NXT Halloween Havoc Results – Oct. 28, 2020 – Priest vs. Gargano

Oct 28, 2020

October 28, 2020
Orlando, Florida (Capitol Wrestling Center)
Commentary: Wade Barrett, Vic Joseph, and Beth Phoenix
Results by: Mike Tedesco of Wrestleview.com

Quick Match Results

NXT North American Championship Devil’s Playground Match: Johnny Gargano defeated Damian Priest (c) to become the NEW champion via hitting Priest with a tombstone, knocking him off the stage
Santos Escobar defeated Jake Atlas via double arm face buster
Rhea Ripley defeated Raquel Gonzalez via Riptide
Haunted House of Terror Match: Dexter Lumis defeated Cameron Grimes via Kata Gatame
NXT Women’s Championship Tables, Ladders and Scares Match: Io Shirai (c) defeated Candice LeRae via grabbing the belt from above the ring

NXT North American Championship – Devil’s Playground Match
Damian Priest (c) vs. Johnny Gargano

Shotzi Blackheart is on the stage next to the Wheel. A guitarist is on stage and plays NXT North American Champion Damian Priest to the ring. During Johnny Gargano’s entrance, he deflates an inflatable pumpkin on stage.

Blackheart says it’s time to Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal. She spins the wheel… it will be a Devil’s Playground Match.

Priest attacks Gargano and sends him to the corner. Gargano boots him back, but Priest throws him off, claps the ears, and hits a flatliner. Priest hits a pair of running elbows in the corner. Priest charges again and hits a third elbow. Gargano holds the ropes and knocks him back. Priest hits a spinning heel kick for a two count. Priest grabs the hand and wrenches it before climbing the ropes. Gargano knocks him to the apron, but Priest forearms him back and springboards off the ropes with a forearm. Gargano is knocked out of the ring.

Priest follows him out, but Gargano gets in the ring. Gargano dropkicks Priest off the apron and goes for a slingshot spear, but Priest counters into the Reckoning. Gargano gets out and sweeps the feet. Gargano punches away at him while Priest is tied up in the ropes. Gargano then pulls him outside and sends him into the steel steps. Gargano grabs a kendo stick from under the ring. Priest had a nightstick.

We come back from the break to see Gargano connect with a somersault senton off the stage. Gargano cracks Priest in the back a few times with the kendo stick. Gargano knocks him back and goes for a snap kick, but Priest hits him in the shin with the nightstick. Priest chokeslams him into the ring for a near fall. Gargano avoids a big boot and hangs him on the ropes. Gargano kicks him off the apron and knocks him into the barricade. Gargano then hits Sliced Bread #2 on the steel steps for a near fall!

Gargano goes for a tornado DDT on the floor, but Priest counters into a Broken Arrow onto the commentary table. The table doesn’t break. They fight into the Capitol Wrestling Center near coffins and other Halloween decorations. One of the coffins opens and scares Gargano. Gargano knocks a skeleton back.

Priest attacks and fights him to the backstage area. Gargano sprays him with a fire extinguisher and slams him into a garage door. Gargano dumps garbage all over Priest and puts the can over his head. Gargano then takes a cart full of items and runs it into Priest.

We come back from the break to see Priest knock Gargano onto some haystacks. Gargano kicks him back and climbs the decorations to the Wheel. Priest throws a trash can and connects with Gargano’s head. Priest climbs to the top of the stage and goes for a powerbomb, but Gargano gets out and superkicks him. Gargano grabs the garbage can and slams it off his back a few times. Priest soon fights back and hits a spin kick to the head. Gargano grabs a garbage can, and Priest kicks it into his face.

Priest gets fired up and sets up for his finisher, but a mystery person in a Scream mask hits Priest with a steel pipe! Gargano hits a tornado DDT on the stage and looks at the mystery person. The person walks away without hitting Gargano. The person then hands Gargano a tombstone. Gargano hits Priest in the head with the tombstone, knocking him off the stage through a platform! Gargano gets down and covers Priest for the win!

Winner by Pinfall and new NXT North American Champion: Johnny Gargano

Wade Barrett is dressed as Bad News Barrett while Vic Joseph is dressed as Waldo.

Backstage: Cameron Grimes, William Regal

Cameron Grimes is freaking out backstage about his Haunted House of Terror match. NXT General Manager William Regal walks up to him. Grimes says he wanted a match in the ring, not a haunted house. Regal tells him to follow him.

In-Ring: Pat McAfee, Oney Lorcan, Danny Burch, Kyle O’Reilly, Pete Dunne

NXT Tag Team Champions Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch are in the ring with Pat McAfee. McAfee says Halloween Havoc is the second greatest night this brand has had since NXT TakeOver XXX. The entire world agreed he had the greatest debut in the history of this business. People don’t agree with anything. Even the idiots of the internet wrestling community and the people in the arena can believe that.

At TakeOver XXX, Adam Cole could have congratulated him on what he accomplished, but that scumbag flexed on him. On his way back home on his private jet, all he could think about was Cole. McAfee is too busy to handle Cole, so he had Ridge Holland viciously take Cole out at TakeOver 31. After Holland got injured, he needed someone else to affect the Undisputed ERA. Lorcan and Burch couldn’t be bought. They went against the UE and lost, so they came to him. Now they’re champions.

