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WWE NXT REPORT: KROSS/BALOR II, MONET DEBUTS, REED SPEAKS, GRIMES AND DIBIASE FACE/OFF, AND MORE

We start wtih a video package for tonight's Finn Balor versus Karrion Kross match for the NXT Men's Championship.

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

They run through the card for tonight's show while all wearing matching blue suits.

Match Number One:  Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez versus Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon

Shotzi and Gonzalez start things off and Shotzi with a reverse chin lock but Gonzalez with a snap mare.  Gonzalez goes for a slam but Shotzi escapes.  Gonzalez sends Shotzi to the mat and Ember tags in.  Ember goes for a sunset flip but Gonzalez does not go down.  Gonzalez catches Moon on a cross body and then Moon with a rana for a near fall.  Moon with a rollup for a near fall.  Ember goes to the floor and Gonzalez follows.  Gonzalez catches Moon and Kai tags in while Gonzalez slams Moon and Gonzalez assists Kai with a double stomp for a near fall.  Gonzalez tags in and kicks Moon in the corner.  Gonzalez with a hard Irish whip and Kai tags in and misses a boot.  Shotzi tags in and connects with an arm drag.

Shotzi with a splash to Kai and a spinning bulldog.  Shotzi with a back senton into the ropes and she gets a near fall.  Ember tags in and trips Kai followed by an elbow drop from Shotzi and a senton for a near fall from Moon.  Shotzi tags in and Kai gets her feet up but Shotzi stops Kai and sends her to the mat and applies a cloverleaf.  Kai tries to get to the ropes and Gonzalez pulls Kai to the apron to get out of the hold.  Gonzalez tags in and hits an elbow drop or two.  Gonzalez gets a near fall.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Shotzi with a clothesline and both women are down.  Moon tags in and drop kicks Gonzalez a few times and it only drops Gonzalez to her knees.  Moon with punches and a rolling elbow.  Moon with a hesitation knee to the midsection and then she hits a Codebreaker off the turnbuckles.  Moon avoids a kick from Kai but Gonzalez with a boot to Moon.  Kai tags in and Gonzalez gets Moon up and Kai with a round kick but Shotzi breaks up the cover.  Shotzi tags in and she kicks Kai and connects with a forearm and scorpion kick.  Shotzi with a face buster for a near fall.  

Moon tags in and Gonzalez pulls Kai off Moon's shoulders.  Shotzi with a cross body to Gonzalez.  Ember blocks a kick and applies a modified STF but Gonzalez with a forearm from behind.  Gonzalez goes for the choke slam but Ember with a cutter.  Ember and Shotzi hit a Dominator and sliding DDT for the three count.

Winners:  Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart

After the match, Gonzalez attacks Moon and Shotzi.  Gonzalez tells Kai to hold Moon up so she can see what Gonzalez does to Shotzi.  Gonzalez runs Shotzi into the plexiglass and ring post before Gonzalez hot shots Shotzi on the ringside barrier.

Tommaso Ciampa and TImothy Thatcher are in the back.  CIampa says they put the cart before the horse when they called out MSK.  GYV showed up and had an agenda.  Thatcher says their path runs straight through you.  You won round one, but we won round two.  There will be a round three.  Ciampa gets up and leaves.  Thatcher picks up his chair and throws it at the door.  Thatcher says he is going to enjoying breaking your limbs.

We have a video package for Bobby Fish and Pete Dunne because their match is next . . . after the commercial break.

We are back with footage of Finn Balor walking through the most dangerous parking lot in sports entertainment. 

We also see Karrion Kross and Scarlett arriving in the garage.

Match Number Two:  Pete Dunne (with Oney Lorcan) versus Bobby Fish

Dunne avoids a round kick but Fish with a knee in the corner.  Dunne with a wrist lock and Fish with a kick to the leg and a leg sweep.  Fish with a kick to the chest.  Fish with punches and knees in the ropes.  Dunne with a forearm and Fish goes down.  Dunne with a punch to the forehead.  Dunne stands on the knee and works on the other leg.  Dunne works on the ankle but Fish goes for a chin lock.  Dunne with punches to Fish as he has a mount position on Fish.  Dunne with kicks to the back of the leg.  Dunne with a snap mare and he falls back to the mat as he tries to hyper-extend the arm.  Dunne with a side head lock.  Dunne sends Fish into the corner and Fish with an elbow.

