NXT Halloween Havoc 2022 – Casket Match: Apollo Crews vs. Grayson Waller Result
Apollo Crews puts Grayson Waller to rest.
Apollo Crews defeated Grayson Waller in a casket match at NXT Halloween Havoc. The casket match was decided via Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal. The was the first casket match in NXT history.
Waller thought he won the match when he slammed Crews through the first casket, but that wasn’t a legal victory. Druids brought out a larger casket and the match continued.
Fans can check out play-by-play and highlights below.
Spin The Wheel Make The Deal – Casket Match.
Apollo Crews vs. Grayson Waller.
Crews hit. series of punches on Waller before hitting a dropkick and a double-leg takedown on Waller. Crews hit a chop on Waller before flipping over Waller, but Waller caught Crews with a leg lariat. Waller hit a springboard elbow drop on Crews. Crews & Waller did the Undertaker’s taunt before Crews launched Waller out of the ring. Crews hit a moonsault on Waller off the apron. Waller and Crews brawled on the ramp before Waller hit the Cravat knee strikes on Crews. Crews hit an overhead suplex on Waller onto the ring floor. Waller caught Crews with two spinning kicks before stomping down Crews. Crews tossed Waller out of the ring. Crews hit a shotgun dropkick on Waller onto the broadcast table. Waller poked Crews with a pen before tossing Crews into the barricade. Waller slammed Crews into the ring post. Waller went for a Death Valley Driver on Crews onto the apron, but Crews broke out of the carry and placed Waller onto the top turnbuckle. Waller pushed Crews onto the casket but the match was not finished because Crews went through the casket, not inside the casket. The lights went out and went back on before The Druids brought another casket to the ring due to technical difficulties. Crews slammed Waller’s face into the stairs before hitting a Fall-Away Samoan Drop on Waller. Crews and Waller got back in the ring, with Crews catching Waller in the corner with four corner lariats and a series of stomps on Waller’s head. Crews hit a Gutbuster on Waller. Crews pushed Waller onto the casket, but Waller prevented getting into the casket. Waller slammed the casket on Crews’ head before putting him in the casket. Waller and Crews brawled inside the casket before the two sat down. Waller tried to get back in the ring, but Crews instead tossed Waller onto the ring floor and hit a Frog Splash on Waller off the casket. Crews hit an Enziguri kIck on Waller, but Waller responded with the Rolling Stunner on Crews. Waller went for the Tombstone Piledriver, but Crews rolled over and hit a Tombstone Gutbuster on Waller. Waller got out of the casket and tried to chokeslam Crews on the casket, but Crews hit a vicious One-Hand Spinebuster on Waller onto the casket before closing the casket and getting the win.
Winner: Apollo Crews.
.@WWEApollo slams the casket shut and picks up the win at #HalloweenHavoc!#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/5NS6Lir480
— #HalloweenHavoc is streaming LIVE! — (@WWENXT) October 23, 2022
Never one to shy away from mocking a Legend…#HalloweenHavoc @GraysonWWE pic.twitter.com/ock8Xb64GX
— #HalloweenHavoc is streaming LIVE! — (@WWENXT) October 23, 2022
.@GraysonWWE just slammed @WWEApollo THROUGH the casket… but this match isn’t over! #HalloweenHavoc #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/5arRJOS9aB
— WWE (@WWE) October 23, 2022
Fans can check out Fightful’s coverage of NXT Halloween Havoc by clicking here. Check out the post-show podcast for a full review of the action by clicking here.
