Here are the results of last nights NXT ppv:
Isaiah "Swerve" Scott vs. Angel Garza
They
go at it to start, trading counters. They show each other up and trade
slaps. Scott sends Garza to the floor for a takedown. Scott brings it
back in the ring for a 2 count. Scott with a big chop, and another.
Scott slams Garza face-first into the mat. Scott keeps control for
another 2 count.
Scott mounts offense as a "Swerve!" chant starts.
Scott goes to the top and flies but Garza rolls through and launches
him into the turnbuckles. Garza rips off his pants for a pop from the
crowd, then tosses them at Scott and hits a superkick off the
distraction. Garza with a close 2 count. Garza with an inverted
springboard suplex and another superkick but Scott keeps kicking out.
Garza taunts Scott and keeps him down now. Garza gets rocked going into
the corner. Garza turns it around and hits a big dropkick in the corner
for a 2 count.
Garza goes to the middle for a moonsault but misses
and Scott levels him. Scott with a double underhook into another suplex
for a 2 count. More back and forth now. They trade big shots in the
middle of the ring. Garza ends up taking Scott down with a big sitdown
powerbomb for a close 2 count. Garza beats on Scott and keeps him down.
Garza goes to the top but Scott leaps up with him. Garza jumps into a
Fireman's Carry on the apron. Scott with a big Death Valley Driver on
the apron. Garza falls to the floor and Scott follows up with a big
stomp to the chest. Fans pop and chant "you got swerved!" now.
Scott
brings it back in and plays to the crowd. Scott goes to put Garza away
in the middle of the ring but Garza kicks out. Scott gets pushed back
into the referee. Scott blocks a low blow kick. Garza then catches a
kick from Scott. This leads to Garza hitting the Wing Clipper in the
middle of the ring for the pin to win.
Winner: Angel Garza
Women's WarGames: Captain Rhea Ripley, Tegan Nox, Dakota Kai, Candice LeRae vs. NXT Women's Champion Captain Shayna Baszler, Io Shirai, Bianca Belair, NXT UK Women's Champion Kay Lee Ray
We
go to the double-ring setup as the steel cages lower down while sirens
go off. Alicia Taylor goes over the rules of the first-ever women's
WarGames match. Out first comes Team Captain Rhea Ripley to a pop. She
stands by one of the large cages on the stage, which has a referee
standing by it. Bianca Belair
is out next representing Team Baszler, which has the order of entry
advantage for the match. Bianca also stands next to one of the cage
pods. Candice LeRae is out next and she also stands next to the cage
with Ripley.
NXT UK Women's Champion Kay Lee Ray is out next. She joins Belair by their cage. Tegan Nox is out next. She stares down Ray and then stands by the cage. Io Shirai is out next. She joins the cage with the other Team Baszler members. Out next comes Dakota Kai. Team Captain and
NXT Women's Champion Shayna Baszler is out last. The two teams talk and Shirai is sent to the cages first. LeRae is also sent down by her teams.
They
enter the cages and the door is locked. They lock up and start
brawling. LeRae with a headscissors takedown but Shirai lands on her
feet. Shirai goes on as fans do dueling chants. Candice counters and
slams Shirai on her face. LeRae goes to leap to the other ring with a
forearm but Shirai decks her.
More back and forth now. Shirai hits
a big missile dropkick from the ropes that meet in the middle of the
ring. Shirai goes on and nails a dropkick in the corner. Fans do more
dueling chants as they tangle in between the two rings. They go down on
the steel plate in between the two rings with Shirai taking her
face-down. Shirai smashes LeRae's face into the wall of the cage. Shirai
unloads in the corner now. LeRae breaks free with a jawbreaker. LeRae
looks for an opening but Shirai nails a suplex. Shirai mounts LeRae in
the middle of the ring and keeps her down. LeRae fights back as the
counter goes off. Belair is out next.
Belair unloads and hits a
standing Shooting Star Press. LeRae drops Belair and goes back to Shirai
in the corner. LeRae gets them both in the corner and hits them with a
bunch of strikes at the same time. Belair fights out and hits two big
powerbombs on LeRae for a pop. She holds for a third powerbomb but
launches LeRae into the wall of the cage instead. Belair gets hyped up
as the crowd chants "NXT!" and for her.
