[triumphant music]
[narrator] In an uncertain world,
only one promise remains.
[man] Think about this, think about…
how glorious the NXT championship will be when Bobby Roode
has it around his waist.
[narrator] The promise of change.
[man] It's something the entire world…
is waiting for and I'm gonna give it to them.
[narrator] Only the strong can endure change.
[man 2] I knew our paths would cross.
[rap music]
[narrator] Change makes us question who we are.
[man 3] There's only so many times
you can let down the same people that have had your back.
[Eric] You can have everything.
You just got to choose
to make it perfect.
[rap music]
Change can breed chaos.
[commentator] Two-hundred and ninety-eight days of Asuka as NXT Women's Champion.
[Asuka] I'm going to take the NXT Women's Championship.
[woman] Your title belongs to us.
[narrator] Change can be painful.
[man] The next chapter shall be written by the Authors of Pain
and it shall read NXT tag team champion.
[narrator] It is how we embrace change
that defines us.
[epic rap music]
[Asuka] Make the [indistinct] for takeover.
[man 4] Those two?
[Asuka] All of them.
[man 5] Takeover San Antonio,
when the lights are shining bright,
no one is like #DIY.
[commentator] Dillinger not listening to Eric Young.
[man 6] The NXT Championship will finally be…
[epic rap music]
[commentator] The landscape of NXT hangs in the balance.
In San Antonio…
[commentator] The biggest money match in NXT history.
…I'm gonna take your head off.
[epic rap music]
[music fades]
[heavy metal music]
[narrator] And now,
KFC Georgia Gold presents,
NXT TakeOver: San Antonio.
[heavy metal music continues]
[crowd cheering]
[commentator] Tonight, change is coming.
Who will bow to the moment
and who will stand defiant?
We are sold out live
from the historic Freeman Coliseum.
Welcome, everybody.
to NXT TakeOver: San Antonio.
[heavy metal music continues]
[crowd cheering]
[woman on speaker] Ten.
[crowd cheering]
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring,
from Niagara Falls, Canada,
weighing in at 225 pounds,
he is "The Perfect 10" Tye Dillinger.
[crowd cheering]
[heavy metal music]
[crowd chanting]
[commentator] The 10s are out
here in San Antonio, Texas.
We are live from the Freeman Coliseum
Tom Phillips along with former NXT superstar, Percy Watson,
and NXT icon, Corey Graves.
Corey, what an average this is.
Once more around the sun, shall we?
Let's get this thing going. It's your first takeover.
Do you feel the energy in here?
I'm crazy excited, I'm about to start sweating.
This is a big moment for Tye Dillinger.
This is an opportunity
for Dillinger to prove to Sanity,
to prove to Eric Young,
that he is not ready to bow,
he is not vulnerable,
now is Dillinger's moment.
-[helicopter blades over speaker] -[woman talking indistinctly over speaker]
[heavy metal music]
[Phillips] And just like that, a pall cast over this sold out crowd
here in Texas
as Sanity makes their way to the ring.
Killian Dain, the big monster on the left,
Eric Young at the helm
and Alexander Wolfe, that crazy man,
that Graves, you noticed,
not amongst the ranks is Nikki Cross.
[Graves] Nikki Cross preparing for an NXT Women's Championship
fatal 4-way tonight with--
Let's face facts,
Tye Dillinger is still outnumbered in a big way.
[Phillips] You always talk about it.
Whenever you have a match with Sanity, it is never one-on-one.
[crowd cheering]
Last chance.
[bell ringing]
Your last chance.
One more chance.
This is it for you.
[Phillips] You can see Young saying one more chance to Tye Dillinger.
[Phillips] We remember Eric invited
Dillinger to be part of Sanity recently.
[Graves] He wasn't asking, he was telling him.
[Watson] He wasn't asking him. He was telling him.
Last chance.
[crowd cheering]
Oh.
-[Phillips] And Dillinger… -[Graves] Oh.
[Phillips] Dillinger right after Eric Young.
Dillinger not about to let Eric Young
get in his head again.
[Watson] That's what we're talking about, Tye.
[woman] You got it Tye.
[Phillips] Tye's been very open lately.
He's been talking about what's next for me in NXT?
Do I belong here?
And leave it to Eric Young, the man that trained Tye Dillinger,
to try and get in his head.
[Watson] What does that mean? Does he owe him his life now
because of that?
[Graves] I can tell you one thing.
Eric Young may have trained Tye Dillinger
but not this Eric Young.
This Eric Young is completely different
from the man that anyone around the world
has known for some time.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] The official began his count
and the fans of "The Perfect 10"
out here in full force
inside the historic Freeman Coliseum.
[Graves] Have you seen the movie Altered States, Tom?
[Phillips] Yeah.
[Graves] Eric Young's sort of reverting.
He looks like a caveman.
Whatever is going on in his mind is taking him back many years.
-[Phillips] You've known Eric a long time. -[Graves] Tye better get back in the ring.
-Oh, look out. -[Phillips] Whoa, look at Dain.
Dain and Wolfe closing in
and Tye Dillinger
able to escape the numbers.
[Graves] Tye needs to end this quickly if he wants any chance of success tonight.
[Phillips] Sanity was the demanding that Tye join them.
And now Eric Young paying for his demands.
[crowd cheering]
Now Wolfe and Dain
coming to check on Eric Young.
[official] Get it back.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Hey, hey, hey. You gotta stay. Get back.
[Phillips] The official is holding Dain and Wolfe at bay for now.
Dillinger's brave but not stupid he's not gonna go after
all three members at once.
[Graves] You know Dillinger had to spend time putting together a game plan
that involved keeping Sanity away.
[Watson] What is this? Look at this.
[Phillips] Right in the eyes of Dillinger.
[Graves] The referee's view was obstructed, Dillinger had his back turned.
[Watson] Come on.
[Phillips] Eric, the veteran, taking advantage.
[Graves] Oh my God.
[Phillips] Killian Dain.
With the official attending to Eric Young,
Dain came in strong.
[Graves] That may have been one of the most
devastating crossbody blocks I've ever seen.
[Phillips] Three-hundred plus pounder, they used to call him
the Beast of Belfast.
[crowd chatter]
Dumping Dillinger back inside
the ring, Eric Young.
The top rope, connects with an elbow drop.
[Watson] The back of the neck.
[Phillips] Young can't seem to keep Tye Dillinger inside the ring.
[Watson] He does not wanna be out there right now,
Tye needs to get back in the ring.
[Graves] Take another look at this, look how precise.
Eric Young may be out of his mind but he hasn't forgotten
how to drop a well-placed elbow.
[crowd cheers]
[Phillips] I there's one thing we've learned about Sanity,
they're out to disrupt the established order.
They wanna send NXT into chaos
but Eric young has a strategy.
[Watson] Exactly right.
No matter how crazy
or diabolical we think this guy is,
you are a hundred percent right,
he always knows where he's going,
he always knows what to do
and he has this uncanny way of making these people just follow him.
[crowd boos]
[Phillips] Young talked about it, said this past summer,
he tried it "their way".
[Graves] Wait, look at this. You see this [indistinct] from Young.
-One, two… three. -[Phillips] Got Dillinger up there.
All of Dillinger's weight.
[crowd boos]
[Graves] Young using his own body as a noose.
[Phillips] Thinking about a cover here and a kick out.
[Watson] It's a brutal, sadistic style.
[Phillips] Young believed he saw a weakness
in Tye Dillinger.
Dillinger was questioning himself saying,
"How many times can you let down
the same people that have had your back
for the last 15 years?"
I think Eric Young saw an opportunity
for a chance to bolster his ranks.
Oh.
A neck breaker there, very sharp
from Eric Young, now another cover
on Dillinger and a kick out.
Percy, a question here.
If Dillinger falls tonight here
to Eric Young, what is next for Tye Dillinger?
[Watson] That's a great question,
that's the one thing that's been rolling around in his mind.
[Graves] I'll tell you what's in his mind. It was it in his future.
Retirement.
A change of careers.
Dillinger, if he was smart, if he was actually a perfect 10
when it comes to intelligence, he would've joined Sanity.
[Watson] That makes no sense, he got a brain that actually works.
[Graves] What do you mean it makes no sense?
Why would he join the likes of Sanity?
-[Graves] Look at what's happening now. -[Phillips] Hold on.
[Graves] Dillinger's in a world of trouble,
Young's in control… was in control
and there's still two maniacs on the outside
looking to defend the leader.
[Watson] Like you said, Young was in control.
[Phillips] Now Dillinger creates a bit of an opening for himself,
going up to the top, turnbuckle here.
Dangerous position for both men.
A head butt there from Eric Young takes down Dillinger.
[Watson] I don't know if Tye can take another one of those big elbows.
[Graves] I'm sure Young plans on finding out.
[Phillips] Now Young… Caught him in a dropkick.
[Watson] Oh!
[Graves] That was a perfect 10,
precision timing from Tye Dillinger.
[Watson] Talking about taking Young out of midair.
[Phillips] A drop connecting right on the sternum here of Eric Young,
driving all the wind out of his lungs
as the count to 10 begins from the official.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Both men have until the count of 10 to get back up to their feet.
[Graves] Let's take another look.
Eric Young may be thinking about another elbow.
Tye Dillinger changes the plans with a dropkick to the heart.
[Phillips] Young was trying to breathe in that situation, now both
back up… exchanging blows.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Oh, big right hand.
[Graves] Young just dropped the Perfect 10 with a right, thanks for coming.
[Watson] Oh!
Young screaming in the face of Dillinger.
[Graves] Dillinger's trying to tear the beard off his face.
[Graves] Dillinger's firing back. [Phillips] Of course Young's screaming.
-Dillinger firing back [indistinct]. -[Graves] Oh, here go.
[Phillips] Now Dillinger trying to find some energy
here in this match against Young.
Down goes the leader of Sanity.
[crowd cheering]
[Watson] Tye's feeling it.
Oh.
[Phillips] Sending Young out onto the apron,
Young able to collect himself very quickly.
Oh!
[crowd cheering]
[Watson] Come on Tye.
[Phillips] Young just got launched, Dillinger crawling into the cover.
[crowd] One, two…
-[Phillips] Young kicked out in time. -[Graves] Whoa.
[Watson] Tye putting everything on the line.
[Graves] How on earth
did Young have enough left
to kick out of that massive belly-to-belly
suplex from the top rope?
You notice the other members of Sanity,
Wolfe and Dain on the outside were ready to break under the bottom rope.
Try to come to the rescue.
[crowd cheering]
[Watson] Tye's trying to gather himself,
I think he took just as much abuse as he gave Young.
[Graves] A long way from the top rope.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Now Dillinger exposing the knee,
calling for the Tye Breaker.
Wait--Wolfe…
Wolfe up on the air [indistinct].
[Graves] I don't know why you would bring the opponent into the ring, Dillinger.
[Phillips] Tye breaker!
[Watson] To give it to him, that's what.
[Graves] Wolfe's not the opponent.
[Phillips] Trying to take out the numbers somehow.
And a super kick!
Dain down, Dain outside the ring but Young…
Young catching up to Dillinger.
[Graves] Shot right to the back of Dillinger's neck.
The numbers game…
too much for The Perfect 10 to handle.
[Watson] Oh!
-[Phillips] Counter. Come on! -[crowd] One, two…
[Phillips] Dillinger so close.
[Graves] Because we know Dillinger
can come close, he does it all the time but can Tye Dillinger finish for once?
[Watson] Thinking about it. Tye breaker!
[Phillips] Can Dillinger finish it right here?
[Watson] He's gonna do it.
[Phillips] The cover on Young and Wolfe. Look at Wolfe from Sanity.
[crowd cheering]
[Graves] Tell me again, why it was a bad idea for Dillinger…
to not join Sanity?
[Watson] He doesn't need to, he's fine on his own.
[Phillips] And Dillinger!
[Watson] You see the proof right there?
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] No matter what, Dillinger knew he'd have to combat
the numbers in this type of match
and now a count of one,
I say the count of ten,
to get Young back in the ring.
Now Dillinger going up to the top turnbuckle.
Young dazed, crossbody, roll through, cover
by Young, cover on Dillinger.
