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WWE NXT REPORT: EMBER MOON RETURNS TO THE RING, JOHNNY GETS HIS TV, KUSHIDA VERSUS CIAMPA, AND MORE

We begin with a review of Sunday's Takeover 31 from the new Capitol Wrestling Center.

We are in Orlando, Florida and your announcers are Wade Barrett, Vic Joseph, and Beth Phoenix.

Match Number One:  Tommaso Ciampa versus KUSHIDA

They lock up and KUSHIDA slaps Ciampa.  CIampa slaps back and KUSHIDA goes for the leg and he takes Ciampa to the mat.  KUSHIDA with a front face lock and floats over and pats Ciampa on the top of the head.  Ciampa with a crucifix for a near fall.  KUSHIDA with a hip toss and cartwheel followed by a drop kick.  Ciampa goes to the floor and KUSHIDA sends him back into the ring.  KUSHIDA with an elbow and a running divorce court.  Ciampa with a forearm and he drop kicks KUSHIDA when KUSHIDA goes for a handspring move.

Ciampa with a back breaker.  Ciampa gets a near fall.  KUSHIDA with forearms in the corner and the referee warns him.  KUSHIDA with more forearms.  Ciampa with a hard Irish whip.  Ciampa with forearms across the chest and he applies a rear chin lock.  CIampa with a neck breaker.  CIampa with a knee drop.  Ciampa with a reverse chin lock.   Ciampa with a knee to the head but he cannot hit a neck breaker when KUSHIDA escapes.  KUSHIDA goes for the arm but Ciampa escapes and sends KUSHIDA to the apron.  KUSHIDA goes to the floor and Ciampa kicks KUSHIDA Into the announce table.  KUSHIDA gets back into the ring and he kicks Ciampa off the apron with a handspring kick.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Ciampa chops KUSHIDA In the corner.  KUSHIDA with forearms and Ciampa with a punch.  Ciampa puts KUSHIDA on the turnbuckles.  Ciampa sets for a Air Raid Crash off the turnbuckles but KUSHIDA gets back to the turnbuckles.  Ciampa with an elbow to knock KUSHIDA to the apron.  Ciampa looks at the announce table area and he connects with a forearm.  KUSHIDA drops the arm on the turnbuckle and then he sends Ciampa back into the ring.  KUSHIDA with a kick to the arm and an enzuigiri.  Ciampa sets for Fairy Tale Ending but KUSHIDA blocks it.  KUSHIDA sends Ciampa into the turnbuckles and hits a German suplex followed by a kick.

KUSHIDA goes for a cross arm breaker but Ciampa blocks the application.  KUSHIDA turns it into a triangle but Ciampa with a one arm sit out power bomb but he cannot capitalize.  Ciampa and KUSHIDA exchange forearms.  KUSHIDA with kicks and Ciampa with a kick to the head.  Ciampa with a fisherman's buster for a near fall.  Ciampa sets for Fairy Tale Ending but KUSHIDA goes for the wrist lock.  Ciampa with a punch and KUSHIDA with a back slide but he rolls through and Ciampa kicks KUSHIDA.  KUSHIDA with a punch and he kicks Ciampa in the back.  

KUSHIDA with a Hoverboard Lock on Ciampa.  Velveteen Dream with a double sledge off the turnbuckles and the referee calls for the bell.

Winner:  Tommaso Ciampa (by disqualification)

After the match, KUSHIDA sends Dream to the floor and hits a plancha and punches Dream.  Dream goes to the back.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Ember Moon is in the ring.  

Ember thanks the fans and she says she is a little shocked that she is being allowed to talk since it has been a while.  In all seriousness, it has been a while.  I have been in isolation for 14 long, hard months.  It sucks but I am back.  I see a lot of things have changed.  I know that I took my bike and I drove on the long long road for miles and miles and miles.  I found clarity.  I found who the real Ember Moon is.  I found a thing called Ember's Law, and I know it is corny.  No one is going ot walk over me.  No one is going to tell me what to do because I am Ember Moon, dammit.

There is one thing that stays the same and that is Momma wants some gold.

NXT Women's Champion Io Shirai interrupts.and she makes her way to the ring.  

They stare each other down and then Io asks for a mic.

Before Io can talk, Rhea Ripley's music plays.

Rhea says she likes the new look and you deserve a title shot.

Raquel Gonzalez and Dakota Kai attack Rhea and Ember Moon helps Rhea.

William Regal comes out and it is time for an IMPROMPTU tag match in tonight's main event.

We go to footage from earlier today when Drake Maverick arrived at the building.  Drake says he has been preparing strategy with Killian Dain like any tag team does.  He says big things are in the pipeline.

