Welcome to the Fightful.com live discussion & coverage for the 7/252023 edition of NXT on the USA Network.
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Here's what is set for the show.
Preview.
WWE NXT (7/25/2023).
- NXT North American Champion Dominik Mysterio & WWE World Women's Champion Rhea Ripley Kick-Off the Show.
- Gable Steveson Addresses his Future.
- Kendo Stick Match: Cora Jade vs. Dana Brooke.
- Schism (Joe Gacy, Jagger Reid & Rip Fowler) vs. Carmelo Hayes, Trick Williams & Ilja Dragunov.
- Rhea Ripley vs. Lyra Valkyria.
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Live Coverage.
- Vic Joseph & Booker T welcomed the audience to the broadcast before transitioning into the opening segment.
- Representing The Judgment Day, NXT North American Champion Dominik Mysterio & WWE World Women's Champion Rhea Ripley came to the ring to kick off the show with a promo. Ripley & Dominik bragged about being champions, with Ripley saying that Judgment Day runs WWE. Wes Lee interrupted the two and said he hated seeing the North American Title in Dominik's hands, saying he wanted his rematch tonight. Mustafa Ali interrupted Lee & Dominik, saying that he had no love or respect for Dominik and calling out Dominik for stealing everything he had. Ali said that he would have had and if it wasn't for Lee being "a clown" and dropping the title. Lee & Ali argued in the ring before the two started brawling in the ring as Dominik & Ripley laughed on the ramp.
- The Family (Tony D'Angelo & Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo) were interviewed backstage by McKenzie Mitchell, saying that they would become the NXT Tag Team Champions. Bronco Lima & Lucien Prince interrupted The Family before D'Angelo challenged them to a match later in the night.
- Lyra Valkyria was interviewed backstage by McKenzie Mitchell, saying that she needed to see where she stood in NXT and that she would show the world who she was.
Schism (Joe Gacy, Jagger Reid & Rip Fowler) (w/ Ava Raine) vs. Carmelo Hayes, Trick Williams & Ilja Dragunov.
Gacy & Hayes began the match hot, evading each other's offense before Hayes hit a dropkick and a thrust kick on Gacy, followed by Williams tagging in and hitting a dropkick on Gacy. Williams came in with some hot offense before Dragunov tagged in and hit a Ripcord Chop and a senton on Rip Fowler. Dragunov hit a series of German Suplexes on Reid before catching him with the Constantine's Special. Williams & Hayes hit stereo-lariats on Fowler & Reid to send them to the outside before the picture-in-picture break.
During the picture-in-picture break, The Schism dominated the proceedings by beating down the NXT Champion, keeping Hayes away from making the tag to either Dragunov & Williams. Reid had a headlock on Hayes, but Hayes broke the hold before Hayes tagged Williams in. Williams laid in a series of strikes on Gacy before hitting a dropkick and a flapjack on Gacy before clotheslining Gacy out of the ring, which Dragunov took advantage of by tagging in. Dragunov laid out the Dyad before going for Torpedo Moscow on Gacy but hit Williams by accident. Dragunov continued to fight off The Schism, but The Dyad neutralized him before Gacy tagged in. Two masked men attacked The Dyad, taking them out of the match. Gacy went for a splash, but Dragunov evaded before Hayes tagged in and hit the Diving Leg Drop for the pinfall win.
Winners: Carmelo Hayes, Trick Williams & Ilja Dragunov.
- There was a video vignette of NXT Women's Champion Tiffan Stratton, saying that she was nowhere near her prime. Stratton promised to defeat Thea Hail NXT Great American Bash in her first Pay-Per-View as champion.
Von Wagner (w/ Mr. Stone) vs. Javier Bernal.
Bernal had some offense to start the match, but Wagner dominated the proceedings of the match before hitting a Modified Slam on Bernal for the decisive pinfall win.
Winner: Von Wagner.
