WWE NXT 2.0 8/23/2022
Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2022/08/wwe-nxt-20-8162022.html
Bron Breakker comes out. He said JD McDonagh proved he is one of the best in the world. He invited Tyler Bate down he came out after his match last week. Tyler comes out and congratulates Bron on his win. He said he is the flagbearer of NXT UK and is the first and last NXT UK champ. He said NXT Europe is around the corner and said there's no better way to kick it off than to unify the titles.
Bron says he knows how great he is and said when he thinks of Bate, he thinks of NXT UK. He said this isn't NXT UK, this is the NXT, where the best in the world are. He said he agreed that there should be one NXT champ and said let's have a title for title match at NXT Worlds Collide. They shake on it.
We get a package on Gallus. They said they enjoy a good fight and never started a fight they couldn't finish. They said NXT gets to learn what they beat in the UK and they said it is forever Gallus Boys On Top.
Wolf jumps on Briggs to start then Mark pounds on him too. Mark takes a double shoulder then Jensen bulldogs him. Wolf chinlocks Jensen and Jensen's mouth is busted open. Jensen fights off a 1v2 in the corner and both teams trade punches.
We go to PiP break and return. We saw Mark hit Jensen from behind and Wolf drop a knee on Jensen during the break. Wolf side sentons Jensen and Jensen back body drops Mark. Briggs gets the hot tag in and throws punches then facekicks Wolf. Briggs splashes Mark then Lash Legend comes out and nails Fallon. Pretty Deadly then comes down and we have chaos outside. Briggs and Jensen get counted out during the riot and Gallus wins via DQ.
What we got was decent but it was short and had a dirty finish.
Diamond Mine jump Gallus after and Wolf is thrown out. Mark is speared and Joe gets belly to belly suplexed. Gallus is held back by security to end the segment.
We go to Chase U. He has brought in Charlie Dempsey. He said Charlie will teach the class some moves. Someone comes up to him, Charlie tells him to get on all fours then he grabs his arm and leg. Chase tells him to go easy, saying it's only an exhibition. Chase volunteers Bodhi next. Charlie chinklocks hin and Charlie grabs him by the nose. Chase has to get him off him. Bodhi pushes Charlie and Cahse says maybe he isn't the right person to ask. Charlie says he is too soft and tells him to google Billy Robinson if they want homework.
The Grayson Waller Effect with Apollo Crews
This is the debut of this segment. GW says he will be the buzz of NXT and all of WWE. Waller has a table a picture-in-picture and something that scrolls the script. He brings out Apollo Crews. Crews puts the set-up over and says it is great. GW calls him a clout chaser. Crews is asked why he is here and he says he was born in NXT. GW made fun of him for the accent he dropped and the Nigerian warrior gimmick he had. Crews then talks in the accent. He says he is still a Nigerian warrior and is proud of his hertiage. GW asks him about his visions and asks him to do it on the show. Crews says it doesn't work like that. GW asks Crews where he was when Gallus attacked Diamond Mine. Crews gets annoyed and GW backs up. GW asks Crews how he will feel when he runs him out of NXT. Crews calls him a low budget version of The Miz. GW asks how he feels to tell his kids he couldn't cut it on Mondays and Friday, so he's back here. Crews replies then drops him with a punch. He says that is "The Apollo Crews Effect".
The Schism is on the riser and wishes Grimes good luck.
Gallus and Pretty Deadly run into each other in the back. PD says they can't take their thunder. PD says they took the tag titles from Gallus when Gallus says Briggs and Jensen have their titles. Gallus then has to be held back by security.
Tyler Bate does a promo. He says he is the first and last NXT UK champ. He said he has grown up as a kid and says he is now a man. He says at Worlds Collide, NXT UK comes to a close just as it started - with him holding up the title.
Von Wagner and Mr. Stone are interviewed. Stone says this is a new NXT and isn't worried about Bate. Von says Bate is an international star and a big strong boy, but he's a big strong man. He said after he crushes him, he won't make it to Worlds Collide.
