WWE NXT notes: Tag Team title tournament updates, Robert Stone, Blake Monroe
Notes from Tuesday’s NXT in Houston.
Birthright were the first to advance in the tournament to crown new contenders for the NXT Tag Team titles, defeating Hank and Tank after other members of the stable interfered allowing just enough confusion for Uriah Connors & Stacks to pick up the win and advance to the next round. The winners of the tournament will face the Vanity Project at Stand & Deliver.
The next match of the tournament will take place back at the Performance Center next week when Eli Knight and Elio LeFleur take on The Culling. A segment on Tuesday’s show saw Shawn Legacy appearing on crutches, suffering an injury on last week’s show when he and Eli Knight faced Jasper Troy in a three-way match. LeFleur offered to team with Knight as a result, keeping the former in the tournament.
In a segment that took place last week that aired on Tuesday, William Regal set Robert Stone aside and said he was impressed with the way he had been running NXT, and as a result would be talking to Shawn Michaels to make sure he would become the permanent general manager of the brand.
The main event of Tuesday’s show saw Tatum Paxley retain the Women’s North American title, pinning Izzi Dame with the cemetery drive. Paxley celebrated the win on the entrance ramp, seemingly ending the show on a positive note. However, a hand emerged from an opening in the platform and dragged Paxley underneath. Blake Monroe emerged from the opening clutching Paxley’s North American title, posing with it as the show drew to a close.
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