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WWE NXT REPORT: THE FINALS ARE SET, ILJA AND DIJAK LIKE TO FIGHT, BRON SPEARS PEOPLE, TONY IS ARRESTED, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2023-05-23 22:02:00

McKenzie is in the men's locker room and he asks Ilja why did he attack Dijak.

Ilja says he is making Dijak feel the pain going into Sunday.  He says if he can go anywhere, Dijak will understand that he is Unberseig.

Dijak walks in and he goes after Dijak.

All of the men do their best to separate Dijak and Ilja.

We go to commercial.

We see Carmelo Hayes in Boston over the weekend making some media appearances.  He says he feels comfortable coming home.  He wants to be around his people, where he paid his dues.  He says it is his first time back as the NXT Champion and he is excited to have his family there to see him.  We see Carmelo had Kowloon and he signs a photo for the restaurant.  He talks about the history of Boston as a city of champions.  We see Carmelo at a Celtics game.  Carmelo says it is crazy if Bron thinks he is going to beat Carmelo in his backyard.  He knows that Bron wants to ruin his homecoming.  He knows what he needs to know about Bron after being in the ring with him.  

Match Number Five:  Hank Walker versus Tank Ledger

They shake hands before locking up.  Tank with a side head lock.  Tank with a shoulder tackle but Hank stays on his feet.  Hank goes for a shoulder tackle and Tank bounces off.  They try again with the same result.  Both go for a shoulder tackle.  Tank runs Hank into the corner and connects with forearms.  Hank runs Tank into the corner and connects with shoulders.  Hank with a chop.  Tank escapes a slam and sends Hank into the turnbuckles.  Tank with an Irish whip and slam.  Tank with a cartwheel and a diving head butt for a near fall.  Hank and Tank exchange punches.  Tank with a forearm and Hank with punches.  Hank with a slam and splash into the corner.  Hank misses a splash and then both men go for cross body presses and both go down.  Hank gets the three count.

Winner:  Hank Walker

After the match, Hank helps Tank up but Bron Breakker spears Hank and then he spears Tank.

He tells Hayes he will see him Sunday.

Channing stops by and Brutus tells Channing Tony finally got caught sleeping with fish.  Brutus says they are going to win the titles.  Channing says with Tony being detained, they can work out an arrangement to have their back.

Julius says they have been burned multiple times.  He says that they can have a title match when Tony gets out.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Gigi Dolin makes her way to the ring.

She says she is not shy about the broken home she grew up in.  Or learning the hard way what addiction is like from their parents.  They did not know what a stable family was, but she thought she found one in NXT.  Jacy cut her out of her life and now she will do anything to end Jacy.  I will purge everything I ever felt for you.

Jacy Jayne shows up in the crowd and she says that is enough emo talk for one night.  Jacy says this is where it all started.  We would sit in the lounge and look down on everyone.  You were riding shotgun to her.

Gigi says if it was so great, why throw it away.  

Jacy says she outgrew Gigi and was sick of carrying Gigi in matches.  Everyone knew that she would be a bigger star on her own.  

Gigi says it is funny that Jacy wants to move on but you have been focused on me ever since.  You want to move on so you won't be remembered as the third wheel.

Jacy says the last time they were in that ring, she beat Gigi and embarrassed her in front of her brother.

Gigi says you won the match, but you needed eight stitches to fix your face.  I beat you at Roadblock so it is one to one.  Let's settle this right here, right now.

Jacy says everyone loves Gigi.  Go ahead and play to the crowd and do what you do best.  Pander to your loyal fanbase who live on social media and eat up your pathetic Instagram stories.  I cannot wait to be done with you once and for all.  Next week, let's end it where it began.  She says she doesn't want to end it in any match, she wants to end it inside a steel cage.

Gigi says she doesn't pander to anyone and she wears her heart on her sleeve.  She says she is real and everyone sees that.  Jacy is a fake ass bitch. You want a steel cage match next week, let's take it up a notch and make it a weaponized steel cage match.

Jacy accepts the match.

Luca Crusifino says he tried to explain your situation to Mr. Stone and it will be settled in the ring.  When you are in the ring with Luca Crusifino, you will wish you settled it out of court.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a video package for the Heritage Cup title.

We see footage of Noam Dar and Oro Mensah talking in the back filmed by Anonymous and Dar is asking Mensah to be in his corner since Nathan Frazer will be in Dragon Lee's corner.  

Mensah says no and walks away.

Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend walk past and they walk away from Dar.  

