NXT Women’s Title on the line in a Steel Cage Match

History will be made this week when Io Shirai challenges NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler for the title in the first Women’s Cage Match in NXT history! Plus, newly crowned NXT Tag Team Champions The Street Profits battle The Forgotten Sons, the inaugural Breakout Tournament gets underway and much more.






At Takeover, Io Shirai had a shot at the NXT Women's Championship and she wants to win the title for everyone. Shayna says that she is the reality that stomps out Io's title dreams. After the match at Takeover, Io attacked Shayna with a kendo stick and then Io hits a moonsault using a chair. Shayna says she respects Io's fighting spirit, but not her dumb decisions. We see Io and Shayna battle in Bel Air. Tonight, they are in a steel cage and the title will be on the line.

We are at Full Sail University and your announcers are Beth Phoenix, Mauro Ranallo, and Nigel McGuinness.

Tonight, the Breakout Tournament will start.

Joaquin Wilde says in 2017, he nearly died and he says that people thought he was damaged goods. It never stopped him from chasing his dreams.

Angel Garza says his face is pretty and his body is perfect. He has all the experience and he has it better than anyone in the tournament.

Breakout Tournament First Round Match: Joaquin Wilde vs Angel Garza

They lock up and Garza tries to get into Wilde's head on a break. Garza with a waist lock and Wilde with a side head lock. Garza with a hammer lock and Wilde with an arm drag. Garza with a shoulder tackle. Garza with a leg sweep and cover. Wilde with a leg sweep and cover of his own. Garza slaps Wilde and chops him a few times. Wilde with a boot and he goes to the ropes for a slingshot arm drag. Wilde with a lateral press to counter a tilt-a-whirl move and Wilde gets a near fall. Wilde goes for a head scissors but Garza counters into a gutbuster for a near fall. Garza with a pop up kick and a knee to the head.

Garza pulls off his pants to reveal tights. Garza puts the legs in the ropes and then puts Wilde across the turnbuckles and Garza with a knee to the midsection. Garza with a package power bomb into an X Factor for a near fall. Garza stretches Wilde in the ropes and then Garza with a chop. Wilde with a chop and Garza with a punch. Garza with a drop kick and he gets a near fall. Garza with a Japanese Stranglehold on Wilde. Wilde gets to his feet and he powers out of the hold but Garza locks it back in and he puts his knee in Wilde's back. Wilde rolls through and reverses the hold. Garza with a kick to the head but Wilde holds on to the stranglehold.

Garza with another kick. Wild with a kick and Wilde follows with a flying clothesline and reverse atomic drop and kick to the jaw followed by a rollup for a near fall. Garza rolls to the floor and Wilde sets for a move to the floor but Garza moves. Wilde with a suicide dive through the corner onto Garza. Wilde rolls Garza back into the ring and Wilde goes up top and Garza with an enzuigiri. Garza with forearms and then he climbs the turnbuckles for a superplex. Wilde blocks the superplex attempt and Garza goes to the top rope. Garza with Spanish Fly for a near fall. Wilde with a crucifix for a near fall.

Garza with a drop kick to the head and then he goes for a butterfly package bomb for the three count.

Winner: Angel Garza (advances to face winner of Jordan Myles versus Boa)

We go to commercial.

We have a video for KUSHIDA talking about what he wants to do in WWE. He says this is the first step and the best in the world is here. He wants to face everybody. He says time belongs to him.

We see footage of Damian Priest outside Full Sail and he is asked if this is a sign of things to come. Priest says you haven't seen anything yet. The name Damian Priest will live forever.

Wesley Blake and Steve Cutler vs Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford in a Non Title Match

Before the match starts, Montez asks if hears the chatter. It seems that the Forgotten Sons think they can step to them. Dawkins is shocked at that assertion. Ford says they think if it was for the titles, they could take what is theirs. Dawkins says that ain't how we livin'. Ford says this is this their lucky day. Dawkins suggests they put the titles on the line right now. Ford says the Forgotten Sons won't be forgotten. Dawkins says they will be remembered as the first team to take an "L" from the new tag team champions.

Ford and Cutler start things off and Cutler with a back elbow and he kicks Ford in the corner. Cutler with punches and Blake tags in. Blake kicks Ford. Blake runs his boot across the face and Cutler tags in and Blake with a cannonball to the back and Cutler gets a near fall. Cutler with a punch and shoulder in the corner. Blake tags in and he hits an assisted neck breaker for a near fall. Blake kicks Ford in the ribs and tags Cutler back in. Ford sends Blake at Cutler and Dawkins tags in and he punches Cutler and Blake.

Dawkins with a back elbow to Cutler and an exploder to Blake. Dawkins with an exploder to Cutler. Dawkins with twisting splashes to Blake and Cutler. Ford tags in and Dawkins with a slam and Ford with a splash. Ryker pulls Ford out of the ring and hits Ford. The referee calls for the bell.

Winners: Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins (by disqualification)

After the match, The Forgotten Sons attack Dawkins. Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan come out and they go after the Forgotten Sons. Dawkins with a spear to Ryker.

Lorcan and Burch pick up the title belts and they hold them before Ford grabs at the one Lorcan is holding. Burch and Lorcan give Dawkins and Ford the belts, but Burch tells them that they owe them.

We see Shayna Baszler getting ready as well as Io Shirai while we hear the Cage Lowering Music in the background.

