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The CW and Netflix will air a new episode of WWE NXT tonight, with Vic Joseph and Booker T at the commentary table, live from the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. The show will feature several matches and segments of interest, including four title defenses. Notably, a one-on-one match between Jacy Jayne and Sol Ruca for the NXT Women's Championship.
In addition, Ethan Page will defend the North American Championship once again, this time against Myles Borne. Meanwhile, DarkState will put the brand's Tag Team Championships on the line against Swipe Right. Lastly, Jasper Troy will defend the WWE Speed Championship against Elio LeFleur and Eli Knight in a triple threat match. As always, we invite you to comment on the article to give your opinion on what happened on the show.
WWE NXT starts on Netflix!
Robert Stone welcomes us to a very special night, with a card full of title matches. The Interim General Manager of NXT lists the matches that will take place throughout the show before moving on to the first one.
Match for the NXT Tag Team Championships
DarkState (Osiris Griffin and Saquon Shugars) (with Dion Lennox and Cutler James) vs. Swipe Right (Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes) (with Jackson Drake)
Osiris and Smokes start the match. Ricky prepares to charge at his opponent, but ends up crashing into a wall. Swipe Right join forces against Griffin, but it's still not enough. Osiris gets rid of Brad before tagging in Shugars. Both team up against Smokes. He tags in Baylor without Osiris noticing. This way, Brad can surprise the champion from behind.
The action continues. Shugars gets tagged in. The champions execute a neckbreaker + big boot combo on Brad. 1..2..NO. Swipe Right recover to take control. DarkState reunite to dominate the challengers, whom they expel from the ring. Osiris brings Brad back into the ring, where he delivers a powerslam. Griffin tags in his partner, whom he catches to execute another powerslam, with Shugars landing on Brad.
Ricky distracts Shugars at ringside long enough for Brad to recover. Saquon returns to the ring, where Baylor surprises him with a running knee strike. Smokes finishes him off with a slingshot spear. 1...2...NO. Swipe Right team up to punish Shugars. He blocks a double suplex, but can't do anything against a dropkick + spinebuster combo. 1..2..NO. Ricky catches Saquon in a ground headlock. Shugars escapes the challengers to tag in Griffin.
Osiris comes in strong, taking care of both his opponents at the same time. Griffin executes a chokeslam on Brad and then throws him onto his own partner. 1..2..NO. Smokes interrupts the count. Osiris gets rid of Brad before tagging in Shugars. Griffin carries Baylor on his shoulders for Saquon to bring him down with a Missile Dropkick. Shugars covers him. 1..2..NO. Drake places his partner's leg on the bottom rope to interrupt the count. Jackson pretends not to know anything, but the referee has clearly seen it.
Furious, Lennox and James approach Drake, causing the referee to intervene to prevent a fight. Several officials and security members arrive to keep the three men separated. Osiris gets out of the ring to launch himself onto Drake and the officials holding him down.
Suddenly, Tony D'Angelo appears to surprise Shugars, whom he hits with a chokeslam on the apron. After that, he brings him back into the ring, as well as Brad. He rolls until his hand lands on the champion. The referee returns to make the three count. Osiris also runs into the ring, but doesn't make it in time to prevent the defeat. 1..2..3.
Winners and NEW NXT Tag Team Champions: BRAD BAYLOR AND RICKY SMOKES
The Vanity Project celebrates on the entrance ramp while D'Angelo watches from the stands as we reach the end of the first segment of the night.
Sarah Schreiber interviews Myles Borne backstage. Borne recalls how he earned his title shot for tonight: he simply forced Ethan Page to grant it to him, even if he had to attack him directly on the ankle. And he did it because "All Ego" believed he wouldn't, just like no one believed he could make it to WWE. But he did, and now he's about to face the greatest North American Champion of all time. Borne knows all odds are against him, but it's something he's used to. And he's done listening to what he can or can't do. "Tonight, I'll stop being known as the deaf boy Myles Borne. Now I'll be known as the new North American Champion", he says before leaving.
Keanu Carver vs. Sean Legacy
Legacy surprises Carver with a dropkick to start his offense. Sean sends Keanu out of the ring before attempting a suicide dive, but his opponent stops him with a punch. Keanu grabs Legacy to drop him against the apron. Carver brings him back into the ring to kick him. Sean surprises Carver with a kick, only to receive another punch.
