[crowd cheering]
-[Triple H] Are you ready? -[crowd cheering]
No, I said, are you ready?
This is NXT.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd cheering] NXT! NXT! NXT!
NXT is the next generation,
and the next generation has arrived.
[crowd cheering]
["Roar of the Crowd" playing]
♪ The roar of the crowd Stomp your feet to the ground ♪
♪ Give it all to me now. Cause you called for me, called for me ♪
♪ Awake to the sound of the streets getting loud ♪
♪ Give it all to me now. Cause you called for me, called for me ♪
[Tom] Welcome to NXT Arrival.
We are live in Orlando, Florida.
At Full Sail University inside the NXT arena.
Welcome to the first ever live special
in the history of the WWE Network.
[crowd cheering]
[female announcer] This contest is for one fall.
Introducing first from Montereal, Canada, weighing 192 pounds, Sami Zayn.
[crowd cheering]
[Tom] Welcome ladies and gentlemen to NXT Arrival.
I'm Tom Phillips, with NXT insider Byron Saxton,
and a true legend in this business, William Regal.
I'm truly honored to be here, in such an historic occasion.
Triple H said it best, the next generation has arrived.
[female announcer] His opponent, from Lucerne, Switzerland,
weighing 232 pounds, Cesaro.
[Byron] A gentlemen we saw earlier on the NXT Arrival preshow
The general manager, John "Bradshaw" Layfield
said this match will set the pace.
Sami Zayn versus Cesaro part four is first.
The last time these two men met, they call it the match of the year.
And now to kick off Arrival, Cesaro versus Sami Zayn.
I can't think of a better way.
[William] I recently faced Cesaro in NXT,
and I can honestly say that he's ten times a man and wrestler
that I ever was, and I truly mean that.
[Tom] Byron, you referred to the frame two out of three falls match
between these two brilliant superstars back in August.
This rivalry dates all the way back to Sami Zayn's debut on NXT in of 2013.
[referee] Let's wrestle!
[Tom] I tell you what, this match-up, is even more important for Sami Zayn
because he has been obsessed with the idea of defeating Cesaro again.
Sami Zayn tweeted earlier today, quote, "Tonight is the biggest night of my life,
thus, the biggest day of my life, opportunity meets preparation".
And you can see it's trending now, NXT Arrival, get involved on social media.
[William] Now, I know Sami Zayn is a very intelligent competitor,
but nothing makes a man more stupid, more quickly than a vengefulness.
And he has to keep his thoughts ready.
He has to get ready for the ultimate competitor,
which is what Cesaro is.
[WIlliam] Oh.
[crowd] Boo!
[Byron] Cesaro one of the most determined superstars we've seen in WWE as of late.
He's been on a roll.
He has pinned the WWE world champion Randy Orton,
took John Cena to the limit, we saw what he did at elimination chamber,
this is a different Cesaro than what we saw six months ago.
[Tom] You got to look at the foundation for this match.
This match is about respect.
Sami Zayn needs the respect of Cesaro.
And I ask you, William Regal, why? Oh!
Why is Sami so obsessed with the idea of just being respected by Cesaro?
[William] For the last 12 years, Sami Zayn
has been all over the world trying to perfect his craft,
trying to be the best competitor that he can be.
And somebody like Sami Zayn,
that's what drives him, he needs the respect of his peers.
[Byron] And we knew over the last two months,
Sami Zayn has been rehabbing… Whoa!… an injured left knee.
Will it hold up in this match against Cesaro?
Oh my… Oh my…
This is the power, this is the strength, this is what makes Cesaro so dangerous.
[Tom] Whoa.
[crowd cheering]
[William] Both these superstars just know each other so well, guys.
Here go, can you feel it?
[Tom] Listen to the NXT arena.
-[Byron] Look out. -[Tom] Oh.
[crowd chanting] NXT!
[Tom] Gentlemen, this is how the two out of three falls match began,
we saw Sami Zayn hot out of the gates,
fly out of the ring, and then score a quick fall over Cesaro.
I don't know if it's going to be the case tonight.
[Tom] And one of the keys, we've seen it a little bit here--
[Byron] Zayn going up top,
looking to high risk, caught in in midair, what a back breaker.
-[William] Good heavens.
-[Tom] Cesaro the first cover of this match, and a kickout of two.
[WIlliam] As you said Tom, it was a great point,
these two know each other so well.
And that's going to be the problem here for both competitors.
-They know each other inside and out. -[Byron] Lets take another look at this,
on the top Sami Zayn, this is just scary strength by Cesaro.
[crowd] Oh!
[William] This is where Cesaro comes into his zone.
This man is brutal in every sense of the word.
[Tom] William, how your opinion has Cesaro changed over the last six months?
[Willosm] Confidence.
-[Tom] Oh! -[Willam] We always know,
we knew that Cesaro had every skill in the book.
We know that the, and I truly believe he's the ultimate competitor,
but once you start beating major names,
that gives you confidence that you just can't ever imagine you would have.
But you've got to remember,
[Tom] Sami spent his whole life in this position,
being told he wasn't good enough,
being told he couldn't overcome that major obstacle,
this is exactly where Sami feels at home and this is why he can thrive.
[William] That's a very good point.
[Byron] Certainly a big fight feel right now in the NXT arena.
These two global superstars,
Cesaro obviously from Switzerland
and Sami Zayn, the aerobic Canadian as well,
and you can see on Sami Zayn's attire, he's carrying every pin for his flag,
that he competed in 28 countries, on this ring, here.
[Tom] Yeah- Oh! Zayn called those a badge of honor.
Something more to help his focus,
but right now Cesaro is the one who's focused.
[woman in the crowd] Go, Sami!
-[Cesaro] Bye. -[Sami] Agh!
[Tom] Cesaro now just muscling Zayn back into the ring.
[William] Did you notice that? Cesaro didn't--
[Byron] Whoa… looking for the cover, hook to the leg, kickout.
[William] Cesaro didn't just throw Sami Zayn into the ring,
he bounced him off the hard part of the ring.
Little things like that make Cesaro such a great competitor.
[Byron] Zayn again tossed outside the ring and Cesaro really taking his time,
this match, oh! stomping on the head of Zayn.
[Tom] What I think is interesting here is Zayn is taught so much
about wanting to earn the respect--
-[crowd] Oh! -[William] Goodness.
[Tom] of Sami Zayn, but Cesaro has basically said look,
Sami is being stubborn, he needs to get past the fact
that I'm better.
[woman in the crowd] Sami!
[Referee] Fight! Bring him in the ring, back inside,
[woman in the crowd] Sami!
[referee] Six!
[William] Have you noticed the strategy of Cesaro right here?
He was given an opportunity and he took it,
that's what great competitors do.
[Byron] Everything has been to take away the actual win, really of Sami Zayn,
because he knows what --
[Tom] Cesaro trying to go after that leg,
going first into the… head first into the steel post.
[Byron] And you have to believe Sami Zayn knew that coming in.
And he knew Cesaro was going to target the knee.
No matter whether it's 100% or not.
[Tom] Wait a minute. We saw this in the two out of three fall's match,
can he do it again?
Zayn, oh, got caught by Cesaro. [Crowd] Oh!
-[Tom] My gosh. -[Byron] What an upper cut.
[William] This is what makes Cesaro such a great competitor.
He's scouted Sami Zayn,
he knew Sami Zayn was going to do that.
[indistinct crow cheering]
[Tom] Take another look at this.
[Referee] Two!
[Tom] Sami putting all into the that upper cut.
[William] Right to the point of the jaw, exactly where an upper cut should hit.
[Byron] Now the opening for Cesaro, bashing that leg off of the steel post,
that's the injured left knee of Sami Zayn.
[Tom] Cesaro going right back to the game plan,
took him a minute to get there, but going after the knee of Sami Zayn.
[William] Have you noticed there's more than one game plan?
Earlier on in the match, Cesaro was taking away the win
by attacking the ribs and chest area, now he's going for that leg.
[Tom] This is the ferocious side of Cesaro going right back to that injured knee.
We had that question, will that knee hold up?
Byron, do you think this is gonna be the rest of the match?
Or do you think Cesaro is going to go after this?
[Byron] It very well could, take a look again at what we just saw,
-Sami risk to almost get decapitated… -[crowd] Oh!
[Byron] with the upper cut.
[Tom] See the way his head bounced and Cesaro going right after that knee.
Regal, what's happening right here?
[William] Cesaro's doing what he does best,
just wearing down his opponent
and making everything as painful as possible for his opponent.
[Woman in the crowd] Woo!
-[Tom] Zayn tries to counter and -[crowd] Oh!
[Tom] and 230 pounds crashing down on that knee.
Cesaro could have it right here, hook to the bad leg, and a kickout.
[Byron] Cesaro has based his entire life on discipling, you're seeing that
with the strategy that he has putting into force right now.
[William] Have you noticed, when he goes for a cover
that he even hooks the bad leg.
-That's what-- -[Byron] Take a look at what Cesaro does.
Take a look at what's trending worldwide, Sami Zayn and Triple H.
[men in the crowd] Go, Sami! Come on, Sami!
We invited to join us on social media,
use the #NXTArrival to get involved.
[Crowd indistinct chant]
[Tom] This is the priority of Cesaro, again going after that left knee.
[William] And that incredibly excruciating dragon screw whip there.
That puts an incredible amount of torque on the ligaments of knee.
[Byron] I see, wh-what does this do to Sami's confidence?
All the he hype and focus as he came into this match with
as Cesaro continues to dismantle that left knee.
Where's his mindset?
[WIlliam] I know where my mindset was a few weeks ago when I had to face Cesaro.
You think you know what are you doing you think you're very good,
and he humbles you is what he does.
[Byron] Zayn just refusing to give up, Cesaro continues the onslaught.
-[Tom] Oh man. -[Crowd cheers]
[Tom] Finally caught Cesaro,
there's a little bit of breathing room for Zayn.
[Byron] Where'd that come from?
[Tom] William, the offensive style of Sami
is very high paced, very high tempo,
how is that injured knee is going to affect him?
[WIlliam] Better that, experience, he's not just a highflier.
He's a well rounded grappler.
So he'll try any, skills that he's got.
He's going to have to try them to try and beat Cesaro.
[Tom] Just grinding into the knee, Cesaro firmly targeting that knee.
and seems pretty proud of himself.
