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WWE NXT REPORT: TWO ARE GOING TO DEADLINE, MELO AND HAYES TRY TO CLEAR THE AIR, A SCANDAL AT CHASE U?, HERITAGE CUP MATCH, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2023-11-07 22:03:00

Your announcers are Vic Joseph and Booker T.

We begin with a look back at last week's episode of NXT.

Match Number One:  Akira Tozawa (with Chad Gable, Maxxine Dupri, and Otis) versus Noam Dar (with Oro Mensah, Jakara Jackson, and Lash Legend) for the Heritage Cup Championship

Round One

They lock up and Dar with a take down and waist lock.  Tozawa with a wrist lock.  Dar gets Tozawa to the mat and he works on the leg.  Dar works on the wrist.  Tozawa with a single leg take down and he starts to work on the leg.  Dar with forearms and a rollup for a near fall.  Dar misses a punch and hits the turnbuckle.  Tozawa with chops and the head band comes off.  Tozawa goes for a sunset flip but Dar does not go over but Dar misses a stomp.

Tozawa with a rollup for a near fall.  Dar kicks Tozawa in the leg to take him to the mat.  Tozawa gets to the mat and he does the Otis shimmy.  Tozawa is sent tot he apron and he kicks Dar.  Tozawa goes up top and then he sees the trophy.  Dar with a side head lock and Tozawa with a belly to back suplex on the floor.  Dar with a superplex as the round ends.

Round Two

Dar with a kick to the leg but Tozawa blocks a kick and he punches Dar.  Tozawa avoids an arm bar submission and he rolls up Dar for a near fall.  Dar with a rollup for the three count.

Noam Dar 1 Fall
Akira Tozawa 0 Falls

After the round ends, Dar punches Tozawa.

Round Three

The round starts and Dar goes to the floor.  Tozawa goes after Dar on the floor and he tells Dar to stop hiding behind MetaFour.  Alpha Academy show up and Lash gets in Otis's face.  Dar goes after Tozawa but Tozawa with punches.  Tozawa with a Shining Wizard for a near fall.  Tozawa goes to the turnbuckles and Dar with a kick to the leg and he gets a near fall.  

Dar stomps on the hand and he stomps on the other arm. Dar with kicks to the chest for a near fall.  Dar runs his elbow across the side of Tozawa's face and then he connects with an elbow and reverse chin lock.  Tozawa with punches.  Dar with an uppercut and Tozawa with a bicycle kick and a thrust kick.  Dar with a kick and punch.

After the round ends Dar with elbows to Tozawa and they have to be separated.

Round Four

Dar with a running forearm into the corner followed by a back drop and running clothesline for a near fall.  Dar with an ankle lock as he looks at Gable.  Tozawa sends Dar to the floor and Tozawa with a suicide dive and a second one to Oro.  Tozawa is sent into the ring post but Dar misses a kick and hits the ring post.  Dar misses a punch.

Tozawa with an ankle lock and Dar taps.

Akira Tozawa 1 Fall
Noam Dar 1 Fall

Round Five

Tozawa with a Yakuza Kick and a second one followed by a Saito suplex for a near fall.  Tozawa avoids a kick and Dar with a spinning back elbow for a near fall.  Dar sets for the Nova Roller but Tozawa with a rana and he gets a near fall.  Dar misses a punch and Tozawa with a German suplex for a near fall.  Dar with a knee bar.

Tozawa escapes and hits a dead lift German suplex.  Tozawa with a spinning heel kick and he pulls Dar into position.  Tozawa goes up top but Mensah interferes and then Lash pulls Dar out of the way when Tozawa misses the back senton while the referee tries to figure out how Mensah got caught up in the ropes.  Dar with a Nova Roller for the three count.

Winner:  Noam Dar (retains championship)

After the match, Oro gets in Tozawa's face but Maxxine slaps Oro.  Chad with a German suplex and Otis with a splash.

Vic talks about Deadline on December 9th because the qualifying matches start tonight.  They were picked by Mick Foley and for the women, Tiffany Stratton faces Fallon Henley.  For the men, Dijak faces Tyler Bate.

Lyra Valkyria is in the back and she makes her way to the ring.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Lola Vice talks about how everyone she beat in the tournament will be part of history.  Kelani says that Lola won because of Elektra.  Elektra says they shouldn't be jealous and Arianna says they aren't jealous.

Roxanne Perez congratulates Lola on her win but it doesn't mean she is automatically champion.

NXT Women's Champion Lyra Valkyria makes her way to the ring.

