Tonight on NXT, two WWE Men's Speed Tournament Matches - Sean Legacy takes on Dorian Van Dux and Nathan Frazer clashes with Romeo Moreno, Lola Vice defends her NXT Women's Championship against Izzi Dame, Wren Sinclair goes up against Kelani Jordan, Charlie Dempsey battles Shiloh Hill,The Culling (Niko Vance & Shawn Spears) collide with OTM (Bronco Nima & Lucien Price), Jaida Parker fights a debuting Layla Diggs and more.
Check back for live results when the show airs at 8/7 C.
Lola Vice, The Culling (Izzi Dame, Niko Vance & Shawn Spears), Dark state (Cutler James, Osiris Griffin & Dion Lennox) are all shown before the show starts.
Match 1: Wren Sinclair w/Kendal Grey -vs- Kelani Jordan
Jordan clobbers Sinclair before the bell and knocks her to the mat in the corner. Jordan charges at Sinclair at the bell and Sinclair rolls Jordan up. Sinclair goes for another roll up and then slams Jordan to the mat several times. Jordan rolls out of the ring and clocks Sinclair when she gets back in the ring. Sinclair suplexes Jordan, Jordan kicks Sinclair in the corner and then hits a clothesline to the back of Sinclair's head. Jordan kicks Sinclair and Sinclair takes down Jordan with an arm bar. Sinclair kicks Jordan and then locks her in another arm bar. Jordan slams Sinclair into the corner and then tries to slams Sinclair's arm into the ringpost but Sinclair counters and then knocks Jordan on her butt outside the ring. Jordan is sent back in the ring and she takes down Sinclair. Sinclair is pulled out of the ring and Sinclair hits a back body drop and we cut to a break.
Back to NXT, Jordan goes after Sinclair's bandaged knee. Sinclair has her leg slammed into the ring apron and then Jordan jumps over the ropes and jumps onto Sinclair's knee inside the ring. More strikes to Sinclair's leg and Jordan hyper-extends Sinclair's knee. Sinclair gets to the ropes and Jordan breaks the hold. Sinclair elbows Jordan and tosses Jordan to the apron. Jordan kicks Sinclair from the apron and tangles her up in the ropes hyper-extending Sinclair's knee again. Jordan takes Sinclair down with a middle rope sling blade and goes for a PerfectPlex. Sinclair breaks the pin and Jordan kicks her a couple times. Sinclair fires back with punches but gets grounded when Jordan kicks her. Sinclair hits another back body drop and punches Jordan a few times knocking her to the mat. Sinclair hits a butterfly suplex and then a gutwrench. Jordan kicks Sinclair's knee and then tries for her split legged moonsault but misses. Sinclair rolls up Jordan for a near fall. Jordan locks Sinclair in a STF and then locks Sinclair in modified crab and Sinclair taps.
Winner by Submission: Kelani Jordan
Tatum Paxley and Lizzy Rain talk backstage about Zaria. Rain says she'll make Zaria pay. Shiloh Hill comes in and he talks about being Mr. NXT. Tristan Angels walks in and is surprised Rain is supporting Hill. Angels reads off some famous names on Hill's petition. Angel tells Hill that pageants need order and he tells Hill he hopes Charlie Dempsey beats him up tonight. Rain says he's going to look for Zaria and Hill goes with her because he's good at scheming.
After a commercial break, DarkState's music plays - Cutler James, Osiris Griffin & Dion Lennox come out through the crowd and get in the ring. Griffin gets on the mic first. He is wearing pants that look like he beat up a kid and took his pants. Griffin talks about how good he, James and Lennox are and they talk about their athletic pasts. Lennox says Saquon Shugars is only an independent wrestler. James says Shugars made this decision easy as he wasn't looking out for the group's success. James says Shugars is reckless and blind and doesn't understand there are consequences and calls Shugars a failure. Lennox says when he saw James and Griffin take out Shugars he saw what was happening - they were eliminating the week. Lennox talks about Shugars slighting him and brings up John Cena picking him for the tournament last fall. Lennox says DarkState is a group but there is no DarkState without him and he built this group brick by brick. Griffin says it's time for them to do what they do best and they're here to put people down. Lennox says they're back and no one is safe.
