WWE NXT Live Coverage - August 27th, 2024
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Joe Hendry holds a concert before NXT No Mercy
Tonight, Joe Hendry will hold another of his famous concerts prior to his NXT Championship Match against Ethan Page at NXT No Mercy. Hendry punched his ticket to NXT No Mercy by defeating Pete Dunne and Wes Lee in a Triple Threat No. 1 Contenders Match, much to the dismay of Page.
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– We are live! Vic Joseph and Booker T greet audiences at home as Meta-Four makes his way down to the ring. Fatal Influence follows.
Fatal Influence (w/ Jazmyn Nyx) vs. Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson
Jayne and Jackson begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Jackson connects with a clothesline and a dropkick on Jayne, then tags in Legend. Legend sends Jayne crashing into the mat face first, then goes for a pin but Jayne kicks out. Henley and Jackson tag in, and Jackson lands a knee on Henley. She follows it up with a dropkick, then tags in Legend as Jayne tags in on her side. Jayne connects with a hurricanrana on Legend. Fatal Influence is then sent crashing out of the ring, and Jackson flies to level them.
Back from the break, Henley and Legend tag in and Legend uses Henley to level Jayne. She then delivers a backbreaker to her and a chokeslam to Henley, then goes for a pin but Henley kicks out. Jackson tags in and ascends to the top rope, then flies to level Henley and goes for a pin. Henley kicks out.
Henley and Legend exchange strikes with one another before Jayne tags in and delivers a neckbreaker on Jackson. She goes for a pin, but Jackson kicks out. Legend tags back in and looks to double team on Jayne, but Henley sends Jackson out of the ring. Jayne rolls up Legend, but Legend kicks out. Legend is then sent crashing out of the ring, and Nyx takes a cheap kick at her. Jackson responds with a pump kick, but Jayne delivers a rolling right hand to her back inside the ring. Henley tags in, and delivers a running knee-Shining Wizard combination to Legend with Henley for the win.
Winners: Fatal Influence
– Karmen Petrovic then makes her way down to the ring. We head to a break.
– Back from the break, we head over to a verbal exchange between Eddy Thorpe and Ashante "Thee" Adonis. Thorpe then hears noises coming from a room nearby, and opens the door to see Brooks Jensen standing over someone he had just attacked surrounded by furniture destroyed and flipped.
– Back at ringside, Izzi Dame makes her way out.
Karmen Petrovic vs. Izzi Dame
The bell rings and the two lock up. Dame lands a shoulder tackle on Petrovic, then follows it up with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker and a shoulder on her midsection. She then delivers a second backbreaker and goes for a pin, but Petrovic kicks out. Dame then connects with a sit-out powerbomb on Petrovic and goes for another pin, but Petrovic kicks out once again.
Dame gets Petrovic up on her shoulders and locks in a submission, but Petrovic escapes and lands a crossbody. She lands a knee on Dame's midsection, then follows it up with a kick and a low spinning back heel kick. She connects with a pair of strikes and a clothesline, then goes for a pin but Dame kicks out.
Dame lands a big boot on Petrovic and pins her, but Petrovic kicks out and Dame delivers a second big boot to her. Dame then gets Petrovic on her back, but Petrovic counters into a pinfall for the win.
Winner: Karmen Petrovic
– Back from the break, we head over to a video of Sarah Schreiber sitting down Jaida Parker ahead of her NXT Women's Championship match against Roxanne Perez at No Mercy. Perez crashes the interview and a verbal confrontation between her and Parker ensues that ultimately results in Parker slapping Perez.
– Back at ringside, The Family make their way down to the ring. No Quarter Catch Crew follows.
Mixed Six Person Tag Team Match: The Family (w/ Tony D'Angelo) vs. No Quarter Catch Crew
Stacks and Dempsey begin the action. The bell rings and Stacks rains down right hands on Dempsey. Dempsey responds with a backbreaker and fires off uppercuts on him. Crusifino and Borne tag in, and Crusifino fires off strikes on her. Stacks then tags in, but Borne fires off strikes on him in the corner. Sinclair tags herself in, and Rizzo gets in the ring. Sinclair levels Rizzo with a clothesline, then delivers a reverse bulldog to her as members of the D'Angelo Family escort D'Angelo from ringside.
