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Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (4/4/23)
YES, BOY!
Fallout from Stand… And Deliver!
NXT returns home from Hollywood, but the action is still rolling! Will Tony D’Angelo & Channing Lorenzo take their frustrations out on Pretty Deadly?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Tony D’Angelo & Channing Lorenzo VS Pretty Deadly; Pretty Deadly wins.
- DIJAK VS Odyssey Jones; Dijak wins.
- Dragon Lee VS Nathan Frazer; Dragon wins.
- NXT Women’s Championship: Indi Hartwell VS Zoey Stark; Indi wins and retains the title.
- Ivy Nile VS Tatum Paxley; Ivy wins.
- NXT North American Championship: Wes Lee VS Axiom; Wes wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Indi Hartwell heads to the ring!
Fans fire up for the Impressive NEW NXT Women’s Champion! Indi gives the belt a kiss then raises it up before getting the mic. Fans chant, “You Deserve It!” Indi says, “Oh, man. Guys, you have no idea I waited to hear that.” Fans chant “Indi Wrestling!” and Indi says, “Man, I heard Alicia’s amazing introduction, and it’s been a few days now, but I can’t believe it’s real. I’m the NXT Women’s Champion!” Fans continue to chant for “Indi! Indi!” and she says she gave up a long time ago on what she would say when she finally won this title, because truthfully, she didn’t think it’d happen.
Indi gained momentum, picked up some wins, and then right back down. She really doubted herself. She was tag team champion with Candice, but could she do it on her own? Holding this title was just a pipe dream. But y’know who never doubted her? The fans! The fans stood by her, and just like that, they picked her up when she was down. They chanted “Indi Wrestling” when she needed it most. The outpour of love just makes this moment that much sweeter. Fans again chant, “You Deserve It!” The fans have no idea how much that means to her, really. Now, she doesn’t wanna take too much time, and she loves the fans, too.
But there are two more things she has to get to. First, there is someone else who was in that match that she has to acknowledge, and that is Roxanne Perez. Fans cheer for Roxie, and Indi says if not for Roxie, there wouldn’t have been a ladder match and Indi wouldn’t be champion. So that said, the first person to get a shot at Indi is Roxie. Fans are a bit torn about that, but Indi wants to move on to- Zoey Stark!? Stark says no no no, she cannot sit back there and listen to this crap anymore. This is nonsense! We get it, pigs fly, unicorns are real, and Indi Hartwell is the new NXT Women’s Champion.
Stark laughs and says Indi had quite the upset, but c’mon. Indi is holding a title that has been held by legends! Future hall of famers! And you wanna know what the worst part is? It’s that Indi has it now! The champions of the past worked so hard to build that title up, and brought it all the way up. Fans sing, “Oh~ Zoey is Angry~!” Stark says Indi is not at that level. She’s not even halfway. She’s more like, on the floor. Right down there. Fans chant “ZOEY SUCKS!” Stark ignores that to say that the most positive thing she got out of Stand & Deliver is that now, we have a very beatable NXT Women’s Champion!
Fans boo but Stark says if Indi is gonna talk about Roxie, well, Roxie’s been radio silent since Saturday. We haven’t heard a peep from her. Roxie goes to the back of the line, behind Stark. So talk about title matches, this is the first show after Stand & Deliver. If Indi wants to hand out shots, hand one to Stark tonight. Fans are more against that than Roxie’s rematch! They chant “NO! NO! NO!” and Indi says, “Zoey thinks I’m a beatable champion? Okay, I wanna see how beatable I am. Because Zoey, you’re right, it is the first NXT after Stand & Deliver, so I’m sure it’ll get approved. Let’s have ourselves a women’s title match, tonight!”
Stark says Indi just made the biggest mistake of her life! “Ladies and gentlemen, Indi Hartwell is gonna make history here once again, by being the shortest reigning women’s champion we have ever seen. Point blank, period.” Fans boo, but Indi holds up the title. Will the Hunter have the prize she wants? Or will she be less than Impressive?
NXT Media caught Wes Lee at the airport.
The North American Champion returns from Stand & Deliver victorious, how is he feeling? He feels really good, the title is one piece of luggage he does not wanna lose. But then Axiom walks over to congratulate him. Wes thanks Axiom for that. Axiom says he’d be lying if he still didn’t wonder how it’d be if it was him and Wes 1v1 for the title. Wes says Axiom really brought it on Saturday, so yeah, see you Tuesday. And that title match is happening TONIGHT! Will the Cardiac Kid keep rolling the dice and winning? Or will the Undeniable Truth be unstoppable when he has 50-50 odds?
Tony D’Angelo & Channing Lorenzo VS Pretty Deadly!
The Don and Underboss were in no mood for Kit Wilson & Elton Prince poking fun at them after the NXT Tag Team Championship Triple Threat. Will the family beat down these wise guys? Or will the tasty dishes get back in the title hunt?
The teams sort out, Stacks starts against Elton, and the two circle. Fans rally, the two tie up, and Elton pulls hair! The ref reprimands but then Stacks pulls Elton’s hair! The two let go, argue, and Elton pushes Stacks. Stacks pushes back! Kit tags in, Elton anchors a leg and Kit CLOBBERS Stacks! Kit mocks Tony with spooky fingers, then UPPERCUTS Stacks! And again! Stacks staggers as fans duel, and Kit atomic drops! Kit whips, Stacks blocks the hip toss to backslide! TWO, and Stacks DROPKICKS Kit! Kit wobbles, Stacks whips but Kit reverses. Stacks ducks ‘n’ dodges to springboard FOREARM!
Fans fire up, Stacks taunts Pretty Deadly then tags Tony. They whip, body blow and knee lift! Tony talks trash, brings Kit up for hockey scrum body shots, but Elton talks trash. Tony says Elton’s next, but Kit JAWBREAKERS Tony away! Tag to Elton, he runs in, but Tony dodges to kick lock! And just as he said, Tony gives Elton some body shots! Tony then hits a HALF HATCH SUPLEX! Elton flounders to a corner while fans fire up with Tony! Tony throws hands, the ref counts, but Tony whips corner to corner. Tony runs in, into a BOOT! Elton goes up, “Yes boy~!” Elton jumps, into a body shot! Tony runs and CLOBBERS Elton!
Tony dares Kit to talk trash, then he scoops Elton. Elton slips free, waistlocks, but Tony bucks the O’Conner. Elton dropkicks the legs out! Tag to Kit, but Tony TACKLES Kit! Tony brings Kit up by an ear, but Kit stomps Tony’s foot. Kit knees low, “Don’t disrespect me! These people love me!” Kit SLAPS Tony! Fans boo, but Tony SLAPS Kit! Fans fire up, Tony bobs ‘n’ weaves then DECKS Kit! Elton gets in, Stacks DECKS him! Fans fire up with the “EY~!” But then Pretty Deadly both kick low! “Oooh~!” Pretty Deadly double whip but the family reverses to back drop! Fans fire up with “EY~!” and Stacks tags in.
Stacks runs in to UPPERCUT Elton! HIP TOSS SENTON into Kit! Fans fire up more with the family, and Pretty Deadly regroups. Stacks dares one of them to come back, Pretty Deadly shouts, “TAG!” and they high five. The ref says that doesn’t count, but Elton still distracts Stacks. Kit slides in and attacks from behind, wrenches and WRINGS Stacks’ arm into the mat! Kit stomps away, puts Stacks in the corner and wraps the arm around the ropes. Tag to Elton for real, and Pretty Deadly double whip Stacks hard in to the corner! Fans boo but Pretty Deadly soaks it all up. Elton brings Stacks up to WRING his arm! Cover, TWO!
Elton drags Stacks up, steps over, and hip drops the arm! Tony rallies the fans behind Stacks, but Elton cranks on Stacks’ arm. Elton bends the fingers, twists the wrists, but Stacks endures. Stacks fights up, throws body shots, but Elton RAMS him into the corner. Tag to Kit, Pretty Deadly whip again and Stacks hits buckles hard! Kit wrenches the bad arm, but Stacks rolls him up! TWO, and both men scramble up! Stacks dodges Kit, hot tag to Tony! Kit tags Elton but The Don rallies on them both! BELLY2BELLY for Kit! Elton whips but Tony reverses, to OVERHEAD Belly2Belly! Tony then waistlocks Kit, but Kit holds ropes!
Tony keeps trying, and he GERMAN SUPLEXES Kit! The buckle pad comes off the corner and goes flying with Kit! Tony storms after Elton, but Elton grabs the apron! Tony drags Elton in, the apron skirt comes with, but Elton lets go as Tony WHEELBARROW GERMANS! Fans fire up, Elton flounders but Tony whips him. Tony hits a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, Kit breaks it! Stacks runs in to ROCK Kit, but Kit POSTS Stacks! Stacks flops out, Tony DECKS Kit! Elton headlocks, Tony shoves him away, but heads collide!! Kit gets Elton out, and the skirt covers his hair! Tony drags “Elton” out, but surprise! It’s Kit!
The ref reprimands, Kit shouldn’t be in the ring! Elton slides in to RAM Tony into the exposed buckle!! Roll up, Pretty Deadly wins!
Winners: Pretty Deadly, by pinfall
Did Elton & Kit just steal this one? #YesBoy! But will a win like this really get them back to the titles?
Jacy Jayne speaks.
“Gigi Dolin, you poor, pathetic soul. You really thought that you were gonna have your big Hollywood moment. Fueled by all your setbacks, betrayal, your mother’s anger. And the joy you had on your face. You really thought you were gonna be the NXT Women’s Champion. I watched you climb that ladder rung by rung… But delusion is quite the disease. Because within one second, I was able to push that all away.” Jacy laughs, and says Gigi was never going to win that match, because Jacy was going to make sure of it. Jacy broke Gigi’s face, her heart, and now all that’s left to do is break her will. Will the Toxic Traitor have her way by any means necessary?
DIJAK VS Odyssey Jones!
#HardJustice is ready to #SoundTheAlarm after these two brawled it out during the battle royal. Will Dijak put Odyssey on lockdown? Or will Odyssey be the one dishing out true justice for that battle royal screw job?
The bell rings, and Dijak LARIATS! Jones stays up and shakes his head. Jones fires off haymakers from all sides! Jones backs Dijak down, whips him to a corner, then runs in to back body block! Fans rally, Jones runs, but into the CYCLONE BOOT! Cover, TWO!! Dijak CLUBS away on Jones, stomps him, but Jones RAMS into him! Jones throws hands, Dijak KNEES low! Dijak whips, Jones blocks and whips Dijak hard! Dijak tumbles up and out of the ring! Fans fire up, Dijak gets in, and Jones rallies with big shoulders! Jones whips, to hit a SPINEBUSTER! Fans fire up with Jones while Dijak crawls to a corner.
Jones storms up but into a BOOT! Dijak goes up, leaps, but Jones catches him! POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO!! Dijak survives and Jones is shocked. Jones frowns, brings Dijak to a drop zone, then climbs up. Fans fire up but Dijak gets up to SUPERKICK! Jones wobbles, Dijak drags him off the corner into a fireman’s carry! Fans can’t believe it but Dijak hits the DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Jones survives and Dijak is shocked! Dijak hurries up top, to MOONSAULT!!! Cover, Dijak wins!!
Winner: Dijak, by pinfall
Both men defied physics, but Dijak just hit harder. Jones staggers out of the ring, and Dijak says that he hopes everyone had a good time at Stand & Deliver. Because now, he’s PISSED OFF! Will Dijak take his rage out on whoever has gold after tonight?
Trick Melo Gang arrives.
They pull up in the Audi and head to the back. The NEW NXT Champion is feeling good, what will he say in celebration of his title win?
Backstage interview with Gallus.
McKenzie Mitchell is with the NXT Tag Team Champions, Mark Coffey & Wolfgang, and the returning Joe Coffey. Markus says the team is finally complete! Wolfgang says Hollywood got a wee taste of Glasgow on Saturday, and Joe agrees. Gallus Boys remain on top, just where they belong. Mark loves it when a plan comes together. And if you thought they were a problem before, just imagine what a full strength Gallus will be. Joe says they might as well start billing them from on top, because that’s not changing. Well, now that Joe is back, what can we expect from him? Uh, well, since Mark & Wolfie are champs, Joe is gonna add some gold.
But in the meanwhile, Joe might just pick a couple of fights. Then people will start realizing that this is THEIR kingdom! Will the Iron King soon reign over NXT?
Dragon Lee VS Nathan Frazer!
The Wonder Boy showed the WWE audience what he can do at Stand & Deliver, even though he fell short of the NXT North American Championship. Will he get back up towards a title shot? Or will the British Prodigy push past him to reach a new atmosphere?
Wait, who is that hopping the railing? IT’S NOAM DAR!! And he has the NXT UK Heritage Cup trophy with him! Nathan notices as Noam sets up on commentary and grabs the mic! “Hello, hello, hello! Hear me now, dafties rejoice. The rumors are true, the saved the best for last. And after months of negotiation, the most sought after transfer from across the pond, Supernova 11, Noam Dar, is FINALLY here in NXT!” Fans do cheer for that, and Dar says as you can see, he has his big, beautiful, prized chalice, the Heritage Cup. HOWEVER…! Dar will be the one who decides if there’s anyone fit enough to be graced with an opportunity to challenge for it.
“Because there’s levels to this, and I’m at the tippy top. Now go on, continue with your little daft match.” Dar drops the mic and sits with commentary, and the bell rings. Dragon and Nathan stare down, and they shake hands. Fans cheer the sportsmanship and the two circle. They tie up, Dragon gets around to a waistlock but Nathan switches, only for Dragon to switch back, repeat. Dragon drops, Nathan facelocks but Dragon spins to put it on Nathan. Nathan spins to put it back on Dragon, and repeat! Fans fire up, and then fire up even more as the two separate and stand off. Dar, meanwhile, is not impressed.
Dragon and Nathan reset, feel things out, and knuckle lock. They go shoulder to shoulder for a test of strength, and Dragon bends Nathan back. Nathan powers back up! Nathan starts bending Dragon back! Dragon bridges, Nathan sweeps the legs but Dragon turns mount into monkey flip! Both men are down, it’s a cover, ONE as they lift one side up. They rest, it’s another cover, ONE as the other side lifts up. They both stand while keeping the knuckle lock, and Nathan rolls, breaks the grip, then headlocks. Nathan then spins and waistlocks but Dragon reaches for ropes. Nathan keeps him away, but Dragon kicks a leg!
Dragon headlocks, Nathan powers up but can’t get free as Dragon holds tight. Fans rally and duel, Nathan fights up and powers out, but Dragon runs him over! Things speed up, Nathan redirects, goes up and over in the corner, and then keeps moving to duck ‘n’ dodge and RANA! Dragon handsprings through!! Dragon deflects the superkick, snapmares, but Nathan handsprings through! Nathan trips Dragon, covers, ONE! Nathan jumps the sweep, Dragon ducks the kick, and fans cheer as the two stand off again! Dar is only mildly impressed, and NXT goes picture in picture.
Nathan and Dragon reset again, tie up, and Dragon wrenches to a wristlock. Dragon hammerlocks, RAMS Nathan into the corner, then brings him around to wrench. Dragon YANKS the arm, wristlocks, but Nathan rolls, handsprings, and wrenches again! Dragon handsprings, breaks free, but Nathan trips him. Dragon kicks Nathan away, but Nathan jumps over to arm-drag! Dragon gets up, but Nathan arm-drags again! Nathan has the armlock but Dragon endures. Dragon fights up, arm-drags but Nathan arm-drags right back! Nathan still has the armlock, but Dragon fights back up.
