out to confront him. Joe beat up several security guards — but Kross bailed. This may have been re-taped after the main event.
– Love Her or Lose Her match: Johnny Gargano defeated Dexter Lumis
Hartwell started to leave after the match and was upset. But she then ran in the ring and kissed Lumis. Hartwell and Lumis made out and then left together.
After last night’s SmackDown went off the air, three matches were taped for NXT at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
– Isaiah “Swerve” Scott defeated Jack Gallagher
– Dominik Dijakovic defeated Bronson Reed
– Keith Lee & Lio Rush defeated Damian Priest & Tony Nese
It was announced this week that Lee & Rush vs. Priest & Nese and an open challenge by North American Champion Roderick Strong will air on next Wednesday’s Christmas Day edition of NXT. Strong’s open challenge was taped at Full Sail University before last week’s NXT, with Strong retaining his title against Austin Theory.
The next live episode of NXT will be on January 8, 2020. The teams for the 2020 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic will be revealed on the New Year’s Day episode. The winners of NXT’s year-end awards will also be revealed on that January 1 show.
NXT won’t face competition from AEW Dynamite on Christmas. Dynamite returns with a live episode on New Year’s Day.
NXT’s house show in Bel Air, Maryland on Saturday night included some matches that were taped for television. It appeared that a submission match between Kushida and Drew Gulak, Undisputed Era vs. Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch, and Io Shirai & Candice LeRae vs. Marina Shafir & Jessamyn Duke were all taped for TV.
– The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) defeated The Outliers (Dan Matha & Riddick Moss) w/ Robert Strauss
Good opener. The Street Profits were super over.
– Adam Cole and Velveteen Dream (who got a huge reaction) cut promos on the video screen letting us know that the main event was a triple threat for the North American Championship with those two and Matt Riddle.
– Punishment Martinez defeated Keith Lee
Both men were over, but the crowd liked Lee more. Very good match. They did tons of big moves, including a deadlift superplex from Lee to Martinez for a huge near fall.
The finish came when they exchanged strikes back and forth and both fell down at the same time, with Martinez falling on top of Lee for the pin.
– NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler defeated Kacy Catanzaro to retain her title
This was really good. Baszler probably took 90 percent of the match, but she sold her ass off for all of Catanzaro’s offense and they got a good near fall when Catanzaro hit a top rope hurricanrana.
Catanzaro turned Baszler’s choke into a pin, but Baszler kicked out and then put the choke back on and won.
– Kushida defeated Drew Gulak in a submission match
With there being no pinfalls and no traditional near falls, this was a fun and unique match. It was really good.
They went back and forth, with the match ending when Kushida won with the Hoverboard Lock.
– Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan defeated Undisputed Era (Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly)
Bobby Fish came out on the stage with Strong and O’Reilly and had his arm in a sling. Fish shook both of their hands and then walked to the back.
This was a good tag match. Towards the end of it, Jaxson Ryker came down and distracted Strong, which allowed Lorcan to roll up O’Reilly. This was definitely for TV.
– Io Shirai & Candice LeRae vs. Marina Shafir & Jessamyn Duke ended in a no contest
They had a short, basic match. Baszler came out and stood on the ramp and watched it.
Shirai was about to hit her moonsault on Duke when Baszler pulled Duke out of the ring. Shirai then hit the moonsault on Baszler and they brawled around the ring and into the crowd. LeRae also brawled with Duke and Shafir as referees came out to break it up.
The crowd was unhappy with the non-finish, but they love the post-match.
– NXT North American Champion Velveteen Dream defeated Adam Cole and Matt Riddle in a triple threat match to retain his title
All three guys got a big reaction, but Dream got the biggest of anybody on the whole show (him being from nearby Washington D.C. surely helped).
Very good match filled with tons of big moves and kickouts. The finish was Cole hitting two superkicks and a shining wizard on Riddle, but then being hit with a flying elbow by Dream as he went for the cover.
Fun show — the crowd was into everything. The best match was probably either Kushida vs. Gulak or the main event.
– Jeet Rama (w/ The Bollywood Boyz) defeated an enhancement talent
Rama won this one quickly.
NXT TV taping spoilers —
– Hideo Itami defeated Kona Reeves
A GTS got the win for Itami. There’s a chance this was a dark match as well.
– Killian Dain (w/ Eric Young) defeated Danny Burch
Dain hit the One Winged Angel before pinning Burch.
– Heavy Machinery defeated two local wrestlers
Heavy Machinery squashed them quickly, then cut a promo on The Authors of Pain. They talked about how hungry they are. The crowd loved them and even gave them a “Steaks and Weights” chant.
– Sonya Deville defeated Lacey Evans
Both Daria Berenato and Macey Estrella got new names here. Berenato picked up her first win under her new name.
