Full Results From April 11 NXT Tapings *SPOILERS*

And onward we go. This weekend’s Takeover: New Orleans was one of the best received shows WWE has produced in a very long time. All five matches were well received and the question became what could possibly follow it up. Between all four titles being in new hands (or first hands in the North American Title’s hands) and the incredible Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa match, there are several interesting stories to look at. As luck would have it, we got to look at some of those stories tonight at the NXT tapings held at Full Sail University.

WWE has taped four weeks worth of NXT, which will run starting next Wednesday April 18 thru Wednesday May 9. The shows will deal with the fallout from Takeover: New Orleans while setting up the first challengers for the new champions. At the moment there is no date announced for the next Takeover, but it will likely be attached to a major WWE pay per view in the near future. Here are the upcoming results, courtesy of Wrestlinginc.com:

April 18th Episode:

* Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae are out to a big pop. Gargano is happy to finally have his life back after the feud with Tommaso Ciampa. He thanks Candice for sticking with him through the past few months and says tonight they will take care of some unfinished business. Candice vs. Zelina Vega is announced for tonight. Gargano promises to become the next #1 contender to the NXT Title

* Ricochet defeated Fabian Aichner. Ricochet hit an impressive 630 for the pin and cut a quick babyface promo after the match

* The War Raiders defeated The Metro Brothers (Chris & JC). The former War Machine are still using their Hanson & Rowe names

* Lars Sullivan defeated Killian Dain in a brutal No DQ match. The two big men went at it here. Lars hit the Freak Accident on top of several steel chairs for the pin

* Candice LeRae defeated Zelina Vega. After the match, Gargano issues a challenge to NXT Champion Aleister Black. Black comes out and accepts the match for next week

April 25th Episode:

* The Undisputed Era is out – NXT North American Champion Adam Cole, NXT Tag Team Champions Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly, the injured Bobby Fish. Strong is officially announced as Tag Team Champion. They brag on Takeover weekend and Strong takes shots at WWE UK Pete Dunne

Here’s something the champs might have to deal with.

The War Raiders tear into the NXT Tag Team division in shocking debut: WWE NXT, April 11, 2018

* NXT North American Champion Adam Cole retained over Oney Lorcan with interference from Strong & O’Reilly. Danny Burch runs out to make the save but they beat him down

* Heavy Machinery defeated Tino Sabbatelli and Riddick Moss when Tino walked out on Riddick. After the match, Heavy Machinery issued a challenge to The War Raiders

* Kairi Sane defeated Australian indie wrestler Shazza McKenzie from Shine. After the match, Lacey Evans comes to the ring and apologizes to Kairi for comments after their TV match in New Orleans. Lacey offers a handshake but turns and drops Kairi with the mic

* TM61 defeated The Street Profits with feet on the bottom rope

* WWE UK Champion Pete Dunne defeated Roderick Strong by DQ in a non-title match. The Undisputed Era interfered but Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch made the save

May 2nd Episode:

* Kona Reeves defeated indie wrestler Patrick Scott

* Ricochet comes to the ring to a pop and cuts a promo on the NXT Title. The Velveteen Dream interrupts and they have words for several minutes with Dream saying Ricochet just isn’t good enough

* Ethan Carter III defeated Raul Mendoza

* Dakota Kai defeated Vanessa Borne. After the match, new NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler hits the ring and intimidates Kai into the corner and beats Borne down

* Johnny Gargano vs. NXT Champion Aleister Black never happens as Tommaso Ciampa attacks Gargano during his entrance and beats him up. Ciampa destroyed Gargano and left. Medics tended to Gargano and stretchered him out to an ambulance

May 9th Episode:

* Bianca Belair defeated Candice LeRae

* The War Raiders defeated Heavy Machinery

* Tommaso Ciampa defeated Kassius Ohno. Ciampa attacked Ohno after the match

* NXT Champion Aleister Black comes out and talks about Johnny Gargano but SAnitY interrupts and confronts him. Eric Young challenges Black and we’ve got a match

* Aleister Black defeated Eric Young in a non-title match. Black then took out Killian Dain and Alexander Wolfe after the match and stood tall to end the tapings

Note: A few of the matches for 4/25, 5/2 and 5/9 are out of order but listed based on how our correspondent believes they will air.

Opinion: I’m actually kind of surprised that Gargano vs. Ciampa is continuing. Gargano defeated him pretty definitively and I’m not sure if the second match should be taking place in the near future. Odds are it’s going to be a major gimmick match with even more violence added (an I Quit match or Last Man Standing would fit well) and that’s their best option if they’re doing the match soon. The other thing to remember is how much NXT adds in backstage segments, which can change a lot of things in a short amount of time.
Which episode sounds best to you? How do you think the next Takeover card will look? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 26 wrestling books. His latest book is the WWE Grab Bag.

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