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WWE celebrates tonight a new premium show of its brand NXT, this time from the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. Solowrestling will provide special coverage of The Great American Bash that you can read in this news article. The report will start at the beginning of the Countdown to NXT The Great American Bash.
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Megan Morant and Sam Roberts are in charge of presenting the Countdown Show of the first NXT PLE on The CW.
Blake Howard interviews Wren Sinclair backstage. Sinclair points out that her match tonight means everything to her, as it will set a new foundation for her. Sinclair recalls that, after the dissolution of No Quarter Catch Crew, the only group where she felt a sense of belonging, she was able to reinvent herself by creating WrenQCC and winning the WWE Women's Speed Championship. And now, she will finally have her first individual match in an NXT PLE. Howard notes that Sinclair is considered an underdog, just like her opponent tonight, Arianna Grace, but she managed to rise to win the Knockouts World Championship. Now, with BirthRight by her side, she wants the championship that Wren holds. She knows what Arianna is capable of, who will also have her ex-partner Charlie Dempsey by her side. However, both will face each other in a crazy five-minute match where anything can happen. Sinclair doesn't want to underestimate Grace, but she won't make things easy for her either. Howard recalls the knee injury that has kept Wren away from the ring often. "Is your knee at 100%?" he asks. Wren acknowledges that it has been frustrating, but now she is fine. She trusts it. Regarding Kendal Grey, Wren assures that she would love to be in her corner when she faces Lola Vice for the NXT Women's Championship. She has been her best friend this past year, and she doesn't want her presence to cost her the victory. She just wants Kendal to focus on defeating Lola while she does the same with Grace. Howard thanks her for her time to end the interview.
Blake Howard interviews Myles Borne backstage. Borne points out that his match tonight is very special, as for the first time he will face someone very close to him. Someone he considers a brother. Despite everything, he will treat this match like any other: just business. Myles assures that Heights deserves opportunities and titles, it will be a privilege for him to defend his NXT North American Championship against his best friend. "I want him to succeed, but the truth is he won't get the result he expects. On Sunday, he wants to prove who he is. I want to prove that he can't break me", he says. Howard thanks him for his time and wishes him luck for his match.
Sarah Schreiber interviews Tristan Angels backstage. The British justifies his attack on Shiloh Hill during his "Mr. NXT Pageant," stating that his enemy had disrespected him. Sarah reminds him that Hill has promised to punish him for that. Does that make him nervous? "Nervous? I've never been nervous about anything in my life", Tristan replies. He laments his title loss last Tuesday because of Hill, stating that it should have ended in disqualification. However, it resulted in his first defeat on the brand. Angels assures that he was born to be a star, and he will prove it at The Great American Bash, where he will also show the world that Shiloh Hill is "a bull without horns." Sarah asks him about a possible defeat in the PLE, which annoys the British. He points out that he has conquered beauty pageants in England and around the world and now comes to conquer the United States and The Great American Bash. Sarah thanks him for his time and wishes him luck in his match. "I don't need it," says Tristan before leaving.
Emily Agard interviews Robert Stone at the party organized outside the Performance Center. As in previous years, Hank Walker and Tank Ledger are in charge of the food. Kevin Owens and Dave LaGreca, present at the party, share their feelings about tonight's show.
NXT The Great American Bash starts on Netflix!
Match for the NXT Championship
Tony D'Angelo (c) vs. Naraku
Tony quickly attacks, causing the Japanese to escape to ringside. Naraku grabs a metal chair, at which point D'Angelo charges at him. Both men crash through the nearby wall! Tony brings Naraku back into the ring. The Japanese hits the champion's injured eye to take the lead in the match. Tony charges at Naraku again, but this time, the Japanese hits the champion's damaged eye to stop his momentum.
The referee approaches a pained Tony, who screams in pain. Seeing D'Angelo's condition, the official is about to stop the match. However, the champion warns him not to do so. Tony returns to the ring to execute a suplex on his opponent. Naraku ends up outside the ring. D'Angelo goes after him but ends up falling into his clutches. The action returns to the ring. Naraku performs an Exploder Suplex on the champion. 1..2..NO.
