["Then, Now, Forever" plays]
[crowd cheering]
["Bleeding in the Blur" playing]
[singer] We are Code Orange!
♪ You're fighting over crumbs ♪
♪ And starving ♪
♪ Burning in the garden ♪
♪ AAs they watch over it ♪
♪ Put you out to pasture ♪
♪ While you're chomping at the bit ♪
♪ The line between art ♪
♪ And pain no longer exists ♪
♪ You're bleeding in the blur ♪
♪ You're dying in a ditch ♪
♪ Paint the picture How you want it ♪
♪ It's yours to make fit ♪
♪ I'm basking in the black on black ♪
♪ While you're grinding in the gray ♪
♪ A factory of cowards ♪
♪ An army of inane ♪
♪ Faith in numbers on the paper ♪
♪ The view will never change ♪
♪ Constructed just to fill the void ♪
♪ You oil the machine ♪
♪ You're bleeding in the blur ♪
♪ You're dying in a ditch ♪
♪ Paint the picture ♪
♪ How you want it ♪
♪ It's yours to make fit ♪
♪ You're bleeding in the blur ♪
♪ You're dying in a ditch ♪
♪ Paint the picture ♪
♪ How you want it ♪
♪ It's yours to make fit ♪
[crowd cheering]
[presenter] And now, Rocket League presents
NXT takeover: Brooklyn.
[urban music playing]
[Mauro] We are in a New York state of mind
as the notorious NXT
is back in BK.
If you don't know, now you know.
This is NXT takeover: Brooklyn III.
[crowd cheering]
[rock music plays]
[crowd cheering]
[bell ringing]
[host] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring, from Cleveland, Ohio.
Weighting 199 pounds,
Johnny Gargano.
[Mauro] The bonds of brotherhood
are thought to be sacred
that is why Tommaso Ciampa's brutal betrayal
of Johnny Gargano
in NXT takeover: Chicago
following an unsuccessful NXT tag team title challenge
will forever be stored
into the NXT universe collective memory bank, Nigel.
The Sicilian psychopath's merciless assault
on his now former best friend ensured
that the team of DIY was DOA.
[Nigel] Absolutely did, but don't let Johnny Gargano
hear you talking about Tommaso Ciampa
because he wants to move on
and forget him.
I don't think he can.
[Percy] I think he can.
I know what he's made of, I know his heart.
The only way you can be successful
in this business is depend on yourself.
Nobody can do it for you.
[Mauro] He promises to keep up the good fight
and he isn't riding solo.
His closest confidant, Johnny Wrestling,
is riding shotgun.
We'll see what kind of salvos
he has in store for his opponent tonight.
[guitar music plays]
[crowd cheering]
[host] And his opponent,
accompanied to the ring by Zelina Vega,
from Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico,
weighing 215 pounds,
Andrade "Cien" Almas!
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Well, Andrade "Cien" Almas
was the toast of the town
as a third generation luchador
in native Mexico where he conquered
the oldest sports entertainment promotion still in existence: CMLL,
but Nigel, things haven't gone as well
here in NXT where he's taken his fair share of ls,
but now it appears with his long-time business manager
Zelina Vega by his side
that things may be about to improve.
[Nigel] It certainly looks that way.
We saw in NXT TV,
Vega had a significantly positive impact
on Almas.
[guitar music playing]
[Mauro] So Almas appearing to be refocused
and he'll need to be focused tonight
against Johnny Gargano.
We are here in a boisterous Barclays Center in Brooklyn,
Mauro Ranallo flanked by Nigel McGuinness and Percy Watson.
All of NXT's gold up for grabs tonight, Nigel.
It certainly is.
The tag team titles are on the belt.
They have the opportunity tonight.
The monstrous, Authors of Pain,
take on the team that left them lying: Sanity
And, of course, Asuka, this amazing streak,
the undefeated, most dominant champion
in NXT history defends her title
against the woman who waited all summer
for this opportunity: Ember Moon.
[Percy] Let's talk about the main event.
Bobby Roode is defending his title
against a very driven Drew McIntyre,
but, right now, we got two superstars
that are looking to refocus
and reinvent themselves and that's going down right now.
[Mauro] Yes, both Andrade "Cien" Almas
and Johnny Gargano
would like to one day vie for the NXT championship.
[crowd cheering]
[bell ringing]
[Mauro] And it doesn't take long
for vociferous chants of Johnny Wrestling
to fill the Barclays Center
here in Brooklyn for the third consecutive year
for NXT takeover.
and what a way to take off
in this quintessential Crossroads confrontation.
[Nigel] Interesting match stylistically.
Johnny Gargano's pace and innovation
against Almas' experience and physical presence.
I'd say Gargano's given up maybe 20, 25 pounds and looks a bit down
I'd say a good deal of strength, as well.
[Percy] Arm wringer by Almas.
[crowd cheering]
[Nigel] Great technique.
[Mauro] Yeah, that's why they call him Johnny Wrestling.
And a good reversal by Almas,
with the headscissors and…
[Percy] Look at this.
[Mauro] Those are the habits I think Zelina would like to get rid of.
[Percy] I thought she was trying to break him or stuff like that.
[Mauro] Bridging pin.
[Wrestler screaming]
[Nigel] He's still on top.
He still got that side headlock.
He's still in control.
[Mauro] Vega tweeted earlier today:
"Flight at 5 a.m., arriving in New York,
in the gym at 10,
keeping the focus on the task at hand."
Leapfrog by Gargano. Comes off the ropes.
[Percy] Here we go.
[Mauro] A hurricanrana by Johnny wrestling,
followed up by the deep arm drag.
[Percy] Johnny doesn't care
that Almas is 20 some pounds more than he is.
It doesn't matter. Who cares?
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Amazing stuff here, rolling crucifix by Gargano
for a one-count, before employing that front facelock.
[Nigel] He's pushing his hips down, putting all his weight on his shoulder.
Making it more difficult to get out of this front facelock.
[Mauro] Back in the day it was Tim Woods
and Johnny Walker as Mr. Wrestling and Mr. Wrestling 2,
and here, in 2017, it's Johnny Wrestling.
[Nigel] And Gargano do well to hold onto that front facelock,
needs to weaken the neck, looking for that Gargano escape,
shoulder lock, neck crank combination.
[Mauro] That's one way to escape the back elbow
by Andrade "Cien" Almas driving the shoulder
into the midsection of Johnny Gargano.
[crowd cheering]
[Nigel] Another one.
[Mauro] Gargano lighting up Almas like nearby Times Square
with those knife edge chops,
and we want to give our best to two-time WWE hall-of-famer
"Nature Boy" Ric Flair known for his chops
and known for his battle right now,
all the best to Nature Boy as Andrade "Cien" Almas
giving his best to Johnny Gargano.
-[woman screaming] -[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Well, turnabout is fair play.
That's an open palm chop by Almas, but look at this, Nigel.
[Nigel] Knee strike down again with the right across the chest.
[Mauro] Vicious.
[Nigel] It'd be interesting to see here, Almas, does he keep up the pace?
Does he stay aggressive?
[Mauro] Well, Zelina Vega seems to have added that edge
to Andrade "Cien" Almas' game plan
and it's reaping dividends right now on Johnny Gargano, of course.
[Percy] I got to say, Andrade "Cien"Almas
looks more focused than I've ever seen him.
[crowd cheering]
[Nigel] Obviously, going to be looking for that hammerlock DDT,
to put Gargano away.
A little early so far to go for it.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Gargano has Almas in the ropes
but it's Almas now with that hanging triangle.
[Nigel] An arm bar, look at the extension on the arm bar.
[Referee] Hey, come on. Back it up.
[Mauro] And working on that left arm
of Johnny Gargano is Andrade "Cien" Almas
so really sticking to a sound strategy in this matchup
focusing the point of his attack.
Look at the number one trend worldwide,
no surprise: NXT takeover.
Social media has been buzzing for weeks leading up to this,
the crown Jewel for NXT.
[Zelina] Come on! Come on!
[Nigel] Just a simple arm bar from Almas,
but with technique that can be agony.
[Percy] But if the damage has already been done,
just applying more just makes things worse for Gargano.
[crowd cheering]
[Zelina] Come on!
[referee] Let's go!
[Gargano screams]
[Mauro] Andrade "Cien" Almas with a tight grip on Johnny Gargano.
[Nigel] Trying to keep his hips low as well.
Keeping Gargano close to the mat so he can't switch out underneath
to reverse the pressure and able to do it now, though.
[Mauro] Gargano back to the vertical base.
Fires off a right hand and another right hand
into the bread basket of Almas, and escapes with that arm drag.
Drop toe-hold, right into the turnbuckle goes Almas.
[Percy] Great awareness by Johnny Gargano.
[Mauro] Almas with a kick to the midsection.
The momentum is back in his favor or is it?
The knee strike by Gargano.
And malfunction at the junction double clothesline
and you can hear the impact.
[crowd cheering]
Get up! Get up!
[Mauro] Almas battled the debuting Bobby Roode
at NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II last year.
Roode will defend the NXT title
against Crew McIntyre later tonight.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Gargano just putting everything.
[crowd cheering]
[Percy] Okay. Okay. [Nigel] I didn't know
if that was great technique from Gargano
looking to exchange strikes,
but he seems to have--
[Mauro] And roundhouse kick by JohnnyGargano after he and Almas
paid tribute to Don Frye and Yoshihiro Takayama
and now the tip-up, Gargano lands on the apron.
[Percy] Yeah!
[Mauro] Slingshot spear by Gargano, back press, hooks the leg…
Almas able to escape.
[Percy] So close.
Come on!
This is what we said. Come on, this is what we talked about!
[Nigel] Let's take a look here.
Almas was moving.
[crowd cheering]
Gargano had escaled Right through the middle rope.
So much impact.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Gargano looking for the suplex,
go-behind by Almas.
Waistlock, wanted the o'Connor roll,
well scouted by Gargano.
-[crowd shouts] -[presenters] Oh!
[Mauro] Back kick right into the mush of Andrade "Cien" Almas.
Tope suicida, Johnny wrestling.
Get up!
[Percy] Apparently Almas still hasn't learned.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Slingshot DDT shades of RVD.
And Gargano with the cover--
Almas able to lift that right shoulder and a hind sign.
Was that the right cover, Nigel?
[Nigel] Perhaps not, that might be a good call.
Let's take a look here.
First of all, we'll see Gargano flying.
[crowd cheering]
Vega, beside herself and here it is, over the top rope into the DDT.
Look, as Mauro said there,
not enough body weight on the shoulder of Almas to keep him down.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Johnny Gargano in control now on the bigger Andrade "Cien" Almas
and showing some of his strength,
but Almas able to escape.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Almas comes off the ropes and another--
oh, right into-- had that well-scouted!
[crowd shouts]
[Mauro] Looking for the slingshot spear,
instead Almas--
tornado, inverted DDT,
-[Mauro] hooks both legs. -[crowd] One, two three!
And there is the grit and the resilience,
the guts of Johnny Gargano on display.
[Percy] Look at the confusion on the face of Andrade right now. He can't believe it.
[Nigel] What a great series of maneuvers, though.
Almas put together there and then check this out here.
[crowd shouts]
[Nigel] Tornado, inverted DDT on the back of the head.
Gargano's in la-la land.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Almas does hold a victory
over former NXT champion,
Shinsuke Nakamura,
of course, is vying for the WWE title at SummerSlam against Jinder Mahal
and Almas wants to continue his winning ways.
What a chop on Gargano!
And you can see the dividend that Zelina Vega
is already paying Andrade "Cien" Almas.
You said it, Percy, you've never seen him this focused.
[Percy] I've never seen it.
It is all attributed to what Zelina has done for him so far.
She's definitely worth her amount of commission.
-[crowd cheering] -[wrestlers grunting]
[Mauro] Both of them in a perilous position.
Gargano trying to stave off the high impact attack
of Almas with those right hands to the body.
Oh, and a headbutt by Gargano.
[crowd cheering and shouting]
[Nigel] Almas precarious perched from the middle rope there.
What's Gargano thinking here?
[Percy] Whatever it is, it can't be good.
[crowd cheering]
[Nigel] Here it is.
[Mauro] Sunset flip looking for the powerbomb,
but what an escape by Almas
and a spinning back elbow drops Johnny Gargano into the corner.
What a beautiful transition by Almas.
Oh, and right into the enzuigiri by Johnny wrestling.
Oh, and a hip toss into the turnbuckles.
[Nigel] Back and forth this goes.
[Mauro] A seesaw battle to kick off NXT takeover: Brooklyn III.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Flying headscissors. Looking for the Gargano escape.
[Percy] That's it!
[Mauro] In the center of the ring.
[Percy] Gargano's got it locked in.
-[crowd cheering] -Come on!
[Nigel] Still has it. Will Almas tap to the Gargano escape?
[Percy] Smart move of Johnny keeping Andrade from the ropes.
[Mauro] Almas was able to transition.
[Nigel] Beautiful!
[Mauro] Buckle bomb!
Buckle bomb by Almas.
Andrade "Cien" Almas with the Almas annihilation.
Almas drops down, back press.
