Kushida vs. A-Kid (Winner faces Grayson Waller next week for a spot in the North American Championship Ladder Match)
A-Kid lands a flurry of strikes. Kushida almost rolls A-Kid into an armbar. A-Kid escapes and the two exchange pin attempts. A-Kid rolls Kushida into a modified Rings of Saturn. Kushida manages to get to the ropes. Kushida drops A-Kid with a left hand. Kushida traps A-Kid in a Boston Crab. A-Kid gets to the ropes. Arm drag into a dropkick by Kushida. A-Kid kicks out. A-Kid hits a German suplex. Two count for A-Kid after a northern lights suplex. A-Kid tries a leapfrog but Kushida punts A-Kid’s elbow. A-Kid responds with an overhead kick. A-Kid hits a springboard DDT for the win.
Winner- A-Kid
Backstage, Escobar calls himself the greatest luchador ever. Rey Mysterio and Dominik walk in. Dominik says his father is the greatest Luchador ever. Mysterio notes that Dominik is the future of Lucha. Mendoza and Wilde laugh. Electra Lopez says Escbor is going to break all of Mysterio’s records. Dominik says he came here to fight. He’s going to take on Mendoza or Wilde.
Tiffany Stratton attacks Sarray backstage. Stratton beats Sarray into the arena. Sarray doesn’t get the chance to transform. Stratton rips off Sarray’s special necklace.
Tiffany Stratton vs. Sarray
Stratton works over Sarray. Sarray fires up but misses her basement dropkick. Stratton lands a cartwheel splash in the corner. Stratton hits a splash off the top for the win.
Winner- Tiffany Stratton
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In-Ring Segment: Tomasso Ciampa
Ciampa says he wants to take a moment to talk to everyone about gratitude. NXT is his life. Ciampa says his entire career he looked for a place he could be given the ball so he can run with it. He found it here in NXT. Success here hasn’t come easy. He’s been here since 2015. A “thank you Ciampa” chant breaks out. Ciampa notes his various accomplishments in NXT. Ciampa said he never had to do this on his own because he always had the NXT Universe with him. He had them to cheer him on or boo him at his best. The crowd lovingly boos Ciampa. Ciampa says no matter how much things change he never left and the people never left. The crowd breaks out into a “please don’t go” chant.
Ciampa says he isn’t sure what his perfect fairytale ending is. Walking into Stand and Deliver as the NXT Champion would have been it, but that isn’t happening. He had the chance and he lost. Ciampa doesn’t know what is going to happen next but he wants to say thank you. Tony D’Angelo slides into the ring with a crowbar. Ciampa turns around and they lock eyes. D’Angelo drops the crowbar and picks up a mic. D’Angelo says he could have taken Ciampa out but he respects him too much. Ciampa glares at D’Angleo. D’Angelo puts over Ciampa and challenges him to a match at Stand and Deliver. Ciampa agrees. D’Angelo knees Ciampa in the nuts.
