By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
NXT TV
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at 2300 Arena
Aired live November 6, 2024 on The CW
[Hour One] The ECW theme song played while a combination of ECW and NXT wrestlers were shown as part of the opening montage. There was a special “NXT 2300” logo… Vic Joseph and Booker T were on commentary…
Powell’s POV: John Moore was unable to cover the show live tonight, so I am covering the show on delay.
Footage aired of Trick Williams and Bubba Ray Dudley hanging out at an outdoor restaurant. Je’Von Evans was shown checking out the Liberty Bell earlier in the day. The heel and babyface teams for the ten-woman tag team match were shown separately…
Ring announcer Mike Rome announced the opener as being a hardcore match. Rome introduced Dawn Marie, who was already inside the ring wearing a referee shirt. Lola Vice and Jaida Parker made their entrances…
1. Jaida Parker vs. Lola Vice in a hardcore match with Dawn Marie as special referee. Parker played to the crowd and then turned and shoulder blocked Vice into a corner of the ring. Parker went to ringside and grabbed a chair while Dawn called for the opening bell. Vice ducked the chair and then punched it into the face of Parker.
Vice pulled a chair out from underneath the ring, but Parker slammed a chair over her back. Vice wound up slamming Parker’s face on the chair once it was leaning against the ropes. A shot aired of Wes Lee warming up in the backstage area.
Parker tossed Vice back inside the ring and then slid several chairs in behind her. When Parker returned to the ring, Vice tripped her and caused her to fall on top of a chair that was set up. Vice suplexed Parker onto a chair and then followed up with another. Vice put Parker down with a DDT and got a two count. Both wrestlers ended up at ringside and threw simultaneous clotheslines heading into a break. [C]
Vice set up a tall ladder in one corner of the ring while Parker draped another in over the middle rope in the opposite corner. Parker put Vice down with a spinebuster and then pulled another ladder inside the ring. Je’Von Evans was shown applying his wrist tape in a backstage area.
Parker placed Vice on top of the ladder that was draped over the middle rope. Parker climbed a small ladder and then performed a Tear Drop (ass splash) that broke the ladder and led to a near fall. A censored “holy shit” chant broke out.
Vice caught Parker in a sleeper hold. Parker rolled under the ropes to the floor with Vice maintaining the hold. Parker backed into the ring steps to break the hold. Back inside the ring, Vice placed a trashcan over Parker’s head and then threw kicks at it. Vice put Parker down in a corner of the ring in front of a trashcan and then placed another one over her head. Vice ran her ass into the trashcan over Parker’s head.
Both women went back to ringside where Parker threw a trashcan at Vice and then hit her with a kendo stick several times. In the ring, Vice battered Parker with a kendo stick. Parker slammed a trashcan lid over Vice’s back and then picked her up and side slammed her onto a chair that was set up. Parker hit a running strike on Vice, which drove her into a ladder. Parker covered Vice for a two count.
Vice put Parker in a sleeper hold. Parker grabbed a small brick that was on the mat and slammed it over the head of Vice to break the hold. Another censored “Holy Shit” chant broke out. Parker covered Vice for a two count. “Where the hell did the brick come from?” Joseph asked. Parker ran the ropes and then drilled Vice with an elbow strike before pinning her…
Jaida Parker defeated Lola Vice in 14:45 in a hardcore match with Dawn Marie as special referee.
Powell’s POV: Strong effort from both wrestlers. It was nice to get a clean finish to conclude the lengthy hardcore match. It was great to see Dawn Marie again. She played it straight by working as an unbiased referee.
Ethan Page and Ridge Holland stood in front of the Rocky Balboa statue and delivered a promo. Page said they were going to take the fight to Trick Williams and Bubba Ray Dudley and ruin the night of nostalgia. Holland spoke about how he needs to be the NXT Champion. Page said there wouldn’t be any fairytale endings and no tables…
Kelani Jordan was shown doing the splits while doing yoga on some production crates in the backstage area. Rob Van Dam said he was impressed by her balance. He noted that she would be in the tag team match later, and would get a rematch for the NXT Women’s North American Championship on next week’s show. RVD told her to stand out by beating Fallon Henley. Jordan pointed RVD in the direction of Ava’s office and then went on her way. The camera was knocked over during some commotion. When the cameraman regrouped, Wes Lee was standing over the fallen RVD…
Je’Von Evans made his entrance… [C]
An ad aired for the NXT Deadline (technically Deadl1ne) premium live event for December 7 in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the Minneapolis Armory…
Powell’s POV: Smackdown will be in Minneapolis at Target Center the night before. I like the idea of going with a smaller venue for the NXT show.
Footage aired from earlier in the day of Tony D’Angelo, Channing Lorenzo, Luca Crusifino, and Adriana Rizzo walking by Tony & Nick’s and encountering Shawn Spears and Brooks Jensen. Nunzio and Tony Mamaluke showed up. Nunzio asked D’Angelo if his phone was broken because he never called him back. D’Angelo said he didn’t mean any disrespect.
Mamaluke said he made a call to Ava and got Rizzo a match against Nikkita Lyons for next week. Nunzio spoke about a tax and then informed D’Angelo that he would defend the NXT North American Title against him later in the night…
Wes Lee made his entrance…
2. Wes Lee vs. Je’Von Evans. Evans got an early two count on a rollup. There was a clunky head-scissors takedown, and then Evans cleared Lee from the ring with a kick. Bubba Ray Dudley and Trick Williams were shown warming up when Bubba noticed RVD being helped as he walked by. Both wrestlers fought to ringside where Lee gave Evans a brainbuster on the bottom part of the ring steps. [C]
Evans performed a huracanrana from the rope and then clutched his neck. Evans followed up with a spinning kick and got a two count. Lee came back with some kicks. Lee performed a Poison Rana and then hit an Cardiac Kick for a near fall.
Lee grabbed a chair, but the referee took it away from him. Evans rolled up Lee for a two count. Lee got up and kicked Evans, who then hit him with a cutter. Evans went up top, jumped off, and hit another cutter on the way down. Lee rolled to the floor to avoid being pinned. Evans went for a dive, but Lee avoided it and sent him onto and then over the broadcast table. Lee grabbed a chair.
Rob Van Dam’s entrance music played and he came out dressed in his gear. Lee went to ringside and swung a chair at Van Dam, who avoided it. Evans dove onto Lee and then tossed him back in the ring. Evans went up top and hit a cutter on the way down. Evans went to the ropes again. Lee rolled away. Evans still hit him with a long distance frog splash and scored the pin.
Je’Von Evans defeated Wes Lee in 12:20.
After the match, RVD rolled Lee out of the ring and posed with Evans…
Powell’s POV: A fun match and a nice win for Evans. I’m not sure if WWE doesn’t want RVD to avoid physicality or if it’s something they are saving for later in the show.
NXT general manager Ava was shown walking backstage with Robert Stone and Stevie Turner. Eddy Thorpe showed up and asked Ava if they could talk. Ava said she had to go. Thorpe said that was twice now. Ava said she knew and they would talk eventually, but not right now… [C]
Powell’s POV: Please tell me that Thorpe is going to turn heel and ditch his weak DJ gimmick.
Jevon Evans is the worst!
Where’s Joey Styles?!
“OH MY GAAAWWWDD!!!”
The NXT women’s division has so much talent it’s almost embarrassing. They have at least 15 stars who could be in the main roster right now. Just imagine with a year or two more of experience this crew on Raw and SDL. Just wow