Kicking off tonight’s episode of NXT, Imperium finally finished off what they had been looking to do for some time, taking down Matt Riddle and Timothy Thatcher to claim the NXT Tag Team Championships for themselves. In a match that saw the titles change, Riddle also suffered from Thatcher abandoning him, after the latter had finally become too unhappy with things.
Late in the match, Marcel Barthel knocked Thatcher off the apron and onto the ground outside of the ring. After getting up, he and Riddle stared each other down for a moment before Thatcher simply walked off, leaving Riddle behind. Although Riddle tried his best, he was quickly put down by Imperium, losing his tag team titles in the process. Backstage, Thatcher said that he wants to be a champion, but not by playing games and doing everything that Riddle does. Catching up to him backstage, Riddle attacked Thatcher, and the two got into a brief brawl.
HOW does he do that? ?#WWENXT @Marcel_B_WWE pic.twitter.com/931YWEmHnC
— WWE (@WWE) May 14, 2020
Poor bro x3 ?
"Bro, what the hell was that about?" – @SuperKingofBros
This is a thread now. #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/5NmhLscSq3
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) May 14, 2020
For a brief recap of how the match ended, check out below:
Aichner attacks Thatcher from behind. Thatcher tags in Riddle. Riddle puts Aichner in a sleeper. Aichner escapes. Riddle gut wrench suplexes Aichner. Riddle tries a broton but Aichner gets his knees up. Backbreaker by Aichner. After the break, IMPERIUM is taking turns working over Riddle. Riddle monkey flips Barthel but Barthel hits Thatcher in the process. Thatcher falls off the apron. Thatcher gets upset and leaves Riddle all by himself. Riddle fights valiantly but Barthel and Aichner hit the European Bomb for the win.
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