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Grimes with a chin lock and Ciampa gets back to his feet but Grimes with a forearm to the lower back.  Grimes with a kick to the back and a chin bar.  Grimes with a punch and chin lock.  Ciampa with a rollup for a near fall.  Grimes with a kick and Ciampa with a kick to Grimes followed by clotheslines.  Ciampa with more clotheslines and a flying clothesline.  Ciampa with a clothesline into the corner followed by a running knee into the corner for a near fall.  

Ciampa sets for Fairy Tale Ending but Grimes escapes and gets to the ropes.  Grimes kicks Ciampa and Ciampa brings Grimes into the ring.  Grimes drops down on a sunset flip attempt for a near fall.  Grimes with a knee to the jaw and a running forearm.  Grimes with a Spanish Fly cross body for a near fall.  Grimes with a waist lock but Ciampa gets to the ropes.  Ciampa with a back elbow.  Grimes goes for a slam but Ciampa gets to his feet.  Grimes with an elbow and Ciampa chops Grimes on the turnbuckles.

Ciampa pushes Grimes off the turnbuckles to the floor.  

Tyler Rust tries to interfere and Ciampa with a knee.  Rust escapes Ciampa and Ciampa with Willow's Bell for the three count.

Winner:  Tommaso Ciampa

After the match, Ciampa stares at Thatcher who is back in his chair.  As Ciampa gets to the apron, Thatcher rises from his chair.

Ciampa has some words for Thatcher about Ross' attempted attack and Thatcher says he had nothing to do with it.

Grimes tells Thatcher that he has something to say to him.  Thatcher turns away and then Thatcher grabs Grimes and hyperextends his knee.

Raquel Gonzalez is asked about facing Ember Moon.  Raquel says War Games was the biggest moment of her career because she pinned the champion.  Dakota is at home because of what Ember did to her.  Ember will regret ever coming back to NXT.

We see the happy couple and their proteges walking in the back.

We are back with the latest from Xia Li and Boa.

Boa is hit with a kendo stick in the back and they are told to hit him harder.  Xia is told to hit harder.

Boa is beaten to the point where he is bleeding from the eye and mouth.

NXT North American Champion Johnny Gargano, Candice LeRae, Indi Hartwell, and Austin Theory make their way to the ring.

Johnny says for months they said they would show you the way.  You are looking at it.  The present and future of NXT.  Indi Hartwell, Austin Theory, "The General" Candice LeRae, and the New North American Champion.  They are The Way.  Candice says they dominated on Sunday.  Johnny won the title, and Candice won War Games.  Austin says the Milky Way and Johnny tells him that is not what they are doing.  

Johnny says Candice broke his arm and Johnny had so many stitches in his mouth and all of the blood.  Johnny says he made history and became the first three time North American Champion.  Johnny says for the second year in a row, Candice let her team in victory at War Games.  Johnny says if he is Mr. Takeover, she is Miss War Games.  

Johnny tells Candice he has a surprise for Candice and he has Indi grab it.

Johnny says he imported this from Italy and it was shipped overnight.  Johnny asks for a drumroll.  Johnny unveils a trophy with Shotzi Blackheart's head on it.  Johnny says Candice deserves it.  

Candice says Johnny shouldn't have and she says she wishes she would have gotten a trophy for Johnny.

Johnny says the only trophy he needs is his title book.  Johnny says Priest and Leon are upset and they want to face him and Austin next week.  Johnny says he has a 'theory' that the results will be the same as War Games.  If you are not 'in the way . . . stay out of the way'.

Damian Priest comes out and he congratulates Johnny on winning.  He congratulates Austin on the big reveal and he asks if Austin has the pipe so he can shove it up his ass.

Priest goes to the ring and he is attacked by Karrion Kross.  Kross with a power bomb on the stage.

Kross leaves the building and he gets into his car and drives away with Scarlett.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Tyler Rust is asked by McKenzie Mitchell about what he is doing and if he is working with Timothy Thatcher.  Malcolm Bivens shows up and says he wants to talk business with Tyler about what he did.

Match Number Four:  Killian Dain versus Pete Dunne

Dain with punches to Dunne and he biels Dunne.  Dain runs Dunne into the turnbuckles.  Dain with a boot to send Dunne over the top rope and then Dain with a running body block on the floor.  Dain drives Dunne throat first into the edge of the apron and then follows with a European uppercut.  Dain tries to slam Dunne but Dunne gets to his feet.  Dain stops short of the ring post.  Dain backs Dunne against the ring post and he tries for a head butt, but Dunne moves and Dain hits the ring post.  Dunne kicks Dain.

Dunne stomps on Dain and they return to the ring.  Dunne with forearms.  Dunne kicks Dain in the head.  Dunne kicks Dain in the head as he works on the hand.  Dain with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex.  Dain with punches in the corner.  Dain with an Irish whip and Dunne flips out of the corner and hits an enzuigiri.  Dunne with a german suplex and he stomps on the hands.  Dunne with a round kick to the side of the head.  

