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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 713 Music Hall in Houston, Texas. The show will feature three title defenses, highlighting a triple threat match for the NXT Women's Championship.
On the other hand, Tatum Paxley will defend the NXT Women's North American Championship against Izzi Dame in a Steel Cage Match. Additionally, Wren Sinclair will have the opportunity to win her first championship when she faces Fallon Henley for the WWE Women's Speed Title. 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!
We see the arrival of some of tonight's protagonists at the venue: Booker T, Tatum Paxley, and Izzi Dame (with Shawn Spears and Niko Vance).
Triple Threat for the NXT Women's Championship
Jacy Jayne (c) (with Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid) vs. Zaria vs. Sol Ruca
Sol and Zaria glare at each other, ignoring Jayne, who takes a step back. Zaria tries to attack Sol, but Jayne surprises her with a superkick. Ruca and Jacy exchange roll-ups until a recovered Zaria joins them. Jayne hits the Australian with a kick. The action moves to one of the corners. Zaria catches Sol in a sleeperhold from the second rope. Sol breaks free, at which point Jayne surprises Zaria with a facebreaker. 1..2..NO. Sol interrupts the count with a springboard splash. Ruca covers the champion. 1..2..NO.
Sol delivers a superkick to Jacy, whom Zaria grabs by the legs to pull her out of the ring. Ruca takes a run, at which point Zaria returns to the ring. Sol launches a handspring moonsault, but ends up hitting Fallon and Lainey, who had just saved Jacy. Sol and Zaria exchange glances. Jayne takes advantage to push Ruca against the metal stairs. Zaria catches the champion from the apron, but soon frees herself to take down the Australian with a combined attack with Reid. Jacy finishes her off with a Penalty Kick. Fatal Influence celebrate while Zaria and Sol remain on the ground.
Jayne takes Sol back into the ring to execute a flying back elbow. 1..2..NO. Jacy kicks Ruca before covering her. 1..2..NO. The champion catches Sol in a headlock. Ruca applies a jawbreaker to break free. Sol continues to attack Jacy, who responds with a direct throat strike. Zaria returns to get rid of Sol. After that, she focuses her offense on Jayne. The Australian knocks down the champion with a knee strike to unleash a flurry of punches.
Jayne and Zaria exchange attacks. A double headbutt leaves them both disoriented. Sol returns to dive over them with a double springboard crossbody. The action continues. Zaria and Sol get rid of Jacy before starting an exchange of attacks. Sol applies a dropkick to Zaria, only to receive a senton from Jayne. Zaria charges at Ruca, but she moves aside so that the champion receives the impact of a spear. Now it's Sol who takes down her former partner with a spear.
Ruca seeks height to jump on Zaria, but she prevents it. Jayne surprises Zaria with a backstabber before catching Sol. Zaria returns to apply a german suplex to Jayne, who in turn performs an inverted superplex on Sol. Zaria covers Jacy. 1..2..NO. Zaria covers Ruca. 1..2..NO. Jacy recovers to take the lead. The champion executes two consecutive corner cannonballs on Sol and Zaria. The latter surprises the champion with an F-5. 1..2..NO. Sol interrupts the count.
Ruca reverses a Zaria F-5 into a facebuster before expelling the Australian from the ring. Ruca performs a Sol Snatcher on Jayne. 1..2..NO. Zaria grabs Sol's legs to interrupt the count and pull her former friend out of the ring. After that, she applies an F-5. Zaria takes her back into the ring, at which point Fallon and Lainey intervene so she can't return. Zaria knocks out Reid with a headbutt before executing an F-5 on Henley. Meanwhile, Jayne places her arm over Sol. Zaria realizes it, but it's too late. 1..2..3.
