Tag: WWE NXT

The Battleground go-home edition of WWE NXT opens up with quick promos from Tiffany Stratton, Roxanne Perez, Cora Jade and Lyra Valkyria to promote tonight’s tournament matches. We’re now LIVE from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida as Vic Joseph welcomes us. He’s joined at ringside by WWE Hall of Famer Booker T.

MATCH #1: Semi-Finals in the NXT Women’s Championship Tournament: 
Lyra Valkyria vs. Cora Jade
We go right to the ring and out first comes Lyra Valkyria. Cora Jade is out next as Alicia Taylor does the introductions. The winner of this will make it to the finals at Battleground.

The bell rings and Jade strikes first and taunts some but Lyra fights her off. Lyra unloads for a close 2 count, and another. Jade traps Lyra in the ropes to work her over, then hit a running dropkick.

More back and forth on the mat now. Jade with a 2 count. Jade with a running double stomp to the back for another close 2 count. Jade grounds Lyra by her arm now as fans rally. Lyra fights up and out, dropping Jade with a right. Jade fights back but Lyra nails a second rope dropkick. Lyra … Read More

Tonight’s WWE NXT opens up on the USA Network, LIVE from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida as Vic Joseph welcomes us. He’s joined at ringside by WWE Hall of Famer Booker T.

MATCH #1: First Round Match in the NXT Women’s Championship Tournament:
Cora Jade vs. Fallon Henley
We go right to the ring for tonight’s opener and out comes Cora Jade for a First Round Match in the NXT Women’s Championship Tournament. We get a pre-recorded promo with Jade talking about how she’s the best of the best, with a warning for her opponent. We see the tournament brackets. Out next comes Fallon Henley as Alicia Taylor does the introductions. Fallon calls herself the top shelf of NXT in her pre-recorded promo. The winner will face Lyra Valkyria in the semifinals.

The bell rings and they lock up, going from corner to corner. Henley unloads and mounts offense to a pop. Henley slides in with a big right hand. Jade stalls some to boos but Henley decks her and hits a suplex for a 2 count.

Jade side-steps in the corner and hits high knee strikes. Jade focuses on the hurt leg now, covering for 2. Jade … Read More

Tonight’s WWE NXT episode opens up with a look back at how Indi Hartwell relinquished the NXT Women’s Championship last week due her being drafted to RAW. We also see her reunion with Dexter Lumis, and NXT women’s division talents brawling for the vacant championship. We’re now LIVE from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida as Vic Joseph welcomes us. He’s joined at ringside by WWE Hall of Famer Booker T.

We see the vacant NXT Women’s Championship belt on display at the entranceway. Gigi Dolin, Tiffany Stratton, Roxanne Perez, Jacy Jayne, Lyra Valkyria, Kiana James, Fallon Henley, and Cora Jade are all standing there. Alicia Taylor says it’s time to kick the tournament off.

MATCH #1: First Round Match in the NXT Women’s Championship Tournament:
Tiffany Stratton vs. Gigi Dolin
Tiffany Stratton heads to the ring to boos as we see a pre-recorded interview where she rants about how she shouldn’t have to compete in this tournament. She also knocks her opponent. The music hits and Gigi Dolin heads to the ring to a pop now. Dolin also cuts a pre-recorded promo with harsh words for Jacy Jayne and Stratton.

The bell rings and they go at it … Read More

Tonight’s WWE NXT episode opens up on the USA Network with a video showing how NXT was involved in the 2023 WWE Draft. 18 Superstars were called to RAW, SmackDown or main roster free agency. We’re now LIVE from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida as Vic Joseph welcomes us. He’s joined at ringside by WWE Hall of Famer Booker T.

MATCH #1: NXT North American Championship Match:
Wes Lee © vs. Drew Gulak 
We go right to the ring for tonight’s opener as NXT North American Champion Wes Lee makes his way out with Tyler Bate. Drew Gulak is out next with Charlie Dempsey as fans boo.

The bell rings and Lee immediately nails a big dropkick, sending Gulak to the floor to regroup. Dempsey hits the apron to yell at Lee, which allows Gulak to roll Lee up for 2. They trade counters and pin attempts now. Gulak catches Lee with a close roll-up for 2.

Lee unloads with kicks and a big stomp for a pop. Lee blocks a corner kick and takes Gulak up top for a superplex. Gulak resists and fights back but Lee blocks it. Lee is sent to the mat, but he … Read More

Tonight’s WWE NXT Spring Breakin’ episode opens up with a look at various Superstars having a spring picnic with festivities while discussing tonight’s matches. We’re now LIVE on the USA Network, from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida as Vic Joseph welcomes us. He’s joined at ringside by WWE Hall of Famer Booker T. Fans welcome us with “NXT!” chants. There are various spring props around the building.

