PWInsider - WWE News, Wrestling News, WWE

WWE NXT REPORT: NXT MEN'S TITLE MATCH, THE BREAKOUT TOURNAMENT BEGINS, A VISITOR FROM RAW, AND MORE

We begin with the graphic In Memory of Paul Orndorff.

We take a look back at last week's Great American Bash episode of NXT.

Johnny Gargano takes on Karrion Kross later tonight.  His chances of winning are comparable to hitting a jackpot while playing at an online casino. 

We are at the Capitol Wrestling Centre and your announcers are Beth Phoenix, Wade Barrett, and Vic Joseph.

Match Number One:  Dakota Kai (with Raquel Gonzalez) versus Ember Moon

They lock up and go around the ring.  Ember with a take down into a top wrist lock.  Kai with a wrist lock.  Moon with a hammer lock into a side head lock.  Kai with a side head lock.  Kai with a shoulder tackle.  Moon lands on her feet on a hip toss and she takes Kai down with an arm drag and follows with another arm drag into an arm bar.  Kai with a take down and near fall.  Kai with an Irish whip that sends Moon sternum first into the turnbuckles.  Kai with a Yakuza kick for a near fall.  Kai with a forearm and an axe kick for a near fall.  Kai with a thrust kick and she gets a near fall.  

Moon with a rollup for a near fall.  Kai with a kick to Moon and she gets a near fall.  Kai with a straitjacket choke.  Kai pulls Moon back to the mat.  Moon with an arm drag and then she blocks a kick and gets a near fall.  Kai rolls to the floor and Moon looks at Gonzalez before hitting a suicide dive on Kai.  Kai sends Moon into the apron and then Moon with a spinning kick on the apron.  Moon with a sliding kick to Kai from the apron.  Moon sends Kai back into the ring and she kicks Kai.  Moon puts Kai in the ropes and then Moon goes to the floor and kicks Kai to get a near fall.  Moon with an Irish whip and forearm into the corner.  Moon sends Kai to the apron and then Kai trips Moon.  

Moon kicks Kai away but Kai kicks Moon and then sends Moon's ribs into the ring post.  Kai gets a near fall.  :Kai sends Moon into the turnbuckles and then chokes her.  Kai gets a near fall.  Kai with forearms to the back of the head.  Kai with a rear chin lock.  Moon with forearms and an arm drag followed by a rollup for a near fall.  Kai with a back breaker for a near fall.  Kai with Kawada kicks to Moon and she gets a near fall.  Kai pie faces Moon and then connects with a forearm.  Kai with a punch and suplex.  Moon kips up and hits a clothesline.  Moon with a back heel kick and an enzuigiri.  Moon with a bicycle kick and a neck breaker followed by a butterfly suplex.  Moon with a running back elbow into the corner.

Moon with a springboard cross body for a near fall.  Kai with a scorpion kick and she avoids Moon when Moon charges into the corner.  Kai pulls Moon to the mat and Kai with the Yakuza kick as she scores from second.  Kai with a reverse swinging DDT for a near fall.  Kai with a forearm and she goes to the turnbuckles.  Moon with a running drop kick and then Moon with a Frankensteiner for a near fall.   Moon walks across Kai and then goes to the apron.  Kai misses a kick and Moon with a forearm.  Kai with a forearm and she gets Moon on her shoulders for Go 2 Kick for the three count.

Winner:  Dakota Kai

After the match, Xia Li makes her way to the ring and she walks past Dakota Kai to Raquel Gonzalez.  Li challenges Gonzalez and she appears to accept the challenge.

We go to Malcolm Bivens' comments from earlier today about the Diamond Mine and he says they are about competition.  He says it is Open Challenge time.  

Bobby Fish shows up and accepts the challenge.  

Malcolm tells Bobby he faces Tyler Rust tonight.

Roddy says after Tyler is done with Fish it is over.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a video package for Ikemen Jiro.  He says don't let his good looks fool you because he will kick your ass.  He says he was trained by Tajiri and Muta.  He says he is looking forward to the breakout tournament.

We go to Cameron Grimes being the butler for LA Knight.  Knight is on the phone and he says Grimes is late.  Grimes arrives and Knight says Grimes is late.  Grimes says he showed up.  Before he had his money, he had his word and his word is bond.  Knight tells Grimes to go out back to look more professional.  Grimes gets his hair and beard worked on and Knight talks about the uniform.

