WWE/NXT Live Event Reports, Nov. 7-12: European Tour Concludes, Smackdown Card Changes, Ellsworth Gets Wrecked, New Day Jumps To Raw, NXT Takeover Sneak Peeks, Much More!
WWE just wrapped up a very busy week on the road as the final build takes place for Survivor Series and NXT Takeover in Houston.
The main roster wrapped a two-week tour of Europe and most of the prominent news from week two occurred on the Smackdown brand, which shuffled its lineups after Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn were sent home from the tour following the November 7 episode of Smackdown. In their absence, Shinsuke Nakamura — who had been wrestling Owens in singles matches on the tour — got added to WWE Title defenses by AJ Styles, in Triple Threat matches also involving recently dethroned champion Jinder Mahal. Meanwhile, Zayn had been involved in multi-man matches for Baron Corbin's U.S. Title, which got switched to one-on-one matches pitting Corbin against Sin Cara.
The final stop of the Smackdown tour saw a tease of a potential WrestleMania match between Styles and Nakamura.
Meanwhile, James Ellsworth spent the bulk of the European tour putting over the Smackdown women's division; specifically, all of the Smackdown women's wrestlers beat down Ellsworth at various spots during the European tour.
Over on Raw, Kurt Angle got back into the ring, teaming with Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins in a six-man match in Birmingham, England. The end of the tour saw New Day make the jump from Smackdown to Raw, taking part in a series of triple threat tag matches for the Raw titles also involving the champs — Sheamus and Cesaro — and the Shield duo of Ambrose and Rollins.
WWE took advantage of the trip abroad to hold a tryout camp for a slew of UK- and European-based performers.
NXT had two different crews out on the road, and the tour through Phoenix, Las Vegas and California featured several matches previewing bouts planned for Takeover: Wargames on November 18 in Houston. Drew McIntyre defeated Andrade Almas in NXT Title matches at a couple of the stops, while Peyton Royce prevailed in a series of Fatal Four Ways involving Kairi Sane, Ember Moon and Nikki Cross — all of whom will be involved in the same type of match to crown a new NXT Women's Champion in Houston. Lars Sullivan got the best of Kassius Ohno in their matchups on the tour.
Here are all the results.
RAW
November 7, Birmingham, England
Finn Balor def. Bray Wyatt.
Apollo Crews & Titus O'Neil def. Curt Hawkins & Goldust.
Jason Jordan def. Bo Dallas.
Pete Dunne def. Dan Moloney to retain the UK Title.
Asuka def. Dana Brooke.
Braun Strowman def. Kane by DQ.
Bayley & Sasha Banks def. Alexa Bliss & Nia Jax. Alicia Fox was special referee.
The Miz def. Matt Hardy to retain the Intercontinental Title.
Kurt Angle, Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins def. Cesaro, Samoa Joe & Sheamus.
November 8, Dortmund, Germany
Finn Balor def. Bray Wyatt.
Apollo Crews & Titus O'Neil def. Curt Hawkins & Goldust.
Asuka def. Dana Brooke.
Samoa Joe def. Jason Jordan.
Braun Strowman def. Kane by DQ.
The Miz def. Matt Hardy to retain the Intercontinental Title.
Bayley & Sasha Banks def. Alexa Bliss & Nia Jax. Alicia Fox was special referee.
Cesaro & Sheamus def. New Day (Big E & Kofi Kingston) and Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins in a Triple Threat to retain the Raw Tag Titles.
November 9, Leipzig, Germany
Finn Balor def. Bray Wyatt.
Apollo Crews & Titus O'Neil def. Curt Hawkins & Goldust.
Asuka def. Dana Brooke.
Enzo Amore def. Kalisto to retain the Cruiserweight Title.
Samoa Joe def. Jason Jordan.
Braun Strowman def. Kane by DQ.
The Miz def. Matt Hardy to retain the Intercontinental Title.
Bayley & Sasha Banks def. Alexa Bliss & Nia Jax. Alicia Fox was special referee.
Cesaro & Sheamus def. New Day (Big E & Kofi Kingston) and Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins in a Triple Threat to retain the Raw Tag Titles.
