WWE recently held NXT TV tapings at Center Stage in Atlanta for episodes of the entire month of January.
Below are the spoilers for the entire month of January:
January 10th Episode:
– Shayna Baszler makes her in-ring debut and defeats Dakota Kai. Baszler wins in under 1 minute via referee stoppage. Baszler attacks Kai after the match but NXT Women’s Champion Ember Moon makes the save.
– Lars Sullivan def. Lio Rush. Lars called out Killian Dain after the match and then turned his attention back to Rush. Lars destroyed Rush.
– We see The Undisputed Era attacking SAnitY backstage where a steel cage structure is seen. Adam Cole and NXT Tag Team Champions Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish comes to the ring to taunt SAnitY. Nikki Cross runs out for revenge but she is held back. Aleister Black & Roderick Strong come out for a face off. NXT General Manager William Regal makes Black & Strong vs. Fish and O’Reilly for the titles.
– NXT Tag Team Champions The Undisputed Era retains over Roderick Strong & Aleister Black. Adam Cole provided a distraction and brawled with Black through the crowd. They come back to the ring and Black was beaten down after. Regal comes out and announces Black vs. Cole in an Extreme Rules match for Takeover in Philadelphia.
– NXT Champion Andrade “Cien” Almas def. Kassius Ohno in a non-title match.
January 17th Episode:
– Tino Sabbatelli & Riddick Moss def. Heavy Machinery.
– Lacey Evans def. Aliyah. After the match, Evans called out Nikki Cross to the ring. Shayna Baszler comes out, stares Evans down and ended up beating on Aliyah. NXT Women’s Champion Ember Moon makes the save and issued a challenge to Baszler. NXT General Manager William Regal confirms Baszler vs. Moon for Takeover in Philadelphia.
– Roderick Strong def. Fabian Aichner. After the match, Strong issued a challenge to Lars Sullivan.
– Johnny Gargano comes out to the ring for a promo. He will be facing The Velveteen Dream next week with the winner facing NXT Champion Andrade “Cien” Almas at Takeover in Philadelphia.
– The Authors of Pain def. The Street Profits to become the new #1 contenders for the NXT Tag Team Titles and they will get their Title Shot at Takeover in Philadelphia.
January 24th Episode:
– No Way Jose def. Cezar Bononi.
– Bianca Belair def. indie veteran Luscious Latasha.
– The Authors of Pain destroyed two enhancement talents by attacking them before the bell. The match never started.
– Johnny Gargano def. The Velveteen Dream in an insanely good match. If Gargano lost, Dream would have received the NXT Title shot from Andrade “Cien” Almas at Takeover in Philadelphia. Gargano and Dream both got good pops throughout. After the match, Andrade and Zelina Vega comes out to face off with Gargano.