WWE NXT Results: 14th March 2018, latest NXT winners, reviews and video highlights

By Gary Cassidy
Modified Mar 15, 2018 21:34 IST
NXT
The most explosive hour of WWE lived up to expectation!

With less than one month to go until WWE NXT TakeOver: New Orleans, it's all starting to shape up. This week's episode had two Dusty Classic Tag Team Tournament Matches, a championship match, a contract signing and more!

#1 SAnitY (Alexander Wolfe and Eric Young) vs Riddick Moss and Tino Sabbatelli

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You're never just facing two members of SAnitY

This week's edition of NXT kicked off with the continuation of the Dusty Classic Tag Team Tournament as SAnitY's Alexander Wolfe and Eric Young went head-to-head with Riddick Moss and Tino Sabatelli, but Nikki Cross and Killian Dain weren't too far away from the action as always.

This one may have seemed like a foregone conclusion, but the official NXT Twitter wasn't completely wrong when they used the term "back on track" as this could have been one of Sabatelli and Moss' most impressive showings against one of NXT's top teams.

We saw a great deal of offence from Sabatelli and Moss, as well as some great character development from a pair who are all too often forgotten about in WWE.

Wolfe and Moss started things off with a lock up, before Moss delivered a knee and Wolfe sent him back into the turnbuckles. The pair exchanged some nice strikes before Wolfe kicked Sabatelli on the apron. Sabatelli came in and lit up Wolfe with some punches, followed by an Irish whip and dropkick before tagging Moss back in. The pair worked well as a team and got a near fall.

We saw some more impressive strikes before some miscommunication saw Sabatelli and Moss collide. Young tagged in and wiped out Moss from the apron before delivering a leg lariat and clothesline on Sabatelli. Young went to work on Sabatelli before hitting an elbow drop from the turnbuckles - only for Moss to pull Young out of the ring and break up the cover.

Nikki Cross hit a crossbody on Moss as Young and Wolfe hit Sabatelli with a belly-to-back suplex and neck breaker combination for the three count.

Winners: Eric Young and Alexander Wolfe

#2 Tommaso Ciampa addressed the crowd

Immediately following the SAnitY vs Moss and Sabatelli match, Tommaso Ciampa makes his way to the ring and he demanded a mic.

Last week, he didn't get a word out. This time wasn't much different. Tommaso Ciampa lifted the microphone but the crowd drowned him out with chants of Johnny Gargano and boos for Ciampa.

Ciampa eventually managed to announce that Johnny Gargano was gone before the crowd chanted "Johnny Wrestling" that forced Ciampa to leave to a chorus of boos and a song from the crowd.

#3 Lacey Evans vs Dakota Kai

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Dakota Kai makes her return to NXT

Lacey Evans started off the match waist lock before Dakota Kai took her down, but missed a kick allowing Evans to go for an arm wringer and drop knees onto Kai's injured shoulder.

But this one didn't go much longer. Evans locked in the armbar, only for Kai to score a roll-up for the three count.

Winner: Dakota Kai

The excitement here came after the match, though, as Shayna Baszler made her way to the ring to confront the woman she destroyed the last time they shared a ring.

Dakota Kai started to look slightly nervous, but the referee got in the way to at least stall Baszler. Luckily for Kai, Ember Moon's theme hit and she made her way to the ring to confront Bazsler.

The pair lock eyes across the ring and Ember Moon asks Shayna Baszler if she really wants to do it again. Moon says Baszler started this, but she will end it at Takeover before hitting Baszler with a punch. Baszler scores a double leg take down and the pair exchange strikes. Officials tried to pull them apart but that seems impossible as both women were laser-focused on one another.

Baszler punched Moon to the ground. Moon booted Baszler in the head before going to the top rope, but Bazler managed to stop that and locked in a wrist lock. But Dakota Kai returned to the action, kicked Baszler and allowed Moon to hit the Eclipse on Baszler.

#4 The Street Profits vs Heavy Machinery

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Two of NXT's top teams are matched up in round one

The night continued with another Dusty Classic tag team match where we saw two pretty evenly matched teams battle each other in a round one fixture.

This one may have been slightly less predictable, but it was no less entertaining. The match started off in pretty great fashion as Montez Ford took a drink, offered it to Otis Dozovic, slid over to the big man and gave him the cup.

Otis finished the drink and tossed the cup to Ford before wiping him out with a massive clothesline, more clotheslines, then a slam.

Tucker Knight tagged in and hit a dropkick. Ford went over the top rope to try and wipe out both opponents but Heavy Machinery caught Ford with ease and drove him right into his partner's chest. Tucker got a near fall and then locked in the bear hug.

