WWE NXT Results (03/14) - Stand & Deliver Contract Signing, We Hear From Johnny Gargano, North American Title Open Challenge And More
This is Wrestling Inc.'s results for "WWE NXT" on March 14, 2023!
Grayson Waller has been taking out his frustrations in regards to losing his "NXT" Championship Steel Cage Match at "NXT Vengeance Day" last month on Shawn Michaels and other personnel over the past few weeks. Michaels and Waller came face-to-face last week on "The Grayson Waller Effect", during which a fed-up Michaels announced that Waller would be facing a returning Johnny Gargano on April 1. It seems that Gargano has something on his mind that he will be sharing it with the "NXT" Universe tonight following his shocking appearance.
Last week, "NXT" Champion Bron Breakker officially offered Carmelo Hayes a title shot at "NXT Stand & Deliver" in Los Angeles, California after weeks of crossing paths. Tonight, the two men will put pen to paper and sign the contract to make the match official.
After vying for another shot at the "NXT" Tag Team Championship over the past few weeks, Pretty Deadly will finally have the chance to capture the title once again as they go head-to-head with current titleholders Gallus. Pretty Deadly initially won the title at "NXT Worlds Collide" last September, but later lost them to New Day at "NXT Deadline" a few months later.
In other title news, Wes Lee will be holding another open challenge for his North American Championship. Lee had previously held open challenges on the February 14 and 28 episodes of "NXT", during which he successfully retained over Von Wagner and Nathan Frazer respectively.
Additionally, Dabba-Kato and Apollo Crews look to put their issues to rest for good as they collide in the ring. Issues between the pair date back to "Vengeance Day" after Kato attacked Crews following his Two-Out-Of-Three Falls Match with the aforementioned Hayes.
We are live! The show kicks off with a video recapping the events of "NXT Roadblock" last week. Vic Joseph and Booker T then greet audiences at home as Johnny Gargano heads to the ring.
We Hear From Johnny Gargano
Gargano says he needs fans to do him a favor and watch out for Grayson Waller. He says the last time he was in a "NXT" ring, he said he would teach his son to be the best man he could be. He says he is back to finish his story because it ended on a cliffhanger 15 months ago. He says something has been missing since his returning to "Raw" and his last appearance in "NXT" ended up with him on the announce table with Grayson Waller standing over him, and Waller took his heart and soul from him. Gargano says he gave Waller the gift of waiting in order to see what he did with the moment, then says the last guy to take him out was Tomasso Ciampa. He says Waller had two chances, but lost both of them and turned his back on everyone. Gargano says "NXT" is his home, and tells him you don't screw with a man's home.
Joseph then hands Gargano his phone with a live stream pulled up that shows Waller at his home, and Gargano runs to the back.
We then head to a video of Wes Lee pulling up to the arena. Axiom says he's going to stick by Lee's side until his open challenge comes about so he can be the one to answer the call.
Back at ringside, Pretty Deadly heads down. Gallus follows.
Back from the break, we see Johnny Gargano storming out of the arena and getting into his car as McKenzie Mitchell tries catching up with him. Mitchell tells the camera person to stay with Gargano.
Gallus (c) vs. Pretty Deadly for the NXT Tag Team Championship
Elton Prince and Mark Coffey begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Prince slaps Coffey, but Coffey catches him with a right hand and a back elbow. Prince rolls to the outside for a breather, but Wolfgang forces him back inside the ring. Kit Wilson tags in and Coffey executes an arm drag, then tags in Wolfgang. Wolfgang hits an arm drag of his own, then delivers a splash in the corner before tossing Wilson across the ring. Wilson fires back with a couple of kicks and a shoulder to Wolfgang's midsection, but Wolfgang catches him and plants him. Coffey tags in and Gallus beats Wilson down. Prince tries interfering, but Gallus clotheslines Pretty Deadly to the outside.
Back from the break, Prince takes a cheap shot at Coffey, allowing Wilson to hit a back suplex. Prince becomes legal and hits a leg drop, then delivers a pair of knees to Coffey's spine. Wilson tags back in and delivers a knee to Coffey's side, then delivers a shoulder to his midsection and tags in Prince. Prince hits a splash and an elbow, then continues to beat down Coffey. Wilson tags in and delivers a pair of knees, then tags in Prince. Coffey makes the hot tag to Wolfgang, who hits a shoulder tackle and a dropkick. He hits a splash in the corner and ascends to the top, then delivers a double ax handle and a bodyslam. Coffey tags in and Gallus delivers a double chokeslam to Prince. Coffey goes for a pin, but Wilson breaks the fall. Wolfgang tries attacking Wilson, but Pretty Deadly sends him out of the ring and tosses him over the announce desk. Prince and Wilson each grab one of the "NXT" Tag Team titles, but the referee catches Prince with his. Wilson hits Coffey with his and goes for a pin, but Coffey kicks out. Pretty Deadly then look for Spilled Milk, but Wolfgang saves his partner and tags in. Gallus then delivers their finisher for the win.
