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October 17, 2018 | Posted by Kevin Pantoja
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NXT Tag Team Championship: The Undisputed Era [c] vs. War Raiders

Strong and Rowe begin. They struggle for position and Strong gets to the ropes. He hits a cheap kick and tags Kyle. The champs pound on Rowe in the corner, send him in, but he explodes out with a double clothesline. Tag to Hanson who runs over Kyle. Kyle kicks at his leg to get an advantage, then he and Strong wear him down with shots. Hanson runs through clotheslines and takes them out with one of his own. Tag to Rowe as the champs take a breather. Waistlock takedown on Kyle. Strong enters with chops but gets shoulder blocked. Kyle comes in and wants a leg lock but isn’t strong enough. Rowe deadlifts and slams him. Back drop on Strong as he holds Kyle in a gutwrench. Kyle slips out with a knee, on;y to eat tandem offense by the challengers. Roddy gets hit with something similar. Rowe levels both with forearms outside. He kicks away at Strong and clotheslines Kyle. Strong chop blocks Rowe and he’s finally down. Backbreaker from Strong gets two. They keep the focus on the leg and utilize quick tags to remain in control. Each time Rowe gets an opening, Kyle kicks at his leg. He sweeps him down and taunts Hanson. UE works tandem offense and Strong dropkicks Rowe on the mat for a near fall. He wails on him with shots. Tag to Kyle for a dragon screw and figure four style hold. The pressure remains on the leg regardless of which UE member is in. Rowe nearly gets free but Kyle cuts him off. He charges into the corner but is caught in an STO, opening the door for Rowe. Huge back body drop by Hanson when he gets the hot tag. Body press on Strong, right hand to Kyle, boot to Strong. He slams down on Kyle, cartwheels to avoid Strong and clotheslines him. Bronco Buster gets two. Tag back to Rowe and Kyle attacks only to eat a running knee. Rowe can’t pick up Hanson for a tandem move due to damage. Hanson slaps him to fire him up and Rowe drives him into Kyle. My feed misses a bit and Strong is alone with both challengers. Adam Cole shows up but Hanson sends him packing before a DQ can be called. Strong slips free of Fallout and knees Hanson outside. Kyle slips in with a cheap set of shots on Rowe. Olympic Slam by Strong gets two. Tag to Kyle but Rowe slips free of their grasp. Knee and headbutt for his opponents. Kyle rolls him into a heel hook. Strong leaps to stop Hanson from breaking it up, but is caught and slammed. Hanson gets the legal tag and eats some shots from Kyle. A kick drops him but War Raiders then hit a popup powerslam. Hanson takes out Roddy and Cole with a tope suicida. War Raiders nail Fallout but Bobby Fish makes his return and beats on War Raiders with a steel chair for the DQ.

Winners via disqualification: War Raiders in 12:46 [***1/4]

Fish continues to wail on War Raiders with the chair. Rowe is picked up for a Sick Kick/Sweep combo.

Nikki Cross is outside with papers and keeps saying “EST.” Then, she changes to say “I know.”

Britt Baker vs. Shayna Baszler

Shayna is aggressive from the start. She steps on Britt’s head and wrenches on the arm and wrist. She puts the arm on the mat and stomps on it. Not as vicious as when it happened to Ember or Dakota, but still good. Still, they called for a ref stoppage.

Winner: Shayna Baszler in 1:21

Britt is crying as the referee calls for more help. Shayna kicks her down when she gets up.

A Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan vignette runs. They return next!

William Regal is asked about Nikki Cross’ claims that she knows who attacked Aleister Black. He needs answers soon and will speak with her after her match.

Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan vs. Tian Bing and Rocky

Rocky starts with Oney. They size each other up before grappling. Rocky has the size advantage and uses it. He tags out and Oney fights them off with chops but Bing puts him in a full nelson. Oney fights free and tags Burch, who comes in with a dropkick and headbutt. Tag back to Oney and they hoist up Bing for an elevated implant DDT that ends the match.

Winners: Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan in 2:28

Regal has a championship announcement for TakeOver to make next week.

Bianca Belair vs. Nikki Cross

Nikki shakes in the corner and tackles Bianca to the ground. They turn it around on each other a few times before fighting to the outside, where they left off in their last match. Nikki is sent into the apron and Bianca gets thrown into the steel steps. Inside, Nikki hits a monkey flip and dropkick. Bianca sends her to the apron but eats a forearm. Nikki catches a kick and shoves Bianca down, but runs into a fall away slam for one. Bianca wears her down and then hits a huge dropkick. Axe handle in the corner. Belair showcases a front flip into a moonsault for two. Nikki fights back and gets two on a victory roll. Nikki ties her into the tree of woe and stomps away. Instead of covering when she has an opening, Nikki goes up top. She hits the cross body for two. Bianca kicks Nikki away and hits a brutal looking forearm. Both women are down. Bianca with a spear for two. She desperately goes for more pins. She dead lifts Nikki into a sitout powerbomb for two. Bianca is shocked. She shoves Nikki down and demands she stays there. A slap puts her down but Nikki smiles and keeps getting up. Bianca sets Nikki up top and brings her out with a military press. She squats while holding NIkki up. It costs her as Nikki gets free and hops on her back with a sleeper. Nikki slips out into an inverted DDT for two. Nikki comes off the top into a hair whip to the midsection. Bianca goes up nad Nikki stops her with some forearms. She hits a superplex and both women are down again. The lights go out and the music of Aleister Black plays. The lights come on and Biance is gone, but Black sits cross loegged in the ring with Nikki.

