1 00:00:21,488 --> 00:00:24,624 [Music] 2 00:00:24,691 --> 00:00:31,631 [Crowd cheering] 3 00:01:19,612 --> 00:01:26,553 [Music] 4 00:01:49,042 --> 00:01:51,778 I tried to run and run but 5 00:01:53,379 --> 00:01:55,515 paranoia waits for me. 6 00:01:55,582 --> 00:01:57,517 My clock is counting down and 7 00:01:57,584 --> 00:01:59,152 time won't give it back to me. 8 00:01:59,219 --> 00:02:01,221 The iron fist of danger, always 9 00:02:01,287 --> 00:02:06,059 smiling, never sleeps. 10 00:02:06,125 --> 00:02:07,660 The hand of doom resides inside 11 00:02:07,727 --> 00:02:13,399 my own worst enemy. 12 00:02:13,466 --> 00:02:17,003 I drag you like a ball and 13 00:02:17,070 --> 00:02:21,040 chain, it's calling my name. 14 00:02:21,107 --> 00:02:22,075 I'm a magnet, I attract it. 15 00:02:22,142 --> 00:02:23,009 Everywhere I go you know trouble 16 00:02:23,076 --> 00:02:24,878 follows. 17 00:02:24,944 --> 00:02:29,916 I'm just a magnet for pain. 18 00:02:29,983 --> 00:02:34,420 I'm a magnet, I attract it. 19 00:02:34,487 --> 00:02:36,389 Everywhere I go you know trouble follows. 20 00:02:36,456 --> 00:02:42,795 I'm just a magnet for pain. Pain. 21 00:02:48,168 --> 00:02:51,371 They say I'm born to lose but 22 00:02:51,437 --> 00:02:52,739 nothing gold has ever stayed. 23 00:02:52,805 --> 00:02:53,873 I've nothing left to offer but 24 00:02:53,940 --> 00:02:57,076 this gift of misery. 25 00:02:57,143 --> 00:02:58,811 I know that's what you wanted, 26 00:02:58,878 --> 00:03:01,281 such dramatic agony. 27 00:03:01,347 --> 00:03:03,516 The fever breaks again, I can 28 00:03:03,583 --> 00:03:08,254 feel it following. 29 00:03:08,321 --> 00:03:11,191 And it's calling my name. 30 00:03:11,257 --> 00:03:13,259 I'm a magnet, I attract it. 31 00:03:13,326 --> 00:03:16,763 Everywhere I go you know trouble follows. 32 00:03:16,829 --> 00:03:21,334 I'm just a magnet for pain. 33 00:03:21,401 --> 00:03:23,436 I'm a magnet, I attract it. 34 00:03:23,503 --> 00:03:24,437 Everywhere I go you know trouble 35 00:03:24,504 --> 00:03:26,706 follows. 36 00:03:26,773 --> 00:03:31,277 I'm just a magnet for pain. 37 00:03:31,344 --> 00:03:38,284 Pain. 38 00:03:50,964 --> 00:03:52,799 I'm a magnet, I attract it. 39 00:03:54,434 --> 00:03:57,937 Everywhere I go you know trouble follows. 40 00:03:58,004 --> 00:04:01,474 I'm just a magnet for pain. 41 00:04:01,541 --> 00:04:02,976 I'm a magnet for pain. 42 00:04:03,042 --> 00:04:04,277 I'm a magnet, I attract it. 43 00:04:04,344 --> 00:04:08,081 Everywhere I go you know trouble follows. 44 00:04:08,147 --> 00:04:15,088 I'm just a magnet for pain. 45 00:04:20,793 --> 00:04:27,734 [Crowd cheering] 46 00:04:32,972 --> 00:04:36,576 And now, Rocket League and 47 00:04:38,478 --> 00:04:40,880 5-hour Energy present, NXT TakeOver: New Orleans 48 00:04:40,947 --> 00:04:45,084 takeover New Orleans 49 00:04:45,151 --> 00:04:49,188 [music] 50 00:04:49,255 --> 00:04:50,890 New Orleans' own cane hill 51 00:04:50,957 --> 00:04:53,326 ushers in the biggest NXT 52 00:04:53,393 --> 00:04:55,995 takeover event in history. 53 00:04:56,062 --> 00:04:58,731 From the Smoothie King Center in 54 00:04:58,798 --> 00:05:01,634 New Orleans, we are sold out, 55 00:05:01,701 --> 00:05:04,103 13,955 in attendance for NXT 56 00:05:04,170 --> 00:05:10,877 Takeover New Orleans. 57 00:05:10,943 --> 00:05:15,048 The following contest is a ladder match 58 00:05:15,315 --> 00:05:17,183 [crowd cheering] 59 00:05:17,250 --> 00:05:21,020 In this match, there will be no pin falls and no disqualifications 60 00:05:21,087 --> 00:05:24,424 The first superstar to climb the ladder and retrieve the title 61 00:05:24,490 --> 00:05:31,130 will become the winner and the first-ever NXT North-American champion 62 00:05:31,197 --> 00:05:36,569 [Crowd cheering] 63 00:05:36,636 --> 00:05:40,707 I am in the top 1% 64 00:05:42,342 --> 00:05:45,645 What a way to kick off NXT TakeOver: New Orleans. 65 00:05:45,712 --> 00:05:47,814 We are about to make history. 66 00:05:49,916 --> 00:05:54,687 [Music] 67 00:05:54,754 --> 00:05:58,157 This is a man when he says is a top 1%, he means it. 68 00:05:58,224 --> 00:06:00,259 This guy comes from a family of wealth 69 00:06:00,326 --> 00:06:03,129 His family owns a number, a string of restaurants 70 00:06:03,196 --> 00:06:05,865 a land developer of commercial property 71 00:06:06,065 --> 00:06:07,700 This guy has it all. 72 00:06:10,636 --> 00:06:15,508 Introducing first, from Pall Springs, California, weighting at 221 pounds 73 00:06:15,575 --> 00:06:18,945 EC3 74 00:06:19,011 --> 00:06:21,714 EC3 says he's everyone's favorite. 75 00:06:21,781 --> 00:06:26,385 One percent of the NXT universe feels about EC3 the way they feel about having 76 00:06:26,819 --> 00:06:30,089 one percent left on their phone battery power, Nigel 77 00:06:30,156 --> 00:06:32,692 For many of the E stands for entitlement 78 00:06:32,759 --> 00:06:35,161 Well, that's one way of describing him 79 00:06:35,228 --> 00:06:39,499 Certainly entitled, certainly arrogant, 80 00:06:39,565 --> 00:06:42,869 Self-effacing as well, but he is very capable. 81 00:06:42,935 --> 00:06:48,975 And for the first time here tonight will be our first look at EC3 in an NXT ring. 82 00:06:49,041 --> 00:06:51,377 Let's not forget about smug and pompous. 83 00:06:51,444 --> 00:06:54,213 This man has never had to work a day of his life. 84 00:06:54,280 --> 00:06:55,248 Let me put it to you like this, 85 00:06:55,314 --> 00:06:58,384 On his 18th birthday, his parents bought him a franchise. 86 00:06:58,451 --> 00:07:01,220 Two days later, he sold it, makes $62,000 87 00:07:01,287 --> 00:07:03,723 And went backpacking to Europe for two months. 88 00:07:04,123 --> 00:07:07,794 Percy, take a look at his body, I think this guy works very hard. 89 00:07:07,860 --> 00:07:14,333 [Music] 90 00:07:21,474 --> 00:07:26,679 Representing Sanity, Killian Dain 91 00:07:26,746 --> 00:07:31,284 The beast of Belfast always rises to the occasion 92 00:07:31,350 --> 00:07:34,187 on the biggest stages in NXT. 93 00:07:34,253 --> 00:07:38,624 Who can forget his MVP performance in Wargames? 94 00:07:38,858 --> 00:07:42,962 Let's not forget about the tornado rule six-man tag match. 95 00:07:43,029 --> 00:07:44,764 He was absolutely relentless toward the end of that match. 96 00:07:44,831 --> 00:07:48,367 He cleared the ring and got the pin and the win for his team. 97 00:07:48,434 --> 00:07:49,869 Well, let's not forget about last week as well 98 00:07:49,936 --> 00:07:53,372 Where it was Dain and Sullivan, the two biggest men in the match 99 00:07:53,439 --> 00:07:54,674 who squared off. It was just three days ago. 100 00:07:54,740 --> 00:08:00,012 Eventually, all the other competitors ran in and now, we have a palpable excitement 101 00:08:00,079 --> 00:08:02,415 for what comes ahead. 102 00:08:02,482 --> 00:08:05,685 [Music] 103 00:08:05,751 --> 00:08:08,955 But you have to wonder how excited Adam Cole is 104 00:08:09,021 --> 00:08:11,557 about the fact that he has to do double duty tonight. 105 00:08:11,624 --> 00:08:15,194 [Music] 106 00:08:15,261 --> 00:08:21,534 Representing the undisputed era, Adam Cole. 107 00:08:22,034 --> 00:08:24,437 Look, Adam Cole is not excited. 108 00:08:24,503 --> 00:08:28,107 He's upset he's got to do battle. He's gonna pull double duty here tonight. 109 00:08:28,174 --> 00:08:31,811 There's a conflated look on the face of Adam Cole. 110 00:08:31,878 --> 00:08:34,614 There's confidence there but there's doubt as well 111 00:08:34,680 --> 00:08:37,850 because he has got a big test ahead of him tonight. 112 00:08:37,917 --> 00:08:41,587 And remember guys, he told us on the preshow that it is outrageous 113 00:08:41,654 --> 00:08:47,326 that he has to compete in a ladder match to begin NXT takeover New Orleans 114 00:08:47,393 --> 00:08:51,731 and then compete in an equally high-stakes tag team match. 115 00:08:51,797 --> 00:08:56,402 [Music] 116 00:08:56,469 --> 00:09:01,207 From Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, weighing in at 227 pounds, 117 00:09:01,274 --> 00:09:05,511 The Velveteen Dream. 118 00:09:05,578 --> 00:09:07,446 Dripping in finesse and attitude, 119 00:09:07,513 --> 00:09:12,785 the Velveteen Dream has certainly proved he's tough enough. 120 00:09:13,886 --> 00:09:16,989 This dude's got star written all over him. 121 00:09:17,056 --> 00:09:19,859 This is the can't-miss kid. This is what the Dream lives for 122 00:09:19,926 --> 00:09:21,928 To compete in front of thousands and to share the experience 123 00:09:21,994 --> 00:09:24,130 with as many as possible. 124 00:09:24,196 --> 00:09:26,032 This dude lives for the spotlight. 125 00:09:26,098 --> 00:09:28,734 Nigel, he's a non-apologetic non-conformist, 126 00:09:28,801 --> 00:09:31,370 following the footsteps of Gorgeous George, 127 00:09:31,437 --> 00:09:35,241 Adrian Street, "Adorable" Adrian, Adonis, Goldust, 128 00:09:35,308 --> 00:09:38,844 and the exoticos of Lucha Libre but he is so unique 129 00:09:38,911 --> 00:09:42,815 And at age 22, his future is so incredibly bright. 130 00:09:42,882 --> 00:09:46,452 Without a doubt, it's not just the reason why he's wearing those shades, 131 00:09:46,519 --> 00:09:49,155 everything is possible for this man. 132 00:09:49,221 --> 00:09:55,861 [Music] 133 00:09:55,928 --> 00:10:01,634 From the rocky mountains, weighing 303 pounds, Lars Sullivan 134 00:10:03,669 --> 00:10:08,174 How do you prepare to face a man like Lars Sullivan? 135 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:12,044 This is a man who trained by carrying broken trees and boulders 136 00:10:12,111 --> 00:10:15,381 from one side of Sloan Lake to the other. 137 00:10:15,448 --> 00:10:17,216 This man's a monster. 138 00:10:17,283 --> 00:10:20,853 A freakishly intense demeanor, 139 00:10:21,587 --> 00:10:27,226 with a massively rich vocabulary, he says he has the mind of a professor, 140 00:10:27,293 --> 00:10:28,995 the body of a gorilla. 141 00:10:29,061 --> 00:10:33,632 And let's face it, in the past ladder matches having always favored 142 00:10:33,899 --> 00:10:38,938 the big, the powerful, the people like Lars Sullivan and Killian Dain. 143 00:10:39,005 --> 00:10:43,409 But let's not forget Dain once won, once won a Money in the Bank ladder match. 144 00:10:43,476 --> 00:10:45,211 Well, absolutely, the thing you got to think, 145 00:10:45,277 --> 00:10:49,582 If you're a big man, 300 pounds that's a long way up to get that belt. 146 00:10:49,882 --> 00:10:56,455 [Crowd cheering] 147 00:11:03,629 --> 00:11:10,569 [Music] 148 00:11:23,115 --> 00:11:26,919 And their opponent, from Paducah, Kentucky, weighing 190 pounds, 149 00:11:26,986 --> 00:11:30,756 The Ricochet. 150 00:11:31,824 --> 00:11:36,362 My Twitter timeline has been inundated with anticipation, 151 00:11:36,962 --> 00:11:42,368 the pre-eminent high flyer in sports entertainment, the uniquely gifted 152 00:11:42,435 --> 00:11:47,773 Ricochet, the one and only is in NXT 153 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:53,479 And what a way to make his first impression by making history 154 00:11:53,546 --> 00:11:58,050 By becoming the first NXT North American champion. 155 00:11:58,117 --> 00:12:03,089 Of course, he has five other superstars who want to do the same thing. 156 00:12:03,422 --> 00:12:07,426 And this is the man who started wrestling at the age of 14 in his friend's backyard, 157 00:12:07,493 --> 00:12:08,728 in a boxing ring. 158 00:12:08,794 --> 00:12:13,232 At the age of 16, he could finally afford to get his very own wrestling ring 159 00:12:13,299 --> 00:12:16,068 and that was the beginning of Ricochet. 160 00:12:17,870 --> 00:12:21,574 This is the man who may prove Isaac Newton wrong. 161 00:12:21,907 --> 00:12:23,943 He can claim that championship. 162 00:12:25,344 --> 00:12:31,050 Fourth ladder match under the NXT banner, all six superstars will be going at it. 163 00:12:31,117 --> 00:12:33,619 No disqualification, no count out. 164 00:12:33,686 --> 00:12:39,892 The only way you can win is by climbing the ladder and securing history, 165 00:12:39,959 --> 00:12:43,762 securing the NXT North American championship. 166 00:12:43,829 --> 00:12:45,297 Man, just look around at all these guys, 167 00:12:45,364 --> 00:12:48,000 this is an all-star team in this ring right now. 168 00:12:48,067 --> 00:12:49,802 We're watching history, fellows. 169 00:12:51,971 --> 00:12:55,241 Everybody poised. Everything is a game. 170 00:12:55,307 --> 00:12:56,976 [Bell ringing] Here we go. 171 00:12:57,042 --> 00:12:57,943 [Crowd cheering] 172 00:12:58,144 --> 00:13:00,079 So many divergent styles. 173 00:13:00,146 --> 00:13:07,086 [Crowd cheering] 174 00:13:07,553 --> 00:13:09,321 Like no surprise, two to three can 175 00:13:09,388 --> 00:13:12,725 Oh, and Adam Cole, ever the opportunist, attacking Ricochet. 176 00:13:12,791 --> 00:13:13,759 Whoa. 177 00:13:13,826 --> 00:13:19,398 And dispatching the high-flyer as things break down in a hurry 178 00:13:19,465 --> 00:13:23,803 just like many of you watching around the world on the WWE Network 179 00:13:24,470 --> 00:13:25,938 with that six-pack, and here it is 180 00:13:26,972 --> 00:13:28,240 Oh, boy. 181 00:13:28,307 --> 00:13:30,910 Irresistible force versus the immovable mass. 182 00:13:31,076 --> 00:13:32,378 Let's go. 183 00:13:32,578 --> 00:13:35,648 EC3 egging them on against each other. 184 00:13:37,049 --> 00:13:38,551 That was a mistake. 185 00:13:38,818 --> 00:13:39,752 Oh, and no way to go. 186 00:13:39,819 --> 00:13:42,221 Unfinished business between Dain and Sullivan 187 00:13:42,955 --> 00:13:45,191 And should [indistinct] the outside. 188 00:13:45,491 --> 00:13:50,963 If we're talking strategy in match, it's like the English phrase… 189 00:13:51,030 --> 00:13:54,366 Can be really summed up, "even in a hero's heart… 190 00:13:54,433 --> 00:13:56,035 Oh, Ricochet… Hold on. 191 00:13:56,101 --> 00:13:57,369 from the top. Whoa. 192 00:13:57,436 --> 00:13:59,038 Oh, my goodness, oh goodness. 193 00:13:59,104 --> 00:14:02,107 Springboard Shooting Star Press. 194 00:14:02,174 --> 00:14:06,812 [Crowd cheering] 195 00:14:06,979 --> 00:14:08,214 He is the one and only. Oh, boy. 196 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:14,019 Will he be the one to make history? He has the ladder. 197 00:14:14,086 --> 00:14:16,822 Check out Ricochet right here, putting it all on the line early. 198 00:14:16,889 --> 00:14:21,093 But that's what it takes when you wanna join the elite-- whoa. 199 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:27,299 He wants to join the likes of Buddy Rogers, Pat Patterson, Paige. 200 00:14:27,366 --> 00:14:28,567 Those who-- wait. 201 00:14:28,634 --> 00:14:31,136 Oh, but here comes Velveteen Dream. 202 00:14:32,872 --> 00:14:33,906 Getting close. 203 00:14:33,973 --> 00:14:37,343 Ricochet was looking to become the first NXT North American champion 204 00:14:37,409 --> 00:14:40,980 but Velveteen Dream had less than flattering things to say about Ricochet 205 00:14:41,046 --> 00:14:44,450 on social media, is now feeling the wrath of Ricochet. 206 00:14:44,516 --> 00:14:47,453 [grunts] 207 00:14:47,519 --> 00:14:51,090 Simple reverse, look out. Flashy Ricochet moves. 208 00:14:52,291 --> 00:14:53,792 Beautiful. 209 00:14:54,660 --> 00:14:55,928 Fluidity. 210 00:14:55,995 --> 00:14:57,296 Athleticism. 211 00:14:57,563 --> 00:15:03,969 Ricochet Sports Entertainment Skywalker, who is always higher up than Canada. 212 00:15:04,036 --> 00:15:05,971 Check out Velveteen Dream on dream street. 213 00:15:08,807 --> 00:15:11,176 Oh, I've got my favorite it's that man there. 214 00:15:11,243 --> 00:15:12,378 Oh. 215 00:15:12,444 --> 00:15:18,717 Velveteen Dream though, well-scouted, using the real estate to derail Ricochet, 216 00:15:18,784 --> 00:15:21,420 and now Velveteen Dream is climbing the ladder. 217 00:15:21,487 --> 00:15:27,059 But Adam Cole knocks him off the ladder, and rocks him with a forearm. 218 00:15:28,527 --> 00:15:31,497 How smart, he lied in wait, he took his time. 219 00:15:31,563 --> 00:15:34,066 He wasn't gonna risk anything, and he absolutely had to. 220 00:15:36,835 --> 00:15:37,770 Oh. 221 00:15:38,671 --> 00:15:40,005 What did you say? 222 00:15:40,072 --> 00:15:41,640 That's an Enzuigiri by Cole on Killian Dain 223 00:15:41,707 --> 00:15:44,310 And obviously Adam Cole, not being conservative in the least. 224 00:15:44,376 --> 00:15:45,577 Whoa. 225 00:15:45,644 --> 00:15:48,614 Cole said he's here to make history, and if he wins this match tonight 226 00:15:48,681 --> 00:15:50,482 He will be in the record books. 227 00:15:50,549 --> 00:15:52,051 And he's looking to make history right now. 228 00:15:52,117 --> 00:15:55,721 He has to also move onto that tag team match, but now--oh. 229 00:15:56,021 --> 00:16:00,326 EC3 taking care of Adam Cole. 230 00:16:00,392 --> 00:16:03,829 EC3 drives Sullivan off the ropes. 231 00:16:03,896 --> 00:16:07,933 And there's a stinger splash by the top one percenter. 232 00:16:08,100 --> 00:16:09,268 [Audience] EC3, EC3 233 00:16:09,335 --> 00:16:11,370 Rolling slapped by EC3. 234 00:16:11,437 --> 00:16:13,605 [Audience] EC3, EC3 235 00:16:13,672 --> 00:16:15,274 Impressive how quick he-- oh. 236 00:16:15,341 --> 00:16:16,608 Oh, talk about impressive. 237 00:16:16,775 --> 00:16:18,243 [grunts] 238 00:16:18,310 --> 00:16:21,213 "The Mammoth" Lars Sullivan. 239 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:22,114 Ah. 240 00:16:24,216 --> 00:16:25,718 Oh my goodness. 241 00:16:25,784 --> 00:16:30,155 What a show of strength by Sullivan, the humongous, and again. 242 00:16:31,824 --> 00:16:32,891 And again. 243 00:16:32,958 --> 00:16:34,093 Powerslam on EC3. 244 00:16:34,393 --> 00:16:38,063 How will you even compete with the power of Lars Sullivan? 245 00:16:38,130 --> 00:16:41,467 Well, Killian Dain could certainly compete with the power-- 246 00:16:41,533 --> 00:16:42,668 Oh, my goodness. Of Lars Sullivan. 247 00:16:42,735 --> 00:16:43,736 Topé Suicida, Killian Dain… 248 00:16:49,208 --> 00:16:50,142 What were you saying? 249 00:16:50,209 --> 00:16:53,579 Taking to the sky with that suicide dive. 250 00:16:53,645 --> 00:16:55,247 What were you guys saying about big guys 251 00:16:55,314 --> 00:16:56,982 not being able to perform in a ladder match? Oh. 252 00:16:57,950 --> 00:17:02,054 Didn't say that at all. Just said that it's usually the more agile… 253 00:17:02,121 --> 00:17:03,222 Check yourself right here. Oh. 254 00:17:03,288 --> 00:17:07,292 …athletic who are favored, but Dain and Sullivan are adamant. 255 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:08,894 [grunts] 256 00:17:08,961 --> 00:17:10,195 Wow. 257 00:17:10,262 --> 00:17:11,163 Oh, no. 258 00:17:11,230 --> 00:17:14,967 Look at this, Dain attracting Velveteen Dream and Ricochet 259 00:17:15,033 --> 00:17:17,803 like a moth to a flame. 260 00:17:18,103 --> 00:17:18,937 Ough. 261 00:17:19,004 --> 00:17:21,473 But Adam Cole ends up burning them all. 262 00:17:23,375 --> 00:17:25,911 But Cole's being smart in this match so far. 263 00:17:25,978 --> 00:17:28,147 He's laid-back until he absolutely needed to. 264 00:17:28,380 --> 00:17:31,450 Yeah, he could have picked those spots. 265 00:17:32,217 --> 00:17:33,419 Ough. 266 00:17:34,787 --> 00:17:35,888 [Crowd chatter] 267 00:17:36,922 --> 00:17:39,925 Such a dangerous match now, hands flying all over the place, 268 00:17:39,992 --> 00:17:41,527 Boots as well. 269 00:17:43,095 --> 00:17:46,765 What a way to kick off NXT Takeover: New Orleans 270 00:17:47,032 --> 00:17:51,336 This historic first ever NXT North American ladder match, 271 00:17:51,737 --> 00:17:55,474 six NXT superstars putting it all on the line. 272 00:17:55,541 --> 00:18:00,779 EC3 attacking anyone into this vicinity. 273 00:18:01,013 --> 00:18:04,349 Well, six independent-- what's going on now? 274 00:18:04,416 --> 00:18:05,417 Wow. 275 00:18:05,484 --> 00:18:07,653 Lars Sullivan about to introduce another ladder 276 00:18:07,719 --> 00:18:10,389 And he said he wasn't gonna use the ladder to climb to victory. 277 00:18:10,622 --> 00:18:11,723 Oh, my. 278 00:18:11,790 --> 00:18:15,160 He was going to use it as a device of destruction, 279 00:18:15,227 --> 00:18:16,662 just like he did right there. 280 00:18:16,728 --> 00:18:20,933 [Crowd chatter] 281 00:18:20,999 --> 00:18:22,434 Here he comes again. 282 00:18:22,501 --> 00:18:25,571 Battering ram into the midsection of Killian Dain. 283 00:18:25,938 --> 00:18:27,139 Oh. 284 00:18:27,439 --> 00:18:30,042 Sullivan looks like Donkey Kong out there. 285 00:18:30,109 --> 00:18:32,845 Lars said it earlier, there's no opponents, just victims. 286 00:18:32,911 --> 00:18:36,748 Oh, as far as Sullivan is concerned, it is on like Donkey Kong 287 00:18:36,815 --> 00:18:40,219 as he's using the ladder to wipe out the rest of the field. 288 00:18:40,285 --> 00:18:43,922 Sullivan tweeted earlier this week. He wants to leave his opponent 289 00:18:43,989 --> 00:18:48,260 decimated, and emasculated, and if we take a look in the ring now 290 00:18:48,427 --> 00:18:50,529 he's doing a very good job by doing just that. 291 00:18:50,596 --> 00:18:53,899 [Crowd chatter] 292 00:18:53,966 --> 00:18:56,735 Velveteen Dream doesn't realize where he is right now. 293 00:18:56,802 --> 00:18:58,604 He's in the grips of Lars Sullivan. 294 00:18:58,670 --> 00:19:00,839 The power of Sullivan. 295 00:19:00,906 --> 00:19:06,278 Gorilla Press, sending Velveteen Dream stomach first 296 00:19:06,345 --> 00:19:08,447 into that unforgiving ladder. 297 00:19:09,715 --> 00:19:11,583 Velveteen Dream could attack the rib 298 00:19:11,650 --> 00:19:13,085 That will send all the air out of his body. 299 00:19:13,152 --> 00:19:16,188 From a device of destruction to a device that he can use 300 00:19:16,255 --> 00:19:19,691 To become the first-ever NXT North American champion. 301 00:19:19,758 --> 00:19:21,059 This is what it's about right here. 302 00:19:21,126 --> 00:19:23,962 Sullivan scaling the ladders but so, too, is Ricochet. 303 00:19:24,029 --> 00:19:27,432 We talked earlier about the disadvantage of being a bigger man. 304 00:19:27,499 --> 00:19:30,068 We saw it there, Sullivan taking longer to get to the top. 305 00:19:30,135 --> 00:19:31,603 Wow. Oh. 306 00:19:31,670 --> 00:19:34,206 Oh, Ricochet looking for the Sunset Flip Powerbomb, 307 00:19:34,273 --> 00:19:37,042 Sullivan hanging on for dear life. 308 00:19:37,476 --> 00:19:38,443 And now they're from… 309 00:19:38,510 --> 00:19:39,545 In comes the troops. 310 00:19:39,611 --> 00:19:41,046 The alliance right here. 311 00:19:41,246 --> 00:19:44,016 Oh, and Adam Cole, ever the opportunist. 312 00:19:44,616 --> 00:19:45,617 Ahg. 313 00:19:46,218 --> 00:19:49,054 Sullivan crashing hard to the canvas. 314 00:19:49,121 --> 00:19:50,656 Look at Adam Cole. Look at Cole, look at Cole. 315 00:19:50,722 --> 00:19:53,258 He realizes, this is it. He's by himself. 316 00:19:53,325 --> 00:19:55,194 That golden opportunity, but he can't reach. 317 00:19:56,195 --> 00:20:01,533 Who do you think you are, you punk? Huh? Who do you think you are? 318 00:20:01,700 --> 00:20:02,868 Oh. 319 00:20:03,035 --> 00:20:06,572 Well, his name is the "Beast of Belfast" Killian Dain. 320 00:20:06,638 --> 00:20:08,674 Killian Dain said, let me show you who I am. 321 00:20:08,740 --> 00:20:09,708 I don't know if that was too smart for Dain. 322 00:20:09,775 --> 00:20:11,710 Oh, and again sends Ricochet 323 00:20:12,511 --> 00:20:16,281 crashing into the ladder, but Dain needs the ladder to secure the title, Nigel. 324 00:20:16,348 --> 00:20:19,518 [Nigel] Well, that's why he prepped it now, and picked it up. 325 00:20:20,285 --> 00:20:21,620 Here's the interesting strategy. 326 00:20:21,687 --> 00:20:27,025 Let's take a look at how he backdrops the smaller man, wham, into that ladder. 327 00:20:27,259 --> 00:20:31,029 [commentator] Oh, EC3 now looking for an opportunity 328 00:20:31,096 --> 00:20:33,265 to be the first one up the ladder. Oh 329 00:20:33,332 --> 00:20:35,734 EC3 with the face first. 330 00:20:36,702 --> 00:20:38,103 [Nigel] Landed on… [commentator] Killian Dain. 331 00:20:38,170 --> 00:20:39,938 [Nigel] Landed on his hip as well though. 332 00:20:41,206 --> 00:20:42,207 [commentator] Cole and EC3 333 00:20:42,274 --> 00:20:44,409 struggling for control of the ladder. 334 00:20:44,476 --> 00:20:48,513 Oh, what-- a temporary alliance has been formed. 335 00:20:48,580 --> 00:20:50,649 [grunts] [audience] Ooh! 336 00:20:50,716 --> 00:20:52,384 [commentator] Adam Cole 337 00:20:52,451 --> 00:20:55,120 And EC3 forging a temporary alliance 338 00:20:55,187 --> 00:20:58,624 to try to get rid of the "big man" Lars Sullivan. 339 00:20:59,725 --> 00:21:03,028 [commentator 2] Remember, Adam Cole, he'll hitches 340 00:21:03,095 --> 00:21:05,897 Just [indistinct] any wagon that will bring him success. 341 00:21:05,964 --> 00:21:12,104 [Crowd chatter] 342 00:21:12,170 --> 00:21:14,539 [Nigel] Well, let's see, what these guys are gonna have to do, 343 00:21:14,606 --> 00:21:17,075 they're gonna have to team up against the bigger opponents. 