Tonight on NXT, Lola Vice is set to appear, Lexis King defends the Speed Title against Romeo Moreno, North American Champion Myles Borne teams with Tavion Heights against DarkState, Lizzy Rain throws down with Zaria, Tony D’Angelo defends the NXT Championship against Kam Hendrix and more!
Check back for live results when the show airs at 8/7 C.
Tony D’Angelo and Kam Hendrix are shown arriving to NXT.
Match 1: Zaria -vs- Lizzy Rain
We get the bell, Rain charges at Zaria but Zaria catches her and sends her into the corner. After some shoulder checks by Zaria, Rain drop kicks Zaria into the other corner. Zaria tosses Rain out of the ring and Rain gets back in the ring and is sent to the mat. Zaria gets Rain on the apron and Rain strikes Zaria and climbs the ropes and Zaria moves out of the way. Rain hits a headscissors on Zaria and headbutts her in the corner. Zaria throws Rain into the corner and Rain kicks Zaria. Rain chops Zaria in the corner. Zaria connects with a pump-kick and Rain is knocked down and Zaria smacks her around a bit. Rain is pulled off the ropes and slammed back first onto the mat. Rain is sent into the turnbuckles and Tatum Paxley comes out to ringside. Zaria gets rolled up and she kicks out at two. Rain strikes Zaria and Rain climbs the ropes and gets punched off the top rope and Rain is sent out of the ring and we cut to a break.
We are back and Paxley is sitting on commentary talking with Vic Joseph and Booker T about the match. Paxley puts over Rain and back in the ring, Zaria slams down Rain with a back breaker. Zaria chokes out Rain in the corner. Rain breaks free and punches Zaria as she’s sat on the top rope. Rain headbutts Zaria and hits a top rope hurricanrana. Rain is immediately speared by Zaria and both women are laid out. Rain and Zaria trade punches in the middle of the ring. Zaria kicks Rain and Rain clotheslines Zaria to the mat. Rain hits a springboard back elbow followed by a springboard DDT and Zaria is covered for a near fall. Rain is headbutted to the mat and Zaria is then rolled up for a near fall. Zaria kicks Rain and hits a discus clothesline and covers Rain who kicks out at two. Rain hits a neckbreaker and she drops Zaria and covers her for a near fall. Rain kicks Zaria and Zaria slams down Rain and spears her. Zaria hits an F-5 and gets the win.
Winner: Zaria
After the match, Zaria goes to F-5 rain again and Paxley runs in and stops Zaria. Paxley says Zaria can have a match against her next week.
Dorian Van Dux, Sean Legacy, Myles Borne and Tavion Heights talk backstage. Heights tells Van Dux and Legacy to be a tag team. Niko Vance and Shawn Spears talk backstage and they talk about Spears attacking OTM. Izzi Dame comes in and says they should forget about everything from last week and she’s going to put her championship plans on hold and tonight it’s about them and they leave.
Match 2: DarkState(Osiris Griffin & Cutler James ) w/Dion Lennox -vs- Myles Borne & Tavion Heights
As DarkState makes their entrance through the crowd, Saquon Shugars attacks Cutler James with a pipe of some sort. Lennox and Griffin go to check on James and Shugars flees and we cut to a commercial break.