NXT Results – Mar. 15, 2022 – Dolph Ziggler vs. LA Knight

NXT Results

TPWW

Mar 15, 2022

Results by Richard Trionfo of PWInsider.com

Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Orlando, FL – NXT Arena (WWE Performance Center)
Commentary: Vic Joseph & Wade Barrett

Quick Match Results

North American Championship Ladder Match Qualifying Match: Santos Escobar defeated Cameron Grimes via Phantom Driver
A-Kid defeated Kushida via springboard DDT
Tiffany Stratton defeated Sarray via twisting splash after attacking Sarray before the match started
Indi Hartwell defeated Persia Pirotta via roll up after a distraction from Dexter Lumis
Dominik Mysterio defeated Raul Mendoza via frog splash
NXT Championship: Dolph Ziggler (c) defeated LA Knight via superkick

We begin with the graphic in memory of Scott Hall.

In-Ring: The Miz, Dolph Ziggler, Robert Roode, LA Knight

The Miz makes his way to the ring for Miz TV. Miz welcomes everyone to MizTV. Miz says it feels good and it will be him and Logan Paul taking on the Mysterios at Wrestlemania. Last week, one man turned Wrestlemania weekend upside down. He is a good friend and an arch rival. He asked for Miz to come interview him tonight.

Miz brings out NXT Men’s Champion Dolph Ziggler with Robert Roode. Miz asks Dolph how does it feel to be NXT Champion. Dolph says after 15 years of outmaneuvering people, it feels great. Dolph welcomes Miz to his must see show. Miz says he loves how Dolph waltzed into NXT and won the title. Miz says Bron is not going to come out to break things on MizTV.

We see footage of Bron Breakker arriving at the building and then we see him attacking an SUV. Bron drove away.

Miz calls Bron a rookie. Roode calls Bron a sore loser and reminds us that Bron agreed to the Triple Threat match where there are no rules. Roode says he followed the rules and that is why he is with the NXT Champion. Dolph says that Breakker was smart to leave earlier today. Dolph says that he is a fighting champion and he loves wrestling. He says he does not do this for the accolades or money.

LA Knight interrupts and makes his way to the ring. Knight wants to talk to you and he tells Dolph the last time he ran into them on Raw, they can come down any Tuesday. Good on you that you are the champion. Since Bron is not here to make the challenge, I will challenge you for the title.

Dolph tells Knight that he is a fighting champion, but he only fights superstars. Maybe next time. Miz says that Dolph has a point. He says Knight is a great performer. When you are on the mic, people listen to you. You are going to be a major player, just not now.

Knight says he is not a superstar, he is a megastar. That means any day of the week, he can take the title off you. You say that this is your show, it is not your show. It is my show. You have something that belongs to him. If you want to say it is your show, show him.

Dolph says the world needs ditch diggers too. The NXT Champ only wrestles in the main event and when you find it, you can find me. Miz announces that LA Knight faces Dolph Ziggler tonight for the NXT Championship.

Backstage: Cora Jade

McKenzie is with Cora Jade and she is asked about what she did to Mandy Rose. Cora says that Toxic Attraction has hell to pay because Raquel is out for a few weeks. Toxic Attraction will be looking for her and we see that she has taken their title belts, that were left hanging on some scaffolding in the interview area.

North American Championship Ladder Match Qualifying Match
Cameron Grimes vs. Santos Escobar

North American Champion Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams make their way to the commentary table for the next match.

Escobar with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Grimes does a cartwheel over Escobar and then they look at Hayes on commentary. Grimes with a waist lock and Escobar with a standing switch. Grimes with another standing switch. Grimes gets a near fall and he avoids a leg sweep. Grimes shakes his rear end and then applies a side head lock. Escobar with a drop kick. Escobar gets a near fall and follows with a knee. Grimes with a forearm to the back and a chop. Escobar with kicks.

Hayes mentions that the other two qualifying matches will be Solo Sikoa versus Roderick Strong and Grayson Waller versus the winner of A-Kid versus KUSHIDA.

