The first match for NXT Roadblock appears to be set following the end of Tuesday’s NXT.
After Meiko Satomura and Roxanne Perez defeated Katana Chance and Kayden Carter, Satomura grabbed the microphone. She told Perez that since she did something for Perez, perhaps she could do something for her, pointing to the NXT Women’s Championship. Perez said it would be an honor as the two posed to end the program.
As the two were posing, announcer Vic Joseph repeatedly pushed that Satomura had now become “a roadblock” for Perez. Earlier in the show, it was announced that NXT Roadblock would take place on the March 7 edition of NXT.
On last week’s NXT, Chance and Carter confronted Perez, upset that they had lost the NXT Women’s Tag Team titles to Kiana James and Fallon Henley at Vengeance Day. Perez was sympathetic, but Chance and Carter continued to be upset and ultimately told Perez to find a tag team partner for next week. After Perez made a phone call, she announced that Satomura would be teaming with her.
Meiko Satomura will return to NXT next week to team with Roxanne Perez.
Satomura and Perez will team up to take on Kayden Carter and Katana Chance. The match was made after Carter and Chance, upset by their loss at Vengeance Day, confronted Perez in a backstage interview and dared her to find a partner. Perez made a phone call and later announced that Satomura would be teaming with her next week.
Bron Breakker will make his return to NXT next week after successfully retaining the NXT Championship against Grayson Waller at Vengeance Day. Waller was suspended from NXT for one week after confronting Shawn Micheals during a media call following Vengeance Day. Tyler Bate in a promo said he didn’t like what Waller did to Michaels and challenged him to a match.
Wes Lee, who was successful in retaining the North American Championship at Vengeance Day, told Tony D’Angelo and Stacks backstage that if they wanted to challenge for the North American title, they could do it next week in his open challenge. Later, Hank Walker told Drew Gulak that he could be the one to answer the challenge. Charlie Dempsey walked in and said otherwise, leading to the two agreeing to a rematch for next week.
Here is the lineup so far for next week’s NXT:
Bron Breakker returns
Meiko Satomura and Roxanne Perez vs. Kayden Carter and Katana Chance
Hank Walker vs. Charlie Dempsey
Wes Lee open challenge for NXT North American Championship
With Vengeance Day under two weeks away, the build to the special continues on NXT tonight.
A Women’s Championship Summit will take place ahead of Roxanne Perez vs. Gigi Dolin vs. Jacy Jayne at Vengeance Day. Perez, Dolin, and Jayne will sign the contract for their triple threat title match.
Bron Breakker and Grayson Waller will meet in a steel cage match for the NXT Championship at Vengeance Day. Tonight, WWE will follow up on a social media angle from earlier this week where Waller confronted Breakker at the Performance Center. A brawl broke out after Waller threw water bottles at Breakker.
The NXT Women’s Tag Team titles will be on the line tonight as Alba Fyre challenges Katana Chance & Kayden Carter in a handicap match. Plus, Tiffany Stratton returns to the ring against Indi Hartwell, Wendy Choo faces off with Elektra Lopez, and there will be a Chase U award ceremony to celebrate Thea Hail’s first win.
Our live coverage starts at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
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The show starts with clips of videos posted online showing the social media angle. Edited together is video captured by Waller himself and others in the PC when the angle is shot.
Tiffany Stratton defeated Indi Hartwell
Stratton pinned Hartwell in a grudge match, which was set up last week during a skit where Hartwell, on behalf of the women’s locker room, objected to Stratton having her own personal dressing room. Thus, they have a match with Hartwell looking to teach Stratton some respect for the rest of the locker room. However, the heel wins on this night.
After a comeback, Hartwell is doing well when Stratton starts selling her leg. She sells big, and Hartwell backs away thinking Stratton is hurt. Cue Admiral Ackbar hollering, “It’s a trap!” Indeed it was a trick by Stratton. She hits Hartwell with a cheapshot, and Stratton does a double springboard Super Crazy moonsault. Stratton then covers Hartwell for a three count.
