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WWE NXT REPORT: WOMEN'S TAG TITLE MATCH, STREET FIGHT, TWO TITLE MATCHES NEXT WEEK, GRIMES GETS OUTSMARTED, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2021-05-04 22:02:00

We begin with a video package for tonight's show.

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

Match Number One:  Leon Ruff versus Isaiah Scott in a Falls Count Anywhere Match

Ruff charges at Scott and Scott with a knee to the head.  Scott pushes Ruff down and then sends Ruff into the turnbuckles.  Scott with punches but he misses a chop.  Ruff with forearms in the corner.  Ruff tries to get Scott to turn into a cutter but Scott does not follow.  Scott blocks a crucifix bomb and Scott with a kick.  Ruff comes off the turnbuckles and Scott catches Ruff and sends him into the turnbuckles.  Ruff with a snap mare that sends Scott to the floor.

Ruff goes for a suicide dive but Scott catches Ruff and Scott with a Death Valley Driver into the apron.  Scott sends Ruff into the plexiglass a few times.  Scott with a side slam on the ramp for a near fall.  Scott presses Ruff's head against the ramp.  Scott sends Ruff back into the ring and he connects with a knee drop.  Scott with kicks to the ribs and then Scott puts Ruff on the turnbuckles for a superplex but he slaps Ruff first.  Scott with a forearm to the back and he hits the superplex and both men are down.  Scott gets a near fall.

Ruff rolls to the floor and Scott goes to the apron.  Scott misses a running kick and Ruff gets Scott caught in the ropes and Ruff with kicks and a drop kick to Scott and Scott falls to the floor.  Ruff goes for a clothesline off the ring steps but Scott with a punch to the midsection.  Scott kicks Ruff.  Scott sends Ruff into the ringside barrier.  Scott grabs a tool box and he throws it at Ruff but he misses.  Scott opens the toolbox and pulls out some of the tools.  He throws a hammer at Ruff.  Scott sends Ruff midsection first into the apron.  Scott goes for a slam on the steps but Ruff escapes and Ruff crawls to the back.  

They fight into the back and Scott grabs Ruff off the lockers and Scott power bombs Ruff into the lockers.  Scott pushes a storage case into Ruff as they move to the gym.  Scott sits down next to Ruff but does not cover him.  Ruff with punches but Scott with a forearm and he tosses Ruff into the lockers one more time.  Ruff with a back elbow as he goes to the stage.  Scott follows and Ruff throws a chair at Scott but Scott catches it and tosses it aside.  

Scott with a rear chin lock on the stage.  Ruff turns a light on and it blinds Scott and Ruff pushes Scott off the stage.  Ruff with a somersault senton onto Scott for a near fall.  Scott rolls into the ring.  Ruff goes for a springboard move but Scott pushes Ruff back to the apron.  Scott goes for a superplex and Ruff with knees and he turns it into a Super Crucifix Bomb for a near fall.  Scott rolls to the apron and Ruff with forearms.  Scott with a punch to the midsection and Ruff goes for a power bomb off the apron but Scott tries to punch Ruff and misses.  Ruff with a poisonrana off the apron to the floor.  Scott rolls away to prevent Ruff from covering him.

Scott rolls against the ringside barrier.  Ruff charges at Scott and Scott sends Ruff into the plexiglass and Scott with a JML Driver but Ruff kicks out.  Scott charges at Ruff against the ring steps and Scott hits the steps when Ruff moves.  Ruff grabs the toolbox and hits Scott in the leg with it.  Ruff with a frog splash for a near fall.  Ruff with a heel hook and he grabs the wrench and uses it for extra leverage.  Scott with a kick and Ruff with a cutter off the turnbuckles but Scott rolls to the floor.  Ruff with a cutter off the apron to Scott followed by a clothesline over the ringside barrier.  Ruff climbs a ladder and AJ Francis catches Ruff and sends Ruff over the ringside barrier with a Death Valley Driver.

Scott rolls Ruff into the ring and Scott with a JML Driver for the three count.

Winner:  Isaiah Scott

We see Finn Balor arriving at the building earlier tonight as we go to commercial.

We are back and Johnny Gargano and Austin Theory are going to William Regal's office and Scarlett is in there with Regal.  Johnny says the number one champion has some business with William Regal he will talk to him later.  Austin says those are the biggest that he has ever seen and he asks if they are real.  He asks Scarlett if her nails are real.

