WWE NXT Results – Mar. 14, 2018 – Pete Dunne vs. Adam Cole

Mar 14, 2018

Results by Arya Witner of F4Wonline.com

March 14, 2018
Atlanta, GA – Center Stage
Commentary: Mauro Ranallo, Nigel McGuinness, Percy Watson

SAnitY (Eric Young & Alexander Wolfe) defeated Tino Sabbatelli & Riddick Moss in a Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic quarterfinal match

Sabbatelli and Moss broke up about a month ago. But, in the great tradition of Wesley Blake & Buddy Murphy, they made up and got back together. They got along, for the most part, while getting the heat on Wolfe. However, a miscommunication spot led to their demise.

After Moss accidentally forearmed Sabbatelli, Young got the hot tag and ran wild on his younger foes. Young nearly picked up the win with a diving elbow, but Moss yanked EY out of the ring. Nikki Cross found this appalling and dove off the ring steps onto him.

Back in the ring, Wolfe and Young hit a combo back suplex/neckbreaker on Sabbatelli for the win.

SAnitY will now face the winners of the match between Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan vs. Mustache Mountain in the semifinals.

In-Ring: Tommaso Ciampa

The #NXTUniverse will NOT let @ProjectCiampa get a word in edgewise! #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/mSffPX8pKx

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) March 15, 2018

Tommaso Ciampa stormed out to the ring, this week without a crutch. With hundreds of Johnny Gargano face signs in the crowd, they again did last week’s gimmick of refusing to let Ciampa speak. Every time Ciampa would be about to say something, it would just make the crowd chant louder for Gargano.

Again, Ciampa became a huge babyface by dropping the mic and leaving the ring. He took a lap around the ring, glaring at the fans before leaving.

Dakota Kai defeated Lacey Evans

Safe to say @QoSBaszler is the LAST person that @DakotaKai_WWE wants to see right now… #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/jMXEugrPqd

— WWE (@WWE) March 15, 2018

This was Kai’s first match since being destroyed and injured by Shayna Baszler back in January. Evans, the true southern lady of NXT, began working over the shoulder of Kai. However, Evans was surprised with a roll-up out of nowhere for the quick pin.

Kai’s celebration didn’t last long — as we were joined, once again, by the Queen of Spades, Shayna Baszler herself. Baszler intimidated Kai, who was trapped in the ring. But before anything could happen, Ember Moon’s music distracted Baszler, which gave Kai the chance to leave.

Moon came out and accepted Baszler’s challenge for a rematch at TakeOver: New Orleans. Things got physical and Moon got the better of it early before Baszler knocked her down with a punch to the face. Moon dragged herself to her feet and Baszler went for it again, but got a running knee. Moon went for The Eclipse, but Baszler stopped her and threatened to break her arm off — until Kai returned with a running kick to the mouth!

Moon stood tall after an Eclipse.

After commercial, their rematch for TakeOver was made official.

The Street Profits defeated Heavy Machinery in a Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic quarterfinal match

Two sets of babyfaces squared off here for the right to take on The Authors of Pain in the second round. Montez Ford and his well defined six-pack started the match against Otis Dozovic and his….keg.

Dozovic got the best of it, so Ford offered him some of the drink out of his Solo cup. Dozovic drank all of it and the match quickly broke down into chaos. Tucker Knight broke out a dropkick, which would be a lot more impressive if Braun Strowman wasn’t doing them.

This wasn’t very competitive, as Heavy Machinery took 95 percent of the match but did the job at the end. Ford broke up an attempt at The Compactor and pinned Dozovic after a frog splash.

WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne defeated Adam Cole by DQ

This bout was set up last week when Cole confronted Roderick Strong and Dunne came up to back him and Undisputed Era down.

Dunne began the match by intimidating Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly, before rolling in and getting stomped down by Cole. Dunne quickly hit a knockout shot and dared the NXT Tag Team Champions to get in the ring, but they stayed out. Dunne worked on the shoulder and elbow of Cole with stomps and kicks.

Outside the ring, Dunne gave Cole the Ex-Plex on the apron, which is the hardest part of the ring. Cole finally took over when Fish and O’Reilly succeeded in distracting Dunne on the middle rope.

Even then, Cole did not stay on offense very long as the UK Champion continued to unleash his arsenal on him. Dunne used a double wristlock, but Cole got out of it and began slapping Dunne, which was a bad idea. They traded strikes and Cole got a near fall with a kick to the head when Dunne was coming down from a moonsault.

Fish and O’Reilly interfered again and Cole hit a brainbuster on his knee for another close count. Dunne came back and went for the Bitter End, but Fish and O’Reilly ran in for the disqualification.

Strong ran out for the save, but he got outnumbered and beaten down. Dunne eventually made a comeback and he and Strong were left standing tall. Strong wanted a handshake, but Dunne fist bumped him before leaving.

In-Ring: William Regal, Zelina Vega, Aleister Black, Candice LeRae

The main event segment featured our dapper and dignified NXT GM, William Regal. He was mid-ring to oversee the contract signing for the Andrade “Cien” Almas vs. Aleister Black NXT Championship match, which will take place at TakeOver: New Orleans.

Almas didn’t come out and was instead represented by Zelina Vega. She said Almas is not here tonight, but she is. If he was here today, he would destroy Black before their title match. Black moved the table out of the way and sat down on the ground, stating that he’s now on the same level as Vega.

Vega was quite upset by this and said Almas would humiliate him. Black said that just like Vega, at NXT TakeOver, Almas will come up short. Vega got tired of having her height thrown in her face and slapped Black. Black signed the contract and left as Vega screamed at him, calling him a loser.

Black said he didn’t come alone, which brought out Candice LeRae, who attacked Vega. LeRae dropped her with a bulldog and stood tall as the show came to its end.

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