Week 4
– Johnny Gargano def Tino Sabbatelli (w/Riddick Moss)
– Bianca Belair def Lacey Evans
– Lars Sullivan def No Way Jose
– Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish def. Trent Seven and Tyler Bate.
Post match: Drew McIntyre comes out to confront Cole, Fish, and O’Reilly. As he charges the ring, the three of them back off and escape past the guardrail. The three of them taunt McIntyre, not realizing Sanity is behind them. There’s a giant brawl as the Cole, Fish, and O’Reilly are run off
– A video is played of Asuka as William Regal walks to the ring. Asuka is introduced. Asuka talks about how she had grown in the last two year and that NXT is a part of her. Regal announces that they have begun negotiations with Raw and Smackdown, but due to this, Asuka will relinquish the title. The fans chant and cheer for Asuka as the entire roster comes out on the stage to congratulate her. Ember Moon comes out and hugs Asuka. Triple H says Asuka is one of the great champions in all of WWE and wants to hear it one last time for the undefeated Asuka. More cheers as Asuka eventually leaves
It was not announced to the crowd how a new champion would be crowned.
Notes:
– For those keeping track, Triple H announced Asuka’s full reign as 523 days.
– No appearance by the Authors of Pain tonight.
– While Bobby Roode had mentioned in an interview a couple of days ago that he had a title rematch with Drew McIntyre, that never occured.
– A lot of the NXT talents had upgraded graphics for their Trons.
– Kayla Braxton and Mike Rome were the ring announcers for the evening.
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.