344 00:21:17,142 --> 00:21:18,110 [commentator] I'm telling you, man… [commentator 2] They're build--they're 345 00:21:18,176 --> 00:21:19,278 building a bridge… 346 00:21:19,344 --> 00:21:20,345 [commentator] We're talking about Lars Sullivan and Killian Dain. 347 00:21:20,412 --> 00:21:22,281 Between the broadcast table and the ring. 348 00:21:22,347 --> 00:21:23,749 [commentator] They are the X-factors in this match. 349 00:21:23,815 --> 00:21:26,351 [Nigel] But they have to remember there can only be one--oh, 350 00:21:26,518 --> 00:21:29,688 Killian Dain crashes into the ladder. 351 00:21:30,389 --> 00:21:34,459 He may have suffered more than one rib injury with that impact. 352 00:21:35,727 --> 00:21:38,764 [commentator] And what about Adam Cole and EC3? 353 00:21:38,830 --> 00:21:42,067 [Nigel] What an incredible collusion. Here we go. Oh. 354 00:21:42,134 --> 00:21:44,703 [commentator] And again they stabbed Sullivan with the ladder 355 00:21:44,770 --> 00:21:46,972 and they even exchanged high fives. 356 00:21:47,039 --> 00:21:48,373 [Nigel] Nearly cutting Sullivan 357 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:51,743 in half, nearly decapitating… Dain on the outside. 358 00:21:51,810 --> 00:21:53,679 EC3, baby. 359 00:21:53,745 --> 00:21:54,946 [audience] Woo. 360 00:21:55,013 --> 00:21:57,382 [commentator] Oh. Totally like that. 361 00:21:57,449 --> 00:21:58,684 [audience] Woo! 362 00:21:58,750 --> 00:22:01,453 Adam Cole taking umbrage to get a good grip of 363 00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:02,621 [indistinct] by EC3. 364 00:22:02,688 --> 00:22:03,755 [commentator] Oh. 365 00:22:03,822 --> 00:22:07,959 Fireman's Carry and a slam into the ladder, 366 00:22:08,026 --> 00:22:09,127 and Cole-- [commentator] Oh, my 367 00:22:09,194 --> 00:22:10,295 [commentator] And a Superkick 368 00:22:10,362 --> 00:22:11,663 On Velveteen Dream. 369 00:22:11,730 --> 00:22:13,765 [audience] Ooh! 370 00:22:13,832 --> 00:22:17,669 And there ain't no party like a superkick party for Adam Cole. 371 00:22:17,736 --> 00:22:20,105 Dishing them out. Oh, my goodness. 372 00:22:20,639 --> 00:22:21,606 Oh. 373 00:22:21,673 --> 00:22:22,708 Oh, Ricochet. 374 00:22:24,076 --> 00:22:26,411 [Nigel] What timing by Adam Cole. 375 00:22:26,478 --> 00:22:27,679 Wait for it. 376 00:22:27,746 --> 00:22:30,482 [Nigel] A kind of timing that makes a metronome envious. 377 00:22:30,549 --> 00:22:31,983 [audience] Adam Cole, bay-bay. 378 00:22:32,050 --> 00:22:34,086 [Crowd cheering] 379 00:22:36,355 --> 00:22:40,058 -Look at that timing on this. -Wow, man. And on the bottom. 380 00:22:42,327 --> 00:22:47,165 [Nigel] And Adam Cole with the rest of the field writhing in pain. 381 00:22:47,232 --> 00:22:49,067 Adam Cole with the stairway to heaven. 382 00:22:49,134 --> 00:22:52,003 Adam Cole with the stairway to history. 383 00:22:52,270 --> 00:22:55,807 [commentator] You talked about it earlier. Will he join the likes of Pat Patterson? 384 00:22:55,874 --> 00:22:56,708 -Oh, no. 385 00:22:56,775 --> 00:23:00,345 [Nigel] Lars Sullivan makes sure that Adam Cole will not make history 386 00:23:00,412 --> 00:23:01,813 at this time as Velveteen Dream 387 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:04,983 Using the ladder to his advantage. 388 00:23:05,050 --> 00:23:06,585 [commentator] Just getting brutal now, 389 00:23:07,586 --> 00:23:10,522 everybody using the ladders to their own advantage. 390 00:23:10,589 --> 00:23:14,459 This isn't what a ladder is designed for. It's not what it's built for. It hurts. 391 00:23:14,526 --> 00:23:16,161 [commentator] Human demolition derby 392 00:23:16,228 --> 00:23:18,597 In the Purple Rainmaker Elbow. 393 00:23:19,798 --> 00:23:21,166 [commentator] Dream just cleaned half the ring. 394 00:23:21,233 --> 00:23:26,204 [commentator] Velveteen Dream in pain, not at a hundred percent, 395 00:23:26,271 --> 00:23:30,175 but willing to put it all 396 00:23:30,242 --> 00:23:34,146 on the line for a chance to make history, dropping elbows 397 00:23:35,414 --> 00:23:37,082 Like DJs drop the needles. 398 00:23:37,149 --> 00:23:39,117 [Nigel] One of these men will be known 399 00:23:39,184 --> 00:23:41,486 as the very first North American champion. 400 00:23:43,054 --> 00:23:44,923 Will it be the Dream? 401 00:23:45,390 --> 00:23:48,794 [commentator] And a Purple Rainmaker elbow to the back of Ricochet, 402 00:23:50,862 --> 00:23:52,030 But at what cost? 403 00:23:53,365 --> 00:23:57,736 [commentator] It is clear that Velveteen Dream is struggling 404 00:23:57,803 --> 00:23:59,771 to put that ladder up. 405 00:23:59,971 --> 00:24:02,474 [Crowd cheering] 406 00:24:02,541 --> 00:24:03,942 You talk about a struggle, guys. 407 00:24:05,811 --> 00:24:07,179 It is highly unlikely 408 00:24:07,245 --> 00:24:09,281 that Velveteen Dream would win a test of strength 409 00:24:09,347 --> 00:24:11,249 against Lars Sullivan. 410 00:24:12,083 --> 00:24:14,719 [commentator] Sullivan has Velveteen Dream pinned to the corner. 411 00:24:14,786 --> 00:24:15,921 Oh, wow, wow. No. 412 00:24:15,987 --> 00:24:17,255 Oh. 413 00:24:18,290 --> 00:24:20,358 [commentator] Great awareness by Velveteen 414 00:24:20,425 --> 00:24:22,494 as a way to stop a giant right there. 415 00:24:23,462 --> 00:24:26,431 [Nigel] Big mistake from the gargantuan Sullivan. 416 00:24:29,167 --> 00:24:31,536 [commentator] This could be it for Velveteen. 417 00:24:32,737 --> 00:24:38,443 [commentator] Velveteen Dream involved at the 2017 rivalry of the year 418 00:24:38,510 --> 00:24:43,982 here in NXT with Aleister Black, but now he wants to make his own, 419 00:24:44,049 --> 00:24:45,417 -But he's, he's not… -[commentator] He's not close enough. 420 00:24:45,484 --> 00:24:46,651 -[commentator] He's not close enough. -[commentator] No. 421 00:24:46,718 --> 00:24:47,786 [commentator] What's he thinking. 422 00:24:47,853 --> 00:24:49,821 He's not--no way. [commentator] Oh my god, Velveteen Dream 423 00:24:49,888 --> 00:24:51,089 is at the very top of the ladder. 424 00:24:51,156 --> 00:24:53,658 [audience] Whoa. 425 00:24:54,593 --> 00:24:57,629 -[commentator] Whoa. -[commentator] Oh my god. 426 00:24:59,197 --> 00:25:02,634 From the very top of the ladder. -[commentator] Oh, wow. 427 00:25:02,701 --> 00:25:05,804 [Crowd cheering] 428 00:25:05,871 --> 00:25:10,408 [audience] Velveteen, Velveteen. 429 00:25:10,475 --> 00:25:12,744 -[commentator] Look at this. Look at the height 430 00:25:12,811 --> 00:25:15,013 and more importantly the position. 431 00:25:15,714 --> 00:25:18,850 [commentator] Velveteen Dream almost driving his elbow 432 00:25:18,917 --> 00:25:21,520 right through the anatomy of Lars Sullivan. 433 00:25:23,421 --> 00:25:26,524 [Nigel] He seemed to notice the damage done to himself but somehow… 434 00:25:26,591 --> 00:25:27,459 [commentator] Here it goes. Here it goes. 435 00:25:27,525 --> 00:25:29,127 [Nigel] Velveteen Dream up the ladder. 436 00:25:29,194 --> 00:25:30,996 -[commentator] He's got it. -[Nigel] He's got the--he's got 437 00:25:31,062 --> 00:25:32,264 The north American championship, 438 00:25:32,330 --> 00:25:36,501 but EC3 has a hold of Velveteen Dream. 439 00:25:37,669 --> 00:25:41,740 -[commentator] Oh, no. [Nigel] Oh, powerbomb on the ladder. 440 00:25:41,806 --> 00:25:44,042 Powerbomb on the ladder by EC3 441 00:25:46,444 --> 00:25:51,583 and the dream has just become a nightmare for the 22-year-old. 442 00:25:51,750 --> 00:25:54,519 [audience] EC3, EC3 443 00:25:54,586 --> 00:25:56,221 [Nigel] But the path to the title is right there 444 00:25:56,288 --> 00:25:57,956 in front there of EC3. 445 00:25:58,023 --> 00:26:00,125 [commentator] He's struggling to stand up. 446 00:26:00,625 --> 00:26:05,096 Look at this Velveteen Dream being Powerbombed into the ladder. 447 00:26:05,163 --> 00:26:07,399 [commentator] Oh my goodness. 448 00:26:07,465 --> 00:26:08,400 [Nigel] Back to action, 449 00:26:08,466 --> 00:26:13,104 the Beast of Belfast trying to get the advantage, but it's EC3 who does so. 450 00:26:13,872 --> 00:26:15,006 -[commentator] Oh. 451 00:26:18,376 --> 00:26:20,478 [Nigel] A momentary lull in the action. 452 00:26:20,545 --> 00:26:21,880 Can EC3 do this now? 453 00:26:21,947 --> 00:26:23,114 There's no one else… -[commentator] He is all alone. 454 00:26:23,181 --> 00:26:29,054 [Nigel] And EC3 climbing the rungs of the ladder. Adam Cole 455 00:26:29,120 --> 00:26:30,188 short circuiting that attempt, 456 00:26:30,255 --> 00:26:32,190 And he says, "No, it's mine, it's all mine". 457 00:26:32,257 --> 00:26:37,996 [commentator] EC3 says, "not so fast, mister. Our alliance is in the past." 458 00:26:39,831 --> 00:26:41,800 [commentator] You got to be kidding me. 459 00:26:41,866 --> 00:26:43,301 -[commentator] What… -[commentator] Fireman's carrying… 460 00:26:43,368 --> 00:26:44,602 [audience] Oh. 461 00:26:44,669 --> 00:26:47,472 [commentator] Tko by EC3. 462 00:26:47,539 --> 00:26:51,009 [audience] EC3, EC3, EC3. 463 00:26:51,242 --> 00:26:52,243 [Nigel] But how much damage 464 00:26:52,310 --> 00:26:53,912 was done to him as well? 465 00:26:53,979 --> 00:26:56,881 [commentator] You are watching the first ever 466 00:26:56,948 --> 00:26:59,351 NXT North America championship match, 467 00:26:59,417 --> 00:27:01,353 Six NXT superstars 468 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:03,321 vying to make history. 469 00:27:03,388 --> 00:27:05,090 Will it be EC3 470 00:27:07,292 --> 00:27:11,663 in his first match on NXT TV? 471 00:27:11,730 --> 00:27:13,531 [commentator] He's nearly to the top. 472 00:27:13,598 --> 00:27:14,532 [commentator] So close. 473 00:27:16,167 --> 00:27:17,268 [commentator] The beast of Belfast 474 00:27:17,335 --> 00:27:19,571 -[commentator] Oh. -[commentator] Oh, bicycle kick. 475 00:27:19,638 --> 00:27:22,307 [commentator] What impact by Dain. 476 00:27:24,442 --> 00:27:27,512 [commentator] And will Killian Dain now seize the opportunity? 477 00:27:28,213 --> 00:27:30,849 Remember, we've seen Kane 478 00:27:30,915 --> 00:27:32,584 win a ladder match. 479 00:27:32,650 --> 00:27:35,520 Probably the most memorable ladder match of WWE history, 480 00:27:35,587 --> 00:27:37,288 Shawn Michaels and Razor Ramon, 481 00:27:37,355 --> 00:27:38,890 But now it's Adam Cole 482 00:27:38,957 --> 00:27:41,760 attacking the body of Dain. 483 00:27:41,826 --> 00:27:44,329 But then Dain deposits Cole into the corner. 484 00:27:44,396 --> 00:27:47,599 [commentator] Well, that's always gonna be the strategy in this match. 485 00:27:47,666 --> 00:27:51,403 Do I try for the ladder and the title or do I have to inflict 486 00:27:51,469 --> 00:27:54,072 more damage to my opponents? That's the big question. 487 00:27:54,139 --> 00:27:56,041 Is always gonna be in this match. 488 00:27:57,375 --> 00:28:00,078 [commentator] Killian Dain picking up a ladder 489 00:28:00,145 --> 00:28:03,248 Dropping it on EC3 before 490 00:28:03,748 --> 00:28:09,220 he positions EC3 for an even more devastating drop 491 00:28:09,287 --> 00:28:10,488 in the form of a senton. 492 00:28:10,555 --> 00:28:11,956 -[commentator] You talk -[commentator] Yeah, I think that 493 00:28:12,023 --> 00:28:13,491 [commentator] …about a pyrrhic move 494 00:28:13,558 --> 00:28:17,062 [commentator] You guys think that hurt Killian Dain just as much as it hurt EC3? 495 00:28:17,128 --> 00:28:18,997 [commentator] Hence the word pyrrhic. 496 00:28:20,298 --> 00:28:21,866 Well, he's gonna-- 497 00:28:21,933 --> 00:28:23,735 Is he gonna try it again? 498 00:28:24,736 --> 00:28:28,640 [commentator] Killian Dain on the second turnbuckle. 499 00:28:28,706 --> 00:28:29,841 Adam Cole explodes into the corner. 500 00:28:29,908 --> 00:28:33,545 [Cole and Dain fighting] 501 00:28:33,712 --> 00:28:37,749 [commentator] Both Cole and Dain in a precarious position. 502 00:28:37,816 --> 00:28:40,652 Cole trying to sap the strength out of Killian Dain. 503 00:28:40,718 --> 00:28:42,353 [crowd] Oh. 504 00:28:42,787 --> 00:28:44,389 [commentator] Wow, a Vader Bomb 505 00:28:44,456 --> 00:28:47,025 with Cole on his back. 506 00:28:47,092 --> 00:28:48,860 The always innovative 507 00:28:48,927 --> 00:28:52,130 Beast of Belfast, Killian Dain. 508 00:28:52,197 --> 00:28:55,333 [Percy] EC3 may never get up again. 509 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:57,836 We're gonna have to scrape him off of the mat. 510 00:28:58,036 --> 00:28:59,871 [commentator] You find that amusing, Percy? 511 00:28:59,938 --> 00:29:02,607 [Percy] Not at all, but look at this--look at this impact. 512 00:29:02,674 --> 00:29:05,677 -[audience] Ooh! [Percy] Double weight onto EC3. 513 00:29:05,744 --> 00:29:08,880 [Nigel] That's nearly 500-pound driving through the ladder. 514 00:29:09,881 --> 00:29:13,718 [Mauro] And EC3 probably feels he's at one percent right now. 515 00:29:16,855 --> 00:29:19,991 Killian Dain struggling back up to a vertical base. 516 00:29:21,326 --> 00:29:24,963 Now has his sights set on Lars Sullivan, unfinished business 517 00:29:25,029 --> 00:29:27,432 from this past week on NXT TV. 518 00:29:27,499 --> 00:29:30,168 Ricochet enters the fray. 519 00:29:30,668 --> 00:29:31,970 Ough. 520 00:29:32,704 --> 00:29:36,808 [Mauro] Oh. Bicycle kick by the one and only, Ricochet, stick and move. 521 00:29:37,509 --> 00:29:39,544 [Percy] You got to keep it going. 522 00:29:39,611 --> 00:29:41,913 [Nigel] He has got a tough job ahead of him if he's gonna stay in 523 00:29:41,980 --> 00:29:43,148 with these two behemoths. 524 00:29:43,214 --> 00:29:44,449 [Percy] Oh, no. 525 00:29:44,616 --> 00:29:45,517 Agh. 526 00:29:46,618 --> 00:29:47,986 Whoa. 527 00:29:48,052 --> 00:29:50,855 [Nigel] Monster Biel by Lars Sullivan. 528 00:29:51,723 --> 00:29:53,224 [Percy] I'm talking about Ricochet 529 00:29:53,291 --> 00:29:55,126 just got launched from one corner of the ring to the other 530 00:29:55,193 --> 00:29:57,562 At the feet of Killian Dain. 531 00:29:59,697 --> 00:30:01,399 [Nigel] Sullivan has feasted on his competition. 532 00:30:01,466 --> 00:30:02,967 [Crowd cheering] 533 00:30:03,034 --> 00:30:05,103 [Nigel] And of course feast on po' boy sandwiches, 534 00:30:05,904 --> 00:30:09,741 The NXT universe were asking for it and they got it. 535 00:30:09,808 --> 00:30:13,344 Dain with a mega Biel of his own. 536 00:30:13,411 --> 00:30:16,481 [Percy] It was a shot putting Ricochet back and forth across the ring. 537 00:30:16,548 --> 00:30:18,883 [Mauro] King Kong meets Godzilla. 538 00:30:18,950 --> 00:30:20,151 -Agh. -Iugh. 539 00:30:20,218 --> 00:30:21,920 [Percy] I don't think Lars Sullivan 540 00:30:21,986 --> 00:30:23,254 forgot about being tossed 541 00:30:23,321 --> 00:30:24,756 to our announce desk by Killian Dain. 542 00:30:26,524 --> 00:30:29,327 [Mauro] Got put through our table by Killian Dain 543 00:30:29,394 --> 00:30:30,595 In that fatal four-way 544 00:30:30,662 --> 00:30:32,297 for the number one contender for the NXT championship 545 00:30:32,897 --> 00:30:33,831 But tonight 546 00:30:33,898 --> 00:30:35,300 it's all about becoming 547 00:30:35,366 --> 00:30:37,502 the first ever NXT North American champion 548 00:30:37,569 --> 00:30:41,372 And Killian Dane putting down Lars Sullivan. 549 00:30:41,439 --> 00:30:44,776 [Nigel] The two biggest men in this match are expending a lot of energy 550 00:30:44,842 --> 00:30:46,578 and a lot of fury. 551 00:30:46,644 --> 00:30:48,413 [commentators and crowd] Whoa. 552 00:30:48,479 --> 00:30:50,014 [Mauro] Well, that's a first time 553 00:30:50,081 --> 00:30:52,350 that the divide had been caught. 554 00:30:52,550 --> 00:30:54,919 Unbelievable. 555 00:30:55,420 --> 00:30:59,791 Lars Sullivan just caught over 330 pounds of Killian Dain 556 00:30:59,858 --> 00:31:01,659 And put him 557 00:31:01,726 --> 00:31:03,695 on the canvas with authority. 558 00:31:03,761 --> 00:31:06,130 That has never happened before, Nigel. 559 00:31:06,197 --> 00:31:10,602 [Nigel] Absolutely incredible Hulk catch, but now can Hulk climb 560 00:31:11,002 --> 00:31:14,138 And get that title, that championship now? 561 00:31:14,205 --> 00:31:15,740 [Percy] Lars Sullivan has gotta move quick 562 00:31:15,807 --> 00:31:16,975 while he has the ring to himself. 563 00:31:17,041 --> 00:31:20,111 [Nigel] From day one, Sullivan has considered himself the Man in NXT. 564 00:31:20,178 --> 00:31:23,281 Is he going to be the first man to hold the NXT North American championship? 565 00:31:23,348 --> 00:31:26,951 Not if Ricochet has anything that say about it. 566 00:31:27,018 --> 00:31:29,120 [Sullivan and Ricochet fighting] 567 00:31:29,187 --> 00:31:30,255 [Percy] Uh. 568 00:31:30,321 --> 00:31:33,024 [Mauro] What about the heart of Ricochet 569 00:31:33,925 --> 00:31:35,894 fully on display here 570 00:31:35,960 --> 00:31:38,062 in his NXT coming-out party? 571 00:31:38,129 --> 00:31:42,533 And what a party it would be on Bourbon Street should Ricochet 572 00:31:42,600 --> 00:31:44,836 win that NXT North American championship. 573 00:31:44,903 --> 00:31:45,770 [Percy] Oh, no. 574 00:31:45,837 --> 00:31:47,505 [crowd cheering] 575 00:31:47,572 --> 00:31:52,210 [Nigel] Talk about turning a negative into a positive. 576 00:31:52,277 --> 00:31:54,979 Ricochet is a gift that keeps on giving. 577 00:31:55,046 --> 00:31:58,316 [Crowd cheering] 578 00:32:03,955 --> 00:32:07,392 [Percy] I mean for the average man, this would have turned out poorly 579 00:32:07,458 --> 00:32:10,495 but for Ricochet, this turns into an offensive maneuver. 580 00:32:10,662 --> 00:32:13,031 [Nigel] Ricochet knew that he was in trouble, 581 00:32:13,097 --> 00:32:14,966 He knew he was gonna get pushed off that ladder 582 00:32:15,033 --> 00:32:20,104 so he turned it into an offensive maneuver and Ricochet [indistinct] his opponents. 583 00:32:20,171 --> 00:32:23,007 [Mauro] Whoa. Ricochet loves the adrenaline in his veins 584 00:32:23,074 --> 00:32:24,409 and he is feeling 585 00:32:24,475 --> 00:32:28,346 the adrenaline right now. But EC3 takes out his wheel 586 00:32:30,081 --> 00:32:32,583 and EC3 now manhandling Ricochet in the corner. 587 00:32:36,020 --> 00:32:37,221 What a way to kick off NXT 588 00:32:38,089 --> 00:32:39,691 Takeover New Orleans. 589 00:32:39,757 --> 00:32:41,059 [Nigel] Every one of these six men 590 00:32:41,125 --> 00:32:45,196 want to be known as the very first North American champion. 591 00:32:45,263 --> 00:32:47,231 [Mauro] Oh. 592 00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:55,039 Ricochet where he's most comfortable, in the high-rent district. 593 00:32:55,106 --> 00:32:57,809 [Percy] King of the sky, baby, here we go. 594 00:32:58,976 --> 00:33:03,247 [Mauro] Shooting Star Press, EC3 on the ladder. 595 00:33:05,183 --> 00:33:07,852 [audience cheering and applauding] 596 00:33:07,919 --> 00:33:09,454 [Nigel] The damage done 597 00:33:09,520 --> 00:33:11,689 to the midsection of Ricochet as well. 598 00:33:11,756 --> 00:33:15,226 [Mauro] You know, Ricochet said that this is a big match with powerhouses, 599 00:33:15,293 --> 00:33:18,129 guys that think they're the smartest, or the most charismatic, 600 00:33:18,196 --> 00:33:22,133 but he says he's been all of those types of guys before. 601 00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:25,470 He says there's only one Ricochet 602 00:33:25,536 --> 00:33:28,673 And he is looking to be the one to make history tonight. 603 00:33:28,740 --> 00:33:29,841 [Percy] Here's Dream. 604 00:33:29,907 --> 00:33:31,309 [Crowd and commentators] Oh. 605 00:33:32,010 --> 00:33:34,946 [Mauro] How the hell is Velveteen Dream back in this match 606 00:33:35,013 --> 00:33:37,014 after being busted open? 607 00:33:39,650 --> 00:33:42,020 [Nigel] Oh, missed that by a mile. 608 00:33:42,086 --> 00:33:43,721 [Mauro] Oh, but Ricochet didn't miss 609 00:33:43,788 --> 00:33:46,791 That right hand, popping it like a cork. 610 00:33:47,425 --> 00:33:49,761 [Percy] Nigel, you try swinging a ladder. 611 00:33:51,462 --> 00:33:53,364 [commentators] Oh. -[Mauro] Nope, didn't get that. 612 00:33:53,431 --> 00:33:56,033 [Nigel] Just think about what you've said, Percy, 613 00:33:56,100 --> 00:34:00,104 Because you bring up a very [indistinct] Point. These ladders… 614 00:34:00,838 --> 00:34:01,806 are not normally used 615 00:34:01,873 --> 00:34:04,308 for this type of occasion. 616 00:34:04,375 --> 00:34:05,643 And when skin, 617 00:34:05,710 --> 00:34:10,782 when human flesh meets those ladders, just think about the damage. 618 00:34:11,315 --> 00:34:16,020 [Percy] I can only imagine the amount of pain felt when the body 619 00:34:16,087 --> 00:34:17,321 crashes down one of those ladders. 620 00:34:17,388 --> 00:34:19,824 [Nigel] Imagine the pain Ricochet's about to feel 621 00:34:19,891 --> 00:34:21,292 If Velveteen Dream has his way. 622 00:34:21,859 --> 00:34:22,794 [Percy] Hm-hm. 623 00:34:22,860 --> 00:34:24,429 [Maurol] But Ricochet quick backed up to his feet 624 00:34:24,495 --> 00:34:27,465 but still both of them in a precarious spot. 625 00:34:27,532 --> 00:34:30,968 [Nigel] Both men perilously close to the top of that ladder. 626 00:34:31,035 --> 00:34:34,672 Oh, this is very dangerous. Very dangerous. 627 00:34:34,739 --> 00:34:36,040 [Crowd cheering] 628 00:34:36,107 --> 00:34:38,509 [Mauro] The future is now in NXT, 629 00:34:38,676 --> 00:34:42,313 Velveteen Dream, Ricochet with the double-leg takedown 630 00:34:42,380 --> 00:34:43,581 On the ladder. 631 00:34:45,249 --> 00:34:46,851 [Percy] Oh, boy, this looks dangerous. 632 00:34:46,918 --> 00:34:48,853 It's all about the right to be called "the first." 633 00:34:48,920 --> 00:34:49,954 [Nigel] Oh. 634 00:34:50,021 --> 00:34:52,256 [Mauro] Forget about a bridge over troubled waters, 635 00:34:52,323 --> 00:34:57,061 a bridge over this troubled squared circle featuring six NXT superstars, 636 00:34:57,128 --> 00:34:59,864 And right now Velveteen Dream 637 00:35:00,865 --> 00:35:03,134 trying to take out Ricochet, 638 00:35:03,201 --> 00:35:06,471 and Dream was in trouble there momentarily. Oh no. 639 00:35:06,537 --> 00:35:08,106 [Nigel] Oh, my god. He's gotta be going for 640 00:35:08,172 --> 00:35:10,041 -[Mauro] Don't tell me. -[Nigel] If his legs slip through this, 641 00:35:10,107 --> 00:35:11,042 [Mauro] No, no, 642 00:35:11,109 --> 00:35:12,677 [Nigel] Be care--please be careful. 643 00:35:12,743 --> 00:35:14,045 [Mauro] Velveteen Dream. 644 00:35:14,112 --> 00:35:15,680 [commentators] Oh my god. 645 00:35:15,746 --> 00:35:18,382 [Mauro] A rolling Death Valley Driver on the ladder. 646 00:35:18,549 --> 00:35:20,985 [Crowd cheering and applauding] 647 00:35:21,052 --> 00:35:23,054 [Mauro] Did that just happen? 648 00:35:23,121 --> 00:35:29,727 [Crowd cheering] 649 00:35:33,331 --> 00:35:37,034 [Mauro] There is only one Velveteen Dream 650 00:35:37,101 --> 00:35:41,973 and he just wiped out Ricochet with this incredible maneuver. 651 00:35:42,039 --> 00:35:44,842 [Nigel] Oh, it happened all right. Look at that. 652 00:35:44,909 --> 00:35:46,444 [Mauro] Oh, my god. 653 00:35:46,644 --> 00:35:49,547 [Nigel] All the pressure, the damage to himself as well. 654 00:35:49,614 --> 00:35:51,516 [Percy] I can't believe that just happened. 655 00:35:51,582 --> 00:35:56,220 You got to think all these competitors in this ring have got to be spent. 656 00:35:56,287 --> 00:35:58,923 [Mauro] We are bearing witness to the Velveteen Dream experience, 657 00:35:58,990 --> 00:36:02,093 We're also bearing witness to a human demolition derby for NXT's… 658 00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:03,161 [Percy] Oh, my god. 659 00:36:03,227 --> 00:36:07,098 [Mauro] …North American champion, what a lethal lariat by Lars Sullivan. 660 00:36:10,168 --> 00:36:13,304 Sullivan the leviathan logophile. 661 00:36:14,338 --> 00:36:16,307 [Nigel] A big smile across his face. 662 00:36:16,374 --> 00:36:19,477 [Mauro] He knows words that are longer than most of his matches 663 00:36:19,644 --> 00:36:22,413 and now he gingerly places Velveteen Dream 664 00:36:22,480 --> 00:36:24,448 on the top of another ladder. 665 00:36:27,885 --> 00:36:29,020 [Nigel] He's looking over this way, boys. 666 00:36:29,086 --> 00:36:31,022 [Percy] I don't think we should be here. 667 00:36:32,023 --> 00:36:33,057 [Mauro] I think Velveteen Dream 668 00:36:33,124 --> 00:36:34,759 feels the same way. 669 00:36:36,827 --> 00:36:39,330 Oh, EC3 and Lars Sullivan 670 00:36:39,397 --> 00:36:41,065 with a swivel for a head. 671 00:36:42,099 --> 00:36:44,302 Velveteen Dream still 672 00:36:44,368 --> 00:36:48,639 in a precarious position but now Lars Sullivan has--no, no 673 00:36:48,706 --> 00:36:49,941 EC3 don't tell me. Don't tell me. 674 00:36:50,007 --> 00:36:51,909 -[Percy] No. -[all] Whoa. 675 00:36:51,976 --> 00:36:53,144 [Percy] Oh, my god. 676 00:36:53,211 --> 00:36:56,013 [Mauro] Are you kidding me? 677 00:36:56,080 --> 00:37:01,252 [Crowd cheering] 678 00:37:01,652 --> 00:37:05,256 [Mauro] A stupendous freak accident. 679 00:37:05,423 --> 00:37:12,263 [Crowd cheering] 680 00:37:14,298 --> 00:37:15,600 [Nigel] Is he good? 681 00:37:15,800 --> 00:37:17,535 [Mauro] The ladder snapped in half. 682 00:37:17,602 --> 00:37:22,673 I'm surprised that Velveteen Dream and EC3 are both still in one piece. 