MATCH #1: Tag Team Trunk Match:
Tony D’Angelo and Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo vs. Kit Wilson and Elton Prince
We go right to the ring and out comes Tony D’Angelo and Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo for the first Trunk Match. They’re both carrying weapons as Alicia Taylor does the introductions. Vic shows us a look at the car we’re using for the trunk – a 1947 custom Dodge, who came from Tony’s uncle, Henry Hill. Out next comes Pretty Deadly’s Kit Wilson and Elton Prince.

The two teams start brawling at ringside. Pretty Deadly gets the upperhand and brings chains and chairs into the ring. Fans do dueling chants. Tony and Stacks cut them off and beat their opponents up in the middle of the ring. Pretty Deadly takes back control but The … Read More

The Spring Breakin’ go-home edition of WWE NXT opens up on the USA Network with Gallus, The Creed Brothers and The Schism all brawling as Vic Joseph welcomes us. He’s joined at ringside by WWE Hall of Famer Booker T. Fans chant “let them fight!” as officials try to restore order.

MATCH #1: Triple Threat Tag Team Match for the NXT Tag Team Championships: 
Brutus Creed and Julius Creed vs. Mark Coffey and Wolfgang © vs. Rip Fowler and Jagger Reid
The bell rings with Wolfgang and Julius Creed going at it, with Rip Fowler also involved. Brutus Creed flies in with a close 2 count. The fight continues until Jagger Reid assists his partner and they take control. Joe Gacy, Ava, Ivy Nile and Joe Coffey are all at ringside.

Gallus tuns it around now with Coffey unloading on Reid and Brutus. Julius tags in and starts launching his opponents. Coffey breaks up Creed’s Stretch Muffler on Reid. Coffey with big suplexes of his own. They go on and Julius man-handles Mark after a big moonsault to Reid. Brutus flies with a big bomb to take down Fowler and Wolfgang outside.

More back and forth in the ring. Mark … Read More

Tonight’s WWE NXT episode opens up with highlights from last week’s show. We’re now LIVE on the USA Network, from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida as Vic Joseph and WWE Hall of Famer Booker T welcome us.

We go right to the ring and out comes NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams as Alicia Taylor does the introductions. Fans chant “Melo!” and he quiets them to address what happened last week with Bron Breakker.

Hayes says it was supposed to be about respect between he and Bron, but Hayes let his guard down and got caught slipping. Hayes and Trick reiterate how it won’t happen again. Hayes goes on and understands Bron is in his feelings over the Stand & Deliver loss, but Bron didn’t pass the torch that night, Hayes took it. Hayes says fans don’t want Bron to be their #1 any longer, they want Melo. Hayes says he and Bron will be at war for a long time. Hayes offers Bron a spot in tonight’s Fatal Four-Way to determine his NXT Spring Breakin’ challenger. Hayes isn’t asking, he’s demanding, because he needs to get back his… the music interrupts and out comes Dragon Lee … Read More

The post-Stand & Deliver edition of WWE NXT opens up on the USA Network with highlights from Saturday’s big event in Los Angeles. We’re now LIVE from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida as Vic Joseph welcomes us. He’s joined at ringside by WWE Hall of Famer Booker T. The first 30 minutes will be commercial-free tonight.

We go right to the ring and Alicia Taylor introduces the NEW NXT Women’s Champion Indi Hartwell. She comes out to “you deserve it!” and she says she waited so long to hear that. Fans chant “Indi Wrestling!” now. She says it’s been a few days now, but she can’t believe this is real. She raises the title in the air for a pop. Indi goes on about how she’d given up on winning the Championship… she’d gain some momentum then go back down.

Indi doubted herself but fans never did. She goes on and gives a shout-out to former champion Roxanne Perez and says she should get the first shot at the NXT Women’s Championship. Zoey Stark interrupts and she’s tired of hearing this crap. She goes on about how Indi isn’t on the level of former champions. Fans chant “Zoey … Read More

Tonight’s WWE NXT episode opens up on the USA Network with a video on Johnny Gargano vs. Grayson Waller at NXT Stand & Deliver. We see how they fought in Gargano’s front yard last week. We’re now LIVE from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida as Vic Joseph welcomes us. He’s joined at ringside by WWE Hall of Famer Booker T.

We go right to the ring and out come the Stand & Deliver hosts – Kit Wilson and Elton Prince of Pretty Deadly. Alicia Taylor does the ring introductions.

Pretty Deadly says their first official act as hosts is to wipe the footage of Carmelo Hayes and NXT Champion Bron Breakker from last week’s show. They go on about how Hayes and Breakker attacked them last week. They also reveal they have custom outfits planned for Stand & Deliver. They knock what Hayes and Breakker were wearing last week – main event talent but not main event fashion.

The music interrupts and out comes Hayes and Trick Williams. They take shots at Pretty Deadly and Trick gets yells at them. There’s a breakdown of communication as Pretty Deadly only speaks The King’s English, but they understand that Hayes … Read More