Kendal Grey is backstage in medical with Wren Sinclair. Lola Vice comes in and tells Sinclair to not worry and she'll be fine. Kali Armstrong comes by and makes fun of Sinclair. Armstrong and Vice get in each other's faces and Armstrong tells Vice she's keeping a close eye on Vice's match and leaves. Vice tells Grey and Sinclair to add Armstrong's name to the list of women she wants to punch.
Match 2 - WWE Speed Tournament Match: Sean Legacy -vs- Dorian Van Dux
We get the bell, and the go at each other. Van Dux is knocked to the ground and then dropkicked. Legacy sends Van Dux out of the ring and jumps through the ropes on Van Dux. Van Dux catches Legacy and drops him and then tosses him into the ringpost. Back in the ring, Van Dux hits a springboard legdrop and Van Dux covers Legacy for a near fall. Legacy sends Van Dux across the ring and kicks him in the corner. Legacy hits Sliced Bread and covers Van Dux for a near fall. Van Dux clotheslines Legacy and then tosses him to the mat. Legacy is covered and he kicks out at two. Legacy hits a DDT and then a 6-1-9. Van Dux kicks Legacy and climbs the ropes. Legacy climbs up too and hits a hurricanrana from the top rope. Legacy goes for a 450 splash but Van Dux gets his knees up. Van Dux climbs the ropes and jumps at Legacy who dropkicks Van Dux to the mat. Van Dux kicks Legacy and then hits him with a forearm. Van Dux kicks Legacy again and Legacy hits a Spanish Fly from the top rope and the clock strikes 0 eliminating both men from the tournament.
No Winner
After the match, the two shake hands.
Layla Diggs is backstage and Nattie comes by and thanks her for sticking up for her against Jaida Parker. Nattie says she wants to be in Diggs' corner for her match.
Match 3: Jaida Parker -vs- Layla Diggs w/Nattie
We get the bell and the women lock up. Diggs gets Parker in an armbar and Parker reverses to a waist lock. The two lock up again and Diggs gets Parker on the mat. Parker takes Diggs down and then knees her and clotheslines her. Diggs rolls up Parker who kicks out at one. Parker punches Diggs and clotheslines her to the mat. Parker talks smack to Nattie and then charges Diggs in the corner. Diggs is draped on the middle turnbuckle and Parker misses her booty drop. Diggs kicks Parker and then throws her into the ropes. Parker is beaten on the mat and covered for a two count. Diggs gets Parker in an arm submission and Parker counters and armdrags Diggs to the mat. The two trade punches and Parker starts with chops on Diggs. Diggs is clotheslined down again and then slapped. Parker throws Diggs to the mat with a Gordbuster. Parker sets Diggs on the middle rope and hits her booty drop. Diggs dodges a clothesline and knocks Parker to the mat and covers her for a near fall. Diggs misses a top rope moonsault and Parker hits Hipnotic and the hits Deja Vu and gets the win.
Winner: Jaida Parker
After the match, Parker and Nattie glare at each other.
Blake Howard talks to Lexis King backstage. He's with BirthRight and King says Charlie Dempsey will beat Shiloh Hill tonight and says he's the fastest man alive. Nathan Frazer and Axiom come in and Frazer says King isn't the fastest man. Axiom and Frazer go back and forth as Arianna Grace, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, Uriah Connors, Dempsey and King look on.
Heading into the final hour of NXT, the champ, Tony D'Angelo comes out to the ring. D'Angelo gets on the mic and talks about how they've had new talent come in within the last month and how unpredictable things are now. He says everyone is taking a shot at the champ and next week he takes on Kam Hendrix - one of the new talents in NXT. D'Angelo says Hendrix won't win next week but he wants to talk about Naraku - another new talent who looks to be meddling in D'Angelo's business. D'Angelo calls out Naraku and Naraku comes out to the ring. D'Angelo talks about the riddles and hidden messages Naraku has been laying down and D'Angelo tells Naraku to get to the point. Naraku says he's here to keep D'Angelo and D'Angelo's title safe. D'Angelo doesn't buy it and says he knows Naraku is coming for his title and after he takes care of Hendrix, he'll come for Naraku. Naraku says he'll make sure D'Angelo stays champ as it's in their destiny to go to war with each other. Hendrix comes out and tells D'Angelo he has seven days as champ next and says next week it's "Lights, Kam and Action" and he's winning. Hendrix says he's the fastest rising superstar and how he beat two champions last week and next week he's destroying a pillar of NXT. D'Angelo says guys like Hendrix are a dime a dozen and so many people come in and want the top spot and that Hendrix only wants gold for status. D'Angelo says it took him years to get to where he is today and he looks at Hendrix and Hendrix was just given a title shot. D'Angelo tells Hendrix he won't win and starts to leave. Hendrix tries to strike D'Angelo but Naraku saves D'Angelo and takes out Hendrix. Naraku bows to D'Angelo and leaves the ring.
