Generation NXT - NXT recap for March 31, 2021

Before the next match, Cameron Grimes shows up with a bunch of documents. He says there is a lot of money being left with the intellectual property of The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Bobby, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong), and without his efforts, it could be done for. Grimes shows off a new "Grimes The System" shirt and a "Grimes The System" theme song, but Roderick beats him up and throws him into the ring for the match.

Cameron Grimes beats Roderick Strong after pulling an Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Bobby, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong) armband out of his trunks. When Strong looks at it, he is distracted, and this allows Grimes to hit the Cave-In for the win.

We see a video package of Karrion Kross' preparations for his match against Finn Balor for the NXT Championship at NXT TakeOver: Stand And Deliver.

We hear from Walter, who says that Tommaso Ciampa was focused on wrestling and was a dominant champion, then says Ciampa is now focused on other things and he is a shell of his former self. Walter then says that he is NXT's most dominant champion and that he has put more focus on wrestling than anyone else, and at Stand And Deliver, he will prove that the mat is sacred.

It is announced that NXT will move to Tuesdays on April 13th.

Legado del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Joaquin Wilde, Raul Mendoza) is in the ring. Santos Escobar says that tonight, he wants to issue an open challenge because he runs things around here and wants to show Jordan Devlin what he is in for. He says that he was born a champion, unlike Devlin, and says he is "the emperor of Lucha Libre" who represents over 100 years of tradition, and says the Cruiserweight division will belong to him as long as he wants it to because it is in his blood. Santos says blood and tradition state that he is the best cruiserweight in the history of NXT, then Tyler Breeze shows up. Breeze says the difference between him and Santos is that Santos is entitled while he had to work to get here, then accepts Santos' challenge.

Santos Escobar beats Tyler Breeze. After the match, Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza hold Breeze down, but MSK (Nash Carter and Wes Lee) show up and rush the ring, causing Legado del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Joaquin Wilde, Raul Mendoza)to retreat. Grizzled Young Veterans then show up on the video screen. Zack Gibson says that Legado del Fantasma and MSK are both distracted, while he and James Drake are soon to become NXT Tag Team Champions.

Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell interviews The Way (Johnny Gargano, Candice LeRae, Austin Theory, Indi Hartwell). Johnny Gargano says that he has no way to prepare for TakeOver and that William Regal is unfit to run NXT. He also questions why Austin Theory is in the Battle Royal Eliminator. After Austin Theory asks Gargano if he has ever heard of the Finger Poke of Doom, Candice LeRae says that she and Indi Hartwell will show the women's division how it is done tonight.

In backstage footage from last week, Io Shirai says that she challenged Raquel Gonzalez because she is a challenge.

We see a video clip of a Pomeranian approaching the WWE Performance Center.

The Way (Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell) beat Gigi Dolin and Zeta Moran. After the match, Candice says there is no woman in the back who deserves to be more than champion more than her, and that she and Indi deserve to be tag team champions. She tells Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon that she is coming for what is hers on her time, her stage and her way at Stand and Deliver. Suddenly, Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart show up. Ember Moon tells Candice and Shotzi they have lost their minds, and that they expected this. Shotzi says that they will take care of business, and accept their challenge. They then fire a foam missile out of their tank at Candice and Indi.

Io Shirai approaches Raquel Gonzales and says "You cannot kill me!" before hitting her. This starts a brawl that ends with Raquel getting the upper hand.

We see a video clip of the dog from earlier entering the WWE Performance Center.

In footage from the commercial break, Roderick Strong leaves the arena with his bags, saying he is done. (Roderick Strong does not return for tonight's Gauntlet Eliminator Match.)

Raquel Gonzalez beats Zoey Stark. After the match, Io Shirai runs into the ring and brawls with Raquel only to get overpowered.

We see another video of the Pomeranian - this time running across the weight room - in the WWE Performance Center.

Backstage, Mackenzie Mitchell interviews KUSHIDA, who says nothing will stop him tonight, then Pete Dunne shows up and says he is the best technical wrestler in the world, not KUSHIDA, and dares him to prove him wrong.

We see a video package chronicling the events leading to Adam Cole vs. Kyle O'Reilly at NXT TakeOver: Stand and Deliver.

Xia Li beats Kacy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter. During the match, Kayden Carter confronts Mei Ying - the woman in the chair - and Boa. Mei Ying grabs Kayden by the throat and blows smoke into her face, knocking her out.

Backstage, Mackenzie Mitchell interviews Raquel Gonzalez when Io Shirai attacks Raquel again. Raquel grabs Shirai and slams her straight through a wall.

We see the Pomeranian approach a pair of red stiletto heels standing on a ramp, and the words "See you April 13th! Franky" appear on the screen.

We hear from Tommaso Ciampa, who talks about how his wife and daughter gave him his necklace before he had surgery, and says that sometimes in life, we need to be reminded of who we are. He says that he has heard what Walter has had to say, and now he sits here and wonder if he has changed. He says he has changed in some ways, but then he shifts his mindset and thinks of those who still believe, and says he hears his supporters. He says that at Stand and Deliver, he will climb up to the top of Walter's mountain, look him in the eye and chop his head off, as he has been at the top and knows what it is like to fall to the bottom and make the climb again. He says he has changed, but he has learned that he would rather fight for something than fight six nights a week and twice on Sunday, and tells Walter it will be a long, long fall from the top of the mountain.

Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell vs. Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon for the NXT Women's Tag Team Championships is official for NXT TakeOver: Stand and Deliver.

We hear from Finn Balor, who says that he expected Karrion Kross for a long time, and when the pressure is on at TakeOver, it is hard to breathe and your body becomes heavy. He says that the rules do not apply to him and that his stamina is his strength. He says that Karrion Kross may dictate the match, but the longer it goes, the more that Kross will drown in the deep water, and at TakeOver, Kross will choke.

Cameron Grimes, Bronson Reed, Isaiah "Swerve" Scott, Leon Ruff, LA Knight and Dexter Lumis are the final six people in the Gauntlet Match Eliminator. They are eliminated in this order, which dictates which order the NXT Superstars in the Gauntlet Match enter: Leon Ruff, Isaiah "Swerve" Scott, Bronson Reed, Cameron Grimes, Dexter Lumis and LA Knight. Before the match begins, Isaiah "Swerve" Scott is attacked from out of nowhere by Leon Ruff, who brawl before the first commercial break. Johnny Gargano guests on commentary for the match after the second commercial break. Cameron Grimes is eliminated when he tribes to bribe Dexter Lumis and LA Knight into eliminating themselves. LA Knight eliminates Dexter Lumis after diving through the top and middle ropes in an attempt to spear Lumis before pulling Lumis off the apron to eliminate him. After the match, LA Knight has a staredown with Johnny Gargano, then Io Shirai shows up and calls out Raquel Gonzalez, who shows up. Shirai and Raquel brawl again, and this time, the whole women's division has to step in to separate them. Shirai ends up taking everybody out with a cross body off the top rope to end the show.

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