Steve Notes NXT 7/13/21

Dakota Kai vs. Ember Moon

Fantastic stuff, in the end, Kai hits a GTK draped over the top rope, for the win

***

After the match, the lights go down, Xia Li comes down to the ring, passes by Kai without looking at her, gets in Raquel’s face, challenges her, Kai kinda looks put out.

Diamond Mine earlier today interview

Bivens says rebuild with the best fighters, best coaches, best prospects, when you leave yo ucome out the absolute best. We’re about the best competition, so it’s open challenge time. Bobby Fish says CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. Bivens says You get RUST tonight!

Handsome Jiro promo package, don’t let his good looks fool you, he’ll kick your ass. He was trained by Tajiri and MUTA!

Butler Grimes vignette

He’s a few minutes late, but he’s here to go TO THE BROOM. Knight says come outback we’ll make you look professional. First up, he gets a hair and beard trim. Knight shows him a mirror and Grimes is so happy, he looks great. Knight gets pissed.

Tyler Rust vs Jobby Fish

Fish gets the jobber entrance

Fish starts to take over, Strong gets on the apron, Fish sends Rust out of the ring, but gets back in as Fish is jawing at Strong, hits a chop block and head kick for the win

**

After the match, KUSHIDA makes the save

Ref Joe comes up to boxing bag Kross, tells him the rules of a match. He asks if he understands, Korss ignores, Joe kicks the heavy bag, Kross says if you get involved, ur gonna be in trouble buddy

Earlier in the day, the way shows up at the CWC, Beth asks Indi about Index, she says nothing happened, we both wanted something to happen, but it wasn’t the right time. Beth says sometimes you gotta take a chance.

Last week, Gigi asks Sarray for a match

Gigi Dolan vs. Sarray

What the, Mandy Rose shows up during this match

GODDAMN I can watch that dropkick against the ropes ALL DAY, then the suplex for 3

**½

Santos talks about winner and losers and Bronson Reed, he gets to live happily ever after not facing me one on one. Not Swerve tho, cuz Reed had one thing I cared about, the NA title. Wilde runs down the Cipher, says it was offensive and Swerve was off beat, so he couldn’t do his signature dance to that song. Santos says Lumis is a loser in love and in the ring. Santos always is on the right side of history.

Duke Hudson video, I’m not perfect, but I’m close. He’s gonna punch Jiro in the face. This was good.

Lumis vs. Escobar

Mid-match, Lumis disappears as Santos regroups with his crew after Lumis had the upper hand. Santos says GET IM! And he’s gone. Then he pulls Santos under the ring, til LDF pulls him back out.

Lumis hits his sitdown urunagi thing, LDF pull him off the pin, he goes outside, they pull him into the post, allowing Santos to get him back in and hit the phantom driver for 3

**¾

Hit Row meets LDF up on the stage, they all just talk at each other

Oh dear Cool Kyle sit down interview

How has losing to Cole affected you?

Losing in a part of life. I looked at the footage, there was no killer instinct. I said I sold my soul to the UE, and now I know if I need it back. I won titles without it. We’re gonna fight again. I’m not just the guy who can and will beat Adam Cole, I’m the guy who’s gonna finish Adam Cole.

Grimes the BUtler Pt. 2

They’re outside, Knight demands he calls him Mr Knight, Grimes laughs, tries to get on the giant tractor mower and Knight’s like NAH, you need to use this push mower. Grimes says no sweat my grandma used to chase me with one of these!

During commercial, Indi tried to carry Dexter out, she falls, on top of him, she goes for a kiss, Candice pushes her off!

Duke Hudson vs. Ikeman Jiro

Jiro’s theme is great

Jiro starts out playing cat and mouse with Duke, til Hudson finally catches him and starts wrecking him

Jesus, Duke DOES indeed punch Jiro with a beautiful uppercut, but Jiro kicks out at 1

Duke goes for crucifix bomb, jiro counters with rana, they end up on the outside, Jiro hits a moonsault from the top rope, Jiro hits some strikes, Duke hits Bossman Slam for 3

***

Dunne/Lorcan interview

Dunne says I don’t care who wins tonight. Ask John who the baddest man around is, ask Kross why he had no answers for me at Takeover. I am the best technician in nxt. Thatcher says WELL WHICH IS IT? The baddest man or the best technician? Who’s asking? Ciampa out of nowhere attacks.

Kacy & Kayden vs. RSB

RSB isolate Kacy, til she’s able to get a tag to Kayden, who wrecks Aliyah

Stone gives Aliyah a shoe to help but she loses it quick, K&K hit their assisted 450 on Aliyah for the win

**

After the match, RSB tries to console her, Aliyah pushes him away, says i’ve done more for you than you’ve done for me, she slaps him and wrecks him in the corner, aww, the crowd chants for Aliyah, she walks past Jesse to a warm ovation.

Franky Monet swings by and Jesse goes with her, leaving RSB by himself

Backstage, Joe comes into The Way’s locker room, he tells him the rules, John is all about it. They try to butter him up with a new shirt, he’s over it and leaves. Dunne walks up on him, shrugs.

More Grimes Butler, now he’s on break lounging in the sun, he has a kid doing the lawn, he says I’m a man of my word, I’d be your butler, but I’m also a millionaire, I know how to delegate!

Knight says when I ask YOU to do something, YOU do it. They meet Noah, he finished the lawn. Knight gets pissed, makes the kid leave, but the kid kicks him in the shin. Grimes accidentally pushes him in the pool.

Adam Cole makes his way down for promo. I proved I’m better than KO, and I’m the greatest in history on this brand. His win was a fluke and its unsanctioned so it doesn’t count. I heard his promo, losing is what happens in life, yeah if you’re Kyle O’Reilly it is. I’d suggest you think twice about a rematch, cuz you’d be embarrassed. But enough of that, let’s talk Samoa Joe, who snuck up behind me and put me in the clutch, who let KO keep me in the ankle lock, you are an overpaid security guard, and I’d say face me man to man, but I know you won’t, cuz there’s no man back there who’lls tep up to me-- Bronson Reed comes out.

You gotta love the confidence, you are a master manipulator of people who have something to lose, I have nothing to lose, all eyes are on me. People wonder what my next move is, they consider you NXT’s golden boy. Cole tries to sneak superkick him, Reed catches it, and wrecks Cole. Samoa Joe comes out for the main event, stares down Cole.

Backstage, Franky Monet, RS and Jesse are asked about Alayah, she says we won’t have to worry about her anymore. Mandy comes up, says it looks like you’re under new management.

Next Week, Xia Li title match vs Gonzalez

Gargano vs. Kross

Kross dominates this shit, he almost breaks John in half over the announce desk

John gets gargano escape, but Kross gets out pretty easy

Kross has John on the outside, he gets the steps, goes to slam John with them, Joe takes them away, Kross gets in his face, Joe says all you gotta do is jump, John comes to, attacks, hits One Final Beat on Kross, who kicks out at 2, superkick, NOPE, forearm to the back of the head, THREE power bombs, Doomsday, forearm to the back of the head, Kross wins, sucking the air RIGHT out of the CWC, fans start to leave immediately hahah

***

Joe does the bare minimum giving Kross the title and raising his hand, they staredown as John quantum leaps out, Joe jaws at him, SCARLETT steps between them as Joe steps up, he looks at her, starts to leave, Kross chokes him out, CLEARLY Joe is cleared right?