Belair and Shirai take
turns on LeRae now. Shirai runs the ropes about a dozen times as fans
start building with her, while Belair holds LeRae in a Camel Clutch.
Shirai keeps running and then hits Candice with a big shot to the face.
Fans go wild. The timer counts down and the next person in the match is
Ripley.
Ripley hit the cages with trash cans and other weapons,
dropping opponents. She starts filling the ring up with kendo sticks,
chairs and other weapons. Fans chant for tables. Ripley enters to boos
for no tables. Ripley ducks Belair and launches her face-first into a
trash can. Ripley stands a chair up and goes back to work on Belair
while she's down. Candice puts chairs up next to the one Ripley set up.
They both go for Belair and try to double suplex her on the chairs but
Shirai makes the save. Shirai beats down LeRae while Belair unloads on
Ripley. The timer counts down and the next person let out is Ray.
Ray
goes under the ring for weapons but she comes in empty-handed instead,
picking up a chair to unload on LeRae with it. Ray with a big tornado
DDT onto a chair to Ripley. Ray knocks Ripley onto the chairs that were
set up earlier. LeRae stops Belair from splashing Ripley on the chairs.
There's chaos in the corner now. Ray unfolds all the set up chairs and
fans boo her for putting the chairs out of commission. Ray was stopping a
Belair superplex onto the chairs. Everyone is still stacked up in the
corner. Ripley finally comes over and finishes the Tower of Doom,
dropping everyone but Belair on the pile of chairs. Belair comes flying
next, splashing everyone on the chairs. The timer counts and the next
person out is Kai. Kai leaves the cage but stops and turns around,
dropping Nox in the cage. Kai unloads on Nox and destroys her inside the
cage. The others look on from WarGames. Fans chant "holy s--t!" now.
Baszler laughs as Kai continues to destroy Nox and slam the cage door on
her injured knees over and over.
NXT General Manager William
Regal tries to stop Kai but she puts hands on him. Regal and officials
finally gets Kai to leave. Baszler laughs some more. Kai comes running
back over to attack Nox again while she's down. Fans boo Kai as she
looks down at the cages. Referees and Regal order her to the back.
Ripley is furious in the ring now. Baszler points and laughs, ready to
come out of the cage. The counter goes off again and here comes the
final member, Baszler. Baszler mocks and taunts her opponents as she
looks over at officials tending to Kai. Kai slowly makes her way to the
cages as Belair and Ray double team Ripley.
Baszler comes in and
Ripley brawls with her. Ripley gets double teamed and Baszler kicks her
while she's held. Mauro confirms that the match is now officially
underway as Nox cannot compete. Pinfalls and submissions are legal now.
Baszler has handcuffs and looks to limit her opponents but they fight
back. Ripley and Baszler brawl. Belair makes the save. Ray saves Shirai
from LeRae. Ripley dropkicks Ray. Ripley blocks a Ray DDT and slams her
back into the wall of the cage for a pop. Baszler ends up applying a
Kirifuda Clutch to LeRae while she hangs from the corner. She breaks
free and ends up launching LeRae across the ring. LeRae with a moonsault
on Baszler but Belair hits her in the face with a trash can to make the
save.
Belair presses LeRae high in the air and over onto Ripley
in the other ring. Ray with a Gory Bomb to LeRae. Shirai hits a
moonsault on LeRae but it's broken. Ray sends Ripley into the cage but
she drops her. Belair takes her hair and whips away on Ripley. Candice
makes the save with tons of kendo stick shots to Belair. Shirai ends up
climbing to the top of the cage as fans go wild. LeRae climbs up with
her and tries to stop her. Ray stops LeRae but LeRae brings her to the
mat with a huge super hurricanrana from the top of the cage, for a close
2 count as Belair breaks the pin up. Fans go wild with another big
"NXT!" and "Mamma Mia!" chant after a big multi-woman spot from the
rings.
Baszler gets slapped and beat on with a steel chair from
Ripley now. Ripley places a trash can on two chairs set up. Ray ends up
taking the trash can to the face. Baszler with the Kirifuda Clutch to
Ripley in the middle of the ring. Ripley tries to break it but Baszler
manhandles her. Ripley handcuffs herself to Baszler now. They tangle a
bit. Ripley lifts Baszler and slams her over the two chairs standing up
still, while cuffed. Ripley goes right into the pin to get the win.
