WWE NXT Heatwave 2024 Live Coverage - July 7th, 2024

[Kemo]

NXT Heatwave 2024





Date:
July 7, 2024 7pm ET

Location:
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada

Available on:
Peacock (U.S.), WWE Network (International)


Card

Fatal four-way for the NXT Championship Match
Trick Williams (c) vs. Je'Von Evans vs. Ethan Page vs. Shawn Spears

NXT Women's Championship Match
Roxanne Perez (c) vs. Lola Vice

NXT North American Championship Match
Oba Femi (c) vs. Wes Lee
*if Lee loses, he cannot challenge Femi for the title again

NXT Women's North American Championship Match
Kelani Jordan (c) vs. Sol Ruca

NXT Tag Team Championship Match
Nathan Frazer and Axiom (c) vs. Andrew Chase and Duke Hudson

Karmen Petrovic and Arianna Grace vs. Jacy Jayne and Jazmyn Nyx

– The Countdown To WWE NXT Heatwave Kickoff Pre-Show opens up with Megan Morant welcoming us. Morant then introduces Sam Roberts, who will be joining her in the pre-show panel. We then see WWE NXT Women’s Champion “The Prodigy” Roxanne Perez walking in the back and WWE NXT Champion Trick Williams walking through the streets of Toronto.

– We then get a video package looking at the WWE NXT Women’s Championship Match.

– We head to the back, where Sarah Schreiber is interviewing Lola Vice. Schreiber asks Vice about Tuesday. Vice says tonight is not about emotion. Vice then says tonight she fights for the NXT Women’s Championship. Vice then says tonight is the biggest match of her life. Vice then says tonight’s match is for her family, but she left those tears in Florida. Vice then says tonight she will become the first Cuban-American NXT Women’s Champion. The panel then gives their thoughts and predictions on the WWE NXT Women’s Championship Match.

– We go to a video package looking at the WWE NXT North American Championship Match.

– Backstage, Sarah Schreiber says that Nathan Frazer has not yet arrived at the building and if he can’t make it to the venue in time for the match Axiom will have to defend the WWE NXT Tag Team Titles by himself. We then see Axiom warming up and pacing behind Schreiber in the hallway.

– We see “All Ego” Ethan Page walking in the garage.

– We then get a video package looking at the WWE NXT Women’s North American Championship Match.

– A promo from “All Ego” Ethan Page airs from earlier today. Page leaves his hotel room to reveal the outfit he is wearing to the arena. Page then mentions being in a Canadian Tuxedo. Page then says Shawn Spears will probably wear a three piece suit, but he is wearing a tuxedo. Page then says he is the uncrowned champion of Canada.

– “The Young OG” Je’Von Evans is shown outside of the arena yesterday. Evans says he was in the Indies six months ago and he didn’t expect any of this to happen. Evans then says he will main event his first PLE tonight and he will have a chance to be the youngest champion in NXT history.

– Back live to the Chase U locker room, where Ridge Holland calls and says he has a few things ready for Tuesday when they come back as champions. Holland then wishes the rest of Chase U luck. Thea then says she is excited for Ridge. Chase then tells Duke to focus on winning tonight. Morant and Hudson then gives their thoughts on the WWE NXT Tag Team Title Match.

– NXT General Manager Ava joins Sam Roberts and Megan Morant. Ava is asked about the energy of the wrestlers. Ava says it is a special night. Ava then says everyone on tonight’s show is looking to impress and show out. Ava then says she thinks that is what is going to happen. Ava then says the landscape of NXT can change tonight. Sam then asks if Ava regrets making the WWE NXT Champion Match a Fatal 4-Way Match. Ava says she does not and she stands by her decision. Ava then says everyone in the match deserves a title match. Ava then says it gives everyone a chance to showcase their abilities. Ava then says she thinks it will be an amazing match.

– We get a promo from Shawn Spears. Spears says he used to drive by the arena as an aspiring wrestler. Spears then says one day he would make it happen. Spears then says after two decades of patience and pain he believes. Spears then says tonight he has the opportunity to get what has eluded him. Spears then says he will win the NXT Championship and the young and impressionable talent will see the light and truth. Spears then says when he is NXT Champion they will believe.

– WWE NXT Champion Trick Williams walks through Toronto and says a piece of him should be honored because they all think they have a chance to get a title match. Williams then says he feels pissed off because everyone thinks they can take the title from him. Williams then says Evans belongs here, but the other two don’t deserve it. Williams then says they won’t get special treatment because they are in Canada. Williams then says he won’t lay down and give up his title.

