Tatum Paxley defends the NXT Women’s North American Championship against Lizzy Rain

The NXT Women’s North American Championship will be on the line when Tatum Paxley defends her title against Lizzy Rain. Paxley and Rain joined forces last week to defeat Zaria and Nikkita Lyons in tag team action, a match where Rain scored the pinfall. The champion agreed that the newcomer was ready for a championship opportunity tonight.




— We are live! Vic Joseph and Booker T greet audiences at home as Myles Borne and Tony D'Angelo make their way to the ring. Mason Rook and Kam Hendrix follow.

Tony D'Angelo and Myles Borne vs. Mason Rook and Kam Hendrix

Borne and Hendrix begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Hendrix fires off a stomp on Borne's spine, but Borne catches him with a scoop powerslam. We see Tavion Heights watching the action from backstage as Rook and D'Angelo tag in on their respective sides.

Rook rocks D'Angelo with a right hand, but D'Angelo responds with one of his own and the two men continue to exchange them. Rook connects with a running senton on D'Angelo and pins him, but D'Angelo kicks out and lands a pair of clotheslines on Rook. D'Angelo fires off a right hand on Rook, then tags in Borne and lands a double back suplex on Rook with him.

Rook fires off chops on Borne during the commercial break, then tags out to Hendrix. Hendrix fires off right hands on Borne, but D'Angelo tags back in and sends Hendrix crashing into the top turnbuckle face first. Hendrix fires off a pair of clotheslines on D'Angelo in the corner, but Rook tags back in and delivers a bodslam to D'Angelo.

Rook pins D'Angelo, but D'Angelo kicks out and fires off right hands on Rook. Borne tags back in and looks to land a double suplex on Rook with D'Angelo, but Rook overpowers the two men and delivers a double suplex to them instead. Hendrix tags in and levels Borne with a big boot, then levels him with a suplex back from the break and goes for a pin. Borne kicks out.

Rook tags in, but tags back out to Hendrix. Hendrix and Rook look to double team on Borne, but Borne fights them off and tags in D'Angelo.

D'Angelo delivers a pair of German suplexes to Hendrix. Rook and Borne tag back in, but Heights blindsides Hendrix from behind on the outside. Security quickly pulls Heights off Hendrix and escorts him to the back before Rook sends Borne crashing into the middle turnbuckle shoulder first. Hendrix tags himself in, and Rook connects with a Death Valley Driver slam on Borne. Hendrix then pins Borne for the win.

Winners: Mason Rook and Kam Hendrix

— We then head backstage, where Saquon Shugars and Dion Lennox express how har they've been training together to Osiris Griffin an Cutler James. When Lennox asks Griffin what he meant last week when he said that there would be changes in DarkState if himself and Shugars were unable to win the NXT Tag Team Championship tonight, Griffin looks to answer but Shugars cuts him off and brings the focus of Lennox back to the match.

— Kelani Jordan then makes her way to the ring.

Jordan says she's the fastest home grown talent of WWE and says she beat Kendal Grey last week, then says she's better than all the women who got called up to "Raw" and "SmackDown" including Fatal Influence, Blake Monroe, and Sol Ruca. She says she's better than any woman listening in the back and says she's the only woman to make NXT Women's Champion Lola Vice tap out. She says that should've put her at the front of the line a long time ago, but she's never even gotten an NXT Women's Championship shot and continues to gloat about how great she is.

The Culling's music hits, and Izzi Dame makes her way out. She asks Jordan if she's trying to jump the line again and says she should be the next to get an NXT Women's Championship shot given that she's pinned Vice.

Vice's music hits and she makes her way out. She says Jordan and Dame both have wins, but she won when it mattered to become NXT Women's Champion and says Jordan talks a lot. She says Dame blindsided her last week from behind and says she'll give Dame an NXT Women's Championship next week, but Jordan interjects and looks to tell Jordan that she'll give her a shot after Dame.

Kendal Grey's music hits and she makes her way out, saying that her eyes are still on the NXT Women's Championship. She takes objection with having to wait for an NXT Women's Championship shot, but Wren Sinclair blindsides Jordan from behind and hits her with a crutch as Vice takes out Dame.

— Dorian Van Dux talks with Sean Legacy backstage. Van Dux says Legacy will win his next match and Legacy says he's fighting Van Dux so he may change his tune. They shoot the shit until Romeo Moreno walks by with Noam Dar. Dar talks about his loss and says Moreno will fare better than he did with his match tonight and asks Dar to be in his corner for his match.