No Contest at 11:12ish

“Holy shit” chants. Nikki stares at Aleister and smirks. She rolls around back and forth as the fans chant that she has a secret. Black puts his hand up to stop her and signals for her to come over to him. She slowly does and he demands she tells him the secret. Nikki whispers something in his hear and Aleister is livid.

Mae Young Classic

Quarterfinal match time limits are up to 25.

Mae Young Classic Quarterfinals: Lacey Lane vs. Meiko Satomura

This is the biggest experience difference I can recall in a tournament. It would be like Satoshi Kojima working a Young Lion in the G1. Clean break on the ropes almost. Meiko has a kick caught and Lane backs away. They run an exchange where they trade cartwheels. Lane chops Meiko, avoids kicks, and Meiko catches one of Lane’s. Meiko offers a handshake and Lane pushes it away, not wanting to give in. Meiko responds with a kick to the chest and one to the ear. Lane slips away from her grasp, finds an opening and kicks her in the face. Lane escapes a waistlock, cartwheels over and hits a kick to the face for two. Meiko comes back with strikes and applies an armbar, but Lacey locks her hands to block it. Meiko gets the hands free but still can’t fully apply it. Lane makes the ropes. Kick to the chest and suplex. Lane avoids stikres and hits her own, using speed to her advantage. Pump knee in the corner and double jump cross body for two. Tired of this, Meiko hits a kick to the head and drops Lane with the Death Valley Driver to advance.

Winner: Meiko Satomura in 4:33 [***]

Post-match, the two embrace and Lacey bows to Meiko. Lane is allowed to stay in the ring and bask in the respect of the crowd.

Io Shirai gets ready backstage, as does Deonna Purrazzo.

Mae Young Classic Quarterfinals: Deonna Purrazzo vs. Io Shirai

Test of strength to start. Deonna to a wrist lock, Io to a headlock. It leads to an exchange where Io lands on her feet on a head scissors. Io with a cartwheel into a dropkick that sends Deonna outside. Tope suicida by Io. Inside, Io remains in control. She drives her boots into Deonna, who avoids the dropkick. They trade rollups for near falls. Io wins out by turning one into a double stomp. In the corner, Io adds slaps and Deonna comes back with a chop and forearm. Hip toss, back flip, and basement dropkick from Deonna. Knee and Russian leg sweep by Deonna. She rolls into the armbar and Io is in trouble. Io finds a way to slip free and turn it into a crossface. Deonna counters to a pin for two. Palm strike by Io. 619 and springboard missile dropkick for Io that gets a near fall. Deonna blocks a moonsault attempt and goes for a German. Io holds the ropes to block, so Deonna kicks her arms away. She follows with a trio of Germans but screams after, so her pin gets two. She takes the kick out and turns it into the armbar. Deonna takes the free arm and places it under her chin for added leverage. Io comes scarily close to tapping. She turns it into a pin for two, then takes that kick out into a crossface. Deonna is trapped and nearly taps, but escapes. She eats a knee and Io charges in with the corner Meteora. Io hits the moonsault and wins.

Winner: Io Shirai in 8:43 [***1/2]

Io and Deonna hug.

Mae Young Classic Quarterfinals: Rhea Ripley vs. Tegan Nox

Oh, man. If you read the reports for the MYC before watching, you know what’s coming here. No handhsake from Rhea. Tegan starts with a dropkick that sends Rhea outside. She flies out with a tope suicida and seems to have landed badly on her foot. The crowd groans as she struggles to get back in. She’s screaming. Inside, she can barely put pressure. Flapjack by Rhea for two. The referee throws up the dreaded “X” as Rhea clubs on her. Tegan tells the doctor that she’s good. She gets kicked and falls instantly. Rhea wears her down but is careful not to attack the leg. Series of chops from Rhea. It’s Tegan’s good leg that is hurt, not the one with the brace. She fires up and chops on Rhea until eating a dropkick. As soon as she hits the mat, she immediately grabs the leg and tells teh ref she’s done.

Winner: Rhea Ripley in 3:16 [NR]

Tegan cries on the mat and the fans are silent. It’s heartbreaking to hear Tegan cry so hard. Some fans are crying.

Rhea faces Shirai in the semi-finals.

Mae Young Classic Quarterfinals: Mia Yim vs. Toni Storm

They adhere to the handshake. Mia wins the tieup and sends Toni to the mat, firing off some kicks. She hits a loud chop, Toni ducks a clothesline and boots Mia. Running knees in the corner for one. Kicks to the head by Toni. Series of strikes and kicks before a suplex for a near fall. Toni stomps on Mia’s bad hand and kicks at it. Uppercuts from Toni. Mia blocks the finish and kicks her in the elbow. Mia gets two on a rollup and moves to a chinlock. Toni fights out but is thrown to the mat. Bow and arrow stretch from Mia, but Toni turns it into a pin for two. Dropkick from Mia for a near fall. Toni breaks a guillotine choke with a spinebuster only for Mia to use a drop toe hold to put her back in a sleeper. She lets go and fires off kicks to the chest and adds one to the back for two. Palm strikes and a Pele from Mia for two. Toni finally kicks the bad hand and uses a headbutt to get an opening. Both women are down. They trade strikes on their knees, with each getting harder. Knee from Mia. Toni catches the next and nails a German suplex. Running hip attack in the corner Mia slips out of the Tiger Driver and hits a backdrop driver for two. Toni hops over a charging Mia, has a kick caught and then gets powerbombed down for a close call. Toni blocks Sole Food and wrenches on the bad hand. Snap German and Tiger Driver connect to wrap this up.

Winner: Toni Storm in 8:25 [***3/4]

Toni Storm meets Satomura in the semi-finals.

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