Approximately 300 people were in attendance at tonight’s show.
– Jeet Rama defeated Wesley Blake by DQ
Steve Cutler ran down to attack Rama.
– Lana (w/ Mary Kate) defeated Sarah Bridges
Mary Kate distracted Bridges, allowing Lana to hit a fisherman spinebuster-type slam.
– New Chinese recruit “Rocky” was interviewed in the ring. He said he loves Orlando, then Sawyer Fulton ran in and destroyed him.
– Babatunde Aiyegbusi defeated Brennan Williams
This was a powerful hoss match. Aiyegbusi kept control before Williams hit an amazing scoop slam on the giant for a double down. Aiyegbusi won with a butterfly side suplex.
– Oney Lorcan defeated Adrian Jaoude
Lorcan used a backslide to get the victory.
– Rama came out again and was still upset about Cutler and Blake attacking him earlier. They attempted to surround Rama until Buddy Murphy evened the odds. That led to the next match.
Approximately 200 people were in attendance tonight.
– Liv Morgan defeated Mary Kate
Morgan was roughed up all the way through until rolling up Mary Kate with a bridging pin.
– Heavy Machinery & HoHo Lun defeated The Ealy Brothers & Kishan Raftaar
Heavy Machinery did their belly bump slam with Lun on Tucker Knight’s back to finish off Raftaar.
– The Bollywood Boyz cut a promo in the ring. They declared that they are “410 because that’s twice as good as anyone on 205 Live.” The crowd was all over them and their heel routine.
– Oney Lorcan defeated Chris Atkins
This was fast-paced when Lorcan was on offense. Atkins looked good. Lorcan fired up and hit a dive to the outside and a running blockbuster to win it.
– Dylan Miley defeated Steve Cutler by DQ
Miley had the match won with a claw and a slam but Wesley Blake made the run in to save his usual tag partner before being destroyed as well. Miley is a force already.
– Killian Dain (w/ Nikki Cross) defeated Montez Ford
This was an entertaining match, with Ford trying to outwrestle and quick Dain yet being absolutely overpowered. Cross ran distractions at ringside as per usual. Dain hit the One Winged Angel to win it.
Cross and Sarah Bridges got into it during the match and Angelo Dawkins had to make the save to get Dain away from Ford.
– Buddy Murphy defeated Brennan Williams
Williams kept control of Murphy until Murphy fired up and scoop slammed his much larger opponent. The crowd loves Buddy Murphy on the Florida loop.
– Nikki Cross defeated Sarah Bridges
This match was set up earlier tonight and was a total brawl. Cross hit a swinging fisherman neckbreaker to win.
– No Way Jose & Roderick Strong defeated Riddick Moss & Tino Sabbatelli
The crowd was all over Sabbatelli early and loved Jose. There was wild action all over the place, leading to a Jose hot tag and pop-up punch to win it.
Tonight’s show was in front of a packed crowd of 400 people.
– Roderick Strong defeated Cezar Bononi
The crowd loved Strong. He hit a Sick Kick to win it.
– Patrick Clark defeated Dan Matha
Matha was actually the face here. He hit a huge Rock Bottom backbreaker, but Clark was able to survive and hit a famouser to win.
– Hideo Itami defeated Oney Lorcan
This was one of the better matches on the Florida loop this year, with hard-hitting chops and strikes. Itami looked great and Lorcan is always the most intense wrestler on the card. Itami won with the GTS.
– Daria Berenato defeated Aliyah
Berenato won with an enzuigiri after they had countered each other with a few near falls.
– Tye Dillinger assisted Kayla Braxton in naming who won the WrestleMania raffle that’s been going on this month down here. After they named the winner, we heard those guitar strings and The Straggler (The Drifter under a mask) taunted Dillinger and the crowd. Riddick Moss then joined The Straggler (or Straggs as he called him) and wanted to take on Dillinger as well. Dillinger then asked if anyone in the back wanted to team with him and that led to the next match.
This was the most exciting match in Florida so far this year. Nakamura tried to remove Straggler’s mask, but there was a second mask underneath, so Nakamura put the mask on himself and proceeded to do some excellent lucha with arm drags, rolls, and he even teased a dive. Moss snatched the mask off Nakamura and Nakamura was devastated. Solid action followed and a Kinshasa won it for the good guys.
– Montez Ford (w/ Angelo Dawkins) defeated Brennan Williams
Williams used nice looking power moves. Dawkins caused a distraction, which allowed Ford to steal a quick pin.
– Ember Moon defeated Kimber Lee
Moon won the match with a sit-out driver of some type.
– No Way Jose, Kassius Ohno & Ruby Riot defeated SAnitY (Killian Dain, Alexander Wolfe & Nikki Cross)
This had action all over the place. Riot hit a dive to the outside. Ohno and Dain had a slugfest. Jose took the hot tag and hit his wind-up punch on Wolfe to win and send the crowd home happy.
– New NXT host and commentator Vic Joseph made his NXT debut in the ring before the show started.
– Jack Gallagher defeated Kona Reeves
Running corner dropkick by Gallagher for the victory.
