NXT Halloween Havoc (2021)

NXT Halloween Havoc
NXT Halloween Havoc
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Promotion	WWE
Brand(s)	NXT
Date	October 26, 2021
City	Orlando, Florida
Venue	WWE Performance Center
NXT special episodes chronology
← Previous; The Great American Bash	Next →; New Year's Evil
Halloween Havoc chronology
← Previous; 2020	Next →; 2022

The 2021 NXT Halloween Havoc was the second annual Halloween Havoc professional wrestling event produced by WWE, and 14th Halloween Havoc event overall. It was held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's NXT brand division. The event aired as a special episode of WWE's weekly television series NXT 2.0, broadcast on the USA Network. It took place on October 26, 2021, at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. The television special was hosted by Chucky in a crosspromotion for the Chucky TV series, with NXT wrestlers Grayson Waller and L. A. Knight also serving as hosts.

Production[]

**Other on-screen personnel**
Role:	Name:
Commentators	Vic Joseph
	Wade Barrett
	Beth Phoenix
Spanish commentators	Carlos Cabrera
Spanish commentators	Marcelo Rodríguez
Ring announcer	Alicia Taylor
Referees	Darryl Sharma
	Dallas Irvin
	Daphne Lashaunn
	Derek Sanders
	Blair Baldwin
	Felix Fernandez
Interviewer	McKenzie 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 by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1989 until 2000 as WWE purchased WCW in 2001. The 2000 event was the final Halloween Havoc until WWE revived the show for their developmental brand NXT in 2020 as a special episode of the NXT television program. On the October 5, 2021, episode of NXT 2.0, it was announced by NXT wrestler Tommaso Ciampa that Halloween Havoc would be making its return to NXT as another television special, which aired on the USA Network, thus becoming an annual event for NXT. The event was scheduled to take place on October 26, 2021, at NXT's home base, the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. It was the 14th Halloween Havoc event overall and the second annual held for 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. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the NXT brand, while storylines were produced on the weekly television program, NXT 2.0.^[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.	Results	Stipulations	Times^[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

References[]

^ Guzzo, Gisberto (October 5, 2021). "NXT Announces Halloween Havoc For 10/26; Tommaso Ciampa Set To Defend NXT Championship". Fightful. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Moore, John (October 5, 2021). "10/5 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of MSK vs. Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen vs. Zack Gibson and James Drake vs. Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams in a four-way for the NXT Tag Titles, LA Knight vs. Odyssey Jones, Mandy Rose vs. Ember Moon, Tony D'Angelo and Cora Jade debut". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
^ Moore, John (September 14, 2021). "9/14 NXT TV results: Moore's review of the NXT 2.0 premiere with Tommaso Ciampa vs. Kyle O'Reilly vs. LA Knight vs. Pete Dunne for the vacant NXT Championship, Indi Hartwell and Dexter Lumis wedding, Kayden Carter and Kacy Catanzaro vs. Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne, B-Fab's in-ring debut". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Moore, John (October 12, 2021). "10/12 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of Isaiah Scott vs. Santos Escobar for the North American Championship, Tommaso Ciampa vs. Joe Gacy, Kyle O'Reilly and Von Wagner vs. Pete Dunne and Ridge Holland, Ivy Nile's in-ring debut". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on February 14, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Moore, John (October 19, 2021). "10/19 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of Tommaso Ciampa and Bron Breakker vs. James Drake and Zack Gibson, Andre Chase vs. Odyssey Jones, Julius Creed and Brutus Creed vs. Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel, Grayson Waller vs. LA Knight, the final push for Halloween Havoc". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
^ Moore, John (September 28, 2021). "9/28 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of Raquel Gonzalez vs. Franky Monet for the NXT Women's Championship, Roderick Strong vs. Grayson Waller for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship, Zoey Stark and Io Shirai vs. Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne for the NXT Women's Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
^ Moore, John (October 26, 2021). "10/26 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of Halloween Havoc with Tommaso Ciampa vs. Bron Breakker for the NXT Title, plus Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal stipulations for Raquel Gonzalez vs. Mandy Rose for the NXT Women's Title, and MSK vs. Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel for the NXT Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
^ WWE.com Staff (October 12, 2021). "NXT Women's Tag Team Title Match climbs the Scareway to Hell at Halloween Havoc". WWE. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
^ WWE.com Staff (October 12, 2021). "Gonzalez and Rose Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal for NXT Women's Title". WWE. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
^ WWE.com Staff (October 20, 2021). "MSK and Imperium will spin the wheel for NXT Tag Team Championship at Halloween Havoc". WWE. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
^ WWE.com Staff (October 5, 2021). "NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa battles. Bron Breakker at Halloween Havoc". WWE. Retrieved October 6, 2021.

