1/16 NXT Results – The John Cena-led “WWE Then. Now. Forever. Together.” opening signature airs as always and then we shoot directly inside the CWC where Vic Joseph and Booker T welcome us to the show.
Dusty Classic Quarterfinals
Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams vs. Edris Enofe & Malik Blade
Hayes and Blade start things off and Hayes with an arm drag and Blade with one of his own. Blade and Hayes with leg sweeps and covers. Hayes and Blade go for a drop kick at the same time and get back to their feet. Blade with a wrist lock and Enofe tags in. They hit a double back elbow. Enofe gets chopped when he shoots a free throw with his shirt. Trick tags in and hits a drop kick. Trick with a slam. Trick with another slam. Blade tags in and Trick with punches to Enofe and then he hits a flying clothesline on Blade. Trick with a snap neck breaker to Enofe. Hayes misses a move off the turnbuckles and Blade with clotheslines to Hayes. Blade drop kicks Trick off the apron. Hayes with a super kick and Enofe tags in and he misses a cross body but does not miss with a drop kick.
Trick tags in and Enofe with arm drags but Trick avoids one. Trick with an Irish whip and splash into the corner. Hayes tags in and he hits a splash in the corner. Hayes and Trick with a double shoulder tackle and then Trick sends Hayes onto Enofe with a splash for a near fall. Trick tags in and he punches Enofe. Enofe kicks Hayes and gives Trick an elbow. Blade tags in and he sends Trick into the turnbuckles. Enofe with a Tiger Feint Kick and Blade with a slingshot senton. Trick with an arm drag but Blade with punches. Enofe tags in and he punches Trick and so does Blade. Enofe with a faceplant. They give Hayes a flapjack. Blade and Enofe with dives onto Hayes and Trick.
Hayes with chops to Enofe but Enofe chops back. Hayes with an elbow drop when Enofe gets back in the ring. Trick tags in and they hit a double back elbow. Trick wtih a front face lock and Enofe with a drop kick. Blade tags in and Blade with a suplex. Blade misses punches in the corner but Trick does not miss with jabs and an uppercut. Trick misses a drop kick when Blade holds on to the ropes. Blade with a drop kick for a near fall. Enofe tags in and they hit a double back elbow. Enofe gets a near fall. Enofe with a front face lock. Enofe with a side head lock but Trick blocks an IRish whip and Trick with an Irish whip but he misses a splash. Hayes tags in and gets a near fall with a rollup.
Hayes with a side head lock take down. Enofe with a rollup for a near fall. Hayes with a reverse chin lock. Enofe goes for a belly-to-back suplex but Hayes blocks it. Blade tags in and he hits a slingshot back breaker for a near fall. Enofe with forearms to Hayes. Trick tags in and hits a back elbow followed by a clothesline. Enofe avoids a cyclone kick but Trick with a double flap jack. Trick kicks Enofe in the ribs and he hits a uranage for a near fall. Hayes tags in and Blade with flip blockbuster. Trick with a neck breaker to Blade. Enofe with a belly-to-back suplex to Trick and Enofe goes up top and hits the elbow drop for a near fall. Hayes with a springboard clothesline to Enofe but Blade with a kick and a frog splash for a near fall. Enofe goes for a pescado but Trick punches him. Hayes with First 48 and Trick tags in and hits the flying knee for the three count.
Winners: Trick Williams and Carmelo Hayes (advance to face winner of LWO versus Chase U)
– Fallon Henley is with Kelly KIncaid and she asks how will she win tonight. Fallon says it is down to brass tax. She says she has never had a title match before. She has to go through 19 other women tonight and it will be chaos. It is time to show who she is. She says she just needs to get it down to the final four and she will win.
– We take a look back at Dragon Lee winning the North American Championship.
– We see what happened last week with the North American Title.
– Oba Femi walks in the back as we go to commercial.
– We see Lola and Elektra walking in the back and they talk about their tag match tonight. Tatum Paxley shows up and she says that Lola and Elektra will lose tonight and then she will win the battle royal.
– North American Champion Oba Femi makes his way to the ring.
