WWE NXT
May 31st, 2022
Capital Wrestling Center
Orlando, Florida
Welcime to our live coverage of WWE NXT, which is emanating from The Capital Wrestling Center in Orlando, Florida. Tonights episode of NXT will also serve as the go-home show for the In Your House PLE. Announced for tonight’s show, Toxic Attraction will host a “championship summit” featuring Wendy Choo, Katana Chance, and Kayden Carter, Elektra Lopez will face off with Cora Jade, and the NXT North American Champion Cameron Grimes will do battle with the rookie, Nathan Frazer!
– NXT starts with Diamond Mine walking to the entrance way, Roderick Strong tells The Creed Brothers and Ivy Nile to stay backstage for their match.
Match 1: Pretty Deadly vs Roderick Strong and Damon Kemp
– The match starts off with Roderick Strong and Elton Prince, Prince lands a scoop suplex on Strong; Prince then lands two uppercuts to Strong, followed by a right hand and a strong Irish whip into the corner, Kit Wilson tags in and both men land a double team suplex on Strong, Strong then lands a jumping side kick to the face of Wilson, Prince then out-wrestles Damian Kemp, Kemp then lands a suplex on Prince, followed by a flying shoulder tackle and a headlock, Steong then comes in and lands two chops to Prince in the corner, Prince then kicks away at Strong in the corner, Wilson then slams Strong into the ring apron back-first, both Wilson and Strong then exchange punches, Kemp then lands a German suplex on Wilson, followed by a vertical suplex and a shoulder tackle to Wilson in the corner, both Strong and Kemp land backbreakers on Prince and Wilson as we go to commercial break.
*Commercial break*
– We are back from commercial as we see Wilson land an elbow to the top of Kemp’s head, Wilson then locks in a headlock on Kemp, Kemp tries to get a tag but Wilson Irish whips him in Pretty Deadly’s corner, Kemp is able to slide under Prince and tag in Strong, Strong lands a backbreaker on Prince, followed by a gut buster, Strong then lands a stiff shop on both men, Strong then lands a backsuplex on Wilson, both Strong and Wilson closeline each other in the ring; Pretrt Deadly tried to use the tag titles, Julius sacrifices himself and takes the title shot to the head for Roderick Strong, Pretty Deadly then lands the spilt milk for the pinfall victory.
Winner via pinfall: Pretty Deadly at 13:19.
– Solo Sikoa finds Cameron Grimes in the locker room, Sikoa tells him to keep his word and give him the next championship shot and he will watch his back, Duke Hudson then interrupts and says that he beat Bron Breakker so he’s the number one contender for the NXT title, Duke calls Sikoa young and unexperienced, Sikoa then challenges Hudson to a match, Hudson says that he will see what he can do.
– We get footage from earlier in the day showing us the meeting between Legado Del Fantasma and Tony D’Angelo, which is on a cruise, Tony says that Escobar thinks he’s better than everyone but he doesn’t trust or respect him; Tony says if Escobar was dying of thrust he wouldn’t give him any water, Escobar says that he knows a snake when he sees one, and Tony is a cobra, Escobar says that he’s a python who will squeeze the life out of him, Elektra Lopez says that Escobar already beat him so what would be in it for them, Tony proposes that Legado Del Fantasma take on Tony D’Angelo, Dimes, and Two Stacks, and the losing team must join the winning teams family under their direction, Escobar accepts Tony’s challenge, both men shake hands.
Match 2: Cora Jade vs Elektra Lopez
– The match starts off with Elektra going behind Cora and landing a takedown, Cora lands an uppercut, followed by a takeover and a basement dropkick to Lopez for a one count, Lopez then picks up Cora and slams her face-first, Lopez then chokes Cora against the middle rope, Lopez then throws Cora and takes her down before landing a series of punches on Cora, Lopez then pulls Cora by her hair, followed by a snap suplex, Lopez then lands a basement dropkick to Cora, Cora then lands a tilt-a-whirl headscissors onto Lopez, followed by a jumping footstomp to the back of Lopez for a two count, Lopez then lands a sitdown side slam, Lopez goes for a pin but Cora reaches the bottom rope, Cora then lands a back senton from the top rope for the pinfall victory.
