Sareee (former WWE NXT wrestler Sarray) is now under contract with new Joshi promotion Sukeban.
Sukeban, which is based in the United States, launched in September with its inaugural show taking place in New York City. It was announced today that the promotion has signed Sareee to a multi-year contract. She’ll debut at Sukeban’s second event, which is being held in Miami this December.
Sareee will be part of the Cherry Bomb Girls faction in Sukeban.
In her Sukeban debut at the December show, Sareee will face Countess Saori, Atomic Banshee, and Babyface in a four-way match. The match features participants from all four of Sukeban’s stables (Cherry Bomb Girls, Dangerous Liaisons, Vandals, and Harajuku Stars).
“Joining Sukeban’s roster marks the return to the United States for Sareee, a former WWE performer who is widely regarded as one of the most underutilized and talented pro-wrestlers in the world,” Sukeban wrote in a press release. “Sareee epitomizes the spirit of All Japan Women’s Pro-Wrestling, serving as a link to the glory days of Joshi pro-wrestling.”
In 2020, Sareee signed a contract with WWE. But her arrival into the company was delayed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She was with NXT from 2021 until departing WWE this March.
After her WWE departure, Sareee worked as a freelance wrestler in Japan.
At a press conference on Monday, Sarray formally announced her departure from WWE. Tokyo Sports reported last week that Sarray would be leaving WWE when her contract expired. She’ll be resuming her career as a freelancer in Japan.
Sarray also posted a tweet on Monday thanking WWE. Sarray wrote that, no matter what people might say, she did her best and is so glad she got the chance to go to WWE.
“No matter what some people might say, I did my best. I am so glad that I had the chance to go to WWE,” Sarray wrote. “Thank you WWE. Thank you Sarray. Thank you WWE Universe.”
Again using “Sareee” as the spelling of her name, Sarray will return to the ring at a show in Tokyo on Tuesday, May 16. Sareee-Ism: Chapter One is the name of the event.
Sarray last wrestled when she lost to Mandy Rose on NXT last August.
Sarray made her NXT debut in April 2021. She was originally supposed to start with NXT in 2020, but her arrival was delayed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tokyo Sports reported Tuesday evening that Sarray will be leaving WWE after her contract expires. She will hold a press conference on March 13 to announce the resumption of her wrestling career in Japan. Her return match will take place at a ‘Sarreee-ISM’ event on May 16 at Shinjuku Face. Sareee is the name she used prior to signing with WWE.
Sarray signed with the company back in 2020. However, her arrival to the United States was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She made her debut on the March 17, 2021 episode of NXT, defeating Zoey Stark. The following year, when NXT became NXT 2.0, she was given a gimmick where she would transform from a pigtailed schoolgirl to a more glamorous appearance with different hair thanks to a medallion her grandmother gave her.
After making a couple of appearances in NXT UK last summer, her final match was a losing effort against then NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose on the August 2 episode of NXT. She has not appeared on television since.
The NXT UK Women’s Championship will be on the line next week.
Meiko Satomura will defend against Sarray on the August 4 edition of NXT UK. Clips from a press conference for the match aired on this week’s show.
“Ms. Satomura is recognized by everyone in Japan and around the world,” Sarray said. “But I’m not going to stay down forever. Next week, I will definitely be the NXT UK Women’s Champion.”
“Everyone tries to beat me but no one can beat me,” said Satomura. “Sarray has the ability to challenge me but I will remain the strongest until someone beats me.”
Oliver Carter vs. Rohan Raja was also announced for next week’s show. Andre Chase and Chase U are scheduled to appear as well.
The announced lineup for the August 4 edition of NXT UK is as follows:
NXT UK Women’s Champion Meiko Satomura defends against Sarray
Sarray made her in-ring return after a month-long hiatus against the very new Lash Legend. Sadly, the match wasn’t good, and the closing angle was just strange.
