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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 points of interest, highlighting a match between Tony D'Angelo and Ricky Saints, confirmed as the main event of the night.
On the other hand, the brand will continue to pave the way towards Stand & Deliver, with a Gauntlet Eliminator Match determining the challenger for the NXT North American Championship. Additionally, Sol Ruca and Zaria will have a confrontation in the center of the ring. 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 last week's episode, held in the city of Houston, Texas.
Shiloh Hill talks with Robert Stone backstage when Tatum Paxley interrupts. Paxley recalls what happened last week and asks the Interim General Manager of NXT about the whereabouts of Blake Monroe, who took her North American Championship. Stone regrets what happened but hasn't seen Monroe. "She has my title, Stone. I need to find her," says Paxley. Shiloh points out that he can help with that. With that said, he asks her to accompany him. Hill and Paxley leave laughing. Josh Briggs approaches Stone to talk to him, but a referee urgently requires the attention of the Interim General Manager. Both men leave Briggs behind.
Tag Team Match
Fatal Influence (Lainey Reid and Fallon Henley) vs. WrenQCC (Wren Sinclair and Kendal Grey) (with Jacy Jayne)
Henley and Sinclair start the match. Fallon tries to surprise Wren with a quick attack, but the new WWE Speed Champion easily dodges it. However, she ends up falling into her opponent's clutches. Lainey tries to hit Sinclair from the apron. Wren prevents it, but the distraction allows Fallon to surprise her. Reid and Henley combine perfectly against Sinclair. She escapes from her opponents to tag in Kendal. Meanwhile, we see that Elio LeFleur has been attacked backstage.
Wren and Lainey continue the fight. Sinclair tries to deal with both opponents at the same time but ends up receiving a spinning neckbreaker from Reid, who immediately hits Kendal in her own corner. Lainey returns for Wren to continue punishing her. Reid and Henley take turns hitting Sinclair. Jacy taunts the new WWE Speed Champion while she is attacked in Fatal Influence's corner.
Henley traps Sinclair in a painful submission hold. "Come on, Wren!" chant the fans. Sinclair breaks free, only to be knocked down again. Fallon catches Wren in a submission hold in the center of the ring. Sinclair launches several attacks to free herself. Sinclair tries to reach her corner, but Henley prevents it. Fallon takes Wren to her corner, where she applies a sliding German suplex. Lainey receives the tag to finish off Sinclair with a Stunner. 1..2..NO.
Sinclair clings to the ropes to avoid another attack from Reid. After that, she kicks her with an enzuigiri. Lainey tries to attack Kendal once again in her own corner, but the former WWE Evolve Champion doesn't fall for it this time. Reid's distraction allows Wren to get rid of her with a body drop. Both women crawl to their respective corners to tag in their partners.
Kendal enters with full force, taking care of both her opponents at the same time. Grey applies several back elbows on Fallon before throwing Lainey into the air with a belly-to-suplex. Reid surprises Grey with a Rope Guillotine for Henley to finish her off with a German suplex. Fallon kicks Sinclair while Lainey executes an Ushigoroshi on Kendal. 1..2..NO. Wren pushes Fallon onto Reid to interrupt the count.
Wren and Fallon roll to ringside, where they knock each other down with a clothesline. Meanwhile, Kendal surprises Lainey with a knee strike. 1..2..NO. Grey catches Lainey in an armbar. Reid tries to resist. Fallon tries to rescue her partner, but Wren intervenes to catch her in a Cattle Mutilation. With no chance of receiving help, Lainey has no choice but to surrender.
Winners by submission: WrenQCC
Kendal takes a microphone. "Last week, Wren took the Speed title from Fallon. Tonight, I forced Lainey Reid to surrender. And at Stand & Deliver, I'm going to take your NXT Championship, Jacy," says Grey. Lola Vice interrupts. Vice has no doubt that Kendal will be the NXT Women's Champion, but that won't happen at Stand & Deliver because she will be the one to break Jayne's face to snatch the gold. Thus, she will become the first Cuban-American to hold the NXT top belt. Robert Stone interrupts the segment to offer a solution: next week, Lola and Kendal will face off one-on-one. The winner will have a title shot against Jacy at Stand & Deliver. Vice and Grey seem satisfied with the Interim NXT General Manager's decision. Jayne, on the other hand, raises her belt.
