[music]
[crowd chatter]
[presenter] Welcome to Orlando,
where the whole world is watching
because this is WrestleMania week.
[crowd cheering]
But tonight is our night.
Tonight we determine our fate.
Tonight, we make history.
Tonight, we show the world
that we are NXT.
And tonight, we are home.
[crowd cheering]
[music]
[Phillips] Ladies and gentlemen, NXT is officially underway with that.
The future certainly looks bright.
[presenter] This is your house.
This is our house.
[Tom Phillips] Seth Rollins has become the first NXT champion.
[Watson] Those four women have completely changed the game.
[Phillips] The world is watching live.
And tonight, we bring it home.
[crowd cheering]
NXT is home for the Orlando fans.
This is where NXT started.
This is where they grew up.
God, I love this place.
Makes me happy to see it growing
and I hope it gets even bigger.
It's awesome that we get to share
with other parts of the country,
and even all the world.
It's, like, welcome home.
[music]
[presenter] If you love NXT right now,
trust me, you have seen nothing
yet.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] There is a new NXT champion.
[Roode] When you're the champion,
that means you're the leader.
See, I don't have to reflect
what the NXT brand has been.
NXT has to come up to my level.
[Phillips] NXT has just stepped into a new era.
NXT belongs to the fans.
I stand for them.
At TakeOver, Shinsuke Nakamura era
will rise again.
[music]
I want Asuka.
[Asuka] The moon never shines
brighter than the sun.
[Jazz] I wanna be the one that
finally takes down
The Undefeated Empress.
[Asuka] Of course, the sun is me.
[music]
[Phillips] The fate of NXT's future will be
decided when TakeOver comes home
to Orlando.
[music]
[presenter] And now, 5-hour energy presents,
NXT TakeOver: Orlando.
[music]
[Phillips] They say home is where the heart is.
Tonight, the Amway Center will pulsate
and bear witness to the evolution
of the NXT universe.
We are live, sold out, 14,975 on hand.
Welcome to NXT TakeOver: Orlando.
[music]
This is the beginning of
WrestleMania weekend,
the very first in-ring action starts with NXT.
Welcome inside the Amway Center,
Tom Phillips along with Percy Watson
and Nigel McGuinness.
Gentlemen, are you ready?
I am beyond excited.
You know I'm ready. I'm so-- I'm all ready, man.
My first WrestleMania weekend.
I couldn't be more ecstatic.
Tonight, we get a look at the
future of what is coming for
NXT.
[music]
[crowd cheering]
[music]
[Phillips] Something wicked this way comes.
Sanity has taken control of NXT
in their own way in preparation
for this, eight-person tag team match
here tonight at TakeOver.
I wanna take you back
and show you what happened.
This was earlier today as a part
of WrestleMania axxess
hereby the Orlando County Convention center.
No way Jose,
who was to compete in this match
here tonight against Sanity,
taken out by all four members.
And Nigel, I understand
you have an update on what exactly
happened near the fallout
from our general manager,
Mr. William Regal.
[McGuinness] Absolutely, I talked to Mr. William Regal
earlier on tonight.
And he told me, unfortunately,
because of this--oh, attack
there is no way Jose
can compete tonight.
So Mister Regal basically said
to Tye, Ruby, and Roddy, "if you
can find a tag team partner,
you can have the match.
If not, you'd have to have a
handicap match."
So they've been in the back,
they've been trying to find someone.
I don't know if anybody is gonna
be crazy enough to come out here
and face Sanity.
[Phillips] Percy, in your time on NXT,
you battled the shield,
you battled the Wyatt family
in a handicap match situation,
is there any way to knock off Sanity?
[Watson] Yeah, go after these guys.
Take the fight to them,
don't hold back, don't resist, go for it.
Go for it all.
[Phillips] You can see the wild woman,Nikki Cross.
On the left, Alexander Wolfe.
At center, Eric Young.
And on the right, "the big beast of Belfast" Killian Dain.
[music]
[Watson] Well, Sanity certainly took
back the advantage, didn't they?
[music]
[Bell ringing]
[presenter] The following contest is
an eight-person tag team match
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Niagara Falls, Canada,
weighing in at 225 pounds,
he is "the perfect 10"
Tye Dillinger.
[Phillips] When you talk about the numbers game,
the one man who is
the NXT universe with them at
all times is "the perfect 10"
Tye Dillinger.
[Watson] He looks focused,
maybe he knows something we don't.
[music]
[presenter] And his tag team partner,
from Lafayette, Indiana,
Ruby Riot.
[Phillips] Percy, here's a superstar we don't know a whole lot about.
Nikki Cross can't wait to get her hands on Ruby Riot.
[Watson] Look, Ruby Riot, if you ask me,
is like a diamond in the rough.
She's a small town girl from Indiana,
but she just won't stand for the bullying.
She stands up for what's right at all times.
[Phillips] Ruby Riot looks ready for a fight.
[music]
[presenter] And from Tampa, Florida,
weighing 200 pounds,
Roderick Strong.
[Phillips] Nigel, you've been around Roderick Strong a long time.
He's faced what Sanity has to offer.
What does Roderick Strong have in store here tonight?
[McGuinness] Absolutely everything,
and the kitchen sink
never met a back that
he couldn't break.
[Watson] Question is,
are they gonna have a partner here for this match?
[Phillips] Let's see if the bell rings, let's get started.
[McGuinness] Somebody has to step up.
[music]
[Phillips] Oh, wait a second.
♪Oh no, Oh no♪
[Watson] Okay.
[Phillips] Oh no.
[presenter] And their tag team partner,
from Dayton, Ohio, weighing 260 pounds,
Kassius Ohno.
[McGuinness] We're back to even.
Here we go.
[Phillips] Ohno is right.
Sanity is absolutely beside themselves
and understandably so.
Here we go.
Look at this.
[Watson] And it is on here in the Amway center.
Sanity dealing with a full team here tonight.
[Phillips] What a game changer Kassius Ohno is.
Sanity had no way of knowing--
[Watson] Whoa!
And the big monster Killian Dain
knocked outside the ring,
Kassius Ohno is here on
his first TakeOver.
[McGuinness] Good luck if you are
the official in this match.
[Phillips] Well, it started.
The official's got this one underway
and it's Nikki Cross
and Ruby Riot
right out of the gates.
Look at Nikki cross go.
Screaming like a banshee.
Riot knows what she's in for now.
Maybe she's bitten off too much.
The punk rock ragdoll,
she's got to pick it up.
[Watson] I remember, not too long ago,
it was Ruby Riot who joined
the ranks of--at the time,
no way Jose, Tye Dillinger, and
Roderick Strong to fight against Sanity.
[crowd chatter]
[Watson] It's mixed tag team rules here tonight,
the same person tag team match,
men can only face men,
women can only face women.
[McGuinness] Great awareness by Ruby.
Good counter.
[crowd chatter]
[Phillips] Cross would do well to tag out,
which she does.
Here comes the big axeman.
[McGuinness] And Ruby riot has got to tag out now.
I don't think she wants to,
but she's gonna have to due to the rules.
[crowd chatter]
[Phillips] I know she's crazy
but she's not that crazy
to stay in a guy that size.
[Watson] Talk about crazy.
[McGuinness] What is it?
[Watson] Oh, the knockout artist
strikes on Young and Wolfe.
[crowd chatter]
[Phillips] Felled the axeman like a redwood.
[McGuinness] Kassius Ohno is one of
the most talented guys I've ever seen.
I've seen him since the old NXT days.
That is more of an accomplishment.
[Watson] Big 270-pounder, great athleticism,
and a kick-out by Wolfe.
[Phillips] He is deceptively agile,
270 pounds, I've known him since
we both broke in together,
traveling the roads of Kentucky and Ohio,
being in the ring with
some of the masters.
[McGuinness] And Percy, you know what it's like to
fight against groups
that have tried to take over and
destroy NXT.
How do you see this team up
faring against Sanity?
[Watson] Well, you have to band together,
step up, and don't give in,
you have to get the--
[Phillips] Cover, cover, cover, and a kickout.
[Watson] You got to bring the fights to these guys,
and do what they do to them.
[Phillips] You wanna bend his wrist like that,
that's what you got to do.
The human arm is not built to bend in that direction.
[McGuinness] Oh, Kassius Ohno trying to
get Eric Young out of the ring
and Alexander Wolfe takes advantage,
now the tag.
[Phillips] Great work from Young to distract him.
Now this is when Sanity are at their best
or their worst
if you're their opponents.
[McGuinness] And Eric Young just yelled,
"this is on you, Dillinger."
Remember, it was Sanity who
tried to get Tye Dillinger to
join their ranks.
Tye Dillinger said, "hell, no."
[Watson] Why would he?
[crowd chatter]
[McGuinness] Now Wolfe is back into this match.
[crowd chatter]
[McGuinness] Sanity works that numbers
well to keep the ring cut in half,
tagging in and out,
staying fresh.
[crowd chatter]
Oh.
[McGuinness] And Wolfe missing with the elbow
drop and now Kassius Ohno,
tag made to Roderick Strong.
[Phillips] Look at the speed of Strong,
One of the best natural
athletes in the world today.
[McGuinness] Whoa, case in point.
Oh.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] And Wolfe, oh, sent right
into Killian Dain.
[Watson] Look at that power.
[McGuinness] Shades of the new hall of fame,
Kurt angle and
the messiah, the backbreaker
strikes.
Oh.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Strong on fire.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] Roddy versus the world
here in Orlando.
And Killian Dain caught with
another knee.
And Alexander Wolfe
turning Roddy inside out.
[Phillips] Strong did his best, but ultimately,
the numbers got the better of him
in a sort of way, it adapted,
the axeman moved out of the corner.
And ultimately, the big man from
Belfast got to do some damage now.
Look at the size of his--
[McGuinness] Remember how Killian Dain
joined the ranks of Sanity when
Sawyer Fulton was injured,
this man came in,
and made a massive impact
and a big impression on
the leader, Eric Young.
[Phillips] Killian Dain.
[crowd cherring]
[Watson] Nigel, you faced monsters of all shapes and sizes,
how do you deal with a man like Killian Dain?
[McGuinness] Really, when I was in there
with a guy that size,
I try and last as long as I could.
Get him tired, wear him down.
A big guy like that's got to breathe.
Oh.
[Phillips] Oh, wait, Roddy, trying to reach out,
trying to get into the corner of anybody
and takes a shot now at Sanity.
Oh, wow.
[McGuinness] Never seen a guy that size
get up like that.
[Watson] I was gonna say, I'm so
impressed by the athletic ability of Killian Dain.
That's crazy.
[McGuinness] This guy is a monster.
And he can move with the best of them.
What an addition to Sanity he is.
Eric Young is no fool.
Oh, look at that.
[Watson] Oh, man lifting Roderick Strong
right off of his feet.
[McGuinness] Applying pressure to the carotid artery.
[crowd chatter]
[Watson] This is what Roddy and company--
[Phillips] Cover, cover here on Strong
and a kickout.
[Watson] And just dominating one person.
[Phillips] And Sanity able to dominate
one superstar at a time.
[Watson] And this has worked out great so far fo this quartet.
[McGuinness] You're absolutely right, Percy.
This is what they got to do,
isolate their opponent in the corner,
cut the ring in half,
don't let him breathe.
Here comes the big man again.
Oh.
[Fighters chatter]
[Phillips] Oh, and Alexander Wolfe with a big uppercut.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Now look at Nikki Cross
just staring down Roderick Strong.
And now Killian Dain stalking Strong.
Tye Dillinger, has one opportunity here in this match.
[crowd chatter]
[McGuinness] You think he really wants toget in there with Sanity?
[Phillips] Why not?
[Watson] Of course, he does.
[Nigel] Why not? Look what they're doing to Roderick Strong.
[Phillips] Listen, Tye Dillinger feels
responsible for this whole situation,
felt like he should have
taken out Sanity and Eric Young a long time ago.
[McGuinness] I dare say he's right.
[Phillips] He's taking this on as a personal mission.
An attack made on Eric Young is legal.
And, oh, big elbow drop.
[McGuinness] Beautiful.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] And a cover here,
Eric Young, yelling at Dillinger
and Tye rests a boot there on Eric Young.
[McGuinness] Comes in illegally without a tag.
Oh, he's looking angry, getting the better of him.
[Watson] He wants a piece of Eric Young so bad.
Look at Tye Dillinger's eyes.
