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WWE NXT Results – January 24, 2018

   January 24, 2018

WWE NXT
January 24, 2018
Center Stage
Atlanta, Georgia

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Transcription by Josh Lopez

The Velveteen Dream Promo: 

Johnny Gargano, you dream of one day becoming NXT Champion. And I don’t doubt that you’re the superstar to do that. But not yet. Not when the choices are you and you have the choice of me, The Velveteen Dream. Now, while we all know your rise was tainted in doubt, the dream’s experience was pure. So the way I see it, no matter how the pieces fall, Johnny, a dream will be over. 

First Match: No Way Jose vs. Cezar Bononi 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Jose applies a side headlock. Bononi reverses the hold. Bononi drops Jose with a Shoulder Tackle. Jose leapfrogs over Bononi. Jose delivers a shoulder tackle of his own. Bononi goes for a Leap Frog, but Jose counters with an inverted atomic drop. Jose lands a deep arm drag. Jose applies an arm-bar. Jose fights out of the irish whip.

Bononi drives Jose head to the canvas. Bononi dropkicks Jose. Bononi is mauling Jose in the corner. Bononi with a PumpHandle PowerSlam for a two count. Bononi applies a rear chin lock. Jose levels Bononi with a Swinging Neck Breaker. Jose is throwing multiple jabs. Jose PowerSlams Bononi. Jose clocks Bononi with The FastBall Punch to pickup the victory.

Winner: No Way Jose via Pinfall 

Second Match: Bianca BelAir vs. Latoya Alsop 

BelAir start things off with a Waist Lock TakeDown. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. BelAir backs Alsop into the corner. BelAir runs through Alsop with a Running Shoulder Tackle. BelAir repeatedly stomps on Alsop chest. BelAir is ramming her shoulders into the midsection of Alsop. Alsop ducks a clothesline from BelAir.

Alsop goes for a HeadScissors TakeOver, but BelAir counters with a Tilt-A-Whirl Back Breaker. Alsop kicks BelAir in the ribs. BelAir responds with a vicious forearm smash. BelAir applies a Modified SurfBoard Submission Hold. Alsop gets back to a vertical base. Alsop side steps BelAir into the turnbuckles. BelAir uses her ponytail to hit Alsop in mid-air. BelAir plants Alsop with a Reverse PowerBomb to pickup the victory.

Winner: Bianca BelAir via Pinfall 

Shayna Baszler & Ember Moon Sit-Down Interview: 

Percy Watson: Welcome, NXT Universe. I am Percy Watson. And we are just days away from NXT TakeOver Philadelphia. But before we get to the in-ring action, we have a little action right here of our own. I am here with the challenger Shayna Baszler and also NXT Women’s Champion, Ember Moon. Champ, I just want to take a quick second and congratulate you on your NXT Women’s Title. I know you have overcome a lot of obstacles to get to this point in your career. But I just have to ask you. The NXT Universe wants to know why did you call out Shayna Baszler? 

Ember Moon: Because Shayna is nothing more than a bully. She thinks that she can come into our division, take shortcuts, jump people from behind, try to injure Dakota Kai. What are you? Overcompensating for something? You realize you just couldn’t cut it in the NXT Women’s Division? Please, do tell, Shayna. 

Percy Watson: I mean that smirk on your face really says a lot, Shayna. But the champ has a valid point. A number of superstars here have felt the effects of the cure from Aliyah to Kairi Sane to Dakota Kai. Even the last match you had with Dakota Kai you were trying to hurt her, trying to break her arm. 

Shayna Baszler: It’s never been about Dakota or Aliyah or even Kairi. You have to stir up waters to catch fish. And Ember Moon is the big fish in this pond. 

Ember Moon: So you think I didn’t know what you were doing, Shayna? I am the big fish for a reason. You think that you’re going to come into my NXT Women’s Division and take shortcuts where everyone else rises to the challenge. We live by a code, Shayna, of sportsmanship, skill, honor, and heart. See, being NXT Women’s Champion means that you have responsibilities. Not only to yourself but to your division. And if, if you ever become NXT Women’s Champion, and set aside all of your selfishness, Shayna, you might get a small glimpse of what that means. But I promise you now it will not happen at TakeOver Philadelphia. 

Percy Watson: What are your expectations of such a grand, such a huge match? How you do expect this match to go? 

Shayna Baszler: You know something. You’re right, Ember. You did it. You achieved your dreams, started at the bottom and climbed your way, defeated the odds, faced the undefeated. You achieved your dreams. Good job. But you know what the difference between me and you is? I don’t care that everyone knows the path that I took to get there, the struggles I went through. Because I assure you, I worked just as hard as you. And at NXT Takeover Philadelphia, when you wake up and see me walking away with that title, you’re going to know that’s me walking away with your dreams. 

Percy Watson: Shayna, just one more question, if you don’t mind? We already know so much about the champion, Ember Moon. If there was one thing you wanted the NXT Universe to know about you, what would it be? 

Shayna Baszler: NXT Universe, I don’t care what they about me or how I got here. They are just going to have to get used to it. 

Meet TM61 Part 2: 

Matchups’s For Next Weeks WWE NXT: 

Third Match: Johnny Gargano vs. The Velveteen Dream. The Winner Will Face Andrade Cien Almas For The WWE NXT Championship At WWE NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Dream applies an arm-bar. Gargano floats over into a front facelock. Dream reverses the hold. Following a snap mare takeover, Dream poses in the corner. Dream is talking smack to Gargano. Gargano locks in the Gargano Escape, but Dream wisely heads to the bottom rope to create separation. Dream is trying to regain his composure on the outside. Gargano dropkicks Dream off the ring apron. Gargano follows that with a Flying Cannonball Strike. Gargano rolls Dream back into the ring.

Gargano goes for a SlingShot Spear, but Dream counters with a Swinging Neck Breaker. Dream lightly kicks Gargano in the head. Dream steps on Gargano’s back. Dream applies a Cravate. Gargano with a BackSlide Cover for a two count. Dream kicks Gargano in the gut. Dream tosses Gargano out of the ring. Dream lands a Flying Double Axe Handle off the ring apron. Gargano fires off a series of knife edge chops. Dream deposits Gargano back first on the apron.

Coming out of the commercial break. Gargano clotheslines Dream. Gargano drops Dream with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Gargano sends Dream sternum first across the turnbuckles. Gargano levels Dream with the Roll Through RoundHouse Kick. Gargano connects with a Tornado FlatLiner for a two count. Dream with a clubbing blow to the back of Gargano. Gargano responds with the arm-ringer. Gargano and Dream are trading back and forth covers in the center of the ring.

Dream SuperKicks Gargano. Gargano responds with a Rebound Lariat for a two count. Gargano decks Dream with a Forearm Smash. Gargano fights out of the Fireman’s Carry Position. Gargano goes for The Gargano Escape, but Dream counters with a Swinging Reverse STO/DDT Combination for a two count. Gargano knocks Dream off the top turnbuckle.

Gargano lands a Suicide Dive. Dream sends Gargano crashing crotch first on the top turnbuckle pad. Dream connects with The Avalanche Death Valley Driver for a two count. Dream goes for The Purple RainMaker, but Gargano gets his knees up in the air. Gargano SuperKicks Dream. Gargano locks in The Gargano Escape which forces Dream to tap out.

Winner: Johnny Gargano via Submission 

Author: Josh Lopez