The Cowboy rides again!

After going through Texas Death with Jon Moxley, Hangman Adam Page is once again the AEW World Champion! But what’s next in this new chapter?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Kyle Fletcher VS Mascara Dorada; wins.
• 8 Man Tag: Bandido, Brody King & #JetSpeed VS Hechicero, Josh Alexander & The Young Bucks; win.
• $100,000 Fatal 4 Way: Kris Statlander VS Willow Nightingale VS Thekla VS Queen Aminata; wins the prize money.
• Six Man Tag: Hangman Page, Mark Briscoe & “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs VS The Death Riders; win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Tony Schiavone is in the ring!

He welcomes the fans both in Chicago and around the world to the show, and then introduces the NEW AEW World Champion, Hangman Adam Page! The fans fire up as The Cowboy makes his way out here, once again wearing the title around his waist. For that matter, it is the first time anyone has worn this belt since Jon Moxley shoved it in that briefcase. Hangman hobbles to the ring, still feeling the damage from that brutal Texas Deathmatch. Hangman joins Schiavone while the fans chant “Cowboy S*it!” Hangman and Schiavone shake hands, and the fans cheer as the mic is handed over to the champ.

The fans cheer Hangman on, and even chant, “You Deserve It!” Hangman takes a moment before saying, “Y’know, I do think when you say that, that some of you might’ve missed the point. And I think that there’s something more important than that that needs to said. Not from you to me but from me to you. Because the truth is, that YOU deserve it!” The fans cheer that! They even chant, “We Deserve It!” Hangman says, “For all of you here tonight, and for all of you who were at All In: Texas, and all of you who watch us at home every single week, you are the ones! You are the ones who needed and demanded a better wrestler, a fully realized professional wrestler!

“You are the ones who supported a grassroots do-it-yourself approach to pro-wrestling. And you all are the ones that started a revolution to change the world! You all are the reason that we are here! You all are the reasons for All Elite Wrestling!” The fans cheer “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Hangman continues by saying he wants us to know that as we watch them every week, scratching, clawing and dreaming of a moment like Hangman has tonight, just know that they don’t do it just for the world title. In actuality, they do it all for the fans. The fans cheer, and chant, “Thank You, Hangman! Thank You, Hangman!”

Hangman says that the fans do deserve this. They deserve to see this championship! They deserve to have someone hold it and carry it and who understands that connection, and someone who has more gratitude for all of them than they can ever know. The fans cheer that, too! Hangman says on Saturday, All In, Texas Death, Hangman didn’t just walk into a battle, he walked into a war. There have been hundreds of battles all around Hangman to free this title from Jon Moxley. And some of the people who fought in that war have not come out of it the same. Hangman must say thank you to them not just for Saturday, but for all if it.

Thank you, Orange Cassidy. The fans cheer “Freshly Squeezed!” Thank you, Jay White. Thank you, Adam Copeland! Thank you to The Opps, from Shibata to Hobbs to Samoa Joe. Thank you to Bryan Danielson, “YES! YES! YES!” And thank you to Darby Allin. Hangman also needs to say thanks to someone who reminded him why he loves pro-wrestling and made him excited for AEW’s future. Someone who did not get to walk out of All In on his own volition, who paid the price. Thank you, Will Ospreay. “BRUV! BRUV! BRUV!” Hangman is hesitant, but the fans know who’s left for last. “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!”

Hangman says if he is going to be the champion and the man he says he is, then he does have to say this. Hangman doesn’t know whether he helped for himself or for AEW, or for one small moment, he decided to help for Hangman… But he will say to Swerve Strickland, thank you. The fans cheer that! Hangman says All In was a roller coaster, and he is not ashamed to saying in addition to buckets of blood, he shed tears. And there are people like Jon Moxley who would say that makes Hangman weak. They’d say that makes Hangman less of a man. The fans boo that, but Hangman says look at him.

Hangman has a wife and two kids who love him. He has thousands, MILLIONS, of people watching AEW who look to him and respect him! And if you wanna know what kind of man Hangman is, look at him now! He is the champion of the EFFIN’ WORLD!! The fans are thunderous for that! Hangman makes sure everyone gets to see the belt around his waist, but he has to quickly turn around for another battle. Will Hangman, Hobbs & Briscoe be able to bring down the Death Riders once and for all? Or will the Maniac have his revenge?

The Young Bucks arrive.

No limousine, they got a Nissan to drop them off. No more EVP status, Matt & Nick Jackson have to learn how to be regular people again! But will they vent some frustrations tonight as they get right back into action?

Kyle Fletcher VS Mascara Dorada!

Speaking of frustrations, The Protostar fell short of the TNT Championship. Adam Cole is down with injury, and what was to be 1v1 become a Fatal 4 Way, allowing Dustin Rhodes to take the title. Will Fletcher destroy Dorada as a message to The Natural? Or will the Aussie Arrow once again miss the mark?

The Toxic Rockstar still has the spotlight!

The NXT Women’s Championship is still Jacy Jayne’s thanks to BLAKE MONROE! What will Jacy have to say about her reign continuing on?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Six Man Tag: Trick Williams, Joe Hendry & Mike Santana VS Dark State; Dark State wins, by disqualification.
• WWE Evolve Women’s Championship: Kali Armstrong VS Karmen Petrovic; Kali wins by disqualification and retains the title.
• Family Business Triple Threat: Tony D’Angelo VS Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo VS Luca Crusifino; Tony wins.
• Six Woman Tag: Masha Slamovich & ZaRuca VS The Fatal Influence; Masha & ZaRuca win.

PLAY BY PLAY

The Fatal Influence is here!

And sadly, Jacy Jayne is still NXT Women’s Champion as she leads Fallon Henley & Jazmyn Nyx to the ring. Ironically, it isn’t even because of Fallon & Jazmyn this time, it was because Blake Monroe betrayed Jordynne Grace! Seems like a pattern when it comes to The Glamour, IYKYK. But The Influence get the mics anyway, and Jacy says, “Everyone please excuse my voice tonight. Jordynne Grace elbowed me in the throat and damaged my vocal chords.” The fans cheer that! Even so, Jacy continues by saying on to bigger and better. They’ll get the elephant in the room out of the way.