Winner: Team Ripley
#1 Contender's Triple Threat: Pete Dunne vs. Killian Dain vs. Damian Priest
Back
and forth between all three to start for the first few minutes. Dain
clotheslines Priest to the floor but he lands on his feet. Dunne brings
Dain down by his fingers now and stomps on them. Priest runs in and
decks Dunne with a big fist. Priest goes to run and leap to Dain on the
floor but Dunne decks him in mid-air. Priest goes on for the Razor's Edge
on Dunne but Dain stops that. Dain with a big Michinoku Driver,
slamming Dunne onto Priest's face. Priest kicks out at 2. Dunne kicks
out at 2.
Dain slams Priest into the steel ring steps over and
over. Dunne charges while Dain is carrying Priest. Dain catches them
both and hits a big double fall-away slam on the floor for a pop. Dain
has Dunne by himself in the ring now, launching him into the corner.
Dunne hits hard and goes down. Fans look to rally for Dunne now. He
fights back but Dain knees him. Dunne slides out of a move and unloads
with big chops. Priest nails Dain in the corner after Dunne moves. Dunne
ends up nailing a big kick to Priest's face. Dunne hits a snap suplex
on Dain and then stomps his hand, then delivers a stiff kick for a big
pop. Dunne drops Priest into the leaping cross armbreaker as he
approaches.
Dain and Priest with a double team powerbomb to Dunne
now, fighting off a submission from the mat. Fans boo Dain and Priest as
they size each other up. Priest slaps Dain. Dain fights back and they
go at it. Dain keeps fighting but Priest rocks him with knee strikes.
Dunne gets involved now as fans cheer him on. Dunne unloads on both
opponents. All three start throwing big strikes in the middle of the
ring now. Dain drops Priest but Dunne drops Dain, then stomps on his
hand. The big strikes continue between all three competitors. They all
collide once again in the middle of the ring but this time they all go
down. Fans clap and chant "NXT!" now.
Dain and Dunne go at it.
Priest flies from the top and takes both down. Priest with a Broken
Arrow to Dunne. Priest goes on and drops Dunne for a close 2 count while
Dain is down on the outside. Priest sends Dunne to the floor now.
Priest with the Razor's Edge onto the Spanish announce table to Dunne.
Fans and Priest go wild. Dain runs the ropes and leaps out, taking
Priest down with a dive. Dain follows up with a big cannonball on Priest
on the floor. Fans chant "NXT!" and "holy s--t!" now at the ringside
carnage.
Dain brings Priest into the ring for a close 2 count.
Priest fights to his feet but Dain slams him and hits a senton. Dain
goes to the top for a Vader
Bomb but Priest gets up and delivers a kick. Priest goes fort he
Razor's Edge and hits it in the middle of the ring now. Dunne breaks the
pin up at 2, just in time. Dunne unloads with bots to Priest, while
he's standing and then while he's down. Dunne with a big running forearm
to Priest in the corner. Priest follows up with a jumping elbow to the
face of his own. Priest runs and leaps out, taking Dain back down on the
floor. Dunne goes to the top and nails a big moonsault to the floor,
taking Dain and Priest out at the same time.
Dunne gets in the
ring first, followed by Priest. Priest gets up first and tells Dunne to
bring it. Priest unloads on Priest. Dunne unloads with chops. Priest
with a huge clothesline. Dunne blocks The Reckoning from Priest. More
back and forth from the two. Dunne counters Priest into an armbreaker
and pulls it back. Dain breaks it up with a huge kick to the face of
Dunne. Dain takes Priest up in the Electric Chair and drives him into
the mat for a close 2 count. Dain turns Dunne upside down in the corner
and launches Priest at him. Dain charges again with a big cannonball to
both competitors. Dain with a Vader Bomb over Priest's back. Dain with a
2 count but Dunne breaks it up with a moonsault. Dain with the Bitter
End on Dain for the close 2 count as Priest breaks it up with a kick to
the jaw.
