Welcome to the Fightful.com live discussion & coverage for the 4/11/2023 edition of NXT on the USA Network.
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Here's what is set for the show.
Preview.
WWE NXT (4/11/2023).
- NXT Women's Tag Team Championship Match: Isla Dawn & Alba Fyre (c) vs. Kiana James & Fallon Henley.
- NXT Championship #1 Contender Fatal 4-Way: Dragon Lee vs. JD McDonagh vs. TBD vs. TBD.
- If Von Wagner Loses, Mr. Stone Walks Away: Von Wagner vs. Ilja Dragunov.
- Cora Jade speaks.
- Chase University Presents Duke Hudson with an MVP Trophy Presentation.
- Sol Ruca vs. Tiffany Stratton.
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Live Coverage.
- Vic Joseph & Booker T welcomed the audience to the broadcast before transitioning to the opening segment.
- Trick Wiliams & the NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes came to the ring to cut a promo. Hayes ran down on Bron Breakker after Breakker's attack last week, saying that the audience did not want Breakker as their #1 anymore because they wanted Melo. Hayes offered Breakker a spot on the #1 Contender's Fatal Four Way later in the night but was interrupted by former ROH TV Champion & IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Dragon Lee. Lee congratulated Hayes on winning the title but stated that he was there to fight the best & the NXT Title indicated that Hayes was the best. JD McDonagh interrupted proceedings and told Hayes that he had to keep his head on a swivel because challengers are coming from everywhere. Grayson Waller, of all people, joined the proceedings and ran down on everyone before it was revealed that he was the third man of the #1 Contender's Match later in the night.
- There was a TikTok vignette between Sol Ruca, Dani Palmer & Tiffany Stratton in the NXT Parking Lot, setting up a match between Stratton & Ruca later in the night and promoting Dani Palmer's NXT Debut coming soon.
NXT Women's Tag Team Championship Match.
Isla Dawn & Alba Fyre (c) vs. Kiana James & Fallon Henley (w/ Josh Briggs).
James & Henley immediately attacked Fyre & Dawn to begin the match. Henley & James cornered Dawn before Henley hit a spinning back elbow on Dawn for a near fall. Fyre tagged in and pulled Henley onto the apron before catching her with a forearm strike. Dawn & Fyre cornered Henley to stop her offense before Fyre hit a backdrop on Henley. Henley hit a chin-breaker on Fyre before James & Dawn tagged in. James went for the hot tag and laid out everyone before hitting a shoulder tackle on Dawn, allowing Henley to hit the Swerve Kick on Dawn. Henley hit a sliding forearm strike on Dawn while James hit an Asai Moonsault on Fyre to the outside.
During the picture-in-picture break, the two teams brawled on the outside before Dawn & Henley got back in the ring. Henley & James hit a double-shoulder tackle on Dawn for a near fall. James went for an O'Connor Roll, but Fyre tagged in and hit a Facebuster on James onto Dawn's knees for a near fall. Fyre & Dawn got James in the corner before they hit a Tarantula into a Thrust Kick on James for a near fall. Dawn saw James in the corner and hit her with a pump kick before locking in a seated Abdominal Stretch.
Back from the break, Dawn kicked James in the abdomen before hitting her with a headbutt into the gut. James hit a Sunset Flip on Dawn, but Dawn immediately hit an abdomen strike. Fyre tagged in and went for the Gory Bomb, but James reversed it with a Code Red before hitting a Back Suplex on Fyre. Henley & Danw tagged in, with Henley catching Dawn with a lariat, three jabs, a Wheelbarrow into a bulldog, a back elbow, and a faceslam on Dawn before catching Fyre with a right & hitting a double-springboard blockbuster on Dawn for a near fall. James tried to make the save, but Fyre laid James out with a Thrust Kick. Dawn hit a Roundhouse Kick on Henley, but Henley instead hit a Canadian Destroyer on Fyre. Of all people, Brooks Jensen came to the ring to demand Henley to attack Dawn with a bag, but Henley refused. Dawn & Fyre saw the distraction and hit a Back Stabber into a Swanton Bomb on Henley for the pinfall win.
Winners AND STILL NXT Women's Tag Team Champions: Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn.
- There was a video package promoting the return of the Supernova Noam Dar, saying that he would show the highlights of the NXT Heritage Rules Cup.
- Chase University hosted the MVP Trophy Presentation for Duke Hudson after his antics for Chase University on Stand & Deliver. Andre Chase promised during the speech that he would prove to those Sorry Ass-Mother F**kers if they come across Chase University. Hudson was gifted the MVP Trophy and bragged about carrying Chase University into the promised land and thanked Thea Hail & Andre Chase for guiding him in his journey. Hudson spelled out Chase U, but was immediately interrupted by Bron Breakker. Breakker. Breakker ran down on the crowd and said that the NXT Title match was a curse for him before offering his spot to Hudson. Hudson and Breakker shook hands before Breakker sent Chase straight to the Shadow Realm with a vicious Spear before tearing up a Chase U flag.