We go to commercial.

We are back and Dunne with a reverse chin lock.  Dunne gets on Dain's back as Dain gets back to his feet.  Dain falls back to the mat to get out of the hold.  Dain with an Irish whip and splash into the corner.  Dain with punches and the referee warns Dain.  Dain charges at Dunne and Dunne drops down so Dain goes through the ropes.  Dain with a uranage and hits a slingshot senton.  Dain with a power bomb and elbow drop for a near fall.  Dain puts Dunne against the turnbuckles and then he gets Dunne on his shoulders.  Dunne counters into a triangle.  Dain with a one armed sit out power bomb to escape the hold.  

Dunne with boots in the corner and then Dunne goes up top but Dain with a punch to stop Dunne.  Dain with a superplex and he gets a near fall.  Dunne with an enzuigiri and Dain goes to his knees.  Dain pushes Dunne away and hits a clothesline.  Dain with an accordion slam and back senton.  Dain goes to the turnbuckles but Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan come to the ring and Drake Maverick is out as well and Drake has a chair.  Lorcan and Burch run away.  Drake tells Dain he has it taken care of but he turns his back to the stage and Lorcan and Burch attack Drake.

Dain goes to the floor and Lorcan and Burch go to the back.  Dunne with a kick to the jaw as Dain returns to the ring and then Dunne with the Bitter End for the three count.

Winner:  Pete Dunne

After the match, Burch and Lorcan come out to celebrate with Dunne.

Leon Ruff is in the back and he is asked about whether he thought Damian Priest will be ready next week.

Johnny Gargano and Austin Theory show up and say that Damian won't be ready for next week.  Maybe Leon can face them two on one.

KUSHIDA shows up and he says if Leon needs a partner, it is KUSHIDA.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Five:  Raquel Gonzalez versus Ember Moon

Moon tries to kicks Gonzalez out of the corner but Raquel moves.  Ember is caught by Gonzalez but she escapes.  Gonzalez sends Moon face first to the mat.  Gonzalez grabs Ember by the throat and backs her against the ropes.  Gonzalez with a back elbow and she tosses Ember across the ring by the hair.  Gonzalez tosses Ember across the ring again.  Gonzalez with an Irish whip and splash into the corner.  Ember lands on her feet on a hip toss and she kicks Gonzalez.  Ember with a back heel kick but Gonzalez pulls Ember to the mat and connects with a series of elbow drops for a near fall.

Gonzalez misses a boot in the ropes when Ember moves.  Ember with forearms and a drop kick but Gonzalez stays on her feet.  Ember with another drop kick and Gonzalez stays on her feet.  Ember with another kick and Gonzalez stays on her feet.  Ember with a drop kick and Ember goes to her knees.  Ember with a flatliner but Raquel rolls to the apron.  Ember with a running shoulder tackle to send Raquel to the floor and Ember goes to the floor as well.

Ember with a front face lock into a guillotine but Raquel backs Ember into the corner.  Raquel sends Ember across the ring and connects with a running boot for a near fall.  Raquel with an Irish whop and kicks in the corner.  Raquel kicks Ember and works on the neck.  Raquel with a forearm to the back and a Gory Special into a back breaker.  Ember goes for a sunset flip but Raquel stays on her feet and Ember with a jaw breaker.  Raquel kicks Ember to the mat and gets a near fall.

Raquel with a half nelson and chin bar.  Ember kicks Raquel away.  Ember with a head scissors that sends Raquel into the turnbuckles.  Ember goes to the turnbuckles and kicks Raquel.  Ember with a tornado move into a suplex and both women are down.  Raquel misses a boot and Ember with a European uppercut and kicks followed by an enzuigiri.  Moon with a handspring into a forearm but Raquel escapes a bulldog.  Moon with a tornado DDT for a near fall.   Moon with a drop kick to send Raquel to the floor.  Moon with a suicide dive that sends Raquel into the announce table.  Ember climbs the tower from War Games but Raquel grabs Moon and sends her into the ring post.

Raquel gets a near fall.  Raquel runs into boots from Ember and Ember moves when Raquel charges into the corner and hits the ring post shoulder first.  Moon with a knee to the head for a near fall.  Raquel blocks Eclipse and Raquel with a clothesline.  Raquel goes for the choke slam but she takes too long and Ember with a rollup for a near fall.  Raquel with a choke slam for the three count.

Winner:  Raquel Gonzalez

After the match, Toni Storm makes her way to the ring and she stands over Ember Moon.

Before Toni can do anything, Rhea Ripley's music plays and it freaks Toni out.

Rhea pulls Ember from the ring and Ember limps a little.

Rhea gets on the apron and Toni backs up.  Raquel tells Toni she has this and Rhea enters the ring.

They circle each other and then Raquel leaves the ring.

We go to credits.

 

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