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WWE NXT kicked off with a tag team match between Diamond Mine and Imperium. We were set for some big matches tonight, including the in-ring return of Sarray as well a match between Cora Jade and Raquel Gonzalez.
WWE NXT Results (February 1st, 2022): The Creed Brothers & Roderick Strong vs. Imperium
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A brawl broke out before the match started and after the ring cleared, Brutus and Fabian kicked off the match. Brutus took a Death Valley Driver before Fabian tagged in Marcel.
Strong was tagged in and hit some big moves before Gunther came in and took Roderick down. After a break on NXT, Julius Creed got a near fall before tagging in Brutus for a double-team move reminiscent of the Viking Raiders.
Roderick and Gunther tagged in and Strong reversed a powerbomb with a big flying knee off the ropes. Brutus was tagged back in before the rest of Imperium dragged Roderick outside. Brutus tried to help Strong but Gunther came in with a clothesline and a massive powerbomb before picking up the win for his team.
Results: Imperium def. The Creed Brothers & Roderick Strong
Grade: B
LA Knight was cutting a backstage promo on NXT and called out Grayson Waller before Joe Gacy and Harland offered their help in dealing with the restraining order.
Toxic Attraction was out next and called out Indi and Persia but Kay Lee Ray came out to ask for her Title shot against Mandy Rose.
Ray and Rose were in the ring and Mandy talked about how many magazine covers she has been on while KLR mentioned her record-breaking NXT UK Title reign.
Ray shoved Mandy down and the rest of Toxic Attraction came after her but KLR got her baseball bat and chased them off.
Cora Jade was backstage and said that she was going to beat Raquel Gonzalez tonight on NXT.
Back on NXT after a break, Mandy Rose and her team were trying to flee the arena in their SUV but the car's doors were locked before she could get in. Kay Lee Ray was in the driver's seat and drove away with Gigi and Jacy in the car as Mandy wondered what her plans were for the Tag Team Champs.
WWE NXT Results (February 1st, 2022): Cora Jade vs. Raquel Gonzalez
Raquel had the early advantage and tossed Cora around the ring before getting a near fall. Jade was getting pummeled in the corner and tried for a crossbody but got caught and hit with a big slam.
Jade still took a beating before catching Raquel in a submission hold. Jade came back with a rollup before getting some big hooks and a hurricanrana off the ropes. Jade got caught in the chingona bomb before Gonzalez got the win.
Result: Raquel Gonzalez def. Cora Jade
After the match, Gonzalez came back and shook Jade's hand before finally agreeing to team up for the Women's Dusty Cup.
Grade: B
Backstage on NXT, Pete Dunne challenged Tony D'Angelo to a Steel Cage Match before Sarray made her in-ring return.
WWE NXT Results (February 1st, 2022): Sarray vs. Kayla Inlay
Inlay got a chop before the bell rang and once the match was started, Sarray got some big moves in the corner. Inlay took control of the match and kicked Sarray into the corner before locking in a hold in the middle of the ring.
Sarray broke out and hit Inlay with some strikes before getting a double stomp. The Japanese Superstar set up Inlay on the ropes before hitting her with a double dropkick for the win.
Result: Sarray def. Kayla Inlay
Grade: B-
Backstage on NXT, Bron Breakker asked Ciampa why he was helping him. Ciampa said he was doing it out of respect and wanted to see Breakker remain the Champ.
Carmelo Hayes was out next on NXT and Cameron Grimes came out to interrupt their promo. They called each other names before Melo set up a match with Grimes at Vengeance Day.
Backstage on NXT, Enofe and Blade were trying to decide what to call their team before Mandy asked them for help as she was being chased by Kay Lee Ray.
WWE NXT Results (February 1st, 2022): LA Knight vs. Joe Gacy
Knight started off strong and got a neckbreaker before kicking Gacy into the corner. Gacy came in with some big kicks and locked in a submission hold before Knight took a big slam.
LA Knight took an elbow to the face before Gacy set him up on the ropes but Knight sidestepped before getting a big elbow drop.
Outside the ring, Waller and his friend came in and hit a Stunner on Knight before he was nearly counted out. Back in the ring, Gacy got an easy pin off a lariat.
Result: Joe Gacy def. LA Knight
After the match, Waller cornered Knight as Sanga took him out. Waller said that if Knight could beat Sanga next week, Grayson would face the former IMPACT Wrestling star.
Grade: B
Backstage on NXT, Robert Stone admitted that he paid Von Wagner's fines and said that he would do it again because he was a future champion.
WWE NXT Results (February 1st, 2022): Amari Miller vs. Wendy Choo
We saw Tiffany Stratton try to bribe Miller before the match on NXT to teach Choo a lesson. Miller had the early advantage but Choo got some big moves in and took her down with a big overhead suplex.
Choo got another suplex before locking in a sleeper hold before Miller got a near fall. Stratton came out with her credit card but the distraction nearly let Wendy pick up the win. Choo got the pin on the second try and picked up the win.
Result: Wendy Choo def. Amari Miller
After the match, we saw Wendy run away with Stratton's credit card.
Grade: B
Backstage on NXT, Persia Pirotta was talking about Duke Hudson when Brooks Jensen walked in and asked her and Indi for relationship advice.
We got a short promo from Nikkita Lyons before Sarray was in a backstage interview and Dakota Kai dropped by to taunt her.
WWE NXT Results (February 1st, 2022): Andre Chase vs. Draco Anthony
Chase was taken down early on by the debuting superstar before Draco took a neckbreaker for a near fall.
WWE NXT Results (February 1st, 2022): Andre Chase vs. Draco Anthony (contd...)
Draco hit a spear in the corner as NXT continued and got a big suplex for a near fall.
Chase got the kicks and spelled out CHASE U like a cheerleader before Draco took him down and wiped his feet with the Chase University flag.
Hayward snatched the flag away and the distraction allowed Chase to get back in with a flatliner and pick up the win on the newcomer.
Result: Andre Chase def. Draco Anthony
Grade: B
Mandy Rose was in the catering area where Kay Lee Ray dumped a bowl of spaghetti on her head and hit her with a giant cake before NXT moved on.
WWE NXT Results (February 1st, 2022): Tommaso Ciampa & Bron Breakker vs. Legado del Fantasma
Ciampa and Wilde kicked off the match and the former NXT Champ was in control of the match before tagging in Breakker for a big double-team move. Escobar ran a distraction from the outside before sending Bron into the steel steps.
WWE NXT Results (February 1st, 2022): Tommaso Ciampa & Bron Breakker vs. Legado del Fantasma
Ciampa was back in control in the ring on NXT and laid out the Legado with clotheslines in either corner before tagging Breakker in for another double-team move.
Escobar got on the apron for another distraction before Mendoza got a missile dropkick for a near fall.
Breakker got a spear on Mendoza but Wilde broke up the pin. Wilde was put through the announcer's desk by Ciampa before Breakker hit his finisher in the ring and picked up the win.
Result: Tommaso Ciampa & Bron Breakker def. Legado del Fantasma
After the match, Escobar taunted Breakker from ringside but then walked off.
Grade: B
KLR and Mandy Rose ended up back in the ring and Ray threatened Mandy into giving her a title match next week before kicking her down and hitting a KLR bomb before NXT went off the air.
Episode grade: B-
We got some big setups for NXT Vengeance Day while Cora Jade and Raquel finally decided to team up for the Women's Dusty cup. We got a big debut and a tag team main event on tonight's NXT.
