WWE NXT The Great American Bash Review – July 30, 2023
8 Person Tag Team Match
Heritage Cup Champion Nathan Frazer, Dragon Lee, Valentina Feroz & Yulisa Leon vs. Meta 4 (Noam Dar, Oro Mensah, Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson) (Pre Show)
Nathan Frazer & Noam Dar starts the match and trade takedowns before Frazer catches Dar with a dropkick then Lash Legend tags herself into the match so Valentina Feroz enters the match as well. Feroz makes the quick tag to Yulisa León but Legend quickly takes control of León. Legend tags Jakara Jackson but that allows León to fight back.
Oro Mensah gets the tag so Dragon Lee enters the match as well. Mensah takes control as Dar cheap shots Lee in the corner. Dar gets the tag as Meta 4 works over Lee while the referee is distracted. Mensah locks in a standing side headlock but Lee lands a volley of elbow shots to the corner to break free.
Jackson pulls Mensah to the corner so that Dar can makes the tag but that gives Lee enough time to make the tag to Frazer. Chaos breaks loose as León & Feroz dive onto the opponents on the outside and Lee catches Mensah with a hurricanrana off the apron.
Back in the ring Frazer levels Dar and heads up top but Jackson positions herself on top of Dar to make Frazer pause. Legend gets the tag so León enters the match as well then León works over Legend and makes the tag to Feroz but Feroz can’t continue the momentum before Lee & Mensah get the tags.
Lee whips Mensah to the corner and kicks him in the face then Frazer gets the tag but Mensah catches him with a roll up for a quick two count. Frazer hits a modified Spanish Fly off the 2nd rope and makes the tag back to Lee.
Frazer connects with a suicide dive onto Dar on the outside as Lee charges into the ring & Lee catches Mensah with a flipping reverse DDT for the win.
Winners: Heritage Cup Champion Nathan Frazer, Dragon Lee, Valentina Feroz & Yulisa Leon (10:51)
Rate: 7
NXT Tag Team Titles Match
Gallus (Mark Coffey & Wolfgang) (c) vs. The Family (Tony D’Angelo & Stacks)
Match starts off with Wolfgang & Stacks but Wolfgang quickly takes control and whips Stacks to the corner then Wolfgang makes the tag to Mark Coffey but Stacks creates enough distance to make the tag to Tony D’Angelo.
D’Angelo takes control of Coffey and makes the quick tag back to Stacks & he hits the ropes but Joe Coffey trips him from the outside. Stacks regains his composure and catches Mark Coffey with a side head lock. Coffey breaks free and makes the tag to Wolfgang.
Wolfgang works over Stacks in the corner before making the tag back to Coffey. Coffey & Stacks slug it out in the middle of the ring but Coffey gets the better of the exchange and makes the tag back to Wolfgang.
Coffey locks in a front head lock and drags Stacks down to one knee. Coffey dumps Stacks neck first onto the 2nd rope and makes the tag to Wolfgang & Stacks leapfrogs Wolfgang and finally makes the tag to D’Angelo.
Wolfgang tags Coffey but D’Angelo takes control of Coffey as Stacks dumps Wolfgang to the outside. D’Angelo takes Coffey up top as Stacks makes the blind tag. D’Angelo delivers a superplex to Coffey which sets up Stacks for a diving headbutt from the adjacent corner then covers Coffey but Wolfgang makes the save.
Wolfgang gets the tag but D’Angelo low brings the top rope but Wolfgang tumbles to the outside. D’Angelo powerbombs Coffey into Wolfgang on the outside and then heads back into the ring to launch Stacks over the top rope onto Gallus.
Wolfgang heads back into the ring as Lorenzo tags D’Angelo & they catch Wolfgang with Bada Bing to score the win.
Winners & New NXT Tag Team Champions: The Family (8:43) (NEW CHAMPIONS!!!!!)
Rate: 6
Weapons Wild Match
Blair Davenport vs. Roxanne Perez
Blair Davenport attacks Roxanne Perez from the crowd during Perez’ entrance and the bell rings to start the match while Perez & Davenport are still on the outside. Perez & Davenport brawl at ringside before Perez dives off the barricade onto Davenport. The action finally enters the ring but Perez quickly dumps Davenport back to the outside.
