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Match Number One: Emma versus Charlotte
Charlotte does the Flair bounce off the ropes and then Emma throws a headband at Charlotte. They lock up and Emma with a side head lock but Charlotte rolls through to escape. Charlotte with a side head lock and she holds on when Emma tries for an Irish whip. Emma with a head scissors and Charlotte escapes. Emma with a kick and she wooos at Charlotte.
Charlotte blocks being sent into the turnbuckles and she sends Emma into the turnbuckles. Charlotte with a cravate and knees to the head and Emma goes to the mat. Emma goes to the apron when Charlotte charges but Charlotte grabs her by the hair. Emma kicks Charlotte while in the ropes. Charlotte goes to the turnbuckles but Emma kicks Charlotte and she goes down. Emma kicks Charlotte after pushing the referee out of the way.
Emma with a drop kick to the injured knee. Emma grabs the leg and goes to the floor. Emma slams the leg into the apron and then she ties the leg in the ropes to continue to work on the injured leg. Emma kicks Charlotte in the leg and she works on the leg and drives Charlotte into the mat with a modified curb stomp. Emma gets a near fall.
Charlotte with forearms and she tries for a slam but Emma is able to get out of the attempt and she kicks Charlotte in the back of the leg. Emma puts Charlotte’s leg in the rope and she uses the ropes for leverage to drop a knee on the leg and she gets a near fall.
Emma kicks Charlotte in the back of the leg and she drives the knee into the mat. Emma with a single leg crab and she sits down on Charlotte’s back. Charlotte crawls to the ropes and she gets there to force Emma to release the hold. Charlotte gets to her feet when Emma tries to work on the leg. Charlotte with chops and a neck breaker. Charlotte with a spear and she gets a near fall. Emma with a double leg take down and she tries for a jackknife cover but Charlotte gets free from Emma and hits Natural Selection for the three count.
Winner: Charlotte
After the match, Bayley goes into the ring while Charlotte leaves. Bayley offers her hand to Emma and Emma is not sure what to do. Bayley helps Emma to her feet and Bayley wants a hug and Emma hugs her. Bayley does not let go and she hits a belly-to-belly suplex and she slams Emma’s head into the mat. Charlotte pulls Bayley off Emma and then Bayley takes her shirt off Emma.
We go to a video package for Becky Lynch.
Becky says her dream to get to NXT started at age 15. She went to England to train and she was the only woman there. She watched Dynamite Kid, Shawn Michaels, the Rock, and Steve Austin. She went to Japan and she was the youngest foreign female in Japan. She wrestled in Europe and the United States. Then she came to the NXT to dominate.
Becky says she was not being true to herself. She says she is resentful of Others. She says everyone wants to be the best and at the top of her game. Ever since her change in attitude, she has been unstoppable and she will do what it takes to get to the top. She has been working to this since she was born. She came her to be the best and you are going to see a different side of her when she challenges for the title.
We go to commercial.
We are back and it is time to take a look at Michael Cole’s interview with Kevin Owens.
Michael asks Kevin ‘Why? Why did you do what you did to Sami Zayn? Was it personal?†Kevin says it is personal. Anyone coming after him is coming after the title. The title means a better life for him and his family. That is what it has always been about for him. Cole asks if Owens can say the only thing this is about is the title. Kevin says it is not just about the championship, it is about what the championship stands for. The money and a better life are also involved. It is about him being champion.
Cole says he does not believe Owens so he asks him if it was someone other than Zayn who was champion, would you have conducted yourself the same way. Kevin says it was not about Sami. It was about being champion. Kevin says he was asked about what he did to Sami Zayn after winning the title, not to congratulate him for winning. Kevin says that Michael has not congratulated him for winning the title and treat him like a champion.
Michael says respect is a two way street. He congratulates Kevin for winning, but he wants Kevin to show him some respect. He wants Kevin to respectfully answer the question. How can you do what you did to Sami Zayn. He is as close to you as family? He traveled the roads with you. You knew Sami before your wife and he was at the altar with him as his best man.
