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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. This will be the first show of the brand after Vengeance Day and will feature several matches and segments of interest, highlighting a tag team match with four of the most prominent male talents in the division.
Additionally, Sol Ruca will face Lainey Reid in a one-on-one match one week before their upcoming title match. Thea Hail and Wren Sinclair will also compete for a shot at gold in the final of the WWE Women's Speed Tournament. As always, we invite you to comment on the article to give your opinion on what happened on the show.
WWE NXT begins on Netflix!
The show starts with a video recap of NXT Vengeance Day.
Tatum Paxley opens tonight's show. The new NXT North American Champion is greeted with a great ovation. "Tatum, Tatum!" chant the fans. "I'm your new NXT North American Champion!" exclaims Paxley. "You deserve it!" respond the fans. Tatum acknowledges that, for most of the time, she wasn't doing things the right way. She kept desperately seeking the friendship of others, only to continue feeling lonely. While playing with her dolls, she wondered if everything was worth it or if, on the contrary, she should be "less Tatum." But at Vengeance Day, everything became clear to her. "I didn't win this championship thanks to The Culling. I didn't win it because I was lucky. I won it thanks to all of you. Every time I felt alone in this world, each of you reminded me that I must keep going. And now I'm here, standing in this ring with this title around my waist and something I've been looking for all my life: confidence that I belong in this place," she says. "I'll tell you the truth: I won the NXT Women's Championship for The Culling, for Izzi Dame, but I won this North American Championship for us. And now I realize something I had never realized before: that Tatum Paxley has never been and never will be..."
Izzi Dame interrupts the promo!
Dame "congratulates" Paxley on her victory last weekend, pointing out that beating her must have been the best night of her life. However, before Tatum continues showing this new version to the fans, Izzi wants to remind everyone how she used to be. Izzi shows a video summary of Paxley's early years in NXT and the different stages she went through, including her friendship and subsequent betrayal of Ivy Nile in Diamond Mine. Izzi points out that Tatum is still the same woman who arrived in NXT: a rejected outcast trying to convince others otherwise. "You can be here carrying that title and soaking up this false love from all these fake fans, but we both know what this is: it's just another mask, Tatum," Dame says. However, it no longer matters, because sooner or later, Paxley won't be able to continue hiding the woman behind all those masks. "And when she appears, everyone will see what I already know: that champion or not, she will always be the girl who desperately tries to fit in. I hope you enjoyed these two days with my borrowed title, because I want my Women's North American Championship back right now," she adds. Paxley turns to leave the ring, only to meet Niko Vance and Shawn Spears on the apron. Tatum turns back, only to receive a big boot from Izzi. She finishes her off with a powerbomb before snatching the championship. The entire Culling pose over Tatum to end the segment.
Ricky Saints talks with Ethan Page in the men's locker room. Ricky is still trying to understand what happened at Vengeance Day when he asked "All Ego" to hand him the NXT Championship. Ethan is aware of it. He knew he was wrong the moment he threw the title. Saints reminds him that now neither of them has a championship. However, they can't dwell on the past. They must look to the future, and for that, they will first have to defeat Joe Hendry and Myles Borne, because once they defeat them, they will be back in the title picture. Saints insists that they will be two-time champions again. Page smiles slightly as he imagines it. And so we come to the end of this brief segment
Triple Threat Match
Jasper Troy vs. Sean Legacy vs. Eli Knight
Jasper attacks Legacy as soon as the bell rings. Knight tries to intervene, but Troy throws him through the air. Jasper knocks down Sean before executing a chokeslam on Knight, who lands on the former. Troy punishes his rivals in opposite corners. Jasper crushes Legacy's head before going after Knight. He kicks the Powerhouse to start a counterattack. Sean joins Knight. Both unleash a rain of superkicks on Jasper, who ends up outside the ring.
Legacy and Knight continue the fight. Meanwhile, Jasper is getting ready to return to the ring. Suddenly, Keanu Carver appears out of nowhere to hit him from behind. Carver grabs Troy to execute a chokeslam on the commentary table, which ends up shattered. Carver faces off with Booker T before leaving.
Legacy and Knight exchange attacks. Knight applies several chops before knocking down Sean with a powerslam. Knight finishes him off with a direct dropkick to the back of the head. 1..2..NO. Meanwhile, several officials assist Troy. Legacy recovers to regain control. Sean delivers a resounding chop to Knight. "One more time!" chant the fans. Legacy grants their wish before knocking down his opponent, whose head he immediately kicks. 1..2..NO. "This is amazing!" chant the fans.
