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NXT UK results: Moustache Mountain vs. Andrews & Webster

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Taped on 4/7 at WrestleMania Axxess in Brooklyn

Quick results:

Kassius Ohno beat Ligero after trying to tear off his mask and hitting the rolling elbow. Kay Lee Ray beat NXT’s Xia Li, but not before staring down Toni Storm, who was out to cut a promo before the match. Moustache Mountain beat Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster in a great, fast-paced main event.

Full rundown:

Nigel and Vic talked about tonight’s main event, before we went straight to our first match.

Kassius Ohno pinned Ligero in 10:08 after a rolling elbow to the back of the head

The story here was that Ohno was the bigger and stronger guy and decided the action in the ring for a long time. As Ligero was looking to finally gain the advantage, Ohno resorted to unfair tactics to take the victory. The crowd hated Ohno and were into Liger, but not as much as back in the UK.

Ohno told Ligero to show him what he got and slapped him a few times. Ligero tried a few spots, but Ohno countered, avoided or overpowered Ligero. The Leeds Luchador finally got the advantage off a head scissors that sent Ohno to the outside and followed up with a somersault senton off the apron. He miscalculated on the follow-up though and Ohno once more took over. Finally, Ligero, who was almost out on his feet, managed to catch a kick by Ohno and came back with leg kicks and a running knee to the face and hit a splash from the middle of the top rope for a near-fall.

Ligero went for Sliced Bread off the top but Ohno turned it into tombstone attempt, but Ligero rolled through for another near-fall. As Ohno fled to the outside, Ligero hit a somersault over the top rope, then hit Sliced Brea off the ring steps. Both narrowly made it back into the ring, but as Ligero went for a cutter through the ropes, Ohno caught him, started to tear his mask off and as Ligero was looking to put it back on, Ohno hit the rolling elbow to the back of the head for the victory.

— Jordan Devlin was pissed off that his match with WALTER next week was a non-title match, because Johnny Saint wanted to protect WALTER for “the rematch of the century” against Pete Dunne

— A highlight video for “The Hunt” aired; they’ll be in action next week.

— Marcel Barthel & Fabian Aichner walked through WrestleMania Axxess and complained about fans thinking they could be champions and how back in the day, you had to work for the privilege of winning a title. They repeated once more their mantra of “The Mat is Sacred” (identical to RINGKAMPF’s motto of “Die Matte ist heilig”).

Toni Storm came out to cut a promo in the ring. She said it was awesome to represent the NXT UK brand on the most important weekend of the year. She talked about all the great women on the brand and said she’s be the champion for a very long time. As she was ready to walk backstage again, Kay Lee Ray’s music hit and she stared Toni down as she made her way to the ring.

Kay Lee Ray pinned Xia Li in 5:25 after the Widow’s Peak

Xia Li got to show off some good offense, but this pretty much was the Kay Lee Ray showcase, as she clearly is being groomed for a title match against Toni Storm.

Li made her NXT UK debut here and Nigel talked about her background as a practitioner of kung fu and how she defended her family back in China after her father’s death when she was in her teens.

Both women traded offense right away but Kay Lee got the better of it quickly. Kay Lee Ray kept the upper hand after some mind games backfired, but Li got to show off some of her kicks, Ray hit a crescent kick and drove Li into the post, then followed up with kicks and strikes in the corner. Li eventually got to show some offense, hitting a snap mare off an atomic drop attempt, a kick to the back and a hard kick to the chest. She missed a double foot stomp though and Kay Lee Ray picked up the win with the Widow’s Peak.

— Piper Niven was signing autographs and was asked about Rhea Ripley, She said that while Rhea was a great athlete, she was looking forward to how she would react to someone a little too big to push around.

— The Grizzled Young Veterans were upset backstage, throwing Amir Jordan and Kenny Williams’ gear out into the hallway, raging on about how they were locker room leasers and Jordan and Williams could get dressed in the hallway.

Moustache Mountain (Tyler Bate & Trent Seven) beat Flash Morgan Webster & Mark Andrews in 12:28 when Seven pinned Webster after a combined Burning Hammer/flying knee drop

These two teams had a tremendous, fast paced match that had great aerial offense, mat wrestling and a good amount of drama. The crowd was into both teams and it was a great showcase for all four men,

Bate and Andrews started out with Andrews gaining the upper hand off an arm bar but Bate worked his way out of it and they traded holds and counter-holds. Both men tagged out and Webster tried tackling Seven off his feet, but failing miserably. He switched tactics and used his athleticism to take Seven down. Seven feigned a chop and as Webster ducked, he hit a quick DDT. After tagging again, Bate hit a somersault senton off the top onto Andrews and Seven worked him over some more, doing a good job of isolating him from being able to tag out.

