WWE NXT 5/25/2021

WWE NXT 5/25/2021 

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2021/05/wwe-nxt-5182021.html

Raquel Gonzalez and Dakota Kai vs Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart

Shotzi climbs on RG's back and is thrown down. She tries it again from the front and is thrown down. Ember gets popped up and hurricanrana's RG. RG lifts up Kai for a double stomp on Ember. Shotzi comes in and does a sling blade facebuster on Kai for 2. Ember trips Kai into a Shotzi elbow then standing moonsaults her.

Shotzi puts Kai in a sharpshooter but RG pulls Kai out of the ring. We go to break and return with Kai and Shotzi each hitting each other with moves. Ember comes in and diving kicks RG then hits a nasty spinning forearm. RG is on all fours and she pendulum knees her and 2nd rope codebreakers her. RG then hits a big facekick on Ember, then throws her up into a Kai enzugiri.

Shotzi crossbodies RG off the top and Kai mule kicks her. Ember then puts a neat stf type of move on Kai but is sliced hard by RG. RG tries to single arm powerbomb her but is hit with a cutter. Ember holds up Kai upside down and Shotzi slides and does like a cutter for the win. RG then nails both opponents after. RG powerbombs Shotzi into the boards and post, then drops her over the rail.

This wasn't a bad match at all with some cool spots and the faces being decent.

TT and Ciampa do a promo. They said they made a mistake in calling out MSK. They said their will be a 3rd match between them and the Vets to decide who wins it since htey both won a match. TT said he will enjoy breaking their limbs.

We get a short video on Dunne/Fish, with Fish showing how Dunne injured him.

We see Finn and Kross/Scarlett arriving on the big screen in the arena.

Bobby Fish vs Pete Dunne with Oney Lorcan

Fish rushes after him to start and hits a kick combo. Dunne comes back with a nasty forearm. Dunne works him over a bit and is caught in a fujiwara armbar. Fish puts him in a hammerlock and bounces that arm off the ropes. He then forearms him hard and boots him hard outside of the ring.

We go to break and return with Dunne working his leg. Dunne slaps his back and hits some footshoves. Fish then comes back with a dragon screw. Dunne then runs and jumps up for some reason into a spinebuster. Dunne then pulls his fingers apart and jumps on his arm. Dunne goes after him outside but is back body dropped onto the floor. Fish then running knee's him into the boards.

Back in the ring and Fish hits like a capture suplex while Dunne is hanging off his body into the ropes. Fish hits some knees to Dunne's gut and Dunne comes back with a german. Fish then hits a jumping knee. Dunne wins it soon after with a bitter end. This one was all over the place with no real direction. Fish shouldn't have lost his first match back here.

Lorcan pounds on Fish after. Lorcan stands on Fish's recovered arm over the apron then kicks him in it.

Mercedez Martinez does a promo on Raquel. She said she learned from her loss and is on the road back to the title. Boa is then seen looking on from a room.

Hit Row is at the studio. They say it is time for Hit Row to go gold as they want some titles. Swerve says all eyes are on the main event, then Top Dolla says they are also looking at MSK and LdF. Adonis says he will slap Kushida back to the future.

Mercedez Martinez vs Zayda Ramier

ZR spin kicks her early after running into the buckles and moonsaulting over her. MM comes back with a spinning forearm and double arm suplexes her three times. MM spinesbusters her for 2 then throws her as she is on the top rope. She running knees her and hits a falling version of the schwein for the win. All squash here.

Red lights turn on and we see smoke from Tian Sha and Xia Li's crew. MM somehow gets marked on her hand.

Ted Dibiase talks to Toni Storm and Robert Stone's crew in the back. TD throws money at Stone and his girls try to pick it up.

We see Kross warming up on a punching bag.

Million Dollar Faceoff with Ted Dibiase and Cameron Grimes

Grimes wants to know why he's been doing all the stuff he's been doing to him. Grimes says he has been looking up to him and says he has learned that with money, he can treat people terribly and they will still like him. Grimes says it's true that you should never meet your idols.

