Raw Deal - Raw recap for April 14, 2025

Gunther heads to the ring to start tonight's show with an interview from Michael Cole. Gunther says that last week, "Main Event" Jey Uso looked him in the eye and says that he was not afraid of him, and tonight, he is here to let everyone know that Jey Uso is full of crap. When the fans boo Gunther and starts a "Yeet!" chant, Gunther gets frustrated and turns on the fans, and says that ever since he stepped foot in WWE, he has been the greatest gift it has ever received. He talks about how he has been a champion for much of his time in WWE and is currently the greatest World Heavyweight Champion of all time, and refuses to let someone like Jey Uso ruin this for him. Gunther then urges Jey Uso to put his chest out and walk into WrestleMania with more confidence than he has ever had, because the bell has to ring, and when that happens, he will put him down for a fourth consecutive time. Gunther says he has been told the last two weeks that he went too far with Jimmy Uso and that he lost control, then says he has never lost control in his life, and that when he bathed in his brother's blood, he was in full control, and he loved it. He says that had he had no control, he would have drowned both Jey and Jimmy in Jimmy's blood, then says that he looks forward to telling his mother how much he enjoyed it when he walks out of WrestleMania as World Heavyweight Champion.

We hear from Bianca Belair, who says that she is in her own head with everything that has been going on as of late, and that she has done nothing for herself but standing up for herself and speaking the truth. She says you do not have to like the truth, but you cannot deny it, and the truth is that she is in a Triple Threat Match. Bianca says that she must prove that she is the best Bianca that anyone has ever seen, and that there is nothing Iyo Sky or Rhea Ripley can do to stop her from becoming champion.

Bayley beats Liv Morgan after Lyra Valkyria grabs onto Bayley from behind to block the Ob-Liv-Ion. This happens after Lyra Valkyria brawls with Raquel Rodriguez on the outside for putting Liv Morgan's foot on the bottom rope following a Bayley-to-Belly.

We hear from Rhea Ripley, who says that she can see through Bianca Belair and that Bianca thrives on playing with her emotions. She says Bianca fails to realize that when she loses something she loves, she will stop at nothing to get it back. She says she did not have to give Iyo Sky a championship match, but afterwards, she took a page out of her playbook to get her book. Rhea says she cannot wait to make Rhea feel what it is like to be the bad guy when she gets back what belongs to her.

Rey Mysterio beats Julius Creed after all seconds are banned from ringside and El Grande Americano shows up only for Rey to knock Julius into him after initially trying to remove El Grande Americano's mask. After the match, El Grande Americano attacks Rey, then fights off The Latino World Order (Joaquin Wilde, Cruz del Toro, Dragon Lee) when they show back up. He then hits Rey with a diving headbutt from the top rope, and it is soon revealed that El Grande Americano has once again loaded his mask with a weighted foreign object.

We hear from The War Raiders (Ivar and Erik). Ivar says The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) run their mouths about how they are the best of all time, but Erik says they have blazed a path of destruction and won gold across continents for over a decade. Ivar says they had New Day dead to rights, and Erik says The New Day took the cowards' way out. They then say that The New Day took this to another level by coming for Erik's neck and trying to end his career, and at WrestleMania, this will not be a match or a fight; instead, this will be war.

Backstage, Jackie Redmond interviews The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods). Kofi and Xavier says they have been at war the whole time they have been here, and that it will stop when they become tag team champions once again. Xavier says that after they become champions, everyone else will have no choice but to thank God for The New Day.

"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles beats Karrion Kross. After the match, Logan Paul shows up to congratulate AJ Styles for winning in Sacramento, California before mockingly comparing it to Los Angeles and San Francisco - claiming that the fans in Sacramento “weren’t cool enough to live in Los Angeles or smart enough to live in San Francisco” - before saying that Styles proved that their match at WrestleMania will "cook." Logan Paul then shows off a vignette of himself, but Styles is not impressed and dares Logan Paul to face him in the ring right now. Kross tries to sneak attack Styles, and Styles has to fend off both Kross and Logan. Styles hits Kross with a reverse DDT, but Logan hits Styles with a knockout punch followed by the Paulveriser.

Paul Heyman is seen waiting for Roman Reigns backstage.

"Main Event" Jey Uso heads to the ring. After an encore of his theme, Jey says he said what he had to say to Gunther last week, and while he admits he is crashing out, he is locked in for himself, his family and his fans. He says that Gunther is mad and afraid that he will beat him for the World Heavyweight Championship in front of 60,000 people at WrestleMania.

Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews Bron Breakker. Breakker says this is the biggest title defense of his career before he is suddenly jumped by The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio, Carlito). General Manager Adam Pearce breaks up the brawl along with officials.

Penta vs. Finn Balor ends in a no-contest after Carlito shows up only for Bron Breakker to show up soon after and break Finn with a Spear as Carlito runs through the ring to run away from Breakker. After the match, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio and Carlito gang up on Breakker, but Breakker breaks them both at the same time with a Spear. Breakker is then focused on Penta, but Penta is able to stop Breakker in his tracks and send him tumbling out of the ring before taking everyone out with a dive from the top rope.

We hear from Iyo Sky. She says Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley forget that she is Women's World Champion as they push her out of their fights as if she means nothing, yet she is the reason they are fighting in the first place. Iyo says she has what they want and that she is done being ignored and forgotten, and that Rhea and Bianca will have to go through her to take her title and she is not afraid to defend against both of them, as she has beaten them before and she will beat them again.

Backstage, CM Punk joins Paul Heyman as he waits for Roman Reigns. Roman Reigns shows up and sees what is going on, then Heyman notices Roman and tries to catch up with him. Roman and Heyman head to the ring, and after the commercial break, Roman shows his appreciation towards those who are loyal to him, then asks Heyman how he could betray him. Heyman tells Roman that it was not a betrayal, but a payback of a favor that he owed. Roman says he is the one being screwed over in this favor, then says he will never ask for a favor, as he takes what he wants. Roman says he did not ask for a favor, then asks why he is the one to have to pick up the tab on it. Suddenly, Seth "Freakin'" Rollins shows up and heads to the ring. Rollins says that Roman is putting the pieces together all by himself, and yet he is still missing one piece of the puzzle. He calls their match the most important in match of WWE, WrestleMania and the industry, as the winner will define the future of the industry. He says that it cannot be Roman, because if this business is filled with people like him that do not show up outside of when it is convenient and expects everyone else to do the dirty work, then the business dies. He also says that the business cannot be filled with "little CM Punks" who cannot pick up their ball and go home and only come back off the success of others. Rollins says he will sacrifice mental and physical well-being to do what is best for business, and that he must win. He says that favors do not happen by chance; they are a choice, and that he chose not to put Paul Heyman in the hospital last week, and Heyman can choose whether or not to pay that debt to him. Rollins admits that Heyman is a scumbag and that he expects nothing from him. He then says Heyman is in CM Punk's corner by choice, not chance, and that Roman must figure out why Heyman is picking Punk over him. Roman says Rollins is right, and that Heyman has made his choice. He then says that he has made his, and he punches out Rollins and throws him into the ring post. Heyman acknowledges Roman as his Tribal Chief, but Roma shoves him to the mat. CM Punk shows up and brawls with Roman. Punk checks on Heyman, then Roman gets back in the ring and Spears Punk before going for a ground and pound. Rollins then gets back in the ring and hits Roman in the back with a metal folding chair much like he did when he turned on The Shield before hitting Punk and Roman with The Stomp.

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Sol Ruca beats Tatum Paxley.

Dragon Lee beats Julius Creed.

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Zoey Stark beats Ivy Nile.

Julius Creed beats Tyler Bate.

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"The Queen of Spades" Shayna Bazler and Zoey Stark beat Kayden Carter and Katana Chance.

Ivar beats Julius Creed.

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Xia Li beats Gigi Dolin.

Julius Creed beats Luca Crusifino.

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Dante Chen beats Tavion Heights.

Julius Creed beats Apollo Crews after sitting down on a Sunset Flip counter.

New Year's Evil - NXT recap for January 10, 2023

The show starts with an introduction to tonight's show by Andre Chase, who welcomes the students of Chase University to a new semester.

Wes Lee guests on commentary for the next match.

Dijak beats Tony D'Angelo after Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo tries to take a bullet for D'Angelo and D'Angelo refuses.

Mackenzie Mitchell interviews Toxic Attraction (Jacy Jayne and Gigi Dolin). Jacy Jayne says that they will win the women's battle royal and get vengeance on Roxanne Perez, and Gigi Dolin says that they will take their anger out on all the women in the match. When asked what will happen if they are the last two men standing, Dolin says they will both be the winners of the battle royal.

Before the next match, Sanga tells The Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus Creed) that Veer Mahaan is not here and that he will honor their match as a two-on-one handicap match. As Julius Creed questions Veer's honor, he and Brutus Creed are attcked from behind by Jinder Mahal. The Creed Brothers are soon laid out, and Jinder Mahal says that while Veer and Sanga fight for respect, he does not.

