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Match Number One: Charlotte versus Bayley
Charlotte offers her hand and Bayley shakes it so this will be conducted under the Code of NXT Honor. They lock up and Bayley with a side head lock. Bayley with a shoulder tackle but Charlotte kips up and wooos. They lock up and Charlotte with a side head lock. Bayley gets Charlotte to her knee and Bayley with an hammer lock. Charlotte rolls through and applies a side head lock and take down.
Bayley with a head scissors and Charlotte escapes. Bayley backs into the corner. Charlotte with a waist lock but Bayley with a wrist lock into an arm bar. Charlotte with a rollup for a near fall. Charlotte with a snap mare and figure four head scissors and then she rolls Bayley around the ring. Charlotte tells Bayley you made her do this.
Bayley sends Charlotte to the floor and she hits a baseball slide by the ring post. They get back into the ring and Bayley with running double sledges and a back elbow followed by an Irish whip and shoulder into the corner. Charlotte with a boot out of the corner and she gets a near fall.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Charlotte with a cravate but Bayley rolls througn and then gets a near fall with a sunset flip but Charlotte rolls through and tries for a figure four but Bayley with a rollup for a near fall. Bayley kicks Charlotte from the corner and hits a back elbow from the turnbuckles and both women are down.
Bayley with a shoulder into the corner followed by two running back elbows. She hits a third one and then she hits an exploder suplex. Bayley puts Charlotte on the turnbuckles and goes for a super rana and hits it. Bayley gets a near fall. Bayley with a forearm but Charlotte with a forearm of her own. Charlotte with a neck breaker and spear.
Charlotte gets a near fall. Charlotte gets another near fall. Charlotte sets for the figure four and locks it it. Charlotte tries to bridge but Bayley rolls through to reverse the figure four and Charlotte gets to the ropes. Charlotte with chops but Bayley with a back slide for a near fall. Charlotte gets up and tries for a back slide of her own but Bayley uses the ropes to flip over and hits a belly-to-belly suplex for a near fall.
Bayley with a German suplex for a near fall. Bayley runs into a boot and Charlotte sends Bayley into the turnbuckles and Bayley hits the back of her head into the turnbuckles. Charlotte goes up top for a Super Natural Selection but Bayley counters into a belly-to-belly superplex for the three count.
Winner: Bayley
The announcers talk about the Kevin Owens versus Finn Balor match that will take place in Brooklyn.
We go to Michael Cole’s interview with Kevin Owens.
Michael brings up the contract signing with Finn Balor and how Kevin hit both Finn Balor and William Regal. Michael asks if the apology to William Regal was heartfelt. Kevin says that Michael is questioning his sincerity. Michael mentions that William said he hoped that Finn would beat Kevin in Brooklyn.
Kevin says kudos to William to make those comments behind his back. It takes a real man . . . a real man’s man. There is a problem there. William Regal runs NXT, so for him to openly say that he hopes that Kevin does not win, it is an issue for him. He does not want the NXT Title any more. He needs it. It reminds him of what he did to Sami Zayn. The title means more money in his bank account. He does not enjoy walking down the ramp, whether it is on Raw, Smackdown, or NXT without a title on his shoulder.
After what William Regal has said, and he is not a stand up guy. He would do whatever it took to get where he needed, and Kevin respects that. Who knows if Regal will put a crooked referee in the ring and have another Montreal Screwjob. . . even if it is in Brooklyn, but he is a Montreal boy. Kevin has thought long and hard and there is only one way to be guaranteed that does not happen. That is if you put the title up and put a ladder between Balor and I and see who can climb it first. No referee will stop him and William Regal will not screw him out of what is his.
Kevin says at Takeover, what he wants is a ladder match.
Michael says this could be alleviated if he can beat Finn Balor. Michael asks Kevin if he can beat the demon.
Kevin thinks about the question and he takes off his microphone and he hands it to Michael and leaves the ring and walks to the back.
We go to commercial.
We are back with Bull Dempsey looking at the video of himself and he tells himself he has to get in shape. We see Bull go into the gym and he sees people training. We are told that it will continue.
Match Number Two: Baron Corbin versus Steve Cutler
Cutler with a punch but Corbin with a punch followed by End of Days for the three count.
Winner: Baron Corbin
William Regal is in his office and Bayley enters. William congratulates her on her victory over Charlotte. Bayley says that she has been on a roll lately and since she beat Charlotte, she feels that she could have an NXT Women’s Championship match. Regal says that she deserves a match but there is someone else who deserves one. Next week, you will be in a Number One Contender Match against Becky Lynch with the winner facing Sasha at NXT Takeover in Brooklyn.
William tells Bayley that she is his niece’s favorite.
Match Number Three: Tyler Breeze versus Aaron Solow
They lock up and Breeze with kicks in the corner. The referee warns Breeze. Breeze cannot believe his opponent. Solow with a chop but Breeze with a take down and he punches Solow. Breeze with a Beauty Shot for the three count.
Winner: Tyler Breeze
After the match, Breeze is on Periscope and William Regal comes out to the stage.
Regal tells Tyler that he has been badgering him about a match at NXT in Brooklyn. William says he is pleased to announce that he has scoured the Earth to find an opponent worthy of you. This opponent will put you on the map.
Your opponent will be Jushin ‘Thunder’ Liger.
We see a video package for Jushin Liger.
We go to commercial.
We are back and we have a video package for the man known as Uhaa Nation. He says the day he got into wrestling, he knew this is where he wanted to be and he wasn’t going to stop until he got there. NXT is the place to be. He doesn’t expect everything to be given to him. He came to be champion and be the best.
He tells everyone in the NXT locker room to watch out. When he debuts, expect greatness. He will be the NXT Champion. His name is Apollo Crews and he lands on August 22nd at NXT Takeover.
