[lively music]
[narrator] The only thing certain in life…
is change.
Change is necessary.
We must evolve…
or face extinction.
[wrestler 1] NXT is about the future.
[narrator] It's new ideas and youthful exuberance.
[commentator] Paige has just won the Divas championship!
[narrator] A celebration of the exceptional.
[Lana] The super athlete.
[narrator] Is like a new voice speaking to your soul.
[wrestler 1] Follow the buzzard.
[narrator] Change is absolute.
[wrestler 2] It's like NXT is taking over the world.
[narrator] Maybe that time is right now,
a time for change our way,
in cold, calculated, exceedingly hostile…
Takeover.
[cheers and applause]
[Tom] We welcome you to the campus of Full Sail University
here in Orlando, Florida.
We are live inside the NXT arena, exclusively on the WWE network.
Welcome to NXT Takeover!
[cheers]
[Tom] And look who's coming in from outside.
It's the Adam Rose experience, guys.
[Byron] Yeah! This is how you start Takeover!
[cheers and applause]
[man 1] There we go!
[Regal] It's a 24 hour party, people!
I'm so excited to see Adam Rose. It's unbelievable.
I was out with him the other night. Shocking the things we got up to.
[laughing]
[cheers and applause]
[Tom] Adam Rose and the exotic express are in the building.
[Byron] I love it!
I love it!
[applause]
It's like the Macy's Day Parade,
the circus, and Kim and Kanye's wedding, all mixed in one!
[laughing]
The bunny, the lemon, the whole group of Rosebuds are here
inside the NXT arena. They're everywhere!
[Regal] To top it all off, I'm his number one strawberry.
[Tom] What a way to kick off NXT Takeover with Adam Rose!
[Byron] Oh, I love this part. [laughs]
[rock music]
[Tom] This is where the party got started.
We're back here inside the NXT arena.
[Byron giggles] Yeah!
[cheers]
[Tom] Listen to these people.
Adam Rose has wowed the WWE universe all around the world
and he's back.
[Regal] Why am I sat here? I should be a Rosebud.
-[Byron] You should. Whoa! -[Regal] That's what I should be.
[Byron] Put your hands up, Tom!
[rock music]
[bell ringing]
[woman] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, making his way to the ring, from Juárez, Mexico,
weighing 250 pounds,
Camacho!
[Tom] Guys, this is our opening contest.
Adam and Camacho have had issue for roughly two months.
Camacho has had a real problem with Adam's carefree attitude.
Camacho has gone so far as to attack members of the Rosebuds.
[Regal] I have to say that Adam Rose can't have a carefree attitude
when he's facing a competitor of the magnitude of Camacho.
-[Byron] Camacho hit a sore spot. -[bell ringing]
Some people don't like when you look at them funny,
when you tug at their hair.
With Adam Rose, you don't mess with a Rosebud.
[Tom] Camacho has referred to Adam Rose as a poser and a freak show.
Well, he is different.
[Regal] Definitely different, yes.
But he should not take Camacho lightly. Camacho's a fierce competitor.
[Tom] Here's the thing with Camacho.
Camacho, he likes to have a good time too,
but he's grown up with guys like an Adam Rose,
a guy who parties a little too much, stays up a little too late.
And what has Camacho always done?
Went over to that guy's house and put him in his place.
It was last week here on NXT
that we saw Camacho in action with Adam Rose. And-- oh!
[Regal] That was a noble way out of the full Nelson, wasn't it?
[Tom stammers] What goes on in the mind of Adam Rose?
-[Tom] What is he doing? -[Regal] I don't know.
[Regal] I don't know, but I wished I had some of it.
[Regal laughs]
[gasp in unison]
[booing]
[Tom] And there in lies Camacho's intentions.
This is why Camacho's been the party pooper for a few months now.
[Camacho] Party pooper this!
[Tom] There you go.
Looking to put away-- whoa! Looking to put away Adam Rose!
Double underhook suplex,
and now Camacho into the cover to put away Rose and a kick-out.
[Regal] You can have as much fun as you want,
24 hours a day, but when it comes to that few minutes
that you're in the ring you have to forget all that.
And this is serious business. Camacho--
Just-- look at the height.
[Tom] Look at the height here from Camacho
on this suplex early in the match.
[Byron] Oh, the impact!
All Adam Rose has done here is incensed Camacho.
He's gotten under the skin of Camacho
so it shouldn't be any surprise how aggressive Camacho
is in this match.
[Tom] We invite you to use the #NXTTakeover, all night long.
We want to hear what you have to say throughout the evening.
Adam Rose trying to build back up here in this match against Camacho.
[cheers and applause]
[Regal] The single arm necktie here is working wonder-- Spoke to soon there.
Nicely gotten out by Adam Rose.
[shouting]
-[Adam shouts] -[cheers]
[Tom] Uh-oh.
[screams]
Adam Rose, oh! Catching a paper from Camacho!
Camacho looking for the win here to start off Takeover.
Hook to the leg and another kick-out.
[Regal] Camacho has taken Adam Rose right out of his game here.
It was that shot in the nose at the beginning.
Once you get a smack in the nose your eyes start to water,
it throws you right off.
[Byron] Camacho was motivated the moment he came down this ramp,
the moment he saw the Rosebuds, the moment he saw the party.
[Tom] Camacho grown up in Juárez, Mexico,
said that he believes in the dog-eat-dog mentality,
fighting to survive.
Doesn't believe in all this partying and carefree attitude from Adam Rose.
Take another look at this big boot from Camacho.
Impact to the side of the jaw, possibly the nose there,
as William Regal alluded to.
[Byron] Regal, let me ask you:
at this point in the match,
what does Adam Rose have to do to get things turned around?
[Regal] Survive. That's what he has to do.
He's in a very precarious predicament here.
Beautifully apply the single arm straight jacket hold there by Camacho.
This is a difficult move to get out of.
[Byron] The next universe here in Orlando certainly wants to party.
[fans chanting]
Listen to these people.
[cheers and boos]
[Tom] Party time all the time, but not now.
Yeah, Camacho is the one who's partying!
Oh, and a leg drop from Camacho.
Again, into the cover on Adam
and a kick-out at one!
[Byron] With Camacho it's pride of your craft, pride in what you do.
It's like being the founding member of a fraternity
and then a new pledge comes in and breaks the rules.
Earlier today Camacho tweeted, "the party comes to an end tonight."
Looks like it's coming to an end to me.
-[gasp in unison] -[cheers]
[Tom] Maybe not.
Adam Rose looking to create some space against Camacho.
[Adam grunts]
[Tom] Whoa!
-[cheers and applause] -[Adam screams]
[Tom] Adam Rose fired up here on the WWE network!
-[fans singing] -[Tom] Listen to this crowd.
Camacho caught up in a spinebuster!
[Byron] I guess Adam Rose is feeding off the NXT universe!
[Regal] Beautiful spinebuster.
Something that double A Arn Anderson would be very proud of.
[fans chanting]
-[Adam grunts] -[Tom] Oh!
[Regal] I'm loving the resiliency of Adam.
He's took a serious beating.
-Look at him, he's as fresh as a Daisy. -[Byron] As fresh as a Daisy.
[Regal] Well, not quite a Daisy, but-- Choo choo, look out! Oh!
[Byron] Oh!
Very mingled assorted style from Adam Rose.
[applause]
Adam Rose looking to put away this match with a party foul!
Face first goes Camacho!
Shoots the half, Adam Rose into the cover on Camacho, hook to the leg,
-and Adam Rose gets the win! -[bell ringing]
[rock music]
[woman] Here is your winner, Adam Rose!
[Tom] The party is underway yet again, guys!
[Byron] The bunny's hopping down the road!
Boy, how about the exotic express rolling up
here on the campus Full Sail during the pre-show.
The party won't stop tonight.
[Regal] There's one missing. I'm looking for the one that I'm looking.
I was out with them the other night.
There's one impersonator with a blue suede shoe.
-He's not there. -[Tom] You must've had too many lollipops.
[Tom] Let's take a look at this deadly one-two combo from Adam Rose
here as we got started on NXT Takeover.
Adam Rose was taking it to Camacho early here to get things started.
Adam Rose, choo choo, here we go!
That was the beginning of the end for Camacho.
We've seen it here before on NXT!
The party foul ends the evening for Camacho, the party pooper, Byron.
One, two, three!
Well, Camacho gave it his best effort, but--
I guess he couldn't stand up here to the party, which continues!
[cheers and applause]
Oh! What a way to get things started here live on the WWE network
-as Adam pulls out a victory-- -[Byron] Dancing!
-[Tom] You call that dancing? -I'm dancing!
-That's dancing. That was good. -Yes.
-I can move, you know. -There we go.
Welcome to NXT Takeover with William Regal and Byron Saxton.
-Hello. -I'm Tom Phillips.
We have a great evening tonight in Orlando, Florida.
Coming up later tonight, however, Sami Zayn will face Tyler Breeze
for the number one contenders opportunity at the NXT title.
Right now we want to take an in depth look at the journey
of Sami Zayn to Takeover.
[host] Welcome to NXT arrival!
Now to kick off arrival, Cesaro versus Sami Zayn.
That match at NXT arrival was one of the best matches of my life.
[host] Zayn-- oh, he got caught by Cesaro!
The last time these two men met they called it the match of the year.
My rivalry with Cesaro did a lot for me, in that it put a lot of eyes on me.
[fans chanting]
[commentator] Look out!
-Cesaro! -[fans gasp]
Neutralizer!
[fans counting]
[bell ringing]
To come up short in that big match, you know, I felt empty.
[fans chanting]
It's an old expression, but you need to learn to lose
before you know how to win.
It was a long hard climb to the WWE and to get just in NXT.
I've neglected a lot in my life traveling and living out of a suitcase.
I haven't always been the best brother to my brothers,
or son to my mother and father because
it's all been about chasing this dream and ending up here.
That's a big part of who I am, and in a way that's kind of all I am.
So NXT Takeover is on the horizon.
My opponent in this number-one contender match is Tyler Breeze.
The prince of pretty. This guy is not my kind of guy,
[laughs] to say the least. We're just different people.
I don't think looks have anything to do with anything.
It's really about what goes on in the ring
and not what goes on in front of my cell phone
or in front of my mirror.
That's the big difference between me and Tyler Breeze.
I'm not like him, he's not like me,
but we're both look for the same thing, that's that NXT championship.
At the end of the day I think that my resiliency and my adaptability
is going to be his undoing
so I'll become the number one contender for that NXT championship.
[Tom] NXT Takeover is just getting started.
The NXT universe ready for a tremendous night.
They were in rare form moments ago.
[woman] Ladies and gentlemen, I've just been informed,
Tyler Breeze has entered the building!
[Regal] My night is made. Tyler Breeze is in the building!
I'm sure he's looking fabulous.
