Who will strike gold in the Big Apple?

NXT, TNA, AAA, and even Evolve will be in Madison Square Garden to put their champions to the test against the very best! But who will reign in New York?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• AAA Mixed Tag Team Championships: Ethan Page & Chelsea Green w/ Alba Fyre VS Joe Hendry & Thea Hail;  Ethan & Chelsea win and retain the titles.
• NXT Women’s North American Championship: Blake Monroe VS Sol Ruca; Blake wins by surrender and retains the title.
• NXT Tag Team Championships: Osiris Griffin & Dion Lennox w/ DarkState VS Je’Von Evans & Leon Slater; Osiris & Dion win and retain the titles.
• NXT Women’s Championship: Tatum Paxley w/ Izzi Dame VS Jacy Jayne w/ The Fatal Influence; Jacy wins and becomes the new NXT Women’s Champion.

PLAY BY PLAY

In the City that Never Sleeps…

… fortunes lay the foundation to the rise of empires. From Wall Street to Madison Square Garden, legacies have been etched into history. And for the superstars of NXT, in an extraordinary two-week event, the value of gold has never been higher. Wealth is not spread when greed prevails, but if all can believe, prosperity will follow. When gilded treasure is guarded by dark forces, it takes an alliance to secure success. Claiming shiny riches could mean selling your soul, and brokering a deal with the devil. Holding the key to power is precious in NXT, which invites others to covet that power.

History will be made in The Theater at Madison Square Garden. Superstars from four distinguished brands have converged in New York City to achieve fame, fortune, and gold. Which empires will rise at Gold Rush?

AAA Mixed Tag Team Championships: Ethan Page & Chelsea Green w/ Alba Fyre VS Joe Hendry & Thea Hail!

All Ego & The Hot Mess have been on quite the Two Canadian Power Trip these days, but now they’ve run into two very inspirational people. Will the Green Administration still be dripping with gold? Or will we all soon believe in Hendry & Hail?

The introductions are made, the AAA belts are raised, and we see who strikes gold first!

The teams sort out and Thea starts against Chelsea. The fans fire up already as Thea and Chelsea tie up. Chelsea knees low, whips Thea, but Thea wheelbarrows. Chelsea stops the arm-drag, waistlocks, but Thea switches. Chelsea elbows and switches, but Thea bucks the O’Conner. Thea then ducks ‘n’ dodges as the fans rally, and Thea clinches to snapmare and KICK! Thea then makes Chelsea wave her hands from side to side, but Chelsea fights free. Tag to Ethan, so Hendry steps in! The fans cheer as Hendry and Ethan circle, and the fans chant, “We Believe! We Believe!” Ethan is annoyed, but he and Hendry tie up.

Ethan headlocks for a takeover, Hendry headscissors, but Ethan kips free. Roles reverse as Hendry hits a headlock takeover, Ethan headscissors, and then Hendry kips free! The fans cheer and Ethan flounders a bit. Hendry smiles, he and Ethan tie up again, and Hendry wrenches to wristlock. Ethan wrenches back, but Hendry rolls, only for Ethan to wrangle him. Hendry rolls, rolls, and handsprings to WRING Ethan! The fans fire up while Ethan frowns. Hendry and Ethan tie up, Ethan KNEES low and SLAPS Hendry. Ethan talks trash, runs, but Hendry dodges to then RUN Ethan over! Hendry brings Ethan around to suplex, and stall!

The fans cheer as Hendry walks around with Ethan, then SLAMS Ethan down! Cover, Chelsea breaks it! Thea runs in and gets Chelsea’s arm! The fans cheer, Hendry distracts the ref while Chelsea throws Thea at Ethan! Thea gets Ethan with the KIMURA! The fans fire up as Ethan freaks out and goes to a corner! Chelsea CLOBBERS Thea, but Hendry has Ethan! Chelsea bumps Thea off buckles while Hendry UPPERCUTS Ethan, but Ethan turns things around to throw hands! The Canadians coordinate, but Hendry & Hail power out of the stereo bulldogs! Ethan & Chelsea avoid colliding, but then Thea DROPKICKS Chelsea into Ethan!

Chelsea falls in a heap and Ethan asks if she’s okay. Hendry TURNS, Thea uses him to TORNADO DDT Ethan! Then they both TURN! The fans cheer while the Canadians regroup, and NXT goes picture in picture.

Hendry & Hail shake hands, then Hendry storms out to fetch Ethan. They go around the way, Ethan slips into the ring and Hendry follows. Ethan takes a swing, Hendry ducks it to counter punch! Hendry HEADBUTTS and whips Ethan to ropes, but Ethan ducks ‘n’ dodges, only for Hendry to ELBOW him down! Cover, TWO! Ethan stays in this but Hendry stays calm. Hendry drags Ethan up, scoops him, and then shows off his strength by carrying him around again, before the FALL- NO, Ethan lands out! Ethan shoves Hendry to the corner, Hendry ELBOWS back, but then Chelsea anchors Hendry! Ethan DECKS him!

