WWE NXT Results for 10/23/19 Strong Retains, Bálor Returns, New Women’s Tag Team Title Challengers

The Messiah of the Backbreaker must defend his North American Championship in a triple threat match, and Bianca Belair squares off with Rhea Ripley!

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Bianca Belair vs Rhea Ripley

They lock up and come to a stalemate before they do a test of strength and exchange knuckle and wrist locks before Bianca drives Rhea into the corner and mocks her. Rhea catches Bianca coming in and Bianca takes her down momentarily before Rhea gets to her feet and misses a splash in the corner before they counter each other’s suplex attempts until Rhea hits a delayed suplex. Bianca sends Rhea out of the ring before Bianca slams her from the top turnbuckle and they counter each other until Bianca suplexes Rhea for a two count. Rhea then tosses Bianca around before she lands on her feet and then run into each other as we go to commercial.

We return to Bianca stomping Rhea in the corner before Rhea turns her inside out with a boot and hits a snap mare into a basement dropkick for a two count before they end up at ringside and Io Shirai tries to get the win for Bianca, but she only gets a near fall before Rhea hits the Riptide for the pin and the win.

Winner: Rhea Ripley defeats Bianca Belair with the Riptide.

-We get a video recapping the attack on Velveteen Dream by Undisputed Era before Pete Dunne is interviewed about his loss to Damian Priest before saying he doesn’t care about Killian Dain and leaving as we go to commercial.

-We get a video package for Tommaso Ciampa’s road to returning to action after becoming injured and having to vacate the NXT Championship before we see Tyler Bate in the crowd and Matt Riddle comes out to the ring for his match against Cameron Grimes.

Matt Riddle vs Cameron Grimes

They immediately dodge each other’s finishers before grappling on the mat until Matt locks in the Bromission and transitions into an armbar before they get back to their feet and Matt kicks Cameron in the chest in the corner. Matt hits several running forearms into an exploder suplex before hitting a senton into a PK for a two count before hitting a jack hammer for a near fall. Cameron then back flips over Matt and hits a bridging German suplex for a near fall as we go to commercial.

We return to the action in the ring to Matt hitting a rip cord knee into a GTS and a bridging German suplex for a two count before hitting a senton into a PK. Cameron hits a deep six for a near fall before Matt catches him on the top turnbuckle and hits a superplex for a near fall before Matt goes for a senton and Cameron gets his knees up. They then exchange strikes until Cameron hits a Spanish fly for a near fall and Matt hits a powerbomb into the Final Flash and a Styles clash for the pin and the win.

Winner: Matt Riddle defeats Cameron Grimes via pinfall with a Styles clash.

-After the match Matt tries to fist bump Cameron, but is rejected before Matt fist bumps Tyler Bate in the crowd and Cameron shoves him before he grabs his hat and when he comes back Tyler knocks him out with a punch.

-We get a recap of Breezango versus the Forgotten Sons in which the Sons won before it’s announced that the Sons will take on Breezango and a mystery opponent before we get a promo by Dominik Dijakovic as we go to commercial.

-William Regal announces an WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Number One Contender match with the winners facing The Kabuki Warriors when they return to Full Sail next week.

Breezango & Isaiah Scott vs The Forgotten Sons

Tyler and Jaxson start the match off with Jaxson shoving Tyler away repeatedly and demanding Scott come into the ring before he tosses Scott away when he goes for a standing switch. Dango then comes in and immediately gets driven into the corner and Steve comes in before Dango counters a sunset flip and clotheslines Steve over the top rope and down onto the floor as we go to commercial.

We come back to Jaxson in control of Tyler, having hit a uranage on the apron during the commercial as we see from a replay before Steve applies a rear chin lock and rakes his eyes before TFS isolate him. Tyler sends Jaxson into the ring post and tags in Dango who chops Wesley repeatedly before clotheslining him and Swerve hits a diving cross body for a two count before Wesley hits a backbreaker. Blake hits a frankensteiner before Jaxson and Steve hit diving headbutts for a near fall before Swerve sends Steve into Wesley and sends them out of the ring before Jaxson gets the blind tag and Swerve springboards off of Jaxson to hits an Asai moonsault. Breezango hit Jaxson with a double superkick for a near fall that Cutler and Blake break up before Swerve pins Blake with a jumping thrust kick to the side of the head for the win.