Kyle O’Reilly makes his way to the ring. Pete Dunne returns and follows him with a steel chair in hand. Dunne hands O’Reilly a chair. They scare McAfee, Lorcan, and Burch to the apron. Dunne then hits O’Reilly in the back with the chair! Lorcan, Burch, and Dunne triple-team O’Reilly while McAfee watches on in glee. Dunne stomps O’Reilly’s face and bends his arm onto a chair. Dunne then stomps the arm! Lorcan and Burch then DDT O’Reilly on the chair. McAfee talks some trash and stands over him.

Backstage: Cameron Grimes

Backstage, William Regal leads Cameron Grimes outside. Grimes is flipping out and is next to a van. Out of the van pops Michael “P.S.” Hayes!

Santos Escobar vs. Jake Atlas

Escobar kicks Atlas down at the sound of the bell and attacks him in the corner. Escobar is dressed as Rey Mysterio from Halloween Havoc many moons ago. Escobar continues to attack him and slaps him in the face. Escobar tells him to go on and quit. Escobar tells Atlas that he’s nothing, so Atlas blocks a punch and punches him down. Atlas fires back at him with some right hands. Atlas knocks him back, sends him to the corner, and hits a back body drop. Atlas follows up with a flapjack for a two count. Atlas uppercuts him and hits a German Suplex. Atlas flattens him with a forearm shiver for a near fall. Atlas hits a cartwheel DDT, but Legado del Fantasma puts his foot on the ropes. Atlas wipes them out with a somersault senton.

Atlas fights back at Joaquin Wilde, but Raul Mendoza head-butts Atlas with the loaded cruiserweight mask. In the ring, Escobar hits Atlas with a double-arm facebuster for the win.

Winner by Pinfall: NXT Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar

Video: Ember Moon

Ember Moon says Dakota Kai isn’t going to like the receipt for the kick she gave her last week.

Haunted House of Terror Match
Cameron Grimes vs. Dexter Lumis

Shotzi Blackheart announces the time for the Haunted House of Terror Match is now!

The van drops Grimes off in front of a house. Grimes is terrified as he walks. This is a cinematic match. Lumis is shown hiding in a tree. Grimes goes into the house and is scared by a deer head mounted. Grimes continues in the house. Lumis emerges from a room, but Grimes doesn’t see. Grimes goes into a room and sees a referee in the corner like in The Blair Witch Project. The referee turns around and has a fright mask on. Lumis attacks Grimes, but Grimes knocks him through glass and runs off.

Grimes gets in a bathroom and sees a girl in the shower. Grimes gets excited and this Lumis has a sister. The shower curtain opens and it’s a zombie girl. Grimes runs in terror. Lumis breaks through a wall and attacks him! They fight into a kitchen. Grimes grabs a weapon, but the zombie girl returns. Grimes is terrified. Another zombie jumps off a refrigerator onto his back. Grimes knocks her out of a window. More zombies, including one that looks like Kayden Carter, go after him. Grimes runs to the van, but Lumis is sitting in there waiting. Grimes gets out and runs away.

To be continued…

Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Gonzalez

They lock up, and Gonzalez knocks her back. Ripley soon fights back and goes for a whip, but Gonzalez doesn’t budge. Gonzalez sends her to the corner and catches Ripley trying a slingshot. Gonzalez powers her to the corner and shoulders her. Gonzalez clubs her down. Ripley fights back again, but Gonzalez cuts her off. Ripley gets in her face and they go face-to-face. They shove each other before Ripley slaps her. They get into a big brawl. Ripley goes to the ropes, but Gonzalez pulls her down by the hair. Gonzalez stomps away at her and goes for a suplex, but Ripley blocks it. Ripley gets out of the suplex and hits a short-arm clothesline, but Gonzalez doesn’t go down. Ripley powers her up, but Gonzalez gets out. They hit the ropes, and Ripley dropkicks her out of the ring. Ripley hits a baseball slide and goes for a cannonball off the apron… but Gonzalez catches her! Gonzalez powerbombs her into the barricade and slams her on the floor!

We come back from the break to see Gonzalez applying a Gory Special. Gonzalez powers Ripley into the corner and avalanches her. Gonzalez takes her down for a two count. Gonzalez sets up for a move, but Ripley hits a back body drop.

They trade punches before Ripley knees her in the face a few times. Ripley takes her down before hitting a low dropkick to the head. Ripley covers for a near fall. Ripley attacks the back of Gonzalez before stomping away at her. Ripley applies an inverted cloverleaf submission, but Gonzalez twists out. Gonzalez kicks her down and hits a spinning slam for a two count. Gonzalez gets her on the top rope and goes for a superplex. Ripley fights out of it and sets up for a super Riptide, but Gonzalez knees out. Gonzalez punches her, but Ripley fights back while sitting on the top rope. Ripley knocks her back and stands on the top, but Gonzalez runs up and slams her off the top rope for a near fall!

