Steve Notes NXT 9/17/20

Steve Notes NXT 9/17/20

Io Shirai vs. Shotzi Blackheart

Early on, Shotzi has the upper hand on Io

Io hits Moonsault from apron to floor

Io locks in a crossface

Shotzi gets a bridging suplex, 2, then another cover and 2

Io hits big missile dropkick from top, gets 2

Shotzi hits super huracanrana

Oh wow Io hits a nasty german on the apron

OUCH Moonsault broke everything inside Shotzi’s chest, Io gets 3

***3/4

Io and Shotzi hug it out

Ciampa video package

Desmond Troy FKA Denzel Dejournette Vs. Ciampa

There was no DES TROYing in this match, it was all Ciampa. He seesawed him into thebottom turnbuckle, then hit the draping DDT, gets 3

*¾

Jake Atlas comes down, says hey remember me? I know how dangerous you are, cuz you’ve been at the top of the food chain for so long, but next week, it’s an arby’s night.

Drake Maverick interview- whats your game plan for you and Dain? We’re gonna beat UE as a TEAM. Sure, I haven’t heard from him in a week and he’s punched me a bunch-- do you have his cell phone number?

Finn Balor promo

You better look both ways before you cross the prince

All Day Superstar promo: He thinks WWE HOF has “first ballots” then issues an open challenge- KUSHIDA without music comes out and chumps him out. NEW AGGRESSIVE STYLE. So he’s now the guy who has a problem with guys who’ve had allegations of being… a problem… levied against them.

Austin hits the ringpost with his forearm, Kushida takes advantage, taps out Austin Theory. 

Gargano House selfie promo

Gargano surfs the internet looking for a replacement TV

Breezango vs. Imperium, they hella run to the ring

Fandango misses funsplashing Aichner to the outside, saves Breeze on the outside from the suplex thing, he goes up top, misses the top rope legdrop, kicks out of kick/german combo from Imperium

Breeze is in, Imperium gets him in position for their finish, Fandango thwarts their finish with a dropkick, Breeze pins for 3

***

Xia Li & Jesse Kamea vs. Kacy & Kayden Carter

Their tag chemistry is a lot of fun

Carter gets a hot tag, she goes hard on Xia, pump kick from Kacy into crucifix thing, into Kacy somehow getting the pin there, that was rad af

Some sportsmanship turns sour as Xia walks off 

**⅔

Backstage, Dain tells Drake he’s on his own, cuz he’s not his friend or partner

Tegan NOx mat chat question

Man they need to have their wrestlers step up their iphone selfie promos.

Undisputed Era vs. Drake Maverick and Killian Dain

Drake,by himself gets pummeled

Drake comes alive vs Fish once the match starts, but Fish tags in Strong who’s able to take control with a series of backbreakers

THey get Drake on the outside, Dain comes out, puts Drake back in and says take it like a man, walks away, Rod taunts Dain, who comes back and starts beating the shit out of the UE

Fish brings a chair in, hits Dain, DQ

Dain throws them out of the ring, Drake and Dain are announced as the winners, Drake is super hype, but eats a fist from Dain

**½

Jake Atlas roving interview outside, he gets attacked by Ciampa- gets thrown into a production truck, Kyle O’Reilly steps up, tells him to back up

Announced for next week

Gauntlet eliminator- (Isn’t this the rey de reyas match?)

Women’s battle royal for #1 contender

Timothy Thatcher vs. Damien Priest

Thatcher takes the early advantage with WRESTLING

Priest comes back with strikes, til Thatch chops the shit out of his neck- Priest gets pissed, lays in shots, discuss forearm, then a massive clothesline

Thatch gets fujiwara armbar locked in, Priest gets to ropes

Falcon Arrow gets two for Priest

Priest hits spinning heel kick from top, then Reckoning, gets 3

****