Mauro Ranallo, Beth Phoenix and Tom Phillips welcome fans to NXT. Alicia Taylor announces for the new dual champion, Keith Lee, to make his entrance down to the ring!
Keith Lee grabs a microphone. Before he speaks, the audience chants “Bask In His Glory.” Lee says that their chants are beautiful, but he wants to hear Alicia Taylor say his name one more time.
Now, he begins his speech. Lee admits that things have been very hard lately. But, he wants to look at the bright side: he is now the dual champion. He wants to highlight the fact that he knows he’s got a lot of competitors just eyeing their chance at his titles. He says that there were a lot of people who motivated him to win these titles. One of those people happens to be his former trainer, Tim Brooks. He also thanks the WWE Universe for “Basking In His Glory.” He wants to call out his frenemy Dominik Dijakovic.
Dijakovic’s music hits and he makes his way to the ring. Lee says he wants to share this moment with Dijakovic. He says that he had a talk with General Manager William Regal. He says that he wants to defend his championships against Dijakovic. Lee wants to do this match tonight! The audience starts to cheer. Dijakovic accepts Lee’s challenge!
After, we see Tegan Nox heading to Full Sail University for her match against Io Shirai. But up next, Cameron Grimes will face Damian Priest.
We’re back from the commercial break, and Grimes/Priest’s match is underway.
Cameron Grimes vs. Damian Priest
Damian Priest looks for an explosive victory before the bell rings with some Muay Thai knee strikes. The bell rings, Priest catches Cameron Grimes with a spinning back kick. Grimes turns the tables with a hard shot right towards Priest’s chin. Grimes goes for a cover, Priest kicks out. Grimes corners Priest. Grimes slams himself into Priest’s midsection. Priest kicks out of another pin. We go to picture-in-picture.
Grimes is hanging on the apron and lands a strong kick on Priest, who’s on the outside. Back in the ring now, Grimes has trapped Priest’s arm. Priest is up, but Grimes throws him down on the mat again with another hold. Both men are tangled up in the ropes. Grimes smooshes Priest’s face with his boot. Priest is getting fired up after Grimes lands shot after shot.
Priest turns Grimes inside out. Grimes clotheslines Priest over the top rope, then baseball slides out. Priest catches him, but Grimes slips away. Priest has Grimes in the crucifix position. He sends him back first onto the apron. Grimes rolls Priest up for a pin. Priest gets his shoulder up. Priest comes through with a flatliner. Grimes counters Priest with a small package. Priest kicks out. Grimes goes for another pin after slamming himself into Priest’s ribs. Priest kicks out again. Priest throws a few forearms, the cyclone kicks Grimes. Priest delivers The Reckoning and picks up the win.
Winner: Damian Priest
After, we see Io Shirai heading to Full Sail University from earlier today.
Following that, we get some technical pointers from Timothy Thatcher.
Shotzi Blackheart vs. Indi Hartwell
The bell rings. Shotzi Blackheart wraps herself behind Indi Hartwell with a waist lock. Hartwell goes for a standing switch. Blackheart twists up Hartwell, then flies off the top rope, sending Hartwell to the middle turnbuckle. Hartwell comes through with a kick to Blackheart’s back. Blackheart falls to the outside. She’s back in the ring. Hartwell goes for a lateral press cover. Blackwell kicks out at 2. She goes for another cover, Blackheart kicks out again. Hartwell connects a side slam, then stretches Blackheart out. Blackheart rises to her feet. She finds her defense with a sling blade, followed by the switchblade kick. Blackheart gets a Senton in. Robert Stone, who’s wearing a boot, storms down the ramp and distracts the referee. Hartwell sends Blackheart down with DDT. While the referee is distracted, Aliyah climbs up on the apron and pushes Blackheart off the top rope. Blackheart goes crashing. Hartwell capitalizes with a big kick and a win.
Winner: Indi Hartwell
After the break, Legado del Fantasma will make an appearance.
McKenzie Mitchell interviews Tegan Nox before her big match tonight. She says that tonight is her night to become the new Women’s Champion.
