August 5th NXT

NXT Results

Check back for the August 5th NXT Results. Live Results will begin ~10PM (After Dynamite).

Dakota Kai defeats Rhea Ripley – 15:50

• Commentators due a nice job of setting up the match by telling the history between Ripley and Kai that goes all the way back to War Games when Ripley told Kai she didn’t make the cut.
• Mercedes Martinez came out of nowhere to quickly attack Ripley. The referee didn’t see and Dakota followed up with the GO To Kick for the pinfall victory.
• Dakota will now face Io Shirai at Takeover 30.

Post Match

• Mercedes Martinez came back and hit the air raid crash on Ripley

Bronson Reed defeats Shane Thorne – 04:33

• After a Death Valley driver, Bronson Reed hit the Tsunami Splash for the pinfall victory

Breezango Shows Up at the Arena

• Legado del Fantasma attacked them and kidnapped Fandango

Backstage Interview with the Robert Stone Brand

• Rhea Ripley may be done with the Robert Stone Brand, but the Robert Stone Brand is not done with Rhea.

Damian Priest defeats Lorcan and Holland – 10:15

• After hitting the reckoning on Oney Lorcan, Damian Priest picked up the pinfall victory.

Keith Lee defeats Cameron Grimes – 12:30

• Lee uses the Spirit Bomb to secure the pinfall victory over Cameron Grimes.

Post Match

• Karrion Kross says since the match hasn’t been made, all of this is on Keith Lee. The camera pans away and it shows a whole bunch of people laid out. “Tick Tock.”

William Regal Announcement

• Dexter Lumis is out of the TakeOver Ladder Match due to injury.
• August 19: The four men not pinned in triple threat matches will compete for the final spot in the Ladder Match (Finn Balor vs. Johnny Gargano vs. Ridge Holland vs. ?)

Legado del Fantasma In Ring Interview

• They’re mad about Breezango disrespecting Lucha Libre at Great American Bash.
• They toss Fandango in the ring and Breeze runs out to the ring, but Legado del Fantasma cut him off and left both members of Breezango in a pile.
• Escobar then told Swerve Scott to not speak his name again or he would end up like Breezango.

Video Package on Undisputed Era’s Tag Team Dominance

Priest Parking Lot Interview

• Now is the time.
• He says it sucks to be Lumis. Bronson Reed congratulates Priest in the parking lot. Damian Priest tells Bronson to get his aspirations out of his head.
• They have an argument and agree to a one on one match.

Pat Mcafee Joins Tom Phillips

• Apparently everything is good between everyone at NXT and Pat.

Tegan Nox defeats Indi Hartwell – 03:04

• Nox hit the shiniest wizard for the pinfall victory

Next Week

• Kushida vs. Cameron Grimes vs. a Mystery Opponent
• Bronson Reed vs. Damian Priest
• Danny Burch vs. Karrion Kross

Imperium defeats Undisputed Era – 10:46

• Kyle O’Reilly gets distracted by an altercation between Pat Mcafee and Adam Cole.
• Imperium takes advantage and hits a European bomb on Bobby Fish for the pinfall victory.

Adam Cole and Pat McAfee

• Officials had to separate Cole and McAfee. Pat ended up taking a cheap shot and punting Cole in the head. Keep in mind that McAfee is former NFL punter.

NXT Preview

The August 5th NXT show features four advertised  matches.

All matches are listed below the video with the 2020 win-loss record for each individual or team.

To see all the data behind the win-loss records, check the lists and links below.

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Shane Thorne (0-1) vs. Bronson Reed (3-4)

• Shane Thorne
  • Singles Wins:
  • Singles Losses: Dexter Lumis
• Bronson Reed
  • Singles Wins: Leon Ruff, Tony Nese,
    • Gargano and Strong on 7/22.
  • Singles Losses: Roderick Strong, Killian Dain, Cameron Grimes, Karrion Kross

Keith Lee (11-0) vs. Cameron Grimes (6-5)

• Keith Lee
  • Singles Wins:
    • Johnny Gargano and Finn Balor in a triple threat,
    • Johnny Gargano
    • Damian Priest
    • Dominik Dijakovic and Damian Priest in a triple threat
    • Cameron Grimes
    • Kona Reeves
    • Dominik Dijakovic
    • Roderick Strong
    • A fatal four way with Grimes, Priest, and Dijakovic
    • Adam Cole on 7/8,
    • Dominik Dijakovic on 7/15.
  • Singles Losses: None
• Cameron Grimes
  • Singles Wins: Finn Balor, Denzel Dejournette, Dominik Dijakovic and Tony Nese, Bronson Reed, Damian Priest,
  • Singles Losses: Finn Balor, Johnny Gargano and Keith Lee in a singles and fatal four way, Damian Priest on 7/15.

Dakota Kai vs. Rhea Ripley

• The winner of this match becomes the number one contender for the NXT Championship
• Dakota Kai
  • Singles Wins: Second Chance Gauntlet, Tegan Nox on 2/16 and 3/4, Candice LeRae, Kacy Catanzaro, Kayden Carter,
  • Singles Losses: Io Shirai in Number One Contender’s Ladder Match, Mia Yim, Tegan Nox, Number One Contender’s Four Way at Great American Bash,
• Rhea Ripley
  • Singles Wins: Bianca Belair, Toni Storm, Sarah Logan, Aliyah, Aliyah and Robert Stone,
  • Singles Losses: Charlotte Flair, Io Shirai,

Oney Lorcan vs. Damian Priest vs. Ridge Holland

• The winner of this match advances to the North American Championship Ladder Match at Takeover XXX
• Oney Lorcan
  • Singles Wins: Chase Parker, Tehuti Miles on 6/5,
  • Singles Losses: Tony Nese, Aleister Black, Isaiah Swerve Scott, Santos Escobar,
    • Timothy Thatcher on 7/1.
    • Timothy Thatcher on 7/22.
• Damian Priest
  • Singles Wins: Killian Dain on 6/17, Cameron Grimes on 7/15,
  • Singles Losses: Finn Balor, Keith Lee, Domink Dijakovic and Keith Lee in a Triple Threat and a fatal four way, Cameron Grimes on 6/24,
• Ridge Holland
  • Singles Wins:
    • Tyson T-Bone on 1/30.
    • Saxon Huxley on 3/5.
    • Joseph Conners on 3/19.
  • Singles Losses: None

Fish and O’Reilly (2-3) vs. Imperium (5-2)

• Fish and O’Reilly
  • Tag Wins: Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan, and Gallus.
  • Tag Losses: Grizzled Young Veterans, Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne on 2/16 and 3/11.
• Imperium
  • Tag Wins: Breezango, Matt Riddle and Timothy Thatcher, Ashton Smith and Oliver Carter, the Forgotten Sons, Ever Rise on 7/29.
  • Tag Losses: Gallus in a ladder match, Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne.

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