On Saturday, at the Great American Bash, things did not go her way. And that is because certain members of Fatal Influence dropped the ball. Jacy looks right at Fallon & Jazmyn as she says that. Then she says that she knows Jazmyn tried her best, but sometimes your best just isn’t good enough when you’re standing next to someone like Jacy. Luckily for Fallon & Jazmyn, they redeemed themselves at Evolution, where the best women wrestlers in the world took center stage. And Jacy did what she does best, and that’s shock each and every one of the fans. Fallon says the looks on the faces in State Farm Arena were priceless

All they’re wondering now is, when is the shock gonna wear off? Because Jacy is going to be champion for a very, very long time. And Jacy will continue to do what no one thought she could, or one one has ever done before. Like this Sunday, TNA Slammiversary, when Jacy goes 1v1 with Masha Slamovich. That’s right! Champion VS Champion, Winner Takes All! And Jacy will give it to Masha, she is great with that no nonsense, no brains attitude. But Jacy will be the one to walk out of New York with both championships! But wait! Masha is HERE! The fans fire up as Masha goes to the ring and has a mic of her own.

Masha tells Jacy, “The only reason that you’re still holding that NXT Women’s Championship is because Blake Monroe smashed Jordynne Grace in the back with that title. You lost on Saturday, and at Evolution, it took FOUR of you to win. So on Sunday, I’m gonna shock the entire world of Women’s Pro-wrestling when I become the first TNA wrestler to hold that NXT Women’s Championship!” The fans cheer that, but Jacy promises Masha that she’ll never touch HER NXT Women’s Championship. On Sunday, Jacy walks out with both titles to be the ONLY double champion- WAIT! Sol Ruca is here!

Jacy is upset that she’s getting interrupted again but Sol needs Jacy to hold on just a moment. Jacy’s the only one with two titles? Okay, we know Grace put Jacy through the wringer, but damn, dude. Wait, Sol will help you count. Sol has the Women’s North American Championship across her chest, and she spins to show that the Women’s Speed Championship is across her back! So if Sol puts her money on anyone, it’s Masha. And last Zaria checked, Sol was the MVP of the weekend. Sol had THREE matches back-to-back. And unlike Fatal Influence, ZaRuca doesn’t need to talk to make a statement. They just need to get in the ring.

Jazmyn says do not insult them like that. Zaria is just upset that this group are all real friends. And at least when Fatal Influence has a problem, they talk it out. Instead of ZaRuca, where it’s all “by accident.” Well the brawl pops off, that’s no accident! Sol DROPKICKS Fallon, Zaria RAMS into Jacy again and again, and Masha DECKS Jazmyn! Zaria feeds Jacy into Sol’s SUPERKICK! Zaria ROCKS Jacy, Masha DECKS her! The fans fire up while the Fatal Influence flounders away! Will Masha make sure Jacy Jayne is humbled once and for all? Or will that ego only grow exponentially on Sunday?

Six Man Tag: Trick Williams, Joe Hendry & Mike Santana VS Dark State!

The TNA- Er, Trick’N A World Champion is not happy tonight. Not just because he has to team with the two men he’s facing on Sunday, but because those guys put him through a table at the Great American Bash! Then he’s accused of being in league with Saquon Shugars, Dion Lennox, Osiris Griffin & Cutler James. Can Trick beat the allegations by working together with the Prestigious and the Proud? Or will Dark State prove that whether it is NXT, TNA, or beyond, #NoOneIsSafe?

But then Santana FLIES to wipe Dark State out first! The fans fire up as Santana & Hendry go after these four wild dogs! Trick is a bit uncertain but Santana puts Saquon in. The bell rings, Santana dodges Saquon and BOOTS him! Santana goes up and over, blocks a kick to ENZIGIRI back! Santana then wrenches for the atomic FACEBUSTER! And SENTON! The fans fire up with Santana and he brings Saquon to a cover, ONE! Santana wrenches, wristlocks, but Trick tags himself in. Trick scoops Saquon to SLAM! And then scoops to SLAM again! Then he dodges a shot to CHOP, CHOP, and CHOP! Saquon blocks a chop to throat chop!

Saquon shoves, Trick slips around to whip. Osiris sneaks a tag before Trick’s LEG LARIAT! Saquon wants Trick to take it easy, and Trick mocks Hendry. Hendry tells Trick to watch out, and Trick turns around into a LARIAT! Big Osiris talks trash as he looms over Trick, but NXT goes to break.

NXT returns and Osiris bumps Trick off buckles. Osiris fires hands, then he SCRAPES Trick’s face off the ropes! Osiris fires body shots, tags Saquon, and Saquon RAMS Trick! Saquon feeds Trick to Osiris’s scoop and SLAM! Then Osiris scoops Saquon to SLAM him onto Trick! The fans boo but Saquon scrapes his sole off Trick’s face. Saquon CLUBS Trick, brings him around, and he tags Osiris back in. Feed to another scoop and another SLAM, then Osiris scoops Saquon again. SLAM onto knees! Trick gets the better of them and he fires hands! Osiris KNEES low, clinches, and back suplexes, but Trick lands out!

Trick staggers, Santana tags in! Santana dodges Osiris, BLASTS Dion & Saquon, then fires off CHOPS on Osiris! Santana bobs ‘n’ weaves as Osiris throws hands, then he ROCKS Osiris. The fans rally, Santana whips, but Osiris reverses. Santana springboards to CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Santana stays focused, but Dion distracts the ref! The ref keeps the raging Dion back, and Cutler trips Santana up! The fans boo, Santana warns Cutler, but Osiris THROWS Santana to the corner! LARIAT! Tag to Dion and he tags Saquon. They send Dion in and he RAMS Santana, and Saquon adds a DROPKICK!

Saquon & Dion feed Santana to Osiris for a scoop and POWERSLAM! Saquon covers, TWO! Santana toughs it out and the fans rally up, but Saquon drops knees. Tag to Dion and he fires forearms and body shots. Dion whips Santana, LARIATS him down, then covers, ONE!! Santana is still in this but Dion keeps him down with a rear bearhug. The fans rally for Santana as he endures. Santana fights up, only for Dion to SLAM him down! Dion squeezes tight, leans on Santana, but the fans rally. Santana fights up again, reaches out, but NXT goes to break.