Is Toxic Attraction splitting up? Stay tuned.
Jacy Jayne has apparently turned on her Toxic Attraction tag team partner, according to an interview with McKenzie Mitchell. Jayne accidently hit Gigi Dolan in a tag match last week, but tonight Jayne calls that an awakening for herself. Jayne also claims she carried Dolan since the day they formed Toxic Attraction.
Mitchell asks Jayne what to expect tonight for the championship summit. Jayne replies, “Something you have never seen before.”
Drew Gulak’s students are training with Diamond Mine. Hank Walker is also there watching on while wearing jeans and a long sleeve button down shirt. Heck of an attire to train in.
The students are grappling with the Creed Brothers, and Gulak chews them out over a lackluster performance. Gulak demands to roll, so Julius steps up to grapple with him. Julius sweeps Gulak’s leg, and an angry Gulak explodes with rage. He accuses Creed of taking a cheapshot. This sets up a tag match for later tonight.
Chase U Awards Ceremony
An in-ring skit featured Thea Hail being recognized and rewarded for her first win on television from last week. The ring is decorated like a graduation ceremony, and Andre Chase is delivers a speech honoring Hail.
Chase curses, which is bleeped. Chants of “that’s not P-G” come from the live studio audience. They then chant for Hail as she is presented with an award. Hail gives an acceptance speech when she is interrupted by the entrance of JD McDonagh.
McDonagh cuts a promo burying the ceremony. Hail gets so angry with him she has to be held back by Duke Hudson. McDonagh tries to tease dissension between Hudson and Chase. This leads to a match, and Chase luckily came prepared with his gear on under his robe. He decks McDonagh, who then takes a bump out of the ring, and the fight is on after a commercial break. The match is joined in progress.
JD McDonagh defeated Andre Chase (with Thea Hail & Duke Hudson)
McDonagh pinned Chase after Hudson storms off seemingly in disgust with Chase.
McDonagh works over Chase, before a comeback by Chase. Double down when McDonagh lands a head butt. McDonagh goes for a finisher, but Chase counters into a Canadian Destroyer. McDonagh gets his foot on the rope to break the count for a near fall.
Chase is crotched after climbing to the top rope. Hudson had seen enough. He leaves in apparent disgust. Chase is then given McDonagh’s “Devil Inside” finisher, and McDonagh scores a pinfall.
Fallon Henley & Kiana James (with Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen) defeated Ivy Nile & Tatum Paxley
Henley pinned Nile to win the match, thanks in part to James’ heel tactics. Henley worked as a babyface, but her odd couple tag partner still cheated to win.
James illegally interferes several times. She throws Nile to the match, and James also trips Nile. James then runs around the ring where she grabs Paxley’s legs, keeping her from making a save. Henley delivers a shining wizard on Nile, and Henley pins Nile.
NXT Tag Team Champions The New Day are in the locker room with Malik Blade and Edris Enofe. They ask New Day for a title shot at Vengeance Day. In walks The Schism to interrupt them. This leads to an announcement of The New Day Tag Team Invitational for next Tuesday on NXT, pitting Blade and Enofe against The Dyad to determine the next challengers.
Apollo Crews goes to same barbershop featured several times on the show. It is a usual spot for Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams, and they walk in just as Crews gets in the barber chair. Hayes is angry, and he yells at Crews. Hayes then sits down for a face-to-face promo exchange where they bicker back-and-forth. This leads to Crews challenging Hayes to a two-out-of-three falls match at Vengeance Day. This is a rubber match between the two, and it is now officially announced for the NXT supercard.
The Creed Brothers (Brutus & Julius Creed) defeated Drew Gulak & Hank Walker
Brutus pinned Walker in a rough and tumble tag match.
The match goes through a commercial break, and it was a slobberknocker at times during the bout. The Creeds did a wicked double team spot with a delayed butterfly suplex and a leapfrog.
