At the conclusion of the May 20th episode of NXT on the USA Network, multiple matches were set up for next week and challenges were made for NXT TakeOver: In Your House on June 7th. Drake Maverick was able to defeat KUSHIDA in the interim NXT Cruiserweight Title tournament which gave him a 2-1 record and that tied him with KUSHIDA and Jake Atlas in group A. It was then made official that next week, KUSHIDA, Atlas and Maverick will compete in a three-way match to determine who moves on to the finals of the tournament to take on group B winner El Hijo del Fantasma.
After scoring a victory over Akira Tozawa, del Fantasma gave Tozawa his props in the parking lot before Tozawa was ambushed by the masked men. When Fantasma got out of his car, the masked men ran away.
AGAIN?! WHERE IS SECURITY?? #WWENXT @TozawaAkira @hijodelfantasma pic.twitter.com/mYOYarXVy1
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) May 21, 2020
Mia Yim was able to pick up a victory over Santana Garrett and after the match, she was confronted by Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae. Yim attempted to fight the duo off but the numbers advantage got to her. The NXT North American Champion Keith Lee came to Yim’s aid and in a backstage promo, Lee issued a challenge to Johnny Gargano for TakeOver.
After their fall out last week on NXT, Timothy Thatcher issued a challenge to Matt Riddle which will take place on next week’s show. Riddle and Thatcher will meet in a Cage Fight and the only way to win is to knock out or submit your opponent.
NEXT WEEK on #WWENXT:
👊@WWEMaverick @KUSHIDA_0904 & @iamjakeatlas will BATTLE to determine who will face @hijodelfantasma in the #NXTCruiserweight Championship Tournament Finals!
👊@SuperKingofBros will meet Timothy Thatcher in a CAGE FIGHT! pic.twitter.com/WeMZRYZJMZ— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) May 21, 2020
Before the show began, there was a tribute to the late Shad Gaspard. There was also another challenge issued for TakeOver as Damian Priest called out Finn Balor after revealing himself as Balor’s attacker last week.