Naraku executes a Exploder Suplex on the champion. 1..2..NO. The Japanese hits Tony's head against the canvas. Naraku knocks him down before crushing him with a senton. 1..2..NO. Naraku traps D'Angelo in a crossface. D'Angelo crawls towards the ropes. Naraku tries to prevent it, but only manages to get caught in the champion's own crossface. The Japanese bites Tony's hand to free himself. Naraku continues with a Fisherman Buster, followed by a Roaring Elbow. 1..2..NO.
Naraku catches D'Angelo in a ground headlock. Tony frees himself by applying a suplex. The Japanese ends up outside the ring. Tony goes after him. Naraku surprises D'Angelo by throwing him against the audience barrier, which ends up shattered. Naraku brings him back to execute a Darkness Falls. 1..2..NO. Naraku looks for height on one of the turnbuckles, but a recovered Tony grabs his opponent to execute a powerbomb. Both men end up lying on the canvas.
Tony and Naraku exchange attacks in the center of the ring. D'Angelo crushes the challenger in one of the corners before performing several suplexes. Tony finishes off the Japanese with a powerslam. 1..2..NO. The action doesn't stop. Naraku surprises D'Angelo with a german suplex. Tony immediately stands up to respond with a chokeslam. 1..2..3.
Winner and STILL NXT Champion: Tony D'Angelo
Match for the NXT Women's North American Championship
Zaria (c) vs. Tatum Paxley
Tatum and Zaria struggle for the belt while it was being shown by the referee. Paxley surprises the champion with a headbutt, prompting the official to start the match. The challenger carries out a great offensive against Zaria, but the champion quickly recovers. Zaria charges with Tatum against one of the corners, where she performs a rain of corner spears. The official orders the Australian to move away from her opponent. Zaria charges at Tatum again, but she dodges to crush the champion's back with a diving footstomp. Paxley immobilizes her opponent in the corner to execute a corner crossbody.
The Australian recovers. Zaria immobilizes Tatum in the rope area. Paxley makes her opponent fall, who ends up trapped in the ring skirt. Tatum takes advantage of it to unleash a rain of punches on the champion. Zaria tries to catch her breath next to the audience barrier. Paxley charges at the champion, but she dodges to throw her over the audience barrier. Tatum returns to surprise Zaria with a sleeperhold. Zaria throws herself backwards to the ground to force her release. Zaria crouches next to her opponent to make it clear that she will never wear the championship again.
Zaria brings Tatum back into the ring to continue dominating the match. The Australian traps her opponent in a Camel Clutch. Paxley frees herself to unleash a rain of attacks on the champion. She stops Tatum's offensive to make her fall on one of the corners. Paxley and Zaria exchange attacks in the corner. Tatum makes her rival fall before launching herself with a diving crossbody. Paxley continues attacking Zaria, whom she knocks down with a german suplex. Tatum applies a superkick to the champion before executing a superplex. Paxley tries to finish her, but Zaria stops her with a spear. Both women end up lying on the canvas.
Tatum continues attacking Zaria until she stops her with a direct knee to the face. The action moves once again to the top of one of the turnbuckles. Paxley makes her rival fall, causing her to end up hanging by her legs. Tatum looks for height on the nearby turnbuckle, ready to execute a Coast to Coast, at which point the champion shows her strength to stand up. Tatum and Zaria exchange attacks on the apron. Suddenly, Paxley surprises Zaria with a tremendous sunset flip powerbomb. Both women end up lying on the ground.
Tatum approaches the title stand, which she quickly grabs. Zaria snatches it before using it as a weapon. Paxley dodges the attack to respond with a heel kick. After that, she traps the champion to execute a Cemetery Driver directly to the ground. Tatum brings Zaria back into the ring to execute her finisher for the second time. 1..2..NO. Zaria recovers to look for an F-5, but Tatum escapes it. The Australian responds immediately with a spear, followed - now - by an F-5. 1..2..NO. Furious, Zaria unleashes a rain of punches on Paxley before smashing her head against the canvas. The Australian executes a second F-5. 1..2..3.
