WWE United Kingdom Championship: Pete Dunne (c) vs. Roderick Strong
The action quickly went outside the ring. Dunne took control and stomped on Strong’s hand on the steel steps. Dunne tried to do it again but Strong was ready and dropped him onto the steps. Back in the ring, Strong connected with a Backbreaker for a two count. Stong quickly connected with another Backbreaker. Both Superstars battled on the top turnbuckle. Dunne won and knocked Strong down to the canvas. Strong battled back and NXT went to a commercial break with both Superstars on the ground.
When NXT returned, Pete Dunne connected with an Enziguri. Dunne followed it up with an Arm Bar. Dunne twisted Strong’s joints during the hold and taunted him by kicking him in the head. Strong battled back and hit Dunne with a Dropkick. Both Superstars tried to roll each other up but both were able to kick out. Strong connected with another Backbreaker and then went for another but his injured hand prevented him from doing so.
Dunne hit a Suplex for a two count and became frustrated that he couldn’t put Strong away. Strong showed up his strength and launched Dunne head-first into the top rope. Strong followed it up with a Slam for a two count. Dunne responded with an Exploder Suplex. Strong then hit a Powerbomb for a two count. Roderick went for the Boston Crab but Dunne hit Strong’s injured hand and break up the hold. Dunne then hit the Bitter End for the pinfall victory.
Winner & Still WWE United Kingdom Champion: Pete Dunne
Aleister Black came down to the ring in a suit. Black grabbed a microphone and stated that he has a devil on back that has become his driving force and that devil is the NXT Championship. Killian Dain interrupted and made his way down to the ring. Dain claimed that he was on Black’s back and not the title. Dain claimed that he will not stop until he captures the NXT Championship. Black stopped Dain as he was going to walk away by calling him out by name. Black warned Dain that he had crossed him and that he must fade to black.
#SAnitY's @KillianDain promises @WWEAleister that he will endure CHAOS… but will The #BeastOfBelfast #FadeToBlxck? #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/CRNM3hrlVw
— WWE (@WWE) February 15, 2018
TM61 vs. Jon Skyler & Andrew Duckworth
This was a quick match in which TM61 got the easy victory. TM61 hit Thunder Valley on Jon Skyler for the win. Miller and Thorne continue to impress since making their NXT return.
Winners: TM61
NXT Women’s Championship: Ember Moon vs. Shayna Baszler
Ember Moon came down to the ring still selling her shoulder injury. Moon started off the match by leveling Basler and connecting with a flurry of punches. Ember connected with an Enziguri and climbed up to the top turnbuckle but Shayna Baszler wisely got out of the ring before the NXT Women’s Champion could hit the Eclipse.
Moon connected with a Suicide Dive but bashed her injured arm into the announce table. The action returned to the ring and Shayna applied a Wrist Lock. Baszler let go of the hold simply to stomp on the injured arm of Ember Moon and then went right back to the Wrist Lock. Moon broke free but Shayna quickly locked in the Arm Bar.
Ember was able to fight through the pain and made her way to the bottom rope to break the hold. Baszler launched Moon into the steel ring post and Ember fell to the floor outside the ring. Baszler trapped Moon’s arm in the steel barricade and would not release it. The referees finally broke the hold but the Mae Young Classic winner had seen enough. Kairi Sane came down and attacked Baszler and the match ended in a DQ. Baszler won the match via disqualification, but Ember Moon remains NXT Women’s Champion. Sane connected with the Sick Spear that forced Shayna to retreat. Baszler was shown pissed off on the entrance ramp as Sane pointed at her as NXT went off the air. .
Winner via DQ: Shayna Baszler
.@KairiSaneWWE WILL NOT back down from @QoSBaszler! #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/FCrTSgn3NN
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) February 15, 2018
Matches confirmed for next week’s show:
Velveteen Dream vs. No Way Jose
NXT Championship: Andrade “Cien” Almas vs Johnny Gargano (If Gargano loses, he leaves NXT)