Ford managed to escape thanks to some strong strikes and tagged in Dawkins. Dawkins hit a dropkick and a really impressive corkscrew splash into the corner before Knight hit back with a Thesz Press and a splash of his own into the corner. Ford pulled down the ropes to send Knight over the top rope, Dawkins hit a DDT, tagged in Ford, Ford hit a frog splash and that's all she wrote. The Street Profits progress.

Winners: Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins

#5 Pete Dunne (c) vs Adam Cole WWE United Kingdom Championship Match

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The WWE UK Championship was on the line again

The WWE United Kingdom Championship seems to be defended on NXT a lot, but who's complaining? The matches are always incredible and this one was no different.

Pete Dunne and Adam Cole started the match with a lock-up before Dunne backed Cole into the corner, but Cole broke free.

Dunne went after Kyle O'Reilly on the floor but Bobby Fish warned the Bruiserweight off. Noticing the numbers game was against him, Dunne returned to the ring to be greeted with a kick from Cole.

Cole locked in a front face lock but Dunne got to the ropes. The WWE United Kingdom Champion hit back with a forearm and invited the NXT Tag Team Champions into the ring, before hitting Cole with a kick to the head and working on the fingers in typical Dunne fashion. Dunne then stomped and kicked Cole's elbow as it was on the mat.

Both men went to the apron, Dunne managed a waist lock but Cole retaliated with a back elbow. Dunne finally got to the top and came down with a boot to the injured arm.

The Bruiserweight threw Cole onto the apron before returning to the ring, but the Tag Team Champions made their way onto the apron. Dunne is dropped to the floor as we go to commercial. After the break, Dunne scored an X Plex on Cole before the pair exchanged forearms. Cole whipped Dunne into the corner, but the champion flipped Cole over and hit an impressive enzuigiri.

Dunne continued to work on the injured body part of Adam Cole with a boot to the elbow from the turnbuckle, then scored a sit-down powerbomb for a near fall. Pete Dunne kicked Cole in the head and set him up for the Bitter End, but Cole escaped and hit a lungblower wiping both Dunne and himself out.

Cole went for a suplex but Dunne countered it into a guillotine and a double wrist lock with a body scissors. Cole managed to escape and hit a bicycle kick and an Ushigoroshi for a near fall. Cole then taunted Pete Dunne.

Adam Cole hit Pete Dunne with a forearm but Dunne delivered one of his own to send Cole into the corner. The Tag Team Champions checked on Adam Cole, then Cole hit back with a superkick, but Dunne blocked only to be caught by an enzuigiri.

We then saw Dunne hit an enzuigiri himself before coming off the turnbuckle with a moonsault, but Cole caught the champion with a kick to the head and scored a near fall.

We then saw a very impressive end to this match as Cole missed a Shining Wizard for Dunne to catch him with a German suplex, then go for the Bitter End - only for Fish and O'Reilly to get on the apron and distract the Bruiserweight. Dunne, however, took care of both, only for Cole to hit a superkick and Last Shot...but Dunne kicked out at two.

Dunne tried again for the Bitter End but Kyle O'Reilly hit Pete Dunne from behind and the referee called for the bell.

Winner: Pete Dunne (Adam Cole is disqualified due to interference)

After the match, Kyle and Bobby attacked Pete Dunne and Adam Cole hit the retaining champion with a superkick. Roderick Strong came out to make the save, but the numbers were too much for the 205 Live man. Dunne managed to recover, though, and both men cleaned house. All was not well, though, as Dunne refused a handshake from Strong.

#6 NXT TakeOver contract signing

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Almas and Black were scheduled to go face to face

When we returned from a break, William Regal is in the ring with a table and microphones for the signing of the contract to confirm NXT Title match at TakeOver between Aleister Black and current champion Andrade Cien Almas.

Aleister Black made his way to the ring, but only Zelina Vega came out to face him. Zelina confirmed that the NXT Champion was not in the building, but she will sign the contract on his behalf. She said that truth be told, if Almas was there, he would destroy Black until there was nothing left for TakeOver.

Vega said it was her duty to sign the contract and make sure Almas destroyed Black in New Orleans. Black handed the contract to Vega, completely ignoring her comments, moved the table and took a seat in the middle of the ring. Black said they are now on the same level.

Black then questioned why Almas wasn't there and accused the champion of being scared, Vega slapped Black and told him to sign the contract. Black calmly signed the contract and left the ring, with Zega telling him he is nothing.

Black finally retaliates by telling Vega he's happy she came alone because he did not.

Candice LeRae made her way to the ring, attacking Vega. The pair fought on the announce table and LeRae hit Vega with an Acid Drop to bring the show to a close.

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