Winner and STILL NXT Women's North American Champion: Zaria
Kendal Grey and Wren Sinclair converse in the women's locker room. Kendal is proud of her partner and convinced that she will defeat Arianna Grace tonight to leave the event still as the WWE Women's Speed Champion. Wren, on the other hand, knows that her friend will beat Lola Vice to show the world what she already knows: that Kendal Grey is not the future, but the present. Both women hug to end the segment.
The Vanity Project meets with Robert Stone in his office. Jackson Drake points out that now they are the ones who don't want to talk to the General Manager. Drake confronts him for leaving their biggest stars out of the PLE. Stone, for his part, informs them that he has some announcements for them. On the one hand, Drake will face the consequences of his actions last Tuesday by facing Mason Rook one-on-one. The match will take place next Tuesday. But he won't be the only one to be part of the action, as Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes will defend the NXT Tag Team Championships against AAA stars Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. and Galeno. The masked men appear on the scene to shake Stone's hand. He asks them if Rey Mysterio has informed them about it. The Mexicans respond that yes, adding that they will win the belts. The members of The Vanity Project make it clear that they won't. The discussion continues as the segment comes to an end.
Tristan Angels vs. Shiloh Hill
Angels tries to surprise Shiloh, but without success. Hill knocks down the British with a flying shoulder tackle. Shiloh traps Tristan to apply an airplane spin. Angels recovers to surprise his rival in the rope area. Hill knocks down Tristan with a body drop before dropping him on the top rope. Shiloh hits the British's back before expelling him from the ring.
Hill brings Angels back into the ring, a moment that the British uses to turn the situation around. Tristan dodges a charge from Shiloh, whose left arm hits one of the turnbuckles. Angels focuses his punishment on his opponent's injured arm. He escapes the ring to seek refuge underneath. Tristan approaches the ring skirt, at which point something grabs him to drag him under the canvas.
We see Angels under the ring. A phone starts ringing. The British crawls to the spot to answer the call. "The fog is coming. The fog is coming. The fog is coming!", says a distorted voice. Suddenly, Hill (with the Jason Vorhees mask) grabs Angels from behind. Shiloh applies a sleeperhold. Desperate, Tristan grabs a rope to hit an unmasked Hill, who has no choice but to release him.
Angels manages to get outside, only to be caught by Shiloh again. He places his rival on the apron to apply a Guillotine Legdrop. Tristan stops Hill's offensive at ringside. After that, he drags the metal stairs a couple of meters to align them with one side of the ring. The British tries to perform a suplex on Shiloh against the stairs, but his opponent blocks it.
Angels throws Hill against the ropes to hurt him. Shiloh removes his mouthguard, which is quickly kicked by the British. He continues to punish Hill. Both men mutually knock each other down with a clothesline. Tristan jumps with a diving elbowdrop, but Shiloh dodges it, causing the former to hit the canvas. Hill picks up his mouthguard to put it in the British's mouth.
Hill continues to attack Tristan, who he finishes with a powerbomb. 1..2..NO. Angels escapes to ringside. Shiloh goes after him to knock him down. After that, he crushes him with a spinning senton. Back in the ring, Hill surprises Tristan with a spear (after passing by the stairs next to the ring). Shiloh jumps on his opponent, but he receives him with a facebreaker. 1..2..NO. Hill dodges the British's finisher to take the action to the top of one of the turnbuckles. Shiloh performs a spinning neckbreaker from the second rope. 1..2..3.
Winner: Shiloh Hill
Emily Agard interviews Hill after the match. Shiloh, who wears the "Mr. NXT" band that Angels stole from him three weeks ago, is excited about his first individual victory in an NXT PLE. "I feel very relieved. Tristan Angels represents everything I don't want to be or become. I may not be handsome. I may not be perfect. I may not be polished. But that is not a relevant factor to win. Tonight is a perfect example of why Shiloh Hill should not be underestimated," he says. Hill celebrates with the fans to end the segment.
