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06-03-2019, 09:45 AM
Pre-Show
Your host for the Pre-Show is Charly Caruso and she is joined by Sam Roberts and Pat McAfee.
We talk about the NXT Women's Championship with a video package.
Charly asks about whether Shayna is dealing with something she has not seen before in Io. Sam says Shayna might be the most dominant champion in NXT history but Io is prepared and may be more prepared than any opponent. Pat says this is a legacy match where the unstoppable force is facing the best women's wrestler from Japan. Pat says you don't know how to stop Shayna.
Sam says that we don't know what Io will be able to do without Kairi Sane. Can Io do it on her own?
We go to commercial.
We are back with discussion about the NXT Tag Title Ladder Match. Sam says we will see people who will try to shine tonight. This night has the ability to have Undisputed written all over it. Sam says he is looking at the Street Profits. They have been in NXT for a while and they have not had many chances. Pat talks about the Forgotten Sons and he says they will not be forgotten any more.
We take a look at the North American Championship Match.
Charly says this is a match featuring the past versus the future and that it can change the landscape of Takeover. Sam says that Tyler's best work happened in NXT, but it means he accomplished nothing on the main roster. NXT has become bigger and tougher since Tyler left and he does not think Tyler can hang in the new NXT. Pat says he agrees with Sam. NXT has gotten better and better. Is Tyler Breeze able to live up to Velveteen Dream? Sam says Tyler has gotten worse since NXT has gotten better.
We go to commercial.
We have a video package for the NXT Men's Championship Match between Johnny Gargano and Adam Cole.
We see The Undisputed Era arrive at the arena in the Undisputed Jeep. We also see Johnny Gargano arrive at the arena after The Undisputed Era and he picks up the keys to the jeep after they were thrown down by Kyle.
Tommaso Ciampa has joined the panel to discuss the Men's Championship Match.
Ciampa waves to the crowd and then he gets on the table and he says this is his house.
Ciampa is asked how he is doing. He says he is half blackheart and half wolverine. He says he is fully cleared for non contact activity. He is on his way back and Ciampa tells Goldie he is coming home soon.
Ciampa says if anyone is going to hold on to Goldie while he is on the mend, it is Johnny. He deserves it. Johnny changes when Takeover comes around. Ciampa says he will have his eyes on that match. It takes a special man to get to the top, but it takes a different man to stay on top. Ciampa says Gargano did not focus after he won the North American title. Johnny did things that he would not have done after Johnny won the NXT Championship.
Ciampa says Takeover New York was Johnny's night. He worked for it and he earned it. Ciampa does not appreciate Sam suggesting that he cannot beat Adam Cole. When he is ready to come back, he will be the champion.
WWE NXT Takeover XXV
Your announcers are Mauro Ranallo, Nigel McGuinness, and Beth Phoenix.
Match Number One: Matt Riddle versus Roderick Strong
Riddle enters the ring and sends his flip flops in Strong's direction and Roderick does not appreciate that.
Strong with a waist lock take down but Riddle with a reversal and take down. Riddle gets a near fall and then he goes for the Bromission but Strong gets to the ropes. Strong with a chop and shoulders in the corner. Riddle with a gutwrench suplex and he holds on for a second one. Riddle rolls through and goes for a third one and hits it. Riddle goes to the apron and Strong pulls Riddle to the apron but Riddle and Strong with forearms on the floor. Riddle sends Strong into the ring but Strong goes back to the floor. Riddle with a flying forearm off the ring steps.
Riddle with a chop to Strong and a forearm but Strong kicks Riddle away. Riddle with a forearm. Riddle and Strong with forearms on the apron. Riddle with knees and Strong with a back drop driver onto the apron. Strong chops Riddle and connects with a forearm as he backs Riddle into the turnbuckles. Strong drops Riddle on the top rope and Riddle falls to the floor. Strong gets a near fall. Strong with a chop and Riddle blocks an Irish whip attempt. Riddle with punches but Strong stops a Superman punch and Strong hits a uranage back breaker for a near fall.
Strong with punches to Riddle's back. Strong with a knee to the back and he applies a rear chin lock on Riddle. Strong with a forearm and knee. Strong with a bow and arrow around the ring post. Strong chops Riddle and sends Matt back into the ring. Riddle with a chop and Strong with a forearm. Strong gets a near fall. Riddle with a forearm and strikes to Strong but Strong blocks a kick but Riddle with a rollup for a near fall. Strong with an Olympic Slam for a near fall.
Strong with a back breaker but Riddle escapes and rolls Strong up. Riddle with a brainbuster to counter a suplex attempt from Strong. Riddle with a kick and forearm followed by an enzuigiri. Riddle with a series of running forearms followed by an exploder. Riddle with a back senton and kick to Strong for a near fall. Riddle with a waist lock but Strong escapes. Riddle with kicks to Strong. Riddle hits a round kick. Riddle misses a knee and Strong gets Riddle on his shoulders but Riddle escapes. Riddle with a Go To Sleep and German suplex for a near fall.
Riddle with a forearm and he slams Strong but Strong kicks Riddle away. Riddle with a knee to Strong but Strong with an enzuigiri to Riddle on the turnbuckles. Strong with a superplex and both men are down. Riddle with a punch and then they go back and forth with forearms. Riddle misses a kick and Strong with a forearm and he goes for a clothesline but Riddle floats over. Strong with a series of kicks to Riddle and Strong wtih a running knee against the ropes followed by a series of running forearms and then he sends Riddle face first into the mat but Riddle kicks out.
Strong goes for the Strong Hold but Riddle kicks Strong to the floor. Strong misses a knee and Riddle with a round kick and a V Trigger and power bomb followed by a Final Flash for a near fall. Riddle goes to the turnbuckles and misses a corkscrew moonsault when he lands on Strong's knee. Strong with a running knee and gutbuster followed by a power bomb for a near fall. Strong with the Strong Hold. Strong reapplies the hold and has his knee in Riddle's upper back. Riddle kicks Strong to get out of the hold. Strong misses a forearm and Riddle applies the BroMission and Strong is able to escape but Riddle with elbows and Strong blocks it.
Strong gets to his feet and Riddle with elbows to the chest followed by a Cradle Tombstone for the three count.
Winner: Matt Riddle
NXT Men's Champion Johnny Gargano is in the back getting ready for his match against Adam Cole.