Oh, he had the tights for a moment.
-Oh. -[Graves] Oh, yeah.
Killian Dain knocked out of the way with a dropkick but…
[Phillips] It took out Wolfe in the process.
-Wait a minute. -Wait.
-[Phillips] A neck breaker from Young. -[Graves] Oh, no.
[crowd] One, two, three.
-[Phillips] And Sanity… -[bell ringing]
[Phillips] …takes out Dillinger.
[heavy metal music]
[Watson] Dillinger has nothing to be ashamed of.
[Graves] Of course he does.
Dillinger turned down an offer he shouldn't have refused
and he got beat up for it here in San Antonio.
Dillinger needs to think about hanging it up.
Maybe he can get a job making
Stetson hats here in San Antonio, maybe some boots,
maybe he can sweep the floor of The Alamo.
[Phillips] Let's take a look back at this opening contest here
at NXT TakeOver and watch this,
Wolfe trying to get involved,
Dillinger went to extreme lengths here,
he knew he'd have to start picking guys off
and the Tye breaker to Wolfe.
[Graves] Dillinger only has himself to blame. He brought the opposition
into the ring and paid for it.
The numbers game did catch up
but it was poor planning,
it was being overwhelmed by the numbers
and it led to the demise of The Perfect 10.
[Phillips] Before that, it was Dillinger
who would hit the Tye breaker on Eric Young
The numbers once again…
it was Wolfe putting the foot on the bottom rope,
breaking up the pinfall,
Dain and Wolfe paying dividends
and then this was the turning point.
[Graves] Dillinger again too concerned with the numbers on the outside,
it was a… terrible flaw in the game plan
of Tye Dillinger and bam!
Eric Young puts him out of his misery.
[crowd] One, two, three.
[bell ringing]
[heavy metal music]
[Phillips] Sanity didn't ask Tye Dillinger to join, they demanded
and these are the repercussions.
[Graves] You make a stupid decision,
more often than not
you're gonna pay the price.
[Watson] Before you continue, let me cut you off.
You make it seem like he had a choice.
It was a smart thing to go after those other two opponents.
If that was a one-on-one situation,
Tye Dillinger would've won that match fair and square.
[Graves] You should join Sanity. You're all out of your mind.
[Watson] No thanks.
[crowd chatter]
[announcer] It will be a night forever etched in history.
Welcome to WrestleMania.
[upbeat music]
[Phillips] And this is how you kick off
Royal Rumble weekend with NXT TakeOver: San Antonio
and this is what this sold out crowd came to see.
Shinsuke Nakamura will defend
his NXT championship later tonight
against Bobby Roode
as Nakamura prepares in the locker area,
an old rival at ringside.
[Graves] You can't have the biggest money match ever
in NXT without one of the biggest money players ever,
the former NXT champion Samoa Joe
with one of the best seats in the house.
Watson, do you think Joe's taking a look at something he's looking to reclaim?
[Watson] Of course he is. Look at the look in his eyes.
You know what he wants to see.
He's taking notes.
[electric mexican music]
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring,
from Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico,
weighing 210, Andrade "Cien" Almas.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Andrade "Cien" Almas
with an opportunity here at takeover,
that he belongs at the top of the heap.
We know the NXT title defended
a little bit later on here tonight but Almas came this close
to become a number one contender.
[Graves] I think tonight could potentially be
the biggest night of Andrade "Cien" Almas' career.
When he arrived at NXT,
maybe things didn't work out
quite as quickly or as well as he had hoped
but tonight, Andrade can silence a lot of the doubters.
[Phillips] And Andrade as of late has been targeting a newcomer here
to NXT but a longtime veteran obviously, Roderick Strong.
[Watson] That's correct. Roderick Strong eliminated Cien
in the number one contender's fatal 4-way match.
Apparently, Cien has a bone to pick.
[electric Mexican music continues]
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[heavy metal music]
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] And his opponent,
from Tampa, Florida,
weighing in at 200 pounds, Roderick Strong.
Yeah!
[Graves] All of the sentiments I explained about Andrade "Cien"…
hold exactly the same for Strong.
Roddy has been all over the globe,
done just about everything there is to do
except succeed within the WWE.
Here at NXT on this stage
is where Roderick Strong deserves to be
and he's looking to show the entire world tonight.
[Phillips] Roderick Strong has been very open
about his life since coming here to NXT,
this is a man who had a rough upbringing,
a rough life, he's [indistinct]
a lot of times
he wouldn't be able to make it to this point
but the fact that he's here
at NXT TakeOver
in his mind proves,
it validates all the hard work
he's put in for over a decade.
[Watson] That's one of the things I love about Roderick Strong.
He can overcome the naysayers,
put people in their place, keep showing up every day
and just go to work.
[Graves] I honestly think,
we could be witnessing the…
-[bell ringing] -[Graves] …show stealing match
of the night right here.
Both of these guys with chips on their shoulders,
looking to let the NXT universe know
just how good they are.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] If you're our general manager, Mr. William Regal,
you've got to be paying attention-- Cover here for a moment
to both these superstars,
who could be next in line perhaps?
Back up.
Come on.
[Phillips] Roderick Strong saying over
the last few weeks
that he doesn't really care what Andrade Almas has said,
all the smack talk going back and forth he's saying, "I came here
for one reason and that the NXT championship."
Almas believes 2017 is his year, no more mistakes.
-[Watson] Look at this guy. -[Graves] Tranquilo, Phillips.
Back it up.
[Watson] I can't believe the attitude
with this dude.
[Graves] Well, believe it, Watson. It's served Cien very well
all over the globe.
[Phillips] Percy, are you surprised by a man who calls himself "El ídolo"?
[Watson] I guess I'm not.
[Graves] Says the man who refers to himself as showtime.
[Watson] I am what I am. Don't be hating over there, Corey.
Come on, out of that corner.
-Come on, clean break. -[Phillips] Now Strong
backed into the corner.
Over the top here of Almas
and now Roderick Strong catches him right on the jaw.
[Watson] Okay, Roddy.
[Phillips] Now Roddy forming a face and a kick out.
Graves, we've seen matches like this before
in the history of NXT Takeover, date back to
Austin Aries and Shinsuke Nakamura this past summer.
Two men just wanna prove they're the best.
[Graves] What it takes, there's so much talent,
NXT is so loaded with talent,
every platform-- Oh.
Platform to prove yourself is a valuable one.
Both of these superstars
looking it that way and they're gonna go
to the ends of the Earth
to show why they belong.
[Phillips] And a boot there.
Now Almas…
[Graves] Oh, right in the neck.
[Phillips] Just hard hitting very early on.
Let go.
One, two… Come on, get it back [indistinct].
[Phillips] There's so respect for Roderick Strong from Cien.
[crowd cheering]
[Graves] It's not gonna win you any matches but, that might be
the most psychologically devastating maneuver there is.
[crowd cheering for Cien]
[Phillips] Now Almas trying to gain
an early advantage here against Strong.
-Trying to outmuscle Strong here. -[Watson] Come on, there we go.
[Phillips] Out onto the apron now, Almas.
-Wow. -[Watson] Oh.
-[Phillips] Caught here on the ropes. -[Graves] And the elbow is locked in.
One, two, three…
[Phillips] [Indistinct] to the count of five to break this…
[Graves] It takes less than five seconds to hyperextend an elbow.
[Watson] I'm not sure what type of damage
has been done with that arm.
Oh!
[Phillips] Percy, are you surprised at how personal this has come--
this has become between Andrade and Strong this quickly?
[Watson] Not at all, especially with Cien.
He takes everything personally, he feels like he was
deserving of that opportunity at the number one contender's…
[Graves] Do you even speak Spanish?
-[Watson] No, I don't. -[Graves] How do you know these things?
Who are you to speak for Andrade "Cien" Almas?
[Watson] Come on. Look who he [indistinct] right now.
-He… -[Phillips] Whoa.
[Graves] One arm…
[Phillips] Trying to use the good old-- Oh, right on the ear,
came in, lot of speed, now the cover
and Almas couldn't put away Strong.
[Graves] Almas right back to the arm. Fujiwara armbar locked in.
[Phillips] Great strategy here by Almas.
[Graves] They're in the center of the ring.
[Watson] Roderick's got to find a way
to counter that or else it's gonna be bad news for that arm.
[Phillips] Caught him up in the ropes
earlier on here
just a few moments ago
and Almas giving no quarter here to Strong.
[Graves] Almas has the double wristlock on a Fujiwara armbar
in the center of the ring, that's a bad place
for Roderick Strong to be especially
with a potentially injured arm already.
[Phillips] Strong able to roll himself
free, and takes a knee to the midsection
for his trouble.
Oh.
[Watson] Oh, man.
[Phillips] Again, isolating the arm.
[Graves] It's a great strategy by Almas.
[Phillips] Almas--whoa--almost thinking
about double knees there
to the midsection and Strong caught him.
[Watson] Check out the power by Strong.
[Graves] Let's talk about the ridiculous athleticism
just displayed by Almas though.
Who can adjust upside down
in midair and change their plan?
[Phillips] It's like Jordan going from left to right, insane.
-[crowd] Three… -Three…
[Watson] That was impressive, I'll give you that. I'll give him that.
[Phillips] Meanwhile, Strong with virtually one arm--
Oh, here in this match,
not backing down, not bending.
Oh, my goodness.
Right on the side of the face
and Almas was staggered for a moment
Strong sees his opportunity.
[Graves] Gourdbuster from Strong,
Roddy building some momentum.
[Phillips] Oh!
Knee right on the jaw there.
Oh! Great drop kick.
[Watson] Cien's gonna need to see a dentist after that.
[crowd cheering]
[Graves] Injured arm and all
with three functional limbs, Strong
still more dangerous than most human beings.
[crowd cheering]
[Watson] I've known guys
like Cien all my life.
They expect everything to be headed to them.
I hope Roddy knocks his block off in there.
[Graves] You're just jealous, Watson.
[Phillips] Whoa.
Oh!
Right into a backbreaker.
Here's the cover on Almas and a kick out.
Roderick Strong very, very gifted
with a million versions of the backbreaker in his arsenal.
[Graves] If Roddy can get his hands on you, he can execute
a back breaker from pretty much anywhere.
Let's take another look back. Almas sitting on the top rope,
Roddy says, "Hey,…
how about I break your back?"
[Phillips] Strong said he challenged himself to learn as many versions of it
as he could so that it'd be fun.
-Oh. -[Graves] Whoa.
[Phillips] A German suplex there, very short,
looking for a cover and nearly had Strong.
[crowd chatter]
[Graves] You can see the frustration
beginning to build on the face of Andrade "Cien" Almas
which is something you can't let happen when you're in the ring with Roddy.
[Phillips] Now a cover, cover here and Almas… Oh!
Almas showing off some power…
with one arm, picking up Roderick Strong
but couldn't put him away.
Two men who have fought all over the globe won a ton of championships
and now showing
what they've got, hanging with the elite here on NXT.
[Watson] I think Cien's starting to get a little frustrated look at his face.
[Phillips] And take a look at this.
Trending now, #NXTTakeOver.
[crowd cheering]
Trending worldwide.
Oh!
[Graves] Left and right elbows on repeat
from Almas.
Oh!
And Roderick Strong firing back
with some of his own.
[Phillips] Oh, my…
[Graves] Malice behind that kick.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Almas thinking about the double knees
--oh, caught with a knee.
[Graves] Almas was looking for two,
Roddy landed one
and the playing field is even.
[Phillips] Two men out to prove they are the very best
here at NXT TakeOver.
Take another look at this.
Watch this, boom, from out of nowhere,
Roderick Strong collecting himself out of the corner.
[crowd cheering]
[Graves] Both have spent so much time just trading strikes,
any one of these blows
could turn your lights out.
[Phillips] Some of that one really pumped up Almas,
thought about another back breaker.
[Graves] Great counter by Almas.
[Phillips] Now Strong…
[Watson] Oh, no.
-[Phillips] Strong's caught. -[Watson] No.
[Graves] Almas has both of Roderick Strong's arms locked in.
Maybe not as deeply as he would like
but there is a ton of pressure
on Roddy's shoulders right now.
[Phillips] The left arm alone is taking a lot of punishment
in this match.
