WWE NXT Live Coverage - July 16th, 2024

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The Rascalz reunite to take on Gallus

The Rascalz will reunite when they take on Gallus. Just when all hope seemed lost for Wes Lee, his old friends Zach Wentz and Trey Miguel popped into NXT to boost his spirits and remind him exactly who he is. Gallus didn’t take kindly to the group’s arrival, and they want to see just how good The Rascalz are. Which team will come out on top?


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– We are live! Vic Joseph and Booker T greet audiences at home as The Rascalz and Gallus make their way down to the ring.

The Rascalz vs. Gallus

Trey Miguel and Mark Coffey begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Mark dumps Miguel across the ring, but Miguel sends Mark's arm bouncing off the top rope and lands a hurricanrana on him. Zach Wentz tags in and double teams on Mark with Miguel. Wolfgang tags in and connects with an uppercut on Wentz. He fires off stomps on him, then lands a suplex and goes for a pin. Wentz kicks out.

Joe Coffey tags in and lands a right hand on Wentz's midsection. He whips him into the corner, but Wentz delivers a hurricanrana off the ropes and follows it up with a jumping knee. Wes Lee tags in and delivers a head scissors to Joe. He follows it up with a poisionrana and goes for a pin, but Joe kicks out.

Wolfgang tags back in and delivers an uppercut to Lee. He follows it up with a bodyslam and goes for a pin, but Lee kicks out. Wolfgang then sends Lee bouncing off the top rope face first and tags in Mark. Mark and Wolfgang fire off strikes on Lee before Wolfgang tags back in and wears down Lee. Joe tags in, and all six men begin brawling with one another. Joe Hendry's music hits, and he then makes his way down to the ring.

Back from the break, Hendry has joined the announce desk as Joe wears down Lee with a submission hold. Mark tags in, and Lee manages to tag in Wentz. Wentz connects with an enzuigiri on Joe. He ascends to the top and lands a double dropkick on Wolfgang and Mark. Miguel then becomes legal, and he levels Mark. He goes for a pin, but Wolfgang breaks the fall. Miguel levels him with a dropkick, then tags in Lee.

Wentz tags in, and The Rascalz deliver a variation of a triple dropkick to Mark. Miguel then delivers a DDT to Mark on the outside as Wentz and Lee beat down Wolfgang and Joe inside the ring. Wentz and Lee send Wolfgang and Joe to the outside, and both fly to level all three members of Gallus on the outside. Lee tags in, and Wentz and Moguel get Mark on their shoulders. Lee then delivers a double stomp off the top and pins Mark for the win.

Winners: The Rascalz

– Back from the break, we head over to Ava's office where Ethan Page and Oro Mensah get into a heated verbal confrontation. Ava makes it clear to Mensah that he's not in the NXT Championship picture, and Mensah gives a warning to Page. Ava tells Page that he can defend his title if he wants tonight, and Page agrees to defend it against Dante Chen.

– Back at ringside, Roxanne Perez makes her way out.

Perez asks what it will take for everyone to start treating her like the champion she is. She says she added another name to her resume when she defeated Lola Vice to retain her NXT Women's Championship at Heatwave. She says she should've received a standing ovation rather than Vice, and says she's competing with the history books rather than anyone in the locker room. She says Charlotte Flair had her first television match fourteen weeks ago, then says she's on track to break all the records in the women's division. She expresses her anger with people saying that her title reign is in trouble when Giulia and Stephanie Vaquer are making their impending "NXT debuts. She then makes it clear that she sees Thea Hail as no threat ahead of their title match at "NXT" The Great American Bash.

Thea Hail's music hits, and she makes her way down to the ring. Hail tells Perez her issue is that she thinks everyone owes her respect when she doesn't, then tells her that she used to look up to her. She says she thought her and Perez weren't that different, and says of all people, Perez should know what it's like to be underestimated. She says she's overcome doubters, and says at Great American Bash, Perez should hand her the pen to write one of the youngest NXT Women's Champions in history.

Perez tells Hail that it's brave of her to come to the ring with no chaperones. She says it won't be anyone's time as long as she holds the NXT Women's Championship, and says she knows what it's like to spiral after losing the title she holds. She says the NXT Women's Championship is for big girls rather than children.

Hail looks to clock Perez, but Perez sees her coming. The two women begin to brawl, but Hail locks Perez in a Kimura Lock. Ridge Holland appears and pulls Hail off Perez as officials appear to break things up between the two women.

– Je'Von Evans then makes his way down to the ring. Brooks Jensen and Josh Briggs follow.

