The final NXT before Battleground takes place tonight.

The episode will feature both semifinal matches in NXT's Women's Championship tournament. Roxanne Perez and Tiffany Stratton will meet with a place in the finals on the line. On the other side of the bracket, Cora Jade takes on Lyra Valkyria.

The tournament finals are being held at Battleground this Sunday. The NXT Women's Championship was vacated by Indi Hartwell earlier this month.

Ahead of defending his Heritage Cup trophy against Dragon Lee at Battleground, Noam Dar will be in action against Nathan Frazer.

Tyler Bate vs. Eddy Thorpe and Hank Walker vs. Tank Ledger have also been announced for tonight's show. Bate is challenging for the North American Championship at Battleground in a triple threat match against Wes Lee and Joe Gacy.

Plus, NXT will finish building to Carmelo Hayes and Bron Breakker's NXT Championship match at Saturday's special.

Our live coverage starts at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

The show started with inset promos by Lyra Valkyria, Cora Jade, Tiffany Stratton, and Roxanne Perez ahead of the NXT Women’s Championship semifinals.

Lyra Valkyria defeated Cora Jade to advance in the NXT Women’s Championship tournament

Very short match. This ended eight minutes into the show.

Valkyria and Jade traded counters early. Valkyria hit an exploder on Jade for a nearfall. Jade tripped Valkyria on the ropes but Valkyria dodged and hit a spinning heel kick for the win. That puts Valkyria in the finals at Battleground on Sunday.

Jade jumped Valkyria after the match, targeting Valkyria's knee. Jade grabbed a kendo stick and struck Valkyria in the knee, likely playing into Saturday’s match.

Axiom and Dabba Kato were shown walking to the ring. They showed a tale of the tape, because Dabba Kato tall, Axiom short.

Dijak walked into the building but was attacked by Ilja Dragunov, who attempted to close a sliding gate on Dijak. Referees stopped him before he could do it. Vic Joseph had the “hold harmless” agreement they are to sign later tonight.

NXT announcers, for the record, did mention that it was Reggie who Axiom unmasked several weeks ago.

Dabba Kato defeated Axiom

Another short match. Why did Axiom need to be the fall guy here?

Axiom dodged a chokeslam, but Kato grabbed him and threw him to the floor. Axiom attempted to fight back, but Kato slapped him and threw Axiom back into the ring. Axiom targeted Kato’s leg but Kato hit a huge lariat then connected with a tree slam for the win.

Kato continued to attack Axiom after the match, completely destroying him. Reggie then showed up and dumped Kato to the floor, who was then whisked away by security. Reggie acted friendly towards Axiom, but Axiom did not seem interested in being friends with Reggie.

Tony D’Angelo was shown in what looked like a police interrogation room. The interrogator asked why D’Angelo’s name kept coming up “in ongoing investigations”. The interrogator showed him a video and asked to identify someone in the video. D’Angelo said it wasn’t him. Another person came in and told the interrogator that there was new information regarding D’Angelo’s involvement.

In a video, Bron Breakker talked about what happened at NXT Stand & Deliver. He asked what did this last year get him? Was this all just so he could pass the torch? He said that Melo can have the torch, because he’s about to burn this bitch down. He said Melo is just a dude walking around with his title. He's not coming to Lowell to witness a homecoming, he’s coming to Lowell in front of Melo’s friends and family for a massacre.

Gallus came to the ring and cut a promo in green Sin Cara lightning. This has never, ever worked and yet they still do it every six months. They ran down Tony D & Stacks and The Creed Brothers. The Creeds came out and said they were saying to their faces they want the titles on the line at Battleground. The two teams eventually got into a fight. The numbers game started to come into play until Stacks came to the ring to make the save for the Creeds.

Wes Lee was interviewed by McKenzie Mitchell. A lot of talking tonight. He said he thought he could trust Tyler, and while he might be paranoid, things have changed. Tyler Bate came in but Wes wouldn’t have any of it and walked away. Bate said challenging Wes Lee for the title changes nothing about what he thinks about Lee but it’s another story entirely regarding Joe Gacy.

Tyler Bate defeated Eddy Thorpe

This was good while it lasted. Thorpe looked fine here but Bate, in terms of in-ring work, stands out among most on the brand following the draft.

Some good back and forth early. Thorpe cut off Bate with a crossbody but Bate cradled him for a nearfall.Thorpe responded with a knee to the back of Bate. Bate eventually cut off Thorpe with a knee and a standing shooting star press for a nearfall.

Bate went for the Tyler Driver 97 but Thorpe escaped. Bate hit a lariat then went for the Tyler Driver 97 again, and this time it connected and got Bate the win.

In what is turning out to be a reccuring theme on this show, Gacy came to the ring and jumped Bate after the match. Lee ran into the ring, but was also taken out. Gacy held the title as the segment ended.

McKenzie Mitchell asked Lyra Valkyria for a medical update backstage. Valkyria said she’ll be fine and will be ready for the finals. Valkyria said she wanted Roxanne Perez, saying she is the best in NXT.

During the break, it was shown that Lee and Bate were fighting after Gacy left.

Nathan Frazer defeated Noam Dar

This was good. Frazer is so quick on his feet, it's very impressive. I think he's coming along well even though I don't really understand the John Oliver promos they have him doing now. Dar held his own and was fine.

