Generation NXT - NXT recap for November 18, 2020

Leon Ruff shows up to start tonight's show. As a video package of Leon Ruff's time in NXT leading to his North American Championship win plays, Gargano interrupts, saying that Ruff's victory was a fluke and that Ruff is a pawn in Damien Priest's plan to make him look bad. Gargano says he is a real champion, not Ruff, and calls Ruff a failure and a joke before saying that the joke is over and that the title is coming home to him. Gargano then hits Ruff with a sudden headbutt, starting their match.

Leon Ruff retains the NXT North American Championship against Johnny Gargano by disqualification after Damian Priest shows up, pulls Ruff out of a pinfall attempt from Gargano following One Final Beat, and punches Leon Ruff out. After the match, Damian Priest helps Leon Ruff to the back while Johnny Gargano is in disbelief.

Backstage, Cameron Grimes brags about his win against Dexter Lumis last week after making Lumis a regular man by blinding him, then says that after tonight's Bindfold Match, he will be going to the moon.

Cameron Grimes vs. Dexter Lumis ends in a no-contest after Grimes inadvertently beats up the referee and Grimes runs away after Lumis easily gets the upper hand by climbing over the barricade and running to the back. After the match, General Manager William Regal has a talk with Damian Priest when Leon Ruff shows up, thinking that Priest sees him as a joke. Priest explains himself, saying he was having some fun with Johnny Gargano , then Ruff says he understands and slaps Priest in the face. Ruff then says he is nobody's joke, then Regal tells Priest "Serves you right."

We see a vignette of Shotzi Blackheart rebuilding her tank as she says that people like to tear you down and destroy everything, and that in life, you rebuild and rise up. She tells Candice LeRae to get an army, as they are going to war on December 6th. War Games will be live on the WWE Network on December 6th.

Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell beat Kacy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter.

We see a vignette for Arturo Ruas, who is coming up next.

KUSHIDA beats Arturo Ruas with a bridge pin.

Backstage, Mackenzie Mitchell interviews Ember Moon and Toni Storm. Ember says Dakota Kai is a great wrestler, but uses Raquel Gonzalez as a cop-out and everyone is sick of it. Toni Storm says that they have an advantage, but tells Ember not to forget she is going for the NXT Women's Championship. Ember tells Toni to worry about tonight, and then they can worry about the Women's title.

We see a video package where NXT Superstars and staff predict who will win between Io Shirai and Rhea Ripley tonight.

Ember Moon and Toni Storm beat Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez when Toni Storm catches Dakota Kai off guard with an inside cradle. After the match, Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell attack Toni and Ember from behind before sending them into the ring, where Dakota and Raquel lay them out.

Pat McAfee, Oney Lorcan, Danny Burch and Pete Dunne show up at the arena.

Timothy Thatcher beats August Gray by submission. After the match, Thatcher goes back to putting Gray in a submission hold, but Tommaso Ciampa shows up and slowly advances towards the ring. Both men stare each other down, and Thatcher tells Ciampa he has no problem with him before leaving.

In footage from during the commercial break, Mackenzie Mitchell interviews Tommaso Ciampa, who says he wants to fight Timothy Thatcher.

Before the next match, Damian Priest is attacked from behind by Johnny Gargano. Priest and Gargano brawl in and around the ring, then Leon Ruff shows up and fights both men after inadvertently hitting Priest. Ruff manages to hold his own against both men, who are soon angry with him. Ruff manages to get out of the ring as both men get back in, and Priest scares Gargano out of the ring.

Kevin Owens will replace Wade Barrett as a guest commentator for next week's show.

In footage from last night, General Manager William Regal meets with Boa at his home. Boa tells Regal "he's coming" and that Xia Li is in hiding when Regal asks Boa why he has not been in the Performance Center for the last two weeks.

In footage from during the commercial break, General Manager William Regal confronts Leon Ruff, who says that he will face both Johnny Gargano and Damian Priest to prove he is not a joke.

Io Shirai retains the NXT Women's Championship against Rhea Ripley following a Sunset Flip powerbomb into the announce table. After the match, both women show a sign of respect, then Finn Balor gets in the ring. Finn Balor congratulates Io Shirai on her victory, then says that the last time fans saw him, he defended the NXT Championship with a jaw broken in two places, and says he has three plates that say he is a bad son-of-a-bitch. Pat McAfee, Oney Lorcan, Danny Burch and Pete Dunne show up, and Pat says a lot of things have happened in six weeks, and says that while Finn Balor nursed a broken jaw, the four of them have wreaked havoc throughout NXT. McAfee brags about what the four of them have done, then they surround the ring and demand that Finn Balor hand them the NXT Championship or else they will end up like everyone they have attacked. Finn Balor says that it is easy for the mice to play when the cat is away, but the cat is back and he has dragged in The Undisputed Era, who shows up as a complete unit and go to war with McAfee and company. The brawl continues as the show ends.

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