– Tian Bing defeated Wesley Blake
Bing won with a thrust kick.
– Daria Berenato defeated Liv Morgan
Berenato got the win with a spinebuster.
– Steve Cutler defeated Adrian Jaoude
Cutler won with a stomp off the middle rope. He talked about being a hero after the match, which led to Kassius Ohno coming out and laying out Cutler with an elbow.
– Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins defeated Mustafa Ali & Ariya Daivari
Good match that had a lot of action. Ford has been one of the most spectacular athletes down here lately.
– Lana defeated Macey Estrella
The crowd absolutely loved Lana, who was dancing and having fun herself. She won with her fisherwoman spinebuster.
– Tozawa (billed as just that) defeated Tony Nese
Very good match here. Tozawa did multiple dives to the outside and finally hit a slow bridging German suplex for the win.
– The Revival defeated Tino Sabbatelli & Riddick Moss
More live event excellence by the Top Guys here. Revival stole the pin and celebrated their win before getting in a scuffle with Sabbatelli and Moss, who hit their double team Gory Bomb Hart Attack on Dash Wilder to send everyone home happy.
Notes from Erik Patrick Thibault, Andrew Lee, and Chris Harrington from the Roy Wilkins Auditorium
– Rich Swann defeated Tino Sabbatelli with Rolling Thunder (9:30)
Tino would show his abs to get some heat and Swann would pose for a pop. They traded push-ups for some more crowd reaction, and then traded clapping push-ups. Swann won with a somersault into a senton.
– Peyton Royce defeated Daria Berenato with a fisherman’s suplex (10:00)
Peyton used the ringside time keeper to buy time. Zero moves in first two minutes of match. The story of the match was Peyton would run away from Daria but Berenato would dominate if she took control. Daria looked good after a nice takedown and then she hooked a guillotine. Peyton’s strikes need work. Peyton escaped a bad-looking heel hook, hit a nice knee to the head and fisherman’s Suplex for the win.
– Hideo Itami defeated Austin Aries with the GTS (10:45)
Austin Aries came to ring billed from Wisconsin and wearing Green Bay Packers green and yellow Zubaz for easy heat. Itami raised the hand of a Vikings fan at ringside. That led to “Let’s Go Zubaz, Zubaz sucks” chants. Aries wrestled the entire match in the We Are NXT shirt, a Packers headband and the Zubaz. Aries was frustrated he couldn’t beat Itami. He went for a chair and as the ref was pulling it away from him, Hideo pulled down Aries’ Zubaz, exposing His underwear, and then Itami hit the GTS for the huge pop and the win.
– Bobby Roode defeated Tye Dillinger (10:45)
Roode received a huge pop. Dillinger’s 10 chants over too. Both wrestlers did their signature poses to each other to stall before the bell rang. Comedy match to start but the fans loved it. Really clever spot where Dillinger stomped on Roode’s hands and Roode was shaking them out like Dillinger’s hand movements and the crowd would chant “10”. Tye went for the Tye Breaker but Roode tore off the turnbuckle. As the ref was putting it back on, Roode raked the eyes, hit a low blow and hit the Impaler DDT for the win.
Roode then attacked Dillinger after the match. Roode went for another Impaler but Dillinger countered into the Tye Breaker and we went to intermission.
They showed Riddick Moss cutting a promo in his first match in Minnesota in four years.
– Shane Thorne defeated Dash Wilder (11:00)
Match was supposed to be TM61 vs Revival. Dawson came out with a crutch, and cut a promo saying they can’t defend the titles in Milwaukee, and then Minneapolis. (Show is in St. Paul.) TM61 baited Wilder to come to the ring saying all the “real top guys” went to Raw or Smackdown. Crowd was dead silent for most of the match. Dawson would interfere occasionally. Thorne showed some great fire during his comeback, and won with a standing hurricanrana after Dawson tried to interfere with the crutch but Dash accidentally hit his partner.
– NXT Women’s Champion Asuka submitted Ember Moon (10:45)
Moon got a decent pop when she came out. Asuka was super over too. Dueling chants and “women’s wrestling” chants. Ember hit a beautiful middle rope cross body to the outside which got loud NXT chants. Asuka put on a beautiful submission. Ember countered a suplex beautifully. Ember’s comeback featured a fall away slam, somersault splash into the corner, and a beautiful springboard middle rope corkscrew moonsault. Ember missed a top top move and Asuka did a flying armbar and converted it to the Asuka lock. They got a standing ovation and hugged in the center of the ring after it was over. Great match.
– NXT Champion Shinsuke Nakamura & No Way Jose defeated Samoa Joe & Riddick Moss (16:00)
Not much of a reaction for Moss. He turned the crowd on him by saying his favorite part of being from Minnesota was packing his bags and leaving.
Crowd loved Joe and No Way Jose but Nakamura had everyone pumped up. Biggest pop of night. Nakamura threw his neck brace down on his way to the ring. Joe’s left elbow was really taped up. Nakamura took a few bumps towards the end, and Jose was in for almost the entire match. Jose took out Joe with a cross body block on the outside and Nakamura hit Moss with the Kinshasa for the win.
