NXT LVL Up – May 3, 2024: They Really Did That

NXT LVL Up
Date: May 3, 2024
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Blake Howard, Byron Saxton

It’s back for more of this and I’m not sure what that is going to mean. The good thing is that we had some bigger names last time and, again, it helped a lot. It would be nice to see that continue here as it is the only thing that makes the show feel even slightly worthwhile. Let’s get to it.

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

Opening sequence.

Eddy Thorpe vs. Kale Dixon

Thorpe grabs a headlock takeover to start and then armdrags him into an armbar for some cranking. Back up and a jumping elbow to the face puts Dixon down again but he’s back up with a tilt-a-whirl slam for two. Dixon hits his own elbow to the face to even things up a bit and another tilt-a-whirl slam gets two more. The chinlock goes on for a bit before Dixon chops him in the back, which just wakes Thorpe up. A German suplex into an elbow into the implant DDT finishes Dixon at 5:55.

Rating: C. As usual, Dixon is a perfectly fine hand in the ring who isn’t likely to go anywhere beyond LVL Up. Thorpe on the other hand feels like someone NXT wants to move up but he has only gotten so far. It’s nice seeing him on a bit of a winning streak, so hopefully he gets to keep it going and maybe into something a bit better.

Je’Von Evans is willing to go against anyone and that includes Riley Osborne tonight.

Kendal Grey vs. Kelani Jordan

Carlee Bright is here with Grey. They fight over wrist control to start until Jordan takes him down by the arm. An exchange of leg trips lets Grey crank on the arm before a belly to belly gives Grey two. Back up and they trade rollups for two each until Jordan grabs a fireman’s carry slam. The split legged moonsault gives Jordan the pin at 5:14.

Rating: C. Grey is the latest star on the roster in great shape with very little else to set her apart from the rest of the women’s division. Jordan has the gymnastics background which allows her to do some impressive things, though she is only starting to feel like something of a player. Both of them need the ring time so this works as well as anything else.

Riley Osborne vs. Je’Von Evans

Evans spins out of a wristlock to start and grabs one of his own. Back up and Evans snaps off a springboard hurricanrana to send Osborne to the floor. Osborne is fine enough to hit something like a 619 off the apron and we hit the reverse chinlock back inside. Evans fights up for a kick to the head into a springboard clothesline for the big knockdown. There’s the big dive to the floor to drop Osborne again but he switches places and hits a dive of his own. Back in and they trade rollups until Evans grabs a sunset flip for the big upset at 5:52.

Rating: C+. That is a heck of an upset as Osborne has been treated as someone with a big future around here. It made for a good moment and Evans is instantly a bigger deal. I’m not sure how far he is going to go but at some point you need to just try something with someone new. Evans is getting that treatment and now we get to see where it goes.

Overall Rating: C+. That ending helped a lot and it was the first moment in a long time around here that felt like it could matter going forward. For now, the show itself wasn’t much but I’m wanting to see what they’ll do next with Evans. The fans are behind him and now he’s getting an upgrade, which is kind of the point of this entire show. For once.

Results
Eddy Thorpe b. Kale Dixon – Impaler DDT
Kelani Jordan b. Kendal Grey – Split legged moonsault
Je’Von Evans b. Riley Osborne – Sunset flip

 

 

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NXT LVL Up – April 26, 2024: Now Why Is That So Hard?

NXT LVL Up
Date: April 26, 2024
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Blake Howard, Byron Saxton

We’re back to the show and I have no idea what that is going to mean. Well other than the usual matches from the same people with almost nothing changing from week to week. For the life of me I still do not get why we are not seeing more in the way of building up some kind of story, but that just isn’t the LVL Up way. Let’s get to it.

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

Opening sequence.

Jakara Jackson vs. Arianna Grace

The rest of the Meta Four are here with Jackson and this is already way more star power than you usually get around here. Jackson takes her down with an armbar to start but Grace reverses into something like a cross armbreaker. With that broken up, Lash Legend offers a distraction, allowing Jackson to send Grace into the buckle. Jackson grabs the cravate but Grace fights up and hits a running knee for two. Another Legend distraction works rather well though and it’s a jumping Fameasser to finish Grace at 5:48.