– Vic Joseph and WWE Hall of Famer Booker T welcomes us to the show and we get the entrances of the first match of the night, which is a Tag Team Match.

Karmen Petrovic and Arianna Grace vs. Jacy Jayne and Jazmyn Nyx

Grace and and Jayne begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Jayne takes down Grace, then gloats. Petrovic tags in and lands a clothesline on Jayne with some assistance from Grace. Nyx tags in, and Petrovic trips her. She whips her into the corner, then lands a kick. Grace tags in and delivers a shoulder to Nyx's midsection, then follows it up with a suplex and an elbow drop. She sends Nyx crashing into the top turnbuckle face first, then tags in Petrovic.

Petrovic delivers a bulldog to Nyx, but Jayne gets in her face. This opens the door for Nyx to clock Petrovic and tag in Jayne. Jayne lands a neckbreaker on Petrovic and fires off a couple right hands on her before Nyx tags back in and continues wearing down Petrovic. Jayne tags in and delivers a cannonball to Petrovic in the corner, then locks in a submission on her. Jayne connects with a thrust kick on Petrovic, then tags Nyx back in. Nyx and Jayne hit a double suplex before Jayne keels Petrovic from tagging out to Grace.

Petrovic breaks free of Jayne's grasp and tags in Grace. Grace fires off strikes on both Jayne and Nyx, then lands a back elbow off the middle rope on Jayne. Petrovic tags in, and lands a spinebuster-kick combination on Jayne with Grace. Nyx tags in and delivers a dro toe hold on Petrovic. Nyx and Jayne double team on Petrovic, but Nyx rolls up Petrovic. Grace pulls on Nyx's hair, opening the door for Petrovic to reverse the fall for the win.

Winners: Arianna Grace and Karmen Petrovic

– Nathan Frazer finally shows up and Axiom asks where was he. Axiom tells Frazer they have to be focused. Frazer says he is locked in. Frazer asks what the game plan is.

– The panel discusses the WWE NXT Championship Fatal 4-Way Match and the Countdown To WWE NXT Heatwave Kickoff Pre-Show comes to a close.

– We are live! The main show kicks off with a video showing some highlights of the events leading up to the matches on tonight's card.

– Vic Joseph and Booker T then greet audiences to the main show at home as Wes Lee makes his way down to the ring. Oba Femi follows.

NXT North American Championship Match: Oba Femi (c) vs. Wes Lee

The bell rings and Lee lands a boot on Femi's midsection. He looks to land a second one, but Femi catches it and trips him. Lee fires off right hands on Femi's midsection, but Femi whips Lee in the corner and looks to land a boot. Lee moves out of the way and delivers a kick, then connects with an enzuigiri off the ropes. Femi connects with an oblique breaker on Lee, then sits him on the top rope before knocking him to the outside. Lee quickly recovers and delivers a missile dropkick on Femi back inside the ring. Femi gets Lee up on his shoulders and sends him crashing into the mat.

The action spills to the outside, and Femi fires off a right hand on Lee's midsection. He sends him crashing into the ring apron and partially under the ring, then gets back in the ring. The referee begins a ten count, but Lee beats it. Femi then lands an uppercut on Lee in the corner and follows it up with a backbreaker. He stands on Lee's spine before he delivers a stomp to it, then delivers another oblique breaker and connects with a right hand on Lee's spine. Femi whips Lee into the corner, then charges at him. Lee ducks out of the way, and Femi is sent crashing into the ring post.

Femi clotheslines Lee on the apron, then delivers a chokeslam-backbreaker combination on him back in the ring. He continues wearing down Lee's previously injured spine, but Lee rocks Femi with an enzuigiri and fires off a few right and left hands on him. Lee then delivers a DDT to Femi and delivers a pair of tope suicidas to him on the outside, then looks to fly off the top rope. Femi catches Lee, but Lee connects with a hurricanrana and goes for a pin. Femi kicks out.

Lee delivers a meteora to Femi off the top rope, then looks to fly off it. Femi intercepts him with an uppercut and goes for a pin, but Lee kicks out. Femi then gets Lee on his shoulders and ascends to the top rope, but Lee escapes and looks to land a hurricanrana on Femi. Femi blocks him and powerbombs him off the middle rope, but Lee catches Femi with the Kardiak Kick and goes for a pin. Femi kicks out.

