Date: 03/08	7:00 PM
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Nickolye's WWE NXT recap for March 8, 2022 at 8 PM ET! Tonight, Bron Breakker defends his NXT Championship against both Tommaso Ciampa and Dolph Ziggler in a triple threat match. We start the semi-finals for the Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. The winners of the Men's Dusty Cup will get their opportunity at Imperium's NXT Tag Team Titles. Also, LA Knight faces Grayson Waller in a Last Man Standing Match! NXT has a makeover in 2.0 fashion. Hit F5 or refresh as often as you like for the latest updates!

* Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Semi-Finals: Cora Jade & Raquel Gonzalez vs. Wendy Choo & Dakota Kai

Before this match gets underway, we see Toxic Attraction sitting in the Toxic Lounge to watch the match with waiters on standby. Wendy and Cora start the match and it's a wrestling match at first until Wendy starts to nap. Raquel tags in, misses an elbow drop, gives Choo the airplane spin both directions, drops her with a spinning sidewalk slam and gets a 2-count. Cora tags in for a running uppercut and a 2-count, Dakota tags in and they work together to attack Jade in their corner, and Dakota covers for 2. Gigi Dolan and Jacy Jayne have left the Toxic Lounge, leaving Mandy by herself. Wendy and Dakota tag in and out keeping Cora down. Wendy and Cora do a rolling inside cradle until Wendy gets the 2-count, dropkicks her, and hits a baseball slide. Dakota tries to sneak in, but Raquel shows up behind her to stop her in her tracks. Gigi whacks Gonzalez in the knee with a pipe, and Jacy slams her knee into the ringpost! Mandy applauds their actions, and Dakota argues with her internal voices before our first commercial break.

When we come back, Dakota has Jade in the chinlock and we get a replay of Raquel yelling at them that she will continue no matter what. Raquel can't even get herself up on the apron, but Cora Jade is hitting clotheslines, a step-up enzuigiri, a high knee, and a low knee to Wendy Choo to get a near-fall. Wendy hits a full nelson slam, Dakota tags in for a double facebuster, she covers for 2, and Raquel is barely on the apron as Cora knocks Kai down. Raquel makes the hot tag herself, clotheslines Dakota, hits a powerslam on one leg, gets a 2-count, Dakota hits the scorpion kick and hits the Kairopractor! Dakota goes for the around-the-world kick, but has second thoughts with the voices in her head! Raquel blocks the attempt, goes for the Chingona Bomb, her knee gave out, so Dakota takes advantage and hits the big running kick. Wendy tags in, goes up top, lands the backwards splash, Dakota tagged in and connects with the double stomp, and covers for 3! WINNERS and Advancing to the Finals: WENDY CHOO & DAKOTA KAI!

The winners have the NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Toxic Attraction to thank for helping them towards this victory. The unlikely duo has made it to the finals! Cora and Raquel give death stares towards the Lounge and Mandy just waves at them.

Tommaso Ciampa sits backstage to talk about becoming a 3-time NXT Champion if he wins tonight. This match means more to him, but maybe it's because Dolph Ziggler is sticking his nose in things or because he has respect for Bron Breakker. For so long the NXT Title has meant life to him, but he will continue to chase this goal of becoming the NXT Champion again. Wade Barrett and Vic Joseph discuss the main event, and then they promote NXT: Stand & Deliver airing live on Saturday, April 2nd at a special time of 12 noon CT in Dallas, TX. Tiffany Stratton is walking backstage and Sarray pokes around the corner to watch her.

The Creed Brothers have been attacked in the parking lot! Several referees, Malcolm Bivens and Roderick Strong all show up after the fact. After the break, we get a peak through the camera of The Creed Brothers with the medical staff getting checked on. Just then, Raquel Gonzalez is getting checked in with Cora Jade joining her.

* Tiffany Stratton vs. Fallon Henley

Henley goes for an arm wringer at first, Stratton flips out of it, but Henley gives her an armdrag and dropkicks her. Stratton drops her on the ropes and lingers her attack there, covers for 2, and puts her in a front facelock. Henley fights back, hits a backbreaker, clotheslines her, and hits a back elbow in a corner. Stratton blocks a bulldog, catches her, Samoan drop, smoke billows from the entranceway, and Sarray kicks Stratton in the back of the head behind the ref's back! Fallon Henley hits a shining wizard, and covers for 3!! WINNER: FALLON HENLEY!