Carver executes a painful backbreaker on Legacy. Keanu grabs Sean to slam him to the mat. Legacy ends up at ringside. Keanu goes after his rival, trying to charge at him, but he stops him with a superkick. Legacy throws Keanu against one of the posts before bringing him back into the ring, where he performs a springboard 450 splash. 1..2..NO. Sean keeps hitting Keanu, but he stops his offense with a Pounce. Carver executes a powerslam on Legacy to end the match. 1..2..3.
Winner: Keanu Carver
Wren Sinclair and Kendal Grey chat in the women's locker room. Wren admits to enjoying the drama that surrounds ZaRuca every week. Grey promises to support Sinclair in the WWE Speed tournament, as it will be a great opportunity to bring more gold to WrenQCC. Meanwhile, she will continue pushing to return to the orbit of the NXT Women's Championship. Kelani Jordan approaches them to point out that she continues to make history. So much so, that she hopes her locker room companions are taking notes. Jordan boasts of being the first woman to make Lola Vice submit. "I beat her at her own game, and all she could do was cry about it", she says proudly. A furious Vice appears to kick Kelani. The rest of the women in the locker room intervene to separate them, thus preventing a fight.
Triple Threat Match for the WWE Speed Men's Championship (7-minute time limit)
Jasper Troy (c) vs. Eli Knight vs. Elio LeFleur
Jasper quickly takes control, expelling his two opponents from the ring. Troy goes after both to bring them back into the ring. Knight and LeFleur team up against the champion, whom they throw against the metal stairs. LeFleur and Knight return to the ring to start their own fight. Knight knocks down the masked man near one of the corners before performing a quick moonsault. 1..2..NO.
The action doesn't stop. LeFleur surprises Knight with a spinning neckbreaker from the second rope. Knight rolls to ringside, preventing the Frenchman from covering him. LeFleur then decides to jump on him with a moonsault. Troy returns to the fight. His opponents team up again, but they can't do anything against the champion. He performs a chokeslam on LeFleur. 1..2..NO. Knight and LeFleur team up once more against Troy, who ends up outside the ring. Encouraged by Knight, LeFleur prepares to jump on the champion, but the former stops him with a running knee strike. 1..2..NO.
The action moves to the top of one of the corners. Jasper returns to complicate the situation. LeFleur gets rid of Knight with a DDT on the apron before jumping on Troy with a 450 Splash. 1..2..NO. LeFleur reverses a black hole slam from the champion into a bodyscissors/legdrop. Knight finishes off Jasper with a moonsault. LeFleur quickly pushes Knight away from the champion to cover him himself. 1..2..3.
Winner and NEW WWE SPEED Champion: ELIO LeFLEUR (5:50)
Ricky Saints talks with Ethan Page in the infirmary, where a doctor bandages "All Ego's" ankle. Saints admits to being worried about it. "Don't worry about that. They could legitimately amputate my foot and I could still defend my title," says a confident Ethan. The ecstatic Vanity Project bursts onto the scene. Ricky Smokes and Brad Baylor point out that they just needed to hear Page's advice to get their first gold in NXT. Saints reiterates that soon they will all be champions. That's why tonight they must ensure that Ethan retains his North American belt, no matter what Myles Borne has planned. "We're going to make sure you remain the longest-reigning North American Champion of all time", promises "The Absolute". "Who's better off than us?" asks a smiling Ethan. "Literally no one," replies Ricky.
We see the first part of a video, "NXT Chronicle," starring Joe Hendry. In it, the Scotsman reveals that he was always a big fan of WWE and even dreamed of being a superstar someday. However, he never believed that dream would come true, so he decided to take other paths. After graduating from college, he had a master's in business, was a judo black belt, and played in a band. But something inside him kept pushing him towards professional wrestling. It was in 2013 when he decided to start his training in Glasgow under the guidance of Robbie Brookside, who got him his first tryout with WWE just a year later. However, it was too soon. He didn't even believe in himself yet. Joe needed to keep honing his skills, so he started practicing amateur wrestling. And, thanks to his judo experience, he was able to win two gold medals in the British circuit. During that time, he also recorded musical parodies to mock his opponents. At the same time, his career in the European independent scene had already begun, having the chance to face big names like Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre, or Kurt Angle. That's when he recorded his own theme song, using the knowledge acquired in college to promote it on his own. His popularity kept growing. So much so that he could compete for the first time in the United States. And then, the world came to a halt due to the health crisis of 2019/2020. But that didn't stop him. He used the time to keep reinventing himself: changing his hair color, gaining muscle mass, and once the world returned to normal, using his last savings to pay for his visa, return to the United States, and sign with TNA. "I believed in Joe Hendry. Now I needed the United States to believe in me", he says to end the video. (To be continued...)
