Posted on 4/22/126 by Bob Magee
NXT is back in on the air in front a live studio audience
from a sound stage at the Performance Center in Orlando.
This is week two of “Revenge”. The show is opening with a
title match.
Myles Borne vs. Dion Lennox (with Darkstate) for the NXT
North American Championship
—
The Darkstate cohorts involved themselves at ringside, and
they distracted Borne so that Lennox could ambush him.
Lennox works over Borne through a commercial break, and the
beating continues after the break. Borne takes a bump on the
ring steps, and he also took a slingshot into a sit-out
powerbomb from Lennox for a near fall.
Comeback by Borne, and they trade near falls. Borne is cut
off, and he takes a superplex off the top rope. Lennox goes
to cover him, and Borne hulks up. Another distraction from
Darkstate at ringside, which allows Lennox to block a
finisher from Borne. However, Borne counters Lennox and
Darkstate’s interference. Borne then uses zig zag to set up
the deciding pinfall.
Good opener.
Match result: NXT North American Champion Myles Borne
defeated Dion Lennox via pinfall to retain this title.
— Blake Monroe is backstage with the Vanity Project, and
they give her a pep talk as she stares into the reflection
in her fake title belt. She says they can go party with
“baddies” they matched with on a dating app. They assure her
they are a text away, and they will be across the street.
Turns out they are catfished by Shiloh Hill, which we learn
in another skit after a commercial break where Hill is
chatting with NXT Women’s North American Champion Tatum
Paxley. She was concerned about Vanity Project interfering
in her match later on against Monroe. Shiloh assures her
they will not interfere, and he tells her about catfishing
them.
Joe Hendry vs. Keanu Carver
—
The match goes through a commercial break. Carver uses his
size to his advantage in the match, but Hendry was still
competitive. Hendry gets worked over, with Carver targeting
Hendry’s back. Hendry makes a comeback and he does a kip up.
Hendry goes for his signature pose, only to walk into a
lariat.
Spinebuster by Carver and he starts pounding on Hendry from
a mounted position. The referee steps in to stop the match,
as he calls her the bell.
Match result: Keanu Carver defeated Joe Hendry via referee
stoppage.
— Lizzy Rain is the focus of a personality profile. Her in-
ring debut on NXT is next week, and persona is a heavy metal
gimmick.
Lexis King (with Birthright) vs. EK Prosper in the WWE Speed
Championship tournament final
—
They have an exciting match with what time they had.
Birthright members Arianna Grace and Stacks interfere, which
allows King to win the tournament and the title. With under
two minutes remaining, the fight spills outside.
King takes a bump on the apron and floor. Prosper comes off
the top with a moonsault onto a pile of bodies. Under a
minute remaining, and Grace slaps Prosper across the face.
Prosper then superkicks Uriah Connors and Stacks at
ringside. However, that distraction allows King to recover
and execute a Coronation. Three count later, and new…
Match result: Lexis King defeated EK Prosper via pinfall
after outside interference to win the WWE Speed
Championship.
— Following up on a earlier skit, Jackson Drake is with
Vanity Project. Drake is upset he got “stood up” by the
mystery date, which is a catfish situation.
— Playing off an earlier skit with Robert Stone. Saquon
Shugars informs Dion Lennox and Darkstate he got them a
rematch for the Men’s North American Championship. Shugars
got himself booked in a title match.
Tatum Paxley vs. Blake Monroe in a casket match for the NXT
Women’s North American Championship
—
As the story goes, Shiloh Hill built the casket used in the
match. They brawl throughout the match. Of course, the
casket is frequently used as a prop. Other props used early
on in the match include a bouquet of flowers and a
dollhouse. Paxley takes a bump on the dollhouse at ringside
just before the show cuts to a commercial break.
The brawl continues throughout the break, and they are
fighting in the ring when the show returns from the break.
They fight standing in the casket and top of it. Spanish Fly
off the casket to the floor in a spot where the studio
audience chanted “holy s***.”
Monroe sprays Paxley with a fire extinguisher, and Paxley
takes an implant DDT on the floor. Monroe puts Paxley inside
the casket and shuts the lid. Monroe thinks she won, but
Paxley uses Monroe’s fake title belt to block the casket
from closely completely.
Tug-o-war over the fake title belt, and Monroe appears to
win that battle. Monroe reveals a loaded pillow she used
earlier in the match is filled with gimmicked diamonds.