- After the match, Wagner powerbombed Bernal through the Broadcast table. Wagner celebrated, but he was caught out of nowhere with a vicious spear from Bron Breakker. Breakker taunted Wagner with a chair before he was stopped by the referees.
- Carmelo Hayes & Ilja Dragunov talked backstage, but Trick Williams confronted Dragunov after he hit him with the Torpedo during their match. Dragunov said that if Williams confronted him, he would break him.
- Gable Stevenson came to the ring to cut a promo regarding his future in NXT. Before Stevenson made his decision, Baron Corbin interrupted him and told him to go back to college to win another championship and head to the 2024 Olympic Games to win the Gold Medal, but told him to not stay in NXT or he would make Stevenson fail. Stevenson decided to stay in NXT before challenging Corbin to a match at the Great American Bash. Stevenson hit multiple suplexes on Corbin. Corbin was backed by security guards to keep him away from Stevenson.
- Dominik Mysterio was with Rhea Ripley backstage. Dominik asked if Rhea challenging Ali & Lee on his behalf was a good idea, but Ripley responded by saying that "Mami is always right".
Kendo Stick Match.
Cora Jade vs. Dana Brooke (W/ Kelani Jordan).
Jade swung the kendo stick at Brooke, but Brooke evaded before sending Jade on the ring. Brooke began the match by attacking Jade inside the ring before tossing Jade onto the stairs. Brooke continued to toss Jade across the arena before grabbing a kendo stick. Brooke stood on top of the table, but Jade pulled Brooke before slamming her into the broadcast table. Jade continued to swing away at Brooke, dominating the proceedings of the match. Jade continued to beat down Brooke in the match before slamming Brooke into a tack of Kendo Sticks. Jade went for the Death Rider, but Brooke backed Jade into the corner. Brooke regained control of the match by hitting a lariat, a Backflip back elbow, and went for a Bulldog, but Jade caught her with the Death Rider for a near fall. Jordan distracted Jade, allowing Brooke to hit a drop toe-hold on Jade into a chair. Brooke got a pink kendo stick and fired away at Jade's back before hitting Jade with a suplex into a stack of Kendo Sticks over a chair, followed by hitting a Swanton Bomb on Jade for the pinfall win.
Winner: Dana Brooke (w/ Kelani Jordan)
- Carmelo Hayes confronted Ilja Dragunov backstage to tell him that Trick Williams would call him out. Dragunov said that he appreciated Hayes's friendship with Williams but warned him that if Williams calls him out, he would break him.
- Drew Gulak & Charlie Dempsey trained with Myles Bourne before Damon Kemp met them. Kemp said that he was looking for partners that could push him.
The Family (Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo & Tony D'Angelo) vs. Lucien Price & Bronco Lima.
Stacks & Lima began the match, with Stacks catching Lima with punches before Lima hit a back elbow on Stacks. Price tagged in, but The Family took him down with the quickness, with D'Angelo hitting a takedown into some stomps into Price's groin. Price & Lima got D'Angelo and hit a Knee-Lift/ Front Curb Stomp on D'Angelo for a near fall. D'Angelo & Stacks attacked Lima &Pice, with D'Angelo hitting a hip toss on Stacks into both Lima & Price for a near fall. Stacks went for a crossbody on Lima, but Lima caught hit before he & Price hit an assisted Gut Buster on Stacks for a near fall. Stacks got back up and caught Lima with a Diving Uppercut. As SCRYPTS was on the broadcast table, Axiom attacked SCRYPTS. D'Angelo tagged in and came with the hot tag, hitting a Spinebuster on Price for a near fall. Stacks hit a Shotgun Dropkick on Lima before he & D'Angelo hit the Bada Bing (Pop-Up Corealis) for the pinfall win.
After the match, Gallus called out D'Angelo & Stacks, promising to retain their titles at The Great American Bash.
Winners: The Family (Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo & Tony D'Angelo).