[Nigel] It's almost as though Eric Young was saying to him,
"you see what you missed?
You could have been a part of this."
He gave him an opportunity.
Opportunities like that don't--
[Watson] Oh, big right hand.
How could he live with himself
if he joined the lines of Sanity?
[McGuinness] I'd be perfectly happy with them.
[Phillips] And Roderick Strong trying to fight back
and chopped down again by Young.
Kassius Ohno is taken off the apron
and now Roderick Strong,
try to battle back.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] Strong forearms from strong
big double leg driving him back into the corner,
knocking all the wind out of Roderick Strong's lungs.
He's got some of the best cardio I've ever seen.
But still, every man has his limit.
[Phillips] Oh, and Eric Young misses at the corner.
[McGuinness] This is a huge opportunity.
-[Nigel] Six feet, seven feet away. -[Percy] These are the things …
[Watson] I love about Roderick Strong,
still trying to control,
he never quits.
[Phillips] Here comes the perfect 10,
went up to Eric Young and Sanity.
[Nigel] Well, he's gonna have to live up to that moment now.
[Watson] Whoo. Eric Young has been itching
for this fight.
[crowd cheering]
Oh, and a DDT from Dillinger.
Dillinger is on fire.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Oh, wait a minute, Ruby riot,
Ruby Riot, intercepting Nikki cross.
Again, men facing men, women facing women
here on this eight-person tag team match.
Now, Dillinger going up to the top rope here,
what does Tye have in store?
Cross body.
[crowd cheering]
All through the ropes.
[Watson] Tye's all over the place.
[crowd Cheering]
[Watson] He's got a huge voice.
[Phillips] Oh, and Killian Dain,
right on top of Dillinger.
[McGuinness] That's a huge man for him to settle it with.
[Phillips] Oh, through the ropes.
Oh,
and Alexander Wolfe from behind there on Strong.
[crowd chatter]
Oh. [laughs]
Kassius Ohno ain't no one to mess with.
Oh.
[McGuinness] What were you saying?
[Phillips] Killian Dain with authority
takes out Ohno.
[McGuinness] Everyone down except Ruby Riot.
[crowd cheeing]
[Phillips] Hold on.
Oh, Nikki cross takes out Ruby Riot.
[Watson] Interception.
[Phillips] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Oh, and Ruby Riot double leg takedown
on top of Nikki cross.
I think Riot might be as
crazy as Cross.
And again now Tye Dillinger
bring the legal
man back into the ring here in
Eric Young.
[McGuinness] This is what Dillinger said he's always wanted,
one-on-one in the ring with Eric Young.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] And takes out Alexander Wolfe far side.
And there goes Eric Young.
Oh, superkick, down goes Dain.
Cover here.
Oh and a kick-out.
Dain was the legal man,
look like he made a tag at one point.
[Watson] Bodies all over the place.
[Phillips] Oh, and Kassius Ohno,
unloading with strikes.
Oh.
Oh, and a leaping neckbreaker.
Now Eric Young all alone with
Dillinger, and going for--
Hold on a second.
Awesome kick.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] Strong saved Dillinger.
But look who he's in the ring with now,
the beast of Belfast.
[crowd cheering]
Let's do this.
Oh. Look at this.
[Phillips] Nikki cross, Nikki cross,
ripping at the eyes.
Oh, wait a minute, Ruby Riot.
[McGuinness] Suddenly an equalizer.
[referee] Nikki, out of the way, come on.
This is illegal.
[Phillips] Referee, he's got to get a hold of this match.
[McGuinness] Cross was calling for Dain.
And instead Cross is gonna take
it into her own hands.
[Phillips] And Cross is taken outside the ring by Riot.
Oh.
[Watson] And Eric Young flattening Roderick Strong.
Oh, there's a dropkick.
[McGuinness] Oh, that hurt Riot.
Did you see that?
[Watson] Talking about selling out,
talking about putting on a line.
[Phillips] Hold on a second, Dillinger.
Whoa.
Oh, my god, man.
Oh.
Was thinking about the tiebreaker
and now Killian Dain.
oh, no, no, no.
[McGuinness] This is it.
Ulster plantation.
Right in the center.
[Phillips] Cover.
And the numbers of Sanity just too much.
[music]
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] This is the situation with Sanity
every single time they compete.
How do you deal with the numbers?
And despite what Tye Dillinger,
Kassius Ohno, Roderick Strong,
and Ruby Riot brought here tonight a big fight,
Sanity, just all over the place.
[McGuinness] And time and time again we say,
"how can someone stop Sanity?"
To quote the great Roddy Piper,
"just when you think you got the answer,
they change the question."
[music]
[Phillips] Take a look back here at
this eight-person tag team action kickoff TakeOver.
Eric Young, boom, big clothesline
that wiped out Roderick Strong
and then Ruby Riot right here,
boom, takes out Nikki Cross.
[McGuinness] And then takes herself out at the same time.
And here it is.
he had him up for himself, Tye for the tiebreaker,
but he got stopped.
There's no stopping this however,
tucks him in tight,
drops him high on the shoulders.
That's the ulster plantation,
stick a fork in Dillinger,
you can count to a thousand.
[Bell rings]
[music]
[McGuinness] Absolutely devastating,
dominating.
I don't know if there is another group
in NXT who can stop Sanity.
[Watson] Well, the answer to this riddle has yet to be answered.
[music]
Enzo,
does all this
have something to do with that date you got tonight?
You see my Georgia?
She deserves a man who loves
her, crispy, dangy, honey
mustard barbecue flavor.
Wait, you're talking about chicken, aren't you?
Yeah.
Talk about the new KFC Georgia gold.
(♪) KFC's new Georgia gold. (♪)
(♪) It's finger-licking gold. (♪)
[Randy Orton] There was a time where
I said, "if you can't beat him, join them."
But I have another expression for you Bray.
"Once you join them and it's the right time,
screw them."
I will be the master and you
will be the servant.
I'm coming for you, Bray.
I'm coming for your title
at WrestleMania.
Glory be to me, the holder of
the holy grail.
[presenter] You are gonna feel the spirit of
your master and that unnatural force.
Randy Orton "the Viper" will
battle Bray Wyatt for the WWEE
championship at WrestleMania.
[music]
[crowd cheering]
[music]
[McGuinness] Thanks to Crown The Empire
for "Are You Coming With Me?"
One of the NXT TakeOver Orlando themes,
of their album Retrograde,
available now on
iTunes and Spotify.
[Phillips] NXT TakeOver Orlando is just
getting started here tonight
inside the Amway center.
Sold out, 14,975 on hand and
Bobby Roode believes he's
responsible for every last
person in a seat here in Orlando.
He defends his NXT championship
here tonight against Shinsuke Nakamura.
[music]
[crowd cheering]
[Watson] We kick off the action,
this Wrestlemania weekend right here on NXT.
[Phillips] Take a look, congratulations to
hall of famer--hall of fame
inductee 2017 "The Glamazon"
Beth Phoenix, Edge,
congratulations to you both.
Two hall of famers under one roof.
Congratulations to Beth Phoenix.
[music]
[presenter] El idolo.
[music]
(♪) [in Spanish] Marcando la diferencia, (♪)
(♪) [in Spanish] lo de hoy, lo Del momento. (♪)
[music]
[Bell ringing]
[presenter] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring
from Gomez palacio, Durango, Mexico,
weighing 215 pounds,
Andrade "Cien" Almas.
[McGuinness] Well, take a look at Almas,
he is confident, self-assured.
And you can understand why fellas, right?
I mean this guy's a third generation lucha libre star
and what a win-loss record here in NXT.
[Watson] Yeah, I get all that and I agree with you.
The guy is amazingly talented
but he's always, "look at me,
idolize me.
I'm El Idolo."
I'm tired of that.
[McGuinness] This is coming from the man
who is known as showtime, right?
[Watson] That's because I am showtime.
[Phillips] Andrade "Cien" Almas, he's
after the spotlight numerous times.
He gets in a major matchup here
tonight at TakeOver.
[music]
[Phillips] And tonight, NXT TakeOver Orlando,
is brought to you in
part by final fantasy xiv, stormblood.
Available June 20th, try now at
the link on your screen.
We'll see if Andrade "Cien" Almas
is truly prepared for what
he's gotten himself into here
tonight at the Amway center.
[McGuinness] He looks confident but this
is a big test.
[Phillips] Oh, no, a little bird told me
he was out at the club till
about 3:45 this morning.
[music]
[crowd cheering]
[music]
[presenter] And his opponent,
from Amsterdam, Holland,
weighing 205 pounds,
Aleister Black.
[Cheering]
[Phillips] In this world, there is good
and evil.
Somewhere in the balance,
there is Aleister Black.
Nigel, who is Aleister Black?
[McGuinness] Well, I'd be here all day if
I actually tried to describe him.
But I've known him since 2005
and this is a very different man
than the man I met on that day.
He's foreboding. He's ominous.
He's got some personal demons.
There ain't no doubt about it.
But bell to bell, this man is legit.
[Phillips] But from what I know about this guy,
he lives by the philosophy of
the law of the lumen.
That means to seek out and
follow your own true light path,
your true will.
[music]
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] We are set here for the debut
of Aleister Black, one-on-one
with Andrade "Cien" Almas as
Black readies himself.
[McGuinness] Black had started off
meditating in the corner,
preparing himself.
Once that bell ring, it was time for action.
Black has a great, legitimate
background like I said.
[Phillips] And Nigel, you hit on that,
this is a man who is very
different from the time you first met him.
Personally, this is a man who's
led a very difficult life, we understand.
[Watson] Oh, without a doubt,
he's had a very unconventional upbringing.
So he's a little different but
that seems to have worked out for him so far.
[McGuinness] Absolutely covered in tattoos
and every one of them means
something to him.
Says that every one is almost a
scar of his emotional growth
over the last eleven or twelve years.
[Phillips] Andrade "Cien" Almas trying
to take down Aleister Black here
early on in this match.
And now, Black keeping up with
the pace here against El Idolo.
[Cheering]
And look at Cien,
missed him with a low dropkick there.
Missed with the kick.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] Black thinking about it,isn't he?
[Watson] I don't think Cien
should be pulling that against a guy like Aleister Black.
[McGuinness] There's no doubt about it.
Black trained by Bob Schrijber,
trainer of Dutch MMA,
star, Stefan Struve.
So he's a great striker with some great kicks.
[in Spanish] Tranquilo.
[Watson] This is going to catch up to him,
I'm telling you.
[Cheering]
[Phillips] And Aleister Black showing
good respect but also Patience
here in this match.
And Nigel, you've seen this man
at the WWE United Kingdom
championship tournament,
has a very diverse combative background.
[McGuinness] Yeah, absolutely very eclectic arsenal.
Oh, wait a second,
talking of eclectic, here he comes.
[Cheering]
[Watson] Wow.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] I'm telling you, that takes
years to start coming,
thinking about diving to the outside and
midflight stop yourself,
land perfectly on the middle rope
and go back into the center.
[Watson] And you could see for a moment there,
Aleister Black saying, "come get some,"
to Cien Almas.
[McGuinness] Beautiful series of strikes there--
Very well-versed in pencak silat,
Indonesian martial arts.
You're gonna see a lot of strikes in this one.
[Watson] Talk about those tattoos, Nigel.
That one on his back took a year
and a half to complete.
And this guy is still not done.
[Phillips] He considers it one tattoo
all over his body.
[Cheering]
[Percy Watson] Now right all over here on Almas.
Big opportunity for--
Oh.
--both these superstars.
[Phillips] And Andrade "Cien" Almas is not gonna let
Black make a name in his expense.
[Nigel McGuinness] Well, Black--
so he's suffering a little bit--
Almas aggressive.
We've seen Almas aggressive before.
[Watson] Oh.
[Nigel McGuinness] Same thing.
I think that Almas is making
a mistake to the guy who is such
a good striker.
so such strong kicks,
You got to focus on the legs.
That's the danger,
you slap him in the face as much as you want,
when he gets up,
he's gonna kick you in the head.
[crowd chatter]
[Tom Phillips] Oh, now, Almas looking for
a suplex here trying to out-muscle
Aleister Black,
jumped out on to the apron.
Oh, and caught up here--
caught up in the ropes.
[Nigel McGuinness] Oh, he's got the armbar.
Doesn't have foot extension, no,
but that's enough to cause some damage.
But perhaps, again,
this isn't the best strategy.
