NXT Deadline (stylized as DEADL1NE) was a
professional wrestling
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livestreaming
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event
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* Event management, the organization of e ...
produced by
WWE
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. It was held primarily for wrestlers from the promotion's
NXT
NXT may refer to:
Professional wrestling
* ''WWE NXT'', a professional wrestling television program produced by WWE that began in 2010
** NXT (WWE brand), WWE's Florida-based brand and former developmental territory
* ''NXT UK'', the British spin- ...
brand division. The event took place on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at the
WWE Performance Center
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in
Orlando, Florida
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. Deadline replaced
NXT WarGames
NXT WarGames (originally known as NXT TakeOver: WarGames) was a professional wrestling event produced annually by WWE, a Connecticut-based professional wrestling promotion. Held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's developmental territ ...
as the brand's December event, as the
WarGames concept was moved to the main roster for that year's
Survivor Series
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event for the
Raw
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* Raw food, uncooked food
Raw or RAW may also refer to:
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* .RAW, a proprietary mass spectrometry dat ...
and
SmackDown
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brands. Additionally, Deadline debuted the
Iron Survivor Challenge match-type in WWE, with one each for the men and women.
Seven matches were contested at the event, including two
dark match
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es that were later streamed on ''
Level Up''. In the main event,
Bron Breakker
Bronson Parmar Rechsteiner (born October 24, 1997) is an American professional wrestler and former American football player. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Bron Breakker and is the current NXT ...
defeated
Apollo Crews
Sesugh Uhaa (born August 22, 1987) is a Nigerian-American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Apollo Crews.
He started his career in 2009, originally working under the ring name ...
to retain the
NXT Championship
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. For the event's Iron Survivor Challenges,
Grayson Waller
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won the men's, while the women's, which was the opening bout, was won by
Roxanne Perez
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. In another notable match, SmackDown's
The New Day (
Kofi Kingston
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and
Xavier Woods
Austin Watson (born September 4, 1986) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Xavier Woods. He appeared on WWE's NXT brand as one-half of the current NXT Tag T ...
) defeated
Pretty Deadly
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(
Elton Prince
Pretty Deadly is a British professional wrestling tag team consisting of 'Elton Prince'' (born 21 May 1997) and 'Kit Wilson'' (born 4 August 1994). They are currently signed to WWE, where they perform on the NXT (WWE brand), NXT WWE brand extens ...
and
Kit Wilson
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Places
*Kitt, Indiana, US, formerly Kit
* Kit, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province
* Kit Hill, Cornwall, England
People
* Kit (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Kit (surname)
Animals
* Young animal ...
) to win the
NXT Tag Team Championship
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for the first time, becoming the third
WWE Tag Team Triple Crown Champions. This also marked their record 12th WWE-branded tag team championship as a team, and Kingston's record 15th WWE-branded tag team title individually.
The event received positive reviews, with critics praising both Iron Survivor matches, but were very critical of the
Isla Dawn
Courtney Florence Stewart (born 2 February 1994) is a Scottish professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, performs on the NXT brand under the ringname Isla Dawn.
Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2013–2016)
On 17 Oct ...
vs.
Alba Fyre
Kayleigh Rae (born 11 August 1992), better known as Kay Lee Ray, is a Scottish professional wrestler
Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar t ...
match.
Production
Background
On October 15, 2022, the American
professional wrestling
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promotion
WWE
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filed to trademark the name "NXT Deadline" for their
developmental brand
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,
NXT
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Professional wrestling
* ''WWE NXT'', a professional wrestling television program produced by WWE that began in 2010
** NXT (WWE brand), WWE's Florida-based brand and former developmental territory
* ''NXT UK'', the British spin- ...
. During a media conference on October 21 the night before
NXT Halloween Havoc, WWE executive
Shawn Michaels
Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22, 1965), better known by his ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE as Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative. Widely regarded as one of ...
confirmed that NXT's next
livestreaming
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event would be Deadline. It was scheduled to be held on Saturday, December 10 at NXT's home venue, the
WWE Performance Center
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in
Orlando, Florida
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, and aired on
Peacock
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in the United States and the
WWE Network
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in international markets. Deadline replaced
NXT WarGames
NXT WarGames (originally known as NXT TakeOver: WarGames) was a professional wrestling event produced annually by WWE, a Connecticut-based professional wrestling promotion. Held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's developmental territ ...
as the brand's December event, after the
WarGames concept was moved to the main roster for the
2022 Survivor Series for the
Raw
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and
SmackDown
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brands
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.
Storylines
The card included matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed
heroes
Heroes or Héroes may refer to:
* Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good
Film
* ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama
* ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film
Gaming
* ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...
