Steve Notes NXT 4/1/21

Steve Notes NXT 4/1/21

Cameron Grimes vs. Roderick Strong

Oh no Strong has new generic music and gear, this is heartbreaking

Before the match, Grimes pitches once again to keep the UE IP going, now he has a shirt GRIMES THE SYSTEM, then tries out a new tron/music, Strong attacks Grimes, bell rings

Strong with the CHOPS

Strong hits superplex

Strong has running strikes, but Grimes counters with a big powerslam, then he digs into his trunks finds an UNDISPUTED ERA armband, Strong gives him an angle slam, Grimes drops it, Strong gets distracted by the armband, gets hit with Cave In for 3

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Kross video package

He’s going back to basics, MMA stuff, judo stuff, lays out his strategy, it has an Ivan Drago/Brigitte Nielson feel to it

Ciampa/WALTER video package

Walter claims Ciampa is a shell of what he was, whereas he is in his prime, he respects this sport like no one else

Santos has an open challenge, so he can show Devlin what he’s in for. He is the emperor of Lucha, this division will belong to him as long as he wants it to. Blood and tradition shows I am the best cw in the history of NXT

Tyler Breeze answers the challenge, talks Santos being entitled, Breeze says he’s worked his ass off to be here. I suspect he’s about to lose.

Tyler Breeze vs. Santos Escobar

Towards the finish, Breeze locks on scorpion deathlock, Breeze goes for killswitch, Santos says NOPE, Phantom Driver instead, Escobar pins for 3

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After the match, LDF prop up Tyler to attack, MSK make the save

GYV on the tron! TURN THAT RUBBISH MUSIC OFF, LDF YOU ARE SO DISTRACTED TRYING TO EARN BROWNIE POINTS FROM ESCOBAR MSK YOU’RE SO DISTRACTED AT BRIGHT LIGHTS, MEMES, AND PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING- WE ARE LASER FOCUSED ON ONE THING, SOOOON TO BE RECOGNIZED AS TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS

The Way Interview- he’s still upset about the gauntlet eliminator; then he turns to Austin says why are you in this thing? Austin says, have you ever heard of the finger poke of doom? John says that killed the business. Austin: We’re still here, though. JOhn says idiots say I killed the business, so who cares. Takeover will be Austin lays down for john!

Then a dog shows up at the PC?

LAST WEEk, Io in the trainer’s room, she’s asked after what happened, do you regret picking Raquel? She says that’s why I picked her.

The Way vs. Gigi Dollin & Zeda Ramir

Indi gets the pin with a springboard elbow

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After the match, Candice says there’s no woman back there that deserves to be a champ more than I do, which means Indi and I deserve to be women’s tag champs. Ember and Shotzi, I’m coming for what’s mine. It will be on our time, on our stage, OUR WAY. And that is NXT Takeover SD.

Shotzi and Ember come out on Shotzi’s tank. Ember says excuse you, did you say you deserve OUR titles? You two have lost your damn mind, but we’d be lying if we didn’t expect this. Shotzi: AT SD we are gonna TCB, we accept. They shoot them with the tank canon.

Walking to the ring, Io runs into Raquel, she says you cannot kill me! She attacks Raquel, Dakota helps Raquel, who slams Io’s head into the case

Slow mo dog footage going to the CWC

McKenzie tries to get an interview with Strong, he won’t turn around as he leaves, just says I’m done with all of it.

Raquel Gonzales vs. Zoey Stark

Stark puts up a good fight, on the outside, though, she posts Raquel, Kai attacks her, Stark clotheslines her over the b barricade, Stark on the inside, DROPS raquel with a bunch of strikes, followed by a sliding knee strike for 2

Stark goes up top, Raquel tries to chokebomb her off, Zoey is able to get her down to the ground again, tries for a spinkick, Gonzales hits chokebomb out of nowhere

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Io attacks afterwards, but Gonzales takes her out, STANDS TALL?

Dog again

PRIME TARGET

Kacy & Kayden vs. Tian Shaw

Xia Li comes to the ring herself

K&K start with fast tags and strikes in the corner

Kacy hits a sweet looking twisting lungblower

Oh wow, Kayden goes up to talk shit to mei ying, who grabs her by the throat, as she passes out, she blows smoke on her face, back in the ring, Xia Li hits her finish heel kick for the win

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Raquel interview, she’s attacked by Io AGAIN AND RAQUEL PUTS HER THROUGH THE FUCKING WALL

Ohhhh it’s Taya’s dog! She’s debuing Tuesday April 13!

Ciampa explains the necklace was from his wife and kid the day before he had neck surgery, I’d rather be the man who fights for something. He tries to convince us that the blackheart is still a thing

Finn training video package

Gauntlet Eliminator Battle Royal

Lumis doesn’t move

Atlas and Rust go at it, Atlas on the outside, Bivens holds his leg, as Atlas is distracted, Swerve dropkicks him out, then Swerve throws Rust out over Ruff

Autsin Threory goes over the top, lands on the floor on his back, he thinks about it, says I GOT IT! Kips up, ref says he’s eliminated, he insists it was a good kip up tho

KUSHIDA and Dunne have a moment, they face off, trade strikes, great technical wrestling sequence, KUSHIDA gets the hoverlock on, they tumble out as he still has the hoverboard lock on

Oh wow Reed plucks Ruff and Swerve off the top, throws them both off his shoulders to the floor, making them the first two to enter the gauntlet eliminator

LA Knight and Grimes try to eliminate Reed, Lumis finally moves to help them do that

Grimes pulls out his wad of money, offers to pay them, LA Knight says that’s not a bad idea! Then Lumis hits Grimes and they both chuck him out.

LA knight gets Lumis on the apron, Lumis tries to suplex him out, Knight comes out the second rope, pulls Lumis off the apron, LA Knight wins

***

Io comes charging out, Raquel comes out, they trade blows, the women’s locker room clears out, io in the ring, Raquel on the apron, Io takes out the two in the ring holding her back, she spirnboards off the top rope onto the entire rest of the locker room, in the ultimate stand tall