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[pop instrumental music playing]

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[explosion sound]

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[TV announcer] Ladies and gentlemen,
the president of the United States.

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[president] Hostilities exist.

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[Mauro] What the hell?

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[Nigel] It's Fish and O'Reilly!

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[Mauro] Combining to take out Sanity.

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They're attacking
the Authors of Pain as well.

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[president] Our people, our territory,

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and our interests are in grave danger.

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[Mauro] A seismic shift
in the NXT landscape.

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Strong attacking Adam Cole

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and now he's on the receiving end
of a beat down.

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[president] This form of treachery
shall never again endanger us.

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I declare a state of war.

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[orchestral music playing]

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[Regal] There's only one match
to contain this chaos.

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At Takeover it will be Sanity

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versus The Undisputed Era.

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Versus the team of the Authors of Pain,

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and Roderick Strong in two rings.

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[crowd cheering]

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In one cage.

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In Wargames!

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[Young] A violent and beautiful creation.

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[Ellering] There are no laws,
there are no rules.

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It is survival of the fittest.

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[Cole] We are Undisputed
and nobody can touch us.

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Wargames will be the culmination.

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[narrator] So, the question is,
in war, what do you fight for?

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Honor.

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[Sane] I will be the next NXT
Women's Champion.

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[narrator] Destiny.

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[Moon] The stars will finally align
for Ember moon.

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[narrator] Prestige.

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[Royce] I'm going to make
the NXT Women's Championship iconic.

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[narrator] Chaos.

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Redemption.

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Dominance.

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Recognition.

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Principle.

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Pride.

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[McIntyre] I have fought too damn hard,
for too damn long,

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to let this slip through my fingers.

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At the end of the night,

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Drew McIntyre will still stand proudly
NXT Champion.

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[narrator] Yourself.

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[Vega] Instead about being the face
of NXT,

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Andrade "Cien" Almas is the only brand
we're worried about.

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[president] Only total war can result
in total victory.

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[menacing music playing]

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[president] I declare a state of war.

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[narrator] Welcome to Wargames.

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[siren sounds]

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[narrator] And now Mattel presents,

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NXT Takeover: Wargames.

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["Executioner's Tax" playing]

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[Mauro] From the city that just won

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its first world series, Houston, Texas.

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We bring you a series of matches

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guaranteed to rock your world.

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Culminating with an NXT first.

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Welcome to NXT Takeover: Wargames.

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Hello there, I'm Mauro Ranallo,

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along with Nigel McGuinness

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and Percy Watson.

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Guys, the sinister structure
behind us tonight

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will house a bone chilling,

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bone rattling spectacle that will force

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the nine brave souls involved

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to be back to the bone

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in order to simply survive.

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[Nigel] It's three teams in two rings,

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inside one steel cage.

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All hell-bent on pain and destruction.

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Hey, fellas. This is one
of the most devastating matches

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in the history of sports entertainment.

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There's a reason why Wargames

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hasn't been around for like, 20 years.

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If you happen to make it out of that cage,

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you will not be the same.

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What are we waiting for?

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Let's get this party of pain started.

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["Hero's Welcome" playing]

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[bell ringing]

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[announcer] The following contest is
scheduled for one-fall.

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Introducing first, from Dayton, Ohio.

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Weighing 260 pounds,

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Kassius Ohno!

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[Mauro] This matchup is brought
to you by butter,

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because it features two NXT superstars

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on a roll, guys.

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Kassius Ohno has had
a big wave of momentum

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since, well, ending his rivalry

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with Hideo Itami.

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[Percy] Well, Kassius Ohno is my boy

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and I know how tough this dude is.

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I know it's kind of hard to get,

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but I can't help but ask myself,

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is he biting off more
than he can chew right now?

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I dare say, you might be right, Percy.

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But just last week on television,

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Ohno ran in on Lars Sullivan's match.

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That could have been
the biggest mistake he ever made.

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["Freak" playing]

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[announcer] And his opponent,

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from Denver, Colorado,

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weighing 303 pounds.

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Lars Sullivan!

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[Mauro] A Jack Kirby illustration
come to life.

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You cannot help but marvel

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at the physical tools

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of the Leviathan logophile.

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Lars Sullivan.

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[Nigel] Sometimes you look at Sullivan,

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you say he's got a tinge of Lenny

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from Of Mice and Men.

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But he's actually close to the book's
author, John Steinbeck.

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And how intelligent this man is.

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[Percy] Man, Mark Sullivan laughed
in the face of Kassius Ohno

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when he came to the aid of Raul Mendoza
last week,

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that's how confident he is.

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And that's how much respect
he doesn't have for Kassius Ohno.

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[Mauro] Most of Sullivan's matches last

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about as long as Lil Pump's top ten hit,

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Gucci gang, but he has proven to be

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a one-man gang.

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Just like the Mohawk sporting
sports entertainer,

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known by that moniker, who ran roughshod

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in these parts in the 80's.

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Lars Sullivan walking

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in the shadows of so many giants.

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He wants to be remembered

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as a colossal giant in his own right.

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[Percy] And he's down
the right path, that's for sure.

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This dude is like a human battering ram,
look at him.

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[Nigel] The one man who stands

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in front of him on that path is
Kassius Ohno.

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[Mauro] And immediately Lars Sullivan

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showcasing his strength.

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Bull rushing Kassius Ohno into the corner.

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[Nigel] Take that my man,
265 pounds, like it was nothing.

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[Percy] He just shook off that elbow.

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-[crowd] Oh!
-[Percy] And look at this.

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[Mauro] Kassius Ohno,

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a preeminent striker in his own right,

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just got bulldozed by Lars Sullivan.

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[Percy laughing] Did you just see Lars,

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run through that clothesline?

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[Nigel] I don't know, he's known
as the knockout artist

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because he has
some of the strongest strikes

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on the brand.

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The thing you've got to remember
with Lars Sullivan.

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Look at the size of his cranium.

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Think how thick that skull is.

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What are you gonna do to get inside it?

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[Mauro] On paper, this was thought

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to be Lars Sullivan's toughest test.

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And thus far, Sullivan fly-- passing
with fine colors.

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And Sullivan diving off the apron.

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This superhuman monster showcasing

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some agility here tonight.

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[Nigel] Sullivan's absolutely having
his way with Ohno,

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manhandling him. Oh!

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[Percy] This is absolutely amazing.

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Lars just wants to destroy, whatever,

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whoever's in his path.
Look at this right here.

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[Nigel] Shoulder block off the apron,

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driving Ohno down.

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What is Ohno gotta do?

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He tried to start fast,
but there was just no way.

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[Percy] I think
that's the million dollar question.

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How do you stop
the unstoppable right here?

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[Mauro] A walking wrecking ball.

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Lars Sullivan.
There's the big boot counter

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from Kassius Ohno.

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[crowd and announcers] Oh!

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[Mauro] Enzuigiri by Ohno and wow!

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Ohno showing us some agility

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right before being turned inside out
by Sullivan.

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[Nigel] This is incredible,

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I don't wanna say
it's a decimation, but…

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[Mauro] Hey, this is Kassius Ohno

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we're talking about, guys.

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The knockout artist.

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[Percy] Hey, look, I'll say it,
it's a decimation.

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[Nigel] Take a look,
at beautiful athleticism.

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[crowd and announcer] Uh-oh!

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Sullivan was there to cut him off.

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[Mauro] Lars Sullivan is demolishing

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NXT superstar, Kassius Ohno.

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Clubbing forearm to the chest.

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[crowd chanting]

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[Percy] Lars said he's always in control.

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I believe him right about now.

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He's having his way
with Kassius Ohno in there.

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[crowd chanting]

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[Mauro] Oh. Ohno lands on his feet
on the apron.

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[crowd and announcer] Oh!

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And he meets Sullivan
with a big boot to the head.

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Oh, the pop-up powerslam!

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Mamma mia, the strength of Lars Sullivan!

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[Nigel] I am almost stunned,

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lost for words. One second.

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[Mauro] Cover!

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And Ohno able to kick-out,
a pop-up powerslam

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on Kassius Ohno.

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[crowd shouting, chanting]

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Lars Sullivan has left
this NXT universe stunned.

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[Nigel] What we saw there--
He's dangerous.

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He's impressive,
but he's still a young competitor.

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He's trying to do a lackadaisical cover.

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This may be a mistake as well.

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[indistinct shouting from announcers]

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[Mauro] And the diving headbutt!

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No water in the pool,
as Kassius Ohno was able to avoid

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another decimating blow.

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[Percy] Repoint Nigel,
this is Ohno's moment right here.

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[Nigel] It absolutely is,
and he has to take it.

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He won't get another.

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[crowd] Oh! Oh!

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[Mauro] Vicious elbow and kicking.

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Lars Sullivan is barely budging.

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[Nigel] His jaw was open though,
damage done.

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[Mauro] Oh, rabid elbow.

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[Percy] He's staggering. Look at him,

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Ohno's trying to take control right here.

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[Mauro] Another rabid elbow
to the back of Sullivan's neck.

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[Nigel] Somehow, Sullivan is
still on his feet.

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What is he gonna to take?

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[crowd applauding]

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[Mauro] Kassius Ohno.
Oh, the cyclone kick!

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And for the first time, Sullivan is down!

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And a cover at Ohno with a two-count.

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That's the first time we have seen
Lars Sullivan down

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in the center of the ring.

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[Nigel] It has been an absolutely
monumental task for Ohno.

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[Percy] Look at Lars's face right here.

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[Mauro] Oh, another big boot from Ohno.

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[Percy] Pedal to the medal, Ohno.
Turn it up.

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[Nigel] He's just getting more
and more mad.

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[Mauro] It's like…

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It's like the more Ohno punishes him,

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the more Sullivan runs at him.

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Watch him and now stomps by Ohno.

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[Nigel] This is just brutal.

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Sullivan, unable to protect himself.

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[Mauro] Oh, a senton by Ohno.

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Will Ohno be the first? No way!

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Not at all. Wow! Kicked out at one.

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[Nigel] How did Lars Sullivan kicked out
of one?

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Look at the face of Kassius Ohno.

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[Mauro] Look at the face of Lars Sullivan.

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[Nigel] Sullivan is apoplectic.

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[crowd] Oh!
[audience shouting and chanting]

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[Mauro] What a hard-hitting affair

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to kickoff NXT Takeover: Wargames.

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And there's a discus elbow from Ohno!

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And the ropes may have kept Sullivan

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from going down to the canvas again.

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Another discus elbow!

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What? And there's the freak accident

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by Lars Sullivan!

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[crowd shouting] One, two, three.

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-[bell ringing]
-[Mauro] It wasn't easy,

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but Sullivan vanquishes Kassius Ohno.

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[announcer] Here's your winner,
Lars Sullivan.

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[Nigel] And Nigel, this is
the kind of match

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that's only gonna make Sullivan better,

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because even if it was
for a few freak moments,

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he tasted adversity.

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[Nigel] There was a couple of times

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where you could look and say,

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perhaps he made a mistake.

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But, boy, did he follow-up
and capitalized.

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This man is impressive.

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He is dangerous.

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I don't know who can stop Lars Sullivan.

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["Freak" playing]

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Let's take a look
at this impressive victory

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from the leviathan.

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That's just brute strength
to drive Ohno down.

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A look from a different angle.

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That's 265 pounds, deadlift up and down.

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-[crowd chanting]
-[bell ringing]

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[Percy] Lars Sullivan
in his first Takeover appearance.

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Wow.

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[Mauro] Sullivan treating Ohno

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like Apple software treated the letter I.

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You can't spell impressive
without the letter I.

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-[Mauro] Lars Sullivan is impressive
-[Sullivan] You asked for it.

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00:13:06,919 --> 00:13:08,521
-[Mauro] and so much more.
-[Sullivan] Well, you got it.

293
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["Freak" playing]

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[suspense music playing]

295
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[intense music playing]

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["Executioner's Tax" playing]
[Nigel] A special thanks to Power Trip

297
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for "Executioner's Tax".

298
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One of the official themes
of Takeover: Wargames.

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It's off the album Nightmare Logic.

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Available now on iTunes and Spotify.

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["Executioner's Tax" playing]

302
00:14:14,653 --> 00:14:15,988
[Mauro] Look who's joining the party

303
00:14:16,055 --> 00:14:18,924
here at NXT Takeover: Wargames.

304
00:14:18,991 --> 00:14:22,094
It's the British invasion
of a good time, Nigel.

305
00:14:22,161 --> 00:14:29,134
["Executioner's Tax" playing]

306
00:14:33,372 --> 00:14:34,373
[Nigel] Well, there they are.

307
00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:38,210
The Undisputed Era discussing strategy.

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00:14:39,712 --> 00:14:41,547
General Manager, William Regal.

309
00:14:41,614 --> 00:14:43,782
What strategies, though,
are they gonna need

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00:14:43,849 --> 00:14:47,086
in this most diabolical of matches?

311
00:14:47,286 --> 00:14:54,226
["Executioner's Tax" playing]

312
00:14:54,293 --> 00:14:55,794
[Mauro] Wargames still to come.

313
00:14:55,861 --> 00:14:58,297
But you know, Aleister Black
and the Velveteen Dream go together

314
00:14:58,364 --> 00:15:00,733
about as well as alcohol and social media,

315
00:15:00,799 --> 00:15:02,768
toothpaste and orange juice.

316
00:15:02,835 --> 00:15:06,505
However, it is one
of the more compelling rivalries in NXT.

317
00:15:06,572 --> 00:15:08,974
Will Velveteen Dream be left in the dark

318
00:15:09,041 --> 00:15:12,745
or will Aleister Black be blinded
by the light?

319
00:15:12,811 --> 00:15:15,948
["Executioner's Tax" playing]

320
00:15:16,015 --> 00:15:19,451
[reflective music playing]

321
00:15:19,518 --> 00:15:24,456
[Black] Is there a difference
between the dark and the light?

322
00:15:25,357 --> 00:15:29,962
[Mauro] Take a long, hard look
into the dark side of NXT.

323
00:15:30,696 --> 00:15:35,100
[Nigel] In everyone,
there is darkness and light.

324
00:15:35,634 --> 00:15:37,503
And somewhere in between

325
00:15:37,569 --> 00:15:39,505
[crowd shouting] Oh!

326
00:15:39,571 --> 00:15:41,307
[Nigel] lies Aleister Black.

327
00:15:41,907 --> 00:15:44,710
Aleister black has arrived.

328
00:15:45,811 --> 00:15:50,683
[Black] And I know now what I need to do.

329
00:15:50,749 --> 00:15:53,919
[rock music playing]

330
00:15:53,986 --> 00:15:56,555
[soft music playing]

331
00:15:56,622 --> 00:16:00,526
[Dream] Everything that fades to black
must come into the light.

332
00:16:02,328 --> 00:16:06,098
Here we have Aleister Black.

333
00:16:07,466 --> 00:16:11,003
The man who walked through darkness,

334
00:16:11,070 --> 00:16:13,939
only to be blinded by the light,

335
00:16:14,006 --> 00:16:16,542
that is your Velveteen Dream.

336
00:16:17,710 --> 00:16:19,011
[crowd and announcer] Oh!

337
00:16:20,079 --> 00:16:23,215
[Black] It's always one of the things
that are special.

338
00:16:23,983 --> 00:16:27,553
[Mauro] The man who's the polar opposite
of Aleister Black.

339
00:16:27,619 --> 00:16:29,288
[Dream] I'm out of the superstars,

340
00:16:29,355 --> 00:16:30,823
I'm the Velveteen Dream.

341
00:16:32,124 --> 00:16:35,060
[Mauro] Velveteen dream doing
whatever it takes

342
00:16:35,127 --> 00:16:37,830
to attract Aleister Black's attention.

343
00:16:37,896 --> 00:16:40,199
[crowd shouting]

344
00:16:40,733 --> 00:16:44,002
[Black] But the truth is,
they all want recognition.

345
00:16:44,069 --> 00:16:47,339
[intense music playing]

346
00:16:47,406 --> 00:16:49,274
-[Black] Not again.
-[Dream] That's a mistake.

347
00:16:51,377 --> 00:16:54,680
[Black] I refuse to acknowledge a child

348
00:16:54,747 --> 00:16:57,516
that throws a tantrum to get attention.

349
00:16:58,217 --> 00:17:00,853
[Dream] Hey! Say my name!

350
00:17:00,919 --> 00:17:02,221
Acknowledge me.

351
00:17:02,287 --> 00:17:05,524
[Mauro] Aleister Black denying
Velveteen Dream,

352
00:17:05,591 --> 00:17:08,660
the acknowledgment
that he so desperately wants.

353
00:17:08,727 --> 00:17:11,830
[music fades]

354
00:17:11,897 --> 00:17:13,499
[Dream] Aleister Black,

355
00:17:13,565 --> 00:17:16,535
[suspense music playing]

356
00:17:16,602 --> 00:17:17,536
got you.

357
00:17:17,603 --> 00:17:18,871
[Mauro] What the…

358
00:17:18,937 --> 00:17:21,840
[crowd cheering]

359
00:17:21,907 --> 00:17:24,576
[Dream] At NXT Takeover: Wargames…

360
00:17:24,643 --> 00:17:25,978
[Mauro] Dream has morphed

361
00:17:26,044 --> 00:17:28,614
into Aleister Black's worst nightmare.

362
00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:30,883
[Dream] When all that's dark comes
to the light,

363
00:17:30,949 --> 00:17:33,519
your lips-- say my name.

364
00:17:34,853 --> 00:17:36,321
[crowd and Mauro] Oh!

365
00:17:36,388 --> 00:17:38,424
[Dream] Say my name!

366
00:17:38,490 --> 00:17:41,260
[Black] You want to make a name
for yourself.

367
00:17:41,827 --> 00:17:45,130
I will make sure
that they never forget it.

368
00:17:45,197 --> 00:17:48,400
[crowd and Mauro] Oh! Wow!

369
00:17:48,467 --> 00:17:50,102
[Black] You wanted my attention.

370
00:17:50,169 --> 00:17:52,604
[intense music playing]

371
00:17:52,671 --> 00:17:54,440
You have it.

372
00:17:57,042 --> 00:18:04,016
[crowd cheering]
["Root of All Evil" playing]

373
00:18:58,871 --> 00:19:00,672
[Nigel] Arising from the shadows,

374
00:19:00,739 --> 00:19:03,408
the ominous man from Amsterdam.

375
00:19:03,475 --> 00:19:05,878
The striking sensation, indeed.

376
00:19:05,944 --> 00:19:08,013
Mr. Aleister Black.

377
00:19:08,747 --> 00:19:09,948
[bell ringing]

378
00:19:10,015 --> 00:19:12,618
[announcer] The following contest is
scheduled for one fall.

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00:19:12,684 --> 00:19:15,287
Introducing first,
from Amsterdam, Holland.

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00:19:15,354 --> 00:19:20,058
Weighing 215 pounds, Aleister Black!

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00:19:20,125 --> 00:19:21,760
[Mauro] Well, there's no man.

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00:19:21,827 --> 00:19:23,395
The guy whose body of work gets

383
00:19:23,462 --> 00:19:25,330
much better reviews than Strowman.

384
00:19:25,397 --> 00:19:27,499
The laconic, but lethal Black.

385
00:19:27,566 --> 00:19:32,004
And Percy, tonight, he attempts
to put Velveteen Dream on ice.

386
00:19:32,070 --> 00:19:35,040
And hopes to make him famous.

387
00:19:35,107 --> 00:19:37,509
[Percy] Well, I think he might just do
just that.

388
00:19:37,576 --> 00:19:40,479
Aleister Black is the only person
I've ever known in life

389
00:19:40,546 --> 00:19:43,448
to find peace through destruction
and chaos.

390
00:19:43,515 --> 00:19:47,753
["Root of All Evil" playing]

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00:19:47,819 --> 00:19:49,521
[Nigel] He's taking his time, fellas.

392
00:19:49,588 --> 00:19:52,558
He looks determined and very focus.

393
00:19:53,492 --> 00:19:56,361
For weeks now,
Velveteen Dream has been trying

394
00:19:56,428 --> 00:19:57,462
to get his attention.

395
00:19:57,529 --> 00:19:59,231
He tells him he has it now.

396
00:19:59,298 --> 00:20:00,699
He hasn't said his name.

397
00:20:00,766 --> 00:20:03,035
["Root of All Evil" playing]

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00:20:03,101 --> 00:20:05,237
[Mauro] Of course,
Velveteen Dream working to make

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00:20:05,304 --> 00:20:07,306
a bigger name for himself

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00:20:07,372 --> 00:20:11,510
by being the first NXT superstar to knock
Aleister Black

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00:20:11,577 --> 00:20:13,245
from the undefeated ranks.

402
00:20:13,312 --> 00:20:18,717
["Root of All Evil" playing]

403
00:20:18,784 --> 00:20:20,352
[Percy] Still having a hard time imagining

404
00:20:20,419 --> 00:20:24,489
anybody wanting to be
on the radar of Black.

405
00:20:24,556 --> 00:20:28,160
["Root of All Evil" playing]

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00:20:28,226 --> 00:20:31,897
[Mauro] A product
of the striking assembly line

407
00:20:31,964 --> 00:20:33,432
that is the Netherlands.

408
00:20:33,498 --> 00:20:35,167
["Velveteen" playing]

409
00:20:35,234 --> 00:20:37,569
[Nigel] Well, this man isn't just anybody,

410
00:20:37,636 --> 00:20:40,639
Percy, this is Velveteen Dream.

411
00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:42,541
[announcer] And his opponent.

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00:20:42,608 --> 00:20:44,910
From Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.

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00:20:44,977 --> 00:20:51,550
Weighing 227 pounds, the Velveteen Dream.

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00:20:51,617 --> 00:20:53,352
[Mauro] The vainglorious one.

415
00:20:53,418 --> 00:20:55,821
Always making a sartorial statement.

416
00:20:55,887 --> 00:20:58,824
But guys, don't judge
the fashion magazine by its cover,

417
00:20:58,890 --> 00:21:01,026
because, Percy, once the bell goes,

418
00:21:01,093 --> 00:21:04,529
Velveteen Dream can showcase
another sense of style.

419
00:21:04,596 --> 00:21:05,864
The punishing variety.

420
00:21:05,931 --> 00:21:07,733
[Percy] Oh, the dude can ride.
That's for sure.

421
00:21:08,533 --> 00:21:10,502
He's got a lot of talent, he can go.

422
00:21:10,569 --> 00:21:14,339
["Velveteen" playing]

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00:21:14,406 --> 00:21:16,708
[Nigel] He has a great physical
advantage as well.

424
00:21:16,775 --> 00:21:18,910
Stands about 6'3", 6'4".

425
00:21:18,977 --> 00:21:21,413
A good 240, 250 pounds.

426
00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:23,482
That's an imposing individual.

427
00:21:24,583 --> 00:21:26,318
[Mauro] Tonight, he's being tasked

428
00:21:26,385 --> 00:21:28,787
with backing up his mind games, Nigel.

429
00:21:29,655 --> 00:21:32,958
[Nigel] As I just said he has
the ability to do that,

430
00:21:33,025 --> 00:21:35,661
but he has to have a strategy
against Black.

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00:21:35,727 --> 00:21:37,262
He's a great striker.

432
00:21:37,329 --> 00:21:38,463
And that spinning heel kick,

433
00:21:38,530 --> 00:21:40,265
the black mass is in my mind.

434
00:21:40,332 --> 00:21:43,835
The most devastating finishing
maneuver in NXT today.

435
00:21:43,902 --> 00:21:47,506
["Velveteen" playing]

436
00:21:47,572 --> 00:21:50,242
[Percy] I was talking to velveteen Dream
earlier at backstage,

437
00:21:50,309 --> 00:21:52,711
and he believes that Aleister Black is
a fraud.

438
00:21:52,778 --> 00:21:54,646
Everything down to his tattoos

439
00:21:54,713 --> 00:21:57,015
is an intimidation technique.

440
00:21:57,683 --> 00:21:59,685
Velveteen Dream just won't fall for it.

441
00:22:00,252 --> 00:22:01,953
[Mauro] By the way, if you're joining us
later here

442
00:22:02,020 --> 00:22:03,955
at NXT Takeover: Wargames,

443
00:22:04,022 --> 00:22:06,091
Your eyes do not deceive.
There are two rings!

444
00:22:06,158 --> 00:22:08,627
-[Mauro] That's because we're making…
-[Percy] Look at this.

445
00:22:08,694 --> 00:22:10,429
[Mauro] Whoa. What the…
-[Percy] Look at this.

446
00:22:11,396 --> 00:22:13,231
-[Percy] Wow.
-[Nigel] Look at that.

447
00:22:13,865 --> 00:22:15,500
Aleister Black on one leg,

448
00:22:15,567 --> 00:22:17,202
Velveteen Dream on the other,

449
00:22:17,269 --> 00:22:18,437
meeting in the middle.

450
00:22:18,503 --> 00:22:20,005
[Percy] Mind games, baby.

451
00:22:20,072 --> 00:22:22,341
[music fades]

452
00:22:22,974 --> 00:22:24,710
[Mauro] And Velveteen Dream…

453
00:22:26,011 --> 00:22:28,347
-[Percy] Hey, look, if Velveteen…
-[Mauro] Remember Rude and Roberts?

454
00:22:28,413 --> 00:22:30,248
[Nigel] Absolutely, Jake Robert's wife.

455
00:22:30,315 --> 00:22:31,750
-[Percy] If Velveteen Dream can get

456
00:22:31,817 --> 00:22:33,385
and stay inside the head
of Aleister Black,

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00:22:33,452 --> 00:22:34,953
that's half the battle right there.
[bell ringing]

458
00:22:36,788 --> 00:22:39,424
[Mauro] And to button my point
about the two rings.

459
00:22:39,491 --> 00:22:41,426
It's for history
that will be made tonight.

460
00:22:41,493 --> 00:22:45,364
[crowd cheering Velveteen]

461
00:22:45,430 --> 00:22:46,798
They know my name.

462
00:22:47,299 --> 00:22:48,800
They know my name.

463
00:22:48,867 --> 00:22:50,135
You're gonna say it too.

464
00:22:50,202 --> 00:22:51,603
You can hear them.

465
00:22:51,670 --> 00:22:53,038
You can do that easily.

466
00:22:53,105 --> 00:22:58,977
[crowd cheering Velveteen]

467
00:22:59,044 --> 00:23:01,413
[Mauro] Velveteen Drea's screaming
at Aleister Black.

468
00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:02,948
"They know my name."

469
00:23:03,582 --> 00:23:07,052
Now, he'll try to get

470
00:23:07,119 --> 00:23:10,989
the Dutch Destroyer to utter
the name Velveteen Dream

471
00:23:11,056 --> 00:23:12,257
by the end of the night.

472
00:23:12,324 --> 00:23:14,559
[crowd shouting]

473
00:23:14,626 --> 00:23:17,396
In terms of the tools that they bring

474
00:23:17,462 --> 00:23:19,898
to the ring as… wow!

475
00:23:19,965 --> 00:23:24,035
Velveteen Dream paint brushing Black.

476
00:23:25,804 --> 00:23:28,473
A beautiful deep arm drag by Black.

477
00:23:28,540 --> 00:23:30,575
And you have to give
the striking advantage.

478
00:23:30,642 --> 00:23:32,344
I mean, the experience edge,

479
00:23:32,410 --> 00:23:34,679
it lies in Black's corner, Nigel.

480
00:23:34,746 --> 00:23:37,015
[Nigel] Across Black ten,
twelve years in the job now.

481
00:23:37,082 --> 00:23:40,018
Just three for Velveteen Dream.

482
00:23:40,085 --> 00:23:42,053
Steep learning curve in this match

483
00:23:42,120 --> 00:23:43,555
from the man from Washington.

484
00:23:43,622 --> 00:23:45,657
[Mauro] Speaking
of the steep learning curve,

485
00:23:45,724 --> 00:23:48,927
what would you suggest,
what is the strategy

486
00:23:48,994 --> 00:23:51,062
for Velveteen Dream in a match like this?

487
00:23:51,129 --> 00:23:52,864
[Nigel] Well, take away the strength,

488
00:23:52,931 --> 00:23:56,001
which is obviously
the strikes trained by MMA trainer.

489
00:23:56,067 --> 00:23:57,335
Oh, look at that.

490
00:23:57,402 --> 00:23:59,604
[Mauro] What a reversal
right into the hammer lock

491
00:23:59,671 --> 00:24:00,639
by Aleister Black.

492
00:24:00,705 --> 00:24:02,908
[Nigel] Needs a Johnny Saint now
to get out of that rear chin lock.

493
00:24:02,974 --> 00:24:04,409
But as I was saying,

494
00:24:04,476 --> 00:24:07,279
really, Black strengths has
always been his striking.

495
00:24:07,345 --> 00:24:08,580
His kicking ability.

496
00:24:08,647 --> 00:24:10,482
Trained by MMA trainer, Bob Schrijber.

497
00:24:11,583 --> 00:24:13,852
He trained Stefan Struve as well.

498
00:24:14,786 --> 00:24:18,423
[Percy] The beauty of the velveteen Dream
is that he's a home grown talent.

499
00:24:18,490 --> 00:24:20,058
Right there at the PC in Florida.

500
00:24:20,125 --> 00:24:23,228
I mean, this dude is NXT through
and through.

501
00:24:23,295 --> 00:24:25,831
[Nigel] I didn't expect this start
of the match, fellas.

502
00:24:25,897 --> 00:24:28,233
I thought Black would come out striking,

503
00:24:28,300 --> 00:24:31,369
but really, you see
a technical master class

504
00:24:31,436 --> 00:24:33,104
from the man from Amsterdam so far.

505
00:24:33,171 --> 00:24:35,006
[Mauro] Black's own version of mind games,

506
00:24:35,073 --> 00:24:37,175
being able to break down,

507
00:24:37,242 --> 00:24:39,711
and just prove to Velveteen Dream

508
00:24:39,778 --> 00:24:42,414
he's the better performer, but…

509
00:24:43,181 --> 00:24:46,151
Snapmare by Black looking
for a rear chinlock.

510
00:24:46,218 --> 00:24:48,353
Now under the front facelock.

511
00:24:49,020 --> 00:24:52,123
[Velveteen Dream struggling]

512
00:24:52,190 --> 00:24:54,559
[Nigel] Dream's got to be frustrated here.

513
00:24:54,626 --> 00:24:55,927
Time and time again,

514
00:24:55,994 --> 00:24:57,395
he's been able to get out of the hold.

515
00:24:57,462 --> 00:24:59,598
Only for Black to get him strike back in.

516
00:25:00,232 --> 00:25:01,066
[person in the crowd] Come on, Dream!

517
00:25:01,132 --> 00:25:03,535
[Nigel] Nice monkey grip there
with the front facelock,

518
00:25:04,870 --> 00:25:05,737
[referee] Hey!

519
00:25:05,804 --> 00:25:06,972
[Nigel] Dream trying for the single leg.

520
00:25:07,038 --> 00:25:08,139
Get the break here though.

521
00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:10,942
[referee] One, two!

522
00:25:11,476 --> 00:25:12,811
-[Nigel] Will it be clean?
-[referee] Three!

523
00:25:13,478 --> 00:25:15,680
[referee] Back it up, come on.
[Nigel] Whoa. No.

524
00:25:16,882 --> 00:25:19,784
[Mauro] Back under by Black
into the waste lock.

525
00:25:19,851 --> 00:25:21,887
Standing switch by the Velveteen Dream,

526
00:25:21,953 --> 00:25:24,523
as they continue to jockey for position.

527
00:25:24,589 --> 00:25:26,458
Black bars the left arm.

528
00:25:26,524 --> 00:25:28,126
[Percy] Black's always able to counter.

529
00:25:29,361 --> 00:25:30,462
[crowd] Oh!

530
00:25:30,529 --> 00:25:32,898
[Mauro] Oh, crucifix here. Oh!

531
00:25:32,964 --> 00:25:35,734
Modified octopus hold by Aleister Black.

532
00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:37,903
[Percy] This is where
that experience comes into play.

533
00:25:37,969 --> 00:25:38,803
[Referee] Let's go!

534
00:25:39,938 --> 00:25:42,073
[Nigel] Really like a human pretzel.

535
00:25:42,140 --> 00:25:44,676
[Mauro] And while velveteen dream wants

536
00:25:44,743 --> 00:25:46,211
Aleister Black to say his name.

537
00:25:46,278 --> 00:25:49,814
Black may force Aleister--
Velveteen Dream to say uncle.

538
00:25:49,881 --> 00:25:51,416
[person shouting]

539
00:25:51,483 --> 00:25:53,818
[Nigel] Not if dream can get to the ropes,

540
00:25:53,885 --> 00:25:55,520
or get out of this hold.

541
00:25:55,587 --> 00:25:56,888
There is a way.

542
00:25:58,356 --> 00:26:00,792
[Mauro] Roll up by Black, shoulders down.

543
00:26:00,859 --> 00:26:03,295
[crowd cheering]

544
00:26:03,361 --> 00:26:04,496
-[Mauro] Whoa.
-[Percy] Look at this.

545
00:26:06,464 --> 00:26:08,600
[Nigel] Oh, wow, look at that.

546
00:26:08,667 --> 00:26:11,036
[Mauro] Black physically punking
Velveteen Dream.

547
00:26:11,536 --> 00:26:13,238
Barring the left arm again.

548
00:26:13,305 --> 00:26:14,539
Dream rolls through, and escapes,

549
00:26:14,606 --> 00:26:16,374
and nails Black with a forearm, but…

550
00:26:18,076 --> 00:26:19,945
I don't know if this is an exchange--

551
00:26:20,011 --> 00:26:23,114
Well, Velveteen Dream getting
the better of the striking exchange.

552
00:26:23,181 --> 00:26:24,449
Surprise, surprise.

553
00:26:24,516 --> 00:26:27,285
[Nigel] It looked like Black had Dream
all out of sorts,

554
00:26:27,352 --> 00:26:29,921
but I'd never expect that Dream turning

555
00:26:29,988 --> 00:26:32,390
into a striking match would be
his advantage.

556
00:26:32,457 --> 00:26:35,026
[Percy] Hey, he's got to compete,
fight fire with fire.

557
00:26:35,093 --> 00:26:38,463
[Mauro] Black just dunked Velveteen Dream
to the floor.

558
00:26:39,998 --> 00:26:41,299
[Percy] Uh-oh, what is this?

559
00:26:41,366 --> 00:26:44,602
[crowd screaming and cheering]

560
00:26:44,669 --> 00:26:46,471
-[Mauro] Wow.
-[Percy] Oh, man.

561
00:26:46,538 --> 00:26:49,474
[crowd cheering]

562
00:26:49,541 --> 00:26:51,009
[Nigel] Great presence of mind,

563
00:26:51,076 --> 00:26:53,144
but now he's playing the mind games.

564
00:26:54,479 --> 00:26:57,849
[Mauro] The athleticism, the guile,
the cunning.

565
00:26:58,950 --> 00:27:00,986
The craftiness of Aleister Black, and…

566
00:27:01,052 --> 00:27:03,922
[Percy] Oh, take that Aleister.

567
00:27:03,989 --> 00:27:06,391
[crowd cheering and shouting]

568
00:27:06,458 --> 00:27:07,592
[Percy] You wanna play games?

569
00:27:07,659 --> 00:27:09,260
Velveteen can play games too.

570
00:27:10,362 --> 00:27:12,130
[Nigel] He looked away though.

571
00:27:12,197 --> 00:27:14,265
[Mauro] I don't know if those were
exactly mind moves,

572
00:27:14,332 --> 00:27:16,468
but they're Velveteen Dream moves.

