Generation NXT - NXT recap for August 3, 2016

Zack Sabre Jr., Tony Nese and Drew Gulak from The Cruiserweight Classic are in the front row.

Hideo Itami beats Sean Maluta in his first in-ring appearance on NXT in over a year.

The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) says they are the best tag team in NXT right now, when all of a sudden TM61 (Shane Thorne and Nick Miller) show up. The Revival tell TM61 to take a hike, then Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano show up and question the courage of The Revival. The tag team champs then suddenly prefer to face TM61 to avoid putting their titles on the line.

Samoa Joe attacks both Mojo Rawley and Chris Atkins during their match. He calls out Regal, saying that since NXT General Manager William Regal won't consult with him, he won't consult with Regal over when he shows up. After he says he will destroy "The King of Strong Style" Shinsuke Nakamura at TakeOver, he is attacked by Mojo. As Mojo leaves, Joe goes after him and puts him in the Coaquina Clutch. After letting go, he says that this is what he is going to do to both Nakamura and Regal.

Bayley says she's been in NXT long enough, and that it's time to adapt and mentally prepare for the tough matches. She's been watching Asuka, and she's ready for her this time. Asuka shows up, asks Bayley if she thinks she's ready, then says "How much?"

Bayley guests on commentary for the next match. When Asuka shows up, however, she takes a chair, places it on the entrance ramp, then looks at Bayley and points at it, both figuratively and literally giving Bayley a ringside seat. Bayley gets closer to the ring and tosses the chair to the side, preferring to stand.

Asuka beats Aliyah with the Asuka Lock. After the match, Bayley charges into the ring when Asuka refuses to let go of the Asuka Lock. Asuka stares down Bayley with the Women's title in her hand, then leaves.

In an interview after his win against "The Perfect Ten" Tye Dillinger last month, Oney Lorcan said that in order to get better in NXT, he had to get back to his roots.

Ember Moon comes to NXT August 20th...

Bobby Roode returns to NXT for the first time in months. He says the wait is finally over, and that Bobby Roode is NXT. He talks about sitting front row for NXT TakeOver: Dallas, and knew from that moment on that NXT was the perfect place for him. He says that NXT has revolutionized the industry, and says that "we are all NXT." He says that to take NXT to the next level, NXT - and the fans - need Bobby Roode. He is proud to be in the ring and say that he is that superstar NXT has been looking for, and now that NXT has their man, his image will be everywhere. He plans to take the company to the next level - corporate America and Wall Street - and make it a better place, where the audience is the elite and not the common man in their oversized shirts, which receives the ire of the fans. Roode says he is a superstar down to the custom suits and watches he wears, and says that this is the new NXT and that he is at the helm, and from this moment forward, NXT will be glorious.

Next week: the contract signing between Bayley and Asuka for the Women's Championship at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II!

The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) beat TM61 (Shane Thorne and Nick Miller). After the match, they say that no matter where you come from, they talk heavy and hit hard. They've beaten all the big name teams, but Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano show up, calling them "Ole and Arn" before comparing them to Ole and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson and namedropping older teams such as "Pikachu and Charmander" and . They want the NXT Tag Team Championships, and tell The Revival they haven't beaten them yet. The Revival tells Gargano and Ciampa that their words are just that: words. This starts a brawl where Gargano and Ciampa come out on top, and Ciampa counts to three as Gargano pins Dash Wilder.