NXT held two sets of tapings this week — one on Wednesday, one on Thursday — and here’s everything you need to know. 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 it happens on WWE Network to find out what happens next, congratulations! This post is for you!
May 9 Taping:
1. #1 Contender Match for the NXT North American Championship: Lio Rush defeated Marcel Barthel.
– Tommaso Ciampa entered to Johnny Gargano’s music and cut a promo about how Gargano may have won the battle, but he’s going to win the war. Candice LeRae interrupted and slapped him.
2. Lacy Evans defeated Brandi Lauren. Lauren is the former Ava Storie from Impact Wrestling. After the match, Kairi Sane attacked Evans.
3. Ricochet vs. Velveteen Dream was a no contest after interference from Lars Sullivan. This set up a handicap match for later in the taping.
4. Kona Reeves defeated Raul Mendoza.
5. Danny Burch, Oney Lorcan and Pete Dunne defeated Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Kyle O’Reilly and Roderick Strong). Burch picked up the pin on O’Reilly.
6. TM-61 defeated Heavy Machinery via cheating.
7. Lacey Evans defeated Kairi Sane
– Johnny Gargano called out Tommaso Ciampa and the two brawled, ending with Ciampa knocking Gargano off the apron and into Candice LeRae.
8. Vanessa Borne defeated Steffanie Newell, aka Nixon Newell.
9. Handicap Match: Lars Sullivan defeated Ricochet and Velveteen Dream. Sullivan won after Dream abandoned Ricochet in the middle of the match.
10. Kassius Ohno defeated Chad Lail, formerly Impact Wrestling’s Gunner.
11. War Radiers defeated local talent.
12. EC3 defeated Fabian Aicher. During the match, Johnny Gargano (via commentary) announced that he and Ciampa will be having a street fight at NXT TakeOver: Chicago.
13. Kairi Sane defeated Lacey Evans.
– Lars Sullivan challenged Aleister Black to an NXT Championship math at NXT TakeOver: Chicago.
14. NXT Women’s Championship Match: Shayna Baszler (c) defeated Dakota Kai. After the match, Nikki Cross attacked Baszler and challenged her for the NXT Women’s Championship.
May 10 Taping:
1. Kona Reeves defeated Raul Mendoza.
2. NXT North American Championship Match: Adam Cole (c) defeated Lio Rush.
– Shayna Baszler and Nikki Cross had an in-ring brawl.
3. TM-61 defeated local talent.
4. Roderick Strong defeated Danny Burch.
5. Kacy Catanzaro, Steffanie Newell and Dakota Kai defeat Vanessa Borne, Reina Gonzalez and Taynara Conti.
– Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano were involved in another bloody brawl.
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6. Jack Gallagher defeated Drew Gulak. This was apparently a match in a new UK Championship Tournament.
7. War Raiders defeat local talent.
8. EC3 defeated Kassius Ohno.
9. Yanbo Wang and Heavy Machinery defeat Chad Lail and Forgotten Sons (Wesley Blake and Steve Cutler).
10. Ricochet defeated Dijak.
11. Bianca Belair defeated Aliyah.
– Lars Sullivan attacked Aleister Black during a promo.
12. WWE United Kingdom Championship: Pete Dunne (c) defeated Kyle O’Reilly. After the match, Dunne, Lorcan and Burch brawled with Undisputed Era.
