WWE NXT Review – August 29, 2023
Kicking off this week’s NXT with a recap of Heatwave.
Tag Team Steel Cage Match
Creed Brothers (Julius & Brutus) vs. The Dyad (Jagger Reid & Rip Fowler)
If Creed Brothers win they get reinstated back to NXT.
Brutus Creed is swarmed by The Schism members on the outside as they all work together to attack him. Joe Gacy locks the Steel Cage door leaving Julius Creed alone inside with The Dyad.
The Dyad force him to watch what has happened to Brutus & Julius gets in a few shots at them as he levels Rip Fowler with a back elbow then delivers a suplex to Jagger Reid and catches Fowler with one of his own.
The Dyad works to wear him down but Julius overpowers them and delivers a double suplex. He jams Reid’s face into the side of the cage before The Dyad levels him with a double clothesline.
Reid rains down right hands on Julius then looks to send him crashing face first into the cage with the help of Fowler. Julius puts a stop to his momentum then levels both men with a clothesline.
He delivers a single arm powerbomb to Reid as he has an Ankle Lock cinched in on Fowler. Fowler makes it to the bottom rope to break the hold.
The Dyad then deliver a double flapjack to Julius that sends him crashing into the cage as we go to a break.
After the break The Dyad sends Julius repeatedly into the side of the cage face first then on the top of the ramp Schism members are getting leveled left, right and center as Brutus emerges and beats them down. Gacy holds up the key to the door he locked earlier and Brutus chases him around the ring.
He then levels all the Schism members on the outside while Gacy continues taunting him with the key. Brutus doesn’t need it however he rips the door off its hinges to officially enters the match.
Brutus levels The Dyad with suplexes then grabs the door and goes back & forth between The Dyad hitting them with it then hits Brutus Smash on Reid before Fowler looks to level him with a German suplex. Brutus lands on his feet and sends Fowler into the Steel Cage spine first. He helps Julius up and assists him in sending Reid repeatedly crashing into the cage.
Julius gets him in an electric chair position as Brutus ascends to the top rope but Fowler saves his tag team partner. The Dyad then works to continue to wear down Creed Brothers and pick up the door of the Steel Cage.
They jam it into Brutus’ face but Julius helps his brother out and pulls it off him then Creed Brothers do the same to The Dyad & Julius gets them both in electric chair positions. Brutus then executes a Brutus Bomb and Creed Brothers follow it up with a double clothesline to get the win.
Winners: Creed Brothers (Since they won get are back on the NXT roster)
After the match Ivy Nile joins Creed Brothers in the ring to celebrate their victory.
Backstage Roxanne Perez cuts a promo where she stated that she was aiming to regain the Women’s Title she never lost stating that she did not care anymore because she wants her gold back now.
There was a video package promoting the participants of the Global Heritage Invitational Tournament.
After the break we head backstage to a conversation between NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes, NXT Tag Team Champions The Family & Street Profits. They become distracted once we see a brawl between Dana Brooke & Kelani Jordan & Elektra Lopez & Lola Vice spill into the area they’re standing in.
Block A Match Of The 2023 Global Heritage Invitational
Butch (0) vs. Charlie Dempsey (0)
Match starts off with a lock up then Charlie Dempsey lands a suplex before himself & Butch take turns wearing one another down with submission holds. Dempsey delivers a stomp to Butch’s tricep but Butch fires back with a clothesline and snaps his fingers.
He then rains down right hands and delivers a stomp before hitting an enziguri before Dempsey fires back with a German suplex and a double underhook suplex but Butch lands a kick on his head and ascends to the top rope.
Dempsey meets him up there and delivers a double underhook suplex then looks to follow it up with an uppercut but Butch sees him coming and snaps his fingers then follows it up with Bitter End to get the win.
Winner: Butch (2) (4:50)
Backstage McKenzie Mitchell is with Dragon Lee & he made his claim for the North American Title but he was interrupted by Mustafa Ali. Ali said that Lee had his shot but now it was Ali’s turn. Lee said that he did not trust Ali.
Ilja Dragunov says he stood in the ring face 2 face with a man who tried to prove himself last week. He says Trick Williams impressed him then says he certainly isn’t a sidekick and he deserves everyone’s respect with the way he stood in the ring. He says nothing stands between him and the NXT Title.
Heritage Cup Champion Noam Dar interrupts him from Meta 4’s lounge and says the Heritage Cup Invitational is a chance for the participants to lose to him at No Mercy. He says Meta 4 already has their tickets booked to California and Dragunov says Dar is lucky that he still holds the Heritage Cup. Oro Mensah insults Dragunov & Dragunov tells him to give him one good reason not to come up there. Lash Legend says Dar is not scared of anyone and Jakara Jackson asks Dragunov where his title is. Dragunov looks to meet Dar in the lounge but Meta 4 stops him. Mensah marches down to the announce table and Dar looks to challenge Dragunov to a match. Mensah volunteers to take his place and gets in a ring before the two men begin brawling with one another.
