NXT is in Tag Team Turmoil!

While the NXT Tag Division fights for their shot at the titles, Nathan Frazer is going after Tony D’Angelo and the Heritage Cup! Will Frazer reign over two divisions at once? Or will he just FOGEDABOUTIT?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• NXT Tag Team Turmoil: Chase U wins and will challenge for the NXT Tag Team Championships at NXT Heatwave.
• Wes Lee VS Joe Coffey; Wes wins.
• NXT Heritage Cup Championship: Tony D’Angelo w/ The D’Angelo Family VS Nathan Frazer w/ Axiom; Tony wins and retains the Cup.
• Roxanne Perez VS Karmen Petrovic; Roxie wins.
• Tavion Heights VS Damon Kemp w/ No Quarter Catch Crew; Tavion wins and joins the NQCC.
• NXT Women’s North American Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Sol Ruca VS Arianna Grace; Sol wins and will challenge Kelani Jordan for the title.
• Trick Williams VS Shawn Spears; Spears wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

WWE mourns the loss of Sika Anoa’i.

Ava Raine talks with referees and security.

She wants everyone to remember that we’ve seen a lot of new talent showing up, literally anyone could show up tonight. Raw, SmackDown, TNA, former superstars, all that. And that means new issues, from the parking lot to the stands to the locker room. Everyone needs to stay focused, they cannot have anything go wrong. The referees and security understand, but will someone still find a way to throw NXT for a loop?

NXT Tag Team Turmoil!

Nathan Frazer may have his eyes on another prize, but all the teams in this match want after those NXT Tag Team Championships! Five teams in all will compete, but who will be the ones heading for Heatwave?

First up, we have Malik Blade & Edris Enofe! And they have the New Catch Republic to start with! Will Malik & Edris finally prove they’re far from rookies? Or will Tyler Bate & Pete Dunne be bringing British Strong Style to Toronto?

Malik Blade & Edris Enofe VS New Catch Republic!

The teams sort out, Edris starts against Bate and they tie up. Bate headlocks for the takeover but Edris headscissors. Bate kips free, roles reverses, Bate headscissors but Edris kips free. The fans cheer, the two shake hands, then they knuckle lock> Bate rolls back to get Edris with a headscissor, but goes up the corner first! Bate waves, then RANAS Edris away! Edris gets up, Bate brings him over, tag to Dunne. Dunne goes up, he DOUBLE STOMPS the arm! The fans fire up while Dunne wrenches an arm and double wristlocks. Edris endures, powers out, then jukes Dunne! Malik tag sin, UPPERCUT leads to a BULLDOG DROPKICK COMBO!

Bate gets in but DOUBLE DROPKICKS send him back out! Malik whips, Dunne reverses, and Bate is back. Malik dodges NCR to DOUBLE BLOCKBUSTER! The fans fire up and malik tags back to Edris. Malik goes up and Edris picks Dunne up, BLOCKBUSTER HART ATTACK COMBO! Cover, TWO!! Dunne survives but Edris drags Dunne up. Dunne CHOPS and Edris goes to the corner. Dunne runs in but into a KNEE! Dunne comes back with an ENZIGIRI! Malik runs in, Dunne catches him and Bate runs up, REBOUNDER GERMAN SUPLEX COMBO! Malik bails out, Bate DIVES into him! Dunne gets Edris up, Edris slips free! SIDEWINDER!! Cover, TWO!!!

The fans fire up and Edris does not stop, he goes right up! MACHO ELBOW INTO A FOREARM! Bate tags in, And NCR hit a DOUBLE TYLER DRIVER!! Cover, NCR ELIMINATES Malik & Edris! But now it’s on to Legado Del Fantasma! Will Angel

New Catch Republic VS Legado Del Fantasma!

Angel & Humberto don’t wait, they brawl with Dunne & Bate! But that gets them caught into a KNEEBAR and an IRON OCTOPUS! The fans fire up as Legado endures, and Angel fights free of Dunne. Bate shifts to sunset flip on Humberto, TWO! Humberto gets up, Bate headlocks, but Humberto powers out, Angel tags in, Bate dodges but then Angel opens the ropes! Bate falls out hard, the fans are torn, but Angel stalks Bate. Angel KICKS Bate in the side, hauls him up, and SMACKS him off the apron. Angel puts Bate on the apron, CLUBS away on his chest, then shoves him inside. Angel BOOTS Bate in the back of the head!

The fans rally and duel but Angel talks some trash. Angel drags Bate up but Bate fires body shots. Bate kicks, Angel blocks and slips around, Gory Especial! Tag to Humberto, SLINGSHOT CUTTER GORY BOMB COMBO! Cover, TWO!! Bate survives but Humberto rains down forearms. Humberto drags Bate up, shoves him to the corner, then clotheslines! Angel tags in, he runs and gets a boost, but has to block a boot! Dunne avoids a cheap shot, Bate KNEES Angel, then LEAPS up to RANA Humberto! The fans fire up but Angel DROPKICKS Dunne! Angel dodges Bate to ROCK him, and underhooks him! TIGER BACKBRAEKER! Cover, Dunne STOMPS it apart!

The fans fire up as Humberto springboards to FLYING CHUCK! Dunne tumbles out, Angel hoists Bate up top. Angel CHOPS, the fans fire up, and Angel tags Humberto. The cousins go up to mug Bate, but Apollo Crews shows up! The fans fire up, the ref stops Apollo, and that lets Dunne DECK Garza! Bate says Bop, BANG for Humberto! Humberto wobbles, Bate FLYING LARIATS him down! Bate reels Humberto in, TYLER DRIVER SOLO! Cover, NCR ELIMINATES Legado! Apollo is happy he got even with Legado, but now Bate & Dunne must face The Good Brothers! And they’re not slowing down, either!

New Catch Republic VS The Good Brothers!

Karl Anderson UPPERCUTS Bate, Gallows fires off on Dunne! The fans boo but the Good Brothers hit a BACK SUPLEX NECKBREAKER on Dunne! Then the BOOT O’ DOOM for Bate! The Good Brothers throw up the Too Sweet, and NXT goes picture in picture.

Gallows & Anderson soak up the heat, but Dunne fires CHOPS and forearms on Big LG! Gallows just BOOTS Dunne back down! Gallows then runs to drop a BIG elbow! Dunne flounders, Gallows hauls him up, and scoops him for a FALL AWAY SLAM! Dunne writhes but Gallows soaks up the heat. Cover, TWO! Gallows drags Dunne up to put him in the corner, but Dunne fights back with boots and forearms! Dunne DECKS Anderson, but Gallows LARIATS Dunne! Cover, TWO! And Dunne is pulling on Gallows’ ear! The ref reprimands, but Gallows DECKS Dunne! Gallows rains down fists, then drags Dunne back up.

