NXT Results: New titles unveiled, former Champion confronts Balor
William Regal kicked off NXT with two major announcements. One was that WrestleMania week would host a two-day special, TakeOver: Stand and Deliver, and it would take place on April 7th and 8th.
The other was to crown Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez to the ring while the rest of the NXT Women's Division was at ringside, and declare them as the first-ever NXT Women's Tag Team champs. Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart came out and challenged for the new Championships and Regal made the match official.
Io Shirai (c) vs. Toni Storm for the NXT Women's Championship
Shirai was dominating early on and slapped Storm in the face before the NXT Women's Champion went for the Octopus lock. Storm countered a moonsault from the champ but took a 619 after the break. Io hit a missile dropkick and Storm came back with a superplex.
Storm hit a German Suplex followed by a bridge for another near fall. Shirai managed to hit a moonsault to the outside before Storm hit the Storm Zero, but the champ kicked out.
Storm went for a flying headbutt off the top but was caught in the crossface again. She had no choice but to tap out.
Result: Io Shirai def. Toni Storm
Match rating: B+
Backstage on NXT, Finn Balor said that Adam Cole didn't have anyone backing him up. He said he beat Cole to win the belt and would beat him to keep it.
After a break, LA Knight was backstage, saying that it was time for his debut next week if anyone had that tingle in their loins. Bronson Reed attacked him and we got a quick cameo from Steve Corino.