Code Orange plays some buttrock to start the show. Mauro gives it a moniker of "the Notorious NXT" while Johnny comes out to his happy J-Pop song. Andrade Cien Almas comes down with Vega They have a really fast-paced match with Almas being a great bully. They have a fucking amazing near-fall with Johnny going for the catapult spear, getting caught, DDTd, and then hit with an inverted tornado DDT for 2.999999 - resulting in a great shocked face. They fight up top over a superplex. Sunset bomb is met with a backflip, but the shotgun knees miss. Johnny gets the La Mistica setup of the Gargano Escape! RAMPAGE BUCKLE BOMB OUT OF IT! SHOTGUN KNEES FOR 2.9999! He's shocked, but Vega tells him to get up and finish him off. He takes too long and eats a pair of superkicks. Lawndart in the corner! She throws a shirt at him opening up a corner dropkick and a win off the hammerlock DDT - which really needs some shorthanding.
Kurt Angle and Daniel Bryan are in the crowd. Drew is shown backstage with a new shirt. Tag title is hyped up while Corey comes out for guest commentary to his old theme. Corey is such an awesome story in WWE and he's got a great gig over the long haul. Sanity comes out and their theme is growing on me. The face masks for them basically make them look good now - but the whole presentation is now sub-modern TNA. AOP now has green camo gear, which is far less cool. A brawl breaks out and EY gets a table. The match actually begins and he's locked in a head and arm choke by Razar. EY gets a big flying neckbreaker and goes for his flying elbow, but gets crotched. Nikki dives off the top onto Akam, who gets crossbodied through a table by Dain. Double flying neckbreaker ends it! EY HAS WWE GOLD!
FISH AND O'REILLY COME IN AND DESTROY SANITY! Mauro puts over their ROH and NJPW work before they destroy Sanity even more with kicks and then go after AOP. Chasing the Dragon takes out EY! Well, this is how you get a team over instantly. This was all just perfect - NXT now has a hot tag division again.
Nakamura and Kalisto are in the crowd, with Kalisto doing a Nak impression. JIM ROSS COMES OUT for Itami-Black. Why you wouldn't just have JR do main events, I have no idea. Itami comes out to no reaction. Yikes. Black has a big intro planned for him and they've got giant candles and his live band out. Goddamn he comes off so great with this.
Black runs wild with a big combo and a running knee for 2. Itami busts Black's nose up and then does the mocking face rake before sitting in Indian style akin to him. Itami hits a big DDT for 2. Tornado necksnap leads to a diving lariat for 2. Itami hits a big kick up top before an avalanche falcon arrow hits! New Japan forearm exchange! SLAPS! PUNCHES, BACKFIST BY ITAMI! Falcon arrow gets 2 for Itami! Black elbows out of a GTS before Itami knees him and slaps away demanding respect. BLACK MASS KOs him!
Asuka-Ember hype video leads to Mauro saying that Asuka has now held a womens title longer than Rockin' Robin...yeah I'm not for changing history, but they would make it sound better not comparing her to Robin. Ember Moon is out and just doesn't have "it" right now. Ember sweeps her down and dropkicks her for 1. Ember sends her outside and dives with a somersault off the second rope to get an edge. Ember is sent into the steps and Asuka hits a series of kicks and locks on armbars to wear her down. OCTOPUS BY ASUKA! A seated armbar is met with a teardrop suplex. GERMAN INTO THE BUCKLE! Ember goes for the Asuka Lock, but ASUKA LOCKS HERS IN! Ember backs into a cradle for 2. HIP ATTACK GETS 2. Ember hits a big knee and Asuka combos her before holding her hand to kick her head in. Slingblade-ish thing gets 2 for Ember. Ember goes for a corner Liger bomb, but it's avoided and she gets a seated footstomp for 2. THE ECLIPSE HITS FOR 2.5! Asuka sold this perfectly and Ember is in shock. Asuka puts the ref in the way for a crossbody, but gets caught cheating for 2! SUPERKICK BY EMBER FOR 2.5! Asuka plays possum and gets an armbar and then the Asuka lock! EMBER TAPS! YES! ASUKA WINS! Ember stands up and pouts a bit.
Drew gets a big bagpipe intro and Nigel says that Drew facing Johnny on Wednesday was a mistake. Roode gets a giant tron piano, which is certainly different. Roode gets the most smoky intro in human history, with a new red and gold robe. It's alright, but not his biggest intro yet outside all the smoke - that made for a cool visual.
Drew looks five billion feet taller than Roode during the face off - it's amazing how big Drew is. Drew works the back and tilt a whirl slams him on the apron. Maybe don't take that bump at 40. Roode neckbreakers him on the rope itself. Roode gets a jacknife for a 2 SWEET count. Roode gets a backstabber for 2. DREW HITS A FLIP DIVE AND ROODE barely catches him. Well, that could've gone badly. Claymore meets a spinebuster for 2. GLORIOUS DDT and he goes for another, but DREW RECOVERS HEADBUTTS AND CLAYMORES HIM TO WIN! Drew kneels on the title.
Nigel tells Drew's story and puts over the amazing victory. Mauro talks about how Vince called him the chosen one before and he grew outside of WWE and now, he has achieved his goal. Fish and O'Reilly distract Drew while ADAM COLE BAYBAY attacks and lays him out with a superkick! Mauro should never be allowed to say "baybay". And in one night, WWE has set themselves to drew with the their ROH stable.
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