The following spoilers were taped on 8/23/18. Thanks to Jacob Cohen.
– Dominik Dijakovic defeated Marcel Barthel
– Johnny Gargano walked out to the ring. He was using a crutch. He says that the fans always had his back but he doesn’t deserve it because he broke a promise to them by losing and admits that he lost himself. Gargano said that he has turned into Ciampa. William Regal walked out and asked Gargano if he attacked Aleister Black. Velveteen Dream walked out and said that he is sick of the whining from Gargano and “tonight is about The Dream.” The crowd chanted “Johnny Failure” at Gargano and they would chant other negative things at him later in the night. Regal announced Gargano vs. Dream for next week.
– Dakota Kai defeated Aliyah.
– A clip of Lars Sullivan layout ECW backstage was shown.
– Lars Sullivan destroyed Raul Mendoza before their match could get started.
– Keith Lee defeated Luke Menzies.
– Adam Cole and Roderick Strong defeated Ricochet and Pete Dunne. Undisputed Era attacked Ricochet and Dunne after the match but War Raiders made the save.
– Kassius Ohno defeated Kona Reeves
– Ohno grabbed the microphone after the match and said that there was so much buzz when he returned to NXT…until there wasn’t. Ohno says he became an afterthought so now he wants to go after the next guy who has a buzz and he will be the first one to welcome him. Sounds like he is talking about Matt Riddle.
– Forgotten Sons (Cutler and Blake w/ Ryker) defeated Street Profits
– Kairi Sane defeated Trish Adora
– Shayna Baszler comes out after the match and says that Sane should enjoy her fairytale while she can because she will get her title back.
– Velveteen Dream walked out with a “Johnny Failure” shirt on.
Scoop #25: Velveteen Dream is wearing a Johnny Failure Shirt pic.twitter.com/ys9e3n5lvi
— Jacob Cohen (@MrJacobCohen) August 24, 2018
– Velveteen Dream defeated Gargano and crowd chanted “Johnny Failure” at him. They also chanted “Na Na Na Na Hey Hey Hey Goodbye” at Gargano.
– Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch defeated Adrian Jaoude and Cezar Bononi
– Tommasso Ciampa walked out with new theme music and said that he didn’t attack Black because he would do something like that on the largest scale possible. Ciampa says that the NXT title thanked him for finally bringing the belt back to the main event of Takeover. Ciampa took a sign from a kid in the crowd, ripped it and threw it back at the kid.
THE CHAMP IS HERE…CIAMPA GOT MUSIC!!!!! #Blackheart #NXTFSLive #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/tnXJgdQHea
— C ❌ Ross (@C_Ross22_) August 24, 2018
– Shayna Baszler defeated Violet Payne
– Lars Sullivan defeated Raul Mendoza
– Jeremy Borash threw out some shirts to the loudest and rowdiest fans.
– Nikki Cross vs. Bianca Belair. The match ended in a double count out. They brawled after the match around the arena.
Scoop #44: Brawl goes all over pic.twitter.com/evD2QdJ923
— Jacob Cohen (@MrJacobCohen) August 24, 2018
– Lacey Evans and Aliyah defeated Dakota Kai and Deonna Purrazzo
– Jaxon Ryker defeated Humberto Carrillo
– The night was capped off by NXT North American Champion Ricochet taking on NXT United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne in a winner-take-all match. The match went for approximately 25 minutes and it was said to be amazing. It ended in a double DQ because of interference from The Undisputed Era. The War Raiders ran down to make the save.
And this bullshit happened… such a shame! This was a damn good match!!! #NXTFSLive #NXT pic.twitter.com/0bOSJDi4aU
— Josh 🏳️🌈 He/Him 💗 (@joshjordan) August 24, 2018
The Undisputed Era tried to get away but Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch were there to stop them and the faces beat up TUE. Adam Cole tried to sneak away but Keith Lee tossed him into the ring. Cole was destroyed by the babyfaces.