Tonight on NXT, Lola Vice celebrates becoming the new NXT Women’s Champion, Keanu Carver, Jasper Troy and Josh Briggs collide in a Triple Threat Match, the Men's Speed Tournament begins, Izzi Dame goes one on one with Sol Ruca and more.
Check back for live results when the show airs tonight at 8/7 C.
The show kicks off with a recap of Stand & Deliver.
We then cut to ringside and Tony D'Angelo makes his way out with his NXT Championship. D'Angelo gets some "you deserve it" chants and D'Angelo says a lot of the fans have been with him since the beginning. D'Angelo says when he arrived at NXT, he was a kid and today he isn't just a man, he is THE man and he's finally the NXT Champion. D'Angelo reminds us that he is now the first ever grand slam champion in NXT history. D'Angelo says he has no regrets even if some decisions he's made haven't been the best. D'Angelo says he has an iron grip on his title and no man in the locker room can take his belt from him. He rattles off names of Ethan Page, Ricky Saints and Joe Hendry and Hendry appears. Hendry congratulates D'Angelo for going through with his plan and tells D'Angelo that he was a better man for one night. Hendry wonders if D'Angelo can beat him in a singles match. This calls out Ethan Page. Page comes out and tells Hendry that he deserves a one on one title match not Hendry. Page says he only lost because he was focused on his "best friend" and Ricky Saints comes out. Saints says Page attacked him first so don't blame him. Saints blames Page for not being the champ. D'Angelo tells them all to get in line and says the result will always be the same. The lights go out and DarkState appears in the crowd with Saints, Page, Hendry and D'Angelo in the ring. DarkStates runs into the ring. Dion Lennox, Cutler James, Osiris Griffin and Saquon Shugars attack D'Angelo, Saints, Page and Hendry. Officials run in the ring to break them up but all hell breaks loose and we cut to a commercial break.
During the break, Robert Stone calls the NXT roster out to help break up the fight. Once the fight is stopped, Stone issues an eight man tag match pitting DarkState against Hendry, Saints, Page and D'Angelo.
Match 1: Sol Ruca -vs- Izzi Dame /The Culling (Shawn Spears & Niko Vance
We get the bell and the women lock up. Dame gets Ruca against the ropes and the hold is broken. Dame kicks Ruca and elbows her. Ruca is dropped and kicked and she kicks Dame back and runs at her and slams into her in the corner. Ruca hits a standing Moonsault and covers Dame who kicks out at two. Ruca stands on Dame and surfs on her. Dame is kicked and put into a headlock. Ruca is dropped and clotheslined by Dame. Dame covers Ruca for a near fall and then elbows her. Dame connects with some shoulder checks in the corner. Ruca kicks Dame face first into the turnbuckles and knees her. Ruca hits an X-Factor and Dame rolls on to the apron. Ruca kicks her off the apron and does a corkscrew splash on Dame to the outside and we cut to a break.
Back to Dame and Ruca. Dame gets Ruca in a body stretch submission. Ruca punches out of the hold and uppercuts Dame. Dame slams Ruca on the ropes and slams down Ruca and covers her for a near fall. Dame locks Ruca in a leg scissors submission and Ruca rolls out of the hold. Ruca tries to cover Dame and Dame kicks out. Dame plops Ruca on the top rope and kicks her as she's laid on the top rope. Ruca strikes Dame and then comes off the ropes with a springboard forward tuck into a clothesline, dropping Dame. The two trade strikes in the middle of the ring until Ruca kicks and hits Dame with an uppercut. Ruca connects with some forearms and a German suplex. Ruca hits a missile dropkick from the top rope and kicks Dame to the mat. Dame is covered and she kicks out at two. Ruca tries for a suplex but Dame counters and suplexes Ruca. Dame gets on the top rope and Ruca kicks her sitting her down. Dame hits a middle rope codebreaker and covers Ruca for a near fall. Ruca tries for a pin via backslide and Dame kicks out. Ruca spears Dame and Dame rolls out of the ring. Ruca tries for a Sol Snatcher from the apron and Niko Vance moves Dame out of the way. Zaria comes out of nowhere and spears Ruca. Dame tosses Ruca in the ring and hits Dame Over and gets the win.
