NXTitle Match Tuesday!

Gallus defends the NXT Tag Team Championships in a Triple Threat while Wes Lee defends the North American title against Charlie Dempsey! Will there be new champions before Spring Breakin’?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• NXT Tag Team Championships Triple Threat: Gallus VS The Creed Brothers VS The Dyad; Gallus wins and retains the titles.
• Noam Dar VS Myles Borne; Dar wins.
• Odyssey Jones VS ???; No Contest.
• Roxanne Perez VS Zoey Stark; Roxanne wins.
• Cora Jade VS Gigi Dolin; Cora wins.
• Apollo Crews VS DIJAK; Dijak wins.
• NXT North American Championship: Wes Lee VS Charlie Dempsey w/ Drew Gulak; Wes wins and retains the title.

PLAY BY PLAY

NXT Tag Team Championships Triple Threat: Gallus VS The Creed Brothers VS The Dyad!

Three teams that want after each other so bad, they don’t even wait for entrances! They’re brawling right at the start of the show! Who will come out of this chaos the NXT Tag Team Champions?!

Refs rush out to get this to sort out but the fans are loving it! Brutus Creed throws Jagger Reed in the ring then DECKS him! And the brawl follows them in! Julius KNEES Mark Coffey out, fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT!” In the end, the Creed Brothers stand tall in the ring, daring someone to step up. Rip Fowler steps in, as does Wolfgang, and this Triple Threat Tag has all teams legal at once! The bell rings, and the brawl is on between Julius, Rip and Wolfgang! Julius DECKS Rip, Wolfgang ROCKS Julius, then Wolfgang fires off in the corner. Rip pushes Wolfgang aside to get his shots in, but Wolfgang throws him away.

Julius kicks back but Wolfgang CLUBS him! Rip ROCKS Wolfgang, Wolfgang ROCKS Rip, but Julius goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK them both! Tag to Brutus, and the Creeds hammer away on the opposition! Brutus and Julius use double knuckle locks to throw and SLAM Brutus onto Rip! Julius gut wrench SLAMS Brutus on Wolfgang! Cover, TWO! Rip waistlocks Brutus, Brutus switches, but Jagger tags in. The Dyad trap Brutus to ELBOW him! Rip clotheslines, then feed to the WHEEL KICK! Rip keeps after Wolfgang, ripcord and FOREARM! The Dyad stomps Brutus, then Jagger rains down fists.

Fans boo but the Schism talks trash on Brutus. Wolfgang CLUBS Jagger, tags Mark, and they CATAPULT SAMOAN DROP! Gallus whip Brutus to ropes to kitchen sink and SENTON! Cover, TWO! Mark stomps Jagger, stomps Brutus, repeat! Joe Coffey talks trash while Mark DECKS Jagger. Mark brings Brutus up, ROCKS him, then whips him to a corner. Mark then sends Jagger in, but Brutus dodges! Hot tag to Julius! Julius clinches Mark for an OVERHEAD Belly2Belly! Then one for Jagger! Julius kips up to OVERHEAD suplex Mark again! And then back to Jagger! Fans fire up with Julius, and he CLOBBERS Jagger!

Julius has a STRETCH MUFFLER on Jagger, but Mark CLUBS them down! Mark back suplexes Julius high and hard! Mark UPPERCUTS Jagger, UPPERCUTS again, then hoists him up top. Mark climbs up, Jagger resists, and Jagger headbutts Mark away. Julius springs up to get Jagger! Jagger slips under, so Julius just MOONSAULTS! Direct hit, and then a gut wrench POWERBOMB for Mark! High stack, but Rip AND Wolfgang break it! Fans rally up as Wolfgang and Rip brawl! Julius runs in, misses, gets a JAWBREAKER and UPPERCUT! Rip CLOBBERS Wolfgang, Brutus AX HANDLES Rip!

Mark CLOBBERS Brutus! Jagger SUPERKICKS Mark! Julius KNEES Jagger onto Mark! The ref is busy with the others, but then gets to the count, TWO!! Mark survives and fans are thunderous! Julius and Jagger sit up to brawl with forearms! Jagger knees low, whips Julius to a corner, then runs in to MONKEY FLIP! Julius lands on his feet!! And he DROPKICKS Jagger down! Julius brings Jagger to a corner and rains down fists! The fans count but Mark THROWS Julius down at five! Mark drags Julius up to whip and GAMANGIRI! Cover, TWO! Fans rally while NXT goes picture in picture.

Mark brings Julius up for uppercuts but Julius gives them back! Jagger joins in to trip Julius and drag him away. Jagger throws Julius down, turns him over, then stomps him in the neck! Jagger drags Julius up with a fishhook! The ref reprimands but can’t do much else. Mark shoves Jagger off Julius, KNEES Julius down, but Jagger says they can work together. Julius TACKLES Mark! Jagger rains down fists, stomps him, then jumps for an elbow drop! Mark pushes Julius down so he can drop an elbow of his own. Jagger and Mark bring Julius up to mug him with body shot after body shot, then a knee to the ribs!

Jagger and Mark pinball Julius around with knee after knee to the sides! Jagger brings Julius up but Julius fights back with haymakers! Julius DECKS Jagger, ROCKS Mark, but Jagger trips him up! Julius still reaches for Brutus, but Mark CLOBBERS Julius! Jagger whips Julius into Rip’s BOOT! But Mark drags Julius up to bump him off buckles. Julius flops down, and Mark and Jagger bring him back up. They double suplex, but Julius lands on his feet to DOUBLE NECKBREAKER! All three men are down and fans rally up. Jagger throws a forearm on Julius, Mark throws a forearm on Jagger, and Julius throws a forearm on Mark!

The forearms go around, but then Julius just starts swinging wild! NXT returns to single picture, Mark knees low, but then he ducks Jagger’s enziguri! POLISH HAMMER! DROPKICK from Julius! All three men are down again and the fans fire up! All three crawl for their corners, triple hot tags! Brutus dodges Rip to CLOBBER Wolfgang! Brutus dodges Rip, Wolfgang CLOBBERS Rip but Brutus CLOBBERS Wolfgang! The straps come down, and Brutus stacks his opponents to SMASH!! Fans fire up with Brutus and he CLOBBERS Wolfgang in a corner! Then he CLOBBERS Rip! Wolfgang runs in, is sent into Rip, O’Conner Roll!

