Io Shirai (c) vs Dakota Kai w/Raquel Gonzalez
Io goes right after Kai before hitting a dragon screw and stomping Kai in the corner. Io chases Dakota around ringside before getting distracted by Raquel and Kai sends Io into the post. Kai gets a two count once they're back in the ring before wrenching the arm of Io and rocking her with a boot. Kai drops Io with a pump kick for two before she starts focusing on the injured left arm of Io. Io rolls Kai up for two before Kai knocks her down for a two count of her own and goes back to the arm of the champion. Io comes back with a flap jack into a one armed 619 and a springboard dropkick for two. They exchange standing switches before Io hits a rolling stomp and counters a powerbomb onto the floor with a jumping stomp. Back in the ring Io gets two before Kai kicks Io in the face repeatedly and rocks her with a scorpion kick. Kai misses a running boot in the corner before Io hits a trio of running meteoras in the corner. Io goes up top before Kai meets her and gets put in the tree of woe before Io hits a diving stomp for two. Kai hits the Kairopactor for a near fall before locking in an armbar and Io gets her foot on the bottom rope right before tapping. Kai hits a bloody cross for a near fall, Io getting her foot on the bottom rope before the count of three. Kai accidentally takes out the referee before Io hits a German suplex and climbs up top before hitting a moonsault, but the referee is incapacitated. Raquel attacks Io from behind and chokeslams her before putting Kai on top of her for a near fall. Io locks in a cross face before hitting a knee and taking out Kai and Gonzalez with a moonsault to the outside. Back in the ring Io then hits Kai with a moonsault for the pin and the win.
Winner: Io Shirai retains her NXT Women's Championship by defeating Dakota Kai via pinfall.
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