WWE NXT TakeOver: XXX Results – August 22nd, 2020

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After weeks of buildup, NXT TakeOver: XXX is finally here. Tonight, we will crown a new NXT North American Champion, and both the NXT and NXT Women’s Championships will be defended, along with plenty of other matches. Let’s run down tonight’s card.

First off, to start things off on tonight’s pre show, Breezango, Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan, and Raul Mendoza and Joaquin Wilde of Legado del Fantasma will face off in a triple threat tag team match to become #1 contender to Imperium’s NXT Tag Team Championships. Breezango and El Legado have been major issues for each other for months, but will one of those teams emerge victorious or will the Brit-Am Brawlers come out with the win?

In a match recently announced, Finn Balor will take on Timothy Thatcher. Thatcher blindsided Balor after his match with Velveteen Dream this past Wednesday, costing Balor the match, and Balor will be looking for revenge while Thatcher looks to continue his hot streak,

For tonight’s final non-title match, Adam Cole will take on former NFL punter Pat McAfee. After months of back and forth between these two, things finally reached their boiling point when McAfee kicked Cole’s head in on NXT television a number of weeks ago. McAfee will step into the ring for the first time tonight against the longest-reigning NXT Champion in history, Adam Cole. Surely these two will not have a straight wrestling match, but what will go down between these two tonight? We’ll find out.

After a series of triple threat and singles matches to determine the competitors for this match, Johnny Gargano, Bronson Reed, Cameron Grimes, Damian Priest, and Velveteen Dream will face off in a ladder match to determine the new NXT North American Champion. Two of these men have the chance to be the first two-time NXT North American Champion, while the other three look to win their first piece of gold for the black and gold brand, but only time will tell who will come out on top.

Io Shirai will defend her NXT Women’s Championship against Dakota Kai. Kai become #1 contender after blindsiding Io Shirai, and with the addition of Raquel Gonzalez back into her corner, Kai has stayed one step ahead of the champion for weeks, but will Kai be able to outsmart Shirai tonight and become the new NXT Women’s Champion?

Finally, in what will likely be tonight’s main event, NXT Champion Keith Lee will defend his championship against Karrion Kross. This rivalry has become intensely personal, with Kross taking out Lee’s best friend, Dominik Dijakovic, and Lee caught a fireball to the face during the contract signing two weeks ago. While Kross has managed to get into Lee’s head, Lee will finally get his hands on Kross tonight. Kross has been virtually unstoppable since arriving in NXT, but will the Limitless One put an end to Kross’ hot streak?

Tonight’s card is set to be action-packed, with 3 championship matches and multiple high-profile performers, and we will begin coverage when the NXT TakeOver: XXX pre-show begins at 6:30 PM EST!

Pre-Show

Scott Stanford and Sam Roberts host tonight’s pre-show in person, and Booker T joins the pre-show via panel via Zoom.

We see McAfee arriving earlier today with his football buddies. William Regal approaches them outside of the arena and tells him that tonight is a one-on-one match, and McAfee says that Regal has nothing to worry about. We are told that Cole and McAfee have to go one-on-one, without their backup.

We see the same video package from the last episode of NXT, hyping up the Keith Lee and Karrion Kross match-up.

Booker T picks Keith Lee to retain against Karrion Kross, while Sam Roberts picks Karrion Kross.

For the NXT Women’s Championship match, Booker T picks Dakota Kai to win. Up next, the tag team triple threat match.

We get a video package from Imperium, talking about how important it was that Imperium has made such a huge impact on NXT and WWE, being the first European team to win tag team gold in WWE.

Breezango vs. Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch vs. Legado del Fantasma to Become #1 Contender for the NXT Tag Team Championships

Fandango, Mendoza, and Lorcan start the match. Mendoza goes right after Tyler Breeze on the outside, but Lorcan and Fandango send Mendoza to the outside. Mendoza hits Lorcan with an enziguri on the outside, then gets back into the ring and hits Fandango with a chop.

