WWE NXT Review – February 27, 2024
Kicking off this week’s NXT with NXT Champion Dragunov wastes no time and gets right to it. He says he’s not in the mood to wait around all night for Carmelo Hayes and says it’s Stand & Deliver season. He says what Hayes is looking for is on his shoulder and calls him down to the ring.
Hayes’ music hits and he makes his way down to the ring. He says Dragunov is the NXT Champion for now but he’s not the star who makes the brand. He points out the line of security guards between him and Dragunov and says they’re there to do what he needs. He says he won’t step into the ring with Dragunov until he sees a contract and Ava makes things official and says Dragunov’s biggest fear is losing his title to him. He says Dragunov has until the end of the night to get everything together.
The security guards then go after Dragunov in the ring but he fights them off and they surround Hayes.
Earlier today Gigi Dolin & Jaida Parker spoke with Ava before they got into an argument before Ava booked them to a match for later tonight.
Kelani Jordan vs. Kiana James
Match starts off with a lock up before they take turns locking one another in submission holds before Kelani Jordan hits a hurricanrana that sends Kiana James crashing to the outside.
She looks to fly but Izzi Dame inserts herself between James & Jordan. Jordan then hit a springboard moonsault to take down Dame & James.
After the break Jordan & James take each other out with crossbodies.
Jordan lands a pair of back elbows and plants James, but James responds with a knee to Jordan’s midsection and a spinebuster.
Jordan rolls up James but James kicks out and delivers a boot to Jordan’s midsection.
Jordan looks to fly from the apron but Dame trips her while James distracts the referee and dumps her back in the ring then hits Deal Breaker for the win.
Winner: Kiana James
Roxanne Perez threw a tantrum backstage for losing another opportunity at the Women’s Title. Jakara Jackson made fun of Perez which led to a brawl between them.
Tag Team Match
Good Brothers (Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows) vs. Edris Enofe & Malik Blade
Karl Anderson fires off stomps on Malik Blade in the corner before Blade fires back with a dropkick and tags in Edris Enofe.
Enofe & Blade hits a double drop toe hold and a double dropkick to Anderson then hits a 2nd double dropkick to Luke Gallows before Enofe hits a dropkick then tags in Blade.
Blade & Enofe deliver a double shoulder tackle, and Blade connects with a senton. Gallows tags in and double teams with Anderson on Blade in the corner.
Gallows hits an open plan strike and rains down Hammer & Anvil elbows on Blade.
He fires off right and left hands on him in the corner and tags in Anderson.
Blade rolls up Anderson but Anderson kicks out. Enofe tags in and hits a dropkick to Gallows on the apron then hits Anderson with a clothesline and a Sling Blade.
He follows it up with a vertical suplex before Gallows levels Blade in the corner.
Enofe ascends to the top and looks for a 450 Splash but Anderson avoids it.
He connects with a spinebuster then tags in Gallows & Good Brothers hits Magic Killer for the win.
Winners: Good Brothers
After the match Chase U & Nathan Frazer & Axiom all confront Good Brothers following their attack last week. Both teams demand to face Good Brothers in a match. LWO then sneaks up on them and flies from the top rope. All 4 teams begin brawling with one another as The Wolf Dogs appear with their NXT Tag Team Titles in hand.
North American Champion Oba Femi met with Ava backstage where he wanted to know the name of his next victim but Ava said that they were still looking for a challenger. NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov joined the office and had an intense confrontation with Oba Femi before telling Ava that they had to talk.
Roxanne Perez vs. Jakara Jackson
Roxanne Perez wastes no time going after Jakara Jackson as she fires off right hands on her but Jackson rolls out of the ring.
Perez follows her and looks to get Jackson back in the ring but Jackson prevents her from doing so with a kick.
She then gets Perez back in the ring and hits a dropkick then fires off right and left hands on her midsection.
Perez whips Jackson into the corner and hits an uppercut then flies off the ropes to level her.
Perez sets up for Pop Rox but Lash Legend hops up on the apron to save Jackson.
The referee catches her and ejects her from ringside and Jackson plants Perez back in the ring then goes for a pin but Perez kicks out.
Jackson trips Perez and delivers a forearm then locks in a spine submission.
They take turns slapping one another before Perez fires off right hands on Jackson and lands a dropkick.
She kips up and hits an uppercut in the corner then follows it up with a side Russian leg sweep and locks in a crossface & Jackson taps out.
Winner By Submission: Roxanne Perez
Thea Hail spoke with Jacy Jayne & Jasmyn Nyx about her not being able to speak with Riley Osbourne after their date, with Jayne saying the old Thea Hail is a loser. Kiana James & Izzy Dame joined into the conversation and asked Jacy Jayne about the sales of the calendar.
NXT Tag Team Champions The Wolf Dogs spoke backstage before Good Brothers interrupted them. Good Brothers said that it would not take long to win the NXT Tag Team Titles but Corbin responded by saying that it was funny when AJ Styles slap Anderson in the mouth.