Next, we see Legado del Fantasma sitting around and having some drinks. They toast on their victory from last week. They discuss Breezango’s antics last week and their disrespect towards Lucha Libre culture. They say that they’re going to build an empire.
After, we see another highlight video from Lee’s historic win last week.
When we come back, Lee will defend his championships against Dijakovic!
Keith Lee (c) vs. Dominik Dijakovic (Winner Take All – North American and NXT Championship)
Dijakovic circles Lee before locking up iwth a Greco Roman Knuckle Lock. They go to a stalemate. Lee backs Dominik into the ropes and he gives a break. They lock up and Dijakovic with a clean break. They lock up again and go around the ring. Lee with a wrist lock and he stands on the other arm. Lee slams the arm to the mat but he misses a splash to the arm and an elbow drop onto the arm. Dijakovic with a cover. Dijakovic offers his hand to Lee and Lee pulls Dijakovic into a side head lock.
Dijakovic tries to escape and he applies a side head lock. Dijakovic with a shoulder tackle and Lee does not move. Lee stays in place on another shoulder tackle attempt. Tries three through five are just as unsuccessful. Dijakovic offers his hand again and Dijakovic pulls it away and chops Lee. Lee smiles and he chops DIjakovic across the chest and Dijakovic goes down. Lee goes up top and Dijakovic stops Lee and gets him on his shoulders for Feast Your Eyes but Lee gets to his feet. Dijakovic tells Lee he came close.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Dijakovic with a rear chin lock. We see footage from the commercial break when Lee hit the turnbuckles followed by a forearm to the back from Dijakovic. Lee escapes the hold but Dijakovic with forearms to the back. Dijakovic with a front face lock and he goes for a suplex but Lee blocks it. Lee powers out of the hold and Lee with a wrist lock and he punches Dijakovic. Lee with a shoulder tackle and a second one that lifts Dijakovic into the corner.
Dijakovic goes to the floor and Lee follows. Lee sets for a splash but Dijakovic moves and Lee stops short of the plexiglass. Lee with a chop but Dijakovic with a side slam for a near fall. Dijakovic goes for a discus clothesline but Lee catches Dijakovic and hits a swinging reverse DDT for a near fall. Lee puts Dijakovic on the turnbuckles and Lee with a punch. Lee climbs the turnbuckles and he grabs Dijakovic by the throat. Dijakovic with punches to stop Lee. Dijakovic head butts Lee off the turnbuckles. Dijakovic with a Blockbuster for a near fall.
Dijakovic with forearms and a cyclone kick for a near fall. Lee with a chop as Dijakovic comes off the turnbuckles. Lee with a choke slam and then he gets Dijakovic up for Big Bang Catastrophe for the three count.
Winner: Keith Lee (retains Championships)
After the match, Lee helps Dijakovic up and Dijakovic hugs Lee. The lights go out and Scarlett appears under a spotlight and she has a bag with her. Scarlett makes her way to the ring and she pours the contents of the bag on the apron and it is the destroyed hourglass. Scarlett walks away.
We go to commercial.
We are back and NXT Women’s Champion Io Shirai is preparing for her match against Tegan Nox.
Dominik Dijakovic is in the interview area. Dominik says that Keith is on another level and Karrion Kross is not on that level. Karrion Kross shows up and he makes a challenge to Dijakovic and Dijakovic accepts. They brawl in the back and Kross with a backdrop.
Timothy Thatcher vs. Denzel Dejournette
They lock up and they go around the ring. Thatcher with a forearm and Dejournette with a forearm. Thatcher with a front face lock take down. Denzel with a take down into a rollup for a near fall. Thatcher with a wrist lock into a double wrist lock and knee. Thatcher with a reverse chin lock but Denzel escapes. Denzel with a reverse chin lock. Thatcher with a single leg take down and Denzel with kicks but Thatcher with a single leg crab and Denzel taps out.
Winner: Timothy Thatcher
After the match, Thatcher reapplies the single leg crab. Oney Lorcan makes his way to the ring and he hits Thatcher from behind. Lorcan kicks Thatcher to the floor.
