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This week's WWE NXT kicked off with the returning Mauro Ranallo, who welcomed the viewers to the brand new episode of the Black and Gold brand. The first match of the night was supposed to feature Killian Dain and Damian Priest in singles action, but with The Archer of Infamy being injured, Pete Dunne replaced him. Dain and Dunne would provide a very entertaining and hard-hitting matchup where The Beast of Belfast picked up the win.
The promising Chinese talent Xia Li once again put up an impressive showing on NXT when she collided with Shayna Baszler. In another match of the night, The Forgotten Sons decimated some enhancement talents from Evolve.
The former IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Kushida made his return to the Black and Gold brand after nearly two months of absence. He was set to face Raul Mendoza but Cameron Grimes attacked him and challenged the returning Kushida for a matchup. After a back-and-forth matchup, Kushida went on to pick up the win and in the process, the NXT Universe realized what they have been missing for the past few months.
Kassius Ohno made his presence felt on this week's edition of NXT and sent out an open challenge. Matt Riddle answered the call and they treated the viewers with another great battle. Riddle would defeat The Wrestling Genius, thereby extending his winning streak over him to 4-0.
Rhea Ripley and Dakota Kai were set to collide on the show but the match never took off. Instead, Mia Yim returned and attacked Kai while Ripley was subjected to an assault at the hands of the NXT Women's Champion and her gang.
In the main event of the evening, The Undisputed Era wrestled Keith Lee, Dominik Dijakovic and Tommaso Ciampa in the six-man tag team match. Owing to some distraction from Finn Balor, The Limitless pinned the NXT Champion to earn the win for his team.
This week's NXT was quite decent, with some good segments that set the pace for the forthcoming title matches. The show was trending throughout and here we have compiled some of the best reactions regarding this episode of the Black and Gold brand.
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