Winners (and still): Gallus
We head to a video of Fallon Henley and Josh Briggs breaking into Kiana James' office. Henley is about to pick the lock, but Briggs opens the door and the two begin to look for anything that points to James cheating on Brooks Jensen. Henley finds a contract for a match at "Stand & Deliver", and reveals it to be for a Qualifier Match for the "NXT" Women's Championship Ladder Match at "Stand & Deliver". Henley then finds a planner and reads what is written in it. She finds something in there called 'operation boyfriend' and comes across a date that has 'get Brooks to get Fallon to tag with me' written on it. They then see a different date with 'drinks with Sebastian' written on it. The pair then come across the card from the flowers last week and discover that the note that came along with was from Sebastian and thanked James for a date. Henley takes a picture of it and the two leave.
Back at ringside, Sol Ruca heads down. Zoey Stark follows.
Back from the break, we head to a video from a physician providing an update on Roxanne Perez. The physician says they have yet to identify why Perez collapsed last week.
Sol Ruca vs. Zoey Stark in a Qualifier Match for the NXT Women's Championship Ladder Match at Stand & Deliver
The bell rings and the two lock up. Ruca shoves Stark, then delivers a kick to her midsection and follows it up with a back body drop. Stark rolls out of the ring for a breather, then gets back inside and delivers a knee to Ruca's midsection. Ruca hits a codebreaker, but Stark rolls to the outside. She beats down Ruca, then tosses her back in and hits a sliding lariat. The two go back and forth with right hands before Ruca hits a pair of shoulder tackles and a splash in the corner. She follows it up with a powerslam, then clotheslines Stark out of the ring and hits a moonsault off the top. Ruca tosses Stark back in the ring, and Stark hits the belly-to-back GTS for the win.
Winner: Zoey Stark
Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre then head down to the ring. Kayden Carter, Katana Chance, Tatum Paxley, and Ivy Nile follow.
Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn vs. Kayden Carter and Katana Chance vs. Ivy Nile and Tatum Paxley in a Number One Contenders Match for the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship at Stand & Deliver
Dawn, Chance, and Paxley begin the action. The bell rings and Chance rolls up Dawn. Dawn kicks out before Chance hits a dropkick to Paxley and tags in Carter. Dawn rolls up Carter, but Carter kicks out. Fyre tags in, and Dawn delivers a series of kicks to Carter, but Chance tags in and pins Fyre. Paxley breaks up the fall, then tags in Nile. Nile levels Chance and Fyre before Chance looks for a crossbody off the top rope, but Fyre catches her and plants her. Dawn tags in and Nile looks for the tag, but Paxley hops off the apron and turns her back on Nile. Dawn levels Nile, then delivers a kick to Chance as Paxley beats Nile down on the outside. Paxley then tosses Nile into the ring, which allows Fyre and Dawn to double team on her for the win.
Winners: Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn
Back from the break, Ilja Dragunov heads to the ring.
Ilja Dragunov Calls Out JD McDonagh
Dragunov says his career in WWE has been life changing for himself and his family, then addresses McDonagh. He says he has been a blemish, then says he needs to put an end to him once and for all.
McDonagh's music hits and he heads to the ring. He says himself and Dragunov are two sides of the same coin and are more similar than he knows. He says they have both failed to capture the "NXT" Championship and says Dragunov could take control his own life if he wanted to. He says Dragunov's body is both his greatest strength and weakness. Dragunov then says things between them will end next week and nothing will be left of McDonagh when he finishes.
The two men begin to brawl with one another. Dragunov clotheslines McDonagh out of the ring, and the two men brawl to the back and out of the arena.
Back from the break, we see Tyler Bate and Thea Hail meditating. Andre Chase walks in and dismisses the pair so he can talk to Duke Hudson. Hudson says he thinks wins are everything and people will judge them based on that. Chase says he believed the same thing before Chase U was born. He says Chase U is about so much more than materials and says it's a place for people to grow. Chase says Hudson is one of those people and says he now lives and dies with every loss instead of skating by like he used to. He says while Hudson might think Chase U has done nothing for him, it may have given him everything. Chase walks away before Ava appears and places her mask near Hudson.
We then head backstage and see several superstars brawling to get to the ring for the North American Championship Open Challenge first.
Lee heads to the ring and the men spill to the outside. Axiom slides in first, but SCRYPTS takes him out. JD McDonagh slides in, but Dragunov beats him down. Lee levels everyone on the outside after he goes flying over the top rope and joins in on the fight.
We head backstage to Dragon Lee and McKenzie Mitchell. Mitchell welcomes Lee to "NXT", then asks him what fans can expect to see from him. Lee says he came to WWE to show the world what he can do.
Back from the break, we head backstage to Jacy Jayne and Mitchell. Jayne says Gigi Dolin is nowhere near as good as she is. Mitchell points out that Dolin did end up beating her, and Jayne says Dolin separated her shoulder a minute into the match. She says if Dolin considers that to be a victory, then she is more pathetic than she thought. Jayne says she's going to be thinking about Dolin every minute she's away and when she does return, she will break Dolin's heart once again.