– Aleister Black defeated Cezar Bononi
Black got the win following a flying knee and a roundhouse kick.
– Hideo Itami defeated Roderick Strong in a number one contender’s match
They had a good, long match. Itami hit the GTS to get the win. They shook hands afterwards, then SAnitY snuck in and destroyed Strong as Itami made his way to the back. Itami will challenge Bobby Roode for the NXT Championship at TakeOver: Chicago.
– Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford defeated HoHo Lun & Dylan Miley
This was a great debut performance by Dawkins and Ford. Lun took the pin, leading to Miley destroying his partner after the match.
– Drew McIntyre defeated Sean Maluta
McIntyre hit the Claymore kick to get the victory.
– Kassius Ohno defeated Andrade “Cien” Almas
This was a great match. Thea Trinidad was in the front row watching Almas during this one to further his ladies’ man persona. Ohno won it with a rolling elbow.
– DIY cut an in-ring promo before being interrupted by Tino Sabbatelli and Riddick Moss. The heels got electric heat.
– DIY defeated Tino Sabbatelli & Riddick Moss
Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa hit their running knee and kick combo to pick up the win. William Regal came out after the match to announce that DIY will face The Authors of Pain in a ladder match for the tag titles at TakeOver: Chicago.
– Bobby Roode came out for a promo. He ran down Shinsuke Nakamura and Hideo Itami, which led to Itami coming to the ring and laying Roode out with a GTS after fighting off security.
– A battle royal to determine a number one contender for the NXT Women’s Championship ended in a no contest with Ember Moon, Ruby Riot, and Nikki Cross remaining
Asuka caused the no contest by destroying the final three. The participants in the match were: Candice LeRae, Rachael Ellering, Liv Morgan, Aliyah, Peyton Royce, Kimberly Frankele, Nikki Cross, Ruby Riot, Sarah Bridges, Victoria Gonzales, Bianca Blair, Billie Kay, Sonya Deville, and Lacey Evans. LeRae and Ellering got big reactions.
Regal came out after it was over to announce that Asuka will defend against Moon, Riot, and Cross in a fatal four-way match at TakeOver: Chicago.
Dark match main event —
– SAnitY vs. The Authors of Pain ended in a no contest
The teams brawled and had to be separated by security.
NXT was at The Venue on the campus of the University of Central Florida for a TV taping tonight.
Dark Match —
– Ruby Riot (the former Heidi Lovelace) defeated Kimber Lee
Riot hit a step-up enzuigiri of sorts for the quick win.
TV Tapings —
– A video promo for SAnitY aired talking about Tye Dillinger.
– Elias Samson started playing a song but he was interrupted by Kassius Ohno. Ohno challenged him to a loser leaves NXT match tonight.
– Tye Dillinger vs. Eric Young never happened as SAnitY destroyed Roderick Strong on the ramp, then No Way Jose made an effort to make the save but he was destroyed by SAnitY as well.
– Andrade “Cien” Almas defeated HoHo Lun
Almas picked up a fast win after hitting the keylock DDT.
– Kassius Ohno defeated Elias Samson in a loser leaves NXT match
The crowd was behind Ohno early in the match but The Drifter took control and slowed the pace. Ohno hit the Death By Elbow for the win and The Drifter was carried off by security. The fans chanted “You Deserve It” and Ohno broke Samson’s guitar to a big reaction.
– Ember Moon defeated Billie Kay (w/ Peyton Royce)
Moon pinned Kay after a top rope stunner. The move kept Kay down after the match. She looked shaken up and needed to be helped to her feet by trainers.
– The Revival vs. The Ealy Twins never happened as The Authors of Pain destroyed the twins and Revival bailed fast.
– Heavy Machinery defeated QT Marshall & Johnny Vandal
Otis Dozovic slammed Tucker Knight onto Vandal as the finish.
– Nikki Cross defeated Macey Estrella
Cross used multiple swinging neckbreakers before the pin. Dillinger and No Way Jose ran down to attack SAnitY but were no match and got laid out again.
– Andrade “Cien” Almas defeated Oney Lorcan
Great match. The crowd got into it for the finishing sequence, where Almas won with the keylock DDT.
Asuka took the mic and said this was Ember Moon’s fate. She proceeded to destroy Zuniga with kicks and the Asuka lock, taking her time while doing so. Asuka yelled in Japanese after the match.
– NXT Tag Team Champions The Authors of Pain defeated The Ealy Twins
The twins called out AOP before the match and then got destroyed. The Authors used a double powerbomb and the hold-up lariat for the finish. Paul Ellering cut a promo on The Revival after the match, which was interrupted by DIY and then The Revival.
William Regal came out and made the tag title match at NXT TakeOver: Orlando a triple threat elimination match.
– SAnitY vs. Tye Dillinger, Roderick Strong & No Way Jose ended in a DQ
Nikki Cross was on Dillinger’s back when Ruby Riot made the save. The faces sent SAnitY packing.