Shawn Michaels and Road Dogg are in the front row.
Match Number Two: NXT Tag Team Championship Ladder Match: Forgotten Sons (Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake) versus Undisputed Era (Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish) versus Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch versus Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins)
All eight men look up at the belts and then Fish and Kyle start things. Everyone pairs up and Lorcan fights with Blake while Dakins is sent to the floor. Fish and O'Reilly with a double kick to Ford. Kyle with kicks to Cutler and then Fish with a dragon screw leg whip to Blake. Cutler goes to the floor when Lorcan and Burch hold down the ropes. Lorcan and Burch exchange forearms with Kyle and Bobby.
Kyle kicks Burch and Fish with a knee. Lorcan chops Bobby and Kyle and then Kyle with an arm bar and Fish with a knee. Kyle kicks Lorcan to the mat and Lorcan goes to the floor. Burch is sent to the floor. Kyle kicks Dawkins off the apron. Kyle and Bobby go for ladders and they look for one that isn't too big or isn't too small. They want one that is just right. Blake with a suicide dive into the ladder that Kyle and Bobby were holding.
Lorcan with an uppercut to Cutler and then Lorcan and Burch go after Cutler. Dawkins goes up top while others are on the floor and he hits a cross body onto Cutler, Blake, and Kyle. Ford and Dawkisn get a ladder and enter the ring. Fish and O'Reilly stop Ford and Dawkins and pulls them off the ladder. Blake pulls Klye and Bobby off the ladder and Kyle falls on the side of the ladder. Cutler and Blake knock Lorcan and Burch off the apron with a ladder. They go running Funks by taking down the Street Profits and Forgotten Sons. Burch and Lorcan go under and hit a double German suplex while the ladder was around Cutler and Blake's heads.
Lorcan and Burch are alone in the ring but Dawkins enters with Ford. Dawkins slams Lorcan and then hits a spinebuster on Burch. Ford with a frog splash on Burch. They hit Blake with the ladder and put Blake on the ladder. Dawkins holds Blake on the ladder and Ford with a leapfrog splash onto Blake's back. The Street Profits with a double flapjack to Cutler on the ladder against the ropes.
Kyle goes up top and Fish with a back elbow to Ford and Kyle with a missile drop kick to Dawkins. Fish give Ford to Kyle and they hit a double underhook DDT followed by a wheelbarrow suplex to Ford onto the ladder. Dawkins is hit with the ladder by Kyle and Bobby. Fish and O'Reilly set up the ladder in the center of the ring. Lorcan gets on the apron and he is kicked off. The same happens to Burch. Fish takes care of Blake and Kyle falls off the ladder and holds his jaw. Kyle stops Blake but Blake power bombs Kyle into the ladder to knock Fish off the ladder.
Cutler sets up a ladder against the turnbuckles. Cutler sets up the ladder on top of Kyle in the center of the ring. Kyle with a knee bar with Cutler in the ladder. Blake kicks Kyle to force him to release the hold. Fish kicks Cutler in the leg and Blake with a reverse DDT while Cutler with a stomp off the ladder. Cutler and Blake cliimb the ladder but Cutler has to hop up the rungs of the ladder due to the damage to his legs. Burch gets Cutler on his shoulders and Lorcan with a European uppercut off the turnbuckles. Dawkins gets Blake on his shoulders for a Blockbuster from Ford.
Kyle is in the ring and Ford is on the apron. Kyle sees Jaxson Ryker making his way to the ring and Kyle climbs the ladder. Ryker grabs Kyle and power bombs Kyle into the ladder in the corner. Ryder with a choke slam to Burch. Ryker sends Ford over the top rope to the floor. Ryker with a uranage to Fish. Dawkins climbs the ladder and Ryker pushes Dawkins off and the ladder falls on Dawkins.
Ryder sends the ladder into Dawkins in the corner and slams it into Dawkins. Lorcan is back dropped onto the ladder by Ryker. Ryker looks around at the carnage around the ring. Ryker sets up the ladder but he is stopped by Ford. Ryker with an elbow. Fish and O'Reilly attack Ryker and then Ford, Dawkins, and Burch join in for a five on one attack. All six non Forgotten Sons members slam the ladder onto Ryker's back.
Kyle sends Rode to the floor while Bobby sends Dawkins to the floor. Kyle sets up the ladder but they see Ryker on the apron and they use the ladder to knock Ryker off the apron to the floor. Ford leaps over the ladder for a plancha onto Ryker. Lorcan avoids the ladder and hits a pescado onto Ryker. Fish and O'Reilly hit Dawkins with the ladder. Burch drop kicks the ladder and Kyle and Bobby go down.
Burch and Lorcan send Fish shoulder first into the ring post. Burch with a clothesline to Kyle followed by an enzuigiri. Lorcan with a half and half suplex to Kyle. Cutler and Blake are knocked off the apron. Burch and Lorcan hold ladders as they surround Dawkins and Ford and they compress Ford and Dawkins with the ladder. Burch and Lorcan throw a ladder on the Forgotten Sons.
Fish and Kyle knock Lorcan and Burch off the ladder. Kyle and Bobby set up another ladder in the center of the ring. Burch, Lorcan, O'Reilly, and Fish climb the ladders. We finally see someone near the title belts as Kyle touches the belt. Fish with a punch to Burch's back. Kyle with forearms to Burch and Lorcan and Fish exchange punches. Cutler and Blake push the ladders down and Fish, O'Reilly, and Lorcan fall to the floor. Blake climbs the ladder and Dawkins spears Cutler. Ford leaps to the top of the ladder and knocks Blake off.
Ford grabs the belts.
Winners: Street Profits (new Champions)
After the match, The Street Profits celebrate in the crowd.
Io Shirai is in the locker room getting ready for her match and Candice LeRae reminds Io she has her back.
Match Number Three: NXT North American Championship: Velveteen Dream versus Tyler Breeze
Dream removes his shirt and gloves and Breeze is impressed. Dream throws his gloves at Breeze. Dream gyrates and Tyler waits for him to finish before locking up. They lock up and Dream with a wrist lock into a hammer lock. Breeze with a reversal. Breeze goes for an Unprettier but Dream escapes and gets away. Breeze relaxes on the ropes as he waits for Dream to get ready. Dream pulls Breeze off the turnbuckles and Breeze with punches followed by a rolling back breaker for a near fall. Breeze clotheslines Dream over the top rope to the floor. Dream with an uppercut as Breeze sets for a suicide dive. Dream with a twisting double sledge from the turnbuckles. Dream with a quebrada for a near fall. Breeze goes to the floor to regroup.
