Before the match, Rhea Ripley says the way you set us up at War Games was very clever. But the funny thing about that set up is right now.
Mia Yim joins Rhea and Rhea with a double leg take down and punches when Dakota swings and misses with the knee brace. Mia iwth punches and a biel. Mia with another biel. Mia with a running boot to the head. Kai falls to the floor and Rhea sends Dakota back into the ring. Dakota with a double leg take down and punches. Dakota misses a kick and Mia sends Kai to the mat. Mia with Kawada kicks to Kai. Kai goes to the floor and Mia follows after her. Kai backs Mia into the apron and then hits a running boot to the head. Kai with a forearm but Mia sends Kai into the guardrails a few times. Mia with a third toss into the guardrails. Mia with a fourth and then they fight to the back.
NXT Women's Champion Shayna Baszler is not going to let Rhea Ripley relax and Shayna is joined by Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke.
Shafir and Duke go after Rhea and Rhea fights them off but Shayna with punches. Rhea with punches to Shayna, Marina, and Duke. Shayna with the Kirifuta Clutch and Rhea fights out of it for a moment. Shayna reapplies the Kirifuta Clutch and Rhea escapes. Shayna tries for a third time. Duke and Shafir grab Rhea's arms so she cannot escape and Rhea is out.
Shayna says you act tough when nothing is on the line. Rhea wants a title match and Shayna is going to give it to her on December 18th.
Cathy Kelley is with Keith Lee and Tommaso Ciampa. She mentions the main event will be a six man tag match. Ciampa says their partner is Dominik Dijakovic.
We go to a video feature about Finn Balor. He says Undisputed Era has been on quite a roll but last week was a shock to the system. Everyone wants to carry the flag for NXT but there would be no flag if it wasn't for him. Everyone wants a piece of the Prince. They are all playing checkers, he is playing chess. Finn says his future will be his past. Adam Cole, checkmate.
We go to commercial.
We go to Isaiah Scott.for a video package. He says Swerve is calm, cool, collected, confident, electrifying, relentless. He says he moves with the profound flow of the rhythm of the ring. When they ask whose house, they already know the answer.
Match Number Four: Kassius Ohno versus Matt Riddle
They lock up and Ohno with a waist lock. Riddle with a waist lock and wrist lock. Ohno works on the fingers and Riddle with a take down and he goes for the legs. Riddle escapes an ankle lock. Ohno with a wrist lock and take down into an arm bar. Riddle with a waist lock but Ohno blocks a take down. Riddle goes for the legs but Ohno blocks it. Ohno with knees to the midsection. Riddle with punches and Ohno with a cravate. Ohno with a knee to the midsection and Riddle with more punches. Riddle with a deadlift German suplex. Riddle with kicks in the corner.
Riddle with a running forearm and Ohno goes to the floor to avoid a second one. Riddle with a running kick on the apron.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Riddle with kicks to the chest. Riddle with even more kicks. Ohno blocks a kick and then he connects with a boot to the chest. Ohno with forearms in the corner and a slap to the head. Ohno with another forearm in the corner. Ohno with a cravate and Riddle with a body scissors. Ohno with a sit out power bomb for a near fall. Ohno with a Japanese Stranglehold and he sends Riddle to the mat. Riddle rolls through and escapes. Riddle with a back senton and he misses a round kick. Riddle misses a back flip. Ohno grabs the foot and tries to pull at the toes but Riddle with a knee and strikes. Riddle with Bro 2 Sleep and a power bomb followed by Final Flash. Riddle goes up top and hits a twisting senton for a near fall.
Riddle goes for the knee but Ohno with a forearm. Ohno with a cravate and cravate suplex. Ohno sets for a power bomb but Riddle blocks it. Ohno gets Riddle up for a Gotch Neutralizer but Riddle escapes and Riddle goes for a back slide. Riddle with a knee and Bro Derek for the three count.
Winner: Matt Riddle
We go to commercial.
We are back with a look back at what happened between Rhea Ripley and Shayna Baszler.
Match Number Five: KUSHIDA versus Raul Mendoza
Cameron Grimes with a Cave In to Mendoza on the ramp. Grimes tells KUSHIDA he is fighting him now.
Match Number Five: KUSHIDA versus Cameron Grimes
Grimes with a front face lock into a side head lock. Grimes with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. KUSHIDA with a handspring kick to send Grimes to the floor. KUSHIDA goes up top and hits a senton onto Grimes. KUSHIDA with a chop and Grimes misses a chop. KUSHIDA with more chops. KUSHIDA with another chop. Grimes with an Irish whip and KUSHIDA floats over. KUSHIDA goes for the octopus and Grimes escapes. KUSHIDA finally locks in the octopus.