Had a hold of it for a moment
and Strong got his foot to the bottom rope.
[Graves] Great instinct
by Roderick Strong.
[Watson] He was in big trouble
for a second.
[Graves] You can't deny there was a great deal of damage inflicted
and in just those few moments that Roderick was caught in a submission
and Cien raining down elbow strikes
to the cheekbone.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Now what is Almas thinking about here,
setting up Roderick Strong in the far corner?
-Over the top. Oh. -[Graves] Oh gosh.
[Phillips] Looked like Almas was going for a moonsault
setting up for it at least and things went south.
[Graves] I can't tell if it was exhaustion or arrogance
that caused the delay for Almas going
to the top rope but regardless Roddy made him pay.
[Phillips] I have to guess the ladder knowing Andrade.
Come on, Andrade, get him down from there.
[Phillips] Both men just
clubbing away at each other.
[Graves] Oh.
[Phillips] Oh.
[Watson] Oh, right to the top turnbuckle,
now Strong
could be the--this is opportunity now.
I don't know if many people know this
but at the very top right there
is a very thin strip, less than a half inch,
that's a huge steel bolt there.
[Graves] And Strong just used the steel bolt
as an offensive weapon,
driving Almas kidneys and spine first
across the turnbuckle.
You got give credit to Almas for being able to withstand that.
But this could be biggest opportunity
for Roderick strong to this point.
[Watson] These guys have been going to war
since this match has started, when is this gonna end?
[Phillips] It's been hard hitting, it's been straight ahead.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Working for the hammerlock DDT,
it's won a lot of matches for Andrade here on NXT.
Strong able to break this thing up for a moment.
[Graves] Oh.
Cien just hip tossing Roderick Strong into the turnbuckle.
I got a feeling we're gonna get a pair of knees.
[Phillips] Oh.
I think Roderick Strong saw that coming.
Big clothesline.
[Graves] Strong didn't see that coming.
[Watson] Turned Roddy inside out.
-[Graves] Third times the charms. -[Phillips] There it is.
Double knees to Strong.
Strong could be out.
[Graves] Hammerlock DDT.
[Phillips] Not… whoa.
Oh, and another rising knee.
Strong is lining up for a sick kick.
Strong bested Almas tonight at TakeOver.
[announcer] Here's your winner,
Roderick Strong.
[Phillips] #roddyversustheworld and
Strong came out on top here at TakeOver.
[Graves] We knew it was gonna be hard hitting,
we knew both of these superstars would push each other
beyond their limits,
but at the end of the night,
San Antonio is a sight for victory…
for Roderick Strong.
[Phillips] Let's take a look back here at this incredible match.
Missed with the double knees
and then monstrous clothesline from Almas
would turn Roderick Strong inside out.
But then this, the double knees
in the corner, you could see the whiplash there on Roderick Strong,
but give credit to Strong, he'd hang in this match.
[Graves] Roddy kept on fighting
and delivered that running boot
right in the chin of Almas.
It was just too much for Cien to handle.
[Phillips] Both men with an opportunity
to prove themselves here at San Antonio,
but it's Roderick Strong who comes out looking the best
here inside the Freeman Coliseum.
[Graves] To your point, I've got to say I think both superstars
proved themselves tonight. Even in defeat
Andrade "Cien" Almas opened a lot of eyes.
The future is bright here in NXT.
There's a lot of excitement already and we're just getting started
and this is the beginning of the royal rumble weekend
and a quick reminder, tomorrow night, live only here
on the WWE Network, the royal rumble kickoff show
with a special start, 5:00 EST, 2:00 PT
and the two special guest stars
WWE Hall of Famer, Jerry "The King" Lawler
and a man who knows all about the royal rumble,
the Hall of Famer, "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
and he knows all about it
from his moment back in 1995.
[heavy metal music fades]
[announcer] The Heartbreak Kid drew number one.
It's the luck of draw and Shawn Michaels,
very unlucky here.
That match,
that was a huge opportunity.
Has anybody ever gone
in number one won it?
-No. -[commentator 1] And miraculously,
Shawn Michaels is still in there.
[commentator 2] It's two guys left
and is the same two that started.
[commentator 3] What a story unfolding here.
[man] To go that kind of distance,
if you don't want it more than
every other guy, yeah, you're gonna get eliminated.
[commentator 4] There you have it,
the British bulldog.
[commentator 2] Wait a minute.
What's the deal?
[announcer] The referee has informed me
that only one of Shawn Michaels' feet hit the floor.
The dangling and the one foot
and then coming in, that is about the greatest scene
you can think of.
[announcer] The winner of the 1995 royal rumble,
The Heartbreak Kid.
[announcer] Michaels, the first man in
and the last man standing.
[music]
[narrator] What moments will you remember from this year's match?
As we celebrate the 30th Annual
royal rumble tomorrow night
live from the San Antonio Alamodome
only on WWE Network.
Remember the rumble.
[heavy metal music]
[Phillips] Remember the Alamo?
Well, remember the rumble.
The road to WrestleMania begins this weekend
here in San Antonio, Texas.
NXT TakeOver: San Antonio is presented
by the all new KFC Georgia gold chicken, the delicious honey mustard barbecue gold
you can eat, now available in extra crispy chicken,
extra crispy tenders, or a chicken little.
Try a KFC today.
[heavy metal music continues]
[Graves] And this could be one of the last time we see
Roode without the NXT championship
because tonight, the biggest match of Bobby Roode's career
the NXT championship is on the line
in San Antonio.
[Phillips] Roode has called himself a big time box office draw.
[Graves] Talking about big time box office,
Michael "P.S." Hayes,
one of the fabulous free birds,
a legend here in Texas
and throughout the WWE universe,
a Hall of Famer.
You know P.S. wants to know
what's going on
here in San Antonio.
[Phillips] You're gonna get badstreet, Graves?
[Graves] Better than the river walk.
[Phillips] The Von Erichs and the free birds
did damage all over the state of Texas.
It's time for our own tag team division.
Ellering and his unbeaten
Authors of Pain get their opportunity
at tag team gold.
Will Akam and Rezar dominate
or can Johnny Gargano and Tommaso
Ciampa pick up
where a dream came true in Toronto?
[heavy metal music]
[triumphant music]
[Phillips] Gargano.
[Graves] Gargano tearing away the shoulder of Dash Wilder.
Ciampa has got Dawson down,
and into the armbar.
[Phillips] Are The Revival gonna tap out
here at #DIY?
Ciampa and Gargano are champions.
[announcer] Here are your winners
and new NXT tag team champions,
#DIY!
[heavy metal continues playing]
[man 1] This is everything that we've ever…
[man 2] Over 12 years.
[man 1] This is every no,
every time you're told you don't have it,
you don't have enough charisma,
you're not talented enough,
you're not big enough,
you're not tall enough,
this tells every single one of them
they're wrong.
[man 2] What we're doing right now,
that's the start of a legacy.
I don't think you'll ever find
a story like ours.
[ominous music]
[man 3] My book
of pain,
chapter one,
the beginning.
[music]
[Graves] Oh, my God.
[Watson] What the hell is going on?
[Graves] It's Ellering. This guy is synonymous to tag teams.
He may be the greatest manager of all time.
Who in the hell are these monsters?
[Phillips] The Authors of Pain.
[Graves] These two are absolutely super human.
Look at the size of these guys.
[Phillips] This is pure devastation.
[Graves] Complete and utter destruction.
[man 3] Chapter two,
the rise.
[man 4] Sixteen teams, a single elimination tournament,
the Dusty Rhodes tag team classic.
The Authors of Pain march to the finals.
[Phillips] Sixteen teams beginning this tournament.
The final two doing battle here tonight.
[Phillips] Authors of Pain have won
the dusty tag team classic.
[man 3] Chapter three,
the takeover.
[Phillips] Authors of Pain from behind of the champions.
[Graves] They have a very good idea
what the mission is.
[Phillips] Super collider.
Oh.
[man 3] Our legacy foretold,
a prophecy fulfilled,
the final chapter…
complete.
[heavy metal music fades]
[heavy metal music]
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following tag team match scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT tag team championship.
Making their way to the ring
accompanied by Paul Ellering,
at a combined weight of 615 pounds,
Akam, Rezar, the Authors of Pain.
[Phillips] Graves, you've face monsters.
What do you think when you see
these three coming to the ring?
[Graves] Akam and Rezar, physically
are two of the largest superstars
on the NXT roster.
They're fast, they're strong,
they're agile, they're dangerous,
but right there, Paul Ellering is the X-factor.
As if they weren't dangerous enough
on their own, you add the element
of one of the greatest managers of all time,
I think we are looking
at the next NXT tag team champions.
[Watson] Paul sought me out earlier today
and he wanted me to tell
the world this message.
He said constantly tell Akam and Rezar
to never underestimate the heart of a champion,
and he understands and what makes #DIY tick
and what makes them great, but their time is over,
and this is the new law,
this is the new regime,
and it's survival of the fittest
and it's victory at all cost.
[Graves] I'm certain that Ellering said it more eloquently than you,
but we get the point.
[indistinct]
[crowd cheering]
[heavy metal music]
[announcer] And their opponents
at a combined weight of 400 pounds,
they are your NXT tag team champions,
Johnny Gargano, Tommaso Ciampa,
#DIY!
[Graves] Good luck, kids.
Ciampa and Gargano,
the feel good story of 2016 here on NXT,
won the titles
back in Toronto in November
in a two out of three falls match
against the revival,
and since then,
we've seen firsthand,
these two are the definition of fighting champions.
[Watson] That's right. You make me feel like
these guys can't hold their own in there against Authors of Pain.
[Graves] I never said that. You assumed that that's what I meant.
2016 is over.
Sure, they were the field good story
but guess what, less than a month
in the 2017, #DIY are gonna be
the subjects of the biggest tragedy
in NXT history.
[Watson] You're saying good luck like they need it.
[Graves] They do need it.
Do you have eyes?
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] This is what it is all about,
the NXT tag team titles.
And credit to #DIY, they walked away
with match of the year
of the 2016 year end awards
for that bout in Toronto.
It was absolutely incredible, but something tells me
this is gonna be a very different type of match.
It will be Rezar
[bell ringing]
for the Authors of Pain to start this thing off.
And look at Rezar going after
both members of #DIY.
Hey, hey, hey. Stay back.
Rezar, big 330-pounder.
[Graves] Deceptively agile,
incredibly strong.
[Phillips] We've learned that Rezar
comes with a mixed martial arts background. Oh!
From Albania.
He's a big monster.
Now Ciampa…
trying to get on top of Rezar
and smart strategy here, trying to out power
a guy of this size.
[Graves] I think at this point
you're gonna see a lot of Gargano and Ciampa
just running on instinct,
attempting things that would work against most men.
Unfortunately for the champions,
the authors of pain aren't most men.
[Phillips] Rezar early on in this match
was thinking about a powerbomb.
It could be catastrophic for #DIY.
And, oh, a clubbing blow.
[speaking in foreign language]
We know what makes the authors of pain take why
they won the Dusty Rhodes tag team classic.
It's the Hall of Famer at ringside, Paul Ellering.
Oh! Was thinking about the spear through the ropes
and Rezar just swatted him.
[Graves] It's obvious that the Authors have done their homework.
That's the maneuver that Johnny likes to attempt regularly.
Rezar countered.
[crowd cheering]
Did you see the look on Johnny Gargano's face?
The look of pure desperation
as he was swinging wildly,
trying to think of anything
that may stop this monster?
[Phillips] Now Gargano trying to break free.
Certainly brings guts every single time he fights.
And now Akam takes a shot on the apron,
there's a tag.
Look at this, AOP and #DIY going at it.
[Graves] That was short-lived,
that burst of fight and energy from #DIY.
Because with the single shot,
Rezar and Akam could each…
-[Phillips] Oh, whoa. -[Graves] Oh, wait a minute.
[Phillips] Talk about single shots.
-And down goes Rezar. -[Watson] Here we go.
[Phillips] Akam catches a knee.
-[Watson] Oh, my God. -[Phillips] Oh, and Gargano.
[crowd cheering]
[Watson] Look at the champs getting fired up.
