WWE NXT Halloween Havoc: Tommaso Ciampa retains in main event; other titles change hands

WWE NXT Halloween Havoc was the name of Wednesday’s edition of the show. Several titles were on the line and other big matches were held throughout the night. Plus, everyone’s favorite murderous doll, Chucky, was on hand to help with the ceremonies.

The night started with the women’s tag team championship on the line in a “Scareway to Hell” Ladder Match. Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne of Toxic Attraction took on the champions, Zoey Stark, and Io Shirai, with the third team in play, Indi Hartwell, and Persia Pirotta.

Everyone goes at it right when the bell rings. The champions are standing tall at the start of the match while all the others are tossed out to the floor. Shirai goes after the ladder first and drags it into the ring while Stark holds everyone off. Dolin and Jayne interfere, getting control of the ladder and sending the champions to the floor.

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Pirotta brings in her own ladders while Hartwell is being beaten down by Jayne and Dolin. However, once Persia gets back in on the action, they take over once again. They tried to go for the titles but the champions take them out. When they go after the titles, Toxic Attraction gets the upper hand, sending them crashing to the floor. Pirotta and Hartwell double team Shirai, laying her out once again by smashing her face-first into the announce table. Still, she is able to counter another double team attack and send them into the ladder with a DDT.

Shirai cleans house once again and goes back to the top of the ladder, but Hartwell stops her. Stark then tries to fight off Hartwell who is close to the titles, but Pirotta is there to help. Dolin sends Pirotta to the floor and climbs up herself. Stark makes the stop thigs time, sending Dolin to the ground.

The high spots are coming fast and hard. Stark goes for the 450 Splash but doesn’t land clean. Hartwell lands a spinebuster on Stark on the top of the ladder. Shirai is sent crashing from the top of the ladder into the announce table and a ladder on the floor. Hartwell is on the top of the ladder but Dolin makes her way up as well. She sends Hartwell off once again and grabs the titles to pick up the victory.

Jacy Jayne and Gig Dolin are your new NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions.

Joe Gacy takes on Malik Blade in a singles match next.

Gacy pounces on Blade to start the match, finishing off his initial offense with a big Uranage. Gacy tosses Blade out of the ring. Hartland appears and attacks Blade, but Gacy talks him down. Blade gets back in the ring and Gacy counters his offense, landing a handspring clothesline for the victory.

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Joe Gacy defeats Malik Blade.

Diamond Mine issued an open challenge answered by Odyssey Jones.

Jones and Strong lock up to start the match with Jones getting a big advantage based on his strength. Strong lands some chops, but he bounces off Jones with ease. Strong avoids Jones strength when he was able to get to his back for a sleeper hold. Jones knocks Strong out of the ring and hits a shoulder breaker.

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The Creed Brothers get involved but Jones takes care of them both. Strong takes advantage with a big knee to pick up the win.

Roderick Strong defeated Odyssey Jones via pinfall.

The women’s NXT Championship was on the line in a street fight.

Raquel Gonzalez was in control early until Mandy Rose broke out the kendo stick, laying into the champion. Gonzalez grabs onto it and pummels Rose to the ground. Rose was able to get her hands on the kendo stick again and went back to work on Gonzalez’s legs.

Back in the ring, Gonzalez was able to get in control, handing Rose in a Tree of Woe in the corner. She brings out the chairs and start to wail on Rose’s midsection. The weapons continue to pile up, including a table that is stacked up in the corner. Gonzalez ends up outside again and drags Rose to the floor before hitting her again with another kendo stick.

Rose uses a kendo stick to trap Gonzalez in the chair before hitting her with the pump knee. She makes the mistake of going for the pinfall, giving Gonzalez the opportunity to pull out the fire extinguisher. Gonzalez tosses Rose back in the ring, driving her into a pile of chairs in the corner.

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Gonzalez goes for a big kick in the corner but Rose avoids to the floor. She follows Rose, throwing her into the corner of the steel steps. The steel steps came into play with Rose throwing Gonzalez into them for payback. Still, Gonzalez kicked out of the pin attempt. Gonzalez got her own form of payback, driving Rose through the table, but she still could not get the victory.

Someone with a shovel ran down and smacked Gonzalez with a shovel, allowing Rose to land another pump knee and get the victory.

Mandy Rose is your new NXT Women’s Champion.

The person who smacked Gonzalez with the shovel was a returning Dakota Kai.

Grayson Waller and LA Knight found themselves in the ring and facing down Solo Sikoa. He immediately tossed Waller from the ring and Knight made the smarter decision to exit the ring.

The NXT Tag Team Championship were up next with MSK taking on Imperium. A lumberjack was the stipulation for this match.

Aichner and Carter started things off and he was in firm control of this match. He made the tag to Barthel and Carter was in trouble as he was tossed around the ring. Carter was finally able to get over to Lee who kept Barthel on the defensive. That was until Barthel turned things around in his favor, laying Lee out with a big kick.

Lee was able to rebound, hitting a dropkick that launched Barthel to the floor. A brawl broke out between Imperium and the lumberjacks, but MSK dived over the top to break it up. The teams returned to the ring, but this time it was Carter sent to the floor and attacked by lumberjacks.

MSK rebounded, isolating Aichner in the ring. But when Barthel got his hands back on Carter the tide of the match changed. Lee was able to get things rolling for his team once again, that included a backflip kick into Barthel’s head for a two-count. Aichner’s power was on full display, squatting both members of MSK and hitting a rolling senton.

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The lumberjacks brawled again outside and the fight escalated so far that all of them left ringside. That left MSK and Imperium alone in the ring. The two teams exchanged offense that ended with two big punches from Imperium. MSK hit the assisted moonsault but could not get the pin. Imperium was finally able to hit the Imperial Bomb and picked up the victory.

Imperium wins and becomes the new NXT tag team champions.

The main event of the night was for the NXT Championship as Bron Breakker challenged Tommaso Ciampa.

The two men lock up and Breakker immediately shows his dominance of power. He landed a shoulder block that sent Ciampa out to the floor. Ciampa answered back with a low trip and a headlock, but Breakker was immediately back to his feet. Breakker started tossing Ciampa around with ease but made the mistake of leaving his feet as Ciampa avoided the shoulder block.

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Ciampa tried to leap over Breakker but was planted with a modified spinebuster. Outside the ring, Ciampa pulled up the mat but they would end back inside the ring where Ciampa pout on a beating. Ciampa made the pin but Breakker kicked out at two.

Breakker was able to get back to his feet and take over of offense once again. He made a mistake and slipped off the rope, giving Ciampa the opening again. He hit the Widow’s Bell but Breakker kicked out at two. Ciampa tried to pick up steam but Breakker countered with a Frankensteiner.

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Ciampa and Breakker stood in the middle of the ring throwing punches. Ciampa backed Breakker into the corner but then ended outside the ring. They exchanged positions but Ciampa hit a DDT on Breakker on the exposed floor. They rolled back in the ring and Ciampa went for the Fairy Tale Ending but Breakker kicked out at two.

Ciampa hit a knee but Breakker would not stay down. Two more knees followed and another Fairy Tale Ending to pick up the victory.

Tommaso Ciampa defeated Bron Breakker to retain the NXT Championship.