ECW Legends Appeared At Last Night’s WWE NXT Show In Philly At The 2300 Arena

In a special episode last night of WWE NXT at the old ECW Arena (2300 Arena) in Philadelphia, PA, several ECW legends appeared on the show.

The Dudley Boyz reunited as Bubba Ray joined Trick Williams against Ethan Page and Ridge Holland, with D-Von providing a table for a big spot. Elsewhere, Tony D’Angelo defended his North American Title against Nunzio, settling an in-ring misunderstanding. Rob Van Dam also got involved, helping Je’Von Evans overcome Wes Lee after Lee tried to take out RVD backstage. Jaida Parker defeated Lola Vice in a hardcore match with Dawn Marie as the guest referee. Rhyno/Rhino delivered his signature Gore to Robert Stone during the segment where NXT GM Ava announced the NXT PLE Deadline. Plus the Queen of Extreme Francine made an appearance, sitting near ringside.

WWE NXT 2300 Arena Preview 11/6/2024

WWE will present a new episode of NXT tonight at 8/7c on The CW Network from 2300 Arena, formerly known as the ECW Arena, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

  • Ava’s “Special Announcement”
  • Francine and Rob Van Dam to appear.
  • Je’Von Evans vs. Wes Lee
  • Bubba Ray Dudley & Trick Williams vs. Ethan Page & Ridge Holland
  • Hardcore Match: Lola Vice vs. Jaida Parker (Special Guest Referee: Dawn Marie)
  • Roxanne Perez, Cora Jade, & Fatal Influence vs. Giulia, Stephanie Vaquer, Kelani Jordan, ZARIA, & Jordynne Grace

Backstage Update On Rhea Ripley Injury Angle From WWE NXT

Former WWE Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley was attacked by Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez on Tuesday. Ripley left bloodied next to her car by an unseen attack after visiting the “NXT” locker room to give the women’s roster words of support. It appears the attack was a way of writing Ripley off television while she deals with a legitimate injury.

“[Rhea has] got a fractured orbital bone,” Dave Meltzer said on “Wrestling Observer Radio” recently. “So the injury they announced is pretty much legit. It happened last week…Probably the last TV thing because she didn’t work any house shows.”

Meltzer believes it was the confrontation and physicality with Rodriguez on the October 21 “Raw” that injured Ripley. There is no timetable on Ripley’s return but Meltzer doesn’t sound optimistic about the chance at a speedy recovery.

“She is going to be out for a while,” Meltzer said. “It happened last week and then they did [the NXT attack] as a cover.”

The injury is Ripley’s second major injury of the year; Ripley was forced to vacate the WWE Women’s World Championship earlier this year after suffering a shoulder injury. She’s has been embroiled in her feud with Morgan, not only because of Morgan’s budding relationship with Rhea’s former beau “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio, but also to get back the very title she never lost. As it stands, it will be a while before Ripley can pick up where she left off with her historic 380-day title run.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Bubba Ray Dudley Set To Defend Busted Open’s Honor At WWE NXT Philly Show (2300 Arena)

After initially turning down NXT Champion Trick Williams’ offer to team up and take on Ethan Page and Ridge Holland following the end of “WWE NXT” Halloween Havoc on Sunday, Bubba Ray Dudley changed his mind and agreed to the tag team match at “NXT” 2300 live from the ECW arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania next Wednesday. Dudley interrupted a segment where Ethan Page and Ridge Holland were lamenting over the NXT Championship that Page failed to capture at the premium live event, with Holland saying he would be the man to knock Williams off his “throne” and take his title. He said Williams knows it, and that’s why he asked Dudley to do his “dirty work.” Holland said he was glad Dudley came to his senses and rejected Williams’ offer. Dudley’s music then hit and he stormed down to the ring.

He said that he didn’t know much about Holland before Halloween Havoc, but now, over the past 48 hours after Dudley helped Williams from a beatdown from Page and Holland, that’s all he’s hearing about. Dudley said Holland disrespected him, his radio show, his broadcast partner Dave LaGreca, and all wrestling fans during the pre-show on Sunday. He said the “NXT” fans would need to see a lot more of Holland if he’s ever going to get a shot at the title.

