WWE NXT Vengeance Day 2/4 Results: Trick Williams Challenges Ilja Dragunov, Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Finals
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Tonight's show is the first major "NXT" event of the year, and will see the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic come to an end. The annual tournament has been taking place in recent weeks, with Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin reaching the final as they take on Trick Williams and Carmelo Hayes. Williams will also be working double duty tonight, as he will also challenge for the "NXT" Championship against Ilja Dragunov, who was injured when this title match was previously supposed to happen.
"WWE SmackDown" star Dragon Lee is also going to be part of the show as he attempts to reclaim his North American Championship against the man he lost it to, Oba Femi. Elsewhere Dijak and Joe Gacy will look to settle their issues in a no disqualification match, while Roxanne Perez challenges for the "NXT" Women's Championship.
"NXT" Vengeance Day card:
- Dijak vs. Joe Gacy (No Disqualification Match)
- The Family vs. Out The Mud
- Oba Femi (c) vs. Dragon Lee (North American Championship Match)
- Lyra Valkyria (c) vs. Roxanne Perez (NXT Women's Championship Match)
- Trick Williams & Carmelo Hayes vs. Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin (Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Final)
- Ilja Dragunov (c) vs. Trick Williams (NXT Championship Match)
Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin vs. Trick Williams & Carmelo Hayes (Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Finals)
Bron Breakker starts dominantly against Carmelo Hayes, dropping him with a shoulder tackle, and while Trick Williams comes in he is also taken out with a shoulder tackle. However, as Baron Corbin tags in, Williams takes out both men with dropkicks as he and Hayes then take their opponents over the top rope and to the floor. Hayes tags back and takes the fight to Corbin, catching him with a flurry of punches.
All four men then end up in the ring as they each take each other out, with Breakker coming out on top by launching Hayes into the air and catching him with a cutter. Corbin then shows his strength by taking Hayes out with a huge clothesline, which turns him inside out. Breakker comes in and then drops Hayes with a huge lariat before connecting with a suplex, but rather than going for the pinfall he opts to do a few push-ups.
Hayes almost catches Corbin out with a roll-up when he tags in, but that leads to Breakker returning as Corbin throws Hayes up as he gets caught and slammed to the mat by Breakker. He then consistently stops Hayes from tagging to Williams, but eventually, it happens and he nails both Corbin and Breakker with big spinning kicks and then a flat liner to Corbin. Williams jams his knee slightly but then connects with the Urinagi to Corbin which gets a near fall.
Hayes comes back with a springboard moonsault which gets another near fall as Corbin hangs in. Breakker tags in but gets sent into the top turnbuckle as Williams and Hayes throw Corbin out of the ring. Breakker throws Hayes into Williams' arms and then grabs the big man and throws him across the ring which sends both his opponents flying as he then helps Corbin dive out of the ring onto both of them.
Corbin hits a Deep Six onto both of his opponents, with Breakker then hitting a huge moonsault to the outside which wipes out both men. The Wolf Dogs head to the top turnbuckle with a man each, but Hayes and Williams fight back and drop them down. Williams hits Corbin with a neckbreaker, but Breakker then charges in with a Spear to Hayes and picks up the win when Hayes tries to save his partner, which accidentally sends him out of the ring, stopping him from breaking the pinfall.
Winners: Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin
Dijak vs. Joe Gacy (No Disqualification Match)
Dijak pulls out a nightstick to start while Joe Gacy also pulls out a weapon, but neither man uses them as they end up just brawling instead. Gacy launches Dijak out of the ring and then dives out to attack him again as he then starts pulling out a variety of weapons. He takes too long though and Dijak attacks him only for Gacy to slam the bigger man onto the steel stairs repeatedly.
Dijak gets set onto a chair as Gacy then runs and launches himself off the stairs to hit a cannonball. Gacy slams Dijak back onto the stairs before setting up a table outside the ring which he adds a ton of small toys onto, but he's not able to implement his plan as Dijak hits a spinning boot. He places Gacy inside a trash can and repeatedly kicks him, and then hits an elbow drop, but Gacy continues to sit up even with the weapon on his head.
Dijak attempts to run at Gacy, but he uses the can to his advantage as he spears Dijak. He then tries to leap into the ring, but Gacy pushes Dijak back out and he crashes through the table and toys. However, back inside the ring, Gacy runs into a Chokeslam, with Dijak planting him onto a chair. They then fight up to the top turnbuckle, wth Gacy coming out on top by suplexing him down to the mat.
