Welcome to the Fightful.com live discussion & coverage for the 3/7/2023 edition of NXT Roadblock on the USA Network.
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Here's what is set for the show.
Preview.
NXT Roadblock (3/7/2023).
- NXT Women's Championship Match: Roxanne Perez vs. Meiko Satomura.
- Grayson Waller Effect w/ Shawn Michaels.
- Jacy Jane vs. Gigi Dolin.
- Joe Gacy (w/ Jagger Reid, Rip Fowler & Ava Raine of The Schism) vs. Andre Chase (w/ Thea Hail & Duke Hudson of Chase University).
- Jailhouse Street Fight: Dijak vs. Tony D'Angelo (w/ Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo).
- Bron Breakker & The Creed Brothers (Julius & Brutus Creed) vs. Indus Sher (Jinder Mahal, Veer & Sanga).
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Live Coverage.
- Tiffany Stratton hosted an opening video package to run down the card for the show.
- Vic Joseph & Booker T welcomed the audience to the broadcast before transitioning to the opening match.
Jailhouse Street Fight.
Dijak vs. Tony D'Angelo (w/ Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo).
Dijak immediately attacked Stacks to begin the match. The two brawled on the outside before D'Angelo got Dijak in the Jail cage, but Dijak punched him before slamming D'Angelo onto the edge of the cage. Dijak got D'Angelo in the cage, but D'Angelo hit two right hands to escape before hitting two body shots. Dijak slammed D'Angelo onto the apron before attacking STacks again. Dijak swung with a chair, but D'Angelo evaded before punching Dijak in the face. The two got back in the ring before Dijak hit a sit-down Chokeslam on D'Angelo onto a chair. Dijak brought in a stack of chairs before slamming a chair onto D'ANgelo's back. Dijak climbed to the top rope, but D'Angelo slammed a chair on Dijak's back before hitting an Avalanche Back Suplex on Dijak, making him land face-first onto the stack of chairs.
During picture-in-picture, Dijak rolled out of the ring before D'Angelo met him there, but Dijak responded with an Air raid crash on D'Angelo on the outside. Dijak dropped Stacks again before pulling out a table & setting it up. D'Angelo hit a series of jabs on Dijak before placing him in the cage again, but Dijak choked D'Angelo to stop him before going for a chokeslam, but D'Angelo responded with a back elbow on Dijak. Dijak retaliated by slamming D'Angelo's face on the stairs before going for Feast Your Eyes, but D'Angelo evaded.
Back from the break, Dijak hit a back elbow on D'Angelo to place him on the table before Dijak got back in the ring & hit a springboard elbow drop on D'Angelo through the table. Dijak got back up and placed D'Angelo in the cell, but D'Angelo got Dijak's dislocated finger before hitting a back lift/ Uranage on Dijak. Stacks finally got back up and opened the cage, but Dijak got Stacks and got himself & Stacks in the cage. D'Angelo hesitated on closing the cage, but Stacks kicked the door. Dijak responded by booting Stacks over the barricade, to which D'Angelo responded with a mob--like an attack. D'Angelo has a Shooter German on Dijak before slamming Dijak onto the barricade and hitting him with a chair shot. D'Angelo tried to put Dijak in the cage, but Dijak kicked D'Angelo with a low blow before hitting the Feast Your Eyes. Dijak got D'Angelo in the cage & closed it, but Stacks got in the middle of the door. Dijak saw Stacks and hit the Feast Your Eyes on him, but D'Angelo got back up and attacked Dijak with a crowbar repeatedly before clobbering him in the head and slamming the cage door on Dijak's face to give him the win.
Winner: Tony D'Angelo.
- NXT Women's Champion Roxanne Perez was interviewed backstage, with Perez saying that she has been wanting this match against Meiko Satomura since their previous encounter. Perez said she needed to win in order to make her way to NXT Stand & Deliver 2023.
- Josh Briggs confronted Kiana James in her office regarding the issues with himself, Brooks Jensen & Fallon Henley. Briggs told James that he only wants Briggs to be happy, specifically saying that Briggs that he was worried of making things wrong. Thing of note, Briggs got a note from a stack of roses, but James immediately took it away from him.
- NXT Champions Gallus (Mark Coffey & Wolfgang) called out Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson) for their actions in the past weeks. Prince & Wilson were on the Raven's Nest. Wolfgang was straight to the point and demanded an answer from Pretty Deadly to see what they wanted, to which Wilson & Prince responded by saying that they wanted to regain the NXT Tag Titles. Coffey made a deal for Pretty Deadly, to come an take them. Gallus dropped them on the mat as Prince & Wilson walked down the Raven's Nest. Gallus laid in a series of lariats on Prince & Wilson before Pretty Deadly ran away.
