Category: NXT

4 matches will take place on NXT programming tonight. In addition to the in-ring action, NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa is also scheduled to make his first appearance since Takeover: Brooklyn IV.

NXT Preview 9/12

Nikki Cross vs Bianca Belair

Bianca Belair is undefeated in NXT but she will put that streak on the line tonight against Nikki Cross. As for Cross, she’s been looking to find herself on the NXT roster since dropping an NXT Women’s Championship match to Shayna Baszler earlier this summer.

Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch Reunite

Oney Lorcan found himself on the injured list for months with a broken orbital bone recently. He’ll be back tonight and reunited with his tag-team partner Danny Burch.

Their opponents are TBD and likely are local competitors.

Lars Sullivan vs Raul Mendoza

Lars Sullivan has been out of action since a broken jaw suffered at the hands of Aleister Black. He was also questioned by General Manager William Regal regarding his whereabouts when Black was attacked recently.

Sullivan said he wished he was the one who beat up Black but it was not him. He’s said since returning a couple of weeks ago that he is putting the entire NXT roster on notice.

Shayna Baszler In Single’s Action

Former NXT Women’s Champion, Shayna Baszler, will be in single’s action tonight. Her opponent has yet to be named and is likely just a local competitor.

Baszler has already said she plans on cashing in her rematch clause against Kairi Sane. We still don’t know when she plans to do that, however.

Tommaso Ciampa Speaks

NXT Champion, Tommaso Ciampa, will address the NXT Universe tonight. Ciampa has said he hasn’t appeared in front of the Full Sail crowd yet because he doesn’t have a title challenger.

He’ll likely have something planned for tonight but it’s possible a new challenger might as well.

2K completed their roster reveal for the upcoming WWE 2K19 video game today. One notable omission was NXT Champion, Tommaso Ciampa. While the game’s downloadable content (DLC) has yet to be announced, Ciampa has seemingly been left off the game. Ciampa himself commented on the matter:

In a since-deleted tweet, Ciampa wrote, “@WWEGames had their final roster reveal for WWE2k19,” Ciampa Tweeted. “A lot of people are wondering why The Champ is not in the game. Well, it’s quite simple. I’m The Champ for a reason. I don’t lose. Not in real life. Sure as hell not in your fantasy world.”

Tommaso Ciampa WWE 2K19

It is entirely possible this is a marketing/troll job orchestrated to get more attention for the game. Ciampa has been mocking many things online as of late. He mocked star-based match ratings after his NXT title match with Aleister Black:

https://twitter.com/projectciampa/status/1022988360229384192?lang=en

He also released his own version of the PWI Top 500 list:

https://twitter.com/ProjectCiampa/status/1034908917367758848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1034908917367758848%7Ctwgr%5E373939313b636f6e74726f6c%7Ctwcon%5Elogo&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportskeeda.com%2Fwwe%2Fwwe-news-tommaso-ciampa-savagely-mocks-the-pwi-500-list

Ciampa even mocked the great NXT tradition of taking pictures with Triple H.

https://twitter.com/ProjectCiampa/status/1022626924923744264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1022626924923744264%7Ctwgr%5E373939313b636f6e74726f6c%7Ctwcon%5Elogo&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ringsidenews.com%2F2018%2F07%2F27%2Ftommaso-ciampa-mocks-triple-hs-nxt-tradition%2F

It seems unlikely that Ciampa would actually have been left off the 2K roster this year. He was in the game last year and his character model would only need a little updating.

NXT Champion, Tommaso Ciampa, is not interested in getting called up to the main roster. The man many consider the hottest heel in the industry at the moment says NXT is the pinnacle of pro-wrestling and he plans on spending the rest of his career proving this.

The champion also expressed he is more than simply a “Wrestler”, he is a “Sports Entertainer”.

https://twitter.com/ProjectCiampa/status/1034854272922468357?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Following the release of the PWI Top 500 this week, Ciampa also unveiled his own version of the rankings:

https://twitter.com/ProjectCiampa/status/1034908917367758848

Ciampa has also released his own version of a star-based rating system for matches this year. He used the system to evaluate his own match with Aleister Black.

https://twitter.com/ProjectCiampa/status/1022988360229384192

Tommaso Ciampa NXT Champion

Ciampa expressing his desire to stay in NXT comes on the heels of rumors surrounding a change to the brand in 2019. Speculation is Fox Sports is possibly interested in airing the show on national television. Such a TV deal could fully establish NXT as a 3rd brand rather than a developmental one.

Triple H expressed similar sentiment on an NXT media call recently.

“Once we get into the Fox deal, certainly as we begin to get closer to October next year, we’ll all be beginning to have conversations and we’ll see what those conversations bring up,” Triple H said. “We’ll see where it should be, how long it should be, all those things, but everything is on the table.”

On Thursday night, NXT taped the next several weeks of television from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. Thanks to Will Henderson for the results and Marc Middleton for the write-up:

August 29 Episode:

– Johnny Gargano comes out on a crutch with no entrance music. He says we’ve had his back but he doesn’t deserve it right now. Says he broke a promise and couldn’t fix things. Says he doesn’t know where he goes from here, and says he lost himself in Brooklyn and he’s made a lot of mistakes and he doesn’t know how to fix things and make things right. Regarding the loss to NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa at Takeover, he says he became something he’s not proud of in Brooklyn, he became Ciampa. And he can’t get Ciampa out of his head, but he’s gotta be better.

NXT General Manager William Regal is out. Regal says before Aleister Black comes and burns the whole place down, he has to ask if Johnny attacked him. Johnny says “you tell me,” and tells him to look in his eyes and he’ll know. The Velveteen Dream interrupts and says he’s tired of listening to the same “woe is Johnny” spiel, and says tonight should be about him. Calls him Johnny Failure. Crowd actually chants that. Johnny says the crutch is just to keep the weight off, but he’s good to go and throws the crutch at Velveteen. Regal breaks it up and says we’ll have this match next week.