After some chain wrestling, Frazer used his speed to send Dar out of the ring and to the floor. During the commercial break, Dar gained the advantage, cutting off Fraszer. Frazer attempted to make a comeback, but Dar cut off Frazer by attacking his knee and working over his arm.

Dar continued to work over the arms and legs of Frazer until Frazer came back with a springboard reverse DDT. Fraszer hit a spinning neckbreaker for a nearfall and went for a phoenix splash but Dar escaped and went for a knee lock, only for Frazer to quickly escape.

The finish had Dragon Lee coming to ringside, admiring the Heritage Cup trophy. Dar was upset and shoved Lee. Frazer hit a dive to the outside on Dar then hit the phoenix splash for the win.

McKenzie interviewed Dragunov, who was interrupted by Dijak as the two fought some more and were pulled apart by the roster.

Time for a Carmelo Hayes video, who will be defending the NXT Championship in his hometown. He was shown doing promotional work and said he couldn’t wait to do this in his hometown. They showed him at a Boston Celtics game, and also posing with Mark Wahlberg. Melo said Breakker coming into his backyard to try to beat him is crazy, and said he hopes Bron is ready to get bitten.

Hank Walker defeated Tank Ledger

This was fun while it lasted. Ledger is pretty good for someone who's only had a couple of matches, he only does basic stuff but comes off far more polished than some who have been here for months.

The two hit shoulder blocks on one another. Ledger hit Walker with elbows in the corner, but Walker countered with some strikes. Ledger hit a powerslam and a headbutt for a two count. Walker hit a slam but soon the two collided in a double crossbody. Walker got the better of it, recovered first, and pinned Ledger for the win.

Bron Breakker immediately hit the ring after the match and laid out both with spears. He told Melo that he would see him Sunday.

Stacks met with The Creeds. Julius told Stacks they appreciate him coming out for the save. Stacks told the Creeds that they’ll also be outnumbered at Battleground and suggested that they work something out. The Creeds politely rejected Stacks’ offer, mentioning how they’ve been burned in the past by others. Julius told Stacks that he and D’Angelo would get the first title shot once they win the titles.

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Gigi Dolin came out to talk. She said she wasn’t ashamed of the broken home she grew up in. Neither she nor her brother knew what a normal home life was like. She would have done anything for Jacy Jayne, but now she wanted to end her. Jayne was in the crowd and cut a promo saying she got tired of carrying her and refused to let her drag her down any longer. Dolin said let’s settle it right here and now. 

Jayne said she couldn’t wait to end this and suggested they do it next week in a steel cage. Dolin called Jayne a fake ass bitch and agreed to a steel cage match, but upped the ante and made it a weaponized steel cage match. Jayne said it was on. The dialogue here, especially for Dolin, was very corny and not great.

The guy who has been mean to Von Wagner for the last two weeks, who has never been named, now has a name: Luca Crusifino. He said he would make Von regret that they didn’t settle their matter in court. He’s a lawyer, you see.

NXT Anonymous captured a video of Noam Dar begging Oro Mensah to be in his corner. Mensah rejected him and got laughed at by Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson.

Luca Crusifino defeated Von Wagner by DQ

Crusifino literally came out to The People’s Court theme. It was a daytime court show in the 90’s, kids, Google it.

Wagner immediately attacked Crusifino , hitting a big boot. Crucifino dodged a splash and hit an armdrag. Wagner was thrown out of the ring as Crusifino grabbed the picture of Wagner as a child from Mr. Stone and called him a freak very loudly. This got Wagner mad and beat Crusifinoso much against the ropes that he ignored the referee’s five count and got disqualified.

Wagner attempted to powerbomb Crusifino into a table after the match, and at first it seemed like Mr. Stone had talked him out of it. Wagner then grabbed Crucifino and powerbombed him into the table anyway.

D’Angleo was still in the interrogation room. Oh no, he’s being arrested. He said he knows his rights.

Tiffany Stratton defeated Roxanne Perez in a NXT Women’s Championship tournament semifinal

This was okay. Stratton has something but is still clearly super green and looked so in spots during this match.

After some early back and forth, Stratton gained control after clipping Perez off the top rope, sending her rolling to the floor. Perez came back with two crossbodys to the floor and then went for one off the top rope, but Stratton lifted her up, dropped her, and went for the BME, which they are now calling the most beautiful moonsault. Perez dodged but Stratton caught her in a sky high for a nearfall.

Perez hit a springboard hurricanrana off the top rope for another nearfall. Stratton blocked a side russian leg sweep as the two traded nearfalls. Perez hit the side russian leg sweep this time and went for pop rocks, but Stratton blocked it and sent Perez into the ropes. Stratton then hit the most beautiful moonsault ever for the win. That makes it Lyra Valkyria vs. Stratton for the vacant title this Sunday.

More segments! The mystery lady that has attacked a bunch of people on social media has made a television appearance, attacking Perez as she headed to the back. Before anyone could breathe and absorb what had just happened, Dijak came out and was immediately attacked by Dragunov. Dijak eventually signed their agreement as they brawled near the announcer’s desk. Everyone was yelling and screaming. CALM DOWN. They had a staredown as they were pulled apart.

The show ended with a NXT Battleground hype video. This show at times felt like a Vince Russo-induced fever dream with 1,000 segments, a lot of them talking, and sometimes some of them bleeding into one another. Not the greatest go-home show.