Lyra says she never dreamed that it would happen the way it did, but she is the NXT Women's Champion.   Whoever it was who said never meet your heroes, never met Becky Lynch.  Lyra says Becky is a legend.  She didn't just meet her hero, she beat her.  Now the finest prize in NXT is around her waist.  She brought it at Halloween Havoc and so did Becky.  Lyra says she will never forget how you made this place feel like magic.  She says they showed what a main event women's title match is about.  Lyra says every bit of her story is true.  She says she is not the only woman who dreams of holding this title.  The locker room is full of hungry competitors.

Xia Li makes her way through the crowd and Lyra says to let her come into the ring.

Lyra asks Xia if she can help her.

Xia asks Lyra if she saw what she did to Lyra's hero Becky Lynch last night.

Lyra says she saw the attack and reminds Xia what Becky told her.

Xia says she plans to take her title.

A member of security tries to hold them back and Xia with a spinning back hell kick that knocks him out.

Lyra tells Xia if she wants it . . . 

Tyler Bate says he comes across chill, or Zen.  Don't mistake it for a lack of drive or intensity.  He is laser focused.  He says the Iron Survivor Match is something he can get into to write his future.  Dijak is massive and he hits like a heavyweight and moves like a cruiserweight.  Tyler says he has slayed many Goliaths before.

Fallon is in the locker room and she tells Brooks that the games are over.  She says she doesn't need them at ringside because she is focused.

Chad tells Tozawa it wasn't going to be easy since Tozawa is a junior cadet.  He tells Chad that we will unlock his potential.  Maxxine says that they are going to be on Supernova Sessions next week.

Drew Gulak shows up and he says that Chad is a great competitor and he chooses to be attached with this group?   Drew says he wants a roster that exemplifies greatness.  Charlie says the Heritage Cup should never be around people like you and he wants to stretch them.

Otis tells him to stretch this and he shimmies.

Otis challenges Drew to a match tonight.

A referee walks out of Shawn's office and he is asked about what happened.  He has been told to show some discretion with the rules in the match between Von Wagner and Bron Breakker.  There will be a winner.

We see Ava enter Shawn's office.

Match Number Two:  Tiffany Stratton versus Fallon Henley in an Iron Survivor Challenge Match Qualifier

They lock up and they go around the ring.  Tiffany pushes Fallon and pulls her to the mat by the hair.  Fallon sends Tiffany to the mat and then pulls her off the ropes to the center of the ring.  Fallon with a single leg crab and she keep Tiffany from getting to the ropes.  Tiffany goes to the floor and Fallon comes off the apron and is met with a forearm.  Tiffany goes up top and Fallon with an elbow to stop her.  Fallon with a superplex for a near fall.  Fallon returns to the single leg crab.  Fallon pulls Tiffany back into the center of the ring.  Tiffany gets to the ropes to force a break.  Fallon goes to the floor for a punch to Tiffany in the ropes.  

We go to commercial.

We are back and they exchange forearms.  Fallon with a waist lock and Tiffany with an elbow.  Tiffany blocks forearms but both with head butts.  Fallon sends Tiffany to the mat and hits a side kick for a near fall.  Tiffany with a kick and Fallon with a back slide.  Tiffany with a forearm and a slam that sends Fallon's legs into the ropes.  Fallon with a slap and she goes to the turnbuckles and hits a cross body but Tiffany rolls through and then runs at the ropes and sends Fallon through the ropes to the floor.  Tiffany wrings the leg into the ring post and she wraps the leg around the post.  Fallon kicks Tiffany and Fallon with a rollup for a near fall.  Tiffany with a sit out spinebuster for a near fall.  Tiffany with a step over toe hold and she bridges but Fallon escapes and kicks Tiffany.  Fallon with a kick to the head.  Fallon with a back elbow and a kick in the corner.  Fallon with a running shoulder tackle and back heel kick.  Fallon with a punch and clothesline.  Fallon with a running back elbow in the corner followed by a wrap around face plant for a near fall. 

Tiffany kicks Fallon in the knee and she catches Fallon off the turnbuckles and hits a Finlay slam but Fallon moves on the Prettiest Moonsault Ever.  Fallon with a rollup and Tiffany kicks out and sends Fallon into the turnbuckles.  Tiffany with a clip to the back of the leg and the Prettiest Moonsault Ever for the three count.

Winner:  Tiffany Stratton

Wes Lee is in the back with McKenzie and after dancing, she welcomes him back to NXT and asks why is he back.

We says he had to hop off the track to get his head and body right.  He has a list of thing to accomplish and Dom Mysterio is on the top.

Baron Corbin shows up and says they are happy to see him back and he doesn't mean it.

Baron says he could quit and come back in three months to ask for a title match against someone he can't beat.

Wes says he would love to take care of Baron before Ilja does.

Bron Breakker walks in the back and Kelly Kincaid ambushes him.  She asks him if he is concerned about the match.

Bron says that since Shawn told the referee to show discretion, Von should be worried.  He says that we will find out that Von is the fool who thought he could beat Bron Breakker.

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