WWE NXT
March 10, 2021
The Capitol Wrestling Center
Orlando, Florida
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Commentators: Vic Joseph, Wade Barrett, and Beth Phoenix
Transcription by Josh Lopez
William Regal, Dakota Kai, Raquel Gonzalez, Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart Segment
First Match: Io Shirai (c) vs. Toni Storm For The WWE NXT Women’s Championship
Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Shirai backs Storm into the ropes. The referee calls for a clean break. Strong lockup. Storm slaps Shirai in the face. Shirai with a double leg takedown. Ground and Pound Exchange. Storm drops Shirai with The Big Boot. Storm with a Running Hip Attack. Shirai rocks Storm with a leaping forearm smash. Shirai with a Slingshot Double Foot Stomp. Shirai repeatedly stomps on Storm’s chest. Shirai with a Rebound Dropkick. Shirai kicks Storm in the chest. Shirai with a chop/forearm combination. Storm holds onto the ropes. Storm kicks Shirai in the face. Shirai with a forearm smash. Shirai matrix under The Big Boot from Storm. Shirai with a basement dropkick. Shirai slams Storm’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Shirai repeatedly stomps on Storm’s chest. Short-Arm Reversal by Shirai. Shirai applies The Cobra Twist.
Shirai with a double sledge. Shirai tugs on Storm’s hair. Shirai unloads two knife edge chops. Storm reverses out of the irish whip from Shirai. Shirai launches Storm over the top rope. Shirai with a shoulder block. Shirai kicks Storm in the chest. Storm pulls Shirai off the ring apron. Storm throws Shirai into the steel ring steps. Storm with a blistering chop. Storm uppercuts Shirai. Storm rolls Shirai back into the ring. Storm with the lateral press for a one count. Storm with a Hair Biel Throw. Storm repeatedly stomps on Shirai’s chest. Following a snap mare takeover, Storm hooks the outside leg for a two count. Storm applies the cravate. Storm kicks Shirai in the back. Storm with a Snap Vertical Suplex for a two count. Storm applies the cobra clutch. Storm with a BackBreaker. Shirai avoids the elbow drop. Shirai with two shoulder tackles. Shirai with The Flapjack. Shirai follows that with The Tiger Feint Kick. Shirai with The SpringBoard Missile Dropkick for a two count.
Standing Switch Exchange. Shirai with a Roll Through Double Foot Stomp. Storm HeadButts Shirai. Storm punches Shirai in the back. Storm with The SuperPlex. Storm with a Sliding Lariat. Storm with The Bridging German Suplex for a two count. Shirai fires back with forearm shivers. Storm with a running short-arm clothesline. Storm with a fake out elbow drop. Storm follows that with The Sliding Lariat. Storm goes for Storm Zero, but Shirai counters with The Back Body Drop on the ring apron. Shirai lands The Orihara MoonSault. Storm has Shirai perched on the top turnbuckle. Storm with The SitOut PowerBomb for a two count. Shirai denies Storm Zero. Shirai with clubbing palm strikes. Shirai applies The CrossFace. Storm grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Shirai hits The ShotGun Meteora. Shirai goes for The MoonSault, but Storm ducks out of the way. Storm connects with Storm Zero for a two count. Storm goes for The Diving HeadButt, but Shirai ducks out of the way. Shirai makes Storm tap out to The CrossFace.
Winner: Still WWE NXT Women’s Champion, Io Shirai via Submission
Second Match: Pete Dunne w/Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch vs. Jake Atlas
Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Wrist Lock Exchange. Atlas cartwheels out of the side wrist lock. Dunne applies a hammerlock. Dunne starts bending Atlas fingers. Dunne grabs a side wrist lock. Atlas with a deep arm-drag. Dunne with a single leg takedown. Dunne applies a side headlock. Atlas whips Dunne across the ring. Atlas leapfrogs over Dunne. Atlas with a Hurricanrana. Dunne launches Atlas over the top rope. Atlas kicks the left knee of Dunne. Atlas with a SrpingBoard Arm-Drag. Atlas rolls under a clothesline from Dunne. Atlas goes for a Headscissors Takeover, but Dunne counters with The PK. Dunne drops his knees on the left shoulder of Atlas. Dunne fish hooks Atlas.
