NXT Level Up results: Mensah outlasts Heights in seesaw battle

Fallon Henley def. Arianna Grace

Having dubbed herself “Miss NXT,” Arianna Grace grabbed a microphone prior to her match and claimed that her first act will be to “teach humility to the classless brute, Fallon Henley.”

Henley, who seemed amused by her opponent’s pre-match words, landed a swift takedown when Grace insisted that Henley kiss her hand.

Grace almost scored the three-count when she placed her feet on the bottom rope during a pinning combination, but the referee caught her in the act. When Grace argued with the official, Henley turned the tables by rolling up Grace for the 1-2-3.

Myles Borne def. Riley Osborne via Submission

Having seemingly embraced his dark side since aligning with Drew Gulak, Charlie Dempsey and Damon Kemp, former fan favorite Myles Borne instead wore an arrogant smirk from the second he stepped through the curtain with new newfound comrades for his match against the 1-0 Riley Osborne, who defeated Javier Bernal in his debut.

Borne, who received chants of “you sold out” from the NXT Arena, was caught off guard when the agile Osborne out-grappled him in the early goings.

The death-defying Osborne even launched himself over the top rope to wipe out Borne at ringside. The newcomer was briefly distracted by Gulak, however, and when Osborne subsequently whiffed on a shooting star press, Borne snatched him in a dragon sleeper to force the tapout.

Oro Mensah def. Tavion Heights

Perhaps the only thing more impressive than his trademark spellbinding entrance with the rest of Meta-Four was Oro Mensah’s in-ring performance against former Olympian Tavion Heights.

Seemingly empowered by the presence of Noam Dar, Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend at ringside, Mensah delivered several menacing stomps and a top-rope kick to the face.

Heights, who recently defeated Ikemen Jiro to earn his first win, almost stole the win with an impressive twisting suplex that resulted in a long two-count. Mensah, however, staggered his opponent with a knee to the face and followed up with a nasty kick to seal the victory.