On Wednesday night, the Yellow Brand held their latest batch of television tapings at Full Sail. Please be aware that everything you read in the subsequent paragraphs is an actual, massive, legitimate spoiler for what will happen over the next several weeks of NXT television.You may read on only at your own risk. But if you’re the sort of person who just simply cannot wait until next week to find out what happens next, congratulations! This post is for you!
These tapings should take NXT television through at least the next three weeks.
Results from the 4/5/17 NXT tapings:
— Dark Match: Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins defeated Riddick Moss and Tino Sabbatelli.
— There is reportedly a new intro video and theme song for NXT. RIP lasers, let’s hope.
1. Aleister Black defeated Corey Hollis. Black used the same “rise from the dead” entrance he used at TakeOver. He got the win by pinfall after hitting the Black Mass (spinning kick).
— Tye Dillinger gave a backstage interview. He said he’s very happy to be on Smackdown, but he has unfinished business with Eric Young. He challenged Young to a steel cage match “next week.”
2. #DIY defeated Dylan Miley and Michael Richard Blaze. Gargano and Ciampa won via pinfall after hitting Meet in the Middle. After the match, Miley beat down his own partner out of frustration.
3. Ruby Riot defeated Kimberly Frankele. Riot’s opponent was Kimber Lee wrestling under her real name. Nikki Cross came out during the match to distract Riot and allow Frankele to take over, but Riot still picked up the win and stared down Cross afterward.
4. Andrade “Cien” Almas defeated Danny Burch. Almas won with the hammerlock DDT.
5. Drew McIntyre defeated Oney Lorcan. This was McIntyre’s return match. He got the pin after hitting a running big boot that reportedly busted Lorcan open.
— After the match, McIntyre cut a promo saying he could have gone to Raw or Smackdown, but he wanted to come to NXT. He’s here for the NXT Championship, and he’s willing to run through everyone on the roster to get it.
— Shinsuke Nakamura came out to address the crowd. He said one year ago, he came to NXT because he wanted to prove himself against the best in the world. He said NXT is its own brand, and that he will always be NXT because “we are NXT.” The entire roster came to the stage and gave him a standing ovation, including Triple H and Finn Bálor. Nakamura ran around the arena filming the crowd on his phone as his theme played.
6. The Authors of Pain defeated Kassius Ohno and Roderick Strong. The Authors pinned Ohno after hitting him with The Last Chapter.
7. Jeet Rama defeated John Skyler. This may or may not have been a dark match. Jeet won with a suplex into a side slam.
— Bobby Roode came out for a promo and took credit for selling out the Amway Center. He’s sick of the sendoff Nakamura got, because he’s the champ and this is his company. You can either be part of his NXT or get lost. He was interrupted by Hideo Itami, who got into the ring and got in Roode’s face. Hideo slapped Roode and Roode took his jacket off, but Itami hit him with the Go 2 Sleep. Itami picked up the belt, then threw it at Roode and left the ring.
8. WWE United Kingdom Championship Match: Tyler Bate (c) defeated Jack Gallagher. Pete Dunne, Mark Andrews, Wolfgang, and Trent Seven were at ringside for the match. Bate hit the Tyler Driver 97 for the win.
9. Liv Morgan and Aliyah defeated Billie Kay and Peyton Royce. Aliyah got a rollup pin to give her team the victory.
— Nikki Cross asked Ruby Riot to come out, and said they can be friends. Ruby came out and the two women brawled until they were separated by officials.
10. Drew McIntyre defeated Andrade “Cien” Almas. McIntyre again got the pin after the running kick.
11. Aleister Black defeated Kona Reeves. Black won with the Black Mass.
— Ruby Riot came to the ring for a match, but as she entered the ring, she was attacked from behind by Nikki Cross. The two brawled again and Ruby gave Nikki a suplex onto the ramp. They are once again separated by officials, who carried Nikki away.
12. Steel Cage Match: Tye Dillinger defeated Eric Young. Dillinger won by escaping the cage. Dillinger celebrated with Ohno, Strong, and Riot after the match, and gave the crowd a farewell speech. The crowd chanted “THANK YOU TYE” for him. He told Eric Young that he and SAnitY are even now, and he told the NXT crowd that he would never have made the Smackdown roster if it weren’t for them.
