The Rock is seen entering the arena.
Giulia beats Roxanne Perez despite the interference from Cora Jade - who quickly gets ejected - to become the NXT Women's Champion!
It is revealed that Eddy Thorpe is being checked on following a backstage attack. General Manager Ava shows up and thinks this is another trick by Thorpe.
We hear from Je'Von Evans, who says that his jaw is wired shut and that he will make "All Ego" Ethan Page feel his pain after what Ethan did to him.
Stephanie Vaquer beats Kelani Jordan, Lola Vice and Cora Jade in a Fatal 4-Way Match to become #1 contender for the NXT North American Women's Championship.
Backstage, The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn) find out from General Manager Ava that they will be in a #1 contender's match for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships. They leave, then Sarah Schreiber interviews Ava, who says that Eddy Thorpe is pretending to be attacked. Oba Femi then shows up and says Thorpe is not pretending, and admits that he attacked him after last week. Ava says the match is still a Triple Threat, but Oba Femi adds that this assumes Thorpe can make it to the match.
WWE Chief Content Officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque and WWE President Nick Khan are seen in the crowd.
Gigi Dolin, Tatum Paxley and Shotzi Blackheart beat The Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley, Jazmyn Nyx) in a six-woman tag match.
Backstage, General Manager Ava confronts "All Ego" Ethan Page for his actions towards Je'Von Evans, who complains about not being on tonight's show. As Ava says that she calls the shots, The Rock shows up and confronts Ethan. The Rock says that is good to meet Ethan and that he has heard a lot about him, then tells him that payback will be a bitch. Nevertheless, he tells Ethan that if he needs anything, he can come to him. He also tells Ethan to respect Ava. Ethan leaves, then The Rock asks Ava for advice as to what she will say in the ring. Ava says that the passion of the NXT fans is a bit different, and while he may not know what to say, he will feel that passion.
Lexis King beats Charlie Dempsey to retain the NXT Heritage Cup Championship against Charlie Dempsey in a sudden death rules match after inadvertently headbutting Dempsey in the gut as he goes for a headbutt.
General Manager Ava meets with Stephanie Vaquer and Fallon Henley when Shotzi Blackheart shows up, declaring herself #1 contender for the NXT North American Women's Championship. Stephanie and Shotzi stare each other down when Fallon tells them to figure it out, and Ava makes the match official for next week.
Joe Tessitore is seen in the crowd.
Oba Femi beats Trick Williams and Eddy Thorpe to become the NXT Champion! During the match, Eddy Thorpe makes his entrance into the match by pulling the referee out of the ring during a Trick Williams pinfall attempt. Near the end of the match, Trick charges at Oba, but runs into a metal folding chair held by Thorpe. Oba them powerbombs Trick to become the NXT Champion. After the match, Giulia and Oba Femi stand together on the stage as new champions.
The Rock heads to the ring. The Rock says that he has a lot of nicknames, then tells everyone who is telling him not to be nice to "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes to know their roles, shut their mouths and enjoy the ride that The Rock is taking them on. He says that NXT is the show to go to, for while Raw has all the stars, NXT is full of future main eventers and that everyone's futures depends on the fans. He then tells the fans that he loves them before the show fades to black.
Here are the highlights from tonight's show!
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