NXT No Mercy 2023 – September 30, 2023 – Recap
By Michael Weaver, Jr. [E-Mail | Facebook | Instagram | Website | X]
NXT No Mercy 2023
September 30, 2023
Bakersfield, California
Mechanics Bank Arena
The WWE’s “Then. Now. Forever. Together.” signature airs.
A video package about NXT No Mercy 2023 airs.
The opening video for NXT No Mercy 2023 airs.
Inside the Mechanics Bank Arena, Vic Joseph welcomes us to NXT No Mercy 2023. The hashtag for NXT No Mercy 2023 is #NXTNoMercy.
MATCH #1: BRON BREAKKER VERSUS BARON CORBIN
It’s time for our first match! It’s a singles match. Making his way to the squared circle first – BRON BREAKKER! It’s time for the entrance and introduction of his opponent. Making his way to the squared circle on a motorcycle – BARON CORBIN! There is added security around the ring to keep these two men inside the ring. Before the match can begin, Breakker attacks Corbin. The two men battle around the ringside area and the added security attempts to keep the battle inside the square circle but they Breakker ignores them and tosses Corbin over the barricade. After they battle in the crowd, they come back to the ringside area on the other side and after a security guard tells Breakker to keep the action in the ring, Breakker just punches the security guard. Then Corbin places Breakker on the NXT Announce Table and stands leaps off of the ring steps to land on Breakker with a Swanton but Breakker moves and lands on the table, which doesn’t break! The action finally moves inside of the ring. The bell rings to finally begin this one-on-one match between Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin. For several minutes, the audio from Vic Joseph and WWE Hall of Famer: Booker T is absent as the collision between Corbin and the announce table caused technical difficulties. After a few minutes, the voices of Joseph and Booker return to the NXT Universe. Several minutes later the NXT Announce Table is destroyed when Corbin sends Breakker through it. But Breakker gets to his feet first and spears Corbin. Breakker signals for his finishing move but Mr. Stone appears on the top rope and is caught by Breakker who military presses him before tossing the manager of Von Wagner, like a bowling ball, into the security at ringside. The match ends when he turns around and Corbin delivers The End of Days before pinning Breakker to win the match.
THE WINNER: BARON CORBIN…VIA PINFALL
A commercial advertising WWE The Top 25 Moments In SmackDown History, airing one week from tomorrow on FOX, airs.
A video package on Gigi Dolin airs.
A video package on Ilja Dragunov airs.
Video footage of Tiffany Stratton arriving at the Mechanics Bank Arena from earlier today at NXT No Mercy 2023 airs.
Video package of NXT Women’s Champion: “The Man” Becky Lynch arriving at the Mechanics Bank Arena from earlier today at NXT No Mercy 2023 airs.
Video footage of McKenzie Mitchell interviewing the NXT Champion: Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams from earlier today at NXT No Mercy 2023 Kickoff airs.
MATCH #2: NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH WITH SPECIAL REFEREE: DRAGON LEE – “DIRTY” DOMINIK MYSTERIO (NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPION) VERSUS TRICK WILLIAMS
It’s time for our next match! This match is a singles match for the NXT North American Championship! Making his way to the squared circle first is the special guest referee – DRAGON LEE! It’s now time for the entrance of the challenger. Making his way to the squared circle is the challenger – TRICK WILLIAMS! It’s now time for the entrance of the NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPION – “DIRTY” DOMINIK MYSTERIO! As “Dirty” Dom is making his way to the ring, I notice that our champion has a black eye. Once both competitors are inside the ring, NXT Ring Announcer – Alicia Taylor introduces both men. The bell rings to officially begin this NXT North American Championship Match with Dragon Lee as the special guest referee between NXT North American Champion: “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio against Trick Williams. During this match, a graphic appears that #NXTNoMercy is trending #1 on X. During the match, Mysterio attempts to superkick Williams and the challenger ducked; therefore Mysterio nails Lee by accident. Lee rolls out of the ring and a new referee enters the ring to control the action. A few minutes later, Mysterio attempts to run the ropes but accidentally nails bumps into the new referee; who rolls out of the ring as well. This match ends when Mysterio attempts to hit Williams with the NXT North American Championship but Williams ducks and he rebounds and hits Mysterio before pinning him and Lee counts the three count. Williams is the new NXT North American Champion!
