WWE NXT action is back at the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. It’s a huge night, as the NXT Women’s North American Championship will be on the line between Fallon Henley and Kelani Jordan. It will be the beginning of the Iron Survivor Qualifying matches to see who will be going to NXT Deadline for the Iron Survivor matches for the men and women. According to Fightful Select, the show will begin with a women’s tag team match between Giulia and Stephanie Vaquer against Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson of Meta Four. Here to update the results as it happens on the show.
- The show begins with Vic Joseph and Booker T introducing what happened last week in Philadelphia at the 2300 Arena.
- As Fightful Select reported slightly before the show, the night begins with Lash Legend/Jakara Jackson vs. Stephanie Vaquer and Giulia. Giulia and Legend start the match with Legend bringing early tenacity to help Meta Four get the upper hand early on. The two teams would go back and forth until Giulia and Vaquer take advantage of Legend being knocked out of the ring and hit Jackson with a double knee for the victory. After the match, it was announced they will be competing in Iron Survivor Qualifying matches and were asked what can they expect. Giulia replied with, “I knew this day would come.” After that, Vaquer replied, “See you at Deadline.” It cuts to promote Iron Survivor.
- After promoting the Iron Survivor matches in a promo, it cuts back to the ring to prepare for the first qualifying match between Sol Ruca and Cora Jade. It cuts to a quick commercial break before the match begins as Ruca enters the ring. Coming back from break, a Jade promo plays with her gloating about how she is going to win. A confident Jade starts off on top of her game to begin the match before Ruca utilized her athleticism before hitting Jade with a Sol Snatcher for the victory. Before you blink the match is over. Ruca is the first woman to qualify for this year’s Iron Survivor Challenge.
- After Ruca’s win, it cuts backstage to Je’Von Evans and Cedric Alexander talking about their Iron Survivor Challenge matches (Both tonight). This is followed by Dion Lennox playing mediator to Karmen Petrovic and Ashante Adonis. He convinces them the two of them need to tag together next week to settle their differences. It cuts to a commercial break.
- From break, NXT General Manager Ava Raine plans to hold a tag team summit to find out the next team to step up for Fraxiom. All of the tag teams state their claim and it cuts to the ring to prepare for the next Iron Survivor Qualifying match between Alexander and Wes Lee.
- Both Alexander and Lee go back and forth as expected to start the match until Alexander hits Lee outside of the ring to lay him out. We go to an early commercial break. Coming back from break, Alexander is still punishing Lee with strikes, punches and dropkicks. In the midst of all of this punishment, Lee hits Alexander with the Cardiac Kick but Alexander kicked out. Alexander hits Lee with a Michinoku Driver and the referee missed the count trying to fix the exposed turnbuckle. Going after Lee, he gets hit with a drop toehold and Lee hits a double knee on Alexander into the turnbuckle. Lee wins and qualifies for the Iron Survivor match.
- It cuts to Tony D’Angelo dining out at a restaurant and is interrupted by Shawn Spears and Brooks Jensen. Spears makes it clear he is going after the NXT North American title. It cuts to a commercial break.
- Coming back from commercial, Kelani Jordan does an interview where she talks about her match against Fallon Henley tonight and how she is going to get her title back tonight. She is then interrupted by the other Fatal Influence girls say that if Henley doesn’t win they have her back. NXT Champion Trick Williams makes his entrance to the ring to get ready for his promo.
- Williams talks about last week’s show and says that Ridge Holland pinning him last week was basically a fluke and he won’t get away with it. Before Williams get to talk too much, Chase U’s Andre Chase comes out and says he wants a piece of Holland. Williams insinuates that Chase could be in line for a title shot and immediately Holland comes out. Trick makes a match for next week official— Chase vs. Holland, winner gets a shot at the NXT title. It cuts to a Jaida Parker promo. She congratulates Sol Ruca for qualifying for Iron Survivor Challenge. But also made it clear that she’s gonna win the match. It cuts to the ring for Nikkita Lyons’ entrance before the next commercial break.
- Back from commercial, new NXT trainee Yoshiki Inamura and Josh Briggs are chatting with GM Ava Raine. Inamura is exciting to be in NXT and quickly Eddy Thorpe interrupts to complain about not getting any attention or opportunities. He finds out from Ava that he will be in an Iron Survivor Challenge match. Thorpe’s attitude changes and is now happy.
- We go back to the ring for Lyons and Adrianna Rizzo. Lyons takes advantage early on, but Rizzo’s rage takes over and switches the momentum. The two trade blows and Lyons once again took control but this time with repeated hip checks. Adrianna puts up one last fight, but Lyons gets her on the ground in the corner and Lyons hits her with what is essentially a Vader bomb for the victory. Rizzo immediately attacks Lyons with a crowbar, which is a sign this feud isn’t over.
- After Rizzo attacked Lyons, it cuts backstage to Chase talking with Chase U, who are upset Chase put the faction on the line for next week’s match against Holland. Chase lets them know it’s “high risk, high reward” and nothing will break up their group. It cuts back to the Performance Center where Je’Von Evans is entering the ring for his Iron Survivor Qualifying match against Lexis King. We go to break.
- Back from commercial break, we get a promo for Zaria, who has fresh off pinning the NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez. It appears she will also be in a Iron Survivor qualifying match. It cuts back to the ring for a fast-paced beginning between Evans and King. Evans takes control early with his “bouncy” moves off the apron and the turnbuckle. Until he tries a moonsault that misses and King hits him with a superkick to take control. Evans hits a frog splash, but King kicks out and tries one last move (sort of n inverted driver), but Evans hits a double jump tornillo for the 1-2-3 win. Evans joins Wes Lee and qualifies for the Iron Survivor Challenge.
- After Evans’ win, it cuts backstage to the NXT Tag Team Champions — Fraxiom. Nathan Frazier tells Axiom that he has a qualifying match for the Iron Survivor match and Axiom isn’t happy. OTM joins the fun and so does the D’Angelo family until referees break them all up. We go to another commercial break before the main event between Henley and Jordan.
- The beginning of Henley and Jordan is also fast-paced as the two trade several near falls to begin the match. Jordan tries a dropkick that misses Henley, and Jordan is slammed into the corner where Henley takes control early. Jordan takes back control after laying out Henley and we go to a final commercial break. Back from the break both Henley and Jordan are laid out in the ring. Jordan gets up first and tries to take back control of the match with a standing shooting star press, but Henley kicks out. Henley then takes back control after Jordan fails to get a three count after an X-Factor and a Spanish Fly. Jordan misses with the 450 splash and Henley takes control for a moment before Jordan hits the split-legged moonsault, but Jacy Jayne puts Henley’s foot on the ropes. Jayne then hits Jordan with an elbow that stuns her and Henley hits a Fameasser (Billy Gun) and retains the title in our main event.
- The show ends with OTM grabbing a headset and stating their claim for the Tag Team titles, but are interrupted again by the D’Angelo family and a brawl breaks out. Hank & Tank join the brawl, as well as Gallus and other tag teams to end this week’s show.