Damian Priest stars in this week's NXT Origins video.
The members of DarkState walk furiously backstage as they hit everything in their path. The faction is looking for Robert Stone to hand over Tony D'Angelo on a silver platter. Lola Vice appears to inform them that she's going first. Lola approaches the Interim General Manager to demand a match against Kelani Jordan. And not just any match: she wants to face her enemy in an Underground Match! Stone believes the fans will be thrilled with it, so he grants her wish. The match will take place at NXT Vengeance Day. Satisfied, Vice leaves without saying a word. "You're welcome," says Stone.
Match for the NXT Women's Championship
Jacy Jayne (c) (with Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid) vs. Sol Ruca (with Zaria)
Zaria surprises Sol with a spear while the referee (Victoria D'Errico) holds up the championship! Jacy is left speechless. Zaria lifts her partner to perform an F-6. The Australian leaves the ring. Sol gets up with the help of the ropes. Jayne orders D'Errico to ring the bell. The referee asks Ruca. She wants to continue. The bell rings. Jayne runs towards Sol to knock her out with a Rolling Encore. 1..2..3.
Winner and STILL NXT Women's Champion: Jacy Jayne
Fans are still in shock. Zaria pulls Sol out of the ring to perform another F-6, this time on the commentary table. Zaria kisses Ruca's forehead after calling her a "bitch." This brings us to the end of the segment.
Tatum Paxley delivers a promo sitting in the stands. Paxley points out that throughout her life, all she's done is seek a way to be accepted by others, even if it meant changing who she was. She thought that would make her perfect and someone would stay by her side. But they didn't. However, in that loneliness, she learned to listen to the fans, and they have always accepted her just as she is. "You've never wanted a watered-down version of Tatum Paxley. You wanted me," she says. Now, for the first time in her life, she has felt true love. The fans have accepted every quirk of hers, and that's why, when she defeats Izzi Dame at Vengeance Day and puts her hands on the Women's North American Championship, that title won't just be hers, but everyone's. With that said, she addresses Izzi directly, hoping that both can have one last conversation. Dame doesn't take long to respond. The champion appears in a nearby area of the stands. "You're going to realize that even your dreams won't be enough, because deep down you know it's not", says Izzi. Both women try to reach each other to fight, but the fans get in the way. At that moment, the lights in the venue go out, and Blake Monroe makes his entrance.
Tournament Match for a shot at the Women's WWE Speed Championship - Semifinal
Thea Hail vs. Blake Monroe
Hail runs to the ring to attack Blake, forcing the referee to start the match. Thea keeps attacking the Brit, who seeks refuge at ringside. Hail grabs her by the hair in an attempt to bring her back, but the official separates her from her opponent. Suddenly, Jaida Parker appears out of nowhere to perform a Hipnotic on Blake, whom she brings back into the ring. Hail finishes off "The Glamour" with a spinning neckbreaker. 1..2..3
Winner: Thea Hail (1:07)
We see the second part of "NXT Chronicle" with Joe Hendry. He recalls his time in TNA and how he set his sights on winning the company’s World Championship, especially considering the massive momentum he was receiving from the fans. It was at that moment when he made his NXT debut, with the video of that appearance becoming the most-viewed wrestling clip on X that year. Eventually, the pieces began to fall into place one by one, first capturing the TNA World Championship and later entering the Royal Rumble to compete on the grandest stage of them all. "Who would have thought that a TNA Champion would appear at WrestleMania?" he asks. Now he is trying to learn everything he can from the biggest organization in the business, stating that winning the NXT Championship represents the culmination of everything he has done up to this point. "Ricky Saints, and many like him, think I’m just a song and a smile, but I know who I am. I am your NXT Champion and I believe in Joe Hendry. If you believe this kid from Scotland can do something, give me a chance, because you never know where the next WWE Superstar will come from."
Kale Dixon (with Andre Chase) vs. Uriah Connors (with Arianna Grace, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo and Lexis King)
Both men begin the match at a very fast pace. Connors delivers a corner clothesline to Dixon before sending him out of the ring. Uriah attempts a suicide dive, but Kale stops him with a right hand. Dixon returns to the ring to hit a frog splash, but his opponent gets the knees up. Uriah slaps Kale, who responds with a thunderous chop to the back followed by a slam. 1..2..NO.