Oba says many of you are surprised to see him as the North American champion. The truth is that this prophecy has long been told that he would be drenched in gold. As soon as he was born, it was said that he would be the biggest, strongest, and fastest. The one who would stand over everyone. He was a born leader. He says he has been tested. He was tested as a young Nigerian prince and he destroyed his opposition. He was tested in the NCAA and as a D1 athlete, he made that world his own. He won title after title and championship after championship. In NXT, the goal is still the same. He says he made is mark by beating three men to win the tournament. He dropped Dragon Lee last week. Now he has his divine right to rule over everyone. He will crush to dust anyone who gets in his way.
Dragon Lee makes his way to the ring and he says he can be mad after what happened last week. You took your moment and you won the title. He says no one in NXT history has made as big an impact in as short a time as you. That title represents opportunity. You are the man holding it and Lee hopes Oba will give people what he gave to them. Lee mentions the Open Challenge and he would like to be Oba’s first opponent . . . tonight.
Oba thinks about it and he says no. The Open Challenges are closed.
Lee says he wants the rematch he deserves at Vengeance Day.
Oba says that Lee does not get to decide any more. Femi says he may consider it.
– We see Eddy Thorpe with Hank and Tank and he says he was on point against Dijak. Trey Bearhill shows up and he thanks Eddy for representing his culture. Trey introduces himself to Eddy. Dijak shows up and he says it is cute that Eddy made a friend and he apologizes for interrupting their pow wow. Dijak says you guys must be proud of your culture. You taught them everything but to quit. He says he can deal with Bearhill tonight.
We go to commercial.
– Trick and Hayes are in the locker room and they talk about their win and they are on their way to winning the Dusty Classic. Ilja Dragunov shows up and says the medical staff did not clear him for their fight but he is ready now. He says he will not let Trick down and he says Trick is entitled to a big stage for his match. He will give Trick his title match at Vengeance Day. Trick tells Hayes about the match and Hayes reminds Trick that the finals of the Dusty Classic are at Vengeance Day.
Lyra Valkyria & Tatum Paxley vs. Lola Vice & Elektra Lopez
Lyra and Lopez start things off and Lopez with a full nelson and cravate. Lyra escapes and applies a side head lock. Lyra floats over in the corner and gets a near fall with a rollup. Lyra with a side head lock. Lopez goes to the floor and avoids a spinning heel kick. Lyra with a drop kick through the ropes to Lopez and Tatum tags in and does the same to Lola. Tatum with a front face lock and Lopez with a snap mare but Tatum with a cartwheel. Lopez chokes Tatum in the ropes and Lola tags in and kicks Tatum in the chest for a near fall. Lola with knees to the midsection. Lopez tags in and connects with shoulders. Lola tags ina nd the hit a double forearm and Lola gets a near fall.
Lyra and Lopez tag in and Lyra with clotheslines. Lyra with an enzuigiri and Northern Lights suplex for a near fall. Lopez kicks Lyra into the corner and Tatum tags in and hits a cross body for a near fall. Lyra and Lola exchange punches. Lola kicks Tatum when Tatum pushes Lyra out of the way and Tatum falls onto Lopez for the three count.
Winners: Lyra Valkyria and Tatum Paxley
– The women are in the locker room and they talk about being the number one contender. Arianna Grace says to believe it is to achieve it. She says she will win tonight. She mentions that she beat Roxanne Perez last week. Grace says she can see herself walking down the aisle to beat Lyra for the Women’s title. She is doing this for every girl who dreams and she tells the delusionals in the locker room she is moving one step closer to the title… Everyone leaves during Grace’s oration.
We go to commercial.
Ridge Holland vs. Joe Coffey
They lock up and go to a stalemate. They lock up again and go to a stalemate again. Joe with a punch and side head lock. Joe bounces off Ridge on a shoulder tackle. They exchange punches. Joe misses a diving head butt and Ridge with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex and splash. Ridge with an Irish whip and back body drop. Ridge with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex and he backs Joe into the corner. Ridge with shoulders and he punches Wolfgang off the apron. Joe with a drop kick and Irish whips. Joe with a double jump elbow drop for a near fall. Joe with an arm bar. Ridge with knees and a hip toss. Ridge with a head but to the chest and he gets Joe on his shoulders for a hot shot. Ridge with a punch and an Island Driver for the three count.
Winner: Ridge Holland
After the match, Wolfgang and Mark attack Ridge. They look to the entrance but no one comes out. Joe joins in the attack to make it three on one. Joe tells them to get Ridge up. Joe says no one is coming to help Ridge and he hits All the Best for the Bells.
