Backstage, as the women's division has watched the opening match, Kiana James mocks Thea Hail for not being championship material, and this soon leads to Thea Hail challenging Kiana to a match when Thea says she should have been in the tournament and that she can prove it to her tonight.
Backstage, The Schism (Joe Gacy, Rip Fowler, Jagger Reid, Ava Raine) attacks Tyler Bate and Wes Lee, and Joe Gacy says that their charade of a friendship based on lies will eventually burn out.
Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams head to the ring, and run into Charlie Dempsey and Drew Gulak on the way there. Carmelo says that Trick Williams brought it to Bron Breakker when he defended his honor, then Bron decided to send him a message. He says that message has been received, and that neither he nor Bron are the same people from before Stand & Deliver. He says that people bite, not bark, in his hometown, then calls out Bron Breakker. Gulak and Dempsey show up instead, and Gulak says Carmelo's "sit-in" has gone for too long, then he and Dempsey say that Trick and Carmelo disrespected them as they breezed by while they found out their tag team match was not happening. As Gulak says that their lifestyles are not even alike, Carmelo says that when people chant for Gulak, they chant "Willy Wonka," then Trick takes this as a challenge and proposes a tag team match. Gulak asks Trick if they are sure they want to do this so close to a big match before hitting a cheap shot. Trick and Carmelo soon get the upper hand against Dempsey and Gulak.
Dijak is met by Ilja Dragunov, who says that Dijak is obsessed with breaking him when he is unbreakable. Dijak says Dragunov seems to enjoy pain while he enjoys inflicting it, and Dragunov says that while pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. Dijak says there is not a man he cannot break. Dragunov then nvites him to try as both men stare each other down.
We see footage of Dani Palmer being attacked from behind by a hooded black figure at a live event in Sebring, Florida.
The Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus Creed) beat The Dyad (Rip Fowler and Jagger Reid) after Ivy Nile counters a sneak attack from Ava Raine as Rip Fowler tries to beg Ivy Nile off.
In footage from yesterday, Tony D'Angelo and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo. As Stacks handles business on the phone, law enforcement confronts Tony D'Angelo and asks him to come to the police station, as he has been associated with criminal acts. When Stacks returns, he finds out what happened. Afterwards, The Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus Creed) challenge Gallus to a tag team title match at Battleground.
It's time for Supernova Sessions. Tonight's guest is Dragon Lee. After Noam Dar mockingly speaks Spanish and Dragon Lee says he speaks English better than Noam, then says that Noam does give anybody respect and also warns him to be careful when talking about his country. Noam Dar says Dragon Lee has as much pride in Mexico as much as he has pride in the NXT Heritage Cup, and this leads to Dragon Lee taking this as a challenge for the cup. As Noam refuses to defend it and says Dragon Lee has no idea what to do in a Heritage Cup match, Nathan Frazer shows up, calls Noam Dar a massive fraud and says the cup has to be defended and that Noam cannot choose his opponents. After Nathan Frazer says he would love to see the Heritage Cup defended in the United States, this leads to Dragon Lee challenging Noam Dar for the Heritage Cup. Noam Dar says it will happen at Battleground, but before then, he will challenge Frazer to a non-title match next week and beat him because that is what Frazer and the fans deserve.
We see Ilja Dragunov being tortured by Dijak. Dragunov smiles and says "Not even close," then Dijak picks up a nightstick.
Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell interviews Jacy Jayne, who says that Roxanne Perez's time has come and gone and that she will be moving on to the semi-finals, then says she wanted to face Gigi Dolin next until Gigi proved she was a failure again. She then says that she is the complete opposite and a winner as that she will have to pretend to see Gigi's face as she kicks Roxanne's head in on the way to becoming NXT Women's Champion.
Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams beat Drew Gulak and Charlie Dempsey. After the match, Carmelo Hayes calls out Bron Breaker, who shows up on the TitanTron and asks Carmelo how his ribs feel after the Spear from last week. He then says Carmelo will have to wait, and he has taken a pit stop at the barber shop for a fresh cut before he finishes what he started.
Backstage, Noam Dar meets Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson. This leads to a "Ms. Jackson" joke, and Lash Legend says the only show everyone should be talking about is "Lashing Out with Lash Legend."
