It’s Tuesday night and that means a brand new episode of WWE NXT 2.0 for October 19th, and Ringside News has you covered with live play-by-play results coverage. Start time for NXT is at 8:00 PM EST. Match-by-match highlights and results from the show will take place on this very page. Feel free to leave any reactions in the comment section below.
Tonight’s NXT comes one week before the big Halloween Havoc show. As such, Tommaso Ciampa is teaming with the number one contender to his title, Bron Breakker, to take on Grizzled Young Veterans. Can Breakker and Ciampa work together, or will the tension boil over a week before their big showdown? Also we should hear from the new North American Champion, Carmelo Hayes, and something tells us Santos Escobar will be sniffing around.
At Halloween Havoc, Io Shirai & Zoey Stark will defend their Women’s Tag Team Titles against the teams of Indi Hartwell & Persia Pirotta, and Toxic Attraction’s Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne. Tonight however, one member of each team will compete in a Triple Threat, and the winner will get to spin the wheel of stipulations at Halloween Havoc. So this is a big important match ahead of next week, and which team do you see getting the advantage?
That’s the preview for tonight’s NXT. Our live coverage will begin from 8PM right here. Let us know if you’re excited about any of it and remember to hit the refresh link below and enjoy the show!
This week’s NXT opens with a look back at last week’s main event where Isaiah “Swerve” Scott defeated Santos Escobar to retain the North American Championship, but was then defeated by Carmelo Hayes with his Championship contract.
We go live to the Capitol Wrestling Centre and out comes the North American Champion, Carmelo Hayes, alongside Trick Williams. Trick says he and ‘Melo look good with the gold. And tonight they’re having a celebration. Hayes says four months ago he stepped on the scene, blew through the competition of the Breakout Tournament and proved he was the final boss. For two months he waited for the right moment to take what was his, and last week he pulled a swerve.
When ‘Melo shoots he scores, and from now on he’s the team captain. The leader of the new school. And as long as he’s Champion, this is the A Championship and he doesn’t care who has a problem with it. Johnny Gargano makes his way out to the ring and the fans chant “welcome back”. Gargano introduces himself and says he’s had his eye on Hayes. And, as someone whose held that title more than anyone, he wants to congratulate ‘Melo. Johnny says he’s lost his Way, so he’s trying to figure out what’s next and he thinks it’s staring him in the face.
Johnny needs to do what he was put on Earth to do: be in the ring against someone like Hayes. He asks for a shot and Trick tells him to worry about Indi because she’s been in ‘Melo’s DM’s all week. Gargano plays along for a minute until his “son-in-law”, Dexter Lumis, appears behind them and grabs Hayes with The Silence. Hayes and Trick get out of the ring and Lumis scares them off while Johnny lifts the North American Championship.
*Commercial Break*
The match gets underway and Jones shoves Chase backwards across the ring. Chase kicks Jones but he doesn’t budge. He then attempts a shoulder tackle but Jones knocks him out of mid-air. Jones tosses Chase to the corner but misses a splash and Chase lands a dropkick. Andre stomps Jones and pulls his beard. Jones blocks a punch and lands one of his own, followed by a shoulder tackle and a body slam. Jones splashes Chase in the corner, then throws him. Jones hits a rolling senton, followed by a standing frog splash for the win!
Diamond Mine is backstage and Malcolm Bivens says, now that they’ve seen how things work in NXT, they won’t be waiting for opportunities. They will just take them.
*Commercial Break*
We start with Fabian Aichner and Brutus Creed, and Aichner takes a headlock. Barthel tags in and works with Aichner to hit a snapmare and grabs a hammerlock. Brutus fights up and hits a side suplex. Barthel fires back with a nasty chop and grabs a submission. Barthel shoves Brutus into the ropes and hits a European uppercut, followed by a snapmare and a running kick. Brutus tackles a distracted Barthel into the corner for Julius to tag in.
Creed trips Barthel, but gets slapped in the face. Julius shoulders Barthel into the corner. Barthel knocks Creed back and climbs the ropes but Roderick Strong grabs his leg while Brutus distracts the referee. Barthel kicks him off and jumps but Julius catches and suplexes him. Julius hits a gutwrench suplex and tags Brutus for some double-team fireman’s carries. Another tag and another double-team by the Creed Brothers for a two-count.
Aichner tags back in and hits Julius on the apron, then catches Brutus on his shoulders, squats, and hits a rolling fireman’s carry. Julius tags in along with Barthel and gets kicked back. Julius catches Barthel with a gutwrench powerbomb, then knocks Aichner to the floor. Ikemen Jiro and Kushida run down and fight with Diamond Mine, allowing Barthel to roll-up Julius for the win!
