On the latest episode of WWE NXT, Roxanne Perez defended her NXT Women's Championship against Giulia. Her longtime rival made a surprise appearance during the bout and caused an interference.
This was NXT's debut show on The CW, and it took place at a larger arena. The Beautiful Madness and The Prodigy opened the show. A new NXT and NXT Women's Championship belt was introduced before the bout began. During the match, Giulia hit Roxy with a dropkick and took her down with a headbutt.
She then locked the champion in a crossface but Roxanne reversed into a crossface of her own. The two stars then traded slaps and the challenger hit a few more headbutts. Giulia planted Roxanne Perez with a hammerlock suplex and got a two-count.
Roxanne sent her to the floor and took her out with a suicide dive at ringside. Giulia nailed Perez with a double-underhook suplex off the top rope for a two-count. The Beautiful Madness locked Roxy in the STF but the latter got to the ropes. Giulia hit her with a side suplex and a knee to the face for a nearfall.
Roxanne went outside and grabbed her title. She wanted to hit Giulia with it but the referee stopped her. Meanwhile, Cora Jade came out in disguise and planted Giulia with a DDT on the floor. Roxanne Perez capitalized by hitting Giula with the Pop Rox, which got her the victory.