Finn Balor is with Byron Saxton for an interview. Byron asks Finn how it feels to be champion. He says it has been an emotional year. They are all working with the same goal. They believe that they are redefining this industry and to be the champion of this brand is a huge honor. Byron mentions the match in Brooklyn, but Byron brings up the contract signing.
Byron asks Finn about Kevin hitting William Regal. They came into NXT together. At the beginning they were friends, but Kevin’s actions clearly led to him not being surprised at what Kevin did. Kevin has continuously defied authority and has shown no class and no respect. The fact that he struck William Regal was of no surprise to him.
Byron asks Finn about Kevin’s comments about everything he does being for his family. Finn says he is a man of actions and Kevin is a man of many words, but whether he backs them up with actions is uncertain. You can talk the talk, but you have to walk the walk. He does not believe anything that Kevin says.
Byron brings up Kevin injuring Sami Zayn and whether it affects his preparation for the match. Sami has talked to him about Kevin and he has helped Finn and encouraged him not to underestimate Kevin Owens. He could seek revenge for what Kevin did to Sami or what he said about Finn being the underdog. Finn says he has to be focused.
Byron mentions Kevin’s suggestion that this match be made a ladder match.
Finn says that Kevin likes to talk and is a man of many words. He is not surprised that Kevin has tried to up the ante. Kevin says that Tokyo was a fluke, but he will show Kevin that Tokyo was not a fluke and the result in Brooklyn will be the same.
Byron asks Finn what can they expect from him in Brooklyn. Finn says that there will be a renaissance.
Byron asks if the Demon will appear in Brooklyn. Finn says that remains to appear, but Kevin Owens will find out that night.
Match Number Four: Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder versus Mojo Rawley and Zack Ryder
Rawley and Dawson start things off and Dawson talks to Wilder before locking up. Dawson with a wrist lock and Rawley with a reversal. Rawley works on the shoulder and sends Dawson to the mat. Ryder tags in and he connects with knees to Dawson and he gets a near fall. Dawson with a forearm and front face lock. Ryder with a flapjack to Dawson and a running clothesline into the corner. Ryder punches Dawson but Wilder distracts Ryder and Dawson pulls Ryder off the turnbuckles.
Wilder tags in and they head butt Ryder in the lower back. Wilder with a back breaker and he gets a near fall. Dawson tags in and he drops Wilder onto Ryder with a back drop and Dawson gets a near fall. Dawson with an elbow to the head. Ryder with punches but Dawson with a wrist lock and knee. Dawson puts Ryder in the ropes and kicks him. Wilder with forearm to the back and Dawson with a slingshot suplex for a near fall.
Wilder tags in and Ryder with kick to Dawson and Rawley is tagged in. Rawley with punches to Wilder and then he knocks Dawson off the apron. Rawley with two Stinger Splashes followed by a fireman’s carry front slam and Ryder is tagged in for a Doomsday Rough Ryder for the three count.
Winners: Mojo Rawley and Zack Ryder
After the match, Rawley and Ryder celebrate in the ring, but Dawson attacks Rawley from behind. Ryder punches Dawson but Wilder grabs Ryder by the legs and they both work over Ryder. Dawson and Wilder hit the Shatter Machine.
William Regal is in his office with Aiden English and Simon Gotch. William tells them that he saw what happened last week after their tag title match when Alexa slapped them. Aiden says they would never hit a lady and Simon says they will never exploit chivalry.
William tells them that the good news is that you are going to get a rematch. On August 22nd in Brooklyn, you will face Blake and Murphy for the tag titles. William tells them to think of a way to curtail Alexa Bliss.
We are back with the continuation of Bull Dempsey’s quest to be fit. Bull is showing some competence in the gym and it ends with him flipping over a giant tire.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Five: Samoa Joe versus Rhyno
They lock up and Rhyno pushes Joe away and he wants to know who is the man. They lock up again and Joe with a wrist lock. Rhyno with a reversal and side head lock. Joe gets to the ropes and Rhyno with a shoulder tackle and neither man moves. Rhyno goes off the ropes and they collide and neither man moves. Joe with a shoulder tackle and he takes Rhyno to the mat. Joe with jabs in the corner and he adds punches and a chop to the top of the head. Rhyno with a chop.
Rhyno sends Joe into the turnbuckles and then he punches Joe. Joe sends Rhyno to the floor and Joe with a suicide dive onto Rhyno. Joe chops Rhyno but Rhyno with a punch and he sends Joe into the apron and they return to the ring. Rhyno punches Joe and chops him in the corner.
Joe with an Irish whip and running elbow into the corner followed by an enzuigiri and Rhyno goes down. Joe with a European uppercut but Rhyno with a chop. Joe with head butts and Rhyno with chops. Rhyno with a spinebuster for a near fall.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Joe with punches but Rhyno with a kick. Joe with an STO and both men are down. They get back to their feet and Joe with jabs but Rhyno with a kick to the midsection. Joe with a reverse atomic drop and a running boot followed by a back senton and he gets a near fall.
Joe runs into an elbow and then Rhyno gets Joe on his shoulders and hits a TKO for a near fall. Rhyno with a chop but he runs into an elbow and boot. Joe with a flying boot from the turnbuckles for a near fall. Joe sets for the choke but Rhyno with a snap mare and a belly-to-belly suplex. Rhyno sets for the GORE but Joe with a boot and he applies the choke. Rhyno backs Joe into the turnbuckles. Joe misses a clothesline and Rhyno hits one and gets a near fall.
Rhyno calls for the Rhyno Driver as he goes to the turnbuckles. Rhyno with a punch but Joe with an enzuigiri and Joe with the musclebuster for the three count.
Winner: Samoa Joe
We go to credits.
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