Tonight’s WWE NXT episode opens up with a video package with highlights from last week.
– We’re live from the NXT Arena at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida as Mauro Ranallo welcomes us to the final live episode of the year. He’s joined by Nigel McGuinness and WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix.
NXT Title Match: Finn Balor vs. Adam Cole
We go right to the ring and out comes Finn Balor first. This was previously announced as being a commercial-free match but Mauro notes that it will have “limited commercial interruption.” NXT Champion Adam Cole is out next as Alicia Taylor does the introductions.
The bell rings and we get formal introductions from Taylor. Fans do dueling chants as they lock up and trade holds. Balor takes Cole down first and they tangle some more on the mat. Balor with the upperhand again, keeping Cole grounded. Cole turns it around on their feet and beats Balor down to some boos. Cole with a forearm to the jaw. Balor comes back with a basement dropkick for a 2 count. Balor keeps Cole grounded by his arm now. They get up and Balor chops Cole into the corner. Balor keeps control and dropkicks Cole in the back of the neck while he’s down. Balor with another close 2 count. Fans chant for Balor as he works on Cole while he’s down.
Balor stomps away on Cole, sending him out for a breather. Balor with a dropkick through the ropes now, sending Cole into the barrier. Balor goes for a big kick from the apron but Cole superkicks the knee out. Balor goes down on the apron and Cole works him over, bringing it back in for a Hangman’s neckbreaker. Cole mounts Balor with strikes now. Cole goes on and hits a snap suplex for another pin attempt. Cole stomps away in the corner now as the referee warns him. Cole plays to the crowd for a mixed reaction. Cole takes Balor back down, drives a knee to the back and grounds him with a headlock now. Balor tries to fight up and out but Cole takes him back down, talking trash as the referee checks on Balor. Balor gets up and hits a jawbreaker to break free. Balor charges but Cole counters and takes the left knee out to take back control. Cole drops Balor with a right, then nails a forearm. Cole drops Balor again for another 2 count. Cole drives more knees into Balor’s back and keeps him down with a scissors on the mat.
Cole keeps control and shows off some as Balor stumbles to the corner. Cole runs into boots. Balor mounts some offense now. Balor drops down on Cole for a 2 count. Balor with chops in the corner. Cole comes back and hits a backbreaker out of nowhere for a 2 count. More back and forth on their feet now. Cole with an enziguri. Balor with a Slingblade. Balor runs into a big superkick and Cole covers for a 2 count. They trade suplex attempts and then strikes in the middle of the ring. Cole with a big boot to the face and another shot. Balor comes right back with a pele kick but Cole falls on him for a close 2 count. They get up and stare each other down. Cole drops Balor with a kick. Balor blocks the Panama Sunrise. Cole counters the 1916. More back and forth and big counters between the two. Balor drops Cole and goes to the top but Cole knock him off. Balor lands hard on the floor as the dueling chants start back up.
Cole goes for a Sunrise from the apron but Balor back-drops him to the floor, then hits a big running dropkick. Balor brings it back in and misses the Coup de Grace. Cole follows up with the Last Shot for another close 2 count as the crowd goes wild and the “NXT!” chants start up. Cole can’t believe it. Fans chant “this is awesome!” now. Cole drops his knee pad and runs the ropes but Balor nails a huge clothesline. Balor with a dropkick into the corner. Balor goes back to the top and nails a Coup de Grace. Balor grabs Cole for a 1916 but Johnny Gargano appears on the stage and everyone is distracted.
Cole takes advantage of Balor being distracted, rocks him and then delivers the Last Shot for the pin to retain.
Winner: Adam Cole
After the match, Gargano slowly walks down the ramp as Cole’s music hits. Cole exits the ring. Balor is down in the ring. Gargano brings a steel chair into the ring as fans chant “Johnny Wrestling!” now. Balor looks up from the mat as Gargano stares him down, chair in-hand. Gargano unloads with chair shots now, beating Balor out of the ring. The chair shots continue until Balor retreats through the crowd. Gargano touches the steel part of the bottom of the ramp, which Balor dropped him on when he turned heel several weeks back. Gargano tosses the chair and leaves.
– We see footage of Rhea Ripley preparing for her match earlier today. We see Shayna Baszler arriving at Full Sail with Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir.
– We take a look at the feud between Killian Dain, Pete Dunne, and Damian Priest. We have a video package.
