NXT Gold Rush Week 2 Results – June 27, 2023 – Carmelo Hayes vs. Baron Corbin

Jun 27, 2023

June 27, 2023
Orlando, FL – NXT Arena (WWE Performance Center)
Commentary: Vic Joseph & Booker T
Results via Richard Trionfo of PWInsider.com

Quick Match Results

NXT Women’s Championship – Tiffany Stratton (c) defeated Thea Hail via Roll-up (pinfall)
NXT Tag Team Championship – Gallus (c) defeated Edris Enofe & Malik Blade via Leaping Knee Strike & TKO combo (pinfall)
NXT Heritage Cup Championship – Nathan Frazer (c) defeated Dragon Lee via Roll-up (pinfall)
Gigi Dolin defeated Kiana James via Crucifix Pin (pinfall)
NXT Championship – Carmelo Hayes (c) defeated Baron Corbin via Nothing But Net (pinfall)

Video: Carmelo Hayes, Trick Williams, Baron Corbin

We see Baron Corbin arrive at the Performance Center as well as his opponent Carmelo Hayes, accompanied by Trick Williams.

NXT Women’s Championship
Thea Hail vs. Tiffany Stratton (c)

They lock up and Tiffany with a wrist lock. Thea with a rollup for a near fall. Thea blocks a hip toss and Thea with a back slide for a near fall. Thea with a sunset flip for a near fall. Thea goes for the kimura but Tiffany gets to the ropes.

Charlie Dempsey and Drew Gulak make their way to the ringside area.

Tiffany with an Irish whip and Thea with an arm drag. Thea flips over Tiffany and hits a Japanese arm drag followed by a drop kick that sends Tiffany to the floor. Thea goes for a springboard move from the apron but Tiffany trips Thea and then sends her into the apron. They return to the ring and Tiffany with a back handspring elbow into the corner. Tiffany with a snap mare and double stomp. Tiffany with a running hip strike against the ropes. Tiffany gets a near fall. Tiffany goes to the apron and Thea kicks Tiffany tot he floor. Thea with a springboard coffin drop onto Tiffany. Tiffany with a sit out spinebuster for a near fall. Tiffany with an Irish whip and a clothesline in the corner. Tiffany with a snap mare and kick for a near fall. Tiffany with a reverse chin lock.

Thea with an arm drag to escape. Tiffany with a back elbow and she gets a near fall. Tiffany with a suplex and Thea goes to the floor to recover. Drew says something to Thea while Duke provides some advice. Thea has trouble getting back to her feet and the referee continues his count. Tiffany sends Thea back into the ring and Thea with punches. Tiffany with a kick and she gets a near fall. Tiffany with a reverse chin lock. Tiffany sends Thea to the mat and holds on to the reverse chin lock.

Tiffany with a knee and she sends Thea into the turnbuckles. Thea works on the arm and sends Tiffany into the turnbuckles. Thea with a flying back elbow and a flying forearm. Thea with an uppercut into the corner followed by a Northern Lights suplex. Thea with the C-H-A-S-E-U stomp and a somersault senton followed by a springboard back splash for a near fall. Tiffany with a slam and she goes for a power slam but Thea counters and goes for the kimura but Tiffany tries to get to the ropes and Charlie pulls the ropes away. The referee argues with Drew while Charlie and Duke argue. Thea gets Tiffany in the kimura and Tiffany taps but the referee is with Drew. Tiffany with a rollup for the three count.

Winner: Tiffany Stratton via Pinfall to retain the NXT Women’s Championship.

After the match, Charlie and Drew berate Thea and Duke gets in the ring. Charlie with a forearm to Duke and then Drew joins in the attack. Drew says something to Thea and he kicks Duke while Charlie holds Duke.

Andre Chase is back and he kicks Charlie and hits a series of forearms on Drew. Chase with a flying double clothesline. Duke and Chase with jabs and U-Bionic Elbows.

