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#1. MSK retained the WWE NXT Tag Team Championships on Tuesday night

MSK’s Wes Lee and Nash Carter accepted the challenge to defend their WWE NXT Tag Team Championships this week. They put their title on the line in a tag team elimination match against The Grizzled Young Veterans, Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen, and Carmela Hayes and Trick Williams.

Briggs and Jensen took control of the match early and used their strength to keep their opponents grounded. Wes Lee came into the match and went on a roll against Williams. MSK hit the Blockbuster to eliminate Hayes and Williams from the match.

GYV came in and looked to eliminate the NXT Tag Team Champions. However, Briggs and Jensen wanted to take on the champs all alone in the match. The two men hit a double powerbomb to eliminate GYV.

Carter looked out of sorts after taking a Ticket to Mayhem from GYV. However, MSK still fought on and tried to trump their opponent’s power with their speed. Briggs and Jensen nearly took the win off a double powerbomb, but Carter made the save. Lee then rolled through the powerbomb into a pin for three.

After the match, Imperium arrived and took out the NXT Tag Team Champions to make their intentions clear. The match was top-notch and allowed the new teams on NXT to shine. However, it was odd to see Carmelo Hayes and his partner get eliminated so early.

Imperium has already challenged MSK for the titles before. It looks like NXT wants to build towards a big title match for Halloween Havoc between the two teams.