Will Bron & Corbin have to fogedaboutit?

Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin won the Dusty Cup, and now they’re going for the gold! But will Tony D’Angelo & Stacks deny them their moment? Or will every Wolf Dog have its day?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Von Wagner & Robert Stone VS Noam Dar & Oro Mensah w/ The Meta Four; Dar & Mensah win.
• Gauntlet Match: Ridge Holland VS Gallus; Ridge wins, by disqualification.
• Lola Vice VS Tatum Paxley; Lola wins.
• Adriana Rizzo VS Jaida Parker; Jaida wins.
• Carmelo Hayes VS Joe Gacy; Melo wins.
• Brinley Reece VS Kiana James w/ Izzi Dame; Kiana wins.
• NXT Tag Team Championships: Tony D’Angelo & Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo VS Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin; Bron & Corbin win and become the new NXT Tag Team Champions.

PLAY BY PLAY

Noam Dar “prepares” for tonight’s match.

He really just reclines back with the cucumbers over the eyes. He tells Main Man Mensah that this is the good life. Oro says yeah, the Meta Four life, brother. Look at them. Yes, it is tough at the top. But tonight, they’ll put this Von Wagner business to an end. Easy money, easy checks. Right now, they’ll just relax, and clear their minds. But then Von & Stone bust in, shouting “SNEAK ATTACK!” Just like Stone’s sons, Cash & Carter! Von gets Oro while Stone SMACKS Dar off the wood lockers! Then they bring these two out into the hall! Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson hurry to catch up and ask which way the guys went.

Speaking of Cash & Carter, they give the ladies crisscross directions! Classic move, kiddos. Operation Sneak Attack: success! The brawl has now made it to the ramp! They go to ringside, the fans fire up for Von as he and Stone set up the Meta Four fellas for DOUBLE SCOOP SLAMS! Lash & Jakara freak out, Von puts Oro in the ring and the match begins!

Von Wagner & Robert Stone VS Noam Dar & Oro Mensah w/ The Meta Four!

Von CLOBBERS Oro right at the bell, then pops him up for a FLAPJACK! Tag to Stone and he goes up. Von scoops Oro for a spin and SIDEWALK SLAM! Stone FALLING AX HANDLES! Cover, TWO! Fans rally for Stone as he drags Oro up. Stone full nelsons but Oro reaches back to pull on an ear! Stone lets go, the ref reprimands, and Dar takes a swing! Stone blocks that to DECK Dar! Oro ROLLING KICKS Stone down! Fans boo but Oro mocks them before he stomps Stone down. Oro puts Stone in the corner, tags Dar and then Oro fires off on Stone! Fans boo as Dar brings Stone up to UPPERCUT! Dar taunts Von while fans boo.

Dar stands Stone up, then goes up the corner to rain down elbows! The ref counts, Dar lets off at 4, and he shouts “I’m the best at this!” Dar dares Von to do something, but the ref has to keep Von back. Oro stands on Stone’s face! Oro lets off so Dar can SAIDO Stone! Cover, TWO! Dar keeps Stone from Von, wrenches the arm and reels him in. Dar tags Oro, Oro CHOPS Stone, and Oro snapmares Stone to KICK him on the back! Fans boo, Oro grinds a knee and forearm in for the cover, TWO! Oro CLUBS Stone, brings him around, and bumps him off buckles. Tag to Dar and Oro runs up to KICK Stone!

Dar taunts Von, then reels Stone in for a COMPLETE SHOT! Cover, TWO! Dar is surprised Stone is this tough, but he sits Stone up to talk trash. Dar reels Stone in for knees, then he puts Stone in the corner. Tag to Oro as the fans rally up for Stone. Oro talks trash, tags Dar back in, but Stone THROWS Oro out! Dar CLUBS Stone, but Stone HOTSHOTS Dar back! Fans fire up as Stone hurries for the corner! Dar runs in, but hot tag to Von! Fans fire up as Von rallies on Dar! Von whips Dar, Dar KICKS back but Von says NO! Dar runs, but into a BOOT! Von hauls Dar up, underhooks, BUTTERFLY SLAM!

The fans fire up for Von as he prepares the hand! Choke grip, but Oro runs in! Von grabs him, too! DOUBLE CHOKE SLAMS! The fans are thunderous and Von tags Stone! Stone climbs, he gets on Von’s shoulders, SUPER SPLASH!! Cover, Oro breaks it! Fans boo but Main Man Mensah pays dividends! Stone fires up and fires off on Oro! BOOT and Oro tumbles out of the ring! Stone tags Von then PLANCHAS but misses as Oro moves! Von BOOTS Oro for it, but Dar rolls Von, jackknife bridges, TWO!! Von is up and he HARLEY RACE KNEES Dar! Von reels Dar in, the ladies distract! Oro CHOP BLOCKS Von! Dar covers, Meta Four wins!

Winners: Noam Dar & Oro Mensah, by pinfall

More highway robbery by The Meta Four! Dar celebrates escaping Von again, will there ever come a time when he doesn’t have the deck stacked?

NXT checks in with the revived Chase University.

They bought all the stuff back! Even the podium! Andre Chase hugs his podium, and hey! The MVP trophy is back, too! All is right with the world, welcome BACK to Andre Chase University! He formally apologizes for this late start to the Spring semester, they went through “some dark clouds.” But they made it through, all thanks to Jacy F’N Jayne! The class cheers, and Chase says Chase U is finally back, and better than ever! The class cheers Jacy on more, and she smiles. Thea Hail says Jacy is the best, but she’s gotta go talk with Riley Osborne about their date. Jacy smiles and nods, then looks at Jasmine with a bit of a roll of the eyes.

Thea and Riley do talk, but then in steps Adriana Rizzo. The class quiets down, but Jacy says it’s okay. She says tonight is a big night, huh? Tony & Stacks defending the tag titles, then Rizzo VS Jaida Parker. Rizzo says yeah, but that means she’s got places to be. What does Jacy got? Fine… Jacy presents Rizzo with a fat envelope, and Rizzo says it feels a bit heavier than expected. Well, calendar sales were through the roof, so Jacy threw in a little extra in there. And assuming Tony & Stacks retain the titles tonight, please ask them to give some consideration to Duke Hudson & Andre Chase for another title shot.

