We see Tommaso Ciampa deep in thought about his match against Johnny Gargano.
Match Number Three: NXT Women’s Championship Match: Shayna Baszler versus Nikki Cross
Shayna tries to get into position and Nikki stands still and tells Shayna to do it. Shayna with a leg sweep and Nikki likes it. She tells Shayna to do it. Nikki gets on all fours and crawls at Shayna and Shayna backs to the ropes. Nikki turns her back but turns around before Shayna can hit her. Nikki with a sleeper and Shayna gets to her knees. Shayna with a snap mare and she applies the Kirifuda Clutch. Nikki escapes and Shayna goes to the floor. Nikki goes to the floor. Shayna tries for a kick on the apron but Nikki moves and she trips Shayna and connects with punches before putting her in the ring skirt.
Nikki reapplies the sleeper and Shayna falls back onto the ramp. They return to the ring and Shayna with a knee to the head and she gets a near fall. Shayna punches Nikki and then she suffocates Nikki. Shayna rubs her forearm across the bridge of the nose. Shayna with a knee to the head and Nikki goes down. Shayna with another running knee but Nikki screams for more. Shayna with a knee and Nikki sits up and then blocks a knee. Nikki with forearms. Shayna with the Kirifuda Clutch but Nikki counters into a belly-to-back suplex. Nikki with a Thesz Press followed by a clothesline. Nikki kicks Shayna in the corner and the referee warns her. Nikki with kicks to Shayna in the corner.
Nikki goes up top and hits a cross body for a near fall. Nikki with a reverse DDT on the apron and gets a near fall. Shyana blocks a swinging neck breaker and hits a jumping knee for a near fall. Shayna with a Kirifuda Clutch but Nikki gets out and gets a near fall but Shayna gets her foot on the ropes. Nikki with a crucifix but Shayna counters into the Kirifuda Clutch and a body scissors. Nikki tries to get to the ropes but Baszler applies more pressure.
The referee sees that Nikki has passed out and calls for the bell.
Winner: Shayna Baszler (retains Title)
We see EC3 in the crowd. We also see Keith Lee in the crowd.
Match Number Four: NXT Championship Match: Aleister Black versus Lars Sullivan
Lars has some words for Black and Black with punches and kicks. Sullivan with a kick and he goes for Freak Accident but Black lands on his feet. Black has Black Mass blocked. Black with kicks to send Sullivan to the floor. Black with strikes and Sullivan tries to send him onto the apron. Black with Meteora. Sullivan with a forearm but Black with a jumping knee for a near fall. Black with an arm bar. Sullivan pushes Black to the mat. Black with a kick but Sullivan misses a splash into the corner. Sullivan goes for a power slam but Sullivan runs through a clothesline and he clotheslines Black to the floor.
Sullivan is sent into the ring post by Black and Black with a moonsault off the ring post but Sullivan catches him and then sends Black into the apron and ringside barrier. They return to the ring and Sullivan with a splash into the corner and he gets a near fall. Sullivan with a crossface to Black. Sullivan with a reverse chin lock. Black with punches but Sullivan with a knee. Sullivan goes for a power slam but Black stops him and goes for a rollup. Sullivan goes not go down and he gets a near fall after a power slam. Black with forearms and Sullivan with a pop up power slam for a near fall.
Sullivan goes up top but Black recovers and stops Sullivan on the turnbuckles. Black climbs the turnbuckles and goes for a superplex but Sullivan blocks that. Black with forearms to the back. Sullivan crotches Black on top and then clotheslines Black to the mat. Sullivan goes up top and hits a diving head butt, but he lands on Black's knee. Black with a forearm and kicks. Black with a running forearm and a back elbow. Black blocks a kick and hits a leg sweep followed by a drop kick. Black with a kick and a round kick followed by a quebrada for a near fall.
Black picks up Sullivan and then Sullivan flips Black and he lands on his leg. Sullivan dives at the knee. Black with a round kick but he holds his knee. Sullivan with a Stretch Muffler and he picks Black up off the mat. Black is able to get a near fall. Sullivan with a kick and he sets for Freak Accident but Black counters into a DDT. Sullivan goes to the apron and Black with an elbow but Sullivan with a forearm. They go to the apron and Black with a forearm and kicks. Sullivan stays on the apron and then he hits a power slam on the apron.
Sullivan goes up top and hits the diving head butt for a near fall. Black leaps over Sullivan and hits a double stomp to the back followed by Black Mass for a near fall. Sullivan blocks Black Mass and hits a clothesline. Black escapes Freak Accident and Black with a jumping knee followed by Black Mass but Sullivan is back to his knees. Black with Black Mass for the three count.
Winner: Aleister Black (retains Title)
Johnny Gargano walks in the back and we see Candice LeRae come up to him and she gives him a crutch and she tells Johnny to kick his ass.
Tommaso Ciampa comes to the ring with a crutch of his own.
Match Number Five: Chicago Street Fight: Johnny Gargano versus Tommaso Ciampa
The crutches are released as Gargano goes after Ciampa and he sends Ciampa to the floor and hits a super kick on the apron followed by a cannonball off the apron. Gargano sends Ciampa over the announce table and Nigel is down. They fight into the crowd and Gargano with punches. Ciampa with a punch and kick. Ciampa kicks Gargano in the head and he takes a sign from a fan. Gargano punches Ciampa and hits Ciampa in the back with the sign and there is a stop sign in the middle of it. Gargano hits Ciampa with the stop sign.