-[Cesaro] We the people. -[crowd] We the people.
[Tom] Yeah, you see that confidence growing now as Cesaro,
he's got Sami Zayn right where he wants him.
[William] And look at that, just picking Sami up by the ear.
-It's just… -[crowd chanting] Olé!
[Tom] Sami going after that knee. [WIlliam] See, I was just…
Sami Zayn's fighting all the way.
This is the power of Cesaro,
just to yank Zayn off the mat and goes back after this knee.
[Byron] This is getting uncomfortable to watch.
[William] Cesaro is so relentless.
-[Tom] Sami still fighting. Sami -- -[Byron] Oh!
[Byron] And now single crab in the middle of the ring.
[Tom] Submission maneuver, Sami Zayn could be in trouble here,
he is way, way, far away from the bottom rope.
Perfect positioning for Cesaro, Sami's in a bad way here.
Look at the way that leg is bending. Is Sami going to tap out here to Cesaro?
Zayn crawling, finally gets to the bottom rope.
But how much damage has been done?
How much damage has Cesaro done to the left knee of Sami Zayn?
[crowd cheering] Sami! Sami!
[crowd] Oh!
-[Sami] Ah! -[Tom and Byron] Uh!
[crowd] Whoa.
-[Sami] Argh! -[Tom] Whoa!
Cesaro sent flying.
Finally a little bit of space for Zayn.
[Byron] Third time was a charm, we've seen it before,
every time Sami Zayn has tried to create an opening,
Cesaro finds another way to shut him back down.
[William] This is really important, Sami has to take this opportunity.
He can turn this match around right here.
[Tom] Trying to get some life back into that leg.
-[Tom and Byron] Whoa! -[crowd] Oh!
[Tom] He caught him, he caught him.
Cesaro spine stamps onto the ramp.
[William] Absolutely incredible strength there by Cesaro.
This is what makes this man, as I said before, the ultimate competitor.
[crowd cheering] NXT! NXT!
-[referee] Four! -[Tom] The officials counted four,
can Sami Zayn get back in the ring by the count of ten?
Could Cesaro win this match by count-out?
It never ceases to amaze me--
[Byron] Down at seven.
[Tom] what that man is capable of.
Zayn crawling back to the ring. The count's at eight, can Sami stand up?
-[William] Sami's got to stand up. -[Tom] The count's at nine.
-[Tom] Zayn finally back into the ring. -[William] Yes.
[crowd chanting] We, the people, Sami Zayn!
[William] I think Sami Zayn's done, he could barely get into the ring then.
[Tom] Look at the eyes of Cesaro.
Picking his spot.
[Byron] Uh-oh.
-[Tom] Oh man, into the corner. -[crowd] Oh!
[William] Exploder Suplex right into the corner.
[Byron] This is rally time for Sami Zayn, if he's gonna do something,
-he's got to do now. -[Tom] Zayn, first attempt at a cover,
-shoulder's down, kickout by Cesaro. -[crowd] Uh!
-[woman in the crowd] Come on! [inaudible] -[Tom] Take another look at this,
just where this came from, I have no idea.
Cesaro caught by Sami Zayn,
-and Zayn musters up the strength. -[crowd cheering and clapping]
[William] One has to wonder how much damage that has done to Cesaro.
[Tom] And how much that may have taken out of Sami
just to lift Cesaro up for that Exploder Suplex.
[William] Excellent point, Tom.
-[William and Byron] Oh. -[Tom] Head's up. Blue Thunder Bomb.
Blue thunder bomb, the cover, shoulder's up.
[crowd] Boo!
[Tom] I think Sami Zayn is digging into that fifth gear now.
[William] One has to wonder how much
the Exploder Suplex into the corner took out of Cesaro.
-[crowd] Sami! -[William] And I'm looking in his eyes,
trying to get a good look to see where he is.
[Byron] Remember, Zayn is still virtually on one leg.
[Tom] And Cesaro going right back after that knee,
but Zayn refuses to give up.
-[Byron] Hold on. -[William] It's a Koji clutch.
[Tom] Koji clutch in the center of the ring.
Cesaro going for that Crab earlier, now the Koji clutch.
Is Cesaro going to tap out to Sami Zayn?
Cesaro using his strength to break the hold, wow.
Applying a beautiful Stretch Muffler,
this is going to tear every single ligament out of Sami,
if he doesn't submit.
[Tom] Incredible counter by Cesaro.
Zayn has tapped out to Cesaro before.
Will he do it tonight?
[Byron] He's got to be thinking about it.
Again, looking to crawl to the bottom rope.
[Tom] Inches away, Zayn has got to be in a world of pain.
[William] Does it truly mean that much to Sami Zayn
to earn Cesaro's respect that he's willing to lose his career
and lose I had knee right here?
-One has to wonder about this stuff. -[Tom] Look at Zayn refusing to quit,
and finally gets to the bottom rope, breaks the hold.
[Byron] You have to admire the heart.
You have to admire the determination of Sami,
but once again I ask, how much more does Zayn have left?
[William] One has to wonder whether it's tad foolish though.
There's only so much that you can do.
Why would you want to put yourself in such jeopardy?
[Tom] Again, because Sami Zayn needs to be respected.
He needs to earn the respect of Cesaro at any cost. Uh-oh.
This could be catastrophic for the knee of Zayn, hold on,
counter, shoulder's down, Cesaro's still alive.
He'll go for the swing.
Looking for the Cesaro swing again.
-Here we go. -[crowd] Two! Three!
[William] And that swing will put extra pressure on that knee,
as this body's elongated. [crowd] Seven, eight, nine, ten!
[crowd cheering]
[Tom] Wow.
[Tom] Cesaro in complete control now. Has the Upper hand on Zayn.
Oh! What an Upper Cut.
Did you hear that?
The cover, hook to the inside leg,
Zayn somehow rolled the counter into another cover and kickout.
[William] So close.
-[Byron, Tom and William] Oh! -[crowd] Oh!
[Tom] Right under the head of Zayn, another cover, kickout.
[Byron laughing] Golly. Both these men are giving you everything they've got.
[crowd clapping and chanting] This is awesome! This is awesome!
[crowd continues chanting] This is awesome!
[Tom] Take another look at this stomp from Cesaro to the face of Sami Zayn.
[crowd] Oh!
[Tom] Sick impact on the skull of Sami Zayn.
[crowd cheering]
Cesaro said before this match, quote,
"There's nothing you could have done Sami that would have made any difference
in the two out of three falls match."
Sami Zayn trying to prove him wrong here tonight at NXT Arrival.
[William] I think Zayn is just on pure instinct right now.
-Ouch -[crowd] Oh!
[Tom] Using the only good leg he has to battle back against Cesaro.
[crowd indistinct yelling] [clapping]
[William] This is a scary, scary spot.
[Tom] Vulnerable position for Cesaro. Sami Zayn, high risk.
-Oh no. -[William] Oh my gosh.
Oh my gosh.
You've got to be kidding me.
[Tom] Cesaro off the top rope, he's got Zayn --
No!
Zayn, what a counter, wow.
Zayn… Helluva Kick!
Helluva kick in the corner.
[Byron] This could put away Cesaro right here, no.
[WIlliam] This is a moment that will make or break Sami Zayn.
Sami Zayn has beaten numerous opponents with that helluva kick
and Cesaro just kicked out.
Is this going to break his confidence once and for all?
[Byron] Sami has got to be asking himself what is it going to take to beat Cesaro,
but the scary thing is, I think Cesaro is asking himself the same question.
[Tom] Taking another look at the strength of Cesaro here
on that Top Turn Buckle, look at all the power of Cesaro,
I thought he was going for a Power Bomb, what a counter by Sami Zayn.
And with all the momentum in the world, Sami Zayn, you had to believe
he thought he had Cesaro with that boot to the face.
[Byron] That was exactly how Sami Zayn
scored the first fall in the two out of three fall's match.
[William] Let me point this out.
We know the damage has been done to Sami Zayn's knee.
Sami Zayn just on pure adrenaline was able to deliver that Helluva Kick.
Now that he´s settled in, the pain will get more intense,
the inflammation will get more intense on that knee.
[Tom] Do you think Cesaro is getting frustrated here?
[William] Of course he is, I am getting frustrated.
As a competitor yourself,
you know when you're in there trying to put somebody away and you can't.
You feel like dying a thousand deaths.
You see how Sami's lifeless body just dropped down to the ground.
I feel like Cesaro's just telling him "Stay down, stop trying to fight me."
[indistinct crowd cheering]
-[Tom] Oh! -[William] Oh dear.
…[Cesaro] Stay down!
[referee] One!
[William] Said by an old villain like me, this may sound rather strange
but this is getting uncomfortable.
Sami Zayn just--
[Tom] The official's counting to four, Sami Zayn has to get back to his feet.
[Byron] Right now Sami Zayn--
-[Smack] -[crowd] Oh!
[Cesaro] Stay down.
-[referee] One! -[crowd cheering] Sami! Sami!
[Cesaro] Stay down.
-[crowd cheering] Sami! Sami! -[referee] Two! Three!
[referee] Four!
-[woman in the crowd] Come on, Sami! -[referee] Five!
[Tom] Sami is going to keep on fighting long after he has no reason to continue.
He simply won't give up.
-[Smack] -[Tom] Whoa.
[crowd cheering intensifies]
[Tom] Another two men going right after each other.
[Byron] You've got to be kidding me.
-[Tom] Whoa! -[crowd] Oh!
[Tom] Suplex, Suplex by Zayn.
[William ]How on earth is Sami got the-- just whatever's left in him
to get that German Suplex.
Look, oh man!
Catches a boot to the face from Cesaro.
-[Tom] Just like that. -[WIlliam] Cesaro-- the neutralizer
[Tom] looking for the neutralizer. No!
Shoulder's down, Cesaro could be done right here, no.
[crowd] Uh!
-[Tom] Sami-- -[Byron] Oh man.
[Tom] The cover, Zayn can put away Cesaro again, no.
What does it take?
What does it take to beat Cesaro?
[William] What does it take to beat Zayn? That's what we should be asking now.
We know how capable Cesaro is,
but we've seen something especial from Sami Zayn here.
[Tom] Take another look at this incredible counter by Sami Zayn.
Cesaro trying to put him away and oh!
