We are in Winter Park, Florida and your announcers are Vic Joseph, Nigel McGuinness, and Percy Watson.
Match Number One: Otis Dozovic and Tucker Knight versus Wesley Blake and Steve Cutler (with Jaxson Ryker)
Cutler and Knight start things off and Cutler backs Knight into the corner. Cutler pushes Knight and Knight with a waist lock take down. Cutler with a back elbow and arm bar. Blake tags in and works on the arm. Cutler makes the tag and they continue to work the arm. Blake tags in again and hits a knee to the arm off the turnbuckles before returning to the arm bar. Knight wtih a forearm and Cutler tags back in. Knight with a cross body to both men and he tags in Dozovic. Otis and Tucker run Cutler and Blake into each other and Otis slams Cutler onto Blake. Otis with a splash in the corner.
Otis with the worm and a leaping elbow drop. Otis picks up Cutler but Blake pulls Cutler out of the way. Cutler with a clothesline and Blake tags in. Blake with elbow drops. Blake with a springboard knee drop for a near fall. Blake with a clothesline and Cutler tags in. Cutler stomps on the injured arm. Cutler with a knee drop to the injured arm and Cutler gets a near fall. Blake gets a near fall and he applies a cross arm breaker but Otis avoids it. Blake with a triangle and Otis cannot get Blake up due to the damage done on the arm. Otis gets a second wind and hits a one arm power bomb.
Cutler tags in and he hits Divorce Court on Otis but he rolls into his corner and Knight tags in and hits clotheslines and a bicycle kick. Tucker sends Cutler into the turnbuckles and punches and kicks him. Tucker with a splash into the corner and he misses a splash but lands on the apron. Tucker goes up top and hits a cannonball for a near fall. Cutler with a forearm and Blake tags in. Cutler with a lungblower and Blake with an elbow drop from the turnbuckles for a near fall.
Cutler tags in with Knight on the turnbuckles. Cutler and Blake with a powerplex for a near fall when Dozovic breaks it up. Otis sends Blake to the floor and Otis is sent to the floor by Cutler. Knight with a back slide for a near fall followed by a clothesline. Otis tags in and they go for the cross body but Blake pulls down the ropes and Knight goes to the floor. Cutler with a lungblower but Cutler is knocked off the turnbuckles. Otis with a standing power slam for the three count.
Winners: Otis Dozovic and Tucker Knight
We take a look at what happened last week between Nikki Cross and Candice LeRae as well as Aleister Black.
We go to comments from Candice earlier today. Candice says she is not here to be exploited. Anything between her and her husband are to be kept private. What about Nikki Cross? She laughed in her face and walked away. Candice says she is going to ask for a match against Nikki Cross next week so she cannot walk away.
We go to commercial watching Lars Sullivan and Velveteen Dream getting ready for their match later tonight.
We are back with Shayna Baszler with Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke. Shayna is asked about Kairi asking for her rematch. Shayna wants people to realize how insignificant Kairi is. She is the first two time champion.
William Regal enters and he says that Kairi is invoking her rematch clause. That match will take place at Takeover. Because of your storied past, the match will be two out of three falls.
Match Number Two: Dakota Kai versus Taynara Conti
They lock up and Conti with a side head lock and take down but Kai rolls through and applies an arm bar. Conti pulls Kai to the mat by the ahir and she tries to kick Kai but Kai blocks it. Conti wants to be friends but Kai with a take down and drop kick for a near fall. Conti with an Irish whip but Kai floats over and avoids Conti when Conti runs into the turnbuckles. Kai with a rollup for a near fall.
Kai with an arm bar. Kai tries to float over again and Conti with a kick to the midsection. Conti with more kicks to Kai and she kicks the arm when Kai holds on to the ropes in the corner. Conti gets a near fall. Conti with a judo throw as Kai comes out of the corner. Conti with another judo throw and a kick to the head for a near fall. Conti with another near fall. Conti goes for a top wrist lock and finally locks it in. Kai gets back to her feet and Conti sends Kai into the turnbuckles.
Conti wraps the arm in the ropes but Kai kicks Conti away. Kai rolls out of the corner. Kai with a scorpion kick but she cannot capitalize. Kai with round kicks to the chest and a kick to the head. Kai with a face wash and then she goes for the Yakuza Kick from second base. Kai with the Code Red Lungblower for the three count.
Winner: Dakota Kai
Mia Yim is in the interview area and she is asked about her NXT experience. She says she is living the dream. She gets to work along side the best of the best. She says she cannot . . .
Bianca Belair enters the interview area and MIa asks if there is a problem. Bianca asks why are they interviewing Mia since she just got here. Bianca mentions that she has been here for more than two years and she is un de fea ted. Bianca tells MIa to go back where she comes from.
Mia asks why is Bianca so angry towards her. The EST has not beaten the HBIC.
Bianca leaves the interview area.