Dragon whips free, CLOBBERS Nathan, then covers, TWO! Dragon keeps Nathan down with a chinlock. Nathan endures, fights up, and he RAMS Dragon into a corner! Nathan is free, CHOPS, then whips corner to corner. Nathan runs in but into a BOOT! Dragon goes up, but Nathan DROPKICKS him down to the floor! Nathan hurries out after Dragon, puts Dragon in the ring, and glares at Dar while he lounges. Nathan hurries in but Dragon drags him into a cradle! TWO, and DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Both men are still up, so they DOUBLE LARIAT again! They run, dodge, and DOUBLE LARIAT! Both men are down and fans fire up!
Dar is not really impressed as both men stir. NXT returns to single picture as fans duel. Nathan crawls to a corner and Dragon stands at center. Dragon runs in, Nathan goes up and over, then under, then clinches to BUCKLE SHOT! Nathan hurries up top to FLYING FLATLINER! Cover, TWO!! Dragon survives and Nathan is shocked! Nathan grits his teeth, drags Dragon into a drop zone, then goes up the corner. Fans rally, but Dragon CLUBS Nathan first! Dragon climbs up behind Nathan, but Nathan holds onto the ropes. Nathan throws elbows and Dragon drops away. Nathan adjust, but Dragon gets him, SUPER GERMAN! But Nathan lands on his feet!
Dragon doesn’t realize it, he turns around into a SHOTGUN! Nathan runs but Dragon follows to DROPKICK! Nathan sits down, Dragon runs to HESITATION DROPKICK! Fans fire up, Dar rolls his eyes, and Dragon fireman’s carries. USHIGOROSHI, and then PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO!! Nathan survives and fans can’t believe it! Dragon grits his teeth and fans chant for “NXT! NXT!” Dragon drags Nathan to a drop zone, goes up the corner, but Nathan springs up after him! Dragon fights the superplex, he trips Nathan, and Nathan’s in a Tree of Woe! WOE STOMPS!! Dragon aims, runs back in, but into a SUPERKICK!!
Fans are thunderous and Nathan hurries to cover! TWO!!! Nathan hurries to a corner, “This is Awesome!” PHOENIX- NO, Dragon dodges! Nathan comes back to JUMP KNEE, but Dragon JUMP KNEES back! Nathan ENZIGURIS! Nathan fires up, runs, LARIATS, but Dragon loops through it! Dragon drags Nathan up, SIT-OUT POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!?!? Nathan survives and no one can believe it! Dar is actually impressed now! Dragon drags himself to a corner, takes aim, and Nathan stands into the DRAGON KNEE!! Cover, Dragon Lee wins!
Winner: Dragon Lee, by pinfall
Dar has to admit it, Dragon Lee got the fans into it. Dragon Lee proves why he’s an international sensation, but will he get that Heritage Cup Championship match with Dar down the line?
Class is in session at Chase University.
Professor Andre says that it felt great to kick the sh*t out of The Schism in front of the largest Stand & Deliver crowd ever on Saturday! The students are fired up, but Chase has them calm down. Speaking of Saturday, Chase gives a special shout out and thanks to honorary alumni, Tyler Bate. His hard work and dedication helped keep Chase U alive. Duke says, “Oh, okay, cool, yeah. Tyler Bate’s a great guy and all, the Big Strong Boi, whoop dee doo. He’s not the one who got the job done at Stand & Deliver, it was me.” Chase says that’s right, and he was in the process of honoring Duke’s special efforts, too.
But… Then Chase remembered what Duke said about awards and ceremonies, and just knew that that was something Duke wasn’t interested in. Oh, well, okay. Not really the same, though. This wasn’t just some trivial match, we’re talking about Duke outsmarting everyone at the biggest event of the year! With the biggest stakes, securing a historic win for the university. That kind of performance, the legacy Duke has created here, that is surely something worth honoring! The class cheers that, and Chase says, “You’re damn right that’s something worth honoring!” Next week, Chase U has a ceremony to celebrate Duke’s commitment! It’ll be the MVP TROPHY!
The students cheer and Duke says that’s the best! CHASE U~! Will Duke bleed black ‘n’ red then, now and forever?
Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn speak.
The Firekeeper says, “First, it was written. And now it is told. We have seized the seats of power, and now the rightful NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions sit on their throne.” The Wicked Witch says, “We vowed to burn all opposition to the ground at Stand & Deliver. We defeated our opponents, we seized the championships, but… We did not scorch the earth, Alba.” Alba says, “Nothing in NXT is ever that simple. There will always be ashes left smoldering.” Isla asks if Alba feels that. Isla senses they’re not done with their troubled souls. Alba says a challenge is hanging in the air. “And when it comes, we will welcome it.”
Isla says that now their unholy union has materialized and risen in NXT, “all challengers beware. We are merely beginning to crack the surface of just how perilous we can truly be. And I curse any team who dares to test the NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions.” Alba says they saved their energy for that day. But for now, they celebrate. Cheers. They drink up, but will they prove to be the most dangerous team in NXT?
Backstage interview with Wes Lee.
McKenzie congratulates him on retaining the title, he must be feeling good. Yeah, he is. He is riding on cloud nine right now, because NXT tore the house down in the City of Angels. “The entire match felt like a human pinball machine. All five of us were bouncing around the ring, it was the wildest match of my life, honestly.” Watching it back, Wes knew that he chose his opponents correctly. Every single person was on point. JD McDonagh, there’s nothing that man can’t do. Ilja Dragunov is a straight-up beast! And Dragon Lee, WOO! OMG, smoother than butter. But the one that stood out was Axiom.
Wes isn’t sure if it’s Axiom’s drive, determination, or the fact that he almost superkick’d Wes’s face off, but Wes just feels he owes Axion a 1v1. Now, he knows he’s sore, and Wes knows Axiom is sore, but they’re about to wake everybody up from the WrestleMania hangover, because they’re gonna go again! Wes VS Axiom, North American Championship, are you ready? McKenzie’s ready. She wishes Wes luck, Wes thanks her for that, but will luck not be a factor in how precise both men are?
NXT Women’s Championship: Indi Hartwell VS Zoey Stark!
#IndiWrestling finally won the big one to join the illustrious class of those who have held both NXT Women’s Tag Team and NXT Women’s Championship, and is willing to be a fighting champion! Will Indi truly be Impressive? Or will the Hunter sink her teeth into the gold?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if Indi can still stand and deliver!
The bell rings and the two tie right up. Indi headlocks, Stark powers out, but Indi dodges and scoops to SLAM! And then scoops to SLAM again! And then short arm LARIATS! And then short arm LARIATS again! Indi drags Stark up but Stark dodges this time to springboard CROSSBODY! And SUPERKICK! And then Z 3- NO, Indi slips free to shove and BOOT! Stark flounders, but avoids the sliding forearm! Stark SLIDING KNEES! Cover, TWO! Fans rally up while Stark fumes. Stark stomps Indi in the corner, lets off, then digs her knee in. The ref counts, Stark stomps a mudhole but lets off at 4.
Fans boo but Stark gives another stomp. Stark drags Indi to a cover, TWO! Indi grits her teeth but so does Stark. Stark brings Indi up but Indi fires off shots! Stark ROCKS Indi! Stark drags Indi up but Indi fireman’s carries! Stark fights free, to half nelson, but Indi arm-drags free! Indi runs at Stark in the corner, stomps away on her now, but Stark drop toeholds Indi into buckles! Indi checks her nose, but Stark KICKS her in the back! Stark whips Indi hard into the corner, then does it again! And then corner to corner to RAM into Indi! Fans sing, “OH~ Zoey is Awful!” Stark runs in, but into a KNEE!
Indi runs up, blocks Stark’s punch to kick and CLUB and CLUB and swing, but then Stark blocks! Stark swings, Indi blocks again, and DECKS her! Fans fire up and Indi covers, TWO! Indi stays cool and she puts Stark in the ropes. Stark avoids the uppercut, but Indi blocks the hotshot to HOTSHOT back! Indi grabs at Stark but Stark trips Indi! Fans rally for Indi but Stark tells them to shut up. Stark goes up the apron, INSIDE-OUT SENTON! Cover, TWO! Indi is still in this and Stark grows frustrated. Stark runs side to side to BLAST Indi out with a baseball slide! Fans boo but Stark soaks up the heat, and NXT goes picture in picture.
Stark hears the fans chant and asks, “I suck?” Stark goes out to fetch Indi, SMACKS her off the apron, then SMACKS her off it again! Indi staggers, Stark pushes her into the ring, and Stark soaks up more heat. Stark stalks Indi, brings her up, and ROCKS her with forearms! Stark snapmares Indi by the ropes, drops a knee, then grins. Stark runs, but Indi avoids the baseball slide this time! Indi BOOTS Stark, goes out after her, but Stark kicks back. Indi blocks the apron bump this time, and SMACKS Stark off the apron in return! And again! And again! And again! Stark staggers, but Indi SMACKS her off the apron again!
Indi puts Stark in the ring, covers, TWO! Stark goes to ropes, Indi stands up and whips her to ropes. Indi scoops but Stark slips free! Stark LARIATS Indi down! Cover, TWO! Stark cravats and thrashes Indi around in the neck wrench. Indi endures, fights up, and NXT returns to single picture. Fans rally, Indi throws body shots, but Stark throws knees! Stark snapmares, runs, and SLIDING LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Stark grows frustrated, but she clamps onto the cravat neck wrench again. Fans rally, Indi endures and fights up, and she RAMS Stark into a corner! And again! And then arm-drags free!
Stark comes back, into an ELBOW! Indi steps up but into a kick! Stark suplexes, but Indi blocks! Indi wrenches out to LARIAT! And again! Indi starts to rally, she scoops and SIDEWALK SLAMS! Fans chant “She’s Impressive!” as Indi takes aim. Indi runs in, but Stark goes up and over! Stark rolls, returns, but Indi puts her on the apron. Stark GAMANGIRIS Indi down! Stark catches her breath, INSIDE- NO! Indi blocks the senton to clinch! Stark fights with punches and Indi staggers away. Stark resets, springboards, but FLOPS as Indi moves! Fans fire up as Indi rises. Indi storms up on Stark and whips, but Stark reverses!
Indi is on the apron, Stark runs in but Indi dodges to UPPERCUT and BOOT! Indi goes up, leaps, PRETTY SAVAGE ELBOW!! Cover, TWO!?! Stark survives and Indi cannot believe it! Fans rally up, Indi throws a forearm but Stark gives it back. They go back and forth, then Stark CHOPS! Indi COHPS! Stark CHOPS, Indi swings but misses! HEEL KICK! Stark brings Indi up, “I’M the champion, Indi! You don’t deserve it!” Springboard, into a SPINEBUSTER!! Stacked cover, TWO!!! Stark survives and Indi isn’t sure what to do! Stark goes to ropes, Indi fires herself up, and Indi runs in, but Stark dodges! HALF ‘N’ HALF!
Stark hurries to bring Indi back up, Z 360!! Indi flops out of the ring!! Stark is furious but she hurries out after Indi! Stark puts Indi in, covers, TWO?!? AND GHOST PIN! INDI WINS!!!
Winner: Indi Hartwell, by pinfall (still NXT Women’s Champion)
Stark is losing it! She can’t believe she got caught, but she did! Indi is still champion, but wait, here comes Tiffany Stratton. The Center of the Universe says Indi shouldn’t be champion, it should be Tiffany! Indi says go ahead and try then. But then CORA JADE attacks from behind!! Generation Jade has been missing in action for months now, but she is shrieking as she drags Indi up for a FUTURE SHOCK!! Cora storms around the ring saying SHE should be champion, but fans boo. Indi has two very different kinds of mean girls coming for her title, will she be able to survive them both?
Brooks Jensen talks with Kiana James backstage.
He apologizes to her about the tag title loss. He should’ve been a man and stepped up. Oh, ya think!? When she asks for her bag, he should hand it to her! He was right there, yet wasn’t there for her. What even was that?! Jensen apologizes but then Fallon Henley & Josh Briggs walk in. Fallon asks why Kiana is yelling at Brooks. Jensen says it’s okay, but Fallon asks Kiana if she’s really making Jensen feel bad for not helping her cheat in the match when she’s cheating on him! Uh… what? Kiana’s cheating on him? Kiana says “cheating” is a bit harsh for this. Okay, maybe she was dating around, playing the field, like most people do.
But did they ever once say they were exclusive? Did they? She says no, they did not. They didn’t put a label on it. But do you know when things changed for Kiana? When they shared their first kiss. Really? Yes. That first kiss changed things. It showed Kiana she could trust him. But after Saturday, she isn’t so sure anymore. She and Fallon are not champions anymore. Fallon rolls her eyes and mumbles, “Oh, yeah, like it’s his fault.” Kiana says she thought what they had was special. Turns out, she was wrong. Kiana leaves, Jensen asks her to please come back, but Fallon tells him to wake up. Kiana is making it like Jensen’s the bad guy here when he’s not!
Briggs says at least Kiana is being honest now. Jensen shouts at them, “ENOUGH!” He didn’t know about the whole “exclusivity” thing, but he should’ve. He should’ve been more assertive. But guys, just stay out of his love life! PLEASE!? Jensen then hurries after Kiana. Fallon says she’s just been trying to help. Briggs knows that, but she and Kiana do get a title rematch next week. That’ll be fun… Will this romance drama have a happy or sad ending next Tuesday?
NXT mourns the loss of Bushwhacker Butch Miller.
NXT Media catches up with Cora Jade.
They ask her about her attack on Indi, and Cora says she already knows that they wanna know. But you’ll all just have to wait until next week to hear her reason why. So nice try. But then Lyra Valkyria walks over to “welcome” Cora back. But she’s not here to dwell on the past, but to remind Cora of her future. “You can’t escape fate.” Cora crosses her arms and leaves, but will the Morrigan settle the score with her before either of them goes for gold?
Ivy Nile VS Tatum Paxley!
The Diamond Mine accepted powerlifter Paxley into the pack, but she claims there was still something keeping her at a distance. She took that out on Ivy and left her hanging. Will Paxley show she never needed anyone? Or will Ivy show that Paxley’s only problem is Paxley?
NXT returns and Paxley makes her entrance. The bell rings, the two tie up, and Ivy throws Paxley down! Ivy drags Paxley up, Paxley shoves her away but Ivy rushes up on her. Ivy facelocks and wrangles Paxley, but Paxley RAMS her into a corner. The ref counts, Paxley lets off but SLAPS Ivy! Ivy ROUNDHOUSES Paxley down! Fans fire up, Ivy demands Paxley get up, and then she KICKS her down! And KICKS! And KICKS! Paxley is just a heavy bag for Ivy! Paxley dodges, ROCKS Ivy, but Ivy ROUNDHOUSES again! Ivy waistlocks but Paxley runs to ropes. Paxley sends Ivy to the apron, runs up, but into a shoulder!
Paxley comes back to BOOT Ivy in the ropes! The ref reprimands but Paxley drags Ivy out, for a DRAPING SUPLEX! Fans boo but Paxley scoops to SLAM Ivy! Paxley talks trash, “You should’ve put me in the group! We could’ve been great!” Paxley dribbles Ivy off the mat, but Ivy gets her for an ARMBAR! Fans fire up but Paxley kicks free! Paxley runs in, wrenches and WRINGS the arm, then JUMPING ELBOW DROPS! Cover, TWO! Paxley is furious, she wraps on a chinlock, but Ivy endures. Fans rally up, Paxley shifts to put more weight on the hold. Ivy still fights up, but Paxley pushes her back down.
