Posted on 9/24/125 by Bob Magee
After recapping last week’s Homecoming, the show begins with
footage from earlier today of NXT Champion Oba Femi and TNA
World Champion Trick Williams arriving to the building.
NXT is on the air from a sound stage at the Performance
Center in Orlando, and in front of a live studio audience.
Lexis King slides in from stage right aboard his gimmicked
throne. Fog covers his feet on the stage. Myles Borne enters
and flips a switch, and the arena light go dark. Under only
spotlights, Borne attacks King. The “lights out” match is
underway, and the lights are indeed out.
Myles Borne vs. Lexis King in a lights out match
Both combatants are dressed in street clothes. Borne in
combat pants, and King is dressed in what appeared to be a
homage to his father, Brian Pillman.
The lights are dim in the sound stage, and the ring is lit
by only spotlights. The match is no disqualification, and
weapons come into play early on. Metal folding chairs and
trash cans are used early on. Tables and the ring steps are
used later on.
They brawl through a commercial break, and they brawl around
ringside. King threatens to Pillmanize, but Borne fights
back and sends King crashing through the barricade. The ring
steps soon come into play. Back in the ring, a table is set
up and a section of the ring steps. Borne also whips King
with a belt.
King is setting up for a spot on the stairs when Borne
counters and DDT’s King on the steps. Borne then leaps off
the stairs with a Borne Again that puts King through a
table. Borne then covers King for a pinfall.
Match result: Myles Borne defeated Lexis King via pinfall in
a lights out match
— Robert Stone and Stevie Turner are backstage for a skit in
Ava’s office. Ava is in England and on speaker phone with
Stone and Turner. Stone informs her that TNA wrestlers are
walking around backstage. Stone ask Ava if she invited them,
but Ava soon hangs up due to bad cell service. Not before
Ava tells them she has confidence in them.
— NXT North American Champion Ethan Page is walking towards
the Gorilla Position on his way to the ring for the next
segment, when the show comes back from a commercial break.
Meanwhile, TNA talent is seen lurking backstage.
Ethan Page issues a challenge to Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr.
Page grabs a microphone after entering the ring. The audio
feed is muted several times, presumably because of foul
language chanted by the studio audience. Page hints at such
as well.
In the audience is El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr., or is he?
Page cuts a promo on him. “Wagner” stands up, and Page
challenges him to a fight right now.
A referee comes to the ring and the match is on.
Ethan Page vs. “El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr.” (Tavion Heights
in disguise)
“Wagner” makes quick work of Page, and “Wagner” locks in an
angle lock submission hold. Page taps out for a submission.
Match result: “El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr.” defeated Ethan
Page
Afterwards, “Wagner” unmasks as Tavion Heights. Page defends
against Heights on Saturday at No Mercy.
— A locker room skit sets up a match later on between
Jordynne Grace and Arianna Grace.
Candice LeRae vs. Lainey Reid in the WWE Speed Women’s
Championship #1 Contender Tournament Final
The match was fast-paced since it was so short, which is
typical of a Speed match. Both looked great going the ring
before going to the finish, as they go home with under a
minute remaining in the match. They trade near falls when
Reid counters LeRae . Reid levels LeRae with a knees strike,
and Reid scores a pinfall.
Match result: Lainey Reid defeated Candice LeRae via pinfall
to win the tournament
In winning, Reid earns a title shot against Women’s North
American Champion Sol Ruca on Saturday at No Mercy.
— Jaida Parkers cuts a promo on Lash Legend.
— Kale Dixon and Uriah Connors are backstage with Andre
Chase when they met by NASCAR drivers (in a cross-
promotional tie-in as NASCAR airs on CW along with NXT).
Darkstate interrupts as a NASCAR driver asks about Joe
Hendry. Say his name and he appears, and Hendry appears
wearing a NASCAR driver’s suit. This skit sets up a six-man
tag team match.
Jordynne Grace vs. Arianna Grace
The battle of Graces was more of a showcase for Jordynne
than Arianna. Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo appears at ringside
after the match to console Arianna. Just before going home,
Grace fires up with a series of short-arm clotheslines.
Grace then lifts Arianna into a Torture Rack, and she sends
Arianna crashing to the mat with a powerbomb.
