WWE NXT live results: Weaponized steel cage match

One of NXT’s most intense rivalries is set to culminate tonight in a stipulation match.

Nearly four months after the implosion of Toxic Attraction, Gigi Dolin will battle Jacy Jayne inside of a weaponized steel cage. They have a 1-1 record against each other during their feud.

Tonight’s show is also set to feature the fallout from NXT Battleground. We’ll hear from Carmelo Hayes, who retained his NXT Championship by defeating Bron Breakker in the Battleground main event. A new challenger for Hayes may emerge tonight.

Tiffany Stratton was crowned the new NXT Women’s Champion at Battleground, defeating Lyra Valkyria in the finals of a tournament. Stratton will be holding a “Tiffybration” to celebrate her victory.

Plus, we’ll find out the identity of the mystery attacker who has targeted wrestlers like Nikkita Lyons, Sol Ruca, Wendy Choo, and Roxanne Perez in recent months. The hooded figure most recently attacked Perez last week.

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

Opening the show is the cage match full of weapons. A video package recapped the feud so far between Dolan and Jayne. 

Jayne ambushes Dolan during Dolan’s entrance. Jayne pummels Dolan, and then she pulls her through the cage door to officially start the match.

Gigi Dolan defeated Jacy Jayne in a weaponized cage match

Dolan pinned Jayne in a hard-fought win where both took a beating. Lots of weapons as advertised, with tables, chains, chairs, baseball bat, and a table for the finish.

After the pre-match ambush, Jayne has a distinct advantage. Jayne grabs a leather strap, and Jayne whips Dolan with the strap. Dolan recovers, and she has a receipt for Jayne using the strap.

They brawl around the cage, with weapons such as trash cans being used, along with a baseball bat wrapped in thorns from a rose. Jayne cuts off Dolan and gives her a spinebuster on a trash can, just before a split-screen commercial break.

The brawling continues through the break, and Jayne is using a chain as a weapon as the show returns from commercials. Dolan fights back, only of her to take a neckbreaker on a pile of metal folding chairs. Dolan kicks out for a near fall.

Dolan appears to be bleeding from lacerations on her back. They trade strikes with both on rubber legs. Dolan is sent crashing into a trash can. A table is set up in the ring. They fight while perched on the turnbuckle, and Jayne takes a Nestea Plunge off the top rope. Jayne crashes through the table. Dolan fold her up and covers Jayne for a pinfall.

Highlights from NXT Battleground recap the results from Sunday night.

NXT North American Champion Wes Lee is doing an interview with McKenzie Mitchell when he is confronted by The Dyad. Tyler Bate rushed into the scene to have Lee’s back. This would seem to set up a tag team match.

Tony D’Angelo is seen having his mugshot taken at a police station. Cut to Gallus backstage at the Performance Center, and Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo storms in to confront the three members of Gallus. Stacks accuses Gallus of ratting on D’Angelo. A scuffle ensues, and Stacks is beaten down by Gallus. Referees and officials pour in to break up the beatdown. Mark Coffey and Wolfganag are ejected from the building. Stacks and Joe Coffey would met later on in a singles match.

Noam Dar challenges NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes to a match later tonight

NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams are heading to the ring for a promo. They first talk about Hayes retaining the title over Bron Breakker at Battleground. Hayes is boasting about his win when he is interrupted by the entrance of Noam Dar and his entourage.

Noam Dar is flanked by Oro Mensah, Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend. Jackson is carrying Dar’s Heritage Cup trophy. Dar and Hayes exchange words. Dar shushes Williams, much to Williams’ chagrin. Dar goes on to challenge Hayes to a NXT title match tonight. Dar claims Hayes is practicing load management like in the NBA. Hayes takes exception to that remark, and Hayes accepts the Dar challenge for a title bout later on.

Cora Jade and Ivy Nile have a confrontation in a locker room skit. Jade was sporting a black eye from her match on Sunday. This skit sets up a singles match later tonight with Nile against Jade.

An unmasked Scrypts thanks Axiom for unmasking him. It allowed Scrypts to “open his eyes,” and he apparently became a very friendly guy. Axiom seems confused, but he still accepts the thanks. 

NXT North American Champion Wes Lee & Tyler Bate defeated The Dyad (Rip Fowler & Jagger Reid with Ava) 

Bate pinned Reid to win the match. While Ava was at ringside, The Dyad continue to be distanced from Joe Gacy and Schism. Nevertheless, Gacy does a run after the match, although it was to set up something with Mustafa Ali.

This tag bout goes through a commercial break. The Dyad is working over Bate as the show returns from the break. Mustafa Ali is now at ringside at the announce desk for guest commentary.

Ali says he is a “free agent,” so he can appear on any brand. Ali also says he now obsessed with winning a championship after coming so close to winning a title at Battleground.

Meanwhile, Wes Lee cleans house after a hot tag. Lee is eventually cut off by The Dyad. Lee makes his own comeback, and he tags out before climbing the turnbuckles. Bate also climbs the ropes, and Bate leaps off into his signature corkscrew swanton. Simultaneously, Lee does a corkscrew senton of his own. Bate executes a Tiger Driver ’97 on Reid, and Bate covers him for a pinfall.

Ivy Nile runs down to ringside after the match, and she attacks Ava. Nile and Ava brawl, and out comes The Creeds. They brawl with The Dyad. Joe Gacy runs in and blindsides Wes Lee. Ali rushes into the ring to make a save, and Gacy powders. Ali then raises the hands of Bate and Lee.