Perez goes for a suicide dive but Davenport blocks with a trash can then Davenport puts Perez inside the trash can in the ring and repeatedly beats on the trash can. Davenport dumps Perez back to the outside and uses a belt to whip Perez into the barricade right in front of her mother & sister. Perez grabs a cowbell and whips it into Davenport.
Perez grabs the belt that Davenport had used against her and repeatedly whips Davenport with the belt. Perez uses the belt to whips Davenport into the barricade then Perez pulls a table out from under the ring and sets it up at ringside.
Davenport tries to fight back but Perez slams Davenport’s lower back into the apron. Perez rolls Davenport back into the ring and heads up top but Davenport knocks her down to the mat. Perez goes for Pop Rox on to a pile of chairs but Davenport blocks.
Davenport slams Perez onto a trash can and tries to hit a side Russian leg sweep of the apron through the table at ringside but Perez blocks then hits a running knee shot & puts Davenport on the table and heads up top.
Perez hits a diving splash from the top through Davenport and the table. Perez rolls Davenport back into the ring and hits Pop Rox onto a pile of chairs to get the win.
Winners: Roxanne Perez (11:49)
Rate: 7
Gable Steveson vs. Baron Corbin
Gable Steveson goes for the leg but Baron Corbin successfully evades then Corbin knocks Steveson to the corner and works him over in the corner. Steveson leaps over Corbin in the corner and catches him with the Ankle Lock. Steveson dumps Corbin to the outside and hits a German suplex on the outside.
Corbin fights back and slams Steveson into the ring post to regain control of the match then Corbin rolls Steveson back into the ring and drives his knee into Steveson’s gut before Corbin works over Steveson in the corner and slams him to the mat for a two count.
Corbin stomps a mudhole in Steveson in the corner but Steveson fights back with a belly 2 belly suplex. Steveson clotheslines Corbin to the outside but immediately rolls him back into the ring.
Steveson again clotheslines Corbin to the outside but this time Corbin slams Steveson’s lower back into the apron. Steveson again fights back and Steveson & Corbin brawl at ringside so long that they both get counted out.
Winner: No One (Double Count Out) (6:32)
Rate: 5
After the match Steveson & Corbin continue to brawl in and out of the ring as a herd of officials and security try in vain to pull them apart. Steveson finally levels Corbin on the outside before celebrating in the middle of the ring.
North American Title Triple Threat Match
Dominik Mysterio (c) vs. Wes Lee vs. Mustafa Ali
Wes Lee & Mustafa Ali set their sights on Dominik Mysterio but Mysterio flees to the outside but Ali follows him but Rhea Ripley gets between Mysterio & Ali but Lee heads for Mysterio from the other side. Mysterio flees back into the ring but Lee & Ali chase him into the ring and beat him down to the mat. Lee & Ali work over Mysterio in the corner and then dump him back to the outside.
Lee & Ali turn on each other and head up top but Mysterio knocks them both from the top to the outside. Mysterio rolls Ali back into the ring and hits 2 of 3 Amigos before Lee interferes. Mysterio hits 2 of 3 Amigos on Lee but this time Ali interferes. Lee & Ali team up to deliver double team 3 Amigos to Mysterio.
Lee catches Mysterio with a Meteora into a pinning predicament but Ali breaks it up with a dropkick between the ropes from the outside before Ali catches Lee with a tornado DDT out of the corner but only gets a two count. Ali hits a slingshot rolling neckbreaker and then ties up Lee & Mysterio in a Boston Crab/Camel Clutch combination.
Lee & Mysterio break free but Ali dumps them back first onto the bottom rope then Ali heads up top and goes for a 450 splash onto Lee & Mysterio on the apron but Lee & Mysterio roll out of the way and Ali crashes onto the apron.
Mysterio rolls up Lee but only gets a two count. Mysterio heads to the outside but eats a suicide dive from Lee. Lee rolls back into the ring and goes for another suicide dive but Ripley leaps up onto the apron to block him then Lee hits the ropes and dives over Ripley onto Mysterio on the outside.