Ted says he likes him and they have more in common than he thinks. Ted says he has put him through hell because he sees a little of himself. Ted says he is looking for that one individual who has the million dollar legacy. He says it isn't about money or humiliating people with money, it's about in-ring performance. Ted says he has that but Grimes has lost his focus since he got rich.

Music then hits and LA Knight comes out. He tells him to stop searching because he is the man Ted is looking for. Grimes calls him nickle and dime and says this is a convo between millionaires. Knight said he isn't a millionaire and with him, he can take the million dollar legacy up to new heights. Ted says he knows who Knight is and Ted said Knight can become a megstar. Ted puts him over and Grimes interrupts. He says Knight is jacked but he is no Cameron Grimes and says this is a million dollar faceoff and Knight shouldn't be here. He threatens to kiss his @ss to the moon. Knight hits him from behind and hits a snapmare driver or a bad cutter. Ted then says "kid, you're just never gonna get it, are you?". He then laughs and pats Knight on the back.

I liked this segment though I would have liked the Ted/Grimes part to go a little. We will have to see where it goes. I would put Ted with someone who can't talk though.

Franky Monet is in the back and gives her dog to some of the make-up artists.

Indi Hartwell is desperately looking for Lumis. She runs into Ever-Rise Live doing a taping. Drake Maverick then comes in and said he saw Dexter in a room hours ago. Indi goes into the dark room and it is covered in pictures of bloody hearts and Dexter being stabbed in the heart.

Franky Monet vs Cora Jade

Franky's entrance robe is very fluffy. Monet bangs her head off the mat then off the buckles. She running double knees her into the buckle then hip attacks her into the ropes. Monet gut kicks her and knocks her down. Jade comes back with forearms then does a satelittle into a russian leg sweep. She then takes a hard spear and takes a glam slam for the win. Monet weighs more than she used to and was vocal here, but not particularly that impressive.

The Grizzled Young Vets do a promo on Ciampa and TT. They said they came to NXT for the tag titles and said they are done with them. They said they aren't done with MSK though as they say they are the leaders the division needs.

We see clips from the media of Bronson Reed winning the N-A title. Then we see him and Kushida doing a photo shoot.

We then get an Imperium video. Walter says they will continue to keep this sport great. He tells them that they have to beat Breezango and mentions cutting Alexander Wolfe.

Bronson Reed talks in ring. He said it took 14 years to get here and good luck taking it from him. LdF then comes out. Escobar pretends to cry over the speech. He said he was born to be champ and the business belongs to him. He said North American means Mexico and the North American title belongs to him. LdF try to surround him but MSK come to save him.

Regal talks about the main event. He says we will have a match with Dunne/Gargano/Kyle for the #1 Contendership to the NXT title. He said the winner of that gets their shot at In Your House.

WWE NXT Title - Karrion Kross (c) vs Finn Balor

Finn is thrown out early but comes right back in. He gets Kross out and we go right to break. They trade holds during the break without anything real interesting happen. Back from break and Kross hits a big slam and takes control for a big. Finn reverses a move then starts working his lower back.

Kross is a lot bigger here than usual and appears to be juicing. Finn puts him in a crossface and rolls him into a double stomp. They go outside and Kross gets wrapped in the apron and stomped on.  We then go to our second break during this which is awful.

Back from break and Kross is in control. Finn slices him for a 1 count then they go face to face. Kross bangs the back of Finn's head off the boards then razor's edges him into the boards. Finn comes back with a ddt and a sling blade, then he clotheslines him over the top and flip dives him. Kross comes right back and backdrops him on the announcer's table.

Back in and Finn double stomps him then shotgun dropkicks him. He misses the top rope double stomp and eats a german suplex. He takes naother but rolls up Kross for 2. Finn starts pounds on the back of the neck of a downed Kross but the ref pulls him off. Kross goes to Scarlett and Finn chokes him. Kross powerbombs Finn out of a triangle choke.

Kross hits 2 forearms to the back of the head then stompson his head. Kross then chokes him out for the win.

The two breaks hurt this one. There wasn't that much selling or story and these two just don't mesh that well. This had the usual slow and not so epic feel that a lot of NXT main events have to them. 

Overall thoughts: This one wasn't too special though nothing was bad.