Do The Evolution - Evolve recap for April 16, 2025

Chuey Martinez interviews Kendal Grey. Kendal Grey talks about how she got into amateur wrestling and into WWE, and calls tonight's Fatal 4-Way Match a stepping stone on the way to what is next as she seeks to stay undefeated and become the face of Evolve.

Ice Williams is seen in the VIP Section.

Harlem Lewis beats Trill London. After the match, Chuey Martinez interviews Lewis, who wants his face off with Keanu Carver. Gallus (Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey, Wolfgang) suddenly shows up, and Harlem Lewis has to be held back.

Gallus (Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey, Wolfgang) beat Jack Cartwheel, Jordan Oasis and Cappuccino Jones in a six-man tag match.

Chuey Martinez interviews Chantel Moore. Chantel talks about how she participated in a WWE tryout and did not expect to make it, her gymnastics background, and how she is training for tonight's Fatal 4-Way Match.

Luca Crusifino joins Ice Williams in the VIP Section.

Chuey Martinez interviews Kali Armstrong. Kali talks about how she accomplishes anything she puts her mind through and how the winner of tonight's Fatal 4-Way Match will be "the mentally toughest."

Oro Mensah beats Javier Bernal.

Chuey Martinez interviews Brinley Reece. Brinley talks about how her openness towards opportunity has led her to WWE and how everyone in the Evolve women's division wants the same thing. She hopes to win the match and get closer to becoming the face of Evolve.

We hear from General Manager Stevie Turner, who announces matches for next week that has formed as a result of recent events. Timothy Thatcher will face Bryce Donovan, Jackson Drake will face "Super" Sean Legacy, and Carlee Bright will be in action.

Carlee Bright is in the VIP Section.

Kali Armstrong beats Chantel Monroe, Brinley Reece and Kendal Grey in a Fatal 4-Way Match.

Do The Evolution - Evolve recap for April 2, 2025

We get a closer look at "The Real Deal" Zayda Steel, who talks about how she is always ready for the spotlight and how she has become the very first WWE ID prospect after having fought everyone and being prepared for anything.

Brinley Reece beats "The Real Deal" Zayda Steel. During the match, Jackson Drake is seen in the VIP Section. After the match, Swipe Right (Brad Baylor and "The Smoke Show" Ricky Smokes) show up to help Zayda to the back.

Backstage, Kylie Rae is met by Zara Zakher as she gets mentally ready for Wendy Choo. Zara tells Kylie to focus on Wendy Choo and look her in the eye.

We get a closer look at Luca Crusifino, consigliere to The D'Angelo Family (Tony D'Angelo, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, Crusifino, Adrianne Rizzo). He states that Tony D'Angelo has given him his blessing to come to Evolve and push the family's influence on the show. He says he is here to make a statement as well as a name for himself.

Keanu Carver beats Luca Crusifino.

Chantel Monroe beats Masyn Holiday with a schoolkid pin after grabbing the tights. Chuey Martinez interviews Chantel after the match, and Chantel says winning two matches in Evolve is not surprising because she sees a winner when she looks in the mirror and that winners win championships. She says she has been hearing whispers about the Women's Evolve Championship and that she will be the center of the title conversation.

We see a face-off between Kali Armstrong and Dani Palmer. Palmer admits she misfired on the dive that took Armstrong out and that they are clearly not a good team, but they are here to evolve their talents. Armstrong says Palmer has just described a loser's mentality and is trying to convince herself that she does not suck, and tells her to learn from her mistakes when she is not attached to a partner like her who can actually win. Palmer warns Armstrong that she will have a short career and lots of enemies with that mindset, but Armstrong says she is doing absolutely fine and will continue to do so as long as she is not handcuffed to "a poor excuse for a consolation prize" like Palmer. Palmer says Armstrong reeks of insecurity and is trying to push all her buttons to get her to lash out, but it is not going to work and that she is saving it all for the ring because Armstrong is writing checks that her skills cannot cash.

Harlem Lewis beats Joe Coffey after Coffey inadvertently punches the ring post on the outside.

Wendy Choo beats Kylie Rae by submission with the Dirtnap.

Do The Evolution - Evolve recap for March 19, 2025

We get a closer look at Brinley Reece before the next match. Brinley is excited to evolve on this show. She mentions her 16 years of experience in cheerleading as well as her exercise background and says there is more to her than what has been shown in the last two years and that Evolve is the best place to see it all. We get a closer look at Masyn Holiday, who graduated valedictorian from Howard University and broke three school records on the way.

Brinley Reece beats Masyn Holiday. After the match, Chuey Martinez interviews Brinley, who says that her match speaks for itself when she said she should have been in that first match during the match.

Peter Rosenberg interviews Tyriek Igwe and Tyson Dupont in the VIP Section. Tyriek says that they are not waiting while everyone gets their turn, and Tyson says that they are here to take what is theirs. Tyriek proclaims that they are here for checks and championships, and that this is a lifestyle and not a mantra. Tyson proclaims they are ready to fight and ready for someone to step up and catch a beatdown, as nobody wants them to come looking. When Gallus (Mark and Joe Coffey) show up for the next match, they dare Tyriek and Tyson to come fight them.

We hear from Jordan Oasis, who talks about his start in professional wrestling ten years ago with Rikishi and how he is trying to figure out exactly who he is in the ring. We also hear from Sam Holloway, who dealt with a lot of bullying as a kid and reciprocated it on everyone when he got older and that he has no remorse teaching everyone "the hard way." He says that he quit football 48 hours in because he did not love it, and that he really loved striking fear into people's eyes, which he could not do in football.

Gallus (Joe and Mark Coffey) beat Jordan Oasis and Sam Holloway by referee stoppage after Joe Coffey hits Oasis with a knockout punch following Wolfgang showing up and distracting Holloway, who is not on the same page with Oasis during the match. Jack Cartwheel and Cappuccino Jones help carry Jordan Oasis out after the match.

We hear from Lalya Diggs, who has always struggled with self-confidence and what she brings to the table. She knows that she is a great athlete, but she has never believed in herself. She says fear has held her back from her true potential. She also mentions her gymnastics and track backgrounds. We also hear from Chantel Monroe, who was a gymnasty growing up and is interested in fashion. She says that she is "a little bit of a diva" and that she wants to look good doing what she does in the ring.

Chantel Monroe beats Layla Diggs after Layla goes for a Sunset Flip from the top rope with a hurt left knee only for Chantel to sit down for a pinfall attempt to counter it.

We hear from Haze Jameson, who played Division I women's volleyball and was team captain. As she talks about how she is the life of the party and considers Dennis Rodman an inspiration, Kali Armstrong interrupts, saying she is here for a match and that she is not going to wait and will take it because she is different.

Kali Armstrong quickly beats Haze Jameson.

Peter Rosenberg interviews Kylie Rae regarding the note from Wendy Choo on the stage. Kylie Rae mentions that she has never met Wendy Choo and that after last week, she does not know if she wants to go to know Wendy Choo, as she scares her. She says she has a lot of talented women to focus on the locker room and that Wendy's note - which she tosses away along with the teddy bear that came with it - is the last thing she wants to focus on. Wendy Choo appears on the nearby Videotron, and Zara Zahker shows up to figure out what is going on only for a spooked Kylie Rae to nearly hit her.

We hear from Drako Knox, who comes from a working class family and considers himself lucky to play college football. He says he has always been a fan of WWE and that he was all in when he got the call, and that WWE was the lottery ticket that represented hope for him. He says the difference between this and a real lottery ticket is that he calls his shot and he controls his own destiny. We also hear from Tate Wilder, a fifth-generation rancher and cowboy with experience in multiple sports, including college football, where he turned a walk-on into a full ride scholarship. He says that everything he went through has brought him here to WWE. He considers himself a combination of Matthew McConaughey and "the baddest man to ever ride a bull" J.B. Mooney, and when he is the ring, there is not a soul in the world who can stop him from doing what he needs to do.

Tyson Dupont and Tyriek Igwe beat Drako Knox and Tate Wilder after Drako Knox misses a running knee in the corner and hurts his knee as a result. During the match, Swipe Right (Brad Baylor and "The Smoke Show" Ricky Smokes) and Zayda Steel show up to sit in the VIP Section. After the match, Swipe Right tries to pick a fight with Drako and Wilder, and the long-haired man who has been sitting near the VIP Section all night backs Swipe Right up.

Oro Mensah is seen in the VIP Section.

Luca Crusifino beats Javier Bernal. After the match, Crusifino speaks towards the camera and says that Evolve is his show, and if anyone thinks they can handle him, then they can get in the ring right now. Keanu Carver shows up wanting a piece of Crusifino, as does Harlem Lewis.

Generation NXT - NXT recap for October 29, 2024

Backstage, Tatum Paxley wheels out a coffin on her way to the ring and she says that we will find out what is going on Halloween Havoc eventually.

Tatum Paxley beats Wendy Choo in a Casket Match after blasting her with a fire extinguisher, which causes Wendy to fall through a bed and break it in half.

Trick Williams heads to the ring. He talks about how he retained at Halloween Havoc and says that he is in pain after "All Ego" Ethan Page managed to put him through pain, then addresses Ridge Holland jumping him after the match. He then says that he knows that Bubba Ray Dudley is in the ring and asks him to come to the ring. Bubba Ray shows up, and Trick thanks him for having his back, but Bubba says he was just doing the right thing and it was about Ridge Holland's disrespect towards others. Bubba talks about how he heard the people cheer for Trick, and while Trick was getting beaten up, he was looking at the entranceway while one person did not show up to help Trick due to Trick being NXT Champion. He says that the title symbolizes what the locker room aspires to be and tells him that he must have eyes in the back of his head. Trick says he hears Bully, and that he wants revenge on Ethan and Ridge and he knows Bully does do. After Trick says he has never seen Bully in the ring personally until now, Trick says he wants to tag with Bully against Ethan and Ridge in the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bully says he has only known Trick for three minutes and yet he has gotten his juices flowing and thinking about going extreme like he did back in the day, then says it is about Trick and the rest of the locker room who do it better than anyone else right now, not him. He says he cannot take anyone else's spot, and while he appreciates it, he has to say no. Backstage, General Manager Ava speaks with Rob Van Dam, who talks about his memory with Bubba Ray Dudley and is more than happy to be at the 2300 Arena. Rob Van Dam leaves, then Kelani Jordan shows up wanting a one-on-one rematch for the NXT Women's North American Championship. Nikkita Lyons steps in and tells Kelani she had her chance, and Kelani says she'll beat Nikkita first and then face Fallon.