683 00:37:23,241 --> 00:37:25,977 What a freak accident. 684 00:37:26,043 --> 00:37:27,712 [Percy] One more time, look at this. 685 00:37:27,778 --> 00:37:29,180 Oh. 686 00:37:29,247 --> 00:37:35,186 [Crowd cheering] 687 00:37:35,820 --> 00:37:39,056 [Mauro] You're damn right. 688 00:37:39,890 --> 00:37:43,861 And we are just getting started. Can you believe it, guys? 689 00:37:43,928 --> 00:37:48,699 The first of what is going to be an incredible night of action, 690 00:37:48,766 --> 00:37:53,838 The NXT North American championship still hanging over the ring. 691 00:37:53,904 --> 00:37:55,640 Meanwhile -[Percy] Oh, no. 692 00:37:55,973 --> 00:37:59,210 Killian Dain has now put Ricochet on the ladder. 693 00:38:00,077 --> 00:38:01,045 [Percy] Look, if this keeps up, 694 00:38:01,112 --> 00:38:02,913 there aren't gonna be any ladders left 695 00:38:02,980 --> 00:38:05,783 to climb to the top to get the North American championship. 696 00:38:05,850 --> 00:38:08,519 [Mauro] Have to go to a hardware store. 697 00:38:09,053 --> 00:38:10,221 [Nigel] Yeah, there's one nearby 698 00:38:10,288 --> 00:38:12,523 because these ladders are being treated well 699 00:38:12,590 --> 00:38:14,992 like the superstars are treating each other. 700 00:38:15,059 --> 00:38:16,861 Dain picking up Adam Cole. 701 00:38:17,495 --> 00:38:18,496 [Percy] Oh, no. 702 00:38:18,562 --> 00:38:19,430 [all] Oh. 703 00:38:19,497 --> 00:38:22,166 -[Percy] Whoa. -[Mauro] There are no words. 704 00:38:22,233 --> 00:38:25,136 [Crowd cheering] 705 00:38:26,837 --> 00:38:33,544 [Crowd chatter] 706 00:38:33,611 --> 00:38:37,682 [Mauro] Another ladder snapped in half. 707 00:38:37,748 --> 00:38:42,386 How important is it for these six NXT superstars 708 00:38:42,453 --> 00:38:46,123 to become the first-ever NXT North American champion? 709 00:38:46,190 --> 00:38:49,694 [Crowd cheering] 710 00:38:49,760 --> 00:38:52,396 [Percy] I mean more, but did you expect anything less? 711 00:38:52,463 --> 00:38:55,266 I mean, take a look at this. An opportunity to become the first 712 00:38:55,333 --> 00:38:58,336 to become the inaugural, to become an elite superstar, 713 00:38:58,402 --> 00:39:01,572 to achieve greatness by claiming the North American championship. 714 00:39:01,639 --> 00:39:04,709 [Mauro] Nigel, these six superstars have gone for both. 715 00:39:04,775 --> 00:39:07,645 I am shocked that nothing's been broken. 716 00:39:07,712 --> 00:39:11,282 [Nigel] I put--really don't know. That may have been, at this point, 717 00:39:11,348 --> 00:39:13,718 An absolute cacophony of destruction. 718 00:39:13,918 --> 00:39:16,687 [Mauro] And you know what? The NXT universe chanting, 719 00:39:16,754 --> 00:39:17,955 "fight forever." 720 00:39:18,022 --> 00:39:19,256 This is the NXT version 721 00:39:19,323 --> 00:39:22,993 of the Infinity War but it's not about the six Infinity Stones. 722 00:39:23,060 --> 00:39:27,965 It's about these six superstars with the stones to go through hell 723 00:39:28,032 --> 00:39:29,600 to make history. 724 00:39:29,667 --> 00:39:32,903 And there is the mad titan, Thanos, standing. 725 00:39:32,970 --> 00:39:39,543 Will NXTs Thanos, Lars Sullivan win the NXT North American championship? 726 00:39:39,610 --> 00:39:42,179 [Percy] This might be it right here. Every other competitor is down. 727 00:39:42,880 --> 00:39:46,083 [Nigel] Sullivan rising deep "profundus" 728 00:39:46,150 --> 00:39:47,852 from the very depths. 729 00:39:47,918 --> 00:39:50,020 [Mauro] From the very first day in NXT, 730 00:39:50,087 --> 00:39:53,724 Lars Sullivan said he was going to be the man. 731 00:39:54,191 --> 00:39:59,029 He is climbing that ladder, but he has been through hell 732 00:39:59,397 --> 00:40:00,397 -[Nigel] And-- there. -[Mauro] And-- 733 00:40:00,664 --> 00:40:04,168 -[Nigel] Absolutely exhausted -[Mauro] Sullivan's almost there. 734 00:40:04,235 --> 00:40:05,536 Sullivan reaching for the NXT… 735 00:40:05,603 --> 00:40:06,637 [Percy] Oh, he's almost got it. 736 00:40:06,704 --> 00:40:08,139 [Mauro] North American championship. 737 00:40:08,205 --> 00:40:09,140 He has his fingernails on it. 738 00:40:10,341 --> 00:40:11,809 Oh, but here comes Dain. 739 00:40:11,876 --> 00:40:13,244 [Crowd cheering] 740 00:40:13,310 --> 00:40:15,279 [Mauro] A war of attrition, 741 00:40:15,346 --> 00:40:17,948 the two biggest superstars in the match 742 00:40:18,582 --> 00:40:20,317 vying for the opportunity 743 00:40:20,384 --> 00:40:22,753 to secure the championship. 744 00:40:22,820 --> 00:40:24,855 [Crowd] Oh. 745 00:40:25,990 --> 00:40:27,725 [Nigel] Catching him in the quadricep 746 00:40:27,792 --> 00:40:29,827 lower back. 747 00:40:29,894 --> 00:40:31,262 [Crowd cheering] 748 00:40:31,328 --> 00:40:34,565 [Mauro] Both Dain and Sullivan still on the ladder 749 00:40:34,632 --> 00:40:38,102 but feeling the effects of that heinous assault by EC3. 750 00:40:38,169 --> 00:40:40,337 [Nigel] Well, they're hanging on for their dear life. 751 00:40:40,404 --> 00:40:42,072 They don't wanna go back down 752 00:40:42,139 --> 00:40:43,507 then have to come back up. 753 00:40:43,574 --> 00:40:45,176 [Mauro] Oh, now Adam Cole, EC3, 754 00:40:45,242 --> 00:40:47,545 Sullivan, Dain, all four 755 00:40:47,611 --> 00:40:49,013 are within reach. 756 00:40:49,413 --> 00:40:51,916 They have to continue to climb the ladder. 757 00:40:54,185 --> 00:40:56,020 Who is going to 758 00:40:56,086 --> 00:40:58,522 be able to finally 759 00:40:59,623 --> 00:41:01,926 snatch that NXT North American championship? 760 00:41:01,992 --> 00:41:03,928 Here comes the Velveteen Dream. 761 00:41:05,796 --> 00:41:10,835 Dain, desperately reaching out for the NXT North American championship. 762 00:41:10,901 --> 00:41:13,070 Velveteen Dream introducing yet 763 00:41:13,137 --> 00:41:14,505 another ladder. 764 00:41:16,740 --> 00:41:19,310 [Wrestlers fighting] 765 00:41:20,110 --> 00:41:24,048 Six NXT superstars, three ladders, one NXT North American championship. 766 00:41:25,149 --> 00:41:28,018 [Nigel] Come on EC3, furthest away. 767 00:41:28,085 --> 00:41:29,653 [Percy] We have about three guys on the ladder there 768 00:41:29,720 --> 00:41:31,822 that are arm lengths away. 769 00:41:32,223 --> 00:41:34,491 [Mauro] Adam Cole needs to climb a couple of more rungs. 770 00:41:34,558 --> 00:41:36,427 Not the tallest man. 771 00:41:36,961 --> 00:41:38,896 [Percy] Dream's on his own ladder now. 772 00:41:38,963 --> 00:41:40,965 [Mauro] And, oh, Ricochet all cinched 773 00:41:41,031 --> 00:41:42,199 And are now on ladders. 774 00:41:45,603 --> 00:41:47,438 Adam Cole's been knocked off. 775 00:41:47,505 --> 00:41:49,507 [Percy] It's about will at this point. 776 00:41:49,573 --> 00:41:50,908 Who wants it more? 777 00:41:50,975 --> 00:41:54,511 [Wrestlers fighting] 778 00:41:54,578 --> 00:41:56,513 [Mauro] Each NXT super--Wow. 779 00:41:56,580 --> 00:41:57,581 [All] Whoa. 780 00:41:57,648 --> 00:42:00,251 [Nigel] Cole and EC3 crashed to the canvas. 781 00:42:02,553 --> 00:42:05,756 [Percy] I don't think people realize how far down that is 782 00:42:05,823 --> 00:42:07,024 until you get on top of the ladder. 783 00:42:07,091 --> 00:42:10,494 [Mauro] Oh, Velveteen Dream… Velveteen Dream just made contact 784 00:42:10,561 --> 00:42:11,862 with the NXT North American championship 785 00:42:13,197 --> 00:42:14,265 but now he exchanges punches 786 00:42:14,331 --> 00:42:15,666 with Ricochet. 787 00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:17,501 [Nigel] I think in [indistinct] 788 00:42:17,568 --> 00:42:18,969 with Ricochet, 789 00:42:19,036 --> 00:42:19,970 he's got the title surely. 790 00:42:20,037 --> 00:42:21,505 [Mauro] Oh, Ricochet 791 00:42:21,572 --> 00:42:22,873 Avoids that right hand. 792 00:42:25,209 --> 00:42:26,176 [Percy] Oh, my god. 793 00:42:26,243 --> 00:42:27,378 [Mauro] Preeminent high-flyer. 794 00:42:27,444 --> 00:42:28,445 [Percy] No way. 795 00:42:28,512 --> 00:42:32,082 [Mauro] Ricochet with an Avalanche Neckbreaker. 796 00:42:32,549 --> 00:42:34,351 [coughs] 797 00:42:35,719 --> 00:42:38,322 [Mauro] Incredible action 798 00:42:38,389 --> 00:42:41,558 to kick off NXT TakeOver New Orleans, 799 00:42:41,625 --> 00:42:43,060 one of these two behemoths 800 00:42:43,127 --> 00:42:45,663 could become the first NXT North American champion. 801 00:42:46,330 --> 00:42:47,264 Dain, 802 00:42:47,965 --> 00:42:49,800 reaching up for the championship. 803 00:42:49,867 --> 00:42:52,403 Lars Sullivan though has him in his grasp. 804 00:42:52,469 --> 00:42:54,305 Sullivan with a freak accident 805 00:42:54,371 --> 00:42:56,073 on Dain. 806 00:42:56,140 --> 00:42:59,677 I'm surprised he didn't go through the ring. 807 00:43:01,178 --> 00:43:05,983 [Nigel] What an incredible display from every one of these six competitors. 808 00:43:06,050 --> 00:43:10,321 [Mauro] And this is just the first match of the night. 809 00:43:10,387 --> 00:43:12,423 [Crowd cheering and applauding] 810 00:43:12,489 --> 00:43:15,526 [Percy] This is Lars Sullivan's opportunity right here. This is his shot. 811 00:43:15,593 --> 00:43:19,797 [Nigel] Lars Sullivan…methodically 812 00:43:19,863 --> 00:43:22,066 making his way up the ladder. 813 00:43:22,132 --> 00:43:25,002 King Kong is climbing the Empire State… 814 00:43:25,069 --> 00:43:26,270 -[Percy] Whoa. -[Nigel] …Building. 815 00:43:26,337 --> 00:43:27,204 [Percy] Oh, my god. 816 00:43:27,271 --> 00:43:30,541 [Nigel] And here comes the cavalry, Ricochet wiping out Sullivan. 817 00:43:30,607 --> 00:43:31,775 [Percy] Oh, my. 818 00:43:35,679 --> 00:43:39,450 [Nigel] Ricochet like a drone out of nowhere, knocking Sullivan off the ladder. 819 00:43:39,516 --> 00:43:43,520 And will Ricochet now seize the opportunity. 820 00:43:46,256 --> 00:43:48,225 The NXT universe has been waiting 821 00:43:48,292 --> 00:43:53,497 with bated breath for the arrival of one of the best high-flyer… 822 00:43:53,564 --> 00:43:55,833 -[Percy] Look at Ricochet. -[Nigel] And ricochet's got his hands… 823 00:43:56,000 --> 00:43:59,169 -[Percy] Oh, no. Whoa. -[Nigel] Oh, oh, hang out to dry 824 00:43:59,236 --> 00:44:01,538 [indistinct] Adam Cole. 825 00:44:01,605 --> 00:44:04,241 Adam Cole is on the clasp. 826 00:44:04,942 --> 00:44:07,011 Adam Cole is reaching out. Adam Cole… 827 00:44:07,077 --> 00:44:08,379 [Percy] Will he get [indistinct] of his own? 828 00:44:08,445 --> 00:44:10,147 [Nigel] …has his hands on the NXT North-- 829 00:44:10,214 --> 00:44:11,148 [Percy] Oh, my god. 830 00:44:11,215 --> 00:44:12,650 -[Bell ringing] -[Mauro] Adam Cole. 831 00:44:12,716 --> 00:44:13,617 [Percy] Oh, my… 832 00:44:13,851 --> 00:44:15,452 [WWE music] 833 00:44:15,519 --> 00:44:16,887 [Mauro] History made. 834 00:44:16,954 --> 00:44:23,360 Here is your--and the first ever NXT North American champion, 835 00:44:24,194 --> 00:44:26,030 Adam Cole. 836 00:44:26,096 --> 00:44:28,832 [Mauro] Like a thief in the night, 837 00:44:28,899 --> 00:44:32,970 Adam Cole able to secure history. 838 00:44:33,037 --> 00:44:38,075 Adam Cole is the first ever NXT North American Champion. 839 00:44:38,909 --> 00:44:39,943 Bay Bay! 840 00:44:40,010 --> 00:44:41,512 [Percy] You're talking about shocking the system, 841 00:44:41,578 --> 00:44:45,115 Adam Cole and Era had taken over the system. 842 00:44:45,182 --> 00:44:47,851 Adam Cole now has hardware of his own. 843 00:44:47,918 --> 00:44:49,453 [Mauro] This match was a-- 844 00:44:50,921 --> 00:44:54,625 This match was a shock to everyone's system 845 00:44:54,692 --> 00:45:00,230 and yet Adam Cole's celebration while he will be forced to be muted 846 00:45:00,297 --> 00:45:03,600 because he still has to compete in another match tonight. 847 00:45:03,667 --> 00:45:06,403 [Nigel] Well, Adam, this is only half the job 848 00:45:06,470 --> 00:45:08,505 but he got the job done here. 849 00:45:08,572 --> 00:45:10,974 So who's to say he can't do it again? 850 00:45:12,609 --> 00:45:15,813 Let's take a look again at this incredible match-up. 851 00:45:18,315 --> 00:45:20,017 [Percy] I mean, look at this. 852 00:45:20,084 --> 00:45:23,787 This is what it took to remove Lars Sullivan from the equation 853 00:45:23,854 --> 00:45:25,422 but only temporarily. 854 00:45:26,757 --> 00:45:29,927 Now, I cannot believe the height of the Velveteen Dream 855 00:45:29,993 --> 00:45:31,795 and look at this. Oh, my-- 856 00:45:31,862 --> 00:45:35,065 Elbow right to the heart of "The Freak" Lars Sullivan. 857 00:45:35,132 --> 00:45:38,936 Now, again, for most men, I'm not sure how this would've ended 858 00:45:39,002 --> 00:45:42,272 but the great talent of Ricochet, the great athleticism, 859 00:45:42,339 --> 00:45:45,576 was able to take out Killian Dain and Adam Cole. 860 00:45:45,642 --> 00:45:50,047 [Nigel] Here off the bottom of the ladder, a huge freak accident, 861 00:45:50,114 --> 00:45:52,983 driving Dain to the mat and outside. 862 00:45:54,985 --> 00:45:59,690 And here's when it come down to the wire, Ricochet inches away, 863 00:45:59,757 --> 00:46:03,594 but no, it would be the leader of the Undisputed Era 864 00:46:03,660 --> 00:46:07,598 who would be undisputed in his quest to become 865 00:46:07,664 --> 00:46:10,033 the North American Champion. 866 00:46:10,100 --> 00:46:13,370 [Mauro] Adam Cole's ring IQ on display, 867 00:46:13,437 --> 00:46:18,542 posing a Harvard blackboard-level problem for the rest of the field. 868 00:46:18,609 --> 00:46:20,544 And that is Adam Cole's MO, 869 00:46:21,245 --> 00:46:23,313 sneak in, sneak out. 870 00:46:23,881 --> 00:46:27,017 Adam Cole making the most of this opportunity. 871 00:46:27,618 --> 00:46:29,887 Adam Cole making history. 872 00:46:29,953 --> 00:46:32,556 And in NXT TakeOver: New Orleans 873 00:46:32,623 --> 00:46:36,727 we have a new NXT North American Champion. 874 00:46:36,794 --> 00:46:39,863 His name is Adam Cole. 875 00:46:41,765 --> 00:46:43,100 [Nigel] Bay Bay! 876 00:46:43,167 --> 00:46:46,503 [crowd cheering] 877 00:46:46,570 --> 00:46:49,473 Adam Cole, Bay Bay! 878 00:46:49,540 --> 00:46:52,442 [rock music playing] 879 00:46:56,346 --> 00:46:58,549 Brock Lesnar didn't show up for work today. 880 00:46:58,615 --> 00:47:01,718 What kind of penalty is there gonna be for him, huh? 881 00:47:02,252 --> 00:47:05,055 There's not gonna be, because he's Vince's boy. 882 00:47:05,889 --> 00:47:09,159 Does Brock have special privileges? He does. 883 00:47:09,226 --> 00:47:11,862 I don't respect Brock Lesnar… 884 00:47:12,429 --> 00:47:16,533 but you just make sure that he comes dressed for a fight. 885 00:47:17,968 --> 00:47:20,971 [commentator] Brock Lesnar defends his Universal Championship 886 00:47:21,038 --> 00:47:22,372 against Roman Reigns. 887 00:47:22,439 --> 00:47:27,144 [Brock] You're not taking this title from Brock Lesnar. 888 00:47:27,711 --> 00:47:31,982 There's a fine line between business and respect. 889 00:47:32,850 --> 00:47:35,586 Roman Reigns has been temporarily suspended. 890 00:47:35,652 --> 00:47:39,356 -That is Roman Reigns. -What's the big dog doing here? 891 00:47:39,423 --> 00:47:41,258 Roman's completely lost it. 892 00:47:41,325 --> 00:47:43,360 [shouting] Well, want some, huh? 893 00:47:43,427 --> 00:47:46,263 [commentator] Brock's here. The Beast is here. 894 00:47:46,330 --> 00:47:50,701 [Brock] Roman Reigns isn't man enough to take another beating. 895 00:47:50,767 --> 00:47:52,169 [commentator] Oh, my god. 896 00:47:52,236 --> 00:47:55,939 A defiant Roman Reigns unloading on Lesnar. 897 00:47:56,006 --> 00:47:57,507 Just a downright massacre. 898 00:47:58,275 --> 00:48:02,613 This is shaping up to be one of the most brutal smash-mouth battles 899 00:48:02,679 --> 00:48:05,048 in the history of WrestleMania. 900 00:48:05,115 --> 00:48:07,417 [dramatic music playing] 901 00:48:09,386 --> 00:48:13,690 [Mauro] What a way to start the weekend here at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans. 902 00:48:13,757 --> 00:48:17,294 Tomorrow it is the showcase of The Immortals. 903 00:48:17,361 --> 00:48:20,264 The challenge goes at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, 904 00:48:20,330 --> 00:48:22,165 home of WrestleMania. 905 00:48:22,232 --> 00:48:25,002 [Nigel] Well, with the North American champion crowned, 906 00:48:25,068 --> 00:48:29,640 we have the NXT champion, strategizing with Zelina Vega. 907 00:48:29,706 --> 00:48:31,742 Looks to hold on to his title tonight 908 00:48:31,808 --> 00:48:34,111 when he faces the man who viciously attacked him 909 00:48:34,177 --> 00:48:35,646 just two weeks ago. 910 00:48:35,712 --> 00:48:38,582 "El Idolo" defends his title tonight. 911 00:48:39,283 --> 00:48:42,653 [Mauro] Also coming up tonight, speaking of titles, 912 00:48:42,719 --> 00:48:45,555 Ember Moon, the NXT Women's Champion, 913 00:48:46,390 --> 00:48:50,594 barely survived her first title defense against Shayna Baszler. 914 00:48:50,661 --> 00:48:54,831 Can The Queen of Spades for the third time be the harm 915 00:48:54,898 --> 00:48:56,967 against Ember Moon? 916 00:48:57,034 --> 00:49:01,571 Moon says as long as she's standing, Baszler will not be champion. 917 00:49:01,638 --> 00:49:03,573 [rock music playing] 918 00:49:07,010 --> 00:49:11,114 [Mauro] I can't understand how Ember Moon is able to withstand 919 00:49:11,181 --> 00:49:12,950 this kind of pain. 920 00:49:14,952 --> 00:49:17,054 [Mauro exclaim indistinctly] 921 00:49:17,120 --> 00:49:20,023 Moon does it! Oh, my god! 922 00:49:20,090 --> 00:49:24,895 [announcer] Here's your winner, and still the NXT Women's Champion, 923 00:49:24,962 --> 00:49:27,964 Ember Moon. 924 00:49:28,031 --> 00:49:30,334 [tense music playing] 925 00:49:34,971 --> 00:49:37,908 [Mauro] Oh, my god! Shayna Baszler from behind! 926 00:49:37,975 --> 00:49:38,975 We need help out here. 927 00:49:39,042 --> 00:49:41,311 [Percy] Shayna's trying to end Ember's career. 928 00:49:41,378 --> 00:49:45,749 [Shayna] Who really won the match? Ember didn't beat me, she survived. 929 00:49:46,450 --> 00:49:52,089 [Mauro] Shayna Baszler is proving that she will not play by your rules. 930 00:49:52,155 --> 00:49:53,991 She'll play by her own. 931 00:49:54,057 --> 00:49:59,596 [rock music playing] 932 00:50:05,068 --> 00:50:06,370 Who's the bigger fool? 933 00:50:06,937 --> 00:50:10,107 The one who makes the system or the one who follows it? 934 00:50:10,173 --> 00:50:13,844 Ember Moon got in line, she came up through the system. 935 00:50:13,910 --> 00:50:16,246 Is there a rulebook that says you have to do that? 936 00:50:16,313 --> 00:50:20,384 This is what everyone thinks. Most people are fools. 937 00:50:20,917 --> 00:50:23,186 I did exactly what I needed to do. 938 00:50:23,253 --> 00:50:26,189 I pushed all of Ember Moon's buttons, 939 00:50:26,256 --> 00:50:28,692 get under her skin enough that she challenged me. 940 00:50:28,759 --> 00:50:31,795 That's not me skipping a line, that's me playing the game. 941 00:50:31,862 --> 00:50:34,798 TakeOver: New Orleans isn't gonna be a wrestling match, 942 00:50:34,865 --> 00:50:36,099 it's going to be a fight. 943 00:50:37,801 --> 00:50:39,302 I am ready for a fight. 944 00:50:39,870 --> 00:50:43,140 [rock music playing] 945 00:50:50,113 --> 00:50:51,114 [screams] 946 00:50:53,417 --> 00:50:55,886 Shayna attacked me from behind. She almost broke me. 947 00:50:55,952 --> 00:50:57,287 I fought through the pain, 948 00:50:57,354 --> 00:51:00,357 because I refuse to sit on the sidelines again. 949 00:51:00,891 --> 00:51:03,427 Shayna walks around like she owns the place, 950 00:51:03,493 --> 00:51:08,098 like she deserves to be handed everything on a silver platter. 951 00:51:08,665 --> 00:51:09,900 Shayna, keep it cool. 952 00:51:10,500 --> 00:51:12,436 That's not how you get respect. 953 00:51:13,103 --> 00:51:15,071 I don't care what your background is, Shayna. 954 00:51:15,138 --> 00:51:19,176 I don't care where you came from. I don't care what you did. 955 00:51:19,242 --> 00:51:20,110 This is NXT 956 00:51:20,677 --> 00:51:22,746 and I'm the NXT Women's Champion. 957 00:51:23,313 --> 00:51:25,916 I am going to break you. I am going to hurt you. 958 00:51:25,982 --> 00:51:28,185 But most of all, I am going to embarrass you 959 00:51:28,251 --> 00:51:32,322 and show the world that you are not worthy of the NXT Women's Championship. 960 00:51:34,257 --> 00:51:36,026 You started this war, Shayna, 961 00:51:36,093 --> 00:51:39,229 and at TakeOver: New Orleans, I'm gonna end it. 962 00:51:39,763 --> 00:51:41,965 After NXT TakeOver: New Orleans, 963 00:51:42,032 --> 00:51:44,534 they're going to call me the champion. 964 00:51:44,601 --> 00:51:47,637 Shayna will never be champion 965 00:51:47,704 --> 00:51:49,940 as long as I am standing. 966 00:52:05,188 --> 00:52:08,258 [crowd cheering] 967 00:52:08,325 --> 00:52:13,296 ["Free the Flame" playing] 968 00:52:15,699 --> 00:52:21,638 ♪ Seek the truth And let the wildfire set you free ♪ 969 00:52:21,705 --> 00:52:23,540 ♪ Don't you remember ♪ 970 00:52:23,607 --> 00:52:26,810 ♪ One ember sparks a fire ♪ 971 00:52:26,877 --> 00:52:30,480 ♪ One ember frees the flame ♪ 972 00:52:32,015 --> 00:52:35,485 ♪ Now burn, burn, yeah ♪ 973 00:52:52,435 --> 00:52:57,974 ♪ Seek the real And let your heart burn to believe ♪ 974 00:52:58,475 --> 00:53:00,410 ♪ Always remember ♪ 975 00:53:00,477 --> 00:53:03,580 ♪ One ember sparks a fire ♪ 976 00:53:03,647 --> 00:53:06,917 ♪ One ember frees the flame ♪ 977 00:53:08,752 --> 00:53:12,422 ♪ Now burn, burn, yeah ♪ 978 00:53:12,489 --> 00:53:16,927 [guitar solo] 979 00:53:24,067 --> 00:53:26,169 [Mauro speaks indistinctly] 980 00:53:26,236 --> 00:53:28,071 …of the vocalist of the multi-platinum band, 981 00:53:28,138 --> 00:53:29,873 Halestorm, Lzzy Hale. 982 00:53:31,241 --> 00:53:34,377 Won a Grammy for best hard rock metal performance. 983 00:53:34,444 --> 00:53:38,982 First female from a band to be nominated for and win this award. 984 00:53:39,049 --> 00:53:40,584 [Mauro] And of course… 985 00:53:41,918 --> 00:53:45,088 She's certainly the NXT Women's Champion, 986 00:53:45,889 --> 00:53:47,324 Ember Moon. 987 00:53:52,762 --> 00:53:56,466 [crowd cheering] 988 00:54:01,404 --> 00:54:04,374 [Percy] Guys, you better believe Ember Moon is ready for a fight. 989 00:54:04,441 --> 00:54:08,812 She said she's gonna break Shayna and she plans to end the war tonight. 990 00:54:08,878 --> 00:54:15,485 [rock music start playing] 991 00:54:28,098 --> 00:54:30,800 [Nigel] There she stands, The Queen of Spades, 992 00:54:30,867 --> 00:54:33,069 The Submission Magician. 993 00:54:33,136 --> 00:54:35,705 This woman is as capable as she said, 994 00:54:35,772 --> 00:54:39,075 I've seen her first hand and so has Ember Moon. 995 00:54:39,142 --> 00:54:42,145 She has to know what's in store for her tonight. 996 00:54:42,212 --> 00:54:49,185 [Mauro speaks indistinctly] 997 00:54:49,753 --> 00:54:52,322 "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey along with fellow Four Horsewomen, 998 00:54:52,389 --> 00:54:53,490 Jessamyn Duke. 999 00:54:53,556 --> 00:54:58,461 Ronda Rousey, she'll be making her in ring WWE debut 1000 00:54:58,528 --> 00:55:00,196 at WrestleMania tomorrow, 1001 00:55:00,263 --> 00:55:03,299 and they are both here to cheer on Shayna Baszler 1002 00:55:03,366 --> 00:55:07,771 in her quest to finally become NXT Women's Champion. 1003 00:55:07,837 --> 00:55:10,607 She has come so very close. 1004 00:55:11,141 --> 00:55:13,743 [Percy] Tonight might be the night. Guys, keep in mind, 1005 00:55:13,810 --> 00:55:16,513 out of Shayna Baszler's 15 MMA wins, 1006 00:55:16,579 --> 00:55:18,381 13 were by submission. 1007 00:55:18,448 --> 00:55:21,818 So you know what she likes. You know what she's going for. 1008 00:55:21,885 --> 00:55:24,187 [crowd shouting indistinctly] 1009 00:55:25,488 --> 00:55:26,890 [bell ringing] 1010 00:55:26,956 --> 00:55:29,659 The following contest, scheduled for one fall, 1011 00:55:29,726 --> 00:55:34,097 it's for the NXT Women's Championship. 1012 00:55:34,164 --> 00:55:37,334 [crowd cheering] 1013 00:55:39,035 --> 00:55:41,738 Introducing the challenger, 1014 00:55:41,805 --> 00:55:44,374 from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 1015 00:55:44,441 --> 00:55:47,744 Shayna Baszler. 1016 00:55:47,811 --> 00:55:51,214 [crowd cheering] 1017 00:55:54,918 --> 00:55:56,353 And her opponent, 1018 00:55:56,419 --> 00:55:58,555 from Dallas, Texas, 1019 00:55:58,621 --> 00:56:02,792 she is the NXT Women's Champion, 1020 00:56:02,859 --> 00:56:05,729 Ember Moon. 1021 00:56:05,795 --> 00:56:09,733 [crowd cheering] 1022 00:56:12,736 --> 00:56:15,205 [Mauro] Here at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans, 1023 00:56:15,271 --> 00:56:17,741 it is time for the NXT Women's Championship. 1024 00:56:17,807 --> 00:56:22,679 In NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia, in January, Ember Moon barely escaped with the title 1025 00:56:23,313 --> 00:56:24,647 against Shayna Baszler. 