Video: Ilja Dragunov

Ilja says his flesh bruises and he bleeds like any other man. He feels the pain of conflict but he endures it and embraces it. He becomes IT. His mind is unbreakable and his will is unconquerable. He feels a flame that burns inside of him. No matter the evil that stands before him, his mind, spirit, and essence will always be Unbesiegbar.

Backstage: Gallus, Edris Enofe, Malik Blade

Wolfgang and Mark Coffey walk in the back and they say they haven’t heard from Joe. They say they will deal with Stacks after Malike and Edris.

Malik and Edris are in the back and they say it is their time.

Video: Dana Brooke, Kelani Jordan

We are back with a look at Dana Brooke being looked at by the medical staff.

Kelani Jordan shows up to introduce herself.

Dana talks about how gymnastics skills usually work.

Kelani says she is inspired by Dana and she is happy that Dana is in NXT.

Dana says she would love to get in the ring with Kelani when her knee gets better.

NXT Tag Team Championship
Edris Enofe & Malik Blade vs. Gallus (Wolfgang & Mark Coffey) (c)

Mark and Blade start things off and they lock up. Mark pushes Malik to the mat. They lock up and Mark with a side head lock. Mark with a shoulder tackle but Malik avoids a cover and gets away. They lock up and Malik avoids Mark against the ropes. They lock up and Malik with a side head lock. Wolfgang tags in and Malik escapes a double team opportunity. Malik with a side head lock and he tries for a sunset flip but Wolfgang stays on his feet. Malik with a rollup and a kick to Wolfgang. Edris tags in and hits a double sledge off the turnbuckles. Edris with a wrist lock. Edris with a kick to the leg and he tries for a cross body but Wolfgang catches him. Enofe comes off the turnbuckles and Wolfgang catches him.

Edris goes to the floor when Mark tags back in. Edris with a waist lock and a side head lock. Edris floats over in the corner and gives Mark a side head lock take down and a forearm. Malik tags in and applies a side head lock. Melik with a back elbow and punch to Mark. Malik with a flying forearm and then Edris tags in and they hit a double drop kick on Mark and then Wolfgang. Edris with sling blade and Malik tags in. Edris with a running knee and Malik with a frog splash for a near fall.

Angel Garza and Humberto Carrillo show up on the HBalKony.

Edris tags in and he goes up top and hits a double sledge to the arm. Malik punches and chops Wolfgang on the floor and Wolfgang with a punch. Malik with a chop. Wolfgang with a kick and forearm. Malik with a punch. Edris sends Mark into the ring. Edris with a punch and Malik tags in. Malik with an elbow into the corner and he gets a near fall. Mark with a head butt to Malik followed by a side head lock. Wolfgang tags in and he applies a cravate. Wolfgang with a snap mare and he gets a near fall. Wolfgang holds on to the cravate and then turns it into a front face lock. Wolfgang with a snap mare but Malik with a reversal. Mark tags in and he punches Malik.

Mark with a knee and he applies a cravate. Malik with a drop kick to Mark. Malik with a side head lock and Wolfgang tags in and he hot shots Malik and the referee checks on Malik. Wolfgang with an uppercut and punches in the corner. Mark tags in and he kicks Wolfgang and connects with a forearm to the back of the head for a near fall. Mark with a Cobra Clutch on Malik. Wolfgang tags in and he connects with a forearm to the lower back. Wolfgang works on the neck. Mark tags in and he goes to the turnbuckles and hits a flying shoulder tackle for a near fall. Mark with a front face lock. Mark with an elbow to Malik. Edris tags in and hits clotheslines on Mark followed by a drop kick.

Edris with punches to Wolfgang and then he punches Mark. Edris with a kick and then he goes for a drop kick off Mark’s back but he slips before connecting with Wolfgang. Edris with a spinebuster for a near fall. Malik tags in and they hit a Hart Attack for a near fall. Edris tags in and Malik with a twisting frog splash and Edris with an elbow drop from the turnbuckles but Wolfgang breaks up the cover. Malik with clotheslines to Wolfgang against the ropes and Wolfgang is tied up in the ropes. Mark stops Malik and then Channing Lorenzo tries to hit Mark but he hits Edris with an uppercut. Lorenzo sends Edris back into the ring and Wolfgang with a TKO after a flying knee from Mark for the three count.

