- Tye Dillinger vs Eric Young...sort of. Young initially sends the rest of SAnitY to the back, only for them come back out with a battered Roderick Strong. SAnitY comes down to ringside as Dillinger goes to check on Strong. No Way Jose comes out to check on Strong as well before referees help Strong to the back. Dillinger & Jose charge the ring and take the fight to SAnitY, but the numbers become too much. Killian Dain & Alexander Wolfe hit a powerslam/running knee combo on Jose before Young hits a wheelbarrow neckbreaker on Dillinger.
- In a WWE.com exclusive video, Peyton Royce & Billie Kay look for a place to hang their NXT Breakout Star of the Year award. They marvel at the big set up for the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic trophy before noticing Ember Moon in the weight room. They mock her behind the glass, only to quickly run away when Ember tries to leave the weight room. Billie Kay & Peyton Royce are fantastic.
- We get a vignette for Aleister Black, the former Tommy End.
- HoHo Lun vs Andrade "Cien" Almas-Dammit, who let HoHo Lun back? He literally had the only bad match of the Cruiserweight Classic. Almas beats the piss out of Lun for the majority the match before brushing off all of Lun's offense. Lun gains some ground with a missile dropkick, but Almas quickly takes control again with a big clothesline followed by a hammerlock DDT for the win.
- Billie Kay with Peyton Royce vs Ember Moon-Billie & Peyton air kiss eachother, leading Billie to walk right into a single leg dropkick by Moon. Moon follows up with a springboard crossbody for a near fall before Billie tries to escape the ring. Moon stops her and pulls her back in, pulling Peyton, who was trying pull her out, into the ring in the process. Ember gets distracted by Peyton, allowing Billie to hit a rope hung slingshot for a near fall. Moon gets a near fall off a roll up, only for Billie to hit Eat Defeat for a near fall. Moon gives Billie a big forearm strike, so Billie gives her an even bigger one for a near fall. Moon kicks Billie to the ground before hitting a high knee in the corner. Moon goes to the top rope for the Eclipse and, despite a distraction by Peyton, hits it for the win. This was good. Honestly, probably the best Billie Kay match to date. However, a scary moment at the match, as Billie laid on the mat barely moving & clutching her neck for over three minutes. The medical staff & Peyton Royce got in the ring to check on her and thankfully, she was able to walk to the back on her own.
- TJ Perkins gets interviewed. He says he wants to regain the Cruiserweight Championship, but tonight he wants to face Shinsuke Nakamura. He says they trained to together and he's ready to steal the moment.
- The Revival vs The EXCEPT NOPE! As they make their entrance, the Ealy Brothers get jumped by the Authors of Pain. Man, the Ealy Brothers need to stop trying to wrestle the Revival...it never ends well for them. The Revival escape through the crowd as the Authors of Pain hit the Last Chapter on one of the Ealys.
- Backstage, William Regal tells Ember Moon that she'll face Asuka for the NXT Women's Championship at Takeover: Orlando.
- Tom Phillips interviews Kassius Ohno. He says it's great to be back in NXT and it's surreal to see how much NXT has grown since he left. He says he's worked his entire life to get where he is now and he wants the NXT Championship. He finishes by saying he's aiming to main event Takeover: Orlando as the champion.
- Tom Phillips then interviews Bobby Roode via satellite. He cuts off Phillips when he tries to talk and says Ohno is ruining his NXT. He says he wants NXT to look the way he wants it too and says he won't let Ohno ruin it. He says he'll retain next week and walk into Orlando with the title. He then tells the cameramen to get out of his house.
- TJ Perkins vs Shinsuke Nakamura-The two exchange holds to start before Perkins forces Nakamura into the ropes. The two throw strikes at eachother, but neither connects. More back and forth action before Nakamura forces Perkins into the ropes. Perkins finally takes Nakamura down with headscissors before dabbing, which the crowd boos. Nakamura breaks the hold and dabs, which the crowd cheers. Perkins comes back with headscissors that send Nakamura out of the ring before going for the wrecking ball dropkick. Nakamura dodges it and hits a big knee strike before the commercial break. We come back to see Nakamura drop a knee on Perkins in the ring. Perkins avoids a Shining Wizard and DDTs Nakamura's knee, but Nakamura comes back with an enziguri. Nakamura gives Perkins Good Vibrations in the corner, but Perkins comes back with a neckbreaker. Perkins kicks Nakamura down before hitting a back elbow in the corner, a wrecking ball dropkick, and a springboard DDT for a near fall. Perkins goes for the Detonation Kick, but Nakamura counters it and locks in a triangle choke. Perkins flips over and gets a pin for a near fall before Nakamura hits an inside-out heel kick. Nakamura strikes away at Perkins before hitting a corner knee strike, but Perkins dodges the second one and hits a missile low angle dropkick to Nakamura's knee. Perkins follows up with a dragon screw to the same knee, but Nakamura counters the second attempt at it and locks in the triangle choke again. Nakamura turns it into an armbar and blocks Perkins' attempt at turning it into his own armbar, but Perkins is able to turn it into a Sharpshooter. Nakamura breaks it and gets a near fall off a roll up before Perkins locks in the kneebar. Nakamura gets to the ropes to break the hold and strikes Perkins to death with his knees. Perkins hits a roundhouse kick and goes to the top rope, but Nakamura kicks his leg out from under him and hits a corner knee strike. Nakamura goes for the Kinshasa, but Perkins counters it with a wheelbarrow, only for Nakamura to block it and hit a single leg backbreaker. Nakamura follows up with an inverted exploder suplex and finally, the Kinshasa for the win. Really good match.
- Backstage, William Regal announces that the winner of Bobby Roode vs Kassius Ohno for the NXT Championship will defend the title against Nakamura at Takeover: Orlando.
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