Leon Ruff & Kushida def. Johnny Gargano & Austin Theory in a Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic First-Round Match
NXT’s resident Time Splitter joins forces with Leon Ruff to take on The Way in first-round action. Watch WWE action on WWE Network, FOX, USA Network, Sony India and more. The Way got off to a strong start, but Leon Ruff instantly changed the pace in he and Kushida s favor upon tagging in, putting Austin Theory on his heels. Ruff later found himself in desperate straits against the more powerful Theory, eventually breaking free from his grasp to tag in Kushida. NXT s resident Time Splitter once again got the better of Johnny Wrestling, pinning him for the second time in recent weeks, this time to advance to the second round.
NJPW Strong
Streamed January 8, 2021 on New Japan World
The show began with “Filthy” Tom Lawlor cutting a promo saying Rust Taylor couldn’t cut the mustard. He also said the sponsors want him gone and told him to take a hike and go on vacation to Florida. Kevin Kelly and Alex Koslov then checked in to run down the card.
McGuire’s Musings: I like it. A good way to send Rust Taylor off to NXT (where he is known as Tyler Rust), and it builds intrigue to who the mystery partner will be in the main event.
1. Clark Connors vs. Kevin Knight. Before the match, a video package aired touting new talent coming to Strong, including Lio Rush. Kelly, meanwhile, talked about how they are on the Road To Lion’s Break Contender. He then went on to explain how Knight and Connors come from the same wrestling tree. The wrestlers locked up and worked each other on the mat before Knight ended up on top of Connors.
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NXT Tag Team Championship Street Fight: Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan [c] vs. Drake Maverick and Killian Dain
Dain and Maverick attack during the entrance of the champions. The fight gets into the ring where the champs take control by taking out Drake and isolating Dain in the corner. Dain backdrops Lorcan onto two open chairs to turn the tide. He and Drake hit a drop toe hold/senton combo and then Dain starts using Drake as a weapon. On ht outside, Lorcan takes out Dain with a running Blockbuster. He fights back but runs into a table outside and crashes through it heading into commercial break. Returning, they’ve oddly gone the traditional tag route with legal men and such. The champs whip Drake with a leather strap. Drake wants the tag but Dain is still down from the table spot. Dain finally returns and gets the hot tag, hitting everything moving and suplexing people. He squashes both guys in opposite corners and powerbomb. Still, he
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– Tonight’s “A Very Gargano Christmas” edition of WWE NXT on the USA Network opens live from the Capitol Wrestling Center in Orlando, Florida as Vic Joseph welcomes us. He’s joined at ringside by Wade Barrett and remotely by WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix.
Street Fight for the NXT Tag Team Titles: Killian Dain and Drake Maverick vs. Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch
We go right to the ring and out come NXT Tag Team Champions Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch for this Street Fight. They’re suddenly attacked on the entrance by Killian Dain and Drake Maverick.
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NXT Tag Team Championship Street Fight: Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan [c] vs. Drake Maverick and Killian Dain
Dain and Maverick attack during the entrance of the champions. The fight gets into the ring where the champs take control by taking out Drake and isolating Dain in the corner. Dain backdrops Lorcan onto two open chairs to turn the tide. He and Drake hit a drop toe hold/senton combo and then Dain starts using Drake as a weapon. On ht outside, Lorcan takes out Dain with a running Blockbuster. He fights back but runs into a table outside and crashes through it heading into commercial break. Returning, they’ve oddly gone the traditional tag route with legal men and such. The champs whip Drake with a leather strap. Drake wants the tag but Dain is still down from the table spot. Dain finally returns and gets the hot tag, hitting everything moving and suplexing people. He squashes both guys in opposite corners and powerbomb. Still, he gets kn