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WWE NXT REPORT: STRONG VERSUS DRAGUNOV, TAG TITLE MATCH, PRIME TARGET, THE POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP OF THE RINGSIDE AREA IS EXPOSED, AND MORE

We are at the Capitol Wrestling Centre and your announcers are Wade Barrett, Vic Joseph, and Beth Phoenix.

Diamond Mine is in the ring and Malcolm Bivens says if there is one thing he doesn't like it is negativity.  KUSHIDA is a liar and coward.  If I was KUSHIDA, I wouldn't want to defend my cruiserweight title against him either.  Roderick Strong, the Messiah of the Backbreaker and Conditioning King wants a match and Bivens says he wants to be paid.  It is Open Challenge season.

Ilja Dragunov makes his way to the ring.

Match Number One:  Roderick Strong (with Malcolm Bivens and Hideki Suzuki) versus Ilja Dragunov

They lock up and Dragunov with a take down but Strong with a front face lock.  Dragunov with a front face lock and Strong goes for the leg.  Strong with a back heel trip into a front face lock.  Strong with a wrist lock.  they lock up and Strong with a head and arm choke but Dragunov gets to the ropes.  Strong with a knee and chop.  Dragunov chops back and they go back and forth.  Strong sends Dragunov into the ropes throat first and Strong with kicks.   Strong goes for a full nelson but Dragunov with a waist lock.  Strong with a knee to the lower back.  Dragunov with a chop and Strong goes down.  Dragunov with a back senton.  Dragunov gets a near fall.  

Dragunov with a side head lock.  Dragunov with a take down and Strong with a head scissors.  Dragunov escapes and Strong with a forearm and chop.  Dragunov with an Irish whip that sends Strong sternum first into the chest followed by a knee and exploder.   Dragunov goes up top and he leaps over Strong.  Dragunov with a flying boot and then he goes for a deadlift German suplex but Strong holds on to the ropes.  Strong with an elbow and back heel kick.  Strong with a forearm and Dragunov with a back fist to the midsection.  Dragunov with knees and a knee lift that staggers Strong.  

Dragunov goes for Konstantin Special but Strong drop kicks Dragunov to the floor.  Dragunov with chops on the floor followed by a boot to the chest.  Dragunov is distracted by Suzuki and Strong sends Dragunov into the ring steps.  Strong with a uranage back breaker on the apron.  They return to the ring and Strong gets a near fall.  Strong with a forearm to the back and a rear chin lock.  Dragunov with a jaw breaker and chop.  Strong with a knee to the midsection followed by boots to the chest.  Strong with a drop kick for a near fall.  Strong chokes Dragunov in the ropes.  Strong with a forearm and he gets a near fall.  Dragunov with a forearm and Strong with a boot to the head.

Dragunov with forearms in the corner.  Strong kicks Dragunov in the knee and Strong follows with a KneeDT.  Strong with a knee bar.  Dragunov kicks Strong to escape the hold.  Dragunov with chops and forearms.  Dragunov with a take down and he gets a near fall.  Dragunov with a boot to the chest.  Strong with a belly-to-back suplex and he gets a near fall.  Strong with a seated abdominal stretch.  Dragunov with a rollup and elbows to the midsection and head.  Dragunov with a German suplex and he holds on.  Dragunov with another German suplex and he continues to hold on to Strong.  Strong with an elbow and forearms.  Strong with a back elbow and he misses a jumping knee.  Dragunov with an enzuigiri and a wrist clutch suplex.  

Dragunov bleeds from the forehead and he sets for Torpedo Moscow but Strong with a knee to the back.  Dragunov with Torpedo Moscow for the three count.

Winner:  Ilja Dragunov

After the match, Dragunov calls out WALTER and tells him to come out.

WALTER does not come out to confront Ilja.

Samoa Joe walks in the Most Dangerous Parking Lot in Sports Entertainment as we go to commercial.

We are back and it is time to take a look at Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly with Prime Target.

We see their prior matches with Cole and Kyle with them at one match apiece.  We see how the stipulations came to be.  

Kyle says the Undisputed Finale is the end of an era.  The end of The Era.  No matter the result, he walks away with closure.

