NXT – Apr 4

NXT – Apr 4

Listen to The Daily Wrestling News Show: 

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

*Indi Hartwell to the ring…thanks the fans for believing in her…says Roxanne Perez should get the 1^st shot at it…Zoey Stark interrupts, says Indi is a very beatable champion…so she wants a title shot…tonight…Indi accepts.

*Wes Lee bumps into Axiom in the airport…it’s time for them to face each other one-on-one.

(1)  Pretty Deadly def. Tony D’Angelo & Stacks…Pretty Deadly use the ring skirt to hide Wilson while Prince is the legal man…Prince sends Tony face-first into an exposed turnbuckle ring & drops down for a Schoolboy for the Roll Up win (07:13).

*Jacy Jayne is proud of costing Gigi Dolin her shot at the NXT title…she’s broken her face…she’s broken her heart…all that’s left is to break her will.

(2)  Dijak def. Odyssey Jones…Dijak hits a Moonsault for the win (02:46).

*Gallus backstage with McKenzie…Joe wants to add more gold to Gallus…because “this is our kingdom.”

*Noam Dar hops the barricade with his Heritage Cup & interrupts the introductions of the Dragon Lee & Nathan Frazer match…he’s finally here & he will be the one deciding who is worthy of a shot at his title.

(3)  Dragon Lee def. Nathan Frazer…after a great match, Lee hits a sit out Powerbomb but only gets a 2 count…Lee follows with a running knee to a kneeling Frazer for the win (10:16).

*Andre Chase thanks Tyler Bate for his help in the Stand & Deliver match…Duke Hudson points out that he’s the one who actually got the job done…Andre agrees, so next week there will be a ceremony to present Hudson the MVP trophy.

*Isla Dawn & Alba Fyre promo…they burned down Fallon & Kiana, but haven’t scorched the earth just yet…new challenges will come, but for now they celebrate.

*Wes Lee backstage with McKenzie…everyone brought their A-game at Stand & Deliver…but Axiom really stood out…so tonight they’ll go one-on-one. 

(4)  Indi Hartwell def. Zoey Stark…retains her NXT Women’s Championship…Zoey hits Z360 but Indi’s momentum takes her to the floor…Zoey rolls Indi back in & makes the cover…Indi kicks out at 2 & counters into a Crucifix Roll Up for the win (10:34)…AFTER…Tiffany Stratton out, taking Indi’s attention towards the ‘tron…then Cora Jade sneaks in from behind & drops Indi with a double0underhook DDT.

*Kiana James is yelling at Brooks Jensen for not passing her the bag during their match…Fallon Henley asks how she could dare yell at him while she’s cheating…Kiana says they weren’t exclusive, so she played the field…but now she can’t trust him & walks off.

*Bushwhacker Butch Miller is remembered as we go to break.

*Cora Jade approached on her way out…everyone will have to wait to hear what she has to say until next week…Lyra Valkyria approaches, tells Cora she can’t escape fate.

(5)  Ivy Nile def. Tatum Paxley…Ivy womanhandles Paxley around the ring…Paxley picks an ankle, but Ivy rolls through & into her Dragon Sleeper for the submission win (04:24).

*Ilja Dragunov backstage with McKenzie…Von Wagner interrupts, says he’s the biggest monster he’ll have a chance to fight…Mr. Stone gets between them…he’ll get Wagner that fight if that’s what he wants…but if Wagner doesn’t win, he & Stone are done.

(6)  Wes Lee def. Axion…retains his North American Championship…Axiom misses with the Golden Ratio…Wes lands the Cardiac Kick for the win (10:43)…AFTER…Wes raises Axiom’s hand in a show of respect…SCRYPTS tries to attack from behind but Axiom meets his flying entrance with the Golden Ratio.

*Nathan Frazer backstage with McKenzie…even though he lost tonight, he believes he can turn it around…because he’s had a moment of enlightenment.

*Carmelo Hayes (& Trick Williams) to the ring…every great champion has to have great opponents, so he calls out Bron Breakker to “give him his flowers”…Melo thanks Bron…the fans join in…Bron says Ciampa passed the torch respectfully to him, so it was his job to do the same…Melo offers his hand, Bron shakes, they hug…then Bron drops Melo with a Steiner-line…Bron with a Gorilla Press Powerslam for Trick Williams…as Melo gets to his feet, Bron delivers a Spear…Bron takes off his t-shirt, throws it at Melo, & bounces as the show ends.

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NXT PREVIEW – Apr. 11, 2023

+ Ilja Dragunov vs. Von Wagner

+ Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn (c) vs. Fallon Henley &

+ We’ll hear from Cora Jade

+ Duke Hudson’s MVP Trophy Presentation Ceremony