Winner and STILL NXT Women's Champion: JACY JAYNE
Wren Sinclair and Kendal Grey converse backstage. Kendal knows that Fatal Influence has retained a championship, but Sinclair won't let them retain the second. At that moment, Charlie Dempsey and Birthright appear on the scene. Wren goes straight to Dempsey. "What the hell, Charles? You've been ignoring me, you attacked Tavion, and now you're joining them? What about NQCC?", she asks. "You found someone you identify with more, so I did the same, right?", Charlie responds before leaving. Kendal advises Sinclair to forget about Dempsey and focus solely on her title match tonight and on WrenQCC. With that, she promises her partner that she will go after the NXT Women's Championship at Stand & Deliver. An objective she is fully focused on after vacating the WWE Women's Evolve Championship. Lola Vice appears on the scene to acknowledge Grey's talent. Vice knows that Kendal is a "badass," but warns her that no one will stop her on her way to NXT Stand & Deliver, where she plans to win the brand's top championship. Lola says goodbye to WrenQCC to end the segment.
Ricky Saints makes his entrance into the ring. "The Absolute" claims that nothing bothers him, not even the three-hour train ride he needed to get to Houston, because the real main event is finally here. Because after a little setback, Ethan Page and he are back on the right track. That's what they showed last week when they defeated Myles Borne and Joe Hendry. Ricky believes they make a great team. He even thought of a name for them: "Slump Busters." However, the rest of the NXT teams can rest easy, as their goal is to win individual gold, not tag team gold. Ricky promises that at Stand & Deliver, they will both become two-time champions. Ethan will win the North American Championship, while he will win the NXT Title.
Ethan Page appears on the scene!
"All Ego" agrees with Saints on almost everything, even on the name their team could have. However, he forgot to mention something: it was he who covered Hendry last week. Saints apologizes for omitting that small detail. However, that doesn't change the fact that Page is back in the title picture and can call Myles Borne to demand a rematch for the North American Title. "I could call Myles Borne if I wanted to become a two-time North American Champion. But I don't want to become North American Champion. HOWEVER, I still want to become a two-time champion, mate", says Page. "No, no, no. That wasn't the plan," Ricky responds.
Say his name and he appears!
Joe Hendry makes his entrance!
The Scottish wrestler "regrets" interrupting this little discussion, but he has something to say: Ethan is right, as he has achieved something that Saints has not been able to accomplish. And yes, that is related to smashing his face against his own championship. "You know what, Ricky? Last week I got the feeling that maybe you don't want it as much as Ethan Page does", says Joe. "So you want the NXT Championship," Saints says to Page. Hendry points out that it doesn't matter what they want. What matters is that they can get medical attention if they intend to snatch the belt from him. Hendry continues to provoke Ricky, pointing out that he approached Ethan to take advantage of his success and hide his failures, including not being able to beat him, play the guitar, and much less sing. "It was his first time! Give him a break! Do you want to?", exclaims "All Ego" to defend his partner. Joe recalls that they faced each other at the last edition of NXT Stand & Deliver. And that leads him to propose a solution to this problem: why not face each other again to determine who should be the challenger for his championship? Saints remembers that he won that night. Page, on the other hand, reminds him that a couple of weeks later he started his historic reign with the North American Championship. Additionally, last week it was he who defeated Joe, not Ricky. He asks him if he could do it again. Ethan responds that he can. "The Absolute" suggests he does it now. With that said, both attack Hendry!
The Scottish wrestler manages to recover to take down his attackers with a double clothesline. Hendry catches Ricky to execute a Freak of Nature. Joe repeats the move, this time on Page. Joe performs his classic camera spin, only to be hit with a spear by Tony D'Angelo! Tony attacks Saints with a spinebuster before repeating the move on Ethan. D'Angelo stands tall while his victims lie on the canvas. And so we reach the end of this segment.
We see a backstage video from last week. Lexis King thanks William Regal and Fit Finlay for helping her convince Charlie Dempsey. "You made the right decision," King tells Dempsey. "It's your birthright, kid," adds Finlay. Regal advises his son to win the tag team tournament to compete for the first time at Stand & Deliver. Robert Stone appears on the scene. Regal takes him aside to congratulate him on a great job as Interim General Manager. The legend admits that Stone is handling things differently than he did, but he likes how he's dealing with the chaos of NXT. With that, he tells him he will talk to Shawn Michaels to suggest that the General Manager position be permanent. Stone shakes his hand as he thanks him for his words. Regal returns with Birthright as the video comes to an end.