Winner via pinfall: Cora Jade at 5:04.
– Wes Lee says that he’s been waiting for this match with Xyon Quinn for weeks but Xyon hasn’t been medically cleared, Sanga says that Lee should fight Quinn like he fought him last week, Sanga then wishes Wes Lee luck.
– We get a video package highlighting the life and career of Roxanne Perez.
Match 3: Wes Lee vs Xyon Quinn
– The match starts off with Lee running at Quinn, Quinn throws Lee but Lee lands on his feet; Lee then lands a series of quick kicks and a double foot stomp to the back of Quinn for a two count, Quinn then slams Lee on the top of the middle rope, stomach first, Quinn then puts his boot into Lee’s stomach as he holds his arm, Quinn then lands a snap suplex on Lee for a two count, Quinn then lands a series of shoulder tackles to Lee in the corner, Lee then lands a moonsault but Quinn catches him and longdarts Lee head first into middle turnbuckle, Quinn runs at Lee but Lee rolls him up for the surprise pinfall victory.
Winner via pinfall: Wes Lee at 3:41.
– Roderick Strong tells The Creed Brothers that they shouldn’t of gotten involved, instead let Pretty Deadly use the championship belts and get disqualified, Strong tells them that if they lose to Pretty Deadly at In Your House, they will be out of Diamond Mine.
– Joe Gacy says that as Bron Breakker was a child he would watch his father blaze a legacy and wins championships in multiple companies, and during commercials Bron would fight with his brother, Rick would come home and allow it, Gacy says that Bron took that rage to the grid iron, Gacy says that the apple doesn’t fall from the tree and he learned all of this information from spending time with his father, Gacy says that when a man is hopeless the truth is revealed and its not his fault that he lashes out, Gacy says that Bron wants to go further for his sake and his families sake, and one way or another the NXT championship is coming home with him. Bron is then interviewed, Bron says that he won’t lose to Gacy at In Your House, Gacy’s laugh starts playing as the lights flicker, Bron picks up the TV but calms down, Bron says that on Saturday he’s going to rip Joe Gacy apart.
– Wade Barrett is in the ring to host the women’s championship summit. Katana Chance says they are sick of hearing them and seeing them with those titles, and on Saturday they will knock them off the mountain, Gigi Dolin says that they aren’t the first challengers who thought they could beat them, Dolin says some women aren’t here anymore and they couldn’t hang with them, Jacey Jayne says it took them long enough to get on a PLE, Jayne says that while they were making cringe tiktoks they were dominating and controlling the women’s division, Kayden Carter says that they have barely defended the titles and that Katana is her best friend, Kayden says that they’re the only team in NXT to best them, Mandy says they are the best because the title says so, Mandy says that the superstar with the most preasure Saturday is her, Mandy says that Wendy looks like a child in a cowsuit from candyland, Mandy says that she’s been the champion for over 200 days and that everyone should put respect on her name, Mandy then finally signs the contract, Wendy then shoots a spitball at Wendy, Mandy goes after Wendy as Katana and Carter jump over the top, taking out Jacey and Gigi, Katana lands a codebreaker on Jayne, followed by a superkick from Kayden, Choo then lands an elbow drop from the top rope onto Jayne, sending her crashing through a table.
Match 4: Solo Sikoa vs Duke Hudson
– The match starts off with pushes Sikoa into the corner, Sikoa slams Hudson’s face into the top turnbuckle, Solo then lands a jumping closeline on Hudson, Solo goes for a running splash in the corner but Hudson rolls out, Hudson then lands a German suplex on Sikoa, followed by a series of punches, Hudson then lands an elbow to the face of Sikoa, followed by a belly-to-belly suplex, Hudson then lands another belly-to-belly suplex for a two count, followed by a jawbreaker submission, Solo then lands a backbody drop on Duke, followed by a series of punches and a Samoan drop, Sikoa then lands a splash to Duke in the corner, followed by a kick to the stomach and a running hip attack in the corner, followed by a splash from the top rope for the pinfall victory.