Dream sends Breeze back into the ring. Breeze goes back to the floor while Dream goes up top. Dream returns to the mat and Breeze crotches Dream around the ring post and wrings the leg into the post. Breeze with a forearm off the apron. Breeze goes to the apron and he comes off but Dream with a punch to knock Breeze down on the floor. Dream gets Breeze up on his shoulders but Breeze escapes. Dream's knee gives out and Breeze with a single leg crab. Dream gets to the ropes. Breeze punches Dream and Dream punches back. Breeze with kicks and then he punches Dream. Breeze drop kicks Dream to the floor.
Dream with a super kick to Breeze on the floor and Breeze lands against the announce table. Dream returns to the ring and the referee starts his count. Dream tells the referee to stop his count and Dream goes to the floor and Dream slams Breeze's head into the cover on the announce table. Dream takes his title belt and he has Tyler's phone. Dream takes a selfie with Breeze and he tells Tyler to say cheese.
Breeze with a super kick to Dream and Breeze gets back into the ring before the ten count. Dream with a Death Valley Driver for a near fall. Dream goes up top but Tyler rolls to the apron. Breeze slides under Dream and Breeze with an enzuigiri. Both men are down again. Breeze goes up top and hits a cross body but Dream rolls through to get a near fall. Dream rolls through to get Breeze on his shoulders. Breeze gets to his feet and Breeze has a super kick blocked. Breeze avoids the twisting reverse DDT. Breeze with a super kick for a near fall.
Breeze sets for the Unprettier and Dream escapes. Breeze lands on his feet on a belly-to-back suplex attempt. Dream backs Breeze into the turnbuckles and Dream with an elbow. Dream with a kick to the head and Dream comes off the turnbuckles but is met with a drop kick. Dream blocks the Unprettier and hits the DreamDT for a near fall. Breeze is bleeding from the ear. Breeze grabs Dream's leg but Dream with punches. Dream goes up top and Breeze crotches Dream.
Breeze goes for a DDT but Dream pushes Breeze away. Breeze with a jumping knee to the head. Breeze picks up Dream and sets for a Tombstone but Dream escapes and reverses it. Breeze with a reversal of his own. Dream is able to reverse things and Breeze gets to his feet. Dream with an elbow and Dream goes to the turnbuckles. Breeze misses a drop kick and Dream hits an Unprettier for a near fall. Dream goes up top and misses the Purple Rainmaker when he lands on Breeze's leg.
Dream avoids a hot shot into teh turnbuckles but Breeze with a super kick in the corner followed by an Unprettier for a near fall. Breeze picks up Dream but Dream with an inside cradle for a near fall. Breeze with a Beauty Shot but Dream is able to roll to the floor. Breeze pulls Dream to the ring and the referee starts his count. Dream falls onto the announce table and Breeze tells the referee to stop the count.
Breeze blocks Dream from using the title belt . The referee takes the belt and Dream hits the Dream Valley Driver followed by the Purple Rainmaker for the three count.
Winner: Velveteen Dream (retains Championship)
After the match, Dream keeps his title belt and he gives Breeze back his phone. Breeze keeps Dream from leaving the ring and Breeze asks for a selfie with Dream. Dream agrees to it and Breeze takes it.
We are back with a Damian Priest video package.
Match Number Four: NXT Women's Championship: Shayna Baszler versus Io Shirai
They lock up and Baszler with a snap mare and a kick to the head to show the challenger no respect. Io backs Shayna into the corner and Shayna with a snap mare and Baszler tries to stomp on the elbow but Io avoids it. Io with a snap mare and she slaps Shayna. Io avoids kicks from Shayna and Io with a drop kick to send Shayna to the floor. Io goes for a dive to the floor but Shayna moves and Io stops short but Io with a baseball slide to Shayna. Io sends Shayna back into the ring and Io goes up top and kicks Shayna. Shayna pulls Io off the turnbuckles and Kick Io in the arm. Shayna stomps on the elbow after stopping Io from escaping. Shayna with a double wrist lock and she works on the fingers. Io with a rollup for a near fall. Shayna with a clothesline for a near fall.
Shayna continues to work on the arm. Shayna with an elbow drop to the arm. Shayna with a key lock. Shayna escapes a waist lock and kicks Io in the back and gets a near fall. Shayna returns to the arm and she sets for a stomp on the elbow but Io moves and Shayna misses a kick to the arm. Io with a punch and Io avoids a knee in the corner. Io with a German suplex but she cannot bridge due to the damage to the arm. Io with forearms to Shayna. Io with a Tiger Feint Kickand hits a springboard drop kick for a near fall. Shayna with a forearm and Io with a take down into a crossface.
Shayna picks up Io and hits a side slam to get out of the hold. Io rolls to the apron. Shayna grabs Io on the turnbuckles and she picks Io up for a double wrist lock but Io with kicks to escape the hold. Io with a drop kick to send Shayna to the floor. Io goes up top and hits a moonsault onto Shayna. Io picks up Shayna and sends the champion back into the ring. Io goes up top and hits a missile drop kick. Io with a double knee strike into the corner.
Marina and Jessamyn make their way to the ring but Candice LeRae hits them with a kendo stick. Candice with a cross body onto Marina and Jessamyn. Shayna with an inside cradle for a near fall. Io with forearms but Shayna with a Kirfuta Clutch but Io escapes. Io with a palm strike and she goes to the turnbuckles for a moonsault and misses it but Io lands on her feet. Shayna with a forearm and Kirifuta Clutch but Io rolls through for a near fall. Io with a kick to the head followed by a La Magistral into a bridge but Shayna kicks out and applies the Kirifuta Clutch.
Io tries to escape but Shayna holds on. Io starts to fade but she reaches for the ropes. Io tries to get her foot on the rope but Shayna grabs the leg to keep her from getting to the ropes. Io continues to try to escape as Shayna holds on. Shirai taps out.
Winner: Shayna Baszler (retains championship)
After the match, Io attacks Shayna with the kendo stick and Io goes up top for a moonsault. Io asks Candice to give her a chair from under the ring and Io uses the chair on a second moonsault.
The next NXT UK Takeover will be on August 31st and it will be in Cardiff.
