Resiliency and the removal of The Culling proved to be the recipe for one more successful NXT Women’s Championship defense for Lola Vice on “WWE NXT.”
On this occasion, Vice raised up her title against Izzi Dame, who arrived to the title match with the accompaniment of her Culling stablemates Shawn Spears and Niko Vance. Evidently still offended about The Culling’s pre-match attack on them earlier within the night, OTM’s Bronco Nima and Lucien Price returned the favor by charging at Vance and Spears while the latter attempted to yank Vice’s leg outside of the referee’s view. Vance and Spears then brawled with OTM all of the approach to the backstage area, leaving Dame to challenge Vice in one-on-one fashion.
The subtraction of Vance and Spears from this equation didn’t stop Dame from utilizing sneaky means in her quest to dethrone Vice. With the referee inadvertently dazed by Dame’s running knee, Dame seized the chance to toss Vice the title belt, then nail her within the face while she held it up. Still, Vice managed to kick out of the pinfall attempt that followed.
When each women reached their feet over again, Vice cinched in a front facelock body scissor, which Dame reversed right into a roll-up. On the rebound, Vice blasted her with a backfist to finally keep her down for the three count.
Vice’s reign as NXT Women’s Champion kicked off at “NXT” Stand & Deliver, when she bested Kendal Grey and the defending champion, Jacy Jayne. Since then, she’s successfully defended the title against Jayne in a rematch, then Dame on tonight’s “NXT” broadcast.