[heavy metal music]
[fans chanting]
[screams]
[bell ringing]
[woman] The following contest is for the NXT tag team championship!
Introducing first, at a combined weight of 485 pounds,
they're the NXT tag team champions,
Konnor Viktor, the ascension!
[Regal] You can feel the menace in the air
when the ascension come into the NXT arena.
[Tom] The gatekeepers--
the gatekeepers of the NXT tag team division are here.
The days continue to fly off the calendar for Konnor and Viktor,
239 days as NXT tag team champions.
[intense percussive music]
[cheers and applause]
[woman] Their opponents, at a combined weight of 400 pounds,
El Local and Kalisto!
[Tom] Well, it was two weeks ago here on NXT
that the very new tag team of El Local,
there to your right, and Kalisto on your left,
challenged the next tag team champions in the ascension,
starving for competition since NXT arrival gladly accepted.
The NXT tag team titles on the line.
And I find that really interesting because no other team
has had the guts to do what Kalisto and El Local have done.
They have called out the tag team champions.
[Regal] One has to admire the braveness of Kalisto and El Local.
-[Tom] Braveness or stupidity? -[Regal] Yeah, exactly. How wise is it?
I know if I was facing the ascension, I'd run away, to be quite honest with you.
They look… deadly.
[Tom] I'd be with you.
-[bell ringing] -[Tom] Here we go!
[Byron] The ascension, to kick things off with a punishing attack
as El Local and Kalisto,
not even prepared to make the tag here to get started.
[Tom] It's all about intimidation, physical, mental.
That's what ascension does.
Konnor and Viktor -- whoa!
Got spilled there by Local and Kalisto!
[fans chanting]
Viktor and Konnor trying to get back into it. Hold on!
-[Byron] Watch out! -[Tom] Look out! Boom!
What uppercuts from the tag team champions!
-[Tom] Goodness! -[Regal] Gracious me.
[fans chanting]
[Byron] Luchador style of El Local
and Kalisto running into the buzz saw that is the ascension.
Well, this will be Viktor to start things off I guess here
in this tag team match against Kalisto.
[Regal] Kalisto's been that hard--
Whatever it is off the top of his head!
[fans chanting]
[Tom] You got to remember how ascension's got to this point.
Look at this.
The high fly ability of the luchadors intercepted by the ascension.
Case in point, ascension has come out time and time again
and said we welcome any tag team from any place in the world.
If you think you have an ounce of ability to stop us, come on down and try.
This now Konnor into the ring.
The bludgeoning of the ascension taking it to Kalisto.
-Oh, what an elbow drop! -[Kalisto whines]
Into the cover for the tag team titles, here's the cover, Kalisto kicks out.
Kalisto and El Local told me earlier this week
they're not afraid of the worst case scenario.
They're not afraid to get hurt
because they believe in their hearts they can beat the ascension.
Whoa! Look at the strength of Konnor here.
Here's the tag to Viktor.
It was at NXT arrival that we saw the ascension knock off
former WWE tag team champions,
too cool, and it was recently they were in the same ring
as the current tag team champions, the usos.
William Regal, you've been very critical of the ascension
over the last few weeks saying you want to see some competition.
[Regal] Exactly. I wanted to see some game competition
and we're seeing it tonight,
but Kalisto and El Local have bitten off far more than they can chew.
[Byron] Wait. You can't be critical of ascension.
They've never backed down from anybody and called out any tag team.
That's why they're still the NXT tag team champions.
[Tom] The cover from Victor on Kalisto and a kick-out.
[Regal] The caliber of competition hasn't been as good as it could have been.
[Byron] It's not their fault. The reason why
is because there's a lot of guys shaking in their boots
at the thought of taking on Viktor and Konnor.
[Regal] Very good point. I agree with you.
Kalisto, the luchador out of Mexico City,
trying to battle back here against the ascension.
[Tom] This has been the case for months. It's just total domination.
The ascension have had a longer tag team reign
than the Wyatt family here on NXT.
[Regal] Can you imagine what it feels like to be Kalisto right at this moment?
He might as well be 1000 miles away to El Local.
[fans chanting]
It feels like a never ending nightmare.
[Tom] Exactly, yes.
[Byron] NXT universe fired up tonight.
William, you said that the ascension did a great job bordering the ring.
[Regal] Yes, most tag teams, if they're smart,
they use their half of the ring.
You see the ascension, they use their quarter
and that's really smart competing.
[Tom] Oh man! Kalisto drive spine first into the mat.
Now the cover here from Viktor for the tag team titles
and Kalisto's still in it.
[Regal] Don't allow your components to get anywhere close
to their tag team partner
because, let's face fact, why let them anywhere close?
[Byron] Listen, look at the impact here inflicted by Viktor.
You can hear just moments ago,
Viktor telling Kalisto to look at El Local.
[Byron] Regal, I want to ask you,
how does it feel for Kalisto, seeing your partner,
what feels like miles away, knowing you can't get anywhere in the vicinity
to make a tag?
[Regal] It truly can feel like you're dying 1000 deaths out there
because you just cannot--
the most important person in your life at this moment is your--
[Tom] Whoa, whoa! Caught in the ropes is Kalisto!
[Regal] See the way that second rope bounced off the back of Kalisto's neck?
-[Byron] Unforgiving power. -[gasp]
Pure force from Konnor.
Looking to do it again! Kalisto-- wait.
[Byron and Tom] Oh!
[Byron] Trying to scrape himself free. Oh!
[Tom] Oh! My gosh, never seen that before.
[Regal] Kalisto's got to make that tag.
The most important thing in his life now is to make that tag.
[Tom] Kalisto over the shoulders of Konnor.
Oh, and again, driven into the top turnbuckle.
Another tag made, back in comes Viktor, the scalpel of the ascension.
-[Viktor screams] -[fans gasp]
[Regal] Ascension are just too big and too powerful.
[Tom] Byron, we know Kalisto, a newcomer here to NXT,
but right now live on the WWE network-- Oh!
Kalisto has a huge opportunity.
Oh! [giggles] Are you kidding me!
[Byron] That's a prime example of the huge opportunity!
[Tom] Kalisto and a tag to El Local!
[Byron] Shock ascension!
You got to give ascension something they've never seen before!
And El Local's doing that right now.
[Byron] El Local-- Oh!
Off the second-- Oh! And takes down Viktor!
Local into the corner. Hold on!
Oh! Right to the top of the skull of Viktor!
Innovation is the key to victory!
[Byron] Local, moon sault off the second rope!
Here's the cover! We could have new tag team champs!
And a save there from Konnor.
-[Byron] Whoa! Kalisto-- Oh my goodness. -[Tom] Whoa, whoa, whoa!
[Byron] Just snapping into Konnor's neck!
Whoa, there goes Kalisto!
Local, El Local up top.
[all] Oh!
[Byron] Oh man, what an STO from Viktor!
That's exactly what you don't want!
[fans chanting]
[Tom] Now the tag to Konnor.
239 days as champions for the ascension.
We see-- Oh man!
Wiping out El Local!
Konnor into the cover and the tag team champions retained.
[bell ringing] [rock music]
[woman] Here are your winners and still the NXT tag team champions,
Konnor Viktor, the ascension!
[Regal] 240 days in the NXT championships.
[rock music]
[Tom] This did not end well for El Local and Kalisto here tonight
at Takeover.
[Byron] El Local, they brought you innovation,
they brought you quickness, but ascension brought brute force.
And then again, the fall of man, time and time again
has spelled disaster for countless tag teams here on NXT.
And ascension saying earlier today,
"You two are going to be put out of your misery tonight,"
living up to their word.
Another chapter in ascension's book of total maximum carnage.
Bring it!
[Tom] Well, coming up next here on NXT Takeover,
we will see a number one contenders match for the NXT championship.
[Byron] There you see one of the participants, Sami Zayn,
preparing what could be the biggest night of his career.
And Sami Zayn will face off against this man, Tyler Breeze,
calls himself Prince Pretty.
Tyler Breeze utterly obsessed with becoming the face of NXT.
Tonight he will challenge to become the number one contender
for the NXT title.
[Tyler] Who am I?
I am Prince Pretty.
I am what you dream of.
I am who you crave,
and I am the most super good looking piece of gorgeousness
that you will ever see…
Tyler Breeze.
[electro music]
[host] It's the gorgeous one.
[woman] Look at that face.
[grunts]
Do you want to take a picture?
Yeah.
-Of… me. -Oh.
It's 2014.
Everyone has a cell phone,
every cell phone has a camera,
but not every camera is staring at someone who's gorgeous.
Mmm, gorgeous, the Twitter handle and its lifestyle.
Is my beauty a distraction for my opponents?
Yes.
Is it a distraction for the entire world?
Again, yes.
[host] Tyler Breeze wants all the attention, all the cameras on him.
Look at all this.
People don't assume that's tough.
Have you seen all that Tyler Breeze can do?
Not even close.
[host] Tyler Breeze does have a nasty streak.
Something tells me we're about to see it.
[host] Breeze with a beauty shot,
that big spinning heel kick we've seen before.
[Tyler] Sami Zayn is a perpetual loser.
And me on the other hand, I'm a success
at every single thing that I decide to do.
NXT Takeover I become number one contender.
[host] Nothing's going to hold him back. This is a serious man.
[Tyler] Tyler Breeze is not just a pretty face.
I can be NXT champion, the champion who's…
gorgeous.
[uplifting music]
[cheers and applause]
-[screams] -[Tom] Sami Zayn ready to go.
[woman] The following is a match to determine the number one contender
for the NXT championship.
Introducing first, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
weighing 192 pounds, Sami Zayn!
[fans chanting]
[Tom] Tell you, Sami Zayn, he's an endless dreamer and aspirer,
always wanted to be greater than what he could be.
And what he does inside the ring defines who he is.
[Byron] We saw Sami Zayn star on NXT arrival in his fantastic match
against Cesaro.
Over the last few months, Sami Zayn has become obsessed
with the NXT championship,
and tonight an opportunity to become the number one contender
with the NXT title.
[cheers and applause]
-[man 2] Tyler, we love you! -[girl] Look over here.
[man 3] Pose for a photo.
[man 4] Look everyone, it's Tyler!
[electro music]
[woman] His opponent from residence in Santorini, Greece,
weighing 205 pounds, Tyler Breeze!
[cheers and applause]
[Regal] I'd like to let you know that Tyler Breeze is actually singing this.
[Tom] That did sound like his voice.
[Regal] This is what kind of a class act that this man is.
Look at those beautiful--
It's made out of his boots and his waistcoat today.
-[Tom] How do you hear about this stuff? -[Regal] I talk to the fellow, that's why.
[Regal] Let me just say this to anybody that's just tuning in on the WWE network,
don't let any of this facade fool you.
Tyler Breeze is far more than a pretty face and unusual clothes,
and a beautiful face.
I just said that, didn't I?
This man is a good fight and he's devious.