Tag to Anderson and the Good Brothers mug Dunne. Anderson stays between Dunne and Bate, CLAWS at his face, but Dunne fires hands! Dunne reaches out for Bate but Anderson keeps him back! Dunne fires hands, reaches for Bate, repeat, but Anderson still holds on! Anderson whips Dunne hard into the corner and Dunne falls to the mat! Anderson drags Dunne up, snapmares him, then clamps on with a chinlock. Dunne endures, the fans rally up, and Dunne fights to his feet. Anderson pulls Dunne’s hair! Anderson throws Dunne down, and the ref reprimands. Anderson aims at Dunne in the corner, runs up, but into a BOOT!

Dunne goes up, and he reels Anderson in, for a TORNADO DDT! Both men are down, the fans fire up, and Dunne rises! Hot tag to Bate! The Big Strong Boi rallies on the Machine Gun, then CLOBBERS Gallows! Bate whips, Anderson reverses but Bate ducks ‘n’ dodges to tilt-o-whirl RANA! The fans fire up as NXT returns to single picture, and Bate fireman’s carries Anderson! AIRPLANE SPIN! The fans fire up and count along, Bate goes past TEN, past FIFTEEN, and then SLAMS Anderson down at TWENTY! Gallows storms up, Bop up! BANG! Tag to Dunne, but Gallows grabs them both! Double Bop, DOUBLE BANG!

NCR then double torture rack! Anderson makes the save, TOSSES Bate, and Gallows BOOTS Dunne! Anderson tags Gallows in and they get Dunne up! MAGIC- NO, Bate springboards in to UPPERCUT Anderson! Dunne cradles Gallows, NCR ELIMINATES The Good Brothers!! But now we have Chase U! And also, OTM? Well, Nima & Price are talking smack on Gallows & Anderson, we know there’s beef from how Jaida Parker and Michin have been going after each other. As for Mr. Chase & Duke Hudson, they have Thea Hail, Ridge Holland & Riley Osborne by their side, will they give NCR a #TeachableMoment?

New Catch Republic VS Andre Chase & Duke Hudson w/ Chase U!

Chase & Duke are good sports so they let NCR catch their breath. The fans rally up as Chase starts against The Bruiserweight and the forearms start flying! Chase ROCKS Dunne, eggs him on, so Dunne hits back! Chase fires a flurry, whips, but Dunne reverses. Chase reverses to wrench and RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! The fans fire up, Chase stomps it out! “C! H! A! S! E! U!” What’s that spell? CHASE U~! The fans fire up but Dunne gets those fingers! Dunne bends Chase’s fingers, Chase whips but Dunne reverses! Dunne puts Chase on ropes, but then Duke storms over. The ref has Duke stay back as Dunne gives Chase BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN!

The fans count along to TEN, Dunne lets Chase slump down, and Dunne tells Ridge he remembers those Brawling Brute days. Tag to Bate. they STOMP the hands then DOUBLE BUZZSAW! Then the double torture rack, but Chase slips free! Hot tag to the MVP! Duke URENAGES Dunne, then URENAGES Bate onto Dunne! The fans fire up as Duke whips Bate to a corner. Duke runs up, blocks a boot, but not the KNEE! Bate goes up but Duke rolls?! STRATUSPHERE! The fans are thunderous as Duke JABS! JABS! JABS! Flip, Flop, Fly, “U~!” BIONIC ELBOW! The fans stay hot as Duke gets Bate up! But Bate slips free to fireman’s carry!

Bate spins but Duke slips free to scoop! SWINGING POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO!! Bate survives and the fans fire up! Duke is a little frustrated but he gets Bate back up. Duke suplexes, Bate knees free! Duke tries again, but Bate suplexes instead?! He really IS a Big Strong Boi! The fans are thunderous while both men are down, hot tags to Chase and Dunne! Dunne sidesteps to SNAP GERMAN! Dunne goes out, up, but Chase GAMANGIRIS! Chase climbs, brings Dunne up, but Dunne twists the arm! Tag to Bate, SUPER SUNET FLIP BOMB! Bate gets Chase up, for a SAIDO! Cover, Duke breaks it!

The fans fire up as Duke TOSSES Dunne out! Dunne gets Duke’s arm, though! And then the fingers! Dunne SNAPS Duke’s fingers! Bate underhooks, Chase back drops free! Bate lands out, then DUMPS Chase out! Dunne ASAI MOONSAULTS Duke! Bate PLANCHAS but Ridge takes the hit!! The fans fire up as Chase puts Bate in! Chase goes up, to CROSSBODY! Cover, CHASE U WINS!! !

Winners: Andre Chase & Duke Hudson, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contenders to the NXT Tag Team Championships)

Yorkshire Grit comes in clutch for Chase U, and now they’re all going to Toronto! But will they return to the states holding onto those tag titles? Or will Axiom & Frazer be laser focused when the time comes?

The Women’s Division watches back footage from last week.

Specifically, Roxanne Perez getting Lola Vice with a backhand. Karmen Petrovic says Roxie’s rather two-faced. See that smile? But then Roxie storms in and asks what was that? She sees what they’re watching, and asks Karmen, didn’t she despise Lola? And what? Now she’s her best friend or something? Karmen says she doesn’t like Lola, but she gives credit where credit is due. Didn’t Roxie see what Lola did to Shayna in NXT Underground? Karmen says Lola is on top of her game. Roxie says so is she! Karmen and anyone in here, are just incapable of reaching it. Is Roxie trying to convince them of that? Or is she trying to convince herself?

Because to Karmen, Roxie has the same unsure look on her face as she did in the match. Roxie tells Karmen to go back to watching the stars of this division, and maybe some day, she’ll actually be one. Karmen says she’ll prove where she belongs. Karmen heads out and Roxie scowls, will the real-life Beatrix Kiddo make it her mission to take down The Prodigy?

Nathan Frazer talks with Dante Chen backstage.

The Singapore Warrior is surprised, Frazer already has the Heritage Cup match to worry about, so he doesn’t want to be a distraction. But if Frazer needs someone in his corner, Dante will be there for him. Frazer appreciates that. He would like to say he has his bases covered, but uh, he hasn’t really talked with Axiom in a few days, not sure where his head is at. Frazer can’t go alone, that’s 4v1. But then in steps Axiom! And Axiom says he’s been thinking. He is concerned about Frazer’s aspirations for more getting in the way of what they already have, Axiom is Frazer’s tag team partner, so he will be in Frazer’s corner.