Luca Crusifino vs. Dijak
Match starts off with a lock up then Dijak hits a knee to Luca Crusifino’s midsection but Crusifino responds with several strikes and clotheslines Dijak out of the ring.
He follows it up with a dropkick through the bottom rope and they return to the ring.
Dijak connects with a back elbow on Crusifino and looks to fly but Crusifino catches him with an uppercut mid air and follows it up with a senton.
Dijak connects with a series of overhand chops in the corner then hits a boot to his jaw and looks to plant him.
Crusifino escapes and looks to plant Dijak but Dijak hits him with a clothesline.
Crusifino connects with a back suplex and a clothesline in the corner but Dijak hits him with a boot and follows it up with Feast Your Eyes for the win.
Winner: Dijak
After the match Joe Gacy appears at ringside having broken free from his straitjacket. Crusifino uses Dijak’s nightclub to send him crashing out of the ring towards Gacy & Gacy brawls with Dijak to the back. Crusifino then hides the nightclub behind the ring steps.
We then head backstage and see The Family watching what just happened from backstage. Tony D’Angelo tells Stacks to go get him.
Meta 4’s Heritage Cup Champion Noam Dar & Oro Mensah were interviewed by Kelly Kincaid ahead of Dar’s match against any member of the No Quarter Catch Crew where he said that they are ready for anything.
Women’s Champion Lyra Valkyria wishes Shotzi a speedy recovery and promises her a shot at the Women’s Title when she returns. She commends Lash Legend on her performance in their title match last week then calls Tatum Paxley down to the ring to give her a gift for keeping her promise to stay backstage during said matches.
Tatum Paxley’s music hits and she makes her way down to the ring through the crowd. Paxley tells Valkyria it’s good to see her, and says last week was hard. She says her sweet dove was in danger of losing her Women’s Title and Valkyria says she didn’t before she thanks her for keeping her promise. Paxley says she would do anything for Valkyria and says she’s proven her devotion. Valkyria tells her to take it down a notch and Paxley says she’s a woman of her word. She then says she spoke to Ava and they’ll be teaming together next week at Roadblock to face The Kabuki Warriors for the Women’s Tag Team Titles. Paxley then expresses her excitement.
Paxley & Valkyria get interrupted by Ridge Holland. Holland wishes Valkyria & Paxley the best of luck in their Women’s Tag Team Titles match next week but asks them to leave as he has something to say. Holland says he is a man of action but his actions got him in this predicament. He says he sometimes takes things too far when he looks for retaliation and apologizes for his actions. He says there was no malicious intent. The lights then go out and a message appears on the Titan Tron: Truth will ultimately prevail but there is pain bringing it to light.
Once the lights comes back on and Holland gets hit from behind with a chair by a hooded figure & when they come back on the figure takes off their hood to reveal themselves to be Shawn Spears.
Brooks Jensen confronts Oba Femi in the parking lot where he challenged him to a match for the North American Title.
Kelly Kincaid spoke with Carmelo Hayes backstage in his locker room where Hayes said to inform Ilja Dragunov if there was no contract there was no Melo.
Von Wagner vs. Lexis King
Match starts off with a lock up before Von Wagner hits Lexis King with a shoulder tackle and a delayed vertical suplex but King responds with a dragon screw to Wagner and sends his knee bouncing off the ring apron and ring post.
He continues wearing down his knee by sending it crashing into the mat but Wagner hits a boot to his midsection and clotheslines him out of the ring before he follows him out there.
King sends Wagner crashing into the barricade and into Mr Stone and they get back inside to the ring.
He hits a clothesline to the back of his neck and Stone hops up on the apron then Wagner rolls him up for the win.
Winner: Von Wagner
After the match King continues to target Wagner’s knee as Stone tries providing Wagner with a helping hand but King overpowers him and hits The Coronation.
There was a video package for Women’s Tag Team Champions Kabuki Warriors ahead of their return to NXT.
Lyra Valkyria & Tatum Paxley spoke backstage about the return but they were interrupted by Jaida Parker. Arianna Grace tried to moderate the interaction.
After the break we see Joe Gacy film an argument between Dijak & Ava before Gacy approaches Dijak and attacks him.
Gigi Dolan vs. Jaida Parker
Match starts off with a lock up before Jaida Parker sends Gigi Dolin crashing into the mat face first but Dolin trips her.
Parker hits a knee to Dolin’s midsection but Dolin hits a dropkick.
Parker sends Dolin crashing into the middle turnbuckle but Dolin responds with a few forearms.
Parker hits another knee to her midsection and drapes her across the middle turnbuckle then hits a modified senton and goes for a pin but Dolin kicks out and rolls up Parker but Parker kicks out.
Parker hits a blockbuster to Dolin then locks in a shoulder submission on her.
Dolin hits a boot to Parker’s jaw then connects with a series of forearms as a distressed Arianna Grace makes her way down to the ring.
Dolin fires off kicks on Parker’s head then looks to clock Parker but Grace catches her hand and Dolin hits a headbutt to her.
This opens the door for Parker to hit Hidden Blade to Dolin’s head for the win.
Winner: Jaida Parker
After the match Grace tells Dolin that they need to come together as she looks for her forgiveness.