Mendoza goes to the top rope and Fandango pushes him to the floor on the outside. Wilde gets in the ring and Fandango power bombs Wilde onto Mendoza, Lorcan, Burch, and Breeze on the outside.

Lorcan gets to the apron and tries to suplex Fandango to the outside, but rolls up Fandango in the ring instead. Fandango kicks out and two Lorcan and Fandango trade uppercuts. Lorcan chops at Fandango, but Fandango sends Lorcan over the top rope with a clothesline.

Mendoza comes out of nowhere and hits a dive onto Lorcan and Fandango on the outside. Fandango tags Tyler Breeze in. Wilde gets Lorcan back in the ring and takes down Lorcan and Breeze, pinning each man for two.

Danny Burch tags in and lays into Wilde with punches and uppercuts, then hits a dropkick onto Wilde, taking them down. Burch hits a German suplex and a clothesline, taking Wilde down. Burch gets WIdle in an electric chair, but Wilde escapes. Butch hits Wilde with a headbutt, then tags in Lorcan. Lorcan and Burch hit an elevated DDT, pinning Wilde, but Mendoza breaks up the pin.

Fandango tags in and takes out Mendoza and Lorcan with superkicks. Tyler Breeze comes back in and they and assisted leg drop, pinning Mendoza, but Wilde breaks up the pin. Breeze tosses Lorcan and Burch out of the ring, but Mendoza gets teh upperhand, taking Breeze down with a Spanish fly.

Wilde tags in and hits a 450 of Breeze, pinning him, but Lorcan, Burch, and Fandango break up the pin. Lorcan hits an uppercut on Wilde, sending him out of the ring, then Breeze hits a Supermodel Kick on Lorcan, pinning Lorcan for the victory.

Winner: Breezango

Back with the pre-show panel, Roberts, Stanford, and Booker T talk the Ladder Match. Booker T says he is picking Grimes. Roberts picks Damian Priest.

The Undisputed Era are shown arriving earlier today at the arena.

We get a video package hyping up the match between Adam Cole and Pat McAfee.

Booker T picks Adam Cole to beat Pat McAfee, and Sam Roberts picks Pat McAfee. That’s the end of the pre-show, and we head into the main card!

Opening Segment

We get a video package hyping up every match on the card. Corey Graves is back on commentary and NXT is back in Full Sail.

Finn Balor vs. Timothy Thatcher

Balor doesn’t wait for Thatcher to be ready, as he goes right after Thatcher, but Thatcher takes down Balor with a some palm strikes. Balor reverses and goes for an armbar. Thatcher rolls Balor into a pinfall, but Balor gets the armbar back in.

Thatcher escapes, but Balor and Thatcher get back to their feet and Balor goes right after the same arm. Thatcher takes Balor down, but Balor picks Thatcher’s toe and drops him to the mat. Thatcher gets in a front face lock, but Balor gets to his feet.

Thatcher chops Balor in the chest and then gets the front facelock back in. Thatcher wrenches on Balor’s neck, but Balor is able to dump Thatcher to the outside. Thatcher gets back in the ring, and Balor stomps and kicks at Thatcher. Thatcher grabs Balor’s toe and brings him back down to the mat.

Thatcher gets a hold of Balor’s left leg and puts in a submission on his knee. Balor kicks Thatcher’s head, but Thatcher lays into the submission. Balor reaches the ropes and forces a break. Thatcher locks in a bow and arrow submission, but Balor reverses into a cover for two.

Thatcher kicks away at Balor on the mat, then wrenches away at Balor’s left leg. Balor kicks Thatcher in the face, and Thatcher releases the hold. Balor jumps to his feet and lays into Thatcher with kicks, but Thatcher rolls Balor to the mat and locks in a kimura lock. Thatcher rolls Balor onto his stomach and locks in an abdominal stretch.

