Category: NXT

WWE NXT Preview 4/13/21

A loaded line-up has just been announced for tonight’s WWE NXT episode on the USA Network.

WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand And Deliver (Night Two) Results 4/8/21

PRE-SHOW (#1 Contender’s Match)
Killian Dain and Drake Maverick defeated Breezango

NXT CRUISERWEIGHT UNIFICATION LADDER MATCH
Santos Escobar defeated Jordan Devlin to win the NXT Cruiserweight Championship

NXT WOMEN’S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart (c) defeated Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell

NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Johnny Gargano (c) defeated Bronson Reed

NXT CHAMPIONSHIP
Karrion Kross with Scarlett defeated Finn Balor (c) to become the new NXT Champion

Promo for Franky Monet (believed to be Taya Valkyrie) with her dog running around. She will debut on Tuesday night.

UNSANCTIONED MATCH
Kyle O’Reilly defeated Adam Cole

WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand And Deliver (Night Two) 4/8/21

DATE: April 8, 2021 8:00 pm
LOCATION: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
AVAILABLE ON:Peacock, WWE Network (outside of the U.S.)

CARD

UNSANCTIONED MATCH
Adam Cole vs. Kyle O’Reilly

NXT CHAMPIONSHIP
Finn Balor (c) vs. Karrion Kross with Scarlett

NXT CRUISERWEIGHT UNIFICATION LADDER MATCH
Jordan Devlin vs. Santos Escobar

NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Johnny Gargano (c) vs. Bronson Reed

NXT WOMEN’S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart (c) vs. The Way (Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell)

WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand And Deliver (Night One) Results 4/7/21

PRE-SHOW
Zoey Stark defeated Toni Storm

Pete Dunne defeated Kushida

GAUNTLET ELIMINATOR FOR A NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Bronson Reed wins and earns NXT North American Championship Match against Johnny Gargano on Night Two

NXT UK CHAMPIONSHIP
WALTER (c) defeated Tommaso Ciampa

Promo for Franky Monet (believed to be Taya Valkyrie)

NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP (VACANT)
MSK defeated Grizzled Young Veterans and Legado del Fantasma to win the NXT Tag Team Championship

WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon was shown at ringside with new NXT signee Sarray, the former Sareee.

NXT WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP
Raquel Gonzalez with Dakota Kai defeated Io Shirai (c) to win the NXT Women’s Championship

WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand And Deliver (Night One) 4/7/21

DATE: April 7, 2021 8:00 pm
LOCATION: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
AVAILABLE ON:USA Network, Peacock, WWE Network (Outside of the U.S.)

The Kickoff pre-show will air at 7pm ET via the WWE Network on Peacock, and all WWE digital platforms.

CARD

NXT WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP
Io Shirai (c) vs. Raquel Gonzalez with Dakota Kai

NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP (VACANT)
MSK vs. Grizzled Young Veterans vs. Legado del Fantasma

NXT UK CHAMPIONSHIP
WALTER (c) vs. Tommaso Ciampa

GAUNTLET ELIMINATOR FOR A NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Leon Ruff (first participant) vs. Isaiah “Swerve” Scott (second participant) vs. Bronson Reed (third participant) vs. Cameron Grimes (fourth participant) vs. Dexter Lumis (fifth participant) vs. LA Knight (final participant)
Winner challenges NXT North American Champion Johnny Gargano on Night Two.

Pete Dunne vs. Kushida

Kickoff Pre-show
Toni Storm vs. Zoey Stark

WWE NXT “Takeover: Stand And Deliver” Night One To Also Air On Peacock And WWE Network

WWE NXT “Takeover: Stand and Deliver” Night One and Night Two will both air on Peacock and the WWE Network.

Night One was originally announced to air exclusively on the USA Network next Wednesday at 8pm ET, making it the final Wednesday night show for the brand before it moves to Tuesdays beginning April 13. However, WWE has announced that Takeover Night One will also air on Peacock and the WWE Network while it’s airing on USA.

Night Two will still air exclusively on Peacock and the WWE Network. It was previously indicated that Night One will be available for on-demand viewing on the WWE Network the following day, while Night Two would be available for replays immediately after it airs.

Takeover is scheduled to begin at 8pm ET on both nights, but there is a two-night Kickoff pre-show. That is scheduled to begin at 7pm ET.

Stay tuned for more on the NXT “Takeover: Stand and Deliver” event, which will air from the Capitol Wrestling Center at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, FL. Below is the current card:

NIGHT ONE – WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7 ON THE USA NETWORK:

NXT Women’s Title Match
Raquel Gonzalez vs. Io Shirai (c)

Triple Threat for the Vacant NXT Tag Team Titles
MSK vs. The Grizzled Young Veterans vs. Legado del Fantasma

NXT UK Title Match
Tommaso Ciampa vs. WALTER (c)

Gauntlet Eliminator for a NXT North American Title Shot
Leon Ruff (first participant) vs. Isaiah “Swerve” Scott (second participant) vs. Bronson Reed (third participant) vs. Cameron Grimes (fourth participant) vs. Dexter Lumis (fifth participant) vs. LA Knight (final participant)
Winner challenges NXT North American Champion Johnny Gargano on Night Two.