– We go to NXT Anonymous and the latest Chase U meeting. Jacy says the work has only just begun. Jacy wants to talk to Jazmin and she asks her if she wants to hang out and get some drinks.
We go to commercial.
– We are back and Kelani Jordan says she has a chip on her shoulder. She will break through in 2024. She says she is sick of hearing people telling her to be patient. Brinley Reece says she loves Kelani’s spirit and she cannot wait for the battle royal. Kelani says to remember it is every person for themselves. They both say they hope the other wins if it isn’t them.
– Kelly is with Baron Corbin and Baron says as the leader of the team… Bron shows up and he wonders what Baron means by being the leader. Bron asks about the text he got with the wrong time for the interview. Baron says Bron was so nervous so he gave him a pep talk and you saw what happened in the match. Bron says he led the team to victory and he saved Baron’s ass on the way to victory for the team and not for the glory. The Wolf Dogs are on the hunt and they are going to beat Axiom and Frazer next week.
Baron asks what did Bron say.about their team name. Baron does not like the team name and he asks Bron how long did it take to come up with that name. Bron says three or four weeks and Baron points out that they have only been a team for two. He says he came up with the team name in the shower and Baron does not like that Bron was thinking about him or the team in the shower. Baron says the team name does not work.
Bron asks Kelly for her opinion about them. Bron tells Baron to come up with a team name and Baron says Bron is supposed to be the creative one. He suggests Wild Boars. Baron walks away.
We go to commercial.
Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament
LWO (Joaquin Wilde & Cruz Del Toro) vs. Chase U (Riley Osbourne & Duke Hudson)
Riley with a double leg take down and cover on Cruz for a near fall. Cruz with a sunset flip for a near fall. Cruz with a side head lock take down. Cruz with an arm drag into an arm bar. Wilde tags in and he hits a slingshot splash for a near fall. Wilde with an Irish whip to Riley and Riley leaps over Wilde. Wilde with a drop kick to send Riley into the corner but Duke tags in and hits a side slam. Wilde with a jaw breaker and Cruz tags in. They go for a double suplex but Duke blocks it and hits a double suplex of his own. Duke with a double clothesline to send Cruz and Wilde over the top rope to the floor. Riley tags ina nd hits a Fosbury Flop onto Cruz and Wilde.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Wilde with an arm bar. Riley with a punch and he goes for a belly-to-back into a face buster for a near fall. Cruz tags in and he chops Riley. Wilde with a chop of his own. They Irish whip Riley and he hits a twisting senton. Riley kicks Cruz away and tags in Duke. Duke with forearms and a running boot. Duke blocks a kick and he hits a series of jabs and hits the U Elbow. Duke sends Wilde into the air. Duke goes for a power bomb but Cruz gets to his feet and he hits an enzuigiri and poisonrana. Cruz runs into the corner and Duke with a uranage for a near fall. Duke goes for a power bomb and Cruz escapes. Cruz with a kick and Wilde tags in.
Duke with a side slam on Cruz but Wilde hits a missile drop kick when the referee does not make the count. Wilde with a thrust kick to Duke and a kick to Riley. Wilde with a suicide dive into a tornado DDT on the floor. Cruz tags in and Wilde hits a double jump moonsault. Cruz with a twisting senton for the three count.
Winners: Cruz del Toro and Joaquin Wilde (advance to face Trick Williams and Carmelo Hayes)
– Adrianna is in the back and she says she is excited and nervous for tonight. She says it is her first match. Channing says they always take care of themselves. Tony reminds Rizzo of what she has done with past fights. Rizzo says those people deserved it. Tony tells Rizzo the women in the battle royal deserve it.
– We go to Robert Stone and Von Wagner talking about Von’s New Year’s Resolution. Oro Mensah and Noam Dar show up and Von throws something into the trophy. Von asks for a match and Noam says there are rules to get a match. Noam says he has to beat Von in a Heritage Cup rules match and Von does not understand. Noam says he has to beat him two out of three falls. Noam leaves. Von says he wants to win gold in 2024.
