Roadblock - NXT 2.0 recap for March 8, 2022

Wendy Choo and Dakota Kai beat Cora Jade and Raquel Gonzalez to advance to the finals of the women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. During the match, Toxic Attraction (Mandy Rose, Gigi Dolin, Jacy Jayne) watch from the "Toxic Lounge," and later in the match, Mandy Rose is there and Dolin and Jayne are not. Later on, as Raquel confronts Dakota outside of the ring, Dolin and Jayne show up and Dolin whacks Raquel in the back of the knee with a pipe. Dakota and Wendy are able to win when Raquel's bad knee gives out on the Chingona Bomb.

We hear from Tommaso Ciampa, who says that he is potentially a three-time NXT Champion and that he is proud of that accomplishment. He says that tonight's match means more than the NXT title, even though that title has been his life. Ciampa says that winning the title means he walks in as the main event, and that gives him a feeling he cannot describe. He says that Bron Breakker and Dolph Ziggler can fight over who is second best, but he will prove he is number one when we wins the championship.

As Sarray watches Tiffany Stratton from a distance backstage, it is revealed that The Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus Creed) have been attacked with crowbars in the rain outside of the arena.

As Diamond Mine is in the trainer's room, Raquel Gonzalez is helped inside.

Fallon Henley beats Tiffany Stratton after smoke appears from the stage and Sarray attacks Stratton from behind. After the match, Fallon celebrates with Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen.

At Chase University, Andre Chase praises Bodhi Hayward while chewing out everyone else for throwing his game off with a sub-par entrance and asking if Bodhi is okay.

At the barber shop, Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams brag about Carmelo's recent North American title retentions, and Carmelo says that he has climbed rung by rung to the top before talking about his ladder match for the title. Trick Williams says that there should be four opponents for the match and that they should have to qualify for it, then Carmelo says that he is doing this because he can and to prove that he is the greatest champion to ever live.

It's time for Lashing Out With Lash Legend. Tonight's guest is Nikkita Lyons. After Lash Legend questions Nikkita Lyons who her mother slept with, Lash Legend gets fresh with Nikkita Lyons and Nikkita verbally fires back as the two of them insult each other over their looks. Security almost gets involved before the segment ends.

Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell interviews Imperium (Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel). Barthel says they would never taint the honor of the sport with underhanded tactics and that it is a shame that The Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus Creed) were attacked before they could get their hands on them. As Fabian Aichner says that nothing saved them from a parking lot attack and nothing prepared them for Imperium, MSK (Nash Carter and Wes Lee) shows up and says they will take the NXT tag titles from them and give The Creed Brothers a shot when they are good and ready.

Backstage, Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen find Legado del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Joaquin Wilde, Raul Mendoza, Elektra Lopez) as they celebrate with Fallon Henley and confront them over the attack on The Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus Creed), but Legado del Fantasma laugh, and Mendoza says if they attacked them, everyone would know about it.

Grayson Waller beats LA Knight in a crazy Last Man Standing match that sees Grayson get knocked off the scaffolding only to be caught by Sanga after grabbing onto Sanga - who is stunned and handcuffed to the ring post by Knight - to get to his feet before LA Knight following a top rope elbow drop through the announce table. During the match, it is announced that The Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus Creed) are no longer medically cleared and that MSK (Nash Carter and Wes Lee) will face Imperium (Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel) for the NXT Tag Team Championships.

We hear from Bron Breakker, who says that he is walking in as NXT Champion but also as the underdog who busts his ass everyday while his opponents have more experience than him. He says that the legacy of the title and those who have held it keep him going, and that if tonight is his last roadblock to Stand & Deliver, then he will go right through it.

We hear from Tony D'Angelo as he is in his cousin Mikey's Italian restaurant. He says that Mikey used to be a silent partner until the owner of the restaurant almost left until he gave him a change of heart. He says that he, like Mikey, is going places, and that he will soon become "The Don of NXT."

Before the next match, it is revealed that the two men carrying the food in the Toxic Lounge have been knocked out and replaced by Malik Blade and Edris Enofe.

Kay Lee Ray and Io Shirai beat Kacy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter to advance to the finals of the women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. After the match, Cora Jade attacks Mandy Rose in the Toxic Lounge, and Malik Blade and Edris Enofe have to break up the brawl.

Backstage, Indi Hartwell looks at their loss in the women's Dusty Classic Persia Pirotta shows up with Duke Hudson and talks about how they had a good time. Indi is not happy with their relationship and makes it known. Persia says that she was the one to carry the team as she says that she respected Indi's relationship with Dexter Lumis, and Indi says she was a tag team champion without her. Indi then proposes they have a match to see who is the better woman. Duke Hudson tells Persia she needs a training order, then Pirotta says "Why wait?" before making out with him against the lockers.

Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell interviews Tiffany Stratton, who says that she was doing Sarray a favor with her wardrobe after seeing her "tacky" necklace only for Sarray to say no to her, and that nobody says no to her. Stratton says that next week, she will not just break Sarray's necklace, she will break her face.

MSK (Nash Carter and Wes Lee) vs. Imperium (Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel) for the NXT Tag Team Championships ends with The Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus Creed) decimating both teams. Imperium (Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel) retain the NXT Tag Team Championships.

Backstage, Draco Anthony notices Harland, and Joe Gacy shows up and says that they come in peace. Joe Gacy tells Draco to open himself up and allow others into his life, then Xyon Quinn shows up and says Draco is his own man. As Quinn tells Draco not to listen to them and to not let them into his head, Joe Gacy says he wants Draco to be his own man instead of living a lie, and decides to give him more time to join them. Draco thanks Quinn.

Before the next match, Ziggler says that just when everyone has it figured out, he will ruin WrestleMania weekend.

We see a vignette for NXT UK Superstar A-Kid, who says that he is coming to NXT and that he cannot wait to face the best and show what he is all about. A-Kid debuts on NXT next week.

Backstage, Jacket Time (KUSHIDA and Ikemen Jiro) talk about A-Kid. Ikemen Jiro says that A-Kid is really good, but KUSHIDA says he is better than good.

Dolph Ziggler beats Tommaso Ciampa and Bron Breakker in a Triple Threat Match to become the NXT Champion!

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