KUSHIDA takes Grimes to the mat and Grimes gets to the ropes to force the hold to be broken. KUSHIDA with a drop kick to the arm. KUSHIDA goes for a tornado DDT but Grimes blocks it. Grimes catches KUSHIDA on a handspring move and Grimes with a deadlift German suplex for a near fall. Grimes with a sliding knee to the head. Grimes stomps on the hand. Grimes works on the wrist and KUSHIDA with a forearm. KUSHIDA with a kick but Grimes continues to work on the wrist. KUSHIDA with a hip toss and cartwheel followed by a drop kick. Grimes with a foerarm and KUSHIDA with a rollup for the three count.
Winner: KUSHIDA
We go to commercial.
We are back with a video package for the Angel Garza and Lio Rush feud. Angel tells Lio that he didn't beat him because his foot was in the ropes. Lio says if you want to get personal, he will make it personal. Angel tells Lio to take care of his family and he will take the title.
Lio Rush will defend the NXT Cruiserweight Championship against Angel Garza next week. Mia Yim and Dakota Kai will meet in a sanctioned match next week.
Match Number Six: Dominik Dijakovic, Keith Lee, and Tommaso Ciampa versus Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly, and Roderick Strong
Lee and Strong start things off and Strong pushes Lee and Lee sends Strong into his corner and Ciampa tags in. Ciampa with kicks to Strong. Ciampa pulls Strong out of the corner and Dijakovic tags in. Dijakovic with a kick to the midsection followed by a forearm. Kyle tags in and he connects with knees and a front face lock. Dijakovic with a suplex throw to escape. Dijakovic with an elbow and chops. Dijakovic with a back breaker and he goes to the ropes for a twisting splash onto Kyle for a near fall.
Strong tags in and Dijakovic with a back breaker and then he drops Kyle onto Strong and then uses Kyle to knock Cole off the apron. Dijakovic drops Kyle to the floor. Dominik iwth a forearm to Strong.followed by a back elbow. Dijakovic stands over Strong and keeps Roderick from getting to the floor. Dijakovic with a near fall. Dijakovic with a forearm and Strong is able to tag in Kyle. Strong with a chop and Kyle with kicks. Dijakovic with a chop to Kyle and an elbow to Strong. Dijakovic kicks Cole away. Dijakovic with a choke slam to Strong and a backpack stunner to Kyle. Cole with kicks to Dijakovic. Kyle tags in and he kicks Dijakovic. Strong tags in and connects with a knee and an abdominal stretch.
Strong with a drop kick and he mocks Dijakovic. Strong with forearms but Dijakovic with a clothesline. Kyle tags in and he keeps Dijakovic from making the tag. Strong and Cole join in to keep Dijakovic from making the tag and they get him into the corner. Kyle with forearms and Dijakovic with a kick. Kyle with a kick. Kyle is sent to the apron and he kicks Lee off the apron and Dijakovic with a cyclone kick. Ciampa tags in and he hits a flying double clothesline on Kyle and Strong. Ciampa clotheslines Strong over the top rope and he hits a suplex and running knee. CIampa with a hanging DDT to Cole. Kyle misses a leg sweep and Ciampa with a leg drop followed by Project Ciampa for a near fall.
Strong makes the tag and he hits a running knee to stop an Air Raid Crash on Kyle. They hit Total Elimination but Dijakovic breaks up the cover. Strong goes for a suplex but Ciampa gets to his feet and he kicks Strong. Strong with a double knee gutbuster but Ciampa with a drop kick to Strong. Cole tags in and Lee tags in. Lee with a shoulder tackle and forearm. Lee with a clothesline to Cole. Lee sets for a chop but Cole gets to the floor. Lee sets for a dive to the floor but they scatter. Lee with a double shoulder tackle to Strong and Kyle. Cole with a super kick to Lee. Dijakovic with a twisting splash to Cole and Strong and he also hits Lee. Dijakovic goes to the turnbuckles with Kyle and Cole stops Dijakovic. Cole with an enzuigiri to Ciampa.
Finn Balor with a running drop kick to Cole followed by 1916 to Ciampa. Balor sets for the drop kick but Lee stops him and Lee with a forearm. Lee blocks Slingblade and hits a Spirit Bomb. Cole with a super kick but Lee with a Death Valley Jackhammer for the three count.
Winners: Tommaso Ciampa, Keith Lee, and Dominik Dijakovic
William Regal comes out and says on December 18th, Adam Cole will defend his NXT Championship. We will find out his opponent next week. Finn Balor will face Tommaso Ciampa and Keith Lee in a Triple Threat match.
We go to credits.
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