Steve Notes NXT 8/4/21

Steve Notes NXT 8/3/21

Hit Row vs. LDF

15 minutes of match thrown out cuz Santos attacks TOp Dolla with a chair, breaks down in a brawl, LDF holds up Swerve, Santos attacks him with a chair, Santos RIPS OUT SWERVE’S GRILL

B-Fab hits Raul from behind with a chair, Adonis and Top Dolla come in and Swerve hits Raul with a phantom driver

Regal assigns security to Joe backstage to make sure him and Kross don’t cross paths between now and Takeover

RIdge Holland vs. Handsome Jiro

Jiro gets a few shots in, but Holland dominates this, esp on the outside, he pounces him into the barricade, brings him in, overhead suplex, takes his jacket off, lays in a bunch of strikes, a headbutt, then finishes him with his finisher thing.

**

Dunne: Everyone thinks they’re bad, til someone really bad steps in the room. Ciampa thought he was bad til we came along. Thatcher, Holland is gonna smash the rest of your teeth out. This is what happens when you step to us. We are the three most dangerous men in NXT.

Franky Monet interview: What happened last week is due to Robert’s interference. She runs down RS down, says this group has to be rebuilt under Franky’s rules.

Roderick Strong vs. Bobby Fish

Typical good stuff between these two, Fish gets distracted by DM at ringside, Strong gets the advantage, Fish rolls up for 2, but Strong gets out, hits jumping knee, end of heartache for 3

***¾

Grimes wants to change in his gear, Knight says you’re wrestling in your butler outfit, they talk about having each other’s backs against GYV, then Knight has Grimes shine his boots.

LA Knight/Cameron Grimes vs GYV

Drake says you’re proof you can’t polish a turd

Gibson says I don’t know what kind of role playing you’re presently doing, but listen to the veterans inside and out the ring, stay out of our way, cuz we are GRIZZLED young veterans SOOON to be recognized as NXT Tag Team Champions

Grimes is isolated, goes for a hot tag on Knight, who gets off the apron, orders Grimes to fight on his own, he does, does pretty well on his own, hits his funsplash/power slam thing for 2, gibson distracts when he tries for cave in, GYV able to hit TTM for 3

**½

After the match, Dibiase comes down, says I know you’re a man of your word, you need to figure out a way out, then helps him to the back

Dakota Kai/Raquel video package, really well done, Kai explains her side, says she let Raquel get those victories, then Io chose Raquel, and instead of giving it over to Kai, she took it herself. She attributes all Kai’s success to her. She says once she beat Io, she was known as Raquel’s sidekick. She said she brought her into this world, and now she takes her out of it.

The Way Interview: Candice says we know whats best for Indi, and tonight the fate of the family rests in his hands, he must protect Indi at all cost.

Joe Gacy breakout video

Joe Baxter vs. Joe Gacy

BAxter wins with a 450 stomp

***½

Zoey and Io go to a Japanese restaurant

Zoey can’t hang with what Io ordered, but it looks hella good now I’m hungry

Zoey goes for an awkward hug, Io gives her the bill instead

Indi interview

She says on one hand, true love, the other family, and if Dex won, JOhn would find out if Dex is a good guy, just misunderstood

Oh jeez

Kross shows up, stands on commentary, yells for Joe, asks who provoked who, then he runs away hahaha that must have been a QUICK re-shoot hahaha

Joe destroys security, then chokes out the beefiest one

Ilja vs WALTER promo

Gargano vs. Dexter

This is funny stuff, with them doing the pulling Indi out from under the ring while she holds onto Dexter as she’s pulled out, pulling him along with her.

JOhn gets Dexter in the garganoescape, Indi cheers Dex on, he gets to the ropes and touches her cheek and grabs the rope. Dex gets 2 with a roll up, John kicks out, sending Dexter into Indi, she falls, he checks on her, Gargano suicide dives/DDTs him on the outside, hits One Final Beat for the win

After the match, Indi runs to Dex anyway, lou thesz press, fast kisses, (network exclusive) Johnny and Candice leave and she carries him out til they fall, he carries her out

***1/2