Apollo Crews prepares for his match against Bron Breakker.
The New Day are with McKenzie.
Woods says it is surreal. People have asked them why they are in NXT. Woods says they are looking for the best competition and Pretty Deadly are champions. They can be Triple Crown Champions. Kofi says it isn’t easy to come across the pond to become champions. Kofi says they want to be Triple Crowners.
Kofi asks McKenzie if she is going to join them in their dance, and she joins them.
Match Number Three: NXT Men’s Tag Team Championship Match: Pretty Deadly versus The New Day
Kit and Woods start things off. Woods with a rollup for a near fall. Kit goes to the apron to talk strategy with Elton. They lock up and Woods with a side head lock. Woods floats over and he kicks Wilson. Woods with a chop in the corner and Wilson bounces around the corner. Woods with an Irish whip but Wilson with an elbow and a shoulder tackle. Woods lands on his feet on a belly-to-back suplex and Woods with a leg sweep and back senton for a near fall. Kofi tags in and they chop Kit and follow with kicks and a double bulldog for a near fall. Kofi with a wrist lock and Elton tags in but even though he held the tag rope, he was in the ring.
Prince tags in and they take Kofi down and hit a leg drop and splash combination for a near fall. Prince with an Irish whip and a monkey flip but Kofi lands on his feet. Kofi does some twerking and Prince pushes him and shows him how. It is time for a twerk off between Elton and Kofi. Kofi with a leg lariat for a near fall. Kofi with a snap mare and Woods tags in. Kofi with a knee and Woods with a sliding clothesline. Kofi with a hesitation splash and Woods with an elbow drop for a near fall. Woods goes for a German suplex but Wilson stops him. Wilson tags in and goes up top. Woods with a drop kick to stop Wilson. Woods with an uppercut and a hip into the corner. Kofi tags in and Woods with a shoulder and Kofi with a splash. Woods with an Honor Roll and Kofi gets a near fall.
Kofi kicks Wilson and sends him to the floor. Kofi sets for a dive but Prince gets in the way. Kofi kicks Prince off the apron and Kofi with a flip dive onto Kit and Elton. Kofi sends Wilson back into the ring. Prince stops Kofi from getting back in the ring and Koti punches Prince. Wilson stops Kofi and Prince tags in. Wilson with a hot shot and then an uppercut. Prince sends Kofi into the ring post.
Prince chokes Kofi in the ropes. Wilson tags in and he punches Kofi while Prince holds him. Wilson with a kick and he mocks Kofi. Wilson with a snap mare and he misses a knee drop. Wilson with a forearm to the back to stop Kofi from making the tag.
Kofi with punches and Wilson keeps Kofi from making the tag. Kofi kicks Wilson and Wilson catches Kofi when he tries for a tag. Kofi with a float over into a DDT and both men are down. Prince and Woods tag in and Woods with clotheslines. Woods with a rolling elbow to Prince. Woods with a clothesline and then Wilson stops short of Prince. Woods with a drop kick to send Wilson to the floor. Woods avoids an O’Connor Roll and he sends Prince into the ropes. Woods with a splash to the back and he kicks Wilson on the floor. Woods kicks Prince from the apron and hits a slingshot tornado DDT for a near fall.
Woods with a suplex attempt but Prince with a knee to the head. Prince with a palm thrust to the throat and a clothesline for a near fall. Woods with a punch and Prince punches back. They go back and forth with forearms. Prince with an uppercut but Woods with a forearm. Prince with a kick to the back of the leg followed by a clothesline. Wilson tags in and Wilson with a Codebreaker off Prince’s back for a near fall. Kofi with a forearm to Prince and then Prince goes to the floor and gets the tag title ble.ts Prince tosses the belt to Woods and then Woods tosses the belt to Wilson. Eventually all four men are down on the mat from phantom belt shots.
Both teams blame the other. Prince punches Kofi and then Wilson hits Woods with the belt. Wilson can only get a near fall. Prince tags in and they set for Spilled Milk but Kofi trips Wilson. Kofi with Trouble in Paradise on the floor. Prince with a rollup on Woods for a near fall. Woods with a hot shot into the turnbuckles. Kofi tags in and they hit Midnight Hour. Woods tags in and gets the three count.
Winners: The New Day (new champions)
After the match, The New Day celebrates in the crowd.
We have a video for Countdown to the New Year on January 10th.
Katana and Kayden are in the back with Odyssey Jones, Malik Blade, and Edris Enofe. Kayden asks them if they want to go out but Odyssey has to get ready for next week.
Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne ask Katana and Kayden why did they offer a title match to Ivy and Tatum. Gigi and Jacy remind them that they beat Katana and Kayden in a six woman tag match.
Ivy Nile attacks Jacy and Gigi from behind.
Officials, Malik, Edris, and Odyssey break things up.
Match Number Four: Men’s Iron Survivor Challenge Match: Grayson Waller versus Carmelo Hayes versus Joe Gacy versus JD McDonagh versus Axiom
Your first entrants are JD McDonagh and Axiom
Axiom avoids JD before the bell rings to start the match. Axiom with a kick but JD with an atomic drop to the injured knee. Axiom kicks JD to the floor. JD with an uppercut to stop a dive to the floor. Axiom pulls JD into the ring post using his legs. Axiom with a suicide dive and he lands awkwardly on the floor. Axiom punches JD and JD tries to go to the back. Axiom chops JD. They return to the ring and Axiom goes up top but JD with a drop kick when Axiom comes off the turnbuckles. JD with a knee to the midsection.
