The February 5, 2020 episode of WWE NXT aired live on the USA Network from the Winter Park, Florida at Full Sail University.
The show was headlined by a six-man tag team match that saw The Undisputed Era take on Tommaso Ciampa, Pete Dunne, and Matt Riddle.
WWE NXT Results (2/5/20)
- Angel Garza def. Isaiah “Swerve” Scott
- Dominik Dijakovic def. Killian Dain
- Mercedes Martinez def. Kacy Catanzaro
- NXT Cruiserweight Champion Jordan Devlin def. Tyler Breeze – Non-Title Match
- Tommaso Ciampa, Pete Dunne, and Matt Riddle def. The Undisputed Era by DQ
Here are the 5 takeaways from this week’s show:
Pete Dunne & Matt Riddle Follow Up
The big question heading into this week’s show was what’s next for Pete Dunne and Matt Riddle.
WWE kicked off the show with the two stars as they made a grand start by having their own entrance while riding in a golf cart that was decorated. They had the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic trophy.
Dunne brought up how the last thing he thought was that he would be in a tag team with Riddle but Riddle thought it was meant to be. They made it known that they would be the next NXT Tag Team Champions. This led out the champs, Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly, who came out to make fun of them.
They didn’t want to wait until Portland. However, Roderick Strong came out to calm them down. Riddle mocked Fish and Dunne stated that they would smoke the Undisputed Era at TakeOver: Portland.
This was a fun segment that further pushed this contest. Mission accomplished.
Dominik Dijakovic Next In Line
WWE booked Dominik Dijakovic vs. Killian Dain in a singles match that served as an opportunity for the winner.
As seen in the contest, Dijakovic ended up going over. As a result, he will challenge NXT North American Champion Keith Lee at the NXT TakeOver: Portland show.
It was a fun match and a step in the right direction for Lee in his next title defense.
This match was expected as WWE teased both Dijakovic and Dain squaring off in the ring after releasing a video earlier today on YouTube where they teased a showdown as both stars wanted a shot at the title. They both thought that they were worthy of a title match.
Mauro Ranallo brought up how William Regal booked Dijakovic vs. Lee at Portland. Thus it’s official. They had a staredown after the match.
The Undisputed Era Finds Tommaso Ciampa
The Undisputed Era found Tommaso Ciampa after looking for him for over an hour. They had been attacking random people backstage before going outside and being attacked by Ciampa.
Ciampa and Cole battled into the arena. Eventually, Dunne and Riddle came out to brawl with the rest of the members of the group.
Ultimately, NXT GM William Regal came out to book an six-man tag team match between the faces and heels for the main event.
A nice angle to not only further Dunne and Riddle vs. O’Reilly and Fish but Cole defending the NXT Title against Ciampa at NXT TakeOver: Portland.
Cole vs. Ciampa is expected to headline the show that takes place on February 16, 2020 at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.
Charlotte Flair Returns To NXT
As promised, Charlotte Flair made her return to NXT in order to answer NXT Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley’s WrestleMania 36 challenge.
WWE did an in-ring promo with Bianca Belair, who will be challenging Ripley for the title at NXT TakeOver: Portland, where she noted that she doesn’t care about Flair.
This led to Flair coming out where she praised Belair but made it known that Belair isn’t her. Ripley came out and stated that she’s ready to drop Flair at Mania. The segment with Ripley remaining Flair that they are NXT. Belair and Ripley laid out Flair before having a staredown.
Once again, a segment that saw Flair not accept the challenge.
Of course, WWE set up this feud on Monday’s episode of RAW where Ripley made the initial challenge, which Flair didn’t accept. While a quick turnaround for the program wasn’t expected on this show, it does clearly show that WWE is trying to boost the ratings of NXT as the war with AEW Dynamite continues.
Back in November for the build to Survivor Series, WWE had main roster stars crossover to NXT and vise versa. If WWE continues to find a boost in its NXT viewership then expect to see more of this.
The Velveteen Dream Returns
The Velveteen Dream made his return to NXT television after the main event had come to close that saw a six-man tag team match that featured The Undisputed Era take on Tommaso Ciampa, Pete Dunne, and Matt Riddle.
After the match, Adam Cole, Kyle O’Reilly, Bobby Fish, and Roderick Strong attacked Ciampa to the point where they spray painted the back of Ciampa with an X spot.
This is when Dream appeared after the lights went out with him standing on the top rope and attacking the group to make save.
On the September 18 episode of NXT, he lost the North American Title to Strong, which ended his reign at 231 days. This was done to write Dream off of television due to him dealing with a back injury.