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WWE NXT REPORT: IO ANNOUNCES HER NEXT OPPONENT, BLACKHEART VERSUS STORM, KAI VERSUS MOON, AND MORE

We are at the Capitol Wrestling Centre and your announcers are Wade Barrett, Vic Joseph, and Beth Phoenix.

We take a look back at last week's episode of Halloween Havoc.

Match Number One:  Ember Moon versus Dakota Kai (with Raquel Gonzalez)

They lock up and Moon backs Kai into the corner.  Moon with a take down as they continue the collar and elbow tie up.  Ember with an arm bar.  Kai with a side head lock.  Kai tries to escape the hold and does into an arm bar.  Kai with an arm drag and Moon with a head scissors.  Kai tries to escape but Moon holds on to the head scissors.  Moon with a double overhook but Kai with a wrist lock.  Moon with a wrist lock and Kai sends Moon to the mat.  Moon sends Kai to the mat.  Kai pushes Moon and Moon pushes back.  Moon with a drop toe hold and a boot followed by a back senton.  Kai goes to the apron and Moon avoids a kick and she pulls Kai across the turnbuckles but Kai pulls Moon into the ring post and then Kai works on the shoulder.

Kai kicks Moon in the back and follows with a forearm to the back.  Kai continues to work on the injured arm.  Moon kicks Kai to escape.  Kai with a hammer lock and she sends Moon shoulder first into the turnbuckles.  Kai with kicks to Moon's shoulder.  Kai with a snap mare and she works on the shoulder.  Kai with a short arm scissors and Moon with a rollup attempt but Kai keeps her shoulders off the mat.  Kai with a cross arm breaker.  Moon gets a near fall and then hits a one arm power bomb.  

Moon kicks Kai and Kai misses a round kick.  Moon with an enzuigiri.  Kai with a forearm and Moon with a springboard back heel kick.  Kai with a kick to the shoulder.  Moon trips Kai and pulls Kai around on the apron and Moon with a forearm.  Moon with a boot to the head.  Moon rolls back into the ring while Kai is down on the floor.  Moon with a suicide dive that sends Kai into the ringside barrier.  Moon with a second attempt but Moon misses.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Moon with a head scissors and a spinebuster for a near fall.  Kai with a kick to the head.  Kai goes for a wheelbarrow move and rolls Moon up and gets a near fall.   Kai gets Moon up on her shoulders but Moon gets back to her feet.  Kai with a round kick to the temple followed by an Irish whip but Moon with a Codebreaker for a near fall.  Kai with a forearm and Moon fires back.  Moon lets Kai get in a shot and Moon was playing possum and she applies a crossface.  Kai gets a near fall and Moon with a rollup for a near fall.  They go back and forth and then Kai with a Fujiwara arm bar.

Moon gets her foot on the rope to force a break but Kai takes her time to release the hold.  Kai with forearms and a kick.  Kai with a slap and Moon screams and she blocks a forearm and Moon with slaps and knees.  Moon with forearms to the back.  Moon with a knee in the corner and a hip toss.  Moon with an elbow in the corner and Gonzalez gets on the apron and Kai with a boot to Moon.  Kai with Go 2 Kick for the three count.

Winner:  Dakota Kai

We go to Cameron Grimes and he is ambushed by McKenzie.  He is asked about his loss last week.  He says it wasn't really a match.  There wasn't a pinfall or submission and the referee was a zombie.  Whatever happened last week happened weeks ago.  Tonight, he is going to cave in KUSHIDA.  The referee tells Grimes that his match is next and Grimes freaks out and runs away.

We go to commercial.

We are back and McKenzie asks Shotzi about her match against Toni Storm.  Shotzi says she had a blast hosting last week and William Regal let her pick her opponent.  She mentions the resume of Toni Storm and that is why she chose Toni.  Shotzi welcomes Toni to the ball pit.

Match Number Two:  Cameron Grimes versus KUSHIDA

Grimes goes into the ropes to stop KUSHIDA.  KUSHIDA tries to kick at Grimes and Grimes goes into the ropes.  KUSHIDA goes for the leg and Grimes with an arm drag into a wrist lock. KUSHIDA with a rollup for a near fall.  KUSHIDA goes for a hammer lock and Grimes with a fireman's carry for a near fall.  KUSHIDA with a front face lock and he maintains a mount position and floats over and then gets a near fall.  KUSHIDA with an arm bar.  

