WWE NXT Review – November 7, 2023
Kicking off this week’s NXT with a video recapping some highlights from Night 2 of Halloween Havoc.
Heritage Cup Title Match
Noam Dar (c) vs. Akira Tozawa
Round 1
Match starts off with a lock up then they go back & forth locking one another in submission holds before Akira Tozawa fires off right hands on Noam Dar’s midsection.
Dar trips him but Tozawa plants him with a suplex and ascends to the top rope.
Meta 4 captures his attention on the outside allowing Dar to gain the upper hand as the 1st round comes to an end.
Round 2
Tozawa fires off right hands on Dar’s head before Dar rolls up him to gain the 1st fall as we go to a break.
Dar 1-0
Round 3
After the break Dar fires off elbow strikes on Tozawa’s head to close out Round 3.
Round 4
Dar locks in an Ankle Lock on Tozawa before Tozawa escapes and goes flying to level Dar then takes out Oro Mensah with a tope suicida.
Dar looks for a kick on Tozawa but his foot collides with the ring post then they get back in the ring and Tozawa locks in an Ankle Lock & Dar taps out.
Tozawa 1-1
Round 5
Tozawa sends Dar crashing into the mat with a back suplex before Dar connects with a back elbow but Tozawa fires back with a hurricanrana.
He follows it up with a pair of German suplexes and a kick to his head then drags him over to the corner and ascends to the top rope.
Mensah tries to interfere but the referee catches him then Tozawa goes flying with a senton but Lash Legend pulls Dar out of the way then he connects with Nova Roller for the win.
Winner & Still Heritage Cup Champion: Noam Dar (Round 5) (2-1) (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)
After the match Mensah gets in Tozawa’s face then Maxxine Dupri slaps him before Chad Gable hits a German suplex on him and Otis lands a splash.
Mick Foley previewed the Iron Survivor Qualifying Matches for tonight.
Lola Vice & Elektra Lopez were speaking with Arianna Grace before Kelani Jordan joined in & Jordan tried to congratulate Lopez but Roxanne Perez interrupted. Perez told Vice to not rush the cash in her Women’s Breakout Tournament Contract.
Women’s Champion Lyra Valkyria says she never dreamed of becoming the Women’s Champion the way she did and those who say to never meet your heroes are wrong. She says fans made the place feel like magic when she defeated Lynch to become the new Women’s Champion and the 2 of them showed the world what a women’s main event is.
Xia Li shows up in the crowd and Valkyria invites her to come inside the ring. Li asks Valkyria if she saw what she did to Becky Lynch ahead of the Women’s World Title #1 Contenders Battle Royal last night and warns Valkyria she’s coming to take her title. She lands a roundhouse kick on one of her security guards and stares down Valkyria.
There was a video package for Tyler Bate where he promised to outlast Dijak tonight.
After the break we head backstage to Alpha Academy & Maxxine Dupri announce that they will be appearing on Noam Dar’s talk show The Supernova Sessions next week then run into Drew Gulak, Charlie Dempsey, Damon Kemp & Myles Borne before a confrontation between Gulak & Otis ensues and they agree to a match later tonight.
The referee for Von Wagner vs Bron Breakker, Rob Zapata was interviewed backstage where he revealed that he would be given the freedom to use discretion for the match as we see Ava Raine enters Shawn Michaels’s office while the interview was happening.
Women’s Iron Survivor Qualifying Match
Tiffany Stratton vs. Fallon Henley
Match starts off with a lock up then Fallon Henley lands a chop and a hair whip then locks in a single leg Boston Crab.
Stratton makes her way over to the bottom rope to break the hold and slides out of the ring for a breather.
Henley follows her and looks to go flying off the apron but Stratton catches her with a forearm and gets her back in.
They teeter on the top rope before Henley executes a superplex and locks in a 2nd single leg Boston Crab.
Stratton once again makes her way over to the bottom rope to break the hold as we go to a break.
After the break Henley & Stratton are exchanging forearms with one another before Henley connects with a kick on Stratton’s head and looks for a crossbody but Stratton catches her and dumps her out of the ring through the middle rope.
She gets her back inside and sends her leg bouncing off the ring post before Henley rolls up Stratton but Stratton kicks out and sends her crashing into the mat.
She locks in a submission on Henley’s injured leg but Henley escapes using her other leg and lands a back elbow before connecting with a kick to her face and a 2nd one to her midsection.