Ethan rains down fists on Hendry, then talks trash and soaks up heat. Hendry rises, Thea seethes, but Ethan brings Hendry around. Ethan ROCKS Hendry, puts him in the corner, then throws more hands. The ref counts, Ethan stops at 4, but Chelsea CHOKES Hendry behind the ref’s back! Thea protests,  the ref keeps her back, and Chelsea gets away with it. Ethan CHOKES Hendry with a boot to the neck, then steps off at the ref’s count. Ethan drags Hendry up again, whips him hard into the corner, then ROCKS him with another haymaker. And another! Ethan snapmares Hendry, covers, TWO! Ethan keeps Hendry down with a chinlock.

Hendry endures and the fans rally up, but Ethan leans on the hold. NXT returns to single picture as Ethan fights up. Hendry fires body shots, UPPERCUTS, but then Chelsea distracts! Alba trips Hendry up for Ethan to ROUNDHOUSE and CONFIDENCE BREAKER! Cover, TWO! Hendry survives, the Canadians protest, but the fans rally up. Ethan facelocks Hendry to grind him down again. Hendry fights up, Ethan leaps on to make it a GUILLOTINE! The fans rally as Hendry still fights forward! Hendry then powers out to suplex Ethan again! The fans rally as Hendry and Ethan stir, and Ethan facelocks again.

Hendry stands, and he counter punches Ethan! And again, and again! Then Hendry LARIATS! And LARIATS! Hendry whips, Ethan reverses, but Hendry ducks ‘n’ dodges to RANA! The fans fire up with Hendry, but Ethan CROSSBODIES! Hendry rolls through with it! The fans fire up as Hendry powers up! Hendry hits the FALL AWAY SLAM! Then a kip up and… TURN! The fans cheer, but Chelsea runs up! Hendry dodges, Thea DUMPS Chelsea out, and the Canadians are on the floor! Thea tags in, goes up top, and she SUPER DUPER TRUST FALLS! Down goes the Green Administration and the fans fire up!

But then Ethan RAMS Hendry into the apron! Chelsea SMACKS Thea off the apron, puts her in, and the fans cheer as she salutes. Chelsea runs up, Thea dodges and ELBOWS! Then EXPLODERS! Thea roars and shakes the ropes, the fans cheer her on, SHOTGUN! Cover, Ethan YANKS Thea away! The fans boo but Ethan grins and says sorry. Theta says “SUCK IT!” SUPERKICK! Ethan flails, Alba gets up, but Thea BLASTS Alba! Chelsea gets the arms! Thea spins that around to the KIMURA!! Chelsea flails, reaches out, but she drops to her knees! Thea puts the pressure on that arm, but then Hendry intercepts Ethan! Only for Ethan to CLOBBER Hendry onto Thea!

Chelsea has Thea for the UNPRETTY-HER!! Cover, the Canadians win!

Winners: Ethan Page & Chelsea Green, by pinfall (still AAA Mixed Tag Team Champions)

It wasn’t a matter of belief but of numbers and underhanded tactics! The Two Canadian Power Trip say adios, but will another duo dethrone them soon enough?

Lola Vice & Jordynne Grace finish watching this.

The Mayor of Vice City says, “Ayayay, I rather would’ve challenged Joe & Thea for the AAA Mixed Tag Titles with Mr. Iguana than Chelsea & Ethan.” Lola adds a little something in Spanish, Jordynne admits she isn’t sure what that last part meant, but she would also rather be here as Knockouts World Champion. Did you see Kelani Jordan crack her upside the head with the title, and then blame everyone else? Oh, Lola saw. And then Kelani just goes off on others, what is her problem? But then Kelani steps in and says, “Wow… Two women I’ve already beaten hanging out together. Cute.” Lola says if Lani has a problem with her, say it to her face.

Lani says wow, great idea, that’s why she’s here. But don’t act all innocent like the victim when you had no problems kicking her out of the locker room! Lola ain’t playing anything. Lani chose TNA over NXT! Jordynne says Lani is only acting like this because she knows this is her last week with that title. Lani scoffs and says jealousy doesn’t look good on Jordynne. But she’ll have time to work on that, because Lani is gonna be champion for a long time. See you next week. Lani leaves, Lola can’t believe Lani’s changed like this. But will The Standout prove no one does it like Lani? Or will she be the one learning how to lose with Grace?

Ava Raine speaks.

“2025 has been an incredible year for NXT. From epic title changes to very dramatic moments, to memories the WWE Universe will never forget. We’re not only three weeks away from our final PLE of the year, NXT Deadline, coming at you live on Saturday, December 6th, from San Antonio, Texas. Now with the return of Deadline also comes the return of one of WWE’s most innovative matches: The Iron Survivor Challenge. A multi-person, 25 minute match where every single second counts. Now in the past, legends have selected competitors for each of the men’s and women’s matches. But this year, I have decided that we’re gonna do things a little differently.

“One individual will select all the competitors for both Iron Survivor Challenges. This person will make his announcement on who he thinks is deserving of an opportunity to compete in this one-of-a-kind match at Deadline. And this person is the Greatest of All Time, John Cena.” WHOA! The Never-Seen Seventeen, the WWE Intercontinental Champion, John Cena makes a final appearance on NXT to handpick the future! Who will impress The GOAT the most to then race against time at Deadline?

Ringside interview with Tavion Heights.

