Steve Notes NXT 5/19/21

Toni Storm vs. Zoey Stark

Stark starts fast, hitting funsplash over the top to the floor on Toni, missile dropkick on the inside, Toni dumps her to the outside

Great stuff, Zoey kicks out of Storm Zero

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT UM, DDT THING

***¾

After the match, the lights go down, Franky Monet shows up, she debuts next week

LDF interview, they want to know when they’re gonna get their title match, Ciampa/Thatch interrupt, he says they never beat Ciampa/Thatcher, Thatcher says legado no tienes zapatos, they have no shoes

Cameron Grimes shows up, gives his keys to Atlas, who gives them back, says Dibiase has the good spot already

Indi and Candice are getting facial massages, Lumis sneaks in and is one of them, gets sad when they said he’s a loser

Prime Target Balor/Kross 2

They do the watching footage of the match thing, which I liked but man don’t overuse it

Kross sells the CDG, says he was walking it off for weeks

Jimmy Smith, NXT analyst talks too

Kross says sympathy goes out the window when you have a kill in sight

Balor: Falling down is how we grow, staying down is how we die

McAfee picks Finn, Heyman says its too close to call, 

Jake Atlas vs. Cameron Grimes

Grimes promo: Everybody thinks its funny dibiase keeps embarrassing grimes, but wait til you see the real dibiase. He runs a video of his fails, Virgil pinning him

Match happens, finish sees Dibiase come out, his presence distracts Grimes, Atlas gets a fancy rollup win

After the match, Grimes goes after Dibiase, but MDM gets the last laugh

Video package for tonight’s Cage Match

Pete Dunne interview: You called everyone out, is there any one single guy?

He says KUSHIDA, he’s beat him, that title is his if he wants it. WALTER, unfinished business, it’s his if he wants it. JOHN, he’s beat him before, that title is his. Kross, the main title has eluded him.

Do you believe you don’t get the respect you deserve?

I don’t care, find a bad match, you can’t. I try to blend my style, Fit Finlay is an influence. 

The fans? Seeing people react to what I’m doing helps. Where do you see yourself five years from now? 

I need to go after the main title.

Alexander Wolfe vs. Killian Dain

Early in the match, Barthel throws the chair in, the ref sees, Wolfe goes after Dain with it, Dain funsplashes him for 3

After the match, Imperium jump Wolfe out of Imperium

Raquel/Dakota interview, they insist they can disagree on Raquel showing Mercedes respect and be friends, Kai says they’re going after the tag titles, Ever Rise come in, stir the pot, Raquel laughs when one of them asks if she wants to take a crack at him and she pops him

LDF vs. Ciampa/Thatcher

This is super physical, Ciampa NAILS Raul and the match chills for a sec

Wow, Raul launches himself in the corner at Ciampa, goes flying, Thatch gets the hot tag, he takes over, Raul gets isolated and double teamed by Ciampa/Thatch

All men are down, Thatch comes in, works on Raul, GYV COME DOWN, DUMP CIAMPA ON THE APRON, LDF dispatch of Thatch, hit their finish on GYV for the win

***¾

Bobby Fish interview, he calls out Lorcan and Dunne, they put him out at War Games, he was sidelined as UE imploded. But he’s back, there’s a debt to be paid, Dunne is up first. You and I have unfinished business. I am gonna finish it.

Indi and Candice spa day part 2

Candices’ credit card got declined, due to an unpaid expense, a purchase at a FLORIST, Indi puts two and two together, calls out Candice, says do you know what this means? HE STILL LOVES ME!

Johnny Gargano promo

Aliyah vs. Sarray

Sarray beats the shit out of Aliyah, finishing her with a Saito suplex

***

Shotzi & Ember call out Candice and Indi and Raquel and Dakota 

TOP DOLLA HAS A SKI MASK FOR HIS ENTRANCE ATTIRE

Ashanti Adonis/Top Dolla vs. Nese/Davari

Top Dolla has to restrain Adonis, then hits his finish on Davari for 3

**½

After the match, Swerve says he’s got his eye on the NA title match tonight

Regal interview

LDF officially says LDF is the number one contender, they’ll get their shot in two weeks

He talks about how good the women’s div is, next week Ember Moon/Shotzi vs. Kai/Gonzalez

Gargano vs. Reed

Reed mauls Gargano, presses him against the cage, Gargano looks for his slingshot spear, he gets caught on the cage, Reed plants him

Reed climbs, Austin distracts, John kicks his legs out, he nuts himself on the ropes

God dang Gargano powerbombs Reed from the cage wall, gets 2, gargano climbs to the door, Reed grabs John, Theory slips back, Reed sits on Johnny, Austin closes the door, Reed pushes him off, John superkicks, Reed tries for a power bomb, Gargano with a NASTY POISON RANA

Theory again slams the door in Reed’s face, John hits One FInal Beat for 2

Gargano climbs, Reed grabs him, hits a big powerbomb from there

Reed climbs, Theory and Gargano meet him, he fends them off, Reed hits splash from the top rope, closes the door, hits tsunami for 3 and the win NEW NA CHAMPION!

****