NXT Results – February 10, 2021

NXT Results – February 10, 2021 – We’re live on the USA Network as Vic Joseph welcomes us to NXT. Fans cheer inside the Capitol Wrestling Center at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. Vic is joined at ringside by Wade Barrett and WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix.

Semi-finals of the Men’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic: MSK vs. Legado del Fantasma

We go right to the ring for the first of two semi-final matches in the 2021 Men’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, and out first comes MSK – Wes Lee and Nash Carter. The winners of this match will advance to the tournament finals at Takeover. Out next are Legado del Fantasma – Raul Mendoza and Joaquin Wilde. Fans boo as they march to the ring.

Wilde and Lee start things off and Wilde avoids Lee.  Wilde wants a test of strength and Lee obliges.  Wilde with a wrist lock take down.  Lee rolls through and Wilde with a hammer lock into a take down.  Wilde with a waist lock and take down.  Wilde works on the legs and Lee with an escape and arm bar.  WIlde with an arm drag and Lee holds on.  Lee with an Irish whip and Carter tags in and Lee kicks Wilde from the apron and Carter with a bronco buster for a near fall.  Carter with a wrist lock take down and Mendoza tags in.  Mendoza with a side head lock.

Mendoza goes for an arm drag and Carter blocks it.  Mendoza with a waist lock and Carter blocks an arm drag.  Mendoza leaps over Carter and Lee tags in and Carter and Lee with a series of kicks.  Carter with a double stomp and Lee gets a near fall.  Wilde and Mendoza with rapid tags and clotheslines in the corner.  They continue the tags and clotheslines.  Mendoza tags back in and he hits a clothesline.  Wilde tags in and they go for a double suplex and hit it.  Mendoza with a slingshot hip toss of Wilde onto Lee for a near fall.  Lee avoids Wilde and Mendoza and tags in Carter.  Carter with forearms to Mendoza followed by a knee and kick to the temple.

Mendoza sends Carter into the corner and Carter moves and hits a knee.  Carter with a rolling mare and a kick for a near fall.   Mendoza kicks Carter and Wilde tags in and Wilde hits a leap frog drop kick that knocks Carter off the apron.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Carter lands on his feet on a German suplex by Mendoza.  Carter with an enzuigiri and Lee tags in and hits a clothesline and back elbow.  Lee with strikes and a kick to Mendoza to sent him to the floor.  Wilde is sent over the top rope to the floor.  Lee pushes Carter off the apron for a cross body onto Wilde and Mendoza.  Lee with a flip dive onto Mendoza and Wilde.  Wilde kicks Carter and sends him into the ringside barrier.  Mendoza with a knee to Lee and Mendoza goes up top and hits a missile drop kick.  Wilde tags in and he hits a jumping Poisonrana to Lee and Mendoza with a swining brainbuster for a near fall that is broken up by Carter.

Mendoza kicks Carter and he gets him on his shoulders.  Wilde tags in and hits a 450 splash off Carter’s back but Lee gets his knees up and Mendoza drops Carter onto Lee.  Carter is sent to the floor.  Carter trips Mendoza and pulls him to the floor.  Lee with a running thrust kick to Wilde and Carter tags in and Lee hits the Hart Attack Blockbuster for the three count.

Winners: MSK

After the bell, MSK celebrates as the music hits. Mendoza recovers at ringside while Wilde is laid out in the middle of the ring. We go to replays. The Dusty Classic brackets are shown on the big screen. MSK will now go to Takeover to face the winners of The Grizzled Young Veterans vs. Tommaso Ciampa and Timothy Thatcher. Carter and Lee hug in the middle of the ring as the celebration continues.

– We get a video package to hype up Xia Li. She will be here tonight with Tian Sha. Back to commercial.