Sarah Schreiber and the Olympian are among the fans as she brings up his breakout 2025, especially now that he’s on his own away from No Quarter Catch Crew, making some big moves ever since. He thanks her for that, and yeah, 2025 has been a wild ride. He has had huge growing pains going from Olympic wrestling to being here in the WWE, but honestly, this is going to be huge for him right now. He has to lock in. The reality of the situation is, not only are they in New York City, but he has no regrets. He was in NQCC, he learned so much, they did more for him than what he learned at the Olympic Games.

Tavion says one thing is for sure, he can’t even believe he’s here right now! But we just heard the news that John Cena will singlehandedly pick the Iron Survivor competitors! That said, Tavion couldn’t imagine if Cena were to pick him. But if he does, then that’s all the approval he’ll need. You’ll see him at Deadline, and you’ll see him become the 2025 Iron Survivor! But then JOSH BRIGGS BOOTS TAVION DOWN! The fans boo as Briggs goes after Tavion, but Tavion fires back! The fans fire up as they brawl back to the ramp and into the concourse! Briggs has the edge, but refs and security rush in! Fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT!” but will they keep fighting all the way to Deadline?

Sol Ruca prepares backstage.

Zaria is there, and she says she already knows the answer to this, but she’ll ask it one more time: Is Sol sure she wants to do this? Ava said Sol can have the rematch whenever she wants, so- Sol says yes, she’s doing this tonight. She knows Zaria has her best interests in mind, but she needs that title back. The only person who can do that for her is her. Sol heads out, but will she ride a wave of momentum all the way through this Gold Rush? Or will The Glamour bring out her dark side to ensure she shines in the spotlight?

NXT Women’s North American Championship: Blake Monroe VS Sol Ruca w/ Zaria!

NXT returns and Sol makes her entrance, Zaria right by her side. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is truly ready for the moment!

The bell rings and the fans rally as the two stare down. They circle, feel things out, then tie up. Sol puts Blake on ropes, Blake turns it around, but Sol turns it back around. Blake powers up, Sol headlocks and hits the takeover. Sol grinds the hold, Blake fights up, and Blake pulls hair. Sol thrashes the headlock to stop that, but then Blake grabs the bad leg! Blake lifts, Sol sunset flips, TWO! Sol stands, headlocks, but Blake powers up. Blake pulls hair again, puts Sol on ropes, then stops. Blake grabs the bad leg, laughs at Sol, but Sol ENZIGIRIS! Sol runs up at the ropes, and WRECKS Blake with a dropkick! The fans cheer and Sol aims from the apron.

Sol springboards, Blake dodges but Sol rolls through. Blake returns to SLINGBLADE! Blake then scoops and SPIN-OUT SIDEWALK SLAMS! Cover, TWO! Sol is still in this but Blake is right on that leg! Sol turns over, BOOTS Blake away, and then slips around to lift and SPIN-OUT FACEBUSTER! Then SUPERKICK! High stack, TWO! Blake is tougher than that but Sol stays cool. Sol waistlocks, Blake fights the lift, and Blake switches. Sol fights the lift, but Blake THRWOS Sol by her hair! Blake drags Sol, kicks away on that bad leg, but Sol kicks in return! Blake stands on that foot, but Sol still kicks free!

Sol bridges, handsprings, and DROPKICKS! The fans fire up while Blake flounders to a corner. Sol runs in, but Blake sends her into buckles! Sol flops back, Blake drags her to the corner, and she SWINGS the bad leg into the post! The fans duel, the ref reprimands, but Blake SLAMS Sol’s leg again! Blake brings Sol further in, but Sol YANKS Blake into the POST! Sol hops out, runs up, but Blake meets her! DOUBLE LARIATS at the ramp! The fans fire up but Zaria is worried, and NXT goes to break.

NXT returns again and Blake has Sol down with a toehold. Sol endures, the fans rally up, and Zaria coaches Sol. Sol fires forearms but Blake hits back. Blake puts more pressure on the leg, then drags her from the ropes. Sol still endures, then sits up to clamp on a chinlock of her own! Blake flails, pushes back to a cover, TWO! Both women stand, but then Sol EDDY GORDO KICKS! Sol blocks a shot, ROCKS Blake, and again! Sol mule kicks, then CLUBS Blake, CHOPS Blake, but Blake BOOTS back! Blake stomps Sol down, then drags Sol around. Blake stands on the bad leg while she puts on a chinlock to bend Sol!

Sol endures, snapmares free, and then UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS! The fans rally, Sol whips Blake to a corner, then GERMAN SUPLEXES on the rebound! The fans fire up and Sol goes up the corner! Blake stands, into the MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Sol kips up on one leg! Sol aims, runs up, KNEE! Cover, TWO!! Blake survives and Sol is frustrated, but Zaria and the fans rally behind Sol. Sol goes up the corner, but Blake YANKS her down! Blake storms up to HEADBUTT! Sol SUPERKICKS in return! Both women are down and the fans fire up! Blake bails out while the fans cheer on “NXT! NXT!”

