Posted on 5/27/126 by Bob Magee
NXT is 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 women’s match.
WWE Women’s Speed Champion Wren Sinclair (with Kendall Grey)
vs. Kelani Jordan in a non-title match
—
Jordan blindsides Sinclair before the bell, but Sinclair
counters her as the bell sounds to start the match. They
grapple and exchange strikes in a scrappy fight.
Jordan takes a back drop on the floor just before the show
goes into a commercial break. Jordan regains her momentum
and targets a leg during the break. Back from the break,
Jordan works the leg. That includes her doing a modified
tarantula in the ropes.
Comeback by Sinclair as she fires up on Jordan. Sinclair is
cut off, but Jordan misses her split moonsault. Moments
later, Jordan applies a STF hold. As Sinclair reaches for
the ropes, Jordan drags her to the middle of the mat. Jordan
then applies a modified cloverleaf using her foot to bridge
to apply pressure while bridging backwards. Sinclair taps
out. Jordan submits the Speed champ, presumably setting up a
title match. Jordan got over well with the finish.
Match result: Kelani Jordan defeated WWE Women’s Speed
Champion Wren Sinclair via submission in a non-title match.
— Lizzy Rain chats with WWE Women’s North American Tatum
Paxley in a goofy backstage skit where Shiloh Hill enters
wanting them sign his petition. Tristan Angels interrupts to
tease and taunt Hill before leaving. Rain then declares she
is going “redhead hunting” in her search for Zaria. Hill
offers to help Rain, and they leave together.
— Darkstate turning on Saquon Shugars and kicking him out of
the group is the focus of a video package. That precedes a
talking segment with the three members of Darkstate.
Out comes Darkstate for an in-ring promo. In the graphics
during their ring entrance, the caricature of Shugars has an
“X” over the graphic. Darksate is in the ring to explain
themselves.
Osiris Griffin says Shugars was an odd-man out, as the other
three are college athletes. Shugars is merely an indie
wrestler. Dion Lennox says he never fit it. Cutler James
claims Shugars took himself out of the faction.
They think Shugars was trying to be the leader, but he was
the weak link. Lennox says Darkstate is going to back to
what they do best. Too bad the booking killed that aspect of
their gimmick, but whatever.
— Kali Armstrong and Lola Vice exchange words in a skit from
the trainer’s room, where Vice and Kendal Grey are checking
on Wren Sinclair.
Sean Legacy vs. Dorian Van Dux in a quarterfinal match in a
Speed tournament
—
Time limit draw as they go broadway after a Spanish Fly off
the top rope. Van Dux looked like a monster at times, and he
heaved Legacy hard into the ring post at one point. Legacy
came back to set up the Spanish Fly in the closing moments,
but to no avail. They shake hands after the match in a show
of good sportsmanship. The draw eliminates both from the
tournament, so the other quarterfinal match set for later
tonight is now the final.
Match result: Sean Legacy and Dorian Van Dux wrestled to a
three-minute time limit draw.
— Nattie Neidhart offers encouragement to Layla Diggs, and
Nattie says she will be in Diggs’ corner tonight.
Jaida Parker vs. Layla Diggs (with Nattie Neidhart)
—
Diggs fought valiantly, but she ultimately drops the fall to
Parker. Setting up the finish, Diggs goes for a moonsault
press. No water in the pool, and Diggs takes a Hipnotic from
Parker. For the finish, Parker executes a Deja Vu and pins
Diggs.
Match result: Jaida Parker defeated Layla Diggs via pinfall.
— NWA Champion Tony D’Angelo is headed to the ring for a
monologue, but before a video packing hyping the champ.
Challengers confront the champ
Tony D’Angelo talks about the new talent debuting on NXT,
and they are coming for his title. D’Angelo mentions that
next week he defends the NXT title against challenger Kam
Hendrix. D’Aneglo then shifts his comments to Naraku. Tony D
calls him out.
Out comes Naraku to confront D’Angelo. The champ knows
Naraku speaks in riddles, but D’Angelo says he is more
straightforward. D'Angelo wants Naraku to simply ask for a
title match. Naraku says he is here to keep Tony safe and
protect the title. Naraku insists he and D’Angelo are
destined for war over the title.