You know exactly what he is, Tom. You've seen it week, after week.
[Tom] We talk about how Sami Zayn's become obsessed
with the NXT championship.
Well, it's completely different for Tyler Breeze.
This man is obsessed with the spotlight.
There are not enough cameras on the planet to cover Tyler Breeze
and his opinion.
-[Regal] Here's the thing. -[bell ringing]
Tyler Breeze wins this match,
he earns a shot at the NXT championship.
Tyler Breeze becomes NXT champion,
you're in the spotlight, you're in the magazines,
you're doing the press conferences.
You got to look good and you also have to be successful.
[Regal] Let's remember that Sami Zayn is a great competitor.
He's traveled all over the world.
I believe it's nearly 30 countries that Sami Zayn has competed in,
all in his quest to be the best that he can be.
[Byron] We're underway with the number one contenders match
for the NXT championship.
We'll see the NXT title later on defended in our main event
between Adrian Neville and Tyson Kidd,
but now a very important match.
These two men met in a triple threat match
two weeks ago between Tyson Kidd, Zayn and Tyler Breeze.
And both men, per the order of JBL, put into this match.
How many times in life do you get a second chance to achieve your dream?
This is redemption either potentially for Tyler Breeze or Sami Zayn.
[Tom] Our general manager, John Bradshaw Layfield
making this match after a fantastic triple threat
we saw two weeks ago.
Zayn and Breeze were jaw jacking each other
last week here on NXT and finally got their wish.
[fans shout]
William, it's gotten to the point over the last few months with Tyler Breeze,
it's narcissistic, completely over the edge with Tyler Breeze.
He felt so slighted by what happened to him at NXT arrival,
wiped out but Rusev.
Sami Zayn meanwhile stars at NXT arrival.
[cheers and applause]
[Regal] I'm not sure about the narcissistic thing.
I have to question the-- Whoa!
For a long while, Tyler Breeze liked to make up
that he didn't want to be hit in the face,
but if you look at his face, you know he's stopped a few in his time.
He tries to throw people off their game a little
with some of these mind tricks that he pulls.
[Tom] He completely wants to be the literal face of NXT.
It's his obsession.
[fans chanting]
Let me ask you this:
you walk down the aisle and your first focus is a selfie.
You get in the ring and your first focus is a selfie.
Starting the match your first focus is a selfie.
How does that do to Tyler Breeze's preparation
if he really wants to make it on the next level?
[Regal] Are you sure it's not something just to throw his opponents off his game?
[Tom] I think it absolutely is.
And absolutely I walk around the locker room.
He never met a phone he doesn't like, or mirror he can't get along with.
[Regal] He obviously spends a lot of time learning his craft
and being a great competitor because we know that he is.
So he's obviously not that self-obsessed with everything that he does.
He wants to be noticed
and the only way you get noticed here on NXT
is being an incredible competitor.
[Byron] Oh! Meanwhile Sami Zayn
has become one of the most popular superstar's here on NXT,
-recently competed overseas. -[gasps]
[Tom] Whoa, whoa! Tossed out of the ring by Breeze.
And this has been the style of Breeze.
We saw it in the triple threat match a little bit.
Tyler Breeze is one of the most exploitative superstars
in recent memory on NXT.
[fans shout]
[Regal] This is where Tyler Breeze has to take--
[Tom] And the official's count at four.
[Regal] Tyler Breeze has to take this opportunity to take advantage here.
[Byron] Looks like he's taking his time.
Count add seven, Sami Zayn trying to roll back into the ring
and finally does, still in this number one contenders match.
[Regal] Tyler Breeze's game plan-- he was happy to get a count out
because he still would have got the championship match-up.
…two…
[Tom] Both are fighting to become the number-one contender
to the NXT champion,
whomever that may be after later on tonight, Adrian Neville or Tyson Kidd.
We'll find out in our main event,
but now the number one contender spot on the line.
We've seen previous situation with Cesaro,
with trying to earn the number one contendership for Zayn,
he's fallen short.
And it's interesting, he said earlier this week,
"I had to learn to lose in order to learn how to win."
[Byron] Breeze into the first cover in this match and a kick-out from Zayn.
So this is a chance for Sami Zayn now at Takeover, to restore his name.
[Regal] Sami Zayn is loved everywhere that he goes.
He's recently been to the Arab Emirates for the WWE,
he's recently been on the European tour,
and all the fans around the world, the WWE universe love him.
But your greatest gift, which is the fans loving him, can also be--
[Byron] Breeze-- Into the corner, face first off the second turnbuckle!
You ever seen him with his hair down?
Breeze again into the cover, hook to both legs and Zayn kicks out.
[Regal] As I was saying, your greatest gift,
which is Sami Zayn's-- the fans love him.
But it can be your greatest curse
because he feeds off the audience a little too much sometimes.
[Tom] This has created a lot of jealousy in Tyler Breeze, from what we understand.
Sami Zayn's name has been on the lips of John Cena
over recent weeks and there's a lot of eyes on Sami Zayn right now
and Tyler Breeze wants that spotlight.
I don't think it's jealousy as so much as --
another cover here and a kick-out.
[Byron] Tyler Breeze believes he's destined to be in the spotlight.
He believes it's a wrong that he's not competing
for the NXT championship tonight.
[Regal] Early on we saw how Sami Zayn fell out of the ring
and banged the back of his neck.
We've seen this great game plan by Tyler Breeze, attack the neck area.
[clapping]
Numerous strikes and now into this--
basically a front facelock, or a drop it, as we call it in England.
[Tom] It goes back to the cutthroat instinct
we've seen from Breeze the last few weeks.
Tyler Breeze hoping to use this opportunity here at NXT Takeover
to propel himself into the upper Echelon of NXT and WWE.
[fans chanting]
[Regal] Everybody knows that if you're the champion of NXT,
every higher-up official in the WWE is watching you.
-[Regal] You all want to be the champion. -[Tom] Whoa!
[fans chanting]
[Byron] Sami Zayn tossing Breeze!
It's the resiliency of Sami Zayn that's carried him through and through.
[fans chanting]
[Regal] Let me ask a question.
Do you think that Zayn has got over this obsession with Cesaro yet?
[Byron] Whoa, outside of the ring! There goes Tyler Breeze!
[Regal] Do you think that's still eating away his in head?
[Tom] We saw in the pre-show Cesaro still poking some fun at Zayn.
Sami Zayn has probably earned the respect of Cesaro,
but whether or not there's still a rivalry, you don't know.
Zayn better get it out of his head quick if he wants to win here tonight!
-[Byron] Sami… -[Tom] whoa!
[cheers and applause]
[Byron] That is something we've never seen from Sami Zayn!
[fans chanting]
Zayn going up top, loves his high tempo style,
targeting Tyler Breeze up top!
Whoa! What a cross-body, hook to the leg, the cover, and a kick-out!
Looked like we might've had a new number-one contender there.
Look at this dive from Sami Zayn using the top rope,
but watch Tyler Breeze's head bounce off the steel.
Watch this dive, the height, the impact from Sami Zayn!
[fans counting]
Almost thought it was over right there.
You got to wonder how Tyler Breeze is doing, but still, this match continues.
Tyler's groggy, but he's still in it.
-[Byron] Uh-oh, Sami, blue thunder bomb! -[Tom] Blue thunder bomb.
[Byron] Shoulders down, connecting to Breeze, and a kick-out.
When Sami Zayn hits the fifth gear, that's when he's most dangerous.
[Regal] Tyler Breeze is showing exactly what he's made of.
This man is something special.
Being able to kick-out of that blue thunder bomb
after that serious whack to the back of the head that we saw.
This shows us what a great competitor Tyler Breeze is.
[Tom] take a look at this.
Trending right now on Twitter, Tyler Breeze,
the most gorgeous grappler in the game.
Might be trending all night if he wins this match.
[Regal] He's obviously trending because of his tenacity. That's why.
[Tom] Proving extremely resilient.
We saw it a few weeks ago in the triple threat match,
proving again at Takeover.
[Byron] What about Zayn? He's the one in control!
[Tom] Zayn now going up to, has things in hand,
looking to pull away Tyler Breeze!
Breeze-- Oh! What a shot to the midsection!
Now Breeze-- Oh! Planting Zayn with a DDT!
This could do it. New number one contender right here!
No, a kick-out.
[Byron] There is still life. There is still life for Sami Zayn!
[Regal] The heart that both Tyler Breeze and Sami Zayn
are showing here is tremendous.
This is what it means to be the NXT champion.
You're willing to fight with every last breath that you have
to become the number one contender.
It's just wonderful to see.
[Byron] You never know when the opportunity is going to come again.
You never know when you're going to get to compete for the richest prize on NXT.
That's why you push as hard as you can when you have a chance.
[Regal] To these young competitors at NXT,
it's the richest prize in the world to be the NXT championship
because they know that's their chance to get onto either Raw or Smackdown.
[Tom] Zayn in a predicament here! Oh my! Shoulders down, here's the cover!
Sami Zayn, how did he get the shoulder up?
[Regal] That's the ring smarts of Sami Zayn.
The double leg Nelson, which is both feet over the shoulders,
wasn't applied, and that's why Sami could get the one shoulder up.
[Tom] Tyler Breeze with a little action of his own.
Take another look at this.
Oh man, Sami Zayn spine first into the mat.
Going into this match a lot of folks, myself included,
were excited about what these two men would do to each other
and they have not disappointed.
This has been an ultra physical match-up between Tyler Breeze and Sami Zayn.
Both men have taken a tremendous amount of punishment here.
Both of them just trying to get to their feet.
[Regal] We know what Sami Zayn can do.
We have seen it time and time again.
This is a new side to Tyler Breeze.
We see a fantastic side of Tyler Breeze.
[Tom] Sami Zayn is being tested now.
-Breeze has picked up his aggression. -Back it up!
Now can Sami Zayn pick it up on his own end?
It's the mean streak of Tyler Breeze going right after Zayn.
[Regal] And this puts any doubt to the end of how tough Tyler Breeze is.
-[Tom] Hold on! -[gasps]
[Byron] Exploder suplex into the corner!
We saw Sami Zayn connect with that at NXT arrival with Cesaro.
Can it pay dividends here at Takeover?
[Regal] I've been in a lot of physical battles in my career.
I don't know if I've been in one as physical as this.
These two young men are just giving everything they've got
because that's what the prize means to them.
[fans chanting]
[Tom] The officials count at five.
Take another look at this exploder suplex.
It was Breeze bounced off that-- look at the expression on his face.
[Regal] The whiplash on the back of Tyler Breeze's neck there.
[Tom] The count of the official. Both superstars back to a vertical base.
[booing]
[cheers and applause]
[fans chanting]
Whoa, whoa, whoa! The official was in the way for a second!
Shoulders down, here's the cover! And Zayn kicked out.
How close can you get?
Zayn going for a blue thunder bomb again!
