Recapping American wrestling since 2013. Not only following the current stuff in WWE, Impact and ROH but also going back in time and doing stuff from back then as well.
Joe Coffey beats Mark Andrews to advance in the NXT UK Championship Tournament. (The match is noted on commentary to be a rematch of the first ever match on NXT UK.)
In backstage footage from earlier today, Joe Coffey says he is feeling manic in his first match back and that he will be the last man standing in the NXT UK Championship Tournament.
Amale beats Nina Samuels.
In UK Performance Center footage from earlier this week, Oliver Carter is interrupted by Trent Seven, who makes a big deal out of Oliver Carter's bum knee and tells him to give him the bye straight to the finals, but Oliver Carter reminds him that he and Ashton Carter made him and Tyler Bate ex-champions. Trent Seven says this was a pivotal moment in his career and that everyone gets to see "the real Trent Seven," and that "the real Trent Seven" is going to break his leg.
We hear from Ilja Dragunov, who says that he impressed and inspired by how everyone in the NXT UK Championship Tournament is willing to give everything they have for the title, and that he is curious to know who will take his place as champion. He tells whoever wins the title to sleep well and fight hard, for he will throw his entire existance in front of them in a way that it has never been seen before.
Andre Chase and Bodhi Hayward beat Eddie Dennis and Saxon Huxley after Huxley walks out on Eddie Dennis when both of them argue. After the match, Saxon Huxley confronts Eddie Dennis and hits him with achoke bomb before celebrating with Bodhi Hayward and shaking hands with Andre Chase.
We see a video package for Noam Dar vs. Mark Coffey for the NXT UK Heritage Cup Championship next week.
Next week: Trent Seven vs. Oliver Carter in the semi-finals of the NXT UK Championship Tournament! Joe Coffey vs. Kenny Williams or Tyler Bate in the semi-finals of the NXT UK Championship Tournament!
Tyler Bate beats Kenny Williams to advance in the NXT UK Championship Tournament and face Joe Coffey in the semi-finals. (This is not surprising, considering that it was spoiled during Heatwave that Tyler Bate won the tournament.)
In backstage footage from earlier today, Kelly Kincaid interviews Sol Ruca. Sol Ruca says everyone works hard and wants to make a name for themselves, and while Elektra Lopez is a heck of a talent and a big test for her, Elektra is not prepared for the way she sees things and prepares, and she will turn her whole world upside down. Sol Ruca then walks away on her hands.
Elektra Lopez beats Sol Ruca.
Andre Chase and Bodhi Hayward beat Bronco Nima and Lucien Price.
Ilja Dragunov heads to the ring to start tonight's show, but when he does, it is on crutches and in a boot. Dragunov states that he suffered a severe ankle injury last week against Wolfgang, but he fought until the very end because the NXT UK Championship is not a privilege and that it is a symbol of fighting to be the very best, as NXT UK has only had fighting champions. He then says that as much as he would love to continue to do that, he cannot, as he cannot be medically cleared and nobody knows how long he will need to recover. As a result, he has been forced to relinquish the NXT UK Championship. He says he will not talk about how hard he worked for this, as every Superstar is working hard, and that he cannot talk about his hard life as everyone has to fight their own battles and he is nothing special in that case. He also says that he will not wish he was more careful so that this injury could not have happened, but he regrets nothing and he sees pieces of his soul all over the ring, as he wants to show his true soul and his honest face and encourge people that with will, one can endure pain as long as it has a reason and win. Dragunov says he fought with his soul as NXT UK Champion, and that as sad as he is to relinquish the championship and that somebody else will take his place, he knows that no one beats him except himself and that he will come back as a better man than the fans someday. He also says that if the fans think he is strong now, he will become even stronger to get it back. Dragunov then lays the NXT UK Championship in the middle of the ring.
We see Chase University (Andre Chase, Bodhi Hayward, Thea Hail) take in the sights of London, England before heading to the UK Performance Center, where they meet a barefoot Sha Samuels and try to cheer him up only for Sha Samuels to fire himself up.
Backstage, General Manager Johnny Saint and Assistant to the General Manager Sid Scala sing Inja Dragunov's praises before announcing an eight-man tournament for the vacant NXT UK Championship, with the brackets being announced later this evening.
Oliver Carter beats Rohan Raja. After the match, Teoman and Charlie Dempsey attack Carter, and Dempsey puts Carter in a single leg crab that referees have to pull Dempsey out of.