Holland retorted that nobody cares what Dudley thinks anymore. He called him a “nostalgia act” and called ECW “overrated.” That earned him a punch to the face by Dudley, after Holland threatened to put him in the hospital. Williams ran down the ramp to even the numbers game, returning the favor from Halloween Havoc. After they drove the heels out of the ring, Dudley got back on the mic and agreed to the match.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Rhea Ripley Returns To WWE NXT, Gets Attacked In Parking Lot

Rhea Ripley returned to “WWE NXT” but it didn’t end well for the former Women’s Champion, falling victim to a seeming ambush from Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez in the parking lot. Ripley returned to her old stomping grounds as a backstage guest this week, giving the newly announced dream team of Zaria, Giulia, Stephanie Vaquer, Kelani Jordan and Jordynne Grace some encouragement ahead of their 10-women tag bout against Roxanne Perez, Cora Jade, and Fatal Influence next week. 

A later segment revealed Ripley to have been bloodied in the parking lot, the camera picking up a departing and laughing Morgan and Rodriguez – the former holding a bat – before finding Ripley lying beside her car partially shut in the door. A shocked and confused Vic Joseph and Booker T, meanwhile, assured fans on broadcast that they would follow up with an update. Ripley and Morgan have been feuding over the WWE Women’s World Championship – and Dominik Mysterio – on “WWE Raw” over the past couple of months, with Rodriguez providing a vital assist in their latest title bout. With the attack tonight, it’s unknown if Ripley may be out until after Morgan has had her Champion vs. Champion match with Nia Jax at WWE Crown Jewel this weekend, but it’s clear their feud is far from over. 

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE NXT Preview 10/29/2024

WWE will present a new episode of NXT tonight on The CW.

  • The fallout from NXT Halloween Havoc 2024
  • NXT Tag Team Championship Match: Fraxiom (c) vs. Je’Von Evans & Cedric Alexander
  • NXT Heritage Cup Match: Charlie Dempsey (c) vs. Lexis King (William Regal as his corner man)
  • Casket Match: Tatum Paxley vs. Wendy Choo
  • Zaria vs. TBA

WWE NXT Halloween Havoc 10/27/2024 (Results)

A Halloween-themed video package narrated by Gigi Dolin hyping the card up follows.

Oba Femi vs. Tony D’Angelo (c) (NXT North American Championship Tables, Ladders, & Scares Match)

D’Angelo cuts the ring announcer off and starts throwing hands! A lariat sends Femi to the floor, the Don follows after and eats a knee and an uppercut! Whip reversed, Oba hard into the post and then Tony clotheslines him through the timekeeper’s barricade! Femi recovers, back into the ring, chokeslam on a steel chair… SO CLOSE!

Oba gets a ladder out, uses it to trap D’Angelo in the corner and clubs away at him! The Don fights back with upkicks, but Femi scoops him up and slams him into the ladder! Table leaned in the corner, Tony slips out, stops himself short, but Oba blasts him through the table with an uppercut! Cover for two!

Femi with the crowbar, the Don uses a chair as a shield but gets laid low by a boot and the challenger spikes him in the back of the neck with the crowbar before using it to choke him! Wrenching the champion back, grinding him down, changing gears to look for the powerbomb but D’Angelo counters with a back body drop!

Chairshots from the champion, belly-to-belly suplex on the chair! Spinebuster on the mat, cover for two! Rolling to the floor, Tony goes under the ring for plunder and comes back with another table! Setting it up in the ring, Oba comes at him, fireman’s carry drop and D’Angelo’s knee gives out on the landing!

Femi gets zipties out and cuffs the Don to the turnbuckle, a maniacal grin on his face as he does it! The Family is here to make the save and he starts chucking Stacks and Luca around while Rizzo tries to free Tony! Oba notices and comes into the ring before she can get her pal free and he stalks after her!

D’Angelo begs off as Femi pursues her, out to the apron, she grabs the crowbar but Oba takes it from her! Finally the Don is free… SUICIDE SPEAR THROUGH A DAMN LADDER! Back inside, off the ropes and Femi blasts him with a lariat! Pop-up release powerbomb… TONY KICKS OUT! The Family is back, Luca and Stacks with Shatter Machine, D’Angelo capitalizes…

Tony D’Angelo wins by pinfall with a spinebuster through a table, retaining the NXT North American Championship.


Lexis King is interviewed backstage about his search for a cornerman for his Heritage Cup match.

He admits he’s been struggling to find someone to help and he admits the rejection hurts when a man’s voice rings out offering to be his cornerman.

