Generation NXT - NXT LIVE recap for July 4, 2023

Blair Davenport beats Roxanne Perez.

Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell interviews Ivy Nile. Ivy admits she is nervous, but she is more focused than ever, as Schism (Joe Gacy, Rip Fowler, Jagger Reid, Ava Raine) is a poisonous and dangerous group who needs to be elimianted. Tiffany Stratton shows up and asks why McKenzie is not interviewing her after her first successful title defense. Ivy reminds her that she tapped out, but Tiffany says the referee never saw it. Tiffany asks Ivy if she has anything better to do, and Ivy tells her that luckily for her, she does, and leaves. Tiffany asks McKenzie if Ivy Nile leaves if The Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus Creed) leave, but to her dissatisfaction, she finds out it is just The Creed Brothers.

We hear from Baron Corbin, who says that last Tuesday sucked after he did not walk out NXT Champion like he thought he would. He says he is sad and pissed off, and that the nostalgia of "The Lone Wolf" was not enough. He says he has everything someone would want, but what he does not have is the reputation, as he is seen as consistent, safe, and good. He feels "good" is an insult when he should be feared and respected, and if he wants to invest in his future, he must bank on the past. He puts mementos of his past gimmicks in a burning crematorium as he does not need a manager and that he did not do this for eight years to go back to the beginning. He says it is time to "burn all the ships" and that there is no going back and "no gimmicks, no nonsense, no bullshit."

Mustafa Ali beats Tyler Bate after crotching Tyler Bate on the top rope and tellling him "There can only be one" before hitting the top rope 450 splash for the win. Afterwards, Mustafa Ali looks into the camera and challenges Wes Lee to a match for the NXT North American Championship.

Backstage, McKenzie interviews Joe Gacy and Ava Raine. Gacy says he would never push a member of Schism (Gacy, Rip Fowler, Jagger Reid, Ava) into something their hearts were not ready for. Ava says The Dyad (Fowler and Reid) are "crucial roots" and that they will win tonight. Gacy says "the right team" will win and push The Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus Creed) out of NXT, and that tonight, they eliminate a problem from NXT forever.

Kelani Jordan beats Tatum Paxley. After the match, Cora Jade shows up and congratulates Kelani on getting her first match, then mocks Dana Brooke and Kelani Jordan as "gymnasts sticking together" before stating that a friend of Dana Brooke is an enemy of hers, as she does not need any friends, mentors or fans, the last of whom have no effect of her. Kelani says she has a match left in her tonight and that they can go right here, right now. Cora tells Dana and Kelani not to tell her what to do ever, and leaves.

At Chase University, everyone welcomes Andre Chase back. Andre Chase calls Duke Hudson the university's MVP and congratulates him for stepping up and helping the school survive and thrive, then calls Thea Hail "the uncrowned NXT Women's Champion" for making Tiffany Stratton tap out. Chase says Drew Gulak and Charlie Dempsey have tried to poison the minds of the youth of Chase University, and when they attacked Duke Hudson and threatened Thea Hail, he could not take it anymore and he had to do something about it. When someone asks if Gulak and Dempsey will not be guest lecturing anymore, Duke steps up for Chase and tells them they will not be guest lecturing anymore after he and Chase give them "a Chase University-sized ass whupping."

Eddy Thorpe beats Damon Kemp by technical knockout (TKO) and referee stoppage in an NXT Underground Match after ramming Kemp shoulder-first into the ring post and elbowing Kemp repeatedly in the head while in a triangle hold. After the match, Kale Dixon shows up and tries to play around with Gable Steveson's gold medal, and that leads to Steveson suplexing him and multiple people who get in the ring who decide to step up to him.

We hear from Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams. Carmelo says that he and Trick do not take threats lightly, and that Rhea Ripley talked without saying anything. He says that as long as Damian Priest has the Money In The Bank contract, nobody is safe, but it is a different ballgame when someone is playing with him. He dares The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Damian Priest, Rhea Ripley, Dominik Mysterio) to come to NXT and follow through on their threat, as he and Trick are judges, jury and executioners.

In prison, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo visits Tony D'Angelo. D'Angelo tells Lorenzo not to play dumb with him before Stacks brings in Joe Coffey. D'Angelo thinks Stacks has betrayed him, but Stacks says that he and Coffey will have a match next week. If he wins, the charges against D'Angelo are dropped. Coffey then says that if he beats Stacks, D'Angelo will be stuck in prison, sent to trial, convicted and put away for a long time. D'Angelo thinks Lorenzo is crazy putting himself in a three-on-one situation , but Stacks - who is amazed that D'Angelo is doubting him - says business is good, envelopes are full and that he is making moves, and that this is his decision and that he will have to live with it. Coffey then mockingly says good-bye to D'Angelo, who is now furious at this point.

Lyra Valkyria beats Jacy Jayne. After the match, Jacy Jayne attacks Lyra Valkyrie, then takes Lyra's wings and tears them apart.

We hear from Noam Dar, who is seen talking to a picture of the NXT Heritage Cup and saying that he misses having it around and that he needs it back in his life. The rest of The Meta-Four (Oro Mensah, Lash Legend, Jakara Jackson) show up and say that something needs to be done about this, and carry him away from the picture.

At the office, Kiana James brags about what she did to Gigi Dolin on the phone only to find out her office has been vandalized. Kiana then finds a note saying "You can never outrun your past. Gigi." Kiana says that the gloves now come off.

Von Wagner is suddenly seen attacking Javier Bernal around the ring. Mr. Stone has to tell him not to powerbomb Bernal on the table, as well as not to military press slam him. Von Wagner takes his tanktop off, clears the commentary table and powerbombs Bernal into it. Von Wagner then has the adulation of the crowd. (It is later revealed during the digital exclusive video that Mr. Stone was trying to get Von Wagner to lay off Bernal, as he felt that Wagner's message had already been sent.)

We see another vignette for Bronco Nima and Lucien Price who are debuting in NXT next week.

The Dyad (Rip Fowler and Jagger Reid) beat The Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus Creed) in a Loser Leaves NXT Match after a masked man in a red hoodie pops out of the crowd and headbutts Julius Creed as Ivy Nile goes after Ava Raine for interfering, which pre-occupies the referee. As per pre-match stipulation, The Creed Brothers must leave NXT.

We hear from Finn Balor, who says that there will be no happy endings for Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams when they meet next week.

We see footage from moments ago during the commercial break of The Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus Creed) waving goodbye to the NXT fans.

Bron Breakker heads to the ring. He talks about how he competed in the greatest NXT match in history on the most-watched episode in two years after calling out Seth "Freakin'" Rollins, and while they had a war, not one person believed that he had a shot against Rollins until he Speared Rollins in the center of the ring and felt the energy in the arena drop. He says that while Rollins would go on to prove how good he was to the world, he came so close to winning the World Heavyweight Championship after having only 78 matches in his career, which has been here in NXT for the whole world to see every week. He then says that at 25 years old, he proved that he can hang with the best in the business and that he is "that damn good," and he tells people to get used to seeing his face for a long time to come, as he has opponents to beat and championships to collect. As far as what is next for him, he is suddenly interrupted by Ilja Dragunov, who says that he is next. He says he came to confront him like a man and let him know that there is only one person in his way of the NXT Championship: him. After Dragonuv states that he is the most dangerous man in NXT, he knees Bron Breakker in the face, starting a brawl that referees, security and even other wrestliers have to break up as the show fades to black.

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