Wednesday, December 23, 2020

NXT + AEW

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph, Wade Barrett, & "The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix.
-Oney Lorcan & "The Guv'nor" Danny Burch d. Killian Dain & Drake Maverick in a street fight to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles; Lorcan pinned Maverick after he and Burch hit the double-team elevated DDT (12:18 aired).
-Isaiah "Swerve" Scott d. Jake Atlas with the Confidence Boost(modified Michinoku Driver) (7:00 aired).
-Rhea Ripley d. Dakota Kai with the Riptide(pumphandle powerbomb) (11:32); Raquel Gonzalez was banned from ringside but came out to watch the match from the entranceway.
-"The Colossal" Bronson Reed d. Ashante "Thee" Adonis with the Tsunami(top-rope splash) (1:09).
-NXT Women's Champion "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai called out Toni Storm, but instead she was attacked by "The Latina Sensation" Mercedes Martinez.
-Leon Ruff d. Timothy Thatcher via small package (3:58).  Tommaso Ciampa saved Ruff from a post-match beating.
-Tyler Rust(w/ Malcolm Bivens) d. Ariya Daivari via double-armbar submission (4:34).
-Adam Cole d. "The Velveteen Dream" Patrick Clark with the Last Shot v2.0(Shining Wizard) (13:20); Roderick Strong accompanied Cole to ringside but "The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne attacked him.
-Next week:  Johnny Gargano vs. Leon Ruff for the NXT North American Title, plus Roderick Strong vs. Pete Dunne.
-In two weeks:  Finn Bálor vs. Kyle O'Reilly for the NXT Title, Tommaso Ciampa vs. Timothy Thatcher in a Fight Pit Match, Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Gonzalez in a last-woman-standing match, and "The Archer Of Infamy" Damian Priest vs. Karrion Kross.

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, & Excalibur.
-"The Demo God" Chris Jericho & Maxwell Jacob Friedman(w/ "The Big Hurt" Jake Hager) d. Top Flight("Air Wolf" Darius Martin & "Angél Dorado" Daunte Martin); M.J.F. pinned Darius after the Heatseeker(draping piledriver) (11:47).
-The Jurassic Express(Luchasaurus, "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry, & "Mr. Fun Size" Marko Stunt) d. The Dark Order("#5" Alan Angels, "#10" Preston Vance, & Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana); Jungle Boy pinned Angels after he and Luchasaurus hit the assisted sitout spinebuster (10:28).
-"The Bastard" Pac(w/ Penta El Cero Miedo) d. "The Butcher" Andy Williams(w/ "The Blade" Braxton Sutter & "The Bunny" Allie Dennis) with the Black Arrow(corkscrew shooting star press) (11:50); "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston did commentary until "The Murderhawk" Lance Archer came out to confront him.
-"The Natural" Dustin Rhodes(w/ "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson) d. Evil Uno(w/ Stu Grayson, "#3" Alex Reynolds, "#4" John Silver, "#5" Alan Angels, "#10" Preston Vance, Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana, & "#99" Anna Jay) with the bulldog (7:06 aired).  Johnson and "God's Gift" Q.T. Marshall assisted Dustin in fending off a post-match gang attack.
-Women's Champion Hikaru Shida d. "The Pink Dream" Alex Gracia(non-title) with the Falcon Arrow (3:34); Abadon attacked Shida before the match and distracted her during the bout, but it wasn't enough to cost Shida the match.
-The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) d. The Acclaimed("The Five-Tool Player" Anthony Bowens & "Platinum" Max Caster) to retain the Tag Team Titles; Matt pinned Caster after he and Nick hit the BTE-Trigger(double short-arm pump knees) (14:47).
-Next week:  "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega vs. Rey Fenix for the Heavyweight Title and Jake Hager vs. "Mr. Mayhem" Michael Wardlow.
-In two weeks:  Darby Allin vs. "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage for the TNT Title.

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