Ripley hits Lee with a Riptide through the announce table then rolls Lee back into the ring so Ali seizes the opportunity to hit a 450 splash from the top rope then he covers him but Ripley pulls Ali to the outside so Mysterio heads up top and hits Frog Splash onto Lee to get the win.
Winner & Still North American Champion: Dominik Mysterio (12:05) (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)
Rate: 7
Women’s Title Submission Match
Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Thea Hail
Tiffany Stratton levels Thea Hail with a shoulder block and locks in an early surfboard but Hail breaks free. Hail locks in an armbar but Stratton fights out then the action spills to the outside and Stratton slams Hail back first into the ring post. Stratton stretches Hail around the ring post and then rolls her back into the ring.
Stratton catches Hail with a tilt a whirl backbreaker and follows up with a handspring elbow shot in the corner. Stratton goes for another tilt a whirl backbreaker but Hail counters into an arm drag. Hail goes for a springboard back senton but Stratton gets her knees up.
Stratton locks in the bodyscissors on the mat but Hail fights back to her feet and hits Stratusfaction. Hail heads up top and connects with a diving crossbody but Stratton rolls through and lifts Hail. Hail locks in a kimura as Stratton lifts her so Stratton counters with a suplex into the corner to break free.
Stratton & Hail head up top and Hail muscles Stratton into a superplex then Hail goes back to the Kimura but Hail grabs the bottom rope to break the hold then Stratton hits Prettiest Moonsault Ever and locks in a Boston Crab.
Hail refuses to tap out so Stratton switches to a deep single leg Boston Crab. Hail still refuses to submit but Andre Chase can’t watch anymore and he throws in the towel so the ref calls for the bell.
Winner & Still Women’s Champion: Tiffany Stratton (11:45) (STILL CHAMPION!!!!!)
Rate: 6
NXT Title Match
Carmelo Hayes (c) vs. Ilja Dragunov
Carmelo Hayes grabs the wrist to start and muscles Ilja Dragunov down to the mat then Dragunov fights back to his feet but Hayes catches him with a deep armdrag takedown into an arm bar.
Dragunov again breaks free and locks in a side headlock but Hayes reverses into a head lock of his own. Hayes goes back to the armbar but Dragunov again fights out. Hayes chops the chest.
Dragunov hits a German suplex and follows up with a 2nd German suplex then Dragunov goes for a 3rd German but this time Hayes blocks. Dragunov regains control with a back senton and gets a two count.
Dragunov locks in a modified Cobra Clutch and then whips Hayes into the 2nd rope. Dragunov works over Hayes with a volley of chops in the corner and then levels him with a spinning chop for another two count.
Dragunov & Hayes slug it out in the middle of the ring but Dragunov gets the better of it and hits the Constantine Special for yet another two count. Dragunov goes back to the modified Cobra Clutch and adds the bodyscissors. Hayes rolls Dragunov into a pinning predicament so Dragunov releases the hold to prevent being pinned.
Dragunov levels Hayes with a short arm clothesline and blocks a superkick then Dragunov lands a kick to the back of the head but Hayes rebound off the ropes and connects with a tilt a whirl bulldog for a two count of his own then Hayes takes control and works over Dragunov in the corner.
Dragunov lands a volley of elbow shots to the head but Hayes fights back with elbows of his own. Hayes follows up with a springboard DDT for another two count. Hayes goes to work with the ground & pound offense and then heads up top but Dragunov flips Hayes back down to the mat then Dragunov heads up top and hits a diving back senton for a two count.
Dragunov heads up top and goes for Coast 2 Coast but Hayes counters with a Code Breaker. Hayes heads up top and goes for Nothing But Net but Dragunov counters into a powerbomb. Dragunov hits a running fist drop but Hayes once again kicks out at two.
Hayes & Dragunov slug it out in the middle of the ring and level each other with simultaneous roundhouse kicks. Hayes & Dragunov both tumble to the outside.
Dragunov goes for Torpedo Moscow but Hayes side steps him and Dragunov ends up connecting with Williams so Hayes rolls Dragunov back into the ring then heads up top and hits Nothing But Net to get the win.
Winner & Still NXT Champion: Carmelo Hayes (24:07) (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)
Rate: 15 (Recommend)
