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NXT TakeOver Chicago live results: Four titles on the line

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NXT comes to Chicago for its latest big show as the Allstate Arena hosts TakeOver: Chicago tonight.

There are four title matches scheduled, with Bobby Roode vs. Hideo Itami for the NXT Championship set for the main event. Itami won the title shot by defeating Roderick Strong on television and this will be perhaps the biggest moment of his WWE career thus far.

Elsewhere on the show, Asuka defends her NXT Women’s Championship in a triple threat match against Nikki Cross and Ruby Riot. And the NXT tag titles will be up for grabs as DIY challenge The Authors of Pain in a ladder match.

With Jim Ross joining Nigel McGuinness on commentary for one match, the WWE United Kingdom Championship will be defended as Tyler Bate once again faces Pete Dunne. Strong will also continue his feud with SAnitY and its leader Eric Young.

Our live coverage begins at 8 p.m. ET.

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Eric Young (w/SAnitY) vs Roderick Strong

Strong picked up a somewhat surprising win after a third jumping knee and a releasing suplex into a backbreaker.

Strong ran in through the crowd during his entrance, posting Killian Dane and giving Alexander Wolfe a backbreaker on the dasher boards. Strong shined on Young and had the advantage until Dane ran him over on the outside of the ring, which Tom Phillips claimed the referee didn’t see, even though the referee was watching until a second before the point of impact. Phillips also claimed that Strong was attacked before NXT TakeOver: Orlando and hadn’t been seen in weeks after (that was No Way Jose).

Strong took over with a dropkick when Young jumped off the ropes, but Young gave him the Wheelbarrow Neckbreaker outside the ring for a near-countout. Strong made his comeback, kicking Dane off the apron and throwing Young into Wolfe. Young climbed to the top rope, but took a Nestea Plunge to Wolfe and Dane when Strong hit a jumping knee, which led to the finish.

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Tyler Bate vs Pete Dunne for the WWE United Kingdon Championship

Jim Ross got his own entrance and a standing ovation as he joined the broadcast table for this bout.

A fantastic, show-stealing match. If you have never seen either of these two wrestle, you owe it to yourself to check this match out. In one match they made the UK Title mean more than the Cruiserweight Title does.

The finish saw Bate go for a pescado, but Dunne stepped aside and threw him into the black mats, before winning the title with the Bitter End in the ring.

Early on the fans chanted for both, but Dunne’s fans lasted longer, with chants for Bate dying off. By the time the match ended they were chanting “UK” and “Fight Forever”. That’s not to say they were against the champion, as they cheered for him just as well. Dunne was working the joints of Tyler’s fingers and tried to stomp on them, but Bate moved out of the way. However Bate was dropped on the ring apron, which is the hardest part of the ring, with an X-Plex.

Dunne went for an X-Plex in the ring, but Bate landed on his feet and hit a standing Shooting Star Press to Dunne, which led to a very close near fall. Bate went for a second one, but got caught in a Triangle Choke. From the Triangle Dunne threw punches and elbows at Bate, but instead of tapping, Bate lifted him and dropped him with the one-armed power bomb. Bate used an exceptionally long and fast Airplane Spin and collapsed on top of Dunne for a 2 count.

Bate came off the middle rope, but got caught with a forearm and laid out as Dunne hit a X-Plex into a Sit Out Power Bomb for what everyone thought was the finish, but it wasn’t. The crowd exploded as they got to their feet swinging away at each other. We had a series of moves where one would be hit, fall off the ropes and come back with another move and the other one would fall off the ropes and come back with their own. Dunne went for the Bitter End, but Bate turned it into a DDT. Bate then hit an Asai Moonsault to the floor and a Corkscrew 450 Splash in the ring, but Dunne kicked out of that. Bate went for a dive, which led to the end.

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Asuka vs Ruby Riot vs Nikki Cross for the Women’s Title

Asuka retained the title by pinning both Ruby and Nikki with a running low dropkick to the face.

The story of this match is Asuka’s confidence has almost completely turned into cockiness. Her moves, while just as crisp as before, were done almost with a sense of boredom. Early on the fans were into Asuka and Ruby, not so much for Nikki (outside of her entrance), but really got into Cross when she caught Asuka in the ring apron and waylayed the champ with forearms. They tried a different 3-way spot where Nikki had laid out Ruby, but Asuka nailed a Missile Dropkick on Cross, but landed in a splash on Ruby.

Asuka was outside the ring and Cross dove off the apron, but got caught with a nice looking knee to the face. Ruby later on went for a top rope legdrop, but Asuka moved out of the way and locked on the Asuka lock. She would have had to tap, but Cross broke it up. Nikki then laid out Ruby on the ring apron, which is the hardest part of the ring.

They did the normal triple threat spot where each lady would be laid out outside of the ring and the other two would square off. No one believed Nikki or Ruby would win, but they still enjoyed what was a good match.

Ember Moon was shown watching in the stands during the match.