Javier Bernal vs Cameron Grimes
JB hits some shots on Grimes then is kicked in the gut. JB punches and kicks Grimes then bulldogs him. JB chinlocks Grimes. Grimes hits a nice upkick on JB and flapjacks him nearly on his head. Grimes forearms him then running knees him. Grimes does a baseball slide then superkicks him. Grimes then hits an M. Bison stomp and stares at Schism before winning.
This was just a squash and JB almost got real hurt on the botched flapjack.
We get a Blair Davenport vignette. She said she has the will to do whatever it takes and said she is sending a message to the NXT women.
Alba Fyre does a promo on Lash Legend. She said not to respect her heritage. She said she is a warrior that will do anything it takes to win and said where there's smoke, there's fire.
Indi Hartwell vs Blair Davenport
They lock up and Indi rolls her up. Indi shoulders her over and headlock takeovers her. Indi takes a shotgun dropkick off the apron and goes out. Indi pushes her back in then is twisting neckbreakered over the 2nd rope. Blair climbs on her back wit ha sleeper then Indi falls back to break it.
Indi hits some forearms and a lariat then spinebusters her. Indi goes up top and is pulled off the ropes. Blair buzzsaw kicks her then does a bad falcon arrow to win.
This was not good with multiple botches.
Blair stomps on and v-triggers Indi after, then kicks her out of the ring. Blair gets on the mic and says the mistress of NXT UK has arrived. She said she is the rightful heir to the women's championship.
Mandy Rose comes out. She said she's Mandy Rose and says she is standing in her ring. She said everyone follows her lead in her world and says she is the most dominant women's champion. She says to put some respect on her name. Meiko Satomura then comes out. She tells Mandy she isn't the most dominant champion, that's her. Mandy says Meiko is a true legend and says beating a legend like her would give her true respect. Meiko challenges her for Worlds Collide in a title vs title match. Blair complains as she says she is the #1 contender then Meiko says to make it a triple threat match.
Tiffany Stratton does a promo. She says Wendy Choo can't show her face around her after she beats her. She then says the women's division will be all about her.
Tony D meets up with the remaining members of LdF. He said they used all they could against him and it didn't work. He said this is why he's The Don. He said the past is the past though and the future of the family starts tonight with a win from Cruz and Wilde.
JD McDonagh does a promo. He says rehab is as important as preperation. He said he enjoyed Bron more than Bron did. He said you aren't truly challenged if you aren't put in hard situations. He said his pain tolerance is just growing then we see him hanging upsidedown.
Wes Lee is with Chance and Carter. He says there is something wrong with JD. He said everyone will be coming for the women's tag champs. Chance and Carter say they are the only true women's tag champs in WWE. They say anyone who wants titles can come get them.
Indi Hartwell says this is what rock bottom feels like. Indi says she is the problem, not Blair. She said she planned to stand on her own two feet and reignite her career 4 months ago, but is still in the same spot. Dexter Lumis then appears on the other side of the ring. Indi is shocked and they crawl to each other then hug. Indi kisses him in a nice moment as the crowd chants for InDex. They hold hands and Dexter carries her out.
Dexter hands her something, they kiss and we see police waiting for Dexter.Dexter is then arrested. Indi reads the letter and it says "Goodbye Indi" but we can't see the full thing.
Cora Jade is interviewed. She said everyone loves Roxanne Perez and if everyone loves her, what does that make her since she beat her? Cora tells people who complained about her not being DQ'd and said they need to go on a date with a girl and not an inflatable doll.
The Dyad vs Joquim Wilde and Cruz del Toro
Cruz hurricanrana's then springboards into an armdrag. Wilde and Cruz then tope both opponents. Tony tells them what they are doing is crap and says not to jump around like that. Cruz springboard crossbodies Fowler and Reed hits a step up enzugiri. Fowler topes Wilde outside. Fowler holds up Cruz then Reed plancha's him as he is held. Cameron Grimes is watching on from the riser and Cruz step up enzugiri's Fowler. Wilde springboard flip dives Reed then armdrags him.
