 Jon Moxley def. Christopher DanielsExcalibur played up Daniels' ties to The Elite on commentary, including how The Young Bucks ended SCU two years ago. Moxley's goal was to send a message to The Elite and he accomplished that by beating him and attacking him in the locker room later in the episode. There was nothing out of the ordinary about the match, but I appreciate any opportunity we get to see Daniels in action on one of the main shows at this stage of his career. This served its purpose.
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 Labrava Escobar def. CelesteWe saw Escobar back on the 312 pre-show two weeks ago when she took on Natalia Markova in a losing effort. I can't say she was overly impressive, but she held her own. She was brought back here and picked up a victory in what was a basic bout. It could've been worse, but it also could've been better, and the same can be said about the NWA on the whole these days. My biggest gripe with this is that we have no idea who Escobar is or what she's about, so it was a cold match with fans having no reason to care.
 Wendy Choo and Valentina Feroz def. Jakara Jackson and Lash LegendI realized upon seeing Choo in this match that I haven't seen much of her lately on NXT TV. Hey, I'm not complaining. Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't see that gimmick translating well to the main roster, so hopefully she's not considered for a main roster move in the upcoming WWE Draft. It's a shame because she's a good worker, but the shtick sucks. At any rate, this was pretty pedestrian stuff from all involved. I'm still amazed Legend from being all over NXT TV when NXT 2.0 first got going to now losing consistently on Level Up. Again, I'm not complaining.
 The Judgment Day (Damian Priest and Finn Balor) def. LWO (Santos Escobar and Rey Mysterio)This was a rematch from two weeks ago, except Balor filled in for Dominik Mysterio this time. I thought there was a chance the LWO might win because they've done a lot of losing since WrestleMania 39, but nope, Priest pinned Escobar again. That's fine provided that Escobar eventually turn on Rey and blame him for his the constant losses. It was a well-worked match, and with Bad Bunny returning on Raw this Monday, you have to assume that will be where it's announced he's teaming with Rey against Dominik and Damian at Backlash.
 Time Machine (Kushida and The Motor City Machine Guns) def. Impact X-Division Champion Trey Miguel, "Speedball" Mike Bailey and Jonathan GreshamMiguel just beat both Bailey and Gresham in a three-way at Rebellion, so why would he have to team with them here? That trio was never going to coexist, so it didn't make much sense from a storyline standpoint. Thus, their trio losing was hardly a surprise, but Miguel by Sabin getting pinned was. That looks to be the next X-Division title program. As a match, this was great stuff as you would expect based on all of the talent involved.
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