It's the legs, it's those kicks.
[Phillips] Now, Almas--oh,
with a dropkick--missile dropkick.
Now, the cover here on Black and a kick-out.
[McGuinness] Such a pretty, pretty job,
kick off the top from Idolo,
straight there into the armbar.
[Phillips] Taking advantage of what
he just attempted
along the ropes
to do whatever he wants here,
center of the ring.
[Watson] But you know what, Nigel? I have to agree with you.
Even though Cien is going for the armbar,
if he went for the legs,
he'd take away the most
valuable part of his arsenal.
[crowd chatter]
[Watson] And now, look at Black
trying to escape here for a moment,
creates a little bit of separation.
[referee] Oh, watch that hair.
Watch the hair.
[Phillips] Nigel, you touched on it earlier. Oh--
Andrade--oh, no.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] Oh, he's going-- there's no way out of this.
Knee strikes.
[Watson] Oh.
[Tom Phillips] Right to the chest and--oh,
a knee into the midsection.
[McGuinness] Now, Almas has got to be careful.
As Black is gonna be looking for that Black mass.
spinning heel kick…
right across the jaw.
For now though, he's got other worries.
Oh, the moonsault.
[crowd cheering]
[Watson] And look, Aleister Black is the real deal.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] Black looked a little nervous starting out,
but it looks like he's over those jitters now.
[crowd cheering]
Burning diesel.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] Oh, he's ready.
[Phillips] And look at Aleister Black
poised in the corner,
now caught by Andrade.
Hold on a sec.
Cover here on Andrade
and a kick-out.
[McGuinness] Andrade--
[Phillips] Oh, over the Black mass
kick there for a second.
Now, Almas all over Black
and a boot on the side of the face.
[Nigel McGuinness] Let's not take anything away from Almas.
This man can get down and dirty
and hit you hard.
[Watson] the knee right to the midsection
and Black able to stagger Almas.
[crowd cheering]
Oh, and again, and again, to the arm.
[McGuinness] Trying to get the extension
and that rope actually helping.
[Phillips] And this time, Aleister Black
saw it coming, well-scouted,
able to fend off Andrade Almas.
Oh.
[McGuinness] Went to the well one too many.
[Phillips] Cover on Cien and a kick-out.
But again, back to the arms.
[McGuinness] Got it Applied on the right arm
and the Fujiwara there on the left.
[Watson] And now, Aleister Black
trying to find a way out of this submission
trying to get--
trying to get his way over to the bottom rope
and got some foot on the rope.
Almas got to break this submission.
[McGuinness] Well, Almas may have taken it lightly in the beginning.
But now, he knows what he's in there with.
This is gonna be a--whoa.
[referee] two, three…
[McGuinness] Clubbing forearms right on
the side of the jaw and the ear.
[Watson] You can hear the contact made over here.
[crowd cheering]
[Watson] Oh, and Andrade misses
face-first into the top turnbuckle.
[Phillips] Wait a minute, cover here,
cover here by Black and a kick-out.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] Oh, beautiful-- Wait a minute--
[Watson] Oh, cover here on Aleister
and a kick-out just in time--
just in time according to the official.
[McGuinness] Super close.
Back and forth, what a matchup.
[crowd cheering]
[Watson] Whoa, both men knocked each other down.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] Both men exhausted. And understandably so.
They've thrown everything.
At this point,
it really becomes who can get the big stuff out now.
[Watson] Well, at this point, who can make
the least amount of mistakes.
[McGuinness] Try for the armbar there again.
[Watson] Oh, gets the knee up in time.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] Oh, look at that.
[Phillips] Absolutely beautiful.
[Watson] Connecting to the back of the neck,
Almas to put away Black in his debut,
very close.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Now, Andrade sensed the urgency here,
tossing
Aleister Black into the corner.
[Watson] Double knees connect.
[McGuinness] Didn't take that long time,
did it, fellas?
He knows who is in there.
Perhaps now, it's time, yes.
Hammerlock DDT hits this.
Oh, no.
[Phillips] We'll see about the hammerlock,
now up to the shoulders here of Aleister Black.
[crowd cheering]
[Watson] Oh. Snap German--
Snap German, cover here and
Black kicked out.
[McGuinness] So close.
El Idolo really showing something.
Say what you want about his life outside the ring.
In the ring,
this man can get the job done.
[presenters] Oh.
[McGuinness] Jumping knee strike.
[Watson] Apparently so from Aleister Black.
Oh, boot connected right on the ear there for Aleister Black.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] Almas is out.
Barely able to stand.
[Watson] Look at this--
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] Bad intentions.
This is it.
[Watson] Oh, Black mass.
[referee] One, two, three.
And Aleister Black wins.
[presenter] Here's your winner,
Aleister Black.
[music]
[Phillips] Gentlemen, we've talked a lot about the future of NXT.
Take a long, hard look into the dark side of NXT.
[McGuinness] There is no doubt
this is gonna be a man to reckon with
in the future.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] He is dark.
He has some secrets inside that head of his.
[music]
[McGuinness] Let's take a look here,
how he won this match.
Determined look on his face.
Oh, wrong kick.
Like I said, that kickboxing background.
And here he is,
comes to the outside, look at this
picture-perfect moonsault,
lands on his feet.
That's athleticism.
[Phillips] And the match would wear on here,
the rising knee would stagger Andrade "Cien" Almas
and Aleister Black would continue the assault.
[McGuinness] There it is.
Let's take a look at that Black mass.
Look where it catches him, right across the jaw.
He is out cold.
[Bell ringing]
[McGuinness] Fade to Black.
[Phillips] Aleister may be full of darkness
but I think he has a very bright future here in NXT.
[music]
[McGuinness] Tonight, NXT fades to Black.
Aleister Black has arrived.
[music]
[crowd cheering]
[Watson] Look, if Ember Moon hits Asuka
with an eclipse tonight,
we may have a new NXT women's champion.
[Phillips] Ember gearing up for her championship match
against the undefeated Asuka.
Still to come here tonight on NXT TakeOver.
But elsewhere in championship action
up next, a triple threat elimination match
for the NXT tag team titles.
The Authors Of Pain defend against DIY and The Revival.
The margin for error is incredibly thin tonight.
With a pair of unbeaten monsters
standing in the way of change.
[music]
[presenter] Those who'd stake claim
to the NXT tag team title
shall be grown to dust
by the Authors Of Pain.
Authors Of Pain, let me introduce ourselves, okay?
We are The Revival.
The Revival are the greatest tag team
in the world today.
[McGuinness] Dawson with the save.
[Watson] Shatter machine.
[Phillips] We have new tag team champions.
We are the first tag team
to be two-time NXT tag team champions.
[Watson] The winningest tag team in NXT history.
We are the absolute best tag team on this planet.
If there's anyone here who can finally defeat you two,
It's DIY.
[McGuinness] DIY, will they walk away
as NXT tag team champions?
Will The Revival get to tap out here to DIY?
Ciampa and Gargano are champions.
[Phillips] So many thought they'd never see
ciampa and Gargano as champions.
This tells every single one of them
they're wrong.
[Gargano] I don't think you'll ever find a story like ours.
[presenter] DIY, you believe in fairytale endings.
[Fighter] Welcome to our yellow brick road from hell.
[music]
[Phillips] And the Authors Of Pain
bulldozed their way to the titles.
[presenter] In NXT TakeOver Orlando,
AOP will face The Revival
and DIY in a triple threat elimination match
for the NXT tag team championship.
Your fate…
[Watson] Which team will leave
TakeOver tag team champions?
…is in our hands.
[Watson] Oh, my god.
[Phillips] The shatter machine.
[Fighter] Reality check, Jack.
We are the greatest tag team of all-time.
[music]
[Phillips] When the lights are shining bright,
no one is like DIY.
[presenter] My Authors Of Pain are my
team of destiny.
[music]
[crowd cheering]
[Bell ringing]
[presenter] The following contest
is a triple threat elimination match
for the NXT tag team championship.
Making their way to the ring,
at a combined weight of 446 pounds,
Scott Dawson, Dash Wilder.
The Revival.
[Phillips] The Revival believe
they are the greatest tag team
in the world today.
They are out to become
three-time NXT tag team champions
here in this match.
[McGuinness] Like you're saying, all they want,
but until they got those NXT tag team titles around their waist,
they don't need.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson
have been the tag team in NXT
and they've done everything possible
to not go at the champions.
It's been, frankly, very smart strategy.
[music]
[crowd cheering]
[presenter] And their opponents,
at a combined weight of 400 pounds,
Johnny Gargano,
Tommaso Ciampa,
DIY.
[Phillips] Ciampa and Gargano said,
"We saw something
in the Authors Of Pain when we had our rematch.
We saw it down.
We are not broken
and we won't give up."
[Watson] And that in my opinion,
that only raises the confidence level
of these two guys right here.
When you see a crack
in The Authors Of Pain, you exploit.
[McGuinness] What effect cracks have made though, Percy.
I have looked into their eyes.
I didn't see an ounce of doubt.
[Phillips] I'm sorry. I couldn't understand you
through your accent.
[music]
[presenter] Ciampa and Gargano,
they shocked the world before
and they can sneak up on the
champions here tonight
and become two-time NXT tag team
champions in their own right.
[music]
[crowd cheering]
[presenter] And their opponents
accompanied to the ring by Paul Ellering,
at a combined weight of 615 pounds,
they are the NXT
champions--tag team champions,
Akam, Rezar,
The Authors Of pain.
[Phillips] Led by Paul Ellering.
Ellering called today judgment day
and fitting as his two terminators walk to the ring.
[Watson] Well, Paul Ellering if you ask me,
has led Akam and Rezar to the promised land,
but right now it looks like the hunters
are now the hunted.
[music]
[Phillips] The NXT tag team champions,
The Authors Of Pain undefeated.
However, when the target is as
big as it's been with The Revival
and DIY coming after the championship,
Akam and Rezar are gonna be on their a game tonight.
[McGuinness] And there's no doubt about it.
But Ellering, I guarantee you
have got these guys prepared,
strategy though, such a big factor
in a triple threat elimination match.
A regular three-way,
the champs don't actually have to lose those titles.
When it's a triple threat,
someone has got to either submit
or pin one of these monsters
to put those titles around their waist.
[crowd chatter]
[Phillips] Well,The Authors Of Pain,
are relinquishing the titles here
to our general manager,
Mr. William Regal.
[crowd chatter]
[Phillips] And that is what it is all about.
New NXT.
New championships.
The future will be about these titles.
[McGuinness] A couple of beautiful titles,
no doubt about it.
The question though becomes
with the new titles,
will it be a new era
to go with those championships?
[crowd chatter]
[McGuinness] Let's talk strategy though.
What do the two challenging
teams have to do?
We talked earlier today,
if they can team up together making it four-on-two,
they've got a great advantage.
But I don't see it happening.
[crowd chatter]
[Phillips] Whoa.
[McGuinness] Did I speak too soon?
[Bell ringing]
[Tom Phillips] Oh. And here we go,
All three teams
in the ring at the same time to start this match.
The official is gonna try to get
things under control,
but this is something you talked about on
the pre-show, Nigel.
Sam Robertson, DIY, and The Revival
are gonna have to work together here tonight.
[Watson] It makes sense,
get rid of the biggest threats in the ring.
[Phillips] Oh, and Akam sent into the guardrail.
[McGuinness] And it makes all the sense in the world.
No doubt about it.
I just didn't think it would happen,
but it speaks volumes, doesn't it?
That's just how important these
NXT tag team titles are.
And these guys--
[Percy Watson] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
Wait, wait.
[crowd cheering]
But to go a little--
[crowd cheering]
to go a little deeper into what you were saying Nigel,
it's just that important that AOP didn't--
[Tom Phillips] There's a table outside the ring here, Percy.
[crowd cheering]
[Watson] And DIY now tangled up here with Akam.
Oh, man.
That's just how powerful
each individual Author Of Pain can be.
[Phillips] Now, Akam trying to right
himself here with Ciampa
hammering away on his midsection.
Gargano trying to get involved
and into the steel
goes Akam.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] Well, the referee being
very liberal here with his count.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] And meanwhile on the other side of the ring,
The Revival has taken care of Rezar.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] The NXT universe coming on their feet.
[Watson] Well, that allegiance didn't last long--
Dropkicks.
[Nigel McGuinness] That's a mistake I think.
[Tom Phillips] Every team for itself.