Escobar with a chop in the corner and Grimes with kicks. Escobar blocks a kick and hits an enzuigiri. Escobar with a running drop kick and he chokes Grimes in the ropes. Escobar with a snap mare and kick to the back. Escobar with punches and Grimes with a head scissors take down. Grimes goes to the apron and Wilde and Mendoza get in the way of a kick and then Escobar trips Grimes on the apron. Escobar sends Grimes into the ring and Escobar works on the shoulder. Escobar goes to the apron and drops the arm on the top rope. Grimes with an inside cradle for a near fall. Escobar with an arm wringer and he gets a near fall. Escobar with another arm wringer.

Escobar with a hammer lock Escobar stomps on the elbow. Escobar with a running divorce court for a near fall. Escobar with a rollup for a near fall. Escobar with a chin lock and body scissors. Escobar with elbows and a double wrist lock. Escobar with a hammer lock and Grimes with an elbow. Grimes sends Escobar into the corner but misses a splash. Escobar with a kick and Grimes sends him to the apron. Escobar with an enzuigiri from the apron. Escobar with a twisting double sledge off the turnbuckles for a near fall. Escobar with a double wrist lock. Grimes with a snap mare and head scissors. Escobar with a knee to counter a flying forearm. Grimes with a running forearm and he clotheslines Escobar over the top rope to the floor.

Grimes goes to the apron and he flips over Wilde and Mendoza to hit a cannonball onto Escobar. Grimes goes up top and Escobar connects with a Codebreaker as Grimes comes off the turnbuckles. Escobar gets a near fall. Escobar with punches and Grimes with a Spanish Fly cross body for a near fall. Escobar with a jumping knee and he sets for the Phantom Driver but Grimes escapes and hits a super kick followed by a second one. Grimes sets for Cave In and Escobar catches Grimes and hits Phantom Driver for the three count.

Winner: Santos Escobar

Video: Io Shirai, Kay Lee Ray

Io Shirai mentions that the finals of the Dusty Cup is next week. She says they want to destroy Toxic Attraction. Kay Lee says Io doesn’t like lot of people and she says she doesn’t have a lot of friends. Wendy Choo says that Io and Kay Lee are going to be a tough team to beat but they will be fine.

Backstage: Wendy Choo, Dakota Kai, Toxic Attraction

Mandy Rose, Gigi Dolin, and Jacy Jayne show up and want to know if they saw Cora Jade. Dakota says they didn’t have to hurt Raquel because they had things won. Mandy tells Gigi and Jacy to split up to find Cora. Wendy and Dakota agree that they are weird.

A-Kid vs. Kushida

We have a video package for A-Kid.

They start off with a Greco Roman Knuckle Lock and KUSHIDA with a double wrist lock take down. A-Kid with a head scissors take down. KUSHIDA escapes and applies a front face lock. KUSHIDA holds on while A-Kid tries to escape. A-Kid with a single leg take down. A-Kid with a springboard arm drag and drop kick. A-Kid avoids a few kicks from KUSHIDA. KUSHIDA with a full nelson and snap mare. KUSHIDA goes for a cross arm breaker but A-Kid with a reversal into a LeBell Lock. KUSHIDA with a jackknife cover but A-Kid bridges and KUSHIDA with a back slide into a cross face. A-Kid escapes and A-Kid with an Omoplata but KUSHIDA gets to the ropes.

KUSHIDA with a kick to the midsection and chops. KUSHIDA with a slam and a Boston Crab. A-Kid gets to the ropes to force a break. KUSHIDA with a chop and A-Kid with forearms. KUSHIDA with a hip toss and cartwheel followed by a drop kick for a near fall. KUSHIDA works on the shoulder and misses a palm strike in the corner. A-Kid with a German suplex and a Northern Lights suplex for a near fall. A-Kid kicks KUSHIDA in the corner and A-Kid floats over but KUSHIDA catches A-Kid and kicks him in the chest. KUSHIDA works on the shoulder and A-Kid works on the arm and hits an enzuigiri. KUSHIDA with a wrist lock and A-Kid with chops. A-Kid with a springboard DDT for the three count.

