WWE NXT Results 10th May 2017, Latest NXT winners, review and video highlights

Hideo Itami vs Roderick Strong (#1 Contender’s match for the NXT Championship)

Itami and Strong started off tentatively, trading holds and headlocks as they began. The two dodged each other’s offence as Itami went for an early GTS which Strong barely managed to wriggle out of. Strong rolled out to ringside as went into a commercial break; Itami went for an early GTS which Strong barely managed to wriggle out of.

We came back to see Itami delivering stiff kicks to Roderick Strong’s midsection which he followed up with a back elbow. Itami followed it up with a headlock to take Strong down. He then drove his knees into Strong and followed it up with his trademark boot flick.

Itami then targeted Strong’s midsection in the corner before Strong finally fought back. He lifted Itami up and tossed him onto the ropes before hitting repeated and loud knife-edge chops. Strong followed it up with a backbreaker followed by an unsuccessful attempt to pin Itami. Undeterred by Itami kicking out, Strong locked in an armbar in the middle of the ring as Hideo tried his best to get back to his feet. Strong used the opportunity to hit Itami with a Pumphandle Backbreaker.

Itami tried to buy some time with a snapmare but Strong immediately hit back with a boot to Itami’s mid-section. As Itami tried to bounce off the ropes to mount more offence, Strong met him with a dropkick. Roddy then locked in a modified Rings Of Saturn but Itami forced Strong to break the hold. Itami immediately capitalised with a series of his trademark kicks as Strong rolled out to ringside to figure out his next move, Strong met him with a dropkick.

As Itami went out to the apron, Strong swept his feet up from under him and caught him midair, before flinging him back-first in midair against the apron as we headed to our last commercial.

We came back from the break to see Roddy all over Hideo Itami. He had Itami in a unique submission hold but Hideo hit back with a jawbreaker as chants of “Roddy-Hideo” broke out. The two men then collided in the middle of the ring as both men went down.

Roderick Strong was the first man to get back on his feet but Itami joined him and took him down with a clothesline. Itami followed it up with a combo of kicks followed by a suplex to take Roddy down. Hideo then hit a unique Tornado guillotine to Strong from the top rope.

Strong replied with an enzeguiri before hitting Itami with an Angle Slam for the 2-count. Strong followed it up with a forearm-strike combo before looking to bounce off the ropes for a clothesline but Itami saw it coming and hit Strong with a running boot to the face. He followed it up with a strike combo of his own as Strong backed off into the corner.

Itami then went for a running strike in the corner but Strong caught him and seamlessly hit a backbreaker for a nearfall. Strong then took Itami up to the top rope but Itami clubbed his way out of it. Itami then hit a Falcon Arrow from the top rope but Strong still managed to kick out.

The two men then exchanged forearms and strikes in the middle of the ring before Strong floored Itami with a jumping knee strike. Itami looked to be done for but he still kicked out. Strong then bounced off the ropes as he looked for the Sick Kick, but Itami met him with a knee strike as both men staggered to get back to their feet.

Itami went for the GTS but Roddy manoeuvred out of it. Unfazed, Itami hit Strong with a running boot in the corner and followed it up with a running dropkick. As the crowd chanted “GTS”, Itami pulled down his knee pad, signalling that the end was near. Strong could bare stand up but he wouldn’t kick out as Hideo Itami hit Roderick Strong with the GTS for the win and the #1 contendership.

An amazing main-event to end this week’s episode of NXT. It was a special match that deserved a bigger platform like a TakeOver. Absolutely amazing.

Hideo Itami def. Roderick Strong