WWE celebrates tonight a new premium show of its brand NXT, this time from the Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg, Texas. Solowrestling will provide special coverage of Heatwave that you can read in this news article. The report will start right after the broadcast of AAA Ola de Calor, which will kick off this extensive wrestling day.
NXT Heatwave on Netflix begins!
Vic Joseph and Booker T welcome us from ringside.
We see the arrival of some of tonight's protagonists at the venue: Kelani Jordan, Kendal Grey, Wren Sinclair, Zilla Fatu, Cruz Montana, Grayson Waller, and Tony D'Angelo.
Triple threat match to unify the NXT Women's North American Championship and WWE Speed Women's Championship
Zaria (NXT) vs. Wren Sinclair (Speed) vs. Kali Armstrong
Zaria and Armstrong face off ignoring Wren. She hits both women, leading to a quick exchange of roll-ups. Kali is expelled from the ring. Sinclair hits Zaria in the ropes area. Armstrong quickly returns. Kali and Wren prepare to perform a combined suplex on the Australian, but it is she who executes it on her rivals. Armstrong takes control of the match, expelling her two opponents from the ring.
Kali gains momentum on the ropes, at which point Wren grabs her legs to pull her out of the ring. Armstrong gets rid of Sinclair before running towards Zaria, whom she knocks down with a flying tackle. Kali tries to repeat the move on Wren, but she dodges it, causing the former to impact against the metal steps. The action continues inside the ring, where Sinclair surprises Zaria with The Three Amigos. However, Kali returns to prevent the Texan from executing the third suplex. The fans boo her for it.
Zaria expels Armstrong from the ring before catching Wren in a sleeperhold from the second rope in one of the corners. Kali returns to apply the same move to the Australian, this time from the third rope. Zaria has no choice but to release Sinclair. Kali continues to hit Zaria. Wren returns to surprise both women. Sinclair applies a superplex to Zaria, only to receive a spinebuster from Kali. She covers Wren. 1..2..NO. Armstrong covers Zaria. 1..2..NO.
Kali executes several corner spears on her opponents in opposite corners. Wren dodges one of the charges to counterattack. Sinclair takes control of the match. Wren crushes her two opponents with a diving crossbody. Sinclair covers Zaria. 1..2..NO. The Australian recovers to knock down Kali. After that, she carries Wren on her back to execute a corner cannonball on Armstrong. The three women are left lying on the mat.
Wren, Zaria, and Kali exchange attacks in the center of the ring. Zaria and Armstrong get rid of Sinclair, who ends up at ringside. Armstrong surprises Zaria with a powerbomb. 1..2..NO. Wren returns to surprise Kali with a crucifix pin. 1..2..NO. Zaria performs a spear on her two opponents. The action continues. Armstrong expels Wren from the ring before applying a scoop powerslam on Zaria. The former WWE Evolve champion gains momentum to execute the Kali Connection on the Australian, but she stops her.
Zaria and Armstrong exchange attacks. Kali ends up at ringside after receiving a headbutt. Wren returns to surprise Zaria with a faceplant before catching her in a Cattle Mutilation. The Australian tries to free herself, but her opponent does not allow it. Suddenly, Kali pulls Sinclair out of the ring, where she knocks her down with a scoop powerslam. Armstrong returns to the ring, only to be surprised with a spear by Zaria. She finishes her off with an F5. 1..2..3.
Winner and NEW Unified Champion: ZARIA
Zaria poses with both championships to end the segment.
Sarah Schreiber interviews Cruz Montana backstage. The Puerto Rican assures that he belongs to NXT. His dream has finally come true. Cruz recalls that he has been underestimated throughout his career, but now he is in WWE. Tonight, the most challenging battle of his career awaits him, but unlike his rivals, he is prepared to go wherever it takes to fulfill his mission. Montana points out that once he has the championship around his waist, it will not only mean a victory for himself and his family, but it will also serve to silence all those who doubted him. Montana leaves to end the interview.
