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It was the first episode of the batch of NXT tapings that would take the developmental roster up to Evolution and NXT definitely started at a high level. The investigation into Aleister Black's attack continues as well as the issues between Pete Dunne, Ricochet and Adam Cole surrounding the North American Championship
The NXT Tag Team Champions and the North American Championship will be defended in the coming weeks on NXT after William Regal was interrupted by The Undisputed Era and decided to lash out.
It was another interesting week this week for the Full Sail crowd but heading into NXT's final Takeover event of the year, there are a number of noteworthy moments that should be brought to the attention of the NXT crowd.
#5 Has anyone interrogated Velveteen Dream?
This week on NXT, Velveteen Dream was quick to seemingly point the finger at Tommaso Ciampa when it comes to the attack on Aleister Black back in August, but he seems to be pushing a little too hard.
Ciampa has already been cleared of any wrongdoing by William Regal as part of his investigation, so why is Dream still pushing that Ciampa had something to do with the attack? Could Dream be trying to deflect the blame from himself, after all, Dream was spotted in the area at the time and no one has raised the fact that he and Black don't exactly see eye to eye? Could Dream have been the one who took out Aleister Black and Regal is yet to spot it?
#4 Lars Sullivan could have met his match
Lars Sullivan has been built as a monster ever since he made his debut in NXT and so far the only superstar who has been able to get the better of The Beast is Aleister Black when he was able to defeat him back at Takeover: New Orleans.
This week on NXT, Sullivan was attacked by EC3 and for the first time in his career he was overpowered and sent running for the hills. Sullivan has only recently returned from a jaw injury that he suffered in that match against Black but if he was looking for a way to make a statement in NXT then a feud with EC3 was the best way to do it.
#3 A feud between Candice LeRae and Lacey Evans?
Johnny Gargano seems to enjoy giving interviews in the parking lot, but this week on NXT it was the parking lot where Lacey Evans decided to target Gargano's wife Candice LeRae. Evans decided to point out the fact that LeRae likes to keep her personal and professional life separate as well as basically telling Candice that she isn't doing her job right as a wife.
This didn't sit well with Candice who tried to attack Lacey Evans as she walked away but her husband held her back and told her that she wasn't worth it. Candice is one of the best female wrestlers in NXT right now and a feud against The Lady of NXT would be a perfect way for her to find her feet at Full Sail.
#2 The rematch has been set!
Kairi Sane may have been able to defeat Vanessa Bourne this week on NXT, but her celebration was interrupted by former Champion Shayna Baszler who informed her that she was cashing in her rematch clause for the title.
Sane then told the former MMA star that she would grant her the match at Evolution, which makes this the first NXT women's match to be announced for the groundbreaking show. Sane was the one who got the upperhand following the announcement and it's thought that this could be the last match that Baszler has as part of NXT.
#1 Nikki Cross knows!
It was revealed on NXT a few weeks ago that Nikki Cross was spotted on the roof of the building at the time when the attack on Aleister Black took place and she would have been the perfect person for William Regal to speak to.
Since then, there has been no mention of what the Scottish Psycho saw on that night, but this week on NXT whilst asking the General Manager for a rematch with Bianca Belair, Cross turned to Regal and told him that she knows. Cross may be one of the strangest entities on NXT right now, but she is still someone who should be taken seriously as the game of Chinese Whispers continues in the locker room and the real attacker remains in the wind.
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