Nikkita Lyons, Layla Diggs, and Karmen Petrovic congratulate Nattie on her latest Guinness World Record (Most submission victories by a woman in WWE history). Nattie says she doesn't pay attention to those kinds of accomplishments. Besides, any woman who considers herself important in this business has fallen victim to her Sharpshooter. Nattie congratulates Nikkita on her recent WWE Evolve Championship victory, Petrovic for kicking ass in AAA, and Diggs for officially earning an invitation to "The Dungeon." Nattie points out that there are too many "soft" women in this industry, like Jaida Parker, and that's not what she wants for the business. Layla knows how difficult it is to coexist in these locker rooms, so she suggests leaving Parker alone. Karmen disagrees. In fact, she wants to personally deal with Jaida this Tuesday. Nattie fully approves of the idea, assuring Petrovic that they'll be in her corner.
We cut to the NXT General Manager's office. EK Prosper asks Robert Stone for another match against Keanu Carver to get revenge for what happened last week. EK Prosper has no intention of letting it slide. He defeated Carver cleanly, only for Carver to retaliate with a brutal attack. Now he wants to settle the score. Stone regrets having to tell him that the match will have to wait... because next week he'll be competing in a championship match. Surprised, EK Prosper asks if it's really true. Robert assures him that it is. Thanks to his victory over Keanu, he'll now have the opportunity to challenge for the AAA Latin American Championship, currently held by Hijo del Vikingo. An emotional EK Prosper thanks the General Manager before leaving.
WWE Speed Women's Championship Match (Time Limit: 5 Minutes)
Wren Sinclair (c) vs. Arianna Grace (w/ Lexis King, Uriah Connors, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, and Charlie Dempsey)
Grace and Sinclair take each other down with simultaneous clotheslines as soon as the bell rings. Both women quickly get back to their feet to continue the fight. Wren takes Arianna down before trapping her in a submission hold. Grace escapes and lands a right hand on the champion. Grace follows up with a spinning neckbreaker. 1...2...NO. Wren sends her opponent to the outside. Sinclair goes after her, but Grace drives her into the edge of the apron.
The action returns to the ring, where Arianna continues to dominate the match. Grace kicks the champion in the corner before hitting a suplex. Arianna follows up with a crossbody. 1...2...NO. Grace changes tactics and targets her opponent's recently injured knee. Both women trade strikes as the clock shows two minutes remaining. The action moves to the top turnbuckle. Sinclair knocks her opponent down before connecting with a diving crossbody. Wren keeps the offense going, dropping Arianna with a suplex.
Charlie Dempsey climbs onto the apron to distract Sinclair. Wren knocks her former teammate off with a right hand. She turns back to Grace, who catches her with a roll-up. 1...2...NO. Arianna charges in with a big boot, but Wren avoids it. Sinclair catches Grace and delivers an Alabama Slam. She then locks in a painful Cattle Mutilation. Unable to endure the pain, Grace taps out.
Winner by Submission and STILL WWE Speed Women's Champion: Wren Sinclair (4:46)
Saquon Shugars vs. Dion Lennox
Dion strikes first. Shugars and Lennox exchange offense. Saquon throws his jacket into his opponent's face before quickly taking him down to the mat. Shugars follows up with a dropkick on his former teammate. Saquon remains in control of the match. Dion stops the offense with a body drop. Lennox delivers two backbreakers to punish his opponent's back. Shugars blocks a third attempt and answers with a neckbreaker.
Saquon kicks Dion in the face. Furious, Lennox confronts Shugars, who catches him with another neckbreaker. Suddenly, Cutler James and Osiris Griffin appear on the entrance ramp. Saquon is distracted by the presence of his former teammates, allowing Dion to surprise him with a Rope Guillotine. Lennox follows with an uranage, then crushes him with a splash directly onto his back, regaining control of the match.
Lennox hits a spinning backbreaker on Shugars. 1...2...NO. Dion sends Saquon into the corner. Lennox traps Shugars in a Bow and Arrow. Saquon escapes, only to be punched in the back. Lennox surprises Shugars with a spinebuster. 1...2...NO. Dion locks in a painful submission hold. Shugars kicks his way free. Lennox tries to catch Saquon off guard, but instead gets planted with a Broken Arrow before eating a dropkick to the face.