She follows it up with a clothesline and a back elbow in the corner then lands a bulldog then Stratton gets her up on her shoulders and rolls through then looks for Prettiest Moonsault Ever.
Henley moves out of the way and rolls her up but Stratton kicks out and sends her crashing into the middle turnbuckle face first then executes a chop block then Prettiest Moonsault Ever for the win.
Winner & Gets Into The Women’s Iron Survivor Match: Tiffany Stratton
Backstage McKenzie Mitchell is with Wes Lee was & Lee said that he needed to take a break from NXT but he now has a list of things he wants to achieve with slapping North American Champion Dominik Mysterio in the face his top priority before Baron Corbin interrupted Lee & talks trash to Lee.
Bron Breakker was interviewed backstage by Kelly Kincaid where he promised to make Von Wagner’s return the shortest ever.
Backstage Dijak cuts a promo ahead of his match against Tyler Bate then thanks Mick Foley for putting him in the match but stated that he would be violent enough to beat Twinkle Toes.
Bron Breakker vs. Von Wagner
Bron Breakker goes straight after Von Wagner before Wagner fires back with a right hand before the action spills out of the ring and Wagner catches Breakker with a big boot as he looks to go flying off the ring steps.
He gets him back in the ring then delivers a clothesline off the middle rope but Breakker fires off right hands on him in the corner. He fires off several more in the middle of the ring then delivers a German suplex and locks in Steiner Recliner.
Wagner escapes and fires off right hands then delivers a pair of clotheslines and a double underhook suplex then delivers a splash in the corner and a big boot then gets Breakker up on his shoulders.
Breakker escapes and Wagner lands a running knee before dumping him out of the ring and clearing the announce desk. He looks to powerbomb him through it but Breakker escapes and sends Wagner crashing into the ring steps.
Mr Stone looks to get involved but the referee prevents him from doing so before Breakker takes advantage and delivers a low blow to Wagner and gets Stone up above his head.
Stone escapes and Wagner checks on him but Breakker intercepts him with a Spear and tosses him back in the ring then hits a 2nd one for the win.
Winner: Bron Breakker
After the match Stone cracks a chair across Breakker’s spine but Breakker quickly recovers and stares Stone down. Stone slides out of the ring and Breakker follows him looking to send him crashing through the announce table but Wagner sneaks up behind him and powerbombs him through the announce table.
Carmelo Hayes was interviewed backstage where he continued to deny that he attacked Trick Williams.
There was a video vignette of Brawling Brutes where they called out Out The Mud to a match.
Tag Team Match
Roxanne Perez & Kelani Jordan vs. Elektra Lopez & Lola Vice
Elektra Lopez goes straight after Roxanne Perez with an elbow strike then hits a hair whip but Perez connects with several elbows of her own before Lopez lands a fallaway slam and tags Lola Vice in.
Vice delivers a kick to her spine but Perez responds with a pair of chops and an arm drag then Kelani Jordan becomes legal and delivers an arm drag of her own then connects with a dropkick. Lopez tags in and delivers an elbow drop then tags Vice back in.
Vice hits a hip attack and a crossbody before Perez tags back in & she fires off right hands on Vice then clocks Lopez on the apron. Vice connects with a kick to her midsection then tags Lopez back in.
Lopez & Vice double team on Perez before Vice tags back in and Perez catches her with a side Russian leg sweep.
Jordan tags back in and delivers a handspring back elbow then follows it up with a kick to Vice’s midsection. Perez becomes legal again and Vice delivers a kick to her midsection.
Lopez tags in and Perez sends her crashing into Vice then hits Pop Rox before Jordan tags in as Perez hits Vice on the outside with a tope suicida then Jordan hits Lopez with a split leg moonsault to get the win for her team.
Winners: Roxanne Perez & Kelani Jordan
After the match Arianna Grace begins running her mouth but Karmen Petrovic clocks her from behind & tells her to shut up.
Joe Gacy cuts a promo in his phone, where he detailed that he had a voice he heard from inside but admitted that he feels that he is now in his own personal hell and now he knows what to do.
There was a video package of NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov calling out Baron Corbin after his grueling match against Carmelo Hayes on Night 2 of Halloween Havoc.
Drew Gulak vs. Otis
Match starts off with a lock up before Otis lands a shoulder tackle and a clothesline then delivers a shoulder to Drew Gulak’s midsection.
Gulak sends him colliding with the ring post shoulder first and Alpha Academy checks on him before he gets back inside the ring.
