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WWE NXT REPORT: THE DUSTY CLASSIC CONTINUES, MORE MATCHES FOR WORLDS COLLIDE, RHEA HAS AN OPPONENT FOR TAKEOVER, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2020-01-15 22:03:00

We begin tonight's show with a graphic In Memory of Rocky Johnson, who passed away earlier today.

We take a look back at last week's episode of NXT as well as footage from the end of Takeover UK Blackpool II.

We are at Full Sail University and your announcers are Mauro Ranallo,and Beth Phoenix.

Keith Lee makes his way to the ring.

Keith says he implores everyone to bask because achievement unlocked and your specimen is the number one contender.  Keith says he is not going to mislead you.  The Undisputed Era had a great 2019 and they hold every championship in NXT right now.  The end of their 2019 was arguably the greatest of anyone . . . except for maybe him.  Keith says herein lies the difference.  You have reached your peak and your limit.  Keith says he is limitless.  Next week, he will prove it when he defeats Roderick Strong and will forever . . . 

The music for Undisputed Era plays and Adam Cole asks him if Keith has seen what they did to Imperium, Velveteen Dream, and Tommaso Ciampa.

The Undisputed Era enters the ring and Lee fights off all four men until Strong hits Lee in the leg with a chair and Cole hits Last Shot.  Strong puts the leg in a chair as the others hold him and Strong wtih a boot to the chair as he comes off the turnbuckles. 

Tommaso Ciampa makes his way to the ring and he takes care of Strong, Fish, and O'Reilly.  Cole leaves the ring while Lee tries to get back to his feet.

Mauro Ranallo mentions the match between Finn Balor and Johnny Gargano at the upcoming Takeover in Portland.  

We are told that Tegan Nox has been added to the battle royal.  She says she gets to go face to face with Dakota and get some revenge for what happened at War Games.  Candice LeRae greets her.  

We see Mia Yim and Io Shirai getting ready for the battle royal.

Match Number One:  Pete Dunne and Matt Riddle versus Flash Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews in a Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic First Round Match

Dunne and Andrews start things off and Andrews with a side head lock.  Riddle makes the tag and Andrews with a head scissors.  Riddle misses a moonsault and Webster tags in.  Webster misses Dunne.  Ridldle with a waist lock take down into a double wrist lock.  Dunne tags in and they work on the hands and stomp on them.  Dunne with a wrist lock and Riddle tags in.  Dunne with an Irish whip and Webster with an elbow and kick to Dunne followed by a head scissors to Riddle.  Andrews tags in and Andrews drops Webster onto Riddle and then hits a moonsault for a near fall.  Webster tags in and he goes up top.and hits a stomp to the arm.  Riddle with a gutwrench suplex and holds on and rolls through into a second one.

Riddle holds on and rolls through for a third but Andrews tries to interfere and Riddle with a back body drop to Andrews before hitting the third gutwrench suplex.  Dunne tags in and Dunne flips Riddle onto Webster's leg with a senton.  Dunne stomps the knees into the mat and kicks Webster.  Dunne with a snap mare and Riddle is tagged in.  Riddle with kicks to the back and a forearm followed by a slam.  Riddle gets a near fall.  Webster wtih a drop kick and Dunne tags in and keeps Webster from tagging in.  Webster lands on his feet but Dunne keeps Webster from making the tag.  Dunne with an X Plex and Riddle tags in and hits a back senton for a near fall.

Riddle chops Webster and he tags Dunne in.  Webster with forearms and chops but Dunne sends Webster into the corner.  Webster avoids Riddle and Dunne and makes the tag.  Andrews with a rana to Dunne and Andrews slides under and hits a pele kick.  Andrews is sent to the apron and Andrews with an enzuigiri.  Andrews with a victory roll into a DDT on Riddle.  Webster tags in and they hit stereo flip dives.  Websgter flips Andrews onto Dunne with a 450 splash for a near fall.  Webster goes for a Tiger Driver but Dunne escapes.  Webster with a kick and he goes for a springboard move and is met with a forearm from Dunne.

Andrews tags in and Dunne blocks a full nelson and Dunne flips out of the corner and hits an enzuigiri and a German suplex.  Dunne stomps on the hand and kicks Andrews.  Riddle tags in and Dunne with an X Plex into a power bomb.  Dunne and Riddle with kicks and Webster breaks up the cover.  Dunne and Webster go the floor and Dunne sends Webster into the apron.  Riddle with a German suplex to Andrews for a near fall.  Riddle goes for a suplex but Andrews lands on his feet.  Riddle with a knee and he gets a near fall when Andrews has his hand on the ropes.  Riddle with a back senton and Dunne tags in.