Rating: C. The match was nothing out of the ordinary, but again, it’s amazing how much more important the show feels when there are some bigger names around here. It was also a bit weird to have a mostly heel vs. heel match here, with Meta Four being popular but still cheating enough to win.

Dion Lennox and Dante Chen are ready for Malik Blade and Edris Enofe. They’re off to a film study.

Carlee Bright vs. Jaida Parker

Bright grabs a headlock to start but Parker fights up. That earns her a dropkick but Parker powers Bright into the corner and sits on her ribs for two. Parker works on the arm for a change but Bright makes the comeback and snaps off a running headscissors. That’s shrugged off for a running neckbreaker, setting up a hip attack to finish Bright at 4:53.

Rating: C. Parker continues to feel like she could be something if she is given the chance and that chance seems to be starting. There is only so much that she can do on LVL Up, but getting in the ring should do her some good. At the same time, Bright continues to feel like the same, run of the mill athletic woman who hasn’t figured herself out yet. That’s not a bad thing as she hasn’t been around long, but so far there is nothing that makes her stand out.

Edris Enofe/Malik Blade vs. Dion Lennox/Dante Chen

Brinley Reece is here with Enofe and Blade. Lennox shoulders Blade down a few times to start so it’s off to Enofe for a slam. Back up and Lennox powers him into the corner, allowing Chen to come in. Since it’s Chen, he’s quickly taken into the wrong corner for the tag back to Blade. Chen is able to get back over for the tag to Lennox, who runs Enofe over with a clothesline. Chen’s chinlock goes on but Enofe fights up as everything breaks down. Lennox is sent to the apron but Chen comes back with the double chop…to knock Enofe into Lennox for a crash. A TKO finishes Chen at 5:22.

Rating: C+. My goodness Chen continues to find new ways to not be very good, though they are almost leaning into it at this point. Having him knock his partner out at the end was oddly on point for him and it led to the regular team winning. Lennox could go somewhere down the line, but there is still quite a bit of developing that needs to take place first.

Overall Rating: C+. While the show might not have been better than the regular show around here, it was far more engaging. It’s a lot easier to care about the bigger names and the stars featured here were that much more interesting. While not a great show or anything you need to watch, I’ll definitely take a show featuring some unused NXT lower card stars than what we usually get around here.

Results
Jakara Jackson b. Arianna Grace – Jumping Fameasser
Jaida Parker b. Carlee Bright – Hip attack
Edris Enofe/Malik Blade b. Dion Lennox/Dante Chen – TKO to Chen

 

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NXT LVL Up – April 12, 2024: They Did The Thing

NXT LVL Up
Date: April 12, 2024
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Blake Howard, Byron Saxton

We’re done with Stand & Deliver and that means it is time to change pretty much nothing around here. Last week’s show saw something of a grudge match between Je’Von Evans and Scrypts, albeit with some partners. Somehow that was only the second ever six man tag in the history of LVL Up, so maybe we can get another treat here. Let’s get to it.

Opening sequence.

Tavion Heights vs. Uriah Connors

The bigger Heights lips him into the corner to start and wrestles to the mat without much effort. Some shots to the face stagger Heights and Connors sends him outside for a crash. Back in and Connors stomps away, setting up an arm crank. Connors grabs a choke over the ropes, only to have Heights power up into an electric chair for the break. Back up and the spinning belly to belly gives Heights the pin at 5:03.

Rating: C. NXT needs to bring up some new people and Heights might as well be one of them. He has separated himself from the pack around here a little big and that suplex is a good finisher. Connors got in some offense of his own but this was more about Heights, which should be the case at the moment.

Kendal Grey and Carlee Bright are ready to try their best against Blair Davenport and Stevie Turner.

