[introduction music playing]
[Rich] You are looking live
at the NXT arena at Full Sail University
here in Orlando, Florida.
[crowd chanting] NXT
[Rich] The future of WWE
is poised to take over.
[Jason] The next stars of Raw or
Smackdown come from right here at NXT.
[Corey] We are making history at NXT.
[Rich] The opportunity for new superstars
to illuminate the future.
[Sami] NXT is taking over the world.
[Regal] Charlotte, you will be defending
your NXT Women's Championship
against Bayley
[Bayley] I am more prepared
than I've before ever in whole life,
and my career.
[Regal] Becky Lynch
[Becky] I am going to walk out
the NXT Women's Champion.
[Regal] And Sasha Banks
[Sasha] It's finally time for the boss
to run the NXT women's division.
[Corey] In a fatal 4-way match.
[Charlotte] No one will beat me.
whether they like it or not,
they better learn to love it.
[Sami] I never thought,
When you finally arrived…
[Rich] Sami Zayn has done it!
[Sami] …and I finally arrived,
that you would do that.
you're gonna tell me why.
[Kevin] What I did at TakeOver
wasn't personal.
That NXT Championship
means more money. That means a better life.
[Sami] To take over
I'm gonna beat the hell out of you
you want to see Sami Zayn
kick Kevin Owens' ass?
[electric sound]
[music fades]
[male announcer] And now WWE Network
presents NXT TakeOver Rival.
[Rock music playing]
[Crowd cheering]
[Corey] You are looking live at the
NXT arena here in Orlando, Florida.
Guys, there are friends, there are foes,
and then there are arrivals.
That is what tonight is all about.
This is NXT Rival.
[Crowd chanting NXT]
-[Tokiwakita playing] -[crowd cheering]
[female announcer] The following contest
is scheduled for a one fall.
introducing first from Tokyo, Japan,
weighing 180 pounds, Hideo Itami!
[Rich] And Hideo Itami greeted by
a Jam-packed NXT arena as NXT once again,
takes over the WWE Network.
hi again, everybody.
So happy to have you along tonight.
Rich Brennan alongside
Corey Graves and Jason Albert.
Guys, we've been waiting for this
for a long time, is gonna be awesome.
Two months ago NXT redefined
the sports entertainment landscape.
And tonight at rival we keep going.
I tell you what, never has there been
an NXT takeover with so much at stake.
What a night we have ahead of us.
Well, right now we want
to take you back to last week.
After falling in the semifinal match
against Finn Balor, Hideo Itami
Was attacked by Prince Pretty Tyler Breeze .
[Tokiwakita playing]
Hideo, if I could just have a moment.
Tough loss tonight,
in the number one Contenders Tournament.
I know it was very difficult
for you out there in the ring
with a good friend like Finn Balor.
What was that like for you?
Well, it was very
[Grunts]
[crowd cheering]
You blew it.
I could have beat Finn and you ruined it.
You ruined everything.
[Rock music playing]
[Rich] Hideo Itami getting set
to go one on one with Tyler Breeze.
And guys, Tyler seems to think
that Itami blew his opportunity.
Right or wrong?
[Jason] I don't know
if he blew his opportunity.
Let's not forget Hideo beat Tyler Breeze.
[crowd cheering]
[#mmmgorgeous playing]
♪ Look everyone, it's Tyler. ♪
[crowd cheering]
♪ Is my eyes ♪
[Rich] You've got to be kidding me.
[Corey] What on earth is that?
[Rich] It's a selfie stick.
[Corey] Oh.
♪ Could it be my walk or just my stare ♪
[Female announcer] And his opponent,
currently residing in a seasonal residence
In Rosalie bay, Dominica,
[Rich] Hey! Where's security?
[Corey] What is this?
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
[female announcer] Tyler Breeze.
[Jason] That's not acceptable right there.
[Rich] I mean look at him.
He didn't hate it.
You wouldn't know anything about
having beautiful women hanging
All over you, Albert.
[Jason] Yeah, point, point.
But again, that's not acceptable.
[Rich] They're dragging this fan
right in front of the announce table here.
Tyler Breeze getting quite the reaction
from some of the female fans here tonight.
[Rich] Go ahead.
[Jason] I'll tell you Tyler Breeze
never ceases to amaze me.
I mean he created this situation.
He got himself onto this live event.
This guy always has tricks up his sleeve.
♪ The presence, of greatness near ♪
[Rich] The sel-- he actually went and got
A selfie stick and had it all done up?
[Jason] Of course he did.
He customizes everything. That's his thing.
He's Tyler Breeze for God's sake.
[Rich] Hideo Itami
doesn't look too impressed.
-[crowd cheering] -[Corey] Hideo doesn't understand the
high-fashion world.
[Rich] Hideo Itami one of the
-most talked about competitors to make -[Bell ringing]
his debut in recent months here at NXT.
And going right after Tyler Breeze.
[Jason] You think Hideo Itami's angry?
[Rich] Of course he's angry. Tyler Breeze
has already got himself in Itami's head.
[Corey] And from day one Hideo has been
told he's gonna be run out of NXT.
First it was the ascension who
tried to run him off and now you
can add Tyler Breeze to the list.
[Jason] And he keeps Proving people wrong.
-This is what this man does. -[Tyler] You're not smarter than me.
He's only been here for six months and, oh!
[crowd cheering]
[Rich] Big corner clothesline
by Hideo Itami.
[crowd chanting Hideo]
[Rich] Oh!
Well placed knee to the midsection.
-[Rich] Did you hear that kick? -[Jason] Wow!
[Cheers and applause]
[Corey] Like I was saying, he's only
been here for six months.
It takes some time to get acclimated
to the new style that's here.
You've got to figure his family's
still in Japan. This is a new style here.
And he's acclimating quite well now.
[Jason] He doesn't need to worry about
his family in Japan.
He need to worry about Tyler Breeze
in the ring right now.
[Jason] Oh.
[Corey] I think he is.
I think he's doing it quite well.
[crowd cheering]
[Rich] Gotta give credit where it's due.
Itami looks like he did his homework.
[crowd cheering]
-[Rich] Combination of kicks. -[Hideo Yells]
And Hideo lining up Tyler Breeze.
[Corey] Smart move by breeze.
[Jason] I'll tell you, breeze
has been trying to escape all match.
[Rich] Guys, some observers say
we've only seen bits and pieces
of what Hideo Itami's capable of.
[Corey] I think I just saw bits and pieces
of Tyler Breeze's teeth.
[Jason] Did you hear the thump
behind those kicks?
[crowd cheering]
Tyler Breeze may be out on his feet.
Oh maybe not.
[Referee] Into the ring, let's go.
[Rich] And breeze going after the leg.
Tyler Breeze didn't get to this point
in his career without having
a sound strategy.
He knows exactly what he's doing
between those ropes.
[Jason] That was very smart right there.
[Rich] Smart, look at this.
He's taking away the legs.
No legs for Itami, no kicks.
Eliminates his offense.
[Corey] Oh referee checking on Itami,
see if he's able to continue
here in this match-up.
I was just gonna ask you guys,
I mean could this be,
Could this be a case of kicks versus kicks.
[Jason] I tell you, right now it looks like
Hideo Itami is in trouble.
[Hideo grunts]
Tyler Breeze relentless.
[Corey] Certainly a sound strategy.
Take away the legs of Hideo Itami.
You think maybe Hideo would have gone after
the legs of Tyler Breeze.
He's got the supermodel kick,
the beauty shot.
You take away that side of Tyler Breeze,
what does he have, Corey?
[Corey] Tyler Breeze is a complete package.
He knows exactly what
he's doing in the ring.
He can adapt to situations.
Tyler Breeze is more complete
than he gets credit for.
He just, maybe he's been lacking
that mean streak,
that ugly side as I called before.
I think that's what he needs
-to be really successful. -[Rich] I think he's had that mean streak.
Let's not forget, Tyler has been
a number one contender.
He's had the opportunity for the
NXT Championship. Granted,
It's never been in a singles competition.
-[Corey] Oh, look at this. -[Jason] Oh, this is not gonna be good.
[Corey] Figure four on the outside!
[Rich] This is what I'm talking about.
Look at how resourceful he is.
[Jason] He's using the steel pole
as pendulum bending that knee across it!
[Corey] And he worked the five-count.
He waited until the last second
before releasing that hold,
maximizing the damage.
[Jason] Itami needs to create some distance
Right now.
[Corey] Well, if you're Hideo Itami,
what do you do right now?
[Jason] Like I said, he needs
to create some distance.
He need to get his eyes
on Breeze to see where he is.
[Rich] Breeze continuing the assault
on the leg of Hideo.
[crowd] Hideo!
[Corey] As the match goes on, look how much
more confident Tyler Breeze becomes.
-He's got Itami exactly where -[Rich] Oh, look out, look out.
What is this?
[Jason] Oh right in the middle of the ring.
[Corey] Oh, Submission maneuver and Hideo
may have to tap out.
[crowd cheering]
[Rich] There's nowhere for Hideo to go.
And he's thinking about it.
[Jason] This is gut-check time
for Hideo Itami.
[Rich] What kind of pressure does
that put on the knee and the ankle, Corey?
[Corey] The knee joint isn't supposed to
bend the way it is right now.
[Jason] Not just the knee and the ankle,
the lower back as well.
this is so painful.
And he's got a long way to go
to make it to these ropes.
[Corey] It's that fighting spirit though
-We know Hideo Itami 's known about. -[Jason] We've talked about it.
[Hideo grunts]
[Rich] Hideo able to work his way
-to the bottom rope. -[referee] One, two, three, four
[Rich] There's breeze again using
the five-count to the maximum.
[Jason] That's a smart maneuver.
[Rich] You can't get disqualified there.
[Jason] Look at breeze's face right now.
You've got to figure he thought
he was in a dominant position.
He's amazed right now that Hideo
was able to get to those ropes.
[Corey] He's still in a pretty
dominant position.
[Rich] Guys, trending right now on Twitter,
NXT TakeOver rival. Off to great start.
A lot of superstars from WWE
tweeting about this event as well.
We'll get into that later on.
But right now it is Tyler Breeze
who is in firm control of this
Match trying to take care of Hideo Itami.
[Corey] What you say before, Rich.
Tyler Breeze has been close to
the top Of the mountain.
He knows what it's like to be in the NXT
-[Rich] Oh! look at this is he going? [Jason] Oh!
[Rich] Able to shimmy out into a cover.
Breeze for the victory.
[Corey] And a kick-out by Hideo.
[Rich] Oh!
-There's Hideo with a big kick. -[Jason] Oh!
[Rich] Supermodel kick on the counter!
That's gonna be all.
Breeze for the victory.
-And again, a kick-out. -[Jason] Oh my goodness,
how did he kick out of that?
[Corey] It's that fighting spirit
on display, as I started to say,
Tyler Breeze wants to be back in the NXT
title picture, and he knows
it begins right here tonight with TakeOver.
[Rich] Take another look.
[Corey] Oh!
[Jason] Look at that kick.
Right that connected.
[crowd] One, two!
[Jason] Check out Tyler's face right now.
This is what I spoke about.
[Corey] I don't know why Tyler's not making
[Jason] He can't get aggravated right now.
He needs to keep his composure.
[Corey] He needs to make another cover.
Itami's still out.
Just because he kicked out once,
doesn't mean he'll do it again.
[Jason] I think he's amazed that Itami
actually did kick out.
[Rich] Tyler Breeze right now
maybe trying to figure out what
he needs to do to put Hideo away.
[crowd] Let's go Hideo, let's go Tyler
[Corey] The always vocal NXT Universe.
[crowd] Let's go Hideo, let's go Tyler
[Corey] Tyler Breeze.
Breeze looks like he's
getting a little frustrated.
He can't let this get inside his head.
He's in control right now.
Some verbal trash talk by Tyler Breeze.
That's carried over into Twitter
-as well, Jason, hasn't it? -[Jason] Oh, they have.
They have carried it over Twitter.
"Only a matter of time before
I run you out of NXT, Hideo."
[Rich] He actually accused Hideo
of running away from Japan.
He said he's gonna make him run
away from NXT just like he did in Japan.
[Jason] So he has talked the talk.
Let's see if he can back it up right now.
Uh-oh, uh-oh.
[Corey] Those punches don't like
they're having much effect.
[Jason] Oh, I think it has an effect on
Hideo, It's getting Hideo pumped up here.
[Corey] Here comes Hideo with combinations,
a forearm or roundhouse kick to the gut.
[crowd cheering]
Hideo still favoring that left leg.
Oh!
[Rich] It looks like it works okay to me.
[Jason] It looks pretty good.
[Referee] One, two!
[Rich] Hideo Itami known worldwide
for some of the strongest kicks
in the business.