Ivy keeps fighting up but Paxley thrashes the hold. Fans rally, Ivy stands, but Paxley thrashes her back down! Ivy fights up one more time, and she pries free of the hold to gut wrench and SLAM! Fans fire up while Paxley staggers up. Ivy clinches, and TOSSES Paxley to the corner for fast hands! The ref counts, Ivy lets off at 4, then SUPERWOMAN PUNCHES! Ivy just fires off knee after knee, the ref backs her off. Paxley BOOTS back, goes up, but Ivy CLUBS her! And then Canadian Racks, for the AK47! Paxley stagger sup, Ivy runs in, and she runs her over! And again! Paxley avoids the hammer fists, but not the SPINEBUSTER!
Ivy hammers away, Paxley pushes her back and goes to a corner. CALF KICK! Paxley falls out of the ring, Ivy goes out after her, and fans fire up for the PUNT! Ivy drags Paxley up, puts her in the ring, and fans sing the Diamond Mine theme. Paxley wants mercy, but Ivy wants Paxley to get up. Ivy kicks, but Paxley blocks! Ivy rolls to get the DIAMOND DRAGON!! Paxley flails, Ivy CRANKS on it! Paxley taps, Ivy wins!!
Winner: Ivy Nile, by submission
Ivy has payback on Paxley! The Creeds celebrate with her, will the Diamond Mine all be going for gold in the near future?
Backstage interview with Ilja Dragunov.
McKenzie is with The Czar and says it was an unbelievable showing at Stand & Deliver. Unfortunately for him, he did not walk out North American Champion. Dragunov says he was chosen to be in that match because he chases monsters. He seeks challenges, and there is no challenge too big for him to take on. Wes Lee is a great competitor, and a good champion. But at Stand & Deliver, Dragunov had unmatched energy. Did you see the look in his eyes? The trickle of blood running down his forehead. It was never going to be easy to win such a match, but nothing in life worth having comes easy.
That is why Dragunov is UNBE- Von Wagner says, “Hey, Dragunov. That’s a lotta words for going all the way to LA and not getting the job done.” Now look at his eyes, because this is the biggest monster Dragunov’s ever seen in his life. Dragunov says that he’d rather fight and lose at Stand & Deliver, than not be invited at all. Von says Dragunov won’t need an invitation for this one. But then Robert Stone hurries in and asks Von what the hell he’s doing. This is done! Von, what’re you doing?! He does what he wants. No! He’s picking a fight with a mad dragon! Listen, Von. Stone will get that match for him, okay? Just hear him out.
If Von doesn’t win, they are done! Suit Man Stone is laying down the ultimatum. Will Von finally get that big win he’s been after? Or will this be the end of the Robert Stone Brand again?
NXT North American Championship: Wes Lee VS Axiom!
The Cardiac Kid has always been a fighting champion, all to prove that he is still a worthy champion! He managed to defeat four opponents at Stand & Deliver, but will he have a harder time against just one?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is truly worthy!
The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, Axiom waistlocks then snapmares, but Wes handsprings through. Wes and Axiom reset, go again, and Wes headlocks. Wes hits the takeover but Axiom headscissors. Wes kips free, but Axiom ghost pins! TWO!! Wes escapes by a thin margin and Axiom lets him know it. The two tie up again, Axiom headlocks for the takeover but Wes headscissors. Wes holds tight as Axiom tries to kip free, but then Axiom moves around. Axiom headstands, turns Wes over, and then floats back to tie up the legs. Axiom gets the arms, for CATTLE MUTILATION! Wes turns over, but Axiom still has the motorcycle stretch.
Wes endures, fights around, and he turns Axiom around. Wes has the stretch but Axiom fights. Axiom flips, kips and arm-drags! Then he runs, ducks ‘n’ springboards to flying arm-drag and ENZIGURI! Wes is dazed, Axiom covers, TWO! Another close call, and Axiom storms up on Wes, but narrowly avoids Wes’s Eddy Gordo kick! Fans rally up as the two reset and go again. Things speed up, Axiom hurdles, but Wes shoves him to then follow. Wes slides under the kick, rolls back to RANA, and then body shots! KICK! Whip, and DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Wes has the knuckle locks, pushes Axiom down to a cover, TWO!
Wes hops up but Axiom monkey flips that to go up to the top rope and FLYING RANA! Fans fire up as Wes bails out, and Axiom builds speed to DIVE! Direct hit to the ramp and fans fire up more! Axiom puts Wes in the ring, he goes up the corner, but Wes SHORYUKENS! Axiom falls to the floor and fans fire up again as NXT goes picture in picture.
Wes fetches Axiom, whips him to the apron but Axiom tiger feint kicks! Axiom then brings Wes around, only for Wes to RAM him into the apron! Wes runs in, Axiom pops him up to the apron, and Wes mule kicks! Wes then MOONSAULTS, but Axiom gets under! SOBAT! Both men are down on the ramp, but Axiom catches his breath to bring Wes up. Axiom puts Wes in the ring, but Wes avoids the elbow drop and KNEES Axiom down! Both men are down in the ring, fans rally up, and they stir. Wes pushes Axiom to a cover, TWO! Wes is annoyed but he knows Axiom’s tough. Wes brings Axiom up as fans rally more.
Wes suplexes, Axiom slips out and waistlocks. Wes bucks the O’Conner, Axiom kips up to NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Wes just manages to push Axiom away in time. Axiom storms up on Wes, brings him up and whips him to ropes, to then HEADBUTT low! Wes sputters as he drops to his knees, but Axiom whips him to ropes. Wes sunset flips over the headbutt, but Axiom rolls through to roll Wes for a SLIDING LAIRAT! Cover, TWO!! Axiom is a bit stunned, but he clamps onto the arm! Wes fights the short arm scissor, moves around, and stacks, only for Axiom to shift into an omoplata!
Axiom gets the other arm, RINGS OF SATURN! Wes fights free, rolls, but into an ANKLE LOCK! Axiom leans on the hold, NXT returns to single picture, and fans rally as Wes endures! Wes powers up, rolls through and he kicks away on Axiom! Axiom lets go, Wes kicks him down! Fans rally up, but Axiom ROCKS Wes! Wes throws a body shot, but Axiom ROCKS Wes again. Wes ROCKS Axiom, Axiom ROCKS Wes! Fans rally and duel as the shots go back and forth, faster and faster! Axiom ROCKS Wes and Wes wobbles on his feet! But Wes UPPERCUTS! Wes blocks the punch, fires off a strike fest, then snapmares to BASEMENT DROPKICK!
Fans fire up with Wes as he watches Axiom rise. Wes runs in at the corner to UPPERCUT! And ENZIGURI! And then GERMAN SUPLEX! Axiom flounders, fans fire up, and Wes takes aim! Handspring, for the CARDIAC STOMP!! Wes anticipated Axiom’s dodge and changed it up! Wes then gets Axiom up, fisherman into the DRIVER!! Cover, TWO?!?! Axiom survives and Wes can’t believe it! Wes pounds the mat, goes to the corner, and fans rally up again. “Which side? WES SIDE!” Wes aims, handsprings, but Axiom catches him! REAR NAKED CHOKE!! Wes flails as Axiom has the body scissors, too!
Fans fire up as Wes rolls but Axiom just uses that to have a rear mount! Axiom leans on the sleeper but Wes fights up to his feet! Wes reaches out, but Axiom half nelsons! HALF ‘N’ HALF!! Wes tumbles, then sits up in a daze. Axiom roars, runs in, but Wes ducks the kick! Roll-up, but Axiom rolls through, so Wes KANGAROO KICKS! Wes drags Axiom up, but Axiom cradles!! TWO!!! Wes escapes, Axiom gets around, but Wes bucks the O’Conner! Axiom kips up, into a SUPERKICK! Wes then hurries to put Axiom in a drop zone and go up top! “Which side? WES SIDE!” Wes SKY TWISTERS onto knees!!
Axiom saves himself, though maybe a bit double-edged! Axiom manages to stand, he roars and KNEES Wes right back down! Fans are thunderous as Axiom aims from the corner! Wes stands, Axiom runs in, GOLDEN- NO, Wes ducks! Handspring, CARDIAC KICK!!! Cover, Wes wins!!
Winner: Wes Lee, by pinfall (still NXT North American Champion)
That was truly pulse pounding action from two of the fastest and the sharpest! But in the end, Wes was the faster, he pulls out the victory! He shows Axiom respect by helping him up, and fans cheer as Axiom raises Wes’s hand in victory. Will Wes keep running hard and fast until the wheels fall off?
Wait, SCRYPTS calls out Axiom! “Your mystique may blind most of your adversaries, but I can see you crystal clear. I see everything. I see your truth. I see the hidden corners of your mind. I. Know. You.” Scrypts slingshots in, but into the GOLDEN RATIO!! The fans go nuts as Axiom thwarts the monologuing menace’s master plan! Axiom says Scrypts may be trying to expose him, but Axiom is going to expose SCRYPTS instead! Will NXT soon have its own superhero movie come to life?
Backstage interview with Nathan Frazer.
McKenzie says that was a tough loss to Dragon Lee, and he was so close. Nathan says yeah, and it seems Stand & Deliver marks the end of the year for NXT, even though it’s in April. But even though Nathan didn’t start off on a good note, he believes that deep down in his core, he can turn it around. McKenzie says that is a great attitude to have. But at the age of just 24, he seems to be pretty wise beyond his years. Nathan thanks her for that. When you have a moment of enlightenment, your perspective changes. And when perspective changes, your reality changes. And Nathan is pretty sure that’s what happened here.
Nathan seems to have a newly refreshed and positive outlook on life. Will he be able to use that to climb back up and head after a title?
Coming soon to NXT!
Tank Ledger! Dani Palmer! Oba Femi! They’re all ready to level up, will they make a huge impact on the NXT landscape?
Trick Melo Gang heads to the ring!
Fans fire up for the NEW NXT Champion, and his right hand man who did have a hand in that win. They’re ready to celebrate, the fans are ready to celebrate, and Trick gets the mic. “The champ is here! The champ is here!” Fans chant for “MEL~O! MEL~O!” and Trick has them get louder. Melo says okay, okay, okay. “Ey yo, Trick.” “What’s up, Champ?” “Man, the biggest Stand & Deliver of all time.” “That’s right!” “In Los Angeles.” “That’s right!” “The City of Angels.” “That’s right!” “The city of stars!” “That’s right!” “The city that Kobe built.” “That’s right!” “And I was ballin’ all up in that-” WHOOOA~!
Trick says Melo did stand, and he did deliver. Fans cheer and Melo says 18 months was worth the wait. Now there’s no question on who the man is. Melo is THE NXT Champion, and he is… HIM. Trick says he got Melo one better. This is the HIM ERA! Melo likes the sound of that. Since day one, Melo stopped chasing championships and started attracting them. He had his eye on the number one spot all 18 months, and it wasn’t handed to him, he took it! What does it take to be number one? Melo is the winner, and two, nobody remember! Alright, alright, listen. They’re having fun with the Melobration and all, but…
Not to kill the vibe, but every great champion has a great opponent. And if it’s okay, Melo wants to give Bron Breakker his flowers. Fans bark and Trick says Bron does deserve that. Melo tells Bron he is one of Melo’s greatest opponents, one of his toughest opponents. And on the build up to this match, it wasn’t the same Melo y’all used to. Melo gave Bron his respect. And he meant it! When Melo said he respects Bron, he meant that. So Melo wants to invite Bron out to the ring to tell him something. Bron obliges and makes his way out to the ring. Bron gets a mic and joins Trick Melo Gang in the ring.
Melo thanks Bron for coming out here, and says at Stand & Deliver, they brought it to each other. At the end, Bron still presented Melo with the belt, and that was real cool of him. It really was. Bron didn’t have to do that. Fans cheer, and Melo puts it like this. He isn’t sure what the future holds, but on behalf of himself and NXT, thank you, Bron. Fans cheer that, and chant, “Thank You, Breakker!” Bron says that he appreciates that. “That title holds great legacy. And there always comes a time when the champion gets defeated by the next guy in line. It is my job and my duty to pass that torch the most respectful way I know how to do it.”
Tommaso Ciampa taught Bron that, did that for him, so that is why Bron did that for Melo. Fans cheer that, and Bron says he isn’t sure what’s next, either. But he’ll leave us with this. “NXT is just as much about the superstars as it is about them, the NXT Universe. We listen to you guys, alright? We hear you. We hear the Melo chants week after week. And it’s my honor right now, man, to congratulate you. Give it up for the new NXT Champion, Carmelo Hayes.” Fans cheer and Trick adds on, “Make some noise for the A Champion!” Fans get louder, Melo holds up the belt, and then Bron goes to leave.
Melo says hold on, before Bron leaves. Melo takes the sunglasses off and offers a handshake. Bron says okay, one more time. They handshake and even hug it out. Fans cheer again, and Bron raises Melo’s hand in respect. But then he reels him in for a LARIAT!! Trick is shocked, but Bron gets him for a BREAKKER SLAM!! Fans boo, some bark, but Bron SPEARS Melo back down!! Bron throws off his shirt, the dog in him just bit Melo. Trick crawls to Melo’s side, some fans chant “ONE MORE TIME!” Bron leaves it at this, for now. Will The Big Booty Nephew look to take back his spot as the number one guy in NXT?
My Thoughts:
A great NXT to follow Stand & Deliver, but it’s a bit of a shame that this fallout show ended up loads better than the Raw After Mania. Seems the reason for that is because, like a true Hollywood movie villain, Vince McMahon is back in charge of main roster. I could go on a rant about that crusty old monster returning, but I won’t. HBK at least has better sense with NXT. Great promo from Indi to start the show, as well as from Stark to get in Indi’s face. Great title match from the two of them, and Indi with the quick win was a great way to finish that. I should’ve figured Tiffany would come out to stake her claim, but what a great surprise that Cora is back. I also like that Lyra puts Cora on notice, those two should definitely have a match to determine a contender.
At the same time, I wonder where Roxie is. As Stark said, Roxie’s been quiet, even on social media, so I wonder what her NXT status is. Is she going to go to SmackDown in this round of call-up? As I said on Saturday, she did do pretty much everything in NXT, from the Breakout Tournament to the Iron Survivor to the tag and singles title. And in the wake of Vince slithering back in, I can’t be sure how well she’ll be booked on the main roster. Maybe Roxie’s going to actually rest up and come back to NXT after Indi has her run, as a way to ride it out and see how long Vince is actually back in charge. I’m hoping just this next month on the way to Backlash. Between the potential crap ideas and low viewership, maybe Endeavor can finally exorcise the demon that is Vince.
Good match from Dijak VS Jones, though surprisingly fast. Dijak is fired up, he might move up to the top title scene in this new phase. Good promo from Jacy to call out Gigi, their feud is far from over and I think NXT Battleground at the end of May would be a great place for their blowoff. Great promo from Chase U, especially with Duke being passive aggressive again. The way this all went, it feels like Tyler Bate is not just done hanging out with Chase U but done in NXT, so is he going to be called up, too? I’m thinking to SmackDown, too, since Pete Dunne is there. Again, Vince being back, I’m not optimistic about British Strong Style happening, that’d be an HHH move.
Really good tag match from Tony & Stacks VS Pretty Deadly. I like the parody of twin magic Kit & Elton pulled off, though I am a bit surprised they won. Gallus are Heels now after Joe Coffey helped them cheat, aren’t they? So why would Pretty Deadly build up and potentially go for a title shot when they’re also still Heels? Or is HBK going to book outside the box and give us Heels VS Heels? Good promo from Gallus, by the way, and I would like to see Joe get a title here since he never got one in NXT UK. As such, what a great thing to see Noam Dar FINALLY here in NXT, and with the Heritage Cup! We need more British Rounds matches, and another midcard title is great for a stacked NXT roster.
