The Great American Bash go-home edition of WWE NXT opens up on the USA Network with a video package looking at last week’s main event, where The Judgment Day helped Dominik Mysterio defeated Wes Lee to capture the NXT North American Title. We also see Mysterio retaining over Butch on Friday’s SmackDown, and how he retained over Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champion Sami Zayn on last night’s RAW. We’re now live from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida as Alicia Taylor introduces Mysterio and WWE Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley. Vic Joseph welcomes us to the show, and he’s joined at ringside by WWE Hall of Famer Booker T. Mysterio and Ripley strut to the ring as fans boo.
Ripley takes the mic and brags about how The Judgment Day runs WWE. The boos get louder when Dominik speaks. He says he finally made the Mysterio name mean something. Fans chant “cut the mullet!” but Ripley shuts them down and says she likes it. Ripley has some words for Lyra Valkyria but the music interrupts and out comes Lee.
Lee is fired up. He’s sick of seeing Dominik carry his title. Lee goes on about his historic reign and he can’t stand how he lost the title, and he wants a rematch. Ripley says a new North American Champion is what NXT needed. Lee agrees – we need a new champion tonight. The music interrupts and out comes Mustafa Ali.
Ali has respect for Lee, but not Mysterio. Ali goes on about how Mysterio steals everything. Ali says he was supposed to win the title from Lee, but this clown dropped the ball last week. Ali and Lee have words. Ali apologizes and says he’s just angry. Fans chant “Triple threat!” now. Ali lashes out at Lee again and they argue. Mysterio says this is their problem, he doesn’t care who is at The Bash, he will fight them both. Mysterio says he’s going to break all of Lee’s records. Dominik and Ripley go to leave through them. Ali goes for Dominik but ends up hitting Lee. They brawl as Ripley and Mysterio laugh from the aisle.
Back from the break and we see Dominik Mysterio and Rhea Ripley backstage. Wes Lee vs. Mustafa Ali vs. Dominik for his NXT North American Title was previously confirmed for The Bash. Dominik isn’t so confident about the match as he asks Ripley if he made the right decision when he offered to defend in a Triple Threat. Ripley assures him that this was the right thing to do.
Back from the break and we see Dominik Mysterio and Rhea Ripley backstage. Wes Lee vs. Mustafa Ali vs. Dominik for his NXT North American Title was previously confirmed for The Bash. Dominik isn’t so confident about the match as he asks Ripley if he made the right decision when he offered to defend in a Triple Threat. Ripley assures him that this was the right thing to do.
WWE Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley vs. Lyra Valkyria
We go back to the ring for tonight’s non-title match and out first comes WWE Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley with NXT North American Champion Dominik Mysterio. Back to commercial.
Back from the break and we see footage of Angel Garza following Humberto Carrillo to the parking lot last week, right after they got into it following the loss to Dragon Lee and NXT Heritage Cup Champion Nathan Frazer. They are both fired up but Humberto is especially upset. Humberto asks his cousin… for the first time in your life, can you listen to me? Humberto asks… are we chasing women or glory? Humberto says he’s not doing this anymore. Humberto tells Angel to wake up, then he storms off as an angry Angel kicks the wall. We go back to the ring and out comes Lyra Valkyria as Ripley and Mysterio look on.
The bell rings and Ripley takes Valkyria to the corner, then backs off. They trade moves and counters for the next several minutes now. At one point Valkyria hit a big dive, ducks a big boot an rolls Ripley up for 2.
Ripley fought back and sent Valkyria into the turnbuckles. The back & forth continued until Ripley used a Wheel-Barrow to launch Valkyria into a German suplex. Ripley dropkicks Lyra to the floor. Dominik and Ripley pose for the camera, taunting Valkyria while she’s down at ringside. Back to commercial.
Back from the break and Ripley is working Valkyria over. They go on and Valkyria blocks a Riptide, taking Ripley down into a choke, then a Sleeper. Ripley rams Valkyria back into the corner, then slams her to the mat to break free. Ripley keeps control and nails a big headbutt now. Ripley goes up top for a Frogsplash but Valkyria jumps up and kicks her to the floor.
Valkyria goes to dropkick Ripley through the ropes but Dominik sacrifices himself and takes the move. Valkyria with more offense at ringside. Valkyria tries to go up top for a splash but Ripley cuts her off and they tangle in the corner. Valkyria with a big DDT, then a Frogsplash for a close 2 count. Valkyria mounts some of her signature offense now. She goes on to hit the enziguri and more kicks, then a dropkick. Ripley dodges a spin kick, but Valkyria blocks a suplex.
More back and forth now until Valkyria springboards at Ripley but Ripley cuts her off with a big kick. Ripley then follows up with Riptide in the middle of the ring for the pin to win.
Winner: Rhea Ripley
After the match, Ripley and Mysterio celebrate as the music hits. Ripley stops at Valkyria and tells her to prove herself to Ripley by defeating Jacy Jayne. Ripley and Mysterio walk off.