WWE NXT 4/19/2022
Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2022/04/wwe-nxt-4122022.html
Pretty Deadly came out to start the show. They bragged about winning the tag titles. The Grizzled Young Vets came out and asked why they weren't invited to the tag team gauntlet last week. The Vets said PD was only successful in the UK was because they left. Legado del Fantasma came out and jumped the Vets, then they brawled around the arena. The Vets may just be known as Gibson and Drake now.
Bron Breakker then came in through the stands and called out Joe Gacy. Joe then got on the tron and said he has the HoF ring that belonged to Rick Steiner but Bron has to come find him. He then laughed on the tron.
Santos Escobar did a taped promo on Carmelo Hayes. He said Hayes should be in the back of the lines when it comes to the N-A Title.
Hayes and Trick did a promo. He said he's not the back of the line, he is the line. He said Santos was crazy and will be the first casualty on the getting back to the gold tour.
Tiffany Stratton vs Sarray
Tiff gut kicks her to start then Sarray kips up, armdrags her and dropkicks her. Sarray forearms her to the chest then indian deathlocks her. Sarray misses a dropkick against the bottom rope and gets stuck on it then Tiff hip attacks her on the ropes. Tiff then jumps up and kneels on the top rope then rolls onto her for a senton.
They trade chops then Sarray dropkicks her. Sarray then hits a german then second rope double stomps her. Sarray dropkicks her through the ropes. Tiff comes back with a corkscrew vader bomb and wins it.
The finish was a little random but Tiff did fine here and Sarry was better than she usually is.
The Vets were in the back and Bron Breakker ran through them looking for Gacy. He heard his dad's voice and it was a tape playing in a cage. Bron slammed the tablet he found down in anger.
Pretty Deadly was walking the halls and ran into Indi and Persia. They were saying "yes, boy" and "yes, girl" to everyone. Indi and Persia said they wanted a match. They agreed as they thought it would be against them, then they said it will be against Duke and Dexter. PD walked off and said they would think about it.
Grayson Waller was interviewed. They said Waller fired Sanga. Waller called Sanga dead weight. Chase U then walked in and said we have a teachable moment. He brought up Ben Franklin then Sanga walked in. Waller ran for it and threw stuff at him as Chase U cheered on Sanga.
They got in the ring and...
Sanga vs Grayson Waller
Sanga knocked him down early and threw him around. Sanga hits a nice shoulder then sideslams him. Sanga bangs his head off the mat. Waller rolled outside and pushed Sanga into the post. Waller pushed him in and did the roll into the cutter to win it.
I didn't think it was bad, but this storyline is out of nowhere and I don't like Sanga losing. Sanga looked much beter here than I expected and Waller did a decent job putting him over.
Waller held an Aussie flag after with a boxing kangaroo.
Their break up was not aired last week and was not explained well. I think it could have been better done, but you do have to give them credit for how quick they accomplished it.
Cora Jade talked about last week's segment with Natalya. She said she met the real Natty. She said her future isn't bleak . She said she saw Natty as a hero as a kid but now her dream is kick Natty's butt.
We got a Roxanne Perez vignette. She's been addicted to WWE video games since she was a kid and says she steps out of the video game and into real life next week.
Roxanne then did a promo. She debuts next week. She said she is nervous. Toxic Attraction comes in and is a lot taller than her. They tell her not to set her bar too high as she will never get there. Roxanne sounds confused and says thanks for the advice. Jacy then said she should debut tonight against her. Roxanne said she will figure something out.
Legado del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde and Cruz del Toro) vs Gibson and Drake
Gibson and Drake get dove on and their Vets name is no more. Cruz holds up Wilde and drops him on Drake. Wilde walks up the ropes then dropkicks Drake. Drake jumps off Gibson's back to dropkick Cruz on the apron. Cruz hit Drake with strikes then did a fast clothesline and dropkick. Cruz hit a top rope hurricanrana on Drake then took a double throat thrust from Gibson.
Wilde springboard flips on Gibson then Cruz hits a ddt on Drake. Wilde then tries to springboard with the help of Cruz and then just falls down but doesn't really blow it. LDF then get the win on Drake soon after with a kick/russian legsweep combo.
This went 100MPH and was really hard to keep up with. The story here was honestly the name change of the Vets. The Vets' name did really flow that great, but it was a lot better than this one.
Santos Escobar got on the mic and told Tony D'Angelo to see how a real boss handles business.
Wes Lee was interviewed. He said the last few weeks have been chaotic and said he feels lost and with doubts. Xyon Quinn then walks in. He said the real problem is that Lee doesn't run it straight. Lee said he doesn't know what it means. Xyon says it is time he teaches him lesson. Lee says he is at home in the ring and seeing him out there might bring some peace to the chaos. Xyon is wearing a leather jacket and definitely a full on heel now.
Santos Escobar vs Carmelo Hayes
They didn't get off to a hot start. Hayes hit a shoulder then Santos hit a dropkick. Santos then top rope crossbodied him then Trick interfered and Hayes twisting springboard crossbodied Escobar. Hayes then hit a neckbreaker and posed.
We went to PiP break and returned with them trying pumping strikes. Hayes did some weird lariat counter that looked like it hurt him worse than taking the lariat. Hayes put him in a single leg crab. Santos comes back with a fisherman's suplex for 2. Santos then delay brainbusters him. They trade forearms on their knees and Escobar hits corner punches on him. Santos throws him out then tope's him.
Tony D's un-named associates come out in pinstripe suits and hats. One of them crowbars Santos in the knee then Hayes hits a top rope leg drop to a bent over Santos and wins it.
It was okay but I'm not a huge fan of either guy in the ring. The ending was a little lame but at least there was a reason for it.
