The NXT North American title match for Deadline has been changed.
Wes Lee is out of the match after announcing on NXT Tuesday he’s out of action with a back injury. Walking to the ring with a crutch, Lee said that he needed surgery. Dominik Mysterio came to the ring and celebrated having a day off on Saturday. Lee responded by saying he’d still be defending the title at Deadline. Rey Mysterio then appeared on the video screen and said he would be in the corner of Dominik’s challenger at Deadline, Dragon Lee, who then came to the ring and chased off Dominik to end the segment.
On commentary, Vic Joseph later said that Wes Lee would be out 8-12 months due to his back surgery.
Lee had recently returned to TV, winning a four-way match in the main event of last week’s NXT to earn a North American title match against Dominik Mysterio.
Here is the updated card for NXT Deadline:
NXT Championship: Ilja Dragunov defends against Baron Corbin
NXT North American Championship: Dominik Mysterio defends against Dragon Lee
Men’s Iron Survivor Challenge: Dijak vs. Trick Williams vs. Josh Briggs vs. Bron Breakker vs. Tyler Bate
Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge: Tiffany Stratton vs. Lash Legend vs. Blair Davenport vs. Kelani Jordan vs. Fallon Henley
Wes Lee earned his North American title match on NXT.
Lee defeated Johnny Gargano, Bronson Reed, and Cameron Grimes in a four-way match to earn a shot at Dominik Mysterio’s North American title at NXT Deadline on December 9. The finish of the match had WWE Raw star Ivar jump Reed as he was climbing to the top rope, with the two eventually brawling to the back. Lee then earned the win after Gargano was knocked down, allowing Lee to pin Grimes with the cardiac kick.
After the match Lee and Mysterio, who was on commentary, had a staredown.
After being gone for several weeks, Lee returned to TV earlier this month and said he wanted the NXT North American title back. On last week’s NXT, Mysterio agreed to a match but said Lee would have to get through three former NXT North American champions first. Mysterio also told Lee if he failed, he’d never get another shot at the title.
Here is the updated card for NXT Deadline:
NXT Championship: Ilja Dragunov defends against Baron Corbin
NXT North American Championship: Dominik Mysterio defends against Wes Lee
Men’s Iron Survivor Challenge: Dijak vs. Trick Williams vs. Josh Briggs vs. Bron Breakker vs. ???
Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge: Tiffany Stratton vs. Lash Legend vs. Blair Davenport vs. Kelani Jordan vs. ???
The end of NXT saw Ilja Dragunov give Baron Corbin an NXT Championship match at Deadline.
On Tuesday’s show, Baron Corbin defeated Wes Lee in a singles match thanks to a distraction from Dominik Mysterio. After the match, Dragunov came to the ring and charged at Corbin. However, Corbin laid out Dragunov with the end of days. As Corbin started to make his exit, Dragunov recovered and challenged Corbin to a match at Deadline on December 9 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. On commentary, announcer Vic Joseph said that NXT officials would need to confirm the match.
After Dragunov defeated Carmelo Hayes on the second night of Halloween Havoc to retain the NXT Championship, he was laid out by Corbin as he was heading backstage.
The only matches confirmed for Deadline are the two Iron Survivor Challenge matches. On Tuesday’s show, Trick Williams and Lash Legend qualified for the men’s and women’s tournaments respectively. Last week, Tiffany Stratton and Dijak became the first to qualify.
Tiffany Stratton and Dijak have qualified for the Iron Survivor Challenge.
Stratton defeated Fallon Henley on Tuesday’s NXT to become the first person to qualify, pinning Henley with the prettiest moonsault ever. Later in the show, Dijak defeated Tyler Bate to qualify, pinning Bate after hitting the feast your eyes.
As a result, both now qualify for the women’s and men’s Iron Survivor Challenge matches, which will take place at NXT Deadline on December 9 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Mick Foley announced both qualifying matches over the weekend; it was revealed on Tuesday’s show that WWE Hall of Famer Lita will announce the next qualifying matches next week.
JBL and Jerry The King Lawler will also choose qualifying matches in the weeks to come.
Last year’s Iron Survivor Challenge matches saw Roxanne Perez and Grayson Waller win the women’s and men’s matches respectively. Perez went on to win the NXT Women’s Championship, while Waller failed in his efforts to win the NXT Championship.