Brooks Jensen and Josh Briggs lift Fallon Henley onto their shoulders in celebration.

We get a video from Andre Chase teaching class at his Chase University. He tells his students that they dropped the ball when he made his entrance and threw him off his game, but Bodhi Hayward is the only one who stepped up and took a hit for the team, resulting in a black eye. One student notes that Bodhi's eye looks bad, Andre flips him off, and throws a basketball at him. Breaktime.

Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams are back in the barbershop to brag about the North American Champion's success. At Stand & Deliver, Hayes will defend his championship in a ladder match, the same match where the title started from. Trick Williams suggests that the four opponents should all qualify to compete for it.

"Lashing Out with Lash Legend" is back. Her guest is Nikkita Lyons. Lash brings up her parents, and Nikkita says her parents taught her not to judge people. Lash gets loud at her, Nikkita warns her not to get in her face, they argue, and thank goodness this is over.

Imperium get interviewed backstage, and they deny attacking The Creed Brothers in the parking lot. MSK show up and they're not buying it, so they challenge Imperium to fight in their place. We then get a commercial for WWE 2K22, available this week. After the break, Briggs and Jensen are happy for Fallon's first win, and she asks about The Creed Brothers being attacked. They approach Legado Del Fantasma and ask them if they attacked the brothers because they are infamous for attacking people in the parking lot. They are aware of their history, and they make their attacks known instead of hiding it. Elektra Lopez attacks Jensen's bad luck with women in the mix, and they leave laughing at him. WHODUNIT?

* Last Man Standing Match: LA Knight vs. Grayson Waller

LA Knight clotheslines Waller during his entrance to get this started right away! Knight beats him down in the entranceway, Waller fights back, Knight sends him into the steel steps, catapults him into the bottom rope, and stomps a mudhole in him in the corner (YEAH) followed by a running knee. The referee counts to three before Waller gets up, and Waller flapjacks Knight on the top rope. The fans chant that Waller sucks, he hits a kneelift, the ref counts to four, Knight tosses him over the ropes, but Waller drops him on the top rope then hits the rolling Stunner finisher. The referee counters up to 7, Knight is up using the ropes, Waller picks him up, Knight slips off, Waller blocks the BFT and hits a back elbow. Knight runs the ropes to deliver a superplex, then hits the BFT!! The referee starts his count, Waller, uses the ropes to pull himself out the ring and lands on his feet to save himself, so Knight continues his attack and clotheslines him on the apron. Waller hits him in the head with the trash can, and we go to commercials.

We get picture-in-picture for this match, and Waller whacks him with the trash lid over and over. Waller takes out a table at ringside, Knight starts to fight back, but Waller counters with a back body drop. Knight hits him with the trash lid, and they fight up to the balcony.

When we come back full-screen, they try to throw each other over, and Knight finally knocks him down! Sanga shows up carrying Waller back to the ring, so Knight hits him on the back with a chair, but Sanga fires up and CHOKE SLAMS Knight onto the apron! Meanwhile, Waller is in the ring with handcuffs. We get a backstage report from McKenzie Mitchell that The Creed Brothers are not medically cleared to compete tonight, so MSK will instead be facing Imperium for the titles later tonight. Knight pulls Sanga into the ringpost and HANDCUFFS him around the post! Knight and Waller are now one-on-one, and Knight clotheslines him then hits a jumping neckbreaker! The crowd chants for the table, Knight hits a scoop powerslam, Waller blocks the BFT with a thumb to the eye, Knight blocks the rolling Stunner, and drops him through the table at ringside! The referee goes outside the ring to start his count... 3... replays at 4... 5... 6... 7... 8... Waller is back up using the barrier but falls back down.

Knight continues his assault and the crowd chants "YEAH" with every punch. Waller begs for mercy, Knight drops the chair, kicks him in the head, puts trash can over his head, and whacks the can with the chair repeatedly! Knight even hits Sanga in the back with the chair for good measure. The ref starts his count, Knight takes apart the announce table, Vic Joseph and Wade Barrett make way, Waller clocks Knight with a small weapon, lays Knight on the announce table, goes up top and hits the DIVING ELBOW DROP THROUGH THE TABLE!! Both men are down, the referee starts his count, Waller and Knight start rolling at 5, Waller uses Sanga's back to get to his feet at 8, Sanga is back up at 9 with Waller properly up, but Knight can NOT make it back up in time at 10! WINNER: GRAYSON WALLER!

