WWE NXT TV Taping Results
April 20, 2017
Taped in Orlando, FL – Full Sail University
Report via Andrew Twiss of PWInsider.com.
Dark Match
Jeet Rama (w/ The Bollywood Boyz) def. Max Stardom
Week 1
– Hideo Itami def. Kona Reeves (possible dark match)
– Killian Dain (w/Eric Young) def. Danny Burch.
– Heavy Machinery wins a squash.
Post match: Heavy Machinery calls out the Authors of Pain, saying they’ve never faced beef like this.
– Sonya Deville def. Lacey Evans
A couple of name changes: Macey Estrella is now Lacey Evans and Daria Berenato is now Sonya Deville.
– Aleister Black def. Cezar Bononi
– Hideo Itami def. Roderick Strong to become #1 contender to the NXT Championship
Week 2
– The Street Posse (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) def. Dylan Miley and Ho Ho Lun
Post match: Miley attacks Ho Ho Lun and lays him out. (Possible dark segment or might air out of order)
– Drew McIntyre def. Sean Maluta
Post match: Kayla Braxton interviews McIntyre. She says he’s gained the attention of Wesley Blake. Drew says he should have the attention of every NXT talent. He challenges Blake to a match next week.
– Kassius Ohno def. Andrade Cien Almas
-DIY comes out and wants a match with AOP at Takeover. They’re interrupted by Tino Sabbatelli and Riddick Moss who say the Era of little guys and big fat monsters is over.
– DIY def. Tino Sabbatelli and Riddick Moss
Post Match: William Regal makes a ladder match for the tag titles. Paul Ellering says the blood is on Regal’s hands.
Week 3
– Bobby Roode comes out and says Hideo Itami may have knocked a few people out. He recaps Itami’s career of getting hurt. Roode says he beat Nakamura so bad he ran away with his violin tucked between his legs. Roode says Itami will have to tell his kids how he failed because of Bobby Roode. Hideo Itami comes out. Regal and security try to hold him back, but Itami escapes and attacks Roode. Roode escapes and Itami lays security out. Roode comes back to sneak attack Itami, but gets a GTS for his trouble .
– Number 1 Contender Battle Royal for the NXT Women’s Championship: There is no winner as Asuka attacks and lays out the final 3 of Ember Moon, Ruby Riot, and Nikki Cross
Post match: William Regal announces a Fatal 4 Way for the Women’s Championship. Some notable names in the Battle Royal include NXT TV newcomers Bianca Blair and Victoria Gonzalez and Independent star Candice Lerae.
– The Authors of Pain def Sanity (Eric Young and Alexander Wolfe w/ Nikki Cross and Killian Dain) by DQ after Dain interferes.
Post match: Both sides brawl all over the place, taking out numerous security guys in the process.