[Byron] NXT Arena crowd thought it was over right there.
[Tom] Sami thought it was over.
You can't understate the resiliency
that Sami Zayn is showing us
right here at NXT Arrival.
[WIlliam] I'll ask this question again, is it worth it though?
Is it worth it to have the respect?
To be put… to put your body through such torture?
[Byron] Yes. Every athlete… you want to be respected by your peers,
that's what you live for, that's what you compete for.
[Tom] Oh! Cesaro catches Zayn, and a kickout at one.
-[Byron] Zayn's still got fight. -[Tom] He kicked out at one.
[William] What we've seen here with Sami is a true warrior of canvas.
That's what Sami Zayn is.
[Tom] Cesaro can't believe it.
Better believe it.
Sami Zayn came here for a battle.
[Tom] Oh what an upper cut.
Cesaro, neutralizer.
[crowd] One! two! Three! Yeeah!
[female announcer] Here is your winner, Cesaro!
[Tom] An unbelievable match here to kick off NXT Arrival,
and what was billed as the final chapter,
Cesaro gets the win over Sami Zayn.
I think Sami Zayn just wrote the perfect book of passion.
If you have a goal to achieve,
you give everything you have in your system
and you put it forth on the biggest stage of your career.
We've got to take a look back at how this match unfolded.
It was back and forth, right from the beginning.
That huge Upper Cut
and we thought Cesaro had it several times during this match.
Every time we thought Cesaro had Sami Zayn's number, he would counter.
Cesaro crashing down there on Sami Zayn
but somehow the resolve on Zayn.
He just knew Sami Zayn
was gonna go out on this shield on in match if he had his say.
And what about this? Cesaro once again
thinking he could use the neutralizer Zayn countering.
[Byron] We thought it was over.
[Tom] But somehow the Swiss Superman
just would not go quietly.
And talk about not going quietly,
as much as Sami Zayn tried to hold on and tried to fight,
the neutralizer would finally put down Sami Zayn.
[crowd] One, two, three! Yeah!
[William] What we've just witnessed,
is the solidifying of the absolute ultimate competitor
that's what Cesaro is.
-In all of my 31 years in this industry, -[crowd] We, the People!
[William] I have never seen anyone that impresses me more than Cesaro.
Absolutely not, but on that same note,
if it's respect that Sami Zayn wants,
respect Sami Zayn has got.
Certainly from me
and certainly from anybody who has just witnessed the performance
that Sami Zayn, the ability that he had
just to survive with such a great competitor in Cesaro.
My hat's off to the young man.
Truly.
[instrumental cheerful music]
[crowd cheering]
[music stops]
[crowd continues cheering]
[crowd ovation increases]
[crowd chanting] NXT!
[instrumental cheerful music plaiyng]
[crowd cheering] Sami!
[crowd cheering] Olé! Olé!
[instrumental rock music playing]
["Stay Hype, Bro" playing]
[Tom] It's the hype man.
Strength plus speed equals power and that man's got a lot of all three.
[Mojo] Getting hype to make a man this powerful.
What do you think a man is capable of
if he stays hype,
all the time.
[Tom] We've seen this before, going into hyperdrive.
[Mojo] My name is Mojo Rawley,
I don't get hype, I stay hyped.
[Tom] And a big thank you to the people that help make this night possible,
there's Theresa Jacobs, the mayor of Orange County, Florida,
in attendance here at NXT Arrival
along with Gary Jones, the President of Full Sail University.
Thank you to both Theresa and Gary,
NXT Arrival kicking off in huge style here tonight.
[rock music playing]
[bell ringing]
[female announcer] The following contest is set for one fall.
Introducing first, the Moonchild weighing 220 pounds, C.J. Parker.
[Tom] C.J. Parker's got a simple message,
he wants to spread peace in a hurting world.
Good luck to him.
[William] It's an admirable effort, I'd like to see him out.
[Tom] C.J. Parker refers to himself as, quote, "The guardian of the planet
the lone warrior from Mother Earth."
He believes that NXT Universe
is responsible literally everything that's wrong in the environment.
[William] Tom, all it takes is one person to make a difference.
[Mojo] I don't get hyped, I stay hyped.
[rock music playing]
[Tom] The Hype Man, Mojo Rawley. [laughs]
We just saw just saw that video of what guy's all about, he's high energy
high tempo all the time.
I've never seen someone with such an overload of excitement,
24 hours a day.
[rock music continues]
The former University of Maryland football star, here at NXT,
and he brings a whole lot of passion, William Regal.
[WIliam] He certainly does, he wears me out just looking at him.
The man holds 16 strength records at the University of Maryland.
He has a 38-inch vertical,
he is what you would call an athletic freak.
I can't imagine how Mojo woke up this morning,
let alone the whole week, he said he could barely contained himself
just thinking about the opportunity to compete here on NXT Arrival.
[William] How is that different from normal?
-Barely contain himself, can he? -[Tom laughs]
[Tom] And of course we are live here on the WWE Network,
a huge opportunity for all these NXT superstars and divas.
[crowd chanting] Mojo Rawley!
[William] The NXT universe just loves Mojo, don't they?
-You can't help but like him. -[Tom laughs]
It's just the energy that he gives off.
You rarely see the guy without a smile on his face.
He just always ready to go. Always ready to do something.
[Tom] The man has boundless energy,
meanwhile C.J.-- Oh! Going after Mojo, well, doesn't seem too amused, Byron.
[Byron] If I'm C.J. I want top play spoiler,
I want to ruin the hype, the mood,
and I want to create an opportunity for myself.
[crowd indistinct cheering]
[William] Mojo.
[Tom] Whoa, look at all the elevation.
Looking for the quick cover
here, can he get the win, no, kickout.
[William] As we've seen repeatedly, don't let C.J.'s appearance fool you,
this is an credible young man,
he is very skilled in the ring.
[Tom] Byron, what's the word backstage about the behavior of C.J. Parker?
[Byron] C.J., look, he rubs some people the wrong way.
He feels like we live in a world…
a universe of toxic attitudes and polluting personalities. Oh!
[William] What about his hair dyed?
[Tom] I asked-- [Byron] Wish I could do that with my hair.
Parker looking to put away Mojo here, kickout.
See that look on C.J.'s face, he knows what kind of chance he's got.
Now there's the smart strategy.
Trying to take the wind out Mojo Rawley because he has all that energy.
I always say it, if you take the breath out of that competitor
make that competitor very weak very quickly.
[referee] One! Two! Three!
[Tom] C.J. Parker's referred to himself as a world changer.
A solution to the problem that is the NXT universe.
[Byron] And a guy who hate processed food.
[William] I love processed food.
I love driving my big SUV as well.
-[Tom] Better not talk to C.J. -[Byron] Fill it all the way up.
[William] I couldn't care less if it's only 1,000 pounds of bears.
I managed for 45 years without seeing one, it's not going to bother me now, is it?
[Byron] The things you've seen.
[Tom] Mojo Rawley refusing to go away.
Yeah, but C.J. is not letting up.
The vicious side of C.J.P., the Moonchild.
[Byron ]C.J. is motivated by the fact that he knows people talk about him,
people think he's weird and different.
-Oh! -[crowd] Oh!
[Tom] Nearly 300 pounds on Mojo Rawley,
look at that leaping ability.
-[Willian] No substitute for that. Uh! -[Tom] Uff!
Here we go.
Calls this Hyper drive.
300 pounds crashing into the chest,
Mojo Rawley picking up the win on Arrival.
[rock music playing]
[Female announcer] Here's your winner, Mojo Rawley.
[William] What an incredible night for Mojo Rawley.
NXT Arrival and the arrival of Mojo Rawley.
[Tom] You heard our general manager JBL say it best during the preshow
you want to be a star in the WWE, you go through NXT,
I think it's hard to say that Mojo won't be a star.
[Wiliam] We've just seen a star made tonight.
That's what NXT Arrivals all about.
Stars of the future, and we've just seen one right here,
Mojo Rawley.
Paul Heyman said on the preshow
this is where future hall of fames is,
future legends are made here at NXT.
Could Mojo Rawley be one of them?
Could be getting that knock on the door? on his dressing room door.
[Mojo] Stay hyped!
[Tom] Mojo Rawley with an impressive win here on NXT Arrival.
Great show for Mojo at Arrival.
Well, Emma looks set for NXT women's championship rematch
later on tonight, with Paige.
Emma has made quite the splash on Raw and SmackDown,
right now, let's take a special glimpse into the very bubbly personality
of the Australian-born diva, Emma.
[male interviwer] Are you focused?
Go ahead.
[electronic rock music playing]
Oh.
Hey, it's me, Emma.
[Tom] The first Australian diva, so much personality with Emma.
She makes all your troubles goes away like bubbles, doesn't she?
[Emma] Better dancer or wrestler? [sighs] Hmm?
Let's just say that it was wrestling that brought me to the dance.
[Tom] I don't know what exactly she's doing, [laughs]
but it is infectious.
I'm self-trained, believe it or not.
The Emmalution is a change that's coming to the WWE.
Silly rabbit. [laughs]
World Wrestling Emmatainment.
[Tom] Aloof? Awkward?
Awkward?
I would say graceful is probably a better word for it.
[Tom] Call it whatever you want, but Emma's been lucky enough
to gain one of the largest followings on NXT.
You can't have my bubbles.
-Ok -They're my bubbles.
[Emma] The Emmalution has already begun.
But it's going to be bigger than anyone ever imagined.
[Tom] Well that title match is coming up later live on the WWE Network.
Of course we are live in Orlando, Florida, on the campus of Full Sail University.
For 35 years, Full Sail has been award winning educational leader
for the those pursuing careers in media and entertainment.
Right now we'd like to show you the NXT Tag Team champions
who have a path of destruction through NXT.
Connor and Viktor have caused nothing but pure destruction.
These are two men who know no fear, just force.
[Tom] Oh wow.
-Oh man. -[Byron laughs]
[Tom] This is why they are the NXT Tag Team champions,
they have obliterated the NXT Tag Team division.
Absolute destruction by the Ascension.
[rock music playing]
[warrior screams]
[female announcer] This match is for the NXT Tag Team Championship.
Introducing first, at a combined weight of 485 pounds,
they are the NXT Tag Team champions,
Connor, Viktor, The Ascension.