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A commercial aired for Rocket League, where a girl playing soccer goalie appears to dive head-first into a moving vehicle.

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The Velveteen Dream Patrick Clark re-re-re-redebuts this Wednesday.

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Bobby Roode vs Hideo Itami for the NXT Championship

Interesting match order. Also interesting to note that they showed the original angle where Itami was injured and you were led to believe that Kevin Owens did it. Also that angle happened two years ago today.

Bobby Roode continues his quest to break all time records for the longest walk to the ring in wrestling history, as tonight’s entrance clocked in at a tremendous 4 minutes, 25 seconds.

The finish saw Itami go for his second GTS, but Roode blocked it on the way down and hit two Glorious DDT’s to retain the title in an excellent title match that exceeded expectations.

Itami teased the Go To Sleep in the first 30 seconds of the match, but Roode was able to get out of it. Itami dropped Roode early and then dropped several knees. Hideo lowered his knee pad, which led to Roode covering up, so Itami just booted him in the mouth. Roode took over with the Buff Blockbuster. Roode concentrated on Itami’s shoulder, including using elbows to the shoulder, which the announcers didn’t notice.

Hideo would get spurts of offense, but Roode would quickly cut him off. This continued until Roode mocked him and Hideo began his comeback with a hard slap to the face. Turn about was fair play, as Roode slammed his own shoulder into the ring post, so he had a bruised wing. Itami used a Fujiwara Armbar and a Falcon Arrow, but Roode escaped both times.

Both men tried several times to go for their respective finishers, but one way or another neither would hit. Roode tried to send Itami into the steps, but they reversed it. Hideo then went for a running dropkick, but Roode moved and Hideo went crashing into the steps, possibly injuring his ankle. Back in the ring, Itami got the best of the YAY! BOO! punch spot, but injured himself on a running corner dropkick. Roode saw this and hit a Glorious DDT, but Itami kicked out. Itami finally hit the Go To Sleep, but Roode fell out of the ring, which seems to happen in every Bobby Roode title match. Itami slapped Roode like Roode owed him money before the finish.

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Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Kassius Ohno and Pat Patterson were all shown at ringside.

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Authors of Pain vs #DIY for the NXT Tag Team Championship in a Ladder Match

Authors of Pain retained the titles in a violent ladder match. There have undoubtedly been better ladder matches, but I have rarely screamed like I did when Johnny Gargano took a double team ladder shot right to the face. The match itself was excellent, but it will be remembered for the show closing angle.

Early in the match Ciampa & Gargano brought a giant ladder from up the aisle, which led to Gargano doing a Suicide dive through the ladder and onto the AOP. They went for a Hardy Boyz Poetry in Motion, but Gargano was caught and thrown on top of the kneeling Ciampa. Akam and Rezar teased being too big to climb the ladders, which is ridiculous since Big Show has been in several ladder matches without problems.

We got several creative climbing spots where AOP would pick up a ladder and Ciampa would run up it, or when the Authors went for a Super Collider, Gargano & Ciampa were almost high enough in the air to get the belts. Authors of Pain set up two long ladders from the ring apron to the dasher boards, but DIY used knees to lay the champs across them. There was a ladder in between the two ladder bridges, so DIY climbed it for a double dive off the tops of the ladder. Ciampa hit his on the money, but Gargano and Akam bounced off the ladder, without it breaking clean.

DIY had the titles won, but Paul Ellering ran in to stop Gargano from climbing. Gargano superkicked Ellering, which caused the AOP to freak out briefly. It didn’t last long, as Ellering was propped up against the dasher boards encouraging his team on. Akam and Rezar went for a ladder shot on Ciampa, but Gargano shoved him out of the way and took a brutally hard ladder shot to the face. That looked worse than anything Sheamus did to Jeff Hardy.

Rezar climbed, but Ciampa was able to rip him off with a German Suplex, which caused Rezar to fall into a ladder, exploding it on impact. Akam went to do the Terry Funk airplane spin with the ladder, but he got superkicked to his knees and DIY hit their double team knee strikes to him. They teased that as the finish, but AOP grabbed them, hit a double team power bomb and a Super Collider before finally climbing the ladder and claiming their championship belts.

The Chicago crowd gave DIY a standing ovation after the match, chanting “DIY”.

They teased ending the show with DIY embracing on the ramp, but instead, Ciampa attacked Gargano and turned heel. Ciampa threw Gargano face-first into the set before giving him a running knee. The fans, who were chanting “Psycho Killer” minutes earlier, booed as Ciampa laid Gargano out with a lifting knee strike to his now-former best friend.

Ciampa took Gargano to the top of the announce table, but dropped him with a White Noise off the stage and through some production tables set up off stage. The fans were simultaneously booing his dastardly deeds and cheering for how cool they were.

NXT Evansville, IN, live results: Tag team main event

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– No Way Jose defeated Patrick Clark

The crowd was pretty into Jose but didn’t care for Clark much. This wasn’t a bad match. Jose won with a pop-up punch.