573
00:27:16,534 --> 00:27:22,574
[crowd cheering]

574
00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:24,509
[Nigel] It's written across his trunks,

575
00:27:24,576 --> 00:27:25,877
his tights there.

576
00:27:27,379 --> 00:27:29,147
Oh, now, he's mirroring Black.

577
00:27:29,214 --> 00:27:30,548
[Percy] Mocking Black.

578
00:27:30,615 --> 00:27:36,021
[crowd cheering]

579
00:27:36,087 --> 00:27:38,490
[Mauro] Velveteen Dream nodded to-- Whoa!

580
00:27:38,556 --> 00:27:40,892
[crowd applauding]

581
00:27:40,959 --> 00:27:42,527
Aleister Black all up in the face,

582
00:27:42,594 --> 00:27:45,263
now of Velveteen Dream.

583
00:27:45,330 --> 00:27:48,900
[Nigel] Black mimicking Dream back
and forth.

584
00:27:48,967 --> 00:27:51,469
What we thought perhaps would be
a striking match,

585
00:27:51,536 --> 00:27:54,105
is now a match-- a battle of wits.

586
00:27:54,172 --> 00:27:56,174
[Mauro] Stand up momentarily,
Oklahoma roll.

587
00:27:56,241 --> 00:27:57,942
The shoulders down for a count

588
00:27:58,009 --> 00:28:00,111
for Aleister Black. Deep arm drag.

589
00:28:01,012 --> 00:28:03,615
And Velveteen Dream has a presence of mind

590
00:28:03,682 --> 00:28:05,016
to take it to the ropes,

591
00:28:05,083 --> 00:28:07,419
and breaks Aleister Black's grip.

592
00:28:07,485 --> 00:28:09,621
[Nigel] I think Dream was just trying to
get to the outside.

593
00:28:09,687 --> 00:28:12,791
[Mauro] Oh! Running lariat
by the Velveteen Dream.

594
00:28:12,857 --> 00:28:14,826
[Percy] The opening that Dream needed
right here.

595
00:28:14,893 --> 00:28:20,198
[crowd cheering Velveteen Dream]

596
00:28:20,832 --> 00:28:23,368
[Mauro] One thing to be said about
Velveteen Dream,

597
00:28:23,435 --> 00:28:26,237
he does not get swallowed up
by the moment, Nigel.

598
00:28:26,304 --> 00:28:28,039
Despite the lack of experience,

599
00:28:28,106 --> 00:28:30,708
he fully believes that he belongs
on the stage.

600
00:28:30,775 --> 00:28:33,211
In there with the likes of Aleister Black.

601
00:28:33,278 --> 00:28:36,581
[Nigel] Yes, Mauro, because he believes
he is the moment,

602
00:28:36,648 --> 00:28:39,851
and this is certainly his moment,
and his chance.

603
00:28:39,918 --> 00:28:41,720
[Percy] I mean he's got Aleister Black
on the ropes right now.

604
00:28:41,786 --> 00:28:44,989
This dude, Velveteen Dream deserves
to be here, bottom line.

605
00:28:45,056 --> 00:28:51,963
[indistinct chatter from the crowd]

606
00:28:53,298 --> 00:28:54,532
[Nigel] What's he thinking?

607
00:28:55,633 --> 00:28:59,237
[Mauro] Aleister Black trying to recover
on the floor.

608
00:28:59,304 --> 00:29:00,638
[Percy] He needs to move quick.

609
00:29:01,439 --> 00:29:03,341
[Mauro] Velveteen Dream!

610
00:29:03,408 --> 00:29:06,478
[crowd gasps and cheers]

611
00:29:06,544 --> 00:29:08,480
[Percy] That's what Black did earlier.

612
00:29:08,546 --> 00:29:10,749
[crowd cheering]

613
00:29:10,815 --> 00:29:12,250
[Nigel] Not exactly Percy…

614
00:29:12,317 --> 00:29:15,487
[Mauro] Who's winning the mind games
here, Nigel?

615
00:29:16,921 --> 00:29:17,755
[referee] Two!

616
00:29:17,822 --> 00:29:19,557
[Percy] Oh, Velveteen is up,
if you ask me.

617
00:29:20,058 --> 00:29:22,594
[referee] Hey, come on, let's go.

618
00:29:22,660 --> 00:29:24,929
[Mauro] Aleister Black trying to counter,

619
00:29:25,630 --> 00:29:27,999
trying to find his way back into the ring.

620
00:29:29,534 --> 00:29:31,836
[Nigel] Now this match is trying
to break down. Hold on!

621
00:29:33,404 --> 00:29:35,673
Looking for that death valley driver
perhaps.

622
00:29:36,207 --> 00:29:38,143
[Mauro] Well, scouted
by Aleister Black's…

623
00:29:38,209 --> 00:29:39,878
My god, a super kick!

624
00:29:39,944 --> 00:29:43,047
Wow, taking a page out of Back's playbook,

625
00:29:43,114 --> 00:29:46,317
and Black has to pop
that right shoulder up,

626
00:29:46,384 --> 00:29:48,019
just in a nick of time.

627
00:29:48,086 --> 00:29:49,988
[Percy] He caught Black right on the jaw.

628
00:29:50,054 --> 00:29:51,523
[Nigel] That was impressive.

629
00:29:51,589 --> 00:29:53,925
-[Nigel] Right upside the jaw but…
-[Mauro] Full mouth.

630
00:29:53,992 --> 00:29:56,227
[Nigel] Scientifically landed on top
for pinfall attempt.

631
00:29:56,294 --> 00:29:57,295
[Mauro] A round and pound

632
00:29:57,362 --> 00:29:59,497
from Velveteen Dream on Aleister Black.

633
00:29:59,564 --> 00:30:02,100
And again Dream bringing the striking

634
00:30:02,167 --> 00:30:03,401
to the striking machine.

635
00:30:03,468 --> 00:30:04,335
[Dream] Ask him my name!

636
00:30:04,402 --> 00:30:07,472
[crowd laughing]

637
00:30:07,539 --> 00:30:08,573
[Nigel] There it is.

638
00:30:09,808 --> 00:30:12,510
That super kick right underneath the jaw.

639
00:30:12,577 --> 00:30:14,245
Landing on top straight afterwards.

640
00:30:14,312 --> 00:30:16,347
It took him a while to get moving,

641
00:30:16,414 --> 00:30:18,383
but Dream is really impressed now.

642
00:30:18,449 --> 00:30:19,918
[Mauro] Dream-- speaking of Rick Rude,

643
00:30:19,984 --> 00:30:20,952
the rude awakening.

644
00:30:21,019 --> 00:30:23,621
And did you think as Dream goes
for the cover,

645
00:30:23,688 --> 00:30:26,858
shoulders down, and Velveteen Dream
almost vanquishes Black.

646
00:30:26,925 --> 00:30:28,059
Did you think that

647
00:30:28,693 --> 00:30:30,361
it would be the Velveteen Dream

648
00:30:30,428 --> 00:30:32,330
that would've scored
the most effective kick

649
00:30:32,397 --> 00:30:33,264
in this match, Percy?

650
00:30:33,331 --> 00:30:34,933
-[Percy] Oh, man, that was amazing to see.
-[Dream] What's my name!

651
00:30:34,999 --> 00:30:37,402
[Percy] I'm impressed
it's an understatement right now.

652
00:30:37,468 --> 00:30:39,003
[Dream] What is it?

653
00:30:39,070 --> 00:30:40,672
[Nigel] Rear chin lock there,

654
00:30:40,738 --> 00:30:44,175
but all the weight 245 pounds
on the lower back.

655
00:30:44,242 --> 00:30:45,143
[Dream] Say it!

656
00:30:45,210 --> 00:30:46,077
[Nigel] That's pain in the lower back,

657
00:30:46,144 --> 00:30:48,580
but it also makes it very difficult
to breathe,

658
00:30:48,646 --> 00:30:50,548
Sapping the energy from you.

659
00:30:51,749 --> 00:30:54,118
Look the way he's trying to cover
his mouth as well.

660
00:30:54,185 --> 00:30:55,920
That makes it even more difficult.

661
00:30:55,987 --> 00:30:57,689
[Percy] Hey look,
it's not just about Velveteen making

662
00:30:57,755 --> 00:30:58,890
Black say his name.

663
00:30:58,957 --> 00:31:01,993
It's about Velveteen Dream making
a name for himself.

664
00:31:02,060 --> 00:31:04,796
[crowd cheering and shouting]

665
00:31:04,862 --> 00:31:07,398
[Nigel] He's certainly been doing
that thus far, Percy.

666
00:31:07,465 --> 00:31:08,499
[Dream] Say my name!

667
00:31:08,566 --> 00:31:11,603
[crowd shouting]

668
00:31:11,669 --> 00:31:13,271
[Dream] Why don't you just say it?

669
00:31:13,338 --> 00:31:15,907
[Mauro] Velveteen Dream giving
Aleister Black

670
00:31:15,974 --> 00:31:19,444
one of the toughest matches
of his NXT tenure.

671
00:31:19,510 --> 00:31:21,980
And Black has been in there
with some thoroughbred,

672
00:31:22,046 --> 00:31:25,183
but Velveteen Dream now shot
to the lower back area.

673
00:31:25,250 --> 00:31:26,651
Drops black again.

674
00:31:27,185 --> 00:31:28,319
[Percy] I'm telling you.

675
00:31:28,386 --> 00:31:30,555
[crowd cheering]

676
00:31:30,622 --> 00:31:33,291
[Mauro] It looked like Velveteen Dream
was gonna try

677
00:31:33,358 --> 00:31:35,693
to roll the dice there and again
here's a striking exchange.

678
00:31:37,695 --> 00:31:39,297
[Nigel] Just grabbing hold of Black,

679
00:31:39,364 --> 00:31:41,733
knowing that he can't compete
in that regard.

680
00:31:43,768 --> 00:31:46,337
Hold on for a clean break,
doesn't get one.

681
00:31:46,404 --> 00:31:49,140
[Mauro] Velveteen Dream smothering
the offense of Black,

682
00:31:49,207 --> 00:31:51,909
tying him up, not giving him the space.

683
00:31:51,976 --> 00:31:53,578
Just like a good boxer would do.

684
00:31:53,645 --> 00:31:55,713
And now we've seen this before,

685
00:31:55,780 --> 00:31:59,284
Dream has Black tied up
in the ropes again.

686
00:31:59,350 --> 00:32:01,019
[crowd cheering]

687
00:32:01,085 --> 00:32:03,121
[referee] Back it up! Back up!

688
00:32:03,187 --> 00:32:04,555
[Dream] What's my name?

689
00:32:04,622 --> 00:32:06,557
[referee] Hey, what are you doing, mate?
Come on! He's in the ropes!

690
00:32:06,624 --> 00:32:09,794
-[Dream] What's my name?
-[referee] Back it up, come on!

691
00:32:11,162 --> 00:32:12,964
[referee] Back it up, man.

692
00:32:13,031 --> 00:32:13,898
[Mauro and crowd] Oh!

693
00:32:14,399 --> 00:32:16,167
[Nigel] Not a word from Aleister Black.

694
00:32:16,234 --> 00:32:18,636
[Mauro] Just a kick to the face
and a forearm.

695
00:32:18,703 --> 00:32:21,039
And now Black trying to fire back,

696
00:32:21,105 --> 00:32:23,541
but again Velveteen Dream a step ahead.

697
00:32:24,309 --> 00:32:25,209
Oh!

698
00:32:26,744 --> 00:32:30,148
[Nigel] Nice deep kick from Black
and follows it up.

699
00:32:30,214 --> 00:32:32,850
[Mauro] Beautiful sweep by Aleister Black.

700
00:32:32,917 --> 00:32:37,288
Oh, big knee to the head
of Velveteen Dream,

701
00:32:37,355 --> 00:32:40,024
and now Aleister Black has the momentum.

702
00:32:40,091 --> 00:32:42,126
[Percy] That slap sent Black
into a different atmosphere.

703
00:32:42,193 --> 00:32:43,628
He's all fired up now.

704
00:32:43,695 --> 00:32:46,631
[Nigel] This is the Aleister Black
perhaps we expected to see.

705
00:32:46,698 --> 00:32:50,001
[Mauro] First into the corner,
springboard Quebrada

706
00:32:50,068 --> 00:32:51,436
into a pinning predicament!

707
00:32:51,502 --> 00:32:52,437
[crowd counting down]

708
00:32:52,503 --> 00:32:54,439
[Mauro] Dream able to escape!

709
00:32:56,441 --> 00:32:58,109
[Nigel] He says that's it.

710
00:32:59,911 --> 00:33:02,313
Dream is down, he is prone.

711
00:33:02,380 --> 00:33:05,016
[crowd cheering]

712
00:33:05,083 --> 00:33:07,652
And slowly he picks the man up.

713
00:33:08,619 --> 00:33:11,055
Let's take a look now, Quebrada,

714
00:33:12,690 --> 00:33:15,426
landing right across the chest,
got all of it.

715
00:33:17,395 --> 00:33:19,630
And now this match is starting to slow.

716
00:33:19,697 --> 00:33:21,899
-[Mauro] Oh!
-[NIgel] Both men tired.

717
00:33:21,966 --> 00:33:25,136
[Mauro] Black from the corner,
frog roll so through.

718
00:33:26,771 --> 00:33:28,673
Fireman's carry by the Velveteen Dream,

719
00:33:28,740 --> 00:33:30,541
looking for that Death Valley driver.

720
00:33:30,608 --> 00:33:35,213
Big kick. Oh, but the Velveteen Dream
off the ropes

721
00:33:35,279 --> 00:33:37,081
just ate that roundhouse.

722
00:33:37,148 --> 00:33:38,616
-[Nigel] Was going…
-[Mauro] Oh, Death Valley driver

723
00:33:38,683 --> 00:33:40,852
with a cartwheel by the Velveteen Dream.

724
00:33:40,918 --> 00:33:42,220
[Percy] That look tired to you, Nigel?

725
00:33:42,286 --> 00:33:44,455
[Mauro] Huge. There's an upset
in the making here,

726
00:33:44,522 --> 00:33:45,990
the Dream's gonna win-- no!

727
00:33:46,057 --> 00:33:47,125
[Percy laughing]

728
00:33:47,191 --> 00:33:49,460
[Nigel] Oh, but that pinfall attempt did.

729
00:33:49,527 --> 00:33:51,295
You can't blame him though, Percy.

730
00:33:51,362 --> 00:33:52,797
He's given his all.

731
00:33:52,864 --> 00:33:54,198
He's impressed me.

732
00:33:54,265 --> 00:33:55,800
[Percy] Black's the dog fight right now.

733
00:33:55,867 --> 00:33:57,902
[Mauro] Black, one of the few
that has kicked out

734
00:33:57,969 --> 00:34:01,172
of the Death Valley driver
with a cartwheel.

735
00:34:02,173 --> 00:34:03,875
[Nigel] Dream's gonna keep going on
the attack.

736
00:34:03,941 --> 00:34:07,345
Now look, his mouth's wide open,
sucking wind.

737
00:34:07,412 --> 00:34:09,414
He's tired, but he can't stop.

738
00:34:09,480 --> 00:34:12,116
[Mauro] Incredibly competitive
contest here

739
00:34:12,183 --> 00:34:16,220
between "the flamboyant upstart,"
Velveteen Dream

740
00:34:16,287 --> 00:34:19,590
and the laconic, yet lethal,
Aleister Black.

741
00:34:19,657 --> 00:34:21,325
[Percy] I don't know
if Black expected to get

742
00:34:21,392 --> 00:34:23,961
in this type of a battle tonight
here with Velveteen Dream.

743
00:34:24,462 --> 00:34:27,098
[Nigel] Black kicked out
of that Death Valley driver.

744
00:34:27,165 --> 00:34:29,467
What's he got to do to beat this man?

745
00:34:30,067 --> 00:34:31,502
Well, perhaps we're gonna see it here.

746
00:34:31,569 --> 00:34:33,638
[Mauro] Oh, no, he's got him
in the fireman's carry,

747
00:34:33,704 --> 00:34:34,972
about to send the turnbuckle.

748
00:34:35,039 --> 00:34:36,574
-[Mauro] Is he gonna try a…
-[Percy] No more.

749
00:34:36,641 --> 00:34:38,676
[Mauro] Is he looking for an avalanche
Death Valley driver?

750
00:34:38,743 --> 00:34:41,813
No, instead Black with the counter.

751
00:34:42,480 --> 00:34:43,848
[Nigel] Well, misses the punch.

752
00:34:43,915 --> 00:34:46,350
[Mauro] Oh, but Black didn't miss
that kick.

753
00:34:46,417 --> 00:34:50,488
That sends Velveteen Dream
crashing down hard to the canvas.

754
00:34:50,555 --> 00:34:51,589
[Nigel] Watch out!

755
00:34:52,223 --> 00:34:54,158
[crowd] Oh!

756
00:34:54,225 --> 00:34:56,027
[Mauro] Knee strike by Black!

757
00:34:56,094 --> 00:34:57,395
[crowd] One, two…

758
00:34:57,462 --> 00:35:00,131
[Mauro] How did Velveteen Dream kick out
of that?

759
00:35:00,198 --> 00:35:02,767
[Nigel] But look how quickly
Black follows up.

760
00:35:04,769 --> 00:35:05,770
[crowd shouting] Oh!

761
00:35:05,837 --> 00:35:07,038
[Nigel] What is that?

762
00:35:08,639 --> 00:35:11,042
[Mauro] Rolling the dice and nailing
Aleister Black

763
00:35:11,109 --> 00:35:13,511
with that modified DDT.

764
00:35:13,578 --> 00:35:15,146
[Percy] I mean, that was
on a straight instinct,

765
00:35:15,213 --> 00:35:16,948
but Dream has got to get the cover here.

766
00:35:17,014 --> 00:35:20,551
[Mauro] And the Velveteen Dream has
the NXT universe on its feet.

767
00:35:21,152 --> 00:35:23,187
-[Mauro] Cover! Oh!
-[crowd counting down]

768
00:35:25,189 --> 00:35:29,026
[Mauro] Aleister Black and Velveteen Dream
serving up

769
00:35:29,093 --> 00:35:33,164
another instant Takeover classic
here in Houston.

770
00:35:33,231 --> 00:35:35,766
[Percy] Talking about two contestants
in a ring going the distance.

771
00:35:36,801 --> 00:35:40,071
[Nigel] I am so impressed
with both of these competitors.

772
00:35:40,138 --> 00:35:41,973
Listen to the NXT universe.

773
00:35:42,039 --> 00:35:48,679
[crowd chanting]

774
00:35:51,048 --> 00:35:56,287
[Mauro] Incredible pendulum momentum.

775
00:35:56,354 --> 00:35:59,190
The ebbs and flows,
and yet Velveteen Dream…

776
00:35:59,257 --> 00:36:01,359
This again could be an experience, Nigel.

777
00:36:01,425 --> 00:36:04,162
He has Aleister Black

778
00:36:04,228 --> 00:36:05,863
ready, now looking for the

779
00:36:07,131 --> 00:36:08,799
purple rainmaker!

780
00:36:08,866 --> 00:36:10,735
-[Percy] He's going…
-[Mauro] Oh!

781
00:36:10,801 --> 00:36:13,337
[Mauro] Eats the foot of Aleister Black

782
00:36:13,404 --> 00:36:15,573
and now gets himself tied up in the ropes.

783
00:36:15,640 --> 00:36:16,941
[Percy] Sure, but what it cost you.

784
00:36:18,309 --> 00:36:20,611
[Nigel] Well that, some would say
is karma.

785
00:36:21,479 --> 00:36:25,616
[Mauro] Referee desperately trying
to extricate Velveteen Dream.

786
00:36:26,384 --> 00:36:27,885
[Nigel] Now Black sees it.

787
00:36:28,386 --> 00:36:30,988
[Mauro] Oh, and Black seizes the moment!

788
00:36:34,926 --> 00:36:38,429
Oh, the superkick by Velveteen Dream!

789
00:36:38,496 --> 00:36:41,732
But the momentum of Aleister Black

790
00:36:41,799 --> 00:36:45,069
and he nailed Velveteen Dream with a knee.

791
00:36:45,136 --> 00:36:47,738
What a striking smorgasbord

792
00:36:47,805 --> 00:36:50,041
we are being treated to
here tonight, Nigel.

793
00:36:50,107 --> 00:36:53,144
[Nigel] What a match, Mauro.
This is absolutely incredible.

794
00:36:53,211 --> 00:36:54,645
Back and forth,

795
00:36:55,513 --> 00:36:58,950
doesn't it speak volumes
about how important this match is

796
00:36:59,016 --> 00:37:00,351
for these two individuals.

797
00:37:00,418 --> 00:37:02,119
What they're willing to give?

798
00:37:02,186 --> 00:37:03,187
[Mauro] It's more, yeah.

799
00:37:03,254 --> 00:37:05,356
It's about more than just having
your name said.

800
00:37:05,423 --> 00:37:06,757
It's about pride.

801
00:37:06,824 --> 00:37:08,960
At the end of the day, they all, they…

802
00:37:09,493 --> 00:37:10,995
[crowd and Mauro] Oh!

803
00:37:12,096 --> 00:37:14,332
[crowd counting down] One, two, three!

804
00:37:14,398 --> 00:37:17,335
[Mauro] And there it is, the Black mass!

805
00:37:17,401 --> 00:37:20,871
And for Velveteen Dream
the light fades to black.

806
00:37:20,938 --> 00:37:22,607
[announcer] Aleister Black!

807
00:37:22,673 --> 00:37:27,245
["Root of All Evil" playing]

808
00:37:27,311 --> 00:37:28,579
[Nigel] And what a match!

809
00:37:28,646 --> 00:37:30,982
What a, really a showing of fortitude

810
00:37:31,048 --> 00:37:33,284
for both of these guys,

811
00:37:33,351 --> 00:37:36,520
starting out, Black was
the technical master,

812
00:37:36,587 --> 00:37:37,955
but early would get down.

813
00:37:38,589 --> 00:37:42,226
[Mauro] Hard to believe,
this is the third year

814
00:37:42,293 --> 00:37:44,495
in sports entertainment
for the Velveteen Dream.

815
00:37:44,562 --> 00:37:46,030
What a valiant battle!

816
00:37:46,097 --> 00:37:50,468
He put up against one of the best
in NXT, Aleister Black.

817
00:37:50,534 --> 00:37:51,936
[Nigel] Strike knee.

818
00:37:53,437 --> 00:37:55,740
Deep pinfall attempt.

819
00:37:55,806 --> 00:38:00,077
Somehow, Dream kicked out,
the match would continue.

820
00:38:00,144 --> 00:38:04,915
Look at the impact
and the angle on that DDT.

821
00:38:04,982 --> 00:38:07,485
Absolutely incredible, slow to cover.

822
00:38:07,551 --> 00:38:10,454
Still had to gyrate those hips,

823
00:38:10,521 --> 00:38:12,156
it took too long though.

824
00:38:12,223 --> 00:38:15,192
That was why he was able to get
the foot up.

825
00:38:15,793 --> 00:38:18,396
And then, in a turn of karma,

826
00:38:18,462 --> 00:38:20,731
he would get caught on the ropes.

827
00:38:20,798 --> 00:38:23,267
[crowd cheering]

828
00:38:23,334 --> 00:38:24,435
[Percy] Listen to this.

829
00:38:24,502 --> 00:38:26,904
[Nigel] Finally, Black mass,

830
00:38:26,971 --> 00:38:30,207
upside the jaw was enough to end

831
00:38:30,274 --> 00:38:32,877
the dream of Velveteen Dream.

832
00:38:32,943 --> 00:38:36,614
["Root of All Evil" playing]

833
00:38:36,681 --> 00:38:38,683
[Mauro] Black had refused to go down

834
00:38:38,749 --> 00:38:41,452
Velveteen Dream's rabbit hole
of mind games.

835
00:38:41,519 --> 00:38:46,557
["Root of All Evil" playing]

836
00:38:47,358 --> 00:38:54,332
[crowd chanting] Say his name!

837
00:39:02,606 --> 00:39:08,846
[Black] Enjoy infamy, Velveteen Dream.

838
00:39:09,346 --> 00:39:13,751
[crowd cheering]

839
00:39:14,251 --> 00:39:16,487
["Root of All Evil" playing]

840
00:39:16,554 --> 00:39:18,522
[Percy laughing] What?

841
00:39:18,589 --> 00:39:21,392
[Percy laughing] He finally said it, huh?

842
00:39:22,326 --> 00:39:24,295
-[Nigel] Well, in a way.
-[Percy] He got what he wanted.

843
00:39:24,362 --> 00:39:26,030
[Nigel] Both men won here.

844
00:39:26,831 --> 00:39:28,265
Black got the victory,

845
00:39:28,332 --> 00:39:33,738
but ultimately, Velveteen Dream did get
Aleister Black to say his name.

846
00:39:34,338 --> 00:39:38,008
[Mauro] Not quite
what Velveteen Dream envisioned,

847
00:39:38,075 --> 00:39:40,511
but one hell of a fight.

848
00:39:40,578 --> 00:39:45,416
And in the end, Aleister Black remains
undefeated,

849
00:39:45,483 --> 00:39:50,554
vanquishing the double tough,
Velveteen Dream.

850
00:39:50,721 --> 00:39:57,661
["Root of All Evil playing]

851
00:39:57,728 --> 00:40:00,231
[Nigel] Well, a big night
for Aleister Black.

852
00:40:01,031 --> 00:40:03,534
And he's got something to think about,

853
00:40:03,601 --> 00:40:05,136
as he heads to the back.

854
00:40:05,202 --> 00:40:09,707
["Root of All Evil" playing]

855
00:40:11,008 --> 00:40:13,644
[Mauro] Both NXT superstars making

856
00:40:13,711 --> 00:40:16,080
bigger names of themselves here tonight.

857
00:40:16,147 --> 00:40:20,684
What a match between the Velveteen Dream
and Aleister Black.

858
00:40:20,751 --> 00:40:24,655
["Root of All Evil" playing]

859
00:40:25,456 --> 00:40:28,859
[Mauro] Well, we are at the Toyota Center
in Houston,

860
00:40:28,926 --> 00:40:32,096
home to the high-octane offense
of the NBA Rockets.

861
00:40:32,163 --> 00:40:35,866
Well, there's plenty more high-octane
offense still to come

862
00:40:35,933 --> 00:40:39,537
here at NXT Takeover: Wargames.

863
00:40:39,603 --> 00:40:40,805
["Play" playing]

864
00:40:40,871 --> 00:40:44,508
[Nigel] One of those teams here
in Houston, high-octane.

865
00:40:44,575 --> 00:40:49,313
It is Sanity and their MO of control chaos

866
00:40:49,380 --> 00:40:52,516
has to make them favorites here tonight.

867
00:40:52,583 --> 00:40:54,285
But in such-- wait a second.

868
00:40:55,019 --> 00:40:58,756
There's the GM William regal talking.

869
00:40:58,823 --> 00:41:01,525
What strategy could they have tonight?

870
00:41:01,592 --> 00:41:05,229
We will find out in this infamous match.

871
00:41:05,296 --> 00:41:09,033
["Play" playing]

872
00:41:09,099 --> 00:41:11,802
[Mauro] And look who is joining us
here in Houston.

873
00:41:11,869 --> 00:41:15,039
The longest reigning NXT Women's Champion,

874
00:41:15,105 --> 00:41:17,808
523 days, Asuka.

875
00:41:17,875 --> 00:41:20,311
Smackdown's number one announcer Funaki,

876
00:41:20,377 --> 00:41:23,414
and Finn Balor, a former NXT Champion.

877
00:41:23,481 --> 00:41:25,616
He's getting ready for Survivor series.

878
00:41:26,116 --> 00:41:30,955
["Play" playing]

879
00:41:31,021 --> 00:41:34,525
[Mauro] And the NXT women's fantastic four

880
00:41:34,592 --> 00:41:39,597
are getting set for the biggest match
of their respective careers.

881
00:41:39,663 --> 00:41:44,435
Who is ready to replace Asuka
as NXT Women's Champion?

882
00:41:44,502 --> 00:41:47,905
["Play" playing]

883
00:41:48,939 --> 00:41:51,175
[announcer] I give you the undefeated

884
00:41:51,242 --> 00:41:55,379
523-day reigning

885
00:41:55,446 --> 00:41:59,316
NXT Women's Champion.

886
00:41:59,383 --> 00:42:04,321
[Asuka] No one is ready for Asuka.

887
00:42:05,155 --> 00:42:08,192
[man 2] Asuka and I had started
negotiations

888
00:42:08,259 --> 00:42:10,094
with Raw and Smackdown Live,

889
00:42:11,028 --> 00:42:15,699
but Asuka will be stepping down
as NXT Women's Champion.

890
00:42:15,766 --> 00:42:18,269
[Nigel] The new NXT Women's
Champion will be decided

891
00:42:18,335 --> 00:42:19,670
in a fatal four way.

892
00:42:19,737 --> 00:42:21,538
We already know one of those competitors.

893
00:42:21,605 --> 00:42:24,942
And that is the lady that won
the Mae Young Classic Kairi Sane.

894
00:42:26,010 --> 00:42:28,445
[Mauro] And Kairi Sane comes up big

895
00:42:28,512 --> 00:42:30,915
to win the first ever Mae Young Classic.

896
00:42:30,981 --> 00:42:34,652
[Sane] NXT, Kairi Sane is here.

897
00:42:35,553 --> 00:42:39,523
["Play" playing]

898
00:42:39,590 --> 00:42:43,527
[Nigel] This woman in the ring now
is our future World Champion.

899
00:42:43,594 --> 00:42:44,929
[Sane] Bon Voyage.

900
00:42:44,995 --> 00:42:48,632
[Mauro] NXT will crown
a new Women's Champion.

901
00:42:48,699 --> 00:42:52,803
Will it be the Pirate Princess,
Kairi Sane?

902
00:42:52,870 --> 00:42:54,805
[Royce] A pirate Princess?

903
00:42:54,872 --> 00:42:57,775
There is nothing iconic about Kairi Sane.

904
00:42:57,841 --> 00:43:00,644
["Play" playing]

905
00:43:00,711 --> 00:43:02,713
[Nigel] The class, elegance,

906
00:43:02,780 --> 00:43:04,682
and poise of Sophia Loren,

907
00:43:05,349 --> 00:43:08,052
the athletic ability of a Judy Grable.

908
00:43:08,118 --> 00:43:11,855
And with Billie Kay,
they are the most iconic duo.

909
00:43:11,922 --> 00:43:15,359
[Mauro] Peyton Royce has punched
her ticket to Houston

910
00:43:15,426 --> 00:43:16,794
in the fatal four way.

911
00:43:16,860 --> 00:43:20,130
[Royce] This needs to be the face
of the NXT Women's division.

912
00:43:21,398 --> 00:43:23,801
[Moon] At Takeover: Wargames,

913
00:43:23,867 --> 00:43:28,973
the stars will finally align
for Ember Moon.

914
00:43:29,039 --> 00:43:32,509
[Mauro] No stranger to the NXT
Women's Championship picture,

915
00:43:32,576 --> 00:43:38,515
Ember moon would love to finally
become NXT Women's Champ.

916
00:43:38,582 --> 00:43:41,285
[Nigel] I think she is ready
and determined

917
00:43:41,352 --> 00:43:42,820
to become the next Champion.

918
00:43:42,886 --> 00:43:45,923
[Mauro] The opportunistic Moon
with the eclipse!

919
00:43:45,990 --> 00:43:48,993
Moon advances to a fatal four way.

920
00:43:49,059 --> 00:43:53,263
[Moon] I will make my destiny come
true in Houston.

921
00:43:54,498 --> 00:43:56,133
[Cross] Kairi Sane,

922
00:43:56,200 --> 00:43:58,202
Peyton Royce,

923
00:43:58,268 --> 00:44:00,004
Ember moon.

924
00:44:00,971 --> 00:44:02,873
I'm gonna take the next piece!

925
00:44:05,242 --> 00:44:07,378
[Nigel] Nikki Cross, loose-wired,

926
00:44:08,545 --> 00:44:10,614
chaotic and unhinged.

927
00:44:12,516 --> 00:44:15,185
Something wicked this way comes.

928
00:44:16,086 --> 00:44:17,821
[Percy] It's Nikki cross' moment here. Oh!

929
00:44:17,888 --> 00:44:20,157
[Mauro] Nikki cross is headed
to the fatal four way.

930
00:44:20,224 --> 00:44:21,525
[Cross] Let's play.

931
00:44:22,626 --> 00:44:25,162
[Nigel] One of these four women

932
00:44:25,229 --> 00:44:28,632
will leave NXT Takeover: Wargames

933
00:44:28,699 --> 00:44:32,403
as the new NXT Women's Champion.

934
00:44:33,637 --> 00:44:35,939
[rock music fading]

935
00:44:37,007 --> 00:44:38,709
[crowd cheering]

936
00:44:38,776 --> 00:44:40,177
[bell ringing]

937
00:44:40,244 --> 00:44:43,647
[announcer] The following contest is
a fatal four way match

938
00:44:43,714 --> 00:44:49,319
to decide the new NXT Women's Champion.

939
00:44:49,386 --> 00:44:54,291
[crowd cheering]

940
00:44:56,060 --> 00:45:03,033
["Glasgow Cross" playing]

941
00:45:15,045 --> 00:45:21,785
[announcer] Introducing first,
representing Sanity, Nikki Cross.

942
00:45:21,852 --> 00:45:25,856
[Mauro] Well, Nikki Cross puts
the wild in wild card,

943
00:45:25,923 --> 00:45:29,126
capable of creating more chaos
than Thor's sister, Hela.

944
00:45:29,193 --> 00:45:31,495
And guys, she is
hella determined to become

945
00:45:31,562 --> 00:45:33,564
the next NXT Women's Champion.

946
00:45:33,630 --> 00:45:36,967
The last to qualify winning
that battle royal.

947
00:45:37,034 --> 00:45:38,402
[Nigel] Well, Mauro, who can forget

948
00:45:38,469 --> 00:45:42,106
Nikki Cross' Falls Count Anywhere match
with Asuka?

949
00:45:42,172 --> 00:45:43,841
Now it's Cross' manic,

950
00:45:43,907 --> 00:45:48,212
untempered soul that is gonna be
a handful for anyone.

951
00:45:48,278 --> 00:45:51,014
But can it secure a victory here tonight?

952
00:45:51,081 --> 00:45:52,316
[Percy] Well, are you talking about wild?

953
00:45:52,382 --> 00:45:53,917
Did you see Nikki Cross just running
around,

954
00:45:53,984 --> 00:45:56,220
bouncing off the wall in the locker room?

955
00:45:56,286 --> 00:45:58,122
She's crazy. She's out of control.

956
00:45:58,622 --> 00:46:00,891
[Mauro] That is why she puts the wild

957
00:46:00,958 --> 00:46:02,559
[Mauro laughing] in wild card, my friend.

958
00:46:02,626 --> 00:46:04,394
We have Asuka at ringside,

959
00:46:04,461 --> 00:46:06,530
longest reigning NXT Women's Champion.

960
00:46:06,597 --> 00:46:09,767
But Finn Balor was the longest reigning
male NXT Champion.

961
00:46:09,833 --> 00:46:11,135
So, two champions of their own right.

962
00:46:11,201 --> 00:46:15,038
We're about to crown a new queen
of the NXT division.

963
00:46:15,105 --> 00:46:20,644
["Glasgow Cross" playing]

964
00:46:20,711 --> 00:46:23,046
[Percy] Nikki Cross now took
a long way around to get here.

965
00:46:23,113 --> 00:46:25,749
Kept qualifying matches
and that's what's paid to live.

966
00:46:25,816 --> 00:46:28,418
And then, participate
in the women's battle royal

967
00:46:28,485 --> 00:46:30,187
for the final spot here
in the fatal four way.

