The final builds towards The Great American Bash for next week were reserved on this week’s WWE NXT which witnessed a massive title change in the main event. Also, three teams competed in a number-one contenders’ Triple Threat for the Women’s Tag Team Championship. Check out the results from the show that went down from the Capitol Wrestling Center in Orlando, Florida.
– Io Shirai and Zoey Stark defeated Dakota Kai and NXT Women’s Champion Raquel Gonzalez and Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart in the opening Triple Threat Tag Team Number-one Contenders Match. The finish saw Shirai pinning Kai with her pendant moonsault move off the top rope. Now, Shirai and Stark will face Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell for WWE NXT Women’s Tag Team Championship, next week at the Bash.
– Johnny Gargano attacked NXT Champion Karrion Kross, backstage. Kross tried to fire back but he was held back by the security team. He sent a verbal warning to Gargano.
– The NXT Breakout Tournament was announced for a return in 2 weeks.
– In a backstage segment, Isaiah “Swerve” Scott challenged Bronson Reed to put his WWE NXT North American Championship on the line against him. Bronson accepted the challenge as the match was set for later the night.
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WWE NXT Results (29/06/21): Karrion Kross called out Johnny Gargano
– WWE NXT Champion Karrion Kross ordered Johnny Gargano to come to the ring. Instead, Gargano and Austin Theory attacked Kross from behind. Kross fought them off as he was about to destroy Gargano with the Steel Steps. Samoa Joe and his security team came down and stopped him from doing so.
– Roderick Strong, the leader of the Diamond Mine faction defeated Asher Hale in a singles contest. Strong delivered a Jumping Knee and applied his new submission finisher to get the win.
– Cameron Grimes defeated Ari Sterling in a match. Ari missed a 450-Splash after which Grimes ran in with the Cave-In for the win. After the match, Million Dollar Champion LA Knight came out and called Grimes a loser. Grimes wanted another shot at the Million Dollar Title who challenged LA to a match for the Title at the Bash.
LA accepted the challenge but added a stipulation that if Grimes loses then he must become LA’s Butler.
– Kyle O’Reilly called out Adam Cole to the ring. Cole came out and claimed that he was the leader of the Undisputed Era who had to carry Kyle for years. Cole mentioned Kyle’s wife leading to a brawl. Kyle put Cole into a Submission. Cole sought help from Samoa Joe who ignored him. He walked out of the ring as the security team separated them.
– The mysterious “battery” charger was shown which is now at 81%.
– Xia Li and Boa defeated Mercedes Martinez and Jake Atlas in a Mixed Tag Team Match. This match witnessed a Referee Stoppage finish after Mercedes got knocked out. Li delivered a roundhouse kick from which Martinez never recovered. The referee declared Li and Priestly to be the winners after the stoppage came.
– Tommaso Ciampa and Timothy Thatcher and WWE NXT Tag Team Champions MSK had a face-to-face segment before next week’s title match. The two teams cut promos claiming their wins at the Bash.
– Sarray asked NXT General Manager William Regal for a match against Toni Storm. Regal mentioned that he will take it under consideration.
– Johnny Gargano and Austin Theory attacked Karrion Kross again, backstage but he fought them off and left. Samoa Joe was present at the scene who thought that Gargano might have pushed Kross to the limit.
– Isaiah “Swerve” Scott defeated Bronson Reed (c) to win WWE NXT North American Championship. Hit Row Records members distracted Reed at the ringside area which allowed Scott to connect with a big kick. He quickly followed up with a 450-Splash to get the pin to win. He celebrated with the title to send the show off-air.
