McKenzie is with Axiom. Axiom says he is proud to be here and the timing is right to be in NXT.
Duke Hudson shows up and he says there are a lot of changes in NXT. It is anyone's ball game, but not yours. You are undersized and undeserving. Duke says he is 6 foot 5 and 265 pounds.
Axiom says he is not afraid of Duke.
Duke calls him a nerd and slaps Axiom. They fight through the Performance Center. They fight into the arena and Duke with punches. Axiom chops and punches Duke. Duke runs Axiom into the apron. Duke sends Axiom into the ring and he kicks Axiom in the head many times. Duke with a spinning uranage.
Duke takes the mic and he says that is why you cannot believe in your heroes. They will always let you down.
Axiom tells Duke that things have changed but Duke is wrong. He says he can prove it, right here, right now.
Match Number Four: Axiom versus Duke Hudson
Hudson puts Axiom on the turnbuckles and kicks him to the floor. They return to the ring and Axiom kicks Duke in the leg. Axiom with a springboard kick to the thigh. Axiom charges into the corner and Duke with a uranage. Duke with elbow drops. Duke goes for a Razor's Edge but Axiom counter with a head scissors. Axiom with a victory roll for the three count.
Winner: Axiom
Wes Lee is with McKenzie. He says the odds have gotten better for him. He does not like that Trick Williams thinks he is the second coming of Muhammad Ali. Lee says Ali is a legend while Trick is a legend in his own mind. Ali inspires millions while Trick insults millions. Let's get the best of both worlds next week. Trick can bring his boxing skills and he can bring his wrestling skills. We can even do it the British way with rounds.
Match Number Five: Julius Creed versus Brutus Creed (with Damon Kemp) versus Tony D'Angelo and Channing Lorenzo (with Joaquin Wilde, Elektra Lopez, and Cruz Del Toro) for the NXT Men's Tag Team Championships
Julius with a side head lock and take down on Tony. Channing tags in and Julius with an arm drag and Brutus tags in. Brutus with a fireman's carry. Brutus with a front face lock and a Gator Roll. Channing with a kick and Brutus with a hip toss. Lorenzo pie faces Brutus and Brutus with a clothesline. Julius tags in and hits an atomic drop. Tony tags in and both try for suplexes but they are blocked. Tony with a twisting suplex throw. The referee checks on Julius. Channing tags in and he hits a suplex. Lorenzo with a kick but Julius with punches. Channing sends Julius into the corner and Tony tags in and punches Julius. Tony with a belly-to-belly suplex for a near fall. Tony sends Julius into the turnbuckles and tags in Lorenzo.
Julius with a double leg take down but Lorenzo with a hammer lock. Lorenzo with shoulders against the ropes. He backs Julius into the corner. Lorenzo with a shoulder tackle. Julius with a suplex and Tony tags in. Tony kicks Julius and punches him. Tony with shoulders in the corner and Lorenzo tags in and chops Julius. Julius with punches but Lorenzo with a kick. Julius sends Lorenzo into the corner but Lorenzo with a corkscrew back elbow. Lorenzo with an Irish whip and double leg take down. Lorenzo with a single leg crab. Brutus tags in and Lorenzo goes to teh floor. Brutus sends him back into the ring and Brutus with a running shoulder tackle.
Brutus brings Lorenzo back into the ring and Lorenzo with an elbow drop. Lorenzo kicks Brutus in the ribs and slams the arm into the ring steps. Lorenzo runs the fingers against the rope and Tony tags in. Tony with an uppercut to the arm. Tony stomps on the hand. Lorenzo works on the shoulder and slams the arm into the turnbuckles. Tony tags in and he applies a hammer lock and puts the arm in Brutus' singlet and he hits a suplex. Lorenzo tags in and he applies a Fujiwara arm bar. Brutus with a forearm or two but he cannot get to his corner. Lorenzo with a drop toe hold and he stomps on the hand. Lorenzo punches Julius on the apron and then he stomps on Brutus' hand again. Julius and Tony tag in and Julius with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker. He brings Lorenzo back in and then sends Lorenzo over the top rope to the floor. Julius with a wrist lock suplex and forearms. Julius with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Julius with a drop kick.
