WWE NXT Results, Live Updates, Highlights & Commentary online from NXT after TakeOver XXX (26th August 2020)

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WWE NXT Results (August 26th, 2020): Winners, Grades, and Video Highlights

WWE NXT Results (August 26th, 2020): Winners, Grades, and Video Highlights

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RAQUEL pins RHEA.

What a statement made by the powerful duo of @RaquelWWE & @DakotaKai_WWE! #WWENXT @RheaRipley_WWE pic.twitter.com/wl3BK8CKEN
— WWE (@WWE) August 27, 2020

RAQUEL pins RHEA.

What a statement made by the powerful duo of @RaquelWWE & @DakotaKai_WWE! #WWENXT @RheaRipley_WWE pic.twitter.com/wl3BK8CKEN
— WWE (@WWE) August 27, 2020

Gonzalez hits Shirai with a powerbomb but she kicks out. Ripley is back on the apron by now and tags in. Gonzalez shows of her power once again and hit Ripley with a powerbomb and covers her for the 3-count.

Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez def. Io Shirai and Rhea Ripley

Dakota Kai hits Shirai with a running boot and Gonzalez follows it up with a powerslam. At this point, Mercedes Martinez come out and took out Rhea Ripley.

Queen of evening the odds. 😈 #WWENXT @shirai_io @DakotaKai_WWE @RaquelWWE pic.twitter.com/0P6Zyke3O9
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) August 27, 2020

Io Shirai comes is all over Dakota Kai and Gonzalez. She goes to pin Dakota Kai but only gets a 2. Kai hits back with a scorpion kick. Shirai replies with a knee strike to the jaw and follows it up with a German Suplex. Gonzalez breaks up the ensuing cover at the last second.

Raquel Gonzalez tags back in. Boot to the head from Ripley who makes the tag.

Gonzalez has neutralized the threat from Rhea Ripley for the time being. Bodyslam to Ripley. She goes for the covers and its bare a 2-count. Dakota Kai tags back in and drives her knee into the small of Ripley's back.

Back from the break, Shirai tags in Ripley. Ripley and Dakota Kai are legal. Ripley has Kai on her shoulders but Gonalez tags in.

Rhea Ripley and Io Shirai vs Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez

Ripley and Gonzalez start off the match and neither woman is backing down. Shirai tags herself in and goes after Gonzalez and gets the better of the exchange as we head to commercial.

We missed that strut. 🎸 #WWENXT @KORcombat @roderickstrong @theBobbyFish pic.twitter.com/22nj7bs9w8
— WWE (@WWE) August 27, 2020

Killian Dain turns to Drake Maverick and takes him down with a right hand before walking away.

The Undisputed Era look to further punish Maverick after the match. Killian Dane comes out to make the save and drives the three Undisputed Era members away.

Drake Maverick taps out. What an impressive performance by Kyle O'Reilly.

Kyle O'Reilly def. Drake Maverick

O'Reilly and Maverick trade forearm strikes. O'Reilly gets the better of the exchange and floors him with a combination of strikes and kicks. Maverick's feeling his left knee and O'Reilly goes right after in with an Achilles lock.

O'Reilly finally takes control of the match after Maverick makes his way back into the ring. Knees to the gut from O'Reilly followed by a snapmare. It didn't keep Drake Maverick down. He takes O'Reilly down again and hits a running senton.

Drake Maverick vs Kyle O'Reilly

Drake Maverick with an aggressive start to the match. He goes right after O'Reilly, catches him with a series of kicks before sending him out of the ring. Maverick heads to the top rope and takes out Bobby Fish and Roderick Strong.

Two Superstars who’ve been ready to have their collective “breakout” moment. Congratulations to the NEW @wwenxt tag team champions, @mmmgorgeous and @wwefandango. #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/mLkPBsp0NT
— Triple H (@TripleH) August 27, 2020

These men are truly giving THEIR ALL! We love to see it. #WWENXT @EscobarWWE @swerveconfident pic.twitter.com/Jdxv3hcRDa
— WWE (@WWE) August 27, 2020

Escobar rolls out of the ring and grabs a lucha mask. He puts it on and headbutts Isiah 'Swere' Scott and pins him. That was a strange finish to a good match.

Santos Escobar def. Isiah 'Swere' Scott

WHAT A COUNTER by our #WWENXT #Cruiserweight Champion! 👏👏👏@EscobarWWE @swerveconfident pic.twitter.com/YPVhbytlXk
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) August 27, 2020

Legado Del Fantasma distracts the referee and Escobar gets a cheapshot in while Swerve's distracted. It can't keep Scott down for the 3-count. Mendoza and Wilde are ejected from ringside.

Back from the break, Escobar takes Scott down with a running knee strike. He throws a few disrespectful kicks Scott's way. Bad idea from Escobar. Scott is livid and unloads on Escobar with right hands before tossing him out of the ring and catching him with an incredible dive over the top rope.

