Spring Breakin' was a

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event produced by

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. It was held primarily for wrestlers from the

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brand division. Spring Breakin' aired as a special episode of '' NXT 2.0''. The

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took place on May 3, 2022, at the

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and aired on the

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. Five matches were contested at the event. In the main event,

Bron Breakker Bronson Parmar Rechsteiner (born October 24, 1997) is an American professional wrestler and former American football player. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Bron Breakker and is the current NXT ...

defeated

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to retain the NXT Championship.

Production

Background

On the April 19, 2022, episode of ''NXT 2.0'', it was announced that Spring Breakin' would be held as a special episode of ''NXT 2.0'', with the

airing on May 3 on the

and taking place at NXT's home base of the

Storylines

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

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, 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 played out on NXT's weekly television program ''NXT 2.0'' and the supplementary online streaming show ''

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''. On the April 5 episode of ''NXT 2.0'', following

’s successful NXT Championship defense,

appeared on the Tron and kidnapped Breakker's father,

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. The following week, Gacy burned Steiner's WWE Hall of Fame ring. On the April 19 episode of ''NXT 2.0'', Gacy appeared on top of the overlook, but Breakker interrupted and climbed up to the concourse. He got his father's Hall of Fame ring back under one condition: Breakker had to defend the NXT Championship against Gacy at Spring Breakin'. Afterwards, Gacy said, "You need to take a leap of faith" before pushing Breakker off the concourse. Breakker was surrounded by Gacy's druids as ''NXT'' went off the air. On the April 12 episode of ''NXT 2.0'', Natalya made her ''NXT'' return to seemingly wish a good future for

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, only to tell her that the future was bleak. She then placed Jade in the "Sharpshooter" and stood tall. On the April 26 episode, after Nikkita Lyons defeated

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, Natalya and Legend attacked Lyons until Jade made the save. Later that night, a tag team match pitting Lyons and Jade against Natalya and Legend was scheduled for Spring Breakin'. On the April 12 episode of ''NXT 2.0'',

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(

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and

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) eliminated three teams, but were the last team eliminated in a gauntlet match for the vacant NXT Tag Team Championship. On the April 26 episode, Roderick Strong booked The Creed Brothers in a match against SmackDown’s The Viking Raiders ( Erik and

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) at Spring Breakin'.

Aftermath

Joe Gacy and Bron Breakker would continue their rivalry. On the May 17 episode of ''NXT 2.0'', Gacy challenged Breakker to a rematch for the NXT Championship under the stipulation that if Breakker were to get disqualified, Gacy would win the title. The match was scheduled for In Your House. On the May 17 episode of ''NXT 2.0'', The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar) avenged their loss and defeated The Creed Brothers (Brutus Creed and Julius Creed) after interference from Roderick Strong and Damon Kemp. On the May 10 episode of ''NXT 2.0'', Cora Jade took on Natalya. Though Jade came very close to winning at some points, even when she applied Natalya's own "Sharpshooter", Natalya would win when Jade passed out to that submission. Afterwards, Natalya and Jade hugged each other.

Results

References

External links

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