Knight throws Sean into one of the corners. Legacy tries to respond, but Knight knocks him down with a dropkick. Knight and Legacy start a new exchange of attacks. Sean kicks Knight on the mat before executing a standing moonsault. 1..2..NO. Legacy traps Knight in a headlock. Knight breaks free to launch a counterattack. Sean ends up outside the ring, where he receives the impact of a diving crossbody.
Knight brings Sean back into the ring, where he performs a quick moonsault. 1..2..NO. Sean dodges a second moonsault to respond with a standing moonsault. 1..2..NO. Meanwhile, Jasper begins to recover. Knight and Legacy exchange attacks. Sean kicks Troy, preventing him from returning. Legacy surprises Knight with a standing Spanish Fly.
Troy returns to charge against Legacy, whom he crushes in one of the corners. Jasper knocks down Sean with a slam before throwing Knight over him. Jasper traps both to execute a double samoan drop. Troy finishes off Knight with a chokeslam. 1..2..NO. Legacy interrupts the count with a double footstomp on Troy. Legacy surprises Jasper with a jumping neckbreaker before crushing him with a 450 Splash. Knight finishes him off with a moonsault. Both cover Troy at the same time. 1..2..3.
Winners: Eli Knight and Sean Legacy
A pained and furious Tatum Paxley looks for Izzi Dame backstage. Paxley asks a production member, but he doesn't know anything. Tatum approaches Shiloh Hill, who hasn't seen Dame either. "I have to find her before she leaves," says Paxley. Those words catch Shiloh's attention, who, wrench in hand, claims to be able to help her. They both leave the place laughing.
The Birthright converse backstage. Arianna Grace boasts of having defended the Knockouts World Championship last week in . Now it's her teammates' turn. Lexis King regrets that they have come to this situation, all because Charlie Dempsey refuses to join them. King asks Uriah Connors if he made "that call". "No. My father did. They're on their way," Connors replies. "Perfect. Let's do this," says Lexis before heading to the ring with her teammates.
Tag Team Match
Charlie Dempsey and Tavion Heights vs. Lexis King and Uriah Connors (with Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo and Arianna Grace)
Dempsey and Connors start the match with an initial technical phase. Charlie soon takes the lead, damaging his opponent with a painful Cattle Mutilation. Dempsey tags in Heights, who continues the punishment. Uriah quickly tags Lexis, but he can do nothing against the combination of their opponents. Heights drops Lexis with a body drop for Charlie to finish him off with a knee strike.
King surprises Dempsey with a Rope Guillotine to take the lead. Uriah and Lexis team up to punish Charlie. He escapes them to tag in Heights, who enters with everything. Tavion executes a belly-to-suplex on Connors before finishing him off with a belly-to-belly. 1..2..NO. King interrupts the count. The match descends into chaos, with the action moving to ringside.
Dempsey and Heights hit their opponents before bringing them back into the ring. Both men congratulate each other with a hug. Suddenly, something catches Charlie's attention: it's Fit Finlay and William Regal, who appear on the entrance ramp. At that moment, Dempsey traps Tavion to apply a german suplex against the floor! After that, he sends him back into the ring. Uriah lowers his knee pad to execute a running knee strike on Heights. King finishes him off with The Coronation. 1..2..3.
Winners: Lexis King and Uriah Connors
Dempsey looks at Finlay and his father. Then, he nods and returns to the ring to join The Birthright. The five pose in the center of the ring as the segment comes to an end.
The Culling (Niko Vance, Izzi Dame, and Shawn Spears) walk towards the parking lot. Suddenly, they begin to hear the alarms of many vehicles. Vance, Dame, and Spears find their car without wheels. Behind them, Shiloh Hill covered in grease. Hill meets Robert Stone, who asks for explanations. Both enter the building to talk. "I didn't know which car belonged to The Culling, so I wrecked them all. I don't think they can go anywhere," says Shiloh before handing him the wrench. Hill leaves. Stone comes out. The members of The Culling see the Interim General Manager with the wrench in his hands and start yelling at him, assuming he is responsible for all this chaos.
