Welcome to the Fightful.com live discussion & coverage for the 7/18/2023 edition of NXT on the USA Network.
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Here's what is set for the show.
Preview.
WWE NXT (7/18/2023).
- NXT North American Championship Match: Wes Lee (c) vs. Dominik Mysterio (w/ Rhea Ripley).
- Bronco Lima & Lucien Prince vs. Axiom & SCRYPTS.
- Thea Hail (w/ Duke Hudson & Andre Chase of Chase University) vs. Elektra Lopez.
- Tony D'Angelo Gets Homecoming.
- Dragon Lee & Nathan Frazer vs. Los Lotharios (Humberto Carrillo & Angel Garza).
- Kiana James vs. Gigi Dolin.
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Live Coverage.
- NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams came to the ring. tocut a promo to open the show. Hayes & Williams said that they were seconds away from beating the Judgement Day, but were stopped by Ilja Dragunov trying to help/ Dragunov interrupted and said that he did not want to get in other business, but wanted to prevent Damian Priest to cash-in the Money In The Bank briefcase so that he could face Hayes at Great American Bash.
Dragunov said that Hayes lost control, but Hayes disagreed before saying that he was ready for Dragunov, Dragunov said he wants to make the people feel something and promised that Hayes would feel defeat. Hayes called himself Mr. PLE and that he would hit differently, and Dragunov stated that he better or he would make Hayes's legacy fall down.
- Mustafa Ali confronted NXT North American Champion Wes Lee backstage. Ali asked Lee why he accepted the match against Dominik Mytserio, but Lee told him to not worry about it because he would retain later in the night.
- Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo picked Tony D'Angelo from the prison. He will have his "Homecoming" later n the night.
Dragon Lee & Nathan Frazer (w/ Yulisa Leon & Valentina Feroz) vs. Los Lotharios (Humberto Carrillo & Angel Garza).
Los Lotharios attacked Frazier on the outside to begin the match, double-teaming Frazer and taking Lee off the apron. Frazer gained control of the match after Lee & Frazer double-teamed Garza, but Garza evaded before Carrillo tagged in and hit a suplex on Lee. Frazer went for a tope on Los Lotharios, but The Garza cousins caught Frazer and tossed him onto Lee.
Los Lotharios dominated proceedings during the entirety of the picture-in-picture break, grounding Frazer away from making the tag to the former ROH Television Champion. Garza tore his pants, which Frazer took advantage to tag Lee into the match. Lee laid out Los Lotharios before hitting a knee strike on Garza, but Carrillo broke the pin. Frazer went for a tope on Carillo, but Carillo caught him and slammed him into the broadcast table. Carillo & Garza got Lee on the top rope before hitting double Military Press. Garza hit an Asai Moonsault on Frazer to the outside, allowing Carrillo to hit a Moonsualt press on Lee for a near fall.
After things broke down with all four wrestlers, Lee caught Carrillo with a Liger bomb for a near fall. Lee went for the Incinerator, but Carrillo caught him with a lariat. Garza & Carrillo went for a move on Lee, but Frazer dropkicked the to the outside before catching them with a Crossbody. Frazer got Garza back in the ring before Lee hit the DESTINO on Garza for the pinfall win.
Garza & Carrillo argued after the match.
Winners: Dragon Lee & Nathan Frazer.
- Baron Corbin walked in a forest before meeting with another Baron Corbin, saying that he would thrive in NXT as himself from now on.
- Booker T gave a pep-talk to Roxanne Perez, telling her to step her A-Game against Blair Davenport for their next encounter in a video posted by NXT Annonymous. Booker T was irate by the video being posted without his permission, demanding stricter security.
Gigi Dolin vs. Kiana James.
James & Dolin exchanged strikes before James gained control of the match. Dolin regained control of the bout by hitting a Hurricanrana and a dropkick to send James to the outside, but James slammed Dolin into the ring-post as the two brawled on the outside. Dolin hit a Pump Kick & a Question Mark kick, but James responded by slamming Dolin into the mat. James got her giant purse, but Dolin took it away from James. Dolin argued with the referee regarding the bag, allowing James to hit the 401K Flatliner for the win.
Winner: Kiana James.
- There was a vignette of SCRYPTS & Axiom challenging Bronco Lima & Lucien Price to match from last week, where Axiom told SCRYPTS to not accept challenges on his behalf since they are not a full-time tag team.
- Noam Dar tweeted that he cancelled Supernova Sessions with Eddy Thorpe. After that, Thorpe was interviewed by McKenzie Mitchell. The Meta Four (Oro Mensah, Noam Dar, Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson) gifted Thorpe a picture, but Thorpe tore the picture apart. Thorpe & Mensah are set for a match later in the night.
Bronco Lima & Lucien Prince vs. Axiom & SCRYPTS.
Axiom & SCRYPTS continued to evade the offense of Lima & Axiom. Axiom tagged back in and had a wrist lock on Lima, but SCRYPTS attacked Axiom from behind. Lima & Prince hit a Corner Splash into a Knee Strike on Axiom for the pinfall win. SCRYPTS walked out with Lima & Price.
