WWE NXT Notes: Creed Bros, Global Heritage Invitational, New Match for No Mercy, NXT Women’s Title Match Set for Next Week

Aug 29, 2023

Creed Bros Defeat Dyad in Steel Cage Match, Reinstated Back to NXT

Tuesday’s NXT show featured a Steel Cage match between The Creed Brothers (Julius & Brutus Creed) and The Dyad (Rip Fowler & Jagger Reid) with the stipulation of if the Creed Bros won, they would be reinstated back to NXT.

At the start of the match, The Schism caught the Creed Bros in a trap involving Julius being left alone in the cage and Brutus being attacked and carried away to the back by a group of Schism followers. This led to The Dyad having a handicap advantage over Julius.

Later in the match, Brutus made his return and took out all of the Schism’s followers that tried to stop him. Brutus then yanked off the door to the steel cage and entered the ring to even the odds. Following some back-and-forth action between the two teams, Julius put both Fowler and Reid onto his shoulder leading to Brutus hitting a cannonball off the cage onto them. The Creed Bros then hit stereo clotheslines to the Dyad for the pinfall victory. As a result of their victory, the Creeds Bros were officially reinstated back to WWE’s NXT brand.

#DiamondMine is whole again 💎💎💎

It was an absolute war, but The #CreedBrothers are BACK!#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/5NL6kUcRJm
— WWE (@WWE) August 30, 2023

Butch & Win NXT Global Heritage Invitational Tournament Matches, Updated Standings

Tuesday’s NXT show also featured the two group matches for NXT’s Global Heritage Invitational Tournament.

The first match involved Butch defeating Charlie Dempsey in a Group A match.

The finish to this match involved Butch going to the top rope for a high flying move only to be stopped by Dempsey. Dempsey then setup a Regal superplex but turned it into a Dragon superplex instead which resulted in Butch countering it by landing on his feet. Butch then pulled at Dempsey’s fingers and hit the Bitter End for the pinfall victory and two points earned as a result.

The second match involved Joe Coffey defeating Nathan Frazer in a Group B match.

The finish to this match involved Frazer attempting to do a Phoenix Splash only to be stopped by Coffey who attempted to do a German superplex only to be knocked off the turnbuckles by Frazer. Coffey then tried another German suplex only to be countered again by Frazer landing on his feet. Frazer then hit a superkick and tried a Phoniex Splash only for Coffey to get out of the way. Coffey then hit Frazer with a All the Best for the Bells for the pinfall victory and earned two points as a result.

Updated NXT Global Heritage Invitational Tournament standings:

Group A:

Butch – 2 points (1-0)
Tyler Bate – 0 points (0-0)
Axiom – 0 points (0-0)
Charlie Dempsey – 0 points (0-1)

Group B:

Joe Coffey – 2 points (1-0)
Duke Hudson – 0 points (0-0)
Akira Tozawa – 0 points (0-0)
Nathan Frazer – 0 points (0-1)

One New Match Added to NXT No Mercy

Tuesday’s NXT show also featured one new match officially announced for the card of NXT No Mercy, which takes place on September 30th in Bakersfield, California.

This new match was announced to be a NXT North American Championship match of Mustafa Ali or Dragon Lee vs. Domink Mysterio (c).

This new match was initially setup following a backstage segment with Ali and Lee over Ali complaining that Lee does not deserve another shot at Mysterio’s title since he already lost and needs to get to the back in the line since it was his turn now. Later in the show, Mysterio and Rhea Ripley responded in a video promo segment to Ali and Lee’s comments earlier leading to Mysterio suggesting a match between Ali and Lee to find out who would challenge for his belt at NXT No Mercy. Mysterio also upped the stakes by saying he will make sure there is a winner in the match since he would be the special guest referee. NXT commentator Vic Joseph confirmed that this match was made official during the card read for next week’s show.

Updated card for NXT No Mercy:

NXT North American Championship – Winner of Mustafa Ali/Dragon Lee vs. Dominik Mysterio (c)
NXT Women’s Championship – TBA vs. Tiffany Stratton (c)
NXT Heritage Cup Championship – Winner of NXT Global Heritage Invitational Tournament vs. Noam Dar (c)

Kiana James Wins #1 Contender Match for NXT Women’s Title

Tuesday’s NXT show also featured a Women’s #1 Contender Fatal Four-way match for the NXT Championship.

This match featured Roxanne Perez, Blair Davenport, Kiana James, and Gigi Dolin and was won by James who scored a pinfall victory over Dolin and earned a shot at Tiffany Stratton’s NXT Women’s title at next week’s NXT show.

🤯🤯🤯@kianajames_wwe is the No. 1 Contender and will face @tiffstrattonwwe NEXT WEEK on #WWENXT! pic.twitter.com/X8KcppIdXz
— WWE (@WWE) August 30, 2023