NXT: Halloween Havoc (2021)

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NXT: Halloween Havoc
Promotion WWE
Brand(s) NXT
DateOctober 26, 2021
City Orlando, Florida
Venue WWE Performance Center
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NXT: Halloween Havoc was a special episode of WWE's weekly television series NXT , broadcast on the USA Network. It took place on October 26, 2021 at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida for their NXT brand division. It was hosted by Chucky in a crosspromotion for the Chucky TV series, with Grayson Waller and L. A. Knight also serving as hosts.

Contents

Production

Other on-screen personnel
Role:Name:
Commentators Vic Joseph
Wade Barrett
Beth Phoenix
Spanish commentators Carlos Cabrera
Marcelo Rodríguez
Ring announcer Alicia Taylor
Referees Darryl Sharma
Dallas Irvin
Daphne Lashaunn
Derek Sanders
Blair Baldwin
Felix Fernandez
InterviewerMcKenzie Mitchell
Pre-show panel Sam Roberts
McKenzie Mitchell
Denise Salcedo

Background

Halloween Havoc is a professional wrestling event currently produced by WWE. As the name implies, it is a Halloween-themed show held in October. It was originally produced as an annual pay-per-view (PPV) by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1989 until 2000 as WWE—at that time still known as the World Wrestling Federation—purchased WCW in 2001. The 2000 event was the final Halloween Havoc until WWE revived the show for their NXT brand division in 2020. On the October 5, 2021 episode of NXT, it was announced by Tommaso Ciampa that Halloween Havoc would be making its return to NXT. [1] [2]

Storylines

NXT: Halloween Havoc featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. [3]

On the September 14 episode of NXT, Bron Breakker made his debut and defeated L. A. Knight. Later on the same night, Tommaso Ciampa captured the vacant NXT Championship by defeating Pete Dunne, Knight and Von Wagner in a Fatal four-way match. [4] On the October 5 episode of NXT, Breakker challenged Ciampa to a match for the championship at Halloween Havoc, which Ciampa accepted. [2]

On the October 12 episode of NXT, after Indi Hartwell and Persia Pirotta's match, they staked their claims for the NXT Women's Tag team Championship, after which Io Shirai and Zoey Stark and Toxic Attraction showed up and started brawling. Later, William Regal decided that at Halloween Havoc, Shirai and Stark will defend their titles against Toxic Attraction and Hartwell and Pirotta in a Spin The Wheel, Make the Deal triple threat tag team match. [5] The following week, Shirai defeated Jayne and Pirotta to earn the right to choose the match's stipulation, which was a Scareway to Hell match. [6]

On the October 19 episode of NXT, after Imperium's tag team match, MSK showed up and gave Imperium a tag team title shot at Halloween Havoc. [6]

On the September 28 episode of NXT, after Raquel González successfully defended the NXT Women's Championship against Franky Monet, Toxic Attraction showed up and attacked González. [7] The following week, a Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal match between González and Mandy Rose was made for the NXT Women's Championship at Halloween Havoc. [5]

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes [8]
1 Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne) defeated Io Shirai and Zoey Stark (c) and Indi Hartwell and Persia Pirotta Triple Threat Tag Team Scareway to Hell Ladder match for the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship [9] 12:22
2 Joe Gacy (with Harland) defeated Malik Blade by pinfall Singles match 2:10
3 Roderick Strong (with Diamond Mine) defeated Odyssey Jones by pinfall Singles match 3:56
4 Mandy Rose defeated Raquel González (c) by pinfall Chucky's choice Trick or Street Fight match for the NXT Women's Championship [10] 11:53
5 Imperium (Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel) defeated MSK (Nash Carter and Wes Lee) (c) by pinfall Lumber Jack-o'-Lantern match for the NXT Tag Team Championship [11] 13:10
6 Tommaso Ciampa (c) defeated Bron Breakker by pinfall Singles match for the NXT Championship [12] 13:49
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

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