Scheduled for tonight’s NXT will be round two between Toni Storm and Zoey Stark. Stark picked up a big win and what many would call an upset against Storm at the pre-show of the last TakeOver event, Stand & Deliver. Ever since that win for Stark, Storm has been furious that the newcomer bested her. … Read more
Raquel Gonzalez is still the NXT Women’s Champion after a hard fought match against Mercedes Martinez.
Leading up to tonight’s title match, Gonzalez and Martinez have been clashing over their differences. Martinez being a 20-year veteran while Gonzalez saying that she has accomplished more in one year than Martinez has her entire career made this match very personal. One thing the two have in common is they are both strong competitors.
As the match comes to its conclusion, Martinez gets a count of two from a Fisherman Buster. Gonzalez then bounced back with a big boot. The champ followed it up with her one-armed powerbomb to put away Martinez and retain her title. Dakota Kai was at ringside and in the corner of Gonzalez but did not interfere in the match.
Announced for next week’s show is a rematch between Zoey Stark and Toni Storm. Stark defeated Storm at the last Takeover event, Stand & Deliver. Storm has been riddled with the fact that she lost to a rookie. Since then, Stark has been a thorn in the side of Storm as she cost her a match against newcomer Zayda Ramier. Can Stark go 2-0 over Storm next week?
Franky Monet has been seen weekly approaching various superstars since her debut several weeks ago. She first introduced herself to Raquel Gonzalez but since then has made sure others have known her name as well. She will be in action for the first time in an NXT ring in two weeks. An opponent for her has not been named at the time of this writing.
Briana Brandy is now known as B-Fab. This week on NXT, Brandy joined her stablemates as they announced that they go by the name – Hit Row. The stable, which is led by Isaiah “Swerve” Scott, made an appearance last week after Scott defeated Leon Ruff. Scott let us in on how they came together. … Read more
Tonight’s NXT has a big championship match on the card which will see NXT Women’s Champion Raquel Gonzalez in her first defense against Mercedes Martinez. Since Gonzalez defeated Io Shirai at the last TakeOver event, Martinez has been the one woman that has kept an eye on her and has been hungry for gold. Martinez … Read more
Briana Brandy appeared on tonight’s episode of NXT after Isaiah “Swerve” Scott picked up a victory against Leon Ruff. The two men delivered in a Falls Count Anywhere match that led to Scott picking up a victory. After the match, the individuals that have been with Scott in his promos (you can see her in … Read more
Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell of The Way are now your new NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions after defeating Shotzi Blackheart & Ember Moon in a main event Street Fight. This is the first gold won for both women within the company. LeRae & Hartwell also captured the titles without any assistance from the male … Read more
Tonight the NXT Women’s Tag Team Championships will be on the line in a Street Fight. The champs Ember Moon & Shotzi Blackheart will be defending them against The Way. The Way attacked the champs last week from behind before they could have a match with The Robert Stone Brand. Stone has been under the … Read more
NXT newcomer Zayda Ramier picked up a huge win in her first singles match on the black and gold brand. This is only the second look we are getting at Ramier as she lost her debut match alongside Gigi Dolin against The Way. Her opponent was Toni Storm. Facing a former champion, Ramier had a … Read more
Next week the NXT Women’s Tag Team Championships will be on the line in a Street Fight. The champions, Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon will be defending their gold against The Way. Last week, Indi Hartwell said that she got herself and Candice LeRae a match against the champions but Blackheart/Moon had The Robert Stone … Read more
Tonight’s NXT has two matches on the schedule and both surround potential future title opportunities. First is a match that was announced last week which is Mercedes Martinez taking on Dakota Kai. Ever since Raquel Gonzalez became NXT Women’s Champion at Stand & Deliver, Martinez has had gold in her sight. Last week, Martinez responded … Read more
The Warrior of the Sun has officially wrestled her first match in NXT.
Sarray is victorious in her first match for the brand. The highly anticipated match landed her across the ring from Zoey Stark. Stark has been impressive since joining the brand herself so this match-up already had the potential to be a good one and it did not disappoint. She puts away her first opponent with a spinning heel kick under the jaw, connecting with a forearm, and hitting a suplex to get the pin.