[Jason] Wow, those kicks are carrying
a lot of vengeance right there.
[Hide grunts]
[Jason] Oh!
[Corey] Like a baseball bat to the chest.
[Jason] I'll tell you…
[Rich] Right now, look out.
Breeze is in a bad spot right here.
We've seen this before.
[Corey] Not the face, not the face.
Here comes Hideo!
Hesitation, drop kick in the corner.
And that could be all. Let's see.
-Hideo and the running kick. -[crowd] Oh!
[Corey] Hooks the leg.
[crowd] One, two, three.
[Corey] Hideo Itami victorious.
-What a way to start off TakeOver. -[Rock music starts playing]
[female announcer] Here is you winner,
Hideo Itami!
[Corey] I'll tell you, man, this is the
Hideo Itami that I have seen in the past.
Like I said, he's been here for six months.
He got his feet underneath him now.
I just hope his knee is okay.
[Rich] After attacking Hideo Itami
last week, you almost have to wonder
did Tyler Breeze think this through.
[Corey] He's got nobody to blame,
but himself.
[Rich] Well, if he wanted a match
he got it.
Tyler Breeze pulling out all the
stops in this one, including
this using the ring post as a [unintelligible].
[Corey] I'm amazed that Hideo Itami
was able to withstand that damage.
I haven't seen Tyler Breeze
use this before but
it was definitely effective.
[Rich] And look at this super kick-out
landing right on the spot.
I cannot believe that Itami
kicked out of this.
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Can't kill the
fighting spirit of Hideo Itami,
lining up Tyler Breeze in the corner,
connecting with a dropkick.
[crowd cheering]
[Rich] And here we go right to the
sweet spot, the moneymaker,
the face of Tyler Breeze.
-And that's all she wrote. -[crowd] One, two, three.
-[Corey] Well, general manager -[Bell ringing]
William Regal signed this match at the
last minute, made it official
during tonight's pre-show.
And Tyler Breeze
Well, Hideo Itami handed it right to him.
[Tokiwakita playing]
Victory to start off TakeOver here tonight.
[crowd cheering]
-Guys, take a look right now! -[Rock music playing]
[Jason] I'll tell you, there we see
William Regal.
He has done everything in his power
over the past three weeks
to keep Zayn and Owens
from tearing each other apart.
But tonight it's going to happen,
and it's going to happen soon.
[Rich] Well, will envy get the best of
Kevin Owens or will Sami Zayn's
emotion be his own downfall?
The NXT title on the line in
our main event tonight at TakeOver Rival.
[Rock music playing]
♪ Bull, Bull, Bull, Bull, Bull ♪
[Bull starts playing]
♪ Bull! ♪
♪ Bull. ♪
[female announcer] The following contest
is a no disqualification match
scheduled for a one fall.
Introducing first from Brooklyn, New York,
weighing 304 pounds, Bull Dempsey!
[Rich] Bull Dempsey calls himself
the wrecking ball,
the last of a Dying breed here at NXT,
a bit of a throwback brawler.
[Corey] Guys, we go back to the
number one contenders tournament match.
Between Adrian Neville and Baron Corbin.
And as Corbin seemed like he was
in control of the match,
Bull Dempsey came charging out.
[Jason] Bull Dempsey begging to differ.
He had something to say about that.
And this caused Baron Corbin's first loss.
And it wasn't just any loss.
It was a loss in the
number one Contender tournament.
[Corey] Bull Dempsey responsible for
Corbin's early elimination from the
tournament and Baron wants revenge.
[Rock music playing]
[Rich] Well, these two have done
battle Before. Certainly no strangers
to each other.
-[Corey] Better batten down the hatches. -[Motorcycle starting]
This one's gonna be intense.
[crowd cheering]
[Rock music playing]
[female announcer] And his opponent from
Kansas city, weighing 275 pounds,
Baron Corbin!
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Look at Baron Corbin.
Hang on a second.
This is different for Corbin,
-Charging the ring. -[Bell ringing]
[Jason] Let's not forget this is not
any typical match either.
This is a Non-disqualification match.
No DQ.
[Corey] And he's not wasting any time
trying to look for revenge.
[Rich] Not at all. Anything goes
in this no disqualification match up.
And guys, Baron Corbin
usually very methodical,
the type of competitor who seems to make
opponents conform to his style.
It seems like maybe Bull Dempsey
has changed that.
He's forced him to maybe come after Bull
in a way that he didn't want to.
[Jason] I'll tell you, man,
this is what Bull wanted.
I asked Bull, "Bull, what do you
have planned right here? No DQ favor you?"
He said, "without a doubt. I've
lost twice. Man, I have nothing to lose."
And a man with nothing to lose
is dangerous.
[Rich] Oh my goodness, Big Suplex
right on that ramp!
[Jason] That will take a lot out of you
right there. That ramp is steel.
[Corey] When is the last time you saw
someone manhandle Baron Corbin like that?
I have never seen it.
Right into the steel post!
And remember, it's all legal.
No disqualification.
[Corey] You grow up in Brooklyn,
you learn a few tricks.
This absolutely favors Bull Dempsey
right now.
[Jason] Yeah, Bull Dempsey's used
to beating people up in back alleys.
This is in Bull Dempsey's
wheelhouse right here.
[Corey] I don't know why he's walking away
though. You can't give Baron Corbin anytime
[Jason] I know why he's walking away.
I know exactly why he's walking away.
[Rich] Can't seem to find what he
was looking for right there. And oh!
Another kick right to the gut.
And it seems like Baron Corbin is playing
right into the plan of Bull Dempsey.
[Rich] Baron Corbin to this point
has been used to short matches.
This could play right into the hands
of Bull Dempsey.
The longer Corbin goes, we don't
know how he's out of his element.
[Jason] What I want to know
is how much beating can Baron Corbin take.
We haven't seen this either.
We haven't seen Baron Corbin
getting manhandled like this.
[Rich] Lone wolf versus the wrecking ball
here at NXT.
And right now,
[Corey] Advantage wrecking ball.
[Rich] Wrecking ball, yeah.
[Corey] Bull Dempsey growing up on
the mean streets of Brooklyn, New York.
As you said, he had to fight and
scrap and claw his way for everything.
Has had enough of Baron Corbin.
-[Corey] But look out! -[Corbin yells]
There's the explosiveness of Corbin!
Cover and a power out by Dempsey.
[Rich] That was over 300 pounds lifted
about 10 feet in the air
-and driven right into the mat. With ease. -[Jason] With ease
-[crowd cheering] -[Rich sighs]
[Corey] I don't know if it was easy,
but it was definitely effective.
Corbin sort of leveled
the playing field here a little bit.
[Rich] Yeah, for the first time
in this match-up.
[Corey] Bull Dempsey
[Jason] Oh!
[Corey] Oh, look out, there goes Corbin.
[Rich] Corbin took himself out.
[crowd boos]
[Jason] I'll tell you, right there,
there's a perfect example of
Baron Corbin, how angry he is.
He just threw his body to the wind
taking out both him and Dempsey
to the outside.
[Corey] Could that be an experience thing?
Baron Corbin, he's never been
in this situation before.
This could play into bull's hand.
-[Jason] Oh! -[crowd cheering]
[Corey] As I just said, again Dempsey
using that size to his advantage
rolling Corbin back to the inside. And,
-hang on a second. -[Jason] Uh-oh,
we've seen this before.
[Corey] Dempsey going to the top rope
maybe trying to put away Baron Corbin.
Diving headbutt, diving headbutt!
-That's it. That's it. -[crowd] One, two…
-[crowd cheering] -[Corey] And a kick-out.
-[Rich] You've got to be kidding me. -[Jason] Oh my goodness!
[Rich] No one kicks out from that.
Absolutely not.
[Jason] Look at Bull. He can't believe it,
I can't believe it.
[Rich] Now what does Bull Dempsey do?
[Corey] He's got to dig deep into the well.
I mean he's got to look around the arena
and anything that's not bolted down,
he needs to figure something out quick.
[Rich] Again, a No-disqualification match.
Anything goes.
And now Dempsey rolling Corbin
to the outside, just kicking him along.
[Jason] Baron Corbin is in trouble
right now.
I don't think I've ever
seen him in this situation.
[Rich] This is a key moment for
Look out!
[Corey] How does he react now?
Can he stay the course?
Can he stay on top of Corbin
or is it gonna backfire?
[Jason] Looks like he's staying
the course right now.
[Corey] You're right.
[Rich] Dempsey sending Corbin into
those steel steps.
[Jason] I'll tell you, he referred to
himself as a wounded pitbull To me.
Be careful because he was gonna bite.
And here we see it.
[Rich] Dempsey grabbing hold of
a steel chair, ready to
put away Baron Corbin.
[Jason] All legal, this is legal!
[Corey] Look out, here it comes.
And hang on!
-[Rich] End of days! -[Corey] Whoa!
-[Rich] Corbin connected. -[crowd boos]
-The end of days! Hooks the leg. -[referee] One, two, three.
-[Rich] And Baron Corbin -[Bell ringing]
[Rich] coming up with a victory!
-[rock music playing] -[female announcer] Here is your winner,
Baron Corbin!
[Jason] I'm gonna say it. I'm amazed.
Baron Corbin can take a beating
and come on back.
And can dish one out.
Wow, I didn't see that coming.
[Corey] I'm gonna say it right now.
All hail Baron Corbin.
-[Rich] For the third time Baron Corbin. -[Corey] uh-oh.
[Corey] He might not be done yet.
[Rich] Uh-oh. Winning in explosive fashion.
And hang on.
[rock music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] How is that for confidence, Albert?
[Jason] I've never said Baron Corbin
lacks confidence.
[Corey] Well, he deserves it after a
battle like that to be able
to sit there victorious.
[crowd cheering]
[Rich] Almost mocking Bull Dempsey,
kinda kicking him away.
[rock music continues playing]
[Rich] The intensity on the face of
Baron Corbin, victorious here tonight
in this no-disqualification match
at TakeOver Rival.
[Corey] Well, guys, there is
general manager William regal talking
with NXT Champion Sami Zayn. And Regal
doing his best to keep things in check for
what is sure to be a very highly charged
main event for the NXT Championship.
[Rich] The battle of Sami Zayn's
life is a few hours away.
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[rock music playing]
[Corey] Welcome back here
to TakeOver rival.
There is Becky Lynch getting
ready for the fatal 4-way
match-up later tonight
for the NXT Women's Championship.
[Rich] You can't buy a women's title
at hot topic. She's got to win it tonight. -[crowd cheering]
[Jason] There's Bayley, a lifelong dream.
Could she achieve it tonight?
She looks nervous, but I have faith in her.
[Rich] And anxious. Bayley getting geared up
for the NXT Women's Championship match
fatal 4-way first time later
tonight here at TakeOver Rival.
[music fades]
[Lucha Lucha starts playing]
-[female announcer] The following contest -[Bell ringing]
is scheduled for a one fall and
it is for the NXT Tag Team championship!
Introducing first at a combined
weight of 370, Kalisto Sin Cara,
the Lucha Dragons!
[Rich] We welcome you once again
live here from Orlando, Florida.
We'd like to welcome all of you
new subscribers here taking advantage
of the free month of February
on the WWE Network. If this is your
first time seeing NXT, you have picked
quite the night to tune in.
[Jason] You're late to the party.
[Rich] Right there the Lucha dragons,
the former NXT tag team champions.
[rock music playing]
[female announcer] And their opponents,
at a combined weight of 465 pounds,
they're the NXT Tag Team champions,
Blake and Murphy!
[Rich] And what a month it has been
for Blake and Murphy.
[Jason] What a month? I believe
that's a bit of an understatement.
-[Rich] Yeah, maybe even some weeks. -[Jason] I mean these guys have just
stormed the scene.
[Rich] Blake and Murphy first
overcoming the Vaude Villians
and then pulling off a huge upset
to win the NXT Tag Team Championships
defeating the Lucha Dragons.
And we take you back to a couple
of weeks ago, two weeks ago in fact,
after challenging the Lucha Dragons,
who were the champs at the time.
Blake and Murphy maybe pulling off
the biggest Tag Team upset sent to the
Mulkey brothers beat the Gladiators.
Oh!
[Corey] This is just a great example of
ring awareness from Blake and Murphy.
The legal man was tagged in.
Kalisto didn't see it.
We got new Tag Team Champions. [crowd] One, two, three
[Rich] Well, maybe as big a shot as
Jon Stewart walking away from
the daily show, Blake and Murphy coming up
with the NXT Tag Team Championships.
But the question here, was it a fluke?
Did they get lucky, Jason?
[Jason] You know, I don't know if
they got lucky, but I feel like
the Lucha Dragons possibly
overlooked Black Murphy.
Sun Tzu, the art of war, know your enemy.