Thatcher locks in another headlock, then transitions into an attempted armbar, but lays into Balor’s midsection with knees instead. Thatcher locks in a double chicken wing, but Balor reverses into a suplex, covering him for two. Balor hits a dropkick on Thatcher, pinning him for two.

Balor and Thatcher get to their feet and trade blows. Balor hits an overhead kick on Thatcher, and both men fall to the mat. Thatcher gets to his feet and goes for a slingblade. Thatcher catches him, but Balor takes him down and hits a double stomp on Thatcher.

Balor pulls Thatcher to his feet, but Thatcher reverses. After a series of reversals, Balor locks in an abdominal stretch, then hits an inverted DDT. Balor hits Thatcher with a superkick into the corner, then goes for Coup de Grace. Thatcher rolls out of the way and locks in a single leg crab on Balor. Balor reaches the ropes and forces break.

Thatcher kicks away at Balor’s back, but Balor gets back and kicks Thatcher in the ribs. Thatcher hits Balor with a kick to the head and a German suplex. Thatcher goes for a single leg takedown, but Balor reveres into a headlock. Thatcher breaks the grip and goes for an ankle lock.

Balor pulls Thatcher forward and rolls through, hitting a double foot stomp on Thatcher. Balor hits a forearm to Thatcher’s chest, then goes to the top and goes for Coup de Grace and hits. Balor follows it up with a 1916, then pins Thatcher for the victory.

Winner: Finn Balor

Keith Lee and Mia Yim are shown arriving at the arena. Bayley and Sasha Banks are shown in the audience.

We get a video package for the NXT North American Ladder Match.

Johnny Gargano vs. Damian Priest vs. Cameron Grimes vs. Bronson Reed vs. Velveteen Dream in a Ladder Match for the NXT North American Championship

Priest immediately goes after Dream and takes him down. Gargano rolls out of the ring, and Priest and Bronson Reed take Grimes out of the ring. Gargano runs back in the ring, but Dream takes Gargano down. Dream hits superkicks on Priest and Reed, then tosses Grimes back out of the ring.

Dream goes out of the ring and goes for a ladder, but Grimes takes down Dream and pulls out a smaller ladder. Grimes is upset, and Dream takes Grimes down, then pulls out a regular sized ladder. Grimes hits Priest with a PK, then tries to pull the ladder into the ring. Gargano grabs ladder and prevents it front coming into the ring. Gargano hits a slingshot spear into Grimes.

Reed and Priest get back in the ring, and Reed takes down Priest and Gargano. Dream grabs a ladder outside and brings it into the ring. Dream and Priest set up ladders and Grimes pushes them off. Grimes climbs both ladders, but Priest and Dream pull the ladders apart.

Dream and Gargano, who has gotten back in the ring, are both taken down by Bronson Reed with a ladder. Priest, Reed, and Grimes trade blows, but Bronson lays out Reed with a clothesline. Reed sets up a ladder and Gargano goes for a hurricanrana, but Reed blocks him.

Gargano gets to a ladder, but Reed gets him set for a power bomb. Dream and Grimes hit superkicks on Reed. Grimes, Dream, and Gargano form a temporary alliance, agreeing to take out Priest and Reed. They use ladders as weapons. Gargano throws a ladder at Dream, and Priest hits Gargano with a ladder.

Dream, Gargano, Priest, and Grimes end up in a pile of people and ladders in the corner, and Reed hits a splash onto them. Reed then hits a tower of Doom powerbomb on Grimes, who had Priest in a German Suplex, who had Dream in a suplex.

Gargano enters the ring and sets up a ladder. Reed hits a fallaway slam on Gargano, and Damian Priest climbs the ladder.. Dream interrupts Priest’s climb, then strikes away at him. Dream tries to climb the ladder, but Priest takes out Dream’s legs. Cameron Grimes prevents Priest from climbing. Gargano takes Priest down with a kick.

