Generation NXT - NXT recap for March 7, 2018

The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) beat TM61 (Nick Miller and Shane Thorne) to advance to the semi-finals of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

In footage from earlier today, General Manager William Regal says everyone is in for a treat as far as the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic is concerned. Suddenly, Pete Dunne shows up and says the WWE United Kingdom Championship will stay in the UK. Roderick Strong shows up and tells Dunn he wants a rematch. Then, The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly) shows up, and Adam Cole says Roderick is looking for another match to lose. Pete Dunne reminds Adam Cole he has won nothing since he has showed up, and Regal asks if there is a problem. Cole says there is no problem, and The Undisputed Era leaves.

We hear from SAnitY (Eric Young, Alexander Wolfe, Killian Dain, Nikki Cross). Eric Young says it takes four fingers to make a fist, and that chaos will rule the universe. Alexander Wolfe says the chaos will continue in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, and Killian Dain tells Aleister Black that chaos will win tonight.

Bianca Belair beats Drew Renee.

We see footage from last weekend, where Lacey Evans says that she will show the NXT Universe what she is capable of. She says that Dakota Kai is another sad, classless excuse for a woman. She mocks her for being shaken up after her match with "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler, and says she show how much that arm has healed. Baszler shows up, and Evans leaves. Baszler says she has called out Ember Moon for weeks and has gotten nothing but silence, and says that Ember Moon is afraid to face her.

We hear from Heavy Machinery (Tucker Knight and Otis Dozovic) at the WWE Performance Center. Last year they were veal; this year, they are nice, aged beef. They say that none of the other teams are ready from them.

Tommaso Ciampa shows up with a crutch in his hand and a brace around his right leg. Ciampa approaches the ring as the crowd boos him and chants "We Want Johnny!" After he gets in the ring, the crowd continues to boo him, keeping him from speaking. The crowd eventually starts chanting "You Suck!" at Ciampa, then boo him again before he can speak. After another "We Want Johnny!" chant, Ciampa angrily throws the microphone down, puts down the crutch and grabs the microphone again, but he is still booed. Ciampa then throws the microphone down a second time, stands on the apron to watch the crowd sing Na Na Hey Hey (The Goodbye Song) at him, then leaves the ring. He takes a Johnny Gargano crowd from the side and rips it in half. He then gets back in the ring, hits the torn sign with his crutch, then storms off to the stage as the crowd boos him again before leaving for good.

Next week: Adam Cole vs. Pete Dunne for the WWE United Kingdom Championship! SAnitY (Eric Young and Alexander Wolfe) vs. Riddick Moss and Tino Sabbatelli in the first round of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic! Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) vs. Heavy Machinery (Tucker Knight and Otis Dozovic) in the first round of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic!

Aleister Black beats Killian Dain with Black Mass after a near-fall on a victory roll to counter the Ulster Plantation.