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WWE NXT delivered a fantastic TakeOver: In Your House show on Sunday. The black and gold brand returned with another episode on Tuesday night to keep the storylines ticking.
Karrion Kross retained his NXT Championship at TakeOver, and fans wanted to see if anyone would step up to the champion this week. However, the biggest question on everyone’s minds was what William Regal had in store for the fans.
Raquel Gonzalez also retained her NXT Women’s Championship on Sunday, while MSK and Bronson Reed defeated Legado del Fantasma.
However, a massive return shook up the entire NXT brand and allowed William Regal to get some backup.
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On this week's episode, KUSHIDA was all set to issue another Open Challenge for his NXT Cruiserweight Championship. Timothy Thatcher and Tommaso Ciampa were also all geared up to teach The Grizzled Young Veterans a lesson.
Take a look at the five things WWE got right on NXT after TakeOver: In Your House.
#5 Samoa Joe returned to WWE NXT as William Regal’s enforcer
Willaim Regal wasn’t impressed by how things got out of control during WWE NXT TakeOver: In Your House. He decided that it's time for a change and was scheduled to make a big announcement this week.
Regal walked out to the middle early on in the night and spoke about his history in NXT. With the chaos in NXT, Regal decided that he was no longer capable of handling NXT and working as the General Manager.
Karrion Kross interrupted Regal at a crucial moment and demanded authority over the black and gold brand. The British Brawler seemed shaken just before Samoa Joe made his way out.
Joe entered the ring and stared the NXT Champion down. Regal asked Joe to take control of the brand, but the Samoa Submission Machine refused to be the new GM. Instead, he offered to help Regal control the action on NXT.
Joe was then offered the role of an enforcer under two conditions. He would not be allowed to compete in NXT, and he was not allowed to put his hands on talent unless provoked. The Samoa Submission Machine told Kross to leave the ring, and the NXT Champion obliged.
This was a massive segment for the black and gold brand. Joe’s return will make things much more exciting and give fans a lot more to look forward to every week. NXT hit a home run with this segment.
#4 Breezango embarrassed Imperium on WWE NXT
Imperium took out their partner Alexander Wolfe on WWE NXT several weeks ago. After Wolfe’s departure, WALTER asked Marchel Bartel and Fabian Aichner to take over the tag team division.
Bartel and Aichner took on Breezango on this week’s NXT. Fandango and Tyler Breeze tried to take the upper hand early, but Imperium was just too good for them.
The heels isolated Fandango for some time before Prince Pretty got the hot tag. However, Aichner took him down with a big clothesline and looked to end things early.
Breeze surprised Aichner and rolled him up for the three-count to pick up the win. Imperium was livid after the loss and unloaded on Breezango after the bell. They took out both men and draped Breeze’s body with Imperium’s flag.
The match was decent and allowed both teams to shine. A rematch seems to be on the card and they could get a big match at the Great American Bash.
However, it’ll be interesting to see how WALTER reacts after Imperium’s loss on NXT. Will the NXT UK Champion take out Bartel and Aichner if they fail to win back the tag team titles soon?
#3 KUSHIDA gave another newcomer a warm welcome on WWE NXT
WWE NXT showed a vignette of Trey Baxter before he made his debut. The newcomer challenged KUSHIDA for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship right away.
KUSHIDA caught Baxter with some top moves early before the newcomer made a comeback into the match. He hit a springboard handspring kick to surprise the champion.
Baxter hit a couple of more big moves to get a near-fall over the NXT Cruiserweight Champion.
KUSHIDA responded with an arm breaker and immediately rolled over his opponent to lock in the Hoverboard Lock. Baxter gave up, allowing KUSHIDA to retain his title.
After the match, Kyle O’Reilly requested a one-on-one match against KUSHIDA. The former Undisputed Era member was granted the match against the Japanese Superstar.
This was a dream debut for Baxter. KUSHIDA proved to be the perfect opponent for Baxter, allowing him to hit some top moves and stay on top during the match for some time.
The match between KUSHIDA and O’Reilly will be great, to say the least. Fans will likely look forward to this big contest next week. Hopefully Samoa Joe will stop Adam Cole from interfering in the match and ending it without a result.
#2 Cameron Grimes saved Ted DiBiase; Io Shirai and Zoey Stark teamed up again on WWE NXT
LA Knight defeated Cameron Grimes to win the Million Dollar Championship at WWE NXT TakeOver: In Your House. Ted DiBiase appeared this week to set the stage for Knight’s celebration ceremony.
The Million Dollar Man put the title on Knight’s shoulder. Suddenly, the heel knocked DiBiase down with a big right hand, telling him that he had all he needed.
He continued to assault DiBiase before Cameron Grimes arrived to take out Knight and save the Hall of Famer. While Knight has the Million Dollar Championship, it looks like Grimes will have DiBiase by his side going forward. This rivalry will likely go on for longer in NXT.
Later on, Io Shirai walked out to announce who she wanted to face next. Candice LeRae interrupted the former NXT Women’s Champion and made it clear that she needed to go to the back of the line.
Indi Hartwell attacked The Genius of the Sky from behind. Hartwell and LeRae set up Shirai on the table for an elbow drop. However, Zoey Stark came out to help Shirai and the two babyfaces cleared the ring.
NXT seems to be heading towards a rivalry between the Women’s Tag Team Champions and the team of Stark and Shirai. Both superstars are extremely talented and could do a lot with the tag team titles around their waists.
#1 Tommaso Ciampa and Timothy Thatcher stole the show on WWE NXT
The main event of WWE NXT saw The Grizzled Young Veterans take on Tommaso Ciampa and Timothy Thatcher in a grudge match. Ciampa and Thatcher attacked Zack Gibson and James Drake as they made their entrance.
GYV gained the upper hand early in the match and used some great tag team tactics to ground their opponents.
Ciampa and Thatcher took back control of the match and started dominating GYV. The Blackheart accidentally nailed Thatcher with a big boot. However, they recovered and Ciampa hit a top-rope Air Raid Crash for a near fall.
Toothless Timothy got in on the action soon after and tried to take Gibson out. However, Drake got involved to hit a tag team maneuver to nearly put him away before Ciampa made the save.
GYV tried to put Ciampa through the announce table. Instead, Ciampa sent Gibson through it with a big drop. Inside the ring, Ciampa hit Drake with the Fairy Tale Ending before making him tap out to a tag team armbar/ankle lock submission hold.
It was a fantastic match that showed what NXT is all about. All four men gave their best to show just how good they are in the ring. If it wasn’t for MSK, Ciampa and Thatcher would be the NXT Tag Team Champions right now. However, it looks like they will win the titles sooner rather than later.
Will Samoa Joe end up getting into a match on WWE NXT if provoked? Do you think Ciampa and Thatcher will be the next NXT Tag Team Champions?Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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