Winner: Izzi Dame
After the match, Zaria gets in the ring and tells Ruca she decides when this ends.
Backstage, The Vanity Project walks into Robert Stone's office. Stone says he has a meeting with Blake Monroe. Jackson Drake, Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes say they have to talk to her too. Monroe comes in and The Vanity Project unveils a new North American Championship complete with bows and bling. Stone says Monroe can't just be a champion and says she needs to earn it. Stone tells Monroe to pick one of The Vanity Project for a mixed tag match tonight against Tatum Paxley & Shiloh Hill.
Dorian Van Dux, Elio LeFleur and EK Prosper are backstage. LeFleur wants one of them to take his title since he has to relinquish it. Van Dux thanks LeFleur for talking to Robert Stone and getting him on TV. Prosper tells him to not be too confident as VanDux will fight Prosper next week.
Match 2: Keanu Carver -vs- Josh Briggs -vs- Jasper Troy
Briggs attacks Troy and Carver right at the bell. Carver is sent out of the ring and Troy tries to slam down Briggs. Briggs reverses and stomps the crap out of Troy. Troy slams Briggs into the corner and Carver attacks Troy from outside the ring. Troy is pulled out of the ring and slammed into the steel steps. Carver gets back in the ring and Briggs kicks him and slams down Carver and hits a splash and covers Carver for a near fall. Carver sends Briggs into the corner and goes to slam him but Troy runs in and collides with them. Troy beats on both Briggs and Carver and then is double teamed by Carver and Briggs. Carver punches Briggs and covers Troy for a near fall. Briggs elbows Carver and Carver clotheslines Briggs and covers him for a near fall. Briggs is kicked and swung into the turnbuckles and then stomped on. Carver kicks Briggs while he's laid out on the mat and then kicks Troy out of the ring again. Carver goes out and drives Troy into the apron. Carver gets back in the ring and tosses Briggs. Briggs rolls out of the ring and Carver goes out and attacks Troy. Briggs kicks Carver and then kicks Troy and we cut to a commercial.
Back to the match, Briggs drops Carver with a back body drop and covers Carver and Carver kicks out at two. Troy and Briggs square off now and Troy drops Briggs with some punches. Troy elbows Briggs in the corner and Briggs reverses and elbows Troy back. Briggs tries for a suplex but Troy blocks it and pushes Briggs to the mat. Troy gets Carver and both Troy and Briggs shoulder tackle Carver down and Briggs covers Carver and Troy breaks the pin. Troy tells Briggs that Carver is his and the argue and Carver punches them both. Briggs punches Carver back and takes down Troy with a crossbody. Carver powerslams Briggs and covers him for a near fall. Carver hits a spinebuster on Troy and Troy kicks out at two. Briggs is tossed in the corner by Carver and then gets stomped on. Troy gets to his feet and Carver goes to strike him and Troy beats on Carver and clotheslines him down. Troy hits a slam on Briggs and takes Briggs down with a Black Hole Slam. Troy chokeslams Carver and covers Briggs and Briggs kicks out at two. Troy goes to Carver and then climbs the ropes. Briggs pushes Troy over the rope and he crashes to the mat outside the ring. Briggs and Carver battle in the ring and trade punches. Carver elbows Briggs and Briggs elbows back and they go back and forth. Briggs kicks Carver down and Troy runs in and collides with Briggs knocking Briggs down. Troy goes for a chokeslam on Briggs and Carver body checks Troy over the ropes to the outside. Carver body checks Briggs and slams Briggs down with Carved Up and gets the win.
Winner: Keanu Carver
Tatum Paxley and Shiloh Hill talk backstage. Paxley says Blake Monroe is obsessed with her. Hill tells Paxley that Monroe is like an animal who likes shiny things. They make fun of Jackson Drake and laugh. Ricky Saints comes by and tells them to stop laughing and calls them freaks.
