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January 20th NXT

January 20th NXT


NXT Results

Check below for the January 20th MLW Fusion Results. The show begins at 8 PM.

Beth Phoenix Returns to Ringside

Kushida and Leon Ruff defeat Gargano and Theory – 14:45

  • Kushida used a hammerlock suplex with a bridge for the pinfall victory.

Pete Dunne Video Package

  • Dunne argues that they’re cut from the same cloth. Pete Dunne says Balor will be forced to pass the torch to him.

Malcom Bivens Backstage

  • Tyler Russ walks out of Regal’s office. Russ says he has a match with Bronson Reed, but that’s not what Bivens would have gone for. They leave to prepare.

Karrion Kross defeats Ashante Thee Adonis – 01:15

  • Kross hit two saito suplexes and a forearm for the pinfall victory.

Post Match

  • Kross put Desmond Troy in the straight jacket submission for fun.

MSK Video Package

  • MSK will win the Dusty Cup.

Toni Storm and Mercedes Martinez

  • They’re just two tough women with some business to take care of.

Lucha House Party defeats Imperium – 13:39

  • Lince Dorado hit a shooting star press on Marcel Barthel for the pinfall victory.

Post Match

  • Alexander Wolfe stood on the ramp.

Weigh in For Fight Pit

  • Ciampa weighed in at 201. Thatcher weighed in at 225.
  • Thatcher pushed Ciampa

Kacy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter defeat Mercedes Martinez and Toni Storm – 12:49

  • Part way through the match, Io Shirai pulled Martinez off the ring apron and tossed her over the announce table.
  • Kacy hit a crazy corkscrew moonsault 450 special magic thing for the pinfall victory.

Finn Balor Wants Pete Dunne

  • He says I’ll start with Oney and Danny. Regal told Balor to find a partner. Balor says all he has is enemies.
  • Regal says keep your enemies closer.

Ashante Thee Adonis Not Cleared Based on Karrion Kross Beat Down

Kacy and Kayden Say They’ll Win the Whole Damn Thing

Bronson Reed defeats Tyler Russ – 04:53

  • Bronson Reed hit the Tsunami for the pinfall victory.

Finn Balor Backstage

  • He gets Oney and Danny next week, but he needs a partner.
  • Balor says there are a few people that owe him a favor. He goes to pay them a visit.

Balor visits the Undisputed Era

  • Balor asks if Kyle is in or if he’s still sucking his meals through a straw.
  • Kyle volunteers.

Santos Escobar

  • Escobar says he’s the champion of champions.
  • A champion of champions doesn’t have a glass jaw like Finn Balor or a streak to conquer.
  • He says he’s beaten everyone on his path.
  • Escobar notes that he sent Lucha House Party packing.
  • Lucha House Party came out, but the numbers immediately caught up with him. Curt Stallion made a save.

Drake Maverick and Killian Dain Promo

  • Maverick cuts off Dain from speaking.
  • Dain appeared to be ok with it.

Curt Stallion, Lucha House Party, and Legado del Fantasma Backstage

  • Santos Escobar says he’ll give Stallion what he wants. Next week it will be Stallion v. Escobar for the Cruiserweight Championship

Next Week

  • Balor and O’Reilly v. Burch and Lorcan
  • MSK v. Drake Maverick and Killian Dain – Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic
  • GYV v. Kushida and Ruff – Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic
  • Raquel Gonzalez and Dakota Kai v. Aliyah and Jessi Kamea – Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic

Timothy Thatcher defeats Tommaso Ciampa – 13:59

  • Thatcher tied Ciampa’s leg in the corner of the fight pit cage, and applied a stretch muffler to the other leg. Ciampa tapped.

They Stared at Each Other to Close the Show


NXT Preview

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Quick Preview

  • Kayden Carter and Kacy Catanzaro v. Toni Storm and Mercedes Martinez
  • Johnny Gargano and Austin Theory v. Leon Ruff and Kushida
  • Lucha House Party v. Imperium
  • Timothy Thatcher v. Tommaso Ciampa – Fight Pit

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