Dijak vs. Trey Bearhill
Trey blocks a kick and he applies a side head lock. Trey with a back body drop and a shoulder tackle. Trey with punches but Dijak gets free and crotches Trey on the middle rope and follows with a super kick for a near fall. Dijak with a forearm and a running back elbow. Dijak with a back elbow and forearm. Dijak sets for a suplex throws and sends Trey to the mat. Dijak gets a near fall. Trey with punches and Dijak with a knee and forearm to the back. Dijak with a kick to Trey followed by an elbow drop for a near fall. Dijak with elbows and forearms in the corner. Trey suplexes Dijak into the turnbuckles. Trey with a splash into the corner but Dijak with a forearm and clothesline to send Trey over the top rope to the floor. Dijak sends Trey into the apron a few times and then into the ringside barrier.
Joe head butts Dijak when Dijak has words for Vic and Booker. Trey sends Dijak into the apron and back into the ring. Trey with chops. Trey with a back rake and a cross body for a near fall. Trey with a nerve hold but Dijak with a snap mare and a Cyclone kick for the three count.
Winner: Dijak
After the match, Gacy attacks Dijak and they fight to the back. Lexis King with a running knee to the back and he hits the straitjakcet neck breaker.
– Josh Briggs is in the back and JBL shows up to say hello. Josh says he was looking at his match to see how he could improve. He asks JBL for advice. JBL asks Josh if he knows why he picked him for the qualifier. He wants Josh to know who he is. JBL says he showed the world that he was a Wrestling God. JBL says he wants Josh to show NXT and WWE who he is.
We go to commercial.
– We have a video package for DrewVolution.
He says the last few weeks have been disappointing and it is time for them to train harder. They have a common goal of showing no quarter and no mercy. It is about conditioning. There are no limits except the limitations of the mind. Going forward they have worked out a catch clause. They will decide who steps forward to compete. They will show no pity, no mercy, and no quarter.
– Carmelo Hayes in in the locker room and Trick shows up and he apologizes about the title match. Hayes says he understands that Trick wants this match. Trick says they will win the Dusty Cup at Vengeance Day. Then he beats Ilja for the title. Trick says they have each other’s backs. Hayes says they cannot sleep on the LWO. He tells Trick to focus on what is in front of them.
– Next week, we will have the contract signing for the Women’s Title Match at Vengeance Day. Axiom and Nathan Frazer will face Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin next week in a semifinal match.
– We are told about the injury that Cora Jade suffered over the weekend. We are told that Wren Sinclair has taken Cora’s place in the match.
Number One Contender Battle Royal
People pair off as the bell rings. Jordan and Izzi exchange forearms while Parker and Rizzo fight on the floor. Gigi sends Jackson to the apron and she slams her hand into the turnbuckle and head butts Jackson off the apron to eliminate her. Rizzo and Parker return to the ring and they exchange forearms. Legend grabs both of them and sends them to the apron but they save themselves. Izzi pushes Lash into Rizzo to eliminate her and then Izzi knocks Rizzo off the apron to eliminate her. Jordan goes up top and hits a cross body but is caught by Lash and Izzi. They press her over their head but she gets back to her feet. They kick Jordan and sends her over the to rope and she hangs on to the ropes so Lash and Izzi go after each other instead of eliminating Jordan.
Jordan gets knocked off the apron but she lands on someone and falls onto the announce table. Jordan channels her inner Kofi or Naomi as we go to commercial.
We are back and we see how Kelani Jordan got back into the match.
We see Stevie Turner eliminated during the break.
Reece gets Lola up and sends her to the apron but Lopez eliminates Reece from behind and helps Lola back in. They hug. Lopez has some words for Reece and Lola eliminates Lopez. Paxley eliminates Vice. Lopez and Vice fight to the back. Blair tries to eliminate Hail but Karmen makes the save. Gigi with an STO to Blair and she sends Blair to the apron. Gigi with a forearm and a drop kick but Blair hangs on to the ropes. Gigi goes over the top rope when Blair pulls down the ropes and Gigi is eliminated. Blair brings Thea to the apron and Thea with a head butt. Blair with a kick and Blari sets for a Bea Trigger but Karmen with a crescent kick. Blair pulls Karmen to the floor and hits a Bea Trigger.
