NXT Takeover: San Antonio
January 28, 2017
Andrade “Cien” Almas vs Rodrick Strong
Strong and Almas lock up. Neither Superstar and get an advantage. Strong whips Almas into the ropes, but Almas jumps between the ropes and poses. Strong surprises Almas with a leg lariat for a two count. Stiff chop by Strong. Almas and Strong fight into the corner. Almas stomps Strong in the corner. Almas runs at Strong in the corner, stops, yells in Strong’s face, then slaps him. Almas locks in a cross arm breaker on the top rope. Almas goes for a running elbow in the corner, but Strong catches him in midair. Almas reverses Strong’s backbreaker attempt into an armbar. Almas goes up top for a double moonsault, but Strong avoids both. Strong takes Almas over with a back drop. Strong lands a running knee in the corner. Dropkick by Strong. Strong hits another boot, then a gourd buster for a near fall.
Strong charges Almas in the corner, but Almas gets his boot up. Almas goes up top, but Strong picks him up off the top rope and destroys him with a back breaker. Almas goes behind Strong and hits a German suplex. Roll through powerbomb by Almas for another near fall. Almas and Strong trade elbows. Almas lands a stiff knee to Strong’s face. Strong ends up in the corner. Almas calls for the running double knees. Strong catches Almas with a running knee before Almas gets there. Strong goes for another back breaker, but Almas reverses it into a modified rings of Saturn. Strong manages to get to the bottom rope. Almas sets up for another top rope moonsault, but Strong crotches him on the top rope. Strong back breakers Almas on to the top turnbuckle. Almas somehow manages to kick out. Strong calls for the gut buster, but Almas reverse it into the hammerlock DDT. Strong reverses it but ends up running into a hip toss into the corner. Almas hits the run double knees, but Strong kicks out. Almas misses a strike and eats the sick kick for the win.
