By the time tonight's NXT is over, we'll know who's next in line to challenge Tiffany Stratton.
Roxanne Perez, Blair Davenport, Gigi Dolin, and Kiana James are set to meet in a fatal four-way number one contender's match tonight. All four confronted Stratton at NXT Heatwave last week and wanted a shot at the NXT Women's Championship.
The road to deciding a challenger for Noam Dar's Heritage Cup trophy also starts tonight. The Global Heritage Invitational begins with Butch vs. Charlie Dempsey and Nathan Frazer vs. Joe Coffey. It's a round-robin tournament where the winner will challenge Dar at NXT No Mercy next month.
The Creed Brothers will attempt to earn their way back into NXT as they clash with The Dyad in a steel cage match. Their match is kicking off tonight's episode.
Eddy Thorpe vs. Dijak, Tyler Bate vs. Dabba-Kato, and Dana Brooke & Kelani Jordan vs. Elektra Lopez & Lola Vice have also been announced. Our live coverage starts at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
Opening the show is a tag team cage match. If the Creeds win, they are reinstated in NXT.
The Creeds Brothers (Julius & Brutus Creed) defeated The Dyad (Jagger Reid & Rip Fowler with The Schism) in a steel cage match
Fantastic opener, yet hard to follow. The Creeds are back with a bang.
Masked henchmen jump the Creeds as Julius and Brutus were getting into the cage. The hooded henchmen carry Brutus away, essentially kidnapping him. That left Julius alone two-on-one against The Dyad, after Joe Gacy shoved Julius into the cage and locked the door.
The Dyad work over Julius for some time, but Julius tries making comeback after a springboard backflip. Julius is soon cut off just before the show cuts to a commercial break. When the show returns from the break, also returning is Brutus Creed on a mission.
Brutus is seen tossing around henchmen left and right. Saving the day, Brutus rips the cage door off its hinges, which is a takeoff on something done with Doug Furnas in Knoxville during the 1980s. It is also a gimmick popularized by the debut of Kane in 1997.
Brutus enters the cage swinging the door over his head like Terry Funk would a ladder, and Brutus begins to clean house on The Dyad. The Creeds embrace, then they proceed to run wild on the heels. Creeds go for a Doomsday Device, but they are thwarted by Dyad. The two teams fight over the unhinged cage door.
In a feat of strength, Brutus lifts both members of The Dyad for a double Doomsday Device. Brutus leaps off the top rope with a cannonball to wipe out both Fowler and Reid. "Holy s**t" chants are bleeped out on the USA Network feed. The live studio audience was going bananas.
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Stereo sliding lariats, and Creeds both go for a cover. A three count later, and the Creeds are reinstated in NXT. Ivy Nile comes out to celebrate with Julius and Brutus after the match.
Joe Gacy glares at Ava, who turns and walks away. Someone sitting in the front row of the live studio audience taunts Ava as she leaves. That was funny.
Roxanne Perez cuts a promo ahead of the fatal four way match tonight, and she declares the next step on her quest to regaining the NXT Women's Championship.
The Street Profits in a cameo meet up with NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes and the NXT Tag Team Champions, Tony D'Angelo & Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo. They tease a tag title match in the future.
Up next is the first match in the "Don't Call It the G1" tournament, which WWE is billing as the "NXT Global Heritage International." That is a way more of a mouthful than "G1," but whatever. Likewise, having both "global" and "international" in the name seems redundant. Nonetheless, there is a points system in a round robin-style tourney.
Meta-Four was watching from a stage overlooking the ring.
Butch defeated Charlie Dempsey in a Group A match in the NXT Global Heritage International tournament
Butch pinned Dempsey after a Bitter End. In winning, Butch earns two points. This was a good match, but would likely have been far better with more time. Regardless, they made the most of the time they had. The tournament is off to a strong start.
Mustafa Ali interrupts an interview McKenzie Mitchell is conducting with Dragon Lee. Ali takes exception with Dragon Lee wanting another title shot at NXT North American Champion Dominik Mysterio. Ali claims to deserve the next title shot.
Ilja Dragunov is in the ring for a live monologue. He first puts over Trick Williams, whom was beaten last week by Dragunov. As Dragunov shifts his focus to talking about his quest for the NXT title, he is interrupted by Noam Dar. Still in his perch overlooking the ring, Dar wants to have an impromptu Supernova Sessions, which is his talk show gimmick.
Oro Mensah, Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson also chime in, as Meta-Four bickers with Dragunov. This was dragging when Mensah exits the perch, and he comes down to ringside. Mensah gets in the ring to confront Dragunov. They insult each other in German, and a brawl erupts. They trade strikes, and Mensah powders. This clearly sets up a singles grudge match with Dragunov against Mensah.
Von Wagner, flanked by Mr. Stone, cuts a promo on Bron Breakker for a no disqualification match next Tuesday on NXT.