Rip runs in, but Brutus catches him! NORTHERN LIGHTS! DOUBLE COVER!! MARK BREAKS IT!! Jagger runs in but into a knee! Mark TOSSES Jagger, then CLOBBERS Julius! Wolfgang hoists Brutus up, Mark runs, but the Dyad trip Mark up! Brutus slips free, Julius trips Wolfgang, and the Creeds mug Wolfgang on their end. They RAM Wolfgang into steps! The Dyad RAMS Mark into steel steps! Fans are thunderous as the Creeds and the Dyad meet in the ring. They brawl and fans are loving it! Jagger TOSSES Julius, Rip clinches Brutus, ENZIGURI! Then they double pump handle, COREALIS!

Julius returns, he fires off haymakers and elbows! Rip knees low, the Dyad brings Julius up, but Julius DOUBLE SUPLEXES first!!! Fans are thunderous again as Julius roars. Ava Raine distracts Julius, and Rip THRAOT CHOPS him! Julius staggers, Rip Electric Chairs and Jagger goes up! Fans boo but Brutus is back! Brutus and Jagger scrap on the corner, Ivy steps to Ava! Julius turns things around on Rip, Brutus DECKS Jagger, but Jagger falls on Ivy! Rip fights, Brutus leaps, BRUTUS BALL DOOMSDAY!! But they realize what happened to Ivy! In the distraction, Wolfgang scoops Brutus! Mark gets in, KNEE K O!! Cover, Gallus wins!!

Winners: Gallus, by pinfall (still NXT Tag Team Champions)

Ava mockingly comforts Ivy while Joe Coffey celebrates with his firm. Gallus Boys On Top indeed, will nothing stop them from making NXT their kingdom?

NXT Media catches up with Dijak.

What are his thoughts on the WWE Draft? “If Raw or SmackDown want Hard Justice, they know where to find me.” Then what about that encounter with Ilja Dragunov last week? “Ilja Dragunov was the most feared man in NXT until I stepped in the ring with him.” Dijak is done with questions and he shoves the cameraman aside. Apollo Crews sees that and says that was completely unnecessary. Apollo says this guy was just doing his job. Dijak says to worry about yourself and stay out of his way. Apollo’s in Dijak’s way. Oh, okay. The Draft is coming, Apollo wants to show up and show out. Fine. Let’s go tonight. Apollo says his schedule’s wide open. Will we see WWE Draft boards change after these two collide?

Nathan Frazer presents: Hard Hitting Home Truths.

The British Skyrocket welcomes us to the very first edition of his brand new show! This is quite the shocker, isn’t it? Surprise, he’s more than a guy who can just flip. This will be a show where you learn a little bit about Nathan, and maybe a little bit about yourself. Now, back in October, he suffered a gruesome injury at Halloween Havoc. And since returning, it hasn’t been going so well. Going 1v1 with Wes Lee, being in a Battle Royal, going 1v1 with Dragon Lee, he comes agonizingly close but you can tell, something’s missing. It’d be easy to get sad or down in the dumps, but he came to a realization. And it doesn’t just apply to him, but to everyone on the NXT roster who’s lost matches.

“This place is freakin’ cutthroat, right? A locker room full of studs and… studettes.” Is that right? Well, go with it. But you fail for three seconds against a world-class athlete, and that’s okay! Everyone here is of such a quality that if you weren’t good enough, you wouldn’t be here. No need to bitch, moan or complain. Just look inward. That realization Nathan had is that he could never be sad or down if he never slows down. He doesn’t mean that because he moves insanely fast, but he means in life. Speed defies gravity. That’s how planes fly! They’re too fast to fall. If you’re constantly improving, attacking life, then unhappiness can’t catch you.

With that said, time to practice what he preaches and get back in that ring. But for now, he’s gotta love ya and leave ya. Until next time, this has been Hard Hitting Home Truths.

Noam Dar VS Myles Borne!

The Scottish Supernova, Mr. Supernova 11, the Heritage Cup Champion is finally getting back in the ring! Will this 11 keep it 100 and show us why he’s at the very top?

The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, go around, and Borne puts Dar on the ropes. The ref counts, Dar shoves Borne away, then swaggers. But Borne rushes in to waistlock and SLAM! Borne facelocks, gator rolls, but Dar slips free to get around and headlock. Borne powers out, things speed up, and Dar avoids the hurdle to sweep the legs! Fans duel, Dar toys with Borne and throws knees. Borne catches Dar to RAM him into a corner! Borne fires off hands, the ref counts, and Borne lets off at 4. Borne whips but Dar blocks to kick, ROCK and then go up! Dar brings Borne in for overhead elbows!

The ref counts, Dar lets off and fans boo as Borne crawls to the apron. Dar drags Borne up and through the ropes, but then lets him go, to KICK him in the face! Borne flounders but he throws body shots in return. Dar KICKS and KICKS and KICKS, and Borne drops to his knee. Dar taunts Borne, BOOTS him, then KICKS him! Fans boo but Borne blocks a boot! Dar SLAPS Borne, but Borne ROCKS Dar! Borne DECKS Dar, DROPKICKS Dar, and fans fire up with Borne! Dar rushes in but into an OVERHEAD suplex! Borne hobbles after Dar, waistlocks, but Dar holds ropes. Dar throws back elbows to get free.

Borne rushes in but into a KNEE! Dar runs in to fake him out and BACK ELBOW! Borne is dazed, Dar runs in, NOVA ROLLA!! Cover, Dar wins!

Winner: Noam Dar, by pinfall

Fans are torn but the technical savagery gave the Supernova a win. Will Dar reestablish himself at the very top of NXT?

Roxanne Perez.

“Zoey Stark. The WWE Universe knows you can go in the ring, and you definitely get your flowers for it. But that doesn’t give you free range to run people down the way you do. Preying on people who you perceive as weak just makes you the weakest one of all. Tonight, you’ll learn that character triumphs over talent every single time. On another note, I want to regain my NXT Women’s Championship from Indi, and Tiffany Stratton, I know you’re listening. You and your entitled, self-inflated opinion believes you’re the #1 contender. If I have to go through you to get my title back, then that’s exactly what I’ll do. Tonight, Zoey Stark, I shut you up.”

How hard will the Prodigy fight to prove she’s still the best in NXT?

Kiana James is hard at work.

Josh Briggs walks in and asks if she has a minute. Oh, she has more than a minute since she’s not tag team champion anymore because of Briggs and Fallon. Okay, yeah, sorry about that. But can she talk to Brooks Jensen about him? Why would she ever help him again? Remember that rough patch after Valentine’s Day? Briggs helped you two through that. And look at them now! Yeah, Kiana is the best thing that’s ever happened to Jensen. Please, Kiana. Sorry, Josh, but Jensen’s not gonna go for it. He didn’t wanna see Briggs last week, and he doesn’t wanna see him now. Briggs knows how Jensen can get but, they share a bond. They started together, took on the world together!