Gacy then wraps Dijak's eyes with duct tape as he then starts unloading with kendo stick shots, but Dijak then manages to hit Feast Your Eyes, but he can't find Gacy to get the pin. He rips off the tape only to be DDT'd onto a chair as Gacy follows up with a Splash, but Dijak kicks out. Gacy looks for Upside Down, but Dijak hits him with a nightstick and then delivers another Feast Your Eyes for the win.
Winner: Dijak
The Family vs. Out The Mud
The Family turns up from behind and attacks their opponents as the fight unfolds early on. The men all brawl outside the ring while Adriano Rizzo and Jaida Parker brawl inside it. Parker gets on top early by dropping down onto her opponent while she's laying on the middle rope in the corner, Lucien Price then takes a cheap shot to Tony D'Angelo as Bronco Nima comes in and showcases his strength until Stacks comes in and catches Nima with a dropkick.
All six wrestlers then end up inside the ring as The Family takes control, beating down their opponents in the corner. Rizzo gets launched into Parker with a cannonball, with The Family then isolating Nima. Scrypts causes a distraction on the outside though, which allows OTM to take advantage with Price choking out Stacks as he and Nima then run and deliver forearms at the same time.
Stacks tries to fight out of OTM's corner, and while he almost reaches D'Angelo, Price pulls him back and sends him to the floor as Scrypts attacks him once again. OTM looks for a double team, but Stacks turns things around and D'Angelo comes in to clean house as Price gets dropped on his head while Nima then gets thrown across the ring as well. D'Angelo tries to keep up the attack but gets slapped by Parker which leads to Rizzo charging in and sending her opponent out of the ring.
D'Angelo then launches Stacks over the top turnbuckle to hit their opponents, and Rizzo then hits a big diving crossbody from the top turnbuckle to the floor to keep up the attack. Scrypts tries to get involved again, but he eats a clothesline while D'Angelo then goes on to hit Price with a fisherman buster.
Winners: The Family
Lyra Valkyria (c) vs. Roxanne Perez (NXT Women's Championship Match)
The two ladies exchange pinfall attempts to start the match, but neither can get the three count they require. They continue to trade reversals and showcase how well they know each other, facing off once more after a series of moves that gets an ovation from the fans. Roxanne Perez picks up the pace as Lyra Valkyria heads out of the ring, and the champion then catches her challenger with a forearm as Perez tries to dive outside the ring.
Valkryia follows that with a dropkick, but inside the ring Perez gets on top with a Thesz press as she then attacks the champion in the corner of the ring. She delivers a forearm strike and then a Russian leg sweep before a springboard moonsault which results in a near fall. Valkyria responds well by hooking the leg of Perez before hitting a German suplex the two then head to the top turnbuckle with Perez coming out on top.
She sends Valkyria flying from the top turnbuckle and then hits Pop Rocks. However, Lola Vice then comes down to the ring with her guaranteed contract and she cashes it in and turns this into a triple threat. Vice catches Valkyria with a kick, but Perez then gets a roll up only for Vice to respond with one of her own. She then catches Perez with a chokehold as she starts fading in the middle of the ring, but Perez bounces off the turnbuckles into a pinfall attempt to get out.
Vice nails a big kick to the face and then a triangle choke. However, the champion returns to the ring and breaks that up with a dive from the top turnbuckle, but Perez breaks up the pinfall attempt. Vice unleashes a flurry of kicks to each opponent as they sit in the corner which leads to Vice hitting hip attacks to each. However, she goes to the well too many times as Perez avoids the next one and she then hits a Russian leg sweep/DDT combo to take down both of her opponents.
Perez picks up the pace with a dive outside to each woman as she then heads to the top turnbuckle and hits a high crossbody, but Valkyria rolls through and hits Night Wish. Vice breaks it up and then almost steals the pinfall, but Valkyria breaks it up. Vice then catches the champion with an elbow before trying to lock in the armbar, which the champion gets out of. Perez then hits Pop Rocks to Valkyria, but Taytum Paxley tries to come into the ring and accidentally takes out Perez. The champion then hits Nightwish to retain.