Kevin says that Michael is a journalist who wants people to go to WWE.com to see the headline that Kevin stabbed his best friend in the back. Kevin says he is sorry he cannot give Michael what he is looking for as a journalist. He will give Michael that Kevin Owens provides for his family thanks to the NXT Championship.
Michael asks Kevin if he has anything else to add. Kevin tells everyone to follow him on Twitter at FightOwensFight. He respects Kevin for asking the tough question and he says he enjoys Michael on Monday nights.
Match Number Two: Bull Dempsey versus Rhyno
They lock up and go to a stalemate. They lock up again and Bull with a knee and forearms. Bull with a forearm but Rhyno with a chop and punch. Bull with a knee but Rhyno with a shoulder tackle. Bull with an Irish whip but Rhyno moves in the corner and hits a belly-to-belly suplex and Rhyno with a GORE for the three count.
Winner: Rhyno
After the match, Rhyno gets a mic and he says everyone says he is an unstoppable force. People say someone else here is an unstoppable force. At Takeover, he wants YOU . . . Baron Corbin.
Sasha Banks is in the back looking at a photo of Fabulous Moolah. She showed why she is the baddest Diva in NXT. Now her former friend Becky wants to challenge her. You traveled all over the world to make a name for yourself. Remember who made you in NXT. She can make people forget you just as fast. To rule this empire, you will need the crown jewel. The title is staying with the boss at Takeover.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Uhaa Nation enters William Regal’s office. William says he is glad he is here. We see Uhaa sign his NXT contract. He says it feels great.
He says everyone at NXT has the same goal. That is to be a champion. Walking through these doors means that he is one step closer to that goal. He hears the voices loud and clear. He studied their history and now it is time to create some of his own.
We see Uhaa in the ring at the Performance Center and then we see that he is ‘Coming Soon’.
Match Number Three: Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder versus Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady (with Carmella)
Enzo and Colin’s music plays but they do not make their way to the ring. The music plays again and still no Enzo or Colin.
We go to the back where Carmella tells Wesley and Buddy to stop as they continue to attack Enzo.
We go to the Sami Zayn interview and he is asked if it is personal.
Sami says that Kevin is a liar and he is not. Kevin made this personal since day one so it is personal. You have to fight fire with fire. He got there with sneak attacks and that is not his style, but he will do it. Michael asks Sami if he can focus on the title. Sami says that it is personal because of the NXT Title. It took him a long time to get the title and he knows what is at stake. Focus will not be an issue.
Michael suggests that it is eating at Sami because they are best friends and the history between them, but he does not know why Kevin did what he did. Sami says he would love to say it is all business, like Kevin has, but that is not true. It bothers him and he has asked Kevin in the ring, but he won’t say it. He tells Kevin he is coming to the ring next week. They don’t have to fight next week. He wants Kevin to come to the ring and look at him in the eye and tell him why he did this. You say you are a family man, so be a role model for your kids. Show some guts. Come to the ring and tell everyone why he did what he did.
We take a look at Sami Zayn’s match against John Cena on Raw.
Rich wonders what is Sami’s health going into the match against Kevin Owens in two weeks.
We go to commercial.
We are back with the Official Contract Signing for the NXT Women’s Title Match at Takeover in two weeks because we have the official contract signing table and the official contract signing carpet in the ring.
William Regal says the NXT Women’s division has been making headlines around the world and this match will continue that trend. He introduces the number one contender for the NXT Women’s Title, Becky Lynch. He then introduces the current NXT Women’s Champion Sasha Banks.
William tells Sasha and Becky once this contract is signed, the match will be official.
Before Becky signs the contract she says she has been working for this since she was 15 years old. She trained in a tiny gym in Dublin and then she went to Japan at 18. She wrestled around Europe and North America. She did other things. She was a stuntwoman, a flight attendant, and an actress. She made mistakes and sacrifices but it was worth it to be the Champion. She did not come here to take part, she came here to take over.
Becky signs the contract and William gives the contract to Sasha.
Sasha uses her official stamp to sign the contract and it is official.
