Reigning WWE NXT Women’s Champion Lola Vice will put her title on the line against Izzi Dame in the headliner of tonight’s NXT on The CW.
Dame earned the shot by way of a mixed tag team match that also featured Nikko Vance and Mr. Iguana. This will be Vice’s third televised title defense after winning the title in April.
In another women’s singles match, Speed Champion Wren Sinclair faces Kelani Jordan in a non-title match while Jaida Parker goes one-on-one with the debuting Layla Diggs.
The announced card is rounded out by The Culling’s Shawn Spears and Niko Vance vs. OTM’s Bronco Nima and Lucien Price.
Our live coverage begins at 8 pm Eastern.
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NXT is on the air in front of a live studio audience from a sound stage at the Performance Center in Orlando. Opening the show is a women’s match.
WWE Women’s Speed Champion Wren Sinclair (with Kendal Grey) vs. Kelani Jordan in a non-title match
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Jordan blindsides Sinclair before the bell, but Sinclair counters her as the bell sounds to start the match. They grapple and exchange strikes in a scrappy fight.
Jordan takes a back drop on the floor just before the show goes into a commercial break. Jordan regains her momentum and targets a leg during the break. Back from the break, Jordan works the leg. That includes her doing a modified tarantula in the ropes.
Comeback by Sinclair as she fires up on Jordan. Sinclair is cut off, but Jordan misses her split moonsault. Moments later, Jordan applies a STF hold. As Sinclair reaches for the ropes, Jordan drags her to the middle of the mat. Jordan then applies a modified cloverleaf using her foot to bridge to apply pressure while bridging backwards. Sinclair taps out. Jordan submits the Speed champ, presumably setting up a title match. Jordan got over well with the finish.
Match result: Kelani Jordan defeated WWE Women’s Speed Champion Wren Sinclair via submission in a non-title match.
— Lizzy Rain chats with WWE Women’s North American Tatum Paxley in a goofy backstage skit where Shiloh Hill enters wanting them sign his petition. Tristan Angels interrupts to tease and taunt Hill before leaving. Rain then declares she is going “redhead hunting” in her search for Zaria. Hill offers to help Rain, and they leave together.
— Darkstate turning on Saquon Shugars and kicking him out of the group is the focus of a video package. That precedes a talking segment with the three members of Darkstate.
Out comes Darkstate for an in-ring promo. In the graphics during their ring entrance, the caricature of Shugars has an “X” over the graphic. Darksate is in the ring to explain themselves.
Osiris Griffin says Shugars was an odd-man out, as the other three are college athletes. Shugars is merely an indie wrestler. Dion Lennox says he never fit it. Cutler James claims Shugars took himself out of the faction.
They think Shugars was trying to be the leader, but he was the weak link. Lennox says Darkstate is going to back to what they do best. Too bad the booking killed that aspect of their gimmick, but whatever.
— Kali Armstrong and Lola Vice exchange words in a skit from the trainer’s room, where Vice and Kendal Grey are checking on Wren Sinclair.
Sean Legacy vs. Dorian Van Dux in a quarterfinal match in a Speed tournament
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Time limit draw as they go broadway after a Spanish Fly off the top rope. Van Dux looked like a monster at times, and he heaved Legacy hard into the ring post at one point. Legacy came back to set up the Spanish Fly in the closing moments, but to no avail. They shake hands after the match in a show of good sportsmanship. The draw eliminates both from the tournament, so the other quarterfinal match set for later tonight is now the final.
Match result: Sean Legacy and Dorian Van Dux wrestled to a three-minute time limit draw.
— Nattie Neidhart offers encouragement to Layla Diggs, and Nattie says she will be in Diggs’ corner tonight.
Jaida Parker vs. Layla Diggs (with Nattie Neidhart)
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Diggs fought valiantly, but she ultimately drops the fall to Parker. Setting up the finish, Diggs goes for a moonsault press. No water in the pool, and Diggs takes a Hipnotic from Parker. For the finish, Parker executes a Deja Vu and pins Diggs.
Match result: Jaida Parker defeated Layla Diggs via pinfall.
— NWA Champion Tony D’Angelo is headed to the ring for a monologue, but before a video packing hyping the champ.
Challengers confront the champ
Tony D’Angelo talks about the new talent debuting on NXT, and they are coming for his title. D’Angelo mentions that next week he defends the NXT title against challenger Kam Hendrix. D’Aneglo then shifts his comments to Naraku. Tony D calls him out.