THE WINNER: AND NNNNNEEEEEWWWWW NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPION – TRICK WILLIAMS…VIA PINFALL
A commercial advertising WWEShop.com airs.
Video footage of the dinner between the NXT Tag Team Champions: The Family, The Creed Brothers, Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo and OTM from last Tuesday on NXT airs.
A commercial advertising Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month airs. For more information, visit https://www.V.org/ConnorsCureUniverse for more details. The hashtag for this subject is #TagInForACure.
Video footage of Ava attempting to talk to Joe Coffey from last Tuesday on NXT airs.
Video footage of Tiffany Stratton preparing for the Extreme Rules Match for the NXT Women’s Championship later tonight is shown.
MATCH #3: FATAL 4-WAY MATCH FOR THE NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP – TONY D’ANGELO & CHANNING”STACKS”LORENZO (NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS) VERSUS THE CREED BROTHERS (BRUTUS & JULIUS CREED) [WITH: IVY NILE] VERSUS ANGEL GARZA & HUMBERTO CARRILLO VERSUS OTM (BRONCO NIMA & LUCIEN PRICE) [WITH: SCRYPTS]
It’s time for our next match, which is a Fatal 4-Way Match for the NXT Tag Team Championship! Making their way to the squared circle first are the first of the three challenging tag teams – THE CREED BROTHERS! The Creed Brothers are comprised of BRUTUS & JULIUS CREED! They represent THE DIAMOND MIND and are accompanied to the ring by IVY NILE! It’s now time for the entrance and introduction of the second of the three challenging tag teams. Making their way to the squared circle – ANGEL GARZA & HUMBERTO CARRILLO! It’s now time for the entrance and introduction of the last of the three challenging tag teams. Making their way to the squared circle – OTM! OTM is a tag team comprised of BRONCO NIMA & LUCIEN PRICE! They are accompanied to the ring by SCRYPTS! It’s now time for the entrance and introduction of the champions. Making their way to the squared circle are the NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS – TONY D’ANGELO & CHANNING”STACKS”LORENZO! Once the champions make it to the ringside area, other members of their family are there to wish them luck. The rules are simple for this match. The first tag team to get a pinfall or force a submission on one of their opponents will win the match and the NXT Tag Team Championship for their tag team. The bell rings to officially begin this Fatal 4-Way Match for the NXT Tag Team Championship between the NXT Tag Team Champions: Tony D’Angelo & Channing”Stacks”Lorenzo against The Creed Brothers (Brutus & Julius Creed) [with: Ivy Nile] against Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo against OTM (Bronco Nima & Lucien Price) [with: Scrypts]. It appears it will be Julius Creed and Angel Garza beginning this match first. The hashtag for this match is #NXTTagTitles. A graphic appears informing us that #NXTNoMercy is trending #1 worldwide on X. During this match, D’Angelo attempts a double suplex on Garza and Carrillo but his right knee appears to go out. The referee helps D’Angelo scoot over to his corner so the doctor and trainer and check on him and it appears that D’Angelo is returning to the locker room area. This is not good for the NXT Tag Team Champions. Moments later, Tony D’Angelo slowly makes his way to the squared circle with several referees and an official attempting to keep him away from the ring. He tells them he’s going back and headbutts the official before returning to the ring. This match ends when Angelo and Stacks deliver a double slam to Price before Tony pins Price to win the match and retain the NXT Tag Team Championship.
