Date: 03/01	7:00 PM
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Nickolye's WWE NXT recap for March 1, 2022 at 8 PM ET! With Dolph Ziggler getting the victory over Tommaso Ciampa last week with the help of Robert Roode to become the new contender, Tommaso Ciampa teams up with NXT Champion Bron Breakker to take on the Dirty Dawgs! Pete Dunne challenges Carmelo Hayes for the North American Title. Solo Sikoa will face Gunther one-on-one. Draco Anthony faces Harland. Andre Chase challenges Von Vagner to a match. Also, the tournament for the Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic continues! NXT has a makeover in 2.0 fashion. Hit F5 or refresh as often as you like for the latest updates!

* Bron Breakker {NXT Champion} & Tommaso Ciampa vs. Dirty Dawgs

Breakker and Ciampa open the show together, and they're even wearing matching singlets! Robert Roode comes out with his "Glorious" theme song! ... BUT then it's cut off by Dolph Ziggler's theme song and the crowd BOOs this man. However, Breakker and Ciampa attack the duo on the entranceway and they fight at ringside! Roode throws Ciampa into the ring, Breakker pulls Roode off the apron, and Ciampa hits the Dirty Dawgs with a corkscrew plancha. Breakker and Ciampa sit on the apron to applaud their work and pat themselves on the backs. Ciampa throws Ziggler into the ring to get this match officially started!

Ciampa gets Breakker tagged in, tosses Ziggler up for Breakker to hit a spinebuster, and Breakker gets a 2-count. Breakker goes from the military press, Roode provides a distraction, Ziggler hits the Zig Zag and gets a near-fall! Roode tags in to start the offensive attack, hits a neckbreaker, covers for 2, Ziggler tags in, and the NXT crowd chants "Go back to Raw!" and "You don't go here!" Breakker battled out of a chinlock, but Ziggler hit a neckbreaker, Roode tags in, hits a suplex, diving kneedrop, 2-count, Ziggler tags in, the crowd wants Ciampa, but Breakker continues to be the face-in-peril. Breakker side-steps Ziggler in a corner, clotheslines Roode, and makes the hot tag! Ciampa clotheslines Roode and Ziggler over and over, ducks them, hits a flying clothesline to both, takes the straps down, Roode blocks the Fairytale Ending, hits a spinebuster, and gets a near-fall before our first commercial break.

We get picture-in-picture here and things slow down with Roode applying a front facelock, Ziggler tags in, keeps the slow pace during the break, throws Ciampa out the ring and they continue to beat him down. Ciampa is worn down as Ziggler hits a jumping elbow for 2 and puts him in a chinlock until the break ends.

When we come back full-screen, Ciampa makes his way back into the fight trying to make the tag, but catches Ziggler's foot and catapults him out the ring. Roode goes out to coach his partner, but then he pulls Breakker off the apron and tosses him into the front row. The Dirty Dawgs hit a powerbomb/neckbreaker combo, but only get a near-fall for it. Ciampa pops up with a jumping knee to Roode's chin, and both men are down. Breakker gets back onto the apron, Ziggler gets the tag, Ciampa kicks him off and makes the hot tag of his own! Breakker takes down both, hits belly-to-belly suplexes to both men, clotheslines Ziggler, but Ziggler gets a knee up to the head, but Breakker hits a MEAN tackle spear! Ciampa tags in, they hit the DOOMSDAY BULLDOG, and Ciampa covers for 1-2-NO as Roode breaks the count! Breakker collides with the turnbuckle as Roode side-steps him, Ciampa big boots Roode, and Ziggler rolls Ciampa up for 2. Ciampa plants Ziggler with the Fairytale Ending and gets the 1-2-3!! WINNERS: TOMMASO CIAMPA & BRON BREAKKER!

We get footage of Carmelo Hayes, Trick Williams and Pete Dunne arriving to the arena. LA Knight is speaking backstage and he will head to the ring to call out Grayson Waller. "Yeah!" Breaktime.

We get words from Gunther towards Solo Sikoa vowing to chop the tribal tattoos off his body and end his undefeated streak.