1026 00:56:24,714 --> 00:56:29,419 Baszler then defeated Ember Moon via disqualification on NXT TV, so… 1027 00:56:29,486 --> 00:56:30,487 Here they go! 1028 00:56:30,553 --> 00:56:34,390 Oh, and immediately Ember Moon looking to drop-- 1029 00:56:34,457 --> 00:56:36,726 Wow, what a right hand by Shayna. 1030 00:56:36,793 --> 00:56:39,195 [Percy] Man, look at the face of Shayna Baszler like, 1031 00:56:39,262 --> 00:56:40,330 "You gotta be better than that." 1032 00:56:40,397 --> 00:56:43,133 [Mauro] Baszler's seen that movie before, Nigel. 1033 00:56:43,867 --> 00:56:45,602 [Nigel] Hold on a second. 1034 00:56:45,668 --> 00:56:47,437 Tried the dropkick there. 1035 00:56:48,538 --> 00:56:51,040 [Mauro] She did that the last time they met. 1036 00:56:51,107 --> 00:56:54,544 And this time, she was cold-cocked by Shayna Baszler. 1037 00:56:54,611 --> 00:56:57,781 But then it's Ember Moon driving her knees into Baszler 1038 00:56:57,847 --> 00:56:58,915 on the outside. 1039 00:56:59,516 --> 00:57:03,486 [Nigel] This is what Moon has gotta do. She's gotta keep this aggression up. 1040 00:57:03,553 --> 00:57:05,789 [Mauro] Champion's advantage, remember. 1041 00:57:08,591 --> 00:57:09,726 [Mauro] Oh! 1042 00:57:10,693 --> 00:57:13,329 -[Nigel] Beautiful. -[Mauro] Ember Moon goes for the cover. 1043 00:57:13,396 --> 00:57:15,532 [Mauro] Quickly and gets a two-count. 1044 00:57:15,598 --> 00:57:18,401 [Nigel] I think that might be Moon's best chance in this match, 1045 00:57:18,468 --> 00:57:19,769 try to win it early. 1046 00:57:21,171 --> 00:57:23,373 [Mauro] Moon looking for a submission on Baszler. 1047 00:57:23,440 --> 00:57:25,642 Baszler, scrambling. 1048 00:57:25,708 --> 00:57:29,345 If you wanna become a part of this conversation on social media 1049 00:57:29,412 --> 00:57:31,548 it's #womenschampionship. 1050 00:57:32,215 --> 00:57:34,217 [Percy] That's just the smart thing to do by Moon. 1051 00:57:34,284 --> 00:57:37,554 If you can get rid of Shayna and win this match as quickly as you can, 1052 00:57:37,620 --> 00:57:40,990 do so. There's no need to spin… 1053 00:57:41,057 --> 00:57:43,927 [Mauro] Moon stalking Baszler on the apron. 1054 00:57:43,993 --> 00:57:47,497 And she was looking for that kick, and Baszler sends Moon 1055 00:57:47,564 --> 00:57:51,534 face first on the apron, before Moon crashes to the outside 1056 00:57:51,601 --> 00:57:54,871 but again, Baszler needs to put Moon back in the ring 1057 00:57:54,938 --> 00:57:57,607 if she wants to emerge as NXT Women's Champ. 1058 00:57:57,674 --> 00:58:00,143 [Nigel] Can't win the championship on the outside. 1059 00:58:00,210 --> 00:58:02,045 [referee] Get in the ring. 1060 00:58:02,111 --> 00:58:03,313 [Mauro exclaims] Oh! 1061 00:58:06,749 --> 00:58:10,520 [Percy] Look at this, Baszler just stopped Moon on her tracks 1062 00:58:10,587 --> 00:58:14,924 and made her go face first into the apron, the hardest part of the mat. 1063 00:58:14,991 --> 00:58:18,528 [Mauro] Baszler goes for the cover, Moon able to slip out. 1064 00:58:18,595 --> 00:58:21,130 And Baszler working on that left arm. 1065 00:58:22,599 --> 00:58:26,502 A great escape by Ember Moon. 1066 00:58:28,671 --> 00:58:31,140 They say that favor fortunes the-- favors the bold, 1067 00:58:31,207 --> 00:58:33,776 and no one bolder than Shayna Baszler. 1068 00:58:35,645 --> 00:58:37,113 Showing off her strength. 1069 00:58:37,614 --> 00:58:40,550 Gut-wrench Suplex by The Queen of Spades, 1070 00:58:40,617 --> 00:58:43,286 and a vicious kick between the shoulder blades. 1071 00:58:43,353 --> 00:58:44,621 Lateral press. 1072 00:58:45,154 --> 00:58:46,356 Moon powers out. 1073 00:58:47,223 --> 00:58:49,459 [Nigel] Moon had the right idea there, 1074 00:58:49,526 --> 00:58:51,661 trying to create some separation, some distance, 1075 00:58:51,728 --> 00:58:53,196 because that's what she has to do. 1076 00:58:53,263 --> 00:58:55,431 If you're in there with a submission specialist, 1077 00:58:55,498 --> 00:58:59,135 someone that that's their bread and butter, get away from them. 1078 00:58:59,202 --> 00:59:02,238 [Mauro] Wrestling specialist, Shayna Baszler, 1079 00:59:02,305 --> 00:59:03,973 with the bow and arrow, 1080 00:59:04,974 --> 00:59:08,378 driving the knee into the back of Ember Moon. 1081 00:59:08,444 --> 00:59:11,414 Moon, the sixth NXT Women's Champion… 1082 00:59:13,850 --> 00:59:16,252 trying to escape the clutches of Baszler. 1083 00:59:17,153 --> 00:59:18,421 Beautiful athleticism. 1084 00:59:18,488 --> 00:59:20,957 Nice escape by Ember Moon. 1085 00:59:21,724 --> 00:59:23,293 [Nigel] For a second there, 1086 00:59:23,359 --> 00:59:25,328 Baszler thought about getting to the outside. 1087 00:59:25,395 --> 00:59:28,765 [Percy] She got to find a way to engage in some offense right here, 1088 00:59:28,831 --> 00:59:31,334 this might be what she needs, right here. 1089 00:59:31,901 --> 00:59:34,637 [Nigel] That was a leaping palm strike, perhaps. 1090 00:59:35,471 --> 00:59:38,942 [Mauro] But Baszler follows her into the opposite corner 1091 00:59:39,008 --> 00:59:40,443 with a high-knee strike. 1092 00:59:42,211 --> 00:59:44,981 And a roll-up here by Moon for a quick two count. 1093 00:59:49,719 --> 00:59:53,022 [Nigel] Right around, looking for another strike perhaps. 1094 00:59:53,089 --> 00:59:56,159 [Mauro] And Baszler exploding with the knee. 1095 00:59:56,225 --> 00:59:58,294 [Percy] Ember might be out. 1096 00:59:58,361 --> 01:00:01,264 [Mauro] No. She's able to just kick out at a two, 1097 01:00:01,331 --> 01:00:04,367 much to the frustration of Shayna Baszler, 1098 01:00:04,434 --> 01:00:09,806 who goes about her statistics business without ever showing an iota of remorse. 1099 01:00:09,872 --> 01:00:12,976 [Nigel] That's the thing about Shayna, no wasted motion. 1100 01:00:13,042 --> 01:00:15,445 She keeps going, as soon as she has the advantage. 1101 01:00:15,511 --> 01:00:19,782 Look at that knee strike to the side, and look how quickly she follows up. 1102 01:00:22,452 --> 01:00:26,289 [Mauro] Moon with a kick to the face of Baszler. 1103 01:00:26,356 --> 01:00:28,291 Matchbook cover by the NXT Women's Champion. 1104 01:00:28,358 --> 01:00:30,927 -[Mauro] Only for a two-count. -[Percy] Whoa, whoa. 1105 01:00:31,327 --> 01:00:33,363 [Mauro] …transitions into that Kirifuda Clutch. 1106 01:00:33,429 --> 01:00:36,666 -[Percy] How quick was that? -[Mauro] Looking for the Kirifuda Clutch. 1107 01:00:39,135 --> 01:00:42,171 [Mauro] Moon doing what's necessary to try to escape. 1108 01:00:42,672 --> 01:00:46,476 But that Baszler grip is like a pistachio nut, it is so hard to open. 1109 01:00:46,542 --> 01:00:48,945 But Moon doing whatever is necessary. 1110 01:00:49,779 --> 01:00:52,882 [Nigel] A smart way to get out of it, reversing the momentum, 1111 01:00:52,949 --> 01:00:55,251 getting all their weight down across Baszler, 1112 01:00:55,318 --> 01:00:56,386 forcing to break the hold. 1113 01:00:56,452 --> 01:00:59,389 [Mauro] You can hear Ronda Rousey at the ringside, 1114 01:00:59,455 --> 01:01:00,990 exhorting Shayna Baszler. 1115 01:01:01,057 --> 01:01:04,961 Rousey preparing for her in-ring at WWE debut, 1116 01:01:05,028 --> 01:01:09,632 that she will team with Kurt Angle, to face Triple H and Stephanie McMahon, 1117 01:01:09,699 --> 01:01:13,703 in one of the highly anticipated matches at WrestleMania, tomorrow, 1118 01:01:13,770 --> 01:01:16,305 only on the WWE Network. 1119 01:01:16,372 --> 01:01:18,107 [Percy] If Ember wants to retain her title tonight, 1120 01:01:18,174 --> 01:01:21,177 she's got to find a way to be able to stay up 1121 01:01:21,244 --> 01:01:24,180 and compete with the brutality, just like Shayna Baszler. 1122 01:01:24,247 --> 01:01:25,381 She's got to meet that intensity. 1123 01:01:25,448 --> 01:01:29,085 [Mauro] And this is where Moon is trying to show Shayna Baszler 1124 01:01:29,152 --> 01:01:31,354 that she can strike with the best of them. 1125 01:01:32,722 --> 01:01:35,625 But I wonder if that behooves her in the long run against 1126 01:01:35,692 --> 01:01:39,462 someone as decorated a striker as Shayna Baszler, 1127 01:01:39,529 --> 01:01:41,164 as Moon takes her over. 1128 01:01:41,230 --> 01:01:42,832 [crowd cheering] 1129 01:01:42,899 --> 01:01:45,435 And the athletic Ember Moon with the kip-up. 1130 01:01:48,471 --> 01:01:49,539 [Nigel] Look at that. 1131 01:01:49,605 --> 01:01:51,808 [Mauro] Moon driving Baszler face first to the canvas. 1132 01:01:51,874 --> 01:01:53,576 Back press, hooks the leg and… 1133 01:01:53,643 --> 01:01:55,878 Baszler gets that right shoulder up just in time. 1134 01:01:55,945 --> 01:01:58,781 [Nigel] And to your point, Percy, I think the longer this match goes, 1135 01:01:58,848 --> 01:02:00,817 the more it favors Baszler. 1136 01:02:00,883 --> 01:02:02,752 Moon has got to end it quickly. 1137 01:02:04,921 --> 01:02:07,390 [Mauro] At NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia, 1138 01:02:07,457 --> 01:02:12,595 Shayna Baszler… mercilessly attacking Ember Moon, 1139 01:02:12,662 --> 01:02:16,365 and it looked like she was going to force Ember Moon to tap out. 1140 01:02:17,533 --> 01:02:21,337 But Moon missing there with the diving crossbody, 1141 01:02:21,404 --> 01:02:24,107 as Shayna Baszler now looks to take-- Uh-oh. 1142 01:02:24,173 --> 01:02:25,942 -[Percy] Oh, no. -[Mauro] We've seen this. 1143 01:02:26,008 --> 01:02:28,878 [Mauro] We've seen this horror movie before. 1144 01:02:28,945 --> 01:02:30,980 [Percy] This almost took Ember out of Philadelphia. 1145 01:02:31,047 --> 01:02:32,882 [Mauro] It took Dakota Kai out. 1146 01:02:33,516 --> 01:02:35,685 Oh, but Moon able to escape again. 1147 01:02:37,386 --> 01:02:41,390 Nicely done there, as Moon sweeps Baszler to the canvas. 1148 01:02:42,024 --> 01:02:45,261 -[Nigel] Wait a second. -[Mauro] Turnabout is fair play. 1149 01:02:45,328 --> 01:02:47,663 [Percy] And the tides have turned. 1150 01:02:47,730 --> 01:02:49,765 [Mauro] Wait, look at the fear on Baszler's face. 1151 01:02:49,832 --> 01:02:51,934 We've never seen this look before. 1152 01:02:52,502 --> 01:02:54,070 [Nigel] She knows what's coming now. 1153 01:02:54,137 --> 01:02:56,706 [Percy] She's definitely on the wrong side of things now. 1154 01:02:56,772 --> 01:02:59,041 [Mauro] …fully cognizant of what to expect. 1155 01:02:59,108 --> 01:03:00,710 Her hand trapped under the boot. 1156 01:03:00,777 --> 01:03:03,479 -[Percy exclaims] Oh! -[Shayna groans] 1157 01:03:04,714 --> 01:03:08,451 [Percy] I have never seen-- Shayna Baszler looks so scared. 1158 01:03:08,518 --> 01:03:11,020 [Mauro] Baszler screaming in anguish. 1159 01:03:12,021 --> 01:03:15,725 And again, Moon wrenching that arm to the canvas. 1160 01:03:15,792 --> 01:03:17,460 Shoulders down for a two count. 1161 01:03:17,527 --> 01:03:19,328 [Nigel] She may have dislocated that shoulder. 1162 01:03:19,395 --> 01:03:22,565 That left shoulder of Baszler may have been popped out of the joint. 1163 01:03:22,632 --> 01:03:23,733 I don't know. 1164 01:03:23,799 --> 01:03:27,136 [Mauro] Moon giving Baszler a dose of her bad medicine, 1165 01:03:27,203 --> 01:03:30,540 here as the NXT Women's Championship hangs in the balance. 1166 01:03:31,240 --> 01:03:33,376 [Nigel] And, of course, now with an injured arm, 1167 01:03:33,442 --> 01:03:36,646 is she gonna be able to apply the Kirifuda Clutch? 1168 01:03:36,712 --> 01:03:39,182 [Mauro] We know what Ember has on her mind, 1169 01:03:39,248 --> 01:03:41,050 as she ascends to the top turnbuckle. 1170 01:03:41,117 --> 01:03:43,319 She would love to vanquish Shayna. 1171 01:03:43,386 --> 01:03:47,056 But Baszler ends up crashing Moon in the top turnbuckle. 1172 01:03:47,123 --> 01:03:48,624 Come on. Back it up. 1173 01:03:48,691 --> 01:03:50,359 [Nigel] Just vicious, nasty kicks. 1174 01:03:50,426 --> 01:03:53,296 -Back it up. -[Nigel] Right to the front of the head… 1175 01:03:53,362 --> 01:03:57,033 [Mauro] Oh, what a kick to the back of Ember Moon's neck. 1176 01:03:57,099 --> 01:03:58,734 And a corner dropkick. 1177 01:03:59,235 --> 01:04:02,805 So Shayna Baszler may have injured her left arm, 1178 01:04:02,872 --> 01:04:06,909 but she is making the most of her other weapons. 1179 01:04:09,979 --> 01:04:12,281 [Nigel] What's going through her mind now? Is that-- 1180 01:04:12,348 --> 01:04:14,383 that left arm looks limp, looks broke. 1181 01:04:14,450 --> 01:04:17,053 [Mauro] This is the first time we have seen Shayna Baszler 1182 01:04:17,119 --> 01:04:18,454 this vulnerable. 1183 01:04:20,122 --> 01:04:23,326 [Percy] I tell you what, Moon is in a very compromising position. 1184 01:04:23,392 --> 01:04:25,361 [Mauro exclaims] Oh, what the-- 1185 01:04:25,428 --> 01:04:27,563 [Nigel] Trying to force that shoulder. [Percy] Was it out? 1186 01:04:27,630 --> 01:04:29,866 [Mauro] She just popped her shoulder-- 1187 01:04:30,800 --> 01:04:32,969 -[Mauro] No. -[Shayna screams] 1188 01:04:33,469 --> 01:04:35,571 [Mauro] I've never seen that before. 1189 01:04:35,638 --> 01:04:39,842 [Nigel] Well, when you dislocate your shoulder, you try to pop it back in. 1190 01:04:39,909 --> 01:04:41,177 [Mauro] I've never seen it in a match, 1191 01:04:41,244 --> 01:04:44,013 and I've never seen someone use a corner ring post to do it. 1192 01:04:44,080 --> 01:04:46,115 That Shayna Baszler is at another level, 1193 01:04:46,182 --> 01:04:49,218 knowing that the NXT Women's Championship is in her sights. 1194 01:04:49,285 --> 01:04:51,420 [Percy] And then be able to continue to fight through all that. 1195 01:04:51,487 --> 01:04:54,657 [Mauro] Well, you talk about a high threshold for pain. 1196 01:04:56,092 --> 01:05:00,162 Ember Moon… And the number-one trend worldwide, no surprise, 1197 01:05:00,229 --> 01:05:02,064 #NXTtakeover, 1198 01:05:02,131 --> 01:05:04,800 the biggest weekend in sports entertainment 1199 01:05:04,867 --> 01:05:08,638 with the biggest NXT TakeOver event here in the Big Easy. 1200 01:05:09,505 --> 01:05:12,141 [Nigel] Willing to take the biggest chance. 1201 01:05:12,208 --> 01:05:15,511 [Mauro] An eclipse to the outside by Ember Moon. 1202 01:05:15,578 --> 01:05:18,214 But she's got to get her back in the ring. 1203 01:05:18,881 --> 01:05:21,450 [Percy] Ember is remembering what she's fighting for, 1204 01:05:21,517 --> 01:05:25,855 not just the NXT Women's Championship, but the integrity of the women's division. 1205 01:05:25,922 --> 01:05:28,424 [Mauro] And all of the frustration, 1206 01:05:28,491 --> 01:05:31,794 all of the anger that has been pent up by Ember Moon… 1207 01:05:33,362 --> 01:05:37,333 coming out in the form of that high-risk eclipse. 1208 01:05:37,400 --> 01:05:41,037 And the referee now will started ministering the 10 count. 1209 01:05:43,105 --> 01:05:45,541 [Nigel] Well, both women down, withdrawn. 1210 01:05:45,608 --> 01:05:48,277 [Percy] Guys, could you imagine what would happen if Shayna 1211 01:05:48,344 --> 01:05:49,312 took over the women's… 1212 01:05:49,378 --> 01:05:52,415 [Mauro] No, no. It's more dire straits right now for Shayna 1213 01:05:52,481 --> 01:05:54,717 if the referee counts to 10. 1214 01:05:54,784 --> 01:05:57,953 Ember Moon still retains the NXT Women's Championship. 1215 01:05:58,020 --> 01:05:59,989 [Nigel] He's up to eight perhaps. 1216 01:06:00,589 --> 01:06:02,825 [Mauro] Oh, they just beat the count. 1217 01:06:04,260 --> 01:06:07,263 That will behoove Shayna Baszler or will it? 1218 01:06:07,330 --> 01:06:09,131 She is writhing in pain. 1219 01:06:09,198 --> 01:06:11,200 [Nigel] She may have put that shoulder back in, 1220 01:06:11,267 --> 01:06:13,769 but there's still an intense amount of pain. 1221 01:06:13,836 --> 01:06:17,039 [Mauro] And she needs that arm to put in the Kirifuda Clutch. 1222 01:06:17,106 --> 01:06:18,474 Ember well up-- Oh! 1223 01:06:18,541 --> 01:06:19,975 [Percy] Whoa, whoa! 1224 01:06:20,042 --> 01:06:23,679 [Mauro] Oh, my god! What a transition into the Kirifuda Clutch! 1225 01:06:24,680 --> 01:06:26,649 Shayna Baszler has Ember Moon! 1226 01:06:26,716 --> 01:06:27,717 [Percy] Oh! 1227 01:06:27,783 --> 01:06:31,454 [Mauro] And again, Moon attacking the injured arm of Baszler. 1228 01:06:32,121 --> 01:06:34,590 Amazing ring awareness by Ember Moon, 1229 01:06:34,657 --> 01:06:36,993 who now administers some ground and pound. 1230 01:06:37,059 --> 01:06:39,628 [Nigel] And she pulls it into a triangle instead though. 1231 01:06:39,695 --> 01:06:43,532 -[Percy] How creative is Shayna. -[Mauro] What a gutsy effort by Baszler. 1232 01:06:43,599 --> 01:06:47,703 [Nigel] Trying to push that arm across her hips to apply more pressure. 1233 01:06:47,770 --> 01:06:52,008 [Mauro] Whoa! Ember Moon showcasing her brute strength, 1234 01:06:52,074 --> 01:06:54,610 and the powerbomb. Textbook cover! 1235 01:06:54,677 --> 01:06:59,482 Ember Moon almost retained the NXT Women's title right there. 1236 01:06:59,548 --> 01:07:02,618 She got a little too close to Shayna Baszler, 1237 01:07:02,685 --> 01:07:05,154 but made the most of that opportunity 1238 01:07:05,221 --> 01:07:08,891 and almost vanquished this ruthless challenger. 1239 01:07:08,958 --> 01:07:11,427 [Percy] This is the worst I have ever seen Shayna. 1240 01:07:11,494 --> 01:07:14,663 I don't know exactly how bad that arm of hers is. 1241 01:07:14,730 --> 01:07:18,067 But you got to think, it is nowhere near fully functional. 1242 01:07:18,134 --> 01:07:21,337 [Mauro] Shayna Baszler thought she could walk into NXT 1243 01:07:21,404 --> 01:07:23,005 and immediately take over, 1244 01:07:23,072 --> 01:07:24,874 taking liberties at the performance center, 1245 01:07:24,940 --> 01:07:28,644 taking liberties with other members of the NXT Women's Division, 1246 01:07:28,711 --> 01:07:31,080 trying to take liberties at Moon's expense. 1247 01:07:31,147 --> 01:07:34,049 Ember looking for the eclipse! Oh, my god! 1248 01:07:34,116 --> 01:07:37,319 -[Mauro] Oh, wow! It's been… -[Percy] Oh, my god! 1249 01:07:37,386 --> 01:07:41,991 [Mauro] That has never happened before! No one has ever countered the eclipse. 1250 01:07:42,058 --> 01:07:45,227 Asuka kicked out of it, but no one has ever countered. 1251 01:07:45,294 --> 01:07:47,797 And Moon trying to break the grip. 1252 01:07:48,330 --> 01:07:50,866 [Nigel] Well, look how she's changed the hold now. 1253 01:07:50,933 --> 01:07:52,735 She's holding her own hair, 1254 01:07:52,802 --> 01:07:55,304 because she can't use the injured left arm. 1255 01:07:55,371 --> 01:07:58,607 [Mauro] Incredible ingenuity by Shayna Baszler. 1256 01:08:00,342 --> 01:08:03,212 A modified version of that Kirifuda Clutch. 1257 01:08:03,913 --> 01:08:06,515 [Nigel] That's the experience that Ember may experience. 1258 01:08:06,582 --> 01:08:08,818 [Mauro] Will Ember be forced to tap? 1259 01:08:08,884 --> 01:08:11,654 [Percy] If she can just get to that bottom rope. 1260 01:08:12,555 --> 01:08:16,091 [Mauro] Baszler preventing Ember Moon… 1261 01:08:18,060 --> 01:08:21,130 from trying to escape the clutches of the Kirifuda Clutch. 1262 01:08:21,197 --> 01:08:24,767 -[Percy] Ember's trying to get free. -[Mauro] Oh, no, Ember… 1263 01:08:24,834 --> 01:08:27,303 It looks like… no, she's still fighting. 1264 01:08:27,369 --> 01:08:29,538 She's has the heart and will of a champion. 1265 01:08:29,605 --> 01:08:32,374 Ember Moon's struggling to stay conscious. 1266 01:08:32,441 --> 01:08:33,442 [Mauro] Oh. 1267 01:08:33,976 --> 01:08:36,145 [Nigel] Just grazed it, didn't get there. 1268 01:08:36,212 --> 01:08:38,848 -[Percy] No! -[Mauro] Oh, but now Shayna… 1269 01:08:38,914 --> 01:08:41,484 [Mauro] Ember Moon… Ember Moon is… 1270 01:08:41,550 --> 01:08:42,985 She's fading here, guys. 1271 01:08:43,052 --> 01:08:46,021 [Nigel] Fading fast. The elbow underneath the jaw. 1272 01:08:46,088 --> 01:08:48,924 [Mauro] Moon, one last gasp in trying to break 1273 01:08:48,991 --> 01:08:50,960 the grip of the Kirifuda Clutch. 1274 01:08:51,026 --> 01:08:54,663 Moon sees her title reign flashing before her eyes. 1275 01:08:54,730 --> 01:08:56,465 [Percy] Shayna does not care about pain. 1276 01:08:56,532 --> 01:08:59,168 You see Ember trying to Jack that left arm of Shayna, 1277 01:08:59,235 --> 01:09:01,070 but it does not seem enough. 1278 01:09:01,136 --> 01:09:03,105 [Mauro] Ember Moon is fading. 1279 01:09:03,172 --> 01:09:05,674 -[Mauro] Ember Moon is… -[Percy] No. 1280 01:09:05,741 --> 01:09:07,376 [Mauro] Ember Moon's… 1281 01:09:07,443 --> 01:09:10,279 She looks like she's unconscious. Nope. She's still in it. 1282 01:09:10,346 --> 01:09:13,048 Man, Baszler, how much more does she have? 1283 01:09:13,716 --> 01:09:17,086 How much strength does she have? This is expending so much energy. 1284 01:09:17,153 --> 01:09:20,022 [Nigel] This is incredible. Like a big boa constrictor. 1285 01:09:20,623 --> 01:09:22,258 [Mauro] Oh, no, Moon just went… 1286 01:09:22,324 --> 01:09:23,759 -[Mauro] Moon is out! -[bell ringing] 1287 01:09:23,826 --> 01:09:26,428 [Mauro] We have a new NXT Women's Champion! 1288 01:09:26,495 --> 01:09:27,596 [Nigel] It's over! 1289 01:09:27,663 --> 01:09:32,001 [crowd cheering] 1290 01:09:32,067 --> 01:09:35,738 [Mauro] A huge shock here in New Orleans. 1291 01:09:35,804 --> 01:09:41,944 [announcer] Here is your winner, and the new NXT Women's Champion, 1292 01:09:42,011 --> 01:09:45,080 Shayna Baszler! 1293 01:09:45,147 --> 01:09:48,551 [Mauro] The former mix martial artist has done it. 1294 01:09:49,084 --> 01:09:51,687 Shayna Baszler meteoric rise 1295 01:09:51,754 --> 01:09:56,158 culminates with her first reign as NXT Women's Champion. 1296 01:09:56,759 --> 01:10:03,199 And, boy, she had to travel through Hades to capture the gold. 1297 01:10:03,899 --> 01:10:08,671 [Nigel] Well, earlier Moon said as long as she was standing, 1298 01:10:08,737 --> 01:10:11,206 Baszler would never be Women's Champion. 1299 01:10:11,774 --> 01:10:14,476 Well, she's not standing anymore. 1300 01:10:14,543 --> 01:10:17,613 [Mauro] I don't even think Ember realizes that… 1301 01:10:17,680 --> 01:10:20,683 she is no longer the NXT Women's Champion. 1302 01:10:20,749 --> 01:10:23,185 [Percy] I'm just trying to imagine the women's division 1303 01:10:23,252 --> 01:10:26,188 under the reign of Shayna Baszler. 1304 01:10:27,223 --> 01:10:30,226 [Nigel] What a dominating showing from Baszler. 1305 01:10:31,360 --> 01:10:34,396 [Percy] You've never seen Shayna on this side of things. 1306 01:10:34,463 --> 01:10:36,131 A little taste of her own medicine. 1307 01:10:36,198 --> 01:10:38,634 [Nigel] Well, Moon had a great style, a great strategy 1308 01:10:38,701 --> 01:10:42,204 to take out the left shoulder, and would try to employ that. 1309 01:10:43,205 --> 01:10:47,276 Baszler would use her experience to try to pop that shoulder back in. 1310 01:10:47,343 --> 01:10:49,912 We learned a lot about Baszler in this match. 1311 01:10:49,979 --> 01:10:51,947 The length she was willing to go. 1312 01:10:53,682 --> 01:10:55,251 Here, a triangle attempt, 1313 01:10:55,317 --> 01:10:58,754 but the strength of Moon to powerbomb her opponent 1314 01:10:58,821 --> 01:11:00,823 and finally get a pinfall attempt. 1315 01:11:03,559 --> 01:11:06,262 [Percy] But this is where it all came crashing down 1316 01:11:06,328 --> 01:11:09,598 for the former NXT Women's Champion, Ember Moon. 1317 01:11:10,833 --> 01:11:14,470 Once that Kirifuda Clutch is put on… she was trying to fight, 1318 01:11:14,536 --> 01:11:16,505 but she could just not stay in it. 1319 01:11:17,373 --> 01:11:20,709 [Mauro] Shayna Baszler quoted wwe.com 1320 01:11:20,776 --> 01:11:24,847 and all the keyboard warriors better gather together and bring tissues 1321 01:11:24,913 --> 01:11:27,116 because, here at TakeOver, 1322 01:11:27,182 --> 01:11:30,219 their hero, Ember Moon, would lose her title. Well… 1323 01:11:30,919 --> 01:11:32,454 Shayna Baszler, a prophet. 1324 01:11:33,522 --> 01:11:34,523 [Percy] Shayna also said… 1325 01:11:34,590 --> 01:11:38,327 [Mauro] And Shayna now celebrating with other members of The Four Horsewomen, 1326 01:11:38,394 --> 01:11:41,096 Ronda Rousey and Jessamyn Duke. 1327 01:11:41,163 --> 01:11:45,134 Baszler said, "It isn't a bandwagon. It's a war wagon. 1328 01:11:45,200 --> 01:11:49,872 And no one will be able to hop on because you're going to get run over." 1329 01:11:49,938 --> 01:11:52,775 What a message Shayna Baszler had said 1330 01:11:52,841 --> 01:11:56,312 to the rest of the NXT Women's Division. 1331 01:11:56,378 --> 01:12:00,449 [Percy] Baszler said that she was either gonna leave with Ember's arm 1332 01:12:00,516 --> 01:12:02,384 or the NXT Women's Championship. 1333 01:12:02,451 --> 01:12:05,154 I guess, she settled for the NXT Women's title. 1334 01:12:05,688 --> 01:12:10,192 [Mauro] And remember, Ember Moon said as long as she is standing, 1335 01:12:10,259 --> 01:12:12,861 Shayna Baszler would not be champion. 1336 01:12:12,928 --> 01:12:15,964 Well, Ember Moon was out cold on her back, 1337 01:12:16,031 --> 01:12:18,767 the victim of the Kirifuda Clutch. 1338 01:12:18,834 --> 01:12:23,305 -I told you… -[Mauro] We have new NXT Women's Champion. 1339 01:12:23,372 --> 01:12:25,941 I'm the best wrestler you've seen in forever. 