Backstage, Regal asks Ruff what he thinks he’s doing. Ruff says everyone thinks he’s a joke, well here is the punchline, Ruff will fight Priest and Gargano at the same time.
NXT Women’s Championship Match: Io Shirai (c) vs. Rhea Ripley
Shirai and Ripley trade strikes. Shirai sends Ripley out of the ring. Shirai gets on Ripley’s shoulders. Ripley drops Shirai face-first on the ring apron. After the break, Shirai is ground and pounding Ripley. Shirai misses a running double knee strike in the corner. Ripley tries a suplex but Shirai turns it into an inside cradle. Ripley rolls through and suplexes Shirai for a near fall. Ripley goes up top. Shirai cuts Ripley off and hits a German suplex off the second rope. Shirai crushes Ripley in the corner with a running back elbow.
Ripley eats and uppercut by Shirai. Shirai crushes Ripley’s midsection with a double stomp. Shirai gets a near fall after a basement dropkick. Shirai puts Ripley in the crossface. Ripley’s ear is bleeding. Ripley turns it into a pin. Shirai kicks out. Shirai slams Ripley’s arm into the mat. Shirai kicks Ripley in the arm. Shirai focuses her assault on Ripley’s now injured arm. Shirai slams Ripley’s arm into the apron over and over again. Shirai shoulder breakers Ripley on the apron. Shirai sends Ripley into the ring steps. Ripley is clutching at her arm while writhing in pain.
Shirai goes up top for her patented moonsault. Ripley cuts Shirai off and hits a superplex. Shirai kicks out. Shirai and Ripley trade strikes. Ripley blasts Shirai with multiple knee strikes to the face. Ripley gets a two count after a basement dropkick. Ripley locks in the Prism Lock. Ripley spins Shirai before slamming her on the mat. Shirai gets to the ropes to break the hold. Ripley tries Riptide. Shirai reverses it into a flying armbar. Ripley tries to block. Ripley tries to powerbomb Shirai to break the hold but Shirai rolls Ripley back into the armbar. Ripley gets to the ropes.
Shirai floors Ripley with a palm strike. Shirai lands. the Tiger feint kick. Top rope missile dropkick by Shirai. Ripley kicks out. Meteora by Shirai. Shirai tries her moonsault but Ripley moves out of the way. Shirai lands on her feet. Ripley turns Shirai inside out with a lariat. Shirai kicks out. Ripley tries Riptide again. Shirai reverses it into a DDT. Ripley ends up on the apron. Shirai dives through the ropes and hits a sunset bomb, putting Ripley through the announce desk. Ripley is almost counted out. As Ripley rolls in the ring, Shirai hits a Moonsault for the win!
Winner and STILL NXT Women’s Champion, Io Shirai!
After the match, Shirai and Ripley hug.
In-Ring Segment: Finn Bálor
Bálor congratulates Bálor on her victory. As Bálor starts to talk, Mcafee and Co interrupt. McAfee says a lot has changed since Bálor was last here. This is their show now. McAfee says he knows Bálor doesn’t watch the business, the business watches him so McAfee fills Bálor in on their path of destruction. McAfee and Co surround the ring. McAfee tells Bálor to fall in line before he ends up dead. Bálor says it’s. easy to play when the cats away but the cat is back and look what he’s dragged in. The Undisputed Era’s music hits. Adam Cole, Kyle O’Reilly, Bobby Fish, and Roderick Strong hit the ring and attack McAfee and Co. Cole lays McAfee out with a nasty running pump kick.
THIS IS AWESOME ?, ?, ??? x INFINITY #WWENXT #NXTWomensTitle @shirai_io @RheaRipley_WWE pic.twitter.com/ktlfcwFtIj
— WWE (@WWE) November 19, 2020
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