A new match is official for week two of WWE NXT Gold Rush to air next Tuesday, November 25.
Former NXT Champion Trick Williams was attacked by Myles Borne on week one of Gold Rush on Tuesday, setting up a one-on-one match between the two for next week’s episode.
Williams was involved in a promo segment hyping the Iron Survivor Challenge set for NXT Deadline when Borne attacked and promised to win the Iron Survivor Challenge himself.
The new match makes five bouts official for next week’s Gold Rush episode which was taped Tuesday night at The Theater at Madison Square Garden.
The updated card:
WWE NXT Gold Rush week two, Tuesday, November 25 —
Trick Williams vs. Myles Borne
TNA Knockouts World Champion Kelani Jordan defends against Lei Ying Lee and Jordynne Grace in a triple threat
WWE Speed Women’s Championship tournament finals: Fallon Henley vs. Zaria
WWE Evolve Men’s Champion Jackson Drake defends against Sean Legacy
WWE Evolve Women’s Champion Kendal Grey defends against Lainey Reid
Here are results for next week’s NXT Gold Rush event, which was taped following Tuesday’s live show at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden. Spoilers courtesy of PWInsider.
Jackson Drake defeated Sean Legacy to retain the EVOLVE Championship. This match was taped prior to the start of the live broadcast.
Kendal Grey defeated Laney Reid to retain the EVOLVE Women’s Championship
Myles Borne defeated Trick Williams. The match was made on this week’s episode of NXT after Borne attacked Williams with a steel chair.
Lei Ying Lee defeated Kelani Jordan and Jordynne Grace to win the TNA Knockouts title. Lee pinned Jordan to become the new champion.
Fallon Henley defeated Zaria to become the new WWE Women’s Speed Champion
It was announced that next week’s show will also have John Cena announce the men’s and women’s Iron Survivor Challenge participants ahead of Deadline on December 6. Whoever wins those matches will challenge for the NXT and NXT Women’s titles respectively at New Year’s Evil.
The full cards for each night of WWE NXT Gold Rush are now set following Tuesday’s NXT TV episode.
The two-night event will be filmed at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, November 18 with the first night airing live, and the second airing a week later as a taped show on November 25.
Each night will feature four title matches.
Week one’s card is the more high profile offering with an NXT Tag title match, an NXT Women’s Championship match, and an NXT Women’s North American title bout as part of the four-match lineup.
On week one, Tatum Paxley puts the NXT Women’s title on the line against former champ Jacy Jayne. NXT Tag Team Champions Osiris Griffin and Dion Lennox of Darkstate will defend against Je’Von Evans and Leon Slater. The AAA Mixed Tag Team Champions Ethan Page and Chelsea Green will defend against Joe Hendry and Thea Hail. Finally, NXT Women’s North American Champion Blake Monroe defends against Sol Ruca.
On week two, the TNA Knockouts title, Men’s and Women’s Evolve Championships, and the WWE Speed Women’s Championship will be on the line.
TNA Knockouts Champion Kelani Jordan defends against Jordynne Grace and Lei Ying Lee in a triple threat, Men’s Evolve Champion Jackson Drake defends against Sean Legacy, Women’s Evolve Champion Kendal Grey defends against Lainey Reid, plus Zaria and Fallon Henley square off in the finals of the WWE Speed Women’s Championship tournament.
WWE NXT Gold Rush week one, Tuesday, November 18 —
NXT Women’s Champion Tatum Paxley defends against Jacy Jayne
NXT Women’s North American Champion Blake Monroe defends against Sol Ruca
NXT Tag Team Champions Osiris Griffin and Dion Lennox defend against Je’Von Evans and Leon Slater
AAA Mixed Tag Team Champions Ethan Page and Chelsea Green defend against Joe Hendry and Thea Hail
WWE NXT Gold Rush week two, Tuesday, November 25 —
TNA Knockouts World Champion Kelani Jordan defends against Jordynne Grace and Lei Ying Lee in a triple threat
WWE Speed Women’s Championship tournament finals: Fallon Henley vs. Zaria
Evolve Men’s Champion Jackson Drake defends against Sean Legacy
Evolve Women’s Champion Kendal Grey defends against Lainey Reid
Title matches and challenges were made for NXT Gold Rush.
Kelani Jordan cemented her heel turn on this week’s NXT, saying she was going to embrace being selfish and wouldn’t defend the title all the time. If that makes her a traitor, then so be it. She then said she knew Lei Ying Lee had called her out, but she is choosing instead to not defend her title at Gold Rush. Later backstage, Jordan told Ava that she isn’t the GM of TNA and can’t make her defend the title.
