WWE NXT Review – March 28, 2023
North American Title Qualifying 20 Man Battle Royal
Axiom vs. Nathan Frazer vs. Dijak vs. Jinder Mahal vs. Xyon Quinn vs. Dabba Kato vs. Scrypts vs. Apollo Crews vs. Dante Chen vs. Damon Kemp vs. Charlie Dempsey vs. Drew Gulak vs. Edris Enofe vs. Malik Blade vs. Odyssey Jones vs. Bryson Montana vs. Quincy Elliot vs. Javier Bernal vs. Oro Mensah vs. Hank Walker
Match starts off with Xyon Quinn eliminating Quincy Elliott & Damon Kemps tries to toss Malik Blade out of the ring as Jinder Mahal sends Charlie Dempsey onto the apron. Kemp drapes Dante Chen across the top rope before Dijak delivers a boot and eliminates him. Meanwhile, Mahal eliminates Bryson Montana and Nathan Frazer takes out Damon Kemp.
Malik Blade & Edris Enofe deliver several offensive moves to Dijak and send him over the top, and Odyssey Jones hits him with a hip attack & an enraged Dijak pulls Jones out of the ring and attacks him. He tosses him into the ring steps allowing Mahal to officially eliminate him.
Mahal is sent onto the apron before he pulls Blade & Enofe out to join him. Enofe delivers a kick to Mahal, but both are eliminated. Axiom then tosses Scrypts to the outside as Crews eliminates Javier Bernal that sends us to a break.
After the break Hank Walker & Drew Gulak are going at it on the apron. Charlie Dempsey knocks them off to eliminate them. Gulak & Walker brawl to the back as Crews delivers a big boot to Dabba Kato. Kato then dumps Crews to the outside.
We are now down to 4. Frazer delivers a kick to Kato before he,Axiom & Dempsey toss him over the top rope to eliminated Kato & we are down to 3 now remain as Axiom delivers a kick to Dempsey. Dempsey fires back with a suplex before Frazer hits him with a dropkick off the top rope. Axiom sends Dempsey onto the apron and they go back & forth with forearms. Axiom then pushes him off the apron to send him packing.
We are down to the final two Axiom & Frazer & they shake hands before Frazer hits an enziguri. Axiom fires back with an arm drag and a kick to Frazer’s head but Frazer plants him face first. They exchange forearms with one another but Axiom gains the upper hand with a running knee. He charges at Frazer, but Frazer catches him with a kick.
Frazer delivers a chop but Axiom ascends to the top. Frazer meets him there and delivers a superplex, then rolls through. Axiom escapes and Frazer hits a superkick but Axiom tosses him over the top. Frazer hangs on and gets back in the ring but Axiom catches him with a kick to his midsection and dumps him to the outside to get the win.
Winner & Gets Into The North American Title Match At Stand & Deliver: Axiom
After the match North American Champion Wes Lee & Axiom shake hands. Dragon Lee joins them to shake both of their hands before Ilja Dragunov & JD McDonagh appear.
We head backstage to Chase U & Tyler Bate. Andre Chase hypes up Bate for his upcoming match with Von Wagner.
After the break we head backstage to Brooks Jensen & Josh Briggs. Jensen is ranting to Briggs about a message Kiana James sent to him before she & Fallon Henley walk in. Jensen asks James what she wanted to talk about, and James informs Jensen & Briggs she got them a match. She says if they win then they will be added to the NXT Tag Team Titles Match at Stand & Deliver.
Tyler Bate vs. Von Wagner
Match starts off with a lock up then Tyler Bate delivers a dropkick but Von Wagner fires back with a big boot and an elbow drop then he gets Bate up and executes a military press, then delivers a stomp and a clothesline then he goes for a pin but Bate kicks out.
Wagner delivers a splash in the corner but Bate fires back with a few uppercuts. Wagner whips him into the corner but Bate manages to hit a knee and a forearm. He runs the ropes but Mr Stone tries tripping him. Bate tosses him back in the ring and Thea Hail pounces on him.
He beats him down, and they spill to the outside. Bate goes flying and has a little assistance from Duke Hudson in order to level Stone before ascending to the top and delivers a Spinny Boy for the win.
