NXT 2.0 – Oct 18

NXT 2.0 – Oct 18

Listen to The Daily Wrestling News Show: 

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

*Judgment Day kick off the show by accompanying Rhea Ripley to the ring…

(1)  Pick Your Poison: Rhea Ripley def. Roxanne Perez…Roxy escapes the Riptide…Rhea powers out of Pop-Rox…Dominik Mysterio distracts Roxy for just a second, allowing Rhea to deliver a headbutt & hit the Riptide for the win (13:47).

*Cameron Grimes & the Good Brothers chatting backstage…the OC want to get paid, but they also want to go TO THE MOOOOON!!

*Grayson Waller backstage with McKenzie…Chucky interrupts to inform Waller that his Halloween Havoc match is a “Spin the Wheel, Make a Deal” situation…Wheeler is freaked out & walks off.

(2)  Shinsuke Nakamura def. Stacks…Nakamura delivers a Kinshasa but Stacks is near the ropes & the strike sends him tumbling to the floor…back in, Stacks shows his toughness by waiving for Nakamura to bring it on…& he eats another Kinshasa as Nakamura gets the win (05:23)…AFTER…Tony D. is impressed with Stacks’ guts.

*Axiom & Nathan Frazer are chatting in the kitchen…Axiom is rooting for Frazer in the Ladder Match…Von Wagner & Mr. Stone interrupt to tell Axiom & Frazer that their Best of 3 Series made a lot of noise on social media, but they don’t give titles to “internet darlings”…Wagner says no one is stopping him in that ladder match.

(3)  Alba Fyre def. Sonya Deville…Jacy Jayne & Gigi Dolin both wind up in the ring…Alba dispatches Jacy…Sonya accidentally hits Gigi with a pump kick, allowing Alba to Roll Up Sonya for the win (02:10)…AFTER…Alba gets a 3-on-1 beat down…Mandy Rose out, she promises to be vicious at Havoc as payback for being abducted…Alba fights free & grabs her bat to clear the ring & hold Mandy at bay…Mandy rolls out but leaves the title behind…Alba picks it up & looks at it, then tosses it to the edge of the canvas in front of Mandy.

*Wes Lee & Oro Mensah are chatting in the locker room when Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams attack…they fight out towards the ring as we go to break.

(4)  Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams def. Wes Lee & Oro Mensah…Trick & Mensah fight to the floor…Melo drops the Sicilian Slice on Lee for the win (>02:44…match started during commercial)…AFTER…Trick & Melo continue the attack…Lee & Mensah take Trick over the top rope to the floor…Melo takes out Lee & Mensah with a Tope…Von Wagner appears out of nowhere & crushes Melo with a Big Boot to the face in the aisle…Nathan Frazer appears on the top buckle & takes out Wagner with a High Cross Body to the floor.

*The Schism promo…Grimes is the poster boy for the hypocrisy that runs wild in NXT & they will tear him down.

*Bron Breakker backstage with McKenzie…he’s looking forward to his visit to the KO Show later tonight because “something cool always happens.”

(5)  Cameron Grimes & The OC def. Schism…Dyad are working over Anderson when Grimes hits the Cave-In on Fowler for the save…Good Brothers deliver the Magic Killer on Reid, Gallows covers for the win (12:10)…AFTER…the Good Brothers are looking for their cash payment from Grimes & getting impatient.

*Veer Mahaan backstage with McKenzie…it’s no one’s business what he said to Sanga last week…Sanga interrupts, tells Veer that he’s ready & the two walk off together.

*Katana Chance & Kayden Carter are seated across a conference table from Nikkita Lyons & Zoey Stark as they sign the contract for an NXT Women’s Tag Team Championship bout next week.

*Julius Creed & Damon Kemp split screen interview…Julius says Kemp isn’t even the best athlete in his family…Kemp says he’s going to put Brutus on the unemployment line.

*Shotzi is announced as the host of Halloween Havoc & heads to the ring…Xyon Quinn interrupts & offers to be her co-host…Quincy Elliott interrupts, says Shotzi needs the Super Diva as her co-host…Shotzi suggests the winner of their match gets the honor.

(6)  Quincy Elliott def. Xyon Quinn…Xyon rolls out & seems to be looking for a weapon near the timekeeper’s table, but Hank Walker is seated right there which makes Xyon abandon the idea & roll back in…Quincy catches Xyon rolling back in with a standing splash & follows with the Diva (Bonzai) Drop for the win (>02:52…match started during commercial).

*Thea Hail is depressed over losing to Kiana James…Andre Chase says they can talk about it after class & returns to his lesson on the history of Halloween Havoc…Chucky interrupts on the classroom monitor…there’s a lot of beeped out cursing…nothing substantial here, just some comic relief.

*Edris Enofe & Malik Blade are now seated across the conference table from Pretty Deadly & sign the contract for their NXT Tag Team Championship match next week.

(7)  Pick Your Poison: Cora Jade def. Raquel Rodriguez via DISQUALIFICATION…Cora brings her kendo stick into the ring & takes a big swing…Raquel catches it on her hip & disarms Cora, then says “screw it” & blasts Cora with it, causing the DQ (02:43)…AFTER…Cora takes a few more lashes before escaping to the floor, but Roxanne Perez heads to ringside & tosses Cora back in…Cora eats a superkick from Roxy but rolls out & escapes through the crowd before Roxy can follow with the kendo stick.

*Kevin Owens welcomes Bron Breakker, Ilja Dragunov, & JD McDonagh to the KO Show…Owens explains that he is there as a favor to HBK to keep the peace…when the words get heated, Owens apologizes to HBK & steps out of the way…Dragunov & Breakker throw hands…security tries in vain to get between them as McDonagh watches contently from the corner…Dragunov hits Breakker with Torpedo Moscow…McDonagh decides to step in & pulls Dragunov to him for the Devlin’side but Dragunov counters with a nasty headbutt…Dragunov follows with Torpedo Moscow on McDonagh & holds the NXT title over his head…Austin Theory makes his way out in front of the ‘tron & holds up the Money in the Bank briefcase as the show ends.

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NXT HALLOWEEN HAVOC PREVIEW – Sat. Oct. 22, 2022

+ Bron Breakker (c) vs. JD McDonagh vs. Ilja Dragunov – Triple Threat NXT Championship

+ Mandy Rose (c) vs. Alba Fyre – for the NXT Women’s Championship

+ Carmelo Hayes vs. Oro Mensah vs. Wes Lee vs. Von Wagner vs. Nathan Frazer – in a Ladder Match for the North American Championship

+ Cora Jade vs. Roxanne Perez – Weapons Wild Match

+ Damon Kemp vs. Julius Creed – Ambulance Match (if Kemp wins, Brutus is done in NXT)

+ Apollo Crews vs. Grayson Waller – Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal

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NXT PREVIEW – Oct. 25, 2022

+ Pretty Deadly (c) vs. Edris Enofe & Malik Blade – for the NXT Tag Team Championship

+ Katana Chance & Kayden Carter (c) vs. Nikkita Lyons & Zoey Stark – for the NXT Women’s Tag Team Championship