Spoilers: NXT TV Tapings Results Following Takeover New Orleans
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On Wednesday night, WWE held the next round of NXT TV tapings from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. 4 episodes of TV were taped, which would take us through May 9th. The results are as follows, with the possibility that some things were taped out of order:
Dark match:
– Lio Rush defeated Chico Adams with a frog splash.
April 18th Episode:
– Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae start the show. Gargano is happy to finally have his life back after the feud with Tommaso Ciampa. He thanks Candice for sticking with him through the past few months and says tonight they will take care of some unfinished business. Candice vs. Zelina Vega is announced for tonight. Gargano promises to become the next #1 contender to the NXT Title
– Ricochet defeated Fabian Aichner. Ricochet hit an impressive 630 for the pin and cut a quick babyface promo after the match
– The War Raiders defeated The Metro Brothers (Chris & JC). The former War Machine are still using their Hanson & Rowe names
– Lars Sullivan defeated Killian Dain in a brutal No DQ match. The two big men went at it here. Lars hit the Freak Accident on top of several steel chairs for the pin
– Candice LeRae defeated Zelina Vega. After the match, Gargano issues a challenge to NXT Champion Aleister Black. Black comes out and accepts the match for next week
April 25th Episode:
– The Undisputed Era is out – NXT North American Champion Adam Cole, NXT Tag Team Champions Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly, the injured Bobby Fish. Strong is officially announced as Tag Team Champion. They brag on Takeover weekend and Strong takes shots at WWE UK Pete Dunne
– NXT North American Champion Adam Cole retained over Oney Lorcan with interference from Strong & O’Reilly. Danny Burch runs out to make the save but they beat him down
– Heavy Machinery defeated Tino Sabbatelli and Riddick Moss when Tino walked out on Riddick. After the match, Heavy Machinery issued a challenge to The War Raiders
– Kairi Sane defeated Australian indie wrestler Shazza McKenzie from Shine. After the match, Lacey Evans comes to the ring and apologizes to Kairi for comments after their TV match in New Orleans. Lacey offers a handshake but turns and drops Kairi with the mic
– TM61 defeated The Street Profits with feet on the bottom rope
– WWE UK Champion Pete Dunne defeated Roderick Strong by DQ in a non-title match. The Undisputed Era interfered but Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch made the save
May 2nd Episode:
– Kona Reeves defeated indie wrestler Patrick Scott
– Ricochet comes to the ring to a pop and cuts a promo on the NXT Title. The Velveteen Dream interrupts and they have words for several minutes with Dream saying Ricochet just isn’t good enough
– Ethan Carter III defeated Raul Mendoza
– Dakota Kai defeated Vanessa Borne. After the match, new NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler hits the ring and intimidates Kai into the corner and beats Borne down
– Johnny Gargano vs. NXT Champion Aleister Black never happens as Tommaso Ciampa attacks Gargano during his entrance and beats him up. Ciampa destroyed Gargano and left. Medics tended to Gargano and stretchered him out to an ambulance
May 9th Episode:
– Bianca Belair defeated Candice LeRae
– The War Raiders defeated Heavy Machinery
– Tommaso Ciampa defeated Kassius Ohno. Ciampa attacked Ohno after the match
– NXT Champion Aleister Black comes out and talks about Johnny Gargano but SAnitY interrupts and confronts him. Eric Young challenges Black and we’ve got a match
– Aleister Black defeated Eric Young in a non-title match. Black then took out Killian Dain and Alexander Wolfe after the match and stood tall to end the tapings.