Kam Hendrix interrupts them to cut a promo on D’Angelo in
which Hendrix proclaims he will win the NXT title next week.
Meanwhile, Naraku sits there like a bump on a log. However,
Naraku will soon step in to protect the champ.
Hendrix and D’Angelo cut promos on each other. Hendrix goes
to sucker punch D’Angelo, but Naraky blocks it before
peppering Hendrix and tossing him over the top rope. Naraku
then turns and bows to D’Angelo before leaving the ring.
— Tavion Heights is backstage apologizing to NXT North
American Champion Myles Borne when both are jumped by
Darkstate. The heel faction lays out Heights and Borne,
which would seem to set up a tag team match.
Nathan Frazier (with Axiom) vs. Romeo Moreno (with Noam Dar)
in the Speed tournament final
—
Originally a quarterfinal match, this bout becomes the
tournament final because of a time limit draw in a previous
match earlier tonight. In this bout, they tease another time
limit draw as Moreno scores a pinfall with a small package
in the closing seconds. Good match throughout, and they
shake hands in a show of sportsmanship after the match. For
the finish, Frazier leaps on the top rope to cut off Moreno
and execute a superplex. Frazier rolls through and goes for
another suplex, but Moreno counters with the small package
for the win.
Moreno won in an upset, and he earned a Speed title match
against champion Lexis King. He and Birthright watched the
match from a perch overlooking the ring.
Match result: Romeo Moreno defeated Nathan Frazier via
pinfall in a Speed tournament final.
— NXT General Manager Robert Stone is talking with Mason
Rook in a backstage skit. Naraku interjects to warn Rook
about interfering in the upcoming NXT title match.
— OTM are making their entrance for a match when they are
jumped by Shawn Spear swinging a metal folding chair. Spears
hits OTM with the chairs several times before referees pour
out to stop the attack. Niko Vance comes out to get Spears,
and Vance is clearly upset that Spears jumped OTM.
— Kali Armstrong is interviewed to kill time when she is met
by Thea Hail.
— Shiloh Hill asks Zaria to sign his petition, and she
scoffs at him. Suddenly, Lizzy Rain jumps Zaria. Referees
and Robert Stone run in to separate them.
Charlie Dempsey (with Birthright) vs. Shiloh Hill
—
Hill is continuing his latest gimmick, which reminds me of
wacky Bugsy McGraw. Hill and Dempsey were given plenty of
time in this match, as they wrestle through a commercial
break. Finish came out of nowhere when Hill counters a front
facelock with a Northern lights suplex. Hill does a bridge
and scores a three count on Hill.
Match result: Shiloh Hill defeated Charlie Dempsey.
— In a post-match angle, Tristan Angels comes out to inform
Hill they are entered into a Mr. NXT pageant in two weeks.
This plays on Hill and his petition to become Mr. NXT. Hill
intends to embarrass Angles. Hill ends the segment with a
wild cackle that was odd.
— Izzi Dame berates Shawn Spears over The Culling booking a
tag match the same night as her title challenge. Vance
insists they will take care of the issue.
NXT Women’s Champion Lola Vice vs. Izzi Dame in a title
match
—
Dame gets in a lot of offense during the match, as she takes
the fight to Vice. She becomes upset just before a
commercial break when OTM runs down to brawl with The
Culling at ringside. The two teams brawl their way to the
back.
They trade near falls after the show returns from the
commercial break. They also have a ref bump. Double down in
the ring as the ref is also down and out. Vice and Dame rise
to their feet and exchange strikes. Vice with a near fall,
but no ref to count. The ref finally crawls over, but Dame
kicks out. Dame tosses the tile belt to Vice, and Dame does
a Van Daminator of sorts by hitting a the title belt with a
big boot that drops Vice. Ref crawls over again for another
close two count.
Dame goes to lift Vice, only get caught in a guillotine
choke. Dame flails around. Inside cradle for two. Separation
just before Dame walks into a spinning back fist from Vice.
The champ falls on top of the challenger to pin her.
Match result: NXT Women’s Champion Lola Vice defeated Izzi
Dame via pinfall to retain her title.
— The show ends with Darkstate leaving the building and
boasting about being back. They vow to finish their job next
week and then go on to win all of the titles. Eavesdropping
and lurking over them is Saquon Shugars, as he stands
perched over Darkstate.