– Dakota Kai defeated Aliyah. Dakota misses a dropkick and Aliyah takes control. Aliyah with a leg lariat Thesz press into a body scissors. Dakota fights out. Dakota hits the running kick and the Facewash for 2. Aliyah drops Dakota by her hair. Dakota hits the Kaio-Driver for the win

– Lars Sullivan is shown backstage having laid out EC3

– Raul Mendoza comes out for a match but Lars Sullivan also comes out. Lars says unlike the mystery of the Aleister Black situation, he admits to taking out EC3. Lars cuts a heel promo and destroys Raul

– Keith Lee defeated Luke Menzies. Lee with an awesome hurricanrana. Menzies attacks during the basking. Lee rebounds with a huge pounce and a brutal double overhand chip in the corner. Lee hits a huge pop-up Last Ride for the win

– The Undisputed Era (NXT Tag Team Champion Roderick Strong & Adam Cole) defeated WWE UK Champion Pete Dunne and NXT North American Champion Ricochet. Roddy blind tags and hits a huge backbreaker on Ricochet. They tag in and out and work over Ricochet. Ricochet makes the hot tag to Pete, who runs wild and takes out both guys. Pete drops Cole on Strong for 2. Pete hits a sitout bomb but Cole breaks out the pin. Pete hits a moonsault to the outside, and Ricochet goes for a suicide dive, but takes out Pete. Kyle throws Pete back in the ring and Cole hits the shining wizard for the win. Undisputed attack both men after the match until War Raiders run out for the save

September 5 Episode:

– Kassius Ohno defeated Kona Reeves. Kassius launches Kona as he trash talks. Ohno goes for a running senton but Kona gets his knees up. Ohno slips out of fireman’s carry and hits a rolling elbow for the win. Kassius cuts a promo about how we he came back, there was so much hype, but he became an afterthought. He says he racked his brain trying to figure it out, but he finally got it: there’s always gonna be someone new and fresh coming in. He says the next person with buzz that comes in, he’s not going anywhere and will knock that person to the back of the line

– The Forgotten Sons (Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake) defeated The Street Profits. Montez Ford drinks from the cup and does a dive onto Cutler, Blake, and Jaxson Ryker. Montez works over Cutler’s arm. Cutler tags in Blake and Blake hits a massive clothesline on Montez. Cutler and Blake take turns working over Montez. Montez gets the tag to Angelo Dawkins, who runs wild. Angelo tags Montez for the frog splash, but Dawkins gets pulled out and thrown into the steps. Two masked men run in and steal Montez’s cup, but Montez unmasks one as Shane Thorne. Cutler and Blake hit a stomp off the top rope for the win. Cutler is busted open and spitting blood and is pretty upset at Montez after the match

– NXT Women’s Champion Kairi Sane defeated Trish Adora. Kairi comes out on stage and reveals the NXT Women’s Title in a treasure chest. Kairi tosses gold coins to the crowd on her entrance. Quick match. Kairi hits a spinning backfist, walks the plank, and hits the InSane Elbow for the win. Shayna Baszler comes out. She knocks over the treasure chest and says for Kairi to enjoy her pirate fantasy while it lasts because it won’t be there when she enacts her rematch clause. Shayna says let’s see if the pirate can swim and attacks. They brawl and Kairi gets the better of Shayna and sends her running with a spear

– The Velveteen Dream defeated Johnny Gargano. Great match. Dream is wearing one of Johnny’s shirts but has FAILURE written on tape over the “Wrestling” part. Gargano is more intense than usual. Dueling Johnny Wrestling/Johnny Failure chants. Velveteen in control after a hot start by Gargano. Velveteen with a huge boot the head for 2. Johnny fights to his feet but Velveteen locks in a sleeper and hits knees to the back. Johnny fights back and hits his spear through the ropes for 2. Johnny hits a superkick on the apron and a huge dive to the outside. Dream ducks the roll out kick and hits a Fameasser for 2. Johnny rolls out of the DVD and they trade 2 counts.

They trade shots on the apron. Johnny goes for a sunset flip, but tweaks his knee. Dream shoves him into the steps, rolls him into the ring, and hits his DDT, but Johnny kicks out. Dream works over the knee. Johnny rolls out of the way of the elbow drop on the apron and hits a suicide dive. Johnny puts the Gargano Escape on outside of the ring, but Velveteen gets in at 9. Johnny sets Dream up for a dropping DDT to the outside, but can’t do it. He talks to a kid with a Johnny Wrestling sign at ringside. Johnny hesitates, goes for the running knee, but Dream hits him with the rolling DVD and gets the pin. Awesome, awesome match. Gargano leaves through the side exit of the arena, looking disheartened and unsure of himself

September 12 Episode:

– Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch defeated Cezar Bononi & Adrian Joude. Joude works over Danny at the start. Nothing match really

– NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa has a new entrance and finally has music. Ciampa says the music is a personal message to the audience to shut up. He says he’s heard the rumors that he took out Aleister, but when he wants to attack someone, he does it on the biggest stage so you can worship your master. Ciampa says he won’t lie, because the champ never lies. He says he planned on taking out Aleister, but someone beat him to it. If he knew he they were, he’d pat him or her on the head. He says if Aleister made it to Brooklyn, the results would be the same: He Wins.

Ciampa says the title has something it wants him to say and that is that it felt really good to be back in the main event of a Takeover. Ciampa says he has one final thing to address, and he wants everyone to listen: the fact is, if you want to be a success, a winner, or a champion, follow the lead of Tomasso Ciampa. Ciampa goes to the kid who Johnny spoke to during his match, takes his Ciampa Sucks sign, and beats it up, tears it in half, and throws it back at the kid

– Shayna Baszler defeated Violet Payne. Shayna kills her with wrist locks, steps on her arm, and taps her out with the choke. Super quick match. Shayna comes back down and locks the choke back in. Refs pull her off and check on Violet. Shayna grabs her again and locks the choke on once more. Shayna then tosses her out of the ring before leaving

– Lars Sullivan defeated Raul Mendoza. Lars tosses Raul all over the place and just brutalizes him. Raul attempts to fight back, and sidesteps a charge, sending Lars into the ringpost. Raul with a springboard dropkick. Lars cuts him off with a pop-up powerslam and hits the Freak Accident for the win

– Nikki Cross and Bianca Belair go to a no contest. Nikki ducks a clothesline and waves hi at Bianca. Nikki is fascinated by Bianca’s moves, but Bianca is not amused. Bianca has control with a bearhug. Bianca catches Nikki attempting a crossbody and impressively deadlifts her into a gorilla press. Nikki ducks a clothesline and hits the crossbody. Nikki with stomps in the corner. Nikki hits a splash and goes up top, but Bianca rolls to the apron. Nikki traps Bianca in the ringskirt.

