WWE NXT Results
May 9, 2023
Report by Lovell Porter for Wrestlezone.com
The NXT Women’s Championship Tournament field are all on the stage. The tournament starts now.
NXT Women’s Championship Tournament Quarterfinal: Gigi Dolan vs. Tiffany Stratton
Dolan is all over Stratton. Stratton trips Dolan and lands a running double stomp for a near fall. Stratton focuses her attack on Dolan’s injured shoulder. Dolan fires up and lands a flurry of strikes. Stratton surprises Dolan with an arm breaker. Cartwheel Splash by Stratton. Dolan avoids another stomp by Stratton. Dolan floors Stratton with a cobra twist lariat. Stratton is dazed. Dolan sets up her finish. Stratton counters and lands a rolling senton. Stratton pins Dolan after the Prettiest Moonsault Ever.
Winner- Tiffany Stratton
Backstage, Joe Gacy tells Ava Rayne he will head her words and stay in the back during the Dyad’s tag title match.
NXT Tag Team Championship Match: Gallus (c) w/Joe Coffey vs. The Dyad w/ Ava Rayne
A brawl breaks out before the bell rings. Gallus and The Dyad. After a bit of back and forth, The Dyad gains control after one of many distractions from Ava Rayne. Ivy Nile runs down to ringside and attacks Rayne. In the confusion, Gallus hits their finish for the win.
Winners and STILL NXT Tag Team Champions, Gallus!
Backstage, Javier Bernal accuses Duke Hudson of trying to take over Chase U. Hudson denies it and says he’s going to get a match booked between the two of them.
Duke Hudson w/Thea Hail vs. Javier Bernal
Hudson eventually hits a Razor’s Edge for the win.
Winner- Duke Hudson
Eddy Thorpe vs. Damon Kemp
Thorpe takes an early advantage. Kemp manages to hit a slingshot jackhammer for a near fall. Kemp rains down rights and lefts before locking in a seated abdominal stretch. Thorpe tries to fire up, but Kemp flattens him with a rolling senton. Kemp gets pulled back in into the ring by he brings the ring skirt in with him. In the confusion, Thorpe hits his finish for the win.
Winner- Eddy Thorpe
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Ilja Dragonuv vs. Dijak
Dragonuv blocks a boot from Dijak. Both men trade strikes. Dijak lands a stiff chop. Dragonuv fires up and lands a flurry of machinegun chops. Diving knee off the second rope by Dragonuv. Dragonuv goes up top. Dijak pushes Dragonuv off the top. Dragonuv hits the floor hard. Dijak works over Dragonuv. Dragonuv surprises Dijak with a head kick. Dragonuv tries a German suplex, but he can’t get Dijak up. His ribs are too injured. Dijak flattens Dragonuv with a cyclone boot. Dragonuv kicks out. Dijak grabs a chair. The referee tries to take it away. Dijak sends the referee flying into the corner. Dijak hits Dragonuv with a chair. The referee calls for the bell. Dijack has been disqualified.
Winner- Ilja Dragonuv
After the match, Dijak chokeslams Dragonuv on the ring apron. Dijak traps Dragonuv under the ring steps and stands on them.
Charlie Dempsey w/Drew Gulak vs. Tyler Bate w/Wes Lee
Bate and Dempsey trade European uppercuts. Bates takes Dempsey down and lands a standing shooting star. Dempsey kicks out. Bate tries an airplane spin, but Dempsey escapes. Butterfly suplex hold by Dempsey. Bate kicks out. Bate and Dempsey trade pin attempts. Neither man can get an advantage. Dempsey and Bate knock heads. Joe Gacy walks down to the ring. Gulak, Lee, and Gacy argue. Bate dives over the top and lands on Gulak and Gacy. Bate tries to bounce off the ropes, but Gacy clocks him in the head. Dempsey hit a dragon suplex for the win.
Hank Walker and Tank Ledger vs. Briggs and Jensen w/Fallon Henley
As soon as the bell rings, Jensen and Briggs attack Walker and Ledger. Briggs lands a nasty big boot on Ledger. Ledger spits out his tooth and hides it in his singlet. Briggs and Jensen hit their finish on Ledge for the win.
Winners- Briggs and Jensen
After the match, Briggs and Jensen help Walker and Ledger up.
NXT Women’s Championship Tournament Quarterfinal: Lyra Valkyria vs. Kiana James
Valkyria and James trade pin attempts and strikes. James counters a dropkick from Valkyria with a slingshot into the bottom rope. James works over Valkyria’s ribs. Valkyria ends up on the apron. James sends Valkyria into the ring post. After the break, Valkyria fires up. James cuts her off with a powerbomb. Valkyria kicks out. Valkyria surprises James with a head kick for the win.
Winner- Lyra Valkyria
Tony D’Angelo and Stacks confront Gallus at the bar. They want a title shot. Joe Coffey tells them to hit the bricks while they can still walk. D’Angelo says they will get their title match one way or the other.
Trick Williams vs. Bron Breakker
As soon as the bell rings, both men lock up hard. Breakker works William’s arm. Williams flips out of it and lands a few dropkicks. Williams unloads on Breakker in the corner. Breakker tries to escape, but Williams pulls him back and continues his assault. Breakker hits the ropes and gets booted in the face. Williams beats on Breakker on the announce desk. Williams stops to tell a person at ringside to move so he can toss Breakker into the chair. Breakker back body drops Williams on the announce desk.
Breakker sends Williams back into the ring and works him over. Suplex by Breakker. Breakker breaks his own pin and does a few pushups, Scott Steiner style. Williams fires up but gets dropped with the Steiner slam when he tries a leapfrog. Williams surprises Breakker with a neck breaker. Both men get to their feet. Williams lands a flurry of offense. Uranage by Williams. Breakker kicks out. Williams tries a cyclone boot, but Breakker reverses it into a pop-up powerslam. Breakker lands a Spear after Williams lands a few up-kicks. Breakker slaps on the Recliner. Williams taps.
Winner- Bron Breakker
After the match, Breakker puts Williams in the Recliner again. Carmelo Hayes tries to make the save but gets Speared out of the air when he tries a springboard.
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