Backstage, Pretty Deadly (Kit Wilson and Elton Prince) are met by The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods), who tell them that the previous match did not happen and that they are up next.

Backstage, Jinder Mahal and Sanga converse when Valentina Feroz confronts Sanga and asks him if this is the real him, Sanga says it is about him and his brothers and leaves. Elektra Lopez tells Valentina that Sanga is now all about himself and that she should be too starting with the women's battle royal tonight.

Before the next match, Pretty Deadly (Kit Wilson and Elton Prince) say that The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) consider them unworthy of the NXT tag team titles, and that they will go through three of the best team to prove themselves. The Rockers' theme hits, but two unknown wrestlers show up instead. Pretty Deadly go through the team easily, then The New Day show up. Kofi says they knew they would do this and will not let them get away with this, and says they have two top teams for them to face, starting with Edris Enofe and Malik Blade.

Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang) beat "The Rockers," the team of Malik Blade and Edris Enofe and Pretty Deadly (Kit Wilson and Elton Prince) to win a tag team gauntlet match. Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen were supposed to be the third team, but it is revealed that they have been attacked backstage, and Mark Coffey and Wolfgang show up - their suspension now lifted - to take their place and decimate Pretty Deadly in short order.

Backstage, Julius Creed tells Ivy Nile that he is tired of getting jumped all the time and that he needs to send a message to Jinder Mahal. Ivy tells Julius that he should be with his brother, but Julius says there is no moving on from Indus Sher (Veer Mahaan and Sanga).

In footage from earlier today at the Sunrise Diner, we hear from Carmelo Hayes, who says that Apollo Crews found out that he is the past, present and future as he writes in his own diary. We then hear from Trick Williams, who says that he and Carmelo are about to reach legend status. Carmelo says that Apollo can look out the window and write in his journal all he wants, and Trick says all he and Carmelo have to do is speak it.

We see a New Year's Eve ball drop, then Tiffany Stratton make her first appearance in months. Tiffany asks the fans how badly they missed her, and says every single woman in the locker room is sweating like a disgusting pig because he is back. She says she cannot blame the women's locker room for feeling so inferior, for she is a revelation who has picked up the business better than any other woman and she has watched every single woman fail at replacing her for the last five months. She says nobody has her shine, skill or style, and now, 2023 can officially begin, because the center of the universe is back.

Backstage, Katana Chance and Kayden Carter make it known they want to be the longest-reigning tag team champions in NXT history, and Tiffany Stratton refuses an interview as she gets in her car.

Bron Breakker retains the NXT Championship against Grayson Waller by count-out. During the match, one of the middle turnbuckles comes off when Waller sends Breakker into it. The turnbuckle gets repaired, but near the end of the match, Waller walks on it only for the turnbuckle to come apart again. Waller drops to the outside, and he cannot get back into the ring in time.

Backstage, Mackenzie Mitchell interviews Roxanne Perez, who says she looks forward to anyone but Cora Jade winning the women's battle royal, then says the women's division is talented and that anyone could win it.

Backstage, Apollo Crews sees what Carmelo Hayes has to say to him when Axiom shows up. Apollo says Carmelo Hayes will not let him hear the end of it, and Axiom says Trick Williams is still annoying. Apollo and Axiom then team up to take on Carmelo and Trick.

Charlie Dempsey beats Hank Walker by submission.

Backstage, Sol Ruca is met by Alba Fyre, who says that she owes her a one-on-one match, but when Sol Ruca says she owes her nothing, Fyre suddenly insists on it, and Sol Ruca accepts. Fyre suddenly comes to her senses as if something else is on her mind, then says she will see Sol Ruca next week.

We see a video package for Tyler Bate. Tyler Bate returns to NXT next week.

We see another video from "NXT Anonymous," which shows Scrypts leaving a message in Oro Mensah's bag.

Jinder Mahal beats Julius Creed following the distraction from Sanga.

Backstage, Fallon Henley and Kiana James talk with Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen about the attack on them. Jensen says that Gallus attacked them because of their Pub Rules Match from months ago, then Fallon and Kiana head to the ring.

We see a vignette for Stevie Turner.

Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne) both win the 20-woman battle royal for a shot at the NXT Women's Championship after both women eliminate each other on the outside part of the corner and land at the same time. After the match, Roxanne Perez stares down Toxic Attraction from across the aisle.

