It was a battle royal of epic proportions (and flying bodies) on WWE NXT, as the No Quarter Catch Crew’s Miles Borne and Tavion Heights emerged victorious in a chaotic melee to earn a shot at the NXT Tag Team Championships at NXT Deadline. Their prize? A showdown with Nathan Frazer and Axiom, a.k.a. “Fraxiom,” the reigning champs with the chemistry of a buddy-cop duo in their first week on the force.
The Tag Team Throwdown
The stakes were clear: survive a number one contender’s battle royal featuring five other teams and walk away with the golden ticket to Deadline. Easier said than done. The field was stacked with Gallus, The Family, Hank & Tank, Out the Mud, and the duo of Tyriek Igwe and Tyson DuPoint.
Chaos reigned supreme from the start, with brawls erupting faster than the commentators could keep up. It wasn’t until Tyriek DuPoint found himself unceremoniously chucked over the ropes that the eliminations began in earnest. The Family—Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo and Luca Crusifino—was the first full team to hit the showers, proving once again that “family” doesn’t always mean “functional.”
Gallus’s Mark Coffey and Wolfgang made it to the final moments, joined by the determined trio of Borne, Ledger, and Lucian Price. But after Wolfgang’s elimination, Coffey quickly followed, leaving Price teetering on the top rope. In a moment straight out of a wrestling highlight reel, Borne sent Tank Ledger packing and then sealed the deal by dropkicking Price off the turnbuckle to punch NQCC’s ticket to Deadline.
Fraxiom Awaits
NQCC’s victory puts them on a collision course with Fraxiom, the tag champs whose in-ring talent is undeniable—but whose partnership is more explosive than cohesive. Nathan Frazer’s boundless energy and Axiom’s mathematical precision may look good on paper, but their recent squabbles suggest that this title defense could be ripe for an upset.
Final Thoughts
Can NQCC capitalize on Fraxiom’s dysfunction to pull off a massive upset at NXT Deadline, or will the champs manage to pull it together for another successful defense? Either way, the tag team division in NXT has never been hotter—or more unpredictable. Buckle up, folks—this Saturday’s going to be wild.