- The Ealy Brothers vs The Authors of Pain with Paul Ellering-In a picture-in-picture promo, the Ealys say they aren't the kind of people you can jump and tell the Authors of Pain not to take them lightly. Gabriel Ealy & Rezar start, with Gabriel surprisingly taking control early on. However, the Rezar quickly takes control and the Authors of Pain hit the Super Collider on the Ealys. The Authors of Pain finish the match with the Last Chapter for the win. After the match, Paul Ellering takes to the mic and says the Revival are the next name in the book of destruction. He says the Authors of Pain are going to become a dynasty before #DIY comes out. They say they can defeat the Authors of Pain and that the Revival helped them retain the NXT Tag Team Championships in their rematch. They say they want a rematch for the titles before the Revival comes out. They say they're the MVPs of the tag team division and that they are the greatest tag team of all time before William Regal comes out. He announces that the Authors of Pain, #DIY and the Revival will face off in a Triple Threat Elimination Match at Takeover: Orlando for the titles.
- We get a vignette saying that Heavy Machinery, a team that has shown up twice already, is coming soon.
- Nikki Cross with SAnitY vs Macey Estrella-Nikki takes the fight right to Estrella before throwing her across the ring by her hair. Estrella comes back with a straight right, but Nikki comes back with a crossbody. Nikki hits a swinging fisherman's neckbreaker, only for Eric Young to tell her to continuously hit the move over and over again. After five more swinging fisherman's neckbreakers, Nikki finally makes the cover and gets the win. The celebration is cut short when Tye Dillinger & No Way Jose attack SAnitY from behind. However, the numbers overwhelm them before Young hit a wheelbarrow neckbreaker on Jose and Killian Dain hits a senton on Dillinger.
- We get another vignette hyping up the debut of Aleister Black.
- We were supposed to get a medical update on Billie Kay. Instead, we see Andrade "Cien" Almas shoving HoHo Lun around. Good. Oney Lorcan steps into to intervene and tells Almas to try that on him. We then get an interview with Lorcan. He says Almas is a bully...and he hates bullies. He challenges Almas to try and bully him next week in their match.
- Before the main event, Kassius Ohno gets interviewed. He says he's winning the NXT Championship tonight. Bobby Roode then gets interviewed. He says Kassius Ohno doesn't deserve a title shot
- Bobby Roode (c) vs Kassius Ohno-NXT Championship-First off, Kassius Oho's new theme is great. Second...GLORIOUS! That is all. Ohno almost gets the quick win off a few roll ups before Roode rolls out of the ring. Back in the ring, Ohno floors Roode with a bicycle kick before the two trade shots. Ohno backbody drops Roode before clotheslining him out of the ring before the commercial break. We come back to see Roode clothesline Ohno in the back of the head. Roode controls the match until Ohno lands a big slap. Ohno comes back with chops & slaps, but Roode is able to cut him off and gets a near fall off a knee drop. Roode works over Ohno with a side headlock before Ohno hits a jawbreaker. Ohno impressively flips over the ropes when Roode throws him at them and hits a big boot through the ropes. Roode then throws Ohno over the top rope to the outside before the commercial break. We come back to see Roode working over Ohno's back with a surfboard. Ohno fights to his feet and forces Roode to the ropes before hitting a release vertical suplex. Ohno runs wild on Roode, hitting a basement dropkick, a forearm in the corner, and a Cyclone Kill, a discus big boot, for a near fall. Ohno goes for a senton, but Roode gets his knees up before hitting a backstabber for a near fall. Ohno comes back with a bicycle kick before hitting a somersault stunner for a near fall. Ohno goes for the KO discus elbow, but Roode counters it with a Double R Spinebuster for a near fall. Roode goes for the Glorious DDT, but Ohno blocks it, takes down Roode with a wristlock takedown, and hits the KO so hard Roode flies out of the ring. Ohno brings him back in and hits a senton for a near fall. Ohno pulls down his elbow pad and goes for the Ohno Blade, an inverted headlock into a discus elbow, but Roode avoids, causes Ohno to hit the ropes hard, and hits the Glorious DDT for the win. Really good match.
(Special thanks to an anonymous user for suggesting this match. If you'd like to see a match covered on the Worst in the World, leave a comment down below.) An often discussed aspect of professional wrestling is the backstage politicking of Hulk Hogan. Throughout his career as a major attraction in wrestling, Hogan's philosophy has always been to protect Hulk Hogan...OK, sometimes he'd help Ed Leslie, but most of the time it was to protect Hulk Hogan. Because of that philosophy and Hogan's influence as a top guy, there have been multiple instances where a company's booking and other wrestlers have suffered as a result. Would having Mr. Perfect win the 1990 Royal Rumble made sense and could have elevated a rising star and potentially created a new main event player? Yes, but that would require Hogan to not win, and that doesn't work for Hogan, so he wins the Rumble even though he doesn't need elevating. Would booking Randy Orton to beat Hogan at SummerSlam 20
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