WWE nXt Results
February 20, 2019
Full Sail University, Winter Park, FL
Commentary by Mauro Ranallo, Nigel McGuinness and Percy Watson
Due to a death in the family, results are provided, this week by Fightful.Com
Opening Segment: Aleister Black vs. Roderick Strong
They start grappling to start the match before Strong sends Black out of the ring and drops him back first onto the steps and the apron. Strong hits a backbreaker once they’re back in the ring before focusing on the leg of Black before he goes right back to the back with another backbreaker. Black counters a suplex and drops Strong with back elbows before sweeping his legs out and hitting an Asai moonsault. Black rocks Strong with kicks and hits the Blackout for a near fall before Strong hits a pop-up gut buster.
Black sends Strong out of the ring with a bicycle knee before Strong tosses Black into the ring post and rolls him back into the ring for a near fall.
Strong then rocks Black with a bicycle knee before hitting a flap jack for a near fall before Aleister counters a suplex into the Black Mass for the pin and the win.
Winner: Aleister Black via pinfall with Black Mass.
After the match, the Undisputed Era attack Black until Ricochet makes the save and they clear the ring as we go to commercial.
A promo package featuring Bianca Belair talking about still being undefeated is shown.
Second Segment: Mia Yim vs. Xia Li
Mia locks in a front choke for a clean break before Xia goes for several kicks, sending Mia back into the corner before Mia tries to pin the shoulders of Xia to the mat. Xia gets a near fall off of a sunset flip and Mia turns her inside out with a running dropkick before hitting a cannonball for a near fall. Xia comes back with a variety of kicks and punches before hitting a tornado kick for a near fall and Mia nearly knocks her out with a spinning back fist.
Mia then hits Protect Ya Neck for the pin and the win.
Winner: Mia Yim via pinfall with Protect Ya Neck.
-The Horsewomen (Baszler, Shafir and Duke) attack Mia after the match. Rachel Ellering and two other Performance Center wrestlers try to help Yim and Li, but they get beaten up for their efforts.
Matt Riddle gets a sit-down interview about his goals and plans for his nXt career.
Backstage, nXt Champion Tommaso Ciampa tells nXt North American Champion Johnny Gargano that they are stronger together. Gargano says he won without Ciampa, and he can defend without him, too.
Main Event: Johnny Gargano (c) vs. Velveteen Dream for the nXt North American Championship
Johnny goes for a heel hook and they grapple until Johnny ties himself in the ropes for the break. They lock up and grapple more before Johnny takes Dream’s back and locks in a choke before Dream gets free and Johnny goes for the Gargano Escape, but Dream reverses it.
We see Ciampa watching from the rafters before Dream nearly knocks Johnny out with a slap that sends him out of the ring. Johnny gets back into the ring and Dream drops him repeatedly before they crawl around the ring and Dream hits a diving ax handle for a two count. Johnny yanks Dream off of the top turnbuckle and hits a snapmare into a superkick before hitting a neckbreaker for a two count.
Johnny hyper extends the arms of Dream before stretching him in the ropes and Dream comes back with right hands before Johnny whips him over the top rope and down onto the floor. Johnny chops Dream at ringside and rolls him back into the ring and locks in an abdominal stretch before Dream hits a spine buster.
Dream drops Johnny with punches and rocks him with a boot before clotheslining him over the top rope and hits a diving ax handle. Dream rolls Johnny back into the ring and hits a famouser for a near fall before Johnny hits a spinning flat liner for a near fall of his own. They end up on the apron and Johnny superkicks Dream before Johnny sends Dream to the floor with an enzuigiri.
Dream catches Johnny coming back into the ring with a knee before missing the Purple Rainmaker before Johnny superkicks him for a near fall. Dream hits an avalanche DVD for a near fall before he dives to the outside and Johnny superkicks him in midair.
Johnny suplexes Dream onto the ramp before hitting a slingshot DDT for a near fall and they exchange strikes until Johnny turns Dream inside out with a lariat.
Dream then hits two DVDs and the Purple Rainmaker for the pin and the win.
Winner: Velveteen Dream via pinfall with the Purple Rainmaker to become the new NXT North American champion.
Big matches and big moments this week, especially with the many debuts of nXt stars on the main roster this week. Share your cool points and thoughts on it all in the comments below. The regular cool points format will be back next week. Peace!
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