WWE NXT 3/29/2022

WWE NXT 3/29/2022

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2022/03/wwe-nxt-3222022.html

LA Knight and MSK vs Imperium

Imperium get jumped during their entrance and the match starts. LA and Gunther go at it for a while then Barthel gets a hold on LA. LA then neckbreakers him. Walter tags in then Aichner tags in after. Aichner chinlocks him and LA escapes a backdrop to make a tag. MSK double teams Aichner then Barthel goes over the top charging at them. Nash then tope's Barthel and Lee gets blindsided with a big Gunther kick.

We go to break and return with Lee hitting an enzugiri on Aichner. LA slams BAthel then jumping elbows him for 2. Knight helps throw Nash into Barthel in the corner then Gunther pulls Nash from a springboard.

LA and Gunther trade blows and go to the back. Barthel grabs Nash's leg then Aichner hits a big lariat on Nash for the win.

This was really fast paced and maybe too fast paced. A lot was going on and it was honestly hard for me to follow it clearly.

The Creed's then come out and stare down the two teams.

Kay Lee Ray and Io Shirai do a promo. KLR doesn't like Mandy claiming she is the best women's champ. Io says Toxic Attraction will crumble. Io then says she will beat her in the four way to win the title. Both girls are really hard to understand and with the angle not making much sense in the first place, this wasn't good.

Dakota Kai is looking for Wendy Choo backstage. She then finds her pillow and her pajamas all messed up.

We see clips of Ivy Nile and possibly Kayla Inlay trying to clean up the Diamond Mine gym after it was trashed last week. Ivy isn't impressed and tells her to get out as she feels she is sucking up.

Ivy Nile vs Tiffany Stratton

Ivy knuckle locks her and suplexes her. Tiff then comes back with a nice standing moonsault for 2. They trade pinfall attempts. Ivy hits a nice kick combo and superman punches her then flying kicks her in the chest. Ivy streches her and curbstomps her and Tiff comes back with a clothesline. Smokes starts blowing in the background and Sarray appears on the apron. Tiff gets distracted and dragon suplexed.

This was short but it was fine and it furthered storylines here.

Tomasso Ciampa does a promo talking about how the fans have been with him all along. He says it might be the end of an era at Stand and Deliver and shows a chair with dates on it and has Stand and Deliver as his ending date.

Dolph Ziggler does a video promo. He says it's Bron's first Mania but he has done many. Dolph says nobody knows who Bron is outside of Florida. Dolph talks about his career and says Bron won't win at Stand and Deliver.

Cora Jade gets a video promo. she says she wrote about WWE in her journal in high school and graduated early to focus on wrestling. She talks about the history of NXT Women's Titles and says she is coming for Mandy Rose. She says she is the underdog but it will make her title win better.

Legado del Fantasma vs Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen

Fallon Henley is with Briggs and Jensen and Elektra Lopez is with LdF.

Jensen throws up Wilde and lets him drop. Jensen does an exloder on Wilde then Wilde gets double slammed. Briggs throws up Mendoza then catches him and drives him int othe buckles. B&J then double shoulder Mendoza then both side out to punch him. Jensen has words with Lopez then Mendoza baseball slides him. Wilde flagpoles on the post and drops down on Jensen.

Jensen gets beat up in the corner then double suplexed. Wilde is on Jensen's back for a sleeper then Jensen back body drops Mendoza. Briggs gets in and cleans house and throws out Mendoza. Lopez distracts Brizz then Mendoza dropkicks him from the top. Fallon beats up on Lopez then Wilde goes for a 450 but Briggs catches him with a chokeslam. B&J then hit a high/low on Wilde and win it.

This was fast paced and a lot happened here. Nothing really wrong with this though it wasn't anything too special.

Persia and Indi are talking in the back about their boyfriends. Persia suggests they let the fans decide who is the best couple in a vote.

Cameron Grimes is interviewed. He said usually he is confident to the point of being cocky but he said he is worried for tonight. He said he wants to deliver on the promise he made to his late father.

Toxic Attraction comes out for a promo. She isn't happy her title match is a four way but says she isn't scared. She says she will humiliate Cora, send KLR back under the bridge she came from and get Io out of NXT. She said she will become the greatest women's champion of all time. She said Wendy and Dakota failed them by not beating KLR and Io then she said Wendy "apolgoized" for not getting the job done. They pull out a bag with some of her stuff in it and basically they admit to beating her up. Gigi says they run the division and Jacy asks who is left?

Dakota Kai comes out after Jacy keeps talking then gets beat up 3v1. Raquel Gonzalez then comes out and beats up T-A. Kai then recovers and T-A is sent out. Kai and RG tease fighting then hug each other as they used to be partners. They then grab a tag title and hold it together.

Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams are interviewed. Grayson Waller and Sanga walk in. Waller implies he's going to do some crazy things to win the ladder match. Hayes says he will learn the hard way and says his is bigger than Hayes' as Sanga is taller and bigger than Trick.