Sarray offered Legend a handshake to open, but Legend slapped away her offering. Legend then succeeded in using her power to take control and maintain it for some time. Sarray eventually had a short rally that Legend ended with a rollup attempt, and Sarray took advantage, reversing the pin into one of her own; Legend failed to kick out.
After the match, Legend hit Sarray with a boot and a facebuster variation.
Legend then cut a promo, claiming she used to like Sarray and that she was cute. Legend’s appraisal of Sarray changed, however, when Sarray dared to pin her.
Yulisa Leon and Valentina Feroz defeated Erica Yan and Fallon Henley
This match was as formulaic as possible, and as a result, it was utterly forgettable.
This match opened with some grappling. Feroz, who started the match, stayed in as her opponents traded tags. Eventually, this left Yan and Henley with control. Henley forced Feroz to fight out of an extended ground control segment, leading to the hot tag.
Leon hit the ring, delivering multiple suplexes before tagging Feroz back into the match. Leon lifted Feroz, allowing her to hit Yan with a crossbody that led directly to the pinfall.
Raul Mendoza and Joaquin Wilde defeated Malik Blade and Ru Feng (Legado Del Fantasma)
Wilde and Mendoza made their return to 205 Live, following more than a year of absence.
This was very similar structurally to the previous match. The work in-ring was better than the match before it, but was still not worth seeking out.
Blade and Feng gained a quick lead that Feng maintained even as Wilde and Mendoza tagged in and out; this lasted until Mendoza slipped free from Feng’s shoulders. After escaping, Mendoza and Wilde traded many a quick tag to take over the match. It wasn’t long before LDF had Feng desperate for a tag.
Feng finally escaped from a prolonged submission, leading to the hot tag. Blade ran the gauntlet, taking out both of his opponents. Blade’s offence was short-lived, though, as he ran into Feng on the apron, causing enough of a pause for LDF to catch Blade with a tandem kick. Blade was then pinned.
Three matches have been announced for this week’s episode of 205 Live.
Legado del Fantasma’s Raul Mendoza & Joaquin Wilde will be in action as they face Malik Blade & Ru Feng on 205 Live this Friday night. Sarray vs. Lash Legend is also set for the show, along with a tag team match with Valentina Feroz & Yulisa Leon facing Erica Yan & Fallon Henley.
Sarray is returning to the ring for the first time since losing to Kay Lee Ray on the November 9 episode of NXT. She tweeted on November 13 that she was back in Japan but would be returning soon. This Sunday, Sarray announced that she was coming back to the United States following the month-long trip to her home country.
Legend made her in-ring debut on 205 Live last week, defeating Amari Miller.
Fallon Henley is Tesha Price’s new WWE in-ring name. She was formerly a regular on AEW Dark and has made appearances as an enhancement talent for WWE. Price recently changed the name of her social media accounts to “FallonHenleyWWE.”
205 Live airs on Peacock/WWE Network at 10 p.m. Eastern time on Fridays.
Sarray is making her return to NXT following a trip home to Japan.
On Sunday, Sarray announced that she was headed back to the United States following a month-long trip to Japan. Sarray had tweeted on November 13 that she was back in Japan but would return to the United States soon. She thanked everyone for their patience.
“First time in 9 months in Japan. Surrounded by family, friends, and people I love. I got a lot of power from them,” Sarray tweeted on Sunday (translated from Japanese). “Life shines because we dream! I’m going back to America! I’m off…”
Sarray was last in action on the November 9 episode of NXT, losing a match against Kay Lee Ray.
After signing with WWE, Sarray (formerly known as Sareee) made her NXT debut this April. She was originally supposed to start with NXT in 2020, but that was delayed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kay Lee Ray is returning to action on tonight’s episode of NXT.
WWE has announced that KLR vs. Sarray will take place on NXT tonight. It will be KLR’s first match since she defeated Amari Miller on the September 21 episode of NXT.
