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WWE NXT REPORT: KYLE AND BALOR VERSUS LORCAN AND BURCH, THE DUSTY CLASSIC CONTINUES, WHO IS NEXT FOR IO, AND WE MAY GET THE CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH AT SOME POINT BEFORE NBCSN GOES AWAY

By Richard Trionfo on 2021-01-27 22:00:00

We begin with a look back at last week's episode of NXT with footage of the Fight Pit and then the alliance of Tommaso Ciampa and Timothy Thatcher in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.  We see how Finn Balor and Kyle O'Reilly became a team for this week to face Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan.

We are at the Capitol Wrestling Centre in Orlando, Florida and your announcers are Wade Barrett, Vic Joseph, and Beth Phoenix.

Match Number One:  Killian Dain and Drake Maverick versus Wes Lee and Nash Carter in a Dusty Rhodes Men's Tag Team Classic Second Round Match

Lee and Maverick start things off and they lock up.  Maverick with a waist lock take down and a side head lock.  Lee backs Maverick into the ropes and Lee with a clean break.  Lee with a waist lock and take down into a front face lock and Maverick with a reversal.  Lee with a wrist lock.  Lee with an Irish whip and Carter tags in and Lee with a kick and Carter with a bronco buster.  Carter gets a near fall.  Lee tags in and he hits a slingshot senton.  Carter tags in and he hits a slingshot senton and Carter gets a near fall.  Carter with a forearms but he misses a drop kick when Maverick holds on to the ropes.  Dain tags in and he biels Maverick into Carter and then he punches lee on the apron.  Dain with punches in the corner followed by a chop. 

Maverick tags in and Dain throws Maverick down to trip Carter and Dain with a back senton and Dain slams Maverick onto Carter to get a near fall.  Dain with a splash and Maverick and Dain with a kick combination for a near fall.  Dain gets Carter on his shoulders and Carter escapes and tags in Lee and they kick Dain many times and Carter with a double stomp to the back.  Lee with a forearm and Dain is not showing any impact.  Dain pushes Lee off the turnbuckles to the floor.

Dain goes to the floor but Maverick holds him back.  Dain still goes to the floor because he is much bigger than Maverick.  Dain chops Lee and they return to the ring.  Maverick tags in and he tries to get Dain to stop choking Lee.  Maverick gets a near fall.  Dain tags back in and Dain kicks Lee in the ribs.  Dain pushes Lee into the corner and connects with a splash.  Maverick tags in and gets a few near falls.  Maverick with a reverse chin lock.  Maverick with a head butt to the midsection and he tags Dain back in.  Dain kicks Lee in the corner.  Lee iwth a jaw breaker and Dain catches Lee when he tries to make the tag and Dain runs Lee into the turnbuckles.  Maverick with punches and a snap mare followed by a back senton for a near fall.

Dain tags in and he walks across Lee's chest.  Dain works on the neck.  Lee with a punch and Dain with a forearm.  Dain with a slam and back senton.  Maverick tags in and he gets a near fall.  Maverick with a front face lock.  Lee tries to get to the corner to make the tag but Maverick kicks Carter's hand away.  Lee with a back drop and Carter tags in and connects with forearms.  Carter with a knee to the midsection and then to the head.  Carter is sent into the corner but Maverick misses a splash.  Carter with a knee and kick to Maverick.  Carter kicks Dain off the apron.  Lee tags in and Carter is pushed onto Maverick with a moonsault and Dain breaks up the cover.

Dain is sent to the floor and Carter with a moonsault off the turnbuckles onto Dain.  Lee with a back elbow and Carter tags in and Lee with a leap frog blockbuster for the three count.

Winners:  Nash Carter and Wes Lee (advance to face winner of Lucha House Party versus Legado Del Fantasma)

We see Pete Dunne driving to the building earlier tonight with Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan.

Dakota Kai says a year ago an unbreakable bond was created.  A line of broken bodies were in the path.  We are three matches from making history.

Robert Stone says Jessi and Aliyah are waiting to break out and it will end at Takeover when they win the First Ever Dusty Classic.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Curt Stallion was interviewed by McKenzie to find out a little about him.  Curt asks if she knows what it is like to drive 19 hours by yourself.  He talks about making towns from Texas to Chicago.  He sees shooting stars and he says that he knew he was the Lone Star Stallion.  It meant freedom and he needs the proverbial rocket to get strapped on him.  He needs the title for that rocket.

Match Number Two:  Aliyah and Jessi Kamea (with Robert Stone) versus Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez in a First Round Match in the Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic

Aliyah and Gonzalez start things off and they lock up.  Aliyah tries to move Gonzalez and it does not work so Raquel swings Aliyah around in the lock up and sends her to the mat.  Kamea tags in and she goes for the leg but Raquel gets her up in a back braeker into a Gory Special.  Kamea goes for a sunset flip but Gonzalez stays on her feet.  Kamea avoids an elbow drop and Kamea with a drop kick.  Gonzalez with a clothesline and kai tags in.  Kai pie faces Kamea and Kai misses a clothesline.  Kamea with a slam and a springboard elbow drop for a near fall.  Aliyah tags back in and Aliyah with a forearm.  Aliyah with a neck breaker for a near fall.