Dunne with a snap mare and Fish escapes and applies a Fujiwara arm bar.  Fish holds on to an arm bar as Dunne tries to escape.  Dunne with punches but Fish holds on to the arm bar.  Fish drops Dunne's arm on the top rope and follows with a knee.  Fish kicks Dunne through the ropes to the floor.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Dunne with an ankle lock.  Dunne sets for a surfboard but he punches and slaps Fish.  Dunne with a wrist lock and a boot to the head.  Fish runs Dunne into the corner and Fish with a dragon screw leg whip.  Fish with a spinebuster and then he punches Dunne and connects with knees to the ribs.  Fish with a sleeper but Dunne pulls at the fingers and he escapes.  Dunne with a knee drop on the surgically repaired arm.  Fish goes to the floor and Dunne follows but Fish with a back body drop on the floor.  Fish with a running knee to the head against the ringside barrier.

Dunne with an enzuigiri in the ring.  Dunne tries for a kimura with a body scissors but Fish counters into a suplex into the ropes and Fish gets a near fall.  Fish and Dunne with knees to the midsection.  Fish with the advantage.  Fish with more knees in the corner.  Dunne goes down and then Dunne with a German suplex and he stomps on the hands and hits a round kick to the temple.  Dunne misses a running knee and Fish with a flying knee to the head for a near fall.  

Dunne goes for a cross arm breaker but Fish blocks it.  Dunne pulls at the fingers and then he applies the cross arm breaker but Fish rolls through to escape and Fish with an arm bar submission.  Dunne rolls through and hits the Bitter End for the three count.

Winner:  Pete Dunne

After the match, Lorcan comes into the ring and he sends Fish shoulder first into the turnbuckles.  Lorcan removes the ring skirt and puts Fish's arm under the rope for the skirt.  Lorcan stands on the arm and Fish's chest.  

Referees come out to hold up their arms and suggest that Lorcan leave.  That never works so Lorcan with a running boot to the arm.

We take a look back at the North American Championship Match from last week when Bronson Reed became the new champion.

Mercdes Martinez is in the back.  She says she took Raquel to the limit. She might not have won but she learned from the loss.  She starts the road back to the championship.

We see Boa in the background as we go to commercial.

We are back with a Hit Row video.

They say every week they put people on notice.  This is the land of opportunities and it is time for Hit Row to go gold.  Scott says all eyes will be on the main event and he is looking forward to whoever wins tonight.  Top Dolla says they have their eyes on MSK.  Ashante says he has his eyes on the Time Splitter and he will knock their ass back to the future.  

Match Number Three:  Mercedes Martinez versus Zayda Ramier

Martinez with a waist lock take down into a front face lock.  Ramier with an arm drag and drop kick followed by a running European uppercut into the corner.  Ramier floats over but Martinez catches Ramier.  Ramier with a kick for a near fall.  Martinez with a rolling elbow.   Martinez with two butterfly suplexes and a delayed butterfly suplex for a near fall.  Martinez with a dragon sleeper.  Martinez gets Ramier up but Ramier gets to her feet and she gets a near fall with a rollup.  Martinez with a spinebuster for a near fall.  Ramier with a head scissors take down into a rear naked choke.  Martinez gets Ramier on her shoulders and Martinez runs Ramier into the corner to get out of the hold.

Martinez puts Ramier on the turnbuckles and Ramier kicks Martinez away.  Martinez with a press slam and a running knee.  Martinez with an Air Raid Crash for the three count.

Winner:  Mercedes Martinez

After the match, the lights go down and smoke fills the ring.  On the GameTron, Tian Sha appears and then the lights go back out.

When they come back o, Martinez sees that the symbol is on her hand.

Ted DiBiase is in the back talking to Toni Storm.  Ted starts to walk and Robert Stone shows up with Aliyah and Jessi Kamea.  Ted tosses money at Robert and walks away.

We go to commercial.

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