[Phillips] Gargano again.
Coming right into your living room.
[crowd cheering]
[Graves] Ellering is beside himself.
[Phillips] Ellering gotta do damage control here.
I don't know if he thought he'd get this kind of fight
from Gargano and Ciampa.
[crowd cheering]
[Watson] They got the crowd behind them.
What they're gonna do now
is find the way to keep that same momentum going.
[Phillips] It's what's helped #DIY.
[Graves] No.
[Phillips] Trying to slingshot in for the DDT.
[Graves] No one can bring your momentum
to a screeching halt like a 300-pounder.
Oh!
[Phillips] A boot right on the side of the face.
And a quick shot at-- Oh!
Face first into the barricade.
[Graves] Gargano may have shattered his nose.
It looks like the bridge of Johnny's nose
came right down across the top of the barricade.
[Phillips] And the steel railing right to the face,
and now Akam…
[Watson] Talking about…
[Graves] Percy, you had your nose busted,
you know what it feels like.
You can't see, you can't breathe, your eyes tear up.
[Watson] I've never had my nose busted actually.
[Graves] I find that hard to believe.
-[crowd cheering] -[indistinct]
No, no, no, no.
[Phillips] Look at this.
Akam is just flat out carrying…
-Oh, Gargano. -[Graves] Oh, God.
Oh, my God.
[Watson] I've never seen someone
just toss someone that easily
into a ring over the top rope.
[speaking in foreign language]
-[crowd boos] -[official] You guys are good?
[Phillips] Graves, you talk about the smarts of Ellering,
he's done it in the past.
He talks about writing the last book
and the last chapter in the book of pain
with these two monsters.
[Graves] Listen up, the Authors of Pain
have been absolutely dominating
and unstoppable even tonight.
Think of the barrage of offense
the #DIY threw at them already,
Gargano and Ciampa threw every strike,
every combination they could possibly muster
and AOP are just running through them.
[Watson] They say they are the new law
of a new regime in town.
[Graves] What's scary to think about is they both--they've been under
the guidance of Paul Ellering for some time
but as competitors, Rezar and Akam grow
more and more confident the more time
they spend in the ring, the higher profile situations
they find themselves in.
AOP are gonna be threat
and reigning for a long time.
[Watson] You know, I hate agreeing with you Corey
but I'm a hundred percent agreeing with the best statement
you just made.
[Phillips] Rezar legal,
just bashing the insides of Gargano.
[Watson] Look at this.
[speaking in foreign language]
Give up, Johnny wrestling.
[Phillips] And look at Ellering. He's incensed at ringside.
I can't say I'm surprised though.
And a tag, Akam back in.
[crowd chatter]
[official] Two.
[Phillips] Talk about a great year it was
for the tag team division this year
at NXT, #DIY,
the tag team of the year, the revival,
American Alpha doing great things
on Smackdown live now.
Look at this standing back breaker.
[official] Come on, Johnny.
[Phillips] Authors of Pain working next in line perhaps,
the way they're performing right now.
[Watson] So much pressure right now
in that--in Johnny's lower back.
[Phillips] You notice where Akam's hands,
right across the sternum.
Akam's got his fingers locked
right at the sternum to maximize
the pressure on the spine of Gargano.
[Watson] I'm no doctor but this is,
-I'm sure… -[Graves] You think?
[Watson] …how you slip a disc or something.
[Phillips] And look at Ciampa.
Look at Ciampa trying to fire up
the NXT universe.
[crowd cheering]
Johnny able to create
a little bit of separation.
Gargano, whoa, uses his feet on the corner.
-Can he crawl to Ciampa? -[Graves] Come on.
-[Phillips] Tommaso wants into this match. -[Watson] So close.
[Phillips] And Akam just taking his time.
[Watson] Oh, hey.
-[Graves] Akam didn't break his hold. -[Watson] He's still holding on.
[Graves] To withstand an enzuigiri
and just shrug it off like it was nothing.
-Uh-oh. -[Phillips] Uh-oh, oh!
A big stomp,
great double-team work there
for the authors of pain,
kick out by Gargano.
That iron-like clench by Rezar.
[Graves] Look at that hammer fist
right to side of Johnny's face.
[Watson] You can tell that move
starting to wear Johnny down.
[Graves] Take another look at this, Akam from the middle rope
just stomping off through the heart of Gargano.
[woman] Let's go.
[Phillips] Johnny kicked out but he continues
to take more and more punishment.
Now, outside the ring,
Ellering taunting Tommaso.
[Watson] I was just gonna actually say,
in reference to that kick,
all the power wasn't there,
you could tell.
[Phillips] Wait a minute. Akam…
Akam got ahead of himself,
too much momentum.
Oh.
On the right arm right into the steel post.
[speaking in foreign language]
Rezar trying to see how bad
the damage is with Akam.
[Graves] And all the while Gargano knows
he needs to make it across the ring to Ciampa.
[Phillips] Akam getting himself back
into the ring.
Trying to take a shot there at Ciampa.
Oh, misses with an elbow.
-[Phillips] There's the tag. -[Watson] Here we go.
[Phillips] Ciampa has got an opportunity.
Top rope takes down Akam.
Now Ciampa.
Ciampa has been waiting for this moment.
[crowd cheers]
Oh, my.
The knee right underneath the chin
and, oh, that elbow right in the mouth.
Ciampa taking on both
the Authors of Pain at once.
Oh, my God!
A big German suplex.
[Watson] Again?
-[Phillips] Oh, my God. -[crowd cheering]
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Look at Ellering.
Ellering is beside himself.
[crowd chanting #DIY]
Ciampa with a knee
to retain their titles,
cover here and the Authors of Pain
still in it.
Look at the strength from Tomasso Ciampa,
oh, sending a 280-pounder
for a ride
and then Rezar would follow,
that was only one of them.
[crowd chatter]
[speaking in foreign language]
Oh, that boot right across
the face of Akam.
[Graves] And Akam still isn't going down.
[speaking in foreign language]
[Watson] The big boy says, "He can take all you can give."
[Phillips] Ciampa trying to chop down Akam.
[Graves] Ciampa has been all over the world but I guarantee you he's never…
had somebody smile at him.
[Phillips] Akam cover to win the championship
and Ciampa kicked out in time.
[Graves] In the middle of an all-out assault.
[Phillips] All of this
for the NXT tag team titles.
[Watson] What can #DIY do right now?
[Phillips] Watch this.
[Graves] A defiant Akam took everything Ciampa had
and delivered a brutal clothesline
to change the tides of the match once again.
[Phillips] Just when Ciampa thought he had some momentum
a head of steam here.
Setting up for some tandem offense there,
Rezar dumped outside the ring.
Ciampa trying to keep Akam
at bay and there's a tag from Gargano.
Oh, a double spear.
Double spear.
Gargano will retain the titles--oh.
[crowd cheers]
[speaking in foreign language]
[Watson] Johnny is still struggling with that lower back.
[crowd chanting #DIY]
[Phillips] One more look at this.
Gargano had tried it himself earlier
and, boom, added Ciampa
to the mix, and the double spear
nearly helped #DIY hold on to their titles.
[Watson] Johnny just…
barraging him. Look at him.
[Phillips] Gargano just unloading
all the frustrations to this match perhaps.
Out of the ring. Come on.
Listen up, Tommaso.
[Phillips] Wait a minute.
Oh!
Gargano clubbed down on the apron
and now, Akam after Ciampa.
Ciampa is legal for #DIY.
Now, Rezar is legal.
-[speaking in foreign language] -[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Cover. Cover here on Ciampa
and the--oh, whoa, whoa.
So close but just two and a half,
two and a half
and Rezar can't believe it.
[Graves] I thought Rezar had him.
Combinations sit out powerbomb
neck breaker by the AOP
and somehow…
[Phillips] Look at Ellering.
[Graves] Ciampa not willing to relinquish the championships just yet.
[Phillips] Ellering knows what it means
to win championships,
what it takes
and he says, "So does the authors are."
[Watson] Ciampa is still down.
One…
[Phillips] Thinking about the last chapter.
-[Phillips] Ciampa set off--oh! -[Graves] Super kick.
And Rezar outside the ring.
Two legal men, Ciampa with the cover
and a kick out.
-Ciampa looking for the armbar. -[Phillips] Oh, there it is.
Armbar on Akam.
[Graves] Akam's arms and shoulders are so thick,
so powerful, Ciampa can't get the torque
that he needs.
[Phillips] Rezar joins the stir.
-Gargano… -[Graves] Again, it's just like Toronto.
It's a flashback to Toronto.
[Phillips] Gargano has got Rezar.
Will the Authors of Pain tap out?
[Graves] We can see Ellering on the outside
pleading with these monsters,
"Do not tap out."
[Phillips] The Authors of Pain
trying to deal with the elements right now.
Oh, my God.
-[Watson] Easy. -[Phillips] Oh, my God.
-[Graves] Oh my God. -[Phillips] And Rezar…
used Gargano to break the submission.
[Graves] I cannot believe what I just witnessed.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] If you're #DIY, was that
your best shot…
-[Graves] Of course, it was. -[Phillips] …at the Authors of Pain?
[Graves] That was literally helped #DIY dethroned the revival
for the NXT tag team championship
And the Authors of Pain
just said, "No. You know what,
we're not gonna do it that way."
This is terrifying.
[crowd cheering]
[Watson] Both teams still down though.
Don't count #DIY out.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Gargano and Ciampa,
first men to start throwing shots
but wait, the Authors of Pain
just does one shot back
and that's all it takes.
[speaking in foreign language]
[crowd cheering]
[Graves] Right now, Gargano and Ciampa are trying
to engage in hand-to-hand combat
with a couple sherman tanks.
It's a different game.
Come on, man. Listen up.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] #DIY trying to take advantage
while AOP are on their level,
trying to fight from a high ground here,
Akam and Rezar taking a lot of shots right now.
[crowd cheering]
Oh!
[Graves] Akam and Rezar are down. Uh-oh.
[Watson] Both of them are down.
[Phillips] Oh, no, oh, no.
[Graves] Oh, yes. Super collider.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Tag. Rezar legal, Ciampa legal.
[Graves] They dust off the pages,
put the ink in your pen.
[crowd booing]
I think we're about to witness the next chapter.
[Phillips] Oh!
The last chapter connects, cover.
And the Authors of Pain bulldozed
their way to the titles.
[heavy metal music playing]
[announcer] Your winners
and new NXT tag team champions,
the Authors of Pain.
[Graves] Paul Ellering has done it once again.
[Phillips] Yet another team captain
by Ellering has found championship gold,
Akam and Rezar,
your new NXT tag team champions.
Looking back here at this championship match,
this is a moment, Graves, you believe that it was over
unique offense here
from the Authors of Pain,
but credit to Ciampa finding a way
to stay alive at the last moment.
[Graves] Ciampa and Gargano know
how far they had--how hard they
fought to obtain the championships.
This was the exact replica of Toronto
with the raw power from Akam.
I'm sorry, from Rezar,
just too much for Gargano to handle.
[Phillips] Rezar breaking up the submissions
and then, this trying to meet in the middle
with the knee and the super kick,
one of the best shots
in the arsenal of #DIY
turned in to the super collider,
double powerbombs.
And then this,
the book of pain would be open.
[Graves] We are marching forward
to the next chapter
in the story of the Authors of Pain.
And if you've got two monsters…
[bell ringing]
…and a maniac like Ellering
at the helm, the Authors of Pain
just maybe in fact unstoppable.
[Watson] In my mind, I have no idea
they could take the titles
from these two men.
[Phillips] Hey, give credit to #DIY,
Gargano and Ciampa threw everything
they could think of
at the Authors of Pain
but Ellering, he's celebrating,
but he knows this is all business.
This is the outcome Ellering knew and what he thought would happen.
[Graves] Ellering thinks and Ellering
knows that Rezar and Akam,
the Authors of Pain may very well be
the last set of NXT tag team champions
we ever see.
[Watson] New law.
[heavy metal music]
[music fades]
["This Light I Hold" by Memphis May Fire]
[Watson] Special thanks to Memphis May Fire
for "This Light I Hold",
one of the official NXT TakeOver:
San Antonio themes
available now on iTunes and Spotify.