Sol goes to the apron, slaps the bad leg into working, and she goes up the corner! MOONSAULT PRESS on Blake! Blake is down in a heap, Sol hobbles on the bad leg, and the fans are going nuts! Sol drags Blake up, puts her in the ring, and she storms up again. Sol fireman’s carries, but Blake slips free! CHOP BLOCK! Sol writhes, but Blake grabs the bad leg! HALF CRAB! The fans boo but Blake drags Sol from the ropes! Blake sits deep on the hold, then pries at the brace! Blake pulls that bad leg but Zaria coaches Sol! Blake lets go in frustration, but she stomps and CLUBS away on the leg! The fans boo as Blake has exposed the damaged knee!

The ref reprimands but Blake CLUBS away on Sol’s leg and back! This isn’t really illegal, it’s just not right! Blake THROWS the knee brace to the stage! The fans boo as Blake storms up, but Sol rolls her up! TWO!! Blake escapes, Sol SUP- NO, the bad leg is her plant leg! Sol falls, Blake clamps right on! CALF KILLER!! Zaria is freaking out as Sol flails, and Zaria grabs a towel?!? The fans say don’t do it, Sol says don’t do it, but Zaria pleads with Sol! Sol reaches for the ropes, but Blake pulls that leg back! ZARIA THROWS IN THE TOWEL!! BLAKE WINS!!

Winner: Blake Monroe, by surrender (still NXT Women’s North American Champion)

The fans don’t like it, but Zaria was thinking about her friend’s livelihood. Sol can’t win the title if she doesn’t have a leg to stand on, but will she ever get back to this title now? Will anyone ever be able to stop the Woman From Hell?

The Fatal Influence talks backstage.

Jacy Jayne prepares for the main event while Fallon says she can still hear the sounds of Lainey Reid slapping Kendal Grey across the face. They all have a good laugh, and Lainey says they all gotta do what they gotta do to get an opportunity around here. Besides, her girls are each having title matches, so if she had to pop Kendal across the mouth to get one, so be it. Jacy’s been on the receiving end of that one. Lainey apologizes for the past, but Jacy says it’s why Lainey is Fatal Influence. Gold Rush will be their event, and it starts with Jacy taking back the NXT Women’s Championship from Tatum.

Fallon says exactly! They all know Halloween Havoc was a fluke! Jacy says, “Don’t even remind me.” Tonight, Jacy. Next week, Fallon wins the Speed Women’s Championship and Lainey wins the Evolve Women’s Championship. Then the Fatal Influence walks out of New York draped in gold. They’re loving the mere idea of it, but will any of them get a title tonight? Or will Tatum make sure the Influence ends before it begins?

Ricky Saints is here!

The fans cheer as The Absolute NXT Champion heads to the ring, strutting in a nice suit, then he grabs the mic. But before he can speak, OBA FEMI is here! The fans fire up even more for The Ruler, the former NXT Champion, and the man who shocked us all by first returning last week at the very end of the show! Oba now struts his way to the ring, and he also grabs a mic. Saints says, “Incredible. Wow. Welcome back, Oba. Y’know, I knew sooner or later that you were gonna show back up, so no, it wasn’t a surprise to me when you popped up, and you and your dark shadow came after the fact that I won the Last Man Standing.

“But you know what was a surprise to everyone? When I beat you at No Mercy and I took the NXT title from you.” The fans are torn, but Saints says, “But it wasn’t a shock to me, because hey, I’m Ricky Saints.” The fans are again torn, but Saints says even beyond all that, Oba thought he was just gonna steamroll Saints and make him another footnote? No, Saints peeked months ago that this title was wearing Oba out, grinding him down, so Saints took his shot and he won. Fans are again torn, but Saints says Oba’s biggest mistake was underestimating Ricky Saints. And what Saints also realized was, people like Oba don’t know how to handle losing.

Oba went off to Nigeria, recollected himself, and while he was gone, Saints was holding it down. He was defending NXT from TNA! He was whooping dat Trick all around here! And guess what? The train kept rolling, partner. But Saint sis glad Oba is back, as are the people, but don’t get it twisted into thinking that Oba will just take the title back. Oba finally speaks, “Ricky, you are the exact same as I left you. You haven’t changed at all. The same bravado, the same flamboyance, the same little man. But that’s good, though, that is good, because I was hoping to beat the exact same version of you that got the better of me.”

Oba says that is why he took his time in coming back. He didn’t want to get himself involved in more of that NXT VS TNA nonsense. He didn’t want to come back here to get involved with Ricky and Trick trying to win NXT’s Best Dressed. No, no, no. The fans cheer as Ricky styles and profiles in his suit. Oba says no, that stuff, that nonsense, is BENEATH him! So he went home, he trained, he went back to the Motherland, to the soil that made him, to create the version of himself that Ricky cannot beat! And now he is here! Fair play to Ricky, he had his time in the sun.

But now that sun is setting on the Absolute, and Oba will cast the shadow! Oba will take it all away! Oba will be the one to destroy Ricky Saints! Because The Ruler is back! The Destroyer is back! The Bringer of War is back! YOUR DADDY is home! The fans fire up for that! Ricky says if Oba wants his rematch at Deadline, then he’s got it! The fans cheer that, too! But then wait, Trick Williams is here! The fans chant “WHOOP DAT TRICK!” as he now struts his way out here and says maybe Ricky can’t hear that good. But like he’s been saying for the last couple of months, it ain’t over ’til Trick wins HIS NXT Championship back.