Johnny Gargano, with the biggest escape
potentially of his career.
And that continuously speaks
to the resolve of Johnny Gargano.
He'll reach, he'll dig deep, he'll do whatever it takes.
[crowd cheering]
[Zelina] Get up. Get up!
[Mauro] Thunderous show of respect
for Andrade "Cien" Almas and Johnny Gargano,
and the hunger, the desire, the competition that is NXT.
[crowd cheering]
[Nigel] How much does Johnny Gargano have left in the tank?
[Mauro] And look at the focus,
Almas remain-- the attack remains
on that left arm of Johnny Gargano.
[crowd cheering]
[Nigel] Gonna put him away, though.
[Mauro] And the more he focuses on Gargano's left arm
the more it diminishes the effects
of the Gargano escape should he get it again,
and he just nailed--
Almas with a back kick.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Oh, what a kick by Gargano.
[crowd cheering]
[Nigel] Watch this.
[Mauro] It's the summer time and Gargano's playing lawn darts
with Andrade "Cien" Almas.
[Percy] That's how you get physical, Johnny Gargano, here we go.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Gargano must be attending
Burning Man next week because he is en fuego here in Brook--
[Nigel] What is that?
[commentators] Oh!
[Mauro] A distraction of Zelina Vega results in a dropkick by Almas.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Hammerlock reverse STO into the DDT!
[crowd] One, two, three!
[Mauro] Almas records a huge win.
[host] Here's your winner: Andrade "Cien" Almas.
[Mauro] But let the record book show
a huge assist to Zelina Vega
who threw a shirt at Johnny Gargano.
What a celebration, what a match.
[urban music playing]
[Nigel] Let's see how this went down.
It really was back and forth matchup each and every way.
Going for the knees in the corner.
Gargano came back, missed all the way
round and round and round, all the way down.
Gargano escaped in the center of the ring.
How Almas didn't tap, I will never know.
Guts and determination.
Finally managed to work his way out.
And all the strength and power
to pick up this man and buckle bomb into the corner.
He would follow that up with a thunderous double knees.
Gargano barely able to kick-out.
It would turn around, though.
Gargano hitting this devastating lawn dart in the corner,
but just two weak to follow-up,
and then finally, a moment of genius
at the end of a match, vega throwing in that t-shirt.
[Mauro] She owns the money.
[Nigel] I'm not sure. I think that was a DIY t-shirt,
got inside the head of Gargano
and that was enough to distract him
and get the opportunity for Almas to hit that hammerlock DDT
and get the victory.
[Mauro] We talked the-- we talked
about the renewed focus of Andrade "Cien" Almas.
It was a momentary lapse in focus, thanks to Zelina Vega
that cost Johnny Gargano this match.
[Percy] Whatever Andrade is paying Zelina,
he needs to double it. She earned that money tonight.
[Mauro] We are just getting underway,
but what a start for NXT takeover: Brooklyn III.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Whoa, look who's-- look who's in attendance.
It's raw general manager, Kurt Angle
smackdown general manager, Daniel Bryan.
-[Percy] Wow! -[Nigel] Wow!
Into this huge event, certainly scouting for talent,
the next WWE universal champion
could be here tonight.
[rock music playing]
[Percy] But the only thing Drew McIntyre had in his mind
the day he walked back in here was the NXT title.
He's made it very clear.
Opportunity of a lifetime coming up for Drew McIntyre tonight.
[rock music playing]
[Mauro] Well, coming up,
it will be the NXT tag team championship match.
A huge mass of humanity will be in the ring
as the dominant, undefeated tag team champions,
the Authors of Pain square off with Sanity, next.
[rock music playing]
[techno music playing]
[man] The book of dominance has opened.
Foretold to fall of past champions.
[host 1] Authors of pain have won the Dusty Tag Team Classic.
And the Authors of pain bulldoze their way to the titles.
A prophecy fulfilled.
[man] A blanket of dominance…
covers NXT.
[Percy] This is pure devastation.
[Mauro] Complete and utter destruction.
[man] Accept the dominance,
accept the sorrow, accept the pain.
[Mauro] Wait, whoa, whoa.
[Nigel] That's Nikki Cross.
[Percy] Why is Nikki Cross out here?
[Mauro] It went all the way to Sanity
Killian Dain and Alexander Wolfe laying waste.
[Nigel] The Authors of pain walked right by Nikki Cross.
[Mauro] And here's the showdown.
[crowd] NXT! NXT!
[Mauro] Oh and it's on!
-[Percy] Whoa! -[Nigel] Oh!
[tension-building music playing]
[Percy] Sanity's looking for a problem.
I think they got one with Authors of pain.
[Mauro] it looks like this plan backfired
as the Authors of pain are standing tall in the ring.
Sanity you'd better be aware:
monsters are real.
[man 1] We have to end all these lies.
The best way we do that…
[man 2] Chaos.
[Nigel] Here come those big monsters
Akam leading the charge.
-[Percy] Oh, whoa! -[Nigel] Oh!
[Mauro] It's Eric Young!
[Percy] I can't believe it.
[Nigel] Oh, he's zip tying him.
[Percy] Oh, no, no.
[Mauro] Meanwhile, Sanity's members
Killian Dain, Alexander Wolfe
just laying waste to Akam.
[Nigel] There is Rezar on the outside, cannot move.
[Percy] Akam is completely helpless right now.
[Mauro] The NXT tag team champion,
they've never been treated this way.
[man] Chaos always wins.
[Music fades]
[host] Barclays Center NXT universe
congratulations NXT takeover is trending number one worldwide.
[crowd cheering]
[host] Now, ladies and gentlemen,
please help me welcome home to NXT our special guest commentator
Corey Graves!
[rock music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] "The savior of misbehavior",
former NXT tag team champion,
analyst on Raw and 205 live, Corey graves comes home to NXT
the night before he calls SummerSlam tomorrow night
Corey, you know a thing or two about the NXT tag team championship.
You're absolutely right.
You didn't think I'd miss
takeover: Brooklyn for the world, did you?
Former tag team champion
and talk about the size of this match literally I can't wait.
["Controlled Caos" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[man] Come on, baby!
[Mauro] Corey, they bring the numbers, they bring the chaos,
led by the maestro of Mayhem, Eric Young,
Sanity set to vie for the NXT tag team titles.
What impresses you the most about this faction?
[Corey] When it comes to mind games,
I don't know if there's a team more proficient than the group of Sanity.
The fact that they always keep you guessing
who do you have to prepare for?
which members?
What do they have in mind?
because quite frankly all four members seem out of their minds.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Eric Young, Killian Dain,
Alexander Wolfe, and Nikki Cross
comprise the unhinged Sanity.
[rock music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Nikki Cross as usual looks fit to be tied.
Complete basket case in the ring.
[Percy] I can't help but wonder if the master,
manipulator/strategist Eric Young
has formulated a plan to knock off the dominant force
known as the Authors of Pain.
[Corey] I'm certain Eric Young has a master plan, Percy.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Alexander Wolfe, Killian Dain
appear to be the tandem that will be challenging
the Authors of Pain for the NXT tag team titles.
["Pain" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Led by the legendary Paul Ellering.
Rezar and Akam, undefeated Authors of Pain.
[bell ringing]
[host] The following contest is a tag team match scheduled for one fall
and it is for the NXT tag team championship.
Making their way to the ring accompanied by Paul Ellering,
and a combined weight of 615 pounds,
they are the NXT tag team champions
Akam, Rezar, the Authors of--
[Mauro] Look at this.
And it is already on before it officially begins.
[Corey] I could tell you when Neville and I were the NXT tag team champions
I wouldn't want a part of either of these teams.
[Mauro] This cauldron of enmity has reached its boiling point
beofre the opening bell as the AOP and Sanity
attacking each other like rabid animals.
[Nigel] The AOP is certainly furious,
we can understand why.
Sanity is the only team
that has left them laying in the center of the ring.
[crowd cheering]
[Percy] Very smart by Sanity at that point
but you've never ever seen
AOP get dominated.
[Mauro] Sanity now looking to return the favor.
[Corey] To that point, I think that might be why the Authors of Pain
jumpstarted this fight.
The amount of respect they have for what Sanity's capable of.
[Mauro] Eric Young looking to introduce a table
to this fracas, the melee, this match has yet to officially begin.
Things have broken down here at Barclays Center
between two of the biggest teams in NXT.
[Corey] This match isn't officially even started yet.
The bell has not even rang.
[Mauro] Corey, what do you think has been the biggest reason
AOP has been so dominant?
[Corey] Have you seen the size of these two guys?
They are hybrid athletes on every level.
[bell ringing]
[Corey] Big, strong, fast dangerous.
[Percy] Let's not forget about the genius of Paul Ellering here.
[Mauro] And the bell has rung and it's official now
Alexander Wolfe
gets thrown across the ring by Akam.
[Corey] Wolfe's a big man, if you stand beside him.
That is no easy task and Akam just launched him like a toy.
[Mauro] And that tandem offense,
the martial arts expertise of the Albanian psycho Akam.
[Corey] And Authors of Pain attacked Sanity before the bell
and are now in complete control of this match.
Smart strategy you can guarantee
was put together by the lavern mind of Paul Ellering.
[Mauro] Fast tags employed by the tag team champions
as Authors of Pain unwilling to give Alexander Wolfe
any opportunity whatsoever to get on track.
[Corey] And Akam and Rezar have cut the ring in half already
which is very, very important strategy
in any tag team contest.
[Mauro] Oh, my god.
Wolfe able to side step the locomotive train
that was bearing down on him and, wait--
[Corey] The ring post didn't bend. Wait a minute.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Eric Young has--
[Corey] This is completely illegal.
Killian Dain had never tagged
into the match officially.
What is this?
[Mauro] Eric Young has replaced Killian Dain.
Was this the master plan all along?
[Corey] Obviously, it was.
Eric Young, a master manipulator,
master of mind games keep the AOP guessing.
Oh!
[Mauro] And Eric Young finds himself clotheslined
over the barricade into the NXT universe,
so it's now Eric Young and Alexander Wolfe representing Sanity.
[Nigel] Percy, you asked there if Eric Young had a game plan
now you see he does.
[Percy] I mean, it kind of makes sense.
It's likes a track meet, Eric Young is using Killian Dain
as an [indistinct] of a race.
You use your fastest and your strongest guys
the one who's gonna bring it home.
[Corey] Rezar just raining down cinderblocks on Alexander Wolfe
[Mauro] and Eric Young taking the fight to the NXT universe.
[Corey] Sanity needs to get back in the ring,
that's the only way they can win the NXT tag team championship.
[crowd shouting]
[Mauro] It's one of the champion's advantage.
[Mauro] Oh, shoulder first goes Akam.
[Corey] That's two outrageous shots
to the shoulder of Akam.
[man] Stop fighting.
[Mauro] And the brawl now being brought back to ringside.
Meanwhile, in the ring, Akam controlling Alexander Wolfe
looking for a respite.
[crowd clapping]
[Mauro] So the referee trying to restore some law and order
on what has been a chaotic start
to this NXT tag team title match.
Should we be surprised? Of course not.
Double team!
[Percy] Oh, wow.
[Mauro] Canadian backbreaker rack.
[Corey] That was horrifying.
[Mauro] Into the x-factor and Akam,
Rezar showcasing their brute strength.
-One! Two! -The cover by Rezar, he gets a two-count.
[Corey] It seems like the train is back on the tracks
as far as AOP are concerned.
[Indistinct] appreciate it!
[Mauro] And the Authors of Pain wanting to write another brutal chapter
in this NXT tag team title reign.
[Corey] Take a look at this ridiculous game-changing power
from Rezar.
[Mauro] Canadian backbreaker rack and then face first on the canvas,
and Eric Young now trying to strike his way out of harm's way,
but is caught again and the Authors of Pain
with a stomp.
One! Two!--
And he kicks out Eric Young, just barely escapes.
[Corey] I guarantee you Eric Young
has a boot print on his heart
after that one.
[Mauro] And those vicious Cross faces
by Akam and really the story of the match, Corey,
has been the effective tag team continuity
by the NXT tag team champions.
[Corey] You're right. The Authors came out of the gate strong,
threw Sanity off of their game.
Sanity answered with the Eric Young switch
but the AOP seemed to have regained control
of everything.
[Nigel] Perhaps they still have one trick
in their bag, though.
They've got that big Killian Dain on the outside.
Could be a factor.
[Mauro] Authors of Pain became NXT tag team champions
in January of this year, beating DIY
at NXT takeover: San Antonio.
[Corey] I mean, Akam and Rezar are about as close to unstoppable
as we've seen in NXT, maybe ever.
Rezar with a head and arm triangle on Young in the center of the ring.
E.Y. is in big trouble.
[Mauro] And Young looking to release
the grip with those back elbows.
Now, wanting to find sanctity in his corner,
but Akam had his other ideas,
or make that Rezar.
[Corey] Rezar has just raw, ridiculous power.
The size of that man just squeezing the life out of Eric Young.
[Mauro] Yeah, with that arm triangle
just really mitigating and just neutralizing Eric Young.
He could render him unconscious.
[Percy] Oh, look at this.