Winner via pinfall: Solo Sikoa at 4:45
– We get a video package hyping up Tiffany Stratton vs Roxanne Perez in the finals of the NXT women’s breakout tournament, next week!
– Thea Hail announces that she’s joining Chase University.
Match 5: Grayson Waller vs Josh Briggs
– The match starts off with Briggs lands a shoulder tackle on Waller, Briggs then slides to the outside and punches Waller in the face, Waller then locks in a neckbreaker submission, followed by two knees to the face of Briggs, Briggs then slams Waller down face-first, Waller then lands a jumping elbow, Briggs then lands a backsuplex on Waller, Briggs then lands a punch and a big boot, followed by a running closelibe to Waller in the corner, Von Wagner gets on the apron but Briggs knocks him off with a boot, Waller then lands the rolling stunner for the pinfall victory.
Winner via pinfall: Grayson Waller at 3:34.
– After the match, Von Wagner attacks Josh Briggs, Wagner slams Briggs shoulder first into the ring post, Wagner grabs a chair but Brooks Jensen makes the save, causing Wagner to retreat.
Match 6: Ivy Nile vs Kiana James
– The match starts off with both women Ivy running James into the corner, James turns it around but Ivy pushes her down, James then pushes Ivy in the back but Ivy in unaffected, James then lands a shoulder tackle in the corner to the stomach of Ivy, followed by a sidewalk slam for a two count, Ivy then lands a shoulder tackle and a series of kicks, flowed by an enzuigiri and a running kick to James in the corner, James then lands a running shoulder tackle to Nile in the corner, Nile then lands a stiff closeline onto James, followed by a series of punches and kicks, followed by a side suplex for the pinfall victory.
Winner via pinfall: Ivy Nile at 3:37.
– Pretty Deadly comes out and asks Ivy what she’s going to do once Diamond Mine closes, the Creed Brothers then throw Pretty Deadly in the ring, both Kit Wilson and Elton Prince are sent to the outside with closelines, The Creed Brothers hold up the NXT tag titles as Pretty Deadly retreats.
– Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams come out to do commentary, Cameron Grimes vs Nathan Frazer is next!
Match 7: Cameron Grimes vs Nathan Frazer
– The match starts off with Grimes landing a go behind takedown, Frazer than a handstand takeover but Grimes gets up, both men then stare each other down, Frazer then lands a standing dropkick to Grimes, Frazer goes to run to the outside but Grimes lands an uppercut, Frazer then lands a running hurricarana on Grimes, Frazer goes for another maneuver to the outside by Grimes counters and lands a running kick from the apron as we go to commercial break.
*Commercial break*
– We are back from commercial as we see Frazer land a flatliner to Grimes, sending him face-first into the second turnbuckle, Frazer then lands a moonsault from the middle rope, followed by an inverted flatliner, Frazier then lands a superkick to Grimes, Grimes then lands a side powerside to Frazer for a nearfall, both men then exchange a series of punches and forearms, Frazer then lands a jumping enzuigiri to Grimes, Frazer runs at Grimes but is met with a closeline, Frazer then counters a powerbomb into a hurricarana for a nearfall, Frazer then lands a suicide dive to Grimes on the outside, Frazer goes to the top but Grimes jumps up and lands a german suplex from the top rope, turning Frazer inside out, Grimes then hits the Cave in for the pinfall victory.
Winner via pinfall: Cameron Grimes at 10:11.
– After the match, Trick Williams distracts Grimes on the apron, Hayes tries to attack Grimes from behind but Grimes catches him, Grimes goes for the cave in on Hayes but Trick saves him and pulls him to the outside, NXT ends with Hayes and Trick retreating as Grimes clutches the NXT North American title.