But then MYLES BORNE CHAIR SHOTS TRICK! The fans fire up as Borne stands over Trick, takes his mic, and says, “I heard you, Trick! You’re done! Payback is a b*tch!” Borne then tells Oba and Ricky that we are looking at the next Men’s Iron Survivor winner. And he’ll be seeing one of them at New Year’s Evil! The fans like how the roadmap of the future is unfolding, but will Myles prove he is born for this? Or will he soon regret that he whooped dat Trick?

Ava Raine reprimands Myles Borne backstage.

She tells him she expected better of him, so what the hell was he doing? He says that he promised not to get involved last week, and he didn’t. Yeah, but that doesn’t mean he could get involved this week! Then he went and attacked Trick! Oh, so Trick can hit him with a chair but Myles just has to forget about it? No, that’s not what she means. They talked about this, but Myles clearly doesn’t listen. Myles jokingly says yeah, clearly. Ava says this is not how they do things around here! Wait, she has a call. She asks the other person what they want, seems it is important, so she tells Myles if he wants to settle things with Trick, they can go 1v1 next week! Ava has to handle business.

And that business is that Tavion and Briggs are still brawling! They’ve moved to the tech area, Tavion RAMS Briggs into a road case, but Briggs THROWS Tavion into the other! Briggs tries to use his chain but Tavion ROCKS him first! And SMACKS him off another road case, before THROWING him into it! But Briggs JAMS Tavion with a chair! And SMACKS him! And then CHOKE SLAMS him through a table! The refs rush in again, but will nothing end until someone is broken?

NXT Tag Team Championships: Osiris Griffin & Dion Lennox w/ DarkState VS Je’Von Evans & Leon Slater!

It took all of DarkState to take down Matt & Jeff Hardy, but they don’t care about Broken Rules, only about victory. Will they prove that no matter where they are and no matter who they face, #NoOneIsSafe? Or can the Young OG & Youngest In Charge become the youngest champions yet?

The introductions are made, the tag titles are raised, and we see who makes it big in the Big Apple!

The teams sort out and DarkState just rushes the Youngest! The Youngest dodge to DOUBLE SUPERKICK! The fans fire up as Dion falls, then the DOUBLE SUPERKICKS take Osiris out! Osiris falls out of the ring, Je’Von builds speed, and Je’Von FLIES onto Osiris, Cutler & Saquon! The fans fire up as then Leon DROPKICKS Dion! Cover, TWO! Dion survives but Leon calls to Je’Von. The fans rally as Leon drags Dion up and over, but Osiris YANKS Je’Von from the apron! Dion RAMS Leon into the DarkState corner, fires off shots, then bumps him off buckles. Tag to Osiris, feed and scoop for the POWERSLAM! Cover, but Je’Von DOUBLE STOMPS Osiris!

The fans fire up but then Dion storms in and THROWS Je’Von out! Osiris THROWS Leon into the buckles, tags Dion, and Osiris sends Dion in, only for Leon to go up and over! Leon then dodges Osiris, hot tag to Je’Von! ROUNDHOUSE for Dion, and Je’Von DUMPS Osiris out! SUPERKICK for Osiris, HOTSHOT for Dion! Je’Von LEAPS over Osiris’ lariat to land safe on the desk! Je’Von SUPERKICKS Osiris, SMACKS him off the steel steps, then gets in the ring! Je’Von ducks ‘n’ dodges Dion to RANA him away! The fans fire up and Je’Von DROPKICKS Dion down! Cover, TWO! The fans rally as Je’Von drags Dion up.

Je’Von whips Dion to the corner, Dion reverses, but Leon tags in! Je’Von sidesteps, Leon GAMANGIRIS, and the fans rally as Leon gives Je’Von the boost, BOUNCY~ RANA! The fans fire up again as Dion bails out! Osiris returns, the Youngest dodge to DOUBLE DORPKICK! Osiris tumbles out, and now the Youngest DOUBLE PLANCHA! ALL of DarkState is down again and the fans are thunderous! Je’Von & Leon stand tall as NXT goes to break.

NXT returns and the fans rally as Je’Von endures a chinlock. Osiris leans on the hold but Je’Von fights up. Osiris CLUBS Je’Von, BLASTS Leon, and tags Dion. The fans boo as DarkState set Je’Von up, SURFBOARD STOMP DDT COMBO!! Cover, TWO!! Je’Von survives and the fans rally but Dion clamps on with a neck wrench. Je’Von endures again and fights around. The fans rally as Je’Von rises, fires body shots, and then ROCKS Dion! Dion wobbles, but he reels Je’Von back in! Dion back suplexes, but Je’Von lands out! SUPERKICK for Dion! SMACK for Osiris! BOOT for Dion! Je’Von falls over and the fans rally even harder!

Je’Von crawls, crawls, but so does Dion! Hot tags to Osiris and Leon! Leon rallies on DarkState with DROPKICK after DROPKICK! Forearm SMASH for Osiris in the corner! Leon fires fast hands on Osiris but Dion storms up. Leon kicks, Dion blocks, and Dion ducks the enzigiri, but not the REWIND HEEL KCIK! The fans fire up as Leon hurries up but Osiris BODY BLOWS! Osiris whips, Leon handsprings and BACK ELBOWS! The fans fire up with Leon as he goes up, out, and avoids Dion to then BOOT him down! Leon goes up the corner now, aims and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Osiris survives for DarkState but the fans rally for The Youngest.

