The NXT Championship needs a new #1 Contender, as Finn Balor faces Tomasso Ciampa & Keith Lee in a triple threat match. Mia Yim also looks for revenge against Dakota Kai
Adam Cole interupts the usual recap segment and berates all 3 participants as we roll into our first match.
NXT Crusierweight Championship; Lio Rush Vs Angel Garza.
Going into the final sequence, Garza gets Rush in an electric chair, but Rush leaps from Garza’s shoulders and hits a “Come Up” on Garza for a 2 count. Rush goes to the top rope and hits a “Final Hour” Frogsplash, but Garza rolls out of the ring before Rush can make the pin. Rush tries to stop Garza from escaping by grabbing the pants, but Garza’s pants come off(!). Rush goes to the top rope again and goes for a Final Hour Frogsplash to the outside, but Garza gets his knees up.
Garza rolls Rush back into the ring and hits a Wingclipper on Rush, getting a very close 2 count on Rush. Garza locks in for another Wingclipper, but instead decides to go for a reverse full Nelson submission, and Lio Rush taps out.
New Champion! Angel Garza
Hype video for Shayna Baszler for next week, Cameron Grimes shown warming for the match against Mendoza.
Finn Balor cuts a backstage promo on the 3 way, says he’ll become a 2 time NXT Champion next week. Angel Garza cuts a babyface promo in the ring, saying his title win is one of the most important things in his life. He propsed to his girlfriend, who said yes.
Cameron Grimes Vs Raul Mendoza
Mendoza charges right at Grimes and catches him off guard, hitting Grimes with kicks to the face. Grimes rolls out of the ring, and Mendoza follows up with a springboard corkscrew dive onto Grimes. Mendoza rolls Grimes back into the ring and Mendoza goes for a diving move, but Grimes reverses.
Before he can capitalize, Kushida comes down the ramp and distracts Cameron Grimes. Raul Mendoza catches Grimes by surprise and rolls up Cameron Grimes for the pinfall victory.
Winner: Raul Mendoza
Kushida wears Grimes’s top hat, taunting him on the way to the back. Mia Yim is interviewed about Dakota, say’s she’s going to hurt her not wrestle her. Talks of ambulances. Hype video for Travis Banks(!) who faces Jaxon Riker.
Jaxon Riker (w/Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake) vs. Travis Banks
Towards the end, Banks climbs the top rope and goes for a top rope move, but Riker evades and lays out Banks. Banks fights back to his feet and runs from corner to corner, hitting a Slice of Heaven on Jaxon Riker for the 3 count pinfall victory.
Winner: Travis Banks
Mia Yim Vs. Dakota Kai
Aggressive match involving LOADS of kicks. Kai goes a corner kick to the face on Yim, but Yim dodges, kicking Kai’s leg and hitting Kai with a German suplex, getting a 2 count. Mia Yim hits a knee to the face, but Kai rolls out fo the ring. Yim goes to the outside and rolls Kai back into the ring. Kai goes to the turnbuckle and grabs Nox’s kneebrace, looking to use it as a weapon. The ref stops her and takes the kneebrace.
While the ref is distracted, Kai removes the padding from the turnbuckle and drives Yim’s face directly into the exposed turnbuckle. Kai rolls up Yim off of the impact and Kai gets the three count pinfall.
Winner: Dakota Kai
Post-match brawl with Yim & Kai gong to higher ground near the hard cameras. Yim suplexes Kai down below through tables. Yim gets up as we go to a Keith Lee video package. Good placement.
Breezango Vs Singh Brothers
The Doctors are here. Breezango are both dressed as Doctors… not Dentists. They’re not Dentists. Okay. Sumir has Breeze in a headlock, but Breeze fights out with a step-up enziguri. Breeze tags in Fandango and Sunil tag in. Dango hits an avalanche falcon arrow on Sumir, then another falcon arrow on Sunil for a 2 count. Breeze and Fandango hit tandem offense on Sumir and Sunil. Fandango hits a legdrop on Sunil from the top rope for the 3 count pinfall victory.
Winners: (Doctors) Breezango!
Hype Video for Rhea Ripley leads us into…
Kayden Carter Vs. Bianca Belair
Not much to this until the end, Carter slaps Belair in the face and goes for a Tornado DDT, but Belair blocks it and hits a slingshot suplex on Carter. Belair goes for a standing moonsault, but Carter gets her knees up. Belair is dumped to the outside, and Carter strikes Belair with kick from the apron.
Back in the ring, and Carter goes for a handspring back elbow, but Belair sidesteps and spears Kayden Carter, then hits a K.O.D. on Carter for a 3 count pinfall victory.
Winner: Bianca Belair.
Adam Cole comes out to the watch the main event.
Tomasso Ciampa vs. Keith Lee vs. Finn Balor to Determine the #1 Contender for the NXT Championship
After the opening part of the match, we come back from commercial and Balor is on the top rope. Ciampa chops away at Balor’s chest, then follows him to the top rope and sets Balor up for an Air Raid Crash. Lee grabs Ciampa in an electric chair while Ciampa holds Balor in an Air Raid Crash position. Lee drops both me back, and drapes an arm around Ciampa for a 2 count near fall.
Lee drags Ciampa into a corner, and Lee goes for a moonsault on Ciampa, but Ciampa avoids it. Ciampa goes for a FairyTale Ending but Lee reverses into a Jackhammer. Lee goes for a Jackhammer on Balor, but Balor turns it into a Coup de Grace. Balor takes out Lee and Ciampa on the outside. Balor hits a dropkick on Ciampa into the barricade, then rolls Ciampa back in the ring. Balor goes for a Coup de Grace on Ciampa, but Ciampa rolls out of the way. Lee enters the ring and sends Balor out of the ring. Ciampa hits an Air Raid Crash on Lee, for a 2 count.
Ciampa runs at Lee, but Lee picks up and plants Ciampa. Lee goes for the moonsault on Ciampa again and pins him for a 2 count. Lee picks up Ciampa and hits a Spirit Bomb on Ciampa, but just as Lee lands, Balor hits a Coup de Grace on Lee, pinning Lee for the three count!.
Winner: Finn Balor.
Next Week, we’ll have Shayna Vs Rhea & Cole Vs Balor. Finn stars down Cole as he walks back up the ramp to the rest of TUE as we fade to black.