– Dash Wilder defeated Johnny Gargano and Akam in a triple threat match
Scott Dawson held Akam’s feet, allowing Wilder to steal the pin on a downed Gargano.
– NXT Champion Bobby Roode defeated Kassius Ohno to retain his title
As expected, this was a good and long match. There were many deep two counts. Ohno removed his elbow pad and was going for the Death By Elbow but Roode sent him into the ropes and hit his DDT for the clean win.
– Shinsuke Nakamura defeated TJ Perkins
This was an entertaining match to get Nakamura back on TV. There were fun and games early with Nakamura dabbing on Perkins. TJP got the upper hand for most of the match after this, working Nakamura’s knee. Finally, Nakamura hit a Kinshasa for the win.
Possibly Dark Segment —
Bobby Roode came to the ring to trash talk about winning the title from Nakamura. He then said that he has friends, as Andrade “Cien” Almas ran in to rough up Nakamura. Finn Balor made the save and got physical, cleaning house to leave just Nakamura and Balor.
They talked about NXT. Balor claimed he is not cleared to wrestle but will be soon, then said he had to say something important, that Friday is Shinsuke Nakamura’s birthday! We all YeaOh’d with them and they did a Too Sweet to send everyone home happy.
– Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins defeated Adrian Jaoude & Cezar Bononi
Standing shooting star press by Ford for the pin.
NXT TV tapings —
– They showed Peyton Royce and Billie Kay attacking Asuka in the parking lot before the show started.
– Billie Kay & Peyton Royce defeated Sarah Bridges & Macey Estrella
The Aussies had a lot of heat with the live crowd. They won with a double team finish on Bridges with Royce dropping her on Kay’s knee.
– Asuka ran down after the match while being held back by security to attack Kay and Royce but was roughed up until Nikki Cross made the save. After clearing the ring, Cross attacked Asuka herself.
– Elias Samson defeated Jonathan Cruz
Fans booed Drifter all match until he won with his finish.
– Andrade “Cien” Almas defeated Oney Lorcan
Almas got a decisive win with his leg sweep DDT.
– NXT Tag Team Champions DIY defeated The Revival to retain their titles
Great match with some excellent near falls and a hot finish. DIY won with the double running knee/kick to both men. The Authors of Pain jumped DIY from behind after the match and left them laying.
– Nikki Cross (w/ SAnitY) defeated Kennadi Brink
– Roderick Strong defeated Steve Cutler
Sick Kick by Strong for the win. Post-match, he said he doesn’t care what Almas says (they’re seemingly building to a match between the two) as his goal is the NXT title.
– Tye Dillinger came out to talk about his future. The crowd chanted “Royal Rumble” and “Number 10.” He was then interrupted by SAnitY who had a jacket for him and wanted him to join.
Dillinger dropped it and put the “10” hands in Eric Young’s face, which started a brawl. Big Damo, who was not with SAnitY thus far in the taping, came through the crowd and destroyed Dillinger.
– Ember Moon defeated Liv Morgan
Stunner off the top by Moon. They shook hands after but Morgan appeared to be disappointed.
– Shinsuke Nakamura and Bobby Roode had a contract signing for their match at TakeOver: San Antonio. Good stuff here. The crowd was into both men and reacted to all their statements.
– Aliyah defeated Mandy Rose by submission.
– No Way Jose defeated Kona Reeves
Jose used his half nelson slam for the victory. The Drifter then showed up to massive heat. Jose sang “Just Drift Away” to the tune of his own song and Drifter left angrily.
– Eric Young (w/ Alexander Wolfe and Nikki Cross) defeated Chris Atkins
Young would say “10” when landing strikes as he wants to face Dillinger. Young won with a wheelbarrow neckbreaker.
– TM61 defeated The Revival
Nick Miller won with a roll-up, then The Revival destroyed him. They left Shane Thorne laying with a Shatter Machine and he was tended to by doctors.
– William Regal announced a fatal four-way NXT Women’s Championship match at TakeOver: San Antonio with Asuka defending against Kay, Royce, and Cross. He said that, despite his better judgment, he wants to hear from all four women in the match.
This turned into a wild brawl with Kay and Royce fighting Asuka and Cross before the Aussies backed off, allowing Asuka and Cross to fight. Cross jumped off the top to the outside, taking out Asuka and a swarm of security as Kay and Royce looked on in shock.
Possibly dark match main event —
– NXT Champion Shinsuke Nakamura & Tajiri defeated Samoa Joe & Bobby Roode
Nakamura pinned Joe with the Kinshasa.
– Chris Hero returned to NXT after the match. The titantron referred to him by his old NXT name of Kassius Ohno. He entered the ring and looked at Nakamura before leaving.
