Welcome to our WrestlingINC.com Live WWE NXT Viewing Party. Tonight’s show comes from the Capitol Wrestling Center in Orlando, Florida.

– Tonight’s WWE NXT episode opens up on the USA Network with a video package of highlights from last week. We’re live from the Capitol Wrestling Center at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida as Vic Joseph welcomes us. Fans cheer from the crowd. Vic is joined at ringside by Wade Barrett and WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix.

– We go right to the ring and NXT Champion Finn Balor is wrapping up his entrance. He says it’s St. Patrick’s Day 2021 and he’s still the champion. He names some of his recent victims and says there’s only one left – Karrion Kross. Balor has been waiting for this one and at NXT “Takeover: Stand and Deliver” his time is up. The match has been confirmed for Takeover. The music interrupts and out comes Kross with Scarlett.

Kross and Scarlett march right to the ring. Kross says this entire situation was never going to happen until they settled their separate affairs, and now it’s them two, one-on-one, no one else involved. Otherwise this confrontation is meaningless because here in NXT, the fans need to know who the real champion is around here. Kross says he and Balor need to know it, the entire world needs to know it. Balor says everyone wants to be champion until the real champ shows up. He says Kross looks and talks like a champion but the problem is, Balor is the real champion and Kross doesn’t have what it takes to beat him in the main event. Kross promises Balor will know exactly what it feels like when he squeezes the oxygen out of his skull and chokes him out. Balor steps closer and says Kross will know what it feels like to choke in the main event of Takeover.

They stare each other down in the middle of the ring now. Scarlett says she’s already seen this, in the Tarot cards. This right here… two champions, both draped in gold, the world in awe, it all happens for a reason, she says while looking at both of them.

NXT Tag Team Champions Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch interrupt from the stage, walking down the ramp now. They go on about how Balor should be facing the best technical wrestler ever, Pete Dunne. Fans boo. They know Dunne can beat Balor, and they know he can beat Kross too. They say sooner or later, Dunne will become NXT Champion. Scarlett says there are moments in time, like this, that lead us to an inevitable future, moments like this where Lorcan and Burch put their titles on the line against Kross and Balor. Fans cheer this idea. Scarlett exits the ring now, approaching Lorcan and Burch. She rubs them over and gets closer, enticing them and teasing them to hype them up with confidence. She says they wouldn’t stand the word coward being associated with them. Burch says she’s right, they’re the champs and tonight they will defend against Kross and Balor. Kross looks on while Balor smiles. Burch and Lorcan back up the ramp to the back as a “NXT!” chant breaks out. Scarlett says this is like she said, every moment happens for a reason and you can’t change fate. Kross joins her at ringside as Balor looks on. Kross’ music starts back up as he heads to the back with Scarlett.

– We go to the announcers to hype tonight’s show.

Dexter Lumis vs. Austin Theory

We go right back to the ring and out first comes Dexter Lumis as Alicia Taylor does the introductions. We see Austin Theory backstage now, talking to NXT North American Champion Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae, who are at home. Indi Hartwell appears to be with them. Gargano sent Theory some ring gear for tonight and says it’s time for him to face his fears alone. They talk Theory up and he says he’s got this. We go back to the ring and out comes Theory as Lumis looks on. Fans boo. Theory is wearing ring gear similar to Gargano’s recent X-Men-inspired attire.

The bell rings and they go at it to start. Theory tosses Lumis out to the floor in front of the announcers, slamming his face into the table several times. We go to a picture-in-picture commercial break as Lumis fights back and sends Theory into the ring.

Theory fought back during the break and turned it around, hitting a big suplex in the middle of the ring. We come back and Theory hits a big fall-away slam for a close 2 count. Lumis kicks out and goes right into his Silence submission but Theory kicks away. Theory scoops Lumis and slams him in the middle of the ring. Theory kneels down and talks some trash, then drops a big elbow for a 2 count.

The announcers confirm Kross and Balor vs. Lorcan and Burch for the NXT Tag Team Titles tonight. Lumis counters a move and they tangle. Lumis catches Theory with a big Spinebuster in mid-air. Fans chant for Lumis as he makes a comeback. Lumis with a big uppercut and corner clothesline, then a bulldog. Lumis ducks a shot and slams Theory again. Lumis kips up and drops another big elbow for a 2 count. Theory counters a suplex and rolls Lumis for 2. Lumis with a big uppercut in mid-air. Lumis with a slingshot suplex using the top rope. Lumis goes to the top but has to roll through as Theory moves.

Lumis crawls to Theory but Theory isn’t afraid as he rocks Lumis. Theory with a Ushigoroshi for another close 2 count. Fans chant “Lumis!” now. Theory looks to capitalize but Lumis powers out. They trade strikes. Lumis with a big clothesline in the middle of the ring. Fans rally for Lumis again. He offers his hand to help Theory up but Theory isn’t sure of it, bringing up how Lumis said bad things about him. He lets Lumis help him to his feet anyway.

Theory stares at Lumis and then hugs him. Theory knew Lumis never said those things. Lumis turns and goes for Silence but Theory fights him off. Theory says Gargano was right, Lumis is not The Way. Lumis counters the ATL and drops Theory with the sideslam. Lumis applies the Silence submission now and Theory fades out for the win.

Winner: Dexter Lumis

– After the match, Lumis sits up and stares out as the music hits.

– McKenzie Mitchell is backstage waiting for NXT General Manager William Regal for words on tonight’s big tag team main event. Tommaso Ciampa approaches and says Timothy Thatcher isn’t here yet because he figures Imperium didn’t like his answer last week. Ciampa asks Mitchell to go find Marcel Barthel and Fabian Aichner, ask them if they’ve seen Alexander Wolfe lately. He bets they will say no. He wants her to then tell them that later tonight when the bell rings, only one will be left standing and they will know they messed up. Ciampa walks off.

– We see Adam Cole walking backstage. Back to commercial.