Steve Notes NXT New Year's Evil WE ARE LIVE NOW!

Steve Notes NXT New Year's Evil

Dexter Lumis heads up to the control area, plays with some spotlights, pulls a lever and advances time to New Year’s Evil

Damian Priest vs. Karrion Kross

They lock up, fall out of the ring, trade blows, Kross muscles Priest to the mat, they do the corner lariat thing

Kross works the ribs

Poor Priest, has to stumble around selling for this guy

Priest rocks Kross with a right hand

Kross has a hard time selling a flatliner from Priest

Priest hits broken arrow for 2

Puts Priest in tree of woe, knees him with padless knee

Kross tries for Doomsday Saito Suplex from top, Priest gets down

Priest tries Razor’s Edge, through busted ribs hits it, but the damage is done, slow to pin, 2

Priest does the tope thing over the rope lands on Kross’ shoulder

Priest hits sitdown chokeslam for 2

Priest goes for his finish, Kross gets out, hits nasty power bomb on Priest

Kross uses the truss and the steel steps to work Priest’s ribs

Priest: I’m still standing, bitch. Kross gives him the Saito and a forearm to the back of the head for 3

*** but all three * are for Priest, Kross can’t wrestle a lick

Dusty Classic Announced

UE, Drake and Killian, Breezango, GYV, Imperium, Ever Rise

UE Interview: Next week you have Breezango:

Cole: The prophecy will be fulfilled again

Strong: Breezango are funny, but they get the job done

Cole: We’re on another level tho- but tonight Kyle will be become Undisputed Champ

Gran Metalik vs. Santos Escobar

Slight botch on a rana from the top rope attempt, turned into Santos slamming Metalik into the barricade, but that’s one spot in an otherwise fantastic fun match spotlighting Metalik’s ability to bounce all over the place

Santos wins with Phantom Driver

***¼

Mercedes Martinez promo

I don’t care about the title of biggest badass, I care about the women’s title- Io, I’m waiting for you.

Dang, Xia Li gets a cool entrance and looks like a freakin Mortal Kombat character, with whomever her boss is sitting in a throne on the stage

Xia Li vs. Katrina Cortez

Xia destroys Katrnia, no sells her offense and kills her with a jumping spinning heel kick, what a grade-A repackage

**

Announced on TV that Thatch is injured, can’t do fight pit

Bronson Reed interview- He’s putting the whole place on notice. It’s gonna be a colossal year. Also, he has his money on Rhea Ripley.

Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Gonzales

They start strong, soon to the outside where Rhea gets a kendo stick

Raquel tries to handcuff Rhea, Rhea fends her off, handcuffs Raquel to the fence wall mesh, but after some strikes, Raquel RIPS the fence to free herself

Raquel backdrops Rhea onto the corner of the table OUCH, then buries Rhea under flotsam

They battle backstage, OH FUCK Rhea drives GOnzales through the door, glass breaks everywhere

Rhea goes up to the top of some lockers, says SUCK IT WITH A CROTCH CHOP and sentons through the table

Dakota Kai comes out, kills Rhea with the kendo stick

Rhea comes back, slams her head with the locker door THEN STUFFS KAI INTO THE LOCKER!!!!! HAHAHA!!!

On the stage, Rhea locks in her reverse clover, then uses the chair on Raquel’s neck, Raquel counters, kicking her into the side wall of the stage

Raquel charges at Rhea, countered into DVD into the LED wall, both barely beat the count, Rhea goes up on steel steps, Raquel sweeps her legs out so she face plants on them

Raquel one-arm power bombs Rhea through the stage, Raquel wins wow

****1/4

The Way have a police escort on the way to CWC

The Way promo: That’s the WAY you make an entrance!

Gargano has reversed the curse, you candice I did it! I’m just cursed with being the best looking, best in the ring, he starts swinging his hips

Candice got john a plaque for breaking the curse

Austin says John you’re a real superhero, we got you this- and it’s a drawing of the Way as superheroes

I found a way to make this night a WAY better- me and Austin are entering the Dusty tag Classic and THERE’S OUR THROWN TOGETHER WINNER!

Shotzi comes out on her tank- says Candice, did you forget about me? Austin says listen, you’re not gonna disrespect Candice, gets hit in the balls with the tank rocket, Shotzi attacks Candice, John approaches Shotzi, KUSHIDA attacks John

A bell rings, it’s Lumis, he points to a drawing on the tron of the mix tag match

The Way vs. KUSHIDA/Shotzi Blackheart

Candice takes Shotzi’s back, Shotzi hyperextends Candice’s arm, gets the tag to KUSHIDA who goes at Johnny

KUSHIDA loads up with john in the corner, Candice gets in the way, puts her hair up, John goes for forearm, almost hits Candice, J&C find themselves getting stereo’d by KUSHIDA and Shotzi

Austin pushes KUSHIDA off the top rope, KUSDHIA brings him in, John attacks, KUSHIDA dodges so Johnny headbutts Austin’s dick in the corner, then rolls up John for 3

***

Takeover Valentine’s Day Announced

Finn Balor vs. Kyle O’Reilly

Oh wow, Kyle breaks submission by biting the rope, then Finn kicks the rope

At one point Kyle kicks Finn so hard he falls out of the ring

Balor hits 1916 into crossface

KO comes back with brain buster for 2, into arm bar

Kyle taps

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