After defeating Tyra Mae Steel later in the night, Santino Marella appeared and announced Jordan would, in fact, defend the title in a triple threat match against Jordynne Grace and Lei Ying Lee later this month.
Blake Monroe noted last week that she was due to defend the North American title at Gold Rush. Meeting with Ava this week, the General Manager of NXT told Monroe that she would be defending the title against Sol Ruca if she is able to get medically cleared ahead of time. Monroe didn’t seem happy about that, but left after hearing from her “significant other” that will interview her next week.
The end of the show saw new AAA Mixed Tag Team Champions Ethan Page and Chelsea Green celebrate their title win from over the weekend. Page proclaimed that they would defend the titles against anyone. Green said she wished “Joe” was here, but Page told her not to say his full name. After preparing weapons, they went ahead and said his name, thinking he was in their celebratory cake. But Hendry instead appeared on the ramp and said he wanted to go after the Mixed Tag Team titles. He revealed his tag team partner who in fact was in the cake: Thea Hail.
It was also confirmed that the finals of the tournament to crown a new Women’s Speed Champion would take place at Gold Rush. Zaria won her qualifying match on Tuesday, defeating Wren Sinclair. She will face the winner between Skylar Raye and Falllon Henley, which takes place next week.
All eyes on Gold Rush.
ZaRuca and Fatal Influence both plan on leaving New York City with some championship gold… 👀 pic.twitter.com/BwCFIFSqpV
The Women’s NXT North American title will be defended at NXT Gold Rush.
A vignette featuring new champion Blake Monroe aired on Tuesday where she declared that her first title match would be taking place next month in a place most fitting for her, New York City. She said that when you chase the glamour, hell isn’t too far behind. She is not your hero, she is a reminder that beauty can bleed and still smile while doing so.
"I can take everything you love, and make it mine."
Monroe won the title this past weekend at NXT Halloween Havoc, defeating Zaria who was defending the title on behalf of Sol Ruca, who is out of action with a knee injury. The finish had Monroe shoving Zaria into Ruca at ringside. The confusion that caused gave Monroe the opening to deliver a double arm DDT to Zaria at ringside. She followed with a second in the ring to win the championship.
The title match will be part of the two-week NXT Gold Rush event that begins on November 18 at MSG Theatre in New York City. Another show will be taped that night and will air the following week.
Week two of WWE NXT Gold Rush averaged 622,000 viewers on the USA Network last night. That’s down 19.5 percent from week one of the special (which featured Seth Rollins defending his World Heavyweight title in the main event). This is still NXT’s second-best audience total since April 25.
In the 18-49 demo, NXT finished second on the cable charts with a 0.17 rating, down 26.1 percent from last week. It’s tied for NXT’s second-highest rating in the demo since April 25 and is the second straight week NXT has ranked second on cable. NXT actually had the same rating as the first-ranked show this week, but Love & Hip Hop had slightly more viewers in the demo.
NXT’s ratings were down from last week in every demo with the biggest drop coming with females 12-34, which were down 45.5 percent.
As compared to the same week in 2022, NXT’s overall audience was up 9.1 percent while its 18-49 rating was up 54.6 percent. Of note, the only category to drop year-over-year was people over 50, which was down 6.1 percent, so the audience is skewing younger than it was a year ago.
Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and individual demo ratings for NXT, as well as the 10-week averages in all categories. This week’s show was up two percent in overall viewers and was steady in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.
NXT Gold Rush concludes with four title matches taking place tonight.
Week two of Gold Rush will see Carmelo Hayes put his NXT Championship on the line against Baron Corbin in tonight’s main event. Hayes is less than 24 hours removed from making his Raw debut, where he lost a non-title match against Finn Balor.
The NXT Women’s Championship will be up for grabs to kick off tonight’s show. Tiffany Stratton is defending her title against Thea Hail. Hail earned the shot by winning a number one contender’s battle royal three weeks ago.
NXT Tag Team Champions Gallus are set to defend their titles against Malik Blade & Edris Enofe. The Heritage Cup will also be contested tonight with Dragon Lee challenging Nathan Frazer.
A match between Gigi Dolin and Kiana James has been announced for the show as well. Our live coverage starts at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
The second week of Gold Rush begins with footage from “earlier today” of Baron Corbin arriving to the building driving his Porsche. Also arriving is NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams.
A canned intro recaps the events and feuds leading up to week two of Gold Rush.
Thea Hail enters the soundstage to pomp and ballyhoo, flanked by Duke Hudson. Hail has such good presence, and she had a look of sheer determination. This is her biggest match to date. The champion enters next, and the show is set to open with a women’s title match.
NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton defeated Thea Hail (with Duke Hudson) to retain her title
Stratton pinned Hail with a roll-up to retain, despite Hail having made Stratton tap out. The referee was distracted by the antics of Charlie Dempsey and Drew Gulak, which costs Hail the match. Dempsey and Gulak then turn on Hudson, and beat him down. That leads to the surprise return of Andre Chase for the save.
Dempsey and Gulak come down to ringside during the match to watch their trainee, Hail. They would go on to play into the finish, costing Hail her first title match.
Hail is a babyface in peril as the show cuts to its first commercial break. Hail is making a comeback as the show returns from the break. She does the Chase U version of the Garvin Stomp.
In the closing moments, Hail counters Stratton to apply a Kimura. Dempsey interferes by pulling the bottom rope out and away from Stratton’s reach, so that Stratton cannot break the hold. Hail breaks anyway, so she can yell at Dempsey for interfering in her match. Hudson gets involved in the yelling. Meanwhile, Gulak jumps on the apron to argue with the referee.
With Hail distracted by her corner, Stratton tries to ambush her. Hail again counters Stratton to apply a Kimura. Stratton taps out to the armlock, but the referee does not see it as he is distracted by Gulak. Hail breaks the hold and goes to get the referee. Stratton from behind with a roll-up on Hail for a three count.
Dempsey and Gulak jump Chase after the match. They are beating down Chase when Andre Chase makes a triumphant return to NXT. Chase makes a save, then he and Hudson clean house on Dempsey and Gulak. This clearly sets up a tag team match for the near future.
A great video package highlights Ilja Dragunov and introduces a new moniker dubbed “Unbesiegbar.”
A skit from last week showed Kelani Jordan meeting Dana Brooke while Brooke is getting her knee iced in the trainer’s room. Both gymnasts, they have encouraging words for each other.
NXT Tag Team Champions Gallus (Mark Coffey & Wolfgang) defeated Malik Blade & Edris Enofe to retain their title
Wolgang pinned Enofe to retain the titles, after interference by Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo.
Joe Coffey is still missing, after he was kidnapped last week by Stacks. The show must go on, so Gallus is here defending their tag titles.
The tag title bout goes through a split-screen commercial break. Gallus is working over Blade when he finally tags out. Enofe runs wild after the hot tag. He went to jump off Coffey’s back, but he slipped. Despite the botch, they wrestle on.
Enofe gets several near falls. Enofe and Blade with tandem offense that including Blade doing a Superfly splash, and Enfoe following that with a Savage flying elbow drop. Wolfgang breaks up the count, leading into the finish.
Wolfgang gets tied in the ropes, as Stacks suddenly appears at ringside. Blade goes for a plancha, but Coffey knocks him out in mid-air. Enofe is also at ringside, and he is laid out by Stacks. Enofe is hit with a flying uppercut from Stacks, knocking Enofe backwards into the metal ring steps.
Blade is knocked out, and Enofe is on rubber legs. Gallus with their double team finisher on Enofe, and Wolfgang covers him for a pinfall. All while Stacks looks on, and the announcers are “in shock” at what they see with Stacks helping Gallus retain the title.
McKenzie Mitchell interviews the Meta Four group. They dodge all questions from Mitchell about Noam Dar losing the Heritage Cup.
Losers leave NXT set for next week
The Schism is having a family meeting in the ring with them all sitting on stools. Ava called for the meeting, and she wants to have open and honest communication. Joe Gacy gives his blessing for them to do so.
Jagger Reid speaks to say he and Rip Fowler are worse off since they joined Schism. Gacy responds by saying Fowler would not be able to speak up for himself before joining Schism, because his partner would not let him talk before.
Fowler and Gacy have a weird argument about inclusivity. This segment was dying a death when The Creed Brothers thankfully interrupted the family sit-down.
The Creeds are joined by Ivy Nile as they confront The Schism. More community theater dialogue, which leads to them setting up another match. Gacy books The Dyad in a loser leaves town match against The Creeds for next Tuesday. The losing team must leave NXT.
Another vignette features the up-and-coming tag team of Lucien Pierce and Bronco Nima.
A backstage skit teases Axiom getting a shot at the Heritage Cup.
WWE Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley has a cameo as she confronts NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams in another backstage skit. Ripley warns Hayes and Williams about butting into Judgment Day business.
Ripley cautioned Hayes and Williams, “”Next time you boys want to jump into our business, you’ll become our business.”