Tag Team Championship Match of NXT
Myles Borne and Tavion Heights (c) vs. The Vanity Project (Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes) (with Myka Lockwood)
Myles and Brad start the match. Borne surprises Baylor with a dropkick. Ricky receives the relay aiming to surprise Myles, but ends up receiving a combined attack from the champions. Baylor and Smokes regroup at ringside to devise a strategy. Brad returns to surprise Borne, but soon falls into the clutches of the champion.
The Vanity Project uses tricks (like a Rope Guillotine) to expel Borne from the ring. Ricky punishes Myles' back before cornering him in one of the corners. The challengers take turns punishing Borne. He blocks a combined attack from his rivals to give the relay to Heights, who enters with determination. Tavion applies a slingblade to Brad before trapping him in an Ankle Lock. Heights gets rid of Ricky before returning to Brad, whom he catches in an Ankle Lock. Smokes helps his partner get to safety from his position at ringside.
Myka gets on the apron to distract Tavion. Ricky takes advantage to surprise Heights with a chop block. The Vanity Project regains control. Smokes applies a suplex to Tavion before finishing him off with a knee drop. 1..2..NO. Heights escapes from his opponents to give the relay to Myles, who enters with determination. Borne applies a neckbreaker on Ricky, who in turn executes a DDT on his own partner. Myles finishes off Baylor with an Ushigoroshi. 1..2..NO. Smokes interrupts the count.
Tavion tries to expel Ricky from the ring, but in the end, both fall to ringside. Smokes returns to combine with Brad. Both apply a combo of dropkick + spinebuster on Myles. Borne dodges one of the charges to counterattack. Sinclair takes control of the match. Wren crushes her two opponents with a diving crossbody. Sinclair covers Zaria. 1..2..NO. The Australian recovers to knock down Kali. After that, she carries Wren on her back to execute a corner cannonball on Armstrong. The three women are left lying on the mat.
Wren, Zaria, and Kali exchange attacks in the center of the ring. Zaria and Armstrong get rid of Sinclair, who ends up at ringside. Armstrong surprises Zaria with a powerbomb. 1..2..NO. Wren returns to surprise Kali with a crucifix pin. 1..2..NO. Zaria performs a spear on her two opponents. The action continues. Armstrong expels Wren from the ring before applying a scoop powerslam on Zaria. The former WWE Evolve champion gains momentum to execute the Kali Connection on the Australian, but she stops her.
Zaria and Armstrong exchange attacks. Kali ends up at ringside after receiving a headbutt. Wren returns to surprise Zaria with a faceplant before catching her in a Cattle Mutilation. The Australian tries to free herself, but her opponent does not allow it. Suddenly, Kali pulls Sinclair out of the ring, where she knocks her down with a scoop powerslam. Armstrong returns to the ring, only to be surprised with a spear by Zaria. She finishes her off with an F5. 1..2..3.
Winner and NEW Unified Champion: ZARIA
Zaria poses with both championships to end the segment.
Sarah Schreiber interviews Cruz Montana backstage. The Puerto Rican assures that he belongs to NXT. His dream has finally come true. Cruz recalls that he has been underestimated throughout his career, but now he is in WWE. Tonight, the most challenging battle of his career awaits him, but unlike his rivals, he is prepared to go wherever it takes to fulfill his mission. Montana points out that once he has the championship around his waist, it will not only mean a victory for himself and his family, but it will also serve to silence all those who doubted him. Montana leaves to end the interview.
Tag Team Championship Match of NXT
Myles Borne and Tavion Heights (c) vs. The Vanity Project (Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes) (with Myka Lockwood)
Myles and Brad start the match. Borne surprises Baylor with a dropkick. Ricky receives the relay aiming to surprise Myles, but ends up receiving a combined attack from the champions. Baylor and Smokes regroup at ringside to devise a strategy. Brad returns to surprise Borne, but soon falls into the clutches of the champion.