No, no, no, no!
Counter for counter. Whoa, whoa!
Both superstars-- what a super kick!
[Regal] Right on the back.
[Byron] Is this the new number one contender?
And a kick-out!
-[cheers and applause] What a match!
What a match we are witnessing here at Takeover!
[Regal] How on earth was Sami Zayn able to kick-out from that?
[Byron] Look at this standing ovation from the NXT universe here at Full Sail!
[Regal] Rightly so, fully deserved!
That kick right on the bone, right on the point of the chin of Zayn
would have knocked anybody else spark out for the count of ten.
[Byron] Look at this! Watch this kick!
Oh!
Sami Zayn could have been out cold right there.
All of this to become number one contender,
to challenge the future NXT champion.
[Regal] Sami Zayn just completely fighting on instinct there.
[Tom] One of these two men, they know it, they feel it,
they are moments away from setting the stage for career greatness.
-[Regal] Watching battles like this-- -[Tom] The official's count at six.
[Regal] Watching battles like this make me proud to be in this industry.
[Tom] Both superstars back to their feet.
[Byron] You see Breeze is spent, Zayn is spent.
We know Sami Zayn will keep coming with everything he's got.
We've seen the same traits from Tyler Breeze.
[Regal] Everybody from this day forward will look at Breeze
in a far different way with far more respect and admiration.
[all gasp]
One, two, three!
Back it up! Come on!
[Sami grunts]
[screams]
[Tom] Sami battling back. Whoa, whoa, whoa!
What the--! What is happening?
Whoa, whoa, whoa! Shoulders down for a second!
Both superstars trying to hang in there!
It's competitiveness at its best.
-Sami-- Oh, you got to be kidding me! -[fans gasp]
Good lord! Cover, Tyler Breeze is done right here!
No way!
-[Tom] No way! -[Byron] What was that?
[Regal] I have to bring this point up.
The same reason that Sami Zayn was able to kick-out before
was the same reason that Breeze could kick-out then.
The double leg Nelson wasn't applied.
When you leave a competitor of these standards with a shoulder free
and the leg is not covering the shoulder, they'll always kick-out.
[Byron] I was impressed with how much we had seen from Tyler Breeze
tonight in this match that we haven't seen before,
but Sami Zayn just showed us, "Hey, I got a few tricks up my sleeve
you haven't seen yet!"
[fans chanting]
[Tom] Now Sami measuring Tyler Breeze.
We saw this in the triple threat match was looking for the kick.
-[Tom] Breeze wisely gets out of the way. -[Byron] It ain't over yet!
[Byron] Hold on a second! Oh, again! Oh, man!
The neck and skull of Tyler Breeze bouncing off the steel.
Did you hear the thud?
The thud of Tyler Breeze and Sami Zayn crashing on that steel ramp?
[fans chanting]
[Regal] How in the world is Tyler Breeze still able to compete?
[Tom] How is Zayn still competing?
Breeze looks like he doesn't know where he is.
[Byron] I think Sami does.
[Tom] Sami in the driver's seat. Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Uh-oh, hold on!
What just happened?
Whoa, the beauty shot for Breeze!
Ever the opportunist!
Into the cover! Tyler Breeze is going to steal this one!
Wow!
[woman] Here is your winner and the number one contender
for the NXT championship, Tyler Breeze!
[Tom] What just happened?
[Regal] From the angle that I'm-- Honestly, I just saw Tyler Breeze
trying to protect himself by putting his arms out
and covering his face.
[Tom] Yeah, let's take a look again.
Because I know Sami was going for the kick,
but I'm not really quite sure what happened.
There's really some confusion with the referee.
Take another look here. This was earlier in the match.
Sami Zayn very early on in the match here.
This the first shot to the back of the head, Tyler Breeze.
And then watch this huge dive off the top rope,
Sami Zayn… spelling victory.
[Byron] It was so close right there, but Tyler Breeze sticking around.
That's the new side of Tyler Breeze we saw throughout this entire match-up.
And Sami Zayn point out all the stops on Tyler Breeze and was on the right path.
But watch this, this is where it's a little tricky.
Sami Zayn going for the kick. Oh!
And it looks like Tyler Breeze caught him, caught a rope.
[Regal] I think that was completely inadvertent because Tyler Breeze
has took some serious damage to his head and neck area.
We just seen --
[Tom] Tyler Breeze is now the number one contender.
[Regal] Breeze was trying to cover up, protect his neck and his face.
-We seen the damage that it took. -[Tom] Whatever it was,
you said it, Tyler Breeze is now the number one contender
through the NXT championship.
[uplifting music]
[Tom] Sami Zayn just trying to figure out what just happened.
Later on tonight we see in our main event,
NXT championship defended,
but Tyler Breeze is your new number one contender, Byron.
I shudder to think what we're going to see later tonight.
Amazing. That's all I can say.
An amazing match-up between Tyler Breeze and Sami Zayn.
We still have the NXT championship match to watch.
Unbelievable.
Still to come later tonight, we hope you will join us
still here on the WWE network,
immediately following NXT Takeover will be NXT Fallout,
live here on the network, which will include an exclusive interview
with the COO, Triple H.
And don't forget, after Fallout, a very special airing
of WWE Legends' House.
And check this out, a special start time tonight at 10:30 p.m. Eastern time.
And speaking of legends--
[Regal] Here we see the legendary Bret Hart talking to his niece,
Natalya and Tyson Kidd.
I mean, can you imagine the knowledge he's distilling on them right now?
[Tom] Both superstars have championship matches
still come tonight here on NXT Takeover.
[Byron] And speaking of, I tell you what, one of these two divas,
Natalya or Charlotte, will create a new legacy for themselves
and their families as they go one-on-one tonight
for the NXT women's championship.
[Tom] And still to come, our main event, Adrian Neville
looks to cement his NXT championship reign against Tyson Kidd.
Kidd wants to use NXT as a launching pad starting tonight.
The NXT title will be defended here at Takeover.
Please welcome the ravishing Russian, Lana!
[Russian music]
[Tom] The social ambassador for the super athlete, Rusev.
Will NXT impress Rusev tonight?
[Regal] I guess we'll find out.
[speaks Russian]
NXT, rise for the super athlete, Rusev!
[Rusev in Russian] Rusev putria, Rusev machka.
[suspensful music]
[Regal] Look at this man.
I tell you, what most sums this man up more than anything else,
just a fearsome creature.
I don't see anything
that can possibly go wrong with this man's career.
He's incredibly agile, he's incredibly strong,
he's incredibly resilient, he's incredibly tough.
[Byron] We saw Rusev's dominance for months here on NXT,
but we've seen that dominance now instead to the entire WWE
and I got to ask, I don't know who can't stop him.
[Tom] I saw the impressive showing from Rusev at extreme rules
representing the Russian Federation here, with Lana at his side.
[Lana speaks in Russian]
[fans chanting]
Much like Russia has expanded their power across Europe
to be the next superpower,
so has Rusev expanded his power to Raw and Smackdown.
And now he's received and come back to NXT to receive adoration
from all the peasants that he stepped on their heads to reach the top.
[fans chanting]
And now you will rise in respect
and receive this great man,
much like Russia has received their great leader, Vladimir Putin.
[cheers and boos]
NXT, rise for the iron fist of Russia,
Rusev.
Rusev putria, rusev machka.
[cheers and boos]
[rock music]
[Byron] Mojo Rawley, the hype man is here on NXT.
The most hyped superstar here on NXT from the proud commonwealth of Virginia,
from the University of Maryland.
-[Regal] Rusev looks absolutely disgusted. -Hold on one second, Rusev!
I'm hearing a lot of hype right now about Russia.
But right here, we're in the USA!
And in the USA,
we don't get hype, we stay hype!
[cheers and applause]
And I think right about now,
it's time that someone comes down to that ring…
and shoves that flag right up your Putin!
[Byron laughs] I want to see this! Come on, let's go!
Here we go, Mojo!
-Oh man! -[laughing]
[Tom] Well… so much for the Putin.
[Regal] Well, I'm glad I'm English at the moment.
How embarrassing for you Americans.
[Tom] Well, someone's hyped right now, but it ain't Mojo.
The Russian rampage Rusev…
taking out Mojo Rawley!
Well, thanks for coming, Mojo.
[fans shout]
Now, Rusev into the accolade here on Mojo!
[Mojo screams]
[Regal] I'm on his side.
[shouts]
[booing]
[Byron] The dominance continues.
[suspensful music]
Well…
-I appreciate Mojo's energy, but this-- -[Tom] Wait a minute, uh-oh.
[Byron] Rusev not done here with Mojo Rawley.
Mojo picked the wrong time and the wrong person.
[cheers and boos]
[Regal] I think anybody that takes on Rusev is picking on the wrong person.
[fans chanting]
[Tom] Rusev and Lana came here tonight to NXT Takeover
looking for adoration.
Wait a minute.
Wait a minute, what is Lana doing?
Lana, again sicking Rusev on Mojo.
Mojo Rawley has taken enough.
[Mojo grunts and screams]
Rusev, again, with the accolade.
[screams]
[Rusev speaks in Russian]
-[Tom] Instead of Mojo rising, Mojo dying. -[Rusev screams]
Tonight has been all about the rise of NXT
and we've seen Raw and Smackdown the rise of Rusev already in WWE.
[speaks in Russian]
[Tom] And Mojo had every intention of defending the stars
and stripes here tonight.
Let's take another look.
Mojo very courageous coming out of the ring here.
Oh man!
Just devastating kick there from Rusev.
Hey listen, we're on NXT Takeover and what did Rusev do?
He took over particularly Mojo Rawley.
[Regal] I've always said this is a wonderful country,
it just needs population transplant.
[screams]
Need somebody better to stand up for you next time.
Goodness gracious me. That's got to hurt.
[Tom] And we saw what Rusev did at NXT arrival.
The iron fist of Russia looks to be gearing up for a hostile Takeover.
Byron, he came here tonight looking for adoration,
Lana and Rusev, and they wanted to be impressed.
[Byron] Well, I think it's very clear
that Lana and Rusev weren't impressed at all.
And again, credit where credit's due, Mojo tried to step up, just didn't work.
[laughs]
Your son-- look behind you. Careful.
-Still to come-- -I've got a red shirt.
I put that on if it helps.
Still to come here tonight, NXT Takeover Fallout again,
will be immediately following NXT Takeover right here on the WWE network.
Please stay tuned for that with special guest, the COO, triple H,
will join Renee Young and Paul Heyman.
And then a special start time for Legends' House
will air tonight at 10:30 Eastern right here on the WWE Network.
Don't worry, you'll still catch Legends' House.
-Easy for you to say, Tom. -Yes.
10:30 p.m. Eastern time, Legends' House.
There's still some big matches on the card here tonight
for NXT Takeover, especially the NXT women's championship.
[Tom] I can't even imagine.
