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NXT Women's Championship: Rhea Ripley vs Io Shirai vs Charlotte Flair (c)
Rhea Ripley and Io Shirai squared off with Charlotte Flair, forcing the NXT Women's Champion to bow out and let her challengers wear each other out at TakeOver: In Your House. The second Ripley turned around, Flair came in for a cheap shot.
Flair battered Ripley in the corner and was able to catch Shirai for a fallaway slam. The challengers teamed up to work over the champion, but the partnership was short-lived as Ripley headbutted Shirai.
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Flair was dropped face-first on the apron by Ripley, who missed a rolling senton, crashing to the floor. Flair launched her into the barricade and plexiglass before setting her sights back on Shirai. Shirai caught her off guard with a running hurricanrana off the apron, but Flair easily recovered, driving Shirai's head into the ring post.
Shirai was launched into Ripley before getting rolled into the ring. Flair was caught off-guard by Shirai's handspring back elbow attempt, narrowly escaping it. She countered a dropkick, turning Shirai over for a Boston crab.
Ripley ran in and bowled over Flair with a series of clotheslines and cravate knee strikes. A boot dropped Flair, and a basement dropkick sent her to the corner. Shirai took out Ripley with a dropkick and hit a 619 on Flair for the follow up.
A double foot stomp and running dropkick to the top of Flair's head earned Shirai a near fall. Ripley and Shirai knocked each other out with stereo right hands. When they managed to get to their feet, a double spear cut them in half. Both women kicked out at two.
Flair set up Ripley and Shirai for her moonsault. Shirai rolled away and Ripley lifted her knees. Ripley went for the Riptide on Shirai, but Shirai turned it into a crossbody. Ripley broke up Shirai's crossface on Flair, allowing the NXT Women's Champion to rock Ripley with a boot.
Ripley avoided the Natural Selection and slammed Flair with a wheelbarrow facebuster. As she turned around the Joshi Judas landed a picture perfect springboard missile dropkick. The double knees followed up in the corner, sending Ripley to the floor.
Flair, though, caught Shirai firing up with the Natural Selection. Shirai kicked out just in time and rolled Flair up with a crucifix pin. Flair broke out and immediately locked in the Figure-8. Ripley yanked Flair to the floor, leading to a brawl on the outside.
Shirai caught Ripley with a suicide dive, but was launched through the NXT TakeOver" In Your House window by Flair. Ripley hit Flair with a house plant as they continued their brawl. After enough time had passed, Shirai made it to the top of the house and dove onto both Flair and Ripley.
Shirai took Flair inside for the moonsault. Sadly for her, Ripley cut her off just in time. Flair ran in for a spear, but Ripley side-stepped, launching the NXT Women's Champion face first into the second turnbuckle.
Ripley and Shirai fought at the top for a superplex. Shirai managed to turn Ripley around and set up the top rope hurricanrana. Ripley caught her, and a boot from Flair took out Shirai.
Flair followed Ripley up, leading to the second rope Riptide much like her NXT Title bout with Shayna Baszler. That would've been it, but Shirai broke up the pin.
Ripley caught Shirai in the Prism Trap. However, before she could tap, Flair pelted both of them with a kendo stick. A spear cut through Ripley, and Flair trapped her in the Figure-8.
Just as Ripley was going to tap, Io Shirai dropped on her with the moonsault, giving her the win and her first NXT Women's Championship.
Results: Io Shirai defeated Rhea Ripley via pinfall.
Grade: A+
The Queen has been dethroned by one of the most exciting NXT Superstars in NXT history. The Genius of the Sky now sits at the top of the ladder as NXT Women's Champion.
PPV Rating: A
NXT TakeOver: In Your House truly lived up to its hype and the Women's division took centre stage tonight. Kross destroyed Ciampa in what was similar to Cena's mauling at the hands of Lesnar a few years ago.
