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On RAW, the father of NXT, Triple H, made an open challenge to both RAW and SmackDown, stating that the doors would be open for all challengers. After NXT getting the best of the other two rosters for nearly a month,
It seems that the main roster took Triple H's invitation and decided to waltz on into Full Sail University. The first to enter an NXT Ring? None other than The Man, WWE RAW Women's Champion Becky Lynch.
Lynch came out to a pretty mixed reception from the crowd, half booing the invader, the other half chanting "Becky." She said that it had been a while since she beat someone down on the black and yellow brand, but that would change tonight.
She then began to run down her competitors at Survivor Series, WWE SmackDown Women's Champion Bayley and NXT Women's Champion Shayna Baszler. The mention of the Queen of Spades' name kickstarted a "Shayna's gonna kill you" chant. At that point, Lynch threw the gauntlet, hoping to see Baszler.
Instead, she was greeted by former NXT UK Women's Champion Rhea Ripley. The Mosh Pit Kid strolled down the ramp, eyeing her competition before challenging her to a match.
Becky Lynch vs Rhea Ripley
Lynch was the first one to throw a real shot, sending Ripley ringside with a leaping forearm. Ripley recovered, catching Lynch's baseball slide and turning it into an electric chair drop on the apron.
Back on the inside, Ripley tore Lynch apart, delivering clubbing blows and bouncing her off the turnbuckles. A cravate hold set Lynch up for a series of knees to the head, leaving the Man dazed in the ropes. Eventually, though, Lynch was able to counter Ripley, leading to a trade of blows.
Lynch, surprisingly, won the trade, but as she bounced off the ropes was slammed with a flapjack. Ripley nearly picked up the biggest win of her career. An enzuiguri would stun her, allowing Lynch to connect with a second rope leg drop. Ripley avoided the Disarm Her, but Lynch countered a roll-up into the submission. Ripley rolled through, turning it into a deadlift powerbomb.
Lynch turned it into a hurricanrana at the last second, sending Ripley into the corner. A dive from the top was stopped, as Ripley set up for a superplex attempt. Ripley was successful, leaving both women struggling to make it to their feet. However, before they could continue, Shayna Baszler and NXT's Horsewomen rushed the ring.
Results: No Contest
Grade: B
Ripley and Lynch were able to send the Horsewomen packing and stood victoriously in the ring.
The Revival showed up backstage to a huge security line-up, hoping to prevent any brawls until later tonight. The Top Guys would take on NXT Tag Team Champions Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish on NXT.
"The Finest" Kona Reeves was on his way to the ring, only to be taken out by Ricochet. The former United States & North American Champion got a huge pop from the crowd, as did Reeves' original opponent, Matt Riddle.
The Original Bro was still looking for a fight. Ricochet was happy to oblige.
Ricochet vs Matt Riddle
Ricochet avoided Riddle's offense early, sending him outside with a headscissors and dropkick. A suicide dive sent Riddle to the ground. Back inside, Riddle countered a standing shooting star with a triangle choke.
Ricochet escaped but was met with a Broton. A pair of running elbows and the Brosploder dumped Ricochet on his head. Ricochet escaped a powerbomb and a ripcord Final Flash, dropping Riddle with a northern lights/spinning neckbreaker combination and a standing shooting star, connecting this time.
Riddle kicked out and managed to connect with the Final Flash. A deadlift German suplex bent the One and Only like an accordionn. As they both made it to their feet, Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura rushed the ring. They fought off the invading SmackDown stars, leading to a roll-up from Riddle.
Results: Matt Riddle defeated Ricochet via pinfall.
Grade: B
Cesaro and Nakamura took the fight to Ricochet and Riddle. Ricochet knocked Cesaro outside the barricade and leapt from the turnbuckle with an incredible high cross body.
Back in the ring, Roderick Strong saved Riddle from the Kinshasa, laying him out with a boot. Riddle rocked him with a high kick and was dropped from behind by Finn Balor. However, Riddle turned the battle around, escaping the 1916 and delivering a wicked ripcord Final Flash, dropping Balor outside.
Not much reason to build this up more than we need to, folks. The two best tag teams in the WWE. I felt bad for whatever had to compete with this epic confrontation.
