NXT Level Up 4/29/2022

NXT Level Up 4/29/2022

Dante Chen vs Damon Kemp

Kemp does a nice escape out of a hammerlock and gator rolls him on the mat and rides him. Kemp hits Karelin's lift and hits a nice slam. Chen goes to work on the knee and Kemp hits some kicks from the mat. Chen drives his weight on the knee then Chen busts out the toe hold. Chen tries to butt drop his knee but Kemp moves the leg then does a nice back roll into a firemans carry slam. Kemp gets a chant for that one then does a weird back to shoulder suplex.

Kemp shoulderblocks him then rolling fireman's carry slams him. Kemp hits a powerslam and wins it.

This was a good one. Chen worked the knee, missed a butt drop on it then Kemp kept selling and made a comeback to win it. A simple and good match with Kemp getting some support from the fans. This guy is good and continues to look like a great prospect.

Amari Miller vs Arianna Grace 

This is Arianna Grace's debut. She is Santino Marella's daughter and was a model. Amari came out with bubbles. Amari was out for 2 months from what sounds like an injury.

Amari grabs a headlock to start. Amari dropkicks her then takes a shoulder throw. The fight over wrist control and Grace works the armlock for a while. Amari kips up and messes up jumping off her knee over her. Grace then arm throws her and hits a PK. Grace blocks a snapmare driver and rolls her up to win it.

There was not much to this at all. It was short and they spent most of the match working a headlock and wristlock. Despite that, it still was kind of messy and not good. But these girls are rookies and that stuff should be expected.

Andre Chase vs Quincy Elliot

I think Quincy twerked on the ring post then did some dancing. There was a fan who tried to raise the roof and it was so funny I had to gif it.

Quincy is wearing what looks like a girls see-thru shirt then does gyrations. Quincy then twerks on him in the corner and Chase twerks on him as he has him in a waist lock. Quincy shoulder blocks him then gyrates and hits a big splash. He then mocks the Chase U hand sign.

Quincy side slams him then side bear hugs him. Chase ducks wild punches and hits a new nice ones of his own. Chase hits some boots from the corner then top rope crossbodies him. Chase does the Chase U stomps and tries for the sunset flip. Quincy gyrates on him then Chase hits a big scoop slam and wins it.

Chase was super over here. Quincy can move for his size and does have some personality, but he's going to be a gay dancing fat guy and I think it is a waste of his talents. His gyrations were disturbing and I hope those stop. The match really was half-gyrations and twerking spots and that wasn't for me. It was also short.

Overall thoughts: Chen vs Kemp was good. Arianna Grace didn't impress in her debut and I'm not a fan of Quincy's gimmick.