Match Number One saw Axiom and Nathan Frazer team up against Romeo Moreno and Noam Dar. Dar and Axiom began the match, with Axiom applying a wrist lock, followed by Dar executing a fireman's carry into a side head lock. Dar then delivered a shoulder tackle and an ankle pick after Axiom attempted a leap frog. Dar followed with a head butt to the midsection, and Axiom attempted a sunset flip, but Dar rolled through for a near fall. Both competitors blocked kicks and simultaneously put their feet down. Dar secured a back slide for a near fall. Axiom countered with a springboard arm drag and a drop kick. Romeo tagged in, and Frazer initially hesitated to tag in.
Frazer and Romeo locked up, with Frazer applying a side head lock. Frazer flipped out of the corner and over Romeo. Frazer landed on his feet after a kick, and Romeo connected with a jumping knee. Romeo indicated he wanted Axiom, but Frazer asserted his position in the match. Romeo delivered a sunset flip for a near fall. Dar tagged back in and applied a sleeper hold, but Frazer escaped with a snap mare and a chop. Frazer slid into the corner but missed a cross body when Dar dropped down. Dar landed multiple kicks to the chest and a jumping punch when Frazer flinched. Frazer landed on his feet when Dar pulled him out of the ropes.
Axiom tagged in, and he and Dar exchanged forearms. Frazer delivered a DDT. Romeo was sent to the floor. Dar kicked Axiom as he attempted a dive to the floor. Romeo executed a springboard drop kick, followed by a head scissors. Dar then kicked Axiom to the floor. Romeo hit a springboard cross body onto Axiom and Frazer on the floor. Dar tagged in and hit a moonsault off the ring post, then a belly to back suplex to Axiom for a near fall, working on the shoulder. Axiom landed on his feet and hit a drop kick for a near fall.
Frazer tagged in and delivered a springboard double sledge to the arm, followed by a snap mare and a leap frog neck snap for a near fall, then an arm bar. Axiom tagged in and applied a front face lock. Dar continued to work on the shoulder, but Axiom landed a forearm. Frazer tagged in and kicked Dar. Axiom hit a half and half suplex, and Frazer followed with a kick for a near fall, then a cobra clutch on Dar. Dar countered with elbows, and Frazer responded with a waist lock, then an O'Connor Roll for a near fall. Frazer was sent to the apron but knocked Romeo off. Frazer attempted a springboard move, but Dar connected with a back elbow.
Romeo and Axiom tagged in, and Romeo landed a kick and punches, followed by a clothesline, avoiding Frazer, and hitting a German suplex. Romeo executed a springboard boot off the turnbuckles for a near fall. Dar applied a waist lock into a cross arm breaker, but Frazer broke the hold with a frog splash to Dar. Romeo went over the top rope to the floor, and Axiom hit a suicide dive to Romeo and then to Dar. Axiom then connected with a missile drop kick while Frazer hit a leg sweep for a near fall. Dar attempted a victory roll, but Axiom dropped down for a near fall. Dar followed with a rollup for a near fall, and another inside cradle for a near fall. Axiom kicked Dar, but Dar caught the leg on Golden Ratio and applied an ankle lock. Dar avoided Frazer, and Romeo applied an ankle lock on Frazer. Frazer rolled through, sending Romeo to the floor.
Axiom kicked Dar and escaped Romeo's shoulders. Romeo landed a kick, and Axiom kicked Romeo on the turnbuckles. Frazer tagged in and was pushed off the turnbuckles but recovered to hit a superplex. Romeo secured a rollup for a near fall. Frazer applied a sleeper, but Axiom's super kick inadvertently hit Frazer when Romeo moved. Dar and Romeo then delivered a double power slam for a near fall. Romeo attempted a springboard move but leaped into a double super kick. Axiom kicked Dar on the turnbuckles, then hit a Spanish Fly, tagging back in to deliver a Golden Ratio on Romeo. Frazer followed with a Phoenix Splash, and Axiom secured the three count.
Winners: Axiom and Nathan Frazer
After the match, Axiom and Frazer offered handshakes to Romeo and Dar. Frazer suggested that Dar might have found a tag team partner, and Dar agreed.
Wren informed Kendal she could not participate tonight and announced plans to discuss a new Speed Tournament. Lola approached Kendal, stating, I didn't mean to hit Kendal last week. Kendal replied,
One time is an accident.Lola wished Kendal luck, and Wren later repeated her good wishes as Kendal walked into WAREHOUSE.
The Mr. NXT Pageant began with judges Aaron Rourke, Kit Wilson, and Matt Mathews. The first category, attire, required contestants to display three pieces. Matt Mathews expressed appreciation for Tristan from the neck down and also liked Shiloh. Kit Wilson found Shiloh "tacky," but also told Tristan, He didn't like him, he loved him. Aaron Rourke, who loved Shiloh's choices, ultimately had to go with Tristan.
Match Number Two: Mason Rook versus Naraku in a Number One Contender Match. They locked up, and Rook backed Naraku into the corner. Rook missed a chop, and they locked up again. Naraku backed Rook into the corner, pie faced him, and kicked him. Naraku applied a side head lock and delivered a shoulder tackle, bouncing off Rook. Rook took Naraku down with a shoulder tackle, followed by a splash into the corner and a back senton for a near fall. Rook lifted Naraku, but Naraku escaped. Naraku avoided a splash and clotheslined Rook in the corner. Rook missed another splash, and Naraku hit a slam and a kick, sending Rook to the floor. Rook pulled Naraku to the floor, and Naraku sent Rook into the ring steps before sending him back into the ring for a near fall.
Naraku punched Rook and delivered chops in the corner. Rook responded with a chop, and Naraku fired back with chops. Naraku executed a takedown into a Fujiwara arm bar for a near fall. Naraku kicked Rook in the chest, but Rook countered with a spinebuster for a near fall, then landed chops. Rook applied a bear hug, followed by a slam, but missed a back senton when Naraku moved. Rook missed a splash, and Naraku hit a neckbreaker for a near fall, followed by a DDT and a back senton for a near fall. Naraku kicked Rook in the head and chopped him. Rook demanded more, chopping Naraku and following with a rolling elbow. Rook placed Naraku on the turnbuckles and set up for a backpack stunner, which he transitioned into a powerslam from the turnbuckles for a near fall.
Rook and Naraku exchanged forearms. Naraku landed a head butt and a clothesline, but Rook countered with a Blue Thunder Bomb for a near fall. Rook got Naraku on his shoulders, but Naraku escaped. Naraku then lifted Rook for a sit out Death Valley Driver for a near fall, followed by a clothesline and a fisherman's suplex for a near fall. Naraku ran into a boot in the corner. Naraku used a jawbreaker to escape a sleeper hold. Rook again got Naraku on his shoulders, but Kam Hendrix appeared on the apron. Naraku capitalized with a rollup for a near fall. Rook knocked Kam off the apron. Naraku then hit an STO for the three count, securing the victory.
In LOUNGE, Tavion demanded, I want a rematch. Myles explained,
It was just a one time thing because he has to defend the title at Great American Bash.Jackson Drake intervened, remarking,
It is nice that Myles is giving out title matches to friends like a charity case.Tavion then proposed,
If he wants his, then they can meet next week and the winner faces Myles at the Bash.