KLR is a former NXT UK Women’s Champion, holding the title for 649 days before losing it to Meiko Satomura this June. KLR came stateside to join NXT starting with August’s NXT TakeOver 36.
Sarray was most recently in action when she defeated Katrina Cortez on 205 Live two weeks ago.
WWE has also added a match between Joe Gacy and Boa to tonight’s NXT. Here’s the updated lineup for the show:
Toxic Attraction (NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose & NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne) vs. Io Shirai, Kayden Carter & Kacy Catanzaro
Jacket Time (Kushida & Ikemen Jiro) vs. The Creed Brothers (Julius & Brutus Creed)
This was fine enough. Rama is unique and has tons of upside potential; a glimpse of that showed in this match.
Rama’s grappling left him with ground control early into the match. As Boa fought to his feet, Rama maintained momentum with powerful throws. Eventually, this wasn’t enough, as Boa’s striking left him in a strong position after a lightning-quick transfer of the offensive lead.
Boa tried to submit Rama on the mat, but this position allowed Rama to regain momentum. Rama’s rally looked to be reaching its climax before a blocked throw left Boa in perfect position for a reverse DDT, leading directly to the pinfall.
Sarray defeated Katrina Cortez
This match wasn’t perfect, but Sarray, as always, shined bright.
Sarray gained immediate ground control as the match began. While Cortez attempted to contest Sarray on the mat, she was unable to match her prowess. Only after an underhanded leg sweep from the outside did Cortez gain control. Once Cortez had Sarray grounded, she locked in multiple submissions, trying a wide variety of holds.
Sarray regained a standing position which allowed her to connect with multiple strikes before taking Cortez back to the mat. A submission forced Cortez into the ropes, and a fisherman buster led to a Sarray-favoured near fall. A single leg dropkick and missile dropkick in quick succession left Sarray with a pinfall victory.
Xyon Quinn defeated Ru Feng
This match was by the numbers and so brief that nothing in it had gravitas.
In a continuation of a theme, the match started with Feng taking the match to the mat. Quinn was able to overpower Feng to achieve a standing position. Feng and Quinn traded power moves before momentum snowballed in Quinn’s direction. Quinn landed some decent offence leading to a leaping forearm. Quinn then pinned Feng to close a very brief match.
This match was not great. Miller’s ring work was weak, both while she was on the offensive and while selling.
Seeing Sareee, now Sarray, brought a smile to my face. An A-List freelancer while in Japan, Sarray should be can’t miss for WWE. Now to figure out why she is on 205 Live.
The match started with Sarray taking control of the arm. Miller rolled around, trying to free herself from Sarray. Eventually she succeeded, connecting with a clothesline before taking the match to the mat. From this point on, Miller had a strong, if unsuspected, stint of offense.
Sarray connected with a kick, sending Miller into the ropes. A dropkick to Miller left her prone. Sarray succeeded in the following pin attempt, leaving her with a victory on her 205 Live debut.
The Creed Brothers (Julius & Brutus Creed) defeated Demetri Jackson & Andrew Longheart
The Creed Brothers, legitimate amateur wrestlers with stellar backgrounds who are part of Diamond Mine, put on a strong display. After crushing their opponents for a couple minutes, Brutus secured the pin.
Not a bad squash, but not an outstanding one either.
Malcolm Bivens cut a promo after the match hyping up the Creed Brothers and Diamond Mine. He challenged anyone on the WWE roster on their behalf.
Grayson Waller defeated Trey Baxter
This, just like everything else on tonight’s card, was fine at best. Almost inoffensive to a point of offense.
After a flip and roll filled opening sequence, a rana from Baxter opened up Waller for an offensive sequence. A backbreaker put a pause to Baxter’s early lead.
Waller’s offense was longer-lived than Baxter’s. After an elbow drop, Waller took the match to the mat.