– Ruby Riot defeated Lacey Evans

Riot got a good reaction and there was a nice pop when they announced her as from Indiana. They had a pretty good match, with Riot winning after hitting a Pele kick.

– Killian Dain defeated Oney Lorcan

SAnitY came out with Dain and they got a pretty big response. The crowd loved them all night. This may have been the best match on the show. Dain controlled most of it until Lorcan made a comeback and hit a flip dive from the top rope to the floor. The audience started to get very into the match by the end. Dain hit the One Winged Angel to win.

– Drew McIntyre defeated Wesley Blake

Blake had gear with Texas flags on his tights and boots made to look like cowboy boots. McIntyre got a great reaction and the crowd chanted “Welcome back” when he came out. He pretty much destroyed Blake for most of the match. He used lots of chops and threw Blake around with belly-to-belly suplexes.

Later on, Blake began to work over McIntyre’s arm but that didn’t last long. McIntyre was in the tree-of-woe position with Blake on the top rope when he sat up and threw him off the top and hit a running kick for the win.

– Kassius Ohno defeated Alexander Wolfe

Ohno got some “Hero” chants. SAnitY (except for Dain) came out with Wolfe and the crowd was still hot for them. This match wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t the level of match you would expect from Ohno. He sold for 90 percent of it.

He began to make a comeback when Eric Young tried to interfere, but Ohno hit him with a boot and turned around and connected with a rolling elbow on Wolfe for the win.

– Hideo Itami came out in street clothes for an interview. He mostly talked about his match at TakeOver with Bobby Roode. He asked the crowd if they wanted to see him as champion, which got a mixed reaction. He said he would make Roode Go to Sleep in Chicago and he left.

– NXT Women’s Champion Asuka defeated Sonya Deville to retain her title

Asuka got a huge pop and the crowd loved her throughout the match. The match was just okay. It was at its best when Asuka was on offense; she was outstriking the woman with an MMA gimmick. She ended up retaining with a spinning back kick.

– Roderick Strong & Aleister Black defeated NXT Champion Bobby Roode & Andrade “Cien” Almas

Strong got a nice reaction, but Black got a noticeably larger one. Both of those didn’t stack up to the pop that Roode got. People were singing his song and he came off like a huge star.

Not a lot happened in the match for a while. Roode did lots of stalling and comedy, but the crowd ate it up. He eventually tagged in Almas. Almas got the heat on Black, who was beat up by the heels for most of the match. Strong eventually got an awesome hot tag.

Strong was beating up Almas when Roode came in with the NXT Championship, but Black hit him with Black Mass before he could use the belt. Strong then hit End of Heartache on Almas for the win.

WWE NXT results: The last stop before TakeOver

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The Big News: Hideo Itami laid out Bobby Roode for the second time with a Go to Sleep, just three days before their title match at NXT TakeOver: Chicago.

The Medium News: Kassius Ohno beat Andrade “Cien” Almas in a match between two men who will not be on TakeOver.

The Little Beaver-sized News: This really was a poor build to TakeOver, huh?

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Bobby Roode arrived at Full Sail University earlier today and yelled at the man carrying his bags to go faster.

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Drew McIntyre defeated Sean Maluta

Last week McIntyre was confronted by Wesley Blake, which theoretically set up a match this week. However, in case you are confused, Maluta and Blake are two different people.

The fans recognized that Maluta had no chance in this match and did not care at all for his offense. He hit a Codebreaker off the middle rope and it barely got the fans to raise their eyebrows. McIntyre got a welt under his eye, perhaps from a punch, perhaps the Codebreaker, but won with a Sick Kick.

Kayla Braxton came out and asked McIntyre if he’s concerned about having the attention of Blake. Shockingly, McIntyre was not concerned, however he did challenge Blake to a match next week.

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We got exclusive footage from after NXT last week, where SAnitY attacked Roderick Strong after his match with Hideo Itami. Backstage, Strong told Mr. Regal he wanted SAnitY.

This led to an Eric Young promo where he called Strong crazy for challenging them to a fight at TakeOver. Young accepted the challenge, so we have a match for Saturday.

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We got a video feature for Itami, showing his debut at NXT TakeOver: Fatal Four-Way in September 2014 where he single-handedly beat up The Ascension. That was a bigger deal then since it was the same night they lost the tag titles after 364 days.

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We got a video package for Tyler Bate vs. Pete Dunne, showing clips of their match from the UK Championship tournament finals in January. Shockingly, they had new interviews with both men. I am so used to watching the same two video packages that I nearly had a heart attack.

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“The Velveteen Dream” Patrick Clark is still on his way. He has a long way to go to match Nia Jax’s record for the longest build up to their debut.

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Another Itami clip aired, this time showing him beating Tyler Breeze at the WrestleMania 31 weekend NXT show.