In backstage footage from earlier today, Thea Hail talks about Chase University when Eliza Alexander shows up and brags about his "school of hard knocks" education before saying she is sick and tired of Americans taking opportunities from her when she should be contending for the NXT UK Women's Championship. She also says that beating people up gets attention, but when she mentions Chase University, Thea Hail refuses to even have it with her.
Backstage, Die Familie (Teoman, Rohan Raja, Charlie Dempsey) brag about their attack on Oliver Carter, and when Teoman calls their attack on Carter a win, Sam Gradwell shows up and says Teoman only gets his way when Rohan Raja and Charlie Dempsey are with him and that things will be different if they try anything with him.
Before the next match - Sha Samuels - now looking in a bad way - shows up with a knapsack on a stick and pulls his hat out to beg for money on the way to the ring.
Sha Samuels beats Bodhi Hayward.
Backstage, Oliver Carter says his leg is in bad shape, but he will be good. Assistant to the General Manager Sid Scala then shows up and tells Carter he will be in the eight-man tournament for the NXT UK Championship, and that his first round match is next week. Carter says that no injury will stop him from being champion again.
The eight-man tournament for the vacant NXT UK Championship begins next week with Trent Seven vs. Wolfgang and Charlie Dempsey vs. Oliver Carter. In two weeks, Mark Andrews will face Joe Coffey, and Kenny Williams will face Tyler Bate.
Before the next match, Blair Davenport shows up and announces that she has attacked both Meiko Satomura and Sarray. Assistant to the General Manager Sid Scala shows up as Davenport says that Satomura keeps ignoring her, and if it were not for her breaking her ankle, she would be standing as the current NXT UK Women's Champion. She then says she will continue to cause chaos in NXT UK if she does not get a championship match, then Amale shows up and says this is not how things work, then Eliza Alexander shows up and says Davenport has a point, saying the louder one is, the more people pay attention before saying she is deserving of being in line. Davenport says she has beaten everyone on this roster and that she is next in line, then Isla Dawn shows up from out of nowhere and says Davenport has yet to beat her. Scala makes Isla Dawn vs. Blair Davenport the main event due to both of them being in their gear, and the winner gets to face Meiko Satomura for the NXT UK Women's Championship.
Isla Dawn vs. Blair Davenport to determine a #1 contender for the NXT UK Women's Championship end with Eliza Alexander pulling Isla Dawn out of the ring. After the match, Amale attacks Blair Davenport, then a brawl starts between all four women that officials have to break up.
Ikemen Jiro beats Quincy Elliott with a schoolkid pin after getting his feet up to block a hip attack in the corner. Both men show respect after the match.
Backstage, Kelly Kincaid interviews Andre Chase, Bodhi Hayward and Thea Hail. Thea Hail gushes about their field trip to England, as does Bodhi Hayward. Andre Chase then says it is time to get back to work as they face Myles Borne and Javier Bornal, and guarantees that there will be a teachable moment tonight.
Kiana James beats Sol Ruca.
Andre Chase and Bodhi Hayward beat Myles Borne and Javier Bernal.
Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams head to the ring to start tonight's show. Trick Williams says that things are back to normal again with Carmelo as North American Champion, then Carmelo Hayes says that the best version of Cameron Grimes showed up and gave him one of his greatest challenges. He says that the goal was getting back the North American Champion, then says that he is the goal, because dreams chase him, not the other way around, and he is what everyone else aspires to be. Carmelo says that as he looks at the fans, he realizes that they could never be him while he stands on top with his accomplishments as the fans are just reaching, then proclaims himself the most illustrious North American Champion in history and that he has "right now." Solo Sikoa shows up and congratulates Carmelo, then says there is less talking and more fighting around here. After Solo says he is next in line for the North American title, Trick says that was between and Grimes. Solo tells Carmelo that he has no fear in his eyes and that he has his number and can beat him right here, right now, then Grayson Waller shows up and says Solo Sikoa is not famous to have Carmelo's number and that Carmelo would leave him on voicemail. He also tells Solo Sikoa that he does not get opportunities simply because he asks for one, then says everyone has one finger up because they have only one friends and that he is "Solo" because nobody likes him. Solo tells Grayson Waller to shut up and says that he knows Grayson Waller wants a fight, then decides to have one by punching Carmelo, Trick and Grayson. He is soon ganged up on, and referees quickly show up to start the brawl.