Tony D'Angelo makes his entrance into the ring. D'Angelo reminds the fans that, after his return to NXT, he declared that he had two goals. One of them was to get revenge on DarkState, something he finally accomplished at Vengeance Day by defeating Dion Lennox in a brutal match. And that leads him to the second reason for his return. One that he understood during the time he spent away from NXT. Because in those days, he was able to review his career to realize that there is something he has never achieved in the brand: winning the NXT Championship. D'Angelo sends a direct message to Joe Hendry. "Joe, if I have to break your face, that's what I'll do. And I'd like to say this is just business, but it's personal for me. Joe, this is your only warning. Get ready for my actions, because I won't be denied. Tony D'Angelo is going to be the next NXT Champion," says Tony to end his promo. D'Angelo drops the microphone on the canvas before heading backstage.
Lola Vice approaches Sol Ruca backstage. Sol congratulates Vice on her victory at Vengeance Day. Lola acknowledges that it felt good to knock out Kelani Jordan. Vice knows that Sol has a lot to deal with, starting tonight, but she is sure that she will be the next NXT Women's Champion. Lola promises her that she will be watching when Ruca snatches the title from Jacy Jayne. After that, she hopes to face her for the gold at NXT Stand & Deliver. "A lot of things will happen before I can think about Stand & Deliver," says Sol. "Well, good luck," says Lola. Both bump hips before Ruca heads to the ring.
Wren Sinclair and Kendal Grey congratulate Myles Borne on his title victory two weeks ago. Sinclair would have loved for Myles to win the title as part of No Quarter Catch Crew, but she is still happy for him. Borne thanks them for their words, but now he is worried, as his partner for tonight, Joe Hendry, has not shown up yet. Kendal and Wren haven't seen him either, but the latter has an idea. Sinclair leads Myles and Kendal to a refrigerator. Then, she says Joe Hendry's name. Wren opens the fridge, but the Scotsman is not inside, just a tempting cake. Hendry approaches them to ask what they are looking for. Wren thought she would find him inside the fridge. "I've been there. I've done that," replies the Scotsman. Myles asks him where he was. Joe replies that he had matters to attend to, but he's here now, ready for his match. Myles points out that it's time to plan the fight. After that, he wishes Sinclair luck in the WWE Speed Tournament final. Wren assures him that she is more than prepared. "Kendal, are you ready?" she asks her partner. The camera focuses on Grey, who is seen enjoying the cake with gusto. "What? I don't have a match tonight," says Kendal as she continues to stuff her face. Wren tells her it's time to leave. Grey follows her, wishing luck to Hendry and Borne with her mouth full. And so we come to the end of this fun segment.
Lainey Reid (with Jacy Jayne and Fallon Henley) vs. Sol Ruca
Both women grapple and exchange holds to start the match. Sol traps Lainey in a headlock. Reid escapes, only for her rival to knock her down to the mat. Lainey kicks Sol in the stomach to take the lead. Reid surprises Sol with a dropkick. Ruca blocks a corner splash from Lainey to respond with a spinning facebuster.
Lainey tries to push Sol towards ringside, but her opponent avoids it by catching her with a headscissors. Thus, it's Lainey who ends up outside the ring. Ruca quickly dives onto her with a moonsault. Sol brings Reid back into the ring. Fallon distracts the referee so that Jacy can attack Ruca, but she turns to avoid it. Sol returns to the ring, where Lainey surprises her with a double stomp. Ruca's head hits the mat. Fatal Influence celebrate in one of the corners as the referee assists Sol.
Reid takes control of the match. Lainey unleashes a flurry of punches on Sol before applying a legdrop. Reid continues her offense. Lainey performs a neckbreaker on Sol before catching her in a headlock. Ruca breaks free, only to receive a superkick. Lainey traps Ruca to apply a Gory Special, followed by a Gory Bomb. 1..2..NO. Sol responds with a Shotgun Dropkick before kicking her opponent's head against one of the corners.
Reid counters with furious kicks from her position on the apron before finishing off her opponent with a springboard cutter. 1..2..NO. Sol blocks a new double stomp to carry her opponent on her shoulders. After that, she falls backward onto the mat. Lainey and Sol exchange attacks. Ruca applies several back elbows to her opponent before executing a German suplex. Sol continues with a Missile Dropkick to finish off Lainey with a Shining Wizard. 1..2..NO.