Winner: A-Kid

Backstage: Legado del Fantasma, The Mysterios

McKenzie is in the back with Legado del Fantasma. Escobar says he is the greatest luchador in this company. He says he will be the new North American champion at Stand and Deliver.

Rey and Dominik Mysterio show up and Raul and Joaquin are impressed with Rey but then Santos looks at him and they shut up. Dominik says that his father is the greatest of all time. Elektra says that Santos will break all of Rey’s records. Rey says that Dominik will be the one who breaks the records and Joaquin and Raul give a double take like they were watching Amanda slapping Hardy Jens in Some Kind of Wonderful. Dominik says he came to NXT to fight.

Tiffany Stratton vs. Sarray

Tiffany attacks Sarray before she can change out of her schoolgirl outfit and get into her wrestling gear. Stratton kicks Sarray.

The match starts and Stratton with forearms in the corner. Sarray with a drop toe hold into the turnbuckles and she kicks Stratton and misses the drop kick against the ropes. Sarray goes to the floor. Stratton with a handspring splash into the corner. Stratton with a twisting Vader Bomb for the three count.

Winner: Tiffany Stratton

Backstage: LA Knight, Gunther

👀#WWENXT @LAKnightWWE @Gunther_AUT pic.twitter.com/X70EKLNrpz

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) March 16, 2022

LA Knight and Gunther are in the back. Gunther tells LA Knight to respect things tonight. Knight asks if he is asking for the first title match. Gunther says Knight isn’t a champion and he is a disgrace. Knight says he is Sports Entertainment and Gunther is the first part while Knight has both.

Backstage: Jacy Jayne

Got her!#WWENXT @CoraJadeWWE @jacyjaynewwe pic.twitter.com/a0kek4s6oV

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) March 16, 2022

Jacy Jayne is in the back looking for Cora Jade. She sees one of the title belts hanging from a beam. Jacy does not know if there is anything in the way. She pulls down the belt but she is locked in a storage room.

In-Ring: Tommaso Ciampa, Tony D’Angelo

Tommaso Ciampa makes his way to the ring. Ciampa sits on the turnbuckles and he says he wants to take an opportunity to talk about gratitude. Sometimes he looks around and he says this is his life. He says he has been doing this for 17 years and the entire time on the independents he wanted to find a place to call home. A place where they believed in him and a place that he can prove that he is the guy. It is hard to explain because he wanted a chance to run with the ball and that chance came in NXT for WWE. The largest company on the planet. That is gratitude.

Ciampa says since coming to NXT, success wasn’t something that came quick or easily. He says he has been here since 2015. From DIY underdogs to the glorious bombs to the NXT tag team champions to the Black Heart to the greatest NXT Champion of all time. He says he would love to call it a Do It Yourself story. It was never about doing it himself. He always had y’all with him. He had you to cheer him on. You had them to boo him at his best. Ciampa says he thinks about coming out in New Orleans to boos and profanity. We knew that we were doing something special. We were showing that Tommaso Ciampa could be that guy.

Ciampa says it has been a crazy long journey of setbacks and injuries. From black and gold to 2.0. I never left, and you never left. That is gratitude.

Ciampa returns to the turnbuckles. Ciampa says this is where he is not sure where he goes. For the last 7 years, he thought if this chapter was ever to close, he would know. Over the last couple months, he says he would love to know what his perfect fairy tale ending would be. Ciampa says he has been thinking about this for a while. To walk into Stand and Deliver as NXT Champion would be the perfect fairy tale ending. That did not happen after last week. Three years ago, I was supposed to go into New York as champion but i had to relinquish the title. Last week, I did not win.

Is there a perfect way to close this chapter out? Ciampa says he does not have that answer, but what he does know is that not too often you get a chance to say thank you. Ciampa says for the last seven years, thank you.