Stephanie McMahon is in the front row.
Match Number Five: NXT Men's Championship: Johnny Gargano versus Adam Cole
They lock up and go around the ring until Gargano gives a clean break. Gargano with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Gargano goes for a head lock but Cole escapes and hits a shoudler tackle. Gargano with a sunset flip but Cole moves. Cole misses a Shining Wizard and both men have a staredown. Cole goes to the floor. Cole returns to the ring and they lock up. Gargano goes for a chin lock but Cole with a wrist lock. Gargano with a reversal and he takes Cole to the mat. Cole traps the arms and he works on the head with a chin lock. Gargano with a crucifix for a near fall. Cole with a forearm.
Gargano with a forearm and they go back and forth. Cole with a kick but the forearms resume. Cole with kicks and an Irish whip but Gargano floats over. Gargano with a spike rana and Cole goes to the floor. Gargano goes to the apron and he avoids Cole. Cole misses a bicycle kick and Gargano misses a kick. Gargano with a cannonball off the apron. Cole misses a move to the floor and Gargano with a kick to the arm from the apron followed by a double stomp onto the arm. Gargano slams the arm into the apron. Gargano works on the shoulder and he hits a leg drop on the arm.
Gargano gets a near fall. Gargano with a cloverleaf with the arm in a hammer lock using the leg. Gargano with a splash onto the arm. Cole goes to the turnbuckles and Gargano follows. Cole escapes and hits a super kick to the leg and Gargano falls to the mat. Cole kicks Gargano in the leg. Cole with a KneeDT to Gargano. Cole follows with a knee bar to add more pressure to the leg. Gargano tries to kick Cole away. Cole with a double sledge and he kicks Johnny. Gargano with forearms. Cole with a kick to the knee and Cole goes to the turnbuckles for a missile drop kick to the knee.
Cole with a dragon screw leg whip to Gargano as he continues to work on the leg. Cole sends Gargano into the turnbuckles and puts the leg in the ropes and Cole kicks the leg. Gargano with punches but Cole with a leg trip and he goes for a figure four leg lock but Gargano counters with an inside cradle for a near fall. Cole goes to the turnbuckles and comes off but Gargano catches Cole and hits a sit out power bomb, but Gargano could not capitalize.
Cole with a forearm and Gargano fires back. They continue the exchange. Gargano with clotheslines and an overhead belly-to-belly throw. Gargano with a rollup and round kick. Gargano with an enzuigiri in the corner and Gargano with a tornado Flatliner for a near fall. Gargano with a slingshot spear for a near fall. Gargano with a chop and he puts Cole on the turnbuckles. Gargano goes to the turnbuckles for a superplex but Cole stops him and slams Gargano's head into the turnbuckles. Cole sets for a sunset flip power bomb but Gargano holds on to the ropes. Gargano comes off the turnbuckles but Cole with a lungblower for a near fall.
Cole sets for a suplex but Gargano with a knee to escape. Cole has Gargano on his shoulders but Gargano gets to his feet. Gargano with a kick but Cole with an enzuigiri. Cole with a burning hammer facebuster for a near fall. Cole goes to the turnbuckles and Gargano grabs the leg to stop Cole. Cole with forearms to the back. Cole misses a move from the turnbuckles. Gargano with a clothesline and Cole with a clothesline. Gargano and Cole with super kicks and Cole comes off the turnbuckles into a super kick. Cole rolls to the floor and so does Gargano.
Cole and Gargano both hit super kicks on the floor and both men are down. Both men struggle to get back into the ring but they beat the count. Gargano with a slingshot DDT for a near fall. Gargano goes for a full nelson and he kicks Cole in the arm. Cole goes for a clip but Gargano moves. Gargano with a double stomp. Gargano sets for a super kick but Cole rolls to the floor. Gargano goes to the apron and Cole kicks Gargano's leg. Cole with a brainbuster shoulder breaker on the floor followed by one in the ring for a near fall.
Cole goes to the turnbuckles again and he sets for a Panama City Destroyer but Gargano blocks it. Gargano sets Cole shoudler first into the mat and Gargano with a La Mistica into the GargaNo Escape. Cole grabs the leg and he goes for a figure four leg lock and applies it. Cole gets a near fall when Gargano's shoulders fall to the mat. Gargano reverses the hold and Cole gets to the ropes to force a break of the hold. Cole goes for the knee but Gargano avoids it and he punches Cole. Cole with punches and he sends the knee into the mat. Cole slams the exposed knee into the mat and then continues to stomp on the knee.
Cole is kicked to the floor by Gargano on a figure four attempt. Gargano with a hanging DDT in the ropes and Cole falls to the floor. Gargano sets for a suicide dive but he catches the ropes and is met with a super kick. Cole hits the Panama City Destroyer off the apron to the floor. Cole pulls Gargano back into the ring and Gargano kicks out. Cole tells Johnny it is over. Cole sets for the Last Shot and Gargano ducks it and Gargano goes for the GargaNo Escape but Cole applies the GargaNo Escape on Gargano.
Gargano escapes and hits Last Shot on Cole for a near fall. Cole and Gargano with forearms. Cole with a series of kicks but Gargano with a clothesline that flips Cole. Cole with a super kick but Gargano with a super kick and reverse rana. Cole with Last Shot for a near fall. Cole goes to the floor and he looks under the ring and gets a chair. The referee tells Cole he cannot do that. The referee takes the chair and we have a tug of wawr situation and Gargano with a suicide dive that hits the referee.
Cole misses Gargano with the chair and Gargano super kicks the chair into Cole and they return to the ring but there is no referee. Gargano checks on the referee and Cole signals to the back and Gargano gets the chair.Gargano gets back to the apron and Cole with a piledriver in the ropes for a near fall. Cole picks up Gargano and Cole goes for Last Shot but Gargano falls to the mat. Gargano with GargaNo Escape and Cole fights through the pain. Cole tries to get to the ropes and Gargano rolls Cole back into the center of the ring. Cole with elbows to the knee. Cole with a thrust kick to the knee and a thrust kick to the head.
Cole goes for the Panama City Destroyer but Gargano drops down for a near fall. Cole hits the Panama City Destroyer followed by Last Shot for the three count.
Winner: Adam Cole (new Champion)
After the match, The Undisputed Era pick up the new NXT Men's Champion as we see Johnny Gargano against the ring steps.
