WWE NXT Gold Rush Week Two Results 6/27 - Three Title Matches, Nathan Frazer Defends Heritage Cup
Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results of "WWE NXT" Gold Rush: Week Two on June 27, 2023, coming to you live from the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida!
Despite coming up short against Finn Balor in his "WWE Raw" debut yesterday, Carmelo Hayes looks to emerge victorious tonight as he puts the "NXT" Championship on the line against Baron Corbin. Corbin made his intentions of capturing gold known after returning to "NXT" at the beginning of the month, and later defeated Ilja Dragunov to become the number one contender.
Two more title matches are set for tonight, as Tiffany Stratton defends the "NXT" Women's Championship against Thea Hail. Hail secured her spot in the match after winning a Number One Contenders Battle Royal a few weeks ago. Tensions between the two competitors have only escalated since, culminating last week after Hail put her training with Charlie Dempsey and Drew Gulak to use and cinched in a Kimura Lock on Stratton.
The "NXT" Tag Team Championship will also be up for grabs, as Gallus squares off with Edris Enofé and Malik Blade. The latter team defeated Brooks Jensen and Josh Briggs, and Hank Walker and Tank Ledger in a Triple Threat Number One Contenders match last week during Week One of Gold Rush.
The "NXT" Heritage Cup will also be on the line, as Nathan Frazer defends for the first time against Dragon Lee. Frazer dethroned Noam Dar after beating his replacement, Oro Mensah, during the June 13 edition of "NXT". Taking the advice of his mentor Seth "Freakin" Rollins last week to reward those who have helped along the way, Frazer offered the first shot to his ally over the past few weeks.
Additionally, Gigi Dolin is set to go one-on-one with Kiana James as the two look to resolve their issues.
We are live! Vic Joseph and Booker T greet audiences at home as we see Baron Corbin, Carmelo Hayes, and Trick Williams pull up to the arena.
Back at ringside, Thea Hail and Duke Hudson head down. Tiffany Stratton follows.
Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Thea Hail (w/ Duke Hudson) for the NXT Women's Championship
The bell rings and the two lock up. Stratton and Hail take turns locking in submissions and rolling each other up as Charlie Dempsey and Drew Gulak saunter down to ringside. Hail delivers a dropkick that sends Stratton to the outside and looks to go flying off the ropes, but Stratton trips her before tossing her back in the ring. She lands a handspring elbow and a kick, then plants Hail.
Back from the break, Hail delivers a Code Breaker to Stratton and plants her face first. She delivers a pair of back elbows and a suplex, then delivers the Chase U Stomps and a senton. Stratton sends Hail crashing into the mat and locks in a hold. Stratton inches her way to the bottom rope, but Dempsey pulls it away from her. The referee catches him doing this, and Hudson begins to berate him as the referee argues with Gulak. Meanwhile, Hail cinches in the Kimura Lock on Stratton taps. The referee fails to notice, and Hail begins arguing with him. Stratton takes advantage of the chaos and rolls Hail up for the win.
Winner (and still): Tiffany Stratton
After the match, Gulak and Dempsey attack Hudson. Hail asks what they're doing before Andre Chase runs down to the ring and levels both men in his return to "NXT"!
We then head over to a video hyping up Ilja Dragunov.
Back at ringside, Edris Enofé and Malik Blade head down. Gallus follows.
Gallus (c) vs. Edris Enofé and Malik Blade for the NXT Tag Team Championship
Blade and Mark begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Mark delivers a shoulder tackle before Wolfgang tags in and locks up with Blade. Enofé tags in and delivers an elbow drop to Wolfgang as Blade holds him in place, then delivers a boot to his face. Mark tags back in and Enofé executes an arm drag, then makes the tag out to Blade. Blade lands a back elbow and a few chops, then tags Enofé in. Enofé and Blade catch Mark and an interfering Wolfgang with a pair of double drop kicks. Blade tags in and ascends to the top, then delivers a Frog Splash as Los Lotharios appear to watch on.