November 10, Hamburg, Germany
Finn Balor def. Bray Wyatt.
Apollo Crews & Titus O'Neil def. Curt Hawkins & Goldust.
Asuka def. Dana Brooke.
Enzo Amore def. Kalisto to retain the Cruiserweight Title.
Samoa Joe def. Jason Jordan.
Braun Strowman def. Kane by DQ.
Bayley & Sasha Banks def. Alexa Bliss & Nia Jax. Alicia Fox was special referee.
The Miz def. Matt Hardy to retain the Intercontinental Title.
Cesaro & Sheamus def. New Day (Big E & Kofi Kingston) and Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins in a Triple Threat to retain the Raw Tag Titles.
November 11, Mannheim, Germany
Finn Balor def. Bray Wyatt.
Apollo Crews & Titus O'Neil def. Curt Hawkins & Goldust.
Enzo Amore def. Kalisto to retain the Cruiserweight Title.
Samoa Joe def. Jason Jordan.
Braun Strowman def. Kane by DQ.
Asuka, Bayley & Sasha Banks def. Dana Brooke, Alexa Bliss & Nia Jax. Alicia Fox was special referee.
The Miz def. Matt Hardy to retain the Intercontinental Title.
Cesaro & Sheamus def. New Day (Big E & Kofi Kingston) and Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins in a Triple Threat to retain the Raw Tag Titles.
SMACKDOWN
November 8, Leeds, England
Bobby Roode def. Dolph Ziggler.
The Usos def. Breezango to retain the Smackdown Tag Titles.
Baron Corbin def. Sin Cara to retain the U.S. Title.
Trent Seven & Tyler Bate def. Sam Gradwell & Saxon Huxley.
Randy Orton def. Rusev.
Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair & Naomi def. Carmella, Lana, Natalya & Tamina in a Handicap Match.
Konnor, Viktor & Tye Dillinger def. Erick Rowan, Luke Harper & Mike Kanellis.
AJ Styles def. Jinder Mahal and Shinsuke Nakamura in a Triple Threat to retain the WWE Title.
November 9, Nottingham, England
Bobby Roode def. Dolph Ziggler.
The Usos def. Breezango, Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin and The Hype Bros to retain the Smackdown Tag Titles.
Baron Corbin def. Sin Cara to retain the U.S. Title.
Konnor, Viktor & Tye Dillinger def. Erick Rowan, Luke Harper & Mike Kanellis.
Randy Orton def. Rusev.
Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair & Naomi def. Carmella, Lana, Natalya & Tamina in a Handicap Match.
Trent Seven & Tyler Bate def. Pete Dunne & James Drake.
AJ Styles def. Jinder Mahal and Shinsuke Nakamura in a Triple Threat to retain the WWE Title.
November 10, Milan, Italy
Bobby Roode def. Dolph Ziggler.
Konnor, Viktor & Tye Dillinger def. Erick Rowan, Luke Harper & Mike Kanellis.
Baron Corbin def. Sin Cara to retain the U.S. Title.
Randy Orton def. Rusev.
Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair & Naomi def. Carmella, Lana, Natalya & Tamina in a Handicap Match.
The Usos def. Breezango, Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin and The Hype Bros to retain the Smackdown Tag Titles.
AJ Styles def. Jinder Mahal and Shinsuke Nakamura in a Triple Threat to retain the WWE Title.
November 11, Padova, Italy
Bobby Roode def. Dolph Ziggler.
Konnor, Viktor & Tye Dillinger def. Erick Rowan, Luke Harper & Mike Kanellis.
Baron Corbin def. Sin Cara to retain the U.S. Title.
Randy Orton def. Rusev.
Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair & Naomi def. Carmella, Lana, Natalya & Tamina in a Handicap Match.
The Usos def. Breezango, Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin and The Hype Bros to retain the Smackdown Tag Titles.
AJ Styles def. Jinder Mahal and Shinsuke Nakamura in a Triple Threat to retain the WWE Title.
November 12, Florence, Italy
Bobby Roode def. Dolph Ziggler.