Sweet! Dante says he was ready to step in, but hey, that’s Axiom’s spot. Good luck out there. Dante heads out, and Axiom says after tonight, Frazer will still be one-half of the NXT Tag Team Champions. But also a TWO-TIME Heritage Cup Champion! Frazer knew his amigo would come around! The two head out, but will the Undeniable Hard-Hitting Truths be able to bring home another prize?

Ethan Page is here!

The fans boo as All Ego makes his way out to the ring, still all smiles as he gets a mic. “Ladies and gentlemen, Heatwave, oh, Heatwave, is a week from Sunday, and it is absolutely heating up. I mean, we just saw who’s gonna be challenging for the NXT Tag Team titles. And this company’s already announced the main event. They announced who will be facing Trick Williams for the NXT title, and it is gonna be the winner of the battle royal, Je’Von Evans.” The fans chant “We Want Trick! We Want Trick!” Ethan says yeah, yeah. But Je’Von, the winner of the battle royal. The only problem is, Je’Von won a battle royal that Ethan Page was NEVER eliminated from!

And what did Ethan do after that? Oh, that’s right. In the same night JE’Von become #1 contender, Ethan pinned his ass in this ring! So if you ask All Ego, he thinks that battle royal should be scrapped. Je’Von needs to be out, and All Ego needs to be in! So to keep it professional, Ethan wants to publicly and professional invite Ava Raine out here to change the Heatwave main event. Unless she’s busy hearing Trick beg for Ethan to never get another title shot. But here comes Ava! She says she figures All Ego isn’t just a catchphrase or something. He really lives it! Ethan thinks he deserves the world and can do no wrong. Yikes.

Ethan says when you’re someone like him, someone who always bets on hisemlf and always wins, then yes, “All Ego” is very warranted. But Ava is here, time to change the main event. The one thing about Ava is that she doesn’t like it when people try to back her itno a corner. But unfrotuatenly, in all fairness, Ethan has a point> Ethan pinned Je’Von and- Wait! Here comes Shawn Spears! The Chair Man apologizes for this, but he can’t be ahving Ava making any rash decisions. Spears has no problem with Ethan. They’ve traveled the same roads, they come from the same place, so it is rather refreshing to see someone following in Spears’ footsteps.

Ethan is taking Spears’ lead, boasting about beating Je’Von, but uh, Spears pinned Je’Von first. Ethan asks how Spears is getting this twisted. Yeah, Ethan was busy with Oro Mensah, but maybe he missed the ending. No, wait, Spears got his ass tossed out by Evans and was eliminated! Yes, but that’s something Ethan could never do, even on his best day. Speaking of things Ethan can’t do, tonight, Spears promises to pin Trick Williams. And after that, Spears makes Ava’s decision even easier because- WAIT! Here comes the champ himself! “WHOOP DAT TRICK!” echoes out, and Trick tells Spears to sit his goofy ass down.

Trick says he’ll beat Spears up later, so he’s not sure why Spears is doing all this talking. Trick then tells Ava that if we’re talking Heatwave, Trick says it don’t matter. It could be that bum, Ethan Page. It could be the Young OG, or even both of them! But here’s what Trick knows: Toronto will be chanting one thing! WHOOP DAT- Spears DECKS Trick! Spears and Ethan work together to stomp away, but here comes Je’Von! The Young OG CLOBBERS Spears, but then Ethan goes after him! Je’Von & Trick fight back against Spears & Chase! Ava stays clear as Trick & Je’Von send Ethan & Spears out of the ring!

Security rushes out, Ava helps Trick get the belt back, and things are getting combustible in here! Will Trick show The Chair Man that the truth really does hurt, and the truth is that Spears is not ready to Whoop Dat Trick?

Ridge Holland is fired up.

He’s happy for Chase U, but then New Catch Republic find him. They ask him what was that out there, and Dunne says they owe him a receipt. Ridge says hey, it’s luck of the draw, they just got a bad one. No hard feelings, yeah? Dunne says no, Ridge was supposed to strike out on his own, and yet here he is, standing with Chase U. Thea calls to Ridge, Ridge heads out, and then Bate says they were so close. Hank ‘n’ Tank then walk over and agree, NCR was crushing it out there. Well, thanks, guys. Tank knows they’re bummed, and he’s never been the best with timing, but uh, how about next week, they test that New Catch Republic energy against the Hank ‘n’ Tank vibe?

And again, not the best with timing, and Hank ‘n’ Tank missed out on Tag Team Turmoil, but they need that tag team experience to get going like NCR. Bate says challenge accepted. NCR heads out, Hank ‘n’ Tank are fired up, but will the Blue Collar Brawlers be able to hold their own against some serious tekkers?

Robert Stone and Stevie Tyler are backstage.

The 4D Superstar puts a hand on Suit Man Stone’s shoulder and asks him, what does he want? Ava has enough going on as GM. Stone takes her hand off his shoulder and asks her what she is up to. Stone has been helping Ava making these high level decisions. Dante Chen is a somebody, Sol Ruca and Arianna Grace are having a contender’s match. Let’s be real, it was only a matter of time until Ava saw him as an asset. Oh, he’s an ass alright. But Stevie says she’s also been helping with decision making, and has been doing a much better job of it. Stevie volunteered to challenge Jordynne Grace, spilled the tea on Roxie’s speech, and has the inside scoop on everything going on around here.

Oh, so she’s a NARC? A what? A snitch. But clearly, this isn’t going to work. Stevie couldn’t agree more. Well, Stone’s not going anywhere. Neither is Stevie. Stevie says she’s gonna win. Oh please. She couldn’t beat him on her best day. Try her. Things are heating up even in the office, who will be THE assistant to the General Manager when all is said and done?

Wes Lee VS Joe Coffey w/ Gallus!

The Cardiac Kid knows he has one last shot for “his” North American Championship, but he also has to handle some business with Gallus. Will Wes make it through The Iron King to then head for The Ruler? Or will Coffey prove even the #WesSide is in Gallus’ Kingdom?

NXT returns and Gallus makes their entrance. The bell rings, Wes is distracted by Markus, but he still METEORAS Joe first! The fans fire up with Wes, he builds speed, but Wolfgang gets in the way! So Wes takes a swing! Joe CLOBBERS Wes from behind, then runs to GLASGOW SENDOFF! Wes gets flipped inside-out, but Joe whips him to a corner! And then whips him back in! Wes staggers, Joe scoops him, BACKBREAKER! Wes writhes, Joe runs to go up and up and VADER ELBOW! Coffey almost spilled but he still hit the target! Cover, TWO! Joe storms around but Wes UP KICKS! Then he runs up, but into a knee!

