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WWE NXT BATTLEGROUND PPV REPORT: A NEW WOMEN'S CHAMPION, HOMECOMING FOR HAYES, LAST MAN STANDING, HERITAGE CUP MATCH AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2023-05-28 19:28:00

The Weaponized Cage match between Jacy Jayne and Gigi Dolin will start off this week's NXT.

Match Number Three:  Last Man Standing Match: Dijak versus Ilja Dragunov

Ilja with punches and Dijak backs Ilja into the corner and connects with punches and forearms.  Ilja with chops and Dijak chops back and hits a clothesline.  Dijak gets Ilja up for Feast Your Eyes but Ilja gets to his feet and Ilja goes for a German suplex but Dijak with elbows.  DIjak kicks Ilja to the floor when Ilja tries to turn in the ropes for Konstantin Special.  DIjak puts the top of the ring steps in the ring.  Ilja kicks Dijak and he connects with forearms and an enzuigiri.  Ilja sends Dijak into the announce table and follows with a kick.  Ilja pushes the steps closer to Dijak and Ilja comes off the ring steps for the diving forearm but Dijak gets his boot up to stop Ilja.  Dijak with a suplex throw onto the ring steps.  Dijak goes under the ring and he pulls out a table.  Ilja charges at Dijak and goes through the table.  Ilja starts to bleed from the jaw.

Dijak beats the referee's count and he gets back in the ring.  Ilja with chops in the ring and Dijak grabs Ilja by the throat but Ilja with an enzuigiri.  Ilja with a waist lock and he tries for a German suplex.  Dijak grabs the ropes and Ilja goes for a German suplex and since Dijak was holding on to the ropes, Ilja lands on the ring steps.  Dijak grabs Ilja but Ilja counters with a DDT onto the ring steps in the ring.  Ilja puts Dijak's head against the turnbuckles and he face washes him.  Ilja grabs the ring steps and he throws them at Dijak in the corner.  

Ilja goes to the other side of the ring for a Coast to Coast into the ring steps.  The referee starts his count.  Both men beat the ten count and Ilja with a series of chops.  Dijak with a chop and kick but Ilja returns to the chops.  Ilja winds up and connects with a chop but both men are down.  Ilja with more chops and then he hits a chop as he falls to the mat.  The referee starts his count.  Ilja with a waist lock and a German suplex that sends Dijak face first to the mat but Dijak gets back to his feet.  Dijak grabs Ilja by the throat and Ilja with punches.  Dijak sends Ilja to the apron and Ilja with chops but Dijak choke slams Ilja onto the apron.  Ilja gets to the apron to stay on his feet at nine.  Dijak pulls Ilja into the ring and gets Ilja up for Feast Your Eyes and he connects.  Ilja falls into the corner and he starts to bleed from the jaw again.

Dijak goes to the floor and he goes under the ring for a kendo stick.  Dijak gets back into the ring and he asks Ilja if he likes pain and if he likes this as he hits Ilja in the chest with the kendo stick.  Dijak hits Ilja in the ribs a second time.  Dijak with a third shot to the ribs and Ilja writhes in pain in the corner.  Dijak tells Ilja to stay down.  He shows Ilja his blood on the kendo stick and he tells Ilja not to make him do this.  Dijak hits Ilja many more times with the kendo stick.  Dijak goes back under the ring and he gets a chair.  Dijak puts the chair against Ilja's throat and Ilja slaps Dijak.  Dijak hits Ilja in the ribs and then the back with the chair.  Ilja with Torpedo Moscow to stop Dijak.  Ilja with a leaping forearm to Dijak on the mat.  

Ilja gets on the ring steps that are in the ring and hits a leaping forearm to the back of Dijak's head and Dijak hits the chair.  Ilja beats the count to get back to his feet, but Dijak is not as lucky.

Winner:  Ilja Dragunov

We go to a Chase University segment and Duke brings in some guest lecturers on Catch Wrestling, Drew Gulak and Charlie Dempsey.  They show everyone what not to do by reviewing Thea Hail matches.  Thea storms out of the room and Duke tells Charlie and Drew that is not how they do it at Chase University.

We go to McKenzie with Noam Dar and his entourage.  

Dar says this is history.  They defended the Heritage Cup on American soil for the first time.  Dar says he is at the top but now they are at the top.

The Great American Bash will be on July 30th from Cedar Park, Texas.

Match Number Four:  NXT Men’s Tag Team Championship Match: Gallus (with Joe Coffey) versus The Creed Brothers (with Ivy Nile)

Julius and Wolfgang start thigns and Julius with a take down but Wolfgang with an uppercut.  Mark tags in and he takes Julius to the mat with a front face lock.  Julius with a wrist lock and take down.  Julius with an arm bar and Brutus tags in .  Brutus with an arm bar.  Mark with an arm bar.  Wolfgang gets in the ring and so does Julius.  The referee tries to gain control of things and Julius punches Wolfgang.  Brutus with a fireman's carry into an arm bar on Mark.  Julius tags in and Brutus and Julius pass Mark with knees to the ribs.  Brutus with a belly-to-back suplex and Julius gets a near fall.  Julius with an arm drag take down.  Mark with an Irish whip and Julius floats over.  Julius goes to the floor after making the blind tag.  Brutus with a double sledge and then he connects with forearms.  Brutus with a side head lock take down.  

