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WWE NXT REPORT: EDGE HAS A DECISION TO MAKE, BALOR HAS AN OPPONENT, THE DUSTY CLASSICS CONTINUE, AND MORE

We start off with a recap of last week's episode of NXT.

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

Raquel Gonzalez and Dakota Kai walk in the back and Dakota says last week was a breeze and this week will be a cake walk.  Raquel says next stop Takeover.

Kacy says people said they shocked the world in the first round but they did what they expected.  They say this win will be sweet.

Match Number One:  Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez versus Kacy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter in a SemiFinal Match in the Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic

Kai and Catanzaro start things off and Kai with an arm drag.  Catanzaro with an arm drag.  Kacy with a waist lock into a side head lock.  Kai puts Kacy on the turnbuckles and gives a break.  Kacy with an arm drag off the turnbuckles and Carter tags in.  Kacy with a drop kick as Carter gets a near fall.  Kai with a back breaker and Raquel tags in.  Carter with a slap but Gonzalez with a knee.  Carter blocks a power bomb attempt.  Carter lands on her feet and Gonzalez runs into a boot.  All four women are in the ring and Gonzalez misses a splash in the corner.  Carter is sent to the floor and Gonzalez follows and she chases Carter around ringside and Carter with a springboard drop kick.

Kacy comes off the apron and Gonzalez catches her and puts her back in the ring with a press slam.  Gonzalez gets a near fall and follows with an elbow drop.  Kai tags in and she hits an assisted double stomp for a near fall.  Kai with a knee and she kicks Kacy before getting a near fall.  Kai with a forearm to the back followed by an axe kick for a near fall.  Kai with a forearm and she knocks Carter off the apron.  Kacy with Silly String into a head scissors.  Gonzalez and Carter tag in and Carter avoids a boot.  Carter floats over and hits a facebuster.  Carter with a drop kick and punches in the corner.  Kai misses Carter and runs into Gonzalez.  Carter with a splash.

Carter with a running drop kick to Gonzalez in the corner and she hits a splash on Kai.  Carter with a head scissors take down and a springboard into a victory roll followed by a thrust kick for a near fall.  Carter kicks Kai from the apron but Gonzalez knocks Carter off the apron with a running shoulder tackle.  Kai sends Carter back into the ring and she gets a near fall.  Carter with an inside cradle for a near fall.  Kai with a forearm and she gets a near fall.  Carter with punches to Kai and Kai sends Carter into the turnbuckles.  Gonzalez tags in and she punches Carter.  Gonzalez with a hard Irish whip and Carter falls to the floor.  Gonzalez sends Carter into the ringside barrier and then carries her back into the ring.

Gonzalez taunts Kacy on the apron.  Gonzalez with an Irish whip and Kai with a face wash for a near fall.  Kai with a surfboard and forearms to the back.  Gonzalez tags in and she gets Carter up for a back breaker on the shoulders but Carter counters into a sunset flip attempt but Gonzalez stays on her feet.  Kai misses a stomp and Kacy tags in.  Kacy kicks and punches Kai in the corner.  Kacy with a clothesline into the corner followed by a head scissors and she gets a near fall.  Kacy goes to the structure and hits a cross body onto both and then Kacy with a near fall on Kai.  Carter tags in.  Kai kicks Catanzaro and hits a scorpion kick on Carter.  Gonzalez tags in.

Gonzalez drops Carter into a Pele Kick from Kai for a near fall.  Carter blocks a suplex attempt by Kai on Kacy and Kacy with a DDT.  Carter with a reverse chin lock and Gonzalez with a snap mare.  Gonzalez goes over the top rope to the apron when Carter drops down.  Carter wtih a rope assisted tombstone and a drop kick.  Kacy tags in and hits a spike head scissors take down.  Kacy goes up top and hits the twisting moonsault senton for a near fall.  

Carter is sent into the ring steps by Kai.  Gonzalez with the choke slam for the three count.

Winners:  Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez (Advance to Finals against Winner of Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon versus Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell)

Vic congratulates Wade on becoming a US Citizen and he is given a photo of Jim Duggan and an apple pie.

We go to Alyse Ashton in the back with Toni Storm.  Toni is asked about being in the Women's Title Match.  Toni says Io has been untouchable in NXT against anyone not named Toni Storm.  You saw what happened last week, I was standing over Io with the title over my head.  That is a preview of what you will see in two week.  Io won't stop me and that dead weight Mercedes Martinez won't stop me.

Johnny Gargano and Austin Theory walk in the back as we go to commercial.

We are back and Edge is talking to William Regal in the back and Edge admires William Regal's brass knuckles.

