The 2024 NXT Deadline (stylized as DEADL1NE) is an upcoming professional wrestling livestreaming event produced by WWE. It will be the third annual NXT Deadline held for wrestlers from the promotion's developmental brand NXT. The event will take place on Saturday, December 7, 2024, at the Minneapolis Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The event is based around the Iron Survivor Challenge for men and women, a 25-minute five-person match in which a wrestler attempts to score the most falls in order to win and earn a match for the NXT Championship and NXT Women's Championship, respectively.
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| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Brand(s) | NXT | ||
| Date | December 7, 2024 | ||
| City | Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||
| Venue | Minneapolis Armory | ||
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This will be WWE's first livestreaming event in Minneapolis since TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs in 2019. This will also be WWE's penultimate livestreaming event to air on the WWE Network in international markets, as its content will move over to Netflix in January 2025.
Production
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Deadline is an annual professional wrestling event held in December by the American promotion WWE for its developmental brand NXT since 2022. The event is based around the Iron Survivor Challenge for both the men and women, which is a five-person match in which a wrestler attempts to score the most falls before the 25-minute time limit (the "deadline") expires to earn a future match for the NXT Championship and NXT Women's Championship, respectively.[1]
On November 6, 2024, at NXT 2300, WWE announced that the third Deadline would be held on Saturday, December 7, 2024, at the Minneapolis Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This will be the first WWE livestreaming event to be held in Minneapolis since TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs in 2019. The event will air via WWE's livestreaming platforms, Peacock in the United States and the WWE Network in most international markets.[2] This will be the final WWE livestreaming event to air on the WWE Network in those areas as its content will move to Netflix in January 2025.[3]
Storylines
editThe event will comprise several matches that result from scripted storylines. Results are predetermined by WWE's writers on the NXT brand, while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television program, NXT, and the supplementary online streaming show, Level Up.[4][5]
On November 6 during the special NXT episode NXT 2300, NXT General Manager Ava announced the return of Deadline.[6] Qualifiers for both the men's and women's Iron Survivor Challenges started on the 12 November episode. The first two men's spots were determined by two matches where Wes Lee and Je'Von Evans defeated Cedric Alexander and Lexis King, respectively, while the first women's spot was determined by a match where Sol Ruca defeated Cora Jade.[7] The next spot's where determined on the November 19 episode. For the men's match, the third spot was determined by a match where one half of the NXT Tag Team Champions Nathan Frazer defeated Eddy Thorpe, while the second and third women's spots were determined by two matches, with Stephanie Vaquer and Zaria defeating OTM's Jaida Parker and No Quarter Catch Crew's Wren Sinclair, respectively. The fourth spots for both the men's and women's matches will be determined on the November 26 episode, with one half of the NXT Tag Team Champions Axiom facing Ethan Page, and Giulia facing Kelani Jordan.[8]
On the August 13 episode of NXT, Chase University (Andre Chase and Ridge Holland) defeated Axiom and Nathan Frazer to win the NXT Tag Team Championship,[9] only to lose the titles back to them 19 days later at No Mercy. After the match, Holland viciously attacked Chase, reverting back to a heel in the process.[10] This led to an Ambulance match between Chase and Holland at Halloween Havoc, which Holland won. Later that night, Trick Williams successfully defended the NXT Championship against Ethan Page. After the match, Williams was viciously attacked by both Page and Holland until WWE Hall of Famer Bubba Ray Dudley, who had been confronted by Holland on the pre-show, came out to save Williams.[11] At NXT 2300 on November 6, Page and Holland defeated Dudley and Williams, with Holland pinning Williams.[6] On the next episode, Williams called out Holland, but was interrupted by Chase, stating that he had unfinished business with Holland. After Holland came to the ring, Chase challenged Holland to a match, where if Chase loses, Chase University would be forced to disband. After initially refusing, Holland changed his mind and accepted after Williams added the stipulation that the winner would challenge him for the NXT Championship at Deadline. The match was then made official for the following week,[7] which Holland won, forcing Chase University to disband and making the title match official for Deadline.[8]
Matches
edit| No. | Matches* | Stipulations | ||||
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| 1 | Wes Lee vs. Je'Von Evans vs. Nathan Frazer vs. 2 TBD | Men's Iron Survivor Challenge to determine the #1 contender for the NXT Championship[12] | ||||
| 2 | Sol Ruca vs. Stephanie Vaquer vs. Zaria vs. 2 TBD | Women's Iron Survivor Challenge to determine the #1 contender for the NXT Women's Championship[13] | ||||
| 3 | Trick Williams (c) vs. Ridge Holland | Singles match for the NXT Championship[14] | ||||
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References
edit- ^ Currier, Joseph (October 21, 2022). "WWE confirms NXT Deadline special for December 10". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on October 21, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (November 6, 2024). "NXT Deadline Announced For December 7". Fightful. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ Lowson, Thomas (January 25, 2024). "End of the WWE Network: Streaming Service to Be Absorbed By Netflix Next Year (Report)". SE Scoops. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
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- ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
- ^ a b Powell, Jason (November 6, 2024). "NXT TV results (11/6): Powell's review of Trick Williams and Bubba Ray Dudley vs. Ethan Page and Ridge Holland, Jordynne Grace, Kelani Jordan, Zaria, Stephanie Vaquer, and Giulia vs. Roxanne Perez, Cora Jade, and Fatal Influence". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
- ^ a b Moore, John (November 12, 2024). "NXT TV results (11/12): Moore's review of Fallon Henley vs. Kelani Jordan for the NXT Women's NA Title, and Cora Jade vs. Sol Ruca and Wes Lee vs. Cedric Alexander in Iron Survivor Challenge qualifying matches". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ a b Moore, John (November 19, 2024). "NXT TV results (11/19): Moore's review of Ridge Holland vs. Andre Chase for a shot at the NXT Championship at NXT Deadline, Iron Survivor Challenge qualifiers". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ Moore, John (August 13, 2024). "NXT TV results (8/13): Moore's review of Nathan Frazer and Axiom vs. Andre Chase and Ridge Holland for the NXT Tag Titles, Oba Femi's open challenge for the NXT North American Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on August 14, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ Moore, John (September 1, 2024). "NXT No Mercy results: Moore's live review of Ethan Page vs. Joe Hendry for the NXT Championship with Trick Williams as special referee, Roxanne Perez vs. Jaida Parker for the NXT Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on September 2, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
- ^ Powell, Jason (October 27, 2024). "NXT Halloween Havoc results: Powell's live review of Trick Williams vs. Ethan Page in a Devil's Playground match for the NXT Title, Tony D'Angelo vs. Oba Femi in a TLS match for the NA Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ WWE.com Staff (November 20, 2024). "Men's Iron Survivor Challenge Match (Wes Lee vs. Je'Von Evans vs. Nathan Frazer vs. TBD vs. TBD)". WWE. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ WWE.com Staff (November 20, 2024). "Women's Iron Survivor Challenge Match (Sol Ruca vs. Zaria vs. Stephanie Vaquer vs. TBD vs. TBD)". WWE. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ WWE.com Staff (November 20, 2024). "NXT Champion Trick Williams vs. Ridge Holland". WWE. Retrieved November 20, 2024.