LA Knight is in the ring. "Yeah!! Let me talk to ya! Grayson Waller, we've been doing this for a long time, since before Halloween Havoc. Just before Halloween Havoc you and I had a match to see who would be host, and guess what? I walked out victorious, you laying, and me standing. We put each other through hell in WarGames. You then... I'm sorry, look at this Grayson Waller, you've done enough to get yourself three fans here. Good job!" Knight recalls back when Waller beat him up in the parking lot, stole his car, Knight returned, so Waller got a bodyguard and restraining order. Last week, Waller defeated him by rolling him up and grabbing the trunks, and Waller comes out to interrupt on the balcony and gloat. Waller says they are done and no more, and Knight can't hear him because the Orlando crowd is calling him an asshole, so Waller gets offended and leaves. Knight calls him back to show him that he was the one standing tall at the end of last week. "Ill tell you what. You're all about your likes, your tweets, your DMs, and this past week your blocks because everybody on Twitter has been calling you out for the punk that you are because you got your ass whipped in this ring one more time." Knight challenges Waller to a LAST MAN STANDING MATCH! Waller accepts and says he will be the last man standing, but Knight says the same thing. "Your ass is laid out, I'm the one standing, not because you're not good enough, but because I won't let ya! And that's not an insult, that is just a fact of life. Yeah!!"

Indi Hartwell and Persia Pirotta are in the locker room, Indi is stretching and Persia is happy that Duke Hudson wished them luck. Indi tells Persia to focus, they get ready to go, and Persia goes back to send a text.

* Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic QuarterFinals: Wendy Choo & Dakota Kai vs. Indi Hartwell & Persia Pirotta

Toxic Attraction are all up in the Toxic Lounge to observe this match. Wendy tries a drop toehold to Persia to no luck, Wendy hits a spinning palm strike, Indi tags in, Pirotta hits an avalanche and Indi hits a sidewalk slam for 2. Wendy dropkicks her, Daokta was talking to herself on the apron, Wendy tags her in and they both hit running boots in the corner. Wendy tags in, double facebuster, 2-count, Indi side-steps her in the corner and tags out. Persia hits a big boot, Indi tags in, clotheslines her for 2, then applies a seated top wristlock until Wendy throws her off and rolls her up for 2. Dakota gets the tag, hits the scorpion kick, knocks Pirotta off the apron, running facewash to Hartwell, and hits the around-the-world kick for a near-fall! Persia tags in, drags her face on the top turnbuckle, hits a sit-out facebuster, and Choo breaks the count with the Naptime Elbow! Wendy throws Hartwell out the ring, Dakota pump kicks Pirotta, Wendy gets the tag and hits the back splash, Dakota tags back in and hits the double stomp for the 3-count! WINNERS and Advancing to the Semi-Finals: WENDY CHOO & DAKOTA KAI!

After a commercial for WrestleMania being 32 days away, Vic Joseph and Wade Barrett plug WWE in Madison Square Garden this Saturday. We get a video package highlighting The Creed Brothers representing Diamond Mine winning the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. This guaratees them a match for the NXT Tag Team Championships, but the champions Imperium lack respect for them and claim they will retain the titles next week. The Last Man Standing Match is also official for next week.

This next match is a result of their loss last week. Lash Legend is mad that they lost in her NXT in-ring debut, but Amari Miller points out that Lash tagged herself in, so she is at fault.

* Lash Legend vs. Amari Miller

Lash bullies her into a corner, Amari shoves her back and hits a forearm, Lash backs her down again, Amari fights back, Lash hits a pump kick and shakes her between the ropes. Lash hits a backbreaker into submission, Amari fights out, Lash misses an elbow drop, Amari fights back again, hits a basement dropkick, superkick, and a step-up moonsault for a near-fall! Lash hits a fireman's carry spinebuster for 3. WINNER: LASH LEGEND!

Lash complains about attention being on Nikkita Lyons and wants the spotlight on her. Backstage, Solo Sikoa gets interviewed to respond to Gunther's comments, he says respect is a two-way street, and Gunther is in for a fight. "Let's go!"

After the break, Brooks Jensen and Josh Briggs are happy about looking at a rear, Elektra Lopez gets offended, but they clarify that they're looking at F-350 truck beds. Elektra says she doesn't drive a car like that, and mocks that Jensen wouldn't know what to do with a real woman. Jensen makes a startling admission - "Joke's on you, I never been with a real woman! BOOM! In your face. Walk away. Brooks Jensen 1, Elektra 0." Briggs can't believe what Jensen just said.

* Gunther vs. Solo Sikoa

Gunther strike early and fast, hitting a back elbow, forearms to the chest and a European uppercut. Sikoa starts to fight back, but Gunther drops him with a BIG CHOP, gives him the neck twist, and a hard body slam. Gunther continues his assault, Sikoa battles back, and Gunther hits the big boot then applies the side headlock. Sikoa pushes him off, picks him up, Gunther drops down into a short-arm clothesline, gets a 2-count then applies the Boston crab. Sikoa crawls to grab the bottom rope, Gunther chops him, hits forearms, and a big slap on the chest. Sikoa still fights back, hits a spinning heel kick, Gunther blocks the superkick, Sikoa hits the Samoa drop, and Gunther rolls out the ring. Sikoa hits the Samoan splash off the apron, throws him back in, hits the superkick and covers for 2. Gunther rolls out the way of the diving Samaon splash from the top, locks in the sleeper hold, Sikoa counters with a jawbreaker, but Gunther chops him in the back and applies the sleeper hold again. Gunther powerbombs him, hits another powerbomb, and stacks him up for the 3-count to end his undefeated streak. WINNER: GUNTHER!

Dolph Ziggler wants his NXT Championship title shot next week. Tommaso Ciampa shows up to say Ziggler doesn't deserve a title shot after he pinned him earlier tonight, Ziggler cuts him down, Breakker shows up as well, and Ciampa looks over at the championship. Ziggler plants ideas in his head about Ciampa beating him, but Breakker just says, "Screw you both! I'll kick both your asses!" Ziggler loves it and walks off, "See you next week."

Joe Gacy will allow Harland to take out his anger on Draco Anthony, next. Indi Hartwell and Persia Pirotta are distraught about losing their match earlier. Duke Hudson shows up to console Persia, and gives a sly look to Indi before walking off. "See you later." Indi checks her phone to see if Dexter Lumis texted her back yet. It's official - next week at NXT Roadblock, Bron Breakker defends his NXT Championship against both Ciampa and Ziggler!

* Draco Anthony vs. Harland

Harland pushes him around, Anthony exits the ring for a break, Harland grabs him up, Anthony hits short-arm shoulder block, Harland doesn't budge and avalanches him in a corner following by a jumping splash to the back. Anthony hits a shoulder tackle, covers for 1, Harland throws him down, hits a back suplex slam, and gets the 3-count. WINNER: HARLAND!

Joe Gacy smiles at Harland, and that's the signal to pick him up and hug him awkwardly. Backstage, Trick Williams says that whatever match Carmelo is in is the main event no matter when it takes place. Carmelo is taking charge and leading the way with his title.

After the break, Ivy Nile working out when Tatum shows up trying to apologize for losing the match last week. Ivy tells her to be a part of Diamond Mine you have to learn the hard way.

* Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic QuarterFinals: Raquel González & Cora Jade vs. Yulisa Leon & Valentina Feroz

Toxic Attraction are back in the Toxic Lounge again for this match. Cora and Yulisa start the match and Yulisa does a mat slam. Raquel tags in, Yulisa counters the armbar, puts her in a headlock, Valentina tags in, dropkicks her arm, Raquel tosses her, Valentina lands on her feet, Raquel blocks a hurircanrana, but Valentina counters with a sunset flip, Raquel blocks that and tags out. Cora hits the high knee, Valentina dumps her out the ring, Yulisa tags in and tosses Valentina into Raquel on the floor! Yulisa follows up with a tope con hilo for good measure! Back in the ring, Yulisa powerslams Cora for 2, Valentina tags in, gets a 2-count, does a couple of armdrags, Yulisa tags in, hits a missile dropkick and gets a 2-count. Cora kicks Yulisa off, and makes the hot tag. Raquel catches Valentina coming off the top, hits a fallaway slam, clotheslines her, clubs her of the chest, hits the Chingola Bomb, tags Cora Jade in, kicks Yulisa away, slams Jade onto Valentina, and she gets the 1-2-3. WINNERS and Advancing to the Semi-Finals: CORA JADE & RAQUEL GONZALEZ!

