WWE NXT goes down live this evening at 8/7c from the 713 Music Hall in Houston, Texas.
Mixed Tag Team Match: WWE NXT Tag Team Champions Hank & Tank (Hank Walker and Tank Ledger) and ZaRuca (ZARIA and WWE NXT Women’s North American Champion Sol Ruca) vs. The Culling (Shawn Spears, Niko Vance, Izzi Dame and Tatum Paxley)
The match starts off with a brawl and Niko gets control on Hank with a pop up headbutt. Spears and Vance then uses quick tags to cut the ring in half on Hank. Tank then tags in when Hank sends Spears into the corner. After a senton, Tank gets at two count on Spears. Spears then comes back with a knee and tags in Tatum, which mean ZARIA has to come in due to mixed tag rules. Sol then tags in and leapfrogs over ZARIA for an X Factor on Tatum. Tatum then escapes a press slam. Spears and Tank then tags in. Tank then hits Spears with a cartwheel into a clothesline. When Hank and Tank goes for their sandwich move, both teams trade hands. The babyfaces then hit stereo body slams on The Culling. Sol and ZARIA then joined in on a four person sandwich with Hank and Tank on Spears.
ZARIA then charges at Paxley. Paxley then intercepts her with a kick, but ZARIA gets Spears on her shoulders and hits an F5 on him. Paxley then rolls up ZARIA, but ZARIA kicks out and hits a spear on Paxley as Ruca sends Dame into the ring steps on the outside. The lights then go out and DarkState appears out of nowhere in the crowd. When they come back on, Paxley has ZARIA already pinned for the win.
The winners of the Mixed Tag Team Match, The Culling (Shawn Spears, Niko Vance, Izzi Dame and Tatum Paxley)
We then see Jordynne Grace try to enter the arena, but NXT General Manager Ava and a bunch of security guards were there to prevent her from entering due to Grace attacking Ava’s two assistants and being suspended. Grace then says she’ll find a way to get her hands on Blake Monroe somehow.
Jacy Jayne is here she then grabs a mic and starts off by saying this picture of her is worth a million bucks and she runs women’s wrestling. Jayne then says it’s not bad for a third wheel or the most beatable champion in history to hold two titles now and she did everything all by herself without any help or support as Henley and Jazmyn Nyx are visibly upset. Jayne then says everyone always talks about making history.
Lash Legend’s music then hits and she makes her way down to the ring. Legend says Jayne took the top spot from her and Jayne is delusional if she thinks that she’ll stay at the top because it’s her moment. Legend then says everyone was talking about her at Evolution rather than Jayne and she’ll win either the NXT Women’s Championship or the TNA World Championship if she can stand toe-to-toe with the best on the main roster. Jaida Parker’s music then hits and she makes her way out. Parker says she can’t take Legend’s flowers away from her, but she has a direct line to the NXT Women’s Championship rather than Legend. Parker then says she’s the walking reality check and the future of the NXT Women’s Championship.
Jayne then tells Legend and Parker to deal with things between themself and demands that Henley and Nyx go after them. Henley and Nyx don’t oblige, prompting Jayne to nail Parker and Nyx and Henley to go after Legend. Legend and Parker then take down Fatal Influence, but get in each other’s faces.
We then head to the back, where Ricky Saints asks Je’von Evans what he’s writing on a notebook. Evans then says he’s just writing notes on new moves and future plans. Saints then praises Evans for his big win over Jasper Troy and how he wants to beat Jasper too. Saints then asks Evans if he has notes on Troy. Evans then says Troy is a hall of fame crash out and mad all the time. Evans then says all Saints has to do is be Saints. Evans and Saints then dap it up to end the segment.
Ricky Saints vs. Jasper Troy
The match starts off with Ricky Saints delivering some right hands on Jasper Troy. Troy then sends Saints crashing into the corner and delivers a few shoulders on his midsection, but Saints hits some chops on Troy. Troy then sends Saints crashing out of the ring and gets him up on one shoulder before he carries him up the ring steps and onto the apron. Saints then escapes, but Troy hits a couple of standing splashes on him and steps on him with both feet using the top rope for assistance. Troy then gets Saints on one shoulder and sends him bouncing off the top rope, then goes for a pin but Saints kicks out.
Troy then stares down the referee, but Saints jumps him from behind and delivers some right hands on him up the ramp. Troy then sends Saints crashing into the side of the big screen, then stares down the referee once again as he tries to tell Troy to get back in the ring. Troy then hits a senton on Saints off a broke portion of the entrance ramp and the referee begins a ten count in the ring. Troy beats it, but Saints doesn’t.
The winner of the Singles Match due to a count-out, WWE LFG season one winner Jasper Troy
We then head to the back, where Trick Williams is speaking with The High Ryze and he says The Undertaker isn’t calling him out as he is calling out The Undertaker. Lee then says if he needs anything to let them know. Williams then says he’s gonna handle his business and Je’Von laughs at him. Williams then walks off and Lee approaches him, but Je’Von says he has to go and see this.
TNA World Champion Trick Williams’ music then hits and he makes his way down to the ring. Williams then grabs a mic and starts off by saying the man carrying two brands in NXT and TNA has finally arrived and he main evented the biggest show TNA has ever had at Slammiversary this past Sunday and emerged victorious over Joe Hendry and Mike Santana. Williams then says he knows that the TNA roster doesn’t like him and last week Undertaker’s LFG team stood in his way before snitching on him to Undertaker himself. Williams then says there’s a reason that Undertaker is a Hall Of Famer, but he’s never held two brands at the same time. Williams then says LFG has made Undertaker soft and he has no problem calling him out and demands he come to the ring.