Trick and Hayes talk after. Hayes says there is nobody standing in his way and says he will become the N-A champ in 2 weeks at Spring Break-In, which is apparently the next NXT special.
Cameron Grimes then came out. He accepts the challenge. Hayes said he wants to start it now. Solo Sikoa then steps in and takes out Trick and Hayes. Grimes and Solo stare down and Solo says "I got next".
Bron Breakker is still looking for Gacy. Creepy music plays and he enters some weird mirror room. He sees Gacy in the mirror and then Gacy disappears. Bron breaks a mirror yelling "where are you?" and the segment ends.
We wet to Diamond Mine's training dojo. Bivens was on the phone with Ivy Nile, who is in the UK for NXT UK. Roderick Strong told Bivens that he is the leader and refuses to watch another group crumble (like his last one). He said he is going to make an example out of people and says people who don't follow his vision are an enemy of Diamond Mine.
Natalya vs Tatum Paxley
Natalya has Cora's hat which she took earlier but they didn't really mention. Nat pushes her down. Tatum cartwheels throw a wristlock then backflips out of a wristlock. Tatum chases Natty outside then gets a spinning lariat. Natty then suplexes her on the floor. Natty surfboards her. Tatum comes back with lariats and suplexes her. She standing corkscrw moonsaults her for 2 then Natty bangs her face into the middle buckle. Natty then sharpshooters her and wins it.
Tatum looked good here and held up very well against Natty. This wasn't a bad match at all.
Tony was asked if he had anything to do with the attack on Santos Escobar earlier. He denied it and said it was a couple of "goombah's trying to make a name for themselves". He then saw a car and asked if it was Santos' car.
Nathan Frazer got a vignette. He said his creativity and innovation will take over .He debuts next week.
Duke and Dexter are in the dressing room. Indi wants to know what size pants he wears as they need to look like a team. Duke wasn't sure how they would work together since Lumis doesn't talk. Due then tries to stare him down and make faces in a funny segment. Indi stops him and says don't worry about doing that. Duke says it is stupid and impossible and walks off.
Xyon Quinn vs Wes Lee
Lee rushes him to start. He then dropkicks him out and tope's him. Xyon backdrops him on the apron. Lee hits some strikes then runs into Xyon's double forearm block. Xyon headbutts him in the corner then hits a corner spear. They mess up a power spot into a roll-up then Lee is popped-up and thrown down.
Lee superkicks him then dropkicks him in the back of the neck. Lee then runs into a big forearm then Xyon flying forearms him to win it.
It was a short squash and it wasn't particularly impressive for either guy.
Natalya was interviewed. She said she was acting in self defense against Cora last week, and didn't attack her. She said all new wrestlers on Smackdown go through her, so she came to her home to speed it up. Nikkita Lyons then walked in. She said she is putting her on notice and is coming for her. Natty said everyone wants a piece since she is at the top and said Nikkita will know how to tap when she is in the sharpshooter. Nikkita then says she is flexible.
They announced Von Wagner has been suspended and fined for throwing Jiro into the seats last week.
Jacy Jayne vs Roxanne Perez
Jacy hits some chops on her early then RP fires one back. and rolls her up. They try a bunch of pinfalls and RP hits some armdrags. Jacy avoids one and RP falls down. RP kips up and armdrags her then takes a superkick. Wendy Choo is on the tron and says she did some remodeling to the T-A locker room. Everything is a mess and she rips up a sign. RP then hits a code red out of nowhere and wins it.
This wasn't bad. It was quick and definitely worked like an underdog match. Good on them for letting RP win it.
LdF walked to the parking lot. Their car had a giant boot on it and a dead fish was put on the hood. Santos says it is pretty obvious who did this.
A triple threat for the N-A title is announced for next week with Sikoa vs Grimes vs Hayes.
Gacy watches Bron try to find him on video camera's. He says it is itme he ends this.
WWE NXT Tag Titles - Pretty Deadly (c) vs Dexter Lumis and Duke Hudson
Elton dives on Dexter's foot then Kip comes in and attacks him. Dexter takes a double shoulder then PD does a splash and legdrop combo. Dex atomic drops Elton then Kip comes off the top and lands on a Dex atomic drop. We get a "dookie" chant for Duke. Him and Dex argue and PD blocks their double suplex attempt. Pd rolls outside and poses with Indi and Persia then gets thrown in.
Duke pounds on Kip then Kip takes a double suplex. Duke back elbows Kip then hits a nice lariat which kip does a good sell for. We go to PiP break and Duke works a chinlock on Elton. Duke spinning side slams Elton for 2 and chinlocks him. We return to Duke crossfacing Elton.
Duke hits a nice lariat on Elton then Kip pulls out Elton from a corner charge. PD hit corner shots on Dex then Kip neckbreakers Dex. We get a rare overhead camera shot and PD tries to stop a Dex tag but fail. Duke gets the hot tag in and overhead belly to bellies Elton. He powerslams Kip then throws him into Elton.
Duke gets pulled off the 2nd rope then gets a roll-up for 2. Kip pulls Dx off the apron then Dex throws him into the steps. Duke powerslams Elton for 2. Elton hits a nice face kick on Duke and Duke collides with Dex on the apron and steals the win.
The ending was a little lame, but PD looked good here and this was one of Duke's better outings.
Overall thoughts: This was a very busy show. A ton of stuff happened and there was very little downtime here. They just went super fast from one thing to the other. It was a little hard to keep up with, but you can't say they didn't fill the time. I don't like the Vets' new name change as it just insults the audience and makes the show look bad. I liked the main as it overperformed. I also did like Paxley/Natalya and Paxley seems like she is on the fast track to success. I also do like Tony now having his own little mafia crew and I'm interested to see where that goes.
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