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We kicked off NXT with the return of the Black and Bold brand's very own Mauro Ranallo. The Mama Mia Meister introduced the WWE Universe to the latest episode, going over what they may have missed over the past week.
Killian Dain interrupted Ranallo's introduction, however, demanding someone step up to challenge him, preferably Damian Priest. Instead, it was the man that defeated them both at WarGames, Pete Dunne.
Killian Dain vs Pete Dunne
Dunne took the fight to the Beast of Belfast, rushing through the ropes and hammering Dain with punches. He quickly moved in for a submission, but Dain escaped. However, Dunne was able to latch on to Dain's digits.
Dain finally shook the Bruiserweight and sent him flying over the ropes. Dunne countered a suicide dive with a step-up enziguri. As he rolled back in, though, the Divide cut Dunne in half. The Hound of Ulster continued to tear apart the former UK Champion, breaking him apart with clubbing blows.
Dunne bounced off the mat following a wicked running forearm strike to the upper body, allowing Dain to trap him in a rear chin lock. Dunne tried to break it by going after his fingers again, though. Managing to escape, he made it back to his feet and set Dain up in the corner for a running enziguri. Dunne avoided a pump kick and planted Dain with a German suplex. The big man kicked out at two.
Dain avoided a moonsault on the outside as Dunne landed on his bad leg. As he stumbled, Dain got back in the ring and bounced off the ropes for a massive suicide dive. On the inside, the former NXT Tag Team Champion tore apart Dunne's leg, further injuring the knee that was damaged at WarGames.
Dunne caught Dain on the top rope, though, and tried to snap his fingers. When Dain blocked, he was brought crashing down with a superplex. Dunne followed that up with a rope assisted Tornado DDT. Dain kicked out again.
On the outside, Dunne finally hit his apron moonsault. Sadly for him, Dain recovered quickly and planted him on the apron with a Wasteland. A running senton on the floor left Dunne crushed. Dain followed that up with a running cannonball into the steel steps.
Back on the inside, though, Dunne countered a Vader Bomb, trapping Dain in a triangle choke. He moved towards the fingers but Dain shook him off, planting him with a sit out powerbomb.
Dain tried to move up for a Vader Bomb again, only for Dunne to jump on his back. A sleeper hold knocked out Dain, but as he fell off the top he sandwiched Dunne between himself and the mat, giving him the win.
Results: Killian Dain defeated Pete Dunne via pinfall.
Dakota Kai was interviewed backstage about her upcoming match with Rhea Ripley. Kai said that she's already taken out Mia Yim, Tegan Nox and left Candice LeRae hurt. Tonight, she'll take out the Nightmare.
The Undisputed Era, sans Bobby Fish, made their way to the ring next. Kyle O'Reilly represented his tag team partner by wearing one of the NXT Tag Team Titles and playing the other, as only O'Reilly can.
Adam Cole said that 2019 has been their year and that they had a November to remember. However, the age of the Undisputed Prophecy has only just begun. However, the trio had some unfinished business tonight. Specifically, Keith Lee and Finn Balor. Lee sent Cole flying through the air last week with a massive pounce, and Balor left Cole lying in the middle of the mat with a Pele kick.
Lee decided to answer the call, entering the ring in a three-on-one situation. O'Reilly took a dig at the Limitless One, calling him Keith "Momentary" Lee before running down his failures over the past few weeks. Lee responded by calling himself a game-changer, and he managed to turn the NXT Champion into one of the most viral GIFs on the internet today.
Not only that, but he was also successful at WarGames, knocking off the Undisputed Era with Tommaso Ciampa, Dominik Dijakovic and Kevin Owens. He then began eying the NXT and North American Titles, forcing the Era to jump him. Lee handled them all with ease, sending Cole, O'Reilly, and Strong packing.
Ciampa appeared behind Cole and sent him back inside for a Spirit Bomb, but the Era saved their leader from disaster.
Cole and his cronies fled the scene as Ciampa and Lee stood victorious in the ring, both staring at "Goldy."
Xia Li cut a promo on Shayna Baszler, stating that she was going to silence the NXT Women's Champion and prove herself as a warrior.
We got a great video package of Kushida, the Time Splitter that's been gone for some time following an injury that derailed a pretty great run for him. Tonight, though, Kushida returns.