Baxter rolled through what seemed like a piledriver attempt, landing a DDT. This, again, allowed Baxter to connect with a flurry of offense, punctuated with a pair of beautiful dives, one outside and one in. Waller kicked out of the pin attempt that followed. This marked the end of Baxter’s offense, however, as Waller connected with his finish following a moment of separation to abruptly close the match.
Tonight’s NXT will feature Mandy Rose’s first match since returning to the brand.
WWE has announced that Rose vs. Sarray will kick off tonight’s episode of NXT. Rose aligned with Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne on NXT last week, offering to take them under her wing after Dolin & Jayne lost a tag team match against Kayden Carter & Kacy Catanzaro.
Rose told Dolin and Jayne that if they never wanted to feel like they did after their loss again, they should come with her and never look back.
Rose returned to NXT this July. She appeared on the stage and scouted a match between Sarray and Dolin.
Prior to returning to NXT, Rose had been part of a tag team with Dana Brooke on Raw.
Sarray was last in action on NXT three weeks ago. In what was her first loss in NXT, Sarray was defeated by Dakota Kai.
Here’s the updated lineup for tonight’s NXT episode:
Johnny Gargano vs. LA Knight
Tommaso Ciampa vs. Ridge Holland
Kyle O’Reilly vs. Duke Hudson
NXT United Kingdom Champion Ilja Dragunov appears
Roderick Strong vs. Ikemen Jiro
Non-title match: NXT Women’s Champion Raquel Gonzalez vs. Jessi Kamea
Wade Barrett will interview NXT Champion Samoa Joe
Sarray has a new opponent for tonight’s episode of NXT.
Ahead of tonight’s NXT, WWE announced that Ember Moon was declared unable to compete on the show by the NXT medical staff. Moon was supposed to face Sarray tonight. Dakota Kai will now take Moon’s place against Sarray.
Sarray vs. Kai will be the opening match of tonight’s show.
Moon tweeted about not being able to compete tonight: “This has been an extremely rough month, I am angry and gutted! I was really looking forward to this match and getting back on track but just got another pothole in the road. I’m sorry!
Kai will challenge her former tag team partner Raquel Gonzalez for the NXT Women’s Championship at TakeOver 36 on Sunday, August 22. Kai turned against Gonzalez two weeks ago and laid her out with a kick. After Kai explained her actions last week, Gonzalez will respond to Kai tonight.
Here’s the updated lineup for tonight’s NXT:
NXT general manager William Regal will mediate a face-to-face segment with Adam Cole and Kyle O’Reilly
NXT Women’s Champion Raquel Gonzalez will respond to Dakota Kai
Ilja Dragunov appears
NXT Breakout Tournament semifinal match: Odyssey Jones vs. Trey Baxter
A special look at the feud between NXT Champion Karrion Kross and Samoa Joe
Sarray has an opponent for this week’s episode of NXT.
WWE uploaded a video on Monday where Sarray accepted a challenge from Gigi Dolin for a match on this Tuesday’s NXT. It had been announced that Sarray would be in action on the episode, but her opponent wasn’t revealed until now.
There was a backstage segment on NXT two weeks ago where Sarray asked NXT general manager William Regal for a match against Toni Storm. Regal said he’d take it under consideration, but Storm cut a promo last week where she said Sarray isn’t on her level. Storm declined to have a match with Sarray.
It was announced last Friday that Storm is coming to SmackDown soon.
Sarray said in Monday’s video that she still wants a match against Storm.
Sarray (formerly known as Sareee) and Dolin (Priscilla Kelly) both made their NXT debuts earlier this year.
Here’s the updated lineup for Tuesday’s NXT:
NXT Champion Karrion Kross defends against Johnny Gargano (Samoa Joe will be the special guest referee)
NXT Breakout Tournament first-round match: Ikemen Jiro vs. Duke Hudson
Sarray vs. Gigi Dolin
Duke Hudson is Brendan Vink’s new WWE in-ring name.
