WWE NXT Review – April 4, 2023
Kicking off this week’s NXT with a recap of Stand & Deliver from this past Saturday.
Fans chant you deserve it before new Women’s Champion Indi Hartwell says no idea she’s waited to hear that. She says it’s been a few days since she’s become Women’s Champion but she still can’t believe that it’s real. Hartwell says she gave up a long time ago on thinking about what to say when she became title holder because she never thought that she would be one. She says she doubted herself and holding the title was a pipe dream, but the fans never doubted her once and stood by her. She says fans picked her up when she was down and chanted Indi Wrestling when she needed it most, and the outpour of love just makes things that much sweeter. Hartwell acknowledges Roxanne Perez and says if it wasn’t for her, there would’ve never been a ladder match and she wouldn’t be standing here. She then says Perez deserves the 1st shot at the Women’s Title.
Zoey Stark’s music hits and she heads down to the ring. She says she can’t sit in the back and listen to this crap. She says that Hartwell had quite the upset and she has a Women’s Title once held by future Hall Of Famers. She tells Hartwell she is nowhere near their level, and says Perez has been radio silent since losing her Women’s Title on Saturday. Stark says Perez should be behind her in line to receive a Women’s Title shot then demands that she be given one tonight.
Hartwell says she wants to see how beatable she is during the 1st NXT after Stand & Deliver then accepts her challenge. Stark says Hartwell just made the biggest mistake of her life and says she will make history tonight as the shortest reigning Women’s Champion in history.
Tag Team Match
Pretty Deadly (Kit Wilson & Elton Prince) vs. Tony D’Angelo & Stacks
Match starts off with Elton Prince & Tony D’Angelo lock up then Prince gets in Stacks’ face before Wilson tags in and sends him crashing into the mat. He then delivers a pair of uppercuts and an atomic drop but Stacks hits a dropkick and an elbow. D’Angelo & Prince tag in before D’Angelo delivers a suplex and whips Prince into the corner but Prince delivers a boot and looks for an ax handle off the middle rope.
D’Angelo ducks it and sends Prince crashing into the mat, but Prince manages to deliver a dropkick to D’Angelo’s knee. Wilson tags in and stomps on D’Angelo’s foot, then delivers a knee to his midsection and slaps him. D’Angelo sends him crashing into the mat and Prince tries to interfere. Stacks levels him & D’Angelo & Stacks deliver a double back body drop to Pretty Deadly.
Stacks tags back in and Wilson delivers a few stomps. Prince tags in and he begins to target Stacks’ arm and hand. Wilson tags in and Stacks rolls him up but Wilson kicks out. D’Angelo & Prince tag in and delivers a belly 2 belly suplex to Wilson then follows it up with a German suplex and a wheelbarrow German suplex to Prince. He then hits a spinebuster and goes for a pin but Wilson breaks the fall.
D’Angelo levels Wilson & Prince switches places with Wilson while the referee is distracted this allows Prince to expose the top turnbuckle and send D’Angelo crashing into it then rolls him up for the win.
Winners: Pretty Deadly
We then head to a video from Jacy Jayne as she puts Gigi Dolin on notice following their encounter on Saturday.
Dijak vs. Odyssey Jones
Dijak delivers a lariat but Odyssey Jones no sells it and whips Dijak into the corner then hits a splash. Dijak responds with a boot before Jones whips him into the corner once again. He then hits a pair of shoulder tackles and a spinebuster, but Dijak recovers and ascends to the middle rope.
He looks to go flying but Jones catches him and plants him with a slam. Jones climbs to the middle rope but Dijak catches him with a superkick and gets him up on his shoulders. He hits a Death Valley Driver and goes for a pin but Jones kicks out. Dijak then hits a moonsault for the win.
Winner: Dijak
After the break we see new NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams pulling up to the building.
We then head backstage to McKenzie Mitchell is with Gallus. Mark Coffey says Gallus is complete once again, and if people thought they were complete before, imagine what they are now. Mitchell asks Joe Coffey what to expect from him & Joe says he’s going to add some gold to Gallus.
Before the match can start, Noam Dar appears at ringside with his Heritage Cup. He says he has finally arrived and says he’ll decide if there’s anyone good enough to challenge him for his Heritage Cup and tells Dragon Lee & Nathan Frazer to continue on with their match.
Dragon Lee vs. Nathan Frazer
Match starts off with them shaking hands then they lock up then go back & forth with submission holds before Lee delivers a shoulder tackle. Frazer responds with a hurricanrana but Lee floats over with a cartwheel and looks for a snapmare but Frazer blocks it that sends us to a break.
After the break Frazer delivers a flatliner off the middle rope. He delivers a dropkick but Lee fires back a couple of his own. He gets Frazer up on his shoulders and delivers a variation on a backbreaker then follows it up with a running knee. They teeter on the top rope before Lee hangs Frazer by his knees and delivers a double stomp.
He charges at him but Frazer catches him with a superkick and goes for a pin. Lee kicks out and Frazer climbs to the top. He goes flying but Lee ducks out of the way and delivers a knee. Frazer hits an enziguri but Lee manages to pull out a powerbomb then goes for a pin but Frazer kicks out then Lee delivers a running knee for the win.
Winner: Dragon Lee (Recommend)
We then head over to Chase U where class is in session. Andre Chase thanks Tyler Bate for his help defeating The Schism on Saturday and Duke Hudson becomes frustrated. Chase says he was ready to thank him but then he remembered his comments about awards and ceremonies. Hudson says that the legacy he has created at Chase U is worth honoring. Chase agrees and says that Chase U will hold a ceremony to celebrate his commitment to the University and give him a MVP award.