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Asuka was being driven to the arena earlier today and being asked stupid questions. She acknowledged they are stupid questions and kept saying “next question.” Asuka arrived at Full Sail and took a selfie with the fans. That was nice of her.

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Sonya Deville defeated Lacey Evans

Lacey Evans, who is a former military member, was here to face Sonya Deville, who used to be Daria Berenato of Tough Enough fame.

The fans were not into this match except to yell “sweeeeeeet” after every two count.

Deville used a takedown and locked on a body scissors. She just bullied around Evans, who is much bigger than her. Evans finally blocked a strike and hit a bad looking punch to take over. Deville came back and won with a step-up enzuigiri.

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We jumped forward to Itami returning to NXT last month and laying out Bobby Roode with a Go to Sleep.

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This Saturday at NXT TakeOver: Chicago:

  • NXT Champion Bobby Roode defends against Hideo Itami
  • WWE United Kingdom Champion Tyler Bate defends against Pete Dunne
  • NXT Tag Team Champions The Authors of Pain defend against DIY in a ladder match
  • Roderick Strong faces Eric Young
  • NXT Women’s Champion Asuka defends against Nikki Cross and Ruby Riot in a triple threat match

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Kassius Ohno defeated Andrade “Cien” Almas

It was then time for the main event of the show. Ohno’s gear was based off the Orlando Magic’s jerseys from the early 1990s. Ohno ran wild for three or four minutes to kick off the match, but Almas got the heat when Ohno caught himself on a dive attempt when Almas moved, but Almas booted him right in the mouth.

Nigel McGuinness said you can call Almas “ingobernable,” which was a nice wink to the people who knew and for those who didn’t, he explained that meant “ungovernable.”

This was a good back-and-forth match. There is something still missing with Almas. He’s so much better as a heel, but there’s just something not there.

Almas hit the double knees in the corner, but instead of going for a cover, he picked Ohno up, which led to his undoing. Ohno fired up after an inverted DDT, hitting a pump kick and two rolling elbows to pick up the win.

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Itami had yet another video, this one looking at his match with Strong from last week.

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We were joined by the “Glorious” NXT Champion, Bobby Roode, to end the show this week. Roode did not take his time to walk to the ring, getting it done in only 40 seconds.

Roode said that he is a man and can admit that Itami knocked him out with a Go to Sleep a few weeks ago. Mind you, he told the story that he was in the ring minding his own business when Itami walked out and did it unprovoked.

Roode said that will never happen again, and this Saturday he won’t be standing in the middle of the ring in a custom-made suit, he’ll be in his gear and prepared to do what he’s done to everyone. That’s beat them, embarrass them, and make an example out of them.

He brought up Itami constantly getting injured and being out for a long time to the point where Roode didn’t even know he worked there anymore. Roode said Itami will have to go back to Japan and tell his wife and kids that he failed again. But this time he failed because of Bobby Roode.

Itami came out and was dressed like someone who just wrestled an hour ago. Mr. Regal and a bunch of security tried to convince him to leave, but Itami flew past them to get to the ring.

Itami beat on Roode until security pulled him off. Roode ran for cover as Itami laid out two of the security guards with a Go to Sleep. Roode rolled back in for the sneak attack, but Itami cut him off with a Go to Sleep!

That does it for this week. This Saturday is NXT TakeOver: Chicago, and until then, remember to say your vitamins and take your prayers!

NXT San Diego, CA, live results: A farewell to Tye Dillinger

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– No Way Jose defeated Kona Reeves

There was a big pop for Jose and he pumped up the crowd. Reeves got big heat as well. Jose danced throughout the match, eventually winning with his pop-up punch finisher.

– Ruby Riot & Lacey Evans defeated Mandy Rose & Bianca Blair

Both of the faces got pops, but the heels got surprisingly little reaction. Evans was impressive with her moves and showed character.

– Kassius Ohno defeated Oney Lorcan

This was the match of the night. It was a physical back-and-forth match with a few close near falls. Ohno ended up winning with an elbow strike, and both wrestlers got good pops.

– DIY defeated Tino Sabbatelli & Riddick Moss

Sabbatelli and Moss cut a good heel promo on the city before this started. All four showed off at the start and they had a good match from beginning to end. DIY won with their finisher.

– Drew McIntyre defeated Patrick Clark

McIntyre got a good reaction, while Clark didn’t really get much. This was another stiff match with chops and kicks. McIntyre won with a Claymore kick.

– NXT Women’s Champion Asuka defeated Sonya Deville to retain her title

The fans were very into Asuka. They had an MMA type of match with many submissions and kicks. It lasted seven minutes, with Asuka winning with a running kick.

– Tye Dillinger & Hideo Itami defeated NXT Champion Bobby Roode & Andrade “Cien” Almas

Dillinger got one of the biggest pops of the night, with it maybe only being surpassed by the crowd singing Roode’s theme. It started with Dillinger and Roode doing their signature taunts. Roode tried to get heat by telling the crowd to shut up, but he ended up getting a pop for it.