Blair sends Karmen back into the ring and she is not moving, but no one goes to eliminate her. Lash kicks Thea and Paxley goes for a rana but Lash blocks it and uses Tatum to hit people. Tatum kicks Lash from the apron and she goes for a springboard move but Lash with a boot to eliminate Tatum. Karmen is still not moving and NO ONE has touched her. Grace tries to eliminate Lash but Lash pushes her away. Izzi sends Grace to the mat and Grace shows some frustration. Grace sees the unconscious Petrovic and picks her up and puts her over the top rope to eliminate her. Grace acts like she won a pageant but Thea eliminates Grace.
Kiana sends Thea into the turnbuckles a few times. Thea sends Kiana into the turnbuckles. Jordan tries to eliminate Izzi. Lash with a back breaker to Thea. Sinclair sends Perez to the ropes but Perez holds on. Perez goes to the apron and holds on to the ropes. Hail with a kick to Dame and a forearm to James. Thea gets back into the ring. Thea sends Dame into the turnbuckles and tries to choke her. Thea with an elbow to Dame. Dame with an Iris whip and Thea has a kick blcoked but Thea with a knee lift. Dame goes into the turnbuckles and Thea hits a bulldog. Thea with a clothesline to Jaems and Henley and Jordan. Thea with an elbow to Jordan in the corner and then she gives Lash a DDT. Thea kicks Perez and hits a swinging neck breaker. Thea with an exploder to Sinclair. Thea with a flip senton to Sinclair and a springboard coffin drop. Thea with a senton to Perez and a springboard coffin drop to Perez. Thea with an exploder to James followed by a flip senton and a springboard coffin drop attempt but Dame catches Thea and sends her to the floor.
Fallon sends James to the apron and Fallon with a forearm. Dame makes the save for James. Lash with a forearm to James and then Dame and Lash go back and forth and both hit running clotheslines and go down. Fallon and Perez eliminate Dame. Lash with a double clothesline to Fallon and Perez. Lash punches Henley and she sends Perez to the apron. Lash with a kick and Sinclair eliminates Lash.
Sinclair sends James to the apron and James eliminates Sinclair.
We are down to the final four and they are Kiana James, Fallon Henley, Roxanne Perez, and Kelani Jordan.
James with a knee and forearm to Henley but Henley fires back. Perez and Jordan exchange punches. Fallon sends James into Jordan and James with an enzuigiri. James and Henley with punches at the same time and both go down. Perez with a suicide dive to Henley. JOrdan with an Asai moonsault to James and Dame. Jordan blocks a side Russian leg sweep and she gets a near fall with a rollup. Perez with a near fall. Jordan with a near fall of her own. Perez with a victory bomb on Jordan for a near fall. Henley sends Perez into the turnbuckles and then hits an elbow on Jordan. Henley with a jumping side kick to Perez and a springboard blockbuster to Jordan for a near fall. James with a shoulder to Jordan and then to Perez.
Henley with a back elbow to James . James with a spinebuster to Henley for a near fall. Jordan drop kicks Perez and she kicks James and misses a Playmaker. James with 401k to Jordan. James sends Perez to the turnbuckles and James avoids Pop Rox. James puts Perez on the turnbuckles for a superplex but Perez blocks it. Perez goes under for a power bomb but James holds on to the ropes. James kicks Henley off the apron and Perez kicks James on the turnbuckles. Perez goes for a Frankensteiner to James but Jordan with a frog splash to James and Perez breaks up the cover. Henley with a shining wizard to James but Perez sends Henley to the apron and Perez with a super kick. Jordan kicks Perez and Jordan goes for a split legged moonsault but Dame pulls James out of the way. Perez with a kick and Pop Rox to Jordan for the three count.
Winner: Roxanne Perez
After the match, Lyra Vlakyria makes her way to the ring to hold up her title belt and have a stare down from a distance.
We go to credits.
–– Here is what’s in store for tonight’s show ––
- 20-Woman Battle Royal to crown number one contender for NXT Women’s Championship. The final four women will compete in a fatal four-way.
- Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament: Edris Enofe & Malik Blade vs. Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams
- Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament: LWO (Joaquin Wilde & Cruz Del Toro) vs. Chase U (Riley Osbourne & Duke Hudson)
- Lyra Valkyria & Tatum Paxley vs. Lola Vice & Elektra Lopez
- Ridge Holland vs. Joe Coffey
- Oba Femi addresses the NXT Universe
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1/16 NXT Results