[Phillips] What an incredible night
it's already been here
live on the WWE Network
and… you know,
we now have two unbeaten champions here on NXT.
Asuka will defend her title
a little bit later on here tonight, but also the Authors of Pain.
[Graves] You may not like the Authors of Pain,
you may not be a Paul Ellering fan,
but one thing is for sure
when you have two bulldozers
who will block for you and knock out--
-anything in the path. -[fighter] Show's called TakeOver, right?
Well, I'm taking this bitch over!
[crowd cheering]
The funny thing is,
this is where it all started
and I know, know you are back there,
you are watching this,
you can see everything.
So, I'm calling your ass out
right now, Triple H.
Come on, let's do this thing.
[crowd cheering]
You think I'm playing around?
This is not a game.
You took my life from me.
Now you get out here.
I'm not leaving this ring
until you come out here and make me.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "Holy shit"]
[man] Come on, let's do this.
[crowd booing]
Come on, come on, come on.
[crowd cheering]
You back up.
[indistinct]
[guard] Let's go, Seth.
Get out.
Come on.
[guard 2] Let's go.
[crowd cheering]
[man] Get them, Seth.
[crowd chatter]
[man] Come on.
Come on.
Come on, Seth.
[indistinct]
[man] Come on, Seth. Come on, Seth.
[crowd cheering]
Come on.
[guard] Stop, stop it, Seth.
[man] Get him out of here. Come on.
Get him out of here. Come on.
[man] Watch your leg, watch your leg.
-[guard] Get him out. -[Seth] Come on out. Come on.
[crowd chatter]
[crowd cheering]
Oh, my God.
Seth Rollins just came in here
trying to get to Triple H,
security just escorting Seth Rollins out of the building.
It's no secret the history between Triple H and Seth Rollins,
Seth feels that Triple H
cost him the WWE universal championship
and a lot of people would agree that Triple H may have had
a hand in Seth losing his spot
in the royal rumble match tomorrow night.
I understand Seth being upset
and he's not gonna stop until he gets his hands on the game
Jeeze.
That's right and…
continue here with our night as Seth Rollins has been escorted
from the building as far we know.
But, however, coming up next,
the competition continues here on NXT.
[Phillips] We talked about change this evening.
Three new faces
have stepped up
all at the same time
to challenge for the NXT Women's Championship.
This is the type of opposition
Asuka has been seeking
since her debut on NXT.
[heavy metal music]
[music]
[crowd cheering]
[Graves] Asuka was dangerous when she arrived.
She's downright unstoppable now.
[Phillips] One year unbeaten
and also the NXT Women's champion.
[Asuka] I just want a competition.
There isn't any yet.
[fighter] We are putting the women of NXT on notice.
[Phillips] Women's division, very intriguing here
with the new alliance of Billie Kay
and Peyton Royce.
[fighter] And that includes you, Asuka.
[distorted male voice] We said we were gonna take
and we meant it.
I'm gonna take the NXT Women's Championship.
[Phillips] Nikki Cross is out to hurt
her opponent here.
[Graves] Someone get this woman a straitjacket.
[male voice] We're gonna take it.
We're gonna take it.
[ominous music]
Here's some breaking news.
It happened just moments ago before we came on the air.
[interviewer] Asuka, what do you think about your opponent in San Antonio?
Hi, champ.
[music]
Hey, Asuka,
how about now?
We are not competition for you?
We are the most dominant force
in this women's division.
[Graves] I don't know that attacking
the women's champion was the best decision.
Asuka, don't do this.
[Phillips] Asuka…
[Graves] Nikki Cross, Sanity.
[music]
Oh, oh, whoa.
[Phillips] Whoa.
[Graves] What the hell is going on?
[music]
[Asuka] Make the fatal match
for NXT TakeOver.
[male voice] Against who?
[Asuka] All of them.
[heavy metal music]
[Graves] Fatal 4-way, it is every woman for herself.
[Phillips] Two hundred and ninety-eight
days of Asuka as NXT women's champion.
Nikki cross breaks that up.
It's gonna be chaos.
[fighter] One of us will walk out
of San Antonio the NXT women's champion.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Asuka.
[heavy metal music]
Oh, and Peyton and Billie.
[heavy metal music continues]
The empress striking back.
[Graves] Oh, no, no, no.
[Phillips] Cross…
[Graves] Every woman
for herself in San Antonio
for the right to be called NXT women's champion.
[music fades]
[crowd cheering]
-[helicopter blades] -[woman speaking indistinctly]
[sound fades]
[heavy metal music playing]
[Phillips] Nikki Cross, the X-factor,
so to speak, in this fatal 4-way
NXT Women's Championship match.
We've already seen what Sanity
has been capable of here tonight.
I just--what happened with Seth Rollins and Triple H?
Listen, this is Triple H's brand.
This is his baby. But Seth Rollins is gonna [indistinct] everything up.
Listen, Seth Rollins is like a man possessed right now.
I can't say I disagree with him.
Seth feels disrespected to know
that Triple H is the culprit.
Do I agree with coming in here and taking over the show?
Maybe not, but I mean,
Seth Rollins definitely got the message out.
Agree. I think, Seth Rollins called out H
and you see what happened.
He got taken down by security.
We're gonna focus back here
on the championship
and the matters at hand here
for the NXT superstars.
Nikki Cross, you noticed coming out here
on her lonesome
without the rest of Sanity.
[Graves] But we know that to be factual though, Phillips.
Is Sanity ever really that far away?
They're always lurking around somewhere.
[Phillips] Absolutely true.
We talked about it earlier on tonight with Killian Dain
and Alexander Wolfe helping out
Eric Young get the win against Tye Dillinger.
But we mentioned this before, Nikki Cross,
this is not just her trying to win a championship
for her resume.
Nikki Cross is clearly deranged.
This is her way of breaking up
the establishment.
-[EDM music playing] -[crowd chattering]
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest
is a women's division fatal 4-way match
scheduled for one fall.
And it is for the NXT Women's Championship.
Making their way to the ring
from Sydney, Australia,
Peyton Royce and Billie Kay.
[Phillips] Graves, you and Nigel McGuinness
on the NXT TakeOver pre-show, we're very excited to learn
that the breakout stars of 2016
were Billie Kay and Peyton Royce.
[Graves] The co-winners of that fantastic honor
could very well be
the next NXT women's champion,
both of them together as a team,
as a unit, best friends, Phillips.
[Phillips] Watson, do you think Billie Kay and Peyton Royce
could co-exist in this--
[Watson] Heck no.
Heck no. You didn't have to finish that question.
[Phillips] I know they go a long way back.
They've been long friends since they were teenagers in Australia
but when it comes to the championship, people do strange things.
[Watson] Bottom line, like you said, it's only one winner,
what they gonna do, split it in half?
[Graves] It's really sad
that I'm seating at a table with two men
who have never had a valuable friendship
in their entire life.
When you have a friend
as good as Peyton and Billie are,
you go to the ends of the world for them.
You can share the championship.
They share an apartment, Phillips.
[Phillips] They call themselves the iconic duo.
[crowd cheering]
[music]
[Graves] It's really hard to say everything I just said because,
honestly, I think Asuka is gonna run through everything
in about a minute.
[Phillips laughs]
[Graves] Just being honest guys.
I try, I try.
[music]
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] And their opponent from Osaka, Japan,
she is the NXT women's champion…
Asuka!
[Graves] When it comes to mind games,
is there anything quite as terrifying
as watching the NXT
women's champion dance her way
to the ring, the strut with the mask
and the whole aura that Asuka portrays?
It's gonna be terrifying,
if you're in the ring, as her opposition.
[Phillips] Three hundred and one days for Asuka
as the undefeated NXT women's champion.
Asuka, when asked who she wanted
to take over, she told our general manager
Mr. William Regal, "All of them."
[Watson] Smart, I think it was a little bit overly ambition,
but--ambitious, but at the same time
I can applaud her
for wanting to take out everyone
who came at her in that way.
[Phillips] Remember Asuka has a one
in four chance of walking out to
the Freeman Coliseum
still the NXT women's champion.
She doesn't even have to be involved
in the pin fall or submission
to lose the championship.
[Graves] Ordinarily, everything that you just said I would agree with,
I would say this is career suicide,
you might as well just hand off the championship,
there's no way you survive.
But we're talking about Asuka,
the undefeated NXT women's champion
who has wanted nothing more
than competition and now
she has it times three.
[Watson] Right, she holds that title.
She holds it for a reason. I'm anxious to see how this match plays up.
[crowd chatter]
[Phillips] It is all about the NXT Women's Championship.
As Billie Kay and Peyton Royce
holding hands middle of the ring,
they're gonna need each other.
[Graves] God.
[crowd chatter]
Let's go ring the bell.
-[bell ringing] -[Phillips] Here we go, #fatalfourway,
no count outs, no disqualifications.
[Graves] Right now, Billie and Peyton
look like a couple scared children
in the middle of the woods.
[Phillips] And Billie Kay
and Peyton Royce
honestly doing the very smart thing here
in this situation.
[crowd chatter]
[Graves] And this is curious.
Nikki Cross and Asuka virtually one-on-one
as Royce and Kay watch from the outside.
[Phillips] Wait a minute, now Kay and Royce
back into the ring going after Cross and Asuka.
-This has been the moment. -[Graves] This [indistinct] strategy.
The Australians pick their spot.
[crowd chatter]
Who's to say,
Watson, who are you to say that these two can't work together?
It's working out swimmingly thus far.
[Watson] So far.
[Asuka screams]
Oh.
[Phillips] Asuka going after all the challengers.
[Watson] Okay, champ.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] The 2016 female competitor
of the year, living up to the hype.
[Watson] It's a payback, champ.
[Phillips] And Graves, frankly,
this is the repercussions when you instigate
and antagonize the champ.
[Graves] I completely agree with you.
You think you're gonna forget about me.
[Graves] And Asuka is about to find out
in experience what it's like
when the wild lings come across from north of the wall.
You think you're a champ,
I'm gonna take your championship.
[Phillips] Wait a minute, now Kay and Royce
back into the fray.
And Cross and Asuka just trying
to rip and tear and get a piece of each other
Oh, a forearm right on the throat.
No.
[Graves] Billie Kay…
[Phillips] Billie Kay trying to rip Royce
or rip Asuka off of Royce.
[Graves] No way.
What?
[Phillips] Double German suplex.
[crowd cheering]
Look at that sick smile
on the face of Asuka.
She wants Nikki Cross.
[Graves] Here we go. Oh.
[Phillips] Both these women
throwing down here in San Antonio.
[Graves] Nikki Cross might be insane,
but I don't care how crazy
or I don't know if anyone's tough--oh.
-[Watson] What were you saying? -[Graves] Tough enough to hit with Asuka.
…Nikki in a hurry to prove me wrong.
Watch the hair, watch the hair.
[Phillips] You never know what Sanity is capable of.
We talked about how…
with the guidance of Eric Young and…
-[Phillips] Oh. -[Graves] Oh, my God.
[Phillips] Cross, cover…
Cross able to kick out.
[Graves] Asuka just planted Nikki
with the bridging German suplex,
taking out both Billie and Peyton.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Asuka simply, oh, repelling all comers,
missed with the kick.
[Watson] If that would have made contact,
it would have been lights out.
[Phillips] [Indistinct] retain the championship before for Asuka.
[Watson] Oh, my God.
[Graves] Straight jacket neck breaker, how apropos
for the lunatic known as Nikki Cross.
[Phillips] Eric Young at the helm.
She's a cruise missile without Eric Young
here at ringside, this might be a cling or…
[Watson] Oh!
[Phillips] Takes down the champion
to win the title here
from Asuka and a kick out.
Graves, what do you think the championship means
in the mind of Nikki Cross?
[Graves] I honestly don't know.
I mean, Eric Young seems to speak for Sanity,
but when it comes to Nikki Cross, I have no idea.
Is it just the possession, does she just like a shiny thing,
does she know consciously
what it means to be the NXT women's champion?
I don't know.
[Phillips] Once again we're trending worldwide
as because of this fatal 4-way match.
[official] Get back in here. Listen up.