It’s William Regal! He says the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree when it comes to second generation wrestlers but he appreciates that Lexis is trying to be his own man. King thanks him and Regal somewhat ominously says that there’ll be a time to thank him later.

We get footage of Fatal Influence picking a gauntlet match for their NXT Women’s North American Championship match.

Cora Jade & Roxanne Perez vs. Giulia & Stephanie Vaquer

Vaquer and Jade to start, test of strength, arm wringer, tag to Giulia, working frantic arm wringers, slinging Cora into the corner, quick tag back and she rolls over and tags Perez in. Collar and elbow, Roxanne gets Stephanie in the ropes and gets shoved down for her trouble! Side headlock, mat grappling, a couple of quick pinfall attempts, Vaquer with the figure four headscissors!

Smashing Perez’s head into the mat a few times, breaking the hold, bulldog into the corner, tag to Giulia, double-teams clobber her and Jade comes in make the save and also eats double-team moves! Giulia with a crossface, Vaquer gets an STF on Jade but both heels get the ropes! Heels with cheap shots to keep Giulia off-balance!

Giulia slings Cora off, schoolboy for two, gets cut back off, whip to the corner, boot up, rising knee but she slings Jade to the floor after! Huge elbow clobbers Perez, another one, both women land huge slaps and both women are down and out! Tag made, Vaquer in with a big crossbody!

Duck a lariat, Sole Food connects, passing Cora into the corner, headbutts, big boot to Perez, corner knees on Jade! Roxanne cuts her off but Stephanie lands the dragon screw… NOPE! Perez dives, Cora off the top… COFFIN DROP! Back inside, Roxanne with La Mistica into a crossface, Stephanie fighting back, into a cover, only two!

Hard right from Perez, avalanche Frankensteiner, tag to Jade! Cora off the top, senton atomico… GIULIA BREAKS IT UP! The match breaks down, Giulia with a nearfall off a knee, northern lights bomb denied, rising knee, tag made, electric chair but Giulia slips out, Saito suplex and a tag to Vaquer!

Up top with Roxanne, butterfly superplex, Stephanie perching…

Giulia & Stephanie Vaquer win by pinfall with a corkscrew moonsault from Vaquer on Roxanne Perez.

Post-match the lights go down and we get one more Zaria vignette.

Zaria is here, standing in a balcony and licking her lips!


We get footage from earlier of Cedric Alexander and Je’Von Evans chatting and Evans asking advice over standing up for himself. He says guys are gonna test him from every angle and the key to success is to keep his cool and maybe it’s okay to do a bad thing every once in a while to get ahead.

They talk about their intention to win the tag titles.

Dave LaGreca and Bubba Ray Dudley are in the crowd talking about the show so far.

Andre Chase vs. Ridge Holland (Ambulance Match)

Chase in control early, Holland to the floor, kick from the apron and a cannonball senton to the floor and Andre is rolling! Ridge cuts him off, smashes him into the apron and throws him over the barricade, but Chase comes back with a dive off the barricade into mounted punches! Fighting up the ramp, chops against the barricade, Holland gets the stretcher out of the ambulance!

He throws Andre into the ambulance but he blocks the door and kicks Ridge away! Spraying Holland with a fire extinguisher, smacking him with the canister and knocking him down! Ridge with a belly-to-belly suplex down the ramp and he runs Andre over with the stretcher! Chase sidesteps a second and jumps off the stretcher and into Holland!

Lawn dart into the stretcher, back inside, Ridge gets a kendo stick and wallops Andre with it! Right hands, Chase seated in a chair, screaming at him, Holland with a slap but Andre recovers with a drop toehold into the chair! Both men with kendo sticks now, Chase wins the duel and hammers Ridge with it before landing a White Russian legsweep!

Putting C-H-A-S-E-U boots to Holland, Up top, diving crossbody connects! Chair in hand, big chairshot across the shoulders sends Ridge to the floor! Cutting Chase off, peeling the mats off the floor, but Andre gets the back body drop! Ramming Holland with the stretcher a few times, he gets cut off on the table, fights out of the capture DDT and plants Ridge into the announce desk with a DDT of his own!

He puts Holland on the stretcher and wheels him down towards the ramp, but Ridge falls off and throws Andre into the steel steps! Chase wheeled to the ambulance, Holland shoves him at the door but Andre collapses short of the goal! Hammering right hands, Chase crawls away and Ridge grabs a pumpkin!