This was a solid match. Dillinger and Itami hit their finishers and Itami pinned Almas.

Dillinger said after the match that as far as he knows this was his last night in NXT. He gave a farewell speech. The crowd chanted “US champ” at one point and he called out Kevin Owens. The whole roster that was there came out to give him a curtain call to end the show.

NXT Riverside, CA, live results: Roode vs. Dillinger; Almas vs. Ohno

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– No Way Jose defeated Kona Reeves

This was just a match to get the crowd going.

– Ruby Riot defeated Bianca Blair

Blair had a really long ponytail and used it as a weapon. The crowd chanted “Holy sh*t” and “Use the hair.”

– Patrick Clark cut a promo on the video screen about Cinco de Mayo and saying that we’re going to feel the Patrick Clark Experience later.

– DIY defeated Tino Sabbatelli & Riddick Moss

It looked like Moss’ mouth was bleeding at one point. You can tell that Sabbatelli is going to be a star.

– Andrade “Cien” Almas defeated Kassius Ohno

Both were over, though I’d say Almas was more over than Ohno.

– Hideo Itami defeated Patrick Clark

Clark came out and did a promo before the match, saying the same thing about the “experience” and that we paid to see him.

– Drew McIntyre defeated Oney Lorcan

This was a good, hard-hitting match. It was shorter than expected, with the finish coming so early being a surprise. McIntyre was on the stage after, then turned around and went back to the ring. He picked up Lorcan, only to end up shaking his hand.

– NXT Women’s Champion Asuka & Lacey Evans defeated Sonya Deville & Mandy Rose

Asuka was really over. She came out with the old belt.

– NXT Champion Bobby Roode defeated Tye Dillinger to retain his title

Seeing Roode live is such a different atmosphere than on TV. They had a good match and did a lot of fun spots with Roode building up to the Glorious pose and Dillinger with the “10” chants. There were good near falls near the end that had people buying into them.

Roode got a chair after the match and raised it, but Dillinger hit him with a low blow. Dillinger then hit a People’s Elbow.

NXT Phoenix, AZ, live results: Dillinger & Itami vs. Roode & Almas

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– No Way Jose defeated Kona Reeves in 3:30.

– Lacey Evans & Ruby Riot defeated Mandy Rose & Bianca Blair in 10:37.

– Kassius Ohno defeated Oney Lorcan in 8:52.

– DIY defeated Tino Sabbatelli & Riddick Moss in 10:17.

Sabbatelli and Moss cut a promo before the match saying that they’re an elite tag team and Triple H is spending big money for them to be in the NXT tag team division.

– Drew McIntyre defeated Patrick Clark in 8:39.

– NXT Women’s Champion Asuka defeated Sonya Deville in 8:35 to retain her title.

– Tye Dillinger & Hideo Itami defeated NXT Champion Bobby Roode & Andrade “Cien” Almas in 17:22.

The main event was supposed to be Roode defending his title against Dillinger, but he got the mic and said that NXT is his show and he wouldn’t defend it in a dump like Phoenix. He said that he has a partner and Dillinger better have one too. Almas came to the ring as Roode’s partner.

Dillinger responded by saying that he knew Roode would pull something like this. He said that Roode is going to get his ass kicked for talking trash about Phoenix and introduced Itami as his partner.

NXT Southaven, MS, live results: Roode vs. Dillinger

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After the national anthem played, a welcome video from Triple H and the NXT intro opened the show.

– No Way Jose defeated Eric Young (w/ Alexander Wolfe, Killian Dain, and Nikki Cross) in 8:43

Wolfe and Young cut promos after. DIY then arrived for the next match.

– DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa) defeated SAnitY (Alexander Wolfe & Killian Dain in 9:39

Cross and Young were both ejected from ringside. Cross’ ejection came after some fun back and forth with Ciampa. Gargano got the pin on Wolfe.

– Sonya Deville defeated Aliyah in 6:44

– Dylan Miley defeated Patrick Clark in 5:39

– Hideo Itami defeated Andrade “Cien” Almas in 10:50

– A Cezar Bononi video and intermission were next.

– Aleister Black defeated Cezar Bononi in 5:50

– NXT Women’s Champion Asuka & Ruby Riot defeated Peyton Royce & Billie Kay in 9:20

Asuka pinned Kay to get the victory.

– NXT Champion Bobby Roode defeated Tye Dillinger to retain his title in 19:50

Dillinger delivered a Rock Bottom and the People’s Elbow to Roode after the match to close the show.

NXT St. Charles, MO, live results: Bobby Roode vs. Tye Dillinger

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– No Way Jose defeated Eric Young

The crowd loved Jose. Young issued an open challenge after the match, which was answered by DIY.

– DIY defeated Killian Dain & Alexander Wolfe

Nikki Cross threw chairs into the ring, so she and Young got ejected.

