NXT TakeOver: In Your House returns for the second year running and features two intriguing women’s matches to look forward to. The first is Mercedes Martinez taking on the vicious and undefeated Xia Li. The second sees Ember Moon challenge Raquel Gonzalez for the NXT Women’s Championship. Mercedes Martines vs Xia Li Mercedes Martinez is … Read more
The next NXT TakeOver event In Your House is rapidly approaching on June 13. It was announced from this week’s NXT that we will have two women’s matches on the card. The NXT Women’s Title will be defended as Raquel Gonzalez will be putting her championship on the line against Ember Moon. Last week, Moon … Read more
NXT offered up three women’s matches on this weeks show including the highly anticipated debut match of Franky Monet. This week’s match results were as follows: Franky Monet defeated Cora Jade Mercedes Martinez defeated Zayda Ramier Ember Moon & Shotzi Blackheart defeated Dakota Kai & Raquel Gonzalez Monet took down Jade with a Glam Slam … 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.
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.
It has been a huge week for the stars of WWE. NXT had their first two-night TakeOver: Stand & Deliver on Wednesday and Thursday, and WrestleMania 37 weekend has just come to a close. WrestleMania weekend saw two former NXT stars win their first-ever main roster titles. Royal Rumble winner Bianca Belair defeated Sasha Banks … Read more
There has been a change to the NXT Women’s Tag Team Championship match set for tonight’s show. Jessi Kamea is out with an injury according to an official report by WWE. Therefore, Aliyah and Robert Stone have looked to a former member of The Robert Stone Brand to help – Mercedes Martinez. Aliyah and Martinez … Read more
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day was a brilliant show that offered up thrilling action from start to finish. The night began with a bang as Dakota Kai, Raquela Gonzalez, Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon put on a fantastic tag team match. Io Shirai, Mercedes Martinez and Toni Storm battled it out in a superb Triple Threat … Read more
The first NXT TakeOver of the year is here and Vengeance Day offers up two spectacular women’s matches. The first match is the final of the women’s Dusty Classic Tag Team Tournament. Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez take on the post-apocalyptic duo of Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart. The two teams will battle it out … Read more
NXT TakeOver Vengeance Day is upon us and offers up two mouthwatering women’s matchups. The first match is the finals of the first-ever women’s Dusty Classic between Raquel Gonzalez and Dakota Kai vs Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart. The second match is a Triple Threat Match for the NXT Women’s Championship between Io Shirai vs … Read more
Dakota Kai & Raquel Gonzalez went into tonight’s NXT as the odds on favorite to win their semi-final match against Team Ninja (Kacy Catanzaro & Kayden Carter). Kai & Gonzalez did just that as they defeated Team Ninja to advance into the finals of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.
Team Ninja’s grit and determination is never questioned, however, it was not quite enough. Highlights of the match include Carter showing off her great athleticism until she was taken out by Gonzalez who hurled her into the announce table.
Catanzaro then showed her fearlessness as she jumped from the ring apron to Gonzalez’s back and then used it as a ramp to climb up a ringside light structure. She then hit a crossbody off the structure to take down her opponents. At the end of the match, Gonzalez decimated Catanzaro with a vicious power slam that allowed her to get the pin and the win.
Kai and Gonzalez will face the winners of the other semi-final match between Indi Hartwell & Candice LeRae and Shotzi Blackheart & Ember Moon. The final match will take place at the next TakeOver event named Vengeance Day on Feb. 14.
The upcoming TakeOver event will host a huge Triple Threat Match for the NXT Women’s Title. One of the competitors in that match, Toni Storm, took on Jessi Kamea on this week’s show.
Kamea was joined by the Robert Stone Brand so it seems as though she has transitioned into it after their loss in the Dusty Classic. The match didn’t last long and Storm won by disqualification as her upcoming opponents Mercedes Martinez and NXT Women’s Champion Io Shirai interfered. Shirai took her time as her challengers took each other apart before delivering a moonsault. The segment ended with her holding up her title to exert her dominance.
NXT also aired an origin story of Tian Sha. This is the warrior that leads and trained Xia Li and Boa. In this it explains she is thousands of years old. You can view it below.
What did you think of this week’s NXT results? Leave your thoughts below!!