— We then head over to the women's locker room, where we see Layla Diggs, Wendy Choo, and several other women watching a clip of Nattie talking about Jaida Parker. Parker approaches the women, leading to a verbal confrontation between Parker and Diggs. We then head over to the women's locker room, where we see Layla Diggs, Wendy Choo, and several other women watching a clip of Nattie talking about Jaida Parker. Parker approaches the women, leading to a verbal confrontation between Parker and Diggs.

— Back at ringside, Tristian Angels makes his way out. Romeo Moreno and Noam Dar are already waiting inside.

Tristan Angels vs. Romeo Moreno (w/ Noam Dar)

The bell rings and the two lock up. Angels lands a right hand on Moreno and runs him over with a shoulder tackle, but Moreno levels Angels with a dropkick. Angels responds with a suplex on Moreno, then follows it up with a backbreaker to him.

We see Shiloh Hill shaking the hands of fans in the crowd, distracting Angels for a moment. This opens the door for Moreno to dump Angels out of the ring and fly off the top rope with a crossbody to level him.

Moreno dumps Angels back in the ring and high fives Hill in the crowd, but Angels delivers a suplex to Moreno back in the ring during the commercial break and wears him down with a shoulder submission. Moreno escapes and lands a suplex on Angels, then levels him with a pair of clotheslines back from the break and rocks Angels with an enzuigiri to his head.

Angels rolls out of the ring, but Moreno looks to land a kick on him off the ring apron. Angels trips Moreno and delivers a Famouser style knee to Moreno's face for the win.

Winner: Tristan Angels

— After the match, Angels grabs a microphone and says Hill is in the crowd where he belongs. Hill says Angels told him that he could never outclass him, but he is now wearing a top hat. Angels calls Hill a disgrace, but Hill announces he's running a campaign to become Mr. NXT. Hill asks the fans if they want to see him or Angels as Mr. NXT while showing a picture of Angels in a top hat, and the crowd overwhelming chooses Hill as Mr. NXT. Angels says Hill will never understand true beauty and promises that he will pay for ruining his perfect in-ring debut.

— Lizzy Rain makes her way to the ring. Tatum Paxley follows.


NXT Women's North American Championship Match: Tatum Paxley (c) vs. Lizzy Rain

The bell rings and the two lock up. They take turns locking one another in submission holds, but Rain connects with a step-up hurricanrana on Paxley. Paxley looks to land a dropkick on Rain, but Rain sees her coming.

Rain wears down Paxley's arm with a submission hold during the commercial break, but Paxley wears down Rain with a submission of her own. Rain reverses into a pinfall, but Paxley kicks out and cinches in a Boston Crab on Rain. Rain manages to escape and delivers a shoulder to Paxley's midsection from the ring apron, but the pair level one another with crossbodies back from the break.

We see Kali Armstrong watching the action from backstage as Paxley fires off a couple forearms on Rain. Rain responds with a forearm of her own, and the two women continue to exchange forearms before Rain looks to fly through the ropes on the outside. Paxley sees her coming and intercepts her, then sets up for Cemetery Drive on Rain. Rain then escapes and lands a headbutt on Paxley.

Paxley and Rain take turns pinning one another and kicking out, but Paxley manages to land Cemetery Drive on Rain for the win.

Winner and STILL NXT Women's North American Champion: Tatum Paxley

— After the match, Paxley helps Rain up and extends her hand to her. Zaria surprises both women with a double spear and delivers a pair of F5s to them, then grabs the Women's North American Championship belt and holds it up.

— We then head backstage, where Robert Stone approaches Wren Sinclair and Kendal Grey to talk about the injured Sinclair attacking Kelani Jordan earlier tonight. Sinclair tells Stone that she wants a match against Jordan next week, and Stone agrees on the condition that Sinclair is medically cleared.

— Back at ringside, Keanu Carver makes his way down. Tate Wilder follows.

Keanu Carver vs. Tate Wilder

The bell rings and Carver whips Wilder into the corner spine first. He follows it up with a back body drop, but Wilder connects with a springboard moonsault on Carver outside of the ring. Wilder turns his back to Carver, and Carver takes advantage by blindsiding Wilder from behind.

Carver delivers a suplex to Wilder back inside the ring, and the two men exchange right hands with one another before Carver delivers a German suplex to Wilder. Wilder catches Carver with a back elbow and ascends to the top, then delivers a missile dropkick on Carver off the top rope and lands a splash on Carver off the top rope.

