Generation NXT - NXT recap for October 9, 2019

Lio Rush beats Drew Gulak to become the NXT Cruiserweight Champion! As General Manager William Regal puts the Cruiserweight title around Lio Rush's waist, Gulak takes it away from Regal in order to personally hand it to him and shake his hand.

We see a video package of Finn Balor's initial NXT run.

We get a closer look at Tegan Nox, who returns next week.

Rhea Ripley beats Aliyah by submission. After the match, Rhea Ripley says that while "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler is the most dominant NXT Women's Champion in history, Shayna has yet to beat her and she is coming for her.

Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango) show up dressed as construction workers - complete with a construction worker-themed entrance - before the next match. When Ever-Rise's (Chase Parker and Matt Martel) music hits, however, Jaxson Ryker is seen dragging them to the stage, and The Forgotten Sons (Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake) become Breezango's opponents.

The Forgotten Sons (Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake) beat Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango).

We see a video package of Keith Lee, who will face Dominik Dijakovic next week.

Cameron Grimes beats Boa in three seconds with a double stomp to the chest as Killian Dain shows up. Killian Dain attacks Boa after the match and slams him into the announce table.

We hear from Damien Priest, who says he laid out Pete Dunne for the attention. He admits that Dunne made a name for himself in NXT UK, but his name is just a bulls-eye for him to take his shot at. He says that his name will live forever at Dunne's expense.

Roderick Strong beats Isaiah "Swerve" Scott with the Strong Hold. During the match, the rest of The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly) show up at ringside, and they distract Swerve so that Strong can hit End Of Heartache before locking in the Strong Hold. After the match, Adam Cole says Isaiah "Swerve" Scott is good, but not as good as Roderick Strong. He says that the best of the best come to NXT to fufill an unrealistic dream of dethroning him, which he says will never happen. Suddenly, Velveteen Dream shows up on the balcony. He shows a picture of Roderick Strong lying nude on a couch with the North American title as his only cover, then says Roderick Strong will defend the title against him in two weeks and that the world will know he doesn't measure up. Velveteen Dream then snaps his fingers, and a censored Photoshop of the picture with the belt removed is presented on the video screen. Suddenly, Tommaso Ciampa shows up and brings a steel chair with him to the ring. The Undisputed Era leave the ring as Ciampa sits in the middle of it, and Ciampa says "Goldy...Daddy's home."

In footage from during the commercial break, Angel Garza shows up and wants an interview from Cathy Kelly, who is tring to interview Tommaso Ciampa. Garza is offended, and Ciampa punches Garza in the face as he speaks Spanish. When Cathy Kelley asks Ciampa what Garza said, Ciampa says "I have no idea."

Bianca Belair beats a returning Dakota Kai. After the match, Bianca Belair says that if Rhea Ripley thinks she will be the one to beat "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler, she will have to go through her first.

We see a video package for Dominik Dijakovic, who will face Keith Lee next week.

We see a video package of Finn Balor's run on the main roster as well as his return to NXT.

We hear from Pete Dunne, who says that he will not let Damian Priest make a name for himself at his expense, as he has plenty of people left to go through and that Priest will be the first, as he asks how Priest will fire a bow and arrow with broken fingers. Pete Dunne vs. Damian Priest is next week.

Walter beats KUSHIDA, breaking KUSHIDA's undefeated streak in NXT while extending his own.

It is announced as per General Manager William Regal that Tommaso Ciampa will face Angel Garza next week.

Here are the top ten moments from tonight's show!