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Roderick Strong and the rest of the Undisputed Era continue their quest for gold tonight. As Adam Cole travels the globe for his BAYBAY World Tour, Strong faced off against Tyler Breeze in the main event of tonight's show. The winner would surely be considered for a future shot at the NXT North American Championship.
We also saw the continuation of the NXT Breakout Tournament tonight. Eight hopefuls looked to make an impact this summer, with the winner of the tournament geting a shot at any championship of their choosing. Last week, Angel Garza advanced to the second round. Tonight, his next opponent would be decided.
The NXT Universe was turned on its head after Io Shirai left her former ally Candice LeRae broken in the middle of the ring last week. Following a failed attempt in capturing the NXT Women's Championship, the Genius of the Sky took out her frustrations on LeRae, beating her with a chair before driving her through it. With Shirai out of the title picture, Mia Yim looks to be next in line for the title.
However, before she could meet Shayna Baszler, she had to go through Aliyah tonight.
Aliyah w/Vanessa Borne vs Mia Yim
Aliyah taunted Yim, calling her "ghetto", which led to the HBIC rushing Aliyah. Yim dropped her with a shoulder tackle, and nearly scared her out of the ring. A missed enziguri set Yim up for a dropkick, sending her opponent into the corner.
Vanessa Borne pulled her friend away from danger, forcing Yim to crash and burn in the bottom turnbuckle with a cannonball senton.
Aliyah took over, kicking her across the face and following up with a neckbreaker. In the corner, Yim countered a clothesline with a boot, then trapped Aliyah with the Tarantula.
Yim broke the hold before the five count, and was met with an enziguri, putting the match back in Aliyah's favor. Yim broke out of a backbreaker/rear chin lock, rocking Aliyah with a few kicks and connecting with the cannonball in the corner. A belly-to-belly sent her to the outside.
As Borne tried to get Aliyah back in the match, they were taken out by a suicide dive. Back inside the ring, a fallaway slam set up the Protect Ya Neck, giving her the victory.
Results: Mia Yim defeated Aliyah via pinfall.
Following the bout, Yim launched Borne into the steel steps before making her way to the commentary desk. There, she called out Shayna Baszler, claiming that she wasn't just coming for the NXT Women's Title. She's coming to "whoop Shayna's ass."
William Regal was interviewed backstage, where he was asked about the Io Shirai incident. Before he could get into it, the Forgotten Sons stormed his office, demanding a title match after they saw Yim declare herself the #1 contender.
Regal was asked if there was another team that should step up to face the NXT Tag Team Champions. Apparently, the Street Profits asked to face Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan, and they'll do so next week.
In another edition of the BAYBAY Championship Tour with Adam Cole, the NXT Champion found his way to the pizza shop of Frank Gargano, Johnny's father. As Frank was putting the order together, Cole placed his picture on the restaurant's wall of fame.
Cole then made his way to the Absolutely Intense Wrestling School, a place that Gargano visited prior to his 2-out-of-3 falls match with Cole, where the new champion
Kushida vs Jeff Parker
Kushida quickly took Parker down to the mat following a single leg takedown, transitioning into a headlock. Parker attempted to roll out, but Kushida refused to break the hold, following him with every rotation.
Parker broke out of a chin lock only to be hit with a handspring back elbow. Kushida then worked over his arms with a double arm breaker. Parker rushed to the ropes to avoid the Hoverboard Lock. A basement dropkick took him to the ground, and a wind up punch left him nearly unconcsious. The Hoverboard Lock was finally sinched in, forcing the quick tap out decision.
Results: Kushida defeated Jeff Parker via submission.
Tyler Breeze was met backstage, where he said he wanted to remind NXT that before the Undisputed Era ever appeared, this was his home.
We continued the NXT Breakout tonight with two of the best cruiserweights around. Isaiah "Swerve" Scott, known in the indies as Shane Strickland and Killshot in Lucha Underground, faced a dangerous opponent in the former Trevor Lee, now Cameron Grimes. The winner of this match would advance to the next round, where they'd face the winner of last week's bout, Angel Garza.
Isaiah "Swerve" Scott vs Cameron Grimes
Grimes took Scott to the ground with a rear waist lock. Scott broke away, countering with a side headlock. Grimes turned it around with a wrist lock, where both men traded control. Grimes tried to shoot Scott off into the ropes, but he held the hold, bringing Grimes down to the mat.
