Wednesday, February 3, 2021

NXT + AEW

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph, "The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix, & Wade Barrett.
-Dusty Rhodes Women's Tag Team Classic Tournament:  Dakota Kai & Raquel Gonzalez d. Kacy Catanzaro & Kayden Carter when Raquel pinned Kacy after the chokeslam bomb (13:02).
-"All Day" Austin Theory(w/ NXT North American Champion Johnny Gargano) d. Leon Ruff with the TKO (6:18); "The Poison Pixie" Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell tried to get involved but were run off by Ember Moon & "The Ballsy Badass" Shotzi Blackheart.  Dexter Lumis saved Ruff from a post-match attack.
-Dusty Rhodes Men's Tag Team Classic Tournament:  Legado Del Fantasma(Joaquin Wilde & Raul Mendoza) d. The Lucha House Party(Gran Metalik & Lince Dorado); Mendoza pinned Lince after he and Wilde hit the Russian legsweep/flying roundhouse kick combo (6:45).  After the match, The Mean Street Kids(Wes Lee & Nash Carter) confronted their semifinal opponents in the Dusty Classic.
-Toni Storm vs. Jessi Kamea(w/ Robet Stone & Aliyah Areebi) ended in a no-contest when "The Latina Sensation" Mercedes Martinez attacked Toni (1:20).  NXT Women's Champion "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai watched the brawl before hitting the two with an Asai moonsault on the floor.
-Santos Escobar(w/ Joaquin Wilde & Raul Mendoza) d. "The Lone Star" Curt Stallion with the double-underhook elevated facebuster to retain the Cruiserweight Title (9:54 aired).  Scarlett Bordeaux watched the match from the entranceway and Karrion Kross confronted Escobar afterwards.
-Dusty Rhodes Men's Tag Team Classic Tournament:  Tommaso Ciampa & Timothy Thatcher d. Adam Cole & Roderick Strong when Ciampa pinned Strong after the Willow's Bell(draping DDT) (17:05).
-Next week:  Your Men's Dusty Classic semifinals are Ciampa & Thatcher vs. Grizzled Young Veterans("Liverpool's #1" Zack Gibson & "Mr. Mayhem" James Drake) and Mean Street Kids vs. Legado Del Fantasma.  Also the Women's Dusty Classic will see Ember & Shotzi vs. Candice & Indi.

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, & Excalibur.
-"The Demo God" Chris Jericho won a tag team battle royal for himself and Maxwell Jacob Friedman.  Eliminations:  "Angél Dorado" Daunte Martin by Private Party, "#3" Alex Reynolds by "The Big Hurt" Jake Hager, Hager by "#4" John Silver, Tag Team Champion Matt Jackson by Santana Draztik, "The Five-Tool Player" Anthony Bowens by Chris Jericho & M.J.F., Stu Grayson by Luchasaurus, Luchasaurus by Evil Uno & Silver, Uno by M.J.F.(eliminating Uno/Stu), Marq Quen by "Air Wolf" Darius Martin, Silver by Angel Ortiz & Santana(eliminating Reynolds/Silver), Santana by Tag Team Champion Nick Jackson, Ortiz by Nick Jackson(eliminating Proud & Powerful), Isiah Kassidy by the interfering Impact Tag Team Champions The Good Brothers("Machine Gun" Karl Anderson & "The Big L.G." Doc Gallows)(eliminating Private Party), Nick Jackson by M.J.F.(eliminating The Young Bucks), "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry by M.J.F.(eliminating The Jurassic Express), M.J.F. by "Platinum" Max Caster, Caster by "Air Wolf" Darius Martin, "The Spanish God" Sammy Guevara accidentally by Jericho(eliminating Sammy Hager), and Darius Martin by Jericho(eliminating Top Flight) (11:37).  (Note:  Fear The Revelation(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) were originally scheduled to participate but were suspended for their post-match attack on Jurassic Express last week.)
-Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D.(w/ Rebel) d. Thunder Rosa after running her into an exposed turnbuckle, with the referee stopping the match as Rosa was knocked out in Britt's Lockjaw(arm-over-head Crippler Crossface/mandible claw combo) (13:11).
-"Hangman" Adam Page & "Big Money" Matt Hardy d. Chaos Project("The Original Deathdealer" Dr. Luther & Serpentico); Page hit the Buckshot(slingshot somersault lariat) on Serpentico and Hardy tagged in to get the pin (3:58).
-Participants in the Women's Title Contender Tournament were announced.  On the U.S. side:  Riho, "Legit" Leyla Hirsch, "#99" Anna Jay, "The Native Beast" Nyla Rose, Thunder Rosa, Taynara Conti, Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D., and Serena Deeb.  On the Japan side:  Aja Kong, Yuka Sakazaki, Veny(aka ASUKA in Japan), Emi Sakura, Ryo Mizunami, Mei Suruga, Rin Kadokura, and Maki Itoh.
-Shockingly, "Superbad" Kip Sabian & "The Bad Girl" Penelope Ford's wedding went awry despite the presence of "The Best Man" Miroslav Barnyashev.  Charles/Chuck Taylor and "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy crashed the proceedings and Penelope went face-first into the wedding cake.
-"The Murderhawk" Lance Archer(w/ Jake "The Snake" Roberts) d. "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston in a lumberjack match after hitting the Blackout(reverse Razor's Edge-style powerbomb) (9:02).
-Heavyweight Champion "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega & Impact Tag Team Champions The Good Brothers("Machine Gun" Karl Anderson & "The Big L.G." Doc Gallows) d. Jon Moxley, "The Bastard" Pac, & Rey Fenix when Gallows pinned Fenix after he and Anderson hit the Magic Killer(double-team elevated neckbreaker) (15:24); Don Callis did commentary.  Omega and company kept attacking after the bell until Lance Archer cleaned house...Omega and Moxley squared off, but KENTA Kobayashi made a surprise appearance to lay out Moxley with the Go 2 Sleep!
-Next week:  Darby Allin vs. "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela for the TNT Title, Jericho & M.J.F. vs. The Acclaimed, & "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes & "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson vs. "Pretty" Peter Avalon & Cezar Bononi.  Also:  Moxley & Archer vs. Omega & KENTA in a falls-count-anywhere match.

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