WWE NXT live results: Thea Hail sit-down interview
Before challenging Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women’s Championship, Thea Hail will speak tonight.
A sit-down interview with Hail is set to take place on tonight’s WWE NXT episode. A title match between Perez and Hail has been confirmed for NXT Great American Bash, which is a special two-week television event that begins next Tuesday (July 30) and concludes on August 6.
NXT airs on USA Network tonight before moving to Syfy the next two weeks due to USA’s Olympic coverage. A no disqualification match is part of tonight’s lineup with Josh Briggs clashing with his former tag team partner Brooks Jensen.
Plus, Ashante “Thee” Adonis returns to NXT for a match with Oro Mensah, Eddy Thorpe goes one-on-one with Lexis King, and aspiring No Quarter Catch Crew member Wren Sinclair looks to prove herself as she faces off against Carlee Bright.
Join us for live coverage starting at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
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The show opens with Trick Williams arriving to the building in a Mercedes-Benz. Just in time for the show to start, and he parks right in front. Williams gets out of the car in such a hurry, he leaves the driver’s side door open as fans outside mob the scene. Dressed in jeans with no shirt, Williams is wearing a cap that reads “WHOOP THAT TRICK” across the front.
Williams enters the sound stage and heads towards the ring. He is opening the show with a monologue. Since losing the NXT title a few weeks ago, Trick says he does not feel himself. Like he is missing a part of himself. Trick talked to some “O.G.’s” in the locker room, and he will not stop until he gets the title back.
One person Trick talked with was Cedric Alexander. Trick also passed him on his way to the ring on this episode, where Alexander once again cautioned Trick. Nonetheless, Trick is determined to challenge Ethan Page and regain the NXT Championship. As Trick is in the ring for his promo, out comes Alexander to confront him.
Alexander says he did not want to do this in front of the world, but the advice Trick was looking for make from a good place. Alexander again cautions Trick, but they are interrupted by Ashante “Thee” Adonis. He trades barbs with Trick over who is dropping the ball. Alexander tells Trick that he is again letting his emotions dictate how he responds.
Adonis and Trick continue insulting each other. Alexander asks Adonis if he would go to the back and let Alexander handle this. Adonis says whatever advice Alexander gives Trick, it will not click. Between them in the ring, Adonis says Trick is in third place. Trick answers back that he has never been third place. Listen the crowd, he says. Trick is gold.
Alexander takes exception to Trick’s comments, and Alexander takes it was Trick saying he is better than Alexander. That leads to Alexander cutting a promo on Trick, and he challenges Trick to a match tonight. Trick accepts the challenge. Adonis chimes in that this is another mistake by Trick, and Trick punches Adonis. Feeding into Trick, Adonis takes a few more punches, and Adonis is clotheslined out of the ring. Adonis was angry, but referee held him back. He never lost his fur coat, which was impressive. I was impressed he can wear that in Florida this time of year. Must be hot.
Brooks Jensen defeated Josh Briggs in a no disqualification match
Briggs was on his way to the ring when Jensen jumps him backstage near gorilla. Jensen gets the drop on Briggs with the sneak attack. The match is underway when they get to the ring. Briggs makes a quick comeback, and Briggs sends Jensen sailing into the front row of ringside.
Briggs chokeslams Jensen on the announce desk, and the desk implodes. The show cuts to a split-screen commercial break with Jensen laid out in the rubble. When the show returns from the break, Booker T and Vic Joseph are calling the match with no desk. More plunder is in the ring when the show returns, including a chunk of the ring steps, a few kendo sticks, and a piece of the desk.
Briggs’ back is bloody and red from shot from the kendo stick. Briggs fights back to give Jensen a back drop on the ring steps, and Jensen sells big. Looked like it hurt like hell. They fight on with a slugfest. Double down as they both land a big boot. Another double down as they each hit the other with a kendo stick.
Briggs cuts off Jensen when Jensen was going for a chair shot. Briggs grabs the chair, and Jensen begs off. Shawn Spears appears out of nowhere and jumps on the apron. Spears encourages Briggs to use the chair. Briggs instead grabs Spears by the lapels. Spears then encourages Jensen to use the chair, and Jensen does. He smacks Briggs in the back with the chair. Jensen hits Briggs repeatedly with the chair. Jensen points to Spears before giving Briggs a DDT on the chair. Jensen then covers Briggs for a pinfall.
Jensen finally gets a big win, and Briggs is on his way to wrestle in Japan.
Rascalz and the NXT Tag Teams Champion — Axiom and Nathan Frazier — set up a trios match in a locker room skit. Axiom and Frazier have to find a third partner for the six-man tag, but they have other issues as there is tension again. This time it is Axiom’s involvement in the next Speed tournament.
Eddy Thorpe defeated Lexis King
Thorpe pinned King clean to win the match, but King attacked and injured Thorpe after the match to keep the feud going. King took a majority of the offense until the finish. King was setting up for his Coronation finisher when Thorpe counters him. Thorpe delivers an implant DDT, and Thorpe scores a pinfall.
King jumps Thorpe after the match, and King sends Thorpe crashing into the ring steps. King traps Thorpe’s hand on top of the steps, and King grabs his walking cane. King uses the cane to smash Thorpe’s fingers.
Trick Williams is being interviewed in a locker room when Pete Dunne chimes in. This appears to foreshadow something, but not sure what yet.
Oro Mensah (with Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend) defeated Ashante “Thee” Adonis
Would seem like Mensah is finally getting a good push with the win here against someone from the main roster. Much like the previous match on this show, the heel gets a lot of the offense early on. Adonis’ downfall was his flirtation with Jackson. Adonis flirts with Jackson at times, and it usually cost him.