1340 01:12:26,008 --> 01:12:29,044 [rock music playing] 1341 01:12:33,782 --> 01:12:34,917 Paige here. 1342 01:12:34,983 --> 01:12:37,753 And I'm extremely excited to show you a sneak peak 1343 01:12:37,820 --> 01:12:40,255 at the new movie based on my life, 1344 01:12:40,322 --> 01:12:43,292 called Fighting with my family. 1345 01:12:43,358 --> 01:12:46,061 This scene, where my brother and I are backstage at WWE 1346 01:12:46,128 --> 01:12:47,963 for the very first time, 1347 01:12:48,030 --> 01:12:50,799 features some incredible actors playing us, 1348 01:12:50,866 --> 01:12:54,536 and some guy I know that you might have heard of. 1349 01:12:57,206 --> 01:12:59,007 [rock music playing] 1350 01:12:59,808 --> 01:13:01,944 -Oh. -Sorry about that. 1351 01:13:02,010 --> 01:13:03,846 -Rock, Rock, Rock. -We're huge fans. 1352 01:13:03,912 --> 01:13:04,847 Thank you so much. 1353 01:13:04,913 --> 01:13:06,348 We've been fans since you had hair. 1354 01:13:06,415 --> 01:13:08,450 Oh, thank you. Hey, it's a choice. 1355 01:13:08,517 --> 01:13:09,685 A damn good one too. 1356 01:13:09,752 --> 01:13:10,886 See you, guys. 1357 01:13:10,953 --> 01:13:12,121 Rock, Rock, Rock. 1358 01:13:12,187 --> 01:13:14,056 -Yo. -We're wrestlers as well actually. 1359 01:13:14,123 --> 01:13:16,225 -We're actually doing the tryouts today. -Oh, cool. 1360 01:13:16,291 --> 01:13:19,061 What advice would you give us if we wanna… 1361 01:13:19,128 --> 01:13:21,163 -Win over the crown. -…win over the crown? 1362 01:13:22,297 --> 01:13:23,832 -What are your names again? -My name… 1363 01:13:23,899 --> 01:13:26,001 It doesn't matter what your names are! 1364 01:13:26,068 --> 01:13:27,936 You walk around here interrupting The Rock. 1365 01:13:28,003 --> 01:13:29,972 You, like you haven't the sun in 20 years. 1366 01:13:30,038 --> 01:13:31,974 You, like you just stepped out of Oliver Twist. 1367 01:13:32,040 --> 01:13:34,743 [British accent] "Please, sir, may I have some more advice, sir." 1368 01:13:34,810 --> 01:13:37,146 Want some advice? Here's The Rock's advice. Shut your mouth. 1369 01:13:37,212 --> 01:13:38,981 What you want? What you want? 1370 01:13:39,047 --> 01:13:41,283 How about what The Rock wants? The Rock wants you to go out there 1371 01:13:41,350 --> 01:13:44,052 and take the no prisoners, have no regrets, have no fear, 1372 01:13:44,119 --> 01:13:45,954 lay it all out on the line. 1373 01:13:46,021 --> 01:13:48,791 Because if you don't do that, The Rock is gonna find your friend Mary Poppins. 1374 01:13:48,857 --> 01:13:51,693 He's gonna take her umbrella. He's gonna shine it up really nice. 1375 01:13:51,760 --> 01:13:55,197 He's gonna turn that sonuvabitch sideways and send it straight up your candy asses. 1376 01:13:55,264 --> 01:13:58,534 There's your advice, straight out of the jabroni beating, 1377 01:13:58,600 --> 01:14:00,402 pie eating, trail-blazin', eyebrow raisin', 1378 01:14:00,469 --> 01:14:04,640 entertaining the globe never hotter talking to two rejects from Harry Potter. 1379 01:14:08,110 --> 01:14:11,346 -So that's how you win over the crowd. -Yeah. 1380 01:14:11,413 --> 01:14:14,216 [narrator] Fighting with my family. Coming soon. 1381 01:14:17,186 --> 01:14:18,287 -This is worse… -Relax. 1382 01:14:18,353 --> 01:14:21,390 How am I supposed to relax? What do you mean relax? 1383 01:14:21,456 --> 01:14:25,127 [Nigel] Well, there is the newly-crowned American Champion-- 1384 01:14:25,194 --> 01:14:26,662 North American Champion. 1385 01:14:26,728 --> 01:14:29,598 What is he gonna have left when he has to defend those titles tonight? 1386 01:14:30,432 --> 01:14:32,301 This Tag Team title defense, I don't know. 1387 01:14:32,367 --> 01:14:33,669 Can you cancel it? 1388 01:14:33,735 --> 01:14:36,305 Wow, you just heard Adam Cole say, 1389 01:14:36,371 --> 01:14:38,841 "Hey, this Tag Team title defense, I don't know." 1390 01:14:38,907 --> 01:14:41,009 Kyle O'Reilly saying, "Can you cancel it?" 1391 01:14:41,076 --> 01:14:44,213 Hey, as decreed by NXT General Manager, William Regal, 1392 01:14:44,279 --> 01:14:46,715 who is not with us tonight, because he's under the weather. 1393 01:14:46,782 --> 01:14:48,283 We wish him a speedy recovery. 1394 01:14:48,350 --> 01:14:52,921 But Adam Cole must compete in the Tag Team Triple Threat match 1395 01:14:52,988 --> 01:14:55,657 that is not only for the NXT Tag Team titles, 1396 01:14:55,724 --> 01:14:58,827 but also for the coveted Dusty Rhodes company, 1397 01:14:58,894 --> 01:15:00,863 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. 1398 01:15:03,265 --> 01:15:06,602 [rock music playing] 1399 01:15:06,668 --> 01:15:11,039 [Percy] Well, this is the opportunity that Aleister has been waiting for. 1400 01:15:11,106 --> 01:15:14,910 In the great city of New Orleans and in front of the NXT Universe, 1401 01:15:14,977 --> 01:15:18,814 he looks to dethrone the champion, Andrade "Cien" Almas. 1402 01:15:22,751 --> 01:15:25,521 [Nigel] Well, with Bobby Fish injured, and as we just saw, 1403 01:15:25,587 --> 01:15:29,191 Adam exhausted from winning the North American title earlier tonight, 1404 01:15:29,258 --> 01:15:32,995 the odds are now stacked heavily against the Undisputed Era. 1405 01:15:33,061 --> 01:15:35,898 But be that as it may, if they win tonight, 1406 01:15:35,964 --> 01:15:39,701 the Era, not only retain the NXT Tag Team titles, 1407 01:15:39,768 --> 01:15:43,672 they win the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic as well. 1408 01:15:43,739 --> 01:15:46,675 The Triple Threat Tag Team match is next. 1409 01:15:50,512 --> 01:15:53,415 2018 is shaping up to be an incredible year 1410 01:15:53,482 --> 01:15:55,517 for the NXT Tag Team division. 1411 01:15:55,584 --> 01:15:59,955 It is my honor and privilege to announce the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. 1412 01:16:02,991 --> 01:16:07,729 This Tag Team tournament honors the memory of WWE Hall of Fame, 1413 01:16:07,796 --> 01:16:11,700 the godfather of NXT, "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes. 1414 01:16:12,301 --> 01:16:15,671 Get a dream, hold on to it, and shoot for the sky! 1415 01:16:15,737 --> 01:16:20,409 I've always loved the competitiveness of the great Tag Teams of the past, 1416 01:16:21,577 --> 01:16:25,314 and now we look for Tag Teams of the future. 1417 01:16:25,380 --> 01:16:26,448 Opportunity knocks, 1418 01:16:26,515 --> 01:16:30,185 and let's get down and dirty, and get on with it, baby. 1419 01:16:30,252 --> 01:16:33,288 [Nigel] Not only will this year's winners win the Dusty Cup, 1420 01:16:33,355 --> 01:16:36,291 but they will also face the NXT Tag Team Champions 1421 01:16:36,358 --> 01:16:37,826 at TakeOver: New Orleans. 1422 01:16:40,696 --> 01:16:44,366 [Mauro] We begin the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. 1423 01:16:50,639 --> 01:16:53,809 [Nigel] These two men have won it before, 1424 01:16:53,875 --> 01:16:56,678 and can history repeat itself again? 1425 01:16:59,247 --> 01:17:02,551 [Mauro] And the Authors of Pain advance to the finals. 1426 01:17:04,953 --> 01:17:07,389 Roderick Strong is in the tournament. 1427 01:17:07,456 --> 01:17:09,858 Let's find out who his partners is. 1428 01:17:09,925 --> 01:17:11,393 [Nigel] Oh! 1429 01:17:11,460 --> 01:17:15,497 [Percy] Something in me is [indistinct] the team of Pete and Roderick. 1430 01:17:16,098 --> 01:17:19,935 [Mauro] The Cinderella story continues to the finals. 1431 01:17:23,772 --> 01:17:26,541 NXT does not realize what they have. 1432 01:17:27,743 --> 01:17:31,313 Bobby, with you being out and injured, we're trying to find any way possible 1433 01:17:31,380 --> 01:17:34,316 to make sure we keep our Tag Team Championships. 1434 01:17:34,383 --> 01:17:39,788 [Mauro] A tremendous final in the 2018 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. 1435 01:17:40,355 --> 01:17:43,258 AOP looking to take advantage early. 1436 01:17:43,325 --> 01:17:44,760 [Percy] AOP is clearly the favorite, 1437 01:17:44,826 --> 01:17:48,630 but Pete Dunne and Roderick Strong have to feel unstoppable. 1438 01:17:48,697 --> 01:17:52,267 [Mauro] Incredible match here with so much at stake. 1439 01:17:52,334 --> 01:17:54,169 [crowd cheering] 1440 01:17:54,236 --> 01:17:56,171 -[Mauro] Oh, no! -[Percy] Come on! 1441 01:17:56,838 --> 01:17:59,341 [Nigel] The Undisputed Era putting a brutal attack. 1442 01:17:59,408 --> 01:18:03,812 [woman] The referee has ruled this as a double disqualification. 1443 01:18:03,879 --> 01:18:06,848 [Mauro] Who wins the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic? 1444 01:18:06,915 --> 01:18:11,787 [tense music playing] 1445 01:18:11,853 --> 01:18:15,957 [Nigel] At TakeOver: New Orleans, it will be Undisputed Era… 1446 01:18:16,024 --> 01:18:18,693 -We are untouchable. -Unstoppable. 1447 01:18:18,760 --> 01:18:21,463 And we are going to retain… 1448 01:18:21,530 --> 01:18:23,799 [Nigel] …Roderick Strong and Pete Dunne… 1449 01:18:23,865 --> 01:18:26,868 If you think that we can't get the job done, you must be mad. 1450 01:18:26,935 --> 01:18:28,704 [Nigel] …and the Authors of Pain… 1451 01:18:28,770 --> 01:18:30,906 The Tag Team division belongs to us. 1452 01:18:31,773 --> 01:18:33,942 [Nigel] …in a Triple Threat match. 1453 01:18:34,009 --> 01:18:37,479 The winner of that match will be the winner of the Dusty Cup 1454 01:18:37,546 --> 01:18:42,484 and the new NXT Tag Team Champions. 1455 01:18:42,551 --> 01:18:46,421 [Nigel] NXT TakeOver: New Orleans just go bigger. 1456 01:18:52,027 --> 01:18:55,030 [crowd shouting indistinctly] 1457 01:18:55,097 --> 01:18:56,298 [bell ringing] 1458 01:18:56,364 --> 01:18:59,034 [announcer] The following contest is a Triple Threat match 1459 01:18:59,101 --> 01:19:00,569 scheduled for one fall. 1460 01:19:01,403 --> 01:19:03,238 And it is the final match 1461 01:19:03,305 --> 01:19:06,641 of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament 1462 01:19:06,708 --> 01:19:10,045 for the NXT Tag Team Championship. 1463 01:19:10,112 --> 01:19:12,547 Winner take all. 1464 01:19:12,614 --> 01:19:17,152 [crowd cheering] 1465 01:19:17,219 --> 01:19:22,224 [dramatic music playing] 1466 01:19:25,861 --> 01:19:28,230 [rock music playing] 1467 01:19:28,296 --> 01:19:31,166 [crowd shouting] 1468 01:19:36,071 --> 01:19:40,275 [Nigel] Here they come being led out by the erudite Paul Ellering, 1469 01:19:40,342 --> 01:19:44,713 my picks to win tonight as a dominating team 1470 01:19:44,780 --> 01:19:46,181 are the Authors of Pain. 1471 01:19:48,116 --> 01:19:51,520 [announcer] Introducing first, accompanied to the ring by Paul Ellering, 1472 01:19:51,586 --> 01:19:54,389 at a combined weight of 615 pounds, 1473 01:19:54,456 --> 01:19:55,991 Akam, Rezar, 1474 01:19:56,057 --> 01:19:58,994 the Authors of Pain. 1475 01:20:00,028 --> 01:20:03,665 [Percy] I've heard some eerie tweets from Paul Ellering as of late stating, 1476 01:20:03,732 --> 01:20:07,035 "New Orleans, are you ready to face the doomsday? 1477 01:20:07,102 --> 01:20:10,205 The angel Gabriel comes. It's judgment day." 1478 01:20:11,273 --> 01:20:14,543 [Nigel] But how can you be ready for these two behemoths? 1479 01:20:15,911 --> 01:20:19,848 They've won the titles before, they've won the Dusty Classic before. 1480 01:20:20,549 --> 01:20:23,518 [Mauro] The most dominant team in NXT history 1481 01:20:23,585 --> 01:20:27,255 looking to become two-time NXT Tag Team Champions, 1482 01:20:27,322 --> 01:20:33,495 looking to become two-time Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament Champs, 1483 01:20:34,129 --> 01:20:36,231 Akam and Rezar. 1484 01:20:37,065 --> 01:20:41,269 You don't tug on Superman's cape, you don't bite Beyoncé, 1485 01:20:41,336 --> 01:20:45,173 and you don't anger the Authors of Pain. 1486 01:20:45,874 --> 01:20:47,576 [Nigel] They're always angry. 1487 01:20:48,577 --> 01:20:51,112 [Percy] Better believe that these guys are not gonna forget 1488 01:20:51,179 --> 01:20:53,348 that Era's the reason they gotta compete in The Triple Threat match. 1489 01:20:53,415 --> 01:20:55,684 They won't forget that they lost to Era at WarGames. 1490 01:20:55,750 --> 01:20:57,352 It's going down tonight. 1491 01:20:57,419 --> 01:21:00,589 [rock music playing] 1492 01:21:00,655 --> 01:21:02,424 [crowd cheering] 1493 01:21:02,490 --> 01:21:06,494 [announcer] From Birmingham, England, weighing 205 pounds, 1494 01:21:06,561 --> 01:21:09,931 he is the United Kingdom Champion, 1495 01:21:09,998 --> 01:21:13,034 "The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne. 1496 01:21:13,101 --> 01:21:15,470 [crowd cheering] 1497 01:21:15,537 --> 01:21:19,274 [Mauro] WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne. 1498 01:21:19,341 --> 01:21:25,146 He would love to add the Dusty Rhodes Cup to his hardware collection. 1499 01:21:27,749 --> 01:21:30,919 It was at TakeOver in Chicago last year 1500 01:21:30,986 --> 01:21:33,822 when he was involved in the match of the year, 1501 01:21:33,889 --> 01:21:37,859 when he became the WWE United Kingdom Champion 1502 01:21:37,926 --> 01:21:39,094 beating Tyler Bate. 1503 01:21:39,160 --> 01:21:41,863 And now, he and Roderick Strong… 1504 01:21:42,931 --> 01:21:48,937 looking to go from a footnote to the lead paragraph in this tournament. 1505 01:21:49,804 --> 01:21:51,706 [crowd cheering] 1506 01:21:51,773 --> 01:21:53,508 [Percy] You talk about the Dusty Rhodes Cup. 1507 01:21:53,575 --> 01:21:55,443 How about the Tag Team Championship? 1508 01:21:55,510 --> 01:21:58,246 If Pete and Roderick win here tonight, 1509 01:21:58,313 --> 01:22:02,617 Pete Dunne will be the highest decorated superstar we have. 1510 01:22:03,852 --> 01:22:06,688 United Kingdom title, the Tag Team Championship, 1511 01:22:06,755 --> 01:22:08,757 the Dusty Rhodes… the Dusty Cup. 1512 01:22:15,864 --> 01:22:20,602 [announcer] And his Tag Team partner, from Tampa, Florida, weighing 200 pounds, 1513 01:22:20,669 --> 01:22:23,204 Roderick Strong! 1514 01:22:25,206 --> 01:22:29,077 [Nigel] Well, I've known this man all his career. He is determined. 1515 01:22:29,144 --> 01:22:32,247 I know he wants to make every opportunity count. 1516 01:22:32,847 --> 01:22:34,849 Unfortunately, he didn't make it to the final 1517 01:22:34,916 --> 01:22:37,118 of the Cruiserweight Tournament match. 1518 01:22:37,185 --> 01:22:40,789 But he's here tonight, and he's ready to make it work tonight. 1519 01:22:47,495 --> 01:22:50,699 [crowd cheering] 1520 01:22:50,765 --> 01:22:52,167 Yeah! 1521 01:22:55,603 --> 01:22:58,840 [Mauro] NXT TakeOver is brought to you by Rocket League. 1522 01:22:58,907 --> 01:23:01,943 Get two free WWE in-game items now. 1523 01:23:02,010 --> 01:23:06,581 Select Redeem code from the express menu with code WrestleMania. 1524 01:23:08,116 --> 01:23:10,118 And by 5-hour Energy shots. 1525 01:23:10,185 --> 01:23:13,955 When your battery is running low, grab a 5-hour Energy shot 1526 01:23:14,022 --> 01:23:16,558 and get back to 100%. 1527 01:23:21,563 --> 01:23:24,499 [Nigel] And champions certainly are not at 100%. 1528 01:23:26,901 --> 01:23:29,437 [rock music playing] 1529 01:23:39,547 --> 01:23:41,182 [crowd cheering] 1530 01:23:41,249 --> 01:23:46,121 [announcer] And their opponents, representing the Undisputed Era, 1531 01:23:46,187 --> 01:23:50,558 they are your NXT Tag Team Champions, 1532 01:23:50,625 --> 01:23:54,295 Kyle O' Reilly and Adam Cole. 1533 01:23:54,362 --> 01:23:55,764 [crowd cheering] 1534 01:23:55,830 --> 01:23:57,766 [Percy] Two guys who should be celebrating the fact 1535 01:23:57,832 --> 01:24:01,836 that Adam Cole made history as the first NXT North American Champion. 1536 01:24:01,903 --> 01:24:07,075 Instead, they are ruing the decision by WWE NXT GM William Regal 1537 01:24:07,742 --> 01:24:12,847 to make Adam Cole compete twice tonight, replacing the injured Bobby Fish. 1538 01:24:13,348 --> 01:24:15,283 [Percy] And he didn't really have any options, 1539 01:24:15,350 --> 01:24:18,820 it was either… it was either compete with Kyle O' Reilly, 1540 01:24:18,887 --> 01:24:21,056 forfeiting the North American championship. 1541 01:24:21,122 --> 01:24:24,793 [Nigel] Well, talking about celebrating, Jeff Jarrett along with Dustin Rhodes, 1542 01:24:24,859 --> 01:24:28,463 two of the greatest second-generation wrestlers of all time. 1543 01:24:28,530 --> 01:24:32,467 It was Jarrett just inducted into the Hall of Fame last night. 1544 01:24:32,534 --> 01:24:34,502 Congratulations, Jeff Jarrett. 1545 01:24:34,569 --> 01:24:39,207 [rock music playing] 1546 01:24:48,650 --> 01:24:52,854 [Mauro] Adam Cole, NXT North American Champion. 1547 01:24:53,721 --> 01:24:58,860 Undisputed Era looking to retain the NXT Tag Team titles 1548 01:24:58,927 --> 01:25:03,131 under less than perfect conditions. 1549 01:25:05,800 --> 01:25:08,536 [crowd shouting indistinctly] 1550 01:25:09,370 --> 01:25:12,474 [Mauro] So this Triple Threat match, three men in the ring at all times, 1551 01:25:12,540 --> 01:25:14,742 no disqualification or count out. 1552 01:25:14,809 --> 01:25:18,246 Only way to win is via pinfall or submission. 1553 01:25:18,313 --> 01:25:22,750 Winner take all here at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans. 1554 01:25:22,817 --> 01:25:26,421 For the first time ever, the NXT Tag Team Championships 1555 01:25:26,488 --> 01:25:31,459 are being defended in the finals of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. 1556 01:25:32,894 --> 01:25:34,329 [Nigel] As you said, winner take all 1557 01:25:34,395 --> 01:25:37,065 and that means the Era could retain the titles 1558 01:25:37,132 --> 01:25:40,635 and at the same time win that prestigious cup. 1559 01:25:41,202 --> 01:25:43,304 Without actually really competing in the tournament. 1560 01:25:43,371 --> 01:25:47,008 [Mauro] Akam and Rezar immediately attacking the Undisputed Era 1561 01:25:47,075 --> 01:25:49,744 knowing that Cole is at less than 100%, 1562 01:25:49,811 --> 01:25:52,614 ground -and-pound, right for Cole's ribs. 1563 01:25:54,282 --> 01:25:56,885 [Nigel] I guarantee you, that strategy came from Ellering-- 1564 01:25:56,951 --> 01:25:58,152 Nice hip toss. 1565 01:25:59,354 --> 01:26:02,323 [Percy] Oh! What a boot by Akam. 1566 01:26:02,390 --> 01:26:05,393 -[Percy] That was smart by AOP. -[Mauro] Kyle O' Reilly… 1567 01:26:06,194 --> 01:26:11,466 [Mauro] …hanging onto that top rope before he gets tagged by Rezar. 1568 01:26:11,533 --> 01:26:13,868 So Akam and Rezar laying waste 1569 01:26:13,935 --> 01:26:17,572 and what a hip toss to Dunne, throwing him outside. 1570 01:26:17,639 --> 01:26:19,674 [screams indistinctly] 1571 01:26:21,209 --> 01:26:24,612 Primal battle cries from Akam and Rezar. 1572 01:26:24,679 --> 01:26:28,316 [Mauro] Combination offense, neckbreaker. 1573 01:26:28,383 --> 01:26:29,517 This could be it. 1574 01:26:31,186 --> 01:26:33,655 [Nigel] This could be over quickly, fellas. 1575 01:26:34,656 --> 01:26:36,925 The AOP are absolutely dominating. 1576 01:26:38,526 --> 01:26:43,298 [Mauro] There have been 13 different NXT Tag Team Championship teams, 1577 01:26:43,364 --> 01:26:48,570 as Adam Cole is unceremoniously thrown out of the ring. 1578 01:26:48,636 --> 01:26:52,407 [crowd cheering] 1579 01:26:52,473 --> 01:26:54,242 -[Percy] Oh, boy. -[Mauro] Wow. 1580 01:26:56,444 --> 01:27:01,349 [Mauro] That Spanish broadcast table about to be used as a weapon 1581 01:27:01,416 --> 01:27:03,051 by the Authors of Pain, or is it? 1582 01:27:03,117 --> 01:27:05,353 -[Percy] Oh! -[Mauro] Strong and Dunne. 1583 01:27:07,855 --> 01:27:10,325 [Mauro] Oh. Akam and Rezar! 1584 01:27:10,959 --> 01:27:14,495 Oh, Adam Cole desperately trying to escape the clutches. 1585 01:27:14,562 --> 01:27:16,731 -[Percy] No! -[Mauro] Oh, my god! 1586 01:27:16,798 --> 01:27:21,135 [Mauro] My god, Adam Cole just got put through the table! 1587 01:27:25,073 --> 01:27:26,174 [Percy] Oh, my god! 1588 01:27:26,241 --> 01:27:27,775 [Mauro] Kyle O' Reilly 1589 01:27:28,643 --> 01:27:31,145 running off the apron with the vicious knee strike 1590 01:27:31,212 --> 01:27:33,948 and you could see Kyle O' Reilly not fully aware 1591 01:27:34,015 --> 01:27:37,852 that he may have to be a one-man team here without Cole. 1592 01:27:37,919 --> 01:27:41,889 [Nigel] Reilly is on his own now. He has gotta hit and move, hold on. 1593 01:27:41,956 --> 01:27:44,993 [Mauro] I can't see Cole being a factor in this match. He's done for the night. 1594 01:27:45,059 --> 01:27:47,762 [Nigel] Double wristlock in the middle of the ring. 1595 01:27:47,829 --> 01:27:51,499 But O'Reilly knows how to get out of that transition into the armbar. 1596 01:27:51,566 --> 01:27:55,670 [Mauro] The cross armbreaker by Kyle O'Reilly, as he and Dunne grapple. 1597 01:27:56,871 --> 01:28:00,642 O'Reilly well-versed in mixed martial arts and submissions. 1598 01:28:00,708 --> 01:28:02,944 And he's putting on a striking clinic. 1599 01:28:04,579 --> 01:28:06,748 Not to be outdone is Roderick Strong. 1600 01:28:06,814 --> 01:28:08,583 -[Percy] Wait. -[Mauro] Catches O'Reilly… 1601 01:28:08,650 --> 01:28:11,286 [Mauro] …and on the side of the backbreaker. 1602 01:28:11,986 --> 01:28:15,490 Oh, and what a knee to one-half of the Authors of Pain. 1603 01:28:15,990 --> 01:28:19,027 That was Akam here, as Rezar eats a dropkick. 1604 01:28:19,894 --> 01:28:25,600 Roderick Strong has made it clear, all he wants is gold around his waist. 1605 01:28:28,469 --> 01:28:31,172 This is supposed to be a Tag Team match. 1606 01:28:31,239 --> 01:28:32,407 But it has been… 1607 01:28:33,841 --> 01:28:34,842 …chaos. 1608 01:28:36,544 --> 01:28:38,980 [Nigel] Absolute chaos from the start, 1609 01:28:39,047 --> 01:28:42,317 because Ellering had his men primed for action. 1610 01:28:43,718 --> 01:28:45,920 [Mauro] Fireman's carry by Strong… 1611 01:28:45,987 --> 01:28:47,555 [Nigel] Looking for a guillotine. 1612 01:28:47,622 --> 01:28:50,458 [Mauro] O'Reilly's looking for that guillotine. 1613 01:28:50,525 --> 01:28:52,627 [Nigel] Gotta watch his shoulders, though. 1614 01:28:53,461 --> 01:28:56,698 Beautiful the way it transitions into a triangle now, 1615 01:28:56,764 --> 01:28:59,167 pushing the arm across the hips and again… 1616 01:28:59,233 --> 01:29:02,036 [Mauro] He has it fixed in. He has that triangle fixed in. 1617 01:29:02,103 --> 01:29:03,771 [Percy] Bad news for Strong. 1618 01:29:04,872 --> 01:29:05,873 [Nigel] Oh, no… 1619 01:29:06,941 --> 01:29:09,043 [Percy] Are you kidding me? 1620 01:29:09,610 --> 01:29:12,914 [Mauro] A yeoman's effort here, Kyle O'Reilly fully realizing… 1621 01:29:13,815 --> 01:29:16,417 his partner has been put out of commission at ringside. 1622 01:29:16,984 --> 01:29:19,587 -[Nigel] Oh, no. -[Mauro] "Oh, no" is right. 1623 01:29:19,654 --> 01:29:22,523 [Mauro] Powerbomb, Dunne on O'Reilly. 1624 01:29:22,590 --> 01:29:25,927 This is absolutely insane. 1625 01:29:25,993 --> 01:29:29,130 [Nigel] Well, O'Reilly had no way of protecting himself there. 1626 01:29:29,197 --> 01:29:32,867 All of his limbs were used to applying submission and holds. 1627 01:29:32,934 --> 01:29:35,703 [Nigel] So when Dunne got piled on into him… 1628 01:29:35,770 --> 01:29:38,373 [Mauro] I was told this would be a Tag Team match. 1629 01:29:39,140 --> 01:29:41,976 This is every man for himself. 1630 01:29:42,043 --> 01:29:44,612 Referee trying to maintain law and order. 1631 01:29:44,679 --> 01:29:47,448 [Percy] Which is O'Reilly happens to be alone, 1632 01:29:47,515 --> 01:29:48,750 he's without Adam. 1633 01:29:48,816 --> 01:29:53,087 [Mauro] Strong being pinned in the corner by the Authors of Pain. 1634 01:29:53,154 --> 01:29:57,458 Again, Strong fared well in the 205 Live Cruiserweight 1635 01:29:57,525 --> 01:30:01,028 title tournament, has come close to becoming NXT Champion. 1636 01:30:01,095 --> 01:30:03,965 Has vied before for the NXT Tag Team titles 1637 01:30:04,031 --> 01:30:06,234 in a makeshift team with Aleister. 1638 01:30:06,300 --> 01:30:08,202 Now, he's with Pete Dunne. 1639 01:30:08,269 --> 01:30:11,372 And they hope to be the Cinderella story of this tournament. 1640 01:30:11,439 --> 01:30:14,108 [Nigel] Let's remember, Strong also teamed up with AOP 1641 01:30:14,175 --> 01:30:15,977 at TakeOver: WarGames, 1642 01:30:16,043 --> 01:30:18,780 and not taking any lighter on him because of it. 1643 01:30:20,348 --> 01:30:23,017 [Percy] You gotta wonder if he's picked up anything from AOP, 1644 01:30:23,084 --> 01:30:24,986 because it'll definitely come in use now. 1645 01:30:25,052 --> 01:30:29,557 [Mauro] Rezar with the lateral press and Strong able to escape, 1646 01:30:29,624 --> 01:30:33,761 but Rezar, no slouch when it comes to mixed martial arts training as… 1647 01:30:34,262 --> 01:30:37,198 …he looks to secure Roderick Strong, 1648 01:30:37,265 --> 01:30:38,633 keeping him grounded. 1649 01:30:38,699 --> 01:30:41,602 [Nigel] And an arm clutch applying pressure to the carotid artery. 1650 01:30:41,669 --> 01:30:43,404 Could get a tap out here. 1651 01:30:43,471 --> 01:30:45,540 [Percy] Think about what Strong has wasted in… 1652 01:30:45,606 --> 01:30:48,176 Trying to get himself out of this position. 