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NXT TV RESULTS
JULY 21, 2024
WINTER PARK, FLA. AT THE CAPITOL WRESTLING CENTER
AIRED ON USA NETWORK
REPORT BY NATE LINDBERG, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR
NXT Commentators: Vic Joseph, Booker T
Ring Announcer: Mike Rome
Backstage Correspondent(s): Kelly Kincaid, Sarah Schreiber
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[HOUR ONE]
-Trick Williams arrives at the arena and is greeted by friends and wrestlers. Cedric tries to stop him before he goes out to the ring, but Trick tells him that his mind is made up and he isn’t stopping until he gets his title back.
Trick Williams makes his way to the ring to a chorus of “Whoop That Trick!” from the crowd. He says that he hasn’t been the same since losing the title, and he reiterates that he’s not stopping until he gets his championship back.
Cedric Alexander makes his way to the ring. He says that the advice he gave Trick last week came from a good place. That he’s won championships in WWE before and knows what Trick is going through. He wants to be sure Trick isn’t blinded by his passion.
Ashante “Thee” Adonis then makes his way out to the ring and says that he told Cedric that Trick wouldn’t listen. He said he’s here to pick up the ball that Trick dropped. Trick quips back by belting out “HIT ROWWWW” as a blow to Adonis. Cedric says that that is the problem, he’s reacting emotionally without thinking. The three bantered back and forth until Cedric took offense to Trick implying that he’s better than he is. Cedric said it was disrespectful and challenged Trick to a match.
Adonis said that Trick made another mistake, Trick attacked and threw him out of the ring. He and Cedric squared up in the center of the ring to end the segment.
-NXT Champion Ethan Page is shown arriving at the arena getting chastised by fellow wrestlers because he lost to Oro Mensah last week.
-Josh Briggs is shown making his way to the ring and gets jumped from behind by Brooks Jensen to start their No DQ match a little early.
(1) JOSH BRIGGS vs. BROOKS JENSEN – NO DQ
Briggs managed to take control fairly early, tossing Jensen into the crowd area before chokeslamming him through the announce table before a picture in picture commercial break. (c)
Briggs stayed in control for most of the commercial break, finding weapons under the ring and tossing them inside. Steel steps included.
Coming back from commercial, Briggs was trying to put a piece of the announce table between the turnbuckles. Creating a bridge of sorts between the ropes in the corner. Jensen fought back and managed to knock Briggs into it to take control of the match. He picked up a kendo stick and began whaling on the back of Briggs. Briggs caught it after a handful of swings, and fought back to his feet. He gave a belly to back suplex to Jensen to the top of the steel steps in the center of the ring.
They managed to get back to their feet and traded blows. Each man telegraphing what the other was going to do next until they knocked each other down with simultaneous big boots.
Shawn Spears showed up to distract Briggs, allowing Jensen to crush Briggs with a chair over and over again. He then gave Briggs a DDT to the chair for the win.
Winner: Brooks Jensen
Shawn Spears and Brooks Jensen celebrated at the top of the stage.
-Axiom and Nathan Frazer ran into the Rascalz back stage. They said that Wentz and Lee never did lose the tag team titles years back… they’d like another shot. Axiom and Frazer agreed if only they could beat them in a six man tag. They’d find a partner later in the night. Axiom then revealed that he’s entered a WWE Speed tournament. Frazer essentially called him a hypocrite for doing it after giving him grief over it a few weeks back.
-Lexis King started his entrance before commercial (c)
-Lola Vice, Karmen Petrovic and Sol Ruca are shown backstage watching footage of Stephanie Vaquer. Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend enter the scene and the two teams started talking trash at who could potentially win the women’s tag team titles.
(2) EDDY THORPE vs. LEXIS KING
The two kicked off the match with intensity, Lexis King taking control early on. Eddy Thorpe managed to fight back and kept King in the corner delivering continual offense. The two locked up in the center of the ring, with King forcing Thorpe into the corner, but Thorpe managed to reverse it to take control of the match. Thorpe went for a big DDT, but King reversed and delivered the a knee to the back of a kneeling Thorpe. Thorpe then countered the Coronation and hit a DDT for the win.
Winner: Eddy Thorpe
-Lexis King attacked Thorpe after the match. He stuck Thorpe’s arm between the steel steps and used Thorpe’s entrance cane to attack the hand of Thorpe, insinuating the hand is broken.
-Trick is interviewed backstage with Pete Dunne in the background. Trick was asked about Cedric, he says that nobody is going to stop him. Pete stands up and says “You really think so?” and walks out of the room.
(3) ORO MENSAH vs. ASHANTE “THEE” ADONIS
Before the match, Adonis tried to get the ref to throw Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend out of the arena. Oro Mensah flew over the top rope and took out his opponent before throwing him into the ring to start the match proper.
Mensah took control of the match until Adonis was able to dropkick him from a top rope springboard position and to the outside. Adonis threw Mensah into the corner and used his foot to choke Mensah before attempting a cover.
