Worlds Collide (2020)

Worlds Collide was a professional wrestling show and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their NXT and NXT UK brand divisions. It took place on January 25, 2020 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas and was streamed live on the WWE Network.[1] It was the second event promoted under the Worlds Collide chronology.

Worlds Collide
Promotional poster featuring various NXT wrestlers
PromotionWWE
Brand(s)NXT
NXT UK
DateJanuary 25, 2020
CityHouston, Texas
VenueToyota Center
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Six matches were contested at the event, including one on the Kickoff pre-show. In the main event, Imperium (Walter, Fabian Aichner, Marcel Barthel, and Alexander Wolfe) defeated The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly, Bobby Fish, and Roderick Strong) in an eight-man tag team match.

Production

Background

Worlds Collide is a series of professional wrestling shows that began on January 26, 2019, when WWE held an interbrand tournament featuring wrestlers from their NXT, NXT UK, and 205 Live brands.[2][3][4] The "Worlds Collide" name was subsequently adopted for a WWE Network series that aired in April 2019. During their Royal Rumble weekend announcements, WWE revealed that a second Worlds Collide event would air live on the WWE Network on January 25, 2020.[1]

Storylines

The card included six matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches, with results predetermined by WWE's writers on the NXT and NXT UK brands.[5][6] Storylines were produced on the WWE NXT and NXT UK television programs.

Event
Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
Commentators Tom Phillips
Nigel McGuinness
Spanish commentators Carlos Cabrera
Marcelo Rodríguez
Ring announcers Alicia Taylor
Andy Shepherd
Referees Drake Wuertz
Darryl Sharma
D. A. Brewer
Interviewer Cathy Kelley
Pre-show panel Charly Caruso
Sam Roberts
Andy Shepherd

Pre-Show

On the pre-show, Mia Yim collided with Kay Lee Ray. In the end, Ray rolled up Yim while grabbing the ropes to win.[7]

Preliminary matches

The actual pay-per-view opened with Ilja Dragunov facing Finn Bálor. In the end, Bálor performed the 1916 DDT to win the match.[7]

Next, Angel Garza defended the NXT Cruiserweight Championship against Isaiah "Swerve" Scott, Jordan Devlin and Travis Banks in a fatal 4-Way match. In the end, Garza performed the Wing Clipper on Scott, however, Devlin broke up the pin by delivering a headbutt to Garza and threw him out of the ring. Devlin then performed the Devlin Side on Scott and pinned him to win the championship for the first time.[7]

After that, Moustache Mountain (Trent Seven and Tyler Bate) faced DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa). In the end, Ciampa and Gargano performed their old tag finisher, Meeting in the Middle (running knee smash/superkick combo) on Seven to win the match. After the match, both teams shook hands and hugged, with Ciampa and Gargano raising Bate's and Seven's hands afterward.[7]

The penultimate match was Rhea Ripley defending the NXT Women's Championship against Toni Storm. In the end, after Storm missed the Frog splash, Ripley performed the Riptide to retain the championship.[7]

Main event

In the Main Event: Imperium, which consisted of NXT UK Champion Walter, Fabian Aichner, Marcel Barthel, and Alexander Wolfe, defeated The Undisputed Era, which consisted of NXT Champion Adam Cole, NXT Tag Team Champions Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish, and Roderick Strong, in an Eight-man tag team match despite being outnumbered 4-3 after Wolfe suffered an injury early in the match.

Results
No. Results Stipulations Times[7]
1P Kay Lee Ray defeated Mia Yim Singles match[8] 11:00
2 Finn Bálor defeated Ilja Dragunov Singles match[9] 16:00
3 Jordan Devlin defeated Angel Garza (c), Isaiah "Swerve" Scott, and Travis Banks Fatal 4-Way match for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship[10] 14:00
4 DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) defeated Moustache Mountain (Trent Seven and Tyler Bate) Tag team match[11] 25:00
5 Rhea Ripley (c) defeated Toni Storm Singles match for the NXT Women's Championship[12] 12:00
6 Imperium (Walter, Fabian Aichner, Marcel Barthel, and Alexander Wolfe) defeated The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly, Bobby Fish, and Roderick Strong) Eight-man tag team match[13] 32:00
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
  • P – indicates the match took place on the pre-show

References
  1. "WWE Worlds Collide preview, Jan. 25 2020: NXT and NXT UK clash during Royal Rumble Weekend". WWE. November 17, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  2. WWE.com staff (January 24, 2019). "WWE Worlds Collide to stream on Saturday, Feb. 2". WWE. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  3. "NXT, 205 Live and NXT UK Superstars to battle in the first-ever WWE Worlds Collide Tournament at Royal Rumble Axxess". WWE.com. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019. The WWE Worlds Collide Tournament, which will be taped for a WWE Network special, kicks off with a 15-Superstar Battle Royal on Saturday, Jan. 26, at the 8 a.m. session of Axxess.
  4. Joseph Currier (January 10, 2019). "WWE WORLDS COLLIDE TOURNAMENT SET, WILL BE TAPED FOR NETWORK SPECIAL". Wrestling Observer. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  5. Grabianowski, Ed (2006-01-13). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  6. "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  7. Powell, Jason. "WWE Worlds Collide results: Powell's live review of Undisputed Era vs. Imperium, Rhea Ripley vs. Toni Storm for the NXT Championship, Angel Garza vs. Isaiah Scott vs. Travis Banks vs. Jordan Devlin for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship, Finn Balor vs. Ilja Dragunov, DIY vs. Moustache Mountain". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  8. Benigno, Anthony (January 25, 2020). "NXT UK Champion Kay Lee Ray def. Mia Yim". WWE. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  9. Benigno, Anthony (January 25, 2020). "Finn Bálor def. Ilja Dragunov". WWE. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  10. Benigno, Anthony (January 25, 2020). "Jordan Devlin def. Angel Garza, Isaiah "Swerve" Scott and Travis Banks to become the new NXT Cruiserweight Champion (Fatal 4-Way Match)". WWE. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  11. Benigno, Anthony (January 25, 2020). "#DIY def. Moustache Mountain". WWE. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  12. Benigno, Anthony (January 25, 2020). "NXT Champion Rhea Ripley def. Toni Storm". WWE. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  13. Benigno, Anthony (January 25, 2020). "Imperium def. The Undisputed ERA". WWE. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
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