Pete Dunne vs. Kushida

NIGHT TWO – THURSDAY, APRIL 8 ON THE WWE NETWORK:

NXT Title Match
Karrion Kross vs. Finn Balor (c)

Ladder Match for Cruiserweight Title Unification
NXT Cruiserweight Champion Jordan Devlin vs. NXT Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar

NXT Women’s Tag Team Titles Match
The Way vs. Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart (c)

NXT North American Title Match
Gauntlet Eliminator winner vs. Johnny Gargano (c)

Unsanctioned Match: No Rules, No Liability
Adam Cole vs. Kyle O’Reilly

Taya Valkyrie Getting New Ring Name And Bringing Her Dog To WWE NXT Next Month?

It looks like Taya Valkyrie is set to make her WWE NXT debut on the first episode after next week’s two-night “Takeover: Stand and Deliver” event.

Last night’s Takeover go-home edition of NXT on the USA Network featured a series of vignettes where a Pomeranian dog was seen running through the Capitol Wrestling Center at the WWE Performance Center. The dog finally ran up to a woman in boots. The only part of the woman shown was her boots, but it said she would be coming on April 13, which is the first NXT episode to air in the new Tuesday night timeslot on the WWE Network. The final part of the vignette featured writing on the screen that said “Franky” will see us soon.

Earlier this month WWE filed to trademark the “Franky Monet” name for general pro wrestling and sports entertainment use. It looks like this will be the name of the “Franky” teased in tonight’s promo.

Fans online noticed that the dog used in the vignette is Presley, one of the pets owned by Valkyrie and her husband, WWE RAW Superstar John Morrison. They have an Instagram account for both of their dogs, Presley and Bowie, at @the_pee_boyz. Taya has carried Presley at various wrestling shows in the past, including for a few Impact Wrestling appearances.

There is some online speculation that Valkyrie will use another name, and that the dog will go by the “Franky” name but that has not been confirmed, and it’s more likely that Valkyrie’s new ring name in NXT will be Franky Monet.

As seen below, WWE tweeted a screenshot from the April 13 teaser and indicated that Franky could be the name of the dog. They wrote, “How are we gonna wait that long? Franky stole our heart. [dog emoji][growing heart emoji] #WWENXT”

Valkyrie has re-tweeted several of the dog tweets from tonight’s show, and she also re-tweeted a USA Network tweet that teased her as the new character.

“If that’s who we think it is… @WWENXT is gonna be loca in April 13th. #WWENXT,” USA tweeted.

Valkyrie is a former Impact Knockouts Champion and a former three-time AAA Reina de Reinas Champion. She debuted for Impact in September 2017 and left in January of this year, leaving the company as the longest-reigning Knockouts Champion in history. Valkyrie signed with WWE in mid-February and reported to the WWE Performance Center to begin training in late February.

There is no word yet on what WWE has planned for Valkyrie, Below are shots from the related vignettes on tonight’s show, along with recent photos of Taya and Presley:

https://twitter.com/WWENXT/status/1377422774470287361
https://twitter.com/WWENXT/status/1377425876803932160
https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1377428628481339394
https://twitter.com/WWENXT/status/1377434474552586240

WWE NXT Preview 3/31/21

Tonight’s WWE NXT episode on the USA Network will be the go-home show for next week’s “Takeover: Stand and Deliver” event. This will also be the last regular Wednesday night episode before NXT moves to Tuesday nights on April 13.

WWE NXT Superstar Danny Burch To Miss Several Months With Injury

WWE NXT Superstar Danny Burch will miss several months of in-ring action due to his shoulder injury.

Burch suffered a separated shoulder during last week’s NXT main event, which saw he and Oney Lorcan retain the NXT Tag Team Titles over Karrion Kross and NXT Champion Finn Balor. The injury came when Kross hit a double suplex and Burch landed awkwardly.

Vic Joseph noted during this week’s NXT show that Burch is expected to be out of action for 6 months.

NXT General Manager William Regal was forced to vacate the NXT Tag Team Titles due to Burch’s injury. Night One of “Takeover: Stand and Deliver” on Wednesday, April 7 will feature a Triple Threat for the vacant titles with MSK vs. The Grizzled Young Veterans vs. Legado del Fantasma.

There’s no word on what WWE has planned for Lorcan while Burch is out. He lost a singles match to Kross on tonight’s show. There has been some speculation on Lorcan and Pete Dunne teaming up.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE NXT Preview 3/24/21

Tonight’s WWE NXT episode on the USA Network will feature more build for the upcoming two-night “TakeOver: Stand and Deliver” event during WrestleMania 37 Week.