We go to commercial.
We are back with a look back at the in ring debut of Matt Riddle.
Matt Riddle was interviewed after his match. Keith Lee asks him how did his debut feel. Matt Riddle is interrupted by Kassius Ohno who comments on Mr. Regal's shiny brand new toys. Ohno says he likes shiny new toys because they are fun to break.
Matt says his debut was successful and they are together in NXT. Matt says to bask in their glory.
We take a look at the War Games Match that will take place at Takeover.
We see footage from last year's match.
Adam Cole says they have been there. The most barbaric match in all of WWE. Kyle says there are no winners in war, only losers. Adam says NXT's mission has been to prevent this from happening. Bobby says they were thrown to the wolves but Adam says they are still here.
We see footage of Adam Cole winning the North American title and Roderick Strong joining Undisputed Era.
Raymond Rowe says the war is here. We see Ricochet beating Adam Cole for the North American Title. Pete Dunne says that Undisputed Era has used its numbers to take advatnage of him, but that will not be the case here.
We see what happened last week with these eight men that led to William Regal's announcement of the War Games match.
Adam says there is nobody who can handle War Games like the Undisputed Era.
Ricochet says there is nowhere for Undisputed Era to run. Pete says Undisputed Era barely walked out of War Games. Ricochet says they will be carried out this year.
We take a look at comments from Johnny Gargano.
Why Johnny Why? That is the question he has been asked. He has been very open. Aleister, you talk about a path but Johnny says he is on a path too. Johnny says this is the path he took the night they met. The path to Tommaso Ciampa was the path to right the wrong and be the one to beat Tommaso for the title. You got in the way. It is collateral damage. It is nothing personal. You walk around here like you own the place. Black Mass anyone without anyone batting an eye. Johnny says he is the good guy. He is the hero at the end of this story. Johnny says he does one thing that people consider evil and everyone freaks out. Johnny says he is the same. He fights for what is right. Sometimes, you have to fight a little dirty. You might want to kicks his face off and that is fine. Johnny says he accepts that and maybe he deserves that. After everything he has been through, he is not afraid of Aleister. Johnny says he lives in a dark place and he is not afraid of the dark any more. Johnny says he is starting to like it. Johnny asks if that looks familiar because that is the same spot he left you laying. At War Games, he leaves you laying again.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Mia Yim faces Bianca Belair next week.
William Regal announces that next week a member of each team from War Games will meet and the winner will earn the advantage at the War Games Match.
Match Number Three: Velveteen Dream versus Lars Sullivan
Dream with punches as the bell rings but Sullivan runs Dream into the turnbuckles and connects with shoulders. Sullivan tosses Dream across the ring. Sullivan goes for a power bomb but Dream with punches and he gets to his feet. Dream with a European uppercut. Dream with a knee that sends Lars to the floor. Dream with a plancha onto Sullivan and then he sends Sullivan into the ring steps. Dream does not want the referee to count.
Sullivan pulls Dream to the floor and grabs Dream by the throat and Sullivan stops Dream and tosses Dream onto the apron. Sullivan with a splash into the corner. Sullivan with a forearm across the chest. Sullivan with a knee to the midsection. Sullivan tosses Dream to the mat. Sullivan rakes at the face and then slams Dream's face into the mat. Sullivan with a forearm to the head and then he applies a nerve hold.
Dream goes for a sunset flip but Sullivan blocks it and pulls Dream up and hits a clothesline for a near fall. Sullivan with a rear chin lock and his knee in Dream's back. Sullivan with an Irish whip that sends Dream over the turnbuckles to the floor. Dream gets back into teh ring and Sullivan stands on Dream's back. Sullivan returns to the nerve hold. Dream gets back to his feet and hits a jawbreaker. Sullivan blocks a boot in the corner but Dream with a punch and uppercut. Dream with boots to the head and then Dream hits a drop kick. Dream goes up top and hits a missile drop kick. Dream gets a near fall.
Dream tries to get Sullivan on his shoulders but Sullivan blocks it and hits a pop up power slam but Dream kicks out at two. Sullivan goes up top and Dream with a thrust kick to stop Sullivan. Dream goes for a superplex but Sullivan with punches and he sends Dream to the mat. Sullivan misses a diving head butt when Dream moves. Sullivan is sent into the ring post and Dream with a rolling Death Valley Driver and then he goes up top but he sees Ciampa and hits a cross body on Ciampa. Sullivan with Freak Accident for the three count.
Winner: Lars Sullivan
After the match, Ciampa attacks Dream and he tells Dream that he is the champ and you don't share his spotlight or his main event. You are not in his league. Dream with a punch but Ciampa with kicks. Ciampa puts Goldie down and he sets for a power bomb onto the belt. Dream counters into a swinging reverse DDT onto Goldie.
Dream goes up top and officials come to the ring to stop them.
Dream ignores the referees and he hits the elbow drop.
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