While Imperium are posing after the match, MSK attack them from behind! MSK beat Imperium down and out of the ring as the fans chant “you suck!” Wes Lee dives over the ropes onto Imperium, then they pose with the titles and challenge Imperium to a title match next week at Halloween Havoc.
We see a video of Kyle O’Reilly hanging out with Von Wagoner in real life. They go for a hike together and take turns carrying a log up a mountain, squatting with it, and chopping trees. They drink beers by a fire at night and O’Reilly says “you’re a little out there,” but if they can get on the same page they’ll cause a lot of damage.
*Commercial Break*
Joe Gacy is backstage and he says last week was a set-back but the mission stays the same. He says “they” don’t need violence and “they” won’t be triggered by people who don’t believe them. He believes in them and they can be stronger together. He holds out a hand and we see Harland puts his hand against Joe’s. Gacy says “follow me, little snowflake.”
Legado Del Fantasma is in the ring. Santos Escobar calls Carmelo a lucky “son of a bitch”. He says Hayes was lucky last week but his luck has vanished. He hands the microphone to Elektra and she says she will set the record straight, but before she can, Cora Jades skateboards to the ring.
The match gets underway and Lopez forces Jade to the corner and squishes her face. Jade is whipped to the opposite corner and hit with a body slam. Jade is kicked in the back and hit with another body slam. Jade fights back but Lopez cuts her off. Cora counters a suplex with a roll-up for two, then Lopez hits a lariat. Jade rolls Lopez catches Elektra with a small package for the win!
Tommaso Ciampa and Bron Breakker are backstage. They’re asked if they can co-exist. Bron says he’s seen all this before, one guy hits another and they fight and lose, but that won’t happen tonight. Ciampa says he’s just going to follow his leade. After all, Breakker said he’d have his back until next week.
*Commercial Break*
The Triple Threat gets underway and Io kicks Jacy, then Persia drops them both with a double clothesline. Persia splashes them both in the corners but Io then dropkicks her and Jayne lands a hurricanrana. Io pins but Jacy pulls her off and they start brawling. Jayne wants a suplex but Shirai fights it, then they work together but Pirotta suplexes them both.
Persia catches Io and hits a spinning sidewalk slam. Io then pulls the top rope down and Persia flies over to the floor. Jayne attempts a suicide dive but her feet catch on the ropes and she lands head-first on the floor. Shirai then goes to the apron and dives onto both with a moonasult. Shirai poses on the floor as we head to the break and the referee checks on Jayne.
*Commercial Break*
We’re back live and Jacy Jayne has been removed from the match after that scary suicide dive. Jayne lands a big boot on Shirai for a two-count. Pirotta shoulders Io in the corner, then whips her to the opposite for a splash. Persia hits a suplex, then wants another but Io rolls her up for two. Persia hits another lariat and some right hands.
Shirai attempts a hurricanrana but Pirotta counters with a powerbomb for a near-fall. Pirotta lands some forearms to the back but Shirai fires back. Shirai goes to the apron and kicks Persia back, then attempts a springboard and almost botches it. Io grabs a crossface on Persia but the bigger woman climbs to her feet. Io drops her and goes to the top rope for her famous moonsault and scores the win for her team.
Indi Hartwell comes out to check on Persia while Zoey Stark joins Io Shirai on the stage. Shirai spins the Halloween Havoc stipulation wheel and it lands on a “Scareway to Hell Ladder Match”. That means we’re getting a Triple Threat ladder match for the Women’s Tag Team Championship’s next week, assuming Jacy Jayne is fit.
The cameras cut backstage and we see Legado Del Fantasma kicking the life out of Cora Jade’s boyfriend, Trey Baxter. Jade is being shouted at by Elektra Lopez and she doesn’t look remotely concerned about her boyfriend. Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen run up and fight them until officials separate them.
*Commercial Break*
Ikemen Jiro surprises Kushida in the bathroom and says he’s excited to team with him to crush Diamond Mine. Kushida says if they’re going to be a team he needs style strong. Jiro says no, he is Kushida and that’s enough. He puts Kushida’s jacket and glasses on him and says “it’s time to go back to the future!”
Tony is sent to the ropes and shoulder tackles his opponent. D’Angelo takes a side headlock but the mysterious wrestler fights up and hits some big kicks. D’Angelo lands a running back elbow and a few chops. Tony then hits a Northern lights suplex and rolls over into a spinning neckbreaker for the win.