It's all about the championships.
[McGuinness] Well, think about the championships.
You know, that's where the AOP
have to be pinned or submitted.
[Phillips] Right to the back of the neck, looking for the first
cover and a kickout.
[McGuinness] Why wear each other out?
[Watson] It just proves how much these
two teams dislike each other.
Remember, going back to Toronto
when DIY knocked off The Revival
for the titles.
[crowd chatter]
[Watson] Uh.
DIY won
match of the year at NXT, 2016
because of Toronto,
and that stings for The Revival.
Trending now on Twitter
#NXTTakeOver,
Akam makes the tag
and runs through DIY.
[crowd chatter]
[in Italian]
[McGuinness] Now, we're gonna see those big Authors Of Pain…
[Watson] Tag.
[McGuinness] …settle down on Ciampa.
[Tom Phillips] And Rezar now legal for his team.
Remember, a pinfall or submission…
[speaking in Albanian]
…on one member of either team,
of any team,
will eliminate the entire team.
[Watson] This is what DIY and Revival
did not want to happen,
The Authors Of Pain being in control right now.
[Phillips] Oh, and Ciampa able to get
the boot up there on Rezar.
Oh.
[Watson] He's so Strong.
[Phillips] Oh, and Ciampa with a boot,
able to create a little
separation and went to make a tag
[Percy Watson] Look at him.
[McGuinness] But a tag to either team member
would have been legal there.
The Revival, you can't blame them.
[Phillips] It is tough to blame them in this situation.
Again, it's every team for himself.
The Revival offered the olive
branch so to speak earlier on.
[McGuinness] It's a smart move.
You can't lose when you're on the outside there.
[Watson] Now Akam,
big shots on Ciampa.
[McGuinness] Let these two teams destroy each other
and then come in to pick the bones.
[Watson] Oh.
Now, wait a minute, The Revival--
The Revival with the DDT there on Akam.
[McGuinness] Just like that.
[Watson] Looking for a cover, looking for a cover,
looking for an elimination but a kickout.
Tag made and Dawson--well, wait a minute,
Dash Wilder rather makes the tag.
[McGuinness] Absolutely fantastic tag
teaming from The Revival.
These guys are top guys.
They've studied it.
They've known every--oh!
great tag team in history.
The Minnesota wrecking crew,
the brain busters.
[Watson] Cover by Dawson to eliminate the champions.
[McGuinness] The midnight express,
they've watched them all.
[Phillips] The new hall of famers,
the rock 'n' roll express,
big inspiration to The Revival,
The Revival are very smart in this situation
and now a little payback.
[Watson] And now it is DIY.
[Phillips] A little payback.
Everybody wants an elimination
but no one's gonna go in and
willingly take a beating.
Oh, and Dawson able to take down Akam.
Get up.
[Tom Phillips] Tag made by Johnny Gargano.
Oh, and Akam out of the ring but
it's DIY and The Revival that are legal.
Elimination number one perhaps,
no, Dawson kicked out.
Oh.
[McGuinness] Beautiful rolling kick from Gargano.
And he keeps up with the pressure.
[Watson] Oh, side of the face of Dawson.
Now, Rezar misses and catches one on the jaw.
Oh, and ciampa--
[crowd cheering]
[Watson] And Gargano's turn.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] DIY flies.
[crowd cheering]
Got you.
[Watson] Leaps in for the DDT.
Cover here to eliminate The Revival, kickout.
All of this for the NXT tag team titles.
[McGuinness] No one wants to go in there,
caught now no doubt about it.
[crowd cheering]
[Watson] Oh, man.
And Dawson, Dawson sent into the Apron.
Oh, god.
Oh.
The Authors Of Pain are
launching around superstars like
they were nothing.
[crowd cheering]
That's it. We got them now.
[McGuinness] Let's take another look at this.
Using Johnny Gargano like
a missile on a stop shelter
And then a second time,
like a sack of potatoes,
just throwing him around.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Tag made.
In comes Rezar.
You heard Paul ellering say it a
little earlier on, "we got them
now."
[speaking in Albanian]
[Tom Phillips] Now grinding the forearm
into the face of Gargano.
Rezar, former MMA fighter,
was called the Albanian psychopath in his day.
[Watson] For good reason apparently.
[Phillips] Tag made. In comes Akam.
Bad position here for DIY.
Oh, great double teamwork there.
Now, the Authors Of Pain looking
for an elimination and a kickout.
[McGuinness] If you look over there
in Gargano's corner,
Ciampa nowhere to be seen.
[referee] Hey, come on. Watch the thing.
[McGuinness] This does not look good
for DIY.
[referee] One, two, three.Come on.
[Watson] Oh, the weight on the face of Johnny.
[crowd chatter]
[McGuinness] If the AOP is smart here,
they could put Gargano away any second.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Up on the shoulders here of Akam
and Gargano in trouble.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] Stretching those vertebrae in the lower back,
oh yeah,
L3, L4.
[Percy Watson] This has got to be humiliating right here.
[Phillips] This is what Ellering had in mind.
Those that stake claim will be
grounded into dust.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] But is he taking too long here?
It looks like Gargano is out.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] Really gonna have to dig deep.
[Phillips] Gargano is gonna have to find a way to hang in here,
Tommaso ciampa on the far side,
starting to stir.
[Watson] And the spine was not supposed to--
not meant to bend that way.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] Gargano has got to dig through the pain.
But he's stopped shaking.
There we go.
[Phillips] And trying to roll that into a cover
and missed, did Akam.
[crowd chatter]
[Watson] Oh.
[McGuinness] Step up enzuigiri
finds its Mark.
[Phillips] Now trying to reach out,
trying to make a tag here to Ciampa.
Ciampa can't get to him,
Gargano trying to wriggle free here.
[McGuinness] There he is.
[Phillips] Oh.
and caught there by Dawson on the outside.
Now, Gargano trying to square
but a tag made here by Ciampa.
Ciampa takes down Akam.
Oh, and a boot to Rezar.
Oh.
Oh, and still he's on his feet.
Oh.
[McGuinness] And Ciampa loves to throw strikes.
Can he get the big man down? Yes!
[Watson] Whoa, snap suplex.
Snap German suplex.
Ciampa is rolling.
[crowd cheering]
Oh.
[McGuinness] Hand strikes, knee strikes.
Oh, a second German.
[crowd cheering]
[Watson] Tommaso is losing his mind right now.
[McGuinness] He's looking for that knee.
[Watson] There it is.
[McGuinness] He's done it.
[Percy Watson] Right off the jaw.
Could this eliminate the champs?
Oh, a kickout.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] That was shocking.
Not even close to a three in my book.
This man is superhuman.
I know, Gargano took a lot of damage
when he was in.
But he's gonna get up on the Apron,
gonna tag in,
do some double-team maneuvers.
No way one-on-one
Ciampa is gonna beat this monster.
[Phillips] Tommaso and Johnny
got to figure out something.
They can't let AOP recover.
Watch him. Watch him.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
[Watson] Rezar hanging on for their life.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] There's Gargano.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] Surely…
[crowd cheering]
[Watson] Oh, through the table.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] Let's take one more look at this.
It took all four of the opponents
to put Rezar through that table.
[Phillips] One man is down
and one man remains
in a four-on-one situation.
The Authors Of Pain in trouble.
[crowd cheering]
[Watson] And now Akam
trying to fend off all four men at the same time.
And look at Gargano and Ciampa,
double teaming Akam,
and it just doesn't matter sometimes.
[crowd chatter]
[McGuinness] Four-one-one and somehow Akam
is standing at the end of it.
What's it gonna take?
[Phillips] Looking for a powerbomb here on Ciampa.
Ciampa trying to break free here
and look at The Revival hesitate,
but Dash Wilder tags himself in,
brings in Dawson
and topples the monster.
[crowd cheering]
[Watson] Oh, look at this.
[McGuinness] He's got him in the center,
reverse figure four.
[Watson] All over Akam, and--
[McGuinness] Oh, wait a second, Gargano,
he thought about breaking it up.
[Watson] Look at Dawson saying, "hold off, hold off, I got this."
[crowd chatter]
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] Oh, now, surely he has the champ.
[crowd cheering]
[Watson] All Wilder and Ciampa
can do is watch Gargano and Dawson
and they're locked in.
Akam, is he gonna tap?
[McGuinness] Nowhere to go,
trying to keep Rezar in the outside.
[Watson] Wait a minute, let me tell you a story.
The man went through a table
and he's back into the ring.
[crowd chatter]
[Watson] Oh, he's gonna break up the submission.
[crowd chatter]
[McGuinness] How on earth
are the Authors Of Pain still in this?
Through a table,
four-on-one,
double submission in the middle of the ring.
They did not quit.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Revival and DIY threw everything
they could think of in that instance,
and the Authors Of Pain,
they still won't go away.
Oh, into the corner.
I think that took out Dash Wilder.
Scott Dawson--wait a minute.
Excuse me.
Took Ciampa on the far side
now both members of The Revival into the ring.
Oh.
[Phillips] Superkick.
And Rezar is down.
[crowd cheering]
[Watson] Oh, you don't--
Oh.
[Phillips] Dawson and Gargano do a DIY's maneuver.
Shatter machine.
The unholy alliance
of The Revival and DIY getting it done.
[Watson] I can't believe what I am seeing right now.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] I never thought I would see
these two teams team up together.
[Watson] This is borderline sacrilege.
[Phillips] Right back where we began.
[McGuinness] But what would they do now?
Yes.
[Phillips] Oh. [Laughs]
[crowd chatter]
[Watson] Oh. And here they go.
And Paul Ellering even suckered them on.
[McGuinness] Paul Ellering was a genius,
if he had a hang in that.
[Phillips] There goes Dawson
and Ciampa outside the ring.
Remember no eliminations yet
this triple threat elimination match.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Oh.
Down goes AOP.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] What a match though. Let's take a look here,
DIY and The Revival teaming up,
yet again in this match.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] No, no, no, no,
what is Ciampa thinking?
Oh, and Dawson takes a shot.
Oh, no. Scott, don't-- Scott, don't do this.
Going up to the top rope here.
[McGuinness] This could be very--
[Watson] Oh. Dangerous.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] Now look at this.
Superplex, 16, 18 feet through
the air, taking out everyone.
[Phillips] Look at all this wreckage,
bodies just scattered.
[McGuinness] Massive humanity there at ringside.
Ellering beside himself,
he knows the Authors Of Pain's
titles are slipping away,
but what's--no.
This is a mistake.
[Phillips] Oh, wait a minute. And a tag made on Rezar.
And a comic blow to Dawson.
AOP is legal on DIY,
in becomes Akam.
[McGuinness] Oh, my god.
They look fresh.
Could this be?
[Watson] The last chapter.
Once threw Ciampa, cover here.
And that is it for DIY.
[crowd chatter]
[presenter] DIY has been eliminated.
[Phillips] Nigel, you touched on it,
you said it was a mistake
on the part of Scott Dawson to continue
to battle here with Ciampa.
[McGuinness] Well, it certainly cost him, didn't it?
[Watson] Now, it's exactly what The Revival didn't want,
to go one-one-one here with the Authors Of Pain.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Watch this one more time.
Scott Dawson blind tag made here
and Rezar came into the ring,
took out Dawson.
[McGuinness] Well, usually The Revival ,
they really are masters of psychology,
here they made a mistake.
And the AOP capitalized.
[Phillips] The only thing I'm chalking up to is The Revival's pure
hatred for DIY
but now it's one-one-one,
one elimination remaining.
One of these two teams is gonna walk out as champions.
[crowd chatter]
[McGuinness] It was not only the hatred--
[Phillips] Cover by Rezar to retain the titles
and a kickout.
[McGuinness] It's the fact these guys have given it their body and soul,
I bet there's gonna be energy left.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Oh, wait a minute here.
Wilder able to fend off Rezar,
it looks like, and now Akam,
tag made, Dawson's legal.
Oh.
[McGuinness] Reverse bulldog--
And get over it--oh.
European with the German.
[Phillips] Oh, and another one.
Cover here by Dawson.
kickout in time.
[Watson] So close.
[McGuinness] And Dawson just couldn't keep both feet down there.
He couldn't get that bridge, his foot slipped,
and then he got the bridge back,
but it just wasn't enough.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] And now again Scott Dawson
trying to tie off Rezar here, middle of the ring.