Dream dumps Gargano out of the ring, but Bronson Reed puts a ladder on his head. Reed takes out Priest and Dream, but Gargano hits the One Final Beat DDT on Reed. Dream tries to throw a ladder at Gargano, but Gargano avoids and hits a dive onto Reed.

Gargano goes to the outside and Grimes hits his crossbody flip on Gargano, and Reed hits a dive to the outside on Grimes, Dream, and Gargano. Grimes is up first and grabs another ladder, brings it into the ring, and Damian Priest kicks the ladder into Grimes. The ladder ends up leaning against the ladder, and Preist runs up the ladder and hits a flip onto Reed, Gargano, and Dream on the outside.

Candice LeRae comes down to check on Gargano, while Cameron Grimes is climbing the ladder. LeRae stops him, takes down the ladder and rolls Cameron out of the ring. Candice hits a hurricanrana to the outside onto everyone on the outside. Gargano sets up a ladder in the ring, but Bronson Reed climbs to the top of the ladder and tosses Gargano off.

Candice climbs the ladder and gets on Bronson’s back, keeping him from grabbing the ladder, but Reed hits a splash onto Gargano, with Candice on his back. Gargano and Candice roll out of the ring, while Reed climbs the ladder. Damian Priest climbs the other side. They strike away at each other, but Cameron Grimes sets up a bigger ladder next to their ladder.

Priest knocks Reed down and Grimes gets on the ladder with Priest. Grimes takes down Priest, but Dream grabs Grimes’ leg and prevents him from climbing. Dream takes Grimes down with a kick the face, then sets up a ladder horizontally, setting it on a rung of the ladder and the rope.

Dream sets Grimes on the horizontal ladder and Dream climbs the ladder, trying to get the belt. Priest climbs the other side and hits a bell clap on Dream. Reed pulls Priest back to the mat and Priest takes him down, but Grimes hits the Cave In on Priest.

Grimes starts to climb the ladder, but Gargano comes in and hits a sunset flip powerbomb on Grimes onto the horizontal ladder. Gargano gets to his feet back in the ring, then goes for the One Final Beat DDT on Priest. Priest blocks him, but Dream hits Priest with a superkick. Gargano goes for the One Final Beat on Dream, but Dream catches him and hits a Dream Valley Driver on Gargano, landing on Preist.

Back in the ring, Dream tries to climb the ladder, but Reed tosses Dream off the ladder into the audience. Reed climbs the ladder, but Grimes hits Reed with the small ladder. Grimes climbs the ladder, but Gargano climbs the other side and stops him by hitting him in the face with the belt. Gargano looks like he will grab the belt, but Priest climbs the other side of the ladder and tosses Gargano off, grabbing the belt for himself.

Winner: Damian Priest

We get a video package for the upcoming match between Pat McAfee and Adam Cole.

Adam Cole vs. Pat McAfee

The rest of the Undisputed Era come down to the ring with Cole, despite saying that the match will be one on one. They do not enter the ring with Cole, though, and they are gone by the time McAfee comes down the the ring.

McAfee is backstage with his football buddies, who are all wearing shirts that say, “Cole Sucks.” He sends them all to the back and cuts a promo about how great his leg is and how he is going to end things quick.

McAfee comes out and his buddies come out from behind the set. They stay outside of the ring, standing on the apron, staring at Cole. McAfee’s friends jump off the apron and the match starts.

McAfee and Cole lock up, but McAfee breaks the hold and taunts Cole. Cole gets McAfee in a headlock, wrenching away. McAfee tries to hit a suplex, but Cole blocks and keeps the headlock in.

McAfee grabs Cole’s hair and forces the break, then dodges Cole with Cole runs at him in the corner. Cole almost catches McAfee with a superkick, but McAfee sits in the corner and the ref forces Cole to step back.

McAfee gets Cole in a headlock, but Cole breaks the hold. McAfee runs the ropes and hits a shoulder tackle on Cole, taking him down. McAfee runs the ropes again and Cole goes for a bicycle kick, but McAfee rolls out of the ring.