— We are back and Mercedes Martinez says it has taken 20 years to get to this point.  Sunday, it is everything I have worked for and done.  The trials and tribulations.  This is the real me.  This title is my destiny and my goal.  This is why I came back.  Toni, you are just a little girl.  You are not ready for this.  Io, try to take me out.  It is going to take a lot more than that.  Your title reign has an expiration date and it is Sunday.  At Takeover, I will walk out of the ring as the NXT Women’s Champion.

Xia Li (with Boa) vs. Cora Jade

Before the next match, Kayden Carter and Kacy Catanzaro come out to talk to Xia. Jade attacks Li from behind but Li with kicks to Jade.  Li with a kick and a jumping round kick for the three count.

Winner:  Xia Li

After the match, Li stands tall and looks over at Carter and Catanzaro as her music hits. She then attacks Jade again with a few quick stomps. Carter and Catanzaro are on the stage now, yelling at Li. Carter goes to the stage to yell at Sha, asking her what she’s done to Li, adding that this isn’t how Li is. Catanzaro is still on the apron but Boa is trying to get her to leave. Li comes up from behind and drops Carter. She then repeatedly apologizes to Sha for what Carter was saying to her. Boa then comes up and he also apologizes. Sha grabs Boa by the throat and brings him down. Li goes back down the ramp and takes Catanzaro down with kicks. Li goes back to Sha and kneels in front of her throne, apologizing some more. Li’s music starts back up as she and Boa stand next to the throne, Boa clutching his throat in pain.

– Sarah Schreiber starts NXT General Manager William Regal backstage, asking him his thoughts on tonight’s tournament matches. He congratulates MSK and says he’s looking forward to the other outs tonight. Regal excuses himself and says he has some very important business to tend to. He opens his door and we see Scarlett sitting there. Regal asks Scarlett what she’s doing there. She says she’s here because if he, Karrion Kross, comes then it won’t be good. Scarlett says time is up for NXT Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar, and Kross wants him in a match next week. Regal briefly thinks it over and says the match is on for next Wednesday. Regal then says if Scarlett doesn’t mind, she can exit. Scarlett rubs her hand over Regal’s chest, says something to him and then walks out.

— Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell walk in the back for their match and then we see Austin Theory pushing Johnny Gargano in a wheelchair. We go to commercial.

— We are back and Indi and Austin put Johnny Gargano on the turnbuckles as Wade Barrett mentions that Johnny is unable to walk due to a broken arm so they can bring the wheelchair into the ring.  Johnny is put in the wheelchair and is handed a mic by Austin.

Johnny says the crowd is so rude and insensitive.  Before Indi and Candice punch their ticket to Takeover, what you see here is the result of an attack by KUSHIDA.  Last week, he was trying to get Not McKenzie fired.  KUSHIDA attacked me for no good reason and broke my arm.  He shows footage of the attack.

Johnny says he has four fractures in his arm and he is a lefty and a well known power walker.  He cannot swing his arm and he is in a wheelchair and you know how he feels about wheels.  The worst part of this is that I cannot defend my North American Championship against KUSHIDA at Takeover.  Johnny says he was looking forward to that match.  Johnny says that Mr. Regal should be suspended indfeinitely for injuring the most loved member of the NXT Roster.

WIlliam Regal comes out and he says that the medical team cleared you yesterday.  He tells Johnny to stop with this charade.  Johnny says he will not trust the quacks in medical.  Johnny says he went to his own doctors and they show the x-ray. Regal asks Johnny to name that bone.  Johnny says he does not know the name of the bone because he is Johnny Wrestling, not Johnny Doctor Guy. Regal says that x-ray is of the right arm and Johnny would be in pain.

Johnny says the ‘R’ stands for real so it is legit. Regal says that Austin Theory can be his surrogate for the title tonight.  Johnny says that is not happening.  Regal says that Johnny can forfeit the title right now. Johnny says he will not forfeit.  He asks for a few weeks or a few months.  He will rehab with a Beautiful Day music video for his return.

