The Special starts with shots of Toronto and footage of many of the Canadian wrestlers from the WWE as well as some of the greatest moments in WWE history in Toronto. Now NXT will take over Toronto.
We are in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and your announcers are Corey Graves and Tom Phillips.
A choir is by the entrance as a tease for Bobby Roode's entrance.
Match Number One: Tye Dillinger versus Bobby Roode
Dillinger stands in the center of the ring and Roode circles him. Roode says he is Glorious and poses but Dillinger punches Roode. Roode with a knee but Dillinger wtih a side head lock and Roode with a shoulder tackle. Dillinger with a back elbow and then he clotheslines Roode over the top rope to the floor. Dillinger sends him back into the ring but he clotheslines him over the top rope again.
Dillinger chops Roode around the ringside area. Roode with a knee and punch to Dillinger. Roode breaks the referee's count and then he punches Tye again. Dillinger Irish whips Roode into the ringside barrier and Dillinger with a back body drop. Dillinger sends Roode back into the ring and Bobby tries to stop Dillinger by putting his hands up to signify a ten. Dillinger kicks Roode and stomps on his hands and Dillinger does his rapid fire ten and then he shows Roode slowly. Dillinger with a chop.
Dillinger climbs the turnbuckles and punches Roode on the turnbuckles and he does it ten times. Dillinger chops Roode. Dillinger with a kick but Roode sends Dillinger over the top rope to the floor. Roode goes to the floor and he hits Dillinger from behind and checks Dillinger into the ringside barrier. Roode hot shots Dillinger on the ringside barrier and then returns to the ring. Roode puts Dillinger over the apron and Roode with a forearm across the chest. Roode drives Dillinger's throat across the apron. Roode kicks Dillinger in the corner and chokes him.
Roode with chops in the corner. Roode with an Irish whip and clothesline into the corner. Roode goes to the turnbuckles for a Glorious forearm to the back of the neck. Roode goes for a neck breaker but he takes too long and Dillinger with a back slide for a near fall. Roode with chops and an Irish whip followed by a neck breaker for a near fall. Roode runs his boot laces across the face. Roode kicks Dillinger in the chest and then he goes to the turnbuckles for punches. Dillinger with a reverse atomic drop to Roode.
Dillinger with punches and chops to Roode. Dillinger with a flying forearm and a running back elbow. Dillinger with a kick and knee lift. Dillinger with a kick and he stomps on Roode. Dillinger kicks Roode in the corner. Dillinger pulls down the knee pad and Roode sees it so he goes to the floor to keep Tye from hitting the TyeBreaker. Dillinger follows and he sends Roode back in but Roode with a spinebuster for a near fall.
Roode puts Dillinger on the turnbuckles but Dillinger with a punch. Roode with a punch and forearms as he sets for a superplex. Roode hits the superplex and he gets a near fall. Roode looks at Dillinger on the mat and he mocks Dillinger and Roode pulls down his knee pad. Roode gets Dillinger on his shoulders but Dillinger escapes. Roode with a rollup but the referee sees Roode used the ropes so he stops the count. Roode thinks he won. Dillinger with a rollup of his own when Roode argues with the referee. Dillinger with a super kick for a near fall.
Both men struggle to get back to their feet and they back into each other. Roode with a punch but Dillinger fires back. They go back and forth and Dillinger wants more. Dillinger gets Roode on his shoudlers but Roode blocks it. Dillilnger with a Sharpshooter. Roode tries to fight through the pain but he sees he is near the ropes and he grabs the rope to force Dillinger to release the hold. Roode with an inside cradle but Dillinger rolls through to get a near fall. Dillinger misses a splash into the corner and Roode sends Dillinger into the ring post and he follows with a Glorious DDT for the three count.
Winner: Bobby Roode
After the match, Roode goes to the back and Dillinger gets a standing ovation from the crowd for his performance.
Asuka is in her locker room getting ready for her match against Mickie James.
We get cage lowering music for the structure that will hold Paul Ellering during the match. Paul is elevated over the ring.
Match Number Two: Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Finals: TM61 (Shane Thorne and Nick Miller) versus Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) [with Paul Ellering in a cage above the ring]
Miller and Akam start things off and Akam runs Miller into the corner but Miller with an elbow and kicks. Miller with forearms to Akam. Thorne tags in and he kicks Akam and Miller with an enzuigiri to send Akam to the floor. Thorne sends Rezar over the top rope to the floor and Miller with a suicide dive. Rezar gets Thorne on his shoulders and he climbs the scaffolding and Rezar goes to the floor. Thorne looks around and he hits a senton onto Akam and Rezar. Miller with a forearm to the back. Rezar trips Thorne on the apron when the referee deals with Miller.
Rezar gets a near fall on Thorne. Rezar punches Thorne. Rezar argues with the referee and then he rakes at Thorne's face. Akam tags in and he goes up top and hits a boot to the head while Rezar hits a backbreaker. Akam with punches. Akam with a reverse chin lock. Akam with an overhead throw by the throat and he gets a near fall. Akam sets for a charge into the corner but Thorne moves. Rezar tags in and he kicks Thorne and knocks Miller off the apron. Thorne with a drop kick and Miller tags in. Miller with forearms and a slam to Akam. Miller with a forearm to Rezar followed by a suplex to Akam. Miller with a belly-to-back suplex to Rezar. Miller with a sliding forearm to Akam and then Rezar. Miller with a moonsault for a near fall.
Thorne with a leg lariat to Akam. They punch Akam and Rezar in the corner and then they counter the power bomb sandwich with ranas. Miller and Thorne hit Thunder Valley but Akam breaks up the cover. Miller with a slingshot pescado onto Akam. Thorne wtih a slingshot plancha onto Akam. Ellering drops a chain and Rezar picks it up and puts it around his wrist. Thorne blocks a punch and then he hits a slingshot into a rollup. Rezar with a spinebuster to Thorne and then he tags in Akam and Miller is taken care of. Akam and Rezar hit the Last Chapter for the three count.
Winners: Authors of Pain
After the match, Triple H, William Regal and Dustin Rhodes come to the ring to present the trophy to the Authors of Pain.
Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa walk in the back.
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