WWE NXT Level Up 7/22/2022

WWE NXT Level Up 7/22/2022

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2022/07/wwe-nxt-level-up-7152022.html

Thea Hail vs Brooklyn Barlow

Thea does some jumping jacks to warm up. Thea rolls out of a wristlock and Barlow dropkicks her. They really push that Barlow is a strongman competitor. They trade pin attempts and and Hail side headlock takeovers her from the cazadora. Hale uses the buckles to headlock takeover her then Hail does it to her. Barow backbreaker her on the side then Barlow grounded octopus' her. Hail lifts her up out of it then drops her on the side.

Hail hits a roll of the dice neckbreaker then standing moonsaults her. Hail then hits a nice tornado ddt and wins it.

They've been having them trade a lot of headlocks here lately on NXT. Most of this match had headlocks and it's not real exciting stuff. Thea probably did have her best showing yet though and hit a nice standing moonsault.

Hank Walker is interviewed. He said he learned from his experience last time and said he won't let Duke look down on him. He said if you stay ready, you don't have to get ready.

Ru Feng vs Bryson Montana

Ru does his usual kung fu during his entrance. Bryson wore a suit jacket and gloves. They lock up and Ru side headlocks him. Ru does another headlock takeover and shoulders him over. Ru slams him then barely hits a spin kick. Bryson hits a stiff clothesline and stomps him and poses.

Bryson side slams him then Ru takes a michinoku driver for 2. Ru comes back with kicks then does a shot to the gut while he is down. Ru hits some palm strikes to the chest then Bryson sitout spinebusters him to win.

Ru's still kind of figuring out what he needs to do but Bryson is coming along alright so far. This wasn't anything special.

Duke Hudson vs Hank Walker

The crowd chants for Hank early. They shoulder battle and Duke knees him in the gut. Duke then mocks him with cowboy gestures. Hank basically deadlift picks up Duke but can't slam him. Hank then puts him in the corner and hits some shots then side slams him. Hank misses an elbow and gets kicked for it then Duke back elbows him.

Duke hits a reverse ddt for 2 and Duke works the chinlock. Duke bangs his head on the mat a few times then Hank grabs him by the hair and bangs his head off the buckle. He then hits corner splashes and crossbodies him. Hank rips off his shirt and pulls him into a drop from the slam position. Hank then misses a splash and Duke face kicks him to win. Duke then grabs him by the throat after.

Decent main event here. Hank had another good showing here and seems to get it down and Duke really is above NXT 2.0 at this point.

Overall thoughts: The opener was boring by design and had nothing to do with the people in it. Someone told them to work a headlock all match and they did just that. Bryson was decent against Ru, but Ru's slower and just hasn't figured it out yet. The main was fine with Hank continuing to look good and Duke being decent as always.