968
00:46:30,254 --> 00:46:32,089
[Mauro] Man, she makes
the battery rabbit tired.

969
00:46:32,156 --> 00:46:33,924
I'll tell you, she is full of energy.

970
00:46:33,991 --> 00:46:37,494
Always brings the fight to the ring.

971
00:46:37,561 --> 00:46:38,896
Nikki Cross.

972
00:46:41,298 --> 00:46:43,667
Willing to do whatever it takes to become

973
00:46:43,734 --> 00:46:45,636
NXT Women's Champion.

974
00:46:45,702 --> 00:46:50,307
["The Next Voyage" playing]

975
00:46:50,374 --> 00:46:51,842
[announcer] And her opponent,

976
00:46:51,909 --> 00:46:57,514
first from Yamaguchi, Japan. Kairi Sane!

977
00:46:57,581 --> 00:47:04,288
["The Next Voyage" playing]

978
00:47:05,122 --> 00:47:09,059
[Mauro] The inaugural winner of the
Mae young classic,

979
00:47:09,126 --> 00:47:13,030
victory in that tournament that featured
32 women,

980
00:47:13,096 --> 00:47:15,532
was enough to garner her entry

981
00:47:15,599 --> 00:47:18,035
into this fatal four way match.

982
00:47:18,535 --> 00:47:21,772
Pirate Princess, Kairi Sane.

983
00:47:21,839 --> 00:47:27,878
["The Next Voyage" playing]

984
00:47:28,812 --> 00:47:33,183
[Mauro] NXT Takeover: Wargames is
brought to you

985
00:47:33,250 --> 00:47:36,220
by Mattel's Tough Talkers Championship
take down ring,

986
00:47:36,286 --> 00:47:39,456
available now at a retailer near you.

987
00:47:39,523 --> 00:47:43,160
["The Next Voyage" playing]

988
00:47:43,227 --> 00:47:48,031
[Nigel] Kairi Sane known as Onna Kaizoku,
the female pirate.

989
00:47:48,098 --> 00:47:50,434
Continues her odyssey here tonight,

990
00:47:50,500 --> 00:47:53,136
towards the NXT Women's Championship.

991
00:47:53,203 --> 00:47:55,272
[Percy] And she might be small in stature,

992
00:47:55,339 --> 00:47:57,140
but big things comes in small packages.

993
00:47:57,207 --> 00:47:59,176
She's gonna put on a show here tonight.

994
00:47:59,243 --> 00:48:02,679
["The Next Voyage" playing]

995
00:48:03,213 --> 00:48:05,315
[Nigel] Who's your pick here tonight,
Percy?

996
00:48:05,382 --> 00:48:06,583
[Percy] Ember moon, hands down.

997
00:48:06,650 --> 00:48:08,051
-[Percy] It's her time, man.
-[Nigel] Okay.

998
00:48:08,585 --> 00:48:10,854
[Mauro] Says the unbiased analyst.

999
00:48:10,921 --> 00:48:14,725
["Sultry" playing]

1000
00:48:14,791 --> 00:48:16,727
[Nigel] Well, this I think is gonna be
my pick

1001
00:48:16,793 --> 00:48:19,496
and the pick of everybody on Twitter.

1002
00:48:19,563 --> 00:48:24,234
[crowd cheering]

1003
00:48:24,301 --> 00:48:26,770
[announcer] And accompanied
to the ring by Billie Kay.

1004
00:48:26,837 --> 00:48:31,608
From Sydney, Australia, Peyton Royce!

1005
00:48:31,675 --> 00:48:34,111
[Mauro] Well, the haute couture
loving iconic duo,

1006
00:48:34,177 --> 00:48:37,347
I'm sure Peyton Royce is
also on vintage Chanel sunglasses,

1007
00:48:37,414 --> 00:48:39,149
aka club goggles.

1008
00:48:39,216 --> 00:48:40,784
And she would have plenty of clout,

1009
00:48:40,851 --> 00:48:44,354
if she were able to procure
the NXT Women's Championship.

1010
00:48:46,023 --> 00:48:49,159
Receiving some words of encouragement

1011
00:48:49,226 --> 00:48:52,029
from her BFF, Billie Kay.

1012
00:48:52,763 --> 00:48:53,864
You have to admit, guys,

1013
00:48:53,931 --> 00:48:55,565
the title around Peyton Royce's waist

1014
00:48:55,632 --> 00:48:58,335
would be sure to put her
on any best dress list.

1015
00:48:58,869 --> 00:49:01,171
[Percy] Hey man, Peyton Royce looked
scared straight for one second.

1016
00:49:01,238 --> 00:49:02,906
She ain't got her partner in crime,
Billie Kay,

1017
00:49:02,973 --> 00:49:04,408
to be at ringside with her.

1018
00:49:04,474 --> 00:49:05,742
[Nigel] Well, of course she's scared.

1019
00:49:05,809 --> 00:49:07,978
This the first time she's in the ring.

1020
00:49:08,045 --> 00:49:10,380
Billie Kay there had a word to her saying,

1021
00:49:10,447 --> 00:49:12,616
"listen, you're on your own here."

1022
00:49:12,683 --> 00:49:14,484
So, she took a deep breath,

1023
00:49:14,551 --> 00:49:17,988
and now the Venus Flytrap is out there
on her own.

1024
00:49:18,055 --> 00:49:20,457
And I think you could be looking

1025
00:49:20,524 --> 00:49:23,193
at the next NXT Women's Champion.

1026
00:49:23,260 --> 00:49:30,233
["Sultry" playing]

1027
00:49:33,203 --> 00:49:35,339
[music fading]

1028
00:49:35,405 --> 00:49:38,141
[Mauro] Earlier this year, Peyton Royce
had a chance

1029
00:49:39,009 --> 00:49:41,178
to challenge Asuka
for the NXT Women's title,

1030
00:49:41,244 --> 00:49:42,245
fell short.

1031
00:49:42,312 --> 00:49:44,614
["Free the Flame" playing]

1032
00:49:44,681 --> 00:49:46,350
Another opportunity here.

1033
00:49:46,416 --> 00:49:53,290
["Free the Flame" playing]

1034
00:50:03,633 --> 00:50:08,105
[crowd cheering]

1035
00:50:08,171 --> 00:50:10,173
[announcer] And from Dallas, Texas.

1036
00:50:10,240 --> 00:50:13,510
Ember Moon!

1037
00:50:13,577 --> 00:50:16,179
[Mauro] Texas' own Ember Moon hoping

1038
00:50:16,246 --> 00:50:19,416
that the stars align here in space city.

1039
00:50:19,483 --> 00:50:23,754
She is primed to finally blast off
as NXT Women's Champion.

1040
00:50:23,820 --> 00:50:26,656
In this, her third opportunity
of the year.

1041
00:50:26,723 --> 00:50:27,657
[Nigel] That's right.

1042
00:50:27,724 --> 00:50:30,594
It's after failing to wrest
The NXT Women's Championship

1043
00:50:30,660 --> 00:50:34,164
from Asuka, she made
two big championship opportunities.

1044
00:50:34,231 --> 00:50:37,701
The breathtaking and athletic Ember Moon

1045
00:50:37,768 --> 00:50:39,603
has had to really refocus

1046
00:50:39,669 --> 00:50:41,671
and concentrate on making
the most of this,

1047
00:50:41,738 --> 00:50:45,409
what could be her very last title
opportunity for a while.

1048
00:50:45,475 --> 00:50:46,410
[Percy] Well, you're right, Nigel.

1049
00:50:46,476 --> 00:50:48,712
She took a loss to Asuka
in Takeover Orlando.

1050
00:50:48,779 --> 00:50:50,614
She lost to Asuka in Takeover Chicago.

1051
00:50:50,680 --> 00:50:53,417
And she couldn't even compete due
to a shoulder injury

1052
00:50:53,483 --> 00:50:55,218
in Takeover Chicago.

1053
00:50:55,285 --> 00:50:57,120
She lost to Asuka in Brooklyn as well.

1054
00:50:57,187 --> 00:50:59,723
This is her time.
Believe it, she is ready.

1055
00:51:00,190 --> 00:51:03,160
[Mauro] The NXT Women's Championship
up for grabs.

1056
00:51:03,226 --> 00:51:04,594
A fatal four way match.

1057
00:51:04,661 --> 00:51:06,897
No disqualification, no count outs.

1058
00:51:06,963 --> 00:51:09,566
The only way you can become
NXT Women's Champion is

1059
00:51:09,633 --> 00:51:11,668
-via pinfall or submission.
-[bell ringing]

1060
00:51:11,735 --> 00:51:14,371
[crowd cheering]

1061
00:51:14,438 --> 00:51:16,640
[Nigel] An interesting strategy here.

1062
00:51:18,508 --> 00:51:20,710
[Mauro] A swivel on your head strategy.

1063
00:51:22,078 --> 00:51:23,914
[Nigel] I would say hang back

1064
00:51:25,115 --> 00:51:27,717
as a phrase in England,
even in a hero's heart,

1065
00:51:27,784 --> 00:51:29,486
discretion is the better part.

1066
00:51:29,553 --> 00:51:30,754
But two girls,

1067
00:51:30,821 --> 00:51:33,290
two women ignoring that sentence.

1068
00:51:33,356 --> 00:51:35,725
[Mauro] Four incendiary ingredients equals

1069
00:51:35,792 --> 00:51:37,627
a compostable confrontation.

1070
00:51:37,694 --> 00:51:40,797
Ember Moon with the single leg
dropkick on Nikki Cross.

1071
00:51:40,864 --> 00:51:42,232
And Peyton Royce looking

1072
00:51:42,299 --> 00:51:44,768
to take advantage of the situation.

1073
00:51:44,835 --> 00:51:49,005
[crowd cheering]

1074
00:51:49,072 --> 00:51:51,374
[Nigel] I reached out on Twitter
earlier in the day

1075
00:51:51,441 --> 00:51:53,009
to get fans' interest.

1076
00:51:53,076 --> 00:51:55,112
Who do they think was gonna be
the Champion

1077
00:51:55,178 --> 00:51:56,580
at the end of this match?

1078
00:51:56,646 --> 00:51:59,983
Almost everybody said Peyton Royce.

1079
00:52:00,050 --> 00:52:02,185
[Mauro] And speaking of Twitter.

1080
00:52:02,252 --> 00:52:04,855
Look what's trending number one worldwide,

1081
00:52:04,921 --> 00:52:07,090
#NXTTakeover.

1082
00:52:07,157 --> 00:52:09,960
Who is going to take over
the NXT Women's division?

1083
00:52:10,026 --> 00:52:13,663
Ember Moon crashing into Kairi Sane
in the corner.

1084
00:52:13,730 --> 00:52:15,765
[Percy] Why wouldn't it be trending
number one worldwide?

1085
00:52:15,832 --> 00:52:17,267
After what we've already seen.

1086
00:52:17,334 --> 00:52:18,702
We still got more Wargames to come.

1087
00:52:18,768 --> 00:52:20,871
[Mauro] Nikki Cross!

1088
00:52:21,505 --> 00:52:23,173
All the spinning back kick
by Peyton Royce.

1089
00:52:23,240 --> 00:52:25,041
-[Mauro] Looks for the cover!
-[crowd] Oh!

1090
00:52:25,108 --> 00:52:27,844
A rolling neck snap by Kairi Sane,

1091
00:52:27,911 --> 00:52:29,779
-[Mauro] as she leaps now for the cover.
[referee] Two!

1092
00:52:30,447 --> 00:52:32,516
[Nigel] That's what makes this match
so dangerous.

1093
00:52:32,582 --> 00:52:34,784
Like you said, you gotta swivel your head.

1094
00:52:34,851 --> 00:52:36,586
You gotta have eyes
in the back of the head.

1095
00:52:36,653 --> 00:52:38,588
The second you try to pin someone

1096
00:52:38,655 --> 00:52:39,756
the second you try for submission.

1097
00:52:39,823 --> 00:52:41,791
Someone is gonna come in and stop you.

1098
00:52:41,858 --> 00:52:42,692
[Mauro] Chip up.

1099
00:52:43,226 --> 00:52:44,861
But there's only two
in the ring right now,

1100
00:52:44,928 --> 00:52:47,163
Ember Moon and Kairi Sane.

1101
00:52:47,230 --> 00:52:49,799
Both of them wanting to take advantage,

1102
00:52:49,866 --> 00:52:52,169
but now Ember Moon turns her attention

1103
00:52:52,235 --> 00:52:53,970
to Peyton Royce, and Nikki Cross!

1104
00:52:54,037 --> 00:52:56,840
And the pescado wipes out Cross!

1105
00:52:57,407 --> 00:52:58,909
[Percy] Peyton wanting no part to that.

1106
00:53:00,810 --> 00:53:04,848
[Mauro] And Kairi Sane
with the flying forearm smash

1107
00:53:04,915 --> 00:53:08,485
across the face,
as she leaps off the apron.

1108
00:53:09,719 --> 00:53:12,856
Sane with clubbing forearms
to the back of Peyton Royce.

1109
00:53:12,923 --> 00:53:16,359
And again, air Ember Moon
clear for takeoff.

1110
00:53:16,426 --> 00:53:18,828
Tope suicida!

1111
00:53:18,895 --> 00:53:20,463
[Percy] That's like a two for one.

1112
00:53:20,530 --> 00:53:23,099
[crowd cheering]

1113
00:53:23,166 --> 00:53:24,834
[Nigel] Look at the speed of Ember Moon,

1114
00:53:24,901 --> 00:53:27,070
as she came between
the middle and bottom rope

1115
00:53:27,137 --> 00:53:28,471
with that low pave.

1116
00:53:28,538 --> 00:53:31,141
[Mauro] Houston, we have a lift off
courtesy of Ember Moon,

1117
00:53:31,207 --> 00:53:34,044
but now Nikki Cross grabs her follicles.

1118
00:53:35,412 --> 00:53:36,346
[Percy] Oh, no.

1119
00:53:36,947 --> 00:53:38,415
[crowd] Oh!

1120
00:53:39,015 --> 00:53:40,050
[Mauro] Oh!

1121
00:53:41,051 --> 00:53:43,153
[Nigel] Clubbing forearms, back and run.

1122
00:53:44,221 --> 00:53:45,689
-[Nigel] Hold on. Oh!
-[crowd] Oh!

1123
00:53:45,755 --> 00:53:48,358
-[Percy] Oh, man!
-[Mauro] Powerbomb, Moon!

1124
00:53:48,425 --> 00:53:50,327
[Mauro] Did you hear the impact?

1125
00:53:50,393 --> 00:53:52,495
[crowd cheering]

1126
00:53:52,562 --> 00:53:55,865
Nikki Cross' body crashed to the floor

1127
00:53:55,932 --> 00:53:57,801
with a sickening thud!

1128
00:53:57,867 --> 00:53:59,769
[Nigel] Here it is, Ember Moon.

1129
00:53:59,836 --> 00:54:03,273
Two birds with one stone, quiet literally.

1130
00:54:04,874 --> 00:54:07,577
And here it was perhaps looking
for a Hurricanrana,

1131
00:54:07,644 --> 00:54:11,081
instead a powerbomb
for that psychotic Scot.

1132
00:54:11,147 --> 00:54:13,216
[Mauro] And that will have to eliminate

1133
00:54:13,283 --> 00:54:15,051
Nikki Cross for the time being,

1134
00:54:15,118 --> 00:54:18,788
as Kairi Sane renews hostilities
with Ember Moon.

1135
00:54:19,422 --> 00:54:21,524
Double axe handle to the chest.

1136
00:54:21,591 --> 00:54:26,663
[crowd cheering Moon]

1137
00:54:26,730 --> 00:54:28,765
[Mauro] Moon trying her best
to try to block

1138
00:54:28,832 --> 00:54:31,001
these shots from Kairi Sane,

1139
00:54:31,067 --> 00:54:32,836
but sane is chopping Moon down!

1140
00:54:32,902 --> 00:54:33,970
[Nigel] Some are getting through.

1141
00:54:34,037 --> 00:54:35,872
Everyone, those arms go down.

1142
00:54:38,541 --> 00:54:42,312
Could this be steps
towards being the new Champion?

1143
00:54:42,379 --> 00:54:43,346
[Percy] Feeling it.

1144
00:54:43,413 --> 00:54:45,115
[Mauro] Kairi Sane.

1145
00:54:45,181 --> 00:54:46,049
[crowd and announcers] Oh!

1146
00:54:46,116 --> 00:54:47,584
[Mauro] The interceptor!

1147
00:54:47,651 --> 00:54:51,354
In the corner, the spear on Ember Moon!

1148
00:54:52,956 --> 00:54:56,459
Oh, Peyton Royce able to avoid Kairi Sane,

1149
00:54:56,526 --> 00:54:58,628
and now tying her up in the ropes.

1150
00:54:58,695 --> 00:55:02,065
[Nigel] Oh, making use
of that incredible flexibility.

1151
00:55:02,132 --> 00:55:04,768
[Mauro] Remember, all legal,
no disqualification

1152
00:55:04,834 --> 00:55:06,703
here in this fatal four way match.

1153
00:55:06,770 --> 00:55:09,839
[Nigel] But look how prone Royce is
now to attack.

1154
00:55:09,906 --> 00:55:11,374
If someone comes in now,

1155
00:55:11,441 --> 00:55:13,343
there's no way she can protect herself.

1156
00:55:13,410 --> 00:55:16,212
[Mauro] If Sane, on cue, Nigel.

1157
00:55:16,279 --> 00:55:19,249
Ember Moon able to save

1158
00:55:19,316 --> 00:55:21,518
her opportunity of becoming Champion,

1159
00:55:21,584 --> 00:55:23,620
because if Kairi Sane
verbally capitulated,

1160
00:55:23,687 --> 00:55:26,222
we would've had a new NXT Women's
Champion.

1161
00:55:27,824 --> 00:55:31,328
[Nigel] Somehow the Venus Flytrap
was able to continue.

1162
00:55:31,394 --> 00:55:34,898
[crowd cheering]

1163
00:55:34,964 --> 00:55:38,034
[Mauro] Moon now focusing
her attack on Kairi Sane.

1164
00:55:38,101 --> 00:55:40,337
A quick roll-up by Sane for a two count.

1165
00:55:40,403 --> 00:55:43,239
[crowd chanting]

1166
00:55:43,306 --> 00:55:44,407
[Percy] Oh, man!

1167
00:55:46,376 --> 00:55:48,078
[Nigel] Slowing down a little bit now,

1168
00:55:48,144 --> 00:55:49,512
some damage being done.

1169
00:55:50,213 --> 00:55:51,681
[Percy] She's got to take advantage now,

1170
00:55:51,748 --> 00:55:52,982
while Nikki Cross is out of the picture.

1171
00:55:53,049 --> 00:55:54,350
[Mauro] Sane ducks under the clothesline.

1172
00:55:54,417 --> 00:55:58,421
Leapfrog and Sane spears Peyton Royce!

1173
00:55:58,488 --> 00:56:01,758
[crowd cheering]

1174
00:56:01,825 --> 00:56:02,959
[Mauro and crowd] Oh!

1175
00:56:03,026 --> 00:56:06,062
Spinning back fist by the Pirate Princess.

1176
00:56:06,663 --> 00:56:08,164
[Nigel] She's going to the top,

1177
00:56:08,231 --> 00:56:10,500
perhaps this is a little early.
I don't know.

1178
00:56:10,567 --> 00:56:13,970
[Mauro] Looking
for the insane elbow early. Oh!

1179
00:56:15,939 --> 00:56:18,007
Well scouted by Ember Moon.

1180
00:56:18,908 --> 00:56:21,111
[Nigel] Oh, it's Moon
who from the top rope

1181
00:56:21,177 --> 00:56:23,480
is known for the eclipse corkscrew
stunner.

1182
00:56:25,115 --> 00:56:27,817
Won't be able to hit it
from this position.

1183
00:56:27,884 --> 00:56:32,188
-[crowd] Oh!
-[indistinct chatter]

1184
00:56:33,590 --> 00:56:37,093
[Mauro] Both Sane and Moon
in a precarious position

1185
00:56:37,160 --> 00:56:38,528
in the corner.

1186
00:56:38,595 --> 00:56:40,864
[crowd cheering]

1187
00:56:41,431 --> 00:56:44,434
Moon perhaps the stronger trying

1188
00:56:44,501 --> 00:56:45,835
to physically take over.

1189
00:56:45,902 --> 00:56:47,704
-[Percy] This is gonna be bad.
-[Mauro] Tower of doom!

1190
00:56:47,771 --> 00:56:49,706
[crowd cheering]

1191
00:56:49,773 --> 00:56:51,241
[Mauro] Peyton Royce!

1192
00:56:52,642 --> 00:56:54,811
[Nigel] But who can take advantage here?

1193
00:56:54,878 --> 00:56:56,679
All three women down.

1194
00:56:56,746 --> 00:56:58,248
Where's Nikki Cross?

1195
00:56:58,314 --> 00:57:01,117
[Mauro] Peyton Royce sliding
the stick of dynamite

1196
00:57:01,184 --> 00:57:05,221
in that explosive corner maneuver.

1197
00:57:05,288 --> 00:57:07,056
And Royce almost became

1198
00:57:07,123 --> 00:57:08,958
the new NXT Women's Champion right there.

1199
00:57:09,025 --> 00:57:12,228
She immediately goes to Kairi Sane
crossface cover.

1200
00:57:12,295 --> 00:57:13,263
[Royce] My hand!

1201
00:57:13,329 --> 00:57:15,465
[Nigel] Two covers with that forearm
across the face.

1202
00:57:15,532 --> 00:57:18,535
Look at the angle and the impact on Sane.

1203
00:57:18,601 --> 00:57:19,469
[Percy] Look at this.

1204
00:57:19,536 --> 00:57:21,905
[Mauro] Superplex combination.

1205
00:57:21,971 --> 00:57:23,673
German suplex.

1206
00:57:23,740 --> 00:57:26,075
And that tower of doom now has

1207
00:57:26,142 --> 00:57:28,278
Peyton Royce, Ember Moon and Sane.

1208
00:57:28,344 --> 00:57:29,846
And look, Nikki cross!

1209
00:57:30,413 --> 00:57:32,749
Interjecting herself back in the fray!

1210
00:57:32,816 --> 00:57:35,418
Diving crossbody on all

1211
00:57:35,485 --> 00:57:37,120
three other competitors!

1212
00:57:37,654 --> 00:57:39,522
[Nigel] And cross has been lying in wait,

1213
00:57:40,156 --> 00:57:44,260
regaining energy,
the Bannock Burn Banshee is on fire.

1214
00:57:44,327 --> 00:57:46,396
[Percy] That's how you make up
a lost time right there.

1215
00:57:47,564 --> 00:57:50,934
[Mauro] Kairi Sane, Peyton Royce
licking their wounds,

1216
00:57:51,000 --> 00:57:54,737
as Nikki Cross takes the fight
to Ember Moon, momentarily.

1217
00:57:54,804 --> 00:57:58,374
Now on Kairi Sane,
the resilient Nikki Cross.

1218
00:57:59,943 --> 00:58:02,545
Oh, and ties Kairi Sane
to the tree of woe,

1219
00:58:02,612 --> 00:58:04,614
putting her boots now to her midsection.

1220
00:58:07,183 --> 00:58:08,017
Oh!

1221
00:58:09,853 --> 00:58:11,654
[Nigel] Strong forearms from the Scot.

1222
00:58:11,721 --> 00:58:13,022
[Mauro] Triumvirate of forearms

1223
00:58:13,089 --> 00:58:15,959
and there's a clothesline that sends
Peyton Royce over the top rope

1224
00:58:16,025 --> 00:58:17,026
and to the floor.

1225
00:58:17,093 --> 00:58:19,095
Nikki Cross en fuego,

1226
00:58:19,162 --> 00:58:20,897
taking over this fatal four way!

1227
00:58:20,964 --> 00:58:22,899
-[Nigel] She's hit it.
-[Mauro] Swinging fisherman's neckbreaker.

1228
00:58:22,966 --> 00:58:24,634
[Mauro] New NXT Women's Champion!

1229
00:58:24,701 --> 00:58:26,502
Oh! Ember Moon in!

1230
00:58:26,569 --> 00:58:28,872
To short circuit that cover!

1231
00:58:32,775 --> 00:58:34,177
[Nigel] And you got to think first.

1232
00:58:34,244 --> 00:58:37,413
Fatal four way rules really benefit

1233
00:58:37,480 --> 00:58:40,583
Nikki Cross' sort of unpredictable style.

1234
00:58:40,650 --> 00:58:44,888
But there, it was Moon who saved
the match for herself.

1235
00:58:44,954 --> 00:58:49,225
[Mauro] Moon with the big kick
to the face of Nikki Cross.

1236
00:58:49,292 --> 00:58:51,227
A picture of carnage.

1237
00:58:51,294 --> 00:58:52,529
[Nigel] But where she's going?

1238
00:58:52,595 --> 00:58:53,596
[Percy] No, what she's thinking?

1239
00:58:54,864 --> 00:58:56,666
[Mauro] Here in space city,

1240
00:58:56,733 --> 00:58:58,902
Ember Moon would love to hit

1241
00:58:58,968 --> 00:59:02,472
that eclipse but Nikki Cross cutting
her off with the pass.

1242
00:59:05,975 --> 00:59:07,477
[crowd and Mauro] Oh!

1243
00:59:08,478 --> 00:59:10,847
[Mauro] Slingshot right into the forearm.

1244
00:59:10,914 --> 00:59:13,816
Nikki cross from that top rope.

1245
00:59:13,883 --> 00:59:15,318
[crowd and Mauro] Oh!

1246
00:59:15,385 --> 00:59:18,254
[Mauro] Swinging neckbreaker with impact

1247
00:59:18,321 --> 00:59:19,188
and Moon…

1248
00:59:19,255 --> 00:59:21,124
[Percy] Ember Moon trying
to get out the ring.

1249
00:59:21,190 --> 00:59:23,359
[Mauro] Able to try to recover.

1250
00:59:24,193 --> 00:59:26,496
[Nigel] Beautiful fisherman suplex!

1251
00:59:26,562 --> 00:59:27,864
[Mauro] With a beautiful break

1252
00:59:27,931 --> 00:59:30,300
by Peyton Royce and Kairi Sane!

1253
00:59:30,366 --> 00:59:32,101
-[Mauro] to ensure
-[Percy] That's explosive as her.

1254
00:59:32,168 --> 00:59:35,605
that this NXT Women's Championship
match continues.

1255
00:59:36,205 --> 00:59:37,173
[Percy] Oh, my goodness.

1256
00:59:37,240 --> 00:59:38,841
[Nigel] I don't know.
I think you're right, Percy,

1257
00:59:38,908 --> 00:59:41,578
as close as it could possibly come.
Oh, wait a second.

1258
00:59:42,245 --> 00:59:45,315
[Mauro] Kairi Sane with an Alabama slam!

1259
00:59:45,381 --> 00:59:48,885
On Peyton Royce and Nikki Cross.
Felt the brunt of that.

1260
00:59:49,819 --> 00:59:52,255
[Nigel] Look how quickly Sane going
to top rope.

1261
00:59:52,322 --> 00:59:53,423
Could this be it?

1262
00:59:54,624 --> 00:59:57,460
[Mauro] Pirate Princess about to deliver.

1263
00:59:57,527 --> 01:00:01,230
Insane elbow, X marks the spot!

1264
01:00:01,297 --> 01:00:03,099
[Nigel] But it landed on Royce.

1265
01:00:03,166 --> 01:00:04,667
She's pinning the wrong woman!

1266
01:00:04,734 --> 01:00:06,602
[crowd counting down] One, two…

1267
01:00:07,203 --> 01:00:10,540
[Mauro] Oh, and Amber Moon in to knock
Sane off,

1268
01:00:10,607 --> 01:00:13,142
as Sane was looking to become Champion.

1269
01:00:15,345 --> 01:00:18,715
[Nigel] Look at the height
and the impact from Kairi Sane,

1270
01:00:18,781 --> 01:00:20,750
but look at who she lands on,

1271
01:00:20,817 --> 01:00:22,051
Peyton Royce.

1272
01:00:22,118 --> 01:00:23,720
And instead of pinning her,

1273
01:00:23,786 --> 01:00:26,689
unfortunately, it was only Nikki
cross left in the ring.

1274
01:00:27,290 --> 01:00:30,193
[Mauro] High risk, high reward.

1275
01:00:30,259 --> 01:00:33,963
Who is going to fill the huge shoes

1276
01:00:34,030 --> 01:00:35,965
of Asuka's NXT Women's Champion?

1277
01:00:36,032 --> 01:00:38,267
Ember Moon has come close to the path!

1278
01:00:38,334 --> 01:00:40,970
But now Peyton Royce is now running rough!

1279
01:00:41,037 --> 01:00:42,772
On the rest of the field!

1280
01:00:42,839 --> 01:00:45,108
[Royce screaming]

1281
01:00:45,174 --> 01:00:47,010
[Royce] You're mine, baby!

1282
01:00:47,844 --> 01:00:49,312
[Nigel] This could be it.

1283
01:00:50,513 --> 01:00:53,449
The stunner from down under
ready to poise.

1284
01:00:54,150 --> 01:00:55,818
Hold on! Oh.

1285
01:00:55,885 --> 01:00:57,820
[Mauro] Ember Moon with the eclipse!

1286
01:00:57,887 --> 01:01:00,256
-[Percy] Oh, my goodness.
-[Mauro] Ember Moon with the eclipse!

1287
01:01:00,323 --> 01:01:01,791
[Percy] We have a new champ!

1288
01:01:01,858 --> 01:01:04,460
Ember moon has become

1289
01:01:04,527 --> 01:01:06,362
NXT Women's Champion!

1290
01:01:06,429 --> 01:01:08,031
[announcer] Here's your winner

1291
01:01:08,097 --> 01:01:12,835
and the new NXT Women's Champion,

1292
01:01:12,902 --> 01:01:16,205
Ember Moon!

1293
01:01:16,272 --> 01:01:18,174
[Mauro] Here in the lone star state,

1294
01:01:18,241 --> 01:01:19,876
her home, she has become

1295
01:01:19,942 --> 01:01:23,813
the north star
of the NXT Women's division!

1296
01:01:23,880 --> 01:01:26,115
[Percy] It has been a long road
for Ember Moon,

1297
01:01:26,182 --> 01:01:28,051
but she definitely deserves this!

1298
01:01:28,117 --> 01:01:31,587
Take a look at our newest NXT
Women's Champion.

1299
01:01:33,623 --> 01:01:34,891
[Nigel] Oh, what a battle,

1300
01:01:34,957 --> 01:01:37,260
all these four women gave their all.

1301
01:01:37,326 --> 01:01:39,696
I have to say, every one of them
could have won

1302
01:01:39,762 --> 01:01:42,165
at some point during the match.

1303
01:01:42,231 --> 01:01:43,900
Well, let's take a look
at how that happened.

1304
01:01:44,967 --> 01:01:46,469
Here it is off the top.

1305
01:01:46,536 --> 01:01:49,038
I'm not sure if she got
both women with it.

1306
01:01:49,105 --> 01:01:51,107
But she got more on Cross.

1307
01:01:51,174 --> 01:01:52,909
Here from a different angle.

1308
01:01:52,975 --> 01:01:54,243
[crowd cheering]

1309
01:01:54,310 --> 01:01:56,279
Yeah, I think she got both of them.

1310
01:01:56,345 --> 01:01:58,481
But it was Cross who took the brunt.

1311
01:01:59,449 --> 01:02:00,950
One last look.

1312
01:02:01,551 --> 01:02:02,652
[Percy] Spot on.

1313
01:02:03,486 --> 01:02:06,422
[Nigel] Wham! Right underneath the jaw

1314
01:02:06,489 --> 01:02:08,758
and Cross was down.

1315
01:02:08,825 --> 01:02:10,960
[crowd counting down[ Three!
[bell ringing]

1316
01:02:13,096 --> 01:02:15,064
[Mauro] After coming up short

1317
01:02:15,898 --> 01:02:18,968
on two separate occasions
this year to Asuka,

1318
01:02:19,035 --> 01:02:21,571
Ember Moon has--oh!

1319
01:02:21,637 --> 01:02:24,574
And speaking of the Empress of Tomorrow,

1320
01:02:24,640 --> 01:02:27,076
what a classic gesture this is!

1321
01:02:29,245 --> 01:02:34,383
[Nigel] And a great rivalry has come
full circle, finally.

1322
01:02:34,450 --> 01:02:36,819
[crowd cheering]

1323
01:02:36,886 --> 01:02:39,555
[Mauro] Incredible sign
of sportsmanship and respect,

1324
01:02:39,622 --> 01:02:41,124
remember it was Ember Moon

1325
01:02:42,325 --> 01:02:45,728
who showed the same respect
when Asuka vacated

1326
01:02:45,795 --> 01:02:47,697
the NXT Women's Championship.

1327
01:02:48,598 --> 01:02:51,634
You can see Asuka in action tomorrow night

1328
01:02:51,701 --> 01:02:53,136
at the survivor series.

1329
01:02:53,202 --> 01:02:56,973
But tonight it's all about Texas' own,

1330
01:02:57,039 --> 01:02:58,374
Ember moon!

1331
01:02:58,441 --> 01:03:00,309
She has finally become

1332
01:03:00,376 --> 01:03:02,512
NXT Women's Champion.

1333
01:03:02,578 --> 01:03:03,513
[Percy] Yes, sir.

1334
01:03:03,579 --> 01:03:07,783
["Free the Flame" playing]

1335
01:03:07,850 --> 01:03:14,757
[crowd cheering]

1336
01:03:23,733 --> 01:03:25,635
[Nigel] Let's take one more look
at the way

1337
01:03:25,701 --> 01:03:27,603
that Ember Moon was victorious

1338
01:03:27,670 --> 01:03:29,539
here in her home state.

1339
01:03:29,605 --> 01:03:31,607
Look at the torque and the angle

1340
01:03:31,674 --> 01:03:36,345
on that eclipse catching
Cross underneath the jaw

1341
01:03:36,412 --> 01:03:38,214
and indeed came for a cover.

1342
01:03:38,281 --> 01:03:39,982
["Free the Flame" playing]

1343
01:03:40,049 --> 01:03:42,585
Impressive victory and it has to mean

1344
01:03:42,652 --> 01:03:44,687
the world for Ember Moon

1345
01:03:44,754 --> 01:03:48,558
to finally be on top of the mountain here,

1346
01:03:48,624 --> 01:03:51,394
as the NXT Women's Champion.

1347
01:03:52,161 --> 01:03:56,232
[Mauro] The sixth
NXT Women's Champion in history.

1348
01:03:56,299 --> 01:04:02,905
["Free the Flame" playing]

1349
01:04:03,406 --> 01:04:05,808
[crowd cheering]

1350
01:04:06,809 --> 01:04:13,149
[intense music playing]

1351
01:04:23,793 --> 01:04:26,863
[crowd cheering] NXT!

1352
01:04:26,929 --> 01:04:32,735
["Resistance" playing]

1353
01:04:32,802 --> 01:04:35,571
[announcer] This is NXT Takeover.

1354
01:04:36,305 --> 01:04:43,212
["Resistance" music playing]

1355
01:04:46,315 --> 01:04:47,350
["Executioner's Tax" playing]

1356
01:04:47,416 --> 01:04:49,952
[Mauro] NXT Takeover: Wargames
coming to you

1357
01:04:50,019 --> 01:04:53,155
from Clutch City,
the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.

1358
01:04:53,222 --> 01:04:56,659
The next NXT Takeover event
will come to you

1359
01:04:56,726 --> 01:04:59,028
from the city of brotherly love,
Philadelphia.

