- So half of these matches were done at Full Sail University as normal and another half were done at a live event in San Jose. Not sure why, but let's just go with it.
- Roderick Strong & Austin Aries vs TM61-We kick off the show with a second round Dusty Classic matchup between TM61 and Roderick Strong & Austin Aries...sort of. As you probably saw all over the Internet, Shinsuke Nakamura ended up kicking Aries' eye in at a live event, and now he can't compete. Aries says so on the mic, and tells TM61 to just forfeit so they don't have to get beat 2-on-1 by Strong. Outcomes William Regal, who says that instead, one member of TM61 will face Strong and the winner's team will go on to the semi-finals. Thorne ends up taking the challenge, so now it's Roderick Strong vs Shane Thorne.
- Roderick Strong vs Shane Thorne-The two lock up before Thorne hits a single leg dropkick. Thorne hits a standing moonsault for a near fall and goes to the top rope, but Aries distracts him, allowing Strong to kick him and sidewalk slams him across the top turnbuckle before the commercial break. We come back to Thorne hitting a big dropkick. The two exchange strikes before Thorne floors Strong with uppercuts, but Strong catches him charging at him in the corner and hits a backbreaker for a near fall. Strong sets up Thorne on the top rope, but Thorne blocks it and hits a Tree of Woe double stomp for a near fall. Strong knees Thorne in the face and hits a reverse side slam for a near fall. Strong strikes Thorne in the face before Thorne clotheslines Strong and hits a Falcon Arrow suplex. Thorne hits a sit-out powerbomb and gets the visual three, but Aries distracts the referee, allowing Strong to hit a high knee for a near fall. Nick Miller on the outside stops Aries from interfering, so Strong baseball slides him to the ground. However, Strong turns right into a small package by Thorne for the big win. Pretty good match.
- #DIY vs The Revival except...NOPE! Dawson comes out on crutches. He says that he could have a career-threatening knee injury. He says he's strained his ACL, sprained his MCL, tore his labrum, and tore his meniscus in half. Dawson says that if were a normal guy like Gargano & Ciampa he'd be crippled, but because he's so great he'll be fine. He says that he & Wilder have to, unfortunately, pull out of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic and forfeit the match to DIY. Wilder says that Gargano & Ciampa should be grateful that they got a free pass to the next round and don't have to face the embarrassment of tapping out to the Revival again.
- Cedric Alexander gets interviewed. He says being in NXT has been a learning experience and that Andrade "Cien" Almas taught him that you need a mean streak to survive in NXT. He then challenges him a match anytime, any place.
- We get a vignette where "The Return" flashes on the screen.
- #DIY gets interviewed. They say they came to NXT to win the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic and after they do that, they're going to beat the Revival and become NXT Tag Team Champions.
- Rich Swann & No Way Jose vs The Authors of Pain-Akam & Jose start, with the two going back and forth. Swann tags in and he & Jose hit an assisted hurricanrana before Rezar tags in. Swann punches Rezar, and it has no effect. Swann tries to fight before Rezar locks in a bear hug. Swann is able to stagger Rezar and sends him out of the ring, where Swann attempts a diving crossbody on both of the Authors of Pain. They catch him, so Jose goes to the top rope and dives onto them. Back in the ring, Rezar pops Swann up into the arms of Akam, who press slams him into the corner before Rezar hits a body avalanche. The Authors continue to beat down on Swann, with Swann hitting a Rich Kick on Rezar that doesn't even knock him off his feet. Swann then hits a step up enziguri on Akam, which doesn't even make Akam let go of Swann's ankle. Swann gets free of a second step-up enziguri and makes the hot tag to Jose. Jose runs wild on Jose, hitting a TKO for a near fall., Rezar yanks Swann off the apron to prevent the tag and the Authors of Pain hit the Last Chapter to get the win. Good match, better than I expected.
- TJ Perkins & Kota Ibushi vs Sanity-Ibushi & Wolfe start off going back and forth until Ibushi kicks Wolfe to death and hits a dropkick. Perkins tags, but Wolfe catches him off a crossbody. The two also go back and forth before Perkins hits another crossbody and locks in a kneebar. Wolfe escapes by making the tag to Fulton, who almost immediately gets locked in a kneebar by Perkins. Fulton escapes by tagging in Wolfe, who gets kicked to death by Ibushi & Perkins before the commercial break. We come back Ibushi & Perkins beating down Fulton in the corner. Ibushi & Perkins try for a double team spot, but Fulton bursts right through it, only to get double dropkicked to the outside. Wolfe gets kicked out of the ring as well and then eats a triangle moonsault to the outside. Perkins tries to vault onto Fulton, but Fulton catches him and slams him on the apron twice. Back in the ring, Fulton splashes Perkins two times for a near fall before bodyslamming him on Wolfe's knees. Wolfe works over Perkins before hitting a backbreaker for a near fall. Sanity continues to dominate Perkins, targeting his back specifically, until Perkins counters the bodyslam onto Wolfe's knees and sends Fulton into Wolfe's knees. Ibushi gets the hot tag and runs wild on Wolfe, hitting a standing moonsault, but Fulton breaks up the pin. Ibushi hits the Golden Star Powerbomb and gets the visual three, but Eric Young & Nikki Cross distract the referee as Fulton clubs Ibushi. Sanity hits the powerslam/suplex combo for the win. Fine match, nothing special.
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