The greatest family's knowledge being passed on by the nature boy.
[host] Now, the semifinals continue for the NXT women's title
here in this tournament.
[commentator] Bow down to the queen.
And Charlotte's going to Takeover.
Trying to set up for the sharpshooter and she's got it locked in!
And Natalya advances to the finals!
I always felt like I had to be better than great.
I had to be better than my uncles, and better than my grandfather,
and better than my dad.
And I'm blazing my own trail as a female in this
and I'm the first female representing the Hart family.
When I first got here I was like, "I don't want to be like my dad.
I don't want to be associated with the Flair name.
And then now I know I can carry on the Flair name
and be comfortable in my own skin.
Charlotte is like me.
This is in her blood.
She chose to represent her family and walk in their light
and she's got some really big boots to fill.
Woah!
If you could have a film of me two years ago
and a film of me now, you'd go, "That's not the same girl."
I continue to shock everyone with my progress
and I don't think she planned on facing me at Takeover.
I would consider myself genetically superior.
She's got the gift.
She's got the gene.
She believes that she is better than me.
I hope Charlotte can handle it
when I make her tap to the sharpshooter in front of her father.
In NXT Takeover, I will be in Charlotte's corner.
I think it will just add to all the controversy and the tension.
The Harts against the Flairs has been going on for years.
The Flair is never going to beat a Hart.
I thought my dad was the best.
I know how passionate Natalya is about thinking her uncle's the best.
To have my uncle, Bret, in my corner
for one of the biggest matches of my career-- words can't describe it.
It's not going to sit well with Charlotte when Natalya
walks out of there with the title that night.
I will defeat Natalya,
proving that Flairs always go home with the gold.
Talk is cheap.
Put your money where your mouth is.
Show me that you're Ric Flair's daughter, show me that you're the best.
I'm actually begging for you to prove it to me.
When I take home the next women's championship,
they'll just be like,
"The Flair's are going to need their Hall of Fame wing."
[Tom] NXT Takeover continues here in Orlando, Florida inside the NXT arena.
And take a look at who's joining us here inside the NXT universe,
film star, Kris Kristofferson,
Academy Award winning nominee, Golden Globe winner,
the star of the Blade trilogy, taking in NXT Takeover.
Everybody's here.
[cheers and applause]
[Byron] Speaking of--
[rock music]
[woman] Ladies and gentlemen, welcome
the former NXT women's champion and current WWE Divas champion,
Paige!
[Regal] It's absolutely lovely to see Paige here.
Returning gracefully, the beautiful raven haired lady
back to her home of NXT.
This shows the kind of sportsmanship that this young lady has
and I'm so proud of her.
So are the rest of Britain. We're so proud of this young lady.
[Tom] It was four weeks ago that our general manager,
John Bradshaw Layfield, stripped Paige
of the NXT women's championship
and started an NXT women championship.
Paige held the title for 274 days and is back here on NXT
for this historic NXT women's championship final.
[cheers and applause]
[laughs] Wow.
It is amazing to be home at NXT!
[cheers and applause]
But before I get started, I just want to say I few words
to each and every one of you.
[fans shout]
I don't know if this is going to sound cheesy and cliche,
but I actually just want to thank each and every one of you.
[cheers and applause]
I mean it.
I want to thank each and every one of you because I wouldn't be where I am today
without you and NXT.
-[cheers and applause] -[giggles]
And I wouldn't be the WWE Divas champion!
-[cheers and applause] -[giggles]
But talking about championships,
I couldn't be prouder to be the first ever NXT women's champion.
[fans shout]
But tonight we are going to be crowning a new champion.
And this champion she has to have strength.
She has to have character.
And she has to have grace.
Because while holding the NXT women's championship,
she is holding the key to the future.
And believe me, holding that can lead to this.
[cheers and applause]
So thank you.
Thank you, every single one of you.
And enjoy the rest of the show
because it's gonna be memorable!
[cheers and applause]
[heavy metal music]
[Regal] What a great champion Paige was.
-[Tom] Great story. -[Regal] It is.
[Tom] Paige's first night ever on Raw wins the WWE Divas championship.
Was the first diva in history to hold the Divas championship
and the NXT women's championship simultaneously.
[Regal] Now it's time for the changing of the guard.
[woman] The following match will determine who will be
the new NXT women's champion!
[rock music]
[audience gasps]
[Regal] I get goose bumps just seeing Ric Flair.
I'll probably never stop to shake as well. [laughs]
But can you imagine what it must be like
now Charlotte gets to come into her own?
She knows the legacy of the Harts and the Flairs.
She knows there's been this rivalry since 1992.
She gets her chance to make her own name tonight by beating Natalya.
Not only beating Natalya but having her father in her corner
and watching Bret The Hitman Hart standing in the other corner
and stare on with not a thing that he can do.
Imagine how proud she'll be.
[Tom] What impresses me is the confidence of Charlotte.
She said earlier this week, when it's all said and done,
we'll have to add a Flair win to the Hall of Fame.
[heavy metal music]
[cheers and applause]
[Regal] Here we see the excellence of execution.
He claims to be the best there is, was, the best there ever will be.
And that quite possibly could be.
But Ric Flair--
-[Tom] 16-time world champion. -[Regal] 16-time.
[Regal] Bret Hart seven-time world champion.
[Tom] Remember the rivalry between these two.
[Regal] And there are egos involved.
But again, Natalya gets to be the person who beats a Flair
and watch Ric Flair have to stand there
and take it and do nothing about it.
Imagine how she would feel.
[Tom] Triple H said earlier this week on WWE.com
that Natalya is perhaps the best in-ring performer
on the WWE Divas roster today.
[Byron] Natalya has got to prove it tonight.
[cheers and applause]
[woman] Introducing first accompanied by two-time WWE Hall of Famer
and 16-time world champion,
the nature boy Ric Flair!
[cheers and applause]
From the queen city, Charlotte!
[cheers]
Her opponent accompanied by WWE Hall of Famer
and seven-time world champion, Bret The Hitman Hart!
[cheers and applause]
From Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Natalya!
[cheers and applause]
[Byron] Just take this moment in for a second.
Two of the greatest names in the history of our industry
now being represented by two of the premier Divas here on NXT
competing for the NXT women's championship.
[fans chanting]
This is a moment in time that will live forever.
[bell ringing]
[Tom] The legacies of the Harts and Flairs
continue tonight in Charlotte versus Natalya
for the NXT women's championship.
[Regal] What an incredible--
Incredible experience for both of these young ladies.
-Not only are they both-- -[Tom] Shoulders down and the kick out.
[Regal] Very skilled competitors,
but imagine having the knowledge in the corner that if they need it,
they can go and get advice right there.
What a fantastic opportunity for both of them.
[clapping]
[Tom] Natalya told me the main advice she got
from legendary Bret The Hitman Hart is,
"Wrestle your heart out and do what brought you to the dance."
[Regal] That's great advice.
[Tom] On the flip side, I also talked to Charlotte
and she said her dad has the utmost confidence in her ability.
She knows what to prep for.
She knows what she's got to do and she is ready to capture
the NXT women's championship.
[Regal] Just the history alone of knowing the knowledge
that has been passed on to both Charlotte and Natalya.
Ric Flair, trained by the late great Billy Robinson.
Bret The Hitman Hart, trained by his father Stu Hart.
To someone like me, a wrestling historian, it is just truly,
an honor to be even in the arena tonight to be around these two men.
[fans chanting]
[Tom] Well, the NXT universe here in Orlando
between Natalya and Charlotte.
Charlotte a second-generation Diva.
Meanwhile, Natalya a third-generation Diva.
-So many tricks and-- -[Regal] Exactly.
Skills they have learned over the years from their family.
[Regal] Exactly.
[Byron] You make that point.
It's very important for both Charlotte and Natalya
to now let those jitters settle down.
We know this is an emotional night. We know this is an emotional match.
They have to let those emotions settle and focus on the task at hand.
[Regal] One has to remember Natalya does have somewhat of an advantage.
And it's a several-year advantage as far as being a high-ranking competitor
here in the WWE.
Since 2008, I believe.
[Byron] I don't know if I agree with you.
Natalya has experience.
Natalya has talked about being nervous about this match,
feeling the pressure of being part of the Hart family.
The flip side, Charlotte said, "There was a part
where I felt like I had to fill my father's shoes.
But now I have come into my own and I'm prepared to create my legacy."
[Regal] That's a great point there, Byron.
Nerves play a big factor. Doesn't matter how good you are.
If you are nervous, it can throw you off your game. Oh.
[Tom] Natalya doing what she does best.
Another submission maneuver.
[Charlotte grunts]
We knew Natalya as we mentioned, had all the experience coming into this.
But Charlotte has claimed to be genetically superior.
Do you agree with that, William?
[Regal] From everything that we've seen so far of her
in the short time that she's been here, i can't disagree.
[Tom] Well, I'll do you one better.
When Charlotte was growing up, her father, Ric Flair,
always made sure she was at the most top-notch athletic facilities,
top-notch education.
[Regal] Yes, but that doesn't make for great wrestling ability.
I'm just throwing that out there.
Not that she wouldn't have that as well.
That has nothing to do with what we're seeing here.
Let me ask you. How much does confidence play a role?
-That does play. -[Tom] That builds confidence.
[Tom] That builds confidence with everything you can accomplish.
[screams]
[Byron] And Natalya has Charlotte locked up in the center of the ring.
We may see a submission here in the finals
of the NXT women's championship tournament.
[Tom] Natalya's specialty.
[Regal] Early on,
we can see it goes back to the origins of our industry.
This is truly going to be a chess game, a human chess game.
Nobody wants to make that first move that's going to throw off their game.
Nobody wants to get caught with a quick submission
or a quick fall, a quick roll-up.
[Tom] Natalya has egged on Charlotte a little bit in the past
saying, "Show me you're a Flair. Show me you're good enough.
Show me that confidence.
[Natalya] Whoo!
[fans laugh]
-[Byron] And mocking Charlotte, huh. -[Tom] It's on in there from Natalya.
[Tom] A lot on the line tonight for the Harts to take over.
And now Charlotte looking to take control.
[Regal] One has to wonder how wise that was of Natalya.
Why take the time to even-- keep your eye on the prize.
[Tom] It's clearly become personal over the past few weeks between them.
[Regal] Sometimes people's emotions can ruin them.
[Tom] Whoa.
Charlotte-- Wow!
Look at the strength of Charlotte!
Hold on. Here's the cover from Natalya and the kick out.
-[Natalya shouts] -[Regal] Nicely applied body scissors.
[Tom] Staring right in the eyes of her father.
[Regal] This is a great move to control an opponent with
because you actually constrict the ring and the abdomen area.
[Tom] Shoulders down again. Natalya looking to wrap this thing up.
[Regal] Of your opponent. I say quite a look on NXT.
If you take the breath out of a competitor,
that competitor becomes weak quickly.
