WWE NXT live results: Speed Women’s title tournament begins
A tournament begins on NXT tonight as WWE starts the process of crowning a new Speed Women’s Champion.
The WWE Speed Women’s Championship is vacant at the moment after being relinquished by the injured Sol Ruca. A four-woman tournament will determine the new champ, with the first-round matchups being Zaria vs. Wren Sinclair and Fallon Henley vs. Skylar Raye. The Zaria vs. Sinclair match goes down tonight.
Skylar Raye is the new NXT name for Dani Raye Sekelsky, the female winner of WWE LFG season two.
There will be a championship celebration with new AAA Mixed Tag Team Champions Chelsea Green & Ethan Page following their victory over the weekend against La Hiedra & Mr. Iguana.
A singles match between Je’Von Evans and Saquon Shugars of DarkState is part of tonight’s card. Plus, six-woman tag team action kicks off the show with Tatum Paxley, Izzi Dame & Lola Vice battling Fatal Influence.
Join us for live coverage starting at 8 p.m. Eastern.
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Tonight on NXT we answer the most important questions: Will Izzi Dame turn on Tatum Paxley? On a scale of 1-10, how great will Chelsea Green and Ethan Page’s Championship Celebration be? (spoiler alert, I’m predicting 10,000/10) and most importantly: Have Trick Williams and Ricky Saints been fighting all week long? Like, through breakfast and everything? Let’s find out!
Six-Woman Tag Match: NXT Women’s Champion Tatum Paxley, Izzi Dame, and Lola Vice vs. Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley, and Lainey Reid)
Fatal Influence interrupted the NXT Women’s Title Match between Champion Tatum Paxley and Lola Vice last week. So, Paxley gabbed Izzi Dame and formed a team with Vice to get some revenge. Dame wasn’t stoked that Paxley gave Vice a title shot in the first place, so everyone’s allegence in team Not-Fatal-Influence is questionable at this point.
The crowd chanted for Paxley as the Culling’s intro took place, but Vice got a big cheer as well. Paxley and Vice hugged in the ring, but Dame wanted no part of it. Jayne threw her jacket at Dame during their intro, setting the tone right away.
The bell rang and Jayne went right for Paxley. The two brawled, but Jayne let herself be isolated in the corner for Vice to enter and start throwing hands. After making a little space, Jayne kicked Vice into the Fatal Influence corner and she and Henley traded hitting elbows on her.
Dame tagged in to face Reid and took out some of her frustrations with a scoop slam and a dropkick. Paxley tagged in and hit a jumping elbow for a two count. Reid tagged in Henley who started throwing hands at Paxley along with a few dropkicks. Vice tagged in and kicked her to the mat for a two count.
Henley and Reid tried to double team Vice, but Paxley and Dame came in for the save (and some dancing). Vice stayed legal and kicked Reid off the ropes. Henley distracted the ref and Jayne got a cheap shot in through the ropes. Fatal influence worked as a team to beat down Vice in their corner.
Jayne hit a big cannonball on Vice while signalling to Paxley that she was coming for her. Reid tagged in and Vice fought her off until takeing a kick to the side of the head. Henley tagged in and Vice drove her to the corner and thew her off with a shoulder role. Henley clotheslined her and tagged in Reid.
Reid hit a bulldog and Jayne raced in with a high knee. Jayne went for another cannonball, but Vice dodged that tone and Vice tagged Paxley in who cleaned house, taking on all three members of Fatal Influence.
Paxley hit a spinning heel kick on Henley and went up for a 450, but Henley moved. Paxley ended up on the ropes where Reid punched her through the ropes. Henley found herself about to be pinned and Henley came in to broke it up and all hell broke loose. All six battled in the ring and when the dust cleared, Paxley and Henley were legal in the ring.
Jayne and Dame hit blind tags and Jayne crushed her with a rolling encore. She grabbed the pin and Fatal Influence picked up the win.
Match Result: Fatal Influence defeated Tatum Paxley, Izzi Dame, and Lola Vice
Pretty good match that did a lot to further the Dame/Paxley simmering issue. Fatal Influence looked good because they always look good.