Rizzo says she’ll see what she can do. Rizzo heads out, Jacy starts up another cheer session, and is clearly enjoying all of this. But will the success of Chase U continue? Or is the other shoe about to drop?

Gauntlet Match: Ridge Holland VS Gallus!

Ridge Da Fridge wants redemption, even if he has to take on Wolfgang and both Coffey Brothers all by himself! Will Northern Grit make it all the way through to the end? Or will this be a fast end to the redemption story?

NXT returns as Gallus makes their entrance. Ridge watches closely, which one is stepping up first? All three men step into the ring, the ref tells them to sort this out. The bell rings, and Wolfie swings! Ridge dodges and fires off in return!

Ridge Holland VS Wolfgang!

Ridge backs Wolfgang down to a corner, Wolfgang shoves back but Ridge SPLASHES! And then clotheslines! Ridge whips corner to corner hard, then runs up to stomp and forearm. Ridge then wrenches and reels Wolfgang in, short arm LARIAT! Ridge stomps away on Wolfgang, drags him up, but Wolfgang hits back! Wolfgang knees low, CLUBS him down, then uses his own Rugby shirt to CLOBBER Ridge! Wolfgang stomps Ridge, digs forearms in, then claws at Ridge’s face! The ref counts, Wolfgang lets off to ROCK Ridge! And ROCK him again! Wolfgang brings Ridge out to UPPERCUT back to the corner.

Wolfgang runs but Ridge dodges! Wolfgang gets buckles, then Ridge KICKS and LARIATS him down! Ridge drags Wolfgang to the apron, stares Joe Coffey down, then SMACKS Wolfgang off the edge! Ridge KNEES Wolfgang back in, but Joe barks at Ridge. Ridge is distracted, and Wolfgang hits back in the ropes! Wolfgang CLUBS Ridge, whips him, and gives him a kitchen sink knee! Then SENTONS on top! Fans boo but Wolfgang paces around. Wolfgang CLUBS Ridge, but Ridge throws body shots! The fans rally up, Ridge throws more shots but Wolfgang HEADBUTTS! Wolfgang RAMS Ridge int he corner, then fires UPPERCUTS!

Wolfgang brings Ridge into the ropes and bends him back! Wolfgang claws Ridge’s face but lets off as the ref counts. Wolfgang then reels Ridge in, suplexes, but Ridge blocks! Ridge tries to suplex now but Wolfgang fights it! They fight for control, Wolfgang throws body shots, but Ridge gets Wolfgang higher! Wolfgang throws more shots, lifts again, but Ridge fights it! Ridge finally suplexes Wolfgang up and over! The fans fire up and Ridge clotheslines Wolfgang up and out of the ring! Gallus regroups and Ridge eggs them on. Wolfgang wobbles, NXT goes picture in picture.

Ridge goes out after Wolfgang, kicks and CLUBS him, then UPPERCUTS! The Coffey Brothers can only watch as Ridge puts Wolfgang in. Joe barks again, that distracts Ridge like before and Wolfgang CLOBBERS Ridge! Wolfgang rains down fists while Joe talks more trash. Wolfgang puts Ridge on the apron to CLUB him against the edge! Wolfgang pushes Ridge in, storms in after him, but Ridge throws more body shots! Ridge whips, Wolfgang reverses and FLAPJACK HOTSHOTS Ridge! Ridge sputters and flounders while Wolfgang snarls. Wolfgang storms over, drops an elbow on Ridge, then clamps on a chinbar half nelson combo.

Ridge endures, fights up, but Wolfgang knees low and CLUBS him down! Wolfgang clamps on a chinbar and chicken wing, but again Ridge endures. Ridge fights back up as fans rally, and he RAMS Wolfgang into buckles! Wolfgang clamps back on, but Ridge pries at the grip. Ridge throws elbows, then shoots around to waistlock! Wolfgang elbows free, shoves Ridge to a corner, then runs up to CROSSBODY! Wolfgang goes to the apron, climbs up the corner, but Ridge grabs him first! Ridge ROCKEWT LAUNCHES Wolfgang away! Then he storms up to scoop and NORTHERN GRIT! Cover, Ridge ELIMINATES Wolfgang!

The Coffey Brothers talk quick, and in rushes Markus to CLOBBER Ridge! Ridge isn’t getting any rest, will he make it through round two?

Ridge Holland VS Mark Coffey!

Mark stomps away on Ridge, then throws body shots! Mark rains down fists from all sides, then stomps Ridge some more! Mark throws in knees, CLUBS Ridge, then knees him again. Mark headlocks to grind Ridge down, but Ridge fights up. Ridge throws body shots as NXT returns to single picture. Ridge and Mark trade forearms, Mark dodges one to waistlock! Ridge bucks the O’Conner but not the CHOP BLOCK! Ridge writhes and Mark grins. Mark dares Ridge to get up, reminding him he asked for this. Mark storms up to stomp Ridge again, then stomps away on the bad leg. Mark drops an elbow on the leg, then stomps it some more!

Mark YANKS the leg, but Ridge tries to get it moving again. Mark keeps stomping Ridge, keeps stomping the leg, but Ridge glares at him! Mark throws forearms, Ridge eggs him on! The fans fire up, but Mark twists the bad leg with a standing toehold! The fans rally and Ridge kicks with his free leg. Ridge BOOTS Mark away, then gets to his feet. Ridge ELBOWS Mark, BOOTS him again, but Mark ELBOWS back! Mark goes up to leap, but into Ridge’s arms! POWERSLAM! Fans fire up as both men are down! Ridge and Mark slowly rise, and Ridge blocks a haymaker to UPPERCUT! And UPPERCUT again!

Mark dodges one lariat but not the SOUTHPAW! Ridge fires up, he traps Mark’s arms, and HEADBUTTS! Mark wobbles, Ridge clinches for the OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Ridge fires up, the fans are with him, and he runs in, into a ROLLING ELBOW! Mark runs, but into a SPINEBUSTER! Ridge powers through the pain to scoop, NORTHERN GRIT!! Cover, Joe YANKS Ridge out! Ridge DECKS Joe, and this gauntlet is over by disqualifications!