Axiom with a rollup for a near fall. Axiom with a super kick and then both men go for clotheslines at the same time. Both men exchange strikes. JD goes for a power bomb but Axiom escapes and kicks JD in the temple a few times. Axiom misses a round kick but he connects with a clothesline for a near fall. Axiom with a drop kick into the corner. Axiom follows with a hesitation drop kick into the corner for a near fall. JD with an elbow to the back of the head while Axiom has a waist lock applied. JD with a clothesline and a sit out power bomb for a near fall.
The Third Entrant is Carmelo Hayes
Hayes with a springboard bulldog to JD but Axiom breaks up the cover. Axiom is sent to the apron and Hayes with a face buster and hits Fade Away for a near fall. JD with a chop and kicks to Hayes. Hayes sends Axiom into JD and Hayes with a DDT while Axiom hits a flying clothesline. Axiom with a head scissors and arm drag that sends both men to the floor. JD pushes Axiom back into the ring and Hayes pushes JD off the turnbuckles. Hayes with a round kick to Axiom and a forearm to JD. Hayes goes for a springboard move but he is hit with a double super kick. JD with a moonsault to Axiom. Hayes with a TKO to JD onto Axiom and Hayes pins Axiom.
Carmelo Hayes earns 1 point 7:11 elapsed.
Hayes and JD exchange foerarms. Hayes gains the advantage. Hayes with a chop to JD. JD with a forearm and Hyes with a kick. JD with a suplex. JD with a back breaker and Spanish Fly.
Axiom is freed from the penalty box
Axiom with a cross body to both men. Axiom with kicks to Hayes and JD. Hayes blocks a kick from Axiom and Hayes with a double thrust. Axiom with a chop and Hayes with a back elbow. JD with head butts to Hayes and Axiom and everyone is down.
The Fourth Entrant is Grayson Waller
Waller with a double cutter to Axiom and JD and he pins both of them.
Grayson Waller earns 2 points 10:12 and 10:16 elapsed
Waller avoids a Codebreaker and Waller with a jackknife cover and Hayes kicks out. Waller with a clothesline for a near fall. Waller misses a baseball slide and Hayes gets back to the apron and he kicks Waller. Waller with a rolling cutter on the apron.
Axiom is freed from the penalty box
JD holds Axiom and Axiom hits JD and goes back into the penatly box. JD backs Axiom into the box and Axiom sends JD into the penalty box. Axiom clothes the door on JD’s head. Waller hits Axiom from behind. Hayes with a super kick to Waller. Hayes with a butterfly driver for a near fall on Axiom. Hayes with a rollup for a near fall. Hayes goes for a springboard move but Waller sends Hayes to the floor. Hayes pulls Waller to the floor and sends him into the announce table. Waller with a back drop driver onto the announce table. Waller has some words for Booker. Waller gets Axiom on his shoulders but Axiom with a counter to pin Waller. Axiom with a Destroyer to JD followed by a Golden Ratio to JD for the three count.
Axiom earns 2 falls. 14:14 and 14:34 elapsed
Joe Gacy is the final entrant
Gacy with an Irish whip and elbow to Hayes. Gacy with a clothesline to Axiom and Hayes. Axiom with a kick but Gacy with a clothesline for a near fall. Gacy with a Rings of Saturn and Axiom taps out.
Joe Gacy earns 1 point 16:05 elapsed
Grayson Waller and JD McDonagh freed from penalty box
JD sends Axiom into the penalty box and he punches him. Hayes and Gacy knock Waller and JD off the apron. Gacy with a handspring clothesline for the three count.
Joe Gacy earns a Second Fall 17:11 elapsed
Gacy with a flip dive onto Waller and JD. JD closes the door when Axiom is supposed to be freed. Axiom hits Hayes and Axiom climbs out of the penalty box and kicks JD. Axiom with a moonsault onto JD, Waller, and Gacy. Gacy punches JD.
Carmelo Hayes freed from penalty box
Hayes sends Waller into the ring and Hayes with La Mistica and he gets a near fall on Waller. Hayes with a cross face and Waller tries to roll through but Waller taps.
Carmelo Hayes earns a Second Fall 19:24 elapsed
Gacy with a clothesline to Axiom in the corner but Axiom with a cross arm breaker. Gacy escapes but Axiom with a triangle. Hayes breaks up the hold and Axiom with a kick to Hayes. JD stops Axiom on a springboard move and hits Devil Inside on the floor. JD with a head butt to stop a springboard move from Hayes. JD with Devil Inside to Hayes. JD with a head butt and Devil Inside to Gacy.
Grayson Waller freed from penalty box
JD with Devil Inside to Waller and everyone else breaks up the cover. JD with kicks to everyone in the corner. Everyone gets up from their corner and they all kick JD. Axiom and Hayes are stopped. Gacy with a baseball slide to Waller. Gacy with a uranage to Waller on the ring steps. Gacy pushes Hayes away and hits a Bubba Bomb. Gacy with Rings of Saturn on Hayes but JD breaks it up. Gacy with a rollup into a Rings of Saturn on JD. Axiom breaks it up. Gacy with elbows and he applies the Rings of Saturn on Axiom. JD and Hayes with super kicks to Gacy and Hayes with a Codebreaker to Gacy. Hayes is sent into the ring post by JD.
Axiom with a springboard DDT to JD and Hayes with a Rocker Dropper to Axiom but Waller pulls Hayes out of the ring. Waller pins Axiom.
Grayson Waller earns third fall 24:31 elapsed
Waller goes to the floor and he pulls JD to the floor. Time runs out.
Winner: Grayson Waller (3 falls [Axiom, Carmelo Hayes, and Joe Gacy 2 falls, JD McDonagh 0 Falls])
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