Leon drags Osiris up, Osiris SHOVES him away, but Je’Von tags in. Leon BOOTS Osiris, Je’Von runs, handspring for the RED DOT GAMANGIRI! Dion scoops Je’Von, Je’Von slips free, feed to Leon’s UTOPIA SPIN-OUT BOMB! The fans fire up again as The Youngest fire themselves up! Je’Von & Leon set up, Leon builds speed corner to corner and Je’Von holds the ropes down! Leon FLIES over the corner and onto DarkState! The fans are thunderous as Leon then hurries to get Osiris up and in! Je’Von waits, runs up, O G CUTTER! Je’Von isn’t done there, he goes to the corner! Saquon slithers up but Je’Von BOOTS him down!

Je’Von climbs, and FIVE STAR FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!!! Osiris survives and the fans can’t believe it! The fans blame the ref but Osiris is just that tough! Je’Von tags Leon, they both go up corners, but Dion SHOVES Je’Von down! The fans boo, Osiris runs up but Leon leaps over! Leon sees Saquon on the apron and HANDSPRINGS him down! But Osiris CLOBBERS Leon! Tag to Dion, the fans boo, but they get Leon up for the DOUBLE POWERBOMB!! Cover, Je’Von springboards, but Cutler drags Dion out of the way! The SPLASH hits Leon!! Je’Von is stunned, Dion TOSSES Je’Von out! Tag back to Osiris!

Osiris Electric Chair Lifts Leon, Dion goes up, DARKSTATE DOOMSDAY!! Cover, DARKSTATE WINS!

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

Once again, numbers win over heart and ability! DarkState is able to escape from New York as champions, but will there ever be a team that can bring them all down?

Wren Sinclair talks with Kendal Grey backstage.

Wren says last week was crazy with how Lainey just up and slapped Kendal like that. Kendal says yeah, she was there. Wren apologizes and says she should’ve stepped in sooner, but she just thought Kendal could handle Lainey. Kendal says yeah, she got her shots in. But next week, Jacy & Fallon won’t be able to pull Kendal off of Lainey. Gold Rush is the biggest stage the WWE Evolve Women’s Championship has ever been on, and trust her when she says she’s locked in! Wren says heck yeah she is! Lainey Wainey is about to take an all-expenses-paid trip to the Grey Area! Damn right she is!

And uh, has Wren been watching TNA? Who would’ve thought Charlie Dempsey, Stacks, and a bunch of others from NXT would crash TNA like that! Wren says yeah, she can’t believe Charles didn’t tell her he was back in the States. She reached out but he hasn’t responded. He’s like ghosting her or something. Isn’t that kinda weird? Well, Charles is a complicated man, but don’t worry. Just focus on #WrenQCC and that title match. They head out, but will Grey still be golden after Gold Rush? And just what is going on with those NXT rogues running roughshod over TNA? What kind of impact are they trying to make?

Shiloh Hill speaks.

He finishes typing up some computer code before introducing himself. “I’m the proud winner of Season Two of WWE LFG, and I like to download you some information on myself before I get started in NXT. A lot of people think I’m this big time jock because I played college football, but other people think I’m this big time nerd because I played at Stanford and I like figuring out how things work. Ironically, though, school was never my thing. I remember when I was little, every time I would start to like it, my parents would come wake me up in the middle of the night and they’d tell me, ‘The fog was coming’ and we’d have to move again.

“I think in third grade, I went to something like 32 days in a year, so I got in trouble with the state. School was just so boring. So, every morning, me and my sisters would wait for the bus to come, and then we’d just run into the woods and play all day. It was fantastic. But I know what you’re probably thinking. ‘Shiloh, if you hated school so much, how’d you wind up at Stanford?’ Well, my freshman year, I actually tested out all the classes that my high school had to offer, and so I took online classes instead. Now I didn’t tell anyone, but they were actually super easy, and so I finished them in like the first week, and I got to focus on the fun stuff.

“I’m talking quantum mechanics, the dark web, conspiracy theories, it was really cool. But y’know what was really, really, really, really, really cool? Playing football! I, loved, hitting people! I remember my first ever practice, I got kicked out for suplexing our starting Tight End. And my coach was so pissed, but it didn’t matter, because by the end of the year, I had 61 offers to play Outside Linebacker, and I wound up at Stanford. I can’t even tell you how good it feels to hear a man’s air leave his lungs when I hit him in the diaphragm. That’s what I call feeling the thunder. Anyways, check back soon for more.”

Shiloh is sounding more like a Silent Hill, but will he bring that thunder to NXT and change the entire landscape?

#ZaRuca regroups backstage.

Sol insists that she had it all handled! She was going to beat Blake and take back her title! Zaria gets Sol is upset, but sorry, Sol did NOT have it! Then why did Zaria throw in the towel? Because from where Zaria was standing, Blake had Sol stuck in that submission hold, Sol wasn’t able to reach the ropes, and she wasn’t going to tap out. Yeah! So why did Zaria throw in the towel!? Because Zaria wasn’t going to stand by and watch Blake snap Sol’s leg in half! Zaria won’t watch Sol reinjure herself, be on the shelf for another year, all over her stupid pride! Sol gets mad now and she stands up to stare Zaria down.