Come on!
[crowd cheering]
[Nigel] And he's attempting to cut off the blood to the brain
with that carotid artery, similar to a sleeper hold.
[Mauro] Rezar with a background
in mixed martial arts, well-versed in those disciplines.
[Corey] You got to wonder right now if Eric Young is rethinking his game plan.
Maybe the bigger, powerful Killian Dain
would have been a better option to combat the Authors of Pain.
[Nigel] In a two-on-two fair matchup, I would agree with you,
but I don't think this is gonna be afair two-on-two matchup.
That being the case, to have that guided missile on the outside
could be the perfect plan.
[Mauro] Young lands on the apron, puts a shoulder into the midsection,
looking for that baseball slide through the legs, but look at the power,
the raw strength of Rezar.
[Percy] Wow!
One! two! three!
[Mauro] Incredible show of brute strength
and then sends Young back-first crashing to the canvas.
[Corey] Whatever breath Rezar didn't squeeze out of Eric Young
drove out with a throw.
[Mauro] And-- oh! Rezar misses with that elbow drop.
[woman cheering]
[Mauro] And the mettle of Eric Young now being tested.
[crowd claping]
Decorated career now, the leader of Sanity
and escapes that avalanche attempt by…
-[Percy] He's gotta make a tag. -[Mauro] Rezar!
[Corey] Eric Young still has half the ring to go to tag in Wolfe
who looks very, very ready.
[Mauro] Chomping at the bit.
[wrestler shouting]
[Mauro] Alexander hungry like a wolf to get into this matchup.
Tag is made, in comes Wolfe.
Oh, and delivers a big boot on Akam.
[Corey] Smart move by Wolfe.
Akam wasn't prepared.
Wolfe made him pay.
[Mauro] Now, Wolfe running over the bigger Rezar.
Oh! and now the big boot to the face.
[crowd cheering]
[Nigel] And the Axeman from Dresden,
chopping down his opponents.
[Corey] Here comes Akam. No way!
-[Mauro] Exploder suplex by Wolfe. -[Percy] I can't believe it!
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] I was gonna say that would have been incredibly impressive
[Mauro] It's still is!
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] German suplex with the release and Alexander Wolfe.
[Percy] The mad man!
[Corey] Dance your face off, kid.
You deserve it after that feat of strength.
[Mauro] The first German recruit of the WWE Performance Center,
started training at the age of 13.
Now a win away from becoming an NXT tag team champion.
[Nigel] That could be it, we got newchampions.
[Mauro] Oh! Akam in to save the day
for his partner, Rezar.
[Eric grunts]
[Corey] Dispatches Eric Young.
Come on, let's go.
[Corey] And Authors of Pain looking to, once again, take control,
but Alexander Wolfe, a man possessed in this matchup,
but the numbers came too strong.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Double team maneuver there by the Authors of Pain.
One! two--
[Mauro] Wolfe kicks out.
[Corey] Percy, you've spent enough time in the ring,
you know that there's some opponent you just can't prepare
for this type of power, no matter what strategy you have
sometimes you meet someone that's just too strong.
I think that maybe what we're seeing here.
[Percy] I have to completely agree.
Authors of pain, they're just too big, and too fast, and just too dominant.
[Mauro] And again, high risk, high impact offense.
A frankensteiner by Wolfe!
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] There's goes Akam to the outside.
[Mauro] Alexander Wolfe.
By hook or by crook remains in this matchup.
[Corey] This could be Sanity's moment.
[Mauro] Crawling, scratching his way into the corner,
tag made and in comes Eric Young.
[Corey] Young hada few moments
to compose himself.
[Mauro] Neckbreaker by E. Y.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Going all the way to the high rent district where the--
where the champions-- oh!
Instead he gets crotched on the top turnbuckle by Rezar.
What a gritty battle!
Wha a hard-hitting affair for the NXT tag team titles.
[Corey] You're absolutely right, but all the punishment
that Eric Young endured earlier might have just been too much.
[wrestler shouting]
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Oh, no.
[Percy] Look at this!
[Mauro] Nikki Cross doing her best to try to save--
Instead he just powerbombed his partner.
[Corey] Wolfe sent into the barricade.
Eric Young on the top rope.
[Mauro] Eric Young dropping the big elbow!
[Corey] Like a stake through the heart.
[crowd] One! two!--
[Mauro] Oh, and…
[Corey] Wow!
[Mauro] The Authors of Pain.
[Corey] What lucky ring positioning the Authors had hemselves there.
[Mauro] By the thinnest of margins, as thin as a piece of paper in there.
In Paul Ellering's playbook, they survive, but Eric Young
coming off the ropes!
Tope suicida!
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] You've got to pull out all the stop
this is a massive opportunity for Sanity.
Here goes Wolfe!
[Mauro] Slingshot pescado by Alexander Wolfe, are you kidding me?
[Corey] That's the type of effort it takes if you want to win the NXT tag titles.
[Mauro] And Nikki Cross is feeling it.
[Corey] Brooklyn, don't encourage this woman, she's nuts.
[Mauro] Uh-oh, well.
Paul Ellering might have something say about this.
[Corey] Sometimes the general has to stand up for his troops.
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] No, no, no!
[Mauro] The wily Nikki Cross
at the top turnbuckle.
Plancha! Oh, she's caught by Akam.
[Corey] Oh, here comes Dain!
[Mauro] Running Crossbody!
Mamma Mia.
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] This is why I miss NXT.
[Mauro] Nikki Cross biting a big bullet for Sanity teammates.
[Corey] Talk about ride or die.
Just reinvented what that means,
Nikki Cross and Sanity.
[crowd cheering]
[Nigel] Look what they've done now,
they've taken out one of the Authors of Pain.
It's two-on-one now, finally.
[Mauro] And Alexander Wolfe with the tag.
[Corey] Can they get big Rezar up?
[Percy] What is this?
-[Mauro] Belly-to-back suplex neckbreaker. -[crowd] One, two, three!
[bell ringing]
[Percy] We have new champions!
[crowd cheering]
[host] Here are your winners
and new NXT tag team champions: Sanity.
[Corey] That was truly an all-around team effort for Sanity.
[Percy] All the planning, all the preparations has finally paid off
for Eric Young and Sanity here tonight.
We got new tag team champions, fellas.
[Corey] We know Sanity thrives on chaos.
Lord Baelish's prophecy never held more true in NXT.
Chaos is indeed a ladder.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Eric Young, Alexander Wolfe,
hoisting the NXT tag team titles.
[rock music playing]
[Corey] Here we go.
We thought Akam was coming to assist Rezar
but Nikki Cross holding onto Eric Young's legs
preventing the double team,
allowing Sanity to capitalize.
And you said it, Percy, like a stake through the heart.
[Percy] Damn.
[Corey] Right on the money but as luck would have it,
Akam able to save the match for a moment
and the NXT tag titles.
When you're having a party, gentleman,
when you're trying to win a title, let's go crazy.
Let's get nuts.
[Percy] Speaking of nuts, check out Nikki Cross going for it
right here, and gets caught out of midair.
It doesn't end there.
Giving it all up for Sanity.
Look at Killian Dain.
[Corey] Nikki sacrificed herself for her team.
[Mauro] For the greater good.
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] And here it is, tandem offense at its finest.
Wolfe with the cover. Lights out, Authors of Pain.
Sanity are your new NXT tag team champions.
Watson, you better be careful,
I had so much fun, I might kick you out of your seat.
[Percy] I doubt that.
I have to endure your face every monday night on Raw.
Now, I'm forced to be in your presence?
What kind of birthday is this?
[Mauro] Always a pleasure Corey Graves.
And the celebration for Sanity continues.
They become the 12th team in NXT--
-[Percy] Wait a minute. -[Mauro] What is going on?
[Mauro] That's Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly.
[Corey] Look at this.
It's an all-out assault from Fish and O'Reilly.
[crowd cheering]
[Nigel] Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly are here.
One of the most decorated tag team champions
from around the world.
Here together in NXT.
[Mauro] They dominated the ranks in ROH and New Japan
and O'Reilly and Fish combining again to take out Sanity.
[Corey] Fish and O'Reilly like a couple jackals,
picking the bones.
This is what NXT is all about.
You make your name for yourself.
[Mauro] Sanity's celebration lasting as long as a Snapchat video
and they're not just here for Sanity,
they're attacking the Authors of Pain as well.
[Corey] Listen, Fish and O'Reilly understand,
you pick your spot to make an impact.
And in NXT, there is no bigger spot
to take over Brooklyn.
Good god!
[Nigel] Chasing the dragon.
[Mauro] Statement made.
Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly
who both recently made their NXT TV debuts,
they have a championship pedigree
as a tag team,
but an all-out assault here on the NXT tag team division.
[Corey] Oh, no, I don't they're finished yet.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Say hello to Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly.
[Nigel] Well, after tonight's match Sanity, they thought they had the answer.
Fish and O'Reilly, they changed the question.
[Mauro] The message has been sent, loud and clear.
Wow!
[Corey] Whatever celebration Sanity had planned, they can go ahead and cancel,
O'Reilly and Fish just rained on the parade.
[Percy] Look at all this carnage.
Just bodies everywhere.
[Mauro] An auspicious appearance in NXT takeover: Brooklyn III
for one of the top tag teams
on the planet,
Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish.
But Sanity are the NXT tag team champions.
[crowd cheering]
[electronic ambient music plays]
Woo!
[voiceover] That's what's starts it all.
One, two, three, now!
Oh, yeah.
["Clap your Hands to the Beat" playing]
[host] In front of the millions!
From here, it gets higher
and higher we go.
[man 1] Let's get this thing going.
[man 2] This is the pinnacle of entertainment.
[host] Wrestlemania.
[man 3] It will be a night forever etched in history.
[man 1] This is the greatest moment I have ever seen.
[man 3] NXT takeover.
[man 4] You feel the energy in here?
[man 1] Incredible!
♪ First place in, get ready now! ♪
♪ Tighten up your laces ♪
♪ Running with the big dog, ♪
♪ Tearing the paid man! ♪
♪ See the ball? Yeah! We raise it! ♪
♪ We work it! No playing! ♪
♪ Can't find a replacement ♪
Just being a jerk.
You are being a jerk right now, Rosenberg.
We were friends.
[man 1] Nobody is better on the ropes
than the Cruiserweights.
♪ Clap your hands to the beat! ♪
This is where grew up, this is who I am.
The first thing he did was hug me and he didn't let go,
it's good to be back home.
Maybe for the one time in my wrestling career
this ain't about me.
This summer we're going to have
the Mae Young classic,
first ever women's only tournament.
You understand what i'm saying to you?
Should I show some more chest?
[rock music playing]
You all stood in a state of shock right now.
♪ Clap your hands to the beat! ♪
["Clap Your hands to the Beat" finishes]
♪ Paint the picture how you want it ♪
♪ It's yours to make fit ♪
[Mauro] A special thanks to Code Orange for "Bleeding in the Blur",
one of the official themes of NXT takeover: Brooklyn III
from the album Forever available now
on iTunes and Spotify.
["Bleeding in the Blur" plays]
[Nigel] And there he is tonight,
former NXT champion Neville
and of course former Cruiserweight champion
who gets a title opportunity
against the man who beat him for the title
tomorrow at Summerslam.
[rock music playing]
[Percy] And speaking of championships.
There's two time-- former two-time NXT champion
Shinsuke Nakamura.
Big opportunity tomorrow as he faces Jinder Mahal for the WWE championship.
[rock music playing]
[Mauro] Let's not forget Kalisto, a high-flier in his own right.
["No Fear" playing]
[Nigel] And there of course, the glorious champion Bobby Roode.
He looks prepared, he looks ready to go
for the biggest contest of his life.
["No Fear" playing]
[Mauro] While Bobby Roode set to defend
the NXT championship,
Hideo Itami failed in his quest
to become NXT champion
but he has become more and more frustrated
and tonight he faces one of the hottest superstars
in NXT, Aleister Black.
["No Fear" playing]
[host] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome our special guest commentator,
WWE hall of famer "Good Ol' JR" Jim Ross.
["The Pride of Oklahoma" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] One of the best to ever call the match,
joining us now, WWE hall of famer, the legend,
"Good ol' JR" Jim Ross,
thank you very much for joining us,
gracing us with your presence
here at NXT takeover: Brooklyn.
[Jim] Well, listen guys, thanks for having me.
[Nigel] What an atmosphere, huh?
Wow! I love this.
[crowd] J.R.! J.R.!
[Percy] And you got to love this.
Buy some sauce.
["Tokiwakita" playing]
[bell ringing]
[host] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring
from Tokyo, Japan,
weighing 180 pounds, Hideo Itami.
[Mauro] Well this matchup features two NXT superstars
who had too much sauce when it comes to the striking department,
Jim Ross, in Hideo Itami, a decorated Japanese superstar who--
who's found the sledding a little rough here
in NXT doing part to injuries which are part of the game.
[Jim] I think more of what we are about to see
is a kick off classic,
a kick-off-your-head classic between two great strikers.
[rock music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Nxt takeover: Brooklyn is presented by Rocket League.
