They’re ready. We are in the traditional holiday season and that can make for some interesting changes in the wrestling world. This includes trying to figure out how to run all of the regular television events in one way or another, which often includes taping shows in advance. WWE has done that again for one of its upcoming events and now we know what is going to happen.
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WWE has taped the next two weeks (December 19 and December 26) of NXT in advance, with tapings taking place on Wednesday of this week. These shows will air over the holiday season to allow the wrestlers time off. Here are the results, courtesy of PWInsider.com:
December 19:
* Fallon Henley def. Tiffany Stratton. Stratton attacked Henley after the match and poured garbage on her.
* Ilja Dragunov cut a promo, before Ridge Holland interrupted to set up a match.
* Trick Williams and Dragunov had an altercation backstage, where Dragunov said he picks his matches because he’s NXT champion.
* Men’s Breakout Tournament: Lexis King def. Dion Lennox. Trey Bearhill tried to attack King, but he got away.
* Izzi Dame & Kiana James def. Jacy Jayne & Thea Hail
* Roxanne Perez spoke about the previous match and was interrupted by Arianna Grace, who Perez slapped.
* NXT North American Championship: Dragon Lee def. Charlie Dempsey and Joe Coffey. No Quarter Catch Club attacked Lee, Joaquin Wilde and Cruz Del Toro.
* Trick Williams and Carmelo Hayes spoke backstage.
* Cora Jade took her locker back, which had been used by Karmen Petrovic.
* Men’s Breakout Tournament: Tavion Heights def. Luca Crusifino
* Nikkita Lyons def. Tatum Paxley
* Gallus (Wolfgang & Mark Coffey) def. Hank Walker & Tank Ledger
* Ridge Holland vs. Ilja Dragunov went to a no contest. Dragunov was taken out on stretcher.
December 26:
* Lucien Price & Bronco Nima def. Duke Hudson & Andre Chase
* Heritage Cup: Noam Dar def. Josh Briggs
* Cora Jade def. Karmen Petrovic
* Bron Breakker def. Nathan Frazer
* Joe Gacy def. Joe Coffey
* Men’s Breakout Tournament: Riley Osborne def. Lexis King
* Men’s Breakout Tournament: Oba Femi def. Tavion Heights
* NXT Underground: Eddy Thorpe def. Dijak
The Dragunov injury, which saw Holland drop Dragunov on his head, has since been reported as a storyline rather than a legitimate injury.
The show has been going well as of late. Check out some recent NXT:
Opinion: It’s always nice to see something like this when a promotion lets its wrestlers off for the holidays. There is no need to have a bunch o live shows around this time and while the audience won’t be overly large, WWE is at least giving the wrestlers a break. If nothing else, NXT is going to need some build heading into New Year’s Evil the following week, as that is going to be a big night.
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