WWE NXT Results 29th March, 2017, latest NXT Winners, Review and Video Highlights
This is the last stop before NXT Takeover: Orlando. Will there be new developments in the card? Will the events of this week have long term implications on the brand? Let's find out, shall we? The show begins with a close up of the announcers, with Tom Phillips talking about NXT Takeover in Orlando and mentioning how this will be Nigel McGuinness' first Takeover. He touches upon the main event for the night between Kassius Ohno and Elias Samson in a 'Loser leaves NXT' match.
Johnny Gargano vs. Dash Wilder vs. Akam (Triple Threat Match)
Even before the match began, the arena exploded with chants of 'Johnny Wrestling'. Johnny Gargano leapt onto the back of Akam to start the match but was thrown off immediately. Similarly even Wilder's offense did not cause much damage to the Author of Pain. Even though the men hate each other in kayfabe, Dash Wilder and Johnny Gargano teamed up to take down the monstrous Akam and send him outside the ring.
Wilder sat on the ring ropes, spreading it for Gargano to make a suicide drive but tried to attack Gargano as he went for the move. Gargano caught his leg and took Wilder down with a clothesline. Akam came back into the ring and took out Johnny Wrestling and he was about to do the same with Wilder though Dawson pulled him out of the way. We go into commercial and see The Revival retreating from Akam, up the ramp.
We come back into the ring to see Akam dominating Gargano, as Phillips mentions that the triple threat match is now one on one, as The Revival retreated to the back. With an arm drop and a torture rack, Akam was truly in control but spurred on by the crowd, Gargano managed to fight out. Gargano dodged Akam's offense and after a flurry of attacks that had minimal impact, delivered a spear through the middle rope.
With Akam in the corner, Gargano assaulted him with a variety of chops and punches, but the monster knocked Gargano out with a kick. As Akam got Gargano into position to deliver his version of the Razor’s Edge (presumably), Gargano escaped and retaliated with three big kicks. As Gargano went for the cover, Rezar pulled him out of the ring.
Ciampa came in, to even the odds and while he got the advantage on Rezar, Akam brought him down. Gargano went for a DDT, but Akam planted him face-first into the turnbuckle. As Akam delivered a devastating power bomb, Scott Dawson grabbed his leg. Dash Wilder rushed into the ring to pick up the win. All three announcers praised the strategy of the Revival.
Dash Wilder def. Johnny Gargano and Akam
We saw a graphic advertising the official contract signing between Asuka and Ember Moon, later during the show. Then, we saw a video package of Heavy Machinery, a team we’ve only seen once before, making their NXT comeback. This was followed by a package promoting the NXT Download Festival tour. Then, we saw a splendid video package pronouncing the debut of Aleister Black at the NXT Takeover: Orlando show.