An award-winning hybrid of arcade soccer and driving,
the Rocket League is available now
for PS4, Xbox One and steam PC.
[rock music playing]
[Mauro] Hideo Itami has shown his frustration
has come to the forefront, turning his back on his partner, Kassius Ohno,
and showing a much more ruthless side
in the last few weeks.
[crowd cheering]
["Root of All Evil" playing]
[crowd cheering]
♪ No man is ever truly good ♪
♪ No man is ever truly evil ♪
♪ I do the things you never could ♪
♪ and we won't ever be equal ♪
♪ No man is ever truly good ♪
♪ No man is ever truly evil ♪
♪ I do the things you never could ♪
♪ And we won't ever be equal ♪
♪ You point your finger And play the victim ♪
♪ So take your best shot ♪
♪ Release the pressure ♪
♪ Perpetrate your propaganda ♪
♪ And now I'm calling you out ♪
♪ No man is ever truly good ♪
♪ No man is ever truly evil ♪
♪ I do the things you never could ♪
♪ And we won't ever be equal ♪
♪ No man is ever truly good ♪
♪ No man is ever truly evil ♪
♪ I do the things you never could ♪
♪ And we won't ever be equal ♪
♪ You point your finger And play the victim ♪
♪ So take your best shot ♪
♪ Release the pressure ♪
♪ You perpetrate your propaganda ♪
♪ And now I'm calling you out ♪
♪ No man is ever truly good ♪
♪ No man is ever truly evil ♪
♪ I do the things you never could ♪
♪ And we won't ever be equal ♪
♪ No man is ever truly good ♪
♪ No man is ever truly evil ♪
♪ I do the things you never could ♪
♪ And we won't ever be equal ♪
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Now that's what I call an entrance.
Big shout out to the band Code Orange,
making Aleister Black's ring entrance extra special
and you know, these two are hungry
to get at each other,
Itami attacking Aleister Black in a recent edition of NXT TV
and Black rendering him unconscious
with his black mass and, J.R.,
no feeling out process here.
[Jim] Absolutely not. They know each other very well.
It's all about who's gonna kick the other's head off.
[Mauro] Look for Black and Itami
to try and shoot kick each other
as the two preeminent strikers in NXT throw down.
Oh!
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Black with a full head of steam
and showing off his athleticism.
J.R., you've worn many hats, always--
never pardon the pun with yours truly,
but Hideo Itami and Aleister Black
though--these are two Thoroughbreds and when you scout a talent for WWE,
you're always very excited to see.
[Jim] Absolutely. And, you know,
when Itami was signed three years ago,
he was the hottest free agent
in the entire world.
He's had some bad luck with some injuries.
But man he's healthy now,
he's back on track,
and a healthy Itami is one dangerous athlete.
[Mauro] His compatriot Shinsuke Nakamura
who challenges Jinder Mahal
for the WWE title at Summer Slam tweeted to--
Oh! the big knee across the side of the head of Itami,
the cover by Black for a two-count.
Shinsuke Nakamura tweeted "uncork the emotions" to Itami tonight.
Stay out of the corner, let's go. Out of there, Aleister. Back it up.
[Jim] These are like two body punchers,
Mauro, in the late rounds of the heavyweight boxing fight.
Their body shots are gonna take a toll at some point.
The body will say that's enough.
[Mauro] Both very versatile, both possessing educated feet and hands.
I mean, their ring IQ second to none.
Many people were anticipating this matchup
between Aleister Black and Hideo Itami.
And early it's really anybody's matchup right now, J.R.
It hasn't had a chance to really impose the will.
[Jim] Both men are dancing, Mauro,
with what brung them and that's the kicking game.
The kicking game is big for both these athletes.
[Mauro] Itami hanging Black out to dry and Itami now-- oh!
Guillotine knee drop to Aleister Black!
[Jim] The precision, I think it was uncanny.
[Mauro] Raining down those right hands now, Hideo Itami again.
Show me respect!
[Mauro] Wanting respect.
He'll beat it out of Aleister Black if he has to.
What do you make in the change in the deportment of Itami lately, J.R.?
[Jim] I think Itami thinks, Mauro,
that his fans have turned their back on him,
that they've taken him for granted, that he's a big star, he's been a big star
around the world, and he's not being treated as such.
[Mauro] Cover by Itami for a one-count.
Meanwhile, what impresses you the most about Aleister Black?
[Jim] His unpredictability
and the fact that if he delivers a black mass,
it is over for anyone on this roster.
[Mauro] And Itami has already tasted the bad medicine that is black mass.
And bringing in Nigel McGuinness now,
Nigel, you also know these two individuals very well.
What do you expect to see in a matchup of this type tonight?
[Nigel] Well, there's so much tinder to the fire here,
altercations that we saw in NXT TV,
two of the best strikers on the brand.
If they go toe to toe, I think it could go either way.
I think a better strategy is to take out your opponent's strength.
Take out that striking ability.
[Mauro] Black already showing some of the battle scars
of what has been a hard-hitting affair
delivering as advertised, as there's that running soccer kick,
he calls it spinal tap by Hideo Itami.
[crowd shouting]
[Jim] The first man to create extensive offense, continued offense
with the ground and pound-like scenario
is gonna tell us that he wants to get away
from the kicks of the other guy.
[Mauro] And Percy, this bodes well
for Hideo Itami keeping the guy like Black on the canvas.
[Percy] That makes perfect sense
because we all know how Aleister Black responds
when he's mobile.
It's a bad situation for Hideo.
[Jim] It's hard to kick somebody in the head when you're on the canvas.
I've brung to know over the years.
Smart wrestling by Itami right now.
[Nigel] You mentioned J.R., the new ground and pound strategy.
Not pounding, but he's certainly grounded.
[Jim] Yes.
[Nigel] And that's a great strategy, as you said.
Cutting the wind off, making it difficult for Black to breathe.
He can't breathe, he can't think.
If he can't think, he's certainly not kicking anyone.
[Mauro] Black back up to his feet,
clubbing forearm to the back,
there's a snapmare now by Itami,
continuing to focus his attack
on the upper part of Aleister Black's body.
[Percy] Oh, look at this.
[Jim] Itami came to NXT with an amazing reputation.
Some good, and some not so good.
[Mauro] There's some amazing games--
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Hideo Itami…
[Jim] Like that.
[Mauro] taunting Aleister Black.
[Percy] Don't get cocky.
[Nigel] He's getting in Black's mind, isn't he?
[Percy] I don't think Black liked that at all.
[Mauro] It takes one shot for fade to black.
And Aleister Black now on the attack.
[Mauro] DDT by Hideo Itami but Black bouncing back up.
Itami goes for the lateral press, hooks the leg and Black able to escape.
[Jim] And has Itami been a little slow on the draw going for those covers?
I'm wondering.
[Nigel] I think perhaps he's just taking his time.
You have to remember, he's been knocked out
by that spinning heel kick, that black mass.
So he's gonna be cautious.
[Mauro] And I'm no doctor nor do I play one on TV
but after a DDT like that and the amount of punishment
that Aleister Black's absorbed, his nose could very well be broken, guys.
[Jim] And again Itami, smart strategy, grounding the kicker.
The man, the trained kick boxer
from his native Holland,
which some other folks consider the kickboxing capital of the world.
[Mauro] Started very young
at the age of nine, still trains in kickboxing to this day.
And that has been the biggest influence on his style.
And really, Nigel, for Aleister Black,
if his nose is indeed broken or incapacitated in any way,
how does that impact the match?
[Nigel] Oh, such a big effect.
That makes your eyes water
which makes it difficult to see your opponent,
makes it difficult for you breathe, makes it difficult for you to focus.
And if you had a game plan going in,
you soon forget it.
[Mauro] Oh, Itami. Sternum first into the corner.
Black, not a lot of impact on that roundhouse kick,
trying to recalibrate.
[Jim] Black kicking from the left side, somewhat unusual.
[Mauro] Yeah, but now, with those kick--
Oh, that leg sweep that drops Hideo Itami
and a vicious knee to the side of Itami's head.
The Dutch destroyer back up to a vertical base.
[Nigel] You can see he's breathing through his mouth, having trouble.
[Mauro] Whoa! Quebrada by Black
and able to get Itami for a count of two.
[Jim] An amazing near-fall, perhaps even more amazing
that Itami was able to kick out.
That was some serious offense.
[crowd cheering]
[Nigel] We've seen this before,
haven't we?
Slowly picking up his opponent,
setting up for-- no.
[Mauro] Devastating black elbow.
And now, Black-- Oh, he runs into another boot from Hideo Itami.
Itami using the ropes to his advantage now
up to the second turnbuckle and looking for that tornado neck snap.
[Jim] And how strategic was that,
like it or not.
[Percy] Hideo delivers some good offense.
He's just got to find a way to finish.
[Mauro] Itami exploding out of the corner with the clothesline.
Side press, hooks the leg, Itami, a one-count away from victory.
[Nigel] Interesting point to make here, fellows.
Working on the neck of Aleister Black.
Watch his finish, go to sleep.
[Mauro] Well, they say "no sleep till Brooklyn" for Itami.
He would love Aleister Black to go to sleep in Brooklyn.
Fisherman suplex.
The cover, the hook of the leg, and Itami again.
So close.
And at one point, Nigel, do you get frustrated with the fact
that you are nailing Black with all of this high-impact offense
and yet to put him away.
[Nigel] I think you're seeing it here now,
a little bit of frustration
but Itami has been in the ring with the very best in the world.
He's been here before.
[Jim] And what a shot from that attack there, man oh, man.
[Mauro] Itami with a full head of steam.
[Percy] Wait, wait.
[Mauro] Roll through there by Black for a two-count.
Oh, and that roundhouse kick
drops Itami face first.
[Nigel] He is out!
[Mauro] Like Roberto Duran after tasting the thunder of Thomas Hearns
and yeah, Itami was rendered unconscious
by black mass on NXT TV.
That kick might have done it, too.
[Jim] I'm not sure that Black is aware of what we are,
that Itami is literally out.
[Mauro] And Black has been hitting harder
than 2Pac's hit 'em up
and now Hideo Itami
wanting to stave off the offensive display of Aleister Black.
[Jim] This is instinctual for Itami.
There's no way that he can be a hundred percent right
now taking those shots.
[Mauro] Oh, not after taking those elbows to the neck.
But look at him getting right back up to his feet.
[crowd cheering]
[Nigel] No way Black is a hundred percent either.
Both these guys have given up their body and soul.
Such an important matchup.
[Percy] Black wanting to continue his momentum.
[Mauro] Itami!
Avalanche michinoku driver by Hideo Itami.
And he may have paid for this
injuring his back, Percy.
[Percy] I was just getting ready to say
that took just as much outof Hideo Itami
as it did Aleister Black.
[Jim] It obviously did because look at the legs of Itami
attempting to make the cover.
[Mauro] Able to just put an arm over
and still get a two-count.
This war of attrition continuing to unfold--and Nigel.
[Nigel] Let's take a look off the top.
I actually think yes, perhaps a falcon arrow off the top.
[Mauro] Right.
[Nigel] Got all of it but as you said, took almost as much out of Itami-- whoa!
[Percy] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
[Nigel] He can't believe it!
[Mauro] Aleister black with a dark presence.
[Percy] Like something woke up in Aleister Black right here.
[Jim] Aleister black is a different human being for my estimation.
Look at these kicks now, mano y mano right in the pocket, Mauro.
[Mauro] Yeah, that cavalcade of kicks
and the smorgasbord of strikes.
It is on between Itami and Black.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Oh, spinning back fist by Itami,
chopping away at Black.
Oh, black catches him with the knee!
But it's Itami with the falcon arrow.
[Jim] The cover.
[crowd] One! Two!--
[Mauro] Oh, wow! How did black escape that?
[Jim] A lot of guts to kick out of that one on a long two-count.
[Percy] Got to think Itami maybe feeling this is an impossible task
to put away Aleister Black.
[Mauro] You talk about the intangible attributes
that it takes to be a superstar, J.R.,
both of these warriors displaying it here tonight.
[Jim] You're absolutely right. They both have amazing courage.
[Percy] I mean, Hideo Itami has unloaded
pretty much essentially
his entire arsenal.
[Mauro] Oh, hesitation dropkick by Itami to Black in the corner.
[Nigel] But he hasn't hit go to sleep yet.
He hasn't tried.
[Jim] That's why he said almost.
[Mauro] I believe he's warming up
his band here, Nigel.
[Nigel] Damage has been done to the neck of Black. Is it enough?
[Mauro] Damage has been done to the nose of Aleister Black.
[Jim] Here it is.
[Mauro] But look at the elbows from Black
staving off that GTS attempt before he eats a knee.
[Jim] Right to the solar plexus
and out came the air out of Aleister Black.
Show me respect!
[Jim] And he's still chanting it.
Here's Itami, he wants respect.
[Mauro] Yup.
[Jim] I would say maybe he's demanding respect, Mauro.
[Mauro] Yeah, it's all about the r-e-s-p-e-c-t for Hideo Itami
and this new edge
seems to be serving him well in this matchup against Aleister Black.
The black mass!
Black mass had lights out for Hideo Itami.