Walker is shining when he is cut off by the Creeds. Nevertheless, Walker uses an armbar at one point after having learned it from Gulak.
The Creeds are looking to double team Walker after Charlie Dempsey walks down to ringside. Walker is distracted by Dempsey’s being there, and Walker falls victim to a Brutus Bomb. Brutus then pinned Walker.
The Creeds thanks Ivy Nile in a post-match promo. They thank her for staying with them and inspiring them. However, they are soon interrupted by Jinder Mahal and Indus Sher. Mahal challenges the Creeds to a match next week, and Nile speaks for the Creeds by accepting the match. Maybe next Tuesday we finally see a match that has been teased for weeks.
McKenzie Mitchell interviews Gigi Dolan, who is holding a rose. Dolan calls Jacy Jayne a “bad person” before vowing to give a “piece of my mind” later tonight.
Elektra Lopez defeated Wendy Choo
Lopez pinned Choo after using brass knux. Choo was making a comeback when Lopez pulls out the knux.
Valentina Feroz was at ringside watching the match, at the suggestion of Lopez. Feroz watches on as Lopez pulls out brass knux. Choo goes for her version of the Muta elbow handspring, but Lopez nails Choo with the brass knux. Lopez then scores a tainted pinfall. Feroz did not like the cheating tactic.
Briggs & Jensen are backstage talking with Fallon Henley. She asks what is next for Briggs & Jensen now that her issue with James is settled. Jensen says he has it figured out, and he even pitched a match to Shawn Michaels.
Jensen got Henley and Kiana James booked in a title match against NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions Katana Chance and Kayden Carter. The match is set for Vengeance Day, but Henley is upset that Jensen did not ask her first before pitching the idea. Henley leaves saying she has to think about it. This skit somewhat spoils the women’s tag title match later on as they champs are being booked for a title defense before they retain tonight.
Stevie Turner debuts in the ring next week. She makes the announcement about her in-ring debut as part of what is supposed to be an interview with McKenzie Mitchell. Turner does the interview via skype, and Turner only takes questions from super chat followers. Turner heels on Mitchell.
Champion and challenger clash in a pull-apart brawl
Grayson Waller comes to the ring to call out NXT Champion Bron Breakker. Waller is wearing his replica version of the NXT title belt. Waller is cutting a promo on Breakker as Breakker makes his way through the backstage area. Breakker is headed to the ring, and he roughs up some security on the way in a fit of rage.
The men’s locker room empties as everyone tries to stop Breakker, but Breakker pushes past the crowd, and he slides into the ring. Breakker and Waller tie up, and they have a pull apart brawl. They are separated and held back, but they keep trying to fight each other.
Breakker crashes through a gimmicked barricade when he goes to spear Waller, who moves out of the way. Breakker sells like he is out cold. Meanwhile, Waller smirks.
NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions Kayden Carter & Katana Chance defeat Alba Fyre & Sol Ruca to retain their titles
Billed originally as a two-on-one match, Fyre was supposed to be alone, without a partner, against the champions. Just as the bell sounds to start the match, Sol Ruca comes to ring to be Fyre’s tag partner. Fyre and Ruca were looking strong as a team as the show cuts to a commercial break.
The champs fight back after the show returns from the break. In a bit of irony, Ruca is left alone after Fyre is sent crashing into the ring steps. Fyre was alone at the start, but not Ruca is by herself with Fyre down selling. Carter and Chance execute their tandem finisher on Ruca, and Chance pins Ruca to win the match.
Isla Dawn appears after the match as Fyre walks past her. Fallon Henley and Kiana James suddenly also appear, and they are on perch looking over the ring. Henley says she thought about it, and she decided to team again with James. The women’s tag title match is set for Vengeance Day.
NXT North American Champion Wes Lee confronts Dijak in a pre-tape skit. This was done to hype their title match at Vengeance Day.