- There was a vignette of Gigi Dolin in her childhood home. She said that her story began as some dark & ugly but it was blooming like a flower into something beautiful, promising to get back at Jacy Jayne.
- There was a Twitter video of NXT Anonymous showing Tony D'Angelo & Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo kidnapping Kit Wilson after attacking Elton Prince.
Javier Bernal vs. Eddy Thorpe.
Bernal got a wrist lock on Thorpe, but Thorpe rolled over with a wrist lock of his own. Bernal hit a Monkey Flip on Thorpe before getting another Wrist lock. The two exchanged holds before Thorpe hit a leapfrog into a cross-body on Bernal while Damon Kemp watched the match from the ramp. Bernal slammed Thorpe into the broadcast table before heading back in the ring and hitting a Bulldog into a basement lariat at Thorpe for a near fall. Bernal went for a Boston Crab, but Thorpe rolled over and hit two upkicks before catching him with a chop, a gut kick, a Pele Kick, and a running elbow drop on Bernal for a near fall. Bernal hit a pump-handle slam on Thorpe for a near fall before getting him with an Inside Cradle, but Thorpe escaped and hit a Snap-German Suplex into a Twisting Neck Breaker on Bernal for the pinfall win.
Winner: Eddy Thorpe.
- Tank Ledger was confronted by Gallus (Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey & Wolfgang) before The Schism confronted (Joe Gacy, Rip Fowler, Jagger Reid & Ava Raine), who challenged them to a match.
- SCRYPTS was in a vignette calling out Axiom, asking him if he was afraid of his future or of his past before promising to expose Axiom.
Sol Ruca vs. Tiffany Stratton.
Ruca & Stratton locked up before Ruca leaned Stratton onto the ropes. The two exchanged wrist-locks before Stratton hit. back fist, but Ruca responded with a shoulder tackle. The two evaded each other's offense with Front Flips & back flips before the two did cartwheels into a stare-down. Stratton kicked Ruca in the abdomen before hitting a takedown into a Standing Moonsault on Ruca for a near fall. Stratton regained control and hit a back elbow on Ruca before hitting a wrist-lock takedown on Ruca before locking in another hold. Ruca broke the hold and hit two shoulder tackles, a Butterfly Suplex, and a Powerslam on Stratton for a near fall. Ruca hit a Cartwheel Corner Splash into a second Powerslam on Stratton for a near fall. Ruca went for a dive, but Stratton caught her with an enziguri. Stratton went for a suplex, but Ruca reversed it with an Inside Cradle for a near fall. Ruca went for an acrobatic move, but Stratton caught her and hit the Green Bay Plunge into the BME for the pinfall win.
Winner: Tiffany Stratton.
- Duke Hudson, Andre Chase & Thea Hail talked backstage while Hudson trained ahead of his involvement in the Fatal Four Way.
- McKenzie Mitchell interviewed Diamond Mine (Julius Creed, Brutus Creed & Ivy Nile) were backstage before The Creed Brothers challenged Gallus for the NXT Tag Titles. After the interview, Tiffany Stratton bragged about her win. Mitchell asked her if she had another "Tiffany Epiphany", but Stratton stormed out of there in disgust.
- Cora Jade came to the ring to cut a promo and immediately asked "Do I have your attention now?". Jade ran down on Zoey Stark, Roxanne Perez, Gigi Dolin, Tiffany Stratton, Lyra Valkyria, and NXT Women's Champion Indi Hartwell before saying that she was the hero of the NXT story. Lyra Valkyria confronted Jade in the ring, saying that she was jealous that the division move forward without her. Valkyria told Jade that she would rip Jade's eyes out if she got anywhere near the title. Valkyria hit a roundhouse kick on Jade to send her out of the ring.
- NXT North American Champion Wes Lee was interviewed backstage by McKenzie Mitchell before Drew Gulak & Charlie Dempsey interrupted him. Lee said that if any of them wanted an opportunity, all they had to do was ask.
If Von Wagner Loses, Mr. Stone Walks Away.
Von Wagner (w/ Mr. Stone) vs. Ilja Dragunov.
Wagner hit a running boot on Dragunov to begin the match before firing away with clubbing blows at Dragunov. Wagner hit a corner splash on Dragunov before tossing him with a Big Veal & slamming him with an Irish Whip. Dragunov went for a Suplex on Wagner, but Wagner side-stepped and hit a Sheer-Drop Back Suplex on Dragunov. Wagner went for a Waist lock, but Dragunov side-stepped before he hit the Constantine's Special Lariat before hitting a Deadweight German Suplex on Wagner. Dragunov climbed to the top rope, but Wagner tossed him with an Iconoplasm before hitting a Double Underhook Neck Breaker for a near fall.. Dragunov hit an enziguri kick before hitting the Falling Forearm strike on Wagner before connecting the TORPEDO MOSCOW for the pinfall win.
