WWE NXT live results: Kendal Grey vs. Nattie Women’s title match
NXT Women’s Champion Kendal Grey will defend her title for the first time against WWE legend Nattie in the headliner of tonight’s WWE NXT.
Grey defeated Lola Vice for the title at the Great American Bash while Nattie is coming off a win over Kelani Jordan that put her in the position for the shot. This will be their first ever meeting in the ring.
The next challenger to NXT Women’s North American Champion Zaria will be decided in a four-way involving Lizzy Rain, Izzi Dame, Layla Diggs and Thea Hail.
A four-way will also decide the next challenger for the NXT Tag Team titles as it will be OTM’s Bronco Nima & Lucien Price vs. Dorian Van Dux & Sean Legacy vs. BirthRight’s Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo & Uriah Connors vs. DarkState’s Osiris Griffin & Cutler James.
Shiloh Hill goes one-one-one with Niko Vance to round out the announced card.
Our live coverage begins at 8 pm Eastern.
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NXT is back on the air in front of a live studio audience from a sound stage at the Performance Center in Orlando.
Kali Armstrong is in the ring with the house microphone as the show opens. She cuts a fiery promo where she basically tries to put herself in the title picture against Kendal Grey for the NXT Women’s Championship. Armstrong talks about turning on Grey, and how everyone was talking about her instead of the champion after the attack.
That brings out Lola Vice, who advises Armstrong to slow her roll. Just because she jumped Grey does not mean she is next in line for a title match. Vice wants her rematch regardless of who wins tonight.
Kelani Jordan is out next to interrupt. Of course, Jordan wants a title shot. This leads to them bickering until a fight breaks out. Armstrong dodges both and runs the ropes before knocking both Jordan and Vice off their feet with a double flying shoulder tackle.
Birth Right (Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo & Uriah Connors) vs. DarkState (Cutler James & Osiris Griffin) vs. Dorian Van Dux & Sean Legacy vs. Out the Mud (Bronco Nima & Lucien Price) in a number one contender’s match for the NXT Men’s Tag Team titles
First to score a pinfall wins the match. Tons of action throughout the match with all of these teams involved, and it goes through a commercial break. Parade of high spots at times, especially in the closing minutes.
Saquon Shugars teases doing a run-in with a baseball bat, which prompts Dion Lennox to run down and confront Shugars in a standoff. Meanwhile, bedlam at ringside with bodies laid out everywhere.
Also at ringside is members of Birthright, including Charlie Dempsey, Arianna Grace and WWE Speed Champion Lexis King. Dempsey and King help Stack with pulling OTM out of the ring, and OTM begins brawling at ringside with Birthright. They brawl their way off the sound stage, exiting stage right.
In the ring, Stacks is double-teamed by the winning team. Van Dux lands on Stacks with a flying body press, and Legacy follows up by springboarding into a 450 splash. Legacy then hooks a leg while covering Stacks for a pinfall.
Match results: Dorian Van Dux & Sean Legacy defeated Stacks & Uriah Connors, Cutler James & Osiris Griffin, and Bronco Nima & Lucien Price to become number one contenders to the NXT Tag Team titles
– Jaida Parker cuts a really good promo about her loss to Nattie Neidhart. She says the loss brought her some clarity.
– Saquon Shugars is interviewed by Emily Agard on a backstage set. He talks about his strategy in playing mind games with Darkstate. He also briefly mentions needing to find some new friends for his feud with Darkstate.
Tank Ledger vs. Keanu Carver
This bout stems from Carver injuring Tank’s tag partner (Hank) in an angle at The Great American Bash. Last Tuesday on NXT, Tank cost Carver a match. Thus, they meet this week in this grudge match.
The match is a hoss fight, and they kept it short being as they are green. Carver lands an odd-looking dropkick to set up a spinebuster on Ledger. Carver then scores a three count.
Match result: Keanu Carver defeated Tank Ledger
– Naraku is the focus of a pre-taped video package where Naraku does an “evil” promo about continuing to chase the NXT Championship, despite losing to Tony D’Angelo at Great American Bash. The promo did a decent job of getting Naraku’s heat back. He does a sinister laugh again, which seems to be a catchphrase of sorts for his new persona in NXT.
– Kam Hendrix and Tate Wilder were in the trainer’s room watching on a monitor. They are chatting when Hednrix begins cutting a promo on Mason Rook. Hendrix, who is wearing a brace on his leg, has apparently been blaming Rook for his injury. On cue, Rook comes in to confront Hendrix. The acting here was terrible, and this got no one over.
– Natte Neidhart is backstage with her cohorts Nikkita Lyons and Karmen Petrovic. Nattie tries to give Layla Diggs a pep talk, but Diggs wants to do it on her own. Nattie is visibly taken aback. She asks Lyons and Petrovic if they will still be in Nattie’s corner. They assure her they will. Nattie is great in this role.