Sasha throws the contract at Becky and attacks her. She throws Becky over the table and tehn slams her head onto the table. Sasha stands on Becky’s head on the table while posing with the belt. Sasha pushes Becky to the mat and then pushes the table over.
Becky with a Fujiwara arm bar and then Regal pulls Becky off Sasha.
We go to commercial.
We are back with a look at what happened last week during the Sami Zayn versus Alex Riley match when Kevin Owens attacked both men.
Alex Riley has some comments. Alex says he is preparing for a knee operation and he says there are risks being a Superstar. In 2011, he left the Miz but that is what the people wanted to see. He left his job as an announcer and he took the risk to wrestle because that is what the people wanted to see. Alex wonders if the risks are worth the reward. He is going to get his knee operated on. What bothers him is that he heard something that made him sick. He heard people say ‘Thank you Kevin’ That must have been what the people wanted. The end of the show was a shot at Sami Zayn. That must be what the General Manager wanted. He says he saw what happened to Sami at the last time he wrestled at Takeover. You won’t see Alex Riley for a while because that is what the people want.
We go to Devin Taylor, who is in the interview area with Dana Brooke. She asks Dana about being on a roll. Dana says she would be interviewed more often, but the questions are whack. Last night, she saw the new WWE Tapout commercial, but Charlotte is in it? They chose Charlotte over the Total Diva. She is way better, especially when it comes to training. She will run circles around Charlotte and run her out of NXT. The Total Diva has arrived, so deal with it.
Finn Balor makes his way to ringside to watch the main event.
Match Number Three: Hideo Itami versus Tyler Breeze
The referee holds Itami back while Tyler removes his ring vest. They lock up and go around the ring and Itami with a clean break. They lock up again and Itami with another break. They lock up and Breeze with a wrist lock and arm wringer. Itami sets for a kick but Tyler gets to the floor. Breeze gets to the apron and returns to the ring.
Breeze with a waist lock into a side head lock. Itami tries for a round kick but Breeze sees it coming and he avoids it and gets to the floor. Breeze gets back into the ring and he kicks Itami in the midsection. Breeze with a punch but Itami with a knee to the midsection and a running kick to the chest.
Breeze rolls to the apron and then to the floor as we go to commercial.
We are back and Itami with a kick to the back. Itami with knee drops and he pulls down the knee pad and he teases a leaping knee drop but he lands on his feet and he back kicks Breeze in the head. Itami with punches to Breeze. Breeze with a neck breaker and he gets a near fall. Breeze sends Itami into the corner and he kicks him. The referee warns Breeze.
Breeze chokes Itami in the corner. Breeze with a boot to the midsection and then he hits a leg drop and gets a near fall. Breeze with a reverse chin lock. Breeze stares at Balor and asks him if he is watching. Itami tries to get to his feet but Breeze pulls him back to the mat and adds more pressure to the chin lock.
Itami gets to his feet and he connects with elbows but Breeze with a drop kick and he gets a near fall. Breeze says something to Balor and then he goes to the turnbuckles. Breeze takes too long and Itami with a punch to the midsection. Itami with a clothesline or two. Itami with a back heel trip and a running knee into the corner.
Itami with a tornado move to the apron and he drops Breeze on the top rope. Itami with a clothesline from the turnbuckles for a near fall. Itami with slaps and kicks to Breeze followed by a back heel kick. Itami sets for the hesitation drop kick but Breeze rolls to the floor. Itami punches Breeze and Breeze falls on Balor. Balor pushes Breeze and Itami with a boot to Balor.
Back in the ring, Itami avoids the Beauty Shot and he hits the running boot to the head for the three count.
Winner: Hideo Itami
After the match, Itami celebrates in the ring as we see Balor on the ground at ringside holding his jaw.
Itami looks at Balor but Breeze hits Itami from behind. Balor pulls Breeze off Itami and he takes off his jacket. Balor stands over Itami and Balor helps Itami to his feet but Breeze with a super kick to Balor and Beauty Shot to Itami.
We go to credits.
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