1360
01:04:59,095 --> 01:05:01,030
Royal rumble weekend.

1361
01:05:01,097 --> 01:05:07,670
But tonight it is
all about NXT Takeover: Wargames.

1362
01:05:10,773 --> 01:05:13,075
And as you can see, an elaborate set

1363
01:05:13,142 --> 01:05:16,345
for tonight's NXT Takeover: Wargames.

1364
01:05:16,412 --> 01:05:19,815
Just like the new WWE Tough Talkers

1365
01:05:19,882 --> 01:05:22,685
Championship Takedown ring from Mattel.

1366
01:05:22,752 --> 01:05:24,120
With the cages and dressing.

1367
01:05:24,186 --> 01:05:26,289
Hey, you can recreate all the action

1368
01:05:26,355 --> 01:05:28,090
from tonight's Takeover at home.

1369
01:05:28,157 --> 01:05:29,025
And guess what?

1370
01:05:29,091 --> 01:05:30,693
It's available now.

1371
01:05:30,760 --> 01:05:33,529
So, pick one up for the holidays.

1372
01:05:33,596 --> 01:05:37,900
["Executioner's Tax" playing]

1373
01:05:38,768 --> 01:05:40,703
[Nigel] Well, they say,
"no man is an island."

1374
01:05:40,770 --> 01:05:44,974
But tonight Roderick Strong has
to feel like one.

1375
01:05:45,041 --> 01:05:48,944
He gave up the opportunity
to join the Era.

1376
01:05:49,011 --> 01:05:51,814
But now he's got a real tough
test ahead of him.

1377
01:05:52,581 --> 01:05:55,618
William Regal there, giving the rules.

1378
01:05:55,685 --> 01:05:58,888
This is gonna be a test for all three men.

1379
01:06:01,657 --> 01:06:04,694
[Mauro] Our NXT alum in attendance,

1380
01:06:04,760 --> 01:06:06,796
the maraville mouthpiece.

1381
01:06:07,330 --> 01:06:09,665
Fellow Canadian, Kevin Owens,

1382
01:06:10,466 --> 01:06:13,736
taking in Takeover: Wargames.

1383
01:06:13,803 --> 01:06:17,173
And another former NXT Champion,

1384
01:06:17,239 --> 01:06:20,209
Samoa Joe, he and Shinsuke Nakamura.

1385
01:06:20,276 --> 01:06:24,747
the only two time NXT Champions.

1386
01:06:24,814 --> 01:06:26,749
[Percy] Well, that is known
to plenty right there.

1387
01:06:27,616 --> 01:06:30,419
[Mauro] And speaking of Champions…

1388
01:06:30,486 --> 01:06:33,556
["Play" playing]

1389
01:06:34,156 --> 01:06:36,092
[Nigel] Here it is tonight.

1390
01:06:36,158 --> 01:06:38,995
The Champion Drew McIntyre has

1391
01:06:39,061 --> 01:06:41,097
one of the biggest tests of his career.

1392
01:06:41,163 --> 01:06:43,933
It was just last week on NXT television

1393
01:06:44,000 --> 01:06:47,236
that Andrade "Cien" Almas left him lying.

1394
01:06:47,303 --> 01:06:49,305
Can he continue with that momentum

1395
01:06:49,372 --> 01:06:51,974
or will the Celtic Colossus remain

1396
01:06:52,041 --> 01:06:54,377
on top of his kingdom?

1397
01:06:54,443 --> 01:06:58,013
["Play" playing]

1398
01:06:58,547 --> 01:06:59,949
[crowd cheering]

1399
01:07:00,549 --> 01:07:03,419
[Mauro] McIntyre with the claymore!

1400
01:07:03,486 --> 01:07:06,422
Do we have a new NXT Champion?

1401
01:07:06,489 --> 01:07:09,425
[referee and crowd] One, two, three!

1402
01:07:09,492 --> 01:07:10,526
[bell ringing]

1403
01:07:10,593 --> 01:07:11,827
[announcer] Here's your winner

1404
01:07:11,894 --> 01:07:15,531
and the new NXT Champion,

1405
01:07:15,598 --> 01:07:18,234
Drew McIntyre!

1406
01:07:19,101 --> 01:07:23,539
[McIntyre] All the work
over the last 17 years

1407
01:07:23,606 --> 01:07:25,408
led to this moment.

1408
01:07:26,475 --> 01:07:28,577
I'm absolutely honored and privileged

1409
01:07:28,644 --> 01:07:29,779
to be the face of NXT.

1410
01:07:29,845 --> 01:07:31,847
[crowd cheering]

1411
01:07:31,914 --> 01:07:34,049
To believing the charge to be the Champion

1412
01:07:34,116 --> 01:07:36,152
there's no other feeling like it
in the world,

1413
01:07:36,218 --> 01:07:37,820
and a dream come true.

1414
01:07:39,789 --> 01:07:41,624
[interviewer] Drew McIntyre,

1415
01:07:41,690 --> 01:07:43,759
it's been a long journey for you
to this title.

1416
01:07:43,826 --> 01:07:45,294
So, congratulations to you.

1417
01:07:45,361 --> 01:07:46,762
[McIntyre] Oh, thank you very much.

1418
01:07:47,329 --> 01:07:49,432
[Vega] I'm gonna be taking
the interview from here.

1419
01:07:50,266 --> 01:07:53,069
You and Andrade "Cien" Almas have
a lot in common.

1420
01:07:53,135 --> 01:07:56,005
He too, was on a downward slope.

1421
01:07:56,071 --> 01:07:57,540
[Percy] He needs to transfer

1422
01:07:57,606 --> 01:07:59,875
his focus back into the ring

1423
01:07:59,942 --> 01:08:01,510
and not on women and party.

1424
01:08:01,577 --> 01:08:03,579
[Vega] And he got a second chance.

1425
01:08:03,646 --> 01:08:05,214
I was his second chance.

1426
01:08:06,182 --> 01:08:08,384
[Percy] Zelina Vega will do
whatever it needs to be done

1427
01:08:08,451 --> 01:08:11,854
to ensure that Andrade gets
to the promised land.

1428
01:08:13,122 --> 01:08:16,058
[Vega] Why is it that you've been
avoiding Andrade?

1429
01:08:16,125 --> 01:08:18,260
Do you really think that that
makes you a credible Champion?

1430
01:08:18,327 --> 01:08:21,630
Andrade "Cien" Almas and I still haven't
gotten the contract

1431
01:08:21,697 --> 01:08:23,499
for the NXT Championship match.

1432
01:08:23,566 --> 01:08:25,534
[McIntyre] If Andrade seriously wants
the match.

1433
01:08:25,601 --> 01:08:28,370
Tell him, instead of sending
just his business partner,

1434
01:08:28,437 --> 01:08:30,306
maybe he comes with you next time

1435
01:08:30,372 --> 01:08:32,942
and he tells me he actually wants
the match.

1436
01:08:35,144 --> 01:08:36,879
[Mauro] Andrade "Cien" Almas…

1437
01:08:36,946 --> 01:08:40,583
attacking the NXT Champion, Drew McIntyre.

1438
01:08:40,649 --> 01:08:42,518
[Nigel] Absolutely vicious.

1439
01:08:43,018 --> 01:08:45,454
[Mauro] Andrade "Cien" Almas signs
the contract.

1440
01:08:45,521 --> 01:08:47,556
And uses Zelina Vega's gum

1441
01:08:47,623 --> 01:08:49,458
to stick it to the champ.

1442
01:08:51,794 --> 01:08:54,630
[intense music playing]

1443
01:08:54,697 --> 01:08:56,732
[McIntyre] When it comes
to Takeover Andrade,

1444
01:08:56,799 --> 01:08:58,934
bring your A-game, and I assure you,

1445
01:08:59,001 --> 01:09:01,637
everything you've got will not be enough.

1446
01:09:01,704 --> 01:09:04,640
Drew McIntyre will still stand proudly

1447
01:09:04,707 --> 01:09:06,575
NXT Champion.

1448
01:09:06,642 --> 01:09:08,677
One last time "Cien,"

1449
01:09:08,744 --> 01:09:11,514
face me like a man.

1450
01:09:11,580 --> 01:09:14,016
Unless…

1451
01:09:14,083 --> 01:09:16,452
Zelina's not gonna let you
off the leash for the night.

1452
01:09:16,519 --> 01:09:20,389
[crowd] Ooh!

1453
01:09:20,456 --> 01:09:22,224
[Mauro] Here comes Andrade "Cien" Almas.

1454
01:09:22,291 --> 01:09:23,292
They're not gonna wait

1455
01:09:23,359 --> 01:09:24,960
-[Mauro] for Takeover: Wargames.
-[Percy] Oh, here we go.

1456
01:09:26,896 --> 01:09:27,730
[Nigel] What?

1457
01:09:28,230 --> 01:09:29,832
[McIntyre] What the hell are you doing?

1458
01:09:30,499 --> 01:09:32,701
[Vega] Andrade "Cien" Almas will do
anything

1459
01:09:32,768 --> 01:09:33,903
to be the Champion.

1460
01:09:34,503 --> 01:09:36,372
This is what you came here for!

1461
01:09:36,438 --> 01:09:37,706
Let's go! This right here!

1462
01:09:38,774 --> 01:09:40,109
You are looking

1463
01:09:40,175 --> 01:09:43,412
at the next NXT Champion.

1464
01:09:43,479 --> 01:09:45,981
[Nigel] This is gonna be
a championship match

1465
01:09:46,048 --> 01:09:47,149
for the ages.

1466
01:09:47,750 --> 01:09:49,618
[Mauro] The NXT Championship reign

1467
01:09:49,685 --> 01:09:52,154
of Drew McIntyre could be in peril

1468
01:09:52,221 --> 01:09:53,889
at Takeover: Wargames!

1469
01:09:58,727 --> 01:10:05,668
["Making a Difference" playing]

1470
01:10:16,378 --> 01:10:18,280
[Mauro] Well, Andrade "Cien" Almas,

1471
01:10:18,347 --> 01:10:20,349
guys, was the toast of the town.

1472
01:10:20,416 --> 01:10:21,951
A third generation luchador

1473
01:10:22,017 --> 01:10:23,319
in his native Mexico, where he conquered

1474
01:10:23,385 --> 01:10:25,120
the oldest sports entertainment promotion

1475
01:10:25,187 --> 01:10:26,155
still in existence.

1476
01:10:26,222 --> 01:10:28,424
But here in NXT, Almas went

1477
01:10:28,490 --> 01:10:30,192
from Livin' La Vida Loca,

1478
01:10:30,259 --> 01:10:31,560
which led to taking L's in the ring,

1479
01:10:31,627 --> 01:10:34,563
to bouncing back
and earning an opportunity

1480
01:10:34,630 --> 01:10:36,198
at the NXT Championship.

1481
01:10:36,265 --> 01:10:39,535
Guys, thanks
to that enterprising spitfire,

1482
01:10:39,602 --> 01:10:40,603
Zelina Vega,

1483
01:10:40,669 --> 01:10:42,705
who has helped Almas renew his focus.

1484
01:10:42,771 --> 01:10:43,739
[Percy] I have to completely agree.

1485
01:10:43,806 --> 01:10:45,941
Andrade "Cien" Almas has all the talent

1486
01:10:46,008 --> 01:10:47,343
and all the tools in the world.

1487
01:10:47,409 --> 01:10:49,011
But Vega has given him purpose,

1488
01:10:49,078 --> 01:10:50,112
given him drive,

1489
01:10:50,179 --> 01:10:52,314
and that's what I believe
he's been missing.

1490
01:10:52,381 --> 01:10:55,851
Now, he's ready to take his game
to the next level.

1491
01:10:56,418 --> 01:10:59,688
[Nigel] It certainly has seen that with
Vega by his side,

1492
01:10:59,755 --> 01:11:01,523
he's always had the advantage.

1493
01:11:01,590 --> 01:11:03,359
He's always been one step ahead

1494
01:11:03,425 --> 01:11:05,194
of Drew McIntyre.

1495
01:11:07,096 --> 01:11:09,898
As we've seen, Vega will do
whatever it takes

1496
01:11:09,965 --> 01:11:12,001
to get a victory for her man.

1497
01:11:12,067 --> 01:11:13,102
[Percy] What do you mean one step ahead?

1498
01:11:13,168 --> 01:11:15,504
Like attacking Drew
during a contract signing?

1499
01:11:15,571 --> 01:11:18,273
-[Percy] Is that what you mean?
-[Nigel] That's one thing, Percy.

1500
01:11:19,441 --> 01:11:20,442
[Percy] That's cowardice, man.

1501
01:11:20,509 --> 01:11:21,977
Drew says step to him like a man.

1502
01:11:22,044 --> 01:11:24,246
-[Percy] That's not real man…
-[Nigel] That's exactly what he did,

1503
01:11:24,313 --> 01:11:26,215
[Nigel] "step to me like a man,"
that's what he did.

1504
01:11:26,282 --> 01:11:29,652
You can't blame Almas
that McIntyre wasn't ready.

1505
01:11:29,718 --> 01:11:30,953
[Mauro] Agree or disagree,

1506
01:11:31,020 --> 01:11:33,022
was an emphatic statement made

1507
01:11:33,088 --> 01:11:35,257
by the tandem of El Idolo

1508
01:11:35,324 --> 01:11:37,192
and Zelina Vega.

1509
01:11:37,259 --> 01:11:42,031
["Making a Difference" playing]

1510
01:11:42,097 --> 01:11:44,400
[Mauro] And he has more than earned

1511
01:11:44,466 --> 01:11:47,603
the opportunity of becoming NXT Champion.

1512
01:11:48,504 --> 01:11:50,306
Hard-fought victory over the likes

1513
01:11:50,372 --> 01:11:51,974
of Roderick Strong.

1514
01:11:52,041 --> 01:11:54,209
And what about the two matches

1515
01:11:54,276 --> 01:11:55,811
with Johnny Gargano

1516
01:11:55,878 --> 01:11:57,579
including a Takeover: Brooklyn III.

1517
01:11:57,646 --> 01:11:59,782
And then, recently on NXT TV.

1518
01:11:59,848 --> 01:12:01,116
[Nigel] This man is incredible.

1519
01:12:01,183 --> 01:12:03,152
He's gone from strength to strength.

1520
01:12:03,218 --> 01:12:05,120
But he couldn't pick a better time

1521
01:12:05,187 --> 01:12:07,923
to challenge for the NXT Championship.

1522
01:12:07,990 --> 01:12:13,796
[bagpipes playing]

1523
01:12:19,968 --> 01:12:26,775
["Gallantry" playing]

1524
01:12:29,578 --> 01:12:32,781
[Mauro] It was at NXT Takeover:
Brooklyn III in August

1525
01:12:32,848 --> 01:12:37,686
that Drew McIntyre dethroned Bobby Roode

1526
01:12:37,753 --> 01:12:42,124
and began his reign as NXT Champion.

1527
01:12:42,191 --> 01:12:45,627
Paying tribute to his Scottish roots.

1528
01:12:46,495 --> 01:12:48,564
And, Nigel, McIntyre more king

1529
01:12:48,630 --> 01:12:49,998
than Super Mario Odyssey.

1530
01:12:50,065 --> 01:12:53,068
And what an odyssey it has been
for the great Scot.

1531
01:12:53,135 --> 01:12:56,205
[Nigel] He certainly has
a three year hiatus away,

1532
01:12:56,271 --> 01:12:59,007
developing his style, developing his brand

1533
01:12:59,074 --> 01:13:01,543
to be one
of the very best sports entertainers

1534
01:13:01,610 --> 01:13:03,178
in the world today.

1535
01:13:03,245 --> 01:13:05,414
And now, as he enters his fourth month

1536
01:13:05,481 --> 01:13:08,417
as Champion, just ninety-one days.

1537
01:13:09,051 --> 01:13:11,053
How does that compare to other reigns?

1538
01:13:11,120 --> 01:13:14,323
Well, Seth Rollins was
the inaugural NXT Champion

1539
01:13:14,389 --> 01:13:16,291
for a hundred and thirty-four days.

1540
01:13:16,358 --> 01:13:18,694
[Mauro] And McIntyre actually faced
Seth Rollins

1541
01:13:18,761 --> 01:13:21,463
in that gold rush tournament to determine

1542
01:13:21,530 --> 01:13:23,298
the inaugural NXT Champion.

1543
01:13:23,365 --> 01:13:25,000
[Nigel] We saw him here earlier tonight.

1544
01:13:25,067 --> 01:13:27,836
Finn Balor was
the longest-reigning Champion.

1545
01:13:27,903 --> 01:13:30,005
293 days and of course,

1546
01:13:30,072 --> 01:13:31,540
also who we saw here tonight.

1547
01:13:31,607 --> 01:13:34,143
Samoa Joe had a somewhat ignominious stat

1548
01:13:34,209 --> 01:13:36,378
of the shortest reign,
for his second reign,

1549
01:13:36,445 --> 01:13:38,213
at just fourteen days.

1550
01:13:38,280 --> 01:13:40,582
[Mauro] But to be fair
to the Samoan Submission Machine.

1551
01:13:40,649 --> 01:13:42,718
My friend, as we mentioned,
he and Nakamura are

1552
01:13:42,785 --> 01:13:44,987
the only two-time NXT Champions.

1553
01:13:45,053 --> 01:13:47,956
But tonight, it's about Drew McIntyre

1554
01:13:48,023 --> 01:13:49,825
and his legacy.

1555
01:13:49,892 --> 01:13:50,993
[Percy] Oh, without a doubt.

1556
01:13:51,059 --> 01:13:54,096
I have one word to describe Drew McIntyre,

1557
01:13:54,163 --> 01:13:56,632
and that's rededication.

1558
01:13:56,698 --> 01:14:03,639
["Gallantry" playing]

1559
01:14:05,274 --> 01:14:06,775
[crowd cheering]

1560
01:14:07,676 --> 01:14:09,011
[bell ringing]

1561
01:14:09,611 --> 01:14:11,113
[announcer] The following contest
scheduled

1562
01:14:11,180 --> 01:14:16,919
for one fall is for the NXT Championship!

1563
01:14:16,985 --> 01:14:20,222
[crowd cheering]

1564
01:14:20,289 --> 01:14:22,291
[announcer] Introducing the challenger.

1565
01:14:22,357 --> 01:14:25,127
Accompanied to the ring by Zelina Vega.

1566
01:14:25,194 --> 01:14:28,030
From Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico.

1567
01:14:28,096 --> 01:14:30,332
Weighing 215 pounds.

1568
01:14:30,399 --> 01:14:35,671
Andrade "Cien" Almas!

1569
01:14:35,737 --> 01:14:41,510
[crowd cheering and booing]

1570
01:14:43,111 --> 01:14:46,381
[announcer] And his opponent
from Ayr, Scotland.

1571
01:14:46,949 --> 01:14:49,284
Weighing 265 pounds.

1572
01:14:49,952 --> 01:14:53,789
He is the NXT Champion,

1573
01:14:53,856 --> 01:14:57,659
Drew McIntyre!

1574
01:14:57,726 --> 01:15:03,665
[crowd cheering]

1575
01:15:03,732 --> 01:15:08,504
[crowd] Drew!

1576
01:15:08,570 --> 01:15:13,742
[indistinct conversation]

1577
01:15:17,446 --> 01:15:19,348
[person whooing]

1578
01:15:20,616 --> 01:15:21,683
[announcers and crowd] Whoa.

1579
01:15:21,750 --> 01:15:24,586
[Nigel] There you go, Percy.
He stepped up to him like a man.

1580
01:15:24,653 --> 01:15:26,455
[Mauro] Andrade "Cien" Almas pie facing

1581
01:15:26,522 --> 01:15:28,023
the NXT Champion and…

1582
01:15:28,891 --> 01:15:30,626
[Percy] If the dude is a man,
he would have stayed there.

1583
01:15:30,692 --> 01:15:33,295
[Mauro] Talk about the size disparity

1584
01:15:33,362 --> 01:15:35,163
between Zelina Vega

1585
01:15:35,230 --> 01:15:36,231
and the NXT Champion.

1586
01:15:36,298 --> 01:15:38,233
Yet, she is fearless.

1587
01:15:38,300 --> 01:15:40,369
Willing to put herself in harm's way

1588
01:15:40,435 --> 01:15:41,336
for the greater good.

1589
01:15:41,403 --> 01:15:43,405
[Percy] She does it time, and time again.

1590
01:15:43,472 --> 01:15:45,374
-She believed…
-[bell ringing]

1591
01:15:45,974 --> 01:15:47,075
[Mauro] So, the bell,

1592
01:15:47,142 --> 01:15:50,078
and this NXT Championship match underway.

1593
01:15:50,145 --> 01:15:51,713
The Champion Drew McIntyre.

1594
01:15:51,780 --> 01:15:54,783
The challenger Andrade "Cien" Almas.

1595
01:15:54,850 --> 01:15:55,951
[McIntyre] Come on!

1596
01:15:56,018 --> 01:15:58,587
[Mauro] Hashtag, if you wanna get in
on the conversation

1597
01:15:58,654 --> 01:16:00,155
and if you're part of the NXT universe,

1598
01:16:00,222 --> 01:16:01,890
we know you love your social media.

1599
01:16:01,957 --> 01:16:04,760
#NXTchampionship.

1600
01:16:04,826 --> 01:16:07,229
Just don't be a Twitter troglodyte, okay?

1601
01:16:07,296 --> 01:16:08,430
As Almas.

1602
01:16:08,497 --> 01:16:09,364
[referee] Hey!

1603
01:16:09,431 --> 01:16:10,832
-[Percy] Come on.
-[Mauro] Found you.

1604
01:16:10,899 --> 01:16:13,268
Physically intimidate Drew McIntyre.

1605
01:16:13,335 --> 01:16:14,503
That's not gonna happen right, Nigel?

1606
01:16:14,570 --> 01:16:15,704
[crowd and announcers] Oh!

1607
01:16:15,771 --> 01:16:17,205
[Mauro] That's gonna hurt, though.

1608
01:16:17,906 --> 01:16:19,441
[Nigel] I think to be honest with you,
he's just more trying

1609
01:16:19,508 --> 01:16:21,610
to take McIntyre out of his game.

1610
01:16:21,677 --> 01:16:24,212
He know he can't compete
in terms of physical attributes.

1611
01:16:24,279 --> 01:16:25,914
The man's three to four inches.

1612
01:16:25,981 --> 01:16:28,183
30 to 40 pounds heavier as well.

1613
01:16:28,250 --> 01:16:29,518
Got to do something different.

1614
01:16:29,585 --> 01:16:31,887
[Mauro] Almas, also won a fight,
heavyweight,

1615
01:16:31,954 --> 01:16:34,222
showing off his athleticism
and his agility.

1616
01:16:34,289 --> 01:16:35,724
Really a hybrid.

1617
01:16:35,791 --> 01:16:37,793
As competed in Japan, puroresu.

1618
01:16:37,859 --> 01:16:39,194
In Mexico, the lucha libre.

1619
01:16:39,261 --> 01:16:40,662
And now, here on NXT.

1620
01:16:40,729 --> 01:16:43,165
Where he hopes to become NXT Champion.

1621
01:16:43,231 --> 01:16:45,167
[Nigel] There's the power I talked about.

1622
01:16:45,233 --> 01:16:47,035
That weight advantage.

1623
01:16:47,603 --> 01:16:49,771
[Mauro] Quick counter strike by Almas.

1624
01:16:49,838 --> 01:16:51,173
[Vega] Push it up, come on!

1625
01:16:52,975 --> 01:16:54,343
[Nigel] Simple side headlock,

1626
01:16:54,409 --> 01:16:58,213
but look how easily McIntyre is able
to stand up.

1627
01:16:58,280 --> 01:17:00,349
-[Mauro] Tip of-- oh!
-[Percy] Oh, yeah.

1628
01:17:00,415 --> 01:17:03,085
[Mauro] Nice counter by McIntyre.

1629
01:17:03,151 --> 01:17:05,687
Midair, catching Andrade "Cien" Almas

1630
01:17:05,754 --> 01:17:08,824
And then, delivering a big boot

1631
01:17:08,890 --> 01:17:10,292
to the side of his forehead.

1632
01:17:11,026 --> 01:17:13,261
Oh, Jawbreaker by Almas.

1633
01:17:13,328 --> 01:17:14,363
[person shouting in Spanish]

1634
01:17:15,630 --> 01:17:17,099
Hard-hitting affair already,

1635
01:17:17,165 --> 01:17:18,400
no feeling, no process.

1636
01:17:18,467 --> 01:17:19,434
[Percy] Can't do that.

1637
01:17:19,501 --> 01:17:22,337
Don't go back to being that
overconfident, cocky.

1638
01:17:22,404 --> 01:17:24,906
You can't get cute and toy
with Drew McIntyre like that.

1639
01:17:24,973 --> 01:17:27,442
[Mauro] Because McIntyre will make you pay

1640
01:17:27,509 --> 01:17:28,377
with a boot.

1641
01:17:28,443 --> 01:17:29,911
[Nigel] Well, for once, I hate to say it,

1642
01:17:29,978 --> 01:17:31,580
but I have to agree with Percy.

1643
01:17:32,481 --> 01:17:34,349
You won't hear me say that often.

1644
01:17:34,416 --> 01:17:36,852
[crowd] Oh!

1645
01:17:36,918 --> 01:17:38,687
[crowd cheering]

1646
01:17:38,754 --> 01:17:41,957
[Nigel] I'm surprised Vega didn't get on
his case, as well.

1647
01:17:42,858 --> 01:17:44,326
[referee] Hey!

1648
01:17:44,393 --> 01:17:47,796
[Mauro] Almas delivering a boot
of his own on McIntyre.

1649
01:17:47,863 --> 01:17:50,065
And there now Zelina Vega!

1650
01:17:50,132 --> 01:17:51,433
-[Nigel] Watch out.
-[Percy] Come on.

1651
01:17:51,500 --> 01:17:53,435
-[Mauro] Whoa!
-[Percy laughing] Come on.

1652
01:17:53,502 --> 01:17:55,170
-[Nigel] Wow.
-[Mauro] Look at-- Oh!

1653
01:17:56,071 --> 01:17:59,641
And McIntyre able to deliver a forearm

1654
01:17:59,708 --> 01:18:00,575
to the side of Almas' head.

1655
01:18:00,642 --> 01:18:03,779
So, that plan went awry for Zelina Vega.

1656
01:18:05,614 --> 01:18:08,583
She has to pick her battles, right, Percy?

1657
01:18:08,650 --> 01:18:10,252
[Percy] Of course, she does.

1658
01:18:10,318 --> 01:18:11,219
[Nigel] Let's be honest, though.

1659
01:18:11,286 --> 01:18:13,822
That's just an example
of what she brings to the table.

1660
01:18:13,889 --> 01:18:15,924
McIntyre has got to be careful.

1661
01:18:16,725 --> 01:18:20,829
[Mauro] She has definitely rejuvenated,
resurrected,

1662
01:18:20,896 --> 01:18:22,898
call it what you will, the career

1663
01:18:22,964 --> 01:18:24,199
of Andrade "Cien" Almas.

1664
01:18:24,266 --> 01:18:26,034
And the big reason why he's here now

1665
01:18:26,101 --> 01:18:27,936
vying for the NXT Championship.

1666
01:18:28,603 --> 01:18:30,872
Oh, and McIntyre shoulder first

1667
01:18:30,939 --> 01:18:33,008
into that unforgiving ring post.

1668
01:18:33,075 --> 01:18:34,176
[crowd cheering McIntyre]

1669
01:18:34,242 --> 01:18:36,311
But it is the Champion's advantage, guys,

1670
01:18:36,378 --> 01:18:38,480
because there's only one way

1671
01:18:38,547 --> 01:18:40,248
Almas can walk out NXT Champion.

1672
01:18:40,315 --> 01:18:42,984
It's via pinfall or submission
in the ring.

1673
01:18:43,051 --> 01:18:45,087
[Vega] Show him what you can do. Let's go!

1674
01:18:45,153 --> 01:18:46,788
[crowd cheering]

1675
01:18:46,855 --> 01:18:49,658
[Mauro] And still a numero uno

1676
01:18:49,724 --> 01:18:53,095
worldwide #NXTTakeover.

1677
01:18:53,161 --> 01:18:55,063
We thank you, and we hope you're enjoying

1678
01:18:55,130 --> 01:18:57,265
wherever you may be watching.

1679
01:18:57,332 --> 01:18:58,900
[crowd and Mauro] Oh!

1680
01:18:59,768 --> 01:19:01,536
Almas with a lateral press,

1681
01:19:01,603 --> 01:19:04,172
but McIntyre able to kick out immediately.

1682
01:19:04,239 --> 01:19:06,842
[Nigel] Just at a one count
and that's important to see.

1683
01:19:06,908 --> 01:19:09,044
A lot of energy left in this, though.

1684
01:19:09,111 --> 01:19:10,512
[referee] Hey, come on, man. Break up.

1685
01:19:10,579 --> 01:19:12,247
[Nigel and crowd] Whoa!

1686
01:19:12,314 --> 01:19:13,582
[Mauro] There's Almas using

1687
01:19:13,648 --> 01:19:15,417
the real estate to his advantage.

1688
01:19:15,484 --> 01:19:16,485
The hanging…

1689
01:19:17,385 --> 01:19:18,787
But he has to be careful,

1690
01:19:18,854 --> 01:19:21,256
he cannot be disqualified
for taking advantage.

1691
01:19:21,323 --> 01:19:22,524
Now, with the lateral press!

1692
01:19:23,391 --> 01:19:24,526
[Nigel] Well, as you know,

1693
01:19:24,593 --> 01:19:26,228
it only takes two seconds

1694
01:19:26,294 --> 01:19:28,463
with an armbar to pop someone's elbow.

1695
01:19:28,530 --> 01:19:29,364
[Mauro] Right.

1696
01:19:30,432 --> 01:19:33,001
He was looking for the Fujiwara armbar.

1697
01:19:33,668 --> 01:19:35,170
Just has the left armbar.

1698
01:19:35,237 --> 01:19:36,304
Andrade "Cien" Almas.

1699
01:19:36,371 --> 01:19:37,739
Talk about adjustments, Percy.

1700
01:19:37,806 --> 01:19:38,940
That Drew McIntyre has

1701
01:19:39,007 --> 01:19:41,143
to make against a guy like Almas,

1702
01:19:41,209 --> 01:19:43,712
who has the, you know, the X factor there

1703
01:19:43,779 --> 01:19:45,080
with Zelina Vega.

1704
01:19:45,614 --> 01:19:46,882
[Percy] He's got to play his own game.

1705
01:19:46,948 --> 01:19:48,617
He can't be worried about Zelina Vega

1706
01:19:48,683 --> 01:19:49,684
and Andrade "Cien" Almas.

1707
01:19:49,751 --> 01:19:51,086
Don't let it get inside your head.

1708
01:19:51,153 --> 01:19:52,554
Just keep doing what you do.

1709
01:19:52,621 --> 01:19:54,523
[Nigel] Percy, if he's not worried
about Vega

1710
01:19:54,589 --> 01:19:56,658
on the outside, he's gonna get caught.

1711
01:19:57,626 --> 01:19:59,127
[Mauro] That almost happened earlier

1712
01:19:59,194 --> 01:20:01,496
in the match, but he did have
the presence of mind,

1713
01:20:01,563 --> 01:20:04,099
and now, you see the character,

1714
01:20:04,166 --> 01:20:06,902
the fortitude of Drew McIntyre looking

1715
01:20:06,968 --> 01:20:08,904
to will himself back up to his feet.

1716
01:20:08,970 --> 01:20:10,605
But then, Andrade "Cien" Almas

1717
01:20:10,672 --> 01:20:12,841
stops him with a knee to the sternum.

1718
01:20:16,077 --> 01:20:17,612
-[Nigel] Look at that, great innovation.
-[Percy] Here we go.

1719
01:20:17,679 --> 01:20:18,880
[Mauro] Power of McIntyre.

1720
01:20:19,381 --> 01:20:20,515
Inverted facelock.

1721
01:20:21,583 --> 01:20:23,518
[Percy] Is that the power you were
talking about, Nigel?

1722
01:20:23,585 --> 01:20:25,520
[Mauro] Suplex by Drew McIntyre,

1723
01:20:25,587 --> 01:20:28,056
throwing Almas across the ring.

1724
01:20:28,590 --> 01:20:29,958
[Nigel] What great show of power,

1725
01:20:30,025 --> 01:20:33,261
but more importantly,
buys McIntyre some time,

1726
01:20:33,328 --> 01:20:35,630
some well-needed time.

1727
01:20:36,665 --> 01:20:38,266
How slow he is to get to his feet.

1728
01:20:39,634 --> 01:20:42,504
[Mauro] Oh, McIntyre runs
right into the back elbow of Almas,

1729
01:20:42,571 --> 01:20:45,006
and then, McIntyre corks a right hand.

1730
01:20:46,775 --> 01:20:51,279
And now, a ferocious striking exchange.

1731
01:20:51,346 --> 01:20:52,781
Almas sent for the ride,

1732
01:20:52,848 --> 01:20:54,416
and he's dropping that clothesline.

1733
01:20:54,482 --> 01:20:57,786
Now, Drew McIntyre picking up momentum.

1734
01:20:58,453 --> 01:21:02,424
[crowd cheering]

1735
01:21:02,490 --> 01:21:03,758
[Mauro] Oh, beautiful!

1736
01:21:03,825 --> 01:21:07,996
Overhead released
belly-to-belly throw by McIntyre.

1737
01:21:08,063 --> 01:21:09,364
[Percy] Drew ain't messing around.

1738
01:21:10,031 --> 01:21:13,635
[Mauro] And the way he is
physically manhandling Almas,

1739
01:21:13,702 --> 01:21:17,505
gives you an idea of just how strong
Drew McIntyre really is.

1740
01:21:17,572 --> 01:21:19,741
Off the top Turnbuckle!

1741
01:21:19,808 --> 01:21:21,376
Drives Almas to the mat.

1742
01:21:21,443 --> 01:21:22,544
[Nigel] And a nip-up from a man,

1743
01:21:22,611 --> 01:21:26,448
6'5", 265 pounds.

1744
01:21:26,514 --> 01:21:28,817
[Percy] Hey, you see the concern
on Vega's face?

1745
01:21:28,884 --> 01:21:31,853
[Vega] Let's go! Come on!

1746
01:21:32,621 --> 01:21:33,989
[Nigel] Up he goes.

1747
01:21:34,055 --> 01:21:35,090
[Mauro] Almost carried by McIntyre,

1748
01:21:35,156 --> 01:21:37,492
but Almas with a couple of back elbows.

1749
01:21:38,293 --> 01:21:39,194
Pop-up.

1750
01:21:39,694 --> 01:21:40,996
[announcers and crowd] Oh!

1751
01:21:41,062 --> 01:21:44,766
[Mauro] And Drew McIntyre
with the Celtic Cross.

1752
01:21:44,833 --> 01:21:46,368
[crowd cheering]

1753
01:21:47,202 --> 01:21:49,237
-[Nigel] Came close.
-[Vega] Come on. get up!

1754
01:21:49,304 --> 01:21:50,238
[Nigel] Two and a half.

1755
01:21:50,305 --> 01:21:52,240
Look at the way he's grabbing his arm now,

1756
01:21:52,307 --> 01:21:54,209
that was damaged done earlier
in the match.

1757
01:21:54,276 --> 01:21:56,978
When he was rammed into that ring post.

1758
01:21:57,045 --> 01:22:00,415
[Mauro] And remember,
Almas worked on it with the armbar.

