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WWE NXT REPORT: THE TOURNAMENT STARTS, TAG TITLE MATCH, THORPE VS KEMP, BRON MAKES A STATEMENT, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2023-05-09 22:04:00

Your announcers are Booker T and Vic Joseph.

We start off with a look back at Indi Hartwell surrendering the NXT Women's Championship because of her being drafted to Raw.

We see the eight women in the tournament in the aisle.

Tiffany says she should be handed the title.  Now she has to go through three matches and face Gigi Dolin.  She does not know what to expect with her. 

Gigi says what Jacy did last week was disgusting.  The way you talked to my brother.  She says she hopes Jacy makes it to the semifinals but she will use Tiffany as her personal punching bag tonight.

Match Number One:  Tiffany Stratton versus Gigi Dolin in a First Round Match in the NXT Women's Title Tournament

They lock up and Gigi wit a break but Gigi blocks a kick and she connects with forearms.  Tiffany with a matrix but Gigi kicks the arm and then goes for a rollup and bridge for a near fall.  Gigi with a kick to the chest for a near fall. Gigi with a bronco buster in the corner but she misses a second attempt when Tiffany moves.  Tiffany with a double stomp for a near fall.  Tiffany with an arm bar and Gigi with an arm drag.  Tiffany works on the inured shoulder and she sends Gigi shoulder first into the turnbuckles.  Tiffany with a leg drop to the arm for a near fall.  Tiffany stomps on the arm and gets a near fall.  Tiffany tries to send Gigi into the turnbuckles but Gigi reverses it and gets a near fall with a rollup.

Tiffany gets a near fall.  Tiffany wrings the arm and takes Gigi to the mat.  Tiffany misses a leg drop to the arm.  Tiffany with a kick to the shoulder followed by a snap mare.  Gigi with a kick and knees to Tiffany.  Gigi with clotheslines and a thrust kick.  Tiffany with an arm breaker followed by a handspring elbow.  Tiffany misses a leg drop and Gigi with a round kick and STO.  Tiffany works on the shoulder and gets Gigi on her shoulders for a Finlay slam and the Prettiest Moonsault Ever for the three count.

Winner:  Tiffany Stratton (advances to face winner of Jacy Jayne versus Roxanne Perez)

Gallus walks in the back.

Joe Gacy says he sacrificed himself for the Dyad so they could win the tag titles.

Joe tells Ava that he has taken her words to heart.  He will not join them at ringside.  Joe tells Ava to guide them as he would.

We go to commercial.

We are back at the barbershop and Trick is getting his hair done for tonight's match against Bron.  Hayes says he is not cleared to wrestle.  He thanks Trick for standing up for him.  He says Trick doesn't have to do it.  Trick says he has to do it and he will take care of Breakker tonight.  He says he will prove everything that he says he is.  Trick says his biggest challenge is tonight.

Match Number Two:  Mark Coffey and Wolfgang (with Joe Coffey) versus Jagger Reid and Rip Fowler (with Ava) for the NXT Men's Tag Team Championship

All four men battle before the bell rings.  The referee starts the match and Mark with a shoulder tackle and slam to Jagger.  Mark with a side head lock.  

We see Tony D'Angelo and Channing Lorenzo on the HBalKony.  

Mark with a shoulder tackle and side head lock.  Mark holds on when Reid tries to send Mark off the ropes.  Wolfgang tags in and they hit a double clothesline for a near fall.  Jagger with forearms but he cannot get away from Wolfgang for a while.  He eventually tags in Rip and Rip with punches and he gets a near fall.  Rip with an elbow to Wolfgang followed by a boot.  Rip with an elbow to the back of the head.  Wolfgang blocks a suplex attempt a few times.  Wolfgang with a suplex of his own.  Mark tags in and applies an arm bar.  Mark works on the shoulder.  Rip with a forearm to Wolfgang.  Reid tags in and they double team Mark and Jagger with a drop kick off Rip's back to Wolfgang.  Jagger and Rip with an enzuigiri and flatliner for a near fall.  Jagger with forearms to Mark.  Mark with an arm drag into an arm bar.  Wolfgang tags in and he connects with a forearm to the back.

Wolfgang gets a near fall.  Wolfgang with a cobra clutch on Jagger.  Jagger gets to his feet but Wolfgang sends him back to the mat.  Wolfgang with a shoulder and he returns to the cobra clutch.  Mark tags in and he goes to the turnbuckles for a shoulder tackle and he gets a near fall.  Rip gets in front of Jagger in the corner and that allows Jagger to punch Mark.  Rip tags in and connects with a forearm and gets a near fall.  Rip with a reverse chin lock.  Rip with a knee and Jagger tags in and they hit a double clothesline.  Jagger with an elbow into the corner and Rip tags in and connects with an uppercut.  Rip gets a near fall.  Rip with a reverse chin lock.  Jagger tags in but Mark with boots and elbows to get out of the corner.  Rip with a double thrust to the throat and Jagger gets a near fall.