[Jim] Oh, my god, what a shock.
-[Mauro] And this epic clash… -[host] Here's your winner Aleister Black.
[Mauro] Black just rocked Itami like the [indistinct]
to remain dominant in his run here in NXT, J.R.
[Jim] Absolutely.
And man, we saw one hell of a wrestling match here, gentlemen.
And what would you--what else would you expect from NXT takeover?
[Mauro] And what a huge victory,
Nigel, for Aleister Black
vanquishing Hideo Itami
who recently was vying for the NXT championship.
You wonder how much longer
it's going to be for Black
to get his opportunity at the most prestigious prize in NXT.
[Nigel] Yeah, that's certainly a question.
But Itami, what a showing by the striking sensation from Japan.
Let's see how this all went down.
Hideo Itami took it to Black
time and time again,
took the knee there, but instead turned it around.
Falcon arrow in the middle of the ring.
But a very close near-fall.
Two and seven-eighths.
[crowd cheering]
[Nigel] And as the match would continue,
he would continue to push that pressure,
but ultimately it was that spinning heel kick,
black mass, that sealed the victory.
[Jim] Watch this. Watch this impact right there.
You see it all, a slobberknocker of a kick
to say the very least for Aleister Black.
[rock music playing]
[Nigel] Right across the jaw,
he was out cold, but I believe he showed something today.
We are gonna see big things from Hideo Itami in the future.
Mark my words.
[Mauro] And a big thanks to WWE hall of famer,
there is only one Jim Ross, the "Good ol' J.R.",
a pleasure calling this instant classic with you, my friend.
[Jim] Thanks guys, appreciate being here.
Have a great night.
[rock music playing]
[Mauro] It has been a great night for Aleister Black,
who picks up one of the toughest victories
of his impressive NXT tenure.
[rock music playing]
[Mauro] What a homecoming it has been
thus far, NXT takeover: Brooklyn III
here at the electric Barclays Center in BK.
[rock music playing]
[Mauro] And we are set for more thrilling action.
[Nigel] And here we are, we are in the presence of greatness
three of the four horsewomen,
former NXT alums went on to great dreams.
[rock music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Percy] Yup, the house was full of former NXT champions,
but the most dominant NXT champion of all time,
Asuka, The Empress of Tomorrow,
defends her title tonight against Ember Moon.
♪ No fear, no fear ♪
♪ Blood, sweat, no tears My God, my God ♪
[Nigel] And there is the woman
who will be challenging The Empress of Tomorrow tonight,
the biggest match of her career ahead of her.
She looks determined.
Can she beat Asuka?
♪ My niggas be ready to set it off ♪
[Mauro] It has been a record-breaking reign
For NXT women's champion Asuka.
Does the domination continue tonight
or is Ember Moon the one to finally dethrone
the most dominant champion in NXT history?
♪ When I go out of my city ♪
[host] She is the longest current reigning champion in all of WWE.
[Mauro] What a dominant reign
it has been for "The Empress of Tomorrow" Asuka.
[woman] Nobody is ready for Asuka!
[woman 2 screaming]
[crowd cheering]
Did you see that?
[crowd cheering]
Nobody can stand with me.
[rock music playing]
It's mine.
I wanna be the one that finally takes down
the undefeated empress.
[Percy] Asuka unbeaten, ever since she debuted here in NXT.
However, a newcomer has come to challenge for the title.
Ember Moon's deadly eclipse,
will it pay dividends tonight?
[Nigel] This is her chance.
[Percy] Ember Moon is in position.
Could it be time for the eclipse?
Asuka using the official,
sending the official into the ropes.
[bell ringing]
[Ember] To me, Asuka is nothing more
than the most difficult puzzle
I've ever had on my war path.
And every time I think that I got the puzzle solved,
she changes it.
[crowd shouting]
No one's ready! No one's ready for Asuka.
She will do anything to keep that NXT women championship
around her waist.
I'm still champion.
[Ember] But you know what?
Time heals all wounds…
but battle scars last forever.
[Mauro] Ember Moon shining bright in the NXT arena tonight.
[Nigel] Perhaps there were question marks
after the injury for Ember Moon.
To me, no questions anymore.
I want Asuka at takeover: Brooklyn.
[crowd cheering]
[Ember] You are considered to be one of most dominant champions
that have ever set foot in the WWE.
But one thing sticks out to me:
You've only taken shortcuts
with one person…
Me.
[crowd cheering]
I've beaten Ember before.
I will beat her again.
Again!
[commentators] Oh! Whoa!
[crowd shouting]
[Mauro] Ember Moon all over the NXT women's champion Asuka,
Moon from the top, eclipse on the NXT women's champion.
[Ember] I, Asuka, I am going to end your undefeated streak
to become the next NXT women's champion.
[rock music finishes]
["Free the Flame" playing]
♪ Seek the truth And let the wildfire set you free ♪
♪ Don't you remember One ember sparks a fire ♪
♪ One ember feeds the flames ♪
♪ Now burn, burn, yeah! ♪
[Mauro] Ember Moon and her moonlighters
which includes her entire family here tonight,
hopes that the great American eclipse
occurs two days early.
Asuka has already been on the receiving end
of Moon's signature move.
And Moon would love to eclipse
Asuka's unprecedented reign with another one here tonight.
[Nigel] Well this is the resident NXT war goddess' second opportunity
for the NXT women's championship.
My time!
[Nigel] And you can argue that perhaps
she was unprepared the first time,
but after sitting out this summer
with her shoulder injury at the hands of the champion
I think she is ready and determined
to become the next champion.
[Mauro] Posing like rising rapper Cardi B,
Ember Moon is all about the money moves,
she hopes to make it rain
on Asuka's record-shattering title reign tonight,
What's her best path to victory?
[Percy] Hitting the eclipse, bottom line.
[crowd cheering]
["The Future" playing]
♪ From far and wide ♪
♪ And light years away ♪
♪ Cast from the shadows Now light my way ♪
♪ Fallen idols scream yesterday ♪
♪ Your kings and your queens Hit the ground like rain ♪
♪ From far and wide ♪
[Mauro] The empress of tomorrow
is proving to be an emissary of excellence today.
Asuka's title reign has reached
the Fortune 500 ways this past thursday.
Asuka surpassed Rockin' Robin
for the longest title reign in modern WWE history,
the Japanese Joshi Puroresu juggernaut
has enjoyed the view from the NXT penthouse
for a record 524 days.
[Percy] Unbelievable.
It's crazy, it's mind-blowing
to think that Asuka's entering her second takeover: Brooklyn undefeated.
[Mauro] Asuka's record-setting eighth title match
on an NXT takeover event,
and it's her tenth match
in an NXT takeover event,
more than any other superstar in history.
She's rewriting the record books, Nigel.
[Nigel] There's no question about it.
And looking resplendent in a new golden garb,
The Empress of Tomorrow to carry on the streak,
if she can avoid the eclipse.
[Mauro] And in the modern era, this could be the greatest streak ever.
None other than Goldberg, who had an infamous streak of his own,
tweeting support for Asuka this weekend.
Even the guy who ended his streak, Kevin Nash, tweeting support so,
everyone talking about the NXT women's title match,
the record-breaking Asuka and Ember Moon who is laser-focused.
She is all in tonight.
[Percy] Speaking of Ember, let's talk about a little history.
Ember Moon debuted here just a year ago right here in Brooklyn,
how amazing would it be if she were to dethrone Asuka
right here where it all started for her.
[crowd cheering]
[bell ringing]
[host] The following contest is a women's division match
scheduled for one fall.
[crowd cheering]
And it's for the NXT women's championship.
[crowd cheering]
Introducing the challenger,
from Dallas, Texas, Ember Moon.
[crowd cheering]
And her opponent from Osaka, Japan,
she is the NXT women's champion, Asuka.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] It was here in NXT takeover: Brooklyn II
last August, that Asuka defeated Bayley
for the NXT women's championship.
She's never been defeated in an NXT ring.
[bell ringing]
[Mauro] Bayley of course sitting at ringside.
What a start by Ember Moon!
The element of surprise!
[Percy] Way to go Ember, take the fight right to Asuka, don't wait.
[Mauro] Basement dropkick and a quick cover by Moon for a one-count.
She has just discombobulated the NXT women's champion early.
Oh, well scouted there by Moon.
[Nigel] Nice suplex there from Moon.
Will the streak continue?
Tweet about it, #thestreak.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Ember Moon with the full head of speed,
baseball slide.
[crowd shouting]
Asuka trying to regroup here in the early stages, oh--
and that's one way to do with those lightning-quick kicks of Asuka,
fully on display early.
Oh! But two can play that game.
And Moon willing to just throw caution to the wind early.
[Nigel] Oh, cannonball by Moon!
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] And rolling right over Asuka,
wasting little time is the upstart Ember Moon.
[Nigel] Taking a big risk early on,
but you've got to do that against the champion the caliber of Asuka.
Look at the position.
Leaving her that her lower back
hitting against the jaw of Asuka, a lot of damage done.
[Percy] Smart of Asuka to roll out the ring here, take a moment
Oh!
[Mauro] Asuka with a reversal there,
driving Ember Moon into the unforgiving steel steps
to buy more precious time to recover,
to allow the NXT women's champion.
[Nigel] Like an injured animal
lying in wait, and then she pounced.
[Mauro] Remember, the only way that Ember Moon
can become NXT women's champion
would be a pinfall or submission in the squared circle.
[Nigel] All right. So take a look.
[Mauro] Oh!
[Percy] Suplex on the steel rim.
Oh, my goodness.
[crowd cheering]
[Nigel] No give whatsoever, and you see she clearly targeted
that injured shoulder of Ember Moon.
[Mauro] Asuka, the fifth and most dominant NXT women's champion.
The referee administering the count,
the veteran rolling Moon back into the ring.
[crowd shouting]
[Mauro] Roundhouse kick to that injured arm, and another kick
to the left arm of Ember Moon.
[Nigel] Now, Asuka is gonna focus
on that injured joint without a doubt,
possibly set up that shoulder for the Asuka lock.
[Ember screaming]
[Mauro] That's exactly what the cerebral champion is doing.
[Percy] Look. Look at the strength.
[Mauro] If ring IQ were measured, Asuka would be a Mensa member.
-[Percy] Oh! -[Mauro] Wow!
[Percy] Man.
[Nigel] Look at the torque in the--
the arm is not supposed to bend that way.
[Mauro] Asuka just continuing to manipulate the joint of Ember Moon
who's trying to valiantly fight back, going back to the hammerlock goes Asuka.
[Nigel] Keeping hold, though.
Asuka's learnt from the very best in the world,
being in the ring with guys like Fit Finlay
and Minoru Suzuki as well,
who are masters of just tearing apart a body.
[Percy] You got to think if Ember Moon reinjures this shoulder,
she's gonna have a hard time defeating the likes of Asuka.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Asuka looking for the hip toss.
[Nigel] Oh!
[crowd shouting]
[Mauro] So these two have done their homework,
Asuka and Ember Moon.
-Oh! -[Nigel] Oh, yes!
[Mauro] What an STO by Asuka!
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Space tornado ogawa,
popularized by another Japanese compatriot,
but it's Asuka now who just continues to impose her will
and skill on the challenger.
-[Nigel] Whoa. -[Mauro] Oh, oh, oh.
[Nigel] No way for Moon to protect herself at all.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Asuka taking pride
in this methodical, the systematic breakdown
of her challenger Ember Moon,
and hearing that, the NXT alum at ringside,
Sasha Banks, Bayley, and Becky lynch
all have gone onto raw and smackdown respectively,
and then Asuka regardless of the roster,
the most dominant champion.
[Percy] Look at this, look--
[Mauro] Wow!
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Octopus-type hold here, Nigel.
[Nigel] And listen to the NXT universe come alive
-[Nigel] but back to work on the shoulder. -[Mauro] Seated fujiwara armbar.
[Percy] Oh, man.
[Nigel] Asuka knows she's in control.
She knows she has the advantage.
-[Percy] It's absolutely… -[Nigel] She takes pleasure in it.
[Mauro] How does Ember Moon escape, Percy?
[Percy] That's a great question.
We'll find that out here soon, hopefully.
[Nigel] Gonna create some space.
This might be a way of doing it
if she can turn-- oh!
[Mauro] Teardrop suplex by Ember Moon!
[Percy] Ember just answered your question for you, Mauro.
[Nigel] Can she get out to the top to hit the eclipse, or is it too early?
-[Percy] I think it may be too early. -[Mauro] Nursing that left arm,
[Mauro] she's really a one-winged competitor right now,
and she's trying to attack with that left arm,
but you can see gingerly doing so
but using her legs now, her kicks.
Oh, step up enzuigiri plants Asuka!
Do we have a new NXT women's champion?
[Nigel] Oh!
[crowd cheering]
[Nigel] Your heart goes out to Ember Moon,
she just couldn't get deep enough on the pinfall attempt
with the injured arm.
Let's take a look here.
[Amber grunting]
[Nigel] Clearly knocks Asuka down
with the enzuigiri, but just couldn't get the pinfall.
-[crowd] Oh! -[Mauro] Oh!
