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Here are your quick and dirty, editorial-free NXT TakeOver: Phoenix results for January 26, 2019. NXT’s first TakeOver event of the year featured matches for the NXT, NXT North American, NXT Women’s, and NXT Tag Team Championships. Make sure you’re here tomorrow for the complete Best and Worst of NXT TakeOver Phoenix column.
NXT TakeOver Phoenix Results:
1. NXT Tag Team Championship Match: War Raiders defeated Undisputed Era (c). War Raiders had a full Viking entrance, seen above. They were able to capture the Tag Team Championship after hitting Kyle O’Reilly with their “Fallout” combo finisher.
2. Matt Riddle defeated Kassius Ohno by submission when Ohno tapped out during repeated elbow strikes.
– Velveteen Dream arrived at the arena. He’d eventually find a spot in the front row for the main event.
3. NXT North American Championship Match: Johnny Gargano defeated Ricochet (c). Gargano hit a brainbuster on the exposed arena floor, then rolled Ricochet back into the ring and followed up with a slingshot DDT to win the match and the North American Championship.
4. NXT Women’s Championship Match: Shayna Baszler (c) defeated Bianca Belair. At one point Belair appeared to have the match won with the K.O.D., but the referee was knocked out. Belair fought off interference from Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke and escaped the Kirifuda Clutch, but eventually passed out in the hold.
5. NXT Championship Match: Tommaso Ciampa (c) defeated Aleister Black. Black’s leg gave out during Black Mass, allowing Ciampa to hit the Fairy Tale Ending to retain the championship.
After the match, Johnny Gargano showed up on the stage beside Ciampa, and the two raised their title belts over their heads.
