Kicking off this week’s NXT with a video recapping some highlights from last week’s NXT.
Match 1 Womens North American Title Qualifying Match:Fallon Henley vs Thea Hail
Fallon Henley shoves Thea Hail before Hail then wears down Henley’s arm with a submission hold and hits a standing moonsault.Henley hits a dragon screw and a kick to her head.Henley cinches in an arm submission on Hail but Hail escapes and hits an arm drag.Henley ends up on the outside and Hail levels her with a tope suicida.She fires off forearms on her but Henley sends her crashing into the announce table spine first.They get back inside the ring but Henley slides out on the opposite side and grabs a chair from under the ring while the referee is distracted with Hail.She looks to slide it in the ring but Ridge Holland takes it from her.The referee thinking he was the one who grabbed it ejects Chase U from ringside much to the joy of Henley as we go to a break.After the break Henley sends Hail crashing into the mat.Hail responds with an arm drag and they level one another with a headbutt.Henley & Hail exchange elbow strikes with one another but Hail levels Henley with a pair of back elbows and a kick to Henley’s leg.She sends Henley crashing into the mat face first then hits her with a slam and a springboard senton.Henley ascends to the middle rope but Hail meets her up there and looks to hit Henley with a superplex.Henley blocks her and sends her crashing into the mat then looks to hit her with a suplex.Hail counters into a Kimura Lock but Henley makes her way out of the ring and sends Henley crashing into the barricade.They get back inside the ring and Henley hits Shining Wizard for the win.Winner & Gets Into The Womens North American Title Ladder Match:Fallon Henley
After the match Jazmyn Nyx appears out of nowhere and nails Hail with a Pele Kick as Henley smiles on from the ramp.
NXT Tag Team Champions Axiom & Nathan Frazer congratulated Heritage Cup Champion Tony D’Angelo for winning the Heritage Cup. Adrianna Rizzo, Stacks & Luca Crusifino then asked Axiom & Frazer if they were ducking anyone. Frazer said they would not randomly gift title shots to Main Roster Talents but would give title shots to NXT Talents. This led to Crusifino & Stacks challenging Frazer & Axiom for the NXT Tag Team Titles which Axiom & Frazer accepted.
Backstage Kelly Kincaid interviewed Gallus where they addressed their return last week. Joe Coffey said the only way to get noticed in NXT was to make a lot of noise which is why they attacked Josh Briggs, Wes Lee & Ivar and promised that he would show North American Champion Oba Femi how tough Gallus was. Mark Coffey then ended the statements by saying the days of the NXT Roster being comfortable were over because Gallus was back.
Match 2 NXT Tag Team Titles Match:Nathan Frazer & Axiom (c) vs The Family
Match starts off with Axiom & Luca Crusifino lock up before Axiom hits a kick to Crusifino’s chest before Nathan Frazer & Stacks tag in.Stacks hits a kick to Frazer then dumps him onto the apron.Frazer hits a sunset flip to Stacks but Stacks responds with a back elbow and cinches in a side headlock. Frazer tags in Axiom to escape the hold then tags back in.Axiom & Frazer double team on Stacks but Crusifino tags in and dumps Frazer onto the apron.Stacks sends him crashing into the announce table with a big boot and hits a clothesline off the apron to level him as we go to a break.After the break Stacks sends Frazer crashing into the apron shoulder first.Crusifino tags in and fires off right hands on Frazer’s midsection then locks in a shoulder submission.Frazer lands a back elbow on Crusifino then sends him crashing into the mat.Stacks & Axiom tag in and Axiom fires off chops on The Family.He sends them crashing into the mat then hits a Full Nelson suplex to Stacks.Axiom fires off kicks on Stacks’ chest then tags Frazer back in.Frazer gets Stacks up and Axiom delivers a kick to his chest.Frazer then sends Stacks crashing into the mat with a brainbuster but Crusifino hits a codebreaker and tags himself in.Stacks tags in and Frazer sends him crashing into the middle turnbuckle.Stacks & Frazer ascend to the top rope and Stacks lands a superplex on Frazer.No Quarter Catch Crew then appears at ringside and begins attacking Tony D’Angelo allowing Frazer to roll up Stacks for the win.Winners & Still NXT Tag Team Champions:Nathan Frazer & Axiom (STILL CHAMPIONS!!!)
After the match No Quarter Catch Crew & The Family brawl to the back with one another. Good Brothers then blindside Frazer & Axiom in the ring & landing Magic Killer on Frazer.
Robert Stone spoke with a Performance Center recruit before Lexis King interrupted and talked trash to Stone before General Manager Ava met them. Ava told King he had a match tonight.
Chase U spoke backstage before Ridge Holland appeared. Riley Osbourne & Holland got into a heated argument before Chase told them to solve their issues in the ring.