1653 01:30:48,743 --> 01:30:50,478 [Nigel] Dunne's up in the corner, if he can get over there 1654 01:30:50,545 --> 01:30:52,447 and make the tag, that's what he needs to do. 1655 01:30:52,513 --> 01:30:55,883 [Mauro] Series of back elbows by Strong, momentarily breaking the grip. 1656 01:30:55,950 --> 01:31:00,555 Overhead belly-to-belly suplex by Rezar 1657 01:31:00,621 --> 01:31:03,391 and now Kyle O'Reilly with his ferocious striking, 1658 01:31:03,458 --> 01:31:06,360 trying to shut down the bigger half of Authors of Pain. 1659 01:31:06,427 --> 01:31:08,563 [Nigel] Look at that. Well, you saw it right away, 1660 01:31:08,629 --> 01:31:11,532 the size difference, O'Reilly giving up 50 pounds. 1661 01:31:11,599 --> 01:31:15,036 [Mauro] The problem is there is Kyle O'Reilly's Tag Team partner 1662 01:31:15,102 --> 01:31:16,037 Adam Cole, 1663 01:31:17,472 --> 01:31:18,906 who went through… 1664 01:31:18,973 --> 01:31:20,775 Oh, what a beautiful… 1665 01:31:21,275 --> 01:31:22,810 [Percy] how was he still going? 1666 01:31:22,877 --> 01:31:24,545 [Mauro] Kyle O'Reilly, wow! 1667 01:31:24,612 --> 01:31:26,380 [crowd applauding] 1668 01:31:26,447 --> 01:31:27,982 [Mauro] Just too much 1669 01:31:28,683 --> 01:31:32,453 for the decorated striker and submission artist from Canada. 1670 01:31:35,089 --> 01:31:37,758 And this has been all Authors of Pain. 1671 01:31:38,326 --> 01:31:41,028 And going into this match, they had to be heavily favored 1672 01:31:41,095 --> 01:31:44,365 when you look at the rest of the landscape of this field. 1673 01:31:45,900 --> 01:31:48,302 [Percy] these guys are just too dominant. 1674 01:31:48,836 --> 01:31:52,173 [Mauro] Strong and Dunne had never teamed before this tournament. 1675 01:31:52,240 --> 01:31:54,575 We have Cole who's been put on a commission, 1676 01:31:54,642 --> 01:31:57,879 Kyle O'Reilly trying to regroup on the outside. 1677 01:31:58,546 --> 01:32:01,349 This is the Authors of Pain match to lose 1678 01:32:01,415 --> 01:32:04,919 as they want to secure their legacy of dominance. 1679 01:32:04,986 --> 01:32:08,589 [Percy] If O'Reilly could just find a way to get to his partner. 1680 01:32:08,656 --> 01:32:10,658 [Nigel] And again as we take a look on the outside, 1681 01:32:10,725 --> 01:32:12,960 Adam Cole nowhere close to getting up. 1682 01:32:14,428 --> 01:32:16,497 [Mauro] Neither is Roderick Strong. 1683 01:32:19,800 --> 01:32:23,671 [Nigel] Pete there didn't look too eager to get in to make the tag. 1684 01:32:23,738 --> 01:32:26,741 You gotta think with Dunne being the United Kingdom Champion, 1685 01:32:26,807 --> 01:32:29,043 maybe at some point in this match, he says, "You know what? 1686 01:32:29,110 --> 01:32:30,378 I'll cut my losses." 1687 01:32:30,444 --> 01:32:33,447 [Mauro] Akam with a vicious knee into the ribcage of Roderick 1688 01:32:33,514 --> 01:32:37,318 and now toying with Strong, taunting Pete Dunne. 1689 01:32:37,385 --> 01:32:40,688 And this is where the Authors of Pain have to be careful. 1690 01:32:40,755 --> 01:32:42,590 [Percy] Nigel, I hear what you're saying, but I just don't believe that. 1691 01:32:42,657 --> 01:32:46,494 I think Pete Dunne will wrap up as many championships as he can. 1692 01:32:48,529 --> 01:32:51,365 [Mauro] Here comes O'Reilly jumping on the back. 1693 01:32:51,432 --> 01:32:54,568 And there goes Kyle O'Reilly falling off the back. 1694 01:32:55,603 --> 01:32:57,038 What a kick by Strong, 1695 01:32:57,104 --> 01:33:00,007 and another Enzuigiri by Roderick Strong. 1696 01:33:00,074 --> 01:33:03,210 Will this give him the opportunity to make his way to his corner 1697 01:33:03,277 --> 01:33:04,478 and tag at Pete Dunne? 1698 01:33:05,079 --> 01:33:07,548 [Nigel] O'Reilly was there to stop him. 1699 01:33:09,417 --> 01:33:11,886 [Mauro] Strong kicks O'Reilly and the tag is made! 1700 01:33:11,953 --> 01:33:14,555 In comes "The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne, 1701 01:33:14,622 --> 01:33:16,023 and a volley of strikes. 1702 01:33:17,058 --> 01:33:19,226 What a forearm shiver by Dunne. 1703 01:33:19,293 --> 01:33:22,630 -[Nigel speaks indistinctly] -[crowd exclaiming] 1704 01:33:23,364 --> 01:33:27,201 [Mauro] What a knee to the midsection by O'Reilly, Dunne sent into the corner. 1705 01:33:27,268 --> 01:33:29,770 The athletic, agile Dunne lands on his feet. 1706 01:33:30,471 --> 01:33:32,473 Standing switch by O' Reilly. 1707 01:33:32,540 --> 01:33:35,042 German suplex. Dunne lands on his feet, 1708 01:33:35,109 --> 01:33:38,679 and he just clocked O'Reilly with the kick on the neck. 1709 01:33:39,680 --> 01:33:42,183 -[Mauro] Oh, and Rezar! -[Percy] Whoa. 1710 01:33:42,249 --> 01:33:44,986 [Mauro] Swinging slam, but Dunne turns it 1711 01:33:45,052 --> 01:33:47,955 into an opportunity and a pinfall. 1712 01:33:48,022 --> 01:33:49,056 [Nigel] Oh. 1713 01:33:52,226 --> 01:33:54,128 Dunne making the most of having the most energy 1714 01:33:54,195 --> 01:33:56,030 of everybody left in the match. 1715 01:33:56,864 --> 01:33:59,166 He's gonna try and get into it, he's realized after using… 1716 01:33:59,233 --> 01:34:01,736 joint manipulation with the strikes, look at that. 1717 01:34:01,802 --> 01:34:07,008 [Mauro] What a roundhouse kick by O'Reilly followed by the scintillating strikes, 1718 01:34:07,074 --> 01:34:08,943 and now Dunne and O'Reilly… 1719 01:34:09,010 --> 01:34:10,311 [crowd cheering] 1720 01:34:10,378 --> 01:34:14,115 [Nigel] Fists flying. Gotta be careful they don't break them. 1721 01:34:14,782 --> 01:34:16,951 [Mauro] Pete, double-collar tie… 1722 01:34:17,018 --> 01:34:18,519 [Percy and Mauro] Palm strike. 1723 01:34:18,586 --> 01:34:20,888 [Mauro] Oh! Inside low kick by O'Reilly. 1724 01:34:21,956 --> 01:34:24,725 Listen to the impact of those strikes. Oh! 1725 01:34:26,093 --> 01:34:29,497 Akam just wiped out both Dunne and O' Reilly 1726 01:34:29,563 --> 01:34:31,365 with those running lariats. 1727 01:34:33,300 --> 01:34:36,103 [Nigel] Things look very good for the AOP right now. 1728 01:34:36,170 --> 01:34:39,640 [Mauro] AOP about… on the verge of becoming 1729 01:34:39,707 --> 01:34:45,046 the only two-time Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic winners, 1730 01:34:45,112 --> 01:34:49,784 and on top of that, looking to become two-time NXT Tag Team Champs. 1731 01:34:49,850 --> 01:34:52,853 [Nigel] Kyle O' Reilly is dead white at this point. 1732 01:34:52,920 --> 01:34:55,456 [Mauro] He's like a sacrificial lamb. 1733 01:34:55,523 --> 01:34:59,193 Oh! Authors of Pain! Authors of Pain! 1734 01:34:59,593 --> 01:35:01,562 Oh, wait a minute, Roderick… 1735 01:35:02,930 --> 01:35:04,832 …kept this match going. 1736 01:35:05,533 --> 01:35:07,435 [Nigel speaks indistinctly] 1737 01:35:07,501 --> 01:35:09,970 …but Strong was there to save the match. 1738 01:35:10,037 --> 01:35:15,142 [Mauro] It wasn't the final chapter in this Triple Threat Tag Team match. 1739 01:35:16,710 --> 01:35:19,447 Adam Cole barely stirring here at ringside, 1740 01:35:19,513 --> 01:35:22,983 Roderick Strong finally back up to the apron and now… 1741 01:35:23,951 --> 01:35:25,453 Oh, yes, we're done. 1742 01:35:25,519 --> 01:35:29,824 Bending those digits like Beckham, and he just snapped the fingers. 1743 01:35:32,827 --> 01:35:35,229 [Nigel] Like he just couldn't get him up. 1744 01:35:36,997 --> 01:35:38,365 [Mauro exclaims] Oh! 1745 01:35:38,432 --> 01:35:40,835 [Mauro] Strong avoids Rezar. 1746 01:35:40,901 --> 01:35:43,904 Rezar doesn't avoid that high knee strike by Strong. 1747 01:35:43,971 --> 01:35:45,706 [Mauro exclaims indistinctly] 1748 01:35:45,773 --> 01:35:47,241 …with an Olympic slam. 1749 01:35:47,308 --> 01:35:50,144 -[Mauro] Goes for the side press. -One, two. 1750 01:35:50,211 --> 01:35:51,412 [Percy] Oh! 1751 01:35:52,146 --> 01:35:55,883 [Mauro] I almost said, "Yes, Virginia, there is a UMCB in NXT", 1752 01:35:55,950 --> 01:35:58,586 but we had the Authors of Pain kicking out 1753 01:35:58,652 --> 01:36:01,388 and this Triple Threat Tag team match continues. 1754 01:36:01,455 --> 01:36:02,757 Tag is made. 1755 01:36:02,823 --> 01:36:04,592 Pete Dunne, the legal man. 1756 01:36:05,259 --> 01:36:07,428 [Percy] That was as close as it gets. 1757 01:36:10,131 --> 01:36:11,198 [Nigel] Hold on! 1758 01:36:11,265 --> 01:36:12,767 [Mauro] Oh! 1759 01:36:12,833 --> 01:36:14,635 Back first on the apron 1760 01:36:14,702 --> 01:36:17,605 and Pete Dunne with the double foot stomp. 1761 01:36:17,671 --> 01:36:19,073 Kyle O'Reilly… 1762 01:36:20,040 --> 01:36:22,943 laying in a supine position at ringside and… 1763 01:36:23,644 --> 01:36:26,347 a driving knee by Roderick Strong. 1764 01:36:26,847 --> 01:36:29,850 [Nigel] Now, the impromptu team of Strong and Dunne 1765 01:36:29,917 --> 01:36:33,687 pushing the advantage. This is their biggest opportunity yet. 1766 01:36:33,754 --> 01:36:37,725 [Mauro] Will they make the most of it? Pete Dunne with the cover. 1767 01:36:39,226 --> 01:36:41,829 And Akam in to save his partner. 1768 01:36:44,064 --> 01:36:46,200 Oh, Strong low-bridges. 1769 01:36:46,267 --> 01:36:47,434 Akam, Strong. 1770 01:36:47,501 --> 01:36:50,971 Full head of steam, misses with that wrecking ball dropkick, 1771 01:36:51,038 --> 01:36:53,174 but then sidesteps Akam. 1772 01:36:53,240 --> 01:36:55,743 Akam crashes into the ring steps. 1773 01:36:55,809 --> 01:36:58,179 Pete misses with that step-up Enzuigiri. 1774 01:36:58,245 --> 01:36:59,780 Axe, and… 1775 01:36:59,847 --> 01:37:02,216 Oh, an Enzuigiri counter by Dunne. 1776 01:37:03,317 --> 01:37:05,052 [Nigel] This could be it. 1777 01:37:05,119 --> 01:37:06,220 [Percy] Bitter end. 1778 01:37:06,287 --> 01:37:09,123 [Mauro] Will it be the bitter end for O'Reilly? 1779 01:37:09,790 --> 01:37:11,492 What the hell? 1780 01:37:11,559 --> 01:37:13,761 What the hell is Roderick doing? 1781 01:37:15,229 --> 01:37:16,230 [Percy] What? 1782 01:37:16,297 --> 01:37:17,898 [crows shouting indistinctly] 1783 01:37:17,965 --> 01:37:20,367 [Mauro] End of heartache on his partner Pete. 1784 01:37:20,434 --> 01:37:21,835 [Percy] They had it won. 1785 01:37:22,903 --> 01:37:24,205 What the hell is this? 1786 01:37:25,439 --> 01:37:27,007 [Mauro] Oh, my god. 1787 01:37:27,074 --> 01:37:29,143 -[bell ringing] -[Mauro] Oh, my god. 1788 01:37:29,210 --> 01:37:32,213 [rock music playing] 1789 01:37:32,279 --> 01:37:38,819 [announcer] Here are your winners and still the NXT Tag Team Champions, 1790 01:37:39,320 --> 01:37:42,990 Kyle O' Reilly and Adam Cole. 1791 01:37:43,057 --> 01:37:47,094 [Mauro] Nigel, I know I wear glasses. What the hell just happened? 1792 01:37:47,862 --> 01:37:51,265 [Nigel] Roderick Strong has made a decision. 1793 01:37:53,634 --> 01:37:57,371 When the Undisputed Era came to NXT, 1794 01:37:57,438 --> 01:38:00,741 they gave Roderick Strong the chance to team with them. 1795 01:38:01,542 --> 01:38:03,010 Well now fellas, 1796 01:38:03,077 --> 01:38:05,579 it looks like he's taking it. 1797 01:38:05,646 --> 01:38:08,182 [Mauro] Well, Strong, 1798 01:38:08,249 --> 01:38:12,052 Adam Cole, Kyle O' Reilly, have a shared history. 1799 01:38:12,119 --> 01:38:14,922 Roderick Strong making history tonight. 1800 01:38:15,456 --> 01:38:19,360 O' Reilly and Cole had no idea that this just happened, 1801 01:38:19,426 --> 01:38:22,196 they can't believe what they've just seen. 1802 01:38:22,263 --> 01:38:26,467 They are as shocked as the rest of us, talk about a shock to the system. 1803 01:38:27,868 --> 01:38:31,372 [crowd cheering] 1804 01:38:31,438 --> 01:38:32,439 [Mauro] Wow. 1805 01:38:34,275 --> 01:38:35,809 Roderick Strong… 1806 01:38:36,810 --> 01:38:40,848 has joined the Undisputed Era? 1807 01:38:40,915 --> 01:38:44,585 [Percy] I cannot believe what I had just seen. 1808 01:38:44,652 --> 01:38:47,988 [crowd cheering] 1809 01:38:56,463 --> 01:38:58,198 [Mauro] Roderick Strong 1810 01:38:58,265 --> 01:39:01,869 has always desired to be a champion in NXT. 1811 01:39:01,936 --> 01:39:06,106 Well, he's now affiliated with the championship faction 1812 01:39:06,173 --> 01:39:07,741 in the Undisputed Era. 1813 01:39:07,808 --> 01:39:11,145 I can't believe what went down in New Orleans tonight. 1814 01:39:11,211 --> 01:39:14,949 Roderick Strong joins the Undisputed Era. 1815 01:39:15,015 --> 01:39:16,717 [Nigel] What an incredible moment. 1816 01:39:16,784 --> 01:39:19,153 Here we are in the closing moments of the match. 1817 01:39:20,888 --> 01:39:25,659 His Tag Team partner hooked O'Reilly up and hit the bitter end in the center. 1818 01:39:25,726 --> 01:39:27,695 You would have to think he would win at this point 1819 01:39:27,761 --> 01:39:30,297 if it was not for Roderick Strong… 1820 01:39:33,634 --> 01:39:37,738 turning around and hitting End of Heartache on Pete Dunne… 1821 01:39:38,906 --> 01:39:41,909 putting O'Reilly on top for the pin 1822 01:39:41,976 --> 01:39:46,213 and securing the victory and the Tag Team Championships 1823 01:39:46,280 --> 01:39:47,681 for the Undisputed Era. 1824 01:39:47,748 --> 01:39:50,150 [rock music playing] 1825 01:39:52,419 --> 01:39:57,324 [Mauro] A definite shock to the system here at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans. 1826 01:39:57,391 --> 01:40:01,528 Bobby Fish with a knee injury comes out to celebrate. 1827 01:40:04,365 --> 01:40:08,435 The Undisputed Era has grown by one. 1828 01:40:12,339 --> 01:40:17,044 Roderick Strong showing his true colors in New Orleans. 1829 01:40:17,111 --> 01:40:19,179 [Percy] I just still can't get over this. 1830 01:40:19,246 --> 01:40:22,516 You gotta imagine the mind state of Pete Dunne right now. 1831 01:40:25,052 --> 01:40:28,989 [Nigel] What does this mean for the future of The Tag Team Division? 1832 01:40:29,056 --> 01:40:32,192 Roderick Strong is part of the Undisputed Era. 1833 01:40:32,259 --> 01:40:35,596 [Mauro] What does this mean for the future of NXT, period? 1834 01:40:36,497 --> 01:40:38,932 I love you very, very much. 1835 01:40:47,274 --> 01:40:50,277 [Ronda] The moment you thought would never happen. 1836 01:40:54,081 --> 01:40:55,616 I am here. 1837 01:40:56,283 --> 01:40:58,886 -What? -The rumors are true. 1838 01:41:00,187 --> 01:41:02,589 Ronda Rousey is here. 1839 01:41:03,157 --> 01:41:06,160 Triple H and Stephanie, they couldn't wait to have you here, 1840 01:41:06,226 --> 01:41:08,662 because they want to manipulate you. 1841 01:41:08,729 --> 01:41:11,932 [woman] Ronda now reports to me. 1842 01:41:11,999 --> 01:41:14,268 [Ronda] I am no one's property. 1843 01:41:15,702 --> 01:41:18,405 I get to choose my opponent for WrestleMania. 1844 01:41:21,975 --> 01:41:23,210 You. 1845 01:41:23,811 --> 01:41:25,579 WrestleMania. 1846 01:41:26,747 --> 01:41:29,149 It's gonna be Triple H and Stephanie McMahon 1847 01:41:29,216 --> 01:41:31,585 versus Ronda Rousey and me! 1848 01:41:31,652 --> 01:41:34,354 [crowd cheering] 1849 01:41:35,289 --> 01:41:38,158 [Ronda] The moment you thought would never happen. 1850 01:41:40,027 --> 01:41:42,663 ["It Follows" by Cane Hill playing] 1851 01:41:42,729 --> 01:41:47,000 [Mauro] Our special thanks to the band that kicks off NXT TakeOver: New Orleans, 1852 01:41:47,067 --> 01:41:49,269 Cane Hill, for "It Follows", 1853 01:41:49,336 --> 01:41:52,339 one of the official theme songs of NXT TakeOver: New Orleans. 1854 01:41:52,406 --> 01:41:55,676 It's from the self-titled album "Too Far Gone", 1855 01:41:55,742 --> 01:41:59,213 available now on itunes and Spotify. 1856 01:41:59,279 --> 01:42:02,182 And you know the NXT Universe's still in shock 1857 01:42:02,249 --> 01:42:05,052 thinking that maybe Roderick Strong went too far. 1858 01:42:05,119 --> 01:42:08,255 Well, we're not far away from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. 1859 01:42:08,322 --> 01:42:10,190 In fact, we're next door. 1860 01:42:10,257 --> 01:42:14,595 Tomorrow it's the Showcase of the Immortals, WrestleMania, 1861 01:42:14,661 --> 01:42:17,664 only on the WWE Network. 1862 01:42:17,731 --> 01:42:20,567 [rock music playing] 1863 01:42:22,135 --> 01:42:24,938 [Nigel] There she is, guitarist Nita Strauss 1864 01:42:25,005 --> 01:42:29,042 enjoying herself like everybody else in attendance here at TakeOver. 1865 01:42:29,109 --> 01:42:31,078 [Mauro] She's Alice Cooper's guitarist, 1866 01:42:31,144 --> 01:42:35,616 considered one of the best female guitarists on the planet. 1867 01:42:39,887 --> 01:42:43,090 [Percy] Fellas, tonight the NXT Championship is up for grabs. 1868 01:42:43,157 --> 01:42:46,793 Tonight at TakeOver: New Orleans, WrestleMania weekend, 1869 01:42:46,860 --> 01:42:48,762 the biggest match at stake for Aleister Black. 1870 01:42:48,829 --> 01:42:52,099 Will he defeat the reigning champion Andrade "Cien" Almas 1871 01:42:52,166 --> 01:42:57,004 and get the devil off his back by putting the NXT title on his waist? 1872 01:43:00,841 --> 01:43:06,547 [tense music playing] 1873 01:43:26,233 --> 01:43:27,901 I think the ego… 1874 01:43:28,969 --> 01:43:32,206 Money, fame, power. 1875 01:43:32,973 --> 01:43:35,842 …can convince you of invalid truths. 1876 01:43:37,477 --> 01:43:42,082 [Zelina] The greatest champion in NXT history, 1877 01:43:42,149 --> 01:43:45,819 Andrade "Cien" Almas. 1878 01:43:46,587 --> 01:43:50,390 I am "El Idolo". 1879 01:43:52,492 --> 01:43:57,397 [Aleister] Andrade has risen to the top in NXT. 1880 01:43:58,365 --> 01:44:03,370 The NXT title is a path that I set myself upon arriving. 1881 01:44:04,972 --> 01:44:08,909 There is a devil on my back 1882 01:44:08,976 --> 01:44:15,048 and that devil is the NXT Championship. 1883 01:44:15,616 --> 01:44:18,752 [Nigel] Every time somebody has stepped in his way, 1884 01:44:18,819 --> 01:44:23,323 he's knocked them down with that black mass spinning heel kick. 1885 01:44:23,390 --> 01:44:28,028 [dramatic music playing] 1886 01:44:28,095 --> 01:44:30,230 [Aleister] Andrade "Cien" Almas, 1887 01:44:30,297 --> 01:44:35,335 the NXT Championship will be mine at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans. 1888 01:44:35,402 --> 01:44:39,306 [crowd cheering] Aleister! Aleister! 1889 01:44:39,373 --> 01:44:42,976 Aleister Black got into our heads. 1890 01:44:43,710 --> 01:44:46,246 But now, were gonna take him out. 1891 01:44:46,313 --> 01:44:50,284 [in Spanish] 1892 01:44:54,621 --> 01:44:57,124 [Mauro] I understand there's an altercation going on 1893 01:44:57,190 --> 01:44:58,325 outside the parking lot. 1894 01:44:58,392 --> 01:44:59,526 Hit him, Andrade, come on! 1895 01:44:59,593 --> 01:45:02,596 -[Mauro] Oh, my god. -[Andrade speaking in Spanish] 1896 01:45:02,663 --> 01:45:04,531 Show him what a champion is! 1897 01:45:05,198 --> 01:45:09,069 Aleister Black is going to see the monster behind the man. 1898 01:45:09,903 --> 01:45:14,875 This devil has come to collect the NXT title. 1899 01:45:15,876 --> 01:45:19,379 [Mauro] Andrade "Cien" Almas feeling disrespected by Black. 1900 01:45:21,715 --> 01:45:22,983 [speaking in Spanish] 1901 01:45:23,050 --> 01:45:25,318 This was just the beginning. 1902 01:45:31,858 --> 01:45:38,031 [crowd cheering] 1903 01:45:46,673 --> 01:45:51,812 [rock music playing] 1904 01:46:02,522 --> 01:46:06,259 [crowd cheering] 1905 01:46:35,389 --> 01:46:40,393 [Mauro] In a word, Aleister Black's entrance is entrancing. 1906 01:46:42,195 --> 01:46:46,733 The eternal wanderer does not subscribe to a lot of society norms 1907 01:46:46,800 --> 01:46:51,004 and tonight, he hopes that history will repeat itself. 1908 01:46:51,071 --> 01:46:55,242 It was one year ago in NXT TakeOver: Orlando, 1909 01:46:55,308 --> 01:46:58,311 where Aleister Black made his NXT debut 1910 01:46:58,378 --> 01:47:03,116 and defeated, you guessed it, Andrade "Cien" Almas. 1911 01:47:03,183 --> 01:47:07,187 [Nigel] Well, Mauro, this is a very different Andrade "Cien" Almas. 1912 01:47:07,254 --> 01:47:12,559 He is the NXT Champion now, and he is being guided by Zelina Vega. 1913 01:47:12,626 --> 01:47:14,761 [Percy] Well, all I could say is… 1914 01:47:14,828 --> 01:47:18,498 all I could say is, fellas, what difference a year makes. 1915 01:47:18,565 --> 01:47:23,403 [rock music playing] 1916 01:47:23,470 --> 01:47:26,540 [Nigel] Black has been on an almost unstoppable tear 1917 01:47:26,606 --> 01:47:28,275 since he arrived here. 1918 01:47:29,676 --> 01:47:33,313 [Mauro] He was vying for an opportunity at the NXT Championship 1919 01:47:33,380 --> 01:47:38,084 in that fatal four-way, where he suffered his first pinfall loss. 1920 01:47:38,718 --> 01:47:43,523 In one-on-one competition, he has yet to be defeated in an NXT ring. 1921 01:47:44,858 --> 01:47:50,330 [Nigel] But did you see the way Almas absolutely, physically decimated Black 1922 01:47:50,397 --> 01:47:51,631 when he attacked him? 1923 01:47:52,265 --> 01:47:55,135 I've never seen Black suffer so much. 1924 01:47:55,769 --> 01:47:59,739 [Percy] And you better believe Aleister is going to make Andrade pay tonight. 1925 01:47:59,806 --> 01:48:02,742 [crowd cheering] 1926 01:48:03,109 --> 01:48:05,312 [announcer] "El Idolo." 1927 01:48:06,213 --> 01:48:12,752 [music playing] 1928 01:48:16,523 --> 01:48:19,893 [man speaks in Spanish] 1929 01:48:21,528 --> 01:48:26,333 [Mauro] What a difference a year makes for "El Idolo", 1930 01:48:26,399 --> 01:48:28,168 Andrade "Cien" Almas… 1931 01:48:29,302 --> 01:48:34,174 paying tribute to his Lucha Libre history, third-generation superstar. 1932 01:48:34,774 --> 01:48:37,811 Last night at the WWE… there you see… 1933 01:48:37,878 --> 01:48:41,281 Aleister Black can't wait to get his hands on the champion. 1934 01:48:41,982 --> 01:48:43,984 The most decorated luchador, El Santo, 1935 01:48:44,050 --> 01:48:49,689 went into the legacy portion of the WWE Hall of Fame on Friday. 1936 01:48:49,756 --> 01:48:51,958 Andrade "Cien" Almas, if he keeps this up, 1937 01:48:52,826 --> 01:48:56,596 he's guaranteed a spot beside El Santo one day 1938 01:48:56,663 --> 01:49:00,700 because as NXT Champion, he has been [speaks in Spanish] 1939 01:49:00,767 --> 01:49:03,403 [Nigel] He has carved out a niche for himself, 1940 01:49:03,470 --> 01:49:07,140 as one of the most dominant champions we've seen in recent times here. 1941 01:49:07,807 --> 01:49:10,510 [Percy] Nigel, you touched on this, Zelina is the key component 1942 01:49:10,577 --> 01:49:11,811 to Andrade's success. 1943 01:49:11,878 --> 01:49:13,513 She does whatever is necessary 1944 01:49:13,580 --> 01:49:15,682 and she does not mind getting her hands dirty. 1945 01:49:15,749 --> 01:49:18,718 We've seen in the case of Drew McIntyre, Johnny Gargano, 1946 01:49:18,785 --> 01:49:21,755 and I don't think she'll hesitate here if she has to. 1947 01:49:21,821 --> 01:49:24,157 [Mauro] They say you're only as good as your last performance. 1948 01:49:24,224 --> 01:49:26,893 Well, at the last TakeOver in Philadelphia, 1949 01:49:26,960 --> 01:49:30,864 Andrade "Cien" Almas defended the title against Johnny Gargano 1950 01:49:30,931 --> 01:49:33,567 in what is being hailed as one of the greatest matches 1951 01:49:33,633 --> 01:49:34,801 in NXT history. 1952 01:49:34,868 --> 01:49:38,505 Of course, Johnny Gargano has the biggest match of his life 1953 01:49:38,572 --> 01:49:42,075 coming up still here at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans. 1954 01:49:42,142 --> 01:49:45,779 But right now, it is all about the NXT title. 1955 01:49:45,845 --> 01:49:48,448 [music playing] 1956 01:49:57,057 --> 01:50:00,126 [crowd cheering] 1957 01:50:00,193 --> 01:50:01,261 [bell ringing] 1958 01:50:01,328 --> 01:50:04,230 The following contest scheduled for one fall 1959 01:50:04,297 --> 01:50:08,902 is for the NXT Championship. 1960 01:50:08,969 --> 01:50:13,740 [crowd cheering] 1961 01:50:13,807 --> 01:50:18,311 Introducing the challenger from Amsterdam, Holland, 1962 01:50:18,378 --> 01:50:21,348 weighing in at 215 pounds, 1963 01:50:21,414 --> 01:50:24,084 Aleister Black. 1964 01:50:24,150 --> 01:50:28,455 [crowd cheering] 1965 01:50:30,123 --> 01:50:34,060 And his opponent, accompanied to the ring by Zelina Vega, 1966 01:50:34,127 --> 01:50:39,432 from Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico, weighing in at 215 pounds, 1967 01:50:39,499 --> 01:50:43,169 he is the NXT Champion, 1968 01:50:43,236 --> 01:50:48,541 Andrade "Cien" Almas. 1969 01:50:48,608 --> 01:50:53,380 [crowd cheering] 1970 01:51:07,694 --> 01:51:12,165 [Mauro] In front of the sold-out crowd, Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, 1971 01:51:12,232 --> 01:51:14,834 we are set for the NXT Championship. 1972 01:51:14,901 --> 01:51:18,104 And immediately, Aleister Black exploding on the attack. 1973 01:51:18,738 --> 01:51:21,641 [Mauro] Did you see the intensity in the eyes of Aleister? 1974 01:51:22,208 --> 01:51:25,545 [Mauro] And you wanna be a part of the conversation on social media, 1975 01:51:25,612 --> 01:51:27,547 #NXTchampionship, 1976 01:51:27,614 --> 01:51:30,417 as these two already treating each other like Twitter troglodytes, 1977 01:51:30,483 --> 01:51:33,586 and the striking machine from the Netherlands 1978 01:51:33,653 --> 01:51:35,655 putting it on the NXT Champion. 