NXT Sanford, FL, live results: Robbie E debuts, Dream vs. Riddle

Last night’s estimated attendance: 300 people.

– Mia Yim defeated Deonna Purrazzo

The crowd was into this one. Yim hit Protect Ya Neck to win.

– Adrian Jaoude & Cezar Bononi defeated Jeff Parker & Matt Lee

Jaoude & Bononi were just too powerful for 3.0.

– Punishment Martinez defeated Luke Menzies

Martinez hit the South of Heaven chokeslam to win.

– We were introduced to Robert Strauss (formerly Robbie E in Impact Wrestling), who is now managing Rinku Singh & Saurav Gurjar. Strauss said he isn’t a manager — he’s a brand.

– Saurav Gurjar (w/ Robert Strauss and Rinku Singh) defeated Jermaine Haley (Jonah Rock)

Strauss got on the apron to distract the former Jonah Rock, allowing Gurjar to destroy him and score the pin.

– The Forgotten Sons (Wesley Blake & Steve Cutler) defeated The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford)

The crowd was all over the Sons here and did not like them winning. They won with their flying stomp to the held up opponent double-team finish.

– Danny Burch defeated Shane Thorne

Eric Bugenhagen’s music hit and distracted Thorne, which allowed Burch to put him down. Bugenhagen and Burch rocked out together after the match.

– Kairi Sane & Io Shirai defeated Vanessa Borne & Aliyah

The Sky Pirates put them away with an assisted pop-up elbow drop by Sane.

– NXT North American Champion Velveteen Dream defeated Matt Riddle to retain his title

Excellent match that set a high standard for their TakeOver: New York bout. Riddle hit Dream with everything in his arsenal — including the Bro-Stone — but nothing could put Dream away.

Riddle had Dream down with elbow strikes and was about to lock in the Bromission before he was rolled back for the three count. This was my personal NXT house show match of the year thus far.