Match 3: Tony D'Angelo, Ethan Page, Joe Hendry & Ricky Saints -vs- DarkState (Cutler James, Dion Lennox, Osiris Griffin & Saquon Shugars)
All eight men talk smack to each other before the bell. D'Angelo attacks Lennox off the bell. D'Angelo gets quadruple teamed in the corner and has each member of DarkState run into him in the corner. Griffin kicks D'Angelo down and Shugars is the legal man. James is tagged in and then Griffin and then Lennox. D'Angelo thwarts another teamed up and takes down Shugars. Lennox is tagged in and D'Angelo goes to tag Hendry and Page takes the tag. Page slams Lennox down and hits him with some elbows. Lennox punches Page and tags in Shugars. Shugars is suplexed and Page covers him for a one count cover. Saints tags himself in and he and Page argue. Saints rolls up Shugars and Shugars reverses it. James it tagged in and he tosses Saints across the ring. Lennox is tagged in and Saints is tossed around. Hendry is tagged in and he takes down Lennox and Hendry takes Lennox down again with a shoulder check. Lennox tags out to James and Hendry suplexes James to the mat. James is covered and he kicks out at two. Saints is tagged in and he slams into James in the corner. Saints walks the ropes and comes down with an elbow and poses. Saints hits a jumping leg drop and James kicks out at two. Page tags himself in and he and Saints argue some more. They double team James and get happy and on the same page. Griffin is tagged in and he takes them both out. Griffin slams down Page and tags in Shugars. Lennox is tagged in and Page is able to get away from the guys and D'Angelo is now tagged in. D'Angelo takes down Lennox and slams Shugars onto Lennox. D'Angelo hits Lennox with a jumping forearm and tosses Shugars out of the ring. D'Angelo takes all four members of DarkState out and then walks into a Spinebuster by Lennox and we cut to a commercial break.
We're back and Griffin tries for a pin on Hendry but it's broken by Page. Griffin strikes Hendry's back and taunts Hendry. Griffin mounts Hendry and punches him several times. Shugars is tagged back in and he gets Hendry in a headlock. Hendry punches out of the hold and hits Shugars with some forearms. Griffin is tagged back and Hendry takes them both Shugars and Griffin down. Shugars is tagged back in and he covers Hendry for a near fall. James is tagged in and he gets Hendry in a chinlock and twists Hendry's neck. Hendry punches James but is taken down with a forearm. James slams Hendry down and covers him for a near fall. Hendry chops James and James strikes Hendry down. Griffin is tagged in and Hendry up both James and Griffin. James slams Hendry down and Griffin splashes him and Saints and Page break the pin. Lennox cheapshots Hendry, Myles Borne runs down and takes out Lennox. They battle into the crowd. D'Angelo is tagged back in the ring and he takes down each member of DarkState one by one. All hell breaks loose, James slams Page down and throws him out of the ring. D'Angelo throws James out of the ring and Hendry wipes everyone out with a suicide dive. D'Angelo spears Shugars in the ring and chokeslams Shugars. Page tags himself in, strikes D'Angelo and hits Shugars with Twisted Grin and gets the win.
Winners: Ethan Page, Tony D'Angelo, Joe Hendry & Ricky Saints
After the match, D'Angelo chokeslams Page.
Match 4 - WWE Speed Tournament Match: Lexis King w/The Birth Right (Arianna Grace, Uriah Connors, Charlie Dempsey & Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo) -vs- Chazz "Starboy" Hall
We get the bell and Hall goes at King with chops. Hall flips over King and covers him for a one count. Hall counters a suplex and hits a standing hurricanrana. King chops Hall to the mat. Hall counters Coronation with Sliced Bread and covers King for a near fall. King knocks Hall to the mat and climbs the ropes. Hall kicks King off the top rope and then hits a backflip over the ropes onto King. Back in the ring, Hall comes off the top rope with a Shooting Star Press but King gets his feet up and kicks Hall in the face. King hits Coronation and gets the win.
Winner: Lexis King
Robert Stone talks to Myles Borne backstage. Stone tells Borne he can't interfere with matches. Tony D'Angelo comes by and Stone tells Borne to leave. D'Angelo says he wants Ethan Page and Stone says he can make that happen. D'Angelo sees Keanu Carver lurking around backstage.