Zaria says Sol’s leg had barely healed, she’s barely cleared, and yet she’s the bad guy for caring about Sol? Sol says her pride is what made her double champion. Zaria says Sol will be champion again, but not if she’s injured! Zaria says let’s just forget about it for now, and focus on Zaria winning the Speed title. Okay? Sol says fine, then storms off. Sol’s leg is still in one piece, but is the friendship about to break down?

NXT Women’s Championship: Tatum Paxley w/ The Culling VS Jacy Jayne w/ The Fatal Influence!

Despite all the advise and cautioning from The Culling, #TuesdayAddams is following Frank Sinatra because she wants to do it her way. Will Tatum come to regret it when she’s facing the Toxic Rockstar one more time? Or will NXT be safe from the Fatal Influence for one more night?

NXT returns as The Culling makes their entrance, following Tatum’s lead. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who’s the real “fluke” around here!

The bell rings and the fans are strongly behind “Tatum Tuesday!” Tatum and Jacy circle, feel things out, and tie up collar ‘n’ elbow. They go around, Tatum has the cording hold, and she keeps Jacy from the ropes. They roll, Tatum cranks the arm, but Jacy endures. Jacy fights up, powers Tatum to the ropes, and the ref counts. Jacy CHOPS Tatum, and tells “Tater” that she’ll be a two-time champion! Tatum frowns and CHOPS in return! The fans fire up as the CHOPS go back and forth! Tatum then dodges one to headlock, but Jacy powers up and out. Tatum hurdles over the dropdown, and even blocks the drop toehold!

Jacy SWEEPS the arms, but Tatum avoids the lateral press to get Jacy’s arm and flip her over. Jacy arm-drags, Tatum sidesteps, but Jacy arm-drags to a lateral press, TWO! Ghost pin, TWO! Both women stand, Tatum blocks a boot! Jacy wants Tatum to calm down, then she ducks the lariat! Jacy returns to RANA! Tatum tumbles to the corner, the fans boo as Jacy waves. Jacy runs up, Tatum dodges, and then SOBAT! Jacy sputters, Tatum runs up, CROSSBODY! Tatum then whips Jacy corner to corner, runs in, but the Influence gets Jacy outta there! The fans boo, the ref warns Lainey & Fallon, but then Tatum BLASTS Jacy down!

Jacy falls onto The Influence and the fans cheer! Then Tatum goes up, out, and ASAI MOONSAULTS! Down goes the Influence, the fans and The Culling are fired up, and NXT goes picture in picture!

Izzi talks some smack on The Influence while they flounder about, and Tatum revels in the cheers. Tatum then fetches Jacy up and into the ring, but Jacy distracts the ref so Fallon can grab at Tatum! Tatum kicks Fallon away, but then Jacy DECKS Tatum! Tatum tumbles, Jacy CANNONBALLS to the floor! The Influence is fired up now but the fans give thumbs down. Jacy blows a kiss to Booker T before she RAMS Tatum into the apron! Jacy puts Tatum in the ring, then SENTONS! Cover, TWO! Tatum toughs it out but Jacy drags her right back up. Jacy whips Tatum to the corner, runs in and BACK BODY BLOCKS!

Jacy then stomps a mudhole into Tatum, but stops as the ref counts4. Jacy JUMP STOMPS Tatum down, then drags her around. Jacy snap suplexes, covers, TWO! Tatum stays in this but Jacy stays on her with KNEES to the back again and again! Jacy then wraps on body scissors and squeezes! Tatum endures, pries at the hold, then fires elbows! Jacy holds on, even adding a chinlock, but Tatum pries at Jacy’s hands. They teeter-totter, Tatum opens the chinlock, then goes after the legs! Jacy turns Tatum over for a GEDO CLUTCH, TWO! Tatum is still in the match but also still in the leg scissors as NXT returns to single picture.

Tatum pushes back to a cover, TWO, and Jacy lets Tatum go. The fans rally as Tatum ROCKS Jacy! And ROCKS her again! And again! Jacy blocks a shot to KNEE SMASH and LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Tatum survives again and Jacy snarls while Fatal Influence grows frustrated. Tatum goes to a corner, Jacy runs in, but Tatum BOOTS her away! Tatum then goes up, up, but Jacy GAMANGIRIS! Jacy goes up after Tatum, the fans rally, and Jacy goes to the very top! SUPER STEINER! Tatum tumbles Jacy runs up, but into a SUPERKICK! Both women are down and everyone but Fatal Influence thinks “This is Awesome!”

The Culling coaches Tatum while The Influence shout to Jacy. Both Tatum and Jacy stir, crawl, and head to center. Jacy fires a forearm, Tatum kicks low, then the forearms go back and forth! Tatum CHOPS! Jacy ROCKS! Tatum kicks! And ROCKS! And ROCKS again! Tatum whips then CLOBBERS Jacy! And CLOBBERS her again! Then Tatum wrenches to ROUNDHOUSE and GERMAN SUPELX! Jacy tumbles to ropes, the fans fire up with Tatum, and Tatum runs up, only to be put on the apron! Tatum avoids the shoulder thrust to then step-up ENZIGIRI! Jacy staggers back, Tatum rushes back in, and she FRONT FLIP LEG DROPS! Cover, TWO!