Shugars connects with a backbreaker, followed by a Flatliner. 1...2...NO. Saquon catches Dion with a dropkick on the top turnbuckle. Lennox crashes to the mat. Shugars lands a diving leg drop. 1...2...NO. Saquon heads to the top rope. Dion follows him, catches him, and drops him throat-first across the top turnbuckle. Shugars crashes hard into the turnbuckle and falls to the floor.
The referee leaves the ring to check on Saquon. Dion shoves the official aside before dragging his opponent back into the ring, where he plants him with a spinning slam. 1...2...NO. Lennox continues the assault with two consecutive clotheslines. 1...2...NO. Dion screams in frustration. Saquon halts another offensive with several kicks. Shugars drops his opponent with a back elbow before finishing him with an inverted diving splash. 1...2...3.
Winner: Saquon Shugars
Furious, James and Griffin launch an assault on Shugars, planting him with a double powerbomb. They then hold him down so Lennox can strike him with his own baseball bat. The members of DarkState pose over their fallen victim to bring the segment to a close.
Emily Agard interviews a devastated Tatum Paxley backstage. "When I won that title, it was the first time I ever did something for myself. Not for my friends or to cure my loneliness or anything like that. It was for me and for the entire NXT Universe. Now, without it, I feel empty. I feel sad. I feel like I've let everyone down. Now, without it, I'm scared," Tatum says. Kelani Jordan interrupts the interview to tell Paxley she needs to get over it. She outlasted five other women to become the inaugural NXT Women's North American Champion. Three years later, she's still the best female wrestler on the roster, yet she doesn't receive the title opportunities she deserves because they're handed to women who are clearly beneath her... like Paxley. In fact, she thinks Tatum's defeatist attitude after losing over and over again is pathetic. Furious, Paxley punches Jordan in the face. The two women immediately brawl before several security guards rush in to separate them.
NXT North American Championship Match
Myles Borne (c) vs. Tavion Heights
Borne and Heights shake hands before the match begins. Both men grapple all over the ring until the referee is forced to separate them. Tavion ignores the official's warnings and catches the champion with a bridge roll-up. 1...2...NO. Champion and challenger collide head-to-head, leaving both men laid out on the mat. The tension continues to rise. Heights shoves Myles, who immediately shoves him back. Borne grabs the ropes to avoid a scoop powerslam. The action spills to the ropes, where Myles surprises Tavion from the apron with a beautiful scoop powerslam. Borne follows up with a suplex in the middle of the ring. 1...2...NO.
Borne traps Tavion in a headlock. Heights drives the champion into the corner to break free. Both men tumble from the top turnbuckle to the floor below. Tavion and Myles return to the ring to continue the match. Tavion drops Myles across the top rope before following up with a flying clothesline. 1...2...NO. Heights grounds the champion with another headlock. Myles fights out with several punches. Tavion plants Myles with a belly-to-belly suplex before locking in another headlock.
Heights sends Borne into the corner to further damage his left arm before trapping it in a painful wristlock. Myles escapes with a suplex. Borne unloads with several right hands, only for Tavion to answer with a direct shot to the throat. Heights sends Myles into the ropes before delivering a back suplex. 1...2...NO. Heights cinches in yet another headlock. Myles escapes and surprises the challenger with a scoop powerslam. 1...2...NO. Borne connects with a suplex. 1...2...NO.
The champion rebounds off the ropes and charges at his opponent, but Tavion catches him with a shoulderbreaker. Heights immediately traps Myles in an armbar. Borne escapes with a powerbomb. Both men are left down on the mat. Myles clotheslines Heights over the top rope. The champion goes after him, but Tavion catches him with a belly-to-belly suplex. Heights rolls Borne back into the ring and covers him. 1...2...NO.
Heights hoists the champion onto his shoulders before dropping backward onto the mat. He then heads to the top rope and connects with a frog splash. 1...2...NO. Tavion lifts Borne onto his shoulders for one final attack, but the champion counters out of nowhere with a ZigZag. 1...2...3.