Dunne works on his joint manipulation game. Dunne drives his knee into the left elbow of Atlas. Dunne kicks Atlas in the back. Dunne slaps Atlas in the face. Dunne with an open palm strike. Dunne toys around with Atlas. Atlas is displaying his fighting spirit. Atlas with Two Big Boots. Atlas goes for The Standing MoonSault, but Dunne counters with The Triangle Choke. Atlas cartwheels back to a vertical base. Atlas dropkicks Dunne. Atlas with The Release German Suplex. Atlas with The PK. Atlas follows that with The Standing MoonSault for a two count. Dunne denies The Tornado DDT. Atlas drops Dunne with a Western Lariat. Dunne negates The Cartwheel DDT. Dunne repeatedly stomps on Atlas face. Dunne snaps Atlas fingers. Dunne makes Atlas tap out to The Hammerlock Assisted Cross-Arm-Breaker.
Winner: Pete Dunne via Submission
Third Match: Dakota Kai & Raquel Gonzalez (c) vs. Ember Moon & Shotzi Blackheart For The WWE NXT Women’s Tag Team Championship
Raquel Gonzalez and Ember Moon will start things off. Moon with a single leg dropkick. Kai tags herself in. Kai pump kicks the right shoulder of Moon. Kai with The Scorpion Kick. Blackheart tags herself in. Blackheart ducks a clothesline from Kai. Blackheart with a waist lock go-behind. Blackheart shoves Kai. Blackheart with a double leg takedown. Blackheart applies The Texas CoverLeaf. Kai grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Misfired RoundHouse Kicks. Double Pump Kicks. Forearm Exchange. Kai avoids the running dropkick. Kai with a leaping foot stomp. Kai drags Blackheart to the corner. Kai tags in Gonzalez. Gonzalez with an elbow drop. Gonzalez bodyslams Blackheart for a two count. Gonzalez drives her knee into Blackheart’s ribs. Gonzalez kicks Blackheart in the back. Second Forearm Exchange. Gonzalez drives Blackheart back first into the turnbuckles. Gonzalez tags in Kai. Gonzalez stomps on Blackheart’s chest. Kai with The Face Wash for a two count.
Kai brings Blackheart to the corner. Blackheart kicks Kai in the face. Blackheart with the sunset flip for a two count. Kai with a straight boot for a two count. Kai applies a rear chin lock. Kai pulls Blackheart down to the mat for a two count. Kai hooks the outside leg for a two count. Kai slams Blackheart’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Kai tags in Gonzalez. Gonzalez with a back elbow smash. Blackheart is displaying her fighting spirit. Gonzalez clotheslines Blackheart for a two count. Gonzalez applies The Bear Hug. Blackheart with clubbing blows to Gonzalez’s back. Gonzalez clotheslines Blackheart. Kai tags herself in. Assisted Double Foot Stomp for a two count. Kai applies a bodyscissors hold. Blackheart with the back press for a two count. Kai nails Blackheart with The Pump Kick. Kai goes for a Bodyslam, but Blackheart lands back on her feet. Blackheart punches Gonzalez. Blackheart side steps Kai into the turnbuckles. Kai stops Blackheart in her tracks. Blackheart creates distance with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Blackheart tags in Moon.
