The mid-card was dominated by rivalries settled through dark, thematic matches:

Ultimately, fought through a year of personal adversity to scale the "Scareway to Hell," unhooking the belt to become the new champion. Personal Grudges & Spooky Stipulations

Breakker made his entrance by smashing tombstones bearing his opponents' names.

gorilla-pressed Wes Lee from the ring straight through the announce table.

The match ended in a chaotic sprint. Dragunov nearly had the win with a Torpedo Moscow , but Breakker intercepted him with a thunderous Spear to stand tall as the night ended. Stipulation Wes Lee def. Hayes , Frazer, Mensah, Wagner Ladder Match Grudge Match Apollo Crews def. Grayson Waller Casket Match Grudge Match Roxanne Perez def. Cora Jade Weapons Wild Match Career-at-Stake Julius Creed def. Damon Kemp Ambulance Match NXT Women's Title Mandy Rose (c) def. Alba Fyre Singles Match NXT Championship Bron Breakker (c) def. Dragunov , McDonagh Triple Threat 'WWE NXT: Halloween Havoc' Review (Oct 22nd 2022) - Nerdly

The air at the on October 22, 2022, was thick with the scent of fog machines and the looming threat of "mayhem and violence". Co-hosted by Shotzi (channeling Beetlejuice) and Quincy Elliott (dressed as a giant banana), NXT Halloween Havoc 2022 delivered a night of cinematic brawls and high-stakes matches. The Scareway to Hell

The night ignited with a frantic for the vacant North American Championship .

: Apollo Crews finally buried his feud with Grayson Waller , slamming the "audacious Aussie" into a casket and sealing the lid.