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WWE NXT kicked off with the first round match of the men's Dusty Cup with MSK and Jacket Time facing off to determine which team would join the semi-finals.
MSK vs. Jacket Time - Dusty Cup First Round match on NXT
Kushida and Nash Carter kicked off the match and Wes Lee got the tag early on with MSK in control but Kushida came in with a big dropkick before tagging Ikemen Jiro in. Jacket Time tried for a double team before MSK caught Jiro with some double team moves of their own.
Carter hit Jiro with a stunner on the ropes before Lee came in and we headed for a break. Back in the match, Jiro took a German Suplex and a standing shooting star press before Kushida tagged in for a double team move but Carter broke up the pin.
Kushida countered the Hoverboard lock from Carter before MSK picked up the win with a Blockbuster/Hart Attack combo.
Result: MSK def. Jacket Time
Grade: B
Backstage, Io Shirai and Zoey Stark were finally getting along when Tiffany Stratton came in to say that she was going to beat Shirai tonight.
Cameron Grimes cut a brief promo about going on to face Carmelo Hayes after beating Tony D'Angelo before Melo showed up in the arena.
Santos Escobar was out next with the Legado del Fantasma and called out Bron Breakker for taking shortcuts to becoming the NXT Champion because of his family. Breakker came out and said that Escobar was insecure and said that he was ready to accept the challenge.
Santos Escobar said that Bron Breakker would know when he was ready before walking out and the Legado went after Breakker in the ring. The champion wiped them out and taunted Escobar from the ring as the show continued.
Solo Sikoa vs. Boa - No Disqualifications/Falls count anywhere match on NXT
Solo Sikoa was making his entrance on NXT when Boa attacked him with a Kendo Stick before bringing some chairs and a trashcan in the ring. Boa took a Samoan drop before they fought over a steel chair in the ring.
Boa won the struggle and hit Sikoa with the chair before dropping him on the trashcan for a near fall. He took a table out before setting it up at ringside. Solo Sikoa came back with some big moves and they headed into the backstage area.
Boa tried to use some ladders to beat up Sikoa but he reversed it for a near fall on the concrete backstage. He sent Sikoa into the parking lot before the latter came back with what looked like a fire extinguisher sprayed in the face of Boa.
Back in the ring, Solo Sikoa sent Boa into three steel chairs in the corners before he was dropped from the top rope. Sikoa sent him into the announce desk before setting him up on the table and hitting a frog splash through it for the win on NXT.
Result: Solo Sikoa def. Boa
Grade: A
Duke Hudson vs. Guru Raaj on NXT
Duke Hudson unloaded on Guru Raaj as the match began on NXT and he looked unhinged as he hit a massive side slam. Hudson unloaded on Raaj in the corner before he got a massive Razor's Edge for the win.
Result: Duke Hudson def. Guru Raaj
Dante Chen came out to attack Hudson as revenge for last week but took a chop block to his previously injured ankle before Hudson retreated.
Grade: C
Legato del Fantasma threatened to attack Bron Breakker tonight for humiliating them.
Toxic Attraction vs. Kay Lee Ray, Persia Pirotta & Indi Hartwell on NXT
Indi Hartwell and Jacy Jayne were in the ring early on and the champions managed to isolate Hartwell before she came back with a near fall on Gigi Dolin. Mandy Rose was in the ring and Kay Lee Ray was tagged in when Rose ran away before being smacked off the apron.
Ray wiped out the whole trio with a dive to the outside before isolating Jayne in her corner with Persia Pirotta and Hartwell. Indi Hartwell came in and took a near fall from Jayne before Dolin was tagged back in.
Toxic Attraction vs. Kay Lee Ray, Persia Pirotta & Indi Hartwell on NXT (contd...)
Hartwell came back with a sidewalk slam as NXT continued but kicked out of a near fall from Dolin before we headed for a break. Back to the match, tags were made and Pirotta got a near fall on Dolin but Jayne broke it up.
KLR went out and got her baseball bat, threatening and almost hitting Rose with it before they disappeared backstage. In the ring, Pirotta hit Dolin with her finisher and picked up the win.
Result: Kay Lee Ray, Persia Pirotta & Indi Hartwell def. Toxic Attraction
Grade: B-
We got a short promo from Edris Enofe and Malik Blade before the show continued.
Cora Jade was still trying to convince Raquel Gonzalez to team up for the Women's Dusty Cup but the latter was still not having it.
Grizzled Young Veterans vs. Andre Chase & Bodhi Hayward - Dusty Cup First Round match on NXT
Andre Chase was dominating early on against James Drake and Bodhi Hayward came in to assist Chase with a double-team dive. Zack Gibson got a sneaky tag and spiked Chase on the outside.
Grizzled Young Veterans vs. Andre Chase & Bodhi Hayward - Dusty Cup First Round match on NXT (contd...)
Chase was being isolated in the ring as the match continued on NXT but managed to turn things around and make the tag before Hayward came in for some big splash on Gibson.
Drake got the tag off a distraction before taking Hayward down with a double DDT to pick up the win.
Result: Grizzled Young Veterans def. Andre Chase & Bodhi Hayward
After the match, Von Wagner came out and took out Chase University before putting on the jacket Robert Stone handed him.
Grade: B-
Grayson Waller was backstage and introduced his friend from last week as Sanga and said that they were coming for LA Knight.
Io Shirai vs. Tiffany Stratton on NXT
Io Shirai and Tiffany Stratton traded holds early on before the former was sent outside the ring. Back in the ring, Shirai dropped Stratton with a big slam and got a low dropkick before the latter got a headlock in.
Shirai blocked a kick and smacked Stratton in the face as the match went on. She got a big Meteora in the corner before getting her moonsault finisher and picking up the easy win.
Result: Io Shirai def. Tiffany Stratton
Grade: B
Diamond Mine cut a backstage promo on NXT, calling out Imperium and 'Gunther' before Melo & Trick joined Ollie Jayy for a song in the ring.
Cameron Grimes vs. Tony D'Angelo - No.1 Contender's match for the North American title on NXT
Tony D'Angelo started off strong but Cameron Grimes had things under control and hit a big kick to drop D'Angelo off the apron. The latter sent Grimes over the ropes before dragging him back to the ring for an improvised backbreaker and a near fall.
Back after a break, Grimes took a suplex for another near fall before getting a massive chop off a counter. D'Angelo got back in control with a hold before Grimes tried for a running knee in the corner but missed.
He got a big snap suplex for a near fall before D'Angelo fled the ring before he could get the finisher. The referee was distracted when Pete Dunne came out and smacked Tony D'Angelo in the hand with a cricket bat. D'Angelo headed back to the ring and took the Cave-In before Grimes picked up the win.
Result: Cameron Grimes def. Tony D'Angelo
Grade: B+
Backstage, The Legado tried to ambush Bron Breakker but Tommaso Ciampa came out and joined him before the Legado promptly got back in their SUV and ran off.
Episode rating: B-
We got the final matches in the first round of the Dusty Cup tonight on NXT while Toxic Attraction took a big loss. Solo Sikoa and Boa put on a brutal match and we got a great main event from Grimes and D'Angelo on tonight's NXT.