Dunne rocks Priest when he gets up. Dunne goes to the
top but Priest nails a Cyclone Kick. Priest goes up and launches Dunne
into Dain with a super Frankensteiner. Priest with more big shots to
both opponents. Priest hits The Reckoning on Dunne but Dain breaks it up
once again. Dain takes out Dunne's knee with a chop block. Dain
dropkicks Priest off the apron to the floor. Dain goes to the top but
Dunne jumps up and kicks him. Dain is sitting on the top now. Dunne
climbs up but here comes Priest also. Priest climbs up with them. Dunne
snaps Priest's fingers and he falls to the apron, then the floor. Dunne
with a superplex to Dain. Priest comes in but Dunne hits him with a
Bitter End for a 2 count as Dain breaks it with a senton.
Dain
puts Dunne in the Electric Chair again but Dunne brings him down with a
Sleeper on top of Priest. Dunne takes advantage and hooks Priest's leg
as Dain swings but not in time as Dunne pins Priest to earn the title
shot.
Winner and New #1 Contender to NXT Champion Adam Cole: Pete Dunne
Finn Balor vs. Matt Riddle
Riddle
charges first for a takedown but they go into the ropes. Balor laughs
Riddle off. They lock back up and Riddle goes for a quick submission.
That goes into a 2 count after they tangle. More back and forth on the
mat now. They get up and Balor ducks a kick. They face off again for
some cheers. They lock up again and Balor keeps control on the mat. They
fight back up and Riddle hits the big gutwrench slam, and another.
Riddle misses another slam and Balor rolls him for a 2 count. Riddle
catches a kick and drops Balor with a right.
More back and forth.
Balor with a basement dropkick for a 2 count. Balor keeps Riddle
grounded again. Balor rocks Riddle for a 2 count. They go to the corner
and Balor delivers strikes. Balor beats Riddle down in the corner and
stomps away. Balor charges and hits a big Hesitation dropkick in the
corner. Riddle kicks out at 2. Riddle keeps Balor grounded in the middle
of the ring and works him over on the neck and head now.
Riddle
gets sent to the floor. Balor launches himself out, taking Riddle down
on the floor with a kick to the jaw. Balor slams Riddle's face into the
apron over and over. Balor comes back in for a 2 count. Balor keeps
Riddle down with boots now, mostly to the face. Balor is taking his time
with beating Riddle around the ring.
They get up and Riddle
unloads with quick strikes. A roundhouse drops Balor. Riddle keeps going
in the corner and hits an Exploder suplex. Riddle with more signature
offense and the Bro-ton for a close 2 count. Riddle with kicks into the
corner. Riddle charges in the corner with a big running forearm. He
tries again but Balor rocks him. Balor comes back with a flying forearm
of his own. Riddle blocks the Slingblade. They tangle and Riddle catches
the overhead kick. Riddle keeps the leg locked and applies the ankle
lock but Balor is still resisting it. Balor finally gets the bottom rope
to break the hold. Riddle kicks Balor while breaking and some fans boo
him.
Riddle goes for a second rope German but Balor hangs on.
Balor looks to fight back but Riddle keeps rocking him with kicks. Balor
runs the ropes but his ankle goes out as he's hurting. Balor ends up
exploding with a huge dropkick out of nowhere. Balor with a big German
now. Riddle hops right back up, yells at Balor and drops him with a
knee. Riddle with a German into a bridge for a close 2 count.
More
back and forth now. Balor with a double Stomp and a Slingblade for a
loud mixed reaction. Balor charges again but Riddle catches him out of
nowhere with a big Spear. Riddle brings Balor to the middle of the ring
and hits the big Jackhammer for a close 2 count. Riddle scoops Balor for
a Tombstone but it's blocked. Balor keeps fighting off Riddle's holds,
then hits the 1916 in the middle of the ring. Riddle still kicks out at
2. Balor stomps away on Riddle out of frustration now. Riddle scoops
Balor and hits the big Bro 2 Sleep.
Riddle takes his time but goes
to the top as fans pop. He goes for the Floating Bro but Balor gets his
knees up and Riddle lands bad. Balor follows up with a big dropkick in
the corner. Balor goes for the Coup de Grace but he lands bad due to the
ankle injury. Riddle pulls Balor into the Bro-mission. They tangle on
the mat now. Riddle lands a huge kick. They get up to keep fighting
again but Balor counters and hits a bigger 1916 in the middle of the
ring for the pin to win.