Lizzy Rain vs. Izzi Dame vs. Layla Diggs vs. Thea Hail in a fatal four way number one contender’s match for the NXT Women’s North American Championship
Much like the other fatal four way on the card, lots of action with so many involved in one match. Far less people in this bout compared to the four way tag match earlier on, but both matches have a plethora of high spots. Limited psychology at times, just spots for the sake of action. Near falls galore, and breaking up pinning attempts or submission is prevalent, especially after the match goes through a commercial break.
The closing minutes are pretty good, and the studio audience is hot. Parade of spots and near falls. Lizzy Rain and Thea Hail got to shine during the match, and Izzi Dame was effective in her heel role. As they go home, Lizzy and Thea have a great sequence that ends with Izzi jumping in to hit Lizzy with a flying knee. Both tumble out of the ring with Hail still in the ring. Diggs comes off the top rope with a beautiful moonsailt press, and Diggs scores the second upset on tonight’s card.
With two upsets and all the segments with newer talent, NXT is clearly trying to get new characters over.
Match result: Layla Diggs defeated Thea Hail, Lizzy Rain and Izzi Dame to become number one contender for the NXT Women’s North American Championship
– Reina Volcan is featured in a personality profile where she cuts a promo introducing herself to the audience.
– Tavion Heights comes to the ring for what is supposed to be an impromptu promo. Heights wants to apologize to NXT North American Champion Myles Borne for their recent friction. Instead, out comes Vanity Project to cut a promo on Heights. This seems to set up both singles and tag matches.
Heights eventually decks Drake with a punch, and the NXT Tag Teams Champions Swipe Right both jump Heights. Borne runs in for a save. He and Heights clean house, and they hug.
– Dorian Van Dux and Sean Legacy bump into Noam Dar and Romeo Moreno in a silly skit.
Shiloh Hill vs. Niko Vance
Izzi Dame is in Vance’s corner, and she is still selling her match from earlier. She does not play much of a factor, but someone else provides outside interference. Tristan Angels shows up at ringside to taunt Hill.
Both Hill and Vance look green in this match as it plods along. The highlight might have been Hill reaching for his false teeth like Ricky Morton trying to tag Robert Gibson. Soon thereafter, Angels appears at ringside and he grabs the false tooth. Hill is of course upset with Angels. Distracted by Angels, Hill is the victim of Saito suplex from Vance. Hill is then nailed with a sickle lariat, and Vance covers him.
Post-match, Hill chases Angels up the ramp and out stage right. Vance and Dame are posing in the ring when Spears ambushes Vance with a chair shot. Spears then glares at Dame.
Match result: Niko Vance defeated Shiloh Hill
NXT Women’s Champion Kendal Grey defends against Nattie
In the champion’s corner is WWE Women’s Speed Champion Wren Sinclair. In Nattie’s corner are Karmen Petrovic and Nikita Lyons. When Nattie’s cohorts look to interject, Sinclair rushes over to start a brawl with them. Lola Vice runs down to ringside to help Sinclair fight off Petrovic and Lyons.
Great match with nifty grappling and good psychology. Nevertheless, the match was too short, even with it going through a commercial break. The brawl at ringside led into the final commercial break on the show.
Nattie is working over Kendal as the show returns from the break. Kendal fires up with strikes before leaping off the top rope with a missile dropkick.
In the closing moments, Nattie goes for a series of submission holds, but the champ escapes. In a callback to earlier in the match, Kendal goes for another missile dropkick. She is blocked this time, and Nattie puts her in a sharpshooter. Kendal struggles and crawls for a rope break, but Nattie pulls her back into the center of the ring. Eventually, Kendal gets a rope break.
They trade near falls with them reversing rolls ups. Kendal catches Nattie with her Shades of Grey finisher, and the champion scores the deciding pinfall. And still…
Match result: NXT Women’s Champion Kendal Grey defeated Nattie to retain her title.
In a post-match angle to end the show, Jaida Parker confronts Nattie in the aisle. Out comes Petrovic and Lyons to ambush Parker, but Parker decks both. Parker then has words with Nattie, which clearly seems to set up a return bout.
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Overall, the show was a mixed bag. Some good matches, and some not so good. Lots of green talent, but they are at least trying to get new faces over with the audience. The backstage skits were arguably the worst part of this show, with maybe a few exceptions. Not thinking too much about any of the flawed logic in storylines is the best way to digest the show.
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Next week:
- Kelani Jordan vs. Lola Vice vs. Kali Armstrong in an NXT Women’s Championship #1 contender’s match
- Zaria vs. Layla Diggs for the NXT Women’s North American title
- Vanity Project vs. Sean Legacy & Dorian Van Dux for the NXT Tag Team titles
- NARAKU vs. Tate Wilder
