In the main event of Saturday night’s WWE NXT Deadline 2023 pay-per-view event, “The Mad Dragon” Ilja Dragunov successfully defeated Baron Corbin to retain his NXT World Championship.
In a back-and-forth battle, Dragunov picked up the win after hitting Corbin with the Torpedo Moscow.
Following the match, Iron Survivor Challenge winner Trick Williams came out on the entrance stage, as he will be the next challenger for the reigning champion.
You can check out some highlights from the match below:
Burn The Ships@baroncorbinwwe has arrived to #NXTDeadline! pic.twitter.com/TJM1zRCCEN
— WWE (@WWE) December 10, 2023
🐉🐉🐉@UNBESIEGBAR_ZAR is ready for our Main Event of #NXTDeadline! pic.twitter.com/AebZjjIkNG
— WWE (@WWE) December 10, 2023
This match is PHYSICAL 👊#NXTDeadline pic.twitter.com/IiTr73ybah
— WWE (@WWE) December 10, 2023
.@baroncorbinwwe almost had the champ 😳#NXTDeadline pic.twitter.com/yibRbeDGB1
— WWE (@WWE) December 10, 2023
This was PERSONAL for @UNBESIEGBAR_ZAR and he is letting @baroncorbinwwe know 😱#NXTDeadline pic.twitter.com/vDglub1Tj1
— WWE (@WWE) December 10, 2023
This was PERSONAL for @UNBESIEGBAR_ZAR and he is letting @baroncorbinwwe know 😱#NXTDeadline pic.twitter.com/vDglub1Tj1
— WWE (@WWE) December 10, 2023
Soon.@_trickwilliams has his sights firmly set on @UNBESIEGBAR_ZAR… 👀#NXTDeadline pic.twitter.com/xXUvgnxLZt
— WWE (@WWE) December 10, 2023
An incredibly gutsy performance by @UNBESIEGBAR_ZAR and he remains your #WWENXT Champion 😤#NXTDeadline pic.twitter.com/YH9VmRgHJW
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 10, 2023