Kai with an Irish whip and Aliyah with a kick to Kai.  Aliyah sets for a baseball slide but misses.  Kai with a kick to the head and they return to the ring and Kai gets a near fall.  Gonzalez tags in and she connects with a forearm.  Gonzalez with a forearm to the back and she kicks Aliyah in the midsection.  Gonzalez with a spinning power slam for a near fall.  Gonzalez sends Aliyah into the turnbuckles and Kai tags in and hits a face wash for a near fall.

Aliyah with forearms and Kai with a punch and she sends Aliyah into the turnbuckles.  Gonzalez tasg in and she connects with a shoulder in the corner.  Aliyah is sent into the turnbuckles.  Kai tags in and Gonzalez with a hip toss and then Gonzalez helps Kai with a double stomp for a near fall.  Kai with an arm bar.  Aliyah blocks a kick but Kai pulls Aliyah down by the hair.  Aliyah with a DDT and then Gonzalez and Kamea tag in.  Gonzalez with a clothesline and a choke slam for the three count.

Winners:  Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez (advance to face Kacy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter)

The Way is in the back and Candice says they knew the Dusty Cup would be theirs and Indi says they will win it.  Johnny refuses to answer questions about KUSHIDA and he walks away.  Austin says not to mention KUSHIDA"s name since he lost twice to him. 

Johnny comes back.  He says it does not matter if KUSHIDA got two fluke wins, he will not get a title match.  You don't say his name.

They walk away and Dexter Lumis shows up.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Scarlett says that foolishness tempts fate.  Such conviction bleeds to obliteration.  Stay on your journey for he will alter his.  Fall and pray.

We take a look at Brie Larson working out with Tegan Nox.

Match Number Three:  Tyler Rust versus Rios

Rust with a waist lock take down.  Bivens says he has hand picked his opponent and he will have no problems.  Rust with a waist lock.  sunset flip and arm drag but Rust blocks a second one.  Rust with a forearm.  Rust with a wrist lock and forearm.  Rust with a boot to the chest and then he stomps on the elbow.  Rust wtih a wrist lock and he works on the shoulder.  Rust spins his opponent while elevating him.  Rust with a forearm and he charges into the corner but falls victim to a rollup for a near fall.  Rust falls victim to a back slide for a naer fall.  Rust is put in a guillotine and then Rust backs his opponent into the corner.  Rust with an uppercut and boot to the head followed by a flipping snap mare.  Rust with Rings of Saturn and he taps out.

Winner:  Tyler Rust

After the match, Rust takes a selfie.

The Grizzled Young Veterans say they did not enter this year's tournament to be runners up again.  Ruff and KUSHIDA are great singles wrestlers, but they are a better tag team.

Leon Ruff says they feel they can compete with any team in the tournament.  KUSHIDA says they will advance to the semifinals.

We go to commercial.

We are back and McKenzie is with Finn Balor and he is asked about his tag match and Kyle O'Reilly shows up and he asks Finn if he is ready.  Finn says he is always ready.  Kyle asks if he can trust Finn.  Finn asks Kyle what does he think.  Kyle says he doesn't have to trust him as long as they are on the same page.  Finn says he will see Kyle out there.  Kyle says he will see Finn out there.

Zack says we have another wannabe team think they can beat the GYV.  What makes you think your five minutes as a team can compete with their fifteen years.  The plate on the trophy will say one thing.  The Grizzled Young Veterans.

Match Number Four:  KUSHIDA and Leon Ruff versus James Drake and Zack Gibson in a Second Round Men's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Match

KUSHIDA and Gibson start things off and they lock up and Gibson with a rollup.  KUSHIDA with a take down into a cross arm breaker but Gibson escapes.  Gibson with a side head lock and KUSHIDA with a head scissors.  KUSHIDA with chops and punches.  KUSHIDA with a kick and elbow.  Drake absorbs the impact on the Irish whip and Drake tags in and he hits an elbow.  Gibson with a clothesline and Drake with a spinning heel kick.  Drake gets a near fall.  KUSHIDA blocks a suplex and Ruff tags in and Ruff with a kick to the back of the leg.  Ruff with another kick to the leg.  Ruff is sent to the apron and hits a forearm.  Ruff avoids Drake in the corner and hits a drop kick.

Ruff with a wrist lock and KUSHIDA tags in and they work on the arms and hit a double drop kick to the temples for a near fall.  Ruff works on the shoulder and Ruff with a kick to the shoulder followed by a kick.  Ruff with a head scissors take down.  Ruff with a side head lock and front face lock.  Drake with an arm wringer to Ruff and he knocks KUSHIDA down on tha apron.  Gibson tags in and they go for a double suplex but KUSHIDA catches Ruff.  Ruff with a cutter off the turnbuckles for a near fall on Gibson.

We go to commercial.

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