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Tonight’s episode of NXT was filmed at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA.
WWE.com has released the following Quick Hits for tonight’s episode of NXT:
- The dust settles from NXT TakeOver: New Orleans
- Kairi Sane battles Lacey Evans with critical momentum at stake
- Heavy Machinery collide with Riddick Moss & Tino Sabbatelli
- How will this week’s Raw and SmackDown LIVE debuts affect NXT?
NXT begins at 8/7 pm CST on the WWE Network.
WrestleZone’s live coverage of NXT, courtesy of Lovell Porter, returns tonight starting at 6:30 pm CST!
WWE’s full preview can be found HERE. We have included some excerpts below.
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On the dust settling in NXT following a blow away Takeover event:
Following an incredible night at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans, new NXT Champion Aleister Black begins his reign after defeating Andrade “Cien” Almas for the top prize on the black-and-yellow brand. However, Black’s victory was only one of the major developments coming out of Saturday night. Shayna Baszler dethroned Ember Moonfor the NXT Women’s Championship in a brutally hard-hitting contest, and The Undisputed Era’s Adam Cole prevailed in the awe-inspiring Ladder Match to become the first-ever NXT North American Champion. That wasn’t the only highlight of the evening for The Undisputed Era, as Cole & Kyle O’Reilly retained the NXT Tag Team Titles when Roderick Strong shockingly turned on partner Pete Dunneand joined the dastardly faction.
On top of all that, Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa closed out NXT TakeOver: New Orleans with an insanely brutal contest that saw Gargano regain his spot on the NXT roster in a war that will be remembered in WWE lore for the rest of time.
Now the big question remains: What’s next for sports-entertainment’s hottest brand?
On if the debuts on RAW and Smackdown Live will affect NXT:
With the likes of Ember Moon, The Authors of Pain and No Way Jose appearing on this week’s Raw and The Iconic Duo on SmackDown LIVE, how will the apparent departure of these NXT staple Superstars impact the rest of the black-and-yellow brand? Could it create new opportunities for other world-renowned competitors, now that the playing field is so wide open? And if so, might a new landscape in NXT begin to take shape tonight?