Bianca tosses Nikki into the steps and hits her hairwhip. Nikki jumps on her back and gets a sleeper, but Bianca drops back on the ramp and neither can answer the 10, resulting in a double countout. They continue brawling after the match, as refs attempt to keep them apart. Bianca tosses Nikki over the announce table, but Nikki gets on top and hits a diving crossbody off the table to Bianca and the refs. Nikki gets to her feet and celebrates

September 19 Episode:

– Lacey Evans & Aliyah defeated Dakota Kai & Deonna Purrazzo. Good start between Deonna and Lacey. Lacey and Aliyah tag in and out and work over Deonna for most of the match, with your usual heel spots behind the ref’s back. Deonna gets the hot tag to Dakota. Dakota with the running boot and facewash, but Lacey breaks up the pin. Aliyah makes the tag while Dakota goes for an O’Connor Roll, and Lacey hits the Women’s Right for the pin.

– Jaxon Ryker defeated Humberto Carrillo. Ryker is the former Chad Lail, aka Gunner in TNA. Total squash. Ryker knocks Carrillo out of a springboard with an axe handle, and hits a toss powerbomb for the win

– First-ever NXT Champion vs Champion match: NXT North American Champion Ricochet vs. WWE UK Champion Pete Dunne goes to a no contest. Incredible match. Arm drags and kip-ups to start. They square off. Dunne works over Ricochet’s left arm. Dunne works over Ricochet’s limbs with various holds. Crowd is chanting like crazy, with dueling One and Only/Bruiserweight chants. Good technical stuff from Dunne to start. Ricochet fights out but gets laid out with a brutal forearm. Ricochet fights back and sends Pete outside and hits a big suicide dive. Ricochet flips up, but Pete catches his foot and twists it, then kicks his hand out from him.

Pete with wrist locks and goes after the fingers. Ricochet dodges the arm stomp and hits a lariat. Ricochet hits a running shooting star to Pete’s back for 2. Pete counters the rolling cutter into an armbar. Pete stomps on Ricochet’s hands. Pete hits a forearm out of mid-air and hits the X-Plex for 2. Pete lands on his feet from a suplex, but Ricochet dumps him to the outside. Ricochet hits a backflip to the floor but meets a forearm. Pete with an X-plex on the apron, but Ricochet hits a reverse rana for 2. Back and forth strikes. Ricochet with an incredible counter into a DDT for 2. Crowd is on their feet. Ricochet goes up, but Pete cuts him off. Ricochet hits a springboard hurricanrana, and a modified Bitter End but only gets 2. Ricochet with a springboard 450, but Dunne catches him in a triangle. Ricochet powerbombs him with one arm, but Pete catches him and goes for a kimura style hold. Ricochet fights out and hits a deadlift suplex. They trade blows, but the Undisputed Era run in for the no contest.

War Raiders run down and chase them out of the building. War Raiders return to the ring while Undisputed appear on the ramp. Oney and Danny run down and toss Undisputed back into the ring and they get laid out. Cole escapes and taunts that they can’t get him, when Keith Lee appears behind him and tosses him into the ring. They lay Cole out with finishers and pose to send us home. It appears everything after War Raiders chased off Undisputed Era was stuff for the crowd

Undisputed Era Retained

Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong of Undisputed Era defended their NXT Tag Team Championships against Mustache Mountain (Tyler Bate & Trent Seven) to start off NXT TakeOver Brooklyn.

Strong and Seven started off the match. A brawl then broke out and Mustache Mountain knocked Undisputed Era out of the ring. Back in the ring, Bate planted Strong with a Body Slam and then tagged Trent Seven back into the match. Seven connected with a right hand but Strong battled back with a Backbreaker.

Kyle O’Reilly tagged in and beatdown Seven in the corner of the ring. O’Reilly connected with a roundhouse kick and then dragged Seven back to the corner. Strong tagged in and stomped on Seven a couple of times before tagging O’Reilly back in.

Seven hit a couple of chops and then planted O’Reilly with a DDT. Bate tagged in and knocked Strong out of the ring. Bate connected with a diving uppercut. Strong tagged in and charged at Bate in the middle of the ring. Bate lifted O’Reilly onto his shoulders and somehow was able to get Strong in the swing at the same time.

Strong dropped Bate with a Clothesline and then tagged O’Reilly back in. O’Reilly hit a series of knee strikes and quickly tagged Strong back into the match. Roderick hit Tyler with a chop to the chest and then tagged O’Reilly once again. Kyle connected with a knee off the second rope for a two count.

Roderick got back in and booted Bate in the face. Strong applied the Gory Stretch but Bate was able to escape. O’Reilly tagged in and tripped up Bate before applying a Heel Hook in the middle of the ring. Strong and O’Reilly took turns stomping on Bate’s leg while it was placed up against the bottom rope.

Bate battled back and launched Strong out of the ring. Bate then did the same to O’Reilly and made his way towards the corner of the ring. Seven tagged in and greeted Strong with a Back Body Drop. Seven then hit O’Reilly with a Suicide Dive and brought him back into the ring. O’Reilly tried to boot Seven in the face but he accidentally hit Strong. Seven then planted Strong with a Suplex and went for the cover but Roderick was able to kick out at the last second.

Roderick hit Seven with an elbow to the face and then tagged O’Reilly back into the match. O’Reilly planted Seven with a Brainbuster in the center of the ring and went for the cover but Seven kicked out at two.  Strong tagged in and hit a knee to Seven’s face in the corner. Strong followed it up with an Olympic Slam for a near fall.

Roderick locked in the Strong Hold as O’Reilly applied the Triangle to Bate in the middle of the ring. Bate showed off his insane strength and lifted O’Reilly up with one arm and then hurled him into Strong to break up the hold. Bate tagged in and traded shots with Strong as the crowd chanted “this is awesome!”.

Bate sent Undisputed Era out of the ring and connected with a Crossbody onto O’Reilly. Bate then leveled Strong with a Clothesline and rolled him back into the ring. Bate then hit Strong with the Tyler Driver 97 and went for the cover but Roderick Strong was somehow able to kick out at two and the match continued.

Tyler made his way up the turnbuckle but Roderick joined him up there and punched him in the face. Bate knocked him down with an elbow to the face but O’Reilly came out of nowhere and slammed Bate’s knee into the ring post. O’Reilly tagged in and booted Seven off the ring apron. O’Reilly then locked in the Heel Hock on Bate’s injured left leg in the middle of the ring as Seven got back up onto the ring apron in the corner.