Andre Chase is hyping up Bodhi Hayward in the back.

Bodhi Hayward vs Von Wagner

Robert Stone is out with Von and Andre Chase is with Bodhi. We then go to the Japanese commentary team of Kushid and Jiro.

Body is wearing his bandana here and gets punched down quick. He picks up Wagner and both fall out. Bodhi then spears him into the steps. An attractive girl is in the crowd and distracts Jiro, and it's the same girl from the Jensen match a few weeks ago on Level Up. Stone corner spears Bodhi then butterfly suplexes her. Bodhi sunset flips in for 2 then has his crossbody caught with a fallaway slam.

Bodhi does a football tackle on Von then splashes him. Von hits something like a samoan drop and wins it.

This was pretty quick with a lot of outside nonsense going on with the woman and Jiro/Kushida. Not a lot to say about this one.

Von goes over to the announcer table and beats up on Jiro and Kushida. He throws Jiro in the ring and hits his odd samoan drop on him. Von then rips Jiro's jacket off and tears it in half. Von then checks out the girl outside.

We go to Tony D, who is outside having coffee. He said Ciampa made a big mistake attacking him from behind. He says he has to remove Ciampa and says it will be his last match. He said when he takes his role at the top of the family and beats Ciampa, he will control everything.

Joe Gacy vs Draco Anthony

Harland is out there. Joe knocks him down and Draco kicks him from his back. Joe gets whipped into the corner and hangs there then is able to get a ddt when he gets out. Quincy Elliot is seen staring down Harland from the crowd. Joe does a nice uranage on Draco and Quincy is still staring down Harland.

Draco hits some punches on Joe  then shoulders him down. Draco hits a nice exploder for 2. Joe rolls up Draco then does his handspring lariat when Draco kicks out and wins it.

This was another short one. Draco didn't really blow anything but did fall backwards on a suplex escape. I really don't like the idea of Harland having anything to do with Quincy but it's not out of the blue as Quincy was in a segment with them a while back.

Bron Breakker does a promo video. He says his match with Dolph is the biggest match of his life. Bron says Dolph gives nothing back to NXT while Bron says NXT is his life. He says Dolph won't leave with the title this weekend.

Nikkita Lyons vs Sloane Jacobs

This is Sloane's NXT debut. Sloane is Notorious Mimi from the indies and is a pretty redhead. Lyons shoulders her over then armdrags her around. Lyons hits a big slam then spin kicks her in the throat for 2. Sloane misses a high kick and gets release german suplexed then samoan dropped. Lyons then spin kicks her and does a jumping split on her to win.

This was a quick squash.

Lash Legend the appears on the tron. She says she deserves two snaps and a clap. She says they have unfinished business and says she is a bigger superstar than her and better than her. Lyons then poses.

Diamond Mine is in the back. Bivens said Strong will win the triple threat tonight and win the North American title at Stand and Deliver. Bivens then says The Creeds will win the tag titles. Bivens says he will have more gold than Mr. T after Mania weekend.

Someone texts Brutus Creed and says they will be watching. Julius says they will pop their heads off.

Last Chance Qualifier for the NXT North American Title Ladder Match - Roderick Strong vs Cameron Grimes vs A-Kid

Kid jumps off of Strong's back to sunset flip Grimes and after a fast paced section they all face off. Kid dropkicks both opponents then Grimes monkey flips Kid into a hurricanrana on Strong. Kid gets popped up into a dropkick on Strong. Melo and Trick come down to do commentary.

Kid uses Grimes' arm to jump to the top then he armdrags Grimes and headscissors Strong at the same time. Then Kid tope's Strong and Grimes takes a backdrop on the apron. Solo Sikoa then comes down to watch.

We go to PiP break and Grimes flips in to take a backbreaker on Strong's knee. We return and Strong superplexes Grimes then Kid frogsplashes Grimes. Santos Escobar is seen watching in the crowd and Grayson Waller is then seen. Strong catches Kid and slams him on Grimes. Grimes double hurricanrana's his opponents and hits some strikes. Grimes crossbodies Strong from the top then does a wild swinging side slam on Kid.

Grimes superkicks Strong then flips in mid-air on his crossbody. Kid then comes off the top and Kid hits a nasty looking planting ddt on him. Strong hits strikes on both opponents then backbreakers Kid and lariats Grimes. Kid kips up into a Strong knee then Grimes M. Bison stomps Strong out of nowhere to win it.  

This was a three way and these are pretty much spot fests. It wasn't the craziest match they could have done but it was action packed, fast and was interesting.

Hayes gets on the mic after and says Grimes won't walk out champion. Escobar gets a mic and says he will bring the title back to La Familia. Waller says family doesn't matter then Solo says there is about to be a fight. They all get on the apron and Grimes says he is taking the title to the moon. Everyone then fights and LdF slips in for a fun and chaotic end to the show.

Overall thoughts: I thought it was a good one. The main was good but that was all that stuck out here. The Stand and Deliver hype train was out in full force as it should have been and they did a good job hyping the show.