NXT TakeOver In Your House 2021 aired live from the Capitol Wrestling Center tonight. Karrion Kross put the NXT Championship on the line in a Fatal 5-Way against Adam Cole, Pete Dunne, Johnny Gargano, and Adam Cole in the main event. Cameron Grimes and LA Knight battled for the Million Dollar Championship with the legendary Ted DiBiase ringside.
NXT TakeOver In Your House 2021 Results
- Bronson Reed & MSK def. Legado Del Fantasma to retain the North American Title & the NXT Tag Team Championships
- Xia Li def. Mercedes Martinez
- LA Knight def. Cameron Grimes in a Ladder Match to win the Million Dollar Championship
- Raquel Gonzalez def. Ember Moon to retain the NXT Women’s Championship
- Karrion Kross def. Kyle O’Reilly, Pete Dunne, Johnny Gargano, and Adam Cole in a Fatal 5-Way match to retain the NXT Championship
Here are the takeaways from the PPV:
Bronson Reed & MSK Retained
NXT Tag Team Champions MSK (Wes Lee & Nash Carter) & North American Champion Bronson Reed defended their titles in a Winner Take All 6-Man Tag Match against Legado Del Fantasma. Raul Mendoza went for a shoulder tackle early but Bronson Reed didn’t budge in the ring.
Reed leveled Mendoza with a Clothesline and hit him with a Senton but Santon Escobar tagged in. Santos hit a kick to the face but Bronson shrugged it off and connected with a slam. Joaquin Wilde tagged in and Bronson Reed took back control of the match.
MSK hit a Splash in the corner but Wilde was able to kick out at two. Nash Carter climbed to the middle rope and hit a Moonsault onto Escobar outside the ring. Wilde then hit Carter with a Splash and then Wes Lee flipped onto Joaquin. Bronson Reed then took out everyone with a massive dive as the crowd chanted “this is awesome!”.
Back in the ring, Escobar connected with a Hurricanrana as Legado Del Fantasma took control of the match. Wilde, Mendoza, and Escobar took turns beating Wes Lee down in the corner as Nash was still laid out on the floor outside the ring. Bronson tagged in and hit a Splash onto Wilde and Mendoza in the corner. Reed followed it up with a Samoan Drop to both of them in the middle of the ring.
Bronson connected with a Suplex but Mendoza caught him with a chop block form behind. Escobar tagged in and hit a big Michinoku Driver for a near fall. Nash Carter finally tagged in but was greeted with a High/Low. Legado Del Fantasma went for the cover but Wes Lee broke it up at the last moment.
Santos grabbed the title outside the ring but Bronson leveled him with a tackle through the barricade. MSK hit Wilde with a Double Stomp and isolated Mendoza in the corner. They leveled him and tagged in Bronson Reed. Bronson climbed to the top rope and hit a big Splash for the pinfall victory. Bronston Reed is still NXT North American Champion and MSK retained the NXT Tag Team Championships.
Xia Li def. Mercedes Martinez
Xia Li faced Mercedes Martinez tonight at TakeOver. Mercedes defeated Xia in the Mae Young Classic four years ago and Xia wanted to right that wrong tonight. Xia dominated the action early and beat Mercedes down outside the ring. Li wrapped Mercedes’ midsection around the ring post until the referee broke it up.
Martinez tried to battle back but Li planted her with an Exploder Suplex. Mercedes hit the Cliffhanger for a near fall and a Dropkick that knocked Li out of the ring. Xia charged at Martinez but she was ready and hit a Back Body Drop on the floor. Back in the ring, Mercedes went for an Air Raid Crash but Xia broke free. Li dropped Martinez with a strike to the face for the pinfall victory. After the match, Xia tried to hit Martinez with a chair but she blocked it. Martinez beat Xia down with the chair until Mei Ying broke it up. Mei launched Mercedes into the barricade and stood with Xia and Boa.
LA Knight Won The Million Dollar Championship
Cameron Grimes faced LA Knight in a Ladder Match for the Million Dollar Championship. Ted DiBiase was ringside for the match. Grimes and Knight locked up to start off the action. Knight connected with a shoulder tackle that knocked Grimes to the canvas. Knight threw Cameron out of the ring and then brought a ladder inside.
Knight set up the ladder in the middle of the ring but Grimes got back into the ring. LA Knight and Grimes then jockeyed for the ladder and Cameron sent Knight out of the ring. Knight brought another ladder inside the ring and the two superstars charged at each other. Grimes got the better of the exchange and then hit a big boot that sent Knight back out of the ring.
Grimes shoved a ladder into Knight’s midsection and spiked him into the barricade. Cameron went to the ring apron and delivered a running kick to Knight’s face. Knight battled back and took a break to pose on top of the steel steps. LA stomped on Grimes’ ribs before bouncing his face off the steel steps.
LA set up a ladder from the ring apron to the barricade as Grimes rolled back into the ring. Knight followed him and Cameron hit a forearm to the face. Knight responded with a diving shoulder block that knocked Grimes to the canvas. LA set up a ladder against the turnbuckle but it quickly backfired as Cameron sent him flying onto it with a release German Suplex.
