Wednesday, December 30, 2020

NXT + AEW

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph, Wade Barrett, & "The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix.
-R.I.P. Jon Huber(aka Brodie Lee, Luke Harper).
-"The Colossal" Bronson Reed d. Isaiah "Swerve" Scott with the Tsunami(top-rope splash) (6:19).
-The Grizzled Young Veterans("Liverpool's #1" Zack Gibson & "Mr. Mayhem" James Drake) d. Breezango(Tyler Breeze & Johnny Fandango); Gibson pinned Breeze after he and Drake hit the Ticket To Mayhem(Tombstone pickup/Codebreaker combo) (9:01 aired).  Ever-Rise("Jagged" Chase Parker & "Big Magic" Matt Martel) made their entrance to challenge the 'Veterans, but backed off once there was no longer a referee to "hold them back".
-"The Latina Sensation" Mercedes Martinez d. Valentina Feroz with the Air Raid Crash (2:12).
-"The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne d. Roderick Strong with the Bitter End(pumphandle Flatliner) (13:38).
-The Lucha House Party(Gran Metalik & Lince Dorado) d. El Legedo Del Fantasma(Joaquin Wilde & Raul Mendoze)(w/ Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar) when Metalik pinned Mendoza after the tightrope-walk elbowdrop (joined in progress; 3:54 aired).
-Johnny Gargano(w/ Candice LeRae, "All Day" Austin Theory, & Indi Hartwell) d. Leon Ruff with the One Final Beat(slingshot DDT) to retain the NXT North American Title (14:14).
-Next week on New Year's Evil:  Finn Bálor vs. Kyle O'Reilly for the NXT Title, "The Nightmare" Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Gonzalez in a Last-Woman-Standing Match, Tommaso Ciampa vs. Timothy Thatcher in a Fight Pit Match, "The Archer Of Infamy" Damian Priest vs. Karrion Kross, and Santos Escobar vs. Gran Metalik for the Cruiserweight Title.
-In two weeks:  The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament begins.

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, Excalibur, & "The Demo God" Chris Jericho.
-R.I.P. Jon Huber(aka Brodie Lee, Luke Harper).  The show was changed to a tribute event with all of the planned lineups moved forward by a week.
-Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) & Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana(w/ The Dark Order) d. Matt Hardy & Private Party(Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy) when Cabana pinned Quen with the flying folding press (13:32).  The Acclaimed("The Five-Tool Player" Anthony Bowens & "Platinum" Max Caster) came out to talk trash, but SoCal Uncensored("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels & "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian) threw them into the ring to get superkicked by the Bucks.
-"The Murderhawk" Lance Archer, Evil Uno, & Stu Grayson(w/ Jake "The Snake" Roberts & The Dark Order) d "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston, "The Butcher" Andy Williams, & "The Blade" Braxton Sutter; Uno pinned Blade after he and Grayson hit the Fatality(Gory Bomb/top-rope somersault Cutter combo) (10:01).
-"Hangman" Adam Page, "#3" Alex Reynolds, & "#4" John Silver(w/ The Dark Order) d. Maxwell Jacob Friedman & Proud & Powerful(Angel Ortiz & Santana Draztik)(w/ "Mr. Mayhem" Michael Wardlow, "The Spanish God" Sammy Guevara, & "The Big Hurt" Jake Hager); Erick "Redbeard" Rowan made a surprise appearance to fight off Wardlow, leading to Silver pinning Ortiz after the discus lariat (12:38).
-"#99" Anna Jay & Taynara Conti(w/ The Dark Order) d. Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. & "The Bad Girl" Penelope Ford(w/ Rebel, "Superbad" Kip Sabian, & "The Best Man" Miroslav Barnyashev) when Anna made Ford tap out to the Queenslayer(sleeper with bodyscissors) (9:53).  Britt complained about the loss afterwards, leading to Thunder Rosa attacking her.
-"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes, "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy, & "#10" Preston Vance(w/ "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, Best Friends Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor, & The Dark Order) d "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage, "Absolute" Ricky Starks, & "Powerhouse" Will Hobbs(w/ "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz & Hook) when Vance pinned pinned Starks after the spinebuster (11:33).  Team Taz went on the attack after the bell, but TNT Champion Darby Allin and Sting made their way to the ring to put a stop to it.
-Next week:  "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega vs. Rey Fenix for the Heavyweight Title, Hikaru Shida vs. Abadon for the Women's Title, Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks & SoCal Uncensored vs. The Hybrid2 & The Acclaimed, Cody Rhodes vs. "Rebourne" Matt Sydal, and "The Big Hurt" Jake Hager vs. Michael Wardlow.
-In two weeks:  Darby Allin vs. Brian Cage for the TNT Title, "The Bastard" Pac vs. Eddie Kingston, Thunder Rosa vs. Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D., Chuck Taylor vs. "The Best Man" Miroslav Barnyashev, and The Jurassic Express(Luchasaurus & "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry) vs. Fear The Revelation(Dax Hardwood & Cash Wheeler).

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