[Mauro] German suplex into the bottom turnbuckle by Asuka,
wanted a worthy challenger and, thus far,
Ember Moon has been up to the test,
but now finding herself in dire straits again.
[Nigel] Let's take a look here,
this German suplex to the back of Ember Moon's skull,
snapping off that bottom rope.
-[Nigel] Oh, she's looking for it here! -[Mauro] Standing Asuka lock.
[Nigel] Trying for the Asuka lock!
Can she get it?
[crowd cheering]
[Nigel] Nope, she moved away from that,
back for the surfboard.
[Mauro] Whoa!
[Nigel] And from a different angle,
trying with the other arm.
What versatility.
[Mauro] Asuka playing chess
when a lot of her opponents are playing checkers, but Moon,
with the back elbow, escapes, turns the tables!
and it's Moon looking for a whole version
of the Asuka lock,
the Crossface chickenwing!
[Nigel] Gonna try and connect those hands.
[crowd cheering]
[Percy] Asuka is able to go on and switch.
[Mauro] Oh!
[Nigel] There it is, I think she's got it.
I can't see from my vantage point, is it in?
[Mauro] The backpack Asuka lock
and it's moves like this that has kept NXT takeover
the number one trend worldwide, all night long.
[Nigel] Moon's got to be careful.
She pulls forward, she could drive her head into the mat
and knock herself out.
[Mauro] She's carrying all of Asuka's weight
and all the pressure of that Asuka lock,
but no, she escapes!
[crowd cheering]
But for how long?
[Nigel] Oh, now a chance!
[Mauro] Shoulders down and Asuka…
[crowd groans]
[Mauro] Running lariat by Ember Moon
with her good arm, the right arm.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] What a display of grit and determination.
This is for the NXT women's championship.
A record reign for Asuka,
will it end tonight?
[Percy] Man, right over the button.
Look at the speed and velocity.
[Mauro] I thought it was a lariat
she caught her with the point of the elbow.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Both struggling to stand on their feet.
Moon ducks under the clothesline,
Asuka does the same.
Oh, and there's the running hip attack
by the NXT women's champion.
Will it be enough to keep Ember Moon away? No.
[Nigel] Asuka quick to follow up and continues the onslaught.
[Mauro] Another running hip attack,
but that time Ember Moon able to block the brunt of it.
Oh, and Asuka runs right into a knee
from Ember Moon.
Now, Ember Moon looking to turn the tables.
Wow! tornado suplex from the turn-- second turnbuckle!
Back press!
One, two--
[Mauro] Asuka escapes.
[Nigel] But again, you've seen the effect of that injured shoulder,
an inability to cover Asuka deep
to get enough body weight across the shoulders.
If I was in there, I may not even try to hook that leg.
[Mauro] I was gonna say, Nigel, would you even attempt
that kind of offense then that Ember--
doesn't Ember Moon have to make adjustments now on the fly,
knowing that that left arm is not at 100%?
[Nigel] Well, absolutely.
A real champion adapts, that's a mark of a champion.
[Mauro] And you know that Asuka will continue to try to focus her attack
on that left arm, but right now they exchange strikes.
Oh, and a well-placed series of knees to the midsection by Moon.
[Percy] She's got to keep applying the pressure.
[Mauro] Oh, wow!
Takes the NXT women's champion off her feet
with that vicious knee strike.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Dueling chants by the NXT universe.
Both Asuka and Ember Moon
worthy of the praise.
Oh!
[crowd cheering]
[Percy] Look at…
[Nigel] Whoa, brutal kicks from the champion, tries for another.
[Mauro] Now, Moon slamming Asuka down
for a two-count!
Very close to having a new NXT women's champion
crowned in a desperation move
by Ember Moon,
and I hate to say it,
but with each high-impact offensive move,
I think she pays for with that left arm.
But it's now or never.
This is what Ember Moon has always dreamed about.
[Nigel] Oh, too early.
Asuka was lying in wait.
[Mauro] I have to question again, Percy,
Why did Ember Moon go that high-risk route?
[Percy] She has to do what she can.
This is about the NXT women's title.
-[Percy] It's now or nevermore. -[Mauro] Can Asuka ground it?
[Nigel] I think Asuka was looking for a superplex
with the arm trapped, but instead, Moon now looking for the problem.
[Mauro] Moon looking for the liger bomb.
Asuka holding on for dear life.
Oh, and she gets hung up in atree of woe,
the stomp by Moon!
Rolls over the NXT women's champion,
Moon hooks the leg.
Just a two-count.
[Nigel] That was a better pinfall attempt
that was able to get deeper into the cover.
And you saw before she covered her
she actually grabbed that arm and pulled it away from the bottom rope.
That's smart, especially this late in the match.
[Mauro] NXT women's champion Asuka
has been titleholder of record 504 days,
think about that.
-[Mauro] Does it end tonight? -[Nigel] Watch out!
[Mauro] at NXT takeover but wait, wait.
[crowd shouting]
[Mauro] Moon hits the eclipse!
We have a new NXT women's champ!
-[Percy] Oh. -[Mauro] Oh, wow!
Oh, so close.
[Percy] Ember's got to keep it up.
[Mauro] Ember Moon was able to nail Asuka with the eclipse.
[Percy] But it's going to take moves like that to put Asuka away.
She's never lost… Oh, my goodness.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] That was the closest that I have seen Asuka come
to losing the NXT women's title.
How much is left in Ember Moon's arsenal, Nigel?
[Nigel] That is a big question but I've got to agree with you, Percy.
Moon has to continue, has to push the advantage,
now that she has it.
Let's take a look at this,
picture perfect corkscrew stunner and a deep pinfall, but somehow
The Empress of Tomorrow kicks out.
[Mauro] One count away from history being made.
[Percy] She's going up again!
[Mauro] The gutsy, the resilient, the take-no-prisoners Ember Moon, what--
Asuka-- remember the first match had…
-[Nigel] Crossbody! -[Mauro] similar situation…
Asuka, that's a two-count!
[Nigel] Shoulders up.
[Mauro] The referee correctly caught it.
The referee caught the fact that Asuka was holding the trunks.
Good job.
[Nigel] Right call from the referee.
It's all for a handful of trunks--
[Mauro] Oh, superkick by Ember Moon!
Asuka just kicks out again!
[Percy] Ember can't believe it!
She's irate right now.
[Mauro] The adrenaline coursing through the veins of Ember Moon!
[Nigel] Don't give up now!
[Mauro] We have never seen in 504 days
the NXT women's champion
at such peril.
[crowd shouting] NXT! NXT!
[Percy] Ember's got to get back
on the attack,
don't wait for Asuka to recover.
[Nigel] Never ever I seen Asuka hurt so much, so close to being beaten.
[Mauro] Why isn't Asuka just--
excuse me, Ember Moon going for the cover?
Asuka looks to be out.
[Nigel] Looks like it. No!
-[Percy] Oh! -[Mauro] She played possum.
[Mauro] Looking for the cross armbreaker.
[Nigel] Absolutely!
-[Percy] Ember's got her hands locked. -[Mauro] The cerebral champion, roll-up,
[crowd] One! Two!--
[Mauro] And quick cover by--
The Asuka lock!
[Nigel] In the center as well, has the bodyscissors!
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Ember Moon came so close she does not wanna [indistinct] right now!
But in the grips of the Asuka lock.
[Percy] Asuka's got Ember in the center of the ring.
It doesn't look good!
[Nigel] Moon is fighting.
[Mauro] And Moon doing the tap!
[bell ringing]
[Mauro] The record reign continues!
[host] Here's your winner by submission
and still the NXT women's champion, Asuka!
[crowd cheering]
[Percy] Hey look, Ember has got everything to be proud of,
she's no need to be ashamed of herself.
I've never seen Ember fight so hard in her life.
[Mauro] Asuka's NXT women's title reign continues
in a record 504 days,
but this was the toughest day at the office
for the most dominant champion
in NXT history.
[Nigel] There's no question about it.
Ember Moon gave absolutely everything
but she made one mistake.
[rock music playing]
[Nigel] Let's take a look early on in the match.
A great idea, a great move.
Suplex with the arm hammerlock,
damage to the injured shoulder and Ember was always gonna be hurting from then.
Nonetheless, she was able to hit the eclipse off the top.
It looked like Asuka was out, but somehow she kicked out.
What a reaction though, look at the face.
She couldn't believe it.
She went for the second time
but unfortunately, the referee was in the way,
instead opted for the Crossbody.
[crowd] One! Two--
[Nigel] And the referee did catch the tights being held, so called it.
[crowd shouting]
[Percy] And we thought that was it,
Ember caught Asuka right on the chin,
but the resilience of the undefeated champion
was able to kick out.
[Nigel] I said before, she already made one mistake
and that was giving Asuka the opportunity.
She was lying in wait, nearly beat her, still…
and then a great transition
from that pinfall attempt
into the Asuka lock.
The torque on the shoulder.
[Percy] Ember had no choice.
[Nigel] The forearm across the jaw. No choice but to tap.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Records are made to be broken
but not tonight, not at NXT takeover: Brooklyn III
where The Empress of Tomorrow remains NXT women's champion.
[Percy] The question still stands and still remains:
Who can defeat Asuka?
[rock music playing]
[Mauro] What a match.
What an effort.
What a champion.
We have never seen anything like Asuka.
[Nigel] No question about it.
An icon in her own time.
[Mauro] But when will it be Ember Moon's time?
because I feel it's coming.
[rock music finishes]
[Nigel] Let's take a look again.
Here off the top rope,
great torque there with the neck
and it did manage to get a deep pinfall attempt
but she couldn't believe it.
She could not believe it.
And then even at the last minute
got the pinfall attempt,
but look at the way that Asuka transitions from that
straight into the Asuka lock.
That's experience and that's a champion.
Bodyscissors as well, no way,
absolutely no way Ember Moon is getting out of this.
She had no choice.
Eeventually, she was gonna have to tap.
[rock music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Ember Moon suffered her first loss
in NXT takeover: Orlando to NXT women's champ Asuka.
The emotion etched on her face,
the injury that cost her another opportunity
and then tonight she gave it all she had.
Her family here and look at the appreciation
of the NXT universe.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Tremendous amount of respect
being shown for Ember Moon
and yeah, it's a loss, Nigel,
but more than that, it's a learning experience.
[Nigel] Absolutely.
Every loss is an opportunity to learn
and a lesson to take one step closer
to that championship.
[crowd cheering]
[Percy] And she proved herself
to the entire world tonight,
we've seen Ember Moon put away superstar
after superstar with that eclipse.
Tonight, she just came up
a little bit short.
[Mauro] The came within a one-count
of becoming NXT women's champion.
As the NXT universe salutes her
in what was a tremendous NXT women's title match.
["No pain" playing]
[Nigel] There he is at ringside,
Kevin Owens, former NXT champion,
former US champion,
who will have an opportunity
tomorrow night against A. J. Styles
with Shane McMahon as the referee.
[Mauro] The mouthpiece of Maryville,
an NXT alum, and Samoa Joe
along with Shinsuke Nakamura,
the only two-time NXT champions,
Sunday at SummerSlam,
he'll be involved in the fatal 4-way match.
He'll be-- he hopes to become universal champion.
And speaking of champions,
what a match we just witnessed
between one of the most incredible sports entertainers that I've ever seen,
Asuka.
We'll let's not discard the efforts of Ember Moon as well.
Ember Moon gave absolutely everything,
but she just made one mistake.
She waited too long.
It's been an electrifying night of action
here at NXT takeover: Brooklyn III,
and we're not done with the title action there, Percy.
No, of course not,
we have Bobby Roode defending his title
against a very driven Drew McIntyre.
[Mauro] Yes, Drew McIntyre, the number one contender.
And maybe on paper, he is arguably the most formidable test
of Bobby Roode's self-proclaimed, glorious one, as NXT champion.
How did we get to NXT takeover: Brooklyn III?
Let's find out.
[soft piano music playing]
Last year in Brooklyn was my debut.
[host] Top to bottom, Bobby Roode in NXT changes the game.
[Bobby] It was the beginning of my NXT.
[piano music playing]
[host] Nxt needs Bobby Roode.
[Percy] Bobby Roode is spectacular.
The man has won championships
all over the world.
My goal from day one was to be the champion, to rule NXT,
to be the face of this brand.
[host] Bobby Roode, the new NXT champion.
[Bobby] For the last 12 months,
every person that has gotten in the ring with me
I've knocked them down.
And I stood tall with this NXT championship.
[soft rock playing]
[Bobby] I am going to take this company to the next level.
[soft rock playing]
It began last August, at the Barclays Center.
[host] NXT will be.
[Bobby] And I'm still going today,
one year later.
[host] Glorious!
["Broken Dreams" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[host] Drew McIntyre is back.
As far as I was concerned,
there was only one place
I was ever gonna go.
I could've signed anywhere in the world
but I don't wanna be anywhere else
but right here in NXT.
It's the right time to come back here
and it was time for me
to go and fulfill the prophecy.
Once upon a time, I was not the man
who stands before you right now.
[host] This man, ladies and gentlemen,
is going to be a future world champion.