The Vanity Project uses tricks (like a Rope Guillotine) to expel Borne from the ring. Ricky punishes Myles' back before cornering him in one of the corners. The challengers take turns punishing Borne. He blocks a combined attack from his rivals to give the relay to Heights, who enters with determination. Tavion applies a slingblade to Brad before trapping him in an Ankle Lock. Heights gets rid of Ricky before returning to Brad, whom he catches in an Ankle Lock. Smokes helps his partner get to safety from his position at ringside.
Myka gets on the apron to distract Tavion. Ricky takes advantage to surprise Heights with a chop block. The Vanity Project regains control. Smokes applies a suplex to Tavion before finishing him off with a knee drop. 1..2..NO. Heights escapes from his opponents to give the relay to Myles, who enters with determination. Borne applies a neckbreaker on Ricky, who in turn executes a DDT on his own partner. Myles finishes off Baylor with an Ushigoroshi. 1..2..NO. Smokes interrupts the count.
Tavion tries to expel Ricky from the ring, but in the end, both fall to ringside. Smokes returns to combine with Brad. Both apply a combo of dropkick + spinebuster on Myles. Borne dodges one of the charges to counterattack. Sinclair takes control of the match. Wren crushes her two opponents with a diving crossbody. Sinclair covers Zaria. 1..2..NO. The Australian recovers to knock down Kali. After that, she carries Wren on her back to execute a corner cannonball on Armstrong. The three women are left lying on the mat.
Wren, Zaria, and Kali exchange attacks in the center of the ring. Zaria and Armstrong get rid of Sinclair, who ends up at ringside. Armstrong surprises Zaria with a powerbomb. 1..2..NO. Wren returns to surprise Kali with a crucifix pin. 1..2..NO. Zaria performs a spear on her two opponents. The action continues. Armstrong expels Wren from the ring before applying a scoop powerslam on Zaria. The former WWE Evolve champion gains momentum to execute the Kali Connection on the Australian, but she stops her.
Zaria and Armstrong exchange attacks. Kali ends up at ringside after receiving a headbutt. Wren returns to surprise Zaria with a faceplant before catching her in a Cattle Mutilation. The Australian tries to free herself, but her opponent does not allow it. Suddenly, Kali pulls Sinclair out of the ring, where she knocks her down with a scoop powerslam. Armstrong returns to the ring, only to be surprised with a spear by Zaria. She finishes her off with an F5. 1..2..3.
Winner and NEW Unified Champion: ZARIA
Zaria poses with both championships to end the segment.
Sarah Schreiber interviews Cruz Montana backstage. The Puerto Rican assures that he belongs to NXT. His dream has finally come true. Cruz recalls that he has been underestimated throughout his career, but now he is in WWE. Tonight, the most challenging battle of his career awaits him, but unlike his rivals, he is prepared to go wherever it takes to fulfill his mission. Montana points out that once he has the championship around his waist, it will not only mean a victory for himself and his family, but it will also serve to silence all those who doubted him. Montana leaves to end the interview.
Women's Championship Match of NXT
Kendal Grey (c) vs. Kelani Jordan
Grey takes control of the match until Kelani surprises her with a dropkick. Jordan expels Kendal from the ring before launching herself with an Asai Moonsault. The action returns to the ring, where both women knock each other down with a clothesline in unison. Jordan catches the champion in a headlock on the mat. Now it is Grey who applies the same move to the challenger. Kelani tries to free herself, only to be knocked down again. Jordan grabs the ropes to escape the champion's pressure.
Grey catches Jordan off guard with a dropkick. Kelani ends up at ringside. Kelani goes after her opponent, who flees back into the ring. When the champion climbs onto the apron, Jordan catches her off guard with a neckbreaker using the ropes. This allows the challenger to take control of the match. Kelani focuses her attack on the champion's injured ear, which has been protected by a bandage for several weeks. Kelani hits her with a knee drop, followed by a spinning legdrop. 1..2..NO.