Winner: Ridge Holland, by disqualification

But Mark stomps Ridge! The Coffey Brothers beat Ridge down, Wolfgang gets a chair! Gallus doesn’t care about the win, they wanna end Ridge! Ridge BOOTS the chair away! Ridge ROCKS Wolfgang, DECKS Mark, and he gets that chair! SMACK for Joe! SMACK for Mark! JAM for Wolfgang then the SMACK! Another SMACK for Joe, and another, and another! Ridge fires off on Joe, the refs tell him to stop, and Ridge realizes his rage was getting the better of him! Ridge lets the chair go, and he’s once again conflicted. Ridge won the battle with Gallus, but is he losing the war with his own emotions?

Von & Stone regroup backstage.

They both seethe over how their match ended, but Lexis King is there to sarcastically compliment them. “A shame you came up short.” And Stone has got to be sick and tired of losing all the time! Von tells King to get outta here, now. Okay, big guy, he gets it. The truth hurts. And Lexis would love to stick around to swim in their misery, but The King has bigger and better things to do tonight. But Stone’s little boys must be desperate to look up to a winner. When his music starts playing, grab the brats and make them watch ‘n’ learn. Stone is furious but Von says King ain’t worth it. Will King be plenty humbled when he takes on Riley Osborne later tonight?

The No Quarter Catch Crew admires the Heritage Cup.

Drew Gulak tells Damon Kemp, Charlie Dempsey & Myles Borne that the Cup is “a beaut.” Kemp says it could use some shining up, but otherwise it’s in good shape. Dempsey says this cup represents British Rounds wrestling dating back over a century. Kemp says what a bloody shame this is held by a clown. Dar says, “What clown!? SECURITY!” Dar asks how they even got in here! Oro accuses Gulak of sniffin’ Dar’s cup! Shouldn’t they be in Gulak’s basement or something, dousing each other with baby oil and hitting each other with sticks? Because they certainly shouldn’t be anywhere near “the modern day Mona Lisa.”

Oro says these guys are criminals, they wanted to steal the cup! Gulak says relax, relax. “Baby Bear” Dar, they’re just admiring the hardware. Well that’s all they’ll do. They can looky-looky, but no touchy-touchy. And certainly no stealing it away to their little dungeon. Dempsey says there’s no stealing here. They plan on winning it. Dar laughs but Kemp asks what’s funny. Whenever they’re done messing around, Meta Four’s gonna see No Quarter plans on representing Heritage correctly, lads. Oro says he’s not even from London. Dar says they’re not messing around, they’re winners. But will the NQCC throw all four of their guys at Supernova 11 to get that cup?

Lola Vice VS Tatum Paxley!

The Mayor of Vice City has a bone to pick with Lyra Valkyria’s super fan. Tatum has been sticking her nose into Lola’s business ever since Lola won the Breakout Tournament, and is partially responsible for why the cash-in failed! Will Lola make an example out of Tatum tonight? Or will Tatum win this one for The Morrigan?

NXT returns as Tatum makes her entrance, nuzzling the black feather she “got” from Lyra. The bell rings and the two rush in! Lola SPINEBUSTERS Tatum to rain down forearms! Tatum pushes her away but Lola comes back to waistlock, SLAM, and grind Tatum down. Tatum moves around, pries the hold open, and then flips up and over to waistlock back! Lola fights up, Tatum O’Conner Rolls, TWO and Lola has the REAR NAKED CHOKE! Tatum rolls that back, TWO! Tatum rebounds to SLIDING FOREARM! Then JUMPING ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Tatum runs in at the corner, but Lola KNEES her down!

Lola KICKS Tatum around, AX KICKS her, then fires off more knees! The fans rally as Lola KNEES Tatum down. Cover, TWO! The fans duel as Lola clamps on a chinlock and thrashes Tatum around. Tatum endures, fights up, and throws body shots. Lola lets go but KNEES right back! Tatum goes to a corner, she BOOTS Lola, but Lola runs up. Tatum slips around to roll Lola up, TWO! Lola BOOTS Tatum down! Lola rains down forearms, the ref counts and she lets off at 4. Lola storms back up but here comes Lyra Valkyria! Lyra actually cheers Tatum on, and she slips free of Lola to O’Conner! Lola bucks that, but Tatum dodges the lariat to DECK Lola!

Tatum DROPKICKS Lola, the fans fire up as Tatum rolls to kick, kick and ENZIGIRI! Lola wobbles, Tatum fires up, and she spins Lola around, and around, but Lola SOBATS! Tatum ducks the roundhouse, rolls Lola again, TWO! Lola runs up to SPINNING ROUNDHOUSE! Cover, TWO!! Lola snarls as she stares Lyra down. Lola drags Tatum up, URAKEN!! Cover, TWO?!? Tatum survives and reaches out for Lyra, but Lola says to say goodnight! Lola spins again, HEEL KICK!! Cover, ROPEBREAK?! Lola is shocked, and she rains down forearms! The ref reprimands, but Lola drags Tatum into the CUBAN NECKTIE!

Tatum endures the Triangle Hold, even as Lola rains down elbows into the ribs! Tatum reaches, rolls, and Lyra coaches her! But Lola squeezes tight, Tatum TAPS! Lola wins!

Winner: Lola Vice, by submission

Lyra helps Tatum out of the ring, but Lola has the momentum back in her favor. Will the Mayor of Vice City look to #Stand&Deliver for WrestleMania Weekend?

Luca Crusifino talks with Tony D’Angelo.

The Legal Eagle tells The Don, “There’s a fine line between anarchy and justice. I live on that edge. You were pressured into this match, you’re The Don of NXT, hell, you’re the Tag Team Champion! No one should tell you what to do.” Tony asks who even is this? Luca introduces himself and wishes Tony luck. They shake hands and Stacks steps in. Tony says he and Stacks have gotta bring it. Rizzo also walks in, ready to go. She’s got her stuff covered, right? Jaida hits different. Oh yeah, Rizzo got a taste at Vengeance Day. But tonight, she gets the full course! No fear tonight, boys! Tony agrees, no fear.

Stacks says “Miss Parker” won’t know what hit her. Just like Joey Deggastino! Rizzo says “Joey Deggs” was a punk. But she’s gotta go, the boys have to stay in the back. Stacks says they ain’t moving. Rizzo heads out, Stacks likes that she’s all fired up. Tony reminds Stacks that tonight, it’s Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin. They might seem like a circus act outside the ring, but in that ring, those two are destroyers. No guessing, no doubting, crack skulls first and ask questions later. This is Stand & Deliver season, capiche? Capiche. Will the Family make it out of here with all the wins? Or does something go the other way against such stiff competition?