McAfee regroups with his football posse, and Cole gets out of the ring. The rest of the Undisputed Era come down to back up Cole. Security runs down and McAfee uses the distraction to hit a swanton from the top rope onto all of Undisputed Era and the NXT security.

McAfee picks up Cole and rolls him back in the ring. McAfee stomps away at Cole in the corner, then pulls his hair. The ref forces a break. McAfee picks him up and nails him with a punch to the face. McAfee taunts Cole and the crowd, then hits kicks Cole in the face again.

McAfee continues to taunt Cole. He picks Cole up by the hair, then hits a scoop slam, pinning him, but doesn’t even get a one count. McAfee locks in a headlock on Cole., but Cole gets to his feet, but Cole tosses him down by the hair.

The referee tells McAfee to lay off of Cole’s hair, but McAfee argues with the ref before going back after Cole. Cole gets to his feet and runs the ropes, but McAfee hits Cole with a dropkick. Cole gets to his feet in the corner, but Cole slaps McAfee a few times. Cole and McAfee strike away at each other,

Cole pulls McAfee’s shirt over his head, and when McAfee pulls it down, Cole hits him with a pump kick. McAfee sits in the corner and Cole stomps away at him again. Cole picks up McAfee and hits him with an ushigoroshi, pinning him for two.

Cole taunts McAfee and goes for the Last Shot, but McAfee avoids and rolls up Cole for two. Cole kicks out and hits a backbreaker on McAfee, pinning him for two. Cole gets to his feet and goes to the top rope, but McAfee crotches Cole. McAfee goes to the top rope and goes for a superplex, but Cole blocks it.

McAfee flips off the top rope when Cole pushes him. McAfee jumps to the top rope and hits a superplex on Cole. McAfee pins Cole for two. McAfee goes out of the ring and tries to punt Cole’s head again, but Cole rolls out of the way and McAfee kicks the steel steps.

Cole goes out of the ring and rolls McAfee back in. McAfee tries to get Cole to back up, but Cole kicks at McAfee’s injured leg, and then locks in the Figure Four. McAfee is able to roll over the Figure Four, but Cole keeps the roll going and keeps on the Figure Four. McAfee gets to the bottom rope and forces a break.

McAfee gets to his feet, nursing his injured leg. Cole hits him away with kicks. The ref backs Cole up, but he dodges the ref and runs back at McAfee. McAfee kicks Cole with a low blow behind the ref’s back, then punts Cole in the chest and pins him, but Cole kicks out at two.

McAfee goes to the top rope and taunts Cole. McAfee goes for a double ax handle from the top rope, but Cole catches him with a superkick. Cole gets in McAfee’s face, thinks about lowering his kneepad, but doesn’t and goes to the middle rope instead. Cole hits McAfee with Panama Sunrise, then pins him for three.

Winner: Adam Cole

Cole poses in the middle of the ring and McAfee sits in the corner in agony.

Karrion Kross is shown backstage warming up for his match.

We get a video package hyping up the match between Kai and Shirai.

NXT Women’s Champion Io Shirai vs. Dakota Kai (w/Raquel Gonzalez)

Shirai immediately takes down Kai, then kicks away at her. The referee backs her up and Kai gets to her feet. Kai tries to kick Io, but Io avoids the kick. Shirai hits a dragon screw on Kai, and Kai retreats to the corner. Shirai hits a meteora on Kai, and Kai escapes the ring.

Shirai gives chase, but Raquel stands in Shirai’s way. Kai runs back in the ring and gets behind Shirai, then pushes her face first into the ring post. Kai rolls Shirai back in the ring, pinning her for two.

Kai uses the ropes for leverage and pulls away at Io’s left arm. Kai runs to kick Shirai, but Shirai trips her up on the middle rope. Shirai goes for the Tiger Faint Kick, but Kai rolls out of the ring and pulls Io down to the mat. Kai goes back after Shirai’s arm, then hits a pump kick on Shirai, covering her for two.

