For the first time ever, a WWE/NXT event was held at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, let's talk about the action from Sunday Night (Monday morning here in the U.K)
History was made, as Kelani Jordan won the Ladder Match and was crowned as the first ever NXT Women's North American Champion, it was a great show opener, shoutout to everyone involved in this match.
Nathan Frazer & Axiom defeated Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson of The O.C to retain the NXT Tag Team Championship, it will be interesting to see who the next challengers will be.
Lola Vice won the Underground Match against Shayna Baszler, this win really and truly puts Vice's name in the hat as a serious contender for one of the Women's Championships in NXT.
Oba Femi successfully defended the NXT North American Championship, his strength and power proved to be too much for Wes Lee and Joe Coffey on this occasion.
The co-main event saw Roxanne Perez defend the NXT Women's Championship against TNA Knockouts World Champion, Jordynne Grace, it was an evenly contested match until the final moments, as Tatum Paxley grabbed and ran away with the Knockouts Championship, Paxley was stopped by TNA's Ash by Elegance (aka Dana Brooke from WWE) Grace grabbed the title from Ash, went back into the ring where Perez hit Pop Rox for the win.
There has been talk/rumours of a WWE & TNA partnership, which has started with Jordynne Grace appearing on WWE TV on NXT, Tatum Paxley could be appearing on TNA Wrestling to challenge Jordynne Grace for the Knockouts Championship in the near future.
Trick Williams defeated Ethan Page to remain NXT Champion in the main event, this was an excellent match, the standout moment was Page putting Trick through the announce table, Trick later hit The Trick Shot for the pinfall victory, Trick was joined by the host of Battleground, Sexyy Red, to celebrate his win as the show went off the air.
NXT Battleground was a very good PLE to watch, it's a shame we didn't see a match take place inside the UFC Octagon, which was a missed opportunity considering where the event was held, however, in the words of The Final Boss, The Rock. It doesn't matter.
The NXT TV shows and PLE's have been cooking lately, looking forward to seeing what happens in the weeks leading up to Heatwave in Toronto on July 7.
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