WWE NXT Results: Can love find The Way? Former Tag Champions face off; Breakout Tournament semi finalists revealed

Love her 😃 or Lose her 😔 ? #WWENXT @indi_hartwell pic.twitter.com/rt2m89olEL

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) August 4, 2021

Indi Hartwell is asked who she's pulling for in the NXT main event. Was she going to pull for family or for true love? Hartwell didn't give an answer, but said if Dexter Lumis won, Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae would see he's not so bad.

NXT Champion Karrion Kross stormed the announce table with a microphone, standing on top to call out Samoa Joe. Joe ran down to the ring, with the NXT security guards failing their jobs in hilarious fashion. Kross escaped just as Joe got to the ring, and the Samoan Submission Machine put one of the guards in the Coquina Clutch, sending a message to Kross.

Who provoked who?@WWEKarrionKross causes @SamoaJoe to SNAP on #WWENXT security ahead of #NXTTakeOver 36. pic.twitter.com/xv5bJN26C6

— WWE (@WWE) August 4, 2021

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Love Her or Lose Her: Dexter Lumis vs Johnny Gargano on NXT

Johnny Gargano took down Dexter Lumis with a series of arm drags, working over the left shoulder of the Tortured Artist of NXT. Gargano hit a suplex on the floor, but couldn't continue the onslaught as Indi Hartwell appeared on the ramp.

Hartwell urged him to give Dexter a chance. When the NXT Triple Crown Champion rolled inside, Lumis took him down with a Thesz Press. Lumis disappeared under the ring, and Indi followed him. Candice came down to ringside, and the Gargano's pulled both of them out from under the ring.

You can't tear apart true love. #WWENXT @indi_hartwell @DexterLumis @JohnnyGargano @CandiceLeRae pic.twitter.com/4Nn6KNwsql

— WWE (@WWE) August 4, 2021

Gargano sent Lumis' head first into the plexiglass. He continued to punish Lumis during the break, but when we came back he was planted with a big spinebuster. Lumis followed up with the clothesline/bulldog combination. A back suplex and kip-up leg drop earned him a two-count.

Gargano responded with a suicide dive before verbally berating Beth Phoenix for causing "all of this." That allowed Lumis to recover and counter the slingshot spear with an uppercut. A rope-assisted falcon arrow nearly put Gargano away.

They traded strikes, with Lumis getting the better of Mr. NXT with a superkick. Lumis then locked eyes with Hartwell and signaled for her springboard elbow drop. Gargano avoided it and synched in the Gargano Escape. Lumis got to the bottom rope and brushed Hartwell's face.

Gargano sent Lumis into a distracted Hartwell, injuring her.He tried to check on Hartwell, but Gargano caught him on the floor with a flying tornado DDT. After that, the One Final Beat spiked Lumis for the win.

Results: Johnny Gargano defeated Dexter Lumis via pinfall on NXT.

Grade: B+

A heartbroken Indi Hartwell walked up to the stage, but then abandoned The Way. She ran back to the ring and locked lips with Lumis. Gargano may have won the match, but love found a way.