Damian Priest vs. Killian Dain
Dain with shoulders in the corner as the bell rings. Priest with punches and Dain misses a splash into the corner. Priest with punches. Dain sends Priest over the top rope to the floor. Priest with a kick and he tries for a suplex but he cannot get Dain up. Dain with a cross body and then Dain with forearms and elbows to the ribs. Dain with a splash to the back. Dain with a waist lock. Dain with a bear hug. Dain sends Priest into the turnbuckles and hits a splash. Dain puts Priest in the turnbuckles and hits a running double knee strike to the injured ribs. Dain with a baseball slide to send Priest to the floor.
Dain removes the tape off Priest’s ribs and Dain with a boot to the ribs. Priest is sent ribs first into the guardrails. They return to the ring and Dain gets a near fall. Dain with a slam and then he stands on the ribs. Dain with a rear chin lock with his knee on the back. Priest with kicks to the legs and he tries for a suplex but Priest cannot get Dain up. Dain with a gutbuster. Dain with a back senton to the back. Dain gets a near fall. Dain with a fisherman’s suplex for a near fall. Priest with punches and Dain with a drop kick to the ribs.
Dain ties Priest in the ropes and connects with shoulders to the ribs. Dain with a running shoulder tackle that knocks Priest off the apron. Priest gets back to the apron and Dain suplexes him back into the ring for a near fall. Dain with a seated abdominal stretch. Priest with an elevated flatliner. Priest with forearms and Priest with a jumping back elbow. Priest with kicks and a rolling elbow. Priest with a clothesline. Prist with a jumping back elbow into the corner. Priest is still unable to suplex Dain but he continues to try.
Priest is able to get Dain up and hits a suplex. Priest goes up op and Dain rolls to the floor on the other side of the ring. Priest with the springboard flip dive followed by South of Heaven for a near fall. Priest goes for a swinging neck breaker but Dain escapes. Dain avoids a splash and hits a kick to the ribs and then sends Priest to the mat and hits an elbow drop for a near fall. Dain with a splash and he gets Priest on his shoulders but Priest rolls through. Priest with a cyclone kick and he cannot get Dain up. Dain with a slam from a fireman’s carry and a back senton. Priest gets his knees up on Dain’s Vader Bomb attempt. Priest with the Reckoning for the three count.
Winner: Damian Priest
– After the match, Priest stands tall as his music hits. We go to replays.
– The announcers plug the Year-End Awards 2019.
– We see Kushida and Cameron Grimes backstage warming up. Back to commercial.
– We are back and the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic will return in 2020. Who will be in the tournament? We will find out on New Year’s Day.
KUSHIDA vs. Cameron Grimes
KUSHIDA with a drop toe hold and wrist lock. KUSHIDA holds on to the front face lock while Grimes tries to escape. KUSHIDA with an arm drag into an arm bar. Grimes with a shoulder tackle and KUSHIDA with a hip toss into a cross arm breaker but Grimes escapes. KUSHIDA works on the arms and he falls back to the mat to hyperextend the arms. KUSHIDA with a drop kick through the ropes. KUSHIDA goes up top and hits a chop. KUSHIDA with an abdominal stretch but Grimes escapes. KUSHIDA with a drop kick and KUSHIDA with an octopus and a rollup for a near fall.
KUSHIDA chops Grimes and applies a wrist lock. Grimes kicks KUSHIDA and hits a European uppercut followed by a chop. Grimes with an arm bar. Grimes blocks the hip toss and then KUSHIDA blocks a hip toss attempt until KUSHIDA hip tosses Grimes over the top rope to the floor. KUSHIDA goes up top and Grimes returns to the ring. KUSHIDA leaps over Grimes and Grimes with a flying cross body splash for a near fall. Grimes with boots to the back. Grimes with a rear chin lock. KUSHIDA gets to the ropes and Grimes releases the hold. Grimes with a hard Irish whip.
Grimes with knees to the back. Grimes with forearms and KUSHIDA with forearms of his own. Grimes with a clothesline. Grimes stands on KUSHIDA’s back. Grimes with a hip toss across the ring. Grimes with a kick to the back. Grimes has KUSHIDA over his knees as Grimes stretches KUSHIDA. Grimes with a forearm to the lower back and he follows with a second one. Grimes with a back breaker and he stretches KUSHIDA over his knee. KUSHIDA with a handspring back elbow and a running forearm followed by a second one.
