WWE NXT Results
January 9, 2023
Report by Lovell Porter for Wrestlezone.com
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While entering the arena, Nikkita Lyons was attacked by Blair Davenport.
During the opening of the show, Lyons and Davenport fight from backstage to the ringside area. A referee runs down and rings the bell.
Nikkita Lyons vs. Blair Davenport
Lyons lands a flurry of strikes. Suplex by Lyons. Lyons lands a stiff kick. Davenport sends Lyons into the ring post. Lyons falls out of the ring. Davenport dives off the apron and lands a double stomp. Lyons hits the floor with a thud. Davenport sends Lyons back into the ring and hits another double stomp from off the top. Davenport works over Lyons. Lyons fires up. The fight spills out of the ring. Lyons tries a kick, but Davenport ducks, causing Lyons to kicks the ring post. Lyons tries to get back in the ring, but Davenport chop blocks Lyons’ bad knee. Davenport blasts Lyons with a Kaimgoye for the win.
Winner- Blair Davenport
Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament Round One: Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin vs. Gallus w/Joe Coffey
Corbin and Breakker get the win after a Spear/ End of Days Combo.
Winners- Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin
In-Ring Segment: Lyra Valkyria
Valkyria announced that there would be a battle royal next week. The final four will face off in a fatal four-way match. The winner will get a shot at the NXT Women’s Championship at WWE NXT Vengeance Day. Loa Vice and Elektra Lopez interrupt. Vice says she would have cashed in her contract for a title shot if it hadn’t been for Valkyria’s weird friend, Tatum Paxley. Valkyria says they can have a title match right now. Vice and Valkyria square up. A referee runs down to the ring. Lopez decks Valkyria. Vice and Lopez beat down Valkyria. Paxle hops the barricade and makes the save.
Backstage, Meta-Four mocks the fact that Briggs, Jensen, and Henley broke up. Briggs walks in and gets into it with Oro Mensa. Briggs challenges Mensa to a match tonight.
Josh Briggs vs. Oro Mensah w/Meta-Four
Briggs is in control early. Mensa takes advantage after a cheap shot. Mensa works over Briggs. While the referee is distracted by Legend and Jackson, Dar holds Briggs in the corner so Mesah can hit his finish. Briggs escapes, and Mensa crashes into the turnbuckle. Briggs lands a lariat for the win.
Winner- Josh Briggs
NXT Tag Team Championship Match: Tony D’Angelo and Stacks (c) w/Adriana Rizzo vs. OTM w/Scrypts
Stacks and Price start the match. Their exchange leads to a stalemate. D’Angelo and Stacks take control as D’Angelo hip-tosses Stacks into Price. D’Angelo and Stacks hit a combo elbow drop/ press slam. Stacks ends up on the apron. Nima pulls Stacks into the electric chair position. Price dives off the apron and lands a knee strike. After the break, OTM are taking turns working over Stacks. Stacks manages to tag in D’Angelo, who clears the ring.
Nima breaks up D’Angelo’s and Stacks’ finish with a big boot. Price and Nima drop D’Angelo with a backdrop combo. D’Angelo hip tosses Stacks over the top rope onto Nima and Price. Stacks and D’Angelo land Badaboom on Price. Nima pushes Stacks into the pin to break it up. Scrypts tries to get involved by mounting the top rope. Rizzo hops on the apron and pushes Scypts off. Scrypts lands on Price. D’Angelo hits his finish on Nima for the win.
Winners and STILL NXT Tag Team Champions, Tony D’Angelo and Stacks!
Gigi Dolan vs. Cora Jade
Jade forces Dolan into the corner. Jade chokes Dolan with her boot. Dolan stumbles out of the corner. Jade lands a clothesline and continues her assault on Dolan. Dolan tries to fire up but is quickly cut off by a running knee by Jade. Jade works over Dolan. Dolan fires up and sets up the Gigi Driver. Jade grabs the referee to block it. Jade hits a hammerlock DDT for the win.
Winner- Cora Jade
Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament Round One: Axiom and Nathan Frazer vs. Hank Walker and Tank Ledger
Walker and Ledger start off hot, but Walker gets pinned after getting crushed by a Phoenix Splash from Frazer.
Winners- Axiom and Nathan Frazer
North American Championship Match: Dragon Lee (c) vs. Lexis King
King works a head lock. Lee escapes and lands a dropkick that sends King into the corner. Lee goes up top. King knocks Lee to the floor. King miffs on a dropkick through the ropes. Trey Bearhill has made his way to ringside and is being held back by referees. As King is distracted, Lee lands a dive. After the break, King and Lee trade strikes. King works a single leg crab. Lee gets to the rope. Superkick by Lee. Lee hits the Destino for the win.
Winner and STILL North American Champion, Dragon Lee!
As Lee celebrates, Oba Femi walks to the ring and cashes in his championship contract. Lee surprises Femi with a dive.
North American Championship Match: Dragon Lee (c) vs. Oba Femi
Lee lands a superkick. Femi runs over Lee and lands a tossing Atomic drop. Lee lands another kick. Lee sets up the Destino. Femi counters with a pop-up powerbomb for the win!
Winner and NEEEEEWWWWWW NXT North American Champion, Oba Femi!
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