Dunne stomps on the legs and he applies an ankle lock.  Andrews rolls through to escape.  Andrews with a Northern Lights suplex and a double stomp.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Webster with a moonsault onto Dunne and Riddle.  Webster drops Riddle off the apron and then he hits a springboard drop kick to knock Dunne off the apron.  Webster goes up top and hits a swanton onto Riddle and Dunne on the floor.  Riddle tags in and Webster with a kick.  Andrews tags in and Mark goes up top but Riddle pushes Webster away and Riddle catches Andrews.  Andrews with a reverse rana after a kick from Webster and Andrews gets a near fall.  Webster tags in and Andrews with a moonsault off the apron onto Dunne and Andrews with a tornado DDT.  Riddle spears Webster and then he spears Andrews.  Riddle goes for a jackhammer but Webster with an inside cradle for a near fall.

Riddle with a Pele Kick and Dunne with a kick for a near fall.  Riddle tags in and Dunne goes for an X Plex into a power bomb but Webster with a rana.  Dunne with a forearm to knock Andrews into the cover to break it up.  Dunne and Andrews tags in.  Dunne with a kick to the back of the head.  Andrews counters an X Plex into Stundog Millionaire.  Webster with a suicide dive but Riddle catches Webster and hits Bro Derek.  Andrews comes off the turnbuckles into a forearm.  Riddle and Dunne hit a Bitter End and Bro 2 Sleep Combination for the three count.

Winners:  Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne (advance to face Imperium in the second round)

We take a look at the end of Takeover when the Undisputed Era attacked Imperium.

We go to comments from WALTER after Takeover.  He speaks in German along with Alexander Wolfe.

We go to Cathy Kelley outside the trainer's room.  She mentions that Keith Lee is being evaluated.  She mentions the potential effect on next week's North American Championship Match.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Tommaso Ciampa makes his way to the ring.  

Ciampa says Velveteen Dream, Imperium, Keith Lee.  It looks like the Undisputed Era has a hit list.  Ciampa says he has one too and Adam Cole is on his hit list.  Last week, he told the world that when you took his Goldie, you took his life.  No more waiting and no more distractions.  He wants his life back.  He needs his life back.  Ciampa says he is taking back his life.

The Undisputed Era comes to the ring and they go after Ciampa.  Ciampa fights them off for a moment but the numbers are too much for Ciampa.  All four men attack Ciampa and then Johnny Gargano's music plays an he makes his way to the ring and he punches Fish and then clotheslines Kyle.  Gargano with punches to Cole and then he punches Strong.  Ciampa with Willow's Bell to Fish and Gargano with a super kick.  Ciampa with a running knee while Gargano hits a super kick on Fish.

We go to commercial.

We see a tweet from Trent Seven asking for a match between Moustache Mountain and DIY at World's Collide.

Match Number Two:  Alex Shelley and KUSHIDA versus James Drake and Zack Gibson in a First Round Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Match

Shelley and Gibson start things off.  They lock up and Gibson backs Shelley into the corner and Gibson pats Shelley on the chest on the break.  They lock up and Shelley with a hammer lock.  Gibson with an elbow and Shelley with an Irish whip.  Drake blunts the impact and Drake tags in.  Drake with a front face lock but Shelley with chops.  Shelley sends Drake to the apron and KUSHIDA with a handspring kick to knock Drake and Gibson off the apron.  KUSHIDA and Shelley with stereo pescados.  Drake with a knee to KUSHIDA.  Shelley tags in and KUSHIDA with a running knee lift.  Shelley stomps on the head and Drake with a shot to the midsection.

Gibson tags in and Shelley with a drop toe hold and KUSHIDA with a drop kick and kick to the arm.  KUSHIDA with a figure four arm bar and he drops back to the mat.  Shelley tags in and they connect with elbows and a double suplex.  Shelley gets a near fall.  Gibson with a foearm to KUSHIDA but Shelley with a kick.  Gibson with a side head lock and Drake tags in.  Gibson with a baseball slide to Shelley and Drake with a drop kick off Gibson's back to KUSHIDA.

We go to commercial.

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