Round Five

Dar with a kick and he goes to the turnbuckles and connects with a kick and he gets a near fall.  Dar with a knee to the midsection.  Borne gets on the apron and Oro pulls him off the apron.  Oro is sent into the apron while Dar hits a back elbow.  Dar knocks Kemp off the apron and then he goes for a drop kick into the corner but Dempsey moves and Dar hits Gulak.  Dempsey with a German suplex for the three count.

Winner:  Charlie Dempsey (new champion)

– Ilja Dragunov walks in the back. Carmelo Hayes and his mantourage walk in the back.

We go to commercial.

– We are back and we see Shawn Spears in the parking lot and he is asked why did he hit Ridge Holland with the chair.  He says he likes Ridge Holland but he has been lying to himself.  He says that the truth can brring you to your knees and that is why he is here.

– Roxanne Perez leaves and she doesn’t want to talk to anyone.

– Next week Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin face Andre Chase and Duke Hudson.  Lyra Valkyria and Tatum Paxley face Asuka and Kairi Sane.

– Ilja Dragunov is in the ring and he paces back and forth.

Carmelo Hayes makes his way to the ring with his ‘security’ contingent. 

Ava is also in the ring sitting at TABLE to have CONTRACT signed.

Hayes says this is more like it.  We have the contract and the boss is here.  They are speaking the same language.  Hayes says that he had to bring out the security for his protection.  Hayes says it is time to get things signed so he can be reuinited with his title.

Ilja says he realized Carmelo’s willingness to discard anyone and anything for the title.

Hayes says it is strange to hear Ilja say that when Ilja said he would take Carmelo’s soul.  He says he is just colder than Ilja.

Tony D’Angelo, Channing Lorenzo, and Adrianna Rizzo make their way to the ring.

Tony enters the ring and he says if you are talking about big business, he needs to be involved.

Hayes says Tony better not say another word or he will have his security take care of Tony. Tony says there is only one Don and the security walks away. Tony takes Ava’s seat and Hayes is confused.

Tony says he can’t be the only one who sees that the title has been filled by the Ilja/Carmelo/Trick situation.  There is only one man who can flip this on its head and that is him.

Tony tells Hayes not to speak when he is talking.  Tony says Melo has been talking about the title for a year  He tells Ilja he dresses like a champion and is intense, but a little too dramatic.  Tony says he is here to show the world that he is the man who wants to take the NXT Title from Ilja, not Hayes.  He says he earned everything he got and anyone who crossed him got everything they deserved.  Melo says he is demanding a title match, but Tony says he will earn a title match at Stand and Deliver.

Ilja says he can respect Tony.

Tony says Ava agrees if Ilja agrees.  Next week will be Carmelo Hayes versus Tony D’Angelo and the winner faces Ilja at Stand and Deliver.

Ava tells Ilja that he has to agree to this.

Ilja says there is something he would like to see more than Melo earning something on his own for the first time.  He says Tony has his match and Ilja tells Tony to Whoop that Melo.

Hayes wants to know why Ava is allowing this.  Hayes says that Tony can’t beat him.  Hayes says if we need someone to take out the trash or do bookkeeping at some washed out school, you can do that job.  Hayes pushes Tony into Ilja and Hayes with a belly-to-back suplex to Tony through the table.

The contract is signed.

We go to credits.

– – – – –

• NXT Heritage Cup Championship: Noam Dar (c) vs. A member of No Quarter Catch Crew (Drew Gulak, Charlie Dempsey, Damon Kemp, or Myles Borne)
• Carmelo Hayes and Ilja Dragunov go face-to-face
• Ridge Holland addresses the WWE NXT Universe
• Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows vs. Andre Chase & Duke Hudson
• Lexis King vs. Von Wagner
• Dijak vs. Luca Crusifino
• Kelani Jordan vs. Kiana James

2/27 NXT Results