Regal says he needs to talk to KUSHIDA first. Regal asks KUSHIDA what does he think as he looks at the ring. KUSHIDA stands behind Gargano and his friends and he pulls Gargano out of the wheelchair and Johnny holds the title belt with his broken arm.  KUSHIDA kicks Gargano into the chair and Candice has to be held back.

Semi-finals of the Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic: The Way vs. Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart

The music interrupts the chaos in the ring as Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart come out for the last semi-finals match in the first-ever Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. They ride in on Moon’s tank as Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell watch from the ring. Back to commercial.

The match is joined in progress and Shotzi and Ember with a double team combination on Candice for a near fall.  Shotzi with knees to Candice and Candice falls into the corner.  Moon tags in and Ember with shoulders in the corner.  Moon sends Candice into the corner and tags Shotzi into the match.  Hartwell tags in and Shotzi with forearms.  Hartwell with a hot shot and side slam for a near fall.  Hartwell kicks Shotzi in the corner.  Hartwell gets a near fall.  Candice tags in and sends Shotzi to the mat and gets a near fall.

Candice with a double wrist lock.  Shotzi with a forearm but Candice with a knee and snap mare followed by a leap frog neck snap for a near fall.  Candice pulls Shotzi to her corner and tags Hartwell into the match.  Indi with a back elbow and she taunts Moon before getting a near fall.  Candice tags in and she works on the arm and hits Sole Food for a near fall.  Candice with a double wrist lock.  Shotzi with forearms but Candice stops Shotzi and gets a near fall.  Shotzi with a jaw breaker and Ember tags in and hits a clothesline on Candice.

Ember with another clothesline followed by kicks and an enzuigiri.  Ember with a drop kick.  Hartwell tags in and Ember with a punch and Shotzi tags in.  Shotzi with a neck breaker followed by a Codebreaker from Ember and a kick from Shotzi for a near fall.  Shotzi with a head scissors and Ember with a clothesline and Ember gets a near fall.  Shotzi grabs Candice but Candice sends Shotzi into the announce table.  Indi sends Ember to the mat and Candice goes up top and with help from Indi hits a head scissors off the apron and Ember is sent into Shotzi.

Candice sends Ember back into the ring and gets a near fall.  Indi tags in and she kicks Ember.  Indi gets a near fall.  Indi gets another near fall.  Indi with a reverse chin lock.  Ember with punches but Indi sends Ember to the mat.  Candice tags in and she kicks Ember in the back.  Candice has some words for Shotzi before hitting a back senton for a near fall.  Candice pulls Ember towards her corner and Indi tags in.  Indi with a clothesline for a near fall.  

Candice tags in and she hits a leg drop to the back of the head.  Candice with an Irish whip and follows with a running hip into the corner.  Indi tags in and hits a clothesline in the corner and gets a near fall.  Indi with a reverse chin lock.  Indi misses a boot and is sent over the top rope by Ember.  Candice and Shotzi tag in and Shotzi with punches and a forearm.  Shotzi with a face buster and a back senton against the ropes for a near fall.  Ember tags in and she hits a kick and then Shotzi drops Candice on Ember’s knees for a near fall.  Indi sends Shotzi to the floor but Moon kicks Indi out of the ring.  Candice hits Ember from behind.  Candice tags Indi back in.  Indi puts Ember on the ropes and Candice hits a quebrada onto Moon followed by a suicide dive onto Shotzi.

Indi gets a near fall.  Indi sends Ember into the turnbuckles and Candice tags in and she hits the turnbuckles when Ember moves.  Moon tries to get to her corner but Indi stops Ember.  Ember kicks Indi into Candice and Shotzi tags in and hits an enzuigiri on Indi.  Shotzi with forearms to Candice but Candice with kicks to the head.  Indi tags in and Candice with Wicked Stepsister and Hartwell with an elbow drop off the turnbuckles for a near fall that is broken up by Ember. 