Adonis stayed in control with a massive body slam, but Mensah was able to quickly roll him up for another near fall. Mensah then hit a rolling kick and tried to pull off a running clothesline(?) but was thwarted by Adonis. Adonis went to the top, but was thrown off by Mensah who then dove off the top with a kick to the face. Mensah then hit a springboard moonsault off the top rope for a near fall.
The two continued to trade blows and control of the match until Mensah managed to hit a rolling kick to Adonis while he was laying in the corner for the win.
Winner: Oro Mensah
-After the match, Mensah grabbed a mic and called out Ethan Page.
-The No Quarter Catch Crew approaches the D’Angelo Family to find out who sent them a ransom letter. Wren Sinclair just appears and says that she sent it, as she was the one trying to join NQCC last week. Dempsey tells D’Angelo that he wants this issue handled. D’Angelo just tells Dempsey to give her what she wants. NQCC all agreed not to, and Wren Sinclair then said she was going to “say something” during her match. This prompted the NQCC and D’Angelo Family to follow her to the ring. (c)
(4) KARLEE BRIGHT vs. WREN SINCLAIR
Both the D’Angelo family and NQCC were in the arena for the match to watch Sinclair.
Bright and Sinclair traded blows to start the match, trading holds in the center of the ring for the first minute or two. Bright shot Sinclair off the ropes, but Sinclair took her down and put her in a chin lock into a surfboard. Bright managed to counter out of it into a pin attempt.
Bright dropkicked Sinclair who got to her feet first and shot Bright off the ropes. Sinclair hit her with a clothesline into a pin attempt for two. Bright then managed to get a pin attempt of her own, but Dempsey managed to put Sinclair’s foot on the rope without the ref seeing it. Bright’s friend, Kendall Grey saw this and threw Myles Borne to the barricade simply for his association with NQCC.
Sinclair managed to get a rollup pin on Bright, with Dempsey holding her down behind the ref’s back. This allowed her to get just enough leverage to get the win.
Winner: Wren Sinclair
-Hank & Tank talk about becoming the hosts of NXT Great American Bash while walking backstage. Axiom and Frazer are in the background, and the camera cuts to them after Hank and Tank are finished. They’re still arguing about the WWE Speed tournament. Jevon Evans comes into frame and says “Hey I’m not doing anything tonight, you guys need a third?”
[HOUR TWO]
-Chase U is shown in the locker room talking about wishing that Thea Hail can bring gold back to Chase U. Ridge Holland comes into the locker room with new black Chase U shirts.
-Thea Hail is shown in a sit down interview. They talked about how she went into the Great American Bash last year against Stratton for the NXT Women’s Title and the differences in how she’s approaching this title match. She was asked how having Ridge in Chase U was, and she says that she doesn’t ever judge him. He empowers her to be herself. Kincaid compliments on how calm Hail has been lately and asks what it would mean if she won the title. She said she’s not trying to win for herself. She’s trying to win for Chase U and all the kids out there who were like herself.
(3) TRICK WILLIAMS vs. CEDRIC ALEXANDER
Trick and Cedric locked up in the center, with Trick powering Cedric into the corner. Cedric managed to take him down and the two grappled for position, exchanging holds for the first minute or so. Cedric missed a spot in the center of the ring, which resulted in a clunky looking transition to a pin attempt.
The rest of the offense was seemingly flawless, with Cedric slamming Trick off the apron multiple times before commercial break (c)
The two were trading blows in the center of the ring as we came back from commercial, both staggering from their respective offense. They knocked each other to the ground with simultaneous kicks. They managed to get back to their feet, and continued to trade blows. Cedric shot himself off the ropes into a flapjack by Trick for a near fall.
Trick pulled Cedric to his feet, but Cedric reversed the momentum and hit a Michinoku Driver for a near fall. Cedric tried for a suplex, with Trick hitting a series of kicks and a lariat to bring Cedric to the mat. Trick hit an Uranage and went for a knee to the face, but Cedric countered into a pin fall attempt.
Cedric hit a suplex then locked Williams into an arm submission. Trick fought out and then hit the Trick Shot for the win.
Winner: Trick Williams
-Williams and Cedric showed each other a sign of respect after the match.
-Pete Dunne attacked Williams from behind and attacked him in the center of the ring. He shouted at Trick “You still haven’t figured it out, huh?”
-Stevie Turner and Robert Stone came out of Ava’s office as Ethan Page was trying to walk in. He said he wanted Oro Mensah to be controlled. Turner and Stone tried to appease him, but wound up insulting him by trying to one up each other.
-Kelani Jordan discovers a social media post showing Tatum Paxley picking up the doll that looked like her last week. Ashante Adonis comes into the room looking for medical.
(5) KARMEN PETROVIC & SOL RUCA vs. LASH LEGEND & JAKARA JACKSON
Petrovic and Jackson kicked things off and exchanged blows for the first minute. Ruca tagged in and hit a standing moonsault on Jackson for two. She put Jackson into a headlock and Jackson eventually fought out and planted Ruca. Legend tagged in, and the powerhouse threw Ruca around like a rag doll. Ruca reversed a powerbomb attempt into a headscissors pin attempt.