Finally Webster made it back in, immediately hitting a springboard dropkick on Bate and a springboard moonsault on Seven. The offense didn’t take long though as Bate staged his own comeback, culminating in a double airplane spin/giant swing,. Bate got thrown tot he outside, but caught Webster off a plancha and did another airplane spin on the outside. An exploder later, Seven was back in, but Mark Andrews slid under Moustache Mountain and hit a double Pelé kick on both men, then Andrews and Webster hit stereo somersault planchas to the outside. Andrews then hit an assisted 450 onto Seven for a near-fall.

Moustache Mountain hit a combined slingshot lariat/dragon suplex on Andrews, but Webster came off the top with a somersault senton to break up the pin. Bate missed a slingshot lariat when Andrews slid under him, then hit a reverse rana, assisted by a running knee from Webster. Seven quickly tagged back in and hit a Burning Hammer, assisted with a flying knee drop by Bate on Webster to pick up the win.

Both teams shook hands after the match.

Next week:

WALTER faces Jordan Devlin in a non-title match and The Hunt will be in action.

WWE announces Adam Cole, Kassius Ohno’s opponents for EVOLVE

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Adam Cole and Kassius Ohno’s opponents for next month’s EVOLVE shows have been revealed.

It was announced via WWE.com today that Cole will face EVOLVE Champion Austin Theory in a non-title match at EVOLVE 127 in Livonia, Michigan on Friday, May 10. Cole vs. AR Fox is set for EVOLVE 128 in Indianapolis, Indiana on Saturday, May 11.

Theory retained the EVOLVE title against Raul Mendoza at EVOLVE 126 earlier this month. Theory then cut a promo challenging Cole to the non-title match, with Theory bringing up wins that he has against Undisputed Era’s Roderick Strong (in a triple threat match where Theory pinned Fabian Aichner) and Kyle O’Reilly in EVOLVE.

Ohno & Harlem Bravado will face AR Fox & Leon Ruff at EVOLVE 127, and Ohno vs. Josh Briggs has been announced for EVOLVE 128. Ohno will also be a guest trainer at WWN’s seminar/tryout in Indianapolis on May 11.

Briggs is returning to action after suffering a dislocated hip in March. He cut a promo challenging Ohno and calling it a dream match of his.

Toni Storm announced for Stardom shows, Cole & Ohno set for EVOLVE

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– NXT UK Women’s Champion Toni Storm will be returning to Stardom for a few shows next month.

Stardom announced today that Storm will be in action at their shows at Shinkiba 1st Ring on May 3-6. She’ll also be wrestling at Stardom’s show at Korakuen Hall on May 16.

Storm hasn’t wrestled for Stardom since June 2018. She won last year’s Mae Young Classic at WWE Evolution and became NXT UK Women’s Champion by defeating Rhea Ripley at UK TakeOver: Blackpool in January.

– EVOLVE has announced that NXT’s Adam Cole and Kassius Ohno will be wrestling at their two shows in May. Cole and Ohno will be in action at EVOLVE 127 in Livonia, Michigan on Friday, May 10 and EVOLVE 128 in Indianapolis, Indiana on Saturday, May 11.

Opponents for Cole and Ohno will be announced next week.

Cole most recently wrestled for EVOLVE in February, while Ohno was in action at their shows in December.

NXT UK results: Tag title match, WALTER vs. Ohno

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Taped January 25-27 at Royal Rumble Axxess at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona

Quick rundown —

Jack Gallagher beat Tyler Bate, Grizzled Young Veterans defended their NXT UK tag team titles, beating Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch and WALTER beat Kassius Ohno.

Full results —

The show opened right with out first match, Tyler Bate vs. Jack Gallagher, making his NXT UK debut.

Tyler Bate pinned “Gentleman” Jack Gallagher in 9:46 after a roll-up

They had a great scientific babyface match with lots submissions and mat wrestling.

Bate applied a wrist lock right away but Gallagher managed to escape and took Bate down for a one-count. They went into mat-wrestling with submissions and counters withing the first minute and Gallagher gave Bate some trouble with a leg vice which Bate eventually escaped from. Gallagher showed his submission prowess and training under Billy Robinson with some unique submission attempts that had Bate cringing on the mat.

Gallagher kept working on Bate’s knees and ankles and Bate didn’t really have an answer to being tied into a pretzel at will at that point and even was slightly limping after continued submissions. Bate eventually came back with an arm lever extension and went for an airplane spin, but Gallagher quickly escaped and locked in another submission until Bate managed to reach the ropes. They ended up in round-and-round roll-ups that had both men and the referee dizzy until Bate finally managed to pick up the win with a surprise roll-up.