Sol Ruca makes her entrance into the ring. With a microphone in hand, Ruca assures that she hasn't stopped thinking about everything that has happened with Zaria, trying to find an explanation. What she does know is that the Australian is no longer the woman who was once her best friend. After going over the events over and over again, she has come to the conclusion that Zaria simply got tired of being by her side. Ruca assures that she always tried to help her. But Zaria didn't want to be part of a team. She just wanted to have her moment. And when she couldn't achieve it, she simply took hers away. Sol recalls that she always shared her great moments with her because she truly believed they were better when they were together. But maybe she was wrong about that. Maybe she shouldn't have given up her opportunity for the TNA Knockouts World Championship. Maybe she shouldn't have let her defend her North American Championship. "It's clear to me that, while I fought for us, you simply waited for the opportunity to make it all about you," she says. "But it's okay because I see you, I hear you, and most importantly: now I know exactly who you are. So, if you think you can do it on your own, prove it at Stand & Deliver. It's what you wanted, right? Come on, come and face me!" exclaims Sol.
Zaria appears on the entrance ramp
Zaria heads towards the ring as she responds to Ruca. "All I wanted was us. But you wanted more of your own success. You didn't give me anything. And every time I entered this ring, I wasn't Zaria. I was 'Sol Ruca's partner'," says the Australian. However, after applying that spear, for the first time, she could be above her. That said, she reminds her of what happened last year at Stand & Deliver, where Sol put winning the North American Championship above her. "Do you know what that does to a person?!" she exclaims full of rage. "Being next to the person who has everything you want, and they think they're giving you something just because you're close to the quarterback... I hated it," she says. Zaria acknowledges that she has hated Sol's success because she knew that, no matter what she did, she would always be in her shadow. "I know you think I don't care about ZaRuca, but it's not true. I care. I care enough to realize that as long as you're standing, I never will. And believe it or not, this isn't about you. Finally, this is about me choosing myself. And if tearing you apart is how I can become what you never let me be, then I'll do it again," says the Australian. Ruca wonders if now she is the villain of this story that Zaria has created in her mind. Sol wants to make it clear that she has earned all her opportunities. And when she stopped giving them to Zaria, she turned her back on her. And all because of her insecurities. The Australian interrupts her. "No, no, no. You're wrong about all of this. You're not the villain in my story... You're the mistake," says Zaria before leaving. And so we reach the end of this segment.
Ethan Page and Ricky Saints talk in the locker room as they go over what happened last week. The conversation turns to the NXT Championship, which both desire. Josh Briggs, who was sitting with them, stands up. "Are you really complaining about titles? I haven't even had five minutes with our boss!" he exclaims before leaving. Ethan and Ricky resume their discussion, a moment when Joe Hendry appears. The Scotsman assures that he doesn't care who of them wants a shot at his championship. But he wants to make one thing clear: if Saints doesn't take care of Tony D'Angelo tonight, he will. Ricky promises him that he will take care of Tony and, in a couple of weeks, he will have to face him at Stand & Deliver. "Or me," says Page. "All Ego" and "The Absolute" resume their little argument once again, a moment that Joe takes advantage of to leave.
Thea Hail vs. Kelani Jordan
Both women grapple. Jordan throws a right at Thea, who quickly counterattacks. Kelani recovers to knock down Hail, on whom she unleashes a flurry of punches. Jordan applies a suplex on Thea. 1..2..NO. Kelani catches Hail to hit her against one of the turnbuckles. Jordan repeats the move in the opposite corner. Kelani tries to do it for the third time, but her opponent doesn't allow it. Thea takes her revenge, repeatedly hitting Jordan's head against the turnbuckle pads.
