The May 21st episode of WWE NXT has been pre-taped.
The upcoming edition of the show was taped after the May 14th episode went off the air. With the show being taped ahead of time spoilers for the events that took place on the show have made their way online. The results have been obtained via Corey Brennan of Fightful.
Spoilers from the taping are as follows:
- NXT Champion Trick Williams cut a promo but was interrupted by Meta Four. Gallus attacked Williams and Je’Von Evans attempted to make the save but was unsuccessful.
- Lexis King came to the ring for his match. Mr Stone introduced Dante Chen, who defeated King.
- Jaida Parker defeated Brinley Reece to qualify for the Women’s North American Championship ladder match at Battleground.
- Fallon Henley defeated Thea Hail to qualify for the Women’s North American Championship ladder match at Battleground.
- Joe Coffey replaced Ivar in the North American Title number one contender’s triple threat match with Wes Lee and Josh Briggs. Both Coffey and Lee were declared the co-winners of the match, meaning that Oba Femi will defend the North American Championship against Coffey and Lee in a triple threat match at Battleground.
- Nathan Frazer & Axiom defeated Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo and Luca Crusifino to retain the Tag Team Championships. The OC and No Quarter Catch Crew both interfered.
- Karmen Petrovic and Natalya def. Shayna Baszler and Lola Vice in the main event.
- After the match, Vice attacked Baszler. Baszler got back up and choked her out leading to General Manager Ava coming out to make the match between the two official for Battleground. Baszler stated that the match would be an NXT Underground match.
Brennan also notes that the aforementioned spoilers are not a complete list of events that took place on the show.
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