-Come on, back in the ring. -[Watson] Face…
[Graves] What's Nikki Cross got in mind,
bad intentions as Asuka
all hooked up--oh, no.
The NXT women's champion
was just planted on the outside of the ring.
Percy, in the fatal 4-way
you wanna neutralize as many opponents
as possible, it gives you a better chance of pinning
or submitting the one.
I think Nikki Cross is well on her way right now.
[Watson] That's a smart move of trying
to get rid Asuka first.
[Graves] Oh, no. We know Nikki Cross is not afraid
to sacrifice her body
when it comes to victory.
[Phillips] Cross top rope--oh.
Taking Royce and Kay.
[official] Let's go. Get it back in the ring.
[Watson] Nikki Cross has no problem getting airborne, huh?
[crowd cheering]
[Graves] Nikki Cross is essentially
the only woman standing right now.
This is her opportunity,
if Nikki can get one of the competitors
in the ring and pin her or submit her,
the NXT Women's Championship could belong to Sanity.
[Phillips] Take a look at this, from the top rope
planting all on the line
cross wiping out--
Oh, one half of this match.
For now the numbers of Peyton Royce
and Billie Kay catching up to Cross.
[Graves] Again opportunities and circumstances like this
are few and far between.
Nikki Cross had all three other competitors
in the match neutralized,
which is your best chance to be victorious,
but Nikki was not able to capitalize.
[official] Let's go.
Get them back here. Come on.
[crowd chatter]
[Phillips] Look at the--and Asuka
outside the ring and still laid out
but what happened to Cross here
and remember, no count outs, no disqualifications in this match.
[Graves] You're gonna ask yourself, did Peyton and Billie
even realize what circumstance, what situation Asuka is in?
If you know that the NXT women's champion
is that well neutralized,
you got to attack, try to capitalize.
They're over here brawling by us.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chatter]
[Graves] Listen, all right. We'll give a little space over here.
[Phillips] Yup.
I think I'm gonna…
Oh, oh, let me stay here.
[Graves] I will do my best to stay out the way here.
Okay.
[crowd cheering]
-[Phillips] What is she doing? -[Watson] Whoa, oh.
[Phillips] My God, Billie Kay.
[male voice] Let's go. Get down from there.
Oh.
Peyton!
[Phillips] Billie Kay is calling for Peyton Royce.
Get her up there.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] No, no, no, no, no,
no, up on top of the announce table here
-[Phillips] Kay and Royce… -[Watson] No.
[Phillips] Oh, my God, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Whoa. Oh, my God!
[crowd cheering]
[man] Are you okay?
[crowd cheering]
Oh, my God.
[Kay] Go to the ring. Go to the ring.
Come on.
[Phillips] Look at Royce and Kay now running off,
they realized Asuka is back on the opposite side of the ring,
this is brilliant by Peyton and Billie.
They've isolated Nikki Cross.
Nikki Cross is out.
Peyton and Billie are going after Asuka.
Two-on-one situation
and if neither of these women really care who wins the title,
this could be devastating for Asuka.
Get her up.
[Phillips] And a knee right on the side of the face.
They cover here for the championship
and Asuka kicked out.
Extra pressure there from Billie Kay
and Peyton Royce couldn't win it.
[Graves] Let's take another look back
at this, I just got my headset back on,
talking about willing to go to the ends of the earth
for a championship,
Peyton and Billie driving Nikki Cross off
of our table through another table beside us.
This is unbelievable strategy by Peyton and Billie.
[Phillips] And Cross is out. [Graves] It's two-on-one.
I'm looking over, Nikki Cross hasn't moved.
[Watson] I can't believe
she's just right there, just laid out like that.
[Graves] We got referees attending to her
Hoping she's not injured,
but the fact is,
Peyton Royce and Billie Kay are doing what they said
they were gonna do.
Hold her down.
Hold her down. Hold her down.
[Phillips] All right. They've used this in the past,
you use this to win some matches at the…
[Graves] Oh!
[Phillips] Asuka did her homework.
[Watson] It's great having her--oh.
[Graves] Woah.
Peyton Royce just out kicked Asuka
Asuka stunned.
Oh, widow's peak, we got a new champion
[Phillips] Cover, cover here on Asuka,
oh, very close.
Look at the way Asuka got out of that one.
[Graves] An incredible bridge by Asuka
Peyton frustrated.
Peyton should cover Asuka again.
Peyton Royce delivered the widow's peak neck breaker
in the center of the ring Asuka was able to withstand it,
but cover her, Peyton,
don't let this opportunity fall through your fingers.
[Watson] Royce is at a loss, she has no idea how to defeat Asuka now.
[Graves] Peyton should keep trying, I mean…
Asuka is in a world of trouble right now.
It is not often that you see
Asuka in a position like this.
[Phillips] Look at Asuka, Asuka is rocked.
-[Watson] Oh. -[Phillips] Oh.
Just lashing out there and Peyton Royce
and-- Oh, connects on Billie Kay.
Now Asuka's got a chance.
[Graves] Asuka like a tornado of fury.
[Phillips] Off the kick, covering on Peyton Royce
and Asuka withstands the odds.
[Watson] Just like that.
[announcer] Your winner and still NXT women's champion, Asuka.
[heavy metal music]
[Graves] Nobody expected it to be easy.
Some said it was gonna be downright impossible.
-[Phillips] [Indistinct] back? -[Watson] This is your chance.
[Graves] The fact, thank you for the map, Watson,
the fact remains the same than Asuka is still undefeated.
She is still the NXT women's champion.
[Watson] I was just getting ready to say, I guess those odds were good enough
for Asuka to win.
[heavy metal music continues]
[Phillips] The thing was Asuka wanted these three.
She told Mr. Regal, "I want all of them."
[heavy metal music continues]
[Graves] Asuka backs herself into a corner
and delivered like only "The Empress of Tomorrow" can do.
-[heavy metal music] -[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Let's take a look back here at this fatal 4-way match.
This is when things went completely upside down.
Peyton Royce and Billie Kay,
going to extreme ways to eliminate Cross
from the equation.
[Graves] Well, it worked.
Suplex in cross to the table
took the Sanity member out,
but right here, Peyton Royce
connecting with the widow's peak,
right in the center of the ring, but the fighting spirit,
the iron will of Asuka just too much.
[Phillips] And then there's Peyton Royce
one-on-one here with Asuka,
boom, right there on the side of the face.
Asuka was just hitting anything that moved
and bam, taking out Billie Kay and then this.
[Graves] Lights out.
-One, two, three. -[crowd] One, two, three.
-[bell ringing] -[crowd cheering]
[heavy metal music]
[Phillips] It is a testament to Asuka
what she just did here tonight.
[Graves] If you were one of about three people in the WWE universe
who didn't believe that Asuka is for real
maybe the most dominant champion,
male or female in the business,
you've just been silenced.
[heavy metal music]
[music fades]
[heavy metal music]
[Phillips] We wanna take a moment to let you know that immediately
following NXT TakeOver: San Antonio
on facebook.com/tripleh,
Triple H will respond to NXT TakeOver: San Antonio
Cathy Kelley, our broadcast colleague,
tweeting out, "It might get me in trouble,
but I'm gonna ask Triple H about what happened with Seth Rollins."
[Watson] Congratulations to Tyler Bate,
the first ever winner of the WWE United Kingdom tournament.
Keep in mind this dude is only 19.
Now he's here in NXT TakeOver: San Antonio.
This guy is gonna be a beast.
-[Phillips] Is… -[Graves] He's half your age
and twice as successful, Watson.
What do you say about that?
[Watson] You're wrong as always.
[Phillips] And a special thanks to Ghost for "Square Hammer,"
one of the official NXT Takeover: San Antonio themes.
It's off the Popestar EP,
available now on iTunes and Spotify.
["Square Hammer" playing]
And this is what it is all about here tonight.
This is where the money is at.
Bobby Roode set to challenge
Shinsuke Nakamura for the NXT Championship
in front of a sold-out Freeman Coliseum.
Bobby Roode looks to go
from glorious to victorious,
but can Roode knock off the NXT Champion
Shinsuke Nakamura,
a man who's proved a global superstar,
who's electrified NXT
since his arrival?
[heavy metal music]
[man] You deserve one of the best in the world.
This is truly an exciting day for the WWE.
-Yo. -[Graves] He is here in NXT
and you're not excited right now,
you better check your pulse.
[Nakamura] I am ready and NXT universe
better be ready too.
NXT's new assignee, this man.
NXT, Nakamura is here.
[heavy metal music]
Shinsuke.
Nakamura, baby.
Rage?
Nakamura!
Shaking with rage.
[man] He's so unique,
his in-ring style.
Everything about this guy
is different, not to mention,
he might be the most dangerous striker in the game.
Strong style. Nakamura.
Yo.
Nakamura, all the way.
Nakamura is gonna win it.
I will be NXT champion.
[heavy metal music]
[commentator] There you see the king of strong style
and there, Samoa Joe, the NXT champion.
[fighter] Kinshasa.
[crowd] One, two, three.
-[commentator] Nakamura is champion. -[bell ringing]
[crowd] Nakamura, Nakamura.
[commentator] The king of strong style
reign supreme as NXT champion.
-Yo. -[crowd] Yo.
Yo.
[crowd] Yo.
Yo.
[music fades]
Bobby Roode did give me this
to give to you.
[Nakamura] NXT TakeOver: Dallas.
He kept this?
[epic choir music]
I came here for one reason,
to take NXT to that next level.
[commentator] To be truly be glorious,
you must accomplish superhuman feats.
You are not glorious.
[commentator] That is what we just witnessed
and Bobby Roode is your no. 1 contender.
[epic choir continues]
Everybody fears change.
My ticket from NXT TakeOver: Dallas,
that was the beginning
of the Shinsuke Nakamura era.
You're a two-time NXT champion.
Times are changing
and I am gonna take that NXT championship
and put it around my waist.
And you see Shinsuke that NXT championship
will finally…
be…
-[single piano note fades] -[crowd cheering]
Glo--
[heavy metal music]
Bobby-San,
you won't change NXT,
as long as I'm champion.
[commentator] The biggest money match in NXT history.
The final change is gonna happen
in San Antonio because I
will silence all of your fans
all over the world.
[commentator] Two of the biggest stars in NXT.
Bobby Roode, Shinsuke Nakamura
for the NXT championship.
[heavy metal music fades]
[crowd cheering]
-[single piano note] -[crowd cheering]
[heavy metal music]
[crowd cheering]
[Graves] This is the greatest moment in NXT history.
Deep in the heart of Texas,
the stars at night shine big and bright,
but tonight the stars can be glorious.
[Watson] Oh my God, you're always infatuated with this dude.
[Graves] Shut your mouth, Watson.
[Watson] Why do you need eight women to come to the ring with?
[Graves] Obviously, you've never been around eight women, Watson.
It's the only way to live, you idiot.
-[crowd cheering] -[heavy metal music continues]
Percy, if you're gonna be a sinner, be the best kind of sinner.
Be a glorious sinner.
[music fades]
[crowd singing]
-[crowd cheering] -[EDM and metal rock]
[crowd chanting instrumental]
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT championship.
[crowd cheering]
Introducing the challenger
from Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
weighing 235 pounds,
the glorious Bobby Roode
[crowd chatter]
And his opponent,
from Kyoto, Japan,
[crowd cheering]
weighing 220 pounds,
he is the NXT champion,
Shinsuke Nakamura.
[crowd cheering]
-Ring the bell. -[bell ringing]
[Phillips] It is all about #NXTChampionship.
Shinsuke Nakamura versus Bobby Roode.
[crowd cheering]
[Graves] As glorious as the entrance of Bobby Roode was,
how can you prepare to face someone like Shinsuke Nakamura,
so adept at mind games,
who countered with something almost more spectacular?
[crowd cheering]
[Graves] Great inside leg kick by Nakamura
[Phillips] An exploratory strike there
by the most dangerous striker in NXT.
Bobby Roode called this the biggest money match in NXT history.
You think about Zayn and Neville,
Balor and Owens, Samoa Joe and Nakamura.
Can't disagree with him.
[Watson] He's absolutely right.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Graves, you and Nigel McGuinness spoke about it
on the NXT TakeOver pre-show.
