NXT, tonight at 8pm ET on WWE Network.
* Street Profits prepare to bring the smoke to Marcel Barthel & Fabian Aichner
* Candice LeRae looks to make an example out of Aliyah
* Danny Burch aims for retribution against Jaxson Ryker
* What will be the fallout from NXT TakeOver: New York?
NXT Tag Team Championship: (C) War Raiders vs. Aleister Black & Ricochet – Winners: War Raiders
After the match, War Raiders showed respect to Black and Ricochet, hugged them and bowed to them. Black and Ricochet say goodbye to NXT. Black and Ricochet got very emotional as they took their bows as fans chanted “you deserve it.”
NXT North American Championship: (C) The Velveteen Dream vs. Matt Riddle – Winner: The Velveteen Dream
WWE UK Championship: (C) Pete Dunne vs. WALTER – Winner and new WWE UK Champion: WALTER
NXT Women’s Championship: (C) Shayna Baszler vs. Bianca Belair vs. Io Shirai vs. Kairi Sane – Winner: Shayna Baszler
NXT Championship (2-Out-3 Falls Match): Johnny Gargano vs. Adam Cole – Winner and new NXT Champion: Johnny Gargano
WWE NXT TakeOver: New York – Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York 7 PM ET
NXT Championship (2-Out-3 Falls Match): Johnny Gargano vs. Adam Cole
NXT Women’s Championship: (C) Shayna Baszler vs. Bianca Belair vs. Io Shirai vs. Kairi Sane
NXT North American Championship: (C) The Velveteen Dream vs. Matt Riddle
NXT Tag Team Championship: (C) War Raiders vs. Aleister Black & Ricochet
WWE UK Championship: (C) Pete Dunne vs. WALTER
NXT, tonight at 8 ET on WWE Network.
* Kairi Sane and Bianca Belair fight for momentum before Fatal 4-Way
* Oney Lorcan and The Forgotten Sons’ Jaxson Ryker, collide.
* The War Raiders warm up for TakeOver: New York
Triple H has announced that WrestleMania 35 Axxess will feature another Worlds Collide theme with male and female Superstars from WWE NXT, NXT UK, RAW, SmackDown and 205 Live doing battle at each session. The matches will air over four WWE Network specials. There will also be three NXT UK TV episodes taped at Axxess.
Themes for the WWE Network specials are NXT vs. NXT Alumni, Cruiserweights Collide, Brands Battle and Women Collide.
Below is the full announcement on the tapings with matches confirmed, plus Triple H’s tweet:
NXT Superstars vs. NXT Alumni, Cruiserweights Collide and more at WrestleManiaAxxess’ Worlds Collide eventsWrestleMania Axxess, WWE’s biggest fan gathering of the year in sports-entertainment, just got even bigger with the addition of new Worlds Collide events!
This year’s Axxess — which runs Thursday, April 4, through Monday, April 8, at Brooklyn Pier 12 in Brooklyn, N.Y. — will feature unique, never-before-seen Worlds Collide matchups involving Superstars from NXT, NXT UK, 205 Live, Raw and SmackDown LIVE. Axxess will be your only chance to see these matches before they air on WWE Network. In addition, three sets of NXT UK tapings will take place at Axxess.
Check out the schedule of events below and be sure to secure your Axxess ticket today by going to Ticketmaster.com.
NXT vs. NXT Alumni
Thursday, April 4 (6-10 p.m.)
The past meets the present as former NXT Superstars battle current Superstars from the black-and-gold brand. The matches will include Roderick Strong vs. Tyler Breeze, Dominik Dijkaovic vs. Harper, SAnitY vs. Undisputed ERA, and Kassius Ohno vs. Aiden English.Cruiserweights Collide
Friday, April 5 – Sessions 1 and 2
Cruiserweights from 205 Live, NXT UK and NXT will soar to new heights in inter-brand bouts on Friday’s Axxess sessions. Featured matches will include Tyler Bate vs. The Brian Kendrick, Akira Tozawa vs. Jordan Devlin, Flash Morgan Webster & Mark Andrews vs. Ariya Daivari & Mike Kanellis, and Albert Hardie Jr. vs. Gran Metalik. Session 1 runs 1-5 p.m., and Session 2 runs 6-10 p.m.NXT UK Tapings
Saturday, April 6 – Sessions 1, 2 and 3
Each of Saturday’s three Axxess sessions will feature an NXT UK TV taping for future airing on the award-winning WWE Network. Don’t miss the rare opportunity to watch the United Kingdom’s best and brightest Superstars competing stateside. Session 1 runs 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., Session 2 runs 1-5 p.m. and Session 3 runs 6-10 p.m.Brands Battle
Sunday, April 7 (8 a.m. to 12 p.m.)