[McGuinness] Trying the figure four on his legs but
Rezar just uses--oh, my god.
[Phillips] Just a straight left and a chokeslam.
Tag made, Akam now legal.
[crowd chatter]
[McGuinness] If he hits this--
[Phillips] Setting up for the last
chapter and instead wiped out Wilder.
Wilder taking the bullet for his teammate.
[McGuinness] Hold on.
[Phillips] Shoulders out, shoulders out,
cover, oh, so close.
[McGuinness] Oh.
That was-- oh.
[crowd chatter]
[McGuinness] What do they have left in the tank now?
[Watson] Looks like nobody has any energy left.
[Phillips] Oh, and a double powerbomb
from AOP.
[crowd chatter]
[Phillips] And now the Authors Of Pain
taking their time here with The Revival.
[McGuinness] Well, without DIY out there anymore,
this is gonna be very tough
for The Revival to put much muster.
[Phillips] Oh, and look at Wilder,
Wilder dumped outside the ring here.
[crowd chatter]
[McGuinness] Dawson barely able to stand.
[Phillips] And this is the pace that
The Authors Of Pain wanted
and down goes Dawson.
[McGuinness] And the ref checking on Dawson,
it is up to the ref's discretion.
If he feels Dawson can't
adequately defend himself,
he could stop this match.
But with the titles on the line--
[Phillips] Oh, look at Wilder,
look at Wilder trying to grab hold of
Rezar--there's a cover, cover,
oh so close.
[crowd chatter]
[Phillips] Meanwhile back inside the ring,
Dawson's got ahold--or
Dawson--oh.
Oh, god.
[Watson] I think I heard the ring.
[Phillips] Wilder just launched back
inside the ring by Rezar and now
Akam has got ahold of Dawson.
[McGuinness] Thank god, I'm glad I retired.
[Watson] Oh, and the super collider
to The Revival, cover here,
and The Authors Of Pain win.
[crowd cheering]
[presenter] Here are your winners and
still NXT tag team champions,
the Authors Of Pain.
[McGuinness] Well, mercifully this one is over,
DIY and The Revival gave
absolutely everything in their tank,
they teamed together
and for a second it looked like they
had a chance.
But who can stop The Authors Of Pain
I have no idea.
[Phillips] In the end it was the mutual disdain
between DIY and The Revival
that cost them here tonight,
live at the Amway center.
And we got to take a look back
this triple threat elimination match,
this was the turning point, Nigel.
[McGuinness] This was really the big
mistake The Revival made.
Scott Dawson throwing in Ciampa
but a blind tag, and here it came,
final chapter.
[Watson] Boom.
Last chapter would spell the end
for Ciampa and DIY.
That was the very first elimination
in this match.
[McGuinness] But it did look for a second,
by chance there look at that right leg,
just slipped a little bit.
Otherwise perhaps we could've seen
new title holders.
[Phillips] And then the Authors Of Pain
would assume control
emphatically with a pair of powerbombs inside the ring,
and then this was where Wilder was
trying to help out his teammate.
[McGuinness] Holding on to the leg of Rezar
was a small package in the center,
but Akam was just too strong.
[Phillips] Scott Dawson, very close there
to winning the championship for his team
but this, the final piece
that would really open things up for the
Authors Of Pain.
[McGuinness] And here it is,
super collider,
in the center,
double powerbomb.
As I said mercifully,
that's a three-count.
AOP still the NXT tag team champions.
[music]
[Phillips] Tonight was judgment day,
not just for the division
but for the Authors Of Pain,
and the champion's pass.
[music]
[Triple H] Seth Rollins, I gave you the
world and you spit in my face.
I'm gonna destroy what I created,
a non-sanctioned match.
Is that what you want?
[Seth Rollins] This is about redemption.
There will be nothing that can stop me.
I've got nothing left to lose.
I will be at WrestleMania.
[Triple H] It will be the last thing you ever do.
[Seth Rollins] This doesn't end
until I slay the king.
[music]
[Phillips] It is the very first
in-ring action of WrestleMania weekend,
live here inside the Amway Center,
in Orlando, Florida,
the home of the NXT universe,
here for NXT TakeOver: Orlando,
and what an incredible night
it has already been.
We've seen one championship defense.
What do you think of The Authors Of Pain?
They're just unstoppable,
I've never seen four guys give so much
and still come up on the losing end.
And you talk about being
unstoppable, and that is exactly
what we've seen out of our NXT
women's champion Asuka unbeaten
ever since she debuted here in NXT,
undefeated as champion.
However a newcomer has come to
challenge for the title.
Ember moon's deadly eclipse,
will it pay dividends tonight?
The NXT women's champion however
believes one thing,
the division begins and ends with Asuka.
[music]
[Asuka] The moon never shine
brighter than the sun.
Of course, the sun is me.
[Phillips] Three hundred and fifty-four
days as champion.
She is the longest-reigning champion
of any kind in the history of NXT.
I'll keep the title forever.
[Phillips] How do you defeat the undefeated?
[Asuka] I'll fight anyone,
anywhere,
anytime.
[Phillips] Dominating, fearsome,
and absolutely incredible champion.
[Asuka] Nobody is ready for Asuka.
[crowd cheering]
[Ember Moon] I want Asuka.
I wanna be the one that finally
takes down the undefeated empress.
[Phillips] This is how you get NXT started.
Ember moon, never been pinned,
never been submitted.
[Ember Moon] I want Asuka.
[Watson] Ember moon. Oh, good night.
[Phillips] As the sun sets,
the moon rises
and the eclipse.
Ember moon looking to become
the number one contender.
And at NXT TakeOver: Orlando,
Ember moon will face Asuka
for the NXT women's championship.
[Ember Moon] At TakeOver,
the NXT women's division
will begin a new phase.
[music]
Ember, fool.
She walk here, huh?
[speaking in Japanese]
No eclipse.
[Ember Moon] You know what Asuka,
I know who you are.
You're a great champion,
and I knew that since I got to NXT
that this war was inevitable.
[music]
[Asuka] Ember moon,
I know who you are.
I know you're not ready.
[Ember Moon] She has dominated everyone
that she's been in the ring with
but she has never been in the ring with me.
[Phillips] We got to know
what Ember moon's thinking right now.
[Watson] Oh. There's the eclipse.
[Bell ringing]
[Watson] Ember moon's eclipse looks
more and more devastating
and if she can hit Asuka
with this dangerous move,
we might be seeing a new NXT women's champion.
[Ember Moon] Asuka wants to play these games
and underestimate me.
Ember moon,
this is your hate.
[crowd cheering]
[Ember Moon] But the fate of Asuka will be this.
Ember moon being
the new NXT women's champion,
and we'll see who's laughing after that.
[Phillips] Look at the eyes of
Ember Moon, the confidence from Asuka.
Ember moon, your fate will be
like all the others.
[music]
Ah!
[Phillips] Tonight, Ember moon gets
the opportunity she has been looking
forward to since her debut here
on NXT.
Percy, the question is,
can the eclipse be the one thing that's
haunting Asuka here tonight?
[Watson] That is the question that needs to be answered.
I don't care if it's a lunar eclipse,
solar eclipse, doesn't matter.
She wants to take the shine
from Asuka tonight.
[McGuinness] And that's gonna be no
easy task, though.
Asuka's not gonna stand there
in the middle of the ring
and let she do it.
[music]
[Phillips] And NXT TakeOver: Orlando
is presented by extra strength
5-hour energy shots.
Upgrade to awesome, upgrade to strength.
[music]
[Phillips] Ember moon, never been pinned,
never been submitted here in NXT.
She takes it on social media
a little bit earlier today saying,
"it's time we take our division back.
I will be the one to do it."
[crowd cheering]
[music]
[Phillips] Gentlemen, we are looking
at the longest-reigning champion
of any kind in NXT's history.
As a matter of fact,
if Asuka survives the night,
it'll be one year of Asuka
as NXT women's champion.
[McGuinness] What an incredible
feat that would be.
I can tell you from experience,
I was the world champion
for well over a year.
And there's not many people
who have that on their resume.
She's fearsome,
she's dominating,
devastating strikes,
amazing submissions,
she can get it done.
[Watson] It's hard to imagine to take this pressure.
I wonder if she's in any pressure at all,
of having that mindset of defending
the championship
day in and day out for an entire year.
[McGuinness] I think if there's any
pressure in this one,
if anybody's feeling butterflies,
I think it's gonna be Ember Moon.
She knows this is the biggest
opportunity of her career
on the biggest stage.
Everyone is watching.
[Phillips] Asuka's battle-tested
in the big stages of TakeOver.
Remember, it's a year to the day
that Asuka submitted Bayley
in Dallas to win the championship.
[music]
[crowd cheering]
[Bell ringing]
[presenter] The following contest
scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT women's championship.
[crowd cheering]
[presenter] Introducing the challenger.
From Dallas, Texas, Ember moon.
[crowd cheering]
[presenter] And her opponent,
from Osaka, Japan,
she is the NXT women's champion,
Asuka.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chatter]
[Phillips] And as we saw earlier tonight
with the tag team titles,
a new dawning
in the NXT women's division.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chatter]
[McGuinness] Beautiful title.
Both women now know
what is on the line.
The question becomes
how do you get there?
What's the strategy?
We know that moon's looking for
that eclipse corkscrew stunner
off the top rope.
[Phillips] At the same time, Asuka,
the Asuka lock, no one's ever escaped
and can connect with strikes
that will knock out her opponents.
#womenschampionship
is what it's all about.
[crowd chatter]
[McGuinness] Strong lockup in the center.
[referee] Off the rope, off the rope.
[McGuinness] See if we get a clean break here on the ropes.
Of sorts.
But Moon's got to get those hands out, though.
Those punches, those kicks can come at any second.
[crowd chatter]
[McGuinness] Couple of arm drags,
keeping hold,
staying in the lockup.
[Phillips] Now, Ember Moon
able to take down the champion
here for just a moment.
And Asuka breaks free.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Oh, wow.
And both women with similar plans.
[Watson] Stalemate.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Remember, not just an important night
here for the NXT women's division,
Asuka, part of the announcement earlier today,
the WWE women's tournament
coming here to the WWE network,
the new tide at the women's evolution,
but Asuka not ready to bow it.
[crowd chatter]
[Phillips] Oh, there goes Asuka,
sent for a ride by Ember Moon.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] Nice show of respect
there from Asuka.
Back to a headlock.
[crowd chatter]
[Phillips] And now Ember,
tossing Asuka halfway across the ring.
[McGuinness] Well, this is an interesting contest.
Oh.
[crowd cheering]
[Watson] Ember's not backing down.
[Fighters speaking]
[Phillips] Oh, and Asuka,
not interested in playing games,
the hip attack downing moon,
but Ember's right back up.
Oh.
[Watson] Ember's going to keep coming.
That's the thing here, Nigel.
Do you think Asuka's underestimating
Ember Moon?
[McGuinness][Laughs] I don't know,
but she's showing us something, isn't she?
[Phillips] Oh.
Asuka certainly got cocky
for her time as champion.
[McGuinness] You know, I can't remember a time
this early in the match
that Asuka's on the back
throughout this match.
[Phillips] Now slides underneath the ropes here,
and Asuka trying to avoid
taking this fight to the outside.
Hip attack and--oh, into the guardrail.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] This could certainly
be the turning point in the match.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] Moon is down,
her head flew into that guardrail.
[referee] Two.
Three.
[McGuinness] Brief recollections of that happening to me.
[referee] Four.
[McGuinness] That ended pretty soon thereafter.
But she seems okay,
she's in before the count.
[Phillips] I don't-- yeah, I don't think
she looks too good, Nigel, if you ask me.
She's moving really slow.
[McGuinness] Asuka's taking her lightly,
I think at this point.
If we've seen anything
in the match so far is that Moon
can compete with the champion.
Asuka shouldn't be playing with her.
Oh.
Spinning back fists, and a kick.
Perhaps this is where that she's
most dangerous, though.
When she's hurt.
But this speaks volumes about
how good this girl is, huh?
[Phillips] We're gonna find a lot out
about Ember Moon here tonight at TakeOver.
[crowd chatter]
[Phillips] Oh, and face-planting is Asuka.
[McGuinness] This could be
a long night for Moon
if she wants to hit that eclipse.
Asuka's got some of the best
cardio of women in NXT.
Jumping hip attack finds its Mark
for the third time in this match.
[Phillips] Oh.
