WWE NXT TakeOver: In Your House features Todd Pettengil making his return to introduce the show for that pure nostalgia factor. Sadly no house giveaway tonight though. Code Orange then play us into the show. Then, Shotzi Blackheart is the first one out. She teams with Tegan Nox and Mia Yim against Candice LaRae, Raquel Gonzalez and Dakota Kai in the opener.
Mia Yim, Shotzi Blackheart & Tegan Nox vs. Candice LaRae, Dakota Kai & Raquel Gonzalez
“This Is Awesome” to start, authentic. Candice pretends to start with Mia but instead she tags in Gonzalez. Lock-up, Gonzalez shoves Yim across the ring. Waistlock from Yim, Raquel just hip tosses her away! Mia with a series of knife edge chops, leaps up for a Gullotine, Raquel tries for a suplex counter but Mia escapes, Nox tags in, goes low, hits the ropes but Gonzalez with a body block takes her down! Tags in Dakota Kai who comes in with a running kick but Nox avoids it, tries for a Chokeslam, it’s blocked, Kai with a roll-up for 2! Whip, leap frog but Nox with a sunset flip counter for 2, reversed for 2, simultaneous headbutt!! Nox wins out though, gets Kai to the corner for a Bombs Away, tag to Shotzi Blackheart! Facebuster, wants a dropkick but is side-stepped to the apron, Kai with a Scorpion Kick! Pulls her into the ring for a 2 count!
Tag to LaRae, Shotzi avoids a senton and nails a roundhouse kick to the head! Candice ducks to the outside, everyone converges. Shotzi wants a suicide dive but Raquel catches her out of the air and tosses her aside! Yim manages to hit Dakota on her own dive though – Candice LaRae with a Springboard Plancha onto everyone but Nox! Nox goes up top and comes off with a Molly-Go-Round to the floor taking out everybody! Back in the ring, Shotzi with a top rope Meteora to Candice! Sets her up in the ropes, Bombs Away of her own for a nearfall! Candice misses an enziguri, Blackheart with a Cattle Mutilation until Dakota breaks it up! She distracts the ref as Raquel clotheslines Shotzi, Candice pins for a nearfall!
Tag to Kai who works over Shotzi. Drives her into the corner and grinds the boot against her face. Drives her to the heel corner, tags in Gonzalez who stomps her to the mat. Kai tags in, Raquel with a power whip in the corner, Kai runs around the ring for her big facewash kick but Shotzi evades it! Shotzi with a jawbreaker, enziguri knocks Kai into Gonzalez! Candice tags in and cuts off Shotzi from making a tag. But Shotzi slips between her legs and tags in Yim! Dropkick, neckbreaker! Yim with a Dragon Suplex for a nearfall! Yim tries for Solefood but Candice counters with a Pumphandle Suplex!
Simultaneous tags to Gonzalez and Nox, Tegan with a flurry of shots, stomp to the foot, european uppercut, hits the ropes, crossbody caught as Gonzalez tries for a Fallaway Slam but Nox lands on her feet and leaps at her again but Raquel with a Powerbomb! Pin has to be broken up, Candice and Yim fight their way up the ramp and to the back! Gonzalez and Dakota try for a double team but Kai kicks Gonzalez by mistake, double dropkick sends Gonzalez to the floor, Nox with the Shiniest Wizard on Kai and pins her nemesis!
Winners: Tegan Nox, Mia Yim & Shotzi Blackheart
I would’ve thought Nox would have to wait until a one-on-one match to get her win over Kai but good stuff.
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