2022 NXT DEADLINE PREVIEW

Like I do every month, I decided to write a special blog looking at NXT Deadl1ne. Since NXT has not referred to this event as an NXT Takeover, I will count it as the 1^st ever standalone Deadl1ne event, therefore all of the facts will be redundant, but I did it to be consistent. And for any feedback or comments about this, comment below or tweet me (@hbkid718). Thanks.

NXT Deadl1ne is the 5^th NXT PPV of 2022, making Bron Breakker & Carmelo Hayes the only wrestlers to wrestle on every NXT PPV of 2022. It will be the 1^st NXT PPV of 2022 to not have an NXT Women’s Championship Match & the 1^st since NXT War Games on December 5, 2021 to not have one. This will be the 1^st NXT PPV of 2022 to not have an NXT North American Championship Match & the 1^st since NXT War Games on December 5, 2021 to not have one. This will be the 2^nd NXT PPV in a row to not have an NXT Women’s Tag Team Championship Match.

Since no opener has been announced & since this is the 1^st ever Deadl1ne, it will be everyone’s 1^st Deadl1ne opener.

Since no main event has been announced, here are the facts. If the NXT Championship Match is the main event, it will be the 1^st NXT Championship Match to main event Deadl1ne, Bron Breakker’s 1^st Deadl1ne main event & 5^th NXT PPV main event in a row in 2022 & would be Apollo Crews’ 1^st ever Deadl1ne main event & 1^st NXT PPV main event of 2022. If an Iron Survival Challenge Match main events, it will be everyone’s 1^st Deadl1ne main event, JD McDonagh’s 2^nd NXT PPV main event in a row in 2022, Joe Gacy’s 2^nd & 1^st since In Your House on June 4, & everyone else’s 1^st ever main event of 2022. It would be the 1^st time in 2022 that the NXT Championship would not be defended in the main event, the 1^st NXT PPV since War Games on December 6, 2021 that the NXT Championship wasn’t defended in the main event, but the 1^st time that the NXT Championship was defended on PPV & not in the main event since Finn Balor VS Karrion Kross at NXT Stand & Deliver on April 8, 2021. If the Women’s Iron Survival Challenge main events, it will be the 1^st time a Women’s Match has main evented an NXT PPV since Io Shirai VS Raquel Gonzalez on Night 1 of Stand & Deliver on April 7, 2021, & everyone’s 1^st Deadl1ne main event & 1^st main event of 2022.

NXT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: NXT CHAMPION BRON BREAKKER VS APOLLO CREWS

Bron Breakker VS Apollo Crews was the 16^th NXT Championship Match of 2022, the 1^st since NXT on November 15, & 5^th PPV in a row, making it the only NXT Championship to be defended on every NXT PPV of 2022. This will be Bron Breakker’s 1^st Deadl1ne & 5^th NXT PPV in a row in 2022. This was Bron Breakker’s 10^th NXT Championship Defense, so if he loses, he will tie Adrian Neville for the 2^nd most NXT Championship Defenses, behind Adam Cole (11). As of Deadl1ne, Bron Breakker’s NXT Championship Reign has lasted 250 Days, so if he would have lost, he would have been the 1^st to lose in 250 Days, which is the 5^th Longest of All-Time, behind Adam Cole (6/1/19 – 7/8/20, 403 Days), Finn Balor’s 1^st Reign (7/4/15 – 4/21/16, 292 Days), Adrian Neville (2/27/14 – 12/11/14, 287 Days), & Bo Dallas (6/12/13 – 2/27/14, 260 Days). This will be Apollo Crews’1^st Deadl1ne & his 2^nd NXT PPV in a row. It will be his 1st NXT Championship Match since he defeated then-Champion Finn Balor by Disqualification on November 4, 2015. If he wins, he would be the 1^st 1^st-time Champion since Dolph Ziggler & the 6^th to also be a former United States & Intercontinental Champion after Finn Balor, Shinsuke Nakamura, Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins, & Dolph Ziggler. This will be the 1^st ever NXT Championship Match to main event Deadl1ne, Bron Breakker’s 1^st Deadl1ne main event, but 5^th NXT PPV main event in a row & will be Apollo Crews’ 1^st ever Deadl1ne main event & 1^st NXT PPV main event of 2022. The NXT Championship has changed hands twice in 2022, with the last title change taking place when Breakker defeated Dolph Ziggler on Raw on April 4. It has changed hands 27 times in History. It has never changed hands at Deadl1ne.