Von Wagner & Mr. Stone call out Bron Breakker after he attacked Wagner last week. Wagner challenges Breakker to a No Disqualification Match next week.
Tag Team Match
Dana Brooke & Kelani Jordan vs. Elektra Lopez & Lola Vice
Kelani Jordan lands a dropkick to Elektra Lopez before Lola Vice tags in and Jordan looks for a DDT on her but Lopez saves her and becomes legal & she rams Jordan’s head into the mat then whips her into the corner and follows it up with an elbow.
Vice tags back in and delivers a spinning back fist then follows it up with a knee to Jordan’s midsection and looks for a 2nd one before Jordan rolls her up but Vice kicks out.
Jordan then lands a spinning back heel kick and tags in Brooke. Lopez tags in and sends her face first into the top turnbuckle repeatedly. She then fires off right hands and back elbows before delivering a series of clotheslines and a handspring elbow. She lands a bulldog and tags Jordan back in.
Brooke aids Jordan in delivering a moonsault before Lopez blindsides her from behind as she’s temporarily distracted by Brooke being sent into the ring steps on the outside. Vice tags in then delivers a roundhouse kick/spinebuster combination to get the win.
Winners: Elektra Lopez & Lola Vice
After the match Brooke throws a tantrum about losing.
Gigi Dolin cuts a promo ahead of the #1 Contenders Fatal 4 Way Match later in the night. Dolin said that she would see Tiffany Stratton next week.
After the break we head backstage to Trick Williams congratulating Carmelo Hayes on his win at Heatwave. Williams says he talked to Street Profits but Hayes says he has to talk to him about something. He says he can’t stand people thinking the only reason he won at The Great American Bash was because of him & Williams says he does. Hayes says he doesn’t believe him and asks for his honest opinion. Williams hesitates and Hayes says that was on him. Hayes walks off and Williams says out loud that he doesn’t think Hayes can because he knows he can.
Dijak vs. Eddy Thorpe
Dijak & Eddy Thorpe begin brawling on the ramp and Thorpe dropkicks Dijak into the ring steps. Thorpe tosses him in the ring & Thorpe then delivers a brainbuster before Dijak lands a superkick but Thorpe fires back with a kick to his head and a clothesline.
While both men are down Dijak wraps his belt around his fist but he drops it and Thorpe picks it up then they try wrestling it away from one another but it ends up outside the ring.
Thorpe then sends Dijak into the ring post shoulder first and goes flying over the top to level him on the outside.
Dijak sends him crashing into the announce table spine first and chucks him over top of it, then gets him back inside the ring and grabs a chair.
Dijak ends up on the outside and Thorpe looks to go flying but Dijak hits him with a right hand using the belt then gets back in the ring and hits a Spinning Boot for the win.
Winner: Dijak
There was a vignette of Kiana James ahead of her involvement in the Fatal 4 Way to crown the new #1 Contender for the Women’s Title then she made fun of Dolan, Perez & Davenport before saying that she would do whatever it takes to win.
We go backstage where Baron Corbin argues with a producer before Bron Breakker confronts him and stated that he promised to put an end to Von Wagner’s fairy tale. Corbin stated that he did not care about Breakker to which Breakker responded by stating that it was good because if he did he would bring the End Of Days for Corbin.
There was a vignette of Angel Garza washing some blood off revealing that he had a scar on the chest. Humberto Carrillo confronts him in his house before saying that he had the same scar. They agreed to honor their Grandfather from here on out.
We head to a tribute for Bray Wyatt showcasing a few highlights from his career in WWE.
Performance Center is lit up with fireflies as an empty rocking chair sits on top of the ramp.
After the break there was a video package of Blair Davenport & she stated that she was looking forward to taking down all 3 of her opponents tonight on the Women’s Title #1 Contender’s Match.
Judgement Day’s Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley & North American Champion Dominik Mysterio were backstage in a video promo where he stated that Mustafa Ali & Dragon Lee should fight in a #1 Contender’s match for the North American Title but only if he was the special guest referee.
Block B Match Of The 2023 Global Heritage Invitational
Joe Coffey (0) vs. Nathan Frazer (0)
Match starts off with a lock up then Nathan Frazer ends up colliding with the top rope and Joe Coffey takes advantage as he lands a bodyslam and a right hand on Frazer’s midsection then sends him bouncing off the top rope and follows it up with a sidewalk slam then delivers a kick to him that sends him crashing into the announce desk as we go to a break.
After the break Frazer plants Coffey and fires off forearms then he delivers a pair of back elbows and a twisting neckbreaker but Coffey fires back with a Glasgow Send Off then the action spills to the outside and Frazer lands a tope suicida.
