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WWE NXT REPORT: A CONTRACT IS SIGNED, A FRIENDSHIP IS ON THE ROCKS, IT'S GOOD TO BE RELATED TO THE ROCK TODAY, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2024-01-23 22:03:00

Your announcers are Vic Joseph and Booker T.

Match Number One:  Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin versus Axiom and Nathan Frazer in a Semifinal Match in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic

Axiom and Frazer attack Corbin and Bron before the match starts.  They hit a number of double team moves and they kick Baron.  Axiom with a wrist lock and head scissors take down.  Axiom and Frazer drop kick Baron and Bron to the floor.  Axiom and Frazer with suicide dives onto Bron and Baron.

Bron tries to send Axiom into the ring steps but Axiom goes over the steps.  Frazer sends Bron into the steps.  Axiom with a head scissors to Baron.  They drop kick Baron into the ringside barrier.

The match starts and Axiom with a kick and a missile drop kick to Baron for a near fall.  Axiom with a wrist lock and Frazer tags in and connects with a forearm and continues to work on the arm.  Axiom tags in and he hits a double sledge off the turnbuckles.  Frazer tags in and he hits a slingshot forearm to the arm.  Frazer with an arm bar.  Baron backs Frazer into the corner but misses a clothesline.  Frazer with a forearm and arm bar.  Baron sends Frazer into the turnbuckles but misses a forearm in the corner.  Frazer with punches.  Baron with a boot to the head.  Baron with kicks to Frazer and a punch.  Baron with a punch and he tags in Bron.  Baron misses a clothesline and Axiom with a kick.  Frazer with an enzuigiri to Bron.  Baron blocks a head scissors off the apron and he power bombs Axiom onto the announce table.  Frazer comes off the turnbuckles and Bron with a power slam.

Bron punches Frazer while Baron punches Axiom on the announce table.  Bron with punches and kicks.  Baron tags in and he adds some more kicks to Frazer in the corner.  Baron chokes Frazer in the ropes and then Bron wants to talk to the referee but this referee is not stupid enough to be distracted like that.  Baron tags in and punches Frazer in the midsection.  Bron with a suplex and he gets a near fall.  Bron does some push ups.  Bron with shoulders in the corner.  Baron with a splash into the corner.  Frazer lands on his feet when Baron pulls him up and Frazer with kicks and he tags in Axiom.  Axiom with some strikes and a drop kick.

Axiom kicks Bron off the apron.  He tries for a suicide dive and Baron with a forearm to stop Axiom.  Bron tags in and he connects with shoulders in the corner.  Bron with a side head lock and a clothesline.  The straps come down.  Axiom with punches and he tries for a suplex but Bron counters with a power slam for a near fall.  Baron tags in and he kicks Axiom and follows with a forearm.  Axiom with a chop and Baron with a forearm to send Axiom back to the mat.  Axiom with forearms and chops but Baron with a Saito suplex for a near fall.  Bron tags in and he hits a release belly-to-back suplex for a near fall.  Axiom with a kick to Baron and he avoids Bron to tag in Frazer.  Frazer with a running forearm.

Frazer with a chop in the corner.  Bron with an Irish whip and Frazer floats over and leap frogs Bron on a spear attempt.  Baron goes over the top rope when Frazer drops down.  Frazer goes up top and hits a cross body onto Bron and Baron.  Frazer sends Bron back into the ring and he sets for a super kick and hits it.  Frazer tags in Axiom and both men with frog splashes but Bron kicks out.  Axiom with a cross arm breaker and Frazer applies a rear naked choke to stop Baron from breaking up the hold.  Bron with a one arm power bomb onto Frazer and Baron.  Baron tags in and Axiom with a kick but Baron with Deep Six to Frazer followed by a side slam and brainbuster to Axiom for a near fall.  Bron tags in and Baron sends Axiom to Bron for a power slam and he gets a near fall.

Bron puts Axiom on the turnbuckles and Axiom with forearms.  He kicks Baron and leaps over Bron but Bron with a clothesline.  Bron with a forearm to knock Frazer off the apron.  Bron goes to the turnbuckles for the bulldog but Axiom with a kick.  Frazer tags in and Axiom with Spanish Fly and Frazer with a Phoenix Splash but Baron breaks up the cover.  Baron with End of Days to Axiom.  Frazer with a super kick to Baron but Bron with a spear for the three count.

Winners:  Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin (Advance to Finals)

Ilja Dragunov is talking to a production assistant and Josh Briggs shows up.

Josh says he needs to know who he is and Ilja is the measuring stick.  He wants to see how he matches up to the Mad Dragon.

Ilja asks if that is what Josh really wants.

Josh says Ilja is making Trick do double duty to make it easier to keep the title.