Backstage, Shawn Spears speaks with Brooks Jensen, and they meet with Tony D'Angelo as Adrianna Rizzo leaves saying she has business to attend to. Luca Crusifino and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo show up with a voice message for D'Angelo, and Spears and Jensen leave. The voice message is from someone named Mickey, who says that he is disrespected by finding out about D'Angelo heading to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania second-hand. D'Angelo says he will take care of Mickey in Philadelphia. It is revealed on commentary during the next match that the voice on the other end was Nunzio aka Little Guido.

Charlie Dempsey retains the NXT Heritage Cup Championship against Lexis King with two straight falls (2-0). Charlie Dempsey gets the first fall with 0:37 (thirty-seven seconds) left in Round 1 with a German suplex bridge pin that Lexis cannot kick out of. During Round 2, Lexis King hurts his left knee on an awkward landing after Charlie Dempsey throws him over the top rope, and the match is briefly stopped with less than a minute in Round 2 to check on Lexis King, who makes the decision to continue the match. Charlie Dempsey scores the second and deciding fall with :05 (five seconds) left in Round 3 with a chop block and a German suplex bridge pin after Lexis' cornerman William Regal hands brass knuckles to Lexis only for Lexis to refuse them, saying he is not his father.

We hear from Lola Vice, who says that she gets Jaida Parker next week in a hardcore match and that she will use her MMA skills on Jaida with no reservation. She also says that Dawn Marie is not going to need to count the pinfall when she knocks Jaida Parker out.

Zaria beats Brinley Reece in her NXT debut. After the match, The Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley, Jazmyn Nyx) show up angry that Zaria stole their moment at Halloween Havoc, and Fallon Henley says that Zaria will learn not to mess with them. Roxanne Perez and Cora Jade show up and congratulate Fallon on becoming champion, then offers to join them in "welcoming Zaria to NXT." Kelani Jordan shows up to stand with Zaria, but the two of them are soon joined by Stephanie Vaquer and Giulia, who in turn are joined by Jordynne Grace. This starts a five-on-five brawl, and Zaria and company make quick work of Roxanne, Cora and The Fatal Influence.

Kelani Jordan beats Nikkita Lyons after Lyons is distracted by Adrianna Rizzo taking off her earrings, revealing that it was Nikkita who attacked her backstage. After the match, Adrianna attacks Nikkita, and after Kelani pulls Adrianna off Lyons only to find out that Lyons attacked her, Kelani lets Adrianna go at it with Lyons again as referees and security show up.

"All Ego" Ethan Page is in the ring. He says he is not finished with the NXT Championship when Ridge Holland suddenly shows up to tell Ethan that everyone is sick and tired of him before ensuring that Trick Williams will not be champion for much longer when he knocks him off his throne and takes his title. Ridge says Trick knows this and asked Bubba Ray Dudley to do his dirty work only for Bubba to make the smartest decision of his life. Bubba shows up and says it is time that he and Ridge had a little talk. He says that before Halloween Havoc, he did not know a lot about Ridge, but in the past 48 hours, he has learned a lot, and says Ridge has commanded the conversation on Busted Open Radio and that no matter where he turns, people talk about Ridge. He says that Ridge is "one hell of a rugby player...tough, fast, agile" and that he could go on about what others told him, even about how Ridge came back after injury in only eight months, then says this is where the respect ends. He then asks Ridge if he knows who he is before telling him he is part of one of the best tag teams of all time and has more titles than Ridge has had title opportunities. He says it is debatable that Ridge deserves a title shot while Ethan deserves nothing, and says the fans will need to see a lot more of Ridge if he wants a shot at the NXT Championship. Ridge says nobody cares what Bubba says anymore, as he is just a radio host and a nostalgia act, and tells him to go watch some ECW, revel in his pride and complain about the current superstars before he ends up in the hospital. Bubba hits Ridge in the face, and Ethan attacks Bubba from behind before Ridge joins in. Suddenly, Trick shows up and makes the save for Bubba Ray, and Trick and Bubba stand tall. Bully then makes it known that he is teaming with Trick Williams next week.

Backstage in the women's locker room, Zaria, Giulia, Stephanie Vaquer, Jordynne Grace and Kelani Jordan are focused on their ten-woman tag match next week when Rhea Ripley shows up, saying she is looking forward to their match before telling them to blow the roof off.

We hear from Jaida Parker, who says that Lola Vice's idea of a hardcore match is a lot different from hers and that she will pull all the stops against Lola next week. She says that if Dawn Marie gets in her way, she will learn that she does no play.

Backstage, Robert Stone and Stevie Turner talk with General Manager Ava about next week's show. As Eddy Thorpe meets with them, we find out that Rhea Ripley has been attacked near her car in the parking lot by Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez.

Nathan Frazer and Axiom retain the NXT Tag Team Championships against Je'Von Evans and Cedric Alexander after Wes Lee shows up and Je'Von Evans takes him out before the two of them brawl their way to the back.

Backstage, referees try to break up the brawl between Je'Von Evans and Wes Lee, and security and General Manager Ava have to intervene. Rob Van Dam shows up and says he has an idea of what to do next week, then leaves before Je'Von and Wes Lee brawl again.

Here are the highlights from tonight's show!

The Teardrop Xplodes - Xplosion recap for October 25, 2024

Before the next match, NXT-TNA Liaison introduced Carlee Bright, Kendal Grey and Brinley Reece.

Brinley Reece and Xia Brookside beats Carlee Bright and Kendal Grey following a Brooksy Bomb into a modified jackknife pin.

We look back at "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander vs. Christian Cage for the IMPACT World Championship at Bound for Glory 2021.

Gia Miller interviews Chris Bey for Around The Ring. Bey talks about the "Music Monday" project that he is working on for 2024 in which he drops a new song every week.

We look back at The System (Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers, Moose, JDC) vs. ABC ("Inevitable" Ace Austin and Chris Bey) vs. The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) from last night's show.

Before the next match, John Skyler says the fans have a lot in common with Mike Santana, as they are all degenerates, delinquents, scumbags and common street thugs. He then says that after he is done embarassing Mike Santana, he and Jason Hotch will clean up Nashville, Tennessee with "these good hands."

Mike Santana beats John Skyler.

Final iMPACT! - iMPACT! recap for October 17, 2024

In memory of Joe Koff, 1951 - 2024.

PCO retains the TNA Digital Media Championship and the Canadian International Heavyweight Championship against Rhino in a no-disqualification Pick Your Poison Match.

Backstage, Gia Miller interviews "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth. Nemeth says he is not worried about tonight, and as a fighting TNA World Champion, he dreams about nights like this, even though he risks compromising the Bound For Glory main event. He says that he will defend the title regardless and that he cannot wait to see the look on Matt Cardona, saying that Matt Cardona used to be something special and that he will steal the show as he beats him tonight.

NXT-TNA Liaison Arianna Grace shows up and introduces Brinley Reece for the next match. Personal Concierge George Iceman then shows up, insults Johnny Cash and calls him as talentless as the fans, then says Ash by Elegance has more talent and is "hotter than a ring of fire" as he introduces her.

Ash by Elegance beats Brinley Reece. After the match, personal concierge George Iceman says he and Ash have been in the makeover business, and next week, he will host a "makeover party by elegance." George then proposes that Ash give Brinley a makeover, and Ash smears lipstick all over Brinley's face. All of a sudden, Xia Brookside runs into the ring, and Iceman and Ash retreat.

We hear from Rosemary and Wendy Choo. Rosemary says they have kept giving humans chance after chance, and that they hate to lose as they focus on Spitfire (Jody Threat and Dani Luna) and the Knockouts tag titles. Meanwhile, Jody Threat thinks that Rosemary and Wendy are behind the door, but they are not.

"Speedball" Mike Bailey retains the TNA X Division Championship against Leon Slater. After the match, Leon Slater and Speedball shake hands. It is then announced that El Hijo del Vikingo will face "Speedball" Mike Bailey for the TNA X Division Championship at Bound For Glory.

We see a video package for the recent #1 TNA World Tag Team Championship contender's match between ABC ("Inevitable" Ace Austin and Chris Bey) and The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy). We then hear from ABC and The Hardys backstage. Ace Austin calls The Hardys his biggest inspiration to be a pro wrestler, then Chris Bey mentions The System ruining their match. He also says that The System will not go away untested next week. Matt Hardy says he and Jeff have been fans of ABC and that they must take down The System (Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers, Moose, JDC), then says Bound For Glory may be the last Full Metal Mayhem match left in The Hardys. Matt says he will prove that The Hardys are still great when they win the tag team titles. Ace Austin says this will be ABC's first that they had to take the torch from The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley), and they will have to take it again at Bound For Glory.

Steve Maclin heads to the ring. Maclin mentions how Eric Young got taken out last week and how he could not do anything about it, then calls out "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander so he can get an explanation for his actions out of him. The Northern Armory (Alexander, Judas Icarus, Travis Williams) shows up, and Alexander calls Maclin one of the nastiest, self-serving scumbags TNA has even seen, and does not buy Maclin's being a hero and having a change of heart. He tells Maclin that it is not worth it to cater to the fans, as he has learned this the hard way, for even as he had big match after big match and became the top guy, the fans turned their backs on him as soon as it all crashed down. Alexander asks why the fans should believe in a failure like him, Maclin says he has been himself since day one and that it is up to the fans to decide, then says that Alexander was the one to believe in him and tell him he was not just some outsider or a failure. He also mentions that Alexander considered him "a TNA name" and even thought that he and Alexander could be a team, but the more Alexander showed his true colors, the more they became nothing alike. Alexander mentions how he held the World Championship for a long time while Maclin barely held on to it for a month, then Maclin says it is not a night to check one's ego before fighting The Northern Armory. The numbers game soon catches up to Maclin, who is soon ziptied before being smacked around by Alexander. Maclin spits in Alexander's face, and Alexander responds with a C4 Spike.

