NXT TakeOver: In Your House Results - Top star demolished in title bout; Cole and O'Reilly team up (13th June 2021)

By Greg Bush
Modified Jun 14, 2021 10:31 IST
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Xia Li zeroed in on Mercedes Martinez's injured ribs
Xia Li zeroed in on Mercedes Martinez's injured ribs

Mercedes Martinez vs Xia Li w/Tian Sha at NXT TakeOver: In Your House

This NXT grudge match opened with Xia Li taking Mercedes Martinez straight to the floor, targeting her mid-section. Martinez rolled back inside and launched Li sky-high with a back body drop and dumped her on her head with an exploder suplex.

Li managed to catch Martinez on the ropes with some body scissors submission, further wearing down the ribs. After tossing her opponent into the ring post, Li stretched Martinez, pulling her into the post.

Martinez managed to avoid a roundhouse, ducking away from the post and sending Li's shin right into the steel. With that, Martinez began to pick up some steam. A delayed butterfly suplex tossed Li into the corner, but Martinez missed a splash attempt. Li hit an exploder of her own, but was launched face first into the top turnbuckle.

Martinez then planted Li with an incredible cliffhanger, but couldn't get the win. A jumping knee turned Li inside out, but Boa pulled her to the floor before Martinez could capitalize.

Boa tried to distract Martinez, but she was too smart for that, tossing Li upward with another back drop. Back in the ring, Li avoided the Air Raid Crash and hammered Martinez with a cyclone kick, securing her first NXT TakeOver victory.

Results: Xia Li defeated Mercedes Martinez via pinfall at NXT TakeOver: In Your House.

Grade: B

After the match, Boa tossed Li a chair, but Martinez kicked Li's knee out. She grabbed the chair and battered both of them. In front of the NXT TakeOver set up, Mei Ying stood up to confront Martinez.

Martinez refused to back down, and still held the chair in her hand. Ying gripped her by the throat, shrugged off a chair shot, and tossed Martinez into the barricade. Tian Sha stood tall after both a victory and the destruction of Mercedes Martinez.

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