Steve Notes NXT 12/16/20 LIVE NOW ON TWITCH!

Steve Notes NXT 12/16/20

KUSHIDA/Leon Ruff vs. Gargano Way

OUCH Ruff went up for a senton and came down without a catch, gets up quickly but that was ugly

Theory hits Rack power bomb on Ruff for 2

Ruff hits flying cutter, crucifix pin on gargano, theory (legal), hits some crazy pump handle flatliner finisher thing on Ruff

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Dexter Lumis has his caricature ipad set up

Toni reminds us that she ran Rhea out of NXT UK- but her tactics don’t work with me- last time we met she run, but that won’t work against this version of toni- all I care about is toni time, and tonight I end this rivalry on my terms

UR backstage prepping for match against Pete Dunne

Burch/Lorcan pump up Dunne

Shotzi interview- tonight, you fight Indi Hartwell- I’m proud of my team at War Games- she runs down Candice- war games is over, but my war against Candice is far from over- I broke her arm and tonight I’m gonna break her best friend

Tyler Rust, with a theme straight out of 2007, vs. Ciampa (shoulda wore his house show shirt for this match)

There’s a chair outside the ring and a shirt on i (for thatcher)

Ciampa schooling him in WRESTLING

Thatcher comes down, Ciampa yells I knew you’d come down buddy!

Ciampa throws Rust to Thatch, “Here’s your student!”

Rust accidentally kicks Thatch, Ciampa distracted, Rust takes over

Rust hits what looks like his finisher twisting flip thing for 2

Ciampa hits Willow’s Bell for 3

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Ciampa leaves, Thatcher is still upset, being held back by refs

Drake and Gibson promo:

Gibson stresses that momentum is important WHOA DRAKE TALKS!!

They had lots of momentum heading into 2020, but a lot changed this year, new teams, but we’re still the top tag team in the world. SOOON to be recognized as NXT’s NUMBA WON.

Kross video package

During commercial, Malcolm Bivens picks Rust off the mat and says YOU’RE A STAR

Dexter Lumis has his iPad setup on the big screen, drawing new year’s evil on the ipad

Kyle O’Reilly vs. Pete Dunne

Before the match, Dain takes out Lorcan and Burch, UE get involved as well

Oh wow Breezango is back, John Curtis with the tope

Starts with strikes, lots of submission stuff, KO gets the upper hand, Dunne comes back with an X-Plex

KO hits German from top, Dunne lands on his feet, with Ko in the TOW, kicks his head off

Dank, KO with a vicious jumping knee, then a pinning high angle suplex for 2- Dunne goes for his mouth guard, which came out, and KO stomps his hand,

Dunne looks for bitter end on the apron, KO suplexes him off apron, drops knee to the back of Dunne’s head for 3

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Rhea Ripley interview- she talks Raquel and Toni, Toni is a piece of trash, I’m gonna finish this once and for all

Karen Q’s Live Catch as Karen Kan

Xia is made to beat the shit out of Boa wow

Indi Hartwell vs. Shotzi Blackheart

Shotzi hits a nasty senton in the corner

Candice distracts, Indi smashes Shotzi in the gut with the trophy, DQ

Candice gives Shotzi a wicked stepsister

Theory mocks her with the trophy

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Kross video

Bronson Reed returns next week!

Karrion Kross with a lyric video vs. Des Troy

Kross clumsily mounts Troy, lands weak forearms, OOOH wow a lazy corner lariat, he does that one suplex he knows how to do, almost falls hitting a head kick, Doomsday Saito, gets Kross Jacket for the tapout. What a lazy match.

DUD

Kross calls out Priest for NYEvil

Swerve in heel suit, he downplays no-selling the handshake and says he has a rematch and it’ll be a different results- he leaves, EVER RISE comes in, they announce their last match was stricken from the record. Do you want a rematch? DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM MCKENZIE? DO YOU WANNA TAKE A SWING? EVER RISE RULES!

Back to Lumis’ drawing- he’s gonna be the host of NYEvil

Toni Storm vs. Rhea Ripley

Finn Balor shoots on Kyle O’Reilly- at NYevil, it’s not Balor/O’Reilly 2, it’s Balor/O’Reilly THE END

Rhea Ripley vs. Toni Storm

Rhea starts strong, Toni takes over heading into our COMMERCIAL BREAK

Rhea dumps Toni on the apron, Raquel comes over, Rhea kicks Toni off the apron into Raquel, who tumbles over the barrier, but comes back as the ref is attending to Toni after Rhea put her back in the ring, launches Rhea into the ring post, Toni hits her with a hip attack, Storm Zero TONI STORM WINS!

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