Match 5: Tatum Paxley & Shiloh Hill -vs- Blake Monroe & Jackson Drake w/The Vanity Project (Brad Baylor & Ricky Smokes)
Monroe flashes her custom title and Paxley shows off her real North American Title. Monroe tries to steal it from Paxley and they tug of war and Monroe goes after Paxley. Paxley works on Monroe's arm and knocks her down. Monroe slams down Paxley and punches her out. Paxley reverses a suplex and suplexes Monroe. Drake and Hill are tagged in and Drake chops Hill several times. Hill dodges some kicks and throws Drake onto the ropes and chops Drake and then kicks him out of the ring. Hill clobbers Drake on the ring apron and chops Drake some more. Monroe makes the save and Paxley kicks Monroe and Hill goes back to beating up Drake. Hill hits a flying clothesline from the top rope and covers Drake for a near fall. Drake punches Hill and goes to tag out and Monroe starts to leave. Hill tags in Paxley and Paxley pulls Monroe back in the ring. Paxley goes for Cemetery Drive and Drake breaks it up. Everyone fights in the ring, Paxley and Hill put the same submission hold on Monroe and Drake. The hold is broken, Monroe and Drake end up on the apron. Hill and Paxley collide into them and they fall off the ring to the outside. Monroe is caught by Smokes and Baylor and Drake lands on the ground and we cut to a commercial break.
Back to NXT, Drake chokes Hill in the corner and swings Hill to the other side and kicks him. Drake covers Hill and Hill kicks out at two. Drake singles out Hill's arm and Hill maneuvers out of the hold and gets Drake in an arm bar. They trade holds over and over again until Drake punches Hill. Hill takes Drake down with a shoulder tackle. Smokes gets on the apron and Hill knocks him down. Monroe runs in and Hill is double teamed and Drake goes back and punches Hill out. Hill is covered and he kicks out. Drake kicks Hill and covers him for another near fall. Drake elbows Hill and Hill reverses and hits a one armed powerbomb. Paxley is tagged in and Monroe comes in and is taken down with forearms. Paxley kicks Drake and Monroe down. Paxley punches them both and kicks them both and knocks Drake out of the ring. Paxley hits a sit down powerbomb and Monroe kicks out at two. Paxley comes off the top rope and Baylor distracts her. Paxley misses her 450 splash and Monroe goes for Glamour Shot but Drake comes in and Paxley takes him out. Monroe hits Glamour Shot and gets the win because glamour is forever - oh oh oh...
Winners: Blake Monroe & Jackson Drake
Sarah Schreiber talks to Robert Stone. Stone says next week NXT Revenge begins which is a two week event. He talks about debuts, and matches for NXT Revenge.
We see Lola Vice walking backstage with her NXT Women's Title and her AAA Title. She heads to the ring to celebrate her win on Saturday.
We come back from a commercial break, and Lola Vice makes her way out to the ring as a double champion. Vice gets "you deserve it" chants - Vice talks about being the first Cuban American Champion in WWE history. Vice says she's been waiting for this day for a long time. She says in 2022 she was the biggest signing of the year and WWE did a media tour for her. She says she thought she would go straight to the top but instead she got humbled. Vice talks about earning her place in the NXT division and looking back, she wasn't ready - and she learned and got better and took Vice City worldwide. She says the woman today is ready and undeniable. Vice says she is no longer the girl from MMA, she is a bonafide WWE superstar. Fatal Influence come out interrupting Vice. Jacy Jayne congratulates Vice and tells her to enjoy the win because it'll be Vice's last win. Jayne says she's done this before and all Vice has done is given her the opportunity to break records and be a three time champ. Lainey Reid tells Vice that Jayne is the definition of evolving and Vice shouldn't be in the conversation. The crowd boos like crazy and Jayne calls everyone a loser. Jayne tells Vice that she was a champ for 286 days and she doesn't have to say it but she wants her rematch. Robert Stone comes out and tells Jayne that she can have her rematch at NXT Revenge next week. Vice says she'll beat Jayne again - Fallon Henley and Reid attack Vice. Vice fights back and kicks Henley out of the ring and suplexes Reid. Jayne rolls out of the ring before she could be punched out by Vice. Vice poses in the ring as Fatal Influence retreats and the show goes off the air.
