WWE NXT 2.0 5/31/2022

WWE NXT 2.0 5/31/2022

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2022/05/wwe-nxt-20-5242022.html

Diamond Mine arrives. Strong says the Creeds have the night off and told them to sit back and watch what they do to Pretty Deadly

Diamond Mine (Roderick Strong and Damon Kemp) vs Pretty Deadly

Elton slams Strong and hits a euro uppercut. PD double suplex Strong then Strong leg lariats Kit. Elton rides Kemp then slaps his back then Strong slaps Kemp. Kemp hits two big suplexes on Elton and flying shoulders him. Strong chops up Elton. Kit and Strong fight on the floor with Strong going into the apron.

Elton suplexes Strong for 2 and then Kemp deadlift germans Kip. He hits a twisting suplex on Kit then slingshot spears him. Strong and Kemp backbreaker their opponents at the same time as we go to PiP break. We return with Kit putting a chinklock on Kemp. Strong gets the hot tag in and backbreakers both opponents.

Strong through Kit into Elton then backdrops Kit. Elton pushes Kemp into the steps then Strong and Kit double clothesline each other. Elton hands Kit a title belt. The Creeds come down and get hit with a belt from PD when Julius pushes Strong out of the way then PD hits their bearhug + nekcbreaker combo to win it.

You had to see the finish on replay to get a good view of it. It wasn't a bad match at all with both teams looking solid.

Grimes and Sikoa meet up in the back. Sikoa says he has his back tonight and will make sure Trick and Melo pull nothing on him. Sikoa says he has got next. Duke Hudson walks in. He said he has next after he beat Bron Breakker. Sikoa says him beating Bron by DQ didn't count since he needed Gacy. Duke says Sikoa is inexperienced and not on his level. Duke says he isn't good enough to make a challenge for any title then Sikoa challenges him for tonight.

We see a preview of Tony's crew on a pier with LdF.

Grayson Waller is in the back telling everyone they can learn from him and Tiffany Stratton. He talks down to them saying they don't have athleticism or looks. He calls everyone stupid then Josh Briggs walks up behind him. Briggs says if he wants to impress everyone, show how well he can take a country @ss beating. Quincy Elliot and Javier Bernal were both visible in this segment.

We see Tony D's crew and LdF at a pier. They meet up in a yacht. Santos arrives and Tony said they are late. Lopez tells the captain to take themsomewhere nice. Santos brings up AJ Gallante. Tony says he doesn't trust or respect him. Santos says he isn't shocked by that. Santos says he knows a snake when he sees one and Tony is a cobra. Santos says he would love to squeeze every last breath out of him. Tony says okay, let's do it. Their crews start to get fiesty. They talk about Santos beating Tony, and Tony says he cheated. Santos says he won't fight him unless he puts something on the line. Tony says he wants a 6 man tag at In Your House. He says if Tony's crew wins, they join the D'Angelo family, and if they lose, they join the LdF family. Santos and Lopez don't get this idea. Tony says he is the don and is about making big moves. Santos says he sees 3 new members of LdF, then says he will use his yacht once he wins. Tony says his crew will tak over the Legado's at IYH. They agree and Santos tells him to get off his boat.

This was a fun segment.

Cora Jade vs Elektra Lopez

Lopez messes up a wheelbarrow move then I think Cora missed on a basement dropkick. Lopez then kind of drops her on her face and and throws her. Lopez bangs her head off the mat then slams her. Cora fights back with forearms then Lopez basement dropkicks her. Lopez grabs her legs as she puts her knees on her back.

Lopez gets kicked out of the ring then Cora headscissors her inside. Cora hits a shining wizard and double stomps on her back. Cora sentons her off the top and wins.

This wasn't good. Lopez is still super green and botched a bunch of stuff here.

Wes Lee is interviewed. He said he has been waiting to fight Xyon Quinn. He said his last match didn't go as planned with him, but he will keep fighting. Sanga comes in and tells Wes to fight him like he fought him. Sanga says he has a giant heart even though he isn't a giant and tells him best of luck.