Bron Breakker (0-0-0)

This will be Bron Breakker’s 1^st Deadl1ne

Apollo Crews (0-0-0)

This will be Apollo Crews’ 1^st Deadl1ne

NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: THE NEW DAY (KOFI KINGSTON & XAVIER WOODS) VS NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS PRETTY DEADLY (ELTON PRINCE & KIT WILSON)

The New Day VS Pretty Deadly will be the 15^th NXT Tag Team Championship Match of 2022, 1^st since NXT on November 22, & 1^st on PPV since Worlds Collide on September 4. This will be Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods’ Deadl1ne debut, Kingston’s 1^st NXT match since he defeated Rusev on January 15, 2014 & was Woods’ 1^st NXT match since he lost to CJ Parker on August 7, 2014, & will be their 1^st Tag Team Match together in NXT. If they win, they will be the 1^st 1^st-time Champion since The Creed Brothers, but the 4^th team after American Alpha, The Revival & The Street Profits to be RAW, Smackdown, & NXT Tag Team Champions, but Chad Gable & Jason Jordan only held the NXT & Smackdown Tag Team Championships together. They had different partners when they won the Raw Tag Team Championships (Gable with Otis & Jordan with Seth Rollins). This was Elton Prince & Kit Wilson’s 1^st Deadl1ne & their 1^st PPV since Worlds Collide on September 4. This was Pretty Deadly’s 6^th NXT Tag Team Championship Defense, so if they will lose, they will be the 1^st since The Ascension who lost to The Lucha Dragons at Takeover: Fatal 4 Way on September 11, 2014 to lose in their 6^th Defense, which is tied for the 2^nd most Defenses after MSK (8). As of Deadline, Pretty Deadly’s NXT Tag Team Championship Reign has lasted 97 Days, so if they will lose, they will be the 1^st to lose in 97 Days. The NXT Tag Team Title has changed hands 3 times in 2022, with the last title change taking place at Worlds Collide when Pretty Deadly defeated Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen, The Creed Brothers, & Gallus on September 4. It has changed hands 28 times in History. It has never changed hands at Deadl1ne.

Kofi Kingston (0-0-0)

This will be Kofi Kingston’s 1^st Deadl1ne

Xavier Woods (0-0-0)

This will be Xavier Woods’ 1^st Deadl1ne

Elton Prince (0-0-0)

This will be Elton Prince’s 1^st Deadl1ne

Kit Wilson (0-0-0)

This will be Kit Wilson’s 1^st Deadl1ne

IRON SURVIVAL CHALLENGE MATCH FOR THE #1 CONTENDERSHIP FOR THE NXT CHAMPIONSHIP: AXIOM VS JOE GACY VS CARMELO HAYES VS JD MCDONAGH VS GRAYSON WALLER

Axiom VS Joe Gacy VS Carmelo Hayes VS JD McDonagh VS Grayson Waller will be the 1^st or 2^nd Iron Survival Challenge Match & the 1^st ever at Deadl1ne. This will be Axiom’s 1^st Deadl1ne, his 1^st Iron Survival Challenge Match, 1^st NXT PPV in his Career, & 1^st 5-Way Match in his Career.