1979 01:51:36,923 --> 01:51:39,793 [crowd applauding] 1980 01:51:39,859 --> 01:51:42,028 [Mauro] Black wasting little time in… 1981 01:51:42,095 --> 01:51:44,964 -[Percy] Whoa! -[Mauro] …to Andrade "Cien" Almas. 1982 01:51:45,031 --> 01:51:47,701 [Percy] Aleister did not forget about that ambush, 1983 01:51:47,767 --> 01:51:50,036 that sneak attack by the champion, Andrade. 1984 01:51:50,103 --> 01:51:53,640 [Mauro] And almost has his radar working for him, 1985 01:51:53,706 --> 01:51:56,876 quickly turned around, noticed that Zelina Vega was in his path. 1986 01:51:56,943 --> 01:51:58,344 [Nigel] Take a look at this. 1987 01:51:58,411 --> 01:52:01,314 Took one look over his shoulder and landed it perfectly. 1988 01:52:01,381 --> 01:52:04,818 [Mauro] God! What a chop by Almas. 1989 01:52:05,618 --> 01:52:09,856 I'm surprised Aleister Black didn't crumble to the floor 1990 01:52:09,923 --> 01:52:13,660 and turn into a pile of coals with that kind of shot. 1991 01:52:13,727 --> 01:52:16,162 [Nigel] Almas doing his best to stop Black there, 1992 01:52:16,229 --> 01:52:17,997 as soon as he got back in the ring. 1993 01:52:19,866 --> 01:52:23,269 It does not take long for Aleister Black to get back on top usually. 1994 01:52:23,837 --> 01:52:25,905 [Mauro] Aleister looking for that crucifix. 1995 01:52:25,972 --> 01:52:29,609 Oh, now has that modified version of the octopus hold here. 1996 01:52:32,112 --> 01:52:34,647 Now look, you know, Black is on Almas' back 1997 01:52:34,714 --> 01:52:37,884 and Black refers to the NXT title as the devil on his back, 1998 01:52:37,951 --> 01:52:39,052 shoulders down. 1999 01:52:40,553 --> 01:52:44,691 [Nigel] But just couldn't get his ankles across the shoulders of Almas. 2000 01:52:45,558 --> 01:52:47,760 [Mauro] Black prepared to go to hell and back 2001 01:52:47,827 --> 01:52:51,831 in order to procure one of the most coveted titles in sports entertainment. 2002 01:52:51,898 --> 01:52:53,500 [Zelina] Come on, Andrade! 2003 01:52:54,033 --> 01:52:55,969 [Nigel] He won't do it on the outside, that's for sure, 2004 01:52:56,035 --> 01:52:57,737 but he can apply a lot of damage. 2005 01:52:57,804 --> 01:52:59,272 [Mauro] Champion's advantage. 2006 01:53:00,440 --> 01:53:04,043 Black has to put Almas back in… Oh, there's Zelina up on the apron! 2007 01:53:05,512 --> 01:53:08,681 Vega sends Black into the ring steps, 2008 01:53:08,748 --> 01:53:10,283 advantage Almas. 2009 01:53:10,850 --> 01:53:12,385 [Percy] This is what she does. 2010 01:53:13,786 --> 01:53:17,757 [Mauro] Vega proved to be the catalyst that sent Almas to the championship. 2011 01:53:17,824 --> 01:53:19,592 Almas looking to retain right here. 2012 01:53:21,528 --> 01:53:24,898 Ground-and-pound from el campeon de NXT. 2013 01:53:25,465 --> 01:53:28,201 Nothing tranquilo about Almas tonight. 2014 01:53:28,268 --> 01:53:30,103 [crowd cheering] 2015 01:53:30,170 --> 01:53:32,772 [Nigel] Vega is certainly earning her money on the outside. 2016 01:53:32,839 --> 01:53:34,974 What a game changer in this match. 2017 01:53:35,675 --> 01:53:37,877 [Percy] She's earned her money for over a year out here, 2018 01:53:37,944 --> 01:53:41,014 whatever she can do to propel her client Andrade "Cien" Almas. 2019 01:53:41,080 --> 01:53:42,682 [crowd shouting indistinctly] 2020 01:53:42,749 --> 01:53:44,450 Can you continue? 2021 01:53:44,517 --> 01:53:48,655 [Nigel] Black said that the ego could convince you of invalid truths. 2022 01:53:49,255 --> 01:53:51,558 I don't know, looking at Almas now, 2023 01:53:51,624 --> 01:53:54,861 I think everything he believes is a hundred percent true. 2024 01:53:54,928 --> 01:53:57,597 [crowd chanting indistinctly] 2025 01:54:00,333 --> 01:54:03,536 [Mauro] NXT Universe with dueling chants, 2026 01:54:03,603 --> 01:54:07,574 appreciating the talents of both the champion Andrade "Cien" Almas 2027 01:54:07,640 --> 01:54:09,742 and the challenger Aleister Black. 2028 01:54:09,809 --> 01:54:10,877 [Percy] Oh. 2029 01:54:12,045 --> 01:54:15,782 [Mauro] Back press. Both legs are hooked. Black is able to just escape 2030 01:54:15,848 --> 01:54:16,849 in the nick of time. 2031 01:54:18,685 --> 01:54:22,021 [Nigel] Smart move for hooking both legs so it didn't hook the rope. 2032 01:54:25,325 --> 01:54:28,328 [Percy] One thing I've noticed about Andrade, there is no more cockiness, 2033 01:54:28,394 --> 01:54:29,562 he's all business. 2034 01:54:38,805 --> 01:54:41,174 [Nigel] Almas looking for a hold on the outside. 2035 01:54:42,308 --> 01:54:43,443 Caught in a triangle. 2036 01:54:44,010 --> 01:54:47,547 -[Mauro] Draping armbar… -One, two, three, four… 2037 01:54:47,614 --> 01:54:51,884 [Mauro] Working on that left arm of Aleister Black, softening Black up. 2038 01:54:52,452 --> 01:54:54,554 [Percy] Black loses use of that left arm-- 2039 01:54:54,621 --> 01:54:57,223 [Mauro] Springboard dropkick by Almas. 2040 01:54:57,857 --> 01:55:01,160 Back press, hooks the leg, and Black able to kick out. 2041 01:55:01,227 --> 01:55:04,330 Now of course, Almas is targeting that arm 2042 01:55:04,397 --> 01:55:07,700 because he hopes to use it in order to, well, 2043 01:55:07,767 --> 01:55:10,036 deliver that hammerlock DDT. 2044 01:55:10,103 --> 01:55:12,205 [Nigel] Absolutely, that's one way of fighting out of it, 2045 01:55:12,272 --> 01:55:15,441 is preventing him in getting the hammerlock in the first place. 2046 01:55:16,576 --> 01:55:19,479 [Percy] Now Andrade is focused on trying to take the air 2047 01:55:19,545 --> 01:55:22,415 out of the lungs of Aleister Black, switching this over. 2048 01:55:22,482 --> 01:55:26,386 [Nigel] There's a chin bar on now, applying to the left shoulder. 2049 01:55:26,452 --> 01:55:29,789 Look at the striation of the muscles and the deltoid. 2050 01:55:32,558 --> 01:55:34,193 It'll wear you down quickly. 2051 01:55:34,794 --> 01:55:36,629 [crowd applauding] 2052 01:55:36,696 --> 01:55:39,766 Black's gonna fight and try get that hand off of the chin. 2053 01:55:39,832 --> 01:55:42,101 [crowd cheering] 2054 01:55:44,938 --> 01:55:48,408 -[Nigel] One way to escape it. -[Percy] Creating space right there. 2055 01:55:50,109 --> 01:55:52,979 [Nigel] Again, Almas keeping it on. 2056 01:55:53,846 --> 01:55:56,382 [Mauro] Almas quickly transitions to a chin lock 2057 01:55:56,449 --> 01:55:57,817 while maintaining the armbar, 2058 01:55:57,884 --> 01:56:00,687 but Black now backs the champion into the corner 2059 01:56:00,753 --> 01:56:02,188 creating that separation. 2060 01:56:02,255 --> 01:56:04,991 Now looking to pick up some momentum off the ropes. 2061 01:56:05,058 --> 01:56:06,392 But instead Almas, 2062 01:56:07,126 --> 01:56:11,364 with that sleeper on Aleister Black momentarily. 2063 01:56:12,432 --> 01:56:16,536 Oh, what a back elbow, Almas walked right into that one. 2064 01:56:16,602 --> 01:56:18,972 And then Black walks right into the boot. 2065 01:56:19,706 --> 01:56:20,940 [Nigel] Tit for tat. 2066 01:56:21,541 --> 01:56:22,408 Up we go. 2067 01:56:24,944 --> 01:56:27,013 This could be, we've seen this before. 2068 01:56:28,514 --> 01:56:30,616 But so would Aleister, he had it scouted. 2069 01:56:32,218 --> 01:56:34,821 [Mauro] Oh, immediately Almas again, draping 2070 01:56:34,887 --> 01:56:37,724 but this time, the weight of Aleister Black 2071 01:56:37,790 --> 01:56:39,625 is weighed over the top rope and… 2072 01:56:40,126 --> 01:56:43,463 Almas unable to really secure that draping armbar 2073 01:56:43,529 --> 01:56:45,164 the way he usually does. 2074 01:56:45,999 --> 01:56:47,400 Springboard-- oh! 2075 01:56:47,467 --> 01:56:51,270 What carnage on that counter attack by Aleister Black. 2076 01:56:51,337 --> 01:56:53,272 [Percy] That knee was just out of sheer instinct, 2077 01:56:53,339 --> 01:56:55,942 catching Andrade sheer on the jaw. 2078 01:56:56,776 --> 01:56:59,245 [Nigel] And can Aleister Black capitalize now? 2079 01:56:59,312 --> 01:57:02,415 There's money in being the NXT Champion. 2080 01:57:02,482 --> 01:57:04,617 And again Almas, 2081 01:57:04,684 --> 01:57:06,953 but he didn't turn into a pile of coins. 2082 01:57:07,019 --> 01:57:11,157 These-- Both players wanna do already for the NXT Championship here tonight. 2083 01:57:11,224 --> 01:57:14,961 [Percy] Look at this spring move but is stopped short by Aleister Black. 2084 01:57:15,027 --> 01:57:16,763 [Nigel] It was perfect timing for Black, 2085 01:57:16,829 --> 01:57:19,832 lying in wait to the exact moment to strike. 2086 01:57:22,101 --> 01:57:23,102 Now more strikes. 2087 01:57:23,836 --> 01:57:26,906 [Mauro] And this is-- The advantage goes to Aleister Black. 2088 01:57:26,973 --> 01:57:29,442 [Nigel] But Black has that kick boxing background. 2089 01:57:30,243 --> 01:57:33,746 Some of the very best kick boxers in the world come from Amsterdam. 2090 01:57:35,581 --> 01:57:38,317 [Mauro] Vicious strike by Aleister Black. 2091 01:57:38,384 --> 01:57:41,888 [Percy] Aleister's gotta keep the momentum going, pedal to the metal. 2092 01:57:41,954 --> 01:57:43,589 [crowd cheering] 2093 01:57:45,858 --> 01:57:47,059 [Nigel] Here he comes. 2094 01:57:48,728 --> 01:57:50,763 Nice forearm, follows it up quickly. 2095 01:57:53,199 --> 01:57:54,934 [Mauro] Sternum-first into the corner. 2096 01:57:55,001 --> 01:57:57,070 -[Percy] There it is! -[Mauro] The quebrada. 2097 01:57:57,136 --> 01:58:00,006 [Mauro] Black now has Almas' shoulders down but only for two, 2098 01:58:00,072 --> 01:58:03,443 much to the relief of Zelina Vega at ring side. 2099 01:58:03,509 --> 01:58:06,712 [Nigel] The way Black landed that, he just couldn't shift his weight 2100 01:58:06,779 --> 01:58:08,815 to get enough body weight across the shoulders. 2101 01:58:08,881 --> 01:58:11,117 [Mauro] Vega extremely concerned at ringside. 2102 01:58:11,184 --> 01:58:14,053 This is Aleister Black's wheelhouse. But hey, we-- 2103 01:58:14,120 --> 01:58:16,923 I don't know if I've ever seen Aleister go to the top turnbuckle. 2104 01:58:16,989 --> 01:58:20,326 And this time he pays as Almas cuts him off in the pass. 2105 01:58:20,393 --> 01:58:24,130 [Nigel] There is a lot on the line, the NXT Championship. 2106 01:58:24,197 --> 01:58:25,731 [Percy] Can't blame a man for trying to be creative 2107 01:58:25,798 --> 01:58:27,934 when something like this, the NXT title is on the line. 2108 01:58:28,000 --> 01:58:30,903 [Mauro] And on this, the biggest weekend in sports entertainment, 2109 01:58:30,970 --> 01:58:33,539 by far the biggest match in the respective careers 2110 01:58:34,107 --> 01:58:36,843 of Andrade "Cien" Almas and Aleister Black. 2111 01:58:39,645 --> 01:58:41,180 [Nigel] Hold on, look at this. 2112 01:58:42,115 --> 01:58:44,484 Sunset, trying for the powerbomb, didn't get it. 2113 01:58:44,984 --> 01:58:47,120 Trying for the knee, he's missed them, too. 2114 01:58:48,087 --> 01:58:51,591 [Mauro] Aleister Black doing his homework on Andrade "Cien" Almas 2115 01:58:51,657 --> 01:58:54,093 in preparation for this NXT Championship match. 2116 01:58:54,160 --> 01:58:57,029 What a German suplex by Almas. 2117 01:58:57,096 --> 01:58:59,899 [Nigel] Snap German and Black dropped down hard. 2118 01:58:59,966 --> 01:59:02,101 Go, go, let's go! 2119 01:59:03,069 --> 01:59:06,239 [Nigel] Vega imploring his man onto the top rope, here we go. 2120 01:59:06,305 --> 01:59:07,807 [Mauro] Almas, wow… 2121 01:59:08,307 --> 01:59:11,410 landing on his feet the fourth time, another standing moonsault 2122 01:59:11,477 --> 01:59:12,712 and Black just escapes. 2123 01:59:12,778 --> 01:59:16,015 -[Percy] Oh, my goodness. -[Mauro] What a move by Andrade. 2124 01:59:16,082 --> 01:59:18,718 [Mauro] That is why he is the NXT Champion. 2125 01:59:18,784 --> 01:59:22,388 [Nigel] What presence of mind to know that his opponent was moving 2126 01:59:22,455 --> 01:59:26,025 while he was doing a moonsault to land it and hit a second, 2127 01:59:26,092 --> 01:59:27,393 that's incredible. 2128 01:59:27,460 --> 01:59:31,230 [Mauro] Showcasing his mensa level ring IQ 2129 01:59:31,297 --> 01:59:34,133 but Aleister Black now finds himself in the clutches, 2130 01:59:34,200 --> 01:59:36,669 there is a forearm counter by Black 2131 01:59:37,170 --> 01:59:39,071 and this is where Almas has to be careful, 2132 01:59:39,138 --> 01:59:41,941 he does not wanna get caught up in a striking exchange, 2133 01:59:42,008 --> 01:59:44,810 with a guy with a pedigree of Aleister Black. 2134 01:59:44,877 --> 01:59:48,548 [Percy] On a flip side, Andrade's a guy who doesn't know how to back down. 2135 01:59:48,614 --> 01:59:50,550 [crowd cheering] 2136 01:59:51,884 --> 01:59:54,020 [Nigel] Nice break, more strikes coming in. 2137 01:59:56,556 --> 01:59:59,892 [Mauro] Oh, Almas, making me eat my words with a couple of-- 2138 01:59:59,959 --> 02:00:01,627 a series of forearms, 2139 02:00:02,929 --> 02:00:04,664 doing a good job of evading the-- 2140 02:00:05,231 --> 02:00:07,300 What a strike by Andrade "Cien" Almas! 2141 02:00:07,366 --> 02:00:08,968 [Percy] Miss one, take one-- 2142 02:00:09,535 --> 02:00:12,972 [Mauro] Man, Almas caught Black with the point of the elbow. 2143 02:00:13,039 --> 02:00:15,541 -[Mauro] Oh, wow. -[Nigel] He kicked out on one. 2144 02:00:15,608 --> 02:00:18,978 [Mauro] High-octane high impact. Do we have a-- No. 2145 02:00:19,579 --> 02:00:22,982 Black was unable to get all of that strike 2146 02:00:23,049 --> 02:00:27,820 and that is the only reason I believe Almas was able to kick out, Nigel. 2147 02:00:27,887 --> 02:00:29,088 [Nigel] Perhaps so, 2148 02:00:29,789 --> 02:00:32,525 but Black is absolutely furious again. 2149 02:00:32,592 --> 02:00:35,161 I think he remembers the beating that he took. 2150 02:00:35,228 --> 02:00:38,130 I've never seen him this aggressive, almost apoplectic. 2151 02:00:40,166 --> 02:00:43,903 [Percy] But this ring of awareness by Andrade is almost uncanny. 2152 02:00:44,870 --> 02:00:45,938 [Mauro] Oh. 2153 02:00:46,906 --> 02:00:48,341 [Mauro] Oh, wow. 2154 02:00:48,407 --> 02:00:50,042 [crowd applauding] 2155 02:00:50,109 --> 02:00:51,677 [Mauro] Shots fired. 2156 02:00:51,744 --> 02:00:53,512 What impact 2157 02:00:53,579 --> 02:00:58,651 as both challenger and champion find themselves in their back 2158 02:00:58,718 --> 02:01:01,721 trying to find their second win. 2159 02:01:04,223 --> 02:01:06,559 A critical moment in this match up, Nigel. 2160 02:01:07,293 --> 02:01:09,262 [Nigel] Both men had the same idea. 2161 02:01:09,929 --> 02:01:12,665 Kicks at the same time, landing at the same time. 2162 02:01:15,735 --> 02:01:17,570 But the question becomes now, 2163 02:01:17,637 --> 02:01:19,639 who is the best strategy at this point, 2164 02:01:19,705 --> 02:01:22,642 who has enough left in the tank to get back up. 2165 02:01:22,708 --> 02:01:25,011 [Percy] Look at Zelina now, coaching Andrade. 2166 02:01:25,077 --> 02:01:27,880 Telling him to get back up on his feet. This is his time. 2167 02:01:29,915 --> 02:01:34,020 [Mauro] Yeah, Zelina Vega, really just pleading with Almas to… 2168 02:01:35,021 --> 02:01:37,623 to get back up and easier said than done. 2169 02:01:37,690 --> 02:01:38,958 It's up to eight… 2170 02:01:42,061 --> 02:01:43,963 -Six! -[Mauro] …or excuse me, six. 2171 02:01:44,030 --> 02:01:47,366 I wasn't at school that day they taught us to count to 10, Nigel. 2172 02:01:48,467 --> 02:01:51,904 [Nogel] You learn other things I'm sure, but as this match progresses, 2173 02:01:51,971 --> 02:01:54,907 both men are really nearly devoured of energy. 2174 02:01:54,974 --> 02:01:56,976 [Mauro] What a move by Almas, 2175 02:01:57,043 --> 02:01:59,812 using Black's momentum against him, Percy. 2176 02:01:59,879 --> 02:02:03,716 [Percy] I got to give it to Andrade. He is operating at a whole another level, 2177 02:02:03,783 --> 02:02:05,885 trying to keep his title intact. 2178 02:02:05,951 --> 02:02:08,387 [Mauro] Oh, but Black intercepts Almas, 2179 02:02:08,454 --> 02:02:11,924 catches the kick, delivers a left roundhouse kick. 2180 02:02:12,158 --> 02:02:14,093 Oh, and then Almas following Black 2181 02:02:14,160 --> 02:02:18,130 and jumping unceremoniously over the top rope. 2182 02:02:19,598 --> 02:02:21,200 [Nigel] Well, almost certainly done his homework. 2183 02:02:21,267 --> 02:02:22,535 He knew what he was looking for. 2184 02:02:22,601 --> 02:02:25,871 [Percy] Almas has been one step ahead this entire match-- Whoa! 2185 02:02:26,839 --> 02:02:29,175 [Mauro] Corkscrew plancha. 2186 02:02:29,241 --> 02:02:33,446 Andrade "Cien" Almas quickly goes for the cover. Back press. 2187 02:02:33,512 --> 02:02:37,483 [Percy] Oh, my good… But that was smart by Andrade. 2188 02:02:37,550 --> 02:02:40,619 He didn't waste up one second after he hit that offensive maneuver 2189 02:02:40,686 --> 02:02:43,055 and got Aleister back in the ring for the cover. 2190 02:02:43,122 --> 02:02:45,091 [Nigel] It was likely but watching him fast forward, 2191 02:02:45,157 --> 02:02:47,827 how quick Almas was following it up. 2192 02:02:48,427 --> 02:02:52,398 He knows that he's got Black hurt, he knows that Black is in danger, 2193 02:02:52,465 --> 02:02:54,567 he knows this is his opportunity to beat him. 2194 02:02:54,633 --> 02:02:56,535 [Mauro] What's Zelina Vega doing? 2195 02:02:56,602 --> 02:03:00,773 She rip the NXT Championship off the hands of the timekeeper. What-- 2196 02:03:01,374 --> 02:03:02,608 This match isn't over. 2197 02:03:04,110 --> 02:03:08,447 And the referee quickly taking the title away. 2198 02:03:09,115 --> 02:03:11,817 [Nigel] Smart move by the referee, playing his part, 2199 02:03:11,884 --> 02:03:14,987 doing the right thing making sure this match continues. 2200 02:03:15,054 --> 02:03:16,856 -[Mauro] What the…! -[Percy] Come on! 2201 02:03:17,423 --> 02:03:19,792 [Mauro] Spike Rana by Vega! What the hell? 2202 02:03:19,859 --> 02:03:21,727 -[Mauro] The referee… -One, two… 2203 02:03:21,794 --> 02:03:23,262 [Mauro] No! 2204 02:03:23,329 --> 02:03:25,397 Black able to kick out and… 2205 02:03:25,464 --> 02:03:29,468 Zelina Vega desperately trying to earn her keep 2206 02:03:30,035 --> 02:03:34,173 and tried to keep the NXT Championship around the waist of Almas. 2207 02:03:34,740 --> 02:03:37,042 [Nigel] A genius move of Zelina Vega 2208 02:03:37,109 --> 02:03:40,312 making sure the referee was distracted so she could come in. 2209 02:03:40,379 --> 02:03:44,316 [Percy] But Zelina thought that was it. She's beside herself right now. 2210 02:03:44,383 --> 02:03:47,887 [Nigel] Here it is, we saw the referee trying to put the title on the outside 2211 02:03:47,953 --> 02:03:51,824 and using that opportunity to spike Almas' opponent. 2212 02:03:52,358 --> 02:03:54,427 [Zelina cheering in Spanish] 2213 02:03:54,493 --> 02:03:58,130 [Percy] Aleister is as tough as they come, where is he finding the resiliency… 2214 02:03:58,197 --> 02:03:59,932 [Mauro] Look, that hammerlock DDT. 2215 02:03:59,999 --> 02:04:03,035 But well scouted by, Almas' shoulders were down. 2216 02:04:03,969 --> 02:04:07,406 -[everyone shouting] -[Mauro] And that's a Black Mass! 2217 02:04:07,473 --> 02:04:09,675 [Mauro] Black Mass! What the hell? 2218 02:04:10,509 --> 02:04:13,379 -[Percy] Come on! -[Mauro] …for the third time tonight. 2219 02:04:13,446 --> 02:04:15,948 [Mauro] Vega just put Almas' foot on the rope. 2220 02:04:16,882 --> 02:04:18,350 Zelina Vega… 2221 02:04:19,285 --> 02:04:24,857 proving to be the fly in the ointment of Aleister Black. 2222 02:04:24,924 --> 02:04:25,991 Vega. 2223 02:04:27,326 --> 02:04:30,196 [Percy] If Almas wins tonight you better believe Zelina has a bonus 2224 02:04:30,262 --> 02:04:31,430 coming her way. 2225 02:04:35,267 --> 02:04:39,572 [Mauro] Andrade "Cien" Almas became NXT Champion 2226 02:04:40,139 --> 02:04:43,609 when he conscripted Zelina Vega to become his business associate. 2227 02:04:45,478 --> 02:04:48,080 And now-- Whoa, here comes Aleister Black 2228 02:04:48,147 --> 02:04:50,382 and there's Zelina Vega again! 2229 02:04:51,650 --> 02:04:54,887 Black on the second turnbuckle-- Oh, gets crushed by Almas. 2230 02:04:54,954 --> 02:04:57,756 -[Mauro] That is the fourth time. -[Zelina] Come one! 2231 02:04:57,823 --> 02:04:59,558 [Zelina] Go get him! Come on! 2232 02:04:59,625 --> 02:05:01,193 [Mauro] Vega's apoplectic. 2233 02:05:02,194 --> 02:05:05,764 She's sending the NXT Universe into the same state 2234 02:05:05,831 --> 02:05:07,666 with her constant interference. 2235 02:05:07,733 --> 02:05:09,902 [Nigel] As long as Zelina is on the outside. 2236 02:05:09,969 --> 02:05:13,172 This is gonna be two versus one for Aleister Black. 2237 02:05:14,773 --> 02:05:17,977 He may have injured his knee, his legs someway. 2238 02:05:18,043 --> 02:05:19,712 [Mauro] Black trying to hold on. 2239 02:05:19,778 --> 02:05:22,348 Meanwhile, Almas going all the way to the top turnbuckle. 2240 02:05:22,414 --> 02:05:25,718 -[Percy] Black is trapped. -[Mauro] Black is in trouble. 2241 02:05:25,784 --> 02:05:29,054 [Mauro] Oh, the double stomp on the deltoid 2242 02:05:29,121 --> 02:05:31,523 on the right deltoid of Aleister Black. 2243 02:05:31,590 --> 02:05:37,029 Will this be enough for Almas to leave new Orleans NXT Champion still? 2244 02:05:38,063 --> 02:05:40,966 -[Nigel] Almas follows up. -[Mauro] Oh, running knee. 2245 02:05:42,434 --> 02:05:45,271 [Mauro] And that's a dead man press. 2246 02:05:45,337 --> 02:05:47,673 [Percy] Oh my goodness. 2247 02:05:49,041 --> 02:05:53,646 [Mauro] And her… Zelina Vega's reaction says it all. 2248 02:05:55,314 --> 02:05:58,150 [Percy] Aleister Black just will not go away. 2249 02:05:58,851 --> 02:06:04,757 [Nigel] Andrade has got to be wondering, what is he gonna do to beat Aleister Black 2250 02:06:04,823 --> 02:06:07,059 to stave off this, this is a good start. 2251 02:06:09,461 --> 02:06:12,164 Beaut double stomp to the injured deltoid, 2252 02:06:12,231 --> 02:06:14,099 quickly trying to follow up. 2253 02:06:14,166 --> 02:06:16,635 [Nigel] But to answer your question, he better figure it out quick 2254 02:06:16,702 --> 02:06:19,204 because if he let Aleister Black stay in this match 2255 02:06:19,271 --> 02:06:21,507 Andrade may lose that title tonight. 2256 02:06:21,574 --> 02:06:25,244 [Mauro] How psychologically damaged is Black by the simple fact 2257 02:06:25,311 --> 02:06:27,913 that Almas kicked out of the Black Mass. 2258 02:06:27,980 --> 02:06:29,715 [Nigel] It got inside his head. 2259 02:06:30,683 --> 02:06:33,352 [crowd cheering] 2260 02:06:34,286 --> 02:06:37,289 [Nigel] Nonetheless a lot of damage was done for that, 2261 02:06:37,356 --> 02:06:39,091 look how slow Almas is trying to hit the hammerlock DDT. 2262 02:06:39,158 --> 02:06:41,327 [Mauro] Looking for that piece de resistance again. 2263 02:06:41,393 --> 02:06:45,197 Look at Aleister though, putting him on his shoulders momentarily. 2264 02:06:45,264 --> 02:06:47,232 Black avoids the kick of Almas. 2265 02:06:47,299 --> 02:06:49,535 Oh, wow. He didn't avoid that. 2266 02:06:50,035 --> 02:06:52,171 What a shot by Almas. 2267 02:06:52,738 --> 02:06:54,773 [Nigel] Black was trying for the Black Mass. 2268 02:06:55,341 --> 02:06:58,110 Almas got him right in the back of the skull. 2269 02:07:00,346 --> 02:07:02,214 Black is seriously hurt. 2270 02:07:02,748 --> 02:07:04,016 Take a look at this. 2271 02:07:05,017 --> 02:07:08,854 [Nigel] You see how his back was turned when that dropkick landed. 2272 02:07:08,921 --> 02:07:11,991 No way to protect yourself, no way he knew what was coming. 2273 02:07:12,057 --> 02:07:13,058 [Percy] You got to give it to Almas. 2274 02:07:13,125 --> 02:07:15,160 He's been one step ahead the majority of this match. 2275 02:07:15,227 --> 02:07:17,930 He's clearly done his homework against Aleister Black. 2276 02:07:17,997 --> 02:07:20,366 [Nigel] He is certainly deserving of the title. 2277 02:07:20,432 --> 02:07:22,434 [Mauro] And you know that in the back of Almas' mind, 2278 02:07:22,501 --> 02:07:26,338 he does have retribution for what Aleister Black did to him 2279 02:07:26,405 --> 02:07:30,576 in Black's NXT debut one year ago at TakeOver: Orlando, 2280 02:07:30,643 --> 02:07:33,579 as Almas lighting up Black with that chop. 2281 02:07:36,982 --> 02:07:39,184 [Nigel] What's going through Almas' mind now? 2282 02:07:40,219 --> 02:07:41,387 [Mauro] Wait a minute. 2283 02:07:41,920 --> 02:07:43,622 -[Nigel] The knee! -[Mauro] Oh, my! 2284 02:07:43,689 --> 02:07:46,959 -[Percy] Against the steel post. -[Mauro] Unbelievable impact. 2285 02:07:48,160 --> 02:07:49,928 -Aleister, can you continue? -Yes. 2286 02:07:51,897 --> 02:07:54,733 [Nigel] Referee asking Black if he could continue. 2287 02:07:54,800 --> 02:07:57,436 -[Nigel] I don't know. -[Percy] I didn't see him respond. 2288 02:07:57,503 --> 02:08:00,039 [Mauro] His eyes look glazed 2289 02:08:00,105 --> 02:08:06,011 as Almas pulling out all the stops and that high impact offense on display. 