WWE NXT 2.0 Live Coverage - April 5th, 2022
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New Women's Tag Team Champions defend their titles in Stand & Deliver rematch
After reuniting to become the first ever two-time NXT Women's Tag Team Champions, Raquel Gonzalez & Dakota Kai will defend their new titles in a Stand & Deliver rematch with Toxic Attraction. Plus, new North American Champion Cameron Grimes discusses his emotional victory, Nikkita Lyons and Lash Legend lock horns and NXT feels the fallout from a wild Stand & Deliver on an explosive episode of NXT 2.0!
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Your announcers are Wade Barrett and Vic Joseph.
We begin with a look back at highlights from Stand and Deliver. We also take a look at Bron Breakker winning the NXT Championship on Raw.
NXT Men's Chamipon Bron Breakker makes his way to the ring.
Bron says what a weekend. His first Wrestlemania weekend with a lot of ups and downs.
The crowd is mixed as to whether they want Ziggler.
Bron says he got to induct his father and uncle into the WWE Hall of Fame. At Stand and Deliver, he had the biggest match of his life and he failed. He says he is not going to make any excuses. He went to Wrestlemania for the first time that night and he got to see Becky Lynch, Bianca Belair, Kevin Owens, and Steve Austin. It got him thinking. First, he is going to headline Wrestlemania one day and two, he is not leaving Texas without their NXT Championship.
Breakker says he picked himself up and challenged Dolph Ziggler on the biggest Raw of the year and brought the NXT Championship where it belongs.
Imperium makes their way to the ring.
Gunther says that was a nice story you told, but no one cares about that. He says all he cares about is that title and what that stands for. It stands for being the best in NXT. The issue is that you cannot call yourself the best until you step in the ring with the Ring General.
Breakker says if he wants it, he gets it, tonight.
The Creeds and Malcolm Bivens make their way to the ring.
We go to commercial.
Julius Creed and Brutus Creed (with Malcolm Bivens) vs Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel
Julius with an Irish whip and overhead belly-to-belly suplex to Barthel. Brutus tags in and he connects with a knee to the ribs. Brutus with forearms and Aichner tags in and he gives Brutus an arm drag into an arm bar. Aichner with a forearm and punch in the corner. Brutus with forearms and Aichner goes for a slam. Brutus gets to his feet and Aichner with a shoulder to the midsection. Aichner with a shoulder tackle. Aichner with an arm bar and Barthel tags in. Barthel with a wrist lock and Brutus with a knee to the midsection. Brutus with a swinging neck breaker and Julius tags in. Julius gives Brutus a gutwrench suplex onto Barthel. Julius with a guillotine and Barhtel with a forearm. Aichner tags in and applies a waist lock. Julius with a standing switch and take down but Aichner with a side head lock.
Aichner gets Julius on his shoulders and does a dip followed by a Finlay Roll. Aichner wtih a forearm to the back. Aichner with an Irish whip and Aichner with an elbow. Aichner with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker. Barthel tags in and Julius with a knee. Brutus tags in and connects with a knee. Barthel with an enzuigiri and he tags in Aichner. Aichner and Barhtel kick Brutus. Brutus sends Barthel to the floor and AIchner slams Brutus into the ropes. Aichner starts to work on the knee. Brutus with a double leg take down but Aichner with kicks to Brutus. Aichner grabs the leg but Brutus kicks Aichner. Barthel tags in and connects with a knee drop. Brutus with European uppercuts and Barthel with a kick to stop him. Barthel with punches to Brutus.
Barthel wtih a punch and Brutus punches Barthel. Barthel with an Irish whip and Brutus gets aboot up. Barthel with an enzuigiri in the corner and he gets a near fall. Barthel kicks the leg and he has some words for Bivens. Aichner tags in and he connects with a shoulder to the midsection. AIchner with a snap mare and knee to the back. Aichner with a chin lock that traps the arm. Brutus with elbows and Aichner with a single leg take down and an elbow drop to the leg. Aichner works on the ankle.
Brutus kicks Aichner in the back. Aichner goes for the leg but Brutus with a back drop. Barthel and Julius tag in and Julius with punches. Julius drop kicks Aichner off the apron. Julius with a shoulder to the knee and then he hits a spinning front chancery suplex for a near fall. Brutus is sent to the apron and Aichner with a clothesline to Julius. Barthel with a forearm to Julius' back and Julius hits the turnbuckles. Barthel with a drop kick but Aichner does not do the drop kick. Aichner walks to the back while Barthel bleeds from the head. Julius with a slam and Brutus tags in and he hits a gutwrench suplex. Julius tags in and they hits Torture Rack bomb and a clothesline from Julius for the three count.