It was announced on Tuesday that the multi-person stipulation bout would be making its return at NXT Deadline on December 9 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Qualifying matches will begin on next week’s NXT.
The stipulation was first introduced during last year’s Deadline, when Roxanne Perez and Grayson Waller won the first-ever women’s and men’s Iron Survivor matches. As a result, both received championship matches. Perez would defeat Mandy Rose to win the NXT Women’s Championship, while Waller failed to win the NXT Championship.
The rules of the Iron Survivor match has five wrestlers competing in the match, which lasts 25 minutes. Two wrestlers begin the match, and every five minutes another wrestler enters. Each wrestler gets a point if they score a pinfall, submission, or are a victim of a disqualification. Whoever is pinned, submitted, or disqualified goes into a penalty box for 90 seconds. The winner of the match, or Iron Survivor, is whoever scores the most points at the end of 25 minutes.
WWE has announced that NXT Deadline 2023 will take place from Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut on Saturday, December 9. The show will stream live on Peacock/WWE Network.
In December of last year, the first-ever NXT Deadline took place. The show featured the debut of a new stipulation match: the Iron Survivor Challenge. Grayson Waller and Roxanne Perez won the men’s and women’s Iron Survivor Challenge matches.
The graphic for Deadline 2023 indicates that Iron Survivor Challenge will be returning. Here are the rules for the match type:
Five Superstars will compete in this unique 25-minute match as they battle each other and the clock.
Two Superstars will start the match, and every five minutes a new Superstar will enter the match until all five are in the ring.
The goal is to have the most falls when the clock hits 25 minutes.
Falls can be won at any time via pinfall, submission, or disqualification.
When a Superstar scores a fall, they will earn one point.
However, when a Superstar loses a fall, that Superstar must pay the penalty. They are forced out of the ring and into a penalty box for 90 seconds.
Once the 90 seconds are up, the Superstar can re-enter the match.
The Superstar who has scored the most falls when the clock hits 25 minutes will be named the Iron Survivor and become the No. 1 Contender to the NXT Championship and NXT Women’s Championship, respectively.
Carmelo Hayes, Tiffany Stratton, Ilja Dragunov, Roxanne Perez, Tony D’Angelo & Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo, and Bron Breakker are advertised for Deadline.
Tickets for the show are going on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Eastern time on Friday, October 6. A pre-sale will begin on Wednesday, October 4.
Deadline will be NXT’s final premium live event of 2023.
A new match type makes its debut as NXT Deadline takes place tonight.
Two Iron Survivor Challenge matches are set for the show. The bout is a 25-minute match with an innovative rule set. The winner of the men’s Iron Survivor Challenge will become the number one contender to the NXT Championship, while the winner of the women’s match becomes the number one contender to the NXT Women’s Championship.
Carmelo Hayes, Grayson Waller, Joe Gacy, JD McDonagh, and Axiom are the men’s Iron Survivor Challenge participants. The women’s Iron Survivor Challenge will feature Roxanne Perez, Cora Jade, Zoey Stark, Kiana James, and Indi Hartwell.
Two championships will also be on the line tonight. Bron Breakker is defending his NXT Championship against Apollo Crews. The NXT Tag Team titles will be up for grabs as main roster stars The New Day challenge Pretty Deadly.
Plus, Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn face off in a grudge match.
Tonight’s show streams live on Peacock/WWE Network starting at 8 p.m. Eastern time. There will also be a pre-show airing at 7:30 p.m. Eastern.
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Kickoff Show —
The kickoff show panel was McKenzie Mitchell, Sam Roberts, and our own Denise Salcedo.
Kiana James was backstage with her assistant. Brooks Jensen showed up with flowers and bumbled his way through a conversation with James. He thanked her for the tickets to the show and wished her luck in the Iron Survivor match.
JD McDonagh was in the back reading when Kelly Kincaid asked him what he was reading. He was studying how to hurt people, and let us know that he and Axiom would be starting the men’s Iron Survivor match.
The panel announced that the Women’s Iron Survivor Match would be starting the show.