Seven tried to get into the ring but the referee prevented him. Roderick then dragged Bate back into the middle of the ring while the referee wasn’t paying attention. Seven then grabbed a towel and thought about throwing it into the ring. Seven thought better of it and tossed the towel into the crowd.

Bate battled through the pain and made his way to the corner to tag in Trent Seven. Trent tagged in and hit the Seven Star Lariat on O’Reilly for a two count. Bate tagged in and made his way to the top rope as Seven lifted O’Reilly onto his shoulders. Bate hit Strong off the apron and to the floor and then dropped a knee on O’Reilly’s face for a two count.

Seven tagged back in as the crowd chanted “fight forever!”. Strong got back into the ring and knocked Bate to the outside. O’Reilly and Strong then isolated Seven in the ring and hit him with the High-Low for the pinfall victory. Undisputed Era are still the NXT Tag Team Champions.

After the match, War Raiders (Rowe & Hanson) rushed the ring and beat the hell out of O’Reilly and Strong.

#UndisputedERA are STILL your #WWENXT #TagTeamChampions…

…but it looks like there's another tandem that wants to make a statement in Brooklyn. #NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/SlhiCBLDzt

— WWE (@WWE) August 18, 2018

https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/1030960090356969473

Velveteen Dream Defeated EC3

Velveteen Dream battled EC3 tonight at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn. Dream had the words “call me up Vince” written on his tights. The two Superstars locked up to start off the match. EC3 shoved Dream to the corner of the ring and then marched after him. EC3 locked in a Knuckle Lock and slammed Dream to the canvas. EC3 followed it up with a Wrist Lock but Dream battled to his feet and escaped with an uppercut.

EC3 draped Dream across the top rope and booted him in the midsection. EC3 connected with a right hand that knocked Dream out of the ring. Back in the ring, EC3 blocked a roll-up attempt and then danced above Dream. EC3 hit a Body Slam and followed it up with an elbow to Dream’s chest. EC3 Clotheslined Dream out of the ring and then followed him out there.

Velveteen hit EC3 with an awesome Twisting DDT on the entrance ramp and then threw EC3 shoulder-first into the ring post. Dream brought EC3 back into the ring and went for a cover but EC3 kicked out. Velveteen beatdown EC3 in the corner of the ring before the referee was able to break it up.

Dream then hit EC3 with a Neckbreaker for a two count and then started twisting on EC3’s neck in the middle of the ring. Dream hit EC3 with another Neckbreaker and casually went for the cover but EC3 kicked out at two. Velveteen threw EC3 out of the ring and then bounced his face off the announce table a few times.

Back in the ring, EC3 and Dream traded shots and EC3 got the upper-hand with a Clothesline. EC3 followed it up with a Splash and then a Neckbreaker in the middle of the ring. EC3 went for the One Percenter but Dream countered into a roll-up for a two count. Velveteen slapped EC3 in the face and that pissed him off.

Dream hit EC3 in the throat and made his way to the top turnbuckle. EC3 got up and hurled Dream across the ring and onto the canvas. EC3 followed it up with a Crossbody off the top but Dream rolled through into a roll-up for a two count. EC3 then hit Dream with a Powerbomb and followed it up with another one for a near fall.

EC3 perched Dream up on the top turnbuckle and then joined him up there. EC3 hit Velveteen Dream with a Suplex and went for the cover but Dream was able to power out at two. EC3 brought Dream to the apron but Velveteen escaped back into the ring and hit EC3 with a Superkick. Dream followed it up with a Dream Valley Driver for a near fall.

Velveteen lifted EC3 up but EC3 escaped and planted Dream with a German Suplex for a two count. Velveteen battled back and hit EC3 with a Dream Valley Driver on the ring apron. Dream followed it up with the Purple RainMaker Elbow Drop while EC3 was still on the apron. Velveteen brought EC3 back into the ring and pinned him for the victory.

You're not DREAMING, @therealec3…

@VelveteenWWE is BRINGING IT to the #TopOnePercent on #NXTTakeOver, streaming LIVE on @WWENetwork! pic.twitter.com/fRF60XqnPn

— WWE (@WWE) August 18, 2018

Ricochet Captured The NXT North American Championship

Adam Cole defended his NXT North American Championship against Ricochet tonight at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn. Cole started off the match in control and applied a Headlock in the middle of the ring. Cole taunted Ricochet while applying the hold by saying “you’re not special” to Ricochet.

Ricochet escaped and hit an awesome Dropkick then sent Cole out of the ring. Ricochet then flipped across the ring and told Cole that he was a coward. Cole battled back and shoved Ricochet out of the ring and then followed him out there. Cole slammed Ricochet into the barricade and shouted that he was a champion and not a coward.

Back in the ring, Cole remained on the attack and connected with a flurry of punches to Ricochet’s face. Adam continued to taunt Ricochet by saying that he was not special. Cole hit Ricochet with a Neckbreaker for a two count and then quickly applied a Headlock in the center of the ring.

Ricochet escaped and hit Cole with a Dropkick that sent him out of the ring. Ricochet followed it up by flipping onto him outside the ring. Back inside the ring, Ricochet hit Cole with a springboard uppercut for a near fall. Ricochet followed it up with a Shooting Star Press and followed it up with a Phoenix Splash for a two count as Mauro referred to Ricochet as a “cheat code”.

Ricochet hit Cole with a couple of chops to his chest but Adam battled back with a Backstabber for a two count. Ricochet hit Cole with a forearm to the face and then charged at him in the corner. Cole flipped Ricochet to the apron but Ricochet leaped towards Cole. Adam was ready and went for a Superkick but Ricochet blocked it and hit him with a forearm. Ricochet went for a springboard Moonsault but Cole ridiculously hit him with a Superkick while Ricochet was upside down in midair. Cole followed it up with a Neckbreaker for a two count as the crowd chanted “this is awesome”.

Cole went for the Last Shot but Ricochet countered into a roll-up for a two count. Ricochet hit Cole with an uppercut and then a boot to the face. Cole shrugged it off and hit Ricochet with an Enziguri. Ricochet hit an Enziguri of his own as Cole connected with an elbow to the face. Both Superstars fell towards the canvas but Cole fell on top of Ricochet for a cover. Ricochet kicked out at two as everyone in the crowd got up and applauded the match.