Backstage, Sarray shows off the necklace given to her by her grandmother. Tiffany Stratton walks by, calls it tacky, then offers one of her own. Sarray declines the offier, so Tiffany slams her into the garage door because she said no.

After the break, we get a video package for Tony D'Angelo.

* Andre Chase vs. Von Wagner

Chase strikes at the bell and keeps going until Wagner slams him down. Robert Stone instructs Wagner from ringside as he goes on offense beating up Chase. Wagner tosses him across the ring, puts him in a front facelock, and hits a backbeaker. Chase counters a kick with a kneebreaker, chopblocks him, clotheslines him, and stomps him down while spelling CHASE U. Wagner knocks down Chase's student Bodhi Hayward, Chase slams him into the ringpost, checks on his student, and Wagner clotheslines him then hits the death valley driver for 3. WINNER: VON WAGNER!

Backstage, Nikkita Lyons responds to Lash Legend and her comments. She tells Lash to bring back her talk show so they can hash it out face-to-face. Next week on NXT Roadblock, Bron Breakker defends his NXT Championship against Tommaso Ciampa and Dolph Ziggler. Imperium defend their NXT Tag Team Titles against The Creed Brothers. LA Knight faces Grayson Waller in a Last Man Standing Match.

* NXT North American Championship: Carmelo Hayes {C} vs. Pete Dunne

They lock up collar-and-elbow, Dunne takes him down, Hayes counters to get back up, and clotheslines him. Hayes rolls off his back, Dunne clotheslines him back, and kicks him in the back as extra. Dunne starts to work on the left arm of Hayes, clotheslines him against the ropes, Hayes responds, they collide in the middle of the ring trying to clothesline each other, wearing each other down, Dunne floats over and hits the release suplex before our final commercial break.

We get picture-in-picture here, Dunne bends his arm back, Hayes boots him in the face, hits the springboard clothesline and covers for 2. Dunne hits a back suplex and puts him in an armbar until the break ends.

When we come back, Hayes battles out of an armbar and they trade forearms. Hayes blocks a German suplex, puts him in the half crab, Dunne kicks him off, Hayes kicks him in the back of the head, Dunne avoids a springboard and kicks him in the head. Trick Williams provide enough of a distraction for Hayes to springboard into a DDT on the apron! Hayes covers for 2, stomps him down, hits a back elbow and twists his neck. Dunne fights back with a forearm, running gamengiri, kneedrop to the elbow, Hayes takes him down, Dunne hits a big forearm to counters a springboard, and gets a near-fall. Dunne and Hayes go back and forth, Dunne kicks him back of the head, Hayes hits a lungblower, and Dunne gets 2.5! Dunne counters a kick for the ankle lock, kicks him in the elbow, Hayes hits a scissors kick, covers for 2, Dunne counters a tilt-a-whirl into The Bitter End, and both men are down! Dunne reaches for the cover but Hayes rolls away, so Dunne locks in the triangle! Hayes catapults him into the ropes, hits the tilt-a-whirl into the crossface, Dunne breaks his fingers to counter, Hayes counters The Bitter End with a suplex cutter, gets on the ropes, Dunne cuts him off, Trick Williams gets on the apron, so Dunne breaks Williams's fingers! Hayes shoves Dunne down, hits the diving legdrop to the back of the head, covers, and gets the 1-2-3!! WINNER and STILL NXT North American Champion: CARMELO HAYES!

Trick Williams and Carmelo Hayes talk their talk post-match, and Hayes announces that he will defend the title in a ladder match at NXT Stand & Deliver! Good night!