Winner (and still NXT Women's Champion): Lyra Valkyrie
Oba Femi (c) vs. Dragon Lee (North American Championship Match)
Dragon Lee attacks Oba Femi instantly, sending the champion outside the ring before connecting with a suicide dive. However, the champion instantly drops him onto the ring apron and then slams Lee into the steel stairs. He picks up his challenger, but he gets back into the ring and then hits a dropkick as Femi tries to get back into the ring. Lee follows up with a sharp kick and then attempts a diving crossbody, but gets caught.
Lee fights out of that though, kicking Femi into the turnbuckles as he then delivers a stomp, which Femi kicks out from. The champion then just plants Lee to the mat and slowly starts picking away at Femi with kicks as he isolates Lee in the corner before launching him across the ring. Lee then tries to slap the chest of the champion, but that just angers Femi who charges him over the top rope.
Lee beats the 10 count but is instantly hit with several backbreakers, but he kicks out to keep himself alive in this match. Lee then wraps himself around the champion to lock in a submission, which takes Femi down to one knee, but he powers out and then breaks the count by getting to the top rope with his teeth. Lee keeps up the attack with an enziguri and a tornado DDT which is followed by a jumping knee, but Femi kicks out.
Lee showcases his strength to hit a powerbomb, but that's not enough to get the win. He then delivers a knee strike on the apron, but as he runs to try and jump into Femi he gets swatted in mid-air by the big man. Femi tries to slam Lee through the announce table, but that is countered with a DDT on the floor. However, as Lee tries to get back into the ring Femi grabs his foot and then launches him into the commentary chair.
However, Lee keeps fighting by reversing inside the ring to get a roll-up, but Femi kicks out and then just runs through Lee. He throws him across the ring and then pops him up for a Powerbomb to retain.
Winner (and still NXT North American Champion): Oba Femi
Ilja Dragunov (c) vs. Trick Williams (NXT Championship Match)
Ilja Dragunov comes out of the gate hot, but he gets caught by Trick Williams. However, the challenger gets a little over-excited and misses with a dropkick, but he quickly gets back on track and then catches the champion with one, which busts him open, but Dragunov responds with a kick of his own and then lariat. Dragunov slowly picks away at Williams with some chops in the corner and then some running boots.
Dragunov connects with a few German suplexes as he slows the pace down, hitting another running boot to send the challenger outside the ring before another German suplex, this time on the floor. Dragunov follows it by planting Williams onto the ring apron with a Death Valley driver as he takes firm control. Williams scrambles back into the ring only to be hit with a missile dropkick from the top turnbuckle and then a big clothesline, but Williams kicks out of the pinfall attempt.
Williams remains defiant with a slap to Dragunov, but that angers the champion and the two then trade forearms and big boots. However, Dragunov catches Williams's leg and then just powerbombs him down to the mat, but Williams responds with a kick to the face and then a Codebreaker. Williams fires up with more punches and kicks as he gets the fans behind him before he drops the champion with a clothesline.
Dragunov hits a few chops, but a big right hand from Williams sends the champion over the top rope to the floor, but Dragunov then drives him into the ring apron. They fight on the apron as Williams drives Dragunov to the floor with a urinagi, but Dragunov responds with a knee strike. Carmelo Hayes then gets into Dragunov's face, but he then gets hit with a forearm which sends Hayes into Williams, clipping his knee by accident.
Inside the ring, Williams catches Dragunov with a neckbreaker and then drives down his elbow, but his knee then gives up on him which allows Dragunov to hit a powerbomb and then the H Bomb. He heads to the top rope to hit another H Bomb, but Williams kicks out! Williams then connects with a huge boot, but Dragunov kicks out just in time. Hayes then argues with the official, but as Williams tries to attack his opponent he ducks it and Williams sends the official into Hayes as they both topple down.
Williams connects with the Trick Knee, but with no official, it doesn't get counted and as one official comes down it is too late and the champion kicks out. Dragunov responds with a driving knee and then another H Bomb. Dragunov goes to the top rope again, but Williams gets his knees up. The two men then charge into each other in the middle of the ring with Dragunov coming out on top with the Torpedo Moscow for the win.
Winner (and still NXT Champion): Ilja Dragunov
After the match, Hayes chats with Williams, but then attacks his knee from behind with a chop block. Hayes gets out a chair and starts attacking the injured area with a series of thunderous shots as he then sits on it and talks trash to his former friend to close out the show.