WWE NXT Results (01/03) - The Grayson Waller Effect Returns, Extreme Resolution Match, Carmelo Hayes Vs. Apollo Crews
Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results of "WWE NXT" on January 3, 2023!
Grayson Waller will be hosting "NXT" Champion Bron Breakker on the first episode of "The Grayson Waller Effect" in 2023. Waller defeated Axiom, Carmelo Hayes, JD McDonagh, and Joe Gacy in the inaugural Iron Survivor Challenge at "NXT: Deadline" to earn himself a title match at "New Year's Evil" against Breakker. Tensions between the two men have been on the rise over the past few weeks, and Waller got the better of Breakker last week when he tricked Breakker into spearing him whilst wearing a metal plate on his chest. What will happen when the pair come face-to-face a week out from their title match?
Speaking of Hayes, he will be going one-on-one with Apollo Crews. The two men got into a verbal spat a couple of weeks ago and look to settle the question of who the better competitor is once and for all. Which man will come out on top?
Axiom has a score to settle tonight with Hayes' ally, Trick Williams after Williams cost him his match against Hayes on last week's edition of "NXT". Meanwhile, Charlie Dempsey will be going head-to-head with Hank Walker (with Drew Gulak in his corner). Gulak seems to have taken a keen interest in Walker, and even asked him to come to his invitational last week. Will Walker be able to pick up the win with his newfound knowledge?
Additionally, archrivals Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn look to settle their differences for good when they face one another in the first ever Extreme Resolution Match. The two women have been at odds since Dawn cost Fyre her "NXT" Women's Championship Match against Mandy Rose on November 16 by spraying mist in her face and sending her crashing through the announce desk. What will happen when the pair collide?
We are live! The show kicks off with a video recapping the best moments of 2022 in "NXT". Vic Joseph and Booker T greet audiences at home as Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams head to the ring. Apollo Crews follows.
Carmelo Hayes vs. Apollo Crews
The bell rings and the two lock up. Crews delivers a shoulder tackle, then follows it up with a dropkick. Melo delivers a kick to Crews' spine, then delivers Fade Away. He goes for a pin, but Crews kicks out. Melo delivers a chop, then delivers a right hand to his head. Crews fires back with a series of chops, then delivers a delayed vertical suplex. Crews delivers a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker, then delivers a pair of German suplexes. He follows it up with an overhead belly-to-belly toss, then tosses Melo to the outside and delivers a moonsault off the apron.
Back from the break, Melo sends Crews out of the ring. He beats him down, then tosses him back in the ring. He delivers several stomps to Crews, then sends him into the middle turnbuckle and delivers a powerbomb. He locks in a Single Leg Boston Crab, but Crews escapes and delivers an enziguri. Crews delivers a kick to Melo's midsection, then delivers a clothesline and a backstabber. He follows it up with a jumping lariat, then hits another enziguri.
The two men ascend to the top rope before Crews delivers a superlex. Melo delivers a pump kick and a cutter, then climbs to the top rope and looks for a double stomp. Crews rolls out of the way and delivers a DDT off the ropes. He goes for a pin, but Melo kicks out. Crews charges at Melo, but Williams pulls Melo out of the way. Crews levels him, then delivers a German suplex. He looks for a standing 450 Splash, but Melo moves out of the way and ascends to the top. He hits the leg drop for the win.
Winner: Carmelo Hayes
After the match, Axiom attacks Williams and Melo. He goes flying and tosses Williams in the ring.
Trick Williams vs. Axiom
Back from the break, the bell has rung and Williams has Axiom in a submission. Axiom escapes and beats down Williams. Williams delivers a jumping lariat, but Axiom fires back with a dropkick and a series of chops. He hits another dropkick, then delivers an enziguri and ascends to the top rope. He hits a crossbody, then goes for a pin. Williams kicks out and delivers a swinging neckbreaker. Axiom fires back with a vicious right hand, then delivers the Golden Ratio for the win.
Winner: Axiom
After the match, Melo and Williams blindside Axiom with an attack. Apollo Crews runs down to the ring to make the save.
We then head backstage to New Day giving Pretty Deadly a list of things to do. Schism then walks in and says they've talked to every team but them. Rip Fowler says this is the case because they know they are the biggest threat to them. Kingston and Woods make fun of Schism's looks and says Fowler needs to check with Joe Gacy first. Gacy says there is no hierarchy and says Big E and Woods leaned on Kingston. Kingston then throws out the challenge for a match and Gacy accepts.
We then head to a video of the ending of the North American Championship match last week. We then see Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo handcuffed to a chair in a dark room as Dijak walks in and says he must be regretting the way he barged into his locker room. Stacks says he does what Tony D'Angelo says and Dijak tells him he doesn't like being disrespected. He says he is the face of fear, then punches him in his midsection. He says this is just the beginning, then slams the key to the handcuffs in front of Stacks.
Back at ringside, Dijak heads down.