Undertaker’s music then hits and he makes his way down to the ring as The American Badass. Undertaker says Williams is a dead man walking and he has everything except for one thing: respect. Undertaker then says Williams isn’t the same guy he was with the TNA World Championship than he was with the NXT Championship and he watched Williams scratch and claw his way to the top as NXT Championship. Undertaker then says Williams used to be hungry, but that’s not him anymore. Under then says Williams can have the whole package, but with his attitude, it’s not a matter of him losing the TNA World Championship but rather when he does.
Undertaker then says Williams’ attitude will be his downfall and his attitude is terrible. Undertaker then says he tries to teach his LFG team to have a positive attitude, then tells Williams that he’s a little too light to step to an OG. Undertaker then says if Williams wants to dance with the devil, he can flip that switch quickly but when he does, he’ll make Williams famous. Williams then looks to nail Undertaker, but Undertaker sees him coming and hits a chokeslam on Williams. Undertaker then stands tall to end the segment.
Blake Monroe vs. Wren Sinclair
The match starts off with Monroe sending Sinclair crashing into the corner. She then jams her boot into Sinclair in the corner, but Sinclair hits a boot on Monroe. Monroe then hits a missile dropkick on Sinclair off the middle rope, then follows it up with a Sling Blade and goes for a pin. Sinclair then kicks out and hits a headbutt on Monroe, then runs her over with a couple of clotheslines. She then sends her face bouncing off the mat, but Monroe responds with a DDT on Sinclair for the win.
The winner of the match Blake Monroe!
After the match, Jordynne Grace storms past security and hops the barricade, then hits a German suplex on one of the security guards. Monroe then surprises Grace with a headbutt and hits a DDT on her on top of a chair.
WWE NXT North American Champion “All Ego” Ethan Page’s music then hits and he makes his way down to the ring. Page then grabs a mic and starts off by saying today marks the 56th day of his being the greatest North American to ever hold the NA Title, but going forward he wants to bring honor and class to the title. Page then says he wants to do that with where he is and where he comes from and he was provided the opportunity to wrestle because his parents immigrated from former Yugoslavia to Canada. Page then says his life may have turned out very differently otherwise and the North American Championship will represent something different. Page then says he was born in Canada but made in the USA, then throws the old North American Championship belt out of the ring and unveiled a newly designed belt with the Canadian flag. Page then says Canadians have pride and honor, have a better civilian life, have better food and have cleaner air.
Page then invites the audience to stand up for the Canadian National Anthem, but Santino Marella’s music cuts him off and he makes his way down to the ring. Marella says Page has a big mouth and should be ashamed of himself and while he’s from Italy, he lives in Canada currently and they don’t like him. Marella then says the garbage coming out of Page’s mouth makes him sick and the North American Championship should be held with someone who has dignity, honor and class. Marella then says Page may not have any of those things, but he does and he’ll see him next week. Marella then sets up for the Cobra, but Page rolls out of the ring before he can lock it in.
Trick Williams is then shown walking backstage and he comes face to face with Oba Femi. Jacy then cuts through holding both her titles and Trick stares at Oba.
We then head to another backstage area, where Je’Von is writing his notes when Yoshiki Inamura walks up and says he needs some advice. He then asks if he’s a bad friend to Briggs and Evans says no, he just has his own code. Inamura then says he likes Briggs, but sometimes doesn’t like how he thinks. Je’Von then says sometimes you can love someone and not like him. Inamura then says he gets it and asks Evans what he’s doing. Evans then says he’s figuring it out. Inamura then says what’s next for him is the NXT Championship.
We then see Myles Borne tell Charlie Dempsey that he still thinks he knows better than everyone. Charlie then tells Myles to go away and Bubba Ray shows up and tells Myles to stay. He then tells Charlie to tell him to go. He then tells Wren great match and he’s so proud of her. Bubba Ray then says he’s going to make a match with Ava for Tavion and Charlie and if Tavion wins, he’s out, but if Charlie wins, he stays in NQCC with a smile. They then agree. Lexis King then shows up and says Myles isn’t deaf because he’s been wearing noise cancelling headphones and he can hear. He then says Myles is faking and isn’t deaf. Myles then says he’s deaf but everyone wishes Lexis was mute.
WWE NXT Championship Triple Threat Match: “The Ruler Of NXT” Oba Femi (c) vs. Yoshiki Inamura vs. Josh Briggs
The match starts off with Femi backdropping Briggs and Inamura. Briggs then hits Femi with a slam and a running splash for a near fall. Inamura and Briggs then hit Femi with alternating strikes. Femi then shrugs both of them off. Inamura then manages to hit Femi with a Helicopter Body Slam. Briggs then accidentally steps on the referee’s hand to break the count. Femi then recovers and hits both men with a double chokeslam. Inamura and Briggs then hit a double bodyslam on Femi.
Briggs then pins Femi, but Femi kicks out. Briggs and Inamura then exchange strikes with one another, but Briggs nails Inamura with a right hand and hits him with a clothesline. Femi then runs over Briggs with a running uppercut and a powerbomb for the win.
The winner of the Triple Threat Match and still the WWE NXT Champion, “The Ruler Of NXT” Oba Femi
After the match, Briggs yells at Inamura at ringside. We then head to the back, where Undertaker approaches Je’von Evans and wonders if Evans has figured out what to do next with his notes. Undertaker then tells Evans to go after the biggest dog in the yard and the show comes to a close.