Winner: Gallus via Pinfall to retain the NXT Tag Team Championship.

Video: Ava

We see a tweet from Ava about the need for a Schism Family meeting.

Backstage: Meta-Four

We are back and LEGEND. . . DARy is with McKenzie and Noam does not want to talk about the loss of the Heritage Cup title. Lash shows her manicure. Lash says they want to talk about their win last week and Jakara says that Shayna and Ronda are next. Oro says they are united as one.

McKenzie asks Noam who he is picking for the Heritage Cup title tonight but he does not like the question.

In-Ring: The Schism, Diamond Mine

Ava says she called this meeting because of the inner turmoil. They need open and honest communication.

Joe tells Jagger and Rip to express themselves freely.

Jagger says Joe told them that they would be improving their lives. However, with Joe, they are losing while alone they are thriving. Jagger says he has known Rip for 18 years and he does not trust Joe. He says either Joe has lost his way or is full of crap.

Ava tells Jagger to stop but Joe thanks Jagger for his honesty. Joe says he admits his mistakes. Before you joined us, you would have never been able to say that because your partner wouldn’t let you talk. I took you from obscurity and gave you a new home.

Rip says they were in a bad place when they first met Joe. They were confused and lost. You showed us a new way. Recently, they have started to see some cracks. You preach inclusivity and then go to exclusivity and then go back. They are starting to realize who they really are. Maybe the problem was never them.

Ava stops Rip.

Joe says he preached inclusivity. That brought them to Ava and he will never apologize for that. Did you fully commit yourselves or was there hesitation? If you think he is a dictator, why are you sitting here not in the same form or the same clothes. You are different. You are ready to take down the world and that was not the case one year ago.

Julius Creed, Brutus Creed, and Ivy Nile come out and Brutus says they are sick of this.

Jagger and Rip say this has nothing to do with the Creeds.

Julius says it does have to do with them because of what Ava did in the six man tag match. Julius says if you don’t want to be here and we don’t want you so why don’t you implode.

Joe says the Diamond Mine is a poison and is worse than the Schism.

Julius says that The Schism is cancerous and you want it to spread through NXT and they won’t let it happen.

Joe says if you want another match then you will get it. How about the Creeds versus The Dyad next week. The loser has to leave NXT.

Julius says they are okay with that.

Video: Bronco Nima, Lucien Prince

We take a look at Bronco Nima and Lucien Price as they grow up throwing a football. They talk about the bond that they have. Lucien says colleges came calling and they had to split. Luicen says he was kicked out of school. Bronco says they are on the same team now and they are ready to dominate.

Backstage: Hank, Tank, Scrypts, Axiom, Nathan Frazer

Hank, Tank, Axiom, and Scrypts watch the video. Scrypts says they are legit and they are going to do damage. Hank says that means there is a new team on the block with Axiom and Scrypts.

Nathan Frazer walks by and Axiom wishes Nathan luck tonight.

Scrypts tells Axiom it looks like he is interested in the Heritage Cup and Axiom says he is drawn to it.

Backstage: Carmelo Hayes, Trick Williams, Rhea Ripley

Trick Williams says that everyone wants the gold and you put in the work. Baron Corbin can never be you. Another name on the t-shirt.

Rhea Ripley shows up and she says she is not here to talk to you, she is here to send a message. Finn Balor was handling THE Judgment Day business and you stuck your nose into it. Big mistake. You stick your nose in their business, you become their business.

