NXT, Wednesday August 23, from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Taped prior to NXT Takeover: Brooklyn III
As is common now on the post-Takeover taping, we get a lot of backstage stuff. Johnny Gargano is disappointed, but still believes in himself and knows all of us do, too. Aleister Black completely blew off a bunch of geeks with mics. Asuka did a really strange bit with the "international press." Bobby Roode was understandably really pissed off and wouldn't talk, especially after Roderick Strong awkwardly blew him a kiss. Later, "earlier today" "after" his debut on Smackdown, he said that he has unfinished business in NXT, so expect him to still get matches with Strong and McIntyre. Nothing from Ember Moon, Itami, Galloway, or the ROH guys. We're promised some follow-up on McIntyre and Adam Cole's debut next week.
No Way Jose comes out for a match, gets a conga line going as he did last year, and then Lars Sullivan comes out and eviscerates him.
Peyton Royce vs. Sarah Logan - a standard match where both girls looked pretty good. Peyton was accompanied by Billie Kay, but I don't believe she got involved at all. Peyton Royce wins clean with the fisherman's suplex. I was pretty surprised watching it live, I figured Sarah Logan would be put over prior to the tournament, while the Iconic Duo now seem to be running in circles.
Fresh out of whatever hole these guys have been kept under, Tyler Bate and Trent Seven vs. Wolfgang and Pete Dunne. Wolfgang tells Pete Dunne he wants a title shot if they win, in what was a rather wooden promo before the match. But they do, Tyler Bate hits the Tyler Driver 97 on Pete Dunne, but he had made a blind tag to Wolfy who hits the high-angle senton for the pin on Bate. So, I guess Wolfy is getting a title shot before Bate gets his, unless they already did it and it wasn't on TV. Dunne was one of the most over guys on the show.