NXT Results: Top Champion interferes in Women's Dusty Rhodes Classic Match; Balor confronts Undisputed Era

Can anyone stop the former NXT Champion?

Malcolm Bivens was waiting outside NXT GM William Regal's office hoping to get Tyler Rust a big match. As he was talking to McKenzie, Rust left Regal's office, surprising Bivens. He said he'd gotten there early and already had the talk. He'll take on Bronson Reed tonight. Bivens said that wasn't the direction they were supposed to go, but it's fine. Tonight, Rust goes straight to the top.

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Karrion Kross vs Ashante "Thee" Adonis on NXT

Unfortunately for Ashante "Thee" Adonis, he was placed in a match with the sadistic Karrion Kross tonight. The former NXT Champion quickly spiked Adonis with two Doomsday Saitos. The referee tried to call the bell, but Adonis refused.

That's how QUICK it can happen when @WWEKarrionKross is in the ring! ⌛️#WWENXT @Lady_Scarlett13 @TheeAdonisWWE pic.twitter.com/bdleep8tab

— WWE (@WWE) January 21, 2021

Kross lined him up, and a running forearm to the back of the neck was all Kross needed to finish the job.

Results: Karrion Kross defeated Ashante "Thee" Adonis via pinfall on NXT.

Grade: C

Dessert. ❌💀#WWENXT @WWEKarrionKross @Lady_Scarlett13 pic.twitter.com/yMjWfDIWqD

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) January 21, 2021

That may be the result for anyone on NXT that tries to face Kross. Desmond Troy tried to check on Adonis, and Kross rushed him to lock in the Kross Jacket.

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We got an interview from MSK, with Nash Carter doing a terrible Borat impression. Wes Lee cracked up as we cut to some footage of their debut match from last week. Carter and Wes Lee said that all their hard work has led them to NXT, and they're not walking away from this tournament without winning the NXT Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

EVERYTHIIIIIIINNNGGGG!!!!!!! https://t.co/erBt6APT4I

— Nash Carter (@NashCarterWWE) January 21, 2021

Speaking of which, another first-round match up is next as Lucha House Party faces former NXT Tag Champions Imperium.