Gulak delivers a clothesline off the top rope and locks in a submission hold but Otis counters into a powerbomb and a back suplex then delivers a modified shoulder pounce and a back elbow in the corner.
He follows it up with a clothesline and The Caterpillar follow by a powerbomb for the win.
Winner: Otis
After the match Alpha Academy has a dance party in the ring.
Tiffany Stratton spoke with Kiana James about her win tonight & James promised to join the Women’s Iron Survivor Match.
After the break we head over to Chase University as representatives of The Family hand over an envelope to Jacy Jayne and she opens it up to catch a glimpse of what it says. NXT Tag Team Champion Andre Chase catches her and snatches the envelope from her hand before NXT Tag Team Champion Duke Hudson & Thea Hail walk in and asks what’s going on. Jayne changes the subject quickly and informs Hudson that he & Chase will be defending the NXT Tag Team Titles against The Family next week. Chase dismisses the rest of the class and Hudson leaves with Hail. Jayne follows them leaving Chase to deeply contemplate something.
Iron Survivor Qualifying Match
Tyler Bate vs. Dijak
Tyler Bate & Dijak waste no time as Bate delivers an uppercut off the middle rope before Dijak gets him up on his shoulders.
Bate escapes and connects with an enzuigiri that sends Dijak crashing out of the ring.
He then goes flying to level him and charges at him but Dijak catches him and tosses him over the barricade as we go to a break.
After the break Bate delivers a superplexed to Dijak then both men exchange strikes until Dijak manages to hit a sit out chokeslam before Bate responds with an airplane spin but Dijak lands a kick under his jaw.
Dijak tosses Bate across the ring with a suplex and ascends to the top rope but Bate pulls him down with a suplex.
Dijak lands on his feet and delivers a boot but Bate connects with a knee and looks to go flying off the middle rope but Dijak catches him up on his shoulders and hits Feast Your Eyes for the win.
Winner & Gets Into The Iron Survivor Match: Dijak
Carmelo Hayes wastes no time and calls Trick Williams out to the ring. Williams’ music hits and he makes his way down to the ring.
Hayes tells Williams he understands why he’s upset but says roadblocks are part of the journey. He says he calls Williams to share the glory of his title reigns and Williams says he’s having a hard time figuring things out after doing nothing but putting Hayes first for the past 2 years. He says every time Hayes won a title it felt like he did too. Hayes says when he won Williams did too and Williams says it was easy for Hayes when he had the ball to take all the shots. He questions why Hayes can’t support him in the same way now that he has the ball then looks to ask him if he attacked him.
Hayes cuts him off and asks him if he believed in him. He says he’s always been there for Williams and he’s always known he was destined for greatness. He says he’s been telling him such for months, and says he knew he had the potential to be a once in a lifetime performer. He asks Williams if that answered his question and Williams says he wants to have his moments. He says he was always there when Hayes was there and questions where he’s been. He says Hayes hasn’t been there when he was attacked and Hayes looks to confirm that Williams never saw who attacked him. Williams confirms such and Hayes asks the same question again. Williams says yes once again then asks Hayes if he was the one who attacked him.
Before Hayes can answer, he is cut off by Lexis King’s music. King gives his own version of what’s happening and both Hayes & Williams tell him that this doesn’t involve him. King says he’s trying to help the 2 of them get to the bottom of things and accuses Hayes of being the attacker. He says it could’ve also been someone new to NXT with a dark mind and asks Williams if he’s sure Hayes was his attacker. Williams looks to clock him but accidentally ends up hitting Hayes. He immediately apologizes and looks to help Hayes up. Hayes slaps his hand away the 1st time but takes it the 2nd time. They hug Hayes appears to be visibly angered by what just happened as they do so to close out this week’s NXT.
Next Week’s NXT
Tag Team Match
Out The Mud (Lucien Price & Bronco Nima) vs. Brawling Brutes (Ridge Holland & Butch)
NXT Tag Team Titles Match
Chase U (Andre Chase & Duke Hudson) (c) vs. The Family (Tony D’Angelo & Stacks)
Iron Survivor Qualifying Match
TBD vs. TBD
Women’s Iron Survivor Qualifying Match
TBD vs. TBD
Deadline Card So Far (Dec 9th)
Iron Survivor Match
Dijak vs. TBD vs. TBD vs. TBD vs. TBD
Women’s Iron Survivor Match
Tiffany Stratton vs. TBD vs. TBD vs. TBD vs. TBD