Kyle O’Reilly appeared on NXT last night and declared that he’s ready to move on from Adam Cole.
After defeating Cole in their unsanctioned match at TakeOver: Stand & Deliver, O’Reilly returned to NXT television last night and opened the show with a promo. He brought up what’s next for him and mentioned potentially challenging for Karrion Kross’ NXT Championship or Johnny Gargano’s NXT North American Championship.
Cameron Grimes interrupted O’Reilly and wanted to invest in him. That led to O’Reilly dropping Grimes with a punch and a match between them being made for last night’s main event. O’Reilly won with a knee strike from the top rope to Grimes’ back.
Before the main event, O’Reilly had a brief staredown with Kross and Scarlett backstage.
Sarray (formerly known as Sareee) made her NXT debut last night, defeating Zoey Stark. The finishing sequence saw Sarray hit a spinning kick, a forearm strike, and a suplex before pinning Stark.
Sarray and Stark showed respect to each other after the match. Toni Storm then attacked Stark on the ramp until Sarray came to Stark’s aid.
Also on last night’s show, new NXT Cruiserweight Champion Kushida issued an open challenge, former NXT Women’s Champion Io Shirai took part in a sit-down interview, Dexter Lumis faced LA Knight, and more.
NXT’s second episode since moving to Tuesdays takes place tonight.
Kyle O’Reilly will kick off the show by making his first appearance since defeating Adam Cole in their unsanctioned match at NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver. On last week’s NXT, footage was shown of O’Reilly and Cole both being taken out by ambulance following their unsanctioned match. Cole yelled at O’Reilly and threatened him as they were being wheeled into the hospital.
The NXT women’s division will get a new addition as Sarray makes her debut. She’ll be facing Zoey Stark.
Tonight’s show will also feature Dexter Lumis vs. LA Knight, an open challenge issued by new NXT Cruiserweight Champion Kushida, Breezango vs. The Grizzled Young Veterans, and a special sit-down interview with Io Shirai. This will be Shirai’s first appearance since losing the NXT Women’s Championship to Raquel Gonzalez at TakeOver: Stand & Deliver.
Kushida answered Santos Escobar’s open challenge last week and defeated him to win the NXT Cruiserweight Championship.
Our live coverage begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
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Kyle O’Reilly is opening the show with an in-ring promo. He sauntered to the ring in street clothes that including a denim jacket, sunglasses and a fedora. Cool as a fan. He ditched the shades and the hat when he started to get serious, but he would put them back by the end of the segment.
O’Reilly wanted his work in the ring to speak for itself. After defeating Adam Cole, it was time to move on. O’Reilly found that killer instinct he needed. He talked about his next goal, and he begins to mention the NXT Championship. Cameron Grimes interrupted him.
Grimes confronted O’Reilly in the ring, and Grimes wanted to “invest” in O’Reilly. Grimes thought O’Reilly was buying what he was selling, and O’Reilly jokingly played along. O’Reilly said he is cleared to wrestle, and his next opponent was nearby. Of course, it was Grimes, but he was the last to figure it out. O’Reilly decked him, and they have a match later tonight.
Sarray was entering the building when she was met by William Regal. He welcomed her before Zoey Stark approached them. Stark wanted to wrestle Sarray tonight, and Sarray agreed to the bout. They have a match later on.
LA Knight cut a promo making excuses for getting eliminated from the Gauntlet Eliminator. He then insulted Dexter Lumis. Knight and Lumis meet in match up next.
LA Knight defeated Dexter Lumis
Knight pinned Lumis after Lumis was distracted by Indi Hartwell.
Knight was getting his tail kicked when he cut off Lumis before a commercial break. Lumis fought back during the break, but Knight cut him off again. Knight was working over Lumis as the show returned from the break.
Lumis made a comeback, but Knight targeted the back by ramming Lumis into the ring apron. That again cut off Lumis. They were fighting at ringside when Lumis noticed Indi Hartwell at ringside.