Wolfgang tags in and drops Brutus on the top rope.  Wolfgang with punches and knees.  Wolfgang works on the neck.  Mark tags in and he kicks Brutus.  Mark gets a near fall and then he kicks Brutus.  Mark with a forearm.  Brutus with a forearm but Mark with a knee to the midsection.  Wolfgang tags in and hits a back senton.  Wolfgang with a chin lock.  Mark tags in and hits a shoulder tackle off the turnbuckles for a near fall.  Mark with a hip lock take down.  Brutus gets Mark up for an Olympic slam.  Wolfgang tags in and gets between Brutus and his corner.  Wolfgang with a front face lock and he knocks Julius off the apron.  Brutus with a back body drop and Julius tags in and punches Wolfgang.  

Julius with over head belly-to-belly suplexes to Mark and Wolfgang.  He does it for a second set of suplexes and then a third.  Wolfgang with a back elbow to Julius and Julius with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex.  Mark tags in and Julius with another overhead belly-to-belly suplex.  Brutus tags in and Julius with a shooting star press and Brutus with a moonsault for a near fall.  Julius tags in and he gets Mark on his shoulders.  Mark with a victory roll for a near fall.  Wolfgang with a punch to Brutus on the turnbuckles.  Mark and Wolfgang with a double choke slam but Brutus comes off the turnbuckles with a cannonball.  All four men stand off in the center of the ring.

They exchange punches.  Julius with a double leg take down.  Julius with a jumping knee and a rolling spinebuster.  Julius avoids Joe's interference and Ivy trips Joe.  Julius sends Joe to the floor.  Ava sends Ivy into the ring post.  Gallus hits the running boot and TKO combination for the three count.

Winners:  Gallus (retain championship)

We see the masked woman talking about how she wreaked havoc on the NXT Women's Division and she will reveal herself on Tuesday.

Match Number Five;  NXT Women’s Championship Match: Tiffany Stratton versus Lyra Valkyria

They lock up and go around the ring.  Lyra and Tiffany push each other and they lock up again.  Lyra with a side head lock take down.  Tiffany with a punch and arm wringers.  Lyra with a reversal and arm wringer.  Tiffany tries to escape the hold but Lyra with a side head lock.  Lyra with a crucifix for a near fall.  Lyra with a waist lock and Tiffany with a back elbow.  Lyra gets a near fall.  They lock up and Tiffany with a knee to the midsection and a side head lock.  Tiffany with a shoulder tackle.  Lyra's knee gives out on a leap frog.  Lyra with a wrist lock and it turns into a test of strength.  Lyra with a monkey flip and a satellite arm drag.  Tiffany goes to the floor and Lyra tries for a suicide dive but she stops because she couldn't get the speed to hit the move.

Tiffany goes to the floor again.  Lyra goes for the drop kick through the ropes but Tiffany catches Lyra and drops her on the apron.  Tiffany sends Lyra's knee into the ring post.  Tiffany sends Lyra into the ring post again.  Tiffany breaks the count and goes back to the floor.  Tiffany takes off the knee pad and throws it aside.  They return to the ring and Tiffany with an atomic drop to the knee.  Tiffany with a dragon screw.  Tiffany with another atomic drop to the knee and a dragon screw.  Tiffany gets a near fall.  Tiffany with a step over toe hold and she drops back to the mat.  Tiffany with another step over toe hold and she falls back to the mat.  Tiffany with a Mutoh Lock.  Lyra escapes but Tiffany gets a near fall.

Tiffany kicks Lyra in the ribs.  Lyra slaps Tiffany and Tiffany slaps back.  Lyra misses an enzuigiri and Tiffany drives the knee into the mat.  Tiffany gets a near fall.  Tiffany with a stretch muffler.  Lyra with a sunset flip for a near fall.  Lyra kicks Tiffany face first into the turnbuckles.  Lyra with a rollup for a near fall.  Lyra with a back elbow and she goes to the turnbuckles and hits a missile drop kick.  Lyra with European uppercuts while Tiffany connects with forearms.  Lyra with a series of kicks.  Lyra with a Northern Lights suplex and she rolls through and hits a second one.  Lyra rolls through to try for a third one but Tiffany with a kick to the knee.  Lyra with a drop kick and Tiffany rolls to the floor.

Lyra with a drop kick through the ropes and a cross body off the apron.  Lyra goes up top and hits a cross body but Tiffany holds on and rolls through.  Tiffany gets Lyra on her shoulders and Lyra with a crucifix bomb for a near fall.  Lyra goes to the turnbuckles but Tiffany stops her and Lyra hangs in the turnbuckles.  Tiffany with a kick and a moonsault for a near fall.  Tiffany gets Lyra on her shoulders but Lyra with elbows.  Tiffany with a back heel kick into the knee.  Tiffany goes for a seated splash but Lyra counters into a rollup for a near fall.  Tiffany with a kick for a near fall.  Tiffany with a step over toe hold and she rolls through and sends Lyra into the mat.  Lyra catches Tiffany on a handspring back elbow and hits a German suplex.  Lyra's knee gives out on the spinning heel kick.  Tiffany with a Finlay Slam and she misses the Prettiest Moonsault Ever.  Lyra with a spinning back heel kick but Tiffany gets her foot on the rope to stop the count.

Lyra pulls Tiffany into the corner and she goes up top.  Tiffany stops Lyra and Lyra with forearms to the back.  Lyra sets for a sunset flip power bomb but Tiffany holds on to the ropes.  Tiffany with a rana and she gets Lyra up for the Finlay Slam and the Prettiest Moonsault Ever for the three count.

Winner:  Tiffany Stratton (new champion)

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