Backstage, Director of Authority Santino Marella and NXT-TNA Liaison Arianna Grace are in front of the tumbler for the Call Your Shot Gauntlet Match. Frankie Kazarian shows up, wanting to be in the match this year, as he has been screwed out of title matches all year, which he blames on Santino before smacking him. Santino confronts Kazarian, who then says he has a plan to ensure he becomes champion.

Brian Myers vs. Mike Santana ends before it can start after Santana wraps a chain around his fist and punches Myers out. JDC and Eddie Edwards get in the ring, but Santana takes them both out before wrapping the chain around his arm and hits Myers with Spin The Block. He then tells all three men that he is sick of them before calling Moose out for a fight. When Moose fails to show, Santana heads backstage to look for him only to be attacked from behind by Moose, who tells Santana to be careful what he wishes for.

Backstage, Matthew Rehwoldt hosts a sit-down meeting between Jordynne Grace and Masha Slamovich. Jordynne Grace says she could not get a hold of Masha all week, and wants to know why this is the first time she is hearing about what Masha feels the way she does. Masha admits she came off too strong and apologizes, but she did not know how else to tell her after watching her defeat challenger after challenger and make history while she says that she stood behind her as a friend. Jordynne wants to know how any of this is her fault, but Masha says she had to do what she had to do to make her way to the top, but Jordynne failed to take her to the top with her, which is why she had Jordynne in her corner. Jordynne says that when Masha first showed up, she was undefeated for nine months until she beat her again and again, and she knows that this has affected Masha, because every time she had an open challenge and Masha's music did not hit, she was relieved, because Masha became harder and harder to beat and Masha pushed her to her limit, making her the woman that she is now. Masha says she has grown through this time, too, as she watched her destroy person after person, and it has only made her want this more. She says she may not have been able to beat Jordynne then, but she can do it now, and asks Jordynne how she will feel when her music does hit, she shows up, and they stand face-to-face in the ring. Jordynne says she is happy Masha found the best version of herself, as Masha is one of her closest friends, but she has to beat her just like she did two years ago. Masha says that at Bound For Glory, the Knockouts Championship is coming with her no matter what.

Frankie Kazarian guests on commentary for the next match. Matt Cardona is surrounded by security guards before the next match.

"The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth retains the TNA World Championship against Matt Cardona in a Pick Your Poison Match after PCO shows up and attacks security, allowing Nemeth to hit a distracted Cardona with the Danger Zone to win and retain. After the match, PCO carries Cardona to the back, then Nemeth is attacked from behind by Frankie Kazarian. Joe Hendry runs into the ring and fights Kazarian, and he and Nemeth soon send Kazarian packing. Kazarian asks the fans if they think this is funny, then says he has something they are all going to enjoy: a referee's shirt that he pulls out of his tights. He then announces that he will be the special guest referee for the World title match at Bound For Glory.

Here are the must-see moments from tonight's show!

Generation NXT - NXT recap for September 24, 2024

Kelani Jordan retains the NXT Women's North American Championship against Wren Sinclair after dodging a top rope cross body from Sinclair that ends up hitting Myles Borne and Tavion Heights instead.

We see Trick Williams and Shawn Michaels hyping up NXT in Chicago, Illinois.

"All Ego" Ethan Page holds a press conference. He says that he has always dreamed of being a champion of a company and carrying a company on his back, which he says he does well, and that he has handled the pressure and has been a cut above. Ethan gives him credit where credit is due regarding Trick Williams' resiliency, but he says that resiliency will not be enough for him to become champion. He also guarantees that CM Punk will not be a factor in his NXT Championship match, and says he will make sure of that.

Backstage, CM Punk is talking with Je'Von Evans when Trick Williams shows up. Je'Von leaves, then Trick thanks CM Punk for stepping up as special guest referee and says the last month has been chaotic and that Ethan Page will do what it takes to stay champion. Trick says that he will not go down like that, and Punk says he has seen Trick win and lose the NXT title. While he hopes Trick wins the title back, Punk says there will be no favors given, as he is not playing favorites and he is ensuring the match is fair.

It's time for The Grayson Waller Effect. Tonight's guests are Nathan Frazer and Axiom. At the start of the segment, Theory says that he and Waller are the greatest graduates in NXT history before listing off their collective accomplishments, then they bring out Frazer and Axiom, who they will face for the NXT tag titles. Grayson says that Frazer and Axiom would make great additions to the SmackDown roster, but as individual competitors, as the tag team is not going to last. Frazer says that they are "more than fine," which is more than could be said about A-Town Down Under (Grayson and Theory). Theory takes exception to that comment, and Grayson says that nobody wants them to break up before stating that Frazer and Axiom are done as a team after they beat them for the tag titles. As A-Town Down Under continue to state Frazer and Axiom are better as singles competitors, Axiom says that while they did not plan this, they ended up being the tag team division's gatekeepers, and Frazer that they will send A-Town Down six feet under. Theory says that A-Town Down will put anyone down and that there are levels to this game, as impressive as Frazer and Axiom is. Grayson agrees, saying they have performed under the brightest lights and biggest stages, and that Frazer and Axiom will feel "The Grayson Waller Effect."Frazer asks what "The Grayson Waller Effect" is and asks if it should be "The Grayson Waller and Austin Theory Effect. Theory says that is a good idea, and their argument leads to the two of them hitting Frazer and Axiom with cheap shots.

In backstage footage from earlier today, Lexis King meets with Oro Mensah before their match tonight, saying he has thought long and hard about Oro's situation. They both come to a mutual understanding and end up shaking hands.

We hear from Hank Walker and Tank Ledger, who state that they used to look up to The O.C. (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) until recently, and that Gallows and Anderson are about to find out they not only hit first, they hit last.

Backstage, Karmen Petrovic and Brinley Reece get ready for their match when Ashante "Thee" Adonis shows up with a rose in his hand. He tries to hit on everyone in the room, but nobody is having it.

Hank Walker and Tank Ledger beat The O.C. (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) after stopping The O.C.'s double team and responding with one of their own.

Backstage, Je'Von Evans talks to Cedric Alexander about his match against Randy Orton in two weeks when A-Town Down Under (Grayson Waller and Austin Theory) show up, saying that Je'Von's chances against Orton are not good. Cedric says Je'Von's chances are better than A-Town Down Under's chances of being tag champs. Je'Von challenges A-Town Down Under to a tag match, then fools them into thinking Kevin Owens is behind them.

Oro Mensah beats Lexis King after Lexis initially uses the ropes for leverage after a jackknife pin and then decides not to before Mensah takes advantage with the exact same move.

We see footage of The D'Angelo Family (Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, Luca Crusifino, Arianne Rizzo) getting Tony D'Angelo getting ready for Oba Femi with pull-ups, rope climbs, truck pushing, cinderblock smashing and a sparring session with a man about Oba Femi's size.

Ridge Holland beats Riley Osborne despite Osborne stopping himself short during his top rope Shooting Star Press when Ridge gets the feet up to block the attack. After the match, Ridge continues to attack Riley, but Riley fights back. Ridge sends Riley into the ring steps, then grabs the broken barricade piece only to get superkicked. Riley then dives into Ridge from the ring steps, and officials and security have to restore order.

In a post from X (formerly Twitter), The Miz invites Oba Femi and Tony D'Angelo to Miz TV on next week's CW premiere.

Oba Femi holds a press conference. He says Tony D'Angelo can fool everyone, including himself, but he cannot fool him, as he knows he is broken and can see it in his eyes. He then takes no more questions and leaves.

In backstage footage from moments ago, we see a face-to-face between Wes Lee and Zachary Wentz with both men in separate rooms. Wentz says Trey Miguel will watch as he "beats the fuck out of Wes," but Wes says he will put him through the drywall. He then tells Wentz "Make sure Gigi doesn't watch." Wentz tells Wes to keep his fiancée's name out of his mouth. Wentz leaves the room, and when Wes finds out, he leaves his room to find him, and they both soon brawl. Security and officials quickly move into place.

Booker T and Vic Joseph thank the USA Network for almost five years of NXT on behalf of WWE. We then see footage from the last five years of NXT on USA Network.

Backstage, Lola Vice is meeting with General Manager Ava when Jaida Parker shows up. Ava says they both have problems with The Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley, Jazmyn Nyx), and that both of them will get their hands on them in a tag team match. This leads to Lola and Jaida arguing, and Ava says they have a week to figure things out.

Wendy Choo and Rosemary beat Brinley Reece and Karmen Petrovic after Ashante "Thee" Adonis shows up and distracts Karmen Petrovic as he hands a rose to someone in the front row.

Backstage, "All Ego" Ethan Page meets with CM Punk, and admits that he is not thrilled Punk is the special guest referee in his championship match. Punk says he appreciates the honesty, but Ethan says he has seen how Punk conducts himself as a referee and that he is not in the mood for drama, but Punk says that what happened last week was funny at the time because he on a red eye flight with no sleep and that he will not let anything go down. He says that if Ethan is the man like he says he is, he will prove it, and if he wins, he will raise his hand.

The Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley, Jazmyn Nyx) hold a press conference. Fallon says they have decided who among the two of them will be in the ring next week, but no one will know who until next week. Jacy says NXT has the greatest women's division in wrestling, then says that Kelani Jordan does not deserve to be champion before Lola Vice and Jaida Parker break in only for security to hold them back.

A-Town Down Under (Grayson Waller and Austin Theory) beat Cedric Alexander and Je'Von Evans after Nathan Frazer and Axiom show up to confront Grayson Waller, which causes Axiom to pull Frazer off the apron as Frazer has his hand on the top rope, which knocks Je'Von off the top turnbuckle. After the match, Frazer and Axiom argue with A-Town Down Under celebrates.

Trick Williams holds a press conference. Trick says he has held the NXT Championship once and wants to hold it again, as he needs to be the leader as NXT reaches new heights on The CW. He says that he is focused on Ethan Page, who he says always finds a way to get the job done, and that he has to be confident, control his emotions and beat Ethan Page to become champion.

