2023 NXT VENGEANCE DAY PREVIEW

Like I do every month, I decided to write a special blog looking at NXT Vengeance Day. The previous Vengeance Day was an episode of NXT TV, but this is the 1^st ever Vengeance Day PPV, 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.

Since no opener was announced, here are the facts. This is the 1^st Vengeance Day event, therefore no matter what match opens, it will be the 1^st opener for everyone.

STEEL CAGE MATCH FOR THE NXT CHAMPIONSHIP: NXT CHAMPION BRON BREAKKER VS GRAYSON WALLER

Bron Breakker VS Grayson Waller will be the 2^nd NXT Championship Match of 2023 & 1^st since NXT on January 10 & 1^st at Vengeance Day. It will be the 1^st Steel Cage Match of 2023, the 1^st for NXT since The Creed Brothers VS Pretty Deadly on NXT on September 13, 2022, the 1^st at Vengeance Day, & 1^st on NXT PPV since Finn Balor VS Samoa Joe at Takeover: The End on June 8, 2016. This will be the 3^rd Steel Cage Match for the NXT Championship after Finn Balor VS Samoa Joe at Takeover: The End on June 8, 2016 & Shinsuke Nakamura VS Samoa Joe on NXT on January 4, 2017. This will be Bron Breakker’s 1^st Vengeance Day & 1^st Steel Cage Match in his Career. He is the 1^st Steiner to wrestle in a Steel Cage Match since The Steiner Brothers defeated Money Inc. at the SummerSlam Spectacular on August 22, 1993. This was Bron Breakker’s 12^th NXT Championship Defense, which is the most NXT Title Defenses in History. As of Vengeance Day, Bron Breakker’s NXT Championship Reign has lasted 306 Days, so if he loses, he will be the 1^st to lose in 306 Days, which is the 2^nd Longest of All-Time, behind Adam Cole (6/1/19 – 7/8/20, 403 Days) & only the 2^nd Reign to last longer than 300 Days. This was Grayson Waller’s 1^st Vengeance Day & 1^st Steel Cage Match in his Career. If he wins, he will be the 1^st 1^st-time Champion since Dolph Ziggler. This will be the 2^nd 1-on-1 Match between them after NXT on January 10, which was won by Breakker by Count Out. This will be both Breakker & Waller’s 1^st NXT PPV main event of 2023.The NXT Championship has never changed hands in 2023, with the last title change taking place when Breakker defeated Dolph Ziggler on Raw on April 4, 2022. It has changed hands 27 times in History. The NXT Championship has never changed hands in a Steel Cage Match. It has never changed hands at Vengeance Day.

Bron Breakker (0-0-0)

This will be Bron Breakker’s Vengeance Day debut

Grayson Waller (0-0-0)

This will be Grayson Waller’s Vengeance Day debut

TRIPLE THREAT MATCH FOR THE NXT WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP: NXT WOMEN’S CHAMPION ROXANNE PEREZ VS GIGI DOLIN VS JACY JAYNE

Roxanne Perez VS Gigi Dolin VS Jacy Jayne will be the 1^st NXT Women’s Championship Match of 2022 & 1^st at Vengeance Day. It will be the 2^nd Triple Threat Match of 2023, 1^st since NXT on January 31. & 1^st at Vengeance Day. It will be the 1^st Triple Threat Match for the Women’s Championship since Blair Davenport VS Mandy Rose VS Meiko Satomura at Worlds Collide on September 4, 2022. This was Roxanne Perez’s 1^st Vengeance Day event & 1^st Triple Threat Match in her Career. This will be Roxanne Perez’s 1^st Women’s Championship Defense, so if she loses, she will be the 1^st since Kairi Sane who lost to Shayna Baszler at Evolution on October 28, 2018 to lose in her 1^st Defense. As of Vengeance Day, Roxanne Perez’s Women’s Championship Reign has lasted 53 Days, which is the Shortest Women’s Championship Reign of All-Time. This will be Gigi Dolin’s 1^st Vengeance Day & 1^st Triple Threat Match in her Career. This will be Jacy Jayne’s 1^st Vengeance Day & 1^st Triple Threat Match in her Career. It was Toxic Attraction’s 1^st NXT PPV since In Your House on June 4, 2022. If either Dolin or Jayne win, they will be the 5^th 1^st-time Champion in a row & the 2^nd in a row to be a former NXT Women’s Tag Team Champion. The NXT Women’s Championship has never changed hands in 2023, with the last title change taking place on NXT on December 13, 2022, when Perez defeated Mandy Rose. It has changed hands 15 times in History. The NXT Women’s Championship has changed hands once in a Triple Threat Match when Io Shirai defeated Charlotte Flair & Rhea Ripley at Takeover: In Your House on June 7, 2020. It has never changed hands at Vengeance Day.

