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Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (4/4/23)

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NXT White 'n' Gold Era

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 ROH Death Before Dishonor Results & Report! (7/26/24)

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The word of the day is, “Gold!”

ROH brings Death Before Dishonor to Texas, and makes it bigger than ever! SIX championship matches, how drastically will the landscape change?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Zero Hour – MXM Collection VS Spanish Announce Project; wins.
  • Komander VS The Beast Mortos; wins.
  • Texas Deathmatch: Leyla Hirsch VS Diamante; wins.
  • ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championship Qualifier: Dustin Rhodes & The Von Erichs VS The Dark Order; wins and advances to Battle of the Belts 11.
  • ROH World Tag Team Championships: The Kingdom VS Tomohiro Ishii & Kyle O’Reilly; win(s) and
  • ROH World Television Championship Survival of the Fittest: Atlantis Jr. VS Lio Rush VS Shane Taylor VS Johnny TV VS Lee Johnson VS Brian Cage; wins and
  • ROH Pure Championship: Wheeler Yuta VS Lee Moriarty; wins and
  • ROH Women’s World Television Championship: Billie Starkz VS Red Velvet; wins and
  • ROH Women’s World Championship: Athena VS Queen Aminata; wins and
  • ROH World Championship: Mark Briscoe VS Roderick Strong; wins and

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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 7.25.2024

Slammiversary Fallout! Where do things go on the way to Victory Road?

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Well now we start the fall out of Slammiversary. Josh Alexander in his bad bitch summer, X-Speedball legacy, ABC got the t-a-g and Jordynne is still in charge of the Knockouts division. Like I said at the end of Slammiversary, all of the champions being Babyfaces is stupid. They need to drop a couple titles fairly quickly, because I don’t care what some people say, Nic Nemeth ain’t gonna bring any eyes to the brand. He’s about as hot as day old Hamburger Helper over a camping sterno.

We’ll probably open with the luke warm champion, so tune in like 10 minutes late for anything of substance to be happen.

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Ratings:

  • Steve Maclin vs Cody Deaner: Maclin wins via KIA – *
  • AJ Francis w/Rich Swann & Josh Bishop vs Sami Callihan: AJ wins via Down Payment – **
  • Hammer Your ASH (ASH by Elegance & Alexander Hammerstone) vs JuggerYoung (Jordynne Grace & Eric Young): Hammer Your ASH wins via Torture Rack – ** 1/2
  • The System (Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers & JDC) w/Alisha Edwards vs Matt Hardy & The ABC (Ace Austin & Chris Bey): Broken Alphabet wins via Twist & Splash – ***

 

Results:

Nemeth gives the ole “I’ll be a fighting champion…blah blah” promo and drops the “any company” line that we’ve already understood what that means. Campaign Singh cuts him off…and I never thought I’d be happy for Campaign Singh to walk out and say anything…ever. And…Mustafa’s promo is worse than Dolph’s. He’s gone from parody to caricature even saying “it was the biggest screw job Montreal ever saw”. Like some of these lines are cheap heat, but most are just brain dead comments that wouldn’t get a reaction out of anyone (and the crowd was silent for that comment). Mustafa gets caught in an Archer “phrasing” moment about getting screwed hard, but this is painful. Promos written by 14 year olds everyone…

This ends with Ali challenging Nemeth for the World Title. While I’m not against walk up challenges, I watch Japanese wrestling, I don’t really get the point aside from doing it just to do it. 

ABC and Matt Hardy have a small promo, and I’m still not really a fan of Unbroken Matt Version 6.0. The floating between Broken voice and his normal voice sounds amateurish.

OH LOOK, finally a match 20 minutes into the show. And it’s my son Steve Maclin! OH CHRIST he’s facing Deaner. This has been 25 minutes of talking followed by the worst god damn attempt at a gimmick. Deaner’s little “Papa Santino told me I can wipe my ass only if the crowd agrees”. This gimmick should die in a fire.

