NXT No Mercy 2023, held on September 30, 2023, at the Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield, California, was a prominent event in the WWE NXT brand’s calendar. This special event, exclusive to NXT, featured high-stakes matches and title defenses, showcasing some of the top talents in the brand.
WWE NXT No Mercy 2023 | September 30, 2023
Arena: Mechanics Bank Arena – Location: Bakersfield, California
The main event saw Becky Lynch retain her NXT Women’s Championship against Tiffany Stratton in a thrilling Extreme Rules match. Ilja Dragunov captured the NXT Championship from Carmelo Hayes, marking a significant shift in the championship landscape. Trick Williams secured the NXT North American Championship by defeating Dominik Mysterio, with Dragon Lee serving as the special referee. Additionally, The Family (Tony D’Angelo & Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo) successfully defended their NXT Tag Team Championship in a Fatal 4-Way match, and Noam Dar retained the NXT Heritage Cup against Butch.
Overall, the event was marked by intense competition and dramatic outcomes, setting the stage for future storylines and rivalries in NXT.
No Mercy 2023 ; Bron Breaker vs. Baron Corbin
The fight between the two started even before the bell sounded and both took advantage of the fact that they could not be disqualified to fight in the audience area. Following a very intense fight, when Bron Breakker seemed close to victory, Mr. Stone appeared on the scene and tried to apply a Diving Cross Body to Breakker , but he intercepted him in mid-air and threw him over the top rope. . However, when he turned back, Baron Corbin was there to give him the victorious End Of Days .
Winner: Bron Breakker
Rating: 7/10
NXT North American Championship : “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio (c) vs. Trick Williams
(Dragon Lee as guest referee)
The fight began with an unexpected Dropkick from Dominik Mysterio, which was followed by a settlement that, in the champion’s opinion, Dragon Lee counted slowly.
Further ahead, Dominik knocked down a referee who was replacing Dragon Lee, who had been unintentionally superkicked by Dominik, but while that replacement referee was on the ground, Trick Williams hit Dominik with the belt without any referee seeing and then moved forward. for the victorious settlement.
Winner : Trick Williams (new champion)
Rating : 7/10
NXT Tag Team Championship:
The Family (Tony D’Angelo and Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo) (c)
vs. OTM (Lucien Price and Bronco Nima)
vs. The Creed Brothers (Brutus Creed and Julius Creed)
vs. Los Lotharios (Humberto Carrillo and Angel Garza)
A chaotic fight that continued to be so after the absence of Tony D’Angelo, who injured his knee and had to abandon the fight, leaving Channing Lorenzo alone to defend the belts. However, as is usual in this type of situation, the injured man ends up returning to the ring several minutes later, very limited, but in an epic way, taking down everything that comes his way.
In a moment that, if not unprecedented in pro wrestling , is close, both members of The Family and The Creed Brothers applied Superplexes at the same time – I had never seen four Superplexes at the same time! And at a time when chaos reigned both in the ring and outside, The Family managed to win after a double team on Lucien Price.
Winners: The Family (Tony D’Angelo and Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo)
Rating: 7.5/10
No Mercy 2023 ; British Rounds Rules match for the NXT Heritage Cup:
Noam Dar (c) vs. Butch
Noam Doar managed a first fall in the second round after an assist from Oro Mensah, who hit Butch with a kick. However, Butch responded on the second fall with a successful settlement after a Bitter End. The fourth round ended with Butch claiming that Noam Dar was passing out in a submission, but the referee did not check whether Dar was able to raise his arm and the round still concluded with 1-1.
Oro Mensah kicked Butch again in the sixth round, but the member of the Brawling Brutes survived Noam Dar’s settlement and soon after was almost to make Dar give up, but ended up being distracted by the stable and attacked by Joe Coffey following an interference of the Gallus, which led to his defeat.
Winner: Noam Dar
Rating: 6/10
No Mercy 2023 ; NXT Championship : Carmelo Hayes (c) vs. Ilja Dragunov
Exciting combat played at a very high pace. Ilja Dragunov came close to victory after a normal H-Bomb and another from the top rope, but on both occasions Carmelo Hayes managed to kick out . However, minutes later Dragunov again applied an H-Bomb from the top rope, thus finally managing to win the title.
Winner: Ilja Dragunov
Rating: 9/10
Extreme Rules match for the NXT Women’s Championship :
Becky Lynch (c) vs. Tiffany Stratton
If the first fight of the night started with a fight in front of the audience, so did the last one. And there was no shortage of objects, including kendo sticks , chairs, a chain, a shopping cart, a fire extinguisher, a bat with barbed wire wrapped around it, a table, steps and even pieces of Barbies. And, as if that weren’t enough, the table and one of the commentators’ chairs were also used.
Tiffany Stratton came very close to victory after two Swanton Bombs , one with Becky Lynch lying on a table (which didn’t break) and another inside the ring, but she didn’t achieve victory after that. After missing a Prettiest Moonsault Ever , Tiffany was planted on top of a pile of tables via a Manhandle Slam from Becky , who then advanced to the victorious settlement.
Winner: Becky Lynch
Rating: 8.5/10