We saw a training session at the NXT UK Performance Center where Robbie Brookside ran some drills involving a few wrestlers, including Travis Banks. Jordan Devlin suddenly appeared, pulling Banks off the apron and attacked him on the outside until Brookside and the other wrestlers broke it up.

We took a short look at WALTER’s dominance in NXT UK.

A video hyping the “Nina Samuels” show aired.

Eddie Dennis cut a promo at the NXT UK Performance Center and said that people wondered what happened to him after losing to Dave Mastiff at TakeOver. He said when he retuirns, he would take down the roster one by one.

WALTER pinned Kassius Ohno in 8:37 after a power bomb

These two faced off in wXw (at a 16 Carat Gold tournament final no less), PROGRESS and even WWE at WrestleMania weekend last year.

They went for a test of strenght right away and WALTER showed his dominance early. Ohno took a swing but looked concerned right away, He applied a head lock but WALTER easily escaped and started working over Ohno’s arm.Ohno foolishly chopped WALTER who just looked at him, then smashed his big frame into the American, sending him crashing to the mat. He hit a big boot, sending Ohno to ringside. They traded forearms on the outside until WALTER picked him up and smashed him onto the apron.

Ohno went back in the ring and as WALTER tried to pull him back outside, he stomped on the Austrian’s head and hit a senton on his arm. Ohno applied a cravat and forced the big man to his knees, but WALTER eventually body slammed his way out of the hold. They traded forearms, chops and slaps. Ohno managed to weigh WALTER down on a German suplex attempt but caught a chop to the back for his troubles and then got German suplexed like he deserved to be.

Ohno managed to roll through on a sleeper hold for a two-count. Ohno went up for a moonsault but WALTER rolled out of the way. WALTER then hit a Shotgun dropkick and the power bomb for the victory.

Ligero was shown at the NXT UK Performance Center and replied to Joseph Conners comments from last week. A match between the two was announced for next week.

After their brawl that was shown earlier, a Falls Count Anywhere match between Jordan Devlin and Travis Banks also was announced for next week.

Grizzled Young Veterans beat Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch in 13:09 when Dann Burch was pinned after Ticket to Mayhem

Lorcan and Drake started out and Drake worked Lorcan’s arm right away. Oney escaped and made the tag, with Burch taking over until Gibson blind-tagged in and the champs took over, with Gibson first slamming Burch and then slamming his own partner on top of him. Lorcan came back in on a hot tag and ran wild for a bit, until Drake put a thumb into his eye and the heels proceeded to beat Lorcan down on the outside.

Back inside, Gibson applied his kneeling cobra clutch and tagged Drake, who knocked Oney down with a stiff forearm, then applied a nerve hold. The champs quickly tagged in and out and isolated Lorcan for a few minutes, until Oney finally manged to thwart his opponents and make the hot tag to Danny Burch. He ran wild, then hit consecutive German suplexes on both Grizzled Young Veterans, followed by a flying dropkick on Gibson and a power bomb on Drake for a near fall.

Drake managed to escape a cutter attempt off the ropes, allowing the champs to take over. Gibson hit Ticket to Ride on Burch, but the British veteran managed to kick out. Gibson had Burch on his shoulders but he escaped, hit head butts on both opponents and tagged Lorcan. The faces hit a Doomsday Device for another near fall that was broken up, when Gibson back body dropped Lorcan onto Burch. Lorcan and Gibson faced off, with each having an opponent in a submission and started trading strikes. Lorcan ran wild, hitting a crazy somersault plancha on both opponents. Lorcan and Burch hit a double high angle DDT on Drake for a very close near fall.

Drake rolled up Burch with his feet on the ropes and Gibson holding him down from the outside but Burch still managaged to kick out. The Grizzled Young Veterans then finally hit Ticket to Mayhem on Burch for the win and a successful title defense.

Next week:

Jordan Devlin meets Travis Banks in a falls count anywhere match and Ligero faces Joseph Conners in a rematch from a few weeks ago.

Matt Riddle vs. Kassius Ohno set for NXT TakeOver: Phoenix

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Matt Riddle and Kassius Ohno are set to face off at their second straight TakeOver special.

WWE has announced Riddle vs. Ohno for NXT TakeOver: Phoenix. The special is taking place at the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona on January 26, which is the Saturday of Royal Rumble weekend.

Riddle defeated Ohno at TakeOver: WarGames II in November, though their match wasn’t announced in advance. The finish was Riddle hitting a knee strike and defeating Ohno in six seconds. Their feud has continued since, with a match between them airing on the first NXT episode of 2019. Riddle caught Ohno in the Bromission to win, then there was a post-match angle where Ohno faked that he was going to show Riddle respect by giving him a fist bump. Ohno laid out Riddle and threw him into the ring steps multiple times.

