Press Conferences for the CW premiere take place on NXT
The Superstars that will compete in matches on next week’s special premiere episode on the CW will appear at a press conference live on NXT. Don’t miss NXT Champion Ethan Page, NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez, Trick Williams, Giulia, Wes Lee and Zach Wentz all in the ring together live TONIGHT
– We are live! Vic Joseph and Booker T greet audiences at home as Kelani Jordan makes her way out to the ring. No Quarter Catch Crew follows.
NXT Women's North American Championship Match: Kelani Jordan (c) vs. Wren Sinclair (w/ No Quarter Catch Crew)
Mike Rome does the introductions for the bout and the bell rings and the match begins. The women lock up and Jordan gets Sinclair down on the mat and slaps Sinclair. Sinclair comes off the ropes and gets Jordan on the ground and they roll on the mat doing reversals. Jordan comes off the middle rope with a headlock take down and holds the hold onto the mat. Sinclair takes Jordan down with a splash and covers for two. Sinclair straps Jordan in a modified arm bar hold and Jordan powers out with a backflip and takes down Sinclair with a drop toe hold. They go back and forth with pinning combos and Jordan takes down Sinclair with a drop kick sending her outside the ring. Jordan hits a corkscrew splash to the outside and we cut to our first commercial.
Back from break, we see that Kelani Jordan has won the match. We see that Sinclair tried a cross body on Jordan outside and she misses and Jordan wins the match with a split legged moonsault.
Winner and still NXT Women's North American Champion: Kelani Jordan
– We are taken to the NXT Press Conference and Ethan Page is being asked questions regarding being the champion. Page also discusses Trick Williams and his resiliency and CM Punk being the ref. Page reassures us that neither will be a factor and leaves the conference.
– Grayson Waller and Austin Theory are shown strutting backstage as The Grayson Waller Effect is up next and we go to commercial.
– Back from the break, Grayson Waller and Austin Theory are waiting inside the ring.
Waller and Theory introduce Nathan Frazer and Axiom, and the latter trio make their way down to the ring.
Waller says he thinks that Axiom and Frazer would be great additions to "SmackDown" as individual competitors. Frazer assures Waller and Theory that he and Axiom are fine, but the same cannot be said for Waller and Theory. Theory and Waller oppose Axiom and Frazer's 'disrespect', and Waller says that no one wants him and Theory to breakup while everyone wants to see Frazer and Axiom breakup. He reiterates that Frazer and Axiom work better as singles competitors, and Axiom says while he and Frazer didn't plan on being a tag team, they are the grim reapers of "NXT". Frazer says in two weeks, A-Town will be sent Down six feet under.
Theory tells Frazer and Axiom to remember that there's levels to this game, and Waller says while he understands that Frazer and Axiom put on bangers, they're nothing compared to him and Theory. Frazer stares down Waller, then asks him why Theory's name isn't included in the talk show name of "The Grayson Waller Effect". Theory says it's a good idea to have his name in it again, and Waller protests him. Theory and Waller then beat down Waller and hold up the NXT Tag Team Championship.
– Backstage, Lexis King approaches Oro Mensah, Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend. King says he understand why Mensah picks violence because he doesn't have a father figure and tonight may the best man win. They shake hands and Mensah tells him to make his family proud.
– Hank & Tank walk backstage and get pumped up for their match and we go to commercial.
– Brinley Reece and Karem Petrovic are warming up back stage. Ashante Adonis comes in wanting to give one of the ladies in the ladies locker room. He approaches Kendal Grey and Carlee Brite, as well as Tatum Paxley and gets rejected.
The O.C. vs. Hank Walker and Tank Ledger
The bell rings and Walker and Luke Gallows fire off right hands on one another as Karl Anderson and Ledger do the same. Walker and Gallows brawl with each other before Ledger tags in. Walker delivers a splash in the corner, and Ledger lands a second one. Anderson tags in and delivers a stomp to Ledger's knee, then connects with an uppercut and whips Ledger into the top turnbuckle.
Luke Gallows tags in and lands a roundhouse kick on Ledger's head, but Ledger responds with a clothesline and tags in Walker. Anderson tags in and Walker runs him over with a pair of back elbows. Walker connects with a splash in the corner, then follows it up with a slam and goes for a pin. Anderson kicks out and the pair teeter on the top rope before Anderson delivers a superplex to him and sends Ledger crashing into Walker. Gallows gets Ledger up on his shoulders and Anderson runs the ropes, but Ledger trips him from the outside. Ledger and Walker then double team on Anderson for the win.
Winners: Hank Walker and Tank Ledger
– Backstage, Cedric Alexander and Je'Von Evans are talking backstage. Theory and Waller come up and talk about Uncle Ceddy being a roadblock for Evans. Cedric Alexander says Evans can do better than A-Town Down Under and Evans challenges them to a tag match.
Lexis King vs. Oro Mensah (w/ Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson)
The bell rings and Mensah shakes hands with King. They then lock up, and King runs over Mensah with a shoulder tackle. Mensah connects with a belly-to-belly suplex, but King responds with a chop and sends Mensah crashing out of the ring. King follows with a bodyslam and a backbreaker, but Mensah responds with an enzuigiri. King connects with another backbreaker and locks in a submission on him, but Mensah escapes and fires off chops on King. He connects with a springboard moonsault and sends King's face repeatedly bouncing off the top turnbuckle. King pins Mensah with his feet on the ropes, but Mensah kicks out. Mensah then returns the favor and pins King with his feet on the ropes for the win.
Winner: Oro Mensah
– Back from the break, Riley Osborne and Thea Hail make their way down to the ring. Ridge Holland follows.