[Tom]We are set for Konnor and Viktor to defend their NXT Tag Team championship,
but we learned on the Kickoff Show
that they have a mystery opponent here on Arrival.
What does that tell you about the confidence these two men have.
Bring on whoever you want,
we'll take them on, on the biggest stage of NXT.
[Byron] Not the first time The Ascension have made open challenges to the world,
I can't wait to see who comes out here.
[crowd cheering] Woo!
["Turn it up" playing]
[Tom] Wow.
-Too Cool. -[Byron] I love these guys.
[female announcer] The challengers at a combined weight of 451 pounds,
Grandmaster Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty.
-Too cool. -[Tom laughs] Yeah.
[William] Absolutely wonderful.
[Tom] Too cool are here in the NXT arena, guys.
Yeah. These two are one of the most popular tandems
during the attitude era of the WWE,
Grandmaster Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty.
[William] And I competed against them,
believe me, they bring an energy to any arena.
People just love them.
I mean look at Scotty there doing the worm. Can you?
-[Byron] I can't do it. -[William] I can do the worm.
[Tom] Let's see you do the worm.
One of the great parts of the WWE Network is you can go back
and watch as much Too Cool footage as you want.
[William] Yes.
[Byron] Grandmaster Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty.
Did you ever think we'd see them here in Orlando?
[Tom] You put out an open challenge, never know who's going to show up.
But then again look at their opponents, The Ascension, was it a wise move?
Scotty 2 Hotty and Grandmaster Sexay are former WWE Tag Team champions
set to take on The Ascension.
[William] Then they want to go back into retirement after this match.
We know what The Ascension can do,
Too Cool obviously don't or else they wouldn't have come,
they'd have walk out by now.
[Tom] William you said it, these two have been Tag Team champions for 148 days,
longer than any other Tag Team in NXT history,
especially longer than the Wyatt family.
Grandmaster Sexay starting things off here against Viktor. Wow.
-[William] Oh no. -[Tom] Uh!
[Byron] I don't think Viktor
enjoys the dance moves so much of Grandmaster Sexay.
[Tom] Viktor and Konnor,
Connor the near 300-pounder there in the corner.
Tag made, in comes the bludgeon of The Ascension.
[William] Oh man, what a leg drop.
[Tom] Konnor looking for the cover and a kickout.
Look at the number one trend worldwide right now on Twitter.
NXT Arrival, guys.
The thing when you get with Ascension.
Connor and Viktor, they don't smile, they don't dance,
it's just smash mouth, straight ahead destruction.
[William] Would be that extra amount of smash mouth when you're in there
with Grandmaster, because he never would miss a punch, doesn't he?
[Byron] William, I think you were right.
I don't know if Too Cool knew where they were getting into.
[Tom] I think Too Cool looked at an opportunity to get in there
and compete for a championship.
[Byron] Alas, they have to face Ascension.
-[Tom] Yes -[William] Goodness gracious.
[Tom] During the preshow, Kevin Nash said that The Ascension, quote
"have the total package."
I mean, these two look fantastic right now
against former WWE Tag Team champions, do you agree?
[William] I certainly do.
Call me a regal again and you'll be getting a slap.
-[Tom] I'd like to see that. -[Byron] Tag made.
[Tom] Looking for the cover, and a kickover by Grandmaster Sexay.
You watch Ascension and it's like the days of the Legion of Doom.
Just mowing through every Tag Team put before them.
[William] This reminds me of a term we used to say in Britain
in the wrestling business,
when somebody isn't giving someone a drink of water,
they're not allowing them a breath.
They're just eating them alive.
And that's what The Ascension are doing
to Grandmaster Sexay at the moment.
[Tom] Off a Suplex, into the cover, kickout.
and Viktor trying to put away Too Cool early.
[William] But they are not just attacking,
they are smart, they're keeping their opponent on their half of the ring
ring which is smart Tag Team strategy.
You're always in reach of your partner if you need him.
[Tom] You don't see Konnor and Viktor talking a whole lot,
but they have that feel for what the other's going to do.
[Bryton] The Ascension are all about overwhelming force,
ever since they won the NXT Tag Team titles 148 days ago,
the NXT Tag Team division has absolutely been annihilated,
I mean the team of Corey Graves and Adrian Neville
were the last team we saw that even gave them a fight.
[William] We've had teams so frustrated they couldn't beat The Ascension,
they fell out with each other.
That's the effect that they have on their opponents.
[Tom] And the scary part about it all
is that these two men know it and thrive upon it.
Viktor the scalp of The Ascension taking his time
dissecting Grandmaster Sexay in the middle of the ring.
Guys, it's not all fun and games tonight for Too Cool.
[William] The most important thing for Sexy's entire life now
is to make that tag to Scotty 2 Hotty.
But if I were Scotty 2 Hotty, I'm not sure if I would want the tag.
-[Byron laughs] -[William] I'm just stating facts here,
you've got to get in there
with two younger, stronger, more athletic competitors.
Sexay finally win a little bit of space.
[Byron] Tag's going to be made now. [William] He's got to.
[Tom] Scotty 2 Hotty looking on, and Konnor looking on,
look at the smarting that Konnor's doing
he's blocking the path of Grandmaster Sexay.
Do you realize how foolish I feel saying Sexay?
-[Tom laughs] -[Byron] I like when you say it.
[Tom] Whoa, Sexy… the dive to Scotty 2 Hotty.
[William] Here we go.
It's been a while for Scotty, but he looks good.
-[Byron laughs] -[William] He has a great right hand.
-[Tom] Uh-oh. -[Byron] Oh wow.
[Tom] Uh-oh.
Connor, catches a right.
Don't count out Too Cool yet.
Uh-oh.
This match is for the NXT Tag Team titles.
Can Too Cool dethrone The Ascension?
Scotty 2 Hotty, he's raised the roof.
He's gotta do it his way.
We saw these two compete,
Too Cool, not too long ago in January on Old School Raw.
They're looking good right now.
[Byron] Might be about to go old school again.
-[Tom] Oh. -[crowd] Oh.
[William] The New Age Outlaws recently won the Tag Team titles,
Too Cool could do it here tonight.
[Tom] Too Cool is trending on Twitter. [William] Yes.
-[Tom] Stranger things have happened. -[Byron] Didn't have Twitter
-when these two competed. -[Tom] Oh.
[William] Vote on television.
-[Byron]Here we go. -[Tom] Oh man, here we go.
[Tom] [laughs] Scotty is feeling it.
[William] I'm feeling it.
I've got the heebie-jeebies. There we go.
[Tom] Well scouted Konnor.
[William] Great.
[crowd] Ah! W-O-R-M.
[crowd] Uh! Uh! Uh!
-[Tom] Whoa. -[Byron] Oh man.
[William] Aw.
[Tom] Viktor denying Scotty the worm, there goes sexy.
[Byron] All the fighters went out the window.
Viktor and Too Cool,
or rather Scotty 2 Hotty, the two legal men.
Oh man, what a clothesline.
Tag made, in comes Konnor.
It's about to go from bad to worse, gentlemen.
Connor and Viktor, like two caged dog,
ready to attack coming in the Fall of Man.
Wiping out Scotty 2 Hotty,
-and the tag champ retain. -[bell rings]
[rock music playing]
[female announcer] Here are your winners and still the NXT Tag Team champions,
The Ascension.
[Tom] Total maximum carnage.
[Konnor] No one stops us!
[Tom] Take another look at the aggression here of Viktor,
one-half of the Tag Team champions.
The eyes tell the story.
Viktor one step away from taking out Scotty,
and then here you see it setting up for fall man.
[Byron] the Too Cool, former WWE Tag Team champions,
getting obliterated here by the reigning NXT Tag Team champions.
Two more victims on the path of destruction
for The Ascension.
[William] That, ladies and gentlemen, is what you call a changing of the guard.
The Ascension scorched earth policy continues here on NXT.
Still a lot more to come here on NXT Arrival.
There is the Paige.
[William] Paige, the enchanting raven lady from England.
Miss Hell in boots as I like to call her.
[Tom] Getting ready for the title match up next, Emma will challenge Paige,
a 148 day crown, and the first ever NXT women's champion.
[guitar rock music playing]
[Paige] My name is Paige, I'm the NXT women's champion.
I know a diva's supposed to be…
she's supposed to be tan, have light hair and wear lots of color.
No.
This is my world, my home.
So uf they disrupt anything it, that makes me angry.
I never cry, but yes, being the first ever NXT women's champion
was a dream come true.
[male commentator] She won.
[male commentator #2] She has climbed he mountain within the women's division.
[male commentator] This is history.
Paige just completely overcome.
I made history in the WWE.
I have a lot of trouble coming my way, but I'm ready for it.
[male commentator] Paige continues to reign over the diva's division.
I've beaten them all before to get this.
[Tom] I have to correct myself, 218 days as champion for Paige.
But look who is in sight. The Nature Boy, Ric Flair.
And Charlotte, NXT diva and daughter of the Nature Boy.
Taking in NXT Arrival here tonight in Orlando,
a two-time hall of famer, Byron, come on.
[William] I don't even like talking about Ric Flair
-because my liver starts to shake. -[Byron laughs]
[bell rings]
[female announcer] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is the for the NXT women's championship.
-["Welcome To The Queendom" playing] -[crowd cheering]
Ladies and gentlemen, this certainly a surprise,
one of the principal owners of the WWE, Stephanie McMahon is here at Arrival.
I wasn't expecting this.
A lot of big names here tonight at Arrival.
We saw Paul Heyman, Kevin Nash, Bret "the Hitman" Hart,
now Ric Flair and Stephanie McMahon gracing us with her presence.
[crowd chanting] Loose your body!
[Stephanie] Ladies and gentlemen, I never lost it.
-[crowd] yeah! -[Tom laughs]
Right here, right now, we are all making history
because the first ever in ring program to stream live on the WWE Network
is not Wrestlemania XXX,
it's NXT Arrival.
[crowd chanting] NXT!
I'm so incredibly proud to be here tonight as a McMahon,
and as a woman
because I have the privilege of announcing the diva's division.
And let me explain that being a WWE diva
is all about being empowered,
and showing the world that women can do everything men can do,
only better.
So without further ado,
allow me to introduce to you
the next generation of WWE divas.
[electronic rock music playing]
[Tom] Emma tweeting out earlier today, "Tonight will be the fight of my life."