[Byron] Are you surprised at the poise of Charlotte?
Doesn't seem very alarmed. Seems to be cool, calm and collected.
[Regal] I am, yes.
That goes back to what you were talking about, Byron.
The confidence is there.
It doesn't mean the wrestling ability is there.
-[Tom] Charlotte does not-- -[Byron] Whoa.
Cross arm breaker there for a second and Charlotte manages to escape
-to the bottom rope. -[Tom] Knowing where you are.
Charlotte feels she was bred to be a champion.
[all gasp in unison]
[Tom] Yeah. That's what I want to see.
Natalya, now shoulders down.
And Charlotte kick out at two.
We talked about those underlying tensions, William Regal.
-Now we're seeing them. -[fans gasp]
[Tom laughs] What a chop.
[Regal] Let me explain something to the people at home.
-[Regal] When you get-- -[Byron] Easy, Ric.
[Regal] When you get a chop, it's not just a chop.
It's a whack to the sternum that again makes it difficult to breathe.
[Tom] Look at Ric Flair.
Look at the nature boy go.
Things are getting heated at ringside.
What do you think Bret is thinking?
Oh. Natalya trying to duck over here.
[Regal] Great ring awareness by Charlotte there.
[Tom] Natalya hangs on for dear life.
Charlotte in trouble here, stuck in the center of the ring.
-Natalya in control. -[Regal] Backed it up.
-[Regal] Body scissors. -[Tom] Backpack stunner from Charlotte.
[Byron] What a counter. Charlotte.
Can she become the NXT women's champion here?
Hook of the leg. And Natalya still in.
[Natalya shouts]
Charlotte out of frustration,
another cover and Natalya gets the shoulder up.
[Tom] And here's the attitude. Here's the disrespect towards Natalya.
The Flair family used to winning championships.
Byron, as you said, what Charlotte alluded to,
there's not a Hall of Fame ring,
but Charlotte looking to claim her first-ever championship
here at NXT Takeover.
[Byron] Charlotte has said it herself.
Watch this.
This will rattle your brains. Look out.
Shoulders down and the kick out.
Charlotte almost had it right there.
[Regal] I don't think there's disrespect being shown by Charlotte.
Look at these beautiful-- calls this the figure-four headlock.
That's exactly what it is.
A lot of people think that's a head scissors. It's not.
-It's a figure-four headlock. -[Tom] Ric Flair at ringside.
I don't think Charlotte is showing any disrespect to Natalya here.
She's just competing because she knows the prize.
The NXT Ladies Championship.
[Byron] Oh, man.
I heard Charlotte say it before in the past.
I don't know how to lose.
[Regal] Charlotte has this figure-four headlock applied beautifully here.
[Tom] Whoa, whoa. Wait a minute.
Natalya planted.
This could be it for Natalya.
Charlotte into another cover and the kick out.
This NXT women's championship match continues.
[Regal] You see nothing but really intelligent competing by Charlotte.
The way that she's-- you know,
she knows that she's got
the ultimate wrestling diva to face with Natalya.
But she's actually out wrestling in some occasions here.
[Tom] Natalya.
[Byron] The abdominal stretch has found Natalya in the driver's seat.
Hart family pride from Natalya ringing true!
She's contorting and stretching the body of Charlotte.
[Regal] Exactly. By pulling on that extra leg.
[Byron] Whoa, for a second.
Oh! Charlotte with a drop kick.
[Tom] You think desperation is starting to set for Natalya?
[Byron] This is for the NXT women's championship. Cover and kick out.
[Tom] A little nervousness is starting to come upon Natalya realizing
that this could end?
Take another look at the impact here of Charlotte.
Beautiful counter into a drop kick.
[Regal] I don't think the nerves are causing this.
It's Charlotte that's causing Natalya's downfall here
because she's competing at such a high level.
People weren't expecting this from Charlotte.
[Tom] This is the NXT women's championship tournament finals.
Hold on. Natalya, butterfly suplex.
[Natalya screams]
This is where the strength of Natalya comes into play.
Snap mare.
Oh! Gosh.
Oh! Drop kick!
[Regal] Natalya needs to make the cover.
[Tom] Natalya with an opening. The cover. Charlotte is still in it.
[Regal] I have to say that Natalya should have made that cover quicker there.
She had to.
[Tom] Natalya feels like there's nothing in life she can't accomplish.
Will she accomplish the goal now?
Oh! And Charlotte taken out outside the ring.
[Regal] This is just strategically talking from me.
If I was Natalya, I would try to let Charlotte be counted out.
Don't try going out of the ring after her. Whoa.
[Tom] Charlotte looking to cling to Natalya here. Hold on.
Vulnerable situation here on the ring apron.
Charlotte-- Oh, man.
Twisting at the left knee of Natalya.
[Regal] The leg whip there by Charlotte on to Natalya.
But we saw the impact on Natalya's back as well.
That's enough to knock the wind right out of her.
Count of four and both divas have to get back into the ring.
One has to wonder if the damage that's just been done
to Natalya's knee as well.
[Tom] Smart strategy from Charlotte.
Stopping Natalya in her tracks.
Charlotte now into the cover. Hook to the injured knee.
Here's the cover and kick out.
[Ric] Hey, are you going to count?
[Tom] You can hear Ric Flair counting from the corner.
It's emotional across the board in this matchup.
Natalya is in trouble here. Charlotte going up to the top rope.
I've never seen Charlotte do this. This is for the NXT women's championship.
Charlotte-- you've got to be kidding me.
Charlotte pulling out all the stops! Oh!
The moonsault misses!
Took too much time!
Ric Flair incensed at ringside.
Charlotte went for it all.
She went for the rod
and Natalya out of the way at the last second.
[fans chanting]
Natalya trying to climb back to her feet here.
The NXT women's championship on the line.
Natalya, that can do it there. Off the clothesline, another kick out.
[Regal] Incredible resiliency here by Charlotte being able to kick out.
[Tom] Whoa, whoa!
And Natalya looking for the Hart family sharpshooter.
Locked in on Charlotte.
[Regal] Charlotte has to make it to the ropes. She has to.
She's got to pull her fingernails on the canvas.
She has to make that rope. Charlotte screaming out.
[Byron] Reaching for the bottom rope and dragged back into the center.
[Regal] She has got to crawl with every fiber in her being.
She has to make it.
[Byron] Whoa. The counter. Charlotte countered.
Whoa, wait.
[Regal] The counter. A figure-four leg lock.
[Byron] The figure-four leg lock like Ric Flair.
[Regal] Look at that. We saw the knee damaged before
with the leg whip off the apron.
That bad knee straightened out there.
[Byron] Natalya could tap out here in this NXT women's championship final.
How quickly the momentum changes.
Natalya trying to-- reversing the pressure for a moment.
And now both divas trying to claim to the bottom rope.
Oh! This is what it's all about.
[Tom] Two divas who want nothing more than to be NXT women's champion.
[Byron] Natalya seems to have reversed the pressure on Charlotte.
Tables have turned.
Charlotte in trouble.
Look at the desperation on both divas' faces,
showing the figure-four leg lock.
I can't manage the damage being done to both Charlotte and Natalya.
[all gasp in unison]
How bad do you want to be a champion?
Now Charlotte trying to roll this maneuver to the bottom rope,
trying to break things up.
Oh, gosh!
The figure-four leg lock off the apron.
[Regal] The referee needs to break this hold quickly.
What are you doing?
[Byron] William Regal, both these ladies have to be in bad shape right now.
[Regal] This is just down to who wants it the most.
[Tom] Oh! And the knee first into the steel steps.
Remember, only way to win the NXT women's championship
by pinfall or submission here tonight.
The resourceful play out of the game plan of Flair.
The official's count now at three.
Are you okay?
[Tom] Charlotte looks at her dad. Ric trying to coach up his daughter.
Natalya and Charlotte have taken a tremendous amount of damage.
I can't imagine the pain Natalya's right knee is in right now.
One more time. Looks like Charlotte.
Whoa, whoa. Look into the eyes of Bret Hart.
Charlotte locks in the sharpshooter on Natalya.
[Byron] Are you kidding me?
[Regal] Have you ever seen a better instance of adding insult to injury?
[Byron] The Hall of Famer staring down his niece
stuck in his own finishing maneuver.
Natalya in trouble.
Could she tap out to her own submission maneuver?
-[Tom] She'll tap. -[Byron] She's barely hanging on.
[Byron] Natalya with--
[Regal] Great counter there by Natalya.
If anybody knows how to counter--
[Tom] Whoa.
-[Tom] Natalya! -[Byron] Down to the queen!
[Byron] Charlotte into the cover and Natalya-- Charlotte!
Charlotte is the NXT women's champion!
[woman] Here is your winner
and new NXT women's champion, Charlotte!
[cheers and applause]
[Tom] I'm speechless.
I'm absolutely speechless.
Ladies and gentlemen, the new NXT women's champion,
the daughter of Ric Flair,
Charlotte.
[heavy metal music]
[cheers and applause]
[Tom] Let's take a look back at the finishing sequence
of the NXT women's championship tournament here on NXT Takeover.
What a battle it was down the stretch.
Both divas trading submission for submission.
It was a case of do your homework and some.
And look at this.
Charlotte connecting with bow down to the queen to finally put away Natalya
and become just the second NXT women's champion in history.
[woman] Here is your winner and new NXT women's champion, Charlotte!
[Regal] What an incredible moment.
We have seen the emotion, true emotion from Ric Flair and Charlotte.
And as a professional to see the rivalries put to one side
and Ric Flair and Bret Hart shook hands
because they know they witnessed an incredible battle,
an incredible battle for the NXT Divas championship.
[Tom] How fortunate have we been to sit here
and watch the next generation and the rivalry between Flair and Hart
here tonight at NXT Takeover.
[Regal] I feel truly honored, absolutely honored I got to witness
along with everybody else,
to witness such an incredible performance by Charlotte.
We're looking at a Diva that is going to be making waves
in the Divas Division whether here at NXT or in the WWE for years to come.
[Byron] Emotional night, no doubt about it.
[cheers and applause]
[Regal] Another generation of Flair as champion.
Come here!
That's a hug that was so rightly deserved.
What a performance by Charlotte.
And she showed us the incredible skills that she has. Tremendous.
[Tom] Ladies and gentlemen, we've still got a lot more to come.
The main event, the NXT championship will be defended.
Adrian Neville looks to solidify his place tonight against Tyson Kidd
as the face of NXT.
[music in slow motion]
[commentator] Adrian climbing that ladder.
Yes, yes! Neville has got it!
Adrian got the title!
Being the NXT champion is fantastic.
[rock music]
This championship on my shoulder
is the result of years of trial and error and failures
and getting it right and working hard.
I think it's given me a great amount of confidence.
I think I have really fit into this role very well.
Every different match is a different case. It's a different scenario.