Backstage, Tony D'Angelo tells Santos Escobar to put his ring gear on because he has a match tonight.
Josh Briggs beats Von Wagner. During the match, Wagner slams Brooks Jensen's arm onto the ring apron. Soon after, Jensen and Fallon Henley put a plan into action where Fallon distracts the referee so that Jensen can hand his cast to Briggs so he can use it as a weapon. It works, and Briggs gets the win.
Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell interviews Solo Sikoa, who says that he wants both Carmelo Anthony and Von Wagner tonight and he wants to leave them hurt like they did him.
In footage from earlier today, Thea Hail is officially part of Chase University. As everyone goes to take a picture, Pretty Deadly (Kit Wilson and Elton Prince) show up to make fun of Chase University. Pretty Deadly back off after Bodhi Hayward reminds them of losing the NXT tag titles.
Tony D'Angelo guests on commentary for the next match.
Nathan Frazer beats Santos Escobar after Escobar refuses a crowbar that is slid to him in the ring by Troy "Two Dimes" Donovan.
Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell interviews Xyon Quinn, who says that he does not care for Wes Lee or Nathan Frazer and that Wes Lee got lucky. He says that next week, he will leave Wes Lee unconscious.
Bron Breakker heads to the ring. Breakker says Joe Gacy challenged him mentally and physically and made things personal by going after his father, but no matter what Gacy did, he would not take the NXT Championship away from him. He says that this was about NXT and that NXT is special to him, and after he went through the curtain last night, he knew everybody wanted the championship. Breakker then asks who will step up to the challenge, and Apollo Crews shows up. Apollo Crews speaks in his normal voice when he says that he has missed the energy of the NXT fans, then says that while he was not here Saturday, he is here now and here as long as he wants to be. The fans chant that they missed Apollo, who says that he has watched Bron's rise to the top and says that when he left NXT, he left way too soon and left some goals on the table. He then says he is back to make history. Apollo says that he envisioned himself and Bron Breakker making history together in a match, and tells Bron Breakker that he will see him down the road. Both men then shake hands.
We hear from Joe Gacy, who tells his followers that realizing that you cannot make it on your own is a strength, not a weakness, and that there are people in need of guidance just like his two followers near him. He says that they opened their minds and that together, they have made great strides, and that their message is stronger than any world possessions or symbols. Gacy says that now, his followers can focus on their progression as his "Dyad" and compete in the ring next week.
Roxanne Perez beats Tiffany Stratton with the Pop Rox after Tiffany misses a top rope moonsault to win the NXT Women's Breakout Tournament and a contract for a championship match. After the match, Roxanne Perez celebrates with Cora Jade, but Toxic Attraction (Mandy Rose, Gigi Dolin, Jacy Jayne) show up. Mandy Rose congratulates Roxanne, then tells her to enjoy the moment because it is all downhill from here. She tells Roxanne she has a better chance of leaving the contract in her closet or going to Raw or SmackDown than she does beating her, as she will fail like Cora Jade failed twice if she cashes in on her. Mandy says her title is not going anywhere, then proceeds to insult Cora Jade only to get punched in the face by Roxanne. This starts a three-on-two brawl, and Indi Hartwell runs in to even the odds and send Toxic Attraction into a retreat.
Backstage, it is revealed that Bodhi Hayward has been attacked. Bodhi tells Andre Chase that Pretty Deadly attacked him from behind.
Backstage, Tiffany Stratton interrupts Wendy Choo's interview to complain about her loss tonight. Wendy Choo throws her drink in Tiffany's face when Tiffany refuses to get the hint that this is her interview time.
Pretty Deadly (Kit Wilson and Elton Prince) beat Andre Chase despite Thea Hail stopping Bodhi Hayward from getting involved in the match and getting on the ring apron, allowing Andre Chase to recover.
Backstage, Carmelo Hayes and Trick William are met by Troy "Two Dimes" Donovan, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo and Tony D'Angelo. Tony tells them that if they want Carmelo's title reign to last, joining him would be a good idea. Trick Williams says D'Angelo may be the Don of NXT, but Carmelo Hayes is the sun of NXT and everything revolves around him. D'Angelo tells Carmelo and Trick to stay out of his way if they know what is good for them.
Alba Fyre beats Tatum Paxley. After the match, Alba Fyre is attacked on the stage by Lash Legend.