Byron Saxton holds a press conference for Giulia vs. Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women's Championship next week. Giulia answers a question in Japanese, much to Roxanne's chagrin, and Funaki translates, saying Roxanne has shown that she is "The Prodigy," but her time is up. She says she has watched Roxanne come to NXT and carry the brand, but she came to NXT to become Women's Champion. Giulia says she became "The Beautiful Madness" by creating her opportunities, and in Chicago, she will show Roxanne that not is it a new era, but that it is time Roxanne passes the torch to her.Roxanne says she has been a Giulia fan and that she has watched her matches in Japan, and has wondered if their paths would ever cross. She says that this is a dream match for Giulia, who came all the way to NXT for her. Roxanne says that she is the one who deserves to lead NXT into a new era, as she is the one who built the division from the ground up. Giulia says she feels good and that moving to America has been incredible, as everything is new to her. She then say that what is not new is that she is the most feared wrestler in the world, and that NXT get to feel "The Beatiful Madness." Giulia then speaks in Japanese again only for someone else to interrupt, also in Japanese. All of a sudden, Stephanie Vaquer appears on the TitanTron, who asks Guilia what she will do when she appears on the other side of her championship match.

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THE NXT LVL - NXT LVL UP recap for September 20, 2024

Lash Legend beats Lainey Reed.

Backstage, Sarah Schreiber interivews Kali Armstrong. Armstrong says he been watching Brinley Reece for a while, and while Briney brings the acrobatics, she brings he pseed and aggression. Amstrong talks about her track and field career, and says that while she is new to professional wrestling, she had to wrestle with seven siblings growing up, and she hopes Brinley Reece is ready.

Brinley Reece beats Kali Armstrong.

Backstage, Shiloh Hill is met by Cutler James as he prepares to face Mark Coffey. Cutler tells Shiloh he has what it takes to do it, but tells him to play defense, as Mark Coffey is a serious competitor. Shiloh says he has figured things out by watchin Cutler, and Cutler says that next time, he will get the job done against Mark Coffey. Shiloh says that if his time in Stanford has taught him anything, it is that he can match his physicality, and if he brings out the aggression early, the odds are on him.

Mark Briscoe beats Shiloh Hill after knocking one of his teeth out with a right forearm.

Generation NXT - NXT recap for August 13, 2024

Backstage, Wes Lee is interviewed by Sarah Schreiber on his way into the building. Wes Lee says it is time to take what is his and leaves, then "All Ego" Ethan Page takes over the microphone with his own cube and announces that he is coming to the ring to address the fans. Ethan heads to the ring, then says the fans wanted so badly for Oro Mensah to dethrone him as NXT Champion, but everyone, including Oro, found out that he does what he says he will do and has the skills to back it up and the right to do so. He proclaims that his momentum is rolling on strong and that nobody is taking the NXT Championship from him, as "The Era of Ego" will roll on, as it is not NXT, but "N-X-Me." Suddenly, Joe Hendry shows up. Hendry reminds everyone that he stated that one not need to say his name last week, as he would simply appear, then gives credit where credit is due to Ethan Page for becoming champion only for him to steal his thunder at the end of Heatwave. He then says the fans left The Great American Bash talking about Wes Lee and not Ethan, and says that Ethan's ego says one but that reality says another. Ethan tells Hendry to go back to TNA, as he has no idea why he is still hanging around. Hendry says he is here for the same reason as everyone else - to win the NXT Championship - and Ethan acknowledges that everyone believes in Hendry, but he does not. Instead, he believes that Hendry's song makes him sick to his stomach whenever he hears it and that Hendry is on the fourteenth of his fifteen minutes of fame, and that if Hendry is silly enough to come after him and his title, he will expose him as a flash in the pan. Hendry says he is no overnight success and that he has been grinding for over ten years and has made believers out of many people, and says that he will take the NXT Championship all over the world as he leads the crowd into song. As Ethan leaves, Hendry is attacked from behind by Wes Lee.

Backstage, Wren Sinclair drives Charlie Dempsey crazy as he gets ready for his Heritage Cup Championship match.

The women's division meets with General Manager Ava, Robert Stone and Stevie Turner. There is a tumbler on the table to decide six random competitors who have not yet had a title shot to compete in an elimination Gauntlet Match. Wren Sinclair, Adrianna Rizzo, Sol Ruca are first three chosen, with the next three to be chosen later.

Charlie Dempsey beats Tony D'Angelo two falls to one (2-1) to become the NXT Heritage Cup Champion! Tony D'Angelo scores the first fall with a Fisherman's Buster with 2:04 (two minutes, four seconds) left in Round 2. Charlie Dempsey scores the second fall with a jackknife pin with 1:08 (one minute, eight seconds) left in Round 4, following a Round 3 that almost ends in disqualification when everyone gets in the ring and Wren Sinclair slapping sense into Dempsey. Dempsey scores the third and deciding fall with 0:59 (59 seconds) left after Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo tries to attack Dempsey only to be tossed out of the ring and Wren Sinclair tripping D'Angelo off the top rope as the referee is distracted to allow Dempsey to win the match and the title with a German suplex bridge pin.

In backstage footage from earlier today, Lola Vice and Kelani Jordan are having a converdsation when they both notice a distraught Tatum Paxley, who says that nobody is her friend as she accuses Lola of having everything handed to her. Lola says she has no idea where Tatum is going with this, and Tatum says she will show her.

Lexis King beats Eddy Thorpe.

We hear from Trick Williams, who says that he will figure Pete Dunne because he solves problems and fixes issues, just like he did with Carmelo Hayes and Ilja Dragunov. He talks about how he dealt with three men breaking into his car with rocks early in his college football career as he says that he and Dunne are more similar than they realize, then says one loss will not scare him away and that he will figure Pete Dunne out.

Backstage, Kelly Kincaid interviews Pete Dunne, who says that Trick Williams has no chance against him and that he is moving forward to the NXT Championship while men like Trick "bitch and moan." In the background, Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson confront Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley and Jazmyn Nyx for their hypocrisy.

Kelani Jordan guests on commentary for the next match.

Lola Vice beats Tatum Paxley as Kelani Jordan is suddenly attacked by Wendy Choo. After the match, Lola Vice helps Tatum Paxley up, but then notices Wendy Choo holding up the NXT Women's North American Championship over a downed Kelani.

Backstage, Adrianne Rizzo thanks Ava for the gauntlet match opportunity, then it is revealed that Jaida Parker, Kendal Grey and Karmen Petrovic are in the Gauntlet Match eliminator. Brinley Reece congratulates Karmen on the opportunity when Izzi Dame says she should have been in the gauntlet match before suddenly blurting out that she never liked Karmen since their tryout.

Wes Lee heads to the ring. Wes says he shocked the world as well as himself, as he thought he would win the NXT tag titles, but Zachary Wentz let him down again. He says this goes back to two years ago when Wentz let him down when he got released (which is not mentioned). He says that everyone felt sorry for Wentz more than they did for him, but he picked himself up and became the greatest NXT North American Champion of all time. He then says that Trey Miguel and Zachary Wentz abandoned him and got back together in TNA while he broke his back to become a top star in NXT, and while they aspired to reach greatness together, it was he and he alone who achieved that greatness. Wes says he is done being Wentz's caretaker and worrying about what he will say or do, as he was the one who kept everything together in The Rascalz (Trey, Wentz, Wes Lee), and he is tired of taking care of him. He then says that he cannot ride their coattails anymore, that they only came back because of the NXT-TNA partnership and that he knows he and Wentz will have their match, and that Wentz will realize that everything he said was true. Wes says he will show no mercy when he beats the hell out Wentz, then says Wentz and Trey can go back to TNA to have a meaningful career while he moves on to the NXT Championship. He then says "On behalf of Wes Lee, I wish you all the best in your future endeavors." Suddenly, Pete Dunne shows up. Dunne admits he is impressed, as somebody has finally started to figure out, but tells Wes Lee not to get too carried away, as he beat Trick Williams and he is focused on the NXT Championship. Joe Hendry suddenly shows up from behind Wes Lee and shoves him into Pete Dunne, and security and officials have to stop the brawl between all three men.

Backstage, Kelly Kincaid interviews Nathan Frazer and Axiom. Frazer admits they have not been eye-to-eye, but Axiom says last week was a thing of the past. Frazer says they are locked in and focused on defending the NXT tag titles. Axiom agrees, and says that they are locked in and that they will defend the tag titles against Chase University (Andre Chase and Ridge Holland).

Backstage, Tony D'Angelo admits that Charlie Dempsey and Wren Sinclair got one over on him. Oba Femi then suddenly shows up and says it is time for his open challenge, and tonight, he is ready for battle with Otis.

Backstage, Duke Hudson apologizes to Ridge Holland, as he and Riley Osborne were taken aback, and that it does not matter who wins the NXT tag title as long as they come to Chase University. Riley says that if Chase and Ridge win, they all win. Ridge thanks Chase University for continuing to believe in him and being behind him, and says he will do all in his power to bring home the NXT Tag Team Championships and make it the title reign to end all title reigns.

Oba Femi retains the NXT North American Championship in an open challenge against Otis.

We hear from Brooks Jensen, who says that he hit rock bottom and that he felt that people who were looking out were just nothing but empty words, then says that somebody was really looking out for him and wanted to make sure he was safe. He says this place is cutthroat and that people are turning on each other and out for themselves, then we find out he is talking about Shawn Spears, who says that his words were perfect, and not Josh Briggs.

Backstage, Malik Blade and Edris Enofé cannot believe what they have just seen, and neither can Hank Walker. Tank Ledger shows up, and Hank finds out he and Tank have a match next week with The O.C. (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson).

We see footage from the SummerSlam try out from earlier this month. We also get some background on Izzi's words from earlier: Izzi Dame tried out at the SummerSlam 2022 tryouts, as did Brinley Reece.

Izzi Dame beats Brinley Reece.

Backstage, Kelly Kincaid interviews General Manager Ava, who mentions the No Mercy Gauntlet Eliminator Match with the winner facing Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women's Championship. She also mentions a #1 contender's match between Joe Hendry, Pete Dunne and Wes Lee for the NXT Championship. Roxanne Perez shows up and brags about winning a similar gauntlet match to launch her career, and says that somebody will try to be the next Roxanne Perez but will be waiting a long time before touching the NXT Women's Championship.

