The Great American Bash is back! NXT’s summer event is back for a premium live event, and this time it’s live on the CW Network! Lola Vice defends the NXT Women’s Championship against Kendal Grey in the main event. Tony D’Angelo defends the NXT Championship against Naraku. Zaria defends the Women’s North American Championship against Tatum Paxley. Tavion Heights challenges Myles Borne for the North American Title. Join Nickolye for the recap on Sunday, June 28th of NXT: The Great American Bash. Hit F5 or refresh as often as you like for the latest updates.
The NXT Championship will kick off the show, and here comes the champion out first! Vic Joseph and Wade Barrett are the commentators for tonight. Mike Rome does the proper title match introductions, and Derek Sanders is the referee for this match.
* NXT Championship: Tony D’Angelo {C} vs. Naraku
Naraku immediately goes out the ring to grab a chair, but D’Angelo spears him through the wall under the balcony! Tony brings him back to the ring to continue the match, but Naraku exits the ring, just to bait him in and go on offense. Naraku rakes Tony’s face along the top rope to further injure his eye, D’Angelo goes for a belly-to-belly suplex, but Naraku attacks his eye to gain the advantage. The ref checks on D’Angelo to see if he can continue, but before he can stop the match Tony grabs him and tells him not to. Back in the ring, D’Angelo delivers a suplex, but Naraku quickly regains control, gets a 2-count, and punches him in the face. Naraku delivers a backbreaker, facebuster, covers for 2, then puts him in a single leg crab. Tony D kicks him off, Naraku suplexes him into the turnbuckles, covers for 2, and we take a commercial break.
We get picture-in-picture to follow the action. Naraku hits a back elbow, senton, covers for 2, then puts him in the STF. D’Angelo reverses his fortunes and locks in his own STF to the challenger, Naraku starts biting Tony’s hand, delivers a fisherman’s suplex, discus punch, and gets a 2-count.
As we come back, Naraku has him in a chinlock, Tony D delivers a fisherman’s suplex, Naraku punches him, throws him THROUGH a barricade, brings him back into the ring, plants him with a sit-out spinebuster, and gets 2.5! Naraku sets up for a superplex, but Tony counters with a running powerbomb! Naraku swings and strikes at the champion, Tony fires up, punches him back, clotheslines him, clothesline in the corner, bulldog, German suplex, another German suplex, pop-up powerslam, and covers for a near-fall. “This is awesome! This is awesome!” Naraku delivers a German suplex, D’Angelo pops back up, hits the DEAD TO RIGHTS choke bomb, and covers for 1-2-3! WINNER, and STILL, NXT CHAMPION: TONY D’ANGELO!!
Tony D’Angelo survives the evil of Naraku to retain his championship.
We get a video package of Zaria comparing herself with Tatum Paxley as they stepped out of shadows of others and became a champion, though Zaria became champion by beating Paxley. Breaktime. Tatum Paxley is the first one out, followed by the champion. Mike Rome does his duties for the proper title match introductions, and Jeremy Marcus is the referee for this title match.
* NXT Women’s North American Championship: Tatum Paxley vs. Zaria {C}
They have a tug-of-war over the title, Tatum headbutts her, and the bell dings. Tatum dropkicks her, Zaria hot-shots her on the ropes, takes her down, back elbow and slap in the corner, and hits a bicycle kick into a German suplex. The crowd chants for both women as Zaria delivers a suplex throw, drives her into the turnbuckles, for shoulder thrusts, then Tatum stomps on her back, and splashes her midsection in the corner. Tatum lands on her feet from a suplex, but Zaria hits a pop-up headbutt, Tatum falls out the ring, Zaria hangs her up, but Taum pulls her into the ring shirt, superkicks her and hits the step-up enzuigiri. Tatum breaks the ref’s count, Zaria tosses her over the barricade, Tatum rises up behind her, locks in the sleeper, but Zaria slams her down on the floor to break the hold. Zaria shouts “You’ll never see this title again” as we go to commercials.
We have picture-in-picture to see the action continue. Tatum swings at her, but Zaria is in control, sends her into a corner, splashes her, Irish whip across the ring, Zaria splashes her again, Tatum battles back, Zaria ducks the enzuigiri, hits an elbow drop, and covers for 2. Zaria delivers a suplex throw, then puts her in a modified camel clutch.