Backstage, "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels meets with Bron Breakker and Grayson Waller and officially makes an NXT Championship rematch in a steel cage for NXT Vengeance Day.

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Generation NXT - NXT recap for December 27, 2022

Backstage, The Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus Creed) get focused back on in-ring action, while JD McDonagh says he will give Julius Creed a gift in the form of a loss tonight.

Julius Creed beats JD McDonagh after avoiding a top rope moonsault. After the match, Indus Sher (Veer Mahaan and Sanga) show up. Sanga says The Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus Creed) have proven themselves, and Veer Mahaan says they will finally face off in two weeks at New Year's Evil and get the respect they deserve by beating The Creed Brothers.

Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell interviews Tony D'Angelo and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo. D'Angelo says he will end this year with his first title after what has happened between him and Wes Lee, and Stacks says that Dijak will not be an issue tonight.

We hear from The Schism (Joe Gacy, Rip Fowler, Jagger Reid, Ava Raine). Gacy says he has heard their lifestyle has been intimidating to everyone in 2022 and that everyone who has opposed them has not been treated favorably. Rip Fowler, Jagger Reid and Ava Raine say that Malik Blade, Edris Enofe and Odyssey Jones' look for short-term thrills lead to long-term insecurities. Rip Taylor say they were masks of fake happiness and that they cannot live happily and multiply, and Gacy says that The Schism's bonds are what allows The Schism to be successful.

Wendy Choo beats Cora Jade.

Backstage, we hear from Ikemen Jiro, who says his jacket is part of who he is and that it is what makes him number one, and without it, he is just Jiro. He says the jacket is what makes people smile more, and he will beat Scrypts tonight and take his jacket back.

Backstage, Josh Briggs gets Fallon Henley focused on her match for the bar with Kiana James tonight. Meanwhile, Brooks Jensen is more focused on his shirt, and does not mention Fallon by name when Briggs asks Jensen whose side he is on.

Scrypts beats Ikemen Jiro. After the match, Scrypts drapes Jiro's jacket on top of a downed Jiro and leaves.

We hear from Oro Mensah, who says that he is in the middle of the action and that night life heightens one's senses. He says that when the music is right, it is all about the moment, and he is bringing that moment to NXT.

Lyra Valkyria is next!

We hear from Alba Fyre, who says that Isla Dawn's mystical darkness has pushed her to her breaking point and that she has awakened a deeper fire inside her soul. She says that the fire of her ancestors is stronger than the darkness of Isla Dawn's spirits, and next week, anything goes, and she will end this feud and end Isla Dawn as well.

Lyra Valkyria beats Lash Legend.

We hear from Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne. Gigi says that this year has been Toxic Attraction's (Mandy Rose, Gigi Dolin, Jacy Jayne), and Jacy Jayne says that even at their lowest point, everyone's eyes have not shifted away from them. Gigi says that they were created by doubt and that they have built their success off the back of the non-believers, and Jacy says they will rebuild and regroup by taking down the woman who took down their empire. (Mandy Rose is not seen or even mentioned once during this promo.)

Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell interviews Bron Breakker. Bron admits he fell into Grayson Waller's trap, and while he is all better now, he is not in the mood for games and he will be calling him out tonight. After McKenzie tells him that Grayson is not here tonight, she shows him a video message from Grayson Waller. Grayson says that while Bron is big and strong, he is smarter, and that he is home in Australia getting ready for his match with Bron. Grayson brags about being in Sydney Harbor and being at the Sydney Opera House and Bondi Beach, then says he is taking care of his body and his mind before taking Bron Breakker's title. He says that while Australia is home, he is bigger than Australia, and that he had to leave Australia to be even bigger. He then says he will be there for the contract signing on a special edition of The Grayson Waller Effect. Bron Breakker responds by throwing the TV into the lockers and leaving with the NXT Championship.

The Schism (Joe Gacy, Rip Fowler, Jagger Reid) beat Malik Blade, Edris Enofe and Odyssey Jones in a six-man tag match.

Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell interviews Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams. Trick Williams says that while Axiom is good, he cannot "whoop that trick." Carmelo says he will be NXT Champion in 2023, but Apollo Crews is standing in his way, and he has no problem getting him out of his way.

Fallon Henley beats Kiana James to regain control of her family's bar.

Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell interviews Roxanne Perez. Roxanne says being NXT Women's Champion is a dream she does not want to wake up from, but the honeymoon phase will wear off soon and she needs to be on point in order to defend her title. She says that all the past champions are Hall of Fame material while she is not even close, and that she does not take being champion lightly. Roxanne then says she will do everything she can to defend the championship.