Shotzi with a rollup for a near fall followed by a running knee into the corner.  Shotzi with a rope assisted DDT.  Moon with Eclipse to Candice and Hartwell gets on Candice to absorb the impact of the back senton and Shotzi pins Hartwell.

Winners:  Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon

— After the match, Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez show up on the stage with Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart. William Regal comes out and he says that on Sunday one team makes history by winning the Women’s Dusty Cup and they will earn a WWE Women’s Tag Title Match.

— Timothy Thatcher says they went to war with the Undisputed Era last week.  It was rough and brutal, just like they like it.  Tonight, the face the team that made it to last year’s finals.  Ciampa says they are tough dudes.  You can call us anything you want but Toothless Tommy and Ciampa are going to win.  They will go on to win the Dusty Cup.

We go to commercial.

— We are back and Santos Escobar is asked about his match against Karrion Kross.  He says that he will give Karrion the gift of time.  Wilde and Mendoza enter and they apologize for their loss.  Escobar tells them not to apologize.  Escobar tells them they can make it up by not making someone available for next week.

— We take a look at the NXT Men’s Championship Match.

— Dunne says he doesn’t respect Balor and he was not going to follow him like everyone in Europe.  Dunne says he sees a geezer with a glass jaw.  You better hold on to that title because the first chance I get, I will take it.

Balor says he hears what Dunne is saying about not respecting him and the feeling is mutual.  Edge said he was operating on a completely different level.  This isn’t going to be a passing of the torch, it will be a burning of the bridges.  Dunne says he will break Balor’s fingers.  Dunne says the Prince’s Kingdom falls.

KUSHIDA vs. Austin Theory (with Johnny Gargano)

They exchange punches and KUSHIDA with kicks and he punches Theory from the turnbuckles.  Gargano gets on the apron and distracts KUSHIDA to allow Theory to attack him and Theory with a drop kick.  Theory with forearms.  KUSHIDA blocks a suplex.  Theory with an Irish whip but he runs into a boot.  KUSHIDA with punches.  Theory blocks a hip toss and KUSHIDA is able to hit the hip toss followed by a cartwheel and drop kick.  KUSHIDA with a punch and he goes for the arm bar and hits Divorce Court.  KUSHIDA iwth boots to the back.  KUSHIDA with kicks but Theory with a punch.

KUSHIDA with a knee and a hammer lock using the leg.  KUSHIDA hyper-extends the arm.  Theory gets KUSHIDA up but KUSHIDA gets to his feet.  Theory backs KUSHIDA Into the ropes.  Theory with a knee to the midsection but KUSHIDA with kicks.  KUSHIDA works on the arm.  KUSHIDA with kicks to the shoulder.  KUSHIDA with punches from the apron but Theory hits the ropes when KUSHIDA goes for a springboard move.  Theory knocks KUSHIDA off the apron.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Theory with a back breaker.  Theory gets a near fall.  KUSHIDA goes for a cross body and Theory catches him and hits a fallaway slam.  Theory with a Jericho cover for a near fall.  Theory punches KUSHIDA and then he asks Gargano for some advice.  Theory wtih a chop and forearms.  Theory with more forearms to KUSHIDA.  Theory with a snap mare but he misses a boot and KUSHIDA gets a near fall.  KUSHIDA with a reverse atomic drop and a handspring back elbow.  KUSHIDA with a flatliner into the turnbuckles followed by a German suple for a near fall.  KUSHIDA works on the shoulder and Theory falls to the floor.  KUSHIDA goes to the apron and he misses a boot off the apron but Theory with a forearm.

Theory gets KUSHIDA up but KUSHIDA gets to the apron and applies a cross arm breaker.  Gargano with a super kick and the referee calls for the bell.