Main Show —
Roxanne Perez (2) defeated Zoey Stark (1), Indi Hartwell (1), Cora Jade (1), Kiana James (0) in the Iron Survivor Challenge Match to determine the #1 Contender to the NXT Women’s Championship
Despite the confusing page of rules, this match was fairly straightforward. It was an energetic match that had the crowd red-hot, and got a new challenger set up to try and end Mandy Rose’s Sammartino-esque chokehold on the title. The Iron Survivor match is one-for-one so far.
Roxanne Perez and Zoey Stark are the first two entrants. There is a scoreboard on the screen and in the building with the running clock and everyone’s names. Perez went for a series of rollups, but none of them scored a fall. Stark and Perez did some grappling to no end. The first 5 minutes passed, and Kiana James came in at third.
James ran wild, landing big moves on both women. She picked up Perez for a slam, but Stark drilled her with a dropkick. Stark sent Perez to the floor, but James dumped her to the floor afterwards. Stark stomped Perez into the steps and threw her into the ring, but James sent Stark into the post and stole the pin for a nearfall. Perez fired up, but rolled right into a big kick from Stark. Stark hit her big twisting knee for the first fall of the match. The clock hit ten minutes, and Cora Jade entered fourth, taunting Perez in the penalty box.
Jade ran wild until Perez’s 90 seconds expired. Perez then fired up on everyone. She went for Pop Rocks on James, but Jade hit a superkick to break it up. Jade then rolled up James to score a fall and send James to the Penalty Box. Stark put a crossface on Perez, but Jade locked an Indian Deathlock on Stark to break it up. Perez then locked a figure four on Jade’s head to have a three-way submission locked in when James came out of the penalty box. 15 minutes passed, leading to Indi Hartwell coming in last. All five women are in now.
Hartwell ran wild on everyone, hitting a big boot on Perez to quickly score a fall. Stark and Jade traded shots until James sent Stark to the floor. James hit a step-up moonsault on the barricade to Stark and sent her into the crowd. Perez came out of the penalty box and ran wild on everyone until Stark cut her off. Stark went for her knee again, but Perez rolled her up and got her first fall.
Four minutes left, and everyone has a fall except James. Everyone gets a shot in, with Perez hitting a dive onto Hartwell. Jade cannonballs into the crowd, and Stark springboard dives onto everyone with 3 minutes left. We get a finisher flurry, leading to Perez hitting Pop Rocks on Jade with 2 minutes left. Everyone races for falls as Jade sits in the penalty box. Perez ranas Hartwell to the floor with one minute left. James hits a Spanish Fly as Jade re-enters the match. Jade can’t score a fall, and the time runs out. Roxanne Perez wins the Iron Survivor Challenge.
– NXT announced a Vengeance Day PLE for February 4th, 2023.
– McKenzie Mitchell is backstage with Ivy Nile and Tatum Paxley. Nile is bummed that the Creed Brothers can’t wrestle Indus Sher tonight, but she was only looking out for them and their health. Kayden Carter and Katana Chance entered the frame. They say Nile and Paxley can have a fight whenever they want.
Isla Dawn defeated Alba Fyre
A solid midcard match that devolved into NXT spooky mystical nonsense. Isla Dawn misted the ref on Tuesday. She touched his leg tonight and he started vomiting black goop? Is this a lifelong illness? Can NXT be held liable for this? Absolute junk.
The promo for this match was these two women talking complete gobbledy-gook.
Fyre went after Dawn to start off, tackling her to the floor. Dawn cut off a dive with a boot, but back in the ring Fyre caught Dawn in a Koji Clutch. Dawn got out and drove Fyre into the buckle. Running Meteora from Dawn got a two count. Dawn kept control by hitting a running boot into the corner. Meteora off the top rope only got 2.
Fyre sent Dawn to the floor and hit a step-up cannonball to the floor. Big brainbuster from Fyre got a nearfall before Dawn cut her off with a kick. Fyre sent Dawn to the floor and hit another dive before planting her with a Gory Bomb on the floor. In the ring, Dawn kicked out at 2 and smiled at Fyre.
Fyre hit a Swanton for the win, but the ref was…choking? Vomiting? He had black stuff in his mouth. Fyre hit a kick for a nearfall when another ref came in. Dawn sent Fyre into the exposed turnbuckle and hit her move to win. What is this nonsense?