Tag Team Match
The Vanity Project (Jackson Drake, Brad Baylor, and Ricky Smokes) vs. Los Americanos (El Grande Americano, Bravo Americano, and Rayo Americano)
Rayo and Smokes start the fight. Rayo takes down Ricky with a scissors before tagging in Bravo. He knocks down his opponent with an armdrag before posing. Bravo unleashes an incessant flurry of punches on Smokes in one of the corners. The fans count each impact in Spanish. Brad decides to intervene, distracting the referee from the apron. Meanwhile, Jackson surprises Bravo with a Rope Guillotine.
Drake and Baylor make El Grande Americano and Rayo fall off the apron. After that, The Vanity Project mock the masked wrestlers in the center of the ring. They don't take long to get their revenge, returning to the ring to get rid of the NXT talents. The Americans start dancing. The fans cheer them on.
Bravo and Rayo team up against Smokes. He exchanges chops with Rayo. The Vanity Project launch a quick assault on Rayo that ends with a german suplex from Drake. Jackson continues attacking Rayo. He recovers to corner Drake in one of the corners, where he unleashes an incessant flurry of punches. Rayo finishes him off with a hurricanrana.
Brad receives the tag, only to fall into the clutches of the masked wrestlers. Smokes surprises Rayo with a spear, allowing his team to regain the advantage. Ricky continues attacking Rayo before tagging in Baylor, who finishes him off with an elbowdrop. Drake receives the tag to execute a side suplex on Rayo. Jackson finishes him off with a direct running kick to the back of the head. 1..2..NO.
Drake tries to tear off Rayo's mask. He kicks several times to prevent it, but is soon knocked down. Jackson catches him in a headlock on the mat. Rayo tries to reach his corner, but the WWE Evolve Champion won't allow it. Jackson catches Rayo to execute The Three Amigos, but the masked wrestler blocks the third suplex to knock him down with a body drop. El Grande Americano receives the tag. The fans go wild.
El Grande Americano launches an assault on all his opponents. He executes a double diving neckbreaker on Baylor and Smokes. The masked wrestler covers Brad. 1..2..NO. Drake interrupts the count. Bravo decides to intervene, catching Jackson and performing an Airplane Spin. Drake ends up on the outside with Smokes. Bravo and Rayo dive over both with a parallel suicide dive.
The action continues. The Vanity Project combine perfectly against El Grande Americano. Jackson performs a 450 Splash on El Grande Americano. 1..2..NO. Drake can't believe it. Jackson kicks El Grande Americano repeatedly, who responds with a tremendous enzuigiri. Drake surprises the masked wrestler with a roll-up. Jackson places his feet on the second rope with Baylor's help, but Rayo catches the referee's attention to notice the trap.
The official interrupts the count and approaches Brad to reprimand him for his actions. Meanwhile, El Grande Americano places a plate under his mask. He charges at Jackson. He dodges it, causing Baylor to receive a headbutt from the masked wrestler. Brad falls to ringside. Jackson dodges a new charge from El Grande Americano to respond with a double knee strike. Rayo gets his revenge with a superkick. Smokes receives the tag, only to be kicked by Rayo and Bravo. They execute a combo Russian Leg Sweep + diving headbutt on Ricky. El Grande Americano finishes him off with a flying headbutt. 1..2..3.
Winners: Los Americanos
Robert Stone is talking with Elio LeFleur in his office when Sean Legacy and Eli Knight make their entrance. Legacy walks with the help of two crutches. Sean informs Stone that last week he suffered an injury in his match, so he won’t be able to compete in the tag team tournament. Stone is sorry to hear that. The Interim General Manager suggests that Knight find another partner, or he will have to withdraw from the tournament. LeFleur offers himself for the role. While waiting for his first challenger for the WWE Speed Championship, he can help his friends. Stone accepts the idea. The three talents leave the place, at which point Sol Ruca appears. Upset about what happened tonight, Ruca asks Stone to arrange a face-to-face with Zaria in the ring next week. "I have a lot to say to her," she states before leaving.
