Masked vigilantes take over NXT Vengeance Day

WWE NXT might be the hottest brand in professional wrestling today. Coming off of a week where Absolute Ricky Starks set the internet a blaze breaking records making his debut for the company. NXT looked to build off that momentum by showcasing several of its newer stars in big matches and even led to some debuts.

NXT Women’s North American Championship Match: Fallon Henley (c) vs. Stephanie Vaquer- Stephanie Vaquer is one of NXT’s newest stars that they have been trying to push in recent weeks. She made a huge name for herself over in Japan and she seems to have a bright future in the WWE. She kicked off the PLE yesterday by winning the North American Championship. Vaquer with a nasty four-arm smash. The fight spills out of the ring, and Vaquer takes out Jayne and Nyx at the ringside. Vaquer hits the Spiral Tap for the win. It was a fun match, but NXT seems clearly invested in building its brand around the Chilean star. 

NXT Tag Team Championship Match: Fraxiom (c) vs. Josh Briggs & Yoshiki Inamura- The story of the match wasn’t the match itself more so what happened after the match. Fraxiom retained. After the match, all four men shake hands. A few guys in hoodies jump the barricade and destroy everyone in the ring. The group seemed to be a mixed of Nexus and The Shield.

Strap match: Trick Williams vs. Eddy Thorpe– Thorpe attacks Williams before the match starts. Williams fires back and lands a flurry of offense. Thorpe pulls Williams off the top using the strap. Thorpe wraps Williams’ legs in the strap and stomps him out. Thorpe goes up top. Williams pulls Thorpe off the top using the strap. After a series of reversals, Thorpe nails Williams with the strap. Thorpe works over Williams. Williams fires up and locks Thrope in an STF using the strap. Thorpe manages to get to the ropes. Williams whips Thorpe. Trick Shot by Williams. Thorpe low blows Williams with the strap. Thorpe lands a running knee and pins Williams.

Je’Von Evans vs. Ethan Page- Ethan Page broke Evans jaw for storyline purposes. Evans wore a mouthpiece to protect his jaw. Evans hits the Ego’s Edge. Evans kicks out. Evans fires up and stomps Page’s face (Page is busted open). Page rolls out of the ring. Evans lands a dive and sends Page back into the ring. As Page gets to his feet, Evans tries another springboard. Page surprises Evans with a nasty right hand. Evans’ mouthpiece goes flying. Evans hit the twist of fate for the win.

NXT Championship Match: Oba Femi (c) vs. Grayson Waller vs. Austin Theory- This was a very poetic match that told a lot of stories. The first story was the essential break up of A Town Down under. Theory and Waller had been arguing for trying to pin Femi. Femi powerbomb Waller through the commentary desk. Theory hits Femi with a chair. Femi stumbles and eats A-Town Down on Femi. Waller pulls the referee out of the ring. Waller accidentally hits Theory with the Rolling Thunder Stunner. Femi destroys Waller with the Fall from Grace for the win. Both guys' greed of getting NXT gold may have affected their partnership. After the match, the same four masked men attack Femi.

NXT Women’s Championship Match: Giulia (c) vs. Roxanne Perez vs. Bayley vs. Cora Jade- This match was built as the past present and future of the NXT. There was a lot of trading of offense in this match. Even times where it looked as if anybody could win. After a huge brawl, Jade drops Perez with the double-arm DDT. Giulia breaks it up with Arrivederci. Giulia hits Perez with Arrivederci, followed by the Snowplow for the win. After the match, the new Women’s North American Champion, Stephanie Vaquer, Joins Giulia in the ring. Both women hold up their championships. Jordynne Grace ‘s music hits. Grace joins the champions in the ring, and they all share a moment.