WWE NXT
September 1, 2020
Full Sail University
Winter Park, Florida
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Commentators: Vic Joseph, Wade Barrett, and Beth Phoenix
Transcription by Josh Lopez
First Match: Legado Del Fantasma vs. Isaiah “Swerve” Scott & Breezango In A 6-Man Tag Team Street Fight
Mendoza dropkicks Breezango off the ring apron before the bell rings. Wilde lands The SomerSault Plancha. Legado Del Fantasma with Two Running Boots. Mendoza sends Fandango face first into the steel barricade. Escobar wraps the left shoulder of Scott around the ladder. Wilde kicks Breeze in the gut. Scott sends Escobar back first into the ladder. Wilde repeatedly stomps on Fandango’s chest. Mendoza with a forearm smash. Wilde whips Breeze into the plexiglass. Mendoza rolls Scott back into the ring. Wilde with clubbing blows to Breeze’s back. Mendoza with a knife edge chop. Mendoza kicks Scott in the gut. Scott reverses out of the irish whip from Mendoza. Mendoza gets introduced to the steel chair that was wedged in the corner. Breeze kicks Wilde in the gut. Breeze with The BackStabber.
Scott is choking Mendoza with his boot. Breeze slams Wilde’s head on the apron. Breeze dumps Wilde face first on the barricade. Fandango whips Escobar into the ladder. Scott attacks Mendoza with a trash can lid. Fandango uses the ladder as a battering ram. Scott with a straight right hand. Mendoza with heavy bodyshots. Breeze kicks Mendoza in the gut. Breeze goes for a sunset flip, but Mendoza counters with a forearm smash. Fandango catapults Breeze into the nether regions of Mendoza. Scott dropkicks the trash can lid into Mendoza’s face for a two count. Scott kicks Escobar in the face. Scott with a Flying Knee Strike. Breeze blinds Legado Del Fantasma with the fire extinguisher.
Legado Del Fantasma regains control of the match during the commercial break. Triple Trash Compactor to Breeze. Mendoza dropkicks Fandango through the table on the floor. Mendoza with a Step Up Enzuigiri to Scott. Scott dives over Escobar. Scott with forearm shivers. Mendoza inadvertently throws the right leg of Scott into Escobar’s face. Mendoza applies a waist lock. Scott decks Mendoza with a back elbow smash. Mendoza with a running forearm smash. Scott hits The Roll Through FlatLiner. Scott nails Mendoza with The Pump Kick. Escobar responds with a SuperMan Punch. Escobar lands The Suicide Dive. Legado Del Fantasma and Imperium gangs up on Breeze. Imperium rolls Breeze back into the ring. Marcel Barthel kicks Breeze in the face. Scott and Fandango with Stereo SomerSault Planchas off the forklift. Out goes Imperium. Breezango with Stereo Flying Crossbody Blocks. Scott connects with The JML Driver to pickup the victory.
Winner: Isaiah “Swerve” Scott & Breezango via Pinfall
Tegan Nox Promo
Second Match: Candice LeRae vs. Kacy Catanzaro w/Kayden Carter
Catanzaro with a waist lock go-behind. LeRae drops Catanzaro with a back elbow smash. Catanzaro applies a side headlock. Catanzaro with a deep arm-drag. LeRae ducks a clothesline from Catanzaro. LeRae applies a waist lock. Catanzaro with a back elbow smash. Catanzaro leapfrogs over LeRae. Catanzaro with a HeadScissors TakeOver. LeRae dodges The Diving Clothesline. LeRae hits The Draping NeckBreaker. LeRae dropkicks Catanzaro off the ring apron. Catanzaro regroups on the outside. LeRae rolls Catanzaro back into the ring. LeRae talks smack to Kayden Carter.
Catanzaro with a drop toe hold. Catanzaro rolls LeRae over for a two count. LeRae with a running forearm smash for a two count. LeRae sends Catanzaro face first into the middle turnbuckle pad. LeRae with a Running Hip Attack. Following a snap mare takeover, LeRae with a Running Neck Snap for a two count. LeRae drives her knee into the midsection of Catanzaro. LeRae sends Catanzaro to the corner. Catanzaro with a Desperation Meteora. Catanzaro side steps LeRae into the turnbuckles. Catanzaro is mauling LeRae in the corner. Catanzaro hits The Diving Clothesline. Catanzaro connects with a SomerSault Leg Drop for a two count. Catanzaro goes for The CodeBreaker, but LeRae counters with The Wicked Stepsister to pickup the victory.