-Backstage, El Grande Americano and company arrived and were suddenly face to face with Josh Briggs who just can’t seem to not be in someone’s face all the time. Briggs challenged Americano to a match later tonight.
-Back from break, footage of Kelani Jordan using the TNA Knockouts belt to win a match with Jordynne Grace was shown. Jordan looked like she was pretty conflicted about having to stoop so low to retain her title.
The Evolve women were shown in what I can only assume is the NXT First Class Airport Lounge area talking and then Kelani showed up on her way to the ring specifically to dismiss them. Rude. Jordan then made her way down the entrance ramp to the ring.
Jordan grabbed a mic and said that she did everything she could to retain her title last week. The crowd booed and Jordan pointed out that they cheer for Dominick Mysterio and Cody Rhodes using title belts to win a match, so why not her? The crowd moved from boos, to straight up jeers.
Jordan said that she wanted to hold this title with honor and prestige, but all that gets her is boos and bad vibes from the back. She said that there isn’t anyone in the back that can keep up with her and the fans? The fans aren’t loyal. All they care about is girls with “fat asses and catchphrases.”
Jordan said that it’s her time to be selfish and she isn’t going to be like Tatum Paxley and hand out title shots all the time. If that makes her a traitor, so be it. She’s still the champion. (Mic drop).
-After the break, OTM were interviewed. They put the NXT tag team division on notice that they don’t have to yell no more, they want silence that shakes the room. Chase U arrived to take issue with this. Nothing else was resolved.
Josh Briggs vs WWE Speed Champion El Grande Americano
Briggs arrived after stopping by a Spirit Halloween and grabbing a smoking skull to attach to his jacket which I’m sure he thought looked really cool. Americano arrived with Los Americanos and somewhere Dalton Castle snapped a pencil in one hand.
The bell rang and the two locked up with Briggs having a definite size advantage. While Booker T yelled about Pancho Villa, Briggs knocked Americano to the mat. Americano fought back with an insiguri and a deep inside arm drag. Americano did some very entertaining moves before laying in a soccer style kick to Briggs’ head.
Americano spent a little too much time posing and noticed Jasper Troy (who will face Americano next week for the Speed title) in the audience with a comically large chain. Briggs used that to grab Americano and throw him to the mat. The crowd chanted “Briggs es stupido.”
The two fought in the corner with Briggs grinding his foot into Americano’s throat. Americano came back with some chops, but a big boot (Briggs Boot?) put an end to that. Briggs stomped Americano but took a little too much time and Americano was able to roll him up for a two count.
Briggs hit a big sidewalk slam but only got at two count. He put on a chin lock and wrenched Americano’s neck. Americano slumped, getting close to passing out but suddenly fired up with a chinbreaker. Briggs hit a splash, but Americano kicked out at two.
Briggs hung Americano up in a tree of woe and stomped him. He tried to unmask Americano, which brought Los Americanos up on the apron. Americano used that to hit a flying shoulder block from the top rope. He chopped Briggs repeatedly and tried to hoist him up on his shoulders but couldn’t make it.
Americano hit a discus chop and then a blockbuster, rallying as Briggs rolled out of the ring. Americano dove after him, driving Briggs into the announce table. Briggs threw Americano’s cape at him then bounced his head off the ring apron (the most American part of the ring!).
Suddenly, Tavion Heights appeared and distracted the ref. Both Americanos hit a double backstabber on Briggs and threw him back in the ring for Americano to lock in a backstabber submission. Briggs tapped and that was it.
Match Result: El Grande Americano defeated Josh Briggs
Fun match, but if Americano has a match with Jasper Troy for next week and the Briggs match was made on the spot, why was he here this week…?
-Backstage, GM Ava approached Kelani Jordan and reminded her that she doesn’t decide when she defends her title. Tyra Mae Steele arrived and said ‘Yeah!” Ava made a match between Steele and Jordan for later tonight.
Ricky Saints was shown talking to Miles Borne in the back. Borne asked Saints to leave a piece of Trick Williams for him.