Ohno defeated Keith Lee on this week’s NXT TV after hitting a low blow and a rolling elbow. The story was that Riddle wasn’t cleared after Ohno beat him down. Riddle couldn’t be in Lee’s corner, but he came down after the match to check on Lee. Ohno bailed when Riddle came out.

Here’s the updated card for NXT TakeOver: Phoenix:

  • NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa defending against Aleister Black
  • NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler defending against Bianca Belair
  • NXT North American Champion Ricochet defending against Johnny Gargano
  • NXT Tag Team Champions Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong defending against War Raiders
  • Matt Riddle vs. Kassius Ohno

NXT Largo, FL, live results: Six-man tag main event

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Thursday night’s estimated attendance: 250 people.

– Mansoor Al-Shehail defeated Rick Bugez

Mansoor hit a stunner off the turnbuckle to win.

– Jessie Elaban & Kacy Catanzaro defeated Aliyah & Vanessa Borne

Borne and Aliyah had mirrors and kept checking themselves out throughout the match. Borne hit a side slam that she set up with a cartwheel to win.

– Riddick Moss did an in-ring promo where he thanked “The Riddick Regiment” for his speedy recovery and kept repeating it over and over until Jeet Rama’s music played.

– Jeet Rama defeated Riddick Moss

Rama won with a roll-up, but he was destroyed by Moss after the match.

– Jaxson Ryker (w/ Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake) defeated Stacey Ervin Jr.

Ryker hit a sit-out chokeslam to get the victory.

– Raul Mendoza & Humberto Carrillo defeated Cezar Bononi & Adrian Jaoude

They had a good back-and-forth match, with Mendoza hitting a 450 to win.

– Punishment Martinez defeated Kona Reeves

Martinez connected with a big lariat and then used the Hell’s Gate submission for the win. After the match, Martinez hit his chokeslam on Reeves for the crowd.

– Candice LeRae defeated Deonna Purrazzo

Very good action here — would love to see this on a bigger stage someday. LeRae hit the Unprettier to end it.

– NXT North American Champion Ricochet, Keith Lee & Matt Riddle defeated Shane Thorne, Johnny Gargano & Kassius Ohno

Lee has new self-sung theme music that debuted here — and he followed it up with an encore of the loudest chop of the night to Thorne.

The crowd was in awe of this match throughout since every combination was interesting. Ohno and Gargano tried to keep Riddle grounded by taking out his leg. Ricochet ran wild to clear the ring towards the end and put Thorne down with the Cradle Shock.

WWE NXT results: Matt Riddle vs. Kassius Ohno

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Aside from one new match, the first new episode of NXT in 2019 was a retrospective of the previous year. Matt Riddle facing Kassius Ohno in a TakeOver rematch was the main event of a show mostly looking back on 2018.

Besides Ohno vs. Riddle from Full Sail — and wrap-arounds by the commentary team from the Full Sail Arena — much of the two-hour episode was a studio show featuring highlights of the best matches from 2018.

The show opened with a graphic honoring “Mean” Gene Okerlund. During the episode, a crawler across the bottom of the screen also acknowledged his passing and offered condolences on behalf of WWE.

Mauro Ranallo and the commentary team hosted the live-to-tape portion of the show from Full Sail. Meanwhile, Cathy Kelley hosted event center segments where she pitched to highlights and featurettes that recapped the year in NXT.

Some of the matches were joined in progress, while others were remixed with alternate footage and cinematic editing.

Matt Riddle defeated Kassius Ohno

Riddle submitted Ohno in what was billed as a rematch of their bout at TakeOver: War Games II. In this second battle, Ohno got his heat back after the match to keep their feud alive.

Riddle had knocked Ohno out in seconds during their previous encounter. Ohno got a measure of revenge when he laid out Riddle in an angle from NXT television. After tapping out in this match, Ohno at first teased showing good sportsmanship. Instead, he attacked Riddle and administered a beatdown.

Riddle started the match with a flurry and a Taz-plex. He followed with a series of knee strikes on a reeling Ohno. Answering back with strikes, Ohno then used a release suplex to turn the tide. A barrage of kicks and strikes from Ohno had Riddle staggering.

“Let’s go bro,” chanted the Full Sail crowd.

Ohno flipped into a senton for a two count on Riddle. They exchanged strikes, and Riddle delivered a delayed German suplex that netted him a two count. Riddle crumpled after taking a roaring boot from Ohno for a near fall. An exchange of fighting spirit led to Riddle firing up for a hope spot.

A kick mowed down Riddle to cut off his comeback. Ohno executed two sentons before attempting a third. Ohno leapt for a senton, and Riddle trapped him in his grasp when he landed. Riddle fought to apply his finisher. He hit Ohno with strikes before applying the Bro-mission to finish the match. Ohno sold being distraught over the loss.