Kiana James beats Thea Hail while Duke Hudson is preoccupied with grading papers.
Backstage, Hank Walker and Tank Ledger talk about their tag team - and Tank's tooth - when Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen congratulate them on a good match last week, then invite them for drinks. Tank realizes he and Hank need to be close as a tag team, and proposes they have a singles match against each other next week. Hank warms up to the idea and accepts.
Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell is in the trainer's room with Wes Lee and Tyler Bate, who is still being looked at. Wes Lee says he will address the fans regarding The Schism (Joe Gacy, Rip Fowler, Jagger Reid, Ava Raine).
We hear from Dabba-Kato, who says he came to NXT for one reason - to beat up Apollo Crews - but says he is not going anywhere and that he has more opponents to destroy and championship gold to conquer, and the whole locker room is his prey. Meanwhile, Malik Blade, Dante Chen, Axiom, Eddy Thorpe and Edris Enofe have watched Dabba-Kato's promo. As everyone agrees with Dabba-Kato is nobody to mess with, Axiom looks forward to taking Dabba-Kato on.
Wes Lee heads to the ring. He says he has gotten better at handling his anger, but when someone attacks his friends, he still gets pissed off. He says The Schism (Joe Gacy, Rip Fowler, Jagger Reid, Ava Raine) talks of friendship and unity, but they are sheep. As Wes Lee tells The Schism all they had to do was ask for a match, Joe Gacy and Ava Raine show up on the balcony. Gacy says he has never been dishonest about what he wants and that he wants the North American Championship, and Ava says that with every win, Wes Lee inches closer to becoming the greatest North American Champion ever, then asks what that will make Joe Gacy when he wins the title. As Joe Gacy and Ava Raine try to drive a wedge between Wes Lee and Tyler Bate by saying Tyler is deceiving Wes, Tyler says he has enough of the name-calling and that he will get a receipt at Battleground. He then admits to Wes Lee that he would be lying to the both of them if he was not in it the North American title, then says he will not let the title get in the way of their friendship. Gacy and Ava refuse to believe Tyler, and Wes Lee says he will beat both Tyler and Gacy for the title at Battleground.
We hear from Roxanne Perez, who looks back on her time in NXT. The board of memories she looks at shows all the biggest moments for her for the past year, but looks forward to where she goes in the following year as she figures out how to get there.
Backstage, as Von Wagner talks with a lady friend, Wagner confronts Luca Crusafino again as he gives Mr. Stone a hard time, and tells him that they can settle things in the ring if he wants to play games before throwing him to the side. Mr. Stone thanks Von Wagner, and Wagner admits he did it because Mr. Stone believed in him all this time. Mr. Stone then asks him about the picture of Von Wagner as a child with stitches on his head again, but Von Wagner is still not ready to talk about it yet.
Roxanne Perez beats Jacy Jayne to advance to the semi-finals of the NXT Women's Championship Tournament. After the match, Gigi Dolin runs in and attacks Jacy jayne, and referees rush out to restore order. Meanwhile, Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams show up, and Carmelo calls out Bron Breakker again.
Dijak continues to torture Ilja Dragunov. He says he told him he would break any man, but Dragunov tells him he is still standing.
Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams finally get Bron Breakker as they wait for him in the ring, but he arrives with security guards, whom Bron says he brought to protect Carmelo and Trick from him. Trick says the only one who needs protection is Bron, but Bron says he beat Trick. Carmelo says Bron is talking big for someone who needs security, and says he thought himself untouchable until he got touched. He then says that Bron will not take the NXT Championship. Bron says he and Carmelo fight for different reasons, saying Carmelo fights to retain his title while he just wants to destroy him in front of his hometown to embarrass him. Carmelo says Bron says that with so much conviction and belief, but they are in the main event because nobody else is cut like they are. He then says that beating Bron will help build the dynasty he will create over his body. Bron makes fun of the New England sports scene, then says he will end his dynasty before it begins and there is nothing he can do about it. This leads to a brawl between the two sides, and it ends with both Carmelo Hayes and Bron Breakker laying each other out, with Carmelo using the NXT Championship as a weapon.
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