Winner:  KUSHIDA (by disqualification)

After the match, Theory wants to know why Gargano did that during his match.  Gargano tells Theory to hold KUSHIDA and Gargano with punches and kicks.  Theory sends KUSHIDA into the ring but Hornswoggle’s family pulls Theory under the ring and Gargano is able to bring Theory from the depths of hell, but it is not Austin Theory, it is Dexter Lumis. Theory crawls out from under the ring and he bumps into Lumis and runs into the ring and KUSHIDA puts Theory in the Hoverboard Lock.  KUSHIDA puts Gargano in the Hoverboard Lock and Lumis puts Theory in Silence while Theory and Gargano have a Thelma and Louise moment before Theory goes to sleep.

— We go to comments from Toni Storm.  She says five months ago she sat on the beach and told everyone what was going to happen.  Finally, I have a chance at the NXT Wmen’s Championship.  Mercedes Martinez.  Where I come from, it is rude to involve yourself in other people’s business.  Toni mentions being a Mae Young winner and says it was her, not Io who won.  Toni says she beats Io every time they are in the ring together.  That is what they will talk about on Sunday because I will walk out as the champion.  After Sunday, get back in line because it will be Toni Time.

We go to commercial.

— We are back and Imperium talk about how Alexander Wolfe is the next piece of the puzzle.  They talk about their roles in the group and how WALTER is their general.  Together we are Imperium.  

— We see Scarlett walk past Joaquin Wilde down on the ground.  Karrion Kross tells Santos that he should have done it himself.  Next week, he will do to Santos what he did to Wilde and Mendoza tonight.

— We hear a car horn honking and a Lamborghini arrives at the building and Cameron Grimes emerges.  He says you guys weren’t expecting me.  He gives some money to the NXT valet to park his car.

Grimes enters the building and he makes his way to the ring.  Grimes passes out money on his way to the ring.

Grimes takes a mic and he wants everybody on their feet because there is a reward for everyone on their feet.  Grimes says he is back.  He says two months ago, I laid outside this very ring because that no good Timothy Thatcher, the MCL snatcher, left him laying and flailing on the floor.  He went home and thought about how he was going to come back and Cave In Timothy Thatcher.  He did not train the whole time and he had some down time.  

Like a normal man would do, he found out about these video games and they are pretty cool.  I started to think, why wrestle if I can play video games.  He found this place called GameStop.  He opened the door and the lights hit a little different.  If there is anything that Cameron Grimes could do is put his money into GameStop.  He was in the right place at the right time.  It went parabolic.  In layman’s terms, it went TO THE MOON.  Now I have so much money and he didn’t know what to do.  He says there is this thing called DogCoin.  He never trusted Kitty Cats.  He invested in DogCoin and he made more money.

Now I am so rich.   Cameron says he pulled up in a rocket ship.  He wants everyone to give it up for Cameron Grimes, the richest man in NXT.  I am so rich there ain’t anyone who can tell me anything.  Grimes tells Mr. Regal, he can kiss his grits.  You think I am going to wrestle Dexter Lumis, you can KISS MY GRITS.  You think I am going to wrestle zombies… KISS MY GRITS.  They say that money is power and I have so much money it isn’t funny, it is hilarious.

— Johnny Gargano is with McKenzie and Johnny interrupts her.  He says he was doing KUSHIDA a favor by getting the match canceled.  Now the match is on.  Some think it is a dream match, but not for me.  I am Johnny Takeover.  KUSHIDA better bring his best if he wants to take the title from him.  No one can hang with me at Takeover.  KUSHIDA, welcome to my world.

— We see The Grizzled Young Veterans and Timothy Thatcher and Tommaso Ciampa walking in the back as we go to commercial.

— We are back and Io Shirai says she is not afraid of the Triple Threat Match.  She says she is looking forward to it.  It has been three years since the Mae Young Classic and I am a different person.  Mercedes Martinez says she has been on a journey for this title, but it will never end.  I will defend the title on Sunday.  I will remain the champion.

