The bell rings and Rain sends Zaria crashing out of the ring. Dame rolls up Rain, but Rain kicks out before Lyons slaps Dame and sends her crashing into the mat. Zaria catches Rain with a pop-up headbutt and fires off an uppercut on Dame in the corner, then rocks Lyons with a boot. Rain levels Zaria with a springboard back elbow, but Zaria takes out Lyons with a clothesline.
Zaria brawls with Dame on the outside as Rain sends Lyons crashing into the ring steps on the other side of the ring. Zaria sends Rain crashing into the corner and fires off shoulders on her midsection, then cinches in a submission on her as Lyons locks in a crossface on Dame.
Zaria releases the hold she has locked in on Rain to break the crossface Lyons has in on Dame during the commercial break, but Zaria and Dame exchange right hands on the ring apron as Rain and Lyons do the same on the opposite ring apron. Rain sends Lyons crashing into the ring apron chest first, and Zaria and Dame level one another with clothesline.
Rain lands a double dropkick on Rain and Zaria off the top rope, then delivers a spinebuster to Lyons and catches Dame with a cutter back from the break. She goes for a pin, but Lyons breaks the fall and runs over Zaria with a clothesline. She then delivers a kick to Dame and lands a hurricanrana on Zara to send her crashing into Rain in the corner.
Dame catches Rain with a backstabber and delivers a chokeslam to her, then goes for a pin but Zaria breaks the fall. Zaria and Dame then exchange right hands with one another, but Zaria takes out Lyons and flies off the ropes to take out Rain. Zaria then delivers a spear to Dame and pins her, but Dame kicks out.
Nattie and Karmen Petrovic storm out to ringside, allowing Lyons to level Zaria with a kick. Rain looks to land a dropkick on Dame through the bottom rope, but Dame side steps Rain to send her crashing into the announce desk. Nattie and Petrovic beat down Zaria on the outside as the referee is distracted on the other side of the ring, but Jaida Parker runs out and brawls to the back with Nattie. Inside the ring, Zaria delivers a spear and an F5 to Lyons for the win.
Winner (and still): Zaria
Vanity Project then make their way out to the ring.
Back from the break, we head over to Robert Stone’s office as D’Angelo yells at Stone. Stone makes an NXT Championship match official between D’Angelo and Naraku for next week, but D’Angelo storms off and Stone follows wanting to know what he’s planning on doing to Naraku.
Back at ringside, Tavion Heights makes his way down.
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