And I don't think the Lucha Dragons exactly
knew what these two were capable of.
[Corey] Well, they've had time
to study and do their homework.
They're at lot more familiar. I'm gonna be
surprised if they pull it off again.
[Rich] Here we go, guys.
The NXT Tag Team Championship on the line.
Blake and Murphy to the left your screen.
-Sin Cara and Kalisto to the right. -[Bell ringing]
[Rich] Blake and Murphy the champions.
Sin Cara and Kalisto, the Lucha Dragons,
the former champions.
And hey, let's not forget what
Kalisto and Sin Cara did just a
few months ago, defeated the ascension,
who at the time had just completely blazed
through everybody in the Tag Team
division at NXT.
[Jason] And they essentially did what
Wesley Blake and Buddy Murphy did.
They shocked the world. They shocked NXT.
No one saw that coming.
[Rich] That is Sin Cara.
Trying to set the pace early in this one.
Wesley Blake…
-[Jason] You know, I've said it before. -[Rich] …the recipient of those chops.
I felt that Blake and Murphy
were a little presumptuous asking for
a chance at the Tag Team Champions
team champions only after two matches.
But as the wise man MLK said,
you don't have to see the entire staircase
You just need to take the first step.
[Corey] While you're there
quoting MLK, Wesley Blake's in there
with great ring awareness, able to
counter Sin Cara. That was brilliant.
This is what I'm talking about.
Blake and Murphy, while they may be
relatively new to the scene,
these guys are not rookies. They know
what they're doing between the ropes
[Jason] Oh no, I see these two everyday
at the performance center. These two
are not rookies. They work hard, they are
students of the game.
I don't know if there's a harder
two men that work as hard
as they do at performance center.
[grunts]
[Rich] Sin Cara trying to take over.
[Corey] What really impresses me about
Blake and Murphy is they do
everything as a team.
They are a team in every sense of the word.
They travel together, they train together.
Remember guys, Sin Cara's Been having some
success up on Raw and Smackdown recently,
but he hasn't been around Kalisto.
[Jason] That's a very good point, Corey.
[Rich] Head scissors takedown. You're right,
Sin Cara having single success
up at a main event
-[Jason] oh, look at that. -[Rich] And superstars, raw.
But how much does that mess with
the chemistry with Kalisto?
[Corey] There you go right there.
Kalisto's not on his game.
He was able to make the best
of that situation, but rarely
does a guy like Kalisto slip like that.
[Rich] Well, you’ve got to be adaptable.
Kalisto still able to connect
on that cross body.
-Oh! -[Jason] Oh!
Huge [unintelligible] in the corner.
[Jason] In a very dangerous place
right now.
[Audience chanting]
[Rich] Look out!
[Jason] Oh my.
[Rich] Victory roll from the top.
New champions here. And kick-out.
[Jason] Wow, I've got to tell you,
this is what's gonna be very important
right now for Blake and Murphy.
They need to figure out how to carry
through the ebbs and flows of this match right now.
[Corey] They're on the same page
but, I think they need to make a tag here.
I don't know why Sin Cara's not pursuing
Wesley Blake right now.
He needs to capitalize.
That was an unbelievable maneuver.
There's a tag made.
[Rich] A tag made. The Cowboy Wesley Blake
tagging in the Australian Buddy Murphy.
[Corey] I don't know if that was
a smart move by Sin Cara.
They kinda let the momentum fade there.
[Jason] I wouldn't allow that to happen.
But right back on top now.
[Rich] That's Kalisto.
And…
[crowd] There!
[Rich] Buddy Murphy
Now a tag made and the challengers.
Good teamwork here on the champs. Look out.
Wheelbarrow [unintelligible]. Cover.
Sin Cara trying to put it away.
-[crowd boos] -[Rich] And again a kick-out by Murphy.
And the NXT tag team titles
are on the line.
[Jason] I tell you, I feel like Sin Cara
needs to have a little bit more motion
into that chance to win right there.
-[Corey] I'm gonna agree with you. -[Jason] He waited a minute.
[Corey] I agree. That sense
of urgency needs to be huge right now.
The NXT tag team title's on the line.
The Lucha Dragons know what it
means to hold them. They have to want
them back, it's gonna take a little more
effort from Sin Cara.
[Rich] Blake and Murphy still an
unproven lot here at NXT despite
holding those NXT Tag Team Championships.
[Corey] I'm gonna disagree with you there.
They're wearing the titles to the ring.
They don't need to prove themselves.
As it stands, they are the champions.
-[Jason] Woah! -[Rich] Wow look at that teamwork.
[Corey] How's that proof, Brennan?
Cover.
-Could this be enough? -[referee] One, two.
And a kick-out.
[Jason] Wow, I don't think I've ever seen
a move like that before.
[Corey] How high in the air was Sin Cara?
That was unbelievable.
[Rich] Beautiful teamwork by
Murphy and Blake.
Let's take one more look.
[Corey] Into a neck breaker by
Wesley Blake.
-[Rich] Wow [Corey] fantastic.
[crowd cheering]
Right now it is the Tag Team Champions
who are in control.
[Jason] And I think earlier we said that,
one of us said that
they have to prove to the NXT Universe.
I feel like they do have to prove
to the NXT Universe and I
think they also want prove it to themselves
that it wasn't a fluke,
that they are as good as
they quite possibly could be.
[Corey] Well, hang on. Look at that!
Buddy Murphy going for the victory.
Gets a one count.
[Rich] Guy's let's not forget
for quite a while here Blake and Murphy,
they were sort of
thought of as a stepping stone here
in the Tag division, weren't they?
[Corey] It just goes to show you that
one win can change everything in a career.
[Rich] These guys pulled off what
shocked a lot of people winning
the NXT tag Team Titles.
But the fact is they did, and now
they're here at TakeOver
live on the WWE Network.
[Jason] We talk about it all the time
the time how important momentum is.
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Tag made, Kalisto again,
corkscrew cross-body.
[Jason] This is what you do not want.
You do not want Kalisto
to get things rolling.
[Corey] Calls that the Listo Kick.
Oh! Spiking his opponent head first
-My God! -[Jason] Oh, he's taking his time now.
[Rich] Cover him, cover him, Kalisto.
[Corey] This is no time for cheerleading.
Buddy Murphy nearly had his head
driven straight through the ring.
[Jason] Oh, that was a golden opportunity
missed I believe.
[Corey] You're absolutely right. Kalisto's
-got nobody but himself to blame. -[Rich] Look out, here he goes.
Salida Del Sol, countered, countered!
[Blake] There you go
[Kalisto] Right here
[Rich] Countered again.
[Corey] I don't know if you're gonna--
[Jason] Looks like they both want
to make the tag right now.
[Corey] You're not gonna, oh!
Power bomb reversal, cover!
And a kick-out.
Nearly new champions there.
And look at this. Crucifix.
And again Buddy Murphy able to shimmy out.
Look at that combination, reversal,
another reversal.
Back and forth we go.
[Rich] They're both pinned.
[Corey] What's going on?
[Jason] Wow, They both had to make the save
right there to make this match continue.
[Corey] I think this is gonna come down to
who makes the tag first.
Both guys need to make a tag.
That could be pivotal.
[Rich] Blake and Murphy,
Tag Team Champions.
Tag made as well by the challengers.
Look at this.
Cover, hook of the leg,
and again a kick-out.
[Corey] So impressed with the ring
awareness of Blake.
[Rich] Wesley Blake trying to
go for the Suplex.
That's countered.
Sin Cara trying to put it away.
Whoa!
Counter after counter.
[Jason] Neither team is able to get
the upper hand here.
[Rich] The titles on the line here in
-this match and look-- [Jason] Look at the strength.
[Rich] The strength of Sin Cara. Hold on
That's countered.
[Jason] Oh my goodness.
[Rich] Is that enough?
[Rich] Sin Cara.
[Jason] These men are just bringing
the best out of each other here.
[Corey] Tag is made.
[Rich] Buddy Murphy and look at this,
-another one-arm powerbomb. -[Jason] Oh!
[crowd cheering]
[Rich] That could be enough!
New champions!
And again a kick-out.
[Corey] It was that momentary
hesitation after the powerbomb
by Sin Cara.
You cannot give your
opponent any time to recover if you want
to walk out of here with the titles.
[Rich] Has that been the story here, guys?
Have the Lucha Dragons hesitated
-too much in this match? -[Jason] I believe so.
Yes, rich, I do believe so.
[Rich] Several times.
[Corey] Look at that, Kalisto
kicked to the outside, the legal men.
[Rich] Another tag is made
[Corey] hang on, look out.
Look at this.
[Murphy yells]
[Corey] Running suplex.
The tag was made. Blake with the
frog splash, perfect syncopation.
-And the champions retain. -[Bell ringing]
[rock music playing]
[female announcer] Here are your winners
and still the NXT Tag Team champions,
Blake and Murphy!
[Corey] Well, there you have it.
There's the proof you were
asking for if you needed it. I didn't.
I believed in these guys when they came
to the ring.
But they stand NXT Tag Team Champions.
Blake and Murphy, the future is
definitely bright for these two young guys.
[Rich] And I hate to say it, graves,
but I absolutely agree with you.
The future is bright for these two men.
[Corey] Buddy Murphy and Wesley Blake.
[interference sound]
[female voice] The takeover isn't over.
It's only just begun.
Stay tuned next week.
[crowd cheering]
[Rich] Guys, what was that?
I have no idea what that was.
[Corey] I have no idea.
Well, we'll find out next week.
I have no idea what it was. I thought
it was a problem with my monitor.
Welcome back once again here at NXT
TakeOver Rival continuing.
And well, we would like to welcome
all of have you watching
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And certainly we encourage you
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You don't want to miss it.
If you're new to the party,
welcome. It's about time you got here.
We're excited to have you. There's still
so much more to come tonight.
come here tonight.
Yeah, including a match coming up
here in just a few moments.
What a match-up it's gonna be.
The number one contender's match.
And the winner of this one will
face the winner of tonight's main event.
But it is Finn Balor, Adrian Neville,
two of the most talented, world-renowned
athletes going toe to toe
for the right to face the NXT Champion.
The NXT Championship number one
contenders tournament.
You want an opportunity at
the NXT Championship, you have to
get it done.
You only get one opportunity.
Finn Balor, the first to advance.
[Jason] Adrian Neville is moving on.
[Corey] Baron Corbin is alive and
well in this tournament.
[Rich] And Hideo Itami advances.
[male fighter] I don't care if you are
the longest reigning NXT Champion.
You have got to be intimidated
when you see the likes of Baron Corbin.
[Corey] Sometimes raw power
can beat experience I guess.
Hey!
[Rich] Whoa! What was that?
[Corey] That was Dempsey.
That will Bull Dempsey.
[Rich] Red arrow on the way.
And Adrian Neville
advancing in this tournament.
Hideo Itami, Finn Balor, one
on one, both looking for an opportunity
to become the number
one contender.
[Corey] This is where Hideo gets
very, very dangerous.
Counter after counter!
The playing field is even once again.
Look at that dropkick!
And did you see Hideo Itami's
head bounce off the turnbuckle?
And Finn Balor moving on!
The finals of the number one
Contenders Tournament, Balor
versus Neville.
[piano starts playing]
Adrian's someone who I have
been friends with for a long time.
We've both traveled almost parallel paths
in getting here.
[Jason] Finn Balor has been fighting
his entire life from Ireland to Japan,
now here at NXT.
[Finn] And I'm very aware of what
Adrian Neville has done here in NXT.
[Corey] None other than the
longest-reigning NXT Champion.
[Finn] His success was obviously
something that inspired me.
But that's all very superficial.
Underneath it all we're two very
different competitors.
[Corey] One of these two men will become
the new number one contender for
the NXT Championship.
To become the number one contender,
It's everything.
Make no mistake about it.
Finn Balor is here at NXT with
one goal in mind, and that is to
win the NXT Championship.
[Corey] How much does Finn Balor's entrance
alone get his opponents off their game?
[Adrian] The reason Finn Balor wears
body paint and he has that
entrance is to intimidate his opponent.
But I will not be intimidated.
[rock music playing]
[Finn] It helps me channel the dark side
of Finn Balor.
I'm faced with a great challenge,
and one has to go to great lengths
to ensure victory.
When the odds are stacked against me,
I prevail.
Adrian Neville is getting
straight back up again and I'll do that
by winning this tournament and proving
to the world that I am the most
dominant NXT Champion.
There's only one outcome,
Finn Balor.
[music fades]
[Break orbit starts playing]
♪ Here we go ♪
♪ Need a heavy track to hold my ♪
♪ my mind down Break orbit, break orbit ♪
[Corey] Well, right there Adrian Neville,
the longest reigning
NXT Champion ever, winning the
title nearly a year ago at the first NXT
arrival, held the title for close
to 300 days And there's nothing else that
matters for him besides getting
back to the top of NXT.
