December 14th NXT 2.0

*Live from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, FL.

*Grayson Waller is showered with boos & expletive chants upon arriving to the PC.

(1)  Cameron Grimes defeats Duke Hudson…NO HOLDS BARRED…Grimes hits the Cave-In with Hudson seated in a chair for the win (12:15)…AFTER…Grimes rips off Hudson’s headgear & wig.

*Cora Jade backstage with McKenzie…she’s excited to be fully cleared…Dakota Kai interrupts, warns Cora that her “friend” Raquel uses her partners…Cora calls Dakota “mom” & says she’s fine without her advice…after she beats Dakota tonight, she’s one step closer to a shot at Mandy.

*Brooks & Jensen go to a concert with two ladies…they’re not much in the way of dancers.

*Grayson Waller to the ring…he’s betting on himself & doesn’t much care what the fans think…or Wade Barrett for that matter…totally embracing his inner d-bag heel.

*Riddle teaches MSK that the way back to their tag titles is to “dig deep.”

*Lashing Out…Lash finally gets her crush Ikemen Jiro (& tag partner Kushida) on the show…Jacket Time has harsh words for GYV…in Japanese.

(2)  Ivy Nile defeats Amari Miller…Nile uses a Dragon Sleeper/Neck Crank for the submission win (04:02).

*Xyon Quinn backstage with McKenzie…now he knows the game Elektra is playing, so game on…Xyon walks away but before McKenzie can throw back to Vic & Wade, Robert Stone demands some respect…Von Wagner interrupts, Von SMASH…grrr!

(3)  Harland defeats Guru Raaj…Harland gets Raaj up for a backdrop & drives him into the mat for the win (01:04)…AFTER…Harland slams Raaj’s face into the mat a few times to “feel better” before Joe Gacy convinces him to leave & multiple refs/agents lead him backstage…LATER…as the refs/agents are escorting Harland out of the building, he throws Coach Brian Kendrick down a flight of stairs.

*LA Knight arrives in his little red Corvette…he’s smack-talking Grayson Waller & goes looking for him.

(4)  Cora Jade defeats Dakota Kai…Mandy Rose watches from commentary…Dakota retrieves her shovel from under the ring…as the ref rips the shovel out of her hands, Dakota stumbles backwards into Cora’s roll up for the win (07:16)…AFTER…Dakota picks up the shovel again but Raquel Gonzalez makes the save & chases Dakota away from the ring…then Jacy & Gigi make their way out & distract Cora for Mandy to work on her injured shoulder & drop her with a 1-arm DDT.

*Grayson Waller has no fans backstage…not Tiffany Stratton’s daddy & definitely not Io Shirai…LATER…no one wants him in the locker room either…Breakker tells him to hit the bricks.

(5)  Tony D’Angelo defeats Andre Chase…Spinning Fisherman’s Neckbreaker for the win (04:15)…AFTER…Tony invokes the name of Pete Dunne & he appears…Dunne didn’t come to talk…Tony says they can fight next week…Dunne snaps some of Tony’s fingers, then crushes Tony’s souvenir cube & takes back his mouthpiece.

(6)  Boa defeats Edris Enofe…Boa hits a Roundhouse Kick to the head for the win (03:00)…as Solo Sikoa watches backstage on a monitor.

*Raquel Gonzalez is furious backstage…suggests she & Dakota end their friendship the way it began…in a street fight.

*Grayson Waller takes off in LA Knight’s Corvette & leaves Knight laying injured in the parking lot.

(7)  Jacket Time defeat Grizzled Young Veterans…distraction by the Creed Brothers allows Kushida & Jiro to hit a Russian Leg Sweep/Senton Atomico combo on Drake, Jiro covers for the win (06:29).

*Roddy Strong crosses paths with Melo & Trick backstage…the champs have nothing nice to say to one another…as Strong heads to the ring, Trick finds a piece of Dexter Lumis artwork that seems to suggest they’ll be fighting soon.

(8)  Bron Breakker defeats Roderick Strong…NON-TITLE…Gorilla Press Powerslam for the win (10:23)…AFTER…Tommaso Ciampa attacks out of nowhere & hits Willow’s Bell on Breakker, onto the NXT Championship…Ciampa has some words for Breakker before planting a Kiss of Death on his cheek as the show ends.

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WWE NXT PREVIEW – December 21, 2021

+ Raquel Gonzalez vs. Dakota Kai – Street Fight

+ LA Knight vs. Grayson Waller

+ Von Wagner in action

+ Dexter Lumis vs. Trick Williams

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NXT 2.0 – NEW YEAR’S EVIL – January 4, 2022

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