Posted on 5/20/126 by Bob Magee
NXT is back on the air in front of a live studio audience
from a sound stage at the Performance Center in Orlando.
Opening the show is a tag team match where the two singles
champions in the men’s division team up against two
newcomers making their in-ring debuts in NXT.
NXT Champion Tony D’Angelo & NXT North American Champion
Myles Borne vs. Mason Rook & Cam Hendrix in a tag team match
—
The tag bout goes through a commercial break. Heat on Borne
after the debuting duo work together to chop block Borne’s
knee. Borne is worked over until Borne counters a double-
team and dives for a hot tag. D’Angelo is a house of fire,
and he gets a near fall after spearing Hendrix. D’Angelo
takes a few really tough bumps from Rook, and D’Angelo
crashes into the ring steps. Borne with a save by flying
over the ropes with a flip dive to the floor.
Tavion Heights runs down to ambush Hendrix, with whom he has
beef. Heights’ sneak attack sends Hendrix into Borne, which
trips up Borne’s attempt at springing back into the ring.
Borne is then distracted by Heights, who is removed from
ringside by officials.
For the finish, a distracted Borne tries to slingshot into
the ring. He is caught by Rook, and Borne takes an exploder
suplex in a corner. Rook with a fireman’s carry into a
jackhammer, and Rook goes for a cover. However, Hendrix is
the legal man. He pushes Rook out of the way, and Hendrix
pins Borne to win the match. As Hendrix celebrates his win,
Rook glares at him like the meme where Undertaker is
standing behind AJ Styles.
Match result: Mason Rook & Cam Hendrix defeated Tony
D’Angelo & Myles Borne when Hendrix pinned Borne.
— Darkstate in a backstage skit talk about all being on the
same page again. Dion Lennox inquires to Saquon Shugars what
he meant about them needing to make a change. Shugars
assures Lennox not worry about that. Foreshadowing would
seem to indicate he should worry.
Confrontation with challengers and the women’s champ leads
to melee
—
Kelani Jordan enters the sound stage for an promo in the
ring. She would eventually be interrupted by several
wrestlers including NXT Women’s Champion Lola Vice, Izzi
Dame, and Kendal Grey. Wren Sinclair runs into whack Dame
with a walking crutch.
Firstly, Jordan cuts a heel promo complaining about never
getting a shot at the NXT Women’s Championship. Jordan
boasts about being the fastest rising homegrown star.
Besides making Lola Vice (the champion) tap out, and also
beating Kendal Grey last weeks, Jordan claims she in better
than all of the women’s wrestlers called up to the main
roster.
Jordan goes on to demand a championship match before
claiming to be the most underrated women on the roster.
Out comes Izzi Dame wearing ridiculously fuzzy chaps. Dame
marches to the ring in her fuzzy chap, and she cuts a promo
on Jordan trying to cut in line.
NXT Women’s Champion Lola Vice interrupt the confrontation
to confront her two potential challengers. Vice bickers with
Dame and Jordan until they are all interrupted by Kendal
Grey.
Grey confronts them as Wren Sinclair sneaks in the ring from
behind. Sinclairs blasts Jordan with a crutch, which ignites
a melee. The heels powder as the babyfaces stand tall. While
standing tall, Grey keeps eyeballing the women’s title belt
as Vice raises in over her head.
Romeo Moreno vs. Tristan Angels
—
Angels wins his debut match against newcomer Moreno. They
had a really good competitive match that goes through a
commercial break.
Shiloh Hill watches this match from the crowd while making a
spectacle of himself. Hill interacts with Moreno during the
match, as they slap hands after Moreno does a big dive over
the ropes to the floor.
For the finish, Angels does a curb stomp using a knee drop.
Angels then covers Moreno for a three count. Angels and Hill
exchange barbs after the match.
Mach result: Tristan Angels defeated Romeo Moreno via
pinfall.
Angels gets a house microphone and address Shiloh Hill, who
is still standing in the crowd with a sign that reads “MR.
NXT”. Angles says Hill is where he belong, in the crowd with
the regular people. In response, Hill cuts a promo and
throws to an old photo of Angels in a goofy tuxedo. That is
supposed to be burn of some sort. Hill polls the crowd on
who should be Mr. NXT. Of course, they side with Hill.
Angels wants Hill he will regret ruining Angel’s debut
match.