[referee] Not on the ropes, come on. Come on, let's go back.
[McGuinness] The sound of that.
[Phillips] Now, the official separating the two for a moment
as Ember Moon was tied up in the ropes.
[McGuinness] Moon rolling into the center of the ring,
into harm's way.
[Watson] Now, Asuka's a great
champion with all--we all know that,
but I think she's taking a little
too long getting back to Ember Moon.
[Phillips] Remember, only way the title
can change hands is by pinfall or submission.
[McGuinness] She's looking for it.
Trying for the Asuka lock.
[Phillips] Trying to bring her down into a submission here,
and the Asuka lock would not connect.
Nice--oh.
There's a forearm, now Asuka outside the ring.
Remember, champion's advantage,
Ember moon's got to get Asuka back inside.
[McGuinness] A brutal forearm right at the side the jaw of Asuka.
Whether it was of her own volition,
she's on the outside now.
Oh.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] Let's take another look at this.
[referee] One.
[McGuinness] Look how fast
she has to fly to reach Asuka.
Almost like a whiplash the way
that Asuka landed out there.
[Phillips] In a count of four and Ember Moon
tossing the champion back inside the ring.
[McGuinness] Look where she is.
[Phillips] Oh, you're right.
[McGuinness] This could be it. This could be it.
[Phillips] Would be looking for the eclipse here,
Asuka saw the positioning
and took advantage.
Oh, Asuka with the shining wizard.
Looking for the cover here
to retain the championship. Kickout.
[McGuinness] Close though,
the empress of tomorrow
screaming like a banshee.
[Watson] Ember is showing me something here tonight.
She is staying in it.
[McGuinness] She got close, didn't she?
[referee] Let go of the hair.
Come on, stop pulling her hair.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] I'm not sure if moon has the answer to those kicks.
Caving her chest,
knocking all the wind out of her.
[Watson] Amber's gotta try to get to her feet.
[crowd chatter]
[McGuinness] Here it is.
[Phillips] Once again, can she take
Ember Moon down to the mat here?
Looking for the Asuka lock.
[McGuinness] She's gonna drop to her back.
[Phillips] Ember moon, those powerful legs,
but can she withstand it?
Knocked down on the mat.
[McGuinness] She released that arm drag.
They're down and can't put it all back on.
[referee] Ember, what do you say?
[Phillips] Nonetheless, Ember Moon
is all tied up here.
It's not necessarily the Asuka lock hold tied up
but Ember Moon trying to out-muscle Asuka.
[McGuinness] Doesn't have it on fully,
doesn't have the body scissors on.
Now, she does though.
But somehow though, Moon on her feet.
[Phillips] And Asuka--
[McGuinness] She is weakening, yes.
[Phillips] trying to squeeze
the breath from Ember Moon.
And Ember Moon looks like she's fainting.
She might pass out at the hands of Asuka.
[Nigel McGuinness] Well, let's remember how she won the title.
As you mentioned before,
had Bayley in the Asuka lock,
didn't tap, she passed out.
[Watson] Ember Moon is trying to persevere
through the weight of Asuka on her back.
Her air supply being choked.
[Phillips] And now trying to get to
the ropes here to break this submission.
[McGuinness] Well, Asuka,
I think she's going on it fully.
[Phillips] Ember Moon
thought for a second about tapping out
but I don't think it's--that's in her,
I don't think it's in Ember Moon to do that.
[McGuinness] That indeed gets under her jaw.
Under her jaw, it could be cutting off the carotid.
[Watson] I think so, Nigel.
[McGuinness] Stopping the blood flow.
[Phillips] This could be the end of this championship match right here
if Ember Moon can't find a way out of this.
[Watson] Wait.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] It's just loosened up--
[Watson] Oh.
[Phillips] Both women are down.
[referee] Ember, can you continue?
Can you continue--
[Ember] [coughs]
[Phillips] But how much did it take out of Ember moon?
[McGuinness] Well, she's the first.
Getting up in the same time.
[Watson] That speaks to the persistence of Ember Moon.
She pretty much had nothing left.
Oh, missed with the hip attack
and paid for it,
paid for it big time.
Both women down again.
[McGuinness] For the very first time,
Asuka misses that hip attack.
[Watson] This is Ember's moment right here.
[McGuinness] Moon following up with a Strong kick.
But look at her, she's grabbing on her neck.
Let's take a look.
She was perhaps playing possum.
[Phillips] Listen.
Oh, right to the side of the face.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] Both women down now.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] Both up to their knees
and their feet at the same time.
[Phillips] Ember moon missing there,
caught by Asuka, sending the champ for a ride.
[McGuinness] Beautiful head-scissors.
Leg sweep.
Keeps holding the arm,
rolls her over.
Nice low dropkick.
[Phillips] Low dropkick there
and takes out--Asuka's getting back up.
[McGuinness] Fighting spirit, on their feet.
[Watson] Oh.
And the knee rocking the champion.
[McGuinness] Brutal kicks.
[Phillips] Fallaway slam
from Ember Moon.
[McGuinness] Asuka's in trouble,
but can Ember moon follow up?
She grabbed on her neck.
Does she have enough left in the tank?
[Watson] Desperation moment here
into the corner, oh, and Asuka's rocked.
Asuka could be in trouble
and--oh, catching Ember Moon.
-[McGuinness] Asuka's hurt. -[Watson] Asuka's smart.
[McGuinness] There's no doubt about it.
[Watson] Massive German suplex.
Cover here on Ember, but a kickout.
[McGuinness] And again, like a wounded animal.
When she's hurt,
she's most dangerous.
[Phillips] Desperation here for Asuka,
trying to retain her title.
[Watson] You got to think, every time Ember kicks out,
now, she has to use some energy
that she doesn't really have.
[McGuinness] Throwing those palm strikes,
back and forth.
Fighting on fumes now.
Oh, wow.
Rolling forearm.
The champ goes down,
but she's back up.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Got a hold of the leg-- got a hold of the leg here.
Ember Moon, Asuka is in trouble.
This could be Ember's moment, cover.
Asuka just got the shoulder up.
[McGuinness] Barely survived,
just reached up off the top of her head.
But now,
Moon attacks.
She knows she's got it.
-[Watson] Ember-- -[McGuinness] She's got a chance.
[Watson] Ember's gonna take a chance,
she's got Asuka on the ropes.
[Phillips] And Asuka saw her going up to the top
turnbuckle and cut her down
before she could think about the eclipse.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] But if Moon here can fight out--
yes!
This is the chance.
[Watson] This might be the opportunity
she was looking for right here.
[Phillips] She's in position.
Ember Moon is in position.
Could it be time for the eclipse?
[McGuinness] Everyone on their feet.
[Phillips] Oh.
[Watson] Asuka using the official to
sending the official into the ropes.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Oh.
Asuka, the cover.
[crowd] One, two, three
The champion's reign continues.
[presenter] Here's your winner,
and still NXT women's champion, Asuka.
[McGuinness] Well, what a match.
But what a showing from Ember Moon.
We came in talking about the eclipse.
How she had to hit that.
But we saw, what a challenger
she is.
How close she came time and time again.
And in the end,
it took Asuka bending the rules
to maintain her championship.
[Watson] And you're right Nigel.
Ember moon took Asuka
all the way.
She just fell short.
I got the feeling they'll be seeing each other again
sometime in the near future.
[Phillips] An incredibly hard-fought,
physical battle
and Asuka
is gonna walk out of the Amway center with a new title in hand.
[McGuinness] Well, let's take a look here.
Here, Asuka was in danger.
Big German suplex,
got in deep cover.
Couldn't get it though.
And here, we've got
the trapped-leg exploder suplex
from Moon.
Dumps a high-angle
on the shoulders, rolls over,
look how close this came to a new championship.
[Phillips] That was perhaps the best opportunity
Ember Moon had.
She went for the eclipse.
[McGuinness] But let's take a look--
I don't know whether that was intentional or not
She was staggering, she was perhaps
trying to find her feet.
The referee was in the way.
[Phillips] And then this final shock
here, knocking out Ember Moon.
Ember blocked everything in this fight.
But we talked about the eclipse,
could not knock off the eclipse on Asuka.
[music]
[McGuinness] What a match,
what a showing from both women.
This is the new era.
[music]
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[presenter] One conqueror.
[Watson] Goldberg's got Lesnar's number.
[presenter] One final time
at WrestleMania.
Lesnar…
Wrestlemania…
Goldberg…
Is next.
[music]
[McGuinness] Thanks to Motionless In White
for "Loud",
one of the NXT TakeOver: Orlando themes.
Of their upcoming
album,
"The Graveyard Shift."
The single is available now
on iTunes and Spotify.
[Phillips] Well, the NXT universe
has been loud here tonight
at NXT TakeOver: Orlando
as a part of WrestleMania weekend.
Well, take a look at this,
immediately following NXT
TakeOver: Orlando
on Facebook live live,
"Mr. WrestleMania" himself,
Shawn Michaels
is gonna weigh-in
on TakeOver: Orlando.
Again, check in on
WWE's Facebook live.
[music]
Whoa.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] You know who that is.
[Watson] The question is,
what is Drew McIntyre
doing at TakeOver tonight?
[crowd cheering]
[Tom Phillips] Well, the entire sports entertainment
world is watching
here tonight
in the epicenter of the NXT universe.
It's Shinsuke Nakamura,
his last preparations
for his rematch for the NXT championship.
We talked about it for weeks,
the fate of NXT
hangs in the balance
between the glorious champion,
Bobby Roode
and the challenger,
Shinsuke Nakamura.
Nakamura, looking to bring
an abrupt end
to Bobby Roode's
basking in the glorious era.
We know now that from the early years
of the 20th century,
this world
was being watched closely
by intelligences
greater than men.
Getting most of the results.
[presenter] Kinshasa.
[Watson] Shinsuke's favoring his left leg.
[Phillips] WWE medical staff is out here
to check on the NXT champion.
[Watson] Shinsuke Nakamura's saying
that he can go.
[Phillips] Oh, no--oh, no.
Bobby Roode with a glorious DDT.
Roode is gonna steal
the NXT championship.
[McGuinness] Bobby Roode,
the new NXT champion
and it is
as advertised,
glorious.
[Roode] Fate works
in mysterious ways.
You can't stop it.
Before I arrived,
NXT was an underground promotion.
It's different now.
The Bobby Roode era
is gonna change the way
that people look at NXT.
I said from the beginning that I was gonna take--
NXT, to that next level.
I will take it
to corporate America,
to Wall Street.
I'm gonna make this place
a better place.
The fate of NXT is in my hands.
The future relies on
Bobby Roode.
I am gonna shape
the new NXT,
my NXT, into my
glorious
image.
The fans,
they're gonna have to buy-in.
It's not we are NXT,
Bobby Roode is NXT.
[Nakamura] At TakeOver,
Shinsuke Nakamura
will rise again.
[music]
[Nakamura] NXT doesn't need Bobby Roode.
NXT belongs to the fans.
[music]
Shinsuke.
Nakamura,
baby.
[crowd] Nakamura.
[Nakamura] There is
nothing glorious
about Bobby Roode.
Bobby Roode
just care about
Bobby Roode.
Fate brought
Bobby and I
together.
fate will determine the future of NXT.
The fate of NXT…
[Roode] The fate of NXT will be mine.
[Nakamura] …lies with the king
of strong style.
[crowd chatter]
[music]
[crowd Cheering]
[music]
[Cowd Cheering]
[music]
[crowd Cheering]
[music]
[crowd Cheering]
[music]
[crowd singing]
[crowd cheering]
[music]
[crowd Cheering]
[music]
(♪) Glorious (♪)
(♪) No I won't give in, I won't give in(♪)
(♪) 'Til I'm victorious (♪)
(♪) And I won't defend, I won't defend (♪)
(♪) Glorious I won't give in, I won't give in(♪)
(♪) Glorious, until the end, until the end (♪)
[music]
Oh, yeah.
[crowd cheering]
Come on, NXT!
(♪) Glorious(♪)
(♪) No I won't give in, I won't give in (♪)
(♪) 'Til I'm victorious (♪)
(♪) And I will defend, I will defend (♪)
[Song continues]
[music]
[crowdCheering]
[Bell ringing]
The following contest
scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT championship.
[crowd cheering]
Introducing first the challenger,
from Kyoto, Japan
weighing in 220 pounds,
Shinsuke Nakamura.
