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WWE NXT REPORT: A PLETHORA OF CHAMPIONS, OPEN CHALLENGES, RUFF VERSUS SCOTT, AN EIGHT PERSON TAG MATCH, AND A "LOVE CONNECTION"?

After the match, Escobar yells at the referee about what happened.

Timothy Thatcher and Tommaso Ciampa are in the back.  The Dusty Classic tested our strength as a team.  WALTER tested our loyalty.  We have passed every test.  We come out on the other side stronger as a unit against a new NXT.  A new landscape.  Timothy Thatcher mentions new champion and tag team champions.  What path do we choose?  We will finish what we start.  Ciampa says they are coming for MSK and leave.

Raquel Gonzalez walks in the back with Dakota Kai as we go to commercial.

We are back and William Regal congratulates KUSHIDA On his victory.  Jordan Devlin is also there to congratulate KUSHIDA.  He says that KUSHIDA Is the man since he won.  Who did he ever beat?  Just because he climbed up a ladder faster doesn't mean he is a better wrestler.  Devlin says the travel Gods are smiling on you because I will be going home but I will be back for the title.

Dakota Kai is in the ring and she introduces the new NXT Women's Champion Raquel Gonzalez.

Raquel says a year and a half ago it was the biggest night of her career.  She was supposed to have her first match on the first live episode.  I was not ready.  I busted my ass to train harder and a year and a half later, I stand here as your NXT Women's Champion.  The one person who recognized my dedication was Dakota Kai.  Without Dakota, I don't debut and we don't become the first NXT Women's Tag Champion, and I don't stand here as your NXT Women's Champion.

Dakota says for 14 months, we dominated the best women's division in the world.  Raquel says all of the respect to Io Shirai.  She was a great champion, but the Raquel Gonzalez Era has officially begun.

The lights go down and Franky Monet comes to the ring with her dog.  

Monet congratulates Raquel and she says she is here to formally introduce herself to you and the world.  She says she is Franky Monet.  Now the best division on this planet has gotten a little shinier and a whole lot better.  Since you are at the top of my division, you'll be seeing a whole lot more of me.

Raquel says Franky is lucky she is in a good mood tonight.  If you interrupt me again, I will shove this little poochie up your grill.

Franky says she will see Raquel every single Tuesday.

Raw Women's Champion Rhea Ripley's music plays and she makes her way to the ring.  

Rhea stands face to face with Raquel and they tap belts and hug.  

Smackdown Women's Champion Bianca Belair's music plays and she makes her way to the ring.

Bianca stands between Rhea and Raquel and they look at a photo of the three of them and they hold up their title belts.

They all hug and are happy for each other's accomplishments.

Pete Dunne is in the back and he says he outwrestled KUSHIDA at Takeover.  He proved that he is the best technical wrestler in WWE.  He says if anyone wants to prove him wrong, I dare you.  I came back for championship gold.

We go to commercial.

We are back and William Regal talks about how it took a lot of time but the Warrior of the Sun Sarray has signed with NXT.  He says she is something very special and she will take it to a different level.  WIth the success of Asuka, Kairi Sane, and Io Shirai the women's division will only get better with the arrival of Sarray.

She will debut next week.

McKenzie asks William Regal about Sarray's debut next week.  Regal says he is happy that she will finally be here.  He says he has some business to attend to.

Roderick Strong and Marina Shafir are in Regal's office and Strong hands Regal an envelope and he says he is done.

Regal says he cannot say there were times that were trying dealing with the UE, but he is welcome back any time.

Match Number Four:  Leon Ruff versus Isaiah Scott

Ruff has some words for Scott and Ruff with forearms.  Scott pushes Ruff away and Ruff with a double leg take down and punches.  Scott sends Ruff into the air and face first to the mat.  Ruff with a kick to send Scott to the mat shoulder first.  Scott is sent to the apron and Ruff with divorce court off the apron to the floor.  Ruff with an elbow and Scott sends Ruff to the apron.  Scott with a chop and Ruff goes down.  Scott with a slam and he goes to the turnbuckles for a European uppercut to the back for a near fall.  Ruff lands on his feet on a belly-to-back suplex and Ruff with a drop kick.  Ruff with a running forearm.  Ruff with a stomp to the back of the head.

Ruff with a forearm and he is sent to the apron.  Ruff springboards around Scott but Scott with a side Russian leg sweep off the ropes.  Scott with a kick to the head on the apron.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Scott with a head lock and he sends Ruff into the turnbuckles and follows with a chop.  Scott with another chop and he has some words for Ruff.  Scott with another chop but Ruff chops back and Ruff with a clothesline.  Ruff with another clothesline.  Ruff with a side head lock and he goes off the turnbuckles and Scott goes for an arm bar.  Ruff stomps on the elbow and hits a springboard cutter out of the corner.  Ruff with a double jump somersault senton onto Scott on the floor.

