Triple H Praises Io Shirai, Adam Cole And Shotzi Blackheart
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Triple H continues to publicly praise Shotzi Blackheart.
The Game made a congratulatory tweet to Blackheart after she won the NXT 2020 Year-End Award for Breakout Star of the Year last night.
“A now award-winning breakout year for @ShotziWWE…. can’t wait to see what 2021 brings. Congratulations! #NXTYearEndAwards #WWENXT,” he wrote.
Triple H also praised Adam Cole last night for his Male Competitor of the Year Award, which he’s won for the past two years now.
He wrote, “Two years in a row with victories, title reigns, and incredible moments along the way. Congratulations to @AdamColePro on winning #NXTAwardMale! #WeAreNXT #WWENXT”
The NXT Year-End Awards are done and Io Shirai came out the big winner as Competitor of the Year and Female Competitor of the Year. The awards took place on tonight’s episode of NXT, with Shirai winning both of those awards.
Also bringing home two awards was Adam Cole, who was named Male Competitor of the Yead and had the Rivalry of the Year in his feud with Pat McAfee. Shotzi Blackheart won Breakout Star of the year, while NXT TakeOver: WarGames was the event of the year and Austin Theory was named 2020’s Future Star.
Finally, Undisputed ERA won Tag Team of the Year and Kyle O’Reilly also won match of the year, courtest of his NXT Championship match against Finn Balor at NXT TakeOver 31. The full results are below:
It is that time of year again. For the final show of 2020, WWE NXT presented the NXT Year-End Awards. This was the time to celebrate the black-and-gold brand's greatest competitors over the past year.
WWE NXT: Finn Balor confronts Kyle O Reilly
UPI News Service, 12/31/2020
NXT Champion Finn Balor met face-to-face with No. 1 contender Kyle O Reilly and a number of year-end awards were handed out on WWE NXT.
ADVERTISEMENT Balor and O Reilly collectively won Match of the Year on Wednesday for their first championship clash in October at NXT TakeOver 31.
Balor said he didn t need the golden bell trophy but wanted to give O Reilly his trophy personally. O Reilly said that while winning the award does mean something to him, he wants more than a participation prize. I want the real prize because that s just a reminder that in the fight of my life I came up short. It s a reminder that I might respect the hell out of you Finn, but next week I leave my respect at home. I will do anything and everything to become the NXT Champion, O Reilly said.
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We start with an “in memory” screen for Jon Huber/Luke Harper/Brodie Lee.
Bronson Reed vs. Isiah “Swerve” Scott
I’ll admit, it’s a bit hard to concentrate knowing about the Brodie Lee tributes going on over on Dynamite. The idea here seems to be to continue Swerve’s arrogant streak, only with Reed running him over to get the upper hand. He turns him inside out on a shoulder block outside. Swerve resorts to cheap shots to turn the tide but it’s still not enough. Reed is too powerful. Swerve avoids a powerbomb, backflips off of Reed and hits an uppercut. Reed sits on Swerve for a near fall. Reed adds a chokeslam for another near fall. Soon after, Reed hits the Tsunami to win.