This week’s WWE NXT saw Tommaso Ciampa in action in the main event match against Ridge Holland. NXT Champion, as well as NXT UK Champion, was in attendance on the show following their title wins. A new female faction made its debut led by Mandy Rose while NXT Women’s Champion was also in action on the show that took place at the Capitol Wrestling Center in Orlando, Florida. Check out the results,
– Sarray defeated Mandy Rose (accompanied by Gigi Dolin and Jacey Jayne) via Count-Out in the opening match of WWE NXT. Mandy was busted open during the match. Sarray sent Mandy out of the ring after which the latter decided to leave the match. Dolin and Jacey put a towel over Mandy’s face to stop the bleeding.
– Kyle O’Reilly defeated Duke Hudson in a singles contest. Kyle connected with the flying top rope knee-drop to the back of Hudson’s knee. He then applied the Heel Hook submission for the win.
– Ilja Dragunov celebrated his WWE NXT UK Championship win from TakeOver 36. Ilja said before he goes back home, he wanted to show everyone that he’s still alive. He was feeling alive more than ever before.
– WWE NXT Breakout Tournament Winner Carmelo Hayes couldn’t decide which title he was coming after. Legado Del Fantasma confronted him to send a warning to Carmelo that the NXT North American Title is only for their leader Santos Escobar and not for anybody else.
– Imperium’s Marcel Barthel and Fabian Aichner defeated Drake Maverick and Grayson Waller in a tag team match. Aichner delivered a running big boot on Waller while Barthel pulled Drake out of the ring and then sent him into the lighting rig at ringside. Imperium then hit the double team European Bomb on Waller out of the corner pin to win.
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– LA Knight defeated Johnny Gargano in a singles contest. Dexter Lumis and Indi Hartwell were at ringside and Gargano was too concerned about their presence. This allowed Knight to connect with the BFT finisher to pick up the win.
– WWE NXT Tag Team Champions MSK went to NXT General Manager William Regal and requested a match against Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch with their Titles on the line. Regal granted the request and made it official for next week.
– WWE NXT Women’s Champion Raquel Gonzalez defeated Jessi Kamea. After a clothesline, Gonzalez hit Kamea with the one-armed Chokeslam powerbomb for the win. After the match, Franky Monet and Robert Stone confronted Gonzalez in the ring to have a staredown.
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– During a sit-down interview with Wade Barrett, Samoa Joe mentioned that he needed to win the WWE NXT Championship because the precedent needed to be set. This is the third reign with the title who needs to carry on this legacy and represent this brand. Joe then also asked for his first challenger.
– Diamond Mine’s Roderick Strong defeated Ikemen Jiro in a singles contest. After a jumping knee, Strong delivered a unique backbreaker and then another one to send a message to NXT Cruiserweight Champion Kushida to get the pinfall win. Diamond Mine also received two more members in the Creed Brothers.
Message SENT to #WWENXT Cruiserweight Champion @KUSHIDA_0904 as @roderickstrong puts away @IkemenJiro_wwe. @DiamondMineWWE @Malcolmvelli @hachimanwwe #CreedBrothers pic.twitter.com/ni3fOnqUjF
— WWE (@WWE) September 1, 2021
– In the main event of WWE NXT, Tommaso Ciampa defeated Ridge Holland. After a bunch of knee strikes, Ciampa connected with the Willow’s Bell for the win. After the match, Pete Dunne, Oney Lorcan, and Danny Burch attacked Ciampa, but MSK ran out to make the save. MSK and Ciampa stood tall to end the show.