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This week's WWE NXT was a historic one as it marked the beginning of the first-ever Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament. Kacy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter wrestled the team of Toni Storm and Mercedes Martinez in the first match of the tournament.
The ending of the match saw Kacy deliver a jaw-dropping corkscrew 630 splash to Toni Storm to register a shocking upset victory. The underdog duo was ably supported by the inference from WWE NXT Women's Champion Io Shirai.
On the other hand, the Lucha House Party advanced to the quarterfinals of the Men's tournament by defeating Imperium in the first round match. A terrific contrast of styles, the bout is winning praises from fans.
In the other qualifying match of the night, The Way (Johnny Gargano and Austin Theory) took on Kushida and Leon Ruff. After executing an amazing Tiger Suplex on NXT North American Champion Johnny Gargano, Kushida helped his team advance to the next round.
Apart from this, WWE NXT Champion Finn Balor finally asked The Undisputed Era to join him in taking down the Kings of NXT. After William Regal asked Balor to find himself a partner, if he wants to take on WWE NXT Tag Team Champions Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch next week, Balor made his way to UE and asked Kyle O'Reilly to join him.
Karrion Kross and Bronson Reed continued to dominate their opponents this week as well, after squashing Adonis and Tyler Rust, respectively.
Timothy Thatcher defeats Tommaso Ciampa inside the Fight Pit on WWE NXT
In the main event of the night, Timothy Thatcher took on Tommaso Ciampa inside the Fight Pit. While the match was not as great as Thatcher vs Riddle from earlier last year, it was still a memorable clash.
The two veterans have great chemistry, and it was on full display in this match on WWE NXT. While there were quite a few great spots in the match, the one that stood out the most was when Ciampa used the referee's back to deliver a DDT to Thatcher.
The ending of the clash saw Thatcher trapping Ciampa's leg in the steel structure while using the other to make him submit. Post-match, the two shared a look of respect. It'll be intriguing to see where the two men go from here, with Ciampa making his main roster debut at Royal Rumble 2021 looking like a real possibility.
That said, let's take a look at what the Twitter world had to say about this week's WWE NXT. Do share your own thoughts in the comments section.