Killian Dain shows up and Drake tells Dain that they are facing EverRise tonight.  Dain wants to know why and he says they are a tag team.  Dain storms off.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Io Shirai is asked why didn't she help Rhea Ripley.  She says Ember Moon and Rhea Ripley are not her problem.  The title is her problem.

We take a look at what happened after the main event on Sunday with Ridge Holland.

Adam Cole says a few weeks ago, if you mess with the Undisputed Era, you mess with all of us.  Sunday was not the best night.  Kyle says he lost, but Roddy says it was the performance of a lifetime.  Adam says it was nothing to be ashamed of.  Adam tells Ridge he doesn't know why he did what he did, but he does not care.  You broke my ribs and you are a dead man.  That is undsiputed.

Match Number Two:  Drake Maverick and Killian Dain versus Chase Parker and Matt Martel

Dain has them turn off their entrance music.  Dain tells Drake to stop whistling on his way to the ring.

Dain tells Drake to get on the apron.  Parker starts for his team.  Drake wants to tag in and Dain obliges but it is with a lot of force.  They lock up and Parker with a wrist lock.  Parker with a tag to Martel.  Drake with punches but Martel with a forearm.  Drake kicks Martel and hits a leg lariat.  Drake gets a near fall.  Drake with a wrist lock but Martel keeps Drake from making the tag.  Martel with a Northern Lariat.  Martel punches Drake.  Parker tags in and they hit snake eyes for a near fall.

Dain breaks up the cover and Martel calls Dain a fat bozo.  Dain pushes Martel down and he pulls Drake by the hair to make the tag.  Dain with clotheslines to everyone and he hits a cross body on Martel.  Dain gets Parker up for an accordion slam followed by a back senton.  Dain goes to the turnbuckles and Drake tags in.  Drake goes to the turnbuckles and Dain pulls him off.  Parker sends Drake into Dain and Parker with an O'Connor Roll.  Dain with a bicycle kick and then he power bombs Drake onto Parker for the three count.

Winners:  Killian Dain and Drake Maverick

After the match, Drake dances like he has the spirit of Jonathan Coachman and Byron Saxton in him.  Dain sends Drake to the mat with one punch and leaves the ring.  Dain grabs Drake and carries him to the back while officials check on Martel.

We take a look at the return of Toni Storm at Takeover.

We see Toni in Cancun three weeks ago.  She says she could go focus and be alone.  She says she is preparing.  She says this is the longest time that she has been off in 10 years.  Two years ago she was on top of the world.  She won the Mae Young Classic and beat Io Shirai.  When was the last time you heard about me?  It was calculated.  I needed a change of scenery.  This Toni Storm is like nothing you have seen before,

We are back with Candice and Johnny walking their dog and they talk about how Sunday was embarassing.  They said they had their matches won and they deserve a rematch.  Johnny says they need to reassess things.  Candice says things need to change.  They return to their garage and they get a new 65 inch TV from Indi Hartwell.  Johnny is happy to get a new TV while Candice wants to know why would Indi send them a tv.

Match Number Three:  Austin Theory versus Leon Ruff

Ruff with a take down for a near fall.  Ruff avoids a clothesline but Theory with an elbow to send Ruff into the turnbuckles.  Theory with an Irish whip but Ruff goes to the apron to avoids Theory and hits a drop kick and a running neck breaker.  Ruff with a rebound clothesline for a near fall.  Ruff slips on the top rope and Theory with a knee and the ATL for the three count.

Winner:  Austin Theory

Austin says that is what happens when you have the proper time to warm up.  Last week, you caught me ice cold Adam.  I am proving why I am the future of NXT.  This is a warning to everyone.  Austin Theory is the future of NXT and there ain't a damn thing you can do about it.

Dexter Lumis makes his way to the ring.  

Match Number Four:  Dexter Lumis versus Austin Theory

Lumis blocks a kick and connects with an uppercut.  Lumis iwth punches but Theory with a forearm.  Lumis with a Thesz Press followed by punches.  Theory goes to the floor and Lumis follows.  Lumis punches Theory and sends Theory back into the ring.  Lumis with an Irish whip and bulldog for a near fall.  

Lumis kicks Theory in the corner.  Lumis with cross faces to Theory.  Theory with a forearm but Lumis fires back to regain control.  Lumis with a slam.  Lumis follows with an elbow drop for a near fall.  Lumis with a nerve hold.  Lumis sends Theory to the floor.  Lumis goes to the apron and Theory trips Lumis on the apron.  Theory sends Lumis into the ring steps.  Theory wtih a forearm and he stomps on the shoulder.  Theory with a back elbow.  Theory with a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall.  Theory with an arm bar and chin bar.  

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