Gonzalez lifts her, but Ripley counters into a head-scissor into the corner. Ripley kicks her and hits a Riptide for the win!

Winner by Pinfall: Rhea Ripley

Backstage: Drake Maverick, Killian Dain

Drake Maverick is dressed as Hollywood Hulk Hogan. Someone dressed as The Giant (Big Show’s name in WCW) and THE YETI hump “Hogan” to death like at Halloween Havoc 1995!! Killian Dain comes out dressed as The Shockmaster.

Haunted House of Terror Match – Part II
Cameron Grimes vs. Dexter Lumis

Cameron Grimes is out of breath as he gets back to the CWC and enters the building. Grimes is terrified. A graveyard is next to the ring. Zombies crawl out of the plots and scare Grimes. Dexter Lumis gets in the ring and attacks Grimes. Grimes boots him back, but Lumis quickly responds with a spinebuster. Two zombies get in the ring and hug Lumis’ legs. Two more are at ringside. Grimes hits one of the zombies with a Cave In. Another zombie crawls all over Lumis, so Lumis press slams it into Grimes. Lumis then slams Grimes and applies the Kata Gatame for the win!

Winner by Knockout: Dexter Lumis

The zombies surround the unconscious Cameron Grimes in the ring. Lumis looks over and the lights go out. “The End” appears on the screen.

Backstage: Tommaso Ciampa

Tommaso Ciampa is backstage. Ciampa talks about not liking the structure of WWE. He doesn’t like the tweeting and got over by being a great sports-entertainer. Fate took that from him. Velveteen Dream is going to feel the pain.

Tommaso Ciampa takes on Velveteen Dream next week. We’ll also see Ember Moon take on Dakota Kai.

NXT Women’s Championship – Tables, Ladders, and Scares Match
Io Shirai (c) vs. Candice LeRae

Shotzi Blackheart spins the wheel again: Tables, Ladders, and Scares, oh my!

Shirai quickly knocks LeRae out of the ring and hits a suicide dive in front of the graveyard at ringside! Shirai grabs a ladder. The NXT Women’s Championship is above the ring. LeRae attacks and sends her into the barricade. LeRae pulls a table out from under the ring, but something is on top of it in a bag. LeRae empties the bag and out falls rubber bloody limbs. Shirai attacks LeRae with the limbs. Shirai charges, but LeRae drops her onto the ladder. LeRae grabs another ladder from under the ring and slams it on her. Shirai gets to her feet, so LeRae follows and clubs her. Shirai quickly sends her into the ring post headfirst. Shirai clears the commentary table and brings LeRae on top. Shirai goes for a slam through the table, but LeRae hits her in the head with a laptop.

LeRae grabs a third ladder from under the ring and creates a ladder bridge from the apron to the commentary table. Shirai quickly throws a chair into LeRae’s face. Shirai attacks her and hits double knees to the face into the steel steps. Shirai hits her with a chair and puts some chairs in the ring. Shirai hits a suplex on the floor.

We come back from the break to see LeRae and Shirai brawling at ringside before taking each other down. Two tables with chalk outlines are set up side-by-side. Shirai gets a ladder in the ring and sets it up. LeRae climbs it when Shirai sets it up. Shirai quickly knocks her down. LeRae hits a slam on the canvas and leans a second ladder in the corner.

LeRae climbs the ladder, but Shirai pulls her down. Shirai grabs a few chairs and sets up a chair island in the middle of the ring. Shirai goes for a Tiger Driver, but LeRae fights it. Shirai hits a double arm backbreaker and puts LeRae on top. Shirai goes to the top rope and leaps, but LeRae avoids the Over the Moonsault! Shirai crashes into the chairs!

LeRae hits her with a chair and sets up a chair in the ring. Shirai then fights back and hits a suplex onto the chair set up in the ring! Shirai climbs the ladder after a few moments, but LeRae pulls her down. Shirai knocks her back into the ladder leaning in the corner. Shirai goes for double knees, but LeRae moves and Shirai hits the ladder full force with her knees. The ladder falls on top of Shirai for good measure. LeRae goes to the top rope, but Shirai cuts her off. Shirai clears the chair island away and moves the ladder over. Shirai then sets up two chairs seat-to-seat. Shirai goes for a superplex, but LeRae fights it. Shirai grabs a chair and wraps it around LeRae’s leg and slams it. Shirai goes for a tiger feint kick, but LeRae moves and hits her with the chair. LeRae then hits a swinging neckbreaker off the apron through the tables!

All of a sudden, the masked superstar that helped Johnny Gargano earlier tonight runs down and grabs LeRae. The person puts LeRae on the ladder. Shotzi Blackheart runs in and slams the mystery person on the chairs! LeRae comes to and realizes how close to the title she is. LeRae reaches, but Shirai grabs another ladder, sets it up, and climbs. LeRae knocks her off the ladder and reaches for the title. Shirai then pushes LeRae off the top of the ladder through the ladder bridge at ringside!

Shirai climbs the ladder and grabs the title to retain the championship!

Winner and still NXT Women’s Champion: Io Shirai