NXT Cruiserweight Championship: Jordan Devlin vs. Lio Rush
Momentum shifted once again with Lio hitting a flying across Body and a kick out at 2 of the pin, but Devlin once again stunted Lio’s comeback with a wicked Springboard Cutter; adding a Penalty kick to a standing Rush who had rolled onto the outside.
Winner: And still the NXT Cruiserweight Champion, Jordan Devlin
Back in the NXT Arena, Austin Theory is headed towards the ring for a match until the Psycho Killer changed his Wednesday night plans and enters the ring with a mic.
Grizzled Young Veterans vs. Raul Mendoza and Joaquin Wilde
Winner: Grizzled Young Veterans
Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch vs. The Broserweights
As much as I’ve enjoyed Lorcan and Burch’s odd pairing, Dunne and Riddle are the new pairing that just works so seeing both of these teams is another example of NXT’s DEEP roster at this current moment. Dunne and Burch, familiar from NXT UK battles, start off with a technical master class from putting moves hold on and escaping. Then Lorcan and Riddle get tagged in with a light exchange until Riddle shows off his power lifting Lorcan into a gutwrench position; which prompted Dunne and Burch to come in and Dunne catching Burch into the same position as the tag champs both hit a gutwrench suplex. Dunne aids Riddle in a corkscrew Broton landing on Lorcan, then a basement shotgun dropkick to knock Oney out the ring into a commercial.
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Back from commercial, we start seeing the tandem offense of Lorcan and Burch paying off as they have Riddle grounded an all momentum halted at the moment as Burch holds a single leg crab on The Stallion transitioning into a STF. But with the crowd behind him, Riddle gets out of it and turns it into a Bro To Sleep to get the tag to Dunne. And when Dunne gets in, he goes off… clothesline, snap German Suplex to the corner, X-Plex into an arm bar and tries to split Burch’s fingers but Burch rolls Dunne up for a 2, releasing the hold.
Both Dunne and Danny both tussle until Burch makes the mistake to push Dunne into his own corner and a blind tag is made which leads to a double team Powerbomb / Enziguri from the champs on Burch; which prompts Lorcan to break up the pin attempt.
Takeover quality match so far as this one was hard to call but there is a reason why Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne are the tag team champions. Towards the end, Riddle tags in but Burch puts Riddle in the crossface until Dunne comes in, lands a vicious kick to the head of Lorcan who attempted to stop him with a German Suplex, then another kick this time to Burch’s head to break up the hold.
As Riddle trying to make for the corner and a tag in Dunne, officially, he catches a European uppercut from Burch, who gets a front kick,then a pop-up Superman forearm, and a powerbomb for his troubles. Riddle rolls Burch up but Danny puts him down with a wild right hand which leads to him falling into his corner for a tag to Dunne to his an Enziguri on Burch and he falls into HIS corner for a tag to Lorcan.
Lorcan flies in with a European uppercut and running Blockbuster. Lorcan has the advantage with Pete in the corner but we all know what Dunne can do to do the digits of your fingers and Oney, attempting a running European uppercut, found out first hand … literally. Separated fingers leads to a Dunne tagging in Riddle as they land their Bitter End / Bro To Sleep knee which I’d want to call The Bitter Bro to a victory.
Winner: The Broserweights
As the tag team champions celebrate with their fellow bros, we look into the Undisputed Era’s locker room as Roderick Strong prepares for his main event match with Velveteen Dream as he states he needs to do this for himself as we cut to commercial.
Once we return, we see the above tweet played live on air as the Forgotten Sons don’t appreciate the Grizzled Young Veterans trashing America in their promo earlier in the night or being mentioned on NXT UK as a team their overlooking. It looks like we will eventually get this epic clash soon but in the meantime we get the NXT North American Champion Keith Lee, fresh off his WWE Backstage appearance, about to speak on the mic until he’s interrupted by Kona Reeves. And he quickly pays for it with a Pounce…. in the words of Keith Lee, “you can ring the bell”.
Keith Lee vs. Kona Reeves
Winner: Keith Lee
As Lee celebrates, Dominik Dijakovic comes out to the ring as the crowd chants ‘feast your eyes’ and say he’s not ready to move on yet from Keith Lee stating “you and I both know that I had you beat at Takeover. If it weren’t for my lower back going out on me…” which quickly gets cut off from and abundance of if’s from Lee mocking Dominik. Lee follows up with a statement: “You can say ‘if’ all you want, but what matters is I won the match.” Even with saying he always hear the same excuses every time him Dijakovic step in the ring it doesn’t stop the crowd from chanting “fight forever”. Lee finishes with “and based on that, you didn’t win that match but they’re with it and I’m always for a challenge. If you talk Regal into it, we can fight forever”.