Stevie Turner/Blair Davenport vs. Kendal Grey/Carlee Bright

Turner snapmares Bright down to start but Bright is right back up with a wristlock. Grey comes in to work on Davenport’s arm but she gets taken into the villains’ corner. Bright manages to flip over Davenport though and it’s Grey coming in for an assisted top rope splash. That doesn’t work for Davenport, who brings Grey into the corner for a Backstabber from Turner.

Davenport’s backbreaker gets two on Grey and some forearms to the back make it even worse. Grey quickly powers out of a half crab though and the tag brings Bright back in to clean house. Bright headscissors Davenport into a splash, only to have Davenport come right back with the Falcon Arrow for the pin at 6:14.

Rating: C. The biggest thing here was finding out that Turner was still employed. She has barely done anything in months and I’m not sure why. Her futuristic deal isn’t that bad and she can hang in the ring, but it has never come close to clicking for her. Maybe that changes, but for now she was just Davenport’s partner.

Eddy Thorpe vs. Dion Lennox

They fight over wrist control to start (as is so often the case) before an exchange of shoulders goes nowhere. Lennox’s dropkick lets him grab a headlock but Thorpe isn’t having that. Back up and Thorpe hammers away before putting on an abdominal stretch. With that broken up, Lennox hammers away and hits a clothesline but Thorpe punches him in the face. The impaler DDT finishes for Thorpe at 5:11.

Rating: C. Thorpe didn’t do much here until the end when he just grabbed his finisher for the win. That’ snot much of a match but it did make Lennox look good enough in defeat. At some point you have to try something new with someone and that’s more or less what happened here. Lennox is going to need more than “he wears glasses to the ring” to stand out though and we seem pretty far off from that.

Overall Rating: C. Not their best effort here, with the women’s tag probably standing out the most. This was a show where it didn’t feel like they were trying and it made the show that much less interesting as a result. Like I’ve said far too many times, you can just tell when the effort isn’t there from WWE (as opposed to the wrestlers, who were trying) and it showed again this week with a pretty lackluster show.

Results
Tavion Heights b. Uriah Connors – Belly to belly suplex
Stevie Turner/Blair Davenport b. Carlee Bright/Kendal Grey – Falcon Arrow to Bright
Eddy Thorpe b. Dion Lennox – Implant DDT

 

 

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NXT LVL Up – March 29, 2024: Great Continuity

NXT LVL Up
Date: March 29, 2024
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Byron Saxton, Blake Howard

I’m a bit behind on this thing and I’m not sure how much I missed it. In this case, the good thing is that there isn’t exactly much in the way of continuity around here. What matters the most is the action and star power, as both of them can come together to turn into something pretty decent. Let’s get to it.

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

Opening sequence.

Jakara Jackson/Lash Legend vs. Carlee Bright/Kendal Grey

Legend throws Bright down with no trouble to start and it’s off to Jackson, who gets caught by the arm. Grey and Bright start some quick tags to stay on the arm but it’s back to Legend for the pump kick. An elbow to the back gives Legend two and we hit the bearhug to stay on said back. Grey fights out but gets caught in a quick backbreaker to cut her off again. That doesn’t last long and it’s back to Bright to pick up the pace. Everything breaks down until Jackson hits an Edge-O-Matic. Bright is sent outside and the Alley Oop finishes for Jackson at 6:35.

Rating: C. They’re turning Jackson and Legend into something of a thing, which is rather impressive as Legend has come a LONG way since her rather terrible earlier days. The team is getting somewhere and I could go for them being given a bigger chance. That might be coming, and hopefully they keep growing as a team.

Hank Walker and Tank Ledger are ready to finish their best of three series with Tyriek Igwe and Tyson DuPont. Cue Igwe and DuPont, who want to raise the stakes. Now on the line: a meatloaf recipe vs. shoes. Yeah.

Je’Von Evans vs. Scrypts

The rest of OTM is here with Scrypts. They take turns ducking the other to start until Evans gets two off a sunset flip. Back up and Scrypts elbows him in the face but Evans snaps off a headscissors. Scrypts takes him down again and hammers away, setting up the running spinwheel kick in the corner. The chinlock goes on but Evans is back up with a springboard kick to the face. OTM offers a distraction though and Evans misses his spinning top rope splash. Not that it matters as Evans is right back with a small package for the pin at 4:57.