After the match, both Sarray and Stark showed excellent sportsmanship. Sarray helped up Stark who then raised her arm in victory. As Stark was making her way up the ramp she was attacked by Toni Storm. Stark defeated Storm on the pre-show of TakeOver: Stand & Deliver and it is clear that taking that loss isn’t sitting well with Storm. Sarray went over to help Stark and to prevent any further attack from Storm.
This was the only women’s match on the show this week but there were many women throughout the show. NXT Women’s Champion Raquel Gonzalez was being interviewed and was asked about all of the eyes that have been fixated on her now that she is champion. She said to line all the challengers up and she will defeat them all until there is no one left standing.
Kai then focused on Martinez who called out Gonzalez last week. Martinez answered later on in the night and said she would go through Kai first so that there will be no one in her way to get to Gonzalez and the gold.
"If they want to step up, go ahead, light 'em up, and I'll take them down one-by-one, until there is NO ONE left standing." – @RaquelWWE
As for the former NXT Women’s Champion Io Shirai, she had a sit-down interview with Beth Phoenix about her title reign and recent loss and what she sees for her future. They discussed the match from Stand & Deliver which led to Shirai saying that when the time is right she will get her rematch.
Phoenix asked her what was next in the meantime. Shirai says her body needs rest in order to face Gonzalez again. As she tries to explain possible time away from the ring, Franky Monet entered with her dog. Monet introduced herself to Shirai and says that she is such a fan of Phoenix who she has been watching since she was a kid.
Monet adds that she didn’t mean to eavesdrop but since Shirai is going to take some time off that she could fill her shoes as the top woman of the NXT women’s division. Shirai responds in Japanese and after Monet says she doesn’t understand Shirai says that she likes cats.
Lastly, we have The Way. Early in the night, Dexter Lumis took on LA Knight and Indi Hartwell appeared behind the barricade. This distracted Lumis to the point that he suffered a loss. Hartwell then tried to console him and get her kiss but The Way came and grabbed her off the apron and took her away from the situation.
Throughout the night Hartwell continued to be preoccupied with the thought of Lumis. Candice LeRae told her that she really needs to get focused and stop being distracted by boys. They need to focus on the NXT Women’s Tag Team Titles. Not knowing that Hartwell had left her, LeRae was approached by the champions Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon. Once LeRae realized that Hartwell was no longer by her side, the tag champs attacked her and pulled her into the bathroom.
After being attacked, a disheveled LeRae would join her husband Johnny Gargano along with Austin Theory backstage. Theory was discussing a match that he was able to get booked in. They asked what happened to LeRae but she didn’t answer as Hartwell joined her stablemates. Hartwell says she ran into William Regal and was able to get them a tag team title match. Everyone but LeRae seemed thrilled by that announcement as she is left by herself.
What did you think of Sarray’s debut match against Stark? How about everything else that transpired for the women of the brand this week? Leave your thoughts below.
Tonight’s NXT will have a big debut from Sarray. She will be facing Zoey Stark in her debut match. You can view below from a Network Exclusive where Stark requested to be Sarray’s first opponent. Sarray accepted and General Manager William Regal made it official. Currently, this is the only match announced for the women … Read more
Sarray, formerly Sareee, has been signed with WWE since February 2020 but has been unable to make her debut due to travel restrictions. She is a household name in Japan and has been wrestling for World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana as well as Seadlinnng. Sarray has shared the ring with the likes of Aja Kong and Meiko Satomura.
Her first opponent on the black and gold brand will be someone who has done very well for herself so far in NXT and that woman is Zoey Stark. Although Stark doesn’t have many wins under her belt just yet, she has gone up against some of the best in NXT so far including former NXT Women’s Champion Io Shirai and the current champion Raquel Gonzalez. Last week she came face to face with Mercedes Martinez in a backstage segment.
What do you make of Stark being Sarray’s first opponent? Leave your thoughts below and check back in with Diva Dirt for further news, results, and a discussion postfor tonight’s NXT.
At NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver, Raquel Gonzalez dethroned Io Shirai for the NXT Women’s Championship. The win ended Shirai’s impressive 300+ day title reign while crowning a new and dominant champion. On the most recent edition of NXT, Gonzalez celebrated her win with her partner Dakota Kai. But her celebrations were cut short when she … Read more
NXT is now on Tuesday nights and there is a lot to unpack already.