Konnor, Viktor & Tye Dillinger def. Erick Rowan, Luke Harper & Mike Kanellis.
Baron Corbin def. Sin Cara to retain the U.S. Title.
Randy Orton def. Rusev.
Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair & Naomi def. Carmella, Lana, Natalya & Tamina in a Handicap Match.
The Usos def. Breezango, Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin and The Hype Bros to retain the Smackdown Tag Titles.
AJ Styles def. Jinder Mahal and Shinsuke Nakamura in a Triple Threat to retain the WWE Title.
November 12, Florence, Italy
Bobby Roode def. Dolph Ziggler.
Konnor, Viktor & Tye Dillinger def. Erick Rowan, Luke Harper & Mike Kanellis.
Baron Corbin def. Sin Cara to retain the U.S. Title.
Randy Orton def. Rusev.
Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair & Naomi def. Carmella, Lana, Natalya & Tamina in a Handicap Match.
The Usos def. Breezango, Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin and The Hype Bros to retain the Smackdown Tag Titles.
AJ Styles def. Jinder Mahal and Shinsuke Nakamura in a Triple Threat to retain the WWE Title.
NXT
November 9, Orlando, FL
No Way Jose def. Cheng Yuxiang.
Mandy Rose def. Aliyah.
TM-61 def. Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan.
Kona Reeves def. Rocky.
SAnitY (Alexander Wolfe, Eric Young & Killian Dain) def. Buddy Murphy, Christopher Dijak & Fabian Aichner.
Dan Matha def. Raul Mendoza.
Liv Morgan def. Sonya Deville.
Johnny Gargano def. Hideo Itami.
November 9, Phoenix, AZ
Street Profits def. Steve Cutler & Wesley Blake.
Billie Kay def. Vanessa Borne.
Heavy Machinery def. Riddick Moss & Tino Sabbatelli.
Adam Cole def. Roderick Strong.
Lars Sullivan def. Kassius Ohno.
Peyton Royce def. Ember Moon, Kairi Sane and Nikki Cross in a Fatal Four Way.
Aleister Black & Drew McIntyre def. Andrade Almas & The Velveteen Dream.
November 10, Ocala, FL
No Way Jose def. Buddy Murphy.
Dakota Kai def. Rhea Ripley.
Adrian Jaoude def. Eric Bugenhagen.
Christopher Dijak def. Brennan Williams.
Liv Morgan & Ruby Riot def. Bianca Belair & Lacey Evans.
Johnny Gargano def. Killian Dain.
Babatunde Aiyegbusi def. Raul Mendoza.
SAnitY (Alexander Wolfe & Eric Young) defeat TM-61.
November 10, Las Vegas
Street Profits def. Riddick Moss & Tino Sabbatelli.
Billie Kay def. Vanessa Borne.
Lars Sullivan def. Kassius Ohno.
Steve Cutler & Wesley Blake def. Heavy Machinery.
Adam Cole def. Roderick Strong.
Aleister Black def. The Velveteen Dream
Peyton Royce def. Ember Moon, Kairi Sane and Nikki Cross in a Fatal Four Way.
Drew McIntyre def. Andrade Almas to retain the NXT Title.
November 11, Fort Pierce, FL
No Way Jose def. Chad Lail.
Mandy Rose def. Aliyah.
TM-61 def. Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan.
Kona Reeves def. Rocky.
SAnitY (Alexander Wolfe, Eric Young & Killian Dain) def. Buddy Murphy, Christopher Dijak & Fabian Aichner.
Liv Morgan def. Sonya Deville.
Dan Matha def. Raul Mendoza.
Johnny Gargano def. Hideo Itami.
November 11, Riverside, CA
Street Profits def. Riddick Moss & Tino Sabbatelli.
Billie Kay def. Vanessa Borne.
Steve Cutler & Wesley Blake def. Heavy Machinery.
Adam Cole def. Roderick Strong.
Lars Sullivan def. Kassius Ohno.
Peyton Royce def. Ember Moon, Kairi Sane and Nikki Cross in a Fatal Four Way.
Aleister Blach & Drew McIntyre def. Andrade Almas & Velveteen Dream.