Winner: Tyler Bate
After the match The Schism then appears on the Titan Tron and says Schism will be in charge of Chase U come Saturday. Jagger Reid says the curriculum will change as we see Ava administering a test and tells the students they will be deprogramming. She says the world of Chase U will fall when they take over and Joe Gacy says that when the bell rings, a new class will begin.
We then head to Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez walking around backstage as she looks for Shawn Michaels.
After the break we see Shawn Michaels in his office as someone knocks on his door. Roxanne Perez enters and informs him that she has been cleared for action. Michaels says that’s great to hear and Perez explains that she collapsed due to body exhaustion and anxiety. Michaels tells her that she doesn’t think participating in the Women’s Title Ladder Match is the best thing for her, and he says she gets the 1st Women’s Title shot after Stand & Deliver. Perez explains that she feels lost and questions whether or not she peaked, and Michaels says she has a long career ahead of her and there will be another Stand & Deliver. Perez asks Michaels if he approached his career like that and says she needs to climb the ladder to overcome her anxiety. She begs Michaels to let her participate, and Michaels says he wants tests and follow ups with doctors. He allows her to be in the match.
Elektra Lopez vs. Valentina Feroz
Elektra Lopez delivers a knee to Valentina Feroz’s midsection then she follows it up with a leg sweep and drives her knee into the mat before Feroz delivers a pair of arm drags and an elbow. Lopez then delivers Elektric Shock for the win.
Winner: Elektra Lopez
Eddy Thorpe vs. Myles Borne
Eddy Thorpe & Myles Borne lock up to kick this match off then they go back & forth with submission holds before Borne delivers a crossbody. Thorpe fires back with a chop but Borne delivers a back elbow and fires off several right hands.
He plants Thorpe but Thorpe fires back with a dragon screw and a pair of back elbows. He follows it up with an enziguri and a big boot to his face then hits a hip toss and a Saito suplex then delivers a spinning neckbreaker for the win.
Winner: Eddy Thorpe
Last Chance Triple Threat Women’s Title Qualifying Match
Sol Ruca vs. Ivy Nile vs. Indi Hartwell
Indi Hartwell goes straight for Ivy Nile. Nile rolls her up but Hartwell kicks out. Sol Ruca delivers a shoulder tackle to Hartwell then hits Nile with a body slam. She dumps Hartwell & Nile out of the ring then ascends to the top and delivers a moonsault to both women.
Ruca tosses Hartwell back in the ring and goes for a pin but Hartwell kicks out. She then delivers a facebuster but Nile tosses her across the ring and delivers a kick to his chest. She looks for an arm submission but Hartwell separates Nile & Ruca.
Ruca delivers a splash off the top rope to Hartwell and goes for a pin but Nile kicks out. Ruca then delivers a splash to Nile in the corner and looks to do the same to Hartwell but Hartwell ducks out of the way and delivers a spinebuster.
Nile then locks in Diamond Chin Lock on Hartwell but Ruca breaks it up with Sol Snatcher. Hartwell delivers a big boot that sends Ruca out of the ring before she hits Nile with a sliding elbow to the back of her neck for the win.
Winner & Gets Into The Women’s Title Ladder Match At Stand & Deliver: Indi Hartwell
After the match Zoey Stark,Gigi Dolin,Lyra Valkyria Tiffany Stratton appear and stare down one another.
We are back from the break we head to a video hyping up the NXT Title match at Stand & Deliver
Drew Gulak vs. Hank Walker
Hank Walker delivers a back elbow and a lariat. He follows it up with a back body drop, then locks in a Stretch Muffler but Drew Gulak escapes and counters it into a single leg Boston Crab but Walker reverses the momentum and locks in the same hold. Gulak makes it to the bottom rope before he delivers a neckbreaker and a few knees across his neck.
He whips him into the corner and delivers a lariat then ascends to the top and executes a flying elbow. He transitions into a Crossface, but Walker escapes and delivers a Thesz Press, then delivers a Splash in the corner and plants Gulak face first.
Gulak locks in a Crossface but Walker once again escapes and locks in an armbar. Gulak gets his boot on the bottom rope to break the hold before Charlie Dempsey takes a cheap shot at Walker from behind while the referee is distracted and Gulak rolls him up for the win.