Uriah and Kale trade punches in the center of the ring. Dixon stops a springboard from Connors with a chop. Uriah answers with two consecutive cutters. 1..2..NO. Dixon lands a superkick. Connors ends up at ringside, where he’s hit with a tope. Kale brings his rival back inside to execute a spinning diving splash. 1..2..NO. Dixon goes for a moonsault, but Uriah gets his legs up. Connors finishes him with a decisive running knee strike. 1..2..3.
Winner: Uriah Connors
Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid) are talking backstage. Zaria approaches them to demand an opportunity at the NXT Women’s Championship from Jacy Jayne, something she believes she deserves after helping her retain the gold tonight. Jayne makes it clear that won’t happen. "You’ve never beaten me. I want what’s mine and I want it next week. Otherwise, I’ll do to you the same thing I did to Sol," says Zaria before walking away.
The Vanity Project (Jackson Drake, Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes) are chatting animatedly with Ricky Saints in the men’s locker room. Saints announces that next week he will host an "Absolute Experience" on NXT, and they are all invited. With that said, he leaves to prepare everything. Tank Ledger, Hank Walker and Shiloh Hill appear on the scene, greasy and smelling bad after working with mechanical parts. Brad Baylor notices Hill holding a steering wheel and wonders if it belongs to his car. Shiloh confirms that it does. Brad approaches Hill to insult him, but Hill throws the steering wheel into his arms, prompting all six men to start brawling. Several officials rush in to break it up.
We see a promotional video for tonight’s main event.
Sarah Schreiber interviews Robert Stone in his office. The Interim NXT General Manager takes pride in such an exciting night, noting that there is still a title match to come. He then announces part of next week’s card. Izzi Dame enters the office to inform Stone that she accepts Tatum Paxley’s idea of having a face-to-face next week. However, if Paxley lays a single finger on her, she will cancel her NXT Vengeance Day title match. Stone promises to speak with her, but also reminds her that they’re talking about Tatum Paxley. "Exactly," says a smiling Dame before leaving.
NXT North American Championship Match
Ethan Page (c) vs. Myles Borne
Both men lock up. The champion backs Myles into one of the corners. Borne quickly breaks free and launches a strong offensive. Page hurts his left ankle, the same one Borne injured last week. Myles wastes no time targeting the champion’s injured ankle. Myles hits a suplex. 1..2..NO. Borne grabs the ankle, looking for a submission. The champion kicks him away to escape before delivering a neckbreaker.
Borne recovers quickly and hits a suplex. "All Ego" ends up at ringside. Myles launches himself at him with a sliding dropkick. Page catches Borne and delivers an Ego's Edge onto the announce table. Ethan throws Myles into the steel steps before bringing him back into the ring. Once there, he covers him. 1..2..NO.
Ethan continues attacking Borne, trapping him in a headlock. Myles tries to break free, but his opponent strikes him in the back. "All Ego" lands a running knee strike. 1..2..NO. Page applies a grounded headlock. Borne fires back with several elbows to escape. Myles keeps striking "All Ego," taking him down with a suplex. 1..2..NO.
Myles heads to the top rope. Ethan surprises him and lifts him onto his shoulder, but Borne escapes and hits an inverted DDT. 1..2..NO. Now Page catches Myles off guard with a powerslam. 1..2..NO. Ethan knocks Borne out and follows up with an Ego's Edge. 1..2..NO. Page drags his opponent to a corner, where he continues to strike him.
The action moves to the top turnbuckle. "All Ego" hits a superplex on Myles. 1..2..NO. Exhausted, champion and challenger rise to their feet for one final exchange. Borne surprises Ethan with a ZigZag. Suddenly, The entire Vanity Project rushes to the ring. Ricky Smokes and Brad Baylor distract the referee so that Jackson Drake smashes Myles in the head with his WWE Evolve Championship. Page covers his opponent. 1..2..NO!
Shiloh Hill, Tank Ledger and Hank Walker appear at ringside and start brawling with The Vanity Project. The six men take the fight backstage. Meanwhile, we see Ricky Saints climbing to the top turnbuckle. Joe Hendry appears out of nowhere and knocks him down! Page grabs Borne, ready to deliver an Ego's Edge, but his opponent escapes. Ethan now goes for the Twisted Grin. Borne blocks it and shoves "All Ego" into the corner. Myles catches him on the rebound with a ZigZag. 1..2..3.
Winner and NEW NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPION: MYLES BORNE
Borne heads into the crowd to hug his mother. The new champion raises his title as the show comes to a close.
