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COMPLETE WWE NXT WAR GAMES 2021 COVERAGE: TWO WAR GAMES, TWO TITLE MATCHES, ONE BALD GUY, A LOT OF VIDEO PACKAGES, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2021-12-05 19:29:00

We have a Tiffany Stratton video package.

We have a Josh Briggs and Briggs Jensen video package.

We have a Boa video package.

We take a look at the MSK Shaman tour.  We will meet the Shaman on Tuesday.

We have the veterans' locker room.  Gargano says he is glad to be in his first and maybe last War Games.  Knight talks about how the other locker room is nervous.  Ciampa says tonight is big for all of them.  It is your moment tonight.

Match Number Two:  NXT Men’s Tag Team Championship: Imperium (Marcel Barthel and Fabian Aichner) versus Von Wagner and Kyle O’Reilly

Kyle and Barthel start things off.  They lock up and Kyle with a waist lock and Barthel with a wrist lock take down.  Kyle tries to roll through to escape but Barthel rolls through with Kyle to hold on to the wrist lock.  Barthel goes for a sunset flip but Kyle goes for a cross arm breaker but Barthel escapes.  Aichner tags in and he gives Kyle an arm drag into an arm bar.  Kyle with a forearm and Aichner with a chop.  Aichner with chops and Kyle misses a chop.  Aichner with an Irish whip and Kyle goes through the legs and kicks Aichner.  Wagner tsgs in and hits a leap frog splash to the back.  Wagner with a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall.

Wagner with an elbow drop for a near fall.  Kyle tags in and Wagner with head butts while Kyle kicks Aichner.  Aichner with a chop and Kyle kicks Aiechner.  Kyle blocks a chop and applies an arm bar and connects with a knee.  Kyle with a front face lock and Aichner with a suplex.  Barthel tags in and Barthel with an Irish whip and European uppercut and kick followed by an exploder.  Barthel comes off the turnbuckles but Kyle with a knee.  Barthel with a knee followed by a snap mare and running boot to the chest.  Kyle with an arm wringer.

Wagner tags in and connects with a shoulder tackle and flying shoulder tackle followed by a slam.  Wagner runs into a boot but Wagner blocks it.  Barthel kicks Wagner and Aichner tags in.  Aichner with a shoulder tackle and chop but they have no impact.  Aichner catches Wagner on a leap frog and hits a rolling slam.  Barthel tags in and he goes for an arm drag but Wagner blocks it and hits a short arm clothesline.  Kyle tags in and kicks Aichner and then he kicks Barthel.  Kyle with knees to Barthel followed by a slap.  Kyle with a kick to the chest and a leg sweep.  Kyle with a running forearm into teh corner and he works on the shoulder.  Kyle with knees and forearms.  Kyle iwth forearms and Aichner with a knee to the back.  Barthel with a clothesline.

Aichner tags in and hits a clothesline.  Aichner kicks and punches Kyle.  Kyle kicks Barthel over the top rope and then he connects with a knee to Aichner.  Aichner tries to stop the tag but Kyle with a back body drop and Wagner tags in and he connects with many shoulder tackles.  Wagner with a knee to Aichner and a boot to Barthel.  Wagner with a gutwrench suplex to Aichner.  Aichner and Barthel go to the floor and Wagner with clotheslines on the floor.  Wagner blocks a clothesline from Barthel and hits a back drop driver on the apron.  Kyle with a running knee to Aichner off the apron.  Wagner with an Olympic slam for a near fall.  Barthel with a chop and kicks followed by a double underhook but Wagner blocks a suplex.

Barthel sends Wagner into the turnbuckles.  Aichner tags in and they hit a double drop kick for a near fall.  Barthel tags in and they set for the Imperium Bomb but Wagner with a back body drop to Aichner and a choke slam to Barhtel onto Aichner.  Kyle tags in and he hits a knee to the leg on Barthel.  Kyle with a heel hook on Barthel.  Barthel tries to get to the ropes and Aichner goes for a double jump moonsault onto Kyle to break up the hold.  Barthel puts Kyle on the turnbuckles and Aichner tags in.  Kyle with a guillotine on AIchner and Wagner takes care of Barthel.  Kyle counters a suplex with an inside cradle for a near fall but Barthel pushes Aichner over to get a near fall.

Aichner and Kyle with kicks and clotheslines at the same time and both men go down.  Wagner and Barthel tag in and Wagner and Barthel exchange forearms.  Wagner with the advantage and Aichner with a chop block.  Barthel with a reverse suplex to Kyle.  Kyle and Wagner hit the high low but Wagner can only get a near fall.  Kyle tags in and they go for the high low again but Barthel drops down and Wagner goes to the floor.  Aichner tags in and he hits a springboard cross body onto Wagner on the floor.  Aichner gets for a power bomb but Kyle lands on his feet and he hits a brainbuster for a near fall.  Kyle with a cross barm breaker  but Aichner blocks it and Kyle turns it into a triangle.  Kyle with punches and he brings Aichner to the mat but Aichner gets Kyle up and Barthel tags in and they hit the Imperium Bomb for the three count.

Winners:  Imperium (retain championship)

After the match, the crowd chants for Kyle and Wagner tries to attack Kyle but Kyle moves.  Kyle kicks Wagner and he shows the Undisputed Era hand gesture.

We go to a video package for Ikemen Jiro.

We have a video package for Legado del Fantasma.