We hear from Isla Dawn, who says that she is having fun with Alba Fyre and that she knows the evil in inside of her and is dragging it to the surface. She says an extreme resolution will happen when they face off next week.

Drew Gulak and Hank Walker are in the ring for The Drew Gulak Invitational. Hank Walker heads to the corner to Drew Gulak as he tells him that he will meet all sorts of opponents, then calls forward a newcomer named Lucah. Drew Gulak exhibits a chickenwing on Lucah, who taps out as soon as Drew lays on the hold. Gulak says a hold should be released as soon as the opponent taps, then brings forward Tavion Heights. Tavion and Gulak exhibit some amateur wrestling and how he can take control, and puts him in a leg bar. Tavion taps, and Gulak releases. Gulak then brings forward Myles Borne, then the two of them lock up. Myles gets behind Gulak, and as they go back and forth, Gulak eventually gets behind him and puts him in a sleeper, and Hank Walker has to remind him to let go when Myles taps. Shortly after this, Charlie Dempsey shows up and tells Gulak that if he wants to step up to a real wrestler, he can give him a run for his money. Hank Walker holds Gulak back before Dempsey says he will make an example out of Hank next week. Gulak says Hank will be ready.

Wes Lee retains the NXT North American Championship after Dijak shows up and holds Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo hostage, distracting D'Angelo in the process.

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Generation NXT - NXT recap for November 29, 2022

Roxanne Perez beats Indi Hartwell.

Backstage, Andre Chase meets with Thea Hail and Duke Hudson. Huson apologizes to Chase, then mentions that he has gotten a petition from the students of Chase University for Chase to be in the Iron Survivor Challenge. Grayson Waller shows up and tries to tell Andre Chase that Duke Hudson has been "playing [him] since day one," but Chase does not stand for it and neither does Thea Hail. Chase then wants a piece of Waller after he leaves, but Duke Hudson says he will take care of it.

Dominik Dijakovic - now renamed again to "Dijak" - beats Dante Chen. After the match, Dijak says his match was an example of hard justice and undenying annihilation, and that the only thing one will see in his eyes is the infliction of suffering. He says that NXT is a place for refuge, but not from here, and that he is here to "eviscerate a soft society." He says everyone will be brought to his justice.

At the Diamond Dojo earlier today, JD McDonagh tells Tatum Paxley and Ivy Nile that The Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus Creed) are no match for Indus Sher (Veer Mahaan and Sanga). When The Creed Brothers show up and McDonagh says that to their face, Julius and Creed say they will not back down and will fight fair. McDonagh says Indus Sher will easily crush The Creed Brothers, but The Creed Brothers are undeterred and tell him to leave. McDonagh leaves.

"The Hearbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, Alundra Blayze, Molly Holly, "Road Dogg" Jesse James and X-Pac bring up possible competitors for the men's Iron Survivor Challenge. X-Pac says that he has had his eyes on a few people, and Holly Molly says some of the top talent have not been around for very long. Alundra Blayze says that the talent in NXT has been incredible as of late. Road Dogg picks Carmelo Hayes, Alundra Blayze brings up Tony D'Angelo, X-Pac brings up JD McDonagh, Molly Holly brings up Joe Gacy, and Road Dogg also brings up Von Wagner while X-Pac brings up Axiom. Shawn Michaels then asks everyone to write down a list of five people who should be in the men's Iron Survivor Challenge, and then he will tabulate who will be in the match from there.

Grayson Waller beats Duke Hudson after Hudson nearly hits a big boot on Thea Hail after Waller ducks out of the way.

Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell reluctantly interviews Javier Bernal. Bernal asks to put everything between them in the past in the spirit of the holiday, then says that tonight is "Big Body Tuesday" and that he has merchandise to sell. Javier Bernal advertises the "Big Body Baseball Bat" - and accidentally calls Aaron Judge "Adam" Judge - the "Big Body Pillow" with his face on it - which already has a trademark on it from someone else, and a "Big Body Cologne" that smells horrible. McKenzie runs away, saying it smells like rotten eggs, then Axiom shows up saying he is medically cleared and has heard that Javier Bernal wants to fight him. McKenzie returns and says that Javier Bernal finally got his wish to face Axiom in a match.

Kiana James beats Fallon Henley after throwing her business bag at her as a distraction.