A determined Thea Hail convinces Duke Hudson to let her train with Drew Gulak and Charlie Dempsey. Those two have picked on Hail, and Hail has a point to prove with them.

“Tiffybration” Crashers 

New NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton is out for a monologue. The “Tiffybration” in the ring includes a bunch of posters of Stratton in various poses. Stratton calls out the entire NXT roster to announce the first challenger to Stratton.

Stratton rambles on as she brags about herself. She eventually gets around to announcing a number one contender’s battle royal for next week to determine Stratton’s first challenger. Stratton brags some more, and a bunch of confetti falls from the ceiling. 

As Stratton basks in the cofetti, she is jumped several of the other women wrestlers. An upset Stratton has a tantrum after being booted from the ring. Confetti is still falling as Stratton cries crocodile tears.

Trick Williams is backstage when he is confronted by a trio of Jakara Jackson, Lash Legend and Oro Mensah. They exchange words in a wacky skit. 

Blair Davenport returns

Dani Palmer hijacks the show, as she she has gotten into the ring with a microphone. She cannot wait any longer for the unknown attacker to reveal themselves tonight. Palmer is mad that the unknown assailant attacked her and Sol Ruca. The lights go dark in the soundstage except for the Titantron. A video recaps the history of results attacks. 

Palmer is watching the video play when she is attacked from behind by someone wearing a hoodie. The unknown attacker beats down Palmer, and then she reveals herself as Blair Davenport (Bea Priestley). Not sure if it was the campy Black Scorpion vibe or what, but this seemed to get over like a fart in church.

A backstage skit set up another match between Damon Kemp and Eddy Thorpe, as Kemp provokes Thorpe. Their return match is next Tuesday on NXT.

Joe Coffey defeated Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo

Coffey pinned Lorenzo to win. The match goes through a commercial break. Coffey and Stacks both go outside over the ropes after a Cactus Jack clothesline. Stacks seems to be on a roll, but he misses a charge and crashes into the ring steps. Coffey capitalizes with the Glasgow Sendoff and a roaring lariat. Coffey then covers Lorenzo for a pinfall.

In a skit from last week, Mr. Stone is upset that Von Wagner got himself disqualified in his match. Stone tells Wagner he was issues with anger management, and Stone tries to convince Wagner to see a therapist.

Ilja Dragunov is the focus of a great vignette that shows his match at Battleground against Dijak, as seen from Dragunov’s perspective. Dragunov returns to NXT next Tuesday.

Cora Jade defeated Ivy Nile

Jade pinned Nile, after a double arm DDT and interference by Ava. Nile shows a lot of fire from the start. Ava runs in during the match looking to interfere. Nile catches Ava in a Dragon sleeper, but that leaves Nile open to an attack by Jade. Nile takes the Jade’s Cactus Jack double arm DDT, and Jade covers her for a three count.

A wacky backstage skit showed tension between Edris Enofe and Malik Blade as they begin to question their chemistry as a team. This is because Hank Walker and Tank Ledger are beginning to discover they have an uncanny chemistry.

McKenzie Mitchell is acting as a roving reporter looking for comment from Diamond Mine, and she finds Ivy Nile and the Creeds. Nile cuts a promo on Ava and challenges her to a match next week. The Creeds also issue a challenge to The Dyad for a match next Tuesday. Ava and The Dyad then rush in to confront Diamond Mine for a pull-apart scuffle. 

NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes (with Trick Williams) defeated Noam Dar (with Oro Mensah, Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend) to retain his title

Hayes pinned Dar to retain the championship. Baron Corbin ran in after the match to attack Hayes, seemingly setting up a new title program. Dar’s entourage also interfered in the match, and Trick Williams was ejected from ringside. Dragon Lee and Nathan Frazier both come down to ringside to counteract the interference of Dar’s faction. 

The match goes through a split-screen commercial break, which was the last break on the show. The champ fired up into a springboard just before the show cuts to commercials. Hayes was on fire again when the show returned from the break. 

Dar cuts off Hayes to briefly turn the tide. Dar gets several near falls, but Hayes keeps kicking out. Double down leads to them trading strikes. Hayes with another rally.

Jackson and Legend cause a distraction at ringside, drawing the attention of Hayes and Williams. Mensah tries to sneak up on Williams, only to get clobbered by Williams. The referee then ejects Williams from ringside. 

Dar lands a back elbow for another near fall. When Hayes kicks out, Dar transitions into applying a knee bar. Hayes fights to break the hold, and Hayes escapes to apply a crossface. They rise to their feet to again exchange strikes.

Dar lands another back elbow, but Hayes answers back a moment later with a suplex into a cutter. Hayes climbs the turnbuckles, and Mensah interferes by shoving Hayes off the top rope.

Dragon Lee and Nathan Frazier rush to ringside, and they confront Mensah about his interference. Dar rolls out of the ring and to Mensah in arguing with Dragon Lee and Frazier. Hayes then leaps off the top rope with a high cross off the top to the floor.

Leaping back into the ring, Hayes jumps off the top rope with his flying legdrop finisher. Hayes covers Dar for the deciding pinfall, and Hayes retains his title.

While Hayes is celebrating his win and posing with his title belt, Baron Corbin suddenly runs in for a surprise attack on Hayes. The announcers on commentary were certain to mention Corbin was a free agent. Corbin jumps Hayes and delivers an End of Days. As the show goes off the air, Corbin lifts the title belt overhead as he stands over a fallen Hayes.