-Back from break, Ricky Saints and Trick Williams were shown in different studios to have a conversation about their last man standing match next week. Saints said that Williams needs to accept that he lost his title match and not throw fits. Williams said that he knows everything about carrying a brand.
Saints retorted with a “you don’t care about NXT!” accusation. He then said that the works for this, but Williams has one foot out the door. Williams said that the NXT title doesn’t belong to someone like Saints, who is just like a fan. He should get his belt at NXTshop.com! Saints said that he’s done with the talking and they both stood up and walked out.
Saints and Williams found each other in the clanky poles section of the back stage area and Williams used one to knock Saints down and then stormed off.
Women’s Speed Championship Tournament Match: Zaria vs Wren Sinclair
Sol Ruca got hurt and as a result, was forced to vacate the Women’s Speed Championship. After realizing they couldn’t have CM Punk and Jey Uso fight for ANOTHER vacant title, a 4-woman tournament was announced which I am calling The Friend In Speed Is a Friend Indeed (or FISIAFI) Tournament. The eventual winner will be the new Women’s Speed Champion.
Next week, Fallon Henley will take on Skylar Raye (aka Dani Raye Sekelsky, the female winner of WWE LFG season two), but tonight Zaria, who was accompanied to the ring by Ruca, kicks the tournament off against Wren Sinclair who came down with Evolve Women’s Chamption Kendal Grey.
The bell rang and the three minute countdown began. Sinclair and Zaria leapt into action, rolling through some pinning combinations before Zaria landed a huge backbreaker. She threw some punches at Sinclair and threw her at the ropes. Sinclair threw a kick and locking an octopus hold.
Sinclair hit a dropkick and Zaria came back with a series of clotheslines and pump kicks. With 60 seconds left, Sinclair locked in an armbar submission. Zaria rolled out of it and landed a speak. She hoisted Sinclair up and dropped her to get the pin with 30 seconds left.
Zaria will face the winner of Fallon Henley vs. Skylar Raye which takes place next week.
Match Result: Zaria defeated Wren Sinclair
Speed matches are fun, if not a little speedy. I like that there’s a bubbling something happening with Zaria and Ruca. Sinclair also looked good! She’s got some great stuff going on.
TNA Knockouts Champion Leilani Jordan vs Tyra Mae Steele
Steele was aggressive off the top, charging Jordan. Jordan avoided her and the two traded wristlocks. Steele cartwheeled out of it and Jordan sent her to the corner. Steele hit a sunset flip, but Jordan used the rope to cut her off.
Steele hit a drop toe hold and wrenched Jordan into a submission over her shins. She and Jordan rolled through and Jordan hit a big forearm to the face. She then sent Steele headfirst into the ringpost and onto the outside.
Jordan smashed Steele’s hand on the ring apron and laid her out on the steps. Steele kicked her and Jordan threw her into the ring for some elbows to the traps. She put on an elbow lock, but Steele stood up out of it and ducked a lariat.
Steele dragged Jordan down to the mat and threw her off the ropes for a flapjack. She then hit Jordan in the face with her butt and hoisted her up on her shoulders for a modified Angle slam. Jordan sent her into the corner for a slam and then a split-legged moonsault. Jordan made the cover and got the pin.
Match Result: Kelani Jordan defeated Tyra Mae Steele
After the match, Santino Marella appeared on the video screen from his dining room and told Jordan that she would be defending the title in a triple threat match in New York at Gold rush.
-Backstage, Sol Ruca and Zaria asked for a match with Blake Monroe, but Ava said that she wouldn’t be medically cleared in time. Fatal Influence arrived and Jacy Jayne asked for her rematch against Tatum Paxley for the NXT Women’s title. Ava asked everyone to leave because she needed to talk to people about who from NXT would be in John Cena’s Last Time Is Now Tournament.
Really? Now? During a show? They couldn’t hold that conference call during the day?
Je’Von Evans vs. Saquon Shugars
Current NXT Tag Champions and Guys Who Bought Up All The Edgy Masks After The Pandemic, DarkState have beef with Je’Von Evans. It doesn’t really matter why because the bounce is going to trounce the… stounce? I don’t know, DarkState doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. Either way, Shugars and Evans should light it up in this one.