We go to commercial.

After the match, The Forgotten Sons attack Dawkins. Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan come out and they go after the Forgotten Sons. Dawkins with a spear to Ryker.

Lorcan and Burch pick up the title belts and they hold them before Ford grabs at the one Lorcan is holding. Burch and Lorcan give Dawkins and Ford the belts, but Burch tells them that they owe them.

We see Shayna Baszler getting ready as well as Io Shirai while we hear the Cage Lowering Music in the background.

We go to commercial.

We have a video showing Killian Dain.

We see Vanessa Borne and Aliyah from earlier today and they comment on Mia Yim's story. Aliyah says it is so sad and pathetic that they can't relate. Vanessa asks when do people get applauded for being poor and coming from the streets. Aliyah says no book will help that. She is beyond grateful that she gets an opportunity to put that lower in her place. Vanessa says that Aliyah will show why Mia belongs on the street.

Nykos Rikos vs Keith Lee

Rikos tries to pull down Lee's arms but that does not work. He chops Lee and Keith is not happy about that. Lee chops back and he hits a running shoulder tackle that sends Rikos off the ropes. Lee gets Rikos up and he hits the LimitBreaker for the three count.

Winner: Keith Lee

We go to commercial.

We are back and we take a look at the Adam Cole Victory Tour. He talks about traveling to Download Festival to defend the title. He says Johnny Gargano never got a private jet. Adam says he has a plane to catch. We see him with Corey Taylor from Slipknot at the Download Festival. We see Cole in the ring with Dave Mastiff. We see Cole on the phone with Roderick Strong when he got back to the United States. Cole checks to make sure the order is placed. We see Adam going into a shop named Gargano's.

Next week, Roderick Strong will face Tyler Breeze. Isaiah Scottt will face Cameron Grimes next week in the Breakout Tournament.


Steel Cage Match for the NXT Women's Championship: Io Shirai vs Shayna Baszler

Io charges at Baszler but Shayna moves. Shayna with a kick to the leg followed by punches. Io avoids being sent into the cage and Io with a wrist lock but Shayna with a side head lock. Shayna with a front face lock and then Shayna goes for the Kirifuta Clutch but Io escapes. Shayna holds on to a body scissors but Io with punches. Shayna pulls at the leg while standing on Io's head and Shayna stomps on the head. Shayna is tripped by Io and Io with a kick. Io with a cartwheel followed by a drop kick. Io blocks a kick and hits a palm strike.

Io staggers around and then she climbs the cage. Shayna pulls Io back to the mat and sends Io face first into the steel cage. Shayna sends Io into the cage again. Shayna has Io against the cage. Shayna works on the neck and Shayna sends Io into the cage one more time. Shayna with a snap mare and kick to the back for a near fall. Io with an inside cradle for a near fall but Shayna with a clothesline and she sends Io into the cage one more time. Shayna puts Io against the cage and punches Io in the ribs and then a forearm to the throat. Shayna gets a near fall. Shayna wraps up Io and continues to work on the neck.

Io with elbows and a snap mare. Shayna tries to send Io into the cage but Io stops at the ropes and Shayna goes into the cage. Io with two drop kicks to Shayna against the cage. Io with a running double knee strike to the back and Io with a German suplex for a near fall. Io with another German suplex and Shayna falls into the corner. Io with a running double knee strike and Io walks across the midsection and goes to the turnbuckles but Io feels that is not enough and Io goes to the top of the cage and Shayna recovers to stop Io.

They fight on the top turnbuckle and Shayna with a Kirifuta Clutch on the turnbuckles and Io is sent to the mat. Io recovers and hits a German superplex and both women are down. Io gets a near fall. Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke make their way to the ring and Io yells at them and Shayna grabs Io and applies the Kirifuta Clutch. Io rolls through and hits a double stomp. The referee on the floor is knocked down and the cage is locked again. Io starts to climb the cage. Marina climbs the cage to stop Io and Marina pulls Io onto the top of the cage.

Candice LeRae comes to hte ring and she takes care of Duke and Shafir. Candice climbs to the top of the cage while Duke opens the cage door and she pulls Shayna to the door. LeRae with a cross body onto Duke from the top of the cage. Shayna with a knee to LeRae. Io hits a moonsault from the top of the cage onto Shayna. Io crawls to the door and Shayna crawls after her. Shayna grabs the leg and Shayna gets in front of Io. Io pulls Shayna back and Shayna does the same to Io. Io kicks Shayna to the mat and Io crawls to the door but Shayna pulls Io back into the ring and Shayna chokes io in the ropes but Io sends Shayna's head into the turnbuckles.

Shayna pulls Io back into the cage and Shayna applies the Kirifuta Clutch and Io is about to pass out but she gets a second wind and slams the cage door into Shayna's head. Shayna falls out of the door and lands on the floor.

Winner: Shayna Baszler

After the match, the Shayna celebrates her victory with Marina and Jessamyn on the floor. Inside the ring, Candice checks on Io after her defeat.

Io with a forearm to Candice followed by kicks and forearms. Io thinks about what she did and she leaves the cage. Io goes under the ring and gets a chair and brings it back into the cage. Io hits Candice in the ribs and then the back with the chair. Io with a suplex onto the chair.

Io leaves the ring and she says she does not need friends and she goes to the back.

We go to credits.