Full NXT Taping Results From February 20 *SPOILERS*

Now that things have changed. Earlier this week, a quartet of top NXT stars showed up on both Monday Night Raw and SmackDown Live, showing that things were certainly changing down in developmental. With the new path having been made a little more clear, the question became what would it mean for NXT going forward. We now have a much better idea.

NXT was back at Full Sail University Wednesday night to tape three episodes, which will air from February 27 – March 13, meaning they will be setting up the upcoming Takeover: New York show. All four of the names who debuted on the main roster appeared on the tapings and wrestled matches. These should be taking place as listed, though they do occasionally air out of order. Here are the results, courtesy of Wrestlinginc.com:

February 27 Episode:

* The episode opens with footage of The Velveteen Dream winning the NXT North American Title from Johnny Gargano “last week.” Gargano comes out without the title and takes the mic. He talks about bringing it to RAW and SmackDown this week, saying he proved to everyone what NXT is really about. Gargano talks about the loss to Dream last week and said it was one of the hardest matches of his life. Gargano admits he failed. NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa interrupts and says this week’s RAW and SmackDown proves that Gargano is the best version of himself when he’s together in the ring with Ciampa. Ciampa says Gargano turned down his help last Wednesday and that’s why he lost the title. Ciampa proposes DIY take on The 2019 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament, then they will take the NXT Tag Team Titles at “Takeover: New York” during WrestleMania 35 weekend. Gargano looks at Ciampa, smirks and shakes his hand. DIY is back together for the Dusty Classic.

* Aliyah and Vanessa Borne defeated Xia Li and Taynara Conti.

* Keith Lee vs. Dominik Dijakovic was a hard-hitting fight that went to a Double Count Out. Lee and Dijakovic kept brawling after the match as officials tried their best to keep them apart. Fans chanted for the match to continue, and chanted for NXT General Manager William Regal to come out and re-start it.

* NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler defeated Mia Yim.

* Ricochet and Aleister Black defeated Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel to advance to second round of The 2019 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

March 6 Episode:

* The Forgotten Sons defeated Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch to advance to second round of The 2019 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

* NXT North American Champion The Velveteen Dream came out to talk about his title win over Johnny Gargano. Matt Riddle interrupts and issues a challenge for a title match. Dream doesn’t want to be called “Bro” by Riddle any longer. Dream says he’s the champion now and he’s the only one with a spotlight on him in NXT. The lights go out in the arena and Dream poses under a spotlight. The lights come back on and Riddle is nowhere to be seen

* Moustache Mountain’s Trent Seven and Tyler Bate defeated The Street Profits’ Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins to advance to second round of The 2019 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

* DIY’s Johnny Gargano and NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa defeated The Undisputed Era’s Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly to advance to second round of The 2019 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. After the match, NXT Tag Team Champions The War Raiders come to the stage and have a staredown with DIY, who are still in the ring. DIY used their old theme song here.

* Luke Menzies defeated Eric Bugenhagen. Bugenhagen has become a fan favorite in NXT and the crowd responded to his loss with huge heat for Menzies. Bugenhagen danced his way out of the arena and greeted fans at ringside. Bugenhagen got the pop of the night so far.

* WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Sasha Banks and Bayley are out next. They talk about coming home to NXT and their journeys to where they are now. They brought the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles to NXT to share with everyone because they never forget where they come from. They also said they will be defending the titles on NXT, as well as RAW and SmackDown, so the NXT women’s division better step it up.

March 13 Episode:

* Former NFL player and former Barstool Sports employee Pat McAfee is introduced. He joins the commentary team.

* Adam Cole defeated Punishment Martinez. Cole cut a post-match promo ripping on NXT North American Champion The Velveteen Dream. Cole says he was the first NA Champion and he never got his rematch. Cole says he will soon be champion again as 2019 is the year of The Undisputed Era. Dream comes out and smacks Cole in the face. Cole fires back and they go at it. Punishment comes back and beats Cole down. Dream ends the segment with the top rope elbow drop for a big pop.

* Io Shirai vs. Bianca Belair to crown a new #1 contender to NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler ends in a Double DQ when Baszler, who was on commentary, attacked Shirai and Belair. Kairi Sane runs down to make the save but Baszler rocks her and puts her in a choke also. Shirai comes back one more time but Baszler ends the segment by choking Shirai out.

* Ricochet and Aleister Black defeated Johnny Gargano and NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa to advance in The 2019 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. Gargano and Ciampa used their DIY theme songs and gear again. After the match, Candice LeRae runs down to check on Gargano. Candice and Ciampa help Gargano limp up the ramp to the back. They stop on the stage and Ciampa goes to throw Gargano into the big screen but Gargano suckered Ciampa in, sending Ciampa into the LED screen instead. Gargano unloads on Ciampa on the stage and destroys him. Gargano motions for the NXT Title to be his, staring down at Ciampa. The tapings end with Gargano and Candice standing tall and posing together while Ciampa is laid out.

This will have something to do with it. Check out the last match from the previous tapings, which was quite good as well:

Opinion: The big story is certainly interesting and we could be in for something very, very good at Takeover in April. You can see a lot of the card being set up from here and there is a good chance that the show is going to be another classic. NXT certainly has a nice track record with Takeover and with the stage they’ll be on, this could be one of the best in the series’ history.

Which of these stories sounds best? What do you want to see at Takeover? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28 wrestling books. His latest book is the the Complete 1997 Monday Night Raw Reviews.

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