Posted on 11/12/125 by Bob Magee
Opening the show is a tribute to the United States military
for Veterans Day.
NXT is back on the air from a sound stage at the Performance
Center in Orlando in front of a live studio audience.
Hype for the last man standing title match later from the
commentary duo of Vic Joseph and Booker T.
Kicking off the show in the sound stage is the entrance of
The Culling. NXT Women’s Champion Tatum Paxley is joined by
Izzi Dame, along with Shawn Spears and Niko Vance. They get
in the ring for community theater, which sets up a women’s
title match for Gold Rush.
Paxley defends at Gold Rush against Jacy Jayne in a blow-off
to their feud. Jayne talks Paxley into a title match, much
to the chagrin of Izzi Dame.
Before Jayne and Fatal Influence come out to interrupt
Paxley and company, Paxley was giddy and excited as heck to
be the champ. Paxley says she still gets goosebumps.
Paxley’s mood takes a turn, as she gets upset with herself
about last week. She should have listened to Dame.
Dame helps to lift Paxley’s spirits. Dame goes on to tell
Paxley they want her to remain the goofy and dancing
champion they have come to love, but only if she stops
handing out random opportunities. Paxley admits to the flaw,
and says she will do better. She then marks out for spinning
the wheel in a comedy bit. Paxley is soon interrupted by the
Fatal Influence trio.
Jacy Jayne is flanked by Lainey Reid and Fallon Henley.
Jayne tries being empathetic with Paxley, as Jayen also
tries to paint her as a fighting champion. Jayne was trying
to talk Paxley into another title bout. Dame comes again
trying to talk sense into Paxley, as they just talked about
something like this moments ago. Paxley tells Dame she will
be more careful… after New York. The match is on for Gold
Rush.
El Grande Americano vs. Jasper Troy for the WWE Speed
Championship
While Troy is getting a monster push, I would still consider
the result an upset. Troy goes over clean, and he wins the
Speed title from El Grande Americano. In the final minute of
the match, Americano is handed a foreign object by his
luchador henchmen, and he puts it in his singlet. He then
drops in plain sight of the referee. Troy then batters him
and executes a Bossman slam, followed by a pinfall.
Match result: Jasper Troy defeated El Grande Americano to
win the WWE Speed Championship.
— Thea Hail is backstage for a skit with Joe Hendry, who is
in her corner tonight for a match that is up next after a
commercial break.
— After the break is another skit. Sean Legacy is chatting
with NXT General Manager Ava. In walks Sol Ruca and Zaria.
Although Zaria cautions her on coming back so soon after her
supposed injury, Ruca wants a title match at Gold Rush.
Thea Hail (with Joe Hendry) vs. Alba Fyre (with Chelsea
Green and Ethan Page)
The bout goes through a commercial break. Hail is down
selling as the show cuts to a break, after Fyre hit her with
a tope suicida. Green distracted Hail at ringside to set up
the spot. Fyre works over Hail, but Hail makes a comeback
after the break.
Green gets involved again as Hail is going to the top rope.
Hail fights her off. Page soon jumps on the apron to
interfere. That leads to a spot where Green inadvertently
slaps Page, after Joe Hendry posts Page.
Fyre gets a near fall on Page after a superkick, and Fyre
goes for her Gory Bomb finisher. Hail counters into a Code
Red, and she pins Fyre to win the match.
Match result: Thea Hail defeated Alba Fyre via pinfall.
— NXT Women’s Champion Tatum Paxley is in the trainer’s room
for a skit with NXT Champion Ricky Saints. The Culling usher
Paxlet away, and there some foreshadowing with Saints.
— “NXT Spotlight” with NXT Women’s North American Champion
Blake Monroe is a skit with Monroe interviewing herself.
This was ridiculous. Monroe is talking with her dark side,
and her dark side will be there with her at Gold Rush.
— Sarch Schreiber interviews Jordynne Grace, and Grace cuts
a great promo vowing to win the TNA Knockouts title at Gold
Rush over Kelani Jordan.
— Je’Von Evans is in the ring for a monologue in front of
the studio audience. Moments ago, Evans was on the phone
with TNA X-Division Champion Leon Slater. Evans says he will
put Legacy on the video screen for this promo. Slater then
links up via video chat with Evans, as Evans announces they
will challenge Darkstate for the NXT Tag Team Championship
at Gold Rush.
With Legacy still on the screen, the lights go dark in the
sound stage. Out comes the four members of Darkstate. They
surround the ring looking to ambush Evans, who stands his
ground. Evans calls them foolish, as Slater was not the UK
on video. Slater is there in Orlando, and he runs down to
join Evans in going two-on-four against Darkstate.