We go to credits.
Your host for the Pre-Show is Charly Caruso and she is joined by Sam Roberts and Pat McAfee.
We talk about the NXT Women's Championship with a video package.
Charly asks about whether Shayna is dealing with something she has not seen before in Io. Sam says Shayna might be the most dominant champion in NXT history but Io is prepared and may be more prepared than any opponent. Pat says this is a legacy match where the unstoppable force is facing the best women's wrestler from Japan. Pat says you don't know how to stop Shayna.
Sam says that we don't know what Io will be able to do without Kairi Sane. Can Io do it on her own?
We go to commercial.
We are back with discussion about the NXT Tag Title Ladder Match. Sam says we will see people who will try to shine tonight. This night has the ability to have Undisputed written all over it. Sam says he is looking at the Street Profits. They have been in NXT for a while and they have not had many chances. Pat talks about the Forgotten Sons and he says they will not be forgotten any more.
We take a look at the North American Championship Match.
Charly says this is a match featuring the past versus the future and that it can change the landscape of Takeover. Sam says that Tyler's best work happened in NXT, but it means he accomplished nothing on the main roster. NXT has become bigger and tougher since Tyler left and he does not think Tyler can hang in the new NXT. Pat says he agrees with Sam. NXT has gotten better and better. Is Tyler Breeze able to live up to Velveteen Dream? Sam says Tyler has gotten worse since NXT has gotten better.
We go to commercial.
We have a video package for the NXT Men's Championship Match between Johnny Gargano and Adam Cole.
We see The Undisputed Era arrive at the arena in the Undisputed Jeep. We also see Johnny Gargano arrive at the arena after The Undisputed Era and he picks up the keys to the jeep after they were thrown down by Kyle.
Tommaso Ciampa has joined the panel to discuss the Men's Championship Match.
Ciampa waves to the crowd and then he gets on the table and he says this is his house.
Ciampa is asked how he is doing. He says he is half blackheart and half wolverine. He says he is fully cleared for non contact activity. He is on his way back and Ciampa tells Goldie he is coming home soon.
Ciampa says if anyone is going to hold on to Goldie while he is on the mend, it is Johnny. He deserves it. Johnny changes when Takeover comes around. Ciampa says he will have his eyes on that match. It takes a special man to get to the top, but it takes a different man to stay on top. Ciampa says Gargano did not focus after he won the North American title. Johnny did things that he would not have done after Johnny won the NXT Championship.
Ciampa says Takeover New York was Johnny's night. He worked for it and he earned it. Ciampa does not appreciate Sam suggesting that he cannot beat Adam Cole. When he is ready to come back, he will be the champion.
WWE NXT Takeover XXV
Your announcers are Mauro Ranallo, Nigel McGuinness, and Beth Phoenix.
Match Number One: Matt Riddle versus Roderick Strong
Riddle enters the ring and sends his flip flops in Strong's direction and Roderick does not appreciate that.
Strong with a waist lock take down but Riddle with a reversal and take down. Riddle gets a near fall and then he goes for the Bromission but Strong gets to the ropes. Strong with a chop and shoulders in the corner. Riddle with a gutwrench suplex and he holds on for a second one. Riddle rolls through and goes for a third one and hits it. Riddle goes to the apron and Strong pulls Riddle to the apron but Riddle and Strong with forearms on the floor. Riddle sends Strong into the ring but Strong goes back to the floor. Riddle with a flying forearm off the ring steps.
Riddle with a chop to Strong and a forearm but Strong kicks Riddle away. Riddle with a forearm. Riddle and Strong with forearms on the apron. Riddle with knees and Strong with a back drop driver onto the apron. Strong chops Riddle and connects with a forearm as he backs Riddle into the turnbuckles. Strong drops Riddle on the top rope and Riddle falls to the floor. Strong gets a near fall. Strong with a chop and Riddle blocks an Irish whip attempt. Riddle with punches but Strong stops a Superman punch and Strong hits a uranage back breaker for a near fall.
Strong with punches to Riddle's back. Strong with a knee to the back and he applies a rear chin lock on Riddle. Strong with a forearm and knee. Strong with a bow and arrow around the ring post. Strong chops Riddle and sends Matt back into the ring. Riddle with a chop and Strong with a forearm. Strong gets a near fall. Riddle with a forearm and strikes to Strong but Strong blocks a kick but Riddle with a rollup for a near fall. Strong with an Olympic Slam for a near fall.
Strong with a back breaker but Riddle escapes and rolls Strong up. Riddle with a brainbuster to counter a suplex attempt from Strong. Riddle with a kick and forearm followed by an enzuigiri. Riddle with a series of running forearms followed by an exploder. Riddle with a back senton and kick to Strong for a near fall. Riddle with a waist lock but Strong escapes. Riddle with kicks to Strong. Riddle hits a round kick. Riddle misses a knee and Strong gets Riddle on his shoulders but Riddle escapes. Riddle with a Go To Sleep and German suplex for a near fall.
Riddle with a forearm and he slams Strong but Strong kicks Riddle away. Riddle with a knee to Strong but Strong with an enzuigiri to Riddle on the turnbuckles. Strong with a superplex and both men are down. Riddle with a punch and then they go back and forth with forearms. Riddle misses a kick and Strong with a forearm and he goes for a clothesline but Riddle floats over. Strong with a series of kicks to Riddle and Strong wtih a running knee against the ropes followed by a series of running forearms and then he sends Riddle face first into the mat but Riddle kicks out.
Strong goes for the Strong Hold but Riddle kicks Strong to the floor. Strong misses a knee and Riddle with a round kick and a V Trigger and power bomb followed by a Final Flash for a near fall. Riddle goes to the turnbuckles and misses a corkscrew moonsault when he lands on Strong's knee. Strong with a running knee and gutbuster followed by a power bomb for a near fall. Strong with the Strong Hold. Strong reapplies the hold and has his knee in Riddle's upper back. Riddle kicks Strong to get out of the hold. Strong misses a forearm and Riddle applies the BroMission and Strong is able to escape but Riddle with elbows and Strong blocks it.
Strong gets to his feet and Riddle with elbows to the chest followed by a Cradle Tombstone for the three count.
Winner: Matt Riddle
NXT Men's Champion Johnny Gargano is in the back getting ready for his match against Adam Cole.
Shawn Michaels and Road Dogg are in the front row.
