In-Ring Segment: Legado del Fantasma
Santos Escobar brags about the year they had. Escobar says Regal is searching the world to find his next challenger. No one on the planet can touch him. In 2021 his reign will continue. Escobar has a plan. Lucha House Party’s music hits. Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado walk out on the stage. Dorado tells Escobar he is bugging if he thinks he owns Lucha Libre. Mendoza yells at Dorado in Spanish. Dorado says it’s “Lucha Time”. This is turned into a tag team match.
Legado del Fantasma vs. Lucha House Party
Dorado immediately hits a handspring double stunner on Mendoza and Wilde. Dorado and Metalik land dives in stereo. Metalik lands a spinning backbreaker. Dorado tags in and lands a springboard ranna. Mendoza tags in and eats a springboard moonsault. Mendoza surprises Dorado with a dropkick. Mendoza and Wilde double team Dorado. Dorado manages to tag in Metalik, who clears the ring. Metalik hits a ranna off the top. Dorado immediately hits a splash for a near fall. Metalik rannas Wilde off the apron. Dorado destroys Mendoza with a poison ranna. Metalik walks the ropes and drops an elbow on Mendoza for the win.
Winners- Lucha House Party
NXT Future Star of the Year: Austin Theory
North American Championship Match: Johnny Gargano (c) w/The Way vs. Leon Ruff
Ruff is all over Gargano. Ruff goes up top but Gargano pushes Ruff to the floor. Gargano works over Ruff outside the ring. Ruff walks the barricade and surprises Gargano with a ranna. After the break, Gargano is working over Ruff’s arm. Ruff fires up and lands a few strikes. Gargano charges in and gets kicked in the back of the head. Neckbreaker by Ruff. Ruff blasts Gargano with a German suplex. Slingshot clothesline by Ruff. Ruff runs into a superkick by Gargano. Gargano lawn darts Ruff into the corner.
Ruff ducks a basement superkick but Gargano just lands another as soon as Ruff sits up. Gargano obliterates Ruff with a discus clothesline. Gargano follows that with a powerbomb. Ruff kicks out. Gargano puts Ruff in the Gargano Escape. Ruff gets to the ropes. Gargano kicks Ruff out of the ring. Gargano tries to lawn dart Ruff into a steel post. Ruff escapes and hits a leaping cutter. Ruff hits a frog splash for a near fall. Ruff tries a top rope ranna. Gargano drops down and slams Ruff’s face into the ring post. Gargano hits One final Beat for the win.
Winner and STILL NXT North American Champion, Johnny Gargano!
LUCHA TEAMWORK! #WWENXT @WWEGranMetalik @LuchadorLD @joaquinwilde_ @RaulMendozaWWE pic.twitter.com/wUjmBfEO5F
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 31, 2020
Did we just step Into the Spiderverse? ? #WWENXT #NXTNATitle @JohnnyGargano @LEONRUFF_ pic.twitter.com/9y7CPU1UXp
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 31, 2020
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