Posted on 7/16/125 by Bob Magee
The show is on the air from a sound stage at the WWE
Performance Center in Orlando in front of a live studio
audience.
A recap of The Great American Bash catches up viewers on the
happenings at the PLE last Saturday. Opening the show from
the sound stage is the entrance of the trio known as Fatal
Influence. NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne is flanked by
Fallon Henley and Jazmyn Nyz.
NXT Women’s Champ Jacy Jayne addresses the audience
Jayne first apologizes for her raspy voice, and she blames
it on Jordynne Grace hitting her in the throat over the
weekend. Jayne goes on to address the “elephant in the
room,” which is her not doing well at The Bash.
Jayne blames her partners, and she especially casts blame on
Nyz. Jayne says Nyz did her best, but her best is not good
enough next to someone like Jayne herself. Luckily for Nyz
and Henley, Jayne says they redeemed themselves at
Evolution, where Jayne shocked the crowd again by winning.
Henley chimes in to put over Jayne. Henley says Jayne will
be champion for a long time to come. Jayne also says she
will do what no person has done before, like this Sunday
when she goes one-on-one with the TNA Knockouts Champion
Masha Slamovich. Jayne insults Slamovich until Slamovich
interrupts the in-ring promo.
Slamovich gets in the ring to confront Jayne and Fatal
Influence. Slamovich’s microphone was not working well, so
Henley gave her a microphone. Slamovich says the only reason
the interference of Blake Monros is the only reason Jayne
retained her title at Evolution. Slamovich vows to be the
first TNA wrestler to hold the NXT Women’s Championship.
Jayne scoffs and starts cutting a promo on Slamovich when
Jayne is interrupted by the entrance of NXT Women’s North
American Champion Sol Ruca and Zaria. Ruca cuts a promo on
Jayne, and Ruca says her money is on Slamovich. Zaria adds
that Ruca was the MVP of this weekend. Okay, sure.
Zaria and Ruca get in the ring to confront Fatal Influence.
Nyx gets to cut a promo. Soon thereafter, a brawl erupts.
The babyfaces clear the ring of the heel trio. This sets up
a six-women tag team match, which is officially announced
after a commercial break.
— Tony D’Angelo is the focus of a video package that recaps
The Family’s history in NXT. The title of part one is “Birth
of the Don.” More to come later in the show as they hype the
“family business” triple threat match for later tonight.
TNA World Champion Trick Williams, Joe Hendry & Mike Santana
vs. Darkstate (Dion Lennox, Osiris Griffin, & Saquon Shugars
with Cutler James)
During the entrance of Darkstate, Santana leaps over the
ropes with a tope con hilo. Besides getting knocked down
before the bell, Darkstate has lost almost all of their
mystique. They are just another faction in NXT at this
point.
The tag bout goes through a commercial break with a heat
spot. The heel faction works over Santana. When the show
returns from the break, Hendry cleans house after a hot tag.
Darkstate are all thrown out of the ring. Santana and Hendry
then deck Trick when she starts cutting a promo on them.
Santana and Hendry then do stereo dives outside the ring.
Suddenly, TNA faction known as The System run in to brawl
with Darkstate, Hendry and Santana join in as the referee
calls for the bell. No official word on the actual result,
so I’m guessing a no context.
Match Result: No finish after outside interference
— A skit in the locker room sets up a match between Karmen
Petrovic and WWE Evolve Champion Kali Armstrong. Arianna
Grace is also involved in the skit.
— Jordynne Grace arrives to the building, and Vic Joseph on
commentary says she “looks pissed.”
— Part two of the Tony D’Angelo saga is titled “Enter the
Underboss”.
WWE Evolve Champion Kali Armstrong vs. Karmen Petrovic
Shortly after the match starts, Jordynne Grace runs down to
ringside and trips Armstrong. Grace gets into the ring and
suplexes Petrovic. Grace calls out Blake Monroe, and Grace
demands that Monroe immediately come to the ring.
Match result: No context when Jordynne Grace runs in
Out comes Stevie Turner and Robert Stone, who are presumably
acting under the authority of Ava. Turner and Stone argue
with Grace until a video package starts playing, which tells
the story of Monroe turning on Grace. The video includes a
narration that seems like a ripoff of Toni Storm’s current
gimmick. In this particular video, Monroe is a bathtub. She
invites everyone to her NXT debut next week.
Grace goes berserk in the ring when she attacks Stone and
Turner. Grace clotheslines Turner and gives Stone a
spinebuster. Security comes out trying to wrangle Grace.
— Team Undertaker from LFG are talking backstage when in
walks Trick Williams. He yells at them to move out of his
way. Williams bullies them and leaves. Not sure what this
skit accomplishes, but Team Undertaker gets a call from The
Undertaker himself as the show cuts to a commercial break.
— NXT General Manager Ava talks with Jasper Troy about him
attacking people. If he wants to prove himself in NXT, Ava
says to do it in matches she approves for him. Troy defends
himself by saying Saints entered his territory. Ava says
this is NXT, where they settle things in the ring. (Sure
Ava, of course they do considering this show begins with two
matches that ends in a no context due to run-ins.) Ava books
a match for next week with Troy against Saints next Tuesday
in Houston.
— “Rise & Fall of the Family” is the title of for part three
of the D’Angelo Family saga. This hypes the triple threat
that is up next on NXT.