– Sonya Deville defeated Aliyah

Deville is Daria Berenato’s new name in NXT. The crowd was mostly dead for this, but they definitely cheered Deville more.

– Dylan Miley defeated Patrick Clark

Clark tried to use an exposed turnbuckle, but he ended up in it instead.

– Aleister Black defeated Cezar Bononi

Bononi did a promo before the match, with the crowd chanting “Who are you?” at him.

– Hideo Itami defeated Andrade “Cien” Almas

This was the match of the night.

– NXT Women’s Champion Asuka & Ruby Riot defeated Peyton Royce & Billie Kay

This was another great match. Riot almost got the biggest pop of the night.

– NXT Champion Bobby Roode defeated Tye Dillinger to retain his title

Dillinger got the pop of the night. In the middle of the match, Roode put on a Nashville Predators hockey jersey. Dillinger responded by putting on a St. Louis Blues jersey. The Blues are the local team and they’re facing the Predators in the playoffs.

Roode tried to beat down Dillinger after the match, but Dillinger got revenge to end the show.

NXT Independence, MO, live results: Itami & Black vs. Roode & Almas

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– Ruby Riot & Aliyah defeated Peyton Royce & Billie Kay

Riot got the hot tag and won the match for her team.

– Dylan Miley defeated Cezar Bononi

This was pretty much a squash match.

– Killian Dain defeated No Way Jose

SAnitY stayed in the ring and challenged anyone to fight, with DIY answering the challenge.

– DIY defeated Eric Young & Alexander Wolfe

Dain and Nikki Cross were thrown out from ringside. DIY picked up the pinfall victory over Young in what was the match of the night. Dain and Cross came back out to fight after it was over, but No Way Jose and Ruby Riot soon followed to chase them from the ring. There was then a dance party, which included the victors and the ref.

– Tye Dillinger defeated Patrick Clark

I was surprised to see Dillinger still on tour, but he was really over with the crowd. He picked up the win in an entertaining match.

– NXT Women’s Champion Asuka defeated Sonya Deville to retain her title

Sonya Deville is Daria Berenato’s new ring name. This was a well-worked match, with Deville getting some time on offense to make it an entertaining title defense for Asuka.

– Hideo Itami & Aleister Black defeated NXT Champion Bobby Roode & Andrade “Cien” Almas

This was a nice match. Itami worked a lot with Roode. He got a hot tag to hit the GTS while Black hit a kick to pick up the victory. Itami and Black played up an uneasiness with each other during the match with some aggressive tags and shoving, but they sat in the ring together after the victory and shook hands. 

NXT Tampa, FL, live results: Bobby Roode vs. Hideo Itami

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– Heavy Machinery defeated Wesley Blake & Steve Cutler

The big men used their double team slam and splash finish to win.

– Kona Reeves defeated Dan Matha

Reeves got the pin with his feet on the ropes.

– Lacey Evans & Liv Morgan defeated Bianca Blair & Mandy Rose

The former Macey Estrella/Evans got the submission with an armbar.

– No Way Jose defeated Tino Sabbatelli (w/ Riddick Moss)

Jose left with the victory after hitting a pop-up punch on both heels.

– Roderick Strong, Buddy Murphy & Kassius Ohno defeated SAnitY

This had great action, which built to Strong getting a hot tag and connecting with a suplex back cracker to win.

– Rich Swann defeated Noam Dar

This 205 Live prelude was a good, fast-paced match.

– Lana (w/ Mary Kate) defeated Ruby Riot

Lana used Mary Kate as a distraction and scored a roll-up. She was using her ballroom dancing heel persona tonight, which is what may be coming to SmackDown soon.

– NXT Champion Bobby Roode defeated Hideo Itami to retain his title

Roode hit a low blow when the referee wasn’t looking and then his DDT for the win.

WWE NXT results: Bobby Roode vs. Kassius Ohno

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The Big News: Bobby Roode pinned Kassius Ohno in the main event and will now defend against Shinsuke Nakamura at TakeOver: Orlando.

The Medium News: The Authors of Pain will defend the NXT Tag Team Championship against The Revival and DIY in a triple threat elimination match at TakeOver.

The Little Beaver-sized News: SAnitY laid out Tye Dillinger yet again.

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NXT Tag Team Champions The Authors of Pain defeated The Ealy Brothers

Gabriel and Uriel Ealy had a scheduled match with The Revival last week, however they were destroyed by the Authors of Pain beforehand. That led to a challenge being made and this beatdown ensued.

The Ealys got 30 seconds of offense until Rezar took Uriel’s head clean off with a clothesline. Next up was a Super Collider and The Last Chapter and just like that, the NXT Tag Team Champions slay another duo.

Paul Ellering cut a promo, saying The Revival is the next name in their book of destruction. They claim to be the best tag team in the world, but Ellering created the algorithm for greatness in tag team wrestling and the AOP would soon be a dynasty.