Shawn Michaels announces that NXT is now going on the road for two weeks in a row as part of its debut on The CW, and while NXT has been on fire for the last year, it will be "a whole different animal" with The CW.

Backstage, Ashante "Thee" Adonis says everyone should be shooting their shot with him while everyone is shooting for the NXT Championship as he is surrounded by women. He then finds Dion Lennox reading a book, and challenges him to a match, not realizing "It Ends With This" is the name of the book Lennox is reading.

Chase University (Andre Chase and Ridge Holland) beat Nathan Frazer and Axiom to become the NXT Tag Team Champions! This happens after Andre Chase shoves Frazer off the top turnbuckle to prevent the Phoenix Splash, and after Axiom hits Chase with the Golden Ratio, Ridge clocks Axiom with a lariat and hits him with a DDT to win the match and the titles. After the match, Chase U students celebrate with Chase University in the ring as confetti falls and fog machines go off.

Here are the highlights from tonight's show!

Friday Night's Main Event - Main Event recap for July 26, 2024

Jacy Jayne beats Brinley Reece.

Alba Fyre beats Ivy Nile with a schoolkid pin while grabbing the tights following the distraction from Isla Dawn.

Generation NXT - NXT recap for July 2, 2024

Jaida Parker beats "Michin" Mia Yim in a street fight.

Backstage, Karmen Petrovic is annoyed by a sighing Arianna Grace. Arianna says Sol Ruca snatched with her soul, and with it, her heart, as she is from Toronto, Ontario, Canada and she really wanted to perform in her hometown for Heatwave. As Karmen says she is also from Toronto and Arianne says that Karmen is not as Canadian as she is, Jacy Jayne and Jazmyn Nyx show up to mock both them, and Karmen Petrovic is ready to fight them.

We hear from Je'Von Evans, who is looking forward to the NXT Championship Fatal 4-Way Match at Heatwave and becoming NXT Champion.

We hear from Kelani Jordan, who lists off her accomplishments prior to being the NXT Women's North American Champion before stating that she will walk out of Heatwave as champion.

New Catch Republic (Tyler Bate and Pete Dunne) beat Hank Walker and Tank Ledger.

We hear from Shawn Spears, who has that he returned to guide and lead the young talent, but he has been met with reluctance. He says that he will now lead by example, and when he returns home, he will reach his pinnacle, and the young talent will see the light and follow his lead when he wins the NXT Championship.

In backstage footage from earlier today, Oro Mensah talks with Robert Stone and Stevie Turner and finds out that he is back in action tonight against Myles Borne. He then finds out he will not be heading to Heatwave, which Mensah is strangely okay with.

Izzi Dame beats Brinley Reece. During the match, Tatum Paxley shows up and creeps Izzi out, and continues to do so after the match.

At Chase University, Duke Hudson reveals that his win last week was not exactly clean thanks to Ridge Holland. Ridge apologizes saying he wants to part of a family, not just a group, and that he was just trying to help. Andre Chase asks Ridge to stay back during Heatwave.

Lola Vice is in the ring. She calls out Roxanne Perez, who shows up with two security guards, who are here to ensure Lola does not knock her out and steal her title again. Roxanne says she can see through Lola, knowing it is the most important match of her career. She also says that Lola is not the same person who cashed in her Women's Breakout Tournament contract. Lola says Roxanne may be the champion, but she is a fighter in the ring or in the cage. Roxanne says she also saw Lola's match with "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler at Battleground and admits she may not last two minutes with Shayna, then says this is a wrestling match, not Bellator, and that Lola is in her world that she has mastered. Lola says that she was a fighter since before she was born, and that her mother was pregnant with her during her Black Belt and that she became a fourth-degree Black Belt at taekwando. She was training for the Olympics when her mother got sick, and she got into MMA to support her family, and in two years, she fought in Madison Square Garden. She says her mother will be watching when she becomes NXT Women's Champion. Roxanne says Lola believes every word she is saying and that she respects her story, but every other woman wants to make that same phone call and she makes sure those phone calls are ever made as she builds her legacy. She says that Lola will not take her title and that nobody else in the locker room will have it, either. Lola says she does not have to give it to her, as she will take it, as she took Roxanne's best shot and smiled while Roxanne took hers and she took her title. Lola says she will prove she is the best to cross over from MMA to WWE when she becomes the first-ever Cuban-American NXT Women's Champion. She then stares at Lola, and when security steps up, one of the security guards gets knocked out with the spinning back fist. Lola says she may be stepping in Roxanne's world, but when she knocks her out, she will not know which world she is in.

We hear from "All Ego" Ethan Page, who brags about attacking both Oro Mensah and Trick Williams and beating Je'Von Evans after making his name worldwide, and this Sunday, he will become NXT Champion.

Backstage, Damon Kemp shows up showing brass knuckles to the rest of No Quarter Catch Crew. Charlie Dempsey chews him out for it, then tells Myles Borne that his best friend is the power advantage and that he should use it.

We see footage of Eddy Thorpe deejaying, and as people are watching footage of a recent gig, Lexis King shows up and says Eddy should be ashamed of himself and that rock 'n roll is real music compared to EDM. Eddy says Lexis could learn something new if he opened his mind, and Lexis leaves.

Oro Mensah beats Myles Borne after Damon Kemp inadvertently distracts Myles by trying to hand him brass knuckles.

We see a video package for Wes Lee vs. Oba Femi for the NXT North American Championship at Heatwave.

Backstage, Tyriek Igew and Tyson Dupont are brawling with Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang). Referees run in to break up the brawl.

Backstage, Malik Blade and Edris Enofé speak with Brinley Reece, and Edris says positivity does not always bring results. Brinley is bummed out and she, Malik and Edris leave. Afterwards, The O.C. (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) show up in front of the camera, wanting a match with OTM (Bronco Nima and Lucien Price) next week.

Wendy Choo beats Carlee Bright by submission. At the start of the match, it is announced that Tyriek Igew and Tyson Dupont vs. Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang) later tonight will not be happening, with both teams being checked on backstage.

We hear from Trick Williams, who calls Sunday his biggest test yet, and he says that while anything can happen, the only thing happening is him retaining the NXT Championship.

We hear from Senior Vice President of NXT and Talent Relations Shawn Michaels, who says that Brooks Jensen has been the cause of numerous disturbances in NXT in the last several months and has disparaged the NXT brand. He announces that next week, there will be a sit-down meeting to steer him in the right direction.

Jazmyn Nyx beats Karmen Petrovic after Jacy Jayne grabs Karmen by the foot on the outside.

Backstage, Nathan Frazer is focused with WWE Speed while Axiom is focused on their upcoming tag team match with Chase University (Andre Chase and Duke Hudson). Frazer says that they will be fine and that he will be focused when the time comes.

Backstage, Karmen Petrovic meets with General Manager Ava and finds out that Natalya has met with her, and that she and Natalya will face Jazmyn Nyx and Jacy Jayne on the Heatwave pre-show. Arianna Grace shows up wanting to tag with Karmen Petrovic.

We hear from Sol Ruca, who talks about how she taught herself everything she knows through trial and error and became a successful college gymnast, and how she was in her element at Battleground. She admits she came up short that night, but one cannot be afraid to fail. She says she is walking the walk and bringing the heat to become NXT Women's North American Champion.

Trick Williams, Shawn Spears, Je'Von Evans and "All Ego" Ethan Page meet in the ring for a contract signing for their Fatal 4-Way Match for the NXT Championship at Heatwave. Trick says that everyone will be chanting for him, and Ethan Page says Trick that regardless of the match that he is in, he will bring the same energy and fight for the fans and with his emotions, but that Trick's swagger will get in the way. He says that he can beat Trick to become champion, but he does not have to. Trick says he may have less experience than anyone else who has worn the NXT title, but he has worn it well and has put in the work, and he will add one more win to his resumé. Shawn says Trick loves the sound of his own voice and that he himself loves this emotion, then tells Trick to keep doing his thing because his emotion will bring the title to him, as it is the same emotion that gave him the win against Trick last week. Shawn then says that Je'Von Evans is happy to be there as he signs the contract, and compares Je'Von to the team that makes it to the championship game but does not have what it takes to win the big one. Je'Von says everyone wants to use his age to make him look like a punk or make fun of his lack of experience, but he is more than happy to be here, and after making fun of Shawn for never being NXT Champion, he says he will show Shawn what a champion looks like. Je'Von then signs the contract. After that Ethan signs the contract, then says he and Shawn have beaten Je'Von and asks Trick if he can do the same. Trick says he likes Je'Von a lot, but says he - or anyone else - can take his title. Shawn and Ethan then argue over who among the two of them will win as Trick signs the contract, then Shawn makes fun of Je'Von's young age before a brawl breaks out when Je'Von chews Shawn out. Shawn and Ethan then end up slammed through tables to end the show.

Here is the recap for tonight's show!

Generation NXT - NXT recap for June 11, 2024

Kelani Jordan heads to the ring to start tonight's show. Kelani says she has won many gymnastics championships in her life, but nothing compares to becoming the first-ever NXT Women's North American Championship, and says that while it was a fight on Sunday, she will remember this for the rest of her life. She also says that with no prestige or legacy to uphold with her title, she has to make one herself, and she will prove day in and day out in the ring that no one can "do it like 'Lani." Jaida Parker shows up and says all Kelani Jordan proved is that she can scurry up a ladder like a squirrel, then namedrops "Michin" Mia Yim as she says she will be the next Women's North American Champion before she is suddenly attacked by Michin. This starts a match.

"Michin" Mia Yim beats Jaida Parker with a roll-up. During the match, The O.C. (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) show up to check on Michin, then Jaida Parker gets a chair. As Gallows distracts the referee, Anderson takes the chair away, and Michin rolls Jaida up for the win.

In footage from yesterday, New Catch Republic (Tyler Bate and Pete Dunne) stand up for Wes Lee. Tyler Bate says he will not stand by and let Wes Lee get bullied, then Pete Dunne tells Gallus (Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey, Wolfgang) to prove themselves in the ring.