NXT returns, Santana is still fighting the bearhug, and he elbows his way free! Santana runs up to BLAST Osiris, Saquon gets away, and Dion picks Santana up! Dion throws Santana away, Santana DECKS Saquon! Dion waistlocks again but Santana bucks the O’Conner to then roll back and STUN- NO, Dion makes it a SLAM! Dion has Santana caught in the bearhug again! The fans rally for Santana, reaches out, but Dion keeps him from the ropes. Santana fires elbows again, but Dion CLUBS him on the back! Dion storms up, tags Osiris, and he sends Dion in. Santana goes up and over, Dion runs into Saquon!

Santana slips around Osiris, shoves him into Dion, then goes for his corner! Dion & Osiris hurry to drag Santana back! They whip Santana, he BOOTS Saquon! Roll back and DOUBLE STUNNER! The fans fire up as Santana is all alone! Saquon tags in and hurries to grab a leg! Santana BOOTS him away again! Hot tag to Hendry! The fans fire up as Hendry rallies with LARIAT after LARIAT! Hendry fires hands on Osiris, but Osiris just smiles! Osiris swings, but into a wrench and DDT! Osiris flounders, Hendry dodges Dion to scoop and FALL AWAY SLAM! Kip up and… Saquon shoves him! Hendry catches Saquon on the return!

FALL AWAY SALM! Kip up and… TURN! The fans fire up with Hendry as he choke grips Saquon. Saquon fights free but Hendry fireman’s carries! WIDOWMAKER! Cover, Dark State breaks it! Santana & Trick storm in, it is another brawl! The fans fire up, Osiris TOSSES Trick while Hendry & Santana TOSS Saquon & Dion! Osiris runs up, Santana DUMPS him out! The fans fire up again as the TNA stars coordinate. Trick joins in, but he wants to take the lead because this is HIS brand! Santana & Hendry DECK Trick together! Santana goes up, out, then SUPERKICKS Cutler away! Hendry runs, Santana goes up, HIGH JUMP and MOONSAULT! Down goes Dark State!!

The fans are thunderous as Santana & Hendry rise up! Hendry & Santana put Dark State all in, and they figure they can take two each. But then wait, who is this now? THE SYSTEM!? TNA invades NXT in return for what Dark State did! Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers & Johnny Dango Curtis help Santana & Hendry beat up Dark State 5v4! But that throws this match right out the window!

Winners: Dark State, by disqualification

The fans fire up as Santana, Hendry, Edwards, Myers & JDC stand tall! Security pulls Dark State out of there while Hendry & Santana warn Trick that he’ll get his! Is the Trick’N A Era about to come to an end?

Arianna Grace talks with the Women’s Locker Room.

Miss NXT knows Evolution was wonderful, but that battle royal was missing some… royalty! Wouldn’t they all agree? Karmen Petrovic sarcastically agrees. But honestly, it was also missing some of that #ShingShing. Evolve Women’s Champion, Kali Armstrong, laughs as she enters and asks Karmen what the heck was she gonna do in that battle royal? Cuz she damn sure wasn’t gonna win it! As a champion, Kali should’ve been in there! And then, Kali would be on her way to Paris for another title match. Karmen says she gets it, Kali is “feeling herself” after her first title defense and a win over the one and only Natalya.

But since Kali wants to come in here and run her mouth, maybe Karmen can talk with Ava and get a match to take that title right off Kali. Kali says Karmen has no idea who she’s talking to, does she? Because she doesn’t back down from nobody, and especially not Karmen. Talk to Ava, they can get it crackin’ tonight! Karmen says they sure will! Arianna says that escalated quickly. But is Karmen going to prove she’s ready to Evolve? Or will she get run through by the Kali Connection?

Jordynne Grace arrives!

The Juggernaut storms through the parking lot and into the building. Will the Fatal Influence make sure they’re not around for her to find them?

WWE Evolve Women’s Championship: Kali Armstrong VS Karmen Petrovic!

NXT returns as Sword Girl Karmen makes her entrance. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and one way or another, history will be made with this Evolve title defended on NXT TV!

The bell rings and the fans rally up. The two tie up, Kali THROWS Karmen down, and Kali talks trash already. Kali and Karmen reset, and Karmen sweeps the legs! Then she LEG LARIATS! Karmen taunts Kali back, then KICKS! KICKS! And steps over to HEEL KICK! Karmen whips, Kali reverses, but Karmen goes up to SOBAT! Karmen runs up, ducks, but Kali ROCKS her with the left! Then DECKS her with the right! The fans fire up, Kali reels Karmen in and whips her to ropes. Karmen ducks ‘n’ dodges but Kali scoops to POWERSLAM! Kali builds speed, but Jordynne Grace trips her up!? And then drags her out to URAKEN!?

Winner: Kali Armstrong, by disqualification (still WWE Evolve Women’s Champion)

Kali keeps her title but now she wanted to do it! Grace doesn’t care about anyone else right now as she then storms up on Karmen, blocks a kick, and hits the MUSCLE PLEX! Grace demands a mic, a mic is given, and Grace shouts, “BLAKE!!” The fans fire up as Grace says she is not leaving this ring until Blake gets out here to tell us why she did what she did! Stevie Turner & Robert Stone show up instead and tell Grace that Blake isn’t even here so she has to calm down. Grace does not calm down, but then the tron plays a message! “Breaking news! Blake Monroe despises everything about Jordynne Grace!”

What? Footage replays of Blake playing up being a friend, and then he betrayal! “Blake Monroe believes Jordynne Grace isn’t even worthy to carry her shoes, much less the NXT Women’s Championship. When you look at Blake Monroe, and then you look at Jordynne Grace, who would you rather be? Yeah, she thought so.” Blake then speaks for herself by saying, “Oh, it’s not your fault, JG. But you are cordially invited to sit front row next week in Houston when I make my NXT singles debut! Then you’ll see the difference between me and you.” Stone says see? That’s enough, right? Blake isn’t here, Grace has to wait until next week.

