WWE NXT Level Up 9/2/2022

WWE NXT Level Up 9/2/2022

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2022/09/wwe-nxt-level-up-8262022.html

Myles Borne vs Duke Hudson

Duke slams him to start and pulls him down and poses on him off the lock-up. Borne grabs his leg and takes him down then side headlocks him. Duke hits another slam and armlocks him. Borne takes him down then reverses an armdrag with his own armdrag.

Borne trips him and rolls him up for 2 then jumps over him for a sunset flip. Borne gets stuck on the 2nd rope then pulled off of it by the hair. Duke makes someone in the crowd dance off a hard chop then back elbows him. They collide shoulders then Borne hits dropkicks. Borne hits some fireman carries slams then belly to belly suplexes him. Borne 2nd rope crossbodies him then takes a running facekick for the Duke win.

It wasn't anything particular special, though there wasn't anything wrong with it. Borne gets a little too close in on his dropkicks and didn't get a ton in here.

Dante Chen is interviewed in the back about Xyon Quinn. He said Xyon can be intimidating but he's always alone. He said Xyon doesn't have people looking for him like he does. Chen says he is the first WWE star from Singapore and says he is representing his nation. He said there will be celebrations into the morning in Singapore when he wins, but then Chen says there is a 12 hour time difference which explains it. This was designed to be awkward and it was just that.

Erica Yan vs Arianna Grace

I think Grace may have new music and she definitely has some new moves for her entrance. Yan has blue and red eye shadow on which is new and she swung her jacket around her head. They say this is Yan's return.

Grace armdrags her and Yan mocks Grace's hand motions. Yan then cartwheels and taunts her. Yan hits a side headlock and is brought down on Grace's knee somehow. Grace butt drops her then does a runway walk into an elbow. Grace is rolled up off a crab attempt and knees her in the gut. The announcers say Grace makes a mean plate of stuffed peppers, which I found hilarious. Graces goes for another knee to the gut and is rolled up. Grace goes for a chinlock then ties up both of her arms. Grace hits some shots to the gut as she is tied up.

Yan does an unusual arm pull into a pin attempt then hits some double axe handle shots. Yan flatliners her and just kind of falls face first into the middle buckle. Grace hits Wade Barrett's wasteland and wins it.

This was really bad. Both girls looked terrible here and there was nothing that looked good. However, this is developmental and that should be expected.

Dante Chen vs Xyon Quinn

Xyon hits some shots against the ropes then hits snake eyes on him. Chen avoids back elbows then lariats him. Chen hits some corner splashes then Xyon spinning back breakers him. Xyon splashes his back then hits a gut punch flurry in the corner. Chen is thrown hard into the buckles then Xyon bearhugs him. Xyon hits corner spears and is rolled up for 2.

Chen flies at him and runs into his double forearm guard. Xyon then bearhugs him again. Chen trips him and hits a bunch of punches. Chen then hits a nice lariat and atomic drops him. Chen pump kicks him for 2. They trade punches then Xyon pops him up into a death valley driver, though it wasn't that good looking. Xyon then wins with a flying forearm.

It kind of died a little in the middle of this then it picked up some for Chen's comeback and eventual loss.

Overall thoughts: The women's match was a total disaster and Chen's promo was designed to be bad, which it was. Duke's match was okay and the main was about average. I wouldn't recommend this one.