Winner: Ilja Dragunov.
- After the match, DIJAK confronted a defiant Dragunov inside the ring, setting up a match between the two for a later time.
- Tank Ledger was confronted by Hank Walker backstage, who hyped him up for his match against Joe Coffey after the commercial break.
Tank Ledger vs. Joe Coffey (w/ NXT Tag Team Champions Mark Coffey & Wolfgang).
Coffey & Ledger began the match locking up before The two collided with shoulder tackles and forearm strikes. Ledger leaped into a shoulder tackle on Coffey, but Coffey responded with an uppercut and a shotgun dropkick. Coffey slammed Ledger with an Irish Whip before hitting a Back Breaker on Ledger for a near fall. Ledger went for a jab, but Coffey caught his arm before hitting a headbutt on Ledger, but Ledger got Coffey's back and hit an Overhead Suplex on Coffey. Ledger ht two lariats, a back elbow, and a cartwheel splash on Coffey for a near fall. Ledger went for an Alabama Slam, but Coffey evaded and knocked Ledger right out of the ring with a vicious jab before hitting him with a headbutt on Ledger onto the stairs. Back in the ring, Coffey got Ledger with a vicious Discus Lariat before hitting a second one for the decisive pinfall win.
Winner: Joe Coffey.
- The Schism, The Creed Brothers & Gallus brawled inside the ring after the match, teasing a match between the three.
- Roxanne Perez, Tony D'Angelo & Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo talked backstage before Zoey Stark confronted Perez backstage. D'Angelo & Stacks were going to talk trash to Zoey Stark, but Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson) attacked them from behind.
NXT Championship #1 Contender Fatal 4-Way.
Dragon Lee vs. JD McDonagh vs. Grayson Waller vs. Duke Hudson (w/ Andre Chase & Thea Hail).
The match began with the Australians brawling on the outside while JD & Lee locked up. The two Cruiserweights ran the ropes before Lee caught McDonagh with a Claymore kick mid-air. Waller attacked Lee from behind before taking out Hudson on the outside. Back in the ring, Hudson powered through and hit a double suplex on McDonagh & Waller before body-slamming everyone onto each other. Hudson ran at Lee, but Lee lowered the rope to send him flying before hitting a Tope Con Giro on Hudson. Waller caught Lee with a Lariat before McDonagh hit the Dorada Special on Lee. Hudson went for a Dive, but Waller caught him with a Stunner inside the ring for a near fall thanks to McDonagh & Lee breaking the pin.
Waller & McDonagh gained control of the match, double-teaming on Hudson's legs to trim the Chase U MVP and neutralizing Dragon Lee out of the ring before the two locked in a double-Boston Crab on Hudson. Back from the break, Lee laid the two out before Lee hit a Buckshot Hurricanrana on Waller. Lee hit Shibata dropkicks on Waller & McDonagh, but McDonagh slammed Lee into the ring post. Waller slammed McDonagh into the ring post before hitting a springboard elbow drop on Hudson for a near fall. Waller hit two jabs, but Hudson powered through and hit two jabs, a lariat, a back drop on both McDonagh and Waller, an Overhead Suplex into a corner Splash on Lee, a Uranage on McDonagh, and the Bionic Offense into a Senton on Waller before hitting a Springboard German Suplex on Lee for a near fall. Hudson hit an Electric Chair on Waller before hitting one on Lee. Hudson went for an Electric Chair on McDonag, but the Irish Ace reversed it with a Poison Rana before hitting a Springboard Tornillo on Waller. McDonagh hit the Devlin Inside on Waller for a pin, but Lee broke the pin with a diving double stomp. McDonagh tossed Lee with a Bandera, but Lee slammed McDoangh's head into the ring post. Lee had McDonagh hanging and hit a Double Stomp on McDonagh's chest before hitting a Tope Suicida on Hudson to the outside and a V-Trigger on McDonagh for a near fall. Lee caught Waller with a V-Trigger, but Hudson laid them out with double lariats before Hudson went for the Razor's Edge, but Lee hit a Hurricanrana on Hudson. Lee hit a Snap- German on McDonagh before hitting a Liger Bomb on Hudson, but Waller caught Lee with a Rolling Stunner before stealing the pin on Hudson to become the winner. Waller was confronted by Hayes on the ramp to end the broadcast.
Winner AND NEW #1 Contender for the NXT Championship: Grayson Waller.
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