— Kelly Kincaid interviews Lash Legend, who brags about
being one of the last two remaining in a battle royal at
Evolution. She was thrown out by Stephanie Vaquer, but
Legend still brags on herself in this interview. Jaida
Parker interrupts her to brag about her performance in the
battle royal. Both Legend and Parker vow to confront the
women’s champion in Houston.
Tony D’Angelo vs. Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo vs. Luca
Crusifino in a “family business” triple threat match
D’Angelo turns his back to both of his opponents after the
opening bell, lulling Stacks into an attack. “The Don”
fights off both Stacks and Crusifino. Stacks goes to
retrieve a hidden crowbar, only to discover that D’Angelo
found and disposed of the weapon.
The fight eventually spills outside. D’Angelo and Crusifino
are fighting on the apron when Stacks knocks them off the
ring apron. From there, the match goes through a split-
screen commercial break. The triple threat continues after
the show returns from the break.
In a big high spot, “The Don” with a hip toss sends Stacks
into a flip dive over the ropes. Crusifino catches him on
the floor. Stacks retrieves a crowbar, and D’Angelo blocks
it only to for Stacks to send him crashing in the steps.
They do some clever triple threat spots that includes a
double German suplex. The also do a Tower of Doom spot where
Crusifino powerbombs D’Angelo while Stacks takes a
superplex.
Crusifino gets his time to shine, and he gets a near fall on
Stacks. Crusifino grabs the crowbar, but Stacks posts him
and takes the crowbar. Just as Stacks is about use the
crowbar as a weapon, D’Angelo strikes out of nowhere with a
spear. D’Angelo spears Stacks through a gimmicked section of
the wall in a stunt. Stacks then comically shoots out of the
hole like a bullet after presumably being launched by
D’Angelo.
D’Angelo gives Crusifino a spinebuster on the announce desk,
and D’Angelo roll into the ring to give Stacks a
spinebuster. D’Angelo then covers Stacks for a three count.
Match result: Tony D’Angelo wins via pinfall
— Wren Sinclair defends her throwing in the towel for Tavion
Heights last week. Up walks Charlie Dempsey to gloat.
Sinclair reveals she is booked in a match next week against
Blake Monroe. The match is in Sinclair’s home state of
Texas, but I do not like her chances for winning against a
debuting Monroe.
— Josh Briggs is heading to the ring for a monologue.
NXT Champion Oba Femi confronts Josh Briggs
Briggs begins with an in-ring promo where he bemoans no
getting a NXT title shot. Briggs mentions his pal Inamura
getting a shot, but Briggs has yet to get his own title
match.
Out comes Oba Femi to confront Briggs. Femi says Briggs’
presence in Femi’s title defense against Inamura raises some
doubts. Yet, Femi insists “The Ruler” would have always won.
But now people are questioning the validity of Femi’s win
because of Brigg’s involvement. Femi says Briggs ruined the
match.
When Femi accuses Briggs of being jealous of Inamura, Briggs
snaps back by cutting a promo on Femi. Briggs says Femi
might know Inamura as a man of honor, but Briggs is not.
Inamura comes through the crowd with a microphone in hand.
Inamura gets into the ring while saying Briggs does not
speak for him. Briggs and Femi bicker some more. Femi says
Inamura deserves a rematch, but scoffs at the idea of Briggs
getting a shot.
Inamura stops Briggs to say he will do what it takes to win,
but Inamura will do so with honor. Briggs suggests a triple
threat match for the NXT title next week in Houston. Femi
asks if that is really what Briggs wants, and Briggs jumps
Femi. A brawl erupts in the ring, where Briggs inadvertently
elbows Inamura. When officials and referees pour out, they
must separate Briggs and Inamura. Looks like a triple threat
title match is set for next Tuesday.
— NXT North American Champion Ethan Page is the focus of a
video package where he brags about retaining the title
against Ricky Saints at The Bash.
— Kelly Kincaid interviews Saints, and Saints cuts a promo
on Jasper Troy ahead of their match next week in Houston.
— On social media, Undertaker confirms an appearance next
Tuesday on NXT.
NXT Women’s North American Champion Sol Ruca, Zaria & TNA
Knockouts Champion Masha Slamovich vs. Fatal Influence (NXT
Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley & Jazmyn Nyz)
For some reason, Lexis King is watching the match in the
stands with the live studio audience. He is also wearing
headphones. Ava takes exception to this, so she confronts
him in the middle of this match. Ava rips off the headphones
and yells at him.
Meanwhile, Sol Ruca was shinning in the match. The heel
trios works together to underhandedly gain the upper hand on
Ruca. Fatal Influence are in control as the show cuts to a
picture-in-picture commercial break.
Hot tag and Zaria is a house of fire. Zaria is soon cut off,
but she makes a quick comeback. Slamovich tags in and cleans
house. Slamovich is also cut off by the heel trio.
Out comes The Culling with Izzi Dame and Tatum Paxley. In
the ensuing commotion at ringside, Ruca knocks down Paxley,
and Zaria does a running senton off the apron on Dame. Ruca
is yelling at Shawn Spears and Niko Vance at ringside. NXT
Tag Team Champions Hank and Tank run down to fight with
Spears and Vance. Meanwhile, Ruca and Zaria brawl with Dame
and Paxley. The leaves Slamovich at a disadvantage, as the
heels have a three-on-one advantage. That does not stop
Slamovich.
Slamovich is holding her own, and she delivers a brainbuster
on Jayne. Slamovich then covers Jayne for a three count.
Match result: Slamovich, Ruca & Zaria win when Slamovich
pinned Jayne.