Myles Borne defends the NXT North American Title against Kam Hendrix

The NXT North American Championship is on the line as Myles Borne defends the gold against Kam Hendrix. Borne offered the championship opportunity with the promise from NXT General Manager Robert Stone of a future NXT Tag Team Title Match alongside Tavion Heights. Hendrix jumped at the opportunity, setting the stage for an incredible championship match live TONIGHT.




— The show begins with a recap of last week's show.

— Vic Joseph and Booker T greet audiences at home as Grayson Waller appears in the ring.

Waller says he made his main roster debut at Madison Square Garden and became a Tag Team Champion shortly after, but says he knows it wasn't his work ethic. He ponders whether he didn't politic enough backstage and says he spent a long time carrying Austin Theory on his back, then says he spent the last year of his career being sad about a funeral with New Day. He says the irony of that was the only thing dying was his career, but says it's now a new day.

Waller says he's in the best shape and hungrier than ever, then says he has to conquer some demons to get to where he should be and says there's one prize he never got: the NXT Championship. He says that title is the gateway to the future and calls out Tony D'Angelo, then says he'll send him back home to his baby. A crew member tells Waller to wrap up, but Waller continues on and tells Shawn Michaels to send out one of his guys. He says he used to be a Michaels' guy, then calls out the NXT male roster and says the men on the NXT roster use their social media to gain clout with the women of Orlando. He says the energy gets sucked out of the room when the me start to talk and says he knows that there are plenty of people in the back looking at Michaels as he panics. He says that Michaels knows deep down that what he's saying is true, then promises to walk into NXT and take the NXT Championship.

Waller's microphone cuts out, but Waller gets close to the camera and says he doesn't need a microphone. He tells WWE to consider their cages rattled, but the camera cuts to black abruptly.

— Tavion Heights and Myles Borne are backstage talking about Grayson Waller. They talk about proving they're the faces of the brand. Mason Rook comes in and takes offence to what Waller said and Rook says he's going to get his hands on Kam Hendrix tonight. Borne and Heights tell Rook to wait his turn as Borne takes on Hendrix tonight.

— Lizzy Rain makes her way to the ring. Izzi Dame and Niko Vance follow.

Lizzy Rain vs. Izzi Dame (w/ Niko Vance)

The bell rings and the two lock up. Dame levels Rain with a clothesline, then sends her crashing into the mat spine first and rolls her up. Dame kicks out, but Rain sends Dame crashing out of the ring and looks to land a dropkick on her through the ropes. Dame runs over Rain with a big boot, then dumps her back in the ring and levels her with a shoulder block during the commercial break.

Dame sends Rain crashing into the mat face first and wears her down with a crossface, but Rain powers up to her feet and fires off chops on her. Rain lands a kick on Dame's head from the ring apron back from the break and ascends to the top rope, then delivers a missile dropkick on Dame and delivers a suplex on her.

Dame fires off forearms on Rain, but Rain rolls up Dame. Dame kicks out and fires off right hands on Rain on the outside, but Rain sends Dame crashing into the ring steps as the referee beats a ten count. Rain dumps Dame back in the ring and joins her in there to break the count.

Dame delivers a knee strike and a Crucifix Bomb to Rain, then goes for a pin but Rain kicks out. Dame levels Rain with a clothesline and runs her over with a boot, but Rain delivers a cutter and ascends up the ropes. Niko Vance hops up onto the apron to distract Rain, opening the door for Dame to run over Rain with a big boot.

Shawn Spears up behind Vance on the outside and threatens to hit him with a chair. As Dame is distracted by Spears, Rain takes advantage and delivers Thunderstruck on her for the win.

Winner: Lizzy Rain

— We then head backstage, where Noam Dar and Romeo Moreno chat with Cruz Montana to formally welcome him to NXT. Saquon Shugars approaches them, but Dar apologizes to him for taking the loss to DarkState last Tuesday. Shugars makes it clear there's no hard feelings, but Kelani Jordan then approaches Montana and claims that NXT is a bad working environment. She begins to vent about how she's been screwed time and time again, but Montana walks off and Jordan says he'll fit in just fine not listening to her like everyone else.

— We then head over to Robert Stone's office, where Vanity Project complain about having to defend their NXT Tag Team Championship against Myles Borne and Tavion Heights should Borne retain his North American Championship. Keanu Carver crashes the meeting and causes Vanity Project to leave, telling Stone all he wants is a match against EK Prosper next week. Stone agrees.

— A video promo for Lola Vice plays where she talks about exposing Kendal Grey and knocking her out.

— Kam Hendrix then makes his way to the ring.

— Back from the break, Jaida Parker and Thea Hail bond in the women's locker room. Hail informs Parker that they will be tagging next week against Nikkita Lyons and Karmen Petrovic, and when Parker shows that she's happy about doing so next week, Hail hugs her.

— Back at ringside, Myles Borne makes his way down.


NXT North American Championship Match: Myles Borne (c) vs. Kam Hendrix

The bell rings and the two lock up. Hendrix wears down Borne's arm, but Borne sends Hendrix crashing into the mat and dropkicks Hendrix out of the ring. He flies over the top rope to take out Hendrix on the outside, but Hendrix sends Borne crashing into the ring apron repeatedly face first during the commercial break.

