AJ Styles vs. Finn Balor

Back to the ring after a couple of promotional videos and Finn Balor makes his way to the ring accompanied by Damian Priest and Dominik Mysterio. AJ Styles is out next, accompanied by Karl Anderson And Luke Gallows.

They lock up and Balor with a waist lock. AJ with a reversal but Balor with a wrist lock and Balor gets to the ropes. Balor with a side head lock and then he breaks and pushes AJ. They lock up and Balor with a wrist lock. AJ with a front face lock and Balor backs AJ into the corner. Balor with a break and he pats AJ on the chest. AJ blocks a kick and puts the leg in the ropes and kicks the hamstring. AJ with more kicks to the back of the leg. AJ with a kneeDT. AJ with an Irish whip and a back breaker. AJ with an atomic drop to the knee. AJ kicks Balor and punches him. Finn with forearms and punches. AJ with head butts and he sends Balor into the turnbuckles. Balor with a rollup and a springboard boot to the chest followed by springboard knees.

Balor sends AJ into the turnbuckles and chops AJ. Finn with an Irish whip and a back breaker for a near fall. AJ with forearms and a sunset flip but Balor rolls through and hits a drop kick for a near fall. Balor with an abdominal stretch. Balor sends AJ into the ropes and connects with forearms. AJ goes for a hip toss but Balor counters into an abdominal stretch.

AJ with clotheslines and a snap mare followed by a sliding forearm. AJ with an ushigoroshi for a near fall. AJ goes for the Styles Clash but Balor with a double leg take down but he misses the double stomp. Balor with knees in the ropes and AJ blocks a kick. AJ with a dragon screw leg whip in the ropes. Priest gets on the apron and Dominik sends AJ face first into the apron. Gallows and Anderson surround Dominik and Gallows with an uppercut and Anderson with a kick. All four men not in the match exchange punches and brawl. Gallows punches Dominik and sends Priest over the ringside barrier. Gallows and Priest fight into the crowd and then Dominik sends Anderson into the crowd and AJ punches Dominik and sends him over the ringside barrier.

Back in the ring, Balor with a side head lock take down for a near fall AJ gets a near fall. AJ gets Balor up but Balor counters into a sunset flip for a near fall. Balor with Sling Blade. Balor sets for the running drop kick but AJ with an enzuigiri. AJ with a suplex into the turnbuckles. AJ gets a near fall. Balor backs AJ into the turnbuckles. AJ rolls through for a Calf Crusher but Balor rolls through to hit a double stomp. Balor kicks AJ. AJ gets to his feet and he tells Balor to hit him. Balor has a kick blocked and AJ with strikes. Balor with an elevated elbow drop for a near fall. Balor sets for a Styles Clash but AJ grabs the leg. Balor with a forearm and AJ with a Pele Kick. Balor with a Pele Kick and both men are down.

AJ with an Irish whip and AJ with a clothesline into the corner. AJ with another Irish whip but AJ is sent to the apron. Balor gets AJ on his shoulders and hits a double knee gutbuster for a near fall. Balor with an Ushigoroshi and then he goes for 1916 but AJ lands on his feet. AJ with a back elbow and he goes to the turnbuckles for a moonsault into an inverted DDT and a near fall. AJ goes up top for a 450 splash but Finn moves and AJ rolls through. Finn with a running drop kick and he goes up top and misses the Coup de Grace. Finn’s knee gives out and AJ with a Calf Crusher.

Balor slams AJ’s head into the mat to get out of the hold. Balor with punches to AJ. AJ punches back and then they exchange punches. Balor with a chop and AJ chops back. Balor sends AJ to the apron. AJ with a forearm and he sets for the Phenomenal Forearm and hits it for the three count.

Winner: AJ Styles

After the match, AJ recovers and stands tall as the music hits. We go to replays. Balor is down in the corner as AJ barks some words at him, while the referee keeps the peace. AJ goes back to posing for the crowd to end the segment.

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The Judgment Day vs. The O.C.

Balor & Anderson began the match, with Anderson hitting an uppercut on Balor. Anderson hit a dropkick on Balor’s knee before tagging in Priest, to which Anderson responded by tagging in Doc Gallows. Priest got Gallows in a headlock before the two collided with shoulder tackles. Priest punched Gallows in the face multiple times, but Gallows responded by hitting body shots on Priest followed by a clothesline on Priest. Styles tagged in, but Priest rained in a punch and stomps on Styles. Mysterio tagged in, but Styles greeted him with a back breaker followed by snap-mare kick on Mysterio.

