WWE NXT Recap: Dallas Defends Against Zayn, Heel Turn, NXT Tag Titles Defended, More
The show opens with a recap of Bo Dallas's reign as NXT Champion and the Bo Dallas Invitational last week.
NXT Tag Team Championships
The Ascension (c) vs. Adrian Neville and Corey Graves
Victor and Graves start off. Graves hits multiple strikes. He runs Victor's head into the turnbuckle several times. Graves punches Victor in the corner. He elbows Victor against the ropes. Victor reverses a whip and charges Graves in the corner. Graves hits a back elbow and goes up top. Graves locks in a Tree of Woe over the ropes. He drops to the outside and swings at O'Brian. He gets back in the ring and Neville tags in. Neville hits a dropkick. He knocks Victor down twice and whips him to the corner. Neville hits a flying forearm and a bodyslam. He jumps up top. O'Brian tries to attack from the apron, but Neville kicks him.
Neville leaps off at Victor, who moves. Neville goes to bound off the ropes, but O'Brian pulls them down and he crashes to the outside. Victor tags in O'Brian. Back from commercial and O'Brian tags in Victor. He gets a two count on Neville. O'Brian back in. Victor holds Neville so O'Brian can hit him, but Neville kicks O'Brian. Neville tries to crawl to Graves, but O'Brian stops him. Neville somersaults to get to Graves and is able to tag him in. Graves takes it to O'Brian with headshots, knocking him down repeatedly.
Graves hits a big clothesline. He hits O'Brian with a chop block to the knee and locks in his Lucky 13 submission. Victor attacks Graves to break the hold. Graves tags in Neville and Neville gets confused as if he wasn't ready to come back in. Neville comes in and O'Brian takes his legs out. O'Brian tosses him into the ring post. Victor comes in and stomps Neville in the head. Neville comes back with a kick to the head. Neville crawls to Graves. Victor dropkicks Neville into Graves, knocking Graves off the apron.
O'Brian comes in and The Ascension hit their double team sweep kick/corkscrew heel kick special for the win.
Winners and still Champions: The Ascension
After the match, Graves gets back in the ring. He says what happened to Neville and that the belts are gone. Graves helps Neville up and then hits him with the chop block to the knee. Graves pummels Neville with punches to the face.
Tyler Breeze vs. CJ Parker
Parker hits several chops to the chest. Parker lands an airplane spin. Parker shoves Breeze out of the ring. Parker follows him. Breeze runs back in the ring and tries to drop an elbow. Parker dodges, rams his shoulder into Breeze's gut from the apron and hits a sunset flip. Parker locks in Breeze's arm. Breeze gets out and shoves Parker. Parker shoves back. Parker whips Breeze and goes for a dropkick, but Breeze hangs onto the ropes.
Breeze kicks him in the face and checks his face with his phone. Breeze pummels Parker in the back with strikes. Parker goes for the face palm strike, but Breeze recoils. Parker gets a pin attempt and then a big clothesline. Breeze tries to crawl out of the ring and escape. Parker pulls him back and Breeze holds on to the ring skirt. Breeze lets go, which distracts the ref as he puts the skirt back. Breeze hits a thumb to the eye and his spinning heel kick finisher for the win.
Winner: Tyler Breeze
After the match, Breeze tries to take a selfie with the downed Parker, but Parker pops up and hits his palm strike to the face. Parker picks up Breeze's phone and then uses it to take selfies with fans. He then leaves with the phone.
Paige and Emma vs. Summer Rae and Sasha Banks
Paige and Banks start off. Paige attacks Banks and starts screaming. The ref pulls Paige back. Banks comes at Paige and Paige sends her into the ropes. She pulls the top one back, hitting Banks. Summer comes in and Paige hits her with the rope move. Emma comes in and Summer sprints over to Banks and wraps her arms around her. Banks comes in. Emma drop toe holds Banks. She slams Banks into the corner. Emma gets two pin attempts. Banks comes back with a kick. She sends Emma to the ropes and Emma hangs on. Banks charges and Emma kicks her. Summer tries to attack, but Emma hits her.
