Here's your Fight Size update following WWE NXT on August 1, 2023.
- Ilja Dragunov vowed to terminate Trick Williams.
Oh man...@UNBESIEGBAR_ZAR just sent a warning shot to @_trickwilliams --#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/mf6cvbD5ax
— WWE (@WWE) August 2, 2023
- Lola Vice scored the win in her first non-battle royal match on NXT TV. Vice and Elektra Lopez defeated Valentina Feroz and Yulisa Leon.
LIGHTS. OUT.
— WWE (@WWE) August 2, 2023
Watch out NXT, @lolavicewwe has arrived --#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/SJLMWCWoD4
- Baron Corbin criticized Thea Hail following her loss at NXT Great American Bash. Andre Chase challenged Corbin to match, and they faced off. Hail threw in the towel, but Corbin tossed it back at her. Hail walked away, clearly upset, and Corbin pinned Chase.
What is going on with @theahail_wwe?!?!#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/xx7ZKGFEHX
— WWE (@WWE) August 2, 2023
- Trick Williams told NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes that he isn't a sidekick, and he wants to be his own man.
"This ain't no breakup, I just gotta be my own man."
— WWE (@WWE) August 2, 2023
Wow, some heavy words just now from @_trickwilliams...@Carmelo_WWE #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/LAjayTjsBd
- Rey Mysterio appeared and revealed that he will accompany Dragon Lee to the ring on the August 8 episode of NXT. There, Lee will challenge "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio for the NXT North American Championship.
------@dragonlee95 will face @DomMysterio35 for the North American Title NEXT WEEK, and he'll have @reymysterio in his corner!!!#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/ueM6PRyJDh
— WWE (@WWE) August 2, 2023
- Cora Jade said that she's "leaving", and she walked away.
Cora Jade said she’s leaving. #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/GUB3VTfi1s
— Roman Reigns SZN -- (@reigns_era) August 2, 2023
- Lyra Valkyria gained momentum as she defeated Jacy Jayne.
What a win by @Real_Valkyria --#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/yBQWVjZsw0
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) August 2, 2023
- Gallus (Mark Coffey, Joe Coffey, and Wolfgang) attacked NXT Tag Team Champions Tony D'Angelo and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo in the parking lot. D'Angelo called an old friend, as Santos Escobar teamed up with "The Don" and "Stacks" to defeat Gallus.
Don't ever takes sides against the family --@EscobarWWE@Channing_WWE@TonyDangeloWWE#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/UWhinxGfV4
— WWE on TNT Sports (@wweontnt) August 2, 2023
- Dijak defeated Eddy Thorpe in a hard-fought bout.
------@DijakWWE beats @EddyThorpe_WWE in a PHYSICAL matchup!#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/S3nrEu4drx
— WWE (@WWE) August 2, 2023
- After a backstage confrontation, NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes and Wes Lee teamed up to face Noam Dar and Oro Mensah. Lee accidentally kicked Hayes, and Dar took advantage of the situation by pinning Lee.
OH NO ------@WesLee_WWE just accidentally hit @Carmelo_WWE...#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/UOInCydMVK
— WWE (@WWE) August 2, 2023
- After their loss, Wes Lee and Carmelo Hayes argued.
------#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/NaUyfCcTuw
— WWE (@WWE) August 2, 2023
- Axiom and Mustafa Ali argued. Axiom felt disrespected when Ali interrupted his conversation with "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio. Ali said he had been disrespected for six years.
- Bron Breakker sent a harsh message to Von Wagner and called him a nobody.
Big Bully @bronbreakkerwwe --#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/0clQMnlmbb
— WWE on TNT Sports (@wweontnt) August 2, 2023
- Schism (Joe Gacy, Jagger Reid, Rip Fowler, and Ava) interrogated the masked members of their group. Reid and Fowler attacked two masked men, thinking they were Brutus and Julius Creed. The Creed brothers appeared on the video screen and shuffled through some backgrounds to show that they were on vacation. Gacy told all followers of Schism to find the Creed brothers and bring them to him.
- Santos Escobar commented on teaming up with Tony D'Angelo and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo.
EXCLUSIVE: @EscobarWWE knows he and @TonyDangeloWWE have a lot of history, but when #TheFamily needed help, he knew he had to answer the call. #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/STijUqDcfb
— WWE (@WWE) August 2, 2023
- Lola Vice and Elektra Lopez shared their thoughts on their win in an NXT Exclusive.
EXCLUSIVE: After their huge win tonight, @lolavicewwe and @elektralopezwwe are ready to run all of NXT. #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/L7LgZZk0JD
— WWE (@WWE) August 2, 2023
- NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes said the sky is the limit for Trick Williams.
Whoop that trick!
— Carmelo Hayes (@Carmelo_WWE) August 2, 2023
Sky is the mf limit dawg -- https://t.co/ensZGUyovz
- Jacy Jayne briefly commented on her loss.
— Jacy Jayne (@jacyjaynewwe) August 2, 2023
- Lola Vice expressed her excitement after her win.
22 years devoted to martial arts. I told you my time was coming. https://t.co/PoknPeSEtc
— Valerie Loureda (@lolavicewwe) August 2, 2023
- Dijak claimed that he is the toughest man in NXT.
I AM THE TOUGHEST MAN IN NXT.
— DIJAK (@DijakWWE) August 2, 2023
NAME ANYONE TOUGHER.
YOU CAN’T.
- Check out the card for the August 8 episode of WWE NXT here.
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