External links[]

WWE NXT Official Website

[1] Guzzo, Gisberto (October 5, 2021). "NXT Announces Halloween Havoc For 10/26; Tommaso Ciampa Set To Defend NXT Championship". Fightful. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021.

[NXT10052021-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Moore, John (October 5, 2021). "10/5 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of MSK vs. Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen vs. Zack Gibson and James Drake vs. Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams in a four-way for the NXT Tag Titles, LA Knight vs. Odyssey Jones, Mandy Rose vs. Ember Moon, Tony D'Angelo and Cora Jade debut". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021.

[3] Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2021.

[NXT09142021-4] Moore, John (September 14, 2021). "9/14 NXT TV results: Moore's review of the NXT 2.0 premiere with Tommaso Ciampa vs. Kyle O'Reilly vs. LA Knight vs. Pete Dunne for the vacant NXT Championship, Indi Hartwell and Dexter Lumis wedding, Kayden Carter and Kacy Catanzaro vs. Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne, B-Fab's in-ring debut". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.

[NXT10122021-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b Moore, John (October 12, 2021). "10/12 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of Isaiah Scott vs. Santos Escobar for the North American Championship, Tommaso Ciampa vs. Joe Gacy, Kyle O'Reilly and Von Wagner vs. Pete Dunne and Ridge Holland, Ivy Nile's in-ring debut". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on February 14, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2021.

[NXT10192021-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b Moore, John (October 19, 2021). "10/19 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of Tommaso Ciampa and Bron Breakker vs. James Drake and Zack Gibson, Andre Chase vs. Odyssey Jones, Julius Creed and Brutus Creed vs. Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel, Grayson Waller vs. LA Knight, the final push for Halloween Havoc". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.

[NXT09282021-7] Moore, John (September 28, 2021). "9/28 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of Raquel Gonzalez vs. Franky Monet for the NXT Women's Championship, Roderick Strong vs. Grayson Waller for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship, Zoey Stark and Io Shirai vs. Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne for the NXT Women's Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.

[NXT10262021-8] Moore, John (October 26, 2021). "10/26 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of Halloween Havoc with Tommaso Ciampa vs. Bron Breakker for the NXT Title, plus Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal stipulations for Raquel Gonzalez vs. Mandy Rose for the NXT Women's Title, and MSK vs. Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel for the NXT Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 26, 2021.

[9] WWE.com Staff (October 12, 2021). "NXT Women's Tag Team Title Match climbs the Scareway to Hell at Halloween Havoc". WWE. Retrieved October 13, 2021.

[10] WWE.com Staff (October 12, 2021). "Gonzalez and Rose Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal for NXT Women's Title". WWE. Retrieved October 13, 2021.

[11] WWE.com Staff (October 20, 2021). "MSK and Imperium will spin the wheel for NXT Tag Team Championship at Halloween Havoc". WWE. Retrieved October 21, 2021.

[12] WWE.com Staff (October 5, 2021). "NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa battles. Bron Breakker at Halloween Havoc". WWE. Retrieved October 6, 2021.

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