Whatever is going on, it can’t end like this. He needs Kiana on this. Oh, this is all her fault? No! Just please, talk to Brooks. Why not talk to him yourself? Because in walks the fully made-over Brooks Jensen! They let Briggs in this time, or did he have to break in again? Heh, good one. What is he wearing? Kiana says he looks great. Jensen thanks her for the compliment. And he tells Briggs that he should just go. Go? No! They gotta talk this out like family! Come back to the bar, have a cold one, and they can hash this out. Jensen yells at Briggs! They’re NOT family! Jensen is tired of being treated like some kid!

Kiana treats Jensen like a man. Briggs says he and Fallon never looked at Jensen any other way than as a brother. The man who pushed Briggs down, who is standing right here, Briggs doesn’t know this guy. Jensen says this is a man who makes his own decisions. And his decision is that Briggs should leave. Now. Briggs says he shouldn’t have come. Did we see two tag teams break up in the fallout of last week?

Odyssey Jones VS ???

#SoundTheAlarm, because we’re entering the O-Zone! WAIT! Bron Breakker SPEARS Odyssey outta nowhere!! Fans bark it up but others boo, why did the Big Booty Nephew attack Odyssey?! Bron gets a mic to ask Odyssey, “Does that hurt? That’s what happens when you get in my way!” Fans boo more but Bron says last week, he came out here to tell the fat rednecks that they’re gonna see a different side of him. And he couldn’t help it, he had to put a stop to that pathetic Chase U nonsense, where everyone gets a trophy nowadays. It’s pathetic! They’re all clowns! If you wanna be clowns, join the circus, because it won’t happen on HIS time anymore!

Bron says Odyssey just felt it. The NXT Champion, “I AM HIM~” felt it. And Andre Chase felt it. Bron is- “Keep Andre Chase’s name out your damn mouth!” DUKE HUDSON is here! He steps out from the Chase U student section, MVP trophy in hand. Did “Bronnie” hear Duke? Keep that name out your mouth! Bron made a very big mistake when he ruined Duke’s award ceremony! AND he tore the Chase U flag in half! He threw it down over Andre Chase! Why? Because Bron lost the title? Is Bron sad? Moping around the place, not liking anyone or anything now. Fans chant “LOSER~! LOSER~!” at Bron.

Duke says no one puts down Chase U and gets away with it, not even Bron Breakker! So here’s what’s gonna happen. Spring Breakin’, Duke has a challenge for Bron Breakker. Fans cheer that, and Bron says that’s funny. The last time he saw Duke, Duke grabbed his trophy and ran faster than anyone’s ever seen him move! Duke’s real tough with seven days to prepare. Fine, take those seven days. Take all the time he needs, because at Spring Breakin’- Oh wait, Bron thought Duke was done talking? That’s funny, too! He thought Duke was done! NO NO NO! The MVP is not done talking!!

Duke tells Bron to look at him. Fans chant “MVP! MVP!” for Duke, and Duke tells Bron that next week, it will be a battle of the giants! It’ll be Bron VS the legend, the beacon of hope, the beating heart of Chase University…!! Andre Chase. And Chase will give Bron a Chase U sized ASS WHOOPING! Bron tells Chase to enjoy these next seven days, because they will be the last seven days Chase has. At Spring Breakin’, Bron spears Chase in half and brings an end to Chase U! Did Professor Chase give Duke the OK to make this match? Or will Bron be in for a #TeachableMoment?

Backstage interview with Cora Jade.

McKenzie Mitchell is with NXT’s Punk Rock Mean Girl, and says it has been one week since Cora called out and cut down the top stars in the NXT Women’s Division. Does she regret any of those comments? What kind of question is that? That was Cora being nice. The only thing she regrets is Lyra Valkyria cutting her off before she could finish with the rest of the roster. Cora says there was a lot more she could’ve said about a lot more people. But speaking of interrupting, Gigi Dolin steps in! Cora didn’t “cut down” anyone. She showcased the displacement of her anger. And Gigi knows that because she learned to channel her anger into the ring.

That’s what’s in store for Cora tonight. Because this “big Instagram famous ass” is gonna kick Cora’s tonight. Gigi heads out, Cora snaps at McKenzie then takes her own leave. Will the Toxic Avenger tear into Cora twice as hard as Cora tired tearing into everyone else?

Backstage interview with Pretty Deadly.

McKenzie talks with Kit Wilson & Elton Prince about the back and forth with Tony D’Angelo & Channing Lorenzo. Things are escalating, and last week was a rather brutal ambush. Elton says after what those two did to Kit, their attack was justified. Kit loved how Elton smashed Tony into the wall. The only way to get through to those “animals” is to speak their language. Kit says Tony & Stacks beat him down, shoved him in a trunk, Kit was panicking for his life. But of course Pretty Deadly ends up the bad guys! Typical idiocy! Kit vows Elton won’t have to go through that again.

And you tell Tony & Stacks what happens when you take Pretty Deadly for just two good looking guys. You get left beaten down! And surely those two will want payback, so Pretty Deadly will hand out another beating. And they’ll even throw the rulebook out to play Tony’s game. Anything Goes! Next week, Tony & Stacks will be in the trunk and sleeping with the fishes. Will Elton & Kit get payback on The Don & Underboss? Or will they just have to fogedaboutit?

Roxanne Perez VS Zoey Stark!

The Prodigy may have lost her title but she hasn’t lost her fighting spirit. Will she show The Hunter who is really the prey? Or will this be a stark contrast to how things were before Stand & Deliver?

NXT returns and Stark makes her entrance. The bell rings, the two tie up, and Stark throws Roxie down! Zoey kicks Roxie around, wrenches the arm and YANKS it, then wristlocks. Zoey wrangles Roxie, Roxie kips up and arm-drags! Zoey is already mad and she kicks a buckle. Fans sing, “Oh~ Zoey is Angry~!” The two tie up, Roxie waistlocks then arm-drags, but Zoey blocks it! Zoey brings Roxie up but Roxie arm-drags from the other side! And arm-drags again! Armlock to cover, TWO, so it’s back to the armlock. Roxie brings Zoey up, wrenches, and YANKS the arm in return. Roxie wrenches and YANKS the arm again! And again!