Wrestling Bo Dallas is very different than wrestling Brodus Clay.
Clay knocked my front four teeth out.
Sent me to the emergency room.
Now I've got the dental work. Got my teeth back, Brodus.
This is more important than any teeth in my mouth.
Now with Tyson, it's a very different scenario.
I have been on Raw. I have been on Smackdown.
I want that feeling back.
And NXT and that title, I'm on a launching pad to getting it.
I know he's desperate which makes him very dangerous.
But if he thinks he's going to use me to springboard his own career,
I think he's got another thing coming.
If you want to fight, I'll brawl.
If you want to fly, I'll soar.
A lot of people compare me to Tyson and we're very similar in a lot of ways.
So dare I say that Tyson is my biggest challenge yet,
he might be.
But I'm faster than Tyson.
I'm stronger than Tyson.
I'm hungrier than Tyson and undefeated this year.
I honestly feel this championship has made me unstoppable.
I think the only member of your family taking home the gold will be your wife.
This is my armor and no one is going through my armor.
[Tom] And it's great to see WWE superstars Christian and Cesaro.
Cesaro the star of NXT arrival as far as I'm concerned.
[Regal] This is the importance of this match.
Everybody wants to sit on the front row
and watch these competitors compete for the richest prize in NXT.
[Tom] We're ready for our main event. Let's head backstage.
Tyson Kidd ready for his NXT championship match.
I love you.
Good luck.
Knock 'em dead.
[rock music]
[Regal] Look into the eyes of Tyson Kidd and you see a desperate man.
You see a man that knows this is probably his last chance
to make his mark here in the WWE.
He wants to use definitely and springboard his career in NXT
to get himself back into the main roster of the WWE.
He's got a lot to lose.
But he's also got an incredible amount to gain.
[Tom] Michael Cole asked the question on the pre-show,
will Tyson Kidd become NXT champion
or will he simply be known
as Natalya's husband?
A lot on the line tonight for Tyson Kidd.
[Byron] You talk about a lot on the line.
How about from this man?
The man that captured the NXT championship at arrival.
And now tonight at Takeover,
Adrian Neville.
Adrian Neville wants to prove that he can carry the torch
as the future of the WWE.
[Tom] Adrian Neville winning the NXT championship
against Bo Dallas in the first-ever NXT ladder match.
It was called the biggest match in NXT history.
And now Adrian Neville has headlined both of NXT's
first ever live specials.
[Regal] Another young man that I'm so proud of, Adrian Neville,
coming from England, from New Castle.
Adrian Neville is nothing but a sensation.
An absolute sensation.
[bell ringing]
[woman] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT championship.
Introducing first the challenger from Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
weighing 195 pounds, Tyson Kidd!
[cheers and applause]
His opponent from New Castle, England,
weighing 194 pounds,
he is the NXT champion Adrian Neville!
[cheers and applause]
[Regal] I'm absolutely fascinated as I look upon the ring
because I see two young men--
Let me explain something to you.
When you come from a different country, you have to make a name for yourself
in this industry of ours. It's very difficult. I know.
I did it a long time ago.
Nothing anywhere close to as good as these two young men have ever done.
But to make a name for yourself in your own country,
both have to do that.
Then they traveled overseas and both became incredible competitors.
And now they are both here in the WWE.
Adrian Neville, the NXT champion.
This is a special night for everybody that dreams to be here in the WWE.
[Tom] Look at the focus in the eyes of both Adrian Neville and Tyson Kidd.
Tyson Kidd, many have said that Tyson Kidd has nothing to lose.
Tyson will tell you that he has everything to lose.
Meanwhile Adrian Neville has taken a lot of disrespect from Tyson Kidd
because he does not want to be used as a launching pad.
[referee] Break it up!
One, two, three.
Back off, Tyson.
[Tom] Normally throughout the career of Tyson Kidd,
he hasn't been known as someone who is the most boisterous guy,
the most talkative guy.
But the fact that Tyson Kidd would come out and state,
"Listen, I have been a tag-team champion,
I have had my WrestleMania moment. You haven't."
That's Tyson Kidd changing the game a little bit
to get into the head of Adrian Neville.
[Regal] As we talked about earlier in the Natalya and Charlotte match,
we're going to see a human chess game here.
Move for move, these two young men have both the same skills.
I mean they are like mirror copies of each other, really.
They both have an incredible ground game.
They both have incredible flying game.
It's like facing yourself.
-[Tom] In a word, limitless. -[Regal] Limitless, yes.
[Tom] That's what we have heard.
Neville has heard, "Oh, you remind me of Kidd."
Tyson has heard, "You remind me of Neville."
They don't want to be clones of each other.
They want to stay on the top and know that the other
can't hold a candle to what they can accomplish.
[Byron] Tyson Kidd now back in control. Whoa.
Look at these two. [laughs]
-[fans gasp] -[laughter]
[Byron] There you go.
The WWE superstar taking it to the NXT champion.
[fans chanting]
Tyson Kidd spent nine years in the vaunted Hart dungeon.
He said he saw grown men fly in from other continents,
watch a practice and leave the next day.
[Regal] And cry. He saw grown men cry.
He saw grown men put in every submission hold
that there's ever been invented.
He saw them tortured, their ligaments torn.
Their muscles… demolished.
He grew up around that.
He knows every trick in the book when it comes to wrestling.
But Adrian Neville, a great history coming from England.
We're not too shy on the mat ourselves from England.
So Adrian Neville knows all those skills as well.
[Byron] Think about mentally for Kidd who has been told
that he can't accomplish the big one, that next level.
I mean think about athletes in history.
I remember Michael Jordan one time had the flu.
He couldn't compete. He had one of the best games of his life.
Muhammad Ali was told he couldn't beat Forman.
He accomplished that major goal.
[Tom] Adrian Neville taking down Tyson Kidd.
[Byron] And the people saying,
"Tyson Kidd you can't use this as a springboard"
has only fueled Tyson Kidd more.
[Tom] As the COO, Triple H said earlier this week on WWE.com
about Adrian Neville, there's no one way to describe him.
Adrian is amazing.
Just recently on the WWE tour of England, Adrian Neville,
as I said, he was a sensation.
[Regal] People in England are--
Well, people anywhere, you know.
I mean on the WWE Network, all over the world,
80 different countries, NXT, Adrian Neville is a superstar.
[Tom] It was two weeks ago that Adrian Neville got to compete
in front of his friends and family in his hometown of New Castle, England,
at the New Castle Metro Arena.
The place where Adrian Neville says he fell in love with this industry
and returned home.
Tyson Kidd breaking up the hold here from Neville.
[Byron] You can't forget about the planning that Kidd does.
I've seen it first hand.
He has said if you ever made any noise in this industry,
if you have ever had any sort of accomplishment,
I know who you are. I know what your strengths are
and I know what your weaknesses are.
[Regal] That is definitely true.
When people talk about being a student of the wrestling industry,
Tyson Kidd truly is.
[Byron] Tyson Kidd, whoa, whoa!
Oh, man.
Adrian Neville landed on his feet there.
And here we go. Oh!
[Regal] As I said, it's like wrestling yourself.
It's so difficult when you have somebody as good as you.
[Tom] Look at these two.
Mirror images.
[cheers and applause]
[Byron] And Tyson Kidd!
[Tom] Oh!
The frustration boiling over, taking down Neville.
It's not frustration.
It's do what you've got to do to become a champion.
[Regal] You've got to do it.
I thought that was great strategy there by Tyson Kidd.
Take any opening you can get, sunshine.
[Byron] There's been a fire learning in Tyson Kidd,
a fire burning the moment he had to have knee surgery.
He was on the shelf for almost a year.
And he waited for the right moment to show the world
he's every bit as good as he believes he is.
[Regal] I've been here a few times in my life.
I know what it's like to get really knocked giddy by an elbow.
And that elbow there, somebody needs to check.
I'm hoping Tyson--
Adrian Neville's equilibrium has not been knocked a little goofy.
[Tom] Adrian in a vulnerable position now. Kidd in control.
There's a tingle to your spine.
[all gasp in unison]
[Byron] These are two superstars who can absolutely kick your head off.
[all] Oh!
[Tom] Now Kidd with an opening. The momentum.
And the drop kick!
[Regal] We have to wonder if that drop kick there
has done any damage to the teeth of Adrian Neville.
[Tom] Right, a couple of weeks ago against Clay his teeth came out.
Had his front four teeth knocked out.
He's had some battles since he's become the NXT champion
back in February.
And Tyson Kidd into the cover for the NXT title and the kick out.
What Tyson Kidd is doing right now is bringing a harsh reality
to the reign of Adrian Neville.
[Regal] Right.
What this is called, when you are a mat technician,
this is called being scurfed.
When you're held on the mat and you're tortured
and your face is rubbed in the ground
and you put in submission holds and you grind somebody down,
which is what Tyson Kidd is going to do now because he has got that opening.
That look, see this is being scurfed.
And you can feel like you're dying a thousand deaths on the mat there.
To the outside world, it looks like you are just on the floor.
And you just suffer terribly.
How about it, Neville?
Answer me, Neville!
Neville!
[referee] No, no.
Neville!
[Tom] Remember the only way to win the championship, pinfall or submission.
The title cannot change hands on a count-out or disqualification.
Oh! Neville caught him at the top rope.
Kidd with another drop kick and Neville spilled to the outside.
Here comes Tyson.
And Tyson Kidd taking down Neville!
This is more than Adrian Neville I'm better than you.
Tyson Kidd is trying to send a message to the world, "I am a champion."
Kidd with an opening. Hook to the outside leg.
Now both legs and the kick out.
We saw earlier tonight how Tyler Breeze fell on that same steel.
It could be problematic here for Adrian Neville.
How much does that take you out of the game, William Regal?
Adrian Neville, I mean he's got to be groggy.
He's got to be woozy now.
Tyson Kidd continuing to try to suck the air out of him.
[Regal] As I said, just grind your opponent down.
And it can be humiliating when you're someone
of Adrian Neville's character
and knowing that you can't get up and you're not on your game 100%.
You just got to fight with all your instincts to get the upper hand.
[Tom] Oh, man. Both superstars caught in the center of the ring.
[Regal] So the impact to the ribs and the mid section there.
[Byron] Another case of similar mindset.
Similar game plan.
[Regal] For anybody watching at home that doesn't know,
has never been involved in contact sports,
when your bodies hit each other like that, your inside go into spasm.
It's very awkward to breathe.
It knocks your legs weak.
You have to fight with everything you've got.
[Tom] Kidd, the first one back up.
Adrian Neville not going to go down without a fight.
[Neville grunts]
[Byron] Neville is starting to feel it.
Both superstars exchanging shots to the mid section.
[Tom] Champion trying to deliver!
Neville just trying to get his wind back here.
In this NXT championship match.
Has his sights set on Tyson Kidd.