Cole was the first Superstar up and went for the Last Shot but Ricochet was ready for it. Ricochet countered into a reverse Hurricanrana and made his way to the top rope but Cole rolled to the ring apron. Ricochet greeted him with an incredible leaping Hurricanrana that sent Cole to the floor outside the ring. Ricochet rolled Cole back into the ring and hit the 630 off the top rope for the pinfall victory. Ricochet is the new NXT North American Champion.

https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/1030972171752022022

The end of an ERA for the NXT #NorthAmericanChampionship.#NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/PCOdJPKkDn

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) August 19, 2018

Kairi Sane Is The New NXT Women’s Champion

Shayna Baszler defended her NXT Women’s Championship against Kairi Sane at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn.

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— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) August 19, 2018

Sane and Baszler locked up to start off the match as Ronda Rousey was shown in the crowd. Sane brought Baszler to the mat but the two Superstars quickly got back to their feet. Sane went for a roll-up but Shayna kicked out at two. Sane went for a Stretch Muffler submission but Baszler shoved her away.

Sane and Baszler traded shots but Kairi got the upper-hand and booted Baszler out of the ring. Kairi followed it up with a Crossbody off the apron and then rolled Shayna back inside the ring. Sane charged at Shayna but she was ready and hit Sane with a Dropkick that sent her to the canvas. Shayna then stomped on Kairi’s right knee several times as the crowd booed.

Baszler continued to target the knee with strikes but Kairi battled back with a forearm to the face. Baszler battled back and once again went after Kairi’s knee by stretching it out over the middle rope. Shayna then started twisting Sane’s knee and ankle in brutal fashion as Sane shouted in pain. Baszler then stomped on Sane’s ankle once again and Kairi rolled to the corner in pain.

Shayna followed her and hit a couple of strikes before mocking Kairi by marching across the ring. Kairi got up and shouted right in Baszler’s face. Sane blocked a punch and connected with a flurry of jabs that knocked Shayna around the ring. Sane connected with an elbow and then followed it up with two rolling Neckbreakers.

Sane hit a chop and then marched her way to the middle of the ring. Kairi connected with a sliding forearm to the face and went for the cover but Baszler kicked out at two. Sane went to the top rope but Baszler met her up there. Shayna then planted Sane with a Gutwrench Superplex and both Superstars fell to the canvas.

Baszler and Sane traded shots from their knees in the center of the ring. Baszler connected with a knee to the face out of nowhere for a near fall. Shayna lifted Sane up for a Suplex but Kairi escaped and hit an Interceptor Spear. Sane followed it up with the Insane Elbow from the second rope and then quickly made her way back to the top rope. Baszler rolled out of the ring but Kairi leveled her with a Crossbody off the top rope.

Back in the ring, Sane went back up to the top rope and delivered the Insane Elbow for a two count. Kairi Sane couldn’t believe that Baszler kicked out and pounded on the mat out of frustration. Kairi then went for the Anchor submission but Baszler countered into the Kirifuda Clutch in the middle of the ring. Sane began to fade but was able to reach out and grab the bottom rope to break the hold before she passed out.

The crowd chanted for Sane as Baszler applied a Heel Hook on Sane’s injured leg. Kairi reversed the hold and went for the Anchor again but Shayna escaped to the bottom rope to break the hold. Kairi followed Shayna to the apron and locked in the Anchor while using the ropes for leverage. Kairi broke the hold up at four in order to avoid a disqualification. Sane hit Baszler with an Alabama Slam and made her way back up to the top rope.

Kairi went for a third Insane Elbow but Shayna got her knees up at the last second. Shayna then applied the Kirifuda Clutch once again but Sane countered into a roll-up for the pinfall victory. Kairi Sane is the new NXT Women’s Champion.

It's going to take a lot more than TWO Insane Elbows to take down @QoSBaszler! #NXTTakeOver @KairiSaneWWE pic.twitter.com/hkYGjxuqDL

— WWE (@WWE) August 19, 2018

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Tommaso Ciampa Survived & Is Still NXT Champion

Tommaso Ciampa put the NXT Championship on the line against Johnny Gargano in a Last Man Standing match in the main event of NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn. Gargano attacked Ciampa to start things off and blasted him in the face with a few punches. Ciampa battled back and launched Gargano into the steel steps next to the ring.

Gargano responded by throwing Ciampa into the barricade several times. Johnny exposed the concrete floor next to the ring by removing the padding. Ciampa raked Gargano’s eyes and then draped him over the barricade. Gargano fought back and threw Ciampa into the ring post. Johnny followed it up with a Cannonball off the apron and then launched Ciampa over the announce table.

Johnny started to clear off the table as Ciampa slowly got back up. Tommaso then grabbed Gargano and slammed him through the announce table and both Superstars got up before the referee counted to 10.

Absolute CARNAGE! #NXTTakeOver

@ProjectCiampa @JohnnyGargano pic.twitter.com/rcbrXIp15u

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) August 19, 2018

Both Superstars returned to the ring and Ciampa brought a steel chair along with him. Ciampa delivered a running knee to the face to Gargano and followed it up with another one in the corner of the ring. Ciampa then placed the chair against Gargano’s face and went for a third but Johnny got up and hit Tommaso in the knee with the chair.

Gargano bashed Ciampa a few more times with the chair as Ciampa screamed in pain. Johnny then drove the chair into Ciampa’s midsection several times and then set up the chair in between the turnbuckles. Johnny went for a Lawn Dart into the chair but Tommaso countered into a Sleeper Hold in the middle of the ring.

Ciampa maintained the hold for a minute but Gargano was able to finally break free and hit the Lawn Dart that sent Tommaso face-first into the steel chair set up in the corner of the ring. Ciampa got up to break the count at 6 as Gargano grabbed a table from under the ring.

Johnny set up the table on the concrete and then grabbed a second table from under the ring. Johnny set up the table upside down on top of the other table and then hopped on the apron. Gargano tried to Suplex Ciampa onto the tables but Tommaso held onto the ropes and brought Johnny back into the ring. Ciampa connected with a German Suplex and didn’t let go. Ciampa delivered two more German Suplexes to Gargano and followed it up with a running knee to Johnny’s face.

Ciampa grabbed the chair and hit Gargano over the back with it several times as Johnny tried to get back up to his feet. Tommaso connected with Project Ciampa and followed it up with two more in a row. Ciampa then took a seat on the steel chair as the referee started counting. Gargano popped ut at the count of 9 and hit Ciampa with a Superkick to the face.