NXT Heritage Cup Champion Nathan Frazier defeated Dragon Lee to retain the trophy
Frazier won 2-1 after five rounds. This was a great match.
Tag team partner Valentina Feroz and Yulisa Leon are on opposing sides here, as they are acting as seconds in the corners of Lee and Frazier. Feroz has taken a liking to Lee, while Leon favors Frazier.
Good action, but not falls in rounds one. They quickened the pace greatly as the round ticks down to zero.
Frazier scores a pinfall in round two. Lee was on a roll as he executes a Super Frankensteiner, but Frazier holds on upon impact to roll up Lee for a three count. Clever fall.
Lee is more determined than ever at the start of round three. The show cuts to a commercial break, and it returns with round four in progress. Lee would go on to even the score, after Lee scores a pinfall in the fourth round. Lee deadlifts Frazier into a sit-out powerbomb to get the pin.
Round five starts off hot, as they pull out all the stops. They do a superplex spot and transition into a sit-out powerbomb spot for the best near fall of the show so far. Lee gets another near fall in the closing moments. Frazier and Lee then trade near falls back-and-forth with mere seconds left in the fifth round. Fraziers hooks Lee’s leg to score a three count at the last second. Frazier wins 2-1 to retain the cup.
A video packages showed highlights from Raw Underground, which is coming to NXT.
A vignette then shows Eddy Thorpe training for Underground with the help of Olympian Gable Steveson. They are watching clips of Damon Kemp, who Steveson says he knows. In reality, Kemp is Gable’s brother, but that was not acknowledged here.
Thorpe and Steveson train in a montage of clips, and Thorpe invites Gable to be in Thorpe’s corner. Steveson then says he will wave to Kemp’s parents, with a wink and nod to the real backstory.
Mustafa Ali approaches NXT North American Champion Wes Lee in the locker to offer an apology. Ali apologizes for slapping Lee in a match last week, when Ali was a special guest referee. In comes Tyler Bate for comedy with Ali. This leads to Ali saying he wants a title shot against Lee, and Bate offers to be the guest ref. There is bickering back-and-forth between Bate and Ali, so Lee shows himself out and he leaves. This skit sets up a match next week with a Ali against Bate.
Mr. Stone finds Von Wagner backstage after he was looking for him. Wagner missed a meeting with Stone, and Stone finds Wagner upset about his childhood struggles. Wagner storms off.
Gigi Dolan defeated Kiana James
Dolan pinned James to win the match, and James got her heat back afterwards by jumping Dolan. James would also pour paint on Dolan.
The match was long enough it went through a commercial break for whatever reason. James retrieves her purse, trying to use it as a weapon. The ref stops James, and James walks into a high kick. Dolan then executes her crucifix bomb finisher, and she covers James for a pinfall.
James jumps Dolan after the bell, amd James hits Dolan with her loaded purse. James pulls out jars filled with paint from her purse, and James pours orange and blue paint on Dolan.
Joe Coffey is visiting Tony D’Angelo in prison, and Coffey tells Tony D that Stacks turned on him. Coffey claims that Stacks sold out Tony D, and Coffey has proof in the form of a recording on his cellphone. Coffey plays the recording for Tony D.
Blair Davenport attacks Roxanne Perez in an angle on socia media. That leads to a match next Tuesday with Davenport against Perez.
Lyra Valkyria hits Jacy Jayne in a goofy backstage skit. It ends with Rhea Ripley standing over Jayne, and Ripley calls Valkyria a “bad ass.”
The Dyad are upset with Joe Gacy booking them in a loser leaves town match, and Ava tries to convince Dyad they should trust Gacy.
NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes (with Trick Williams) defeated Baron Corbin to retain his title
Hayes pinned Corbin after Nothing But Net. Decent enough match. Hayes took a beating and fought from underneath, leading to a rally and a win.
Corbin goes for End of Days seconds into the match, and Hayes counters Corbin. Moments later, Hayes leaps off the top turnbuckle into a splash on the outside, just before the show cuts to a commercial break.
The fighting spilled outside again as the show returns from the break. Hayes is turned inside out taking a big boot from Corbin. Hayes is reeling as Corbin works him over in the ring. In between working him over, Corbin tears off his cut-off t-shirt to show he is indeed a tough guy.
Hayes counters an attempted superplex, and Hayes does an frog splash for a near fall. Hayes fires up with strikes on Corbin. Hayes executes his Fade Away guillotine leg drop. Corbin is on rubber legs. Hayes springboards into a falling DDT that was somewhat botched, but they got a near fall out of it anyway.