Nonetheless, the two babyfaces run wild on Darkstate. Slater
and Evans both do dive over the ropes to the floor. This
angle was silly, but at least they put the babyfaces over
strong.
— Trick Williams gives TNA Knockouts Champion Kelani Jordan
a pep talk, while Jordan says she is picking Williams to win
tonight.
— Fallon Henley (with Jacy Jayne & Lainey Reid) vs. Skylar
Raye in the first round of the WWE Speed Championship
Tournament.
Henley won after catching Raye with a Rocker Dropper. Raye
got a video package before the match, as they put over he
being the LFG winner. Henley still beat her convincingly.
Match result: Fallon Henley defeated Skylar Raye via pinfall
to advance in the tournament.
Tavion Heights vs. Josh Briggs
Briggs strikes as the bell sounds, and Heights eats a big
boot. Briggs shows a ton of fire, even as Heights tries to
fire up. Briggs hammers Heights as the show goes through a
commercial break.
Briggs with a cheap shot to cut off a Heights rally.
Nevertheless, Heights soon makes a comeback and executes a
belly-to-belly suplex to pin Briggs for a three count.
Match result: Tavion Heights defeated Josh Briggs via
pinfall.
— Ava warns Myles Borne about interfering in the main event,
and she even begs him. Wren Sinclair and Evolve Women’s
Champion Kendal Grey are also with Ava. Up walks Lainey
Reid, who slaps Grey across the face. They have a pull-apart
brawl, as this seems to set up a natural match-up.
Ricky Saints vs. Trick Williams in a last man standing match
for the NXT Championship
Weapons are used early on, as the match begins with a
tightrope spot playing off a kendo stick. Metal folding
chairs are soon used, along with metal trash cans. The ring
steps are also used as a prop.
Saints ribs are taped, and Trick targets them with shots
from the trash can. Saints is also dropped on a trash can,
and he crushes it on impact. Trick is in control as he
taunts Saints and the audience.
Trick ties Saints in the ropes, leaving Saints defenseless
for a shots from a kendo stick. However, the ropes are too
tight, and Saints cannot stayed tied up. He sells big
anyway. Saints goes on to feed his back from a chair shot.
Saints sells big like Trick caught him on the head with the
chair shot.
Taunting Saints, Trick goes to hit Saints with a trash can
lid. Saints blocks it and whacks Trick with the trash can
lid instead. Trick takes several shots from the lid before
falling outside the ring. The show cuts to a commercial
break with Trick on rubber legs.
During the break, Saints is trapped in the ring skirt with a
trash can over his head. Trick hits him repeatedly with the
kendo stick while ads play throughout picture-in-picture.
On the floor outside ring, Trick measures for a running knee
lift. Saints sidesteps him, and Trick goes crashing through
a gimmicked section of the barricade.
Double down before they both square off again in the ring.
Saints peppers Trick with shots from the kendo stick. Saints
with receipts from earlier in the match. Trick was bleeding
from the side of his head at this point.
Saints calls from a chair, only to have the it kicked back
into his face. Nonetheless, Saints gives Trick several chair
shots. Austin-Rock chair shot spot. Trick still answers the
count by getting to his feet before the ten count. Spear by
Saints, and Trick is again barely able to beat the count.
But Trick does, as he gets to his feet.
Saints is sent crashing outside on a pile of debris. Trick
picks up the steps and hits Saints with the metal prop.
Saints still answers the count, only for Trick to land his
leaping knee strike. Saints somehow manages to break the
count.
Saints is placed under the steps as Trick tries to hold him
down. Saints escapes and shoves Trick off the steps. Saints
goes charging towards Trick, only for Trick to sidestep him.
Saints crashes through a gimmicked wall. Saints answers the
count, and comes back on fire.
They brawl through the crowd in attendance. Trick stand atop
the barricade as he taunts the crowd. Saints out of nowhere
flew in with spear, and they take a bump on the announce
desk. The desk explodes into pieces beneath them. It was a
helluva stunt. Saints appears to be bleeding from the mouth.
The bloody combatants both trying rising to their feet.
Saints gets to his feet, and he shoves down Trick to win the
match. Trick could not answer the ten count. Saints is the
last man standing, thus retaining the title.
Match result: NXT Champion Ricky Saint defeated Trick
Williams in a last man standing match to retain his title.
— As the show is going off the air, the cliffhanger is the
entrance of Oba Femi. He returns.