Kai kicks away at a grounded Shirai, then pushes her boot into Shirai’s face in the corner. Kai hits a snapmare on Shirai and covers her for two. Kai works to hyper-extend Shirai’s left arm, then pins her again for two.

Kai stomps away at Shirai from different angles, then bars Io’s arm. Io gets to her feet and rolls up Kai for two. Kai explodes out of the corner with a suplex, covering Shirai for two.

Kai goes for an armbar, but Shirai rolls Kai onto her back. Kai gets leverage back on her side and forces Shirai back to the mat. Shirai breaks the hold and both women get to their feet. Kai goes for a pump kick, but Shirai dodges and hits a shote palm strike.

Shirai takes Kai down with a shoulder tackle, then hits a Tiger Faint Kick and a springboard dropkick, covering Kai for two. Shirai gets in a waistlock, but Kai gets a go-behind. Kai rolls up Shirai, but Shirai rolls through and hits a double foot stomp. Kai and Shirai get to their feet. Both women get to the apron, and Kai drops to the mat, looking for a sunset flip powerbomb. Shirai blocks and stomps on Kai’s chest.

Back in the ring, Shirai covers Kai for two, but Kai transitions the kickout back into an armbar and kicks to Shirai’s shoulder and face. Shirai responds to blows to the face and runs the ropes, but Kai catches Shirai with a Scorpion Kick, the sends Shirai’s head into the bottom rope.

Kai goes for a kick, but Shirai avoids and instead drops Kai to a seated position in the corner. Shirai kicks at Kai and goes to the top rope, but Kai blocks her climb, climbing to the top herself and setting up for a superplex.

Shirai knocks Kai down and Kai ends up in the Tree of Woe. Shirai hit a double foot stomp on Kai and pins her for two. Both women get to their feet and Shirai goes for a double underhook slam. Kai hits a headbutt on Shirai and then locks in an armbar on Shirai.

Shirai gets to the bottom rope and forces a break. Shirai sits on the apron and rests. Kai grabs Shirai to her feet and Kai kicks at Shirai and tosses her face first into the ring post. Shirai gets to the top rope and Kai hits a Go to Kick, pinning her, but Shirai gets to the ropes and forces a break.

Kai whips Shirai into the corner and goes for a facewash, but Shirai moved and Kai kicks the ref. The ref goes down and Shirai hits a moonsault on Kai. Shirai pins Kai, but the ref misses the pin. Shirai breaks up the pin and Gonzalez hits Shirai with a powerbomb. Gonzalez drags Kai on top of Shirai and then drags the ref to the cover. Shirai kicks out at two.

Kai gets Shirai up and Kai goes for a Go to Kick again, but Shirai reveres into a crossface. Kai escapes and kicks Shirai, then rolls out of the ring. Shirai hits a moonsault on Kai and Gonzalez, then rolls Kai back into the ring. Shirai hits Kai with another moonsault, then pins Kai for the win.

Winner: Io Shirai

After the match, as Io Shirai celebrates, Raquel Gonzalez attacks Io. Rhea Ripley comes down for the save and comes face to face with Raquel. Raquel and Kai retreat out of the ring and up the ramp.

We see a video package hyping up the return of Tomasso Ciampa, which will happen this Wednesday.

Outside, Damian Priest is celebrating his win by getting in a hot tub with two women and drinking champagne.

We get a repeat of the video package from before, hyping up the match between Keith Lee and Karrion Kross.

NXT Champion Keith Lee vs. Karrion Kross (w/Scarlett)

Lee runs right at Kross and takes him down with a shoulder tackle. Kross runs at Lee and goes for a knee to the midsection, but Lee does not move and pins Kross in the corner, punching away at his midsection. Kross kicks Lee in the stomach, but Lee is unmoved and goes right back to punching away at Kross.