The next NXT TakeOver event is rapidly approaching and now it has a name. On Feb. 14 we will witness NXT Vengeance Day. The event had already been announced but there was no name associated with it. There is one official match scheduled for the event which will be a huge Triple Threat for the … Read more
NXT TakeOver on February 14th will host an epic Triple Threat match for NXT Women’s Championship. WWE announced that Io Shirai will defend the NXT women’s title against Toni Storm and Mercedes Martinez. Martinez made it perfectly clear that she is after NXT gold upon her surprise return to the brand last month. Martinez appeared in shocking … Read more
Dakota Kai & Raquel Gonzalez are the newest team to advance in their first-round match-up for the first-eve Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. They defeated the team of Aliyah & Jessi Kamea. Kai & Gonzalez will meet Kayden Carter and Kacy Catanzaro in the semi-finals. Despite Aliyah & Kamea having a nice showing for the … Read more
Kacy Catanzaro & Kayden Carter have officially advanced in their first-round match in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. They defeated the favored team of Toni Storm & Mercedes Martinez. Catanzaro & Carter may have been the underdog heading into this tournament but their chemistry is undeniable. Unlike the makeshift team of Storm and Martinez, … Read more
Tonight’s a big night for tag team wrestling as the first-ever women’s Dusty Rhodes Classic tournament kicks off with its first match. Advertised for the night is Team Ninja (Kacy Catanzaro & Kayden Carter) taking on Mercedes Martinez & Toni Storm. In this first-round match, it seems as though the likely winners may end up … Read more
Last year NXT Superstar, Mercedes Martinez made her main roster debut as part of the anti-establishment faction RETRIBUTION. However, Martinez’s part of the group was brief, and she quickly vanished from television without explanation. Reports revealed that the wrestling legend personally asked to leave the faction and return to NXT, which WWE granted. Martinez made … Read more
In a backstage segment on NXT this week, we heard two teams announced for the upcoming women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. Shotzi Blackheart was being interviewed about her loss from earlier in the night against Candice LeRae. Blackheart says that she won’t whine about her loss but look forward to making history. She explains … Read more
Mercedes Martinez made a huge impression during her return last week to NXT. She hasn’t been in a match since early September where she was on the losing end of a cage match against Rhea Ripley. This time, she has her eye on the NXT Women’s Champion Io Shirai as she decimated her with the return to the brand.
Martinez was a part of the RETRIBUTION stable that has found a home on the RAW brand. She would have gone by the name Retaliation and would have joined Mia Yim (Reckoning) as the second woman of the group. Prior to her new name officially being announced on television, she was removed from the stable. Now she is back and is ready to dominate.
She will be in action tonight but her opponent has not been announced at this time.
The landscape of competitors for Shirai is endless in NXT. Toni Storm had staked her claim just last week before Martinez pounced. Who do you see being the next challenger for Shirai heading into the new year?
Mercedes Martinez hasn’t been seen in NXT since the beginning of September when she lost to Rhea Ripley in a steel cage match. Since then, Martinez was part of the stable RETRIBUTION on the main roster but was removed prior to her moniker being mentioned. She has been missing ever since….until tonight. The return came … Read more
Mercedes Martinez is hitting a huge milestone in her career. Nov. 12 marks 20 years since the Latina Sensation started in the wrestling business. She celebrates this accomplishment by taking a trip down memory lane on her Twitter. She will also be celebrating her 40th birthday on Nov. 17. She celebrates her 20 years by … Read more
It is being reported originally by PWInsider that Mercedes Martinez is no longer a member of RETRIBUTION. The faction finally revealed itself with five major members. The five members were originally announced as T-Bar (Dominik Dijakovic), Mace (Dio Maddin), Slapjack (Shane Thorne), and two women. The two women were Mia Yim and Mercedes Martinez. When … Read more
RAW did what it was meant to do this week and that is finding a challenge for Asuka for the RAW Women’s Title at Clash of Champions. Before we get into that, let’s go over the women who started the show and that was Mia Yim and Mercedes Martinez. That’s right, Yim and Martinez were … Read more
The stable known as RETRIBUTION has been wreaking havoc for a number of weeks. Ever since their appearance in early August, the group has targeted many Superstars and no one appears to be safe. The question has been – Who is behind the masks of these women and men. Some names such as Chelsea Green … Read more
According to Robert Stone, he is no longer employing Mercedes Martinez due to creative differences. Martinez took on Rhea Ripley in a Steel Cage match in the main event of NXT this week. She came out of that match with a loss as she was pinned by Ripley after suffering a Riptide through a table. … Read more