Borne clotheslines Hendrix on the outside, but the two men get back inside the ring and Borne repeatedly sends Hendrix's face bouncing off the turnbuckles. Hendrix fires off right hands on Borne and wears him down with a submission hold, then levels him with a strike and lands a clothesline to the back of his neck.

Borne levels Hendrix with a pair of clotheslines and a back body drop, then dropkicks Hendrix out of the ring and gets him back inside. We see Mason Rook watching the action from backstage and leave as Tavion Heights follows him, and the pair spill into the ringside area.

Heights stops Rook from intervening, allowing Hendrix to land the Showtime Kick on Borne and go for a pin. Borne kicks out and connects with Borne again on Hendrix for the win.

Winner and STILL NXT North American Champion: Myles Borne

— After the match, Rook attacks Hendrix. Borne and Heights celebrate in the ring and The Vanity Project runs out and attacks Borne and Heights. Borne and Heights take out Brad Baylor, Jackson Drake and Ricky Smokes.

— Emily Agard talks to Lizzy Rain who is eating popcorn chicken from KFC. Rain says she finally put the feud with Izzi Dame behind her. Rain plugs the KFC chicken and Shiloh Hill. Tristan Angels comes by and tells Rain to reconsider her idols.

— OTM is backstage. Los Graza comes in, Angel and Berto give Bronco Nima a pep talk and Lucien Price looks apprehensive.

— Robert Stone talks to Grayson Waller on the phone. Zaria comes in and asks Stone who her next challenger is. Wren Sinclair comes in and wants to know who her next challenger is. Stone tells Sinclair he'll need to hold a tournament for Sinclair's Speed Title. Sinclair suggests she challenge Zaria for Zaria's title. Stone says they can have a match next week and if Sinclair wins she can battle Zaria for her title.

— Back at ringside, BirthRight makes their way to the ring. OTM follows.

OTM vs. BirthRight (w/ Lexis King, Charlie Dempsey, and Ariana Grace)

Lucien Price and Uriah Connors begin the action. The bell rings and the two go back and forth. Bronco Nima and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo tag in, but OTM dumps Stacks over the top rope and onto King, Dempsey, and Connors on the outside.

Price delivers a clothesline to Stacks in the corner during the commercial break, but Nima tags in and lands a backbreaker on Stacks. He looks to land a kick on Stacks, but Connors pulls Stacks out of the way from the outside of the ring.

Stacks wears down Nima with a submission hold, but Connors tags back in and delivers a Swanton Bomb to Nima back from the break. He goes for a pin, but Nima kicks out and Stacks tags back in.

Los Garza's Angel and Bero emerge at ringside. As the referee is distracted, Grace grabs Price's ankle. Connors rocks Price with a superkick, and Connors and Stacks deliver a dropkick-shining wizard combination to Price for the win.

Winners: BirthRight

— After the match, Nima checks on Price who looks pissed at Nima. Angel and Berto get in the ring and Price stares at them as Nima tries to make peace with Price.

— A video package for Kendal Grey plays. She responds to Lola Vice's video promo from earlier. Grey talks about how ready she is and how she's taking Vice down.

— Kali Armstrong is backstage. Izzi Dame gets in Armstrong's face and says she needs to wait in line. Kelani Jordan comes by and complains she isn't getting title shots. Reina Volcan walks in and says the women's division doesn't rebuild, it reloads.

— Shiloh Hill makes his way to the ring. Tristan Angels follows.

Shiloh Hill vs. Tristan Angels

The bell rings and Hill lands a shoulder breaker on Angels. Angels sends Hill crashing into the middle turnbuckle and fires off an elbow on the back of his neck, but Hill sends Angels' head bouncing off his knee.

Angels catches Hill with a hanging neckbreaker off the ring apron, then cinches in a sleeper hold on him inside the ring during the commercial break. Hill fights off Angels and rains down right hands on him, then delivers a bodyslam to him. The two men teeter on the ropes, but Angels lands a superplex on Hill back from the break and goes for a pin. Hill kicks out and powerbombs Angels onto the announce desk before he lands Super Thunder Breaker on Angels back inside the rig off the middle rope for the win.

Winner: Shiloh Hill

— Cruz Montana walks backstage and he's up next. We head to a break.

— We come back from a commercial break and Cruz Montana comes out to the ring through the crowd.

Montana asks NXT what's good and says he's officially a WWE Superstar. He says there was a time he didn't think he would see another day of life and says he came up in some of the toughest neighborhoods of New York City. He says everyday was a struggle and a fight to survive, then says he's made mistakes he can't take back and says he was mostly fighting himself. He says he was either going to become another story of wasted potential, or a father that his daughter could be proud of.

Montana says he reached a ceiling as a tag team guy and was on a losing streak in a battle with himself, but he started to win and every step forward was him proving that he took advantage of a second chance. He says he rebuilt his career one match and one city at a time. He says he's not in NXT to fill a spot, but to take a spot as the new NXT Champion.

D'Angelo's music hits and he makes his way out. D'Angelo welcomes Montana to NXT and formally introduces himself to Montana, then says he's seen some of the hottest few agents come to the ring and say they'll win the NXT Championship. He says he believes every word Montana said, except for one thing: the spot he wants.

Grayson Waller appears out of nowhere as a brawl breaks out between Montana, Waller, and D'Angelo. Montana looks to land Spin The Block on Waller, but Waller ducks out of the way and Montana ends up hitting D'Angelo. D'Angelo, Waller, and Montana then stare down one another in the ring as the show goes off the air.