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Steve Cook here with you for the latest edition of WWE NXT on the CW! We’ve got two Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic First Round matches tonight. Zaria will defend the North American Championship against Thea Hail. We’ve also been met with the fact that Mason Rook won’t be challenging Grayson Waller for the NXT Championship tonight. Grayson will apparently be defending against someone, we’ll find that out at some point during this show!
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We see a remembrance graphic for Neville before the traditional opening graphic.
Then. Now. Forever. Together!
We’re in Orlando! Robert Stone informed Grayson Waller that Mason Rook isn’t available tonight, so it’ll be an open challenge from anyone on the NXT Roster! Grayson seems open to this. Vic Joseph & Booker T are our hosts.
Women’s North American Championship Match: Zaria (c) vs. Thea Hail: Thea goes for the Kimura right away, Zaria tosses her away. Thea sent into the corner. Zaria with shoulderblocks in the corner. Thea with a kick, Zaria powers out but gets caught in an armbar, she breaks out but Thea keeps targeting the arm. Thea kicks Zaria out of the ring but Zaria catches her with a forearm and discus lariats her on the floor.
We go Non-Stop NXT & Zaria keeps working Thea over. Thea reverses a suplex into a nearfall. Zaria knees her in the corner. Zaria stalls, then works a resthold, like, why do I need a split screen during this? Zaria works a dragon sleeper.
We go back full screen and Thea worked out of these moves. Zaria charges and goes over the top rope. Thea hits a tornado DDT on the floor. Thea hits an exploder in the ring. Some back and forth, Thea hits a headbutt and a front slam. Zaria with a German suplex, then she gets caught in a Kimura. Zaria powers out, Thea rolls through an F-5 attempt and gets two. Zaria finally hits that F-5 and retains.
Winner: Zaria (9:18 via pinfall)
Romeo Moreno & Noam Dar talk to the Wagner Brothers about the Dusty Classic. Fraxiom lets Dar & Moreno know that they’re next after their match tonight. The Vanity Project comes in to let the Wagner Brothers know who they’ll be facing in the finals.
Myles Borne is WALKING! We’ll hear from him next!
We return from commercial and Myles Borne makes his way to the ring. He meant everything he said to Tavion Heights two weeks ago. He was back to being the man he didn’t want to be. He always wanted to be Myles Borne. He’s trying to tell us Tavion is the bad guy, and he’s doing a bad job at it. He shouts out Ethan Page for telling him the truth that there could only be one man. He stomped out Tavion the same way he did Ethan. He was being the real version of Myles Borne. He tries to make the fans feel guilty. The only reason the fans liked him was because they felt sorry for the deaf kid. Without him, Tavion would have never won the one championship Tavion ever won. Myles feels sorry for the fans. He’s the deaf one and they’re all watching him. He’s done being the bigger person and treating people the way he wants to be treated. He tells the fans to go to hell.
Lizzy Rain talks to Robert Stone, then Mini Vikingo & Chazz “Starboy” Hall come in and Stone compares them to Rey Mysterio, who thought their team was a great idea. Lizzy wonders if they’ll work out together, and we’ll find out next.
Emily Agard talks to Grayson Waller about his upcoming open challenge. The doctors quit for Mason Rook. He’s starting to see some hunger in these boys, tonight is their chance. Whoever steps up gets the Grayson Waller rub, and that’s all anyone wants.
We return and BirthRight is working Starboy over. Connors hits a swanton for two. Tag to Stacks. Hall hits a double pele and tags Vikingo, Vikingo kicks everybody. DDT on Connors, Spanish Fly on Stacks gets two. Vikingo caught on a crossbody, rolls Stacks over for two. Hall tags back in, gets a nearfall on Connors. Connors hits a stunner, Stacks hits an elbow, Vikingo breaks up the pinfall. Strikes exchanged. Moves exchanged. Stacks misses a stunner, Connors hits a kick on Starboy but gets knocked outside. Hall rolls Stacks up for two. DDT from Hall to stacks. Vikingo with a swanton for three!
Winners: Mini Vikingo & Chazz “Starboy” Hall (8:15 shown via pinfall)
BirthRight attacks after the bell because we need to be reminded of their existence. Zilla Fatu comes in. Zilla Samoan drops Stacks and hits a flying forearm. Zilla tells BirthRight he’s done playing with them and he’ll take them out one by one. He’ll answer Grayson’s open challenge tonight!
NXT Chronicle takes a look at Cruz Montana. He was taught not to tolerate disrespect. His daughter never has to experience what he went through. His mother was a drug dealer, she did what she had to do to put a roof over their head. She never spent a day in jail, she’s the greatest version of herself now. His father was blind and drowned himself in his demons because he couldn’t be the father he wanted to be. Years later, Cruz had his own struggles with drugs & alcohol, he had to go to rehab and he’s proud he survived. His past is his superpower.
Kelani Jordan is WALKING! We’ll hear from her next!
Izzi Dame congratulates Zaria on her win, Zaria walks into the locker room to see a dress hanging in her locker. I’m not entirely sure what it means but folks seem freaked out about it.
