The show begins with a recap from last week, showing the
fall of Chase U. Opening the show from the sound stage at
the Performance Center in Orlando is the Chase U theme song.
The live studio audience pops, but their cheers would soon
turn to jeers.
Busting through a Chase U banner is Ridge Holland. He smirks
as the studio audience showers him in boos. Holland gets
into the ring and grabs the house microphone. All he says
is, “I told you so.” That was in reference to the disbanding
of Chase U. Holland then says he will see Trick Williams at
Deadline, meaning he is challenging for the NXT Championship
at the next NXT supercard.
Holland soaked in the jeering from the crowd, and although
his promo was brief, Holland had a ton of heat in front of
this audience.
Ethan Page defeated Axiom (with Nathan Frazier) in a Iron
Survivor Challenge qualifying match
Page pinned Axiom to win the match and qualify for the Iron
Survivor Challenge at Deadline. They had a pretty great
match. After the match was an in-ring interview with Page,
that led into a large brawl with multiple tag teams. Page
and Axiom were given plenty of time and they made the most
of their match. Page targeted Axiom’s lower back during the
match.
The match itself goes through two commercial breaks. When
the show returns from the first break, Page goes flying into
the announce desk. Meanwhile, a bunch of the tag teams on
the roster are watching the match from a monitor backstage.
Before the second commercial break, they are fighting atop
the turnbuckles. Page gives Axiom a backbreaker on the top
turnbuckle, and Axiom falls to the floor as the show goes
into a break. Upon returning from the commercial break, Page
and Axiom do a Rey Mysterio-Eddy Guerrero spot from their
famous classic match at Halloween Havoc. In the spot, Axiom
springboards off the top rope into a back flip and a DDT on
Page.
In setting up the finish, they do another Rey Mysterio spot.
This one was Rey against Psicosis, where Page goes for a
super splash mountain and Axiom reverses into a
hurricanrana. Axiom then measures for his finisher, but Page
counters with a lariat that turns Axiom inside out. Page
then covers Axiom for a three count.
Sarah Schreiber interviews Page in the ring after the match.
Page cuts a promo where he gives props to Axiom, while Page
also says to not bet against him. Page vows to be the Iron
Survivor.
Nathan Frazier jumps into the ring to confront Page. Frazier
cuts a promo on Page, but Page gets Frazier to inadvertently
put down Axiom. Frazier immediately tries to backtrack his
comment.
Wes Lee is out to interrupt. Lee boasts about himself
winning the Iron Survivor. Out comes Je’Von Evans for
another interruption.
OTM is out for yet another interruption. They do not care
about the Iron Survivor, but they do not like the tag team
champions chasing a singles title. Several other tag team
are behind OTM. Similar to last week, a huge brawl erupts,
and the NXT Tag Team Champions, join the melee. All of the
teams would continue to brawl throughout the show.
Lola Vice defeated Wren Sinclair (with Charlie Dempsey)
Vice pinned Sinclair after a spinning back fist. Sinclair
was working Vice’s injured hand, and Dempsey coached
Sinclair into trying to smash Vice’s hand on the ring steps.
Sinclair was reluctant, and Vice biels Sinclair off the
steps. Vice then takes a rough bump into the steps as
Sinclair drop kicks her. Back in the ring, Sinclair goes for
a roll-up, but Vice kicks free. Vice then blasts Sinclair
with a spinning back fist, with Vice using her good hand.
Vice then covers Sinclair for a pinfall.
Vice cuts a stern promo after the match, where she
challenges Jaida Parker to an Underground match.
Fatal Influence bully Tatum Paxley in a backstage skit where
Paxley as playing with dolls. Paxley offers a cryptic
warning to Fatal Influence as a mysterious hand picks up
Paxley’s doll.
NXT North American Champion Tony D’Angelo (with Adrianna
Rizzo) defeated Shawn Spears (with Brooks Jensen) to retain
his title
D’Angelo pinned Spears after a spinebuster. They had a
pretty dang good match. Spears worked a leg. Lots of body
parts being worked over tonight, which would make the
Minnesota Wrecking Crew proud. Anyway, this was a good
match. The heels jump D’Angelo after the match, and Niko
Vance runs to attack D’Angelo. Niko is aligned with Spears
and Jensen, forming a trio.
The title match itself goes through a commercial break.
