Steve Notes NXT 5/12/21

Kross vs. Theory

Theory hits a big dropkick, Kross brushes it off.

Kross stomps the hand of Theory in front of john

John distracts, Theory rakes Kross’ eye, Theory starts wrecking him on the outside, takes over for a bit

Kross comes to, hits two nasty Doomsday Suplexes, forearm smash to the back of the head, then ground and pound to the back of his head, gets the submission win putting Theory in a choke hold, ref calls it

**

After the match, Finn appears, they face off, he says I don’t wait in lines, I want my rematch, Kross says he wants it just as bad, lets do this, Finn says DOON.

MSK vs Breezango

Hahaha the ref did a drop down and jump over spot

Wild fun stuff, maybe their most entertaining match yet, get the win pinning Breeze with their finish

***½

Gargano storms into Regal’s office, who left his door open for him. John is pissed he has the Reed match next week. Says Regal doesn’t value him. Regal says I do value you, the marketing dept made you that headband. Gargano breaks his pencil.

IYH announcement, Pettingel will host, Ever Rise show up behind commentary

Pete Dunne promo: Claims Kross is ducking Dunne, RUFF attacks Dunne from behind

Dunne vs. Ruff

Ref calls the match when Dunne traps Ruff’s head in his legs and rains down elbows

***¼

LDF promo: by the end of the night, I will be two time NXT CW champion

In two weeks, Kross vs. Finn for the championship match

Mercedes Martinez vs. Raquel Gonzales

Martinez starts strong

Raquel takes over for a bit, but Martinez hits a draping neckbreaker off the top, then a spear on the apron

Raquel hits a reverse powerbomb, Martinez lands on the outside, Raquel throws her into the barricade, posts her, brings her in, gets 2

Raquel goes for finish, Martinez gets out of it, hits a suplex, gets 2

Raquel recovers, hits her finish for 3

***½

Swerve and his crew show up, Swerve pushes the camera guy to the ground

From commercial, Gargano and Theory had just attacked Reed, being removed from the locker room.

HIT ROW is introduced as Swerve’s new crew.

Swerve promo: the biggest mistake I made was trying to be something everyone else wanted me to be. Swerve is confidence? That’s not me. Swerve is a savage. A dangerous man. It only seems right that I recruit some people who think how I do. Starting with TOP DOLLA. He says I make TOP DOLLA EVERY DAY. He raps a bit. Adonis speaks says you might get world star’d if you come across him. B-Fab speaks, talks about rapping on tour with Juicy J.

Cameron Grimes comes to an auction for a house- he’s outbid by Dibiase on a mansion. Grimes wants to throw with Ted, Grimes says everybody has a price, but you’re no million dollar man

Zoey Stark promo on Toni Storm- says she was a global star, but she started talking. She doesn’t like me cuz I’m hungrier than her. Next week is our rematch, it won’t be an upset, it’ll be a win for me, cuz Storm faces a wrestling machine.

Earlier in the parking lot, Oney challenges Kyle, Kyle says he’s been in the sun too long

Kyle O’Reilly vs. Oney Lorcan

KO has the upper hand, but mid-match, Dunne shows up, distracts KO on the outside, Oney attacks from behind, commercial

KO takes back over, hits a brainbuster, goes up top, OUCH that knee drop to the back of the head gets 3 for KO, Dunne attacks immediately after, Oney kinda no-sells and tackles Ko as well, BOBBY FISH MAKES THE SAVE!

KO says thanks, but I’m doing my own thing now, Fish says yeah, I got my own scores to settle…? Who tf does he have scores to settle with??

The Way superhero trailer?

Reed promo calls out Gargano, wants it in a steel cage

Santos Escobar vs. KUSHIDA 2 out of 3 falls

Haha early, KUSHIDA is dumped outside, LDF attack, but MSK come out of nowhere to keep them out, the ref kicks them all out, K drops a top rope senton to the floor on Santos

Santos wrecks Kushida much of this first fall, he hits a rana from the top, K rolls through for a 2 count, handspring back elbow, basement dropkick, Kushida has control, Santos hits a phantom driver out of nowhere for 3 for the first fall

SANTOS 1-0

Oh, I like this, they were supposed to go to break, but Vic yelled at the truck NOT to cut away as Kushida locked in the HBL and Santos tapped out.

KUSHIDA 1 Santos 1

They trade pins, each getting 2, similar to when K won the title, then trade clotheslines

Kushida gets Santos up top, does the HBL thing to the bottom, gets Santos in the middle of the ring, Santos claws to the rope, gets it, Kushida lets do, he puts it back on, Santos battles, K suplexes him into the corner, hooks Santos’ arms, suplexes with a bridge for 3 god DAM that was a great match

****¼