Roxie headlocks, Zoey fights up but Roxie thrashes the hold. Zoey tries again but Roxie hits a flying takeover! They go around, Zoey headscissors, but Roxie pushes back and rolls back. Roxie pops free, hops on for a headlock, and fans duel. Zoey fights up, throws body shots, and she gets a leg! Roxie sunset flips out of the shinbreaker, but avoids a stomp. Roxie rolls Zoey up, TWO! Roxie waistlocks, Zoey bucks the O’Conner, and then Zoey runs Roxie over. Fans boo but things speed up. Zoey handsprings over Roxie but Roxie headlocks! Zoey powers Roxie to a corner but Roxie hits a TORNADO TAKEOVER!

Fans fire up as Roxie has Zoey down again. Zoey fights up, powers out, and they RAM shoulders. Roxie stays up, Zoey dares her to run so she does. Roxie RAMS Zoey, Zoey stays up so Roxie rebounds to wheelbarrow and sunset flip! TWO! Roxie eggs Zoey on, then dodges her to roll and head- NO, Zoey pushes the headscissor away to KICK Roxie in the side! Roxie sputters to ropes but Zoey is on her. “You asked for this!” Zoey throws elbows and uppercuts, then she snapmares. Zoey drops a knee on Roxie’s face! Zoey stands Roxie up to ROCK her with a forearm. Zoey whips, Roxie ducks ‘n’ dodges and tilt-o-whirls to RANA!

Fans fire up as Zoey tumbles out of the ring! Roxie builds speed and DIVES, but into a fireman’s carry! SNAKE EYES off the apron! Zoey laughs and soaks up the heat as NXT goes to break.

NXT returns again and Roxie throws body shots. Zoey kicks low, whips, but Roxie comes back to tilt-o-whirl into an IRON OCTOPUS! But Zoey powers her right out, and puts her in the Tree of Woe! Zoey stomps a mudhole in, then Roxie falls to the mat. Zoey gets the legs to CATAPULT Roxie into buckles! Roxie falls but Zoey clamps on a cravat. Zoey has the neck wrench but fans rally up. Roxie fights up, and jumps for a JAWBREAKER! Zoey comes back, but into an ELBOW! Zoey swings, Roxie counter punches! And again! Roxie gets the edge with furious fists! Roxie windmills on Zoey at the ropes!

Roxie whips, Zoey reverses and fireman’s carries, but Roxie fights free. Roxie shoves, THESZ- NO! Zoey catches Roxie to SLAM her down, and CATAPULT her again! But Roxie lands on the ropes! Roxie goes up and up and FLYING THESZ PRESS! Fast hands, too! Roxie roars and fans fire up! Roxie dodges Zoey, DROPKICKS her out of the ring, then builds speed! Roxie DIVES to take Zoey out at the ramp! Fans are all fired up as Roxie puts Zoey in the ring. Roxie climbs a corner, leaps, CROSSOBDY! But Zoey rolls it through to cover, TWO!! Roxie escapes the counter and hurries to her feet.

Roxie runs to V-TRIGGER Zoey! Roxie wrenches, hooks Zoey up, RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Cover, TWO! Roxie CLUBS Zoey and Zoey goes to a corner. Roxie runs corner to corner, and UPPERCUTS! Roxie rolls, returns, but only gets buckles! Zoey bumps Roxie off buckles, then springboards, but Roxie gets clear! SOBAT! Roxie hops on, POP- NO, Zoey pops her off! SUPERKICK! HALF ‘N’ HALF! Cover, TWO! Roxie survives and fans fire up! Zoey hurries to stand Roxie up, Z 3- NO, Roxie rolls it to a cradle, TWO! SUPERKICK from Zoey! Zoey whips, Roxie goes up and over, POP ROX!! Cover, Roxie wins!!

Winner: Roxanne Perez, by pinfall

A huge victory for the former champion and she’s on her way back up! Roxie gets a mic, but then Indi Hartwell makes her way out. Indi also has the mic to congratulate Roxie. Indi said a few weeks ago but she’ll come out and say it to Roxie’s face. Indi isn’t standing here champion if not for Roxie. And Indi wouldn’t be much of a champion if she didn’t return the favor to someone who didn’t really lose her title in the first place. Indi wants to be a fighting champion, so that means for Spring Breakin’, how about Indi VS Roxie for the title? Fans like the sound of that!

Roxie tells Indi, “You’re my friend inside and outside of this ring. But you and I both know when it comes to that title, it’s every woman for themselves. Spring Breakin’? You’re on!” Fans cheer as these two shake hands, only for Tiffany Stratton to walk out. “What did I just witness? Did I go blind or something? Another woman getting a title match instead of me? Shocker! Indi, why don’t you just call your title reign for what it actually is: pure dumb luck. You barely climbed up that ladder, and now you’re just handing out title matches to random, beatable opponents?”

Roxie cuts Tiff off there to say, “I’m sorry, beatable? Seems like Ms. Center of the Universe has some pretty bad memory, because I don’t know if you remember… But if I was so beatable, you would’ve beat me to win the Breakout Tournament, but you didn’t.” Tiff says that is so 2022. And do not spin this. Roxie is just excited to face the most beatable champion- Indi shouts “ENOUGH!” Indi tells Tiff that Indi is beatable, but screw it! “It doesn’t matter if you’re a former champion, or a bimbo who thinks she has my number. At Spring Breakin’, I’ll prove I’m worthy by beating both of you!” Fans fire up as the stakes are raised! Will Indi truly be impressive next week?

Backstage interview with Grayson Waller.

McKenzie is with the 21st Century Success Story, and his golden Shoey, and he asks if she saw that last week. He was holding his Shoey high in the sky. Yes, but she also saw a lot of people questioning how he became #1 contender, considering he lost to Johnny Gargano in an Unsanctioned match. Yeah, unsanctioned! Meaning, it is unofficial and unrecognized on the records. But he’ll translate it into American since it’s so hard to understand Australian: “Tha match, did not~, happen~.” People are preying on his downfall but it ain’t gonna happen, cuz Waller is back on top! He IS NXT!

And tonight on the Grayson Waller Effect, it’s very different. Waller usually dislikes his guests, but he likes Melo. Who’s better than Melo? Well, Waller knows one guy. But Waller is going to tell Melo to his face that he is taking that title. And then next week, Spring Breakin’, Waller physically takes that title from Melo! And that’s no prediction, that is the Grayson Waller Effect. Waller heads out, but will things really go his way both tonight and next week?

NXT shares footage from after last week’s show.

Von Wagner tried talking with Robert Stone about the stipulation. Von lost, he and Stone are done as a duo, but Von didn’t want Stone to leave him. Stone told Von no. But Von’s ready! Oh? Why is Von ready now? Because he lost the match? He’s finally going to open up now? Yes! Stone doesn’t believe that. Von is desperate, so he says, “My name is Von Wagner, and I always wanted to be in the WWE, because this is in my blood. And my dad was a Beverly Brother.” Stone smiles. He pats Von on the shoulder and says that’s a good start. So then, is Stone giving Von one last chance?

