February 7, 2023
Report by Lovell Porter for Wrestlezone.com
Check out last week’s coverage: WWE NXT Vengeance Day Results (2/4/23)
In-Ring Segment: Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams
Williams gives Hayes his usual colorful entrance. Hayes and Williams dance around saying Melo is Money (joking about Carmella getting upset about him stealing her catchphrase. Melo gloats about his clean sweep against Apollo Crews. JD McDonagh interrupts and says Hayes isn’t ready for the big belt. Hayes challenges McDonagh to a match. McDonagh says game on.
.@jd_mcdonagh vs. @Carmelo_WWE?!
TONIGHT?!
Sign us up! #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/qnXZs6xU95
— WWE (@WWE) February 8, 2023
Backstage, Fallon Henley and Kiana James argue about how they won the titles. James asks Henley if she wants to give the titles back or something. Henley says no, but she wants to give the former champs a rematch. James says they can talk about that later. Henley tells James she needs to tell Jensen who she was on the phone with. James tells Henley to leave it alone. They walk into the locker room, and Brooks and Jensen surprise them with a party to celebrate their win.
Zoey Stark vs. Sol Ruca
Stark attacks Ruca. Ruca fires back and lands a cartwheel into a facebuster. Stark falls out of the ring. Ruca brings Stark back in and tries an Irish whip. Stark grabs the ropes to put on the brakes. Stark blasts Ruca with a lariat. Basement lariat by Stark.
Stark works a cravat. Ruca fires up, but Stark stops her with a clothesline. Ruca lands a dropkick. Stark falls into the corner. Front flip splash by Ruca. Ruca picks up Stark. Stark slips off and lands a superkick. Ruca lands a boot. Ruca tries a springboard frog splash, but Stark gets her knees up. Stark hits her modified GTS for the win.
Winner- Zoey Stark
.@ZoeyStarkWWE tried to unleash another post-match attack but @SolRucaWWE flipped the script ?#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/x6HLlLWJoI
— WWE (@WWE) February 8, 2023
After the match, Stark beats down Ruca. Stark sends Ruca into the corner. Ruca surprises Stark with the Soul Snatcher.
Backstage, Pretty Deadly walks into Henley and James’ party. They look like a hot mess. They haven’t sleeper in days. Andre Chase and Chase U walk in and challenge Pretty Deadly to a match.
Dabba-Kato vs. Dante Chen
Chen tries to attack Kato. Kato tosses Chen all over the ring. Chen fires up and lands a few strikes, dropping Kato to one knee, Kato floors Chen with a chop. Kato hits a sit-out choke bomb for the win.
Winner- Dabba-Kato
After the match, Kato is asked why he attacked Crew. Kato knows what he did. That’s why he dropped his ass.
Backstage, Kayden Carter and Kitana Chance interrupt Roxanne Perez’s interview. They are upset no one cares they got cheated out of their titles. Carter says Perez has no friends. Perez says she’s going to make a call, and she’ll see them next week.
Isla Dawn w/Alba Fyre vs. Tatum Paxley w/Ivy Nile
Paxley misses a crossbody. Dawn lands her version of the Final Cut for the win.
Winner- Isla Dawn
Dawn and Fyre attack Paxley. Nile makes the save.
???#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/LBdsRCJV6i
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) February 8, 2023
Carmelo Hayes w/Trick Williams vs. JD McDonagh
Hayes and McDonagh trade counter for counter. Neither man can get an advantage. Hayes is about to do his basketball shot taunt, but McDonagh kicks the invisible ball away. After another series of counters, Hayes sends McDonagh out to the apron. Hayes stuns McDonagh on the top rope. McDonagh falls to the floor. Slingshot splash by Hayes. Hayes sends McDonagh back into the ring and gets a near fall. McDonagh surprises Hayes with a flapjack. McDonagh stomps Hayes.
McDonagh focuses his assault on Hayes’ previously injured ribs. After the break, Hayes and McDonagh trade pin attempts. Spanish fly by McDonagh. Hayes kicks out. McDonagh goes up top. Hayes cuts him off and hits the fadeaway. McDonagh and Hayes trade strikes. Hayes lands a springboard clothesline. Street Cutter by Hayes. McDonagh kicks out. Spinning facebuster by Hayes. McDonagh kicks out. Hayes transitions into a crossface.