Match 3 North American Title #1 Contenders Triple Threat Match:Josh Briggs vs Wes Lee vs Joe Coffey
Wes Lee & Josh Briggs waste no time going after Joe Coffey.They fire off kicks and right hands on him before Briggs hits Lee with a right hand.Briggs hits Coffey & Lee with a double shoulder tackle then hits an arm drag to Lee that sends him crashing into Coffey.Coffey hits a boot to Briggs’ midsection and ascends to the top rope then sends him crashing into the mat and goes for a pin.Briggs kicks out and Lee hits a hurricanrana to Coffey that sends him crashing to the outside.He then goes flying over the top to level him.Briggs hits Coffey with a boot on the outside then runs over Lee and hits a back body drop to Coffey as we go to a break.After the break Briggs tries hitting Coffey with a clothesline.He then manages to hit a splash and goes for a pin but Lee hits a Swanton Bomb off the top rope to break the fall.Lee hits a double stomp to Briggs’ spine then hits a kick to Joe and levels both Briggs & Coffey by flying out of the corner. He pins them both but they both kick out.Lee lands a tope suicida on Briggs on the outside but Joe sends him crashing into the ring apron spine first.Briggs & Coffey get back inside the ring and Briggs hits Coffey with a running boot.He ascends to the top rope but Lee delivers a kick to his chest and joins him up there.Coffey follows suit but Briggs fights him off with a back elbow and levels him.Lee looks to fly off the top rope but Briggs chokeslams him onto the top turnbuckle and hits a 2nd chokeslam to Coffey.He then chokeslams Lee on top of Coffey and pins them both but Lee & Coffey both kick out.Coffey fires off right hands on Briggs’ midsection and face then whips him into the corner and hits a pair of running European uppercuts.He hits a crossbody out of the corner and goes for a pin but Lee breaks the fall at the last second. Lee lands a forearm on Joe but Coffey hits him with a kick.Lee then hits Kardiak Kick to Coffey and flies through the middle rope to level him on the outside.On the other side of the ring Mark Coffey & Wolfgang attack Briggs and dump him back inside the ring. Lee looks to fly off the top rope but Joe levels him with a headbutt.Lee & Coffey then both pin Briggs and the referee declares them both as the new #1 Contenders.Winners & Gets A North American Title Match:Wes Lee & Joe Coffey
Kelly Kincaid interviewed Karmen Petrovic & Natalya where Petrovic said she was nervous to be in her 1st Main Event but hoped to win tonight.
Brinley Reece, Malik Blade & Edris Enofe spoke backstage where Enofe & Blade said he would not accompany Reece tonight because Enofe had bad luck.
After the break we see Ava inform Oba Femi in her office that he will be defending the North American Title against Wes Lee & Joe Coffey at Battleground.
Match 4 Womens North American Title Qualifying Match:Brinley Reece vs Jaida Parker
Brinley Reece wastes no time as she lands an uppercut on Jaida Parker then hits a shoulder to her midsection in the corner.She follows it up with an arm drag but Parker shoves Reece into the corner.Reece ascends to the middle rope and looks to fly but Parker catches her with a kick to her midsection mid air.She fires off shoulders on her midsection then lands a forearm and drapes Reece across the middle turnbuckle. She lands a chop then sends her crashing into the mat.Reece fires off a pair of right hands on Parker’s midsection then hits a jawbreaker.Parker then levels Reece with a double underhook suplex.Back in the ring Reece rolls up Parker but Parker kicks out and sends Reece crashing into the corner.Reece hits Parker with a flying shoulder tackle then follows it up with a bodyslam and a clothesline.Reece gets Parker up on her shoulders but Parker escapes then hits Teardrop Hip Check for the win.Winner & Gets Into The Womens North American Title Ladder Match:Jaida Parker
Jasmyn Nyxx congratulated Fallon Henley on qualifying but said that she waited until the match to finish so she could attack Thea Hail before saying Fallon Henley had no one to accompany her.
We then head over to a video teasing the return of Wendy Choo.
Womens Champion Roxanne Perez cut a vignette, where she said that the title was her why and that she was simply better than everyone in NXT. Perez said the Womens Title was all she cared about and she only saw The Prodigy every time she looked in the mirror.
After the break we see Ava on a phone conversation tell someone that she talked to Adam Pearce & Nick Aldis. She says all of them have come to an agreement and Roxanne Perez will find out her next challenger for the Women’s Title at Battleground next week.
