Vic Joseph and Booker T welcome us to the show. We then goes to the ring where Roxanne Perez is supposed to talk about her Iron Survivor challenge big win. Unfortunately for her, we see a Hummer arriving in the parking lot, honking the horn. Men’s Iron Survivor Challenge winner Grayson Waller gets out ranting.
Waller enters the arena and says a real Superstar is here now. Fans boo him as he brags about making history at Deadline, speaking from the crowd. Perez keeps trying to yell to interrupt him. She finally tells him to shut his mouth but he acts like he doesn’t see her in the ring. Perez says Waller wasn’t the only Iron Survivor Challenge winner, because she also won and did it before him, and she did it by entering with the #1 spot. Waller calls Perez Booker T’s favorite wrestler and says she’s growing up so fast it’s adorable, but she went first because she had to get home for bed.
Waller talks some more trash and says there’s no way Perez will beat NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose. The music interrupts and out comes NXT Champion Bron Breakker. He says Waller is wrong, Perez is THE Iron Woman of NXT. Breakker is in the ring with Perez now, Waller still in the crowd. Breakker says we don’t give a damn what Waller thinks because Perez is the next NXT Women’s Champion. Fans chant for Perez. Waller says wrong, then asks Breakker how his jaw is feeling due to the post-match attack at Deadline. Waller goes on bragging about his Deadline performance and says he will take the title from Breakker at New Year’s Evil.
Breakker ends up chasing Waller up the stairs in the crowd, but he trips. Breakker keep chasing Waller. Rose suddenly appears behind Perez in the ring, laying her out with a belt shot. Rose says Perez will never be champion. Rose raises the title in the air as she stands over Perez with the music playing.
– We see Roxanne Perez trying to pull herself up while NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose is making her exit. Perez yells at Rose, and asks if she thinks she’s the baddest bitch in the game. Perez doesn’t want to wait until New Year’s Evil for her title shot, she challenges Rose to a title match tonight. Rose laughs and says if that’s what Perez wants, she’ll get it.
– We see NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose backstage warming up for the main event.
– Roxanne Perez and Mandy Rose walk in the back as we go to commercial.
NXT Women’s Title Match: Roxanne Perez vs. Mandy Rose
Back from the break and it’s time for the main event as Roxanne Perez comes out to a pop. NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose is out next by herself. We get formal ring introductions from Alicia Taylor.
They lock up and break. Rose talks some trash. They lock up again and Perez drops Rose with a shoulder. Perez shows Rose up some to cheers from the crowd. Rose goes to work on the leg but breaks away and dropkicks Perez to the mat for a 2 count. They tangle some more and Perez hits two deep arm drags.
Perez grounds Rose by her arm now. They trade more counters and a pin attempt. Rose with a knee to the gut. Rose charges into the corner but hits the ring post when Perez moves. Rose falls out to the floor. Perez runs and leaps out, taking Rose down on the floor to a big pop. Fans chant “NXT!” now. Perez works Rose over at ringside now, then goes for Pop Rocks but Rose blocks it. Rose sends Perez into the steel ring steps as we go to a picture-in-picture commercial break.
Rose dominates through the break and takes off a piece of Perez’s gear, swings it through the air and tosses it out to Booker T. Perez fights back and tries to turn it around but Rose puts her back down in the corner. Rose grounds Perez in the middle of the ring with a knee to the back now.
Fans do dueling chants as Rose has Perez down by her arm. Perez rolls free but Rose grabs her. Perez with a jawbreaker. Perez runs the ropes and clubs Rose with a double axe handle. Perez has her side Russian leg sweep blocked. They tangle some more and Perez dropkicks Rose into the corner. Perez with a running uppercut into the corner as fans cheer her on. She charges for another uppercut but Rose cuts her off.
Rose goes to the top but Perez rocks her with an uppercut. Perez climbs up and launches Rose to the mat for another close 2 count. Rose blocks a kick and drops Perez on her face for a close 2 count. Perez side-steps Kissed By The Rose and drops Rose but she kicks out. Rose goes right into a Crossface submission. They break for a 2 count. Rose nails Kissed By The Rose but Perez kicks out at 2.
Rose and fans can’t believe it. Rose is pissed now as she has words with the referee. Fans rally for Perez. Fans do dueling chants now as Rose tries to get Perez back to her feet. Perez blocks the double underhook, then cradles Rose for 2. Perez rocks Rose and hits Pop Rocks for the pin to win the title.
Winner and New NXT Women’s Champion: Roxanne Perez
After the bell, the crowd goes wild and Perez begins crying as the referee presents her with the NXT Women’s Title. We go to replays. A disappointed Rose looks on from the ring as an emotional Perez raises the title belt on the entrance-way. NXT goes off the air with Booker T laughing and cheering for his former student.
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