Gargano and Ciampa then traded shots in the middle of the ring. Johnny went for a Clothesline but Ciampa countered with a boot to the face. Johnny battled back and charged at Ciampa in the corner. Gargano hopped to the apron and went for a Slingshot Spear but Ciampa countered with a knee to the face.

Ciampa hit another German Suplex but Gargano shrugged it off and connected with a German Suplex of his own. Both Superstars then took each other out with a Clothesline at the same time. Ciampa and Gargano then got up at 1 and traded shots in the middle of the ring once again.

Johnny hit a Superkick and followed it up with a Clothesline as both Superstars fell back to the canvas. Ciampa rolled out of the ring and Gargano greeted him with a Superkick from the apron. Gargano went for another Cannonball off the apron but Ciampa dodged it and Johnny splatted on the floor. Tommaso then hit slammed Gargano face-first into the steel steps outside the ring.

Gargano got up at the last second to break the referee’s count and leaned up against the barricade surrounding the ring. Tommaso then cut the padding on the mat and pulled it off to expose the wooden boards in the ring. Gargano sprayed Ciampa in the face with a fire extinguisher and blinded him in the ring.

Johnny grabbed a crutch and started beating the hell out of Ciampa with it. Tommaso tried to escape out of the ring but Gargano chased him with the crutch. Ciampa rolled into the ring and grabbed Gargano as he tried to get back inside. Ciampa grabbed Johnny by the throat but Gargano hit an Enziguri out of nowhere. Gargano then planted Ciampa with a DDT on the exposed ring and the referee started counting.

Tommaso rolled out of the ring and got to his feet at the count of 9. Gargano hit Ciampa with a Suicide Dive and then rolled him back into the ring. Tommaso rolled back to the outside and Gargano hit another Suicide Dive and then went for a Superkick but Gargano accidentally hit a member of WWE’s production crew. Ciampa capitalized on the distraction and slammed Johnny’s face into a monitor on the announce table.

Ciampa then grabbed a chair and charged at Gargano with it. Ciampa placed the chair against his own knee and hit Gargano with a running knee strike with the chair. Ciampa then piled everything in sight on top of Johnny, including the production member and stood on the announce table as the referee started his count.

Johnny threw away all the debris buried on him and got up at the last second and the match continued. Tommaso grabbed some handcuffs and went after Johnny but Gargano drove Ciampa into the ring post. Back in the ring, Gargano had the handcuffs but Tommaso elbowed him in the face.

Gargano punched Ciampa in the face while he was on the ring apron. Johnny then waved goodbye to Ciampa and delivered a Superkick to his face that sent Tommaso crashing through the two tables and onto the concrete floor below. Tommaso somehow was able to get up at the last second by using the shattered crutch that was ringside.

Ciampa started walking up the entrance ramp and Gargano followed him. Johnny kicked the crutch away and started beating down Ciampa on the ramp. Johnny slammed Ciampa into the screen on the ramp and then applied the Gargano Escape. Ciampa started to tap but that doesn’t matter in a Last Man Standing Match.

Gargano then handcuffed Ciampa to the stage and started bashing his head into the steel. Johnny followed it up with a Superkick and Ciampa told Gargano that he was sorry. Gargano said it was too late for that and hit another Superkick. Gargano hit a third Superkick to Ciampa’s face and Tommaso once again said he was sorry.

Johnny took down his knee pad and hit a running knee to the face. Johnny’s momentum sent him flying off the stage and to the floor and the referee started counting. Gargano injured his knee in the process and Ciampa was able to slide off the stage to the floor to win the match and retain the NXT Championship. Mauro Ranallo said that he is hearing that Gargano dislocated his knee at the end of the match. Gargano was then helped up to the entrance ramp by the medical staff and held his knee as NXT TakeOver logo appeared on the screen. Ciampa then came back out to the ramp and raised the title with a smile on his face as TakeOver: Brooklyn 4 went off the air.

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#AndStill

@ProjectCiampa #NXTTakeOver #LastManStanding pic.twitter.com/0STW7klB8g

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) August 19, 2018

This is NOT the way @JohnnyGargano wanted to leave Brooklyn.#NXTTakeOver #LastManStanding pic.twitter.com/gvU8HKH8Lq

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) August 19, 2018

Opinion: NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4 was an incredible event. It is hard to pick out which bout was the match of the night as each of them had their moments. NXT once again knocked it out of the park with this event and SummerSlam has an impossible act to follow tomorrow night.

What did you think of NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4? Let us know in the comments below.

Welcome to our NXT Takeover Brooklyn 4 Results coverage. WWE SummerSlam weekend is upon us. Sunday night’s pay-per-view will be big, but NXT has a habit of stealing the spotlight and putting on the best show of the weekend.

– Mauro Ranallo welcomes us to the Barclay’s Center as NXT Takeover: Brooklyn 4 kicks off.

– The Undisputed Era vs. Moustache Mountain: All four men brawl in the opening moments with Bate and Seven taking control and dropping Strong and O’Reilly with punches in tandem. O’Reilly comes back with a kick on Bate and tags in Strong. Bate fights back and tags in Seven for the double team on Strong. O’Reilly tags back in and hits a series of knee strikes on Seven. Strong tags back in quickly and stomps a mud hole in Seven then lays into him with chops in the corner. Kyle tags back in and drops a knee on Seven, but after a distraction from Bate on the background, Seven comes back with a DDT. Bate tags in and cleans house now. Bate picks up Kyle in a Fireman’s carry and then does the big swing to Strong at the same time. Kyle breaks free and puts Bate in a sleeper. While Bate is in a sleeper, he latches on to Strong and gives him a German suplex, landing on Kyle in the progress. Strong fires up and drops Bate, then trades frequent tags with O’Reilly to keep Bate grounded. Strong comes back in and stretches Bate’s back across his shoulders. Bate escapes, but O’Reilly immediately tags in and kicks out Bate’s left leg and drops him. Kyle applies a heel hook on Bate until Bate kicks free, but Kyle continues to work the knee. Strong and O’Reilly continue to trade frequent tags and work over Bate’s knee. Bate finally fights free and knocks both Strong and O’Reilly out to ringside. Seven finally gets the tag and cleans house now. Strong fires back with elbows to Seven’s face and tags in O’Reilly. O’Reilly boots Seven in the face an hits a brainbuster for a two count. Kyle and Roderick go to double team Seven, but Bate comes in with a rolling kick on Kyle and then he goes at it with Strong. Strong applies a Boston Crab on Seven while O’Reilly puts Bate in a triangle choke. Bate lifts O’Reilly up from the triangle position and powerbombs him into Strong to break the Crab. Bate then hits a t-bone suplex on Kyle that sends both Kyle and Roderick out to ringside. Bate follows up with a splash on them at ringside, then he takes Strong back in the ring for a sit-out powerbomb for a two count. Strong and Bate go up top but Bate knocks Strong down. O’Reilly then grabs Bate’s knee and smashes it against the ring post before Bate can do anything. O’Reilly knocks Seven off the apron, then he puts Bate in a heel hook. Seven distracts the ref and Strong sneaks in the ring and drags them closer to the Undisputed Era corner. Seven teases that he’s going to throw in the tag but he declines. Strong tries to attack Seven on the apron, but Seven drops him, and then Seven finally gets the hot tag. Seven drops Kyle and then tags in Bate for the double team. Bate goes flying off the top for the Burning Hammer knee drop for a two count. Seven tags back in and they look for a double team on Kyle, but Strong breaks it up with a knee to the face of Bate. Strong and Kyle then double team Seven with the Total Elimination for the three count.