Emma has been the number one contender ever since she won a dance battle,
roughly six months ago.
She has defended that number one contendership,
William, you're having a fun.
I'm having a great time.
I stay all the time, Emma makes all your troubles go away like bubbles.
-[Byron] She does. -[Tom] Sit down and save yourself.
We have seen that, on Raw and Smackdown, here on NXT.
She has scored wins over two former WWE divas champions
in Natalya and Alicia fox.
The question is can she dethrone the first ever NXT women's champion?
[Byron] Look at this. Stephanie doing-- -[Tom] Emma dance.
[WIlliam] It's infectious, you can't help it.
[Byron] Yeah clearly.
[“Stars In The Night” playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Tom] 218 days ago, Paige became the first ever NXT women's champion,
and at the same time, became the youngest diva
to ever win a championship in either NXT or WWE.
A perfect example of trail blazing a path all to your own,
bucking the system and embracing who you are,
that is the NXT women's champion, Paige.
[Byron] Paige tweeting out earlier today before Arrival
that she's "ready to whip some blond hair out".
[Tom]That's exactly what Paige is all about.
[William] Paige isn't born to wash dishes or stand in the kitchen.
She was born to kick people in the head.
That's what she does.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd] Oh!
[William] Oh.
[Tom] Paige bringing it right to Emma.
Oh no, look at Emma explode.
[Byron] These two don't like each other. Let's make no bones about it.
[Tom] Wait a minute, there is a ton of respect between these two,
there's just a lot of competitive fire.
[Byron] Respect and liking someone are two different things.
You can respect someone,
but when the most important prize in your career is at stake…
[William] I totally agree with you.
Yes, everybody talking about respect all the time, you can admire --
[Tom] Watch out! She's looking for the Paige Turner.
An early reversal by Emma, shoulder's down, kickout.
Look at this.
These two divas know each other so well,
it's hard to tell who would be at the upper hand first in this match-up.
[Byron] That's the great thing about this match.
[Tom] Emma is looking for that slingshot,
she uses this to set up the Emma lock.
-Hold on. -[Byron] Counter.
[Tom] Counter by Paige looking to put away Emma.
[William] As we saw before with Cesaro and Sami Zayn.
These two know each other so well, it's going to be very hard.
[Tom] Paige looking for the cover. And a kickout.
[William] It's not easy to get your signature maneuvers in
because they know each other so well, they're going study the matches…
no counters for their counters.
[Tom] Paige said earlier in an interview
that her title represents strength, it represents dominance,
and that she's been fighting her whole life for this.
Here's the cover, hook to the leg, kickout.
And that's the key. Paige looks at Emma.
[crowd cheering]
Paige looks at Emma and sees everything she has not.
She sees the bubbly girl.
She sees a girl that likes to have fun and get attention.
Paige has had to crawl and scratch
for everything she earned in this industry.
[William] That's what you said, Byron.
People talk about respect all the time, you can admire qualities in people,
but it doesn't mean you have to respect them.
And if, it gets thrown around too much, to earn total respect,
you have to know somebody inside and out, that's my opinion anyway.
Very good point.
Emma told Natalya on the preshow that she says, quote,
"I think the WWE Universe believes I'm so bubble pumping dance machine"
when she's in a match, guys, she is ruthless.
[William] Let's not take anything at all away from her, because that's the problem.
When you see Emma at first, you think oh this. . . you know,
and I used to say, this poor girl, she doesn't realize she does this.
But once the bell goes, she knows exactly what she's doing in that ring.
She's very well trained. Trained by Lance Storm in Calgary,
He is great professional wrestler.
[Tom] Don't forget Paige, she had first match when she was 13.
Her whole family's been built around this industry.
This is all she knows.
[William] And this makes me feel old, but I remember when Paige was born,
because I know her family.
[Byron] This match being contested under traditional rules.
you can only win by pinfall or submission,
the title cannot change hands on a disqualification or countout.
[Tom] And this is the tenacity of Paige. We haven't seen her in action for a while,
its been a little bit since she's defended her title, William.
[William] The thing about Paige is that she has a spiteful streak.
You can see it in her eyes.
She is the kind of lady If you were married to,
you wouldn't want to come home missing money from your paycheck.
[Tom] Gosh no.
Look at Emma catching the foot of Paige, oh man.
You talked about these two knowing each other so well,
so well scouted.
[William] Exactly, and it becomes frustrating,
especially at the beginning,
you're going to try some moves that you know work well for you.
[Tom] I like this. Emma looking for the Emma Sandwich.
Paige knew it was coming.
[Byron] And Emma was still one step ahead.
[Tom] Now looking for that slingshot, could this set up the Emma lock, oh!
now looking to put away Paige right here in the middle of the ring,
with the Emma Lock, can he get the submission maneuver? No.
[William] Back to that again, we keep seeing this point.
Paige has scouted Emma too much.
It can get very frustrating.
It's very annoying when somebody you're competing against
just keeping getting the better of your best moves.
[Byron] And you could see trending now on Twitter,
the principal owner of WWE, Stephanie McMahon.
Stephanie McMahon the first to introduce the NXT women's championship
during NXT women's championship tournament
back in August.
She believes that this is a chance
-to empower, not just the divas… -[Tom] Uh!
of the NXT division, but also the NXT universe.
[William] Did we actually see where… Paige fell badly on the apron there,
which is all steel.
Did she land on her hip, ribs, what happened?
[Tom] Emma looking to drag Paige back in the ring, kickout at one.
[William] This could turn the tide of this match right now.
[Byron] I think what Emma's doing too is really important,
she's defying a stereotype that Paige labeled her with.
Showing people she's more than just a fun girl to watch.
More than just being Emma, she can be bring it when she needs to.
[William] Good point, Byron.
[Tom] Oh.
Emma, hold on, she calls the the Dilemma.
Could win the Dealemma
[Byron] This is bad for Paige.
[Tom] Yeah, that was cute. Breaks the hold at four.
And now Emma in control.
[Byron] What is this called?
[Tom] Looking for the Emma Sandwich, cross body in the corner.
[Byron] This could be bad news for Paige, looking for the cover,
put away the champ, no.
[William] Do you want a royalty check you get Emma into a word?
-[Byron] Sure. -[William] I was just wondering.
[Byron] [laughs] That would be great.
What I will ask at this point, why? I've been married 17 times, all right,
why can't I get a lovely young lady like this
-instead of the bags I end up with? -[Byron] That's why you married 17 times.
I bet you heard about my problems, I'm addicted to wedding cake.
[Tom] I think it's really cool that you hear the NXT Universe
split down the middle,
you've got your Paige fans, you have your Emma fans
these are truly the two top divas on NXT
going at it for the most important prize in the women's division.
[William] As you can see Emma has both of the arms of Paige,
and pulled as far back as possible, in complete extension,
puts a lot of pressure on not only the shoulder joins,
but the elbow and wrist joints as well.
[Tom] Again, back to another submission maneuver.
[William] That's one of those moves, I've said it before,
but you feel like you are dying a thousand deaths
because north nothing you can do to get out of it.
Then you are in a sitting position.
The only chance that Emma's got
if she can pop a hip out from underneath and turn herself into it.
I mean Paige turn into it.
[Tom] Look at the boots of Emma, right in the kidney area of Paige.
[Byron] Yes.
A lot of people on Raw and Smackdown believe that Emma
is all about being fun and having a lot of fun with bubbles.
Here on NXT, she is a submission specialist.
[William] Exactly. The way she's applying the hold.
Did you see the way that she pushed the foot on the back of Paige's head.
That's somebody who has an expert grasp of submissions.
[Byron] Here's the thing,
you look at all the success Emma's had on Raw, on Smackdown,
the bubbly personality,
but to come here to NXT and show what she's showing
to the NXT women's champion.
I think Emma's got a lot of people fooled.
[William] She doesn't have me fooled.
I know exactly how good she is. Just watch.
[Tom] Hold on, oh wow.
Emma's shoulder's are down.
[Byron] Got to be careful.
[Tom] How uncomfortable is that?
We are learning a lot about Emma, we know how good she
but we are seeing this just brilliant strategy.
[Tom] Emma's like completely changed her game plan.
Paige has gotten back to a vertical base. Can she counter? Oh no.
[William] Whatever Paige is prepared for--
[Tom] Hold on, Emma, we are going for the second NXT women's champion, no.
[William] Whatever Paige is prepared for, certainly, she's not ready for this.
Do you see the way those submissions were applied to the shoulder area,
it takes away the striking ability of Paige.
And that's a big part of her arsenal.
[Tom] Byron, you're around the superstars and divas at the WWE Performance Center,
what has Emma said about possibly becoming the second ever NXT women's champion?
[Byron] Emma's confident.
Any time you approach Emma,
any time the subject of the match comes up--
[Tom] Looking for the win right here, Paige powers out.
[Byron] Emma is treating it like it's a fore gone conclusion
that she is going to beat Paige
that she's going to become the NXT Women's champion.
[William] Can you see the look of determination on Emma's face?
Something that we haven't seen. Usually see a smile--
-[Byron] She still has a lot to show us. -[WIlliam] Yes.
[Tom] Paige showing her grit and passion.
[William] Paige needs to do anything to take advantage.
[Byron] The low shoulders, you can see it's bothering her.
-[Tom] Oh. -[crowd] Oh.
[Byron] Uh-oh.
[Tom] Wait a minute. Emma trying to go up top here with Paige,
we saw this during their first meeting back in August.
We saw Emma hit a Superplex off of Paige, is Paige going to try that here tonight?
[Byron] Paige about to return the favor.
[Tom] This could be devastating to Emma.
If Paige can connect with the Superplex, but Emma battling back.
[Tom] This is what it's all about. NXT Women's Championship on the line.
Whoa.
Uh-oh.
Uh-oh, this is bad for Paige.
Formidable position, Power Bomb from Emma,
shoulder's down, Paige kicked out.
How did Paige kick out?
[Byron] Once again, Emma is showing us so much in this match
that we have never seen before.
[William] Emma's been dominating Paige
which is something you just never see happen.
I wouldn't in a million years
thought that this was the way this match
was going to turn out tonight.
[crowd clapping and cheering]
[Tom] Both of these divas have to find a way to crawl to their feet,
under the ridiculous amount of punishment that both have absorbed.
Take another look at this power bomb.