Lee delivers a Frog Splash off the ropes to Femi, but Femi clotheslines himself and Lee out of the ring. Lee lands on the apron and looks to fly, but Femi catches him with a shoulderbreaker and gets him back inside the ring. Lee rocks Femi with a knee to the side of his head, then delivers a double stomp to his spine and looks to land the Kardiak Kick. Femi catches him, but Lee escapes and connects with a thrust kick on him. Lee once again looks for the Kardiak Kick, but Femi sees him coming and sends him crashing into the mat. He then delivers a sit-out powerbomb for the win.

Winner and STILL NXT North American Champion: Oba Femi

– Sol Ruca then makes her way down to the ring. Kelani Jordan follows.

NXT Women's North American Championship Match: Kelani Jordan (c) vs. Sol Ruca

The bell rings and the two lock up. They take turns trying to take one another down and locking in submissions in on one another before Jordan delivers a crossbody to Ruca out of the corner. Ruca lands a drop toe hold on Jordan, but Jordan responds with a low crossbody. Ruca delivers a facebuster to Jordan, then locks in a Bow and Arrow on her.

Jordan delivers an arm drag to Ruca, then follows it up with a hurricanrana and flies over the top rope to level her on the outside. The pair get back inside the ring, and Jordan connects with a facebuster on Ruca. Ruca then lands a pair of crossbodies on Jordan and connects with a kick on her head before delivering a 450 Splash from the apron.

Jordan and Ruca exchange forearms with one another, but Jordan hits a Pele Kick on Ruca. She follows it up with a poisionrana and a springboard moonsault on Ruca on the outside, but Ruca delivers a kick to Jordan's chest off the apron. She lands a moonsault on Jordan out of the corner, and the referee begins a ten count. Both women beat it, and Ruca then gets Jordan on her shoulders. Jordan escapes and rolls up Ruca, but Ruca kicks out.

Ruca and Jordan take turns unsuccessfully pinning one another before Ruca delivers a powerbomb to Jordan. She sits Jordan on the top rope and joins her up there, but Jordan fights Ruca off and delivers a 630 Splash to her. Ruca gets Jordan in an electric chair position, and Jordan looks to escape. Ruca hangs on to her and catapults her into the corner, then ascends to the top with her still in an electric chair position. Jordan delivers a poisionrana to Ruca, then follows it up with a split legged moonsault for the win.

Winner and STILL NXT Women's North American Champion: Kelani Jordan

– After the match, Jordan helps up Ruca. Ruca holds up Jordan's hand as a show of respect to her, and Jordan celebrates her win with the "NXT" Universe.

– We then head backstage to Ava, who tells Karmen Petrovic and Arianna Grace that they make a good tag team together. After Grace voices her confidence about being a better in-ring competitor than Petrovic, Ava makes a match between them official for this coming Tuesday's edition of "NXT".

– Back at ringside, Chase U makes their way down. Axiom and Nathan Frazer follow.

NXT Tag Team Championship Match: Axiom and Nathan Frazer (c) vs. Chase U (w/ Thea Hail and Riley Osborne)

Axiom and Andre Chase begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. They take turns locking one another in submission holds and pinning each other before Axiom connects with a dropkick on Chase. Chase pins Axiom, but Axiom kicks out. Chase delivers a dropkick to Axiom. Frazer tags in, and Chase connects with a pair of arm drags on him. Duke Hudson tags in and lands a belly-to-belly throw on Frazer.

Chase tags back in and double teams on Frazer with Hudson. Axiom tags in and double teams on Chase with Frazer. Axiom then sends Chase crashing into the mat and tags in Frazer. Frazer delivers an enzuigiri to Chase, and Axiom connects with a suplex on him. Axiom and Frazer then deliver a double superkick on Chase. Frazer wears Chase down with a submission hold, then trips him and tags Axiom back in. Axiom locks in an ankle submission on Chase, but Chase looks to escape with an enzuigiri. Axiom hangs on and cinches in a Knee Bar. Chase escapes and sends Axiom crashing into the middle turnbuckle.

Hudson and Frazer tag in, and Hudson runs over Frazer and Axiom with a pair of double clotheslines. He delivers a chokeslam to Axiom, then sends Frazr crashing into the mat face first. He delivers a gutbuster to Frazer, landing on top of Axiom in the process and pins Frazer. Frazer kicks out and dropkicks Hudson out of the ring, but Hudson lands a belly-to-belly suplex on Frazer and looks to land a Razor's Edge. Frazer counters with a hurricanrana that sends Hudson crashing into the corner.