Winner: Drew Gulak
Tag Team Match
Tony D’Angelo & Stacks vs. Josh Briggs & Brooks Jansen
If Briggs & Jansen wins they get added to the NXT Tag Team Title Match at Stand & Deliver.
Stacks & Brooks Jansen lock up to kick this match off then they pin one another a handful of times before Stacks plants Jensen. Tony D’Angelo & Josh Briggs tag in & they lock up before Briggs delivers a shoulder tackle and a right hand to his spine. Stacks tags back in as we see NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions Fallon Henley & Kiana James watching on from backstage. Henley says she’s telling Jensen the truth once the match is over. Back at ringside Jensen & D’Angelo tag in. Jensen & Briggs then deliver double right hands to Stacks & D’Angelo that sends us to a break.
After the break Henley & James have appeared at ringside as Stacks delivers a lariat to the back of Jensen. D’Angelo tags in and beats down Jensen before Stacks tags back in and delivers an elbow drop off the top rope. Briggs tags in and delivers a lariat then follows it up with a big boot. Jensen tags in as Briggs gets Stacks up in an electric chair position and Jensen ascends to the top before hitting a spinning heel kick. He goes for the pin but D’Angelo shoves Briggs into them to break the fall. D’Angelo & Stacks then deliver a double back suplex for the win.
Winners: Tony D’Angelo & Stacks (Since Briggs & Jansen lost they don’t get added to the NXT Tag Team Title match at Stand & Deliver)
After the match Henley grabs a mic and says James needs to tell Jensen something. She says there is something she needs to tell him but she’d rather show him. She then kisses her as Henley & Briggs tensely stare her down.
Vic Joseph hands Grayson Waller the contract and he tells Joseph that he wants him to watch what happens in the match and says whatever happens to Johnny Gargano is on him.
Waller then grabs a mic and gets in the ring. He says it doesn’t matter when he appears on Stand & Deliver because he’s the real main event. He says he tried standing out and building a relationship with fans up until War Games where he was considered the 4th best member of Team 2.0 then he says he put his body on the line when he jumped off the cage so he could launch himself into stardom, but he was wrong because everyone was talking about Gargano instead. He says Shawn Michaels gave Gargano as much time as he wanted because Gargano is sucking up to him, then calls Gargano a mark. Waller says no one has built themself up more in the last 15 months than he has then says there is no further proof than the fact that Gargano is begging him for a match. He recognizes Gargano’s accomplishments in NXT then tells him that he’ll lose at Stand & Deliver. He says while Gargano bleeds black and gold, he bleeds green.
Gargano’s music hits but Gargano is nowhere to be seen. We then see a camera person get in the ring, and they unmask revealing themselves to be Gargano. Gargano charges at Waller, but security pulls them apart. Both men break free of the guards and continue to brawl, spilling to the outside. They continue to brawl up the ramp as security continues to try to tear them apart and they eventually do so to close out this week’s NXT.
Stand & Deliver Card (April 1st)
Unsanctioned Match
Grayson Waller vs. Johnny Gargano
NXT Title Match
Bron Breakker (c) vs. Carmelo Hayes
Women’s Title Fatal 6 Way Ladder Match
Roxanne Perez (c) vs. Zoey Stark vs. Gigi Dolan vs. Tiffany Stratton vs. Lyra Valkyria vs. Indi Hartwell
NXT Women’s Tag Team Titles Match
Fallon Henley & Kiana James (c) vs. Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn
North American Title Fatal 5 Way Match
Wes Lee (c) vs. Dragon Lee vs. JD McDonagh vs. Ilja Dragunov vs. Axiom
NXT Tag Team Titles Triple Threat Match
Gallus (Mark Coffey & Wolfgang) (c) vs. Creed Brothers (Julius & Brutus) vs. Tony D’Angelo & Stacks
Winners Gets Control Of Chase U 8 Person Tag Team Match
The Schism (Joe Gacy,Jagger Reid,Rip Fowler & Ava Raine) vs. Chase U (Andre Chase,Thea Hail & Duke Hudson) & Tyler Bate
