Tonight, NXT takes over Philadelphia, as the heated rivalry between the Velveteen Dream and EC3 reaches a climax as they battle in an Extreme Rules match. Plus, Mustafa Ali's chance at the Cruiserweight Championship, Io Shirai vs Bianca Belair and more!
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NXT Takeover: Philadelphia
January 26th, 2019
Location: Philadelphia, PA
The War Raiders(c) vs The Ascension- Extreme Rules Match for the NXT Tag Team Championships
As you could've expected, this was a chaotic brawl with little in the way of actual wrestling, as all four guys took turns beating each other up. But it was Hanson and Rowe who would give Konnor and Viktor the Viking experience on this night, as Viktor took a piledriver to the floor and Konnor was put away with Death Rowe.
Winners and still NXT Tag Team Champions: The War Raiders
Keith Lee vs Matt Riddle
These two good friends put on a showcase match tonight, with Lee using his incredible athleticism and Riddle trading back with big strikes and mat work. In the end, it was the King of Bros who continued to move up the ladder, able to tap Lee out with the Bromission.
Winner: Matt Riddle
Io Shirai(c) vs Bianca Belair- NXT Women's Championship Match
We've seen Bianca Belair get her chance and deliver in the past, and she absolutely knocked it out of the park with the women's championship at stake. The EST of NXT won Philly over with her incredible power, including an astonishing deadlift gorilla press slam that no one could quite believe they just witnessed. And after countering Shirai's moonsault, Belair put it all on the line, hitting a 450 splash! But somehow, the resilience of Shirai won out, just managing to kick out at two. The Genius of the Sky managed to lay Bianca out with a vicious german suplex, and hit her moonsault on the second attempt to survive this incredible challenge.
Winner and still NXT Women's Champion: Io Shirai
Cedric Alexander(c) vs Mustafa Ali- Cruiserweight Championship Match
This was a very even, back and forth contest, as these two respected competitors duked it out. The biggest story of this match was Alexander's continued attempts to hit the Lumbar Check, all thwarted by Ali. With the match drawing to a close, Cedric connected with a springboard lariat that knocked Mustafa loopy. Once again, the champion went for the Lumbar Check, but that was a pivotal mistake, as Ali countered into a small package, and stole the Cruiserweight Championship!
Winner and the NEW Cruiserweight Champion: Mustafa Ali
EC3(c) vs Velveteen Dream- Extreme Rules Match for the NXT Championship
The Velveteen Dream did everything he possibly could to destroy EC3 in this match, hitting him over and over again with steel chairs, kendo sticks and baseball bats. At one point, Dream even put EC3 through the announce desk with the Purple Rainmaker! But despite the incredible punishment he had taken, EC3 fought on, unwilling to ever let go of his precious NXT Championship. The Dream grew more and more frustrated, so intent on finally beating his rival. The challenger's desire to win saw him take things to new heights, literally, laying out EC3 on a table and scaling a ladder, intent on hitting one big move to put the champion away. But EC3, at the last second, rolled to safety, and the Dream crashed through the table! The challenger's anger had gotten the better of him, and EC3 capitalized, hitting the One Percenter to escape with his title yet again.
Winner and still NXT Champion: EC3
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