Rating: C+. They know what they’ve got with Evans, who is young and able to move rather quickly out there. That makes for some exciting moments as you get some fun high flying stuff. Scrypts can hang in that style as well, making for a nice acrobatic display. I have no idea how far Evans can go right now, but he’s off to a fun start.

Hank Walker/Tank Ledger vs. Tyriek Igwe/Tyson DuPont

Final match in a Best Of Three series. Walker powers Igwe into the corner to start but runs into an elbow. DuPont comes in to help with some strikes but it’s quickly off to Ledger. That means a fall away slam can put Igwe down and a toss slam drops him again. The chinlock doesn’t last long so Walker and Ledger hit stereo running standing splashes on Igwe.

Another chinlock is broken up in a hurry and Igwe gets over to DuPont to pick up the pace. DuPont’s discus punch gets two on Walker as everything breaks down. Ledger is sent outside and the chokeslam/belly to back suplex combination connects, only for Ledger to make the save. Igwe and Walker collide and Walker falls on him for the fluke pin at 6:23.

Rating: C+. As has been the case around here before, it is amazing to see how much even some small stakes around here changes things. Granted I’m not overly interested in the shoes, though the idea of someone winning a meatloaf recipe had potential. It helped a good bit here, as I had no reason to care about either of these teams but it mattered just a bit, which is nice to see.

Respect is shown to end the show.

Overall Rating: C+. I guess we can call this a show with some continuity and I’ll take that for a one off week. LVL Up is still not exactly must see stuff but you can tell when they are trying vs. the weeks when they aren’t. This was one of the better shows, which says a lot given the names involved. Perfectly fine show, though that means nothing for the show’s future.

 

 

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NXT LVL Up – March 15, 2024: This Wasn’t Drek

NXT LVL Up
Date: March 15, 2024
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Blake Howard, Byron Saxton

Things almost have to be better after last week’s rather dull show. As usual, the show’s interest level hinges on the star power involved and there was almost none to be see last week. That needs to change here but you never know if that is going to be the case. Let’s get to it.

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

Opening sequence.

Lola Vice vs. Carlee Bright

Bright’s mom is in the audience. Vice takes her to the mat without much trouble to start and grabs the waistlock. That’s reversed into a headlock from Bright, followed by a running crossbody for two. Vice is right back with a spinebuster and we hit the neck crank. That lasts as long as the average neck crank, with Bright grabbing a backslide and small package for two each. Vice isn’t having that though and grabs a headscissors choke for the tap at 4:24.

Rating: C. Vice continues to feel like someone who is turning into something around here and she is probably going to be a project going forward. There is value there and WWE seems to know it. On the other hand you have Bright, who is another young athletic star who has been dropped into the division without having anything that makes her stand out.

Javier Bernal, now with the rather large (and debuting) Drake Morreaux, is ready for their tag match against the D’Angelo Family. Morreaux is very, very Cajun.

Javier Bernal/Drake Morreaux vs. D’Angelo Family

Stacks and Bernal fight over arm control to start until Stacks runs him over with a shoulder. Morreaux comes in and for some reason it’s off to Crusifino, who is powered into the corner. Crusifino is run over without much effort and it’s back to Bernal for the front facelock. A springboard elbow drop gives Bernal two but Crusifino ducks Morreaux’s running shoulder. Stacks comes back in and everything breaks down, allowing Stacks to hit Cement Shoes to finish Morreaux at 5:26.

Rating: C. I know it’s just LVL Up but was there no other way to go than having the new monster take the fall here? A former champion beating a goon like Bernal doesn’t feel like that big of a stretch but instead it’s the new monster losing. The good thing is almost no one sees this show as otherwise, that would be a good way to cut Morreaux’s legs off right at the beginning.