Stevie tries to usher Grace out of the ring, but Grace DECKS her, and SPINEBUSTERS Stone! Grace is furious as she storms to the back! Ava and security show up and Ava tells Grace that she needs to stop! Grace storms off, will Blake regret every turning on the Juggernaut?

LFG’s Team Undertaker is backstage.

And they’re feeling great! Dani’s got a point, Shiloh’s got a point, they are unstoppable! Sunday is big, but Tuesday sees Taker head home to Houston for NXT! Bayley Humphrey says that is gonna be sick! But wait, Trick storms through. He tells them to watch out! Did they not see what happened to him out there? Oh, okay, they’re on the hit A&E show, so they think they can do whatever they want, huh? Newsflash: When the Trick’N A Champion tells you to move, you move! And if you’re feeling froggy, let’s jump! LFG, let’s talk about it! Drake Morreaux wants to step up but Shiloh has him stand down.

Trick says don’t hurt yourself now. Maybe go ask Taker if it’s a good idea stepping to Trick or not. Trick tells this is a waste of time anyway. He doesn’t see what Taker sees in them. Trick storms off, and then Shiloh gets a call. It’s from Taker! Shiloh answers, was the American Badass watching? What advice is he about to give his team about dealing with bullies?

Jasper Troy enters Ava’s office.

He knows she wanted to see him, and she says what happened on Saturday was unacceptable. Yes, Troy’s PLE debut match against Je’Von Evans didn’t go his way, but attacking Ricky Saints like that was the wrong choice. Troy can’t just attack those who upset him. Troy says he was just standing there, they bumped into him. Ava says Troy may have won LFG Season 1, and he may want to keep that momentum going, but he is in NXT now. If he wants to prove himself, he does it in the matches she puts together. Okay, let him get this straight: he was minding his own business, Ricky Saints bumps into him, so he got what was coming to him!

Ava says this is NXT. They settle things int he ring. Next week< Troy VS Saints, 1v1 in Houston. Troy smiles and says, “Say less. Ricky Saints is gonna bend the knee, then I’m gonna break him.” Troy storms off, will the MonStar bring absolute destruction to H-Town?

Backstage interview with Lash Legend.

Kelly Kincaid is with the woman who had a dominant performance in the Evolution Battle Royal, lasting until she was the runner-up! The Bougie Bully says that’s right! Lash Legend talked a big game, backed it up in her city of ATL, and she threw out some big names! Zelina Vega, Nikki Bella, and even Nia Jax! Girl, she could’ve won the whole thing, just saying. But then what does Lash plan to do next? Well, we’ll see on Sunday that one woman will walk out with two titles. So on Tuesday in Houston, Lash will greet the double champ. If it is Masha, then she meets the one ‘n’ only. And if it’s Jacy, then-

Jaida Parker walks in chanting, “Miss Parker! Miss Parker!” She asks if Lash remembers hearing that, because Jaida sure does. And well, Lash ain’t the only woman that made an impression. Hell, Jaida threw out the future Hall of Famer, Natalya! And she had Lash’s city chanting her name. If it is anyone confronting the double champ, it is Miss Parker, #ClockIt. Lash says the delusion! Girl bye. Jaida and Lash might just clash, who will be deemed worthy of challenging the dual NXT-TNA Women’s Champion?

Family Business Triple Threat: Tony D’Angelo VS Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo VS Luca Crusifino!

Once upon a time, a young man became The Don of NXT, and it was the dawn of something special. Tony D would bring in his best friend as his Underboss. Then he would bring in his cousin, Adrianna Rizzo, as his enforcer and voice of reason. And lastly, he would bring in a Legal Eagle to be the Consigliere. The D’Angelo Family did many great things, collected many championships, but there were cracks in the foundation cause by ego and jealousy. The foundation has cracked, the house must fall! This is the final ride, but who will stand tall atop the rubble?

NXT returns as Tony makes his entrance. The bell rings and the fans rally up, even as Tony stands in the corner, facing the post. Stacks tells Tony not to turn his back on him! Stacks storms up, turns Tony around, and Tony fires haymakers! Tony puts Stacks in the corner, fires hands, but Luca storms up. Tony ROCKS Luca! Luca and Stacks each grab an arm, Tony breaks free and throws more hands! Tony runs, he CLOBBERS Luca, then CLOBBERS Stacks! Tony kicks Luca, clinches, and lifts him for a SPINEBUSTER! Tony rains down fists, stands Luca back up, but Luca wrenches. Tony dodges, Stacks ROCKS Luca, then reels him in.

Tony runs up and he LARIATS Stacks into giving Luca the DDT! The fans fire up, Tony covers Luca, but Stacks drags Tony away! Tony BOOTS Stacks, Stacks wants Tony to hold on, and Stacks scrambles to the corner! Stacks looks around between steps and post, but he finds no crowbar. Tony says he knows Stacks better than he knows himself, he took the crowbar away! Stacks runs up but Tony fires haymakers! Tony RAMS into Stacks again and again, then TOSSES him across the way! The fans fire up but then Luca CLOBBERS Tony! The fans fire up again, Stacks runs up, but into a QUICK DRAW!

Luca drags Stacks up, kicks Tony first, then adds him to the mix. The fans rally as Luca tries, but he can’t double suplex Tony & Stacks! Tony & Stacks DOUBLE SUPLEX Luca! Only for Luca to DOUBLE DDT counter! The fans fire up with Crusifino and he brings Tony up. Luca whips, Tony reverses, but then Luca DUMPS Tony out! Luca dodges Stacks, JUMP KNEES, and Tony drags Stacks out! They scrap, but Luca WRECKS them both with a dropkick! Luca puts Stacks in the ring, the fans chant, “That’s My Lawyer!” But Tony waistlocks Luca! Luca holds onto the ropes for dear life! Stacks runs up and BOOTS Tony down!

Stacks then triangle jump LARIATS Luca down onto Tony! The fans boo as the Underboss has control, and NXT goes picture in picture.