Brooks Jensen (w/ Josh Briggs) vs. Je'Von Evans

The bell rings and Jensen wastes no time. He sends Evans crashing into the corner, but Evans fires off right hands on him and connects with a hurricanrana. He lands a dropkick that sends Jensen crashing out of the ring, and the pair brawl on the outside. Jensen sends Evans crashing into the barricade midsection first, but Evans levels him with a superkick and follows it up with a springboard moonsault.

Evans gets Jensen back in the ring and lands a springboard kick, then goes for a pin but Jensen kicks out. Evans then looks to land a splash on Jensen in the corner, but Jensen moves out of the way. He fires off right hands on Evans, then sends him crashing into the announce desk midsection first and flies off the apron.

Back from the break, Jensen wears down Evans with a crossface and looks to land a splash on him in the corner. Evans moves out of the way and delivers a hurricanrana to Jesnen off the top rope. He sends Jensen crashing into the middle turnbuckle and delivers a kick to his head, then flies off the top rope to deliver a crossbody to Jensen.

Jensen lands a Styles Clash on Evans as Shawn Spears appears at ringside. Briggs confronts him, but Jensen tells Briggs to back down. Evans takes advantage and flies over the top rope to level Jensen on the outside. He gets him back in the ring and delivers a cutter off the middle rope for the win.

Winner: Je'Von Evans

– After the match, Jensen fires off stomps on Evans but Briggs pulls him off. The pair then argue as they head to the back.

– Back from the break, we see Trick Williams chat with Ilja Dragunov over a video call about regaining the NXT Championship. Williams then asks Pete Dunne for some advice, but Dunne tells him to figure it out by himself.

– Back at ringside, Ethan Page makes his way out. Dante Chen follows.

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NXT Championship Match: Ethan Page (c) vs. Dante Chen

The bell rings and the two lock up. Page runs Chen over with a shoulder tackle and mocks him, but Chen rolls up Page. Page kicks out and Chen fires off strikes on him. Chen follows it up with a thrust kick, but Page dumps him out of the ring and connects with a flying shoulder tackle off the apron. He gets Chen back in the ring and rains down right hands on him, then lands a bodyslam on him. Chen lands an enzuigiri on Page, but Page sends Chen crashing onto the apron.

Chen rolls up Page, but Page kicks out. Chen levels Page with a clothesline and a back elbow, then follows it up with an Atomic Drop. Chen rolls up Page twice more, but Page kicks out both times. Chen levels Page with a double chop before he looks to fly off the top. Page sees him coming and delivers a boot to him, then follows it up with Ego's Edge for the win.

Winner and STILL NXT Champion: Ethan Page

– After the match, Page mockingly shakes Chen's hand. Oro Mensah then looks to blindside Page, but Page takes him out with a DDT. He looks to head to the back, but Mensha intercepts him on the ramp and fires off right hands on him. He delivers a pair of clotheslines and a kick to Page's head, then lands a second kick on his head in the corner and pins him to prove he can get the three count over him.

– Back from the break, Izzi Dame makes her way down to the ring. Tatum Paxley is already waiting inside.

Izzi Dame vs. Tatum Paxley

The bell rings and the two women waste no time. Paxley delivers a springboard dropkick to Dame, then delivers a crossbody to her spine in the corner and connects with a kick to her head. She goes for a pin, but Dame kicks out. Paxley looks to land another crossbody on Dame in the corner, but Dame catches her. She delivers a backbreaker, then follows it up with a bodyslam and a series of stomps to her spine.

Dame whips Paxley into opposite corners, then uses the ring post to wear down her spine. She lands another backbreaker and goes for a pin, but Paxley kicks out. Dame then continues to wear down Paxley's spine with a submission as Wendy Choo makes her way out.

Paxley delivers a Dragon Screw to Dame, then delivers a step-up enzuigiri and sends her face bouncing off her knee. She follows it up with an elbow drop and goes for a pin, but Dame kicks out. Dame charges at Paxley in the corner, but Paxley moves out of the way. She follows it up with the Psycho Trap for the win.

Winner: Tatum Paxley

– After the match, Choo hands a doll over to Paxley. Paxley puts its head on and takes the doll from Choo.

– Lola vice then makes her way down to the ring. Jacy Jayne and Jazmyn Nyx follow.

Lola Vice vs. Jacy Jayne (w/ Jazmyn Nyx)

The bell rings and the two lock up. Jayne looks to land a kick on Vice, but Vice catches it and connects with a mat return. Jayne lands a thrust kick on Vice's head, then delivers a stomp to her hand and sends her cashing into the mat face first. Jayne begins wearing down Vice's injured hand from her match at Heatwave against Roxanne Perez, but Vice delivers a series of rapid fire kicks to Jayne. She follows it up with a Scissor Kick and a Hip Attack on Jayne, then goes for a pin but Jayne kicks out. Jayne lands a boot on Vice, but Vice responds with the 305 for the win.