[crowd cheering]
And his opponent
from Toronto, Ontario,
Canada,
weighing in at 235 pounds,
he is the NXT champion,
"The Glorious"
Bobby Roode.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Fourteen thousand nine
hundred and seventy-five NXT
fans have been on their feet and
they are ready for this
#NXTchampionshipmatch.
We are sold out for NXT
TakeOver: Orlando.
[McGuinness] Main event feel,
tension in the air,
fans on the edge of their seats
near seconds away from finding out
if Shinsuke Nakamura
can regain the NXT
title and become the first ever three-time NXT
champion.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] Nakamura's knee
could be the story in this match.
It sure about a month or two ago
against TJ Perkins,
seemed to stay okay but--oh, here we go.
That's a good strategy from Roode.
[Phillips] And the knee was injured in the first encounter between
these two in San Antonio.
The knee is 100%
according to the WWE medical staff.
We'll see what Bobby Roode tries to do here tonight.
[McGuinness] I think what he needs to do,
aside from just going for that leg,
put Nakamura in unfamiliar situations.
Get him out on the apron where
he can make it off--do--
make a mistake perhaps.
Look for an injury,
perhaps it's not the nicest
strategy in the world,
but, like, Jesse Ventura said,
"sometimes, it's better to be lucky
than good."
-[Watson] And speaking-- -[McGuinness] And Bobby Roode is both.
[Watson] Speaking of that knee,
if I was Bobby roode,
I would go for that knee of Shinsuke
or even if it's a hundred percent,
just to plant that seed in his mind,
to make him possibly go on the defensive.
[Phillips] It was Nakamura being overly
aggressive at San Antonio
that allowed Bobby Roode to
ultimately win the championship.
We'll see if Nakamura's learned that lesson.
[McGuinness] You mentioned before
there Tom, obviously his knee's a hundred percent
but what about
his mental state?
I can speak from experience,
when I've had injuries before,
you're a little gun-shy out there.
That's-- I agree, Nigel.
[Watson] It's always in the back of you mind,
but the key is just to trust yourself.
[Phillips] And you're talking about the mind,
Shinsuke Nakamura's always
trying to get in the mind of
Bobby Roode.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] He's not getting the job done, is he?
Look at Roode.
[Phillips] It doesn't look like Roode's being affected by it.
[McGuinness] Oftentimes, an opponent
will just charge at Shin after that.
Come on, Shin.
It's my NXT.
This is my NXT.
[McGuinness] Take a look, trending now,
number one trend worldwide,
#NXTTakeOver.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] Oh. [Laughs]
[crowd chatter]
[Phillips] Oh.
[crowd chatter]
[McGuinness] There's no doubt Nakamura is
certainly is the better striker of the two.
[Watson] I love Shin's attitude.
[crowd chatter]
[Phillips] Now sends Bobby off
and Bobby Roode able to run through Nakamura
Roode on the move.
[crowd chatter]
[Phillips] And Nakamura with the knee,
side of the face.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] This is perhaps what we
expected early on.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Oh, wait a minute, wait a minute.
Bobby Roode is expect--
[Watson] Oh.
[Phillips] was expecting good vibrations
and caught a kick.
And Nigel, you're right.
This's got to be festering
in the mind of Shinsuke Nakamura
since San Antonio. This opportunity.
And good vibrations rattle the champion.
[crowd chatter]
[McGuinness] Smart move from Roode.
Create some separation,
some space on the outside.
[Phillips] And again, champion's advantage,
title can only change hands
inside the ring
via pinfall or submission.
[McGuinness] Of course, Nakamura's got to
be looking for the Kinshasa knee strike,
absolutely devastating.
[Phillips] Oh.
[McGuinness] Roode looking for that implant DDT.
[crowd chatter]
[McGuinness] Was Nakamura looking for a--
[referee] No, Shin, no.
[Watson] Oh, Nakamura, looking for a
suplex to the outside of the ring.
[Phillips] And Bobby Roode
able to fend off Nakamura
for just a moment,
and a dropkick there from Roode.
[McGuinness] Well, Roode, clearly there,
the Stronger of the two but
straight afterwards,
a beautiful dropkick as well.
The champ's got it all.
[Phillips] Oh, and Roode sending Nakamura into the guardrail.
[crowd chatter]
[McGuinness] Let's see whether he follows out quickly
or uses the time to recuperate.
[referee] Get inside, shin. Let's go.
[Phillips] And it looked like the left arm,
the shoulder region went
into the guardrail
of Shinsuke Nakamura.
Let's watch this again.
Oh, and sent out of frame there.
[McGuinness] Just couldn't see where he
landed but he was grabbing at
that arm which would indicate
perhaps some damage done.
I don't know if Roode is aware of it.
He's not focusing on it if he is.
[Phillips] Now, tosses Nakamura back
inside the ring and Roode
looking to inflict more damage.
[McGuinness] Well, Roode's such a consummate professional,
guaranteed he's got a game plan
before he goes in there.
[Watson] Oh, look at--look at this.
Whoa, that rope across the neck
of Shinsuke.
[crowd chatter]
[Watson] Bobby always so smart
and so versed. He always knows how to
use every part--
of the ring to his advantage.
[McGuinness] You really got to weaken
Nakamura to be able to hit that implant DDT.
That's the difference
with a knee strike like Nakamura's got,
you can hit out of nowhere.
With the implant DDT,
you got to have your opponent where you could.
[Phillips] And the champion hammering
away on the challenger in the corner.
And again, Bobby Roode,
this is a lot of pent-up aggression.
[referee] Break it up.
Listen to me, all right?
[crowd chatter]
My NXT.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] You're right, Bobby.
You are glorious,
but you're in there with one of the world's best.
[Watson] Oh.
[Phillips] Has Roode taken too much time
to gloat here in this match?
[McGuinness] I would say there's any doubt about it?
[Watson] Talking about making your heart
skip a beat with that chop.
[McGuinness] We're seeing that Nakamura
wearing that mouth guard
that helps you get hit in the jaw,
that stops you from getting knocked out.
[Roode] That's why I'm the champ.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] And Roode launching Nakamura
into the opposite corner and
Roode coming in Strong.
[McGuinness] Oh, I thought he was gonna go
for it, but instead maybe a neckbreaker.
[Phillips] And connects with a neckbreaker
into Nakamura.
Now, Bobby Roode looking for
a cover here to retain his title
and a kickout by Shinsuke Nakamura.
[McGuinness] That free leg kicking
frantically to get free.
[crowd chatter]
[McGuinness] Roode doing good stuff here.
Oh.
[Phillips] A clasp here by Bobby Roode
on top of Shinsuke Nakamura.
[McGuinness] Has deep in there as the
fingertips would go right in
under that clavicle
as the nerve that runs right down your arm,
really is agonizing.
[Phillips] Now, this is what it's all
about, the brand new NXT
championship, a new era here in NXT.
Does the future belong to Roode
or Nakamura?
[crowd chatter]
Aah!
[McGuinness] Well, perhaps now Roode is
starting to focus on that injury
we saw earlier.
[Phillips] That's right.
Shinsuke Nakamura being sent off
of the apron, into the guardrail
shoulder first.
[McGuinness] We saw it before
when there was an injury, it was like a
shark smelling blood in the water.
Oh.
[Phillips] That is where Bobby Roode is
at his best and the elbow drop
there from the champion.
Oh, and the knee drop.
Now thinking about a cover here,
forearm in the face, and
Nakamura still alive.
[McGuinness] You can see Roode always in
world class shape, but he's
trained for a long match here.
You can tell he's lean.
He's barely even sucking wind
at this point in the match.
He looks very confident.
[Watson] I mean, it's more than obvious
but Bobby Roode in, my opinion,
is trying to punish
Shinsuke Nakamura.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Now twisting in the head and
neck here for Nakamura.
And the king of Strong style,
you got to wonder how much more
of this he could take.
[crowd chatter]
[Roode] Come on.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] For all the glitz and glamour
of Bobby Roode,
he is a vicious competitor.
Now the cover here on Nakamura,
now a kickout.
[McGuinness] That was close.
[Nakamura screaming]
[Watson] All that stress on the neck,
amazing.
[McGuinness] This really is classic Bobby Roode.
Keep it simple.
Focus on a body part.
Wear your opponent down,
make it difficult to breathe.
Look at the way he's folding him up here.
Those ribs that are pushed together.
Makes it even more difficult to breathe.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Now Nakamura trying to create
a little bit of breathing room
between him and the champion.
Off the ropes and
Bobby Roode's got a hold of him.
[McGuinness] Oh, tried the sleeper hold.
[Phillips] Just for a moment.
Oh, and connects with the left.
[McGuinness] Didn't get a hold of it, did he?
But it was enough
to take the champ down to a knee.
[Phillips] Just to give Nakamura a moment,
a chance to kind of collect himself here.
[McGuinness] Roode's almost played the perfect game so far.
A couple of times, Nakamura got back into it.
but Roode looks Strong.
Look at him again.
[Watson] Oh.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] The danger here, guys,
if it gets back to striking,
it favors Nakamura.
[crowd cheering]
[Watson] And Nakamura.
[Phillips] That's the Strong style 101.
[crowd chatter]
[Phillips] Oh.
And Nakamura just launching
himself at Bobby Roode,
hitting anything in sight,
setting up Roode on the top turnbuckle
right to the midsection.
[Watson] He did not want that.
[McGuinness] Oh.
Nice boot slide dropkick as well.
Roode didn't land comfortably.
[crowd chatter]
[McGuinness] And looking for a knee here.
Can Roode get his arm up, protect himself?
[Phillips] Oh.
[McGuinness] Got all of it.
[Phillips] Right on the champion.
And Nakamura comes down on the
back of the neck.
[McGuinness] Correct me if I'm wrong,
but I think that was how he hurt his
knee before.
He seemed to land okay there,
but now this is risky territory
for Nakamura.
[Phillips] You're absolutely right, Nigel,
it's one of the ways that Nakamura tweaked his knee.
The Kinshasa later in the match
completely disrupted his knee,
but we'll see how this plays out here.
Now, a cover from Nakamura
on the champion and a kickout.
[McGuinness] Slithers around on top.
Nakamura clearly now back in advantage.
[crowd chatter]
[McGuinness] Finally, now Roode starting
to suck wind.
Trying for the reverse exploder suplex.
[Phillips] Now Bobby Roode saw it coming,
well-scouted here,
and hammering away the back of the neck.
[crowd chatter]
[Phillips] Oh.
It stopped in his tracks
and Roode with a clothesline.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Neither men able to
capitalize in the moment.
Both men down.
[McGuinness] Roode hit that out of the pot.
[Watson] That clothesline caught
Shinsuke at the--across his jaw.
[McGuinness] Let's take a look at it.
Look at the momentum,
how he turns.
[Watson] Oh, my god.
[McGuinness] Skips off of his chest,
underneath his jaw.
I've been a few lariats in my time
and that was up there with
the best of them.
[Nakamura] Not the hair.
[referee] Knock it off.
[McGuinness] Now Roode back on top,
pushing the gas,
that's what he needs to do.
[Phillips] Now whips Nakamura
in to the four-corner.
Oh.
[Phillips] And Shinsuke--oh.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] We thought about the
Kinshasa, perhaps instead hit a dropkick.
-[Phillips] I know, just in midair. -[Watson] Here he go.
[Phillips] That's how good Nakamurais.
He's now thinking about the kinshasa.
[McGuinness] Roode's in trouble.
Does he know he's coming?
Yes.
[Phillips] And Roode chops out the
previously injured knee.
[McGuinness] Smart move from Roode.
I've had injuries in my career,
as I've said before
and I'll be honest with you, I never felt
he was at hundred percent.
[Phillips] Oh, Roode doing a smart thing
and staying right on top of the injury.
[McGuinness] There's a scar tissue perhaps in there.
[Nakamura] No, no.
No, no.
[Watson] Oh, no.
[Phillips] Wrapping Nakamura here.
Oh, and the knee off of the steel post.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] Nakamura seriously hurt.
There's no question about it.
He needs to get that leg away
from Bobby Roode.
[Watson] Easier said than done, though, Nigel.
[referee] Come on, Bobby.
Come on, off the ropes.
[Phillips] And Roode refusing to let up.
[McGuinness] Roode has got it now.
The end could be near now.
He's refusing to slow down.
[Watson] This is bad news for Shinsuke.
When you take away a man's mobility
in the ring and then…
[Phillips] Twisting the knee.