Axiom speaks.

“When I look into the mirror, I don’t see a man behind the mask. I only see Axiom. Axiom is my identity. But Scrypts, you lurk in the shadows, disguise your voice, and talk in riddles. Why? To create fear? To intimidate? All superheroes have an archnemesis, a person they were destined to be intertwined with forever. You are not mine. When we meet, I will beat you, I will expose you, and I will be done with you. Sincerely, Axiom.”

Dani Palmer posts a video.

She captioned it, “So proud of my buddy, Tank. Now it’s my turn! Grateful to have such amazing people in my corner like Hank and Sol.” Sol & Dani do a dance together, but then Hank Walker has everyone cheer on Tank Ledger, NXT’s newest superstar! All the trainees cheer and hug it out. Dani says she was so excited for Tank, and he looked so good out there. How did it feel? It was unlike anything Tank’s experienced before. That energy was pulsing through him. And when Dani debuts, she’ll feel it. Dani is so excited, too! Mostly. Maybe. Dani, you bust your ass every single day. When she debuts, they’ll all watch as she crushes it.

Sol gives Dani a lift, and Tank tries with Hank. They head out, but will Daredevil Dani prove she’s ready to level up?

Cora Jade VS Gigi Dolin!

These two are no strangers to each other. But after a toxic feud, both women have come out very different people. Will the #GenerationofJade make good on all the trash she talked? Or will Gigi make Cora eat all those words?

NXT returns and Cora makes her entrance. The bell rings and the two tie up. Cora gets around and pushes Gigi. Fans boo, they tie up again and Gigi gets around to full nelson, spin and snapmare Cora into a chinlock. Cora pulls hair, fights up and wrenches out. Gigi stands, rolls, bridges, and then kicks Cora! Cora goes toa  corner, but Gigi runs in to forearm smash! Gigi snapmares Cora and PENALTY KICKS! Cover, TWO! Gigi spins Cora again, snapmares and KICKS her in the back! Fans fire up and Gigi runs in at the corner to BRONCO BUSTER! Gigi drags Cora out, jackknife bridges, TWO!

Cora scrambles but Gigi pursues. Cora BOOTS Gigi away and shouts, “I run this place!” Cora ELBOWS Gigi against ropes but fans rally up. Cora runs to IMPLODER STOMP! Cover, ROPEBREAK! Gigi keeps herself in this but Cora stomps her. Cora SMACKS Gigi off the mat, then clamps on a straitjacket stretch. Fans chant “CORA SUCKS!” and Gigi fights the hold. Gigi stands, turns things around on Cora, and then hits a STRAITJACKET BACKSTABBER! Cora staggers, Gigi fires off forearms! Gigi whips Cora, BOOTS her down, then keeps moving to ROUNDHOUSE! Gigi wrenches and ROUNDHOUSES again!

Gigi runs but Cora spins her through to ROCK her with a right! SHINING- NO, Gigi blocks the knee at the ropes! Cora holds ropes, slingshots around, but JACY JAYNE is here! Gigi avoids the boot but Cora has the cover! TWO! Gigi BOOTS Cora down again, Jacy talks trash, but Gigi TOSSES her into the ring! Fans fire up as Gigi storms up on Jacy and TACKLES her to the apron! Jacy hurries away, but Gigi catches her to send her into steel steps! Fans fire up as Gigi gives Jacy some Kawada Kicks! Gigi says this is what she gets, and then she TOSSES Jacy over the desk! Jacy wipes out Booker T!!

Gigi goes back to the ring, laughs at Jacy, but Cora SHINING WIZARDS at the ropes! FUTURE SHOCK!! Cover, Cora wins!

Winner: Cora Jade, by pinfall

Jacy gets up and now she laughs at Gigi! Jacy ruins another match for Gigi, but then Gigi chases Jacy out of ringside! Will this toxic grudge not end until only one is left standing?

As for Cora, she gets a mic to say, “Another vic-” WAIT! Lyra Valkyria is here! The Morrigan tells Cora from the perch that “The time for talking is over. Next week, your claim to be the savior of the women’s division will be tested when the two of us engage in battle, at Spring Breakin’!” Cora says she’s ready, but will the fate of #GenerationJade be changed forever?

Backstage interview with Eddy Thorpe.

McKenzie is with the Alpha Wolf, and says he has had quite the start here. What’s next? Eddy is still soaking it in that he’s here. When he left home, he traveled all over the US, Canada, the UK, and Japan. He slept on dusty gym floors, inside warehouses, and even in his car. Every day for eight years, he focused on enhancing his skill set and gaining knowledge to make sure he was more than ready for this moment to make his family proud. When people think of Native Americans, there are these stereotypes built in their minds. But Eddy is here now to succeed and- Damon Kemp walks over with a sarcastic clap, and says that was a powerful speech.

Eddy says that was no speech. Damon says easy now, he was just watching from afar. Damon was checking out the new guy and seeing what all the buzz was about. Oh, so he’s giving Eddy a look? What did Damon get? To be honest, he was very impressed. “Keep up the good work, kid. You might have something.” The Golden Gopher leaves, but will the Alpha Wolf prove he’s more than just potential?

Briggs returns to Fallon’s bar.

He just can’t make any sense of this. Briggs is trying to be the bigger man, but Jensen flat out said they’re not family. Fallon says Kiana has Jensen wrapped around her finger. Maybe once he cools off, Jensen will come around? They can only hope. But then Kiana and Jensen walk in. Jensen looks nice, what’re they having? Oh, they’re not drinking here. Well, okay. Briggs is happy Jensen is here. Jensen said some pretty rough stuff, and- Oh, no, no, Jensen meant every word of that. Briggs has been holding Jensen back since day one. And Kiana reminded Jensen that he was the star of the team.

As for Fallon, she was just jealous that Jensen and Kiana have a great relationship. So despite them ruining Valentine’s Day and breaking into Kiana’s office- Briggs stops Jensen there. If Jensen wants to run around with his cheating girlfriend, fine. But Briggs won’t let Jensen talk to Fallon or him like this. Why’d they even show up then? Kiana lets Jensen tell them. Jensen says he and Kiana are challenging Briggs & Fallon to a Mixed Tag Match for Spring Breakin’! Wow, Briggs never thought he’d see the day. But if that’s the only way to knock some sense into Jensen, then get ready for an ass kicking!

