Shirai went for a quick cover on Rhea, and that was the last pinfall attempt we’d see for the next few minutes. The match started off well, with Charlotte Flair ducking outside and pitting Io Shirai and Rhea Ripley against each other.

The match ended with the undisputed leader of UE raising his NXT Title in victory, to the sound of a crowd of boos. However, even after Dexter Loomis successfully leveled the playing field Dream dropped Cole from a ladder onto the windshield of a car a Dream Valley Driver and a Purple Rainmaker onto a chaired Adam Cole it only took one low blow and a Chair-Pile Panama Sunrise to bury The Velveteen Dream and any future attempts at title contention in 14:57. After quite a dominating performance by The Velveteen Dream, fans were ready to crown a new NXT Champion. Everything except for the right person raising the title high in victory. Yes, this match indeed did have everything. The Velveteen Dream in a Backlot Brawl had everything a wrestling fan could ask for good build, drama, physicality, beautifully timed counters and of course, no UE match would be complete without a little interference.

– JacobĪt first glance, what appeared to be a knock-off of The Fast and The Furious opening scene turned out to be one of the more visually pleasing and physical NXT Title Matches to date. The turning point in the match was when Johnny finally got caught with the spirit bomb and then the Big Bang Catastrophe for the win in 20:35. Gargano then got Lee in the eye again with the car key while the ref was distracted and hit the slingshot DDT for a close 2 count.

Lee got Johnny to the ring before Johnny’s wife Candice LeRae ran down to distract him but Lee’s girlfriend Mia Yim also ran down to handle Candice. Lee would get control back when he pounced Gargano through the plexiglass barrier into the crowd. Lee would get offense in here and there but Gargano would always target the eye or the hand to get control of Lee and keep him from hitting his spirit bomb finishing move. Johnny would try and keep Lee grounded working on the left hand and arm. The match began with Gargano using his speed to try and get away from Lee, but when Lee finally caught Gargano, Johnny targeted the eye he poked with a car key of Lee this past Wednesday.

Nxt takeover: in your house