WWE NXT Results, Winners, Live Grades, Reaction, Highlights From October 13

As WWE NXT continued to set the stage for Halloween Havoc, the October 13 show included a massive No. 1 contender battle between Tony D'Angelo and Myles Borne.

Continuing the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, Fraxiom collided with Noam Dar and Romeo Moreno, and The Vanity Project faced the underdog duo of Chazz "Starboy" Hall and Mini Vikingo.

Tristan Angels and Saquon Shugars also looked to settle their issues in the ring. Wren Sinclair appeared after her shocking battle royal win last week.

For live grades, highlights and full results for NXT, keep reading below.

Dusty Tag Team Classic: The Vanity Project vs. Chazz "Starboy" Hall and Mini Vikingo

Last Time in Action: Chazz "Starboy" Hall and Mini Vikingo defeated BirthRight to advance in the Dusty Classic (NXT, September 29); Ricky Smokes and Brad Baylor defeated Cruz Montana and EK Prosper (NXT, September 15).

Starboy caused problems for Smokes early, but it was a hot tag to Vikingo that truly caused problems for The Vanity Project.

They took over the ring until Myka Lockwood distracted them, allowing Smokes and Baylor to lay out the underdog team into the first Picture-in-Picture break.

Out of the break, Vikingo laid out Baylor with a Spanish Fly, forcing both men to tag in their partners. Hall laid into the champion including a Double Pele Kick then a Slice Bread and Standing Shooting Star on Smokes.

Smokes kicked out after a Springboard 450 Splash. Hall DDTed Baylor into a 630 Splash from Vikingo, but Smokes broke up the pin attempt.

Smokes got his knees up against a diving Starboy and followed up with Hit and Quit It for the victory.

Hall and Vikingo looked great throughout with unreal athleticism on display, but as this match went on, it became increasingly clear that the underdogs had no chance.

They hit the champions with everything in their arsenal, only to fall fairly easily at the end to the champions' finishing move despite them fighting from behind throughout.

The ultimate goal was to say that Vanity Project were just too good for the underdogs to take down, but the action said it was the champions that could not keep up with the new team.

Vanity Project needed to win at least once as the current NXT tag team champions, but hopefully they will get more actively involved in their semifinal battle.

Baylor and Smokes def. Hall and Vikingo by pinfall to advance to the semifinals of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

The show started with a recap of last week's main event.

While Booker T praised Vikingo, he also called out that his offense was not as effective due to his size.

The praise for Starboy as a representative of the WWE ID Program did not land when so many have recently left that program, including one of Starboy's primary rivals in EVOLVE, Cappuccino Jones.

Last Time in Action: Saquon Shugars alongside Tony D'Angelo lost to Mason Rook for an NXT Championship opportunity (NXT, September 15); Tristan Angels lost to Zilla Fatu (NXT, September 1).

Shugars wanted to get his hands on Angels immediately and backed up his words with action once the bell rang.

He had Angels reeling, caused him to toss steel chairs into the ring into the commercial break.

Angels tricked Shugars during the break and took over the action. Guided by the support of the crowd, Shugars fought free of multiple submission attempts to fight back.

Shugars went for a Moonsault but hesitated due to the pain in his jaw, allowing Angels to duck it. Angels then caught Shugars with a Knee Drop Bulldog for the victory.

This was ugly action that came off fully as two green stars struggling to keep the pace. It got worse down the stretch as nothing seemed to land.

Both men have charisma to spare, but both have had struggles like this early in their NXT solo runs. Shugars was not hitting his offense clean.

The worst though was the struggle of Angels to hit his finishing move, leading to a flat and unimpressive finish.

It all looked so bad that NXT did not replay anything from the finish of the contest and quickly tried to shift the focus to the next segment.

If this was supposed to show that Shugars is only a couple steps away from challenging for the NXT Championship, it was a colossal failure.

Given Angels' frequent attempts to cheat to survive this match, this is only the beginning of this rivalry. Hopefully they will learn from the first failing.

Before heading out for his match, Sugars promised to go for gold after taking down Angels. Grayson Waller arrived to warn Shugars he is not ready.

Shugars walking out of the interview trash-talking his way into his entrance was a great visual and should be replicated in his future entrances.

Wren Sinclair Officially Gets the Shot at Kelani Jordan at Halloween Havoc

Wren Sinclair explained that she was no longer scared to take risks. She was stepping up for herself and Kendal Grey in seeking out the NXT Women's Championship.

Kelani Jordan interrupted to declare that she refused to face Wren since she manipulated her way to this opportunity, offering to face Kali Armstrong, anyone from TNA or the real Lady Shani.

Robert Stone arrived and asked the crowd what they wanted, officially announcing that Lani would defend against Wren at Halloween Havoc.

This was a long segment to only confirm the inevitable match that was set up last week.

Wren struggled with her words more than usual, leaving Lani looking like the far more confident promo in comparison.

This was especially rough when Wren took some heel-like shortcuts to get to this spot, while Lani made the best points despite speaking as the cowardly heel.

Stone continues to be a wishy-washy general manager whose decisions are driven by whoever he spoke to last, which makes for a terrible authority figure.

Izzi Dame explained to Niko Vance in an awkward pre-tape that she wanted to figure out Zaria and show everyone her flaws.

Wren still did not truly explain why she stole Shani's spot and mask beyond a half-hearted apology.

Stone and Wren also never truly explained what happened to her suspension.

Kelani put her hair down for this appearance, showing off her new long blonde flowy hair.

Cruz Montana encouraged Lizzy Rain before he got a call from his mother. Dion Lennox then laid out Montana and re-called his mother, promising to send him back to a dark place.

Reina de Reinas Championship: La Catalina (c) vs. Kali Armstrong

Last Time in Action: La Catalina and Kali Armstrong both lost in the No. 1 contender battle royal (NXT, October 6).

Catalina danced around Kali early in this contest, but that only angered the challenger, who exposed the cement under the padding on the floor.

The Reina de Reinas champion fought back with a Senton off the steel steps to send the match to a PIP break.

Catalina tried to run around the strikes of Kali, but the challenger continued to show the danger behind her strong strikes.

Kali went for the Kali Connection, but Catalina knocked her to the floor onto the exposed cement followed by a Shining Wizard to retain the Reina de Reinas Championship.

It was certainly a choice to deliver just one women's match over two hours when NXT's women's division is so far ahead of the men's, but at least the one match was good.

Kali especially drove the action, but the two had obvious chemistry from the jump. The match flowed with solid drama to sell the possible title change.

The finish did not fully land, especially the telegraphed cement bump that is both overly dangerous and looked ineffective on camera, but this was overall a strong showcase of two rising stars.

Before long, NXT will need to strap up Kali, who works every match like she is already the champion, which makes it hard to see her losing so many big opportunities.

Catalina def. Kali by pinfall to retain the AAA Reina de Reinas Championship.

Catalina has a solid flow to her offense, but she needs to find more impactful signature offense. She cannot just rely on Headscissors.

Kali went to Robert Stone's office to complain about last week, and Stone announced that he got approval for her to challenge Catalina.

Wren Sinclair ran into Myles Borne backstage and called him selfish. Kendal Grey arrived to announce she was cleared, and she and Wren start strategizing.

EK Prosper found Chazz "Starboy" Hall and Mini Vikingo and encouraged them. The Vanity Project mocked them, and the trios agreed to fight next week.