WWE NXT got things started with a match for the NXT Heritage Cup, pitting the current Champion Noam Dar against Alpha Academy's Chad Gable. In a rare occurrence, Meta-Four didn't have a numbers advantage against Gable, as Alpha Academy was at ringside with him. That didn't keep Mensah from interfering to steal a fall, and throughout the match, Dar would take cheap shots at Gable when the referee wasn't looking. In fact, that would become the story of the match, but despite those hiccups, Gable would tie the match at 1 fall. Then Gable got Dar to tap, but it occurred right after the bell, and the rules state the Cup doesn't transfer to someone new if there's a tie. The win was stolen from Gable, but Alpha Academy still had Meta-Four running by the match's end.