D’Angelo has sold his knee in previous weeks, and it plays
into this match as well. Spears targets the injury, and they
do spots related to the injury. “The Don” manages to execute
a superplex, but his knee soon buckles again. Spears locks
in a figure-four leglock. D’Angelo breaks free, and they
trade near falls with roll-ups. D’Angelo then counters with
a pop-up spinebuster, and “The Don” covers Spears for a
pinfall.
Jensen and Spears try to attack D’Angelo after the match,
but “The Don” fights them off. Niko runs in and jumps
D’Angelo, leaving the champ laying on the mat. The heel trio
glare at Rizzo as they stand over D’Angelo.
The tag team are brawling outside the building.
Andre Chase is packing up stuff from Chase U in a vignette
paired with sad music.
Giulia defeated Kelani Jordan in a Iron Survivor Challenge
Qualifying match
Giulia pinned Jordan after a Northern Lights bomb. This was
another good match on the show that got a lot of time. This
is a very wrestling-heavy show, and I’m loving that. This
match also goes through a commercial break, and Giulia was
such a talented wrestler. Jordan held her own.
NXT General Manager Ava takes a bump in a backstage skit. It
begins with Ava announces a last chance qualifier for the
Iron Survivor Challenge, which is a fatal four-way that
takes place next week. Eddy Thorpe is upset and thinks it is
unfair for him to face multiple opponents.
Ava then talks with Nathan Frazier & Axiom, and Ava tells
them she has booked a battle royal next week to determine
the number one contender’s to their tag titles. More tag
team arrive to argue among themselves.
Thorpe tries to talk again with Ava, but she tries to go
into the trainer’s room. Thorpe grabs her hand to stop Ava,
and Ava yells at him to never grab her. Someone hits the
trainer’s room door, and the door smacks into Ava. She takes
a bump on the floor.
After a commercial break, Ava is still selling the bump. She
is sitting up with the trainers checking on her. Shawn
Michaels is there as well. Thorpe comes in to plead his
case, and HBK flips out on him. Michaels shoves Thorpe
backwards into a roll-up door. They glare at each other
after Michaels tells Thorpe to get of there .
NXT Champion Trick Williams enter the soundstage for an in-
ring monologue. Williams addresses Ridge Holland, which
hypes their title match at Deadline. Williams mentions past
NXT stars and acts, talking about how they build up the NXT
brand. Williams then says Holland only tears things down.
Out comes Ridge Holland to interrupt and confront Williams.
Before Holland can say much he is interrupted by Eric
Bischoff, who is appearing “via satellite” from Cody,
Wyoming. Bischoff announces he is coming to NXT next week.
He is hosting a talking segment with Holland and Williams
next Tuesday on the go-home show for Deadline.
In a backstage skit, Charlie Dempsey informs Wren Sinclair
that she is in a fatal four-way next Tuesday for a final
spot in the Iron Survivor (similar to the men’s last chance
qualifier). Sinclair wonders how she can win, but Dempsey
seems to have faith in her.
NXT North American Champions Fallon Henley (with Jacy Jayne
& Jazmyn Nyx) defeated Tatum Paxley to retain her title
Henley pinned Paxley after a famouser. The heel trio tries
attacking Paxley after the match, which leads to the return
of Gigi Dolan.
The match itself goes through a commercial break. Just
before the break, Paxley has Henley reeling and on the
ropes. Henley powders, and her partners in Fatal Influence
cause a distraction. As Jayne and Nyx distract Paxley,
Henley swings around the ring post to hit Paxley. The show
cuts to its final commercial break with Fatal Influence
gloating over their actions.
Paxley makes a comeback well after the show returns from the
commercial break. Paxley gets near falls in the closing
moments. Paxley climbs the turnbuckles, but Jayne causes
another distraction to hinder Paxley. Moments later, Paxley
connects with a 450 splash, but Henley kicks out.
As they go home, Henley kicks out of an O’Connor Roll.
Paxley then hits Jayne with a wrecking ball dropkick. Henley
tries to capitalize on Paxley being distracted again, but
Paxley counters Henley. Paxley goes for her finisher, but
Henley counters that. Henley then runs the rope and uses a
flying famouser to drop Paxley. Henley then covers Paxley
and hooks a leg for the deciding pinfall.
Fatal Influence goes to gang up on Paxley after the match,
but Gigi Dolan returns to make a save. Dolan’s theme song
blares as Dolan sneaks up on Fatal Influence. Dolan cleans
house, and Paxley joins in. The two babyfaces stand tall as
the show goes off air.
