WWE NXT Recap (4/13): Shinsuke Nakamura, Bayley, Austin Aries In Action, Gargano & Ciampa's Big Win
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Austin Aries vs. Angelo Dawkins
Austin Aries gets the early advantage before getting worked over briefly by Angelo Dawkins. Aries hits a missile dropkick and a roaring elbow for the victory.
Winner: Austin Aries via pinfall (Roaring Elbow)
- Samoa Joe is backstage and says he'll continue his warpath, and next week he'll bring it to Apollo Crews.
Alexa Bliss vs. Tessa Blanchard
The announcers put over Tessa as she lands a sloppy body slam. Bliss quickly turns the tide with a forearm, and does the skateboard stomp. Blanchard comes back with more strikes, but Bliss catches her by the throat with an STO. Bliss' moonsault knees gets the win.
Winner: Alexa Bliss via pinfall (moonsault knees)
- Finn Balor is backstage and says he carries the NXT title with pride, and he's going to stick around and watch the Shinsuke Nakamura wrestle. He knows Nakamura came for the title.
Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano vs. The Vaudevillains
Gargano lands a quick arm drag on Gotch, who is able to tag out. English comes in and is welcomed by a kick to the face. Gargano sends English outside and hits a suicide dive onto both of the Vaudevillains. English is able to stop Gargano in his tracks and work over his arm for a couple of minutes.
Gargano gets a tag to Ciampa, who cleans house on his way to a rope-hung reverse STO on English. Gargano takes out English with a dive and Ciampa applies the armbar on Simon Gotch to get the victory!
Winner: Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa via submission (armbar)
Gargano and Ciampa just beat a team in the WWE Tag Team Tourney.
Baron Corbin vs. Tucker Knight
Corbin lays some strikes in until Knight gets a dropkick, a clothesline and a Thesz press. Corbin recovers and immediately hits End of Days for the win.
Winner: Baron Corbin via pinfall (End of Days)
- Enzo and Cass are backstage talking to American Alpha and congratulate them on winning the NXT Tag Titles. They challenge American Alpha to a match, which is accepted.
Bayley vs. Liv Morgan
Bayley applies an armbar and fives Liv's hand. Morgan avoids a clothesline with the Matrix, but Bayley ends up elbowing her in the back. Morgan gets a handspring into a head scissors takeover. Bayley comes back to hit the inflatable elbows, but Morgan gets a bulldog. Bayley manages to get the Bayley-to-Belly to win.
Winner: Bayley via pinfall (Bayley-to-Belly)
After the match Bayley says she's upset, but not to feel bad for her. She says she's still standing and will continue to stand for the fans.
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Tye Dillinger
The crowd chants "He's 11" at Nakamura, and it pisses Dillinger off. Nakamura gets a few knees in, but Dillinger superkicks him and applies a chinlock. Nakamura ducks another superkick and swings around with a spinning heel kick, followed by an enziguri. Nakamura feels the Good Vibrations, followed by a Kinshasa for the win.
Winner: Shinsuke Nakamura via pinfall (Kinshasa)