Vic Joseph addresses the fans from the center of the ring. Joseph reminds everyone that there are still two title matches to be contested. But now it’s time to honor a 6-time world champion, a two-time WWE Hall of Famer, the Son of Houston: Booker T. He leaves the commentary table to enter the ring, where he greets his wife and children, as well as two of his students.
Joseph reminds him that they have been colleagues for more than three years. Vic also recalls that on the first day he asked him about the legacy he would like to leave. Booker T replied that this business is not about winning championships, but about creating moments with fans around the world, and also about earning respect. With that said, Joseph presents a tribute video for his partner. In it, we see several personalities from the business such as "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels, WWE Superstars (such as Trick Williams, Stephanie Vaquer, and Roxanne Perez), and NXT talents (such as Jacy Jayne and Jasper Troy), who thank the legend for everything he has done for them. Once the video ends, Joseph presents a commemorative plaque to Booker T. "You deserve it!" chant the fans. Booker T recalls that he has been in this business for 35 years and wants to thank all the fans for supporting him.
Keanu Carver interrupts the segment!
Keanu shoves an official on the entrance ramp. "Enough of this nonsense!" he exclaims as he heads to the ring. The fans boo him. Carver tells them to shut up. Keanu claims that Booker T does not deserve any celebration. Several wrestlers from Reality of Wrestling (the promotion run by Booker T) jump the barricade to go after Keanu, but he quickly disposes of them. Carver enters the ring to deal with the remaining two students. After that, he continues approaching the legend, but...
Jasper Troy rushes onto the scene!
Troy enters the ring to confront Carver, whom he eventually sends over the top rope. Booker T approaches Jasper to thank him for his help. Meanwhile, the NXT roster, led by Robert Stone, appears on the entrance ramp to applaud the legend. We head into another commercial break, but an annoyed Booker T still has something to say. The WWE Hall of Famer addresses Stone directly to make it clear that this kind of situation should not happen, especially not in his hometown. Troy raises Booker T’s arm while the rest of the roster applauds from the ramp. This brings us to the end of the segment.
WWE Women’s Speed Championship Match
Fallon Henley (c) (with Jacy Jayne and Lainey Reid) vs. Wren Sinclair (with Kendal Grey)
Henley and Sinclair exchange roll-ups. Fallon surprises Wren with several punches, but her opponent quickly responds. Wren tries to trap the champion in a Cattle Mutilation, but her rival throws herself into the ropes to break free. Fallon continues attacking Sinclair, who responds with a suplex. The action moves to the apron area. Henley kicks her rival, who falls to ringside.
Wren blocks a Penalty Kick to knock the champion down onto the apron. The action returns inside the ring. Wren unleashes a flurry of chops on Henley before finally locking her in a Cattle Mutilation. Fallon screams in pain. Unable to escape, Henley chooses to submit.
Champion and NEW WWE Women’s Speed Champion: WREN SINCLAIR (3:44)
Ethan Page and Ricky Saints arrive at Robert Stone’s office to complain about what happened tonight. Ricky points out that he was about to earn a match for the NXT Championship at Stand & Deliver when Tony D'Angelo attacked him... and Page as well. Page states that, with or without a title, Saints is still the face of NXT, and he won’t let anyone disrespect him. D'Angelo has been causing chaos since his return, and that’s why his partner wants to face him one-on-one next week. "Wait, what?" says a surprised Ricky. Stone loves the idea—so much so that it could be next week’s main event. "What are you doing?" Ricky asks Ethan. "I know what you’re doing: you’re going to take care of this vigilante once and for all," replies "All Ego." Saints agrees to the idea, adding that his good friend Page will be in his corner. "All Ego"’s smile disappears after hearing his partner’s words. Stone thinks it’s perfect, but now he must leave, as he has an important phone call to attend to. "Great idea!" Ricky says sarcastically to Ethan before leaving. "That’s what I thought," replies a serious "All Ego." This brings us to the end of the segment.