Winners: Julius Creed and Brutus Creed
After the match:
Two men in hoods and masks enter the ring and hit the Creeds with chairs. They take off the hoods to reveal that it is Pretty Deadly. They say they are Elton Prince and Kit Wilson.
\McKenzie Mitchell is in the back with Toxic Attraction.
Gigi mentions how Wendy Choo cost them the titles. Jacy says that Raquel and Dakota were a team for a week before they got a title match? They are going to end Raquel's career. Mandy says that Gigi and Jacy will be two time champions after tonight.
Cameron Grimes is in the back as we go to commercial.
We are back and we see Lash Legend and Nikkita Lyons in the back.
North American Champion Cameron Grimes makes his way to the ring.
Grimes says he wants to say that we did it. Grimes says he made good on his promise and his dad is looking down, smiling from ear to ear because his boy did it. People talk about climbing the ladder of success. At Stand and Deliver, I did that. Standing at the top of the ladder holding this title, I would not be lying if I said time stood still. I had thoughts of the blood, sweat, and tears he gave for this business and thinking about the blood, sweat, and tears my father gave as a single father to raise me. I needed to prove that he was right and that I deserve to be a WWE Superstar. He says it is awesome to say that he is your North American Champion.
Cameron says he will not be complacent.
Solo Sikoa makes his way to the ring.
Solo says he wants to congratulate Grimes and he made good on his promise to his dad. It was a hell of a performance at Stand and Deliver. Now comes the hard part where you have to hold on to it. I came to NXT to face the best. Championships run all through my bloodline. He asks Grimes to be his first challenger.
Grimes tells Solo he respects him because when he looks into his eyes, he sees someone who has fought every day to get here. If I am a champion, I have to beat people like you. Grimes tells Solo he is on.
They shake hands and then Solo pulls Grimes close and has some words for him.
Joe Gacy is in the back and he sys the world is a dark place, but the true beacon is family. Having someone you can trust is the most important thing in life. Your deepest thoughts and your vulnerabilities. To know what is inside. If you do not have family, it leads to self destruction.
We see Draco Anthony and Xyon Quinn in the back.
Drco tells Xyon not to tell him what to do.
Xyon says he has his back. He tells Draco he needs to be taught a lesson.
We take a look back at the Dexter Lumis, Indi Hartwell, Duke Hudson, and Persia Pirotta segment from Stand and Deliver.
We see Duke Hudson and Persia Pirotta walk in the back and then we see Dexter Lumis and Indi Hartwell.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Tiffany Stratton is with McKenzie.
Tiffany asks about the travesty that happened last week. That schoolgirl Sarray cost her. Tiffany says Sarray won't see the sun after she is done with Sarray. Tiffany says she is a winner, not a loser.
Dexter Lumis (with Indi Hartwell) vs Duke Hudson (with Persia Pirotta)
Duke punches Dexter as the bell rings and he kicks Dexter. Dexter with a Thesz Press and he punches Duke. Dexter with elbow drops. Dexter avoids being tripped and Dexter sends Duke into the ropes and gets a near fall. Duke with a uranage in the corner. Duke kicks Dexter and a back elbow for a near fall. Duke punches Dexter and then connects with a double sledge to the back. Duke with a rear chin lock. Dexter tries to get out of the hold but Duke sends Dexter to the mat and applies a reverse chin lock. Duke with a reverse chin lock. Dexter with elbows and a belly-to-back suplex. Dexter with a leaping leg drop to Duke and punches. Dexter with a clothesline in the corner and a bulldog.
Dexter with a spinebuster and he gets a near fall and Indi pushes Duke's foot off the rope. Duke rolls to the floor and Dexter slides after him. Dexter with a punch and then Duke and Dexter try to pull the other into the ring post and then Indi and Persia hold on and Dexter and Duke hit the ring post. Indi and Persia are unable to get Duke or Dexter back into the ring before the ten count.
Double Count Out
Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez are in the back. Raquel says you make threats when you are scared and that is what Toxic Attraction are. Raquel says they are going to be champions for a while.
We are back and Marcel Barthel is yelling. Gunther tells Barthel that he needs to get things under control and so does Fabian. Gunther says there can be no more distractions tonight since he will be wrestling for the Men's Title.
