WWE NXT Level Up 12/20/2024

WWE NXT Level Up 12/20/2024

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/12/wwe-nxt-level-up-12132024.html

It was announced this week that NXT Level Up is going to be cancelled. There was news about this a month or two ago that was shot down but this is legit. They are going to film the new WWE LFG in its place which is a Tough Enough style show. I'll talk more about it when we get to the last show but I'm pretty disappointed by it.

Blake Howard and Byron Saxton are on commentary.

Keanu Carver vs Joe Coffey

They collide shoulders and KC shoulders him over. Joe hits a nice dropkick. KC throws him out and pushes him into the commentary table. KC rebounds him into the ropes from the outside and takes a forearm. Joe is caught on a 2nd rope twisting crossbody. KC hits a huge fallaway slam.

KC forearms Joe in the back. KC hits a running powerslam for 2. KC holds his arm and lariats him. KC does backbreaker submission on his shoulder. Joe headbutts him then flying lariats him.

Joe hits shots to the gut. They collide and Joe flying shoulders him. KC pounces him from the side. Joe 2nd rope twisting crossbodies him. Joe hits a flying battering ram and spinning lariats him to win.

Thoughts: It was a good match and couldn't have gone much better than it did. The two had a hard hitting hoss style match here with lots of stiff shots. They really matched up well and got the best out of each other. I'm a big fan of Carver so far and keep waiting for him to make the main show. Joe may have hurt his ribs here.

Lainey Reid is interviewed while having her make-up done. She said she won last week and says she will put a stop to any momentum Kendal Grey thinks she has. Her make-up artist leaves during this and she says she will do her own make-up. She then asks for someone to help her at the end.

Kendal Grey says everyone is sick and tired of hearing how great Reid is. She says Reid is facing someone who knows all about winning. She says she will break her winstreak, take her back to reality and says it's time for Reid to shut her @ss up.

Kendal Grey vs Lainey Reid

Grey rolls her up for 2 to start. Grey waistlock takedowns her. LR pulls the hair and shoves her. Grey does a nice fireman's carry takeover. Grey 2nd rope twisting crossbodies her then hits an armdrag. Grey hammmerlocks her. Grey armlocks her.

Grey tries to crossbody her but LR hits a nice fallaway slam. LR hits knees to the back then running back elbows her. LR meteora's her in the back of the neck on the ropes for 2. LR hits an inverted fireman's carry drop for 2. LR camel clutches her.

Grey hits forearms then running back elbows her. Grey northern lights suplexes her for 2. Grey hits an overhead suplex. LR back rolls her for 2 and hits a pumping knee for the win.

Thoughts: The work was good here. The two really moved around well and did not look like rookies at all. Grey continues to be super smooth and Reid just gets better by the week.

Reid nails Grey after and stomps her. Carlee Bright comes to save her. Bright codebreakers her. Kali Armstrong comes to help out Reid. Wendy Choo then boots over Carlee. Layla Diggs helps the faces out. The heels are sent out and Reid is pinning heel kicked off the apron. The ref then come to break it up.

Dante Chen is in the back. He says he has become synonymous with the show. He says many stars had their first match with him. He says he's been called The Gatekeeper of NXT. He says he's been proud to be part of the show. He says next week will be the final episode of Level Up. He says he is challenging anyone who wants to compete against him next week in a gauntlet match. He says it's the last chance to test yourself against the gatekeeper of NXT. The show then cuts off before he finishes.

Overall thoughts: The in-ring work was fine but the show officially ending is heartbreaking. Level Up has maybe been my favorite show and it's gone. We got two new matches here and both were fine. Coffey/Carver lived up to its full potential and was a good match. The women were fine in the main too. It was a quick and fun show. Coffey/Carver might be worth a look if you are interested. I enjoyed the show but it's hard to leave this one happy.