Match Number Two:  Leon Ruff versus Austin Theory (with Johnny Gargano)

Ruff with a waist lock into a side head lock and Theory sends Ruff into the corner.  Ruff with a side head lock.  Ruff lands on his feet on a belly-to-back suplex attempt.  Theory catches Ruff and goes for a Fallaway slam and Ruff lands on his feet and hits a drop kick.  Theory with a drop toe hold that sends Ruff into the turnbuckles followed by a belly-to-back suplex.  Theory with a forearm to the back.  Theory with a hard Irish whip.  Ruff with a back elbow and Theory with a suplex for a near fall.  Theory with a kick to the midsection.  Theory with a boot to the back.  Theory with forearms and Ruff with punches.

Ruff with forearms and Theory with a back elbow.  Ruff goes for a sunset flip but Theory will not go over and Ruff with a victory roll for a near fall.  Theory with a forearm but Ruff with punches.  Ruff with a forearm and a running forearm followed by a back heel kick and a knee to the head.  Theory sends Ruff to the apron and Ruff with a forearm.  Ruff with a thrust kick to Gargano when he tries to interfere.  Ruff with a missile drop kick and Gargano gets back on the apron and Ruff with a punch.  Theory and Ruff collide in the ring and Ruff falls to the floor.  

Indi Hartwell and Candice LeRae come out to help Johnny while Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon take care of Indi and Candice.  Leon fakes getting hit by Gargano and since the referee did not see it, he sends Johnny to the back.

Ruff with an enzuigiri and Ruff with a cutter off the turnbuckles for a near fall when Theory gets his foot on the ropes.  Ruff with a pescado but Theory catches Ruff and Ruff is dropped on the ringside barrier.  Theory with a ATL for the three count.

Winner:  Austin Theory

After the match, Theory hits another ATL on Ruff.  Theory grabs the ring bell, but Dexter Lumis stops Theory and goes for Silence but Theory gets away minus some follicles from Theory's head.

We take a look at Legado Del Fantasmo.  Escobar says they are always in control and they do their job.  They will show how powerful they are.  It starts when Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza bury the Lucha House Party to get into the semifinals.  It continues when I defeat Curt Stallion to retain the Cruiserweight Title.  Escobar says their future is bright but the end is near for Lucha House Party and Curt Stallion.

We go to commercial.

We are back with Tian Sha.  We get the history of the dynasty and the king had an older son and younger daughter.  The son killed the King and ruled with an iron fist.  The daughter went into exile and found a dragon to teach her.  The dragon agreed but it cost Mei Ying her soul.  She would be required to undergo four tests and the final step was to ascend to the throne.  She was able to defeat her brother and she became what she despised.  She would have to put people in fear of her.

Match Number Three:  Lince Dorado and Gran Metalik versus Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza in a Second Round Men's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic

Metalik and Mendoza start things off and Metalik lands on his feet on a snap mare.  Metalik with a head scissors and drop kick.  Dorado tags in and hits a springboard arm drag and a quebrada for a near fall.  Dorado with an arm bar.  Wilde tags in and they hit a double Alabama Slam and double drop kick to the temples for a near fall.  Mendoza sends Dorado into the turnbuckles and punches him.  Mendoza with a forearm to the back followed by a rear chin lock.  Dorado goes for a sunset flip but Mendoza avodsi it.  Metalik tags in and hits a springboard cross body followed by a chop.  Metalik goes to the ropes but Mendoza kicks Metalik to the floor.

Wilde tags in and hits a suicide dive through the corner onto Metalik as we go to commercial.

We are back and Mendoza and Metalik are on the turnbuckles and Metalik fights off Mendoza and Metalik with a sunset flip power bomb.  Wilde and Dorado tag in and Dorado with forearms and a drop kick.  Dorado with punches and chops.  Dorado counters a tilt-a-whirl move and hits an arm drag.  Dorado lands on his feet when Wilde moves in the corner.  Dorado with a cross body for a near fall.  Wilde with a jaw breaker.  Dorado with a handspring cutter for a near fall.  Metalik tags in and hits a splash for a near fall.  Mendoza is sent to the floor and Dorado tags in.  Metalik and Dorado bump heads and Wilde with a double wrist lock into a slingshot double DDT for a near fall.

Wilde is sent to the floor.  Mendoza is sent ot he apron and Dorado chops Mendoza and Metalik with a head scissors that sends Mendoza into Wilde on the floor.  Dorado with a moonsault off the turnbuckles onto Wilde and Mendoza on the floor.   Dorado with a rana for a near fall.  Mendoza tags in and they hit the side Russian leg sweep and flying boot combination for the three count.

Winners:  Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza (advance to face MSK)

After the match, MSK come out to congratulate Wilde and Mendoza on their victory.  Lee says that feeling is going to get taken away because next week we beat you.  You are in the way of the meteoric rise of MSK.  Carter says they are going to win the Dusty Cup.

Danny Burch, Oney Lorcan, and Pete Dunne arrive at the building and Pete wants to find Balor.

We go to commercial.

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