Kross gets a forearm strike to Lee’s face, but Lee hits a crossbody and Kross rolls out of the ring. Lee tosses Kross face first into the apron. Kross hits Lee with forearms again, then breaks the count, and gets back out of the ring.

Kross lays into Lee with forearms to the face. He goes for a punch, and Lee avoids it. Lee runs at Kross and hits the ringpost, then rests his arm on the guardrail. Kross kicks at Lee’s arm in the guardrail, then rolls Lee back into the ring.

Kross goes back to work on Lee’s left arm. Lee breaks the grip and gets back to his feet. Lee pushes Kross against the ropes and Kross runs the ropes. Kross goes for a shoulder tackle, then tosses Lee down to the mat.

Kross goes for a wrist lock on Lee’s left arm. Lee picks up Kross and goes for a power slam, but Kross escapes and pushes Lee into the corner. Kross pushes Lee back into the corner again, shoulder first. Lee backs up and runs at Kross in the corner, but Kross avoids and Lee goes shoulder first into the ringpost.

Kross pins Lee to the mat facefirst, keeping Lee’s left arm behind his back. Kross wrenches on Lee’s arm. Lee gets to his knees and tries to pick up Kross, but Kross nails Lee with an elbow, then gets in a front facelock and a flatliner, grounding Lee.

Kross gets Lee back to the mat on his stomach, while working away on Lee’s left arm. Lee gets to his feet and forces a break. Lee punches away at Kross’s midsection. Kross gets Lee to the mat and goes for an armbar. Lee blocks by keeping his hands locked.

Kross keeps going after the armbar, but Lee rolls Kross onto his back, pinning him for two. Kross goes for a triangle hold, but Lee picks up Karrion Kross and throws him on his back, breaking Kross’ hold.

Lee and Kross get back to their feet and they trade blows. Keith Lee takes Kross down after a pair of left hands, then picks up Kross and whips him into the corner and follows it up with elbow to the back. Lee runs the ropes and Kross bursts out of the corner and goes for a crossbody, but Lee catches him and hits a powerslam, pinning him for two.

Kross nails Lee with a forearm to the face, then an elbow to the head. Kross goes for the Doomsday Saito, but Lee is too heavy. Kross kicks Lee in the head twice, hits a DDT on Lee, then pins him for two. Kross picks up Lee and goes again for the Doomsday Saito, but Lee blocks with elbows to the head.

Lee hits a headbutt on Kross, then nails him with a suplex. Lee pins Kross for two. Kross punches away at Lee’s midsection, then hits an uppercut on Lee. Lee picks Kross up, but Kross takes Lee down with a clothesline, then pins him for two.

Lee punches at Kross’ stomach, but Kross returns with forearms to the face. Kross and Lee trade blows. Kross gets the upper hand with forearms to the face and Kross runs the ropes, but Lee lays out Kross with a lariat.

Kross and Lee get to their feet in opposite corners. Kross runs at Lee and goes for a kick, but Lee dodges and hits a forearm. Kross answers with a forearm of his own. Lee goes for his double chest slap, but Kross dodges and hits a Doomsday Saito on Lee. Kross pins Lee for two.

Kross signals for the Krossjacket, then locks it on Lee. Lee is fading, but is able to stop his hand from hitting the mat. Lee rolls on his stomach. Lee crawls his way to the bottom rope and forces a break.

Kross stands back and waits for Lee to get back to his feet. Kross turns Lee around, and Lee hits his double chest slap on Kross, then a headbutt on Kross. Lee picks Kross up and hits a Spirit Bomb on Kross, but Kross kicks out at two.

Lee drags Kross over the corner, and Lee goes to the second rope. Kross gets to his feet and grabs Lee’s leg. Lee fights Kross off and sits on the middle rope to the side. Kross chases Lee to the middle rope and hits a Doomsday Saito on Lee from the middle rope, then pins Lee for the victory.

Winner: Karrion Kross

Karrion Kross and Scarlett celebrate at the top of the ramp as NXT goes off the air.