- Lyra Valkyria was in a vignette saying that the was ready for battle. Valkyria sent out a warning on whoever won the match between Perez & Satomura later in the night, focusing her aim on the NXT Women's Championship.
- Ilja Dragunov cut a promo backstage. Dragunov said that the eyes were the window to the soul, but specified that JD McDonagh had no soul. Dragunov said he was going to take out McDonagh.
- Dragon Lee was shown on the crowd ahead of the trios match.
Bron Breakker & The Creed Brothers (Julius & Brutus Creed) vs. Indus Sher (Jinder Mahal, Veer & Sanga).
The six men brawled in the ring before they made their way outside. Indus Sher immediately took down all three before Veer & Breakker began the match. Veer & Breakker exchanged strikes before Veer hit a running knee lift, but Breakker ran the ropes before hitting a lariat on Veer. Julius & Brutus tagged in before Julius hit a gut wrench on Brutus onto Veer for a near fall. Veer hit a knee lift before tagging in Mahal, but Brutus greeted Mahal with a stalling suplex. Brutus tried to get a hold onto Mahal, but Mahal evaded before Sanga & Breakker tagged in. The two locked up before Sanga got Breakker in the corner and hit a back elbow. Breakker evaded and pounced Sanga to the outside while The Creeds hit overhead suplexes on Mahal & Veer before the three hit Tope Con Giros on all members of Indus Sher to the outside.
During picture-in-picture, Julius got Sanga In a Guillotine, but Sanga slammed Julius into the corner before Mahal dumped Julius to the outside to allow Veer to hit a body slam on the ringside floor. Mahal tagged in and got Julius in a single-leg hook, but only got a near fall before hitting a series of knee drops on Julius's head. Veer & Sanga tagged in before hanging Julius by the abdomen and hitting an assisted running boot on Julius's ribs for a near fall. Mahal & Veer slammed Julius into Sanga's big boot before Mahan hit a leaping elbow drop on Julius. Julius tried to leap over Mahal, but Mahal caught him with a boot for a near fall. Sanga tagged in and locked in the Callas choke, but Julius broke the hold with back elbows, but Sanga responded with a hip toss.
Mahal tagged in and went for a knee drop, but Julius evaded before connecting a big boot on Julius for a near fall. Mahal locked in a Camel Clutch on Julius, but Julius broke the hold before Brutus tagged in. Brutus hit ax handle strikes on Sanga, Veer & Mahal before hitting a series of strikes on Brutus, but Veer responded with a Leaping Thesz Press before hitting a roundhouse kick on Brutus. Sanga tagged in and slammed Brutus onto Breakker, but Brutus hit a running cannonball before hitting a slingshot Saito Suplex. Breakker tagged in and hit a BME Press on Sanga before Julius hit a 50 Splash on Sanga for a near fall. Julius went for an electric chair, but Sanga fell down before Sanga & Veer HIT an assisted side-slam on Julius, but Breakker broke the pin. Sanga hit a chokeslam on Julius before Veer hit a LARIATO on Julius for a near fall. The six men got in the center of the ring & exchanged strikes before Breakker hit a spear on Mahal. Breakker then hit a spear on Sanga, but Veer hit a boot on Breakker. Julius got up and hit the twisting slam on Veer before he & Brutus hit a Doomsday Cannonball on Veer for the pinfall win.
Winners: Bron Breakker & The Creed Brothers (Julius Creed & Brutus Creed).
- Grayson Waller hosted a new episode of "The Grayson Waller Effect" with special guest, 2-time Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels. Waller said that he was not a Shawn guy but to be a Bret Hart guy. Michaels was bamboozled by that statement and asked Waller why he hated him all of a sudden. Waller declared that he was the best on the brand, but said that he felt Michaels was treating him like how Vince McMahon treated HBK in the 1990s and was wondering why before saying that HBK was holding him back. Michaels refuted by saying that he let the chains go on Waller so that he can go off before saying that the only person that is to blame for his fall in NXT is himself. Waller responded by saying that he only got the job because of Triple H's incident last year. Michaels responded that Triple H may have previously been in charge, but he was the one to steady the ship.
