Wednesday, August 5, 2020

NXT + AEW

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Mauro Ranallo, Tom Phillips, & "The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix.
-Dakota Kai d. "The Nightmare" Rhea Ripley after "The Latina Sensation" Mercedes Martinez got in a cheapshot behind the referee's back, leading to Kai winning with the Go 2 Kick(fireman's-carry lift into head kick) (15:49).
-Bronson Reed d. Shane Thorne with the top-rope splash (4:32).
-NXT North American Title Tournament:  "The Archer Of Infamy" Damian Priest won a triple threat match with Ridge Holland and Oney Lorcan when he pinned Lorcan after the Reckoning(inverted swinging neckbreaker) (6:43 aired).
-NXT Champion "Limitless" Keith Lee d. Cameron Grimes(non-title) with the Spirit Bomb(elevated sitout powerbomb) (8:59 aired).
-Dexter Lumis was declared out of the North American Title tournament due to injury, so the three men who weren't beaten in their tournament matches(Finn Bálor, Johnny Gargano, and Ridge Holland, and one other competitor) would meet in singles competition with the winners getting the last two spots.
-Tegan Nox d. Indi Hartwell with the Shiniest Wizard (3:05); Pat McAfee joined the commentary team for this match and the main event.
-Imperium(Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel) d. The Undispute Era(Kyle O'Reilly & "The Infamous" Bobby Fish)(w/ Adam Cole & Roderick Strong) to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles.  Cole and McAfee got into a confrontation which distracted O'Reilly & Fish, leading to Barthel pinned Fish after he and Aichner hit the European Bomb(powerbomb/second-rope European uppercut combo) (10:48).
-Next week:  Bronson Reed vs. Damian Priest, "The Guv'nor" Danny Burch vs. Karrion Kross, and "The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida vs. Cameron Grimes vs. ? in the NXT North American Title Tournament.

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz.
-"The Exalted One" Brodie Lee, The Dark Order(Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, "#5" Alan Angels, & #9), & Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana(w/ "#10" Preston Vance & "The Star Of The Show" Anna Jay) d. Tag Team Champions "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega & "Hangman" Adam Page, The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson), & F.T.R.(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) when Lee pinned Page after the discus lariat (17:31).
-The Best Friends(Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) d. Proud & Powerful(Angel Ortiz & Santana Draztik) when Trent pinned Ortiz with a victory roll (13:36).
-TNT Champion "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes & Matt Cardona(w/ "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson) d. The Dark Order("#3" Alex Reynolds & "#4" John Silver) when Cardona pinned Reynolds after the Radio Silence(jumping leg lariat, formerly the Rough Ryder) (11:58).
-"Big Swole" Aerial Monroe d. Reba(aka Rebel)(w/ Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D.) after the rolling elbow (1:42).
-Jon Moxley d. Darby Allin with the elevated Paradigm Shift(double-underhook DDT) to retain the Heavyweight Title (14:30); Maxwell Jacob Friedman & "Mr. Mayhem" Michael Wardlow interfered against Moxley but it wasn't enough to cause a title change.
-Next week:  "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy vs. "The Demo God" Chris Jericho, Cody Rhodes vs. Scorpio Sky for the TNT Title, Tag Team Champions Kenny Omega & Adam Page vs. The Jurassic Express(Luchasaurus & "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry(non-title), and The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson vs. The Dark Order(Evil Uno & Stu Grayson).

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