Roxanne Perez (0-0-0)

This will be Roxanne Perez’s Vengeance Day debut

Gigi Dolin (0-0-0)

This will be Gigi Dolin’s Vengeance Day debut

Jacy Jayne (0-0-0)

This will be Jacy Jayne’s Vengeance Day debut

FATAL 4-WAY MATCH FOR THE NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: CHASE UNIVERSITY (ANDRE CHASE & DUKE HUDSON) VS NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS THE NEW DAY (KOFI KINGSTON & XAVIER WOODS) VS GALLUS (MARK COFFEY & WOLFGANG) VS PRETTY DEADLY (ELTON PRINCE & KIT WILSON)

Chase University VS The New Day VS Gallus VS Pretty Deadly will be the 1^st NXT Tag Team Championship Match of 2023 & the 1^st at Vengeance Day. This will be the 1^st Fatal 4-Way Match of 2023 & 1^st at Vengeance Day. It will be the 1^st Fatal 4-Way Match for the NXT Tag Team Championship since Briggs & Jensen VS The Creed Brothers VS Gallus VS Pretty Deadly at Worlds Collide on September 4, 2022. This was Andre Chase & Duke Hudson’s 1^st Vengeance Day, Chase’s 1^st NXT PPV in his Career, Hudson’s 1^st PPV since he lost to Cameron Grimes at War Games on December 6, 2021, & their 1^st Fatal 4-Way Match in their Career. This was Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods’ 1^st Vengeance Day event & their 2^nd Fatal 4-Way Match together & 1^st since they wrestled The Alpha Academy, Los Lotharios, & The Street Profits to a No Contest on Raw on September 5, 2022, giving them a Fatal 4-Way Record of 0-0-1. This was The New Day’s 2^nd NXT Tag Team Championship Defense, so if they lose, they will be the 1^st since Pretty Deadly who lost to The Creed Brothers at In Your House on June 5, 2022, to lose in their 2^nd Defense. As of Vengeance Day, The New Day’s NXT Tag Team Championship Reign has lasted 56 Days, so if they lose, they would be the 2^nd Champions to lose in 56 Days after Breezango (8/26/20 – 10/21/20) which is the 4^th Shortest Reign of All-Time ahead of MSK’s 2^nd Reign (4/2/22 – 4/8/22, 6 Days). Moustache Mountain (6/19/18 -7/11/18, 22 Days), & Pretty Deadly’s 1^st Reign (4/12/22 – 6/4/22, 53 Days). This was Mark Coffey & Wolfgang’s 1^st Vengeance Day & 1^st NXT PPV since Worlds Collide on September 4, 2022 & their 3^rd Fatal 4-Way Match in their Career & 1st since they lost Pretty Deadly along with Briggs & Jensen &The Creed Brothers at Worlds Collide on September 4, 2022, giving them a Fatal 4-Way Record of 1-1-0. If they win, they will be the 2^nd 1^st-time NXT Tag Team Champions in a row, the 3^rd to be NXT & NXT UK Tag Team Champions after Moustache Mountain & Pretty Deadly & 1^st since Prince Deadly in 2022. This will be Elton Prince & Kit Wilson’s 1^st Vengeance Day event & will be their 3^rd Fatal 4-Way Match in their Career & 1^st since they defeated Briggs & Jensen, The Creed Brothers & Gallus at Worlds Collide on September 4, 2022, giving them a Fatal 4-Way Match Record of 2-0-0. If they win, they would be the 2^nd 3-time NXT Tag Team Champions & 1^st since The Undisputed ERA in 2020. The NXT Tag Team Championship has never changed hands in 2023, with the last title change taking place at Deadl1ne when The New Day defeated Pretty Deadly on December 10, 2022. It has changed hands 29 times in History. The NXT Tag Team Championship has changed hands 3 times in a Fatal 4-Way Match, with the last title change taking place at Worlds Collide on September 4, 2022, when Pretty Deadly defeated Briggs & Jensen, The Creed Brothers, & Gallus. It has never changed hands at Vengeance Day.