Out comes Naraku to confront D’Angelo. The champ knows Naraku speaks in riddles, but D’Angelo says he is more straightforward. D’Anfelo wants Naraku to simply ask for a title match. Naraku says he is here to keep Tony safe and protect the title. Naraku insists he and D’Angelo are destined for war over the title.
Kam Hendrix interrupts them to cut a promo on D’Angelo in which Hendrix proclaims he will win the NXT title next week. Meanwhile, Naraku sits there like a bump on a log. However, Naraku will soon step in to protect the champ.
Hendrix and D’Angelo cut promos on each other. Hendrix goes to sucker punch D’Angelo, but Naraky blocks it before peppering Hendrix and tossing him over the top rope. Naraku then turns and bows to D’Angelo before leaving the ring.
— Tavion Heights is backstage aplogizing to NXT North American Champion Myles Borne when both are jumped by Darkstate. The heel faction lays out Heigths and Borne, which would seem to set up a tag team match.
Nathan Frazier (with Axiom) vs. Romeo Moreno (with Noam Dar) in the Speed tournament final
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Originally a quarterfinal match, this bout becomes the tournament final because of a time limit draw in a previous match earlier tonight. In this bout, they tease another time limit draw as Moreno scores a pinfall with a small package in the closing seconds. Good match throughout, and they shake hands in a show of sportsmanship after the match. For the finish, Frazier leaps on the top rope to cut off Moreno and execute a superplex. Frazier rolls through and goes for another suplex, but Moreno counters with the small package for the win.
Moreno won in an upset, and he earned a Speed title match against champion Lexis King. He and Birthright watched the match from a perch overlooking the ring.
Match result: Romeo Moreno defeated Nathan Frazier via pinfall in a Speed tournament final.
— NXT General Manager Robert Stone is talking with Mason Rook in a backstage skit. Naraku interjects to warn Rook about interfering in the upcoming NXT title match.
— OTM are making their entrance for a match when they are jumped by Shawn Spear swinging a metal folding chair. Spears hits OTM with the chairs several times before referees pour out to stop the attack. Niko Vance comes out to get Spears, and Vance is clearly upset that Spears jumped OTM.
— Kali Armstrong is interviewed to kill time when she is met by Thea Hail.
— Shiloh Hill asks Zaria to sign his petition, and she scoffs at him. Suddenly, Lizzy Rain jumps Zaria. Referees and Robert Stone run in to separate them.
Charlie Dempsey (with Birthright) vs. Shiloh Hill
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Hill is continuing his latest gimmick, which reminds me of wacky Bugsy McGraw. Hill and Dempsey were given plenty of time in this match, as they wrestle through a commercial break. Finish came out of nowhere when Hill counters a front facelock with a Northern lights suplex. Hill does a bridge and scores a three count on Hill.
Match result: Shiloh Hill defeated Charlie Dempsey.
— In a post-match angle, Tristan Angels comes out to inform Hill they are entered into a Mr. NXT pageant in two weeks. This plays on Hill and his petition to become Mr. NXT. Hill intends to embarrass Angles. Hill ends the segment with a wild cackle that was odd.
— Izzi Dame berates Shawn Spears over The Culling booking a tag match the same night as her title challenge. Vance insists they will take care of the issue.
NXT Women’s Champion Lola Vice vs. Izzi Dame in a title match
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Dame gets in a lot of offense during the match, as she takes the fight to Vice. She becomes upset just before a commercial break when OTM runs down to brawl with The Culling at ringside. The two teams brawl their way to the back.
They trade near falls after the show returns from the commercial break. They also have a ref bump. Double down in the ring as the ref is also down and out. Vice and Dame rise to their feet and exchange strikes. Vice with a near fall, but no ref to count. The ref finally crawls over, but Dame kicks out. Dame tosses the tile belt to Vice, and Dame does a Van Daminator of sorts by hitting a the title belt with a big boot that drops Vice. Ref crawls over again for another close two count.
Dame goes to lift Vice, only get caught in a guillotine choke. Dame flails around. Inside cradle for two. Separation just before Dame walks into a spinning back fist from Vice. The champ falls on top of the challenger to pin her.
Match result: NXT Women’s Champion Lola Vice defeated Izzi Dame via pinfall to retain her title.
— The show ends with Darkstate leaving the building and boasting about being back. They vow to finish their job next week and then go on to win all of the titles. Eavesdropping and lurking over them is Saquon Shugars, as he stands perched over Darkstate.