Speaking of Dar, I like that he showed up during Dragon Lee VS Nathan Frazer. Nathan knows all about the Heritage Cup from facing off in those kinds of matches in NXT UK. But Dragon Lee is Dragon Lee, and he is also the new hot signee, he was gonna get this win. Dragon VS Dar would be awesome stuff, regardless of stipulation. And Nathan’s promo with McKenzie makes me think Nathan is going to take over the “think positive, be Zen” persona Bate was working on. Nathan seemed to really dig his own sort of enlightened, wise sage words. Kinda hope not, it didn’t really add much to Bate’s time in NXT, so Nathan should just be chill dude who does awesome things in the ring.
Good promo from Dragunov and even Von and Stone. Von does know Dragunov’s beaten a guy who’s bigger and badder in Gunther/Walter, right? Stone giving Von that ultimatum, I kinda hope Von loses just so we can explore Von all on his own again. Stone told Von to find a character, Von stubbornly refused. Will losing his manager force Von to figure himself out? And the drama of Jensen and Kiana continues. Personally, having to say the relationship is exclusive is a horrible thing society has created for itself. Kiana can live her life how she wants, but she’s definitely spinning things like Fallon said. Fyre & Dawn have a good promo to bring up the rematch, next week is going to be the final straw one way or another.
Ivy VS Paxley was a good match, though should’ve happened sooner. Ivy winning makes sense, it is payback for Paxley’s betrayal. I don’t see this as being the end but the next step, and we can have more from these two to build them both up in the division. And I like that there’s hype for Level Up call-ups. It technically gives reason for fans to watch that and see these superstars before they’re on TV. I still won’t because Fridays are busy enough with SmackDown and Rampage. Maybe I could do results only articles like I’ve been doing for AEW Dark and Elevation, but even then, I don’t really know how well that’d work.
Amazing title match from Wes and Axiom, and they did a good job teasing Axiom getting that belt with those close calls. Wes wins because there are still many possibilities for challengers, and then I just cracked up seeing Axiom punk out Scrypts. Scrypts as a character has been trying to be the mysterious villain, but it’s just come off more like edgy emo poetry guy. Axiom getting the better of him got the fans super hyped, and we already saw samples of what these two can do in the ring together, so this will still be a fun feud. Then we got a really fun closing segment where Melo is firmly face as he puts Bron over, and then Bron goes firmly Heel as he beats down Melo and Trick.
Given that reaction from the fans, I feel like they’ve wanted Heel Bron for a long time, so here he is, probably getting his rematch at Battleground. Now, that might still go Melo’s way, but keeping Bron on NXT a little longer is probably best for him with Vince suddenly back. If Vince got him, who knows how bland or cringey Bron would end up, so giving us Heel Bron in NXT, where he possibly embraces more of the Scott Steiner stuff, that could help Bron in the long run. Let’s just hope and pray Vince isn’t back for very long. Hmm, maybe I did end up ranting about him after all…
My Score: 8.8/10
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Mitchell’s NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Results & Report! (5/27/25)
A Block, FINAL ROUND!
So close to the end, we can almost taste it!
Round nine has come, and it all comes down to this! Who takes A Block and goes to the Best of the Super Juniors’ finals?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Titan & Yota Tsuji VS Nick Wayne & Daiki Nagai; Titan & Tsuji win.
- MAO & Shoma Kato VS SHO & Yujiro Takahashi; Sho & Yujiro win.
- El Desperado & Toru Yano VS Robbie Eagles & Hartley Jackson; Desperado & Yano win.
- YOH & Tiger Mask VS Taiji Ishimori & Gedo; Yoh & Tiger Mask win.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Ninja Mack VS Dragon Dia; Mack wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: KUSHIDA VS Francesco Akira; Akira wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Master Wato VS Yoshinobu Kanemaru; Kanemaru wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Kosei Fujita VS Clark Connors; Fujita wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Hiromu Takahashi VS Robbie X; Robbie wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current A Block standings!
Hiromu Takahashi: 5-3, 10 points
Master Wato: 5-3, 10 points
Clark Connors: 5-3, 10 points
Francesco Akira: 4-4, 8 points
Kosei Fujita: 4-4, 8 points
KUSHIDA: 4-4, 8 points
Dragon Dia: 4-4, 8 points
Robbie X: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Ninja Mack: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Ninja Mack VS Dragon Dia!
The American Ninja has no way forward to the finals, but he won’t stop fighting! Will he ruin Dia’s run at the top? Or will the Infinite Carat Diamond not crack under pressure?
The bell rings and the fans rally up for “NINJA! NINJA!” Mack offers a handshake, Dia takes it, and the fans applaud the sportsmanship. They tie up, Dia headlocks, but Mack powers up and out. Dia ducks ‘n’ dodges, then slides under to tilt-o-whirl and arm-drag, only for Mack to handspring through! The fans fire up and Dia sees what he’s dealing with. Dia and Mack reset while the fans rally for “NINJA! NINJA!” Dia and Mack tie up, Mack headlocks, but Dia powers up and out. Mack drops down on the dropdown to gator roll and backslide, TWO! Cradle, TWO! Dia jumps the sweep, Oklahoma Rolls, TWO!
Mack stands, Dia has him for a cradle, TWO! Dia sweeps to cover, ONE! Mack steps over, LA MAGISTROL! TWO and Dia has a press, TWO! Dia stands but Mack drags him down with a headlock takeover! Dia headscissors, Mack kips free and Dia hits the takeover! Mack headscissors, Dia kips free, and the fans cheer the standoff. Dia and Mack reset, circle and feel things out. They knuckle lock, go forehead to forehead, then Mack wrenches an arm to whip. Dia reverses and hurdles, but Mack turns it into an atomic drop! Mack runs and BOOTS Dia down! Dia bails out and the fans rally as Mack handsprings! NINJA SPECIAL! Direct hit, but Mack does clutch his foot.
The fans cheer, the ref checks Mack, and Mack manages to stand. Mack hobbles over, brings Dia up, and he puts Dia in the ring. Mack stomps Dia, then clamps on with a CROSSFACE! Dia endures, fights around, and the fans rally. Dia kicks his way over to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Mack lets go, and then Mack brings Dia up to snap suplex! Cover, TWO! And back to the CROSSFACE! Dia endures again and the fans rally! Dia fights as Mack pulls back on the hold! Dia kicks his way over again, but Mack rolls Dia away! CROSSFACE! Dia endures, the fans rally more, and Dia reaches back to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer and Mack lets go.
Mack stands Dia up to CHOP! Mack puts Dia in a corner, and he CHOPS again! Mack whips corner to corner, Dia reverses, and Dia runs up, only for Mack to BOOT him! Mack fires body shots, and palm strikes! Mack has Dia in the corner again, runs up, but Dia BOOTS and RANAS! Mack bails out, Dai PLANCHAS, and down goes Mack! The fans fire up while both men are down on the outside. Mack crawls away, a fan helps him up, but Dia is after him. Dia puts Mack in the ring, then baits Mack into the leg scissors trip! Dia slingshots in but Mack slides out, so Dia lands on his feet. Dia jumps right back out to ASAI MOONSAULT!
The fans fire up as Dia takes Mack down again! Dia rises, fires himself up, and he goes back for Mack. Dia drags Mack up, puts him in the corner, and then stands him up to CHOP! Mack is stinging, but Dia hoists him up top. Dia CHOPS again, climbs up top, and hits the ASTRO SCISSORS! Mack writhes, Dia covers, TWO! Mack survives and Dia is frustrated, but he fires back up! The fans rally as Dia goes up. D D D D- NO, Mack catches Dia and RAMS him into the corner! And RAMS him again! Mack puts Dia up, ROCKS him, then ROCKS him again! Dia still BOOTS in return! D D- NO, Mack is up top to second rope SPANISH FLY!
The fans fire up while both men are down! The ref starts a double count while Mack and Dia stir. We pass 5 of 10, then 7, but Mack and Dia stand. They back up into each other, and Mack rolls Dia up! TWO, and Dia rolls Mack up! TWO! Dia sunset flips, TWO, and Mack sits on the prawn hold! TWO and Mack rolls through the sunset to stack! TWO and Dia sunsets, TWO! Mack has the cradle, TWO and Dia has the ghost pin! TWO!! Mack escapes, Dia ENZIGIRIS, but Mack rebounds to SUPERKICK! The fans fire up as Mack crawls his way over. Mack goes for the corner and vows to end it! The fans rally as Mack climbs, but Dia stirs.
Mack fires up and NINJA BOMB FLOPS as Dia moves! Mack writhes, Dia runs and goes right up top! D D D- SHURIKEN KICK!!! Cover, MACK WINS!!!
Winner: Ninja Mack, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Dia earns 0)
An incredible antiair attack brings Dia down, and now neither man is going to the finals! Both men still show great promise, will it be better luck next time next year?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: KUSHIDA VS Francesco Akira!
Time is running out, and maybe it’s too late, but the Time Splitter and the Crown of Fire are going to fight until the last possible second! But win, lose, or draw, who will be watching and waiting for the final results?
The bell rings and the two tie right up. They break, tie up again, and then break. They tie up again, Kushida headlocks, and he grinds Akira down. Akira powers up and out, but Kushida RUNS him over! Things keep moving, Akira stays low then hurdles over. Akira runs but Kushida HIP TOSSES! Akira rolls while Kushida cartwheels, and Akira is up to duck ‘n’ dodge then RANA! Kushida tumbles out while the fans fire up! Akira builds speed, but Kushida ducks the sliding dropkick! Kushida kicks low, whips, but Akira Tiger Feint Kicks on the apron! The fans fire up with Akira and he drags Kushida up to CHOP!
The fans rally, Akira brings Kushida around the way, and he CHOPS again! Kushida kicks low, puts Akira through the corner to then YANK him into the POST! The fans rally while Akira falls, but Kushida stands on the bad arm! Kushida twists the other arm, then brings Akira up. Kushida puts Akira through the corner again to YANK him back into the POST! Akira falls and clutches his arm, but Kushida leaves him behind to go into the ring. The ring count starts but Akira is back up and in very quickly. Akira CHOPS but Kushida kicks low, then scoops to SLAM! The fans rally, Kushida looms over Akira, then he stomps the bad arm!
Kushida drags Akira up, snap suplexes, then looms over Akira again. Kushida stands Akira up to CHOP! Akira CHOPS back! Akira fires a forearm, but Kushida snapmares and steps over to drop a KNEE on the arm! Kushida clamps onto Akira’s arm for a mounted chicken wing but Akira endures. The fans rally, Akira fights up, but Kushida wrangles him back down. Akira fights up, fires forearms, and runs, only for Kushida to SHOTEI! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer as Akira stays in this, but Kushida brings him up to ELBOW him in the head. Kushida wrangles Akira again, and has the short arm scissors! Akira endures as Kushida puts on the pressure!
Akira fights around, but Kushida powers him down to keep on the arm scissors! Akira fights around, manages to stack Kushida, TWO! Kushida lets Akira go and the fans rally up. Kushida stalks Akira to the ropes, then wrenches the arm. Kushida grinds Akira’s hand against the ropes! The ref reprimands but Akira clutches his arm. Kushida runs to SHOTGUN the elbow! Akira flounders, Kushida goes up the corner, but Akira ROCKS Kushida! Kushida goes to the apron, Akira steps out to join him, but Kushida KICKS the bad arm! Akira fires forearms but Kushida has the wristlock. Akira wrenches Kushida to WRING Kushida into the apron!
The fans rally while Akira shakes out his arm. Akira runs and builds speed to FLY! Down goes Kushida and the fans fire up! Akira roars, the fans cheer, and Akira drags Kushida up and into the ring. Akira tells Fukuoka, “IKU ZO!” The fans rally with Akira and he climbs up the corner. Kushida hurries to HANDSPRING KICK Akira! Akira wobbles up top and Kushida climbs up after him! Akira fires forearms but Kushida has the HOVERBOARD! The ref reprimands, but Akira fires body shots! Akira HEADBUTTS Kushida and Kushida drops back. Akira CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Akira whips, Kushida reverses, but Akira wheelbarrows!
Akira victory rolls to STOMP 182! The fans cheer and Akira covers, TWO! STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Kushida toughs it out and Akira grows frustrated but the fans rally up. They cheer on “A! KI-RA!” and he brings Kushida up. Akira wrenches to ELBOW BREAKER, then goes again! ELBOW BREAKER! Akira wants another, but Kushida wrenches, so Akira rolls him up! TWO, Akira swings but Kushida ducks it! Kushida spins Akira to ROLLING ELBOW! Akira SUPERKICKS! Kushida winds up, but Akira LARIATS first! The fans fire up with Akira, but then Kushida cradles, deadlifts, and BACK TO THE FUTURE!! But Kushida can’t make the cover!
The fans rally while both men stir. Kushida rises and he goes for Akira. Akira grabs at Kushida, as well, and Kushida throws a forearm. Akira fires back! Kushida fires another, so Akira fires back! The fans rally while both men huff ‘n’ puff. Akira blocks the forearm to CLUB the arm! Akira fires a flurry, then eggs Kushida on! Kushida ROCKS Akira, then PENALTY KICKS the arm! Kushida runs, tilt-o-whirl, but Akira fights off the Hoverboard! Clinch and SPEEDFIRE!! Cover, TWO!! Kushida survives and the fans rally for Akira. Akira crawls to the corner, crowns up and NOVA- NO, Kushida ducks the fireball to SLIDE KICK!
Kushida SLIDE KICKS again, and again! Kushida whips, Akira reverses, but Kushida handsprings, into the reverse clinch! GROUND TARANTULA, but Kushida turns things over to a backslide! TWO!!! Akira escapes, but Kushida wrenches him and spins him for another backslide! Akira rolls through to SUPERKICK! Akira roars, the fans fire up with him, and NOVA- BODY SCISSOR TAKEDOWN! HOVERBOARD!! Akira is caught and Kushida cranks on that bad arm! Akira powers up to slip free of the body scissors! Akira shifts and finds the angle, GROUND TARANTULA!! Kushida endures, Akira PULLS on the arm, KUSHIDA TAPS! AKIRA WINS!!
Winner: Francesco Akira, by submission (gains 2 points; Kushida earns 0)
The Time Splitter could not put out the fire, and Akira still has life! But will this be enough for Akira to be a finalist? Or will he be extinguished by another’s victory?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Master Wato VS Yoshinobu Kanemaru!
The Way of the Grandmaster fell in the main event of last round, but he still has a chance to be in the finals! Will he stay alive just a little longer? Or will the Heel Master pour some whiskey on Wato’s dreams?
Well, to start, Kanemaru attacks during Wato’s entrance! The fans boo as Kanemaru kicks and CLUBS Wato! Kanemaru POSTS Wato, Wato falls over, and Kanemaru stomps him down! The ref reprimands but Kanemaru tells him to shut up. Kanemaru leaves Wato behind and wants the ring count. The ref has the bell ring first, and now a ring count can start. Wato rises at 3 of 20, is on the apron, but Kanemaru runs up. Wato RAMS Kanemaru, takes aim, but Kanemaru shoves the ref into Wato! Wato falls, as does the ref, and the fans boo as Kanemaru goes out after Wato! Kanemaru POSTS Wato again!