Joe fires hands, whips Wes to ropes, then ROCKS him! Joe whips again, but Wes tilt-o-whirls to DDT! Both men are down and the fans fire up. The ref double checks both men, Coffey is somehow okay after being spiked. Wes ROCKS him, Joe throws him away! Wes SUPERKICKS, trips Joe, then rains down fists! Joe gets free, but Wes bobs ‘n’ weaves to then ROCK Joe, and DOUBLE STOMP him! The fans fire up with Wes, he dodges Joe to BOOT Mark off the apron! But then Joe POP-UP POWERSLAMS! Cover, TWO! Wes survives but Joe aims again. Joe RAMS Wes, whips him, runs in, but only gets buckles! Wes rolls Joe up< TWO!

Joe hits a HEADBUTT, then another GLASGOW SENDOFF! Joe hauls Wes up top, climbs up after him, but Wes fights the superplex! The fans rally as Wes throws body shots. Wes UPPERCUTS Joe, then leaps. Joe gets under Wes, ALL THE BEST- NO, Wes ducks to handspring, CARDIAC KICK! Cover, Wes wins!

Winner: Wes Lee, by pinfall

Wes doesn’t need Coffey to get him going, he has boundless energy all his own! But then Oba Femi calls from the perch! “Congratulations. I see you’ve cleared your final hurdle, and now you’ve managed to secure a match one-on-one, for the first and final time, Wes Lee VS Oba Femi for the North American Championship! So Wes… I’ll see you at Heatwave!” The Ruler is ready to reign on Wes’ parade, but will this last shot be all Wes needs to get back on top?

Backstage interview with The D’Angelo Family.

Sarah Schreiber brings up that The Don is going to defend the Heritage Cup up next against Nathan Frazer. Any last thoughts? Tony says his only concern is what they’ll be doing for the after party tonight. But in all seriousness, Frazer is dangerously fast, Tony will have to slow him down. Frazer is one of the NXT Tag Team Champions, he has more experience in the Heritage Cup than Tony, but Stacks & Luca have some tips that’ll give Tony the edge: Just punch Frazer in the mouth and see how he responds. But one thing Tony knows for sure is that The Cup stays in The Family. The D’Angelos head out, but will Frazer be ready for whatever is thrown at him?

Ridge Holland talks with Duke Hudson backstage.

They’re both pumped that Chase U are #1 contenders to the tag titles, but then a staff member brings over stills from last week’s match. Duke goes to open the envelope, but Ridge says they gotta get over this. A win is a win. Thea then runs in, the whole team celebrates, and Ridge hides the envelope. This is what happens when they are on the same page! And at NXT Heatwave, not only does Chase U go international, but they become TWO-TIME Tag Team Champions! Riley says he was just international, but he’ll go again! Thea says it’s a field trip! Get your passports! And then party time!

Ridge and Duke lock eyes, Ridge points to the shirt. Will Duke let the past be the past and focus on a bright future? Or will the Chase U MVP choose integrity over victory?

NXT Heritage Cup Championship: Tony D’Angelo w/ The D’Angelo Family VS Nathan Frazer w/ Axiom!

We just heard from The Don that his plan of attack is to attack, but he also acknowledged the incredible speed that Frazer has behind him. If Frazer’s style is to #NeverSlowDown, then will Tony have any hopes of keeping up? Or will there be quite the roadblock to make him slam on the brakes?

The introductions are made, the cup is raised, and we see who will have to FOGEDABOUTIT!

The bell rings on round one, and the two tie up. Frazer headlocks, Tony powers out, but Frazer ducks ‘n’ dodges. Tony gets around to waistlock but Frazer headlocks for the takeover. Tony fights up, powers out, but Frazer goes up and over and handsprings. Frazer gets around to waistlock, Tony throws him off! Frazer headlocks again, but Tony denies the takeover to back suplex. Frazer lands out, shoves Tony, then headlocks again. Tony powers out, drops down, but things keep moving as Frazer ducks ‘n’ dodges! Roll up and high stack, FRAZER SCORES!

Tony: 0; Frazer: 1

In just FORTY SECONDS, Frazer takes that critical first fall! Tony is frustrated but Frazer has a big grin. The two refresh in their corners, and now we start round two. The two tie up, Tony TACKLES Frazer and rolls to get him up, for a back drop! Tony then clinches to BELLY2BELLY! Tony reels Frazer in to fire body shots! Tony pushes Frazer down, eggs him on, then runs up, but into an ELBOW! Frazer goes up, leaps, but into a BODY SHOT! Tony snarls, eggs Frazer on, then drags him up. Tony ROCKS Frazer, Frazer sits back, and Tony brings him back up. Tony whips, Frazer goes up and over then keeps moving!

Frazer redirects, redirects, but Tony still catches him for a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, Tony scores right back!

Tony: 1; Frazer: 1

Just over a minute and The Don has tied this up! This is one of the more fast ‘n’ furious Heritage Cup matches in a long time, could it end in record time, too?

Axiom helps Frazer refresh, and round three begins. Tony RAMS into Frazer, RAMS in again and again, then ROCKS Frazer! Tony stalks Frazer, the fans rally and duel. Tony ROCKS Frazer again, stalks him to ropes, then brings him up. Tony whips, Frazer sunset flips! Tony stays up but Frazer avoids the fist! Frazer fires hands in return, then whips. Tony reverses, Frazer slides to a stop then puts Tony on the outside! Frazer runs to SHOTGUN Tony down! Frazer builds speed to DIVE! But Tony catches him! “Are you stupid!?” Tony THRWOS Frazer into steel steps, and he shouts that he’s The Don for a reason, while NXT goes to break!

NXT returns and we’re not in round four! Frazer dodges Tony to LARIAT him out! Frazer tries again, and he DIVES! Direct hit this time but Frazer keeps going! Frazer DIVES and takes Tony down again! Frazer slides back in, but Tony follows! Frazer dodges to SLINGBLADE! The fans fire up and Frazer SUPERKICKS! Cover, TWO! Tony stays in this and The Family is relieved. The fans duel as Frazer goes to the apron. Frazer aims, springboards, but fakes Tony out! Tony runs up, but into a GAMANGIRI! Now springboard CROSSBODY, but Tony catches Frazer! Frazer slips free to roll Tony up, TWO! SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!!