Back at ringside, Apollo Crews and Dabba-Kato head down.
Dabba-Kato vs. Apollo Crews
Crews wastes no time and delivers a splash off the top rope to Kato on the outside. The two men begin brawling on the ramp before they get in the ring and the bell sounds. Crews sends Kato back to the outside and delivers a series of double ax handles before Kato tosses him into the barricade. He charges at Crews, but Crews moves out of the way and Kato crashes into the ring steps. Crews then gets Kato in the ring and delivers a stomp, but Kato delivers a massive right hand and a big boot.
Back from the break, Kato has Crews on his shoulders and plants him. He jams his knee on the back of Crews' neck, then hits a leg drop. Crews sends Kato's head bouncing off the top rope, then delivers a splash in the corner and follows it up with a suplex. He ascends to the top and hits a Frog Splash, then goes for a pin but Kato kicks out.
The two spill outside the ring once again, and Kato plants Crews on the ring steps. The referee begins a ten count, but Crews beats it at seven. Kato then plants him with a double chokeslam for the win.
Winner: Dabba-Kato
We then head over to a video posted to the "NXT" Anonymous Twitter account of Wes Lee and Shawn Michaels talking. Lee says he wants to prove himself with the open challenges he keeps holding, and Michaels should understand that better than anyone. Lee requests 10 opponents at "Stand & Deliver", and Michaels says he can't do that, but he can give him 4 opponents of his choosing. Lee thanks him and shakes his hand.
We then head over to Kiana James and Brooks Jensen. James is leaving a voicemail for Fallon Henley asking where she is (as she needs her at ringside for her upcoming match) before Jensen tells James he can't reach Josh Briggs either. Jensen offers to come down to ringside with James, but James says she doesn't need him there. A look of disappointment overtakes Jensen's face, and James says she didn't mean it like that. Jensen goes in for a kiss, but James has already left.
Kiana James vs. Gigi Dolin in a Qualifier Match for the NXT Women's Championship Ladder Match at Stand & Deliver
The bell rings and the two lock up. Dolin rolls up James, but James kicks out. Dolin hits a snapmare and a running knee, but James fires back with a running knee and a shoulder to Dolin's midsection. She follows it up with a neckbreaker, but Dolin manages to deliver a kick to her face. She follows it up with three more, then delivers an Abdominal Stretch Driver for the win.
Winner: Gigi Dolin
After the match, Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn attack James.
We then head to a video of Grayson Waller and Johnny Gargano brawling on Gargano's front lawn outside of his house. The two men reach the steps of his house and continue fighting. Candice LeRae opens the door to ask what's going on, and Gargano tells her to go inside. Waller hits Gargano with a rake as LeRae tells Waller to stop whilst holding Quill in her arms. Waller taunts LeRae and Quill, then retreats as LeRae checks on Gargano.
We then head backstage to Brooks Jensen checking on Kiana James. Fallon Henley and Josh Briggs walk in and Henley asks if James is okay. James says she isn't, and Henley says she didn't even know about her match earlier tonight. She explains she was jumped by Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre due to their upcoming "Stand & Deliver" match. Henley asks her what match she's referring to, and the pair begin to argue.
Back at ringside, Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams head down. Bron Breakker follows.
Bron Breakker and Carmelo Hayes Sign The Contract for their NXT Championship Match At Stand & Deliver
Hayes asks where the host of their contract signing is, and Breakker says they don't need anyone. Hayes agrees and says the faster they can sign the contract, the faster a new champion can be crowned.
Pretty Deadly's music hits, and Elton Prince says it only makes sense for the hosts of "Stand & Deliver" to look over this contract signing.
Hayes says he means no disrespect to Breakker and says he deserves to be recognized. He says April 1 will be a changing of the guard and he will take the "NXT" Championship farther than it's gone before like he did with the North American Championship. Breakker says he agrees that Hayes made the North American Championship the A-title, but he did that because he wasn't ready to hold the "NXT" Championship. He says he doesn't want to face that version of Hayes, and says April 1 will be the first time that Hayes misses.
Hayes says he doesn't want the Breakker smiling on posters, but the one who won at WarGames and the one who made Tomasso Ciampa tap out to win the title. He says Breakker has been unstoppable, and that fact will make things even sweeter when he beats him. Breakker says Hayes has to show him that his catchphrase isn't something just printed on a t-shirt, then says Los Angeles is more of Hayes' place than his. Hayes says there are a lot of eyes on their upcoming match, but that's nothing new to them. He says he will deliver on April 1, but he has to make sure Breakker will too. Breakker says something has to give, and Hayes says the contract. He hands it over to Breakker, and Breakker does the same.
Prince says things are now official as the two men shake hands. The pair go to leave, but Prince says people come for the drama. Kit Wilson begs for some drama, which leads to Hayes and Breakker sending Pretty Deadly through the table. The two men then stare one another down as the show goes off the air.