Kanemaru brings out chairs, puts on one Wato’s leg, then SLAMS the other chair on top of it! Not quite a Con-Chair-To but it gets the job done. Kanemaru SMASHES Wato’s knee on the floor, then goes back to the ring. The ref reprimands but Kanemaru lets Wato writhe. Wato clutches his knee while the ring count starts again. Wato crawls but he’s still down at 10 of 20. Wato reaches for the apron at 15, stands at 17, but manages to jump in at 19! Kanemaru YANKS the bad leg, stomps away on Wato, then stands him up. Kanemaru whips, but Wato can’t even run! The ref checks Wato but Kanemaru is right on those legs!
Kanemaru chuckles as he holds Wato open, but then he gives the ref one leg so Kanemaru can split the wishbone! Wato flounders, stands, and Kanemaru DROPKICKS the legs out! Kanemaru then grabs a leg to YANK it! Kanemaru stomps Wato more, taunts him, then drags him back up. Kanemaru has the leg for the SHIN BREAKER! And then he turns Wato over, HALF CRAB! Wato endures and the fans rally while Kanemaru sits deep! Kanemaru pulls on the leg, but Wato scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer but Kanemaru won’t let go! The ref counts, Kanemaru finally lets go at 4, and he drags Wato right back up.
Kanemaru whips, but Wato still can’t run that well! Wato tumbles to the apron, then slips to the floor. Kanemaru goes right after Wato to SMASH the knee on the floor! The fans rally for Wato while he writhes but Kanemaru leaves him behind. The ref checks with Wato but Wato won’t let this stop him. The ring counts as Kanemaru waits on Wato. Wato is still down at 10 of 20, just like last time. Wato slowly rises and stands at 16. Wato rolls in at 17 and the fans cheer, but Kanemaru grabs the legs for a FIGURE FOUR! Wato endures, the fans rally, but Kanemaru puts on the pressure! Wato flails, reaches out, and he drags Kanemaru along! ROPEBREAK!!
The fans cheer and Kanemaru makes the ref help him undo the hold. Wato grits his teeth and clutches his leg but the fans still rally behind him. Kanemaru stomps Wato, stomps the leg, then kicks him around. Wato stands to CHOP! And CHOP! Kanemaru KICKS the leg! Kanemaru whips Wato but Wato again falls! The leg is in bad shape but Wato refuses to give up. Wato stands, Kanemaru runs up, but Wato ELBOWS him! And BULLDOGS! The fans fire up as Wato powers through the pain! Wato crawls over to Kanemaru and fires up! The fans rally again and Wato wrenches Kanemaru. Kanemaru fights the Recientemente and goes after that leg!
Kanemaru runs, but Wato blocks the boot to spin and ZIGZAG! The fans fire up, Wato brings Kanemaru up, and Wato wrenches to RECIENTEMENTE! Cover, TWO!! Kanemaru survives but Wato just fires up again! The fans are with him as he waistlocks and TSUTEN- NO, Kanemaru grabs the ref! Kanemaru mule kicks the leg! Then he KICKS the other leg! Then he trips Wato to step through, FIGURE FOUR!! Wato endures, the fans rally as hard as they can, but Kanemaru puts on the pressure! Wato reaches out but he’s so far away! Wato pushes against the main leg, he grabs at the ref, but that won’t save him!
Wait, what is SHO doing here?! The Murder Machine is in B Block, but the House of Torture boys will always help each other cheat! The ref keeps Sho back, but Yujiro Takahashi is also here! Tokyo Pimp slides the whiskey bottle to Kanemaru! Kanemaru CLUBS away on Wato’s leg with that bottle!! The fans boo as Wato can only suffer! Kanemaru puts even more pressure on the hold, and WATO TAPS!! Kanemaru wins!!
Winner: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, by submission (gains 2 points; Wato earns 0)
Kanemaru’s game plan to go after the legs was working well enough, he didn’t need the House’s help! But perhaps Kanemaru wanted to stoop to these lows in order to win! And now Sho & Yujiro help stomp away on Wato! But here comes Yoh! Direct Drive saves his tag partner and runs off The House! He even gets a chair! Yoh wants them to man up, but that’s not happening. But now, with Hiromu Takahashi having beat Wato and issuing the tag title challenge, and now Kanemaru winning tonight… Could we really be seeing such an odd couple as Timebomb & Heel Master going for the tag titles?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Kosei Fujita VS Clark Connors!
One down, two to go. Wato is out of the running after Kanemaru cut him off at the knees, so to speak. Will the Japanese Young Punk fight his way into the finals? Or will 100 Proof bring down even the mighty?
The bell rings and the fans rally up as the two circle. They feel things out, but then Connors KNEES low! Connors CLUBS Fujita, headlocks, but Fujita powers up and out. Connors RUNS Fujita over, the fans are torn, but Connors barks. The fans bark with the War Dog and he runs. Fujita stays low, then bypasses Connors to DROPKICK! The fans cheer while Connors bails out, and Fujita runs. Connors moves aside but Fujita goes to the apron. PENALTY KICK! Fujita sets up, Connors avoids the Asai Moonsault, and Fujita staggers to his feet for the JEEP FLIPPER! Connors tells fans to move so they move! Connors BOWLS Fujita into the chairs! STRIKE!
Connors tells more fans to move, then he drags Fujita up from the chairs. Connors BOWLS Fujita again, not quite a strike but close. Connors picks up the spare by stomping Fujita down. Red Shoes reprimands and wants this in the ring. Connors drags Fujita up and over, but Fujita fires body shots. Connors CLUBS Fujita, then POSTS him! Fujita falls in a heap and the fans rally up. Connors says it is time. He brings out WHEEL-SAN! The fans are torn, Red Shoes reprimands, but Connors shoves him aside! Connors SLAMS Wheel-san onto Fujita’s back! Red Shoes reprimands but Connors brings Wheel-san to the apron.
Connors aims, and he SUPER SLAMS Wheel-san onto Fujita! Fujita writhes and the fans are torn, but Connors throws up the Too Sweet. Robbie Eagles is here via commentary so he checks on his teammate and friend. Fujita is still in this so Connors lets the ring count start. The fans rally and Fujita is still down at 10 of 20. Fujita crawls at 12, rises at 14, but he flounders at 16! The fans rally harder, and Fujita springs in at 19.5! Connors hauls Fujita up to whip him hard into a corner! Fujita falls and Connors covers, TWO! Connors drags Fujita up, whips him hard into another corner, and he lets Fujita fall again.
Fujita writhes, Connors paces, and he stomps Fujita’s back! Connors drags Fujita up, reels him in, and snap suplexes! Cover, TWO! Fujita stays in this but Connors stays on him with a knee to the back and a chinlock clamped on! Fujita endures, reaches out, but Connors drags him from the ropes! Connors digs his knee into Fujita’s back, and puts a lot of extra pressure on that chinlock. Fujita still fights his way forward to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer and Connors lets go in frustration. Connors drags Fujita back up to snap suplex again! The fans rally and Connors aims from a corner. BANG and Connors runs in, but Fujita drop toeholds!
Fujita ties the legs up fast and has the Deathlock! Fujita has the chinlock now, but Connors endures! Connors bends Fujita’s fingers, Red Shoes reprimands, and Connors lets go to scramble forward, ROPEBREAK! Fujita undoes the leglock and protests about the fingers, but Connors huffs ‘n’ puffs. Connors brings Fujita up, whips, but Fujita LEG LARIATS! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Fujita and Connors go to ropes, the fans rally up, and Fujita runs in at the corner. Fujita CHOPS Connors, snapmares, then goes up and out! The fans rally and Fujita springboards, MISSILE DROPKICK! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally as Connors stays in this, but Fujita shakes his head. Fujita has the legs, he turns Connors over, and he has the BOSTON CRAB! Fujita sits down deep on Connors’ bad back! Connors powers up, reaches out, but Fujita drags him back to have the HALF CRAB! Fujita puts all he has into pulling that leg back, but Connors still crawls forward! Connors fights to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Fujita lets go, and Connors clutches his back. Fujita drags Connors up and reels him in, but Connors fights the suplex! Fujita powers through, Connors wrenches, but Fujita CHOPS! Fujita runs, but Connors SNAP POWERSLAMS!
The fans cheer and rally up while both men are down! Connors rises, brings Fujita around, but Fujita fights off No Chaser! Fujita wrenches, waistlocks, but Connors fights the lift., Connors switches, lifts, but Fujita throws elbows! Fujita waistlocks, Connors fights the lift, and Connors reaches out! ROPEBREAK! Fujita KICKS the arms, O’Conner Roll and CHAOS- NO, Connors fights free, runs, but Fujita pops him up into the waistlock! Connors fights free again, and LARIATS! But Fujita is right up!? Connors runs in, Fujita dodges, pop up and GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Connors stays in this but Fujita roars!
The fans fire up and Fujita vows to end this. Fujita drags Connors up, fisherman and torture rack! But Connors fights free, and he ROCKS Fujita in the back! TROPHY KILLER!! Cover, TWO!! Fujita survives Connors’ old finisher, but Connors drops back and runs in, BLINDSIDE SPEAR!! Connors is targeting Fujita’s back as much as Fujita is Connors’! Connors reloads, runs in again, SPEAR to the front!! Cover, TWO?!?! Fujita survives and the fans fire up! Connors is shocked, but he roars and drags Fujita back up. NO CHASE- NO, Fujita fights free! But Connors blocks the kick, spins him, and TROPHY KILLER BACKBREAKER!!
Fujita writhes, the fans rally, and Connors aims again. Fujita rises, Connors runs up, but Fujita BOOTS him first! Connors comes back, SPEAR meets DOUBLE STOMPS!! Fujita then clamps on the Deathlock! He has the arms, NEMOS SPECIAL!!! Connors endures but Fujita bends him back!! Connors flails, but he TAPS! Fujita wins!!!
Winner: Kosei Fujita, by submission (gains 2 points; Connors earns 0)
The Mighty Don’t Kneel, they don’t give up, and perhaps, they are still in this race! Will the Japanese Young Punk fight until the very end? Or will was this the last win he’ll get in BOSJ 32?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Hiromu Takahashi VS Robbie X!
It is apropos that the most decorated man, the FOUR-TIME BOSJ winner, is in the main event of the ninth and final round. If he wins, he moves on to potentially grabbing number five! But if he loses, it will be Kosei Fujita’s time to shine. Will Robbie take Hiromu to the X-treme? Or will the Ticking Timebomb still have time on the clock?
The bell rings and the fans rally for “HI-RO-MU! HI-RO-MU!” Robbie shrugs that off as he and Hiromu circle. They run up and DOUBLE LARIAT! They stay up, and Robbie ducks Hiromu’s elbow. Hiromu dodges in return and headlocks, only for Robbie to power up and out. Hiromu RUNS Robbie over, Robbie kips up, but Hiromu CHOPS him down! Robbie kips up again, kicks low, then runs, but Hiromu DROPKICKS the legs! Hiromu whips, Robbie reverses, but Hiromu still dropkicks the legs out! Robbie bails out, Hiromu fires the fans up, but then Hiromu waits as Robbie hobbles around. Hiromu goes out, Robbie slides in, then Robbie HANDSPRING KICKS!
The fans rally as Hiromu is on the floor, and Robbie PLANCHAS! Down goes Hiromu and the fans cheer. Robbie takes a fan’s Hiromu pillow, rubs it in Hiromu’s face, then SMACKS him with it! Robbie then tells fans to move as he fetches Hiromu. Fans rally for Hiromu but Robbie BOWLS Hiromu into chairs! The fans are torn as Robbie hits the strike, but Robbie also flips off the Hiromu fans. Robbie stomps Hiromu, then grabs a fan’s Hiromu towel to CHOKE Hiromu with it! Robbie throws it back at the fan, and in a way that towel is more valuable because it touched Hiromu. Robbie then drags Hiromu up to bring him to another section!
The fans hurry away, Robbie whips, but Hiromu reverses to BOWL Robbie into chairs! The fans fire up as Hiromu gets even with Robbie! Hiromu storms over to bring Robbie up, and CHOP! The fans cheer and Hiromu CHPOS Robbie again! They go through the crowd, and Robbie CLAWS Hiromu’s eyes! Robbie CHOPS Hiromu, laughs at him and the fans, then brings Hiromu back to ringside. Robbie ROCKS Hiromu, and then he takes chairs from the crowd! Robbie refreshes the count before he makes Hiromu take a swat. Robbie CHOPS Hiromu, sets the other chair up nearby, and he tells the fans he’s gonna end Hiromu!
Robbie runs, uses the chair to launch himself, CANNONBALL! Direct hit and Robbie says, “I’m a replacement, huh?” Robbie knows he filled Bushi’s spot when Bushi exited from NJPW, but he isn’t going to let that label him! Robbie puts Hiromu in the ring, then he stomps Hiromu. Robbie drops an elbow on Hiromu’s arm, then wrings it to stomp it! The fans rally while Hiromu writhes, but Robbie clamps on a chinlock. Hiromu endures the grind, fights up, but Robbie wrangles him to the mat. Hiromu kicks around and finds the ROPEBREAK! Red Shoes counts, Robbie lets go, but then Robbie KICKS Hiromu in the back.
Robbie eggs Hiromu on but Hiromu rises up. Robbie ROCKS Hiromu then eggs him on. Robbie CLAWS Hiromu’s back, but Hiromu CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS again! Robbie ROCKS Hiromu, runs, but Hiromu dropkicks the legs out! Robbie stands, hobbles, but makes it to Hiromu to fire forearms. Robbie whips, Hiromu reverses, then he blows past to RANA Robbie! Robbie staggers to a corner, Hiromu goes to the opposite end, then Hiromu runs in! LARIAT, snapmare, and basement DROPKICK! The fans fire up while Robbie bails out. Hiromu goes to the apron, lines up a shot, and SHOTGUN DROPKICKS!
The fans fire up as Hiromu rises, and he goes for Robbie. Hiromu puts Robbie in, covers, TWO! Robbie shakes his head, he’s tougher than that, but Hiromu stays close. Hiromu brings Robbie up, fireman’s carries, but Robbie fights it. Hiromu throws Robbie into the dragon sleeper, Robbie spins around, but Hiromu still suplexes. Robbie knees Hiromu, then Robbie suplexes to hang Hiromu out to dry! Robbie then goes to the corner, climbs up, and GUILLOTINE DOUBLE STOMPS! Robbie hobbles his way back to the cover, TWO! The fans cheer as Hiromu stays in this! Robbie hobbles around, shakes out the legs, and goes back for Hiromu.
Robbie drags Hiromu up, reels him in, but Hiromu fights the lift! Hiromu wrenches out but Robbie CHOPS first! Robbie runs in, LARIATS, then puts a leg in ropes! Robbie KICKS the rope, then he SPIN KICKS! STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Hiromu survives and the fans rally up again. Robbie vows to end this, but Hiromu anchors a leg! Robbie stomps Hiromu, stomps him some more, then goes up the corner. The fans rally for Hiromu, and Hiromu rises to CHOP! Hiromu CHOPS Robbie again, then climbs up. Hiromu fireman’s carries, SUPER TIMEBOMB 1.5!! Cover, TWO!!! Robbie survives and the fans fire up!
Hiromu is frustrated but he rises up using the ropes. The fans rally and Hiromu has Robbie again! Fireman’s carry, and CORNER DEATH VALLEY! The fans fire up with Hiromu and he fireman’s carries again! TIMEBOMB- NO, Robbie sunset flips and stacks! TWO!! Robbie runs up, Hiromu BOOTS him, and Hiromu goes up! Robbie PELES and Hiromu falls! Robbie roars, rises, and climbs, X EX- NO, Hiromu dodges! Robbie comes back, but into an OVERHEAD SUPLEX into the corner! The fans fire up while both men are down! Red Shoes checks both men, they’re both able to continue, and the fans rally back up.
