Billie Kay (with Peyton Royce) vs. Daria Berenato
Daria with a waist lock but Billie stops Daria. Daria with a knee and a knee to the back. Billie goes to the ropes to talk to Peyton. Peyton distracts Daria and Billie with a take down and suplex. Daria sends Billie to the mat with clotheslines followed by a knee and spear. Daria takes off the gloves and he punches Billie. Daria with a punch to the ribs and then Peyton pulls Billie out of the way on a Superman punch attempt. Billie goes to the floor and Daria follows. Peyton takes one for Billie. Billie is sent into the ring and Peyton attacks Daria and Billie with a kick for the three count.
Winner: Billie Kay
After the match, Daria is thrown out of the ring and Billie and Peyton get mics.
Billie says this is a lesson to everyone in the women’s division. That is your fate when you cross them. Peyton tells Asuka that you say there is no competition, they are your competition. Billie says that when Asuka has the guts, they will show Asuka who calls the shots around here.
We go to commercial.
The Authors of Pain vs. Jonny Ortagun and Anthony Bowens
Bowens is sent into the turnbuckles by Akam and Rezar with a clothesline to Bowens on the turnbuckles. Ortagan gets off the apron and then he returns to the ring when he sees Akam and Rezar with a splash. Akam with a clothesline. They hit the double power bomb and then Ortagun is power bombed onto Bowens. The referee stops Akam and Rezar because Bowens cannot continue.
Winners: The Authors of Pain (Referee Stoppage)
After the match, Paul says all roads go to San Antonio. They do not care if it is DIY or the Revival. His Authors of Pain are on a seek and destroy mission to win the NXT Tag Titles.
We go to commercial.
We are back and we take a look at what happened during the opening match.
Asuka is in the interview area and she is asked about the comments from Peyton Royce and Billie Kay. Asuka says they are no competition to her.
We see Nikki Cross off to the side and Nikki laughs as she walks away.
We have a video package showing how we got to the Four Way Elimination Match to determine the new number one contender for the NXT title.
Tye Dillinger says he is not a fan of ‘winning’ that way, but it got him to the Four Way Match. He wants to win this the right way. He says he has come up short in the big matches and he cannot afford to come up short again. He needs to be the number one contender.
Andrade Almas says that Jose is a nobody. He is the only superstar. He says he wants the championship to shut people up. He is not interested in anyone. He only cares about himself.
Roderick Strong says he worked long and hard but he is a champion. This is the next step. Roderick says he is the most precise, intense, and aggressive wrestler. He will show the NXT Universe that he is exactly what he said he was . . . a champion.
Bobby Roode says the entire world is waiting for him to win the title. He beat Andrade. That was his first step to the NXT Championship. Tye Dillinger, he embarrassed him in his home country. Who is Roderick Strong? He has only been here for ten minutes. Is he really competition? The NXT championship is everything to him and he will make it glorious.
We go to commercial.
We are back and as the wrestlers come to the ring, Corey says that they are his pick to win.
Bobby Roode vs. Roderick Strong vs. Andrade Almas vs. Tye Dillinger in an Elimination Match to Determine the Number One Contender for the NXT Title at Takeover in San Antonio
All four men start off in the ring and Almas relaxes against the turnbuckles. Roode goes to teh floor and so does Strong so it appears that Almas and Dillinger start things off. Dillinger goes to the floor and Strong chops Roode. Dillinger punches Roode and then Almas with a baseball slide. Almas with a chop and Strong with an Irish whip and Almas floats over and hits a drop kick on Strong as we go to commercial.
We are back and Almas with elbows and he gets a near fall. Almas kicks Strong in the head and then chokes him in the corner. Almas chops Dillinger off the apron. Almas charges into the corner and he slaps Strong. Strong with a chop and forearms. Almas gets off Strong’s shoulder and he goes to the turnbuckles. Dillinger with a forearm to the back and he sets for a belly-to-back superplex but Dillinger is knocked off the turnbuckels. Almas goes for a moonsault but Strong and Dillinger moves. Almas lands on his feet and Dillinger with a drop kick.
Strong and Dillinger stand face to face in the ring and Roode takes them both down. Roode sends Dillinger to the floor. Roode kicks and chops Strong. Strong with forearms. Roode with a side head lock and shoulder tackle but Strong with a back breaker for a near fall. Dillinger with a rollup for a near fall. Strong with a drop kick to Dillinger. Strong knocks Almas off the apron. Roode with a suplex to Strong and he gets a near fall. Roode wtih a knee to the back followed by a leaping knee drop for a near fall.
Dillinger is sent to the floor by Roode. Roode chokes Strong in the ropes. Strong wtih forearms but Roode stops Strong and hits a neck breaker for a near fall. Almas comes back in and Roode with a knee to keep Almas outside the ring. Strong with a knee and Olympic Slam to Roode. Strong with a corkscrew pescado onto everyone on the floor.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Strong runs into an elbow from Roode and Roode uses the ropes on the cover but the referee stops him. Roode kicks Strong and connects with knees to the head. Roode kicks Strong and then Roode punches Almas. Roode with a suplex to Dillinger for a near fall. Roode with a kick and Dillinger goes to the floor. Strong with a kick and forearms. Strong escapes a suplex attempt and hits a gourdbuster throw. Strong wtih a running knee followed by a running forearm and he puts Roode on the turnbuckles for a superplex. Almas stops Strong and he gets under Strong. Dillinger finishes the Tower of Doom and everyone is down.
Roode is on the floor and the referee checks on Strong. Dillinger pulls down the knee pad but Almas with a forearm. Dillinger with forearms. Almas is sent to he apron and Strong is hit with a springboard drop kick from Almas. Dillinger gets a near fall on Almas with a small package. Almas and Dillinger with forearms. Almas has Dillinger down in the corner and Almas with a running knee strike but Strong with a Sick Kick to Almas to pin him.
Andrade Almas Eliminated
Strong and Dillinger are in the ring and Strong kicks Dillinger. Strong with a forearm to the back. Dillinger wtih punches. Strong with a belly-to-back throw and he gets a near fall. Strong tries to pick up Dillinger but Dillinger hits the Tye Breaker to pin Strong.
Roderick Strong Eliminated
Roode and Dillinger exchange punches and Dillinger wtih a flying clothesline. Dillinger kicks Roode in the corner and then he stomps on the midsection. Dillinger goes for the Tye Breaker but Roode gets to the ropes. Roode with a sunset flip attempt but Dillinger drops down and gets a near fall. Roode with a clothesline. Roode gets a chair and brings it into the ring. Dillinger with a super kick to stop Roode from using the chair but Dililnger can only get a near fall.
Dillinger avoids a round house punch but Roode drops Dillinger on the top rope. Roode goes up top but Dillinger sets for the Tye Breaker. Roode escapes and hits a spinebuster. Roode goes for the Glorious DDT but Dillinger counters into the Tye Breaker but Roode kicks out. Dillinger goes to the turnbuckles and he tries for a Super Tye Breaker but Roode with elbows and Dillinger gets to the mat. Dillinger with a punch and he sets forf the Tye Breaker but Roode puts Dillinger on the turnbuckles and crotches Dillinger. Roode with the Glorious DDT for the three count.
Winner: Bobby Roode
We see highlights from the match and then we go to credits.