Tony D’Angelo shows up in the ring. D’Angelo says he could have done a thing and hit him in the back of the head with a crowbar, but he respects Ciampa and he wanted to do this man to man. Tony says he has been thinking for weeks about who he has to beat to get into the history books. He says he is standing in front of that guy. You have been the face of NXT for a while. It would be an honor for the family if you would throw hands with Tony D’Angelo at Stand and Deliver.

D’Angelo offers his hand to Ciampa and Ciampa shkes it. D’Angelo with a knee to the ding ding. D’Angelo tells Ciampa it was always you. At Stand and Deliver, I become the new Father of NXT. D’Angelo kisses Ciampa.

Indi Hartwell vs. Persia Pirotta

They shake hands and Persia does not release the handshake. Indi pushes Persia and Persia pushes back. Persia with a knee to the midsection and Indi tries for a float over in the corner but Persia does not go into the corner. Persia with a round kick for a near fall. Persia with a hot shot and she pushes Indi into the corner and connects with a splash for a near fall. Persia with a forearm to the back. Persia stomps on the hand. Indi with chops and punches followed by a clothesline. Indi with a bulldog and she gets a near fall. Persia sends Indi to the apron and Duke Hudson comes out.

Indi kicks at Duke and Persia with a forearm.

Dexter Lumis comes out from under the ring and Indi with a rollup for the three count.

Winner: Indi Hartwell

After the match, Duke checks on Persia. Indi and Dexter come into the ring. Duke kisses Persia and then Indi kisses Dexter more passionately. Indi pushes Dexter to the mat and kisses him. Persia does the same to Duke.

Backstage: Gigi Dolin

.@jacyjaynewwe ✅@gigidolin_wwe ✅@CoraJadeWWE‘s plan is working to perfection on #WWENXT! pic.twitter.com/njNM5Y0Fms

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) March 16, 2022

Gigi Dolin is outside and she sees the title belt against a dumpster. Gigi climbs into the dumpster and she takes the belt but the dumpster closes and a forklift covers her.

Dominik Mysterio vs. Raul Mendoza

They lock up with a Greco Roman knuckle lock and Mendoza with a take down. Dominik with a head scissors and Raul with a cartwheel. Dominik with a forearm and he goes to teh turnbuckles and hits a springboard wrist lock take down. Dominik with a drop kick. Mendoza avoids a splash into the corner. Mendoza sends Dominik to the mat. Mendoza with a Cobra Clutch. Dominik with punches and he backs Mendoza into the turnbuckels. Dominik with a springboard cross body and a head scissors take down. Dominik sends Mendoza to the apron. Lopez gets on the apron and distracts Dominik, allowing Mendoza to kick Dominik off the turnbuckles.

Fallon Henley pulls Lopez off the apron and then Briggs and Jensen show up. Rey with a forearm to Escobar. Dominik sends Mendoza into the ropes and hits a 619 followed by a frog splash for the three count.

Winner: Dominik Mysterio

Outside: Cora Jade, Mandy Rose

😮#WWENXT @WWE_MandyRose @CoraJadeWWE pic.twitter.com/sP2r10zjO5

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) March 16, 2022

Cora has some spray paint and the Women’s Championship belt. She sees Mandy’s Range Rover and talks about giving it a new paint job. Cora says this is what she wants. She tosses the spray paint aside and sys let’s go for a ride.

Cora goes into Mandy’s car and there is a camera. Mandy is in the back seat and slams Cora’s head into the steering wheel and they fight outside. Mandy kicks Cora and she says if Cora wants to fight her, she will. She tells Cora that she is not on her level. Mandy takes the spray paint and puts “TA” on her back. Jacy and Gigi show up after escaping their places of captivity.

In-Ring: The Creed Brothers, MSK, Imperium

The Creed Brothers are in the ring and Julius says they were blindsided before they could wrestle for the tag titles. Until they find out who it is, they are going to kick some ass. Brutus says it does not matter who jumped them, but they better come out and face them man to man.

MSK make their way to the ring wearing nWo shirts. Carter says they didn’t attack the Creeds. Lee says that they stood up for the Creeds.

Bivens says MSK cut the line and the Creeds won the Dusty Classic. There will be no more line crossing until they get their title match.