Andre Chase (0-0-0)

This will be Andre Chase’s Vengeance Day debut

Duke Hudson (0-0-0)

This will be Duke Hudson’s Vengeance Day debut

Kofi Kingston (0-0-0)

This will be Kofi Kingston’s Vengeance Day debut

Xavier Woods (0-0-0)

This will be Xavier Woods’ Vengeance Day debut

Mark Coffey (0-0-0)

This will be Mark Coffey’s Vengeance Day debut

Wolfgang (0-0-0)

This will be Wolfgang’s Vengeance Day debut

Elton Prince (0-0-0)

This will be Elton Prince’s Vengeance Day debut

Kit Wilson (0-0-0)

This will be Kit Wilson’s Vengeance Day debut

NXT WOMEN’S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: NXT WOMEN’S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS KAYDEN CARTER & KATANA CHANCE VS FALLON HENLEY & KIANA JAMES

Kayden Carter & Katana Chance VS Fallon Henley & Kiana James was the 2^nd NXT Women’s Tag Team Championship Match of 2022, the 1^st since NXT on January 24, the 1^st on NXT PPV since Worlds Collide on September 4, & 1^st at Vengeance Day. This will be Kayden Carter & Katana Chance’s 1^st Vengeance Day event & their 1^st NXT PPV since Worlds Collide on September 4, 2022. This will be Kayden Carter & Katana Chance’s 6^th Women’s Tag Team Championship Defense, so if they loses, they will be the 1^st to lose in 6 Defenses, which is the most of All-Time. As of Vengeance Day, Carter & Chance’s Women’s Tag Team Championship Reign has lasted 186 Days, so if they lose, they will be the 1^st to lose in 186 Days, which is the Longest Reign of All-Time. This will be Fallon Henley’s 1^st Vengeance Day event & 1^st NXT PPV in her Career & will be Kiana James’ 1^st Vengeance Day event. If they win, they will be the 3^rd 1^st-time Champion in a row. The NXT Women’s Tag Team Championship has never changed hands in 2023, with the last title change taking place when Carter & Chance won a Fatal 4-Way Match to win the Vacant Title on NXT on August 2, 2022. It has changed hands 9 times in History. It has never changed hands at Vengeance Day.

Kayden Carter (0-0-0)

This will be Kayden Carter’s Vengeance Day debut

Katana Chance (0-0-0)

This will be Katana Chance’s Vengeance Day debut

Fallon Henley (0-0-0)

This will be Fallon Henley’s Vengeance Day debut

Kiana James (0-0-0)

This will be Kiana James’ Vengeance Day debut

NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPION WES LEE VS DIJAK

Wes Lee VS Dijak will be the 1^st North American Championship Match of 2022, the 1^st on NXT PPV since Halloween Havoc on October 22, 2022, & the 1^st at Vengeance Day. This will be Wes Lee’s 1^st Vengeance Day & 1^st NXT PPV since Halloween Havoc on October 22, 2022. This will be Wes Lee’s 3^rd North American Championship Defense, so if he loses, he will be the 1^st since Cameron Grimes who lost to Carmelo Hayes at In Your House on June 4, 2022 to lose in his 3^rd Defense. As of Vengeance Day, Wes Lee’s North American Championship Reign has lasted 105 Days, so if he would have lost he would have been the 1^st to lose in 105 Days, which is the 9^th Longest Reign of All-Time. This will be Dijak’s 1^st Vengeance Day event & 1^st NXT since he lost to Keith Lee at Takeover: Portland on February 16, 2020. If he wins, he will be the 2^nd 1^st-time Champion in a row. The North American Title has never changed hands in 2023, with the last title change taking place at Halloween Havoc on October 22, 2022 when Lee defeated Nathan Frazer, Carmelo Hayes, Oro Mensah, & Von Wagner in a Fatal 5-Way Ladder Match to win the Vacant Title. It has changed hands 17 times in History. It has never changed hands at Vengeance Day.

Wes Lee (0-0-0)

This will be Wes Lee’s Vengeance Day debut

Dijak (0-0-0)

This will be Dijak’s Vengeance Day debut

2 OUT OF 3 FALLS MATCH: APOLLO CREWS VS CARMELO HAYES

Apollo Crews VS Carmelo Hayes will be the 1^st 2 Out of 3 Falls Match of 2022, the 1^st for NXT & on NXT PPV since Kyle O’Reilly VS Adam Cole on August 22, 2021. This will be Apollo Crews’ 1^st Vengeance Day event & the 1^st 2 Out of 3 Falls Match in his Career. This will be Carmelo Hayes’ 1^st Vengeance Day event & the 1^st 2 Out of 3 Falls Match in his Career.

Apollo Crews (0-0-0)

This will be Apollo Crews’ Vengeance Day debut

Carmelo Hayes (0-0-0)

This will be Carmelo Hayes’ Vengeance Day debut