Tony with a back elbow and both with drop kicks so they both go down. Lorenzo pulls Brutus off the apron and Brutus chases Lorenzo into the ring and Brutus with a double leg take down and forearms. Lopez gives Tony a crow bar while the referee deals with Legado on the other side of the ring, but Santos Escobar takes it from Tony and he punches Tony. Julius with a rolling slam and clothesline for the three count.
Winners: Julius Creed and Brutus Creed (retain championship)
After the match, Legado are happy in the aisle while Tony is not in a good mood.
Roxanne Perez says she has dealt with every possible emotion for three weeks. First, she was in total shock. She leaned on Cora over the years and she was the number one Cora Jade fan. We were doing so good and the fans were behind us. When my friend succeeds, I succeed. We thrived. We were unstoppable. Toxic Attraction had been a thorn in her side. She thought Toxic Attraction attacked me so I was not going to let them stop her. Then what Cora did shocked her. She never thought her best friend would do that. Our friendship was greater than the women's title. I never want to be associated with Cora again. I was there for her. I was in denial for a week, but it turned to anger when Cora threw the title in the trash. We dreamed of being champions for so long and she threw the title in the trash. My friend is long gone. Okay, bitch, we know the truth. You want me out of your life and I am okay with that. Let's settle this in two weeks, at Heatwave.
Cora Jade is with McKenzie and she asks about the challenge. Cora says no. She says if Roxanne was as good an actress as she is a fighter. Roxanne wants the spotlight. I am done with that charity case.
Mandy Rose shows up. She tells Cora she is here to talk business. She says Zoey needs to be stopped so she wants to see Cora do what she did before.
Cora says it is a deal that only helps Mandy so it is a hard no. The person who steps in if Zoey can't fight in the match at Heatwave, it is the runner up. Then you won't have to deal with Roxanne because you will face me at Heatwave.
Cora says she will think about it.
McKenzie is with the new NXT Women's Tag Champs. Katana says they have been cheated and slighted but they finally did it. Kayden says they have been through the best of times and the worst of times and we wanted to give up. The sacrifices made this so much better. Katana says these titles are where they belong and they are going to stay here.
Match Number Six: Brooks Jensen (with Josh Briggs and Fallon Henley) versus Joe Gacy (with Jagger Reid and Rip Fowler)
They lock up and Jensen with clotheslines in the corner followed by an Irish whip and back body drop. Jensen with jabs and a punch. Jensen punches Gacy. Gacy with a rollup and he sends Jensen into the mat. Gacy and Jensen exchange punches in the corner. Gacy with a kick and Irish whip followed by a clothesline and a forearm to Jensen in the corner. Gacy with a uranage and an elbow drop for a near fall. Gacy with a forearm to the back and Jensen with forearms. Jensen escapes a slam attempt and hits a spinning heel kick.
Jagger and Rip work their way over towards Fallon and Josh sees it and stands between them.
Kip Wilson and Elton Prince try to interfere but Jensen stops it. Gacy with a handspring clothesline for the three count.
Winner: Joe Gacy
After the match, Gacy tells Grimes that his life has been split by disappointment and loss. I am reaching out to you and I can fill the emptiness in your soul. You know I am right.
We see Cameron Grimes in ROOM with PEOPLE watching MONITOR. Someone tells Grimes he is talking about him. Grimes leaves the room.
Tony is on the phone and he says if it wasn't for Santos, he would be champion. Channing asks what are they going to do.
Tony gets a call and Santos tells Tony that was a tough loss and he asks about his jaw.
Tony wants to know where Santos is. Santos says they are almost even. Tony says Santos is done the next time he sees him.
Santos says they cannot work for each other and they cannot work together.
Tony says one more meeting, just the two of them. Santos accepts.