Match Number Six:  Luca Crusifino versus Von Wagner (with Robert Stone)

Luca says something to Von and Von runs Luca into the corner and connects with shoulders and forearms.  Von with an Irish whip and a splash into the corner.  Von with a boot and Luca goes to the floor.  Von sends Luca back into the ring and Von misses a splash into the corner.  Luca kicks Von in the corner but Von pushes him away.  Luca with a hip toss into a neck breaker for a near fall.  Von with a forearm and punches.  Von with a back elbow and Luca sends Von over the top rope to the floor.  Luca goes after Stone and he wants the picture that Stone has showed Von.  Luca calls Von a freak.

Von gets up and he has had enough of Luca.  Von with a clothesline and they go back into the ring.  Von with forearms while Luca tries to get to the apron.

The referee makes his five count and calls for the bell.

Winner:  Luca Crusifino (by disqualification)

Von sends Luca into the announce table and he sets for a power bomb on the floor but Stone stops him.  Von thinks about it and he power bombs Luca onto the announce table.

We return to Law and Order Tony D'Angelo Unit.

The officers enter the room and Tony is arrested.

Tony pulls the 'do you know who I am' card as he is taken away.

We are back and Gigi versus Jacy in a Weaponized Cage is official for next week.

Match Number Seven:  Tiffany Stratton versus Roxanne Perez in a Semifinal Match in the NXT Women's Championship Tournament

Tiffany wants a test of strength to mock Roxanne's height.  Tiffany with the advantage and she gets a near fall.  Roxanne with a waist lock and Tiffany misses elbows and a leg sweep.  Roxanne with a bridge for a near fall.  Perez with a side head lock.  Roxanne with a single leg take down and a La Mistica but Tiffany with a cartwheel to escape.  Perez with a rollup for a near fall.  Perez with a sunset flip for a near fall.  Tiffany backs Perez into the corner and Perez with a back elbow.  Perez leaps over Tiffany and Tiffany hits the turnbuckles.  Perez with an arm drag into an arm bar.  Tiffany with a forearm.  Tiffany with an arm wringer as she works on the left arm.  Perez with punches and a satellite head scissors that sends Tiffany to the floor.

Perez with a suicide dive and Tiffany catches her but Perez gets to her feet and sends Stratton into the ring apron.  Perez goes up top and Tiffany clips the legs and Perez falls to the mat and goes to the floor.  Tiffany runs Perez into the apron and connects with a forearm.  Tiffany gets a near fall.  Tiffany with kicks in the corner.  Tiffany chokes Perez in the ropes and then she gets a near fall with a Jericho cover.  Tiffany chokes Perez in the ropes again and hits a running hip strike to the back and gets a near fall.  Perez with punches and Tiffany pulls Perez down by the hair and then hits a double stomp and gets a near fall.

Tiffany stretches Perez.  Tiffany with a kick and she goes for a gutwrench suplex but Perez lands on her feet.  Perez with a drop kick to send Tiffany to the floor.  Perez with a suicide dive and then she hits a second one.  Perez goes up top and hits a cross body but Tiffany holds on and rolls through to get Perez on her shoulders.  Tiffany with a Finlay Slam but she misses the Prettiest Moonsault Ever when Perez moves.  Perez with running European uppercuts.  Perez misses a kick and Tiffany with a sit out spinebuster for a near fall.  Tiffany puts Perez on the top rope and Tiffany picks up Perez for a superplex.

Perez with a punch and a Frankensteiner for a near fall.  Perez with punches to the midsection and forearms to the back.  Perez goes for a side Russian leg sweep but Tiffany counters and sends Perez to the mat.  Stratton goes for a power bomb and Perez with a rollup for a near fall.  Tiffany gets a near fall.  Perez with a side Russian leg sweep for a near fall.  Perez with a back heel kick and Tiffany sends Perez into the ropes when she tries for Pop Rox.  Tiffany with a Finlay Slam and Prettiest Moonsault Ever for the three count.

Winner:  Tiffany Stratton (advances to finals)

They run through the card for Battleground.

We see Lyra and Tiffany arguing by the title belt.

Roxanne Perez is at the entrance and she is attacked by the hooded person and they run away.

Dijak walks to the ring and Ilja Dragunov attacks him from behind.  They exchange punches around ringside.  Ilja with an enzuigiri and he goes for Torpedo Moscow against the steps but Dijak moves.  Dijak sends Ilja over the ringside barrier.

Dijak signs the Hold Harmless Agreement and security tries to stop him.  Dijak grabs Ilja by the throat and Ilja sends Dijak into the ringside barrier and chops Dijak.  Dijak signs the agreement and it is time for Ilja and Dijak to attack security.  Dijak kicks Ilja and then picks up the ring steps but Ilja kicks Dijak and he falls onto the steps.  Ilja with a diving forearm off the ring steps.

We go to credits.


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