Lola Vice & Elektra Lopez defeated Dana Brooke & Kelani Jordan
Vice pinned Jordan to win the match. Just before they went home, Vice sends Brooke crashing into the ring steps. That leaves the rookie Jordan alone, and she is soon given a finisher.
Lopez lifts Jordan like Jim Neidhart setting up the Hart Attack. Vice then delivers a roundhouse kick to Jordan, and she covers her for a pinfall. Brooke is very upset about the loss, and she pitches a fit at ringside after the match.
Gigi Dolan cuts a promo ahead of her fatal four way match later on.
Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams met up in the locker room. Hayes is worried about whether he can defeat Dragunov, and Hayes wants Williams opinion on the matter.
Dijak defeated Eddy Thorpe
Dijak jumped Thorpe during Thorpe's entrance, but that backfires on Dijak. Thorpe is a house of fire. He gets several near falls on Dijak early in the match with a strong style approach. Aside from the WWE finish, this bout would have fit on episode of NJPW Strong.
The fighting spills outside the ring at one point, which leads to the turning of the tide. Dijak tosses Thorpe over the announce desk. Dijak grabs a metal folding chair. That seemingly backfires on Dijak at first, but it led to a distraction that won the match for Dijak.
While the referee is busy getting rid of the chair, his back is turned as Dijak wraps a belt around his fist. Dijak waylays Thorpe with a loaded punch, and down goes Thorpe. Dijak follows up with a tornado high kick, and Dijak covers Thorpe for a three count.
Kiana James cuts a promo ahead of the fatal four way main event.
Bron Breakker confronts Baron Corbin in a backstage skit. Breakker wants a "thank you" from Corbin, but Corbin says he did not need Breakker's help. Breakker warns Corbin about interfering in Breakker's match next week against Von Wagner. Corbin scoffs at the notion, saying he is not interested in the bout. Corbin leaves, but not before making a smart aleck remark to Breakker on the way out.
Los Lotharios, Angel Garza and Humberto Carrillo, are featured in another vignette playing off their grandfather. They both have a dream, and they both wake up with fresh wounds. They believe their grandfather visiting them in the dream means a fresh start for them. Next week they return to NXT.
A tribute honors Bray Wyatt with a video package highlighting his career in WWE.
Blair Davenport is the final participant of the fatal four way to cut a promo ahead of the main event.
WWE Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley and NXT North American Dominik Mysterio cut a promo on Instagram. Dom proposes a match between Dragon Lee and Mustafa Ali to determine the next challenger to Dom's title. Dom also offers to be the guest referee in the contender's match.
Joe Coffey (with Mark Coffey & Wolfgang) defeated Nathan Frazier in a Group B match in the NXT Global Heritage International tournament
Coffey pinned Frazier after a lariat. Coffey earn two points with the win. Another good match to start off the other block in the tournament. Lots of good stuff here.
The match went through a commercial break. Frazier goes for a Phoenix Splash just as they were going home, but no water in the pool. He rolls through, only to be met by a lariat from Coffey. A three count later, and Coffey nets two points.
The tournament continues with matches on NXT Level Up, which premieres Friday on Peacock. Not going to lie, probably going skip that. But it is there for those that celebrate.
Thea Hail is absent from a class at Chase U, breaking her perfect attendance record. Hail finally arrives after class his over. She smarts off to Andre Chase when he tries to scold her. Duke Hudson takes up for her, and he says they are going to study hall. Instead, Hail ditches study hall to go hang out with Jacy Jayne.
In a skit posted on social media, Fallon Henley offers Myles Borne a spot in a trios match teaming with Briggs & Jensen. Borne accepts the offer, and he thanks Henley.
Wes Lee vows to win the NXT Championship in a promo posted on Instagram.
Tyler Bate is interviewed by McKenzie Mitchell, and Bate cuts a promo on Dabbo-Kato.
Kiana James defeated Gigi Dolan, Roxanne Perez and Blair Davenport in a number one contender's fatal four way match
James pinned Dolan to win the four-way bout. Earning a title shot in winning, James goes on to meet Tiffany Stratton in a title match next Tuesday on NXT.
They wrestled through a commercial break. Perez got to shine just before the show cuts to the split-screen break. Seems like a few potatoes were thrown at times.
The dust settles after some chaotic action, and it comes down to Davenport and Perez. Davenport lands a soccer kick on Perez, just as Perez executes Pop Rocks to Dolan on the floor.
Davenport follows up with a double stomp off the top rope. Perez counters Davenport, and Perez executes Pop Rocks in the ring. Before Perez can capitalize, Davenport rolls outside the ring.
Dolan goes for her finisher on Perez, but Perez counters her. As Perez is fighting with Dolan, in jumps James to deliver a modified flatliner on Perez. James then drops Dolan with a codebreaker, James covers Dolan for a three count.
NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes is seen watching Wes Lee's promo from Instagram. Hayes then goes into Shawn Michael's office as the show goes off air.