Ohno rolled out of the ring and went to leave. Riddle offered him a fist bump. Ohno at first declined with a boo-boo face before he finally got back into the ring. Ohno dropped down to one knee and offered a fist bump. Riddle acknowledged him. Ohno then attacked Riddle for a beatdown.

Ohno twice posted Riddle. He sent Riddle crashing into the ring steps and the barricade. Ohno concluded his vengeance by knocking Riddle out with a roaring elbow.

The show faded to black with Riddle selling his beating at the hands of Ohno.

During the episode, fan balloting began for year-end NXT awards with an announcement of nominees in each category. The sophisticated balloting procedure includes tweeting your vote using corresponding hashtags to make it official. Voting ends at midnight on January 25, and the awards winners will be revealed during the pre-show at TakeOver: Phoenix.

EVOLVE 117 results: Triple threat title match, Ohno vs. Allin

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– Harlem Bravado defeated Joe Bailey with Angel’s Wings.

– It was announced that EVOLVE will return to New York with a show in Brooklyn on January 18 and a show in Queens on January 19. Johnny Gargano will return for one weekend only.

– BSHP KNG defeated Joe Gacy with a Swanton Bomb.

– Josh Briggs defeated Leon Ruff (w/ AR Fox, Ayla Fox, and The Skulk) with two consecutive chokeslam/Lumbar Check combinations.

– AR Fox (w/ Ayla Fox and The Skulk) defeated Curt Stallion with the Foxcatcher.

– Kassius Ohno defeated Darby Allin with a discus forearm to the back of the neck/head area.

– EVOLVE Tag Team Champions The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) vs. WWN Champion JD Drake & Anthony Henry ended in a no contest

Eddie Kingston interfered and attacked both teams for the finish. Ford then called out Kingston and challenged him to a match on January 19.

– Austin Theory defeated Fabian Aichner and Roderick Strong in a triple threat match to win the EVOLVE Championship

Theory pinned Aichner (who was the champion coming into the match) after hitting Ataxia.

Theory grabbed a mic after the match, fired Priscilla Kelly as his manager, and declared that EVOLVE is Theory. Darby Allin walked out and brawled with Theory until Theory ran to the back.

Matt Riddle vs. Kassius Ohno set up for next week’s NXT TV

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As expected, Matt Riddle vs. Kassius Ohno looks to be official for next week’s episode of NXT television.

Riddle facing Ohno was officially set up for next Wednesday on last night’s NXT episode. Their storyline continued during a segment where Ohno interrupted Riddle’s interview with Cathy Kelley. Ohno said he’s been waiting to hear from Riddle, and Riddle responded by saying he’ll knock out Ohno next week.

Dave Meltzer reported in Sunday’s Daily Update that Riddle vs. Ohno would be taped at the Staples Center in Los Angeles prior to Saturday’s TakeOver: WarGames event and that the main card would have four matches. On his pre-TakeOver conference call, Triple H said they thought four matches would make for a better overall experience with the card having a WarGames match and Shayna Baszler vs. Kairi Sane being two-out-of-three falls.

The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong & Bobby Fish) vs. Ricochet, War Raiders & Pete Dunne in a WarGames match , NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa defending against Velveteen Dream, Baszler vs. Sane in a two-out-of-three falls match for the NXT Women’s Championship, and Johnny Gargano vs. Aleister Black will take place on Saturday’s main card.

Riddle and Ohno were supposed to wrestle each other in a match at the WrestleMania 35 on-sale party tonight, but the on-sale event at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey was canceled due to expected inclement weather. NXT will be taping some content for TV in San Jose tonight.

EVOLVE 115 and 116 results: Mustafa Ali, NXT wrestlers in action

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After becoming champions at EVOLVE 114, NXT’s Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) and Fabian Aichner had their first title defenses this weekend.

The Street Profits retained their EVOLVE Tag Team titles against JD Drake & Anthony Henry at EVOLVE 115 in Livonia, Michigan on Friday. They also retained against AR Fox & Leon Ruff at EVOLVE 116 in Oak Lawn, Illinois on Saturday.

Aichner defended the EVOLVE Championship for the first time in Livonia, defeating fellow NXT wrestler Kassius Ohno.

Another WWE wrestler was also in action at the events, with Mustafa Ali defeating DJZ in Livonia and Darby Allin in Oak Lawn.

Here are the full results:

EVOLVE 115 —

– Barrett Brown defeated BSHP KNG

– Mike Fierro defeated Juntai

– Harlem Bravado defeated Leon Ruff, Adrian Alanis, and Jason Kincaid in a four-way match

Bravado stole the win by hitting his Straight Cash Homie finisher on Ruff.