Stacks talks trash before he goes out to fetch Tony. Stacks talks more trash, RAMS Tony into the apron, then stands Luca up. Stacks whips Luca hard into steel steps! The ref checks Luca but Stacks is on him first. Stacks sits Luca up to SMACK him off the steps! Tony CLUBS Stacks! Tony whips Stacks into Luca! The rat and the lawyer are down, but Tony puts Stacks in the ring. Cover, TWO! Stacks stays in this, he fires body shots but Tony CLUBS him! Tony bumps Stacks off buckles, watches him stagger and fall, then brings him up again. Tony bumps Stacks off buckles, Stacks staggers around, and he falls! REAR NAKED CHOKE!

The fans fire up as Stacks endures! But Luca runs in and SENTONS! Luca drags Tony up, ROCKS him, then fires body shots. Luca ROCKS Tony again and again, then stomps a mudhole in. Stacks grabs Luca to put him through the ropes! Stacks CLUBS Luca, goes up a corner, and he GUILLOTINE DOUBLE STOMPS! Cover, Tony breaks it! The Don keeps this going, and he stares down with Stacks. stacks SLAPS Tony, Tony SLAPS back, and then they throw hands! Tony gets the edge but Stacks fires body shots. Stacks whips, but Tony rolls Stacks up, TWO! Stacks has a YES LOCK! But Luca clamps onto Stacks with a BULLY CHOKE!

Luca pulls, but Stacks reaches back to CLAW Luca’s eyes! All three men are loose, but Stacks puts Luca in a corner. Stacks stomps away on Luca, then he storms over to stomp away on Tony! Stacks digs his knee into Tony as NXT returns to single picture. Stacks steps off to then call his shot. Stacks runs corner to corner to CANNONBALL! And then CANNONBALL for Tony! Cover, TWO! Stacks rains down fists on Tony, talks trash to him, then goes back to Luca. Stacks brings Luca up, the fans all cheer for either Tony or Luca, but Stacks fires those hockey scrum shots on Luca. Tony clamps onto Stacks with a dragon sleeper, and gives him the body shots!

Tony suplexes, Stacks slips free, and he shoves Tony into Luca! Luca falls outta the ring, Stacks fires off on Tony! Stacks talks trash, gives him the kiss goodnight, and he whips, only for Tony to reverse! Tony TOSSES Stacks out onto Luca! The fans fire up for that D’Angelo classic! Tony goes out and lines up another shot, he LARIATS Luca! Stacks avoids the hit by crawling under the ring! The fans boo but Tony drags Stacks out! STACKS HAS THE CROWBAR! Stacks swings, Tony narrowly avoids it, but then Stacks kicks Tony away! Stacks runs up, Tony ducks while also hitting a BODY BLOW!

Tony runs back in, but Stacks sends him into the steel steps! Stacks puts Tony in the ring, and he DROPS THE DIME! Cover, TWO!! Tony survives the knee drop and Stacks is furious! Stacks kicks Tony to the apron, drags him through the ropes, and fires off hands! Stacks goes up the corner, takes aim, and GUILLOTINE- NO, Tony dodges the stomps! Luca UPPERCUTS Stacks! Luca whips Stacks back to the corner, runs back in, but Stacks dodges! Luca hits buckles, Tony CLBOBERS Stacks! But then Luca grabs Tony! Tony fights the suplex, Stacks waistlocks Luca! Tony slingshots to get up and over, DOUBLE GERMAN SUPLEX!

The fans fire up and Tony hurries to cover Luca! TWO! The fans fire up, Tony is beside himself, but the fans are with him. Tony has Stacks and puts him up top. Tony climbs, but Luca gets under Tony! Tony still has Stacks in the clinch, it’s a D’ANGELO DOOMSDAY! Luca powerbombs Tony while Tony overhead suplexes Stacks! The fans are thunderous and are now behind Luca! Luca rises, runs corner to corner, and he UPPERCUTS Stacks! Then he runs up on Tony! Tony dodges to LARIAT Stacks! Tony returns to LARIAT Luca! Tony keeps moving, but Stacks BOOTS Tony! Stacks tackles Tony, jackknife roll, but Tony rolls through! BUCKLE BOMB!

Luca BOOTS Tony, whips him, but Tony reverses. Luca tumbles up and out, then slingshots back in, DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE on Tony & Stacks! The fans fire up as Luca runs again, to LAW BREAKER on Tony! Fisherman USHIGOROSHI for Stacks! Cover, TWO!! Stacks survives and Luca is beside himself! The fans rally up, “This is Awesome!” Luca drags Stacks up, Tony runs in, but Luca BOOTS Tony! And SUPERKICKS! Luca and Stacks hit SHATTER MACHINE on Tony?!? But then Stacks POSTS Luca! Cover on Tony! TWO!?!? The Don survives and shocks Stacks! The fans are thunderous, but Stacks spots the crowbar!

Stacks crawls that way, but Luca grabs Stacks’ hand! Luca YANKS Stacks outta the ring, then Luca takes the crowbar! The fans fire up as Luca says Stacks ruined the family! Luca takes aim, but Stacks RAMS Luca into the post! Stacks hast he crowbar, he aims, and says Luca always belonged in the shadows. Stacks swings, Luca dodges, and Tony SPEARS Stacks through a wall!! The fans go nuts as The Don and Underboss just busted through the perch! And then Tony TOSSES Stacks back to ringside! The fans are thunderous as Tony puts Stacks in the ring. Luca storms up but Tony HEADBUTTS him! And SPINEBUSTER through the desk!!

SPINEBUSTER for Stacks in the ring, and Tony covers, TONY WINS!

Winner: Tony D’Angelo, by pinfall

The Don made this family, and in the end, he was the one to put it to rest. But if there is no more D’Angelo Family, then is there no more Don of NXT? What will the future hold for all three men now that they’re all men apart?

The No Quarter Catch Crew talks backstage.

It has been a week and Tavion Heights still can’t understand why Wren Sinclair threw the towel in. She says she cares about Tavion, and Charlies Dempsey wasn’t going to let up. She knows Tavion is a badass, but he can’t be badass if he gets injured. Tavion is still upset, but Wren asks if he’d really risk his whole career on a torn muscle just to get out of NQCC? Tavion says it isn’t even about leaving NQCC! But look at Myles Borne! Myles got his shot, Tavion wants his own! Tavion knows what he can do as a singles wrestler! And the truth of the matter is… Tavion trails off as he sees Charlie Dempsey walks in.

