NXT TV RESULTS
OCTOBER 1, 2024
ROSEMONT, ILL. AT ALLSTATE ARENA
LIVE ON CW NETWORK
REPORT BY KELLY WELLS (@spookymilk), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR
NXT Commentators: Vic Joseph, Booker T
Ring Announcer: Mike Rome
Backstage Correspondent(s): Sarah Schreiber
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-Vic welcomed us all to NXT over shots of Chicago. The show had a new hip-hop theme song.
-“Sexy Boy” played to bring out Shawn Michaels to a big pop. He slapped hands on his way to the ring and soaked it in as the crowd sang along to Sherri’s part in the song.
HBK said we couldn’t have a new show on a new network in a new city without new titles. He introduced belts that were black and silver with a white strap, which look to be the colors of the new logo. He asked Chicago, “Are you ready?” and there was a huge pop for Triple H.
(1) GIULIA vs. ROXANNE PEREZ (c) – NXT Women’s Championship match
Giulia kept up the streak of huge pops from the much larger crowd than usual. It really did feel like a PLE. Mike Rome handled formal introductions.
The two exchanged wristlocks early. Giulia escaped one with a kip-up. Giulia blocked Roxy to the mat and rolled her up for two, and the two of them shifted weight for a series of two-counts. The crowd cheered as they reset. Perez shoved Giulia a few times and Giulia came at her with a headbutt. Each woman missed a few strikes and they reversed a few times on the mat. Perez snapped on a crossface but Giulia rolled her up for two. The two of them pushed their heads together and got serious as the show went to its first commercial. It wasn’t in split-screen, so they may not have negotiated to get that on CW. [c]
The two exchanged blows and Giulia fought from underneath. It got chippy and Giulia fired up and went in with a long series of headbutts. Giulia hit a couple of hair mares and then hit a sort of hammerlock into a Northern Lights suplex for two. The two exchanged rights and Giulia got the better of it. Perez kicked from underneath, put Giulia outside with a rana, and then hit a tope suicida. Roxy rolled Giulia back in and the two went up in the corner. Giulia hit a double-underhook superplex, and held on and bridged for two. Giulia tried a submission but Roxy rolled her up for two. Perez rolled into another crossface and Giulia broke free and reversed into an STF. Perez teased a tap and then dragged herself to a rope to break.
Giulia hit a side suplex. There was a dueling chant that Vic called 50-50, but it was probably 65 or 70% Giulia. Giulia hit a flash knee for two. Perez hit an inside cradle for two. Perez hit Pop Rox, but Giulia rolled quickly to the outside to avoid a cover. Roxanne went to the ropes and Giulia hit a Northern Lights Bomb on the floor. Referee Darryl Sharma reached 9 before both women got to the ring; it was conceivable that we would have a double countout here. Perez dumped Giulia and a hooded figure hit a DDT on Giulia on the outside, then rolled her inside. Perez hit Pop Rox again to finish.
WINNER: Roxanne Perez at 12:58.
The hood came down, and it was Cora Jade who was standing on the ramp preening as Giulia licked her wounds and Perez continued her reign atop the NXT Women’s division.
(Wells’s Analysis: This really was a toss-up, and it was a toss-up as to whether Cora Jade would show up here or not. Giulia still seems like the most likely next champion, but it won’t be tonight. She’ll have to turn back the challenge of Cora Jade and perhaps that of Stephanie Vaquer before she gets there. Vaquer herself might be next in line for Perez, and we could find out as soon as later tonight)
-Earlier today, Trick Williams and Ethan Page arrived (separately). Vic promoted the Lee-Wentz Street Fight up next. All graphics had been updated in addition to the logo tweak. [c]