NXT Women's Tag Championship
Raquel Gonzalez and Dakota Kai vs Jacy Jayne and Gigi Dolin
Gonzalez and Jayne start things off and Jayne with forearms and kicks. Raquel pushes Jayne. Jayne with a choke and she gets on Raquel's back. Gigi tags in and Raquel with a snap mare to Jacy and Gigi goes for a cross body but Raquel catches her. Raquel with a spinning power slam and Dakota tags in. Raquel helps Dakota with a double stomp for a near fall. Dakota with arm drags and Gigi with an Irsih whip. Dakota floats over and gets a near fall with a rollupo. Dakota with a drop kick for a near fall. Dakota with forearms to the back. Gigi with punches and she hits a head scissors. Jayne tags in and kicks Dakota. Jacy chokes Dakota in the ropes.
Gigi tags in and Jayne with a forearm and Gigi kicks Dakota in the back. Gigi gets a near fall. Gigi continues to work on the back. Gigi with a snap mare and Jacy tags in. Jayne with a kick and Kai with punches. Jayne with an Irish whip and connects with an elbow. Gigi tags in and kicks Dakota. Gigi with forearms. Jacy chokes Kai in the corner. Jacy tags in and Kai fights out of the corner and tags in Raquel. Raquel wtih shoulder tckles and a back elbow. Raquel with a fallaway slam to Jayne and she walks over Jayne to the turnbuckles. Gigi distracts Raquel and Jayne puts Raquel in the tree of woe and Jacy with a cannonball. Gonzalez holds her knee.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Jayne with an ankle lock on Raquel. Raquel sends Jacy to the floor and she crawls to the corner to try to make the tag but Gigi tags in and Raquel sends Gigi to the mat. Kai tags in and hits a scorpion kick. Kai with a clothesline to Jayne and a flying mare to Gigi. Kai with a running kick to Gigi and hits a second one for a near fall. Raquel tags in and Kai goes up top and hits a double stomp. Raquel with a twisting Vader Bomb for a near fall. Raquel sends Jacy to the floor and Raquel continues to favor her leg. Kai tags in.
Kai with a waist lock and Gigi with an elbow and standing switch. Kai with a standing switch and Jacy makes the tag. Jayne with a running neck breaker to Kai and she kicks Gonzalez in the knee. Jayne with a super kick for a near fall. Gigi tags in and Jayne with a jaw breaker and GIgi with a clothesline for a near fall. Jayne with a rolling elbow to Raquel and an enzuigiri to Kai. Gonzalez with a boot to Jayne and everyone is down in the ring. Gonzalez tags in and she gets Gigi up for a slam but Gigi counters with a cutter.
Wendy Choo goes to ringside but Mandy Rose runs Choo into the apron. Gonzalez gets Gigi up for the Ghingona Bomb but Jayne with a chop block. They hit Toxic Shock for the three count.
Winners: Gigi Dollin and Jacy Jayne (new champions)
Tony D'Angelo walks in the back as we go to commercial.
We are back and Joe Gacy says chaos defines you as a person. What do you do when all goes wrong and you push the panic button. You reach out to your family. You do your best to control that chaos. What do you do when you can't control it? That chaos controls you.
AJ Galante is in the ring and he says it is his pleasure to introduce the man of the hour, Tony D'Angelo.
Tony asks how great were they at Stand and Deliver. Everyone was rooting for Tommaso Ciampa. They thought CIampa would walk right through him, but we saw what happened. What I did on Saturday was unbelievable and tonight is going to be even better.
AJ says there is a card on this table with his blood and that means he is ready to take the Oath of the Don. When your blood hit that card, you acknowledged and accepted this unbreakable oath. If you betray this oath, you leave on your back. Your loyalty can never be questioned. The Code of Silence can never be broken. If you do, you will burn in hell. Are you ready to accept your position?
Tony gets his ring and then AJ kisses him on both cheeks.
AJ says that Tony D'Angelo is now the Don of NXT.
McKenzie is in the back with the new Men's Tag Team Champions MSK. She asks how does it feel to win gold again.
Lee says after five months, the titles are back home. Nash says the first time they held the titles, they did not appreciate it. Lee says there are a lot of hungry teams. He tells them to come get it. Carter says the Creeds did not get pinned on Saturday but Pretty Deadly is making noise.
Grayson Waller and Sanga show up nd Waller says that he made all the noise at Stand and Deliver.
Lee says that they are the champions.
Sanga says they won't be champions for long.
Lee says they can face off tonight.
Waller says he is not 100 percent but they will take the titles when they are ready.
