Back from commercial we get a Nikkita Lyons promo where she says she owns who she is and she’s proud of where she came from, and if Kiana James wants to change her mind, she can come find her in the ring next week.

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The announcers hype tonight’s 20-woman Battle Royal main event. We go to a backstage promo from Nikkita Lyons. She doesn’t care if it’s Wendy Choo, Tiffany Stratton, Elektra Lopez or Lash Legend because everyone else is going over the top rope tonight. Lyons says they can bring the fight but she’s bringing the heat to the Battle Royal. Lyons says she and NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose have unfinished business but after tonight, there will be no more ducking and diving by Rose. Lyons throws a roundhouse Pere kick at the camera to end her segment.

#1 Contender’s Battle Royal: Yulisa Leon, Sloane Jacobs, Lash Legend, Tatum Paxley, Tiffany Stratton, Elektra Lopez, Arianna Grace, Valentina Feroz, Kiana James, Wendy Choo, Amari Miller, Fallon Henley, Indi Hartwell, NXT Women’s Tag Team Champion Cora Jade, Alba Fyre, Nikkita Lyons, Katana Chance, Kayden Carter, Ivy Nile, Zoey Stark

We go back to the ring for tonight’s #1 Contender’s 21-Woman Battle Royal. The winner will earn a title shot from NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose at a later date. Out comes Alba Fyre with her baseball bat. She poses as we go to commercial.

We go back to the ring and out comes NXT Women’s Tag Team Champion Cora Jade. The music hits and out comes Zoey Stark, making her surprise return from an injury after being on the shelf for months. The bell rings and everyone talks trash to each other in the middle of the ring. They gang up on Jade and pressure her to exit the ring.

Jade leaves but Ivy Nile rocks her at ringside. Nile chases her away and Jade runs to the back. Nile returns to the ring. Lopez works on Sloane Jacobs now. Lash Legend works on Wendy Choo. Amari Miller and Arianna Grace go at it. Valentina Feroz fights off Lopez. Yulisa Leon and Fallon Henley go at it. Alba Fyre works on Tiffany Stratton. Tatum Paxley and Ivy eliminate Amari.

Feroz and Nikkita Lyons go at it now. Arianna fights off Fallon and Kiana James, but Indi Hartwell eliminates Arianna off the apron with a big boot as she waves to the crowd with her back turned to the ring. Legend swings Fyre into other competitors. Fyre dumps Legend over the top rope with a counter but they both hit the floor and both are eliminated. Fyre and Legend start brawling at ringside, then continue fighting to the back. Stratton works on Choo now. Choo gets knocked to the floor but she lands on a pillow and keeps her feet in the air. Choo, like Kofi Kingston, makes her back in.

Indi and Tiffany go at it now. Stratton sees Choo come back in and stomps on her while she’s down. Stark fights off Yulisa, then back-drops her over the top rope. Yulisa has been eliminated. Feroz and Stark go at it now. They tumble out to the apron. Stark knocks Feroz off but Yulisa catches her. Stark then kicks her from the apron and they both go down, and Feroz has been eliminated.

Henley and James go at it again. James kicks Henley off the apron, and she has been eliminated. Choo has Stratton on the apron now. Stratton uses Choo’s cup to knock her off to the floor, and Choo has been eliminated. Stratton blows a kiss as we go back to a picture-in-picture commercial.

Back from the break and we see Toxic Attraction watching from the Toxic Lounge. We see how Sloane was eliminated by James, and Lopez was also eliminated by Katana Chance and Kayden Carter. Nikkita works on Carter in the corner now, wile Stark works on James. Indi and Stratton go at it. Ivy fights off Chance and Carter now but they counter and eliminate her. Ivy pulls Chance out by her leg and she has also been eliminated. Lyons knocks Carter off the apron and she is also eliminated.

We see Chance and Carter double teaming Nile at ringside now. Paxley launches herself from the ring to the floor to save Nile, but Paxley also eliminated herself. Nile can’t believe it. Indi drops Stratton, then drops Stark, then James. Indi sends Stratton to the apron and charges but Stratton pull the rope down, eliminating her. Indi has been eliminated. It’s down to Stratton, Stark, Lyons and James as fans chant “NXT!” now.