Moon ducks a clothesline from Kai. Moon knocks Gonzalez off the ring apron. Moon with two clotheslines. Moon with a Belly to Back Toss. Moon follows that with a Running Senton Splash. Moon tugs on Kai’s hair. Moon with a Modified Knee Lift. Moon with a low dropkick. Moon ducks a clothesline from Gonzalez. Moon hits The CodeBreaker. Gonzalez pulls Kai out of the ring. Blackheart lands The Suicide Dive. Moon slams Kai’s head on the apron. Moon rolls Kai back into the ring. Moon rolls Kai over for a two count. Kai kicks Moon in the face. Kai drives Moon face first into the middle turnbuckle pad. Kai delivers The Face Wash. Gonzalez tags herself in. Assisted GTK for a two count. Gonzalez is displaying her frustration. Moon with a bodyshot. Gonzalez drives her knee into the midsection of Moon. Gonzalez with a Modified SpineBuster for a two count. Blackheart backs away from Gonzalez. Gonzalez tags in Kai. Moon avoids The Assisted Pump Kick. Moon tags in Blackheart.
Blackheart with a Flying Double Crossbody Block. Blackheart with a Tilt-A-Whirl Headscissors Takeover to Gonzalez. Blackheart follows that with a running forearm smash. Blackheart hits The Reverse SlingBlade. Blackheart with a knee lift. Blackheart with The Rolling Elbow. Blackheart follows that with The RoundHouse Kick. Blackheart connects with The Belly to Back Suplex for a two count. Blackheart tags in Moon. Blackheart with The Reverse Senton Bomb. Moon drops Kai with a Running Knee Strike. Moon with The Slingshot Splash for a two count. Moon tags in Blackheart. Flapjack/SpineBuster Combination for a two count. Gonzalez applies The Sleeper Hold. Blackheart decks Gonzalez with The Stunner. Gonzalez negates The Eclipse. Blackheart shoves Kai into Gonzalez. Moon with a Hurricanrana over the top rope. Blackheart plants Kai with The Bridging O’Connor Roll to pickup the victory.
Winner: New WWE NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions, Ember Moon & Shotzi Blackheart via Pinfall
The Way Backstage Segment
Fourth Match: Xia Li w/Boa & Tian Sha vs. Kayden Carter w/Kacy Catanzaro
Carter dropkicks Li. Carter with clubbing mid-kicks. Li blocks a boot from Carter. Li with a discus back elbow smash. Li repeatedly kicks Carter in the back. Li drives her knee into Carter’s ribs. Carter decks Li with a JawBreaker. Carter with three clotheslines. Carter punches Li in the back. Li reverses out of the irish whip from Carter. Carter with a Roll Through SuperKick. Carter with a Running Boot for a two count.
Li begs for mercy. The referee is trying to calm down Carter. Li kicks the right knee of Carter. Li is distracted by Catanzaro. Li repeatedly drops her elbow on the right knee of Carter. Li kicks the right hamstring of Carter. Li throws Carter into the turnbuckles. Li repeatedly stomps on the right knee of Carter. Catanzaro cracks Li with the crutch which causes the disqualification. After the match, Catanzaro delivers multiple crutch shots. Boa breaks the crutch in half. Sha summons Boa out of the ring. Carter clocks Boa with the other crutch.
Winner: Xia Li via Disqualification
Fifth Match: The Grizzled Young Veterans vs. Legado Del Fantasma
Zack Gibson and Raul Mendoza. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Gibson goes for a snap mare takedown, but Mendoza lands back on his feet. Mendoza applies a side headlock. Gibson with a Belly to Back Suplex. Gibson with a forearm smash. Gibson tags in Drake. Mendoza ducks a clothesline from Gibson. Mendoza with a Running Hurricanrana. Mendoza dropkicks Gibson to the floor. Corner Clothesline Party. Mendoza with a Running Enzuigiri. Mendoza tags in Wilde.
Wilde dropkicks Gibson off the ring apron. Assisted Handspring Splash for a two count. Wilde gets MSK who wearing Breezango’s astronaut outfits. Drake drops Wild with a Step Up Enzuigiri. GYV is shocked. Wilde rolls Drake over to pickup the victory. After the match, MSK tees off on GYV. Breezango storms into the ring. Breezango starts brawling with Legado Del Fantasma. Breeze with Two SuperKicks. Fandango connects with The Falcon Arrow. MSK starts dancing in the ring with Breezango.
