WWE Recap of the Week: Top News, Rumors, Results, and Storyline Progressions from RAW, SmackDown and NXT (July 18, 2020)

#4 WWE NXT

BASK IN HIS GLORY!The NXT North American Champion AND NEWWW #NXTChampion @RealKeithLee kicks off #WWENXT right now on @USA_Network! pic.twitter.com/EBg3KWWHxt

— WWE NXT (@TempWWENXT) July 16, 2020

WWE NXT kicked off with the newly crowned NXT Champion Keith Lee who defeated Adam Cole at NXT Great American Bash to become the Double Champion. Keith Lee thanked his trainer Tim Brooks and the WWE Universe before calling out Dominik Dijakovic. The Limitless One mentioned that he wants Dominik to be the first challenger for his titles and with that, the match was set for later on NXT.

Next, Damian Priest took on Cameron Grimes. After an great back and forth contest, the Archer of Infamy defeated Grimes. After the match, Priest took the mic and said that he'll be closely watching Lee and Dijakovic's match. We got to see another vignette of Timothy Thatcher.

We then got a match between Shotzi Blackheart and Indy Hartwell. While the "tank girl" of WWE was looking set to win the match, Robert Stone and Aliyah interfered and cost her the match. The Cruiserweight Champion, Santos Escobar cut a tremendous promo where he put over his teammates and revealed that he plans to build his empire on NXT.

Next, the NXT Double Champion Keith Lee defended his titles against Dominik Dijakovic. After an grueling match, Lee picked up the victory. The two competitors hugged it out, but suddenly the lights went out and Scarlett appeared. She placed a broken hourglass in the ring, teasing that Karrion Kross was coming for the Limitless One.

Has @RealKeithLee's time run out? ⌛️ ❌#WWENXT @Lady_Scarlett13 @WWEKarrionKross pic.twitter.com/SJmsCzqmgM

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) July 16, 2020

Backstage, Dijakovic was attacked by Kross, setting up a match between the two on next week's episode of NXT. Timothy Thatcher then defeated Denzel Dejournette. Oney Lorcan came out to the ring after the match and saved Thatcher's opponent from him. Backstage, Robert Stone apologized to Killian Dain, who asked Stone to get him a match against Dexter Lumis, which was later made official for next week.

In the main event of WWE NXT, Io Shirai defended her NXT Women's Championship against Tegan Nox. While there were certain close moments, Shirai managed to retain her title. Just as she was heading back, Dakota Kai blindsided her with a kick and took her out.