– The New Day is in the back with McKenzie Mitchell. They put over Pretty Deadly, but say they will become Triple Crown Tag Team Champions.
NXT Tag Team Title Match: The New Day defeated Pretty Deadly to win the titles
A quite fun tag team title match, and a surprising finish to boot. This crowd adores New day, and more New Day on NXT can only be a good thing.
Pretty Deadly took control when Prince cut off Kingston when the ref was taken. Kingston landed on his feet on a catapult and initiated a twerk-off — I’m not making this up — before cutting Prince off with a leg lariat. A tag team combination from New Day ends in a Kingston splash and a nearfall. Wilson tagged in and got dropkicked out of mid-air by Woods. Kingston went for a dive but got cut off by Prince. Kingston knocked Prince off the apron and dived onto them.
Prince hooked Kingston coming back in the ring, allowing Wilson to hit a tag team hotshot on the ropes. Prince sent Kingston into the post and worked on him in their corner. Wilson cut Kingston off from a tag, but Kingston hit a float-over DDT and got the hot tag to Woods.
Woods ran wild hitting a rolling forearm and a dropkick, and took both men out with a squisher/dropkick combination. Tornado DDT from Woods on Wilson got a nearfall. Prince dropped Woods over the ropes and hit a lariat for 2. Prince cut off a forearm exchange with a forearm to the back of the neck, leading to an assisted codebreaker from Wilson for a nearfall. Pretty Deadly try the Eddie Guerrero fake belt shot, but it leads to a game of hot potato with the title belt and all four men down.
Woods ends up getting hit with the other title belt for a nearfall. Spilled Milk got cut off, with Kingston taking out Wilson with Trouble in Paradise on the floor. In the ring, the New Day hit the Midnight Hour to win the match and the NXT Tag Team Titles.
– Katana Chance and Kayden Carter talked to Odyssey Jones, Edris Enofe, and Malik Blade in the back. Jones has to wrestle Von Wagner on NXT, so the guys are gonna skip the afterparty and train. Chance and Carter walk into Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne, who claim that the champs are ducking them. Ivy Nile and Tatum Paxley jump Toxic Attraction from behind, and we brawl to a break.
– Someone is holding a Countdown to the New Year party on January 10th. It looked like Tiffany Stratton, but I don’t know for sure. Pretty late for a New Year’s party, but that’s their prerogative.
Grayson Waller (3) defeated JD McDonagh (0), Joe Gacy (2), Carmelo Hayes (2), Axiom (2) in an Iron Survivor Challenge Match to determine the #1 Contender to the NXT Championship
A legitimately fantastic match. A lot of people, myself included, mocked this idea. But the Iron Survivor Challenge is a winner of a concept. High energy, creative spots, and there is always something going on to keep your attention.
JD McDonagh and Axiom started fast, with Axiom avoiding a jump start from McDonagh and landing a massive dive. McDonagh cut off Axiom with a dropkick. McDonagh won a strike exchange, but Axiom cut off a powerbomb and hit a pair of kicks. Lariat to the back of the head from Axiom got a nearfall. Hesitation dropkick from Axiom got another nearfall as we approach the 4 minute mark. McDonagh drilled Axiom with a lariat of his own and followed it with a powerbomb for 2. They hit the 5 minute mark, bringing out Carmelo Hayes.
Hayes hit a massive springboard crossbody onto McDonagh and followed it with a springboard legdrop for 2. Axiom sent McDonagh into Hayes and made Hayes DDT him for a nearfall. Axiom went for a dive, but McDonagh cut him off. Hayes went for a springboard, but got superkicked in mid air. After a series of three-way spots, Hayes drops McDonagh on top of Axiom and scored the first fall on Axiom.
McDonagh and Hayes took each other out before Axiom re-entered the match with a crossbody on both men. More three-way spots lead to all three men down when the 10 minute mark passed and Grayson Waller came in and hit his roll-in stunner to pin both Axiom and McDonagh to score 2 falls in 30 seconds. Hayes and Waller got into a pinning predicament before Waller laid out Hayes with a forearm. Hayes booted Waller off the apron, but Waller hit his rolling stunner on the apron.
