Stephanie Vaquer defeated Jacy Jayne (with Fatal Influence)
Vaquer pinned Jayne after outside interference backfired.
This match is part of the build to Vaquer challenging Henley
for the NXT Women’s North American Champion at Vengeance Day
next Saturday.
Fallon Henley interfered and distracted Vaquer, allowing
Jayne to ambush her. Jayne gets heat on Vaquer during a
split-screen commercial break. Vaquer makes a comeback after
the show returns from the break, building to a superplex.
Vaquer rally led into them trading high spots on the home
stretch. Jayne with a knee strikes for a near falls. They
also traded near fall cradles. Vaquero with a 619 and a West
Coast Pop, and Vaquero has a lateral press. Jaxmyn Nyz jumps
into to interfere and inadvertently hit Jayne instead. The
referee let the match go, no disqualification.
Vaquer hits Nyx with a headbutt into the nose guard Nyx was
wearing on her face. Nyx sells like she is knocked out.
Vaquer with a superkick and her SVB finisher, followed by a
three count. Nyx is still knocked out while the referee
counts three.
Vaquer glares at Henley, ahead of their upcoming title
match.
Backstage skit has Zaria bickering with other women in a
locker room. Lash Legend, Jakara Jackson, Sol Ruca, Tatum
Paxley and Gigi Dolan are all involved. At least Zaria is
finally getting a push of some sort. This skit sets up a tag
match for later on with Zaria & Sol Ruca against Paxley &
Dolan.
Video clips highlight Roxanne Perez at the Royal Rumble.
Sarah Schreiber interviews NXT Champion Oba Femi about his
upcoming tag match tonight. Femi says NXT GM Ava might run
the promotion, but he runs the ring. Femi is going to show
A-Town Down Under they do not belong in the ring with him.
Femi is also dismissive of Trick Williams, who is Femi’s tag
partner later tonight.
NXT Heritage Cup Champion Lexis King is standing in the ring
with his trophy, and he delivers a lengthy monologue. This
will lead to the return of Fandango, who is now JDC from The
System in TNA.
First King was a lengthy monologue. King wants to be humble,
except he is not humble. King brags about himself for what
felt like forever. He mentions people in the back that
helped him like Williams Regal, only for King to brag on
himself.
The promo takes a turn as King starts talking about his
father (Brian Pillman), who King called a “lunatic.” King
rambles about his father, saying he tried everything to not
become him, but King is a "loose cannon” that wants to win.
This is justifying his heel tactics.
King goes on announce the European rules for the Heritage
Cup are done. It is now a one fall match. No more rounds.
King is boasting about one fall, winner take all, when he is
interrupted by a surprise return.
Fandango's theme music blares, and out comes JDC as
Fandango, back in NXT.
JDC exchanges insults with King, and then JDC announces that
next week he will challenge King for the Heritage Cup in a
match next Tuesday.
A clip from Wild Cards highlights Tony D’Angelo in a special
guest role on the CW series. The episode debuts tomorrow
night on CW affiliates.
“The Don” is backstage with The Family. They were watching
the clip on a backstage monitor, and there is clearly some
tension between Stacks and D’Angelo.
Ridge Holland defeated Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo (with The
D’Angelo Family)
Holland pinned Stacks after interference by Izzi Dame
backfires on The Family.
Stacks is knocked off the ring by Holland. Tony D’Angelo
goes to check on Stacks, and Holland shoves D’Angelo. As
Holland rolls Stacks back into the ring, “The Don” jumps on
the apron to argue with the referee.
Meanwhile, Izzi Dame runs in. This time Holland is ready,
and she stops in her tracks. As Holland faces Dame, Stacks
with a schoolboy roll up on Holland for a two count. From
there, they go home. Holland executes The Redeemer, and he
covers Stacks for a pinfall.
Josh Briggs & Yoshiki Inamura confront NXT Tag Team
Champions Nathan Frazier & Axiom in a backstage skit.
Sol Ruca & Zaria defeated Gigi Dolan & Tatum Paxley
Ruca pinned Dolan after a springboard flip into a cutter
(Sol Snatcher). Zaria got to look strong. About time. Hot
tag to Zaria, and she runs wild. All four get involved just
before they go home. Zaria gives Paxlet a F-5 on Dolan. From
there, Ruca springboards into her finisher, and Ruca covers
Dolan for a three count.
Video clips from Royal Rumble highlight Stephanie Vaquer in
the Women’s Rumble match along with NXT Women’s Champion
Giulia.
Trick Williams is interviewed by Sarah Schreiber. Williams
says the plan is to show why he deserves the title shot
instead of Waller & Theory. Williams also warns Oba Femi
that he was a receipt coming to him (alluding to Femi
powerbombing Trick on a table last week).
