Generation NXT 2.0 - NXT 2.0 recap for November 16, 2021

Tony D'Angelo beats Dexter Lumis after bringing Lumis' artist's easel to the ring, causing the ref to take it out of the ring and allowing D'Angelo to thumb Lumis in the eye. After the match, Carmelo Anthony and Trick Williams attack Dexter Lumis from behind, then trap his right hand in a chair so Carmelo can stomp the chair from the top rope. Johnny Gargano chases Carmelo and Trick away, but the damage is done.

We see footage from during the commercial break of Dexter Lumis being helped to the back. Johnny Gargano is then in the ring, and he calls Carmelo Hayes out for screwing with his family and threatens to kick his teeth down his throat. As he calls out Carmelo Hayes, Pete Dunne shows up and tells Gargano not to worm his way into a title match, as he is the #1 contender for the North American Championship. Gargano says he would not have done it without his help, then Carmelo and Trick Williams show up. Carmelo and Trick are on a nearby balcony, where Trick makes fun of Pete Dunne and Johnny Gargano for wanting Carmelo in a match. Gargano calls Trick the guy who carries Carmelo's bag, and Carmelo says Dunne and Gargano would not be relevant without him. Dunne tells Carmelo to shut up, as he has a win and more experience. Carmelo says he can take them both on with the North American Championship on the line, much to the chagrin of Trick, next week. As Carmelo says he does not miss, Dunne says he missed last week, and Gargano says Carmelo has only been here six months while he has been here for five years and he is "absolutely can't miss" much like Carmelo's challenge.

Backstage, Malcolm Bivens says that Diamond Mine will show why they dominate tonight when Joe Gacy shows up admiring how Diamond Mine is united under one roof. Malcolm Bivens tells him that tryouts are next week and hands him his business card, and Joe Gacy thanks Bivens for the opportunity.

We see a vignette for LA Knight, who says that even without the trappings of stardom and fame, he is still a "100% megastar," and while he is not NXT Champion yet, he is the uncrowned champion. He then mentions Grayson Waller, saying that a door was opened for him at his expense despite having traveled up and down the road and put in the time, and that he will have to beat the breaks off of him.

Odyssey Jones and Jacket Time (KUSHIDA and Ikemen Jiro) beat Diamond Mine (Roderick Strong, Julius Creed, Brutus Creed).

Backstage, Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson and James Drake) call their nan to celebrate becoming NXT Tag Team Champions (even though they are holding the NXT Women's Tag Team Champions) in an attempt for one of them to get their nan's inheritance.

We see MSK (Nash Carter and Wes Lee) at the airport. They find out that they have to get through security, and somehow manage to get through it. Wes Lee somehow gets a separate flight, and when they meet back together, Wes Lee says he met a master of tag team wrestling on his plane.

Xyon Quinn beats Andre Chase. After the match, Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza attack Xyon Quinn, but when Quinn fends them off, he is attacked from behind by Santos Escobar. The three of them gang up on Quinn, and Elektra Lopez tells Quinn that no one says no to her. Escobar then drives Quinn onto a steel plate on the floor.

Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell interviews Raquel Gonzalez, who says she has not slept well since Halloween Havoc and that the NXT Women's Championship was a part of her until Dakota Kai ripped it all away from her. She says that she will deal with Mandy Rose later, and that tonight, she will beat Dakota Kai, who has been jealous of her success and will be buried with the shovel she hit her with.

Duke Hudson and Cameron Grimes are at a poker table in the middle of the ring. Duke Hudson says luck is for losers like Cameron Grimes and that he will make Grimes his bitch tonight. Cameron Grimes says Duke Hudson is nervous and "sweating like Shaq at the free throw line," then says everyone was telling Duke that he got played last week. The poker game starts. Grimes has King and Three of Spades, while Duke has two fives. The pot is raised to $2000 and the community cards are Five, Jack and Ten, all of Hearts. Grimes raises $2,000. Duke raises $4,000. Grimes calls. The pot is now at $10,000, and the turn card is a Queen of Spades. Grimes raises $2,000 again. Duke Hudson is nervous and demands silence as he makes his decision. He calls. The pot is at $18,000. The river card is a Seven of Hearts. Grimes tells Duke that he has everything to make himself a big-time player, but drops the ball when it counts. He says now is the chance to show how big his balls are, and goes all in. Grimes then asks Duke if his balls are raisins or cantaloupes as Duke is about to make a decision, and this causes a "raisins" chant. Duke is unnerved by Grimes' smile, thinking he has a flush. He then says he will not get him again, then folds despite having a 100% chance of winning. Duke then finds out that Grimes did not have a flush at all. Duke then kicks Cameron Grimes in the face and proceeds to beat him up before powerbombing him through the poker table. Duke then reaches underneath the ring and finds a toolbox. He entertains the idea of using a hammer, but then finds a pair of scissors and cuts Cameron Grimes' bear and hair until referees stop him.

