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WWE NXT TAKEOVER PHOENIX REPORT: FOUR TITLE MATCHES, RIDDLE VERSUS OHNO, BOBBY FISH SAVES THE KICKOFF SHOW, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2019-01-26 21:30:00

We are in Phoenix, Arizona and your announcers are Mauro Ranallo, Percy Watson, and Nigel McGuinness.

Match Number One:  NXT Tag Team Championship Match:  Undisputed Era (Roderick Strong and Kyle O'Reilly) versus War Raiders (Hanson and Raymond Rowe)

Kyle and Strong go after Hanson and Rowe as the bell rings.  Hanson is sent to the floor and Strong with a drop kick to Hanson.  They focus on Rowe and Rowe with a clothesline to Kyle and then to Strong.  Hanson with a double clothesline on the floor.  Rowe picks up Hanson and slams him onto Kyle and Strong on the floor.  Strong is sent back into the ring by Rowe and Strong bounces off Hanson on a shoulder tackle attempt.  

Hanson and Rowe double team Strong after a drop kick from Rowe and Rowe gets a near fall.  Hanson tags in and Kyle breaks up a double team attempt.  Rowe is sent through the ropes and knocks Hanson off the apron.  Kyle tags in and Hanson gets back in the ring.  Kyle and Strong double team Hanson.  Kyle with kicks, punches, and knees to Hanson.  Strong tags in and he chops Hanson while Kyle kicks Hanson.  Strong sets for a suplex but Hanson blocks it.  Hanson goes for a suplex but Strong lands on his feet and Kyle tags in.  Hanson will not move on a double Irish whip attempt but they send him into the corner.  Kyle and Strong with strikes and Kyle with a front face lock and he adds more pressure.

Kyle with a guillotine but Rowe tags in and he hits a tilt-a-whirl gutbuster on Strong and Kyle with a forearm but Rowe throws Strong into Kyle.  Strong stops Rowe from connecting with a power bomb on the apron.  Rowe blocks a drop kick from Strong but Kyle with a knee.  Hanson knocks Strong off the apron and Hanson goes for a suicide dive but Strong moves out of the way.

Rowe with a uranage to Kyle followed by a drop kick to Strong.  Rowe with a clothesline to Strong but Kyle clips Rowe.  Rowe with a forearm and Strong tags in and hits a back breaker for a near fall.  Kyle tags in and they drop Rowe on the top rope.  Kyle with elbows to the ribs followed by a knee and a sliding knee into the ribs.  Kyle with punches and he tries for a cross arm breaker but Rowe is able to block it and he picks up Kyle on a triangle attempt.  Strong tags in and hits a half nelson back breaker for a near fall.  Kyle with a choke but Rowe tries to get to his corner now that Hanson is back on the apron.

Strong tries to knock Hanson off but Hanson stays on the apron.  Strong pulls Kyle into his corner while Kyle holds on to the sleeper while the referee deals with Hanson.  Rowe with an exploder to Kyle that knocks Strong off the apron.  Kyle pulls Hanson off the apron to prevent the tag and Strong with a drop kick to Hanson on the floor followed by a drop kick to Rowe for a near fall.  Kyle with a kick and forearm.  Rowe with a forearm and Kyle with a kick.  Rowe with a knee to Kyle and both men are down.

Strong and Hanson tag in and Hanson with a back body drop and punches.  Hanson with a side slam and a splash.  Hanson misses a charge into the corner but he hits a seated splash.  Hanson with a cartwheel to avoid Kyle and he clotheslines Kyle.  Hanson with infinity clotheslines to Strong and Kyle.  Kyle misses Hanson and hits Strong with a boot.  Hanson with a power slam to Kyle and a bronco buster to Strong for a near fall.

Hanson with punches in the corner and the referee warns Hanson.  Strong with kicks and enzuigiri.  Strong with a clothesline and both men are down again.  Rowe and Kyle tag in and Kyle with kicks to the chest.  Rowe blocks a take down and Kyle with a leg sweep when Strong tries to help.  Strong with a gut buster to Rowe and Kyle with a forearm to Hanson.  Rowe and Hanson with a pop up power slam and Hanson with a suicide dive onto Strong.  Rowe gets a near fall on Kyle.  Rowe with a back breaker followed by a tilt-a-whirl gutbuster and Doctor Bomb.  Hanson with a frog splash but Strong breaks up the cover.

Rowe sends Strong over the top rope to the floor and Kyle with a forearm to Hanson.  Kyle and Strong take care of Rowe.  Strong sets for a superplex on Hanson and hits it.  Kyle with a knee drop off the turnbuckles but Hanson kicks out at two.  Rowe with an elbow to Strong on the apron but Kyle with a kick and Strong with a backdrop driver onto the apron.  Strong tags in and Kyle with a kick and then Kyle with a forearm and Strong with a back elbow.  Strong with an Olympic Slam for a near fall.  Strong with a knee and then they hit Total Elimination for a near fall.  

Kyle and Strong with knees but Hanson avoids a boot and hits a handspring double back elbow.  Rowe tags in and Rowe with a power bomb and power slam combination.  They get Kyle up for Fallout and hit it and Rowe gets the three count.

Winners:  War Raiders (new Champions)

We see Pete Dunne and Toni Storm in the crowd.

Ricochet is in the back getting ready for his North American title defense.

Match Number Two:  Matt Riddle versus Kassius Ohno

Riddle with strikes and Ohno goes to the floor after pushing Riddle away.  Riddle goes to the floor and hits a forearm off the ring steps.  Ohno avoids a kick and moonsault but Riddle hits a back senton.  Riddle with a waist lock and he picks up Ohno for a gutwrench suplex.  Ohno with a boot from the apron  Ohno goes to the apron and Riddle with a forearm but Ohno stays on the apron.  Riddle goes for a sunset flip power bomb to the floor but Ohno holds on to the ropes and puts the ring skirt over Riddle's head and stomps on it.

Ohno with a leg drop to the back of the head and he gets a near fall.   Ohno with a cravate.  Riddle with punches and Ohno pushes Riddle away and Ohno with an elbow and gets a near fall.   Ohno kicks Riddle.  Riddle with punches and Ohno with elbows and forearms followed by a boot to the head.  Riddle goes to the floor and Ohno follows.  Ohno sends Riddle into the ring post.  Ohno with a cravate and he sends Riddle back first into the ring steps.

Ohno breaks the referee's count.  Ohno with a forearm to Riddle on the apron and Riddle stays on his feet.  Ohno with a boot to the head and Riddle gets back into the ring.  Riddle counters a suplex into a sleeper.  Riddle with a waist lock and Ohno stomps on the foot to stop the suplex attempt.  Ohno grinds on the foot.  Riddle blocks a knee and Riddle hits a deadlift German suplex for a near fall.  Riddle with kicks to the chest.  Ohno grabs the foot and bites the toes.  Ohno with a knee to the head and it staggers Riddle.

Ohno gets Riddle up and hits a running sit out power bomb for a near fall.  Ohno goes up top and hits a moonsault for a near fall.  Ohno pulls off the elbow pad but misses the rolling elbow.  Ohno with a kick and two back sentons but Riddle applies a rear naked choke.  Ohno rolls to the ropes to force the hold to be broken.  Riddle with kicks to Ohno.  Ohno begs for mercy and he wants a fist bump.  

Riddle grabs the hand and hits a knee to the head.  Riddle with a sleeper suplex and he connects with elbows to the head and Ohno taps out.

Winner:  Matt Riddle

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