Back from the break, Blade delivers a dropkick. Wolfgang tags in and rains down right hands, then tags Mark in. Mark wears down Blade, then tags Wolfgang back in. Wolfgang locks in a hold before tagging Mark back in. Enofé tags in and delivers a dropkick, then takes down an interfering Wolfgang. Mark lands an uppercut, but Enofé catches him with a spinebuster and tags Blade back in. Blade and Enofé deliver a double team maneuver before ascending to the top rope. Blade delivers a splash, and Enofé follows it up with an elbow drop. Enofé goes for a pin, but Wolfgang breaks the fall. Blade ties Wolfgang up in the ropes and while the referee gets him untangled, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo appears. He sets up for a running uppercut on Mark, but Mark ducks out of the way and Stacks accidentally hits Enofé. Wolfgang tags in, and Gallus lands their finisher for the win.
Winner (and still): Gallus
Back from the break, Meta-Four are standing by with McKenzie Mitchell. Mitchell asks Dar about losing his Heritage Cup, and Noam Dar says he isn't ready to talk. Mitchell tries digging deeper, but Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson keep her from doing so and put Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler on notice.
Back in the ring, Schism are waiting inside.
Schism Holds A Family Meeting
Ava says she called for a family meeting because the tensions are becoming turmoil. She says the only way to be one again is to communicate, and Joe Gacy invites them to do so. Jagger Reid explains that Gacy promised to better their lives when he brought them into the group, but the opposite of that is occurring. He says himself and Rip Fowler are starting to doubt him, and Gacy thanks Reid for his honesty. He says his trouble angers him, and while Reid has enhanced his life, he wouldn't have been able to say what he did before because Fowler wouldn't let him. He says he gave them both a home.
Fowler says Gacy showed them a new way, but himself and Reid have started seeing cracks as of late. He says the two of them have started to see who they are, and Gacy questions if they fully committed themselves in the first place. He says they are all different than when they started, and they are shells of who they were a year ago.
Diamond Mine's music hits, and Brutus says they're sick of their issues. Fowler tells them that this doesn't concern them, and Julius says it does after Ava hit Ivy Nile with her mask several weeks ago. Julius says since Fowler and Reid don't want to be there and they don't want them here. Gacy says they'll receive another match if they want, and proposes a tag team match between The Creed Brothers and The Dyad, but with a twist: the losers leave "NXT". The Creed Brothers agree.
Back from the break, we head backstage to Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams as Hayes prepares for his "NXT" Championship match later. Rhea Ripley walks in, and tells Hayes that his business is now Judgment Day's business after he helped Seth Rollins last week.
Back at ringside, Dragon Lee heads down. Valentina Feroz, Yulisa Leon, and Nathan Frazer follow.
Nathan Frazer (w/ Yulisa Leon) (c) vs. Dragon Lee (w/ Valentina Feroz) for the NXT Heritage Cup
Round one kicks off as the bell rings. Lee and Frazer shake hands, then lock up. They go back and forth with submission holds, and Axiom saunters down to ringside. Lee executes a snapmare and a dropkick to Frazer's head, and the two lock up again before the clock runs out.
Round One: Frazer 0-0 Lee
Round two begins, and Lee lands a shoulder tackle. Frazer fires back with a dropkick and a chop, but Lee lands a back elbow and a Dragon Screw. He sits Frazer on the top rope and executes a hurricanrana. He goes for a pin, but Frazer reverses it into a fall of his own and scores a point.
Round Two: Frazer 1-0 Lee
Frazer delivers a Sling Blade as round three kicks off, and follows it up with a hurricanrana. Lee dropkicks him out of the ring, then goes flying over the top and levels him.
Round Three: Frazer 1-0 Lee
Back from the break, round four has begun and Frazer delivers a tope suicida to Lee. He tosses him back in the ring and delivers an enziguri, but Frazer fires back with a superkick. Lee delivers a chokeslam, and pins him to earn a fall.