Match Number Two: NXT Tag Team Championship Ladder Match: Forgotten Sons (Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake) versus Undisputed Era (Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish) versus Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch versus Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins)
All eight men look up at the belts and then Fish and Kyle start things. Everyone pairs up and Lorcan fights with Blake while Dakins is sent to the floor. Fish and O'Reilly with a double kick to Ford. Kyle with kicks to Cutler and then Fish with a dragon screw leg whip to Blake. Cutler goes to the floor when Lorcan and Burch hold down the ropes. Lorcan and Burch exchange forearms with Kyle and Bobby.
Kyle kicks Burch and Fish with a knee. Lorcan chops Bobby and Kyle and then Kyle with an arm bar and Fish with a knee. Kyle kicks Lorcan to the mat and Lorcan goes to the floor. Burch is sent to the floor. Kyle kicks Dawkins off the apron. Kyle and Bobby go for ladders and they look for one that isn't too big or isn't too small. They want one that is just right. Blake with a suicide dive into the ladder that Kyle and Bobby were holding.
Lorcan with an uppercut to Cutler and then Lorcan and Burch go after Cutler. Dawkins goes up top while others are on the floor and he hits a cross body onto Cutler, Blake, and Kyle. Ford and Dawkisn get a ladder and enter the ring. Fish and O'Reilly stop Ford and Dawkins and pulls them off the ladder. Blake pulls Klye and Bobby off the ladder and Kyle falls on the side of the ladder. Cutler and Blake knock Lorcan and Burch off the apron with a ladder. They go running Funks by taking down the Street Profits and Forgotten Sons. Burch and Lorcan go under and hit a double German suplex while the ladder was around Cutler and Blake's heads.
Lorcan and Burch are alone in the ring but Dawkins enters with Ford. Dawkins slams Lorcan and then hits a spinebuster on Burch. Ford with a frog splash on Burch. They hit Blake with the ladder and put Blake on the ladder. Dawkins holds Blake on the ladder and Ford with a leapfrog splash onto Blake's back. The Street Profits with a double flapjack to Cutler on the ladder against the ropes.
Kyle goes up top and Fish with a back elbow to Ford and Kyle with a missile drop kick to Dawkins. Fish give Ford to Kyle and they hit a double underhook DDT followed by a wheelbarrow suplex to Ford onto the ladder. Dawkins is hit with the ladder by Kyle and Bobby. Fish and O'Reilly set up the ladder in the center of the ring. Lorcan gets on the apron and he is kicked off. The same happens to Burch. Fish takes care of Blake and Kyle falls off the ladder and holds his jaw. Kyle stops Blake but Blake power bombs Kyle into the ladder to knock Fish off the ladder.
Cutler sets up a ladder against the turnbuckles. Cutler sets up the ladder on top of Kyle in the center of the ring. Kyle with a knee bar with Cutler in the ladder. Blake kicks Kyle to force him to release the hold. Fish kicks Cutler in the leg and Blake with a reverse DDT while Cutler with a stomp off the ladder. Cutler and Blake cliimb the ladder but Cutler has to hop up the rungs of the ladder due to the damage to his legs. Burch gets Cutler on his shoulders and Lorcan with a European uppercut off the turnbuckles. Dawkins gets Blake on his shoulders for a Blockbuster from Ford.
Kyle is in the ring and Ford is on the apron. Kyle sees Jaxson Ryker making his way to the ring and Kyle climbs the ladder. Ryker grabs Kyle and power bombs Kyle into the ladder in the corner. Ryder with a choke slam to Burch. Ryker sends Ford over the top rope to the floor. Ryker with a uranage to Fish. Dawkins climbs the ladder and Ryker pushes Dawkins off and the ladder falls on Dawkins.
Ryder sends the ladder into Dawkins in the corner and slams it into Dawkins. Lorcan is back dropped onto the ladder by Ryker. Ryker looks around at the carnage around the ring. Ryker sets up the ladder but he is stopped by Ford. Ryker with an elbow. Fish and O'Reilly attack Ryker and then Ford, Dawkins, and Burch join in for a five on one attack. All six non Forgotten Sons members slam the ladder onto Ryker's back.
Kyle sends Rode to the floor while Bobby sends Dawkins to the floor. Kyle sets up the ladder but they see Ryker on the apron and they use the ladder to knock Ryker off the apron to the floor. Ford leaps over the ladder for a plancha onto Ryker. Lorcan avoids the ladder and hits a pescado onto Ryker. Fish and O'Reilly hit Dawkins with the ladder. Burch drop kicks the ladder and Kyle and Bobby go down.
Burch and Lorcan send Fish shoulder first into the ring post. Burch with a clothesline to Kyle followed by an enzuigiri. Lorcan with a half and half suplex to Kyle. Cutler and Blake are knocked off the apron. Burch and Lorcan hold ladders as they surround Dawkins and Ford and they compress Ford and Dawkins with the ladder. Burch and Lorcan throw a ladder on the Forgotten Sons.
Fish and Kyle knock Lorcan and Burch off the ladder. Kyle and Bobby set up another ladder in the center of the ring. Burch, Lorcan, O'Reilly, and Fish climb the ladders. We finally see someone near the title belts as Kyle touches the belt. Fish with a punch to Burch's back. Kyle with forearms to Burch and Lorcan and Fish exchange punches. Cutler and Blake push the ladders down and Fish, O'Reilly, and Lorcan fall to the floor. Blake climbs the ladder and Dawkins spears Cutler. Ford leaps to the top of the ladder and knocks Blake off.
Ford grabs the belts.
Winners: Street Profits (new Champions)
After the match, The Street Profits celebrate in the crowd.
Io Shirai is in the locker room getting ready for her match and Candice LeRae reminds Io she has her back.
Match Number Three: NXT North American Championship: Velveteen Dream versus Tyler Breeze
Dream removes his shirt and gloves and Breeze is impressed. Dream throws his gloves at Breeze. Dream gyrates and Tyler waits for him to finish before locking up. They lock up and Dream with a wrist lock into a hammer lock. Breeze with a reversal. Breeze goes for an Unprettier but Dream escapes and gets away. Breeze relaxes on the ropes as he waits for Dream to get ready. Dream pulls Breeze off the turnbuckles and Breeze with punches followed by a rolling back breaker for a near fall. Breeze clotheslines Dream over the top rope to the floor. Dream with an uppercut as Breeze sets for a suicide dive. Dream with a twisting double sledge from the turnbuckles. Dream with a quebrada for a near fall. Breeze goes to the floor to regroup.
