Generation NXT - NXT recap for May 20, 2020

In memory of Shad Gaspard, 1981 - 2020.

Karrion Kross quickly beats an unnamed opponent (who is Liam Gray, who is not even mentioned by name in this match) with the Kross Jacket. After the match, Tommaso Ciampa shows up and formally introduces himself to Karrion Kross, and says that Kross knows NXT is his home and that he attacked him to make a point. Ciampa says that part of him respects that, given the kind of guy that Kross is, and says that Kross stands out in a locker room consisting of the absolute best. He says that Kross is special, but so is he, and he had to look him in the eye and tell him that at NXT TakeOver: In Your House, they will face off in the ring. After welcoming Kross to the main event, Ciampa drops the microphone and leaves.

El Hijo del Fantasma beats Akira Tozawa in Group B of the Interim Cruiserweight Championship Tournament. After the match, Fantasma and Tozawa are both now at 2-1.

We hear from Timothy Thatcher, who says that he escaped the Matt Riddle circus and enjoyed dishing out pain to him. He then says he wants a rematch, and this time, the winner will be decided by knockout or submission. He tells Riddle to pick the place, as he is ready.

We hear from Shotzi Blackheart, whose mission is taking care of business. We also see her on top of an Abrams tank with a 105mm Howitzer she calls "The Dirty Blonde." She also talks about how her grandfather got her into motorcycles and punk rock. She then commandeers the tank as she warns Dakota Kai, Raquel Gonzalez and the rest of the NXT Women's Championship that they can't handle her and that they will get crushed like the car she runs over in the tank.

Mia Yim beats Santana Garrett. After the match, Johnny Gargano and Candace LeRae show up, with Gargano mocking Mia Yim's entrance theme in the process before LeRae makes fun of Mia Yim for losing to Charlotte Flair because she was "pandering to the fans." Candace LeRae says it is a tragedy that she cannot face Mia Yim for the NXT Women's Championship, then Gargano and Candace try to make an example out of Mia Yim. When LeRae knocks Mia into the ropes, Gargano pulls the rope down. Mia Yim falls out of the ring, but she is soon joined by Keith Lee, and together, Keith Lee and Mia Yim force Gargano and LeRae to retreat.

We hear from Cameron Grimes, who brags about his win against Finn Balor. He says he used to look up to him, but after a Cave-In, Balor was looking up at him, and regardless of what people think, it is "Grime Time."

Backstage, Drake Maverick says that tonight, he is going into the ring with one of the best wrestlers in the world, and that he is tired of second-guessing himself as he says that he has to go out there and win.

Roderick Strong beats Dexter Lumis with a roll-up as Lumis tries to kick out of a Strong Hold attempt. Before the next match, Adam Cole promises a championship celebration next week to commemorate one year of himself being NXT Champion. After the match, Lumis puts Strong in a straitjacket hold, and when Bobby Fish and Adam Cole run in, they cannot break the hold. Velveteen Dream shows up and attacks Fish and Cole and hits a nasty dive off the top rope onto Cole on the outside. Lumis is in a trance stroking Strong's hair afterwards.

Backstage, Akira Tozawa and El Hijo del Fantasma show good sportsmanship in the parking lot, then two masked luchadors show up and attack Tozawa. They run away when Fantasma gets out of his car.

Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch beat Ever-Rise (Chase Parker and Matt Martel) by submission.

Backstage, Keith Lee says he does not care what Johnny Gargano and Candace LeRae say about what he says or does, but their antics will reach their limit at NXT TakeOver: In Your House.

Backstage, Matt Riddle talks about how he beat Timothy Thatcher last week and calls Thatcher "a putz" for his actions afterwards. As for Thatcher's challenge, he wants that match in a cage.

Drake Maverick beats KUSHIDA in Group A of the Interim Cruiserweight Championship Tournament after countering a Hoverboard lock into a pinfall attempt after forcing KUSHIDA's shoulders to the mat. During the match, Jake Atlas watches the match from behind the barricade in support of Maverick. After the match, KUSHIDA and Maverick are both 2-1 in Group A, forcing a three-way tie with Jake Atlas. Byron Saxton shows up and announces that as per General Manager William Regal, all three men will face each other in a Triple Threat Match where the winner goes to the finals.

Next week: Matt Riddle vs. Timothy Thatcher in a cage fight!

We hear from Damian Priest, who says that the key to infamy is multiple targets. He says that the championships will come, but Finn Balor is a potential target turned opportunity, and due to his putting NXT on the match, he will go after him at NXT TakeOver: In Your House. He says that Balor's name will turn to ash while his will live forever.

Io Shirai beats Rhea Ripley by disqualification after Charlotte Flair hits her with a big boot. During the match, Charlotte Flair shows up, and Shirai sends Ripley into Charlotte with a head scissors. After the match, Charlotte hits Rhea Ripley with a Spear to end the show.

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