Hiromu crawls away and the fans chant for him. Robbie stirs, Hiromu heads back for him, and Hiromu stands Robbie up. Hiromu fires a forearm, Robbie staggers away to ropes, but Robbie comes back. Robbie fires a forearm, but Hiromu fires another. Robbie fires a forearm, Hiromu fires a forearm, and Robbie fires another! Both men wobble, but they rise up, and Hiromu fires a flurry! Robbie drops to his knees, but he flips Hiromu off! Hiromu grins, and he bends that finger! Hiromu CHOPS Robbie, then reels him in for VICTORY- NO, Robbie slips free of the suplex, waistlocks, but Hiromu fights the suplex!
Hiromu switches but Robbie runs and handsprings, but into a GERMAN SUPLEX! But Robbie’s right back up!? Robbie roars, runs up, and he slips around to GERMAN SUPLEX! But Hiromu is right back up! DOUBLE LARIATS collide, both men drop to their knees, but they go forehead to forehead! They stand, Robbie ducks a kick to SUPERKICK! Hiromu SUPERKICKS anyway! Robbie says F U and hits a PELE! Robbie runs, handsprings, but into a BACKSTABBER! Robbie writhes, Hiromu runs, HIROMU-CHAN BOMBER!! Cover, TWO!! Robbie survives and the fans fire up again! Hiromu feeds off the energy and he storms over to Robbie.
Hiromu drags Robbie up, fireman’s carries, and TIMEBOMB 1.5!! But that’s not all! Hiromu fireman’s carries again, but Robbie bends Hiromu’s fingers! And then he BITES them! Red Shoes reprimands, Hiromu takes a swing, but Robbie dodges! Handspring, LETHAL INJECTION X!! Robbie says F Hiromu! Another LETHAL INJECTION X!!! And now he goes up the corner! X EXPRESS!!! Cover, ROBBIE WINS!?!
Winner: Robbie X, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Connors earns 0)
So what if he was the underdog? So what if he’s last place? So what if he replaced Bushi in the block? Robbie X just beat the most decorated Super Junior alive today! And that means the winner of A Block is KOSEI FUJITA! Hiromu is furious, but Fujita walks back out here to have the spotlight! Fujita and Hiromu cross paths, and Hiromu pats Fujita on the shoulder as he exits. Fujita goes to the ring, and Robbie invites him in given Robbie won the main event. Robbie tells Fujita to get this in his little brain: Robbie beat Fujita, he beat Hiromu, so… If Fujita wins this whole thing and beats El Desperado, do what is right!
Robbie wants the first championship match with Fujita! The fans like that, and Fujita nods in agreement. Robbie leaves, will Mr. X have his chance at gold? As for Fujita, he grabs the mic to say, “Sorry to those of you who may have wanted to hear more from Robbie X. But if I’m in the position of naming challengers, then I will give him the first title shot.” The fans applaud, and Fujita continues on. “I won this A Block.” The fans applaud that, too, and Fujita says he’ll take “all the hope, hate and then I’ll win. That’s all!” The Japanese Young Punk keeps it short and sweet, but will the Ichiban Sweet Boy become the Best of the Super Juniors?
Here are the FINAL A Block standings!
Kosei Fujita: 5-4, 10 points [FINALIST]
Hiromu Takahashi: 5-4, 10 points [ELIMINATED]
Master Wato: 5-4, 10 points [ELIMINATED]
Francesco Akira: 5-4, 10 points [ELIMINATED]
Clark Connors: 5-4, 10 points [ELIMINATED]
KUSHIDA: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Ninja Mack: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Dragon Dia: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Robbie X: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
My Thoughts:
An awesome start to the ninth round, and it is always fun to have these final playoff scenarios sort out. Mack VS Dia was great, even for not affecting anything, and I really do hope these two guys become the next big thing. I figured Kanemaru would screw Wato over with help from Sho & Yujiro, and this definitely feeds into the tag title story that involves Hiromu. Fujita overcoming Connors and Robbie X getting the upset on Hiromu was all awesome stuff, and I like the gentlemen’s agreement that Robbie will be the lineal contender should Fujita win the title. B Block is going to be awesome, I’m sure, and there are all sorts of great choices for Fujita’s opponent.
My Score: 9.1/10
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Will the revolution still be televised?
After weeks of going back and forth, Ricky Saints and Ethan Page once again fight over the NXT North American Championship to settle the score!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- NXT North American Championship: Ricky Saints VS Ethan Page; Ethan wins and becomes the new NXT North American Champion.
- Mike Santana VS Tavion Heights w/ No Quarter Catch Crew; Santana wins.
- Tatum Paxley VS Jaida Parker; Jaida wins.
- Jasper Troy VS Dante Chen; Troy wins.
- NXT Women’s Championship: Stephanie Vaquer VS Jacy Jayne w/ The Fatal Influence; Jacy wins and becomes the new NXT Women’s Champion.
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NXT North American Championship: Ricky Saints VS Ethan Page!
As if the last few weeks weren’t enough, The Absolute and All Ego had a confrontation in Tampa during Battleground! Now it is their time to shine and set the tone, but who will finally put this one to bed?
The introductions are made, but the hands start flying! Security rushes in already but fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!” The ref tells Mike Rome to say that no matter what, this match is starting right now! The bell rings, security clears out, and the hands fly again! Ethan headlocks, Ricky sends him into a corner, then Ricky hits a headlock takeover! Ethan kicks around, Ricky holds on, but Ethan pops free. Ricky hits another headlock takeover! Ethan fights up to hit a BIG back suplex! Ricky holds onto the headlock! The fans cheer on “Ricky! STROKES!” as Ethan keeps fighting.
Ethan headscissors, Ricky kips free, but now Ethan hits the takeover. Ricky endures as Ethan grinds the hold. The fans rally, Ricky powers Ethan to a corner, but Ethan turns it around. The ref counts, Ethan fires body shots, and the fans boo. Ethan stalks Ricky to another corner, then fires body shots. Ricky ELBOWS Ethan, BOOTS him, then blocks a kick to kick again. Ricky reels Ethan in but Ethan BACKDROPS free! Ricky staggers up, Ethan reels him in, Canadian Rack, but Ricky makes it to the apron! Ricky drags Ethan out of the ring, KICKS him from the apron, and then hops down to bring Ethan around.
Ethan blocks a whip to then whip Ricky into steel steps! The fans boo harder but Ethan scowls as he stands up. Ethan locks eyes on a chair and he picks it up. Security tells him no, and Ethan says alright. Other security keeps Ricky from rushing Ethan, and now Ava Raine is here! She gives special instructions, fans hope it is “NO D Q! NO D Q!” The ref tells security to “Let Them Fight!” The fans fire up as Ethan and Ricky are set loose! Ethan whips Ricky, Ricky slips through the corner, and he comes back to CLOBBER Ethan! Ricky stomps away on Ethan, the fans fire up, and NXT goes picture in picture.
Ricky snarls and looms over Ethan before dragging him up. Ricky SMACKS Ethan off the apron, off steel steps, then kicks him around. Ricky puts Ethan in the ring, stalks him, and runs to ELBOW DROP! Ethan sputters but Ricky is right on him. Ricky bumps Ethan off buckles, CHOPS him, and checks his ears for ringing after that one. Ethan flops down, Ricky poses, and then grins as he drags Ethan up. But Ethan YANKS Ricky into buckles! Ethan stands Ricky up to CHOP and ROCK, and then CLUB him on the back. Ethan CHOPS Ricky in a corner and Ricky staggers away. Ethan is on him in another corner, whips corner to corner
But Ricky comes back to CLOBBER Ethan! Cover, TWO! Ethan stays in this but Ricky stays on him. Ricky ROCKS Ethan and Ethan tumbles out of the ring. Ricky storms outside, stalks Ethan, and stands him up against barriers. Ricky fires body shots, then dumps him over barriers! The fans rally as Ricky goes up and brawls with Ethan! The ref has reinforcements and they tell these two to go back to the ring. Ethan and Ricky keep throwing hands, NXT returns to single picture, and fans boo as security drags these two back to ringside. Etahn and Ricky fight off security! Ricky SPEARS Ethan over the desk!!
The fans go nuts as Corey, Vic & Booker are almost collateral! Ricky and Ethan rise up, tangled in cords, and they still brawl! Security does what they can to usher these two back to the ring, and the ref says they gotta do this in the ring! Ricky and Ethan let off, but then Ethan CUTTERS Ricky onto a chair!! The chair explodes, and everyone is losing their minds! Ricky gasps and sputters, the fans boo, and Ethan leaves Ricky behind. Is Ricky even able to speak, let alone continue this match? The ref checks Ricky, Ricky shakes his head, but is that to say no, he’s not okay? Or that no, he won’t let Ethan win like this?
The fans rally as hard as they can for Ricky while he crawls and sputters. Ricky’s fighting spirit is strong, but Ethan has him for a Canadian Rack! EGO’S EDGE!! Cover, TWO!?!? Ricky survives and Ethan is pissed! Ethan rains down fists while the fans boo. The ref counts as Ethan pulls hair, and Ethan stops at 4. This isn’t No DQ, Ethan still has to follow the ref’s orders. Ethan drags Ricky up, grins, but Ricky RAMS him into a corner! Ricky fires body shots and haymakers! The ref counts, Ricky steps back, but Ethan throat chops! The fans boo as Ricky again coughs and sputters. Ethan storms up on Ricky, throws hands, then eggs Ricky on.
The fans rally for Ricky as he rises up. Ricky throws a forearm, but there’s not much behind it. Ethan hits back, Ricky fires another shot, and they start picking up speed! The fans cheer, but Ethan fires a flurry! Ricky blocks the next shot to ROCK Ethan! But Ethan SUPERKICKS back! RIPCORD and POWER- DDT!! Ricky turns the tables and both men are down! “This is Awesome!” as Ricky still has life! Ricky and Ethan slowly rise, Ethan runs up, but Ricky LARIATS! And LARIATS! Ricky dodges to OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Then he wrenches Ethan, dragon sleeper, REVERSE DDT! Cover, TWO!! Ethan survives but Ricky skips being frustrated to catch his breath.
The fans rally, Ricky runs, but Ethan dodges. Ricky dodges, but Ethan LARIATS Ricky inside-out!! Cover, TWO!! Ricky survives and Ethan seethes. Ethan lifts Ricky, Ricky fights free, and Ricky shoves to ROCK Ethan! Ricky reels Ethan in, he Canadian Racks, but Ethan slips free to the apron! Ethan and Ricky grab at each other, the ref counts, and Ethan HOTSHOTS Ricky! Ricky sputters, Ethan is on him, TWISTED GRIN!!! Cover, ETHAN WINS!
Winner: Ethan Page, by pinfall (NEW NXT North American Champion)
No one can believe it, but this Ego Maniac has gold again. Ethan joins the exclusive elite who have had both the NXT Championship & NXT North American Championship in their careers, but this win comes with strings attached. Ethan must defend this title at Worlds Collide on June 7th, who will it be that steps to Ethan in LA?
Backstage interview with The Fatal Influence.
Sarah Schreiber is with Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne & the returning Jazmyn Nyx. The arguing at Battleground between Fallon and Jacy opened the way to opportunity as now Jacy is facing Stephanie Vaquer for the NXT Women’s Championship in tonight’s main event. Jacy says, “We said we would get it done, that we would get an NXT Women’s Championship match. We just didn’t say how we were gonna get it done. And clearly, all it took was me smacking the taste out of Stephanie’s mouth to get it.” Fallon says personally, it should’ve been her competing, because the last time Jacy stepped in the ring with Stephanie, she lost.
Jacy smiles and says that tonight, she brings gold back to the Fatal Influence since Fallon failed against who? Oh, right, Stephanie! But if Fallon wants to be in Jacy’s corner, fine. If not, also fine. Jacy heads out, Jazmyn is already back in the middle of the squabbling, but will NXT once again be under the Influence? Or will the Toxic Rockstar have a meltdown against La Primera?
Josh Briggs & Yoshiki Inamura are backstage.
The Bullhead Brawler goes over how it was just chair shot after chair shot at Battleground. But didn’t Inamura go back to Japan? He did, but then he came back to NXT for Briggs. Well, that’s such a great surprise. And he has Inamura’s vest! Inamura thanks Briggs, and says he couldn’t leave Briggs like that. There are still things to accomplish. Yes, like becoming NXT Tag Team Champions. Inamura agrees there, and more. Oh, got it! They take out The Culling and set their sights on the tag titles! Yes, and… even bigger! Briggs is intrigued, and says, “Hell yeah.” Could we see Briggs & Inamura start on a Two Man Power Trip?
Mike Santana VS Tavion Heights w/ No Quarter Catch Crew!
The Standard of TNA has fought hard for 16 years just for a moment like this. Will the Boricua Badass bring that Total Non-Stop Action and make an impact on NXT? Or will Tavion use The Standard to reach new heights in his own career?
The bell rings and the fans rally up for “BORICUA! BORICUA!” Santana and Tavion circle, tie up, and go around. Tavion waistlocks, SLAMS Santana, then holds on as Santana fights up. Tavion SLAMS Santana again, but Santana fights up. Santana switches, wrenches, but Tavion slips through to wrench and wristlock. Santana rolls, handsprings, and wrenches to headlock. Tavion powers up and powers Santana to ropes. Tavion then powers out, and the two RAM shoulders! The fans fire up as Tavion and Santana egg each other on. Santana runs, Tavion hurdles, but Santana shoves Tavion to hurdle. Tavion rolls over but Santana SHOTGUNS!
The fans fire up while Tavion goes to the corner. Santana runs up, is put on the apron, but Santana ROCKS Tavion! And RAMS him, and slingshots. Santana stumbles, but he still springboards to CROSSBODY! The fans fire up, Santana brings Tavion up, but Tavion SAYANAGIS! Santana stumbles up, Tavion runs in, but Santana DUMPS Tavion out! Santana builds speed and he FLIES! Direct hit and down goes Tavion! Santana stands and the fans are fired up while NXT goes picture in picture.
Santana revels in the cheers, and he brings Tavion up. Santana puts Tavion in the ring, goes to a corner, and he runs corner to corner to UPPERCUT! Tavion wrenches and hits an atomic FACEBUSTER! Then a SENTON! Cover, TWO! Santana is annoyed but he stalks Tavion. Santana drags Tavion up, reels him in, but Tavion blocks the suplex. Tavion suplexes, and he holds Santana up, only for Santana to slip free! Santana waistlocks, Tavion switches, and GERMAN SUPLEXES! Cover, TWO! Tavion keeps Santana down with a waistlock and makes it a rear bearhug! Tavion shifts to a cover, TWO! Tavion HAMMERS away on Santana, covers again, TWO!
Santana shows the grit that’s carried him through these 16 years, but Tavion is on him again. Santana snap suplexes first! That’s Uno Amigo and Santana hits another, Dos Amigos! Then THREE AMIGOS! Cover, TWO! Tavion is still in this but Santana stays cool. Santana stands Tavion up, they throw hands, but Santana RAMS low! Santana snapmares Tavion, basement DROPKICKS, then covers, TWO! Tavion stays in this, showing the toughness that made him an accomplished Olympian, but Santana brings him up. Tavion fires body shots, hoists Santana up, and RAMS him into the corner! And RAMS him again, and again!
