WWE NXT Results
May 25th, 2016
Report By Lovell Porter for Wrestlezone.com
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William Regal kicks off the show to tell us that Bayley has been injured and will not be able to face Asuka at Takeover. In the main event tonight there will be a triple threat match: Nia Jax vs Carmella vs Alexa Bliss. The winner will face Asuka at Takeover.
Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa vs TM61
Miller and Ciampa start the match off trading headlock takeovers. Ciampa tags in Gargano as Miller tags in Thorne. Thorne grabs a side headlock. Gargano reverses it into an armbar. Thorne kips up and does a backflip before dropkicking Gargano in the face. Thorne and Miller hit an atomic drop/European uppercut combo. Thorne bodyslams Gargano and tags in Miller. Gargano scurries to the corner and tags in Ciampa. Miller and Ciampa trade chops in the middle of the ring. Miller floors Ciampa with a stiff chop to the chest. Thorne gets in the ring and he and Miller hit a combo fist drop/moonsault. Ciampa gets dumped to the outside. Thorne sets up for a dive, but instead of sailing off the top rope he just does a backflip off the top rope back into the ring.
After a short break, Thorne has Ciampa locked in a side headlock. Ciampa levels Thorne with two elbows to the gut. Ciampa tags in Gargano, who spears Thorne through the ropes. Head kick by Gargano for a two count. Gargano takes Thorne over in a side Russian leg sweep into a modified Koji clutch. Thorne struggles but manages to get to the bottom rope to break the hold. Gargano and Ciampa take turns destroying Throne in the corner with knife edged chops. Ciampa boots Thorne in the face. Thorne surprises Ciampa with a dropkick. Thorne gets to Miller, who takes out both Gargano and Ciampa with a double clothesline. Ciampa attempts a sunset flip, but Miller catches him and holds him in the air. Miller and Thorne hit a modified standing neck breaker. Gargano breaks up the pin. Gargano dives through the ropes and takes out Miller. Thorne misses multiple clothesline attempts. Ciampa hits a running knee in the corner. Ciampa and Gargano obliterate Thorne with a running superkick/running knee combo for the win.
Winners- Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano
