On Wednesday night, the Yellow Brand held their latest batch of television tapings at the University of Central Florida, rather than the usual Full Sail tapings. 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 2/22/17 NXT tapings:
1. Ruby Riot defeated Kimber Lee. Ruby Ray is the new NXT name for Heidi Lovelace. This was likely a dark match.
— SAniTY appeared on the Titantron, cutting a promo from the woods. Eric Young said Tye Dillinger’s choices are drowning him and he’s bringing his friends down with him, so they’ll need to settle this without friends. Young challenged Dillinger to a one-on-one fight.
— Elias Samson came out to sing a song and got interrupted by Kassius Ohno. Ohno said the whole “Drifter” thing isn’t working out, and Samson said Ohno in NXT didn’t work out. Ohno challenged Samson to a “Loser Leaves NXT” match and Samson accepted.
— Eric Young vs. Tye Dillinger never happened. Young sent SAniTY to the back, but they returned immediately with an unconscious Roderick Strong. Dillinger and No Way Jose checked on Strong, who was then taken to the back by officials. Jose and Dillinger then tried to attack SAniTY in the ring, but they were left laying by the stable.
2. Andrade “Cien” Almas defeated HoHo Lun. Almas used the hammerlock DDT to get the pin.
3. Loser Leaves NXT Match: Kassius Ohno defeated Elias Samson. The crowd sang goodbye to the Drifter, and security escorted him up the ramp. Ohno then broke Samson’s guitar in the ring.
4. Ember Moon defeated Billie Kay. Moon won with the Eclipse. Billie Kay stayed down after the match and trainers came out to check on her. She got to her feet on her own and was helped to the back.
— The Revival were set to face the Ealy Brothers, but the Authors of Pain came out and laid waste to the Ealys. The Revival escaped through the crowd.
5. Heavy Machinery defeated Jonathan Ortagun and QT Marshall.
6. Nikki Cross defeated Macey Estrella. This was Estrella’s NXT television debut. After the match, Dillinger and Jose once again tried to attack SAniTY, but were once more beaten down.
7. Andrade “Cien” Almas defeated Oney Lorcan.
8. Asuka defeated Priscilla Zuniga. Zuniga is independent wrestler Angel Rose. Before the match started, Asuka warned Ember Moon that this would be her fate. She then brutalized her opponent even more than normal.
9. The Authors of Pain defeated the Ealy Brothers. The Ealys came out and challenged the Authors because of the earlier beatdown. It did not go well for them.
— After the match, Paul Ellering got on the microphone and said that The Revival will be the next names in the Authors’ book of destruction. #DIY then came out. They said they know that can beat the Authors and The Revival are the only reason the Authors are still champions. The Revival came out and said they were on the sidelines at San Antonio, but that won’t happen again. William Regal finally came out and made a three-team elimination match for the titles at NXT TakeOver: Orlando.
10. SAniTY NC Tye Dillinger, Roderick Strong and No Way Jose. The referee was not able to keep control in the match and had to declare a no contest.
— After the match, Nikki Cross was attacking the good guys, and Ruby Riot ran out to make the save. Riot, Jose, Dillinger, and Strong were able to run off SAniTY.
11. Dash Wilder defeated Akam and Johnny Gargano. This was a triple threat match. At one point, Wilder and Dawson took a powder to the back, but Dawson re-entered through the crowd and grabbed Akam’s leg to distract him, allowing Dash to return and steal a pin on Gargano.
12. NXT Championship Match: Bobby Roode (c) defeated Kassius Ohno. Roode won clean with the Glorious DDT.
13. Shinsuke Nakamura defeated TJ Perkins. This was Nakamura’s first match back since his “injury” at TakeOver: San Antonio. Nakamura won by pinfall after the Kinshasa.
— Bobby Roode came to the ring after the match and told Nakamura that the show’s over and it’s time for him to leave, because he beat him at San Antonio and he’s still the champ. He said this is his ring and Nakamura has two seconds to get out of it. Cien Almas then jumped Nakamura from behind and Roode joined in the beatdown. Finn Bálor ran to the ring to make the save. He got physical with both Almas and Roode. He got on the microphone and said he’s not medically cleared yet, but he will be back sooner rather than later to “take what is his.” He then wished Nakamura an early happy birthday. He said he and Nakamura are NXT and they both did Nakamura’s “YEAOH!” entrance pose.