AR Fox and The Skulk (Fox’s students) came out after, Fox said he was proud of Ruff and Alanis, and they were then interrupted by Austin Theory and Priscilla Kelly.

Kelly said that Theory is Fox’s most successful student. Theory said he should be The Skulk’s role model and coach and that Fox feeds off the careers of his students.

– Austin Theory defeated AR Fox

Theory stole the quick win with a roll-up after Kelly knocked down Ayla Fox on the outside and Fox was checking on her. 

As Theory and Kelly were heading to the back, Fox asked for one more match. Fox said it would be an unsanctioned fight. If Theory wins, Theory gets The Skulk and Fox’s wrestling school. If Fox wins, Theory has to show them respect. Theory accepted the challenge.

– Mustafa Ali defeated DJZ

Ali countered the ZDT into a sunset flip to get the win. DJZ got a WWE Cruiserweight title belt from a fan after the match, handed it to Ali, and Ali held it ahead of his match against Buddy Murphy at Survivor Series.

– Josh Briggs defeated Cody Vance

Briggs, who dealt with flight issues to get to the show, won quickly with the M5 (chokeslam into double knees). Briggs then attacked Vance and gave him another M5.

– SHINE Champion Allysin Kay defeated Shotzi Blackheart to retain her title

Kay retained with a discus lariat. She helped Blackheart up after the match but then pushed her.

– EVOLVE Tag Team Champions The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) defeated WWN Champion JD Drake & Anthony Henry to retain their titles

Drake and Henry attacked The Street Profits as they were trying to get in the ring, but The Street Profits ended up retaining with their spinebuster/frog splash combo.

Ford got the pin on Drake and seemed to set up a future WWN Championship match against him as they got in a face off after the match.

– EVOLVE Champion Fabian Aichner defeated Kassius Ohno to retain his title

Aichner survived Ohno’s strikes and hit a  sit-out powerbomb to retain after struggling to get Ohno up.

Anthony Henry came out, clapped for Ohno and Aichner, and called the match amazing. Henry said he’s sick and tired of being unappreciated and guys like Aichner coming in and taking spots. Ohno tried to talk to Henry, but Henry said he wants Aichner to go back to where he came from. Henry insulted Ohno and shoved him.

Ohno went to leave but got back into the ring to show Aichner respect.

– AR Fox defeated Austin Theory in an unsanctioned match

Ayla Fox brawled to the back with Priscilla Kelly near the end and AR Fox hit the Foxcatcher on Theory to retain control of his wrestling school and The Skulk.

EVOLVE 116 —

– Jake Lander defeated Joey O’Riley in a Zero1 USA World Junior Heavyweight Championship number one contender’s match

– Adrian Alanis defeated Barrett Brown

– Josh Briggs defeated Jason Kincaid

Kincaid had Briggs on the top turnbuckle, but Briggs hit the M5 from the top rope for the victory.

– Freelance Wrestling Champion Isaias Velazquez defeated GPA to retain his title

Velazquez is the champion of the local Freelance Wrestling indie promotion and retained with a superkick and DDT.

– EVOLVE Champion Fabian Aichner defeated Anthony Henry by DQ

This was a non-title match. Henry thought he got the win with a double stomp, but Aichner got his foot on the ropes during the count. Henry argued with the referee and shoved him down for the disqualification.

JD Drake, Henry’s tag team partner, came out to talk sense into Henry and get him away from the referee.

Austin Theory and Priscilla Kelly made their way down, staring at Aichner as he left. Theory said he’s embarrassed Drake is WWN Champion because Drake doesn’t look like him.

Drake called Theory an entitled millennial and called out Theory’s lack of experience. Drake said he’s been busting his ass in the ring almost as long as Theory has been alive. Drake talked about all he’s sacrificed for the business to pave the way for people like Theory.

Drake told Harlem Bravado to come out for their triple threat WWN title match.

– WWN Champion JD Drake defeated Harlem Bravado and Austin Theory in a triple threat match to retain his title

After Theory had prevented him from getting the win earlier, Drake pinned Bravado by hitting his Drill Bit slam for the second time and a moonsault from the top rope. Drake and Theory teased fighting after the match before Theory left.

– Matt Knicks defeated Cyrus Satin, BSHP KNG, and Mike Fierro in a four-way match

Knicks stole the win by hitting Satin with a Michinoku driver after giving Fierro a superkick.

– Kassius Ohno defeated Shane Strickland

Ohno missed a moonsault off the top near the finish but got the better of a striking exchange by hitting the high-tension elbow for the win.

Anthony Henry came out after and said he’s frustrated. He said he’s been in the business for 15 years and new guys keep taking his opportunity. Henry called Ohno one of the greatest wrestlers he’s ever seen and said he wants to wrestle him.