We take a look at a tweet from Rhea Ripley about her desire to regain the NXT Women’s Championship. Back to commercial.
We are back and Robert Stone is with Killian Dain and he apologizes for what happened with him. It was Shotzi’s fault. Aliyah shows Robert Stone a drawing from Dexter Lumis. Dain tells Stone he can make it up to him by giving him a match against Lumis.
Next week, Killian Dain faces Dexter Lumis. Karrion Kross will face Dominik Dijakovic next week as well.
Io Shirai vs. Tegan Nox for the NXT Women’s Championship
Nox offers her hand during the introduction but Io pushes it away and the match starts.
They lock up and go around the ring. Nox backs Io into the corner and Nox with a take down as they hold on to the collar and elbow tie up. Tegan with a wrist lock. Io with a reversal and Nox with a reversal of her own. Nox with a hammer lock. Io with a side head lock and take down. Nox with a rollup for a near fall. Nox with another rollup for a near fall. Nox works on the legs and returns to the side head lock. Io tries to rollup Tegan but Nox rolls through to hold on to the head lock. Io with a side head lock.
Nox with an arm drag or two followed by a trip and rollup for a near fall. Nox with another rollup for a near fall. Nox sends Io into the turnbuckles and kicks Io. Io with kicks in the corner. Io puts Nox in the corner and Io kicks her. Nox with forearms and kicks in the corner. Io sends Nox to the floor. Io misses a baseball slide and Nox returns to the ring. Io trips Nox and slams Nox face first into the apron.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Io pulls Nox to the mat. Io pie faces Tegan a few times. Nox with forearms and European uppercuts. Nox with an Irish whip but Io with a cross body off the turnbuckles for a near fall by Nox when Nox floats over. Io kicks Nox in the corner. Io chokes Nox and hits a hesitation double knee strike in the corner for a near fall. Io kneels on the hand and applies a rear chin lock. Io chokes Nox in the ropes. Io with a slam but she misses an elbow drop. Nox with an Oklahoma Roll for a near fall. Io chops Nox a few times. Nox with a forearm to the midsection and head. Nox with more punches and Io sends Nox to the mat by the hair.
Io with a hesitation knee drop for a near fall. Io works on the neck and the referee warns Io. Nox with a head butt but Io with a flapjack for a near fall. Io with an Irish whip but Nox gets a boot up. Io puts Nox’ legs in the ropes and Io with a drop kick to the knees. Io slams the leg into the mat. Io wraps the leg in the ropes and pulls at it while the referee warns her. Io with forearms but Tegan with a punch. Tegan and Io exchange foerarms and Io with a take down into a crossface.Nox leans back and gets a near fall. Io holds on to the crossface but Nox gets to the ropes to force a break.
Io kicks Nox. They go to the floor and Io with forearms to Nox. Io with a head butt and she sends Nox into the ring steps. Io misses a double knee strike and hits the steps when Nox moves. Nox sends Shirai back into the ring. Nox sets for the choke slam but Io with a knee and butterfly back breaker but Io injures her knee. Nox with an inside cradle for a near fall. Io with a German suplex for a near fall. Io goes to the turnbuckles but Nox stops Io and puts Io in the tree of woe. Nox with a European uppercut to the back followed by the Cannonboar for a near fall.
Nox chops Io and hits clotheslines. Io with an Irish whip but Nox floats over and hits a running European uppercut. Nox with another cannonboar. Nox goes up top and hits a cross body for a near fall. Nox sets for the choke slam and she hits it. Nox gets a near fall. Nox with a running European uppercut and she follows with a second one. Tegan goes for a third one but Io moves and Io with a German suplex and Nox lands close to the turnbuckles. Io with a running double knee strike. IO with a Tiger Feint Kick followed by a missile drop kick for a near fall.
Io goes for a butterfly suplex but Tegan blocks it and hits a gourdbuster. Nox goes up top and hits the Molly Go Round for a near fall. Io with a Shotei and then Io with a moonsault for the three count.
Winner: Io Shirai (retains championship)
Io celebrates on the stage and she is met with a boot from Dakota Kai.
We go to credits.
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