Lyra sets Tatum down backstage.

Shotzi Blackheart comes along and says these two are closer than she thought. Lyra says hi to Shotzi and says Tatum had a rough one out there. Oh, Shotzi saw. Lyra’s got her hands full, so Shotzi’s gonna add to it. They can keep going back ‘n’ forth on social media, or just chop this up here, face to face. Good, Lyra prefers face to face. So Shotzi wants a title shot? Got it, done. Great! This should be easy to put together. Lyra says after she drops Tatum off at the medics, she’ll talk with Ava. Shotzi says she already handled that. Ava just needed Lyra to give the green light. Wait, did Tatum open her eye? She’s actually conscious!

Lyra says see Shotzi next week. Oh, even better. Shotzi wants to walk into Elimination Chamber as the NEW NXT Women’s Champion. Lyra says Shotzi’s got some balls on her. Shotzi says yeah, big ones. Lyra says Shotzi will be walking into Perth empty handed. Well, we’ll see next week. Take care of your friend. Lyra says Tatum isn’t her friend. Tatum “wakes up” and says “So, we’ve got Shotzi next week?” Lyra realizes Tatum heard all that. Will The Morrigan be able to handle the Wild Child while worrying about this loon?

Adriana Rizzo VS Jaida Parker!

Just as Rizzo told Tony & Stacks, there is no one else allowed ringside. No D’Angelo Family, no OTM, just a good ol’ fashioned 1v1 fight. Tony, Stacks & Rizzo won at Vengeance Day, but will tonight be Jaida’s revenge on the Family?

The bell rings and the two circle. They approach, Rizzo dodges to fire off forearms and knees! But then Jaida swats the dropkick! Jaida stomps Rizzo to a corner, fires off hands then more stomps. The ref counts, Jaida lets off, but then fires off on Rizzo again! The ref counts, Jaida backs off again, and Rizzo checks her teeth. Rizzo drags herself up, takes off the earrings, and fans fire up! Rizzo dodges the forearm to DROPKICK! Rizzo goes up and she rains down fists! The fans count and Rizzo goes all the way to TEN! Rizzo hops down, brings Jaida out, and snap suplexes! Rizzo pushes Jaida to a cover, ONE!!

Rizzo clamps onto Jaida but Jaida elbows her away. Jaida goes to a corner, Rizzo runs in but is sent into the POST! Jaida scoops Rizzo, puts her in the ropes, and CHOPS her! Jaida grins and runs up, HIP DROP! Cover, ONE!! Jaida clamps onto Rizzo with a seated crossface, but Rizzo fights up. The fans rally, Rizzo HEADBUTTS and rolls Jaida up, TWO! Jaida ELBOWS Rizzo down! Jaida drags Rizzo up, snap suplexes, then covers, TWO! Jaida pulls on Rizzo’s hair, “She wanna play!” Jaida clamps on a seated cobra twist while the fans rally and duel, “Miss Parker!” “RIZZ!” Rizzo fights up but Jaida throws knees!

Jaida reels Rizzo in, but Rizzo cradle counters! TWO, and Rizzo dodges to rally with big forearms! Rizzo reels Jaida in for the hockey scrum! Rizzo roars, and snap suplexes again! Jaida goes to a corner, Rizzo kips up! Rizzo runs in but Jaida catches her! Jaida hits a SPINEBUSTER! Jaida then runs, to CLOBBER Rizzo from behind! Cover, TWO!! Rizzo survives but Jaida says Rizzo wants to play. Jaida drags Rizzo up, talks trash, but Rizzo breaks free! Rizzo eggs Jaida on, so Jaida DECKS her! Cover, Jaida wins!

Winner: Jaida Parker, by pinfall

Rizzo showed her toughness, but Jaida showed that it doesn’t mean anything if you lose. Will Jaida be making her way towards the top as we head down the Road to WrestleMania?

Dijak reviews footage.

He watches back his promo of saying he broke Joe Gacy and can break the unbreakable. That’s when he notices Gacy’s mask in the torn. And then he skips to when Gacy surprised him during the match with Ilja Dragunov to bop him right in the face. Dijak slams his fists on the desk, then pushes his laptop away. Gacy’s laugh echoes in his head. Dijak brings out a duffel bag and opens it up. Dijak smiles when he looks inside it. Just what will Dijak do to have his #HardJustice?

Baron Corbin talks with Bron Breakker backstage.

Corbin says there he is, there he is! Look who swole up for tonight! Is he ready for this? Yeah, he’s ready. Wow. That’s all Bron’s got for Corbin? What’s that supposed to mean? Aldis called, he’s upping the money for SmackDown? Really? NO! Bron needs to get his head in the game! Tag team titles! Bron’s thinking about the money train pulling up to his house, he needs to pull his heads down from the clouds. Bron says okay, alright. What does Corbin even mean about Bron’s energy? Bron would’ve thought Corbin would still be partying from the win in the big game on Sunday, talking to Kelce and Swift, getting in on the parade.

Corbin says he’ll still do that, Bron’s not invited, sorry about that, but he’d like to show up with half of the NXT Tag Team Championships on his shoulders. Understand how much this means to Corbin. He hasn’t held WWE gold in six YEARS, he is hungry for this, he needs this. Bron nods and says he gets it. They’re the Wolf Dogs! No! Why not? Why can’t Corbin enjoy it? Cuz it’s not good! But here’s a deal. They can meet in the middle. When they go out there, get the job done and hold up those titles, Corbin will say it one time, just for Bron. Deal? Deal. Let’s go get this done! Now Bron is fired up! But will they be celebrating even bigger than the Super Bowl after tonight?

Carmelo Hayes VS Joe Gacy!

Fans boo HIM for what he did to Trick Williams, but Melo soaks it all up. Will Melo once again make NXT all about him? Or will the oddest anti-hero bring HIM to justice?