Waller stated that he was NXT, but Michaels responded by saying that he was acting as if he was bigger than the brand before naming some of the best NXT Champions ever. Waller said that he saw right through Michales because he acted like a team player while he was all about himself during his career, and Michaels admitted it before saying that his ways changed when he joined NXT. Waller responded that he was sick of tired of NXT and the crowd, but Michaels shouted "ENOUGH" before telling him that he can run him down all he wants but to not run down the brand. Waller then challenged Michaels to a match at NXT Stand & Deliver. Michaels said that he had been receiving offers to come back to the ring, but that Waller was just another person to challenge him. Michaels that he wanted to whoop his ass, but said that there was someone else that wanted a piece of him. The man facing Waller in NXT Stand & Deliver was revealed to be a returning Johnny Gargano. Gargano hit three punches on Waller and went for a Thrust kick, but Waller rolled out of the ring. Gargano will face Waller at NXT Stand & Deliver.
Jacy Jane vs. Gigi Dolin.
Jayne went for a pump kick, but Dolin evaded before the two locked up. Jayne slappe Dolin before doing the "suck it" taunt, but Dolin speared herself & Jayne out of the ring before the two brawled on the outside. Back in the ring, Dolin hit an STO on Jayne for a near fall before shouting at Jayne before Jayne rolled out of the ring. Dolin got Jayne back in the ring, but Jayne rolled out of the ring. Dolin chased down Jayne, but Jayne got Dolin with a forearm strike. Jayne got a chair from under the ring and swung it at Jayne, but Dolin evaded before hitting a pump kick on Jayne.
During picture-in-picture, Dolin slammed Jayne across the barricade before sending her back in the ring & getting a single-leg hook on Jayne for a near fall. Dolin went for a corner move, but Jayne evaded and hit an enziguri kick on Dolin before going for a Cannonball, but Dolin evaded before getting a near fall on Jayne. Dolin hit a series of head kicks on Jayne before hitting a forearm strike into a snap-mare/ PK Kick combination on Jayne for a near fall. Jayen got o the apron before catching Dolin with a knee strike, a pump kick onto the apron, and a cannonball off the apron on Dolin at ringside. Jayne got Dolin back in the ring and got a near fall before starting to pull Dolin's hair before slamming Dolin's head onto the mat and locking in a headlock on Dolin.
Back from the break, Dolin got off the hold but Jayne responded with a snap-mare into a kick to the shoulder before hitting a heel kick to Dolin's head for a near fall. Jayne followed this up by hitting a corner splash into a short-hand lariat on Dolin for a near fall. Jayne went for a DDT on Dolin, but Dolin reversed It with an Inside Cradle for a near fall. Dolin hit a series of strikes before hitting two roundhouse kicks on Jayne, but Jayne responded with a neck-breaker into a running senton on Dolin for a near fall. Jayne went for a ripcord lariat, but Dolin reversed it and hit an Abdominal Stretch into a Crucifix Bomb for the pinfall win.
Jayne attacked Dolin after the match before getting a chair from outside. Jayne got Dolin's head on a chair before climbing to the top rope, but the referees stopped Jayne's intentions and restrained her out of the ring.
Winner: Gigi Dolin.
- Fallon Henley & Brooks Jensen were backstage before Josh Briggs came in and told them about his conversation with Hames earlier in the night. Jensen called Kiana James before leaving the scene. Henley was irrate because she realized Jensen was not the one to bring the roses for James.
- NXT Champion Bron Breakker came to the ring and cut an impromptu promo. Breakker & called out Carmelo Hayes. The two agreed that it was time for their paths to come across. They reminisced about their first night in NXT before they agreed in to face each other in a dream match in NXT Stand & Deliver.
- Tyler Bate & Thea Hail were doing Yoga backstage before Andre Chase & Duke Hudson picked her up for Chase's match against Joe Gacy. Duke Hudson then told Bate that he was surprised anyone bought the snake oil he was selling.
Joe Gacy (w/ Jagger Reid, Rip Fowler & Ava Raine of The Schism) vs. Andre Chase (w/ Thea Hail & Duke Hudson of Chase University).
The two began the match locking up during the picture-in-picture break before Chase hit a shoulder tackle into a headlock takedown on Gacy. Chase broke the hold and got a Schoolboy on Gacy for a near fall before going for another headlock, but Gacy reversed it with a back suplex before locking in a headlock. Chase leaned Gacy in the corner before hitting two chops. Chase leaped over Gacy, but Gacy hit a back elbow before hitting a running elbow drop on Chase for a near fall.