NXT Heritage Cup Championship
Dragon Lee vs. Nathan Frazer (c)

Round One:

Lee offers his hand and Frazer shakes it. They lock up and Frazer with a take down and Lee holds on and takes Frazer to the mat. Lee with a wrist lock. Frazer with a reversal and Lee with a reversal. Frazzer with an arm wringer but Lee with a handspring to land on his feet. They go to a Greco Roman knuckle lock and Frazer with a side head lock and take down.

Axiom makes his way to ringside.

Frazer holds on to the side head lock when Lee tries to send him off the ropes. Lee with an atomic drop but Frazer holds on to the side head lock.

Scrypts joins Axiom at ringside and they talk.

Frazer with a float over and he flips across the ring. Frazer with a rollup and Lee with a rollup of his own. Lee with a snap mare and he misses a kick. Frazer misses a kick and Lee misses as well. They lock up as the round ends.

Round Two:

They lock up and Lee with a hammer lock and Frazer with a flying mare. Frazer with a drop kick. Lee with an elbow and then he blocks a kick and gives Frazer a dragon screw in the ropes. Lee puts Frazer on the turnbuckels and hits a Frankensteiner but Frazer holds on and gets the three count with a sunset flip.

Nathan Frazer: 1 Fall
Dragon Lee: 0 Falls

Round Three

Frazer with sling blade and Lee rolls to the floor. Frazer with a head scissors but Lee with a cartwheel and he lands on his feet. Lee with a drop kick to send Frazer to the floor followed by a flip dive. Lee ties the arm in the ropes and then he hits a clothesline into the corner. Lee with kicks for a near fall.

Lee with a Liomtamer into a single leg crab. Lee pulls Frazer up from the ropes and Frazer lands on his feet and hits an enzuigiri. Frazer with a Boston Crab into an STF. Lee with a rollup for a near fall. Lee gets Frazer up and hits an Ushigoroshi for a near fall and then he gets another near fall as the round ends.

Round Four:

Lee with a running kick into the corner followed by a leg sweep from the apron. Lee with a drop kick into the corner and he gets a near fall. Lee with a punch and he goes for a suplex but Frazer with an inside cradle for a near fall. Frazer sends Lee to the floor and Frazer with a suicide dive. Frazer sends Lee back into the ring and Frazer with a springboard move but Lee moves. Lee with kiccks and Frazer wtih an enzuigiri. Lee with a super kicck.

Frazer with a super kick to the back of the head. Lee with a rollup into a sit out power bomb for the three count.

Nathan Frazer: 1 Fall
Dragon Lee: 1 Fall

Round Five

Lee with a drop kick that sends Frazer into the corner. Frazer with a super kick. Frazer goes up top for a Phoenix Splash but Lee crotches Frazer and puts him in the tree of woe. Lee with a double stomp. Lee charges at Frazer and Frazer sends Lee into the turnbuckles with an overhead belly-to-belly throw. Frazer puts Lee on the turnbuckles and sets for a superplex but Lee blocks it. Frazer flips off the turnbuckles and hits a superplex. Lee with a sit out power bomb for a near fall.

Lee and Frazer with forearms. Lee with a victory roll for a near fall. Frazer with a rollup for a near fall. Lee floats over and Frazer with a rollup. Lee with a rollup for a near fall. Frazer reverses and gets the three count.

Winner: Nathan Frazer via Pinfall to retain the NXT Heritage Cup Championship.

After the match, Lee presents Frazer with the trophy.

Video: Raw Underground

We have a video to remind us of what Raw Underground was.

Video: Eddy Thorpe, Gable Steveson

We take a look at Eddy Thorpe’s training session with Gable Steveson. Gable says he has been tracking Damon’s career and he is legit. Eddy says that Damon isn’t an Olympic Champion.

We see the training. Gable tells Eddy to stick to the game plan and don’t let Damon get in his head. We see more training.

Eddy thanks Gable for the help. Eddy asks Gable to be at ringside with him.

Gable says he knows Damon’s parents will be watching.

Wes Lee, Myles Borne, Mustafa Ali, Tyler Bate

Wes Lee and Myles Borne are talking and Mustafa Ali shows up and Myles leaves.