NXT returns and Gacy makes his entrance, and the cameras turn upside-down… Gacy smiles, things go back to right-side-up, and the fans join in with the peace sign. The bell rings and Melo fires off with Gacy! The fans boo as Melo throws hands, then he whips Gacy to a corner. Gacy reverses, the fans tell Melo, “You Sold Out!” and Melo rebounds into Gacy’s BIG back drop! Gacy then bumps Melo off buckles, bumps him off more buckles, and then goes again. Melo blocks to bump Gacy back! Gacy just smiles! Melo runs but into the BACKBREAKER, and then snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Gacy whips Melo, but Melo holds ropes.

Melo kicks back, CLUBS Gacy, but Gacy kicks and whips. Melo reverses, he trips Gacy and has a leg. Melo pulls on the ankle but Gacy rolls to throw Melo away! Gacy kicks low again, whips, but Melo reverses then follows, springboard LARIAT! Fans boo while Gacy flounders, and Melo is on him in a corner. Melo CHOPS and ROCKS Gacy on repeat, then whips corner to corner. Melo runs up to CHOP, but Gacy grins as he turns things around! Gacy CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! Gacy then HEADBUTTS again and again! The ref counts, Gacy lets off and he storms up on Melo again.

Gacy whips, Melo reverses, but Gacy holds ropes so he can SENTON Melo’s dropdown! Cover, TWO! Gacy clamps on a chinlock and he grinds Melo. Melo grabs at Gacy’s hair but Gacy thrashes him around. Melo pulls hair after all, Gacy whips Melo away and ELBOWS him down! Gacy clamps on another chinlock and he squeezes tight! Melo endures, even as Gacy shifts to throw down ELBOWS! Cover, TWO! Gacy hauls Melo up to scoop and BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Melo gets away, but Gacy storms up on him for a whip. Gacy gets Melo with another BIG back drop! Gacy grins as he stalks Melo to the ropes.

Melo kicks Gacy from below, but Gacy grabs Melo’s legs! Gacy deadlifts Melo but Melo SMACKS Gacy in the head! Gacy runs up, but Melo trips him! Melo rains down fists while fans boo. Melo lets off to bring Gacy up and TOSS him out! Melo then tells Gacy you don’t play with him. Gacy grins, and he HEADBUTTS from below! Then Gacy crawls under the ring! Melo looks around, Gacy pops out the opposite side! Melo looks under the ring, doesn’t find Gacy, and then Gacy DIVES! Direct hit at the ramp and the fans fire up! Gacy shoots a three-pointer and NXT goes to break!

NXT returns again as Melo has Gacy down with a Half Crab! The fans mock Melo with “AIR~ BALL!” while Gacy endures. The fans then rally up as Gacy reaches out and powers up! Melo steps over, Gacy kicks at him, but Melo tries to turn Gacy back over. Gacy BOOTS free, the fans fire up, and Gacy goes to a corner. Melo runs in, but into an elbow! Melo runs back in, slides under the boot, and then returns, only for Gacy to rally with big forearms! Gacy then DROPKICKS Melo, RAMS him to a corner, and hits a SAIDO! Melo staggers up, into an URENAGE! Cover, TWO!! Melo survives, showing us why he’s a former champion.

Gacy grows frustrated but he looms over Melo. Gacy hauls Melo up, whips him again, but Melo slips free of the scoop to kick the legs out! Melo reels Gacy in but Gacy tries to suplex! Melo fights that, tries another suplex, but Gacy fights out right before the cutter! Gacy then fireman’s carries to SAMOAN DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Melo survives again and the fans argue the count! Gacy hauls Melo up, puts him on the top rope, and then ROCKS him! Melo ROCKS Gacy back, Gacy ROCKS Melo, then Gacy climbs up. Melo fights the superplex by throwing hands on Gacy’s leg! Melo leaps, but Gacy dodges! Melo returns to ELBOW Gacy down!

Melo suplexes for the CUTTER! Cover, TWO! Gacy survives and Melo is furious! Melo aims from a corner, runs up, but Gacy kicks low! Gacy whips, Melo reverses but Gacy slips around to waistlock. Melo fights the German Suplex, CLUBS Gacy down, then runs and springboards, but Gacy catches him for a BOSS MAN SLAM! The fans fire up and Gacy handsprings, UPSIDE- FIRST 48!! Gacy falls, Melo goes up! NOTHING BUT NET!! Cover, Melo wins!

Winner: Carmelo Hayes, by pinfall

The fans boo but Melo hits the game winner. Melo tells Ilja Dragunov that Melo’s the last one left. Is that true? Does the Mad Dragon have no choice but to face HIM with the title on the line?

And wait, Dijak is here! He beats Gacy down with the nightstick! The fans boo as Dijak says this isn’t over until he says it’s over! Wait, is that a straitjacket?! Dijak puts that on Gacy, even as Gacy resists! Dijak CLUBS away on Gacy to then strap him in! The refs tell him to stop but Dijak refuses! Gacy still laughs, but Dijak CLUBS away on him again! Dijak puts the maniac in the jacket, CLUBS away on his chest, and then pulls on the sleeves! Dijak has strapped Gacy in and kicks him around! Gacy gets up, staggers around, but into the CYCLONE BOOT! Fans chant “Free Joe Gacy!” while Dijak looms over him. Gacy still grins, is there no breaking the already broken?

Brinley Reece prepares herself.

Kelani Jordan and Karmen Petrovic are there, and Karmen says Brin doesn’t have to prepare this hard for a match. Brin says no way, she wants to be super prepared. She already had her G’s & P’s, grains and proteins. Kelani says it is okay to be nervous. Kiana James is at the top of the division, but Kelani is sure Brin can get this win. But then Lash comes in screeching the brakes. Big Head Brin, do not listen to these girls. Do the opposite. Especially if it’s the so-called “future of the women’s division.” What was that about “fear never crowns a champion?” Guess Kelani will be waiting a long, long time. Lash doesn’t see all the hype.

Maybe that’s because when Kiana saw Lash, Lash wasn’t a threat. Or anything. But that makes Kelani wonder… What does Dar see in her? Oh snap! Jakara says she and Lash should just leave it, they’re all beneath The Meta Four. Lash says bye to the “berry pickers,” but will Lash & Jakara be the ones in a jam soon enough?

Roxanne Perez storms into the locker room.