Backstage, Chase University is divided when it comes to Ridge Holland, with Duke Hudson and Riley Osborne saying they do not trust Ridge. Thea Hail finally yells at everyone to stop arguing and realize they have all been in a situation of being untrustworthy. She then says that they are all Chase U and that this is not a teachable moment; this is the truth.

We see footage of "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes outside of the building with fans from earlier today.

Gallus (Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey, Wolfgang) beat Wes Lee and New Catch Republic (Tyler Bate and Pete Dunne) in a six-man tag match.

Backstage, Jaida Parker mentions her loss to Bronco Nima and Lucien Price and The O.C. (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) getting themselves involved, then mentions that she will run Michin out of NXT.

Backstage, Malik Blade and Edris Enofé want Brinley Reece to be careful tonight. Brinley says she appreciates the concern, then says Wendy Choo is a sweetheart and that they will have a fun match.

We see a travel diary of Sol Ruca's time in Las Vegas for NXT Battleground.

Wendy Choo - now with a darker appearance and personality - beats Brinley Reece with a straitjacket hold.

In footage from after last week's show, Oro Mensah attacks Ethan Page and security has to step in. We also see footage from before NXT Battleground where Oro attacks Ethan again, as well as another post-show attack from Oro on Ethan at Battleground. It is now announced that as per General Manager Ava, Oro Mensah has bene fined as well as banned from the building tonight.

Outside of the building, Byron Saxton interviews Roxanne Perez. Roxanne brags about beating Jordynne Grace and retaining the NXT Women's Championship, then mentions her State of the Women's Division address before Mr. Stone congratulates her and asks what will be in her address. Roxanne says everyone will have to wait just like she did for her opponent on Sunday.

"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes heads to the ring. Rhodes says "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles has been a lot of things throughout his career, then says that he will add quitting to him to his career on Saturday. Suddenly, Trick Williams shows up. Trick says that he and Cody have had similar journeys, huge mountains to climb and huge chips on their shoulders to get to where they are now, and now that they have their championships on the other side of the mountain, everything feels different now. He says that instead of chasing something, they have what they chased, and now people are attacking them. He then asks Cody how he deals with all this. Cody says that even though they have conquered similar mountains, there is another mountain for Trick to climb. He then says he does not want to get ahead of himself, then says General Manager Ava has allowed him to reveal his next challenger for the NXT Championship. Cody announces that the next challenger will be decided in a 25-man over-the-top-rope battle royal, and some of the people in the match may come from different locker rooms. Trick stops Cody as he leaves, saying that July 4th is around the corner, and asks him if he is coming to the cook-out. Cody says yes, and both men hug before Cody's theme is played.

Backstage, Sarah Schreiber interviews Dante Chen, who says that while Lexis King may dismiss his two victories against him, he will leave a lasting impression with cane shots on his body before striking at some pipes. Dante then says his Singaporean spirit will teach him discipline as he ends this on his terms.

Backstage in the women's locker room, Carlee Bright introduces herself to Wendy Choo, but finds out like everyone else in the room that Wendy's dark side is out there for all to see.

The WWE 2024 NIL class is seen in the front row.

Lexis King beats Dante Chen in a Singapore Cane Match after hitting Dante with a low blow and nailing him in the throat with his own cane.

Backstage, Jacy Jayne and Jazmyn Nyx are met by Cody Rhodes, who gifts Jacy with his "Undashing" face mask from out of a brown paper bag.

Eddy Thorpe returns next!

Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson catch up with "Michin" Mia Yim, who announces that she is the next challenger for the Women's North American Championship. Anderson says that Styles will become WWE Champion at the same time that Michin tastes gold.

Before the next match, someone tries to get his hands on Vic Joseph at the announce table. (It is later revealed via social media that this is Brooks Jensen.)

Eddy Thorpe beats Tavion Heights.

Backstage, Charlie Dempsey has been watching the last match, and he tells Myles Borne to go get Tavion Heights so they can recruit him. When Damon Kemp says they do not need new members in No Quarter Catch Crew (Dempsey, Kemp, Borne), Dempsey mentions his failure to win back the Heritage Cup.

Backstage, General Manager Ava and Mr. Stone talk in the office regarding Roxanne Perez's State of the Women's Division address when Stevie Turner shows up and says that she has overheard Roxanne wanting an apology from Ava. Ava then gets an important phone call.

Shawn Spears beats Je'Von Evans after Je'Von Evans leaps backwards off the middle rope and lands face-first on the announce desk.

Backstage, Nathan Frazer and Axiom are with New Catch Republic (Tyler Bate and Pete Dunne) in the locker room when The D'Angelo Family (Tony D'Angelo, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, Luca Crusifino) shows up. Tony D'Angelo says he did not think Nathan Frazer and Axiom did not have it in them, and D'Angelo wants to give him a history lesson on the Heritage Cup. After The D'Angelo Family leaves, Axiom wants Frazer to focus, but Frazer says he can be a double champion, as he misses holding the Heritage Cup.

Backstage, "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes is met by Shawn Spears, "All Ego" Ethan Page and Lexis King - all good friends who used to be in All Elite Wrestling - who all say they will win the battle royal next week.

Roxanne Perez heads to the ring for her State of the Women's Division address. Roxanne says she has upheld her promise to protect the NXT Women's Championship and that there are levels to this and nobody is on hers. She says that the fans are just finding out what she has always known, then asks General Manager Ava to head to the ring. Ava shows up and congratulates Roxanne, but says it is about what one does as champion, not what one says. Roxanne says that Ava makes everything about her, and says that she will find a way to win against whoever she puts in line for her and that there is nobody who will take her title. Suddenly, Jacy Jayne and Jazmyn Nyx show up. Jacy, who is wearing "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes' mask on top of hers, says Roxanne has been taking credit for the entire women's division and that Roxanne lost her innocence as well as her memory, as she was a reason people tuned in to NXT before Roxanne's rise. Jazmyn says the last few weeks have made Roxanne forget that the biggest threats to her title reign are right under her roof, then Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson show up. Lash says Meta-Four has been making history every single week, and Jakara says since Roxanne wants to take credit for what they are doing, they are going after her and not Kelani Jordan. Lola Vice shows up and says that while Roxanne proved she was different at NXT Battleground, so did she, and her fists do not lie. She says it is only a matter of time and that only Roxanne is on her level. When Jakara tells Lola to shake her ass to the back of the line, Lola kicks Jakara in the head, starting a brawl, and Lola stands tall with Roxanne in the ring to end the show.

Here are the full highlights from tonight's show!

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

Generation NXT - NXT recap for May 21, 2024

Fallon Henley beats Thea Hail after baiting her into a Shining Wizard to qualify for the NXT Women's North American Championship Ladder Match. After the match, Jazmyn Nyx gets in the ring and beats up Thea Hail. During the match, Ridge Holland stops Fallon from using a metal folding chair as a weapon, but the referee ends up tossing him and the rest of Chase University (Andre Chase, Duke Hudson, Riley Osborne) ejected from ringside.

Backstage, The D'Angelo Family (Tony D'Angelo, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, is met by Nathan Frazer and Axiom. After an A-Kid joke and a chat about championship opportunity where Frazer and Axiom state they will give title shots to NXT Superstars, Luca Crusifino and Stacks want a shot at the tag team titles. Frazer says they've got it.

It is announced that Ivar is out indefinitely following the attack from Gallus at the end of last week's show, and that Wes Lee and Josh Briggs want to beat him up.

Backstage, Kelly Kincaid interviews Gallus (Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey, Wolfgang). The three of them brags about beating up three of NXT's best, and Joe Coffey says that when he becomes #1 contender tonight, Oba Femi will find out just how dangerous Gallus is. Mark Coffey says NXT will not be as comfortable now that they are back.

Nathan Frazer and Axiom retain the NXT Tag Team Championships agaisnt The D'Angelo Family (Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo and Luca Crusifino) after No Quarter Catch Crew (Charlie Dempsey, Damon Kemp, Myles Borne) leap the barricade and attack Tony D'Angelo at ringside. After the match, The O.C. attack Nathan Frazer and Axiom in the ring.

Backstage, Mr. Stone is talking to one of the participants of the NXT Women's Combine when Lexis King shows up and says the only way to recruit the next big superstar is to recruit him, as he is virtually undefeated. General Manager Ava shows up and puts Lexis King in a match against a mystery opponent. Lexis leaves, and Mr. Stone says Lexis King should have has ass handed to him and that he should be the one to do it. Ava reminds him that his last match did not go so well and says that he will find the perfect opponent for Lexis King.

Backstage, Riley Osborne is ticked off with Ridge Holland getting Chase University (Andre Chase, Duke Hudson, Osborne) ejected from ringside, and blames him for Thea losing the match. As Ridge confronts Riley for judging him when he gave him the benefit of the doubt last week, Andre Chase stands between them and tells them to settle things in the ring.

Oba Femi guests on commentary for the next match.

Wes Lee and Josh Briggs beat Joe Coffey in a Triple Threat Match to decide a #1 contender for the NXT North American Championship. During the match, Josh Briggs headbutts Wes Lee, which causes him to fall onto Joe Coffey's legs before he hits a splash on Joe Coffey. Both men are on top of Joe Coffey for the three count.

Backstage, Kelly Kincaid interviews Karmen Petrovic and Natalya. Karmen Petrovic says that this may be her first main event, but with Natalya at her side, she is ready. Natalya says she and Karmen have bonded and that they will be a well-oiled winning machine.

Backstage, Edris Enofé says he is full of bad luck, but Malik Blade tells Edris to focus on positivity. Brinley Reece says it not about luck, but about confidence, and whatever they decide to do as to whether they will be in her corner tonight, she is all for it.

Backstage, Oba Femi meets with General Manager Ava on who his opponent will be. He finds out that he will be facing Wes Lee, Joe Coffey and Josh Briggs for the NXT North American Championship in a Fatal 4-Way Match at Battleground.

Jaida Parker beats Brinley Reece to qualify for the NXT Women's North American Championship Ladder Match. Malik Blade and Edris Enofé watch from backstage during the match, but show up to watch from the stage near the end.

Backstage, Fallon Henley is met by Jazymn Nyx, who talk about Henley's win tonight and her Women's North American Championship aspirations. Jazymyn Nyx mentions Fallon saying she does not need friends, which means she could get her revenge on Thea Hail, then walks away. Fallong looks shocked.