This brought out DIY. Neither of them knew the definition of algorithm, but they knew they could defeat the Authors of Pain. They demanded a fair championship rematch since The Revival ruined their last match.

In a moment that was even more shocking than the result of the AOP vs. Ealy Brothers match, this brought out The Revival. Dash Wilder brought up being left off NXT TakeOver: San Antonio, comparing it to Tom Brady or Michael Jordan being benched. Scott Dawson said that they were the greatest tag team of all time.

Then in the most shocking moment of the last 45 seconds, William Regal came out and announced a triple threat elimination match between the three teams at TakeOver: Orlando. The announcers did not point out that this gives the AOP a break since they won’t be in a situation where they can lose the titles without being beaten.

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Heavy Machinery (Tucker Knight & Otis Dozovic) are re-debuting with a push soon.

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Up next was a video package profiling the undefeated, undisputed, reigning, defending NXT Women’s Champion of the world: Asuka. Highlights of her kicking butt were interspersed with her sitting poolside, talking about her being the sun.

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Nikki Cross (w/ SAnitY) defeated Macey Estrella

Macey Estrella is the name of Nikki Cross’ victim this week. She came out in a fur coat and a skirt. She was a member of the military, and looking at the way she’s built, she would not be the first person I would mess with.

With that said, this was not a competitive match and featured the most unique hair-mare I have ever seen, where Cross grabbed Estrella’s hair and twisted it like she was doing an armbar before sending her flying.

Cross hit six twisting neckbreakers for the win. Sometimes five just isn’t enough.

No Way Jose and Tye Dillinger were polite enough to wait for Cross to give another woman six neckbreakers before hitting the ring to attack SAnitY. However, there are four members of SAnitY and only two of them, so they got beaten down.

Tye Dillinger was held while Eric Young laid out Jose with a wheelbarrow neckbreaker. Killian Dain hit a running senton as Young screamed that the blood is on Dillinger’s hands.

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Aleister Black is coming.

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NXT is going on a tour of Europe, which was written about in today’s Daily Update.

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Andrea D’Marco was at the Performance Center earlier this week to get an update on Billie Kay’s condition following her match with Ember Moon last week. However, Andrade “Cien” Almas was bullying HoHo Lun. Oney Lorcan made the save for Lun, which led to a promo where Lorcan challenged Almas to bully him. It will be Almas vs. Lorcan next week.

So….how about that update on Billie Kay? No one seems to care.

SAnitY will face Tye Dillinger, No Way Jose & Roderick Strong in a six-man tag next week.

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Both Bobby Roode and Kassius Ohno cut a 30-second promo on their way to the ring for the main event. Both said they would win.

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NXT Champion Bobby Roode defeated Kassius Ohno to retain his title

It was time for the main event. Ohno wore a basketball jersey during the match, which was a takeoff of the old USA Basketball jerseys.

I was planning on timing how long it took Roode to walk to the ring, but they rudely went to commercial break after 90 seconds and he was in the ring when the show came back. 

Shinsuke Nakamura was watching a monitor backstage because he will challenge for the title in less than three weeks at TakeOver.

Ohno ran wild for almost a full four minutes to start the match, but we went to commercial and Roode took over with a boot to the face as soon as we came back. Ohno got brief comebacks, but Roode would immediately cut him off.

Roode shot Ohno into the corner and Ohno flip, flopped, and flew over the top rope and crashed down on the floor. Roode looked like he was going for the Glorious DDT, but he hesitated and Ohno hit a release suplex. Roode went for an open palm strike, but Ohno blocked it with an elbow strike.

Ohno hit a cyclone boot for a near fall, but Roode recovered and hit a back stabber for his own near fall. Roode went for a clothesline, but got kicked in the arm. We got a series of reversals until Ohno hit the rolling elbow, sending Roode flying outside the ring.

Ohno got Roode back in and hit a running senton for a two count. More reversals led to a Glorious DDT and Roode retained!

It is now official. In 17 nights at NXT TakeOver: Orlando, Bobby Roode will defend the NXT Championship against two-time former champion, Shinsuke Nakamura. Until next week, remember to say your vitamins and take your prayers!

NXT Orlando, FL, live results: Hideo Itami returns

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NXT was in Orlando tonight with an approximate attendance of 350 people.

– Liv Morgan, Victoria Gonzalez & Aliyah defeated Kimber Lee, Daria Berenato & Macey Evans

Morgan used an STO to get the win.

– Dan Matha defeated Cezar Bononi

Matha won with a big clothesline.

– Buddy Murphy defeated Tino Sabbatelli (w/ Riddick Moss)

The finish came when Murphy hit a big running suplex. Sabbatelli and Moss roughed up Murphy after the match until Hideo Itami made the save and put Moss down with a GTS. He then hit Murphy with one as well.

– Tian Bing defeated Kona Reeves

Bing won with a big kick.

– Aleister Black defeated Andrade “Cien” Almas

This was a great match. It was evenly matched until the end when Black hit a hard kick and scored the pin.