Jordan punishes Kendal with the help of one of the ring posts before hitting a shoulderbreaker. Kelani follows up with an Eat the Feet. Kendal recovers to catch the challenger off guard with a moonsault. Both women are left lying on the mat. Champion and challenger exchange attacks in the center of the ring. Grey takes Jordan down with a belly-to-belly suplex. Kendal continues her offensive. Jordan blocks a tornado DDT and responds with a suplex. 1..2..NO.
Kelani removes the bandage covering her opponent's ear before charging at her, but ends up being caught off guard with a scoop powerslam. 1..2..NO. Kelani catches Grey off guard and hits her with a Pele Kick. Kendal avoids the impact of a 450 Splash. Jordan injures her ankle on the landing. Grey takes advantage and catches her in an Ankle Lock. Kelani sends the champion out of the ring, causing her to crash into the announce table. Kelani takes her back into the ring before finishing her off with a split-legged moonsault. 1..2..NO. Jordan cannot believe it.
Kelani takes her opponent to ringside to continue punishing her. The action returns to the ring. Jordan sends Grey into one of the corners. After that, she focuses her attacks on the champion's head and ear. Kelani takes Grey to the top of one of the corners. However, Kendal catches her opponent off guard with a modified Spanish Fly. Both women are left lying on the mat.
The action moves to the apron area. Kelani blocks a German Suplex and kicks Grey in the knee before finishing her off with a beautiful neckbreaker. 1..2..NO. Jordan continues kicking Kendal. She blocks a powerbomb and responds with a superkick. Grey spins the challenger around and knocks her out with a knee to the face. 1..2..NO. Kelani and Kendal exchange German Suplexes before ending up lying on the mat. "This is awesome!" the fans chant.
Champion and challenger exchange attacks. Jordan catches Grey off guard with a superkick before hitting a 450 Splash. 1..2..NO. Now Kendal catches Jordan off guard with the Shades of Grey. 1..2..NO. Kelani hits several roll-ups on the champion, who responds with an Ankle Lock. Jordan escapes, only to be caught in an armbar. Kelani kicks the champion in the jaw to escape. The action moves to the apron area. Jordan grabs Grey by the arm and sends her crashing into one of the ring posts. She then finishes her off with a split-legged moonsault. 1..2..3.
Winner and NEW NXT Women's Champion: KELANI JORDAN
Sarah Schreiber interviews Robert Stone backstage. The NXT General Manager reviews tonight's results, praising the talent for their great performances. With that said, he officially announces that NXT's next PLE will be Halloween Havoc, which will take place on Halloween night itself for the first time (Saturday, October 31).
Naraku delivers a video promo. "Shiloh Hill. You are a very wise, very intelligent man. But sometimes, even the smartest person can show poor judgment. It seems you did some research on the Internet. But that doesn't mean you've unraveled the mystery behind the mist. Your curiosity has dragged you into an unknown world that you will regret entering. No amount of knowledge can prepare you for when the toxins attack your eyes. Shiloh, you have felt the power of the red mist, but I have reserved room for more pain. This Tuesday, I will show the world the reason why you will live in darkness," says the Japanese wrestler.
Dejected, Myles Borne and Tavion Heights talk backstage. Both lament their defeat tonight. Myles apologizes to his partner, as he knows how much the NXT Tag Team Championship meant to him. Borne admits that competing in two title defenses on the same night was not a good idea. Tavion interrupts him and points out that it doesn't matter. Myles promises him that they will win their titles back. Heights reminds his partner of the advice he gave him last week: they have to take things one match at a time. Tonight, they must do whatever it takes to keep the NXT North American Championship with them. Myles promises Heights that he will become champion again. Tavion, for his part, promises Borne that they will be brothers for life. But now he has to go out there and deal with Jackson Drake. Myles heads toward the ring, bringing the segment to an end.