Bayley, Roxanne Perez and Giulia are set to meet up in the
ring for a “summit” ahead of their triple threat at
Vengeance Day. Before Giulia can enter the scene, Perez
starts cutting a promo on Bayley. Perez insults Bayley and
claims Bayley is only coming back to take advantage of NXT.
Perez goes on to say she wants all of the titles.
Bayley says Perez still doesn’t get it. Bayley is here to
help NXT. Bayley built the ring here. She had promo class
with Dusty Rhodes here. Bayley goes son to say she will win
Elimination Chamber and go to WrestleMania.
Giulia eventually joins the “summit” in the ring. Giulia
says enough with this. She will beat Perez and Bayley. They
are not ready for her “Beautiful Madness”.
Suddenly, out comes Charlotte Flair, who is back in NXT
after a long absence. Mama has come home. Charlotte goes on
to reminiscence about winning the Rumble and the NXT title.
Charlotte puts over both Perez and Giulia, but Charlotte is
better.
Cora Jade runs in with her kendo stick, and she attacks
Bayley and Giulia. The babyfaces feed into shots from the
kendo stick. Perez begs off and she flees the scene.
Ava in a backstage skit tells Je’Von Evans he can have a
match against Ethan Page at Vengeance Day, if Evans can get
cleared by a doctor.
Karmen Petrovic (with Ashante “Thee” Adonis) defeated Kelani
Jordan via disqualification
Jordan initially won via submission, but the referee
reverses the decision after Jordan goes full Bob Backlund.
Jaida Parker comes down to ringside during the match, and
she joins the announce desk for guest commentary. Adonis
also gets involved at one point when he took a crossbody
from Jordan.
They were given plenty of time, as the match goes through a
commercial break. They worked really hard to have a good
match, and they beat the heck out of each other.
At the finish, Jordan glares at Parker while Jordan executes
back-to-back split-legged moonsaults on Petrovic. Jordan is
glaring at Parker while Jordan applies a crossface chicken
wing to supposedly win via submission. More on that in a
moment.
Jordan goes full Bob Backlund after the bell, as she snaps
and snatches Petrovic in another chicken wing. The referee
reverses his decision, and he awards the match to Petrovic
via disqualification.
Stephanie Vaquer in a promo vows to win the women’s title at
Vengeance Day. Vaquer will see Henley in hell.
Video clips highlight Lash Legend and Jaida Parker at the
Royal Rumble.
Bayley rushed into Ava’s office in a backstage skit. Bayley
demands a match against Cora Jade, and Ava books the match
for next Tuesday on NXT.
Josh Briggs & Yoshiki Inamura both say to Ava they have
teams wanting to face them. So, Ava books the most overdone
gimmick match in wrestling today — a triple threat match.
Briggs & Inamura will face Hank Walker & Tank Ledger and No
Quarter Catch Crew.
Waller & Theory cut promos ahead of their match, which leads
to them bickering with each other.
Grayson Waller & Austin Theory defeated Trick Williams & NXT
Champion Oba Femi
Waller pinned Williams after outside interference by Eddy
Thorpe. After the match, Thorpe attacks William even further
to set up a strap match.
Williams and Femi argue and bicker at times. Waller and
Theory are fodder for Williams and Femi, until the odd
couple teammates start to argue. Trick shoves Femi, and Femi
retaliates by pulling Trick out of the ring. Trick and Femi
argue some more, and Waller wipes them out with a flip dive.
From there, the show cuts to a picture-in-picture commercial
break.
Heat on Trick as the heel duo works him over. Waller
clotheslines Trick on the floor, and Waller follows up by
jumping off the barricade with a flying elbow drop. Back in
the ring, Waller is cut off by a pop-up punch from Trick.
Hot tag and Femi cleans house. Femi lifts both Waller and
Theory for a double-stacked Samoan Drop. Femi is finishing
off Waller and Theory when Trick makes a bling tag, much to
the chagrin of Femi.
Femi and Trick argue. Meanwhile, Theory tags out unbeknownst
to Trick. Waller is the legal man, and he decks Trick. No
matter, Trick comes back with a running knee strike.
All four are in the ring as a melee develops. Femi and
Theory tumble over the ropes to the floor. In the ring is
Waller and Trick. While Trick is measuring Waller, Eddy
Thorpe suddenly is at ringside. Thorpe breaks a walking
stick on Trick’s back, and Trick sells big. Waller does his
dash into a pop-up cutter, and Trick takes the finisher.
Waller then covers Trick for a three count.
Thorpe jumps Trick after the match Thorpe punches Trick,
with Thorpe also clutching the long strap he’s had for
several weeks. Thorpe whips Trick with the strap. This
clearly sets up a strap match for Vengeance Day, but the
show goes off air without a formal announcement.
The show actually ends with another teaser with the color
bars.
