NXT Level Up Results – May 19, 2023
Eddy Thorpe vs. Kale Dixon
Match starts off with a lock up then Eddy Thorpe gets his arm caught but flips out and gets a side headlock. Kale Dixon shoves off but Thorpe goes back to the headlock and takes it to the mat. Dixon fights off his back but gets caught with a crossbody and then some chops in the corner. Thorpe heads to the middle rope but Dixon yanks him down by his feet.
Dixon goes to work on the back with some forearms then Dixon gets a knee strike for a two count and throws a chop. Thorpe fires back with chops ducks a clothesline but gets caught with a back elbow for a two count. Dixon hooks a neck crank but Thorpe throws an elbow to get out but Dixon goes right back to the neck crank.
Thorpe elbows out and catches a boot leading to a leg whip. Thorpe throws some strikes and then lands a few elbow followed by a head kick. Thorpe with a running boot in the corner and then a Saito Suplex for a near fall. Dixon throws an uppercut but a 2nd one gets a caught and Thorpe hits a snap German suplex and then the leaping elbow for the win.
Winner: Eddy Thorpe
Tag Team Match
Kelani Jordan & Wendy Choo vs. Elektra Lopez & Lola Vice
Kelani Jordan & Elekta Lopez starts this match off before Lopez tags in Lola Vice then Jordan brings in Wendy Choo & she hits an elbow for a two count then a tag back to Jordan & Choo flips her into a moonsault on Vice for a two count. Lopez gets a blind tag and she hits a dropkick on Jordan. Lopez decks her from behind and goes to the work on the ribs/abs.
She hits a running elbow in the corner followed by some shoulders to the ribs. Vice back in and she gets a spin kick while Lopez holds an abdominal stretch. Vice lands a spinning back fist for another two count and then just opts for the mount for some ground & pound. Vice uses the hair to prevent a tag and tosses Jordan back into her corner.
Lopez back in and she hits a gut buster then Lopez hooks a body scissors to continue the body work. Jordan escapes a hold then Jordan makes the hot tag & we get everyone in the ring spot before Choo hits The Snooze Button on Vice for the win.
Winners: Kelani Jordan & Wendy Choo
Luca Crusifino vs. Dante Chen
Luca Crusifino goes right to the hair and Dante Chen offers a clean break then Crusifino tries a headlock but Chen counters into a hammerlock and then goes to work on the other arm. Crusifino lands an elbow to escape but gets caught with a slam and then a couple arm drags.
Crusifino goes back to the hair and avoids a slam then sends Chen into the corner and gets a modified neckbreaker then he goes for the cover but only gets a two count and then sends Chen into the corner. Chen fights his way out but gets drop with another neckbreaker variation for two count.
Crusifino looks for another neckbreaker variant but Chen blocks and gets the mounted punches in the corner then he gets a backslide but Crusifino rolls through but then gets caught with a neckbreaker.
Chen gets a running boot and Crusifino bails to the floor then he grabs his briefcase and heads back in the ring but the ref takes it away which lets Crusifino get in a thumb to the eyes and he then a roll up for the win.
Winner: Luca Crusifino