This will be Joe Gacy’s 1^st Deadl1ne, his 1^st Iron Survival Challenge Match, 1^st NXT PPV since In Your House on June 4, & 1^st 5-Way Match in his Career. This will be Carmelo Hayes’ 1^st Deadl1ne, his 1^st Iron Survival Challenge Match, his 5^th PPV in a row in 2022, & 3^rd 5-Way Match in his Career & 2^nd in a row on PPV in 2022 after he lost to Wes Lee along with Nathan Frazer, Oro Mensah, & Von Wagner at Halloween Havoc on October 22, giving him a 5-Way Match Record of 0-2-0, as he also lost a 5-Way to Cameron Grimes along with Santos Escobar, Solo Sikoa, & Grayson Waller at Stand & Deliver on April 2. This will be JD McDonagh’s 1^st Deadl1ne, his 1^st Iron Survival Challenge Match, his 2^nd PPV in a row in 2022, & 1^st 5-Way Match in his Career. This will be Grayson Waller’s 1^st Deadl1ne, his 1^st Iron Survival Challenge Match, his 2^nd PPV in a row in 2022, & will be his 5-Way Match in his Career & 1^st since Stand & Deliver on April 2, giving him a 5-Way Match Record of 0-1-0.

Axiom (0-0-0)

This will be Axiom’s 1^st Deadl1ne

Joe Gacy (0-0-0)

This will be Joe Gacy’s 1^st Deadl1ne

Carmelo Hayes (0-0-0)

This will be Carmelo Hayes’ 1^st Deadl1ne

JD McDonagh (0-0-0)

This will be JD McDonagh’s 1^st Deadl1ne

Grayson Waller (0-0-0)

This will be Grayson Waller’s 1^st Deadl1ne

IRON SURVIVAL CHALLENGE MATCH FOR THE #1 CONTENDERSHIP FOR THE NXT WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP: INDI HARTWELL VS CORA JADE VS KIANA JAMES VS ROXANNE PEREZ VS ZOEY STARK

Indi Hartwell VS Cora Jade VS Kiana James VS Roxanne Perez VS Zoey Stark will be the 1^st or 2^nd Iron Survival Challenge Match & the 1^st ever at Deadl1ne. This will be Indi Hartwell’s 1^st Deadl1ne, her 1^st Iron Survivor Challenge, her 1^st PPV since she & Candice LeRae lost to Ember Moon & Shotzi at NXT Stand & Deliver on April 8, 2021, & her 1^st 5-Way Match in her Career. This will be Cora Jade’s 1^st Deadl1ne, her 1^st Iron Survival Challenge Match, her 2^nd PPV in a row in 2022, & her 1^st 5-Way Match in her Career. This will be Kiana James’ 1^st Deadl1ne, her 1^st Iron Survival Challenge Match, her 1^st NXT PPV in her Career, & her 1^st 5-Way Match in her Career. This will be Roxanne Perez’s 1^st Deadl1ne, her 1^st Iron Survival Challenge Match, her 2^nd PPV in a row in 2022, & her 1^st 5-Way Match in her Career. This will be Zoey Stark’s 1^st Deadl1ne, her 1^st Iron Survival Challenge Match, her 1^st NXT PPV in her Career, & her 1^st 5-Way Match in her Career.

Indi Hartwell (0-0-0)

This will be Indi Hartwell’s 1^st Deadl1ne

Cora Jade (0-0-0)

This will be Cora Jade’s 1^st Deadl1ne

Kiana James (0-0-0)

This will be Kiana James’ 1^st Deadl1ne

Roxanne Perez (0-0-0)

This will be Roxanne Perez’s 1^st Deadl1ne

Zoey Stark (0-0-0)

This will be Zoey Stark’s 1^st Deadl1ne

ALBA FYRE VS ISLA DAWN

Alba Fyre VS Isla Dawn was Alba Fyre’s 1^st Deadl1ne & her 2^nd PPV in a row in 2022. This will be Isla Dawn’s 1^st Deadl1ne & her 1^st NXT PPV in her Career. This will be the 4^th 1-on-1 Match between them after NXT UK on April 3, 2019, December 12, 2019, & December 17, 2020, with Fyre winning all 3 matches.

Alba Fyre (0-0-0)

This will be Alba Fyre’s 1^st Deadl1ne

Isla Dawn (0-0-0)

This will be Isla Dawn’s 1^st Deadl1ne