KUSHIDA with a hip toss and cartwheel followed by a drop kick. KUSHIDA with a modifed Shiranui and then he goes for the cross arm breaker but Grimes gets his foot on the ropes. KUSHIDA with a drop kick to the arm and Grimes with a satellite Side Effect for a near fall. KUSHIDA with a flatliner into the turnbuckles followed by a German suplex. Grimes with a forearm and Grimes goes for the deadlift German suplex and he hits it for a near fall. KUSHIDA holds on to the ropes and KUSHIDA with a kick and he sends Grimes to the apron and KUSHIDA with a handspring kick to knock Grimes off the apron. KUSHIDA with a swanton off the turnbuckles onto Grimes on the floor and both men are down.
Both men return to the ring and KUSHIDA runs into a boot and KUSHIDA with an enzuigiri to Grimes. KUSHIDA sets for the float over from the turnbuckles for the Hoverboard Lock but Grimes pushes KUSHIDA off. KUSHIDA iwth a kick. KUSHIDA with a victory bomb from the turnbuckles for a near fall. KUSHIDA with a kcik to the arm and Grimes with a kick to the head but KUSHIDA with a punch. KUSHIDA avoids Cave In but Grimes hits it for the three count.
Winner: Cameron Grimes
After the match, Grimes gets his hat back and he leaves.
– We see Rhea Ripley in the back warming up.
– Phoenix leads us to a video package on Io Shirai. She will be in action next. Back to commercial.
– We are back with a Tale of the Tape for Shayna Baszler versus Rhea Ripley.
Io Shirai vs. Santana Garrett
They lock up and Io with a waist lock and Santana with a standing switch. Shirai with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Santana with a take down and rollup for a near fall. Io has a slap blocked and Santana with a wrist lock. Santna with a forearm and a wrist lock take down off the ropes. Santana with a head scissors but Io lands on her feet. Santana with a kick. Shirai with a flapjack and kicks. Io with a chop in the corner. Io misses a running double knee strike into the corner. Santana with a boot and forearm followed by a side Russian leg sweep for a near fall. Santana with a forearm and a handspring back elbow into the corner. Santana with a suplex and she gets a near fall. Santana with a bridging chin lock.
Io with a drop toe hold that sends Santana into the ropes. Io with a running double knee strike in the corner. Io goes up top for a moonsault and hits it for the three count.
Winner: Io Shirai
After the match, Shirai stands tall as her music hits. Some fans chant Shirai’s name as we go to replays.
– The announcers lead us to a Worlds Collide promo.
Travis Banks vs. Pete Dunne
We go to the ring and out first comes Pete Dunne. NXT UK Superstar Travis Banks is out next. Mauro recalls Banks’ win over Jaxson Ryker from last week.
They lock up and Dunne with a wrist lock. Banks with a wrist lock. Dunne with a wrist lock take down. Dunne with a single leg take down and a side head lock. Dunne with a crucifix for a near fall. Banks with a rollup for a near fall. Banks with a drop kick as Dunne drops down. Banks with kicks to the chest. Dunne with kicks to Banks and then he stomps on the hands and kicks Banks in the head. Dunne with an X Plex onto the apron.
Dunne puts the lag on the mat and stomps on the shin. Dunne works on the shoulder and then pulls at the hand and stomps on the back of the head. Dunne works on the ankle and then goes for a rake of the eyes and he slaps Banks’ head. Dunne drives the knees into the mat. Dunne with a kick and Banks with a chop. Dunne with a boot and then he goes to the turnbuckles for a missile drop kick to the knee. Dunne goes for the nose again and he slaps Banks. Banks with forearms and Dunne chops Banks. They go back and forth. Dunne pushes Banks and Banks with another forearm. Dunne with a forearm and Banks goes down.
Dunne charges into the corner and Dunne is tripped. Banks with a series of running drop kicks and a cannonball. Dunne goes to the floor and Banks with a suicide dive. Banks with a springboard drop kick and a double stomp from the turnbuckles for a near fall. Dunne with a waist lock and Banks with a standing switch. Banks comes off the turnbuckles but Dunne with a forearm and an X Plex for a near fall. Banks with an enzuigiri from the apron and he goes up top. Dunne with a forearm.
Dunne lands on his feet on a sunset flip power bomb attempt. Dunne with an enzuigiri and Banks counters The Bitter End with a DDT and Banks goes for Slice of Heaven but Dunne catches the leg and applies a figure four of the legs and a curb stomp. Banks avoids Bitter End and kicks Dunne. Banks with Kiwi Crusher for a near fall. Dunne catches Banks when he charges into the corner and hits a power bomb. Banks with an enzuigiri and he sets for a superplex but Dunne counters with a X Superplex followed by a kick and Bitter End for the three count.