[Bell ringing]
[female announcer] The following contest
is the finals in the number one Contenders
Tournament for the NXT Championship!
Introducing first from Newcastle, England
weighing 204 pounds, Adrian Neville!
[crowd cheering]
[Rich] Guys, it took a monumental effort
for Sami Zayn to defeat
Adrian Neville and capture that
NXT Championship from him.
But you just said it.
How much would it mean for
Adrian to have an opportunity to
get back into the title picture.
[Corey] Adrian Neville has tasted the
top of the mountain and he wants
back as soon as possible.
-[Catch your breath playing] -[crowd cheering]
[crowd cheering]
[female announcer] And his opponent from
Bray County Wicklow, Ireland,
weighing 190 pounds, Finn Balor!
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Finn Balor says this display
helps him channel his energy,
helps him focus.
[Rich] Meanwhile, Adrian Neville said
he would not be intimidated by Balor,
at this elaborate Entrance
will not throw Neville Off of his plan.
[Jason] I don't buy it. I feel like
he has to be Intimidated by him
because right out the gates Finn Balor is
controlling the tempo.
He's taking his time getting to the ring.
He's making the anxiety build
for Adrian Neville.
[Corey] Look in the eyes of Adrian Neville.
Does he look anxious to you?
Does he look intimidated? Absolutely not!
I talked to Neville earlier in the day
He said the key to getting
through this tonight is he has
to remind himself in the ring
that as far as he is concerned
Finn Balor is just a mortal man
wearing body paint.
[Jason] Now these two know
each other so well.
They competed against each other
in Europe each other-- whoa, in Asia.
But they actually both found
success in Japan.
[Corey] None of that matters right now, -[Jason] No, none of that matters.
[Corey] because It only matters about NXT
right now.
[Corey] oh, look at this.
Balor trying to put him away early on. -[Jason] Don't forget what happens here.
Winner becomes the number one
contender for the NXT Championship.
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Now will that champion be
Sami Zayn or Kevin Owens
by the time tonight is done?
But guys, here we go.
This is gonna be an incredible match-up.
These two certainly match-up
extremely well with one another.
[Cheers and applause]
[Rich] No doubt a healthy bit of respect
between these two. Neville said he
and Finn have traveled parallel paths, but
that's where the similarities end.
Look at this.
-Sunset flip right through a dropkick! -[Jason] Wow!
[Rich] And Neville rolling to the outside.
Smart move?
[Corey] Absolutely.
[Jason] Absolutely, yes.
[Corey] Adrian Neville defeated Tyson Kidd
and Baron Corbin to make it
into this number one contender
tournament final match. Look out.
Here comes Balor.
Neville knew it was coming,
back into the ring.
Whoa, and a dropkick by Balor.
-[crowd cheering] -[Balor yelling]
[Corey] And again Neville rolling
to the outside.
[Jason] You've got to figure Adrian Neville
keeps rolling outside to
gain his composure.
[Corey] Hang on, look out, Balor.
Whoa, again, Neville knew it was coming.
Neville springboard dropkick.
Number one contendership on the line.
Hook of the leg and a kick-out by Balor.
[Jason] This is why Adrian Neville
was NXT Champion for so long.
[Rich] He's out to prove that he's the
greatest NXT Champion of all time.
Since he lost to Sami Zayn it's been
eating at him day in and day out.
He wants to get back on top of the mountain
where he feels he belongs.
[Jason] I agree with that.
You said that you've got to figure
the pressure is huge on Adrian Neville.
right now. He claims it isn't,
but after being bested by his good friend
Sami Zayn at R Evolution, you've
got to see the pressure is huge
right now for Adrian Neville.
[Corey] Finn Balor defeating Curtis Axel
and his former Tag Team partner Hideo Itami
to earn this opportunity.
[referee] Come on!
-[Corey] I said in the preshow -[Rich] Cover.
[Corey] This match could come down to
who gets to the top rope first.
It needs to be, it's an aerial assault.
Which guy can get there first.
That could be the difference here.
[Rich] a bit of a slow pace to start
this match. These guys are known for
their high-flying ability.
Jason, we thought that it might be a battle
for the top rope, but with the slow pace
who does it favor?
[Jason] You know, they know
each other so well.
It's just in my opinion who makes
the mistake first.
-[Rich] Cover, Neville. -[referee] One
[Rich] And a kick-out by Balor.
And both competitors here seem to be
a bit tentative and like you said, maybe
waiting for the other to make a mistake.
[Corey] These two know each other so well.
They've got each other so well scouted.
It's only gonna take one mistake.
The entire world is talking about this.
Balor versus Neville is trending
worldwide right now on Twitter.
[Rich] WWE Superstars getting
involved as well.
Daniel Bryan tweeting earlier on
saying, "can't wait for Balor
versus Neville and Owens versus Zayn."
[Finn grunts]
[crowd chanting] Let's go Balor
[Corey] Right now it is Adrian Neville,
the former NXT champion,
in control of this match-up.
Again, he held the title for
nearly 300 days.
[Finn grunts]
[Corey] It's hard to believe that it's
been nearly a year since Adrian Neville
won that NXT championship at the very
first live special here from Full Sail.
[Jason] It was an impressive
reign absolutely.
But to that point, is Finn Balor
still relatively unproven at this level?
I mean he's been impressive
what we've seen, but he's not held
a title for 300 days.
[Corey] I mean, no.
He's unproven in NXT and he's
made quite a big statement
since he's been here at NXT.
But believe me, Finn Balor
I proven throughout the world.
[Rich] Oh, look out.
-Oh! -[crowd] Oh.
[Rich] Finn Balor says he taps into almost
a dark passenger, look at that
dropkick by Adrian Neville.
This brings out another side of Finn Balor.
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] It doesn't matter what side's out
right now.
it just got dropkicked in the face.
[Rich] Man.
Adrian Neville can strike so quickly.
It's so impressive.
[referee] Come on, bring it in.
[Rich] Again, the pace is still a little
slower than maybe we would have thought.
[Corey] We know Adrian Neville can
work at a slow pace.
We've seen him grind out.
-[Rich] Beautiful suplex. -[referee] One, two.
And Balor Abe to kick-out.
Number one contendership on the line
and the right to face the
NXT Champion, whether that be
Sami Zayn, whether that be Kevin Owens.
We'll find out later on tonight.
[Corey] We've seen Adrian Neville go 25,
30, 35 minutes in these matches.
We know he has the endurance.
I don't know about Finn Balor.
Maybe he does, but we haven't seen it yet.
[Jason] You've got to look at
at Adrian Neville.
He looks a bit frustrated to me.
And you can't figure he thought
this was gonna be easy.
[Rich] Take another look at this dropkick.
Oh, Adrian Neville can change gears
so quickly, Corey.
[Corey] You're right. That's what
makes him so dangerous. That's why he was
NXT Champion for almost 300 days.
[Jason] I think we're talking about
a slow pace here.
I'd like to call it a cautious pace.
I think they each don't want to make a
mistake because the other will capitalize.
[Rich] Are you honestly watching
these guys talking about caution?
If there are two men that are absolute
daredevils in the world, it's these guys
-in the ring right now. -[Jason] Exactly, look what
they're doing right now.
They're taking their time.
They're wearing each other down.
Like you said, it's a battle
for that top rope.
[Rich] Oh!
Nasty kick right to the face by Neville.
Look at that [unintelligible] in the corner
and down goes Neville to the outside.
[Jason] Is that the mistake I was
speaking of right there?
Big opportunity right now for Finn Balor.
[Corey] He got caught last time
he tried this.
[Rich] Tried twice. Neville caught him.
This time, here comes Balor.
Huge [unintelligible].
[Jason] He's got wings on his back.
And right there he did some flying.
[Fans chanting] NXT!
[Corey] But at what cost?
He took a flight but he might
have done more damage to himself.
[Jason] I'll tell you, when what's on
the line right now is the number
one contendership, there's a big cost.
[Rich] And Adrian Neville's
in the ring first.
[Corey] And Adrian Neville's in
retreat mode right now.
[Rich] Neville rolled right back out.
Let's not forget, Adrian Neville,
as we've seen in the past, is not above
-taking shortcuts if need be. -[Jason] Oh, look at this.
Look at this.
[Corey] It's not a shortcut if it's smart.
[Rich] Balor stalking Neville!
My God, right into the barricade!
Right into the the barricade!
[crowd cheering]
[Rich] What a dropkick by Balor!
[Fans chanting]
[Rich] My goodness!
And Neville could be out cold.
[referee] Let's go, one, two.
-[Rich] I think Balor had enough of-- -[Jason] oh, this is the big opportunity.
[Rich] Hang on. To the top rope.
Finn Balor sizing up Adrian Neville.
Look at that!
[Jason] Right for the back of the head.
[Rich] My God, that could be enough,
new number one contender, Finn Balor!
And a kick-out by Adrian Neville.
[Jason] Wow, Balor's mind is
in a scary place right now.
[Corey] Why isn't he capitalizing?
He's got Adrian Neville half conscious.
It's his fault for wasting all this time.
[Jason] I think he's shocked.
[Corey] The number one contendership is on
[Rich] take another look at this.
Finn Balor stalking Adrian Neville.
Connecting.
[Jason] And look at the height and
look at the stomp right on the
back of the head of Adrian Neville.
-How he kicked out I have no idea. -[crowd] One, two.
[Rich] That's how much this number one
contendership means.
And hang on. Look at this.
Look at this.
Balor. Oh, trying to go for
that reverse lifting DDT. Neville,
countered it. And now
-here come the kicks of Adrian Neville, -Oh!
[Rich] shifted into another high gear.
Whoa! Pele kick!
And now Neville counters with
a huge kick of his own.
[Jason] I don't know if he got all
that Pele kick right there.
That might have helped Neville.
[Corey] Wouldn't say it helped Neville.
They're both flat on their back.
The playing field's even. The number one
contendership is on the line.
Who gets to their feet first?
[Rich] Look at this.
Connecting with a kick to the back
of the head and Neville almost out instant.
Connecting with a super kick.
[Jason] Yeah, that Pele kick caught Neville
on the shoulder, which allowed him
to deliver the super kick.
[Rich] Both competitors are down.
The referee to the five-count.
Competitors have until ten
to get to their feet.
[crowd cheering]
[Rich] What do these guys have left?
[crowd cheering]
And Neville to his feet first.
The match will continue.
[Finn grunts]
[Rich] Look out -- Neville!
[Jason] Whoa!
[Rich] Big German suplex.
[Corey] What power!
Did you see the torque and snap
on the back of the neck of Finn Balor?
[Jason] Balor's in trouble.
[Rich] Neville going for another one,
going for another one. Cover.
Is that enough?
Number one contendership on the line.
And Balor just got his shoulder up.
[Corey] Adrian Neville was a heartbeat
away from walking out of here
of here as number one contender.
[Jason] Check out Neville's face.
Frustration setting in. How did Balor
kick out? Two German suplexes in a row.
[Corey] It could be argued that
Adrian Neville's wasting
valuable time here.
[Rich] Oh, hang on.
He's setting up Finn Balor.
In the corner, Neville climbing to the top.
You know what he's thinking.
[crowd cheering]
Whoa!
-Corkscrew from second rope. Cover. -[crowd] One, two
And another kick-out.
[Jason] How about Balor?
How does he find it in him to kick out?
Two German suplexes, a second rope
Swanton aerial flip.
I don't even know what you call it.
How does he have the wherewithal
to kick out?
[Corey] Maybe it's that doorway down
the dark hallway in the depth
of Finn Balor's mind.
But wherever it comes from,
it's keeping him alive right now.
[Rich] It's all about the number one
contendership, the opportunity
to compete for the NXT title.
[Jason] You've got to think Adrian Neville
smells it right now.
[Rich] Like you said, Corey,
it appears that Balor may be
tapping into that dark passenger
that we talked about.
There's a slingblade.
[Corey] But Finn has to capitalize now.
He cannot give Neville this much
time to recover.
[crowd cheering]
[Rich] Neville still stirring.
Finn Balor on his way.
what a [unintelligible]
[Jason] Did you see the power behind that?
[Rich] Turned Adrian Neville inside out.
And look at this. Balor going for it!
-[Jason] Oh! -[Rich] DDT!
Number one contendership!
And somehow Adrian Neville
stays in this match.
[Corey] Maybe Adrian Neville's tapped
into somewhere in his own mind but,
I don't even know what to say right now.
[Rich] How? I don't see how either of them
are kicking out from what is
being done to them.
[Corey] Well, hang on, hang on.
Neville flat on his back.
[Jason] Uh-oh, you know where he's going.
