Wednesday, May 27, 2020

NXT + AEW

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Mauro Ranallo, Tom Phillips, & "The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix.
-Interim Cruiserweight Title Tournament:  Drake Maverick won a triple threat match with "The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida and Jake Atlas; Kushida caught Atlas in the cross-armbreaker, but Maverick draped an arm over Atlas to get the three-count (7:56 aired).  (There was controversy with the finish as the replay showed Atlas tapping out to Kushida's hold during the pinfall.)
-Johnny Gargano(w/ Candice LeRae) d. Adrian Alanis with the Garga-No Escape(arm-over-head Crippler Crossface) (0:46).  NXT North American Champion "Limitless" Keith Lee & "The Blasian Baddie" Mia Yim made fun of the Gargano couple on the Full Sail Tron.
-Raquel Gonzalez(w/ Dakota Kai) d. "The Ballsy Badass" Shotzi Blackheart via chokeslam bomb after Dakota's interference (5:43 aired); Tegan Nox came to ringside to counteract Dakota's presence, but she got into a confrontation with Candice LeRae.
-NXT Women's Champion Charlotte Flair & Chelsea Green(w/ Robert Stone) d. "The Nightmare" Rhea Ripley & "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai when Charlotte rolled up Io with feet on the ropes (8:20 aired).
-Tommaso Ciampa d. Leon Ruff with the Fairy Tale Ending(double-underhook sitout faceplant) (1:19); Scarlett Bordeaux watched the match from ringside.
-Timothy Thatcher d. "The Original Bro" Matt Riddle with a sleeper and bodyscissors in a Cage Fight(only win by knockout or tapout) when Riddle passed out in the hold (11:04 aired); Kurt Angle was the special guest referee.
-Interim Cruiserweight Title Tournament standings:
Block A:  Drake Maverick 3-1(block winner), Yujiro Kushida/Jake Atlas 2-2, Tony Nese 0-3
Block B:  El Hijo Del Fantasma(block winner)/Akira Tozawa 2-1, Jack Gallagher/Isaiah "Swerve" Scott 1-2
-Next week:  Drake Maverick vs. El Hijo Del Fantasma in the Interim Cruiserweight Title tournament final, plus Candice LeRae vs. Mia Yim.

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, & Excalibur.
-The Young Bucks & "Broken" Matt Hardy d. "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela & Private Party(Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy); Hardy pinned Kassidy after the Bucks hit the More Bang For Your Buck(Regal Roll by Matt, 450 Splash by Nick, moonsault by Matt) (8:54).  After the match, "The Butcher" Andy Williams & "The Blade" Braxton Sutter attacked the Bucks, but the save was made by the debuting F.T.R.(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler, formerly Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder)!
-"They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage(w/ Taz) d. "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson with the Drill Claw(vertical suplex dropped into sitout Tombstone) (1:16); Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley did commentary.
-Women's Champion Hikaru Shida d. Christi Jaynes(non-title) with the Falcon Arrow (5:22).
-"Superbad" Kip Sabian & Jimmy Havoc(w/ "The Bad Girl" Penelope Ford) d. SoCal Uncensored("The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky); Havoc pinned Sky after he and Sabian hit the Michinoku Driver/dropkick combo (12:16).
-"Jungle Boy" Jack Perry won a battle royal for a shot at TNT Champion "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes.  Eliminations:  "The Original Deathdealer" Dr. Luther by Luchasaurus, "The Concrete Rose" Sonny Kiss by "Mr. Mayhem" Michael Wardlow, Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana by Billy Gunn, Brandon Cutler & "The Librarian" Peter Avalon eliminated each other, "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels by "Mr. Fun Size" Marko Stunt, Marko by Wardlow, Billy Gunn & Luchasaurus by Wardlow & Maxwell Jacob Friedman, M.J.F. by Jungle Boy, Wardlow by Jungle Boy & "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy, and Cassidy by Jungle Boy (11:56).
-Next week:  Cody Rhodes vs. Jungle Boy for the TNT Title, plus "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega & "Hangman" Adam Page vs. Kip Sabian & Jimmy Havoc for the Tag Team Titles.

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