Henry asked Ohno to accept his apology, but Ohno said he hasn’t heard one yet. Henry said he’s very sorry for what he did to Ohno, Aichner, and the referee from his match earlier. He again asked Ohno for a match.

Ohno said he accepted Henry’s apology, that he’d talk to some people, and that maybe they’d see each other in the ring sooner rather than later.

– EVOLVE Tag Team Champions The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) defeated AR Fox & Leon Ruff to retain their titles

The Street Profits retained with their spinebuster/frog splash combo on Ruff after Dawkins ducked and Ruff accidentally took out Fox and The Skulk with a dive to the outside.

Ford cut a promo praising Fox, Ruff, and The Skulk and talked about returning home to Chicago. The Street Profits then partied in the ring with their opponents and The Skulk.

– Mustafa Ali defeated Darby Allin

This was also a homecoming for Ali. Allin refused to stay down despite the punishment he was taking from Ali. Allin got a couple of two counts, Ali countered into the Koji Clutch, and Allin lost after passing out in the move.

Ali cut a post-match promo saying he respects Allin because Allin has heart. Ali said he’s going to win the Cruiserweight Championship from Murphy at Survivor Series and wants to come back to EVOLVE in Chicago and give Allin a shot at the title.

Ali said Allin is on a long and difficult road, but if he stays on the path — he’ll get to where he wants to be. Allin was still disappointed over the loss and left the ring.

After thanking everyone for coming to the show, Ali pointed out that his wife and daughter were in the crowd, brought his daughter into the ring, and talked about what can happen if you work hard.

Kassius Ohno’s matches revealed for EVOLVE 115 and 116

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With the addition of Kassius Ohno, EVOLVE has shaken up their cards for this month’s events.

Ohno will challenge fellow NXT wrestler Fabian Aichner for the EVOLVE Championship at EVOLVE 115 in Livonia, Michigan on November 9. At EVOLVE 116 in Oak Lawn, Illinois on November 10, Ohno will face Shane Strickland.

Aichner defending against the winner of a four-way match from earlier in the night (Harlem Bravado vs. Jason Kincaid vs. Josh Briggs vs. Leon Ruff) was originally scheduled for EVOLVE 115. Strickland vs. Montez Ford was set for EVOLVE 116. EVOLVE noted that new cards for the shows will be announced tomorrow.

As part of EVOLVE’s relationship with WWE, Ohno, Aichner, The Street Profits (Ford & Angelo Dawkins), and Mustafa Ali are all set for EVOLVE’s November shows. Ohno, Aichner, and The Street Profits will also wrestle at EVOLVE 117 in Queens, New York on December 15 and EVOLVE 118 in Deer Park. New York on December 16.

Aichner won the EVOLVE Championship and The Street Profits won the EVOLVE Tag Team titles this past weekend.

WWE & EVOLVE notes: Mustafa Ali, Kassius Ohno, Street Profits

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WWE and EVOLVE have made a couple of announcements concerning WWE wrestlers working upcoming EVOLVE shows.

As was announced earlier this month, Mustafa Ali will be wrestling at EVOLVE 115 in Livonia, Michigan on November 9 and EVOLVE 116 in Oak Lawn, Illinois on November 10. Ali’s opponents were revealed today, with him facing DJZ in Michigan and Darby Allin in Illinois.

Kassius Ohno is set to wrestle at EVOLVE 117 in Queens, New York on December 15 and EVOLVE 118 in Deer Park, New York on December 16. He’ll also be a guest trainer at a seminar that WWN is holding in Long Island on December 16.

EVOLVE Tag Team Champions Chris Dickinson & Jaka issuing an open challenge has been set up for EVOLVE 114 in Ybor City, Florida this Sunday. On Twitter, it’s being teased that The Street Profits (NXT’s Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) will be the team to face Dickinson & Jaka.

With the working relationship that exists between WWE and EVOLVE, Adam Cole and Velveteen Dream have worked dark match main events for EVOLVE this year. Cole defeated WALTER in June, and Velveteen Dream defeated Austin Theory and Allin last month.

NXT Southaven, MS, live results: Six-man tag, Ciampa vs. Ohno

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– The Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins) defeated The Forgotten Sons (Jaxson Ryker & Wesley Blake)

– Candice LeRae defeated Aliyah

LeRae won with the lionsault.

– Lars Sullivan defeated Raul Mendoza

There was a “Lars is gonna kill you” chant from the audience. Mendoza was great on offense, but Sullivan picked up the win. Sullivan came back after the match and dropped Mendoza with two Freak Accidents.

– NXT North American Champion Ricochet defeated Velveteen Dream to retain his title

Good match. Ricochet won with a cross-legged Michinoku driver.

