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Legado Del Fantasma vs Tommaso Ciampa and Timothy Thatcher on NXT
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Former NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa kicked things off with Joaquin Wilde, dominating in the early moments of the match. Timothy Thatcher and Raul Mendoza soon swapped in, but Legado Del Fantasma still couldn't gain the upper hand. The hard-nosed brawlers left Wilde and Mendoza constantly rocked.
Mendoza got a shot in on Ciampa finally, but it only served to anger NXT's Blackheart. Ciampa dragged Mendoza to Thatcher, who looked to tear the arm off his opponent. Mendoza tossed several roundhouses in his direction, but Thatcher ate every kick and locked in an ankle lock.
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Ciampa ran in to catch Wilde with the same maneuver, nearly giving us a double tap out. Legado Del Fantasma hit a pair of jawbreakers, but were caught with some stiff shots by their opponents, leaving all four men down as we cut to break.
Back on NXT, CIampa was clubbing both members of LDF with clotheslines in a one-on-two beatdown. Wilde saved Mendoza from Willow's Bell and a double spinebuster and a wishbone left Ciampa in danger. At this point, they revealed that Raul Mendoza had been nearly knocked out before the break. For now, he's been cleared by NXT medical.
Thatcher made it in and stunned Mendoza with some uppercuts and a half-hatch suplex. Any time Mendoza seemed out of harm's way, Ciampa or Thatcher would pump the brakes with a heavy elbow or right hand.
Mendoza blocked the Fairy Tale Ending and got to his partner. Wilde and Mendoza hit the assisted springing moonsault/springboard moonsault combination for a two-count. Legado del Fantasma set up for their leg sweep/flying roundhouse combination, but Mendoza was pulled to the floor by Thatcher.
Former NXT UK Tag Team Champions Grizzled Young Veterans ran in as the ref was distracted, hitting Ciampa with Ticket to Mayhem on the apron. Back in the ring, LDF hit their finisher for the win.
Results: Legado Del Fantasma defeated Tommaso Ciampa and Timothy Thatcher via pinfall on NXT.
Grade: B+
Backstage, McKenzie was interviewing Bobby Fish, who wanted to send a message to Oney Lorcan and Pete Dunne. Bobby needed revenge against those who put him on the shelf.
As far as Dunne claiming to be the best around NXT? It was time to put that to the test. We'd get a match between NXT's Bruiserweight and Fish next week.
