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WWE NXT REPORT: THE WAR GAMES TEAMS ARE SET, NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH, MSK HAVE THE NEED . . . THE NEED FOR NOT SO MUCH SPEED, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2021-11-23 22:00:00

Your announcers are Wade Barrett, Vic Joseph, and Beth Phoenix.

Grayson Waller is in the ring and he interrupts the Now . . . Then . . . Forever.  He says he is the future and then points out Tommaso Ciampa wasn't in the open.  Ciampa is good but he isn't one of the greats.  See how quickly you change.  You did the same to John Cena.  He left and went to Hollywood.  You booed the Rock out of town.  Don't get him started on Roman Reigns.  He headlined Wrestlemania after Wrestlemania and you booed him.  He is Head of the Table.  You twitter people don't matter.  

Match Number One:  Tommaso Ciampa versus Grayson Waller in a Non Title Match

Waller with a kick to the leg and then Waller avoids a punch and kick.  Waller holds his hands behind his back and he gets in a few shots on Ciampa.  Ciampa with punches and kicks.  Ciampa with a running knee in the corner and he sets for another one and connects.  They go to the floor and Ciampa chops Waller before he is sent back into the ring.  Ciampa with another chop and he punches Waller on the turnbuckles.  Waller drops Ciampa on the top turnbuckle and hits a neck breaker.  Waller with punches and then he connects with a European uppercut.  Waller with a jab and Ciampa with a back elbow.  Ciampa with a chop but Waller with a neck breaker.

Waller kicks Ciampa and punches him.  Waller chokes Ciampa in the ropes.  Waller with a rear chin lock while he has Ciampa in the ropes.  Waller with an elbow to the back of the head and a knee drop.  Waller with a punch.  Waller runs into a boot from Ciampa and Waller with a spinebuster.  Waller throws off his elbow pad and he goes for his version of the People's Elbow but he misses.  Ciampa with a number of clotheslines and then he clotheslines Waller over the top rope into the announce table.  Ciampa with a clothesline on the floor.  Ciampa tosses Waller over the announce table. and Ciampa pats himself on the back.

They return to the ring and Ciampa with a boot to the head.  Ciampa with a chop.  Ciampa with an elbow to the head and a boot to the neck.  Ciampa with jabs and sends Waller to the mat.  Ciampa with forearms to the chest and the referee warns him.  Ciampa runs into a jumping leg lariat.  Waller pats himself on the back.  Waller with punches and kicks and then he connects with a forearm to the back.  Waller with a punch to the midsection.  Waller with an Irish whip and clothesline in the corner.  Waller with boots to the head and Ciampa with a chop.  Waller chops back.  Waller with a forearm.  Waller with an elbow to the back of the neck.  Waller stands on Ciampa's neck.

Waller with a chop in the corner.  Ciampa with an Irish whip and both men bump heads.  Waller goes to the turnbuckles and he comes off and is met with a knee from Ciampa.  Ciampa with a chop and Waller chops back.  They go back and forth.  Ciampa runs into a back elbow and Waller with a leap frog but Ciampa with a DDT.  Ciampa sets for Fairy Tale Ending but Waller with a jackknife cover for a near fall.  Waller gets a near fall with a rollup.  Waller with another rollup but Ciampa rolls through and connects with a knee.  Waller gets Ciampa up on his shoulders and hits a sit out power bomb for a near fall.  Waller goes to the turnbuckles and Ciampa with a punch.

Ciampa goes to the turnbuckles and he sets for a superplex but Waller blocks it.  Waller punches Ciampa and sends him to the mat.  Ciampa stops Waller with a chop and hits a super Air Raid Crash for a near fall.  Ciampa lifts Waller up and chops him a few times.  Waller misses a punch and Ciampa with a back slide and then Ciampa goes for Fairy Tale Ending.  Waller with a cravate and knees.  Waller gets Ciampa on his shoulders and hits a reverse Finlay Roll.  Waller with a springboard elbow drop for a near fall.  They go to the floor and Waller sends Ciampa back in.  Ciampa counters the leaping rolling cutter with Willows' Bell and then he hits Fairy Tale Ending for the three count.

Winner:  Tommaso Ciampa

We go to the back where LA Knight is watching the monitor and McKenzie asks him for his thoughts on the match.  Knight says he didn't have to go out there to help Waller lose.  LA says that everyone knows that Waller sucks.

Joe Gacy shows up and he says that his facts are harmful because we need to work together.

Knight says that he would love to beat up Gacy.

Gacy says that the safe space is open out there.

Knight says he will kick Gacy's ass.

We take a look back at last week's Poker Spectacular.

We go to commercial.

We are back with footage from earlier with Toxic Attraction.  

Dakota Kai is sitting as they walk past and she walks with them.  Mandy says that she won't need Jacy or Gigi with her.

They walk past some broken things and we see them walk past.  Kay Lee Ray shows up with a baseball bat.

Cameron Grimes makes his way to the ring.