The Revival vs The Undisputed Era
Dawson and O'Reilly locked up, with Dawson demanding respect with a strong chop to the chest. O'Reilly took Dawson to the corner for a tag, but Dawson escaped through the ropes, rolling back in to meet his back up, Dash Wilder.
Wilder withstood a combination by the NXT Tag Team Champions, fighting them off in a two-on-one brawl. A double suplex was stopped by Dawson, leading to a four-man brawl. Both tag teams crashed through the ropes as we cut to commercial.
Back from the break, the Undisputed Era held the advantage, with the champs tearing apart Wilder. With the ring divided, Dawson was unable to help his partner. Fish trapped Wilder in a rear choke while washing his face with his forearm, all the while pointing Wilder's face at his corner.
Fish trapped Wilder in a guillotine, but Wilder fell through the ropes, escaping. O'Reilly tagged in and leapt to the floor to punish Wilder some more. Wilder did manage to get to his corner, but O'Reilly yanked Dawson off the apron. A brainbuster/roundhouse combination earned O'Reilly the nearfall on Wilder.
Wilder caught O'Reilly in mid-air for a powerslam and finally made it to Dawson, who lit up the now legal Fish inside while O'Reilly missed a dive on the outside. Dawson connected with a single leg dropkick that nearly took Fish's head off.
A swinging neckbreaker allowed Dawson to hit the diving headbutt. Fish was sent into the ropes where Wilder rocked him with a European uppercut. Falling back inside the ring, he was dropped with a brainbuster. Fish kicked out at two.
The Revival set up Fish for their old rival's finish, #DIY's superkick/knee combination. O'Reilly put himself in harm's way, saving his partner. Wilder spiked O'Reilly on the apron with a DDT. A superplex/body splash combo saw Wilder get a nearfall on Fish.
The Revival set up for another legendary finish, the Doomsday Device. Fish escaped Wilder's shoulders, sending him through the ropes. Fish connected with a kick to Dawson's leg as he flew through the air. Fish took Dawson to the mat with a Samoan drop and called for O'Reilly. The High Low was prevented when Wilder sent O'Reilly outside, allowing the Revival to connect with the Shatter Machine.
Before they could secure the win, O'Reilly yanked Dawson off of Fish's nearly unconscious corpse. Back on the inside, O'Reilly tagged himself in and hit a knee drop to the back of Dawson's neck. The axe kick/forearm combination earned O'Reilly another two-count.
Dawson spiked O'Reilly with another DDT, but Fish leveled him with a kicking combination. With Wilder unable to get inside, Dawson accepted the inevitable, telling the NXT Tag Team Champions to kiss his a**. The High Low connected, giving the Undisputed Era an incredible win over the Revival.
Results: The Undisputed Era defeated The Revival via pinfall.
Grade: A+
Kay Lee Ray vs Dakota Kai
Kai came out on fire, lighting Ray up with a series of kicks and turning her inside out with a Code Red. An early two-count for Kai. Ray escaped the GTK, landing a superkick to the back of the head.
The NXT UK Women's Champion took over here, battering the Captain of Team Kick and planting her with a falling gourdbuster. That earned her a two-count. She attempted to reinjure Kai's leg, but Kai escaped and drove her headfirst into the mat with a leaping double foot stomp.
Kai followed up by sending her into the steel steps on the outside, then rocking her with a running boot to the face. Ray kicked out at two. Following that, Ray dropped Kai with the Gory Bomb for the win.
Results: Kay Lee Ray defeated Dakota Kai via pinfall.
Grade: C
After the match, SmackDown invaded again. Carmella, Dana Brooke, Mandy Rose, and Sonya Deville took out the competitors. Superstars from both NXT and RAW also appeared, leading to an InSane Elbow from Kairi Sane to Tegan Nox. Sane was then left staring her former friend, Io Shirai, in the face, before the brawl separated them.
Nikki Cross then emerged, leveling every other woman with a black trash can lid.
War Raiders vs Forgotten Sons
Erik lit up Cutler, knocking Blake off the apron as well. A powerbomb/body splash combination gave them a near fall. The Raiders continued to batter the now legal Blake, but the Sons were able to pull one over on Erik.
Cutler tagged in while Blake held Erik, allowing Cutler to come off the top for a missile dropkick/flatliner combination. Eventually, he was able to escape their corner and tag in Ivar, who blew through the Sons with ease. The big man was on top as we cut to another commercial break.
