STEVE NOTES! NXT 7/15/20

YOU ASKED FOR IT, HERE IT IS!  

steve notes

-the entire nxt men's roster record cameos for keith lee

-keith lee promo

alabama asked me to put on moana, I do and then say "you're welcome"

lee asks ring announcer to repeat the double title thing

lee is at a crossroads, the last few months have been difficult, he understands- but something special can happen in the ring, he feels it when he stands there with those titles- he stands here before you champ champ. But back to reality, the lockerroom, filled with friends and enemies, they want the opportunity. Lee SAYS THERES NO SUCH THING AS A SELF MADE MAN. Acknowledges his trainer Tim Brooks. He acknowledges and thanks the WWE universe. He brings up one more person- DIJAK! He says let's talk.

Dijak comes out. He says he's more proud than anyone, but this isn't about him, it's Lee's moment. Lee says this is about BOTH of us- the competition between us propelled Lee. He's been his best opponent, he had a talk with Regal, the first challenger should be him. LETS DO IT TONIGHT!

Is HHH trying to get Dijak a re-audition for Raw/SD? 

PRIEST vs GRIMES

Priest comes out strong against Grimes, before too long Grimes gets control

Shaqeroni 

Out of commercial, Priest on the comeback, more back and forth

Priest hits Razor's Edge on Apron FUCKING OUCH

HUge flatliner for Priest gets 2

Grimes rollup gets 2, that weird spanish fly/slam thing gets 2

Grimes goes for cave in, gets hung up in ropes, Priest kicks his head, hits RECKONING for the win

He tells Dijak and Lee he's interested in the winner.

Io shows up at FulL Sail

THATCH AS THATCH CAN!

-What Oney learned- with every submission, there's something to be learned

FUJIWARA ARM BAR,

Making an opponent cry in pain is pure satisfaction, just ask Oney

Shotzi vs. Indi Hartwell

Indi has control from early on

Indi locks in like a reverse danielson stomp-type submission thing, whatever that's called, but Shotzi powers out, stages her comeback

Robert Stone stumbles out, selling his leg as Shotzi hits corner DDT, Shotzi goes up as Stone distracts ref, Aliyah pushes Shotzi off top, Indi hits big boot for win

tegan Nox Interview

Tonight is her night. She's faster, stronger, shinier. She wants to be in with the likes of Kane And Molly Holly as champ.

LDF are getting toasted. Toast to the end of Drake maverick. Only reason he stills has a job He went crying on YT. Raul talks shit about Breezango. Lucha Libre is not a FIESTA, its an ART. He talks up Raul and Joauqin. Took title from sideshow to main show. Sometimes you have to tear things down, to build them up. This was SO good. 

Time for breakfast.

DIJAK vs. LEE

Early on, Dijak is tentative, Lee is super confident. TEST OF STRENGTH. Dijak can't move Lee. Keeps going for handshake, but on second time, HITS CHOP. Lee hits back with double handed chop sends Dijak down. Dijak gets Lee on his shoulders for FYE, Lee escapes. Lots of preening. Feels like their last match for a long time. Lee pounces Dijak out of ring, Lee narrowly avoids going through barricade. Lee hits kind of a draping inverted cross roads thing. Up top, Dijak hits blockbuster, gets 2. Cyclone boot gets 2. Goes for forearm, Lee hits double hand chop, HUGE urunagi/chokeslam thing, BIG BANG CATASTROPHE 3. 

Lights go down as Dijak and Lee share a moment, Scarlett walks down the ramp with a sack of something. Crowd is like stomping or something, it's pretty cool. She dumps some trash in the ring. The broken hourglass? 

Dijak interview

He's on another level, says Kross is no Lee. Kross comes up, says... something. Dijak understands him, says let's do it, they brawl backstage, kross dumps Dijak to the ground, says tick tock. 

THATCH vs. Denzel Dejournette

Straight wrestling match. Denzel gets some in, but Thatch submits with single leg crab, after match he locks it back in, Oney lorcan makes the save in... JEANS? Can't WAIT for this rematch. 

Rhea tweets that she's not booked for more Robert Stone segments. 

Robert Stone approaches Dain, Aliyah brings Robert Stone a Dexter Lumis drawing of last week's NXT. His depiction of Dain angers the big man, he tells Stone to get him a match with Lumis. NEXT WEEK!

Dijak vs. Kross next week

MAIN EVENT

Tegan Nox vs. Io Shirai

Shirai has the early advantage, taunts Nox til Nox comes back with some forearms, Nox gets two with a fallaway slam bridge pin combo as Io goes for a cross body off the top. Shirai back in control. Big chops from Shirai, Nox responds. Every time Nox comes back, Shirai puts her back down. On the outside, Shirai sends Nox into the steps, gets arrogant, blasts her knees on the steps as Nox evades. Nox sends Shirai back into ring, but Shirai like immediately gets the upper hand, back breaker over her knee, Shirai sells the knee. Shirai gets hung up in tree of woe, nox hits canonball, Shirai gets to ropes on pin attempt. NOx gets two with a diving cross body. Chokeslam gets two. Shirai hits german into turnbuckle. Hits tiger feitn kick/619. top rope drop kick, two. Nox goes up, hit Molly go round, two. Nox goes for SW, Shirai hits massive palm strike, moonsault, 3. 

Kai KICKS THE LIVING SHIT OUTTA IO. 

the end.