We’re under 45 seconds and Tony is frastrated! Tony hauls Frazer up, talks smack, whips him, but Frazer QUEBRADAS! Tony catches Frazer again, to RAM him into a corner! Tony has Frazer in a Tree of Woe and says the Cup belongs to him! Tony run sin, Frazer sits up, Tony POSTS himself! We’re under 10 seconds! MISSILE DROPKICK! Both men are down and the round ends!

Tony: 1; Frazer: 1

This brings us to round five, and both men are feeling the wear and tear. They run back in, Tony blocks a superkick then ROCKS Frazer! Tony storms up, fires a clothesline, then brings Frazer around to whip him back in. Another clothesline, then Tony brings Frazer out. Tony whips Frazer in again, runs corner to corner, but Frazer SUPERKICKS him down! Cover, TWO!! Tony survives but Frazer hurries up! Frazer aims, CROSSBODY into a SPINEBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!!! Tony has hit that three times but only got one to count! Tony tries a fisherman but Frazer cradles! TWO!! Tony escapes, gets around, GERMAN SUPLEX, but Frazer lands out!

Frazer runs up to GAMANGIRI! Tony flops out of the ring! Frazer sees that, hurries out after him, and storms over. Tony pushes Frazer away, Frazer comes back, SHOTGUN into steel steps! Tony clutches his arm, the ring count climbs, and Frazer slides in. Frazer wants the count, because it’ll still count as a fall! We’re under a minute, but Tony stands at 9! Tony slides in, into the COAST2COAST!! Cover, TWO!!! Tony survives and the fans are thunderous! Frazer is frustrated but there’s no time to waste! “This is Awesome!” as Frazer CLUBS Tony around at 30 seconds. Frazer goes up but Tony has the ref check him.

Frazer reaches the top, but Tony goes after him first! Tony climbs up, Frazer throws elbows, and Tony falls! TEN seconds, Frazer catches his breath before the PHOENIX SPLASH!! Cover, TIME’S UP! Tony is saved by the bell!!

Tony: 1; Frazer: 1

Frazer can’t believe it, but Tony has survived until round six! Axiom encourages Frazer that he’s so close! Frazer and Tony get up, run in, but Tony back drops! Frazer sunset flips it, TWO!! Tony runs up, into a cradle! TWO!! Tony escapes again, Frazer wrenches him to suplex, ANARCHY!! Frazer hurries to a corner while The Family panics! Frazer climbs, aims, PHOENIX- NO, Tony avoids the splash! Frazer BOOTS back, skins the cat to the top rope, but Tony jumps up after him! Frazer fires hands, but then brings Tony up, only for Tony to SUPER BELLY2BELLY!! Frazer staggers, into the SPINEBUSTER!!! Cover, TONY WINS!

Winner: Tony D’Angelo, by pinfall (still NXT Heritage Cup Champion)

That was a slug fest! And yet, like the Florida Panthers with the Stanley Cup, Tony pulls it off 2-1 in the final round! Will no one be able to take this trophy away from Tony D?

Je’Von Evans talks with Trick Williams backstage.

Trick thanks The Young OG for having his back out there. Je’Von knows Trick can handle Spears, but Je’Von can’t let Trick go out there alone. They both know that Spears and Ethan are gunning for Trick, especially after earlier tonight, so Je’Von will have Trick’s back, be in his corner. So if Ethan & Spears wanna throw hands, Je’Von’ll be ready to throw hands. Trick appreciates that, but hey, Je’Von has his match with Trick to worry about. Je’Von earned that opportunity, he should focus on himself. Trick has seen people go crazy over this NXT Championship. Plus, Trick gets cautious about people claiming they’ve got his back, he’d rather just lock in on his own.

But Trick says hey, they’ll both be ready and meet up at Heatwave. Je’Von says he feels that. Trick will do his thing, and Whoop Dat Trick. They secret handshake and Trick heads out. But will Je’Von have a point about All Ego trying to get involved in the main event?

Roxanne Perez VS Karmen Petrovic!

The Prodigy put the roster on notice, but the Black Belt did the same. Will the NXT Women’s Champion make Karmen come to regret that? Or will she end up owing Karmen a golden ticket to Toronto?

NXT returns and Karmen makes her entrance. But then wait! Lola Vice is here! The fans cheer as she swaggers her way over to commentary, but Roxie is annoyed. The bell rings and the two in the ring tie up. Roxie wrenches to a wristlock, then hammerlocks. Karmen moves around but Roxie wrangles her to the mat. Roxie pulls hair, then bridges over on the hammerlock! Karmen endures, Roxie moves around, and Karmen stands. Karmen wrenches out, and Roxie ducks the roundhouse! Karmen storms up but Roxie YANKS her into ropes! Roxie ROCKS Karmen, then stomps away in the corner!

Roxie digs her boot in, lets off as the ref counts, and then Karmen STRAIGHT KICKS Roxie down! Karmen goes up, but Roxie grabs a leg! Roxie YANKS Karmen down off the corner, then CLUBS away on her! The fans fire up, Roxie drags Karmen up, and Roxie SMACKS Karmen off buckles. Roxie then snarls, runs in, and UPPERCUTS! Roxie wrenches, hooks Karmen up, RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Cover, TWO! The fans rally, Roxie scuffs Karmen, then CHOKES her! The ref counts, Roxie steps off, then STOMPS Karmen down! Cover, TWO! Roxie CLUBS Karmen down, steps on her, then pulls hair!

The ref reprimands again, but Roxie lets off at 4. Lola tells Roxie off in Spanish, but Roxie drags Karmen up. Roxie clamps on, BACKSTABBER into a stretch! Karmen endures, pries at the chinlock, and the fans rally up. Karmen rolls back, covers, TWO! Roxie stands, storms up on Karmen and shrieks that she’ll never be anyone! Roxie whips, Karmen goes up to SOBAT! Karmen then DISCUS LARIATS! Shoutout to Natty, and Karmen aims again! Karmen runs up to rally with big forearm after big forearm! LEG SWEEP, LION’S BARRAGE onto knees! Roxie counters the falling kick, then runs up to SOBAT! Roxie hops on, POP ROX! Cover, Roxie wins!

Winner: Roxanne Perez, by pinfall

Roxie smiles, then tells Karmen that’s what she gets! Roxie holds up the title, but Lola steps up into the ring. The fans are on Lola’s side, but Roxie swings on her! Lola blocks the backhand, to BACKHAND!! Lola connects with that 305, and she holds up the title belt! She is even taking it with her! Is the Mayor of Vice City going to do this for real when she and Roxie finally go 1v1?

Noam Dar Facetimes with The Meta Four.