Back from the break, we head backstage and see Drew Gulak helping the students of Chase U. Andre Chase walks in and asks what's happening. Hail explains that the students wanted some extra time in the ring, leading to a verbal exchange between Chase and Gulak.
Back at ringside, Tony D'Angelo and Stacks head down.
Dijak vs. Stacks
The bell rings and Stacks fires off several right hands. He delivers a series of knees, but Dijak delivers a thrust kick to his midsection. He fires off several right hands to his spine, then delivers several stomps and tosses him across the ring. Stacks sends Dijak shoulder first into the ring post, then delivers a running uppercut. Dijak catches him with a big boot, then hits a kick to his face and Feast Your Eyes for the win.
Winner: Dijak
After the match, Dijak looks for Feast Your Eyes on Stacks once again, but D'Angelo manages to send him out of the ring. He then grabs a mic and says he wishes he had half the heart Stack does. D'Angelo then challenges Dijak to a match next week at "New Year's Evil" and Dijak accepts.
We then head backstage to McKenzie Mitchell and Oro Mensah. Mitchell asks Mensah what's next for him in the new year, but Javier Bernal walks in and announces the release of his new Christmas album. Mitchell asks why he's releasing the album after Christmas and Bernal promotes the tracks. Mensah says Bernal will have no singing voice after he's done with him later tonight.
Back at ringside, Toxic Attraction heads to the ring.
The Women's Division Confronts One Another
Gigi Dolin says it's time to leave 2022 in the past and says all eyes are on her and Jacy Jayne. She says they will cut through the "NXT" roster with reckless abandonment. Jayne says they don't do resolutions and only have their eyes on one women: Roxanne Perez. She says if they want to take down the Toxic Empire, they will break it down brick by brick.
Indi Hartwell's music hits and she heads to the ring. She says she is sick of hearing about Toxic Attraction and says she doesn't mind finishing what Perez started because it's time for some new blood. Cora Jade then appears in the crowd and says Hartwell is complaining again. She says no one cares about her and says she deserves to be women's champion. Nikkita Lyons appears and says Jade says she deserves the world, but all she deserves is a kick to her face. Zoey Stark appears next and rags on Lyons. She mocks her social media posts, then says Perez's reign will be short. Wendy Choo appears and says no one wants to see an "NXT" Women's Champion like Starks. She then rags on Jade as Thea Hail appears and says it's a girl fight.
The women begin to brawl with one another as Alba Fyre appears and Isla Dawn attacks her. The entire women's division comes down and they begin brawling with one another as Dawn and Fyre brawl backstage and to the parking lot.
Roxanne Perez's music hits and she appears. She tells everyone to relax because she was informed that there will be a Number One Contender's 20 Woman Battle Royal to determine who will face her at "Vengence Day". The women in the ring continue to brawl with one another as we head outside the arena and see Fyre sending Dawn's head into a recycling bin. She then sends her into the garage.
Alba Fyre vs. Isla Dawn In An Extreme Resolution Match
Back from the break, Dawn and Fyre continue to brawl in the warehouse. Dawn whips Fyre into a ladder, then tosses her into a set piece. Fyre tosses Dawn on top of the set piece as referees run in and tell them to stop. The two women continue to toss each other in equipment as Dawn tells Fyre to "give into it." Fyre grabs her bat and tries to hit Dawn's hand. Dawn moves it out of the way and hits Fyre with a trash can. Fyre tries throwing a ladder on Dawn, but Dawn rolls out of the way. The two women climb on top of the equipment as referees continue to yell at them to stop. Fyre headbutts Dawn off it on top of some chairs and a wooden plank. She grabs her, then sits her on an office chair and delivers a pair of forearms.
Fyre hits her with a garbage can lid, then sits her in a wheelbarrow and dumps her out at ringside. She tosses her into the ring post, then throws her on top of the announce desk. She tosses her in the ring and grabs a chair as the bell rings. Fyre shoves a chair into Dawn's midsection, but Dawn suplexes her into the corner. She goes for a pin, but Fyre kicks out. Fyre delivers a series of right hands, then delivers the Gory Bomb. She goes for a pin, but Dawn kicks out. Fyre grabs a chair and cracks it across Dawn's spine, then places it on top of her and ascends to the top. Dawn throws the chair on to her and knocks her off.
Back from the break, Dawn has a wrench in hand and is trying to break Fyre's fingernails. The two women exchange forearms before Fyre delivers a kick to Dawn's chest. Fyre delivers a superkick that sends Dawn out of the ring, then delivers a tope suicida. She grabs a table from under the ring, then sets it up before Dawn sends Fyre into the ring steps and slams her hand between a toolbox on top of it. Dawn then hits it with a hammer, but Fyre shoves the toolbox into Dawn's midsection. She sets Dawn up on the table, then ascends to the top rope as Dawn smiles. Fyre delivers a Swanton Bomb, but she doesn't hit Dawn. She then delivers the Gory Bomb through the table and gets her in the ring for the win.