Steve Maclin vs Cody Deaner

Deaner started off quick because Maclin was in disbelief that Deaner was actually gonna fight him. Maclin dodges a Crossbody, Busaiku Knee, and just starts beating on Deaner for fun. And this is fun, maybe Maclin can make sure Deaner gets stretchered out and written off forever. How do you call for an ambulance in French? Maclin with the old Back Breaker into a stretch. Deaner tries to nerd rage up, breaks the Back Breaker Stretch, his punch combo, into a Manhattan Drop and Bulldog. Deaner hits the Crossbody, but Maclin kicks out. This is entirely too competitive.

Deaner goes for the Deaner DDT, blocked, Olympic Slam into Splashing Deaner into the corner, Caught in the Crosshairs, K-I-A, thanks for coming you damn dweeb. Stay in Canada and don’t travel Deaner, please.

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AJ Francis w/Rich Swann & Josh Bishop vs Sami Callihan

As the bell sounds, Sami knocks Rich off the apron, Low Bridges AJ, does the Beats of the Bodhran on AJ and then AJ eats the offense and strategizes with his crew. Bishop and Rich swarm the ring, Sami allows himself to get distracted so AJ slides in and starts beating on Sami. AJ throats Sami across the middle rope and Rich makes his presence felt, AJ distracts the referee and Rich gets in a lot of cheap shots. Bishop throws Sami back in the ring, and AJ keeps up the pressure. Lots of 5 count chokes and leverage moves. After the commercial break ends, Sami dodges a Tennessee Whiskey Knee, gets in a few shots before Rich trips Sami as he’s setting up a Dive, and then AJ takes advantage of the position and hits the goofball knee strike.

AJ calls for his Chokeslam, Sami tries to break it with Axe Handles, then claws the eyes. Sami goes for a Scoop Slam, gets him part way up and then falls over. AJ Chokeslam again, but he bites his hand and starts fighting back. Launches himself at AJ, sends him bouncing off the ropes and uses the momentum to hit that Scoop Slam that was teased earlier. Sami goes for a Western Lariat but eats a Big Boot. AJ does a little Hulk Hogan pose to signal a Leg Drop, but Sami dodges and then connects on a Sliding Lariat. Thumbs Up, Thumbs….interference. Rich distracts the ref, Bishop lays out Sami, AJ connects with the Down Payment.

Hammer Your ASH (ASH by Elegance & Alexander Hammerstone) vs JuggerYoung (Jordynne Grace & Eric Young)

ASH and Jordynne exchange slaps and then Jordynne starts to out muscle ASH. Spinebuster from Jordynne, Juggernaut Driver attempt, but ASH fights off, rope run, Sattelite DDT into both tagging out. EY does the Flair corner flop, slides back in between Hammer’s legs, and connects on a Neckbreaker. EY is the quicker of the two, but Hammer finally gets his hands on him and a Release Belly to Belly into a full mount raining of fists, then a near fall. Hammer smashes EY in a corner, Arm Wringer into an Irish Whip across, but EY moves and Hammer tags out to ASH. ASH levels Jordynne, peppers EY with a few shots and pulls him back to their corner and starts some tandem offense with Hammerman. Hammer Guerilla Presses ASH and throws her into EY for a near fall. Hammer looks to aim for either a Powerbomb or Nightmare Pendulum, but EY drops it into a Small Package, pinfall kick out, they both run, Double Lariat spot. The Knockouts get tagged in.

Jordynne is in control early, World’s Strongest Slam into a Vader Bomb. Juggernaut Driver attempt, but ASH fights it off and tags out to Hammer. Jordynne and EY do some schoolyard stuff with the old Push while Jordynne is down to trip Hammer. All four get in, ASH gets leveled, EY gets leveled, Hammer and Jordynne have a brief face off, but Hammer throws Jordynne to the apron and ASH connects with a Meteora from the apron. Death Valley Driver from Young on Hammer, ASH stares in shock, EY tells her to get, ASH runs away. EY goes up for his Macho Elbow, and ASH causes him to fall to Hammer’s feet, Torture Rack, and EY submits.

Josh Alexander comes out, with new heel music. And it’s not that bad, definitely better than some other people’s new music. Josh yells at the crowd a bit, says he can’t wait til he’s back in a real Canadian town, like his home of Toronto. Then he drops the mic in lieu of an explanation. The crowd chants him off with the “Nah Nah Nah Nah, Hey Hey Hey”. 