Roxanne Perez does a promo for the Women's Breakout tournament. She says she was watching NXT as a kid and took a 10 hour bus ride to train with Booker T. She said she missed the prom to do a match. She said Cora Jade did the same thing she did and she is close with her. She says Tiffany Stratton is bigger and stronger but not more determined.

Wes Lee vs Xyon Quinn

Lee runs at Xyon and they both kind of fall over. Wes flips out of a giant throw then kicks him. Wes double stomps his back then is thrown onto the top rope gut first. Xyon then bounces him on the rope and he flies off.

Xyon pulls on his arm then slams him. Xyon hits corner spears and Wes kicks him. Wes then moonsaults him off the middle buckle and is caught and lawn darted into the buckles. Xyon gets rolled up out of nowhere and Wes wins it.

Very surprising ending here. The idea was okay but they were a little sloppy here and it was short.

Diamond Mine is fighting in the back. Strong is mad as he told the Creed's to stay in the back and they didn't. Ivy said Julius took a belt shot for Strong, but Strong insists he would have won regardless. Strong says when he says to do something, you do it. He says he knows what is best for Diamond Mine. Strong says if the Creed's don't beat Pretty Deadly for the tag titles at In Your House, they are out of Diamond Mine.

 

Joe Gacy talks about Bron Breakker. He shows clips of The Steiner Brothers and said Rick Steiner would allow Bron and his brothers to fight. Joe says he did that because Rick and Scott Steiner fought. Joe accuses Bron of having uncontrollable anger issues. Joe says he knows a lot of intimate information about Bron when he kidnapped his father Rick. He told Bron to lash out at In Your House. He said one way or another, he will be NXT Champ at In Your House.

Bron is shown watching that promo. Bron says he lost the title once and doesn't want to lose it again. The lights flicker and we hear Joe laughing. Bron goes to throw a tv but stops himself. Bron says he is unpredictable, but it's not a weakness, it is a strength and he will rip Gacy apart. If Bron is DQ'd at In Your House, he loses the title.

We have a women's championship summit with Toxic Attraction, Wendy Choo, Katana Chance and Kayden Carter. Chance says it is their time to talk and they are sick of hearing them and seeing them. They said they had a nice run but they will knock T-A off the top of the mountain. Gigi says it is delusional confidence. Gigi said they had been through a bunch of contenders already and Wendy tells them to sign the contract.

Jacy accuses them of playing video games while they controlled hte women's division. Kayden says it's easy for them to be on top when they don't defend the titles. Wade Barrett tries to interrupt. Kayden says they are the only tag team to ever beat them. She calls them airheads. Wendy tells them to sign the contract again as Jacy calls them the Lollipop Girls. Mandy says she has the most pressure going in and the crowd chants to sign the contract. Mandy tells everyone it's been 200+ days with her being champ. She signs the contract and Wendy hits Mandy with a spitball. They all then brawl and knock the table over. Chance and Kayden dive on Gigi and Jacy. Mandy then gets put on the table and Wendy does her sleeping elbow drop on her through it.

This was not good at all with everyone being annoying on the mic.

Kiana James goes up to Ivy Nile who is working out. Kiana asks if Ivy will still talk to the Creed's after they get kicked out of Diamond Mine this weekend. Ivy says the Creed's will win. Kiana says the Creed's have less than 12% chance of winning according to her numbers. Ivy grabs her and asks what her numbers say her chances are of her kicking her @ss and she says they are lower than that.

Duke Hudson vs Solo Sikoa

Duke legitimately got beaten up by Jake Atlas last weekend. They are apparently a couple and there's quite the story behind how that one turned out.

Solo hits a lariat early and headbutts him in the chest. Duke goes outside and drapes Solo's throat on the rope then slingshots in and germans Solo. Duke pounds on Solo then Duke running back elbows him. Duke hits an overhead belly to belly suplex. Duke neck cranks him and takes a nice back body drop. Duke then takes a samoan drop and a corner splash. Solo superkicks him and hip attacks him. Solo then top rope splashes him and wins it.

