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Tye Dillinger vs Buddy Murphy-The match kicks off with the two exchanging holds before hits a snapmare and mocks Dillinger before flipping his hair in his face. After running the ropes, Dillinger hits an atomic drop and a snapmare before starting the ten chant. The two hit an elbow each before Murphy yanks Dillinger down by his hair and hits a running knee for a one count. Murphy tosses Dillinger over the top rope and tosses him back in before hitting diving double knees for a near-fall before the commercial break. We come back to Murphy continuing to work over Dillinger. Dillinger ends up tossing Murphy over the top rope and catches Murphy off a flying nothing. Dillinger stomps Murphy in the corner before hitting the Tye Breaker for the win. Alright match, a bit slow at times.
Charlie Caruso interviews Tommaso Ciampa. He says Johnny Gargano's leg will recover before being interrupted by the Revival. He tries to fight them 2-on-1, but it's no use. They brawl from backstage to the announce table all the way to ringside and in the ring. After kicking Ciampa out of the ring, Dawson takes a mic and says everyone's a tough guy until they're faced with reality. The Revival is reality, and Ciampa & Gargano faced it. He is cut off by Ciampa climbing back in the ring and laughing at them. He ends up eating a Shatter Machine.
Steve Cutler vs Kenneth Crawford-The match starts with the two going back and forth before hitting an arm drag. Cutler fights out and beats away on Crawford, using the rope to choke Crawford. Crawford fights back and runs wild, hitting a standing shooting star press for a near-fall. Cutler counters a charging Crawford with a stomp and hits a fisherman driver for the win. Steve Cutler's been in NXT for like three years now and I'm pretty sure that's his first win ever.
Hideo Itami gets interviewed. He says attacking Austin Aries in Brooklyn was a huge moment for him and calls Aries a baby. He tells him to stay out of his way or he'll put him to sleep.
We get another "Sanity" vignette. I'm not sure who it is, but if I had to guess I'd think it was Tommy End.
No Way Jose vs Angelo Dawkins-OK, I got to say it; No Way Jose's t-shirt sucks. It's so boring. It's just a stop sign on a plain black t-shirt. It's so lame for someone with such a colorful gimmick and personality. Also, I guess Dawkins gimmick is that he does basketball player's taunts and theatrics. That's all I got. After running the ropes for a while Jose hits an arm drag. Dawkins takes control with a headlock before Jose runs wild and hits the big punch followed by the cobra clutch slam for the win. Really bad match, lots of stunted spots and sloppy exchanges.
Andrade Almas gets interviewed before being interrupted by Austin Aries. He says he's not being respected like the star he is. He says he's going to steal Almas' spotlight before Almas says some stuff in Spanish before saying he wants to wrestle Aries in English.
Liv Morgan vs Aliyah-Aliyah starts off in control, hammering away at Morgan before Morgan hits tilt-a-whirl headscissors. Aliyah cuts off Morgan's offense before hitting a corner crossbody. Aliyah locks in a kimura/headscissors combo, but lets go when Morgan almost escapes and goes for a pin. Morgan kicks out, hits a dropkick, two clotheslines, and a bulldog before hitting a dodgy looking roundhouse kick for the win. Fine match, nothing special.
No Way Jose gets interviewed. He says he restarted his momentum tonight after losing in Brooklyn. In comes Bobby Roode, who compliments Jose's head. That was...nice? Well, it certainly wasn't...Roode. Eh...eh...I'll show myself out.
Outcomes the new NXT Champion Shinsuke Nakamura! After taking in the applause from the crowd, Nakamura says he accomplished everything he wanted to. He says the only place to go to face the best competition was NXT. He beat everyone he needed to and is now NXT Champion. He says he respects Samoa Joe, but his era is over and now the era of Strong Style begins.

And that's about it. Overall, an alright episode of NXT. Nothing great really stood out and there were some lame matches, but there was some pretty good stuff too.

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