Corbin briefly cuts off Hayes, only for Hayes to get another two count on Corbin. Hayes goes for a codebreaker, which he attempted successfully earlier in the match. Corbin blocks it the second time around, and Corbin gives Hayes a Spicolli Driver. Corbin then does a chokeslam into a backbreaker on Hayes for a close near fall.
They fight on the floor, where Corbin catches Hayes on a dive and powerbombs Hayes on the announce desk. Corbin pounds on Hayes and rolls him back into the ring, but Hayes kicks out at two and half.
Hayes fights back, and he counters Deep Six. However, Hayes in unable to counter End of Days. Nevertheless, Hayes manages to kick out once again. Corbin goes another End of Days, and Hayes counters him. Hayes DDT’s Corbin on the apron. Hayes then leaps off the top rope with Nothing But Net, and Hayes covers Corbin for the deciding pinfall.
Hayes celebrates and poses with his title belt while the announcer hard sell the card for next week, as the show is going off the air. A cliffhanger in the closing moments show Bron Breakker barking in Shawn Michael’ office. Breakker storms out after saying no one can control him. Whatever that means.
The Tag Team title match on the second night of NXT Gold Rush has been set.
Edris Enofe and Malik Blade will challenge Gallus next week after they won a three-way on Tuesday’s NXT, defeating Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen and Tank Ledger & Hank Walker in a three-way match.
A Heritage Cup match has also been added to next week’s show. After Seth Rollins gave Frazer a pep talk backstage, Frazer told Dragon Lee that Rollins said to take care of people that helped you along the way, and said he’d give the first Heritage Cup defense to Lee.
Another match, Gigi Dolin vs. Kiana James, has also been added. After a vignette with Dolin was shown, James was interviewed backstage, running down Dolin. She said that growing up, she was reckless, but she took the path to success. She said good for Gigi if she wanted to swim in the pool of mediocrity.
Here is the updated lineup for next week’s NXT:
NXT Championship: Carmelo Hayes defends against Baron Corbin
NXT Women’s Championship: Tiffany Stratton defends against Thea Hail
NXT Tag Team Championship: Gallus defend against Malik Blade & Edris Enofe
NXT Heritage Cup: Nathan Frazer defends against Dragon Lee
NXT Gold Rush kicks off tonight with one of WWE’s top stars in action.
Seth Rollins comes to NXT tonight to defend the World Heavyweight Championship on week one of Gold Rush. Bron Breakker called out Rollins for the title match and is now getting his shot.
Rollins may not be at 100 percent after being attacked by Finn Balor on Raw last night, but Rollins is choosing to still defend his title. The winner of Rollins vs. Breakker will face Balor at Money in the Bank next month with the World Heavyweight Championship on the line.
Tonight is the first part of the two-week Gold Rush event. Before their NXT Championship match next Tuesday, Carmelo Hayes and Baron Corbin will go face-to-face tonight. There will also be a Chase U pep rally for Thea Hail ahead of her NXT Women’s Championship match against Tiffany Stratton next week.
Wes Lee defends the North American Championship against Tyler Bate tonight in a match where Mustafa Ali will be the special guest referee. Dana Brooke vs. Cora Jade is also set, and there will be a triple threat match to determine the number one contenders to the NXT Tag Team titles.
Our live coverage starts at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
Opening the show is footage for earlier today of World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins and his challenger, Bron Breakker, arriving at the Performance Center. They meet tonight in the main event.
A video package introduces the first week of a two-part special, dubbed NXT Gold Rush. Kicking off the show love from the soundstage at the PC in Orlando is the first of several title bouts over two week of Gold Rush.
Wes Lee vs. Tyler Bate for the NXT North American Championship with Mustafa Ali as special guest referee
Lee pinned Bate in a really good opener. Ali plays a part in the finish as the guest referee.
The action was good from the start, then came shenanigans. Ali’s intentions are questioned early on, as he does a fast count on both Lee and Bate. We are not talking Nick Patrick at Starrcade either. Ali was indeed counting fast. Moments later, Ali drastically slows down his count. Slow like a Bronko Lubich count. That all begins to draw the ire of both champion and challenger.
The frustration with Ali boils over and spills into the story of the match. Lee and Bate lock up very aggressively, and they both tumbled out of the ring while tied up. The show cuts to a commercial break, but the match continues in a split-screen. Upon returning from commercials, Lee and Bate are rising after a double down.
They wrestle on and the action leads to near falls. They each counter the other in a flashy sequence of high spots. Both take a plunge off the turnbuckles, and Lee takes a bumps onto the floor.