Cora Jade is being interviewed by McKenzie Mitchell when Mitchell gets word there is something happening in the parking lot. Cut to outside the building, and Nikkita Lyons is the victim of a Tonya Harding angle. An unknown assailant attacked Lyons, injuring her leg.
In a comedy skit, Duke Hudson reveals that he got him and Andre Chase booked for the New Day Tag Team Invitational, which is now a triple threat tag match.
Toxic swerve ends the championship summit
Booker T hosts the talking segment with Toxic Attraction seated at a table across from each other. They look mad. NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez joins them at the table.
Dolan and Jayne bicker amongst themselves, and they insult each other. Perez chimes in to say “karma is a toxic bitch.” Perez goes on to vow she retains at Vengeance Day. Dolan and Jayne scream at each other some more.
Things seem to get heated, so Dolan and Jayne get in each other’s face. They look ready to fight, but they pause. Dolan and Jayne smirk as they glance over at Perez. Toxic Attraction then jump Perez. They beat her down, and they put Perez through a table.
It was all a swerve. There is no dissension in Toxic Attraction. At least not right now. Dolan and Jayne both hold up the women’s title belt as the show goes off the air.
Roxanne Perez says Mandy Rose has always been “so sweet” to her ever since she got to NXT.
The new NXT Women’s Champion was speaking with BT Sport when she referred to Rose as “one of the best and sweetest humans” she’s ever known.
Perez said:
“Mandy is so amazing. She honestly is one of the best and sweetest humans I’ve ever met. Since the moment I stepped into NXT, it’s nerve-wracking to be surrounded by people that you’ve been inspired by and one of my first few matches was against her for the NXT Women’s Championship. She’s always been so sweet to me, she’s always given me the best advice. Before and after the match, she gave me a big hug and we were both crying together. It was cool because she was really happy that she was able to pass it down to me. I’ve gotten so close to her within the last few months. No matter what, she’s going to be amazing, she’s going to do amazing things.”
"You know, Mandy Rose is so amazing.
"She was really happy that she was able to pass the title down to me."
Perez also appeared on an episode of After the Bell with Corey Graves released Friday. During the discussion, she was asked about having defeated Rose to win the NXT Women’s Championship.
Perez said:
“I’m sure as everybody saw, as soon as that bell rang, I just burst into tears and they were real tears. I think all the trials and tribulations and everything that I went through since I was 13 years old to get to this moment started replaying in my head and I just thought that all of those moments, even the super bad moments, they were so worth it.”
She was also asked about having won the Ring of Honor Women’s Championship and how it compared to winning the title in NXT.
“Winning the Ring of Honor Championship, that was so surreal just because of the fact that it made me realize that all of my dreams could truly be possible. Obviously, my biggest dream was becoming a WWE Champion but becoming the first ever Ring of Honor Champion at 19 years old, it just clicked and I realized all of my wildest dreams are still possible and it honestly just kind of lit a bigger fire in me to just keep going so I can get to that end goal. I still have so many other goals here in the WWE but just accomplishing that one is amazing.”
Perez also spoke about having struggled with her mental health previously.
“I have struggled with mental health. I struggle with anxiety almost on a daily basis. I’ve struggled with depression before. The cool thing about it is that my family has always been very open about going to therapy and just talking about your feelings. I’m so grateful to have grown up with that. I’ve seen my parents struggle with it as well and completely become so much better after therapy and journaling and talking. So, I think it’s really important especially now, especially after the pandemic. I think that’s when a lot of people were really, really struggling, cause I know I was. For me, wrestling was completely taken away from me and that’s all I knew literally my whole life. To just be stuck home having that taken away, it was pretty hard because it was like, ‘Who actually am I without wrestling?’ That was a little self-reflecting journey that I had to go through during the pandemic.”
She was also asked about the influence Booker T has had on her career.