Dream sends Breeze back into the ring. Breeze goes back to the floor while Dream goes up top. Dream returns to the mat and Breeze crotches Dream around the ring post and wrings the leg into the post. Breeze with a forearm off the apron. Breeze goes to the apron and he comes off but Dream with a punch to knock Breeze down on the floor. Dream gets Breeze up on his shoulders but Breeze escapes. Dream's knee gives out and Breeze with a single leg crab. Dream gets to the ropes. Breeze punches Dream and Dream punches back. Breeze with kicks and then he punches Dream. Breeze drop kicks Dream to the floor.
Dream with a super kick to Breeze on the floor and Breeze lands against the announce table. Dream returns to the ring and the referee starts his count. Dream tells the referee to stop his count and Dream goes to the floor and Dream slams Breeze's head into the cover on the announce table. Dream takes his title belt and he has Tyler's phone. Dream takes a selfie with Breeze and he tells Tyler to say cheese.
Breeze with a super kick to Dream and Breeze gets back into the ring before the ten count. Dream with a Death Valley Driver for a near fall. Dream goes up top but Tyler rolls to the apron. Breeze slides under Dream and Breeze with an enzuigiri. Both men are down again. Breeze goes up top and hits a cross body but Dream rolls through to get a near fall. Dream rolls through to get Breeze on his shoulders. Breeze gets to his feet and Breeze has a super kick blocked. Breeze avoids the twisting reverse DDT. Breeze with a super kick for a near fall.
Breeze sets for the Unprettier and Dream escapes. Breeze lands on his feet on a belly-to-back suplex attempt. Dream backs Breeze into the turnbuckles and Dream with an elbow. Dream with a kick to the head and Dream comes off the turnbuckles but is met with a drop kick. Dream blocks the Unprettier and hits the DreamDT for a near fall. Breeze is bleeding from the ear. Breeze grabs Dream's leg but Dream with punches. Dream goes up top and Breeze crotches Dream.
Breeze goes for a DDT but Dream pushes Breeze away. Breeze with a jumping knee to the head. Breeze picks up Dream and sets for a Tombstone but Dream escapes and reverses it. Breeze with a reversal of his own. Dream is able to reverse things and Breeze gets to his feet. Dream with an elbow and Dream goes to the turnbuckles. Breeze misses a drop kick and Dream hits an Unprettier for a near fall. Dream goes up top and misses the Purple Rainmaker when he lands on Breeze's leg.
Dream avoids a hot shot into teh turnbuckles but Breeze with a super kick in the corner followed by an Unprettier for a near fall. Breeze picks up Dream but Dream with an inside cradle for a near fall. Breeze with a Beauty Shot but Dream is able to roll to the floor. Breeze pulls Dream to the ring and the referee starts his count. Dream falls onto the announce table and Breeze tells the referee to stop the count.
Breeze blocks Dream from using the title belt . The referee takes the belt and Dream hits the Dream Valley Driver followed by the Purple Rainmaker for the three count.
Winner: Velveteen Dream (retains Championship)
After the match, Dream keeps his title belt and he gives Breeze back his phone. Breeze keeps Dream from leaving the ring and Breeze asks for a selfie with Dream. Dream agrees to it and Breeze takes it.
We are back with a Damian Priest video package.
Match Number Four: NXT Women's Championship: Shayna Baszler versus Io Shirai
They lock up and Baszler with a snap mare and a kick to the head to show the challenger no respect. Io backs Shayna into the corner and Shayna with a snap mare and Baszler tries to stomp on the elbow but Io avoids it. Io with a snap mare and she slaps Shayna. Io avoids kicks from Shayna and Io with a drop kick to send Shayna to the floor. Io goes for a dive to the floor but Shayna moves and Io stops short but Io with a baseball slide to Shayna. Io sends Shayna back into the ring and Io goes up top and kicks Shayna. Shayna pulls Io off the turnbuckles and Kick Io in the arm. Shayna stomps on the elbow after stopping Io from escaping. Shayna with a double wrist lock and she works on the fingers. Io with a rollup for a near fall. Shayna with a clothesline for a near fall.
Shayna continues to work on the arm. Shayna with an elbow drop to the arm. Shayna with a key lock. Shayna escapes a waist lock and kicks Io in the back and gets a near fall. Shayna returns to the arm and she sets for a stomp on the elbow but Io moves and Shayna misses a kick to the arm. Io with a punch and Io avoids a knee in the corner. Io with a German suplex but she cannot bridge due to the damage to the arm. Io with forearms to Shayna. Io with a Tiger Feint Kickand hits a springboard drop kick for a near fall. Shayna with a forearm and Io with a take down into a crossface.
Shayna picks up Io and hits a side slam to get out of the hold. Io rolls to the apron. Shayna grabs Io on the turnbuckles and she picks Io up for a double wrist lock but Io with kicks to escape the hold. Io with a drop kick to send Shayna to the floor. Io goes up top and hits a moonsault onto Shayna. Io picks up Shayna and sends the champion back into the ring. Io goes up top and hits a missile drop kick. Io with a double knee strike into the corner.
Marina and Jessamyn make their way to the ring but Candice LeRae hits them with a kendo stick. Candice with a cross body onto Marina and Jessamyn. Shayna with an inside cradle for a near fall. Io with forearms but Shayna with a Kirfuta Clutch but Io escapes. Io with a palm strike and she goes to the turnbuckles for a moonsault and misses it but Io lands on her feet. Shayna with a forearm and Kirifuta Clutch but Io rolls through for a near fall. Io with a kick to the head followed by a La Magistral into a bridge but Shayna kicks out and applies the Kirifuta Clutch.
Io tries to escape but Shayna holds on. Io starts to fade but she reaches for the ropes. Io tries to get her foot on the rope but Shayna grabs the leg to keep her from getting to the ropes. Io continues to try to escape as Shayna holds on. Shirai taps out.
Winner: Shayna Baszler (retains championship)
After the match, Io attacks Shayna with the kendo stick and Io goes up top for a moonsault. Io asks Candice to give her a chair from under the ring and Io uses the chair on a second moonsault.
The next NXT UK Takeover will be on August 31st and it will be in Cardiff.