This was short but I thought it was a decent match. Duke took some nice bumps here and looked solid. 

 

 

Tiffany Stratton did a promo. She was not happy about not being in the Women's Breakout Tournament, then bragged about taking Nikkita's spot. She said she wouldn't have won anyway. She said she has bodybuilding, gymnastics and cheerleading medals and says she works harder than anyone else. She says Roxanne Perez's lifestyle is as boring as a cardboard box. She said Roxanne missed her prom because he didn't have a date.

 

We see Thea Hail graduate. She goes to announce which college she will go to. She has various hats from Notre Dame and other places then throws them out and puts on a Chase U hat. We then see Chase U celebrate.

Very clever segment.

Grayson Waller vs Josh Briggs

Jensen and Henley are with Briggs and Waller tells them he doesn't want a 3v1. He tells them to leave so we can have a slobber knocker. Briggs shoulders him early then does his slide outside to punch him in the face. Waller kicks him and does a cool capoeira kick on him.

Waller gets on Briggs' back and rides him like a horse. Briggs hits a gordbuster then Waller elbow drops him. Waller leg lariats Briggs then does a cowboy dance to mock him. Briggs backdrops Waller then Robert Stone and Sofia Cromwell come out. Briggs kicks Waller then dives at him and knocks him out of the ring. Von Wagner gets on the apron, Briggs knocks him off then Waller hits his roll into the ring for a jumping cutter to win it.

Von jumps Briggs after and bangs his arm off the post. Jensen makes the save.

The match was fine with Waller doing funny cowboy stuff against Briggs.

We see Nathan Frazer warming up in the back for his match with Grimes tonight.

 

Ivy Nile vs Kiana James

Kiana has music with whistling in it. Ivy chinlocks her early and fireman's carries her. Kiana kips up out of a wristlock and hits a stiff forearm. Kiana then takes one back then side slams her. Ivy hits some kicks on her and hits a step up enzugiri. Ivy then hits a stiff flying kick in the corner for 2. Kiana hits a hard lariat on her and yells "brains over braun". Ivy slips her dragon sleeper in but Kiana reverses it. Ivy hits a stiff haymaker then grounds and pounds her. Ivy hits more kicks then hits an exploder for the win.

I thought this was Kiana's best match yet. They were stiff with each other here and it was nice and short.

Pretty Deadly come out after. They said they are going to win at In Your House and will be the reason the Creed's get kicked out of Diamond Mine. PD asks what she will do when Diamond Mine closes. They get on the apron, The Creed's come out then throw them in. PD is then throw out and lariated over the top.

We get another Italian promo. The guy is riding a ferrari and we see clips of skiing in the Italian Alps. He says style, class and athleticism is coming to NXT. Giovanni Vicci is coming soon.

Cameron Grimes vs Nathan Frazer

We get a flip out of a wrstilock early then Grimes armbars Frazer. FRazer headflips and cartwheels out of a wristlock then they double kip up and stare down. Frazer hits a nice dropkick and does some flipping around before hitting a headscissors. Grimes kicks Frazer from the apron and we go to PiP break. Frazer gets backdropped on the apron and takes a chest kick.

We return and Grimes takes a flatliner into the 2nd buckle. Frazer flips out of a german then asai moonauls him into a slice. Grimes gordbusters him then takes a superkick. Both men are out of it then Grimes gets his legs up on a Frazer running SSP. Grimes uranage's Frazer and they forearm each other on their knees. They get up and trade more shots then Frazer hits a nice snap hurricanrana for 2.

Frazer topes Grimes outside then takes a spider german. Grimes then hits the M. Bison stomp on him and wins it.

This was a little short but it was a good one. These two matched up very well together and had a good cruiserweight match.

Trick Willians and Hayes attack Grimes after but slide out when Grimes doesn't go down.

Overall thoughts: I thought it was a good show. The main was good, Duke/Solo was good and Diamond Mine vs PD was decent. The Toxic Attraction segment sucked though.