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Back from break and Kayden Carter is making her way to the ring to once again upset Chelsea Green. Robert Stone is on the mic at the top of the ramp presenting his brand… “Could I have your attention please. Representing the Robert Stone Brand, she is the face of the women’s division: Chelsea Green.” Green makes her down the ramp for this rematch.
Kayden Carter vs. Chelsea Green
Winner: Chelsea Green
As Green celebrates Mauro states the possibility, not forgetting Bianca Bel Air’s interruption and will we see Charlotte vs. Bel Air on NXT TV. Time will tell as we prepare for the main event of the evening as our screen is focused on Velveteen Dream whose literally up in smoke. Roderick Strong enters the ring not to soon after and we begin our main event of the evening.
Velveteen Dream vs. Roderick Strong
Gone for the past 4/5 months, Velveteen Dream showed literally no ring rust at all. And to challenge Roddy Strong was a big test but this match was solid top to bottom.
Starting with his submission style, Strong starts off grabbing Dream’s legs going for a single leg and sending himself to the ropes for a break. Strong gets up and almost eats a wicked right hand but Strong rolls to the outside for a breather and makes his way to the apron as Dream’s mind games on the former North American Champion started up early.
Strong is almost in but Velveteen Dream takes off his weight belt and attempts to throws it at Strong until the ref takes it away allowing Strong to pace himself and letting him back in to once again get back in the ring and go for another takedown. A lot of simple grabbing and rolling around with these two which was moreso to show the hate between these two until Dream lands a spot on dropkick as Strong re entered the ring.
Dream tries to wrestle Strong down but the strategist Strong is pokes Dream in the eye and starts to take advantage stomping down on Velveteen and landing a signature backbreaker for his trouble as Dream rolls to the outside. Non characteristic of Strong as he goes to the outside after Dream and once again catches offense for his trouble a gets a clothesline. But Strong retaliates pushes Dream into the ring apron, resets the count but as Roddy tries to continue the outside offense, Dream counters and sends Strong into the ring steps as we go to our final commercial break of the night.
As we come back, back Roddy has Dream in a Sleeper Hold but Velveteeen begins to fight his way out of it.
Roddy attempts a Double underhook suplex but gets a back body drop for his trouble as he starts to build momentum as both men trade fists until a ‘malfunction at the junction’ with both men knocking heads in the corner. As they rise back to their feet, the trading of fists begin again but Dream gets the upperhand and hits a clothesline, corner head smash and two back breakers of his own. A little sloppy motion as Strong looks like he was going for a back body drop by Dream kind of lands on his head, grabs a double underhook which leads to Roddy fighting out of with a nasty forearm. Strong tries to follow up but Dream counters with a DDT, pin and kick out at 2.
Velveteen Dream looking at a window of opportunity to win the match starts his ascent and hits a double axe from the top. Once again it seems like a botched attempt at a back body drop but Strong sold it as a hit to Dream’s stomach as Dream lands a counter back elbow and goes for a spring board from the corner but Roddy pushes Dream who lands on the bread basket on the top. Strong begins to meet him to up there as both men fight for advantage but Dream loses this fight as Strong lifts him into a Top Rope Backbreaker, pins and another kick out for the Dream.
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Not looking to lose his advantage Strong powerbombs Dream and goes for the Stronghold for the submission victory but Dream kicks his way out of the hold.
Once again both men exchange strikes but as Strong attempts a high knee Dream superkicks Strong out the air and hits the Dream Valley Driver. As Dream takes off his baby blue suit and reveals his new tights with the face of Marina Shafir disrespectfully plastered on the front and back of them.
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But as Dream goes up top to hit the Purple Rainmaker, the rest of the Undisputed Era run towards the ring but Dream dives off the top, taking out Cole, Fish, and O’Reilly. As he comes back in the ring, Dream springboards in and eats the high knee Strong attempted earlier. A pin attempt but a kick out from Dream, as he reverses Strong’s backbreaker attempt into another Dream Valley Driver which gets the win.
Winner: Velveteen Dream
After the match the rest of the Undisputed Era storm the ring taking their shots on the Dream literally leaving him on the mat as they throw up the U E as the show ends for the week.