Tavion Heights apologizes to Myles Borne for costing him his match last week. Borne tells Heights to slow down or they'll both crash and burn. Borne and Heights are attacked by Dark state. Osiris Griffin and Dion Lennox beat up Borne and Cutler James takes out Heights.
The Vanity Project walk backstage and talk about breaking up Dark state last week. They come across Tate Wilder and Brad Baylor makes fun of Wilder for needing stitches after his last match. Ricky Smokes asks how long he'll be out and Jackson Drake tells Wilder he has a lot to learn. Wilder says he's older than Drake and Myka Lockwood steps in. Wilder challenges Drake to a match next week.
Match 4 - WWE Speed Tournament Match: Nathan Frazer w/Axiom -vs- Romeo Moreno w/Noam Dar
We get the bell and the two lock up. Frazer gets Moreno in a headlock and then runs the ropes super fast and hits a dropkick sending Moreno out of the ring. Frazer hits a suicide dive and sends Moreno back in the ring. Moreno kicks Frazer and takes him down with a dropkick and covers Frazer for a near fall. Moreno locks Frazer in a headlock and Frazer counters and rolls up Moreno for a two count. Moreno kicks Frazer and Frazer hits a Spanish Fly and covers Moreno for a near fall. Frazer is rolled up and he kicks out. Frazer super kicks Moreno and goes for a pin but Moreno kicks out. Frazer climbs the ropes and Moreno climbs up with him and suplexes Frazer off the top rope. Moreno slams down Frazer and both men are laid out. Frazer punches Moreno and Moreno kicks Frazer back. Frazer is tossed out of the ring and Moreno jumps out onto Frazer. Frazer is sent back in the ring and Moreno climbs the ropes, Frazer climbs up to but is knocked down. Moreno rolls up Frazer for the win.
Winner: Romeo Moreno
After the match, Moreno and Frazer hug and all four men celebrate. BirthRight shows up on the balcony and they all exchange glares.
Izzi Dame stretches backstage with Niko Vance. Dame asks where Shawn Spears is and Vance says he hopes Spears is getting ready.
Robert Stone talks to Mason Rook backstage. Rook says he should have the title match and not Kam Hendrix. Stone says the only reason Hendrix has a title match is because he pinned Myles Borne. Rook says he'll have to do something next week. Naraku comes in and tells Rook to keep out of it.
OTM comes out for their match. As Bronco Nima & Lucien Price make their way to the ring they're attacked by Shawn Spears who clocks them with chairs. Niko Vance and officials run out and their match is now cancelled.
Sarah Schreiber talks to Kali Armstrong backstage. Schreiber asks her what title she has her sights set on. Armstrong says she's going to watch and pick her spot and she might go after both titles. Thea Hail tells Armstrong it isn't that easy and Armstrong says it's not easy for Hail but it is for her.
Shiloh Hill looks at his petitions for Mr. NXT and asks Zaria to sign it. Zaria tells Hill to get his stupid friends to sign it. Zaria says she means Tatum Paxley and Hill tells Zaria to be concerned about Lizzy Rain. Rain attacks Zaria and they're broken up by officials.
Match 5: Charlie Dempsey w/The BirthRight (Arianna Grace, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, Uriah Connors & Lexis King) -vs Shiloh Hill
Dempsey and Hill lock up and Dempsey gets Hill in and armbar and they trade holds. Hill slams Dempsey to the mat. Dempsey punches Hill and gets him on the mat but Hill rolls through and gets Dempsey in a headlock. Hill slams into Dempsey with a shoulder tackle and Dempsey gets Hill in an arm bar. Hill flips Dempsey onto the mat and Hill is kneed in the gut. Dempsey gets Hill in a stretch submission and Dempsey is then slammed to the mat. Hill comes off the top rope and clotheslines Dempsey to the mat. Dempsey is knocked over the top rope and we cut to a break.