THE WINNERS: AND SSSSSTTTTTIIIIILLLLLLLLLL NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS – TONY D’ANGELO & CHANNING”STACKS”LORENZO…VIA PINFALL
A commercial advertising the Last Man Standing Match for the World Heavyweight Championship between Seth”Freakin”Rollins (World Heavyweight Champion) against Shinsuke Nakamura next Saturday at WWE Fastlane airs.
A very weird video showing someone watching wrestling throughout the years is shown.
Backstage, the new NXT North American Champion: Trick Williams enters the locker room of the NXT Champion: Carmelo Hayes. Hayes congratulates Williams and they briefly talk about how now they’re the champions and everyone is underneath them. Williams tells Hayes they have only one match left before they can go party in California.
The NXT Women’s Champion: “The Man” Becky Lynch is shown gathering weapons and putting them in a grocery cart backstage.
The official theme song for NXT No Mercy 2023 is “Heavyweight” by Ryan Oakes & Loveless.
The NXT camera shows Ryan Oakes, the singer of “Heavyweight,” sitting in the audience.
UP NEXT: NXT Heritage Cup Match – “Supernova 11” Noam Dar (NXT Heritage Cup Champion) [with: The Meta-Four] VERSUS Butch [with: “The Big Strong Boy” Tyler Bate!
A video package about the NXT Heritage Cup Match between “Supernova 11” Noam Dar (NXT Heritage Cup Champion) [with: The Meta-Four] VERSUS Butch [with: “The Big Strong Boy” Tyler Bate] airs.
MATCH #4: NXT HERITAGE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH – “SUPERNOVA 11” NOAM DAR (NXT HERITAGE CUP CHAMPION) [WITH: THE META-FOUR] VERSUS BUTCH [WITH: “THE BIG STRONG BOY” TYLER BATE]
It’s time for our next match which is for the NXT HERITAGE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP! Making his way to the squared circle first is the challenger – BUTCH! He is accompanied to the ring by “THE BIG STRONG BOY” TYLER BATE. Butch’s tweet from earlier this week is shown. It read:
“I NEED A SECOND AT NO MERCY SATURDAY. @NOAMDAR IS GONNA HAVE ALL OF META-FOUR OUT THERE SO I’VE ASKED AN OLD MATE TO WATCH MY BACK. SOMEONE WHO KNOWS NOAM AND HERITAGE CUP RULES PRETTY WELL.
BSS ONE NIGHT ONLY
PROBABLY”
It’s now time for the entrance of the champion. Making his way to the squared circle is the NXT HERITAGE CUP CHAMPION: “SUPERNOVA 11” NOAM DAR! Dar is accompanied to the ring by THE META-FOUR. The Meta-Four is the stable Dar created a while back and they consist of JAKARA JACKSON, LASH LEGEND and MENSAH!
These are the Heritage Cup Match Rules:
- Six 3-Minute Rounds
- 20-Second Breaks Between Rounds
- 2-Out-Of-3-Falls
- Falls Can Be Scored By Pinfall, Submission, Or Count Out
- When A Fall Occurs, The Round Ends Immediately
- DQ Or Knockout Ends The Match
- After Six Rounds, Most Falls Wins
- The Champion Retains If Tied
Once all of the match participants have made their way to the squared circle, the NXT Ring Announcer: Alicia Taylor makes the in-ring introductions. The bell rings to officially begin Round 1 of the NXT Heritage Cup Championship Match between NXT Heritage Cup Champion: “Supernova 11” Noam Dar [with: The Meta-Four] against Butch [with: “The Big Strong Boy” Tyler Bate]. The bell rings to officially end Round 1 of the NXT Heritage Cup Championship Match. Right after the bell rings, Dar nails Butch with a back elbow. With the ending of round one, the score is 0-0.
After a 20-second resting break takes place, the bell rings to officially begin Round 2 of the NXT Heritage Cup Championship Match between NXT Heritage Cup Champion: “Supernova 11” Noam Dar [with: The Meta-Four] against Butch [with: “The Big Strong Boy” Tyler Bate]. At the 59 second mark of the second round, Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend distract the referee and Tyler Bate while Mensah nails Butch with a kick to the head. The second round ends after Dar nails Butch with a running kick to the head before pinning the challenger. With the end of the second round, the score is Noam Dar: 1 to Butch: 0.
