January 25, 2022 – NXT 2.0

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

(1)  Dusty Cup: MSK defeat Jacket Time…Kushida misses the MSK blind tag & holds onto the Hoverboard Lock on Carter, allowing Lee to hit End Transmission for the win (12:02)…AFTER…respectful handshakes & a group hug from all four participants.

*Vengeance Day will return on February 15th.

*Zoey Stark tells Io Shirai to find a new partner for the Dusty Cup because she’s still hurt…Tiffany Stratton interrupts, says Shirai will have plenty of time to find a new partner after Tiffany beats her later tonight.

*Legado del Fantasma to the ring, glaring at MSK as they pass on the entryway…Santos says he won’t lie to Bron Breakker & tell him he’s already a star…Santos despises Breakker’s fast rise & the fact that he’s already champion…Bron Breakker interrupts, says he’s ready to fight…Santos says when HE’S ready, Bron will know…Santos leaves…Wilde & Mendoza attack…Breakker handles them quickly.

*Cameron Grimes warns Tony D’Angelo that Grimes is on his way to Vengeance Day & he’s taking that North American Championship TO THE MOOON!

(2)  Solo Sikoa defeats Boa…in a NO DQ / FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE match…Boa attacks before the bell with a kendo stick…the fight goes to floor, behind the bleachers, into the backstage storage area, & back out to ringside…Sikoa sets up a table next to the announce desk (which has moved 90° around the ring to a spot under the hard camera) & hits a top buckle Uso Splash onto Boa, through the table, & to the floor where he covers Boa for the win (08:08).

*Imperium video package…they’ll be lead into a new era by Gunther, who is leaving his family name behind to stand on his own two feet with his own identity.

(3)  Duke Hudson defeats Guru Raaj…Hudson hits a Razor’s Edge for the win (01:08)…AFTER…Dante Chen gives him the respect of a warning before attacking…refs separate them…Hudson gets free & hits a chop block on Chen’s previously injured knee.

*Indi Hartwell & Persia Pirotta backstage with McKenzie…they’re on their way to those tag team titles…Kay Lee Ray joins the discussion, she’s wants Mandy’s NXT Women’s Championship.

*Legado del Fantasma backstage with McKenzie…Santos says Bron will have to face Wilde & Mendoza 2-on-1 unless he can find a friend…& as champion, he has no friends.

(4)  Kay Lee Ray, Indi Hartwell, & Persia Pirotta defeat Toxic Attraction…KLR chases Mandy backstage with her baseball bat…Persia hits a sit out TKO on Gigi for the win (13:55).

*Edris Enofe & Malik Blade video package…the bracket-busting underdogs plan to win the Dusty Cup, then the tag titles, then ask out the ladies of Toxic Attraction.

*Raquel Gonzalez’s workout is interrupted by Cora Jade, still trying to convince Raquel she would make a good partner…Raquel isn’t interested & is losing patience.

(5)  Dusty Cup: Grizzled Young Veterans defeats Chase University…GYV hits a 2-man Codebreaker on Bodhi, Drake covers for the win (05:12)…AFTER…Von Wagner attacks Bodhi & Andre…after Wagner lays out both men, Robert Stone enters the ring to hand Wagner his blazer.

*Grayson Waller promo…he’s ready & waiting for LA Knight, should he find his way around the restraining order…but his insurance policy, Saurav (sounded like he called him “Songa” or “Sanga”), will have to meet Knight first.

(6)  Io Shirai defeats Tiffany Stratton…Over-the-Moonsault for the win (04:18).

*Malcolm Bivens thinks Gunther is a stupid name…challenges Imperium to a 6 man tag match.

*Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams introduce OllieJayy for an in-ring performance of “Make ‘Em Fall.”

*Tiffany Stratton calls her daddy to complain about the ref…Wendy Choo tells her not to feel bad because everyone loses to Io…Stratton knocks Choo’s drink out of her hand.

(7)  Cameron Grimes defeats Tony D’Angelo…while D’Angelo is out in front of the announce desk for a breather, Pete Dunne surprises him with a cricket bat blow to the hand…D’Angelo rolls back in, clearly in pain, & walks into a Cave-In by Grimes for the win (11:41).

*Bron Breakker is approached by the cameraman while on his way to his car, asking about potential partners for next week…Legado del Fantasma pull up in their SUV, but before they can launch a 3-on-1 attack Tommaso Ciampa walks up next to Breakker…Legado rethink their plan & drive off.

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WWE NXT PREVIEW – February 1, 2022

+ Imperium vs. Diamond Mine – in a 6 Man Tag Match

+ Raquel Gonzalez vs. Cora Jade

+ Wilde & Mendoza vs. Bron Breakker & Tommaso Ciampa

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WWE NXT VENGEANCE DAY PREVIEW – February 15, 2022

+ Carmelo Hayes (c) vs. Cameron Grimes – for the North American Championship

+ Men’s Dusty Cup Finals

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