WWE NXT
July 18, 2023
WWE Performance Center
Orlando, FL
Welcome to our live coverage of NXT. As always, we will have the results up immediately after every match. Refresh this page often to see updated results.
Tonight on NXT
– NXT North American Championship Match
Wes Lee (Champion) vs Dominik Mysterio
– Nathan Frazier & Dragon Lee vs Los Lotharios (Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo)
– Kiana James vs Gigi Dolin
– Tony D’Angelo’s Homecoming
– Lucien Price & Bronco Nima vs SCRYPTS & Axiom
– Thea Hail vs Elektra Lopez
Our live coverage begins at 8PM EST
Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams were in the ring. Ilja Dragunov got in the ring and said he didn’t mean to stick his nose in Carmelo’s business last week, but if Damian Priest would have used his Money in the Bank briefcase, Carmelo would have not only lost the match, but maybe the NXT Championship as well. Priest could have taken the championship to the main roster and he wanted to prevent that and face Hayes at The Great American Bash. Hayes said he had everything under control and he is ready for him. Both said they will be the other at The Great American Bash.
In the back, Mustafa Ali told Wes Lee that he wants to face him, not Dominik, at The Great American Bash. Lee said he’s ready for whatever Dominik and Rhea Ripley throws at him and he will face Ali at the Great American Bash. Ali said he will be there, but Lee still has to get there.
In a pre-tape, Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo picked up Tony D’Angelo from jail.
Nathan Frazier & Dragon Lee vs Los Lotharios Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo
Valentina Feroz and Yulisa Leon made their way to the ring. Frazier came off the top rope to land a dropkick to both Garza and Carrillo and then dove off the top turnbuckle on both of them on the floor. Frazier threw Garza back in the ring. Lee gave Garza a spinning slam and pinned him.
===Winners: Nathan Frazier & Dragon Lee
After the match, Garza yelled at Carrillo. Carrillo shoved Garza down to the mat and walked off.
In a pre-tape, Baron Corbin asked himself what he got himself into and why couldn’t be satisfied with where he was. It was easy, comfortable, and safe. He said the hell with that. He took his last eight years and burned it so he can evolve into a champion and he’s going to do this as himself.
On the anonymous twitter account, Booker T told Roxanne Perez that she can’t be thinking about a loss from a couple weeks ago and she has to think about today and if she gives Blair Davenport one inch, she will take a mile and take her out.
Gigi Dolin vs Kiana James
Dolin and James punched and kicked each other. James went for her bag. Dolin kicked James and tried to hit James with the bag but missed. As the referee tried to grab the bag from Dolin, James hit her with the 401k and pinned her.
===Winner: Kiana James
Backstage, Eddy Thorpe said he feels his Underground Match last week put him in championship contention. Meta-Four showed up. They apologized for Noam Dar, who was in a wheelchair, for having to cancel Supernova Sessions tonight. They gave him an autographed picture of Dar. Thorpe tore the picture up.
Bronco Nima & Lucien Price vs SCRYPTS & Axiom
SCRYPTS turned on Axiom. Price whipped Axiom into a flying foot to the face by Nima and was pinned.
===Winners: Bronco Nima and Lucien Price
In the ring, Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo was in the ring with relatives of Tony D’Angelo. Stacks introduced Tony who came to the ring. Tony thanked Stacks. Tony showed a clip of how they set up Gallus. Gallus came out. Joe Coffey said Tony will wish he was back in the cell because it’s safer there. Tony told Gallus they will win the NXT Tag Team Championships at The Great American Bash. Joe Coffey pulled out a club and all of Tony’s family pulled out tire irons. Tony’s family exited the ring and Tony and Stacks hit Joe Coffey with their tire irons and slammed Mark Coffee through the table.
Backstage, Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams bumped into The Schism backstage. Ilja Dragunov showed up. Hayes asked Dragunov why he’s shown up again. Dragunov said their fight is inevitable but Schism is insufferable. Joe Gacy headbutted Hayes. Dragunov, Hayes, and Williams brawled with Schism as security tried to break them up.
Thea Hail (w/ Duke Hudson) vs Elektra Lopez (w/ Lola Vice)
Hail gave Lopez and Exploder Suplex. Vice got on the ring apron to argue with Hail. Lopez hit Hail with a clothesline. Lopez picked her up, but Hail caught her in the Kimura lock causing Lopez to submit.
===Winner: Thea Hail
After the match, Hail said she taped out Lopez the same way she tapped out Tiffany Stratton and so she wanted a rematch with Stratton. Stratton came out and accepted because this will be the easiest title match for her considering she already beat her. Hail said she wants the match at Great American Bash to be a submission match. Stratton said no to the stipulation. Hail jumped on her and got her in the Kimura lock and Stratton tapped out. Hail didn’t release the hold until Stratton screamed she would agree to the submission match.
Backstage, Tony D’Angelo and Stacks walked by Dominik Mysterio and Rhea Ripley. Tony told Dominik that Bennie the Bumper from the yard says hello and wished him luck in his match tonight. Ripley called over Lyra Valkyria. Ripley said she’s been telling people that Lyra is a bad ass, but then she let Jacy Jayne beat her up and to let her know if she was wrong. Lyra said no, and the next time she steps into the ring with Jayne, she will show her that she is a badass.
In a pre-tape, Gable Steveson said he can go back to school and go after another NCAA Division I national title. He can set his sites on Paris representing our country in the Olympics and go after his second Olympic Gold medal. He can stay here in WWE NXT. Next week he will decide his future.
Oro Mensa (w/ Noam Dar, Lash Legend, and Jakara Jackson) vs Eddy Thorpe
Thorpe dove through the ropes onto Mensa. Jackson got on the turnbuckle to distract the referee while Legend picked Dar up out of the wheelchair and rolled him into the ring. While the referee turned around to roll Dar out of the ring, Dijak attacked Thorpe. Thorpe made it back in the ring at the count of nine. Mensa hit Thorpe with a flying leg in the corner and pinned him.
===Winner: Oro Mensa
In a split screen interview, Roxanne Perez both said they are going to beat each other at The Great American Bash
NXT North American Championship Match
Wes Lee (Champion) vs Dominik Mysterio (w/ Rhea Ripley)
Lee flew through the middle ropes onto Dominik. He threw Dominik back in the ring and hit him with a spinning dive from the top turnbuckle. Balor got in the ring, but the referee stopped him. While that was happening, Damian Priest came in the ring from the other side. He tried to hit Lee with the North American Championship belt, but Lee hit him with the Cardiac Kick. While the referee was trying to get Priest out of the ring, Ripley hit Lee in the head with her Women’s Championship belt and Dominik pinned Lee to win the North American Championship.
===Winner and new North American Champion: Dominik Mysterio