Lainey evades a charge from Sol to execute a Blue Thunder Bomb. 1..2..NO. Ruca blocks another Gory Bomb to respond with a faceplant. After that, she follows up with a slam on Reid. 1..2..NO. Sol kicks Lainey before taking her to the apron area. Reid escapes, only to be struck by a superkick. Ruca runs toward the corner to set up a Sol Snatcher, but Lainey blocks it to respond with a Crucifix Bomb. Reid attempts to execute a running knee strike in the corner. Ruca avoids it to respond with a decisive Sol Snatcher. 1..2..3.
Winner: Sol Ruca
Fatal Influence remain on the entrance ramp as they exchange glances with Sol. Further up, at the top of the ramp, stands Zaria, who watches her two upcoming rivals for the NXT Women’s Championship.
Robert Stone meets with Sean Legacy, Eli Knight and Elio LeFleur in his office. LeFleur wants to defend the WWE Speed Championship, and he wants to do it against Knight or Legacy. Stone understands, but both men ended in a draw tonight. In addition, the way to determine a challenger is through tournaments. LeFleur understands, but tournaments take too long, and he wants to defend his title now. Knight and Legacy remind the Interim General Manager that they both defeated Jasper Troy. Stone is aware of that and still thinks a tournament is the best idea, but he also has another one planned. At that moment, The Vanity Project (Jackson Drake, Ricky Smokes and Brad Baylor) appear, boasting that they have defeated the entire NXT tag team division and expecting Stone to have something good prepared for them at Stand & Deliver. Drake suggests that his partners leave the office confident that the Interim General Manager will not disappoint them. Stone resumes his conversation with Legacy, Knight and LeFleur as the segment comes to an end.
Blake Howard interviews Blake Monroe backstage. “The Glamour” is glad that her rivalry with Jaida Parker is over, although she regrets that it brought out a horrible version of herself. “When you play with Hell, you always get burned,” she says. She is now focused on the next big NXT event, Stand & Deliver, which she promises will revolve around her. “I need it as much as it needs me. After all, I am the Conversation, the Controversy,” she says before being interrupted by Tatum Paxley. She asks the Blakes if they have seen Izzi Dame. None of them knows where she is, so Tatum decides to continue her search. Monroe keeps her eyes on the North American Championship that Paxley carries on her shoulder. “You need to do something about your name, because that, just like other things around here, belongs to me,” says “The Glamour” to the interviewer before walking away.
Tournament for a WWE Speed Women’s Championship opportunity - Final
Wren Sinclair (with Kendal Grey) vs. Thea Hail
Hail surprises Sinclair with a dropkick as soon as the bell rings. Thea kicks her rival before executing a standing moonsault. Hail tries to apply a Kimura Lock, but Wren pushes her away to respond with a chop. Sinclair continues with a Rolling Death Valley Driver. Thea stops Wren’s offense with a kick before applying a neckbreaker. Hail attempts to cover her opponent, but she rolls to ringside to avoid it.
Thea launches herself at Wren with a suicide dive. Hail brings her back into the ring to dive onto her again. Wren avoids it, but soon gets caught in a Kimura Lock. Sinclair breaks free to trap Hail in a Cattle Mutilation. The pain Thea experiences is so intense that she has no choice but to tap out.
Winner by submission: Wren Sinclair (1:55)
Robert Stone meets with the NXT men’s tag team division in his office. Stone informs them that all of them will participate in a tournament, with the winners earning an opportunity at the NXT Tag Team Championships at Stand & Deliver. An idea that came directly from the champions. They try to explain that he misunderstood their words, but Stone warns them that this will be the only way they can be part of the card for NXT’s biggest event of the year. Osiris Griffin and Saquon Shugars make it clear they will not rest until they regain what belongs to them. OTM make their entrance to confront the members of DarkState. Within moments, both teams start a brawl that spreads to the rest of those present. Several security members appear to try to stop the fight. This brings the segment to an end.
Blake Howard interviews Fatal Influence backstage. Jacy Jayne is fully aware that next week she must defeat Sol Ruca and Zaria once again, but she will do whatever is necessary to arrive at Stand & Deliver as champion. Jacy knows she has everything against her in a triple threat match, but she will not allow anyone to take the gold from her. Fallon Henley, for her part, is not worried about Wren Sinclair, pointing out that she only has to beat her in under five minutes. WrenQCC (Wren Sinclair and Kendal Grey) appear on the scene. Wren reminds Fallon that she defeated her two opponents in the tournament in under three minutes, so she has the confidence to do it again. Kendal, meanwhile, speaks directly to Jacy to promise that if she manages to overcome Sol and Zaria, she will be waiting for her at Stand & Deliver to take the NXT Women’s Championship. Lainey Reid believes they have had enough and suggests her partners leave the area.