Back from the break, The Family delivers a triple double leg drop to No Quarter Catch Crew. Stacks lands a clothesline on Borne before Dempsey tags in and fires off a pair of stomps on Stacks. He wears down Stacks' ankle with a submission, then cinches in another submission and tags Borne back in.
Borne wears down Stacks, then tags Dempsey back in. Dempsey connects with a German suplex on Stacks, then tags Borne back in. Dempsey looks to land a chop on Stacks, but accidentally hits Borne. Crusifino tags in and takes down Dempsey and Borne, then delivers a suplex to Borne and goes for a pin. Sinclair breaks the fall. Crusifino and Stacks then deliver a Shatter Machine on Borne for the win.
Winners: The Family
– Back from the break, Zachary Wentz makes their way out to the ring. Wes Lee follows as security stands by in the ring.
Lee tells Wentz to say what he needs to, and Wentz becomes angered. Wentz says every team may break up at some point but The Rascalz were supposed to be the exception. Lee says Wentz yelling and screaming just shows how naive he is, and claims to be a bigger star than him. He questions why Wentz came back to "NXT", and says that they're on different levels. Wentz says no one was more proud of what Lee accomplished than him, but he messed up. He says MSK was one of the greatest tag teams in "NXT" history, but he owns up to his mistakes. He says Lee got to become a main event start while he grew up to become a man. He says for two years, he had that picture of Lee soaring and wondering what would happen next. He says it motivated him to dig himself out of the hole.
Lee says he's glad that he was motivated, but even if they had won the NXT Tag Team Championship and had a reign with them, he'd eventually realized that he's not on the same level as Wentz. Wentz calls Lee one of the most sensitive on the planet, then says Lee was ready to quit "NXT" for the third time. He says while Lee's wife was at work, he and Trey Miguel were there for him when he was injured. He says he couldn't be with Lee in front of the cameras, but he was his brother behind them. Lee promises to show Wentz that they're on different levels on Sunday at No Mercy, and Wentz tells Lee that he's always underestimated him. He says he'll make sure Lee will fail beginning on Sunday, then tells Wentz to forget everything that they've done prior to Sunday night. Wentz promises to beat up Lee, and the pair get in each other's faces.
– Kelani Jordan then makes her way down to the ring. TNA Wrestling star Rosemary follows, revealing herself as the mystery opponent that Wendy Choo promised to send Jordan's way on social media.
Kelani Jordan vs. Rosemary
The bell rings and Rosemary sends Jordan crashing into the corner. Jordan responds with a dropkick and a splash in the corner, then follows it up with a crossbody and goes for a pin. Rosemary kicks out and lands a back elbow on Jordan, then follows it up with a suplex and fires off right hands on her. Rosemary and Jordan then go back and forth with right hands on one another before Jordan delivers a kick to level Rosemary.
Jordan lands a pair of back elbows on Rosemary, then connects with a third one and sends her crashing into the mat. Jordan looks to fly off the ropes, but Rosemary intercepts her with a spear and goes for a pin. Jordan kicks out and levels Rosemary with a boot, then follows it up with a split legged moonsault for the win.
Winner: Kelani Jordan
– After the match, the lights go out as Wendy Choo's laugh echoes through the Performance Center and her face appears on the screens. Choo sneaks up behind Jordan and locks in a Sleeper on her. Jordan fades.
– We then head backstage and see Oro Mensah give some encouraging words to Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson following their loss earlier tonight. Lexis King walks in and gets into a verbal exchange with Mensah, and the two then begin to brawl with one another.
