It’s the NXT Deadline send off episode of NXT this week live from the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.
Headlining the show tonight is the men’s and women’s Last Chance Iron Survivor Challenge Qualifying matches. The men’s match will feature Axiom, Cedric Alexander, Eddy Thorpe, and Lexis King in a fatal-four way match to qualify for Deadline. The women’s match includes Cora Jade, Jaida Parker, Kelani Jordan, and Wren Sinclair to qualify.
In addition to that, drama escalates between Nikkita Lyons and Karmen Petrovic. They will face each other tonight. Gigi Dolin is back in action as well.
Former Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff and Sean “X-Pac” Waltman are expected to appear on the show tonight as well.
Lastly, more chaos continues in the men’s tag team division. A Number One Contender’s Tag Team Battle Royal will take place to determine who will face Fraxiom for the NXT Tag Team Championships at NXT Deadline this Saturday.
We’ll have all of the action updated here live. Be sure to stay tuned in after the show tonight for the debut of the NXT Post Show Tuesday Night Besties hosted by Amanda Savage and I.
The first match of the night is the Women’s Iron Survivor Qualifying match. Jaida Parker’s entrance music hits to begin the night.
-Parker takes control of the match early. She hits Sinclair with a spinebuster, but only gets a two count. Jade is wearing down Jordan by placing her knee in Jordan’s neck. Parker adjusts her focus to Jordan and attempts a Belly to Back Suplex, but Jordan lands back on her feet. Jordan then kicks Parker in the face. Jordan hits the Frog Splash for a two count. Jade goes for The Double Underhook DDT on Jordan, but she counters with a handspring lariat. Immediately follows it with a The 450 Splash for a two count. Parker slaps Jordan in the ribs. Lola Vice interferes and hits Sinclair with her Spinning Back Fist finisher. Doing do, Sinclair falls on top of Jade to pickup the victory. Sinclair is the last qualifier for the Women’s Iron Survivor match at NXT Deadline.
-After the match, General Manager Ava comes out and informs a frustrated Parker that she will be facing Vice in an NXT Underground match this Saturday at Deadline.\
-OTM makes their way to the ring to begin the men’s Tag Team Number One Contender’s Battle Royal. Hank and Tank start off the eliminations by eliminating Tyson Dupont. Luca Crusafino of the D’Angelo family is eliminated, followed by Tavion Heights. Briggs is eliminated. After Briggs is eliminated, Stacks is eliminated, so both members of the D’Angelo family are out. It cuts to a commercial break. Coming back from break, a lot of wrestlers have been eliminated. In fact, Gallus and Hank & Tank are the only two full teams in the Battle Royal coming back from break. Tyriek Igwe is thrown out, followed by Hank. After a bit of brawling, both Wolfgang and Mark Coffey are eliminated. Down to Tank, Lucien Price (OTM), and Myles Borne of No Quarter Catch Crew. Tank is eliminated first, followed by Price. Borne wins the Battle Royal, which means No Quarter Catch Crew are the new number one contenders for the NXT Tag Team Championships.
-Eric Bischoff comes out as he prepares to mediate a face-off between Ridge Holland and Trick Williams. Williams tells Holland that he’s bland or boring with no charisma. Holland replies that he has already proved himself when he beat Williams the first time. Holland tells Williams that his flashiness and his fanciness won’t be enough to help him. Williams has enough of talking and attacks Holland and they take the fight outside the ring. Holland hits a cradle DDT on Williams on top of the announcer’s table. Referees and medical officials have to come out and escort Williams out on a stretcher.
– It is time for Karmen Petrovic against Nikkita Lyons. Lyons sets the match off with some kicks on Petrovic. Petrovic then comes back with kicks of her own and sends Lyons in the corner. Lyons super kicks Petrovic and chokes her on the ropes and continues punching her in the corner. Petrovic fights back with kicks and slaps and more attack moves. Lyons hits Petrovic with a German suplex, but Lyons misses a splash. Ashante comes down and gets on the apron, but Lyons punches him. The distraction works, as Petrovic hits the Silent Slice finishing kick on Lyons for the win.
-The four match of the night is between Gigi Dolin and Izzy Dame. Both superstars have been out for a while. Dolin takes control early and gets the crowd into the match. Dame fights back with headlocks and attacks, but Dolin matched her energy with a variety of reversals. An unprecedented visit from Shawn Spears, as he comes out to watch the match and it distracts Dolin. Dame takes control. The two trade pins until Dolin hits Dame with Gigi Driver and gets the victory in her return.
-It’s time for the main event. The men’s final Iron Survivor Qualifying match. Ethan Page, Wes Lee, and Je’Von Evans are all watching from outside. Axiom and Eddy Thorpe go at it early in the match and take out Cedric Alexander. Lexis King tries to get in the mix, but Axiom takes care of him and takes control of the match and we go to break. Back from break, Thorpe is beating up everyone and hits Axiom with a driver. Axiom takes out Alexander and King again and hits a top rope Spanish Fly for a near fall. Alexander breaks the pin up and immediately takes out Thorpe and Alexander. He then goes head to head with King inside the ring and hits a driver for another two count. Axiom kicks King and tries to go for the win, but Thorpe pulls Axiom out of the ring and steals the pin on King for the win. Thorpe qualifies for the Iron Survivor challenge.
– NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez comes out and brags about nobody can beat her. All of the women’s Iron Survivor qualifiers come out and begin to brawl. It cuts backstage to end the show to show Thorpe was brutally attacked to the end the show. What does this mean for Deadline on Saturday. We will find out then!