There was an advertised debut, two matches that involved the women including the main event, a lot of eyes on the new champion Raquel Gonzalez, and a surprise moment that was heartwarming to see.
The first match of the night was from an altercation that happened earlier in the day. Mercedes Martinez was heated because after she paired back up with The Robert Stone Brand a few weeks ago she didn’t get paid as she wanted. This was done because Jessi Kamea wasn’t able to compete. She approached Aliyah and Robert Stone backstage. When she wasn’t getting her money she choked Aliyah up against the way until Kamea entered. Martinez asked her if she wanted to step up to her. Kamea said no, she wanted to step on her.
Mercedes Martinez defeated Jessi Kamea
Despite the confidence that Kamea presented, the match was way shorter than it needed to be and Martinez was able to pick up the victory. After the match, Martinez went after Stone and Aliyah. Aliyah was able to escape around the barricade to the other side of the plexiglass but Stone wasn’t so lucky. Martinez held him up against the plexiglass until he gave her the money she was requesting.
As she was walking away checking her money, she stopped at the announce table and delivered a message to Raquel Gonzalez. Martinez has her eyes set on the new champion and wants to take the gold for herself as she states she is coming for her.
She isn’t the only woman that has her eyes set on Gonzalez. The debuting Franky Monet made a huge statement as she let the new champion know that she will be seeing her every Tuesday night. For a full rundown of what took place during Monet’s debut, you can click here to see the previous report.
After Monet and her adorable dog left the ring, a moment happened that no one was expecting. The new RAW Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley and the new SmackDown Women’s Champion Bianca Belair joined Gonzalez in the center of the ring to celebrate their victories. Behind them on the screen was a photo of all three of them together. It was a beautiful and a fully realized moment of what we have witnessed this past week.
In a WWE Network Exclusive that was just uploaded, it shows Triple H being the proud papa as he takes photos with all three champions. Then after he leaves the three women to discuss their wins with one another and Ripley mentions that it is the start of a new era. They all agree and Belair says that the ones that came before them don’t have to leave but they need to make some space. Plus there is more coming behind them as well.
The main event saw an eight-person tag team match that pinned the NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions Ember Moon & Shotzi Blackheart along with Dexter Lumis and Bronson Reed against all four members of The Way.
Blackheart, Moon, Reed, and Lumis defeated The Way
This match had a bit of everything and was fun to watch. As the match starts to wind down to its finish, Indi Hartwell pretended to be knocked out in the ring as Lumis was trying to put Johnny Gargano to sleep. Once Lumis realized that Hartwell was “knocked out” he showed concern. As he goes to help her up, Austin Theory takes him out and Lumis spills to the outside. Hartwell then disposes of her own teammate Theory out on the other side of the ring. She then falls down again on the ring apron and Lumis picks her up to take her to the back. She picks her head up, winks, and smiles with a thumbs up. #Index.
Back to the action in the ring. Moon climbs on top of Reed’s shoulders and delivers an Eclipse on Theory. Candice LeRae then dumps Moon to the outside. Reed then fights off Gargano and Theory in the corner as he is perched up on the top turnbuckle. LeRae then tries to deliver a superplex to Reed as Blackheart shows up to place her on her shoulders and drop her on top of Theory. Reed then hits a Tsunami for the pin and the victory for his team.
Other women who made appearances on the show are Zoey Stark, Marina Shafir, and the announcement of Sarray’s debut.
Stark was seen backstage being interviewed about how she felt competing at her first TakeOver event. She says just four months ago she was living in Las Vegas trying to make ends meet. Now she has a huge victory over Toni Storm and has her eyes set on the NXT Women’s Title. Mercedes Martinez had something to say about that statement. Martinez says that she is the next in line for a title shot and that we shouldn’t be wasting our time on some rookie.
Shafir didn’t play any big part in the show but she was alongside her husband Roderick Strong. Strong turned in his resignation to William Regal who stated that he was always welcome back. What this may mean for Strong and if Shafir is going to play a part in it remains to be seen. Shafir was last seen in action alongside Zoey Stark in the Dusty Cup in January.
Lastly, Sarray will be making her long awaited debut next week. Sarray was signed a while back and because of the pandemic she wasn’t able to get to the United States. She is here now and the video hyping her debut from Regal seems to be big things on the horizon for this talent.