,
villains
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, or
less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the NXT brand, while storylines were produced on the weekly television program, ''
NXT
NXT may refer to:
Professional wrestling
* ''WWE NXT'', a professional wrestling television program produced by WWE that began in 2010
** NXT (WWE brand), WWE's Florida-based brand and former developmental territory
* ''NXT UK'', the British spin- ...
'', and the supplementary online streaming show, ''
Level Up''.
On the November 15 episode of ''NXT'', WWE executive Shawn Michaels announced a new match format for WWE called the
Iron Survivor Challenge, which would occur at Deadline, with one each for the men and women. The rules are as follows:
*Five wrestlers compete in the match, which lasts 25 minutes.
*Two wrestlers start the match, which begins the timer, and every five minutes, another wrestler enters with the fifth and final participant entering at the 15-minute mark.
*Each time a wrestler scores a pinfall, submission, or being the victim of a disqualification, they gain a point. Points can be gained even before other participants have entered.
*A wrestler who is pinned, submitted, or is disqualified goes into a penalty box for 90 seconds.
*The winner of the match, dubbed the Iron Survivor, is the wrestler who scores the most points at the end of the 25-minute time limit. In the result of a tie, those who are tied enter sudden death overtime.
*The winners of the men's and women's matches become the number one contenders for the
NXT Championship
The NXT Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE. It is defended as the top championship of the NXT brand division, the promotion's developmental territory. In ...
and
NXT Women's Championship
The NXT Women's Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE. It is defended on the NXT brand division, the promotion's developmental territory. Introduced on April 5, 2013, t ...
, respectively.
On the November 29 episode of ''NXT'', the first four contestants for the men's Iron Survivor Challenge were revealed as
Carmelo Hayes
Christian Brigham (born August 1, 1994) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT (WWE brand), NXT WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name Carmelo Hayes.
Hayes is a former one-time NX ...
,
JD McDonagh
Jordan Devlin (born 15 March 1990) is an Irish Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT (WWE brand), NXT WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name JD McDonagh. He previously ...
,
Grayson Waller
Matthew Farrelly (born 21 March 1990) is an Australian professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Grayson Waller. Before signing to WWE, he previously wrestled on the independent ...
, and
Joe Gacy
Joseph Ruby (born August 8, 1987) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Joe Gacy. He is the leader of The Schism.
Gacy is best known for his work in Combat Zon ...
, while for the women's match,
Zoey Stark
Theresa Serrano (born January 25, 1994) is an American professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Zoey Stark, and is a former NXT Women's Tag Team Champion.
Professional wrestli ...
,
Cora Jade
Brianna Coda (born January 14, 2001) is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, performing on the NXT brand under the ring name Cora Jade, where she is a former NXT Women's Tag Team Champion.
Before signing to WWE, she previous ...
,
Roxanne Perez
Carla Gonzalez (born November 5, 2001) is an American professional wrestler signed to WWE where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Roxanne Perez, where she is the current NXT Women's Champion in her first reign. She is a former ...
, and
Kiana James
Kayla Klingensmith (' Inlay; born May 23, 1997), is an American professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE performing under the ring name Kiana James and is a former NXT Women's Tag Team Champion.
Early life
Inlay was born in Sioux ...
were revealed as the first four participants.
The following week,
Axiom
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won the fifth and final spot in the men's match by defeating
Von Wagner and
Andre Chase
Chance Barrow (born April 22, 1989) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE where he performs for the NXT brand under the ring name Andre Chase. He was previously known by the ring name Harlem Bravado where he teamed with his ...
in a
triple threat match
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, while
Indi Hartwell
Samantha De Martin (born 17 August 1996) is an Australian professional wrestler, best known by the ring name Indi Hartwell. She is signed to WWE, performing on the NXT brand, and was a member of The Way. She is a former NXT Women's Tag Team Cha ...
won the fifth and final spot in the women's by defeating
Wendy Choo
Karen Yu (born January 18, 1992) is an American professional wrestler. She is currently signed to the promotion WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Wendy Choo. She is also known for her appearances with Ring of Honor and ...
and
Fallon Henley
Theresa Schuessler (born September 25, 1994) is an American professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE performing under the ring name Fallon Henley on the NXT brand and currently is one-half of the NXT Women's Tag Team Champions with ...
, also in a triple threat match.
On the November 15 episode of ''NXT'',
Apollo Crews
Sesugh Uhaa (born August 22, 1987) is a Nigerian-American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Apollo Crews.
He started his career in 2009, originally working under the ring name ...
warned NXT Champion
Bron Breakker
Bronson Parmar Rechsteiner (born October 24, 1997) is an American professional wrestler and former American football player. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Bron Breakker and is the current NXT ...
that his goal was to become champion. Later, after Crews' match, Breakker appeared to confront him.
The following week, Breakker was scheduled to defend the NXT Championship against Crews at Deadline.