Backstage, Odyssey Jones and Edris Enofe talk with Malik Blade. Malik Blade says that the sweater Von Wagner tore was originally his father's and the last thing his father gave to him, and that he is angry. Edris Enofe tells Malik to take his anger and get into the "Malik the Freak" mode to beat Von Wagner. Malik asks them to let him handle this himself, as even though Von Wagner made this personal, he wants to finish this on his own terms.

"The Hearbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, Alundra Blayze, Molly Holly, "Road Dogg" Jesse James and X-Pac bring up possible competitors for the women's Iron Survivor Challenge. Alundra Blayze mentions Roxanne Perez, and Road Dogg mentions Zoey Stark. Molly Holly brings up Indi Hartwell, and X-Pac mentions Cora Jade. Road Dogg also mentions Fallon Henley, and X-Pac also mentions Kiana James. Road Dogg mentions Alba Fyre, but also acknowledges that Alba is focused on Isla Dawn right now. Shawn then asks everyone to list their five choices to help with his decision making.

We see Cora Jade making fun of Wendy Choo on TikTok.

Before the next match, Zoey Stark attacks Nikkita Lyons from behind as she makes her entrance. As Nikkita Lyons is is helped to the back, Toxic Attraction (Mandy Rose, Gigi Dolin, Jacy Jayne) makes fun of her.

We see a video package for Aoife Valkyrie, now known as Lyra Valkyria and coming to NXT after returning from injury.

Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell interviews Elektra Lopez, who says that Indi Hartwell makes it a trend to like her by talking about betting on herself, but she does not follow trends. She also says she is back in NXT to make an empire of her own, and that anyone who bets against her will go broke.

Axiom beats Javier Bernal.

Back in the trainer's room, Nikkita Lyons finds out she is only bruised and that she is medically cleared.

Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell interviews Pretty Deadly (Kit Wilson and Elton Prince). Elton Prince says there has not been enough of them, and Kit Wilson says everyone has been watching the World Cup as of late. The two of them say that they plan to change that with a Christmas story, Pretty Deadly style.

In footage from earlier today, Apollo Crews writes in his journal at the diner when Bron Breakker joins him. Bron Breakker says that it looked like he could not seen beyond Grayson Waller for a while, but Apollo says it was worth the wait. Bron Breakker tells Apollo that when he said that they would run into each other, he believed Apollo. Both men admit that they have spent more time in the gym for their showdown, and Apollo says he is the only guy who can take the NXT Championship from him. Apollo says he has watched all of Bron Breakker's matches, and that after not having the strength advantage against Von Wagner, he will not have one against at all. Nevertheless, both men are convinced that they will be the winner and champion at Deadline.

During the match, Indus Sher (Veer Mahaan and Sanga) show up to watch from ringside.

JD McDonagh vs. Julius Creed ends when McDonagh goes for a chair shot to Creed's back when Sanga pushes Julius Creed aside and takes the shot instead. McDonagh flees in horror, then Veer Mahaan says they want Julius, not Brutus Creed.

We hear from Alba Fyre, who says that Isla Dawn's NXT debut cost her and that whatever spirit told her that messing with her was a good idea must have it out for her, as it will lead to her ultimate demise. She says that if Isla Dawn wants to have fun, then whatever she will do to her will be anything but fun.

Outside of the arena, Dijak is met by Tony D'Angelo and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo. D'Angelo thanks Dijak for softening Wes Lee up, even though Dijak says he is not here to do any favors. D'Angelo says that he is back in the ring next week, and says that he will see that Wes Lee's days as North American Champion are numbered. When Tony D'Angelo asks if they have an understanding, Dijak says "Something like that."

Von Wagner beats Malik Blade. After the match, Von Wagner goes back on the attack. Edris Enofe tries to make the save, but it takes Odyssey Jones running in and clotheslining Von Wagner out of the ring to make the difference.

"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels announces that Carmelo Hayes, JD McDonagh, Grayson Waller and Joe Gacy will be in the men's Iron Survivor Challenge, and that the fifth choice will be determined next week in a wild card match. For the women's match, Zoey Stark, Cora Jade, Roxanne Perez and Kiana James are in, and the final competitor will also be decided in a wild card match next week.

Toxic Attraction (Mandy Rose, Gigi Dolin, Jacy Jayne) beat Kayden Carter, Katana Chance and Nikkita Lyons in a six-woman tag match after Mandy Rose distracts Nikkita Lyons by trying to tag in from the opposite corner. When Lyons' hurt knee buckles from trying to kick Mandy off the apron, Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne hit the double team for the win. After the match, Zoey Stark is seen on the balcony to end the show.

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