Kayden Carter and Kacy Catanzaro vs. Mercedes Martinez and Aliyah
Before the match, Robert Stone tells Catanzaro to lose the loser (Carter) and join him. Catanzaro stomps on Stone’s injured leg. Carter and Catanzaro double team Aliyah. Catanzaro gets a near fall after a senton atomico. Martinez and Aliyah crush Carter with a combo wheelbarrow facebuster. After the break. Martinez and Aliyah are working over Carter. Carter manages to tag in Catanzaro. Catanzaro hits a koppo kick on Martinez. Catanzaro tries a ranna but Martinez reverses it into the air raid crash for the win.
Winners- Mercedes Martinez
After the match, Rhea Ripley walks down to the ring. Stone and Aliyah run away. Ripley tackles Martinez. Aliyah tries to help bit Martinez pushes her away. Martinez and Aliyah stomp Ripley. Shotzi Blackheart runs down to the ring and makes the save.
North American Championship Triple Threat Qualifying match: Kushida vs. Cameron Grimes vs. The Velveteen Dream
Dream is making his return to NXT. Kushida drops Dream with a tornado DDT. Grimes slams Kushida into the corner. Dream sneaks in the ring and rolls up Grimes. Grimes kicks out. After the break, everyone hits a big strike. All three men are down. Dream sends Grimes to the outside. Dream drops and axehandle on Grimes. Dream hits the Dream Valley Driver on Kushida. Grimes throws Dream out of the ring to steal the pin. Dream pulls Grimes out of the ring. As Dream and Grimes battle, Kushida dives off the top and flattens Dream with a senton. Kushida puts Grimes in a flying hammerlock off the top. Dream tries to break it up but gets put un the Hoverboard Lock. Dream almost turns it into the DVD. Kushida reverses that into the Hoverboard lock. Grimes hits the Cave In on Kushida. Grimes pushes Dream out of the ring and pins Kushida.
Winner- Cameron Grimes
After the match, Dream beats up Kushida.
Bet y'all didn't see THIS coming!@CGrimesWWE defeats @DreamWWE & @KUSHIDA_0904 to head to the #NXTNATitle #LadderMatch at #NXTTakeOver XXX! pic.twitter.com/riCfu8GAIH
— WWE (@WWE) August 13, 2020
Next week. #WWENXT @FinnBalor @DreamWWE pic.twitter.com/BrGRIGb1Z7
— WWE (@WWE) August 13, 2020
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