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Match – Io Sharia defends her Women’s Championship vs Toni Storm & Mercedes Martinez
Result– Io Sharia retains
Take Away – Both Martinez and Storm made a good account for themselves, but the big picture remains a Xi Lee vs Io Sharia showdown in the near future. This was nothing more than a holdover match.
Match – Dakota Kai & Raquel Gonzalez vs Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart for the Dusty Cup
Result – Dakota Kai & Raquel Gonzalez win by pinfall
Takeaway – This was great, a solid 25-minute match that delivered and kept you guessing. In the end Kai & Gonzalez proved to be too much. While Moon and Blackheart appeared to be two mildly popular women paired together, Gonzalez and Kai come off as a legit tag team. Smart booking and I’m very excited to see where this goes next.
Match – MSK vs Grizzled Young Veterans for the Dusty Cup
Result – MSK by pinfall
Takeaway – Interesting that they went with MSK here, but after Heels won the first two matches, I had a hunch they would go this way. I still like the Grizzled Young Veterans however and look forward to more from them. MSK proved tonight however that they are the real deal.
Match – Johnny Gargano defends his NA Championship versus Kushida
Result – Gargano retains his title by pinfall.
Takeaway – WOW!!! Match of the year candidate already. Gargano looked finished with the arm bar multiple times but battled back. I thought it was very interesting that Gargano got the clean pin fall too, he deserved it and needed the high-quality win!
Match – NXT World Championship Finn Balor defends against Pete Dunne
Result – Balor retains by pinfall
Takeaway – The big story to come out of this one was not the match, that was decent, but the post match. After the Undisputed Era rescued Balor from a post-match beatdown, Adam Cole proceeded to super kick Balor and then his fellow UE member as well. It was fun while it lasted, but UE is done.