On the December 6 episode of ''NXT'', while
NXT Tag Team Champions Pretty Deadly
''Pretty Deadly'' is a creator-owned American comic book series by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Spanish artist Emma Ríos, distributed by Image Comics. The story combines elements from western and horror genres, and draws on aspects from mythology a ...
(Elton Prince and Kit Wilson) were reading a
Christmas
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story, they were interrupted by SmackDown roster members
The New Day (
Kofi Kingston
Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah (born August 14, 1981) is a Ghanaian-born American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Kofi Kingston. He appeared on WWE's NXT brand as one-hal ...
and
Xavier Woods
Austin Watson (born September 4, 1986) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Xavier Woods. He appeared on WWE's NXT brand as one-half of the current NXT Tag T ...
), who attacked the duo and challenged them for the titles. The match was made official for Deadline.
On the November 15 episode of ''NXT'',
Alba Fyre
Kayleigh Rae (born 11 August 1992), better known as Kay Lee Ray, is a Scottish professional wrestler
Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar t ...
lost her NXT Women's Championship match thanks to interference from
Isla Dawn
Courtney Florence Stewart (born 2 February 1994) is a Scottish professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, performs on the NXT brand under the ringname Isla Dawn.
Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2013–2016)
On 17 Oct ...
, who made her NXT debut.
On the December 6 episode, Fyre attacked Dawn after the latter's match. Later that night, a match between Fyre and Dawn was made official for Deadline.
Event
Dark matches
Before the event went live, two
dark match
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es took place that would later stream on the December 16 episode of ''Level Up''. In the first, Ivy Nile (with Tatum Paxley) defeated Lash Legend, while in the second, Chase University (Andre Chase and Duke Hudson) (with Thea Hail) defeated the team of Javier Bernal and Xyon Quinn.
Preliminary matches
The actual event began with the women's Iron Survivor Challenge, featuring Indi Hartwell, Cora Jade, Kiana James, Roxanne Perez, and Zoey Stark as the five participants. Perez and Stark were the first two entrants. James entered third. Stark performed a K-360 on Perez to score the first point. Jade entered fourth. Perez attempted Pop Rocks on James, but Jade tossed Perez aside and performed a Superkick on James to score a point. Hartwell entered last and pinned Perez after a big boot to score a point. Perez pinned Stark with a roll-up to score a point. Perez performed Pop Rocks on Jade to bring herself in the lead. In the end, Jade performed a DDT on Perez, who rolled out of the ring as the time expired. As a result, Perez won the match with two points, and was named the women's Iron Survivor.
In the second match, Alba Fyre took on Isla Dawn. In the end, Fyre performed a Swanton Bomb, but the referee coughed up black goo. Dawn took advantage by shoving Fyre into an exposed turnbuckle, and then performed the Eye of the Hurricane to win the match.
In the third match, Pretty Deadly (Kit Wilson and Elton Prince) defended the NXT Tag Team Championship against The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods). During the match, all four competitors tossed one of the title belts to the other to pretend that they were hit by them, in an homage to
Eddie Guerrero
Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes (October 9, 1967 – November 13, 2005) was an American professional wrestler. He was a prominent member of the Guerrero wrestling family, being the son of first-generation wrestler Gory Guerrero. Eddie Guerrero is ...
. In the climax, Wilson and Prince attempted Spilt Milk on Woods, but Kingston pulled Wilson out of the ring and performed Trouble in Paradise. Kingston and Woods then performed the Midnight Hour on Prince to win the titles for the first time, making them the third
WWE Tag Team Triple Crown Champions. This also marked their record 12th WWE-branded tag team championship as a team, and record 15th WWE-branded tag team title for Kingston individually.
The penultimate match was the men's Iron Survivor Challenge, with Axiom, Joe Gacy, Carmelo Hayes, JD McDonagh, and Grayson Waller as the five participants. McDonagh, the first entrant, attacked Axiom, the second entrant, during the latter's entrance. The third entrant was Hayes, who pinned Axiom after suplexing McDonagh onto him to score the first point. The fourth entrant was Waller, who performed Ace Crushers on Axiom and McDonagh to pin both men and score two points. Axiom rolled up Waller to score a point, and performed the Golden Ratio on McDonagh to score another. The final entrant was Gacy, who forced Axiom to submit to the Rings of Saturn to score a point, and pinned Hayes after performing the Upside-Down World to score another. Hayes forced Waller to submit to a crossface to score another point. In the closing moments, Hayes performed a diving leg drop on Axiom, but Waller dragged Hayes out of the ring and pinned Axiom himself to score his third point. Waller then ran around the ring until the time expired, winning the match and being named the men's Iron Survivor.