Winners: The Undisputed Era

– Immediately after the match, the War Raiders attacks The Era and knocks Roderick out to ringside. They hits a double team powerslam on Kyle, and then a suicide dive on Roderick at ringside. They get back in the ring to continue beating on Kyle with a double team off the top.

– We go to replays, and then a promo video for Velveteen Dream and EC3 in singles action.

– EC3 vs. Velveteen Dream: Before the bell, Dream throws his vest at EC3, and EC3 throws it back at him. The opening bel sounds and EC3 throws Dream into the corner and then knocks him out to ringside. Back in the ring, Dream catches EC3 in a shoulder lock, and they trade arm holds now. EC3 takes Dream back in the corner and repeatedly kicks him, then crotches him on the top rope. EC3 knocks Dream to the outside a couple times and then mocks him. Back in the ring, EC3 looks for the One Percenter, but Dream breaks free. Carter drops Dream again with a chop to the chest and then a slam, then he clotheslines Dream to the outside. Dream escapes from EC3’s grasp and comes back with a DDT on the entry ramp at ringside. Back in the ring, Dream covers for a two count. Dream hits a flying chop off the middle rope, then he drops EC3 throat-first across the top rope. Dream follows up with a swinging neckbreaker for another two count. Dream takes the fight out to ringside and repeatedly slams EC3’s head against the announce table. Back in the ring, EC3 hits an inverted DDT and then lays into Dream with right hands. EC3 looks for the One PErcenter, but Dream escapes again and rolls him up for a two count. Dream looks for a kick but EC3 blocks it and hits a facebuster. Dream blocks a shot and then slaps EC3 across the face, which sets him off and EC3 unloads with a flurry of strikes. Dream goes up top, but he wastes some time and EC3 throws him down to the mat. EC3 goes up top now and hits a splash, but Dream rolls through and pins for a two count. They go to their feet and EC3 slaps Dream across the face and then powerbombs him. EC3 then follows up with a second powerbomb for a two count. Dream fights back and hits a superkick and then the Dream Valley Driver for a two count. EC3 comes back with a German suplex for a two count. They fight onto the apron and Dream slams EC3 on the corner of the apron with the Dream Valley Driver. Dream goes up top and follows up with the flying elbow on EC3 on the apron, then he rolls him back in the ring for the three count.

Winner: Velveteen Dream

– Dreams hands are raised after the match and he celebrates up the ramp. He’s wearing tights that read “Call me up, Vince.”

– Matt Riddle is shown sitting in the front row. NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa is then shown backstage admiring his NXT Title belt.

– Adam Cole (c) vs. Ricochet: The North American Title is on the line in this one. The opening bell sounds and they trade arm holds in the opening moments. Cole looks strong early on, but Ricochet then dumps him outside to take control. Back on the mat, Ricochet goes up top, but Cole shoves him down to the ringside floor. Cole whips Ricochet into the fan barricade, then rolls him back in the ring. Cole controls the pace for the next few moments until Ricochet breaks free from a chin lock and hits a big dropkick. Cole falls outside and Ricochet follows up with a big twisting suicide dive on the floor. Back in the ring, Ricochet slams Cole’s head into the middle turnbuckle and kicks him in the face. Rocochet follows up with a springboard European uppercut off the top on the Champion for a two count. Cole fights back but Ricochet stuns him with an elbow and kick to the face. Ricochet goes for a moonsault but Cole rolls and Ricochet lands on his feet. Ricochet immediately follows up with a standing shooting star press, and then a corkscrew moonsault off the middle rope for a two count. Ricochet lays into Cole with chops to the chest now, and he looks for a springboard move but Cole catches him in mid-air for a backbreaker. Ricochet fights back and blocks a superkick, then he follows up with a discus forearm on the Champion. Ricochet springboards off the middle rope for a moonsault, but Cole kicks him out of mid-air with a superkick. Cole follows up with a big neckbreaker over his knee for a two count. Cole takes a breather and then looks for a Shining Wizard, but Ricochet ducks it and starts trading strikes with Cole now. They both trade some big kicks to the head now, and Cole falls on top of Ricochet for a two count. Cole gets to his feet first and charges for a knee strike, but Ricochet ducks it and comes back with a reverse hurricanrana. Ricochet goes up top, but Cole rolls out of the way to the opposite apron. Ricochet takes a breather as Cole gets to his feet on the apron, then Ricochet charges and leaps over the top rope to hit a hurricanrana on Cole down to the ringside floor. Back in the ring, Ricochet goes back up top and hits the 630 splash for the three count.

Winner & new North American Champion: Ricochet

– Ricochet is presented with his new North American Title belt after the match and he celebrates up the ramp as we go to replays.

– Mark Henry and Kevin Owens are shown sitting together at ringside.

– We go to video package looking at the feud between NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler and Kairi Sane.