Winner: Finn Balor
Men's WarGames: The Undisputed Era (NXT Champion Captain Adam Cole, NXT North American Champion Roderick Strong, NXT Tag Team Champions Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) vs. Captain Tommaso Ciampa, Keith Lee, Dominik Dijakovic, Final Partner TBA
We go to the WarGames structure as Alicia goes over the rules. The music of The Undisputed Era hits first and out comes
NXT Champion Captain Adam Cole,
NXT North American Champion Roderick Strong,
NXT Tag Team Champions Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly. They all pose together and then stand in front of their mini-cage. Keith Lee is out first for Team Ciampa. Dominik Dijakovic is out next, followed by. Tommaso Ciampa
is out next to a big pop. Ciampa is wearing a mask and carrying the
crutch. He marches to the ring and enters WarGames. The fourth partner
has not been revealed yet.
Strong steps up for his team and gets
ready for a fight. Strong enters the cage and taunts Ciampa, taking the
crutch and throwing it away saying he doesn't need it to beat Ciampa.
Ciampa attacks and they go at it. Ciampa with a big kick and strikes to
send Strong in the corner. Ciampa with a big clothesline, and another.
Both are fired up and going at it aggressively. Ciampa misses a big boot
into the ropes and Strong drops him. Strong beats Ciampa into the other
ring and works him over.
More back and forth into the opposite
corners. Ciampa mounts Strong in one corner and rocks him as fans count
along. Ciampa unloads and nails a running knee to the face for a pop.
Strong beats Ciampa around the rings and then mounts him with punches as
fans also count along. Ciampa gets down and hits a big running low
kick. Strong avoids a DDT and they fight it out in the middle of the two
rings now. Ciampa clotheslines Strong over into a ring. Strong counters
a move and drops Ciampa over his knees with a Gutbuster. They trade
shots on their feet now. The counter goes down and in comes O'Reilly.
O'Reilly
hits the ring and helps Strong with the double team. They take turns on
Ciampa, hitting him with strikes of all kind. Strong ends up running
and nailing a bunch of forearms to the face of Ciampa. Strong with a
backbreaker to Ciampa, allowing O'Reilly to connect with a flying knee
on Ciampa. Dominik Dijakovic comes in next. He unloads on Strong and
O'Reilly. Dijakovic with power moves to O'Reilly, including a superkick
and a huge clothesline for a pop. Dijakovic rocks O'Reilly in the
corner. Strong charges but Dijakovic drops him. Dijakovic launches
O'Reilly onto Strong. Dijakovic and Strong go at it now. Dijakovic
launches Strong into the cage walls a few times. Dijakovic continues to
manhandle everyone until he's left standing, to help Ciampa back to his
feet.
Ciampa fights Strong while Dijakovic works O'Reilly over.
Dijakovic with a bunch of strikes to drop O'Reilly on the middle plate
between the rings. The next man is Fish. Fish hits the ring and goes to
work. Fish takes out Dijakovic early on, then unloads on Ciampa with
strikes. The tag team champions double team Dijakovic with a Total
Elimination now. Strong with a big backbreaker to Ciampa. The Undisputed
Era continues to dominate the action. They all take turns on Dijakovic
against the wall of the cage. They then take turns with big running
strikes on Ciampa.
The Undisputed Era stands tall and wastes some
time, talking trash and playing to the crowd. They go back to work on
their opponents. The counter goes down and the next man in is Lee. He
runs to the cages and goes right to work on Strong. Lee runs over
everyone else now. Lee leapfrogs the tag champs and then takes them both
down with a double crossbody for a big pop. Lee takes the tag team
champions down with another impressive launch over the top rope. Fans
continue to chant for Lee. O'Reilly saves Fish from a powerbomb by Lee.
Strong, O'Reilly and Fish all team up to finally bring Lee down. They
triple team him until Ciampa makes the save. Ciampa goes down next.
Dijakovic tosses O'Reilly to the other ring. Dijakovic beats Strong to
the mat now. Fish with a Sleeper attempt on Lee. The timer counts down
and the next man in is the
NXT Champion, Captain Cole.
Cole
rushes the ring for a pop. He stops and brings a table out as the crowd
goes wild. Cole leans one table against the barrier. Cole slides
another table in to Strong. Cole brings another table into the ring, and
another. O'Reilly stomps on Dijakovic. Cole continues to bring tables
from under the ring. Cole steps in but Ciampa rocks him. Ciampa shoves
Cole from the apron through a table leaning against the barrier. Cole
crashes hard through the table as it splinters.
