Santos Escobar defeats Isaiah Swerve Scott: October 4th NXT TakeOver 31

Result: Santos Escobar defeats Isaiah Swerve Scott

Match:

• Legado del Fantasma came to ringside and Scott had to deal with them until Ashante thee Adonis came to ringside and chased Wilde and and Mendoza away.
• Escobar hit three amigos and then missed the frog splash. Swerve followed up with the house call and a 450, but Escobar kicked out.
• With Escobar and Swerve wrestling on the apron, Scott fell back hitting his head on the exposed turnbuckle. Back in the ring, Escobar would lift Swerve into the air with a double underhook. As Santos Escobar slammed Scott down, Escobar also connected with a knee-strike fro the pinfall victory.

All Matches from October 4th NXT TakeOver 31

• Full Results
  • Johnny Gargano v. Damian Priest – NXT NA Championship
  • Kushida v. Velveteen Dream
  • Santos Escobar v. Isaiah Swerve Scott – NXT Cruiserweight Championship
  • Io Shirai v. Candice LeRae – NXT Championship
  • Kyle O’Reilly v. Finn Balor – NXT Championship

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