And Fallon’s fine with that. She’s been wanting to get her hands on Kiana for months now. If anyone’s handing out beatings, it’s Jensen & Kiana. They hold hands as Kiana says, “Did you hear that, honey?” Oh, okay. Kiana wanted #YeehawBitch Fallon, she’s got it! Challenge accepted! Now get the hell outta here! Aw, oh no. Bye. Jensen & Kiana don’t care about anyone else now that they have each other, but will they really get past their former friends so easily?

Apollo Crews VS DIJAK!

In standing up for what was right, Apollo ran across a man with his own sense of justice. Ideals aside, this is about physical superiority. Who proves themselves worthy of big opportunities here tonight?

NXT returns and Apollo makes his entrance. The bell rings and the two circle. Fans rally for Apollo and the two tie up. They go around, are in a deadlock, and they break. They reset, Apollo gets around to waistlock and SLAM Dijak down! Apollo facelocks, but Dijak slips out to hammerlock. Apollo fights up, Dijak tries for the crossface, but Apollo powers out. Apollo CLOBBERS Dijak and fans fire up! Dijak stands, into a headlock takeover! Dijak pushes forearms into Apollo’s face, but Apollo fights off the headscissors. Dijak claws at Apollo’s face, the two stand up, and Dijak pries the hold open.

Fans rally and Apollo powers the hold back onto Dijak. Dijak fishhooks Apollo, powers him to a corner, runs in but Apollo goes up and over. Apollo runs, hurdles, slides and waistlocks, but Dijak bucks the O’Conner. Things keep moving, another hurdle and drop before the DROPKICK! Apollo kips up and fans fire up! Apollo has another waistlock but Dijak fights to ropes. The ref counts, Apollo lets off slowly, and Dijak gets a cheap shot in! Dijak swings, misses, and Apollo GERMAN SUPLEXES! Apollo holds on, brings Dijak back up, another GERMAN SUPLEX! Apollo drags Dijak up again, for another GERMAN SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!

Apollo looms over Dijak, eggs him on, and stalks him to ropes. But Dijak YANKS Apollo out of the ring! Apollo gets up but Dijak knees low. Dijak suplexes Apollo, but Apollo fights it! Apollo tries to suplex but Dijak fights it. They fight for control, and Dijak shifts to HOTSHOT Apollo instead! Apollo sputters, and Dijak BLASTS him off, and to the desk! Fans boo but Dijak grins as NXT goes to break.

NXT returns again and Apollo is on the apron again. Dijak CLUBS away on him, shifts, but Apollo fights the hotshot to HOTSHOT back! Dijak staggers away, Apollo hurries up a corner, and Apollo leaps to AX HANDLE Dijak down! Fans fire up with Apollo, and he LARIATS Dijak! Apollo whips and JUMPING LARIATS Dijak down! Apollo kips up, fans fire up, and Apollo runs corner to corner, STINGER SPLASH! Apollo shoves Dijak away, goes up, BLOCKBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Dijak is still in this but Apollo keeps his focus. Apollo goes back to the corner and goes back up top. FROG SPLASH, but he has to bail out!

Dijak spins, but into a BOOT from Apollo! Apollo GERMAN SUPLEXES, but Dijak lands out of it! SUPERKICK! Apollo ENZIGURIS! Apollo runs, into a CYCLONE BOOT! Cover, TWO!! Apollo survives and fans fire up! Dijak checks his jaw as he stands back up, and he takes aim from a corner. “This is Awesome!” as Apollo stands. Dijak choke grips but Apollo KNEES free! Dijak falls back, Apollo BOOTS him down! STANDING MOONSAULT into the choke grip! Dijak stands for HARD JUSTICE!! Cover, TWO?!? Apollo survives and fans are thunderous for “NXT! NXT!”

Apollo goes to a corner, Dijak runs in, but into an elbow! Dijak comes back, Apollo goes up, but Dijak catches him! Dijak says FEAST YOUR EYES!! Cover, Dijak wins!

Winner: Dijak, by pinfall

No good deed goes unpunished, and Apollo pays for simply being a Good Samaritan. But Dijak doesn’t stop here! He fireman’s carries Apollo, but here comes Dragunov! Dragunov CHOPS Dijak! Dijak choke grips, but Dragunov HEADBUTTS, then BOOTS Dijak out of the ring!! Fans fire up but refs and security hurry to keep this from escalating! Fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT!” but will this have to wait for another time?

NXT Media catches up with Jacy Jayne.

They ask why she keeps inserting herself into Gigi’s business, but Jacy says if Gigi thought her life was tough before, that is nothing compared to what Jacy will put her through. And Gigi forgot to mention that when she was 17, she abandoned her sweet baby brother, the one she claims to love and care for so much! She left him all alone to endure their mother’s abuse. The way Jacy sees it, Gigi’s no noble hero. Gigi would rather wrestle on the indies or couch surf than to save her baby brother from their drug addict mom. Just imagine leaving your seven year old brother fending for himself. Makes Jacy sick.

But when Jacy is done with Gigi, Gigi will run away from NXT, just like she ran away from her family. Talk about toxic… Will Jacy dragging Gigi through the mud only come back to bite her?

NXT North American Championship: Wes Lee VS Charlie Dempsey w/ Drew Gulak!

Tonight started with a big title fight, and now we end with one! The Cardiac Kid has been a fighting champion because he knows no other way to be. But will that only lose him his title sooner? Or can he survive the Son of the Gentleman Villain?

But as Wes makes his entrance, Gulak CLOBBERS him! The Philly Stretcher feeds the champion up to his protégé on a silver platter! The fans boo but Wes tells the ref he still wants this fight. The bell rings and Dempsey fires off forearms and UPPERCUTS! Dempsey knees low again and again, then UPPERCUTS Wes off his feet! Cover, TWO! Fans rally for Wes but Dempsey waistlocks, then shifts to a chinlock, then a cravat, then a cradle! TWO!! Wes escapes but Dempsey drags him up. Dempsey whips Wes to ropes, but Wes holds ropes to stop himself. Wes eggs Dempsey on, Dempsey rushes in and Wes jumps over.

Wes comes back, sunset flips, but Dempsey rolls through. Wes KANGAROO KICKS Dempsey, then reaches up to RANA! Dempsey comes back, into a DROPKICK! Dempsey bails out and Wes wipes blood from his mouth. Wes builds speed to FLY and takes out Dempsey! Fans fire up as Wes glares at Gulak, and NXT goes picture in picture.