Lee is nearly counted out, but Ali breaks his count. Ali jumps out of the ring and revives Lee. Ali then gets into the ring and revives Bate. Ali leaps into the ring and goes for his finisher. Ali is still holding Bate, and Ali moves just in time for Lee to deliver a Cardiac Kick. Lee then covers Bate for a pinfall, and Ali’s hand hits the mat three times.
Ali raises both Lee and Bate’s hands after the match. Ali celebrates like he won. Bate and Lee notably flash a confused look towards Ali.
Gigi Dolan is the focus of a vignette. That leads to Kiana James cutting a promo on Dolan in an interview with McKenzie Mitchell.
Recapping Raw from last night, footage shows Finn Balor jumping Seth Rollins in sneak attacks where Balor targeting Rollins’s ribs.
Chase U pep rally for Thea Hail
Duke Hudson is in the ring to welcome Thea Hail to a pep rally in her honor. Out comes Thea Hail flanked by Chase U students and cheerleaders. Hail is over with the live studio audience.
Hail says her title shot next week is the biggest match of her life. Hail talks about others on the NXT roster with collegiate accomplishments, and Hails says the biggest thing she accomplishments last year was graduating from high school. Hail goes on the say she did not want to go the college route. She wanted to be a WWE superstar.
Hail also gives props to Charlie Dempsey and Drew Gulak, who were both also in the ring for the pep rally. Hail asks permission from Hudson to curse as she vows to give NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton an “Andre Chase-sized ass whooping!”
Stratton interrupts the pep rally, and she mocks and insults Hail. Hudson responds to Stratton by putting over Hail. Hudson tells Stratton that although she might not believe in Hail, but everyone else believes in Hail. Stratton scoffs, and she steps towards Hail while pointing a finger at her. Stratton is telling Hail she will not tap out Stratton, when Hail suddenly catches Stratton in a kimura lock. Stratton repeatedly taps the mat. Hail releases the hold, and Stratton slinks away.
Ava tries to play peacemaker as Joe Gacy blames himself for losing last week. Meanwhile, a skit with Diamond Mine seems to set up another mixed tag team match with Schism.
Edris Enofe & Malik Blade defeated Hank Walker & Tank Ledger and Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen (with Fallon Henley) in a triple threat match to determine the number one contenders
Blade pinned Ledger to win a fun three-way match. All three times got their moment to shine, and the finish played out really well. Blade & Enofe in winning earn a title shot next Tuesday against NXT Tag Team Champions Gallus.
A lot of stuff going on with three teams being involved in one bout. The match goes through a split-screen commercial break.
Briggs & Jensen are on a roll in the closing moments of the match. They execute a Hart Attack on Ledger. Jensen with a heel kick knocks Walker off the apron. Briggs goes for a cover, but Enofe leaps off the top rope with a flying elbow drop that breaks up the pin cover. Blade follows up with a frog splash on Ledger, and Blade pins Ledger to win the match.
Damon Kemp informs Eddy Thorpe that Kemp has finally decided on a gimmick match for their next bout. Thorpe goes against Kemp in a Raw Underground match on NXT in two weeks time. I’m guessing no Shane O’Mac this time around for Raw Underground.
Roxanne Perez attacks Blair Davenport, and Perez is pulled away by referees and officials.
World Champ Seth Rollins is in the locker room with his title belt slung over his shoulder when in walks Nathan Frazier carrying the Heritage Cup trophy. Rollins congratulates on winning the trophy. Rollins makes some jokes abot Frazier having to tote around a big trophy from now on.
When Frazier leaves, Rollins is confronted by NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams. They all cackled together. They part ways with shared admiration.
Cora Jade defeated Dana Brooke
Jade wins via referee stoppage. The story of the match is Brooke injuring her knee, and Jade targets the knee to win the match. Brooke fought valiantly, and she never submitted.
Brooke is caught up in the ropes when Jade delivers a running knee. Brooke screams out in pain, selling her knee. She continues the match as she counters Jade’s DDT finisher. Brooke looks to make a rally when she attempts gymnastics that set up the Muta elbow. Brooke’s knee buckles, and sells big. Trainers enter the ring to check on Brooke as the show cuts to a split-screen commercial break.
Brooke is placed on a stretcher during the break. Jade taunts Brooke on the stretcher, and Brooke slaps Jade across the face. Brooke will not be stretchered out, as she gets off the stretcher to continue the match.
Jade targets the injured knee, but Brooke is able to fight back. Brooke goes for a Vader Bomb, but no water in the pool. She crashed down on her injured knee. Jade capitalizes by applying a single leg crab. Brooke is unable to reach the bottom rope, but Brooke will not tap out. The ref calls for the bell and stops the match, awarding it to Jade. Brooke leaves the ring on a stretcher, still selling her knee.