We see The Creeds with masks and Ivy yells at them and walks away.

Jagger with a front face lock.  Mark with a back drop and Wolfgang tags in and he punches Jagger and brings Rip into the ring.  Wolfgang with punches to Jagger and Rip.  Wolfgang with shoulders and a splash into the corner.  Wolfgang goes up top and hits a double sledge on Jagger.  Wolfgang with a slam and flying back senton.  Mark tags in and they hit a double choke slam for a near fall.  Wolfgang tags in and he applies a front face lock while Mark holds his back as he goes to the floor.  Rip trips Mark and Jagger with a rollup for a near fall.  Mark sends Rip into the announce table.  Mark tags in and Ava gets on the apron to distract Wolfgang.  Jagger with a DDT.

Ivy Nile comes out and attacks Ava.  Rip is distracted and Mark with a clothesline.  Mark and Wolfgang with a running boot and TKO combination for the three count.

Winners:  Mark Coffey and Wolfgang (retains championship)

We go to Thea Hail and she wonders when Andre will be back.

Javier Bernal asks Thea if Chase U teaches people how to get into the women's tournament.

Duke shows up and he talks about how he is busy grading papers.  He tells Thea she got an 88.

Bernal says he appreciates the scheme that Duke is pulling.

Duke says he is filling in for Andre, but he will not let the students run things when a substitute is there.  He says things like that don't happen at Duke . . . Chase University.

We go to commercial.

We are back with NXT Anonymous watching the attacks on the women's roster in NXT.

Match Number Three:  Duke Hudson (with Thea Hail) versus Javier Bernal

They lock up and Javier slaps Duke and Bernal goes to the floor.  Duke chases him around the ring and they get back in the ring and Bernal with kicks.  Duke with a slam and Bernal begs for mercy.  Bernal wit a drop kick to the knee and a DDT followed by a flying clothesline.  Bernal with kicks to Duke.  Bernal with a rear chin locck and Duke powers out of the hold and snap mares Bernal.  Bernal with a kick.  Bernal with kicks but Duke Chases Up.  Duke with a punch and forearm followed by back elbows.  Duke with a side slam followed by jabs and a Duke-bonic Elbow.  Duke with a slingshot into a German suplex.  Duke with a Razor's Edge for the three count.

Winner:  Duke Hudson

Von Wagner and Robert Stone walk in the back.

Stone and Von do some word association.  He shows Von the photo we saw from last week.

Luca Crusifino comes up to Von and Von grabs him by the throat when Luca talks to a woman the wrong way.

We see Gallus walking and singing in the back.  They walk into the Creeds and Ivy.

Julius tells Joe to watch his mouth and Brutus tells them to watch their tag titles.  

Joe says they are not worthy of the tag titles.

Ivy thanks Julius and Brutus for having her back.  Julius says no one can mess with Ivy, except them.

Match Number Four:  Eddy Thorpe versus Damon Kemp

They lock up and Kemp with a wrist lock and Eddy with a reversal.  Eddy with an arm drag.  Kemp with a waist lock take down and a second one.  Kemp with a reverse chin lock into a front face lock.  Eddy gets to the ropes and Kemp pushes Eddy.  They lock up and Eddy with a side head lock and Eddy holds on when Kemp tries to send him off the ropes.  Eddy floats over and avoids a clothesline.  Eddy with a side head lock take down.  Kemp with a top wrist lock and a head lock take down.  Eddy with a twisting cross body.  Eddy with a chop and he tries for a suplex but Kemp blocks it.  Kemp with an uppercut and a slingshot jackhammer for a near fall.  Kemp with forearms and he has something to say to Eddy.  Kemp with a reverse chin lock.

Kemp with a seated abdominal stretch but Eddy escapes.  Kemp with a rolling Samoan drop for a near fall.  Kemp with an arm bar but Eddy with punches.  Eddy with a chop and punches.  Eddy with chops and a back elbow.  Eddy with another back elbow.  Eddy with kicks and a spinning heel kick.  Eddy with a kick in the corner and a German suplex for a near fall.  Eddy with a waist lock and Kemp with back elbows.  Kemp with a sunset flip but Eddy rolls through and he tries for a Boston Crab and turns it into a single leg crab but Damon pulls the ring skirt into the ring to force a break.  Eddy with a boot and German suplex.  Eddy with a leaping elbow drop for the three count.

Winner:  Eddy Thorpe

Kiana James is with McKenzie.  She brings up the year that Kiana has had and her match against Lyra Valkyria.  Kiana says she thrives under pressure.  She laid out everything she wanted to do and has crossed them off, except for the NXT Women's Champion.  How much bigger will year two be as the NXT Women's Champion?

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