Scarlett says what’s in the ring already belongs to them, and regardless of who wins next week, the fate of Balor and O’Reilly is already sealed. Kross says Doomsday is here… Tik, Tok. Kross stares them down but Damian Priest is suddenly behind him. Kross turns around and they face off on the stage.

Kross and Priest have words and Priest says this is how you step like a man. Priest rocks Kross and they start brawling on the stage as fans cheer them on. Priest goes for the Razor’s Edge but it’s blocked. They keep fighting, now going to the ringside area. Kross rams Priest back into the lighting rig. Kross charges but Priest catches him and they tumble over the barrier, crashing through the Plexiglas. Fans chant “NXT!” and go wild as the brawl continues through the production area, into the backstage area. They brawl to the top of production cases. Priest looks to put Kross down but Kross blocks a shot and sends him crashing through a table and some equipment.

The camera looks over and we see Scarlett sitting on top of production cases, laughing and looking on. Fans chant “NXT!” again. Referees run over to help Kross and Priest but they’re down with the debris. Scarlett is really enjoying the chaos and debris as we go back to commercial.

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– We get a pre-recorded video with Damian Priest sending a warning to Karrion Kross ahead of their match at New Year’s Evil. Back to commercial.

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The hourglass has run out on the long-awaited return of Karrion Kross. Will time soon be up for Damian Priest as well?

The two powerhouses will clash at NXT New Year’s Evil.

Nonplussed by the re-emergence of sinister siren Scarlett as he and others made their case for an NXT Title opportunity, Priest invited Kross to meet him face to face.

The doomsday deviant responded by later assaulting Priest, putting The Archer of Infamy on the NXT Injury Report with a devastating powerbomb on the stage.

Kross, who demolished the likes of Tommaso Ciampa and Keith Lee en route to becoming NXT Champion this past summer before suffering a shoulder injury, looked every bit as destructive in his return to the ring against Desmond Troy.

With the tone already set for what figures to be a savage encounter, will Priest become Kross’ latest victim, or will he take another step toward infamy by dealing Kross his first defeat?

Don’t miss NXT New Year’s Evil, Wednesday, Jan. 6 at 8/7 C on USA Network!

Tonight’s WWE NXT episode on the USA Network opens up with a video package of highlights from “Takeover: WarGames” and the video package from NXT Champion Finn Balor.

– We’re live from the Capitol Wrestling Center in Orlando, Florida as Vic Joseph welcomes us. He’s joined at ringside by Wade Barrett, and remotely by WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix.

– We go right to the ring and NXT Champion Finn Balor is out to a pop. Balor says WarGames is done and the time for team sports is over. He’s not interested in bragging rights or any of that because it’s Wednesday and The Champ is back. Fans pop.

Balor says some love him and some hate him, but if you want to get to know him, you better come see him in this ring. Now the people in the back… the music interrupts and out comes Pete Dunne.

Dunne hits the ring and says he’s a lot like Balor. They both came from overseas and made a name for themselves, so it’s about time they met. Dunne is glad Balor is back, but tells him to not get used to it because it’s just a matter of time before he puts Balor back on the shelf and takes the title. The music interrupts and out comes Kyle O’Reilly. He apologizes for being late and jokes his invitation must have gotten lost in the mail. O’Reilly wants to put himself in this conversation. He knows Dunne is tough but who left WarGames the winner? He also talks about his recent “Takeover: 31” match with Balor and says Balor won the match but spent the past two months eating through a straw. O’Reilly says he and Balor have unfinished business. He goes on but the music interrupts and out comes Damian Priest.

Priest tells Balor he’s been looking forward to this for a while. No offense to Pete or Kyle, but Priest vs. Balor is a marquee match. Dunne asks Priest if he’s the geezer that couldn’t even beat Leon Ruff. Priest says Dunne gets paid by Pat McAfee to do whatever. Balor exits the ring as Priest, Dunne and O’Reilly trade insults. Priest asks where he’s going. Balor tells them to learn some manners because they cut him off before he was finished. He says he will defend the title at New Year’s Evil on January 6, but it’s up to NXT General Manager William Regal to determine who will get the funeral. The music of Karrion Kross starts playing as fans pop.

Scarlett comes and stares Balor down on the stage. The music stops and he predicts she’s going to say “Tik, Tok” but she just stares. Balor tells Scarlett to give a message to Kross – when he’s ready, Finn is ready. Balor walks off as fans cheer him on. Priest asks Scarlett if she usually tells Kross to wait in the car while she handles his business. Priest says if Kross wants to pick a fight when he comes back, he can just step to Priest like a man. Scarlett turns and stares at Priest in the ring, and smiles at him. Scarlett walks away as we see the Karrion Kross logo on the big screen. We go to commercial.

