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Roxanne Perez Sits Down To Speak As New NXT Women’s Champion

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The pre-taped Dec. 20 episode of NXT had a lot of attention from the women’s division. There were three matches and a fourth that never got underway.

First, we had Nikita Lyons take on Zoey Stark as their feud continues to rage. Stark tried to attack Lyons from behind to start the match but unlike the last sneak attack, Lyons was ready and caught her with a Buzzsaw Kick. The match was pretty back and forth leading up to the ending which saw Stark stealing a victory. Stark reversed an O’Connor roll with a roll of her own while holding the ropes to get the pin.

Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell interviewed Cora Jade. Jade gave an unhappy response to Roxanne Perez becoming the new NXT Women’s Champion. Wendy Choo attacked her starting a brawl that leads to a match for the next week.

In another segment, Fallon Henley was at her family bar along with Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen. Kiana James would enter with Giovanna declaring that she was purchasing the bar. Jensen is the one who alerted James of the bar being in financial trouble. Henley didn’t take kindly to James’ advances and challenged her next week to a match.

The second women’s match was for the NXT Women’s Tag Team Championships and that had Katana Chance & Kayden Carter defend their gold against Ivy Nile & Tatum Paxley as well as Toxic Attraction in a Triple Threat.

The two teams that were involved in the fall were Nile & Paxley along with the champs Carter & Chance. After Paxley pushed Chance off the top rope, Nile locked in a dragon sleeper on Carter. Carter pushed off the ropes and reversed it getting the pin and the victory. This means that Carter and Chance’s reign continues as they are quickly approaching 150 days as champions.

The third women’s match was Indi Hartwell taking on Elektra Lopez. Weeks back Lopez made her return and attacked but Hartwell and Sol Ruca. Since then, Hartwell has had a small fight with Roxanne Perez but now wanted to seek revenge on Lopez. Unfortunately for Hartwell, Lopez had more tricks up her sleeve. By hiding brass knuckles in the top turnbuckle she used them to punch Hartwell in the head to pick up the pin and the victory.

Lastly for matches, there was supposed to be Alba Fyre taking Sol Ruca but it didn’t take place. Prior to their match, Isla Dawn blinded Fyre with mist which had her seek out medical attention. Fyre was cleared to compete, but as she headed to the ring Dawn attacked her and threw her into the ring steps causing the match to not take place.

Also on the Dec. 20 episode of NXT we heard from the new NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez. In a sit-down interview, she spoke about becoming the new champion and what this has meant to hear as working towards this moment for the past five years.

NXT lineup for Dec. 27

  • Kiana James vs. Fallon Henley
  • Wendy Choo vs. Cora Jade
  • Lyra Valkyria vs. Lash Legend

Check back in with Diva Dirt for more news and results from the women of NXT.

Roxanne Perez Becomes First Iron Survivor At NXT Deadline

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Two women’s matches kicked off NXT Deadline on December 10.

The last NXT premium live event of the year opened up with the first-ever women’s Iron Survivor Challenge. Roxanne Perez and Zoey Stark were the first two entrants until Kiana James joined. Stark was the first to score a fall when she pinned Perez to send her to the penalty box for 90 seconds. Cora Jade came in next and scored a fall over James before Indi Hartwell entered last and sent Perez back to the penalty box. Perez finally scored a fall over Stark to give everyone but James one point.

Perez pulled ahead when she hit Pop Rox on her rival Jade. After 90 seconds, Jade returned to the bout but struggled to score another fall before the clock hit 25 minutes. Perez was declared the winner and has now earned a future NXT Women’s Championship match. That match will take place on Jan. 10 at New Year’s Evil.

Roxanne Perez NXT Deadline
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Right after the Iron Survivor Challenge, Alba Fyre had her chance at revenge against Isla Dawn. The action was hard-fought in and out the ring, but it wasn’t without Dawn’s mysterious antics. The original referee was taken out after black goo began falling out of his mouth. After a new ref came in, Dawn sent Fyre into an exposed turnbuckle and planted her for the three-count.

The tag division received some minor developments during a pair of backstage segments. In one interview, Katana Chance and Kayden Carter interrupted Ivy Nile and Tatum Paxley to give them props and tease a future match. Later on, Nile and Paxley attacked Toxic Attraction when they confronted the champs, which led to all three teams brawling until they were pulled apart. It is now confirmed that Nile and Paxley will face Toxic Attraction on Tuesday’s new episode.

Looking ahead, NXT’s next televised special will be New Year’s Evil on January 10, while the next PLE will be Vengeance Day on February 4 in Charlotte, NC.

What did you think of Deadline? Do you think Roxanne Perez will dethrone Mandy Rose? Sound off with your thoughts below!

