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Welcome to PWInsider.com’s live coverage of WWE NXT Deadline from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Ava announces that Eddy Thorpe is out of the Iron Survivor Match. She says they are looking into who attacked him. She says she will find a suitable replacement.
Megan Morant and Sam Roberts are your hosts for the Countdown.
They discuss the Men's Iron Survivor Match.
Sarah is with Wes Lee and she asks about Eddy Thorpe. Wes says to have the biggest opportunity ripped away from him, he understands. He tells Eddy to realize that . . . he was never going to win. Wes says things are cutthroat around here and he will show how cutthroat he can be.
Sarah asks Wes if he attacked Eddy and Wes avoids the question.
They run through the rest of the card.
We take a look at the Men's Championship match with a video package.
We see a video from Trick Williams and he says he has been cleared to compete at Deadline. He says Ridge hurt his neck, but he isn't taking the title from him. He says he is doing for Chase U, NXT, and himself.
We take a look at the NXT Tag Title match with a video package.
Axiom and Nathan Frazer are with Sarah and she asks them about Frazer having two matches and how he will be in Iron Survivor first.
Frazer wonders who replaces Eddy. Frazer says he will be there for the tag title match. Axiom talks about Borne and Heights and how they will go all out in their first PPV. Frazer says he will be fine. Frazer says he will give everything he's got.
Sarah asks if either of them took out Thorpe. Axiom says he couldn't do somethng like that. Frazer suggests that Axiom might take his place.
Stephanie Vaquer talks about how she is ready for the Iron Survivor match because she is ready to adapt. She will show why she is the best in the world. She says a new era is coming and it starts with her becoming Iron Survivor.
Wren Sinclair says it is starting to sink in. She doesn't know how to win this match. She talks about the opponents. Charlie shows up and Wren changes her tone and she says she will be the next Iron Survivor. Charlie walks away and Wren says 'help me'.
We are told that the men's Iron Survivor Match will start off the show and the women's match will close the show.
We take a look at the NXT Underground match.
Lola tells Jaida she hopes she enjoyed the cheap shot on Tuesday because it isn't happening again. She says that Jaida screwed her over twice so that is why she kept Jaida out of Iron Survivor. She says she only needs her fists to finish Jaida. She will put Jaida to sleep and then Jaida realizes you don't mess with Lola.
Jaida Parker interrupts and she says when she knocked Lola out on Tuesday people talked about her. This might be Lola's match but she will show that Jaida Parker don't play.
Ridge Holland was interviewed by Blake Howard earlier. Ridge is asked if his return was what he expected. Ridge says he wanted an opportunity to show what he was about. The people would not accept him. He had some controversies and slip ups and he realized how unforgiving the fans are. Ridge says he didn't let it get to him and he used it as fuel.
Blake asks about winning the tag titles and when did the switch flip. Ridge says there was no switch. This is who he is. He says Chase U was using him. He says they are soft. They wanted to see Chase U win the big one and he changed the culture. Ridge says he is sick of being used. His needs were not being met so he had to destroy them before they destroyed him.
Blake asks if Ridge resents Trick. Ridge says Trick was spoon fed everything. Trick says he was a company guy and he was given nothing. Ridge says that ate him up. Trick is a hell of an athlete. Football is a tough game, but Ridge says he played rugby. Trick found himself in NXT and he was given the shots. He doesn't respect wrestling. Ridge says he will send NXT on the course it deserves
Blake asks about what happened on Tuesday and if he tried to injure him. Ridge says Trick struck first and he responded. Trick needs to count his lucky stars that he can walk to the ring because he won't be walking out. Ridge says he will walk out as the champion.
We get comments from Giulia about coming to America and the differences.
We take a look at the Women's Iron Survivor Match with a video package.
Sarah asks Sol about the Iron Survivor Match. She says she doesn't know when she will be in the match . . .
Ethan Page interrupts and he asks when would he find out that Eddy Thorpe is not in the match. Sol tells Ethan about social media. Ethan says he is busy preparing for his match. Sol tells Ethan the next time he interrupts her, she will snatch his soul.
Ethan says he didn't do it and he knows who did it. Ethan says with the attitude shown to him, it was Sol Ruca.
Sarah interrupts Sam and Megan and says that Ava has found the fifth man for the Men's Iron Survivor Match, but did not say who it is.
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