Kidd is halfway across the ring. Hold on.
Uh-oh. Now Kidd is caught up.
This can't be good. Oh!
Exchanging the favor from earlier in the match.
Neville didn't forget about those kicks earlier.
Giving Kidd a bit of his own medicine.
[Regal] It's a wonderful feeling being able to dish out--
-[Tom] Payback. -[Regal] Exactly, it really is.
[Byron] Neville, oh, what a drop kick!
Talk about mirror images, anything you can do,
I can do better with these two tonight.
[fans chanting]
[Regal] Is this wise from Neville going to the top rope?
[Byron] Neville, the top rope. What a forearm.
-[Byron] It was. -[Regal] It worked.
[Byron] Neville crawling into the cover to retain the NXT title.
Tyson Kidd out at two and a half.
The little things like that,
Tyson Kidd pushing the back of Adrian Neville's head
and throwing him off the pin there.
That's what great competitors do.
[Tom] Neville has said being NXT champion has made him feel unstoppable.
You've got to back it up.
Neville had his tremendous battle at arrival in a ladder match
to try to get back in this.
[Regal] We know how fast and how agile Adrian Neville is.
Ever since that beginning elbow to the side of the head, he's not--
Look.
We see he's holding back a little. I don't know what's causing this.
[Tom] It doesn't look like he's holding back.
Oh! Caught in the side of the head by Kidd.
Looking to mimic what Kidd did earlier in the match.
Now Kidd rolling into the cover, hook of the leg for the NXT title.
Adrian Neville up.
[Byron] We see another example of the planning of Kidd.
He loves the process of strategizing,
of constructing a game plan to match his opponent.
Now Tyson Kidd going up top
and another place he feels very comfortable.
20-by-20.
Just waiting on his prey.
Adrian Neville trying to get back to his feet.
We have seen Tyson Kidd go for the blockbuster in the past.
Will this spell disaster for Adrian Neville? No.
Took way too much time.
Get down! Get down!
Now Neville and kid both going up top.
This isn't going to be good for anybody here.
Neville trying to take advantage.
Oh, wait a minute.
Kidd on the top turnbuckle.
-[all] Oh! -[Tom] What in the world? Spring loaded!
[Tom] Kidd. Oh, gosh.
[Byron] The power bomb! The cover!
Shoulders down on Kidd! Kidd kicked out.
I can't believe what I just saw.
[Regal] This shows what a great competitor Tyson Kidd is.
Any normal person, there's no way they could have possibly kicked out.
Look at this. The impact.
[Tom] Shoulders first into the mat, but that still would not put away Tyson.
[Regal] That's what that extra training does.
That's why Tyson Kidd has spent the last few weeks training back
in Calgary with his uncle Bret Hart.
That's what you do.
[Byron] Neville as well.
He told me he trained to be better than he has ever been in the past.
Not doubting that. I'm just saying about Tyson Kidd.
Tyson Kidd goes that extra step.
He goes that extra mile always.
-[all] Oh! -[Regal] Dear.
[all] Oh, my gosh!
[Byron] Off the second rope! A modified side Russian leg sweep.
[Regal] This is a critical moment right here in this match.
We are seeing both competitors basically worn out.
Kidd crawling for a cover.
Shoulders down on Adrian Neville. Neville still in this match.
They are just fighting on instinct.
This is why they're such great competitors.
Because they will fight.
[Tom] Look at this. Neville looked like he was in control.
And then a beautiful counter by Tyson Kidd.
[cheers and applause]
[Byron] You almost feel like Tyson Kidd and Adrian Neville at every moment
in this match has to be thinking two steps ahead
of their opponent to counter, to have an advantage and maintain it.
[Tom] It's all for the NXT championship.
Tyson Kidd said, "If I lose, I never was."
If Neville loses, he's still a former NXT champion.
It's do or die for Tyson Kidd.
[Byron] Kidd again going back up top.
Oh! Oh oh.
Wait a minute.
Kidd perhaps was looking for a submission maneuver.
And now the shoulders down on Tyson Kidd and he kicked out.
Shot to the side of the head!
And Kidd with the drop kick.
[Tom] Tyson.
[Byron] Looking for a suplex.
Both superstars dropped outside!
[fans chanting]
[Tom] The official has begun his count again.
The NXT title cannot change hands on a count-out.
You talk about putting it all on the line.
Look at this. Suplex by Neville.
Neville is drawn out. Both men collide.
[Regal] Tyson Kidd has to get Neville back in the ring.
If Adrian Neville gets counted out, he still keeps the title.
[Tom] Count at seven.
Tyson Kidd. Getting back to his feet.
Tyson has got to get Adrian Neville back in the ring.
[Tom] The count at nine. Both superstars finally in.
Just in time.
[Regal] Kidd has got to take advantage here.
If he's got anything about him, any of his whereabouts,
he has to try and cover or do something to Adrian Neville.
Take advantage.
This could be his last opportunity here.
[Tom] Both these guys are in bad shape.
[Regal] And rightly so. We have seen two young men battle.
We have see two warriors of the canvas wars
going at it move for move, blow for blow.
This is what NXT means to everybody here.
[fans chanting]
[Tom] Both superstars climbing back to their feet now.
Adrian Neville doing anything to retain the NXT championship.
Tyson Kidd a desperate man tonight at Takeover.
Now Kidd looking to step through, go for the sharpshooter.
Charlotte earlier tonight in the NXT women's championship,
now for the NXT title the sharpshooter.
Neville is trying to counter it.
[Tom] Neville trying to break free.
[Regal] He's got the dungeon lock.
-He hasn't quite got it applied. -[screams]
[Tom] Neville in trouble nonetheless. Can he reach out to the bottom rope?
Tyson Kidd trying to make Adrian Neville tap out.
Adrian Neville, really his only hope is to grab that bottom rope.
Neville pounding away or Kidd pounding away on the head
of Adrian Neville.
[Tom] Tyson Kidd showing--
[Regal] The referee needs to check Adrian Neville here.
His eyes are closed.
[Byron] Adrian Neville, tremendous resiliency tonight.
Finally reaches the bottom rope. Has to break the hold.
But what's been done?
What kind of damage has been done to the NXT champion?
[Regal] An incredible amount.
[Byron] I can't believe the with withal that Kidd had to go for the sharpshooter.
When that didn't work, have a backup plan.
[Regal] For a split second there, we got a look into Adrian Neville's eyes.
We could see he was on the verge of defeat.
Has to try and find that extra something.
He has to find that spirit,
that fighting spirit to bring himself back into this competition.
[Byron] We saw Tyson Kidd looking around a moment ago,
maybe asking himself the same question.
[Tom] Neville, oh, man. Sheesh.
Wait. Tyson Kidd. This can't be good.
Tyson Kidd with a golden opportunity.
Adrian Neville caught up in the ropes.
This is--
[Tom] Bad position. Oh, man!
[Byron] Leg drop to the mid section.
Tyson Kidd, could he become NXT right here?
Hook of both legs. Neville could be finished! No!
Spinning out of the cover.
[Tom] We are seeing exactly what Tyson Kidd wanted to do.
He wanted to show the world what you haven't seen.
He wanted to expose the world to the next layer of Tyson Kidd.
[Toml] And we're also seeing exactly what the NXT championship means
to Adrian Neville.
To be able to keep fighting after all this has happened to him.
This shows what kind of a truly great young man this is.
[Tom] And Tyson Kidd may be-- he's got an idea.
It's not going to be good for Adrian Neville.
You can see the sheer menace in the eyes of Tyson Kidd.
Tyson Kidd's got no limits tonight.
It's the NXT championship or bust.
Tyson Kidd up top.
Adrian Neville trying to stymie the attack.
-[Tom] This is desperation of Neville. -[Regal] Exactly. Sheer desperation.
[Byron] Tyson Kidd to the top rope. Adrian Neville again back up top.
Keeps coming!
Neville.
No quit. Where does he find this energy?
[all in unison] Whoa!
Tyson Kidd launched across the ring!
Now Neville. We know what he's thinking now.
Adrian Neville up top!
Tyson Kidd is in the drop zone!
Look out below!
Red arrow!
[Tom] The cover! The cover!
-Adrian Neville retains the NXT title! -[bell ringing]
[woman] Here is your winner and still the NXT champion,
Adrian Neville!
[Byron] Once again, Adrian Neville stands proud, holding the NXT champion.
This young man is an absolute sensation.
[Tom] An unreal performance.
An unreal performance by both these superstars.
[uplifting music]
[Tom] Adrian Neville looked tonight to submit his legacy as the NXT champion
took on a vicious onslaught tonight from a desperate Tyson Kidd.
What a performance by Adrian Neville.
[Regal] What a champion Adrian Neville is.
We have seen him overcome so many obstacles.
We keep seeing him fight and fight and fight because that's
what the ultimate prize is, to be the NXT champion.
He leaves the world to Adrian Neville.
[Tom] We have to take another look at this match.
Both these superstars pulled out all the stops.
We talked about how similar Tyson Kidd and Adrian Neville
were having the same idea and game plans.
But look at this.
[Byron] Great counter by Tyson Kidd off the second rope.
But still both superstars staying in it.
And this had to be it for Tyson Kidd.
Launched across the ring.
Well, there was more to come.
We have seen it so many times from Neville.
The man that gravity forgot living up to his nickname
and retaining the NXT championship.
Take another look at this.
[Regal] I'll never get fed up of seeing that maneuver in a month of sabbaths.
What an incredible win by Adrian Neville.
[bell ringing]
[Tom] Neville wanted this night to prove that he could earn
the stamp of approval as the future.
He sure made a good argument, guys.
[Byron] The next wave of superstars is upon us.
They are hungry. They are focused.
Ravenous for success.
Ladies and gentlemen, the inevitable will soon be realized.
The Takeover is under way.
We've got to look at this again.
William, as you said, never get sick of seeing this.
The red arrow.
Tremendous elevation and impact for Adrian Neville.
The war that we have just seen and Neville still able to dig deep,
dig deep to fly and put the finishing touches on Tyson Kidd.
Just remarkable.
[cheers and applause]
[rock music]
[fans chanting]
[boos]
[Tom] How about that?
Tough moment for Tyson Kidd here at NXT Takeover.
I don't think Tyson Kidd has anything to be ashamed of in any way, shape or form
after an incredible competitive competition like that.
[Byron] I'm sorry, guys.
We have to see one more time.
It never gets old.
Look at the height, the extension of the NXT champion.
[Regal] There is not a man breathing breath on this earth
that could kick out from that maneuver.
[bell ringing]
[Tom] Ladies and gentlemen,
we wish you stay tuned here to the WWE Network.
We'll have full coverage of NXT Takeover coming up next with NXT Takeover fallout,
an exclusive interview with the COO Triple H in moments.
Stay tuned right here to the WWE Network.
[rock music]
Subtitle translation by: Lara Mattheus k.