Ruff goes up top again and hits a missile drop kick for a near fall.  Scott goes up top and Ruff with an enzuigiri to Scott's arm.  Ruff goes up top and hits a Frankensteiner.  Ruff gets a near fall.  Ruff with punches and forearms.  Scott with an uppercut and Ruff sends Scott into the turnbuckles and follows with a rebound clothesline.  Scott with a clothesline and Ruff with a head scissors for a near fall.  Scott sends Ruff into the turnbuckles and Scott with the JML Driver for the three count.

Winner:  Isaiah Scott

Zoey Stark is asked how does she feel about wrestling on Takeover.  Zoey says she was struggling four months ago in Las Vegas.  She fought hard to get here and she had her biggest match at the biggest show.  She faced a top star in Toni Storm.  Now she is setting her sights on the title.

Mercedes Martinez says that McKenzie is interviewing the wrong person.  She is the one who is next for the title, not some rookie.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a video package for Imperium.  WALTER says he has been the most dominant champion for the last two years.  Tommaso Ciampa was a worthy opponent but the result was the same.  Imperium will grow and Imperium will expand.  We are here to stay.  You will see what we mean when we say the mat is sacred.

Isaiah Scott is asked if it is over with Leon Ruff.  Scott says he made a statement.  

Leon Ruff attacks Scott and he pushes a storage case into Scott's head.  Ruff says it is not over until he says it is over.  Officials check on Scott and tell Ruff to leave.

Match Number Five:  Shotzi Blackheart, Ember Moon, Bronson Reed, and Dexter Lumis versus Johnny Gargano, Candice LeRae, Indi Hartwell, and Austin Theory

Lumis and Theory start things off and Theory runs Lumis into the corner and connects with shoulders.  Lumis with a Thesz Press and punches.  Indi wants to tag in and Candice intercepts.  Moon drop kicks LeRae and Shotzi tags in.  Shotzi trips Candice and Ember with a kick and Shotzi with a back senton for a near fall.  Ember tags in and Gargano pulls Candice aside.  Shotzi, Ember, and Bronson pinball Gargano.  Lumis tags in and Lumis blocks a punch and punches Garagano.  Gargano with a forearm and Lumis with a pop up punch.  Lumis punches Theory off the apron.

Indi is about to do something icky with Lumis but Candice pulls her off the apron.  Gargano with a forearm and kicks to Lumis.  Theory tags in and he punches Lumis and sends him into the turnbuckles.  Theory with a suplex and he poses.  Theory gets a near fall.  Theory with a rear chin lock.  Theory with a knee to the midsection followed by a back breaker.  Theory with a reverse chin lock.  Lumis gets Theory down and Reed tags in and Reed with clotheslines and a body block.  Reed with a body block to Gargano and then Reed with a splash to Gargano and Theory.  Reed puts Gargano on the turnbuckles and he gets Theory on his shoulders and then Johnny falls onto Theory and Reed hits a double Samoan drop and LeRae and Indi break up the cover.

Shotzi and Ember go after Candice and Indi.  Hartwell with a spinebuster to Moon.  Candice kicks Shotzi.  Candice goes up top and tries for a cross body onto Reed but she bounces off Reed.  Theory drop kicks Reed and then Lumis with a spinebuster to Theory.  Moon with a suicide dive to Gargano.  Candice with a suicide dive to Lumis but Lumis catches Candice and Candice with a DDT.  Reed and Shotzi are in the ring and Reed presses Shotzi and press slams her onto everyone.  Lumis with a sit out side slam into Silence on Gargano.  Indi wants to kick Dexter but she cannot and she lays down.

Dexter releases the hold and he checks on Indi to see if she is conscious.  Theory keeps Dexter from kissing his 'sister'.  Indi sends Theory over the top rope to the floor and Indi is down on the apron again.  Dexter carries Indi to the back.  Indi gives a thumbs up as she goes to the back.  Theory with a shoulder and Reed with a forearm when Theory goes for a rolling move.  Moon gets onto Reed's shoulders and she hits Eclipse on Theory and Candice sends Moon to the floor.  Reed goes up top but Gargano crotches Reed.  Gargano punches Reed on the turnbuckles and then he goes for a superplex but Reed drops Gargano onto Theory and Theory flops like a fish at the end of Epic.

Shotzi gets Candice on her shoulders and she drops Candice onto Shotzi.  Reed with a splash for the three count.

Winners:  Dexter Lumis, Shotzi Blackheart, Ember Moon, and Bronson Reed

We go to credits.

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