Winner: Bronco Lima & Lucien Prince.
- With the entire D'Angelo family in the ring, including Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, Tony D'Angelo made his NXT Return after being in jail. There was a vignette of Stacks & D'Angelo agreeing to fool Gallus in order to get a shot at the Men's NXT Tag Titles. After that vignette, Gallus (Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey & Wolfgang) interrupted The Family and called The Family scum before saying that D'Angelo & Stacks would not make it to the bash. Gallus came to the ring, but they were laid out by Stacks & D'Angelo in the ring before sending Mark Coffey through a Provolone Table with a flapjack.
- The Schism confronted NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams. Ilja Dragunov confronted Joe Coffey and called him insufferable. The six men brawled backstage before referees & producers tried to split them up.
Thea Hail (w/ Duke Hudson) vs. Elektra Lopez (w/ Lola Vice).
Lopez dominated early proceedings of the match, catching Hail with multiple body slams and shoulder blocks in the corner. Hail hit a Northern Lights Suplex on Lopez and went for a senton, but was briefly distracted by Vice on the apron. Lopez caught Hail with a Lariat before going for the Choke Bomb, but Hial caught Lopez with the Kimura Lock for the submission win.
Winner: Thea Hail.
- Thea Hail cut a promo after the match, saying that she wanted a rematch against NXT Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton for the title. Stratton came to confront Hail and dismissed Hail threat before accepting Hail's challenge. Hail was not satisfied and wanted the bout as a submission match, but Stratton rejected the idea. Hail was irate by this and locked in the Kimura Lock on Stratton for long enough to make Stratton accept the challenge.
- Former Prison Mates Dominik Mysterio & Tony D'Angelo spoke backstage before D'Angelo wished Dominik luck against Wes Lee later in the night. After that, Rhea Ripley confronted Lyra Valkyria and told her to get back at Jacy Jayne.
- There was a video vignette showing that Gable Stevenson would make a decision on his future next week.
Oro Mensah (w/ Noam Dar, Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson) vs. Eddy Thorpe.
The two exchanged vicious kicks and chops before Mensah gained control with a suplex variant for multiple consecutive near falls. Mensah hit. flipping heel kick on Thorpe, but Thorpe kicked out at two. Thorpe hit an arm drag on Mensah before catching the former NXT UK Tag Champion with chops and a Pele Kick. As Mensah & Thorpe landed on the outside, Legend got Dar back in the ring. As Dar rolled out of the ring, DIJAK hit a Hit & Run on Thorpe. Thorpe rolled out of the ring,n but Mensah caught him with a Leg Lariat for the pinfall win.
Winner: Oro Mensah.
- There was a vignette of Dana Brooke & Kelani Jordan doing Gymnastics.
- Backstage, Cora Jade swung at a locker after watching Jordan & Brooke's vignette.
- Vic Joseph interviewed Roxanne Perez & Blair Davenport ahead of their grudge match on NXT Great American Bash. Perez said that she was sick and tired of being seen as the weak link and promised to defeat Blair in her home state of Texas, but Davenport stated that she did not believe Perez because she did not have the Killer Instinct. Perez walked out of the interview.
NXT North American Championship Match.
Wes Lee (c) vs. Dominik Mysterio (w/ Rhea Ripley).
The Main event of the show began with Lee & Dominik locking up before Lee got a headlock on Dominik. Dominik got a headlock of his own, but Lee flipped over before locking in another headlock. Lee hit a dropkick on Dominik before going for a dive, but Ripley got in the way to stop Lee's trajectory. Dominik stalled out of the ring before Lee attacked him at ringside. Back in the ring, Lee caught Dominik with a series of strikes, but Dominik evaded and stomped away at Lee in the corner. Dominik got a chin lock on Lee before slamming him onto the mat.
Back from the break, Dominik went for the Three Terrible Amigos on Lee, but Lee floated over for the third before Dominik hit a dropkick on Lee. Dominik hit the 619 on Lee followed by a Michinoku Driver for a near fall. Dominik climbed. to the top rope and went for the Frog Splash, but Lee evaded to send Dirty Dom crashing into the mat. The two exchanged strikes before Dominik dropped Lee on the top of his head with a back suplex for a near fall. Dominik fired away with punches on Lee before slamming him with an Irish Whip.
Dominik went for another Irish Whip, but Lee evaded and hit three forearm strikes, two more rounds of kicks, a double stomp to the back, a Thrust Kick, a Tornado Kick, and a Tornado DDT on Dominik. Dominik got the title and tried to leave the arena, but Lee caught him with a Tope Suicida on the outside. Back in the ring, Lee climbed and hit the Spiral Tap on Dominik. Balor & Priest got involved, allowing Ripley to hit Lee in the head with the WWE Women's World Championship. This allowed Dominik to get the pin on Lee for the win. Dirty Dom stood tall to end the broadcast.
Winner AND NEW NXT North American Champion: Dominik Mysterio.
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