Andre hits him with the stretcher board a few times before clobbering him with the pumpkin! Chase on top of the ambulance… SENTON ATOMICO ON THE STAGE! He throws Ridge into the ambulance but he blocks the door! Right hands, Holland reaches through and claws at Andre’s eye before swatting him with the door! CATAPULT INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR!

Redeemer DDT on the stage…

Ridge Holland wins by loading Andre Chase into the ambulance and closing the door.


We get footage of Nathan Frazer and Axiom bickering backstage.

Ava Raine is interviewed backstage to hype up the next couple weeks of NXT shows.

Fatal Influence (Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne, & Jazmyn Nyx) vs. Kelani Jordan (c) (NXT Women’s North American Championship Gauntlet Match)

Jazmyn Nyx to start, knee lift, cut off with an arm wringer, to the floor, Jordan with an Asai moonsault! Back inside, off the ropes, low crossbody, cover for two! Nyx tearing at her hair, Kelani with a front kick, into the turnbuckles, sweep the leg, one-handed bulldog connects! Penalty Kick for two!

Jordan off the top…

Jazmyn Nyx is eliminated by pinfall.

Jacy Jayne is out second, big tijeras takes the champion off her feet! Low bridge, tornillo connects! Back inside, back and forth, Jayne blocks an O’Connor roll, flash knee connects, cover for two! Rear chinlock applied, rolling elbow ducked, bridging O’Connor roll… KELANI GETS HER!

Jacy Jayne is eliminated by pinfall with a bridging O’Connor roll.

Jayne clobbers her with an elbow before leaving!

Fallon Henley is out third, cover for two!

Back and forth, double lariats and both women are down and out! Trading hard elbows, Jordan backs Henley into the ropes, neckbreaker drop, cartwheel back elbow! Split-legged moonsault connects but Nyx is back down to distract the referee and the delay means Fallon kicks out!

Kelani back up top, Jacy Jayne on the apron, kicking her down, 450 splash but the knees are up! Charging in…

Fallon Henley wins, last eliminating Kelani Jordan by pinfall with a Shining Wizard to become your new NXT Women’s North American Champion.

Post-match, Henley gets on the mic and says statement made but gets cut off by Zaria’s entrance.

Zaria’s behind her! Zaria takes Fatal Influence out with headbutts and lands an F-5 on Henley specifically!


The D’Angelo Family is interviewed backstage.

Tony talks about retaining his title and Adrianna Rizzo talks about going after her attacker on Tuesday.

LaGreca and Bully Ray recap the show again and Ridge Holland rolls up to cut a promo and Bully says he let a similar interruption slide on the preshow but he better not let it happen again.

Tatum Paxley appears on the stage and Ava Raine is there and Tatum asks her for a match against Wendy Choo and Ava gives it her! Paxley wants it to be interesting and spins the wheel… AND GETS A CASKET MATCH!

“All Ego” Ethan Page vs. Trick Williams (c) (NXT Championship Devil’s Playground Match)

Teeing off with chairs, Williams sends him packing! To the floor, Page gets a jack-o-lantern off the announce desk and goes back inside, where Trick takes it and puts it on his head! right hands, rolling solebutt, cover for two! Williams gets a broken ladder out and slides it in the ring, chair in hand, All Ego cuts him off but Trick flapjacks him into the apron and throws him over the barricade and into the crowd!

Williams back body drop into a trash can, cover… NOPE! Back to ringside, Ethan horsecollars him with a chair, throws him into the post, DDT on a chair… SO CLOSE! Back inside, side slam into a chair, cover for two! Trick counters Ego’s Edge into a DDT and gets some breathing room!

Williams on the comeback, Page slips away, blasts him with a kick, up for Ego’s Edge again and again Trick slips out! Trickshot connects but Page gets a foot on the ropes! Ethan gets a black bag out and dumps it out… IT’S WASHERS AND NUTS! Trick slips out of a slam… NECKBREAKER INTO THE NUTS ISN’T ENOUGH TO PUT ALL EGO AWAY!

To the floor, Ethan picks up the steel steps but Trick cuts him off and clears the announce desk! Page throws him into the point of the steps and Williams is winded! Climbing the steps… EGO’S EDGE THROUGH THE TABLE BUT TRICK KICKS OUT! Medics check on Trick, Ethan taunts him before sliding the steps into the ring.

