We hear from Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn, who announce that that this is their final night in NXT before heading to SmackDown. Before they move on, they will extinguish Katana Chance and Kayden Carter's final flame and take back the NXT Women's Tag Team titles to the blue brand and set the fate for all three brands. Trick Williams is in the ring. He mentions Bron Breakker sending Carmelo Hayes to the hospital last week and that Carmelo is still a fighter despite being banged up, then mentions the start of his and Carmelo's long-time relationship back in high school and that "the Trick-Melo Gang" will always be here. He says that when he and Carmelo are "like Shaq and Kobe" and that he will be coming down for the rebound when Melo does miss. Bron Breakker shows up and brags about what he did to Trick and Carmelo, and that the last thing he wants to do is represent the fans. He doesn't like the idea of Carmelo as NXT Champion, yet he has the unique opportunity of embarrassing Carmelo in front of his friends, fans, family and hometown. As Bron leaves, Trick calls out Bron for blindsiding him like he did Carmelo and proposes they handle this like men, but Bron says there is only one man in the ring and he would hate to put "Carmelo's mouthpiece" in the hospital like he did Carmelo. Trick tells Bron he will need a mouthpiece and that he is mad the fans never liked him like they did him and Carmelo before threatening to beat him up. Bron says he is the one calling the shots, and they will have their match next week when he breaks him in half in a preview of Battleground.
Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell interviews JD McDonagh. McDonagh says he has been waiting for 21 years for this moment and that he is bringing a chip on his shoulder to Raw. Noam Dar shows up and asks McDonagh to "proper kneecap" Dragon Lee for old times' sake so he does not come after the Heritage Cup. McDonagh says Noam cares so , then warns Noam to stay away from him or else he will take the Heritage Cup with him.
Dani Palmer makes her NXT in-ring debut tonight.
Jacy Jayne beats Gigi Dolin despite Gigi bustiner her open on the steel steps. After the match, Jacy cotninue to attack Gigi in front of Gigi's brother, and three referees have to get Jacy away from Gigi.
Axiom beats Scrypts. After the match, Axiom helps Scrypts up, but Scrypts punches Axiom. Axiom punches back and removes Scrypt's mask, then superkicks him. Everyone then chants "Reggie!"
Earlier today at Big Daddy's Bar, Brooks Jensen and Josh Briggs thank each other for hitting each other had last week. Fallon Henley is glad everything is all right, and Jensen mentions that he learned from Kiana James that the land the bar is on is worth a lot and that the money Fallon's parents could get could help them expand or set them up for life. All of a sudden, two women ask Jensen to have a drink with them, but Jensen respectfully declines.
JD McDonagh beats Dragon Lee in what is his last match in NXT after Noam Dar, who has been watching from ringside, throws a punch at Dragon Lee only to get superkicked. After the match, Dragon Lee and Noam Dar brawl their way to the back while JD McDonagh gets a standing ovation.
Backstage, Kayden Carter and Katana Chance discuss the chances of a Raw team and a SmackDown team wrestling for the NXT Women's Tag Team Championships and their four years of experience as a tag team as they prepare to go out with a bang.
Backstage, The Schism (Joe Gacy, Rip Fowler, Jagger Reid, Ava Raine) watch videos of Joe Coffey working out before Joe Gacy says he will sacrifice himself for the greater good. Jagger Reid says his sacrifice will not be in vain, and Rip Fowler says that Gacy's sacrifice will put them back in tag title contention. Ava tells Gacy to do something for The Dyad (Rip Fowler and Jagger Reid), then do something for himself.
Joe Gacy beats Joe Coffey to give The Dyad (Rip Fowler and Jagger Reid) an NXT Tag Team Championship match after Rip Fowler places Gacy's foot on the bottom rope during a pinfall attempt, causing Mark Coffey and Wolfgang to chase after The Dyad and allowing Ava Raine to distract the referee by feigning being hit by Joe Coffey, which gives Joe Gacy the opportunity to hit the Upside Down for the win. Backstage, Diamond Mine (Julius Creed, Brutus Creed, Ivy Nile) is watching, and Ivy Nile shows her disgust with Ava Raine's constant interference.
Backstage, Sol Ruca, Hank Walker and Tank Ledger wish Dani Ledger luck before her debut. Oba Femi also shows up.
In Performance Center footage from earlier today, Eddy Thorpe talks about his lateral movement practice when Damon Kemp throws a water bottle at him and tells him to take the trash out because he is the new guy. When Kemp also says that Thorpe thinking he can hang with him in the ring is the real joke, Thorpe challenges him to a match, but Damon Kemp does not take it seriously.
Dani Palmer beats Tatum Paxley in her NXT debut.
At Chase University, Thea Hail finds out that Andre Chase has cancelled class today. Duke Hudson gets an idea and decides to be the teacher and takes over, declaring there will be no pop quizzes.
Backstage, Von Wagner and Mr. Stone look at a photo album of Von Wagner's dad, Mike Bloom, as Beau Beverly in WWE, then see some baby photos of Von Wagner. One of the photos shows stitches all over a baby Von Wagner's head, and Von Wagner refuses to talk about it.
Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn beat Katana Chance and Kayden Carter to become NXT Women's Tag Team Champions for the second time, bringing the titles to SmackDown.
We hear from Dijak, who says that Ilja Dragunov's ribcage is smacked after not heeding his warning and that he will finish Dragunov off next week and finally break him.
Backstage, Trick Williams meets with Apollo Crews and congratulates Apollo on going back to Raw. Apollo says he sees a lot in Trick and that he can take NXT over, and while Carmelo is NXT Champion, Trick has a lot of potential.
Indi Hartwell is on crutches in the middle of the ring. Indi says that 1,380 days ago, she set foot in the Performance Center for the first time with a hope and a dream. Nobody thought that she would make history like those before her until she found The Way with Johnny Gargano, Candice LeRae, Austin Theory and Dexter Lumis and formed a bond with the fans.This soon led to her becoming NXT Women's Tag Team Champion and then NXT Women's Champion, and she did not want her Women's Championship run to end on the medical table after she got injured in her last NXT match. She then got drafted to Raw, which will be her new home after Backlash, and starting next week, there will be a tournament to crown a new NXT Women's Champion ending at Battleground. Indi wishes the NXT women's division luck, then says not to cry because it is over but to cry because it happened. She then kisses the title and leaves it in the ring, and on her way out, Dexter Lumis pop up from under the ring and helps her to the back. Indi gives a thumbs up to the crowd on the way to the back, then Tiffany Stratton gets in the ring and grabs the title only for Cora Jade to show up and play tug-of-war with it. This leads to the entire NXT women's division showing up and brawling, with referees rushing in to restore order.
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