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Indus Sher Want To Take Over, Dabba-Kato Dominates | NXT Fight Size

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Colin Tessier Feb 8, 2023 1:46AM

Here's your Fight Size update following WWE NXT on February 7, 2023:

- Indus Sher (Veer Mahaan & Sanga), alongside Jinder Mahal, discussed their win over The Creed Brothers. They said no one can stop them, and the first phase of their NXT takeover is complete. Mahal said their goal is to be draped in gold.

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- Dabba-Kato scored a dominant win over Dante Chen. After the match, when asked to describe why he attacked Apollo Crews at NXT Venegance Day, Dabba-Kato said Crews knows what he did.

- Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams discussed Hayes' win over Apollo Crews at NXT Vengeance Day. "Melo" said he is the one, and he is "him." He made it clear that he has one more target on his list, and he was seemingly about to call out NXT Champion Bron Breakker. JD McDonagh interrupted and told Hayes that he's not ready for the big time. Hayes challenged McDonagh to a match. The two stars delivered a hard-fought bout, but the arrival of the returning Ilja Dragunov tipped the scales in Hayes' favor. The former NXT North American Champion capitalized on the distraction and pinned McDonagh. After the bell, McDonagh briefly stared him down before he attacked McDonagh. He then chased McDonagh into the crowd.

- Sol Ruca took on Zoey Stark, bu the veteran emerged victorious. Stark attacked her after the bel, but Ruca gained the upper hand and hit her with the Sol Snatcher.

Pretty Deadly (Kit Wilson & Elton Prince) was evidently intoxicated at the party for Henley and James. They got into a disagreement with Chase U (Andre Chase & Dude Hudson), which lead to a match. Chase U (Duke Hudson & Andre Chase) took on Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson), but Thea Hail was missing. Wilson and Prince were off their game, as it was clear that something wasn't right in the opening minutes They rallied, and the two teams kept going back and forth. Thea Hail emerged from out of nowhere, clearly terrified, and she kept saying, "They're coming for me." Pretty Deadly capitalized on the distraction and picked up the victory. Pretty Deadly stared down NXT Tag Team Champions Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang) after the bout.

- Fallon Henley was upset with Kiana James for cheating to win their match at NXT Vengeance Day. Henley said she wanted to give Katana Chance and Kayden Carter. They argued until they walked into a surprise party. Later on, Henley chose not to tell Brooks Jensen about James' mysterious phone call because he was happy to share the news about his Valentine's Day plans with her.

- Diamond Mine (Brutus & Julius Creed and Ivy Nile), alongside Tatum Paxley, were backstage. The Creed Brothers made it clear that they wanted revenge after Indus Sher (Veer Mahaan & Sanga) defeated them. Isla Dawn, alongside Alba Fyre, accused Paxley of attacking Nikkita Lyons. She denied it and later faced Dawn in a match, but the veteran emerged victorious. Ivy Nile made the save when Dawn and Fyre tried to attack Paxley after the match.

- NXT Women's Champion Roxanne Perez commented on her win at NXT Vengeance Day. Katana Chance and Kayden Carter interrupted and expressed their frustration that they were cheated out of their titles at the show. he duo brought up Perez's ill-fated tag title run and stated that she didn't have any friends. Perez responded by saying that she'd make a phone call to show them that she did have a friend. Later in the show, Roxanne announced that her partner will be Meiko Satomura.

- Bayley hosted a special edition of "Ding Dong, Hello", and her guests were Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne of Toxic Attraction. They discussed their loss at NXT Venegance Day, and the tag team partners argued about who was responsible for the loss. Jayne and Dolin made it clear that they think they have bright futures as singles stars. But Jayne stated that there's strength in numbers. They teased their interest in challenging for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship, but Bayley encouraged them to focus on their reunion. They hugged and raised each other's hands, but Jayne blindsided Dolin and attacked her to close the show.

- Tiffany Stratton insulted Chase U and called it tacky, and her comments fired up Thea Hail. The star student fold Stratton to "suck it" in a nod to D-Generation X before Ava Raine snuck up behind Hail and seemingly abducted her.

- Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo battled Odyssey Jones and picked up a major victory to make a statement as "The Underboss."

- Valentina Feroz faced Lyra Valkyria. Elektra Lopez came to ringside during the bout, but Feroz refused to cheat, so Valkyria scored the win.

- A video package recapped NXT North American Champion Wes Lee's experience at NXT Vengeance Day. In an interview, Lee was offer more comments until he was confronted by Tony D'Angelo and Stacks. D'Angelo wanted to be paid after the duo interfered in the title match. Lee said he didn't ask for anything, but he stated he'd be holding an open challenge for the title.

- In a promo, Tyler Bate addressed Grayson Waller's loss at NXT Vengeance Day and his actions at the press conference. He challenged Waller to a match.

- Charlie Dempsey confronted Drew Gulak and Hank Walker and challenged Walker to a match.

- Check out the card for next week's episode of NXT here.

- In a Digital Exclusive, Stacks commented on his win over Odyssey Jones and told Tony D'Angelo their time is now. D'Angelo noted that the first act was the most important act, and Stacks took down the biggest man in NXT.

- In a Digital Exclusive, Pretty Deadly made it clear tha their sights are still set on the NXT Tag Team Championship.

- Jacy Jayne commented on betraying Gigi Dolin and stated that it felt amazing to drop the "dead weight."

Catch up on our coverage of NXT here. For a full review, check out our post-show podcast on our YouTube channel.

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