Wren Sinclair vs. Sol Ruca

The fans are glad to have Ruca (now with new tattoos) back and respect is shown before we get going. They fight over arm control to start until Ruca cartwheels away from a sunset flip attempt. Ruca takes her down out of the corner and we hit the headlock takeover. Sinclair reverses into a quickly broken headscissors before stereo crossbodies leave both of them down. Back up and Sinclair knocks her down again, setting up a chinlock. That’s broken up as well so they trade rollups for two each. Ruca scores with a dropkick and the Sol Snatcher finishes Sinclair at 6:02.

Rating: C+. The rest of the match was just ok but dang that Sol Snatcher is one of the coolest looking finishers you’ll see anywhere. Ruca’s athleticism is rather impressive and it’s great to see that she can still do her big move after her injury. Sinclair continues to lose over and over but she’s certainly not getting crushed out there.

More respect is shown post match.

Overall Rating: C+. It really is amazing what happens when it feels like the people on the show matter. Having Ruca, the Family and Vine around made this such a more engaging show and that was glaringly absent last week. The show wasn’t exactly great, but I’ll certainly take this after last week’s drek.

Results
Lola Vice b. Carlee Bright – Headscissors choke
D’Angelo Family b. Javier Bernal/Drake Morreaux – Cement Shoes to Morreaux
Sol Ruca b. Wren Sinclair – Sol Snatcher

 

 

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NXT LVL Up – February 2, 2024: I Was Starting To Have Fun

NXT LVL Up
Date: February 2, 2024
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Byron Saxton, Blake Howard

We’re back to the show and my hope for this show is starting to wain again. There is only so much that you can do with the low level stars and that has been obvious in recent weeks. What matters here is getting things interesting with weaker star power, which is easier said than done. Let’s get to it.

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

Opening sequence.

Hank Walker/Tank Ledger vs. Tyriek Igwe/Tyson DuPont

Walker and Igwe start things off as commentary talks about a history between the teams. A side slam puts Walker down and DuPont comes in with a splash. That doesn’t last long as Walker is over to Ledger so a backsplash can hit DuPont. Everything breaks down with Walker and Ledger clearing the ring.

The rather large DuPont is back with a hard clothesline and Igwe’s gutwrench suplex gets two. Walker fights out of a chinlock though and it’s back to Ledger to clean house. It’s back to Ledger, who gets caught in a belly to back suplex/jumping clothesline combination with Walker having to make the save. A Bubba Bomb puts Igwe down and a powerslam/running forearm combination (the Collision Course) finishes for Walker at 622.

Rating: C+. This was more high energy than most of what you see on this show and I’ll take that for a change. Walker and Ledger are pretty low on the totem pole in the tag division but they are a regular team and that makes things feel more important. Igwe and DuPont look great but are going to need a lot more time before they are ready to do much else.

Brooks Jensen needs to find his own success and it can start tonight with Dante Chen.

Carlee Bright vs. Blair Davenport

Bright actually armdrags her down to start and Davenport needs to think about this. They trade near falls off a rollup each but Davenport hits a hard knee in the corner to take over. An abdominal stretch is broken up so Davenport goes after the ribs again. Now the stretch goes on before Davenport switches over to a chinlock. Bright fights up and hits a dropkick into a crossbody but Davenport pulls her down by the hair. The knee to the face finishes for Davenport at 5:05.

Rating: C. Bright got in some offense here and it wasn’t a squash, which made for a nice enough match. Bright is another someone who hasn’t gotten the chance to show much but that is only going to be so possible in a five minute match. Nothing to see here, as Davenport is a name waiting for something to do.

Dante Chen vs. Brooks Jensen

Chen takes over on the arm to start but Jensen is right back with a flying headscissors. That’s broken up and Chen is right back on the arm so Jensen has to roll out of a short armscissors. Back up and Jensen snaps off a spinebuster as we hear about Jensen being a fan of old southern wrestlers. Chen fights up and strikes away, setting up a kick to the head for two. Chen slips off the top though, allowing Jensen to hit a top rope knee for the pin at 5:10.

