WWE NXT Level Up Results – April 7, 2023
Dante Chen vs. Boa
Boa charges at the bell with a strike and then looks for a stomp, but Dante Chen is out of the way. Chen gets an arm and works that a bit then arm drag from Chen and then another. Ava heads down to ringside to check out the match.
Boa in control now as he lands kicks to the gut and Ava takes her leave. Suplex from Boa and into a chinlock. Chen uses a jawbreaker to escape but Boa catches him with a running boot.
He continues with the strikes and gets a butterfly suplex for two. Back to the chinlock as he flattens Dante out with the move. Chen fights to his feet and gets a suplex to create some breathing room.
They start trading blows and Chen wins the exchange with rapid punches. He lands an inverted atomic drop and then a running boot. Double karate thrust gets the win.
Winner: Dante Chen
Tag Team Match
Dani Palmer & Sol Ruca vs. Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend
Sol Ruca & Lash Legend start us out with a lockup and nobody gains an advantage. Another go and Legend gets a take down and shows off the power as she lifts Ruca off the mat with one arm. Ruca counters and works the arm with some elbows. Tag to Dani Palmer & Ruca launches Palmer into the air where she gets a crossbody for a two count.
Jakara Jackson in and she takes Palmer down and works the arm. Palmer counters and gets a side headlock. She uses her gymnastics background to avoid and gets a headscissors take down. Jackson goes to the hair to gain the advantage and makes the tag to Legend. She grabs Palmer by the hair and spins her around the ring before letting go.
Back to Jackson and she gets a Slingblade for two. Palmer with a jackknife cover for two, but she can’t make the tag as Jackson pulls her back into the corner. Another try and this time Sol gets the hot tag & she runs wild as she springs into the match. Front flip into a splash in the corner.
Ruca gets a roll up for two as Legend makes the save. Both teams battle then Jackson tosses Palmer through the ropes but is too close to the corner and Ruca snaps off the Sol Snatcher for the win.
Winners: Dani Palmer & Sol Ruca
Joe Gacy vs. Oro Mensah
Match starts off with a lock up and Oro Mensah gets a side headlock that he takes to the mat. Joe Gacy counters, but Mensah lands a kick from his back and gets another side headlock. Another up kick from Mensah and then he catches a charging Gacy with another kick. Gacy lands an elbow but gets taken to the floor with a headscissors. Mensah gets a slingshot plancha and gets distracted by Ava which lets Gacy land a running kick.
Gacy throws some heavy blows and then lands some chops. He talks some trash and hits a running knee. A Snow Plow gets two! Gacy hooks a chinlock for a bit. Mensah fights his way out and gets another kick. He runs wild with forearms and chops. Mensah with a release German Suplex and then a springboard kick for a two count. Ax Kick is missed and Gacy tries a Rock Bottom but Mensah counters into a roll up for two. Mensah misses a springboard moonsault and hits The Upside Down for the win.
Winner: Joe Gacy
