WWE NXT Results (5/7) Chelsea Challenges The Champ, Shayna Baszler, Michin, More
Another Tuesday means another edition of "WWE NXT." On tonight's show, former WWE Women's Tag Team Champion Chelsea Green challenges WWE NXT Women's Champion Roxanne Perez. Green won't be the only main roster women's star returning to the black and yellow brand tonight, either.
Former WWE NXT Women's Champion Shayna Baszler will face Natalya's mentee, Karmen Petrovic, in the fallout from last week's NXT Underground match. Michin also makes her return to NXT to face WWE's pugilistic pageant queen Arianna Grace. Plus, WWE NXT Champion Trick Williams will address his enemies as he appears on the session of "The Supernova Sessions" with the Meta-Four. NXT head honcho Shawn Michaels also invited Drake and Kendrick Lamar to squash their beef earlier this week, but there have been no updates on that front as of publishing.
"WWE NXT" will air at 8 pm ET on the USA Network.
Wes Lee Returns
The show opens with a video about Wes Lee's injury recovery. Wes then makes an entrance through a line of supportive fellow stars.
Wes Lee vs. Josh Briggs
Briggs charges Lee but Lee flips out. Lee uses his athleticism to keep the upper hand and gets a series of nearfalls. Lee dropkicks Briggs out of the ring and gives chase. Briggs recovers and assaults Lee at ringside. He gets Lee back in the ring and maintains dominance. Lee hits a Hurracanrana, sending Briggs back out of the ring. Lee leaps but Briggs catches him. Lee counters and sends Briggs into the ringpost. Lee hits a corkscrew headscissors, sending Briggs into the barricade.
Back in the ring, Briggs counters a Cardiac Kick with a backbreaker. Ivar stands on the stage. Briggs hits a big splash for a nearfall. We head to commercial.
Back from commercial, Ivar is on commentary and Briggs is battering Lee. Briggs hits a huge sideslam for a nearfall. Briggs trashes Lee and gets a punch to the head for the trouble. Lee fights back with a series of stiff kicks. Lee hits a Rolling Koppo Kick. Briggs retreats to ringside. Lee hits a big suicide dive, wiping out Briggs in front of Ivar. Lee knocks Briggs into Ivar, knocking Ivar over. Back in the ring, Lee hits a Sprial Tap for the pinfall.
WINNER: Wes Lee
After the match, WWE NXT North American Champion Oba Femi looks on from the balcony as Wes Lee hits a big dive onto Briggs and Ivar. A recap of NXT Underground plays. Shayna Baszler makes her entrance.
Shayna Baszler in action
Backstage, No Quarter Catch Crew start a row in the locker room. The OC then try to Two Sweet Axiom and Nathan Frazer, but they decline. Luke Gallows says they're going to lose the tag team titles.
Shayna Baszler (w/ Lola Vice) vs. Karmen Petrovic (w/ Natalya)
They lock up. Baszler corners Petrovic quickly. Baszler tosses Petrovic around. They go to the outside, where Baszler maintains her dominance, wrapping Petrovic's arm around the skeleton of the ring apron. Back in the ring and Baszler continues to attack the arm. Baszler locks in a Key Lock and Petrovic struggles. Petrovic rolls up Baszler to break up the hold. The women trade nearfalls. Baszler transitions to a tricep hold. Petrovic fights out but Baszler immediately returns to tweaking Petrovic's elbows and wrists. Petrovic tries to come back but Baszler locks in a Rear Naked Choke, forcing a referee stoppage.
WINNER: Shayna Baszler.
Backstage, Kelani Jordan dresses down Fallon Henley for her treatment of Thea Hail. After the commercial, a video recaps the WWE NXT Combine.
Tyson Dupont & Tyriek Igwe vs. No Quarter Catch Crew (Myles Borne & Charlie Dempsey)
The referee is announced as "missing" and replaced with Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo.
Dupont quickly dominates Borne but Borne fights back and Dempsey tags in. Dupont hits a huge European Uppercut and tags in Igwe. Igwe hits a stomp with Tyson's help. Borne tags in but can't get much momentum. Tyson tags in and keeps up the dominance by tossing Borne from pillar to post. Borne dodges a splash and hits a dropkick. Dempsey tags in.
Lorenzo stops a double team, nearly costing Catch Crew the match. Dempsey locks in an Octopus Hold on Dupont. Dupont powers out and tags in Igwe. Igwe fights off Borne and Dempsey and follows up with a double lariat. Igwe hits a powerslam for a nearfall. Borne pulls Tyson off the apron. Dempsey folds up Igwe with a German Suplex. Referee counts as slowly as possible and Igwe kicks out. Lorenzo and Dempsey get in each other's faces. Lorenzo strikes Dempsey. Igwe rolls up Dempsey for the pinfall.
WINNERS: Tyson Dupont & Tyriek Igwe.