She hopes this is all a joke. She finally gets her 1v1 shot, Lola cashes in and screws it up! Roxie was literally waiting and fighting a whole YEAR, and now Shotzi comes back and just gets her shot? WHY!? Because she put out tweets? Because she’s on SmackDown? Is Ava just handing out title shots? Gigi Dolin and Arianna Grace ignore the rant, but Wren Sinclair says she knows how Roxie feels. Oh, sorry, does she? Oh wait, no, Wren just got here, so she doesn’t know how it feels. Wren apologizes, she just meant that Shotzi was a former Women’s Tag Team Champion, won WarGames twice, and is on SmackDown.

So maybe, Roxie can ask to face the winner of Lyra VS Shotzi for- ROXIE SMACKS WREN IN THE FACE!! Roxie storms off and no one can believe that! Roxie’s gone past having an edge to having a short fuse, is she going to explode on every other woman in the division?

A new mysterious message plays.

“Goodness is a man’s struggle. Evil, however… is human nature.” Just who is sending these messages? And what do they mean for NXT?

Oba Femi is here!

The fans fire up as the NXT North American Champion makes his way to the ring, returning after his incredible battle with Dragon Lee at Vengeance Day. The Ruler grabs the mic to say, “You cannot argue with prophecy. I’m still the NXT North American Champion! I’m still the Mountain of NXT! I’m still the man, Oba Femi!” The fans cheer that! Oba tells Dragon, “you are a proud warrior. But I showed at Vengeance Day that it takes more than just a fighting spirit to take this title from me. A championship around the waist of a superstar means prestige. But for me, it represents supremacy. Which makes me the alpha species of NXT!

“Dragon Lee was the first casualty, but he will not be the last. So you can send anyone! Send anyone to try to take this title from me! But don’t send anyone that you want back.” Wait, Lexis King makes his way out here? He says, “Wow, wow, wow! Oba Femi, The King just wanted to come out here and personally congratulate you on all of your success! But I gotta be honest, Oba… I’ve been wanting to get something off my chest. I hear you’ve been calling yourself The Ruler, and well, everybody knows I’m The King, so… I just think it’s a little funny, y’know?” Oba wants King to make his point.

King’s point is, he softened up Dragon Lee so Oba could cash in his Breakout contract. So it was The King who placed that title on Oba’s shoulder! And he’ll be damned if it isn’t The King that takes it off him. Oba says he doesn’t deal with empty threats. Well then, Oba, that wasn’t a threat. That was a promise. And The King always keeps his promises. Oba says King will get his title opportunity next week. But Oba promises King that this throne won’t be one he sits on any time soon. King then fires sucker punches! King mule kicks a leg, reels Oba in, but Oba TOSSES King away! Oba kicks low, reels King in, but King runs away!

The fans fire up behind Oba, will he prove he is THE Ruler of NXT?

Josh Briggs talks with superstars backstage.

They talk about the Super Bowl and all its physicality. Tonight’s main event will be just as hard hitting, though! Dion Lennox has his money on the Wolf Dogs. What? Really? Keanu Carver can’t believe he’s going for those two when- Brooks Jensen storms in! “Hey, Briggs! You want me to grow some balls?!” Briggs asks back, “It took you a whole week just to think of that?” Jensen says here they are! They brawl!! The others rush in to stop this, but Briggs gets loose of Hank ‘n’ Tank to fire off more! Ava Raine rushes in to shout enough! If they want to do this, they do it in the ring, not back here!

Jensen and Briggs are fighting, just like when they first met all those years ago, but it doesn’t feel like this is gonna end with them being best buds. Will Briggs go from tough love to just beating Jensen’s ass? Or will Jensen finally stop floundering and stand on his own two feet?

Ilja Dragunov tweets a response.

The Mad Dragon tells Melo, “It’s easy to speak about me without fear when you know I’m home in German recovering and spending time with my son. But one day soon, we’ll see if you have the guts to speak that way to my face. Your day of reckoning is coming, Melo.” The Czar puts HIM on notice, when will these two have it out one more time?

Brinley Reece VS Kiana James w/ Izzi Dame!

#BrinEnergy is all but limitless, but that means there is a limit. Will the Calculator have the winning formula to exhaust Brin’s Reece-sources? Or will those numbers be off the charts?

NXT returns as Brin makes her entrance. She even gets some quick jump-push-ups in to keep herself fired up. The bell rings and Brin ties up with Kiana. Kiana wernches and has the cording hold to grind Brin’s shoulder. Brin endures, fights up, and she whips, only for Kiana to reverse. Brin handsprings up and over the dropdown to then arm-drag and run Kiana over! Izzi is mad for Kiana as she bails out, but Brin pursues. Brin tells Izzi to back off, Kiana runs up but Brin puts her in the ring. Kiana distracts the ref, Izzi CLOBBERS Brin! Fans boo as Kiana’s insurance policy pays off already.

Kiana then stomps away on Brin, has her in a corner, and brings her around to bump off buckles. Kiana handsprings and runs in to RAM Brin! Kiana pushes Brin around, taunts her, whips her, then ELBOWS her down! Kiana looms over Brin, pushes her around, then whips her again. Brin reverses but Kiana holds ropes to stop herself. Kiana then turns Brin’s back drop into a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Kiana clamps onto Brin with a chinlock and the fans rally up. Brin fights to her feet, throws body shots, but Kiana still clinches. Brin fires more body shots, then JAWBREAKERS free! Brin goes to ropes, Kiana runs up but into an ELBOW!

Kiana runs back in, Brin runs her over! And runs her over again! Izzi gets on the apron, but backs away when Brin takes a swing! Brin dodges Kiana and HANDSPRING LARIATS! The fans fire up as Brin fireman’s carries, and squats into the TKO! Cover, TWO! Brin is frustrated but she drags Kiana back up. Brin scoops but Kiana slips free, REVERSE DDT! Kiana runs to 401K! Fans boo but Kiana doesn’t end it there, BANKRUPTER! Cover, Kiana wins!

Winner: Kiana James, by pinfall

That modified Code Breaker tops it off, and Izzi celebrates with Kiana. Will this Girl Boss continue to gatekeep the new wave of superstars? Or will that rising tide wash her and Izzi both away soon enough?

Ava Raine is on the phone.