The fans rally and Jacy sputters while she goes to ropes. Tatum storms over, goes to whip, but Jacy holds onto the ropes to block! The ref reprimands them both, Jacy blocks a kick again and spins Tatum. Jacy waistlocks but Tatum fights the lift. Tatum switches, Jacy fights the lift, and Jacy RAMS Tatum into the corner! Jacy is free, then runs corner to corner, but Tatum dodges! Jacy ELBOWS Tatum away, then goes up for DEADLY NIGHTSHADE! Jacy says not tonight! CANNONBALL! Jacy pushes Tatum to the drop zone, goes up, but Tatum STEP-UP ENZIGIRIS again! The Culling cheers Tatum on as she goes up top!

Tatum brings Jacy in, for MISS LERAE’S WILD RIDE?!? Tatum then rolls through, FISHERMAN SPINEBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!! Jacy survives and The Influence fires up! Niko argues with the re, and that lets Izzi sneak a chair out!? Izzi wants Tatum to become the Chair Woman! BUt then Tatum says NO! She’s still doing this her way! But Jacy rolls Tatum up! TWO!!! Tatum escapes, and KNEE SMASHES Jacy! But Jacy SUPERKICKS! Tatum avoids Lainey’s cheap shot and WRECKS her with a dropkick! But Jacy hurries to the apron! PENALTY KICK! Jacy clutches her own foot, she might’ve kicked a little too hard!

Jacy hurries to get Tatum back in and then runs up! ROLLING ENCORE!!! Cover, TWO?!!? Tatum survives and shocks everyone, especially Jacy! Izzi might be a close second, though. Jacy calls to her girls to do something, and Lainey grabs the belt! Lainey tries to sneak it to the ring, but Izzi DECKS her! The fans fire up as now IZZI slides the belt into the ring for Tatum! Fallon distracts the ref, Tatum is reluctant, but Jacy snatches the belt right up! The ref STOPS Jacy! The fans cheer, Tatum O’Conner Rolls! TWO!! Tatum tumbles all the way out! Jacy and the ref fight over the belt, and now Spears & Niko stand in Tatum’s way?!

The fans don’t like this, and Izzi BOOTS Tatum down!!! The fans boo as The Culling has now just purged themselves of Tatum! ROLLING ENCORE!!! Cover, JACY WINS!!!

Winner: Jacy Jayne, by pinfall (NEW NXT Women’s Champion)

The fans are horrified that The Culling would betray Tatum like this! NXT is back under The Influence with Jacy back on top, but will we learn #WhyIzziWhy? Or will she just say It Iz What It Iz?

My Thoughts:

A great start to Gold Rush this year, even with the results going the way they did. I should’ve figured DarkState would retain the titles given they always have the numbers. Feels like it’ll take a Triple Threat or more to get the belts off them, but I feel like there should also be attempts at them going for the other belts. Not sure it’ll be the North American Championship, though, that’s still on Ethan Page, and he’s on the Two Canadian Power Trip with Chelsea Green. Great match with Joe & Thea but again, Heels using Heel tactics, they won. The promo from Lola, Jordynne and Kelani clearly foreshadows Ethan & Chelsea VS Lola & Iguana, and maybe Lola & Iguana beat them with help from La Yesca.

Great stuff in the ZaRuca story, and throwing in the towel was a very clever way to keep Sol strong even though she wasn’t going to win. Hearkens back to Tyler Bate & Trent Seven falling apart over throwing in the towel against Walter/Gunther in NXT UK. I just hope Sol doesn’t cost Zaria the Speed title against Fallon, we can’t have Fatal Influence getting two of the three titles they’re going for. And I say that because, as I said last week, Lainey’s not gonna “go down” to Evolve, and then there’s also the stories they’re building on Evolve that they (hopefully) want to keep on track.

To that point, I did not think Izzi was going to turn on Tatum before she lost the title. Izzi got The Culling to follow her lead again and now they’re the reason Tatum lost the title. I wonder if we get a Mixed Six where, say, Hank ‘n’ Tank pick Tatum up as real friends would, and they take the fight to The Culling. As for Jacy, no idea who challenges her, I thought Tatum was gonna go for a longer stretch. Well, alright, whoever is in Iron Survivor is clearly next, so there are a lot of variables to that, can’t wait to see it. Speaking of, Ava naming John Cena as the one and only Iron Survivor delegate was rather surprising, I thought it was going to be a series of qualifiers.

But I suppose with only so much time left, Cena choosing his top five from each division still works. Everyone chosen gets to say they got the John Cena seal of approval as they fight for those title opportunities. Decent promo from Tavion in response to that news, but it seemed more like he was just trying to fill time before the brawl. Tavion VS Briggs is definitely happening again, that’ll be good stuff. Great promo from Ricky and Oba to set up their title rematch for Deadline. And nice stuff with Trick interrupting only to get attacked by Myles Borne. Trick VS Myles will be great stuff, and can definitely kayfabe influence the Iron Survivor Challenger decisions.

My Score: 8.8/10