Wes storms up on Dempsey, puts him in the ring, and hurries to cover, TWO! Wes headlocks, Dempsey powers the hold open, but Wes clamps it back on. Dempsey powers up and back suplexes! But Wes still holds on! Dempsey kicks and flails, but Wes has a tight grip. They move around, Dempsey fights up, but Wes uses ropes for a TORNADO TAKEDOWN! Dempsey kicks around and fights to his feet. Dempsey goes for a corner, Wes tries the tornado again, but Dempsey hits a BIG back suplex! Dempsey is free and he stomps away in frustration! Cover, TWO! Dempsey CLUBS Wes in the chest, then wraps on a chinlock.

Dempsey wraps his arm around his own leg for added leverage on the squeeze. Wes endures, throws hands from below, but Dempsey pushes him around into a facelock. They go around, Dempsey shifts and straddles Wes while also pulling on an arm! Wes endures, but Dempsey bends the finger! Dempsey tortures the arm, but Wes fights. Dempsey shifts to an ankle pick, and then a standing toehold! Wes fights but Dempsey SLAPS him! And SLAPS him again! Wes puts up his guard but Dempsey rolls to THROW Wes into a HEEL HOOK! NXT returns to single picture and fans rally up for Wes.

Wes endures, reaches out, but Dempsey keeps on that leg. Dempsey stands back up, stays between Wes and ropes, then rolls to THROW Wes away! Dempsey drags Wes up by his hair, has an arm, and wrenches it to WRING it out! Wes writhes but Dempsey stomps him down! Dempsey then gets the arm for a DOUBLE WRISTLOCK! Wes endures as the arm is twisted and bent back! The fans continue to rally but Dempsey puts as much pressure on the arm as he can! Dempsey throws in knees again and again! Fans still rally for Wes but Dempsey just thrashes around with that arm. Wes fights up, pushes through, but Dempsey whips him to a corner!

Fans chant as hard as they can, “What Side?” “WES SIDE!” Dempsey reels Wes in for a gut wrench and SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!! Wes gets his shoulder up but Dempsey keeps on him. Dempsey clamps onto the arm, bends it, and even chinbars. The fans boo Dempsey while Wes still endures. Dempsey pushes on that arm, but Wes rolls through and wants after Dempsey’s wrist! Wes throws body shots, but Dempsey CLUBS him! Dempsey ROCKS Wes, but Wes ROCKS him back! Dempsey UPPERCUTs, but Wes ROCKS him again! Dempsey fires off a flurry, but Wes mule kicks! Wes body shots, forearms, repeat!

Fans fire up as Wes fakes Dempsey out to fire off a strike fest! Snapmare and basement dropkick! Fans fire up again as Wes glares at Dempsey. Wes runs corner to corner but Dempsey avoids the knee. Dempsey gets a leg, to DRAGON SCREW! Wes writhes again, but Dempsey brings him around and underhooks for a BUTTERFLY SUPLEX! Wes goes to a corner, Gulak taunts him, and Dempsey waistlocks. GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Wes turns over but Dempsey still has the waistlock! GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, turns into a EURO CLUTCH! TWO!!! Wes escapes again and Dempsey is furious!

Dempsey drags Wes up, whips him to a corner, then CLUBS away on his back! Wes holds ropes to fight the suplex! Dempsey powers through to GERMAN SUPLEX, but Wes lands on his feet! Wes BOOTS back, SUPERKICKS, and then JUMP KICKS! Gulak gets on the apron, Wes UPPERCUTS him! CARDIAC KICK!! Cover, Wes wins!!!

Winner: Wes Lee, by pinfall (still NXT North American Champion)

The fighting champion snatches victory from the jaws of defeat! But then Gulak CLOBBERS Wes! Gulak stomps away, fans boo, but Gulak drags Wes up. Dempsey and Gulak mug Wes, BOOT! They stomp away while the fans boo, but Gulak hits a POWERBOMB! Roll through into Dempsey’s full nelson! DRAGON SUPLEX!! Fans boo but Gulak holds up the title. Will the Philly Stretcher look to finish what he started here?

Tony D’Angelo & Channing Lorenzo have dinner.

But neither seems to be in a good mood. Tony says Pretty Deadly ripped Stacks’ jacket, and Stacks says they destroyed Tony’s hat. Mama gave Tony that hat. Pretty Deadly wants to end this with no rules, “We speak your language~.” What streets those boys ever been down? Maybe Tony & Stacks take ’em down to the docks. Tony likes where Stacks’ head is at, but he’s got a different idea. Like what they did to Bobby Montgomery back in the day. Remember that? Yeah, that was the toughest guy in the neighborhood. “The Big Freezer.” Wait, then Tony means…? Oh, yeah.

Pretty Deadly wants to play tough, no problem. Spring Breakin’, D’Angelo Family VS Pretty Deadly in NXT’s first ever Trunk Match! Paizon style! And when they’re done stuffing those two in the trunk, they’ll take Pretty Deadly for a nice long drive. Stacks likes that. To business! Cheers. Will next week be anything but a joy ride for Kit & Elton?

Oba Femi shows his strength.

Chucking everything from kegs to couches, Spring Breakin’ might see the debut of the most powerful superstar yet! Who will be the first to feel Femi’s ferocity?

NXT presents an all new Grayson Waller Effect.

Waller is already in the ring and already streaming as he welcomes us to his show. Time to talk Spring Breakin’! Loaded card with titles, a Mixed Tag, and a Trunk Match, whatever that is. But in the main event, it will be none other than Grayson Waller challenging the NXT Champion, Carmelo Hayes! Melo makes his way out, Trick Williams right behind him. Fans chant for “MELO~! MELO~!” as he and Trick go to the ring. Waller welcomes Trick Melo Gang, and Trick says, “The champ is here!” Waller likes the energy here. The vibe feels off, though. What? No, the vibe is right.

Well, everyone loves Melo, right? Rhetorical question, idiots. They’re talking business in the NXT title here. Bet you wish it was Bron Breakker sitting here now. No, it’s all good. Melo ain’t even mad. But Melo gives Waller credit. Despite all the losses he takes, he finds himself in the main event every time! #MainEventWaller. But look, listen. At this point, Melo doesn’t have to talk about it. Melo’s more decorated than a Christmas tree, while Waller’s got enough bricks to build an apartment complex outside the PC. But just saying, life is good. Melo stays winning. He’s cool. Oh, right, let’s get the list going, right?