After a 20-second resting break takes place, the bell rings to officially begin Round 3 of the NXT Heritage Cup Championship Match between NXT Heritage Cup Champion: “Supernova 11” Noam Dar [with: The Meta-Four] against Butch [with: “The Big Strong Boy” Tyler Bate]. At the 1:02 mark of the third round, Butch delivers The Bitter End to Noam Dar before pinning him. The third round ends with the score Dar: 1 to Butch: 1.
After a 20-second resting break takes place, the bell rings to officially begin Round 4 of the NXT Heritage Cup Championship Match between NXT Heritage Cup Champion: “Supernova 11” Noam Dar [with: The Meta-Four] against Butch [with: “The Big Strong Boy” Tyler Bate]. The fourth round ends with Butch applying a sleeper on Dar but the round ends without Dar giving up. The score is still 1-1.
After a 20-second resting break takes place, the bell rings to officially begin Round 5 of the NXT Heritage Cup Championship Match between NXT Heritage Cup Champion: “Supernova 11” Noam Dar [with: The Meta-Four] against Butch [with: “The Big Strong Boy” Tyler Bate]. The fifth round comes to a conclusion with Butch stomping the fingers of Dar right after the bell rings. The score is still 1-1. During the 20-second rest period, Lash Legend tapes the fingers of Dar that were stomped by Butch.
After a 20-second resting break takes place, the bell rings to officially begin Round 6 of the NXT Heritage Cup Championship Match between NXT Heritage Cup Champion: “Supernova 11” Noam Dar [with: The Meta-Four] against Butch [with: “The Big Strong Boy” Tyler Bate]. THIS IS THE LAST ROUND! If this round concludes with a tie, Dar remains the champion. At the 2:28 mark, Mensah kicks Butch in the head from behind while the referee is busy looking at Dar. At the 2:20 mark, Dar removes the mouth-guard of Butch and throws it to the outside. At the 1:59 mark, Bate runs over to The Meta-Four’s corner and jumps off of the ring steps and onto Mensah. At the 0:57 mark, Gallus (Mark Coffey & Wolfgang) run out of the crowd and begin double-teaming Tyler Bate at ringside. At the 0:50 mark, Butch jumps out of the ring and falls onto Gallus. He returns to the ring and at the 0:40 mark, Joe Coffey runs into the ring, and behind the back of the referee, nails Butch with All the Best for the Bells before Dar pins Butch to win the match and retain the NXT Heritage Cup Championship.
THE WINNER: AND SSSSSTTTTTIIIIILLLLLLLLLL NXT HERITAGE CUP CHAMPION – “SUPERNOVA 11” NOAM DAR…VIA PINFALL
A commercial advertising NXTShop.com airs.
A commercial advertising the WWE Live Events Tour airs.
A video package about Cora Jade airs.
A commercial advertising NXT Deadline, airing live on December 9, 2023, airs.
At the NXT Announce Table, Vic Joseph and WWE Hall of Famer: Booker T talk about NXT Deadline and NXT Halloween Havoc, which will be a 2-week special event, on October 24th and 31st, airing live on the USA Network beginning at 8:00 P.M.
UP NEXT: NXT Championship Match – Carmelo Hayes (NXT Champion) VERSUS Ilja Dragunov!
A video package on the history between NXT Champion: Carmelo Hayes and Ilja Dragunov airs.
A live shot of Ilja Dragunov walking backstage to the Gorilla Position airs.
A live shot of NXT Champion: Carmelo Hayes walking backstage to the Gorilla Position airs.