[Corey] This is all about --
[Jason] Corey graves, you said it earlier.
[Corey] And Neville knew it was coming.
All about that number one contendership.
Each guy doing whatever it takes.
Look at that!
Neville connecting with an [unintelligible]
[Finn grunts]
[Corey] Well, hang on a second
Adrian Neville
[Jason] Oh no, no,
We talked about who gets there first.
[Corey] This could be it. If Neville
hits this, it's all over, new
number one contender.
[Rich] Battle for the top rope.
[Finn yells]
Oh, huge kick to the
back of the head.
And now Neville going to the top.
Red arrow on its way.
Target acquired, here he comes.
And my God, look at that,
-the counter by Balor! Oh! -[crowd] One, two.
[Rich] He kicked out.
[Jason] Wow!
[Rich] He kicked out.
How did Adrian Neville kick out of that?
[Jason] Where is he finding the energy?
[Rich] Somehow Balor got the knees up
countered it.
And look at that dropkick.
Back of the head planted into
the turnbuckle.
And hang on, here comes Balor
for the number one contendership!
Finn Balor connects. Coup de gras!
[Fans counting]
-[Rich] Balor's your new number -[Bell ringing]
[Rich] one contender.
[rock music playing]
[Rich] Have you ever seen anything like it?
[Female announcer] Here's your winner,
Finn Balor!
[Jason] I'm amazed right now.
I knew these two had a voracious
appetite for being the best,
but boy, did they deliver.
They both left it all out there.
Hats off to both men tonight.
[Corey] It just goes to show you how much
one chance at the NXT title means.
These two superstars left it all
in the ring.
I'm still amazed at how they
survived this long.
That was one of the most incredible matches
I've ever been privy to see.
[Catch your breath playing]
[Rich] Eight men started in the
number one contender's tournament.
Finn Balor, the last man standing,
defeating the former NXT Champion,
the longest reigning NXT Champion,
Adrian Neville, in a match that
I'm sure we will look back upon
at the end of 2015 and say that
this one set the bar, guys.
[Corey] We said it at the outset
of the night. NXT continues to redefine
sports entertainment. And
what better example than
Finn Balor and Adrian Neville tonight.
[Rich] Well, now that we know who
the number one contender is,
we still have to find out
who will Finn Balor face.
Will it be Sami Zayn?
Will it be Kevin Owens?
We will find out later tonight
in our main event.
[Jason] Some unfinished business
here between these two? What's going on?
[crowd cheering]
[Catch your breath playing]
[fans chanting]
[crowd cheering]
[Jason] I like that right there.
These two men, so much respect
for each other.
We've said it before. They know
each other so well. Hats off to both men.
But the new number one Contender,
Finn Balor.
[rock music playing]
[Corey] You can see the disappointment
in Adrian Neville's face.
The excitement that Finn Balor
must be feeling right now off the charts.
But I have a feeling this is the last time.
Somewhere down the line these two
will meet again.
[Rich] Guys, let's look at how this
match unfolded.
Look at the dive by Finn Balor,
putting his body on the line.
[Jason] Look at the speed with that kick
right there.
[Corey] Sending Neville through the
barricade. And Neville still survived.
[Jason] Here's the first stomp on the
back of Adrian Neville's head.
-How he kicked out I still have no idea. -[crowd counting]
[Rich] And a Pelé kick followed up
by a super kick by Adrian Neville.
Adrian now to the second rope,
that corkscrew moon sault from
the second rope and the frustration
continuing to build
for the former NXT champ, Corey.
[Corey] Adrian Neville did anything
and everything he could to get
through this match.
The knees up at the last second
countered the red arrow.
He thought Finn Balor had it,
but he didn't.
Adrian Neville kicked out of that.
[Rich] But it all ended right here.
To the top rope.
Look at the height of Finn Balor
connecting with the coup de gras.
The new number one contender
to the NXT Championship.
Take a look at him, Finn Balor
victorious here tonight at TakeOver Rival.
[Catch your breath playing]
[Rich] Guys, take a look right there
at Sasha Banks. She calls herself the boss.
A one-in-four opportunity
tonight to become the NXT Women's Champion.
[Jason] There's the champion right now.
But let's not forget,
she's at disadvantage.
[Rich] Well, four combustible elements
ready to collide
tonight with the NXT Women's
Championship on the line in a fatal 4-way.
[Rich] Natural selection!
[Jason] Natural selection from Charlotte.
The cover and that's gonna do it.
-The women's champ retains. -[Corey] Charlotte retains!
[Rich] Charlotte retains the
NXT Women's Championship.
[Charlotte] No one is better at competing
than me.
I'm the greatest athlete in the game.
I know what it takes to beat Charlotte.
I've done it before.
[Jason] Sasha wants what Charlotte has.
[Sasha] I am the baddest diva
in this business.
[Rich] Charlotte putting the NXT
Women's Championship on the line
against Sasha Banks.
Sasha turning things around.
Becky Lynch interfering this match-up.
[Corey] She just got
Sasha Banks disqualified.
This isn't a friendship,
And I'm gonna do what I have do
to get to where I want to go.
[Rich] Sasha pushing Becky away but
now ganging up on the champ.
Bayley coming in to clear out the ring.
[Sasha] Everybody is really just here
for themselves to get to the top.
So I need to do the same thing.
[suspense music playing]
[Rich] Bayley to belly, my goodness!
[male announcer] Ladies, it seems as if we
have some unsettled issues.
At NXT TakeOver, Charlotte,
you will be defending your NXT
Women's Championship against
Bayley, Becky Lynch, and Sasha Banks
in a fatal 4-way match.
[Charlotte] I like putting my title
on the line because I'm a fighting
champion.
But I'm the best athlete in that ring.
I made Becky tap out.
I have embarrassed Bayley.
I have pinned your Women's Champion.
I don't have any friends
in that fatal 4-way and it'll make
it that much easier to beat
every single one of them.
Ever since my change in attitude
I am beyond stoppable.
I will be walking out your new
NXT Women's Champion
because if you're gonna do it,
do it like a boss.
[Charlotte] My title reign isn't luck.
It's natural selection.
[Bayley] I know I am going to walk out
the NXT Champion .
Her title run ends now.
At NXT TakeOver, I will finally
extinguish Charlotte's flair.
[Charlotte] No one will beat me.
Whether they like it or not,
they better learn to love it.
-[Turn it up playing] -[crowd cheering]
♪ There ain't no stoppin us now ♪
♪ We celebrate on the floor ♪
♪ Top down, we're ready to go ♪
[Rich] There is the huggable one,
Bayley, who looked quite anxious
earlier on tonight when we saw
her getting ready.
But guys, she knows that is
potentially her night.
And there they are, the wacky
-waving inflatable arm [unintelligible]. -[bell ringing]
[female announcer] The following contest
is fatal 4-way divas match
scheduled for a one fall.
And it is for the NXT Women's Championship!
Introducing first from
San Jose, California, Bayley!
[Rich] Bayley said a few weeks ago
this is her Sami Zayn moment.
She's finally found the spark
that she's been missing.
She's more prepared than ever in her words
than she's ever been.
[Sky's the limit playing]
[female announcer] And her opponent from
Boston, Massachusetts, Sasha Banks!
[Rich] Guys, Sasha has had multiple
opportunities. But how many more
opportunities can she get?
[Jason] I don't know
how many more opportunities she'll get,
but I'll tell you what, she's so cunning.
I believe this is a master plan
falling into place for Sasha tonight.
[Corey] You said it. Bayley's huggable.
You can be as huggable as you want.
This is Sasha Banks's night.
[Celtic invasion playing]
[female announcer] And from Dublin,
Ireland, Becky Lynch!
[Rich] Guys, Becky Lynch might be
the wild card here tonight. And
I've got to ask the question.
What has she done to deserve
this title opportunity?
All she did a few weeks ago was
cause Sasha Banks her title chance.
[Corey] Well, whatever she did she's
in the match. I mean,
I might not like her personally.
There's nothing authentic about her
as a human being, but she has got talent.
She belongs in here just as anybody.
She can walk out of here NXT
Women's Champion.
Unless she makes herself dizzy First
[Rich] Would you stop shaking
your head, Corey?
[Recognition playing]
[female announcer] And their opponent
from the Queen city, she's the NXT
Women's Champion, Charlotte!
[Jason] 258 days ago Charlotte became
the NXT Women's Champion.
She calls herself the most genetically
superior diva in
WWE, the most gifted athlete here at NXT.
The daughter of the nature boy
Ric Flair, the hall of famer
16 time world champion.
Guys, I don't think that
Charlotte has had to face a challenge
like she has in front of her tonight.
[Rich] Right.
This is a huge challenge for her.
But Jason, we had Charlotte on
the pre-show and you looked in
her eyes just like I did.
Did you see a bit of doubt
or disbelief in her eyes?
Charlotte believes she's walking
out of here NXT women's champion.
[Corey] So here we go, guys, fatal
4-way match-up for the NXT
Women's Championship.
[Rich] First competitor to gain a pin fall
or submission becomes the champion.
So there's no advantage for the
champion in this match.
[Jason] No, no championship advantage.
She has a 25% chance
of retaining her championship.
But what she said on the
pre-show was, "to them, it's a
championship opportunity. To me,
it's another chance to show I am
the most dominant female in the game
[Rich] well, don't forget guys,
there's no count outs, there's no
[Corey] Bayley from behind trying to
pin the champ
[Rich] No count out one.
No count outs no, disqualifications.
The old saying that Charlotte
likes to say like daddy, "to be the
woman, you've got to to beat the woman."
That's not the case tonight.
Oh!
[Corey] Oh, the outside.
And Sasha--
[Jason] I wonder is there an alliance
right here between Sasha and Becky.
[Rich] Sasha and Becky yeah,
working together here early on.
Look at that, Charlotte going back first.
And, guys, the led board on the ring
I they just broke it.
[Corey] A human being's body was just
thrown into it. Are you surprised?
[Jason] And this is alliance I spoke
of right now.
[Rich] There's no alliance.
They're all here fighting for the same
thing, the NXT Women's Championship.
[Jason] You've got to figure these two had
a game plan.
They took out Charlotte and now
they're ganging up on Bayley.
[Rich] Are they gonna
share the championship, Albert?
[Jason] I didn't say the alliance
would work.
[Rich] Becky has said before that
it's an alliance, It is not a friendship.
It is all about business.
Make no mistake, all four of the ladies
in this match-up have one thing
on their mind and that is becoming the
NXT Women's Champion.
[Corey] Oh!
[Jason] Wow!
You still feel like there's not
an alliance right now, Corey graves?
[Corey] They're working well together
right now.
[Rich] Look at this.
They can't pin them together.
[Corey] Where's your alliance at, Albert?
[Jason] There it goes.
[unintelligible]
[Rich] It is every diva for herself
in this match-up tonight.
[Corey] Becky Lynch needs to stand up
for herself.
She has an opportunity here just
as much as anybody else.
[Rich] Oh, look at this.
You were just talking about it.
Whoa!
[unintelligible] Suplex!
[Corey] Fantastic power by Becky Lynch.
[crowd cheering]
[Jason] Becky with a big
opportunity right now.
[Rich] Oh!
There's Becky Lynch with a leg drop.
[Bayley grunts]
[Rich] NXT women's title is on the line
and Becky Lynch maybe with the opportunity
to take the championship right here.
Cover, hook of the leg,
Becky for the win.
And a kick-out.
Let's take another look at this suplex
by Becky Lynch moments ago.
[crowd] Oh!
[Corey] What strength by Becky Lynch.
Absolutely impressive but after the suplex
she looked down at Sasha Banks
and Becky Lynch said, "it's my time."
She must believe that.
[Jason] Oh, she believes it.
I asked her. She said, "ever since my
attitude change, I've been unstoppable."
[Rich] Dragonscrew going after that
injured left knee.
Oh Bayley.
[Corey] She's never had three other
-divas trying to stop her. -[Jason] Look at this.
[Bayley grunts]
[Rich] Oh, hang on, submission maneuver!
[Bayley grunts]
[Jason] Could we have a new divas champion?
[Corey] Look at that.
It's Sasha Banks in to break it up
and right as Becky Lynch
was getting on a roll. Oh!
[Corey] That's the thing about these
fatal 4-way. You have to neutralize
everybody. A submission might not be the
most effective way to win because,
it can be broken up as you just saw.
[Rich] Yeah, it makes yourself
vulnerable, doesn't it?
[Jason] Talking about neutralizing,
there is Charlotte is now here to be in
sight. She was thrown into the led board.
[Rich] Guys, we talked earlier about
some of the WWE superstars.
Oh, look at that.
Sasha trying to go for the
double knee drop.
Becky out of the way, now to the top rope.