Axiom tags in and flies with Frazer to level Chase U on the outside. Axiom then gets Hudson back in the ring and ascends to the top. He connects with a Frog Splash on Hudson, then tags in Frazer. Frazer flies off the top rope with a 450 Splash on Hudson. Axiom looks to fly off the top rope, but Hudson gets his boots up. Hudson then delivers a Sidewalk Slam to Frazer and goes for a pin, but Frazer kicks out.

Frazer and Hudson teeter on the top rope, but Frazer fights off Hudson and lands a missile dropkick on him. Axiom tags in and sits Hudson on the top rope with Frazer. Frazert tags himself in and Axiom delivers a Spanish Fly to Hudson. Frazer follows it up with a Phoenix Splash on Hudson and goes for a pin, but Chase breaks the fall by landing a Code Red on Axiom.

Chase and Axiom tag in and exchange right hands with one another. Chase lands an enzuigiri on Axiom and a chop on Frazer. Frazer looks to land a kick on Chase, but accidentally hits Axiom. Hudson takes down Frazer with a right hand and Chase rolls up Axiom, but Axiom kicks out. Frazer dropkicks Hudson into the ring steps on the outside as Chase delivers a Russian Leg Sweep to Axiom back in the ring. He connects with the Chase U stomps on him, then ascends to the top and delivers a crossbody. He goes for a pin, but Frazer breaks the fall.

Chase dumps Frazer out of the ring and looks to send Axiom crashing into the mat. Frazert tags in and looks to fly off the top rope, but Chase sees him coming and ascends up the top rope. Frazer joins him up there and delivers a superplex to him. Axiom tags in and double teams on Chase with Frazer. Frazer flies over the top rope to level Hudson on the outside, and Axiom connects with the Golden Ratio on Chase inside the ring for the win.

Winners and STILL NXT Tag Team Champions: Axiom and Nathan Frazer

– We head backstage to Wes Lee, where he vents his frustrations about being unable to dethrone Oba Femi as North American Champion and never getting to challenge for the title as long as he holds the title. He says he's at a loss for words and says he needs some time to figure things out, then says he'll see fans on this coming Tuesday's episode of "NXT".

– Lola Vice then makes her way down to the ring. Roxanne Perez follows.

NXT Women's Championship Match: Roxanne Perez (c) vs. Lola Vice

The bell rings and the two lock up. Perez lands an open palm strike on Vice, and Vice responds by shoving Perez and locking in a submission hold on her. Vice looks to land a cross arm breaker on Perez, but Perez counters into a roll up. Vice kicks out, then hits a mat return on Perez and dumps her across the ring. She looks to land the 305 on Perez, but Perez rolls out of the ring to avoid it.

Vice flies off the apron to level Perez, then gets her back inside the ring. Perez sends Vice crashing into the middle turnbuckle and rains down right hands on her, then sends her crashing into one of the other turnbuckles and stomps on her chest. Vice sends Perez's face repeatedly bouncing off the turnbuckles, but Perez delivers a hair whip to Vice and pulls on her hair. She whips Vice into the corner, then connects with an uppercut and a Russian Leg Sweep. She goes for a pin, but Vice kicks out.

Vice delivers a series of rapid fire kicks to Perez's thighs, then connects with a Hip Attack and a scissor kick. Vice lands a right hand on Perez's midsection, but Perez lands an uppercut. Vice intercepts Perez and locks in a submission, but Perez counters into a pinfall to escape. Vice then locks in a Sleeper on Perez, but Perez rolls out of the ring and sends Vice crashing into the announce desk spine first to break the hold. Perez then sends Vice crashing into the ring post arm first and stomps on her hand before she delivers a suplex.

Perez and Vice get back in the ring, and Perez stomps on Vice's injured arm. She sends it bouncing off the mat and goes for a pin, but Vice kicks out. Perez then continues wearing down Vice's arm and steps on it, but Vice lands a kick on Perez. Perez responds with a back suplex and looks to land a back elbow, but Vice catches it and delivers the 305, sending Perez crashing out of the ring.

Vice gets Perez back in the ring and pins her, but Perz gets her boot on the bottom rope to break the fall. Vice rains down right hands on Perez, but Perez sends Vice crashing into the ring post shoulder first. Perez looks to land Pop Rox on Vice, but Vice avoids the maneuver and fires off a few roundhouse kicks on Perez. She looks to land the 305, but Perez counters with Pop Rox and goes for a pin. Vice kicks out.