Grimes says he grew up in a very small town in North Carolina.  Every day I would have people who pushed me down and told me I wasn't good enough.  I showed them that I was good enough.  I showed them that if I scratched and crawled, it didn't matter how many nights I slept on the floor I showed that I hold it down.  I made it in this industry and I made it rich.  I kept this hair and beard to remind me of my humble beginnings.  To remind me of those times when I had nothing.  

Duke Hudson, you took all of that away from me.  You humiliated me.  You embarrassed me.  Where you messed up is that you made me angry.  Duke Hudson, I want you to come to this ring because I am done talking.

Duke Hudson is at his barber's and he shows off the job they did.  Hudson asks Grimes what is he hot about.  You took a lot of money from me and you got a free haircut in the process.  I am trying to transform you from a troll who lives under a bridge into a decent human being.

Grimes says Hudson should come to the ring so they can resolve this like human beings.

Hudson says that is not happening.

Grimes says he showed Duke a chance to show how big his balls are and you showed that you are gutless and nutless.  You want to talk about big stakes, let's go all in.  Grimes suggests a hair versus hair match.

Duke says he wouldn't mind taking a little more off the top and he says that Grimes is on.  At War Games, I'm going to take the rest (as he shows his souvenir from last week's haircut)

Pete Dunne says he has waited too long to win a championship.  Johnny, you have stepped in my way too many times before.  I am going to send you packing.  It is time you pay your dues Carmelo and I will become North American Champion.

McKenzie asks for an update on Dexter's condition and Indi says that he has a broken hand and he will be out for a month.  Johnny will take the North American Title from Carmelo.  Persia asks Indi if she is okay and she can do it herself.

We go to commercial

We are back with a video package for Tiffany Stratton.  She talks about how her father has been paying for her tennis lessons and she has the best serve at the country club.  She says it is time for her to take over NXT.

Match Number Two:  Persia Pirotta and Indi Hartwell versus Kacy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter

Persia and Kayden start things off and Kayden with a side head lock.  Persia with a shoulder tackle.  Persia wants Indi to make the tag but she does not seem into the match.  Indi tags in and she connects with a forearm to Kacy and Kacy counters a power bomb into a rana.  Kacy trips Indi and Kayden with a springboard round kick.  Indi with a forearm and Kayden with a kick.  Kacy tags in and Kacy with a shoulder and Kayden trips Indi.  Kacy is tossed onto Indi by Kayden and Kacy gets a near fall.

Indi with an Irish whip and kick.  Persia tags in and Kacy with kicks and forearms.  Persia hits snake eyes on Kacy and then she tags in Indi.  Indi with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker and Indi with a shoulder tackle for a near fall. Persia tags in and she puts Kacy in a bear hug and runs Kacy into the turnbuckles.  Kacy moves and Persia hits the ring post shoulder first.  India tags in and so does Kayden.  Kayden kicks Persia on the apron but Indi with a side slam.

Kayden gets a near fall with a rollup.  Kacy tags in and Kayden is put on the turnbuckles.  Indi is pushed to the mat and Kacy gets on Kayden's shoulders and Kayden sends Kacy onto Indi for the three count.

Winners:  Kayden Carter and Kacy Catanzaro

We have a video package for Santos Escobar.

We are back and Andre Chase is taking his students on a tour of the Performance Center. He sees Cameron Grimes and tells everyone this is a teachable moment about not making rash decisions.

Grimes tells Chase to go to hell.

Match Number Three: Santos Escobar (with Legado Del Fantasma) versus Malik Blade

They lock up and Escobar backs Blade into the turnbuckles. Escobar with a waist lock and he has some words for Blade. They lock up and Blade with a cartwheel and he avoids Escobar and hits a drop kick. Escobar with a forearm and kicks. Escobar chokes Blade and kicks him. Escobar goes for a suplex but Blade lands on his feet and he gets a near fall with a sunset flip. Escobar with knees to Blade and he hits an exploder into the turnbuckles. Escobar with a knee and Phantom Driver for the three count.
Winner: Santos Escobar

Elektra Lopez says that you don’t say no to Legado. Xyon Quinn was offered the opportunity of a lifetime and he said no. Look what happened to him. Now that Escobar is back, they are stronger than ever.

Von Wagner and Kyle O’Reilly come out and Kyle says that they want the tag titles.

Mendoza says that they already beat them.

Von says you can look at what happened but if you look at the tape, dumbass, my foot was under the ropes.

Imperium comes out and they are on the HHH Balcony.

Barthel says that these people are much more ignorant and they are much less intelligent. They don’t understand anything that Fabian is saying. You should be ashamed of yourselves, fighting like little children. Kyle, you are there with your big friend Lurch. Do you think you should be challenging us? Do you Legado clowns think you can go toe to toe with Imperium?
Barthel says the truth is that neither of you will be able to stop the standard bearers of this division. Aichner says the Era of Imperium will continue. It does not matter who challenges them first. We will face the winners of your match at War Games.

Zoey Stark and Io Shirai want to talk to Cora Jade and Raquel Gonzalez shows up and they argue.  Cora says the 'can we co-exist' thing is tired.  We do not have a fourth member for the team so you find the fourth while she kicks some Toxic Attraction ass.

We go to commercial/

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