Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Generation NXT - NXT recap for December 26, 2023

OTM (Bronco Nima and Lucien Price) beat Chase University (Andre Chase and Duke Hudson). As per pre-match stipulation, OTM earns a shot at the NXT Tag Team Championships, while Chase University is back to square one on handling their debt.



The NXT Tag Team of the Year is The Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus Creed). The NXT Female Superstar of the Year is Tiffany Stratton. The NXT Male Superstar of the Year is Ilja Dragunov.

Backstage, Trick Williams meets with Carmelo Hayes. Carmelo says it is a shame what happened to Ilja Dragunov, but it will take a lot more to keep Dragunov down. He tells Trick to take his shot and that there is no better time to beat Dragunov than now.

Noam Dar retains the NXT Heritage Cup Championship against Josh Briggs by disqualification. Josh Briggs scores the first fall with 1:43 (one minute, forty-three seconds) left in Round 2 following a powerbomb out of a triangle hold followed by a clothesline. In Round 4, Lash Legend hits Briggs with a bucket, but Briggs kicks out. Jakara Jackson soon gets on the apron, allowing Lash to throw the bucket into the ring. Noam and Briggs fight over the bucket, and the referee turns around to see Briggs hits Noam Dar with the bucket, which ends the match with a disqualification win for Noam Dar.



Backstage, Axiom and Nathan Frazer talk about Bron Breakker not winning Male Superstar of the Year. Bron shows up and tells Frazer to slow down and think before he speaks, but Frazer says he will not slow down and says whatever he has to say about Bron to his face. Bron then takes this as a challenge, which Frazer accepts, and Bron tells Frazer to be careful what he wishes for.

Cora Jade beats Karmen Petrovic. After the match, Gigi Dolin shows up as Cora is about to attack Petrovic again, and Cora retreats.



Riley Osborne beats Lexis King to advance to the finals of the NXT Men's Breakout Tournament following the distraction by Trey Bearhill. After the match, Bearhill gives Lexis King a beating, and Lexis King is forced to retreat.



The NXT Match of the Year is Ilja Dragunov vs. Carmelo Hayes for the NXT Championship at No Mercy. The NXT Moment of the Year is The Undertaker arriving on the October 10th episode of NXT.

Backstage, Ava says that nobody has heard from Ilja Dragunov all week and that it will be up to him if he can defend the NXT Championship next week.

Bron Breakker beats Nathan Frazer.



Backstage, Drew Gulak says that Dragon Lee and The Latino World Order (Joaquin Wilde and Cruz del Toro) will learn what he and the No Quarter Catch Crew (Gulak, Damon Kemp, Charlie Dempsey, Myles Borne) have learned. Damon Kemp says that heart means nothing and that one must be remorseless. Charlie Dempsey says that their flashy moves mean nothing when they grind their faces into the mat. Myles Borne says that they take no prisoners and show no mercy. Kemp says their breaking point is their starting line, then Drew Gulak challenges Lee and the lWo to a six-man tag match at New Year's Evil. Gulak says NXT is about to become "a no-fly zone" and that The No Quarter Catch Crew will show no quarter.

Backstage, Fallon Henley and Brooks Jensen says Josh Briggs nearly had the Heritage Cup, then Jensen says he knows Briggs wants to be a solo star and that Fallon should spread her wings against Tiffany Stratton as well. The three of them decide to go their seperate ways, but they still see themselves as family.

Backstage, Arianne Grace talks to Ava about getting slapped by Roxanne Perez last week and demands that Roxanne enlist in anger management classes. She then finds out that she is facing Roxanne at New Year's Evil.

Backstage, Sarah Schreiber interviews Blair Davenport and Lyra Valkyria. Both Blair and Lyra accuses each other of ducking the other, and Blair says she got everyone's attention with the parking lot attacks, but Lyra says that backfired thanks to Nikkita Lyons' return. Blair says she became Iron Survivor, and Lyra says she welcomes competition. Lyra says she knows Blair will do whatever it takes to become champion, and Blair says she has seen Blair's rise and will be there to see her fall.

Oba Femi beats Tavion Heights to advance to the finals of the NXT Men's Breakout Tournament.



Backstage, Ilja Dragunov says he is looking out for Trick Williams when Kelly Kincaid tries to interview him in the parking lot.

It is announced that an exclusive interview with Ridge Holland will be shown next week.

Joe Gacy beats Joe Coffey after Hank Walker and Tank Ledger pull Mark Coffey and Wolfgang off the ring apron.



Backstage, Kelly Kincaid interviews Dragon Lee, Joaquin Wilde and Cruz del Toro, who accept the No Quarter Catch Crew's challenge, then Elektra Lopez and Lola Vice show up for a reunion. Joaquin and del Toro are proud of Elektra for making her own way, then Elektra introduces a disinterested Lola.

Eddy Thorpe beats Dijak by knockout in an NXT Underground Match following a Manifest Destiny through the announce table.





Ilja Dragunov meets with Trick Williams, who wants to know if Dragunov is willing to defend his title against him before saying he will not hold back and signing the contract for their championship match at New Year's Evil. He says that they can push the match back and that all Dragunov has to do is let him known, but Dragunov takes his neck brace off and says no one and nothing can stop him before signing the contract. Both men shake hands.

Here are the top ten moments from tonight's show!



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