Anderson tagged in and kicked Mysterio before hitting a pump kick on Mysterio in the corner. Gallows hit a corner splash, a body slam, and a running elbow drop on Mysterio before Styles tagged in and hit a vicious Brainbuster on Mysterio. Anderson tagged in, but mysterio retreated from the ring immediately. Anderson went to the outside, but Priest caught Anderson with a thrust kick. Mysterio got back in the ring and got a near fall on Anderson. Priest hit a leaping back elbow on Anderson for a near fall. Priest hit another elbow before hitting suplex on Anderson, with Balor hitting a springboard stomp followed by a springboard senton from Dominik.

Balor & Priest hit tag team offense on Anderson before Priest got a near fall on Anderson. Balor hit a snap-mare on Anderson before locking in a chin lock on Anderson. Anderson broke the hold and tried to tag in Gallows, but Balor launched Anderson to the corner with an Irish Whip. Anderson hit elbow strikes on Dominik & Balor but Priest attacked Gallows. Anderson hit a neck breaker and launched Balor out of the ring, but Balor attacked Styles to prevent Anderson from tagging in. Anderson hit a Spinebuster on Priest before tagging in Gallows. Gallows hit a hip toss on Dominik, a slap on Priest, a back elbow on Priest, and a pump-handle slam on Dominik. Anderson & Gallows went for the Magic Killer, but Priest attacked Anderson & Gallows.

Dominik rolled Anderson for a near fall before Anderson and Mysterio collided with a double lariat. Styles and Balor tagged in, with Styles hitting a lariat and a running forearm on Balor, a faceslam on Priest, a PK Kick on Dominik, and a Ushigoroshi on Balor. Styles went for the Calf Crusher but Balor reversed it with a Figure Four on Styles, but Anderson broke the hold with. running senton. Gallows and Dominik took each other out before Balor hit Bloody Sunday on Styles for a near fall. Balor & Styles climbed to the top rope and Dominik tried to interfere. Styles hit a superplex on Balor while Priest hit an electric chair on Anderson and Gallows HIT an electric chair on Dominik. Ripley slammed Styles onto the apron, allowing Balor to hit a shotgun dropkick and the Coup de Grace on Styles for the pinfall win.

Winner: The Judgment Day

After the match, The Judgment Day stands tall in the ring as the music hits. We go to replays.

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Edge and Rey Mysterio w/ Dominik Mysterio vs. The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor and Damian Priest) w/ Rhea Ripley

Bálor and Mysterio began the match as the legal men. Bálor started aggressively. Mysterio attempted to counter by using his speed. Mysterio connected with a headscissors. Bálor seemed rattled and tagged in Priest. Priest pointed to Edge, signalling that he wanted to face him. The fans wanted Edge in the match, so the “Rated R Superstar” tagged in. Priest connected with a big right fist to Edge’s face. Edge replied, and the fans went crazy for it. Edge launched Mysterio, who became the legal man, into Priest and Bálor on the outside. Priest managed to stop the momentum of Mysterio back inside the ring. Priest continued to apply pressure to Mysterio while disrespecting Edge in the corner. Bálor tagged back into the match, continuing to keep Mysterio grounded. 

On the outside, Mysterio managed to drop Priest on the barricade. Mysterio returned to the ring and tagged Edge in for the hot tag. Edge took out Bálor and Priest. Edge knocked Priest out of the ring. Edge sent Bálor onto the middle rope and connected with a 619. Mysterio followed it up with a splash, but Priest broke up the pin attempt by Edge. Edge connected with a spear to Priest off the apron to the floor. Bálor dumped Mysterio out of the ring. Bálor began to build some momentum. Dominik Mysterio entered to distract the referee. It allowed Mysterio to send Bálor to the mat. Ripley went to take out Dominik on the outside, but Mysterio took both of them out. Mysterio set Bálor up for the 619, but the Irishman countered. Dominik caught the boot of Bálor allowing Mysterio and Edge to take advantage. Edge landed the final blow by delivering a spear to win the match. 

Winners: Edge and Rey Mysterio via pinfall

– After the match, Dominik attacked both Edge and his father. Bálor, Priest, and Ripley laughed in the corner. The fans were left stunned and booed Dominik out of the stadium.

