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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

NXT Men's Champion Tommaso Ciampa is in the back getting ready for his title defense and he has Goldie watching him.

We see Velveteen Dream arrive at the arena and he is accompanied by his version of Wendy and Lisa.

Match Number Three:  NXT North American Championship Match:  Ricochet versus Johnny Gargano

They lock up and Ricochet with a wrist lock.  Gargano with a reversal.  Ricochet with a reversal of his own and Gargano kicks Ricochet away.  Gargano with an arm drag and he gets a near fall.  Gargano with a front face lock.  Gargano avoids a leg trip and Ricochet avoids a super kick.  They go for a test of strength and Gargano with a wrist lock and side head lock take down.  Ricochet tries to roll Gargano over for a near fall.  They get to their feet and Gargano with a shoulder tackle and Ricochet gets up.  Gargano sends Ricochet to the mat.  Gargano with a rollup and he goes for GargaNo Escape but Ricochet escapes.  Gargano blocks a kick and flips Ricochet over.  Gargano with a head scissors but Ricochet lands on his feet.  Gargano with another head scissors but Ricochet lands on his feet again.

Ricochet offers his hand and he wants to know which Johnny will we get.  Gargano with a punch but Ricochet punches back.  Gargano with chops.  Gargano with an Irish whip and Ricochet floats over and takes Gargano down with a handstand head scissors.  Ricochet with a drop kick and Gargano goes to the floor.  Ricochet avoids a trip on the apron and Ricochet goes to the turnbuckles for a moonsault onto Gargano.

Ricochet chops Gargano and Johnny goes into the ring.  Ricochet runs into a back elbow and Ricochet rolls into a palm thrust and Gargano stays on the turnbuckles.   Ricochet goes up top and Gargano knocks him to the mat.  Ricochet with a punch and he goes up top for a Frankensteiner but he takes too much time and Gargano gets to the mat and drops Ricochet onto the top turnbuckles.  Gargano with punches.   Gargano with a wrist lock and he ties up Ricochet.  Ricochet with a leg sweep and Gargano kicks Ricochet away when he tries for a moonsault.

Gargano with a knee to the neck and he gets a near fall.  Gargano with a crucifix and he gets a near fall.  Ricochet gets a near fall but Gargano with a chop.  Gargano with a boot to the head.  Gargano chops Ricochet and Ricochet chops back.  Gargano with a punch.  Gargano goes for a sunset flip but Ricochet blocks it and Ricochet goes for a suplex but Gargano lands on his feet.  Gargano is sent ot the apron and Ricochet avoids a slingshot spear and Ricochet with a moonsault to the back.

Gargano with forearms and Ricochet with forearms as well.  Ricochet with the advantage followed by a clothesline and a head scissors take down.  Ricochet with a running European uppercut and a back elbow.  Ricochet sends Gargano into the turnbuckles and hits a Tiger Feint Kick.  Ricochet with a springboard European uppercut.  Ricochet with a Northern Lights suplex rolling through into a brainbuster for a near fall.

Gargano blocks a suplex attempt and he connects with palm strikes to the top of the head.  Ricochet with an elbow and Gargano sends Ricochet to the apron.  Ricochet misses a springboard move but Ricochet rolls through.  Gargano with a sit out power bomb for a near fall and then Gargano with a crossface.  Ricochet sends Gargano to the apron and Gargano with an enzuigiri.  Ricochet blocks the slingshot DDT and Ricochet drops Gargano onto the ring apron before Gargano hits the floor.  Ricochet with a Fosbury Flop onto Gargano and they return to the ring.

Gargano with a boot but Ricochet with an uppercut.  Gargano rolls Ricochet through and Ricochet with a shooting star press and moonsault from the turnbuckles for a near fall.  Gargano grabs the boot to try to keep Ricochet from going to the turnbuckles.  Ricochet gets to the turnbuckles and Gargano grabs the foot again.  Gargano with forearms.  Ricochet grabs Gargano and gets him on his shoulders but Gargano with elbows.  Gargano tries for a Frankensteiner but Ricochet blocks it.  Gargano hits the Frankensteiner but Ricochet lands on hi sfeet.  Ricochet misses the Pele Kick and Gargano with a knee and super kick.

Ricochet hits the Pele Kick.  Ricochet goes for a handspring back elbow but Gargano counters and applies the GargaNo Escape.  Ricochet gets to his feet and he sends Gargano into the turnbuckles with a fallaway slam.  Ricochet goes to the apron and then he goes up top.  Gargano starts to roll to the other side of the ring and Ricochet goes to the mat.  Ricochet changes his game plan and Gargano goes to the floor.