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Indi Hartwell Takes Final Spot At Deadline; Isla Dawn vs. Alba Fyre Match Added

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Indi Hartwell has taken the final spot in this Saturday’s Iron Survivor Challenge. The first-time match will take place at NXT Deadline on Dec. 10 and will have five women fighting it out to become the number one contender for the NXT Women’s Championship. Hartwell joins Cora Jade, Roxanne Perez, Zoey Stark, and Kiana James. … Read more

Isla Dawn Works Oct. 29 NXT Live Event

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Isla Dawn from the former NXT UK brand was in action on the Oct. 29 NXT Live event in Winter Haven, Fla. This would be her first match since the NXT UK brand stopped production in September. Her opponent at the live show was Alba Fyre. Earlier this year, Dawn had two chances at the … Read more

Fatal Four Way Elimination Match Confirmed for Final NXT UK

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*Please note this article contains spoilers – despite it already being revealed on NXT 2.0* The controversy surrounding the NXT UK Women’s Championship and its No.1 Contender will come to an end next week as a four-way elimination match was announced this week by Sid Scala. Blair Davenport, Isla Dawn, Amale, and Eliza Alexander have … Read more

Emilia McKenzie Finds Her Killer Instinct; Sarray Seeks An Answer

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Welcome to another edition of NXT UK! This week, NXT 2.0 superstar Fallon Henley gets her second match on the UK Brand after a bizarre run-in with the even more bizarre Isla Dawn. In a pre-match interview, Henley reflects on her big win against Emilia McKenzie, who we will see later, giving props to her … Read more

Amale Delivers Hope; Satomura Has Words For Isla Dawn

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This week on NXT UK saw Xia Brookside deliver, somewhat, on her promise from last week that someone was getting ‘battered’. Running to the ring with Eliza Alexander by her side, NXT UK’s ‘brat’ Xia did her best to ignore the boos sent her way and subsequent cheers for her opponent: Angel Hayze. The two … Read more

Isla Dawn Seeks Chaos With A Rematch; Eliza Alexander Makes Her Debut

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As promised last week, Meiko Satomura came to the ring to call out Isla Dawn. Our Champion without the championship belt wasted little time demanding that Isla join her in the ring and return the title to its rightful home. Dawn answered the call, sauntering to the ring with the championship cradled in her hands … Read more

Eliza Alexander Makes NXT UK Debut; Isla Dawn Holds The Title Hostage

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Last week we saw a shift in the NXT UK Women’s Division when Isla Dawn challenged Meiko Satomura for the championship. Meiko went on to retain the title but it was Isla Dawn who took the title home in a shocking twist.

NXT UK’s Wicked Witch admits that the bond between title and champion is too strong for her to break and so she proposes a deal of sorts. Isla has something Meiko wants and Meiko has something Isla needs. The dark promo ends with Isla delivering a proposition to the champion: she must do whatever Isla says.

A rematch is most certainly on the cards but how many games will Isla Dawn play before this happens?

https://twitter.com/NXTUK/status/1509609734659182605

Another consequence from last week was felt as Amale agreed to give Xia Brookside her requested rematch. The French Hope has been on an impressive series of wins, commentary even suggested she might be looking to face Meiko once again.

Brookside was caught by cameras last week talking to her father telling him it was time for their plan. It appears that Brookside may have just found some new hope against The French Hope!

The spoiled brat of NXT UK comes out, disturbed by the chants of the crowd as she attempts to crush Amale. As the battle falls to the outside, Xia is rolled back in the ring while Amale turns to hype the crowd and is suddenly struck by a blonde woman on the other side of the barricade. With the ref distracted by Xia, Amale is left to the mercy of the attack and is defenceless to Xia as she capitalises with Broken Wings and defeats her foe.

Commentary are unclear who this woman is as she joins Xia Brookside in the ring but a Digital Exclusive does confirm that this is Eliza Alexander, formerly known as Lizzy Evo, who has been brought in by Xia’s father to help his daughter. Eliza quickly shuts down the questioning from the interviewer and leaves with Xia.

What do you make of this new pairing in NXT UK? What do you think Isla might have in store for Meiko next? Let us know in the comments!

Isla Dawn is a Very Different Version of Who She Once Was

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Isla Dawn is ready to face the Final Boss next week as she will be challenging Meiko Satomura for the NXT UK Women’s Championship. This version of Isla Dawn is not the same one Satomura faced one year ago when she stepped into WWE. In fact, Dawn was her first competitor and Satomura recognizes the difference.

In the most recent promo below Dawn says the Isla that Meiko faced one year ago is gone and that she will be the one to cause the fall of the champion. Will Isla be the one to dethrone the Final Boss? If not, who?