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Karrion Kross vs. Finn Balor (c)

We get backstage shots of the competitors heading to the ring for what’s billed as the co-main event. Out first comes Karrion Kross with Scarlett with their unique entrance. They hit the ring and pose together in the center. Kross is wearing new in-ring attire. Out next comes NXT Champion Finn Balor. Balor comes out with his red X painted on his upper body. Balor hits the corners to pose as Kross stares him down. They meet in the middle of the ring for a face off as Taylor does formal ring introductions.

The bell rings and they face off again as fans cheer them on. They lock up and Kross overpowers, sending Balor to the mat. They face off again and lock up. Balor tie the arm up. Kross shoves him away. Kross goes behind and they trade holds now. Balor controls Kross by the arm. Kross scoops Balor but he slides out. Kross drops Balor but Balor smiles back at him. Balor with a headlock to try and bring Kross to the mat. Kross tries to break free but Balor keeps it locked in.

Kross drops Balor with a big shoulder. Balor stares him down and smiles. Kross has Balor’s red paint on the side of his head. Kross mocks Balor after a kick. Balor chops and kicks. Kross grabs Balor and tosses him across the ring after a slap. Balor gets up and smiles at Kross again. Balor with a big slap across the face. Kross seethes now. Kross yells in Balor’s face and rams him to the corner for shoulder thrusts as the referee warns him. Kross whips Balor across the ring and delivers another big thrust in the corner. Kross does the same but Balor moves and Kross rams the ring post now.

Balor works Kross over in the corner, focusing on the arm. Scarlett tries to encourage Kross but Balor keeps control and takes him down by the arm again. Kross tries to power up but Balor keeps him grounded in the middle of the ring. Kross gets up with Balor on his back, ramming him back in the corner. Kross takes control now, launching Balor with a big suplex. Kross turns Balor upside down in the corner in a Tree of Woe, working him over as fans boo. Kross with a running knee while Balor is upside down.

Balor ends up countering and takes Kross down into an armbar. Kross rolls over and powers up but Balor brings him right back to the mat with a big arm DDT. Kross rolls around in pain but Balor goes right back to working on the arm. Balor chops Kross in the corner now. Balor keeps focusing on the arm and elbow in the corner as fans rally. Balor with another chop to the chest. Balor drops Kross with a spin kick to the chest. Balor stomps away while Kross is down now. Balor with big strikes to the chest now while Kross is trapped in the ropes. Balor charges but Kross kicks him to the mat. Fans chant for Kross. He scoops Balor, rams him into the turnbuckles twice, but Balor counters and brings him back down in the middle of the ring. The referee counts while both are down. Kross sits up and grabs Balor’s ankle but Balor kicks him in the face.

They tangle and Kross nails an overhead suplex. Kross levels Balor with a big suplex. Kross with a powerbomb for a close 2 count. Kross calls for the finish over Balor. Balor counters with big knees. Balor drops Kross and hits the double stomp to the chest, then the running kick. Balor with an abdominal stretch in the middle of the ring now. Kross tosses Balor to the mat out of nowhere by overpowering. Kross charges but Balor nails a Slingblade.

Balor waits in the corner now as Kross recovers. Balor charges but Kross meets him with a clothesline. Kross with a big Doomsday Saito suplex. Kross calls for Balor’s time. Kross waits for Balor to get up. He charges but Balor nails the pele kick, then a dropkick into the corner. Balor with a dropkick to the back into the corner now. Balor goes to the top for Coup de Grace and he nails it. Balor covers for a close 2 count as Kross kicks out. Kross goes right into a Straitjacket submission on the mat. Balor tries to get up but Kross has him locked in. Balor rolls through and hits a double stomp to the chest as fans pop.

Balor sits up and shows some frustration now, as does Kross. Balor with a running kick to the ribs. Balor with an abdominal stretch submission on the mat now. Scarlett screams as Kross tries to make it to the bottom rope. Kross turns it around and unloads with forearm shots to the back of the head, putting Balor to sleep face-down on the mat. Kross picks Balor up and hits a big German suplex.

Kross scoops Balor for a Doomsday Saito suplex. Balor stumbles to his feet now. Kross runs from behind and hits the big running forearm to the back of the head. Balor goes down but he’s still moving. Kross charges with another big forearm to the back of the neck. Kross covers for the pin to win the title.

Winner and NEW NXT Champion: Karrion Kross

After the match, Kross stands tall as the music hits. Scarlett joins him as he takes the title. We go to replays. Kross and Scarlett pose in the middle of the ring as the spotlight shines on them.

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