Ricochet with a plancha over the ring post.  Ricochet with a springboard 450 splash but Gargano kicks out.  Gargano gets his knees up when Ricochet goes for a shooting star press and Gargano gets a near fall.  Gargano sets for the super kick and he connects, but the impact sends Ricochet to the floor.  Ricochet gets Gargano on his shoulders but Gargano counters into a reverse rana on the floor.  Gargano sends Ricochet back into the ring and hits the slingshot DDT.  Gargano gets a near fall.  

Gargano rolls Ricochet into the center of the ring and Gargano goes to the floor and looks for something.  Gargano pulls up the mats around the ring.  Gargano hangs Ricochet over the apron and the referee warns Gargano.  Gargano decides not to do it.  Gargano gets back into the ring and Ricochet with an inside cradle for a near fall.  Gargano has a super kick blcoked and Ricochet with a clothesline.  Ricochet goes up top for a Phoenix Splash but Gargano moves.  Ricochet rolls through and Gargano with a super kick.  Ricochet applies the GargaNo Escape on Gargano.

Gargano gets to the ropes and Ricochet releases the hold.  Gargano pushes Ricochet into the ring post and they are over the exposed floor. Gargano with a suplex on the floor.  Gargano sends Ricochet back into the ring and he says he wins.  Gargano with a slingshot DDT and Gargano gets the three count.

Winner:  Johnny Gargano (new Champion)

Match Number Four:  NXT Women's Championship Match:  Shayna Baszler versus Bianca Belair

They lock up and Baszler with a side head lock.  Belair backs Shayna into the corner and breaks.  They lock up and Belair backs Baszler into the turnbuckles.  Belair with a clean break and she tries to tell Baszler of her record but Shayna puts Belair into the turnbuckles and sends her to the mat.  Shayna and Belair go for a syllable challenge but then they push each other.  Shayna with a side head lock.  Belair with a shoulder tackle.  Shayna with another Irish whip and Belair floats over and flips in the corner.  Belair with a take down and Baszler goes to the floor.

Belair goes to the floor and sends Baszler into the apron.  Baszler grabs the hair and pulls Belair into the ring post.  Belair holds her shoulder while she writhes on the floor.  The referee starts her count and Belair gets back into the ring at nine.  Baszler with punches as she mounts Belair.  Shayna gets a near fall.  Shayna with a wrist lock and she manipulates the arm and puts it on the mat and stands on the hand.  Shayna stomps on the elbow and Belair goes into the turnbuckles.  Baszler with a forearm and kick.  Belair with a forearm but Shayna with a forearm of her own.  Shayna with an arm bar.  

Baszler goes around the body to add more pressure and then she hyperextends the arm.  Shayna kicks Belair in the leg and sends Belair to the mat.  Shayna gets a near fall.  Baszler with a double wrist lock.  Baszler with a sleeper but Belair backs Shayna into the corner to escape.  Shayna grabs the hair and connects with forearms and kicks.  Baszler gets a near fall.  Belair slaps Shayna and Shayna misses a knee.  Belair with shoulders in the corner but she uses her injured shoulder.  Belair with a hip toss and shoulder tackles using the injured arm.  Belair with a drop kick and she misses a shoulder tackle but Belair with a spear for a near fall.

Belair gets another near fall.  Baszler goes for an arm bar but Belair with boots to Baszler and then she goes for a splash but Baszler gets her knees up.  Baszler with a jumping knee for a near fall.  Baszler with a forearm but Belair fires back.  Belair with the advantage but Baszler with a kick and Belair misses punches.  Baszler with punches and kicks.  Belair whips Shayna in the midsection with her hair and it causes a cut on Shayna's ribs.

Shayna escapes a double underhook driver and Baszler sends Belair into the referee.  Belair hits the KOT but the referee is down.  Belair does not know what to do but Marina Shafir comes ot the ring and hits a spear.  Duke comes to the ring and Belair hits a double underhood driver onto Shafir.  Baszler applies the Kirifuda Clutch and Belair gets Baszler on her back.  Belair with a deadlift suplex to get out of the hold.  Belair gets back to her feet and goes up top.  Belair kicks Duke to the floor and Belair goes for a 450 Splash but Baszler applies the Kirifuda Clutch.  Belair tries to get back to her feet but Shayna keeps her on the mat.  Belair gets back to her feet again but only for a moment.  Belair gets to her feet but Shayna gets Belair back to the mat.

The referee calls for the bell.

Winner:  Shayna Baszler (retains championship)

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