I was known as the chosen one.
[host] Drew feels he doesn't have to pay anything,
he's almost entitled to success.
And I know from experience
looking into Bobby Roode's eyes,
all I see is entitlement.
But I got news for you Bobby,
you're not entitled to a damn thing.
[Bobby] You're damn right I'm entitled.
I saw a lot of money in Drew McIntyre back in the day.
There is nobody that can match
my unlimited potential.
And then it all fell apart.
Drew McIntyre has a potential
but that's how he'll ever be.
["Bleeding in the Blur" playing]
I fell down very, very hard, picked myself
and climbed myself back to where I am.
And I only intend to go one way
and take NXT with me.
[Bobby] We all walk side by side
as equals as around here.
[Drew] I'm the only ultimate star.
Bobby, we have message for you!
[Bobby] It's not we, it's me.
[Drew] You are not NXT!
This is my NXT.
We are NXT!
♪ Paint the picture How you want it ♪
♪ It's yours to make fit ♪
I'm ready.
Now is the time, now I'm ready
to put NXT into the future.
Come, Brooklyn!
you will be staring across the ring
at the new NXT champion.
[Bobby] I hope Drew doesn't take me lightly.
[Mauro] Bobby Roode, what's he doing?
[Bobby] The guys is in for a pretty good night.
[Mauro] Oh, a glorious DDT and is that a sign of things to come?
Bobby Roode didn't need to be chosen.
I am NXT!
[Bobby] Because everybody knows
that Bobby Roode is simply the one.
[music ends]
[crowd cheering]
[host] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome the NYPD emerald society
pipes and drums.
[drums and bagpipes playing]
[crowd cheering]
[bagpipes and rock music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Drew McIntyre has made the most of his second stint
under the WWE umbrella,
has fought his way to the number one contender spot
and arguably the most formidable challenger
to Bobby Roode's NXT title reign,
will the surging Scot
realize his lifelong dream of becoming champion tonight?
[Nigel] Make no qualms about it,
this is going to be a huge test
for "The Glorious" Bobby Roode,
McIntyre has looked unstoppable
since he's returned, in the best shape of his life, focused.
But, I think he made a big mistake
taking the match with Roderick Strong
three days ago.
Where else in fighting sports
would you see that?
[Mauro] Undefeated here in NXT.
[crowd cheering]
[piano music playing]
[crowd cheering]
["Glorious Domination" playing]
♪ Glorious ♪
♪ No, I won't give in, I won't give in ♪
♪ 'Til I'm victorious ♪
♪ And I will defend, I will defend ♪
[crowd cheering]
♪ Glorious ♪
♪ No, I won't give in, I won't give in ♪
♪ 'Til I'm victorious ♪
♪ And I will defend, I will defend ♪
♪ And I'll do what I must ♪
♪ No, I won't give in, I won't give in ♪
♪ Oh, so Glorious ♪
♪ Until the end Until the end ♪
[guitar playing]
♪ Glorious ♪
♪ No, I won't give in, I won't give in ♪
♪ 'Til I'm victorious ♪
♪ And I will defend, I will defend ♪
♪ And I'll do what I must ♪
♪ No, I won't give in, I won't give in ♪
♪ Oh, so Glorious ♪
♪ Until the end Until the end ♪
[crowd cheering]
♪ Glorious ♪
♪ No, I won't give in, I won't give in ♪
♪ 'Til I'm victorious ♪
♪ And I will defend, I will defend ♪
♪ And I'll do what I must ♪
♪ No, I won't give in, I won't give in ♪
♪ Oh, so Glorious ♪
♪ Until the end Until the end ♪
[Mauro] Bobby Roode puts a Glorious, in vain glorious,
as he goes the size of the Empire State building
as arrogant as [indistinct] exponentially
since knocking Shinsuke Nakamura
to become NXT champion in January.
However one must not discount
the preternatural skills
that have earned the NXT wolf of Wall Street
a championship pedigree.
[Percy] I'll tell you what, the champion Bobby Roode says
that this is his NXT
but I'll tell you what,
if Drew McIntyre has been doing it,
there's gonna be some big changes here in NXT I guarantee.
♪ I won't give in ♪
♪ Oh, so Glorious ♪
♪ Until the end Until the end ♪
[Nigel] There he is,
the reigning, defending and defining NXT champion.
["Glorious Domination" playing]
[crowd cheering]
♪ Glorious ♪
♪ No, I won't give in, I won't give in ♪
♪ 'Til I'm victorious ♪
♪ And I will defend, I will defend ♪
♪ And I'll do what I must ♪
♪ No, I won't give in, I won't give in ♪
♪ Oh, so Glorious ♪
♪ Until the end Until the end ♪
[crowd cheering]
[bell ringing]
The following contest
scheduled for one fall.
[crowd] One fall!
It's for the NXT championship!
[crowd cheering]
Introducing the challenger
from Ayr, Scotland, weighing 254 pounds
Drew McIntyre!
[crowd cheering]
And his opponent,
from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Weighing 235 pounds,
he is the NXT champion,
"The Glorious"
Bobby Roode!
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Social media's been buzzing
throughout the night
#NXTtakeover been trending
number one worldwide throughout the evening
and we have reached the main event for the NXT championship.
Bobby Roode defending the title
against the number one contender,
Drew McIntyre.
[man] Let's go, ring the bell.
[bell ringing]
[Mauro] The bell.
And, Nigel, I want you to do your best Dj Khaled impression,
what is the major key to victory
for both competitors
beginning with the champion Bobby Roode?
[Nigel] Well take a look at the picture there,
look at the size difference
between Roode and his opponent,
got to be--what?
Three to four inches
and I'd say about thirty to forty pounds.
So, you're in there with a bigger man,
you got to chop him down to your size.
If you're McIntyre keep pressing that advantage,
make it difficult for Roode to breath,
that's exactly what he's doing here.
[Mauro] Wanna be a part of the conversation on social media?
It's #NXTchampionship.
[crowd cheering]
[Nigel] As I said before though,
an important factor,
just three days ago in NXT television,
McIntyre faced Roderick Strong
in a match that, really,
he had very little to gain from
and everything to lose from,
yes he won the match,
but I guarantee you he's not a hundred percent today.
[Mauro] And Bobby Roode interjected himself in that match.
He actually made the fourth title defense
of the NXT championship
against Roderick Roode--
Roderick Strong, excuse me, on NXT TV.
And tonight it's Drew McIntyre,
and there's the size advantage
already paying dividends.
[Percy] That power advantage as well.
[crowd cheering]
[Nigel] Bobby Roode's a champion,
he's a veteran, he's gonna take his time.
[crowd cheering]
[Percy] I can guarantee you that Drew
is gonna look to intimidate Roode tonight.
[crowd shouting]
[Mauro] Sir Winston Churchill said,
"success is not final,
failure is not fatal,
it is courage to continue that counts."
And after leaving WWE,
Drew McIntyre became one of the busiest sports entertainers
on the planet, traveling the globe,
honing his craft.
And since returning, again,
yet to taste defeat,
and now one win away from becoming NXT champ.
[crowd shouting]
[Nigel] Drew is backing up again,
maybe it'd be good to get on the outside.
[Mauro] Can escape the clutches of Drew McIntyre,
but he does turn the tables
in delivering a series of knife edge chops
to the challenger.
[Nigel] Here we go! Oh, close, close…
He was thinking that glorious DDT.
[Percy] He knew what was coming,
get out of there.
[Nigel] Wait for it guys.
[crowd cheering]
That close!
[Nigel] Now who is doing the intimidating?
My NXT!
[Percy] No time for showboating here.
[Mauro] Bobby Roode making it clear it's his NXT,
letting McIntyre know he was that close
to be on the receiving end
of a glorious DDT.
But, they're back at close quarters now,
reversal arm ringer by McIntyre,
but then Roode uncorks a right hand.
[crowd shouting]
[Nigel] Now, Roode picking up the pace.
[Mauro] Reversal on the Irish whip,
a tip up by Roode.
And that time though very well scouted by McIntyre.
[Percy] Bobby went to the well
one too many times.
[Mauro] Roode one step ahead
or, excuse me, McIntyre.
[crowd] Oh! Oh!
[Mauro] Roode's in for the rode.
Mcintyre telegraphs that body drop
but there's a big boot that sends
Roode crashing to the canvas.
And again, all it takes is that one claymore kick.
We could have a new NXT champion.
[Percy] Oh! He just tossed Bobby Roode
around the ring.
[Mauro] An incredible display of strength
on the part of Drew McIntyre.
[Nigel] Well, McIntyre is just so much more confident
in his game now.
[Mauro] You can see the maturity level,
the composure.
The fact that he knows
he now belongs in this spot.
[Nigel] Look at that.
Tossing the champion like a ragdoll.
Normally if you gonna suplex someone,
you have to get your hips lower than them.
It's superhuman strength of McIntyre
to pick up 232 pounds like that.
[woman] Oh my God!
[Mauro] Now, Bobby Roode
in all kinds of trouble
courtesy of Drew McIntyre.
[referee] Come on. What are you doing Drew?
Come on. Get back in the ring.
[Mauro] And again the-- [Nigel] A smart move for McIntyre.
[Mauro] champion's advantage
though McIntyre has to pin or submit Bobby Roode
inside the ring.
[Nigel] Can't beat him by count down.
Can't get that title.
Oh no!
[Mauro] Mcintyre catching the NXT champion in midair.
[Percy] Bobby just got intercepted.
[Mauro] And Roode runs right into the back elbow of McIntyre.
Again the referee administering that count
and it's to the benefit of the NXT champion
Bobby Roode.
Oh, wow, tilt-a-whirl!
Slam on the apron.
The lower back of Bobby Roode
feeling the full effects of that.
[crowd cheering]
[Nigel] The question is, though, what effects does McIntyre felt
from that match with Strong three days ago.
Let's take a look here.
Picks up the champion,
tilt-a-whirl onto the apron.
Very little give on the outside there.
Damaged done to back of the champion.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Dueling chants here by the NXT universe
respecting both the NXT champion, Bobby Roode
and the challenger, Drew McIntyre.
And Roode avoiding calamity there
with that well placed knee strike.
-[Percy] Oh! -[Mauro] Oh!
[Mauro] Swinging neckbreaker off the middle rope by Bobby Roode
that sends McIntyre to the outside.
[Nigel] Wasn't pretty, but a lot of damaged done.
Mcintyre feeling out-- awkwardly.
Went to the apron and into the floor.
Two!
[Nigel] Take a look here.
Look at the way his neck
ricochets off of that middle rope
and then the apron again.
[Percy] It's that ring IQ by Bobby Roode
using every part of the ring
to his advantage as a weapon.
[Mauro] Oh!
Bobby Roode flying off the apron
with that blockbuster tied neckbreaker
on Drew McIntyre.
[crowd shouting]
[Nigel] Well, this is smart for Bobby Roode,
he keeps this on the outside.
What a genius plan.
You can't lose the title on the outside.
And you can certainly get
some damage done.
[crowd cheering]
[referee] Two!
[Mauro] Roode slamming McIntyre's head
into the barricade around ring side.
Finally, rolling McIntyre into the ring
to break the referees count
but he's not done
with the outside shenanigans,
big elbow right into the throat
of Drew McIntyre.
And that will hinder his breathing.
[Percy] It's a great time for Bobby
to unload just like he's doing.
Drew's down and can't breathe.
Smart.
[Nigel] The longer this match goes,
the more I think it favors Bobby Roode.
Mcintyre, a bigger man.
The bigger the guy is,
the more difficult it is for him to breathe.
Certainly the longer a match goes.
[Percy] But keep in mind Drew McIntyre
is a completely different breed.
The guy's been in wars in the ring before
and he can straight out to go.
[Mauro] We've talked about the power
of Drew McIntyre
but the shrewd wily champion,
Bobby Roode a step ahead
with that corner clothesline.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Hangman's neckbreaker.
Roode awakening.
Two!
[Mauro] And a two-count for Bobby Roode.
[crowd shouting]
[Mauro] Who has been a champion
wherever he's competed.
Now, over 200 days as NXT champion
after defeating Shinsuke Nakamura .
[referee] Two!
[Mauro] And Bobby Roode
is bringing the fight to Drew McIntyre.
And well aware of the…
the five count that he gets here.
He knows every nuance
of a championship match.
[Nigel] That's why he's the champion.
[Percy] Knowing by the rules.
He will milk every last second of a two.
[crowd shouting]
[Nigel] Not a lot of muster
behind those shots.
You can understand why.
[Mauro] Mcintyre unloading
a knife edge chop
trying to regain momentum.
Reversal on the Irish whip
into the corner as McIntyre goes back-first
into the turnbuckles.
And Bobby Roode remains one step ahead
of the number one contender Drew McIntyre.
The crafty champion measuring up his prey.
Missile dropkick by Roode
comes off the turnbuckle.
Mixing up his attack, for a two count.
[crowd cheering]
[Nigel] I don't know if you guys caught it,
but I just thought I saw
that there was a deep, deep thigh bruise
on the left quadriceps of Bobby Roode.
I'm not sure when he would've sustained that.