Trick Williams shows up and says he is here to make sure Ilja is good for Vengeance Day.

Josh says Trick has no right to tell him what to do.  He says after Trick loses, he is going to go back into Hayes' back pocket.  

Trick says that if Josh wants to see what he can do, he can face him.

Ilja tells Trick he will be watching and he hopes that Trick will be able to make it to Vengeance Day.

Wren Sinclair is in the back and she is talking to herself about her opportunity tonight.

Fallon Henley shows up and Wren says she is nervous.  She says NXT was a pipe dream before but now it is a reality.  She says she is not here to make too many enemies.  

Fallon says it is hard to be the new girl.  She tells Wren to be natural and she will be okay.

We see Ava walk out of Shawn's office and William Regal follows.

Ava thanks Regal for being in there for the meeting.  Regal congratulates Ava for becoming the youngest General Manager in NXT history.  Regal asks Ava to take good care of the brand.  There are long hours and the job is thankless.  There are many tough decisions to make and he knows that Ava can do it.  Regal says if Ava needs anything, his phone is on.

Match Number Two:  Wren Sinclair versus Lash Legend (with Jakara Jackson, Noam Dar, and Oro Mensah)

They lock up and Lash sends Wren into the corner.  Lash corners Wren and sends her back into the corner.  Lash blocks an arm drag or two.  Wren with a sleeper as she rides Lash.  Lash gets to the ropes and forces Wren off when she sends Wren's throat into the ropes.  Lash slams Wren's head into the mat and then puts her in the ropes and connects with forearms.  .Lash gets Wren up for a torture rack.  Wren goes for a sunset flip and Lash windmills to stay on her feet.  Lash sends Wren into the corner but misses a shoulder and hits the ring post.  Lash misses a boot.  Lash blocks a kick but Wren with an enzuigiri.  Wren goes for a sunset flip but Jackson holds on and the referee watches it happen.

Wren gets a near fall.  Lash and Jackson almost collide so Wren sends Lash into Jackson.  Wren gets a near fall.  Lash with spinebuster for the three count.

Winner:  Lash Legend

After the match, MetaFour surrounds Sinclair and Fallon Henley makes her way to the ring to stop the potential attack.  Fallon stops Jackson on the floor.  Fallon and Wren send Lash over the top rope to the floor.

We go to RESTAURANT and we see that OTM has attacked some of the employees.  They intimidate another employee.

We see what happened last week with Dijak and Joe Gacy.

Vic Joseph talks about the 2K24 game.

We go to commercial.

We are back and we see Elektra Lopez wants to know where Lola Vice is because she is looking for her.

Match Number Three:  Dijak versus Joe Gacy

Gacy attacks Dijak from behind at the entrance.  Gacy with punches but Dijak sends Gacy into the ringside barrier.  Gacy sends Dijak into the ring post.  Dijak pushes Gacy into the ring steps.  Dijak punches Gacy and sends him over the ringside barrier.  Dijak gets a chair from under the ring but Gacy with a forearm to the back off the ringside barrier.  Gacy with forearms while Dijak punches Gacy.  Gacy hits Dijak in the ribs and back with the chair.  Dijak moves and Gacy hits the ring bell with the chair.  Dijak with a cyclone kick to send Gacy through the HBalKony wall.

Gacy crawls through the wall and he wants more.  Gacy sends Dijak into the ring post and punches him.  Dijak with a choke slam through the announce table.

Security comes out to stop Dijak and Dijak does what he is supposed to do and he shows how useless wrestling security is.  Gacy with a sleeper on Dijak.  Gacy is pulled off Dijak.

Arianna Grace is in the locker room and she gives a speech about what her mother would say.

Elektra Lopez shows up and he wants to know where Lola is.

Lexis King walks in the back and he says he is the only one worth of center stage so Bearhill better thank him for this opportunity.

We go to commercial.

We are back at the UCF football stadium with Von Wagner and Robert Stone.  Stone says he is getting Von ready for his Heritage Cup match.  Stone has his kids to help with the training.

Stone tells Von he is ready for the Heritage Cup.

Match Number Three:  Lexis KIng versus Trey Bearhill

King avoids Trey and he chops Trey a few times.  Trey pushes King to the mat.  King with a chop but Trey chops back.  Trey hip tosses King back into the ring and he hits a splash into the corner.  Trey with a slam but he misses an elbow drop.  King with elbows and kicks to Trey.  King with kicks and Trey blocks a kick and he chops King a few times.  Trey with a back rake.  Trey with a forearm and he goes for a choke slam but King gets to his feet and he hits a super kick and a thrust kick followed by a running knee to the back.

King with Coronation for the three count.

Winner:  Lexis King

We go to commercial.

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