We see Wendy Choo wake up.

We hear from Roxanne Perez, who says it is her title against the world and that she is better, and anybody can say what they want to say about her. She says all she cares about is the NXT Women's Championship, as all she sees is a prodigy when she looks in the mirror.

Backstage, General Manager Ava is on the phone, stating that Roxanne Perez will soon find out who her next challenger for the NXT Women's Championship is for Battleground.

Before the next match, Lexis King says that another opponent will soon fall to him and that he is undefeated. Mr. Stone soon shows up, points to the stage, and Dante Chen shows up to challenge Lexis King.

Dante Chen beats Lexis King after countering the Coronation with an inside cradle following the distraction by Mr. Stone.

Backstage, Lola Vice and "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler talk about their match. Lola says they are unstoppable, and Shayna tells Lola to keep the dancing backstage.

Trick Williams heads to the ring. He brings up Noam Dar attacking him from behind on Supernova Sessions, then mentions Noam Dar being attacked backstage last week. He makes it known that he did not attack Noam Dar, and if he wanted to, Noam Dar would have unconscious. Suddenly, the rest of Meta-Four show up, and Jakara Jackson says that Trick Williams isn't tricking them and that they know it was him. Oro Mensah tells Trick to be a man admit he does not deserve to be NXT Champion. Lash Legend, on the other hand, believes Trick, much to Jakara and Oro's surprise, and Trick threatens to kick Oro's ass. Suddenly, Joe Coffey shows up, and Wolfgang and Mark Coffey attack Trick from behind with Joe Coffey joining in. Je'Von Evans runs into the ring to save Trick Williams, but the numbers game takes over, even as Trick Williams gets back up.

Backstage, Mr. Stone tells Dante Chen that he deserved tonight's win, and General Manager Ava shows up to congratulate Dante Chen. Chen thanks Ava for the opportunity, and Ava thanks Mr. Stone for making another star tonight.

Natalya and Karmen Petrovic beat "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler and Lola Vice. After the match, Shayna helps Lola up, but Lola kicks Shayna in the head. Shayna gets up as Lola dances on the apron, however, and puts Lola in the Kirifuda Clutch. Referees have to get Shayna off Lola, then General Manager Ava shows up. Ava says they are looking for a fight and that they will get it at Battleground, then Shayna Baszler takes the microphone and says "NXT Underground" before going at it with Lola again to end the show.

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

THE NXT LVL - NXT LVL UP recap for May 17, 2024

Tavion Heights beats Jasper Troy.

In backstage footage from earlier today, Sarah Schreiber interviews Brinley Reece and her new tag team partner, Layla Diggs, who has a background in track, gymnastics and personal training. Diggs says she has confidence issues, but she cannot think of anyone better to team up with.

Brinley Reece and Layla Diggs beat Carlee Bright and Kendal Grey.

Generation NXT - NXT recap for April 9, 2024

Roxanne Perez heads to the ring to start tonight's show. Roxanne says that what happened at Stand & Deliver was justice for the woman who went a year without her title and the culmination of a journey she was forced to take against her will, and now, all is right with the world. She says she knew Lyra Valkyria's arm was not at 100% and she used it as a target, and she did not care if she broke her arm. She also calls Lyra "a stupid champion" before stating there is nothing anyone can do to take her title from her. Roxanne says everything is on her terms and that nobody will tell her otherwise, and that she is only giving it up when she heads to Raw or SmackDown in the WWE Draft. Lyra shows up and asks if Roxanne if packing her bags after only two days as champion, then tells her to go to Raw and Smackdown and leave the NXT title here, as she will take it back in a rematch, despite being in a sling. Roxanne questions Lyra's decision maing here, then Tatum suddenly shows up and says that while Lyra is not medically cleared, she is. Lyra apologizes to Tatum for her words and says she is fine, but Tatum asks her if she is really fine before throwing her into the ring steps. After Roxanne says there will not be a title match, Natalya suddenly shows up wanting to face her for the NXT Championship, as the NXT Women's Championship is the one title she has never won. Lyra tries to talk her way out of it and walk away, but General Manager Ava shows up and makes the match official tonight.Roxanne tries to go for a cheap shot, but Natalya manages to outsmart her.

We see footage from "NXT Anonymous" of Nathan Frazer and Axiom asking General Manager Ava for another shot at the NXT Tag Team Championships.

Backstage, Kelly Kincaid interviews Nathan Frazer and Axiom. Frazer says they have one last chance and that tonight has to be different, and Axiom says that despite their history as rivals, their place is on top. Frazer says that if they can't do this, they will have to go their separate ways.

Earlier today at the Chase University campus, Kelani Jordan and Fallon Henley are awarded honorary degrees for their help at Stand & Deliver. Jacy Jayne and Jasmyn Nyx show up suddenly, and reveals that she really bailed Chase University out because back in July at The Great American Bash, Andre Chase bet on Thea Hail to beat Tiffany Stratton and win the NXT Women's Championship only to lose big, and calls Thea Hail "the problem." Andre Chase confesses to this and apologizes, saying he will bet on her every time, but Thea Hail walks out.

Kiana James and Izzi Dame beat Fallon Henley and Kelani Jordan.

We see a vignette for Je'Von Evans, who debuts next. Backstage, OTM (Bronco Nima, Lucien Price, Scrypts, Jaida Parker) are not impressed with Je'Von Evans, and Scrypts says Je'von is about to get bounced before they head to the ring.

Backstage, Charlie Dempsey talks with Damon Kemp and Myles Borne about Josh Barnett's Bloodsport X when The D'Angelo Family (Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, Arianna Rizzo, Luca Crusifino) shows up. Luca Crusifino says Tony D'Angelo will not be back until next week, and Stacks accuses the No Quarter Catch Crew (Dempsey, Kemp, Borne) of not wanting to get their hands dirty and having someone else do the work. This leads to a tag team match between the two sides when Arianna Rizzo says they can settle things in the ring tonight.

Je'Von Evans beats Scrypts.

In backstage footage from earlier today, Kelly Kincaid catches up with Ridge Holland, wanting to know what is going on after he hit Joe Gacy with a chair. Joe Gacy pops up out of some curtains and says he understands, as he went from being a Superstar to being in the countdown panel. Ridge walks away, but runs into Joaquin Wilde and Cruz del Toro, who say that they are not buying his "apology tour." As Ridge Holland leaves the building, del Toro goes after him only to get his hand caught in the door and hurt his fingers.

Roxanne Perez retains the NXT Women's Championship against Natalya after Lola Vice suddenly shows up and kicks Natalya in the back of the leg as the referee checks on Roxanne.

Backstage, Bron Breakker is met by Baron Corbin, who is fired up for tonight's match. Corbin tries to get Breakker to admit that their teaming up was a good thing, but Breakker refuses because he wants him to admit it. A few seconds later, it becomes obvious he was messing with Corbin.

Backstage, Lola Vice says she is tired of waiting for opportunities and is making her own, and as she states that she is ready for the NXT Women's North American Championship, she is attacked from behind by Natalya. Referees have to restore order.

The D'Angelo Family (Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo and Luca Crusifino) beat No Quarter Catch Crew (Damon Kemp and Myles Borne) after Stacks throws Charlie Dempsey into the ring, allowing for a double-team on Damon Kemp.

Oba Femi heads to the ring. Oba says some things are just inevitable, and that he knew he would retain the North American Championship at Stand & Deliver. He says this match would be the genesis of his rule and that nobody could deny Josh Briggs and Dijak's persistence. He says that 17,000 people witnessed his power, but all he could think of is this moment when he stood in the ring, still champion, and that he will inevitably remain champion for a very long time. Suddenly, Ivar shows up and says he can tell by the look in his face that he could not foretell he would be here tonight, and that everyone is talking about his match from Saturday, which he admits he loved the chaos of. He says that his match was exactly the kind of fight that he lives for, then Oba Femi asks Ivar what he wants. Ivar says he felt a deep jealousy, not just for the title around his shoulder, but for the fight that he wanted to be part of. Ivar says Josh Briggs and Dijak threw everything at him, but he remained the immovable object, and now he knows he is the one who can take him down and take the North American Championship. Oba says "We shall see," and as he leaves, Ivar stops him and says "Yes...we shall see." This leads to a brawl in which Ivar comes out on top.

Backstage, Meta-Four (Noam Dar, Oro Mensah, Lash Legend, Jakara Jackson) talk about how Stand & Deliver was the biggest ever. Meanwhile, Oro Mensah is still ticked off about Oba Femi hitting him with a door. Dijak suddenly shows up regarding Meta-Four's parody of him, and after Noam Dar tells him to stop being miserable all the time, Dijak tells Meta-Four that this is their only warning.

Jaida Parker beats Brinley Reece.

Backstage, Arianna Grace talks with Sol Ruca about her making Gigi Dolin into a proper lady before claiming she was the best kept secret of WrestleMania weekend before bringing up the NXT Women's North American Championship. As she leaves to take a call fro Gigi Dolin, Lola Vice shows up angry at the beating Natalya gave her, and when Sol Ruca reminds her that Natalya got revenge for costing her the NXT Women's Championship, Lola takes exception to this and leaves after saying a lot has changed since Sol Ruca was gone.

Nathan Frazer and Axiom beat Baron Corbin and Bron Breakker to become the NXT Tag Team Champions after Bron Breakker nearly hits Baron Corbin with a Spear. All of a sudden, The Final Testament (Karrion Kross, Scarlett, Akam, Rezar, Paul Ellering) show up and Akam and Rezar attack Frazer and Axiom before hitting them with the Super Collider.

It is announced that Josh Briggs has suffered two fractured ribs in his match at Stand & Deliver. It is also announced that Spring Breakin' will take place on April 23rd and April 30th.