Hail catches Jordan looking for a Kimura Lock. Kelani knocks her down to free herself. Thea tries again. This time, her opponent throws herself against one of the turnbuckles to force her release. Jordan catches a disoriented Hail to apply a faceplant. After that, she seeks height to finish her off with a split-legged moonsault. 1..2..NO.
Winner: Kelani Jordan
After the match, Jordan launches an assault on Thea, who can barely defend herself. At that moment, Jaida Parker comes to the rescue. Jaida bursts into the ring to kick Kelani, on whom she applies a faceplant. Parker steps back to prepare her Hipnotic, but Jordan escapes to ringside to avoid the impact. Jaida challenges her to come back, but Kelani just watches, still sore from what happened.
Jasper Troy delivers a brief video promo to promise Keanu Carver that he will get his revenge on him next week for ruining the tribute to his mentor - and father figure - Booker T. Last week, Troy showed him that there is someone who can stand up to him, and in seven days, in New York, they will clash in the ring. "I promise you will regret trying to ruin Booker T's night," he says to end his promo.
Tatum Paxley talks with Shiloh Hill backstage. Tatum recalls that Hill helped her stop Izzi Dame a couple of weeks ago. Now she needs his help to find Blake Monroe. Shiloh affirms that he already knows where she is. Paxley seems surprised. Hill explains that he found her location thanks to a photo the Brit just posted on her social media. Shiloh hands her a piece of paper with the exact address. Tatum wonders if finding someone this way isn't strange. "Strange? No. Strange is posting your life on the internet for everyone to see. There are creepy people out there," Hill responds. Suddenly, his theme music starts playing. Shiloh points out that it's time to go out. Tatum thanks him for his help. Both laugh. Hill heads towards the ring to end this segment.
Gauntlet Eliminator Match for a shot at the NXT North American Championship at Stand & Deliver
Jackson Drake vs. Shiloh Hill vs. Dion Lennox vs. Charlie Dempsey (with The Birthright) vs. Johnny Gargano (with Candice LeRae)
Shiloh and Jackson start the match. Hill knocks down Drake with a shoulder tackle before focusing his punishment on his opponent's left arm. Drake quickly responds with a flurry of kicks on Shiloh. "You stink!" chant the fans. Hill retaliates with several punches, only to be taken down with a Russian Leg Sweep. 1..2..NO. Drake knocks down Hill with a back elbow. 1..2..NO. Shiloh responds with several powerslams before executing a spinning senton. 1..2..NO. Hill knocks down Jackson with a flying elbow. 1..2..NO. Meanwhile, the timer reaches zero.
Dion Lennox makes his entrance
Lennox charges against his two opponents in opposite corners. Dion applies a spinebuster on Jackson, who rolls to ringside. Dion and Shiloh exchange attacks until they both knock each other down with a double clothesline. Drake returns to take advantage of the situation. Jackson performs a standing moonsault on Hill. 1..2..NO. Drake exchanges attacks with Dion, whom he eventually overpowers. Jackson kicks both opponents in opposite corners. Shiloh tries to react, but Jackson gets rid of him with a direct throat attack. The timer reaches zero.
Charlie Dempsey makes his entrance
Dempsey dominates the match as soon as he enters the ring. Charlie applies a backbreaker on Drake before catching Lennox in a headlock in the ropes. Jackson approaches Dempsey to catch him in his own headlock. Shiloh repeats the move on Drake. In this way, the four men create a chain of headlocks. Lennox applies a Rope Guillotine on Charlie to break the chain.
The action continues. Charlie catches Shiloh in a submission hold. Drake interrupts it by stomping on Dempsey. Meanwhile, at ringside, Lennox throws Shiloh against the audience barrier, which ends up destroyed. Dion returns to the ring, where Charlie and Drake are struggling. Lennox catches both to execute a double German suplex. And so, the timer reaches zero once again.
Candice LeRae bursts onto the scene to introduce the next participant: Johnny Gargano!