Backstage, Chelsea Green and Arianna Grace bond over their pageant history. As they leave, Gigi Dolin says she's done with "this." Michin makes her entrance.
Grace vs. Michin
Backstage, Roxanne Perez says no one likes Chelsea Green and she'll send her packing back to the main roster.
Michin vs. Arianna Grace
Michin is quick knock Grace around. Michin hits a running knee. Grace trips Michin up and slams her into the corner repeatedly. Grace attacks Michin's arm. Grace slams Michin and gets a nearfall. Grace returns to torturing Michin's arm. Grace counters an armbar with a nearfall. Michin hits a deadlift powerbomb.
Michin hits a lariat. Michin hits a Shotgun Dropkick. Michin hits a running Big Boot. Grace counters a Sunset Flip with a nearfall. Michin reverses momentum for a nearfall. Michin hits a huge German Suplex. Michin hits a huge kick for the pinfall.
WINNER: Michin
Backstage, Ridge Holland tells Thea Hail she reminds him of his daughter. Chase U then arrive, followed by Lexis King. King trash talks Ridge, who gets in King's face. Hudson also gets in King's face. Everyone hates Lexis King. Andre Chase tells Ridge that the group always has each other's backs.
The Supernova Sessions
Noam Dar welcomes the crowd to "The Supernova Sessions." Lash Legend announces Trick Williams, who makes his entrance. Noam shows Trick a brief video of his rise to becoming champion. Trick says he's only here to find out what's in the envelope. Lash opens the envelope, which contains a picture of Trick pinning Noam Dar with Dar's foot under the rope. Dar says that Williams's whole title reign was built on a lie. Dar says he'll expose Williams.
Williams says "That's it?" Williams threatens to smack Oro Mensah "back to the motherland." Williams tells Dar to just ask for a title match. Trick then threatens to reveal something about Lash, who accidentally calls Trick "Babe." Trick says this is all about them. As Trick and Lash quarrel, Dar hits a spinning back elbow, flooring the champion. Dar raises the title above his head.
Backstage, Natalya tells Karmen Petrovic she needs to be more vicious. Petrovic knocks out a lascivious NXT extra with a hard kick. Natalya approves.
Kelani Jordan vs. Fallon Henley
Jordan initially has the upperhand, working holds on Henley, but Henly comes back and overpowers Jordan. Jordan comes back with a swift strike for a nearfall. Jordan grounds Henley with a headlock. They trade suplex attempts. Jordan counters a spinning sideslam by returning to the headlock. Henley gets Jordan on the ropes and snaps her neck across the top rope. We head to commercial.
Back from commercial, both women are back in the ring. Fallon gets a nearfall and keeps up her assault on Kelani Jordan. Henley stretches Jordan. Jordan fights out, only for Henley to drop her to the canvas again. Jordan fires back, but Henley pulls back the turnbuckle pad. Jordan collides with the exposed buckle, giving Henley room to hit a running knee strike for the pinfall.
WINNER: Fallon Henley
King vs. Hudson
Backstage, 12 women are announced as qualified to compete for the WWE NXT North American Women's Championship.
Lexis King vs. Duke Hudson
King charges Hudson. Hudson comes back with a lariat and a body slam. Hudson hits a big suplex and gets a nearfall. King starts to fight back with strikes and sneaky nearfalls. King takes out Hudson's leg. Thea Hail screams ta Lexis King and King gets in her face. King tries to retreat but Ridge Holland comes out and chases King back into the ring. King takes advantage of a distraction with a superkick and a Coronation for the pinfall.
WINNER: Lexis King
Jazmyn Nyx promises revenge on Thea Hail for breaking Jacy Jayne's nose. Backstage, Ridge Holland apologizes to Chase U and compares Thea Hail to his daughter again.
Main Event
WWE NXT Women's Championship Match: Roxanne Perez (c) vs. Chelsea Green
A tentative start, as Roxanne ties up Chelsea but Chelsea manages to escape. Green outmaneuvers Perez more and sneaks out of the ring as we head to commercial.
Back from commercial and Perez is dominating Green but Green comes back with a Rough Ryder to get the advantage back. Green hits a lariat. Green keeps Perez at bay and gets a nearfall. Perez rocks Green with an elbow and a sliding dropkick. Green snaps Perez's neck on the rope and stomps the champion's head. Both women fight to the top rope, where Perez hits a big Huracanrana for a nearfall.
Perez hits a series of European Uppercuts but Green comes back. Green climbs to the top rope. Green hits a Missile Dropkick for a nearfall. Perez counters an Unprettier. Green rolls up Perez. Both women trade nearfalls. Perez hits Code Red for the pinfall.
WINNER AND STILL WWE NXT WOMEN'S CHAMPION: Roxanne Perez
In the parking lot, The D'Angelo Family kidnap Damon Kemp.