MATCH #5: NXT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH – CARMELO HAYES (NXT CHAMPION) VERSUS ILJA DRAGUNOV
It’s now time for the NXT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH! Making his way to the squared circle first is the challenger – ILJA DRAGUNOV! It’s now time for the entrance of the champion. Making his way to the squared circle next is the NXT CHAMPION – CARMELO HAYES! Once both competitors have entered the squared circle, NXT Ring Announcer: Alicia Taylor introduces the champion and challenger. The bell rings to officially begin this NXT Championship Match between NXT Champion: Carmelo Hayes against Ilja Dragunov. The hashtag for this match is #NXTChampionship. This match ends when Dragunov nailed Hayes with a Super H Bomb! Dragunov is the NEW NXT CHAMPION!
THE WINNER: AND NNNNNEEEEEWWWWW NXT CHAMPION – ILJA DRAGUNOV…VIA PINFALL
After the match, the new NXT Champion: Ilja Dragunov shakes the hand of Carmelo Hayes and hugs him.
A commercial advertising this Monday’s episode of WWE Raw airs.
A video package on “The Big Strong Boy” Tyler Bate airs.
A video package on “The Prodigy” Roxanne Perez airs.
A video package on the NXT Women’s Breakout Tournament airs.
THIS TUESDAY: The NXT Women’s Breakout Tournament begins!
At the NXT Announce Table, Vic Joseph and Booker T talk about WWE Fastlane.
Video footage of the Kelani Jordan v/s Blair Davenport match from earlier tonight at NXT No Mercy 2023 Kickoff airs.
THIS TUESDAY: Gigi Dolin VERSUS Blair Davenport!
THIS TUESDAY: “The Big Strong Boy” Tyler Bate & Butch VERSUS Gallus!
The NXT camera shows Tegan Nox in the audience.
THIS MONDAY: NXT Women’s Championship Match – “The Man” Becky Lynch or Tiffany Stratton (NXT Women’s Champion) VERSUS Tegan Nox!
UP NEXT: Extreme Rules Match for the NXT Women’s Championship – “The Man” Becky Lynch (NXT Women’s Champion) VERSUS Tiffany Stratton!
A video package showing the history between the NXT Women’s Champion: “The Man” Becky Lynch and Tiffany Stratton airs.
MAIN EVENT: EXTREME RULES MATCH FOR THE NXT WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP – “THE MAN” BECKY LYNCH (NXT WOMEN’S CHAMPION) VERSUS TIFFANY STRATTON
It’s now time for the MAIN EVENT FOR NXT NO MERCY 2023! This is an EXTREME RULES MATCH FOR THE NXT WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP! Making her way to the ring first is the challenger – TIFFANY STRATTON! It’s now time for the entrance of the champion. Making her way to the squared circle the NXT WOMEN’S CHAMPION: “THE MAN” BECKY LYNCH! During Lynch’s entrance, highlights from her career are shown. Once she makes her way half-way to the ring, Stratton raises her right arm and you can see she has brass-knuckles on her hand. Becky holds up her finger and returns to the backstage area. When she returns, she has the grocery cart she had earlier and it had all of the “toys” Becky found backstage. The bell rings to officially begin this Extreme Rules Match for the NXT Women’s Championship between NXT Women’s Champion: “The Man” Becky Lynch against Tiffany Stratton. This match ends when Becky delivers a Man Handle Slam on top of the chairs before pinning her to retain the NXT Women’s Championship and to win the match.
THE WINNER: AND SSSSSTTTTTIIIIILLLLLLLLLL NXT WOMEN’S CHAMPION – “THE MAN” BECKY LYNCH…VIA PINFALL
After the match match, Becky looked out to the crowd at Tegan Nox who was looking back at her.
Backstage, we see the new NXT North American Champion: Trick Williams and after he stands up, Carmelo Hayes walks up and apologizes to him. He tells him he’s sorry and Williams tells him that it’s okay and that to him, Hayes is still “Him.” NXT No Mercy 2023 ends with a shot of Carmelo Hayes hugging the new NXT North American Champion: Trick Williams.
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