The fans go wild, but Johnny doesn't show up. LeRae goes to get her husband to take him to the entrance ramp. The fans welcome him with a huge ovation. Candice convinces Gargano to enter the ring. However, when Johnny is about to do so, Drake greets him with a kick. Gargano ends up lying face down on the apron. Dion surprises Jackson, on whom he performs a powerbomb. 1..2..NO.
Dempsey catches Lennox in an armbar. Dion frees himself by executing a powerbomb on his opponent. Drake surprises Lennox with a dropkick. As a result, Dion ends up at ringside. Suddenly, OTM (Lucien Price and Bronco Nima) burst onto the scene to launch an assault on Lennox! Price immobilizes the DarkState member for Nima to crush him with a Curb Stomp. OTM bring him back into the ring, where Hill finishes him off with a neckbreaker. 1..2..3.
Dion Lennox is eliminated
Shiloh pushes Gargano into the ring, but he rolls to the opposite side. Dempsey, who is in that area, prevents him from leaving by rolling him back toward the center of the ring. Johnny keeps rolling while looking for a way out, but now Drake stops him. Finally, Gargano finds an exit. Candice tries to convince her husband to return to the ring. “Johnny, Johnny!” chant the fans. Charlie goes after Gargano to hit him with an uppercut. As a result, Johnny ends up lying face down on the crowd barricade.
We return to the ring, where the action continues. Dempsey and Hill apply simultaneous Figure Four Locks on Drake’s legs, who refuses to submit. Meanwhile, Gargano heads back toward the ring with massive support from the fans. Hill breaks the hold to go after Johnny. Shiloh hits him with a right hand. Gargano collapses onto the apron. Once again, he remains lying face down on it. Meanwhile, Hill returns to Drake to trap him again in a Figure Four Lock.
Dempsey gets rid of Hill to keep the hold on Drake, this time alone. Shiloh and Dempsey roll to ringside, where they exchange attacks. Meanwhile, Jackson decides to launch himself onto both with a huge tope. Drake brings Hill back into the ring to execute a 450 Splash. 1..2..NO. Charlie returns to the ring, but Jackson quickly takes him out with a clothesline. He then follows up with a suicide dive. Drake returns to the ring looking for Shiloh. He blocks Jackson’s springboard to respond with a spinning neckbreaker. 1..2..3.
Jackson Drake is eliminated
Dempsey surprises Shiloh and unleashes a flurry of attacks on him. Meanwhile, LeRae tries to wake up her husband, who remains motionless face down on the apron. Dempsey catches Hill with a german suplex hold. Charlie repeats the move. 1..2..NO. Dempsey goes after Shiloh once again, but this time Shiloh surprises him with a pop-up spinning neckbreaker. 1..2..3.
Charlie Dempsey is eliminated
Uriah Connors and Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo grab Hill by the legs to pull him out of the ring. After that, they violently throw him into the steel steps. Charlie finishes him off with a german suplex onto the floor. Connors and Lorenzo bring Shiloh back into the ring. Candice signals Gargano to cover Hill, but her husband remains unresponsive, now standing by the corner. LeRae decides to take matters into her own hands. She climbs onto the apron and pushes Johnny, who falls onto Shiloh. The referee approaches to make the three count. 1..2..3.
Shiloh Hill is eliminated
Winner: Johnny Gargano
A confused Johnny asks the referee and his wife what just happened. Meanwhile, Myles Borne appears and enters the ring. Borne raises his NXT North American Championship in front of Gargano, who nods while staring at the title that once belonged to him. Thus, we reach the end of this segment.
We head backstage. Robert Stone is talking with Swipe Right (Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes), who want to know how the Interim General Manager will handle Elio LeFleur’s absence. “I have a team waiting,” he replies. Josh Briggs appears to speak with Stone, but Stone has no time for him at the moment, as he must deal with an important matter with one of the referees. Briggs and Swipe Right leave. Stone speaks with the referee, who informs him that, after what happened last week, none of his colleagues want to officiate Keanu Carver’s match in seven days. Stone understands, but they shouldn’t worry, as Carver will be suspended if he lays his hands on an official again. The referee insists that no one will want to be in that match because Keanu is out of control. Stone promises to think of something. Jaida Parker appears. Parker is tired of Kelani Jordan, so she asks the Interim General Manager to grant her a match against her. Stone accepts, announcing that the match will take place next week in New York. Parker leaves satisfied.
