NXT LVL Up – August 16, 2024: Something About LVL Up

NXT LVL Up
Date: August 16, 2024
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Blake Howard, Byron Saxton

Unfortunately I’m right back to not being sure what to expect around here, as the show started to change format just enough to draw some interest, only to shift mostly back to the same stuff it had always been. There is some potential to the new version and it would be nice to see it again here. Let’s get to it.

Here are last week’s results if you need a recap.

Opening sequence.

Mark Coffey vs. Cutler James

Coffey slaps on a headlock to start but gets reversed into the same thing from James. An armbar doesn’t last long on Coffey so James clotheslines him down a few times. A wheelbarrow faceplant gives James two and Coffey is a bit shaken up. That doesn’t work for Coffey, who hits James in the face to take over.

A forearm to the back of the head gives Coffey two and he shrugs off James’ comeback, setting up the chinlock. Back up and Coffey misses a middle rope crossbody of all things, allowing James to grab a suplex for two. Ryback’s old Shell Shock (with commentary name dropping it) gets two but Coffey is back up with a heck of a right hand for the pin at 6:53.

Rating: C+. James got in a good bit more offense than I would have expected and it made for a nice enough match. If nothing else, it’s strange to see Coffey wrestling a singles match as it doesn’t tend to be his forte. Not bad at all here and something different than the norm, which is nice to see.

Earlier this week, Izzi Dame and Adrianna Rizzo got in an argument on Tik Tok.

Cutler James says Mark Coffey’s resume doesn’t make this loss any easier but it’s all about mindset. He’ll keep learning and moving forward.

Izzi Dame vs. Adrianna Rizzo

Most of the D’Angelo Family is here with Rizzo, who cranks away on the arm to start. Dame’s missed charge in the corner hits the post and Rizzo sends the arm into the rope. Dame is right back with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for two and she bends Rizzo’s knee around the post. An over the shoulder backbreaker keeps Rizzo in trouble but she slips out and hammers away. Something like a running flapjack gives Dame two but Rizzo is back with a running Molly Go Round for the pin at 4:51.

Rating: C. I was surprised by the result there as Rizzo has only done a little bit around here while Dame was seemingly being built up for a bigger role. It’s nice to have something of a surprise though and Rizzo did look solid in defeat. The women’s division around here has quite the depth of talent and adding Rizzo to it would make things that much better.

Overall Rating: C. Just two matches this week and it wouldn’t surprise me if something was trimmed, as they got out of there in a hurry after the main event ended. If they don’t have much to air this week, I would certainly prefer that they just get on with it like this, as stretching things out is rarely a good idea. Not much to see here, but it’s only about twenty minutes long so it can only be so bad.

Results
Mark Coffey b. Cutler James – Right hand
Adrianna Rizzo b. Izzi Dame – Basement Molly Go Round

 

 

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