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We are at Full Sail University and your announcers are Nigel McGuinness, Percy Watson, and Mauro Ranallo.
Shayna Baszler makes her way to the ring and she has her title belt with her after what Nikki Cross did with it last week.
Shayna says last week she showed the entire locker room through Dakota Kai that when you step into the ring with her you are going to be hit with a hard dose of reality. She says that she is tougher, stronger, and better. The strong will always defeat the weak. There has always gotta be one. Someone who doesn't believe the laws are for her and that Nikki Cross. That will not happen again. If you want to get in the ring again and disrespect her . . .
Nikki Cross' music plays and she makes her way to the stage. Nikki walks to the ring and she is ready for a fight. Nikki gets on the apron but Shayna backs up to the opposite ropes. Nikki enters the ring.
Shayna tells Nikki if she ever pulls a stunt like that again. Don't let it get twisted in that mind of yours, Shayna reminds Nikki that she is the NXT Champion. The only place you are better than her is in that corner of your brain. Shayna wants to know what is wrong with Nikki. Is she crazy?
Nikki nods at the suggestion.
Shayna says if she pulls that again, she can put Nikki to sleep in a heartbeat. Shayna throws the mic to Nikki.
Nikki tells Shayna to do it. She repeats herself and Shayna does not know what to do. Nikki begs Shayna to do it.
Shayna tells Nikki that she is the champion.
Nikki forces Shayna to flinch and then Shayna pushes Nikki. Nikki with a Thesz Press and punches. Nikki with another Thesz Press and punches. Nikki with forearms in the corner and she kicks Shayna.
Nikki looks at the title belt and Shayna punches Nikki as Nikki goes for the belt. Shayna sends Nikki to the floor. Nikki with a forearm from the apron and then Nikki with a cross body.
We go to commercial.
We are back and it is now official that Nikki Cross will be the challenger for Shayna Baszler at Takeover Chicago.
Match Number One: Nick Miller and Shane Thorne versus Mike Hughley and Rob Graham
Miller starts things off and he connects with a knee to the midsection followed by a forearm and chop. Miller with another chop. Thorne tags in and hits an elbow on Hughley. Thorne chokes Hughley. Hughley with a jaw breaker and he tags. Thorne with a drop kick and punches. Miller tags in and he fish hooks Graham despite the referee's warnings. Thorne with a knee to Graham's back and Miller sends Hughley to the floor. Thorne with a Northern Lariat and he gets the three count.
Winners: Shane Thorne and Nick Miller
After the match, Miller says they have proven that they are the best team in NXT. Street Profits . . . We won. Heavy Machinery . . . We Won. This is about winning and they are winners. They will win against the War Raiders, Oney and Danny, or the Undisputed Era if they want to face them. Thorne says that every team should kneel down before them and call them The Mighty.
We go to commercial.
We are back with a look at Lars Sullivan confronting Aleister Black last week about the NXT Title Match at Takeover.
We see Lars Sullivan training at the Performance Center as he prepares for his match against Aleister Black.
Match Number Two: Roderick Strong versus Danny Burch
They lock up and Strong with a take down and a side head lock. Burch with a wrist lock but Strong with a snap mare. Burch with a hammer lock into a wrist lock. Strong with a side head lock and Burch escapes and Strong goes to the ropes to slow down the pace. They have a Greco Roman Knuckle Lock and Burch with a leg sweep and kick to the arm. Burch with an arm bar into a hammer lock.
Strong sends Burch to the apron and then he kicks Burch as Burch gets back into the ring. Strong with kicks to the back followed by punches and a rear chin lock with his knee in the back. Strong with an elbow to the neck followed by a chop in the corner. Strong with another chop that echoes through the building. Strong with a back breaker and he gets a near fall. Strong with a front face lock but Burch gets back to his feet and he punches Strong. Strong with a drop kick for a near fall.
Strong with a drop kick to the back and then he kicks Burch in the back. Strong with an abdominal stretch. Burch sends Strong to the floor and then he misses a running knee into the corner. Burch with a head butt and both men are down. Burch with punches and Strong with forearms. Burch with punches and a European uppercut. Burch with a running European uppercut and then he hits a missile drop kick. Burch with a European uppercut and German suplex followed by a clothesline.
Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly make their way to the ring to try to get involved, but they are stopped by Pete Dunne and Oney Lorcan. Cole takes care of Lorcan but Dunne with punches to Cole. Dunne with a forearm to O'Reilly.
Burch with a crossface and Cole gets on the apron to get Burch to release the hold. Strong with a back breaker for the three count.
Winner: Roderick Strong
After the match, Strong turns around and sees Dunne in the ring. Dunne with punches and a forearm. Kyle clips Dunne before he can hit the X Plex. Strong hits End of Heartache on Dunne.