Winner: Alba Fyre
We then head backstage to MxKenzie Mitchell and Grayson Waller. Waller says he's been "manifesting the inevitable" while at home in Australia. Mitchell asks why he's so confident facing a guy who's angry at him at "New Year's Evil", but Waller says Breakker is his most vulnerable when he's angriest.
Back from the break, we head to a video hyping up the match between The Creed Brothers and Indus Sher next week.
Oro Mensah vs. Javier Bernal
Back at ringside, Oro Mensah heads to the ring. Javier Bernal attacks him from behind, then tosses him in the ring. The bell rings and Bernal delivers a sidewalk slam. He delivers a stomp to his back, followed by an elbow to his neck and a back elbow. Mensah delivers an uppercut, then trips Bernal. Bernal plants him, then delivers a DDT. Mensah delivers a back body drop, then hits a pair of back elbows and a moonsault. He delivers a kick to his head, then delivers a suplex and a spinning heel kick for the win.
Winner: Oro Mensah
We then head backstage to Fallon Henley, Brooks Jensen, and Josh Briggs talking about what they want to accomplish in 2023. Kiana James walks in and says she doesn't want to fight. She says she will hold up her end of the deal and wishes her luck in the Battle Royale next week. She then tells Jensen to text her.
Back at ringside, Andre Chase, Thea Hail, and Duke Hudson head down.
Back from the break, we see a video from the "NXT Anonymous" Twitter account filming Katana Chance and Kayden Carter in the medical office.
Back at ringside, Drew Gulak and Hank Walker head to the ring.
Andre Chase vs. Drew Gulak
The bell rings and the two lock up. They break to shake hands before they exchange submissions. Chase delivers an arm drag, then says that was a "teachable moment". Gulak delivers a belly-to-back suplex as we see Charlie Dempsey watching on from backstage after not being medically cleared to compete earlier today. He takes off his sling and walks away. Back at ringside, Chase delivers a Side Russian Leg Sweep and follows it up with the Chase U Stomps. He locks in the figure Four Leg Lock, but Gulak grabs the bottom rope to break the hold. Gulak slaps Chase, then delivers a bodyslam and locks in the Gu-lock. Chase taps.
Winner: Drew Gulak
After the match, Gulak holds in the submission for a few more moments.
We then head backstage to Wes Lee and McKenzie Mitchell. He addresses Tony D'Angelo and Dijak, then says he will be watching at ringside and says whoever wins will become the new Number One Contender for the North American Championship.
Back at ringside, New Day heads down followed by Schism.
Kofi Kingston vs. Joe Gacy
The bell rings and Gacy delivers a shoulder tackle. Kingston delivers a kick, then delivers a high crossbody. He ascends to the top rope, but Gacy meets him there and delivers a superplex. He delivers a stomp, then hits an elbow drop and a dropkick. Gacy delivers a backbreaker, then fires off several forearms to the back of his neck. Kingston delivers a kick to Gacy's head, then delivers a pair of back elbows and a dropkick. Kingston delivers a knee and the Boom Drop, then looks for Trouble in Paradise. Gacy reverses it into a DDT, then delivers a kick and a swinging neckbreaker. The Dyad distracts Kingston, allowing Gacy to deliver a lariat. Kingston takes them out and delivers Trouble in Paradise for the win.
Winner: Kofi Kingston
We head backstage to Hank Walker and Drew Gulak. Charlie Dempsey walks in and tells Walker it's on at "New Year's Evil." Gulak says Walker will rip his arm out of his socket.
Back from the break, we head backstage to Pretty Deadly going over the list New Day gave them. New Day walks in and Elton Prince says they've done everything except the last one. He says they're jumping through hoops, and Kit Wilson proposes that they take on three other teams in a Gauntlet Match next week at "New Year's Evil." Kingston says if they win, then they will get their title shot.
Commentary then runs down the card for next week's show.
Grayson Waller Hosts Bron Breakker On The Grayson Waller Effect
Grayson Waller welcomes fans to "The Grayson Waller Effect" and says this will be a night no one will forget because it will be Bron Breakker's last night as" NXT" Champion. He then goes to introduces Breakker, but Breakker's music cuts him off and he heads to the ring.
Breakker thanks Waller for having him on, then asks him the first question: What was it like for him to "play Goldberg" last week? Breakker admits Waller outsmarted him and says the memes are funny. Waller asks where the Bron that wants to rip his head off is. Breakker says Waller knows how to get under people's skin, then says he's better than everyone else and says they should talk about all his viral moments such as jumping off the top of the cage at "WarGames", attacking Johnny Gargano with a chair and jumping off a ladder at "Stand & Deliver". He says that all those were just distractions and says while people may be leaving the arena talking about him as he leaves "NXT" Champion. He calls it "The Grayson Waller Effect". Waller says the only thing Breakker has done is stolen his father's gimmick.
The two men stare one another down and Breakker says he doesn't care what he says. He goes to leave, but Waller pulls him back in. Breakker kicks him, then delivers a military press that sends him to the outside. He grabs Waller's phone and goes flying over the top rope before standing tall.