Santana kicks back, then CHOPS! Tavion goes to a corner, Santana storms up to CHOP again! Santana stands Tavion back up, but Tavion dodges the chop! Tavion CHOPS Santana, then swings again. Santana dodges, he CHOPS, and then brings Tavion around. NXT returns to single picture as Santana whips, but Tavion stops himself! Tavion then changes direction to CLOBBER Santana! The fans rally up, Tavion fires forearms, then he whips and LARIATS at the ropes! Santana coughs, Tavion whips, and he LARIATS against ropes again! Wren & Charlie cheer Tavion on but Santana whips, drops down, and jumps, but Tavion grabs the legs!
Santana kicks free, Tavion comes back, roll into the fireman’s carry! The fans fire up for the- NO, Santana sunset flips it! TWO, Tavion is up, but Santana goes for a leg! Tavion GUT WRENCH PLEXES! Cover, TWO! Santana stays in this but Tavion stays on him with a chinlock. The fans rally up as Santana endures. Santana rises, throws body shots, but Tavion CLUBS Santana. Santana goes to a corner, BOOTS in return, but Tavion comes back. Santana ELBOWS Tavion, Tavion HEADBUTTS! Tavion whips, Santana reverses, and Santana CHOPS! The fans are loving that one! Santana whips, Tavion reverses, but Santana goes up and over!
Santana blocks a kick and ENZIGIRIS! Santana runs, slips around, and he shoves Tavion. Tavion goes up and over, but Santana reverse somersaults to CUTTER! Cover, TWO!! Tavion survives that “Buck Fifty” and Santana is shocked, but “This is Awesome!” Santana brings Tavion up, fireman’s carries, but Tavion slips free and shoves again, OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Then a SLINGBLADE! Tavion fires up, waits on Santana, and he fireman’s carries. DEATH VALLEY BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Santana survives but Tavion nods. Tavion waits on Santana to rise up and the fans rally. Santana stands, Tavion runs, but Santana SUPERKICKS!
Santana whips, Tavion reverses, but Santana turns that back. Tavion bucks the O’Conner, Santana gets moving again, and Santana catches Tavion’s hurdle into a fireman’s carry! CHALK OUTLINE! Then Santana SPINS THE BLOCK!! Cover, Santana wins!
Winner: Mike Santana, by pinfall
Santana kept it 100 and he got the big win! The fans respect Santana, and Santana shows respect to Tavion. Dempsey isn’t so sure about this, but will he just have to get in the ring with Santana to learn what he’s all about?
The High Ryze speaks.
Wes Lee says, “Now y’all know I’ve been a part of something before. Brothers all connected, chasing the same dream, but… Is it possible for that connection to last if the dream’s changed? Not for long. See, the truth is, you can really only trust in yourself. That is, until something real comes along. Tyson Dupont, Tyriek Igwe, brute force and brilliant minds that mirror my conventions.” Tyson says they ain’t chasing greatness, they’re building it brick by brick. Tyriek says everyone wants to live the lifestyle, but the only way you get there is with loyalty. Not to a brand, but to a bond.
Wes says that is how you shatter the glass ceiling. Not by selling out but by buying in, and holding it down with the ones that stand with you. They didn’t fit the mold, so they made their own. And so long as they do that and stay true to the cause, there will only be one outcome: they rise. Will Wes and his new crew soon stand tall over NXT, Evolve, and ALL of the WWE?
Andre Chase speaks with Uriah Connors & Kale Dixon.
Mr. Chase tells his students to stop being overzealous. They’re demanding matches, jumping into action without a plan, and that’s how they got beat up by OTM. Kale says that sucked. Chase agrees. They need to when to seize the moment, but also when to fall back. They need to know when to take risks, but when- Uriah says, “So what you’re saying is that we need to take more risks.” Kale says they can definitely do that. No, that’s not- But Kale & Uriah spot Ava. They want to talk, she says she has a minute so get to it. Mr. Chase wants the boys to take risks and seize the moment, so they wanna do just that!
Ava says okay, she was just looking over the card for next week, and there is still a spot open. They can be in action against… Dark State. Uh oh. D-Dark State? But that’s four of them and two of Chase U… Well, no, it’ll be a Six Man Tag. Take those risks and have fun! Mr. Chase can’t believe what he just got dragged into… Kale says at least they all get to team up. Chase says they’re not a team! What will it take for Mr. Chase to reach these kids?
Luca Crusifino finds Tony D’Angelo backstage.
The Consigliere starts to ask about Battleground, but The Don tells him to sit down. Luca sits at the table, and Tony says we all thought Stacks clipped Luca in the desert. Then Luca shows up in Tampa like he was on vacation, and he just stares Tony down. Luca says he had no idea what to do. Tony doesn’t wanna hear excuses, but Luca says on his mother’s eyes, Stacks drove Luca further out into that desert and just left him there. Luca was just as shocked. Oh, just left him, huh? Then why didn’t he reach out? Well, Rizzo was in hiding, Stacks attacks Tony at the safehouse, and if Luca reached out, he might’ve put them all at risk.
Tony sighs, thinks on it, and says this still doesn’t smell right. Luca says Rizzo’s number was disconnected. After seeing everything going on, Luca had to come back. Tony says okay, so Luca comes back at Battleground, but he costs Tony the match? That was not Luca’s intent! Then what was? No, save it. Tony doesn’t know who to trust right now. Luca says he can be trusted. Is that true? Or is there more than meets the eye to this?
Trick Williams is here!
The fans fire up for the NEW TNA World Champion, and they chant “WHOOP DAT TRICK! WHOOP DAT TRICK!” Trick struts to the ring and grabs the mic to cut his music. “Reporting to you live, the sexiest and most entertaining superstar alive, Hollywood Trick has finally arrived!” Trick says he is making history this time! The fans chant “TRICK N A!” Trick says for the first time ever, and NXT superstar is holding the TNA gold! But add to that: TWO-TIME NXT Champion, ONE-TIME North American Champion, Iron Survivor Winner, let’s talk about it! Nah, forget that! Don’t you start clapping now!
If memory serves, a lot of the ones clapping were also waving their hands from side to side and playing singalong with #AverageJoe! If you were in that, he has one thing to say to you: “Don’t you feel stupid?” The fans are torn, but Trick grins as the “Average Joe!” chant starts. And speaking of average and stupid, why is everyone trying to figure out where’s the line between NXT and TNA? TNA and NXT? DAMMIT, don’t you cross Trick Williams cuz he IS the line! The fans chant “He’s The Line!” Trick says since NXT didn’t appreciate him like they should, he gonna go to TNA, wear this gold nice and proud. It look good, don’t it?
Check who else held this gold before: Kurt Angle; Drew McIntyre; Bully Ray Dudley; AJ Styles! But none of them compare to Trick Williams! Especially not Joe Hendry. So here’s how it goes: He is turning his back on the people cuz they turned their back on him. Yes, you did! You sang along! He remembers! Trick is gonna go to TNA, talk to management, all them who work for Trick now, and they gonna make some changes. Starting with the name! IT is now… TRICK’N A! But wait! Santana makes his way out here! The Standard says, “Big Trick Willy, huh?! The main man on the block, right?” Trick says let’s talk about it.
Santana says hey, he personally wanted to come out here and give him props for Sunday. Trick says he’ll say this. Santana just made his first mistake by interrupting his champion. Oh, first and foremost, let’s get this straight: Trick is NOT Santana’s champion. Second, Trick made a terrible first impression by coming out here as TNA’s champion and trying to tear down TNA. But guess what? TNA been killin’ the game! TNA been gainin’ momentum day after day! And the last thing that Santana is gonna do is sit back and as the man that carries the flag and watch someone else tear it down after what Santana and that TNA locker room have done to build it up!
The fans cheer, and Santana tells Trick, that ain’t happening. Trick tells Santana that obviously, he doesn’t get how things work. But that’s because Santana has never been THE TNA World Champion. So he’ll help Santana out. When you ARE the top champion of your brand, once you have carried that weight, only then can you call the shots! Santana says Trick makes him laugh. But guess what? People like Trick also piss Santana off. Let’s remind Trick, as he obviously needs a refresher… Santana is a loud ‘n’ proud Boricua from the Bronx, baby! The fans cheer that! Santana has seen guys like Trick come and go.
But let Santana be the one to tell Trick, he’s a pretender! Trick is a pretend fighter, a pretend rapper, what with those heels and tight pants. And after last Sunday at Battleground, Trick is a pretend champion! But Santana will tell Trick that Santana is the illest and realest! Trick ain’t ever dealt with someone like him! But to spit facts, Santana will be the man to take that TNA World Championship off Trick! Trick says let’s be real. Santana can keep popping off, but Trick will take off his pepper steppers and beat Santana’s ass! But wait, is that Santino Morella on the tron? He wants everyone to just take it easy, he sees it is getting heated.
And Santana will say this, “Tricky Williams,” congratulations on the victory. But as TNA Director of Authority, he wants Trick to know that he will be a fighting champion. Santino already spoke with Ava, and next week, Trick defends that title against Mike Santana! The fans are fired up already! Trick’s first defense is coming up fast, and Santana offers a handshake. Trick leaves him hanging, but then takes a swing! Santana blocks to throw haymakers! Then he THROWS Trick! The fans fire up as The Standard locks eyes on the belt. Trick says don’t do it, but Santana holds the belt up high! Will Trick’s first defense also be his last?
Ava talks with Stephanie Vaquer.
The NXT General Manager knows La Primera asked for this match tonight, but Ava has to address the rest of what happened at Battleground. At Worlds Collide, Vaquer will have a tag match against Dalys & Chika Tormenta. Ava knows that’s a lot on her plate, but Vaquer needs to find a tag partner. Vaquer thanks Ava for the news, and promises to find a partner. But first, she’ll defend her title. Wait, Lola Vice already volunteers! She’ll totally team with Vaquer. Ava says that’s perfect! Good luck out there. Lola says Vaquer doesn’t need luck to handle Jacy. Will Vaquer rock the Toxic Rockstar to then join Lola in LA?
Tatum Paxley VS Jaida Parker!
Loneliness can be soul crushing, and no one’s soul has been crushed more lately than Tatum’s. But will she use the pain she feels as motivation? Or will Miss Parker give her some physical pain to go along with the emotional?
The bell rings and the two tie up. Jaida powers Tatum to the corner, gets up in her face, but the ref counts. Jaida pushes Tatum, talks trash, but Tatum puts Jaida int he corner! Tatum CHOKES Jaida, Jaida shoves her back and RUNS her over. Things keep moving, Tatum hurdles, then rolls back to victory roll Jaida, TWO! Tatum dodges Jaida, underhooks, and BUTTERFLY SUPLEXES! Jaida flounders, Tatum snarls, and Tatum bumps Jaida off buckles! Tatum goes all three levels, but then Jada reverses. Tatum stops herself, but Jaida hits a BACKSTABBER! Tatum flounders away, Jaida runs up and RAMS into her!
The ref counts as Jaida digs her shoulders in. Jaida puts Tatum in the ropes, CHOPS her, then goes side to side for the TEAR DROP! Jaida high steps it while Tatum flounders, and then Jaida storms back up on Tatum. Jaida KICKS Tatum, ELBOW DROPS, then clamps on with the motorcycle stretch. Tatum endures, the fans rally, but Jaida stands on Tatum. Tatum fights up, turns around, but Jaida sits her back down! Jaida steps over to sit on Tatum! Tatum sputters, Jaida brings her up with a dragon sleeper, but Tatum slips free and O’Conner Rolls! TWO, and Jaida runs up. Tatum dodge sin the corner, rolls Jaida up, TWO!
Tatum jumps up to KNEE SMASH! Jaida staggers, Tatum rallies with forearm after forearm! ENZIGIRI! Jaida sputters, Tatum runs up again, CROSSBODY in the corner! Tatum snapmares Jaida, the fans rally, and Tatum runs to ROLLING AX KICK! Jaida staggers around, and Tatum SHOTGUNS her down! Jaida tumbles out, Tatum wants after her, but the ref holds Tatum back. Jaida sees the doll collection and tags the Gigi! She throws that one in, the ref reprimands and Tatum hurries after Gigi. Tatum cries, but the HIP-NOTIC hits!! Cover, Jaida wins!
Winner: Jaida Parker, by pinfall
That was cold blooded! Jaida uses Tatum’s emotions against her, but wait! THEA HAL is on Jaida! The fans cheer, Jaida gets free, but Thea wants the arm! Jaida scrambles away! Thea wants payback for the unwarranted hip attack last week, will she have her vengeance?
Jasper Troy speaks.
“Who is Jasper Troy? There was never doubt that I was going to win LFG. I’m gonna make an impact in NXT, and it starts tonight.” The LFG Season 1 Champion is ready, but who will “welcome” him to NXT?
Jasper Troy VS Dante Chen!
It would seem the Singapore Superhero is stepping up to this iron wall of a man! Will Troy look to destroy all in his way to the top?
The bell rings, the two tie up, and Troy puts Chen right in a corner. The ref counts, Troy brings Chen around to put on the ropes, but the ref counts again. Troy lets off slowly, but Chen whips. Troy blocks, reels Chen in, but Chen slips under to headlock. Troy powers up, Chen holds tight, so Tory lifts him to put on the apron! The ref counts, Chen lets go, but Troy grabs Chen by the neck! Troy runs Chen side to side but Chen avoids hitting the post! Chen bumps Troy off buckles, climbs up, and he leaps, only for Troy to get under. Chen comes back, Troy scoops him, but Chen slips free. Chen shoves Tory, runs up, but into a BACKDROP!
Troy huffs ‘n’ puffs and he runs up to ALRAIT Chen up and out! The fans fire up, Troy goes outside after Chena, and Troy fireman’s carries. SNAKE EYES off the apron! The fans rally, Troy puts Chen in, and Chen scrambles up. Troy clamps on with a chinlock and thrashes him around! Troy then fireman’s carries to HOTSHOT Chen off the ropes! Chen staggers, Troy SPLASHES him in the corner! Troy scoops for a RUNNING BACKBREAKER! Troy bends Chen back against his knee! But Chen fires knees! Troy shoves Chen down, but Chen UP KICKS! And UP KICKS again! Troy shakes that off, comes back, and he whips.
Chen ducks ‘n’ dodges, then BOOTS Troy! Troy snarls, Chen LARIATS, but Troy stays up. Chen fires a forearm, but Troy stays up. Chen fires hands, and an ENZIGIRI! The fans fire up, Chen runs, but Troy picks him up! Chen kicks off ropes to TORNADO DDT! The fans fire up as Chen BOOTS Troy down! Troy staggers, Chen aims, DOUBLE CHOP! Troy rebounds to BODY CHECK!! Troy roars, the fans fire up, BLACK HOLE SLAM!! Cover, Troy wins!
Winner: Jasper Troy, by pinfall
But wait! Here comes Oba Femi! The Ruler still owes the new guy from a few weeks ago! Oba is in the perch and he tells Troy that he was very impressed. But at least Oba has the decency to show Troy the respect he deserves, unlike Troy did with Oba. Oba says he could have easily come into that ring and jumped Troy from behind, then beat him down like a thief. But Oba would not do that. Troy better enjoy his five seconds of fame, because now that he has Oba’s attention, it is over! The NXT Champion puts Troy on notice, when and where will these titans battle it out?
No Quarter Catch Crew regroups backstage.
Myles says Tavion did great representing NXT against Santana. Tavion thanks Myles for that, then Dempsey and Wren walk in. Dempsey is glad that everyone is here. Tavion and Myles looked strong in their matches, the NQCC is proud. But… They also tried to prove themselves as singles wrestlers and failed. Therefore, the only course left is to refocus as a group. Myles asks, “What?” And no, that’s not cuz he’s hard of hearing. Myles isn’t just going to go backwards after a loss to Oba. Myles proved he belongs on the big stage. Wren says yeah, he did! Myles will not retreat to some shell.