Never thought I'd say that in the diva's championship match.
-[Byron] Power bomb from Emma. -[crowd] Oh.
[Byron] Stephanie McMahon said it-- [Tom] Hold on, here's the cover,
Paige got her shoulder up.
[Byron] Stephanie McMahon just said that the women can do it just as well,
if not better than men.
[William]The women are showing that. You can see the frustration Emma's face
She can't let that frustration ruin her game plan.
She has the upper hand, she has to take it.
[rowd cheering]
[Emma] Get up, Paige! Come on!
[Tom] Oh. I like this.
Oh.
Oh Paige has just been ignited.
Paige, uh-oh, Paige Turner.
Paige Turner, this is how she beat Emma in August.
Here's the cover, the champ with the cover, Emma kicked out.
Emma kicked out.
[William] And that's going to destroy Paige's confidence.
Every time you see that Paige does that maneuver,
she beats somebody.
[Tom] No diva, WWE or NXT
has ever kicked out of the Paige Turner.
[Byron] And look what's happening now, we've never seen Paige break down.
You never see Paige question herself.
Now she's got to be asking "this totally throws off my game plan?
this throws off everything I thought I can do."
[Tom] Paige, what's she going to do? How can she put away Emma?
[Byron] What is this?
[Tom] Paige with a rare submission maneuver on Emma in this same ring.
[Byron] Whoa.
Look at this ,Emma's trapped in the middle of the ring.
[William] She's got those legs locked.
If this is what--, yes, she's got a Scorpion Cross lock on there.
A scorpion, this is an incredible-- she grabs those --
[Tom] Look at the power of Paige.
What in the world?
-[William] It's a Scorpion Cross Breaker. -[Tom] Emma tap! Emma had to tap out.
[female announcer] Here is your winner,
and still the NXT Women's champion,
Paige.
An unbelievable match here for the NXT women's championship,
the first ever Paige retaining her title here tonight.
[Byron] Let's take another look at this the fantastic match.
[Tom] This power bomb out of nowhere by Emma.
Oh! We thought that was it.
We saw a Superplex in the first match between these two,
why not a power bomb?
[Byron] And how about the Paige Turner?
Paige has defeated every opponent with this, until now.
Paige had to go to the well to put away Emma
somehow, going all the way into the book.
[William] And now you see Paige apply
this beautiful Scorpion Cross lock.
There's no way that Emma could have possibly survived that.
[Tom] Emma had some tricks in her book, but Paige also showed she has them too.
[William] Paige is showing us why she's the dominant diva here at NXT.
[music gradually lowing volumes]
[Crowd cheering] Hold the hands!
[rock music palaying]
[Byron] Complete respect from the NXT Universe
here at Full Sail University.
Talk about two brilliant divas,
tremendous competitive fire
and respect between Emma and Paige.
This is what NXT's all about,
this is what the NXT Divas are all about.
The highest level of competition.
[Tom] Tonight Emma fought her heart out
but Paige remains your NXT Women's champion
here at Arrival.
Well guys, our main event is getting closer,
and there is Adrian Neville the number one contender to the NXT title.
Preparing for the first ladder match in NXT history.
This, ladies and gentlemen, is New Castle's greatest son.
The Jumping Jordyn, the man that gravity forgot.
[Adrian] People ask me how, how on earth do you do that?
Never seen anything like that before, to me that's just me.
-[''Dare to Fly'' playing] -[computer beep]
All systems ready.
[''Dare to Fly'' playing]
[Adrian] With my style with the way I wrestle,
you have to eliminate all fear.
And once you do that, you really can fly.
That moment of zero gravity when you drop,
that adrenaline, that rush, that's me at my happiest.
I've worked so hard to make this happen, and here I am at NXT.
That's the message that I descend to the world
when people say you can't do it,
I prove people wrong.
I've never been in a ladder match,
but I'm very excited
because I'm the man that gravity forgot,
and if anything, a ladder match should be and will be my specialty.
Show me somebody who can fly higher.
[Tom] The question now becomes who is willing to go above and beyond
to pass their own personal limitations.
Still to come tonight, Bo Dallas defends the NXT championship,
in a ladder match, the first ever against Adrian Neville.
[narrator] As WWE has evolved, so too has our state of the art program.
The breeding ground for the personal superstars of tomorrow.
[Tom] Welcome to NXT.
[narrator] But it's more than just an evolution.
It's a revolution.
Witness the entertainers,
the leading men and women,
the superstars of tomorrow.
[narrator] NXT.
[Tom] We are back here on NXT Arrival,
and look who's sitting ringside, two WWE hall of famers,
Pat Patterson
and the once NXT commissioner, Dusty Rhodes.
[Byron] The American dream live impelling if you will.
[Tom laughing] Now of course we're under the tyrannical reign
of the General Manager John "Bradshaw" Layfield.
[WIlliam] Speak for yourself, I think he is wonderful.
Oh, here's my funk soul brother.
Yes, we --
[female annaouncer] …from California weighing 205 pounds,
Xavier Wood.
[William] My great friend Xavier, we both hearers of funk, did you know?
[Tom] Don't you start trying to dance again.
-[Byron] I'll set the stage. -[William]I'm a dancer,
I was dancing before you were born.
[Tom] Ladies and gentlemen, you've seen Xavier Woods
on Raw and Smackdown, had a tremendous amount of success,
he is one of the great ambassadors for NXT The Next Generation,
the man has two degrees,
and he's working on his Ph. D. in Educational Psychology.
[Byron] Yeah, Xavier describes himself as the most athletic nerd on the planet.
And I personally love when he does that.
[William] Along his friends The Funkadactyls and R-Truth.
Not so much Brodus Clay.
[Byron] You too dazzle at funk, William.
[WIlliam] I am interested, look, can you see my feet going down here.
-Smoke coming off my heels. -[sudden change to mystery music]
[Byron] Oh.
[Tom] Oh yeah. [laughs]
[crowd cheering]
[female announcer] His opponent from Seasonal Residence in Campo Grande Brazil
weighing 195 pounds,
Tyler Breeze.
[William] Tyler Breeze was telling me today he wants everybody to know
that his waist coat boots are made of beautiful Guatemalan alpaca.
-[Byron laughs] -[Tom] I did not know that, thank you.
[Byron] Tyler Breeze, a professional male model,
take a listen to all these nicknames, the King of Cuteville, Prince Pretty,
the Most Gorgeous Frat Boy of the Game, the Sultan of Selfies, come on.
[Tom] Do you disagree?
[Byron] He's a little self-absorbed, come on, he's taking a selfie,
or video of himself right now.
[Tom] I wish I could take a selfie with Tyler.
[Byron] He wouldn't let you, he only wants himself in the selfie.
[Tom] That's why it's a selfie.
Look at this walk, look at this poise, the beauty.
[WIlliam] Let me can you this question, is this a good game to be in?
if you don't want your face to be hit.
-[Byron] That's true. -[William] Look at me.
-My face is stopped a few over the years. -[Tom] Well --
[William] It's not exactly the right business to be in, is it?
[Tom] It's a minor detail.
-You just have to get around that's all. [William] Okay.
[bell rings]
[crowd cheering] Breeze is gorgeous!
[Tom] See the universe agrees. Breeze is gorgeous.
-[William] He is really. -[Tom] Uh-oh.
[menacing music playing]
[Tom] "The Bulgarian Brute"
Alexander Rusev coming to the ring, with his social ambassador Lana,
what does Rusev have on his mind? Going right after both Breeze and Woods.
-[Byron] An unwelcome house guest. -[Tom] Oh man.
Oh what a shot.
[Tom] Uh! Rusev has run roughshod at NXT.
[William] Is Alexander Rusev out of his mind?
Absolutely not. He knows that this is live on the NXT.
[Tom] On the WWE Network.
[William] On the WWE Network.
He knows he can make an impact,
he knows that every WWE superstar is watching tonight.
He knows they've going to see him destroy these develop opponents.
-[Tom] That's the key. -[William] He is making a statement.
[Tom] A direct and full message sent.
And now Rusev setting up, he calls this the Accolade.
Notching opponents,
adding to what he hopes to be a 1,000 year legacy.
I can hardly get my words out because I look at Alexander
and I'm scared to death. I'm glad I'm not in there.
[Lana] People of America, rise for this
is the next generation.
He is the super athlete
Alexander Rusev.
[crowd chanting] USA!
[speaks in foreign language]
Alexander Rusev.
[menacing music playing]
[Byron] Perhaps the only thing that saved Xavier Woods
was the order of Lana
to this absolutely nightmare Alexander Rusev.
Take a look back.
[Tom] I thought we were going have a match between Woods and Breeze.
Alexander put a change to the plans in a hurry.
William have you ever seen a 300-pounder move like that?
[William] Absolutely not, no, never.
Not with the agility and strength of this man. Goodness gracious me.
[Tom] And the barrage would continue Samoan drops to Tyler
and then sitting his sights is on Xavier.
[Byron] You want to take over a platform and be seen?
Rusev is showing you how to do it.
We got a taste of what this man can do at the Royal Rumble.
This is "The Bulgarian Brute"
Alexander Rusev.
Absolutely destroying
Xavier Woods and Tyler Breeze
here at NXT Arrival.
[Tom] Well folks, coming up next, it's time for our main event,
Bo Dallas getting his mind right to defend the NXT title
in the first ever ladder match
to take place inside the NXT arena.
Take a look right now at the man
who has held the NXT championship for 260 days.
Could I get some water?
My mouth's really dry.
Could I get water?
[man #1] Here you go.
Do you have a glass? I don't drink out of bottles.
[Bo] My name is Bo Dallas.
I am the longest reigning NXT Champion in history.
I always felt like I was a star ready to burst out.
it's Bo time.
It was just a matter of time.
Not a matter of if.
Everywhere I've gone,
the reception has been the same,
everybody loves Bo.
Oh yeah, they're all over the world.
I think you could find a Bolever anywhere you go.
And because you have all my good friends,
I'm going give you a cookie, and you a cookie.
And you're going home with a cookie too.
I don't want to be cocky or anything but I was born to be a star.
[crowd chanting] No more Bo!
No more Bo?
Oh, I love it.
They just to want get to know their champion a little better.
[Tom] Normally it's all smiles for Bo Dallas.
When he enters the NXT Arena, he means business tonight.