Here she comes. Big dropkick.
[Corey] That's a huge opportunity for
Becky Lynch, but she needs to capitalize.
[Rich] Cover. And now here comes Charlotte
into break it up.
I want to mention this quick.
The WWE superstars tweeting watching this
tonight here on the WWE network.
Sheamus saying earlier,
"the Irish are coming."
[Charlotte grunts]
[Rich] Finn Balor victorious earlier
tonight and now pulling for
Becky Lynch in this one.
[Corey] That's good. Maybe Sheamus
can hang out with Becky Lynch because
I don't want to.
[Rich] Neck breaker by the champ!
-[referee counting] -[Rich] Cover trying to put Sasha away.
And there's Becky Lynch to break it up.
Meanwhile WWE diva Paige saying,
"good luck tonight, especially to Bayley."
I didn't expect to see Paige
pulling for Bayley, did you?
[Jason] That's well and all, but
Charlotte in total control right now.
[Rich] Another big neck breaker
by the champ. Is that enough?
There's Sasha again to break it up.
[unintelligible]
[Rich] Fatal 4-way match-up.
First diva that scores a pinfall
or a submission will become the
NXT Women's Champion.
Right now it is Charlotte.
[Charlotte grunts]
[Rich] And Charlotte throwing the
right forearm.
[Corey] But the boss is going toe to
toe with the champ right now.
You've got to be impressed with that.
Woo!
[crowd] Woo!
[Rich] No doubt, trying to make fun
[Jason] Oh!
[Rich] Make fun of Charlotte and
the nature Boy Ric Flair.
[Corey] Very well scouted by Sasha Banks.
[Jason] You've got to figure, was
that on purpose.
[Corey] Absolutely, she got out of the way.
She didn't want to get speared.
[Rich] Look at this. Here comes
Bayley, my goodness!
Wow, what am impact!
[crowd cheering]
Charlotte with a big kick to
the face of Bayley.
Charlotte to the outside.
[Corey] Charlotte's the last one up.
She needs the cover right now.
Cover somebody.
[Jason] The champ is standing tall
[Corey] this is a huge opportunity.
[Rich] Going after Sasha.
[Corey] She wasted too much time.
[Rich] Sasha sending the champ into
the corner.
The turnbuckle slowed her down
so she didn't go full force
into the steel post, but still
quite an impact!
[Corey] Sasha needs to capitalize here.
Sasha's now the only one up.
This is the time when you
have to take advantage.
You're not gonna get many opportunities
where three other
divas are neutralized like this.
[Jason] I believe she's about
to take that opportunity.
[Rich] Oh no, very precarious position.
[crowd cheering]
[Jason] Oh, no.
[Rich] You've got to be kidding me.
Sasha Banks lining up Charlotte and Becky.
Look at that, connecting with
the double knees.
Cover for the championship, Sasha Banks!
[Sasha yells]
[Rich] And Charlotte able to kick-out,
now going after Becky.
-[Jason] This could be it. -[Sasha yells]
[Rich] Cover after cover
-with the championship on the line. -[Sasha yells]
[Rich] Sasha starting to get frustrated.
[Corey] She can't get frustrated.
She's pinned Charlotte recently.
She knows it's possible.
Big suplex by Bayley.
[Jason] This could be
a big opportunity for Bayley right now.
The champ is in trouble.
[fans chanting] Bayley!
[Jason] The champ is in trouble.
[Rich] We've seen the aggressive side
of Bayley here in the last couple weeks.
Connecting with corner back elbows.
[crowd cheering]
[Rich] Tights the ponytail.
You know it's coming.
Bayley is on fire.
[Jason] Four back elbows in the corner.
The champ is in trouble.
[Rich] What's Bayley got in mind here?
Look at this, Bayley to the top rope.
My God!
[Corey] Bayley [unintelligible]
[crowd cheering]
[Jason] Come on, Bayley. Come on, Bayley.
[crowd chanting] Bayley! Bayley! Bayley!
[Rich] Hey, look out, Bailey! Connecting,
Bayley to belly.
Bayley's gonna win it,
-[Rich] Bayley's gonna win it! -One! Two!
[Rich] And Becky Lynch able to
break up the cover.
That could have been it.
Oh look out.
Oh, and there's that nasty side of Bayley.
Guys, it's been a long time coming.
It has been a long time coming,
but it is somewhat refreshing to see
Bayley embrace this side of herself.
[Jason] I'm telling you, I'm loving it.
Can this dream come true?
This dream since she was 12 years old.
All she ever wanted to be
was to be a champion. Oh!
[Rich] Oh my God!
[Corey] Sasha Banks wants to be
a champion too.
[crowd chanting] NXT! NXT! NXT!
[Rich] Guys, this gives--
this gives the champ some breathing room.
She can maybe recollect herself here.
[Jason] What is the champ thinking
right now?
[Corey] Didn't look like she had relaxation in mind, Rich.
[Rich] I'm talking about catching
your breath,
rethinking your strategy.
Oh, hold on.
Charlotte going high risk!
Charlotte taking out
all three competitors,
whatever it takes.
With the Women's Championship on the line.
Let's take another look.
[Jason] Look at the height.
How much does this mean
to Charlotte to put her body
on the line like that,
taking out all three competitors?
[Corey] She knows she doesn't have
the championship advantage
she normally does,
so she's taking them all out at once.
She is determined to walk out of here
the same way she walked in,
as NXT Women's Champion.
[Jason] She's gotta get one in the ring to win.
[Rich] Charlotte sending in Becky Lynch.
[scream]
[Rich] Oh!
Now Becky-- wait a minute.
Look at this!
Beautiful suplex!
-[Rich] Becky Lynch for the title. -One! Two!
Hooks the leg and Charlotte kicks out.
[Corey] Could you imagine, Rich,
if you had to come out here
week after week and watch Becky Lynch
headbang with that women's championship
-[Corey] around her waist? -[Jason] Oh, I'd love it.
[Corey] I bet you would.
Your skin would crawl, wouldn't it?
[Jason] Oh, the champ right now.
She's in big trouble right now.
Becky Lynch needs to capitalize.
She's doing a good job of it.
Oh, we've seen her try this earlier.
[Rich] Well, look out.
Sasha from the outside.
Bayley pulling Sasha away.
Now Bayley getting involved.
Look at that, kick to the back of the head.
-[Rich] Whoa! -[Jason] Whoa.
[Jason] Bayley with a German.
[Rich] And hang on a second.
Charlotte perched on the top rope.
-[Rich] Here goes Bayley again. -[Jason] Oh no.
[Rich] And look at this.
From the top rope!
Bayley to belly from the top!
-[Rich] New championship here! -One! Two!
My God, here comes Sasha again!
[Jason] The champ still has fight
in her possibly.
Sasha Banks for the cover.
Is that enough?
And again a kick-out.
Can you believe what we just saw?
Charlotte just took a Bayley to belly
from the top rope.
[Jason] Look at Sasha. Sasha can't believe it.
How did the champ kick out?
Where is she finding this energy?
[Rich] Well, look at this.
Crossface, crossface!
Submission maneuver applied.
[Corey] Can the champ hang on?
[Jason] The champ has a long way to go
to get to those ropes.
[Rich] Sasha Banks now kicking
Now kicking Bayley
and Becky back down to the outside.
[Jason] Very smart by Sasha right now.
[Rich] Oh, hang on a second again,
center of the ring!
-[Jason] Look at the torque. -[Rich] Championship is on the line!
Sasha Banks with the crossface.
Locked in Charlotte, crawling, clawing,
trying to make her way to the bottom rope.
[Jason] So close, so close!
[unintelligible]
[Rich] It won't break it.
And look at this.
Guys, what does Charlotte do?
What does she do?
[Jason] Look at the torque. The body
is not supposed to bend like that.
[Rich] The championship is on the line
here and still some fight.
Look at this, cover. And that's it.
[Jason] She did it! The boss!
[Rich] We have a new Women's Champion.
[female announcer] Here is your winner
and new NXT Women's Champion,
Sasha Banks!
["Sky's the limit" playing]
♪ …Cause I gon' gon' pushed 'em ♪
♪ All out the way ♪
♪ Destined to break in ♪
♪ I found my way, yeah ♪
♪ Now I'm made, nobody gonna take it ♪
♪ 'Cause I gon' gon' pushed 'em ♪
♪ All out the way… ♪
[Rich] Sasha Banks is your new
NXT Women's Champion.
Jason Albert, you said it earlier,
a master plan by Sasha.
[Jason] You know, I said it before.
Sasha Banks, one on one with the champ,
has -- I mean former champ, has trouble.
She got it done tonight though,
when three other women or two other women
were in the ring with her.
[Corey] You don't have to like her,
but you must respect her, The Boss.
This was the biggest moment of her life.
And here they took the champ out early.
[Jason] Right to the LED--
shut the LED lights down.
[Rich] Look at this, Sasha, Becky.
And Becky
with a beautiful pumphandle suplex.
They thought that they might work together.
That proved otherwise, guys.
[Corey] The boss knew exactly
where she was going.
Double stack, double knees.
She had her eyes
on the title the whole time.
[Rich] And Charlotte, at the time
the NXT Women's Champion.
Bayley getting involved.
And look at this here, Bayley to belly.
We thought that that might've been it.
The match would continue
as Becky Lynch was there to break it up.
And on the outside, look at Sasha Banks
putting her body on the line.
[Jason] Good for her. And how about this?
How did Bayley not get in here?
Bayley to belly from the second rope.
[Corey] I have no idea how
Charlotte survived that.
But The Boss would--
[Rich] lock in the submission maneuver
and then roll Charlotte over and crucifix
for the victory.
Sasha Banks has done it,
your new NXT Women's Champion.
[Corey] What a moment for Sasha Banks.
This means the world.
She's worked her entire career
for this very moment.
It has got to be sweet.
Well done, Sasha Banks.
["Sky's the limit" still playing]
[music fades out]
[man] Sasha Banks! Sasha Banks!
Sasha Banks!
[crowd shouting]
[crowd] No, no, no, no, no!…
[crowd continues chanting]
[crowd quiets]
[cheers and applause]
[crowd] Oh!
[crowd] Woo!
["Sky's the limit" starts playing]
[Corey] Did you expect anything less
from The Boss,
the new NXT Women's Champion?
That, my friends, is swag.
[Rich] Sasha Banks has done it,
winning this fatal 4-way match
for the championship.
♪ …Destined to break in… ♪
["Sky's the limit" fades out]
["Rise" starts playing]
♪ Garring-garring-garring go ♪
♪ You can take a swing at my ego ♪
♪ You can make a run for my crown ♪
♪ Even if your stand makes me nervous ♪
♪ You ain't gonna take us down ♪
♪ There will be no need for crying ♪
♪ Like the phoenix we… ♪
♪ Will rise ♪
♪ Uh-ooh ♪
["Rise" fades out]
[Rich] Well, WrestleMania is why
everybody is here at NXT.
All hoping to get that
WrestleMania moment.
But guys, the reason that we are here
tonight at Full Sail University
in Orlando, Florida
is this upcoming match-up.
The tension's been building
throughout the night.
We're just moments away from what is sure
to be an emotional battle
when Sami Zayn defends
the NXT Championship against Kevin Owens.
That match-up is next.
[rock music playing]
[melancholy music playing]
[Owens] I walked in with a plan,
which uh… worked out beautifully.
[Rich] Kevin Owens has been waiting
14 years for this opportunity.
It is his night to shine.
[Zayn] I wouldn't have missed this match for the world.
And I didn't just watch it backstage
on the monitor,
I creeped out through the curtain
so I could feel the audience
and I welled up.
I welled up with tears.
[Rich] And Kevin Owens
with the victory here tonight
in his debut.
[Owens] I would say I was as excited
for my debut as I was
for Zayn versus Neville.
[Rich] Sami Zayn, Helluva kick!
[crowd] One! Two! Three!
[Rich] Sami Zayn has done it!
He is the new NXT Champion!
[Owens] I was so happy for him.
I still am.
I am still really happy for Sami.
The NXT locker room coming out
to congratulate Sami Zayn,
and his best friend Kevin Owens.
[Zayn] After all our friendship
had endured up until that point,
that he could still kind of give me
that nod, it meant a lot to me personally.
[Corey] What a night for these two friends.
This has got to be surreal
for those two guys,
at the top of their game.
I should've seen the whole thing coming.
I really should've.
[Owens] I waited for that spotlight
for 14 years.
I wasn't gonna wait
at the back of the line.
I traveled the world for ten years
with Sami Zayn.
All the places that you hear Sami Zayn
brag about, I've been there too.
And it was all to ultimately
end up here though.
But they called him first.
Sami stole me and him
getting here together.
At one point I'll admit thinking
that this wasn't gonna happen for me.
