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With NXT TakeOver: New York wrapped up, NXT presented fans with some matchups this week that took place before the event on Friday. Candice LeRae, after some antagonizing words from Vanessa Bourne a few weeks ago, got a chance to shut her up in a one-on-one match against Bourne's ally, Aliyah.
Later on in the night, we saw Danny Burch attempt to shut down the vicious and barbaric Jaxson Ryker, who had been on a warpath with the Forgotten Sons throughout 2019. With Oney Lorcan by his side, could they manage to fend off the numbers game, or would the Forgotten Sons simply add them to the list of casualties?
Finally, a tag team match in the main event. The Street Profits faced off against the high-impact duo of Marcel Barthel and Fabian Aichner. These are two of the best duos in NXT at the moment, and a win for either team may mean a future opportunity at the War Raiders and the NXT Tag Team Titles.
Candice LeRae vs Aliyah w/Vanessa Bourne
Aliyah picked up the lead early, managing to bring LeRae down to the mat in a nice technical showing. LeRae got back on top quickly and leveled her with a standing dropkick. Aliyah rolled outside and avoided a baseball slide from LeRae, but was caught by a rebounding kick.
Bourne distracted LeRae, allowing Aliyah to recover, hanging her opponent up in the ropes as she got back inside the ring. After a leg drop and some offense in the corner, she went for a pin in the middle of the ring.
LeRae kicked out and was transitioned into a straight jacket headlock. She broke out of the hold, but Aliyah recovered being shot off into the ropes, taking her down with a running big boot.
LeRae kicked out two more times, and fired herself up after a slap from Aliyah. Clotheslines and forearms sent her into the corner, where LeRae continued her attack before tossing her into the middle of the ring for a senton across her back.
LeRae finished up the match with a hangman's neckbreaker and a springboard moonsault, leaving Bourne to console Aliyah outside of the ring.
Results: Candice LeRae defeated Aliyah via pinfall.
After the match, Percy Watson recounted the events of the NXT North American Championship match. After Velveteen Dream's successful championship bout, handing Matt Riddle a loss at TakeOver, footage was shown of Dream bragging about his victory while dissing Buddy Murphy who, at the time of the footage's recording, had just lost his Cruiserweight Championship to Tony Nese at WrestleMania.
Murphy didn't appreciate Dream's comments and confronted the Vainglorious One. While he walked away, it was clear that things weren't over between them.
More footage was shown from NXT TakeOver: New York, highlighting the incredible NXT Tag Team Championship match between Aleister Black & Ricochet and the War Raiders. Hanson and Rowe faced a pretty impressive duo in Black & Ricochet, opening the show with arguably the match of the night. However, they would ultimately put away the challengers after a devastating Fallout to Ricochet for the pinfall.
Black and Ricochet bowed to the War Raiders, who returned the sentiment, then took in the moment in front of the WWE Universe, as it was their final match on the Black and Yellow Brand.
We were also shown the footage of Kushida signing with NXT. The Ace of the Jrs was shown ringside on Friday night, as well as backstage with Triple H and William Regal where he officially signed his contract.
Danny Burch w/Oney Lorcan vs Jaxson Ryker w/The Forgotten Sons
Burch rushed Ryker with a boot, sending him into the corner and following up with a headbutt. Ryker weathered the storm, and quickly got on top after sweeping Burch's legs out from under him when he went up to the second rope.
Ryker hammered away on Burch with repeated elbow drops to the torso and a back suplex. A diving headbutt gave Ryker a two count, but Burch kicked out. The leader of the Sons attempted to slow down the pace with a sleeper hold, but Burch countered it with a jawbreaker.
Several chops and right hands stunned Ryker. A clothesline sent him into the corner, where he was rocked with an enziguri. Burch finally took him off his feet with a missile dropkick. The Sons rushed him, but Burch leveled them while Oney Lorcan finished them with a dive.
Burch countered a Michinoku Driver with a roll-up. Ryker kicked out and leveled Burch with a vicious ax bomber, finishing him off with No Remorse.
Results: Jaxson Ryker defeated Danny Burch via pinfall.
Ryker continued the beatdown on Burch, but Oney Lorcan interrupted, rocking him with stiff shots to his jaw. He fought off the rest of the Sons for a time, but eventually fell to the numbers game.
Highlight footage was shown of the NXT Women's Championship match from Friday. The Fatal-4-Way was completely chaotic, including some incredible aerial offense from Io Shirai and Kairi Sane. The Sky Pirates were taken out with a Double K.O.D. from Bianca Belair, but the Est. of NXT would fall to Shayna Baszler thanks to the Kirafuda Clutch.
Post-match, Baszler said that she's never losing the title. It doesn't matter who challenges her, she'll run through all competitors.
The United Kingdom Championship match was as hard-hitting as fans expected. NXT UK had a chance to show off for the American crowd with then-champion Pete Dunne and Walter.
The Bruiserweight's incredible reign of 685 days ended at TakeOver when Walter put him away after a hellacious 25-minute brawl. Post-match, Dunne stated that there would definitely be a rematch.
After that, we saw the incredible journey that Johnny Gargano had taken. Johnny Wrestling traveled a long and bumpy road on his way to his first reign as NXT Champion, but all his hard work paid off in a 2-out-of-3 Falls match against the Undisputed Era's Adam Cole.
It was a match of the year contender, full of nonstop action and highlights. Even with the Undisputed Era interfering late in the match, Gargano managed to rise to the challenge, forcing Cole to tap out to the Gargano Escape.
Next week, Buddy Murphy will challenge Velveteen Dream for the NXT North American Championship in his return to the brand. Murphy hasn't been on NXT since the breakup of Blake & Murphy.
Street Profits vs Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel
Aichner and Montez Ford started off the match while the crowd rained NXT chants down upon them. Aichner and Barthel looked to get an early lead in the match, taking out Dawkins, but Ford leveled them both with a split single leg dropkick. Barthel, now legal, caught Ford with a kick as he looked to springboard over the turnbuckle.
Now on top, the European Union of Barthel and Aichner went to work on Ford, tenderizing him with stiff uppercuts and boots. Ford escaped a back suplex, but was caught as he went for a tag. Barthel tagged Aichner in and launched him into his partner, who was planted with a spinebuster. Barthel followed up with a running kick to the face before leaving the ring.
Ford fought out of a Aichner's grasp for a pinfall, but Aichner escaped. Ford finally made it to Dawkins, who came in with a huge amount of momentum, delivering some impressive exploder suplexes and fallaway slams to Aichner and Barthel. Dawkins and Ford looked for their finish, but as Ford tagged back in, Barthel knocked him off the top rope.
Aichner sent Dawkins outside, then he and Barthel delivered a pair of brutal dropkicks to Ford who was stuck in a modified tree of woe. Barthel dove onto Dawkins as Aichner connected with a double jump springboard moonsault. Ford was set up for a powerbomb/forearm combo, but avoided the arm from Barthel.
Dawkins speared Aichner and focused on Barthel, now the legal man. The Street Profits put him away with an avalanche Blockbuster.
Results: The Street Profits defeated Aichner & Barthel via pinfall.