NXT North American Championship Match
Myles Borne (c) (with Tavion Heights) vs. Jackson Drake (with Brad Baylor, Ricky Smokes and Myka Lockwood)
Borne blocks Jackson's opening attack and responds with authority. Myles takes the challenger down with a body drop before sending him out of the ring with a clothesline. Drake tries to catch Borne off guard, but Myles hits him with a suplex directly onto the floor. The action returns to the ring. Drake catches the champion off guard with a neckbreaker.
Jackson tries to hit a suplex, but Myles blocks it. As a result, both men end up falling to ringside over the top rope. Drake sends his opponent crashing into the steel steps. Jackson takes Borne back inside the ring to control the match. Drake punishes Myles on the apron to provoke Heights. Borne escapes his opponent's pressure and catches him off guard with a dropkick.
Jackson catches Myles off guard with a knee directly to the face. He then lifts him onto his shoulders, ready for his next attack, but the champion counters into a DDT. Myles continues striking Drake. He escapes Borne's pressure by leaving him draped over the top rope. He then finishes him off with a handspring cutter. 1..2..NO. Myles ends up at ringside, where he is hit by a suicide dive. The challenger takes the champion back inside the ring. Borne avoids the impact of a 450 Splash, but can do nothing against a Gutbuster. 1..2..NO.
Myles stops Jackson's charge with a dropkick before hitting him with two consecutive powerbombs. 1..2..NO. Drake kicks the champion before looking for height in one of the corners. However, Borne sends him crashing to ringside with a dropkick. Myles follows up with a suicide dive. Borne takes Jackson back inside the ring. Smokes tries to confront the champion, but Myles punches him in the stomach. Myles brings him into the ring, but only succeeds in distracting the referee.
An enraged Myka takes advantage of the situation to catch Borne off guard with a knee before hitting him with a spectacular Double Pumphandle into a Falling Powerslam directly onto the floor. Brad climbs onto the apron to distract the referee, but Tavion knocks him down. Meanwhile, Drake takes Myles back inside the ring, where he finishes him off with a 450 Splash. 1..2..3.
Winner and NEW NXT North American Champion: JACKSON DRAKE
The Vanity Project celebrate on the entrance ramp with all the gold they have won tonight. Meanwhile, Heights tries to lift Borne's spirits by raising his arm in the center of the ring. Suddenly, Myles catches Tavion off guard with a Borne Again! Myles leaves the ring and heads backstage. To do so, he has to walk past the members of The Vanity Project, who are left stunned. "Culero! Culero!" the fans chant. This brings the segment to an end.
Kam Hendrix delivers a video promo addressing Mason Rook, the man who cost him his match last week. Kam accuses the Brit of being jealous of him and becoming obsessed with him. But he understands, since Rook is nothing more than an ordinary man, which is why the Performance Center crowd identifies with him. Hendrix, on the other hand, is very different. He is a star who should already have a championship around his waist. However, that is not the case because of Mason. Kam makes it clear that he will not allow the Brit to stand in the way of his rise to the top. That is why on Tuesday he will have to stoop to Rook's level to defeat him once again. Hendrix wants to take this opportunity to apologize in advance to both Rook and his loyal fans before leaving him lying on the mat.
Gunther stars in a new edition of NXT Origins.
Fatal Four-Way Match for the NXT Championship
Tony D'Angelo (c) vs. Grayson Waller vs. Zilla Fatu vs. Cruz Montana
All four men charge into the attack. Zilla catches Grayson and Cruz off guard with a double clothesline. D'Angelo takes the Samoan down with a spinebuster. Cruz returns to exchange attacks with the champion. However, he leaves the Puerto Rican behind to dive onto Waller with a suicide dive. Montana realizes he is alone in the ring. He therefore decides to dive onto the rest of his opponents with a tope.
