In their first match on NXT 2.0, Pretty Deadly picked apart the exhausted Creed Brothers in the final stage of the Gauntlet Match to win the NXT Tag Team Titles. Plus, Cameron Grimes and Mandy Rose retained their respective titles, but suffered from a pair of surprise attacks following their matches, Natalya stunned the NXT 2.0 Universe by locking Cora Jade in a Sharpshooter and Joe Gacy burned Rick Steiner's WWE Hall of Fame ring in a wild episode of NXT 2.0.
WWE NXT results: April 12, 2022
Cameron Grimes def. Solo Sikoa to retain the NXT North American Title
Cameron Grimes was in for a fight in his first North American Title defense as Solo Sikoa looked to end the match early with a Samoan Drop. The two Superstars traded blows in the center of the ring as they felt each other out before a huge kick and a somersault splash off the ring apron from Grimes took Sikoa off his feet.
The North American Champion withstood a burst of strength by Sikoa and continued to roll behind a huricanrana and a suplex for a nearfall, but The Street Champion struck back with a running splash in the corner. As Sikoa climbed to the top rope for a splash, Trick Williams ran to ringside and pulled him off the turbuckle only to eat a superkick before Sikoa flattened Williams with a splash. Sikoa rolled back into the ring and right into a Cave-In to suffer the pinfall.
While Grimes celebrated his title retention, Carmelo Hayes jumped him from behind, leaving the North American Champion flat on the mat as he and Williams pummeled the Champion.
Joe Gacy destroyed a piece of Bron Breakker’s family legacy
With his father back home safe, a furious Bron Breakker called out Joe Gacy for kidnapping Rick Steiner, but was annoyed to find out Gacy was not in the building instead responding to the NXT Champion with a video message. Gacy remarked on what he had done to Breakker’s father before letting him go, revealing to the NXT Universe that he had kept Steiner’s WWE Hall of Fame ring before unceremoniously dropping it into a fire pit.
Von Wagner def. Ikemen Jiro
Ikemen Jiro showed a lot of heart and strength by stepping into the ring following Von Wagner’s brutal backstage attack before their scheduled match. Jiro fought through the pain to stun Wagner with an enziguri, but Wagner quickly squashed the momentum with a monstrous clothesline. Jiro managed to take Wagner off his feet briefly with a Superkick and a moonsault for a nearfall, but Wagner put an end to the match with a big boot and a swinging body slam for the pin.
Wagner continued the punishment after his win, launching Jiro from the ring into the crowd at the behest of Sofia Cromwell who watched on from the stands.
Mandy Rose def. Dakota Kai to retain the NXT Women’s Championship
Incensed after weeks of interference and attacks, Dakota Kai went straight after Mandy Rose with a series of kicks before wiping out the entirety of Toxic Attraction with a top rope splash to the arena floor.
After Rose turned the tables with a suplex, the NXT Women's Champion decimated Kai with a facebuster before locking in a submission attempt. Kai slipped out of the attempted submission and stormed back with a Scorpion Kick and a running kick in the corner, but Rose once again rallied with a devastating spinebuster.
Following a quick back-and-forth, Kai lined up to deliver a kick to Rose in the corner, but Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne climbed up on the apron to distract her and the ref. Kai knocked Jayne for a loop with a kick, but as she turned around Rose caught her with a running knee to retain her title.
While Toxic Attraction stood tall with all their titles, Kai's former tag team partner Wendy Choo appeared at ringside with a pair of Supersoakers to douse all three women as she wlaked away laughing.
Natalya surprised and attacked Cora Jade
In her first appearance since failing to win the NXT Women’s Title at Stand & Deliver, Cora Jade re-affirmed her goal to reach the top of NXT 2.0 and join the ranks of past Superstars who broke barriers in WWE until she was interrupted by one of those women: Natalya. Stunned, Jade exclaimed how Natalya was one of her favorite Superstars growing up before The BOAT turned things around on Jade and locked her in the Sharpshooter until referees were forced to separate the two.
Xyon Quinn def. Draco Anthony
Xyon Quinn looked to make it a fair fight between two friends, but Draco Anthony was having none of it, dropping Quinn with a belly-to-belly suplex before blatantly mocking him. The disrespect only fired Quinn up as he leveled Anthony with a swinging Samoan Drop and three straight flying forearms before covering him for the 1-2-3.
The Creed Brothers def. Legado del Fantasma – Gauntlet Match part 1
After drawing unlucky No. 1 in the Gauntlet Match to determine the new NXT Tag Team Champions, The Creed Brothers simply stated they wouldn’t have it any other way, colliding with Legado del Fantasma in the opening round. Joaquin Wilde and Cruz Del Toro flew out of the gates, utilizing their high-flying skills to knock The Creed Brothers off their feet. Julius & Brutus Creed weathered the storm, nearly recording a submission with a pair of in-stereo ankle locks, but Legado del Fantasma escaped and scored a stunning nearfall off a 450 Splash. Wilde & Toro went to pull off some tandem offense, but Brutus Creed caught Toro and pulled him out of the ring allowing Julius Creed to plant Wilde with a ferocious body dlam, setting him up for a clothesline and the pinfall.
The Creed Brothers def. Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen – Gauntlet Match part 2
After separating Fallon Henley from attacking Elektra Lopez, Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen climbed into the ring to upend The Creed Brothers with both teams exchanging right hands before the bell rang. The country duo stood toe-to-toe with The Creeds, driving Brutus Creed through the announce table with a tandem powerbomb to leave Julius Creed all alone. Briggs & Jensen picked apart Julius Creed, but he somehow managed kick out of a sitdown powerbomb and flying knee off the top rope in quick succession. After Brutus Creed managed to get back on the apron and tag in, Briggs & Jensen looked for their patented tandem clothesline and chop block, but Julius Creed caught Briggs on the ropes and Brutus Creed stepped out of the way of Jensen before flying in for a huge clothesline and the pinfall.
The Creed Brothers def. Grayson Waller & Sanga – Gauntlet Match part 3
An injured Grayson Waller & Sanga looked to take advantage of an exhausted Julius & Brutus Creed as “The Arrogant Aussie” sicced his personal bodyguard on the brothers. Sanga leveled the Diamond Mine duo with a big boot before Waller tagged himself in to reveal he was perfectly healthy. Waller & Sanga kept the pressure on a tired Brutus Creed, but he managed to tag in his brother who quickly cleared house. As Sanga attempted to even the odds, Brutus Creed caught the big man for an astonishing suplex floowed up by another suplex and a clothesline by Julius Creed to keep Sanga down for the pin.
Pretty Deadly def. The Creed Brothers in final Gauntlet Match to become the new NXT Tag Team Champions
After running the gauntlet, The Creed Brothers finally stood face-to-face with their recent tormentors Pretty Deadly with the NXT Tag Titles on the line. Kit Wilson & Elton Prince pummeled an exhausted Julius Creed, but could not keep him down despite a tandem suplex. Julius Creed managed to tag in his brother, but he was just as exhausted, getting leveled with a pair of double knees to the chest and the face for two shocking nearfalls. Despite barely being able to stand, Brutus Creed pulled himself up to deliver a clothesline, but was caught unaware by a superkick from Prince and hoisted up for Spilt Milk to suffer the pinfall as Pretty Deadly claimed the NXT tag Team Titles.