1759
01:22:00,482 --> 01:22:01,716
[crowd cheering]

1760
01:22:01,783 --> 01:22:04,252
Two students of the game.

1761
01:22:04,319 --> 01:22:05,287
[Percy] Strike it up.

1762
01:22:06,621 --> 01:22:08,623
[Mauro] Drew McIntyre may be-- Oh!

1763
01:22:08,690 --> 01:22:10,191
I thought he was looking for the Claymore.

1764
01:22:10,258 --> 01:22:12,727
Instead, he eats the dropkick from Almas.

1765
01:22:12,794 --> 01:22:14,462
[Nigel] He's in the corner.

1766
01:22:14,529 --> 01:22:15,397
Watch out.

1767
01:22:15,463 --> 01:22:16,665
[Mauro] Oh, and Almas looking

1768
01:22:16,731 --> 01:22:18,500
for the drive thru double knees,

1769
01:22:18,566 --> 01:22:21,536
but it was McIntyre able
to sidestep that attack.

1770
01:22:21,603 --> 01:22:23,004
[Nigel] I think he hit the back elbow

1771
01:22:23,071 --> 01:22:24,673
on the way through though, Mauro.

1772
01:22:24,739 --> 01:22:26,107
[Nigel] Now, Tornado!
[crowd cheering and Mauro] Oh!

1773
01:22:26,174 --> 01:22:28,043
[Mauro] Tornado inverted DDT.

1774
01:22:28,109 --> 01:22:30,111
Almas with the back press.

1775
01:22:30,178 --> 01:22:31,546
Oh, and one count away

1776
01:22:31,613 --> 01:22:33,448
from a new NXT Champion

1777
01:22:33,515 --> 01:22:35,417
-[Mauro] being crowned in Houston.
-[Percy] Oh, my goodness.

1778
01:22:35,483 --> 01:22:37,652
[Vega] Listen to me!
[Nigel] You can just feel the energy

1779
01:22:37,719 --> 01:22:39,421
[Nigel] picking up the anticipation.

1780
01:22:39,487 --> 01:22:41,356
[Percy] I am just beyond impressed

1781
01:22:41,423 --> 01:22:44,292
with the aggression
of Andrade "Cien" Almas right now.

1782
01:22:45,093 --> 01:22:46,127
[Vega] Get him!

1783
01:22:46,194 --> 01:22:48,330
[referee] Not the hair, "Cien". One!

1784
01:22:48,396 --> 01:22:49,831
[Nigel] Well, a lot of that
has gonna be credited

1785
01:22:49,898 --> 01:22:51,366
to Vega on the outside.

1786
01:22:51,433 --> 01:22:52,600
Barking orders.

1787
01:22:52,667 --> 01:22:53,668
Oh, hold on a second.

1788
01:22:53,735 --> 01:22:57,205
[Mauro] Oh, Almas was looking
for that Hammerlock DDT.

1789
01:22:57,272 --> 01:22:59,474
Drew McIntyre drives him into the corner,

1790
01:22:59,541 --> 01:23:01,443
but then, eats a big boot to the face.

1791
01:23:02,777 --> 01:23:04,446
-[Mauro] Oh, it's the chair.
-[Percy] Oh.

1792
01:23:06,381 --> 01:23:07,549
-[Mauro] Oh!
-[Percy] Nope, nope.

1793
01:23:07,615 --> 01:23:09,317
[Nigel] Trying
for the reverse Hurricanrana.

1794
01:23:09,384 --> 01:23:11,119
He's got through it now, though.

1795
01:23:11,186 --> 01:23:12,921
Instead of that, it is…

1796
01:23:12,987 --> 01:23:16,257
[Mauro] Oh! Inverted Alabama Slam

1797
01:23:16,324 --> 01:23:18,727
by Drew McIntyre. Will this be enough?

1798
01:23:18,793 --> 01:23:20,528
-[referee] Two!
-[Mauro] McIntyre almost retained

1799
01:23:20,595 --> 01:23:22,364
the NXT title right there and again,

1800
01:23:23,898 --> 01:23:27,335
innovation, adjusting on the fly,
adaptability.

1801
01:23:27,402 --> 01:23:29,571
Talk about those characteristics, Nigel.

1802
01:23:29,637 --> 01:23:31,906
[Nigel] Well, and is also pulling out
all the stops.

1803
01:23:31,973 --> 01:23:33,942
He knows what's on the title though.

1804
01:23:34,009 --> 01:23:35,543
He knows the title is on the line.

1805
01:23:35,610 --> 01:23:37,779
He knows the importance of this match.

1806
01:23:37,846 --> 01:23:39,848
[crowd cheering]

1807
01:23:39,914 --> 01:23:41,883
He's going to the top rope.

1808
01:23:41,950 --> 01:23:45,153
For a man 6'5", you don't see this often,

1809
01:23:45,220 --> 01:23:47,756
-[Nigel] and that is the reason why.
-[Mauro] And maybe that's why!

1810
01:23:47,822 --> 01:23:48,656
[Percy] Oh, man.

1811
01:23:49,190 --> 01:23:53,094
[Mauro] Springboard dropkick by Andrade
"Cien" Almas,

1812
01:23:53,161 --> 01:23:55,930
and Drew McIntyre falls hard

1813
01:23:55,997 --> 01:23:57,499
to the floor on the outside.

1814
01:23:57,565 --> 01:24:00,368
And Almas not going to give him
any time to recover.

1815
01:24:00,435 --> 01:24:01,569
-[Percy] Oh.
-[Nigel] He's got caught.

1816
01:24:01,636 --> 01:24:02,837
[Mauro] McIntyre catches him!

1817
01:24:04,272 --> 01:24:06,074
[Nigel] Where is he going?

1818
01:24:06,141 --> 01:24:08,476
-[crowd and announcers] Oh!
[Percy] Oh, man!

1819
01:24:08,543 --> 01:24:10,412
[Mauro] Headscissors, and that sends

1820
01:24:10,478 --> 01:24:13,581
Drew McIntyre face first into the post.

1821
01:24:13,648 --> 01:24:16,384
[Nigel] Well, McIntyre, big mistake.
Watch out!

1822
01:24:16,451 --> 01:24:19,888
[Mauro] Mama Mia! What a moonsault
by Almas!

1823
01:24:19,954 --> 01:24:21,089
[Percy] Andrade going for it.

1824
01:24:21,156 --> 01:24:23,725
He has to take advantage
of any opportunity given to him.

1825
01:24:23,792 --> 01:24:24,692
[Nigel] Hold on.

1826
01:24:24,759 --> 01:24:26,161
-[crowd ] One, two!
-[Mauro] Cover by Almas!

1827
01:24:26,227 --> 01:24:28,730
[Mauro] Oh, after the Monster Moonsault.

1828
01:24:28,797 --> 01:24:30,665
Almas gets a two-count!

1829
01:24:30,732 --> 01:24:32,634
[Nigel] And all of this is down

1830
01:24:32,700 --> 01:24:35,170
to the interference from Zelina Vega.

1831
01:24:35,236 --> 01:24:37,439
But look at this. Look at the height.

1832
01:24:38,273 --> 01:24:40,475
20 feet through the air.

1833
01:24:41,276 --> 01:24:43,745
[Mauro] What does
the NXT Championship mean

1834
01:24:43,812 --> 01:24:45,447
to Andrade "Cien" Almas?

1835
01:24:45,513 --> 01:24:47,115
Well, we just caught a glimpse.

1836
01:24:47,182 --> 01:24:50,151
Willing to put his entire body at risk,

1837
01:24:50,218 --> 01:24:52,921
as he gets popped with a right hand
from McIntyre,

1838
01:24:53,488 --> 01:24:56,491
and he's now precariously perched
on the top turnbuckle.

1839
01:24:56,558 --> 01:24:59,627
[Nigel] Looking for that big
Superplex if he can get it.

1840
01:24:59,694 --> 01:25:00,829
-[Nigel] Oh, no!
-[Mauro and crowd] Oh!

1841
01:25:00,895 --> 01:25:04,466
But Almas turns the tables,
crotches McIntyre.

1842
01:25:04,532 --> 01:25:05,800
Grapevining the leg.

1843
01:25:05,867 --> 01:25:08,403
And now, McIntyre is tied
to the tree of woe.

1844
01:25:09,437 --> 01:25:12,574
-[Percy] Oh, no.
-[Mauro] Double stomp, Almas!

1845
01:25:13,908 --> 01:25:16,177
[Mauro] Drive thru double knees!

1846
01:25:16,845 --> 01:25:18,379
[Nigel] McIntyre is in trouble.

1847
01:25:18,880 --> 01:25:20,849
-[referee] One, two!
-[Mauro] Back press!

1848
01:25:20,915 --> 01:25:21,883
[Mauro] Hooks the leg back!

1849
01:25:21,950 --> 01:25:25,620
McIntyre just barely hangs
on to the NXT title!

1850
01:25:25,687 --> 01:25:26,754
[Percy] It will take more than that.

1851
01:25:26,821 --> 01:25:28,256
[Nigel] What if there was a mistake,

1852
01:25:28,323 --> 01:25:30,325
at all that Almas made there?

1853
01:25:30,391 --> 01:25:33,528
He took his weight
off of the shoulders of McIntyre

1854
01:25:33,595 --> 01:25:35,230
to try to grab that leg,

1855
01:25:35,296 --> 01:25:37,499
and that enabled McIntyre to kick out.

1856
01:25:37,565 --> 01:25:40,034
[Mauro] What does it say
about Drew McIntyre

1857
01:25:40,101 --> 01:25:42,670
that Andrade "Cien" Almas is emptying

1858
01:25:42,737 --> 01:25:45,240
everything in his impressive arsenal

1859
01:25:45,306 --> 01:25:48,276
and still failing to conquer the Champion?

1860
01:25:48,343 --> 01:25:49,344
[Percy] Drew knows what he's fighting for.

1861
01:25:49,410 --> 01:25:51,079
That's to retain NXT title.

1862
01:25:51,146 --> 01:25:52,881
He is resilient as they come.

1863
01:25:52,947 --> 01:25:54,282
[Nigel] You can't blame Almas.

1864
01:25:54,349 --> 01:25:56,151
He's excited, but he's making mistakes,

1865
01:25:56,217 --> 01:25:58,386
because he's excited by not hooking legs.

1866
01:25:58,453 --> 01:26:00,588
[Mauro] Looking for that step up
Enzuigiri.

1867
01:26:00,655 --> 01:26:02,557
McIntyre picking him up, deadlift.

1868
01:26:02,624 --> 01:26:05,493
[Mauro] Sitout Powerbomb by McIntyre!
-[crowd] Oh!

1869
01:26:05,560 --> 01:26:07,896
Shoulders down! Almas escapes!

1870
01:26:08,530 --> 01:26:10,498
[Nigel] Well, that's what McIntyre was

1871
01:26:10,565 --> 01:26:12,133
looking for early on the outside.

1872
01:26:12,200 --> 01:26:14,135
He hit it in the middle of the ring
this time,

1873
01:26:14,202 --> 01:26:15,103
which, let's be honest,

1874
01:26:15,170 --> 01:26:17,005
is the best place to hit it.

1875
01:26:17,071 --> 01:26:19,574
[crowd cheering]

1876
01:26:19,641 --> 01:26:21,409
[Nigel] Look at the impact.

1877
01:26:22,777 --> 01:26:24,112
Oh, my word.

1878
01:26:24,179 --> 01:26:26,314
Just the impact and the reverberation.

1879
01:26:26,381 --> 01:26:28,816
Feet across the shoulders as well.

1880
01:26:28,883 --> 01:26:30,585
McIntyre dotting his I's,

1881
01:26:30,652 --> 01:26:32,086
crossing his T's.

1882
01:26:32,153 --> 01:26:35,690
[crowd cheering]

1883
01:26:37,058 --> 01:26:38,393
[crowd and announcers] Oh!

1884
01:26:40,328 --> 01:26:41,596
[crowd and announcers] Oh!

1885
01:26:41,663 --> 01:26:43,598
-[Mauro] Drew McIntyre.
-[Nigel] Glaswegian kiss.

1886
01:26:43,665 --> 01:26:45,133
[Mauro] Glaswegian kiss.

1887
01:26:45,200 --> 01:26:46,734
Rollup by Almas,

1888
01:26:46,801 --> 01:26:48,937
surprising the Champion for a two count.

1889
01:26:49,871 --> 01:26:51,206
Duck under by McIntyre!

1890
01:26:51,272 --> 01:26:54,175
-[Mauro] Future Shock! Future Shock DDT!
[Percy] Let's go!

1891
01:26:54,242 --> 01:26:56,277
[Mauro] Will the NXT Champion retain?

1892
01:26:56,344 --> 01:26:57,979
Unbelievable!

1893
01:26:58,046 --> 01:26:59,781
[crowd applauding]

1894
01:26:59,847 --> 01:27:01,549
There have been so many

1895
01:27:01,616 --> 01:27:05,753
memorable NXT Championship
matches at Takeover.

1896
01:27:05,820 --> 01:27:07,422
We have Kevin Owens, Finn Balor,

1897
01:27:07,488 --> 01:27:08,890
Samoa Joe in attendance.

1898
01:27:08,957 --> 01:27:11,059
They've all been involved

1899
01:27:11,125 --> 01:27:12,727
in memorable confrontations.

1900
01:27:12,794 --> 01:27:16,798
This one will be added to the annals.

1901
01:27:16,864 --> 01:27:18,566
What a match it's been thus far.

1902
01:27:18,633 --> 01:27:20,568
[Nigel] Absolutely no different
than any of those matches,

1903
01:27:20,635 --> 01:27:23,738
but look at the impact, Future Shock DDT.

1904
01:27:25,373 --> 01:27:27,041
And he still follows up.

1905
01:27:27,108 --> 01:27:30,278
[Mauro] And really here,
Drew McIntyre looking to solidify

1906
01:27:30,345 --> 01:27:32,146
his reign as Champion.

1907
01:27:32,213 --> 01:27:33,915
After a hard-fought title defense

1908
01:27:33,982 --> 01:27:35,316
against Roderick Strong.

1909
01:27:35,383 --> 01:27:37,118
Now, looking for the Avalanche.

1910
01:27:37,185 --> 01:27:39,587
Celtic Cross, but the counter by Almas!

1911
01:27:39,654 --> 01:27:42,257
[crowd cheering]

1912
01:27:42,323 --> 01:27:43,391
[crowd and Mauro] Oh!

1913
01:27:44,225 --> 01:27:47,996
[Mauro] Face first, across the turnbuckle
goes McIntyre.

1914
01:27:48,062 --> 01:27:50,031
-[Mauro] Almas again!
-[crowd] Oh!

1915
01:27:50,098 --> 01:27:51,599
[Mauro] To the back this time!

1916
01:27:51,666 --> 01:27:53,768
with a drive thru double knee strike!

1917
01:27:53,835 --> 01:27:56,537
Will it lead to victory?
Will it lead to…?

1918
01:27:58,606 --> 01:28:00,908
-[Nigel] McIntyre, I thought was out.
-[Vega] Honey, get out of that!

1919
01:28:00,975 --> 01:28:03,711
[Mauro] Oh, and now the aggression
from Almas.

1920
01:28:03,778 --> 01:28:05,246
Full mount, ground and pound,

1921
01:28:05,313 --> 01:28:07,615
wild punches on McIntyre.

1922
01:28:07,682 --> 01:28:09,117
[Nigel] Almas has got to be careful.

1923
01:28:09,183 --> 01:28:10,685
He does not wanna get disqualified.

1924
01:28:10,752 --> 01:28:13,187
He's frustrated, I understand it.

1925
01:28:13,254 --> 01:28:15,990
But he's got McIntyre prone now.

1926
01:28:16,791 --> 01:28:18,359
[Mauro] Andrade "Cien" Almas,

1927
01:28:18,426 --> 01:28:20,862
he was a Champion in his native Mexico.

1928
01:28:20,928 --> 01:28:22,697
Symbolically thinks he is

1929
01:28:22,764 --> 01:28:23,931
the NXT Champion now.

1930
01:28:23,998 --> 01:28:25,833
-[Mauro] But there's a great distraction!
-[crowd] Oh!

1931
01:28:25,900 --> 01:28:28,870
[Mauro] The spike rana by Zelina Vega!

1932
01:28:28,936 --> 01:28:29,871
What just happened?

1933
01:28:30,505 --> 01:28:31,339
[Nigel] Hold on!

1934
01:28:31,873 --> 01:28:34,208
[Mauro] Hammerlock DDT by Almas!

1935
01:28:34,275 --> 01:28:36,044
[Crowd counting down] One, two!

1936
01:28:36,110 --> 01:28:39,013
[Mauro] Oh, McIntyre kicks out!

1937
01:28:39,080 --> 01:28:42,817
Much to the chagrin of Zelina Vega.

1938
01:28:42,884 --> 01:28:43,985
[Percy] Vega can't believe it.

1939
01:28:44,052 --> 01:28:46,654
They thought they just had
a golden opportunity to capitalize

1940
01:28:46,721 --> 01:28:48,256
[Percy] and get the Championship.
-[Mauro] They thought

1941
01:28:48,322 --> 01:28:49,991
they just outsmarted the NXT Champion.

1942
01:28:50,058 --> 01:28:53,728
[Nigel] Vega's Hurricanrana landed
all of it!

1943
01:28:53,795 --> 01:28:57,732
Almas quick to follow up
with the Hammerlock DDT.

1944
01:28:58,733 --> 01:29:00,868
Everyone in attendance thought
that was it,

1945
01:29:00,935 --> 01:29:02,970
including Andrade "Cien" Almas.

1946
01:29:03,538 --> 01:29:05,440
-[Mauro] And…
-[Nigel] But he still can do it.

1947
01:29:05,506 --> 01:29:08,276
-[Percy] Yeah, I bet that was it, too.
-[Mauro] An incredible struggle

1948
01:29:08,343 --> 01:29:11,145
[Mauro] for the NXT championship.

1949
01:29:11,212 --> 01:29:13,014
-[Mauro] Drew with a pass!
-[Percy] Claymore!

1950
01:29:13,081 --> 01:29:14,816
[Mauro] Wow, Claymore!
-[Percy] Wow!

1951
01:29:14,882 --> 01:29:17,752
[Mauro] Just turned Almas inside out!

1952
01:29:17,819 --> 01:29:19,587
-[referee] Two!
-[Mauro] And that should be it!

1953
01:29:19,654 --> 01:29:20,788
[Percy] But what the…?

1954
01:29:20,855 --> 01:29:22,824
[crowd cheering]

1955
01:29:22,890 --> 01:29:24,158
[Mauro] Well, Vega was instrumental

1956
01:29:24,225 --> 01:29:26,994
in getting Almas
to this Championship match!

1957
01:29:27,061 --> 01:29:28,730
And boy, does she wanna play

1958
01:29:28,796 --> 01:29:30,231
a big part in the outcome?

1959
01:29:30,298 --> 01:29:31,933
[Percy] And what won't she do?

1960
01:29:31,999 --> 01:29:33,301
[Nigel] It doesn't matter,

1961
01:29:33,367 --> 01:29:35,503
because the referee's view was distracted.

1962
01:29:35,570 --> 01:29:37,705
He did not see Vega's help.

1963
01:29:39,273 --> 01:29:41,943
Oh, she's worth her weight in gold.

1964
01:29:44,946 --> 01:29:46,547
[Mauro] But right now,
it's all about the weight

1965
01:29:46,614 --> 01:29:48,516
of that NXT Championship.

1966
01:29:48,583 --> 01:29:52,086
The gold currently belongs
to Drew McIntyre.

1967
01:29:52,153 --> 01:29:54,322
He is psyching himself up.

1968
01:29:55,089 --> 01:29:58,860
He wants to put Andrade "Cien" Almas away

1969
01:29:58,926 --> 01:30:01,062
with another Claymore.

1970
01:30:01,129 --> 01:30:02,497
[crowd] Oh!

1971
01:30:02,563 --> 01:30:05,199
[Mauro] And he got
hung up on that top rope.

1972
01:30:05,266 --> 01:30:06,901
[Nigel] Missed it by a while, mate.

1973
01:30:07,735 --> 01:30:09,137
May have torn his groin perhaps.

1974
01:30:09,203 --> 01:30:11,005
I don't know, there's damage done.

1975
01:30:11,072 --> 01:30:14,542
But both men spent, and understandably so.

1976
01:30:14,609 --> 01:30:16,978
[Nigel] But Almas has got to get together.

1977
01:30:17,044 --> 01:30:18,813
[Mauro] Exactly. These are the moments

1978
01:30:18,880 --> 01:30:21,015
that Andrade "Cien" Almas has to see.

1979
01:30:21,082 --> 01:30:23,951
Percy, he has the Champion compromised.

1980
01:30:24,018 --> 01:30:25,820
[Percy] He's got to dig deep.
He's got to find a way.

1981
01:30:26,320 --> 01:30:29,323
[Nigel] These are the moments
that make a career.

1982
01:30:30,024 --> 01:30:33,194
[crowd cheering]

1983
01:30:33,261 --> 01:30:35,029
[crowd and Mauro] Oh!
-[Percy] Oh man.

1984
01:30:36,197 --> 01:30:38,166
[Mauro] Almas with the one, the two!

1985
01:30:38,232 --> 01:30:39,534
-[crowd screaming] Oh!
-[bell ringing]

1986
01:30:39,600 --> 01:30:41,035
Madre mia!

1987
01:30:41,102 --> 01:30:43,771
-[Mauro] Madre mia!
-[announcer] Here's your winner,

1988
01:30:43,838 --> 01:30:48,009
and the new NXT Champion!

1989
01:30:48,075 --> 01:30:53,147
Andrade "Cien" Almas!

1990
01:30:53,214 --> 01:30:57,852
[Mauro] Andrade "Cien" Almas
[speaking Spanish]

1991
01:30:58,886 --> 01:31:01,122
I can't believe
what we just witnessed, Nigel!

1992
01:31:01,189 --> 01:31:02,290
[Nigel] Nobody can!

1993
01:31:02,356 --> 01:31:04,292
Everybody on their feet!

1994
01:31:04,358 --> 01:31:07,094
An absolutely incredible victory

1995
01:31:07,161 --> 01:31:08,663
and turn of events!

1996
01:31:08,729 --> 01:31:10,097
["Making a Difference" playing]

1997
01:31:10,164 --> 01:31:12,800
-[Percy] Man.
-[Nigel] Almas is the new Champion!

1998
01:31:12,867 --> 01:31:15,903
[Mauro] Here at NXT Takeover: Wargames.

1999
01:31:15,970 --> 01:31:18,239
Andrade "Cien" Almas

2000
01:31:18,306 --> 01:31:21,142
is the new NXT Champion!

2001
01:31:22,944 --> 01:31:25,246
[Mauro] I don't know
if he can believe it yet.

2002
01:31:26,948 --> 01:31:28,483
[Percy] Ay, dios mio.

2003
01:31:28,549 --> 01:31:32,386
["Making a Difference" playing]

2004
01:31:32,453 --> 01:31:33,521
[Nigel] Well, let's take you back

2005
01:31:33,588 --> 01:31:35,690
to the closing moments of this match.

2006
01:31:35,756 --> 01:31:37,658
It was McIntyre who would try

2007
01:31:37,725 --> 01:31:39,460
for the Claymore a second time.

2008
01:31:39,527 --> 01:31:41,462
And get hung up on the top rope.

2009
01:31:43,831 --> 01:31:45,700
But then, look at the impact

2010
01:31:45,766 --> 01:31:47,902
and the angle of this DDT.

2011
01:31:48,603 --> 01:31:51,339
Over 265 pounds landing

2012
01:31:51,405 --> 01:31:54,475
on top of the head
and the pinfall attempt.

2013
01:31:54,542 --> 01:31:56,878
Absolutely incredible.

2014
01:31:57,411 --> 01:31:59,714
[Mauro] You talk about Future Shock.

2015
01:31:59,780 --> 01:32:01,582
Well, the future is now.

2016
01:32:01,649 --> 01:32:04,652
And Andrade "Cien" Almas had shocked

2017
01:32:04,719 --> 01:32:06,254
Drew McIntyre.

2018
01:32:06,754 --> 01:32:08,289
[Percy] Give credit to where it's due.

2019
01:32:08,356 --> 01:32:11,192
Zelina Vega brought Andrade
from where he was

2020
01:32:11,259 --> 01:32:12,593
to where he is now,

2021
01:32:12,660 --> 01:32:13,995
the Champion of NXT.

2022
01:32:14,662 --> 01:32:16,230
[Nigel] There's just no way

2023
01:32:16,297 --> 01:32:18,299
that you can overstate

2024
01:32:18,366 --> 01:32:20,935
the effect of Zelina Vega.

2025
01:32:21,969 --> 01:32:24,038
What a game changer in this man's career.

2026
01:32:24,105 --> 01:32:25,506
[Percy] My goodness.

2027
01:32:25,573 --> 01:32:27,642
[Mauro] The luchador becomes

2028
01:32:27,708 --> 01:32:30,478
the 12th man in history

2029
01:32:30,545 --> 01:32:33,180
to mine NXT gold

2030
01:32:33,247 --> 01:32:36,050
here at Takeover: Wargames in Houston.

2031
01:32:37,018 --> 01:32:40,521
We have a new NXT Champion.

2032
01:32:41,255 --> 01:32:42,723
[Nigel] But your heart has got

2033
01:32:42,790 --> 01:32:44,859
to go out to Drew McIntyre.

2034
01:32:46,093 --> 01:32:48,696
Really had the match stacked against him

2035
01:32:48,763 --> 01:32:50,298
with Vega on the outside.

2036
01:32:50,364 --> 01:32:51,599
I'll give him that.

2037
01:32:54,168 --> 01:32:57,772
And all's fair in love
and sports entertainment.

2038
01:32:59,407 --> 01:33:00,341
[Mauro] Wow.

2039
01:33:01,442 --> 01:33:02,777
Nigel, you mentioned earlier

2040
01:33:02,843 --> 01:33:05,580
that left arm has been injured

2041
01:33:05,646 --> 01:33:07,648
by Andrade "Cien" Almas early

2042
01:33:07,715 --> 01:33:09,250
-[Mauro] and look.
-[Percy] what?

2043
01:33:10,151 --> 01:33:12,286
Living la vida loca,

2044
01:33:12,353 --> 01:33:13,921
but now, he's earned the right

2045
01:33:13,988 --> 01:33:16,290
[Mauro] to do so in NXT, right?
[Percy] Oh yeah.

2046
01:33:16,357 --> 01:33:17,491
[Nigel] One hundred percent,

2047
01:33:17,558 --> 01:33:19,860
he is on top of the mountain.

2048
01:33:19,927 --> 01:33:23,431
["Making a Difference" playing]

2049
01:33:23,497 --> 01:33:26,200
[Mauro] Meanwhile, dejected
and injured Drew McIntyre,

2050
01:33:26,267 --> 01:33:28,669
wondering what just hit him.

2051
01:33:30,237 --> 01:33:32,506
-[Mauro] That's the second title defense
-[Vega] That's all you!

2052
01:33:33,441 --> 01:33:36,577
[Mauro] successfully defended
against Roderick Strong.

2053
01:33:36,644 --> 01:33:40,982
But a dejected Drew McIntyre.

2054
01:33:43,551 --> 01:33:46,253
[Vega] It's all you!
That's what I've been talking about.

2055
01:33:47,388 --> 01:33:49,256
[crowd cheering]
["Making a Difference" playing]

2056
01:33:49,857 --> 01:33:52,760
[Nigel] But what a contrast
between these two.

2057
01:33:52,827 --> 01:33:55,997
Dejected McIntyre
in the middle of the ring.

2058
01:33:56,063 --> 01:33:58,065
And El Idolo,

2059
01:33:58,132 --> 01:34:00,434
successful, the new Champion.

2060
01:34:03,004 --> 01:34:05,072
[Percy] Talking about a little push
in the right direction.

2061
01:34:05,139 --> 01:34:06,273
Look at that, man!

2062
01:34:06,974 --> 01:34:08,209
[Mauro] A Champion…

2063
01:34:08,275 --> 01:34:09,343
[Nigel] He's coming over.

2064
01:34:09,410 --> 01:34:10,945
[Mauro] Through and through,
and here he is.

2065
01:34:11,012 --> 01:34:13,314
-[Almas] Champion!
-[Mauro] He's bringing the fiesta.

2066
01:34:13,814 --> 01:34:16,350
[Mauro] The NXT campeon.

2067
01:34:16,984 --> 01:34:18,019
[Percy] Congratulations.

2068
01:34:20,788 --> 01:34:22,757
[Mauro] Zelina Vega sending him back here,

2069
01:34:22,823 --> 01:34:24,225
and wow. Well, why not?

2070
01:34:24,291 --> 01:34:27,061
He can take over any piece

2071
01:34:27,128 --> 01:34:28,696
of real estate he wants tonight.

2072
01:34:28,763 --> 01:34:30,131
[Percy] Well, he sure does, brother.

2073
01:34:30,197 --> 01:34:32,533
[Mauro] Andrade "Cien" Almas

2074
01:34:32,600 --> 01:34:36,470
now sits atop the NXT mountain.

2075
01:34:36,537 --> 01:34:39,473
[crowd cheering]

2076
01:34:39,540 --> 01:34:40,775
[Percy] Hey man, you deserve it.

2077
01:34:40,841 --> 01:34:46,280
["Making a Difference" playing]

2078
01:34:46,347 --> 01:34:47,314
[Mauro] Wow.

2079
01:34:47,381 --> 01:34:53,954
[crowd cheering]

2080
01:34:54,021 --> 01:34:54,922
[Vega] I knew it.

2081
01:34:54,989 --> 01:34:56,991
I always knew that you're the Champion.

2082
01:34:57,058 --> 01:35:00,461
[Vega speaking Spanish]

2083
01:35:00,528 --> 01:35:01,696
[Vega] This is you.

2084
01:35:03,764 --> 01:35:09,270
[suspense music playing]

2085
01:35:10,604 --> 01:35:17,378
[intense music playing]

2086
01:35:35,062 --> 01:35:37,198
["Play" playing]

2087
01:35:37,832 --> 01:35:41,402
[Nigel] A special thanks
to Marmozets for playing

2088
01:35:41,469 --> 01:35:44,438
one of the official themes
of Takeover: Wargames.

2089
01:35:44,505 --> 01:35:47,975
Available now on iTunes and Spotify.

2090
01:35:51,712 --> 01:35:53,447
And well, we all have interesting takes

2091
01:35:53,514 --> 01:35:54,882
on the matches so far.

2092
01:35:54,949 --> 01:35:56,717
But one man whose opinion I wanna know,

2093
01:35:56,784 --> 01:35:58,853
is the man who largely created NXT.

2094
01:35:58,919 --> 01:36:02,089
Triple H, following Takeover: Wargames
tonight.

2095
01:36:02,156 --> 01:36:04,558
The game will be on Facebook live,

2096
01:36:04,625 --> 01:36:06,627
giving his take on the winners and losers,

2097
01:36:06,694 --> 01:36:08,062
the triumphs and tragedies,

2098
01:36:08,129 --> 01:36:10,197
and the future of the brand.

2099
01:36:10,264 --> 01:36:13,901
["Play" playing]

2100
01:36:13,968 --> 01:36:17,905
-[siren sounds]
-[crowd cheering]

2101
01:36:17,972 --> 01:36:21,008
[Mauro] NXT, the brainchild, the triple H.

2102
01:36:21,075 --> 01:36:23,377
But right now we're about to bear witness

2103
01:36:23,444 --> 01:36:25,479
to the barbaric brainchild

2104
01:36:25,546 --> 01:36:29,216
of the late legendary "American Dream,"
Dusty Rhodes.

2105
01:36:29,283 --> 01:36:30,618
[Nigel] Fellas, I've got goosebumps.

2106
01:36:30,684 --> 01:36:32,086
We're just moments away

2107
01:36:32,153 --> 01:36:33,487
from the most dangerous match

2108
01:36:33,554 --> 01:36:35,122
in sports entertainment history,

2109
01:36:35,189 --> 01:36:38,759
being born again, the destruction returns.

2110
01:36:38,826 --> 01:36:41,028
It's Wargames.

2111
01:36:41,095 --> 01:36:43,030
[Percy] Yeah, Nigel.
It's been a very unsettling feeling

2112
01:36:43,097 --> 01:36:46,033
seeing this monstrosity come down
over the ring, man.

2113
01:36:46,634 --> 01:36:50,070
[Mauro] A sea of scores
about to be settled

2114
01:36:50,137 --> 01:36:52,506
in highly unsettling fashion.

2115
01:36:53,207 --> 01:36:55,142
But what do they say,
the "kings of chaos."

2116
01:36:55,209 --> 01:36:57,044
Sanity are ready to get it

2117
01:36:57,111 --> 01:36:58,312
on with the "agents of anarchy",

2118
01:36:58,379 --> 01:36:59,980
Undisputed Era.

2119
01:37:00,047 --> 01:37:02,950
And the enemy of my enemy
is my friend alliance

2120
01:37:03,017 --> 01:37:05,386
of the Authors of Pain
and Roderick Strong.

2121
01:37:05,452 --> 01:37:09,023
Nine NXT superstars will enter the cage.

2122
01:37:09,089 --> 01:37:13,661
Nine souls could be stolen
by the Callous Steel.

2123
01:37:13,727 --> 01:37:17,097
["Executioner's Tax" playing]

2124
01:37:17,164 --> 01:37:19,934
[suspense music]

2125
01:37:20,000 --> 01:37:22,803
[Cole] The Undisputed Era lives by a
saying,

2126
01:37:23,871 --> 01:37:25,706
"do not start a war

2127
01:37:25,773 --> 01:37:27,508
that you cannot finish."

2128
01:37:28,375 --> 01:37:29,577
[bell ringing]

2129
01:37:29,643 --> 01:37:32,313
[Mauro] We have new NXT
Tag Team Champions.

2130
01:37:33,848 --> 01:37:34,782
[Mauro] Oh, wait a minute.

2131
01:37:34,849 --> 01:37:36,817
That's Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly.

2132
01:37:36,884 --> 01:37:38,185
[Cole] This place, this world,

2133
01:37:38,252 --> 01:37:41,155
this universe belongs to us.

2134
01:37:41,889 --> 01:37:43,290
[Nigel] Good god!

2135
01:37:43,357 --> 01:37:44,758
[Mauro] They're not just here for Sanity,

2136
01:37:44,825 --> 01:37:47,428
they're attacking
The Authors of Pain as well.

2137
01:37:48,162 --> 01:37:49,964
An all out assault here

2138
01:37:50,030 --> 01:37:52,166
on the NXT Tag Team division.

2139
01:37:53,300 --> 01:37:54,535
[Cole] We're just getting started.

2140
01:37:55,436 --> 01:37:58,672
[Mauro] Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly,
and Bobby Fish!

2141
01:37:58,739 --> 01:38:01,008
[Cole] We are untouchable.

2142
01:38:01,075 --> 01:38:03,077
[Mauro] Another ambush here on NXT!

2143
01:38:03,143 --> 01:38:05,446
[Cole] We are unstoppable!

2144
01:38:05,512 --> 01:38:06,547
[Nigel] These men are here

2145
01:38:06,614 --> 01:38:08,816
to change the landscape.

2146
01:38:08,883 --> 01:38:11,085
-[Cole] And we…
-[Mauro] Not again.

2147
01:38:12,119 --> 01:38:13,554
[Cole] are Undisputed.

2148
01:38:13,621 --> 01:38:17,224
[intense music playing]

2149
01:38:19,093 --> 01:38:20,694
[Strong] Yo, O'Reilly.

2150
01:38:20,761 --> 01:38:22,696
O'Reilly, hey.