Johnny says the only trophy he needs is his title book.  Johnny says Priest and Leon are upset and they want to face him and Austin next week.  Johnny says he has a ‘theory’ that the results will be the same as War Games.  If you are not ‘in the way . . . stay out of the way’.

Damian Priest comes out and he congratulates Johnny on winning.  He congratulates Austin on the big reveal and he asks if Austin has the pipe so he can shove it up his ass.

Priest goes to the ring and he is attacked by Karrion Kross.  Kross with a power bomb on the stage.

Kross leaves the building and he gets into his car and drives away with Scarlett.

We go to commercial.

Leon Ruff is in the back and he is asked about whether he thought Damian Priest will be ready next week.

Johnny Gargano and Austin Theory show up and say that Damian won’t be ready for next week.  Maybe Leon can face them two on one.

KUSHIDA shows up and he says if Leon needs a partner, it is KUSHIDA

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We get separate shots of Damian Priest, Johnny Gargano and Leon Ruff warming up backstage.

We get a video package for tonight’s NXT North American Title match.

Triple Threat for the NXT North American Title: Damian Priest vs. Johnny Gargano vs. Leon Ruff

We go to the ring for tonight’s Triple Threat as Damian Priest makes his way out first. Out next is Johnny Gargano. NXT North American Champion Leon Ruff is out next to the biggest pop of the three, making his Takeover debut. We get formal ring introductions from Taylor.

Gargano superkicks Priest to start. Gargano tries for quick pin attempts early on. Gargano slams Ruff for a 2 count. Priest comes to the apron but Gargano kicks him back to the floor. Ruff fights Gargano off and uses his speed to avoid him. Ruff with a big kick into the corner. Ruff lands big offense to Gargano for a pop. Ruff kicks away in the corner but Priest shoves him to the side and takes over, working Gargano over and beating him down. Ruff takes back over but Priest tosses Ruff to the floor.

Ruff comes back in and takes them both down with a missile dropkick from the top. Priest and Ruff face off. Priest issues a warning but Ruff kicks him as he tries to walk away. Priest and Ruff go at it. Ruff lands a kick but Priest goes for a huge chokeslam. Gargano comes in and makes the save sort of. Priest ends up fighting them both off. They team up and send him to the floor. Gargano with a suicide dive, sending Priest into the barrier. Gargano tells Ruff to hit a dive now but Gargano cuts him off with a slingshot back into the ring. Gargano covers Ruff for 2.

Gargano gets sent to the floor and Priest works him over, sending him into the barrier and uppercutting him. Ruff leaps off the stage but Priest catches him. Priest sets him back and down and tells him to stay out of his way. Ruff strikes so Priest launches him into the barrier with a Razor’s Edge, knocking the barrier down and destroying it. Fans boo Priest. Ruff ends up helped to the back by an official, apparently injured. Priest and Gargano go at it to continue the match.

Priest blocks One Final Beat on the stage. Gargano blocks The Reckoning as they bring it back in the ring. Priest drops Gargano for a 2 count. Gargano blocks a Razor’s Edge and hits Sliced Bread for a close 2 count in the middle of the ring. Priest and Gargano with more back and forth now. Priest levels with a big clothesline and they both go down. Fans chant “NXT!” now.

Ruff comes flying down the ramp out of nowhere, unloading on both challengers. Fans pop as Ruff sends Priest out and works on Gargano, sending him to the floor. Ruff leaps from the top and takes them both down at ringside. Ruff brings it back in and ends up hitting a big Cutter in mid-air to Gargano for a 2 count. Gargano yanks Ruff off the top to the mat, then work him around the ring. Ruff drops Gargano with a clothesline for 2. Priest comes back in and attacks both competitors. Priest hits a double Flatliner to both competitors at the same time. Priest goes on and hits a Broken Arrow on Gargano. Gargano avoids the Razor’s Edge and sends Priest into the steel ring post. Ruff gets launched into Priest in the corner. Gargano is in control now as he ties Priest up in the ropes of the second ring. Gargano goes back into the first ring but Ruff counters. They tangle and Ruff nails a Crucifix Bomb for a close 2 count. Ruff mises a big Frogsplash on Gargano. Gargano applies the GargaNoEscape to Ruff right in front of Priest. Priest uses his size to help break it.

Priest gets up and drops Gargano with a kick to the head. Priest flies off the top with a heel kick to Gargano. Ruff and Priest go at it now. Gargano’s One Final Beat is blocked by Priest. Priest drops Gargano. A masked man in the Scream mask appears on the ramp. Two more masked men in Scream masks hit the ring and beat Priest down. Fans boo but he fights them off, all three. Priest clears the ring but another three masked men attack. Priest clears them and leaps to the floor, taking them down on the outside. Priest comes back in the ring and leaps back to the floor on the other masked men.