Escobar plants Scott onto the mat for a nearfall as we head into another commercial break.

The champion tries to take back control again but Scott has him in a submission move. Escobar rolls out of the ring to buy himself some time. Scott is out on the apron and Escobar tosses him onto the barricade. Escobar, back in control now, tosses the challenger back into the ring.

Back from the break. Scott and Escobar are toe to toe. Scott shows off his power with a deadlift suplex, getting a 2-count off it.

Santos Escobar (C) vs Isiah Swerve Scott (for the Cruiserweight Championship)

Swerve makes a strong start forcing Escobar to roll out of the ring and back off. We then head for an early ad break in this match.

Next week, on a special TUESDAY edition of #WWENXT, former 4 #NXTChampions will collide for the vacant #NXTTitle.

Those competitors are...
❤️@JohnnyGargano
🖤 @NXTCiampa
❌ @FinnBalor
💥@AdamColePro

...and it will be in a 4-Way 60 minute #IronManMatch!!!! pic.twitter.com/0J0Yq451nj
— WWE (@WWE) August 27, 2020

We will have a Fatal-4-Way match next week on NXT to decide who will be crowned the next NXT Champion. These 4 men are Johnny Gargano, Tommaso Ciampa, Finn Balor and Adam Cole. The title will be decided in a 60-minute Iron Man match.

NXT GM William Regal is in the ring. We should have an update on the future of the newly vacated NXT Championship.

Blackheart takes back control of the match and hits a senton from the top rope to pick up the win. She beats the much more experiences, Mia Yim, without breaking that much of a sweat. Very impressive tonight.

Shotzi Blackheart def. Mia Yim

Shotzi hits a running Bulldog and hits Yim with a rolling lariat. Yim goes facefirst into the mat and there's another nearfall for Shotzi Blackheart. Mia Yim replies with a half and half suplex, followed by a running boot in the corner.

Mia Yim vs Shotzi Blackheart

A strong start from Shotzi Blackheart. She takes Yim down with a hurracanrana and rolls her up. Yim soon takes back control and goes for a pin attempt of her own.

Mia Yim is in the ring when Robert Stone and Aliyah interrupt. Shotzi Blackheart runs Robert Stone over with her mini-tank and will face Mia Yim next.

As Atlas is led away on a stretcher, Ciampa plants him with a DDT on the floor.

Don't stoke #TheBlackheart. 🖤@NXTCiampa wins his #WWENXT return bout in vicious fashion. pic.twitter.com/c0PZxxOtSc
— WWE (@WWE) August 27, 2020

Tommaso Ciampa vs Jake Atlas

Ciampa powers Atlas into the corner and hits him with chops. Atlas gets into Ciampa's face and the former NXT Champion is in no mood to play. He headbutts Atlas stomps a mudhole into him. Ciampa then hits Atlas with the Willow's Bell and pins him.

Tommaso Ciampa def. Jake Atlas

No respite for Atlas after the match as Ciampa tosses him into the steel steps. Ciampa then sends him face first into the underside of the ring.

Tommaso Ciampa is back!! The former NXT Champion faces Jake Atlas next.

#WWENXT GM @RealKingRegal & @WWENXT management work on a solution on how to crown the new #NXTChampion. @TripleH @ShawnMichaels pic.twitter.com/qr5h0cOsjq
— WWE (@WWE) August 27, 2020

Let the championship celebration BEGIN!

Welcome to #WWENXT, #WadeBarrett! 😂😂😂 #AndNew @WWEFandango @MmmGorgeous pic.twitter.com/5gjW7FanP3
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) August 27, 2020

Stereo superkicks to Imperium from Tyler Breeze. Fandango follows it up with a double legdrop from the top rope. Can it be?!!

Fandango cover Fabian Aichner...1-2-3! It's over! Breezango are the new NXT Tag-Team Champions! They did it!

Aichner nails a moonsault as we return from the break. Barthel hits Breeze with a side slam on the mat at ringside. Imperium have Fandango isolated in the ring but can't keep him down for a 3 count.

That is some *chefs kiss* teamwork. #WWENXT @WWEFandango @MmmGorgeous @FabianAichner pic.twitter.com/odEqpw4ARs
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) August 27, 2020

Breeze makes the tag to Fandango and Breezango hit Aichner with a double team. Fandango hits Aichner with a suicide dive out to ringside. Aichner wasn't too affected by it and replied with a German Suplex to Fandango right on the floor.

Breeze tags in. Barthel looks to catch him with a double axe-handle off the middle rope but Breeze catches him with a spinning heel kick. Breeze has a hold of Barthel but the German is still in control. Kick to the head in the corner by Barthel. Breeze reverses it but Barthel quickly tags out.

The champions have taken back control of this match. They have Fandango isolated in their corner as the work him over and wear him down. Aichner shows off his power again before tagging Barthel back in.

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