Kelani Jordan makes her way to the ring. She’s no longer an afterthought. She dares people to take their title, they won’t. Catalina has a long way to go to be in her league, Wren’s suspended, she’s cleared out every single contender. Nobody ever handed her everything. She’s the standout, not the handout. She earned the championship, so when a true challenger presents herself, she’ll defend the title. Wren is suspended. Nobody will do it like Lani. Robert Stone is out to interrupt her moment. The women’s division will have a 20 woman battle royal next week, and the winner will challenge her at Halloween Havoc. Women from NXT, Raw, SmackDown & TNA will be involved! Reina Volcana attacks Kelani from behind to stake her claim!
Robert Stone has to deal with booking Naraku & Saquon Shugars against opponents. Not an easy thing to do.
Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic First Round Match: Nathan Frazer & Axiom vs. DarkState (Cutler James & Osiris Griffin): Axiom & Griffin start. Axiom with some kicks, Frazer tags in so they can both kick away. Frazer with a chop in the corner, then some more. Frazer runs around like a madman and gets shoulderblocked down. James tags in and whips Frazer hard into the corner. James slams Frazer down. Frazer with a kick, Axiom tags in for some more tag teaming. DarkState evens the score and toss Frazer outside. Axiom gets backbroken and we go to commercial.
We return with Axiom trying to fight back. James misses in the corner and Frazer tags in. Frazer axhandles Griffin. Flying forearm to Grififn, then Frazer dives onto James. Frog splash onto Griffin gets two. Frazer & Axiom hit a missile dropkick for two. Frazer tries a dive and is sent into the ringpost. Osiris hits a neckbreaker on Axiom for two. Frazer breaks up a double team, Axiom gets a cradle for two. Axiom Spanish Flies James off the top. He dives onto Griffin on the outside, Frazer hits a Phoenix splash on James for three!
Winner: Nathan Frazer & Axiom (7:02 shown via pinfall)
The NXT Spotlight is on Kendal Grey. She has no life outside the ring, she studies every mistake. She tried some hobbies, guitar playing, painting and learning Spanish didn’t work out. The PC is a little like Love Island so she’s not concentrating on relationships. She doesn’t know how to answer the question about when working harder isn’t enough.
Grayson Waller is WALKING! Everyone seems to want to answer the open challenge, we’ll find out who gets it next!
My TV cut out during the post-commercial segment, which is a shame because I was hoping they’d explain the dress in Zaria’s locker and they showed it right when it got cut off.
Next Week: NXT Women’s Championship #1 Contender’s Battle Royal! Dusty Classic First Round Matches! Hill vs. Naraku!
Grayson Waller comes out for his match. . He turned up to work tonight unlike Mason Rook. The men of NXT have their chance tonight to do something about it. Who’s ready for Grayson Waller? First one in this ring gets a shot.
We see various people trying to charge to the ring. It’s a mess in the entranceway, but Zilla & Cruz face off! While they pull each other out of the ring, EK Prosper sneaks into the ring and apparently that’s the title match!
NXT Championship Match: Grayson Waller (c) vs. EK Prosper: EK flips over Grayson, sends him to the floor. Asai moonsault off the apron. On the other side of the ring it’s a tope con hilo. Frog splash in the ring gets two! We go to commercial!
EK slips out of a suplex attempt, then gets a backslide for two. A flipping moonsault gets knees from Waller. Double stomp in the corner by Waller, cover gets two. Some back & forth, Prosper runs into a spin kick for two. Grayson responds with a vertical suplex. Cravate on the mat by Waller. Knees, he takes EK back down. EK fights back, then gets suplexed by Grayson for two. EK with some strikes. Rolling elbow by Waller. EK with a stunner! EK tries to go up top and gets kneed. They’re both on the apron, EK tries to suplex Grayson to the floor, that doesn’t work and Grayson drops EK throat first on the top turnbuckle as we go NXT Non-Stop.
Grayson sends EK into the steps. The referee applies the ten count on EK, he gets back in. A cover on EK gets two. EK fights back but gets worked into a hanging armbar then a clothesline.
We go back full screen with EK in a chinlock, EK fights out, Grayson elbows him into the corner, puts him up top, superplex is blocked, Grayson is knocked off, gets superkicked, EK tries to do some turnbuckle stuff and gets crotched, a move by Waller gets two. He tries to walk the ropes and EK ranas him off. Clotheslines by EK, DDT, then a Michinoku Driver gets two. Grayson fights back, a big stomp to the head gets two. EK tries to springboard and gets knocked off the apron, then Grayson jumps outside and clotheslines EK, Grayson clears the announce desk. Xia Brookside tweets she’ll be back next week! Grayson tries to go up top, EK knocks him off the turnbuckle. Now Waller is on the table, EK hits an Asai moonsault through the table WUT DA HAIL. Back in the ring, EK hits a Rough Ryder off the top for two! EK runs into a knee from Waller, Waller dives back into the ring and hits a Stunner. Waller hits another rolling Stunner and gets the three count.
Winner: Grayson Waller (16:39 shown via pinfall)
Grayson tells us there’s no one on this roster that can beat him, but EK had a good try. Zilla Fatu starts talking as we’re cut off locally by right-wing nonsense that passes for news on this fake channel. So long for now!
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