Charlie says it’s okay, Tavion, he can keep going. Tavion says yeah, Dempsey beat him, so he has nothing to say to Charlie. Right, other than blame poor Wren here. Charlie says better luck next week, because they can always go again. Before Tavion can answer, Wren says they’re going to be too busy next week. Doing what? Doing something for Wren for once! She is facing Blake Monroe in her home state of Texas! Tavion says heck yeah! Tavion tells Charlie they’ll table their issue for now, they should do this for Wren. Charlie says sure, they’ll table this, for now. Wren tells them to stop, can’t she get a week?

And for the record, she would never leave them. So if they wanna be in her corner, totally their choice. Wren heads out, can the NQCC keep it together for all their benefit?

Josh Briggs is in the ring!

The fans boo the Bullhead Brawler as he has the mic, and he says, “Saturday at the Great American Bash, I watched the opportunity of a lifetime get squandered. I did everything that I could to make sure that my friend left with the NXT Championship. Look, he didn’t want to win as bad as I wanted him to win. That’s not even why I’m mad. How long has Inamura been here? What? Maybe a little less than a year? And he already got an NXT Championship match on a PLE? Bro, I’ve been here for four years having some of the best matches in NXT history, and I haven’t even sniffed an NXT Championship match.”

The fans boo and chant “You Suck!” at Briggs, but Briggs says Inamura is… What do you call it? Too nice. Inamura is too nice, and this is a cutthroat business. If you have an opportunity, you take your shot and win by any means necessary! But wait, OBA FEMI is here! The fans fire up for The Ruler heads to the ring. Briggs and Oba stare down, and Oba has a mic of his own to say, “Josh, you know Saturday was never supposed to be about you. But you were present in the guise of being in Inamura’s corner. But your presence that day cause some troubles. What you don’t understand is that whether you were there or not, The Ruler was always going to come out on top.”

The fans cheer but Briggs shakes his head. Oba says because of Briggs, that match was ruined! The people are questioning the validity of Oba’s victory, and it is all because Briggs! Briggs ruined it with his jealousy! JEALOUS?! Briggs saw Oba drowning in the deep end, and Inamura let Oba up for air. Oba has been taken to his limit every week, and he’s about to break. Nothing lasts forever. And Oba knows now that Inamura is a man of honor, but he also knows for damn sure that Briggs is not! The fans boo, but Inamura storms out here to confront Briggs. Briggs doesn’t speak for Inamura! What is Briggs even doing right now?

Briggs says he is doing what Inamura should’ve done at The Bash. Oba says we all know Inamura deserves another shot at the title, and that Briggs doesn’t deserve a single thing! Briggs says no, the only reason Oba thinks that is because Oba knows Inamura won’t do whatever it takes! Inamura speaks up, “Damare! <Shut up!>” Inamura tells Briggs that Inamura is his own man! And he will do what it takes to win, but he’ll do it with HONOR! HIS WAY! The fans cheer that! Briggs says if Inamura is so confident, then how about this? Next week, Houston, TRIPLE THREAT for the NXT Championship! Inamura says yeah, sure!

Oba says Briggs’ pride will be his downfall. Is this really what Briggs wants? BRIGGS THROWS HANDS! The fans fire up for the brawl, Briggs shoves Inamura away and keeps after Oba! Oba turns things around, Briggs dodges so Oba ends up hitting Inamura! Oba and Briggs brawl again, Inamura storms up but Briggs ELBOWS Inamura! Briggs LARIATS Oba up and out, and then Briggs realizes what he did to Inamura. Briggs walks over to his friend, but too late for that as Inamura shoves Briggs! Oba wants back in, but refs and security rush out there! Will the NXT Championship match be bigger in Texas?

Ethan Page speaks.

O Canada plays in the background as All Ego says, “The past two weeks we have celebrated some great days. July 1st, Canada Day, where Canada gained it’s independence from Great Britain. Amazing. As well as July 4th, where we all celebrated this great nation turning 249 years old! Incredible. And this Saturday, The Great American Bash, All Ego Ethan Page, North America’s favorite athlete, competed against Ricky Saints in a Falls Count Anywhere match where I almost broke my back, risking life and limb to turn back Ricky Saints and successfully defend the North American Championship for the countries it represents.

“Now personally, I’m ready for a celebration. Just not tonight. And not because of the fickle people of Orlando. But because I truly can’t think of a better place to celebrate such a huge triumph than the heart of America, Houston, Texas. God bless each and every one of you, and God bless America.” The Egomaniac might be a bit sarcastic here, but will he have his own great North American bash next week?

Backstage interview with Ricky Saints.

Kelly Kincaid is now with The Absolute, and she asks that after the brutal Falls Count Anywhere on Saturday, how is he feeling? Saints will put it this way: a lesser man wouldn’t be standing here right now. When he came to NXT, he promised everyone that he was going to be the man around here, and the only way to do that is to show up and show out every time out. Saints did that on Saturday. Yes, Ethan retained, but that is not without Saints mentioning Jasper Troy. Troy picked the wrong place but the right guy in Ricky. What Troy lacks in experience, he makes up for it in his rage. That rage has cost Troy some matches, but guess what? It’ll cost Troy again in Houston.

Saints promises that Troy finds out why Saints is everything that he says he is, and that is Absolute. Saints heads out, will he bring down the MonStar?

BREAKING NEWS for NXT Houston!

That call to Shiloh earlier was about Taker’s appearance on NXT next week. Taker even tweeted that Trick better watch himself! TNA Championship or not, Trick better stay out of Taker’s yard. Will Taker and Trick have it out with more than just words when NXT arrives in Houston?

Masha & ZaRuca prepare backstage.

