Ricky Saints beats The Vanity Project (Brad Baylor, "The Smoke Show" Ricky Smokes, Jackson Drake) in a Vanity Project Gauntlet Match to earn a shot at the NXT North American Championship at The Great American Bash. After the match, Ricky Saints tells "All Ego" Ethan Page that he will dog walk him all over Atlanta, Georgia in an Anything Goes Falls Count Anywhere Match.
Backstage, Sol Ruca and Zaria talk about their Evolution plans when Lainey Reid butts in. Kelani Jordan and Lola Vice confront Lainey for butting in, saying Lainey should be worried about her match with her tonight.
In footage from earlier today, Jordynne Grace trains for her match when Blake Monroe calls her with her own idea of a workout: Jordynne Grace looking glamorous. Jordynne Grace takes the ride provided by Blake Monroe and does not believe what she sees when she is dropped off.
Charlie Dempsey beats Tavion Heights after Wren Sinclair throws in the towel. (Had Tavion Heights won, he would have left Charlie Dempsey and Wren Sinclair in No Quarter Catch Crew.)
Backstage, Hank Walker and Tank Ledger get themselves ready for their match when Je'Von Evans shows up and tells Hank and Tank will get their lick back. Suddenly, Je'Von is attacked by Jasper Troy, and Hank and Tank have to hold Jasper back.
Mike Santana and Joe Hendry beat The High Ryze (Tyson Dupont and Tyriek Igwe) despite Trick Williams attacking Joe Hendry on the outside as Wes Lee distracts the referee. After the match, Trick Williams attacks Santana, but Hendry makes the save. This only leads to the numbers game taking over and Trick Williams hitting Hendry with the Trick Shot.
The Great Muta, Naomi Marufuji, Ulka Sasaki, Iyo Sky and Kaito Kiyomiya send words of encouragement to Yoshiki Inamura before his NXT Championship match.
We hear from DarkState (Dion Lennox, Cutler James, Saquon Shugars, Osiris Griffin), who make it clear that they will attack anyone anywhere and that they will see TNA again soon. They also look forward to the NXT tag team title match tonight.
Josh Briggs and Yoshiki Inamura head to the ring, followed by Oba Femi. Inamura says Oba Femi will be his greatest challenge, but he is ready. He says that fans, friends and family support him, and now he must make them proud. He says that he will fight with honor at The Great American Bash and become the new NXT Champion. Oba Femi says that fans, friends and family will be the ones picking up the pieces and asks if Inamura can lose with honor, as the truth will prevail and Inamura will not take his title from him. Josh Briggs reminds Oba Femi that Inamura beat Jasper Troy more easily than Oba did and that he will beat Oba. He also says that while Inamura is a man of honor, he is a man of mayhem, and he will make sure Inamura leaves as champion, as this is their only chance. Oba tells Briggs this is not his fight, and wants Briggs out of his face. Briggs and Oba brawl, and while Oba sends Briggs out of the ring, Inamura slams Oba Femi with the greatest of ease before officials arrive.
Jordynne Grace meets Blake Monroe in a nail salon and reluctantly goes along with the idea. She ends up enjoying it and bonding with Blake Monroe after a while.
Kelani Jordan beats Lainey Reid. After the match, Thea Hail shows up and brawls with Lainey Reid, and their brawl quickly goes to the back.
Backstage, Jasper Troy attacks Je'Von Evans againk, this time in the trainer's room.
Backstage, Tony D'Angelo, Luca Crusifino and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo meet near a table. Arianna Rizzo tells them all to sit down, then says they have all lost focus after creating a legacy as a family. Arianna says that they destroyed that legacy before bringing up one last piece of family business. She brings up everyone's doubts, then says she has talked to General Manager Ava and gave them a Triple Threat Match as well as their final battle. D'Angelo, Crusifino and Stacks argue, then D'Angelo says that whatever will be, will be. Things come to a head when all three men stand up at the same time.
Jasper Troy is suddenly in the ring, demanding that the NXT Championship match be a Triple Threat Match. Je'Von Evans shows up surrounded by security, but that does not stop him from taking Jasper Troy out.
Tatum Paxley joins The Culling (Shawn Spears, Niko Vance, Izzi Dame) backstage. Niko Vance says he took down Hank Walker and Tank Ledger and can do it again, then The Culling focus on championship gold.
Hank Walker and Tank Ledger retain the NXT Tag Team Championships against The Culling (Shawn Spears and Niko Vance) after Sol Ruca and Zaria brawl with Izzi Dame and Tatum Paxley.
Backstage, Kale Dixon has a panic attack, and Andre Chase has to talk him through it.
General Manager Ava is behind a podium in the ring. She talks about the first Evolution show, then mentions the match on the card that NXT's women's division are a part of, including the Evolution Battle Royal. She announces that Jaida Parker, Lola Vice, Kelani Jordan, Lash Legend, Izzi Dame and Tatum Paxley will represent NXT in the battle royal, but it is not long before The Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley, Jazmyn Nyx) shows up. She mentions that Ava talks about everyone else when her match will be the highlight of Evolution, then says that when you talk about the women's division, you talk about her. Jordynne Grace shows up and says that the women who paved the way, not Jacy Jayne, that make Evolution special, and that she will steer NXT into the future when she beats Jacy. Lash Legend shows up and says she will win the Evolution Battle Royal, then Stephanie Vaquer suddenly shows up and says Jordynne will win the NXT Women's Championship like she will win the battle royal. Maxxine Dupri and Natalya show up and says that not only is Natalya part of history, and she and Natalya agree that they will be the last two women in the battle royal. Jaida Parker shows up in the crowd and says that while the women's division is stacked, she will enter the battle royal and be on point. Giulia also shows up as Jaida Parker is speaking, and she jumps in as all of the women start brawling. Officials rush into the ring to restore order as Izzi Dame and Tatum Paxley watch from the ramp.
Here are the highlights from tonight's show!
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