– Shayna Baszler (C) vs. Kairi Sane: Shayna shoves her Title Belt in Kairi’s face before the bell, and we’re shown Ronda Rousey sitting front row at ringside. Sane looks for a heel hook early on but Shayna reaches the ropes. Kairi continus to take the fight on Shayna and wrestle her down to the mat with pin attempts. Shayna and Kairi get to their feet and trade elbows to the face. Kairi ducks a shot and hits a hurricanrana, then throws Shayna outside. Kairi follows up with a diving forearm shot off the apron. Back in the ring, Kairi lays into the Champion with chops to the chest, but then Shayna kicks out her knee to stop her momentum. Shayna repeatedly stomps on Kairi’s leg on the mat and works over her left knee. Kairi finally hulks up and screams in Shayna’s face. Shayna hits her a couple times but Sane no-sells it and slaps Shayna in the face. They trade strikes now until Kairi hits a spinning back fist an a neckbreaker. Kairi drops Baszler in the corner and hits a running forearm shot. Sane goes up top and Baszler jumps up and kicks her in the head. The Champion follows Sane up top and hits a superplex, and now both women are down. They get to their feet and trade strikes again until Shayne drops the challenger with a knee to the face for a two count. Sane comes back and spears Shayna down out of nowhere. Kairi goes up top and hits the flying elbow, and then she goes back up top for a second one. While shes climbing up, Shayna rolls outside to ringside. Kairi turns and jumps off the top rope down onto Shayna at ringside. Back in the ring, Sane hits another flying elbow for a two count. Kairi goes for a Sharpshooter, but Shayna reverses into a sleeper hold. Kairi reaches the bottom rope to break the hold. Baszler applies a heel hook, but Sane fights out and locks in an STF until Shayna reaches the ropes. Sane hits an Alabama Slam, then goes back up top. Sane goes for a flying elbow but Shayna blocks it with her knees. Shayna goes for a sleeper, but Kairi reverses it into a pin for the three count.

Winner & new NXT Women’s Champion: Kairi Sane

– Sane celebrates with her NXT Women’s Title belt as we go to replays.

– We go to a video package looking at the history between Ciampa and Gargano, and Ciampa winning the NXT Championship.

– Last Man Standing: Tommaso Ciampa (c) vs. Johnny Gargano: The opening bell sounds and Gargano starts this one off strong with a flurry of strikes on the champion. Gargano pummels on Ciampa in the corner, but Ciampa dodges a shot and throws Gargano outside. Ciampa throws Gargano into the ring steps, but it can’t keep Gargano down as he comes back and throws Ciampa into the fan barricade. Gargano beats Ciampa down all over ringside now, and he peels back the padding on the concrete floor. Ciampa comes back with a shot on the fan barricade, but Gargano overpowers him and spears him into the ring post. Gargano hops up on the apron and hits a splash onto Ciampa on the floor. Gargano throws Ciampa over the announce table and the announcers scatter. Gargano picks Ciampa up on one table, but Gargano overpowers him and hits a version of the White Noise through the adjacent table. Back in the ring, Ciampa hits a series of running knees to the face of Gargano in the corner. Ciampa brings a steel chair into the equation, but Gargano uses it to smash Ciampa as he charges forward. Gargano lays into Ciampa with a series of chair strikes now. Gargano misses a shot and Ciampa wrestles him down and locks in a sleeper hold. Gargano seems to go limp and Ciampa lets go, and the ref starts counting. Gargano gets up at the ref’s 6 count, and Ciampa locks in another sleeper. Gargano fights free and sends Ciampa flying with the snake eyes into the corner. Gargano rolls out to ringside to grab weapons as the ref counts for Ciampa in the ring. Gargano sets up two tables stacked at ringside, but the top table is upside down rather than stacking them in the traditional fashion. Gargano tries to suplex the Champion out of the ring through the tables, but Ciampa breaks free and hits some German suplexes on the mat. Ciampa follows up with a running knee to the face, then he hits Gargano with the steel chair a couple times. Ciampa then hits a running powerbomb onto his knees for a backbreaker. The ref counts and Gargano gets up at 9 and superkicks Ciampa. Ciampa and Gargano slowly get to their feet and trade right hands. Gargano takes the Champion down and boots him in the head, but Ciampa comes back with a knee to the head. Gargano comes back with a hurricanrana, and they trade some more strikes. Ciampa hits a German suplex, but Gargano gets right up and kicks him then hits a German of his own. They trade lariats until both men go down. They both get up at the ref’s 1 count, and they start trading punches and kicks until they both go down again. Ciampa rolls outside and Gargano looks for a shot off the apron, but Ciampa drops him and whips him into the fan barricade. Ciampa pulls Gargano up on to the ring steps and hits a version of a double underhook piledriver. Ciampa grabs more weapons from under the ring as the ref counts for Gargano. Ciampa gets in the ring and starts ripping off the ring padding, which gives Gargano time to recover. Gargano blasts Ciapa with a fire extinguisher from under the ring, then repeatedly bahes him with a crutch until the crutch breaks apart. They fight on the ring apron until Gargano stuns Ciampa with an enziguri, then hits a DDT on to the exposed part of the ring. Ciampa gets to his feet at the 9 count by rolling out of the ring, so Gargano hits him with a suicide dive. Gargano hits a second suicide dive, then he takes Gargano over by the announce table again. Gargano looks for a superkick, but Ciampa moves and Gargano kicks a ring crew member in the face. Ciampa hits a running chair shot to the face of Gargano and knocks him through the fan barricade. Ciampa starts throwing stuff on top of Gargano, including pieces of the fan barricade, the fallen ring crew member, and some office chairs. Gargano gets up at the ref’s 9 count, so Ciampa grabs handcuffs from under the ring. Gargano manages to fight off Ciampa and he takes the handcuffs. Gargano tries to cuff Ciampa, but Ciampa fights free with an elbow to the face. They fight onto the ring apron near the stacked folding tables. Gargano hops back in the ring and superkicks Ciampa off the apron through the table tables at ringside. Ciampa gets up at the ref’s 9 count, and now they have a stare-down on the ramp. Gargano kicks Ciampa down and beats him down on the ramp. They fight up to the stage and Gargano cuffs the champion to a piece of the stage. Gargano now beats on the handcuffed Ciampa and superkicks his head against the wall. Ciampa starts apologizing and begging but Gargano pulls his knee pad down and hits a running knee to the face of the cuffed Champion. Gargano falls off the edge of the stage after striking Ciampa, and both men are down. The ref counts, and at the 9 count, Ciampa rolls off the stage on to his feet, while Gargano is still down on the floor selling his knee.

Winner & still NXT Champion: Tommaso Ciampa

– After the match, medics check on Gargano as he’s selling a knee injury after hitting Ciampa and falling off the stage onto a speaker. Ciampa stands up and holds his NXT Title belt in the air. Ciampa starts walking backstage as medics help Gargano sit up. They help carry Gargano to the back as Ciampa has his hand raised on the ramp and NXT goes off the air.