After the match D’Angelo is interviewed in the ring. He’s asked about the disappearance of Mark, the producer of Lashing Out with Lash Legend. He says he knows nothing about it and if the interviewer is a snitch. He hands her some money and tells her to fuggedaboutit.
Jensen and Briggs are supposed to make their entrance but the camera goes backstage and we see one of them on the ground. Legado Del Fantasma appear and Joaquin Wilde hits Briggs with a chair from behind. Legado Del Fantasma makes their entrance.
*Commercial Break*
We’re back live and the match is underway after Briggs and Jensen attacked officials to get into the ring. Jensen is fighting Wilde and tosses him across the ring. Briggs tags in and they hit double shoulder tackles, then Briggs lands a splash. Wilde rolls outside and Briggs goes after him but Santos Escobar runs him into the apron as Elektra distracts the referee. Wilde hits a baseball slide to Briggs and tags Mendoza.
Mendoza continues the beat-down on Briggs in the ring and applies a sleeper. Wilde and Mendoza use quick tags and keep Briggs isolated in the corner using double-team moves. Briggs manages to sling Mendoza over the ropes but Wilde grabs his legs, only to get kicked away. Jensen tags in and lands some big shots to Wilde and Mendoza, as well as a flapjack to Wilde.
Jensen lands repeated lariats in the corner and a high-angle body slam for a two-count. Santos Escobar gets on the apron to cause a distraction and Wilde attacks Jensen. Wilde wants a powerbomb but Jensen flips him over, then goes outside to attack Escobar. Wilde and Mendoza get Jensen back inside and hit high & low for the win.
We get a video package for Mandy Rose, in which she talks about how incredible she looks and why she didn’t get a title shot before now. She says it wasn’t until Toxic Attraction that she decided to take what she deserves. Raquel Gonzalez then says Mandy talks a big game but she’s more concerned about her looks than being Championship material.
*Commercial Break*
Trick Williams and Carmelo Hayes are in the locker room and they break into Dexter Lumis’s locker because they took the North American Championship. A drawing tells them to meet Lumis and Gargano at Lumis’s house next week.
The match begins and the fans chant for Grayson Waller. He rolls Knight up for a near-fall. Knight lifts him for a body slam and Waller rolls him up again for a near-fall. Knight is annoyed but Waller punches him. Waller hits another roll-up for a two, then Knight whips himto the buckles and counters a roll-up attempt with a stomp.
Knight beats Waller against the ropes, then snaps him on them. Knight hits a flying shoulder tackle over the ropes for a two-count, then takes a sleeper. Grayson hits a jawbreaker and lands some right hands. Grayson hits a clothesline, leg lariat, and an STO. Waller avoids Knight but then gets caught with a pump kick. Knight hits the BFT for the win!
*Commercial Break*
Tommaso Ciampa is already in the ring and out comes Bron Breakker, his opponent on Thursday. Grizzled Young Veterans make their entrance for the main event.
The match starts with Drake and Breakker, and Bron takes him down with a shoulder and the fans start barking for Breakker’s father. Breaker grabs the back of Drake and slams him don, then lifts him up and slams him again. Drake ducks a lock-up and punches the back. Bron shoots him off, leap-frogs him, then catches him with a body slam in mid-air. Breakker won’t tag Ciampa, so the Champion tags himself. Ciampa eats an elbow from Drake, then Gibson tags in and he drops them both with repeated clotheslines. Ciampa stares at Breakker on the apron.
*Commercial Break*
Back live and Ciampa hits a belly-to-belly to create some separation. Ciampa wants a tag but Gibson pulls Breakker off the apron. Gibson tags in and they clothesline Ciampa for a two-count. Gibson chokes Ciampa on the middle rope, then beats him to the corner and tags Drake again. Ciampa starts to fight back but Gibson tags in behind him and takes him down.
Ciampa escapes a submission from Drake but gets his beard pulled. Ciampa hits a DDT and goes to his corner and slaps Breakker. He shouts “where’ve you been?!” Breakker swings for Ciapa but he ducks and Bron hits Drake. Breakker belly-to-belly slams Drake, then goes to the recliner but Gibson kicks him off. Breakker shoves Gibson over the ropes, then grabs Drake by the throat. Breakker hits a military press into a powerslam for the win.
As soon as the match ends Ciampa goes and gets the NXT Championship as Breakker poses in the ring. Ciampa walks up the ramp but then turns and comes back down to stare into Breakker’s face.
That’s it for this week’s NXT, let us know what you thought of the show and we’ll see you back here tomorrow night for AEW Dynamite. And don’t forget, we’ll have live coverage right here for WWE Crown Jewel this Thursday. Until next time, stay safe.