All three are confident that they’ve got this handled tonight against Fatal Influence. Sol assures Masha she’ll easily become a double champion. Masha thanks them for that, but guess what? That’s Sunday. This is tonight. Time to kick some ass! They head out, but The Culling is in the background. Izzi Dame finds Tatum Paxley hunkered in a corner and tells her to stand up. Tatum doesn’t want them to be mad at her. They lost at Great American Bash and at Evolution, it’s all her fault! Izzi says she isn’t mad at Tatum, she’s mad at Sol. They’ll always be friends, that’ll never change. Wow, no one’s ever said that to her before.

Izzi says that’s the problem with this place. But Tatum doesn’t have to worry about that with The Culling. Okay. Then Tatum has an idea. Oh? Izzi, Spears & Vance are intrigued, what could be going on in Tatum’s twisted mind?

Six Woman Tag: Masha Slamovich & ZaRuca VS The Fatal Influence!

The Russian Dynamite, The Sol Surfer & The Agent of Change stand against the Toxic Rockstar, Toxic Cowgirl, and their soccer ace, a lot of gold shining in the spotlight. But who will be riding high just days away from TNA Slammiversary?

The trios sort out and… Wait, is that Lexis King in the crowd? Wearing noise-cancelling headphones? The Drama King has been really weird lately, hasn’t he? Anyway, we start with Fallon and Zaria. They tie up, are in a deadlock as Fallon can’t push Zaria back. Zaria SHOVES Fallon down, Fallon gets up, and Zaria runs in. Fallon dodges, comes back, but Zaria grabs her around the neck! Fallon breaks free, kicks a leg, then ROCKS Zaria! Fallon runs, Zaria shoves her away to then CLOBBER her! Zaria tags Sol, then she wrenches Fallon. Sol goes up, AX HANDLES the arm, then wrenches Fallon to YANK the arm.

Sol hits an ARM CODE BREAKER, then tags Masha in. The fans fire up as Masha snapmares Fallon again and again and again! Fallon is dizzy, Masha KICKS her in the back! Then KICKS her in the front! Cover, TWO! The fans do the wave for “SOL~!” Fallon HEADBUTTS Masha, she bumps her off buckles, then tags Jazmyn. They mug Masha with kicks and knees, then a springboard FLYING CHUCK! Cover, TWO! Jazmyn runs up, Masha drop toeholds her onto ropes! Masha goes out to BOOT Jazmyn in, then she runs to LARIAT Jazmyn! Jazmyn scrambles away, Jacy tags in while berating Jazmyn for messing up.

Jacy storms in but the fans are on Masha’s side. The two circle, Jacy kicks but Masha blocks to roll her up! TWO, Masha Oklahoma Rolls, TWO! Jacy swings, but Masha stops the crucifix, only for Jacy to arm-drag! Jacy ducks ‘n’ dodges to RANA! Jacy runs up to ELBOW Masha down! Cover, TWO! Jacy scuffs Masha and says Masha is not on her level! This is Jacy’s ring! But Masha fires boxing elbows and a ROUNDHOUSE! The fans fire up while Jacy flops down. Masha runs in at the corner to ELBOW Masha! Tag to Zaria, then she tags Sol. Masha feeds Jacy to the DOUBLE HIP TOSS, and DOUBLE ELBOW DROP!

Masha adds a PENALTY KICK! Sol covers, TWO! Sol wrenches Jacy, YANKS the arm, but wait, Ava is in the crowd now, trying to get Lexis’ attention. She snatches the headset off him! They argue, Sol picks Jacy up, but Fallon runs in! But instead of the save, Sol SMACKS Fallon with Jacy’s boots! Then she hits the SLAM! The fans fire up as Sol then stands on Jacy to hang ten! Jazmyn runs up, Sol scoops her to SLAM her onto Jacy! Cover, TWO! The fans also taunt Lexis, “Hey hey hey, good-bye~!” Jacy whips Sol, Sol ELBOWS back, but Jazmyn HOTSHOTS Sol! Jacy SUPERKICKS Sol, then tags in Fallon! Fallon swings on the post to KICK Sol down!

The fans boo but Fatal Influence soaks up that heat as NXT goes picture in picture.

Jacy taunts Zaria and Masha while Sol sputters. Fallon drags Sol up and SMACKS her off the apron. Fallon puts Sol in the ring, covers, TWO! Fallon argues the count, then she clamps onto a neck wrench. Sol endures but Fallon fires knees! Sol falls, Fallon covers, TWO! Fallon drags Sol up but Sol fires body shots. Solo ROCKS Fallon, Fallon BOOTS Sol! Fallon bumps Sol off buckles, tags Jazmyn, and they mug Sol. Jazmyn digs her boot in, steps off as the ref counts, and Jazmyn brings Sol around to FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect, but Jazmyn keeps Sol hooked! FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover again, TWO!

Jazmyn bridges to have a CHANCERY on Sol! Sol endures, fights, but Jazmyn flips around to keep Sol from her corner. Sol BACKDROPS Jazmyn! Jazmyn sunset flips, Sol rolls through, but Jazmyn sweeps the legs! Jazmyn dribbles Sol off the mat, puts her in the corner, tag to Jacy. Jacy stomps a mudhole, digs her boot in, but stops at 4. Jacy digs her boot in again, again stops at 4, then HIP DROPS Sol! Jacy clamps onto Sol with a chinlock, and NXT returns to single picture. Sol fights up, she RAMS Jacy into buckles, but Jacy holds on! Sol RAMS Jacy in again, is free this time, but Jacy jumps back on!

Jacy has a SLEEPER now, but Sol hits a BACKPACK SENTON! The fans fire up while both women are down! Sol and Jacy flounder, crawl, and hot tags to Jazmyn and Zaria! Zaria rallies on Jazmyn, BOOTS Fallon, then hits a BIG back suplex on Jazmyn! GERMAN SUPLEX for Fallon! The fans fire up with Zaria and she runs up to fireman’s carry Jazmyn. Fallon makes the save, Jacy makes the tag. Zaria runs up, Fallon & Jazmyn dodge and Jacy SUPERKICKS Zaria! Fallon & Jazmyn BLAST Masha & Sol! Then Jazmyn DROPKICKS Zaria! Zaria staggers, Jacy runs to hit the NECKBREAKER DROP! Cover, TWO!