“I’ve always been such a little mark so the first time I met Booker I was like, ‘oh my gosh, this is so crazy.’ Just being able to learn from him and pick his brain and before and after all my matches, I’d go up to him and be like, ‘Hey, do you have any advice for me? What can I do better?’ And he’d always be so open to just help me with anything he could. I’m so grateful for him, he honestly is like a dad.”
Join Denise Salcedo as she reviews the December 20, 2022 episode of WWE NXT! This was a fun episode that included: the New Day defending the NXT Tag Team titles, the latest in the Grayson Waller/Bron Breakker feud, Isla Dawn getting the better of Alba Fyre, a sit down with Roxanne Perez, and so much more!
The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about in our look at AEW Dynamite and NXT! Chris Jericho and ACTION ANDRETTI! Elite vs. Death Triangle! MJF vs. Ricky Starks! The Mandy Rose Title Change, the Virgin spilling the beans, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out!~!
For the first time in 413 days, there is a new NXT Women’s Champion.
Roxanne Perez ended Mandy Rose’s title reign by defeating Rose in the main event of last night’s NXT. This is the first singles title that the 21-year-old Perez has won in WWE.
Perez earned her title shot by winning the women’s Iron Survivor Challenge match at NXT Deadline last weekend. Rose vs. Perez was originally scheduled to take place at January’s New Year’s Evil, but that changed after Rose blindsided Perez last night. Rose hit Perez from behind with the NXT Women’s title belt and told Perez that she will never be champion. Perez then got on the microphone and challenged Rose to have their title match last night.
Rose connected with a knee strike on Perez during the match, but Perez was able to kick out at two. Perez got the victory after hitting Pop Rox (Code Red) on Rose.
Perez defeated Mandy Rose in a match that was set up at the start of Tuesday’s NXT. Perez won clean, hitting Rose with the pop rocks for the win. After the match, the show closed with Perez celebrating with the title in the entranceway as Rose looked on in the ring, dejected.
At the start of Tuesday’s NXT, Perez came to the ring to talk about her Iron Survivor Challenge win this past Saturday. Grayson Waller interrupted, but was eventually chased away by Bron Breakker. Perez was then jumped from behind by Mandy Rose. After Perez recovered, she said that she didn’t want to wait for New Year’s Evil and wanted her match tonight. Rose agreed, setting up the main event for later in the show.
With the loss, Mandy Rose’s title reign ended after 413 days. She defeated Raquel Gonzalez for the title back at NXT TakeOver: Stand and Deliver Night 1 on April 7, 2021.
Grayson Waller and Roxanne Perez made WWE NXT history Saturday, winning the first-ever men’s and women’s Iron Survivor matches at Deadline.
Waller picked up his win by getting his third and game-winning point with less than a minute to go followed by him running away from everyone else to secure the win.
Axiom and JD McDonagh were the first two entrants with neither able to score a fall before Carmelo Hayes entered the fray as the third entrant. With three minutes to go before the fourth entrant, Hayes got a pin on Axiom after hitting a suplex-style cutter.
Waller was the fourth entrant, immediately scoring a pin first on on Axiom and then McDonagh after a combo DDT/cutter on both of them to get two quick points.
Even after the 90-second penalty box time expired on Axiom and McDonagh, Axiom closed the box and the two men fought inside with Axiom walking out. Several minutes later, Axiom scored a pin on Waller off a Frankensteiner roll-through followed by a pin on McDonagh on a reverse Frankensteiner and Golden Ratio to then tie Waller with two points.
Gacy entered the match last and got a submission on Axiom within a minute to pick up his first point. As Axiom went to the box, Waller attacked him and McDonagh followed suit to leave him in the box. Gacy got his second point after hitting an Upside Down World on Hayes.
Hayes got his second point after submitting Waller with a crossface as the match approached the 20-minute mark.
With less than a minute to go, Hayes hit his signature diving leg drop on Axiom but was thrown out of the ring by Waller who then pinned Axiom for the third and deciding point. He ran away from all the other wrestlers as the match wound down, securing his win.
With the victory, he earned a future shot at the NXT Championship.