Trick Williams heads to the ring. Trick says that he and Carmelo Hayes went to war and that this weekend broke records, then says that while he does not agree with Carmelo or what he did, Carmelo is still "Him." He says that because of this, he had to show Carmelo who Trick is. Trick then asks what is next for him, then says he knows what is next and that so do the fans, and that is the NXT Championship. Trick then asks Ilja Dragunov to come to the ring, and Ilja Dragunov shows up and heads to the ring. He says that he is proud of the Superstar that Trick has become as well as Trick's charisma. After Trick says that the fans want to see him as NXT Champion, Dragunov says that Trick is full of himself, as he should be, but denies him a shot at the title, as he had his chance and failed and it is time for another Superstar to get a chance to face him. Trick asks who he has to beat to face him, and says nothing will stop him from the NXT Championship. Dragunov says Trick is a risk-taker and that he tells him that this will be his biggest risk, and tells him he has his shot in two weeks at Spring Breakin'. Dragunov then says that when he beats Trick, Trick must leave NXT. Trick says that if he cannot beat Dragunov, then he does not belong in NXT, and he accepts his challenge. After they shake hands, Carmelo Hayes attacks Trick Williams from behind, knocking him into Dragunov in the process before telling him he will beat him in a steel cage match next week.

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

THE NXT LVL - NXT LVL UP recap for April 5, 2024

Dante Chen beats Drake Morreaux.

Earlier this week in the Performance Center, Je'Von Evans is confronted by OTM (Bronco Nima, Lucien Price, Scrypts, Jaida Parker), but Tyriek Igwe and Tyson Dupont show up before things get worse.

Tatum Paxley beats Brinley Reece.

OTM (Bronco Nima, Lucien Price, Scrypts) beat Je'Von Evans, Tyriek Igwe and Tyson Dupont in a six-man tag match.

Generation NXT - NXT recap for March 19, 2024

Roxanne Perez beats Tatum Paxley with the Pop Rox followed by the crossface. After the match, Roxanne says it has been one week and that she will not wait any longer, and demands General Manager Ava give her the title that she has never lost. Lyra Valkyria shows up with her left arm in a sling and fights Roxanne. Roxanne fights back and also attacks Tatum Paxley when she tries to help, and referees have to stop Roxanne after she rips off Lyra's sling and puts Lyra in a crossface.

Backstage, Noam Dar talks with the rest of Meta-Four (Oro Mensah, Lash Legend, Jakara Jackson). Noam says Trick Williams was smooth on the microphone, and that he will be smooth in the ring. After Lash Legend says she cannot wait to beat Trick up after the kiss he gave her last week, Alpha Academy (Maxxine Dupri, Otis, Akira Tozawa) shows up, and Otis admits that he is a bit jealous of Trick Williams, much to the disgust of Meta-Four.

Backstage, General Manager Ava checks on Lyra, who is medically cleared, in the trainer's room. Lyra tells Ava to make the match between her and Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women's Championship at Stand & Deliver. Ava tells Lyra she has her match.

Josh Briggs suddenly shows up and enters the ring, and mentions that Oba Femi will brag about what he did to Brooks Jensen. He says that it pissed him off that Oba decimated Jensen with a smile on his face as he was out there to wound. Josh Briggs then dares Oba Femi to put him through the ring, and Oba Femi shows up. Oba says he relishes the ide of pushing a man to his limits and then to the edge, for when he steps into the ring, there is no place for emotion. Femi says that results are all that matters, and that his results speak volumes. He calls Briggs a man of courage , and Briggs says Femi thinks he is the baddest man around here and is about to meet someone badder. Briggs says that NXT is where he throws hands, and dares Femi to put the North American Championship on the line so they can see who falls off the edge first. After Femi tells Briggs not to say that he did not warn him, Dijak shows up. Dijak says Oba Femi may be a man of destiny, but not a man of memory, and told him that he would be waiting for him. Dijak says he is here, then Briggs tells him to get out of the ring. Oba Femi says this is not between anybody and that there is only him and everyone else. As Oba Femi leaves, Briggs shoves Femi into Dijak, starting a brawl that referees have to stop.

Backstage, Shawn Spears relishes in what he has just seen in the ring. As he leaves, we find out that Joe Gacy has been watching him.

Carmelo Hayes is seen heading towards the arena with his personal security detail.

Nathan Frazer and Axiom beat No Quarter Catch Crew (Charlie Dempsey and Myles Borne) in a Triple Threat Tag Team Title #1 Contender's match qualifier.

In a video from "NXT Anonymous," Mr. Stone takes offense to Von Wagner carrying out of the ring like he was a little baby, saying he may have lost but felt like a man. Von Wagner says he did not mean anything carrying him out of the ring and will make it right, but Mr. Stone says he does not care what Von Wagner does.

Backstage, Kelly Kincaid interviews Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin. As Bron and Corbin aruge over who paid the dinner check last night, Alpha Academy (Maxxine Dupri, Otis, Akira Tozawa) shows up, wanting to know why there are not in the tag team eliminator. Tozawa says they are here to represent the Alpha Academy, and Maxxine Dupri state that they want to earn their way to Stand & Deliver by beating Bron and Corbin tonight. Corbin says they will pay for issuing this challenge, but Tozawa says they will do whatever it takes to win. Bron says this will not be fun, and that it will end with a Spear and an End of Days.

Sol Ruca beats Brinley Reece. After the match, Sol Ruca is attacked from behind by Blair Davenport.

Backstage, Gigi Dolin and Wren Sinclair talk about Gigi's match with Arianna Grace. Arianna shows up and says Gigi's actions where intentional while hers were accidental, then says that while it will be a tall task, she will make her into a lady. She then gives Gigi a pageant sash saying "Ms. NXT In Training."

We hear from Ridge Holland via Instagram, who says that his efforts to redeem himself have not gone well and that his match with Shawn Spears has proven that, and that he will do what everyone wants him to do.

The D'Angelo Family (Tony D'Angelo, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, Adriana Rizzo, Luca Crusifino) heads to the ring. D'Angelo says that Stand & Deliver in two weeks will be the biggest one of all time when he gets his shot at the NXT Championship. He says that as The Don, time is at an ultimate premium and his family is on an upward trajectory. He mentions Crusifino's college education alongside Stacks and Adriana's muscle, then says wisdom equals power and that while he has a lot of power, a lot of responsibility comes with it. After D'Angelo introduces Crusifino as his consigliere, Crusifino says it is an honor and that he pledges his loyalty to the family. D'Angelo then addresses Ilja Dragunov, saying that he respects him as both a man and as a champion, and in the last few weeks, he showed Dragunov that he will be the one man to "break the unbreakable." Dragunov shows up on the TitanTron, saying he came to the restaurant for a conversation and that D'Angelo left him alone on a bridge with his own thoughts. He says the NXT Championship is a power beyond D'Angelo's reach. D'Angelo says that Dragunov has no idea what he can do and has no control, and that there is so much he can do between Stand & Deliver. He has even spoken with General Manager Ava, and next week, Dragunov has a match with Stacks. He says he will see Dragunov at Stand & Deliver, then asks what shape Dragunov will be in then and says it will all be up to him. D'Angelo then warns Dragunov that if he makes one wrong move, Stand & Deliver will be a burial.

Backstage, Thea Hail apologizes to Riley Osborne, saying she was not herself on their date and the last couple of months and says she is trying to figure out who she is. She wants to know if they can still be friends, and Riley says he is just glad Thea is back. As Thea celebrates with Andre Chase and Duke Hudson, Riley asks all three of them if they are coming with him to the ring for his match.

We see Karmen Petrovic practicing karate - and Lola Vice mocking Petrovic and practicing her MMA skills - on TikTok.

Drew Gulak beats Riley Osborne two falls to one (2-1) to retain the NXT Heritage Cup. Osborne scores the first fall with 24 (twenty-four) seconds left in Round 1 with a top rope Shooting Star Press. Gulak scores the second fall with 1:35 (one minute, thirty-five seconds) left in Round 2 with a Sunset Flip, then hits a cheap shot that starts a brouhaha during the commercial break and before the rest period can happen. Gulak scores the third and deciding fall with 46 (forty-six) seconds left in Round 4 after Thea Hail goes after Jacy Jayne in the ring, allowing Jasmyn Nyx to hold Riley by the feet as he goes for a Superplex on Gulak, allowing Gulak to land on top of Riley Osborne for the pin and the win to retain.

Backstage, Fallon Henley catches up with Brooks Jensen outside of the arena. Jensen says that he is done, and tells Fallon not to worry about him, as she is doing well and Josh Briggs has things figured out, and he has no idea what he wants. Meanwhile, Kelani James shows up looking for Kiana James and Izzi Dame, and Fallon Henley offers Kelani her help.

Backstage General Manager Ava makes Alpha Academy (Otis and Akira Tozawa) vs. Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin for a spot at Stand & Deliver official. Meanwhile, Thea Hail and Duke Hudson show up, and Thea mentions Jacy Jayne and Jasmyn Nyx costing Riley Osborne the Heritage Cup. Ava says that Jasmyn Nyx will get her first match against her, then talks with Duke Hudson and tells him he will be in action next week, and if he wins, he could be in the North American title picture at Stand & Deliver. Duke Hudson likes the idea.

The O.C. (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) beat Hank Walker and Tank Ledger to qualify for the #1 contender's triple threat tag team match at Stand & Deliver.

Backstage, Kelly Kincaid interviews Trick Williams. Trick admits he is traveling light and making his own decisions these days, but that is how he likes it. He says that he will beat Noam Dar and look good doing it, and tells Carmelo Hayes that if he shows his face, he will whup his ass.

Backstage, Roxanne Perez says that if Lyra Valkyria will not do the right thing and hand her the NXT Women's Championship, then she will rip it out of her hands at Stand & Deliver.

Backstage, Kiana James and Izzi Dame give kudos to Jacy Jayne and Jasmyn Nyx for their actions earlier tonight, and they all agree that Thea Hail is a lost cause. After Kiana and Izzi brag about attacking Kelani Jordan's teammates, they are attacked by Kelani Jordan and Fallon Henley.

Trick Williams beats Noam Dar despite Lash Legend trying to slap Trick from the apron. During the match, Carmelo Hayes and his personal security detail are seen leaving Carmelo's dressing room. After the match, Trick Williams calls out Carmelo Hayes, saying they can handle things right now. Carmelo Hayes' personal security detail shows up and surrounds the ring before Hayes himself shows up, but Hayes ends up being one of the security guards surrounding the ring. Carmelo attacks Trick as the rest of the security guards hold Trick down, then hits Trick with a running knee to end the show.

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