Grimes with a rear chin lock and he works on the ear and stomps on the head.  Grimes with a European uppercut.  Grimes floats over and KUSHIDA with a hip toss into a cross arm breaker but Grimes tries to get a near fall with a rollup.  KUSHIDA with a hammer lock and then he traps the arms using his leg and KUSHIDA falls back to the mat.  KUSHIDA with an arm bar and Grimes gets to the corner but KUSHIDA with a running divorce court and a kick for a near fall.  Grimes kicks KUSHIDA in the head and in the shoulder.

Grimes with forearms and he takes KUSHIDA to the mat with a wrist lock.  KUSHIDA takes Grimes to the mat and he stomps on the elbow.  KUSHIDA with an arm drag into an arm bar.  KUSHIDA works on the arm and shoulder but Grimes with forearms to the lower back.  KUSHIDA with a rollup for a near fall.  Grimes with a hot shot to KUSHIDA and he gets a near fall.  Grimes kicks KUSHIDA and then connects with an elbow to the back of the head.  KUSHIDA with elbows to Grimes.  Grimes charges into the corner and KUSHIDA with a flatliner into the turnbuckles.  KUSHIDA with forearms and Grimes with a knee.

KUSHIDA with a kick and clothesline.  Grimes with boots to the head and back.  Grimes with kicks in the corner.  Grimes with shoulders in the corner followed by a kick to the back of the leg.  Grimes with a hard Irish whip.  Grimes with kicks but KUSHIDA kicks Grimes.  They exchange forearms and KUSHIDA with kicks.  KUSHIDA with a handspring back elbow and he misses a forearm in the corner.  KUSHIDA with a reverse atomic drop and hip toss followed by a cartwheel and drop kick.  KUSHIDA with a falling kick.  KUSHIDA misses the kick to the elbow.  KUSHIDA with a handspring kick to knock Grimes off the apron.  KUSHIDA goes up top and Grimes returns to the ring and KUSHIDA with a cross body for a near fall.

KUSHIDA goes for a boot to the chest and Grimes with a rollup for a near fall.  Grimes with a back slide and he rolls through into a sit out power bomb for a near fall.   KUSHIDA gets to his feet first and Grimes tries to put KUSHIDA on the turnbuckles and he succeeds.  KUSHIDA with a forearm but Grimes climbs the turnbuckles and KUSHIDA drops Grimes on the top rope.  KUSHIDA with a forearm to the jaw and he comes off the turnbuckles with an arm DDT.  KUSHIDA kicks the arm and goes for a German suplex but Grimes pushes KUSHIDA Into the referee and then KUSHIDA sends Grimes into the referee.  KUSHIDA rolls through into the Hoverboard Lock and Grimes taps but there is no referee.

KUSHIDA releases the hold and calls for the referee to wake up from his nap.  GRIMES with a flipping cross body for a near fall but the referee is still out.

Another referee comes out to the ring and Grimes freaks out because it is the referee from his match last week.  KUSHIDA with a Hoverboard Lock and Grimes taps out.

Winner:  KUSHIDA

We go to comments from Toni Storm.  She says she loves Shotzi Blackheart and her intensity.  She appreciates that Shotzi picked her but that might have been a mistake.  This will be a stepping stone to the top of the division.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a look back at last week's NXT Women's Championship Match.

Io says everyone wants to know what is next for her.  To show that this is my NXT, I must accept one more challenge.  I must face Rhea Ripley one-on-one for the title.  I am not afraid of nightmares.

Match Number Three:  Killian Dain and Drake Maverick versus Matt Martel and Chase Parker

Drake and Dain kick Parker and Martel before the bell rings.  Dain pushes Drake out of the way so he can work over Parker.  Dain with an Irish whip and forearm.  Drake tags in and he hits a drop toe hold and Dain with a back senton.  Drake is slammed onto Parker for a near fall.  Parker sends Drake into the turnbuckles when Martel distracts Maverick.  Martel tags in and he sends Drake into the turnbuckles.  Parker tags in and hits a knee for a near fall.

Parker with a nerve hold on Drake.  Parker with a punch to Maverick and he sends him into the turnbuckles.  Drake blocks a punch and punches Parker.  Parker runs into a boot and Drake wants to make the tag and Parker tries to stop him but Drake drops down and Parker goes through the ropes.  Maverick goes to the apron as a vehicle arrives and the McAttack arrives.

Parker and Maverick exchange punches and Martel tags in and he connects with a shoulder and back breaker.  The McAlliance enters the building and they make their way to the ring and they attack Dain and Maverick.

No Contest

Dunne attacks Maverick while Lorcan and Burch work over Dain.  Dunne continues the attack on Drake while they hit an elevated DDT on Dain.

We go to commercial.

Coverage continues on Next Page.

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