Rating: C. Jensen as an old school wrestler is certainly not something you see very often these days and it’s ok enough for a twist, but Jensen continues to not be all that interesting. He just feels basic and has nothing to make him stand out, which is a problem when you’re in a spot like this. Not an awful match or even bad, but how far were you expecting this to go?

Overall Rating: C. It was another dull show here and that is becoming the norm more and more often these days. The biggest name on the show was….I guess Davenport, which isn’t exactly a ringing endorsement. There are so many people in NXT and I don’t get why more of them can’t be featured around here. It’s worked before and it would work again if given the chance.

 

 

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NXT LVL Up – January 19, 2024: All The More Frustrating

NXT LVL Up
Date: January 19, 2024
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Blake Howard, Byron Saxton

We’re coming up on the Royal Rumble, which will have pretty much absolutely nothing to do with this show. Last week’s show was far from interesting but maybe they can switch things up this time. LVL Up has more than a few different ways to go and we could be in for something a bit more interesting. Let’s get to it.

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

Opening sequence.

Scrypts vs. Brooks Jensen

The rest of OTM (including Jaida Parker) is here with Scrypts. Jensen has to power out of a headlock to start and Scrypts bails to the ropes. A running clothesline puts Scrypts on the floor as we hear about Jensen emulating the technicians of the past. Back in and Scrypts knocks him into the corner and starts in on the leg. Scrypts’ top rope moonsault gets two but a half crab is broken up. Parker gets in a cheap shot to the knee though and Scrypts hits a cartwheel cutter for the pin at 5:07.

Rating: C. I still don’t get what WWE sees in Scrypts as he’s little more than an acrobat. The stuff he does is good enough but why that makes him worthy of leading a stable is beyond me. At the same time, it seems that Jensen’s push is already done, as the technician loses to Scrypts after a single win.

Hank Walker and Tank Ledger are ready for the No Quarter Catch Crew, even though they don’t know which members they will be facing. They’ll be using leverage to win.

Jacy Jayne vs. Carlee Bright

Bright is a former cheerleader making her debut. An early backslide gets two on Jayne and a crossbody puts her down again. Bright cranks on both arms at once but Jayne is back up with a kick to the head. The Cannonball in the corner crushes Bright and a discus forearm finishes her off at 3:06.

Rating: C-. This was more or less a squash for Jayne, who run over Bright and destroyed her in the end. Jayne’s stuff with Chase U has been a nice change of pace for her and I’m curious to see where the whole thing goes. Bright didn’t really get to show much here, other than she’s another blonde rookie with a background in another spot.

Hank Walker/Tank Ledger vs. No Quarter Catch Crew

Charlie Dempsey and Damon Kemp are representing the Crew, with the other two members at ringside. Dempsey goes for a choke on Walker to start before taking him into the corner for the tag to Kemp. Ledger comes in for a running shot to the face and a hard clothesline drops Kemp again. Everything breaks down and the Crew get caught with stereo World’s Strongest Slams.

Walker gets sent into the corner though and Dempsey drops a top rope stomp to the chest. The alternating beatdowns continue, with Dempsey grabbing something like a Black Widow. That’s broken up and it’s a double knockdown for a breather. Walker gets over to Ledger for the tag and house is quickly cleaned. Kemp is back in with a Side Effect for the pin at 6:13.

Rating: C. This was as middle of the road of a main event as you were going to get. The Crew might not be the best team in the world but they’re better thank Walker and Ledger, who just aren’t that great of a team. Having a mystery pairing for the Crew was as close as this was going to get to something interesting and that’s not a good sign.

Overall Rating: C-. And thus LVL Up seems to be right back to what it was before, with little in the way of anything actually interesting and a set of matches with lower level names who need something else to do. We’re back to the point where the best thing about this show is that it isn’t very long, as NXT certainly isn’t putting in the effort. The fact that they can do something decent with this show makes it all that more frustrating.

Results
Scrypts b. Brooks Jensen – Cartwheel cutter
Jacy Jayne b. Carlee Bright – Discus forearm
No Quarter Catch Drew b. Hank Walker/Tank Ledger – Side Effect to Ledger

 

 

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