Xia Li vs Shayna Baszler
Xia Li managed to sweep Shayna Baszler's legs, leading to a ground and pound trade between the two. Baszler had trouble locking in the Kirifuda Clutch. Li rocked the champ with a spinning roundhouse, but as she moved towards the ropes, Baszler hung her arm up.
Now back in the middle of the ring, it was joint manipulation time for the Queen of Spades. The arm popping stomp connected, leaving Li writhing in pain. Li shook off a submission hold, though, and rocked her opponent with a straight kick to the chest. A fast striking combination lit up Baszler, but she managed to get her hands on Li, bringing her up top for a super gutwrench.
Li countered and planted Baszler with a powerbomb. Baszler kicked out and avoided the Tornado Kick, synching in the Kirifuda Clutch for the win.
Results: Shayna Baszler defeated Xia Li via submission.
Kassius Ohno was back at Full Sail tonight. According to the Knock Out Artist, he hoped to bring the crowd a preview of what's to come at the upcoming Worlds Collide event in January.
Forgotten Sons (Wesley Blake & Steve Cutler) w/Jaxson Ryker vs Leon Ruff & Adrian Alanis
Wesley Blake chopped Ruff repeatedly and rocked him with a lariat to the back of the neck. A double stomp from Cutler probably could've ended the night, but he was powerbombed into his own corner.
Alanis tagged in but was quickly handled with a flying knee from Cutler. A reverse DDT/diving stomp combination ended Alanis's night.
Results: Forgotten Sons defeated Alanis & Ruff via pinfall.
Jaxson Ryker put an exclamation point on the evening by spiking Ruff on the apron with a high-angle chokeslam.
The Forgotten Sons ran through their opposition tonight. With a performance like that, one has to wonder when they'll make the move for the NXT Tag Team Titles.
Dakota Kai entered for her match with Rhea Ripley. However, her entrance was incredibly disturbing, showing audio and video of her assault on her former best friend Tegan Nox over her music. Again, she came out with Nox's knee brace. Rhea Ripley wasn't too phased by the situation and came out with a mic.
Ripley said that Kai was a clever girl for how she set up Ripley's team at WarGames. However, one of the best things about setups? When Ripley gets to turn the tables. At that moment, Mia Yim's music hit, and the HBIC ran in to get some much-needed revenge on Kai.
A running big boot in the corner left Kai crumbling to the outside. Ripley tossed her back in, as she wasn't getting away from her punishment that easy. Yim battered Kai around ringside, withstanding a face wash near the ring post to bounce her off the barricade repeatedly.
As Yim took Kai to the back, Shayna Baszler and her Horsewomen rushed Rhea Ripley. The Mosh Pit Kid fought off all three women, even breaking Baszler's grasp twice. However, with Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke pulling her arms against the ropes, Baszler's Kirifuda Clutch finally left her out cold.
Baszler then revealed that after all this time, Ripley would finally get her NXT Women's Title match. On December 18th, Ripley will challenge for The Queen of Spades' gold.
We got an Isaiah "Swerve" Scott vignette, with the NXT Breakout star showing the WWE Universe some highlights of his recent matches. NXT is now "Swerve's House" and Full Sail is happy to oblige.
Kassius Ohno entered the ring, awaiting anyone who would dare answer his challenge. Well, he got a pretty surprising opponent...Matt Riddle, a man who held a 3-0 record over him.
Kassius Ohno vs Matt Riddle
Riddle and Ohno traded holds early on, but Ohno got the better of the Original Bro. Riddle responded with brute strength, picking him up for a mat slam. A huge German suplex sent the "British" striker crashing on his head.
A series of kicks in the corner set up for a running forearm. Ohno avoided the second one, rolling to the outside instead. Riddle leaped over the ropes and landed on the apron, setting up for a nasty penalty kick on Ohno as we cut to commercial.
Back from the break, Ohno was on the receiving end of the Bro Kicks. A block of the final kick set up for a chop to the throat and a giant big boot coming off the ropes, sending Riddle down to the mat. Ohno trapped Riddle in a three-quarter nelson hold. Riddle tried to break it, but was trapped for a modified Wing Clipper. Riddle kicked out at two.
Riddle escaped another hold and met Ohno with the Broton. A penalty kick missed, but a leaping knee strike did not. The Bro To Sleep and powerbomb set Riddle up for the Final Flash Knee Strike. A Floating Bro connected, and Ohno kicked out.
