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WWE NXT REPORT: THREE TITLE MATCHES, TWO BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND NO CAMERON GRIMES ON MY NXT

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

We see Finn Balor and Adam Cole arriving at the building earlier today.

We also see Toni Storm and Io Shirai arriving earlier today.

William Regal is in the ring and he says Wrestlemania is a special time of year in WWE.  He has two game changing announcements.

The first announcement is that NXT will have a two night Takeover Special.  It will be Takeover Stand and Deliver on April 7th on USA Network.  Night two will be on Thursday on Peacock.

The second announcement will involve the Women's Division.  They stand on the ramp.  He says each and every week, these women prove that they are the best women in the business.  To be a competitor in the Ladies' division you have to be special and they prove it week in and week out.  Raquel Gonzalez and Dakota Kai are asked to come to the ring.

Regal says after the unfortunate happenings of last week and the injustice of what they had to go through for the WWE Tag Titles, he is sick and tired of people making decisions for him.  He says they have decided to make a decision.  As the winners of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Cup, they are the NXT Women's Tag Team Champions.

Dakota says this is insane.  Dakota says Mr. Regal is right that this is the most talented division in the world and we went through each and every one of you.  We beat you all.  Dakota says they dominated the division so much they had to create these titles just for us.  Raquel says this is the first step for them to take over the world.  They will carry these championships for a very long time.

Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon have mics and they want to be the first to congratulate Dakota and Raquel.  Shotzi and Ember say that tag titles are great, but if you have champions, you are going to need challengers.  

Ember says they beat everyone in their brackets.  The finals could have gone either way so why not defend those titles tonight.

William Regal makes the match official.

Match Number One:  Io Shirai versus Toni Storm for the NXT Women's Championship

They lock up and Io with a clean break.  They lock up again and Toni backs Io into the ropes and Toni slaps Io.  Io with a double leg take down and punches.  Toni with punches as she gains the top position.  Toni with a kick to the head.  Toni with a running hip into the corner and Io goes to the floor.  Toni goes for a dive to the floor and Io with a forearm followed by a slingshot stomp. Io with kicks to Toni.  Io with forearms and chops.  Toni misses a boot and Io with a forearm.  Toni misses another kick and Io with a rollup.  Io with a drop kick.  Io kicks Toni in the corner.  Io with an octopus.with her elbow in the ribs.  Io with a kick and chop.  Toni with an Irish whip but Io sends Toni to the floor.

Toni pulls Io off the ropes on a springboard move.  Toni sends Io into the ring steps.  Toni chops Io and connects with forearms to the back.  Toni gets a near fall.  Toni with a biel using the hair.  Toni kicks Io in the corner.  Toni with a snap mare and she gets a near fall.  Toni with a neck vice on Io.  Toni with a suplex for a near fall.  Io with shoulder tackles followed by a flapjack and Tiger Feint kick.  Io with a springboard drop kic for a near fall.  Io with a waist lock and Toni with a standing switch and Io with a rollup into a double stomp.  Io goes up top and Toni with a head butt to stop Io.  Toni sets for a superplex and hits it.  

Toni with a running clothesline and a German suplex for a near fall.  Io and Toni with forearms and Io with a matrix but Toni with an elbow drop.  Toni with a sliding clothesline against the ropes.  Io with a back drop onto the apron and then Io goes to the turnbuckles for a moonsault onto Toni on the floor.  Io sends Toni back into the ring and she stops Io on a moonsault attempt and Toni with a sit out power bomb for a near fall.  Io escapes Storm Zero and hits a few palm strikes.  Io with a crossface and Toni gets to the ropes to force the break.  Io with a running double knee strike in the corner and Io walks over Toni and goes up top for the moonsault but Toni moves.  Toni with Storm Zero for a near fall.  

Toni goes up top and misses a diving head butt.  Io with a crossface and Toni taps out.

Winner:  Io Shirai (retains championship)

Finn Balor says him and Adam Cole are the two biggest names in NXT history.  You were talking tough last week with referees holding you back.  You might not have anyone holding you back tonight.  Tonight, no blind sides and no cheap shots.  It is just me and you for that title.  

We go to commercial.

LA Knight is in the back with McKenzie and she asks him what is on his mind.

LA wants to talk to you.  He says everyone thought last week would be his in ring debut.  LA says that time is about to come next week.  If anyone has the tingle in their loins to step into the ring with him, they will find out about LA Knight.

Bronson Reed grabs Knight from behind and Reed says that he is accepting the challenge.

Match Number Two:  Jake Atlas versus Pete Dunne (with Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch)

They lock up and Dunne with a wrist lock and Atlas tries for a reversal but Dunne holds on and Atlas escapes.  Dunne with a wrist lock into a hammer lock and he pulls at the fingers.  Atlas with an arm drag but Dunne with a single leg take down into a side head lock.  Atlas with a head scissors take down and Atlas is sent to the apron when he charges into the corner.  Atlas with a springboard arm drag and Atlas with a handstand and he tries for a head scissors but Dunne with a kick to the chest and a knee drop to the arm.  Dunne works on the wrist while he has an arm bar and then he drops a knee on the elbow.  Dunne slaps Atlas.  Dunne with a boot to the head.

Atlas with a kick and he goes for a standing moonsault but Dunne goes for a triangle and Atlas escapes.  Atlas with a German suplex and moonsault for a near fall.  Dunne blocks a tornado DDT but Atlas with a clothesline.  Atlas goes for the Rainbow DDT but Dunne with a forearm adn kick to the arm.  Dunne stomps on the head and then he pulls at the fingers and applies a cross arm breaker.  Atlas taps out.

Winner:  Pete Dunne

After the match, Pete Dunne says this is the time of year when everyone wants to step up their game.  That is exactly what happened.  He made a name for himself in the UK, but he is the best technical wrestler in the entire world.  Dunne says he dares anyone to prove him wrong.

Marcel Barthel tells Timothy Thatcher about what happened last week.  A long time ago, we created something special and unique that no one else would be able to represent it like you did.  Take your rightful spot and let's take.  It has always been ours.  Aichner says they are doing this for Thatcher.  If you have to ask your friend for permission, bring him along.  He says we are taking over.

We are back and Leon Ruff says he knew Swerve was a snake the moment he met him.  Leon says he did not luck into things, he busted his ass to win the North American Title.  It wasn't a fluke when I beat you a few weeks ago.  I will beat you again next week and it will be another "Ruff Landing".

Match Number Three;  Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon versus Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez for the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship

Moon with a running kick to Gonzalez.  Kai comes in and kicks Moon.  Shotzi tags in and Shotzi sends Kai into the corner and Shotzi pulls Kai out of the corner and applies a cloverleaf.  Kai tries to get to the ropes but Shotzi pulls Dakota into the center of the ring.  Kai gets ot he ropes to force a break.  Shotzi misses a round kick and then both women with bicycle kicks at the same time and they both go down.  Shotzi with a forearm and Kai with a forearm.  They go back and forth with Shotzi getting the advantage. Shotzi misses a splash into the ropes when Kai moves.  Kai pulls Shotzi into the corner and tags in Gonzalez.  Raquel with a slam and she gets a near fall.

Kai with a kick in the corner and she gets a near fall.  Kai sends Shotzi into the corner but Shotzi with a kick to Kia followed by a sunset flip for a near fall.  Kai with a boot to the head and she gets a near fall.  Kai with a rear chin lock.  Kai sends Shotzi to the mat and gets a near fall.  Kai sends Shotzi into the turnbuckles and tags in Gonzalez.  Raquel with an elbow and punch for a near fall.  Raquel with a bear hug.

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