McKenzie Mitchell is with Legado Del Fantasma.  She asks Escobar about his match against Xyon Quinn.  Escobar says Xyon bit off more than he can chew and reality will hit him on Tuesday.  McKenzie asks about Elektra and Xyon meeting up.  Escobar says that they are a family and they deal with things behind closed doors.  Elektra says that she is a big girl and she does not need McKenzie to know what is going on.

Match Number Three:  Hair vs Hair Match: Cameron Grimes versus Duke Hudson

Hudson runs Grimes into the corner and connects with shoulders.  Grimes with punches and kicks.  Hudson with a punch and kick to Grimes.  Hudson sends Grimes over the top rope onto the ring steps.  Grimes sends Hudson into the ring steps.  Grimes with a senton off the apron.  Hudson sends Grimes into the apron and they return to the ring.  Grimes with running forearms and Hudson catches Grimes in the corner for a uranage.  Hudson with punches.  Hudson with a knee to the back.  Grimes with punches and Hudson goes for a power bomb but Grimes with a rollup for a near fall.  Grimes with a back elbow and boot in the corner.  Grimes with a moonsault for a near fall.  

Grimes kicks Hudson in the back and chest.  Hudson goes to the floor and Grimes goes for a kick from the apron but Hudson blocks it and hits an overhead belly-to-belly suplex on the floor.  Grimes beats the count back into the ring and Hudson kicks Grimes in the back.  Hudson with a back elbow.  Hudson with an abdominal stretch.  Hudson pulls Grimes down by the hair.  Hudson pulls at the nose and kicks Grimes in the corner.  Hudson sets for a suplex but Grimes counters with an inside cradle for a near fall.  Hudson with a boot to Grimes.  Hudson with knees to the back.  Hudson with a hard Irish whip.  Hudson with a back breaker and he stretches Grimes over his knee.  

Hudson goes into the ropes when Grimes moves.  Grimes with an enzuigiri and a Spanish Fly Splash for a near fall.  Grimes goes for a slam but Hudson escapes.  Hudson gets Grimes up but Grimes counters into a DDT for a near fall.  Hudson rolls to the apron and he goes to the floor.  Grimes with a running kick on the apron.  Grimes sends Hudson back into the ring.  Grimes goes for a sunset flip and Hudson drops down and stops the count when he sees Hudson on the ropes.  Grimes with a sunset flip for a near fall.  Grimes with a series of kicks and a poisonrana.  Grimes with a Yakuza kick into the corner followed by a cross body for a near fall.  Hudson with a PitBossman Slam to counter Cave In and he gets a near fall.  Hudson goes for Splash Mountain  but Grimes counters and sends Hudson into the turnbuckles with a rana and Grimes gets the three count.

Winner:  Cameron Grimes

After the match, Hudson tries to escape but Grimes sends him into the Barber Shop.  Hudson with a clothesline and he puts Grimes in the chair.  Hudson has the clippers and Grimes kicks Hudson and hits Cave In.  

Grimes starts to shave Hudson's head but Hudson escapes the ring.

We have a Grizzled Young Veterans video package.

We take a look at Kacy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter.

We have a video package for Draco Anthony.

We are told that New Year's Evil will take place on January 4th on USA Network.

Match Number Four:  NXT Cruiserweight Championship Match: Roderick Strong (with Diamond Mine) versus Joe Gacy (with Harland)

They lock up and Strong backs Gacy into the corner and he gives a clean break.  They lock up and Strong with a single leg take down.  Strong pushes Joe and tells him to show him something.  Joe wants a hug from Strong and Gacy slaps Strong.  Strong with a forearm and punches.  Strong with a knee and back breaker.  Strong with a chop and another back breaker.  Gacy backs up and Gacy with a side head lock and shoulder tackle.  Gacy with a Northern Lariat and kicks.  

Gacy with a front face lock and punches.  Strong with chops and kicks.  Strong chops Gacy to the apron and Strong with a chop across the chest.  Strong with punches.  Gacy with a bicycle kick on the apron.  Gacy with forearms across the chest.  Gacy sends Strong back into the ring and hits an elbow drop.  Gacy goes for a slam but Strong escapes.  Gacy with a back breaker for a near fall.  Gacy with a suplex and he gets a near fall.  Gacy with a forearm and Strong with a chop.  Gacy with a forearm.  Strong with an Irish whip and running knee into the corner.  Strong puts Gacy on the turnbuckles for a chop and superplex.  Strong hits the superplex.

Strong gets a near fall.  Strong with forearms and a knee to the midsection.  Strong with a double knee gutbuster and then he hits an Olympic slam for a near fall.  Strong with the Strong Hold and Gacy tries to get to the ropes but Strong pulls Gacy into the center of the ring.  Gacy kicks Strong away and Gacy with a crossface.  Strong gets to the ropes to force a break.  Gacy with a Northern Lariat to send Strong over the top rope to the floor.  Gacy with a plancha onto Strong and the other members of Diamond Mine.  Ivy gets in Gacy's face and Harland grabs Ivy and Gacy tells him to put her down.  Gacy gets back into the ring and avoids the jumping knee.  Gacy with a Doctor Bomb for a near fall.

Strong with a jumping knee and Gacy is stunned.  Strong with a End of Heartache for the three count.

Winner:  Roderick Strong (retains Championship)

We have an Ikemen Jiro video package of him eating.

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