On the heels of a successful premium live event, we have now entered the road to Stand and Deliver. Carmelo Hayes looks to answer why he attacked Trick Williams, the newly crowned winners of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic celebrate their huge win and more!
Carmelo Hayes Promo: As the crowd started booing him and chanting f*** you Melo, he simply said not yet and left the ring. Looks like we are going to have to wait to see why Hayes attacked Williams after all.
Baron Corbin and Bron Breakerr Promo: Corbin says that since there is a moment to spare they want to start their celebration now. After Corbin and Breakerr bicker about who will be introducing them, they finally agree on Alicia Taylor to do the job. Corbin says that he has cemented his legacy in NXT and he is proud to be a part of this tag team. Corbin makes fun of the fact that Breakerr nearly knocked himself out during the match as Breakerr makes fun of the fact he had to help launch Corbin to dive. They go to call out the tag team champions when Axiom and Nathan Frazer interrupt because it is time for their match.
Malik Blade & Edris Enope vs Axiom & Nathan Frazer: This match was everything you expected, very fast-paced and everyone was flying around in this one. The crowd was very big on Blade as both he and Enope were impressive throughout the entire match. One can assume that after Breakerr and Corbin get their match for the tag titles one of these two teams will be next in line for a title shot. After hitting the Golden Ratio Axiom and Frazer pick up the win. After the match, Breakerr and Corbin attacked Axiom and Frazer as The Family went to confront the Number One Contenders. Corbin says how about we do this next week as the Wolf Dogs are looking for gold.
Winners: Axiom and Nathan Frazer
Ilja Dragunov Promo: Dragunov does not want to talk about Vengeance Day but instead wants to get answers from Hayes as to why he attacked Williams. He says that he and Williams went to war and not only does he respect him, he likes him. He also says that if anyone were to beat him in NXT, Williams would be a worthy champion. Dragunov says Hayes has been falsely accusing him and at the end of the day Hayes was jealous of Williams’s success. He says he is ready to beat down Hayes for what he has done when Dijack comes and interrupts him. Dijack does not understand why Dragunov is obsessed with Williams and Hayes. Dijack says both of them are winners and they should be celebrating that. Dragunov says he only wants to talk to Hayes when Dijack punches Dragunov in the nose as referees break them up.
Thea Hail and Jacy Jane Promo: Hail is excited that Jane’s calendar idea is working so well. Hail also gets nervous because Osborne has a match next and she insists on watching it. Jane says that since Hail is already his Valentine she should not be desperate and instead should be playing hard to get. Hail says she can do that as the two walk off to celebrate the saving of Chase U.
Von Wagner and Robert Stone Promo: Wagner says that he is disappointed that he lost to Dar. Stone says that it will be okay and that this was only his first of several cup matches. Stone’s kids give him a sneak attack as Wagner says that Stone’s kids are the best. They ask what Stone is going to do about Dar as they want their dad to wrestle. Stone swears he is not a wrestler only Wagner is when his kids suggest that they should be a tag team. Stone agrees, but says that this will only be a one-time thing.
Lexis King vs Riley Osborne: Hail is not going to be happy about this one. Osborne shined more in this match than King, who let’s be honest still needs work. Osborne went to the top rope to hit his finisher as he looked to the Chase U section to see that Hail was not there. He asks where Hail is and that leads King to gain momentum and win the match.
Winner: Lexis King
Kelani Jordan Vignette: Jordan says she has finally found her way in NXT. She says that NXT has the best women’s division and she is here to make a statement. After the vignette, Izzi Dame and Kiana James were making fun of Jordan. They said this is the same boring NXT with a bunch of nobodies being excited over a nobody. Brinley Rece comes drinking a coffee that Dame makes James take as she spills it out in the garbage.
Carmelo Hayes Promo Part Two: Hayes says the villain is always the villain, and he wants to know why no one wants to hear his side of the story. Hayes said he wanted to make Williams into someone everyone can be proud of, but he did the opposite. He explains they had a pact where Williams would go after the North American Championship while he went after the NXT World Heavyweight Championship, but he believed his hype and became bigger than his head. Hayes admits to attacking Williams and said he would do it again if given the opportunity. He says that Williams and Booker T. are lying in hospital beds singing their stupid song as he calls Williams a Hayes wannabe. Hayes says that at the end of the day, Williams was only Hayes’s hype man and that is all he ever will be.Â
Oba Femi Vignette: They showed highlights of Femi including his North American Championship win and highlights from his match this past weekend. Femi says that this will be a dominant title reign and he is ready for any challenge that is presented his way.
Riley Osborne Promo: Osborne is upset that he lost his match when he bumps into Hail and Jane. They ask how the match went and he says not well because he lost. He also mentions that he looked into the crowd and did not see Hail and he wanted to know where she was. She said she was dealing with business things that he does not understand but confirmed that they are still on for their Valentine’s Day date next week. Osborne walks away as Jane says that she will give Hail all the advice she needs for the date next week.
Roxxane Perez vs Lola Vice: Perez carried in this matchup and it is only a matter of time until she is called up to the main roster. As Vice was about to get the win Tatum Paxley ran down to mock Vice cashing in her NXT Breakout Tournament contract. This led Perez to take advantage and get the win.
Winner: Roxxane Perez
Meta Four Promo: Legend says that Sinclair got lucky in the battle royal and she is going to end her career. Dar accepts Wagner and Stone’s tag team challenge for next week and says there is no way they are going to lose that match. The No Quarter Catch Crew interrupts and they want to challenge Dar as well to a Heritage Cup match sometime down the line. Legend screams to stop the tension as she and Jakara Jackson head to the ring for their tag team match.
Wren Sinclair & Fallon Henley vs Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend: Legend and Jackson dominated this matchup. Sinclair had a great showing and it seems as if NXT is going to be invested in her throughout 2024. Sadly she was the one who lost this match for her team as Legend got revenge from that battle royal a couple of weeks ago.
Winners: Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend
Josh Briggs Promo: Briggs says he is interested in challenging for the North American Championship shortly. Brooks Jensen comes as they talk about Henley’s success when Jenson says he is lost without Briggs and he wants to reunite their tag team. Briggs says that several people within the Performance Center are waiting to take Jensen’s spot and he has to stop acting like a child and figure it out on his own.Â
Ava Raine Promo: Jaida Parker wants revenge for what happened at the premium live event as she wants a match against Adriana Rizzo. Ava agrees but everyones respected tag team partners are banned from ringside. Ridge Holland comes in next and he wants to face Gallus next week. Raine says no since a three-on-one match would not be fair, but Raine suggests a gauntlet match instead and if Holland loses at any point he is officially done with Gallus.
Ilja Dragunov vs Dijack: Dragunov was busted open early in this match, which is something we do not see often on NXT anymore. These two have great chemistry and I would love to see these two run it back for the title sometime soon. Gacy came from under the ring and used a prop fist to punch Dijack in the face which caused Dragunov to get the win. After the match, Hayes came out to attack Dragunov as the crowd heavily booed. Hayes held the title up and said he was coming back for his championship.
Winner: Ilja Dragunov
Overall: So many promos and backstage segments. I did not like how Hayes had two segments, he should have just done the segment at the top of the first hour and not start the show. Other than that the show was fine and did what it needed to do. Excited to see where the Hayes storyline goes from here.