Adam Cole says when he thinks of everything the Undisputed Era did, you think you were a part of the journey.  Without me, you are nothing.  Without Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly is nothing.  You wouldn't have made it to NXT without me.  You wouldn't have won a title without me.  You wouldn't be standing in a 15,000 seat arena hearing people chanting for the Undisputed Era.  You are not on my level.  I am a one in a lifetime superstar.

Cole says he ends Kyle O'Reilly at Takeover and that is Undisputed.

Hit Row makes their way to the ring.

We see what happened to Isaiah Scott two weeks ago at the hands of Santos Escobar.

B-Fab says Santos put his hands in Swerve's mouth and pulled his grill out.  You thought you were playing games with us.  Adonis tells Legado not to play games with us.  Scott starts to talk and . . . 

Santos Escobar appears in the parking lot.  He says it was fun when he took your grill.  I may have gone too far.  Message received when you burned that mask.  I will return it to you but you come out because I don't trust your crew.  No Joaquin and No Raul.  We can settle it like men.

Scott accepts the offer and goes to the MDPLISE.  

Scott approaches Escobar and we see Wilde and Mendoza attack Scott from behind.

Adonis and Dolla figure that they should go help Scott.  

Escobar goes for the teeth again and Dolla sends Wilde into the metal door.  Mendoza attacks Dolla and they send him into the gate.  B-Fab uses a pipe and then Scott pushes Escobar against the door.

Scott takes his grill back and sends him into the door one more time.

We go to LA Knight working out and he is wiped down by Grimes.  Knight says he will miss this because he will be looking forward to the Million Dollar Butler.

Knight offers Josh Briggs $10,000 to hurt Grimes.  He will pay him half before the match and then the rest when he is done with Grimes.

Grimes brings Knight his water and Grimes is introduced to his opponent tonight.

We go to commercial.

We are back and WALTER says tonight is not about him and Ilja.  It is about you two.  Barthel says they need to prove that this world does not need MSK.  Aichner says they will make an example of MSK.  WALTER says they are in this to protect the honor of this great sport.

Ted DiBiase is at the announce table for the next match.

LA Knight comes to sit at the announce table as well.

Match Number Two:  Cameron Grimes versus Josh Briggs

Grimes goes for the leg and then he applies a wrist lock but Briggs with a knee and running boot to the head.  Briggs with punches in the corner followed by a kick.  DiBiase bets Knight that Grimes wins the match.  Briggs with a side slam and splash for a near fall.  Briggs with a suplex but he runs into a boot in the corner.  Briggs catches Grimes off the turnbuckles but Grimes gets to his feet and he punches Briggs and hits a flying forearm or two.  Briggs grabs Grimes but Grimes escapes.  Grimes with a Spanish Fly cross body and Cave In for the three count.

Winner:  Cameron Grimes

After the match Knight hits DiBiase and refuses to pay off the bet.  Grimes with a head lock driver to Grimes on the floor.

Johnny and Candice are in the back and Johnny talks about how Austin is still missing.  Indi mentions what she did with Dexter and she mentions getting matching tattoos.  Candice says she will not get a tattoo while living under the same roof.  Indi talks about going ot the next level.

Johnny says they need to show what they can do together in the ring.

Dexter shows up and Johnny asks how the cake tasted.  Indi says he had enough room for some pie.

We go to commercial.

We are back with McKenzie and the NXT Women's Tag Champions and she asks how their bonding is going.  Zoey says two women from different backgrounds who speak different languages, this friendship is not going to come in a day.  Io says she is not Zoey's friend.  It is about them defending the titles.  Zoey says they need some work.

Beth tells Indi to breahe deeply to avoid any nerves.

Match Number Three:  Jessi Kamea and Robert Stone (with Franky Monet) versus Indi Hartwell and Dexter Lumis

The men start things off and Stone dives for the ankle and Dexter looks at him like he is a fool.  Stone crawls away from Dexter and goes to the floor but Monet sends Stone back into the ring.  Dexter with a punch and then Indi punches Jessi and they kick in sync in opposite corners.  Stone and Kamea hit Dexter and Indi from behind as they approach each other.  Dexter pushes Stone down and Monet grabs the leg and Dexter pulls her into the ring.  The referee sends Franky to the back.  

We go to commercial.

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