Winner: Lola Vice

– After the match, Fallon Henley blindsides Vice. Nyx joins her, but Vide fights them off. Jayne clocks Vice from behind, but Sol Ruca and Karmen Petrovic run down to even the odds.

– OTM then make their way down to the ring. The OC follows.

Mixed Six Person Tag Team Match: The OC vs. OTM

The two teams waste no time. They begin brawling with one another, and Michin and Jaida Parker are left alone in the ring. The bell sounds, and Parker sends Michin crashing into the ring post shoulder first. Parker drapes Michin across the middle turnbuckle and delivers a chop, then looks to land a senton on her. Michin moves out of the way, but Parker lands a spinebuster on her. Michin connects with a German suplex and a dropkick.

Lucien Price and Luke Gallows tag in. Gallows fires off right hands on Price, then rocks him with a boot. Price connects with a chokeslam on Gallows and a boot on an interfering Karl Anderson. He then delivers a splash to Gallows in the corner, then tags in Bronco Nima.

Nima delivers a running knee to the back of Gallows' neck, then tags Price back in. Price connects with an uppercut on Gallows, then fires off shoulders on his midsection in the corner. Nima tags in and fires off a strike on Gallows, then clocks Anderson on the apron. Gallows tags in and sends Price crashing into the mat.

Michin and Parker tag in, and Michin fires off strikes on Parker. She connects with a dropkick on her and sends her crashing into the mat, then delivers Sole Food and goes for a pin. Parker kicks out. Anderson and Nima then tag in, and Nima whips Anderson into the corner. Anderson flies off the middle rope and delivers a neckbreaker to Nima. Gallows tags in and double teams on Nima with Anderson. He goes for a pin, but Price breaks the fall.

Anderson levels Price with a spinebuster, but Parker lands a Hip Attack on him. Michin dumps Parker out of the ring and lands Eat Defat on Nima. This opens the door for Gallows and Anderson to deliver Magic Killer to Nima for the win.

Winners: The OC

– We then head backstage and see No Quarter Catch Crew encounter Wren Sinclair looking to join the group, threatening to tell everyone what they did to Damon Kemp last week after she caught them taking care of business.

– Back at ringside, Chase U makes their way out. Oba Femi follows.

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North American Championship Match: Oba Femi (c) vs. Duke Hudson (w/ Chase U)

The bell rings and the two lock up. Femi lands a back elbow on Hudson, then wears him down with a submission hold. Hudson escapes and Femi connects with an uppercut on him. He follows it up with a shoulder tackle. Hudson takes off his headband and Chase U shirt, then delivers a hurricanrana and a shoulder tackle to Femi. He follows it up with a DDT and clotheslines Femi out of the ring.

Back from the break, Femi wears Hudson down with a submission hold and delivers a running knee to the side of his head. He whips Hudson into the corner, then lands a Sidewalk Slam on him and goes for a pin. Hudson kicks out and lands a jawbreaker on Femi. Femi catches him with a pair of backbreakers and goes for another pin, but Hudson kicks out.

Femi gets Hudson up on his shoulders and sends him crashing into the top turnbuckle face first. He looks to send him crashing into the mat, but Hudson counters into a crossbody. Femi catches Hudson with a pair of running uppercuts in the corner, but Hudson catches him with a big boot and a series of right hands. He levels Femi with a clothesline, then delivers the Chase U right hands.

Hudson delivers a crossbody over the top rope to Femi on the outside, then gets him back in the ring and lands a shoulder on his midsection. He sends him crashing into the mat and goes for a pin, but Femi kicks out. Hudson then sits Femi on the top rope and joins him, but Femi knocks him down. Hudson then pulls down Femi with a reverse hurricanrana, but Femi lands a back body drop on him. Hudson looks to roll up Femi, but Femi blocks him and delivers a chokeslam. He goes for a pin, but Hudson kicks out.

Femi and Hudson teeter on the ropes, and Hudson pulls Femi down with a Sunset Flip. He goes for a pin, but Femi kicks out. Femi then delivers a Blue Thunder Bomb to Hudson on top of the announce desk, then gets him back in the ring and delivers a powerbomb to him for the win.

Winner and STILL North American Champion: Oba Femi

– Back from the break, we head out to the Performance Center parking lot and see Brooks Jensen and Josh Briggs still arguing about Jensen's loss earlier tonight. As a means of proving himself, Jensen challenges Briggs to a No Disqualification Match next week and gets into a car as the show goes off the air.