Keith Lee vs. Nikos Rikos
Rikos tries to chop Lee. Lee double chops Rikos. Lee hits a pounce on Rikos that almost sends Rikos out of the ring. Lee hits the Limit Breaker for the win.
Winner- Keith Lee
NXT Women’s Championship Steel Cage Match: Shayna Baszler (c) vs. Io Shirai
Shirai attacks Baszler as soon as the bell rings. Baszler almost rolls Shirai into the Kirifuda Clutch. Shirai escapes. Baszler bends back Shirai’s leg. Baszler stomps on Shirai’s head. Shirai avoids Baszler with a few backflips. Shirai lands a palm strike. Shirai tries to climb the cage but Baszler pulls her off. Baszler sends Shirai intro the cage a few times. Baszler chokes Shirai. Shirai rolls Baszler into a small package. Baszler kicks out and boots Shirai in the head. Baszler clubs Shirai in the back. Baszler deathlocks Shirai’s legs and locks in a neck vise. Shirai escapes. Shirai side steps Baszler. Baszler ends up running into the cage. Shirai dropkicks Baszler into the cage. Shirai hits a double knee strike the sends Baszler head-first into the cage. Shirai lands Meteora.
Shirai climbs the cage for a moonsault. Baszler cuts Shirai off and puts her in the clutch. Shirai falls to the mat. Shirai pops back to her feet, hops up to the second rope and German suplexes Baszler off. Shirai crawls to the door. Shafir and Duke run down to the ring and close the door. Shirai kicks the cage and takes out Duke. Shafir locks the cage door. Shirai tries to climb the cage. Shafir climbs the cage as well and blocks Shirai. Candice LeRae hits the ring and knocks Shafir off the cage. Duke gets in the ring and tries to help Baszler out the door. LeRae dives off the top of the cage and cross body blocks Duke. Baszler gets to her feet. Shirai hits a moonsault off the top of the cage, taking out Baszler. Shirai tries to crawl out of the cage. Baszler puts Shirai in the Kirifuda Clutch using the ropes. Shirai slams the cage door on Baszler’s head over and over again. Baszler falls out of the cage and lands on the floor. Baszler is out cold, but wins!
Winner and STILL NXT Women’s Champion, Shayna Baszler!
After the match, Shirai goes nuts and attacks LeRae. Shirai gets a chair and hits LeRae with it over and over again. Shirai drops LeRae with a brainbuster into the chair.
.@CandiceLeRae is out here to even the odds and MAMMAAAAAAA MIIAAAAAAA!!!!!! #WWENXT @shirai_io @QoSBaszler pic.twitter.com/3AQBe3PDom
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) June 27, 2019
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