When we come back, Tatum starts to fight back, but Zaria takes control back as she tosses her onto the turnbuckles. Zaria stretches her over the ropes, but Tatum fights back, drops her, hits a high diving crossbody, forearm shots, Zaria blocks the German suplex, but Tatum side-steps her and uses her momentum to hit the snap German supelx. Tatum superkicks her in a corner, climbs up the ropes to her, delivers the SUPERPLEX, floats over, gets to her feet, and Zaria hits the SPEAR! “This is awesome! This is awesome!”
Both women are down, they trade punches and kicks, Zaria hits a lifting knee to the jaw, lifts her up, Tatum fights back, gets her in the tree of woe, climbs up the turnbuckles on the other side, they lock eyes, they punch each other on the apron, Zaria hits the pump kick, Tatum counters the F5 with a sunset flip powerbomb to the floor! Tatum picks up the championship, Zaria snatches it back, Tatum hits the rolling kick, and hits CEMETARY DRIVE on the floor! Tatum gets her back in the ring, hits the CEMETARY DRIVE again in the ring, and covers for the 1-2-KICKOUT!! Zaria counters the third Cemetary Drive, Tatum counters the F5 with a rollup for 2.5, Zaria hits the SPEAR, drops her with the F5, and gets the 1-2-KICKOUT!!! “Holy shit! Holy shit!” Zaria pummels her, stomps her head in to the mat, hits another F5, and covers for 3! WINNER, and STILL, NXT WOMEN’S NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPION: ZARIA!
That was a tough match! Wren Sinclair and Kendal Grey are in the locker room getting ready for their individual matches, as they both plan to leave The Great American Bash as champions tonight. Breaktime.
When we come back, NXT GM Mr. Stone meets with The Vanity Project to give them the business. On NXT this Tuesday, Jackson Drake takes on Mason Rook. Also, Swipe Right will defend their NXT Tag Team Titles against AAA’s Galeno and El Hijo del Dr. Wagner, Jr.!
Outside at the tailgate party, Blake Howard speaks with Dave LaGreca and Kevin Owens to talk about the rest of tonight’s card.
* Shiloh Hill vs. Tristan Angels
The referee for this match is Victoria D’errica. Hill drops him at the start, Angels leapfrogs over him, Hill ducks swings and hits a shoulder tackle, making Angels roll out the ring. Hill picks him up, spins him around in the airplane spin, Angels falls out the ring, Hill drives him into a corner, Angels swings him into the ropes, double-chops to the back, and stomps him down.
We go picture-in-picture here as well. Hill hits a kneelift in the ropes, Angels falls to the floor, hits a throat thrust, Hill swings around to clothesline him on the floor, and throws him back in. Angels takes control, pulls his arm through the ropes, hammer throw into the corner, kicks him in the arm, and locks in a short armbar. Angels stomps on his arm and continues to work it over with a top wristlock. He hits an elbow drop and covers for 2.
When we come back, Hill slides under him, slides under the ring, Angels checks under, gets pulled under, the lights go out, we see under the ring, an alarm clock hoes off on a phone, and a voice says “The fog is coming. The fog is coming. The fog is here.” A masked man creeps up behind Angels and chokes him out. Angels slips away and back out, and Hill is suddenly BEHIND him! Angels side-steps a leaping Hill making him faceplant on the floor, throws him back into the ring, then drags the steel steps against the ring apron. Hill counters a suplex, but Angels hotshots him into the ropes, then throws him at the ropes throat-first.
We take another commercial break with picture-in-picture, Hill takes out his tooth, Angels kicks it away, sends him across the ring, hits a step-up enzuigiri, and covers for 2. Hill’s tooth is still chillin on the mat, and both men clothesline each other. Angels gets the offense going, dives off the top, but Hill rolls away from the elbow drop. Hill punches him, grabs his tooth, punches him, body slams him, hits a tilt-a-whirl slam, and delivers a sit-out powerbomb for a 2-count. Outside the ring, Hill hits a flipping senton.
Back in the ring, Angels send him out the ring, but Hill runs the steps and spears him through the ropes. ANgels catches him with the Codebreaker, covers for 2, Hill avoids the running knee, both men are on the top rope, Hill hits an avalanche neckbreaker, and covers for 3. WINNER: SHILOH HILL!
Emily Agard interviews Shiloh Hill after his first singles PLE victory.
Backstage, Nattie is being congratulated by Karmen Petrovic, Layla Diggs and the new Women’s Evolve Champion Nikkita Lyons.
EK Prosper is speaking to Mr. Stone in his office about the way Keanu Carver treated him by putting him through the table after their match on NXT. Stone makes EK feel better by granting him a title match for his victory, so now on NXT he will face Vikingo for the AAA Latin American Championship!