Backstage, Kyle O'Reilly talks with Von Wagner about his appearance on SmackDown, then the both of them concentrate on handling business tonight.

Von Wagner and Kyle O'Reilly beat Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen. Imperium (Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel) is seen watching the match from backstage. After the match, Imperium admits Kyle O'Reilly and Von Wagner, but are still not on their level and have a better chance of getting jobs as security guards than they do beating them for the NXT Tag Team Championships.

Backstage, Indi Hartwall is concerned about Dexter Lumis having to head to a local medical facility, and Persia Pirotta tells her to be with Lumis despite their match being next.

It's time for Lashing Out With Lash Legend. As she talks about Kay Lee Ray interrupting Toxic Attraction's (Mandy Rose, Gigi Dolin, Jacy Jayne) celebration last week, Grayson Waller shows up and talks about LA Knight saying he has yet to pay his dues in NXT and did not travel up and down the roads for a hot dog and a handshake. He says that the battle for wins and losses is dead and replaced with social media interactions, then says the game is his now, not LA Knight's.

Persia Pirotta beats Gabby Stephens and Jenna Levy in a two-on-one handicap match. (Gabby Stephens is Kaci Lennox, while Jenny Levy is Valentina Rossi, who has been seen on AEW Dark and AEW Dark Elevation.) Robert Stone is seen cheering for Persia after the match.

Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell interviews Dakota Kai. Dakota says she has been lost since her last match against Raquel Gonzalez, and she must get rid of the past by beating Raquel. As Toxic Attraction (Mandy Rose, Gigi Dolin, Jacy Jayne) shows up and Mandy Rose says it ends tonights, Dakota says Mandy owes her twice. Grizzled Young Veterans show up and return the NXT Women's Tag Team Championships to Toxic Attraction while lying about what happened to the belts.

Backstage, we hear from Tommaso Ciampa, who talks about what he has done for the last two months and says that while he has integrity, the rest of the locker room lacks it. He then decides to head to the ring.

We see footage of Kacy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter at a music festival as the two of them say they are hoping to bring the music festival feeling to NXT.

Tommaso Ciampa shows up. He talks about how Carmelo Anthony tries to convince himself he is holding the top championship in NXT when he is not, and says Carmelo will not take a shot in his direction because he will "shoot a damn airball" if he does. He then focuses on "little bitch ass" Grayson Waller acting entitled because he did not have to work on the indies. As he mentions Tony D'Angelo, Bron Breakker shows up. Bron Breakker says Tommaso Ciampa cannot stand that there is a new crop of talent, then say it means nothing to him and that Ciampa should be worried about him or else he will run through him and take the NXT Championship. Ciampa tells Bron that he had his chance at Halloween Havoc and came up short, and tells him he has less than a 33 1/3% chance of taking the title from him and says he is "just a puppy" while he is NXT Champion. Bron Breakker then leaves.

USA Olympic gold metalist Tamyra Mensah-Stock is seen in the front row.

Raquel Gonzalez beats Dakota Kai by disqualification after she is attacked from behind by Toxic Attraction (Mandy Rose, Gigi Dolin, Jacy Jayne). After the match, Dakota Kai joins in on Toxic Attraction's attack on Raquel. Cora Jade shows up to fight everyone, but the numbers game takes over. Suddenly, Zoey Stark shows up on crutches, then Io Shirai arrives and takes everyone out with one of Stark's crutches. Cora Jade, Raquel Gonzalez and Io Shrai fend off Dakota Kai and Toxic Attraction, then Io Shirai says "War Games!"

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