Wilder looks to fly once again instead of pinning Carver, but Carver sees him coming and sends Wilder crashing into the mat with a swinging slam for the win.

Winner: Keanu Carver

— Brad Baylor & Ricky Smokes are bugging out backstage. Jackson Drake tells them to not get in their heads and tells them they're the best. Myka Lockwood says she'll handle Osiris Griffin and Cutler James so Baylor and Smokes can focus on Dion Lennox and Saquon Shugars.

— Bronco Nima & Lucien Price talk backstage. Shiloh Hill asks them to sign his petition to be Mr. NXT. Hill approaches BirthRight. Arianna Grace says Hill isn't pageant material. Charlie Dempsey asks Hill what this is about and calls Hill embarrassing. Lexis King, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, Uriah Connors and Grace agree. Dempsey challenges Hill to a fight next week.

— Sarah Schreiber is in the ring with Kam Hendrix and she asks him what is next for him. Hendrix talks about beating two champions on his debut and says he's ready for Tony D'Angelo and wants to go for the top gold. Mason Rook comes out interrupting Hendrix. Hendrix is hyped to see Rook but Rook doesn't shake his hand. Rook says Hendrix is acting like he is the reason they won but Rook says Hendrix took the win from him. Rook says he's the reason Hendrix is even out here and he'll do Hendrix a favour and he's giving Hendrix a chance to give him credit. Hendrix says no one will remember Rook was even in the match and pats his stomach and calls him "big boy". Rook clotheslines Hendrix and then gets him on his shoulder and flips into the turnbuckles knocking Hendrix out.

— DarkState make their way to the ring. Vanity Project follows.


NXT Tag Team Championship Match: The Vanity Project (w/Jackson Drake & Myka Lockwood) vs. DarkState (w/Cutler James & Osiris Griffin)

The bell rings and DarkState attacks Vanity Project on the outside of the ring. Smokes tags in and beats down Lennox before Brad Baylor and Shugars tag in. Shugars stomps on Baylor's hand, then wears down his arm with a submission hold.

Smokes tags in and looks to land an elbow drop on Shugars. Shugars moves out of the way and lands a belly-to-belly suplex on Smokes, but Lennox tags back in and double teams on Smokes with Shugars. Lennox tags back in and delivers an arm drag to Smokes, but Shugars and Baylor tag in before Shugars lands a Monkey Flip on Baylor and sends him crashing out of the ring over the top rope.

Lennox and Shugars clotheslines Baylor out of the ring, but Lennox tags in and charges at Baylor in the corner during the commercial break. Baylor moves out of the way and fires off stomps on Lennox in the corner, but Smokes tags back in and follows suit. Baylor tags back in and wears down Lennox with a submission hold, then tags out to Smokes as Shugars tags in on his side.

Baylor and Smokes continue tagging in and out as they wear down Shugars. Shugars looks to tag out to Lennox, but Baylor momentarily stops him back from the break. Shugars tags in Lennox, and Lennox lands a double suplex on Smokes and Baylor.

Shugars and Smokes tag in, and Shugars sends Smokes crashing into the ropes. Lennox tags in and sends Baylor crashing into the mat with a powerbomb using the top rope, then goes for a pin but Baylor kicks out.

Smokes tags in, but Lennox levels Baylor and Smokes with a double clothesline. Drake gets into Shugars' face on the outside, but Cutler James and Osiris Griffin get in his face. Lockwood joins Drake, but Shugars makes the blind tag in. Lennox lands a spinebuster on Smokes and pins him thinking that he's legal, but Shugars and the referee explain that Lennox isn't the legal man. Shugars then flies off the top rope with a splash and pins Smokes, but Smokes kicks out.

Lennox and Shugars argue, and Baylor looks to take advantage when he charges at Shugars. Shugars ducks out of the way and sends Baylor into Lennox to send Lennox crashing off the ring apron. Smokes then rolls up Shugars for the win.

Winners and STILL NXT Tag Team Champions: The Vanity Project

— After the match, Griffin and James fire off kicks and right hands on Shugars as Dion Lennox watches on. Griffin and James stare at Lennox, and Lennox rains down right hands on Shugars. Shugars manages to land an open palm strike on Lennox, but Griffin and James get up Shugars on the outside as Lennox clears the announce desk. Griffin and James toss Shugars over to Lennox, and Lennox powerbombs Shugars through the announce desk. Griffin, Lennox, and James then stand tall as the show goes off the air.