Von Wagner reveals a childhood struggle in a heart-wrenching segment with Wagner and Mr. Stone. Wagner shares with Stone the story of Wagner overcoming trigonocephaly as a child. Wagner at 15 months old endured surgery for over 14 hours. Wagner and Stone are both emotional as Wagner gives credit to their parents for supporting him. Wagner goes on to relive stories of him being picked on in school as a kid. Wagner and Stone bond over Wagner sharing his story.
Gable Steveson has a cameo on NXT. Eddy Thorpe is a locker room with numerous other wrestlers. Thorpe is watching footage from past versions of Raw Underground, as Axiom and Scrypts look on. In walks Steveson, and offers to help Thorpe train for the Underground. Steveson remarks that if anyone knows Damon Kemp, it is Steveson (who is Kemp’s brother in real life). This does not seem like a one-off cameo.
Carmelo Hayes and Baron Corbin face-to-face
NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes is heading to the ring for a segment where he and Baron Corbin will talk out their differences. That is a unique way to settle an issue on a wrestling show. Joining Hayes is Trick Williams. Corbin is already in the ring when Hayes and Williams enter. Corbin cuts off their entrance.
Corbin does not care to see Hayes pose. Corbin tells Hayes that posing won’t help in retaining his title. According to Corbin, being the NXT Champion “doesn’t mean you’ve made it.” Corbin tells Hayes there is nothing he can do next week that he has not already seen.
Hayes responds by mocking Corbin for also having never seen a reign with the NXT title, nor has Corbin seen the respect of the audience. Corbin retorts that they are no longer in Hayes’ hometown (like in their last match when Hayes retained his title). Corbin also says he does not care if people on the internet think Hayes is cool. Corbin does not care what anyone thinks.
Hayes talks about other main roster wrestlers coming to challenge him. Hayes says he “sent them packing.” Hayes says the only difference between those others and Corbin is “not a damn thing!”
Hayes brings up Happy Corbin, and Corbin says that character bought him a $1.8 million house. Corbin says his eight career is something the NXT roster can only dream. Corbin offers to compare WrestleMania moments. Corbin calls himself “a main event player on the main roster for nearly a decade.” This is fast becoming very inside baseball.
Hayes makes some comparisons of his own. At 26 years old, Hayes says he won the breakout tournament and cashed it in successfully for a championship. Hayes mocks Corbin for getting cut from the Arizona Cardinals at 26. Hayes gives credit to the old guard from NXT black-and-gold, but Hayes vows to create new expectations of his own. Hayes talks about what he has build in this house, and Hayes says he had to build a new roof on this house because he tore it off too many times.
Hayes does his “HIM” catchphrase. Corbins responds by saying Hayes is a nobody. Corbin says this is normally when he would jump Hayes and leave him laying. Hayes takes off his title belt ready to fight. Corbin says he will not do that. Corbin plots that he will win the NXT title, leave in his Porsche, go home to his big house, and Corbin’s hot wife will pour him a glass of win from a bottle Hayes cannot even afford. Hayes goes to respond again, but Corbin cuts him off to say the lesson is over. Corbin punked out Hayes, and then Corbin leaves.
A backstage skit sets up a match for next week, where Nathan Frazier defends his Heritage Cup trophy against Dragon Lee.
Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend (with Oro Mensah & Noam Dar) defeated Valentina Feroz & Yulisa Leon
Mensah interfered during the match, and he goes to interfere again when he is wiped out by a dive by Leon. However, that distracts Feroz. She gets back into the ring, only to walk into a high kick from Legend. Feroz then takes the fall, as Legend covers her for a pinfall.
WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins defeated Bron Breakker to retain the title
Rollins pinned Breakker to win a really good match. Rollins was over like a superstar … because he is indeed a superstar. The studio audience sang along with Rollin’s theme song as played, and then they sang it some more themselves.
Rollins and Breakker start off hot. Rollins goes for a pedigree, but Breakker counters him. Rollins then plays matador as Breakker charges at him like a bull. Low bridge and Breakker tumbles outside the ring. Rollins with a flying knee off the apron just before the show cuts to a split-screen commercial break.
Breakker cuts off Rollins during the break, and Breakker is in control as the show returns from commercial. Frankensteiner by Breakker, and he suplexes Rollins. Breakker targets the Rollin’s ribs that were injured last night on Raw in an attack by Finn Balor.
