Worlds Collide (2022)

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Worlds Collide
Promotion
WWE
Brand(s)NXT
NXT UK
DateSeptember 4, 2022
CityOrlando, Florida
VenueWWE Performance Center
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The 2022 Worlds Collide was the third

livestreaming event produced by WWE. While the event was held primarily for wrestlers from the promotion's NXT and NXT UK brand divisions, Worlds Collide also featured some wrestlers from WWE's main roster brands, Raw and SmackDown. It took place on Sunday, September 4, 2022, at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, and was the first Worlds Collide to livestream on Peacock. This was the first Worlds Collide event since 2020
and also the final event for NXT UK, which was meant to relaunch as NXT Europe in 2023. This was also NXT's last major event in which the brand was referred to as "NXT 2.0", as nine days later, the "2.0" moniker was dropped.

Seven matches were contested at the event, including two

NXT UK Heritage Cup
was the only championship between the two brands that was not defended at the event and it was later transferred to NXT in April 2023.

Production

Background

livestream on Peacock after the American version of the WWE Network merged under Peacock in March 2021.[4][5]

Storylines

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
Commentators Vic Joseph
Wade Barrett
Spanish commentators Marcelo Rodríguez
Jerry Soto
Ring announcer
Alicia Taylor
Referees Adrian Butler
Chip Danning
Joey Gonzalez
Dallas Irvin
Derek Sanders
Pre-show panel Sam Roberts
McKenzie Mitchell

The card included matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed

less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results was predetermined by WWE's writers on the NXT and NXT UK brands, while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television programs, NXT and NXT UK, and the supplementary online streaming show, Level Up.[6][7]

After

NXT United Kingdom Champion Tyler Bate appeared to confront Breakker.[8] On the August 23 episode of NXT, both Bate and Breakker signed a contract for a championship unification match to take place at Worlds Collide.[9]

On the August 23 episode of NXT,

triple threat title unification match.[9]

On the August 30 episode of NXT,

Nikki A.S.H. from Raw, who challenged the champions for the titles at Worlds Collide, which was made official.[10]

At Heatwave, while

fatal four-way tag team elimination match being scheduled between The Creed Brothers, Briggs and Jensen, Gallus, and Pretty Deadly at Worlds Collide, which would also be a title unification match.[10]

On the August 30 episode of NXT,

NXT North American Champion Carmelo Hayes, alongside Trick Williams, discussed how no one could match Hayes' level. Ricochet from SmackDown then appeared to challenge Hayes for the title at World Collide, which was made official.[10]

Aftermath

Tyler Bate opened the following episode of NXT to talk about his loss to Bron Breakker, only to be interrupted by Gallus (Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey, and Wolfgang). They attacked Bate and also took out security guards. Breakker made the save, and a tag team match pitting Breakker and Bate against Joe and Mark was scheduled for that episode's main event, where Breakker and Bate won. Afterwards, they were attacked by JD McDonagh, who wanted another shot at the NXT Championship[11] after losing to Breakker at Heatwave.[8] This set up a match between Bate and McDonagh to determine the number one contender for the title on the September 20 episode where McDonagh was victorious.[12]

On the September 13 episode of NXT, The Creed Brothers (Brutus Creed and Julius Creed) took on Pretty Deadly (Kit Wilson and Elton Prince) in a

ambulance match between Julius and Kemp was scheduled for Halloween Havoc, with the added stipulation that Brutus must leave NXT should Julius lose.[14]

For costing them the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship, Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne) faced Doudrop and Nikki A.S.H. on the following episode of NXT in a losing effort.[11]

For costing him the NXT North American Championship, Trick Williams took on Ricochet on the following episode of NXT in a losing effort.[11]

On the September 20 episode of NXT, a Pub Rules match pitting Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen against Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang) was scheduled for the following week,

gauntlet match to become the number one contenders for the NXT Tag Team Championship. They replaced Gallus in the match, setting up another match between the two teams for the following week,[17] where Gallus was victorious, ending the feud.[18]

The 2022 Worlds Collide would be NXT's last major event in which the brand was referred to as "NXT 2.0". At the end of the September 13 episode of NXT, a video package aired that summarized the past year of NXT's "2.0 era" and was narrated by Shawn Michaels. He talked about the brand consistently evolving with a focus on the future. Afterwards, a new gold-and-white logo was introduced, with the "NXT" logo remaining unchanged but the "2.0" moniker dropped.[13][19]

The

NXT UK Heritage Cup was the only title between NXT and NXT UK that was not defended at the event. The title's status remained unknown until April 2023 when reigning champion Noam Dar appeared on the April 4, 2023, episode of NXT with the Heritage Cup.[20] It was subsequently transferred to NXT and renamed to NXT Heritage Cup.[21]

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
dark match

Fatal four-way tag team elimination match

Eliminated Wrestler Team Eliminated by Method of elimination Times[25]
1 Brooks Jensen Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen (NXT UK) Mark Coffey Pinned after an enziguri/suplex combo 4:45
2 Wolfgang Gallus Julius Creed Pinned after a Doomsday Cannonball Device 8:37
3 Julius Creed The Creed Brothers (NXT) Elton Prince Pinned after a Backstabber from Damon Kemp 15:34
Winners: Pretty Deadly —

See also

References

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