Imperium make their way to the balcony. Barthel says it is hilarious to see you argue over something you will never obtain. Aichner says you don’t have the skills to beat up. Bivens tells Barthel and Aichner to give them their title match. Lee says that they deserve the shot as much as the Creeds do. Lee says that Imperium will get bitch slapped by everyone in the ring.

Aichner asks them if they really think they have a chance. Aichner says they want the world to see you fail. They will defend their titles at Stand and Deliver in a Triple Threat Match. Barthel says the reality is that Imperium fears no one. They will see you at Stand and Deliver.

Backstage: Cameron Grimes

McKenzie asks Cameron for his thoughts after his loss. Cameron says all he is doing is disappoint. He wants to be the North American Champion. He told his dad that he was signing with NXT and that he will be champion. He says he is always disappointing people.

Next week, we will have the other two qualifying matches for the North American Championship match at Stand and Deliver.

Backstage: Malcolm Bivens, Grizzled Young Veterans, Malik Blade & Edris Enofe, Creed Brothers

Malcolm Bivens is with the Grizzled Young Veterans and Blade and Enofe and he wants to know if they attacked the Creeds so they can take them off the list if they didn’t attack the Creeds. Enofe and Blade say they were making sure Mandy was safe.

The Creeds show up and accuse the Grizzled Young Veterans. Bivens challenges them to a match next week and Gibson says lightning does not strike twice.

NXT Championship
Dolph Ziggler (c) vs. LA Knight

They lock up and Knight with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. They lock up and Ziggler goes for the leg but Knight with a front face lock. Ziggler sends Knight into the turnbuckles followed by a snap mare and reverse chin lock. Ziggler with a shoulder tackle and Knight with a back elbow for a near fall. Knight and Ziggler alternate wrist locks. Ziggler with a punch and he runs his laces across the face. Ziggler with a punch.and boot laces to the face. Knight lands on his feet on a belly-to-back suplex and Knight sends Ziggler into the turnbuckles and hits a neck breaker for a near fall. Knight clotheslines Ziggler over the top rope to the floor. Knight with a power slam for a near fall.

Knight holds his ribs and then he goes to the floor. Ziggler sends Knight into the apron and they return to the ring. Knight punches Ziggler but Ziggler with a kick to the face and ribs. Ziggler rakes the eyes and the referee warns him. Knight with punches to Ziggler but Ziggler with a kick to the ribs. Ziggler with a reverse chin lock. Knight gets Ziggler on his back and Ziggler rakes the eyes and hits a drop kick. Ziggler gets a near fall. Ziggler with a sleeper and body scissors. Knight gets Ziggler on his back and runs Ziggler into the turnbuckles. Knight counters a Fameasser with a power bomb. Knight with punches.

Knight kicks Ziggler in the corner. Knight with a running knee into the corner. Knight with a power slam and a leaping elbow drop for a near fall.

We go to the parking lot and Bron Breakker is back in the Most Dangerous Parking Lot in Sports Entertainment. Bron enters the building.

Ziggler with a back elbow but Knight runs Ziggler into the corner. Knight puts Ziggler on the turnbuckles and punches Dolph. Knight climbs the turnbuckles and sets for a superplex. Ziggler with punches and a head butt. Ziggler with a punch to the ribs and Knight goes to the mat. Knight leaps to the turnbuckles and hits a superplex for a near fall. Knight gets Ziggler up and Roode gets on the apron so Knight lets Ziggler go. Ziggler misses a super kick and Knight hits a Burning Hammer but Roode puts his foot on the ropes.

Ziggler sends Knight into the turnbuckles. Knight avoids a Zig Zag. Ziggler avoids a splash into the corner and hits a super kick for the three count.

Winner: Dolph Ziggler (retains championship)

After the match, Bron Breakker’s music plays and he makes his way to the ring. Bron gets a mic and he says he is not going to wait. Bron says he wants his rematch at Stand and Deliver. Bron punches Roode and asks Ziggler if he is getting his match. Dolph raises the title belt over his head and he likes that idea.