WWE NXT 2.0 results, recap and highlights: January 25, 2022

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Bengaluru,
Jan.
26:
WWE
NXT
started
build-ups
towards
the
next
special
event
from
this
week.
Dusty
Rhodes
Tag
Team
Classic
2022
Men’s
Tournament
continued
on
the
show
confirming
the
semi-finale
competitors.

NXT
Champion
Bron
Breakker
received
his
first
title
match
opponent
on
the
night
where
NXT
Women’s
Champion
suffered
a
loss
in
a
tag
team
match.
NXT’s
voice
Ollie
Jay
was
also
there
on
the
show
for
a
live
performance.

Check
out
the
recap
and
results
from
the
January
25
episode
of
WWE
NXT
2.0
that
took
place
at
the
WWE
Performance
Center
in
Orlando,
Florida:

–
WWE
NXT
2.0
kicked
off
with
the
announcement
for
the
next
special
event
in
the
form
of
Vengeance
Day
on
February
15th.

–
MSK
(Wes
Lee
and
Nash
Carter)
defeated
Jacket
Time
(Kushida
and
Ikemen
Jiro)
to
advance
to
the
next
round
of
the
Dusty
Rhodes
Tag
Team
Classic
2022.

In
the
finishing
sequence,
Carter
rammed
Kushida
into
the
turnbuckles
to
break
the
hold
as
Lee
performed
a
big
double-team
move
from
the
corner
for
the
pin
to
win.

–
Santos
Escobar
(with
Legado
del
Fantasma
members
Elektra
Lopez,
Raul
Mendoza,
and
Joaquin
Wilde)
appeared
in
a
promo
to
blast
the
reigning
NXT
Champion
Bron
Breakker.

Bron
came
out
and
said
Escobar
is
insecure
and
has
to
surround
himself
with
Legado
Del
Fantasma
for
being
protected.
Bron
issued
a
challenge
to
Escobar,
but
Escobar
wanted
to
face
him
on
his
time.

????????????????@bronbreakkerwwe
hit
him
with
the
cállate!#WWENXT
@EscobarWWE
pic.twitter.com/rTGbFrYuyE

—
WWE
NXT
(@WWENXT)

January
26,
2022

–
Solo
Sikoa
defeated
Boa
in
a
No
DQ
Falls
Count
Anywhere
Match
to
continue
with
his
undefeated
streak.
Solo
slammed
Boa
into
the
announce
table
with
a
Samoan
Drop
and
then
flew
in
with
a
big
Uso
Splash
through
another
table
to
get
the
pin-fall
win.

–
Gunther
said
in
a
promo
that
his
new
name
is
in
honor
of
his
grandfather,
who
introduced
him
to
pro
wrestling.
He
is
willing
to
leave
the
past
behind
and
guide
the
Imperium
faction
into
the
future
with
his
own
identity.

–
Duke
Hudson
defeated
Guru
Raaj
by
nailing
a
big
Razor’s
Edge
powerbomb.
After
the
match,
Dante
Chen
came
out
and
went
after
Duke,
but
Duke
dodged
fended
off
the
attack
with
a
Chop
Block.

–
Kay
Lee
Ray,
Indi
Hartwell,
and
Persia
Pirotta
defeated
The
Toxic
Attraction
(NXT
Women’s
Champion
Mandy
Rose
and
NXT
Women’s
Tag
Team
Champions
Gigi
Dolin
&
Jacy
Jayne)
in
a
six-woman
tag
team
match.

KLR
and
Rose
disappeared
into
the
backstage
area
during
a
brawl.
Inside
the
ring.
Persia
then
delivered
a
big
boot
to
Dolin
and
then
scooped
Dolin
to
her
shoulders
and
planted
her
face-first
in
the
middle
of
the
ring
for
the
pin
to
win.

Cc:

@ShawnMichaels
#WWENXT
@Kay_Lee_Ray
pic.twitter.com/RJCElTjKe5

—
WWE
NXT
(@WWENXT)

January
26,
2022

–
Grizzled
Young
Veterans
(Zack
Gibson
and
James
Drake)
defeated
Andre
Chase
and
Bodhi
Hayward
to
advance
to
the
next
round
of
the
Dusty
Rhodes
Tag
Team
Classic
2022
tournament.

Drake
distracted
Bodhi
from
the
floor,
allowing
Gibson
to
drop
Bodhi
with
a
shot
to
the
throat.
Drake
got
the
tag,
took
out
Chase,
and
then
hit
the
double
team
on
Bodhi
for
the
pin
to
win
and
advance.

After
the
match,
Von
Wagner
and
Robert
Stone
came
out.
Von
attacked
Andre
and
Bodhi
from
behind
and
completely
destroyed
them
as
Robert
watched
from
the
ramp.

–
After
a
backstage
altercation,
Io
Shirai
defeated
Tiffany
Stratton
in
a
singles
contest.
Shirai
downed
the
newbie
with
the
running
double
knees
and
then
successfully
connected
with
the
moonsault
off
the
top
ropes
for
the
win.

–
In
a
pre-recorded
promo,
Diamond
Mine
faction
member
Malcolm
Bivens
said
that
Gunther
is
a
stupid
name
and
his
parents
should
have
named
him
Dumba**,
instead.
Diamond
Mine
then
challenged
Imperium
to
a
six-man
tag
team
match
for
next
week.

–
Ollie
Jayy,
the
voice
behind
one
of
NXT
2.0
performed,
live
on
NXT
as
NXT
North
American
Champion
Carmelo
Hayes
and
Trick
Willams
accompanied
her
to
the
ring.

–
Cameron
Grimes
defeated
Tony
D’Angelo
to
become
the
new
Number-one
Contender
for
the
NXT
North
American
Championship.
Pete
Dunne
came
out
and
hit
Tony
with
a
Cricket
Bat
which
allowed
Grimes
to
connect
with
the
Cave-In
finisher
for
the
pin
to
win.

–
In
the
parking
lot,
Legado
del
Fantasma
faction
tried
to
attack
NXT
Champion
Bron
Breakker.
But
Tommaso
Ciampa
joined
Breakker
for
the
backup.

Breakker
suggested
that
he
and
Ciampa
will
compete
against
Legado
Del
Fantasma,
next
week
in
a
2-on-3
capacity
to
send
the
show
off-air.