She tells whoever it is that the issue is already handled: Briggs VS Jensen goes down next week. But then Roxie storms in and Ava tells the other person she’ll talk to them later. Ava asks if Roxie punched Wren in the locker room. Roxie asks back if Ava gave Shotzi a title shot outta nowhere. No, no, Ava’s question first: did Roxie punch Wren? Yeah, fine, she did. Just wrong place, wrong time. Oh no, there is no such thing as “wrong place, wrong time” here, Roxie. You can’t just go punching people! And because of that, Wren already asked for her 1v1 with Roxie next week. Fine, give it to her. Ava did.

And when that is done, Ava and Roxie can talk about what Roxie really wants, which is obviously another shot at the NXT Women’s Championship. Seriously? Seriously. Roxie leaves, satisfied for now. But will that rage boil back up if she lets the new girl get one up on her?

Malik Blade and Edris Enofe talk backstage.

Malik feels bad for Brin. After what Kiana & Izzi did to her last week, taking her drink right outta her hand… And then the face she made after, and how she got cheated in the ring… But Edris says this could be a good thing. Now Brin knows how they feel! No more happy-go-lucky positive attitude. A loss hurts, no matter who it is. No, man, no! When they were down and out, Brin was there for them. So when she comes in through that curtain, she will surely be down and maybe even out. Can they at least be there for her like she was for them? Edris says okay, okay, Malik is right. And Edris has an idea.

What if, just spit-balling here, they make her do five likes~ and five dislikes~ about that match? Malik says Edris is heartless. But wait, Brin handsprings her way in? What a buzz! Whoever said experience is the best teacher wasn’t lying. Kiana’s got the experience, but now Brin’s motivated to train harder, get better, and- Whoa, hold on, hold on. Is Brin really telling them that she ain’t mad? Mad? Yeah, like angry. Angry? Edris, Brin’s never felt better! Brin handsprings away, and Malik says that is someone who practices what they preach. Will Brin’s spirit be infectious enough to get Malik & Edris on the right track?

NXT Tag Team Championships: Tony D’Angelo & Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo VS Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin!

The Don & The Underboss have had their ups and downs in the NXT Tag Division, but they’re still on top, for now. Will Tony & Stacks survive this Road to WrestleMania Weekend? Or will the Wolf Dogs make good on their Dusty Cup win to make even more history?

The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see which dynamic duo keeps their promises!

The teams sort out, Bron and Tony start and they circle. They tie up, go around, and fans duel as they end up on ropes. Bron slips away from Tony and the two reset. They circle again, tie up again, and Bron headlocks. Tony powers up and out, but Bron runs Tony over! The fans fire up and bark for Bron, but Tony gets up in a huff. Tony and Bron reset, tie up, and Tony headlocks. Bron wrenches out, headlocks again, but Tony powers up and out. Tony drops down, gets up, but Bron redirects hit. They RAM shoulders and it’s Bron who falls! The fans are torn as Tony tags Stacks. They whip, body shot and SHOTGUN!

Tony scoops Bron to SLAM him, Stacks covers, TWO! Stacks keeps on Bron with a little bit of smack talk as he throws knees. Bron body shots in return, then brings Stacks over. Tag to Corbin, the Wolf Dogs mug Stacks, and Corbin bumps Stacks off buckles. Corbin runs but Stacks dodges! Stacks runs in but is put on the apron! Stacks RAMS into Corbin, slingshots, but into a HAYMAKER! Corbin shows off the golden gloves, then goes up and leaps, into a SHOULDER TACKLE! Stacks fires hands back, tags Tony, and the D’Angelos get Corbin up for a DOUBLE SUPLEX! Tony then sends Stacks in, HIP TOSS SENTON!

Bron runs up, Tony dodges and Stacks ROCKS him! Tony clotheslines Bron in a corner, then hits another HIP TOSS SENTON with Stacks! The fans are torn as Tony hauls Corbin up for hands. Tony whips, Corbin blocks, so Tony fires hockey scrum shots! Tag to Stacks, but Corbin BLASTS him first! Corbin RAMS Tony into the corner, tags Bron, and Corbin hits a DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Stacks ROCKS Corbin, then hits a TORNADO DDT! But Bron gets Stacks up for a POWERBOMB! The fans fire up, Tony runs, and he catches Bron for a SITOUT POWERBOMB! All four men are down and the fans cheer on “NXT! NXT!” as NXT goes picture in picture!

Corbin and Tony slowly roll out of the ring, and Stacks gets up to throw down hands on Bron. Stacks UPPERCUTS Bron to a corner, brings him around and bumps him off buckles. Tag to Tony, the D’Angelos mug Bron in the corner, then tag back to Stacks. The mugging continues, then tag back to Tony. Tony stomps a mudhole, then tag back to Stacks. The D’Angelos get Bron up for a DOUBLE SUPLEX! Stacks hits a FIST DROP, then covers, TWO! Stacks stays cool and talks some more smack on Bron. Stacks brings Bron up, but Bron wrenches and fireman’s carries! GUTBUSTER DROP! Stacks flounders away but to the Wolf Dog corner!

Tag to Corbin and Bron sets Stacks up. Corbin runs in to clothesline! Corbin RAMS Stacks, RAMS him again, and again! Corbin then DECKS Stacks with a right! Corbin stares Tony down while Stacks flounders to an open corner. Corbin whips corner to corner then clotheslines Stacks down! Corbin taunts Tony, hauls Stacks up and whips corner to corner again, for another clothesline! NXT returns to single picture as Corbin brings Stacks around. Stacks counter punches and fires off! Corbin shoves Stacks and scoops him for DEEP SIX! Cover, TWO! Stacks toughs it out but Corbin stomps him down.

Corbin hauls Stacks up, puts him in a corner, and fires off body shots. Stacks sputters but Corbin ROCKS him with a right. Corbin puts Stacks up top, ROCKS him again, but Tony coaches Stacks to fight back. Stacks counter punches again! And again, and again! Corbin wobbles, Stacks FLYING UPPERCUTS! The fans fire up as both men crawl, hot tags to Bron and The Don! Tony rallies on the Wolf Dogs with big clotheslines! BELLY2BELLY for Corbin! BELLY2BELLY for Bron! SAIDO for Corbin! Bron UPPERCUTS Tony! Bron goes up and up and FLYING- SPINEBUSTER!! Tony intercepts and the fans fire up again!