Match 5:Dante Chen vs Lexis King
Match starts off with lock up before Lexis King lands a shoulder tackle then fires off right hands on Dante Chen.Chen hits a dropkick to King then follows it up with a back body drop.He looks to land a running splash in the corner but King catches him and sits him on the top rope. Chen looks to fly but King intercepts him mid air with a dropkick.He follows it up with a pair of elbow drops and an overhand chop then lands a 2nd chop.He then hits a kick to Chen’s midsection and sends him crashing into the top turnbuckle face first.King jams his boot into Chen in the corner then hits him with a clothesline and a kick to his spine.Chen hits King with a clothesline of his own and lands a forearm before they exchange overhand chops with one another.He then hits a splash in the corner and hits a boot before King looks to land a kick.Chen catches it and sends King crashing into the mat then goes for a pin but King kicks out.King runs over Chen with a right hand but Mr Stone hops up on the apron before King gets in his face and Stone backs down.He then hits a superkick to Chen and sets up for The Coronation but Chen avoids it and rolls King up for the win.Winner:Dante Chen
Lola Vice spoke with Shayna Baszler & Baszler asked Vice to leave the dancing out of the ring.
NXT Champion Trick Williams says he appreciates the support from the fans but he has business to get down to. He says Noam Dar attacked him 2 weeks ago only to get attacked himself last week backstage. He says he did not attack Dar and says if he were the attacker Dar would be unconscious or not holding his leg.Meta 4’s music hits and they make their way down to the ring. Jakara Jackson says that Williams needs to stop playing but they need to stop tricking them. He says it was either Williams alone or with Je Von Evans & Oro Mensah reiterates Jackson’s point. He tells Williams to admit he was the attacker and says he shouldn’t be NXT Champion. Lash Legend insists that Williams was not Dar’s attacker and both Jackson & Mensah demand to know how she knows. Mensah questions who side Legend is on.Gallus’ music hits and Joe Coffey makes his way down to the ring. Joe says everyone must be wondering why he’s out at ringside after securing his spot in the North American Title Triple Threat match at Battleground.Mark Coffey & Wolfgang attack Williams from behind and Joe joins them. Je Von Evans’ music hits and he runs down to the ring. Gallus overpowers him but Williams goes after the trio. The numbers game gets the better of Williams and they leave him laid out in the center of the ring.
Robert Stone & Ava congratulated Dante Chen on his win tonight with Chen thanking Stone for the opportunity. Ava praised Stone’s work tonight.
Main Event Tag Team Match:Karmen Petrovic & Natalya vs Shayna Baszler & Lola Vice
Natalya & Shayna Baszler lock up to get this match started.Lola Vice hits a kick to Natalya’s spine while the referee is looking away and Baszler follows it up with a kick of her own.Vice tags in and wears down Natalya in the corner then tags in Baszler & Baszler follows suit then tags in Vice.Vice fires off a few strikes on Natalya then tags Baszler back in then Karmen Petrovic tags in and hits a kick to Baszler’s head.She follows it up with a blockbuster before Natalya and Vice get inside the ring.Baszler & Vice whip Natalya & Petrovic into the ropes but Natalya & Petrovic rebound on the other side of the ring and hits a double discus lariat to level Baszler & Vice as we go to a break.After the break Baszler whips Petrovic into the corner.Petrovic catches Baszler with a kick but Baszler lands a kick of her own on Petrovic’s leg.Vice tags in and hits a kick to Petrovic’s midsection.Vice whips Petrovic into the corner then hits a kick to her midsection.Baszler tags in and hits a suplex to Petrovic then goes for a pin but Petrovic kicks out.Baszler hits a right hand to Petrovic’s spine before Vice tags back in.Petrovic levels both Vice & Baszler then tags in Natalya.Natalya fires off right hands on Vice then hits a suplex to her and hits Baszler with a German suplex.Vice levels Natalya with an arm drag but Natalya levels her with a discus lariat and goes for a pin but Vice kicks out and Petrovic tags in.Petrovic ascends to the top and hits a crossbody to Vice then goes for a pin but Vice kicks out and Natalya tags back in.Natalya looks to lock in the Sharpshooter on Vice but Baszler prevents her from doing so.Vice takes advantage and lands a spinning backfist then goes for a pin.Petrovic breaks the fall but Baszler dumps her out of the ring.Baszler then tags in and Vice hits a kick to her head.She takes a dance break then looks to lock in a Sharpshooter of her own.Natalya reverses into a Sharpshooter of her own but Baszler breaks the submission with a right hand to Natalya.Petrovic looks to level Baszler with a crossbody off the top rope but Baszler catches her and looks to lock in Kirifuda Clutch. Petrovic escapes and sends Baszler crashing to the outside.She then tags in and they hit Hart Attack for the win.Winners:Karmen Petrovic & Natalya
After the match Baszler helps Vice up then Vice surprises her with a roundhouse kick and does a celebratory dance then looks to make her way to the back. She dances on the apron but unbeknownst to her. Baszler has made it back up to her feet. She drags Vice back into the ring and locks in Kirifuda Clutch. Officials run down to the ring to separate them but they continue brawling on the outside. Ava then marches down to the ring and says since Vice and Baszler are looking for a fight, they can have one at Battleground. Baszler grabs the mic out of Ava’s hand and says she wants to fight Vice in a NXT Underground match. They continue brawling to close out this week’s NXT.
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