NXT – Feb 14

NXT – Feb 14

Listen to The Daily Wrestling News Show: 

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

(1)  Tyler Bate def. Grayson Waller…Bate attempts a Sunset Roll Up re-entry but Waller sits down into a roll up of his own while grabbing the bottom rope…the ref sees this & stops the count…as Waller argues with the ref, Bate flips the Roll Up over for the win (11:56).

*Brooks Jensen is nervous for his Valentine’s Day date…Josh Briggs tries to talk him through it…Fallon Henley interrupts & gives some advice, too.

*Grayson Waller is seen backstage barking at HBK again…Coach Albert removes Waller from Gorilla Position.

*Apollo Crews is done writing in his journal…he has no idea what he did to Dabba-Kato, but now he’s focused on revenge.

*Jacy Jayne to the ring…not sorry about boot to Gigi Dolin’s head…calls her “Jannetty”…Toxic Attraction was the most dominant female group in WWE history…& look who’s the last woman standing.

*Duke Hudson & Andre Chase tell Thea Hail it’s OK to open up about her abduction at the hands of the Schism…and it’s OK if she wants more time before returning to the ring…Hail says, “No way.”

*Sol Ruca vignette…she’s a legit athlete & a true free spirit who’s not afraid to make mistakes & work to correct them.

(2)  Tiffany Stratton def. Thea Hail…Hail is distracted when she sees Joe Gacy in the eagle’s nest…she’s freaked out again moments later when the fight spills to the floor & Ava Raine is in the front row of the audience…Hail’s lack of concentration allows Stratton to hit the One Final Kiss (jumping moonsault) for the win (03:27). 

*Javier Bernal asks Tatum Paxley to be his Javy-tine…when she says she’s taken, he asks Ivy Nile…Ivy says yes, then chokes him out with a Dragon Sleeper…Isla Dawn’s voice is heard through a speaker that is somehow strategically placed in the Diamond Mine Dojo…Isla tries to sow dissention between Ivy & Tatum but they ignore her & walk out.

(3)  Axiom def. Damon Kemp…Axiom lands the Golden Ratio for the win (03:32).

*Brooks Jensen & Kiana James are posting on social media from their date & look to be having a great time…Fallon Henley can’t take it anymore & needs to tell Jensen about hearing Kiana tells someone “I love you” on her cell phone a few weeks ago.

*Grayson Waller is posting on social media as he’s being forcibly removed from the building after yelling at HBK again.

*Bron Breakker to the ring…he knows everyone wants to see the match between him & Melo…Jinder Mahal interrupts, says the tides are changing…Bron is tired & weak…challenges Bron to put the title on the line next week…Bron accepts.

*Katana Chance & Kayden Carter approach Roxanne Perez & Meiko Satomura backstage…they apologize to Roxy for last week, but they’re still excited & ready for the match tonight…Roxy thanks Meiko for coming so far to team with her…Meiko says she “has her reasons.”

*Indi Hartwell backstage with McKenzie…says Jacy Jayne may think she’s headed to the top of the women’s division, but Indi says she’ll be behind her.

*Wes Lee to the ring for his Open Challenge…Tony D’Angelo & Stacks out to accept…Dijak attacks them from behind & refs struggle to separate the three…Von Wagner comes from the other side & drops Lee with a big boot…when Lee gets back to his feet, the ref rings the bell…

(4)  Wes Lee def. Von Wagner…retains his North American Championship…Lee lands the Cardiac Kick for the win (04:43).

*Hank Walker finally has some ring gear…but his new boots didn’t come in yet…so Drew Gulak lends him a pair of his.

(5)  Charlie Dempsey def. Hank Walker…Dempsey applies the Half-crab/Crossface stretch & when he gets his fingers locked, Walker has to tap for the submission win to Dempsey (01:41)…AFTER…Dempsey yells at Drew Gulak at ringside & returns to the stretch…Gulak chooses not to slide in & save Walker…then Gulak & Dempsey exchange glares but leave together.

*Von Wagner is throwing a fit in the locker room…Mr. Stone says he lost because he has no “connection” with his manager, the WWE Universe, or anyone…Stone says he can help him get to where he wants to go, but Wagner has to “Help me help you.”

*Pretty Deadly interrupt Gallus shooting pool…Gallus run up a steep bar tab on Pretty Deadly’s dime before admitting that if they wanted a tag title match, all they had to do was ask.

*Ilja Dragunov backstage with McKenzie…McDonagh put him on the shelf for 4 months, but in his return last week, he sent JD to the hospital with a detached retina…Trick Williams pops up on the monitor, calling Dragunov to the ring…Dragunov excuses himself & heads out…Trick throws a right, Dragunov drops him with a head kick…JD McDonagh out (gauze over right eye), says Dragunov should be in jail for that attack…JD says this time he’ll beat Dragunov so badly he won’t be able to hold his child…the talking allows Trick to recover & drop Dragunov from behind.

*Brooks Jensen takes Kiana James home…when he goes in for the kiss Fallon Henley shows up & tells Jensen she heard Kiana say, “I love you, Zack”…but it turns out Zack is Kiana’s brother…D’OH!

(6)  Roxxane Perez & Meiko Satomura def. Katana Chance & Kayden Carter…Roxy hits PopRox on Carter for the win (10:26)…AFTER…Meiko says she did something for Roxy, so she wants a favor in return…a shot at the NXT Women’s Championship…Roxy says it would be her honor.

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NXT PREVIEW – Feb. 21, 2023

+ Bron Breakker (c) vs. Jinder Mahal – for the NXT Championship

+ Jacy Jayne vs. Indi Hartwell

+ Ilja Dragunov vs. Trick Williams