NXT 2.0 – Aug 23

NXT 2.0 – Aug 23

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*Live from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, FL.

*Bron Breakker to the ring…commends JD McDonagh for a great fight…calls out NXT UK Champion Tyler Bate…Tyler says they should unify the NXT & UK titles…Breakker agrees they should do it in 2 weeks at Worlds Collide.

*Gallus to the ring while Briggs & Jensen and some referees break up a fight backstage between Lash Legend & Fallon Henley.

(1)  Gallus def. Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen by COUNTOUT…therefore NOT taking the NXT UK Tag Team Championship…when Lash Legend attacks Fallon Henley at ringside…Briggs & Jensen pull Henley away, only to get jumped by Pretty Deadly…somehow the bell doesn’t ring for a DQ & the referee continues to count as the teams fight towards the ‘tron…the referee gets to 10 & calls for the bell (08:45)…AFTER…Diamond Mine attack Gallus…security gets in between the teams.

*Chase U. welcomes guest instructor Charlie Dempsey…Charlie is a bit too physical with the students, including Bodhi.

*Grayson Waller interrupts Barrett & Vic to introduce his show, the Grayson Waller Effect…he welcomes Apollo Crews…Waller tries to get a reaction from Crews with verbal cheap shots…he eventually succeeds in getting dropped with a right by Crews.

*Gallus & Pretty Deadly get into war of words backstage…security holds Gallus back.

*Mr. Stone & Von Wagner backstage with McKenzie…Wagner says when he’s done with Tyler Bate, the big strong boy won’t make it to World’s Collide.

(2)  Cameron Grimes def. Javier Bernal…just before the opening bell, Joe Gacy wishes Grimes “good luck” from the riser in the crowd…Grimes looks at Gacy as he delivers the Cave In for the win (02:34).

*Blair Davenport vignette…she has a wicked willingness to do whatever it takes.

*Alba Fyre vignette…Lash Legend learned what the rest of NXT soon will…where there’s smoke, there’s FYRE.

(3)  Blair Davenport def. Indi Hartwell…Davenport delivers some kind of sloppy Falcon Arrow/Fisherman’s Brainbuster for the win (03:49)…AFTER…

*Blair Davenport grabs Indi’s wrists & delivers the nasty knee she was famous for in the UK…Blair grabs the mic & says she was the #1 contender in UK, but the NXT title will do just fine…Mandy Rose out, says she’s the most dominant women’s champion so put respect on her name…Meiko Satomura interrupts, corrects Mandy…Meiko is the most dominant women’s champion…Meiko suggests champion vs. champion…Blair doesn’t want to be left out…Meiko says ok, let’s make it a triple threat…a segment or two later, the triple threat is confirmed for Worlds Collide.

*Tiffany Stratton backstage with McKenzie…after she’s done with Wendy Choo tonight, the winner of that triple threat will have to deal with her.

*Tony D’Angelo says he’s a forgiving guy, so the future of the family begins tonight with a win for Legado.

*JD McDonagh promo…says his pain tolerance for Bron Breakker is growing…wishes him luck at Worlds Collide & he’ll “see you on the other side.”

*Wes Lee backstage with Katana Chance & Kayden Carter…the women’s tag champs are open to all challengers.

*Indi Hartwell is still sitting on the apron…this is rock bottom & it sucks…Dexter Lumis appears from under the ring…they meet in the ring for a hug & kiss…Dexter carries Indi backstage…INDEX LIVES!…moments later Dexter is arrested outside the PC.

*Cora Jade backstage with McKenzie…she beat Roxanne at Heatwave, she’s better than Roxanne…even if no one wants to admit it.

(4)  The Dyad def. Legado del Fantasma…the Dyad hit their Wheelbarrow Code Breaker on Wilde, Fowler covers for the win (05:02).

*Javier Bernal chews out a female superstar at the backstage juice bar…the security guard (Hank Walker) tells him not to talk to a woman that way.

*Legado del Fantasma & Elektra Lopez leave the PC disgusted…Santos Escobar pulls up in an SUV…he says, “you didn’t think I was going to leave without you, did you?”…Legado & La Madrina hop in & they drive off together.

(5)  Tyler Bate def. Von Wagner…Bate hits the Spinning Boy (top buckle corkscrew senton bomb) for the win (06:14).

*Diamond Mine backstage…Creeds & Damon Kemp are excited to get a shot at Gallus next week, but Roderick Strong is not happy to be the odd man out…Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen approach…after the match with Gallus, Briggs & Jensen want to find out who the best team in NXT is.

(6)  Wendy Choo def. Tiffany Stratton…in a LIGHTS OUT MATCH…Choo puts Stratton through a bed frame (low wooden table) at ringside with a full nelson slam…rolls Stratton back to deliver the Nap Time Splash (reverse frogsplash) for the win (13:08).

*Mandy Rose, Blair Davenport, & Meiko Satomura as well as Bron Breakker & Tyler Bate are seen in a conference room signing their Worlds Collide unification contracts as the show ends.

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NXT 2.0 PREVIEW – Aug. 30, 2022

+ Diamond Mine vs. Gallus – in a 6-Man Tag Match

+ Apollo Crews vs. Grayson Waller

+ Josh Briggs, Brooks Jensen, & Fallon Henley vs. Pretty Deadly & Lash Legend – in a 6-Person Mixed Tag Match

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NXT WORLDS COLLIDE PREVIEW – Sun. Sept. 4, 2022

+ Bron Breakker (2.0) vs. Tyler Bate (UK) – NXT Championship Unification

+ Mandy Rose (2.0) vs. Meiko Saomura (UK) vs. Blair Davenport – Triple Threat NXT Women’s Championship Unification

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