Perez dumps Vice out of the ring and clears the announce desk. She gets Vice on top of it and delivers Pop Rox to her. She dumps her back in the ring and goes for a pin, but Vice somehow manages to kick out. Perez rains down Hammer and Anvil elbows on Vice's arm and locks in a crossface, then delivers three Pop Rox to her for the win.

Winner and STILL NXT Women's Champion: Roxanne Perez

– Je'Von Evans then makes his way down to the ring. Shawn Spears, Ethan Page, and Trick Williams follow.

Fatal Four-Way Match for the NXT Championship: Trick Williams (c) vs. Ethan Page vs. Shawn Spears vs. Je'Von Evans

The bell rings and Page hops out of the ring wanting to let Williams, Evans, and Spears brawl amongst themselves. Evans delivers a tope suicida to him to take him down on the outside as Williams and Spears brawl in the ring. Williams delivers a bodyslam to Spears and sends him crashing to the outside as Evans and Page exchange right hands with each other. Spears and Page send Williams and Evans bouncing off the ring steps and get inside the ring to form an alliance.

Page and Spears instantly turn on one another by delivering eye rakes to one another. Evans levels Spears, and Williams delivers a neckbreaker to Page. Williams and Evans show their respect for one another before Evans delivers an arm drag to Williams and rolls him up. Williams kicks out, and Evans lands a dropkick on him. Evans then rolls up Williams, but Williams kicks out.

Williams levels Evans with a clothesline and a bodyslam, but Spears looks to level him with a chair. Williams sees him coming and levels him with a leg lariat, then hits one on Page. Williams lands a clothesline on Page and a double flapjack on him and Spears. Evans flies off the top ro level SPears and Page, but Williams delivers a uranage to Evans. Page lands a right hand on Evans and sends him crashing into Spears. He whips him into the corner then lands a right hand and sits him on the top rope. Page pulls Evans off the top and sends him crashing into Williams and Spears, then delivers a powerslam to him and goes for a pin. Evans kicks out.

Page ascends to the top, but Spears catches him with a pair of chops and joins him up there. Evans knocks Spears off the ropes, but Williams gets Evans in an electric chair position. He cinches in a headlock on Spears, and Page flies off the top rope to level everyone. Williams and Page pin Spears and Evan respectively, but they both kick out.

Williams and Page exchange right hands, but Spears hits them both with his chair. He looks to hit Evans with it, but Evans sees him coming. Evans flies off the ropes, but Spears catches him with the chair. He sets the chair up in the corner and looks to land C4 on Evans through it. Williams saves Evans, but Spears delivers C4 to him onto the chair and goes for a pin. Williams kicks out.

Spears gets Williams up on his shoulders, but Williams escapes. Spears delivers a superkick to Evans, but Page catches him with a kick of his own. Williams then takes down Page before he clears the announce desk and looks to send Page crashing through it with a flapjack. Page fires off right hands on Williams to escape and sends him crashing into the ring post, then sets up for Ego's Edge. Williams escapes and sends Page crashing into the ring post, then fires off right hands on him.

Evans flies over the top rope and sends Williams crashing through the barricade near the timekeeper's area. Spears gets Evans on his shoulders on the middle rope and delivers the C4 to him. Page tosses Spears out of the ring and pins Evans, but Evans kicks out. Page ascends to the top rope, but Spears trips him and lands a chop on him. He joins Page on the ropes, but Williams pulls him down and the two are sent crashing out of the ring. Evans then delivers a Spanish Fly to Page off the top, then connects with a cutter off the top and pins Page.

Williams breaks the fall, then exchanges right hands with Evans. The pair then level one another with kicks before Evans looks to fly off the top. Speras trips him and drags Evans up to the top to join him. Evans connects with a neckbreaker on Spears, then delivers a Tornado to him and goes for a pin. Williams breaks the fall, and Evans looks to fly from the apron. Williams sees him coming and pushes him away, sending him crashing through the announce desk.

Williams looks to take down Spears, but Spears sees him coming and locks in a Sharpshooter. Page breaks the hold, then delivers Ego's Edge to Williams and goes for a pin. Evans breaks the fall by getting Williams' foot on the bottom rope. Page drags Evans into the ring and rains down right hands on him. He looks to land Ego's Edge on Evans, but Spears pulls Evans down. Williams then levels Spears and Evans with the Trick Shot, then hits one on Page. Page falls on top of Evans to pin him, and the referee completes the three count before Williams can break the fall.

Winner and NEW NXT Champion: Ethan Page

– After the match, a quick clip of Joe Hendry is shown before the show goes off the air.

[TKO]

Ethan good