Ali says he wanted to apologize for slapping Wes in the face. He wanted a clean finish and he says he might have gotten too involved in the match.

Lee tells Ali to stick to being a wrestler.

Tyler Bate says it is rubbish that he was down the middle. He says there were fast counts and slow counts. Tyler wants another shot at the title.

Ali says you agreed to let him be the referee and Tyler had a chance. Ali wants his match and Tyler says he will be the referee.

Wes walks away while they argue.

Backstage: Robert Stone, Von Wagner

Robert Stone is looking for Von Wagner in the back. Stone finds him and he wants to know where Von was because they were supposed to meet. Von tells Stone he wouldn’t understand.

Von says everything his family had to fight through and the trauma. He says Stone doesn’t get it and he says he can’t do this.

Kiana James vs. Gigi Dolin

They lock up and they go around the ring until Gigi takes Kiana to the mat with a waist lock. Gigi gets a near fall. Kiana gets a near fall. Gigi with arm drags into an arm bar. Kiana gets to the ropes and Gigi releases the hold. Gigi blocks a kick and punches Kiana. Gigi pulls Kiana from the ropes and then Kiana goes to the floor. Gigi with a wrist lock take down and a back heel kick. Gig with a rollup for a near fall. Kiana slaps Gigi and Gigi with forearms. Kiana with a back elbow and then they go to the floor.

They return to the ring and Gigi goes for a back slide and she gets a near fall. Kiana with an Irish whip but Gigi sends Kiana to the apron. Kiana with a forearm and a slingshot elbow drop for a near fall. Kiana with punches and Gigi punches back. Kiana wtih a knee and she sends Gigi to the floor. Kiana with a forearm to the back. Gigi sends Kiana into the apron. Kiana gets a near fall. Kiana with a hard Irish whip. GIgi with a rollup to counter an Irish whip for a near fall. Kiana with a kick.

Gigi with a forearm and a back body drop. Kiana goes to the floor and Gigi follows. Kiana kicks Gigi when they go back to the floor. Kiana gets a near fall. Kiana slams Gigi’s head into the mat. Kiana with a knee to the back and she gets a near fall. Kiana with a reverse chin lock. Gigi with forearms and kicks followed by clotheslines. Both women with clotheslines and they go down. Kiana gets her bag and Gigi with a kick. Kiana swings and misses with the bag. Gigi witih a kick and a crucifix driver for the three count.

Winner: Gigi Dolin via Pinfall.

After the match, Kiana hits Gigi with the bag and then hits 401k on Gigi.

Kiana pulls out orange paint and pours it on Gigi. Then she gets a can of blue paint and pours it on Gigi.

In-Prison: Tony D’Angelo, Joe Coffey

We go to Tony D’Angelo in jail and he has a guest and it is Joe Coffey. Tony wants to know how he got on his list.

Joe says he knows people too.

Tony says he thought Stacks got him.

Joe says a lot has changed since Tony got locked up.

Tony says he is in here because they are rats and Joe is lucky that he can’t get through the glass. He says Stacks will have it handled.

Joe says he took care of it. He says the Underboss has ambition and a mind of his own.

He says Stacks is family.

Joe says Stacks sold Tony out.

Joe has a recording of Stacks telling Joe what to do so he can take control.

Video: Roxanne Perez, Blair Davenport

We take a look at Roxanne Perez answering questions on Snapchat and she gets attacked by Blair Davenport.

Roxanne will face Blair next week.

Backstage: Jacy Jayne, Lyra Valkyria, Rhea Ripley

We are back and Jacy Jayne says if you want to make it in this business, you need to have thick skin. Jacy says if Lyra shows up, she will take care of her.

Lyra enters the ring and she punches Jacy and tells her that she doesn’t play games.

Rhea Ripley shows up and she says that Lyra is a bad ass.