We are back and Dakota Kai is not in a good mood as she destroys furniture in the back. She tells Mandy Rose that she is not safe.
Lash Legend vs Nikkita Lyons
They lock up and Lyons with a wrist lock. Legend pulls Lyons to the mat by the hair. Legend misses an elbow drop and they both kip up. Lyons with an elbow and clothesline. Lyons misses a kick in the corner. Legend with a bicycle kick to Lyons and she hits an elbow drop to the back. Legend gets a near fall. Legend with a rear chin lock. Legend with a knee to the back and kick. Legend with a handspring moonsault for a near fall. Legend misses a splash in the corner and Lyons with a German suplex. Legend and Lyons exchange punches. Lyons with kicks to the leg and a round kick to the head. Lyons backs Legend into the corner and connects with shoulders. Legend with a punch and Lyons punches Legend on the turnbuckles. Lyons sets for a superplex and hits it.
Lyons gets a near fall. Legend with a jackknife cover for a near fall. Lyons kicks Legend and hits a jumping round kick. Lyons with a split leg drop for the three count.
Winner: Nikkita Lyons
Tony and AJ walk into the most dangerous parking lot in sports entertainment and Legado del Fantsma congratulates Tony on being the Don of NXT. Santos says he is use dto being a boss. He tells Tony to keep his business out of Legado business and everything will be okay.
Legado walks away.
KUSHIDA tells Von Wagner he made a mistake last week as we see footage of what Von did after his match. He says that Wagner attacked him and then he attacked his friend and ripped his jacket. He says he is not afraid of Wagner and that his time is up.
Next week, Solo Sikoa faces Cameron Grimes for the North American Championship. Mandy Rose defends the Women's Title against Dakota Kai. MSK will face Grayson Waller and Sanga for the Men's Tag Titles.
NXT Men's Championship
Gunther vs Bron Breakker
They try to go for a Greco Roman Knuckle Lock and then stop. They lock up. Gunther with a head lock into a wist lock. Breakker with a hammer lock. Gunther with a chop and side head lock take down. Breakker with a head scissors. Breakker with a side head lock take down. Breakker goes for a shoulder tackle but Gunther stays on his feet. Gunther with a chop and side head lock. Gunther with a boot to the head. Gunther with a forearm and snap mare followed by a boot to the back. Gunther with a European uppercut but Breakker backs Gunther into the corner and connects with shoulders. Guntehr misses a chop and Breakker with punches and he catches Gunther on a leap frog and hits a power slam.
Gunther blocks a clothesline and applies a sleeper. Breakker with a snap mare and spear. The straps come down and Breakker goes for the military press into the power slam but Gunther escapes and Breakker holds his shoulder. Gunther with a chop and Breakker goes to the floor. Gunther with a hammer lock and he sends Breakker shoulder first into the ring steps. They return to the ring and Gunther with an uppercut to the arm. Gunther with a knee drop to the arm. Gunther sends Breakker shoulder first into the turnbuckles. Gunther kicks Bron in the shoulder. Gunther with a surfboard. Bron tries to escape or reverse the hold and fails again. Gunther with a head butt to the back and arm wringers. Breakker with punches while Gunther holds on to the wrist lock. Gunther with chops and Breakker goes down.
Brekker blocks a chop in the corner but Gunther with a German suplex. Brekker avoids a clothesline and hits a German suplex. Gunther with a clothesline and chop. Breakker with a clothesline and both men are down. Breakker goes for a suplex but Gunther blocks it and Gunther with a double wrist lock. Breakker slams Gunther to get out of the wrist lock. Breakker with a kick and overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Breakker runs into a drop kick. Gunther with a power bomb and he gets a near fall. Gunther goes up top and hits a frog splash for a near fall. Gunther with crossfaces and a chop to the back. Gunther with a short arm clothesline for a near fall.
Gunther pulls Breakker to the corner and Gunther goes up top. Gunther comes off the turnbuckles and Breakker catches Gunther with a spear. Gunther with a chop and Breakker with a punch. They go back and forth. Breakker with a knee to the midsection and Gunther with a sleeper. Breakker with a jaw breaker and clothesline. Breakker presses Gunther over his head and hits a power slam for the three count.
Winner: Bron Breaker (retains championship)
After the match
Rick Steiner shows up on the HHHTron and he congratulates him on his victory and we see that he is tied up in a cage.
Joe Gacy says he is all about family and let's see if we can teach this old dog new tricks.
We go to credits.