Winner: Candice LeRae via Pinfall
Third Match: Bronson Reed vs. Timothy Thatcher
Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Thatcher grabs the left shoulder of Reed. Reed with a waist lock takedown. Back to the collar and elbow tie up. Reed applies a side headlock. Reed backs Thatcher into the ropes. The referee calls for a clean break. Thatcher uppercuts Reed. Reed with forearm shivers. Thatcher drives his knee into the midsection of Reed. Thatcher applies a front face lock. Reed drops Thatcher with a Body Block. Reed with clubbing blows to Thatcher’s back. Thatcher uppercuts Reed. Reed answers with a forearm smash. Thatcher repeatedly kicks the left hamstring of Reed. Reed hits The Senton Splash.
Thatcher fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Thatcher ducks a clothesline from Reed. Reed with a Western Lariat. Reed HeadButts Thatcher. Reed goes for the irish whip, but Thatcher counters with an arm-ringer into the canvas for a two count. Thatcher applies a double wrist lock. Uppercut/Forearm Exchange. Reed drops Thatcher with The Rolling Elbow. Reed with a SpringBoard Elbow Drop. Thatcher regroups on the outside. Reed lands The Suicide Dive. Reed rolls Thatcher back into the ring. Austin Theory with a Flying Bulldog behind the referee’s back. Theory rolls Reed back into the ring. Thatcher applies The Cross-Arm-Breaker. Reed is raining down haymakers. Thatcher makes Reed tap out to The Fujiwara Arm-Bar.
Winner: Timothy Thatcher via Submission
Fourth Match: Adam Cole vs. Finn Balor vs. Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa In A Fatal Four Way 60-Minute Iron Man Match For The Vacated WWE NXT Championship
Gargano exits the ring. Ciampa drops Cole with a Running Boot. Ciampa repeatedly stomps on Cole’s chest. Balor with a straight right hand. Ciampa with forearm shivers. Ciampa is putting the boots to Balor. Ciampa blasts Cole with a knife edge chop. Ciampa is throwing haymakers at Cole. Cole shoves Ciampa. Balor delivers a gut punch. Balor with a knife edge chop. Balor buries his shoulder into the midsection of Ciampa. Balor kicks Cole in the gut. Ciampa reverses out of the irish whip from Balor. Ciampa scores the elbow knockdown. Ciampa dumps Balor out of the ring. Ciampa blocks a boot from Gargano. Ciampa with a haymaker. Ciampa sends Gargano to the ring apron. Ciampa with Four Running Knee Strikes. Cole tells Ciampa to bring it. Ciampa with forearm shivers. Ciampa slams Cole’s head on the apron. Balor attacks Ciampa from behind. Balor sends Ciampa back first into the steel ring steps. Balor with a running boot to Cole. Balor kicks Cole in the back. Balor throws Cole into the plexiglass. Balor rolls Ciampa back into the ring. Ciampa kicks Balor in the gut. Ciampa with a knife edge chop. Following a snap mare takeover, Ciampa drives his knee into Balor’s back. Ciampa applies a rear chin lock. Ciampa rams his knee across Balor’s face. Ciampa stomps on the left hand of Balor. Ciampa goes back to the rear chin lock. Ciampa with a knee lift. Balor scores the elbow knockdown. Cole tosses Ciampa to the outside. Balor thrust kicks the midsection of Cole. Balor kicks Cole in the face. Balor puts his leg on the back of Cole’s neck. Balor with a knife edge chop. Balor with clubbing shoulder blocks. Balor hooks the outside leg for a one count. Balor knocks Gargano off the apron. Balor stomps on Cole’s chest. Cole with heavy bodyshots. Balor reverses out of the irish whip from Cole. Cole goes for a sunset flip, but Balor counters with a basement dropkick.
Gargano repeatedly stomps on Balor’s back. Gargano transitions into a ground and pound attack. Gargano is choking Balor with his boot. Gargano with a knife edge chop. Gargano with a Swinging NeckBreaker. Gargano mocks Balor. Gargano knocks Ciampa off the apron. Following a snap mare takeover, Gargano dropkicks the back of Cole’s head for a two count. Gargano with The Arm-Ringer. Gargano with a running forearm smash to Balor. Cole negates The Gargano Escape. Gargano repeatedly stomps on Cole’s chest. Gargano proceeds to mock Cole as well. Gargano kicks the left shoulder of Cole. Gargano wraps his leg around the left shoulder of Cole. Gargano applies the cravate. Gargano hammers down on the back of Cole’s neck. Gargano applies a wrist lock. Gargano whips Cole across the ring. Cole kicks Gargano in the chest. Cole clotheslines Gargano. Cole scores the elbow knockdown. Cole ducks a clothesline from Gargano. Cole with a Leaping NeckBreaker. Cole with forearm shivers. Following a snap mare takeover, Cole drives his knee into Balor’s back. Cole kicks Gargano off the apron. Cole applies a rear chin lock. Cole drops Balor with a NeckBreaker for a two count. Cole kicks Ciampa out of the ring. Cole applies a wrist lock. Cole with the irish whip. Balor kicks Cole in the face. Balor with a running forearm smash. Cole reverses out of the irish whip from Balor. Balor with a Flying Forearm Smash. Balor with a double leg takedown. Balor follows that with a Double Foot Stomp. Balor ducks a clothesline from Ciampa. Balor with a Spinning Headlock Elbow Drop for a two count.