Jacy is furious but the fans fire up. Jacy whips Zaria to the corner, back body blocks, then she tags Fallon. Fallon hits her own back body block, then tags Jazmyn, Jazmyn stomps a mudhole in, tags Jacy, and Jazmyn sends Jacy in, only for Zaria to ELBOW her away! Zaria DECKS Fallon, BOOTS Jazmyn, then goes up to DOUBLE FLYING LARIAT on Jacy & Jazmyn! Hot tag to Masha! The fans fire up as Masha rallies on Jacy! SUPERKICK for Jacy, BOOT for Jazmyn, then SHINING WIZARD for Jacy! And a BOOT! Masha runs to ROLLING WHEEL KICK! Cover, TWO! Jacy survives but Masha stays focused.

The fans fire up with Masha and she drags Jacy up. Masha suplexes, but Jacy cradle counters! TWO!! Masha rises, Jacy ducks the buzzsaw to ROCK her with a forearm! Cording hold, KNEE SMASH, LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Masha is tougher than that but Jacy tags Jazmyn. They drag Masha over, then Fallon tags. Fallon & Jazmyn double whip to DOUBLE FLAPJACK! Then they both run, Jacy tags in, DOUBLE BULLDOG leads to the ROCKSTAR KNEE!! Cover, Zaria breaks it! The fans fire up but Fallon COHPS Zaria! Sol grabs Fallon’s arms to SURFBOARD BACKSTABBER! Jazmyn runs up, dodges, NYX KICK! Zaria SPEARS Jazmyn!

The fans are thunderous with Zaria, but wait! Izzi & Tatum are here to distract! Sol CANNONBALLS Tatum without question! Zaria CANNONBALLS Izzi, too! Spears says focus on the match! Hank ‘n’ Tank are here! They go after The Culling, and now it is a 4v4 co-ed brawl! That leaves Masha alone! Jacy & Fallon double whip, Masha crisscrosses them and HEEL KICKS Fallon! Masha dodges Jacy to then HEEL KICK her! Masha has Jacy, reels her in, hooks a leg, SNOW PLOW SUPLEX!! Cover, Masha & ZaRuca win!

Winners: Masha Slamovich & ZaRuca, by pinfall

The TNA Knockouts Champion just pinned the NXT Women’s Champion, but the NXT fans are all for it! Will Masha soon be TNA & NXT Women’s Champion? Or will the Fatal Influence find a way to defuse Russian Dynamite?

My Thoughts:

A great NXT to follow up the big Atlanta weekend, but not quite as powerful as last night’s Raw. Classic move to have opening promo set up main event, and Fatal Influence spinning their dysfunction as somehow healthy was a good Heel move. Good brawl from that promo, very good match in the main event, but of course The Culling starts beef again. Looks like we can get a Mixed 8 Person Tag of The Culling VS ZaRuca, Hank ‘n’ Tank out of this, and then maybe we get title rematches. As I said on Saturday, Izzi should support Tatum to go for the Women’s North American Championship, that’d be a nice change for the story.

That bit with Lexis King was weird, but I guess it goes in line with how weird he was being last week. Is Lexis slowly turning his character away from the obnoxious Drama King and heading for a Loose Cannon Brian Pillman Junior deal? Honestly, I dig that. After AEW folded Varsity Athletes to give way to Premier Athletes, Julia Hart found her House of Black persona, but Griff and Brian floundered. Griff recovered by joining Cole Karter as first Maria Kanellis’ team and then they formed Frat Housed, but Brian never really found himself in AEW. Or perhaps was never given the chance, looking back at “Lineage” with Arn & Brock Anderson not even being officially announced.

Great promo from Ethan Page to hype up next week, and it really seems like NXT Houston next week is going to be a huge episode. Ethan’s celebration of himself is surely “ruined” by Je’Von Evans to set up something for Heatwave. Good promos from Jasper Troy with Ava and then Ricky Saints backstage to set up their match. That’ll be great stuff, and could set up the winner for a shot at THE NXT Championship for Heatwave. And that’s because we’re getting an awesome Triple Threat next week for that title. Great promo from Briggs, Oba and Inamura, and it’s kinda like we’re recreating Oba VS Briggs VS Dijak, just with Inamura. But would they really have the title change hands on TV, even with it being live in front of a Houston crowd?

Very good Six Man Tag from Dark State VS Trick, Hendry & Santana, and it works that The System showed up to go after Dark State. The disqualification finish keeps Trick, Hendry & Santana all fairly strong going into their title match, but again there is Thursday and TNA Impact to figure out some final go-home math. As I said on Great American Bash, I think Dark State helping Trick is the best way for him to win so it keeps Hendry and Santana strong. At the same time, this so easily makes for a 5v5 of Team TNA VS Team NXT, aka Hendry, Santana & The System VS Trick & Dark State. Survivor Series is in November, NXT hasn’t planned that far out, but they could do something to match the theme.

Also good bit from Trick with Undertaker’s LFG team. Taker showing up for NXT Houston was one thing, but now he and Trick might have it out. At the very least, Taker helps set up like Trick VS Drake Morreaux, or Shiloh Hill, whoever is doing better in LFG. Good stuff featuring Kali Armstrong and the Evolve Women’s Championship tonight, but I did not think it’d be as a vehicle to feature Grace brutalizing people and calling out Blake Monroe. Good promo from NQCC to show there are still tensions, but also to set up Wren VS Blake. Blake surely wins, but she and Grace are obviously going to face off at Heatwave.

And great stuff with the D’Angelo Family “final ride.” This is perhaps the first time there’s been a three-way breakup of a group. Tag teams fall apart all the time, and factions either divide into halves or kick members out as they need to, but this was three men all agreeing they need to ditch the other two if they wanna get ahead. And as I’d been saying during this, that’s true, because none of them are reaching THE NXT Championship as they are. Stacks is still labeled Heritage Cup Champion, so it’s just a matter of him fishing it out of the river, but Tony can now move up to face whoever wins the Triple Threat in Houston. Bada bing, bada boom, Tony is new Grand Slam Champion in NXT.

My Score: 8.8/10