Being a champion is no easy task.
[Bo] My competitors they can underestimate me as much as they want,
but you don't get to wear that.
[Tom] There's the longest reigning NXT Champion of all time.
[Bo] And you don't maintain dominance as long as I have…
[Byron] Bo Dallas has etched his name in the history books here at NXT.
without being a serious threat.
Anybody who steps in the ring with me will inevitably become a boliever.
[William] And it's great to see the WWE legends here.
The living legend, one of my great old folks, Larry Zbyszko.
And "Skinner" Steve Keirn.
It´s lovely to see you. Looking wonderful, both of them.
[Tom] It's a big night here live on the WWE Network.
And ladies and gentlemen, we have arrived.
It is time for our main event
right here in Orlando, Florida,
Adrian Neville goes one on one
with the NXT champion Bo Dallas in a ladder match.
The biggest night
in the history of NXT
culminates with the biggest match on NXT.
Let's take a look at the history
between Bo Dallas and Adrian Neville.
[Triple H] You guys are going to go to war over this?
And I want to make it memorable.
So I'm going to do what's best for business.
For the first time ever, we're going to hang this NXT championship
above this ring.
And Bo Dallas and Adrian Neville
are going to compete in NXT's first ever ladder match.
[crowd cheering]
I've never been in a ladder match.
[Adrian] Growing up my focus has been my inring technique,
I've never experienced anything like this.
But I'm very excited.
[Bo] I have never be in a ladder match.
And regardless of the obstacles,
and no matter what you throw at me I'm still going to be champion.
This is the biggest match of my career.
I'm watching tapes, I'm watching ladder matches,
I'm studying the techniques.
[Bo] I have absolutely no intentions
of losing at NXT Arrival.
I'm going climb the ladder
and I'm going to leave this place the NXT Champion.
[crowd cheering]
[bell rings]
[female announcer] The following is a ladder match
for the NXT Championship.
[Tom] And you can see those ladders all around the ring,
eight foot ladders, that's a big one.
15-foot ladders,
this is going to be a brutal match.
[Byron] There is such a hush of antici-- [Tom] Whoa.
[William] Oh boy.
[rock music playing]
WWE hall of famer Mr. Wrestlemania, HBK,
Shawn Michaels, everybody's here.
Shawn, a man that many people consider the greatest WWE superstar of all time.
And I'm one of them.
[Tom] "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels inside the NXT arena.
[Byron] Not to mention, he is one of the architects
of the ladder match in WWE.
[Tom] We've seen a lot of legends here at ringside tonight,
Ric Flair, Pat Patterson, Dusty Rhodes, Larry Zbyszko, Steve Keirn
Stephanie McMahon and Triple H were here too, and now, Shawn Michaels.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chantong] Every day!
Well hello boys and girls.
Now I know you've heard it many times tonight, but I am very honored
to be a part of this historic night.
Hold on, I've got--
[crowd chanting] One more match!
Now, I'd appreciate the one more match, and I have to tell you,
get asked that a lot, it's the question that's on the tip of everybody's lips.
Shawn, are you ever going to stop enjoying retirement?
And I think to myself,
here I am, fat and out of shape and not adhering to a dress code,
who wants to change all that, certainly not me?
[indictinct chanting]
Now for those of you that may not know this,
[Crowd chanting] Hb-shizzle!
we need to get like an Hb-shizzle shirt out, right?
[crowd] Whoa!
Oh my goodness.
Look, I'm telling you, I don't do this all the time,
you're throwing me off, so stop it.
I got stuff I've got to remember
and I'm all over the map right now and I just can't seem to do it.
Now some of you may not know this,
but I have a little insight on ladder matches.
[crowd] Whoa!
And anyway, I got to hurry.
If you're not familiar with the insight of my ladder matches,
I'd like to encourage you to check out my new Wrestlemania DVD.
All right? Because between you and me,
I have two kids to put through college and gosh darn I need the money.
Are you kidding me? You've got to feed them,
put clothes on them, it's just crazy.
I need the money buy the Mr. Wrestlemania DVD.
Now, all kidding aside,
and all my silliness aside, I'm honored to be here,
and what you're about to see
on this already historic night,
is once again, two very talented young men
about to step into this ring,
[crowd clapping]
but only one has the chance and the opportunity
to not only step into history,
but more importantly, step into greatness.
[crowd] Whoa!
[rock music playing]
[Tom] There is the number one contender
the man that gravity forgot, Adrian Neville.
[William] He's a young man from New Castle,
whose been competing since he was 18 years of age.
He has competed in 28 countries,
became a huge star in Japan,
he came NXT because he wants to be the best in the WWE.
This man truly is…
he can do things in that ring that no other man can do.
[Tom] This is the moment that Adrian has lived for,
in front of the largest audience he's ever competed in
in the biggest match of his life
to become NXT Champion.
[rock music playing]
[music fades]
[rock music playing]
[Tom] The question is can he defeat this man?
The longest reigning champion of all time, Bo Dallas
260 days,
260 days that man, Bo Dallas
has reigned atop NXT as your champion.
[Byron] Bo Dallas won his title back in June of 2013
against the second ever champion, Big E,
who has now gone on to become intercontinental champion.
[William] Bo seems a little superstitious he wouldn't walk under the ladder,
did you notice that?
[Byron] Bad luck?
[William] Nobody tells me something, if you're going into a match like this
you have to put all your fears aside.
And that shows me something.
[Byron] What shows me something is the fact that you
are looking at the longest reigning champion in NXT history.
So what if he doesn't to want walk under a ladder,
Bo has proven to be prepared every step of the way.
[WIlliam] Fair point Byron.
[Crowd clapping and cheering]
[female announcer] Introducing the challenger,
from New Castle, England, weighing 194 pounds,
Adrian Neville.
[crowd clapping and cheering]
From Brooksville, Florida,
weighing 230-pound, he is the NXT champion,
Bo Dallas.
[crowd boo]
[crowd chanting] Oh! Oh!
[Tom] The rules of this match are simple,
you cannot win by pinfall or submission,
there are no disqualifications and no countouts.
The only way to win is to climb an eight foot ladder
and grab the championship.
You saw immediately Bo Dallas going for that ladder.
[William] Neither of these competitors have fought in a ladder match before.
How do they prepare for such a thing?
I know because I've been in them.
-I've been in ladder matches. -[Tom] Oh! Look at Neville.
[William] It throws your game completely off.
[Tom] Missile dropkick off the top rope
Neville's got the advantage, looking to go up top,
this is where this man lives.
High risk right off the bat for Adrian Neville.
Bo Dallas wisely getting out of the way.
[William] That famed Aed Arrow-- Oh!
[Tom] Could have spelled disaster for Bo,
but there's a reason that Bo is the longest reigning NXT champion.
[Byron] There is a reason,
you know where you are at all times in that ring
and you know what Adrian Neville brings to the table if you're Bo.
[William] A lot of people are under the belief that Bo Dallas
is somewhat deranged, is somewhat overconfident.
No, believe me, I see the look in his eyes.
This man knows exactly what he's doing,
I think he does it to get under people's skin.
[Byron ]Bo Dallas has said he wants to be a role model,
he sees himself as the champion of life.
That's the motivation that drives Bo whether you like it or not.
[William] Well, I don't agree with you.
I think he says all these things… He's very calculating and cunning.
[Tom] William, you've competed in ladder matches before --
[William] I was never the same again.
[Tom] What kind of style does it favor? Neville or Bo Dallas?
-[William] It favors both of them -[crowd boo]
because they've both got the…
Adrian Neville will put his body through anything to win.
Bo Dallas is very cunning and conniving, he's not to use the ladder as weapon.
You have to be able to use it as weapons.
It takes a special somebody
that's willing to do that much damage to another opponent.
[Byron] Bo Dallas told Alex Riley earlier today
this is what I live for, I have no fear, that is my title.
[William] But he didn't walk under the ladder.
[Tom] Who cares about that? [William] I'm just pointing it out.
Things like that matter to me. That shows me something.
[Byron] Take a look at what is trending right now on Twitter.
Adrian Neville and Bo Dallas.
This is the main event of NXT Arrival.
[Tom] Dallas trying to dump Neville outside the ring to take advantage.
-[William] Oh wow. -[Tom]How smart is that?
The high flier's knee is caught up in the rope.
[William] I'm caught as well, those ropes are incredibly tight.
It'd be very hard without help for Adrian to get out from there.
[Tom] With Neville incapacitated, Bo Dallas getting himself a ladder.
[Byron] What an ingenious strategy by Bo,
tie up Adrian, he can't fly, he can't walk
and Dallas has got a one way street right up to the NXT Championship.
Dallas can take his time. He is stolling in there.
[William] That was perfectly put, Byron. Oh!
We didn't see it, but obviously Adrian freed himself
[Byron] So much for that strategy.
[Tom] Neville looking to fly.
[Tom] That's why they call him the Jumping Jordy.
[William] For those that not know, "Jordy" is someone from New Castle.
[Tom] New disqualifications, no
no countout in that ladder match,
the only way to win, climb that eight foot ladder
and grab the NXT title.
Take another look at this.
Adrian Neville is at home in the environment
where he can quicken the pace and fly, just like this.
[Tom] Oh, the Elevation.
-[crowd] Oh. -[Tom] My gosh.
Spine first into the steel steps.
And Bo Dallas is showing you
that he can bring out his vicious streak just as much to combat the challenger.
[William ]One thing about Bo,
for the people that are just tuning in tonight to NXT.
18 months ago, Bo split kidney in half,
it would have finished most people's careers.
Bo Dallas fought back,
that's the kind of competitor that we're talking about here.
Not only fought back, but he became the NXT champion.
That's true greatness.
Byron, you've talked about how Bo is a lot more vicious,
a lot more ruthless in the ring,
normally he's all smiles and thumb's up,
but this is a different side of Bo.
Look at this, trapping the arm of Adrian in the ring skirt,
using everything around him to get the advantage.
You think Bo Dallas isn't ready?
Or that he didn't know what to expect in this match-up?
We've seen one ladder introduced, and here comes another.
This is using a ladder to inflict damage on your opponent
believe me, those ladders, every time they touch you, they hurt.
-Even the slightest bang, it hurts. -[Tom] Watch Bo.
Oh.
[Tom] He's trying to use that ladder to go head first into Adrian.