Backstage: Ava, The Dyad

Ava tells Rip and Jagger to calm down. Rip wants to know what were they thinking. Ava says they are a good team. Jagger says he has issues with decisions that will affect their careers. Ava says they are fighting for their careers. Ava says Joe has a plan. Jagger says if Joe doesn’t have a plan, they will.

Next Week’s Show Card Rundown

Next week, we will have the Loser Leaves NXT Match with the Creeds versus The Dyad. Tyler Bate will face Mustafa Ali next week. Roxanne Perez faces Blair Davenport. Eddy Thorpe faces Damon Kemp in NXT Underground.

NXT Championship
Baron Corbin vs. Carmelo Hayes (c)

They lock up and Corbin goes for End of Days but Hayes gets to his feet. Corbin with the wacky slide and he clotheslines Carmelo. Corbin avoids an O’Connor Roll but Hayes with a Codebreaker and he goes up top. Corbin goes to the floor and Hayes with a cross body off the turnbuckles to the floor. Hayes with a forearm to the back and a chop. Hayes with punches and forearms against the ringside barrier. Hayes with a chop. Hayes with a forearm and he breaks the referee’s count. Corbin runs Hayes into the ring post. Corbin sends Hayes into the ringside barrier. They return to the ring and Corbin with a hard Irish whip. Hayes blocks a punch and he punches Corbin. Corbin with a clothesline for a near fall. Corbin with a forearm and then he applies the half nelson and chin bar combination.

Hayes with punches but Corbin with a knee and he sends Hayes to the floor. Hayes with a round kick. Corbin sends Hayes over the ringside barrier and Hayes with forearms to Corbin. Hayes comes off the ringside barrier but Corbin moves. Hayes rolls through and is met with a boot to the head. Corbin gets a near fall. Corbin with elbows to the chest and he returns to the half nelson and chin bar combination. Hayes gets to the ropes to force a break. Corbin goes for a belly-to-back suplex but Hayes lands on his feet and hits a series of drop kicks followed by a springboard clothesline for a near fall. Hayes with a kick but Corbin with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker. Corbin drops his shirt on Hayes.

Corbin with a forearm to Hayes. Corbin with another forearm. Corbin with punches to Hayes. Corbin with forearms in the corner. Corbin with a forearm to the lower back. Corbin with a clothesline for a near fall. Corbin puts Hayes on the turnbuckles and punches him. Hayes with forearms to Corbin and Corbin falls to the mat. Hayes with a frog splash but he cannot capitalize. Hayes with punches. Corbin walks into a bicycle kick and Corbin goes to the floor. Hayes with a kick in the ropes and he hits Fadeaway. Hayes with a thrust kick and Codebreaker. Hayes hits the springboard DDT for a near fall. Corbin stops Hayes from going to the turnbuckles. Hayes with forearms and kicks.

Hayes kicks Corbin and goes to the turnbuckles. Corbin moves and Hayes rolls through. Hayes with a victory roll for a near fall. Corbin blocks a Codebreaker and hits a Death Valley Driver followed by a choke breaker for a near fall. Hayes goes to the floor and Corbin follows. Corbin goes for a shoulder but Hayes moves and Corbin hits the steps. Corbin blocks a rana and Corbin power bombs Hayes on the announce table. Corbin with elbows to the back of the head. Corbin gets a near fall. Corbin punches Hayes many times. Corbin runs into a knee and Hayes counters Deep Six and hits Corbin with a knee. Corbin with Deep Six for a near fall.

Corbin sets for End of Days but Hayes with a snap mare and a kick. Hayes goes for a slingshot move but Corbin grabs Hayes but the throat. Hayes drops Corbin on the top rope and hits a slingshot DDT on the apron. Hayes goes up top and hits Nothing But Net for the three count.

Winner: Carmelo Hayes via Pinfall to retain the NXT Championship.

Backstage: Bron Breakker

We go to the back and Bron Breakker says no one can control him. He has beaten everyone. Bron tells someone to shut up and he says you will find out next week.