WWE NXT Level Up results: Scrypts vs. Oro Mensah, Lola Vice debuts

Last week’s WWE NXT Level Up was taped before Tuesday’s NXT with Vic Joseph and Byron Saxton on the call.

Dante Chen defeated Kale Dixon

Dixon got greeted with a “We want broccoli” chant. After some grappling to open, Dixon took control by bringing Chen down over his knee by the hair. Dixon sent Chen into the buckle before dropping him with a side suplex for two. Dixon went for another one but Chen reversed it into a cover for a near fall.

Dixon locked Chen in a bodyscissors as the announcers bantered about Raw 30. Chen stood up and dropped Dixon to the mat, followed by an offensive flurry before dropping Dixon with a back suplex. Chen hit the big double chop for the win.

– Kelly Kincaid interviewed Lola Vice backstage. She cut a paint by numbers NXT introduction promo. My name is X. My gimmick is Y. Bad dialogue. Catchphrase. She takes on Palmer next.

Dani Palmer defeated Lola Vice

I give this debut for Vice a thumbs up. She was going to get chances because of her look and her social media following, but she has presence and some impressive strikes. She needs more reps, but there’s a solid base there.

Vice took control with some big kicks, landing a suplex for a near fall. Palmer transitioned out of a hold into a dropkick, followed by a splash in the corner and a handspring splash. Palmer brought Vice down with a bodyslam before hitting a standing moonsault for two.

Palmer went to the top for a corkscrew maneuver, but Vice moved out of the way and hit a hurricane kick for two. Vice went for a powerbomb, but Palmer reversed it into a jackknife cover for the win.

Scrypts defeated Oro Mensah

Scrypts ain’t it. It’s a bush league gimmick on a wrestler that isn’t good enough to do half the things he’s trying. He needs to work on his fundamentals like his timing and footwork for his work to come together. And even if it did, he’d still be fighting an uphill battle with this goofy character.

Scrypts made sure the trampoline budget set aside for Sin Cara didn’t go to waste. Both men quickly evaded each other’s holds before Mensah tagged Scrypts with a kick. (I’m already annoyed because I have to undo my computer autocorrecting Scrypts to Scripts each time I write it.) Scrypts got sent flying from a Mensah headscissors before taking a Pele kick. Mensah sent Scrypts over the top rope before hitting a plancha.

Scrypts landed on his feet out of a suplex and pulled Mensah down by the hair. He hit a standing 450 whoopee cushion for a near fall. A twisting crossbody also got a two count. Mensah fought back, but Scrypts shoved him over the top rope when he tried a springboard move. Mensah came back, firing off forearms before scoring with a big lariat. He hit an inverted Pele kick and followed it with a springboard dropkick. 

Scrypts rolled to the apron and hooked Mensah on the ropes. The finish here was wacky. Scrypts went for his Molly-Go-Round finish, but Mensah sat up and caught him in a roll-up. Scrypts rolled through that roll-up into his own pin and got the three which the announcers didn’t even realize was a three — a messy finish to a messy match.