WWE NXT Live Results (December 20, 2022) Tag Team title contest, grudge matches, Grayson Waller one ups Champion Bron Breakker, and more

.@GraysonWWE used @bronbreakkerwwe's own Spear against him! 🤯#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/o7202aEHfn
— WWE (@WWE) December 21, 2022

Full Results for NXT for 20 December 2022.
Carmelo Hayes defeats Axiom by pin.
Zoey Stark defeats Nikkita Lyons by pin.
Katana Chance and Kayden Carter defeat Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne) and Ivy Nile and Tatum Paxley by pin.
Elektra Lopez defeats Indi Hartwell by pin.
The New Day defeats Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen by pin.

New year. New me.

✨ Jan. 10 ✨#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/37nk5SlqzT
— WWE (@WWE) December 21, 2022

Next week on #WWENXT! pic.twitter.com/3tu2nilHTn
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As Waller tries to call Bron a bad word, a car shows up on the Tron and it's Bron arriving at the arena. He must have sped all the way from North Carolina. Bron hits the ring and spears Grayson, but he isn't getting up because Waller had a steel plate in his gut.

Waller calls Bron out and says that he's carried the brand on his back in 2022.

A reporter asks Tatum Paxley and Ivy Nile if they're done as a team since they lost in their bid to capture the Women's Tag titles. They say it was just a setback and a learning experience. Indus Sher then approaches the Diamond Mine. The Creeds say Julius is cleared and that they want the match. But since they don't trust Julius Creed's judgment, he has to prove it to them next week by beating JD McDonagh.

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The two teams shake hands after the match in a show of sportsmanship. Surprising that Kiana didn't interfere. After that, we see Stacks delivering the Don's message to . . . Dijak's door. He storms in without knocking. That won't end well for him.

Briggs has Kofi up for a move but he counters it into a poison Rana. He hits the Trouble in Paradise before Xavier hits the flying elbow off the top for the win.
Result - The New Day defeats Brooks Jensen and Josh Briggs by pin.

Briggs and Jensen put Kofi on the top but he comes down. It leaves Briggs on the top, and he hits a moonsault for a very close call.

Kofi goes for the SOS again but he sends Jensen into his corner. Briggs comes in off the hot tag and cleans house. He lands two clotheslines on the outside to Kofi and Xavier. Jensen tags back in and they hit a tandem move for a near fall.

Jensen has Xavier down as the show returns, but Xavier makes a quick tag to Kofi. He hits a flurry of moves, including a splash off the top for a near fall. Kingston hits the SOS on Jensen but he breaks the pin by grabbing the bottom rope.

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Kofi lands a few chops on Brooks before starting a "New Day" chant with a bunny hop. Jensen retorts with a powerslam on Kofi. Kofi tags Xavier in and they isolate Brooks for a few minutes. Briggs makes the blind tag and the challengers take over. The show heads off to commercial, but not before showing Kiana James and her assistant in the front row of the crowd.

Before the main event, Hank Walker approaches Drew Gulak, who is in the middle of training a student. Walker asks for any advice he can get. Gulak says he appreciates the enthusiasm. He also invites Hank to a seminar he's hosting next week.

Mac Mitchell interviews man child Brooks Jensen and Josh Briggs ahead of their match with New Day later. Fallon Henley is along for the ride, but the trio is interrupted by Kiana James and her assistant. James says that she isn't there for Fallon but to wish Brooks luck.

We next go to Chase U where students are lining up to give Chase presents. One guys tries to give him a fruitcake, but he blasts that student because he's allergic to it. Several other students drop out of line because they also got fruitcakes. Duke Hudson then shows up without a gift because he thought it was Thursday. He tricks a guy named Alex to give him his gift instead. He hugs Chase and has a smirk on his face.

Before Alba can face Sol Ruca, Isla Dawn blindsides her. She puts her arm in between the steel steps and the ring and blasts the steps with Alba's red bat.

"I feel like Morpheus in 'The Matrix'... searching for the one. You're the one." 🙌#WWENXT @roxanne_wwe @BookerT5x pic.twitter.com/stpPIdQMCw
— WWE (@WWE) December 21, 2022

Lopez overtakes Hartwell with some strikes and a headlock in the middle of the ring. Indi fights back but both women fall down when they try to go for the same move. Lopez goes to the top buckle and works on the pad. She lets Indi take her down off the top but she blasts Indi in the face with brass knuckles for the win.
Result - Elektra Lopez defeats Indi Hartwell by pin.

Hartwell hits a big boot off the bat. Booker says that Lopez is a "Brickhouse" and that those are hard to bring down as she takes control in the match.

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New Day is celebrating in the locker room until Pretty Deadly come in with a handful of gifts. Apparently, Kofi and Xavier said that if Pretty Deadly get everything on their list, they'll get a rematch for the titles.

They name-drop a lot of stars from the past, like Ahmed Johnson, Tyler Breeze, and the Honky Tonk Man. Since they couldn't break someone out of prison, New Day denies their request for a rematch. After that hilarious exchange, Alba Fyre is heading somewhere, presumably the ring, but she gets misted in the face by Isla Dawn, who is randomly waiting backstage on top of a pallet.