Backstage, Roderick Strong meets with Diamond Mine and congratulates The Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus Creed) on rising up to the challenger and becoming NXT Tag Team Champions. Diamond Mine then hug before Malik Blade and Edris Enofe show up. Blade and Enofe congratulate The Creed Brothers before wanting a shot at the tag titles, and The Creed Brothers give it to them. Roderick Strong says that it is not Christmas and that opponents should earn it, then chastises The Creed Brothers again. Roderick Strong says that he was going to give The Creed Brothers one mistake as champion, and that they have already made it.
We see another vignette for Giovanni Vinci, and it revealed that Giovanni Vinci is Fabian Aichner repackaged. Giovanni Vinci debuts next week.
Before the next match, Solo Sikoa says that he has brought someone who wants to beat up Carmelo Hayes and Grayson Waller as badly as he does: Apollo Crews.
Solo Sikoa and Apollo Crews beat Grayson Waller and Carmelo Hayes.
Imperium (Gunther, Fabian Aichner, Marcel Barthel) beats LA Knight and MSK (Nash Carter and Wes Lee) in a six-man tag match. After the match, The Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus Creed) confront Imperium on the stage.
We see a video package for Kay Lee Ray and Io Shirai's road to Cora Jade vs. Io Shirai vs. Kay Lee Ray vs. Mandy Rose for the NXT Women's Championship at Stand & Deliver.
Backstage, Dakota Kai looks for Wendy Choo, then finds her pajamas and panda slippers on the floor and her body pillow ripped.
In footage from earlier today, Ivy Nile tells Tatum Paxley that Diamond Mine "kicks ass, not kisses ass" when Tatum cleans a floor mat and tries to set up a punching bag.
Ivy Nile beats Tiffany Stratton with a Dragon Sleeper following the distraction from Sarray.
Backstage, we hear from Tommaso Ciampa. He says that when he first arrived, he has so much to prove to everyone, including himself, and that it has been a big journey and that the fans have been through it all. He says that through every obstacle, triumph and tragedy, both public and private, the fans were the only constant, and they created "black and gold magic." Tommaso says that Stand & Deliver might be "the end of an era," and that he will create that magic one more time. He then folds his chair up, which says "9/9/2015 - 4/2/2022."
We see a video package of Dolph Ziggler's run in NXT and where Ziggler stands prior to Stand & Deliver.
We see Cora Jade talking about her road to NXT, how Mandy Rose does not care about anything but herself and her road to Stand & Deliver.
Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen beats Legado del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza) after Fallon Henley beats up Elektra Lopez at ringside.
Backstage, Indi Hartwell and Persia Pirotta argue over who the hottest couple is, then propose they have a mixed tag team match at Stand & Deliver to see who is better.
Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell interviews Cameron Grimes. He says that tonight, he may be confident or even cocky, but he is also nervous because tonight is the biggest match of his career. He says that his two competitors are good athletes, but they do not need the North American title like he needs it and that he needs to fulfill the promise he made to his father.
Toxic Attraction (Mandy Rose, Gigi Dolin, Jacy Jayne) head to the ring. Mandy says that this Saturday at Stand & Deliver, she was supposed to face Cora Jade one-on-one, but Kay Lee Ray and Io Shirai took what she said out of context when she said she would fight any woman. She says that she is never scared, as she is "the baddest bitch in the game" with "the greatest back-up this company has ever seen" and they have been dominating for the last six months and will continue to do so. Mandy says she will humiliate Cora Jade, get rid of Io Shirai once and for all and send Kay Lee Ray back under the bridge where she came from before cementing her legacy as the greatest NXT Women's Champion of all time. She then mentions some business they have tonight, and says they did Dakota Kai and Wendy Choo a favor when they got rid of Raquel Gonzalez and practically handed them the tournament only for them to fail Toxic Attraction.Gigi and Dolin then produce some of Wendy Choo's personal belongings when she says that Wendy "apologized for not getting the job done," then Gigi says they have defeated everyone and practically run the women's division. Jacy Jayne says there is nobody left to challenge at this point and that they have beaten and embarrassed everyone put in front of them, and at Stand & Deliver, she and Gigi will watch Mandy beat "three other bimbos" at the same time. Mandy says they walk in and walk out with all the gold, because they are not just Toxic Attraction, but "the attraction." Suddenly, Dakota Kai runs into the ring. Dakota fights Toxic Attraction, but the numbers game takes over until Raquel Gonzalez suddenly shows up and overpowers them. Dakora and Raquel clean house, then run into each other. Dakota and Raquel then hug in the middle of the ring before holding up one of the NXT Women's tag title belts together.
Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell interviews Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams. Carmelo says people need to put respect on his managerial skills in putting tonight's main event match together and that he will be on commentary for the match. Grayson Waller and Sanga show up, and Waller says he will be on commentary, too. Grayson says they have come far and that he looks forward to facing Carmelo for the North American title, but Carmelo says he will have to beat him in order to go viral. Grayson then says that his manager is bigger than his, much to Trick and Carmelo's chagrin.
Jacket Time (KUSHIDA and Ikemen Jiro) guest on Japanese commentary for the next match.
Von Wagner beats Bodhi Hayward. During the match, the mystery woman that approached Robert Stone backstage last week is in the front row, and Jacket Time (KUSHIDA and Ikemen Jiro) are the first to notice. After the match, Von Wagner attacks Jacket Time, then rips Ikemen Jiro's jacket in half. Von Wagner and Robert Stone then notice the woman they have done business with.
We hear from Tony D'Angelo, who tells Tommaso Ciampa that it was a big mistake to attack him from behind, as he has made his way up the ranks and knows what is best for the family. He says that he has to remove Ciampa to become "the new don of NXT."
Joe Gacy beats Draco Anthony. During the match, Quincy Elliott is seen watching the match from the front row from behind Harland.
We see a video package of Bron Breakker's road to Stand & Deliver.
Nikkita Lyons beats Sloane Jacobs. (Sloane Jacobs is formerly known as Notorious Mimi.) After the match, Lash Legend shows up on the TitanTron and congratulates Nikkita Lyons on winning tonight before declaring that they have unfinished business and that she will prove she is the better Superstar.
We hear from Malcolm Bivens, who says that the same people who can walk the streets alone are also afraid to face Diamond Mine one-on-one. He then says they will solve that problem when Roderick Strong wins tonight and goes on to win the North American Championship again while The Creed Brothers win tag team gold. As Diamond Mine leave, somebody with a 781 area code sends Brutus Creed a text wishing The Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus Creed) good luck on Saturday.
Cameron Grimes beats Roderick Strong and A-Kid in a Last Chance Triple Threat qualifier to qualify for the NXT North American Championship at Stand & Deliver. During the match, Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams guest on commentary, Solo Sikoa watches from the stage, and Cameron Grimes and Sanga watch from the stands. After the match, Carmelo Anthony congratulates Cameron Grimes, but tells him there is no way he is walking out as North American Champion. Suddenly, Santos Escobar gets Carmelo's attention. Escobar says he will take the North American Championship and take it back to the family, but Grayson Waller says he will go viral taking down the title. Solo Sikoa says the street champion will become the next champion. Cameron says he will take the title to the moon, then punches Carmelo, starting a brawl that ends the show.
Lash Legend beats Valentina Feroz. After the match, Lash Legend says that no matter what show she is on, the result will be the same, and that she will make Nikkita Lyons famous when she gives her a beatdown and makes her trend worldwide.
Dante Chen beats Bodhi Hayward. During the match, Robert Stone shows up to watch from the stage, much to the chagrin of Andre Chase. Stone soon gets closer to the ring and argues with Andre Chase, which distracts Bodhi and allows Dante Chen to win with a crucifix pin.
Before the next match, Andre Chase says that Chase University continues to grow week by week, and that it is time to add some hardware to their trophy case. He announces that next week, he and Bodhi Hayward will take on Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson and James Drake) in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, but tonight, Hayward will make a statement when he takes on James Drake. He then tells the rest of the teams in the men's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic that this is a teachable moment. Suddenly, Zack Gibson shows up with James Drake and says that they have been world-travelled for sixteen years and that they know every trick there is, and that Bodhi Hayward cannot learn like they have in a classroom.
James Drake beats Bodhi Hayward following the distraction from Zack Gibson.
Andre Chase - now accompanied by the student who was attacked by Harland - heads to the ring. He says that this student was almost throw off the roof by Harland, and after overcoming such trauma, this man was offered the very first full scholarship to Andre Chase University until Von Wagner ruined the moment that was important to the institution. He says there is a zero-tolerance policy for putting one's hands on his students, then says this is a teachable moment, and from here on out, Chase University fights back. He says that his student, Bodhi Hayward, competes in his first match tonight, and he tells Bodhi to make the instituion proud, as the world is watching.