The ref runs over to stop Paige from interfering. Emma charges at Banks, but Summer grabs her hair from behind and pulls her down. Banks stomps on Emma in the ring and tags in Summer. Summer chokes Emma on the middle rope. She slams Emma's head to the mat. Summer places Emma's head between her knees and drops to the mat. Summer places her feet on Emma's shoulders and pulls her arms back. Emma counters out with a pin attempt. Emma tries to crawl to Paige, but Summer pulls her back by her feet.
Emma somersaults out of Summer's grasp and tags in Paige. Paige attacks Summer and hits Banks off the apron. Paige drapes Summer over the middle rope, goes to the apron and knees her repeatedly. Paige tries to get back in the ring, but Banks grabs her feet. Paige kicks her off and Banks collides with the barrier. Paige hits Summer with something. The camera cuts away briefly so you can't see what. Paige gets a near pin fall. Paige hits a fisherman's Suplex and Banks breaks up the pin attempt.
Emma comes into the ring to stop Banks, but Banks sends her from the ring. Paige shoves Banks out of the ring. Summer locks in a full Nelson and then hits her leg drop finisher for the win.
Winners: Summer Rae and Sasha Banks
NXT Championship
Bo Dallas (c) vs. Sami Zayn
They circle each other and chain wrestle. Zayn gets a trio of pin attempts. They lock up and Zayn locks in a side headlock. Dallas reverses into his own side headlock. Dallas hits a headshot. He drops knees on Zayn's head and goes for several covers. Dallas locks in Zayn's head with a butterfly cravate. Zayn gets to his feet. Dallas sends him hard into the corner. Dallas does it again, but Zayn explodes out of the corner and hits a pair of suplexes. Zayn back drops Dallas. Zayn hits his running boot in the corner and hits the three count for the win, but Dallas had his foot on the ropes.
The ref gives Zayn the belt and JBL comes out. He points out that Dallas had his foot on the ropes and restarts the match.
Dallas hits an elbow that sends Zayn from the ring. Back from commercial and Dallas hits a forearm that knocks Zayn down. Dallas locks in Zayn's head again. Zayn gets to his feet and battles out. Dallas shoves Zayn to the ropes. He charges and Zayn pulls the ropes down. Dallas crashes to the outside. Zayn takes out Dallas with a suicide senton dive. He rolls Dallas back in the ring. Zayn goes up top and hits a crossbody for a near pin fall. Zayn goes for his running boot to the face again, but Dallas catches his foot. Dallas tries to fight back but Zayn channels Dr. Death and hits a spinning Gutwrench powerbomb for a near pin fall.
The crowd chants Let's Go Sami! Zayn tries to continue his attack, but Dallas kicks him in the head and hits a corner springboard bulldog. Bo Dallas hits an inverted DDT for a near pin fall. Dallas whips Zayn, but Zayn holds onto the ropes. Zayn hits a boot to the face and a spear for a near pin fall. Zayn grabs onto Dallas's hand and goes up top, but Dallas snatches his arm back and Zayn crotches himself on the top rope. Dallas readies a spear as the crowd chants No! No! No! Dallas hits a spear for a near pin fall.
The crowd erupts as Zayn kicks out. Dallas grabs Zayn and sets him up top. Dallas climbs up and strikes Zayn repeatedly in the head. Dallas goes for a superplex but Zayn blocks it and clubs Dallas in the back. Zayn hits a sunset flip powerbomb from up top for a near pin fall. Zayn hits two German Suplexes. He goes for a third, but Dallas grabs onto the corner and shoots himself forward. This sends Zayn's head into the top turnbuckle, which is exposed for some reason. Dallas rolls Zayn up for the win.
Winner and still Champion: Bo Dallas