NXT 2.0 – Oct 25

NXT 2.0 – Oct 25

Listen to The Daily Wrestling News Show: 

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

(1)  Katana Chance & Kayden Carter def. Nikkita Lyons & Zoey Stark…retain their Women’s Tag Team Championship…the referee misses a blind tag & Zoey believes she’s rolled up Chance (who wasn’t legal) for the win at 11:48…but the head referee orders a restart…Chance & Carter hit their Neckbreaker/450 combo on Lyons, Chance covers for the win (14:08).

*Ilja Dragunov promo…no one is safe until the Cancer that is JD McDonagh is taken care of…he plans to do that tonight.

*Domonik Dijakovic vignette…we see his T-Bar mask burning & the voice-over says, “The 2^nd coming isn’t about Retribution…it’s about Justice!”

*Wes Lee to the ring…thanks the fans…Grayson Waller interrupts, says he still considers himself up 1-0 on Crews…R-Truth interrupts (in his Joker costume) & welcomes the crowd to Halloween Havoc…Waller informs Truth that it was 3 days ago…Truth, “MY BAD!”…Waller challenges Truth to face him next week, then tries to suckerpunch him…Truth & Lee take care of Waller.

*Apollo Crews backstage with McKenzie…he’s done with Waller & can return to his original plan…the NXT Championship.

(2)  Shotzi def. Lash Legend…Shotzi hits Never Wake Up for the win (03:42).

*Brutus & Julius Creed to the ring for Brutus’ “5 minutes” with Kemp…Damon Kemp interrupts from the ‘tron to say he isn’t cleared, but he’s got something for them…Sanga & Veer Mahaan attack & leave the Creeds laying.

*Toxic Attraction are celebrating the 1 year anniversary of Mandy’s reign next week.

(3)  Pretty Deadly def. Edris Enofe & Malik Blade…retain their NXT Tag Team Championship…after a really good match that Enofe & Blade come soooo close to winning multiple times, Pretty Deadly hit Spilt Milk on Blade, Wilson covers for the win (12:30).

*JD McDonagh promo…Dragunov called him a cancer, but JD sees himself as a necessary evil…he promises that Dragunov will not leave the building under his own power tonight.

*Zoey Stark backstage with McKenzie…says Chance & Carter are the luckiest women in NXT…she tells Nikkita Lyons that they have a rematch…& they WILL take those titles.

*Schism to the ring…Gacy says, “Remove your ‘mask’ & join the Schism or be torn down”…their 4^th member is revealed to be Ava Raine (Simone Johnson).

*We hear a voicemail left at the Performance center reception desk…in a computerized voice, the message is, “Let go of all your pain, washing away your deepest fears.  Listen with your eyes, speaking with your ears.  Awaken from the pits you call the dark, opening up to my soliloquy is just the start.  Watch as I come & leave my mark, I plan to rip all of NXT apart. Sincerely, SCRYPTS” …Vic & Booker make no mention as we move on to the next match.

(4)  Indi Hartwell def. Sol Ruca…Indi uses a leg-trip clothesline to take Ruca to the ground, then hits her with a Forearm Smash to the back of the head as Ruca gets back to her knees for the win (01:20)…AFTER…Elektra Lopez attacks & drops both women…she looks into the camera as she heads up the aisle, “La Madrina is back!”

*Andre Chase is upset that Bodhi didn’t show up for class…Duke Hudson takes Bodhi’s seat…Chase begins his presentation on Holiday Traditions in wrestling, that Bodhi was supposed to give.

*Roxanne Perez doesn’t like the person she became at Halloween Havoc…but she found a new respect for herself.

*Edris Enofe & Malik Blade are dejected as they leave the building…Odyssey Jones pulls up with a truck full of women and convinces Enofe & Blade to jump in for a party.

(5)  JD McDonagh def. Ilja Dragunov…Dragunov attacks before McDonagh is out of his ring jacket…Dragunov is tended to by the medical staff after a bodyblock sends him flying off the apron & ribs-first into the announce desk, but is deemed fit to continue…after working the injured ribs all match, McDonagh locks on a neck crank/body scissor that twists Dragunov until he passes out & the ref has to call for the stoppage (13:53).

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NXT PREVIEW – Nov. 1, 2022

+ Bron Breakker returns

+ Toxic Attraction celebrates Mandy’s 1-year anniversary as Champion

+ Grayson Waller vs. R-Truth