2151
01:38:22,763 --> 01:38:25,266
[Mauro] Roderick Strong has come so close

2152
01:38:25,332 --> 01:38:27,601
to breathing the rarefied air

2153
01:38:27,668 --> 01:38:30,404
as NXT Champion falling just short.

2154
01:38:30,471 --> 01:38:32,573
Strong realizes that in many ways

2155
01:38:32,640 --> 01:38:34,708
he's at a career crossroad.

2156
01:38:34,775 --> 01:38:36,543
[Cole] You need to join us.

2157
01:38:36,610 --> 01:38:39,246
You need be a part of our era.

2158
01:38:39,313 --> 01:38:41,582
[Nigel] What does Roderick Strong need
to do to get

2159
01:38:41,649 --> 01:38:42,850
to that next level?

2160
01:38:42,916 --> 01:38:45,386
I think join The Undisputed Era.

2161
01:38:48,789 --> 01:38:50,557
[Young] You guys wanna come in here?

2162
01:38:50,624 --> 01:38:52,760
You wanna make your Mark?

2163
01:38:53,327 --> 01:38:54,361
[Nigel] What?

2164
01:38:54,428 --> 01:38:55,996
[Young] Well, you're looking at the

2165
01:38:56,063 --> 01:38:58,832
group that wrote the book

2166
01:38:59,466 --> 01:39:01,602
on making a Mark.

2167
01:39:01,669 --> 01:39:03,938
[Mauro] Sanity looking
for a little revenge.

2168
01:39:05,472 --> 01:39:06,740
[Young] You're gonna find out

2169
01:39:06,807 --> 01:39:08,709
that in this universe,

2170
01:39:09,610 --> 01:39:13,781
what matters is the chaos.

2171
01:39:14,949 --> 01:39:16,984
["Pain" playing]

2172
01:39:17,051 --> 01:39:19,153
[Mauro] Oh, my god,
it's The Authors of Pain!

2173
01:39:19,219 --> 01:39:20,821
Rezar and Akam!

2174
01:39:20,888 --> 01:39:22,489
We haven't seen them since they lost

2175
01:39:22,556 --> 01:39:25,592
the NXT Tag Team titles at
Takeover: Brooklyn!

2176
01:39:25,659 --> 01:39:28,028
[Ellering] The Authors of Pain have chosen

2177
01:39:28,095 --> 01:39:29,964
to take our little setback.

2178
01:39:30,030 --> 01:39:31,799
[Mauro] Here comes Roderick Strong.

2179
01:39:31,865 --> 01:39:34,835
[Ellering] And make it into our setup.

2180
01:39:34,902 --> 01:39:37,471
[Mauro] Roderick Strong joining
The Undisputed Era.

2181
01:39:37,538 --> 01:39:38,472
[Nigel] Yes!

2182
01:39:38,539 --> 01:39:41,775
[The Undisputed Era] Do it, Roderick.
Get him, Roderick. You got him.

2183
01:39:41,842 --> 01:39:43,444
[Mauro] Whoa!
-[Nigel] What?

2184
01:39:43,510 --> 01:39:46,580
[Mauro] The Authors of Pain
now helping out Roderick Strong.

2185
01:39:46,647 --> 01:39:48,182
It's bedlam.

2186
01:39:48,248 --> 01:39:51,385
[Regal] Now this situation has
become utter madness.

2187
01:39:52,152 --> 01:39:54,421
At Takeover: Houston, these three teams

2188
01:39:54,488 --> 01:39:57,124
will be in a triple threat match

2189
01:39:58,826 --> 01:40:00,361
in Wargames!

2190
01:40:00,427 --> 01:40:01,428
[Nigel] What?

2191
01:40:01,495 --> 01:40:03,597
[Mauro] Three teams,

2192
01:40:03,664 --> 01:40:04,665
two rings,

2193
01:40:04,732 --> 01:40:07,201
and one unforgiving cage.

2194
01:40:08,702 --> 01:40:12,239
-[Young] Wargames.
-[Sanity laughing]

2195
01:40:12,306 --> 01:40:14,575
[Ellering] I was in the first Wargames,

2196
01:40:14,641 --> 01:40:16,543
and you know what I remember?

2197
01:40:16,610 --> 01:40:18,278
It is survival of the fittest.

2198
01:40:18,812 --> 01:40:21,181
[Mauro] For the first time
in nearly 20 years.

2199
01:40:21,248 --> 01:40:24,551
[Nigel] A powder keg of fury and desire.

2200
01:40:24,618 --> 01:40:25,853
[Sanity member] Takeover…

2201
01:40:25,919 --> 01:40:27,021
[Cole] When the dust settles…

2202
01:40:27,087 --> 01:40:28,355
[Regal] United.

2203
01:40:28,422 --> 01:40:30,357
[Cole] When the war is over…

2204
01:40:30,424 --> 01:40:31,892
[Young] We purge.

2205
01:40:31,959 --> 01:40:34,094
[O'Reilly] We will prove
what we already know

2206
01:40:34,161 --> 01:40:36,497
and shock this system.

2207
01:40:36,563 --> 01:40:37,931
[Mauro] What will happen

2208
01:40:37,998 --> 01:40:39,800
in one of the most brutal matches

2209
01:40:39,867 --> 01:40:42,569
in sports entertainment history?

2210
01:40:42,636 --> 01:40:46,473
[Nigel] Two rings, unforgiving steel cage

2211
01:40:46,540 --> 01:40:48,642
no disqualifications.

2212
01:40:48,709 --> 01:40:52,312
[Mauro] Houston, we have a Wargames.

2213
01:40:56,650 --> 01:40:59,887
[crowd cheering]

2214
01:40:59,953 --> 01:41:02,856
[Mauro] There it is,
the sinister structure

2215
01:41:02,923 --> 01:41:04,658
that will house Wargames.

2216
01:41:04,725 --> 01:41:05,659
[crowd cheering]

2217
01:41:05,726 --> 01:41:07,261
[Nigel] And of course Dustin Rhodes,

2218
01:41:07,327 --> 01:41:11,331
the prodigal son, his father,
Dusty Rhodes created this match.

2219
01:41:11,398 --> 01:41:12,900
And Arn Anderson was involved

2220
01:41:12,966 --> 01:41:15,769
in 18 Wargames matches.

2221
01:41:15,836 --> 01:41:17,137
[bell ringing]

2222
01:41:17,204 --> 01:41:19,373
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen,

2223
01:41:19,440 --> 01:41:24,545
welcome to Wargames!

2224
01:41:24,611 --> 01:41:27,047
[crowd cheering]

2225
01:41:27,114 --> 01:41:29,917
[announcer] The rules of the match are
as follows.

2226
01:41:29,983 --> 01:41:32,586
The match begins with all three teams

2227
01:41:32,653 --> 01:41:34,388
inside separate shark cages,

2228
01:41:34,455 --> 01:41:36,557
with one member from each team

2229
01:41:36,623 --> 01:41:37,724
starting the match.

2230
01:41:37,791 --> 01:41:39,259
After five minutes,

2231
01:41:39,326 --> 01:41:41,628
the remaining two members from one team

2232
01:41:41,695 --> 01:41:43,831
will be released to enter the match.

2233
01:41:43,897 --> 01:41:45,732
After a three minute period,

2234
01:41:45,799 --> 01:41:47,101
the remaining two members

2235
01:41:47,167 --> 01:41:49,536
from a second team enter the match.

2236
01:41:49,603 --> 01:41:52,339
Following another three minute period

2237
01:41:52,406 --> 01:41:54,575
the final team's members are released

2238
01:41:54,641 --> 01:41:55,776
to enter the match.

2239
01:41:55,843 --> 01:41:58,645
A victory via pinfall or submission

2240
01:41:58,712 --> 01:42:00,247
can only be attained

2241
01:42:00,314 --> 01:42:05,819
once all three teams have
entered Wargames!

2242
01:42:07,354 --> 01:42:08,956
Escape the cage,

2243
01:42:09,022 --> 01:42:11,725
and your team forfeits the match.

2244
01:42:13,193 --> 01:42:14,995
And now,

2245
01:42:15,062 --> 01:42:20,534
let the Wargames begin!

2246
01:42:20,601 --> 01:42:24,304
[crowd cheering]

2247
01:42:24,838 --> 01:42:31,778
["Controlled Chaos" playing]

2248
01:43:06,046 --> 01:43:08,282
[Nigel] They are the masters of anarchy,

2249
01:43:08,348 --> 01:43:11,451
the only thing they care about is chaos.

2250
01:43:15,455 --> 01:43:16,924
[announcer] Introducing first,

2251
01:43:16,990 --> 01:43:20,894
they are the NXT Tag Team Champions,

2252
01:43:20,961 --> 01:43:23,030
Sanity!

2253
01:43:23,096 --> 01:43:25,566
[Mauro] And the NXT Tag Team Champions

2254
01:43:25,632 --> 01:43:27,734
the kings of the NXT jungle.

2255
01:43:27,801 --> 01:43:29,102
But in this matchup,

2256
01:43:29,169 --> 01:43:30,637
it's the law of the jungle.

2257
01:43:30,704 --> 01:43:32,339
And the steel cage Wargames is

2258
01:43:32,406 --> 01:43:33,407
all about survival, period.

2259
01:43:33,473 --> 01:43:36,043
And now, they will enter the shark cage.

2260
01:43:37,044 --> 01:43:38,378
[Nigel] This will be interesting,

2261
01:43:38,445 --> 01:43:41,315
it's Wolfe and Dain in the shark cage,

2262
01:43:41,381 --> 01:43:45,352
which means that man, Eric Young heads

2263
01:43:45,419 --> 01:43:48,822
to the ominous huge steel cage.

2264
01:43:48,889 --> 01:43:51,091
[Percy] We all know Eric Young to be
the master manipulator.

2265
01:43:51,158 --> 01:43:53,860
But how in the world do you prepare
and plan

2266
01:43:53,927 --> 01:43:54,962
for Wargames?

2267
01:43:55,028 --> 01:43:56,597
[Mauro] And that's what NXT
General Manager,

2268
01:43:56,663 --> 01:43:58,732
William Regal was discussing
with the team,

2269
01:43:58,799 --> 01:44:00,133
who was going to start?

2270
01:44:00,200 --> 01:44:01,835
Well, it's the crafty veteran,

2271
01:44:01,902 --> 01:44:03,537
the merchant of mayhem,

2272
01:44:03,604 --> 01:44:05,706
the leader of Sanity, Eric Young.

2273
01:44:08,041 --> 01:44:11,011
[Nigel] Young has 20 years
in sports entertainment.

2274
01:44:11,078 --> 01:44:12,512
So, if you want anybody

2275
01:44:12,579 --> 01:44:15,082
in the beginning of this match,
it is for him.

2276
01:44:17,250 --> 01:44:18,885
[Mauro] Yeah, he has seen and done it all,

2277
01:44:18,952 --> 01:44:21,054
but he has never been a part

2278
01:44:21,121 --> 01:44:23,824
of something like Wargames.

2279
01:44:23,890 --> 01:44:24,992
[Percy laughing] Surprisingly enough,

2280
01:44:25,058 --> 01:44:26,660
he looks at home in that cage.

2281
01:44:30,430 --> 01:44:34,368
[crowd cheering]

2282
01:44:34,434 --> 01:44:40,941
["Undisputed" playing]

2283
01:45:07,834 --> 01:45:09,336
[announcer] And their opponents,

2284
01:45:09,403 --> 01:45:12,773
The Undisputed Era!

2285
01:45:12,839 --> 01:45:15,175
[Mauro] A trio of technical wizards,

2286
01:45:15,242 --> 01:45:19,046
who are equally truculent and arrogant.

2287
01:45:19,112 --> 01:45:21,815
[Nigel] Well, yeah, since bursting
on in the scene here,

2288
01:45:21,882 --> 01:45:24,117
Cole, Fish, and O'Reilly really have raged

2289
01:45:24,184 --> 01:45:26,420
against the machine and raised the ire

2290
01:45:26,486 --> 01:45:29,523
of almost every other competitor
on the brand.

2291
01:45:29,589 --> 01:45:31,725
Tonight, they face six of them.

2292
01:45:32,259 --> 01:45:34,194
But starting things off,

2293
01:45:34,261 --> 01:45:35,996
the captain of the team.

2294
01:45:37,230 --> 01:45:40,967
[Mauro] And Percy, now we know
why Adam Cole looked

2295
01:45:41,034 --> 01:45:42,536
a little concerned after he was talking

2296
01:45:42,602 --> 01:45:44,504
to the WWE NXT General Manager,

2297
01:45:44,571 --> 01:45:45,539
William Regal.

2298
01:45:45,605 --> 01:45:49,242
He's entering the fray first.

2299
01:45:49,309 --> 01:45:50,777
[Percy] I guess so.
He's starting this thing off.

2300
01:45:50,844 --> 01:45:52,179
You know, Adam Cole says,

2301
01:45:52,245 --> 01:45:54,715
they're untouchable and unstoppable,
and undisputed.

2302
01:45:54,781 --> 01:45:57,384
But that's when all gonna be put

2303
01:45:57,451 --> 01:45:59,052
to the test here tonight, that's for sure.

2304
01:46:00,053 --> 01:46:02,155
[Mauro] Oh, Adam Cole wants nothing to do

2305
01:46:02,222 --> 01:46:04,191
with the ring that Eric Young is in.

2306
01:46:06,093 --> 01:46:07,994
And in the second ring,

2307
01:46:08,895 --> 01:46:10,831
is Adam Cole.

2308
01:46:10,897 --> 01:46:13,333
[crowd cheering]

2309
01:46:13,400 --> 01:46:15,335
[Nigel] Well, he wants the ring
to himself,

2310
01:46:15,402 --> 01:46:16,970
much like The Undisputed Era,

2311
01:46:17,037 --> 01:46:19,139
want NXT to themselves.

2312
01:46:19,206 --> 01:46:21,641
And this is a good start to get it.

2313
01:46:21,708 --> 01:46:25,345
["Undisputed" playing]

2314
01:46:25,412 --> 01:46:28,248
[Mauro] Trash talking at an all-time high

2315
01:46:28,315 --> 01:46:30,717
between Cole and young,

2316
01:46:31,251 --> 01:46:34,521
and every single NXT superstars,

2317
01:46:34,588 --> 01:46:38,692
that is willing to put his career
on the line tonight,

2318
01:46:38,759 --> 01:46:43,530
in this NXT historic matchup.

2319
01:46:43,597 --> 01:46:50,537
["Pain" playing]

2320
01:46:53,073 --> 01:47:00,013
[crowd cheering]

2321
01:47:05,218 --> 01:47:10,290
[Nigel] The erudite,
Paul Ellering leads the way.

2322
01:47:10,357 --> 01:47:12,325
Bringing those behemoths,

2323
01:47:12,392 --> 01:47:13,994
The Authors of Pain.

2324
01:47:14,795 --> 01:47:17,097
[Mauro] He was involved
in the very first…

2325
01:47:17,164 --> 01:47:19,032
-[Percy] Whoa.
-[Mauro] Wargames match

2326
01:47:19,099 --> 01:47:21,101
[Mauro] back in 1987, and wow,

2327
01:47:21,168 --> 01:47:23,737
Roderick Strong has gone all in.

2328
01:47:23,804 --> 01:47:28,975
["Pain" playing]

2329
01:47:29,042 --> 01:47:31,812
[indistinct conversation]

2330
01:47:39,486 --> 01:47:40,854
[announcer] Making their way to the ring,

2331
01:47:40,921 --> 01:47:43,056
accompanied by Paul Ellering.

2332
01:47:43,123 --> 01:47:45,692
The team of Akam, Rezar,

2333
01:47:45,759 --> 01:47:50,230
The Authors of Pain, and Roderick Strong!

2334
01:47:50,297 --> 01:47:51,765
[Mauro] And The Authors of Pain,

2335
01:47:51,832 --> 01:47:54,000
as menacing as a mind of flair.

2336
01:47:54,067 --> 01:47:56,236
And that much more dangerous

2337
01:47:56,303 --> 01:47:58,171
with Roderick Strong

2338
01:47:59,306 --> 01:48:01,808
in the fold for this matchup anyway.

2339
01:48:01,875 --> 01:48:03,443
[Nigel] That's one way of looking at it,

2340
01:48:03,510 --> 01:48:04,578
but you got to be honest,

2341
01:48:04,644 --> 01:48:06,813
they're really only team members

2342
01:48:06,880 --> 01:48:08,949
by way of mutual enemies.

2343
01:48:10,417 --> 01:48:13,954
[Mauro] Again, when it comes to Wargames,

2344
01:48:14,020 --> 01:48:16,923
Paul Ellering has been there, done that.

2345
01:48:18,091 --> 01:48:20,594
First matchup, July 4th, 1987.

2346
01:48:20,660 --> 01:48:22,562
The Great American Bash.

2347
01:48:22,629 --> 01:48:24,764
Superpowers versus The Four Horsemen.

2348
01:48:24,831 --> 01:48:27,267
And it's gonna be Roddy.

2349
01:48:27,334 --> 01:48:29,269
Well, not necessarily versus the world,

2350
01:48:29,336 --> 01:48:32,205
but versus Eric Young and Adam Cole.

2351
01:48:33,106 --> 01:48:35,609
[Nigel] This really is a huge moment

2352
01:48:35,675 --> 01:48:38,078
because with Roderick Strong starting
this match,

2353
01:48:38,144 --> 01:48:40,814
who does that leave in the shark cage?

2354
01:48:40,881 --> 01:48:44,317
Both members
of Authors of Pain jumping at the bit.

2355
01:48:44,384 --> 01:48:47,721
[Mauro] And again,
the match does not officially begin

2356
01:48:47,787 --> 01:48:50,457
until all nine superstars are in the ring.

2357
01:48:50,523 --> 01:48:52,893
This is all about trying to get

2358
01:48:52,959 --> 01:48:55,061
the best of your opponent,

2359
01:48:55,128 --> 01:48:58,465
trying to simply beat each other up.

2360
01:48:58,532 --> 01:48:59,432
[Percy] I mean, what happens here?

2361
01:48:59,499 --> 01:49:00,934
You expect to see

2362
01:49:01,001 --> 01:49:03,236
some sort of temporary alliance here?

2363
01:49:03,303 --> 01:49:04,871
-[bell ringing]
-[Nigel] But for these three guys,

2364
01:49:04,938 --> 01:49:07,207
ff course, this is all about endurance.

2365
01:49:10,010 --> 01:49:11,344
[Mauro] You wanna talk about history,

2366
01:49:11,411 --> 01:49:14,581
you wanna talk about this NXT first?

2367
01:49:14,648 --> 01:49:17,617
You talk #Wargames on social media,

2368
01:49:17,684 --> 01:49:20,120
and social media has been buzzing

2369
01:49:20,186 --> 01:49:22,556
since Wargames was first announced.

2370
01:49:22,622 --> 01:49:24,357
Well, here we are.

2371
01:49:24,424 --> 01:49:25,892
Roderick Strong,

2372
01:49:26,426 --> 01:49:28,328
Eric Young, and Adam Cole.

2373
01:49:31,264 --> 01:49:32,732
Five minutes

2374
01:49:34,234 --> 01:49:37,137
before another team will enter

2375
01:49:37,203 --> 01:49:41,074
the two rings surrounded
by the unforgiving steel cage,

2376
01:49:41,141 --> 01:49:42,742
And Percy, you've talked
about an alliance.

2377
01:49:42,809 --> 01:49:45,712
Well, Roderick Strong fires
off the first salvo

2378
01:49:45,779 --> 01:49:47,347
on Adam Cole.

2379
01:49:47,414 --> 01:49:48,348
[Cole] Ow!

2380
01:49:50,317 --> 01:49:52,285
[Nigel] Well, that's really good.

2381
01:49:52,352 --> 01:49:54,287
I think Strong's in a tough position
in this match.

2382
01:49:54,354 --> 01:49:55,555
I mean, you've got to remember

2383
01:49:55,622 --> 01:49:57,724
why he's in this position
in the first place.

2384
01:49:57,791 --> 01:49:59,426
He had the opportunity to join

2385
01:49:59,492 --> 01:50:02,128
The Undisputed Era, and he gave up that.

2386
01:50:02,195 --> 01:50:04,164
So, now he's got to face their wrath,

2387
01:50:04,230 --> 01:50:06,666
as well as the fact
that The Authors of Pain

2388
01:50:06,733 --> 01:50:08,501
really don't care about Roderick Strong.

2389
01:50:08,568 --> 01:50:09,569
[Mauro] A standoff here, Percy.

2390
01:50:09,636 --> 01:50:12,138
What's the strategy early on,

2391
01:50:12,205 --> 01:50:13,807
knowing that the match
doesn't officially get underway

2392
01:50:13,873 --> 01:50:15,408
until minutes later?

2393
01:50:15,475 --> 01:50:17,077
[Percy] Stay alive, do as much as you can

2394
01:50:17,143 --> 01:50:18,411
to inflict as much damage

2395
01:50:18,478 --> 01:50:21,014
and punishment to both
of your opponents in the ring.

2396
01:50:21,081 --> 01:50:23,350
-[Mauro] Oh!
-[Nigel] Oh, that right hand landed.

2397
01:50:23,416 --> 01:50:25,085
[Mauro] Crafty veteran Eric Young,

2398
01:50:25,151 --> 01:50:27,654
knocking down Roderick Strong
with a right,

2399
01:50:27,721 --> 01:50:30,824
and Eric Young off to a decent start here.

2400
01:50:30,890 --> 01:50:32,525
[crowd and Mauro] Oh!

2401
01:50:32,592 --> 01:50:34,794
[Nigel] I'll be honest, Percy.
I don't know if it is do

2402
01:50:34,861 --> 01:50:37,197
as much as you can do, perhaps is doing…

2403
01:50:37,263 --> 01:50:39,132
[Nigel] Perhaps is do as little as you can

2404
01:50:39,199 --> 01:50:40,967
to get away and let
the other two fight it out.

2405
01:50:41,034 --> 01:50:43,136
[Percy] Well, it's kind of a catch 22
because you wanna--

2406
01:50:43,203 --> 01:50:45,038
I believe you do wanna do that,
but you got to conserve

2407
01:50:45,105 --> 01:50:46,706
as much energy at the same time.

2408
01:50:47,273 --> 01:50:49,142
[Mauro] Man, Takayama-Frye here

2409
01:50:49,209 --> 01:50:52,746
between Roderick Strong and Adam Cole.

2410
01:50:52,812 --> 01:50:55,949
Strong already busting on a backbreaker.
"The messiah of the backbreaker."

2411
01:50:56,016 --> 01:50:58,351
And Adam Cole, looking for the drop kick.

2412
01:50:58,418 --> 01:50:59,853
-[Mauro] Well scouted and there--
-[Percy] He's so fast.

2413
01:50:59,919 --> 01:51:01,755
-[Mauro] Oh.
-[Nigel] Oh, Adam Cole.

2414
01:51:01,821 --> 01:51:03,223
[Nigel] What's he thinking?

2415
01:51:03,289 --> 01:51:05,191
[Mauro] The rule again,
if you escape the cage,

2416
01:51:05,258 --> 01:51:08,628
your entire team is eliminated, so…

2417
01:51:08,695 --> 01:51:11,097
[Nigel] I don't think he was trying
to escape, Mauro.

2418
01:51:11,164 --> 01:51:12,866
I think he was trying to go to the top,

2419
01:51:12,932 --> 01:51:15,201
try some offensive action up there.

2420
01:51:15,268 --> 01:51:17,370
[Percy] He was trying to run away
since this match started, Nigel.

2421
01:51:17,437 --> 01:51:20,006
[Nigel] You're crazy.
There's no way he is quitting.

2422
01:51:21,074 --> 01:51:23,143
[Mauro] And remember, the match…

2423
01:51:23,209 --> 01:51:24,944
has not started officially.

2424
01:51:25,011 --> 01:51:27,280
Adam Cole Launches Eric Young

2425
01:51:27,347 --> 01:51:29,783
and knocks Roderick Strong

2426
01:51:29,849 --> 01:51:32,352
off the top rope.

2427
01:51:32,919 --> 01:51:35,221
So, there is no pinfalls

2428
01:51:35,288 --> 01:51:38,825
or submission, this is all about
doing what Adam Cole is doing.

2429
01:51:38,892 --> 01:51:41,528
putting the boots to his opponents,

2430
01:51:41,594 --> 01:51:43,797
softening them up for the match beyond

2431
01:51:43,863 --> 01:51:45,265
that's to come.

2432
01:51:45,331 --> 01:51:47,667
[Nigel] Well, with Eric Young
and Roderick Strong now,

2433
01:51:47,734 --> 01:51:50,270
just imagine what if the rest

2434
01:51:50,336 --> 01:51:53,406
of The Undisputed Era are
the next team to come in?

2435
01:51:53,473 --> 01:51:56,142
[Mauro] And Strong landed hard

2436
01:51:56,209 --> 01:51:57,844
on that middle partition

2437
01:51:57,911 --> 01:51:59,813
that connects the two rings.

2438
01:51:59,879 --> 01:52:01,247
[crowd cheering]

2439
01:52:01,314 --> 01:52:03,383
[Nigel] With all three members
in together,

2440
01:52:03,450 --> 01:52:06,186
they could essentially take out Young

2441
01:52:06,252 --> 01:52:07,887
and take out Strong completely.

2442
01:52:08,488 --> 01:52:10,256
[Mauro] Fireman's carry by Adam Cole.

2443
01:52:11,491 --> 01:52:13,226
-[Percy] Ooh!
-[Mauro] A neckbreaker!

2444
01:52:13,827 --> 01:52:17,230
Over the knee and Eric Young is
gonna be feeling--

2445
01:52:18,732 --> 01:52:22,368
And Cole now going…

2446
01:52:22,435 --> 01:52:24,504
to set his sights on Roderick Strong.

2447
01:52:24,571 --> 01:52:27,540
So, Cole the veteran just trying
to lay waste to both

2448
01:52:28,208 --> 01:52:29,676
of his opponents.

2449
01:52:29,742 --> 01:52:31,177
[Nigel] A great strategy from Cole.

2450
01:52:31,244 --> 01:52:32,278
Look what he's done.

2451
01:52:32,345 --> 01:52:34,147
We talk about in a Tag Team match,

2452
01:52:34,214 --> 01:52:36,049
cutting the ring in half.

2453
01:52:36,116 --> 01:52:39,285
Adam Cole has cut this cage in half.

2454
01:52:39,352 --> 01:52:41,254
One opponent in each half.

2455
01:52:42,388 --> 01:52:44,524
[Mauro] You cut the rings in half here.

2456
01:52:44,591 --> 01:52:46,526
You're left with one ring, though.
Right, Nigel.

2457
01:52:46,593 --> 01:52:48,695
As Adam Cole now, goes back to work

2458
01:52:48,762 --> 01:52:50,663
on Eric Young and Cole--

2459
01:52:50,730 --> 01:52:53,600
What makes Cole so successful, Nigel?

2460
01:52:53,666 --> 01:52:55,135
Where are the intangibles?

2461
01:52:55,201 --> 01:52:57,003
[Nigel] I would say it's his confidence.

2462
01:52:57,070 --> 01:53:00,106
From day one, Adam Cole would know,

2463
01:53:00,173 --> 01:53:02,509
-[Nigel] he was just destined for success
-[Cole] I won this war.

2464
01:53:02,575 --> 01:53:03,610
[Nigel] to be the very top.

2465
01:53:03,676 --> 01:53:05,478
[crowd cheering]

2466
01:53:05,545 --> 01:53:07,113
[Percy] He's sly, man. He's shrewd.

2467
01:53:07,180 --> 01:53:08,314
His leadership ability, baby.

2468
01:53:08,381 --> 01:53:09,916
Get him in to bend to his will.

2469
01:53:09,983 --> 01:53:12,986
[Mauro] Snap suplex, jacking the back,

2470
01:53:13,052 --> 01:53:15,288
and realigning the spine
of Roderick Strong,

2471
01:53:15,355 --> 01:53:16,589
and Adam Cole,

2472
01:53:16,656 --> 01:53:18,758
continues to build confidence.

2473
01:53:20,794 --> 01:53:24,430
Has taken over the first five
minute period.

2474
01:53:24,497 --> 01:53:27,300
The swinging neckbreaker.

2475
01:53:27,367 --> 01:53:29,669
[Nigel] Wow, he's doing well
for himself, isn't he?

2476
01:53:29,736 --> 01:53:32,839
Do you think perhaps, as we see
another neckbreaker,

2477
01:53:32,906 --> 01:53:34,941
that Roderick Strong is now,

2478
01:53:35,008 --> 01:53:36,843
perhaps, regretting the decision

2479
01:53:36,910 --> 01:53:38,978
to not join The Undisputed Era?

2480
01:53:39,045 --> 01:53:40,013
[Percy] Not at all.

2481
01:53:40,079 --> 01:53:41,281
-[Percy] Not at all.
-[Nigel] Why not?

2482
01:53:41,347 --> 01:53:43,283
-[Mauro] Oh, there's Roderick Strong.
-[Percy] He doesn't need them.

2483
01:53:43,349 --> 01:53:44,951
-[Percy] Look at him.
-[Mauro] This is the character

2484
01:53:45,018 --> 01:53:45,919
that Roderick Strong possesses.

2485
01:53:45,985 --> 01:53:47,287
Reversal on the Irish whip.

2486
01:53:47,353 --> 01:53:50,290
Off the ropes, and a running Lariat
by Strong!

2487
01:53:50,356 --> 01:53:52,192
Levels Adam Cole!

2488
01:53:52,258 --> 01:53:53,927
[Percy] That score to settle
out here, Nigel.

2489
01:53:53,993 --> 01:53:55,061
[Nigel] Sure does.

2490
01:53:57,463 --> 01:53:59,999
-[crowd] Oh!
-[Mauro] A tribute to "the nature boy,"

2491
01:54:00,066 --> 01:54:02,001
Ric Flair, and, of course,
Ric Flair involved

2492
01:54:02,068 --> 01:54:03,970
in so many Wargames matches

2493
01:54:04,037 --> 01:54:07,207
as a member of the legendary
Four Horsemen.

2494
01:54:07,273 --> 01:54:09,242
-[Mauro] And Roderick Strong.
-[crowd] Oh!

2495
01:54:10,076 --> 01:54:11,444
final 10 seconds…

2496
01:54:11,511 --> 01:54:12,979
[crowd counting down]

2497
01:54:13,046 --> 01:54:15,114
before another team will enter.

2498
01:54:15,181 --> 01:54:16,216
[Percy] Oh, yeah.

2499
01:54:17,550 --> 01:54:20,553
[Mauro] The two rings surrounded
by this cage.

2500
01:54:24,290 --> 01:54:25,358
[Nigel] It is…

2501
01:54:26,860 --> 01:54:30,063
[Percy] Oh, boy.
[Mauro] Adam Cole got back up in the form

2502
01:54:30,663 --> 01:54:32,966
of Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly.

2503
01:54:33,032 --> 01:54:34,634
The Undisputed era.

2504
01:54:34,701 --> 01:54:36,202
With the numbers advantage.

2505
01:54:36,269 --> 01:54:38,104
[Nigel] You wanna change your answer,
Percy?

2506
01:54:38,171 --> 01:54:40,206
[Percy] I think, they're
coming right for Roderick Strong here.

2507
01:54:40,273 --> 01:54:41,207
[Nigel] Of course, they are.
-[Mauro] And immediately,

2508
01:54:41,274 --> 01:54:43,443
[Mauro] the ground and pound

2509
01:54:43,509 --> 01:54:45,845
by Kyle O'Reilly.

2510
01:54:45,912 --> 01:54:48,314
Those open palm strikes, Bobby Fish.

2511
01:54:48,381 --> 01:54:52,151
A couple of hyenas,
just picking away at their prey.

2512
01:54:54,821 --> 01:54:56,422
[Nigel] Well, Strong's only opportunity

2513
01:54:56,489 --> 01:54:58,858
here is to somehow form an alliance

2514
01:54:58,925 --> 01:55:00,159
with Eric Young,

2515
01:55:00,226 --> 01:55:02,228
but I don't see that happening.

2516
01:55:02,295 --> 01:55:03,830
[Mauro] The Undisputed Era laying

2517
01:55:03,897 --> 01:55:07,967
waste to both Eric Young
and Roderick Strong.

2518
01:55:08,034 --> 01:55:10,670
-[Nigel] I mean, I like Strong.
-[Mauro] And in--

2519
01:55:10,737 --> 01:55:12,105
[Nigel] My heart goes for him every time.

2520
01:55:12,171 --> 01:55:13,606
I've known him. He's determined.

2521
01:55:13,673 --> 01:55:15,742
But listen, he could've created

2522
01:55:15,808 --> 01:55:18,244
an absolutely unstoppable faction,

2523
01:55:18,311 --> 01:55:20,380
but instead, he got anything but himself.

2524
01:55:20,446 --> 01:55:22,382
[Mauro] And in many ways,
The Undisputed Era needs

2525
01:55:22,448 --> 01:55:23,850
to be measured in its attack.

2526
01:55:23,916 --> 01:55:26,753
It's Cole, O'Reilly, and Fish

2527
01:55:26,819 --> 01:55:29,455
unloading on Eric Young because…

2528
01:55:30,757 --> 01:55:33,626
this match is still not official.

2529
01:55:34,928 --> 01:55:38,231
And that is why Undisputed Era's not going

2530
01:55:38,298 --> 01:55:40,700
for pinfalls or submissions.

2531
01:55:42,135 --> 01:55:44,437
[Nigel] Just two minutes left now
to the next team.

2532
01:55:44,504 --> 01:55:47,106
The Era have got to bring
out the big guns.

2533
01:55:47,173 --> 01:55:48,942
Yes, you can't beat anyone at this point,

2534
01:55:49,008 --> 01:55:51,210
but you can hurt them so bad.

2535
01:55:51,277 --> 01:55:53,713
They've effectively taken
out of the match.

2536
01:55:53,780 --> 01:55:55,081
[Mauro] Wheelbarrow suplex

2537
01:55:55,148 --> 01:55:59,452
and that's exactly
what Undisputed Era is all about, Nigel.

2538
01:55:59,519 --> 01:56:01,321
[Percy] Hey, look, Young and Strong
have to find

2539
01:56:01,387 --> 01:56:02,822
a way to survive in here.

2540
01:56:02,889 --> 01:56:04,924
-[Young] Ow!
-[Mauro] Undisputed Era looking

2541
01:56:04,991 --> 01:56:06,926
to break bones and looking to break

2542
01:56:06,993 --> 01:56:08,795
the fighting spirit of their opponents.

2543
01:56:08,861 --> 01:56:09,796
Look at this.

2544
01:56:09,862 --> 01:56:11,998
[Nigel] Wheelbarrow suplex,

2545
01:56:12,065 --> 01:56:13,866
so much momentum

2546
01:56:13,933 --> 01:56:16,703
across the top of the shoulders
and lower back.

2547
01:56:16,769 --> 01:56:18,171
[Mauro] And look at Roderick Strong,
though,

2548
01:56:18,237 --> 01:56:20,173
valiantly trying to put up a fight.

2549
01:56:20,239 --> 01:56:23,509
Has put a chink on the armor
of Kyle O'Reilly.

2550
01:56:24,143 --> 01:56:26,312
As Bobby Fish and Adam Cole have
their sights

2551
01:56:26,379 --> 01:56:27,880
set on Eric Young.

2552
01:56:27,947 --> 01:56:31,150
-[crowd] Oh!
-[Nigel] Down he goes.

2553
01:56:31,217 --> 01:56:33,653
[Nigel] Come on, fellas, get some
damage done.

2554
01:56:33,720 --> 01:56:34,987
Now's the time!

