WWE NXT Recap: Triple Threat Tag Elimination Match, Jericho Vs. Wyatt, More
NXT opens with a video hyping Chris Jericho for his match against Bray Wyatt later on in the show.
Triple Threat Elimination Tag Match
Primo and Epico vs. The Wyatt Family vs. Bo Dallas and Adrian Neville
Rowan and Dallas start things off. Rowan kicks Dallas and hits a forearm to the back. He locks in a side headlock and Dallas backs him into the corner. Dallas hits a series of elbows. Neville tags in for Dallas and hits a double axe handle off the top rope. Dallas comes back in and strikes Rowan from the top as well. He then hits Rowan with a pair of strikes and a kick. Rowan shoves Dallas off and Neville and Harper both tag themselves in. Neville gets a quick roll up attempt. Harper sends Neville to the corner and slaps his chest. He then hits Neville with an uppercut.
Harper hits a body slam and tries twice for a boot stomp, but Neville rolls. Epico tags himself in for Harper and charges Neville, but Neville hits an arm drag takedown. Dallas comes in for Neville and lands an elbow. Dallas and Neville double team Epico and then Dallas goes to work on Epico's arm. Neville comes in briefly with a kick. Then, Dallas is back in. He tries to keep the attack up, but Epico fights back with a shot to the gut. He then tosses Dallas into the corner. He whips Dallas, who hangs onto the ropes. Epico charges Dallas and Dallas backdrops him to the outside.
Back from commercial and Harper body slams Dallas outside the ring. He rolls Dallas in the ring and Rowan comes in for Harper. He drops an elbow on Dallas and then locks in a chin lock. Dallas gets to his feet and Rowan lands a big elbow to the face. He then steps on Dallas' head. Rowan rams Dallas headfirst into the corner and Harper comes in. He hits an uppercut, followed by a body slam. Harper then locks in a headlock. Dallas fights top his feet and Primo tags himself in for Harper.
He kicks Dallas multiple times and knocks Neville off the apron. He hits Dallas with a Suplex. He kicks Dallas in the corner and Epico and Primo exchange several quick tags. Epico hits Dallas with an elbow drop. He drives his knee into Dallas' back. Dallas gets to his feet and flips Epico over him. Epico comes back quickly with a clothesline. Epico locks in a chin lock. Dallas gets to his feet and the two exchange a pair of reversals. Dallas bounds off the ropes and tries to strike Epico as he tries to strike Dallas. They collide and both men are down. They roll to their corners and Primo and Neville come in.
Neville hits several flying strikes and a dropkick. Neville lands his standing shooting star press and goes for the cover, but Epico breaks it up. Dallas spears Epico. Harper slams Dallas to the mat by his head. Neville dropkicks Harper of the apron. Rowan tries to come in, but Neville kicks him off the apron too. Primo gets a quick roll up attempt on Neville from behind. Primo whips Neville into the corner and charges him, but Neville flips over him and does a couple back handsprings into another corner.
Primo charges him again and Neville flips to the apron. He kicks Primo in the head and goes up top. Neville hits the corkscrew shooting star press and Primo and Epico are eliminated. Neville gets up and turns around and Harper blasts him with a huge clothesline to eliminate Neville and Dallas.
Winners: The Wyatt Family
After the match, a video chronicling the rivalry between Paige and Summer Rae is shown.
Paige vs. Summer Rae
As Paige is making her entrance Summer Rae attacks her from behind. She rolls Paige into the ring. She tries to keep the attack up but Paige throws Summer towards the ropes and then grabs the ropes and pulls them back to hit her. Paige does the same thing again. Paige pulls Summer up and Summer tries to slap her. Paige dodges and hits Summer in the face. She then slams Summer's head to the mat. Paige hits a fisherman Suplex for a near pin fall. She then chokes Summer on the middle rope.