Tatum Paxley finally finds Izzi Dame, who is walking behind Shawn Spears and Niko Vance backstage. Paxley lunges at Dame to attack her. Both women start a fight that has to be stopped by several security members. Robert Stone arrives to offer a solution. The Interim NXT General Manager informs them that next week they will face each other in a Steel Cage Match with the North American Championship on the line.
Blake Howard interviews a busy Robert Stone backstage. The Interim NXT General Manager reviews next week’s card. In addition, he announces that DarkState and OTM are officially out of the tag team tournament as punishment for starting an altercation in his office. The Vanity Project appear to point out that next week they will be able to take the night off. In fact, Ricky Smokes has some friends in Houston who will invite them to a party. Stone ruins their plans by informing them that they have a scheduled match against Los Americanos. The Vanity Project angrily leave the area. Stone notes that there is still one more announcement, but he prefers Vic Joseph to make it.
Joseph speaks from the commentary table. Joseph recalls that Booker T was supposed to be his partner for three months, but it has already been three years. That is why he feels honored to inform him that next week, the NXT show taking place in Houston, Texas, the legend’s hometown, will be dedicated to him. “All day. You knew all day and didn’t tell me anything,” says Booker T. Both men shake hands before moving on to the night’s main event.
Tag Team Match
Joe Hendry and Myles Borne vs. Ethan Page and Ricky Saints
Hendry and Saints start the match. The Scotsman quickly takes the advantage. Joe and Myles combine against “The Absolute.” Page distracts Borne from the apron area, allowing Saints to surprise him with a side suplex. Ethan receives the tag. “All Ego” charges Myles into one of the corners. Borne tries to counterattack, but his opponent knocks him down with a big boot.
Page asks Saints to hand him one of the championships. Ricky grabs the North American title to slide it into the ring… but with too much force. So much that the belt ends up sliding out through one of the sides. “All Ego” scolds his partner, who puts his hands on his face in pure Macaulay Culkin style from “Home Alone.” “Sorry,” says “The Absolute.” Saints returns to his corner with a slight smile on his face.
Page and Saints take turns punishing Borne. Ethan immobilizes Myles so Ricky can hit an elbow drop directly to the back of his neck. 1..2..NO. Saints applies an Old School on Myles before finishing with a spinebuster. Page receives the tag to deliver an elbow drop on Myles. Ethan continues with a powerslam. Ricky tags in to execute a springboard splash. 1..2..NO.
Ricky traps Borne in a headlock. Myles escapes from both opponents to try to tag Joe, but Ricky knocks the Scotsman down from his position at ringside. Ethan and Ricky double-team Myles. Page assists Saints so he can execute a tornado DDT on Borne. 1..2..NO. Hendry breaks the count. The action moves to the top of one of the turnbuckles. Ricky delivers a superplex on Borne so Page can follow up with a diving splash. 1..2..NO.
“All Ego” continues striking Myles and tries to finish him off. Borne breaks free to deliver an inverted DDT. Myles tags Hendry, who enters with everything. Joe takes care of both opponents at the same time. Hendry executes an Olympic Slam on Ricky. Joe prepares to finish his rival, but Page distracts him from the apron area. Hendry strikes him before going back after Ricky, but both men take each other down with a simultaneous clothesline. A hurt Page grabs the NXT championship to hand it to “The Absolute”.
The referee quickly takes the belt away from Saints, and Joe takes advantage to surprise him with a roll-up. 1..2..NO. Ricky runs from one side of the ring to the other, gaining momentum on the ropes. Page makes the tag. Saints hits a spear on Joe. After that, he prepares to finish him off, but the referee informs him that he is not the legal man. Saints argues with Ethan. Suddenly, Myles surprises Ricky with a dropkick. The referee gets distracted, allowing Page to execute a Twisted Grin on Joe, whose head hits his own championship. Ethan pushes the belt out of the ring and covers the Scotsman. 1..2..3.
Winners: Ethan Page and Ricky Saints
Page mocks Borne, telling him he is one step above him. Saints returns to hug his partner. Both celebrate in the center of the ring, each striking their signature pose. The two men watch each other with some suspicion as the show comes to an end.