Nigel believes that the Kinshasa knee strike
of Nakamura would be the difference maker in this type of match.
[Graves] It absolutely can be,
if Nakamura could hit the Kinshasa
out of anywhere and it would put your lights out
in a hurry.
That said, I guarantee you,
Bobby Roode has put together
a very strong game plan
and is well-aware the dangers of Nakamura's knees.
[crowd chatter]
[Phillips] Now Roode just trying to gain the advantage here on Nakamura
early on here in this match.
[Graves] Notice how both superstars are playing it a bit tentative right now.
You mentioned the exploratory strike
by Nakamura, both guys kind of getting the feel for one another.
They both know how dangerous each other are.
[Phillips] Percy, if there's one thing we've learned about Bobby Roode
in his time here in NXT, he is an opportunist.
[Watson] Without a doubt.
At any given moment,
he will give a shot to Shinsuke Nakamura
if he's not paying attention.
[Graves] The old mind games, more of the mind games
from the king right there.
[Phillips] Mocking Bobby Roode saying, "Bring it."
[Graves] When it comes to mind games,
Nakamura is the king.
-Glorious. -[crowd] Glorious.
[Graves] Nakamura is seemingly unfazed.
[Watson] He ain't trying to hear that.
[Phillips] Think about the road for Bobby Roode,
he sat at ringside
in Dallas as Nakamura and Sami
Zayn tore the house down.
He's seen the entirety of the era of Nakamura.
He's prepared for this.
[Watson] Don't get nervous. Don't get nervous, Bobby.
[Graves] Bobby Roode is not nervous. Bobby Roode is simply playing
mind games back to Nakamura.
I don't know if it's gonna be as effective as Shinsuke's
but Bobby Roode is getting inside the mind of the champion.
[Watson] Yeah. The run-away mind game. I forgot about that.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Both men just trying to get a grip here and Roode
outside the ropes again.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Now Nakamura done playing around.
Trying to get the advantage here on Roode.
I got the rope.
You got to go.
Let me go.
Let me go, I got the rope.
Come on.
-Two. -Break.
Clean break.
[Phillips] Oh.
[Graves] Sharp elbow to the jaw of the champion.
A veteran maneuver by Bobby Roode.
[Phillips] Any window of opportunity for Roode, he'll take it.
Ah!
[crowd chatter]
[Phillips] Roode saw the money coming into this match
that it's the biggest money match in NXT history.
and saw Shinsuke
as a global superstar, a box-office draw.
[Watson] It is. But can you imagine tonight
if Bobby Roode dethrones Shinsuke Nakamura
and becomes NXT champion,
[Graves] Roode will have called his shot.
It's akin to babe Ruth pointing over the fence
and knocking one out of the park.
[Phillips] He said he wanted to take NXT to the next level did Roode.
[Watson] Babe Ruth?
[Graves] You do know who that is,
Percy, don't you?
[Watson] I do know.
[Phillips] Now, Nakamura right back top of Roode
and Roode not gonna
let Shinsuke get rolling.
On three.
[Graves] And Bobby Roode may have only been in NXT
for little under a year, but Roode is absolutely no rookie.
Roode has been around the globe
in top companies, everywhere except WWE and NXT.
[Phillips] Nearly 20 years of experience, won championships
from all over the world.
[crowd cheering]
[Graves] We're talking last year about the free agents, he's in the top.
Oh.
Nakamura looking to turn the lights out in a hurry.
Both of these superstars last year were free agents.
Nakamura came off the board,
the top of the list became Bobby Roode
now we are seeing them both clash.
[Graves] Wow.
[Phillips laughs]
[crowd] Glorious.
[Phillips] Oh.
Roode letting his ego get in the way,
takes a shot from Nakamura
and here comes the king of strong style.
[Watson] Nakamura is an opportunist himself.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] A boot right in the throat.
Wait, I was thinking about good vibrations
and Bobby Roode, well-scouted.
-[Watson] Hey. -[Phillips] Caught him with the left.
Whereas Nakamura looks content to take his time,
another champion's advantage,
you cannot lose the championship via count out or disqualification.
[Graves] You're absolutely right
but Shinsuke Nakamura is a proud NXT champion.
He doesn't wanna take the victory by count-out or by disqualification.
Nakamura wants to finish his opponent, period.
[Watson] What's the rush? Take Roode apart piece by piece.
[Phillips] The decision has to happen in the ring
with pinfall or submission to win the championship.
[crowd chatter]
[Phillips] Nakamura happy to dissect Bobby Roode in the corner.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Now Nakamura, well-caught here by Roode.
Roode able to turn things around.
He's got Nakamura up on the top turnbuckle.
-Oh. -[Graves] Oh my God.
[Watson] Oh God. [Phillips] Nakamura, nasty fall.
[Watson] I couldn't quite tell if he caught some of that steel step
on the way down.
[Graves] Entirely possible whether it was the stairs or apron
regardless, incredibly painful.
Nakamura spilling all the way
from the top rope to the floor backwards.
This is Roode's golden opportunity
to capitalize.
Gah!
[Phillips] Now Roode wisely staying on top of the champion.
-[Watson] Oh. -[Phillips] Shoulder first.
The back also into the steel stairs.
[Graves] This is incredibly smart by Bobby Roode.
Maximize the damage inflicted
on the outside of the ring,
roll the champion in and become NXT champion.
[crowd cheering]
Nakamura is in a world of trouble right now.
Let's take another look at this nasty fall.
[crowd] Oh!
[Graves] Completely upended him and from the sound of it, you're right.
[Watson] The stairs.
I don't know what part of Nakamura's anatomy connected
but it seems like Shinsuke is feeling a world of pain.
[Phillips] Nakamura has been entwined with Samoa Joe since August.
He knows about physical battles
and so Bobby Roode brings to the champion.
Now looking for a cover for the title on Nakamura, two-count.
[Graves] Sharp fists right to the forehead of Nakamura.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Love how every movement Bobby Roode makes is so deliberate.
There's so much snap behind everything that he does,
driving the champion's face into the turnbuckle following up
with a crisp right hand.
-Oh! -[Watson] Oh.
Ah!
Gah!
[Phillips] Now Roode, head of steam
and collides in the corner taking down Nakamura.
[Graves] The challenger measuring Shinsuke.
[Watson] Oh!
[Graves] Double axe handle right to the injured neck and shoulder.
[Phillips] Now cover for the NXT Championship.
Nakamura able to stay alive.
[Graves] Nakamura still favoring.
I can't tell if it's his shoulder or his neck
but the spill to the outside…
Ah!
[Graves] …Bobby Roode wasting no time exploiting it.
[Phillips] Knee right to the top of the back
[crowd cheering]
Ah!
And look at the torque on the head and neck.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Now, Roode happy to wear away
at the neck here of Shinsuke Nakamura.
[Phillips] Notice how Roode is almost seated
at the top of Shinsuke's shoulders
putting the added weight
while the submission is applied.
It's a veteran maneuver. It's incredibly effective.
Nakamura needs not only
to break the grip of Bobby Roode, but get the weight shifted.
[Phillips] Oh, my.
[official] Back it off. Come on.
[Phillips] Again, an opportunity snuffed out by Roode.
[Graves] Did you see the fistful of hair that Roode just tossed?
Aah!
[Phillips] And Roode going with the knee.
Aah!
Oh.
Now shoots the half into the cover bullies his way into the cover
kick-out by Nakamura.
Watch the impact to this,
the ruthlessness of Bobby Roode.
-[Graves] Oh. -[Watson] Oh, man.
[Phillips] You can see
the hair that's in the hands of Roode.
Bobby Roode is in a word
all about Bobby Roode…
Ah!
…taking NXT to the next level.
He doesn't give a damn about this brand, it's all about Bobby Roode
only glorifying himself.
[Graves] Look how vicious and aggressive Bobby Roode has gotten.
Every time Nakamura is able to withstand
one of Roode's assaults, Bobby turns it up.
What are you talking about Roode doesn't care
about the brand, Phillips?
You're lucky Bobby Roode's here.
I'm skipping town, Bobby Roode
will still be here to take you to the next level with him.
I asked Bobby personally if he would make sure
you were looked after.
[Watson] What are you, his press secretary now?
[Phillips] Roode wants the glory of the NXT Championship, the prestige.
Now, the boot. This could be good vibrations.
[Watson] What is this?
[official] [indistinct]. Let's go.
Ahh!
-[Watson] Look at him. -[Phillips] Come on.
[Graves] Mind games from Roode.
Glorious vibrations, Phillips.
[crowd cheering]
[Watson] I don't care what nobody says, this guy is a liar,
a coward and a hypocrite in my book.
[Graves] Lucky for you, Watson, nobody cares what you think.
The truth is Bobby Roode.
Bobby Roode is the truth
and the truth is glorious.
Ahh!
-[Phillips] Oh. -[Watson] Oh.
And Nakamura showing signs of life,
connects with a boot,
and now Bobby Roode's hung out to dry.
-[Graves] Oh, no. Oh, no. -[Phillips] Oh!
[] Oh.
[Phillips] To the side of the apron.
[Graves] Like a guillotine.
Nakamura…
…driving his knee across the back of Roode's neck.
And the tides are shifting once again
in the favor of the king of strong style.
Ahh!
-[official] Two! -[crowd cheering]
Come on. Come on, bring it in.
[Phillips] Now, Roode dumped back inside the ring by Nakamura.
Nakamura trying to gather himself.
Ahh!
Ah!
Oh!
Nice combination of strikes and Nakamura's starting to feel it
[crowd] Oh!
-[Phillips] Oh! -[Watson chuckles]
And down goes Bobby Roode.
[Graves] Roode thought he had an answer for the kick and Nakamura
changed the question.
Ah!
Sharp knees from the champion.
Each one will drive the wind out
of your body, maybe fracture a rib,
bruise a kidney.
-[Watson] There we go. -[Phillips] This is how it's done.
[grunts]
Muscling Bobby Roode
putting him up on the top rope here.
-[grunts] -[Phillips] Oh.
-[Watson] Oh! -[Phillips] Nakamura missed.
The knee into the top turnbuckle.
Oh, from the top rope.
[Graves] Fantastic counter,
great ring awareness by Bobby Roode.
Obviously did his homework,
one of Shinsuke's signature attacks.
Roode was able to evade and capitalize.
[Watson] That top rope against the throat.
Oh my God, at the very least
it just forces you to try to breathe harder.
[Graves] Percy, you know as well as anybody,
if you can't breathe, you can't fight,
but Nakamura able to counter.
[Phillips] Looking for the inverted exploder
on Bobby Roode and Roode chops him down.
[Graves] Roode knows almost every maneuver
Shinsuke has attempted before Nakamura has attempted it.
[screams]
[Phillips] Oh, right to the midsection.
Now, Nakamura has got a chance.
[crowd cheering]
Then the knees.
[Graves] Right on target.
[Phillips] Roode is in trouble here.
-Inverted exploder. -[Graves] Oh my goodness.
Uh-oh, gentlemen…
Could it be?
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Loading up is Nakamura.
[Graves] Bobby Roode is not moving.
Roode may be out already.
Nakamura frustrated.
You know he wants to deliver the final blow, the Kinshasa.
[Watson] Please get up.
[Graves] But just cover, Roode's out.
[Phillips] Went for a stomp, Roode was trying to sucker him in
and cover. Cover and a kick-out.
[Graves] What a glorious move by Roode.
[Phillips] Backstabber by Roode.
-[Graves] For the champion… -[Phillips] Roode into the cover.
Could we have a new champion?
Oh, so close.
[Graves] Bobby Roode somehow was able to out think
Shinsuke Nakamura in the heat of battle.
[Watson] And Shinsuke holding that shoulder, that neck area again.
[Graves] And Roode focused his attack on Shinsuke's neck and shoulder.
[crowd cheering]
[Graves] Just when Nakamura was building momentum
Roode was able to change the plan.
[grunts]
[Graves] Here we go.
[Phillips] Think about the glorious DDT.
Now, knee to the midsection. Nakamura…
[screams]
-[Phillips] Caught and a spinebuster. -[Graves] Good night.
-[Phillips] Cover for the championship… -[crowd] One, two…
got take Nakamura out in time.