Mensah would get some flashy offense, but get cut off by Adonis. Eventually, Mensah rallies and sets up for a finisher. Mensah delivers a spinning wheel kick, and Mensah covers Adonis for a three count.
The match got over Mensah much better than the promo he cut afterwards. Mensah cuts a promo on NXT Champion Ethan Page. Mensah tries to lead a “1-2-3” chant with mixed results.
In a silly skit, Wren Sinclair continues to blackmail Charlie Dempsey, much to the amusement of Tony D’Angelo. Sinclair is apparently a witness to a murder, and everyone seems so unbothered by it all. I have seen bad sitcoms with better stories than this. Sinclair has a match that is up next, and Sinclair tells Dempsey she better win as the blackmail continues.
Wren Sinclair (with No Quarter Catch Crew) defeated Carlee Bright
Sinclair pinned Bright after interference by Demspey. Sinclair had rolled up Bright, and Dempsey reaches in from outside the ring puts his weight on Sinclair. That ensured she got the three count on Bright. The highlight of the match was a spot where Kendall Gray suplexes Myles Borne at ringside. Tony D and The Family were watching from a perch overlooking the ring.
Hank Walker and Tank Ledger talk backstage about how to get booked on the Great American Bash specials.
Ridge Holland surprises Andre Chase and the Chase U bunch with new black t-shirts, which was a good way to plug the new merch.
Thea Hail sits down for a pre-taped interview with Kelly Kincaid. Hail talks about how much she had grown since her last title shot. Hail goes on to say Ridge Holland empowers her. Hail also says she wants to win the women’s title for Chase U as much as for herself. Hail says she is focuses on winning the title.
Trick Williams defeated Cedric Alexander
Williams pinned Alexander after a flying knee. Pete Dunne attacked Trick after the match.
The match itself goes through a commercial break. Trick takes a bump on the apron, and he is selling as the show cuts to the break. When the show returns, Trick is trying to rally. Trick comes back, and they go on to trade near falls.
As they go home, Trick kicks out after taking a brainbuster. Alexander tries for an armbar, but Williams escapes. Trick then measures for his finisher, and Trick levels Alexander with the flying knee. Trick then scores the pinfall.
Dunne ambushes Trick after the match is over. Dunne stomps on Trick, and Dunne yells at Trick that he was not figured it out yet. Dunne leaves Trick laid face down, and Dunne stands over him.
Robert Stone and Stevie Turner are arguing again over who is in charge. NXT Champion Ethan Page wants to see GM Ava in her office, but he is instead met by Stone and Turner. I think this was supposed to be comedy, but it either went over my head or was too not funny. Maybe both. Likewise, this did little to get anyone over.
Turns out the joke is on me, as my internet service crashed on me. Trying to catch up so bare with me.
Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend defeated Karmen Petrovic & Sol Ruca
They tried to do some cool spots, but this seemed like filler until the promo after the match.
For the finish, Sol Ruca does a moonsault off the apron on Jackson. Meanwhile, Legend levels Petrovic with a punch. Legend then executes her finisher and scores a pinfall on Petrovic.
Legend cuts a promo after the match where she challenges WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Isla Dawn & Alba Fyre to a title match next week on the Great American Bash special. That match is made official for next Tuesday on Syfy.
Trick Williams is in gorilla telling Shawn Michaels he is gunning for Pete Dunne. Trick leaves, and in comes NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez to complain about Thea Hail getting a sit-down interview. What about me, what about Raven? Meanwhile, HBK is just trying to direct the show. Bless his heart.
Joe Hendry is the focus of a video package. Hendry also announces next week is one of his “world famous” concerts on NXT.
Gallus is leaving the building when they are stopped for a TMZ-style interview. Mark Coffey tries to challenge Joe Hendry to a match next week, but then he is shown a flyer for the concert next Tuesday. Coffey and the rest of Gallus freak out when they find a bunch of flyers on their car. I guess they have never papered a town.
NXT Champion Ethan Page practically drags a referee to the ring. Earlier in a skit, Page grabs the ref because the ref tells Page that Mensah did not legally pin him. So, Page brings the ref to the ring to say it publicly. The ref says on the house mic that Mensah pinning Page did not count because an official did not make count the pin.
Oro Mensah suddenly runs in, and he catches Page with a schoolboy roll-up. The ref counts three, and Page is beside himself afterwards. The live studio audience chanted “1-2-3”, so Mensah planting that seed earlier on worked here.
Tony D’Angelo in a skit announces that he is granting Tavion Heights a Heritage Cup match next week, in honor of Heights being a former Olympian.
The Rascalz (Trey Miguel, Wes Lee & Zachary Wentz) defeated Axiom, Je’Von Evans & Nathan Frazer
Lots of high flying and fast-paced action in this bout, as you might imagine on paper. Rascalz do some cool tandem and triple-team moves.
Evans got to shine during the match, and he does a dive to the outside. Wentz matches him with a dive of his own, just as the show cuts to its final commercial break. The pace slowed a bit as the show returns, only for the pace to soon quicken again. Feverish pace down the stretch with a lot of cool spots. Too much to write down move-for-move, but it was good. The studio audience was hot for this.
Frazier & Axiom execute their tandem finisher, where Axiom does a one-man Spanish fly followed by a Phoenix Splash by Frazier. The subsequent cover is broken up. Parade of high spots by The Rascalz in the closing moments. Axiom is their prey and they bounce on him with a flurry of offense. Wentz does a standing shooting star, and he gets an assist from Lee, and lands on Axiom. A three count later, and The Rascalz win. It is still so surreal to see TNA talent getting such a push on WWE television.
Closing the show is another lame skit. NXT Champion Ethan Page finally meets with GM Ava. That leads Ava booking a NXT title match for night two of The Great American Bash with Page defending against Oro Mensah. On night one (next Tuesday on Syfy), they will have a contract signing.