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WWE NXT LEVEL UP REPORT

By Richard Trionfo on 2024-04-26 22:30:00

Your announcers are Blake Howard and Byron Saxton.

Match Number One:  Jakara Jackson (with Lash Legend, Noam Dar, and Oro Mensah) versus Arianna Grace 

They lockup and Jakara with a take down.  They lock up and Jakara with an arm drag into an arm bar.  Grace with an escape.  Grace with a wrist lock take down and she works on the arm.  Grace with a take down into an arm bar submission.  Jakara escapes.  Grace with a wrist lock and take down into a head lock.  Grace with an Irish whip and a cross body into the corner.  Grace blocks a punch and punches Jakara.  Lash grabs Grace's leg while Jakara distracts the referee.  Jakara drops Grace on the top rope and Grace falls to the floor.  Jakara sends Grace back into the ring and Jakara sends Grace into the turnbuckles a few times.

Grace with a back slide for a near fall.  Jakara sends Grace throat first into the ropes and then she punches Grace in the ribs.  Jakara with an uppercut and a flying forearm for a near fall.  Jakara with a cravate.  Grace with a bridge when Jakara sends her to the mat.  Grace with shoulder tackles and an uppercut into the corner.  Grace with a suplex and Lash gets on the apron but Grace punches her.  Grace with a knee lift for a near fall.  Grace tries to get Jakara up and Oro gets on the apron to distract the referee.  Jakara rakes the eyes and connects with a knee and hits Sugar Rush for the three count.

Winner:  Jakara Jackson

Sarah was with Dante Chen and Dion Lennox earlier today and she asks them about their match against Blade and Enofe.

Dion says he wants to learn and grow.  He says Dante is the unofficial gatekeeper in NXT.  He decided to learn with Dante, not against him.  Dante says Dion has impressed him.  He has the fundamentals.  Dion says there is one thing they need to do.  Dante suggests some more training and cardio.  They both say they need some film study.

Match Number Two:  Jaida Parker versus Carlee Bright (with Kendal Grey)

They lock up and Parker sends Bright into the turnbuckles.  They lock up and Bright with a side head lock.  Parker blocks a side head lock take down.  Bright gets Parker to the mat.  Bright avoids a head scissors.  Bright uses the ropes to propel herself into the center of the ring in a side head lock.  Bright blocks a hip toss and flips to her feet for a drop kick and a second one.  Bright misses a drop kick when Parker holds on to the ropes.  Parker with an Irish whip and Bright floats over but Parker catches Bright and puts her in the ropes.  Parker with a springboard seated splash to Bright for a near fall.  Parker with a forearm but Bright with a forearm when Parker goes for another forearm.  Parker with a back breaker and slam for a near fall.  

Parker with a seated abdominal stretch.  Bright gets to her feet but Parker takes her back to the mat.  Bright with kicks.  Bright with a handspring kick and a head scissors take down.  Parker sends Bright into the ropes and Parker with a flip neck breaker followed by a running hip for the three count.

Winner:  Jaida Parker

Match Number Three:  Malik Blade and Edris Enofe (with Brinley Reece) versus Dante Chen and Dion Lennox

Dion and Blade start things off and Dion with a side head lock and shoulder tackle for a near fall.  Dion with another shoulder tackle and another cover.  Edris tags in and Blade with a kick and a double drop toe hold.  They hit a double drop kick.  Enofe with a slam to Dion.  Edris with a snap elbow drop and then he removes the shirt and hits a leaping elbow drop for a near fall.  Dion runs Edris into the corner and Dante tags in and hits a clothesline.  Dante with an Irish whip and he runs into boots.  Blade tags in and he hits a double sledge off the turnbuckles.  Blade with an arm bar.  Dion with a back breaker to Blade and he connects with shoulders to the back.  Dion with a belly-to-back suplex and he gets a near fall.  

Chen tags in and he gets his knees up and Dion follows with a back breaker.  Chen gets a near fall.  Chen goes for a belly-to-back suplex and Blade counters with a lateral press.  Blade with a sunset flip for a near fall.  Chen stops Edris from making the tag but Dion tags in and he hits a splash on Blade while Chen knocks Edris off the apron.  Dion with a Northern Lights suplex for a near fall.  Dion gets Blade up for a torture rack.  Reece gets on the apron doing her best Thea Hail impression.  

Blade counters with a sunset flip and then he tags in Edris.  Edris with clotheslines to Chen and Dion.  He hits a bulldog on Dion and he takes care of Chen.  Dion pulls Chen off Edris.  Blade with a kick and Edris with a kick.  Chen chops Edris and Dion is sent to the floor.  Blade with a face plant for the three count.

Winners:  Malik Blade and Edris Enofe

We go to credits.

 

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