Halloween Havoc, Part Two - NXT recap for October 31, 2023

Shotzi and Scarlett show up to the arena in a replica Ecto-1.

New Year's Day performs "Hurts Like Hell" at the start of the show.

The Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus Creed) beat Humberto Carrillo and Angel Garza in a Tables, Ladders and Scares Match.

Backstage, Shotzi and Scarlett use an Ouija board to see if they have a "ghost host" tonight. Suddenly, they are stopped by Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre. Isla says there is a disturbance from another realm that needs their attention, and Alba says they should not keep them waiting. Isla asks Shotzi and Scarlett to let them take over, which they do. Isla and Alba then prepare to fill tonight with chaos.

Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell interviews Tiffany Stratton, who is not in the mood to talk about Fallon Henley's impersonation of her.

We hear from Joe Gacy, who says that he has made mistakes, done unspeakable things, watched people suffer and witnessed horrors, and that he likes it because he has had to go through them to become what he is today. He says that he is not justifying his actions and that nobody is perfect, but people all want to stab him with their judgmental eyes day after day. He asks if he is the problem, and says that while he is not asking for forgiveness and that he has a darkness inside him due to his past, and while he was once bound to others, there are no strings on him, and while some may believe in fairytales, others do not.

Tiffany Stratton vs. Fallon Henley ends before it begins due to a cheap shot from Tiffany followed by Tiffany injuring Fallon Henley's knee.

Meta-Four (Noam Dar, Oro Mensah, Lash Legend, Jakara Jackson) head to a haunted house dressed like Scooby-Doo (Noam Dar), Shaggy (Oro Mensah), Velma (Lash Legend) and Daphne (Jakara Jackson). Despite everyone's bad feelings about this, Noam Dar enters the haunted house and everyone else follows. They make a plan to stay together, but two people dressed as monsters scare them and make them scatter.

"Dirty" Dominik Mysterio retains the NXT North American Championship against Nathan Frazer. After the match, Wes Lee suddenly returns for the first time in weeks and fights Dominik before raising up the North American Championship.

Backstage, Jacy Jayne says Andre Chase should be thanking her for her help in winning the NXT Tag Team Championships, and Duke Hudson says that soon, Chase University will be known as "Champ University." After Jacy Jayne and Thea Hail leave to get ready for their match, Tony D'Angelo and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo show up wanting their championship rematch. Meanwhile, Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre show up, noting that Thea Hail has no idea how cursed the Women's Tag Team titles are cursed.

Back at the haunted house, Jakara Jackson travels through a dusty underground closet full of ghouls only to faint. Oro Mensah goes through a shed outside of the haunted house and ends up finding Akira Tozawa in a robe. Mensah gets knocked out and taken away. Lash Legend ends up being surrounded by three of the ghouls in what looks like a kitchen, and one of them takes her away.

Bron Breakker quickly beats Mr. Stone. After the match, Bron Breakker proceeds to injure Mr. Stone like he injured Von Wagner, but all of a sudden, Von Wagner shows up and fights Bron Breakker. Von Wagner then choke slams Bron Breakker into the ring steps, then takes the other set of ring steps and nearly smashes them into Bron Breaker. Referees and security have to keep both men separated.

We see a video package for the match between Lyra Valkyria and Becky Lynch for the NXT Women's Championship.

We hear from Scrypts, who says that he has not always lived the high life and that he faked that life for the fans on TV, then talks about how he lived on the streets just like Bronco Nima and Lucien Price. After stating that The Brawling Brutes cost them a chance at tag team gold and that they could not even last a week on their block, Scrypts also says that you are either somebody or nobody, and that he and OTM (Nima and Price) are somebodies.

Chelsea Green and Piper Niven retain the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships against Thea Hail and Jacy Jayne after Andre Chase stops Jacy Jayne from cheating with one of the NXT Tag Team Championship belts. Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre are then seen on the balcony, then the nearby wheel spins near the stage.

Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell interviews Lexis King, who says that he has developed quite a buzz around here and that everyone has an opinion about him, but he is used to it. He says that this is his life and that he will start doing things his way. He then says to wait and see what he does next, or rather, what he has already done. When McKenzie Mitchell asks to elaborate on that, Lexis King says that she will have to wait like everyone else.

Lola Vice beats Kelani Jordan after dodging a split leg moonsault thanks to the distraction by Elektra Lopez to win the NXT Women's Breakout Tournament.

Back at the haunted house, Noam Dar finds the NXT Heritage Cup, but he is soon beset by ghouls. Noam Dar begs them off, but Akira Tozawa takes the Heritage Cup and demands a match, which Noam Dar gives to him in order to keep the ghouls away. Akira sics the ghouls on him anyway.

Backstage, Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre talk about how they have the balance in their realm while Shotzi and Scarlett handled the disturbance in the other realm. Suddenly, Mr. Stone and Von Wagner talk, and Von Wagner wants Bron Breakker again. Mr. Stone says that Von Wagner is not ready, but Wagner insists. Meanwhile, Boa is seen talking to Dante Chen in the background.

Ilja Dragunov retains the NXT Championship against Carmelo Hayes after Trick Williams shows up, which distracts Carmelo Hayes. After the match, Trick Williams gets in the ring, approaches Carmelo Hayes, and quickly pulls him up. Suddenly, Dragunov is attacked backstage by Baron Corbin.

Here are the best moments from tonight's show!