Gargano flies out but Priest chokeslams him on the side of the apron. Ruff flies with a big splash to Gargano but Priest breaks it up at 2. Ruff and Priest go at it again. Priest levels Ruff with a huge spinning knee. Gargano and Priest trade big offense now but Gargano gets dropped. Another masked man appears on the apron, dropping Priest with a pipe shot. Fans boo as the referee yells for Gargano to get the man out of here. Ruff comes from behind and hits Gargano but Gargano superkicks him. Gargano hits One Final Beat on Ruff for the pin to win the title.

Winner and New NXT North American Champion: Johnny Gargano

– After the match, fans boo Gargano as we go to replays. We come back to Gargano on the ramp with the masked man who used the pipe on Priest. He reveals himself to be Austin Theory. Gargano and Theory celebrate as fans boo.

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– The “Takeover: WarGames 2020” go-home show kicks off with Vic Joseph welcoming us. He’s joined at ringside by Wade Barrett, and remotely by WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix. We go right to the ring where Damian Priest is waiting.

Damian Priest and Leon Ruff vs. Legado del Fantasma

Damian Priest wraps up his entrance as Johnny Gargano taunts him from the announce table. Out next comes Priest’s partner, NXT North American Champion Leon Ruff. Ruff will defend against Priest and Gargano in a Triple Threat on Sunday at Takeover. We see video from earlier today where Priest was interrupted backstage by Legado del Fantasma, which saw him take out Joaquin Wilde. Priest is replacing Curt Stallion in this match after Stallion was attacked earlier today by Legado del Fantasma. Out next comes Legado del Fantasma – Raul Mendoza and NXT Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar with Wilde.

Escobar starts off with Ruff and they trade holds and counters. Escobar tags in Mendoza. Ruff uses his speed to get the upperhand and drop Mendoza for a 2 count. Mendoza turns it around and tags in Escobar. Ruff tries to fight Escobar off but Escobar drops him with a big knee, sending him into the corner. Priest tags in and taunts Escobar. Escobar smirks and tags in Mendoza.

Mendoza ducks a clothesline and goes behind Priest with a hold. Priest easily turns it around and sends him into the corner but misses and hits the turnbuckles. More back and forth now. Priest with a big back elbow to level Mendoza. Priest goes to the floor and drops Mendoza face-first onto the edge of the apron. Priest rocks Mendoza with a right hand and then slams him back into the steel barrier. Priest breaks the count and goes back to the floor to work Mendoza over. Mendoza tries to counter but Priest drops him at ringside.

We see the masked person wearing the Scream mask in the crowd. Priest rolls Mendoza back in and approaches the Scream mask wearer. Escobar tags in but Priest doesn’t notice it. Escobar flies out and levels Priest on the floor. Escobar smiles and looks down at Priest as we go to picture-in-picture commercial. Escobar brings Priest back in and holds him down while Mendoza tags in to take over.

Back from the break and Escobar tags back out after keeping control of Priest. Mendoza tags in and charges into the corner. Mendoza with more offense before tagging in Escobar for more of the same. Escobar with a suplex in the middle of the ring for a 2 count, and another. Escobar talks some trash and kicks Priest while he’s down. Escobar focuses on the leg now. Mendoza comes back in and keeps Priest down, focusing on his leg after Escobar weakened him.

Mendoza with right hands now. He charges but Priest catches him with a big Flapjack. Ruff tags in and unloads on Escobar and Mendoza. Ruff goes back to work on Escobar but didn’t see Mendoza was tagged in. He level Escobar and covers but Mendoza attacks from behind. Ruff escapes Mendoza’s assault and in comes Priest again. Priest unloads on Mendoza and hits another big Flapjack. Escobar runs in but Priest ends up knocking him out with a stiff forearm. Priest readies in the corner and leaps across the ring to splash Mendoza in the corner. Priest knocks Escobar off the apron to the floor.

Mendoza kicks Priest in the head from the apron. Mendoza leaps off the top but gets rocked in the jaw on the way down. Priest goes to hit The Reckoning on Mendoza but Ruff tags himself in. Priest isn’t thrilled. Priest drops Mendoza with The Reckoning. Ruff follows up with a big Frogsplash off the top rope for the pin to win.

Winners: Leon Ruff and Damian Priest

– After the match, Priest and Ruff stand tall as the music hits. Priest stares Ruff down as Ruff grabs his title. We go to replays. Priest has some words for Ruff and Gargano. Gargano is standing up at the announce table now, running his mouth. We see two people standing behind him in the crowd, wearing the Scream mask.

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