Evans started the match by leaping over the ropes and taking out all of DarkState before the lights had even come on. Shugars hit an inverted atomic drop powebomb combo in retaliation. He began pounding on Evans, keeping the bouncy one off his feet as much as possible.
Shugars landed a backbreaker and pulled Evans back up by his pants. Evans bounced over Shugars and hit him in the back, knocking him down. Shugars got up and went back to the backbreaker for a two count. Shugars went to throw a punch, but Evans beat him to it and kicked him down. Evans hit a springboard hurricanrana followed by a headscissor and a dropkick.
Shugars got some encouragement from the rest of DarkState and over powered Evans until he charged at him and Evans sent him out of the ring with a back drop. Evans dove after him, but Cutler James got involved and levelled him.
Shugars dragged Evans by the hair around the outside of the ring and slammed his back on the apron. He slammed him on the announce table and then dropped Evans on the apron headfirst before rolling him back in for a shoulder block knee to the ribs.
Shugars threw Evans into the corner and started throwing chops. He sent Evans to the ropes and Evans came back with a sunset flip. Unfortunately, Shugars hit a drop elbow and then splashed him in the corner.
Shugars hoisted Evans on his shoulders in a submission hold, but Evans wriggled free and tried to get a pin. Shugars kicked out a two and went back to that reverse crucifix submission. Evens worked out of it and tried to steal a quick cover, followed by a superkick.
Evans met Shugars in the corner and went for a top rope springboard, but Shugars saw it coming and met him with a dropkick. Shugars started toying with Evans, paintbrushing him with his foot. Evans responded with a snap suplex.
Evans started throwing jabs and connected with a jumping punch. Evans stomped him down in the corner and Shugars was pulled out by Dark State. Evans leapt after him taking out Shugars on the outside. He threw him back in and bounced around laying in all kinds of moves, but favoring his right arm.
He went up top and Shugars pulled him down into a sit down flapjack. Shugars went up top, but Evans saw it coming and moved. He hit two cutters from the top rope, but Osiris Griffin pulled him off before the three count.
All Four members of DarkState charged and Evans dodged them all. He scrambled back into the ring and hit a flying cutter to pin Shugars 1-2-3 for the win.
Match Result: Je’Von Evans defeated Saquon Shugars
Je’Von Evans is one of the most entertaining guys to watch in NXT (and maybe all of WWE) right now. He’s fast, he plays a great baby face and I haven’t seen someone as good at the comeback since Sami Zayn.
-Backstage, Ava and Blake Monroe discussed her potential opponents for the Women’s North American Title at Gold Rush. Sol Ruca seems to be the frontrunner if she is cleared.
-Backstage, The Culling tried to console Tatum Paxley over the loss earlier in the show. Dame said that she can’t make these irrational decisions anymore. She needs to think before she acts. Paxley agreed. She promised to make better decisions… after just one thing. Then she ran off.
In the ring, the new AAA Mixed Tag Champions, Chelsea Green and the NXT North American Champion Ethan Page were ready for their Muy Grande Champion Celebration. A large Canadian “Cake” was behind them on the stage.
Page started off with the mic, talking about how everyone hates Canadians because “we say things and they come true.” Page went on to remind everyone that he’s the greatest North American ever. Green agreed and said that jealousy is a disease and the locker room is rife with it.
She asked to name a more iconic pair than her and Page and no one said anything. Page said that they would defend the AAA Mixed Tag Titles against anyone and everyone. Green said that she wished “Joe was here” and Page told her not to mention his name!
Chelsea made her Slaygent said “Joe Hendry” and as promised, he appeared! Hendry grabbed a mic and told them that they forgot what true talent looks like. Hendry said that he wanted a shot at the AAA Mixed Tag Titles.
Green said that he needed a partner, so Hendry said that they just needed to say her name and she would appear… and Thea Hale appeared out of the cake!
Hendry and Hale smashed cake over Page and Green and high-fived and waved hands as the show ended.
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