Cameron tried to hit Knight with the ladder but he got out of the way and connected with a Neckbreaker on top of the ladder. Knight then set up a larger ladder in the ring but it gave Grimes some time to recover. Cameron connected with a Dropkick but Knight bounced off the ropes and sent Grimes into the ladder.
Grimes battled back and slammed LA Knight on top of the ladder set up from the ring apron to the barricade. Grimes then got the golden ladder at the top of the entrance ramp and brought it down to the ring. Cameron climbed to the top of the set (lighting rig) over the announce table and leaped onto Knight. Grimes climbed up to the top of the ladder but LA Knight shoved it over and Cameron crashed onto a ladder on the entrance ramp. Knight then made his way to the top of the ladder and grabbed the Million Dollar Championship.
Raquel Gonzalez Retained The NXT Women’s Championship
Raquel Gonzalez defended the NXT Women’s Championship against Ember Moon tonight at TakeOver. Moon ducked under a Clothesline and connected with a Dropkick but Gonzalez quickly battled back with a slam. Ember sent Raquel into the ring post but got distracted by Dakota Kai.
Moon went for a running knee but the distraction allowed Gonzalez to get out of the way. Ember bashed her own knee off the ring post and then got launched off the ring apron and onto the barricade by the NXT Women’s Champion. Gonzalez rolled Ember back into the ring and went for the cover but Moon kicked out at two.
Gonzalez hit a Side Slam and then followed it up with a corkscrew Senton for a near fall. Raquel hit an Alabama Slam and went for the cover but Moon kicked out at the last moment. Ember battled back with a Destroyer and went for the cover but Gonzalez powered out.
Ember applied a submission hold in the middle of the ring but Kai shoved the bottom rope to Raquel’s hands to break the hold. Kai and Gonzalez regrouped outside the ring and Moon leveled Gonzalez with a Suicide Dive. Back in the ring, Moon went for the cover but Gonzalez kicked out at two.
Moon climbed up to the top turnbuckle but Kai hopped on the apron for another distraction. Raquel capitalized with a Back Suplex for a near fall. Gonzalez went for a Powerbomb but Moon countered into a roll-up for a near fall. Gonzalez responded with a massive big boot and went for the cover but somehow Ember kicked out and the match continued.
Raquel lifted Moon up for a Suplex but Ember countered into a modified Eclipse in the center of the ring. Moon followed it up with a Jawbreaker and a Codebreaker. Ember climbed back up to the top rope and connected with an Eclipse but Kai put Raquel’s foot on the ropes to break it up. Shotzi Blackheart rushed the ring and attacked Dakota Kai. The two battled backstage as Ember got back up in the ring.
Gonzalez and Ember battled on the ring apron. Moon bounced Raquel’s face off the turnbuckle and followed it up with a Tornado DDT on the entrance ramp. Back in the ring, Ember went for the cover but the NXT Women’s Champion kicked out at two. Gonzalez blocked the Eclipse and planted Moon with a Powerbomb for the pinfall victory. Raquel Gonzalez is still the NXT Women’s Champion.
Karrion Kross Retained The NXT Championship In A Great Main Event
Karrion Kross defended the NXT Championship against Kyle O’Reilly, Adam Cole, Johnny Gargano, and Pete Dunne in a Fatal 5-Way in the main event of In Your House. Before the match, Gargano walked by Shotzi & Dakota Kai as an angry William Regal tried to break it up.
O’Reilly and Cole battled to the outside right away. Pete Dunne launched Gargano out of the ring and locked up with Kross. Karrion lifted Dunne up and planted him with a Suplex. Dunne rolled out of the ring and then Kyle O’Reilly and the NXT Champion circled each other.
Karrion swatted away a couple kicks and booted Kyle in the face. O’Reilly tried to battle back and took Kross down to the canvas with a Heel Hook. Kross powered out of the hold and sent Kyle flying across the ring and to the outside with a ridiculous release German Suplex.
It was Johnny’s turn now and Gargano hit Kross with a chop block. Karrion shrugged it off and grabbed Gargano’s neck but he escaped. Gargano went for a kick but Kross countered into another Suplex. Adam Cole got into the ring and knocked the NXT Champion down to his knees. Cole hit an Enziguri but Dunne dragged him out of the ring. Dunne trapped Cole in the ring apron and everyone beat the hell out of him with a flurry of punches. Kross dragged Cole back inside and hit him with a couple Clotheslines in the corner of the ring.
Kross unloaded a big boot to O’Reilly, Gargano, and then Dunne. The NXT Champion followed it up with a double Suplex to Gargano & Dunne and then turned Gargano inside out with a Clothesline. O’Reilly went after Karrion’s knee with a couple of strikes and then knocked him down with a spin kick.
Dunne ran into a big boot from O’Reilly and Kyle delivered some knees to Cole’s ribs. O’Reilly got on top of Cole and started punching him in the face. Pete Dunne got O’Reilly in an Armbar out of nowhere but Johnny broke it up. Johnny looked for the Gargano Escape but Dunne started bending back his digits. Kross put an end to all of it and slammed all three of them to the mat.