Bron Breakker gives his comments about tonight's main event, knowing that Tommaso Ciampa and Dolph Ziggler have longevity in this business, while he's counted his days as champion and plans to continue his days as champion. After a commercial break, we get a video from Tony D'Angelo eating at an Italian restaurant, and claiming he will be the new don of NXT.

* Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Semi-Finals: Kay Lee Ray & Io Shirai vs. Kacy Catanzaro & Kayden Carter

Mandy Rose is still be herself in the Toxic Lounge, but this time Edris Enofé and Malik Blade are posing as her waiters while the original waiters are laid out ouside the lounge! They offer her grapes and wine and she doesn't even notice. KLR and Kayden start the match, they lock up, Kayden with an armdrag and they copy each other's poses. Kayden chops her on the chest, KLR rolls her up for 1, Kayden counters for 2, and hits a springboard savate kick for 2. Kacy tags in, double team moves, she hits a slingshot senton, Io gets the tag, Kacy hits a headscissors but Io flips through and lands on her feet. Kacy lands on her feet too, rolls her up for 2, Io with a mahistral cradle for 2, Kacy does a headscissors roll-up for 2, all four women are in the ring, and dropkicks lands from the K.C.'s! Kayden hits a crossbody to KLR, Kacy does a corkscrew crossbody to Io at ringside, Mandy Rose is slightly impressed, and Malik and Edris are excited too before the break.

When we come back, Io has Kayden in a chinlock, hits a shoulder block, but misses an elbow drop, and Kayden counters a slam with a DDT. Kacy gets the tag, drops both women, corner clothesline, hits a facebuster, gets a 2-count, Kayden tags in, hits a roundhouse, but Io blocks a moonsault from Kacy. Io drops Carter on the ropes, hits the tiger feint kick, missile dropkick connects, and Io gets a near-fall. KLR tags in but she's knocked off the apron, but she comes back in for a front suplex, Kayden hits a springboard bulldog and covers for 2. Mandy talks the match with Malik while Edris looks on happily. "This is awesome! This is awesome!"

All four women are down, Kayden and KLR are left in the ring, Kayden superkicks her, Kacy tags in, Io runs interference, KLR counters, Kayden, Kacy blocks a double suplex, Kayden pushes Io out the ring, puts KLR in the electric chair position, Kacy hits a SUPER POISON 'RANA, and covers for 1-2-NO as Shirai shoves Carter to disrupt the cover!! Io sends Kayden into the steel steps, KLR superkicks Catanzaro, hits the KLR Bomb, and Io tags in to hit the DIVING MOONSAULT FOR 3! WINNERS and Advancing to the Finals: KAY LEE RAY & IO SHIRAI! 

The finals of the tournament are now set as Kay Lee Ray and Io Shirai will take on Wendy Choo and Dakota Kai. Cora Jade jumps Mandy Rose in the lounge! Edris and Malik separate the two women.

Backstage, Indi Hartwell is watching her match back where they lost the tournament match. Duke Hudson and Persia Pirotta show up, and Indi asks her where they've been. They start bickering back and forth about who is the better woman of the team, and Duke Hudson tries to put his two-cents in. Hartwell doesn't want to hear it and storms off, and Pirotta starts making out with Hudson.

After the break, Tiffany Stratton starts whining about Sarray then vows her break her necklace and face next week.

* NXT Tag Team Championship: MSK vs. Imperium {C}

Nash Carter and Marcel Barthel start the match for their respective teams wrestling back-and-forth until Barthel goes for an ankle lock and Carter throws him off and hits a diving headscissors. Carter hits a basement dropkick, Barthel drops him with a running uppercut, kicks him in the back, and puts him in a rear chinlock. Wes Lee tags in, MSK double team him, and Lee gets a 2-count. Barthel fights back and tags out to Fabian Aichner, and Aichner catches Lee then throws him into the ropes to work over the leg. Lee strikes back with a spinning kick, Carter tags in to assist a basement dropkick, covers for 2, Aichner slaps him on the chest, Carter with a backslide for 2, and Aichner clotheslines him as the crowd wants Creed. Barthel tags back in to wear Carter down, but Carter battles back with a jumping knee to the chin. Lee gets the hot tag, superkicks Aichner, combo strikes and dropkick to Barthel's back, kick to the back of the head, springboard moonsault connects, Carter tags in and hits a diving cannonball off the apron. Aichner drops Lee with a pop-up tilt-a-whirl backbreaker, and The Creed Brothers show up attacking everyone! The Creed Brothers start throwing everybody around with suplexes, hitting clotheslines, and dumping them out the ring! NO CONTEST.