Winner: Pete Dunne
Backstage:
Cathy Kelley is with Dakota Kai and Dakota agrees that she was put through two tables by Mia Yim and she has eight staples in her head. Dakota reminds Cathy she won and Mia can do what she wants to stay relevant but Dakota won. She says she will continue until she is the NXT Women’s Champion.
– We see Shayna Baszler getting ready in the back. We go to commercial.
Shayna Baszler vs. Rhea Ripley for the NXT Women’s Championship
Shayna goes for the leg and turns it into a waist lock. Rhea with a wrist lock. Shayna with a reversal. Shayna tries to get the elbow ready for the stomp and Rhea blocks it and Rhea sets for a punch and Shayna falls to the mat. Shayna with a waist lock and she slaps Rhea in the back of the head. Rhea with a boot to the chest followed by a hard Irish whip. Shayna with a rake of the eyes and then she connects with forearms. Shayna with a snap mare and kick to the back for a near fall. Sheayna works on the neck.
Shayna gets a near fall and follows with a clothesline. Shayna gets a near fall. Shayna grabs the wrist and tries to hyperextend the shoulder. The referee checks on Rhea but Shayna kicks her. Shayna with a forearm to the back and she chokes Rhea in the corner. Shayna with an elbow to the back. Shayna with a rear chin lock. Shayna gets a near fall. Shayna with an arm bar. Rhea with punches but Shayna with a forearm to the back.
Shayna with an Iris whip but Shayna misses a knee in the corner. Rhea gets Shayna on her shoulders and she hits Snake Eyes. Rhea with knees and a snap mare. Shayna with a rolling trip followed by forearms. Shayna with forearms but Ripley with a forearm.
Rhea puts Shayna on the turnbuckles and Rhea goes up top for a superplex and she hits it. Rhea gets a near fall. Shayna with an elbow to escape a waist lock. Shayna with a series of kicks but Rhea with a belly-to-back suplex.
Marina and Jessamyn try to interfere and Jessamyn is knocked off the apron. Rhea is sent to the floor and Rhea pulls Shayna off the apron. Rhea with a cannonball onto Marina and Jessamyn but misses Shayna. Shayna with a knee to the jaw. Shayna stomps on the elbow on the ring steps. The referee starts his count and Rhea returns to the ring. Shayna with a hammer lock. Shayna twists the wrist and works on it but Rhea does not give up. Shayna with an arm wringer and Rhea rolls to the floor.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Shayna works on the wrist and puts it on the mat and stomps on the elbow and wrist. We see that Marina and Jessamyn were ejected from ringside during the commercial break. We also see Rhea being sent into the ring post by Shayna when Rhea was being checked on by the medical staff.
Shayna with kicks to the chest. Shayna with kicks to the chest but Rhea blocks a kick and Rhea with a forearm and Shayna avoids RipTide. Rhea with a drop kick and Shayna collides with the referee and the referee is out. Rhea with RipTide but the referee is out. Rhea sees that the referee is down. Shayna goes to the floor and Rhea follows but misses a cannonball. Shayna goes for the Kirifuta Clutch but Rhea avoids it and sends Shayna into the guardrails. Shayna grabs a chair and sends it into the ring. Rhea kicks Shayna and Shayna with a DDT onto the chair for a near fall.
Shayna with the Kirifuta Clutch but Rhea escapes but Shayna reapplies the Kirifuta Clutch. Rhea tries to escape but Shayna maintains the hold. Rhea tries to get to the ropes and Shayna traps the arm. Rhea will not give up and she tries to avoid passing out. The referee checks the arm but Rhea does not let the arm hit the mat and she grabs the referee’s shirt.
Rhea escapes and she stomps Baszler in the head. Rhea with the Prism Trap and Shayna tries to get to the ropes. Shayna kicks Rhea into the turnbuckles. Shayna with a jumping knee in the corner.
Shayna puts Rhea on the turnbuckles. Shayna slaps Rhea and Rhea with a head butt followed by a Super Riptide for the three count.
Winner and New NXT Women’s Champion: Rhea Ripley
After the match, Ripley stands tall with the title as the crowd goes wild. Ripley raises the belt and we go to replays as the music hits. We come back to the ring filled full of fans. Ripley is being raised in the air by the fans as the celebration continues. NXT goes off the air with Ripley posing in the corner while the ring is filled with fans.
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