Below are the spoilers for tonight’s episode of NXT TV which emanated from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida:
– Johnny Gargano comes out for a promo. The crowd starts a “Big Johnny Champion” & “You Deserve It” chant. Gargano starts by saying that he is proud to say Johnny Wrestling is back. Tommaso Ciampa interrupts. Ciampa says that Johnny followed the champ’s lead and now they both have championships and they own the world. Ciampa then says that this is the dream they shared and what they always wanted, standing side by side and holding all the gold. Ciampa then says that this is our moment. DIY chants break out. Johnny then says that there is no our moment, the only reason he came out at the end of TakeOver was to prove that he would never need Ciampa. Velveteen Dream interrupts. Dream says that this is cute. Dream then says that tonight isn’t about Gollum and his precious Goldie, or Johnny Badass in the ring. It is about the guy who stole TakeOver just by showing up and the guy who won The Worlds Collide Tournament: Velveteen Dream. Dream then says that he gets a shot at any NXT title he wants. He & Ciampa go face-to-face, but Dream tells him “The Dream is over” and says that it means he doesn’t want Goldie. Velveteen then says that he picks Johnny. Johnny then brags about representing NXT in The Rumble and says that if Dream wants his shot, he can have it and says “I win.” Dream then asks if when they face off, is he gonna get Johnny Champion or Johnny Jackass.
– Jaxson Ryker def. Mansoor. Mansoor is the tryout attendee who cut the promo at WWE Greatest Royal Rumble. Quick squash as expected. Ryker wins with a sit-out chokeslam bomb. After the match, The Forgotten Sons cut a promo saying that they will tear through everyone. They then say that Ryker will leave a trail of bodies in his wake and Cutler & Blake will be remembered as the ones who took the titles from War Raiders. Ryker then pulls Mansoor back into the ring and lays him out.
– Drew Gulak def. Eric Bugenhagen. Bugenhagen is Rick Bugez, who has been making waves on house shows and has been at The PC for a few years. He gets over huge here with an over the top air guitar entrance. Gulak is not impressed and takes control early. Bugenhagen gets some fun offense in, but Gulak locks in the GuLock for the win. After the match, Gulak says that he represents 205 as the best submission wrestler in the world and he comes all the way to NXT and gets fed Ben Stiller from Dodgeball. He then says if anyone wants to step to him, let’s see it. Matt Riddle’s music hits to a huge pop. Riddle says that The NXT locker room gives their all and if Gulak doesn’t get that, he should get out of the ring and out of NXT before he taps him out. Gulak then says kick the flip flops off and let’s go.
– Matt Riddle def. Drew Gulak. Great technical match. Good technical stuff to start. They trade submission attempts. Both men to their feet to a crowd pop. Riddle goes for his running corner strike but Gulak cuts him off with a huge dropkick. Gulak takes over with a side headlock. Riddle rolls over for a two, but Gulak keeps the headlock on. More submissions by Gulak including some brutal looking joint manipulation. Riddle fights up with palm strikes and hits a fisherman suplex. Riddle with some stiff kicks to the chest, but Gulak catches his leg and hits a dragonscrew. Riddle with a bridging suplex for 2. They trade strikes. Riddle catches Gulak and hits a deadlift gut-wrench powerbomb, his knee strike, the elbows and the Bromission for the win. After the match, they do The Catch Point handshake.
– They send Eric Bugenhagen back out for an long encore of his air band entrance to the delight of the audience. He jams with Kayla Braxton and they may have just made a huge No Way Jose like Star here at Full Sail.
– Io Shirai, Kairi Sane & Bianca Belair def. Shayna Baszler, Jessamyn Duke & Marina Shafir. Kairi and Io dance to Bianca’s theme. The Horsewomen dominate Kairi to start and tag in and out working her over. Kairi finally gets a hot tag to Io, who runs wild. Kairi goes up and hits the InSane Elbow, but Jessamyn breaks up the pin. Kairi tags Bianca who goes after Shayna. Kairi does a crossbody to the outside and wipes out Jessamyn and Marina. Io blind tags in and hits the moonsault on Shayna and picks up the pin.