Backstage, Mr. Stone is with Von Wagner. Wagner says therapy is going well. He still refuses to talk about the photo. Dijak walks in and dumps on Wagner. Mr. Stone demands to know what it will take to get Wagner to talk about the photo. Wagner says it has to be someone he trusts. Stone incredulously asks who. Wagner calls Mr. Stone an idiot and tells him it’s him. It’s always been, Mr. Stone. Wagner stomps off. It looks like there has finally been a breakthrough.
Dabba-Kato vs. Scrypts and Axiom
Axiom and Scrypts try to run around the ring. Dabba-Kato lands some offense. Dabba-Kato ends up outside the ring. Scrypts lands a dive. Axiom lands a dive. Axiom slingshots Scrypts into Dabba-Kato. Scypts lands a moonsault. Axion destroys Dabba-Kato with the Golden Ratio for the win!
Winners- Scrypts and Axiom
After the match, Humberto Carrillo and Angel Garza attack Scypts and Axiom from behind.
Edris Enofé vs. Malik Blade
Enofé and Blade lock up. Enofé floors Blade with a clothesline. Hank and Tank walk down to ringside to watch the match. Enofé misses a kick. Blade rolls up Enofé. Enofé kicks out. Briggs and Jensen also come to ringside to watch the match. Blade tries a sunset bomb off the apron. Enofé hooks the ropes to block it. Blade tries to trip Enofé, but Enofé does a flip and lands on his feet. Flying clothesline by Enofé. Enofé tries a dive. Blade moves out of the way. Blade lands a dive of his own. Enofé cuts Blade off on the top rope. Superplex by Enofé. Enofé tries to turn it into a pin. Blade counters into a pin of his own for the win.
Winner- Malik Blade
Blade helps Enofé up. Enofé tells Blade he knows when his birthday is, and he loves him. Enofé and Blade hug. Booker T grabs a mic and announces that the three teams in the ring will face each other next week. The winner will get a shot at the Tag Team Championship. Carrillo and Garza are watching from the bird’s nest. A brawl breaks out in the ring. Garza dn Carrillo says they want in on the NXT Tag Team division.
Check out last week’s coverage here: WWE NXT Results (6/6/23)
Backstage, Damon Kemp is yelling at the referee that missed his foot on the rope last week. The referee apologizes. Eddy Thorpe walks in and tells Kemp to stop complaining. Thorpe says Kemp can have a rematch, any match type Kemp wants. Kemp agrees.
Roxanne Perez vs. Tatum Paxley
Perez takes Paxley down and traps her in a prawn hold. Paxley kicks out. Spinning head scissors by Perez. Paxley responds with a rope-hanging butterfly suplex. Paxley works over Perez. Perex fires up and lands a flurry of strikes. Tope suicida by Perez. Perez gets the pin after a sunset flip.
Winner- Roxanne Perez
After the match, Perex grabs a mic and says she isn’t afraid of Davenport. Perez promises to hurt Davenport. That isn’t a threat, it’s a promise.
Backstage, Gigi Dolan and Fallen Henley bond over their hatred of Kiana James.
Number One Contender’s Match: Baron Corbin vs. Ilja Dragonuv
Dragonuv ribs are taped. Corbin pounds on Dragunov. Dragunov fires back with strikes in the corner. Corbin chops Dragunov. Dragunov smiles, rips off Corbin’s shirt, and lands a nasty chop. Corbin stuns Dragonuv on the top rope. Big boot by Corbin. Corbin works over Dragunov. Dragunov manages to land a German suplex. Corbin fights out of Dragunov’s second attempt. Dragunov surprises Corbin with the Constantine Special.
After the break, Corbin chokeslams Dragunov on the apron. Corbin pounds on Dragunov’s injured ribs. Chokebreaker by Corbin. Dragunov kicks out. Corbin lands a DVD. Dragunov kicks out. Corbin continues his assault. Dragonuv fires back but walks right into deep six by Corbin. Dragunov lands a big boot. King Kong knee drop by Dragunov.
Corbin writhes in pain. Dragunov follows that with a senton off the top. Dragunov is in too much pain to make the cover. Corbin gets to his feet and tries a chokeslam. Dragonuv reverses that into a DDT. Deadlift suplex by Dragunov. Dragunov calls for the Torpedo Moskau. Bron Breakker slides into the ring. Dragunov blasts Breakker with Torpedo Moskau. Dragunov turns around and gets hit with the End of Days. Corbin pins Dragunov.
Winner- Baron Corbin
After the match, Dragunov and Breakker fight to the back. Carmelo Hayes hops the barricade and attacks Corbin.
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