Gargano goes onto a platform and he comes off with a cross body. Gargano punches Ciampa on the floor and they go back into the ringside area. They make their way back into the ring and Gargano gets a trash can and throws it into the ring right next to Ciampa. Gargano gets a chair as well. Gargano misses with the trash can lid and Ciampa with a German suplex onto the chair. Ciampa stomps on the hand on the chair. Gargano with punches. Gargano with a clothesline but Ciampa with a German suplex and he holds on to the waist lock. Ciampa with another German suplex.
Ciampa holds on and hits a third German suplex. Gargano blocks a suplex and hits a German suplex and then follows with a suicide dive onto Ciampa. Gargano sends Ciampa into the ring steps. Ciampa with a running knee while Gargano goes under the ring for weapons. Ciampa sends Gargano into the ringside barrier. Ciampa moves the ring steps. Ciamap goes under the ring for a trash can and it lands on the floor. Ciampa completes the same package as Gargano earlier by getting a chair and trash can lid. Ciampa hits Gargano in the midsection with the end of the chair. Ciampa puts the chair around Gargano's head and Ciampa with punches. Ciampa sends the chair and Gargano into the ring steps.
The referee checks on Gargano and the match continues. Ciampa hits Gargano in the back with the trash can. Ciampa puts Gargano's head on the ring steps and he throws the trash can at Gargano and connects. They return to the ring and Ciampa removes his shirt and chokes Gargano with it. Ciampa with an elbow to the top of the head. Ciampa kicks Gargano. Ciampa sends Gargano into the turnbuckles and kicks him. Ciampa with a catapult into the bottom of the turnbuckle. Ciampa gets some handcuffs from under the ring. Ciampa cuffs one hand but Gargano with punches. Ciampa with a chop and Gargano with an enzuigiri. Gargano with a slingshot spear.
Gargano gets his belt and he whips Ciampa with it. Gargano whips Ciampa in the neck and back. Gargano puts the trash can over Ciampa's head and he hits a super kick. Gargano wedges the trash can in the turnbuckles. Ciampa with a thumb to the eyes and then he hits Project Ciampa. Ciampa with a running knee and the trash can lid for a near fall. Ciampa with another running knee with the trash can lid. Ciampa tries to get Gargano on his shoulders but Gargano with elbows to the neck.
Ciampa with and Air Raid Crash onto the ring steps. Ciampa gets a near fall. Ciampa goes under the ring again and he has bolt cutters. He cuts the ropes holding the canvas and he exposes the ring by pulling up the mat and padding. Ciampa hits Garagano with the chair and he removes more padding to show the wood in the ring. Gargano is put on the turnbuckles in the exposed corner of the ring. Ciampa bites Gargano and then goes for an Air Raid Crash from the turnbuckles but Gargano counters and goes for a sunset flip power bomb. Ciampa with punches and Gargano with a super kick and Gargano falls to the wood.
Ciampa with a punch and Gargano punches back. They continue to exchange punches until Gargano gets the advantage. Ciampa with a kick but Gargano with an enzuigiri. Ciampa with a knee. Gargano hits Ciampa with the trash can lid while Ciampa hits Gargano with the crutch. Gargano falls onto Ciampa and gets a near fall. Ciampa goes to the floor and Gargano goes for a pescado but Ciampa hits Gargano with the trash can lid. Ciampa misses a running knee to the head when Gargano moves and Ciampa hits the ring steps. Gargano punches Ciampa in the surgically repaired knee and then Gargano hits Ciampa in the knee with the chair.
Ciampa sends Gargano into the trash can in the turnbuckles and then Ciampa applies GargaNo Escape. Gargano goes for the crutch he was given by Candice before the match but Ciampa stops Gargano and connects with forearms to the back of the head. Ciampa gets his knee brace reconnected and he connects with a knee to the head. Ciampa gets the crutch Johnny brought to the ring and hits him in the back of the neck with it. Ciampa gets a near fall. Ciampa sends Gargano to the floor.
Ciampa picks up Gargano and he walks him up the ramp. Ciampa says they were best friends and Johnny was his family. Ciampa says you did this to yourself. Say goodbye to Chicago, Candice, and your career. Ciampa sends Gargano into the matrix board and connects with a running knee. Ciampa says that is not enough. He says that only he knows. Ciampa sees a table and then he goes on top of some cases. Ciampa picks up Gargano and takes his wedding ring and spits on it and throws it away. Gargano gets Ciampa up and hits an Air Raid Crash through the table.
The referee calls for medical assistance to check on Ciampa. They put a neck brace on Ciampa and put him onto a stretcher. Gargano looks catatonic. Ciampa is put on a stretcher. Gargano realizes that his ring is not on his hand and he sees Ciampa being stretchered out.
Gargano says this isn't over and he throws the medical assistant into the referee and he pulls Ciampa to the ring. Gargano removes Ciampa from the stretcher and sends him into the ring. Gargano takes off the neck brace and he applies GargaNo Escape. Officials pull Gargano off Ciampa and Gargano punches them. Gargano gets the handcuffs and uses them on Ciampa and puts them behind him. Gargano with super kicks and Ciampa crumbles to the mat. Gargano applies GargaNo Escape. More officials come out to pull Gargano off Ciampa. Gargano gets away and he punches everyone who is trying to stop him.
Ciampa with a DDT onto the exposed part of the ring and Ciampa covers Gargano for the three count.
Winner: Tommaso Ciampa
After the match, Ciampa smiles as he struggles to go to the back. Ciampa uses the stretcher to get himself up the ramp.
They check on Gargano in the ring and we see Ciampa waving to Gargano.
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