Back to NXT, Dempsey strikes Hill and takes him down with a neck breaker. Dempsey slams Hill down with a gutwrench suplex and tries for a pin but Hill kicks out. Dempsey strikes Hill and gets him in a chinlock. Dempsey then locks Hill in a body stretch submission and Hill punches out of it and sends Dempsey to the mat. Dempsey is beaten in the corner and he punches Hill down. Dempsey hits a double underhook suplex and then gets Hill in an arm bar. Dempsey elbows Hill but Hill gets on his feet and lifts Dempsey and slams him down. Hill punches Dempsey and hits a running forearm. Hill slams Dempsey down and hits a powerslam and a senton. Dempsey kicks Hill and Hill clotheslines Dempsey to the mat. Dempsey hits a German Suplex and Hill no sells and kicks Dempsey. Dempsey clobbers Hill with a knee and Hill hits a pop-up right hand. The two trade chops and Dempsey tries for a Northern Lights but Hill falls on him and gets the win.
Winner: Shiloh Hill
After the match, Hill marches in the ring with his Mr. NXT sign. Tristan Angels comes out and calls for the end of Hill's celebration. Angels says he's at his wits end with Hill and he has to teach Hill a lesson. Angel says he has talked to Robert Stone and in two weeks there will be a Mr. NXT Pageant. Angels says he will prove that Hill is not worthy of calling himself Mr. NXT. Hill says he can't wait to embarrass Angels and he is in.
Izzi Dame and Niko Vance walk backstage with Shawn Spears. They're pissed at Spears for attacking OTM before their tag match. Spears says Dame is right and tells her that he only did that because he wanted to make sure that they didn't have a match the same night Dame has her title match. Dame tells Spears sarcastically that it's ok and that he made the right decision and leaves. Vance tells Spears they'll take care of it.
Match 6 - NXT Women's Championship Match: Lola Vice(c) -vs- Izzi Dame w/The Culling (Niko Vance & Shawn Spears)
The bell rings and Dame charges at Vice. Vice is slammed into the corner and Dame delivers some shoulder checks and then sends Vice to the mat. Dame kicks Vice on the mat and then gets Vice on her shoulders. Vice reverses to a sleeperhold and Dame breaks free but is kicked to the mat. Vice kicks Dame a few times and Dame rolls Vice up for a near fall. Vice gets Dame in a cross face submission and Dame breaks free. Vice strikes Dame and sends her out of the ring. Vice takes Dame out outside the ring jumping off the apron. Spears holds Vice's leg as she tries to get in the ring and Vance stops him. Lucien Price and Bronco Nima come out and attack Vance and Spears and they fight to the back leaving Dame and Vice in the ring and we get a commercial break.
Back from a break, Vice kicks Dame into the corner and then collides into her with running hip attack. Dame then kicks Vice down and slams her down and covers her for a near fall. Both women are laid out and Vice rolls out to the apron. She kicks Dame through the ropes and pulls Dame out onto the apron. Dame shoves Vice into the ring post and tosses her into the ring. Dame gets in the ring and gets Vice on the top rope. Vice kicks Dame off of her and gets on her back and tries to get Dame in a Triangle submission and Dame reverses and tries to get Vice in a Boston Crab. Vice kicks out of the hold and Dame kicks Vice from the corner. Dame comes off the middle rope and Vice kicks her. Dame goes for another kick but Vice moves and the ref gets kicked and everyone is down on the mat. The ref is still knocked out and Vice and Dame punch each other. Vice connects with some kicks and then hits a backfist and covers Dame but the ref is still out. The ref comes to and Dame kicks out at two. Vice checks on the ref and Dame goes out and gets the NXT Championship belt. Dame tosses the belt at Vice and then kicks the belt into Vice's face and covers her. Vice kicks out at two. Dame goes for Dame Over but Vice gets her in front faced body scissors submission. Dame tries for a roll up and Vice kicks out. Vice drops Dame with a backfist and gets the win.
Winner and STILL NXT Women's Champion: Lola Vice
DarkState (Osiris Griffin, Cutler James & Dion Lennox) leave the arena all pumped up over the damage they caused earlier today and says DarkState is back. They say they're coming for everyone and dropping Tavion Heights and Myles Borne was just the beginning.