We are back from the break we head to a video from new NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions Isla Dawn & Alba Fyre discussing their victory at Stand & Deliver.
Women’s Title Match
Indi Hartwell (c) vs. Zoey Stark
Indi Hartwell & Zoey Stark lock up to get this match off then Hartwell delivers a pair of bodyslams and a couple of short arm lariats but Stark delivers a crossbody off the ropes and a superkick. Hartwell delivers a boot but Stark trips her and delivers a kick to her head. She executes a stomp but Hartwell fires back with a series of stomps.
Stark sends Hartwell into the middle turnbuckle face first, then delivers a shoulder to her midsection. Hartwell hits a knee and tosses her onto the apron then sends her crashing to the floor. Stark recovers and delivers a dropkick that sends Hartwell to the outside that sends us to a break.
After the break Stark delivers a snapmare and a sliding clothesline. Hartwell fires back with a clothesline and a back elbow then follows it up with a side slam. Stark ascends to the top rope but Hartwell prevents her from flying. She looks to get her up on her shoulders but Stark fights her off and looks for a crossbody but Hartwell rolls out of the way. Hartwell then ascends to the top and delivers an elbow drop before Stark goes flying off the ropes.
Hartwell catches her and plants her with a spinebuster but Stark delivers the belly 2 back suplex then Hartwell immediately rolls out of the way but Stark tosses her back in and goes for the pin but Hartwell reverses it to get the win.
Winner & Still Women’s Champion: Indi Hartwell (STILL CHAMPION!!!!!)
After the match Tiffany Stratton heads to the ring and makes it clear that she’s coming for Hartwell’s title. Cora Jade then blindsides Hartwell from behind and hits her with a DDT. She holds up the Women’s Title before she tosses it on top of Hartwell and gets in Stratton’s face
We then go backstage to Kiana James & Brooks Jensen in the middle of an argument. Fallon Henley & Josh Briggs walk in, and Henley asks James if she’s getting mad at him for not cheating when that’s all she did throughout their relationship. Jensen asks if that’s true, and James says they were never exclusive. James walks off and Jensen loses it. He tells Henley & Briggs to stay out of his relationship.
Vic Joseph & Booker T then send out their condolences to Bushwhacker Butch Miller’s family.
Ivy Nile vs. Tatum Paxley
Match starts off with a lock up then Ivy Nile sends Tatum Paxley crashing into the mat then fires off several kicks. She delivers a shoulder to her midsection but Paxley delivers a suplex off the middle rope and follows it up with a body slam. Nile sends Paxley crashing into the mat with a gutwrench suplex then fires off a series of right hands and knees.
She gets Paxley on her shoulders and plants her then delivers a pair of shoulder tackles and several more right hands. Nile hits a kick to her midsection and tosses her into the ring then locks in Diamond Chin Lock.
Winner By Submission: Ivy Nile
We go backstage to McKenzie Mitchell is with Ilja Dragunov & Von Wagner walks in looking to pick a fight and successfully does so but Mr. Stone intervenes and asks Wagner what he’s doing. He tells him that he’ll get him the match but if he loses then he’s done with Wagner.
North American Title Match
Wes Lee (c) vs. Axiom
Match starts off with Wes Lee & Axiom lock up then they go back & forth with submission holds before Axiom delivers an arm drag and a dropkick. Lee fires back with a dropkick but Axiom hits a hurricanrana that sends Lee to the outside. Axiom then delivers a tope suicida and tosses Lee back into the ring but Lee delivers an uppercut as we go to a break.
After the break Axiom has an Ankle Lock cinched in but Lee escapes and they exchange forearms with one another. Lee fires off a series of right hands and kicks then delivers an uppercut and a German suplex then he sets up for the Kardiak Kick but Axiom ducks it.
Lee plants Axiom with a fisherman’s buster but Axiom locks in a full body submission hold. Lee escapes and Axiom catches him with a half & half but Lee fires back with a superkick and ascends to the top rope.
He goes flying but Axiom gets his knees up. He delivers a knee to Lee’s face and sets up for the Golden Ratio but Lee ducks it and hits Kardiak Kick for the win.
Winner & Still North American Champion: Wes Lee (STILL CHAMPION!!!!) (Recommend)
After the match Lee helps Axiom up. Axiom then holds up Lee’s hand then we get a message from Scrypts then begins to play. Scrypts says he sees the corners of his mind and tells him that he knows him. He then tries to blindside Axiom but Axiom catches him with a superkick. He then tells Scrypts that he will expose him.
Trick Williams says the champ is here, and Hayes says this past Saturday was the biggest Stand & Deliver of all time. He says the 18 months he waited was worth it because he is now the champ. Williams says that it is the Him Era and Hayes says the top spot wasn’t just handed to him. He says it took it then adds every great champion has a great opponent. He gives Bron Breakker his flowers and calls him one of his toughest opponents. He says he meant it when he said he respected Breakker and calls him out to the ring to tell him something.
Breakker’s music hits and he heads down to the ring. Hayes says they brought it to one another at Stand & Deliver then says Breakker didn’t have to present him with the NXT Title. He thanks him on behalf of the NXT Universe.
Breakker says he appreciates that and says the NXT Title holds a great legacy. He says it is his job to pass the torch on because he was taught to do that, and that’s why he did what he did. He says he doesn’t know what’s next but NXT is about the Superstars as much as it is the fans. He tells fans to give it up for Hayes & Breakker looks to leave, but Hayes calls him back in and offers Breakker his hand. Breakker takes it and the they hug. Breakker then holds up Hayes’ hand.
Breakker clocks Hayes out of nowhere. Williams charges at him, but Breakker plants him. He then hits Hayes with a Spear and exits the ring as Williams checks on Hayes.