Perhaps the apron, I'm not sure.
That could certainly be a factor, though.
[Percy] Oh, I can see it.
As of this point, it's not seeming to bother him at all.
[Nigel] The longer this match goes,
the more he's gonna feel it.
[crowd cheering]
Quit!
[Nigel] Here we go.
Beautiful dropkick off the top
felling the big guy
but he continues to push the onslaught.
[Mauro] Bobby Roode, a 19-year veteran.
The 32-year-old McIntyre
started training at the age of 15.
Both of them looking for their magnum opus.
And this is the main event of NXT takeover: Brooklyn III
with the NXT championship
hanging in the balance.
Bobby Roode looking for the sleeper.
-[Nigel] He's got it. -[Percy] Wait, wait.
[Nigel] Is it under the chin? Yes.
Is it on the carotid artery?
Looks like it.
But perhaps not enough
because McIntyre is up.
[Mauro] Mcintyre driving Bobby Roode
back-first into the turnbuckles.
And that will allow him to escape the sleeper.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] But McIntyre needs to make
some adjustments here.
Wow! Roode, looking to adjust
McIntyre's dental work with that kick.
[wrestlesr grunting]
[Mauro] Beautiful overhead belly-to-belly throw by McIntyre.
Will this be the opportunity
he's been looking for?
[Nigel] No question about it.
He's created some separation. Some space.
[crowd cheering]
[Nigel] The question is who attacks first.
Roode was coming in looking perhaps for a clothesline
but instead McIntyre catches him
with a strong belly-to-belly.
[Mauro] And McIntyre just caught him
with a back elbow
as Roode ran right into him and-- oh!
Roode gets dropped chin-first
on the top turnbuckle
after being launched by Drew McIntyre.
Mcintyre now beginning
to amplify his attack.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] And the toll that this battle has taken
on both competitors
here at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Oh and McIntyre takes to the skies
and drops down with a clothesline,
and there's the athletic surging Scot
with a kip-up.
And maybe McIntyre's signaling
his second wind has now arrived.
But Bobby Roode…
trying to beat down the challenger.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Manhattan drop by Bobby Roode.
Oh, and a knee lift
by the NXT champion, comes off the ropes,
caught by McIntyre in midair
into a fireman's carry.
Oh, and he crashed there by Drew McIntyre!
One! two!--
[crowd cheering]
[Nigel] Two and a half.
I hate to sound like a broken record
but just not enough bodyweight
across the shoulder.
We can understand why, they've got to be exhausted.
[Mauro] Mcintyre calls this Celtic Cross
and he was almost able to cross NXT championship off his bucket list
with a victory,
but Bobby Roode remaining tough here.
The stakes have never been higher
for Drew McIntyre during his NXT tenure
and he's got his neck's snapped
off the top rope.
As the NXT champion buys valuable time.
[Nigel] More damage done to that neck.
We saw the neck breaker
off the middle rope on the outside.
[Mauro] And Bobby Roode looking to go
all the way to the top turnbuckle.
He's intercepted by Drew McIntyre.
[Nigel] A very rare mistake there from the champion
taking his eye off of his opponent
for a second.
Mcintyre capitalized.
[Percy] Oh, boy.
[Mauro] Mcintyre looking for his piece de resistance,
but Bobby Roode cognizant of what's at stake,
valiantly unloading these right hands,
dropping McIntyre back to the canvas.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Oh, McIntyre all the way up
to the top turnbuckle.
Oh! And McIntyre gets his egg scrambled
by Bobby Roode.
And McIntyre in a perilous position.
Oh, and McIntyre now tied.
He's in the tree of woe.
[Nigel] The back of his skull hit the mat.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Will the glorious NXT title reign
of Bobby Roode continue?
My NXT!
[Mauro] Oh, wow!
[crowd cheering]
Core strength of Drew McIntyre on display.
Launching the NXT champion
halfway across the ring.
Oh…
-[Mauro] Could we… -[Percy] He's calling for it.
[Mauro] Could we see the game changer?
The claymore.
[Nigel] Roode looks like he's out.
Breathing heavily in the center of the ring
but he's not getting up.
[Mauro] In a prostrate position here.
[Nigel] But is this smart?
Is this a game plan? I don't know.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] We saw Asuka do something similar
in the NXT women's championship match,
it's a wily maneuver and-- yes!
[Percy] Yup. It's planned… Look at this.
Two!
[Mauro] Wrenching pin cover
and a two count from Bobby Roode.
Looking for future shock
was Drew McIntyre.
Oh, backstabber by Bobby Roode!
And the cover!
One! Two!
[Mauro] Oh, and Bobby Roode almost retained the NXT title right there.
Every moral fiber of Drew McIntyre's being…
went into kicking out.
[wrestlers breathing heavily]
[Percy] You got to keep in mind
how much damage has been done
to the neck of Drew McIntyre
up to this point.
[Nigel] We'll take a look.
Beautiful backstabber from the champion
as knees slipping off the back
of the shoulders up into the back of the skull.
[crowd counting]
[Mauro] And an uptick in the offensive output of Bobby Roode
lighting up Drew McIntyre
with those strikes in the corner.
Oh, what a crushing corner clothesline
by Bobby Roode!
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Looking for that neck break, back slide by McIntyre,
shoulders down, and Bobby Roode just escapes.
Future shock DDT.
Do we have a new NXT champion?
Almost!
[crowd shouting]
[Mauro] Wow!
[Nigel] What guts and determination
from Bobby Roode,
refusing to quit.
[Mauro] And what about Drew McIntyre
resorting to every high octane move
in his arsenal, yet to put away the NXT champion.
He's shocked that future shock didn't do it.
[Nigel] But great execution on the DDT,
driving Roode's head into the mat,
but Roode would not quit.
[Mauro] Fireman's carry by Drew McIntyre,
former WWE intercontinental champion,
and tag team champion,
yet he says the NXT title may mean even more
because of what it represents
in his career. Are we gonna-- whoa!
Reversal here by Bobby Roode,
Powerbomb!
Will this be enough?
Roode's arm draped over.
Drew McIntyre able to roll
that right shoulder,
just in the nick of time!
[Percy] Bobby barely had enough energy
to get his arm on Drew McIntyre for the cover.
[Mauro] What an incredible match
for the NXT championship.
[Nigel] Here, it was out of the corner,
beautiful powerbomb.
Got all of it.
Well, like Percy said, just too weak,
couldn't hook the leg,
not enough left in the tank.
[Mauro] All he was able to do
is drape the right arm over Drew McIntyre.
Mcintyre able to escape,
but McIntyre finding it difficult
to get back to a vertical base
he's using the ropes,
how much is left in his proverbial tank
as Roode unloads another right hand.
[Nigel] Those guys almost running on fumes now.
At this point in the match,
it goes beyond your training,
goes beyond your strategy,
it goes to your heart.
-[Nigel] How much do you want it? -[Percy] It's all about the will.
[Mauro] it's the ring of truth.
This where you find out
who you really are as a man.
Who you really are as an NXT superstar,
and Bobby Roode and Drew McIntyre
pulling out all the stops.
[crowd cheering]
A slugfest breaks out in Brooklyn.
Oh step-up enzuigiri by Bobby Roode.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Oh, claymore, claymore.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Bobby Roode on the receiving end of the claymore!
Oh, his foot, wow!
You talk about ring presence.
You talk about the ring IQ
of the NXT champion,
knowing that the bottom rope
was right there after having it's bell rung.
Listen to this, guys.
[crowd] Oh!
[Nigel] The sound of that claymore
outside the jaw of Bobby Roode
would have beaten any other man
apart from the NXT champion.
[Percy] How did Bobby Roode know
where the bottom rope was
after getting decimated
with that claymore?
[crowd shouting]
[Mauro] And of course, Drew McIntyre needs the NXT champion
back in the ring if he's to become champion,
he cannot claim the title via count out.
Three!
[Nigel] Can't beat him on the outside.
Four!
[Mauro] Mcintyre coming off to ropes.
[Mauro shouting] Tope con giro, mamma Mia!
Drew McIntyre throwing caution to the wind
and wiping out Bobby Roode!
[Nigel] He might have wiped himself out
at the same time.
[Mauro] We're talking about a guy who is six-five, 254 pounds
with a tope con giro.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] He caught Bobby Roode by surprise
he caught the entire NXT universe by surprise.
[Percy] At this point in the match,
you got to throw safety to the wind
and do something completely unorthodox.
[Nigel] I don't know…
[Percy] It's all about championship goal, right here, fellas.
[Nigel] I don't know if I agree.
Look at the damage now, he's grabbing his back.
There's damage done.
He's got to get Roode in the ring.
[Mauro] Yes, he does.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] The deadweight of the NXT champion, Bobby Roode.
Referee administering the count.
Mcintyre rolling Roode back into the ring.
Will he seize the opportunity?
Carpe diem, seize the day.
[Percy] Here we go.
[Mauro] The biggest day of Drew McIntyre's NXT career.
[Nigel] Watch out, Bobby!
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Spinebuster by Bobby Roode!
And that will realign the spine
and jack the back of Drew McIntyre.
Wow!
[Nigel] What a move!
[Mauro] Just like that.
The pendulum of momentum,
swinging back in the favor
of the NXT champion.
[Nigel] Here we go.
[Mauro] Glorious DDT. No!
[crowd cheering]
One! Two!
[Mauro] houlders are down for a two-count.
Wow!
[crowd shouting]
[Nigel] Here it is!
[Mauro] Glorious DDT by Bobby Roode.
Will he retain the gold?
Mcintyre escapes!
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Drew McIntyre not to be denied.
[Nigel] I am shocked.
Mcintyre almost superhuman,
he injured his back on the tope con giro,
he took the spinebuster as well,
and then the glorious DDT,
still he was able to kick out.
[Mauro] Bobby Roode and Drew McIntyre
have taken the best of their respective opponent tonight,
yet, this NXT championship match rages on.
[crowd cheering]
[Nigel] What does Roode know now?
Hit it again?
[Mauro] Roode nursing a lower back injury
and yet--yes, that's exactly what he's going to do,
going back to the well with another glorious DDT!
[Nigel shouting] Cover him!
[Mauro] And I think the cover should be--what?
[Percy] He'll go for it again?
[Mauro] He's looking to hit the trifecta.
[Nigel] This is gonna be the end.
[Mauro] Here at NXT takeover: Brooklyn III
looking for three glorious DDTs,
but McIntyre with the claymore!
The claymore by the surging Scot.
One, two, three!
[bell ringing]
[Mauro] We have a new NXT champion!
[host] Here's your winner
and the new NXT champion, Drew McIntyre.
[Mauro] Here in the concrete jungle
where dreams are made of,
Drew McIntyre uses his concrete heart,
claymore kick to dethrone Bobby Roode,
from the chosen one, to number one in NXT.
[Percy] Unbelievable! The city that never sleeps
had a great reason obviously tonight,
we got a new champion here in NXT,
Drew McIntyre.
[rock music playing]
[Nigel] Let's take a look at how this went down.
[rock music playing]
Mcintyre looking firmly on that championship right now,
what a journey this man has taken,
came in to WWE at 21 years old.
Here he is today.
Let's see how this all went down.
Here McIntyre trying all the way around
into that to what looked like--
yes an implant DDT,
covered him, I thought it was over,
somehow the Celtic Colossus kicked out.
The match would continue,
tried for it a second time,
but instead that short head-butt from McIntyre,
follows up with a claymore.
You could see Roode was out.
No way, he was kicking out.
We have a new NXT champion.
[rock music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Nigel] History made.
This man from Ayr, Scotland
has achieved his dream.
[Mauro] None other than Mr. McMahon
christened him the chosen one.
Things did not work out in his first tenure with WWE
despite achieving some semblance of success,
but he went out and he matured,
he grew as a human
and as a sports entertainer.
And tonight at NXT takeover: Brooklyn III,
Drew McIntyre emerges as the new NXT champion.
[rock music playing]
[Nigel] Heads up to McIntyre,
he certainly owned that championship.
[Mauro] He defeated one of the top champions in NXT history,
Bobby Roode-- what the…
[Percy] Come on.
[Nigel] It's Fish and O'Reilly!
[Mauro] Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish again
they made their presence known
during the NXT tag team title match.
[Nigel] What are they--
[Mauro shouting] Oh, my God.
It's Adam Cole.
[Nigel shouting] It's Adam Cole!
[Mauro] What the hell?
[Nigel] Adam Cole, baby! In the house.
[Mauro] Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly,
and Bobby Fish no strangers to one another.
[Percy] What is going on?
[Mauro] And they are destroying
the new NXT champion.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Superkick by Adam Cole!
Where the hell did he come from?
[Mauro] We heard rumblings,
we've heard and read speculation
and conjecture and it's true,
Adam Cole is in NXT
and he's made-- he's made his presence felt
in a big, big way, baby.
[crowd cheering]
[Nigel] What a statement from Adam Cole
Bobby Fish, and Kyle O'Reilly.
[Mauro] A seismic shift in the NXT landscape
here in NXT takeover: Brooklyn III.
[crowd cheering]
Subtitle translation by: Florencia Peredo pe