Check out last week’s coverage: WWE NXT Vengeance Day Results (2/4/23)
McDonagh gets to the bottom rope to break the hold. Powerbomb by McDonagh. Hayes kicks out. Hayes surprises McDonagh with a leaping lung blower. McDonagh kicks out. Hayes tries to go up top, but McDonagh hooks his leg. Headbutt by McDonagh. Both men are down. Ilja Dragunov’s music hits, and he power walks to the ring. Williams steps in the way and gets taken out by Dragonov. In the confusion, Hayes rolls up McDonagh for the win.
Winner- Carmelo Hayes
ILJA DRAGUNOV IS BACK!!!@UNBESIEGBAR_ZAR #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/XOXJoBLgum
— WWE (@WWE) February 8, 2023
After the match, Dragonov stares at Hayes. Hayes sidesteps as Dragonov leaps in the air for an elbow strike. Dragonov was aiming for and hits McDonagh. Dragonov calls for the Torpedo Moskau, but McDonagh rolls out of the ring.
Backstage, Thea Hail is arguing with Tiffany Stratton. When Stratton turns around, Ava Rayne kidnaps Hail.
Valentina Feroz w/Wendy Choo vs. Lyra Valkyria
Feroz and Valkyria trade submission attempts. Valkyria lands a flurry of kicks. Feroz tries a crossbody but is caught by Valkyria. Feroz counters with a guillotine. Valkyria turns that into a northern lights suplex. Both women crack their heads together. While they are both done, Elektra Lopez walks to the ring and tosses Feroz a pair of brass knuckles. Feroz refuses to use them. Feroz walks into a spin kick from Valkyria. Valkyria pins Feroz.
Winner- Lyra Valkyria
Take an up close and personal look at @WesLee_WWE's emotional #VengeanceDay weekend.#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/adEHyUltfx
— WWE (@WWE) February 8, 2023
Backstage, Tony D’Angelo and Stacks demand some sort of payment for helping Wes Lee at Vengeance Day. Lee says he is having an open challenge for the North American Championship. They can challenge him, then.
Check out last week’s coverage: WWE NXT Vengeance Day Results (2/4/23)
"So Grayson, you want to disrespect someone. How's about next week you try and disrespect me!"
Wow, Tyler Bate just called out @GraysonWWE ? pic.twitter.com/EoXFZ1Z5PS
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) February 8, 2023
Odyssey Jones vs. Stacks w/ Tony D’Angelo
Stacks eventually hits his finish for the win.
Winner- Stacks
Roxanne Perez announces her partner next week with be Meiko Satamura.
Looks like life hasn't been so pretty lately for #PrettyDeadly…@EltonPrince_PD @KitWilson_PD #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/YPExFL6pHy
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) February 8, 2023
Chase U vs. Pretty Deadly
Prince and Wilson still look disheveled. Neither man seems to be interested in wrestling tonight. Chase and Hudson wrestle circles around both members of Pretty Deadly. Wilson audibly quips that there is no point to this. Wilson and Prince fire up and land a flurry of offense. A frantic Thea Hail runs down to ringside. Hudson checks on her. Pretty Deadly hits Spilled Milk on Chase for the win.
Winners- Pretty Deadly
Ding Dong, Hello!
Bayley says she loves the two girls she’s bringing out right now. Bayley introduces Toxic Attraction. Dolin and Jayne are awkward. Bayley says she can sense the tension, so she will ask what happened at the PLE. Dolin and Jayne argue over who cost the other the title. Bayley asks what they would do if they did officially split. Neither can give a good answer. Bayley notes that if they want to succeed, it’s better to do so with a ride or die next to them. Dolin and Jane eventually agree.
Jane says no matter what, Dolin will always be her sister. They could go on one more run. Dolin asks if it will be for the NXT Women’s Tag Titles. Jayne says, why not take a run at Damage CTRL and the WWE Women’s Tag Titles? Dolin agrees. Bayley tells them not to get ahead of themselves. She tells them to focus on the now instead of the future and to hug it out. Jayne and Dolin hug. Jayne superkicks Dolin and tosses her into Bayley’s door. Jayne boots Dolin in the face and says it’s all about her. Bayley looks on, shocked.
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