WWE NXT live results: Bron Breakker vs. Jinder Mahal

Jinder Mahal has a chance to become NXT Champion tonight.

The former WWE Champion will be looking to claim gold as he challenges Bron Breakker on tonight’s episode of NXT. The match was made official after a confrontation between the two last week.

Mahal pointed out that there’s a small pocket of NXT fans who once loved Breakker but are now changing their tune on him. After calling Breakker tired and weak, Mahal challenged him to an NXT Championship match.

The NXT Tag Team Champions are set for non-title action tonight. Gallus will take on Malik Blade & Edris Enofe. Blade & Enofe are attempting to prove that they’re worthy of a title shot.

Four other matches have also been confirmed for the show. Ilja Dragunov faces off with Trick Williams, Jacy Jayne takes on Indi Hartwell, Chase U battle The Dyad, and Alba Fyre faces Ivy Nile.

Our live coverage starts at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

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The show opens with the entrance of Trick Williams. He looks to be getting pushed as a singles wrestler apart from Carmelo Hayes. While the Hayes and Williams characters remain on good terms, Williams is getting some spotlight of his own.

Williams raps and cuts a promo on his way to the ring. He says he is here to prove he can do more than talk. He can back up anything he says, and Williams vows to beat Ilja Dragunov “into an oblivion.”

Ilja Dragunov defeated Trick Williams

Dragunov pinned Williams after Torpedo Moscow. At times this was bowling shoe ugly, but this is developmental.

They wrestled through a commercial break, which was probably unnecessary. Dragunov worked hard to carry things. Not pretty at times, but they got through it. Bless their hearts. This went too long. 

JD McDonagh joined Vic Joseph and Booker T at the announce desk for guest commentary. McDonagh is currently in a program with Dragunov, and they glare at each other after the match.

Fallon Henley is in the locker room is trying to call Brooks Jensen. He is currently mad at Henley about the angle from last week, where Henley falsely accused Kaina James of being cheating on Jensen. Brooks urges Henley to make amends, but Henley says Jensen will not return her numerous phone calls. Henley leaves to find James, so she can apologize in person.

Earlier today, Meiko Satomura is leading a training class at the Performance Center. NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez enthusiastically asks to join the class. Students kept dropping out of the seminar as the grueling tasks grew more difficult. Perez was the last left standing with Satomura. Just when Perez thinks it is over, Satomura says that is just a warmup. To be continued…

Tyler Bate in street clothes heads to the ring for a monologue. This was dragging more than the opener when The Schism interrupts Bate. Joe Gacy leads The Dyad and Ava (who has “Raine” as a last name). They surround the ring, and Bate is trapped. He cannot escape a rambling Gacy promo, where Ava also chimes in atimes.

Gacy and Ava are saying Bate is alone when Chase U hits the ring. Andre Chase and Duke Hudson have a match with The Dyad that is up next after a commercial break.

The Dyad (Jagger Reid & Rip Fowler with Joe Gacy & Ava) defeated Chase U (Andre Chase & Duke Hudson with Thea Hail)  

Fowler pinned Hudson, after Hudson is double-teamed when Chase leaves the ring to save Hail from Ava. Tension within Chase U after the match. 

The match is joined in progress as the show returns from commercial break. The Dyad work over Chase, building anticipation for a hot tag to Hudson. He finally tag in, and Hudson runs wild like an ’80s babyface. He even does a flip, flop and fly. 

Wacky tandem offense by Chase U gets them a near fall. Hudson is blindsided on the floor, and the show cuts to another commercial break. They build to a second hot tag as the show returns from the break. Chase cleans house this time. The Dyad try to double team, but Chase holds his own against the odds.

Chase moonsaults to the floor off the middle turnbuckle on Fowler. Chase immediately climbs the turnbuckle again for a high cross on Reid. Fowler jumps back into the ring to breakup the subsequent pinning attempt. 

Slugfest turns into a Garvin Stomp. Ava at ringside begins to stalk Thea Hail. She was recently kidnapped by Ava and Schism. Chase leaves the ring to check on Hail, and Chase backs Ava away. Hail looks scared. Meanwhile, Hudson is left alone in the ring against The Dyad.