We see Grimes in his uniform and he likes his new look.  Knight calls Grimes a penguin and butler and it is time for him to do some work.  

Match Number Two:  Tyler Rust (with Roderick Strong, Malcolm Bivens, and Hideki Suzuki) versus Bobby Fish

They lock up and Fish misses some kicks and Rust with a belly-to-back suplex.  Rust with a punch to the midsection and a wrist lock and take down.  Rust with a double wrist lock and he stomps on the arm.  Rust with a European uppercut and snap mare.  Fish with a kick and Rust with a figure four head scissors.  Rust with a kick to the midsection but Fish with a kick to the leg and forearms.  Fish with kicks to the chest.  Fish runs into a boot in the corner but Fish with a back body drop.  Fish with an exploder that sends Rust into the ropes.

Strong gets on the apron and Fish sees Rust get up and Fish with a running back elbow to send Rust to the floor.  The referee tells Strong to get off the apron and Rust with a clip and a round kick for the three count.

Winner:  Tyler Rust

After the match, Strong tells Fish that he bit off more than he could chew.  They surround  Fish and KUSHIDA makes his way to the ring and the Diamond Mine leaves the ring.

Samoa Joe shows up in his referee's shirt and he stops by to tell Karrion Kross the rules for the match but Kross ignores Joe.  

Kross tells Joe if he screws him in this match, Joe will be the one he deals with.

We go to commercial.

We are back and we see The Way arrive at the building and Indi Hartwell is walking a few feet behind Johnny, Candice, and Austin.   Beth Phoenix stops Indi and she asks Indi Hartwell about Dexter.  She says Dexter didn't do anything.  Beth tells Indi that some times you have to take a chance.

Match Number Three:  Gigi Dolin versus Sarray

They shake hands and they lock up.  Sarray with a wrist lock.  Dolin with a reversal.  Sarray with a reversal of her own into a hammer lock.  Sarray with a side head lock.  Sarray with an arm drag take down and a side head lock take down.  Dolin with a head scissors and Sarray escapes.  

Mandy Rose is on the stage and Sarray kicks Dolin and Dolin kicks back.  Dolin with a snap mare and kick.  Sarray with a forearm and rollup for a near fall.  Sarray with a Muta Lock but Sarray releases the hold.  Sarray with kicks and she tries for a fisherman's buster but Dolin counters with a rollup for a near fall.  Dolin with another rollup for a near fall.  Dolin with an STO for a near fall.  Dolin with a forearm to Sarray and Sarray with a drop kick to Dolin against the ropes.  Sarray with another drop kick with Dolin against the ropes.  Sarray with a head and arm Saito Suplex for the three count.

Winner:  Sarray

Santos Escobar says their world is in a constant state of flux.  Bronson Reed is a winner and he gets to live happily ever after without facing him one on one.  Isaiah Scott has the title now.  Joaquin Wilde says the Hit Row Cypher was horrible because Isaiah was off beat.  Raul Mendoza says they have no class.

Escobar says that Dexter Lumis is a loser.  He is a loser in love and he will be a loser in the ring.

We go to commercial.

 We are back with Duke Hudson.  He says he is not perfect, but he is close.  He mentions that he is from Australia.  He says it starts with Ikemen Jiro.  He is high flying and has the weird jacket, but he will punch Jiro in the face.  You can call him Duke or the Breakout Champion.

Match Number Four:  Dexter Lumis versus Santos Escobar (with Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza)

Escobar teases a punch and Lumis does not move.  Escobar with kicks and a back elbow but Lumis pops back up.  Lumis blocks a punch and Mendoza gets on the apron and the distraction allows Escobar to punch Lumis.  Lumis with a Thesz Press and punches and then he crawls across the ring.  Escobar is pulled under the ring as Legado Del Fantasma tries to find Lumis.  Escobar is pulled to safety by Mendoza and Wilde.  Lumis emerges from under the ring and Legado del Fantasma freaks out.

We go to commercial.

Coverage Continues on Next Page

If you enjoy PWInsider.com you can check out the AD-FREE PWInsider Elite section, which features exclusive audio updates, news, our critically acclaimed podcasts, interviews and more by clicking here!

• Tweet