Karrion Kross is still standing as NXT Champion after outlasting Kyle O'Reilly, Adam Cole, Johnny Gargano and Pete Dunne in a frantic Fatal 5-Way Match. Elsewhere, NXT Women's Champion Raquel Gonzalez retained in a hard-fought victory over Ember Moon, LA Knight climbed to the Million Dollar Championship and more.
Bronson Reed, MSK flatten Legado del Fantasma
Legado del Fantasma failed to seize the gold at NXT TakeOver: In Your House — all of it.
NXT North American Champion Bronson Reed joined forces with NXT Tag Team Champions MSK to reign supreme over Santos Escobar, Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza in a historic, high-stakes Winner Take All Six-Man Tag Team Match.
In the early moments, the trio of champions worked extremely effectively together to run the table. The action soon expanded outside the ring with a series of earth-shattering maneuvers by both teams through the ropes that caused absolute chaos.
Legado del Fantasma briefly took control, but Reed hit a devastating double Samoan drop on Mendoza & Wilde, only to see Escobar nearly put away the larger-than-life champion with the Phantom Driver.
When the fight spilled back to ringside, Reed bull-rushed Escobar and drove him through the ringside barricade! And after MSK took down Mendoza back in the ring, Reed finished him off with the devastating Tsunami for the victory.
Mercedes Martinez feels the wrath of Xia Li, Tian Sha
In a rematch four years in the making, Xia Li defeated Mercedes Martinez to get payback for her loss in the first round of the inaugural Mae Young Classic.
Li targeted the injured midsection of Mercedes throughout the matchup. In a critical moment, Li missed her target outside the ring and drove her leg into the unforgiving steel ring post to even the playing field. Nevertheless, Li used a nasty kick to her opponent’s jaw to pick up the victory.
Martinez turned the tables on Li when her ruthless adversary attempted to use the chair after the bell. When she came toe-to-toe with a rising Mei Ying outside the ring, however, Martinez was grabbed by the face and hurled into the ringside plexiglass.
LA Knight climbs to a Million Dollar victory over Cameron Grimes
LA Knight literally climbed the ladder to success to overcome Cameron Grimes and become the new Million Dollar Champion in an awe-inspiring Ladder Match. With the victory, Knight earned the right to carry on the legacy of WWE Hall of Famer "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase.
Numerous welts formed on both competitors throughout the matchup as the rungs were used in every demented way possible, including a unique two-ladder joust, Knight hitting his opponent with a devastating neckbreaker onto the ladder, and Grimes dropping his foe’s back onto the steel inside and outside the ring.
In the final moments of the excruciating showdown, Grimes made a jaw-dropping leap from the ringside tower and crashed down on Knight. But after recovering in time to stop Grimes’ ladder ascent by pushing the rungs backward and sending his rival crashing down onto an earlier-constructed set of ladders outside the ring, Knight climbed the ladder and finally took possession of the Million Dollar Title — earning the standing ovation from DiBiase himself.
Raquel Gonzalez overcomes worthy challenge from Ember Moon
The dominant Raquel Gonzalez stopped Ember Moon’s bid to become a two-time NXT Women’s Champion.
Partially due to Dakota Kai’s early presence at ringside, Gonzalez dominated Moon. Moon roared back and nearly put away the titleholder with Code Red. Although Moon followed up by locking the titleholder in a submission, Kai interjected and pushed the ropes to make sure Gonzalez reached the ropes and broke the hold. This caused Moon to take out Kai and send her flying over the announce table.
Despite Kai’s continued interference, the resilient Moon refused to give in. Soon, the challenger hit the Eclipse and looked to put away Gonzalez, only to once again be stopped by Kai’s interference when she threw her friend’s foot on the ropes to prevent the three-count. This final disruption saw Shotzi Blackheart dash to ringside, neutralize Kai, and battle her all the way to the backstage area.
With Kai out of the picture, Moon went on the offensive and attempted another Eclipse. This time, however, Gonzalez was really for her, and she finished her challenger with the Chingona Bomb to retain the title.
Karrion Kross survives frenetic Fatal 5-Way to retain NXT Championship
The undefeated Karrion Kross continued his unstoppable run as NXT Champion by surviving a bedlam-filled Fatal 5-Way Match against elite Superstars Kyle O'Reilly, Adam Cole, Johnny Gargano and Pete Dunne.
Despite being unbeaten in one-on-one action, the absolute free-for-all undoubtedly represented Kross’ greatest challenge in NXT. Early action included Kross suplexing two Superstars at the same time and Dunne applying his patented joint manipulation on two opponents, only to have Kross pick up The BruiserWeight and hurl him down upon them.
In a pivotal moment, Kross found himself getting driven through the front door of the In Your House set. With the dominant NXT Champion out of action, his opponents kicked it into overdrive. Kross soon reemerged, however, to take out absolutely everyone outside the ring before nearly putting away Gargano with a Tornado F-5. The tough-as-nails Gargano refused to stay down, and he quickly roared back to unleash his own carnage on the field.
When Kross took over and stood above the rest, the champion’s opponents momentarily banded together to hit him with a Superkick before Cole and O'Reilly reunited for a brief second to slam Kross atop the announce table.
The chaos continued when Kross reemerged and Dunne hit the titleholder with the Bitter End and locked in a submission, only to have the other three competitors break it up.
In the final moments, O'Reilly trapped Cole in a submission and nearly made him tap out, only to have the NXT Champion reemerge and lock O’Reilly in the Kross Jacket. Eventually, Kyle lost consciousness, forcing him to relinquish his hold on Cole and allowing Kross to emerge victorious when O’Reilly passed out.