Ruca hit an XFactor and then tagged Petrovic back in. They both attacked Legend and Ruca tagged back in immediately. Lash managed to make it to Jackson, who was in control of Ruca for a bit before tagging Lash back in. Petrovic tagged back in and she and Ruca double teamed Legend, but couldn’t score the pinfall.
Petrovic gave a DDT to both of her opponents, but also couldn’t capitalize on a pin. Jakara attempted to attack Ruca on the outside, Ruca hit her with a moonsault.
Alone with Legend, Petrovic was hit with a massive powerbomb from Legend who was able to pin her for the win.
Winners: Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson
-Lash and Jackson called out the WWE Women’s Tag Champs Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn at GAB.
-Trick Williams was shouting at Shawn Michaels backstage about wanting his title back, but if Pete Dunne tries to interfere one more time he’ll be sorry. Then Roxanne ran in and shouted at Michaels because she was upset she needed to defend her title at GAB. (c)
-Vic Joseph and Booker T talk about Joe Hendry before cutting to a video package of Hendry’s involvement in Gallus vs. Rascalz last week and the whole Joe Hendry craze. Joe Hendry announced in the video that he’ll have a live in ring concert next week. Sadly, though his name was said — he did not appear.
-Gallus was interviewed about Joe Hendry, but they wouldn’t say his name. Joe Coffey challenged Hendry to a match at GAB before Mark Coffey showed him that Joe’s car was covered in Hendry Concert posters.
-Ethan Page flagged down a ref and asked if the match with Oro last week counted. The ref said no, since it wasn’t an official match. Page asked him to come with him.
-Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn accepted Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson’s challenge on Twitter.
-Ethan Page showed up in the ring with that referee. He said that though he’s not bothered by losing to Oro Mensah, he wanted the ref to declare Oro Mensah’s victory null and void. Since there wasn’t an official count or match, it wasn’t an actual match. Oro Mensah ran to the ring and rolled Page up. The ref counted to 3 and Page lost it as the crowd taunted him.
-The Family and NQCC met up back stage again. D’Angelo said that since the olympics are coming up, the olympian should get a shot at the Heritage Cup. Tavian Heights accepted the challenge.
(6) RASCALZ vs. AXIOM, NATHAN FRAZER & JEVON EVANS
Axiom and Trey Miguel kicked things off, fighting for position in the center of the ring. Axiom put Miguel in a face lock, but Miguel fought out. Axiom hit a massive dropkick to take Miguel back off his feet and then tagged Frazer in. Axiom and Frazer double teamed Miguel. Miguel tried to fight back, but Frazer avoided almost all his offense. Wentz tagged in, and all three Rascals teamed up on Frazer. Wes Lee tagged in for the Rascals and Jevon Evans tagged in for his team.
Lee and Evans had amazing chemistry, with Evans staying on the offensive. Lee chopped Evans in the chest and then the two traded punches until Lee kicked Evans in the face. Lee tagged in Wentz who hit a Bronco Buster on Evans. This devolved into a chaotic six man brawl.
Wentz and Evans were the two legal men, the other four brawling on the outside. Evans passed Wentz and jumped over the top rope to take out the four on the outside. Not to be outdone, Wentz did the same thing, once again taking out the four men plus Evans. (c)
After commercial, Wentz was in control of Evans. Evans escaped the headlock but Wentz managed to stay in control and hit a leaping cross body from the top. Evans caught him and slammed him to the mat before tagging Frazer in. Frazer hit a standing shooting star press for a near fall.
Axiom tagged in and put a headlock on Wentz. Wentz escaped and desperately tried tagging in one of his partners. Axiom took him back to the mat with a sleeper hold. Wentz escaped again, but Evans tagged in. Axiom, Evans and Frazer hit a triple superkick on Wentz. Evans covered, but Wentz kicked out.
Axiom tagged back in and continued to isolate Wentz. Frazer tagged in and went for a flying move from the top rope, but was met with a knee to the face from Wentz. Wes Lee made the hot tag and took out all the members of the other team. Evans, still the other legal man, was being schooled by the veteran Wes Lee.
Miguel tagged in, as did Frazer. Miguel put pressure on Frazer until he could tag in Wes Lee. The three rascals ganged up on Frazer, who was able to kick out of Lee’s pin attempt at two.
Miguel and Evans tagged in, Evans taking out all the members of the Rascalz. He then hit a neckbreaker from the top rope on Miguel before lining him up for a corner running move. Axiom tagged in and hit a Spanish Fly followed by Frazer with a splash from the top. Lee and Wentz managed to break up the pin attempt.
All six men began brawling again with some incredible spots in between. Legal men Axiom and Miguel cleared the ring and began fighting. Lee tagged in and he and Miguel double teamed Axiom. Wentz tagged in and he and Lee hit their pushing moonsault finisher for the win.
Winners: Rascalz
-After the match the Rascalz celebrated and showed respect to their opponents with a handshake.
-Ava was shown talking to Ethan Page who was demanding a match against Oro Mensah. Page said that someone like him shouldn’t have to deal with this. He’ll put his title on the line to get Oro Mensah out of his life. Ava made the match official for GAB to end the show.
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