2555
01:56:38,291 --> 01:56:39,325
[loud slam sound]

2556
01:56:39,959 --> 01:56:43,196
[Mauro] Kyle O'Reilly, Bobby Fish,
and Adam Cole strutting

2557
01:56:43,262 --> 01:56:44,764
their way to Roderick Strong.

2558
01:56:45,698 --> 01:56:47,734
Confidence at an all time high.

2559
01:56:47,800 --> 01:56:49,502
[Percy] It's got bad news written

2560
01:56:49,569 --> 01:56:50,870
all over for Roddy right now, man.

2561
01:56:50,937 --> 01:56:53,306
[Mauro] Running attacks
by all three members.

2562
01:56:53,373 --> 01:56:55,208
High impact offense.

2563
01:56:55,274 --> 01:56:58,444
[crowd cheering]

2564
01:56:58,978 --> 01:57:00,513
[Percy] Man, that's too much.

2565
01:57:01,914 --> 01:57:03,483
[Nigel] I got to be honest
with you, fellas.

2566
01:57:03,549 --> 01:57:05,184
By the time whoever comes in next,

2567
01:57:05,251 --> 01:57:07,053
they may not have a partner left.

2568
01:57:08,354 --> 01:57:10,790
Whether it's the AOP
or the rest of the Sanity.

2569
01:57:12,492 --> 01:57:14,594
[Percy] Now this is what Wargames is
all about, man.

2570
01:57:14,660 --> 01:57:15,928
The danger of Wargames.

2571
01:57:16,863 --> 01:57:19,899
[Mauro] And the games have not
even officially begun yet.

2572
01:57:21,067 --> 01:57:23,102
[Mauro] That's what makes
this so terrifying.

2573
01:57:23,169 --> 01:57:24,904
[Percy] We hear the Hall of Famers say
it all the time, man.

2574
01:57:24,971 --> 01:57:27,607
Booker T even said he left
a piece of himself here

2575
01:57:27,673 --> 01:57:29,575
in Wargames when he was a participant.

2576
01:57:30,810 --> 01:57:32,645
[Mauro] We talked to all of the legends,

2577
01:57:32,712 --> 01:57:36,582
who have participated
in over 30 Wargames matches.

2578
01:57:36,649 --> 01:57:38,251
You leave a piece of yourself,

2579
01:57:38,317 --> 01:57:40,586
a potentially big piece
of yourself in the cage.

2580
01:57:40,653 --> 01:57:41,687
Who is next?

2581
01:57:41,754 --> 01:57:47,326
[explosion sound]

2582
01:57:47,393 --> 01:57:49,695
Oh, it's the Authors of Pain.

2583
01:57:49,762 --> 01:57:50,696
[Percy] Oh, boy.

2584
01:57:50,763 --> 01:57:53,866
[Nigel] This is a game changer
and then, some--

2585
01:57:53,933 --> 01:57:57,003
[Mauro] Cavalry is coming
for Roderick Strong.

2586
01:57:57,070 --> 01:57:58,771
Rezar and Akam.

2587
01:57:58,838 --> 01:58:00,740
-[Percy] More like god sent them.
-[Fish] No, no!

2588
01:58:01,774 --> 01:58:04,477
[Mauro] And look
at The Undisputed Era trying

2589
01:58:04,544 --> 01:58:07,046
[Mauro] to keep the cage door closed.
[crowd] Oh!

2590
01:58:08,047 --> 01:58:10,716
[Mauro] And O'Reilly, the door smashed

2591
01:58:11,484 --> 01:58:13,986
into his face by the Authors of Pain.

2592
01:58:14,554 --> 01:58:16,556
[Nigel] Well, it's arguably is
the worst thing

2593
01:58:16,622 --> 01:58:18,858
that could happen to The Undisputed Era.

2594
01:58:18,925 --> 01:58:21,027
two absolute behemoths.

2595
01:58:21,094 --> 01:58:22,462
[Mauro] And the AOP has changed

2596
01:58:22,528 --> 01:58:25,398
the complexion of this confrontation.

2597
01:58:25,465 --> 01:58:27,467
Again, not an official match yet.

2598
01:58:27,533 --> 01:58:28,968
[Percy] The worse that could happen
to Eric Young,

2599
01:58:29,035 --> 01:58:30,603
he doesn't have any backup in there.

2600
01:58:31,103 --> 01:58:32,672
[Mauro] O'Reilly trying to bring

2601
01:58:32,738 --> 01:58:34,540
down the big man, Rezar.

2602
01:58:36,242 --> 01:58:39,312
[Nigel] Well, I had a chance to talk
to "the enforcer," Arn Anderson.

2603
01:58:39,378 --> 01:58:42,081
And as you said, has been
in more Wargames matches

2604
01:58:42,148 --> 01:58:44,283
-[Nigel] than arguably anybody else.
-[Mauro laughing] Wow!

2605
01:58:44,350 --> 01:58:45,985
[Mauro] A biel throw!

2606
01:58:46,052 --> 01:58:47,086
[Percy] He says it's the toughest match

2607
01:58:47,153 --> 01:58:48,221
he's ever be involved

2608
01:58:48,287 --> 01:58:49,522
and you can clearly see why.

2609
01:58:49,589 --> 01:58:51,090
[Mauro] By Akam, and remember,

2610
01:58:51,157 --> 01:58:53,459
this match will officially begin

2611
01:58:54,260 --> 01:58:56,729
when the other members of Sanity

2612
01:58:56,796 --> 01:58:58,498
are allowed to enter.

2613
01:58:58,564 --> 01:58:59,432
-[Mauro] Wow!
-[crowd] Oh!

2614
01:58:59,499 --> 01:59:00,333
[Percy] Oh, man.

2615
01:59:01,134 --> 01:59:03,135
[Mauro] Projectiles.

2616
01:59:03,202 --> 01:59:05,505
Both rings being utilized.

2617
01:59:05,571 --> 01:59:07,340
[Nigel] One thing Anderson also told me,

2618
01:59:07,406 --> 01:59:10,076
he said, "this match is all about pacing

2619
01:59:10,143 --> 01:59:12,778
[Nigel] and endurance."
[Mauro] Oh, Authors of Pain!

2620
01:59:12,845 --> 01:59:15,414
And there's a unique form of offense!

2621
01:59:15,481 --> 01:59:18,251
Roderick Strong willing to be the canary

2622
01:59:18,317 --> 01:59:20,219
in the coal mine and it works!

2623
01:59:20,286 --> 01:59:22,622
[Percy] Bodies laid
out all over the place.

2624
01:59:23,222 --> 01:59:26,259
[Nigel] That, gents,
is the Paul Ellering factor.

2625
01:59:26,325 --> 01:59:28,261
[crowd cheering]

2626
01:59:31,197 --> 01:59:32,165
[Percy] Look at this.

2627
01:59:34,200 --> 01:59:36,402
[Nigel] Absolute--
[Percy] AOP just tossing

2628
01:59:36,469 --> 01:59:38,905
[Percy] bodies from one ring to the next!

2629
01:59:38,971 --> 01:59:40,573
[Nigel] These guys are strong,

2630
01:59:40,640 --> 01:59:43,075
they're aggressive, they're dangerous.

2631
01:59:43,142 --> 01:59:44,644
And they have pretty much taking

2632
01:59:44,710 --> 01:59:46,846
out every other opponent in this match.

2633
01:59:46,913 --> 01:59:50,316
[Mauro] And we await the other two members

2634
01:59:50,383 --> 01:59:52,852
of Sanity to make

2635
01:59:52,919 --> 01:59:54,954
Wargames official.

2636
01:59:57,089 --> 01:59:58,457
[Nigel] The scary thing is though,

2637
01:59:58,524 --> 02:00:01,027
when they come in, they're gonna be fresh.

2638
02:00:02,228 --> 02:00:05,097
-[AOP member speaking foreign language]
-[Mauro] Couple of trees of woe.

2639
02:00:06,098 --> 02:00:08,834
Akam and Rezar wanting to take

2640
02:00:08,901 --> 02:00:10,303
advantage now.

2641
02:00:10,369 --> 02:00:13,005
Rezar and Akam have Cole and--

2642
02:00:13,072 --> 02:00:14,407
[AOP speaking foreign language]

2643
02:00:14,473 --> 02:00:16,842
-[Mauro] Fisherman's carry, ow!
-[crowd] Oh!

2644
02:00:18,945 --> 02:00:21,747
[Nigel] Absolutely incredible. Oh, my god!

2645
02:00:23,215 --> 02:00:25,518
[Mauro] The Authors of Pain making

2646
02:00:25,585 --> 02:00:27,620
a statement.

2647
02:00:27,687 --> 02:00:30,223
[Nigel] Death Valley drivers
into the corner.

2648
02:00:30,289 --> 02:00:33,326
[Mauro] A precursor of the punishment

2649
02:00:33,392 --> 02:00:37,330
that still awaits here in Houston, Texas.

2650
02:00:37,396 --> 02:00:40,399
[Nigel] Well, somehow, Roderick Strong is
back on his feet.

2651
02:00:41,334 --> 02:00:43,035
[Percy] It's funny you mentioned
Roderick Strong,

2652
02:00:43,102 --> 02:00:44,103
because the beginning of this match,

2653
02:00:44,170 --> 02:00:45,338
I was wondering how does Roderick Strong

2654
02:00:45,404 --> 02:00:48,874
or will Roderick Strong
actually fit in with the Authors of Pain.

2655
02:00:48,941 --> 02:00:51,210
[Mauro] The only people firmly
on their feet are

2656
02:00:51,277 --> 02:00:54,680
Roderick Strong and the Authors of Pain.

2657
02:00:54,747 --> 02:00:57,416
Clubbing forearm by Rezar.

2658
02:00:57,483 --> 02:00:59,018
[crowd cheering]

2659
02:00:59,085 --> 02:01:01,621
[Nigel] Now this is impressive
by the Authors of Pain.

2660
02:01:01,687 --> 02:01:04,223
But let's not forget, gents,
they're expending

2661
02:01:04,290 --> 02:01:06,726
-[Nigel] a consumable energy.
-[Mauro] And eight seconds.

2662
02:01:06,792 --> 02:01:12,498
Wargames, the match beyond
officially begins!

2663
02:01:12,565 --> 02:01:14,133
[Nigel] And in my book,

2664
02:01:14,200 --> 02:01:16,902
these men are now the favorites,

2665
02:01:16,969 --> 02:01:19,372
because they are fresh as a Daisy.

2666
02:01:19,438 --> 02:01:21,173
[Mauro] Alexander Wolfe, Killian Dain,

2667
02:01:21,240 --> 02:01:24,477
and now, it's Wargames!

2668
02:01:26,078 --> 02:01:29,215
[Mauro] Look what Alexander Wolfe has
brought

2669
02:01:29,281 --> 02:01:30,850
-[Mauro] to the party.
-[Nigel] Wow.

2670
02:01:30,916 --> 02:01:32,485
[Percy] Anything goes, fellas.

2671
02:01:32,551 --> 02:01:35,788
[Mauro] Again, no disqualification here
at Wargames.

2672
02:01:35,855 --> 02:01:37,823
It's all about survival.

2673
02:01:37,890 --> 02:01:40,159
The first team to score a pinfall

2674
02:01:40,226 --> 02:01:41,927
or submission will win.

2675
02:01:41,994 --> 02:01:43,529
Russian leg sweep

2676
02:01:43,596 --> 02:01:45,598
as Alexander Wolfe is on fuego.

2677
02:01:46,832 --> 02:01:49,035
[Nigel] Oh, give him points
for innovation.

2678
02:01:49,602 --> 02:01:51,737
What a way to take control.

2679
02:01:51,804 --> 02:01:53,706
We haven't even seen Killian Dain yet.

2680
02:01:53,773 --> 02:01:55,207
-[Mauro] Dain has got
-[Percy] Oh, man.

2681
02:01:55,274 --> 02:01:56,542
[Mauro] a couple of other toys

2682
02:01:56,609 --> 02:01:59,779
he would like to introduce
to the gathering.

2683
02:02:00,313 --> 02:02:02,281
[Percy] This is about to get ugly.

2684
02:02:04,083 --> 02:02:06,986
[Mauro] The plunder, as Sanity looks

2685
02:02:07,053 --> 02:02:09,121
to pillage its competition.

2686
02:02:10,456 --> 02:02:12,291
Merciless in their attack.

2687
02:02:12,358 --> 02:02:14,226
[crowd cheering]

2688
02:02:14,293 --> 02:02:15,194
[Mauro] Oh!

2689
02:02:17,229 --> 02:02:19,231
Steel chairs across

2690
02:02:19,298 --> 02:02:20,766
myriad spines.

2691
02:02:20,833 --> 02:02:24,170
-[crowd cheering]
-[wrestlers struggling]

2692
02:02:25,037 --> 02:02:27,239
It is already chaos

2693
02:02:27,306 --> 02:02:29,542
and Wargames has just begun!

2694
02:02:29,608 --> 02:02:33,646
[crowd cheering]

2695
02:02:34,347 --> 02:02:35,715
[Nigel] As I said before,

2696
02:02:35,781 --> 02:02:37,950
this would make Sanity an advantage.

2697
02:02:38,017 --> 02:02:40,586
[Mauro] Ask and you shall receive,

2698
02:02:40,653 --> 02:02:43,522
Killian Dain, the beast of Belfast!

2699
02:02:43,589 --> 02:02:46,792
Giving the NXT universe what they want!

2700
02:02:46,859 --> 02:02:49,895
[crowd cheering]

2701
02:02:49,962 --> 02:02:52,531
[Percy] This place is absolutely insane.

2702
02:02:52,598 --> 02:02:58,070
[crowd cheering]

2703
02:02:58,137 --> 02:02:59,338
[Mauro] And Dain,

2704
02:03:00,072 --> 02:03:02,475
the beast of Belfast,

2705
02:03:02,541 --> 02:03:03,943
bringing in the furniture.

2706
02:03:04,877 --> 02:03:06,412
Meanwhile, Eric Young…

2707
02:03:06,946 --> 02:03:09,749
continues to lead the attack.

2708
02:03:10,516 --> 02:03:12,618
This does not bode well

2709
02:03:12,685 --> 02:03:15,388
for the Authors of Pain
and Roderick Strong,

2710
02:03:15,454 --> 02:03:16,822
or Undisputed Era.

2711
02:03:16,889 --> 02:03:18,391
[Nigel] Sanity are the only team--

2712
02:03:18,457 --> 02:03:19,992
[crowd] Oh!

2713
02:03:20,059 --> 02:03:21,560
Apart from O'Reilly and he's

2714
02:03:21,627 --> 02:03:22,661
back down quick enough.

2715
02:03:22,728 --> 02:03:23,796
[Mauro] German release suplex!

2716
02:03:23,863 --> 02:03:26,532
That wasn't one of Kyle O'Reilly's

2717
02:03:27,133 --> 02:03:28,734
shiniest moments.

2718
02:03:30,369 --> 02:03:32,037
[Nigel] Oh, where is he going?
[Percy] Oh, no.

2719
02:03:32,104 --> 02:03:34,507
[Mauro] And a slam on that garbage can.

2720
02:03:34,573 --> 02:03:37,643
[Nigel] And still, Dain hasn't got
into this match.

2721
02:03:37,710 --> 02:03:38,878
Now, finally.

2722
02:03:40,012 --> 02:03:42,181
All right, when I'm right, I'm right.

2723
02:03:42,248 --> 02:03:44,884
-[Nigel] What an advantage for Sanity.
-[crowd] Oh!

2724
02:03:44,950 --> 02:03:47,987
[Mauro] It is time to raise

2725
02:03:48,053 --> 02:03:49,922
a little hell in H-town.

2726
02:03:54,527 --> 02:03:56,762
[Nigel] And everybody's locked in now.

2727
02:03:58,197 --> 02:04:00,132
[Mauro] What a-- Killian Dain…

2728
02:04:00,199 --> 02:04:01,500
Locking the door.

2729
02:04:01,567 --> 02:04:02,968
Making sure again,

2730
02:04:03,035 --> 02:04:04,770
there is no escape.

2731
02:04:04,837 --> 02:04:07,006
But if you are-- if you do choose

2732
02:04:07,072 --> 02:04:08,574
to escape the cage, guys,

2733
02:04:08,641 --> 02:04:10,976
you forfeit the match for your team.

2734
02:04:15,114 --> 02:04:17,349
Here comes the Dain.

2735
02:04:17,416 --> 02:04:19,185
-[Nigel] Oh, he's eaten the key.
-[Mauro] What the…

2736
02:04:19,251 --> 02:04:20,486
[Nigel] He just locked it.

2737
02:04:20,553 --> 02:04:23,155
Locked the padlock, and ate the key!

2738
02:04:23,222 --> 02:04:24,757
Oh, my word.

2739
02:04:24,824 --> 02:04:27,126
[Mauro] He just swallowed the damn key!

2740
02:04:27,193 --> 02:04:28,694
What is Killian Dain thinking?

2741
02:04:28,761 --> 02:04:30,563
And I guess,

2742
02:04:30,629 --> 02:04:33,098
early on here, he is the key

2743
02:04:33,165 --> 02:04:35,534
to success for Sanity.

2744
02:04:35,601 --> 02:04:36,969
[Nigel] Look who he's seen.

2745
02:04:38,337 --> 02:04:40,940
So, Akam and Rezar on their feet.

2746
02:04:42,708 --> 02:04:44,109
And single handedly,

2747
02:04:44,176 --> 02:04:47,079
is taking it to the Authors of Pain.

2748
02:04:47,146 --> 02:04:50,015
[Mauro] The NXT Tag Team Champions

2749
02:04:50,082 --> 02:04:50,950
are not about titles!

2750
02:04:51,016 --> 02:04:52,184
Corner avalanche sending

2751
02:04:52,251 --> 02:04:53,919
the Saint Bernard's

2752
02:04:53,986 --> 02:04:55,821
for the Authors of Pain!

2753
02:04:57,056 --> 02:04:59,758
-[Mauro] Oh! What a move of--
-[crowd] Oh!

2754
02:04:59,825 --> 02:05:01,594
a senton dropkick

2755
02:05:01,660 --> 02:05:04,730
by the innovative Killian Dain.

2756
02:05:04,797 --> 02:05:06,499
[Percy] Killian Dain is here cleaning up.

2757
02:05:08,634 --> 02:05:11,637
[Mauro] Everyone, I mean, it's not only

2758
02:05:11,704 --> 02:05:13,339
about you're A-game.

2759
02:05:13,405 --> 02:05:15,007
Nigel, it's about being

2760
02:05:15,074 --> 02:05:17,610
as mentally strong as you can be

2761
02:05:17,676 --> 02:05:19,111
in a match of this type.

2762
02:05:19,178 --> 02:05:21,814
[Nigel] He is physically strong as well.

2763
02:05:21,881 --> 02:05:24,283
-[Nigel] Beautiful combination. Dropkick.
-[Mauro] Look at Dain.

2764
02:05:24,350 --> 02:05:26,418
[Mauro] And again, he's the one
who locked the door,

2765
02:05:26,485 --> 02:05:28,454
so, you know he's not gonna try to escape.

2766
02:05:28,521 --> 02:05:29,688
What is he gonna try to do here?

2767
02:05:30,489 --> 02:05:35,194
Killian Dain with a diving crossbody!

2768
02:05:35,261 --> 02:05:36,695
[Percy] It's a strike.

2769
02:05:36,762 --> 02:05:38,931
[Mauro] Wiping out the rest of the field

2770
02:05:38,998 --> 02:05:40,332
here in Wargames.

2771
02:05:40,399 --> 02:05:42,735
-[Percy] I can't believe it's right here.
-[referee] One, two!

2772
02:05:42,801 --> 02:05:44,570
[Mauro] Dain with the cover.

2773
02:05:44,637 --> 02:05:47,373
Adam Cole in to save the day.

2774
02:05:47,439 --> 02:05:49,975
[Nigel] A very first pinfall attempt
in this match.

2775
02:05:50,042 --> 02:05:51,877
Now, we could start seeing more,

2776
02:05:51,944 --> 02:05:54,246
because everybody is fair game.

2777
02:05:57,516 --> 02:05:59,785
[Mauro] Oh, Adam Cole has

2778
02:05:59,852 --> 02:06:00,819
that kendo stick.

2779
02:06:00,886 --> 02:06:03,389
Let's see if he can swing it
like Jose Altuve.

2780
02:06:03,455 --> 02:06:05,090
No, it's blocked by Killian Dain!

2781
02:06:07,192 --> 02:06:09,595
[Nigel] Just swipes it out of his hand
like a child.

2782
02:06:09,662 --> 02:06:13,198
[crowd cheering]

2783
02:06:13,265 --> 02:06:14,767
[Nigel] Up he goes.

2784
02:06:14,833 --> 02:06:15,701
[crowd] Oh!

2785
02:06:15,768 --> 02:06:17,736
-[Mauro] But here comes Bobby Fish
-[Percy] Man.

2786
02:06:17,803 --> 02:06:19,905
[Mauro] trying to drop down

2787
02:06:19,972 --> 02:06:21,106
the bigger beast of Belfast.

2788
02:06:22,508 --> 02:06:23,909
[Fish] Ah!

2789
02:06:23,976 --> 02:06:26,512
Sunset flip attempt by Fish.

2790
02:06:26,579 --> 02:06:28,113
[Nigel] He's not going down.

2791
02:06:28,180 --> 02:06:29,248
[Mauro] Bell clapper by Dain.

2792
02:06:29,315 --> 02:06:30,849
Dain catches Adam Cole!

2793
02:06:30,916 --> 02:06:32,851
Michinoku driver on Fish!

2794
02:06:32,918 --> 02:06:34,353
Mish!

2795
02:06:35,120 --> 02:06:37,489
Killian Dain, pulling out all the stuff.

2796
02:06:37,556 --> 02:06:38,691
[Mauro] Double pin!
[Percy] It's gonna be it!

2797
02:06:40,593 --> 02:06:44,797
[Mauro] What an offensive display
by Killian Dain!

2798
02:06:44,863 --> 02:06:46,565
And remember,

2799
02:06:46,632 --> 02:06:48,701
as we revisit the action, Nigel.

2800
02:06:49,368 --> 02:06:50,536
[Nigel] Michinoku driver.

2801
02:06:50,603 --> 02:06:52,271
Sitting down at the same time.

2802
02:06:52,338 --> 02:06:54,807
The second time up in this matchup.

2803
02:06:54,873 --> 02:06:57,076
what innovation from the beast of Belfast.

2804
02:06:57,142 --> 02:06:59,211
[crowd cheering]

2805
02:06:59,278 --> 02:07:00,846
[crowd disappointed] Oh!

2806
02:07:00,913 --> 02:07:02,715
[Mauro] Killian Dain made

2807
02:07:02,781 --> 02:07:04,083
his Wrestlemania debut

2808
02:07:04,149 --> 02:07:06,952
in the Andre the Giant
Memorial Battle Royal,

2809
02:07:07,019 --> 02:07:08,087
and he continues to show

2810
02:07:09,054 --> 02:07:11,857
what he is capable of doing
here in Wargames.

2811
02:07:11,924 --> 02:07:14,893
Look at Killian Dain's power!

2812
02:07:14,960 --> 02:07:16,295
Fireman's carry.

2813
02:07:17,162 --> 02:07:18,530
-[Percy] Seat and destroy.
-[Mauro] No.

2814
02:07:18,597 --> 02:07:19,531
Not a fallaway slam.

2815
02:07:19,598 --> 02:07:21,300
Samoan drop, of course!

2816
02:07:21,367 --> 02:07:22,601
[Mauro] Of course,

2817
02:07:22,668 --> 02:07:24,603
a fallaway slam, Samoan drop.

2818
02:07:24,670 --> 02:07:25,738
[crowd cheering]

2819
02:07:26,271 --> 02:07:27,673
[Nigel] But I think

2820
02:07:27,740 --> 02:07:29,074
one of the Authors of Pain,

2821
02:07:29,141 --> 02:07:31,510
Rezar did the same thing.

2822
02:07:33,746 --> 02:07:36,715
[Mauro] Another meme-worthy NXT moment

2823
02:07:36,782 --> 02:07:38,484
courtesy of Killian Dain.

2824
02:07:38,550 --> 02:07:40,219
[crowd cheering]

2825
02:07:40,285 --> 02:07:41,453
[Nigel] Now, two of the biggest men

2826
02:07:41,520 --> 02:07:42,721
in this matchup,

2827
02:07:42,788 --> 02:07:43,789
trading forearms

2828
02:07:44,790 --> 02:07:46,392
on that center gate.

2829
02:07:46,458 --> 02:07:47,993
Very little give there.

2830
02:07:48,060 --> 02:07:50,996
[crowd cheering and chanting]

2831
02:07:51,530 --> 02:07:54,199
[laughing] Clubbing forearm.

2832
02:07:55,034 --> 02:07:56,869
[Mauro] Oh, with the big boot

2833
02:07:57,536 --> 02:07:58,437
by Rezar.

2834
02:07:58,504 --> 02:08:01,240
But a bigger boot from Killian Dain

2835
02:08:01,306 --> 02:08:02,708
with a bicycle kick.

2836
02:08:05,110 --> 02:08:06,245
[crowd and Mauro] Oh!

2837
02:08:08,047 --> 02:08:10,416
And there is Killian Dane low crossbody.

2838
02:08:10,482 --> 02:08:12,117
But here comes Akam.

2839
02:08:12,184 --> 02:08:13,886
-[Nigel] Oh, that was straight.
-[Percy] Look at that.

2840
02:08:13,952 --> 02:08:16,055
[Mauro] Powerslam!

2841
02:08:16,121 --> 02:08:18,190
-[Mauro] Akam cover on Dain!
-[referee] One!

2842
02:08:18,257 --> 02:08:19,324
Will the Authors of Pain

2843
02:08:19,391 --> 02:08:21,360
and Roderick Strong win Wargames? No.

2844
02:08:22,394 --> 02:08:24,496
[Nigel] O'Reilly breaking it up

2845
02:08:24,563 --> 02:08:26,098
-[Nigel] with a chain, of all things.
-[Mauro] Yeah.

2846
02:08:27,232 --> 02:08:28,867
-[Mauro] O'Reilly…
-[Percy] Hey, whatever works.

2847
02:08:28,934 --> 02:08:30,469
[Mauro] Letting The Undisputed Era…

2848
02:08:30,536 --> 02:08:33,072
Go on using the cage,

2849
02:08:33,138 --> 02:08:34,773
tornado DDT

2850
02:08:34,840 --> 02:08:35,808
by O'Reilly!

2851
02:08:35,874 --> 02:08:39,645
[crowd indistinct chatter]

2852
02:08:39,712 --> 02:08:41,413
[Nigel] Now, Eric Young looking
for a suplex.

2853
02:08:41,480 --> 02:08:44,216
-[crowd] Oh!
-[Mauro] Oh, enzuigiri by Cole.

2854
02:08:46,452 --> 02:08:48,320
[Nigel] This match breaking down,

2855
02:08:48,387 --> 02:08:49,855
this is so dangerous now.

2856
02:08:49,922 --> 02:08:51,256
People are tired,

2857
02:08:51,323 --> 02:08:54,026
no one knows where they are. Up he goes.

2858
02:08:54,093 --> 02:08:55,894
-[Nigel] Chasing the dragon!
-[crowd] Oh!

2859
02:08:56,728 --> 02:08:58,497
[Mauro] Chasing victory here

2860
02:08:58,564 --> 02:09:00,966
in Wargames is The Undisputed Era.

2861
02:09:01,700 --> 02:09:04,169
[Nigel] But they didn't try to pin him.

2862
02:09:04,236 --> 02:09:06,905
-[Nigel] That says a lot.
- [Mauro] Bodies everywhere.

2863
02:09:09,808 --> 02:09:11,276
-[Mauro] Dain! Wow!
-[Nigel] Oh, my god.

2864
02:09:11,343 --> 02:09:14,113
Looking to decapitate Adam Cole!

2865
02:09:14,179 --> 02:09:16,515
with that crushing clothesline.

2866
02:09:16,582 --> 02:09:17,783
[Percy] Man, you just got to think

2867
02:09:17,850 --> 02:09:19,651
Eric Young, Roderick Strong, and Wolfe

2868
02:09:19,718 --> 02:09:21,253
have to be exhausted at this point.

2869
02:09:21,320 --> 02:09:24,623
[Mauro] O'Reilly and Fish looking
to double team Dain.

2870
02:09:26,158 --> 02:09:27,326
-[crowd and Mauro] Oh!
-[Dain] Ow!

2871
02:09:27,392 --> 02:09:29,394
Chop down the beast of Belfast.

2872
02:09:29,461 --> 02:09:30,963
[Nigel] Down to the knees.

2873
02:09:31,029 --> 02:09:32,598
[crowd] Oh!

2874
02:09:32,664 --> 02:09:35,067
-[Mauro] Dueling kicks. Oh.
-[crowd] Oh!

2875
02:09:35,134 --> 02:09:37,002
[Nigel] Oh, and the Axeman strikes,

2876
02:09:37,069 --> 02:09:39,204
and takes one in the midsection.

2877
02:09:39,271 --> 02:09:43,942
[Mauro] Oh, ax kick and a crushing
forearm by Kyle O'Reilly.

2878
02:09:44,576 --> 02:09:47,112
[Nigel] I hadn't seen a smash
from O'Reilly.

2879
02:09:47,179 --> 02:09:50,282
And he's barely on his feet.

2880
02:09:50,349 --> 02:09:52,217
But with that chain in his hand,

2881
02:09:52,284 --> 02:09:54,052
he's got bad intentions.

2882
02:09:55,954 --> 02:09:58,657
[Mauro] The brutality on full display,

2883
02:09:58,724 --> 02:10:01,260
here at NXT's first ever Wargames.

2884
02:10:01,326 --> 02:10:04,596
O'Reilly will now use that chain

2885
02:10:04,663 --> 02:10:06,298
on Alexander Wolfe!

2886
02:10:07,399 --> 02:10:09,234
[Nigel] Oh, that's just vicious.

2887
02:10:09,301 --> 02:10:10,669
[Mauro] Oh, man, across the face.

2888
02:10:12,604 --> 02:10:14,807
[Nigel] Across the cheekbone,
underneath the the knee.

2889
02:10:14,873 --> 02:10:16,942
-[Nigel] Yeah, I can see it.
-[Mauro] It can leave an imprint.

2890
02:10:17,009 --> 02:10:20,712
[Mauro] and just tying up Wolfe
with the chain.

2891
02:10:21,246 --> 02:10:23,515
-[Nigel] Or perhaps…
-[Percy] What in the world?

2892
02:10:23,582 --> 02:10:26,218
[Mauro] Looking for armageddon
with the chain.

2893
02:10:27,519 --> 02:10:28,520
[Nigel] He stepped across.

2894
02:10:28,587 --> 02:10:29,721
-[Mauro] And there it is.
-[Nigel] And there it is.

2895
02:10:29,788 --> 02:10:31,323
[Mauro] O'Reilly looking for armageddon

2896
02:10:31,390 --> 02:10:32,691
the cross armbreaker.

2897
02:10:32,758 --> 02:10:33,926
But look at the defense

2898
02:10:33,992 --> 02:10:35,194
by Alexander Wolfe.

2899
02:10:35,260 --> 02:10:36,461
[Nigel] Wolfe has the monkey grip,

2900
02:10:36,528 --> 02:10:38,130
but he's only got the got
the fingers in left!

2901
02:10:38,197 --> 02:10:39,731
[Mauro] But remember, if Wolfe taps,

2902
02:10:39,798 --> 02:10:41,867
Undisputed Era wins Wargames!

2903
02:10:41,934 --> 02:10:43,001
[Percy] Oh, this could be over right here.

2904
02:10:43,068 --> 02:10:47,172
-[Mauro] Oh, what an elbow drop by Young!
[crowd] Oh!

2905
02:10:47,239 --> 02:10:48,640
[Percy] Where did he come from?

2906
02:10:48,707 --> 02:10:50,843
[Nigel] He saved the match
without a question,

2907
02:10:50,909 --> 02:10:51,877
but he may have broke his arm.

2908
02:10:51,944 --> 02:10:54,646
-[Percy] Oh, my.
-[Mauro] A moonsault!

2909
02:10:54,713 --> 02:10:58,083
Bobby Fish pulling out all the stops.

2910
02:10:58,150 --> 02:11:01,553
All nine superstars going for broke.

2911
02:11:01,620 --> 02:11:04,823
And fortunate, thus far,
not to break anything.

2912
02:11:04,890 --> 02:11:07,226
[Percy] Their bodies scattered all over.

2913
02:11:07,292 --> 02:11:08,560
Everybody's down.

2914
02:11:08,627 --> 02:11:10,162
[crowd cheering]

2915
02:11:10,229 --> 02:11:13,265
-[Percy] And look at this, out of nowhere.
-[Mauro] Wow!

2916
02:11:13,332 --> 02:11:15,400
[Nigel] Well, Young was
pinfall attempt there.

2917
02:11:15,467 --> 02:11:18,003
He had no idea if Fish was
coming off the top

2918
02:11:18,070 --> 02:11:19,304
with that moonsault.

2919
02:11:19,371 --> 02:11:21,373
And now everyone down.

2920
02:11:22,374 --> 02:11:24,977
-[Mauro] The best of mentality.
-[Percy] Rivalries have to come to a boil.

2921
02:11:25,043 --> 02:11:26,411
[Mauro] Settling scores

2922
02:11:26,478 --> 02:11:28,880
here tonight in the most painful way

2923
02:11:28,947 --> 02:11:30,616
possible.

2924
02:11:30,682 --> 02:11:32,317
[Percy] But that's the mentality
of Wargames.

2925
02:11:32,384 --> 02:11:34,519
That's what it takes,
it's either all or nothing.

2926
02:11:34,586 --> 02:11:36,088
[Mauro] There is a reason.

2927
02:11:36,154 --> 02:11:38,190
A Wargames match has not existed

2928
02:11:38,257 --> 02:11:40,525
in nearly 20 years.

2929
02:11:40,592 --> 02:11:43,762
It changes people's lives, Nigel.

2930
02:11:43,829 --> 02:11:46,398
It changes people's DNA.

2931
02:11:46,465 --> 02:11:50,202
[Nigel] It will change everybody's
chance in this match.

2932
02:11:51,036 --> 02:11:55,841
[crowd indistinct chatter]

2933
02:11:55,907 --> 02:11:57,476
Now, looking for that powerbomb.

2934
02:11:57,542 --> 02:11:59,011
No! The super collider!

2935
02:12:00,045 --> 02:12:02,748
[Mauro] And the two ranked super collider.

2936
02:12:02,814 --> 02:12:05,817
Killian Dain also caught in the crossfire.

2937
02:12:07,152 --> 02:12:08,787
-[Mauro] Cover!
-[crowd] One, two!

2938
02:12:08,854 --> 02:12:11,490
[Mauro] Oh, and again, Eric Young

2939
02:12:11,556 --> 02:12:13,592
in to stop that pinning attempt

2940
02:12:13,659 --> 02:12:15,661
by the Authors of Pain.

2941
02:12:15,727 --> 02:12:17,296
[Nigel] Well, one factor here,

2942
02:12:17,362 --> 02:12:18,997
which I think could be huge.

2943
02:12:19,064 --> 02:12:20,866
Paul Ellering is still on the outside,

2944
02:12:20,933 --> 02:12:22,968
directing traffic for his Authors of Pain.

2945
02:12:23,035 --> 02:12:24,770
[Mauro] As he should be.

2946
02:12:24,836 --> 02:12:26,338
[Percy] I'm starting to see the wounds
developing

2947
02:12:26,405 --> 02:12:27,973
between the opponents in the ring.