Stephanie McMahon is in the front row.
Match Number Five: NXT Men's Championship: Johnny Gargano versus Adam Cole
They lock up and go around the ring until Gargano gives a clean break. Gargano with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Gargano goes for a head lock but Cole escapes and hits a shoudler tackle. Gargano with a sunset flip but Cole moves. Cole misses a Shining Wizard and both men have a staredown. Cole goes to the floor. Cole returns to the ring and they lock up. Gargano goes for a chin lock but Cole with a wrist lock. Gargano with a reversal and he takes Cole to the mat. Cole traps the arms and he works on the head with a chin lock. Gargano with a crucifix for a near fall. Cole with a forearm.
Gargano with a forearm and they go back and forth. Cole with a kick but the forearms resume. Cole with kicks and an Irish whip but Gargano floats over. Gargano with a spike rana and Cole goes to the floor. Gargano goes to the apron and he avoids Cole. Cole misses a bicycle kick and Gargano misses a kick. Gargano with a cannonball off the apron. Cole misses a move to the floor and Gargano with a kick to the arm from the apron followed by a double stomp onto the arm. Gargano slams the arm into the apron. Gargano works on the shoulder and he hits a leg drop on the arm.
Gargano gets a near fall. Gargano with a cloverleaf with the arm in a hammer lock using the leg. Gargano with a splash onto the arm. Cole goes to the turnbuckles and Gargano follows. Cole escapes and hits a super kick to the leg and Gargano falls to the mat. Cole kicks Gargano in the leg. Cole with a KneeDT to Gargano. Cole follows with a knee bar to add more pressure to the leg. Gargano tries to kick Cole away. Cole with a double sledge and he kicks Johnny. Gargano with forearms. Cole with a kick to the knee and Cole goes to the turnbuckles for a missile drop kick to the knee.
Cole with a dragon screw leg whip to Gargano as he continues to work on the leg. Cole sends Gargano into the turnbuckles and puts the leg in the ropes and Cole kicks the leg. Gargano with punches but Cole with a leg trip and he goes for a figure four leg lock but Gargano counters with an inside cradle for a near fall. Cole goes to the turnbuckles and comes off but Gargano catches Cole and hits a sit out power bomb, but Gargano could not capitalize.
Cole with a forearm and Gargano fires back. They continue the exchange. Gargano with clotheslines and an overhead belly-to-belly throw. Gargano with a rollup and round kick. Gargano with an enzuigiri in the corner and Gargano with a tornado Flatliner for a near fall. Gargano with a slingshot spear for a near fall. Gargano with a chop and he puts Cole on the turnbuckles. Gargano goes to the turnbuckles for a superplex but Cole stops him and slams Gargano's head into the turnbuckles. Cole sets for a sunset flip power bomb but Gargano holds on to the ropes. Gargano comes off the turnbuckles but Cole with a lungblower for a near fall.
Cole sets for a suplex but Gargano with a knee to escape. Cole has Gargano on his shoulders but Gargano gets to his feet. Gargano with a kick but Cole with an enzuigiri. Cole with a burning hammer facebuster for a near fall. Cole goes to the turnbuckles and Gargano grabs the leg to stop Cole. Cole with forearms to the back. Cole misses a move from the turnbuckles. Gargano with a clothesline and Cole with a clothesline. Gargano and Cole with super kicks and Cole comes off the turnbuckles into a super kick. Cole rolls to the floor and so does Gargano.
Cole and Gargano both hit super kicks on the floor and both men are down. Both men struggle to get back into the ring but they beat the count. Gargano with a slingshot DDT for a near fall. Gargano goes for a full nelson and he kicks Cole in the arm. Cole goes for a clip but Gargano moves. Gargano with a double stomp. Gargano sets for a super kick but Cole rolls to the floor. Gargano goes to the apron and Cole kicks Gargano's leg. Cole with a brainbuster shoulder breaker on the floor followed by one in the ring for a near fall.
Cole goes to the turnbuckles again and he sets for a Panama City Destroyer but Gargano blocks it. Gargano sets Cole shoudler first into the mat and Gargano with a La Mistica into the GargaNo Escape. Cole grabs the leg and he goes for a figure four leg lock and applies it. Cole gets a near fall when Gargano's shoulders fall to the mat. Gargano reverses the hold and Cole gets to the ropes to force a break of the hold. Cole goes for the knee but Gargano avoids it and he punches Cole. Cole with punches and he sends the knee into the mat. Cole slams the exposed knee into the mat and then continues to stomp on the knee.
Cole is kicked to the floor by Gargano on a figure four attempt. Gargano with a hanging DDT in the ropes and Cole falls to the floor. Gargano sets for a suicide dive but he catches the ropes and is met with a super kick. Cole hits the Panama City Destroyer off the apron to the floor. Cole pulls Gargano back into the ring and Gargano kicks out. Cole tells Johnny it is over. Cole sets for the Last Shot and Gargano ducks it and Gargano goes for the GargaNo Escape but Cole applies the GargaNo Escape on Gargano.
Gargano escapes and hits Last Shot on Cole for a near fall. Cole and Gargano with forearms. Cole with a series of kicks but Gargano with a clothesline that flips Cole. Cole with a super kick but Gargano with a super kick and reverse rana. Cole with Last Shot for a near fall. Cole goes to the floor and he looks under the ring and gets a chair. The referee tells Cole he cannot do that. The referee takes the chair and we have a tug of wawr situation and Gargano with a suicide dive that hits the referee.
Cole misses Gargano with the chair and Gargano super kicks the chair into Cole and they return to the ring but there is no referee. Gargano checks on the referee and Cole signals to the back and Gargano gets the chair.Gargano gets back to the apron and Cole with a piledriver in the ropes for a near fall. Cole picks up Gargano and Cole goes for Last Shot but Gargano falls to the mat. Gargano with GargaNo Escape and Cole fights through the pain. Cole tries to get to the ropes and Gargano rolls Cole back into the center of the ring. Cole with elbows to the knee. Cole with a thrust kick to the knee and a thrust kick to the head.
Cole goes for the Panama City Destroyer but Gargano drops down for a near fall. Cole hits the Panama City Destroyer followed by Last Shot for the three count.
Winner: Adam Cole (new Champion)
After the match, The Undisputed Era pick up the new NXT Men's Champion as we see Johnny Gargano against the ring steps.
We go to credits.