Wednesday, May 13, 2020

NXT + AEW

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Mauro Ranallo, Byron Saxton, & "The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix.
-Imperium(Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel) d. "The Original Bro" Matt Riddle & Timothy Thatcher(again substituting for "The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne) to win the NXT Tag Team Titles; Thatcher walked out on Riddle, leading to Barthel pinning Riddle after he and Aichner hit the European Bomb(powerbomb/second-rope European uppercut combo) (7:52 aired).
-Tegan Nox d. Indi Hartwell with the Shiniest Wizard (3:19).
-Interim Cruiserweight Title Tournament, Block A:  Jake Atlas d. "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese with the Rainbow DDT(top-rope cartwheel into a DDT) (5:02).
-Cameron Grimes d. Finn Bálor after "The Archer Of Infamy" Damian Priest hit Finn with his nightstick outside the ring, leading to Grimes scoring the surprise win after the Cave-In(flying dropkick/double-stomp) (6:22 aired).
-Interim Cruiserweight Title Tournament, Block B:  "The Extraordinary Gentleman" Jack Gallagher d. Isaiah "Swerve" Scott with the rolling elbow (3:36); Tony Nese attacked Swerve before the match, leaving him in bad shape as the bout began.
-Kayden Carter d. Aliyah Areebi(w/ Robert Stone) with a reverse Indian Deathlock (2:50).
-"The Original Bro" Matt Riddle d. Timothy Thatcher, countering a kneebar into a modified rollup for the pin (8:51 aired).
-Interim Cruiserweight Title Tournament standings:
Block A:  Yujiro Kushida 2-0, Jake Atlas 2-1, Drake Maverick 1-1, Tony Nese 0-3
Block B:  Akira Tozawa 2-0, El Hijo Del Fantasma 1-1, Jack Gallagher/Isaiah "Swerve" Scott 1-2
-Next week:  "The Nightmare" Rhea Ripley vs. "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai, plus the Interim Cruiserweight Title Tournament continues with "The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida vs. Drake Maverick and Akira Tozawa vs. El Hijo Del Fantasma.

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, & Excalibur.
-The Best Friends(Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor)(w/ "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy) d. The Jurassic Express(Luchasaurus & "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry)(w/ "Mr. Fun Size" Marko Stunt); Rey Fenix attacked Orange and Maxwell Jacob Friedman ran Jungle Boy into the ringpost.  Taylor didn't see M.J.F.'s interference and finished off Jungle Boy with the Awful Waffle(over-the-shoulder piledriver) (7:50 aired).
-Hikaru Shida won a four-corner match with "The Galaxy's Greatest Alien" Kris Statlander, Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D., and "The Bad Girl" Penelope Ford(w/ "Superbad" Kip Sabian) when she pinned Ford after the basement flying knee strike (7:52 aired).
-Tag Team Champion "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega & "Broken" Matt Hardy d. Proud & Powerful(Angel Ortiz & Santana Draztik)(w/ "The Spanish God" Sammy Guevara) when Hardy pinned Ortiz after a top-rope Twist Of Fate (14:15 plus brawling before the bell).
-Maxwell Jacob Friedman(w/ "Mr. Mayhem" Michael Wardlow) d. "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson with the Salt Of The Earth(Fujiwara armbar) (2:45).
-Chris Jericho(w/ "The Big Hurt" Jake Hager, Angel Ortiz, Santana Draztik, & "The Spanish God" Sammy Guevara) d. "Suge D" Sugar Dunkerton with the Judas Effect(spinning elbowsmash) (1:06).
-"The Exalted One" Brodie Lee(w/ "#10" Preston Vance) d. "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels(w/ "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky) after the discus lariat (9:36 aired).
-Next week:  Orange Cassidy vs. Rey Fenix, Marko Stunt vs. M.J.F., Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley vs. "#10" Preston Vance, and Matt Hardy vs. Sammy Guevara.

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