The Scottish Supernova says he is so thankful for them sending him gifts in the hospital, and for Main Man Mensah always visiting. It means so much. But hey, Ethan Page did a number on his leg. Dar’s tendon was ripped right off the bone, he is gonna be out of action for a long time. Dar knows they can keep Meta Four strong. Jakara says damn right. Lash says Oro’s been trying to get back at Ethan, and Oro says it is more than just payback. He wants to avenge Noam. Dar says that is why he IS the main man. Oro says this group makes him smiles. He loves them all. When he was a kid in Nigeria, he never ever would’ve thought he’d be here.

And now… How to put this? When he was a kid, his dad almost died in a car accident. He had to run through a wall of fire just to survive, and that left 60% of his body permanently scarred. He had to move to Switzerland for therapy, and Oro and his brother moved there. Mom was back home in Nigeria taking care of everything else, so Oro was in foster care. It was hard, it was tough, y’know? Being so far away from home in a place where you look and sound different from all the other kids, Oro didn’t feel like he fit in. Honestly speaking, he’s never felt like he’s fit in anywhere. Until he met Meta Four.

Lash & Jakara have him hug it out and he says okay c’mon. But this is why Oro cannot and will not rest until he gets revenge on Ethan Page for what he did to Dar! Dar says that was beautiful, Oro. Thank you for sharing. Meta Four is beautiful, here is to our brother, Mensah! Click click click! A powerful moment for Meta Four, will they make All Ego pay for how he’s made them all feel?

Things are going down backstage!

OTM dared The OC to fight them, and so they get their fight! But Gallows & Anderson stand over them both, holding onto chairs! Miss Parker storms up but Michin intercepts! The security guards rush in to stop this brawl, but clearly there’s no stopping this feud! What will it take for these warring factions to settle the score?

A ref reports back to Ava.

He checked on OTM, they look pretty banged up. She says she’ll handle it. Just please go make sure they’re okay in medical. The ref says will do, then heads out. Now in step Carlee Bright & Kendal Grey. Ava thanks them for meeting with her. After last week, she gets how they feel. So next week, Carlee gets her match with Wendy Choo. They thank Ava and head out, but in storms Lola. She throws the belt down on Ava’s desk. “When your champion wakes up, you can get this back to her. And tell her that I want the title match, at Heatwave.” Lola heads back out after turning up the heat, but will Roxanne make sure to burn her up in Toronto?

Tavion Heights VS Damon Kemp w/ No Quarter Catch Crew!

The 2021 Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion impressed Charlie Dempsey, even in a losing effort against Eddy Thorpe. Dempsey then arranged this match to see if Tavion has what it takes to be NQCC. Will Tavion win and take this group to new heights? Or will the Golden Gopher drag him down to the ground and show no quarter?

The bell rings and the two tie up. Kemp waistlocks, Tavion trips him and runs, but then blocks hip toss to hit a hip toss! Kemp gets up, Tavion arm-drags him! Tavion runs, dodges, but Kemp catches him to a SLEEPER! Tavion drops to his knees already, but he fights up to scoop! The fans fire up for the SHOULDER BUSTER! Kemp writhes, goes to a corner then bails out. NQCC checks on his shoulder, Kemp says he needs it popped. Dempsey YANKS the arm to do just that! Kemp gets back in, but then bails back out. Tavion storms out after him, but Kemp CLOBBERS him! Kemp might’ve suckered Tavion in on th atone.

Kemp puts Tavion in, gets the legs and spins him for an ELBOW DROP! Then another! Kemp dribbles Tavion’s face off the mat! The ref counts, Kemp lets off, and fans boo. Tavion kicks at Kemp, Kemp stomps him back. Kemp whips Tavion to a corner hard, then gets him on the rebound! GERMAN SUPLEX! Tavion flounders, Kemp fires hands then whips corner to corner! And now OLYMPIC SLAM! Cover, TWO! Kemp keeps on Tavion with another whip, but Tavion goes up and over! Tavion clinches, but Kemp fires HEADBUTT after HEADBUTT! Kemp is free, asks Dempsey if this is what he really wants.

Dempsey says keep going, so Kemp brings Tavion up. OLYMPIC- NO, Tavion slips out, shoves, and he OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY SUPLEXES! Tavion kips up, fires up, and he BELLY2BELLY SUPLEXES again! Cover, Tavion wins!

Winner: Tavion Heights, by pinfall (earns his spot on the NQCC)

The fans cheer for Tavion, and Dempsey gets in to raise Tavion’s hand in victory! The crew is now four strong, but Kemp is still unsure why it had to be like this. Will it all be alright when all four men are grabbing up gold?

Backstage interview with Kelani Jordan.

Kelly Kincaid is with the NXT Women’s North American Champion and says while it seemed Sol Ruca was a clear cut contender, it seems Arianna Grace talked her way into a match. Kelani says last week was a definite confident booster for her when she beat Michin. And yeah, she thought it was gonna be Sol up next, too. Kelani just wants to be a drama free champion who defends her title against those who are deserving, and then just move on. Sol is Kelani’s friend, is super chill, and has a great vibe. But Arianna is like the complete opposite. But props to her for getting this match. We’ll just wait and see who wins.

But then in storms Miss Parker. She won’t let this go down like that! Keep the camera on her! Jaida tells Michin she has the audacity to blindside her after Michin’s boys jump Nima & Price. How about this? Next week, they go face to face, in a STREET FIGHT! Jaida storms off as things have now escalated, will next week be just the thing to put this to rest?

Malik & Edris regroup with Brinley Reece.

She says they were so great out there in the Tag Turmoil! It’s alright, that was all fair game. She’s proud of them! Malik says yeah, just gotta stay positive. Edris says it’d be nice if this positivity would result in wins. Izzi Dame steps in and says he’s exactly right. Being happy go lucky does absolutely NOTHING. Brin, the boys might be too scared to say this, but Izzi isn’t. They don’t want her around! All she does is feed them delusional vibes when in reality, they will never amount to anything, and neither will she. Is Tatum Paxley peeking in through the glass door…? She disappears when everyone looks over.

Brin asks if Izzi has a problem with her. Izzi says she doesn’t, and then leaves. Brin asks the guys if Izzi’s right, and Malik says not at all! Edris is silent, though. Is there at least some truth to it?

Axiom & Frazer regroup backstage.

Axiom says Frazer was so close! He really had Tony on the ropes. Frazer appreciates that, he just thought he had it. Hey, head held up high. And now, they can focus on Chase U at Heatwave. Chase U looked great, they’ll be ready. Time to watch tape! Yeah, but about that… Frazer has this WWE Speed match tomorrow, so… What? Since when? Frazer promises, full focus after that! Now to go get his back checked out. Frazer leaves, Axiom accepts it, but is there a real focus problem after all?