Wilde flips off the ropes and armdrags Fowler then tornado ddt's Reed off of Fowler. Cruz is thrown out then Reed rolls up Wilde. Wilde rolls him up for 2. Wilde is dropkicked in the corner then takes a double team into a codebreaker by the Dyad win.
This was super fast paced and it was fine.
Tony D yells at Cruz and Wilde after.
Bernal walks in the hallway and is told "good match". Bernal talks to someone and says almost isn't good enough. He then runs into Hank Walker. Hank tells him not to talk to girls like that. Bernal says he can do anything he wants. Hank says it's time he goes in the showers.
We see LdF walk out of the arena upset. A car drives up to them and it's Santos Escobar. Santos said he wasn't leaving without them and said the familia stays together.
Tyler Bate vs Von Wagner
Von picks him up and shoulders him. Von lifts up Bate by his arm then Bate hits punches and chops. Bate dropkicks him and Bate hits corner punches. Von running boots him and Bron is seen watching on a tv in the back. Bate is thrown in the corner and splashed then Von gorilla press drops Bate.
Bate hits punches on Von and crossbodies him. Bate is caught, backbreakered and fallaway slammed. Bate kicks Von out then dives on him over the top. Bate hits punches then Von hits a stiff lariat. Von hits punches then Bate does a rebound lariat. Bate flips out of a chokeslam and rolling koppo kicks him. Bate exploders him then does a spiral tap off the top to win it.
Bate looked really small against Von here, too small to buy. He won and had to win, but his height was exposed here. This was one of the better things Von was involved in though.
Diamond Mine was in the back. Strong wasn't invited to the 6-man against Gallus. Jensen and Briggs then walk in and say to save a piece of Gallus for them. They agree and Strong says no. Briggs asks if Strong is running his mouth again and says the Creeds aren't the best team in NXT. The Creed's say after they beat Gallus, they will find out who the best team is in NXT. They say Strong's opinion doesn't count as much around here anymore.
Lights Out Match - Tiffany Stratton vs Wendy Choo
Wendy has her bed and night stand for her entrance. Wendy is wearing a one piece suit, not pajamas. Tiff has pink braids and darker hear. The lights are darkened for this.
They trade chops and Wendy leg lariats her. Wendy uses Tiff's tennis racket against her then hits her with a trash can. She dumps trash on Tiff and puts the can on her head. She then hits the can with the racket. Wendy hits corner spears on Mandy then running facekicks her.
Tiff uses a toolbox on her and misses a shot with a tool. Wendy puts a trash can between the ropes then lariats Tiff. Wendy overhead belly to belly suplexes Tiff then ends up doing a cartwheel into the trash can. Tiff bangs Wendy's head off the can. Wendy is thrown into the steps as we go to PiP break.
We come back from break and Wendy's bed is at ringside. Tiff powerslams her then misses a top rope moonsault. Wendy suplexes tiff on a chair then camel clutches her with some tool across her face. Tiff grabs her purse and sprays Wendy with something. Tiff hits her with a trash can then powerbombs her on the can for 2. Wendy grabs a pillow and hits Tiff. She reveals that it has legos inside of it and pours it on the mat. Tiff fallaway slams Wendy then slams her on the legos. Tiff running double stomps Wendy for 2.
Powder is thrown outside and Tiff is thrown through a bed. Wendy does a blind top rope splash on Tiff and wins it.
It was a full-on hardcore match here and it was fun. The bed spot was pretty cool and this was the best match Wendy has had in a while. Surprised to see Tiff take the loss here though.
We see Blair, Mandy and Meiko sign the contract for the double title match and see Bate and Bron do the same to close the show.
Overall thoughts: A very busy show. The main was good and Index reuniting was good. Indi's match was the only real bad thing here.
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