[Graves] Roode starting to look frustrated.
Everything's under control
but, Bobby, you know, has got to be aware
of how quickly Nakamura
can change the tide.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Now, Roode trying to figure out what it's gonna take
to win the NXT Championship here in San Antonio.
-Ohh! -[crowd] Ohh!
[Graves] Nakamura's in a bad, bad way.
Bobby Roode wants to finish things off once and for all.
[Phillips] Up to the top rope.
[grunts]
[Graves] Shinsuke holding on for dear life.
If Roode connects with this. We're gonna have a new champion.
[Phillips] Roode trying to take Nakamura
off of the top turnbuckle.
[grunts]
[Graves] Shinsuke connecting with a few short shots
to Bobby Roode's ribcage, but Roode, persistent.
-[grunts] -[Watson] Ohh!
[grunts]
[Phillips] Oh, at--oh!
[crowd] Ohh!
[Phillips] Shinsuke turned it around on Roode.
[Graves] Nakamura attempting to regain his bearings.
[Phillips] Ohh!
And a kick right to the heart, drops Roode.
[Graves] I think that was the prelude.
Here we go.
[Phillips] Nakamura wants it. The final blow.
-Oh. -[crowd] Ohh!
[Phillips] Now, Roode's got his feet on the rope.
He's got his feet on the rope. Whoa, whoa!
[Graves] The referee saw it.
You can't blame Roode for trying.
[Phillips] Bobby Roode by any means necessary
and it backfires.
[Graves] But I think the most important thing to go down
is Roode was able to avoid the Kinshasa.
Nakamura was looking to turn the lights out
and Bobby Roode once again
finds himself in control.
[crowd] Ohh!
[official] [Indistinct]
[crowd] Ohh!
[Graves] Every time Roode connects with one of those knife-edge chops
Nakamura's body goes limp.
But this is a Nakamura mind game right here.
[Phillips] He can't help himself.
[woman] Come on.
[crowd cheering]
Come on!
[crowd cheering]
[Graves] Come at the king, Bobby Roode
better be ready for battle.
-Oh God. -[Phillips] Nakamura.
His best strikes on display.
[Graves] This is just malice.
Disrespect.
We saw this with Sami Zayn in Dallas.
This is a side of the king you don't wanna see
because you rarely get to walk away
once you witness it.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd] Ohh!
[Graves] Caught.
-[Watson] Oh. -[Graves] Nakamura looking for the armbar.
Roode is holding on for dear life.
Bobby Roode has his fingers clasped.
Shinsuke doing his best to hyperextend the arm.
-Rolling through. -[Phillips] Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
The official trying to stay on top of this.
[Graves] Nakamura's got the arm passed. It's a triangle.
[Phillips] Trying to keep an eye on the shoulders here
and Nakamura could be in a pinning predicament.
[Graves] Roode's shoulder has been passed.
Shinsuke Nakamura has a triangle
locked in tight.
Can Roode hold on?
Can Roode withstand?
-[Phillips] And Bobby… -[Graves] Will the champion retain?
[Phillips] Look at Roode's arm. He looked to be fading there for a moment.
[Graves] But look at--look at this. What power by Roode.
-[Phillips] Whoa, whoa, whoa. -[crowd] Ohh!
-[Phillips] Oh! -[crowd] Oh!
[Graves] Sliding knee. I don't know if he got it all
but he got enough of it.
-[crowd] One, two, three… -[Phillips] Cover to retain
the championship.
Bobby Roode kicked out.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Graves, I think you're absolutely right.
It didn't look like Nakamura got all of it.
[Graves] Nakamura only had about a step or two to build momentum.
We know Shinsuke
before a Kinshasa
likes a full head of steam.
Just a sliding knee…
was effective but it wasn't enough
to get the job done.
[Watson] Uh-oh.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Nakamura perched on the second rope
and the official now checking on Bobby Roode.
[Graves] It's a great move, veteran instinct
by Bobby Roode. He knows he's in trouble.
[Watson] He's trying to collect himself for a moment.
[Phillips] Whoa. Wait a minute.
Out on the apron here.
-Oh, Nakamura! -[crowd] Oh!
[Graves] A knee strike to the heart
but Nakamura--look at Nakamura
clutching his left knee.
Can Shinsuke capitalize?
[man] [indistinct]
[Phillips] Bobby Roode is down.
[Watson] Shinsuke is hurt.
[crowd cheering]
[indistinct]
[Graves] Remember by count-out, Shinsuke retains but…
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Nakamura trying to figure out just how bad the damage is and…
[Watson] Looks like he's trying to get some feeling back into that knee.
[crowd chanting]
[Phillips] Nakamura trying to send Roode back into the ring.
He wants to finish this in the ring.
[man] Let's go Bobby.
[indistinct]
[Graves] Shinsuke better finish it fast
especially at less than a hundred percent.
-Here we go. -[Watson] Here we go.
[Graves] Here it comes, San Antonio.
-Kinshasa! -[Phillips] Oh!
[] Oh.
-Wait a minute. -[Phillips] Nakamura…
[Graves] Nakamura dealt the final blow
the Kinshasa but…
[Phillips] Roode is out.
[Graves] Nakamura can't capitalize.
Shinsuke is favoring his left leg.
Roode is out cold.
[Watson] He's got to get over him to get a cover.
[Phillips] Roode is out cold.
[crowd chatter]
[Graves] Nakamura's knee…
Ahh!
We saw that he suffered some sort of injury--
-[Phillips] Out on the apron. -[Graves] On the outside.
[official] Hey, did you hurt your knee? You better talk to me.
I know, I know, I know.
[Graves] This could be an ACL
this could be a patella, this could be anything.
[Watson] Bottom line, it's not good. He's barely moving.
[Phillips] A member of the WWE medical staff…
[Graves] You never like to see this go down.
[Phillips] …brought here to check on the NXT champion.
[Watson] He just tried to stand. He couldn't put any pressure on it.
And Bobby Roode is finally conscious.
[Graves] Bobby Roode understands the magnitude of the situation.
[indistinct]
Under circumstances like this,
you hate to see our NXT champion
go down with any sort of injury.
We got our world-class medical staff out there with Shinsuke.
You know they're doing their best to find out
if somehow Nakamura is still in fighting shape.
You know if it's something, Nakamura, he wants to compete but…
[crowd chatter]
[indistinct]
[Phillips] This looks bad.
[Graves] Somebody needs to make a decision here.
I can do it.
[Phillips] We got multiple officials out here now checking Nakamura and Roode.
[Graves] Shinsuke Nakamura is saying that he can go.
Nakamura wants to continue this battle.
[crowd chatter]
[Graves] Bobby Roode on the far side of your screen,
still trying to shake the cobwebs
after suffering a full-blown Kinshasa.
Nakamura, maybe not the wisest decision
but you have to respect the bravery of the king.
-[Watson] Oh, no. -[Phillips] Roode with the glorious DDT.
No, no, no. Not like this.
-[crowd] One, two… Oh! -[Phillips] Bobby Roode get--
-[Watson] Oh. -[Phillips] Oh my God.
[Watson] How the hell did Shinsuke kick-out?
[Graves] Roode cannot believe it.
I cannot believe it.
Nakamura… injury and all able to withstand a DDT
Bobby Roode is beside himself right now.
[Phillips] Roode is in total shock.
[crowd chatter]
[Graves] Obviously, the injury
to Nakamura gave Roode just enough time
to recover from the Kinshasa
but Roode is not wasting any time.
-[Phillips] Oh, no. -No, no.
[Watson] Oh.
-Ahh! -[Phillips] Ohh!
A half crab.
Look at the damage to the knee.
-[Watson] Come on. -[Phillips] Oh, come on.
Wrenching away on the knee.
[Graves] Whatever injury exists in the leg of Nakamura
is only gonna get worse.
Tap out, Shinsuke.
[Phillips] How much more of this can Nakamura take?
Roode is all over.
-[Graves] Tap out. -[Watson] Look at this guy.
There's no such thing as fair play when it comes to Roode. Look at this.
[Graves] Bobby Roode will end Shinsuke's career…
…if it means becoming NXT champion.
[Phillips] Nakamura trying to get
to the bottom rope to break the submission.
-Ahh! -[crowd cheering]
[Graves] Look, look.
[Watson] Wait a minute, wait. Ugh.
[Graves] NXT head coach Matt Bloom.
[Phillips] [Indistinct] Matt Bloom, the active general manager here tonight.
Mr. Regal is away due to illness here tonight.
-[Watson] Ohh! -[crowd cheering]
[Graves] Nakamura doing his best
to fight out but…
[indistinct] looking for the triangle.
-[Phillips] Oh. -[Graves] It's locked.
[Phillips] Nakamura's still fighting.
[Graves] Nakamura couldn't do it.
Nakamura could not finish the triangle submission…
…due to the injury sustained. Here we go.
-Oh. -[Phillips] No, no, no, no.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Bobby Roode…
[crowd] One, two, three…
[Phillips] is gonna steal
-the NXT Championship. -[bell ringing]
-[crowd cheering] -[epic music]
[announcer] Here is the winner
and new…
…NXT champion…
…the glorious Bobby Roode.
[Graves] Bite your tongue, Phillips.
Bobby Roode did not steal anything.
Bobby Roode just earned the NXT championship.
It was Shinsuke Nakamura
who wanted to be Valiant,
who wanted to fight through
and I've got all the respect in the world for it.
But the truth remains,
there is a new NXT champion
and it is glorious.
Come on, Watson.
Celebrate with me.
Sing it loud, sing it proud.
In Roode, all things are possible.
[heavy metal music]
[Phillips] Let's look back here at this championship match.
This was the moment we believe where Nakamura
really damaged the knee
and it's hard to tell
in that sequence where he hurt it.
[Graves] We know Nakamura wanted to compete
at the highest level, wanted to retain in the worst way,
able to deliver the knockout shot,
lights out, Kinshasa.
But the damage had already been done.
Nakamura's knee was in no shape to continue.
But when you're a champion and
you have the heart of a champion,
you try your best.
But unfortunately, when Roode is involved,
sometimes your best just ain't good enough.
[Phillips] Roode took a shot here
as the medical staff was trying to check on Nakamura.
Roode couldn't believe it,
so he went to this,
the single leg crab.
And it looked like Nakamura was going to tap out.
[Graves] Bobby Roode fighting,
tearing at the knee of Shinsuke Nakamura.
Roode knows what's at stake
and he's willing to stop at nothing until he gets it.
[Phillips] And then Bobby Roode another glorious DDT
would equal him the NXT championship.
If Nakamura had just not injured his knee
in this match,
Bobby Roode was out cold.
Nakamura would still be NXT champion.
[Graves] If, if, if,
who, what, when, where, why, none of it matters, Phillips.
You're looking at the king slayer.
You are looking at Bobby Roode.
You are looking at the new NXT champion
and it is as advertised.
-[Watson] Glorious, we know. -[Graves] Glorious.
Watson, if you ever interrupt me
when I'm on a tangent--
-[Watson] What was that? -[Graves] …about the greatest, Roode,
you shouldn't even have a job here.
I'm gonna talk to Bobby,
I'm gonna see to it you're removed from the premise.
[Watson] Of course, you're gonna talk about.
You're gonna drive him home tonight, aren't you?
[Graves] You're absolutely right.
You support your champion.
You respect the position.
-[Watson] Whatever. Tom is a 100 %… -[Graves] Deal with the truth.
[Watson] Tom is a 100 % right.
If Shin could've just gotten over to get the cover who knows
-what kind of damage he sustained. -[Graves] …you can seat there and live
in doubt in fantasy land.
I'm going out on riverwalk.
We're gonna go… We may…
I mean we may rent out the Alamo, Percy.
We're gonna go out to dueling pianos,
we're gonna sing glorious domination,
we are gonna party all night long.
["Glorious Domination" playing]
[Graves] Can you feel it, Percy? Can you feel it, Tom?
I know it's just not me
when we realized we feel that it's real.
NXT has just stepped into a new era,
another level, a glorious… situation.
-Come on, guys, celebrate. -World champion!
["Glorious Domination" playing]
Subtitle translation by: Sofia Lacava pion!