Harland is creeping in the background as Draco Anthony works out with dumbbells. Joe Gacy offers peace trying to recruit him, and Xyon Quinn shows up to shoo them away for Draco to live his own life.

Dolph Ziggler is pacing backstage before the main event, and he's ready to screw up everybody else's WrestleMania weekend plans. "Now hit my music, the good one!" After the break, we get a video for A-Kid from NXT UK, and he's coming to NXT 2.0 next week! Jacket Time are watching, Ikemen Jiro is excited that A-Kid is coming to NXT calling him one of the best in-ring competitors in the world, and Kushida is interested as well. Next week, Cameron Grimes takes on Santos Escobar in a qualifying match for the North American Title match at Stand & Deliver. Also next week, Persia Pirotta faces her friend Indi Hartwell.

* NXT Championship: Dolph Ziggler vs. Tommaso Ciampa vs. Bron Breakker {C}

The bell dings, the main event is underway, and Ziggler ducks out the ring to let the two go at it. They agree to go after him, but Ciampa strike Breakker and rolls him up but Ziggler breaks it up! Breakker sends Ziggler into the corner sternum-first, Ciampa ducks a shoulder tackle, chops Ziggler and Breakker, ducks a leapfrog, Breakker hits a spinebuster to Ziggler and clotheslines Ciampa. Breakker suplexes BOTH Ziggler and Ciampa at the same time, sets Ciampa up top, Ciampa crotches him on the ropes, Ziggler shoves him out, counters the Fairytale Ending and jackknife pins Ciampa for 2. Ciampa side-steps the Famouser, Ziggler kicks him off, Ciampa clotheslines him, catapults him into the turnbuckles, and hits a corkscrew plancha to Breakker, then applauds himself to pat him on the back. Ciampa throws both back into the ring, clotheslines Ziggler in a corner, clotheslines Breakker in another corner, clotheslines Ziggler, clotheslines Breakker, ducks a double clothesline, Ziggler dropkicks Ciampa, Breakker clotheslines Ziggler, and we take our final commercial break!

We get our final picture-in-picture here to keep up with the action. Ciampa goes after Ziggler outside the ring and slams his head on the announce table, then Breakker sends him into the steel steps. Back in the ring, Breakker and Ciampa fight it out, and Ziggler gets back in it to attack Ciampa in a corner.

Back full-screen now and Ziggler is all over Ciampa with numerous punches, but Ciampa does an inverted atomic drop, and Breakker delivers an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Breakker pop-up drops Ciampa in the middle of the ring, locks in the Steiner Recliner, Ziggler puts the champ in the sleeper hold, Breakker releases his own hold, and drops backwards onto Ciampa to break Ziggler's hold! All three men are down, Ziggler grabs Breakker first, they trade punches, Ciampa joins in the punching and chopping fray, hits a running knee to knock Breakker off the apron, Ziggler schoolboy-rolls him up for 2, hits the FAMOUSER, then drops him with the ZIG ZAG FOR 1-2-KICKOUT!!

Breakker grabs Ziggler, Ciampa superkicks Breakker, Ziggler drops Breakker with a DDT, Ciampa knees Ziggler in the head, then hits the Project Ciampa! Breakker randomly slid across the ring, maybe out of position. Ciampa goes for the Fairytale Ending, but Breakker SPEARS Ciampa! Ziggler knees Breakker in the jaw, Breakker blocks the Zig Zag, hits a BIG SPEAR, followed by the military press into the powerslam, covers, and ROBERT ROODE pulls the referee out th ering! Breakker wipes out Roode, but as he gets back in Ciampa drops him with WILLOW'S BELL and hits the FAIRYTALE ENDING! Ziggler throws Ciampa out the way and steals the pin for 1-2-KICKOUT!!! Ciampa throws Ziggler out the ring, lines up Breakker for the final shot, but Roode pulls Breakker out the ring, Ziggler gets back in, superkicks Ciampa, and falls onto the cover for the 1-2-3!!! WINNER and NEW NXT CHAMPION: DOLPH ZIGGLER~!

THE CROWD IS STUNNED! I AM SHOCKED! DOLPH ZIGGLER IS THE NEW NXT CHAMPION!