Match result: Jordynne Grace defeated Arianna Grace via
pinfall.
Blake Monroe enters the sound stage after the match, and she
storms the ring with a bunch of weapons. She grabs a kendo
stick wrapped in pink fabric. Grace grabs a chair, and they
dual with the weapons. Grace then double-legs Monroe and
they brawl on the mat as referees and security runs out to
break up the impromptu fight.
Robert Stone and Stevie Turner come out to declare the
Grace-Monroe match at No Mercy is weapons match inside of a
steel cage! Grace and Monroe celebrate the news by resuming
their pull-apart brawl.
— Lainey Reid is interviewed by Kelly Kincaid. Reid vows to
win the North American title on Saturday. The Fatal
Influence trio confront Reid after the interview.
NXT Women’s Champ Jacy Jayne is face-to-face with Lola Vice
Jacy Jayne, with her NXT Women’s Championship belt over her
shoulder, enters for an in-ring promo. Jayne cut a great
promo on Lola Vice. This was great business, and it got
better when Lola Vice enters to confront Jayne.
Champion and challenger go face-to-face in the ring. Vice
cuts a promo on Jayne. These two play off each other really
well, and this was a helluva go-home segment. Jayne finally
goes over the line by bringing up Vice’s family, and Vice
lays her out with a spinning back fist. Great stuff here.
— Josh Briggs is the focus of a personality profile
sponsored by an insurance company.
Joe Hendry, Kale Dixon & Uriah Connors vs. Dion Lennox,
Osiris Griffin & Saquon Shugars in a six-man tag team match
Hendry teams up with Chase U against Darkstate in this trios
match. In the babyface corner was Andre Chase, while
Darkstate’s Cutler James was in the heel corner.
The babyface trio fought from underneath early on and they
shine. Before a commercial break, Dixon sails through the
air with a Sasuke Special. After the break, the tide turns.
Dixon is being worked over by the heels.
During the match, Mike Santana from TNA is shown arriving to
the building.
They build to a hot tag, and Connors is a house of fire. The
heels cut off Connors, but not before a high spot. James is
ringside preying on Chase, and Connors makes a save with a
tope suicida. However, that allows the heel faction to gain
an advantage.
Connor is soon tossed into an assisted powerbomb, and
Shugars covers Connor for a pin.
Match result: Darkstate defeated Joe Hendry & Chase U when
Saquon Shugars pinned Uriah Connors.
— Ricky Saints is the focus of a video package that profiles
him and his hometown of New Orleans.
— Je’Von Evans is being interviewed backstage by Kelly
Kincaid. Suddenly, they are interrupted by a commotion, and
the camera pans over to find Jazmyn Nyz on the ground in
pain. She was apparently ambushed, and medical staff rushes
in to treat her.
— Nyx is of course part of the Fatal Influence trio, but
Jacy Jayne is unbothered by the attack. Jayne is backstage
with Fallon Henley, and Jayne tells her that was about time
to dump Nyx anyway.
NXT Champion Oba Femi vs. TNA World Champion Trick Williams
in a title vs. title match
They both get a full entrance, plus in-ring introductions.
Despite that and the hype and ballyhoo, this does not feel
special enough for a title vs. title match. TNA talent is
seen throughout the audience, as they close in on the ring.
Just before a commercial break, Mike Santana hops the
barricade and joins the announce team for impromptu guest
commentary.
Matt Cardona shows up in the crowd, and he gets a big pop.
The match was beginning to become more of a back drop for an
angle with TNA.
As Oba and Trick fight at ringside, Trick comes face-to-face
with Santana. Trick slaps Santana across the face, which
goads Santana into chasing Trick into the ring. Santana
brawls with Trick as the referee calls for the bell.
Match result: Oba Femi defeated Trick Williams via
disqualification (presumably that is the result, as there is
no official word. The result could also be a no-contest.
Your guess is good as mine.)
NXT talent and TNA talent pour into the ring for a massive
melee. Meanwhile, Ricky Saints saunters to the ring as
mayhem happens around him. Saints grabs the NXT title belt
and looks at it longingly. Oba Femi rises to his feet and
snatches the belt away from Saints. Femi raises the title
overhead as the show goes off air.