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Chase University & Tyler Bate def. Schism to maintain control of Chase U
On the NXT Stand & Deliver Kickoff, Tyler Bate joined forces with Chase U’s Andre Chase, Duke Hudson and Thea Hail to battle Joe Gacy, Rip Fowler, Jagger Reid and the mysterious Ava of Schism in a turbulent Eight-Person Tag Team Match to decide who would have control of the university.
Throughout the furious back-and-forth matchup, Hudson was noticeably bothered by not being utilized enough by his teammates. This finally came to a head when the rest of Chase U was down and Hudson looked as if he had sold out his Chase U family by accepting a Schism T-Shirt and embracing the opposition.
But moments later, the crowd went wild when Hudson ripped off the shirt and joined his partners in an absolute beatdown. When chaos took over, Hudson joined Chase in hitting the Fratliner on Reid to pick up the critical three-count!
Indi Hartwell def. titleholder Roxanne Perez, Gigi Dolin, Zoey Stark, Lyra Valkyria and Tiffany Stratton in a Ladder Match to capture the NXT Women’s Title
In a match originally conceived to crown a new NXT Women’s Champion following Roxanne Perez’s collapse in the ring, the gutsy titleholder returned in time to defend her title against Gigi Dolin, Indi Hartwell, Zoey Stark, Lyra Valkyria and Tiffany Stratton. But it was not meant to be.
Throughout the free-for-all, all six Superstars battled at the top of the rungs and came mere seconds from grabbing hold of the title. In a key moment, Dolin slammed Hartwell into the steel rungs and went on to spin the steel to wipe out anyone in reach. As the contest continued, the various competitors used the ladders as weapons in the most unique and painful ways.
In the final moments, Valkyria battled Gigi on the top of the ladder, and the former took a nasty fall. But before Dolin could capitalize and grab the title, Jacy James suddenly made a surprise return and emerged send her former partner plummeting off the rungs and landing back-first on another ladder.
Although Stratton attempted to capitalize, Hartwell recovered and tipped the ladder to send Stratton flying head-over-heels out of the ring and onto the entire field at ringside. The war-torn Hartwell had trouble climbing the rungs, but Dexter Lumis suddenly emerged to put her on his shoulders so she could become the new NXT Women’s Champion!
NXT Tag Team Champions Gallus def. The Creed Brothers and Tony D’Angelo & “Stacks” in a Triple Threat Match
In a Triple Threat showdown, NXT Tag Team Champions Gallus successfully defended their titles against The Creed Brothers and Tony D’Angelo & Underboss Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo.
The showdown proved to be an absolute brawl from start to finish with all three tough-as-nails tandems fighting to seize control both inside and outside the ring.
In the final moments, Joe Coffey suddenly reemerged in NXT as an ace in the hole for his Gallus brothers! Without warning, he dragged “Stacks” out of the ring to prevent the pin and instantly began wreaking havoc at ringside. Moments after Joe’s painful intervention, Wolfgang hoisted “Stacks” on his shoulders, and Mark Coffey unleashed a hellacious kick to keep Gallus Boys on top!
North American Champion Wes Lee def. Dragon Lee, JD McDonagh, Ilja Dragunov and Axiom in a Fatal 5-Way Match
The determined North American ChampionWes Lee came to NXT Stand & Deliver poised to defend his title in a free-for-all against his own handpick opponents Dragon Lee, Ilja Dragunov, JD McDonagh and Axiom in a Fatal 5-Way Match.
Dragon Lee created a one-man display of destruction against all opponents before leaping over the top rope to wipe out the deck. It wasn’t long before Wes Lee took control over Dragon Lee and Dragunov, but the dastardly McDonagh began systematically dissecting one foe after another. That was until Dragunov grabbed the referee’s arm and stopped McDonagh from getting the pin of Wes.
Dragunov went on to play a symphony of pain against all of his opponents before hitting Wes Lee with a brutal senton off the top rope. But Axiom seized control seconds later when he leaped high off the top rope and took out Dragunov and McDonagh at ringside.
At one point, Axiom had McDonagh locked in a submission as Dragunov had McDonagh in another submission. Then, when the various challengers battled themselves into a unique multiple-body pinfall attempt, Wes Lee flipped off the top rope and landed on the pile. Nevertheless, Axiom dropped the titleholder with Golden Ratio.
The action continued with a series of near-falls and incredible back-and-forth maneuvers. Then, Wes Lee finished off a chaotic three-way battle against Dragunov and Axiom by hitting the Cardiac Kick to pin Ilja and retain the title.
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