He gets Coffey back in the ring and delivers a Frog Splash off the top rope before Coffey delivers a German suplex off the top rope but Frazer fires back with a superkick and looks for a Phoenix Splash but Coffey fires back with All The Best For The Bells to get the victory.
Winner: Joe Coffey (2) (10:12)
Andre Chase hosted a class to discuss the Global Heritage Invitational Tournament and Duke Hudson’s involvement in the tournament. Thea Hail arrived to class late which made Andre Chase mad. Hail said that she had plans to go out revealing that she had been hanging out with Jacy Jayne.
Myles Borne was cleaning up the ring before being confronted by Fallon Henley. Henley offered Borne a match with Brooks Jensen & Josh Briggs for next week.
There was a vignette of Wes Lee that he posted on his Instagram. Lee said that he would fight for an opportunity to get a rematch at the NXT Title promising to bring the NXT Title to the West Side.
Tyler Bate was interviewed backstage where he provided some analysis regarding the participants of Group A of the Global Invitational before challenging Dabba Kato to a match next week.
Women’s Title #1 Contenders Fatal 4 Way Match
Gigi Dolan vs. Kiana James vs. Blair Davenport vs. Roxanne Perez
Blair Davenport & Roxanne Perez toss Kiana James & Gigi Dolin out of the ring before they brawl on the outside as Perez & Davenport go at it in the ring. Davenport sends Perez crashing into the mat before James & Dolin get back in the ring and all 4 women take turns rolling one another up.
Dolin sends Perez crashing onto the apron spine first and whips James into the barricade then Davenport delivers a double stomp to her spine and James delivers a moonsault off the barricade to level her. Perez then goes flying and takes James down as we go to a break.
After the break all 4 women have each other lock in a submission chain before Davenport breaks things up by leveling Perez with a forearm then delivers an enziguri to her on the top rope then she climbs up to join her and looks to superplex her.
James looks to give Davenport a hand but Dolin pulls down all 3 women then she catches James & Davenport with kicks before delivering a hip Attack and dropkick to Davenport.
Davenport sends her into the middle rope face first but James rocks her with an enziguri and sends Dolin colliding with the ring post shoulder first. James & Davenport exchange forearms in the center of the ring as Perez looks to level both women but they catch her.
Perez escapes and delivers a hurricanrana to James then goes back & forth delivering uppercuts to Davenport & James before she fires off forearms on James in the corner then looks for a side Russian leg sweep on Davenport.
Davenport levels her then gets caught with a clothesline by Dolin. Perez delivers a neckbreaker to Dolin and goes for a pin but James breaks the fall then Perez looks for Pop Rox on James but Davenport prevents her from hitting the move.
She sends James crashing to the outside before getting caught with a half & half suplex from Dolin. Perez dumps Dolin out of the ring and executes a hurricanrana off the apron. She sets up for Pop Rox and Davenport delivers a kick to her spine to assist her in hitting the move.
Davenport then gets Perez back in the ring and delivers a double stomp off the top rope but Perez manages to hit Pop Rox on her but Davenport rolls out of the ring before she can pin her.
Dolin then slides back in the ring and goes at it with Perez and sets up for the Gigi Driver but Perez fights her off but Kiana James comes in out of nowhere and catches her with a 401K. She then delivers a knee to the back of the neck of Dolan for the win.
Winner & #1 Contender To The Women’s Title: Kiana James
After the match Tiffany Stratton appears and stares down James as she holds up her Women’s Title.
As the show goes off the air we see Carmelo Hayes walking into Shawn Michaels’ office telling him that they need to talk.
Standings After Night 1 (Non Spoilers)
Block A
1st Place- Butch (2 Points) (1-0)
Last Place- Charlie Dempsey (0 Points) (0-1) & Tyler Bate & Axiom (0 Points) (0-0)
Block B
1st Place- Joe Coffey (2 Points) (1-0)
Last Place- Nathan Frazer (0 Points) (0-1) & Duke Hudson & Akria Tozawa (0 Points) (0-0)
Friday’s Level Up
Riley Osborne vs. Javier Bernal
Stevie Turner vs. Valentina Feroz
Block B Match Of The 2023 Global Heritage Invitational
Duke Hudson (0) vs. Akria Tozawa (0)
Next Week
Women’s Title Match
Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Kiana James
No Disqualification Match
Bron Breakker vs. Von Wagner
North American Title #1 Contenders Match
Dragon Lee vs. Mustafa Ali
Tyler Bate vs. Dabba Kato
No Mercy Card (Sept 30th)
Heritage Cup Title Match
Noam Dar (c) vs. 2023 Global Heritage Invitational Winner TBD
North American Title Match
Dominik Mysterio (c) vs. Dragon Lee or Mustafa Ali
