July 13th NXT

Dakota Kai defeats Ember Moon – 13:02

• Kai won with the Go To Kick.

Xia Li Came to the Ring Directly After Dakota’s Match

• Li told Gonzalez that she was in the way of her destiny.
• It appears that Raquel accepted the match.

Bobby Fish Challenges Diamond Mine

• This leads to Fish v. Rust for later.

Ikeman Jiro Video Package

Vignette of Cameron Grimes as LA Knight’s Butler

• Knight gives Grimes a makeover. Grimes is happy with the way he looks.

Tyler Rust defeats Bobby Fish – 03:40

• Strong jumped on the apron to cause the distraction. Rust capitalized with a chop block and a round house kick for the win.
• Post Match: Diamond Mine began to circle Fish until Kushida made the save.

Karrion Kross Confronts Samoa Joe Backstage

Beth Phoenix Asks Indi What’s Up With Dexter

• Beth tells Indi to take a chance.

Sarray defeats Gigi Dolin – 03:27

• Mandy Rose appears on the stage to a chorus of “you don’t go here.”
• Sarray used a high angle side suplex to get the pinfall victory.
• Rose left without making any clear indication about her motivations.

Santos Escobar Promo

• Escobar has his eyes on the North American Championship, but he is focused on Lumis next.

Duke Hudson Promo

Santos Escobar defeats Dexter Lumis – 09:16

• With some interference from the outside, Escobar was able to use the Phantom Driver to get the pinfall victory.
• Post Match: Legado del Fantasma ran into Hit Row on the ramp.

LA Knight Tasks Grimes with Mowing the Lawn

• He must use a manual Push Mower.

Indi Hartwell Came to the Ring

• She nearly kissed Dexter Lumis, but Candice LeRae broke things up.

Duke Hudson defeats Ikeman Jiro – 04:51

• Hudson used a boss man slam for the pinfall victory.

Pete Dunne Doesn’t Care Who Wins Tonight

• Timothy Thatcher and Ciampa attack Pete Dunne and also Oney Lorcan.

Kacy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter defeat Aliyah and Jessi Kamea – 03:28

• Carter and Catanzaro hit the combination neck breaker and 450 splash for the pinfall victory.
• After the match, Aliyah attacked Robert Stone to the surprise of both Robert Stone and Jessi Kamea.
• Franky Monet came to the ring to talk with Jessi. They left together.

Samoa Joe Talks with Johnny Gargano

• Joe then stares at Pete Dunne.

Cameron Grimes Delegated his Work To a Kid

• Grimes ends up knocking LA Knight into his pool.

Adam Cole to the Ring

• Cole celebrates his win over Kyle O’Reilly.
• He turns his attention next to Samoa Joe.
• Cole says that Joe doesn’t scare him, and he says nobody in the locker room will go toe to toe with him.
• Bronson Reed comes out and says that Cole is his Golden Opportunity.
• Cole attempts to attack, but Bronson gets the best of him.
• Samoa Joe comes out next, and he just walks by Cole.

Franky Monet with Robert Stone and Jessi Kamea

• Franky says they don’t need to worry about Aliyah anymore.
• Mandy Rose comes by to say that it looks like the Brand is under new management.

Next Week

• Bobby Fish and Kushida v. Roderick Strong and Tyler Rust
• Raquel Gonzalez v. Xia Li – Women’s Championship

Karrion Kross defeats Johnny Gargano – NXT Championship Match – 12:47

• Samoa Joe and Karrion Kross were at odds for a lot of the match.
• Eventually Kross won with doomsday saito suplex
• After the match, Kross put Samoa Joe in the Kross Jacket.

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NXT Preview

NXT has announced three matches for tonights show.

• Johnny Gargano v. Karrion Kross (c) – NXT Championship
• Ikeman Jiro v. Duke Hudson Breakout Tournament
• Sarray v. Gigi Dolin