NXT – Mar 28

NXT – Mar 28

Listen to The Daily Wrestling News Show: 

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

(1)  Axiom wins the 20-MAN BATTLE ROYAL for the final spot in the NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP FATAL 5-WAY…Final 4: Dabba-Kato, Charlie Dempsey, Axiom, Nathan Frazer…all 3 combine to eliminate Dabba-Kato…Axiom eliminates Dempsey…Axiom & Frazer have a great 5 sprint before Axiom tosses Frazer out for the win (14:33).

*Pretty Deadly break down the Stand & Deliver card.

*Andre Chase & Thea Hail hype up Tyler Bate for his big match with Von Wagner…as Duke Hudson continues to roll his eyes at every show of positivity.

*Kiana James feels bad that Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen aren’t part of Stand & Deliver…so she pulled some strings & got them a match tonight…if they win, the Triple Threat becomes a Fatal 4-Way…Fallon Henley is pissed because she thought Kiana was going to finally come clean to Jensen.

(2)  Tyler Bate def. Von Wagner…when Mr. Stone gets involved, Thea Hail goes on the attack & chases him from the ring…Bate hits the Spinning Boy for the win (04:03)…AFTER…Schism appear on the ‘tron to inform Chase U. that the curriculum is about to change when they take over.

*Roxanne Perez visits HBK’s office…she’s ready to come back…but HBK doesn’t think it’s the best thing for her…she can take some more time & she’ll still get the 1^st title shot after Stand & Deliver…Roxy says she needs to face her anxiety head on…HBK adds her to the Ladder Match.

(3)  Elektra Lopez def. Valentina Feroz…Lopez hits Elektra-Shock (sit out chokebomb) for the win (02:04).

(4)  Eddy Thorpe (fka Karl Fredericks) def. Myles Borne…Thorpe Rolls the Dice for the win (03:03).

*Gallus backstage with McKenzie…the more the merrier…Gallus Boys on top.

(5)  Indi Hartwell def. Ivy Nile & Sol Ruca…in the LAST CHANCE TRIPLE THREAT MATCH…Ivy locks the Dragon Sleeper on Indi…Ruca hits the Sol-snatcher on Nile…Indi tosses Ruca to the floor & hits Nile with a forearm smash to the back of the head for the win (04:07)…AFTER…Lyra Valkyria, Gigi Dolin, Tiffany Stratton, Zoey Stark, & Roxanne Perez pop up throughout the arena to tease the ladder match.

*Grayson Waller is at the building, but he’s got Security sweeping the building for Johnny Gargano before he heads in.

*Bron Breakker & Carmelo Hayes video package…the youngest main event in WrestleMania weekend history…a match 2 years in the making…finally goes down on Saturday.

*Isla Dawn & Alba Fyre promo…they say Kiana James & Fallon Henley’s fate has already been sealed…the tag champs will burn & new champs will rise from the ashes.

(6)  Drew Gulak def. Hank Walker…Gulak & Walker go to the ropes, the ref gets his back turned to the action & Charlie Dempsey clubs Walker on the back of the head…allowing Gulak to Roll Up Walker for the win (05:53).

(7)  Tony D’Angelo & Stacks def. Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen…Tony & Stacks hit a 2-man back Suplex on Jensen for the win (09:57)…AFTER…Kiana James & Fallon Henley into the ring…Fallon pressures Kiana to tell Jensen what she needs to…she decides instead to “show” him & plants a kiss on the goofball…Jensen is over the moon…Fallon is fuming. 

*Grayson Waller to ringside…he takes the contract from Vic Joseph, then climbs into the ring…explains that he’s using Gargano to make himself a bigger star…Gargano’s music plays & Waller looks to the ‘tron, ready to fight…a cameraman puts down his camera & reveals himself to be Johnny Gargano, already in the ring…the brawl is on…Security struggles to keep them apart as the show ends.

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NXT STAND & DELIVER PREVIEW – Sat. Apr. 1, 2023 – Los Angeles, CA

+ Hosted by Pretty Deadly

+ Bron Breakker (c) vs. Carmelo Hayes – for the NXT Championship

+ Roxanne Perez (c) vs. Zoey Stark vs. Gigi Dolin vs. Tiffany Stratton vs. Lyra Valkyria vs. Indi Hartwell – in a Ladder Match for the NXT Women’s Championship

+ Gallus (c) vs. Creed Brothers vs. Tony D’Angelo & Stacks – in a Triple Threat Match for the NXT Tag Team Championship

+ Fallon Henley & Kiana James (c) vs. Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn – for the NXT Women’s Tag Team Championship

+ Wes Lee (c) vs. Dragon Lee vs. Ilja Dragunov vs. JD McDonagh vs. Axiom – in a Fatal 5-Way for the North American Championship

+ Grayson Waller vs. Johnny Gargano – in an Unsanctioned Match

+ Schism vs. Chase U. & Tyler Bate – in an 8-Person Mixed Tag Match for Control of Andre Chase University