NXT North American Women’s Champion Tatum Paxley vs. Lizzy
Rain in a title match
—
Rain’s strong push continues, even if she drops a fall here
to a reigning champion. Rain has a ton of charisma.
Zaria runs in after the match to lay out Rain before
targeting Paxley. Zaria apparently has her sights on the
North American title.
The title match tonight goes through a commercial break.
Rain with a wrecking ball dropkick just before the show cuts
to commercials, and she is rocking.
Very physical and competitive match between two babyfaces.
The studio audience got into the match, as they worked
really hard to have an exciting bout.
As they go home they are trading near falls and reversals.
Paxley counters Rain to deliver Cemetery Drive. Paxley then
covers Rain for a pinfall. And still…
Match result: NXT Women’s North American Champion Tatum
Paxley defeated Lizzy Rain via pinfall to retain her title.
Paxley and Rain embrace after the match in a show of
respect. They are jumped by Zaria. She hits both with a
double spear, and Zaria gives both an F-5. Zaria then grabs
the title belt and poses with it as the segment ends.
—
Keanu Carver vs. Tate Wilder
—
Wilder gets some offense and the time to show off some of
his aerial arsenal, but he drops another fall on television
in his second match on NXT in two weeks. To make matters
worse, he is busted open in this match with a potato from
Carver. Wilder is bleeding from underneath his eye, but he
fights on.
Wilder with a tornado DDT plants Carver on the floor. After
following up with a frog splash, a still-bleeding Wilder
opts for another high risk move instead of going for a pin.
Wilder is tripped up and crotched while trying to climb the
ropes. Carver then strikes with a Monty Brown Pounce, and
Carver scores a clean pinfall.
Match result: Keanu Carver defeated Tate Wilder via pinfall.
— Myka Lockwood assures Vanity Project she has their back in
the tag title match later tonight when they defend against
Darkstate.
— Shiloh Hill and Charlie Dempsey set up a singles match
next week. Hill reminded me of a modern day Bugsy McGraw
with his outfit and top hat. He bickers with Birthright,
which leads to them setting up a match for next Tuesday.
Mason Rook lays out Kam Hendrix
Sarah Schreiber interviews Kam Hendrix in the ring, which
follows up on Hendrix and Rook winning in their debut match
earlier tonight. A boastful Hendrix talks about setting his
sights on the NXT Championship when he is interrupted by
Rook.
Rook cuts a promo on Hendrix, who responds with a promo on
Rook. Hendrix pats Rook’s gut, and Rook responds by laying
out Hendrix with an Ax Bomber. Hednrix is then send smashing
into the corner taking an exploder from Rook. This angle
would seem to set up a grudge match between the two.
NXT Tag Team Champions The Vanity Project (Brad Baylor &
Ricky Smokes with Jackson Drake & Myka Lockwood) vs.
Darkstate (Dion Lennox & Saquon Shugars with Cutler James &
Osiris Griffin) in a title match
—
Darksate jumps Vanity Project during the champs’ entrance.
The tag title bout goes through a commercial break, with the
champs reeling as the show goes into the break. The champs
turn the tide during the break. They are working over
Shugars as the show returns from commercials.
The match continues. Shugars comes back to run wild after
several high spots and tags. Shugars is on a roll, and
Lennox soon joins in the fun. Darkstate gets a close near
fall. Lennox and Shugars signal for a Doomsday Device.
Smokes saves Baylor and the champs tag out, only for them
both to eat clotheslines from Lennox.
Griffin and Cutler try to get in Drake’s face at ringside,
but Lockwood steps in to berate Griffin and Cutler. Another
close near fall for Darkstat after Shugars makes a blind
tag. Lennox is unaware of the bling tag. Shugars is trying
to explain himself to Lennox when Shugars is rolled up by
Smokes for a three count. The champs retain, and the finish
sets up more dissension in Darkstate.
Match result: NXT Tag Team Champions Brad Baylor & Ricky
Smokes defeated Saquon Shugars & Dion Lennox when Smokes
pinned Shugars to retain their title.
Three members of Darkstate turn on Shugars in a post-match
angle. Griffin and James first attack Shugars, and Lennox
then joins in to pummel him. Lennox signals for a triple
powerbomb, which lead to Darkstate powerbombing Shugars on
the announce booth. The desk implodes on impact, and Shugars
is laid out as the show goes off the air with his former
stablemates standing over him.