As we came back, Erik and Cutler were in the ring again. Both Ivar and Blake tagged in, leading to Ivar once again destroying the Sons two-on-one. With some time to recover, Erik sent Ivar into both men. The German suplex/springboard lariat combo would've given Ivar the win, but Jaxson Ryker put Blake's foot on the ropes. Erik came out to get in his face, leading to Cutler sending him into the steel ring post. Blake powerbombed Ivar on Cutler's knees, nearly getting a huge upset victory. They weren't able to keep Ivar at bay for long, as he tagged in Erik, who came in like a house on fire. However, Ryker struck him across the dome while the ref had his back turned.
A death valley driver from Cutler on the apron gave the Sons another two-count. Ryker stood on the apron, leading to him getting ejected from ringside. Cutler rolled up Erik while Ivar rocked Ryker with a suicide dive. Erik kicked out and dropped Cutler with a knee strike.
As Ivar sat on the top rope, Blake leapt in for a hurricanrana, sending him into both Erik and Cutler. The Sons and the Raiders made it to their feet, leading to an all-out brawl. Erik was taken out, but Ivar, after trading handstands, rocked both Sons with the handspring back elbow. Erik tagged in and launched Cutler sky-high for the Viking Experience.
Results: Viking Raiders defeated Forgotten Sons via pinfall.
Grade: B-
Just like last week, NXT ended with a ladder match, giving one team at War Games the advantage. This time, it was Team Ciampa's Dominik Dijakovic taking on NXT Champion Adam Cole.
Ladder Match: Dominik Dijakovic vs Adam Cole
Cole came out swinging, driving Dijakovic deep into the bottom of the turnbuckle. Dijakovic rose to his feet as Cole moved towards the ladder on the outside, laying him out with a single knee facebuster and a discus lariat.
With the ladder, Dijakovic brutalized the Panama City Playboy. Cole was bounced off the object, with it crashing onto his leg as he fell on the mat. As Dijakovic climbed the ladder, Cole hit a superkick on the back of his knee, sending him crashing to the mat and clutching his knee. Cole followed up by wrapping it around the ring post several times over, leaving Dijakovic with one wheel.
Cole tried to break the ladder over Dijakovic's back repeatedly, but the giant eventually rose to his feet, sending Cole out the ring with a release suplex. Cole tried to prevent Dijakovic from getting another ladder but was instead met with a shot to the gut. Dijakovic set it up between a standing ladder and the corner. A chokeslam was blocked.
Dijakovic nearly took off Cole's head with a back elbow, but the NXT Champion blocked a suplex to the ladder, instead bringing Dijakovic up for the ushigoroshi. As Cole ascended the ladder, he was caught by Dijakovic and chokeslammed into a ladder propped up in the corner.
As Cole was set up for the Feast Your Eyes, he escaped to the ladder, nearly taking the briefcase. Dijakovic yanked him down but was caught by the Panama Sunrise, sending him to the floor outside. Cole quickly rushed to the top, but Dijakovic managed to shake off the pain, stopping him again.
Cole was brought down again, this time with the Feast Your Eyes. However, it was too much for Dijakovic's knee, who fell over in agony. Dijakovic used the propped up ladder to help him climb to the top. Cole bashed Dijakovic across the skull with the briefcase, sending him through the ladder below.
With that, the Undisputed Era won the advantage for this Saturday.
Results: Adam Cole defeated Dominik Dijakovic
Grade: A
Undisputed Era tried to celebrate with Cole but were sandwiched by RAW and SmackDown. After weeks of sneak attacks from the Era, they finally got their revenge. Following that, an all-out 'shmoz' between all three brands.
Drew McIntyre rolled in and leveled Dijakovic with the Claymore. He wasn't able to celebrate too much as Keith Lee dropped him with the Spirit Bomb. Ivar rolled in but chose not to fight the Limitless One. Instead, they looked at each other before diving through the ropes, taking out all men on the outside.
Adam Cole stood tall in the middle of the ring but turned around only to be met by a superkick from Seth Rollins. The Curb Stomp was coming, but Tommaso Ciampa's music hit, stopping the Architect in his tracks.
Cole rolled out, only to be met with a knee from Ciampa, a receipt from two weeks before. He then entered the ring to stare down the face of Monday Night RAW. After a brief moment, they started brawling, leading to the end of NXT's go-home show.
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