Summer backs Paige into the corner and lands a series of forearms to the back. She leaps at Paige and Paige catches her. Paige goes forward like she is doing a spine buster, but Summer rolls up and over her and then punches Paige in the head multiple times. Back from commercial and Summer is seated on the mat with Paige above her. Paige has Summer by the head and she is swinging it violently around screaming. Summer gets to her feet and shoves Paige down. She drops a pair of elbows on Paige's thigh for a one count.
Summer locks in an Indian death lock and shoves her free boot into Paige's face. Paige crawls to the ropes and Summer breaks the hold. Summer pulls Paige to the center of the ring and goes for a pin. Paige gets up and kicks her in the gut. She then slings Summer across the ring by her hair twice. She kicks Summer in the corner multiple times. She then kicks her on the ropes and Summer rolls out of the ring. She starts walking back up the ramp and Paige follows her and whips her into the apron. She rolls Summer back into the ring. Summer tries her finisher kick, but Paige catches her leg and reverses into the Paige Turner for the win.
Winner: Paige
After the match, it's announced that since Oliver Grey is injured Dusty Rhodes had Adrian Neville pick a new tag team partner to defend the NXT Tag Team Titles with him. Neville picked Bo Dallas and they will defend the belts against the Wyatt Family due to the Wyatt Family's victory earlier in the show.
Chris Jericho vs. Bray Wyatt (with the Wyatt Family)
If Jericho loses, he has to join the Wyatt Family
They circle around each other and tie up. Jericho shoves Wyatt off and they tie up again. Wyatt gets in Jericho's face and Jericho slaps him. He whips Wyatt and lands a back elbow. Jericho then lands a pair of knife-edge chops. He whips Wyatt again and lands a dropkick. He whips Wyatt again, but Wyatt grabs the ropes and rolls to the outside. Jericho kicks him through the ropes and heads outside. He whips Wyatt into the ring post and then kicks him in the head. Jericho sends Wyatt into the ring and goes up top. He hits a flying crossbody for a two count and then kicks Wyatt in the back.
He kicks Wyatt in the face and tries to bound off the ropes, but Rowan trips him up. The ref ejects him from ringside as things go to commercial. Back from commercial and Jericho kicks Wyatt. He bounds off the ropes and Wyatt kicks him in the gut. He tosses Jericho out of the ring and then starts talking with the ref. Harper delivers a big boot to Jericho on the outside. Jericho gets sent back in the ring and Wyatt hits a series of elbow drops. He then slams Jericho to the mat by his head. Jericho comes back with a series of chops.
Jericho bounds off the ropes and Wyatt hits him with a knee to the gut. He then wrenches Jericho's neck. Jericho fights to his feet, but Wyatt chokes him on the center rope. Wyatt distracts the ref again and Harper attacks Jericho. Wyatt wrenches Jericho's neck again. Jericho fights to his feet, but Wyatt hits a snap Suplex. He goes for a running senton, but Jericho rolls out of the way. Jericho hits Wyatt with a pair of shoulder knockdowns. He charges Wyatt, who tries to whip him to the outside, but Jericho lands on the apron. He goes up top and lands a double ax handle, followed by a bulldog.
Harper climbs up on the apron and Jericho springboard dropkicks him off. Wyatt then hits Jericho with a clothesline off the distraction for a near pin fall. Wyatt punches Jericho in the head multiple times. Jericho hits an enziguri for a near pin fall. He hits Wyatt with a knife-edge chop and whips Wyatt, but Wyatt counters with a sort of modified spear. Wyatt tries to follow up, but Jericho hits the Codebreaker, which sends Wyatt to the outside. Jericho follows and rolls Wyatt into the ring. Harper sends Jericho into the ring post and rolls him back into the ring.
Wyatt hits Jericho multiple times in the corner and then a body avalanche. He dances with Jericho around the ring and puts Jericho in the position for his finisher, but Jericho reverses into Walls of Jericho position. Harper climbs up on the apron and Jericho slingshots Wyatt into him instead. Jericho then locks in the Walls of Jericho and Wyatt taps.
Winner: Chris Jericho