Semi-finals of the Men’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic: The Grizzled Young Veterans vs. Tommaso Ciampa and Timothy Thatcher

Before the match, Zack Gibson says Thatcher and Ciampa are as dumb as they look.  Ciampa, how did things end with your last tag team partner.  Tim, you can take that fake friendship and shove it up your ass. 

Ciampa kicks Drake off the paorn and then Ciampa goes after Gibson.  Thatcher works over Drake and then Ciampa and Thatcher change their targets.  Drake is sent into the penalty box while Thatcher sends Gibson into the ring.

Gibson with a front face lock but Thatcher with an arm bar as the match starts.  Ciampa tags in and he kicks Gibson in the knee and then he hyper-extends the leg.  Thatcher tags in and Thatcher with a knee to the ribs.  Thatcher with a double wrist lock and European uppercut .  Drake absorbs the impact of the Irish whip and Drake tags in and kicks and punches Thatcher.  Drake with kicks and a short arm clothesline.  Drake with a punch but Thatcher with a European uppercut.  Gibson tags in and Thatcher with European uppercuts to Drake and Gibson.  Drake pulls Ciampa off the apron and Ciampa is sent into the ring steps.

Gibson with a rollup for a near fall.  Drake tags in and connects with a knee.  Gibson with a clothesline and Drake with a spinning heel kick.  Drake with a power bomb to Ciampa on the apron.  Drake with a cravate on Thatcher.  Gibson tags in and they punch Thatcher and Gibson with a European uppercut.  Gibson with knees to the back and ribs.  Medical officials check on Ciampa while Gibson has Thatcher with a cobra clutch.  Drake tags in and he hits a forearm on Thatcher.  

Drake kicks Thatcher in the back and he gets a near fall.  Drake with a forearm to Thatcher.  Thatcher with European uppercuts but Drake with forearms.  Thatcher with a belly-to-belly suplex and both men are down.  Thatcher waits for Ciampa to get back to the apron but Gibson tags in and hits a uranage for a near fall.  Gibson with a reverse chin lock.  Gibson with a European uppercut to Thatcher followed by another one.  Thatcher with forearms to try to get out of the corner but Gibson with punches and forearms.  Gibson gets Thatcher on his shoulders and Drake goes up top and Thatcher with an uppercut as Drake gets off the turnbuckles and avoids Gibson.

Gibson goes to the floor and Ciampa punches Gibson.  Ciampa tags in and he clotheslines Drake many times.  Ciampa with many clotheslines to Gibson and then he hits clotheslines to both men in the corner followed by a flying double clothesline.  Ciampa with a German suplex to Drake and one to Gibson.  Ciampa with an Air Raid Crash onto Gibson and Ciampa gets a near fall on Drake.  Ciampa chops Drake a few times.  Drake with punches but Ciampa tries for Fairy Tale Ending and Drake blocks it.  Ciampa with forearms and Drake backs Ciampa into the corner.  Gibson tags in and he goes for a suplex but Ciampa gets to his feet and he chops Gibson.  They exchange punches and forearms.

Gibson with a double thrust to the throat followed by a spinning suplex.  Drake tags in and he drop kicks Thatcher off the apron as he comes off Ciampa’s back.  Drake goes up top and they hit the Doomsday Device for a near fall when Thatcher breaks up the cover.  Thatcher is sent to the floor by Gibson and Thatcher slaps Gibson.  Drake wit a suicide dive to Thatcher.  Ciampa tries for Willow’s Bell but Gibson holds on to Drake.  Gibson tags in and they hit Ticket to Mayhem for the three count.

Winners: The Grizzled Young Veterans  (advance to finals)

We see MSK and the Grizzled Young Veterans in front of the Dusty Trophy.

We see KUSHIDA and Johnny Gargano on the stage.

We see the competitors in the Women’s Dusty Cup Finals on the stage.

We see the three women in the NXT Women’s Title Mathc on the stage as officials try to stop them from doing anything.

We see Finn Balor and Pete Dunne in the ring.

We go to credits.