Winner: Isaiah Scott and Breezango defeat The Forgotten Sons via pinfall when Isaiah pins Wesley.

-After the match we get a promo by Roderick Strong ahead of his defense of his NXT North American Championship in triple threat match.

-NXT Cruiserweight champion Lio Rush comes out to the ring and poses before joining the announce table as we go to commercial.

-We return to a promo by Killian Dain standing over a fire before saying that he’s going to break Pete Dunne after he tried to break his fingers.

Angel Garza vs Jack Gallagher

They lock up and exchange wrist locks before taking each other down to the mat and exchanging headlocks before exchanging several pin attempts. Angel dropkicks Jack and hits a slingshot inverted suplex into a kick for a two count before Jack hits a delayed dead lift suplex for a two count of his own. Jack then goes for an armbar, but Angel gets right to the ropes and sends Jack out of the ring before Jack rocks him with a headbutt and Angel slams him to the mat when he misses a running dropkick in the corner before hitting a moonsault for the pin and the win.

Winner: Angel Garza defeats Jack Gallagher via pinfall with a springboard moonsault.

WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Number One Contender Match

Tegan Nox & Dakota Kai vs Marina Shafir & Jessamyn Duke

Duke immediately drops Kai with a kick as soon as the match starts for an early near fall before Marina hits a judo throw for a quick two count before Duke and Shafir double team Kai for another two count. Tegan comes in and hits the Horsewomen with chokeslams and a cannonball in the corner before hitting a diving cross body for a quick two count. Duke then rolls up Tegan for a two count before Tegan hits The Shiniest Wizard for the pin and the win.

Winner:Tegan Nox & Dakota Kai defeat Marina Shafir & Jessamyn Duke via pinfall when Tegan pins Duke with the Shiniest Wizard to gain a shot at The Kabuki Warriors Women’s Tag Team Championship next week.

-After the match Asuka and Kairi Sane congratulate their new challengers before laughing and talking in Japanese before we get a promo by Keith Lee ahead of his match in tonight’s main event for the NXT North American Championship.

NXT North American Championship Triple Threat Match

Roderick Strong (c) vs Keith Lee vs Dominik Dijakovic

Strong immediately rolls out of the ring and gets back in when Keith and Dom go after him before Roddy stomps Dom when he tries to get back into the ring and Keith knocks Strong out of the ring. Keith then hits Dom with a pop-up slam as we go to commercial.

We come back to Keith beating on Dom in the corner before Roddy tries to lay into him, but Keith just shoves him away and Strong shoves him from the top rope and down onto the floor when he goes for a superplex before Roddy hits a superplex for a near fall. Strong tears at the face of Dom before Dom comes back with kicks and a back elbow before superkicking Keith and Strong knees Lee in the corner before Dom suplexes Keith onto Strong for a near fall. Keith catches Dom when he goes for a huricanrrana off of the apron before Roddy hits a wrecking ball dropkick and Dom sets Roddy up on the top turnbuckle before Keith comes in and they hit a tower of doom, Keith nearly falling out of the ring as we go to commercial.

Keith hits a double back suplex before everyone exchanges strikes until Roddy hits a backbreaker to Dom and hits Keith with running forearms before hitting an Olympic slam for a near fall. Then end up at ringside and Keith pops Roddy up to Dom who hits Feast Your Eyes and they brawl once they’re back in the ring before Dom hits a diving choke bomb for a near fall. Dom hits a space flying tiger drop to Roddy before Keith hits a flipping senton and tosses Dom back into the ring before hitting a super Spirit Bomb and Roddy pins Keith for the pin and the win.

Winner: Roderick Strong retains his NXT North American Championship by defeating Keith Lee and Dominik Dijakovic when he pins Keith.

-After the match Undisputed Era come out and attack Keith before Tommaso Ciampa comes out to the ring, crutch in hand before he’s joined by Johnny Gargano and Finn Bálor before Finn attacks Johnny and Undisputed Era takes out Ciampa. Finn then hits a running dropkick to Johnny at ringside that knocks the barricade over before hitting Bloody Sunday onto the ramp as we go off the air.