Tony checks on Stacks, helps him up and then reminds Stacks he loves ‘im. Tony TOSSES Stacks onto the Wolf Dogs! The fans fire up and Tony fetches Bron into the ring. Tag to Stacks, Tony hauls Bron up, LAWN DART NECKBREAKER COMBO!! Cover, TWO!! Bron survives and Stacks is frustrated. Stacks aims from a corner, he fires himself up and runs in, but into a KNEE! Stacks falls back and is dazed, hot tag to Corbin! Corbin hauls Stacks up to suplex, for a CUTTER! Bron gets Stacks up, for a BACK SUPLEX CUTTER! Corbin covers, TWO!!! Stacks survives, but Corbin BLASTS Tony off the apron!

Corbin storms up on Stacks, hauls him up, reels him in, but Stacks fights to a sunset flip! TWO!! Tony is back, Stacks tags him in! Tony runs up, but into a SCRAPBUSTER! Tag to Bron, the Wolf Dogs whip Tony for the BACK DROP POWERSLAM!! Cover, STACKS BREAKS IT! Corbin clothesline Stacks up and out, but Tony returns the favor! But then Bron clotheslines Tony and himself out of the ring! The fans are thunderous as all four men are down by the desk! Bron grabs Tony but Tony DECKS Bron! Corbin runs in, Tony & Stacks send him into steel steps! But Bron grabs Tony again! Stacks makes the save!

Tony & Stacks DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX Bron through the desk!! The fans lose their minds as the candy goes flying! Tony puts Bron in, covers, CORBIN BREAKS IT!? How’d he even get back up in time!? Stacks SHOTGUNS Corbin down, fans hope these teams “FIGHT FOREVER!” but this has to end somehow! Stacks hurries to the corner, Tony tags him in. “This is Awesome!” as The D’Angelos mug Corbin. They double whip, but Corbin holds ropes! Corbin ELBOWS Stacks, TOSSES Tony, then DECKS Tony off the apron! Stacks kicks low, goes to ropes, but no Tornado! END OF DAYS!! Tony returns to CLOBBER Corbin!

Tony gets Corbin otuta the ring, but Bron is the legal man, though!! Bron SPEARS Stacks!!! Cover, WOLF DOGS WIN!!

Winners: Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin, by pinfall (NEW NXT Tag Team Champions)

The fans bark along with their new champions, everyone wants to be in the pack! Bron & Corbin get the belts, hoist them up, and Corbin realizes this moment is reality. The championship drought is over, and the fans cheer, “You Deserve It!” Will this huge win for the Wolf Dogs only make Nick Aldis and Adam Pearce fight that much harder to sign Bron to their roster? Or is the Big Bad Booty Nephew staying golden on the gold brand?

My Thoughts:

An awesome, jampacked episode of NXT right here. One thing I do find interesting is that we didn’t get Lexis King VS Riley Osborne, but either they realized they didn’t have time, or Riley was unable to compete tonight. Turns out he’s been engaged to Blair Davenport IRL for about a month now, so maybe there was something he had to do relating to that instead. Lexis still had a good promo talking trash on Von & Stone, and then then calling out Oba to get a title match for next week. I would think Oba beats Lexis, though, he can’t beat Dragon Lee in a great match to then lose to Lexis King on TV.

And speaking of Von & Stone, great tag match against Dar & Oro, especially with their “SNEAK ATTACK~!” move to open the show. Great showing for Stone, it’s been literal years since he last got in the ring on NXT, but of course Dar & Oro win with help from Lash & Jakara. Good promo from Dar & Oro with No Quarter Catch Crew, and I would really hope NQCC takes the Cup. Dar’s done great this whole time, but it feels like the right time for him to move on to another title scene. Let Dempsey carry the Heritage Cup since he is the son of William Regal and a student of British wrestling. Dar can move to the NXT Championship after Stand & Deliver.

Speaking of the NXT Championship, great stuff from that developing scene. Melo VS Gacy was great, but Melo gets a good win to keep himself in the title conversation. Dijak beating Gacy down and putting him in a straitjacket is wild, I wonder if that becomes some kind of stipulation for their blowoff match. As for Melo, good response from Dragunov, and as I said last week, I feel like there’s going to be something happening at Roadblock. Melo VS Trick, winner faces Dragunov for the title, and maybe we even get a Triple Threat? Biggest WrestleMania needs biggest Stand & Deliver, and somehow, every ten years, there’s been a Triple Threat for a top title. If HHH can’t figure one out for the World Heavyweight or Universal titles, let HBK do one for the NXT title.

Good promo from Lash & Jakara with Brin, Karmen & Kelani, too, and I think there’s a tag match in there somewhere. Brin VS Kiana was good stuff but Kiana of course won. It did help feed both stories, though, as Kiana has momentum heading for her match with Kelani, and Brin got to show she can still be optimistic even in defeat. Malik is believing in #BrinEnergy but Edris is still skeptical, I still feel like there could be a break-up there. And what a great promo from Briggs and Jensen, because of how funny it was for Jensen’s comeback to be so simple. Briggs VS Jensen will be great stuff, can’t wait to see it.

Really good match from Tatum VS Lola, with Tatum finding a new gear after Lyra showed up to support her. Great win for Lola, though, and Shotzi showing up to get her title shot is good stuff, because it also adds to Roxie’s story. Roxie’s promos had great layers to it. Gigi and the others are so done with Roxie’s complaining, but she shocked everybody when she just smacked poor Wren in the face! Roxie will of course beat Wren next week, but it feels like Roxie is creeping ever closer to a Heel turn. And no offense to Shotzi, she’s great, but this feels like Lyra is getting one more title defense win before Roadblock and Stand & Deliver, where she might actually lose, depending on who it is facing her.

And of course, great stuff with the D’Angelos through the night. Good Chase U promo with Rizzo collecting the D’Angelo’s share, and really good match of Rizzo VS Jaida. I figured Jaida would get the 1v1 win, she’s had a touch more experience, and it evens things up from Vengeance Day. Awesome tag title match, still a little surprised it happened here and not Roadblock or something, and awesome win for the Wolf Dogs. Not sure how long this lasts with the “courtship of Bron Breakker” story going on, and maybe Roadblock centers around where Bron is going, if he brings Corbin with him, or if this breaks the duo up just as fans were getting behind it.

My Score: 9/10