2948
02:12:28,840 --> 02:12:29,975
[Mauro] Young lands on his feet.

2949
02:12:30,042 --> 02:12:31,677
Oh, and Young sends

2950
02:12:31,743 --> 02:12:34,513
Rezar crashing into Akam.

2951
02:12:35,380 --> 02:12:38,083
[Nigel] Watch Young's strategy here.

2952
02:12:38,150 --> 02:12:39,584
How can he keep the advantage

2953
02:12:39,651 --> 02:12:42,354
against these two massive individuals?

2954
02:12:42,421 --> 02:12:44,589
[Mauro] Oh, no.
That's Rezar on the top turnbuckle.

2955
02:12:44,656 --> 02:12:46,692
[crowd cheering]

2956
02:12:46,758 --> 02:12:49,194
[Mauro] Fireman's carry by Eric Young.

2957
02:12:49,261 --> 02:12:50,996
[Percy] Where is he finding the power
to do this?

2958
02:12:51,063 --> 02:12:53,332
[Mauro] Eric Young, Death Valley driver

2959
02:12:53,398 --> 02:12:54,633
on Akam!

2960
02:12:54,700 --> 02:12:56,335
But can Young cover?

2961
02:12:57,769 --> 02:12:59,504
Young looking for the lateral press!

2962
02:12:59,571 --> 02:13:03,408
Young looking to win Wargames for Sanity!

2963
02:13:03,475 --> 02:13:05,944
[crowd chanting]

2964
02:13:06,011 --> 02:13:07,546
[Nigel] In my mind, a little slow

2965
02:13:07,612 --> 02:13:09,982
to cover, but understandably so.

2966
02:13:10,048 --> 02:13:11,450
He's exhausted.

2967
02:13:11,516 --> 02:13:12,584
Of course, you gotta remember.

2968
02:13:12,651 --> 02:13:14,119
It was Young who started out this match,

2969
02:13:14,186 --> 02:13:16,288
and now, I've looked at my watch.

2970
02:13:16,355 --> 02:13:18,657
We've got to be 20,
25 minutes in at least.

2971
02:13:18,724 --> 02:13:20,459
[Mauro] A human demolition derby,

2972
02:13:20,525 --> 02:13:21,960
[Mauro and crowd] Oh!

2973
02:13:22,828 --> 02:13:24,863
Roderick Strong again with a version

2974
02:13:24,930 --> 02:13:27,065
of his backbreaker, and he's pulling out

2975
02:13:27,132 --> 02:13:29,134
-[Mauro] a variety of backbreakers.
-[Percy] What is he doing?

2976
02:13:29,201 --> 02:13:31,803
[Nigel] Where is Strong finding
this energy?

2977
02:13:31,870 --> 02:13:33,572
[Percy] He started this match.

2978
02:13:33,638 --> 02:13:34,639
It's all about endurance and durability.

2979
02:13:34,706 --> 02:13:36,842
-[Percy] And Roddy has that in spade.
-[crowd] Oh!

2980
02:13:39,511 --> 02:13:41,013
-[Mauro] Oh, and the jumping knee
-[crowd] Oh!

2981
02:13:41,079 --> 02:13:43,081
strike by Roderick Strong

2982
02:13:43,148 --> 02:13:44,416
on Killian Dain.

2983
02:13:44,483 --> 02:13:46,318
[crowd cheering]

2984
02:13:46,385 --> 02:13:48,820
-[Percy] Oh, my goodness.
-[Mauro] Olympic slam!

2985
02:13:48,887 --> 02:13:51,590
[Mauro] Collapse of olympic slam
by Strong!

2986
02:13:51,656 --> 02:13:54,793
Is it strong enough to win Wargames?

2987
02:13:54,860 --> 02:13:57,062
[Nigel] Oh, but it was a superkick
[crowd] Oh!

2988
02:13:57,129 --> 02:13:59,398
from his Nemesis, Adam Cole,

2989
02:13:59,464 --> 02:14:01,133
broke up that pinfall attempt.

2990
02:14:01,199 --> 02:14:02,801
[Mauro] We've seen Strong pull out,

2991
02:14:02,868 --> 02:14:05,771
end of heartache, and yet,

2992
02:14:05,837 --> 02:14:08,673
it did not precipitate the end
of Wargames.

2993
02:14:08,740 --> 02:14:10,942
It led to heartache for Roderick Strong.

2994
02:14:11,009 --> 02:14:12,911
[Nigel] There's no question about it,
but take a look.

2995
02:14:12,978 --> 02:14:14,045
It almost looks as though

2996
02:14:14,112 --> 02:14:15,647
everybody in this match is

2997
02:14:15,714 --> 02:14:18,216
in one ring apart from Kyle O'Reilly.

2998
02:14:18,283 --> 02:14:21,219
If I was there, I'd try
to separate people.

2999
02:14:21,286 --> 02:14:22,454
[crowd chanting]

3000
02:14:22,521 --> 02:14:24,456
You've got a lot of space to play with.

3001
02:14:26,691 --> 02:14:30,095
[Mauro] Adam Cole ascending
the turnbuckle.

3002
02:14:30,162 --> 02:14:31,062
He wants to take it

3003
02:14:31,129 --> 02:14:34,966
to the high rent district
here at Wargames.

3004
02:14:37,869 --> 02:14:40,572
Oh, but behind him, Eric Young,

3005
02:14:40,639 --> 02:14:42,674
blind sighting him with the forearm.

3006
02:14:42,741 --> 02:14:44,876
-[Cole] Ow!
-[Young] Ow!

3007
02:14:46,344 --> 02:14:47,479
[Nigel] And it's Young,

3008
02:14:47,546 --> 02:14:49,548
Cole, and now, Strong

3009
02:14:49,614 --> 02:14:51,883
on the top rope in the middle of the cage.

3010
02:14:51,950 --> 02:14:53,385
[Percy] And the three that started
this match here.

3011
02:14:53,452 --> 02:14:54,686
Let's see what they're going for.

3012
02:14:55,987 --> 02:14:58,590
[Nigel] Well, if Young

3013
02:14:58,657 --> 02:15:01,693
and Strong could form
some kind of alliance here.

3014
02:15:01,760 --> 02:15:03,695
But it's too late for that now.

3015
02:15:03,762 --> 02:15:05,764
[Mauro] Oh, man. Oh, no.

3016
02:15:06,798 --> 02:15:09,267
-[Mauro] All nine competitors!
-[Percy] No.

3017
02:15:10,569 --> 02:15:13,538
[Mauro] Here in Houston at Wargames.

3018
02:15:13,605 --> 02:15:18,210
Mamma mia, towers of doom in stereo!

3019
02:15:18,276 --> 02:15:20,178
[Mauro] And look who is left.

3020
02:15:21,446 --> 02:15:24,683
Relatively unscathed, Adam Cole.

3021
02:15:24,749 --> 02:15:27,652
[Nigel] It's Adam Cole, baby!

3022
02:15:27,719 --> 02:15:31,790
[crowd cheering]

3023
02:15:31,857 --> 02:15:33,625
[Percy] This is the opportunity
of a lifetime,

3024
02:15:33,692 --> 02:15:34,593
right here for Adam Cole.

3025
02:15:34,659 --> 02:15:35,527
Take a look at this.

3026
02:15:37,329 --> 02:15:39,731
[Nigel] Absolutely incredible!
[loud slam sound]

3027
02:15:40,232 --> 02:15:43,768
those stereo super powerbombs.

3028
02:15:44,703 --> 02:15:46,171
-[loud slam sound]
-[Percy] Oh, man.

3029
02:15:46,838 --> 02:15:48,540
[Nigel] What carnage.

3030
02:15:50,075 --> 02:15:53,178
look at this as well,
from a different angle.

3031
02:15:53,245 --> 02:15:56,147
[Mauro] That registered
on the Richter scale,

3032
02:15:56,214 --> 02:15:58,850
but can Adam Cole take advantage?

3033
02:15:58,917 --> 02:16:01,953
Akam and Razer, Authors of Pain,
are back up on their feet,

3034
02:16:02,020 --> 02:16:04,156
and they are chasing Cole up the cage.

3035
02:16:05,323 --> 02:16:06,758
[Mauro and crowd] Oh!

3036
02:16:10,428 --> 02:16:13,265
[Nigel] The Authors of Pain left him
there.

3037
02:16:13,331 --> 02:16:14,866
What are they doing now instead?

3038
02:16:14,933 --> 02:16:16,067
Uh-oh.

3039
02:16:16,134 --> 02:16:19,638
[crowd cheering]

3040
02:16:21,940 --> 02:16:23,975
[Mauro] You can see tables for three

3041
02:16:24,042 --> 02:16:26,044
on the WWE Network,

3042
02:16:26,111 --> 02:16:27,279
Authors of Pain.

3043
02:16:27,345 --> 02:16:30,081
Look like they're setting up
what could be a table for one,

3044
02:16:30,148 --> 02:16:31,583
for Adam Cole.

3045
02:16:31,650 --> 02:16:33,652
Maybe table's for one.

3046
02:16:35,220 --> 02:16:37,822
[Nigel] Cole still on the top rope, prone.

3047
02:16:37,889 --> 02:16:39,391
I'm not sure if he knows

3048
02:16:39,457 --> 02:16:41,059
what's in store for him,

3049
02:16:41,126 --> 02:16:43,495
because if he did, he would move.

3050
02:16:48,300 --> 02:16:51,670
[Mauro] Rezar and Akam setting up
the tables,

3051
02:16:52,971 --> 02:16:55,874
but who will their target be?

3052
02:16:55,941 --> 02:16:57,208
[Nigel] Cole's gotta move.

3053
02:16:58,243 --> 02:16:59,711
Get out of there!

3054
02:17:00,478 --> 02:17:02,080
[Mauro] Adam Cole

3055
02:17:02,614 --> 02:17:03,782
prone--

3056
02:17:03,848 --> 02:17:05,150
-[Mauro] He doesn't--
-[Percy] I don't think he care to move.

3057
02:17:05,216 --> 02:17:06,851
[Mauro] I don't think he realizes

3058
02:17:06,918 --> 02:17:08,453
that the tables have been set up.

3059
02:17:08,520 --> 02:17:09,921
He's just trying to recover.

3060
02:17:09,988 --> 02:17:12,691
Trying to buy some valuable time
to recuperate.

3061
02:17:14,225 --> 02:17:16,728
[Nigel] Well, this is
If they manage to put Adam Cole

3062
02:17:16,795 --> 02:17:18,396
through both of those tables.

3063
02:17:19,030 --> 02:17:21,600
[Mauro] Oh, Alexander Wolfe…
[Nigel] Chances are-- Oh!

3064
02:17:21,666 --> 02:17:23,602
leaps in, helping

3065
02:17:24,302 --> 02:17:26,338
his enemy, Adam Cole.

3066
02:17:26,404 --> 02:17:27,672
[Nigel] Interesting choice, Mauro.

3067
02:17:27,739 --> 02:17:30,542
Saving Adam Cole.
I'm not sure I would've done that.

3068
02:17:31,643 --> 02:17:33,278
But Sanity, Adam-- I mean,

3069
02:17:33,345 --> 02:17:35,647
you're going to the mindset. Wow!

3070
02:17:35,714 --> 02:17:37,048
-[Percy] He's trying to get out of here.
-[Mauro] You can't

3071
02:17:37,115 --> 02:17:38,817
[Mauro] Where's Cole going? If he escapes,

3072
02:17:38,883 --> 02:17:40,485
if his feet hit the floor,

3073
02:17:40,552 --> 02:17:42,087
his team forfeits the match!

3074
02:17:42,153 --> 02:17:45,023
[Nigel] Hold your breath,
he's not outside yet.

3075
02:17:45,090 --> 02:17:46,758
This man has a plan.

3076
02:17:46,825 --> 02:17:48,360
[Mauro] His putting himself in harm's way.

3077
02:17:48,426 --> 02:17:52,063
-[Percy] Look at this!
-[Mauro] Mamma mia!

3078
02:17:52,130 --> 02:17:56,067
Super German suplex through the tables!

3079
02:17:57,636 --> 02:17:59,371
[Nigel] And the Authors of Pain,

3080
02:17:59,437 --> 02:18:00,739
at least one of them, suffering

3081
02:18:00,805 --> 02:18:04,242
the fate that they wanted to enact
on someone else.

3082
02:18:04,309 --> 02:18:06,945
[Mauro] Oh! Leaping neckbreaker

3083
02:18:07,012 --> 02:18:09,280
by Eric Young off the turnbuckle.

3084
02:18:10,382 --> 02:18:12,250
What-- Adam Cole…

3085
02:18:12,317 --> 02:18:14,786
swimming on the top of the cage.

3086
02:18:14,853 --> 02:18:16,554
[Nigel] Moment of truth for Adam Cole.

3087
02:18:16,621 --> 02:18:18,223
What does he do now?

3088
02:18:20,725 --> 02:18:23,995
I mean, he can stay up there,
and try and save himself.

3089
02:18:24,062 --> 02:18:25,630
[Percy] Save himself?
He need to help his team,

3090
02:18:25,697 --> 02:18:26,931
get back in the ring!

3091
02:18:26,998 --> 02:18:30,101
[Mauro] The damage continues
to be accrued.

3092
02:18:30,168 --> 02:18:32,637
Kyle O'Reilly with the garbage can.

3093
02:18:33,171 --> 02:18:36,207
[Percy] Undisputed as a man short
with Adam Cole at the top of ring,

3094
02:18:36,274 --> 02:18:37,409
just hanging out. What's he doing?

3095
02:18:37,475 --> 02:18:40,779
[Mauro] Oh! Roundhouse kick to the leg.

3096
02:18:40,845 --> 02:18:42,447
O'Reilly with a jumping knee strike

3097
02:18:42,514 --> 02:18:44,282
on Killian Dain.

3098
02:18:44,349 --> 02:18:46,518
[Mauro laughing] Oh, and Dain…

3099
02:18:46,584 --> 02:18:49,821
turning O'Reilly inside out
with that clothesline.

3100
02:18:49,888 --> 02:18:52,657
[Nigel] There was just only one way
that was gonna end up.

3101
02:18:52,724 --> 02:18:55,126
[Mauro] Where is Adam Cole going
to end up?

3102
02:18:58,830 --> 02:19:02,200
[Nigel] And Killian Dain now back
on his feet again.

3103
02:19:02,267 --> 02:19:04,636
To me, this man has been
the most impressive

3104
02:19:04,703 --> 02:19:06,104
of anyone in this match.

3105
02:19:06,171 --> 02:19:08,206
The devastation that he is enacted

3106
02:19:08,273 --> 02:19:10,442
has been absolutely incredible.

3107
02:19:10,508 --> 02:19:13,144
[crowd cheering]

3108
02:19:13,211 --> 02:19:15,814
[Mauro] Dain spots the garbage can.

3109
02:19:16,815 --> 02:19:18,049
[Nigel] What's he thinking?

3110
02:19:19,317 --> 02:19:20,652
[Percy] Hurt somebody.
That's what he's thinking.

3111
02:19:21,453 --> 02:19:22,620
[Nigel] But how?

3112
02:19:24,255 --> 02:19:25,857
[Mauro] Not exactly got to try

3113
02:19:25,924 --> 02:19:28,159
to recycle Kyle O'Reilly.

3114
02:19:28,226 --> 02:19:30,562
As Killian Dain, who's had

3115
02:19:30,628 --> 02:19:33,465
many incredible moments already
in this match.

3116
02:19:37,168 --> 02:19:39,637
And the beast of Belfast,

3117
02:19:40,271 --> 02:19:42,507
now he is climbing the cage.

3118
02:19:43,875 --> 02:19:45,577
[Nigel] What is this?

3119
02:19:45,643 --> 02:19:49,414
-[Mauro] Coast-to-coast goes Killian Dain!
-[crowd excited] Oh!

3120
02:19:49,481 --> 02:19:52,450
And he destroys
Kyle O'Reilly in the process.

3121
02:19:52,517 --> 02:19:56,921
[crowd cheering]

3122
02:19:56,988 --> 02:19:59,724
[Nigel] Nearly 350 pounds,

3123
02:19:59,791 --> 02:20:01,860
all the way across the ring

3124
02:20:01,926 --> 02:20:03,395
into that garbage can.

3125
02:20:03,461 --> 02:20:05,029
Look at this.

3126
02:20:05,964 --> 02:20:07,799
[Percy] The big boy clearing
half the ring.

3127
02:20:07,866 --> 02:20:09,401
[crowd] Oh!

3128
02:20:10,168 --> 02:20:14,205
[Mauro] A star-making performance
for the Belfast--

3129
02:20:14,272 --> 02:20:15,707
What? Adam Cole's--

3130
02:20:18,910 --> 02:20:22,380
[Nigel] For the second time in this
match, Adam Cole…

3131
02:20:22,447 --> 02:20:25,450
is on top, is poised

3132
02:20:25,517 --> 02:20:26,985
to strike perhaps.

3133
02:20:27,051 --> 02:20:29,854
[Mauro] Okay, we've seen people go
from the turnbuckle

3134
02:20:29,921 --> 02:20:31,022
the top turnbuckle.

3135
02:20:31,089 --> 02:20:32,724
Don't tell me that Adam Cole is

3136
02:20:33,591 --> 02:20:36,728
literally going to put his career

3137
02:20:36,795 --> 02:20:38,096
in jeopardy here.

3138
02:20:39,230 --> 02:20:43,435
[crowd cheering Adam Cole]

3139
02:20:46,304 --> 02:20:47,939
[Nigel] Well, there's Roderick Strong.

3140
02:20:49,908 --> 02:20:52,610
[Mauro] And now Adam Cole realizes

3141
02:20:52,677 --> 02:20:55,046
that Roderick Strong is going to

3142
02:20:55,113 --> 02:20:56,981
-[Mauro] attempt to join him and--
-[Nigel] Oh!

3143
02:20:58,883 --> 02:21:00,618
[Nigel] Perhaps. I don't know.

3144
02:21:00,685 --> 02:21:03,121
Is Cole trying to get out there?
I don't know.

3145
02:21:03,188 --> 02:21:04,656
Protect himself.

3146
02:21:04,722 --> 02:21:07,625
-[Percy] And [unintelligible]
-[Mauro] This is incredibly dangerous.

3147
02:21:07,692 --> 02:21:10,295
-[Nigel] Oh, boy. Guys, be careful.
-[Mauro] This is--

3148
02:21:10,361 --> 02:21:11,930
[Nigel] Roderick, be careful.

3149
02:21:12,997 --> 02:21:15,600
20, 25 feet up there.

3150
02:21:15,667 --> 02:21:17,469
[Mauro] Where do you cross the line

3151
02:21:18,403 --> 02:21:21,339
in hopes of just securing victory?

3152
02:21:21,406 --> 02:21:24,576
At what cost or what price

3153
02:21:24,642 --> 02:21:25,877
are you willing to pay?

3154
02:21:25,944 --> 02:21:26,878
[Percy] Beyond dangerous.

3155
02:21:26,945 --> 02:21:28,813
This is-- just doesn't make sense.

3156
02:21:28,880 --> 02:21:30,081
[Mauro] Roderick Strong has

3157
02:21:30,148 --> 02:21:32,550
a front chance momentarily on Adam Cole.

3158
02:21:32,617 --> 02:21:33,685
Both of them

3159
02:21:33,751 --> 02:21:36,588
precariously on the top of the cage!

3160
02:21:36,654 --> 02:21:38,089
[Nigel] Oh, my god!

3161
02:21:38,156 --> 02:21:40,558
-[crowd] Oh!
-[Mauro] Oh, my god!

3162
02:21:40,625 --> 02:21:47,365
[crowd cheering]

3163
02:21:53,605 --> 02:21:54,439
[Percy] Man.

3164
02:21:55,440 --> 02:21:57,408
-[Nigel] Cole, cover!
-[Mauro] The cover!

3165
02:21:57,475 --> 02:21:59,043
-[Mauro] Oh!
-[crowd] Oh!

3166
02:21:59,110 --> 02:22:00,445
[Mauro] Incredible.

3167
02:22:00,511 --> 02:22:03,815
[Nigel] It was Roderick Strong
who somehow dug down,

3168
02:22:03,882 --> 02:22:06,718
rolled over and covered Adam Cole.

3169
02:22:06,784 --> 02:22:07,785
-[Mauro] Pure instinct.
-[Percy] Oh, jeez.

3170
02:22:07,852 --> 02:22:10,521
We've seen Roderick Strong suplex
Adam Cole

3171
02:22:10,588 --> 02:22:11,523
into a pile of bodies before,

3172
02:22:11,589 --> 02:22:13,625
but never from the top of the steel cage.

3173
02:22:15,026 --> 02:22:17,395
[Nigel] Look how high these men are.

3174
02:22:17,462 --> 02:22:20,031
Driving through every one
of their opponents.

3175
02:22:20,098 --> 02:22:21,299
Different angle.

3176
02:22:21,366 --> 02:22:23,935
[Mauro] A mount Everest superplex

3177
02:22:24,002 --> 02:22:26,571
courtesy of Roderick Strong!

3178
02:22:27,772 --> 02:22:29,841
And he just part

3179
02:22:29,908 --> 02:22:31,376
of the Wargames sea

3180
02:22:31,442 --> 02:22:34,178
as bodies lie in different states

3181
02:22:34,846 --> 02:22:37,949
of disrepair, the amount
of punishment that has been

3182
02:22:38,016 --> 02:22:40,752
inflicted thus far, here at Wargames.

3183
02:22:42,620 --> 02:22:43,788
-[Nigel] So, the question…
-[Mauro] It's incredible.

3184
02:22:43,855 --> 02:22:46,157
[Nigel] now becomes what is the strategy

3185
02:22:46,224 --> 02:22:48,760
-[Nigel] for any of these individuals…
-[Mauro laughing] Survive, Nigel.

3186
02:22:48,826 --> 02:22:50,161
[Mauro] Survive.

3187
02:22:50,228 --> 02:22:52,430
[Nigel] This match is gonna end
though, Mauro.

3188
02:22:52,497 --> 02:22:54,432
Someone has to win this.

3189
02:22:56,534 --> 02:22:59,003
[Mauro] Killian Dain back to his feet.

3190
02:22:59,070 --> 02:23:01,272
Uncorks a right hand on Akam.

3191
02:23:01,339 --> 02:23:04,409
Akam fires back a right hand of his own.

3192
02:23:04,475 --> 02:23:06,945
[crowd cheering]

3193
02:23:07,011 --> 02:23:10,148
I can't believe that they're still able
to muster

3194
02:23:10,214 --> 02:23:12,350
this kind of power behind their punches.

3195
02:23:12,417 --> 02:23:14,285
[crowd cheering]

3196
02:23:16,321 --> 02:23:17,989
[Nigel] Here comes the beast.

3197
02:23:19,557 --> 02:23:20,858
No, no, no.

3198
02:23:20,925 --> 02:23:22,260
[Mauro and crowd] Oh!

3199
02:23:22,327 --> 02:23:24,295
Leaping clothesline combination,

3200
02:23:24,362 --> 02:23:26,164
side Russian leg sweep on that metal

3201
02:23:26,230 --> 02:23:28,366
partition in between the ring.

3202
02:23:28,433 --> 02:23:30,134
[Nigel] It's the last chapter,

3203
02:23:30,201 --> 02:23:32,136
the finishing maneuver
of the Authors of Pain

3204
02:23:32,203 --> 02:23:34,105
on that unforgiving steel.

3205
02:23:34,172 --> 02:23:35,940
But they're too slow. They can't cover up.

3206
02:23:36,541 --> 02:23:39,177
[Mauro] But will they close the book
on what is

3207
02:23:39,243 --> 02:23:41,512
becoming a Stephen King novel?

3208
02:23:41,579 --> 02:23:43,982
-[Nigel] This is--
-[Mauro] The house of horrors, Wargames.

3209
02:23:44,048 --> 02:23:46,351
[Nigel] Sleeper hold from O'Reilly

3210
02:23:46,417 --> 02:23:48,152
underneath the jaw.

3211
02:23:48,219 --> 02:23:49,854
Cutting off the carotid artery.

3212
02:23:51,623 --> 02:23:53,658
[Mauro] Bobby Fish unloading.

3213
02:23:53,725 --> 02:23:54,759
[Nigel] He's going down.

3214
02:23:54,826 --> 02:23:56,127
[Mauro] Plenty of strikes.

3215
02:23:57,929 --> 02:24:00,031
Wow! Total elimination there

3216
02:24:00,098 --> 02:24:03,134
by O'Reilly and Fish.

3217
02:24:04,569 --> 02:24:06,571
And NXT is the only place

3218
02:24:06,637 --> 02:24:10,141
you will see action of this variety.

3219
02:24:10,208 --> 02:24:14,445
Wargames culminating another
tremendous Takeover event.

3220
02:24:15,246 --> 02:24:16,514
[Percy] This is absolute madness.

3221
02:24:16,581 --> 02:24:18,416
[Mauro] Blood, and guts.

3222
02:24:18,483 --> 02:24:20,418
What? And tandem offense

3223
02:24:20,485 --> 02:24:21,853
like that!

3224
02:24:23,888 --> 02:24:25,056
[Nigel] But again, they haven't

3225
02:24:25,123 --> 02:24:26,057
covered a man.

3226
02:24:27,592 --> 02:24:29,093
[Percy and crowd] Oh!

3227
02:24:30,028 --> 02:24:31,896
[Nigel] Dumping Wolfe now.

3228
02:24:31,963 --> 02:24:33,931
It's a double-edged sword now.

3229
02:24:33,998 --> 02:24:35,066
Hold on a second.

3230
02:24:36,601 --> 02:24:37,535
[Mauro] Strong,

3231
02:24:37,602 --> 02:24:38,636
Cole,

3232
02:24:38,703 --> 02:24:40,338
and Young, the three

3233
02:24:41,305 --> 02:24:42,373
initial participants.

3234
02:24:42,440 --> 02:24:44,742
And boy, they are going
on the attack again.

3235
02:24:44,809 --> 02:24:46,744
[Percy] How can they have anything left?

3236
02:24:46,811 --> 02:24:48,379
[Mauro] Both wanting to take out

3237
02:24:48,446 --> 02:24:49,447
their proverbial pound

3238
02:24:49,514 --> 02:24:50,782
of flesh from the other.

3239
02:24:50,848 --> 02:24:53,317
[Nigel] The history between these two men.

3240
02:24:55,987 --> 02:24:58,423
-[Nigel] Hold on, wheelbarrow!
-[Mauro] Wheelbarrow suplex

3241
02:24:58,489 --> 02:25:00,358
[Mauro] into the cage!

3242
02:25:00,425 --> 02:25:02,226
Goes Roderick Strong

3243
02:25:02,293 --> 02:25:05,163
-[Mauro] courtesy of Eric Young. Oh!
-[crowd] Oh!

3244
02:25:05,797 --> 02:25:07,198
[Mauro] Cole

3245
02:25:07,265 --> 02:25:08,366
with the kendo stick.

3246
02:25:09,233 --> 02:25:12,036
[Nigel] And again, Cole starting
to come up.

3247
02:25:13,771 --> 02:25:17,241
Guys, this vine has shown
something to me tonight.

3248
02:25:17,308 --> 02:25:18,876
He had his doubters,
he had his detractors.

3249
02:25:18,943 --> 02:25:20,611
But can anyone say

3250
02:25:20,678 --> 02:25:22,880
Adam Cole isn't who he said he was?

3251
02:25:22,947 --> 02:25:24,682
[Mauro] Eric Young has a chair.

3252
02:25:25,983 --> 02:25:27,819
Trying to get to his feet.

3253
02:25:27,885 --> 02:25:30,488
Oh! And he used the chair

3254
02:25:30,555 --> 02:25:31,556
to try to block it,

3255
02:25:31,622 --> 02:25:33,024
but the brunt of the attack cost

3256
02:25:33,091 --> 02:25:34,625
-[Mauro] Eric Young and--
-[crowd] One, two!

3257
02:25:34,692 --> 02:25:36,861
-[Mauro] Adam Cole has done it!
-[bell ringing]

3258
02:25:36,928 --> 02:25:38,296
["Undisputed" playing]

3259
02:25:40,598 --> 02:25:42,934
[announcer] The winner of Wargames,

3260
02:25:43,000 --> 02:25:45,403
Adam Cole

3261
02:25:45,470 --> 02:25:47,705
and The Undisputed Era!

3262
02:25:48,573 --> 02:25:51,809
[Mauro] I've never witnessed anything

3263
02:25:52,410 --> 02:25:54,545
like we have just seen here tonight

3264
02:25:54,612 --> 02:25:56,614
at the Toyota Center in Houston.

3265
02:25:56,681 --> 02:25:59,884
The first ever Wargames match in NXT.

3266
02:26:00,451 --> 02:26:02,520
And you know what they say
about the picture,

3267
02:26:02,587 --> 02:26:03,855
telling a thousand words,

3268
02:26:03,921 --> 02:26:04,956
my friends.

3269
02:26:05,022 --> 02:26:06,824
[Percy] Hey, Nigel, I gotta say,
you know what?

3270
02:26:06,891 --> 02:26:08,726
Adam Cole has made me a believer.

3271
02:26:08,793 --> 02:26:12,463
Unstoppable, untouchable, undisputed.

3272
02:26:12,530 --> 02:26:14,699
We just witnessed history here tonight.

3273
02:26:14,766 --> 02:26:17,335
[Nigel] Percy, all of these guys
have made me a believer.

3274
02:26:17,401 --> 02:26:18,703
They gave of their body

3275
02:26:18,770 --> 02:26:20,304
and their soul.

3276
02:26:21,205 --> 02:26:23,207
See the bodies in the ring now.

3277
02:26:23,274 --> 02:26:24,208
Let's take a look

3278
02:26:24,275 --> 02:26:26,244
at some of the highlights of this match.

3279
02:26:28,045 --> 02:26:30,481
Listen to the sound of this kendo stick

3280
02:26:30,548 --> 02:26:33,050
across the back of Young.

3281
02:26:34,352 --> 02:26:37,522
And now, I think Young was
picking up the chair to use.

3282
02:26:37,588 --> 02:26:39,924
[Mauro] And a shining wizard by Cole.

3283
02:26:41,826 --> 02:26:43,861
-[Nigel] Deep pinfall attempt
-[crowd] One, two!

3284
02:26:43,928 --> 02:26:46,097
-[Nigel] and he gets the three count.
-[crowd] Three!

3285
02:26:46,164 --> 02:26:48,699
["Undisputed" playing]

3286
02:26:48,766 --> 02:26:50,935
[Nigel] But the story here

3287
02:26:51,002 --> 02:26:53,704
will go back to what Dustin Rhodes said.

3288
02:26:53,771 --> 02:26:55,640
You don't win Wargames.

3289
02:26:55,706 --> 02:26:57,108
You survive Wargames.

3290
02:26:57,942 --> 02:27:01,179
[Mauro] The havoc that has been
wreaked tonight at Wargames

3291
02:27:01,245 --> 02:27:04,215
will not soon be forgotten.

3292
02:27:05,449 --> 02:27:07,518
In the end, it is Adam Cole

3293
02:27:07,585 --> 02:27:09,754
and The Undisputed Era

3294
02:27:10,888 --> 02:27:16,060
that survived a battle for the ages.

3295
02:27:21,165 --> 02:27:23,034
And The Undisputed Era…

3296
02:27:23,668 --> 02:27:25,736
planting its flag

3297
02:27:26,304 --> 02:27:27,672
in NXT.

3298
02:27:32,276 --> 02:27:37,748
[crowd cheering]

3299
02:27:37,815 --> 02:27:41,085
[Mauro] A defiant Adam Cole.

3300
02:27:48,492 --> 02:27:50,862
[Nigel] Let's take a look at more
of that chaotic stuff

3301
02:27:50,928 --> 02:27:52,797
that went down in this match.

3302
02:27:53,297 --> 02:27:54,599
[crowd] Oh!

3303
02:27:54,665 --> 02:27:57,635
Stereo Death Valley drivers in the corner.

3304
02:27:59,337 --> 02:28:02,807
Then Cole, chasing the dragon
with a super kick

3305
02:28:02,874 --> 02:28:04,342
for good measure.

3306
02:28:06,544 --> 02:28:08,980
And then coast to coast.

3307
02:28:09,046 --> 02:28:12,984
-[Nigel] The beast from Belfast will fly.
-[crowd] Oh!

3308
02:28:16,554 --> 02:28:18,890
And an absolute mount Everest

3309
02:28:18,956 --> 02:28:21,392
-[Nigel] superplex off the top.
-[crowd] Oh!

3310
02:28:21,459 --> 02:28:24,262
Everyone goes down like bowling pins.

3311
02:28:28,199 --> 02:28:30,835
nigel Seeing it again for the second time.

3312
02:28:30,902 --> 02:28:32,703
Just as devastating.

3313
02:28:32,770 --> 02:28:34,739
Setting up Eric Young,

3314
02:28:34,805 --> 02:28:37,742
nigel and the knee strike with the chair!

3315
02:28:37,808 --> 02:28:39,310
Down goes Young.

3316
02:28:39,377 --> 02:28:41,979
And this man has to say,

3317
02:28:42,046 --> 02:28:44,181
-[Nigel] he is the absolute best.
-[crowd] Two, three!

3318
02:28:44,248 --> 02:28:45,449
[bell ringing]

3319
02:28:45,516 --> 02:28:50,888
["Undisputed" playing]

3320
02:28:53,758 --> 02:28:58,029
Friends, confidants, standing victorious,

3321
02:28:58,095 --> 02:29:01,399
The Undisputed Era move forward.

3322
02:29:04,568 --> 02:29:08,005
What does this mean for the future of NXT?

3323
02:29:08,072 --> 02:29:09,573
[Mauro] Adam Cole,

3324
02:29:09,640 --> 02:29:12,143
Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly,

3325
02:29:12,209 --> 02:29:14,312
the last men standing.

3326
02:29:16,380 --> 02:29:20,551
In a-- What was a just incredible,

3327
02:29:20,618 --> 02:29:22,787
savage affair.

3328
02:29:22,853 --> 02:29:25,556
NXT's first ever Wargames.

3329
02:29:27,558 --> 02:29:30,928
What a night it has been here

3330
02:29:30,995 --> 02:29:33,064
at NXT Takeover: Wargames in Houston.

3331
02:29:34,265 --> 02:29:35,433
A definite shock

3332
02:29:35,499 --> 02:29:37,168
to the system.

3333
02:29:37,702 --> 02:29:39,403
[Percy] Man, you can see the results

3334
02:29:39,470 --> 02:29:42,239
of this ultimate battleground known
as Wargames.

3335
02:29:42,306 --> 02:29:44,275
Bodies still on the floor.

3336
02:29:44,342 --> 02:29:47,044
[crowd cheering The Undisputed Era]

3337
02:29:48,980 --> 02:29:51,382
Competitors can't even stand.
Just laying there.

3338
02:29:57,388 --> 02:29:58,956
[Mauro] On a night where we crowned

3339
02:29:59,023 --> 02:30:00,891
a-- well, two new NXT Champions.

3340
02:30:00,958 --> 02:30:03,094
Ember Moon as NXT Women's Champion.

3341
02:30:03,160 --> 02:30:06,063
Andrade "Cien" Almas as NXT Champion.

3342
02:30:06,130 --> 02:30:09,100
It is Undisputed Era that has left

3343
02:30:09,166 --> 02:30:12,136
its Mark in Wargames.

3344
02:30:13,304 --> 02:30:18,609
["Undisputed" playing]

3345
02:30:26,917 --> 02:30:29,754
["Undisputed" continues playing]

3346
02:30:34,759 --> 02:30:36,127
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