Crews first congratulates Roxy on her win, saying it was well-deserved. He says he wants another shot at the title, but he's interrupted by Carmelo Hayes. Hayes says that Crews needs to head to the back of the line. Crews gives him props until Melo says he doesn't have the title. Crews then says there's always someone better than you out there and that he doesn't need to wait to prove that to Melo.

Roxy then asks Booker what advice he has for her and he says that when the butterflies don't add up on a given night, it's time to get out.

Perez says that she remembers telling Booker that she wants to be a WWE star and asking him what she needed to do. Booker starts by saying that he felt like Morpheus looking for "the One" and she was it for him.

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— WWE (@WWE) December 21, 2022

A random vignette for Oro Mensah plays where he comes off as a club boy who should be partying with Chance and Carter and their bad music.

Nile and Dolin tag in. Dolin gets control and tags Jacy in. They exchange kicks before Gigi adds a head butt and Jacy hits a Senton for two. Nile tags in and she and Paxley hit a tandem move off the top. Gigi breaks up the pin. Jayne and Ivy are left in the ring with Jayne hitting a neckbreaker on Ivy. Jayne stands in the Champs corner, allowing them to tag in. They go for their finisher but Paxley pushes Katana off the top. Nile locks in a submission on Carter, but she counters it into a pin for the win.
Result - Kayden Carter and Katana Chance defeat Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne) and Ivy Nile and Tatum Paxley by pin.

Everyone takes a turn hitting a Superkick after that.

Dolin hits an STO on Nile before decking Paxley off the apron. Carter somehow makes the tag and hits a move on Gigi in the corner and Paxley. She goes for another move but Paxley counters out of it. Both women go to the top. Chance hits a blind tag and they hit an Avalanche Hurricanrana on Paxley for a close call.

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Toxic Attraction hits a series of moves on Kayden Carter for a near fall. Ivy hits a blind tag and does a lot of work for a one-count. Nile hits a kick on Jayne in the corner before tagging Tatum Paxley in. Paxley hits an assisted spinning Senton for a near fall. The Champs tag in and hit a double splash off the top.

We then head to the saga of Fallon Henley's family bar. Her family has had trouble paying back taxes. Thanks to a little birdie, or a moron named Briggs Jensen, James found out about the financial issues and paid off the debt. The bank put a lien on the bar but the two agree to a match next week with the winner getting the bar. Sounds like a bad 90s RomCom.

Backstage, Mac Mitchell interviews Cora Jade who says that Roxanne Perez is the luckiest person in the world. The Iron Survivor match "was her moment" and she deserved to win it instead of Perez. She's then attacked by Wendy Choo, who is dressed as either a candy cane or an elf.

Stark goes for a springboard move off the top but Lyons kicks her in the gut. She adds a Samoan Drop for a close call. Lyons hits a Superkick. She goes for the pin, but the two trade pinning attempts until Stark rolls Lyons up. She gets the pin by holding the ropes.
Result - Zoey Stark defeats Nikkita Lyons by pin.

Zoey goes for a spinning kick but misses. Lyons trips her with a sweep and then takes over. She lands a few kicks before getting a near fall. Zoey recovers and hits a loud kick to Lyons' face. She hits a dropkick and a strike to the back of Lyons' head.

As Nikkita heads out for her match with Zoey, she anticipates a blindside from Zoey. They fight on the outside for a bit. Nikkita has control early on but Zoey turns the tides, sending Lyons into the ring post. The two then exchange some chops to the chest, with Stark getting the better of the exchange.

Before the next match, Tony D gets off of a phone call. He gets his title shot against Wes Lee as it was Lee's idea. Tony then tells Stacks to tell Dijak to stay out of his way and he'll get the first shot. Stacks reluctantly heads off to confront Dijak. Grayson Waller then comes up and tells the Don to tell Bron that Waller's looking for him in D'Angelo sees him.

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Trick and Melo celebrate in the entrance area, but Axiom hits a moonsault off the top buckle on Trick.

Backstage, Mac Mitchell interviews Grayson Waller. He says that Roxanne Perez's impromptu title challenge was "inspiring". He then challenges Bron Breakker for the NXT title, but Mac informs him that he's out on a PR campaign in North Carolina for Vengeance Day. He still dares Breakker to meet him in the ring.

Axiom locks in an armbar but Melo breaks it with a power bomb slam after trying to pull off Axiom's mask. He then kicks Axiom in the face, but the masked star likes it and catches the next kick. He chops Melo's chest a few times before they go to the top. It turns into Axiom landing a top-rope Rana on Melo. As the ref checks on Melo, Trick Williams does his job and interferes by pulling Axiom down by his mask. Melo hits his finisher to pick up the win.
Result - Carmelo Hayes defeats Axiom by pin.

Melo and Axiom exchange blows, with Axiom landing a strong dropkick. He adds a Shining Wizard Kick in the corner followed by a Fisherman's Buster for a two-count. Melo lands a Pump Kick and a face plant move for a near fall. After the near fall, he counters into a Crossface. Melo goes to the middle rope for a move buy Axiom quickly follows him by rolling under the bottom rope, dropping Melo with a modified German Suplex.

After some posturing and counters on the ground, Axiom gets a near fall. Melo goes for a move but Axiom counters it by jumping off another middle rope and dropkicking Melo as he passes by in the air.

Axiom is a step ahead early on, but don't forget - Trick Williams is ringside and will interfere.

The first segment of the night will be a fast-paced match between Axiom and Carmelo Hayes.