Lyons takes turns on Stratton and James in the corners. She then launches Stark with a big German suplex. Lyons screams out for a pop. Lyons levels Stratton with a big kick as she charges. James attacks Lyons and they go at it but Lyons levels her with a huge kick. Stratton eliminates James, then Lyons, both out of nowhere. It’s down to Stark and Stratton, but Jade is also lurking somewhere in the back. Stark stalks Stratton from behind. She turns around and they go at it. Stratton is sent to the apron but she hangs on. Stark sends her back out but only one foot touches the ground, at least according to the referee.

Stark brings her back in and they trade shots on the apron now. They fight back into the ring and Stratton nails a running dropkick. Stratton hits the cartwheel back elbow in the corner but Stark counters and slams her. Stark sends Stratton to the apron, then knocks her off with a big right hand. Stark starts celebrating but Jade rushes back into the ring out of nowhere. Jade is fired up while waiting for Stark to turn back around. Jade charges but Stark launches her with a big back-drop, sending her over the top rope to the floor for the win.

Winner and New #1 Contender: Zoey Stark

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Nikkita Lyons is backstage with McKenzie Mitchell now. McKenzie asks if Lyons has any information on who attacked Roxanne Perez. Lyons says she requested this time because people on social media are saying she may be a suspect in the attack because she would have the most to gain from Perez being out. Lyons says she does think if it weren’t for her injury she would’ve won the Breakout contract but she’s not the type of woman to attack from behind. Lyons says if she has a problem with someone, she will say it to their face. Lyons says if Perez can’t go tonight and Mandy Rose needs an opponent, she will gladly go put on her gear, meet Rose in the ring, and take the NXT Women’s Title. Lyons walks off.

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Back from the break and McKenzie Mitchell is backstage with Toxic Attraction. NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne downplay the performance put on by Cora Jade and Roxanne Perez, and say if Great American Bash is a repeat of tonight, then it will be an easy win for Toxic Attraction. NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose laughs at the idea of Perez saving her Breakout Tournament contract for her title and warns her not to. The returning Nikkita Lyons interrupts and says Perez never would’ve won the Breakout Tournament if she was in it. Lyons says she’s back in the ring tonight and her eyes are on Rose. Rose says all eyes are on her, all the time. They mock Lyons for wanting to “roar!” and Rose says if she wants to step in the ring with her tonight, they will find out who the queen of the jungle is. Toxic Attraction walks off.

Nikkita Lyons is backstage warming up. We see Toxic Attraction walking backstage as we go back to commercial.

NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose vs. Nikkita Lyons

We go back to the ring and out comes the returning Nikkita Lyons to a pop. Out next comes Toxic Attraction – NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose with NXT Tag Team Champions Jacy Jayne and Gigi Dolin, for this non-title match.

The bell rings and they lock up. Lyons slings Rose to the mat but they’re still locked up. They go to the ropes and Lyons backs off as the referee warns her. Rose grabs Lyons from behind but Lyons sends her to the mat, then kips-up. Lyons charges but Rose kicks her injured knee out.

Rose unloads with right hands in the corner now as the referee warns her. Rose talks some trash and Lyons kicks her leg out. Lyons with shoulder thrusts in the corner, then another big throw across the ring.

Lyons charges with a jumping splash in the corner, then another throw across the ring. Lyons with another big splash and another big throw across the ring. Rose retreats to the floor to regroup with Dolin and Jayne as we go back to commercial.

We are back from commercial as we see Lyons kicks off Mandy. Lyons then lands a series of punches on top of Mandy. Mandy then lands a series of punches on top of Lyons. Mandy then continues to work on the previously injured knee of Lyons. Lyons then counters and lands another series of strikes. Mandy then lands another series of punches but Lyons puts her in a submission. Mandy then quickly reaches the ropes, and Mandy then calls Lyons a nobody as she pushes her. Lyons then lands a series of kicks to the chest of Mandy, followed by a jumping forearm in the corner and a German suplex. Mandy then hits a missile dropkick from the top rope, Lyons then hits a kick to the leg, back, and face of Lyons, Gigi Dolin and Jacey Jayne then attack Lyons, causing the disqualification.

Winner by DQ: Nikkita Lyons

After the match, Gigi and Jacey hold Lyons as Mandy trash talks her, Roxanne Perez and Cora Jade then make the save, Perez and Jade hit a doubleteam superkick on Mandy, Toxic Attraction then retreat up the ramp

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