Generation NXT - NXT recap for May 22, 2019

General Manager William Regal announces that in two weeks at NXT TakeOver XXV, Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford), The Forgotten Sons (Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake), the team of Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch and The Undisputed Era (Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish) will compete for the NXT tag team titles in a Ladder Match.

The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong) shows up to start tonight's show. Adam Cole announces that The Undisputed Era is going nowhere and is not only stronger than it has ever been, but also on the same page. He also says that regardless of what it says on everyone's contract, they own the locker room and take what they want when they want. He says that they will soon be draped in championship gold, starting with the next TakeOver when Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly taking back the tag team titles and himself taking the NXT title away from Johnny Gargano. As he proclaims that The Undisputed Era has never been stronger, Johnny Gargano shows up and tells him he has his NXT title match at TakeOver and says the only reason The Undisputed Era is together again is because Cole cannot beat him on his own. Cole asks Gargano what kind of idiot he is and reminds him he won the first fall against him in New York, then Gargano tells him he has no idea how math works and that he didn't shock the school system. Gargano goes on to explain exactly how a two-out-of-three falls match work, and Cole says it eats Gargano alive that he pinned him by himself in New York and that he will do it again at TakeOver XXV. As Cole says The Undisputed Era is celebrating tonight, The Undisputed Era is attacked from behind by Matt Riddle. Gargano runs in and fights The Undisputed Era along with Matt Riddle, then referees keep them away from The Undisputed Era.

Mansoor beats Sean Maluta.

Backstage, Cathy Kelley is outside of General Manager William Regal's office. Regal has informed The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong) that due to their behavior in recent weeks, Matt Riddle and Johnny Gargano will face Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish tonight.

The Velveteen Dream shows up. He says that he is in such high demand that people want to feel, touch and hold the Dream, but he is the North American Champion and that he is too big to hold. As he tells everyone to say his name correctly whenever it comes out of his mouth, Tyler Breeze shows up. As the crowd chants "Breeze is gorgeous" and "Welcome home," Breeze says he is finally home, and much like Velveteen Dream, he had everybody talking about him. Ever since the fashion left NXT, however, it has felt lifeless and dull and has contained wanna-be imitators and cheap knockoffs, and while it is flattering, there can only be one "Prince Pretty," Tyler Breeze. Dream welcomes Breeze back to his NXT, and that things are done differently around here as the fans and the spotlight want a real man and not "a boy who plays cops and robbers." He says that just because Breeze could not cut it on Mondays and Tuesdays does not mean he can demand a spotlight on NXT, and he tells Breeze to run on home. Breeze says not to confuse "couldn't cut it" with "uninspired," as Dream and the NXT North American Championship has inspired him, and an inspired Tyler Breeze dream is too much and too big for Dream to handle. Dream tells "the dollar store detective who sits in catering on Mondays and Tuesday" to go back to the back of the line, but he doesn't want to leave a bad taste in his mouth and asks for a selfie with him. Breeze contemplates taking such a selfie, then decides to do it. He gives Dream one last piece of advice: he says that when he puts his phone number on his trunks and nobody calls him up, it is because no one is interested. He then punches a shocked Dream in the face and leaves.

Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews Tyler Breeze, who says that all he wanted to do was introduced Velveteen Dream to an inspired Tyler Breeze.

Candice LeRae beats Reina Gonzalez. After the match, "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler, Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir surround and attack Candice LeRae, but Io Shirai beats them all down with a Kendo stick to make the save for Candice LeRae.

Tyler Breeze vs. Velveteen Dream for the NXT North American Championship is official for TakeOver XXV, as is Adam Cole vs. Johnny Gargano for the NXT Championship.

Next week: Mia Yim vs. Bianca Belair! KUSHIDA vs. Drew Gulak!

The Undisputed Era (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) beat Matt Riddle and Johnny Gargano following the distraction and interference of Adam Cole and Roderick Strong. After the match, all four members of The Undisputed Era (Cole, Fish, O'Reilly, Strong) gang up on Gargano and Riddle, and Cole hits Gargano with The Last Shot.