Lumis and Hartwell looked longingly into each other’s eyes. Knight hit Lumis with a sneak attack, and then Knight started trying to run game on Hartwell. Lumis jumped over the ropes with a flying ax handle to the floor on Knight. However, Lumis was again distracted by Hartwell. Knight delivered a wacky neckbreaker, and Knight covered Lumis for a pinfall.
Hartwell and Lumis were about to kiss when The Way came out to pull Hartwell off the ring apron. Austin Theory carried Hartwell away as Candice LeRae and Johnny Gargano barked at everyone.
Beth Phoenix interviewed Io Shirai in a pre-tape sit-down at the PC. Shirai in English talked about possibly taking a break. They were interrupted by Presley the Pomeranian as he leapt onto the table. Franky Monet entered the scene apologizing for Presley. She has to be a heel putting the heat on poor Presley like that, because he’s a good boy.
Monet said it was nice to meet Shirai, and Monet was also thrilled to meet Phoenix. Since Shirai was taking a break, Monet said she wanted to fill her shoes. Monet went on to say her shoes were better anyways. Shirai jumped to her feet and cut a promo on Monet in Japanese. Monet said she didn’t understand. Shirai in English exclaimed, “I like cats!” Shirai then walked off. Monet said somebody must be having a bad day.
Breezango were cosplaying as the Queen’s Guard. This angered the Grizzled Young Veterans. They all fought through a commercial break. James Drake was leaping off the top turnbuckle when the show returned from break, and he sold his knee like it went out on him. The action stopped briefly, but it was dern dirty trick.
With the referee busy tending to Drake, Zack Gibson poked Fandango in the eye. Drake was playing possum like he was Bret Hart, and Drake peppered Fandango. The Vets began to work over Fandango, until a hot tag allowed Tyler Breeze to clean house on the heels.
Vets soon cut off Breeze. He did bot notice a bling tag, and Breeze was soon caught with a Ticket To Mayhem. Gibson then covered Breeze for a pinfall.
McKenzie Mitchell was trying to interview Indi Hartwell, but they were interrupted by The Way. Bronson Reed then confronted them. This led to Austin Theory saying he was booked in a match against Reed for next week. This skit was more like Saturday Night Live than a wrestling angle. That is good depending on if you like that sort of thing.
After a commercial break, Mitchell was back with another interview. This time it was with an angry Cameron Grimes. He was given an envelope that cheered him up … but not for long. Grimes thought he had the winning bid on a NFT, but a letter informed him he was instead outbid by Ted DiBiase. Grimes flew into a rage and screamed DiBiase’s name.
Sarray defeated Zoey Stark
Sarray pinned Stark after a Saito suplex. This was very different than most any other match on a WWE show. This was more of a joshi-style match than a WWE bout. It was hard hitting and pretty dang good.
Sarray was pushed like a really big deal. This was a showcase match for Sarray, but Stark did get plenty of offense. Stark first had to escape from a STF, but she came back to work over Sarray.
They traded strikes, and Sarray rocked Stark with dropkicks. That led into a near fall for Sarray with a fisherman’s buster. Stark answered back with a high kick, a suplex, a knee strike, and a two count.
Stark missed a 450. They traded near falls. Sarray delivered a kick and series of strikes before executing a suplex. Sarray then covered Stark for pinfall.
Toni Storm ran down to attack Stark after the match. Sarray came to Stark’s aid, and Storm backed away.
NXT Women’s Champion Raquel Gonzalez was interviewed with Dakota Kai by her side. Kai was clearly a heel, but Gonzalez was less heelish. Gonzalez was more of a strong champion ready for a challenge.