Winner: Legado Del Fantasma via Pinfall
Sixth Match: Finn Balor (c) vs. Adam Cole For The WWE NXT Championship
Balor with a straight right hand. Balor applies a side headlock. Cole whips Balor across the ring. Balor drops Cole with a shoulder tackle for a one count. Cole applies a side headlock. Balor whips Cole across the ring. Cole with a shoulder of his own for a one count. Side Headlock Exchange. Cole applies a hammerlock. Cole grabs a side headlock. Side Headlock Takeover/Headscissors Escape Exchange. That leads us to a quick standoff in the center of the ring. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Balor applies a hammerlock. Balor grabs a side wrist lock. Cole with a forearm smash. Cole applies a wrist lock. Cole with a gut punch. Cole maintains wrist control. Cole rocks Balor with a forearm smash. Cole poses for the crowd. Cole slams Balor’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Cole wraps the left shoulder of Balor around the top rope. The referee admonishes Cole. Cole with forearm shivers. Cole repeatedly stomps on Balor’s chest. Cole is choking Balor with his boot. Cole with two forearm smashes. Cole continues to stomp on Balor’s chest. Cole applies a wrist lock. Balor reverses out of the irish whip from Cole. Cole goes for a sunset flip, but Balor counters with a basement dropkick.
Balor applies the cobra clutch. Cole drives his knee into the midsection of Balor. Balor scores the elbow knockdown. Cole dumps Balor out of the ring. Cole nails Balor with The Pump Kick. Cole sends Balor face first into the plexiglass. Cole rolls Balor back into the ring. Cole whips Balor into the turnbuckles. Balor dropkicks the left knee of Cole. Balor with a knife edge chop. Balor kicks out the legs of Cole. Balor with a blistering chop. Balor with a Knee Crusher. Cole kicks Balor in the face. Balor with a double leg takedown. Balor with a double foot stomp. Cole clings onto the top rope. Cole with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Cole goes for The Ushigoroshi, but Balor counters with The Slop Drop for a two count. Balor kicks Cole in the ribs. Balor repeatedly stomps on the midsection of Cole. Cole regroups on the outside. Cole with a Pump Kick. Cole starts rearranging the steel ring steps. Cole resets the referee’s ten count. Balor with The Vertical Suplex on the ramp way. Cole gets back in the ring at the count of nine.
Balor with a running elbow drop. Balor with a Belly to Back Suplex for a two count. Balor repeatedly drives his knee into Cole’s back and ribs. Balor applies The Sharpshooter. Cole grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Balor with a forearm shot across the back of Cole. Cole decks Balor with a back elbow smash. Forearm Exchange. Cole with The Pump Kick. Balor responds with The Pele Kick. Cole with a Vertical NeckBreaker onto the knee. Balor avoids The Panama Sunrise. Balor hits The SlingBlade. Balor delivers The ShotGun Dropkick. Balor goes for The Coupe De Grace, but Cole ducks out of the way. Cole SuperKicks Balor for a two count. Cole applies The CrossFace. Balor refuses to quit. Cole lets go of the hold at the count of four. Cole repeatedly stomps on Balor’s chest. Balor with a double leg takedown. Balor transitions into a ground and pound attack. Balor with an Inside Out Lariat. Balor goes for The 1916, but Cole lands back on his feet. Cole thrust kicks the left knee of Balor. Cole connects with The Last Shot for a two count. Cole delivers The Panama Sunrise for a two count. Cole is shocked. Balor launches Cole over the top rope. Cole gets distracted by Kyle O’Reilly. Balor lands The SomerSault Plancha. Balor stares at O’Reilly. Balor with The 1916 on the floor. Balor rolls Cole back into the ring. Balor plants Cole with The Coupe De Grace to pickup the victory.
Winner: Still WWE NXT Champion, Finn Balor via Pinfall
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