Main event
In the main event, Bron Breakker defended the NXT Championship against Apollo Crews. This was an evenly contested match. At one point, Crews performed a Military Press Powerslam of his own on Breakker for a nearfall. In the end, Breakker performed a Spear on Crews to retain the title. After the match, Grayson Waller appeared and performed an Ace Crusher on Breakker. Waller then held the title over Breakker as the event ended.
Reception
Thomas Hall of ''
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'' gave the event an 8.5 out of 10. He was critical of the twist ending during the Dawn-Fyre match but praised the rest of the card, highlighting the men's Iron Survivor Challenge for being the energetic "race against the clock" he hoped the women's Challenge would be (which he also found good). He concluded: "It's definitely not a Takeover, but for the new generation of NXT, this worked out very well ... Not a classic, but it's an easy watch with good stuff throughout and that's a nice way to go." Kevin Berge of ''
Bleacher Report
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Bleacher Report was acquired by Turner Broadcasting System in Aug ...
'' gave praise to the NXT Tag Title bout and men's Iron Survivor Challenge but was critical of the "deflating" finish to the Dawn-Fyre match and felt the NXT Championship main event came across as "a filler title defense for NXT television."
Aftermath
After Deadline, it was announced that Roxanne Perez and Grayson Waller would get their respective championship matches at
''NXT'': New Year's Evil on January 10, 2023. On the following episode of ''NXT'', however, NXT Women's Champion
Mandy Rose
Amanda Rose Saccomanno (born July 18, 1990) is an American professional wrestler, television personality, and fitness and figure competitor. She is best known for her time in WWE, where she performed under the ring name Mandy Rose.
Rose began ...
attacked Perez. The women's title match was subsequently rescheduled for that episode's main event, where Perez defeated Rose to win the title for the first time, ending Rose's reign at 413 days.
The next day, Rose was released from WWE due to violating the terms of her contract by posting explicit content on her FanTime page (a subscription website similar to
OnlyFans
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).
Also on ''NXT'', NXT Tag Team Champions The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) celebrated their win at Deadline, only for Pretty Deadly (Kit Wilson and Elton Prince) to interrupt. Kingston and Woods told them that they would get another shot at the championship if they recited the
Pledge of Allegiance
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. However,
Josh Briggs
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and
Brooks Jensen
Benjamin Buchanan (born August 21, 2001) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Brooks Jensen. In WWE, he is a one-time NXT UK Tag Team Champion with Josh Brigg ...
interrupted, and recited the pledge themselves. As a result, they became the number one contenders for the title. The match was scheduled for the December 20 episode,
where Kingston and Woods retained. Prior to the match, Kingston and Woods agreed to give Wilson and Prince a rematch if they found everything on a list.
On the January 3, 2023, episode, Wilson and Prince stated that at New Year's Evil, they would be competing in a
gauntlet match
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against three other teams to determine the number one contenders for the NXT Tag Team Championship.
At New Year's Evil, Pretty Deadly were the last team eliminated by a returning
Gallus (
Mark Coffey
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and
Wolfgang).
The following week, Pretty Deadly interrupted The New Day as they spoke in the ring, followed by Gallus, and then a brawl between the three teams, which led to Pretty Deadly being added to the match, turning it into a
triple threat tag team match
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. The match was subsequently scheduled for
Vengeance Day.
On the January 24 episode, The New Day announced a tag team invitational for the following week's episode, where the winners would be added to the title match, turning it into a
fatal four-way tag team match
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,
which was won by
Chase University (
Andre Chase
Chance Barrow (born April 22, 1989) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE where he performs for the NXT brand under the ring name Andre Chase. He was previously known by the ring name Harlem Bravado where he teamed with his ...
and
Duke Hudson
Brendan Vink (born 8 February 1990) is an Australian professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Duke Hudson. He is also known for his time in Melbourne City Wrestling (MCW), where he wa ...
).
At New Year's Evil, Grayson Waller's match against Bron Breakker for the NXT Championship ended when the middle rope snapped, causing Waller to fall out of the ring and be counted out, allowing Breakker to retain the title. Due to the issue of the ropes, a
Steel Cage match
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between the two for the title was subsequently scheduled for Vengeance Day.
An
Extreme Resolution match between Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn was scheduled for the January 3, 2023, episode of ''NXT'',
where Fyre was victorious.
On the January 17 episode, Fyre lost to Sol Ruca due to a distraction from Dawn.
The following week, Fyre and Ruca failed to win the
NXT Women's Tag Team Championship
The NXT Women's Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling women's tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE. It is defended on the NXT brand division, the promotion's developmental territory. The current cha ...
due to another distraction from Dawn.
On the January 31 episode, Fyre sided with Dawn, thus turning heel in the process.
Results
Women's Iron Survivor Challenge statistics
Men's Iron Survivor Challenge statistics
References
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December 2022 events in the United States
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2022 in professional wrestling in Florida
Events in Orlando, Florida
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