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WWE NXT Results – March 31, 2021

By Liam Stewart. Published 31st March 2021.
WWE NXT RESULTS

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Keep up with all of tonight’s WWE NXT results, as the show’s 449th episode emanates from The Capitol Wrestling Center in Orlando, Florida and features the go home show ahead of WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand and Deliver.

Matches and segments announced for the show include:

  • Dexter Lumis vs. Bronson Reed vs. Leon Ruff vs. Cameron Grimes vs. Roderick Strong vs. Isaiah “Swerve” Scott vs. Pete Dunne vs. LA Knight vs. Kushida vs. Tyler Rust vs. Jake Atlas vs. Austin Theory
  • Kayden Carter & Kacy Catanzaro vs. Tian Sha
  • Cameron Grimes vs. Roderick Strong

Summarised Results:

  • Cameron Grimes defeats Roderick Strong via pinfall [Cave-In]
  • Santos Escobar Open Challenge, Santos Escobar defeats Tyler Breeze via pinfall [Phantom Driver]
  • Indi Hartwell and Candice LeRae defeatGigi Dolin & Zayda Ramier via pinfall [Springboard Elbow]
  • Kushida vs. Pete Dunne confirmed for NXT TakeOver: Stand and Deliver
  • Raquel Gonzalez defeats Zoey Stark via pinfall [Single-Arm Powerbomb]
  • Tian Sha defeat Kayden Carter & Kacy Catanzaro via pinfall [Spinning Axe Kick]
  • Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell vs. Ember Moon & Shotzi Blackheart confirmed for Stand and Deliver: Night 2
  • Taya Valkyrie [Franky Monet] set to debut April 13th
  • Gauntlet Eliminator Battle Royal, LA Knight is victorious and will enter the Gauntlet Eliminator at TakeOver last.

Cameron Grimes defeats Roderick Strong via pinfall [Cave-In]

  • Before the bell, Grimes once again attempts to buy the Undisputed Era’s intellectual property unveiling a new voice over effect ‘Grimes the System’
  • Eventually, Strong has enough of Grimes’ shenanigans and blindsides The Million Dollar Caveman from behind on the ring ramp
  • Strong is in control early on, however during a brawl on the outside Strong is distracted by a Undisputed Era shirt worn by a fan which gives Grimes a route back into the match.
  • A huge Superplex leaves both men down and only manages to secure ‘The Messiah of the Backbreaker’ a two-count.
  • Following a Spanish Fly, Grimes distracts Strong with a Undisputed Era Arm Band allowing him to connect with The Cave-In and pick up the win.

Santos Escobar Open Challenge, Santos Escobar defeats Tyler Breeze via pinfall [Phantom Driver]

  • Escobar cuts a familiar promo discussing the history of Lucha Libre and how he was crafted by legacy to become Cruiserweight Champion.
  • Breeze goes on an initial flurry taking out every member of Legado Del Fantasma including hitting Escobar with a Side Kick counter to a Suicide Dive.
  • The ‘real’ Cruiserweight Champion hits Breeze with the Double Knees into the corner before working him over with a series of stomps.
  • Breeze traps Escobars knee on the middle rope before coming down on the crucial joint with a stiff stomp.
  • The former NXT Tag Team Champion immediately follows up with a Sharpshooter however Escobar manages to reach the bottom rope and break the hold.
  • Escobar counters an Unprettier attempt into the Phantom Driver to pick up the win
  • Post match MSK save Breeze from a beat down before the Grizzled Young Veterans cut a scathing promo over the screens.

Indi Hartwell and Candice LeRae defeat Gigi Dolin & Zayda Ramier via pinfall [Springboard Elbow]

  • Prior to the match, Price Presley the puppy dog of Taya Valkyrie is shown arriving at the WWE NXT CWC.
  • Short lived match although the former Priscilla Kelly does get some offence in before her partner is handily put away by the Wicked Stepsister followed up with Hartwell’s Springboard Elbow.
  • Post-match, Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart charge down to the ring in the TCB Tank to accept The Way’s Tag Team Championship match at Stand and Deliver.
  • Following the match we get an extended cinematic shot of Taya’s dog arriving at the CWC.

Raquel Gonzalez defeats Zoey Stark via pinfall [Single-Arm Powerbomb]

  • Before the match Shirai is once again laid out by Gonzalez despite the Women’s Champion screaming “You can’t kill me”.
  • Despite being at a considerable size advantage, Stark is able to regain control of the match momentarily even taking Gonzalez out on the outside before following up with a series of knee strikes to the temple of Gonzalez.
  • Kai attempts to get involved but gets a well placed Right Hand from Stark before being dumped over the barricade.
  • Stark hits a fantastic Twisting Neckbreaker from the top-rope however she is unable to follow through as she is caught in her own momentum and put down by Gonzalez’s Single-Arm Powerbomb.

Prime Target: Cole vs. O’Reilly

  • Incredibly well shot and intense video package recapping the rise and fall of the Undisputed Era.
  • The undertone of the video package is that over the last three-and-a-half years, Kyle has grown and Cole is still the same assh*le he has always been.
  • Cole states that the Undisputed Era was never about brotherhood and it was always about Adam Cole.
  • Video ends with O’Reilly stating if there is any chance that one day down the line, him and Cole can be friends again then he will do what ever he needs to do to Cole to get there.

Tian Sha defeat Kayden Carter & Kacy Catanzaro via pinfall [Spinning Axe Kick]

  • Although this is a tag team match, Xia Li appears to have no tag team partner and thus Tian Sha is now in a handicap match.
  • Although Kayden and Kacy control the match early on due to the numbers advance, the brutality of Li allows her to regain control on many occasions.
  • Carter approached Mei Ying on the outside who chokes her out via a straightforward strangulation before sending her unconscious via blowing smoke in her face.
  • Xia takes advantage of the equalled odds, hitting Kacy with the Spinning Axe Kick to pick up the pinfall victory.
  • Post-match, Io Shirai attempts to attack Gonzalez a third time only to get send flying through the wall and out into the hallway by Raquel.

Gauntlet Eliminator Battle Royal, LA Knight is victorious and will enter the Gauntlet Eliminator at TakeOver last.

  • Roderick Strong was initially billed for the match but following his loss to Grimes, he took his suitcase and left stating “I’m done”.
  • Tyler Rust is eliminated despite Bivens attempts to get invovled.
  • As the entire match unfolds Lumis just stands…without moving or blinking in the corner of the ring.
  • Austin Theory eliminates himself as he is put in the Kingston spot and in an attempt to get back up without touching the floor…he does a Kip Up and lands on both feet
  • Kushida and Dunne have a show down in the centre of the ring as the only two [other than Lumis] standing.
  • Dunne and Kushida begin a fantastic submission sequence however in the process they eliminate on another.
  • Grimes, Swerve, Reed, Knight, Lumis and Ruff qualify for the 6-man match on night one of TakeOver for a shot again Gargano on Night 2.
  • Riff and Swerve are the first two of the 6 victors eliminated and therefore will open the Gauntlet Eliminator as entries 1 and 2 with Reed in 3rd and Grimes the fourth entrant.
  • Knight is sent through the middle rope however he is not elimanted and is able to wipe Lumis off the apron and therefore will enter the Gauntlet Eliminator last at NXT TakeOver Stand and Deliver.