- DIJAK cut a promo backstage calling out Eddy Thorpe, saying that he was still aiming for gold nd would stop anyone that comes in his way.
- There was a vignette of Blair Davenport & Roxanne Perez brawling inside a convenience store via security footage. The two will face each other in a Weapons Wild Match.
- Jakara Jackson, Lash Legend & Oro Mensah hosted a special edition of Supernova Sessions, with Noam Dar being the special guest. The Meta-Four called Dar the rightful NXT Heritage Cup Champion, with Mensah saying that Nathan Frazer was a criminal. Legend & Jackson gifted Daw the Heritage Cup, which brought Noam Dar back from the "dead". Dar celebrated, but they were interrupted by Nathan Frazer & Dragon Lee. Frazer called Dar a fraud, but Dar called Frazer was the real fraud for not beating him for the title. Yulisa Leon & Valentiona Feroz attacked Jackson & Legend while Frazer & Lee hit Topes Suicida on Dar & Mensah to the outside.
- There was a training vignette of Thea Hail alongside Duke Hudson & Andre Chase ahead of her match against Tiffany Stratton for the NXT Women's Championship.
- There was a vignette of Humberto Carrillo & Angel Garza in the NXT Parking Lot, with Carrillo asking Garza if they were chasing Women or chasing the glory.
Rhea Ripley (w/ Dominik Mysterio) vs. Lyra Valkyria.
Ripley & Valkyria began the match locking up before Ripley tossed Valkyria across the ring, but Valkyria landed on her feet. Ripley hit a shoulder tackle on Lyra before tossing her into the ropes, but Lyra hit a crossbody on Ripley's legs before stepping over Ripley. Valkyria went for a pin, but Ripley caught her with a thrust kick. Ripley hit a series of shoulder blocks on Lyra before catching Lyra with a chop. Lyra slid under Ripley and hit the Tijeas on before going for a Victory Roll, but Ripley caught her with a Wheelbarrow German Suplex and a dropkick to send Lyra crashing to the outside.
Ripley dominated the proceedings during the picture-in-picture break, continuing to cut Valkyria's offense every time she tried to make a comeback. Back from the break, Ripley caught Valkyria with two consecutive Forearm Shivers before going for another forearm. Valkyria went for the Tijeras on Ripley, but Ripley blocked it before hitting a faceslam on Valkyria for a near fall. Ripley went for the Riptide, but Lyra countered with a Sleeper Hold. Ripley slammed Lyra into the mat before hitting her with a headbutt. Ripley went to the top rope and attempted a Frog Splash, but Lyra intercepted her and dropped her into the apron before hitting a dropkick on Dominik through the ropes and a Hurricanrana on Ripley off the apron. Back in the ring, Ripley caught Lyra off the crossbody, but Lyra caught Ripley with a Spike DDT before hitting a Splash for a near fall. Lyra hit a series of high kicks on Ripley before going for a diving crossbody, but Ripley caught her with a jab before hitting the Riptide for the pinfall win.
After the match, Ripley told Jayne to prove her right and beat Jacy Jayne.
Winner: Rhea Ripley.
- Trick Williams came to the ring to call out Ilja Dragunov. Dragunov arrived on the ramp before the two brawled on the outside. Williams hit a body slam on Dragunov before tossing him into the stairs. Williams went for a move on Dragunov, but Dragunov caught him with a leaping enziguri kick before hitting Three consecutive German Suplexes. Williams & Dragunov got back in the ring before Dragunov hit the Machine Gun Chops on Williams before hitting Two Falling Forearms on Williams. Dragunov went for the Torpedo Moscow on Williams, but Hayes got in the way and got laid out by Dragunov. Dragunov picked up the NXT Title and called Hayes a man of honor, but he promised Hayes that his friendship with Williams would be all he had left as he would take the NXT Championship. Dragunov stood tall to end the broadcast.
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