Everything I ever did out there
was about getting me here
and it was the same with him.
I think the honest-to-goodness truth
is we were on the same path
and he got married and had a kid,
and I think that's when things
really changed for us.
He-- all he cared--
all he has to worry about is himself.
[Zayn] I never thought
that on a night like our evolution
when you finally arrived
and I finally arrived
that you would do that.
It's moot now.
Because at TakeOver
I'm gonna beat the hell out of you.
I'm not wrestling one more match
unless it's against Kevin Owens.
[Owens] I'll fight anyone and everyone,
but I fight for a prize.
That is the prize.
That means more money.
That means a better life.
He was never gonna do it
for non-title
because that was his plan all along.
He ruined more than a moment.
He ruined a friendship.
He ruined a lot of things.
I don't know, but I just know
I am gonna hurt him.
He hurt me and I am gonna hurt him.
You wanna see Sami Zayn
kick Kevin Owens's ass?
[crowd cheering]
[Owens] Kevin Owens is going to win
the NXT Championship
two months to the day
after his debut.
I'm gonna do it.
[tension-filled music fades]
[muffled cheering]
["Fight" starts playing]
[crowd cheering]
["Fight" still playing]
[crowd cheering]
["Fight" fades out]
[quieter cheers and applause]
[men shouting unintelligible]
["World's Apart" starts playing]
♪ Let's go ♪
[cheers and applause]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Ole, ole, ole, ole,
ole, ole.
[cheers and applause]
["World's Apart" fades out]
[crowd shouting]
[continued shouting]
[bell ringing]
[female announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
and it is for the NXT Championship!
[cheers and applause]
Introducing first the challenger
from Marieville, Quebec, Canada,
weighing 266 pounds, Kevin Owens!
[cheers and boos]
[crowd chanting] Fight Owens, fight!
Fight Owens, fight! Fight Owens, fight!
And his opponent
from Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
weighing 212 pounds,
he's the NXT Champion, Sami Zayn!
[cheers and applause]
[Rich] This is why we are here.
Sami Zayn, the NXT Champion,
against Kevin Owens.
Guys, this is gonna be emotional.
This is going to be intense.
[man shouting] Come on, Sami!
The NXT Championship on the line.
Sami Zayn winning the title two months ago,
but had his celebration cut short
after being attacked by Kevin Owens.
And in Sami's own words,
he should have seen it coming.
[Jason] Yea, I feel like
he should've seen it coming.
He's been friends with him
for such a long time.
He's traveled the world with him.
You learn a lot about someone
when it comes to that.
I personally feel like it's a little bit deeper
than what we're seeing on the surface.
[crowd chanting] Ole, ole, ole, ole!
Ole, ole, ole, ole, ole, ole!
[applause]
[woman shouting] Let's go Sami!
[crowd] Ooh…
[Rich] Kevin Owens.
He's going to the outside.
Guys, Owens has been masterful
in his manipulation of Sami Zayn.
[Corey] He's manipulated more than Sami Zayn.
He manipulated general manager
William Regal into making this
a championship match.
He's been in this company for two months.
Two months ago, at the last TakeOver,
was the first time we ever saw Kevin Owens
in an NXT ring.
Now he's headlining Takeover
live on the network.
[Rich] The NXT title is the prize.
The decision by pinfall or submission.
-[Rich] [unintelligible] -[Jason] This is what
[Jason] Sami Zayn needs to do.
This is early 2014 Sami Zayn.
He didn't know how to harness his anger.
He's doing a very good job
of it right now.
He's not letting the headgames
of Kevin Owens get into his mind.
[Corey] It's early.
-[Jason] Stay the course. -[Corey] Nobody knows Sami Zayn's mind
[Corey] better than Kevin Owens.
I remember when I first got
into this business in the Pittsburgh area,
I used to hear stories about
these guys in Canada.
Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens,
they were doing all sorts of big things.
There was a buzz about these guys.
I can't believe I'm actually gonna witness them
face off in an NXT ring right now.
[crowd] Ooh!
[Jason] Sami's got to keep his cool.
[cheers and applause]
[Rich] Well, look out,
here comes Sami Zayn, look out.
Over the top, over the referee!
My God!
[Corey] Sami Zayn didn't want to wait.
[Jason] So much for keeping your cool.
[crowd chanting] Holy shit! Holy shit!
[Rich] And Sami Zayn taking the fight
to Kevin Owens.
[cheers and applause]
[man shouting indistictly]
[crowd] Oh!
[Rich] Sami Zayn is an angry,
angry champion, he is an angry man.
One! Two! Three!
[Corey] Sami Zayn is not an angry man.
Kevin Owens made Sami Zayn an angry man.
[Rich] That's exactly what Kevin Owens wanted,
wasn't it?
[Jason] It could have been,
but it looks like right now
Sami Zayn's doing a good job
-[referee] One! -[Jason] of harnessing that anger
-Two! -[Jason] and taking it out on Kevin Owens.
-Three! -[Jason] Much deserved.
[Rich] I suppose the question
for Sami Zayn tonight is
which Sami Zayn do we get,
the hungry Sami Zayn,
the guy -- oh my goodness!
[Jason] Did you see his chin snap
back right there?
[Rich] Or do we get the champion
who can control his emotions?
But my God,
Kevin Owens connecting the corner
with that clothesline.
[crowd chanting] Fight Owens, fight!
[Rich] Kevin Owens insisting
this is not personal, it is business.
It is about the championship.
And connecting again in the corner.
[Jason] This is a man that's feeding
his ego in my opinion.
How's that?
[crowd cheering]
[Jason] Does that look like business
to you right there, Corey Graves?
[Corey] Kevin Owens has
an opportunity of a lifetime.
The NXT Championship
is at stake right now.
He know it's gonna take everything
he's got to beat Sami Zayn.
[crowd chanting] …Zayn! Kevin Owens!
[Rich] Ooh! What an impact!
[crowd chanting] Sami Zayn! Kevin Owens!
[Jason] You've got to look at--
[Rich] Take another look at this.
Owens bringing everything at Sami Zayn.
You see Sami pop up
-[Rich] in the air, Corey? -[Corey] …over 2--
[Corey] That was 260-something pounds
coming right into the neck
and chest of Sami Zayn.
[crowd chanting] Sami Zayn! Kevin Owens.
[Jason] Look at Kevin Owens. You almost feel like
he's enjoying this a bit.
[Jason] Oh!
[Corey] What's wrong with enjoying
the fruits of your labor, Albert?
[Jason] You know,
nothing is wrong with that.
But, you know, in our business
there's men with a lot of bravado.
There's a difference between--
[Rich] Cover for the championship!
And a kick-out by Zayn.
Argh!
[Jason] There's a lot of men
in this business that talk
about doing something.
Kevin Owens backs up what he says.
He has that instinct for the jugular.
Ah! Ah!
Ugh!
[man shouting indistinctly]
[Rich] Right forearm connecting to the…
cheekbone of Sami Zayn.
And Kevin Owens, as you said…
[crowd] Ole, ole, ole, ole!
[Rich] Corey, seems to be enjoying it.
[crowd] Ole, ole!
[loud thud]
[Rich] As usual, the NXT Universe
behind Sami Zayn.
Cover for the championship.
And again, Zayn able to kick-out.
[man shouting] Come on Sami!
[Rich] Kevin Owens
claiming that this is about a better life
for his family.
More money, better life for his kids.
for his wife.
Sami Zayn not buying it,
said Owens plays games,
he strings you along,
but what truly drives him
is selfish motivation.
His motivation is himself.
Oh!
[Corey] This is where the size advantage
of Kevin Owens comes into play.
He's wearing down Sami Zayn.
We've seen what Sami can do
from the top ropes when the pace quickens.
That's where he excels.
Owens is doing his best to stop that.
[Jason] And if anyone knows the blueprint
of Sami Zayn, it's Kevin Owens.
[Rich] Take another look at this.
Owens launching Sami Zayn
into the turnbuckle.
[crowd chanting] Kevin Owens! Sami Zayn!
[Rich] And it almost seems piece by piece
Owens is set to dismantle
the NXT Champion.
[Jason] He claims he had a master plan.
An it's working out beautifully.
Two months to the day
and here he is in a championship match
against his one-time best friend.
[Rich] And you have to credit Owens.
He said he waited for the spotlight
for 14 years.
He wasn't gonna wait at the back of the line.
I mean what-- what's wrong
with making an opportunity?
You hear it all the time.
Take that chance here at WWE.
[cheers and applause]
Kevin Owens again connecting.
Cover, and again a kick-out.
This match trending worldwide on Twitter.
Would you expect anything less?
[Jason] We've always said this before.
I don't know if there's a man
more resilient than Sami Zayn.
And right now it's being tested.
It's been all Kevin Owens
in this match.
Sami trying to fight back.
[crowd] Yes! Yes!
[Jason] Sami digging deep right now.
[Rich] And again, Owens able to cut him off.
[scream]
[Jason] Oh! Oh!
[Rich] My goodness!
Draping Zayn right across
the top rope.
-One! Two! -[Rich] For the title.
[Rich] Hook of the leg and a kick-out
by Sami Zayn.
Kevin Owens--
[Corey] This is smart.
Right back to this whole
wearing Sami Zayn down, slowly but surely
putting his weight on Sami.
Let's take a--
Let's take another look at this.
Just imposing his will,
tossing Sami Zayn.
That was-- Let's take another look at that
from a different angle.
[Jason] Ooh. See Sami just bounce
back off the rope?
[Corey] That had to knock the wind right out of Zayn.
One! Two! Ooh.
[Rich] NXT Championship is on the line.
Sami Zayn has held
the title for two months.
Kevin Owens challenging his former friend
after ruining the celebration
after Sami won the title
and executing his game plan perfectly,
grinding down Sami Zayn,
keeping him on the mat,
slowing him down.
[Jason] Kevin Owens doing a masterful job
of controlling the pace.
[synched clapping]
[man shouting] Go Sami!
[Rich] Sami again trying to get back
to his feet.
Oh! Argh!
[Rich] Look at Owens again.
Look at that!
Beautiful back suplex.
Is this enough?
Hook of the leg, center of the ring,
and again a kick-out.
[Corey] Kevin Owens has done a--
an amazing job of getting inside
the psyche, inside the head of Sami Zayn.
He's just imposing his will.
He's doing what he wants
to Sami Zayn right now.
[woman shouting] Come on Sami!
[Rich] Picking apart the NXT champion,
sending Sami to the outside.
[man] Get up Sami.
[man shouting] Right here, right now!
[Rich] Listen to that chop.
[cheers and applause]
[Rich] Got to get Sami
back inside the ring though.
He's not gonna win-- oh--
not gonna win the title on the outside
[Jason] Exactly, great point. Exa--
This is what-- is it for business
or is this personal?
And I'm starting to lean towards personal.
There's something here.
[Corey] There was a little bit of mocking
right there by Kevin Owens.
Nothing wrong with having a little fun
when you're beating up your former best friend.
[Rich] See Sami just--
it's almost like he's shadowboxing,
slapping Kevin Owens.
And again Owens connecting,
rolling back in to break the counter
right back after the champ.
[Corey] Sami Zayn isn't shadowboxing.
He's striking out.
He's throwing everything he has
at Kevin Owens and Owens knows him
just a little too well.
[Rich] [unintelligible] And my God,
another one.
[woman] Get up Sami!
[crowd chanting] Get up champ!
[Jason] Inside the ring, outside the ring.
Kevin Owens is taking it to Sami Zayn.
He's not giving him a minute to breathe.
[Rich] Owens again for the championship.
Hook of the leg. Is that enough?
And again, Sami able to stay alive
as Kevin Owens continues
to pick apart Sami Zayn.
[Jason] And he's enjoying doing so.
Oh!
Argh!
[Rich] Owens stomping into the chest
of Sami Zayn.
You guys, we can't say it enough.
He is enjoying this.
He is enjoying tearing Sami apart.
[Jason] Uh-oh.
[Rich] Oh no, my God!
[Jason] What a gut buster.
-[Jason] Fall down. -[Rich] And look at this,
[Rich] Huge Senton for the title.
Hook to the leg.
Owens trying to put Zayn away
and again a kick-out.
[Corey] There's the resilience of Sami Zayn.
That was almost 270 pounds
right down onto the ribs
and chest of Zayn.
[Jason] I-- I don't think I've ever seen
anyone so methodically pick apart
Sami Zayn.
[Corey] Cause you've never seen anyone
that knows Sami Zayn
better than Kevin Owens.
Let's take another look at this.
This gigantic gutbuster,
all the wind right out of Sami Zayn.
He might have cracked a rib.
And then there's 260-something pounds
right down on a prone Sami Zayn.
I can't believe that didn't end it
right there.