Two 20-Superstar Battle Royals — one for male Superstars and one for female Superstars — will take place the morning of WrestleMania. Both Battle Royals will feature Superstars from NXT and NXT UK, and the Men’s Battle Royal will additionally feature Superstars from 205 Live.Women Collide
Monday, April 8 (12-4 p.m.)
One day after female Superstars main-event WrestleMania for the first time in history, the WWE Women’s Evolution continues to take center stage at Axxess. Watch top female Superstars from NXT, NXT UK, Raw and SmackDown LIVE collide, with matches including Io Shirai vs. Sonya Deville, Toni Storm vs. Nikki Cross vs. Bianca Belair, Piper Niven vs. Zelina Vega, Candice LeRae vs. Kay Lee Ray and more!Don’t wait to secure your seat at these events. Tickets for WrestleMania Axxess are available now at Ticketmaster.com!
*Talent listed and depicted above are subject to change.
NXT streaming tonight at 8 ET on WWE Network.
* Aleister Black & Ricochet meet The Forgotten Sons in Dusty Classic finale
* What will happen when Adam Cole and Johnny Gargano meet face-to-face?
* Kacy Catanzaro & Lacey Lane take on Aliyah & Vanessa Borne
* Matt Riddle will take on Kona Reeves
It looks like the “limitless” Keith Lee may have very well found his limit, as F4WOnline is reporting that he is currently sidelined with an undisclosed injury.
Lee hasn’t had a match with the promotion since his victory over Luke Menzies at an NXT live event March 8 in Largo, FL. Prior to the injury, he had a prominent role in the Matt Riddle/Kassius Ohno feud that played out on NXT TV at the beginning of the year.
Outside of WWE, Lee is well known for his agility and technical offense despite typically being one of the larger men competing in matches. He is a former PWG World Champion and Pro Wrestling Illustrated ranked Lee #59 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in 2018.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
NXT, tonight at 8 ET on WWE Network.
* What’s going to happen to the NXT Championship?
As first revealed by Cathy Kelley last week, WWE COO Triple H will come to NXT this week to address the matter on the minds of all Superstars and fans: What’s the status of the NXT Title following the neck injury suffered by champion Tommaso Ciampa?
The Game’s return to Full Sail Live couldn’t be better timed, with only three weeks to go until WrestleMania Week and TakeOver: New York
WWE has reportedly signed former Impact Wrestling X Division Champion DJZ, according to PWInsider.
DJZ will be coming in to work the WWE NXT brand. WWE reportedly made their offer to him during the last week of February.
DJZ revealed back on December 31 that he was a free agent after parting ways with Impact. His contract had expired there. He debuted for Impact in 2011 and worked there off & on, becoming a two-time X Division Champion and a one-time Tag Team Champion with Andrew Everett.
There’s no word yet on when the 32 year old will report to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, but it’s believed he will work a few more dates on the indies to finish up there.
As noted, WWE recently signed DJZ’s former “BroMans” partner Robbie E (Robert Strauss) to a deal as well. He’s currently at the Performance Center training.
DJZ was praised for Friday’s match with Sammy Guevara at the Warrior Wrestling IV indie event in Chicago. Below are a few shots from that match, and a few shots from DJZ’s weekend debut for the International Wrestling Cartel (IWC) promotion in Elizabeth, PA:
https://twitter.com/sammyguevara/status/1106790393398607873
Source: Wrestling Inc.
SPOILER:
The NXT Championship match at TakeOver: New York has been confirmed following an injury that forced Tommaso Ciampa to relinquish the title.
Triple H announced at the NXT TV tapings on Wednesday that Johnny Gargano would face-off at TakeOver next month in a title match against the winner of Ricochet vs. Adam Cole vs. Aleister Black vs. Velveteen Dream vs. Matt Riddle moments later in the taping — which was won by Cole.
The NXT title match at TakeOver between Cole and Gargano will be two-out-of-three falls.
At the beginning of Triple H’s promo, the WWE exec admitted he had planned on announcing Gargano vs. Ciampa for the NXT Championship at TakeOver … but that obviously could no longer happen due to Tommaso suffering a neck injury that required surgery.
As we previously reported, Ciampa underwent surgery last week.
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