Match Number Seven: Alba Fyre versus Lash Legend
Legend misses a boot as the bell rings and Fyre with chops and kicks. Legend sends Fyre across the ring. Fyre with a DDT and she gets a near fall. Legend blocks an Irish whip and connects with a forearm. Legend with a bicycle kick. Legend with a chin lock. Legend sends Fyre into the turnbuckles and connects with forearms. Legend with a back breaker and she bounces Fyre's head on the ropes. Legend with a face buster. Legend with a delayed butterfly suplex. Legend tries to send Fyre into the turnbuckles but Fyre reverses. Fyre with a head lock take down and she goes up top. Legend with a forearm to stop Fyre. Fyre blocks a superplex and sends Legend to the mat.
Legend moves and Fyre misses a double stomp. Legend grabs the bat but misses. Fyre with two super kicks and she hits a Gory Bomb and then goes up top for a Swanton for the three count.
Winner: Alba Fyre
Trick Williams and Carmelo Hayes walk into the MDPLISE and they are talking about the rules for the British Rounds match and then a woman in the parking lot has a car with a dead battery and they are there to help.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Nikkita Lyons says she is an open book and she is proud of where she comes from. She says that Kiana thinks she is better than everyone and does not like anyone who does not fit into a specific box. Nikkita says she will be waiting for Kiana in the ring next week.
Next week, Cora Jade faces Zoey Stark. Trick Williams faces Wes Lee in a British Rounds Match.
Match Number Eight: Von Wagner (with Robert Stone) versus Solo Sikoa in a Falls Count Anywhere Match
Sikoa with chops after he avoids a shoulder from Wagner. Wagner goes to the floor and Solo follows and hits a shoulder tackle in front of the announce table. Sikoa with a back senton for a near fall. Sikoa with a chop and Wagner with a punch. They get back into the ring and Sikoa with punches. Sikoa with an Irish whip and splash. Sikoa with a slam and diving head butt to the chest for a near fall. Wagner goes to the floor again and Wagner runs Sikoa into the apron and then sends Sikoa into the ring steps. Wagner puts part of the ring steps in the ring. Wagner with a forearm to the back and he sends Sikoa into the ring. Wagner brings some chairs into the ring.
Wagner hits Sikoa with a chair many times. Wagner with a belly-to-back suplex onto a chair for a near fall. Wagner hits Sikoa in the arm with the chair. Wagner sets up some chairs in the center of the ring and Wagner slams Sikoa onto the chairs and Wagner gets a near fall. Wagner with a boot to the head. Wagner with a boot to the head and then he rearranges the announce table. Sikoa with a Samoan drop onto the announce table. Sikoa gets a near fall. Sikoa punches Wagner and they fight to the back.
Sikoa sends Wagner out of the building into the Hayes/Williams party. Sikoa pushes Hayes into the car. Wagner sends Sikoa into a wall around the dumpster and then he tosses Sikoa into the dumpster but Sikoa gets up from the dumpster. Sikoa sends Wagner into the metal door and connects with knees. Cameron Grimes leaves the building and Wagner and Sikoa bump into Grimes. Wagner with a back drop driver through a table and he gets a near fall. Wagner with punches to Sikoa. Wagner gets a chair but Sikoa sprays a fire extinguisher in Wagner's face. They get back into the ring and Sikoa with punches.
Sikoa with a Samoan drop and he gets a chair and hits Wagner many times in the back with it. Sikoa with a uranage onto the ring steps in the ring and he gets a near fall. Sikoa goes up top and Stone grabs Sikoa's foot. Sikoa picks up Stone and knocks him to the floor. Wagner has time to crotch Sikoa and he goes to the floor. Wagner gets Sikoa on his shoulders but Sikoa escapes and sends Wagner into the ring post. Sikoa with a super kick and then a second one. Wagner falls onto the table and Sikoa knows what to do next. Sikoa goes to the turnbuckles for a frog splash to Wagner through the table and he hits it and the table explodes. Sikoa gets the three count.
Winner: Solo Sikoa
We go to credits.
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