Backstage, Dijak is attacked by Ilja Dragunov until referees rush in to restore order before Dragunov can crush Dijak under a door.
Dabba-Kato beats Axiom. After the match, Dabba-Kato continues to attack Axiom when all of a sudden, Reggie - now unmasked - suddenly flips into the ring and gets the upper hand on Dabba-Kato to save Axiom. Reggie helps Axiom up, but Axiom wants none of it.
We see camera footage from Tony D'Angelo's police interrogation. As D'Angelo denies he is involved in any part of their ongoing investigation. Suddenly, another officer shows up and states that he has new info regarding D'Angelo, and he and the interrogating officer leave to talk outside of the interrogation room.
We see a video package chronicling the events leading up to Bron Breakker vs. Carmelo Hayes for the NXT Championship at Battleground where Bron Breakker says that he takes offense at passing the torch to someone he is better than and that he has woken up. Bron Breakker then says he is not going to just embarrass Carmelo Hayes in front of friends and family, but to bring out a massacre.
Gallus (Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey, Wolfgang) is in the ring. Joe Coffey says that the card for Battleground is stacked, then Gallus makes light of Tony D'Angelo being detained by the police and state they will not see him for a while. Suddenly, The Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus Creed) show up and challenge them for the NXT Tag Team Championships at Battleground. Mark Coffey says Gallus is a different animal, but Brutus Creed says Gallus are out of surprises. Wolfgang says that they have had more fights than the Creeds have had hot dinners, but Julius says Gallus has had plenty of dinners and believes they can beat them for the tag titles. This leads to a brawl between Gallus and The Creed Brothers, but Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo shows up and evens the numbers game, helping The Creed Brothers stand on top.
Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell interviews Wes Lee. Wes says everyone is looking out for themselves, but he really felt he could trust Tyler. He does not know if he is paranoid or if Joe Gacy has messed with his head, but he knows things have changed. As McKenzie says that Tyler Bate wants to discuss this, Wes Lee does not want anything to with him and leaves. Tyler says the situation does not change how he feels about Wes Lee, but he says Joe Gacy is "a different kind of fish." He then says he has Eddy Thorpe to deal with tonight.
Wes Lee guests on commentary for the next match.
Tyler Bate beats Eddy Thorpe, ending Thorpe's undefeated NXT streak. After the match, Joe Gacy attacks Tyler Bate, and when Wes Lee tries to make the save, he inadvertently punches Tyler before Gacy hits them both with the Upside Down.
McKenzie Mitchell interviews Lyra Valkyria in the trainer's room. Lyra says her leg is swollen, but it does not feel broken. She says she will wait and see what happens with her leg and watch the rest of the semi-finals, then says she wants to take Roxanne on for the NXT Women's Championship.
In footage from moments ago during the commercial break, Wes Lee and Tyler Bate have an argument in the ring.
Nathan Frazer beats Noam Dar after Dragon Lee shows up and mocks Noam Dar talking to the NXT Heritage Cup and Noam Dar confronts him for it.
Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell interviews Ilja Draguno in the locker room. Ilja says he will make Dijak feel the pain that awaits him Sunday after the torture he went through, and that Dijak will find out what he means when he says he is "unbeseigbar." Dijak then busts in, and the locker room has to hold both men back.
We see Carmelo Hayes' point of view in a preview of Bron Breakker vs. Carmelo Hayes for the NXT Championship at Battleground. Here, Carmelo heads back home to Boston and spends time there, even having a sports radio interview prior to the match.
Hank Walker beats Tank Ledger. After the match, Bron Breakker slides into the ring and hits both men with a Spear. He then tells Carmelo Hayes he will see him Sunday.
Backstage, The Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus Creed) are met by Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo. Stacks tells The Creed Brothers and Ivy Nile that they will be outnumbered against Gallus and offers to cut a deal where he helps out, but Ivy Nile says they have been burned by people in the past. Stacks takes no offense, and Julius tells Stacks that when they win and Tony D'Angelo gets out, he and D'Angelo will get the first shot.
Gigi Dolin heads to the ring. Gigi says she is not shy about the broken home she came from or she and her brother seeing what addiction looked like from their parents, then says they never knew what a stable family looked like. She thought she found one at Toxic Attraction (Mandy Rose, Gigi Dolin, Jacy Jayne) until Jacy Jayne betrayed her, and now she looks forward to ending Jacy. Jacy Jayne then shows up and says that this was the time of their life, then says she ended it because she got tired of carrying Gigi and that she was destined for bigger and better things. As Jacy says she plans to move on and be the one who gets remembered, Gigi says that Jacy just does not want to be remembered as "the third wheel" of Toxic Attraction. Jacy says she embarrassed her in front of her brother, then Gigi says they are one win apiece and proposes a rubber match. Jacy tells Gigi to go ahead and pander to the crowd like she already does, then says she cannot wait to end this once and for all. She then says that next week, they will end this where it all started in a steel cage match. Gigi says that she has no problem wearing her heart on her sleeve because she is "as real as it gets" while Jacy is "a fake ass bitch." Gigi then proposes that the steel cage be weaponized, and Jacy tells Gigi she is on.
In footage from earlier today, Luca Crusifino says that Von Wagner will face legal consequences and that he has no choice but to settle things in the ring, and promises that when Von Wagner steps in the ring, he will regret not settling things outside of court.
We are introduced to the NXT Heritage Cup Championship rules - which are the same as in NXT UK - prior to Dragon Lee vs. Noam Dar for the Heritage Cup at Battleground.
In footage from "NXT Anonymous," Noam Dar asks Oro Mensah for his help, citing his expertise as NXT UK Tag Team Champion. After Oro Mensah refuses and leave, Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson show up, and Jakara tells Noam to kiss the Heritage Cup goodbye.
Luca Crusifino beats Von Wagner by disqualificaton after Crusifino pulls the photo of a baby Von Wagner with stitches around his head out of Mr. Stone's jacket and calls Von Wagner a freak, causing Von Wagner to explode and beat him down between the ropes. After the match, Von Wagner throws Crusifino into the barricade before Mr. Stone stops him from powerbombing Crusifino into the table. Von Wagner then goes ahead and powerbombs Crusifino through the table anyway.
Back in the interrogation room, Tony D'Angelo is arrested.
Tiffany Stratton beats to advance to the finals of the NXT Women's Championship Tournament at Battleground. After the match, as Tiffany Stratton argues with Lyra Valkyria, who has shown up, a hooded person in all-black attacks Roxanne Perez. Afterwards, Dijak shows up, but Ilja Dragunov attacks him and the two men brawl.Dijak signs the "hold harmless" contract on the announce table before fighting security and then Ilja again, then Ilja Dragunov fights back and chops Dijak mulitiple times before sending him over the barricade. Ilja then signs the contract. Ilja then fights security, but Dijak gets the upper hand and grabs the steel steps. Ilja kicks him in the gut before hitting him from above. Referees have to stand between both men as the show ends.
The show ends with a video package of WWE history made throughout the years in Lowell, Massachusetts, where Battleground will take place.
Here are the top ten moments from tonight's show!
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