– NXT Women’s Champion Kairi Sane & Dakota Kai defeated Reina Gonzalez & Lacey Evans

Sane got the pin on Gonzalez after hitting the Insane Elbow.

– NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa defeated Kassius Ohno to retain his title

It was announced that William Regal made this a title match. They had a great match that went about 18 minutes. Ohno is awesome. Ciampa retained with a brutal rope-hung DDT.

– Johnny Gargano, Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch defeated The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole & NXT Tag Team Champions Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong)

Gargano submitted Strong to get the win. Cole is so over.

NXT Orlando live results: Ohno celebrates anniversary, Cesaro appears

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Editor’s note: This article references results from NXT’s United Kingdom Women’s Championship tournament.

Tonight’s estimated attendance: 500 people.

– Jessie Elaban won a battle royal for the right to challenge for the NXT United Kingdom Women’s Championship later in the night

Elaban, Vanessa Borne, Nikki Cross, and Lacey Evans were the final four. Other participants included: Dakota Kai, Aliyah, Jessamyn Duke, Marina Shafir, Reina Gonzalez, MJ Jenkins, Deonna Purrazzo. Lacey Lane, Taynara Conti, Xia Li, Kavita Devi, and Io Shirai.

– Tony Nese defeated Stacey Ervin Jr.

Nese used a rake of the eyes and a slam into the bottom buckle to steal the win from the exciting newcomer.

– Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch defeated Rinku Singh & Saurav Gurjar

Lorcan & Burch won this quickly.

– Kassius Ohno did an in-ring interview to discuss recently reaching his 20th year in professional wrestling. Adam Cole interrupted and declined a match tonight after saying Ohno has been mediocre and a failure for those 20 years.

– Cezar Bononi (w/ Adrian Jaoude) defeated Boa

Bononi won with a spinning kick.

– Lars Sullivan defeated Keith Lee

They had a hard-hitting and fast-paced match. Sullivan put Lee away with the Freak Accident.

– The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) defeated The Forgotten Sons (Wesley Blake & Jaxson Ryker)

Ford got the win with a frog splash.

– NXT United Kingdom Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley defeated Jessie Elaban to retain her title

This match had good action and the crowd was split. Ripley was too powerful for the energetic Elaban.

– Kassius Ohno defeated Adam Cole by DQ

The match was announced as ordered by William Regal after Cole had declined the challenge earlier in the night. They had a great match that got plenty of time.

Both scored near falls with their signature moves before a ref bump. Cole was down for the count before the disqualification came when the Undisputed Era ran in for the attack. The lights went out and the sirens of Cesaro’s music blared as the crowd went nuts. Cesaro and Ohno cleared the ring and celebrated.

Cesaro said he would keep it short and sweet, saying that “Chris is awesome.” Ohno thanked everyone for being there tonight and every night on the Florida NXT “coconut loop.” He spoke about how he can’t say wrestling is the best it’s ever been since he’s only been wrestling for 20 years — but it’s the best he’s seen it.

NXT Lakeland, FL, live results: Matt Riddle vs. Kassius Ohno

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Thursday night’s estimated attendance: 300 people.

– Keith Lee defeated Kona Reeves

Lee hit his Ground Zero finisher for the win.

– The Forgotten Sons (Jaxson Ryker & Wesley Blake) defeated Nasser Alruwayeh & Mohamed Fahim

The Forgotten Sons won after Ryker hit a powerbomb.

– Big Boa defeated Cezar Bononi (w/ Adrian Jaoude)

Boa rolled Bononi up to steal the win.

– Reina Gonzalez defeated Deonna Purrazzo

Gonzalez won with a lariat.

– Heavy Machinery (Tucker Knight & Otis Dozovic) defeated Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch

The crowd loved all four wrestlers in this match. This was a battle, with Dozovic running wild and even hitting the Caterpillar before tagging in Knight for their Trash Compactor finish.

After the match, the teams shook hands and the audience showed them respect.

– Matt Riddle defeated Kassius Ohno

As you’d expect, these two had a great match. They have a history in EVOLVE that has carried over to NXT.

There was early mat work with Ohno targeting Riddle’s feet. He hit devastating elbow strikes that kept Riddle wobbly throughout. Riddle showed impressive strength by hitting a delayed German suplex, then he hit a running knee strike for the victory.

– Shayna Baszler, Marina Shafir & Jessamyn Duke defeated Xia Li, Io Shirai & NXT Women’s Champion Kairi Sane

The Horsewomen used distractions to get Li isolated.

– NXT North American Champion Ricochet defeated Velveteen Dream to retain his title

The fans were into both wrestlers here and Dream was soaking it in. He used his power to keep Ricochet grounded as they continued to play off their “anything you can do, I can do better” rivalry. Ricochet was able to withstand Dream and hit the Cradle Shock to retain.