Posted on 4/23/125 by Bob Magee
NXT is on the air from what is billed as a five-star hotel
that is called Fountainbleau Las Vegas. The show begins with
a recap from Stand & Deliver.
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriquez
defeated Gigi Dolan & Tatum Paxley to retain their titles
Morgan pinned Dolan to win the match and retain the tag
titles. Dolan & Paxley earned the title bout after winning a
four-way elimination tag team match on the pre-show for
Stand & Deliver, only for Dolan & Paxley to lose here. Good
opener, though. Subtle tease of trouble for Dolan & Paxley
as teammates.
Paxley does a quebrada off the apron just before the show
cuts the first commercial break. The challengers are
standing tall when the show heads to commercial, but the
champions are in control again when the show returns from
the break.
Heat on Paxley, as the champs work her over. Liv with the
Three Amigo suplexes and an Eddy Guerrero shimmy for Dirty
Dom. Hot tag to Dolan, and she is a house of fire. Near fall
for Dolan, but a moment later she and her partner Paxley
nearly collide into each other. They stop short, only to get
mowed down by a double lariat.
Paxley counters Gonzalez for a near fall, and then Dolan
knocks down Gonzalez with a senton. Paxley follows up with a
450 splash. Liv breaks up the subsequent pinning attempt.
The fight continues, but not for long.
Bling tag by the champs. Gonzalez powerbombs Dolan, and Liv
follows up with her Oblivion finisher. Liv then covers Dolan
for a three count. And still…
Penn & Teller cameo alongside Lexis King, who still has not
gotten back his Heritage Cup trophy. In order for Penn &
Teller to magically make the trophy reappear, King must
agree that magic is real. King must also agree to defend the
trophy tonight on NXT. King agrees, so Penn & Teller use a
box gimmick to make the trophy reappear. King grabs his
coveted trophy and clutches it to his chest. He is then
informed his challenger tonight is a mystery opponent.
NXT North American Champion Ricky Saints is seen walking
around backstage with his title belt on his shoulder. Saints
is headed to the Gorilla Position for a monologue that is
advertised as up next.
When the show returns from the break, clips highlight No
Quarter Catch Crew at the Bloodsport show over the weekend.
Myles Borne of the Catch Crew then in a backstage skit
agrees to team up with Je’Von Evans, which sets up a tag
match tonight against Darkstate.
North American Champ Ricky Saints enters the ring for his
monologue. Saints plays to the crowd and he talks about
successfully defending the title against Ethan Page over the
weekend.
Heritage Cup Champion Lexis King interrupts Saints, because
in NXT no monologue can go uninterrupted. King and Saints
cut promos on each other. This all leads to King challenging
Saints to a title match for next Tuesday on NXT. King even
agrees to put the Heritage Cup trophy on the line in a title
vs. trophy match. Saints agrees to the challenge, but King
first must retain against a mystery opponent.
The returning Noam Dar is the mystery surprise, as he
returns looking to regain the Heritage Cup. The most
decorated Heritage Cup champ, Dar, is back to take his
crown.
Noam Dar defeated Heritage Cup Champion Lexis King to win
the title
Dar pinned King after a back elbow strike, and Dar wins the
trophy for the fourth time. This time in one fall no less.
Dar was rather dominate, and he ran circles around King. Dar
looked elated to be back.
Not sure where this leaves the title match with Saints for
next week, except things are getting rather convoluted.
Sarah Schreiber interviews Roxanne Perez, and Perez cuts a
promo on NXT Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer. Perez vows
to become champ for the third time.
Thea Hail defeated Fallon Henley (with Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn
Nyz)
Hail submitted Henley with an armbar to win the match, which
was rather short. Henley is great, but this was about
getting Hail over and planting seeds of dissension in the
Fatal Influence trio. Namely, Jayne accidentally costing
Henley the match.
Henley has Hail in a full nelson when Jayne goes to kick
Hail, but Hail ducks. Jayne boots Henley, who takes a bump
into the ring steps. Henley sells big, as Hail rolls Henley
back into the ring. Hail knocks down both Nyz and Jayne.
then Hail applies her version of a Kimura lock. Henley taps
out, and Hail wins via submission.
NXT Champion Oba Femi gets a full entrance with him wearing
street clothes. Femi poses with his title belt before
beginning a monologue.
Femi talks about retaining his title at Stand & Deliver in a
triple threat match against Trick Williams and Je’Von Evans.
Femi talks about doubting Evans, but Femi puts over Evans as
a future star. Trick Williams on the other hand, Femi will
not put him over. Instead, Femi cuts a promo on Trick.
Out comes Trick to confront Femi. Trick still wants his
title back. They are soon interrupted by a surprise inter-
promotional appearance.
TNA Champion Joe Hendry enters the scene. Hendry cuts a
promo on Trick, and Trick responds with a promo on Hendry.
This led to Hendry saying he as the TNA champ has business
with the NXT champ. The two champs double team Trick.
Hendry and Femi pummel Trick, and they toss him out of the
ring. Hendry and Femi then face off in a champion against
champion showdown.
A pre-taped skit from the desert is a cinematic scene where
Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo is met by Luca Crusifino.
WWE Tag Team Champs Liv Morgan & Raquel Gonzalez have words
with Sol Ruca and Zaria in a backstage skit.
Trick Williams is freaking out backstage, and he is wrecking
the place. The television feed cuts out amid the mayhem.
Dion Lennox & Osiris Griffin (with Darkstate) defeated Myles
Borne & Je’Von Evans
This was a way to get Darkstate over, with limited success.
Griffin pinned Borne to win the match, while Griffin is
still nursing a hand injury suffered at Stand & Deliver. He
is assisted with a double team powerbomb on Borne for the
finish.
No Quarter Catch Crew are seen watching the match from the
ramp, as their charge dropped the fall.
Yoshiki Inamura thanks NXT GM Ava for her support, as
Inamura is sit to return to NOAH shortly. Inamura is upset
he almost won the tag titles. In walks Josh Briggs, and
Inamura gets so emotional that Ava books a return tag title
match for them. After Ava leaves, Inamura reveals to Briggs
his ploy was an old trick.
The pre-taped skit with The Family continues, as Tony
D’Angelo comes to a hotel to meet with Adrianna Rizzo. They
chat about the recent development with Stacks turning on
“The Don” himself. This is very much soap opera. Maybe
Granny can review it on the Bryan & Vinny Show. D’Angelo
wants Rizzo to hide out until this all bows over.
Ricky Saints is interviewed by Sarah Schreiber in a
backstage area. Saints is confronted by Ethan Page, which is
a distraction. Lexis King ambushes Saints with a sneak
attacks. King blames Saints for losing the Heritage Cup
trophy, but King is still challenging Saints for the North
American title in a match set for next week.
NXT Champion Stephanie Vaquer defeated Roxanne Perez to
retain her title
Vaquer pinned Perez clean after the STB finisher. They had a
really good match. Perez should be headed to the main
roster, as she is long overdue. In a cliffhanger ending,
Jordynne Grace and Giulia are seen glaring at Vaquer as the
show fades to black.