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WWE NXT Live Event: St. Petersburg (08/12/2016) Results

Roderick Strong posing with the ‘Fan of the Night’

St. Petersburg, Florida hosted the latest NXT Live event. The show was headlined by a six-man tag team match involving Eric Young’s Sanity and also featured the in-ring return of the Ravishing Russian, Lana. Moreover, several stars of WWE’s cruiserweight division performed at the event. The results have been provided below : 

#1 Steve Cutler vs Jack Gallagher

‘The Extraordinary Gentleman’ was greeted with an amazing pop.

It was a good back and forth match to kick-off the show. Courtesy Gallagher, this opening contest also had some fun spots. A running corner dropkick on Cutler helped him pick up the pinfall victory. 

Result: Jack Gallagher defeated Steve Cutler

#2 Sarah Bridges vs Lana

Lana, who wrestled her first match since the ten women divas tag team action at WrestleMania 32, received a babyface reaction from the audience.

Her break-dance prior to the match delighted the fans in attendance. They also noted that she was quite impressive in the ring while working with a veteran like Sarah Bridges, popular as the Crazy Mary Gibson.

Lana pinned Bridges following a fisherman’s spinebuster to win the contest. 

Result: Lana defeated Sarah Bridges

#3 Tian Bing vs Kona Reeves

The match was short. Although Reeves delivered some offensive maneuvers, Bing dominated the majority of the bout and picked up the victory

Result: Tian Bing defeated Kona Reeves

#4 Noam Dar vs Gran Metalik

The two notable names in the WWE’s Cruiserweight divison were welcomed with cheers. The crown jewel of Lucha Libre pinned Dar following a Metalik Driver to win this exciting contest. 

Result: Gran Metalik defeated Noam Dar

After the match, WWE Cruiserweight Champion Rich Swann came out to greet the audience. He was soon interrupted by Dan Matha, which led to the confirmation of a match between the two. 

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