– Back from the break, we head over to the Chase U classroom, where Ridge Holland provides some encouraging words and promises to have Chase U's backs as long as they hold the NXT Tag Team Championship. Axiom and Nathan Frazer walk in and confront Holland and Andre Chase, promising to dethrone them as titleholders.
– Back at ringside, Malik Blade makes his way down to the ring. Brooks Jensen follows.
Brooks Jensen vs. Malik Blade
Blade flies over the top rope to level Jensen on the map and fires off right hands on him. He sends him crashing into the ring steps and dumps him inside the ring.
The bell sounds and Blade levels Jensen with a dropkick. The pair brawl with one another in the corner of the ring, but Jensen lands a knee on Blade and follows it up with a swinging neckbreaker. He goes for a pin, but Blade kicks out. Jensen locks in a Sleeper on Blade, but Blade makes it up to his feet and delivers a backbreaker to Jensen using the top rope for extra momentum. Blade then ascends to the top, but Jensen intercepts him with a right hand and joins him up there. Blade fights him off and flies, then ascends back up to the top and looks for a splash. Jensen avoids it and delivers a DDT, then climbs up to the top and delivers an elbow drop for the win.
Winner: Brooks Jensen
– Back from the break, Je'Von Evans makes his way down to the ring. Gallus follows.
Joe Coffey (w/ Gallus) vs. Je'Von Evans
The bell rings and Joe levels Evans with a shoulder tackle. He wears him down with submissions, then lands a second shoulder tackle. Evans rolls up Joe, but Joe kicks out before Evans takes him down with a pair of hurricanranas. Joe charges at Evans in the corner, but Evans sees him coming and delivers a crossbody to Wolfgang off the apron.
Back from the break, Evans levels Joe with a right hand and a springboard kick to his head. He delivers a springboard crossbody off the top rope from the apron and goes for a pin, but Joe kicks out. Coffey delivers a shoulder pounce that sends Evans crashing into the corner and pins him, but Evans kicks out.
Joe looks to fly off the ropes, but Evans sees him coming and delivers a cutter off the middle rope. He goes for a pin, but Joe kicks out and rolls out of the ring. Evans ascends to the top and delivers a Swanton Bomb to level all three members of Gallus, then dumps Joe back in the ring and connects with an open palm strike. Wolfgang hops up on the apron, opening the door for Mark to slide in the ring. Evans levels him, but turns around into a discus lariat from Joe for the win.
Winner: Joe Coffey
– We then head over to a video of Tony D'Angelo finding Oba Femi sitting in his room at his restaurant and the pair find themselves involved in an exchange of words with each another.
– Back at ringside, Joe Hendry makes his way down to the ring.
Hendry thanks the "NXT" Universe for spending the evening for him, then says he has a career defining opportunity on Sunday when he challenges Ethan Page for the NXT Championship. He says he has a special song for fans about Page, then begins singing about Page's action figures, dethroning him as the NXT Champion, Page working out in a chicken costume.
Page's entrance music cuts Hendry off as he makes his way out, and Page says Hendry is done with song time. He asks Hendry if he thinks he can embarrass him with a few photos taken out of context. He asks Hendry who he thinks he is given that he holds the NXT Championship, then asks if Hendry is trying to entertain fans with embarrassing photos of him. He says he knows what's best for fans, then says what's best for them is keeping Hendry out of "NXT" and away from the NXT Championship.
Ava's music hits and she makes her way out. She tells Page that he should be flatter that Hendry took the time to write a song about him, then informs Page that his NXT Championship Match against Hendry at No Mercy will have a special guest referee due to his blatant disrespect. Trick Williams' music then hits, revealing himself as the special guest referee much to the enragement of Page. Page looks to clock Hendry, but Hendry delivers the Standing Ovation to him. Hendry then pins Page and Williams counts to three. He hands Hendry the NXT Championship and celebrates with him as we see Pete Dunne watching what just happened from the entrance tunnel. He warns Williams that he won't make it to next Tuesday. He walks away as Williams and Hendry continue celebrating in the ring and the show goes off the air.