After the break we see the message See you soon written on a beach with the logo for Roadblock appearing right after.
Heritage Cup Title Match
Noam Dar (c) vs. Charlie Dempsey
Round 1
Match starts off with a lock up before Noam Dar hits a kick to Charlie Dempsey’s head then follows it up with a couple of knees to his midsection and rolls up Dempsey.
Dempsey kicks out and hits a backslide then bridges into a pinfall on Dar to win the 1st Round.
Dempsey 1-0
Round 2
Dempsey hits an uppercut to Dar in the corner then follows it up with a gutwrench suplex as we go to a break.
After the break Dempsey hits a suplex before they exchange strikes as Round 2 comes to a close.
Round 3
Dar & Dempsey continue exchanging strikes as round three begins and Dempsey looks to execute another backslide.
Dar prevents him from doing so and locks in a Sleeper but Dempsey escapes and begins wearing down Dar’s arm.
Dar fires off right hands on Dempsey’s spine and locks in a Triangle.
Dempsey then manages to cinch in an Ankle Lock but Dar escapes.
Dempsey then hits a double underhook suplex and fires off a couple elbows on the side of Dar’s head. Dar rolls him up but Dempsey kicks out.
Dar then locks in an armbar but Dempsey makes his way over to the bottom rope to break the hold.
Dempsey then delivers a German suplex and Dar rocks Dempsey with a strike as the round comes to an end.
Round 4
Dar wastes no time as he goes straight after Dempsey and delivers a suplex then follows it up with an elbow and a kick to his head then hits Nova Roller on Dempsey for the win.
Dar 1-1
Round 5
Dar flies off the middle rope to hit Dempsey then hits a few knees to Dempsey’s midsection before Myles Borne hops up on the apron.
Oro Mensah pulls him off but Borne sends him crashing into the ring post.
Dar hits a back elbow inside the ring then takes out Damon Kemp & Drew Gulak.
Dempsey takes advantage and hits a Half Nelson suplex for the win.
Winner & New Heritage Cup Champion: Charlie Dempsey (2-1) (NEW CHAMPION!!!!)
After the break we see Shawn Spears explain that he struck Ridge Holland for not being truthful then announces that he’ll be at Roadblock next week.
Back at ringside NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov is waiting inside the ring. Carmelo Hayes and his security guards then make their way down and Ava is sitting as a table set up in the ring with a contract in hand.
Security surrounds the ring as Hayes explains that this is more of what he pictured. He says his security is solely at ringside to protect him and says the NXT Title is coming back to him at Roadblock next week. Dragunov says they’ve been around each other for the last eight months or so, and says he now realizes that Hayes will do anything and step over anyone to get his NXT Title back. Hayes says that crazy coming from Dragunov after telling him that he would take his soul from him last week and says the only difference between them is that he’s colder than Dragunov.
Tony D’Angelo then makes his way down to the ring and says he needs to be included in the conversation about big business. Hayes warns D’Angelo that he’ll send his security after him if he says another word and says Hayes isn’t the only one who can make things move around in NXT. Security then hops off the apron and heads to the back and takes Ava’s seat. He says he can’t be the only one to see that Hayes and Dragunov have dominated the NXT Title picture and only one man can flip that on its head. He says D’Angelo has had a year to talk about the NXT Title and says while Dragunov dresses like a champion, his intent is a little dramatic. He says he’s here to tell Dragunov he wants to take Dragunov’s title away from him and says he’s earned everything he has while those who have crossed him got what they deserved. He says he’ll earn a title match with Dragunov at Stand & Deliver and Dragunov says his interest is piqued. He announces that Ava has agreed to make a #1 Contenders match for the NXT Title between him & Hayes to determine who will face Dragunov at Stand & Deliver.
Ava tells Dragunov that the decision is ultimately his to make as to whether or not he agrees and the only thing that will be left is for Hayes to put pen to paper on the contract she’s drafted. Dragunov says he would like to see Hayes earn something for the 1st time in his life and agrees to D’Angelo’s proposal. He tells D’Angelo to Whoop That Melo next week.
Hayes voices his objections but then tells D’Angelo that he can’t beat him. Hayes says if they need someone to take out the trash D’Angelo is the man but he is The Don when it comes to the NXT Title. D’Angelo gets out of his seat and makes his way over to where Hayes is standing but Hayes sends him crashing into Dragunov. He then sends D’Angelo crashing through the table and calls for Ava to hand him the contract. He signs it then picks up the NXT Title and tosses it on top of Dragunov. He then stands tall to close out this week’s NXT.
Roadblock Card (March 5th)
Women’s Tag Team Titles Match
Kabuki Warriors (Kairi Sane & Asuka) (c) vs. Women’s Champion Lyra Valkyria & Tatum Paxley
Asylum Match
Dijak vs. Joe Gacy
NXT Tag Team Titles Match
The Wolf Dogs (Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin) (c) vs. Chase U (Andre Chase & Duke Hudson)
NXT Title #1 Contenders Match
Tony D’Angelo vs. Carmelo Hayes