Tournament to determine the challengers for the NXT Tag Team Championships at Stand & Deliver
Hank Walker and Tank Ledger vs. Birthright (Channing "Sacks" Lorenzo and Uriah Connors) (with Arianna Grace, Lexis King and Charlie Dempsey)
Channing and Connors attack Hank and Tank before the bell rings. Hank falls to ringside. Meanwhile, "Stacks" and Uriah continue beating down Ledger, kicking him in one of the corners. The referee orders them to stop. Connors takes position in his corner to officially start the match. Tank dodges Lorenzo’s first charge to launch a counterattack.
Hank and Tank take the lead, but Arianna intervenes to distract the former, allowing her fiancé to take him down with a Missile Dropkick. Connors executes a running kick on Walker in one of the corners before Channing finishes him off with a corner cannonball. 1..2..NO. Hank escapes from his rivals to tag in Tank, who comes in with everything.
Ledger takes out Uriah with a knee strike before launching himself onto Dempsey and King with an apron cannonball. Tank returns to the ring to team up with Hank. The latter executes a superplex on Channing, whom Ledger follows up with a Swanton Bomb. 1..2..NO. Uriah breaks the count with another Swanton Bomb.
The four men exchange attacks in the center of the ring. Hank surprises "Stacks" with a Black Hole Slam. Lexis enters the ring to prevent Lorenzo from being crushed by his opponents. King takes the impact while Channing tags in Connors. Hank and Tank don’t notice and hit their combined finisher on Lorenzo. Connors takes advantage of the situation to surprise Walker with a roll-up. 1..2..3.
Winners: Birthright
Robert Stone is talking with an angry Joe Hendry backstage. The Scotsman wants a match against Tony D'Angelo next week, but the General Manager informs him that Ethan Page and Ricky Saints have already beaten him to it. "One way or another, Tony D is mine," says the NXT Champion before leaving. Nearby, Osiris Griffin and Saquon Shugars brawl with Bronco Nima and Lucien Price. Dion Lennox bursts onto the scene to hit a Pounce on Price, sending him crashing onto several tables next to a truck. After that, Lennox joins Griffin and Shugars to take out Nima. The members of DarkState shout at Bronco as he lies on the ground. This brings us to the end of the segment.
Thea Hail cheers on Tatum Paxley before her match tonight. Hail is convinced that her partner will retain the championship. A cheerful and grateful Tatum hopes Thea never changes, as NXT needs more people like her. With that said, she heads to the ring. Kelani Jordan approaches Hail to advise her to change her attitude. Jordan says she used to be like Hail, but it only led to people walking all over her and getting her kicked out of the locker room. "Toughen up and be selfish. If you want to achieve anything here, whatever it is, you have to be like me," says Kelani. Jaida Parker appears to tell Kelani to leave Thea alone. Parker adds that the only thing Jordan has accomplished is getting her ass kicked by Lola Vice. "Keep being yourself, okay?" she tells Hail. "Oh, look. Miss Parker is getting soft," says Jordan. Jaida moves to confront Kelani, but Thea steps in between them. Hail challenges Jordan to a match next week. "At Vengeance Day you got knocked out. Next week you’ll tap out," promises Thea before leaving.
Fatal Influence are talking backstage. Jacy Jayne is happy after retaining the NXT Women’s Championship, which means nothing will stop her from being at NXT Stand & Deliver. Fallon Henley is "happy" for her partner, although she wishes she could say the same about her match tonight. Lainey Reid assures her that she will soon regain her WWE Women’s Speed Championship, describing Wren Sinclair as a temporary champion. Henley reminds her that to do so, she must first go through a tournament. Jacy acknowledges that Fallon has every right to be furious. "Damn right I am, Jacy. And while I wait for the tournament, Lainey and I will take care of Wren and Kendal next week so there won’t be a match for Jacy at Stand & Deliver. Let’s find Rob," says Fallon before leaving with Reid. "I wouldn’t mind if you took care of Kendal Grey. That’d be nice," says Jayne as her partners walk away.