Breakker dashes a hope spot, and he goes back to the suplex. However, Breakker posts himself when Rollins sidestepped a charge into a corner. Comeback by Rollins and he fires up as the studio audience sings his theme song. Rollins does a trifecta of dives through the ropes. Rollins then sets up for The Stomp, but Breakker rolls out of the ring.
Rollins looks to set up a table spot at the announce desk. Breakker tries to cut him off, only for Breakker to eat a superkick. Rollins then climbs the turnbuckles for a frog splash with Breakker laid out on the announce desk. The desk collapses on impact as the show cuts to its final commercial break.
They are back in the ring by the time the show returns from the break. They counter each other, and Breakker eats another superkick. Rollins goes for a frog splash, but he misses as Breakker rolls out of the way. Rollins sells his ribs upon impact. Breakker pulls down the straps on his singlet, and Breakker applies the Steiner Recliner. Rollins reaches the bottom rope to break the hold.
They go on to trade near falls. Super Frankensteiner by Breakker, and he follows up with his military press/powerslam finisher. Rollins gets a shoulder up for a close near fall. Breakker signals for a spear, but Rollins blocks it with knee strike. Rollins delivers a pedigree for another near fall. Rollins signals for The Stomp, but Breakker blocks that with a spear for yet another two count.
Breakker climbs the turnbuckles and leaps off. Rollins has one final counter, and Breakker eats one final superkick. Rollins then delivers The Stomp. Not done yet, Rollins gives Breakker a second Stomp, and Rollins covers Breakker for a three count. The champ retains his title.
Rollins is celebrating and posing with his title belt as the show is seemingly about to go off the air. The copyright graphic even pops up on the bottom of the screen, when suddenly Finn Balor runs in to ambush Rollins. Balor attacks Rollins, and Balor also fight off security. Balor looks to deliver a Coup de Grace. Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams run down to make a save. Balor flees the ring. He and Rollins have glare at each other as the show fades to black.
WWE has announced a tag match and a new segment for NXT Gold Rush week one.
Valentina Feroz & Yulisa Leon vs. Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend is now scheduled for Tuesday’s show.
During the Heritage Cup match between Nathan Frazier and Oro Mensah last week, Jackson and Legend attempted to interfere on behalf of Mensah. This led to Leon and Feroz running to ringside and evening up the score.
On Sunday, WWE made a tag match between the two teams official.
WWE has also announced that NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes will be involved in a face-to-face segment with upcoming challenger Baron Corbin on Tuesday. Corbin will challenge the champion for the title on week two of Gold Rush.
WWE has also confirmed that Chase U will throw a pep rally for Thea Hail on Tuesday. Hail will challenge Tiffany Stratton for the NXT Women’s Championship on week two of Gold Rush.
NXT North American Champion Wes Lee defends against Tyler Bate
Brooks Jensen & Josh Briggs vs. Edris Enofe & Malik Blade vs. Hank Walker & Tank Ledger in a triple threat to determine #1 contenders to the NXT Tag Team Championships
Dana Brooke vs. Cora Jade
Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend vs. Valentina Feroz & Yulisa Leon
Chase U pep rally for Thea Hail
Carmelo Hayes and Baron Corbin come face-to-face
WWE NXT Gold Rush week one 6/27:
NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes defends against Baron Corbin
NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton vs. Thea Hall
NXT Tag Team Champions Gallus (Mark Coffey & Wolfgang) defend against the winners of the triple threat on 6/20
The NXT Championship match for NXT Gold Rush night two is set.
Baron Corbin defeated Ilja Dragunov to become the new number one contender for the NXT Championship. He defeated Dragunov after Bron Breakker entered the ring and distracted Dragunov, who got the upper hand. However, Dragunov then walked into the End of Days and was pinned. As a result, Corbin will now face Hayes for the title on the second night of NXT Gold Rush on June 27.
After the match, Corbin celebrated when Hayes entered the ring and attacked Corbin, eventually laying him out with the nothing but net guillotine leg drop.
Corbin and Hayes have been feuding with one another since Corbin returned to NXT earlier this month, laying out Hayes. On last Friday’s SmackDown, Hayes and Trick Williams confronted Baron Corbin as he was making his way to the ring, eventually having to be pulled apart by security.
Tiffany Stratton will defend the NXT Women’s Championship against Thea Hail in two weeks as well. Hail won a battle royal on last week’s TV to become the new number one contender.
Another match set for the second night of NXT Gold Rush will see Gallus defend the NXT Tag Team titles against the winners of a three-way tag team match between Edris Enofe & Malik Blade, Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen, and Hank Walker & Tank Ledger that will take place on next week’s show.
