October 1st 2023.
At WWE's third brand event, No Mercy, Becky Lynch and Ilja Dragunov both achieved victories in brutal matches. It was a show worthy of the old black and gold TakeOver legacy, and it mixed the best of the current crop of stars with future champions.
The main event highlighted this perfectly, as Lynch successfully defended her NXT Women's Championship against rising star Tiffany Stratton. Stratton has only been wrestling for a couple of years, but she moved around the ring and soared through the air like a seasoned pro. She and Lynch brawled up the arena steps, and the Extreme Rules Match featured broken dolls, kendo sticks, steel chairs, a barbed wire baseball bat and a fire extinguisher. Stratton had some big moments, sending Lynch through the barricade and hitting a Swanton Bomb off the top rope through a table.
Baron Corbin and Bron Breakker set the tone of the night, and the rest of the card rose to the occasion. Ilja Dragunov pinned Carmelo Hayes to become the NXT Champion in an absolutely brutal sequel to their match at the Great American Bash. Even though Carmelo Hayes was defeated, he still looked like an absolute megastar. Meanwhile, The Family retained the NXT Tag Team Titles in a Fatal 4 Way featuring the Creed Brothers, OTM and the team of Humberto Carrillo and Angel Garza. Noam Dar also beat Butch 2-1 in a fantastic Heritage Cup match fought under British Rounds Rules.
Tegan Nox watched Lynch's match from the front row as she will challenge Lynch for the gold on Monday Night Raw. NXT No Mercy was an entertaining card, and it will be interesting to see how things go between Ilja Dragunov and Trick Williams after the latter's win over Dominik Mysterio earlier in the night. WWE NXT airs Tuesday nights at 1am on TNT Sports 1.
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