[Byron] But I don't think Neville got out of dodge very well.
[Tom] Oh man.
Great counter by Neville.
And getting back dropped on to that ramp,
that's that really forces your hips to over-rotate
which it can cause a lot of damage. You're not landing on a flat surface.
[Tom] Take another look at the strength of Adrian Neville here.
[Byron] Yeah, both already had him,
but Neville showing so much resolve on the outside,
and now Neville has got his eyes on the NXT championship.
[William] This is the first time we've seen the ladder used here.
Adrian Neville needs to scramble with everything he's got.
[Tom] Neville's got an opportunity.
He's going up to the top rope, can he become NXT champion?
-Oh my god. -[Byron] Oh. Where'd that come from?
[Tom] Bo Dallas launching that second ladder,
taking out both Neville and the other ladder.
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Bo Dallas --
[William] A double damage inflicted on Adrian there.
The whack from the ladder and the smacking against the canvas.
[William ]Oh. Dear me.
[Tom] Bo Dallas using that ladder to his advantage,
trying to equalize Adrian Neville.
You are seeing a man who will do whatever it takes
-to hold on to the NXT championship. -[crowd chanting]
[William] This is an incredible strategy and it's all evil as well,
to be honest with you, myself, Shawn -- [Tom] Look at this,
look at the way that Adrian is pinned underneath this ladder.
Bo Dallas could have a golden chance here.
-[Byron] Bo Could grab the title! -[Tom] Bo Dallas going to make it
260 days and counting.
Neville's trapped underneath that ladder.
-Whoa, wait a minute. -[William] No.
[Tom] No. Neville using his feet, oh.
Somehow Adrian Neville gets out from underneath that ladder.
[William] Someone like myself, Shawn Michaels,
anybody that's been involved in a ladder match,
any of the legends here tonight,
my stomach's turning over every time I see them hit themselves
with these ladders.
It's excruciatingly painful.
[Tom] Could have been disastrous for the champion Bo Dallas
had he fell outside the ring, Byron.
[Byron] You had to imagine coming into the match,
both, Adrian and Bo, knew they were going to hurt
and there were going to be scars, they'll never be the same.
Neville got the ladder set up reaching for the NXT title, oh no.
[William] That was a great point there.
You have to go into this match knowing that you're going to get hurt
you're never going to be the same, but that's why the reward is so worth it.
[Tom] You see the desperation kick in every time there's an opportunity,
Neville or Dallas is up that ladder,
but man, the repercussions have been pretty bad.
[WIlliam] But you know if you do climb that ladder,
you will become the NXT champion.
Which will mean that every single higher up in the WWE
will be taking notice of you, and it's your chance to get--
[Tom] Oh! My gosh.
Neville pinned in the corner by that steel ladder.
[William] Completely unforgiving that steel on that ladder.
Right into the ribs of Adrian Neville.
Be very difficult for Adrian Neville to get his breath.
[Byron] Take another look, this is what happens,
you go up and try capture that championship,
but you also put yourself in the eye of danger.
And the wheels are turning now for Bo Dallas.
Oh no, look at this.
Has that ladder wedged in between the first and second rope.
Neville desperately trying to hang on.
Whoa! Cat like reflexes for Neville. Whoa!
-[William] Oh DDT. -[Tom] Using the ladder.
You Use what you've got.
[William] Adrian needs to get his ring awareness now.
See that look, he needs to look into the eyes of Bo,
see how damaged he is, pick that ladder up,
and stating the obvious, get to that championship.
[Tom] Take another look.
The ingenuity and the flexibility of Adrian Neville.
Neville using the ladder,
using what's around him effectively.
Neville climbing up the ladder.
Going for that NXT championship,
Bo Dallas getting Neville to the ground.
-[crowd] Oh. -[TOm] Oh man.
Both-- oh man.
[William] Dear me.
We saw both heads clash there.
We don't know what kind of damage that's done to each competitor.
[Byron] Regal, what does that do to your mindset,
when you're in the ring you have to worry about a ladder
where it might be located, how it might impact your match,
how does that change your game plan?
[William] You don't know until it happens to you.
You don't know because everything that you've ever been taught
everything you've ever trained for,
its taken away from you in such a situation.
[Tom] This is by far the biggest match in the history of NXT,
live right now on the WWE Network.
Both these superstars will put everything on the line for the NXT title.
[William] And so they should, it's so important to be the NXT champion.
[Tom] I tell you what this is right now, this is gut check time.
How bad do you want it? How bad do you want to be NXT champion?
[Tom] And again, the only way to win, climb the ladder
and grab the championship, you can't win by pinfall or submission.
[men in the crowd] Get up Bo!
And perhaps the benefit to Bo,
he's a man who won multiple title matches under controversial circumstances,
there are no countout and there are no disqualifications.
[William] We're looking at two superbly conditioned athletes,
but you can see the wear and tear on them.
[Tom] Look at Bo, what's he thinking here?
[Byron] Bad things, that's what he's thinking.
[Tom] Bo looking to use the ladder, oh!
and catching the turnbuckle.
I think he went into that ladder as well.
[Byron] Head first.
[William] Now Adrian has to remember to grab a ladder and get climbing.
[Tom] Bo is not even moving.
Finally some space for Adrian Neville, can he just get to his feet?
Can he pop up that ladder?
[William] I can't help but root for my fellow Englishman here,
Come on Adrian, pick that ladder up.
[Tom] He better hurry up.
[Tom] We can see how much this match has taken out of Adrian,
everything its taking for him to get that ladder upright,
and now Bo Dallas is starting to stir.
-[Byron] Here he goes. -[Tom] Neville on the assent
heading for that championship,
reaching out for, here comes Bo Dallas to battle it back.
This is what it's all about.
-[Tom] Oh. -[William whispering] Dear me.
[Tom] Oh.
[Tom laughs] Neville on his feet.
Oh.
[William] It's match is like… this separate the good from the great.
And we're seeing two great competitors.
[Tom] The nimble feet of Neville.
-You know what Neville's thinking now. -[WIlliam] Oh man.
[Tom] There's a reason they call him the man that--
[Byron] Oh man.
[Tom] Gravity forgot, well gravity just got him there.
Bo Dallas wise thinking there, and just shoving Adrian out of the way.
Who knows how much that took out of Bo.
[Tom] Bo dollars --
[William] What's it took out of Adrian?
[Tom] Prime opportunity for Bo
turn around and climb that ladder.
[William] Does he actually know where he is though? Look at his eyes.
[Tom] Look how far away Neville is from the center of the ring,
Bo has a fantastic opportunity.
[Byron] You see that smile, Bo Dallas knows where he's at now,
he knows what's hanging above, he knows this match is his to win.
[Tom] The ladder's already set up, the title hanging high
in the rafters of the NXT arena.
Bo just trying to scratch and claw his way back up this ladder.
Bo could retain his championship again.
Look out! Whoa. Neville is reaching.
Neville could steal is it right here, he has a finger on it.
And Dallas somehow wearing down Neville.
How did Adrian Neville jump up there?
[Byron] I don't know.
[William] He jumped there because he's the man gravity forgot.
Goodness gracious, if Bo Dallas German suplexes him…
[Tom] Volatile situation here on top of the ladder.
Neville's desperately trying to hang on, but Bo has him.
Whoa, there goes the ladder, Bo Dallas in the driver's seat.
Oh man again into that ladder.
Gosh.
[Tom] Neville is out.
And now Bo finally has a little adrenaline pumping through his system,
trying to get that ladder back up.
Looking to grab the title that he said is his.
Oh.
[William] That seems to attract the fingers of Bo.
Uh-oh.
-[William] Uh-oh. -[Byron] Oh.
[Tom] Bo got planted on the ladder.
Oh my goodness.
Neville throwing caution to the wind.
[Byron] This is why they call him the man that gravity forgot.
[Tom] No way.
-Get ready to fly. -[William] Oh.
[Tom] Red Arrow.
[William] He landed right across the legs of Bo Dallas.
[crowd chanting] NXT!
[Byron] We said it was going to come down to who was willing to push
beyond their own personal limits, right now Adrian Neville has done that.
Now can he grab that ladder and climb?
[Tom] Neville's got the ladder, wait a minute, Bo rolled outside the ring.
Look at Neville.
[William] Adrian Neville's going to climb if he has to rip his fingernails out
climbing this ladder, he has to do.
[Tom] Neville has an opening. Bo's down, Dallas is down.
Adrian climbing that ladder.
Reaching for the NXT title.
Wait a minute, Dallas at the last moment.
It's a race to the top of the ladder.
Yes, Adrian's got the title!
[female anouncer] Here is your winner, and new NXT champion,
Adrian Neville.
[William] It's nights like this that make he proud to be in this industry.
And its competitors like Adrian Neville that make it all worthwhile.
We are seeing a superstar born tonight, here on NXT,
a true champion, Adrian Neville the new NXT champion.
[rock music playing]
[Tom] The man that gravity forgot is now the face of the next generation.
[WIlliam] I'll tell you what, Bo Dallas brought it,
Bo Dallas served you everything you thought you wouldn't see,
but Adrian Neville was just a little bit better tonight.
The NXT universe has been asking for no more Bo for 260 days
tonight, they get Adrian Neville as their NXT champion.
[Byron] Let's take a look back at this incredible main event match.
[Tom] Dallas and Neville give it everything they have.
Throughout the course of this match-up.
[Byron] Then this was the turning point, the Red Arrow
that gets the shooting Star Crest,
dashing all the hopes for Bo Dallas here in this ladder match.
[Tom] At the last second, Bo try to knock Adrian off that ladder.
But it wasn't enough.
[William] A moment that changed history.
The new NXT champion, Bo-- Adrian Neville,
I'm so excited I can't remember who it is.
Honestly, I'm so proud of this young man.
Adrian Neville is the fourth ever NXT champion.
[Byron] What a moment.
-[Byron] John Cena. -[Tom] John Cena.
WWE superstar John Cena in the audience here tonight in Orlando.
[Byron] All the accolades, all the celebration that Adrian Neville
is receiving is much deserved.
[William] Is that a look of worry in John Cena's eyes?
[Tom] Ladies and gentlemen, this is just the beginning.
Every Thursday the WWE Network
will bring you the next generation of stars.
NXT has arrived.
But we can promise you this story is just beginning.
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