Dempsey says Myles isn’t ready for the deep waters. Uh, Myles actually is, Charlie. No, that’s his youth and inexperience talking. Dempsey brought Myles into the NQCC, and if anyone decides- Myles brings up beating Dempsey. Would that prove he’s ready? Dempsey says that isn’t happening. Well then let’s do it! Just like the good ol’ days, right? Myles VS Dempsey, and if Myles wins, Dempsey lets Myles go. Dempsey says fine, but let’s make it a British Rounds match. Deal. The two shake on it, Myles leaves, and Wren asks Dempsey why he has to do this. But will Dempsey keep Myles under his thumb? Or will Myles use Dempsey’s favorite match against him?
Ethan Page is back in the ring…?
“Ladies and gentlemen, standing before you is arguably the greatest North American to hold the North American Championship, and I ain’t waiting to celebrate! We are celebrating TONIGHT!” The fans boo but wait! Je’Von Evans is here! “Dang, you turnin’ up and didn’t invite me, bro? We got history! I’m still waiting on you to pay for my jaw injury, but congratulations, bro. I can’t think of nobody more underserving to win the NXT North American Championship! Like, if we gonna be deadass, last week, when you poured off on me during the Triple Threat, that cost me. And I couldn’t live with that.
“So, earlier tonight, after you won, I was talking with Ava, and since we have this big showcase with WWE and AAA called Worlds Collide, you, champ, will be defending that precious NXT North American Championship at Worlds Collide against ME, the Young OG!” Ethan says no, no, no, hold on! Je’Von does not DESERVE a shot at Ethan! He deserves to put on a mask, even though he’s not a luchador! Right, right, Worlds Collide isn’t just WWE and NXT, Ethan’s got a lot of people gunning for him. But everybody in NXT knows dat boi BOUNCY~! But… Brother here has hops, too. Wait, LAREDO KID is here!
The fans cheer as AAA’s rising star comes in from the crowd, and he thanks Je’Von for the intro. Laredo Kid says, “Let me introduce myself. I am Laredo Kid, the most complete luchador you will ever see. I have won championships from TNA to AAA, and now… I come for the North American Championship match!” Ethan says hold on, hold on, is this a Triple Threat now? NO! Ethan says tonight is his celebration, and he won’t let these two ruin his night! Je’Von sarcastically says, “Oh~ no~! I forgot, I forgot, my bad. You still going against one more person” What?! REY FENIX?!?
The fans fire up as the Firebird says it is good to be here in NXT! The fans sure love the idea! And Fenix says this passion, this spirit, everyone has been telling Fenix about it! And Ethan may have just won that title, but unfortunately for him, on Saturday, June 7th, he’s gonna lose it! The fans cheer that! Fenix says at Worlds Collide, it will be a FATAL 4 WAY for that NXT North American Championship! And Fenix hopes Ethan will be ready, because on that night, Fenix brings the fire, and he will burn Ethan up! ANIMO!! This is going to be a hot match to kick off the Summer! Will All Ego even stand a chance?
Ava, Stevie Turner & Robert Stone talk backstage.
Suit Man Stone says this is wild! Ethan’s got his hands full for Worlds Collide! Can you believe it? Ava can, cuz she booked it. Stevie says hold on, hold on. Sean Legacy won that Triple Threat to be a contender. Why’s Ava throwing in these three other people? Okay, okay, hold on. Ava says the reason why it is a Fatal 4 Way at Worlds Collide is because Ava wanted talent from AAA, NXT and even main roster to get their opportunity. She did not forget Sean. Stone says Sean is still the first WWE ID talent to get a title match in NXT. Stevie accepts that. Ava says to her point, Sean Legacy will get his opportunity, 1v1, after Worlds Collide.
Stevie says that is absolutely perfect. And tomorrow night, let us not forget! WWE Evolve on Tubi makes history by crowning the FIRST-EVER WWE Evolve Women’s Champion! Kylie Rae VS Wendy Choo VS Kendal Grey VS Kali Armstrong! Ava will be watching, won’t she? Yes, Prime Minister. Stone will be on commentary, too. Who will be crowned as the first-ever WWE Evolve Women’s Champion? And who makes it out of LA just to run into #SuperSean?
Stephanie Vaquer heads for gorilla.
But waiting along the way are the many stars of the Women’s Division, including Karmen Petrovic, Kendal Grey, Carlee Bright, Nikkita Lyons, Kelani Jordan, and Lash Legend! They all want that title, but will the NXT Women’s Champion still be La Primera? Or will the Toxic Rockstar pull off the upset of the decade?
NXT Women’s Championship: Stephanie Vaquer VS Jacy Jayne w/ The Fatal Influence!
Battleground was hard fought for the champion given she was against the Juggernaut. But the constant bickering of these toxic elements sparked a confrontation, and that then made this match. Will Vaquer humble Jacy once and for all? Or is she falling into a trap?
Well speaking of traps, Jacy just jumps Vaquer the moment Vaquer is in the ring! Jacy stomps away, the fans boo, but Jacy says she’s the next champ! Vaquer stops a punch to SLAP Jacy! And SOBAT! The fans rally for “LA PRIMERA!” as she whips, but Jacy reverses. Vaquer ducks ‘n’ dodges to tilt-o-whirl, roll-up, and cover, TWO! Jacy is up, she kicks, but Vaquer blocks to SOBAT again! Vaquer whips again, then blows past Jacy to spin and arm-drag! Jacy comes back, Vaquer sweeps to cover, ONE! Jacy sweeps to cover, ONE! Both women stand, Vaquer fires forearms, then she snapmares. Vaquer wants it and the afns cheer!
Vaquer smiles and wraps on the headscissors! But Jacy pops out the back! The fans boo but Jacy KICKS Vaquer in the side! Jacy runs to SENTON! Cover, TWO! Jacy sits Vaquer up to KICK her! And KICK again! Cover, TWO! Vaquer stays in this, the fans rally but Jacy drags her up. The fans rally, Jacy whips Vaquer to a corner, then runs up and back body blocks! Jacy reels Vaquer in for a suplex! Cover, TWO! The fans rally behind Vaquer but Jacy smirks. Jacy whips Vaquer, runs in, but Vaquer BOOTS her down! Vaquer then dribbles Jacy’s face off buckles! Vaquer scrubs Jacy’s face, then goes corner to corner.
But wait, Chika Tormenta y Dalys are here tonight?! They get on the apron, Vaquer BLASTS them both down, and Lola Vice helps out! The fans fire up as Lola brawls with Dalys, but then Chika is after her, too! Refs and security rush back out here, they get those three out of here, but Jacy rolls Vaquer! TWO, SUPERKICK from Vaquer! Jacy is on the ropes, Vaquer 619s! The fans fire up, Vaquer springboards, CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Jacy survives that shot but the fans still rally behind Vaquer as NXT goes picture in picture.
Vaquer stalks Jacy, drags her up, and whips. Jacy sunset flips but Vaquer stays up! She scrapes her heels off Jacy’s face to then drops a leg, brother! Cover, TWO! Jacy survives but Vaquer is right on her. Jacy ROCKS Vaquer, but Vaquer ROCKS Jacy, and repeat! They go back and forth, Jacy whips, but Vaquer reverses. Vaque runs up, Jacy ELBOWS Vaquer, then NECKBREAKERS! Both women are down and Vaquer scrambles to the outside. Jacy pursues but aims from the apron. Jacy PENALTY KICKS Vaquer down! Jacy snarls as she brings Vaquer back up, and she puts Vaquer back in the ring.
Vaquer goes to a corner and Jacy stomps a mudhole into her! The ref counts, Jacy backs off to soak up heat, then Jacy runs back in, CANNONBALL! Jacy drags Vaquer to a cover, TWO! Vaquer shows the toughness that made her champion, but Jacy SMACKS her off the mat! Jacy clamps onto Vaquer to bend her back with a chinlock stretch. Vaquer endures, fights up, but Jacy THROWS her down! Jacy clamps back onto Vaquer with the chinlock, but Vaquer fights up again. Vaquer powers Jacy back, but Jacy sends her into buckles! NXT returns to single picture while the fans boo. Jacy runs in, but Vaquer catches her!
Vaquer wrenches and SMACKS Jacy off buckles, then sunset flips! Jayc rolls through, PENALTY KICK! The fans boo but Jacy rains down fists! The ref reprimands about pulling hair, but Jacy basement SUPERKICKS! Cover, TWO! Jacy grows frustrated, Fallon says she would’ve won by now, but the fans continue to rally for Vaquer. Jacy drags Vaquer up, but Vaquer throws hands. Jacy KNEES low, fireman’s carries, but Vaquer slips free to shove. Jacy BOOTS Vaquer, then SLINGBLADE BACKBREAKERS! The fans boo, but Jacy lines up a shot. Vaquer staggers to her feet, but she scoops Jacy first! BACKBREAKER!
Jacy staggers into another scoop and BACKBREAKER! Things speed up, both women grab hair for a FACEBUSTER! The fans fire up while both women are down! The fans cheer on “NXT!” as Jacy and Vaquer rise. Vaquer HEADBUTTS, but Jacy SLAPS! Vaquer fires off HEABDUTT after HEADBUTT, then serves up SOLE FOOD! Jacy goes to a corner, Vaquer LARIATS and sits her down! Vaquer scrubs Jacy with her boot, then runs corner to corner, METEORA! The fans fire up and Vaquer pushes Jacy to a cover, TWO! Vaquer snarls, reels Jacy in, but Jacy powers out! Vaquer slips around, backslides, ONE, and Jacy KNEES Vaquer! Cover, TWO!
Vaquer survives and Jacy grows frustrated. Jazmyn coaches Jacy, Fallon doesn’t seem to care either way, but Jacy runs in, CANNONBALL only gets buckles as Vaquer moves! Jacy staggers up, Vaquer runs in, and Vaquer blocks boots. DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Jacy writhes and falls out of the ring. Vaquer goes to the apron, Jacy clings to the apron skirt, but Vaquer still brings her up. Jacy TRIPS Vaquer! Vaquer is on the floor, Jacy goes up, but Vaquer blocks the kick! Electric Chair SNAKE EYES! The fans are thunderous and Vaquer smiles! Vaquer sends Jacy into the steel steps! The fans fire up more as Vaquer pushes Jacy into the ring.
Vaquer stalks Jacy, underhooks, TIGER CODE BREAKER!! Vaquer isn’t done with Jacy, she wants to make Jacy pay! Vaquer underhooks, but Fallon distracts her from the apron! Vaquer snarls, but Jacy waistlocks! Vaquer switches and SHOVES Jacy into Fallon! Jazmyn is stunned, Vaquer SUPERKICKS Jacy, and Jacy falls out to the floor! Fallon and Jacy argue, Jazmyn says this isn’t the time for that! They’re supposed to be a team! But Jacy & Fallon SHOVE Jazmyn!? Vaquer SKY TWISTERS onto Fatal Influence!! Jazmyn storms off, she is done with her so-called friends! Vaquer puts Jacy back in and the fans fire up again!
Fallon says go ahead, Jacy, do this your way! Jacy runs up, Vaquer ducks the elbow and hit a BIG back suplex! Vaquer sits Jacy up and she wraps on the headscissors! The fans join Booker T in saying, “AH! AH! AH! AH! AH! AH! AH! AH! AH! AH! Yeeeeeeeah~!” The Devil’s Kisses stun Jacy and she goes to a corner. Vaquer runs in, DOUBLE- NO, Jacy puts her up top! Jacy swings, but into the HANGING ARMBAR!! But Jazmyn is back, and she gets on the apron to distract the ref! FALLON TIGER FEINTS VAQUER!!! The fans boo as Fallon shoves Vaquer in! Jacy hits the ENCORE!! Cover, JACY WINS?!?!
Winner: Jacy Jayne, by pinfall (NEW NXT Women’s Champion)
Literally everyone is stunned, but Jacy is finally THE NXT Women’s Champion! Granted, it took both of her friends to pull off this absolute sham of a win, but apparently that was the plan all along. NXT is now under the Influence, how toxic is the Women’s Division going to get?
My Thoughts:
A great episode for NXT, and what a wild way to follow up Battleground. Stephanie Vaquer VS Jacy Jayne for the title even being booked was a surprise in itself, and then what a bold move for them to take this title off Vaquer on TV and not at Battleground. I did appreciate that we saw a lot of the other women of NXT watching Vaquer walk to gorilla, it was a foreshadowing but in a way I did not expect. Granted, they also overbooked the main event with bringing out Dalys & Chika Tormenta and then Lola Vice, and they even gave us that Fatal Influence fallout fake-out to lower even Vaquer’s guard against Fallon attacking her. A very well protected loss for Vaquer, and I suppose this opens the door for Jordynne Grace to get one more try now that she’ll be able to bulldoze all of Fatal Influence at once.
Very good NXT debut match for Jasper Troy with Dante Chen. Poor Chen, he gets hurt, comes back, gets hurt, comes back, gets squashed. But Oba confronting Troy was great, too, can’t wait to see that match. Good match from Tatum VS Jaida but of course Jaida won to then cue Thea going after her. Jaida VS Thea will be great, and it’d be more fitting if they moved to a Triple Threat, not a tag match, because Tatum doesn’t even really like Thea, she’s jealous of Thea having friends out there. The winner of that can then move on towards a title match while the other two settle their own issues, a real win-win for NXT.
Good promo from Briggs & Inamura, and I like that Inamura was vague about the goals beyond tag titles and The Culling. They’re still gonna have that grudge match, but it’d be really fitting this story if Inamura wanted to try a singles title run first before worrying about tag titles. I still feel like Briggs is going to end up with The Culling because of Brooks Jensen. Very good promo from the new Chase U, and they of course step in it again. Dark State is going to eat up Kale & Uriah, and I wonder if that compels Mr. Chase to try harder with them. We could get a fun training montage that helps Kale & Uriah take things more seriously, but also bring up old memories of Duke & Riley.
Good promo from Tony and Luca to keep us wondering whose side Luca is on, and there has to be a rematch of Tony VS Stacks to help smoke out the truth. Very good promo from Wes & The High Ryze, I’m sure they’ll get going across NXT, TNA and even Evolve, maybe make moves towards titles on the other side of Worlds Collide as we head for Great American Bash, and hopefully win something to justify the trio.
The rest of tonight was all so greatly intertwined, a real textbook example that should be followed. Ricky VS Ethan opening turned out really well, especially using the concept of “There MUST be a winner!” That cutter to the chair was nuts, but that chair was clearly “gimmicked” to break like that. Ricky sold it perfectly, it really added drama, and because of that, Ethan of course won. Ethan talking later was a headscratcher until Je’Von showed up to start us on that Fatal 4 Way news. And NXT was even smart enough to give us Ava, Stevie & Stone talking out the logic of making Sean Legacy wait. That Fatal 4 Way is going to be insane, and then there’s also potential for Sean Legacy bringing the WWE Evolve Championship along for what would surely be another great match.
Great match from Santana VS Heights, and Santana naturally won. The NQCC had a good promo together, and I like Myles wanting his independence from Dictator Dempsey. It might be a bit easy for Myles to win the British Rounds match, but perhaps they can go to the time limit on round six and give us sudden death overtime to truly have Myles shows Dempsey he is ready. Great promo from Trick and Santana to give us Trick’s first title defense, but I wouldn’t expect Trick to be one ‘n’ done. Trick surely shows up on TNA this Thursday to help hype the match, shows up on more Impacts through the summer, then maybe loses this title on a TNA PPV or special episode as payback for how he won it on a WWE show.
My Score: 8.9/10
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