Hudson does not see a bling tag by The Dyad, and they deliver a stereo codebreaker to Hudson. Fowler covers Hudson for a pinfall. Chase tries to make a save, but to no avail. Chase U loses against The Dyad.

Hudson screams at Chase after the match. Hudson yells that Chase should let Hail “grow up.” Hudson storms out as Hail is in tears saying it is all her fault. 

A locker room skit sets up a match tonight between Von Wagner and Tony D’Angelo. Mr. Stone tries to talk Wagner out of the match, but D’Angelo and Stacks bait Wagner into accepting the challenge. Stone chides Wagner for being talked into the match, and Wagner yells at Stone. 

Another great personality profile highlights Sol Ruca. This was even better than the one from last week. She is a great babyface character. Tonight’s video package focuses on her skateboarding, and she is no Johnny Ace. She can skate, and she looks like a star.

Jacy Jayne defeated Indi Hartwell via disqualification 

Hartwell is disqualified when Gigi Dolan runs in to attack Jayne. Not the best way to showcase Jayne in her new role as a top heel on the show. Why not have her beat someone decisively, and then have Dolan run in? They did not do that. Instead there is this average match, and a DQ finish.

Just before Dolan runs in, Jayne tries getting over a signature spot. With Hartwell seated in a corner, Jayne kisses her forehead before booting her in the face. This is apparently “The Kiss of Death” as it was called on commentary. Jayne is signaling for a second Kiss of Death when Dolan ran down for the sneak attack.

The referee DQ’s Hartwell for the blatant interference. Dolan brawls on the floor with Jayne, and Dolan chases Jayne off stage. 

The training session continues with Meiko Satomura and Roxanne Perez. Satormura pushes Perez to her limits. Satomura ends the session by saying she will see Perez in two weeks for their title match.

Satomura is the topic of conversation when Zoey Stark is interviewed by McKenzie Mitchell. Stark is clearly jealous of Satomura getting a title shot ahead of her. Stark threatens to show Satomura who is “the real final boss” if they ever meet in the ring. Later in the show, Stark against Satomura is made official for next Tuesday on NXT.

NXT Tag Team Champions Gallus (Joe Coffey & Wolfgang) defeated Endris Enofe & Malik Blade in a non-title match

Wolfgang pinned Blade to handedly win the match. 

Enfoe and Blade got some moments to shine, including with Enofe doing a Perry Saturn flying elbow drop. Gallus being the bruisers they are, they ultimately prevailed with power moves. 

Two dudes enter the scene after the match carrying a cake. If you know the history of cakes in pro wrestling, you can tell where of this story is heading. The dudes say they are here on behalf of Pretty Deadly to wish Gallus a happy anniversary.

Pretty Deadly was trolling Gallus, as the anniversary was for when Pretty Deadly beat Gallus in a match a couple years ago. Gallus jumps the dudes and they smash their faces into the cake.

The cake was a red herring, as Pretty Deadly run in swinging folding chairs. They attack Gallus, and Pretty Deadly pepper them with chair shots to the back. Pretty Deadly smash Gallus into the ring steps several times. Kit Wilson assists Elton Prince in giving Woflgang a powerbomb on the steps. Pretty Deadly leaves Gallus laid out.  

Dabba-Kato cuts a promo on Apollo Crews. 

The announcers are plugging Stand & Deliver for WrestleMania weekend when Stevie Turner hacks into the show to cut a promo on Lyra Valkyria.

Tony D’Angleo (with Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo) defeated Von Wagner (with Mr. Stone)

Wagner is pinned clean by D’Angelo. Mr. Stone is very displeased with the result, especially after having cautioned Wagner earlier tonight about taking the match. 

Plodding match, which seems to be reoccuring theme on this episode of NXT. D’Angelo does a side suplex into a uranage for his finisher, and then D’Angelo pins Wagner clean as a sheet. 

Kelly Kincaid does a post-match interview with D’Angelo and Stacks. D’Angelo challenges Dijak to a “jailhouse street fight” at NXT Roadblock. D’Angelo gives Dijak a week to answer the challenge.

