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Steve Notes NXT 7/23/2020

Regal Mat Chat- 

Keith Lee Mat Chat

Talks up his trainer Tim Brooks

When opportunity struck, I became NA, NXT champ

He is limitless, not LIMITING, but he is relinquishing the NA title

He wants as many people as possible to win it

Regal Mat Chat: A series of triple threat matches leading to a triple threat ladder match in one month at takeover

Dexter Lumis vs. Killian Dain

Dain tries to wrestle normal, Lumis counters by wrestling like a weirdo 

He leaps over ring steps when Dain tries to send him into them

FUNSPLASH ON OUTSIDE

Dain gets the advantage, guillotine leg drop

Lumis spinebuster

Dexter lumis press, bulldog, belly/back suplex, leg drop, 2

Dain powerbomb, 2

Lumis Side Effect

Up top, Lumis hits senton, another side effect, locks in vice, Dain passes out

**½

Roderick Strong interview

He says its a new start, it’s been a weird few weeks, says he never got a rematch

Bronson Reed interrupts and talks shit, says UE got all the opportunities

Gargano interrupts, Strong talks shit, leaves, Gargano calls him a goof

He tells Reed the whole thing ends with him becoming NEW NA champion

Dakota Kai Mat Chat/Video package talking about Io

EVER RISE!!!! (Martel/Parker) vs. Breezango

Breezango as mounties

Martel starts chanting DEFENSE for some reason

They’re letting ER show some personality- they’ve been best friends since 3rd grade

ER get some offense in, Fandango hits leg sweep on Parker, sends Martel out of the ring, hits Mountie Dive

Stereo super kicks, Breeze gets pin on Parker

Some REALLY bad Canada references here

**

Dijak promo

Kross is getting a FRESH Dijak, he has purpose now.

Io Shirai tweets

Aliyah vs. Shotzi Blackheart 

Shotzi  tries to run over Stone again

Shotzi out strong

Stone distracts on outside, Aliyah takes advantage

Aliyah doing a lot of preening

Suplex, rolls through, northern lights gets 2 for Aliyah

Shotzi comes back, nasty belly to back

Aliyah tries a cheating pin with legs on rope, Shotzi step up inzigurrrrri

Stone gets up on apron, eats big boot, sells his leg bad

Shotzi diving senton from top, gets 3

**½

Shotzi runs over the other leg, gets KICKED by Mercedes Martinez

Swerve in the studio- talks his backstory

BILLIE JEAN in high school

He makes an analogy between being in sync in the music studio and being in sync in the ring

Talks gargano match

He talks Santos Escobar, he has a message- next time they meet, Swerve is gonna be the new cruiserweight champion

Triple Threat

Roderick Strong vs Bronson Reed vs. John Gargano

Strong and Gargano start off doing comedy shit, trying to team up on Reed but not being able to get on the same page. Reed attacks, takes out Gargano, then Strong.

Gargano and Strong argue over who gets to attack Reed

HAHAH Gargano going for sunset flip, Strong comes from behind and seesaws Gargano into Reed’s ballsack

Slingshot spear gargano to strong, dive to reed, back in Strongback breaker to gargano

Reed comes in, hits like an urunagi on strong ONTO Gargano

Gargano and Strong trade blows on the outside, Reed dives onto them both

THICBOI! Samoan Drop on both men at same time

HOLY SHIT, Gargano on Reed’s shoulders, Strong up top, goes for Doomsday device, Gargano counters with poison rana on reed, jumping knee to john, strong goes for pin, john breaks it up

JESUS, Gargano goes for powerbomb off apron, Strong jumping knee sends Reed down

How is this not the main event?

REED wins with a splash on Strong after Gargano hit slingshot DDT and goes for pin

****¾ 

Oney Lorcan vs. Thatch

Wrestle wrestle wrestle

On the outside, Lorcan sends Thatch into pole DONG

Lorcan targeting the left arm

Back in, Tatch gets a fish hook on Lorcan, chops, half n half suplex on thatch from lorcan

Lorcan gets Tatch in armbar, Thatch brings him to ground and pins his shoulders with handful of tights

Robert stone brand, he’s hysterical. Mecedes wants him to manage her so she can do what she does best- hurt people. She says don’t overstep, cuz I will permanently break both legs. They shake hands. Why are there literally NO other managers available?

Finn Balor promo- black and white

He doesn’t need charity- he will take the NA title, he’s not playing chess- Balor/Lumis/Thatch is the next triple threat- hahah its gonna get the FINN RUB

Main event- 

Killian Kross vs. David Puddy

My screen’s refresh rate can’t handle this entrance

More and more I’m pretty sure Kross is glacier 2.0; this match will tell me if I’m wrong

Dijak has THE most generic music and he’s amazing. I’m so bummed he’s about to lose this.

Strong lockup to start

Kross was trained by Disco Inferno

Dijak goes for FYE, Kross evades, Dijak sends Kross out the ring with a forearm

Dijak takes over outside the ring, evades punch, Kross hits plexiglass

Kross turns tides with two kicks, DDT

Out of commercial, lazy rest hold as Kross preens more

Dijak yells time to fly and sends Kross flying with a suplex, hits sitdown chokeslam, 2

Dijak is carrying this entire match

Dijak plancha onto Kross, Kross comes back sending Dijak into steps

Kross kicks Dijak’s head off with steps. This match should be a DQ at this point wtf- IS THE OFFICIAL FUCKING HIGH??? DIJAK ISN’T MOVING THIS IS INSANE

Kross carries Dijak into the ring HE’S FUCKING OUT REF THE MATCH IS OVER

Ref lets Kross ground and pound- KEITH LEE IS OUT- FUCK HIM UP KEITH- THIS IS TOTALLY ROCKY 4, Keith wants to stop the match, Dijak says no. God I’m almost in tears, the love between these two men is pure. Kross is literally pinning Dijak and the ref doesn’t do shit. 

Kross has Dijak in choke hold- rings the bell, Lee is in, I think Dijak is actually dead. I’m shook. Just shook. STOP LAUGHING SCARLETT, YOU AND YOUR MAN ARE TRASH. 

****¾