Paxley executes her finisher on the pile of diamonds.
Following up with a running dropkick on Monroe, and Monroe
tumbles into the casket. Paxley tosses the fake title belt
into the casket, and Paxley shuts the win. And still…
Match result: NXT Women’s North American Championship Tatum
Paxley defeated Blake Monroe in a casket match to retain her
title.
— Jackson Drake leaves the bar with a muscular woman that he
met. They hit it off and she tells him he was catfished.
They then leave together.
— NXT Women’s Champion Lola Vice enters the ring for her
first promo since winning the title. She puts over Jacy
Jayne as the former champion. Vice then cuts a good babyface
promo before being interrupted by Izzi Dame and The Culling.
Vice is wearing her newly won NXT title around her waist,
and her AAA Mixed Tag Team title belt is hanging from her
waist. Niko Vance and Shawn Spears circle Vice, and Vance
snatches the Mixed title belt. That distracts Vice, which
allows Dame to drop Vice with a high kick. Dame poses with
the NXT title while standing over a fallen Vice. The theme
for heels tonight are distractions often and always.
— New Speed Champion Lexis King is being interviewed
alongside Birthright when he confronted by EK Prosper and
Dorian Van Dux. This sets up a tag team match against two
members of Birthright.
— Kendal Grey is the focus of a great “Chronicle” segment.
She narrates a video package talking her upbringing and
journey to becoming a wrestler. This is a pretty great
personality profile.
— Lola Vice tells Robert Stone she has “the perfect person
is mind” to even the score with The Culling after the ambush
earlier. A sudden commotion in Stone’s office, and Ricky
Saints apparently lured Shiloh Hill into the office by using
Stone’s cellphone. Hill was attacked and has a shelf laying
on top of him as Stone and security run into the room. This
puts their next match in jeopardy. Will Hill recover?
— NXT Champion Tony D’Angelo receivers a mystery gift box
while talking with Robert Stone, who tells D’Angelo that
next week Stone will have better idea who is his next
challenger. Keanu Carver confronts D’Angelo with a warning
about “sharks” circling the champ.
Sol Ruca vs. Zaria in a last woman standing match
—
Zaria sneaks into the ring during her entrance for an
ambush. Ruca fights off Zaria and Zaria is scrambling at
ringside. Zaria turns the proverbial tables with a shot from
a trash can. A kendo stick soon becomes involved, as does
more trash cans. Zaria whips Ruca with cable wire. They do a
modified hangman spot for heat.
The brawling continues back in the ring, where Ruca delivers
an X-Factor. They do some spots with a kendo stick, and
Zaria has to answer a ten count. They tease a powerbomb off
the apron, but Zaria escapes to boot Ruca at ringside.
The studio audience chants for tables as the fight
continues. Soon thereafter, they do a stunt where Ruca
spears Zaria through a gimmicked wall.
They go through a commercial break with more brawling around
ringside. Back from the commercial break, and they perched
on the barricade. That set up a stunt where Zaria gives Ruca
an F5 on the broadcast booth. The desk implodes on impact,
and Ruca must answer a ten count. Ruca barely beats the
count as Zaria sets up a table at ringside.
Comeback by Ruca, but she is on rubber legs. More tables are
set up ringside, complete with Slim Jim logos.Two tables set
side-by-side. That leads to a big spot where Ruca climbed on
a perch overlooking the ring. She looks to set up a spot
with Zaria laid out on the tables.
Zaria disappears from the tables by the time Ruca climbs on
the perch. Zaria surprises Ruca on the perch, but Ruca is
able to leapfrog a spear. Ruca then executes a Sol Snatcher
on the perch. The move looked to hurt Ruca for real. They
both rise to heir feet and trade punches atop the perch.
Slugfest develops as they tease knocking each other off the
perch.
Teetering on the edge, Zaria flails with Ruca holding on to
her. Zaria begs off and pleads with Ruca. Zaria says she is
sorry, and Ruca pulls her away from the edge. There is an
awkward moment where they look into each other’s eyes. They
cry tears and hug. Zaria’s face melts into a sinister grin,
and she shoves Ruca off the perch.
Ruca takes an ugly bump off the perch on to the tables. One
table broke, and Ruca hit her head on the either table. It
looked brutally painful. Ruca cannot answer the ten count,
and Zaria is the last woman standing.
Match result: Zaria defeated Sol Ruca in a last woman
standing match.