– NXT Tag Team Champions The Authors of Pain vs. SAnitY vs. Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins vs. Heavy Machinery ended in a no contest

The champs and SAnitY were the last two teams in this elimination match after Ford & Dawkins and Heavy Machinery had been defeated. They brawled and a locker room worth of security tried to break it up.

– There was an in-ring interview with Jeet Rama. Vic Joseph spoke with him about being a new dad and a world-class Indian wrestler. The Highway Man appeared and played us a song very similar to an Elias Samson song. He got in a scuffle with Rama until Rama sent him packing.

– Ruby Riot defeated Mandy Rose

Riot hit an up-kick to win what was a good match.

– Shinsuke Nakamura & Kassius Ohno defeated NXT Champion Bobby Roode & Patrick Clark

This was an entertaining match, with all types of action along with Clark’s comedy. Nakamura hit a Kinshasa on Clark for the win and then celebrated with a Shinsuke stuffed bear from a crowd member to send everyone home happy.

NXT Largo, FL, live results: Bobby Roode vs. Buddy Murphy

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Results & image c/o @Tarratastic who estimated 250 in attendance.

– Kassius Ohno defeated Kishan Raftaar

Ohno puts Raftaar down with the Death By Elbow.

– Lana defeated Aliyah

Lana hit the Fiisherman’s spinebuster for the win.

– Heavy Machinery defeated The Ealy Brothers

Otis and Tucker sandwiched one of the twins before Otis slammed him to the mat for the pin.

– Tony Nese defeated Mustafa Ali

Nese won with a running knee in what was said to be a great match.

– Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Riddick Moss

The Kinshasa knee got the win for the former NXT champion.

– Aleister Black defeated Kona Reeves

Black put Reeves down with a series of kicks.

– We got an in-ring promo by Patrick Clark about himself and the Patrick Clark Experience

– SAnitY (Nikki Cross, Eric Young, and Killian Dain) w/ Wolfe defeated Liv Morgan, Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins

,Cross hit her fisherman’s neckbreaker on Morgan for the pin in an action packed match.

– NXT Champion Bobby Roode defeated Buddy Murphy

Bobby hit a low blow and his DDT for the win. Post-match, Shinsuke ran down to confront Roode, hit a Kinshasa and helped Murphy up to send everyone home happy.

NXT Warren, OH, live results: Nakamura & Dillinger vs. Roode & Almas

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– No Way Jose defeated Kona Reeves

Jose is a strong act and got the crowd engaged right away.

– Nikki Cross defeated Macey Estrella

– Kassius Ohno defeated Patrick Clark

Clark looks very green, but Ohno carried him to a passable bout.

– DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa) defeated Eric Young & Alexander Wolfe

Young took the fall after DIY hit a double superkick. Gargano was great playing a babyface in peril.

– Aleister Black defeated “The Gypsy” (which was Elias Samson under a mask)

The Drifter previously lost a “loser leaves NXT” match but continues working under masks. He sang a lame song about Warren/Youngstown.

– NXT Women’s Champion Asuka defeated Liv Morgan to retain her title

The crowd was very into Asuka. She has quite the presence.

– Shinsuke Nakamura & Tye Dillinger defeated NXT Champion Bobby Roode & Andrade “Cien” Almas

Nakamura pinned Almas after hitting a Kinshasa. Roode taunted Nakamura much of the match. The crowd was really into Nakamura, Roode, and Dillinger.

NXT Cleveland, OH, live results: Bobby Roode vs. Tye Dillinger

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– Kassius Ohno defeated Kona Reeves

– Aleister Black defeated Patrick Clark

– Nikki Cross defeated Macey Estrella

– No Way Jose came out for an interview regarding his scheduled match with Elias Samson. Since The Drifter lost in a “loser leaves NXT” match with Kassius Ohno in a previous taping, Jose had no match tonight.

Samson’s music hit and out came “The Wanderer” (Samson in a mask) and he came to the ring and sang about how Cleveland sucked. Jose countered with a song of his own but was attacked by The Wanderer. Jose then challenged him to a match.

– No Way Jose defeated The Wanderer

– Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Andrade “Cien” Almas

– DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa) defeated SAnitY (Killian Dain & Alexander Wolfe) w/ Eric Young

Ciampa let Gargano have the ring to himself to thank his hometown crowd after the match.

– NXT Women’s Champion Asuka defeated Liv Morgan to retain her title

– NXT Champion Bobby Roode defeated Tye Dillinger to retain his title

Eric Young came down and interfered to cost Dillinger the match.

Young and Roode were about to beat down Dillinger when Nakamura’s theme hit and he came in for the save. He dumped Young over the top rope and hit Roode with a Kinshasa. Nakamura helped Dillinger up and he thanked Nakamura for the save. Dillinger thanked Cleveland and asked DIY to come out. DIY’s music hit and they came out and posed for the crowd.