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We've seen several vignettes for NXT's newest superstar, Damien Priest. Next week, Priest makes his official debut.
Two weeks ago, Drew Gulak fell to Kushida via pinfall. Gulak, expecting to face off in a technical bout, looking to see who was the true Submission Specialist, was furious that he lost in this way, and called Kushida a coward. The next week, Gulak challenged the Time Splitter to a submission match.
Kushida vs Drew Gulak
Kushida attempted to go for a double-leg takedown, but Gulak avoided it. Eventually, he made it back to his feet and attempted to bring Gulak down by jumping into a guillotine. Gulak easily avoided the maneuver, and the two continued to jockey for position on the mat.
Kushida avoided two double-leg takedowns from Gulak and tried to bring Gulak in for the cross armbreaker. Gulak blocked it, but could not avoid the hammerlock, allowing Kushida to damage the right shoulder.
The Philadelphia Stretcher was the first to deliver a strike in the match, going for Kushida's sternum. Kushida forced him to chase to the outside, and when he returned to the ring, knocked Gulak off the apron with a handspring kick to the face.
Gulak came back in a more aggressive manner, dropping Kushida with two reverse body slams, bringing him down face first. Kushida was forced into a Gory Special, which Gulak nearly turned into a Boston crab. Kushida escaped.
Continuing to apply pressure, Gulak brought Kushida back to the mat with a side headlock, all the while digging his elbow into his opponent's face. Kushida broke out of a wrist lock and struck Gulak with several strikes, following two hip tosses and a dropkick to the face.
Gulak pulled himself up in the corner, setting up for an enziguri from Kushida. A slingshot Tornado DDT spiked Gulak, who was then locked in an armbar. Though Kushida got the full extension, Gulak made it to the ropes. Kushida and Gulak battled again, rolling until Kushida caught Gulak in the ankle lock. Gulak picked his leg and locked in an ankle lock of his own, taking it to the ground for some extra pressure.
Kushida struggled, but made it ot the ropes. On the apron, Kushida tossed Gulak over the ropes with a hurricanrana, where they both landed awkwardly. They fought to their feet as they traded elbow strikes. Kushida ran off the ropes where he was met by a dropkick from Gulak.
Kushida took out Gulak with a handspring back elbow, and continued the pressure with a kick to the arm. A tilt-a-whirl into the Hoverboard Lock clinched the victory for the now 4-0 superstar.
Results: Kushida defeated Drew Gulak via pinfall.
Vanessa Bourne and Aliyah cut a promo earlier in the day on Mia Yim, who believes she's the next #1 contender to Shayna Baszler's NXT Women's Championship. The duo said that Yim didn't look or act like a champion, and didn't deserve the opportunity.