Tiffany Stratton is the focus of this week’s “NXT Origins” video.
Sarah Schreiber interviews OTM backstage. Lucien Price and Bronco Nima justify their attack on Dion Lennox as revenge for what happened last week. Nima makes it clear that their rivalry with DarkState is personal, and next week they will deal with them in a six-man tag match. Surprised, Sarah asks who their partner will be. At that moment, the screen behind them shows a figure. It is Mike Santana, TNA World Champion, who introduces himself as OTM’s partner. “DarkState, you’ve felt these hands before, but never like this. Now you’re dealing with a lethal combination of savages surrounded by a concrete jungle,” says Santana, reminding them that next week they will compete at Madison Square Garden. “When you get off the plane, and before you leave the airport, make sure to clean your shoes and pay your respects, because you’re stepping into daddy’s house. See you next week,” says the TNA World Champion to close the segment.
Tournament to determine the challengers for the NXT Tag Team Championships at Stand & Deliver - First Round
The Culling (Shawn Spears and Niko Vance) vs. Los Americanos (Bravo and Rayo Americano)
Bravo and Spears start the match. Both men grapple as the fans chant “Olé, olé!” Bravo breaks free from a wristlock to apply an armdrag. Bravo does a flip and starts dancing. Spears dodges the masked man’s next attack to imitate him—or at least tries to—with a flip and a hip shake. Bravo takes him down and kicks him with a dropkick. After that, he shows off his dance again.
Vance gets the tag to take down Los Americanos. Niko traps Rayo’s left arm. Rayo lands several chops, but his opponent refuses to let go. Los Americanos work perfectly together to send their opponents out of the ring. Bravo launches himself onto Shawn with a tope. Rayo does the same with Niko, but Niko stops him mid-air. Bravo dives with a suicide dive onto Vance to free his partner. Both return to the ring to dance.
Bravo waits for Vance to return to continue the match. Niko surprises Bravo with a powerslam. Shawn gets the tag to deliver a loud chop to Bravo in the corner. The masked man gets his revenge with a flurry of punches. Bravo tags Rayo, who hits a springboard senton. Rayo traps Spears on his knees so Bravo can hit a second springboard senton.
The Culling regain control at ringside. Niko delivers a chokeslam to Bravo onto the apron. Vance brings his opponent back into the ring to continue the punishment. Niko executes a backbreaker. 1..2..NO. The action moves to the top turnbuckle. Shawn tries to remove Bravo’s mask, but he resists. Bravo escapes to tag Rayo. Los Americanos try to combine against Vance. He catches Rayo. Bravo tries to help, but he is also caught. Niko hits a chokeslam on Bravo onto Rayo.
The action continues. Bravo surprises Niko with a powerslam before applying an Airplane Spin to Shawn. Vance stops the move. Niko goes up top to launch himself onto Bravo, but Rayo pulls his partner out of the way just in time. The referee orders Rayo back to his corner. Bravo takes advantage to pull a metal plate from his tights and slips it under his mask.
Spears gets the tag to continue his offense on Bravo. Meanwhile, Rayo pulls out his own metal plate and places it under his mask. Shawn covers Bravo. Bravo pushes him into the ropes, where Rayo is waiting to deliver a headbutt. Bravo, meanwhile, knocks out Vance with another headbutt. Niko falls to ringside. Bravo returns to a dazed Spears to finish him off with a second headbutt. He then covers him. 1..2..3.
Winners: Los Americanos
Los Americanos pose in the ring under the watchful eyes of The Birthright (Uriah Connors, Charlie Dempsey, Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo and Arianna Grace), who are seated in the stands.