The Women’s Speed Title match is next. After the break, the whole Birthright group head to the ring to support Arianna Grace, meanwhile Wren Sinclair heads out by herself. The referee for this match is Gary WIlson.
* Women’s Speed Championship: Arianna Grace vs. Wren Sinclair {C}
The bell dings and both women clothesline each other! Arianna rolls her up for 1, Wren leapfrogs over her, hits a shoulder block, covers for 1, front facelock, Arianna escapes, spinning neckbreaker, and covers for 2. Arianna with an Irish whip to the corner, Wren sends her over the ropes, clubs her on the back, Arianna drives her back into the ring apron, slams her in a corner, and stomps her down as Birthright look on. WIth 3 minutes left, Arianna delivers a suplex, knee to the ribs, kneedrop on the left leg, and Wren with an inside cradle for 2
We have 2 minutes left, another roll-up for 2, Wren gets on the middle ropes, Arianna kicks her to cut her off, sets up for a superplex, Wren fights her off and hits a diving crossbody. Wren fights back, and delivers a butterfly suplex with 1 minute left! Charlie Dempsey gets on the apron to distract her, Arianna rolls her up for 2, they swing and duck, 30 seconds left, Wren spins her around, slams her down, locks in the Cattle Mutilation submission, and Grace taps out with 15 seconds left! WINNER, and STILL, WOMEN’S SPEED CHAMPION: WREN SINCLAIR!
Wren Sinclair retains her Women’s Speed Championship! That’s one down and one to go for the WrenQCC.
We get a video package for DarkState bursting on the scene, and now their ejection of Saquon Shugars, leading to tonight’s one-on-one PLE match, next. Felix Fernandez is the referee for this match.
* Dion Lennox vs. Saquon Shugars
Lennox strikes first, but Shugars fights back. They slam each other’s heads on the turnbuckle, they punch each other, Shugars trips him for mounted punches, Lennox with an Irish whip, and Lennox clotheslines him. Shugars with a snapmare into a basement dropkick, Lennox with a big boot, Shugars with a big boot, covers for 1, Lennox blocks a neckbreaker and gives him a back body drop. Lennox gives him a backbreaker, another backbreaker, covers for 2, Shugars counters a third backbreaker with a neckbreaker, and covers for 1. Lennox gets mad with a kick to the back and head, Shugars calls him soft, and hits the Rude Awakening. Cutler James and Osiris Griffin head out with bandages on their limbs that Saquon attacked. Lennox takes advantage with a hot shot on the ropes and a urinage followed by a splash to the back for a 2-count.
We’re in a break with picture-in-picture, and Lennox is mauling Shugars and throws him out the ring. Shugars gets back in, Lennox hits a swinging backbreaker, and covers for 2. Lennox send him flying into the turnbuckles with a hammer throw, Shugars starts to fight back, but Lennox gives him a cradle suplex and gets a 2-count. Lennox applies a waistlock, splashes onto his back again, then a surfboard stretch with a knee in the back, and puts him in a waistlock hold.
Shugars battles out, kicks him in the jaw, schoolboy roll-up for 2, another roll-up for 2, backslide blocked, O’Connor roll for 2, and Lennox plants him with the spinebuster for a near-fall! Lennox locks him in a submission to work over the back, Shugars kicks him off while avoiding stomps, suplexes him, and cartwheels into a basement dropkick to the face. Shugar side-steps him in a corner, punches, kicks, knees, stomps, a back body drop, backbreaker into a flatliner, and covers for 2. Lennox goes up, Shugars with a jumping kick, drags him to make the cover for 2, hits a slingshot legdrop, and gets another near-fall. Shugars pops up to the top, Lennox shakes the ropes, fights him off, Lennox gives him a backbreaker over the steel of the turnbuckle, picks him back up, throws him into the ring, delivers a high angle sit-out body slam, and gets 2.5! Both men punch and kick each other, Lennox ducks an enzuigiri, clotheslines him, hits a short-arm clothesline, covers for 2, and Saquon is back up! Shugars hits a jumpin enzuigiri, splashes him in a corner, drops him into position, hits a backwards splash, and covers for 3! WINNER: SAQUON SHUGARS!
James and Griffin attack Shugars right after the bell, they rip off their bandages, and they deliver a pop-up double powerbomb. Lennox whacks Shugars in the ribs with his own bat. Breaktime.