Back fro the break, Chase leaped over Gacy before running the ropes and hitting a lariat into a series of punches on Gacy. Gacy dropped Chase onto the mat before hitting a V-Trigger into a Brainbuster on Chase for a near fall. Chase got back up and hit an elbow strike, a boot kick, two jabs, and a Russian Leg Sweep before hitting the Chase U Stomps into the Side Effect on Gacy for a near fall. Gacy got up and hit a big boot, but Chase responded with a thrust kick before Gacy hit a Uranage on Chase. The two exchanged strikes before Gacy hit a corner splash and placed Gacy on the top rope. Gacy went for a Superplex on Chase, but Chase attacked Gcy's back before hitting a Sunset Bomb on Gacy for a near fall. Ava Raine walked around the ramp, but Thea Hail immediately confronted Ava Raine before high-fiving Andre Chase, but this distracted Chase long enough to allow Gacy to hit a Lariato on Chase for the pinfall win.
Winner: Joe Gacy.
- Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn were in a vignette hosting a Full Moon Ritual. The two called out the team of Kayden Carter & Katana Chance and the team of Ivy Nile & Tatum Paxley.
- Duke Hudson ran down on Andre Chase & Thea Hail for being satisfied for being happy to be here and called Chase University a school of losers.
- McKenzie Mitchell interviewed NXT North American Champion Wes Lee to host an open challenge, but Axiom interrupted before he cordially answered the open challenge.
NXT Women's Championship Match.
Roxanne Perez (c) vs. Meiko Satomura.
The two shook hands to begin the match before locking horns. Satomura got a wrist lock on Perez, but Perez rolled over to break the hold before Satomura slammed Perez onto the mat agian. Perez tried to do a back flip to break the hold, but Satomura blocked it before hitting powerslam for a near fall. Satomura got a Guillotine choke on Perez before transitioning into a modified Chicken Wing on Perez. Satomura transitioned again into a wrist lock on Perez, but Perez reversed it into a Victory roll for a near fall, but Satomura flipped Perez over and locked in a sleeper on Perez, but Perez reversed it with a pin for a near fall.
Back from the break, Satomura hit a springboard arm drag into a single-leg crab on Perez before transitioning into an STF, but Perez got a rope break to break the hold. The two went for a Greco-Roman Lock up before Satomura got multiple near falls on Perez. Perez hit a forearm strike, but Satomura responded with a gut kick before hitting a flying shoulder tackle & locking in a cross-arm headlock on Perez. Satomura got a Romero Special variant on Perez, but Perez reversed it into a Cross-arm headlock before hitting the Tijeras on Satomuras. Perez went for a dive, but Satomura caught her with a forearm strike. Satomura hit a chest kick into a falling double-knee drop on Perez for a near fall. Perez evaded Satomura before getting a sunset pin on Satomura for a near fall. Satomura rolled over and locked in a modified heel lock on Perez before kicking Perez's left leg and locking in the hold again, but Perez rolled over and locked in the Gargano Escape on Satomura. The two ran the ropes before the collided with shoulder tackles, but Satomura responded with vicious slaps on Perez before knocking her with a forearm strike, but Perez got back up and fired away with forearm strikes before Satomura hit a vicious chest kick on Perez. Satomura went for another chest kick, but Perez reversed it with a Dragon Screw before hitting three corner uppercuts & attempting Russian Leg Sweep, but Satomura slammed Perez onto the mat. Satomura went for a falling knee strike, but Perez evaded and hit a shotgun dropkick on Satomura before hitting a Tope Suicida on Satomura to the outside. Perez climbed to the top rope, but Satumura met her on the top. Perez got Satomura and went for an Avalanche Russian Leg Sweep, but Satomura blocked it before Perez went for a sunset bomb, but Satomura hit some knee strikes before going for a diving double knee-drop, but Perez blocked it before getting an inside cradle on Satomura for a near fall. Perez hit two kicks on Satomura, but Satomura hit a back kick & a roundhouse kick before going for a DVD, but Perez landed on her feet before hitting a Russian Leg Sweep for. a near fall, but Satomura responded with a Crucifix for a near fall. Satomura hit a Scorpion kick before hitting a Saito Suplex on Perez for a near fall. Satomura hit the Death alley Driver on Perez before hitting the Scorpio Rising on Perez, but Perez kicked out at two. Satomura & Perez got on the apron before Satomura went for a DVD on Perez, but Perez slammed Satomura onto the ring post. Perez went for Pop Rox, but Satomura got the apron before hitting Scorpio Rising on Perez again before getting her back in the ring for a pin, but only got a near fall. Satomura hit two kicks on Perez and went for another Scorpio Rising, but Perez evaded and got Satomura trapped in a Schoolboy Pin for the pinfall win.
Winner: Roxanne Perez (AND Still NXT Women's Champion).
- After the match, Roxanne Perez collapsed after the match before a bunch of referees & medical specialists came to check on Perez. Booker T & Shawn Michaels accompanied Perez to an ambulance as the broadcast ended
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