Balor applies the cobra clutch. Gargano regains control of the match during the commercial break. Gargano unloads two knife edge chops. Gargano with rapid fire haymakers. Gargano applies a wrist lock. Cole reverses out of the irish whip from Gargano. Cole catches Gargano in mid-air. Gargano fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Cole nails Gargano with The Pump Kick. Cole hits The Ushigoroshi for a two count. Cole with clubbing blows to Gargano’s back. Gargano avoids The Panama Sunrise. Balor goes for The 1916, but Gargano counters with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Cole SuperKicks Gargano. Cole with a Spinning RoundHouse Kick to Ciampa. Ciampa answers with a Running Knee Strike. All four superstars are down. Cole thrust kicks the left knee of Ciampa. Balor throws Ciampa into Cole. Balor is lighting up Cole’s chest. Balor targets the left knee of Cole. Balor goes for The SuperPlex, but Ciampa counters with The Tower Of Doom. Gargano drives Ciampa crotch first into the ring post. Gargano hooks the outside leg for a two count.
Gargano is displaying his frustration. Gargano with southpaw haymakers. Gargano with a knife edge chop. Gargano rams his shoulder into the midsection of Balor. Gargano puts Balor on the top turnbuckle. Gargano goes for The Lawn Dart, but Balor lands back on his feet. Gargano ducks a clothesline from Balor. Gargano goes for a Tilt-A-Whirl Arm-Breaker, but Balor counters with The Bloody Sunday for a two count. Balor knocks Cole off the apron. Balor hits The SlingBlade. Balor delivers The Shotgun Dropkick. Balor goes for The Coupe De Grace, but Gargano ducks out of the way. Ciampa hits The Air Raid Crash for a two count. Cole with a Pump Kick to Ciampa. Cole drops Ciampa with The BackStabber for a two count. Cole pulls down his right knee pad. Cole with clubbing blows to Ciampa’s back. Gargano SuperKicks Cole. Gargano applies The Gargano Escape. Ciampa gets Balor trapped in The Bridging Fujiwara Arm-Bar. Cole grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Ciampa kicks Balor out of the ring. Ciampa bumps into Gargano. Balor and Cole dumps DIY out of the ring. That leads us to a quick standoff in the center of the ring. Bullet Club Reunion? Balor throws Cole into Gargano. Balor lands The SomerSault Plancha. Balor with a Running Dropkick to Ciampa. Balor with a Double ShotGun Dropkick. Balor rolls Cole back into the ring. Balor connects with The Coupe De Grace to score the first pinfall of the match.
DIY has Balor cornered. Balor with rapid fire boots. Balor drives his knee into the midsection of Gargano. Balor sends Gargano to the corner. Balor with two knife edge chops. Balor bodyslams Gargano. Balor with a running elbow drop for a two count. Balor applies a rear chin lock. Balor kicks Ciampa in the gut. Balor throws Ciampa into Gargano. Balor continues to repeatedly stomps on DIY’s chest. Balor blasts Cole off the apron. Balor kicks Ciampa in the back. Balor applies a rear chin lock. Balor drives his knee into the midsection of Ciampa. Balor with a knife edge chop. Balor sends Ciampa to the corner. Ciampa with Two Running Clotheslines. Ciampa with a Running Face Plant. Ciampa follows that with a Running Knee Drop for a two count. Ciampa goes for The Fairy Tale Ending, but Cole gets in the way. Cole with a Step Up Enzuigiri from the outside. Ciampa with a Jumping Knee Strike. Project Ciampa for a two count. Ciampa kicks Gargano in the gut. Ciampa another Project Ciampa for a two count. Balor with a double leg takedown. Balor with a jackknife cover for a two count. Ciampa kicks Balor in the gut. Ciampa deliver his third Project Ciampa of the match, but Balor somehow kicks out. Balor exits the ring. Ciampa transitions into a ground and pound attack on the floor. Balor with a Baseball Slide Dropkick to Ciampa. Balor goes back to stomping on Cole’s chest. Balor rolls Ciampa back into the ring. Ciampa drills Balor with Willow’s Bell. Ciampa connects with The Fairy Tale Ending. Gargano dumps Ciampa out of the ring. Gargano goes on to obtain his first pinfall of the match.