Match Number Two:  Asher Hale versus Cameron Grimes

Grimes with a waist lock take down.  Grimes goes for the leg but Hale with a side head lock.  Hale holds on but Grimes with a shoulder tackle.  Hale with a drop kick to the knee.  Grimes with a clothesline.  Grimes with kicks to the back of the leg and Hale kicks back.  Grimes with a European uppercut.  Hale with a kick and enzuigiri.  Hale with a dragon screw leg whip while Grimes was hanging in the ropes.  Hale goes for a tornado DDT but Grimes pushes him away.  Hale with a kick as Grimes charges into the corner and Hale with a missile drop kick for a near fall.  Grimes kicks Hale away and Hale misess a round kick.  Hale sends Grimes into the turnbuckles.

Grimes with a knee to the midsection and a uranage followed by Cave In for the three count.

Winner:  Cameron Grimes

Kayden Cross and Kacy Catanzaro are in the back and she says that Xia Li is no concern of theirs.  Kacy wants to focus on the tag titles.  Franky Monet shows up and she is excited to hear their fighting spirit but she says it will take them a lot longer to win the tag titles.  Franky says they believe in them.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Cameron Grimes celebrates his victory and Ever Rise shows up with their coffee mugs.  Chase suggests that they party together but Grimes says he celebrating with three people, me, myself, and I.  He is going TO THE VIP Room.

James Drake asks Timothy Thatcher and Tommaso Ciampa to encourage these swamp creatures to take their shoes off.  The GYV are gifts to the NXT Universe.  Gibson tells everyone to put their Crocs back on and sit down or they will get on the first plane out of this country.

Match Number Three:  Timothy Thatcher and Tommaso Ciampa versus Zack Gibson and James Drake

Ciampa and Drake start things off and they lock up.  They go into the corner and Ciampa with a side head lock after Drake gives a clean break.  Ciampa with a shoulder tackle for a near fall.  Ciampa with a reverse chin lock.  Thatcher tags in and he connects with a head butt to the midsection and then he applies an arm bar.  Drake escapes and Gibson has something to say to Drake and Gibson tags in.  They lock up and Gibson with a waist lock.  Thatcher wtih a double wrist lock and a shoulder tackle for a near fall.  Thatcher with a take down and an arm bar.  Gibson with forearms to try to escape but Thatcher with knees to the back.  Gibson works on the leg and ankle.

Thatcher counters into a sleeper.  Gibson signals for Drake to come in and Drake kicks Thatcher but Thatcher holds on.  Ciampa kicks Drake and then Thatcher and Ciampa with stereo forearms.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Thatcher with a European uppercut to Drake.  Thatcher with an Irish whip and Drake goes to the apron and Gibson tags in on the apron but since Drake was on the apron, the tag is disallowed.  Drake is pulled back into the ring and Drake sends Thatcher throat first into the middle rope.  Drake with forearms.  Gibson tags in and they hit a drop kick and flatliner combination for a near fall.  Gibson gets another near fall.  Gibson with a rear chin lock.  Gibson with a cravate but Thatcher escapes.  Gibson holds on to the ankle and Drake tags in.  Thatcher kicks Drake away and Ciampa tags in and hits many clotheslines on Drake and Gibson and ends it with a double clothesline.

Drake is sent into the turnbuckles and Ciampa chops Drake many times.  Thatcher tags in and he connects with forearms.  Ciampa tags in and CIampa with a knee and they hit double chops followed by a running knee from Ciampa for a near fall.  Thatcher tags in and Drake kicks Thatcher while Thatcher works on the ankle.  Thatcher with a waist lock and Drake with a back elbow to escape.  Gibson tags in and Thatcher with a belly-to-belly suplex but Drake breaks up the cover.

Drake and Ciampa with forearms while Thatcher with a European uppercut to Gibson.  Ciampa with a Cactus Jack clothesline that sends him and Drake over the top rope.  Thatcher and Gibson with European uppercuts and Thatcher with a slap and butterfly suplex for a near fall.  Thatcher goes for a double wrist lock but Gibson blocks it.  Drake kicks Ciampa into the announce table.  Thatcher with European uppercuts to Drake and Gibson.  Gibson with a double thrust to Thatcher.  Drake with a suicide dive to send Ciampa over the announce table.  

Gibson with a deadlift suplex for a near fall.  Ciampa pulls Drake off the apron and Thatcher with a rollup for a near fall.  The referee keeps Ciampa from getting involved and Thatcher hits Gibson with a shoes and applies a Fujiwara arm bar and Gibson taps out.

Winners:  Timothy Thatcher and Tommaso Ciampa

Johnny Gargano and Austin Theory are still in the back and they go to William Regal's office and Johnny wants Austin to bust down the door, but Austin knocks on the door and Regal shows up in the hallway.  Johnny says that Bronson Reed does not deserve the title match because Dexter Lumis got involved.  Regal tells Johnny the match will happen and that Austin Theory will face Karrion Kross next week because of Scarlett.

We go to commercial.

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