Winner and STILL NXT North American Champion: Myles Borne
Heights shakes Borne's hand out of respect before leaving the ring. Emily Agard interviews the champion. Borne congratulates Heights, saying he pushed him to his absolute limit tonight. Myles is grateful for the match because competing at that level will make him a better champion. Borne has no doubt that his friend will win championship gold in NXT one day—but it won't be his title. Myles reminds everyone that he's been champion for four months, and whether he has to face friends or enemies, this championship will remain around his waist for a long time.
We return to The Great American Bash celebration with Blake Howard, Dave LaGreca, and Kevin Owens, who recap the results of the event so far. Hank Walker and Tank Ledger join them to run down next Tuesday's episode of NXT, where EK Prosper will receive a championship opportunity. An irate Keanu Carver storms onto the set to vent his frustration. "What has he done to deserve a title shot?" Carver asks. Several security guards approach in an attempt to calm the powerhouse down. Keanu grabs one of the guards and throws him into the others. As a result, Hank is knocked through a nearby food table. Ledger immediately rushes over to check on his partner. Keanu continues arguing with security as the segment comes to an end.
NXT Women's Championship Match
Lola Vice (c) vs. Kendal Grey
Lola and Kendal lock up. Vice catches Grey in an armbar, but her opponent prevents her from fully applying the hold. Kendal uses her speed to surprise the champion, but Lola cuts her off and slams her to the mat. Vice repeatedly kicks Grey in the stomach. Kendal catches one of the kicks and grabs the champion. Vice suddenly catches her with a kick straight to the face. In pain, Grey retreats to the corner, where Lola unloads with a flurry of punches.
Vice connects with several arm drags. Grey counters one into a grounded headlock. Lola escapes and takes the action to ringside. Suddenly, Kelani Jordan appears and approaches the apron, where Kendal is standing. Before she can interfere, Wren Sinclair races to ringside and attacks her. Sinclair continues beating down Kelani as she chases her all the way to the backstage area. Lola capitalizes on the distraction by kicking Kendal to the floor before launching herself with a back senton.
Lola rolls Kendal back into the ring and delivers The Three Amigos. Grey recovers and drops the champion with a suplex. Kendal lands an elbow drop. 1...2...NO. Grey traps Vice in a headlock. Lola breaks free and rebounds off the ropes. Champion and challenger knock each other down with simultaneous clotheslines. Vice unleashes a barrage of kicks, backing Kendal into the corner. Lola follows up with two consecutive running hip attacks, then a side suplex.
Grey blocks another suplex and answers with several suplexes of her own. Kendal delivers a German suplex, and Lola responds with one of her own. The two women trade offense in the center of the ring. Lola kicks her opponent to the outside. Vice dives with a back senton, but Grey counters into an Ankle Lock. Lola escapes. Kendal climbs onto the ringside barricade, looking to dive onto Vice, but Lola cuts her off with a clothesline. Both women are left down on the floor as the referee begins the count of ten.
Champion and challenger return to the ring. Grey surprises Lola with an Ankle Lock. Vice escapes and immediately applies the same hold to her challenger. Grey transitions into an armbar. Lola escapes and answers with one of her own. Kendal slips out of a sleeper hold and returns the favor. Lola breaks free. Grey attempts a moonsault, but the champion avoids it and responds with a kick. 1...2...NO.
Lola traps Kendal in a Guillotine Choke. Grey escapes with a suplex. Lola immediately transitions into a Triangle Choke. Kendal escapes, only for Vice to catch her with a back fist. Grey rebounds off the ropes and instinctively answers with a back fist of her own. Both women collapse to the mat with an arm draped over each other. The referee begins a double count. 1...2...NO. Both women kick out at the very last moment. The action resumes with Kendal and Lola dodging each other's strikes. Grey charges into the corner, avoids another back fist, and responds with Shades of Grey. 1...2...3.
Winner and NEW NXT Women's Champion: KENDAL GREY
Wren Sinclair enters the ring to embrace her friend. On the verge of tears, Lola watches from the entrance ramp. The former champion nods in acknowledgment. Grey raises the championship high in the center of the ring before making her way to ringside to celebrate with her parents as the show comes to a close.