NXT Women’s North American Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Sol Ruca VS Arianna Grace!

Speaking of the Sol Surfer and The Pageant Queen, they’re about to fight it just as Kelani said. Who wins that golden ticket to Toronto to challenge the Gym Princess for her crown?

The bell rings and the two tie up. Sol pushes Arianna, Arianna pushes back, and then Arianna headlocks for the takeover. Sol headscissors, Arianna kips but can’t get free. Sol puts on the squeeze, and pushes up to then flip Arianna over! Arianna flails and finds the ROPEBREAK! Sol lets go, Arianna runs up, but Sol headlocks. Sol grinds, hits a takeover, but Arianna goes for the headscissor. Sol shrugs it off once, twice, and three times. Arianna fights up to her feet, powers up and out but Sol runs her over! Sol waves, runs, hops up and over the dropdown, then ducks ‘n’ dodges. Sol flips through the hip toss to then FACEBUSTER!

Arianna staggers to a corner, Sol runs up, but Arianna puts her on the apron! Sol stumbles, but she slingshots back in to CODE BREAKER! Arianna staggers, Sol trips her up! Sol then stands on Arianna to hang ten! The fans fire up and Sol hops away. Arianna huffs ‘n’ puffs, but Sol mocks the pageant wave. Arianna runs up, Sol wrenches and wristlocks, then goes to a corner. Arianna whips Sol away, but Sol goes up and out. Sol RAMS into Arianna, slingshots up, but Arianna SHOVES her down! Sol hits the apron, Arianna goes out to put her back in. Arianna whips Sol into buckles, then stomps away!

The ref counts, Arianna whips corner to corner again, then runs up to ELBOW! Arianna reels Sol in to suplex! The fans rally for Sol but Arianna storms up on her. But then Sol gets her for a cradle! TWO, and Arianna kicks the legs out! Arianna brings Sol around, whips again, but Sol reverses! Sol runs in, Arianna BOOTS her away! Arianna goes up, waves, and AX HANDLES Sol down! Arianna runs to KNEE LIFT! Cover, TWO! Arianna clamps onto Sol with a seated cobra twist! The fans rally, Sol fights up, but Arianna throws her down! Arianna runs, but Sol dodges to then run Arianna over! Sol rallies with big shoulders, then a springboard CROSSBODY!

Sol keeps moving, wrenches and fireman’s carries, but Arianna slips free! O’Conner Roll, TWO! Arianna hits buckles, but she ELBOWS Sol back! Arianna goes up, but Sol dodges the ax handle! Sol goes up and up, has to steady herself, so she mule kicks instead. Sol then goes up to SOL SNATCHER!! Cover, Sol wins!

Winner: Sol Ruca, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the NXT Women’s North American Championship)

The waters were a big choppy there, but Sol still snatches this one away! Kelani comes out to applaud her friend, then raises her hand in victory. But will The Standout show that not even Sol can do it like Lani? Or will her reign be washed away by Sol’s wave of momentum?

Roxie storms into Ava’s office.

She snatches back her title, and accuses Ava being behind what Lola did like some conspiracy! Lola can’t just take things! Why did Ava let it happen? Ava says Roxie tried to attack Lola, Lola laid her out and then brought the belt here. All her. Well, so nice to see you Ava. Yeah, actually, Roxie, you can get your revenge on Lola when you defend the title at Heatwave. Roxie says this must be so much fun for Ava. Ava says yeah, actually, it is. Roxie storms out, but will The Prodigy have a meltdown when facing Latina Heat?

Kelani and Sol talk backstage.

Kelani says she’s excited to be facing Sol for the title at Heatwave, and Sol says same. See you in Toronto, champ. They both head out, and lurking behind them are Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx. Jacy mocks their little friendly conversation. Isn’t that so sweet? Makes Jazmyn wanna throw up. And now Fallon Henley walks in, and she agrees with them! It’s even more sickening that these three are the ones overlooked. But not Kelani, not Sol, nope. Just the ones that’ve been here for years. Oh, case in point, there’s Karmen walking by. Hasn’t been here long enough to do anything yet is given her chance against the champ.

Maybe these three should do something about this. Yes, maybe they should. Is this new toxic alliance going to start doing what they want when they want to whoever they want?

Trick Williams VS Shawn Spears!

It’s an understatement that the NXT Champion always has a target on his back. Case in point: Trick may be facing Je’Von Evans at Heatwave, but The Chair Man wants his shot, as does All Ego. Ethan Page has appeared on commentary, will Trick end up seeing what The Young OG meant? Or can he whoop both these guys all on his own?

The bell rings and Trick fires hands already! Trick whips, Spears stops himself and bails out! The fans boo but Trick storms over. Spears trips Trick but Trick BOOTS Spears away. Trick goes out to CLUB Spears, then he stalks Spears around the way. Trick CHOPS Spears and the fans fire up! Trick puts Spears back in, runs up, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Spears hits a THESZ PRESS! Spears rains down fists, stomps Trick, then stalks him to a corner. Spears CHOPS, Trick staggers away, and Spears CHOPS again! Trick turns things around to CHOP! CHOP! CHOP! Trick whips corner to corner, Spears reverses but Trick comes back to LARIAT!

The fans chant “YOU GOT TRICK SLAPPED!” Trick gets Spears up with both hands, carries him around, then THROWS him to a corner! Trick whips, Spears reverses, but Trick goes up and over! Both men PUMP KICK and fall down, and even Ethan is fired up seeing that! But then ORO JUMPS ETHAN! All Ego should’ve known Main Man Mensah would be after him! The fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT!” but security rushes in, and NXT goes picture in picture.

Ethan and Oro still get at each other, even as security gets them away from ringside. Spears stands up in a corner, and he avoids the splash from Trick! Spears stomps away on Trick, digs his knee, but the ref counts. Spears lets off, but then goes right back in for more! The ref has to back Spears off this time, and Trick sputters along the ropes. Spears storms up to bring Trick around, and CHOPS! Trick sputters again, and Spears brings him around again. Trick ducks the chop to ROCK Spears! And CHOP! And whip, only for Spears to reverses. Trick CROSSBODIES but Spears ducks under! Trick crashes ‘n’ burns then flops out of the ring.

