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Finally, Adam Cole addressed the match next week. All competitors in the match are the Mount Rushmore of NXT. Cole says he's ready to reclaim his NXT Championship.
Io Shirai & Rhea Ripley vs Dakota Kai & Raquel Gonzalez on NXT
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Rhea Ripley and Raquel Gonzalez didn't take long to square off. However, a big right from Gonzalez sent Ripley into her corner where Io Shirai hit a blind tag. The NXT Women's Champion launched Gonzalez to the floor with a diving hurricanrana, but a distraction from Dakota Kai allowed Gonzalez to get back in the match.
Kai tagged in as Gonzalez held Shirai, transitioning between the ropes for a modified arm wrench and boot to the face. Gonzalez and Kai took turns working over the champ, leaving Rhea Ripley upset. A big clothesline laid out Shirai, but she countered a pop-up powerbomb with a hurricanrana for a two-count.
As Gonzalez kicked out, she sent Shirai into the corner where Kai tagged in. Kai tried to keep Shirai away from her corner, but was caught in a victory roll for a double stomp.
Ripley ran in and hammered Kai with cravat knee strikes. Gonzalez saved Kai from a big slam, and the duo worked to bring Ripley down to the floor where Gonzalez bounced Ripley off the plexiglass.
Back inside, Dakota Kai nearly got a win with a schoolboy. Kai wrenched Ripley's arm, but the Captain of Team Kick quickly lost control. Shirai tagged in,a nd the NXT Women's Champion managed to take on her competitors in a two-on-one situation. A double running knee in the corner for Gonzalez and a 619 to Kai set Shirai up for a springboard dropkick, hitting Kai with pinpoint accuracy.
Kai avoided the tiger driver, and hit a scorpion kick. The Kairopractor was countered for a knee to the jaw. Luckily for Kai, Gonzalez broke up the pin. Kai and Gonzalez hit a running boot/powerslam combination, but couldn't put Shirai away.
Shirai tagged Ripley, but the referee didn't see it. As the referee was distracted with Gonzalez, Kai, and Shirai, Mercedes Martinez took out Ripley. Still, Ripley managed to save Shirai from Kai's running boot, only to get crushed by a big boot from Gonzalez.
A pumphandle powerbomb bounced Ripley off the mat, and that earned Gonzalez and Kai the win.
Results: Raquel Gonzalez & Dakota Kai defeated Rhea Ripley & Io Shirai on NXT.
Grade: A
Episode Rating: A
We are all set for an incredible episode next week while the NXT North American title scene is also getting heated.
Becky Lynch has been challenged HERE.