Melo says the same stuff every week. The titles he’s won. But the difference between them is that in the past eight months, Waller has become as big a star without a title as Melo has with one. Trick scoffs at that, but Waller says he doesn’t need a championship, the championship needs Waller! Waller cuts Melo off by going to chat and the questions. Chuck3056 asks, “Carmelo, when you say ‘You are Him,’ what do you mean by that?” Waller does wonder that. Does HIM stand for He Is Mediocre? Trick asks them what they mean by what Melo means. Don’t start hating! Melo IS Him! Look at Twitter, at the main event, at title matches! That’s him.

Melo says every time he steps in the building, the people chant his name. If that ain’t HIM, then they don’t know what is. Fans chant for “MELO~! MELO~!” and Waller has them stop. Then, by saying he is HIM, what Melo is saying, is that he’s him. Melo wouldn’t have the title without the fans, the accolades, there wouldn’t be one banner without Trick Williams. Trick stands up but Melo has him calm down. It’s all good. They knew Waller would do this. They know Waller’s playbook. Fans chant “Whoop That Trick!” but Melo says it ain’t going down like that. They know Waller’s games.

And if Waller wants to talk about stealing, Waller stole every single opportunity he’s ever had. SNAKE! Let’s talk about greatness. There is greatness, there’s Waller just above that, and then there’s Melo above Waller. And something we need to face is that Waller is just not that guy. Waller is just not built for the title life. And y’know what, hold on. Melo wants to drop some banners for Waller real quick. Pull up Waller’s accomplishments. WA WA WA~! Waller has NOTHING! Okay, fine. Let’s talk Stand & Deliver. Melo was made by winning the title, but Waller stole the show.

In fact, the main event happened before Melo’s music even hit. Okay, okay. Six outta 10 is still more points than any girl Waller’s been with! Waller says he has an Aussie accent, we all know that gets him points. But good news for Melo: After Waller beats Melo for the belt, Melo can call up his boy, Montel Vontavius Porter, and start carrying Omos’ bags around. Though they’re also as big as Melo so… Melo says Logan Paul is looking for someone to wear the Prime mascot costume. Put him in that, he’s more relevant than Melo and Trick combined! Oh like every viral moment Waller’s ever had?

Well, how about next week? That’ll be the biggest viral moment of Waller’s career. At the end of the night, Waller will be carrying the NXT title in one hand, and the golden Shoey in the other. Waller is gonna pour that out over Melo’s body, #AndNew. How is Waller gonna do a Shoey when Melo puts his shoes in the powerlines? Melo stops Waller from talking to say #AndStill. Melo raises the belt but Waller raises his Shoey. This war of words is over, who will be the winner of the war in the ring? Who will truly be… HIM?

My Thoughts:

A great episode for NXT, and I almost forgot Spring Breakin’ was next week. This didn’t feel like the typical go-home, but hard to say if that’s a good or bad thing. NXT is always very talky, though, and that happened here, too. Good promos from Pretty Deadly and The D’Angelo Family to set up their rematch, and a (Car) Trunk Match is a very fitting match to have. Conceptually, it’s the same as the Jailhouse Street Fight, where you have to put someone inside something and close it to win. I feel like Tony & Stacks are going to win this. Pretty Deadly have already done as much as they can as a tag team in NXT, time for them to be called up via the Draft.

Speaking of the tag division, that Triple Threat Tag was a great way to open the show. We had a recap package that got cut off because of the brawl, and then we got a great match. Ivy Nile going down being a distraction for the Creeds was a clever way to keep them from winning and to keep the titles on Gallus. I’m thinking once Tony & Stacks are done with Pretty Deadly, they’ll get their shot at Gallus for Battleground. And just as I expected, we’re getting that Mixed Tag of Kiana & Jensen VS Fallon & Briggs. Good promos, and it fits that Jensen has a makeover to be more Kiana’s style. I would think therefore Jensen & Kiana win to build on Jensen’s Heel turn.

A talk show type segment is not what I expected for Nathan Frazer, but I suppose it is something to show he has depth. Really good return match for Dar, and of course he won. As I said last week, they should give us a Heritage Rules Tournament to lead to Battleground and the winner faces Dar for the cup. Bron attacking Odyssey outta nowhere was a wild moment, and really good promo from him and Duke. I should’ve known Duke was going to pull that swerve and make Chase face Bron. Chase VS Bron can be some really good stuff, but pretty sure Bron wins that. And a decent promo from Eddy and Damon, setting up their inevitable match.

Good video promo from Axiom, using a very comic book aesthetic to it. I especially like the line where Axiom disses Scrypts, saying Scrypts isn’t good enough to be Axiom’s archnemesis, aka longtime rival. Good video from Dani, Sol, Hank & Tank. Those are basically two new tag teams right there for NXT to build on the way to Battleground and beyond. And really good video for Oba Femi with just random items being tossed around. And in quite the twist, Von isn’t having to find himself all on his own, he just breaks down and opens up. Well, about as much as Von can break down. But this might actually make Von someone people wanna see.

Good promo from Roxie before her match with Zoey, which was great stuff. Roxie gets a great win, and I appreciate Indi still wanting to honor the rematch. But of course Tiffany had to insert herself, and she got on Indi’s nerves so much, we’re getting a huge Triple Threat next week. The Triple Threat might be the way to get the title off Indi without hurting her power level. The WWE Draft might also be the way they call Indi up so that she can join Gargano, Candice & Lumis on RawDown. Now, the problem is, if it goes back to Roxie, it’s like a weird reset. But if Tiffany wins, ugh. Tiffany is too good at playing her character, because the character is insufferable.

Cora and Gigi had a good promo together and a great match together. But of course Jacy had to get involved to make sure Gigi lost. And good to see Lyra calling Cora out to have their match at Spring Breakin’. Jacy’s promo was scathing, but also something I did think about myself. Gigi VS Jacy 2 needs to be No Disqualifications or something, and to essentially name the winner the next contender. But even then, the winner of that would depend on who is champion. Face VS Heel is always going to be a thing, so if the champion is Heel (Tiffany), Gigi can get her shot. If the champion is Face (Indi or Roxie), Jacy will get her shot.

Good promo from Dijak and Apollo but great match from the two of them. Dijak wins big but Dragunov saving Apollo was a good move. Dijak VS Dragunov itself should be an unofficial contender’s match, the winner going on to Battleground for something. Great title match from Wes VS Dempsey, and Wes wins big, but of course Gulak attacks. Wes VS Gulak is going to be next, and I would think Wes wins that, too. Then Wes can face just about anyone at Battleground. And really good Grayson Waller Effect. Both guys threw a lot of good lines at each other, though I don’t think it really tipped the scales towards anyone’s favor. Melo is surely going to retain, Spring Breakin’ is just free TV. Melo is gonna get his first defense in, and then move on to Battleground.

My Score: 8.7/10