Ridge Holland vs. Riley Osborne (w/ Thea Hail)
Osborne flies over the top rope and surprises Holland. He dumps him back in the ring, then sends him crashing into the corner and the bell sounds. Holland runs over Osborne with a clothesline, then follows it up with a belly-to-belly suplex. Osborne responds with a right hand and a superkick, then dropkicks him into the middle turnbuckle and rolls him up. Holland kicks out.
Osborne lands a moonsault on Holland and rains down right hands on him, then sends him crashing through the barricade on the outside. He dumps Holland back in the ring and connects with a roundhouse kick off the top, then looks to fly off the top. Holland avoids it, then connects with a cradle DDT for the win.
Winner: Ridge Holland
– After the match, Holland continues beating down Osborne and sends him crashing into the ring steps. Holland grabs the barricade, but Osborne knocks it out of his hands and the two continue to brawl. We head to a commercial break.
– Back from the break, we head over to a video of Oba Femi's portion of the press conference.
– We then head over to a tense verbal exchange between Wes Lee and Zach Wentz ahead of a satellite interview they're supposed to give. Lee invokes Gigi Dolin's name, and Wentz becomes enraged that he named dropped his fiancée. Wentz then finds Lee behind the scenes, and the two begin brawling with one another.
– Wendy Choo and Rosemary then make their way down to the ring. Karmen Petrovic and Brinley Reece follow.
Rosemary and Wendy Choo vs. Karmen Petrovic and Brinley Reece
Reece and Choo begin the action The bell rings and Choo whips Reece into the corner. Reece responds with an arm drag and tags in Petrovic. Petrovic connects with a kick on Choo, then levels her with a clothesline and goes for a pin. Choo kicks out and tags in Rosemary.
Rosemary and Choo look to land a double suplex on Petrovic, but Petrovic escapes and tags in Reece. Choo connects with a kick on Reece's spine from the apron as she runs the ropes after tagging in before sending Reece crashing into the mat and landing a kick on her. Rosemary tags back in and wears down Reece, then tags Choo back in. Choo and Rosemary deliver a double suplex to Reece, but Reece levels Choo with a clothesline.
Ashante "Thee" Adonis makes his way out to ringside, but Petrovic asks him what he's doing. Not having anyone to tag out to, this opens the door for Rosemary to connect with As Above, So Below on Reece for the win.
Winners: Rosemary and Wendy Choo
– CM Punk is backstage talking to Sol Ruca, Ethan Page comes in and says he needs to talk to Punk. He says he doesn't like Punk injecting himself into this feud with Trick Williams. Punk says he's gonna call the match down the middle and Page gets a chance to prove he's the man. But if he's not the guy, Punk won't be raising his hand.
– Je'von Evans and Cedric Alexander then make their way down to the ring. A-Town Down Under follows.
Je'von Evans and Cedric Alexander vs. A-Town Down Under
Back from the break, the bell has rung and Grayson Waller sends Evans crashing into the corner. Austin Theory tags in, but Evans lands a hurrcicanrana on him. Waller then tags back in, but Evans levels him with a dropkick. Waller catches Evans with a right hand and tags in Theory, but Evans rolls him up.
Theory kicks out and stomps on Evans' midsection, then wears him down with a submission and fires off a couple right hands on him in the corner. Evans whips Theory into the opposite corner, then tags in Alexander. Evans connects with a Sliced Bread on Theory, and Alexander follows it up with a kick to his face. Waller tags back in, but Alexander catches him with a Dragon Screw and sends him crashing out of the ring. Evans dumps Theory out to join Waller, then flies over the top rope to level Theory and Waller. Alexander follows suit.
Back from another break, Evans takes down Waller with a tope suicida and levels Theory on the outside by flying over the top rope. He dumps Theory back in the ring and pins him, but Waller breaks the fall. Waller then tags in as Alexander and Theory brawl with each other. Waller clocks Alexander and sends him crashing into the ring steps.
Nathan Farzer and Axiom march down to ringside, but Waller clocks both of them. He looks to land a rolling Stunner when he gets back inside the ring, but Evans sees him coming and catches Waller with a springboard kick. Evans ascends to the top, but Frazer distracts him. Axiom pulls Frazer off the apron and trips Evans in the process. This opens the door for Theory to tag in and deliver A-Town Down to Evans for the win.
Winners: A-Town Down Under
– We go back to the conference and Trick Williams is talking about how badly he wants his title back. He says NXT is reaching new heights and he wants to lead it. He says he's talked to Punk and they're good but he's focusing on Page.
– We go to the ring for the final part of the conference which will be in the ring between Giulia and Roxanne Perez. In the ring, the ladies are sitting at separate tables and Byron Saxton is mediating this session. Reporters ask questions and they ask if Giulia is intimidated by Perez. Giulia answers in Japanese and her translator tells us that Giulia has said Roxanne's time is up - she acknowledges Roxanne's work in NXT but Giulia is here to be the champ. Another reporter asks Perez how this match is different for her as she hasn't ever had a match against someone who has so much hype and can back up the hype. Perez says she's studied Giulia and that this is a big match... for Giulia. She says Giulia is excited for this match and has never fought someone who has the clout she does. Giulia came looking for Perez, and not the other way around so she knows she's better. Giulia says she'll beat Perez. Another reporter asks her about all the craze regarding her WWE signing. Giulia says she has had a great experience moving to the US, and everything is new and it's not made her over confident as she is still the most feared female wrestler and NXT will get to experience the Beautiful Madness. Stephanie Vaquer shows up on the screen and asks what both ladies will do when she comes for the belt and the show goes off the air.