In the main show opener, Perez won the first-ever women’s Iron Survivor match to earn a shot at NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose.
“The Prodigy” opened the match with Zoey Stark, followed by Kiana James entering the fray five minutes later. Stark went up 1-0 right as Cora Jade entered the match, pinning Perez after hitting Zo-Topia. Jade then got a pin shortly after, hitting Pop Rocks on James.
Hartwell was the final entrant, getting a quick pin on Perez after hitting a big boot which sent Perez to the penalty box for a second time as part of the match rules.
Perez managed to get her first point after reversing a Stark Zo-Topia attempt with a pinning combination. With two minutes left, Perez got revenge on her former partner, pinning Jade after hitting a Code Red for her second point which would prove to be the match winner.
James was the only competitor in the women’s match to not score a point while in the men’s match, McDonagh was also unable to pick up a point.
Join Denise Salcedo on the Speak Now Pro Wrestling podcast!
On this episode, she recaps the November 29th edition of WWE NXT. The major topic is the naming of the Iron Survivor Challenge participants, which is taking place at NXT Deadline on December 10th.
This is a very busy episode of Speak Now Pro Wrestling hosted by Denise Salcedo.
There was a lot that occurred on AEW Dynamite which unfortunately included Hangman Adam Page being stretchered out, a great promo exchange between MJF and William Regal, and a lot more.
Plus on the NXT side of things, we had a very entertaining go-home show leading into WWE NXT Halloween Havoc. Tune into the show for a good time!
Cora Jade has chosen Roxanne Perez’s “Pick Your Poison” opponent for Tuesday’s WWE NXT episode.
In a segment on Monday’s Raw, Jade tapped Rhea Ripley as Perez’s opponent for this week’s NXT. Jade asked Ripley to face Perez during a backstage promo, and Ripley accepted. Ripley is a former NXT Women’s Champion.
On Friday’s SmackDown, Perez chose Raquel Rodriguez as Jade’s opponent on Tuesday’s show.
Perez and Jade were granted the Pick Your Poison matches ahead of their meeting at this Saturday’s Halloween Havoc pay-per-view in a Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal: Weapons Wild match.
Tuesday’s NXT will go head-to-head with an AEW Dynamite show stacked with four title matches.
Here is the lineup for Tuesday’s NXT:
The Schism (Joe Gacy, Rip Fowler, and Jagger Reid) vs. Cameron Grimes and two tag team partners
Alba Fyre vs. Sonya Deville
Channing ‘Stacks’ Lorenzo vs. an opponent of Tony D’Angelo’s choosing
Two new matches have been made for NXT Halloween Havoc on October 22.
Alba Fyre will face Mandy Rose for the NXT Women’s Championship. Meanwhile, Apollo Crews will face Grayson Waller in a singles match.
On Tuesday’s NXT, Fyre told Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne backstage that after she kidnapped Mandy Rose and took her on a “joyride” last week, she was eventually given a match for the NXT Women’s Championship at Halloween Havoc. Later in the show, Fyre was attacked by Sonya Deville, who later reiterated backstage that she had Toxic Attraction’s back. Fyre will meet Deville in a match next week.
In a vignette that aired on Tuesday, Crews said that he has waited two months for his match against Waller, and promised that after Halloween Havoc he will be leaving Waller in the dark.
Here is the lineup for Halloween Havoc, which will air on Peacock:
NXT Championship: Bron Breakker vs. Ilja Dragunov vs. JD McDonagh
NXT Women’s Championship: Mandy Rose vs. Alba Fyre
Grayson Waller vs. Apollo Crews
Ladder match for the NXT North American Championship: Carmelo Hayes vs. Oro Mensah vs. Wes Lee vs. Von Wagner vs. Nathan Frazer
Weapons wild match: Roxanne Perez vs. Cora Jade
Ambulance match: Damon Kemp vs. Julius Creed – if Julius loses, Brutus Creed will have to leave NXT