Axiom was set to come out of the penalty box, but decided to lock himself in with McDonagh and beat him up in the box until Waller cut him off. Hayes hit a falcon arrow on Axiom for a nearfall. Waller and Hayes got in each other’s way until Waller dropped Hayes on the announce table and cursed at Booker T on commentary. Axiom rolled up Waller to score a fall, then hit a destroyer and a Golden Ratio on McDonagh to score a second fall. 15 minutes in, Waller and Axiom have 2 falls, and Joe Gacy is entering the match.
Gacy ran wild and caught Axiom in a Rings of Saturn to quickly score his first fall as McDonagh and Waller came out of the penalty box. They beat up on Axiom in the penalty box. Gacy hit his handspring lariat on Hayes to score his second fall with 8 minutes left. Gacy took out Waller and McDonagh with a dive. McDonagh tried to keep the door shut and lock Axiom in the penalty box, but Axiom climbed out and moonsaulted onto the crowd. Hayes came out of the box and hit La Mistica on Waller for a nearfall, then transitioned into a crossface to score his second fall with 5 minutes left.
Gacy dropped Waller with a uranage on the steps. Bubba Bomb on Hayes and the Rings of Saturn from Gacy almost got a fall, but McDonagh broke it up. Gacy locked McDonagh in the Rings, but Axiom broke it up. Repeat sequence with Axiom, but double superkicks broke it up. One minute left, and we’re told that any ties lead to a sudden death overtime scenario. Hayes drops a big leg on Axiom, but got yanked out by Waller. Waller stole the fall from Hayes to take the lead with 30 seconds left. Waller dumped the other guys out of the ring, then ran away from Hayes to run the clock out. Grayson Waller won the Iron Survivor Challenge, and celebrated with a shoey. Aussie Aussie Aussie, indeed.
– NXT New Year’s Evil was announced for January 10th. Again, a bit late to celebrate New Year’s, but it’s not my company.
– Drew Gulak was in the back with McKenzie Mitchell. He says that he hasn’t reached his potential, but it starts with him. He’s back in NXT to grind and help develop talent he sees in NXT. Damon Kemp entered frame, and told Gulak that if he’s scouting, he can scout him in his match against Duke Hudson on NXT.
WWE NXT Title Match: Bron Breakker defeated Apollo Crews to retain
A solid main event to close out the show. They worked hard to show Breakker to be Crews’ equal in speed and agility, and Breakker was up to the task.
Big time entrance for Breakker, running through his title reigns so far.
These two fought over control of a knuckle lock before Crews broke the hold. Both men countered hip tosses as the announcers put these two over for their similarities. More stalemates lead to Crews getting frustrated and pushing Breakker. Crews got the first advantage with a dropkick and a moonsault from the apron to the floor. Senton over the ropes from Crews scored the first nearfall of the match.
Breakker took control with a gator roll into a suplex. He followed it with a standing moonsault for 2, then soared over the ropes with a tope. Crews caught Breakker off the ropes with a knee. Crews then zoned out, with the camera zooming in on his face, then zooming out like Okada hitting the Rainmaker pose. Crews must be watching his Ken Shamrock tapes. Crews took control with a trio of German suplexes for two.
Breakker tried to fight back, but a trio of powerbombs from Crews only got a nearfall. Crews went to the top and hit a frog splash for 2. Big splash from Crews landed, but a second one got ducked by Breakker. Breakker came back with shoulder blocks and a powerslam. Top rope bulldog from Breakker scored a nearfall. Crews reversed a military press and hit a DDT for 2.
Breakker got out of Crews’ big spinebuster and hit one of his own for a nearfall. Crews got out of the military press again and hit Breakker’s finisher on him for a nearfall. They both fire up, leading to Breakker slipping out of Crews’ spinebuster again and hitting a spear to win and retain the title.
After the match, Breakker got caught by Grayson Waller and his rolling stunner as the next challenger stood tall with the title.
A surprisingly good show. Not a lot of fat on it, with the defining Iron Survivor matches working out very well. Two solid title matches to boot make this show one to recommend, especially by NXT standards. Thumbs up.
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Ahead of Saturday’s WWE NXT Deadline, Shawn Michaels spoke to the media Thursday and addressed a question about William Regal.