Round Four: Frazer 1-1 Lee
Lee delivers a dropkick as round five begins. Frazer lands a superkick, then ascends to the top. Lee meets him up there and drapes him from his knees, but Frazer suplexes him into the corner before both men end up on the top rope. Frazer lands a superplex, but Lee plants him with a powerbomb. The two men then go back and forth with right hands before rolling one another up. Just before the clock runs out, Frazer manages to pin Lee for the three count to retain the Heritage Cup.
Round Six: Frazer 2-1 Lee
Winner (and still): Nathan Frazer
After the match, Lee hands Frazer his cup and the pair hug one another.
We then head to a video of Eddy Thorpe training with Gable Steveson. Thorpe invites him to be in his corner next week when he collides with Damon Kemp in their "NXT" Underground match, and Steveson says it would be his honor.
Back from the break, Kiana James heads down. Gigi Dolin follows.
Gigi Dolin vs. Kiana James
The bell rings and the two lock up. They go back and forth with submission holds before Dolin lands a kick on James and follows it up with a dropkick. The pair then tumble to the outside.
Back from the break, Dolin delivers a back body drop to James. James rolls out of the ring and Dolin follows her. James lands a boot, then tosses Dolin back in the ring and goes for a pin. Dolin kicks out and delivers a knee, then follows it up with a kick and a pair of clotheslines. She then lands a boot, but James lands a kick and grabs her purse in the corner. The referee catches her and Dolin wrestles it out of her hand, then delivers a Crucifix Bomb for the win.
Winner: Gigi Dolin
After the match, James hits Dolin with her purse. She then delivers a DDT before retrieving a couple of cans of orange and blue paint out of the purse and dumps them all over Dolin.
We then head over to a video of Joe Coffey visiting Tony D'Angelo in prison. D'Angelo says Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo will handle things, and Joe warns him that Stacks has a mind of his own. He says Stacks was the one who sold him out and plays an audio clip of Stacks confessing to doing so last week. The audio reveals that Stacks released Joe last week and told him to lay low before saying he's done being the underboss.
Back from the break, Baron Corbin heads down to the ring. Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams follow.
Carmelo Hayes (w/ Trick Williams) (c) vs. Baron Corbin for the NXT Championship
The bell rings and the two lock up. Corbin chucks Hayes into the corner, then plants him. Hayes responds with a Code Breaker and ascends to the top as Corbin slides out of the ring. Hayes then lands a splash.
Back from the break, Corbin dumps Hayes out of the ring. Hayes delivers a kick to his head, but Corbin dumps him over the barricade. Hayes rains down right and left hands, but Corbin lands a boot that turns Hayes inside out. He tosses him back in the ring and rains down hammer and anvil elbows, then delivers a right hand to his spine. Hayes fires back with a dropkick and an enziguri, then delivers a boot to his midsection. Corbin lands a backbreaker and a vicious elbow, then delivers a right hand to his head and fires off a series of elbow strikes. He lands a clothesline before Hayes ascends to the top and delivers a Frog Splash. He follows it up with Fade Away and a Code Breaker, then lands a Springboard DDT and ascends to the top.
Hayes goes flying, but Corbin ducks out of the way and gets Hayes up on his shoulders. He plants him with a Death Valley Driver and a chokeslam-backbreaker combination before the action spills to the outside and Hayes sends Corbin into the ring steps shoulder first. Corbin then powerbombs Hayes on top of the announce desk and wears him down before tossing him back inside the ring and going for a pin. Hayes kicks out, and Corbin rains down right hands. Hayes delivers a knee to Corbin's midsection, then delivers a second one to his head. He runs the ropes, but Corbin catches him with Deep Six and goes for a pin. Hayes kicks out.
Corbin sets up for End of Days, but Hayes escapes and sends his face bouncing off the top rope. He then ascends to the top and lands Nothing But Net for the win.
Winner (and still): Carmelo Hayes
We then head backstage and see Bron Breakker emerge from Shawn Michaels' office as he yells at him to "figure it out." The cameraman asks what that was all about, and Breakker says he'll find out alongside everyone else next week.