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The System (Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers & JDC) w/Alisha Edwards vs Matt Hardy & The ABC (Ace Austin & Chris Bey)

JDC and Hardy start, but JDC quickly tags out to Myers and that doesn’t go well. Hardy grabs a hold of Myers, a few Delete chops, drags him to his corner and they all get in a few shots punctuated with Hardy getting tagged back in and an Elbow into Myers’ extended and worked on left arm. Myers stays isolated, back into the corner, Boot to the gut, Ace tags in and wallops Myers. Ace connects on Double Kicks, into Russian Leg Sweep and his half of Click Click Boom, for a 2 count. Myers finally gets free with a Jaw Breaker and tags out to Eddie. But The System gets no momentum, Ace stifles Eddie’s offense and starts a few quick tags with him and Bey for tandem offense. Moose finally comes down the ramp as Eddie kicked out of yet another pinfall attempt because The System has had nothing going for them. Eddie finally gets some offense since Moose was a big enough distraction.

Eddie thinks they have a spot, so he tags back in JDC, but The ABC stop him cold, tag in Matt Hardy, and Matt walks down JDC, but JDC Low Bridges. Matt is on the outside, so all of The System surrounds Hardy, then Joe Hendry’s music hits! That stops the heel beatdown, and we follow Hendry’s entire entrance. So that proves Hendry is bigger than the 8 other people in this frame. Not really sure if that’s optics you want to push along. Ace and JDC try to remind people there’s wrestling going on, but JDC thumbs the eye to get a little something going. Vertical Suplex for a near fall, tag out for Eddie and Eddie lights up Ace with some of those NOAH Chops. Ace retreats to the ropes and Alisha chokes him with the ropes while the ref is distracted.

Myers gets tagged in, Ace tries to use the crowd energy, Myers stops it at first but then Ace slips a Scoop Slam and tags out to Bey. Hot tag, strike rush, Double Stomp, educated feet, Leap Frog to the corner but Lish climbs on the apron and yells at Bey which stops his rhythm. Myers kicks his feet out and causes Bey to crash. Eddie tags in for a few shots, then to JDC and Slingshot Knees, Wringer Snapmare, Bow and Arrow Submission, and JDC is just doing solid wrestling work right now. Uppercut between the Shoulder Blades as Bey tries to get out, tag to Myers and Bey is still eating offense. Eddie tags in, Bey tries the Sunset Flip, but Eddie tags out before going over, so Myers folds up Bey for a near fall and then tags out to JDC who connects on a Standing Suplex, slams Bey’s face into the corner, Eddie tags in, and Bey finally fights up to his feet, Eddie just flatten Bey’s comeback, tries a Tiger Driver but eats an Enzuigiri for a simultaneous tag. JDC and Hardy come in, JDC tries to exit halfway in, but Hardy is wrecking shop. He disposes of Eddie, Myers slides in but eats a tandem Neckbreaker/DDT from Hardy. Face team does the Delete Corner Face Smashes. Poetry in Motion into a Side Effect into Corkscrew Swanton for only 2 since Myers breaks it up! Everyone throwing hands, referee is distracted, Moose comes in to Spear Hardy, but Hardy dodges and throws him into JDC (I get the call back), Hendry then lays out Moose with the big Lariat. Twist of Fate from Hardy, Splash from Bey, Broken Alphabet wins!

 

Overall Score: 4/10

Ugh, cliche promos, too damn much talking, a competitive squash match with an imbecile as our first “match”, into an overbooked and slow heel match, finally a decent tag match (with the right team going over), into another overbooked match with a “tease” for the mystery backup being more obvious than Jericho’s WWF debut.

Aside from the afore mentioned tag match, The Rascalz promo and The System Promo; this was hard to watch. A lot of cornball promos, Rosemary licks her conspiracy board, storylines got zero traction. Whoopity Doo, Ryan Nemeth got a match next week and we get an undead wedding.

While this was a bad episode, it was bad by at least new standards. We’re not back in the TNA Dark Days again, but this was…a useless show.


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