Candice LeRae was backstage trying to get Indi Hartwell to focus on something other than Lumis. LeRae was ranting and raving with Hartwell following her. LeRae did not notice when Hartwell stopped following her. LeRae then bumped into the NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions, Ember Moon & Shotzi Blackheart. LeRae was cutting a promo on them thinking Hartwell had her back. Hartwell did not. The champs then attacked LeRae. That’s odd tactics for babyfaces, but whatever.
A video packeged hyped Kushida, and then the new NXT Cruiserweight Champion came to the ring for his first title defense. Kushida first cut a promo saying he was issuing an open challenge. Out came Oney Loran to answer the challenge.
Kushida submitted Lorcan with a Hoverboard Lock. This was fantastic. Legado del Fantasma attacked Kushida after the match.
Last week Kushida not only won the title, but he debuted his new trunks. Yet he still wore boots, even if he ditched the shorts he had worn. This week he also ditched the boots as well. He wrestled barefoot. The announcers speculated it had something to do with Kushida’s MMA background.
They grappled like this was a flashy Pancrase match, but they also did pro wrestling spots. Kushida went for an armbar, but Lorcan escaped. Kushida was clearly in control when the show went to a commercial break.
Lorcan was able to cut off Kushida during the break. Kushida after the break began to fire up into a handspring, but Lorcan hit him with a lariat. Kushida moments later came back with palm strike. More strikes and kicks by Kushida.
They trade strikes, and Lorcan catches Kushida with a blockbuster. Kushida kicked out a two. Kushida absorbs chops from Lorcan, and Kushida made a comeback as if the chops woke him up. Kushida locked in the Hoverboard Lock, and Lorcan tapped out.
Santos Esobar and Legado del Fantasma attacked Kushdia after the bout was over. NXT Tag Team Champions MSK made a save, and they ran off Legado del Fantasma.
Mercedes Martinez cut a promo calling out Raquel Gonzalez and Dakota Kai.
Imperium (Marcel Barthel & Fabian Aichner with Alexander Wolfe) defeated Ever-Rise (Chase Parker and Matt Martel)
Barthel pinned Parker in dominate fashion. There was some gaga, but this was mostly Imperium looking like killers.
Imperium was squashing Ever-Rise, until Killian Dain entered the scene. When Dain appeared at ringside, Aichner was distracted by him. That allowed Parker to roll up Aichner for a two count. Parker paid for it, and he was clobbered.
Drake Maverick came down to ringside wanting to fight Wolfe, but Dain carried Maverick away. Meanwhile, Parker took a Doomsday upper cut, and Barthel covered him for a pinfall.
Announced for next Tuesday on NXT are two matches. Dakota Kai against Mercedes Martinez in a singles match, and Bronson Reed meets Austin Theory in a stipulation match. If Reed wins, he earns a title match for the NXT North American Championship.
Kyle O’Reilly on his way to the ring was met by NXT Champion Karrio Kross and Scarlett. They all stared at each other. Looks like O’Reilly is being positioned as the next challenger.
Kyle O’Reilly defeated Cameron Grimes
O’Reilly pinned Grimes in a fantastic match. Great wrestling in this match, although it did not have the aura of a main event at first. The action made up for the lack of aura, and it was a really great match nonetheless.
Lots of nifty chain wrestling, and O’Reilly was seemingly in control. Grimes struck with a German suplex to turn the tide, and the show cut to a commercial break. Grimes targeted the neck, and Grimes was working over O’Reilly as the show returned from the break.
O’Reilly eventually fired up after they traded strikes. O’Reilly went for a heel hook, but Grimes reached the ropes. Grimes fought back, but O’Reilly locked in a submission. O’Reilly then delivered a PK. Grimes still fought back with a spinning slam.
O’Reilly countered a German suplex with a leglock. They traded more strikes, and Grimes with another near fall. O’Reilly fired up one last time, and he nailed Grimes with Ax and Smash. O’Reilly delivered a brainbuster, and then he climbed the turnbuckles. O’Reilly leapt into a Bobby Eaton flying knee drop, and then he pinned Grimes.