[Rich] And Owens just continues
this assault, this onslaught
of the NXT Champion.
[Jason] Look it, I think I saw a bit
of a smirk right there.
[Corey] Guys I-- let's be honest.
We haven't seen domination like this
since Brock Lesnar dominated John Cena
at SummerSlam.
This is the same sort of thing.
[Rich] Sami's gotta be seeing double
or triple at this point.
Oh!
[crowd] Oh!
[Corey] You gotta admire the heart
of Sami Zayn still swinging
with whatever he's got left.
But look at this.
This is decimation.
[Rich] Whoa, Sami back to his feet
connecting with a clothesline!
There's still fight in the champ!
Sami might be staggering around,
but he's throwing everything he's got left
at Kevin Owens.
[Corey] This is the first offense
of really any kind we've seen Sami Zayn
mount tonight.
[Jason] Big opportunity for Sami
to regroup right here.
There's no one that feeds off
the NXT Universe quite like Sami Zayn.
[Corey] Yeah, but is the NXT Universe
enough tonight?
We've se-- we haven't seen Sami
in this much trouble maybe ever.
[Jason] Well, we both have agreed,
he is one of the most resilient Superstars
-[Jason] we know. -[Rich] Oh look at that,
[Rich] Sending Owens head first
into the steel steps.
[woman] Get him Sami!
[Rich] And Sami Zayn ready to dish out
some payback to his former close friend,
the man who ruined his championship night
at TakeOver: R Evolution.
Now Sami rolling back in
and going to the outside.
[referee] One! Two!
[Rich] Owens trying to take back over.
Sami rolling out.
-[Rich] And here he comes! -[Jason] Oh!
[Rich] Connects with a clothesline!
[crowd cheering]
[Jason] Kevin Owens did not
see that coming.
One! Two!
[Rich] NXT Championship
is on the line in this match-up.
Sami Zayn the champion,
Kevin Owens the challenger.
Here comes Zayn and
connecting with a back elbow is--
Kevin Owens misses.
Look at Sami Zayn trying to set it up!
Blue Thunder Bomb!
Blue Thunder Bomb for the championship!
And Zayn unable to put Owens away.
[Jason] How, how did Sami Zayn
dig deep enough to find the strength
to complete the bol--
the Blue Thunder Bomb?
[Corey] Let's take another look. That's a ton of weight.
Sami Zayn exhausted,
able to get Kevin Owens up
for the Blue Thunder Bomb.
That almost had it,
but there's still fight left
in Kevin Owens.
[Rich] Guys, the point is Kevin Owens
kicked out.
Kevin Owens staying in this match.
-[Rich] My goodness! -[Corey] Oh my goodness!
[Rich] Connecting square on the chin,
Kevin Owens!
-[Jason] I think Sa-- -[Corey] How is Sami Zayn on his feet?
[Corey] He's out, Sami Zayn doesn't know
where he's at right now.
-[Rich] Look out, look out. -[Jason] Look at Kevin Owens.
[Rich] Here comes Kevin Owens lining up.
Sami Zayn in the corner with a cannonball!
The cannonball for the championship!
Owens could win it right here.
Is it enough?
Again, Sami resilient,
staying alive,
somehow getting the shoulder up.
[Corey] Barely. He barely, barely,
barely got that shoulder up.
He's running on instinct at this point.
[crowd chanting] [unintelligible]
[Corey] Oh no.
We've seen this before.
[Rich] Kevin Owens
-[Rich] Look at that! -[Jason] Oh!
[Rich] My God! That's gonna be it!
-[Rich] Kevin Owens for the championship! -One!
Two!
[Rich] And somehow again!
Sami Zayn able to get the shoulder up.
[Jason] I've got a question.
[Rich] What was that?
[Jason] Ah-- I--
[Corey] Let's take look another it.
I don't know what you call it.
It was Sami Zayn headed neck-first
across the knee of Kevin Owens.
I have no earthly idea
how Sami Zayn kicked out of this.
It was just by eyelash.
[Jason] I don't know how he kicked out,
and you know what, I don't know how much more he can take.
[men shouting]
[Rich] Guys, the question,
the longer this goes on--
Oh no, look at this!
Owens trying to go
for the Pop-Up Powerbomb
and Zayn coming up with a dropkick.
And look at this!
[Corey] Uh-oh, uh-oh.
[Rich] Half and half suplex!
Sami Zayn set to retain the championship!
is that it?
And again,
kicking out is Kevin Owens.
I was gonna ask a second ago,
will the referee have to think about stopping this match?
It appeared that Sami was down and out.
[Jason] Sami Zayn digging deep.
Kevin Owens--I can't believe
he kicked out right there.
He landed high on the back of his head.
[Corey] Yeah, but was that everything
that Sami Zayn had left?
Sami zayn is exhausted.
He's been beaten down the entire time.
Did he just waste his last bit
of energy on that last maneuver?
[Jason] As long as Sami Zayn
is on his feet,
as long as the champion is on his feet,
he still has fight left.
[Rich] Sami Zayn sending Owens head-first.
[Corey] Owens is in a precarious position
for the first time in this match.
I don't know what Sami Zayn's got in mind,
but I imagine it's not-- look out!
I spoke too soon.
How is that for ring awareness?
[Jason] Very clever.
[Rich] Whatever it takes.
[Corey] What's Owens got in mind?
Looked like a light bulb just went off.
Owens struggling back to his feet.
[Jason] Oh, this is not gonna end well
for Sami Zayn.
[Rich] Sami Zayn flat on his back
and Kevin Owens climbing to the top,
but Zayn back to his feet.
Sami Zayn, the champion,
setting up Kevin Owens!
[unintelligible]
[Corey] Owens has too much fight
left in him.
[Jason] This is a dangerous position
-[Jason] for both men. -[Rich] Oh my!
[Jason] Very dangerous.
[Rich] Owens connecting with a headbutt.
Owens from the top rope
looking to perch up high.
Here comes Owens!
My God, and Sami countered it!
Sami got the knees up!
[Jason] You've got to wonder how much
did that take out of Sami Zayn?
That's a lot of weight
coming down on the knees.
[crowd cheering] Sami! Sami! Sami!
[Rich] That would've been all done
for Sami Zayn if Owens connected with that.
Here comes Owens again.
And look at Sami!
Setting up! Exploder suplex!
Exploder suplex!
[Corey] We know what comes next.
[Rich] Sami Zayn setting up
for the Helluva Kick!
Here he comes!
And Owens able to get himself
out of harms way.
[Corey] Brilliant move by Kevin Owens.
It may have been instinct,
but he got out of harms way
before Sami Zayn ended it all.
[Rich] And, uh-oh, to the outside,
to the outside.
No, no, no, no!
-[Rich] Sami able to grab the ropes. -[Jason] Smart by Zayn,
[Jason] very smart by Zayn.
[Rich] Kicking at Kevin Owens.
And here comes Zayn using the ropes.
My God, what an impact!
And Sami-- Sami whacked his on the ramp.
[Jason] I think they both banged
their heads pretty hard there
on that steel ramp.
[Corey] They absolutely did.
But how much does the NXT championship
mean to Sami Zayn?
He's willing to sacrifice everything.
[Rich] Look at Sami using the ropes,
springboard, and look at Sami connect.
[Jason] Oh, look at how bad his head
smashed up against that steel grate.
[Corey] Look at Sami Zayn's eyes.
[Rich] I mean he's checking to see
if he was, if he was busted.
[cheers and applause]
[Jason] But he still has fight left.
[Rich] Sami Zayn still with fight,
the champion doing whatever it takes.
[Jason] I said it before.
The champion is on his feet.
He still has fight left in him.
And Sami Zayn so resilient.
[man] Come on, Sami!
[Rich] This has been an absolute battle.
It has taken so much
out of both of these men.
But hang on, Sami Zayn lining up
Kevin Owens again and perhaps
the Helluva Kick on its way and-- oh.
[Corey] But Sami-- Sami's having trouble
with getting his balance here. He's--
This isn't Sami Zayn.
[Rich] Oh! Look out!
No way! Pop-up powerbomb!
-[Rich] Pop-up powerbomb! -One! Two!
[Rich] Oh!
Guys, I thought that was it.
-[Rich] I thought that was it -[Jason] Sami Zayn's in trouble.
[Jason] Sami Zayn is in trouble.
[Corey] That momentary hensit-- hesitation
of getting his footing, getting his balance,
that cost Sami Zayn right there.
[crowd chanting] Sami! Sami! Sami!
[Jason] You know what, I think that jump
over the top rope
may have really hurt him.
[Corey] Look in Sami Zayn's eyes.
That's not the fire,
that's not the fight we see
in Sami Zayn time and time again.
[crowd chanting] Fight Owens fight!
[Rich] The official checking on Sami Zayn
to make sure he's okay.
[Corey] Look at the absolute malice
behind Kevin Owens,
throwing those right hands.
He's not waiting for Sami Zayn.
He's not concerned
about the wellbeing of Sami Zayn.
He wants to win.
[Jason] He needs to be careful he doesn't get disqualified.
But this is what sets Kevin Owens apart
from other men.
He ha-- sees the blood in the water
and he's going in right now.
[referee] [unintelligible]
[Rich] Owens again continuing the assault.
Two!
[Jason] Oh, Sami Zayn's in
a lot of trouble.
-[Jason] Sami Zayn's in a lot of trouble. -[Rich] Absolute vicious!
[Corey] What an uppercut.
Sami Zayn --what does Sami Zayn have left?
Look at these shots to the back
of the head.
[Rich] The referee having to pull
Owens off of Sami Zayn
as the champion hung up in the ropes.
[Jason] I can't get a look in his eyes,
but they look glazed over right now.
[Rich] Kevin Owens continues the assault.
I mean this is malice, viciousness.
[Corey] Kevin Owens is looking to swell
Sami Zayn's face shut.
Look at how nasty shots are.
[Jason] The ref's got to think
about this now.
[Corey] What's he thinking about?
-This is an NXT Championship match -[Jason] Come on, Sami.
[Jason] Get up, Sami, come on.
Back off! Back off…
[Rich] Again, the referee
with the trainer out here.
[Jason] He is beating the hell out
of Sami right now.
[crowd chanting] [unintelligible]
[Rich] Oh no, again Kevin Owens
grabbing hold of Sami Zayn
and again a powerbomb!
Sami Zayn was being checked on
by the medical staff and--
-[Rich] Not again, another one! -[Jason] my God!
-[Rich] Owens covering Sami Zayn and-- -One! Two!
[Jason] Wow.
[Rich] Wow.
[Corey] That's got to be instinct alone.
But how much heart does Sami Zayn have
to be able to kick-out after that?
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
-[Jason] Oh, come on. -[Rich] Come on.
[Rich] Come on.
[Corey] Enough is enough, Kevin Owens.
[Rich] Kevin Owens with another powerbomb!
[Jason] That's three.
-[Jason] No, no, no, no! -[Rich] Owens again,
[Rich] This is-- my goodness.
[Corey] Just end it, Owens. Just pin him
-[Corey] and get it over with. -[Jason] Is this business
[Jason] or is this personal?
[Rich] Referee pulling Kevin Owens
off of Sami Zayn.
[crowd boos]
[bell ringing]
[crowd booing]
[dispersed cheering]
[Rich] Oh my God. Kevin Owens--
Am I seeing what I think I'm seeing?
[crowd cheering]
["Fight" starts playing]
[female announcer] Due to the referee
stopping the match,
Kevin Owens is your new NXT Champion!
["Fight" still playing]
[continued cheering]
[crowd] Oh!
[Rich] Guys, Sami Zayn was rolling
at this point in the championship match-up.
Kevin Owens dominating
from that point on.
I mean just pure malice
[unintelligible] on the part
of Kevin Owens.
[Corey] Again and again to the back
of the head, the neck of Sami Zayn.
How he kept kicking out that many times?
I have no idea.
[crowd] Oh!
[Jason] Last best effort right there
by Sami Zayn.
[Corey] Getting the knees up,
it was enough to turn the tides,
but then they turned right back.
[Rich] Guys, this is the turning point in the match.
Look at Sami's head bounce off
of that steel ramp.
[Corey] I know a thing or two about
how that feels unfortunately,
And that was the beginning of the end
for Sami Zayn.
[Rich] We thought that this
might've been it,
the first of what would be
many powerbombs.
And guys, I am still in shock right now.
Powerbomb after powerbomb.
Owens going for another one and the--
[Corey] You can see the referee
waving it off saying, "no more."
[bell ringing]
["Fight" still playing]
[Rich] Whether you like it or not,
Kevin Owens has captured
the NXT championship
after the referee-- the referee determined
that Sami Zayn was unable to continue.
[crowd cheering]
["Fight" continues playing]
[unintelligible]
[music fades out]