Robert Stone is talking with Myles Borne backstage. Borne wants to defend his North American Championship at Stand & Deliver. Stone informs him that next week there will be a Gauntlet Match to determine his opponent. Borne thinks it’s a great idea, but he would like to know who will be in the match. The entire Birthright group appears on the scene. Lexis King couldn’t help but overhear the conversation. And since at Stand & Deliver his teammates will win the NXT Tag Team Championships, he has no problem picking up another title himself. Stone advises him not to rush, as he hasn’t yet finalized the list of participants for the Gauntlet Match. "You’ve worked very hard, and I trust you’ll do the right thing, because at the end of the day, it’s our birthright," says King before leaving with his teammates.
Steel Cage Match for the NXT Women’s North American Championship
Tatum Paxley (c) vs. Izzi Dame (with Niko Vance and Shawn Spears)
Izzi attacks Tatum before she can enter the ring. Dame kicks Paxley into the steel steps before hitting a suplex on the floor. The referees order Izzi to get inside the ring. However, she has other plans. Dame slams the cage door into Tatum’s face before finally bringing her inside the ring. Dame lifts the ring skirt to pull out a steel chair, which she brings into the structure. The door closes and the bell rings.
Tatum prevents Izzi from using the chair. Paxley knocks Dame down with a dropkick. A surprised Izzi is forced to change plans. Dame climbs the structure looking to escape, but the champion stops her. The two women exchange blows on the top rope. The fans cheer for Tatum. Dame sends the champion crashing to the mat. Paxley quickly gets back up and goes after the challenger. Both women smash their heads against the cage and collapse onto the mat.
Tatum and Dame exchange attacks in the center of the ring. Paxley drives Izzi’s head into her knee before going for a crossbody, but her opponent dodges, causing her to crash into the cage. Izzi kicks Tatum into the structure before smashing her against the bottom rope. She goes for the cover. 1..2..NO. Dame grabs Paxley and throws her into one of the cage walls. Izzi repeats the move a couple more times.
Dame traps Tatum in a painful submission using the ropes. "Let’s go, Tatum!" chant the fans. Paxley manages to break free by pushing her opponent into the cage. Tatum avoids a charge from the challenger and sends her crashing into the cage once again. She then follows up with a dropkick. Izzi begins climbing the structure to escape, but the champion stops her with a german suplex.
Tatum looks for height in one of the corners but soon changes plans. Paxley climbs to the top of the structure. Izzi follows her. The two women exchange blows while seated at the top of the cage. Dame smashes Tatum’s head against the steel before delivering a massive superplex. "Holy sh*t!" chant the fans. Izzi covers Paxley. 1..2..NO. "This is awesome!" the crowd chants.
Dame lifts Tatum onto her shoulders. Paxley escapes and hits a corkscrew senton on Izzi. 1..2..NO. Both women remain laid out on the mat. Tatum and Dame get back to their feet and begin exchanging strikes. Tatum cleverly avoids a facebreaker, but can’t avoid a big boot. Izzi follows up with a Liger Bomb. 1..2..NO.
Izzi picks up the steel chair to use it against the champion. Dame grabs Tatum to slam her into the cage wall. Paxley escapes with a sunset flip. Izzi lands on the steel chair. Tatum picks up the chair and hands it to Dame, immediately striking her with a spinning heel kick. Paxley finishes her opponent with a Cemetery Drive. 1..2..3.
Winner and STILL NXT Women’s North American Champion: TATUM PAXLEY
Tatum poses with the title on the entrance ramp. Suddenly, a hatch opens beneath her feet. From inside emerges Blake Monroe, who grabs the champion’s legs and pulls her into the darkness. "The Glamour" returns for the belt and quickly poses with it. Monroe disappears with the championship into the darkness of the hatch as the show comes to an end.