Now let’s get into the Winners & Losers of the week:
Although I am not loving the fact that Raquel seems to be a babyface all of a sudden, she 100% deserves this title win. Her recapping her history and how much she has grown showed that. Her interaction with the debuting Franky was great. And the big moment between her and Rhea and Bianca was something that I was not expecting in the slightest and made me emotional from all three wins this past week.
WINNER: Franky Monet
Good first impression of Franky. And for a change we have someone who is debuting who I feel has a good entrance and music to go along with it. The Torrie Wilson vibes are real. Going right towards the champ is good also and at the same time it doesn’t feel like she is necessarily jumping the line as Mercedes and Zoey both mentioned they have their eye on the prize as well.
WINNER: Indi Hartwell
Indi has so much talent. Both in the ring and her ability to make everyone laugh. I was fully expecting the Index moment and I am still good with it happening as it did. Her thumbs up was great and the WWE Network Exclusive that has come out is even better. She explained where she went missing was that she had to go to “medical” to be “cleared.” *wink wink* The Way is actually a stable where all four of them play their parts so very well.
It’s hard to pick a loser because everything was solid. But the constant jobbing that The Robert Stone Brand gets to be tiring. Kamea stands up to Martinez in the clip from earlier today to just lose in a minute. I didn’t expect her to beat Martinez but at least they could have had a solid match.
If RAW and SmackDown would start using their women as much as NXT does then it would be a lot more fun discussing the Winners & Losers of the week.
Franky Monet is officially on NXT with her dog and all. Monet (formerly Taya Valkyrie) was expected to debut on tonight’s NXT and with that debut, she went straight to the top. She had the look down and her music was fire as she made her way down to the ring to confront the new … Read more
The fall-out from last week’s TakeOver event, Stand & Deliver, is tonight on NXT’s new night. NXT will be on Tuesday nights from here on out and we have a new champion for the brand. Raquel Gonzalez defeated Io Shirai in the main event of Night One from TakeOver. Shirai held the title for over … Read more
Night two of NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver takes place tonight. The event features the first-ever defence of the NXT Women’s Tag Team Championships on a Takeover. The champions Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon defend the titles against The Way, Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell. The two teams have been on a collision course for … Read more
Raquel Gonzalez is your new NXT Women’s Champion as she defeated Io Shirai in the main event of TakeOver: Stand & Deliver. This win ended the 300+ day reign of Shirai who held the title since last June. There was a lot of hype heading into this match with Shirai picking Gonzalez personally to be … Read more
NXT’s first-ever two-night event is here. Night one of NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver takes place tonight and features the highly anticipated women’s title match in the main event. Io Shirai defends the NXT Women’s Championship against her toughest opponent to date, Raquel Gonzalez. The match is months in the making. Ever since Gonzalez pinned … Read more
NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver is about to take off as Night One starts tonight with Night Two concluding tomorrow. There is currently one women’s match on each show on the main card. NXT has now announced that on the pre-show of Night One, the rising star Zoey Stark will be facing Toni Storm. Stark … Read more
NXT’s historic two-day event, NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver is here, and it offers up two exciting and intriguing women’s matches. The first is Io Shirai defending her NXT Women’s Championship against her most dominant opponent to date, Raquel Gonzalez. The two have been at each other’s throats for weeks and got into a brilliant … Read more
We are now less than three days away from the first night of NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver and at that event Raquel Gonzalez will challenge Io Shirai for the NXT Women’s Title in the main event. Leading up to this match, Shirai has done everything she can to take out Gonzalez. From their brawls … Read more
The last show before TakeOver: Stand & Deliver hit on all levels and did not disappoint. The women’s roster continues to be well represented throughout the show. If only RAW and SmackDown could do this very same thing. Hopefully, a few women will move to those rosters after WrestleMania. The amount of talent they have … Read more
A second women’s match has been added to the two-night TakeOver: Stand & Deliver event for next week. The NXT Women’s Tag Team Championships will be on the line as the champs Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon will be facing The Way (Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell). The match was announced on tonight’s NXT after … Read more
Zayda Ramier, formerly known in the indies as AQA, has made her NXT debut on this week’s episode. She was teamed with GiGi Dolin as they faced The Way. Ramier would be dealt a loss in her debut alongside Dolin as she took the pin from Hartwell for The Way. After LeRae tagged in Hartwell … Read more