The referee closes
the cage at 4-3. One team stands in one ring, the others in the second
ring. The two teams stare each other down. Team Ciampa enters the other
ring and approaches their opponents. A big brawl breaks out as the fans
pop and chant "NXT!" now. Lee scoops O'Reilly but Fish brings him down
with a huge low blow. Fans boo and there are no DQs. The clock counts
down and everyone stops to see who might come out. Fish and O'Reilly
laugh about how Ciampa has no one. The music hits and out comes Kevin Owens to a huge pop.
Cole
looks shocked as Owens charges the cage. Owens unloads on The
Undisputed Era as the crowd pops. Fish takes a Pop-Up Powerbomb. Owens
continues to dominate as the others watch. Mauro says Owens is getting
payback for RAW. Cole stares Owens down as Owens has his back turned.
Fans chant "welcome back!" to Owens. Owens throws a "suck it!" crotch
chop to Cole. Cole and Owens brawl now. Owens nails the Stunner on Cole
but Strong breaks the pin up.
Lee and Dijakovic launch Strong from
one ring to the other, onto his partners. Owens climbs the cage and
shakes the steel, getting the crowd to pop. Team Ciampa keeps their
opponents down and control the match. Ciampa with a DDT to O'Reilly.
They have a few tables stood up now. Cole and Owens go at it while
Strong and Dijakovic go at it now. Fish drops Lee. Cole launches Ciampa
into the steel of the cage. Lee climbs the cage and flies, taking down a
group of
NXT Superstars. O'Reilly climbs up with a big knee
drop on Lee. O'Reilly with the leg submission on Lee now. Dijakovic with
a springboard moonsault on O'Reilly but Fish breaks it up at 2. Ciampa
slams Fish and Owens follows up with a Swanton. Ciampa covers but Cole
superkicks him to break it up. Cole ends up top with Lee stopping him.
Strong hits Lee from behind. Strong with a super Strong Slam on Lee from
up high. Strong and O'Reilly double team Lee for a close 2 count as
Dijakovic makes the save. Fans chant "this is awesome!" now.
Owens
superkicks O'Reilly and backdrops Strong into the cage. Owens drops
O'Reilly again. Owens grabs Cole in the middle part between the rings
and they trade suplex attempts. They trade counters and strikes. Owens
rocks but Cole superkicks him. Cole climbs to the second rope but a
Panama Sunrise but it's blocked but Owens. Cole counters a backdrop
attempt and hits the Panama Sunrise on the steel anyway. Fans chant
"holy s--t!" at the sound of Owens hitting the steel partition. We get a
replay and a "Mamma Mia!" chant. Everyone is down for a minute as fans
go wild. Fish and Strong stand up two tables and go to put Ciampa on
them but he fights off. Ciampa with knees to the back of O'Reilly.
Ciampa runs wild on everyone else until Cole superkicks him in the face.
Ciampa sends Cole into the cage. Ciampa with a running knee to the
face, sending Cole's face into the steel. Ciampa with four or five more
knees like that for a pop. There are bodies down everywhere once again.
Ciampa
takes Cole to the top but Cole fights. Cole fights back and looks to go
for a Sunrise through a table but Ciampa resists. Ciampa slams Cole's
head into the steel. Cole slams Ciampa's face into the steel, using his
beard for leverage. O'Reilly and Fish rock Lee up top now. Cole climbs
to the top of the cage as Ciampa follows. The tag champs have Lee up top
now. Dijakovic comes over and puts Strong through a table. Dijakovic
counters O'Reilly but gets pulled into a submission. Dijakovic powers up
and places O'Reilly on a table. Owens goes to the top and puts O'Reilly
through the table with a Frogsplash. Lee powerbombs Fish through the
other table that was left standing. We see Cole and Ciampa trading shots
at the very top of the cage now.
Ciampa scoops Cole on his
shoulders on top of the WarGames structure. Ciampa positions Cole on his
back while standing on the very top of the cage. Ciampa drops down and
puts Cole through the table on his back. The referee immediately counts
and Ciampa gets the win.
Winners: Team Ciampa
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