Scott launched Grimes into the ropes, but the heavy striker was able to connect with an elbow to the back. In the corner, Scott shoved Grimes away, connecting with a roll-up, then tossed Grimes with a headscissors and a dropkick to the jaw. A right hand rocked Grimes, and he was hit with a leaping elbow drop from the top rope.
Grimes broke away from another submission hold, catching Scott in the ropes with an arm breaker. He then brought Scott into the corner, where he worked over the arm with a seated wristlock. Scott broke away, only to be sent into the ropes, rebounding into a brutal lariat.
After a few minutes, Scott was able to break away, and when Grimes climbed up top, he was snatched from on high with a leaping hurricanrana. A series of clotheslines stunned Grimes, but he was able to toss Scott to the outside. Still, Scott landed hand first on the apron, and leaped onto his feet on the outside.
Grimes rushed out, but Scott leaped back inside, and caught him back on the apron with a handstand body splash. A rolling flatliner gave Scott a two-count. Another strong right hand rocked Grimes, but he avoided a springboard maneuver, catching Scott with a sit-out powerbomb.
Scott broke out of the pin, and stunned his opponent with a series of kicks. Following Grimes outside, Scott connected with the Fosbury Flop. He rolled Grimes inside, where the two traded more kicks. Grimes managed to shock Scott, turning a running crossbody into a powerslam. The running double stomp spelled the end for "Swerve."
Results: Cameron Grimes defeated Isaiah "Swerve" Scott via pinfall.
Bianca Belair vs Priscilla Zuniga
Zuniga slapped Belair, forcing Belair to lay into her with a series of strikes. A military press slam left Zuniga crawling into the corner. She caught Belair with a boot in the corner but was snatched out of the sky as she went for a hurricanrana.
Belair slammed her with two powerbombs, and an alley-oop into the top turnbuckle. The Belair Buster left Zuniga down for the three count.
Results: Bianca Belair defeated Priscilla Zuniga via pinfall.
A Matt Riddle vignette was shown, with the King of Bros seen training. He took time to reminisce about his time in UFC and his journey to the WWE. His training has kept him ahead of the competition in NXT, and he claimed nobody can figure him out. Not in NXT, and not on the main roster. It looks like Riddle will be returning to NXT pretty soon.
Roderick Strong vs Tyler Breeze
Strong brought Prince Pretty to the mat with a takedown early. Breeze quickly escaped his grasp, locking in a wrist lock. Strong got back on top and dragged Breeze into the middle of the ring, attempting the Stronghold.
Breeze shook him off but was caught in a hammerlock. Transitioning to the side headlock, Strong tried to wear his opponent down early. Breeze escaped again and looked for the Unprettier. Strong managed to avoid it but was met by a rolling neckbreaker. He was taken to the corner where Breeze pelted him with a series of kicks. The ref pulled him off, forcing him to exclaim, "Don't touch me!"
Strong took this opportunity to catch him with a boot, but Breeze regained composure with a dropkick. On the outside, he slammed Strong face-first into the apron. He crawled over the stairs, falling over in the process. However, it was a rouse. The Messiah of the Backbreaker dropped him spine first on the steps, then across the barricade.
Back inside, a picture perfect dropkick caught Breeze on the jaw. Strong couldn't get the pinfall, but continued to pressure Breeze's back with the Romero Special. A dragon sleeper modification was stopped with an elbow strike. Breeze then avoided an attack in the corner, giving him time to recover.
Strong rushed Breeze in the ropes and was launched to the outside. As he made his way back inside, he was struck by an enziguri, again placing him outside of the ring. Breeze dove on top of him with a leaping elbow strike.
In the corner, Strong was hit with a rolling single arm backstabber. Still, he broke the pinfall at two. Breeze found himself on the top rope, where Strong caught him with a kick across the face. He fought back as Strong climbed the ropes, but was still brought down to the mat with a superplex. Breeze kicked out.
Strong looked for the Stronghold again, but two boots to the chest sent Strong crashing to the mat. An enziguri in the corner stunned Strong, who caught Breeze leaping over the ropes. Breeze escaped another backbreaker and connected with the Supermodel Kick. Strong kicked out.
Both men made it back to their feet and engaged in a striking war. Breeze dropped Strong with another enziguri. As he ascended the ropes ,Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly rushed the ring. Breeze connected with a Supermodel Kick to Fish, allowing Strong to drop Breeze with the End of Heartache.
Results: Roderick Strong defeated Tyler Breeze via pinfall.
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