Let's get right to the results of last night's WWE pay-per-view event.
The evening nostalgia started with the 6 man, winner take all, tag match. Fast paced mat action with both teams demonstrating innovation. Lee, Carter and Reed came in with a strategy that worked to perfection. Santos avoided Reed as much as he could and at one point it was raining men. All competitors showed off their high flying skills in front of the announce team. Santos grabs a championship belt only to be blasted through a barricade compliments of Bronson. In the end, a tsunami from Reed is how he and MSK retain their titles.
Next was Mercedes Martinez v. Xia Li. I was happy to see improvement by Mercedes since I last saw her compete against Raquel Gonzalez. Xia Li came out like a warrior. I had totally forgotten about the Mae Young Classic of 2017 until Todd Pettengill rolled the B footage. Four years ago, Li lost to Martinez. Xia's desire to redeem herself from that defeat was clearly on display last night. Li was dominant in her performance. She was a relentless warrior against her opponent. Mercedes did get in a couple of good moves, but it wasn't enough. The rugged veteran lost to Li.
Continuing with the women, Ember Moon and Raquel Gonzalez squared up for a semi-predictable match. I just knew Ember was going to come out quick and hard in a frenzied manner. It was also a sure bet that the strength of Gonzalez would be fully demonstrated. Dakota Kai's repeated interference was eventually halted when Shotzi Blackheart returned to "plant" Kai as far away from the ring as possible. I said yesterday that Ember's emotions were going to be her downfall and fall she did. Raquel power bombs Moon with a single arm to retain her championship.
Now, for my two favorite matches.
First, the ladder match for both the belt and legacy. It was surreal to see Ted DiBiase and the million dollar belt. I was rooting for Grimes all the way and even picked him to win on Draft Kings. 53.41% of the fans voted for Cameron Grimes to win and 46.59% wanted LA Knight to claim the honor.
Cameron and Knight put their bodies through hell to give the WWE Universe a fantastic match. I am always impressed with Grimes' wrestling and striking abilities. LA Knight was equally impressive. Ladder matches are remorseless and both men deserve high admiration. In the end, it would be LA Knight winning the belt and the task of continuing the million dollar legacy.
The main event of the evening was the fatal five way between the NXT champ Karrion Kross, Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly, Pete Dunne and Johnny Gargano. All 5 five men brought their A game. It started off with the four challengers taking care of each other. Then, one by one, Kross took care of them. There were "mini" matches within the main event. Cole and O'Reilly squared off for decent amount of time. And then there was the dream match up between Karrion and Dunne. Four skilled opponents gave their all but it wasn't enough. Karrion Kross eventually gets the Kross Jacket on O'Reilly to retain the gold.
A great show with a cliff hanger ending. A very exhausted looking William Regal states "It's been seven years since I became GM of NXT and I've never seem so much bedlam. It's complete madness. I think it's time for a change." Now there have been rumors about Samoa Joe being brought back since his release in April 2021. Maybe Joe will be the interim or new general manager of NXT. If the chatter is true that Joe is returning, congrats WWE! You've corrected one mistake so far. #BringBackBraun
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