McKenzie Mitchell in a backstage interview asks Nikkia Lyons to shed some light on who attacked Lyons. They are interrupted by Tiffany Stratton, who is annoying as part of ger gimmick, so she annoyed viewers.

Despite Isla Dawn planting seeds of dissension, Ivy Nile and Tatum Paxley appear to be on the same page, but Paxley’s body language may say otherwise in a backstage skit.

Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams are in the trainer’s room when Tyler Bate interrupts them. Bate means well. Nonetheless, this seems to set up a match between Hayes and Bate. This was an odd skit.

Alba Fyre (with Isla Dawn) defeated Ivy Nile (with Tatum Paxley)

Fyre pinned Nile to win the match. Furthering the seeds the dissension, the story of the finish is Paxley inadvertently costs Nile the match. 

Nile counters a Gory Bomb, with a sunset bomb for a two count. Nile then applies a Dragon Sleeper. Dawn causes a distraction by jumping onto the apron. Paxley then jumps on the apron seemingly trying to help. Nile collides with Paxley, and Nile bonks her head. Fyre then executes a Gory Bomb, and Fyre covers Nile for a three count.

Fallon Henley comes to Kaina James office to apologize. There is some banter between them, but they shake hands and agree to be partners. That is probably a good thing since they already are the reigning NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions. 

A music video hypes NXT Champion Bron Breakker ahead of his title defense in tonight’s main event.

NXT North American Champion Wes Lee announces he is putting his title on the line in another open challenge next Tuesday on NXT.

Besides the open challenge, also announced for next week is Meiko Satomura against Zoey Stark. Carmelo Hayes vs. Tyler Bate is also official for next week. 

NXT Champion Bron Breakker defeated Jinder Mahal to retain his title

Breakker pinned Mahal clean in a competitive match. 

Indus Sher (Veer and Sanga) are in Mahal corner for the early portion of the match. Upon a double down in the ring, Veer and Sanga get on the ring apron. They seem ready to interfere when The Creed Brothers run down to pull Indus Sher off the apron. Brutus and Julius Creed brawl  at ringside with Veer and Sanga as the show cuts to its final commercial break.

During the break, Indus Sher and the Creeds brawl their way off the soundstage. The match continues in the ring, and the fight soon spills outside. Mahal smashes Breakker into the ring steps. The spot might have gotten more heat if the live studio audience hadn’t already seen a much more dramatic  and violent version of that spot earlier in the show.

Breakker fights back to rally. Breakker fires back and delivers some suplexes. Spinebuster by Breakker and he signals for a spear. Breakker also pulls down the straps on his singlet. Mahal powders and rolls outside. Breakker is baited into following Mahal, and Mahal catches Breakker with one of the oldest tricks in the heel playbook.

Breakker eats a knee and takes a vertical suplex, but he kicks out at two. Mahal taunts Breakker and starts slapping Breakker in the face. This awakens the monster within. Breakker goes on to do a Super Frankensteiner. Delayed reaction, but Mahal takes a bump anyway. Mahal kicks out after also taking a release vertical suplex. 

As they go home, Breakker climbs the ropes. He leaps off the middle rope, and Mahal boots Breakker with a high kick. Mahal goes for his finisher, but Breakker counters The Khallas. Breakker then nails a spear, and Breakker covers Mahal for the deciding pinfall.

Carmelo Hayes appears on a perch overlooking the ring, and he locks eyes with Breakker for a staredown. This seems to indicate Breakker’s next challenger.

Grayson Waller has a challenge for Shawn Michaels at NXT Roadblock

Spoofing the Tubi commercial from the Super Bowl, the television screen suddenly looks like its loading WWE section of the Peacock app. “Stand & Deliver” is selected, and Grayson Waller is revealed as the person working the remote. He has taken over the production truck. Waller has a message for Shawn Michaels. 

While HBK is “Mr. WrestleMania,” Waller proclaims he is “Mr. Stand & Deliver” and the new “Showstopper.” Waller says Stand & Deliver is going to be his show. Waller goes on to say no one will hold him back.

Waller dares Michaels to be his guest on a special edition of The Grayson Waller Effect at NXT Roadblock.