The action continues at ringside. D'Angelo fights Fatu on the entrance ramp while Montana exchanges attacks with Grayson next to the announce table. The former TNA World Champion takes the Australian back into the ring and hits him with The Three Amigos. Waller tries to return the favor, but Cruz prevents him from doing so. Montana hits Waller with a backbreaker. 1..2..NO.
Meanwhile, Tony sends Zilla crashing into the crowd barricade. Grayson catches Cruz off guard with a brief offensive sequence that the Puerto Rican ends with a side slam. Waller stops Cruz's charge by crushing his back against one of the corners. He then leaves the ring to attack both Tony and Fatu. Grayson returns to the ring to continue dominating the match.
Waller takes Montana down with a neckbreaker. 1..2..NO. Grayson prevents D'Angelo from returning to the ring. Waller sends Montana crashing into Zilla, knocking him down to ringside. Grayson repeats the maneuver on D'Angelo, at which point Cruz responds with a rolling cutter. Fatu returns to exchange chops with Montana. Zilla catches Montana off guard with a slap. As a result, Cruz ends up at ringside.
Tony returns to confront the Samoan. Both men compete to see who can take the other down. D'Angelo catches Fatu off guard with a flying shoulder tackle. Grayson grabs the champion's legs to pull him out of the ring. Tony quickly responds by crushing the Australian against the apron. Tony continues to dominate the fight. D'Angelo sends Waller crashing into the steel steps. He then hits Zilla with a suplex directly onto the floor.
Tony props Cruz against the back of the steel steps before diving onto him with a cannonball. D'Angelo pulls a table out from underneath the ring, earning a huge ovation from the crowd. Waller strikes the champion from behind. He then puts the table back where it was. The fans are quick to boo him. The action returns to the ring. Tony takes Waller down with a Fisherman Buster. Grayson attacks the champion directly in the eyes before crushing his back with a stomp.
Grayson and Montana struggle in one of the corners. Zilla and D'Angelo lift Waller onto their shoulders so Cruz can hit the Australian with a diving neckbreaker. All four men are left lying on the mat. "This is awesome!" the fans chant. The action resumes. Fatu crushes D'Angelo with a frog splash. 1..2..NO. Montana stops the three-count by using the Samoan's back as a springboard to hit a Canadian Destroyer on Waller.
The action continues. Cruz hits Fatu with a cannonball. 1..2..NO. D'Angelo breaks up the count. Tony hits Montana with a powerslam. 1...2...NO. Zilla catches D'Angelo off guard with a superkick before hitting him with a Samoan Drop. Fatu finishes him off with a Flying Samoan Sk[i]pe. 1..2..NO. Grayson pulls the referee out of the ring to break up the count. Furious, Zilla goes after the Australian to attack him. Fatu clears off the announce table, intending to destroy it with Grayson's body. However, Waller escapes by attacking the Samoan directly in the eyes. He then sends him crashing into one of the ring posts. At that moment, D'Angelo hits a spear on Zilla.
Cruz places Fatu on the announce table before looking for height in one of the corners. D'Angelo heads toward the Puerto Rican's position. Both men exchange attacks until they fall to ringside. Now Grayson climbs to the corner... and dives onto Zilla with a diving elbow drop! The announce table is destroyed. The Australian appears to have injured his right knee. "NXT! NXT!" the fans chant.
Montana and D'Angelo face off in the center of the ring before exchanging attacks. Cruz catches the champion off guard with a superkick. Tony responds with a release German suplex. Cruz gets back to his feet, only to be hit by a spear. D'Angelo tries to finish him off with a spinebuster, but the Puerto Rican counters into a facebreaker. Cruz finishes the champion with a Spin the Block. Suddenly, Grayson returns to catch the Puerto Rican off guard with a Rolling Thunder Cutter! Waller covers Tony. 1..2..3.
Winner and NEW NXT Champion: GRAYSON WALLER
The Australian celebrates in the ring as the show comes to an end.
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