My Thoughts on NXT (5/31/17): Irreplaceable

• We kick off the show with Tommaso Ciampa coming down to the ring on crutches. Dueling "Pyscho Killer/Ciampa Sucks" chants break out as he takes a mic. He asks Johnny Gargano to come down to the ring...except he's not here tonight. He says he's learned more life lessons in the last two weeks than he had in his 32 years of life. He talks about his injury he got before Takeover: Chicago, only for people to dream about replacing him in the match due to his injury. He says he's not an afterthought before saying that when they lost, he knew he aggravated his injury. He knew he was going away for a long time, but he kept fighting for Gargano & the fans. He says that when he looked at Gargano after the match and realized that Gargano was going to replace him. He says Gargano wouldn't hesitate to replace him, and he knew what had to be done. He says it's Gargano & the fans fault that he turned on Gargano and that if he was going away for a long time, then so was Johnny Gargano. He says DIY was supposed to be special, and Takeover: Chicago was supposed to be their moment. But it wasn't DIY's moment, it was his moment. He says he is not replaceable, and neither is Gargano, but the fans are. He says that when he comes back, he promises to be the most dangerous son of a bitch in NXT. He concludes by saying he is professional wrestling, whether you like it or not.
• Danny Burch vs Pete Dunne-Dunne starts off with an armbar before targeting the fingers for joint manipulation. Burch breaks the hold and applies an STF before going to the headlock. Dunne takes Burch down to the mat, but Burch turns the table before snapping Dunne's fingers Marty Scurll-style. Dunne responds with a slap, which Burch gives right back. The two go back and forth before Burch catches Dunne off a leapfrog with a takedown. Burch tries for the crossface, but Dunne gets to the ropes before hitting a huge forearm strike for a near fall before the commercial break. We come back to Dunne twisting Burch's head before stomping him. Dunne controls the match until Burch hits a missile dropkick. Burch kips up and hits a uppercut, only for Dunne to follow up with a huge chop. Burch responds with a kick and an exploder suplex before hitting a straight right for a near fall. Burch follows up with a headbutt for a near fall, which Dunne responds to with a back suplex and a kick in the corner before hitting the X-Plex for a near fall. Dunne goes for the Bitter End, but Burch counters it and goes for the crossface. Dunne counters it and rolls up Burch for a near fall before hitting an enziguri. Burch responds with a huge clothesline, leaving both men down. Dunne goes for a springboard, but Burch catches him with a straight right before hitting a draping DDT from the top rope, but Dunne kicks out. Burch goes for a knee lift, but Dunne catches him with a German suplex into the corner before hitting the Bitter End for the win. Great match. Dunne is fantastic, of course, but Burch is also really good. After the match, Dunne takes the mic and says he had to watch Tyler Bate carry a title that belonged to him since January. He says it was his pleasure to take the title off of him and that the UK brand truly started when the title was owned by himself. 
• The Velveteen Dream gets interviewed. He quickly cuts off the interviewers question before saying the ambiance is off. He says they need to fix that and then maybe they can talk.
• In a black room with a spotlight, Paul Ellering says that in every saga, there is a prologue. He says the book of pain foretold the fall of the former champions. He says the book of pain has been shut, and the book of dominance has been opened.
• Andrade "Cien" Almas vs Cezar Bononi-Almas connects with a dropkick right off the bat before hitting the running double knee strike in the corner. Almas chops Bononi in the corner before beating him down. Bononi fights back and goes for a powerslam, but Almas rolls through and hits a backbreaker followed by an elbow drop. Almas goes back to kicking & striking away at Bononi before hitting a sliding kick. Almas controls the match until Bononi counters a suplex and cradles Almas for the three and the upset win! Almas flips out after the match, only to shake it off quickly, walking off with a smile.
• At the Performance Center, Billie Kay & Peyton Royce are doing...something. I'm not exactly sure what they're doing...but it was funny. They stop their video because Ember Moon wandered in, stopping the video because "she's not iconic." Peyton says she would beat her in a match if she wasn't injured all the time, only for a trainer to come over and have her sign medical release forms. Ember says she'll see Peyton soon before walking off.
• In two weeks, Asuka will defend the NXT Women's Championship in a triple threat elimination match against Ruby Riot and Nikki Cross.
• We get a backstage video from Takeover: Chicago, showing Hideo Itami freaking out and wrecking the locker room. Kassius Ohno tries to calm him down, only for Itami to curse at him. But more importantly...
  
  FUNAKI SIGHTING! We then get a clip from earlier today, showing Ohno and Itami making amends in the parking lot.
• SAnitY with Killian Dain vs Kassius Ohno & Roderick Strong-Strong & Young start off going back and forth before Strong hits a backbreaker. Wolfe tags in, running right into a dropkick. Ohno tags in and hits a Stinger Splash followed by a basement dropkick. Wolfe is able to tag out and Young clocks Ohno before bringing him to the corner. However, Ohno is able to catch him with a bicycle kick before flipping onto the apron, where Dain yanks him down to the outside. Young & Wolfe hit a gutbuster/elbow drop combo before Young beats down Ohno in the corner. Young tosses Ohno out of the ring, where Dain gets a cheap shot in before the commercial break. We come back to Young working over Ohno with a headlock. SAnitY controls the match until Ohno hits an enziguri on Young. Ohno then dodges an elbow drop by Wolfe to make the hot tag to Strong. Strong runs through Wolfe before hitting an Angle Slam. Strong gets dropped onto the apron, where he hits a step up knee on Wolfe before kicking Young and dropping him across the apron. Back in the ring, Strong hits another step-up knee in the corner before hitting an overhead back suplex, but Wolfe gets his foot on the rope. Young makes a blind tag as Strong goes for the End of Heartache, allowing Young to hit a jumping neckbreaker for a near fall. Young holds Strong in place for Wolfe, only for Wolfe to eat a bicycle kick from Ohno. Young tags out Ohno with a big boot before holding Strong in place for Dain. Dain gets on the apron, only for No Way Jose to make his return and yank Dain off the apron. This allows Strong to hit the End of Heartache on Young for the three and the win. Pretty good match to close out the show.