-William Regal kicks off the taping with some bad news. Bayley is not cleared to compete following her defeat at the hands of Nia Jax. Therefor, she will not be receiving her obligatory rematch at Asuka’s NXT Women’s Championship at NXT Takeover: Revenge. Instead, Nia Jax will face off against Carmella and Alexa Bliss in the main event, with the winner earning a championship opportunity at Takeover.
-Austin Aries is out for a promo about becoming NXT Champion after Finn Balor and Samoa Joe settle their rivalry. Shinsuke Nakamura cuts him off and lays his own claim to the title. Out comes Regal again, who boots Aries vs. Nakamura for Takeover.
(1) No Way Jose def. Johny Vandal. Quick match with lots of comedy stuff. Jose is still over, as he has been at all the house shows lately. Lots of chants for him.
(2) Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa defeated the debuting “TM61” Shane Thorne and Nick Miller.
(3) #1 Contender’s Match
Nia Jax def. Carmella & Alexa Bliss. Hot crowd and what’s being described as a pretty decent main event match for TV. Nia won it with her leg drop and cleared the ring after.
-The episode ends with Asuka and Nia face to face with the women’s title.
Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.
