NXT Nashville, TN, live results: Gargano & LeRae vs. Almas & Vega


Submitted by reader Phillip McConnell
– No Way Jose defeated Cezar Bononi
Jose interacted with the crowd a lot prior to the match.
– Shayna Baszler & Lacey Evans defeated Nikki Cross & Dakota Kai
Baszler forced Kai to tap out. The audience was very into Cross and seemed to like Baszler as well.
– Roderick Strong defeated Kassius Ohno
This was the match of the night. The crowd was white hot for the stiff strikes and a great finish, with Strong submitting Ohno with the Strong Hold.
– SAnitY (Eric Young, Alexander Wolfe & Killian Dain) defeated The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly)
Young got the pin on O’Reilly and did a promo after talking about how much he loves Nashville and the fans.
– Aleister Black defeated Velveteen Dream
Before the match, Dream got on the mic and said he was under the weather. He talked about the last time he was in Nashville and the bad reaction he got. He took off his jacket to show that he was wearing a Tom Brady jersey.
Black won with the Black Mass.
– NXT Women’s Champion Ember Moon defeated Bianca Belair to retain her title
Belair was very impressive despite losing.
– Johnny Gargano & Candice LeRae defeated NXT Champion Andrade “Cien” Almas & Zelina Vega in a mixed tag match
Both LeRae and Vega were making their post-signing in-ring debuts. The crowd chanted “Johnny Wrestling” and “Candice Wrestling” before and after the match. They were super over with the crowd.
At one point, LeRae hit a hurricanrana on Almas as she jumped from the top rope onto him. Almas and Vega also did simultaneous double knees to the corner. Gargano and LeRae won with a double submission as they both had the Gargano Escape locked in.
Gargano got on the mic after the match and put over LeRae and the crowd.