Karrion went after Cole on the entrance ramp and went for a Powerbomb but Adam broke free. Dunne and Gargano then shoved Kross through the door on the stage. The action returned to the ring and Cole hit O’Reilly with a Neckbreaker for a near fall. Gargano put Cole on top of O’Reilly in the Tree of Woe and went for a Splash but Dunne got in the way. Gargano spiked him with a DDT and then through him like a lawn dart onto Cole and O’Reilly. Johnny went for the cover but Dunne kicked out at two.
Gargano stomped on Cole but turned around into a Clothesline from Kyle. Dunne and Kyle then collided and fell to the mat. Adam Cole tried to pin Gargano but he was able to kick out at two. O’Reilly applied an Ankle Lock but Cole broke free. Karrion Kross brought O’Reilly out of the ring and launched him over the barricade.
Kross did the same to Adam Cole and then Chokeslammed Gargano right onto the ring apron. Kross threw Dunne onto Cole and O’Reilly before rolling Johnny back into the ring. Karrion hit a massive F5 and went for the cover but Gargano was able to kick out at two.
Gargano battled back and hit Kross with a Suicide Dive. Johnny delivered a DDT onto Dunne on the floor as a “Johnny Wrestling!” chant broke out. Back in the ring, Gargano ducked under the Last Shot and sent Cole to the corner. Adam countered a Spear with a Superkick and went for Panama Sunrise but Gargano blocked it with a slam for a near fall.
Dunne got back into the ring and Kyle greeted him with a forearm to the face. Dunne responded with a kick to O’Reilly’s face but then got planted with a Suplex. Gargano booted Cole in the face and O’Reilly followed it up with a Suplex. Kyle went for the cover but Gargano broke it up at two.
Kross got back into the ring and everyone hit him with a Clothesline but he wouldn’t go down. Kyle hit Gargano and Dunne with a Clothesline but turned around into big Lariat from the NXT Champion. The crowd in the Capitol Wrestling Center chanted “NXT!” as all five superstars were down.
Karrion was the first up and planted O’Reilly with a German Suplex. Kross hit Cole with a German Suplex and then flipped him off. Karrion hit Gargano with a German Suplex and then posed in the ring. Dunne landed on his feet and booted Kross in the back of the head.
Cole hit Kross with a Superkick and then took a look at O’Reilly. The former Undisputed Era members teamed up for a moment and Powerbombed the NXT Champion off the apron and onto the announce table but it did not break. Gargano, Cole, O’Reilly, and Dunne then traded punches in the middle of the ring.
Dunne and O’Reilly locked in submission holds in the middle of the ring before trading punches with each other. Pete applied a Guillotine choke but Kyle broke free. Dunne went for a Triangle submission but Gargano broke it up with a Slingshot Spear. Cole planted O’Reilly with a Neckbreaker for a two count.
Adam Cole and Pete Dunne then exchanged chops in the middle of the ring. Gargano and Cole hit Dunne with a couple Superkicks and then Johnny connected with One Final Beat but Adam kicked out at two. O’Reilly broke up the Gargano Escape and all four superstars were down with Kross still behind the announce table.
O’Reilly hit Gargano with a Brainbuster and made his way to the top rope. Cole shoved him to the floor and hit Panama Sunrise on Gargano. Cole went for the cover but Dunne dragged him out of the ring. Dunne planted Cole with a Suplex on the floor but Karrion Kross hopped back up.
Dunne got back into the ring and challenged Kross to join him as the crowd chanted “Bruiserweight!”. Pete hit some punches but Kross connected with a German Suplex. Dunne hit a German Suplex of his own and delivered Bitter End but Karrion Kross somehow kicked out at two.
Pete went for a Triangle submission but Gargano, Cole, and O’Reilly broke it up as Kross started to fade. Dunne bent back Cole’s fingers but Kross broke it up with a double Suplex. Karrion hit Cole with a forearm to the back of the head and applied the Kross Jacket to Dunne. Pete broke free by bending back Kross’ digits.
Gargano hit Dunne with One Final Beat and then Karrion got Johnny in the Kross Jacket. Cole broke it up with the Last Shot as Kyle O’Reilly climbed to the top rope. Kyle hit Kross with a Knee Drop but Cole caught him with a Superkick. Cole hit Gargano and Dunne with a Superkick as well. O’Reilly then got Cole in the Heel Hook in the center of the ring.
Adam Cole screamed in agony as he desperately reached for the ropes. Kross grabbed O’Reilly by the head and applied the Kross Jacket. Cole reached for the bottom rope still but O’Reilly passed out and released the hold. Karrion kept the Kross Jacket locked in and the referee called for the bell as O’Reilly couldn’t continue. Karrion Kross is still the NXT Champion.
NXT GM William Regal was then interviewed outside at the end of the show and said tonight has been complete madness and he thinks it is time for a change. An exhausted William Regal then walked away to close the show.
Opinion: NXT delivered yet another outstanding TakeOver event tonight. 5-Way match was fantastic and NXT found a way to showcase all five superstars. Karrion Kross looked like an absolute monster and deserved to walk out as the NXT Champion. I thought the Fatal