Gargano knocks Ciampa off the apron. Gargano hooks the outside leg for a two count. Ciampa negates The One Final Beat. Ciampa kicks Garagno into the barricade. Cole with a Pump Kick. Cole with The Shining Wizard for a two count. Cole goes for The Last Shot, but Ciampa counters with an Inside Out Lariat. Ciampa goes for The Fairy Tale Ending, but Cole counters with a SuperKick. Balor drops Cole with The SlingBlade. Cole unloads Two SuperKicks. Cole hits The Panama Sunrise. Cole has scored a pinfall with 25 minutes left. Cole drags Gargano back to the center of the ring. Cole gets Gargano in position for The Last Shot. Balor pulls Cole out of the ring. Ciampa with a Running Knee Strike for a two count. Ciampa with forearm shivers. Ciampa kicks Cole in the chest. Double Willow’s Bells. Ciampa plants Cole with The Fairy Tale Ending. We’re all tied up at one pinfall a piece. Forearm Exchange. Balor drops Cole with The Big Boot. Ciampa with a knife edge chop to Gargano. Second Forearm Exchange. Balor and Ciampa are knocked down after a double clothesline. Cole and Gargano are knocked down after a double superkick. Ciampa whips Balor into the turnbuckles. Ciampa with multiple pinning variations. Ciampa with a knife edge chop. Ciampa follows that with Two Running Knee Strikes. Ciampa throws Cole and Gargano into the plexiglass.
Ciampa pats himself on the shoulder. Ciampa brings Cole to the apron. Cole fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Cole kicks Ciampa in the face. Cole and Ciampa are trading back and forth shots. Ciampa tees off on Cole. Ciampa goes for The Avalanche Air Raid Crash, but Cole lands back on his feet. Cole thrust kicks the back of Ciampa’s left knee. Cole applies The Figure Four Leg Lock. Balor with a Running Double Foot Stomp for a two count. Balor applies The Figure Four Leg Lock. Third Forearm Exchange. Cole SuperKicks Balor. Ciampa with an inside cradle for a two count. Cole with a single leg takedown. Cole applies another Figure Four Leg Lock. Gargano transitions into The Gargano Escape. Balor breaks up the submission hold. Balor is raining down haymakers. Balor stomps on Ciampa’s chest. Balor with a series of knife edge chops. Balor with a Snap Vertical Suplex for a two count. Balor kicks Cole out of the ring. Balor with a blistering chop. Ciampa starts favoring his left knee. Balor repeatedly kicks Gargano in the back. Balor applies the single leg crab. Balor hits The SlingBlade. Balor follows that with a ShotGun Dropkick. Gargano runs interference. Ciampa avoids The Coupe De Grace. SuperKick Exchange. Gargano lands Two Suicide Dives. Balor catches Gargano in mid-air. Gargano negates The 1916. Gargano with a Tornado DDT onto the floor.
Cole with The Ushigoroshi for a two count. Third Forearm Exchange. Gargano with rapid fire haymakers. Cole denies The SuperKick. Cole with Two SuperKicks. Gargano dodges The Last Shot. Gargano applies The Gargano Escape. Ciampa pulls Cole and Gargano out of the ring. Ciampa with three haymakers. Ciampa repeatedly sends Balor face first into the plexiglass. Ciampa is swinging at everything that moves. Ciampa with a Vertical Suplex on the floor. Gargano drives Ciampa back first into the apron. Gargano with southpaw haymakers. Ciampa with a chop/forearm combination. Ciampa catapults Gargano throat against the support beam under the ring. Ciampa rolls Gargano back into the ring. Ciampa hooks the inside leg for a two count. Fourth Forearm Exchange. Balor pulls Ciampa out of the ring. Ciampa whips Balor and Cole into two LED Boards. Gargano with an inside cradle for a two count. Ciampa nails Gargano with a throat thrust. Ciampa unloads two knife edge chops. Ciampa slowly puts Gargano on the top turnbuckle. Ciampa with an Avalanche Air Raid Crash. Balor connects with The Coupe De Grace to get his second pinfall of the match. Cole plants Balor with The Last Shot. Cole also got his second pinfall of the match as time expires.
Winners: Adam Cole & Finn Balor via Time Limit Draw
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