Kassius Ohno is in the back doing a photoshoot and EC3 stops by. EC3 wants to know why are they taking photos of this guy. Are they trying to break the camera. EC3 says that Ohno is a great guy but he is not the golden child. Ohno says that EC3 is a narcissistic blowhard. If he continues to talk that way, he will 1 percent closer to being 99 percent knocked out. Ohno challenges EC3 to a match and EC3 says he is booked up. Ohno gives him a week and EC3 accepts the challenge.
We go to commercial.
We are back with comments from Aleister Black.
You did what people thought was unthinkable. Your actions last week do not affect his reality. You succeeded in showing him what lies ahead in Chicago. Next week, your reality will fade to black.
We are reminded of the NXT Tag Title Match at Takeover Chicago as well as the match between Ricochet and Velveteen Dream.
Ricochet says that his name was linked to a guy who just did a lot of flips. He has had to change his game. He has scraped and clawed his way to the top of every company he has been in during his 15 year career.
Dream says that being the One and Only means you are blessed. Dream says he is blessed. When you are truly blessed, you don't need to struggle. You have IT. Every word they say and every gesture, you are hooked. Ricochet is good, but can he make them feel it?
Dream has no memory of being eliminated from Tough Enough.
Riochcet says he was not handed anything, he earned his contract.
Dream says that Ricochet thinks there is a monarchy in NXT. A king is good but a prince knows that there is a bigger crown.
Dream says the monarchy dies.
Match Number Three: Kairi Sane versus Lacey Evans
Evans offers her hand but Sane refuses. They lock up and Sane with a wrist lock. Evans grabs the hair and misses chops. Sane with a chop. Sane with a head scissors and reverse divorce court. Sane stomps on the hand. Evans floats over in the corner and Sane sends her to the apron. Evans with a knee and she pulls Sane down. Evans with a slingshot elbow drop for a near fall. Evans blocks a kick and Evans sends Sane to the mat and connects with a forearm. Evans gets a near fall.
Evans slaps Sane and pushes her to the mat. Evans with a Cobra Clutch and back breaker. Evans swings Sane around the ring while in the cobra clutch and then lets go. Evans with a hesitation bronco buster and she gets a near fall. Evans winds up for a chop but Sane blocks it. Sane avoids a kick and Sane sends Evans to the mat. Sane with forearms but she runs into a knee from Evans.
Evans with a slam and she does a push up while making the cover but she can only get a near fall. Evans goes to the turnbuckles and misses a double jump moonsault. Sane with a spear and she hits a second one. Sane with a third spear and both women are down. Sane marches into the corner to set for the Sliding D and she connects. Sane goes up top and hits a forearm. Sane gets a near fall. Sane with an arm bar but Evans rolls over and gets a near fall. Sane with an Alabama Slam and she goes up top for the elbow drop and hits it and gets the three count.
Winner: Kairi Sane
We go to commercial.
We are back and Tommaso Ciampa makes his way to the stage and then he walks to the ring.
Ciampa sits on the turnbuckles as the crowd gets their chants out.
Ciampa says the fact is you all gave up on him before he gave up on you. Don't you forget that for one damn second. He says the chants disgust him. One week ago . . . Ciampa says he is going to talk so you can either make your noise or you can listen. Ciampa says he does not care.
Ciampa tells the people to stop with the Psycho Killer crap.
Last week, Johnny Gargano came out uninvited and interrupted a match because it is all about Johnny Gargano.
Ciampa says that Johnny had to announce to the entire world that he signed his contract for the Street Fight at Takeover. Johnny Wrestling has become Johnny Badass. Ciampa says anything to take attention from the fact that you almost crippled your wife two weeks ago. You know what the best part is? It is that this is on you. You brought your wife to the ring with you and you challenged him to a fight. Ciampa says he was minding his own business. When the little blondie begged, you attacked him. Ciampa says all he did was defend himself.
The truth hurts Johnny and he knows that. What you should have done is listen to your wife. Now it is all on you. You should listen. June 16, 2018, Takeover Chicago . . . Don't show up. Ciampa promises that this whole Gargano Fairy Tale is coming to an end and it will not be a happy ending. Your wife is broken, you will be broken. Ciampa says he wins.
Johnny Gargano is restrained on the stage and he makes his wya to the ring. Gargano pulls Ciampa to the floor and security tries to stop them but that does not work. Gargano with a suicide dive onto Ciampa as Gargano continues to attack members of security.
Ciampa with kicks to Gargano as more security comes out to hold back Ciampa. Gargano with a dive onto Ciampa off the bleachers. Gargano punches Ciampa as Ciampa tries to get away from Johnny. Gargano punches security and Ciampa with a Northern Lariat. Ciampa kicks Gargano in the back of the head and Ciampa applies the GargaNo Escape. Officials circle Gargano and Ciampa while some try to pull Ciampa off Gargano while others hold their arms out.
Ciampa goes up the ramp and Gargano attacks him from behind and then he sends Ciampa into the matrix boards and Ciampa is bleeding. Gargano applies the GargaNo Escape.
We go to credits.
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