Dawn has strung together a few victories over the past number of months. Most importantly defeating Emilia McKenzie, who is Satomura’s protege. Satomura has been champion since June when she dethroned the longest reigning champion, Kay Lee Ray.

She has gone on to defend successfully against Amale, Stevie Turner, Jinny, Xia Brookside, and most recently Blair Davenport. Davenport was likely poised to be the one to take the gold but a recent injury during their last title match has stalled that possibility.

On this week’s NXT UK, there were two women’s matches with the following results –

Emilia McKenzie defeated Nina Samuels

Aleah James defeated Stevie Turner

What are your thoughts heading into Meiko vs. Isla? Check back in next week to see who walks out as NXT UK Women’s Champion.

Isla Dawn to challenge Meiko Satomura for the NXT UK Women’s Championship on March 24

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Two weeks ago, Isla Dawn made her intentions clear when she interrupted Meiko Satomura’s celebration and laid out the NXT UK Women’s Champion. On this week’s broadcast, it was confirmed that Isla Dawn will receive her opportunity at the gold in two weeks on March 24. Also appearing on this week’s show was the 4-Dimensional … Read more

Top 5 women who should end Meiko Satomura’s NXT UK Women’s Title reign

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The NXT UK Women’s Championship has seen four total champions since the title’s inception in 2018. Rhea Ripley, Toni Storm, Kay Lee Ray, and now Meiko Satomura. These four women have spearheaded the often overlooked division based in the UK. The current champion, Meiko Satomura, has held the title since June 2021 and has defended … Read more

Isla Dawn crashes Meiko Satomura’s celebration, Says she wants to take the NXT UK Women’s Title

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It looks like Isla Dawn wants to be the next to have a crack at the NXT UK Women’s Champion Meiko Satomura. Satomura became NXT UK Women’s Champion after ending the long reign of Kay Lee Ray back in June. Reaching nearly 260-days as champion, Satomura was provided a celebration in the middle of the … Read more

Blair Davenport says she isn’t finished with Meiko Satomura; Isla Dawn picks up a victory

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Blair Davenport is coming off of a loss from her first challenge for the NXT UK Women’s Championship. She faced the champion, Meiko Satomura, last week and despite the losing effort, she says in a new promo that she isn’t finished just yet. In the promo, she says Davenports only care about Davenports and that … Read more

Blair Davenport is coming to NXT UK; Laura Di Matteo makes her debut

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Representation for the women of the NXT UK brand was frequent on this week’s episode. The match for the women involved Laura Di Matteo making her debut on the red and black brand as she faced Stevie Turner. Turner was able to pick up a win after a nice back and forth as she pinned … Read more

Number One Contender crowned for NXT UK Women’s Championship after replacement in Gauntlet Match

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There was a lot at stake on tonight’s NXT UK. The women on the roster went head-to-head to crown a number one contender to the NXT UK Women’s Championship. Who would be the next woman to try and dethrone Kay Lee Ray’s over 600-day reign. A few weeks ago, five women were named as those … Read more

NXT UK number one contenders Gauntlet Match to take place next week – Promos aired

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NXT UK is gearing up for a huge Gauntlet Match to take place next week. This match is to determine who will be Kay Lee Ray’s next opponent for the NXT UK Women’s Championship. Whoever faces KLR next has the opportunity to take down a history maker as the champion has held the title for … Read more

Isla Dawn picks up a big win on NXT UK and Jinny challenges Dani Luna for next week

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Isla Dawn picked up a big win on this week’s NXT UK against Emilia McKenzie. McKenzie recently made her return to WWE and the NXT UK brand after a two-year absence. Last week, McKenzie picked up a win in tag team action alongside Meiko Satomura. They defeated the team of NXT UK Women’s Champion Kay … Read more

NXT UK talk about the Women’s Evolution; New Jinny promo

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All last week, WWE celebrated that it has been five years since the Women’s Evolution started. It was spoken about on the programming and dominated the social media realm. This included many superstars discussing their favorite moments. The ladies of NXT UK have concluded the week by discussing their favorite moments and what it has … Read more

NXT UK: Spoilers 01/17 & 01/18

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NXT UK taped their latest round of television in York, UK this past weekend with a number of interesting angles, exciting matches and an intriguing debut taking place. The tapings will be shown later on this month but if you want to know the results/spoilers then read on. The Friday, Jan, 17 tapings saw the … Read more

NXT UK Spoilers from recent two-night tapings in Brentwood

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NXT UK

*Please note that there are spoilers for upcoming NXT UK shows in this article. If you do not want to see these spoilers, please discontinue reading.* NXT UK rode into Brentwood, England for two nights of action this weekend which featured many female Superstars. The likes of Rhea Ripley, Piper Niven, Kay Lee Ray, Xia … Read more

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