WWE NXT Level Up 10/21/2022

WWE NXT Level Up 10/21/2022

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2022/10/wwe-nxt-level-up-10142022.html

Myles Borne vs Ikemen Jiro

Jiro cartwheels to start. MB shoulders him over and Jiro kips up twice. MB headlock takeovers him and they have a stand off. Jiro cravate snapmares him then MB does the same and dropkicks him. MB goes for a leapfrog and holds his knee then Jiro works the knee. Jiro puts his knee in a hold and MB continues to hold his knee. Jiro single leg crabs him.

MB belly to belly suplexes him then holds on for another. MB backdrops him. Jiro spinning jacket punches him and misses a step up enzugiri. MB rolls him up and wins it.

Odd one here. They tried to tell a story with MB's injured knee and I think they had some room for improvement. Borne was good as usual at hitting the moves but I had higher hopes for this.

They shake hands after.

Javier Bernal is interviewed and wants to be called Big Body Javi. He talks about Andre Chase. He said he didn't go to his school and said he got his big body by putting up big numbers in the weight room, not by going to his school. JB says Chase will learn that while he is fun and games with the ladies, he is all business in the ring.

Duke Hudson vs Bryson Montana

BM knees him in the gut and works a guillotine early. Duke hits some forearms then running back elbows him. Duke hits acrossface then neck cranks him. Duke hits some back elbows and short arm lariats him. Duke poses and is hit in the gut for it then BM lariats him with some force. BM bangs Duke's head off the buckle and hits corner shots.

Duke jumps into a michinoku driver for 2. Duke rolls out and gets him from the outside then does a slingshot into a german in. Duke running facekicks him and wins it.

This was not good at all. Almost everything they did looked awful and Bryson's strikes were really bad.

Javier Bernal vs Andre Chase

Chase armdrags him early. JB takes him down then walks on his back. He taunts him and rolls out to argue with Thea Hail outside. Chase takes JB down and walks his back then backs him up in the corner. Chase hits a shoulder then hiptosses him. Chase hits corner punches and a back body drop.

Chase gets pulled out then knee'd over the middle rope. JB then neckbreakers him over the 2nd rope. JB unleashes shots on him and works him over with shots in the corner.  Chase kneelifts and 2nd rope sunset flips JB. JB crisscross bulldogs him then sliding lariats him for 2. JB hits kicks on Chase and gets his leg caught. Chase hits chops then suplexes him.

Chase hits an atomic drop then pulls him into a russian legsweep. Chase hits the C-H-A-S-E-U stomp. Chase top rope crossbodies him and wins it.

It really wasn't a bad match at all with JB heeling it up then Chase making the big face comeback.

Overall thoughts: It's Level Up. The matches are short without any build and it's rarely ever must see. The main was decent but the rest wasn't worthwhile with Duke/Bryson being bad.