Spears storms out after Trick, brings him up and around, to then RAM into steel steps! Spears lets the ring count climb this time while Trick writhes on the floor. The count passes 5 of 10, then 7. Trick stands at 8 and slides in at 9! Spears is right on Trick with a fireman’s carry! But Trick slips around to a sunset flip! Spears stays up, but Trick avoids the fist drop to finish the sunset! TWO, and Trick hurries to bring Spears up. Spears wrenches out and wrangles Trick to a CROSSFACE! Trick flails, NXT returns to single picture, and the fans rally up! Trick claws his way over, reaches out, fights forward, and has the ROPEBREAK!

The ref counts, Spears holds until 4, and Trick sputters as he rises up. Spears brings Trick around to ROCK him with a haymaker! Trick shakes his head! Spears throws another hand but Trick is powering up! The fans fire up, Spears CHOPS, but Trick lets the hair down! Spears bumps Trick off buckles, but Trick just points and shouts, “YOU~!” Spears throws hands but Trick counter punches! Trick fires hands again and again, then UPPERCUTS! Trick whips, LEG LARIATS, then LEG LARIATS again! Trick FLAPJACKS Spears, the fans fire up, and Trick cartwheels to deadlift! Spears fires elbows to get free!

Spears swings, but into Trick’s clinch! Spears arm-drags free then SUPERKICKS! Trick drops to his knees, Spears brings a kneepad down! CODE BREAKER! Cover, TWO!! Trick survives and Spears grows frustrated. Spears stalks Trick, drags him up, and ELBOWS him in the head! Spears ELBOWS Trick in the head again, then paces. Spears tells Trick it’s his time, but Trick POP-UP UPPERCUTS! Spears still JUMP KNEES! Trick EDDY GORDO KICKS! Trick turns Spears, but Spears turns around to BACKSTABBER! Spears swings, into a BOOKEND!! Trick kips up and the fans are thunderous for their champion!

But wait, Brooks Jensen jumps into the ring! The security guards hurry to stop him, but then Spears runs up! Trick TOSSES Spears, even the ref has to stop Jensen now! Jensen throws Vic’s candy! Trick PLANCHAS Spears!! Jensen SMACKS Trick with the desk hood!! Was that on purpose or an accident!? Doesn’t matter, Spears gets Trick with the CORNER DEATH VALLEY!! Cover, SPEARS WINS!!

Winner: Shawn Spears, by pinfall

OH NO! The Chair Man has just pinned the NXT Champion!! Whatever Jensen was up to, he ends up helping Spears get a big win over the top dog on the roster! Add Ethan’s argument of how he pinned the #1 contender, are things going to get much more complicated come Heatwave?

Stone, Stevie & Ava are all watching this.

Suit Man Stone asks Ava what the hell they’re gonna do about this! Stevie reiterates that Shawn Spears just pinned THE NXT Champion! Je’Von won the #1 contender battle royal, but then Ethan beat him. Ava knows all the details, so they both ask her what she’s gonna do. Ava says here’s what they’ll do. All men have compelling cases so… FATAL 4 WAY! Stone and Stevie both love that! But will Trick have something to say about his odds drastically dropping from 50 to 25%?

My Thoughts:

An awesome night for NXT, though still rather talkative as always. The Tag Team Turmoil was an awesome opener, every round felt great and fairly unpredictable, except for Malik & Edris losing to New Catch Republic. I did like the bit with Malik, Edris, Brin, Izzi and for whatever reason, Tatum. Perhaps Izzi takes advantage of the tension in the trio and we end up with a Mixed Tag match of Izzi & Edris VS Brin & Malik. New Catch Republic doing a lot of the work clearing out teams only to lose to Chase U was a bit of a surprise, but there was great continuity with how Ridge and Dunne were both former Brawling Brutes and Ridge helped Chase escape the Plancha. Chase U VS Frazer & Axiom will be some great stuff, especially with this dysfunction within both teams.

Apollo Crews being why Legado lost is good continuity, they can reference that on SmackDown this week, further building to a Six Man Tag of Santos, Angel & Humberto VS Apollo, Andrade & Corbin just to showcase all six guys in a great match. The Good Brothers had a good bit with OTM, too, although I’m a bit surprised OTM got taken out so easily. Jaida VS Michin in a Street Fight is going to be awesome, though. Wes VS Joe Coffey was really good but also really quick, almost like it was just put there to fill time and move things along. Wes VS Oba in Wes’s last chance was happening either way, but I suppose Wes needed momentum going into that, as it feels very likely he loses and is forced to move on.

Awesome Heritage Cup match tonight, though I liked the fast and furious start better than them pushing it to all six rounds. And also, taking a commercial break that wasn’t picture in picture? Feels wrong. But solid win for Tony D against Frazer, even though I still think a guy like Tony should win one of these by KO. And I like that Frazer is apparently finding all these other titles to go after since he’s being part of WWE Speed tomorrow on Twitter/X. Honestly I don’t know why Axiom isn’t more into the idea of a Two Man Power Trip. I suppose Axiom’s more modest and content while Frazer is ambitious per his “Never Slow Down” philosophy.

Good promo bit from Roxie and Karmen to set up a match for tonight, but of course Roxie wins. Lola getting the better of Roxie was pretty good, too, but it already feels like the go-home math is going to favor Roxie and she retains at Heatwave. Maybe. Lola is getting over with the recurring audience but I’m not sure she’s quite at top champion level just yet. Sol VS Arianna was a good match but the ropes must’ve been loose or slippery because Sol had a hard time with them. Sol still won, of course, and she’ll have a great match with Kelani. Fallon continuing to stick with Jacy and Jazmyn, not sure where that is going other than they might try to “ruin” the Women’s North American Championship match for their own selfish purposes.

And on par with Raw and SmackDown having throughline stories, NXT did a great job getting us to the Fatal 4 Way I knew they were giving us after seeing how last week closed. Good promo segment that turned into a brawl, and they also did a great job integrating a lot of other stories. For one, while it is a shame that Noam Dar seems out of action with another leg injury, the previous being back in NXT UK, Oro Mensah opening up like that was powerful stuff and a great way to help Meta Four turn Face. Plus, Oro going after Ethan was good stuff, too.

And then this ongoing story of Brooks Jensen breaking back into NXT Arena after he “quit” finally has a payoff as he accidentally(?) helps Spears beat Trick. This very well could be what Spears talked about when he wanted to help a “lost soul” find their way. I also like there’s this new story of Stevie and Stone competing to be THE Assistant General Manager, aka the new Sid Scala. Maybe they’ll end up picking proxies for a Survivor Series style showdown, Team Stevie VS Team Stone, the winner gets to be Ava’s assistant. Logically, it’d have to be Stone winning. So many Robert Stone Brand stories fell apart and it was never really his fault, he needs this.

My Score: 8.9/10