Ohno set up Riddle for the Gotch Neutralizer, only for Riddle to escape for the ripcord knee strike. After that, the BroDerek finished off Ohno, making Riddle 4-0 against the Knock Out Artist.
Results: Matt Riddle defeated Kassius Ohno via pinfall.
Kushida's opponent was originally scheduled to be Raul Mendoza. However, Cameron Grimes took him out from behind, taking his spot instead.
Kushida vs Cameron Grimes
Grimes was clobbered by Kushida early with a handspring kick to the face, sending him outside. He followed up with a rolling senton off the top, crashing on top of Grimes. Back on the inside, he lit up Grimes with some stiff chops to the chest.
Kushida blocked a kick and tried to lock in the Octopus Stretch. Grimes escaped the hold again, but the third time was the charm, trapping him in the middle of the ring. He did manage to get to the ropes, breaking the hold.
Kushida bounced off the ropes for a handspring back elbow, but he was caught with a German suplex, finally giving Grimes his first big offensive move of the night.
Kushida stunned Grimes with a right hand, but Grimes responded with one of his own. However, the flipping German was countered, and Kushida rolled him up for the victory.
Results: Kushida defeated Cameron Grimes via pinfall.
Kushida returned to his winning ways, picking up a victory his first night back. Next up, the main event. The Undisputed Era faced off agaisnt Tommaso Ciampa, Keith Lee, and their WarGames partner Dominik Dijakovic.
Next week's NXT is already action-packed. Dakota Kai will face off against her first victim, Mia Yim. We'll also get an NXT Cruiserweight Championship bout between Angel Garza and Lio Rush!
Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, & Kyle O'Reilly) vs Keith Lee, Dominik Dijakovic, & Tommaso Ciampa
Roderick Strong had a rough start, as team Ciampa tore him apart. However, when Dominic Dijakovic entered, Strong chopped him down with a shot to the knee. Kyle O'Reilly came in, but he was launched across the ring with a release suplex. A pendulum backbreaker and a middle rope splash gave him a two-count.
Strong came back in but had similar luck with Dijakovic as O'Reilly did, getting manhandled by the big man. However, though Dijakovic hit an impressive two-on-one maneuver, the Undisputed Era was able to finally chop him down following a quick flying boot to the dome that nearly sent Dijakovic out the ring. In the Era's corner, Dijakovic was battered by all three men.
Dijakovic was trapped in an abdominal stretch. He shoved Strong into the corner, forcing O'Reilly to tag. All three members of the Undisputed Era jumped in to drag Dijakovic back to their corner.
O'Reilly knocked Keith Lee off the apron but missed Ciampa. Dijakovic almost decapitated O'Reilly with a boot, and Blackheart tagged in. The former NXT Champion was on fire, sending Cole and Strong to the floor and dumping O'Reilly overhead with a belly to belly. A running knee left him dazed. Adam Cole tried to jump in but was spiked with a draping DDT.
Project Ciampa gave the Psycho Killer a nearfall. The Air Raid Crash was prevented when Strong stunned Ciampa with a knee. The High Low connected, but Dijakovic broke up the pinfall. He was launched outside, and Strong planted Ciampa with a fireman's carry gutbuster. Ciampa responded with a clothesline.
Cole and Lee tagged in, and the Limitless One turned the NXT Champion inside out with a huge clothesline. Cole escaped to the outside thanks to Roddy and O'Reilly. They avoided a dive, but Lee ran around the corner and hit Strong and O'Reilly with a shoulder tackle.
A dive from Dijakovic took out the Era and Lee. Dijakovic followed O'Reilly to the to. Cole and Ciampa were brawling in the middle of the ring when Finn Balor rushed in, sending Cole into the ref, who knocked Dijakovic and O'Reilly off the corner.
The 1916 droped Ciampa. As Cole set up for a shotgun dropkick, Lee came in and planted Balor with the Spirit Bomb. Cole tried to take advantage, but Lee shook off the superkick and took Cole up for the Jackhammer.
Results: Keith Lee, Dominik Dijakovic, and Tommaso Ciampa defeated the Undisputed Era via pinfall.
Following the match, William Regal revealed that Adam Cole will defend his title against either Finn Balor, Tommaso Ciampa, or Keith Lee. THe winner of the Triple Threat will advance to December 18th and an NXT Title match.