Asked about Regal returning to WWE given Tony Khan’s comments Wednesday, Michaels said there is nothing official to announce but that everyone “loves Steve” and have nothing but respect for him. Like everyone, he said he has been reading about everything in the media.
He also answered a question about Sean “X Pac” Waltman wrestling in NXT and said if that was an option they were allowed to explore, he would love it as Waltman being involved would be a huge benefit to NXT talent.
On The New Day coming to NXT, Michaels indicated they want it to be for more than a one-off appearance and that Xavier Woods & Kofi Kingston are open to those conversations. He would like to keep New Day in NXT “as long as we can” and that Woods has wanted to return for quite some time.
He said the dialogue for main roster talent to work in NXT has happened in a variety of ways and that they have done all of them.
Here’s a few other notes from the call with full audio available below:
Michaels confirmed that NXT Vengeance Day will head to Charlotte, NC, on Saturday, February 4th with tickets going on sale next Friday.
Asked about national touring, Michaels says that they will see how Vengeance Day does and will go from there. They would like to return to touring nationwide, but it’s a TBD.
Michaels says an NXT Europe announcement is coming but that the infrastructure is still being put into place. Early on, he expects the U.S.-based team to be very hands-on, but expects himself to have an eventual “10,000 foot view” and such over time.
Over the 40 minutes, Michaels also talked about NXT talent that he feels could be plugged into the main roster, Ava Raine’s progress, the Iron Survivor matches, and more.
It was confirmed on Tuesday’s show that Bron Breakker will defend the NXT Championship against Apollo Crews. Meanwhile, The Creed Brothers have issued a challenge to Indus Sher for the December 10 event.
Crews confirmed during a vignette tonight that he would be getting the next title match after defeating JD McDonagh on a recent episode of NXT. He said during the vignette that he had been waiting six months for this moment and couldn’t wait to face Breakker.
The Creed Brothers appeared on Tuesday’s show after Ivy Nile had defeated Kiana James. Julius Creed told Indus Sher that they may have the respect of India but they don’t have it in the ring. Nile seemed upset that The Creeds used her time to challenge Indus Sher.
Here is the updated lineup for NXT Deadline:
NXT Championship: Bron Breakker (c) vs. Apollo Crews
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An NXT streaming special is officially set to take place this December.
On a media conference call on Friday, Shawn Michaels confirmed that a special event named “NXT Deadline” will be held on Saturday, December 10. The show will stream live on Peacock/WWE Network.
On the NXT call, Shawn Michaels confirms the next big NXT event will be called Deadline and is set for Saturday, December 10th.
December 10 is the same day as ROH Final Battle, though the shows may start at different times. Fightful reported that the plan is for NXT Deadline to run at night, while Final Battle will have a special start time of 4 p.m. Eastern.
UFC 282 is also scheduled for December 10.
Following this Saturday’s Halloween Havoc event, Deadline will be NXT’s final streaming special of 2022.
WWE filed a trademark for “NXT Deadline” on October 15.
Michaels, who took on an increased role with NXT in 2021, is currently in charge of the brand. He was promoted to WWE’s Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative this September.
WWE NXT is planning to run a pay-per-view on the same day as Ring of Honor in December, according to a report.
Fightful reports that Saturday, December 10 is listed internally as a date for an NXT pay-per-view, perhaps “NXT Deadline.” WWE filed for the NXT Deadline trademark last week.
The report states that some NXT wrestlers and staff have been told to keep the December 10 date available.
AEW announced on this week’s Dynamite that Ring of Honor Final Battle pay-per-view will take place on December 10 as well. In the report, Fightful notes that NXT is planning to run that Saturday night, while Final Battle is slated for a 4 p.m. Eastern start time.
At a press scrum earlier this year, AEW and Ring of Honor owner Tony Khan responded with profanity when discussing WWE running on Labor Day weekend with both main roster and NXT pay-per-views the same weekend as AEW All Out.
“When I compared myself to Jim Crockett Promotions this weekend, I think I got a taste of the same medicine Jim Crockett Promotions took, but I have a lot more f—ing money than Jim Crockett did,” Khan said after All Out. “I’m serious. I’m not gonna sit back and take this f—ing s–t.”
NXT has a pay-per-view set for this Saturday, October 22, as Halloween Havoc will air on Peacock and WWE Network at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