[McGuinness] Spinning toe hold follows it,
all the way through, figure four.
[Watson] Figure four here in the
middle of the ring on Shinsuke
Nakamura.
He's…
[McGuinness] So much torture in that injured knee.
[Phillips] Shinsuke Nakamura has got
nowhere to go.
-[Watson] Look at the pressure. -[Phillips] Figure four in the middle of
the ring.
Is Nakamura gonna tap out to
Bobby Roode?
[Watson] The only thing you can do is
try to reverse it or somehow
find the strength to get to the
bottom rope and get that hold break.
[McGuinness] You see, he's got the hand on
Bobby's foot there.
He's trying to push that foot off
to release the pressure,
but he's in so much pain.
He just can't push.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] It's hard to imagine if you
haven't been in this hold.
Imagine the worst pain you've
ever felt times it by ten,
you're getting close.
[Phillips] Now Nakamura, you could see
trying to shift his body weight here
over his competitor.
[Roode] No.
No.
[Watson] Shinsuke trying to reverse
the pressure of the figure four,
but Bobby Roode is still on
top of this submission.
Oh, and there it is.
He's reversed it and that
reverses the pressure.
[Phillips] Reversed Bobby Roode
in the direction of the ropes.
[McGuinness] When you got it on flat back
to the ground, hyperextend the
back of the knee as soon as you
turn over, that stops the
hyperextension, and instead puts
pressure on the other knee.
[Phillips] And this has only enraged
Bobby Roode.
[McGuinness] I mean, the fact that
Bobby Roode could get to the rope so
quickly has enabled him to stay
on the attack.
[Watson] What is Shinsuke gonna do if
he can't stand, if he can't get
to the Kinshasa?
[McGuinness] He better pray because
Bobby Roode is gonna put him away
pretty quick.
[Roode] Quit.
I'm the champ.
[Phillips] Oh, Nakamura caught him.
Nakamura caught him.
[McGuinness] Right to the elbow.
What a great transition he made.
[Watson] Can he break the fingers or
can he break the clap--the grasp here?
[Phillips] Shin's have it all in.
Bobby's got it locked.
He's got both hands together clasped.
[McGuinness] His arm is extended.
[Phillips] Finally breaks it.
The left arm
in the hands of Nakamura.
[McGuinness] What strength in that arm
though to get a control of that.
Now he's trying to transition
into a triangle.
[Phillips] Great transition here by
Nakamura.
Is Bobby Roode gonna tap out?
[McGuinness] He's gonna get that arm
across his lower stomach.
You can see, it's a little bit
of daylight there between his legs.
[Phillips] Oh, no, Roode…
[McGuinness] what strength.
[Watson] Oh, and Roode
comes out in a moment.
[McGuinness] Oh, my god. That's too much extension.
[Watson] He's got it.
[Phillips] This could be it. His back in the middle of the ring.
-[Watson] Shinsuke's got it. -[McGuinness] If he can pull that to his
chest, push those hips up,
we've got a new champion.
[Watson] The armbar's locked in.
[Phillips] Look at Bobby Roode.
Bobby Roode trying to get there,
trying to wiggle free near to
the bottom rope.
And Bobby Roode inches away here,
and Nakamura--
[McGuinness] Break it, break it, break it.
[Phillips] Booby Roode gets his boots
on the bottom rope in time.
[McGuinness] Shin had to break there,
otherwise he would have been disqualified,
but he took every one
of those four and a half seconds.
[Watson] You can't blame him at all.
[Phillips] Now here's some payback from
Shinsuke.
[McGuinness] How is he managing to throw
those kicks?
[Watson] Adrenaline.
[McGuinness] What intestinal fortitude--
[Watson] The championship is on the line.
He's acting on sheer adrenaline right now.
[Phillips] Connecting with the right.
[McGuinness] Shin's got to be careful he
doesn't get disqualified.
[crowd chatter]
[Watson] We all know what this
championship means to both competitors.
They'll do whatever it takes right now.
[Phillips] Bobby Roode perched up atop
the top turnbuckle.
[Watson] And Nakamura, the knee,
the left knee into the turnbuckle.
[McGuinness] Huge, huge mistake
from Nakamura,
but Roode is too spent.
What great ring presence from
Bobby Roode to get out of the way,
but he--
[Watson] A champion's advantage,
Bobby Roode is outside the ring.
[Phillips] He can hang out if he wants.
[McGuinness] Grabbing at that arm though.
Nakamura was able to extend
even for a short period of time of
that armbar.
So, I guarantee this,
some damage's done now
to that biceps tendon.
[Watson] Now, you asked me
with both competitors suffering some sort of injury,
I think this is gonna come down to who just wants it more.
[Phillips] Well, Bobby Roode wants to
get in there and win this thing his way.
It's his NXT in his own mind,
wants to make a statement here
to Shinsuke.
[McGuinness] Kick away in the arm,
great strategy.
If he can focus those kicks a
little bit lower on the elbow joint.
Oh, there it is.
That's one.
[Watson] How in the hell is Shin doing
this right now?
[Phillips] Nakamura misses here and now
backstabber from Bobby roode,
bending the spine of Nakamura.
Cover here and a kickout.
Nakamura kicked out.
[Watson] Oh, my god.
[McGuinness] What an amazing show,
a display I cannot believe.
These guys are still moving.
We saw there, both men fell--
[Watson] This is--this is--
This is just heart, and guts,
and digging down deep, and not quitting.
[McGuinness] Reached back to grab a leg
to try and get a little bit more leverage,
but in doing so,
he took his bodyweight off of
Nakamura's shoulder,
enabling Nakamura to kickout.
[Watson] Now these two guys face to face.
[crowd chatter]
[McGuinness] Two warriors,
center stage,
the world looks on.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] And Bobby Roode with a right
and Nakamura fires back.
[referee] Hands up, guys.
[crowd cheering]
[McGuinness] These guys are absolutely
exhausted.
[Phillips] But Nakamura wants some fight
and Bobby Roode,
another shot to the knee.
[McGuinness] Smart move, straight to the knee.
Wait a second.
[Phillips] Oh, went for the Glorious DDT,
Nakamura adjusting in midair.
[Watson] Face first.
[Phillips] Nakamura has got an
opportunity.
Oh, right on the side of the face.
Can he capitalize?
Nakamura for the title,
Bobby Roode kicked out.
[McGuinness] Nakamura, I believe
doesn't have enough left in the tank to
hook a leg.
He took everything just to lay
across Bobby Roode.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Nakamura wants some Kinshasa.
Bobby Roode getting out of the
ring.
[McGuinness] Smart.
That's the move of a champion.
He knew he was in danger
and got out of the way.
[Phillips] But Shinsuke in pursuit.
[McGuinness] He's bought himself time
though, 10, 15 seconds.
Nakamura had to expand energy,
gets to the outside,
drove Roode in.
[Watson] And Roode.
[Phillips] Nigel, to your point,
matches like this though, 10, 15 seconds
to make all the difference in the world.
[McGuinness] That's it. That's it.
Cover the man.
[Watson] Glorious DDT.
[McGuinness] Roode retains.
[Phillips] Oh, and a kickout.
Nakamura still in this thing.
[Watson] Bobby cannot believe it.
[McGuinness] How did Shinsuke Nakamura
kickout there?
This man is unbelievable.
Implant DDT landed high
from the top of his head.
I'd put my hands on it.
[Phillips] Bobby Roode is having doubts.
The champion's wondering what
he's got to do.
[crowd cheering]
[Watson] I mean, talk about being
physically exhausted,
what about mentally?
He's done--Bobby has done
everything he can possibly do to
close his deal with Shinsuke Nakamura.
[McGuinness] Everybody
on the edge of their seats.
Roode, Nakamura
given up their body and their soul.
[crowd chatter]
[McGuinness] What's Roode thinking now?
[Phillips] I have no idea.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
[crowd chatter]
[Phillips] Oh, frustration has obviously
set in here for the champion.
He's got a hold of the ring bell.
Bobby give me that!
[McGuinness] Right in front of the
referee,
risking disqualification.
-[Roode] Disqualify me. -[referee] No.
-[Roode] Go ahead. -[referee] No, you can't do this.
-[Roode] Go ahead. -[referee] You can't do this.
[McGuinness] We heard the man say,
"disqualify me."
Oh.
[Phillips] Nakamura looking to take
advantage, Bobby Roode arguing
with the official.
Reverse exploder.
The champion is down.
[crowd cheering]
[Watson] Bobby Roode wanted to take
the easy way out and it simply
backfiring the space.
[Phillips] Here he comes.
No.
Spinebuster from Roode.
Roode falls into the cover on
Nakamura and a kickout.
How did he kickout?
[McGuinness] What a match.
[Watson] This is absolutely
incredible.
[McGuinness] Both men spent.
Nakamura's eyes glazed over,
Roode can't believe it.
[Watson] I'm tired just watching.
[Phillips] The champion is perplexed.
[crowd cheering]
[Roode cries]
[Phillips] Nigel, what does Bobby Roode
have to do?
[McGuinness] At this point,
he's got to get one more implant DDT.
Surely if he hits it again,
he retains that championship.
Surely.
But with that injured arm,
can he pick him up?
[Phillips] Does Nakamura have
anything left?
[McGuinness] Doesn't look like he does.
[Watson] I believe he does,
to be honest, Nigel.
[McGuinness] Or is lying in wait?
[Watson] I don't know if one more DDT
would close the door in Shinsuke,
-[Watson] I just--i don't believe that. -[McGuinness] Come on, Percy…
[Watson] I don't know.
[McGuinness] He can barely stand.
[Watson] Neither can Bobby.
[Phillips] Oh, and Nakamura, I don't
know where he's got this from,
but he keeps on fighting.
[McGuinness] Both men, one move away from
being beaten.
[Phillips] Shinsuke trying to stay up
right here and--oh, talk about
the knee.
[McGuinness] Chop block to the front of
that knee, hyperextended it.
What's this?
[Phillips] Wait a minute. What's Bobby Roode got in mind?
Oh, and a DDT.
[crowd cheering]
[Phillips] Bobby Roode, the cover.
Faint smiles on Roode.
[presenter] Here's your winner and still
NXT champion "The Glorious"
Bobby Roode.
[McGuinness] Absolutely incredible
display.
Every single person on their feet.
I'm standing.
Roode, a deserving champion,
but Nakamura undoubtedly
a deserving challenger.
It took two implant DDTs,
one off the middle rope to beat Nakamura.
[music]
[Phillips] And Bobby Roode is going home
with a newly minted NXT
championship.
[music]
[Phillips] But we have to take a look back
at this incredible championship match.
Watch this when Shinsuke Nakamura
went for the Kinshasa.
Boom, the chop there to the knee
from Bobby Roode could be problematic.
It was problematic as this went on.
[McGuinness] No doubt about it.
Somehow he kept trying.
Backstabber and in the melee, he
lands on top, trying to hook that leg.
And in doing so, as I said, just took
too much plenty weight off his shoulders.
[Phillips] And it crumpled Nakamura.
Nakamura would fight on however,
saw a Kinshasa available, but
instead went for the knee strike
on the side of the face.
Could not hook the leg, to your
point earlier, Nigel,
and that may have cost Nakamura.
Roode able to stay in this thing.
[McGuinness] Here we are.
First time he hits it.
Look at the angle when he drops
Nakamura,
a little slow to cover.
You can't blame him.
Gets deep, two,
two and seven-eighths.
[Phillips] And then there's--later down
the stretch here as Shinsuke Nakamura
found some life,
the reverse exploder suplex
would drop Bobby Roode.
We thought we were gonna get a
Kinshasa right here, but Roode
able to transition, big time
spinebuster.
[McGuinness] Straightaway, showing of a
champion, go straight over on top.
But again, just not enough.
How Nakamura kicked out
time and time again is beyond me.
But this was it, the final nail
in the coffin, all the way around,
drops him the second time.
[Phillips] Bobby Roode crawled into the
cover and retained his NXT
championship.
[McGuinness] There we have it.
A glorious new title for a
glorious champion.
[Phillips] An incredible match here
tonight at NXT TakeOver: Orlando.
What an effort from Shinsuke Nakamura.
[Roode] Yes, this is my NXT.
Learn to love it.
[Phillips] The future belongs to the victorious.
Thank you for joining us here
tonight at TakeOver.
Tomorrow night is WrestleMania.
[music]
I told you.