Williams gets to his feet, he wants to fight! Back inside, All Ego slams him into the steps! Laying him across the steps, he picks up the other half of the steps… TRICK ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY AND HITS THE BOOK END INTO THE STEEL! Williams picks up the steps and Page kicks him low!

Trick recovers, hits him with the steps, lines him up…

Trick Williams wins by pinfall with Trickshot, retaining the NXT Championship.

Post-match, Ridge Holland attacks Williams from behind and clobbers him with repeated punches! All Ego pulls him away and tells him if he wants to do it, do it right, and Holland hits the Redeemer!

BUBBA RAY DUDLEY MAKES THE SAVE!

Source: CageSideSeats

WWE NXT Halloween Havoc 10/27/2024 (Card)

WWE NXT PLE – Halloween Havoc – Sunday, October 27, 2024 – GIANT Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania

CARD

DEVIL’S PLAYGROUND MATCH FOR THE NXT CHAMPIONSHIP:
Trick Williams (c) vs. Ethan Page

TABLES, LADDERS, AND SCARES MATCH FOR THE NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP:
Tony D’Angelo (c) vs. Oba Femi

Roxanne Perez & Cora Jade vs. Giulia & Stephanie Vaquer

SPINNER’S CHOICE MATCH FOR THE NXT WOMEN’S NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP:
Kelani Jordan (c) vs. 1 Member of Fatal Influence (Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne, or Jazmyn Nyx)

AMBULANCE MATCH:
Andre Chase vs. Ridge Holland

Zaria is very likely to appear.

WWE Hall of Famer and ECW Original Bubba Ray Dudley (Bully Ray) To Attend WWE NXT Taping At 2300 Arena

WWE is experiencing steady growth following NXT’s recent transition to The CW Network.

Three episodes have already aired as part of this new partnership, and WWE is planning a special episode next month at the birthplace of ECW.

WWE recently announced that it will tape an episode of its NXT brand at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia on November 6. Due to the US presidential election coverage the previous night, this episode is scheduled to air live on Wednesday, coinciding with AEW Dynamite.

The pre-sale tickets for the November 6th NXT taping sold out within minutes. Within just twenty minutes, the pre-sale concluded, and all tickets were sold out, indicating how highly sought-after the show is.

Pwinsider is reporting that WWE Hall of Famer and ECW Original Bubba Ray Dudley (Bully Ray) will be present at the WWE NXT taping on November 6 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, PA.

Dudley will also be available to meet VIP ticketholders as part of a package with a commemorative chair.

This upcoming NXT taping marks WWE’s return to 2300 Arena for a live show since 2006, when ECW held a house show at the venue.

WWE previously hosted a special meet-and-greet at the arena during WrestleMania 40 weekend, featuring The Dudley Boyz and Al Snow.

Source: eWn

Zaria (Delta Brady) Debuts On WWE NXT

For weeks, “WWE NXT” has teased the arrival of a mysterious red-headed woman, which the wrestling world later recognized as former Riot City Wrestling Grand Champion Delta Brady (also known as DELTA). Tonight, Brady finally made her presence felt through a dramatic, though brief, debut on “NXT,” under the new name of Zaria.

In the episode’s closing moments, Giulia and Stephanie Vaquer defeated Fallon Henley and Jacy Jayne in tag team competition. Despite their defeat, Henley, Jayne, as well as Jazmyn Nyx quickly turned their attention to the giant wheel on the stage that determined which stipulation the upcoming NXT Women’s North American Championship match would be paired with. When Jayne spun, the arrow landed on “spinner’s choice.” Before the trio known as Fatal Influence could react, the lights in WWE Performance Center flicked off and on, revealing a fully-geared Zaria standing in the brightly lit entranceway of the stage.

Trained by Chris Basso and Matt Basso, the Adelaide, Australia native notably attended a tryout in the city of Perth during the week of WWE’s 2024 Elimination Chamber premium live event. Zaria reportedly impressed WWE officials so much there that they subsequently offered her a contract, which she later signed. From there, Zaria completed her remaining independent wrestling dates, with her final one taking form against her brother, Dean Brady, at RCW’s Heavy Is The Crown event. 

With her arrival to “NXT,” Zaria joins the likes of Giulia and Stephanie Vaquer as some of the latest, and international, signings for the company. As of now, Zaria’s creative direction is unclear, but with a former nickname like the “Adelaide Powerhouse,” she is expected to be a dominant force.

Source: Wrestling Inc.