We head to Robert Stone’s office, where he is talking with Keanu Carver about next week’s match. Carver heard what Jasper Troy said tonight, and he’s eager to get his hands on him. Stone knows, but no referee wants to officiate the match. Carver says he doesn’t need a match, much less a referee—he just wants to fight Troy. Stone makes it clear that’s not how things work. Josh Briggs appears. “I know you don’t have any time for me, but I know someone who will referee next week’s match: me. If that’s what it takes to be at MSG, I’ll do it,” says Josh. Stone asks if he can handle it. Briggs assures him he can control the situation because Carver doesn’t scare him. “Is that what you think?” asks a threatening Keanu as he approaches Josh. Stone steps between them and accepts Briggs’ offer. “See you in New York,” Josh tells Carver before leaving.
We see Tatum Paxley walking through the halls of a hotel looking for Blake Monroe. She is taking a bubble bath with the NXT North American Championship. “The Glamour” is happy to be reunited with it, as she never truly lost it. At that moment, there’s a knock at the door. “Oh, my room service,” says Blake. She grabs the title and gets out of the tub. Monroe opens the door, only for a hand to grab her hair. It’s Paxley, who can’t enter the room due to the chain lock. “You have something that belongs to me. Next week, you and I will meet face to face, and this door won’t stand between us. Bring my title,” says Tatum before letting her go. Blake quickly shuts the door to catch her breath.
Sexyy Red sends a message to NXT fans reminding them she will be one of the hosts of NXT Stand & Deliver in Saint Louis. However, she can’t wait until then, which is why she’ll also be present next week at the show in New York.
Ricky Saints (with Ethan Page) vs. Tony D’Angelo
D’Angelo and Saints carefully size each other up. Ricky extends his hand, only to surprise him with a kick. However, Tony easily blocks it. D’Angelo goes for an Ankle Lock, but “The Absolute” grabs the ropes to desperately call for a break. Tony releases the hold. Both men grapple, trying to lock in a hold. D’Angelo catches Ricky and slams him to the mat. Saints rolls to ringside, where he receives encouragement from Ethan.
D’Angelo goes after Saints, but he manages to escape and send Tony crashing into the steel steps. Ricky kicks Tony before bringing him back into the ring. Saints focuses his attack on D’Angelo’s right arm. Ricky hits an Old School + elbow drop to continue damaging the arm. Ricky traps Tony in a grounded headlock. D’Angelo charges him into a corner to break free, but soon eats a neckbreaker. 1..2..NO.
Saints locks in another headlock. D’Angelo avoids a kick and responds with an Olympic Slam. Page climbs onto the apron to distract Tony, allowing Ricky to hit a tornado DDT. However, D’Angelo blocks it and counters with a suplex. Ricky sends Tony into a corner and hits a dropkick. Saints continues his assault.
Ricky sends his opponent into a corner before landing a chop. Saints kicks Tony. Furious, Tony fires back with a right hand, starting a strong comeback that ends with a spear. Ethan climbs onto the apron, only for Tony to knock him down. D’Angelo goes back after Ricky. At that moment, “All Ego” enters the ring and hits a chop block on D’Angelo. The referee calls for the bell.
Winner by disqualification: Tony D’Angelo
Page and Saints quickly launch a two-on-one attack on D’Angelo. Joe Hendry rushes in! The Scotsman sends Ricky crashing onto the top turnbuckle before hitting a Freak of Nature on Page, who ends up at ringside. Hendry goes after Saints, tossing him out with a clothesline. Joe turns and comes face to face with D’Angelo. Without a word, he grabs him and hits a Standing Ovation. “We Believe! We Believe!” chant the fans. Suddenly, Joe notices Page and Saints grabbing his NXT Championship. “All Ego” and “The Absolute” refuse to let go of the belt. Tony smiles in the corner while a serious Hendry watches the situation unfold.
We return to Robert Stone’s office, where he is interviewed by Sarah Schreiber. The Interim General Manager announces that Hendry will defend the NXT Championship in a fatal four-way match against Ricky Saints, Ethan Page, and Tony D’Angelo at Stand & Deliver. Additionally, next week, the four men will sign the contract at the show in New York City. With this announcement, we reach the end of this week’s episode.