2290 02:08:06,078 --> 02:08:08,380 [Percy] Look at the speed and the force, 2291 02:08:08,447 --> 02:08:11,650 just driving Aleister Black into the steel post. 2292 02:08:11,717 --> 02:08:15,587 [Nigel] One knee into the shoulder, the other to the front of the face. 2293 02:08:15,654 --> 02:08:18,057 [Mauro] Looking for that draping hammerlock DDT. 2294 02:08:18,123 --> 02:08:21,326 This is how he won the NXT Championship, how he defeated Gargano. 2295 02:08:21,393 --> 02:08:25,164 But this time Aleister Black able to back body drop Almas 2296 02:08:25,230 --> 02:08:26,532 to the outside. 2297 02:08:26,598 --> 02:08:32,071 A huge, huge opportunity here for Black to buy himself some time. 2298 02:08:32,905 --> 02:08:37,076 Unbelievable because that maneuver spell the end for the likes of both 2299 02:08:37,142 --> 02:08:40,079 Drew McIntyre and Johnny Gargano in the past. 2300 02:08:40,145 --> 02:08:42,081 [Percy] But not Aleister Black. 2301 02:08:42,147 --> 02:08:43,749 [Mauro] Black coming off the ropes. 2302 02:08:43,816 --> 02:08:44,850 [Percy] Whoa! 2303 02:08:44,917 --> 02:08:47,986 [Mauro] Tope con giro by Black! 2304 02:08:49,521 --> 02:08:52,024 [Nigel] And look how quick he is to follow up. 2305 02:08:52,091 --> 02:08:53,926 [Mauro] But Almas quick to his feet. 2306 02:08:53,992 --> 02:08:55,627 Hammerlock DDT! 2307 02:08:56,195 --> 02:08:57,296 [Percy] Oh, my god! 2308 02:08:58,697 --> 02:09:00,766 -[Percy] Oh! -[Mauro] Black kicks out! 2309 02:09:00,833 --> 02:09:02,234 [Mauro] Black kicks out. 2310 02:09:02,301 --> 02:09:05,604 Black's title hopes remain alive at New Orleans. 2311 02:09:05,671 --> 02:09:08,073 [Percy] Andrade cannot believe what's happening. 2312 02:09:08,640 --> 02:09:11,143 [crowd cheering] 2313 02:09:14,746 --> 02:09:18,050 [Nigel] What incredible show of guts and fortitude 2314 02:09:18,684 --> 02:09:20,519 from Aleister Black. 2315 02:09:20,586 --> 02:09:23,856 [Mauro] Almas has thrown everything at Black. Vega-- 2316 02:09:23,922 --> 02:09:25,624 [Percy] Wait, wait, look at Vega. 2317 02:09:25,691 --> 02:09:27,960 [Mauro] And she tried to do it right there this time. 2318 02:09:28,026 --> 02:09:29,928 [Percy] Got it! Black got it! 2319 02:09:29,995 --> 02:09:32,397 -[Mauro] Black Mass! -[crowd] One, two, three. 2320 02:09:32,464 --> 02:09:35,300 -[Percy] Yes! -[Mauro] And a new champion. 2321 02:09:36,435 --> 02:09:41,039 [announcer] Here's your winner and the new NXT Champion, 2322 02:09:41,673 --> 02:09:44,576 Aleister Black. 2323 02:09:45,144 --> 02:09:48,547 [Percy] Zelina went to the well one too many times it backfired. 2324 02:09:48,614 --> 02:09:51,450 And Andrade "Cien" Almas paid for it. 2325 02:09:52,017 --> 02:09:55,988 [Mauro] Only fitting that Aleister Black has become 2326 02:09:56,054 --> 02:10:00,092 the 13th different NXT Champion 2327 02:10:00,159 --> 02:10:03,795 and he did it courtesy of Black Mass 2328 02:10:03,862 --> 02:10:08,066 as Andrade "Cien" Almas' title reign fades to black 2329 02:10:08,133 --> 02:10:11,336 at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans. 2330 02:10:12,871 --> 02:10:15,741 [Nigel] What a monumental journey for this man. 2331 02:10:17,709 --> 02:10:21,146 [Mauro] The biggest win in Aleister Black's career 2332 02:10:21,213 --> 02:10:24,583 on the biggest night in NXT history. 2333 02:10:24,650 --> 02:10:27,619 New Orleans serves up another instant classic 2334 02:10:27,686 --> 02:10:29,922 when it comes to championship matches. 2335 02:10:29,988 --> 02:10:33,859 Remember it was here that Ricky Steamboat and Ric Flair 2336 02:10:33,926 --> 02:10:35,928 had a classic almost 30 years ago. 2337 02:10:35,994 --> 02:10:40,666 Tonight it's Aleister Black becoming the new NXT Champion. 2338 02:10:44,369 --> 02:10:48,907 [Nigel] Look at that, pure elation on the face of Aleister Black. 2339 02:10:54,880 --> 02:10:58,250 Let's take a look now. The closing moments of this match, 2340 02:10:58,317 --> 02:11:01,086 Aleister Black hitting the tope con giro on the inside, 2341 02:11:01,153 --> 02:11:05,691 but look how quickly turning things around to hit that hammerlock DDT, 2342 02:11:05,757 --> 02:11:08,927 somehow Black managed to kick out. 2343 02:11:12,130 --> 02:11:13,966 And as the match would continue 2344 02:11:14,800 --> 02:11:19,171 it was Vega off the top who would again try to interfere 2345 02:11:19,238 --> 02:11:23,008 but in the end would cost the match to her man, 2346 02:11:23,075 --> 02:11:26,311 and we would see a new NXT Champion. 2347 02:11:26,812 --> 02:11:30,115 [Percy] And just look at the frustration and disbelief 2348 02:11:30,182 --> 02:11:32,284 in the face of Zelina Vega. 2349 02:11:32,351 --> 02:11:36,388 [Mauro] Vega did everything she could, but it wasn't enough. 2350 02:11:37,256 --> 02:11:40,125 Black refers to the NXT title as he-- 2351 02:11:40,192 --> 02:11:43,495 devil on his back, well give the devil his due, 2352 02:11:43,562 --> 02:11:48,066 Aleister Black is finally NXT Champion. 2353 02:11:48,867 --> 02:11:54,139 [Percy] The legend and the reign of Andrade "Cien" Almas is no more. 2354 02:11:54,206 --> 02:11:57,242 [rock music playing] 2355 02:12:04,549 --> 02:12:06,451 [Nigel] What a night for Aleister Black. 2356 02:12:06,518 --> 02:12:11,523 We have a new NXT Champion and a new era in NXT. 2357 02:12:22,501 --> 02:12:24,636 -Oh. -Sorry about that. 2358 02:12:24,703 --> 02:12:26,505 -Rock, Rock, Rock. -We're huge fans. 2359 02:12:26,571 --> 02:12:27,572 Thank you so much. 2360 02:12:27,639 --> 02:12:29,041 We've been fans since you had hair. 2361 02:12:29,107 --> 02:12:31,243 Oh, thank you. Hey, it's a choice. 2362 02:12:31,310 --> 02:12:32,577 A damn good one too. 2363 02:12:32,644 --> 02:12:33,679 See you, guys. 2364 02:12:33,745 --> 02:12:34,780 Rock, Rock, Rock. 2365 02:12:34,846 --> 02:12:36,748 -Yo. -We're wrestlers as well actually. 2366 02:12:36,815 --> 02:12:38,917 -We're actually doing the tryouts today. -Oh, cool. 2367 02:12:38,984 --> 02:12:41,720 What advice would you give us if we wanna… 2368 02:12:41,787 --> 02:12:43,822 -Win over the crown. -…win over the crown? 2369 02:12:44,923 --> 02:12:46,558 -What are your names again? -My name… 2370 02:12:46,625 --> 02:12:48,694 It doesn't matter what your names are! 2371 02:12:48,760 --> 02:12:50,662 You walk around here interrupting The Rock. 2372 02:12:50,729 --> 02:12:52,698 You, like you haven't the sun in 20 years. 2373 02:12:52,764 --> 02:12:54,700 You, like you just stepped out of Oliver Twist. 2374 02:12:54,766 --> 02:12:57,469 [British accent] Please, sir, may I have some more advice, sir. 2375 02:12:57,536 --> 02:12:59,838 You want some advice? Here's The Rock's advice. Shut your mouth. 2376 02:12:59,905 --> 02:13:01,707 What you want? What you want? 2377 02:13:01,773 --> 02:13:03,909 How about what The Rock wants? The Rock wants you to go out there 2378 02:13:03,976 --> 02:13:06,712 and take the no prisoners, have no regrets, have no fear, 2379 02:13:06,778 --> 02:13:08,647 lay it all out on the line. 2380 02:13:08,714 --> 02:13:11,550 Because if you don't do that, The Rock is gonna find your friend Mary Poppins. 2381 02:13:11,616 --> 02:13:14,319 He's gonna take her umbrella. He's gonna shine it up really nice. 2382 02:13:14,386 --> 02:13:17,856 He's gonna turn that sonuvabitch sideways and send it straight up your candy asses. 2383 02:13:17,923 --> 02:13:21,226 There's your advice, straight out of the jabroni beating, 2384 02:13:21,293 --> 02:13:23,161 pie eating, trail-blazin', eyebrow raisin', 2385 02:13:23,228 --> 02:13:27,332 entertaining the globe never hotter talking to two rejects from Harry Potter. 2386 02:13:30,836 --> 02:13:32,571 So that's how you win over the crowd. 2387 02:13:32,637 --> 02:13:34,039 Yeah. 2388 02:13:34,639 --> 02:13:37,509 [narrator] Fighting with my family. Coming soon. 2389 02:13:41,013 --> 02:13:44,649 [Mauro] Shinsuke Nakamura is going to WrestleMania. 2390 02:13:46,385 --> 02:13:50,122 You've now won the right to face the champion of your choosing. 2391 02:13:50,622 --> 02:13:52,157 Have you made a decision? 2392 02:13:53,759 --> 02:13:56,261 AJ… 2393 02:13:57,796 --> 02:13:59,064 Styles. 2394 02:13:59,631 --> 02:14:01,199 [commentator laughs] Yes. 2395 02:14:01,266 --> 02:14:05,237 Nakamura and Styles for the WWE Championship. 2396 02:14:05,303 --> 02:14:07,572 I could not be more excited. 2397 02:14:07,639 --> 02:14:09,608 I want my WrestleMania moment. 2398 02:14:09,674 --> 02:14:14,479 I want Shinsuke Nakamura on the grandest stage of them all. 2399 02:14:14,546 --> 02:14:16,214 [commentator] A dream match 2400 02:14:16,281 --> 02:14:20,352 and it would be nothing short of phenomenal. 2401 02:14:29,227 --> 02:14:31,863 [Nigel] There's so much going on already tonight. 2402 02:14:31,930 --> 02:14:34,332 One person to pick that I would love to know 2403 02:14:34,399 --> 02:14:36,968 is the man who created NXT Triple H. 2404 02:14:37,035 --> 02:14:38,770 [Nigel speaks indistinctly] 2405 02:14:38,837 --> 02:14:40,872 And it is an exclusive interview 2406 02:14:40,939 --> 02:14:44,476 directly off to take up New Orleans on Facebook live. 2407 02:14:44,543 --> 02:14:47,712 [Mauro] As we mentioned earlier, NXT general manager William Regal 2408 02:14:47,779 --> 02:14:51,716 not here tonight due to illness. So Triple H is in charge. 2409 02:14:51,783 --> 02:14:56,154 He's reminding Johnny Gargano that he signed the hold harmless agreement 2410 02:14:56,221 --> 02:14:59,024 no matter what happens in this unsanctioned match tonight. 2411 02:14:59,090 --> 02:15:02,160 Gargano cannot sue the WWE 2412 02:15:02,227 --> 02:15:06,231 or hold the company responsible for what happens. 2413 02:15:06,298 --> 02:15:11,203 When you think about rivalry, you think about the Red Sox and the Yankees. 2414 02:15:11,269 --> 02:15:16,208 You think about what it takes to really be the best that you can be 2415 02:15:16,274 --> 02:15:17,776 at the expense of another. 2416 02:15:17,843 --> 02:15:21,413 Tonight, we have best friends turn into bitter enemies, 2417 02:15:21,480 --> 02:15:24,649 the most intense rivalry in NXT history. 2418 02:15:27,519 --> 02:15:30,121 And tonight it will be Johnny Gargano 2419 02:15:30,188 --> 02:15:31,823 and Tommaso Ciampa, 2420 02:15:31,890 --> 02:15:35,160 former NXT Tag Team Champions, former best friends, 2421 02:15:35,827 --> 02:15:38,997 but tonight, it is not about championships. 2422 02:15:39,064 --> 02:15:42,267 It is about Johnny Gargano's livelihood. 2423 02:15:42,334 --> 02:15:44,769 If he wins, he's back on the NXT roster. 2424 02:15:44,836 --> 02:15:48,006 If Johnny Wrestling loses, he's gone? 2425 02:15:48,073 --> 02:15:49,174 Well, yes, of course. 2426 02:15:49,241 --> 02:15:51,943 This is as personal as it gets. 2427 02:15:52,010 --> 02:15:53,612 [rock music playing] 2428 02:15:55,247 --> 02:15:58,817 [soft music playing] 2429 02:15:58,884 --> 02:16:01,019 We are DIY… 2430 02:16:02,220 --> 02:16:03,355 and we… 2431 02:16:04,022 --> 02:16:05,423 we'll have our moment. 2432 02:16:08,960 --> 02:16:10,829 [bell ringing] 2433 02:16:11,696 --> 02:16:14,366 This is like everything that we've ever worked for. 2434 02:16:14,866 --> 02:16:16,168 Over 12 years. 2435 02:16:17,102 --> 02:16:18,837 NXT Tag Team titles, 2436 02:16:18,904 --> 02:16:21,173 match of the year now, dream come true. 2437 02:16:25,343 --> 02:16:28,513 We've traveled the world together for the last 12 years. 2438 02:16:29,080 --> 02:16:31,950 DIY is us together. 2439 02:16:33,051 --> 02:16:35,987 DIY is us together. 2440 02:16:36,755 --> 02:16:39,891 [soft music still playing] 2441 02:16:45,797 --> 02:16:47,899 [crowd cheering] DIY! DIY! 2442 02:16:47,966 --> 02:16:49,534 It's gonna be our moment. 2443 02:16:50,902 --> 02:16:52,170 This is my moment. 2444 02:16:59,511 --> 02:17:00,679 Why? 2445 02:17:00,745 --> 02:17:04,849 [dramatic music playing] 2446 02:17:17,996 --> 02:17:20,699 [crowd exclaims] 2447 02:17:20,765 --> 02:17:23,602 I saw you as my brother, my best friend, 2448 02:17:23,668 --> 02:17:27,172 and I didn't think that was something you were even capable of. 2449 02:17:29,241 --> 02:17:30,442 You want answers? 2450 02:17:31,443 --> 02:17:33,044 You did it to yourself, Johnny, 2451 02:17:34,212 --> 02:17:35,513 because you're selfish, 2452 02:17:35,580 --> 02:17:37,115 because you're selfish! 2453 02:17:39,384 --> 02:17:43,488 Are we even gonna talk about the fact that I tore my damn ACL on that match. 2454 02:17:44,389 --> 02:17:46,958 DIY was carried by me. 2455 02:17:47,025 --> 02:17:50,829 It's always been about you though. It's never been about us. 2456 02:17:50,895 --> 02:17:53,365 I think that's something you conjured up on your sick deluded mind, 2457 02:17:53,431 --> 02:17:55,400 but DIY was something special. 2458 02:17:55,467 --> 02:17:59,371 I decided finally this isn't our moment. 2459 02:18:00,038 --> 02:18:01,306 This is my moment. 2460 02:18:01,373 --> 02:18:05,577 When I return, I will be the most dangerous son of a bitch 2461 02:18:05,644 --> 02:18:07,379 in all of NXT. 2462 02:18:08,480 --> 02:18:10,515 And then, you weren't there. 2463 02:18:11,116 --> 02:18:13,451 I need to be Johnny Gargano again. 2464 02:18:13,518 --> 02:18:16,855 I need to be Johnny freaking Wrestling. 2465 02:18:16,921 --> 02:18:19,090 I thought I had it all figured out 2466 02:18:19,157 --> 02:18:20,158 but I didn't. 2467 02:18:20,725 --> 02:18:23,028 That thought, it kept coming up. 2468 02:18:24,696 --> 02:18:26,164 And then bam! 2469 02:18:26,231 --> 02:18:29,200 TakeOver: Philadelphia was just the start. 2470 02:18:30,068 --> 02:18:32,737 You're stupid enough to put your career on the line. 2471 02:18:32,804 --> 02:18:37,142 If I can't win the NXT Championship, I'll leave NXT. 2472 02:18:37,208 --> 02:18:38,176 You're selfish. 2473 02:18:38,243 --> 02:18:41,112 And I wanted you to have your moment 2474 02:18:41,680 --> 02:18:44,449 and I wanted to rip it straight from your heart. 2475 02:18:44,516 --> 02:18:47,185 -[bell ringing] -You cost me my NXT career. 2476 02:18:47,886 --> 02:18:50,188 You've taken everything away from me. 2477 02:18:52,891 --> 02:18:57,362 [crowd chanting] Johnny Wrestling! 2478 02:18:59,664 --> 02:19:02,600 As a man you could strike me down. 2479 02:19:03,201 --> 02:19:05,904 He's gone, gone! 2480 02:19:06,571 --> 02:19:07,572 But as a symbol… 2481 02:19:09,007 --> 02:19:10,041 I will live forever. 2482 02:19:15,947 --> 02:19:17,749 My job is on the line. 2483 02:19:17,816 --> 02:19:20,785 if I beat you, I get reinstated in NXT. 2484 02:19:20,852 --> 02:19:22,954 The reason that this match is unsanctioned 2485 02:19:23,021 --> 02:19:26,391 is because NXT knows what I'm going to do to you. 2486 02:19:26,458 --> 02:19:28,860 I don't care what happens to me anymore. 2487 02:19:28,927 --> 02:19:31,262 I'm coming to New Orleans to beat the hell out of you. 2488 02:19:31,329 --> 02:19:34,232 At TakeOver: New Orleans, I take your spirit, 2489 02:19:35,467 --> 02:19:37,836 your soul, your heart, 2490 02:19:37,902 --> 02:19:41,139 Johnny Wrestling and everything it stands for… 2491 02:19:42,006 --> 02:19:42,974 ends. 2492 02:19:43,608 --> 02:19:46,878 And I will finally have my moment. 2493 02:19:48,146 --> 02:19:49,981 This is my moment. 2494 02:19:53,551 --> 02:19:56,287 [crowd cheering] 2495 02:19:56,354 --> 02:19:57,355 [bell ringing] 2496 02:19:57,422 --> 02:20:00,558 [announcer] The following contest is an unsanctioned match. 2497 02:20:01,459 --> 02:20:04,429 Both competitors have signed a hold harmless agreement 2498 02:20:04,496 --> 02:20:06,564 stating that there will be no rules. 2499 02:20:06,631 --> 02:20:09,300 They will adhere to the jurisdiction of the referee 2500 02:20:09,367 --> 02:20:12,704 and the only way to win is by pinfall or submission. 2501 02:20:13,538 --> 02:20:14,939 Introducing first 2502 02:20:15,006 --> 02:20:18,676 from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, weighing in at 210 pounds, 2503 02:20:18,743 --> 02:20:21,946 Tommaso Ciampa. 2504 02:20:22,013 --> 02:20:25,383 [crowd booing] 2505 02:20:37,896 --> 02:20:42,700 [Mauro] There is no love and no love for this man, Tommaso Ciampa. 2506 02:20:44,302 --> 02:20:47,505 322 days ago… 2507 02:20:50,041 --> 02:20:53,144 he turned his back on his Tag Team partner 2508 02:20:53,912 --> 02:20:54,946 and his best friend. 2509 02:20:55,013 --> 02:20:57,949 [crowd chanting] Asshole! Asshole! 2510 02:21:05,690 --> 02:21:09,227 [crowd booing] 2511 02:21:18,570 --> 02:21:22,707 [crowd shouting indistinctly] 2512 02:21:30,949 --> 02:21:35,086 [crowd booing] 2513 02:21:51,936 --> 02:21:57,775 [crowd chanting] You suck! You suck! 2514 02:22:12,156 --> 02:22:16,261 [crowd booing] 2515 02:22:18,763 --> 02:22:22,100 [crowd chanting indistinctly] 2516 02:22:56,701 --> 02:22:58,970 I am done with this shit. 2517 02:22:59,704 --> 02:23:02,807 It's always been my show. 2518 02:23:03,775 --> 02:23:07,412 This is my moment! 2519 02:23:09,380 --> 02:23:14,352 [crowd chanting indistinctly] 2520 02:23:27,999 --> 02:23:33,071 -[rock music start playing] -[crowd cheering] 2521 02:23:39,911 --> 02:23:44,315 [crowd cheering] 2522 02:23:44,382 --> 02:23:46,484 [announcer] And his opponent from Cleveland, Ohio, 2523 02:23:46,551 --> 02:23:49,220 weighing in at 199 pounds, 2524 02:23:49,287 --> 02:23:52,657 Johnny Gargano. 2525 02:23:57,195 --> 02:24:00,398 [Percy] Better believe Johnny only had one thing on his mind 2526 02:24:00,465 --> 02:24:02,634 and that's retribution, that's payback. 2527 02:24:02,700 --> 02:24:06,404 He looked at Tommaso Ciampa as a brother, a best friend. 2528 02:24:12,510 --> 02:24:18,016 [crowd cheering] 2529 02:24:19,183 --> 02:24:24,155 [crowd shouting indistinctly] 2530 02:24:47,679 --> 02:24:51,382 [Mauro] And it has all come down to this, an unsanctioned match 2531 02:24:51,449 --> 02:24:54,385 between Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano. 2532 02:24:54,452 --> 02:24:59,057 Gargano tweeted earlier tonight, "Everything has led to this." 2533 02:25:01,826 --> 02:25:07,198 Not only did Ciampa ruin a former NXT Tag Team Championship duo 2534 02:25:07,899 --> 02:25:11,602 but he is trying to take away Johnny Gargano's livelihood. 2535 02:25:12,403 --> 02:25:13,671 -Ring the bell! -[bell ringing] 2536 02:25:13,738 --> 02:25:17,208 [Mauro] And with the bell this unsanctioned match begins. 2537 02:25:17,275 --> 02:25:18,743 Anything goes. 2538 02:25:20,511 --> 02:25:24,582 The only way-- The only reason the referee is there is to count three. 2539 02:25:25,750 --> 02:25:28,886 [Nigel] You got to remember, with that hold harmless agreement, 2540 02:25:28,953 --> 02:25:33,458 Ciampa has a key to do whatever he wants to Johnny Gargano 2541 02:25:33,524 --> 02:25:35,593 without any repercussions. 2542 02:25:35,660 --> 02:25:38,429 [Mauro] The tension palpable here at the Smoothie King Center 2543 02:25:38,496 --> 02:25:39,997 in New Orleans. 2544 02:25:41,466 --> 02:25:44,936 [Percy] You got to think too whatever happens at the end for Tommaso, 2545 02:25:45,002 --> 02:25:46,204 he'll be here tomorrow… 2546 02:25:46,270 --> 02:25:49,140 [Mauro] Ciampa and Gargano staring daggers into each other 2547 02:25:49,207 --> 02:25:52,243 before they unleash their wrath upon each other. 2548 02:25:52,310 --> 02:25:54,946 Gargano all over Ciampa, 2549 02:25:55,012 --> 02:25:57,315 Thesz press, ground-and-pound. 2550 02:25:58,382 --> 02:25:59,784 [Nigel] Gargano is furious. 2551 02:26:00,585 --> 02:26:02,253 [Mauro] And remember, this is not-- 2552 02:26:02,320 --> 02:26:05,256 Oh! Slingshot spear. 2553 02:26:05,323 --> 02:26:06,991 This is a fight. 2554 02:26:09,694 --> 02:26:11,629 [Nigel] This is gonna be brutal. 2555 02:26:12,697 --> 02:26:14,365 Of victory only Ciampa, 2556 02:26:14,432 --> 02:26:16,667 revengeful Gargano. 2557 02:26:17,502 --> 02:26:22,640 [Mauro] And the southpaw Gargano putting the boots now to Tommaso Ciampa. 2558 02:26:22,707 --> 02:26:27,311 Unleashing 322 days of pent up rage. 2559 02:26:27,378 --> 02:26:29,347 [Percy] Oh, my goodness. 2560 02:26:29,413 --> 02:26:30,915 [Mauro] No rules. 2561 02:26:30,982 --> 02:26:35,419 The referee letting Johnny Gargano get his pound of flesh 2562 02:26:35,486 --> 02:26:39,791 because again, the ref only to be there to determine the winner, 2563 02:26:39,857 --> 02:26:41,459 via pinfall or submission. 2564 02:26:45,730 --> 02:26:47,999 And so far Gargano a step ahead 2565 02:26:48,733 --> 02:26:53,204 of his former best friend turned arch-Nemesis Tommaso Ciampa. 2566 02:26:54,272 --> 02:26:56,774 Gargano willing to do whatever it takes 2567 02:26:56,841 --> 02:27:01,279 including wiping out Ciampa with that tope suicida. 2568 02:27:02,079 --> 02:27:03,781 [Percy] Again, 10 months later, 2569 02:27:03,848 --> 02:27:05,449 nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, 2570 02:27:05,516 --> 02:27:08,686 once that bell rings, Tommaso Ciampa is all his. 2571 02:27:10,221 --> 02:27:13,758 [Nigel] Here it is the aggression of Gargano early in the match. 2572 02:27:15,960 --> 02:27:17,895 [crowd chanting] Johnny Wrestling! 2573 02:27:17,962 --> 02:27:20,798 [Nigel] He has the aggressive advantage right now, Percy. 2574 02:27:20,865 --> 02:27:22,600 But as this match goes on, 2575 02:27:22,667 --> 02:27:27,572 like I said, any brutal thought that Tommaso Ciampa has, 2576 02:27:27,638 --> 02:27:30,641 he could enact without any repercussion. 2577 02:27:30,708 --> 02:27:34,512 [Mauro] The vitriol for one another, that closes through each other's veins, 2578 02:27:34,579 --> 02:27:37,081 that's what has powered this ultimate beef, 2579 02:27:37,148 --> 02:27:38,382 and now Ciampa… 2580 02:27:39,517 --> 02:27:43,821 beginning to beat down Johnny Gargano. 2581 02:27:43,888 --> 02:27:45,957 Gargano with the reversal! 2582 02:27:46,490 --> 02:27:50,561 And he sends Ciampa into what will surely be 2583 02:27:50,628 --> 02:27:55,233 an inhospitable NXT universe for the Sicilian psychopath. 2584 02:27:58,502 --> 02:28:02,006 Wow, Gargano wiping out Ciampa. 2585 02:28:04,742 --> 02:28:09,146 Gargano knows this is his last opportunity… 2586 02:28:10,181 --> 02:28:15,553 to get back into NXT to continue to live his childhood dream. 2587 02:28:15,620 --> 02:28:20,057 [Nigel] Well, let's be honest, Mauro, how many opportunities he had thus far 2588 02:28:20,124 --> 02:28:22,460 and let's be honest, he's failed every time. 2589 02:28:22,526 --> 02:28:26,163 [Percy] But how hard does Johnny work to keep coming back and coming back. 2590 02:28:26,230 --> 02:28:28,332 If anybody deserving of it, it's him. 2591 02:28:28,399 --> 02:28:32,837 [Mauro] Speaking of Gargano and back, his back gets smashed into the barricade 2592 02:28:32,904 --> 02:28:33,904 by Ciampa. 2593 02:28:37,475 --> 02:28:38,643 Oh no, Ciampa-- 2594 02:28:39,310 --> 02:28:43,247 Oh! Dropping Gargano across the barricade. 2595 02:28:44,482 --> 02:28:46,684 Listen to this sickening thuds. 2596 02:28:47,618 --> 02:28:50,688 [Nigel] Look at the face of Ciampa, look how angry he is. 2597 02:28:51,722 --> 02:28:53,257 Absolutely furious. 2598 02:28:53,758 --> 02:28:56,560 [Mauro] Whatever you think about Tommaso Ciampa, 2599 02:28:56,627 --> 02:28:58,362 make no mistake about it. 2600 02:28:58,429 --> 02:29:02,633 He is one of the most dangerous superstars in NXT. 2601 02:29:02,700 --> 02:29:05,770 [Nigel] And is in a match where he can do whatever he wants 2602 02:29:05,836 --> 02:29:07,505 without anybody stopping him. 2603 02:29:08,673 --> 02:29:11,676 It doesn't matter how much damage, it doesn't matter how hurt 2604 02:29:11,742 --> 02:29:14,745 Johnny Gargano is, they can't stop the match. 2605 02:29:16,080 --> 02:29:17,081 [Mauro] Oh! 2606 02:29:19,383 --> 02:29:22,653 Devastating backbreaker by Ciampa on Gargano. 2607 02:29:23,321 --> 02:29:25,156 Do something you piece of garbage! 2608 02:29:28,125 --> 02:29:30,428 [Nigel] He was begging Gargano to do something. 2609 02:29:31,095 --> 02:29:35,900 [Mauro] Ciampa has a license to brutalize in this unsanctioned match 2610 02:29:35,966 --> 02:29:39,103 and he is looking to make the most of it. 2611 02:29:40,871 --> 02:29:45,276 He tweeted out that in Gargano's absence, 2612 02:29:45,343 --> 02:29:49,013 he wants everyone to learn that Gargano's selfishness 2613 02:29:49,647 --> 02:29:52,750 does indeed come with a price. 2614 02:29:52,817 --> 02:29:54,185 Oh, but Gargano… 2615 02:29:54,719 --> 02:29:58,689 giving Ciampa receipt momentarily before he eats that kick 2616 02:29:58,756 --> 02:30:01,225 and look at Ciampa, guys, exposing that concrete. 2617 02:30:01,292 --> 02:30:03,361 [Nigel] Trying to up the ante here. Do you think-- 2618 02:30:03,427 --> 02:30:06,497 Here's a question, perhaps Gargano burned himself out, 2619 02:30:06,564 --> 02:30:10,301 he had to be so angry, so full of energy coming into this match. 2620 02:30:10,368 --> 02:30:14,538 [Mauro] The proverbial adrenaline dump but Ciampa unloading that right hand. 2621 02:30:15,639 --> 02:30:16,640 Oh, man. 2622 02:30:17,274 --> 02:30:20,678 With that exposed concrete staring Johnny Gargano in the face. 2623 02:30:20,745 --> 02:30:22,012 [Percy] Don't do this. 2624 02:30:24,315 --> 02:30:26,584 [Mauro] Gargano fights off the suplex attempt. 2625 02:30:30,087 --> 02:30:33,090 [Nigel] Kicking his legs to try and bring that momentum down. 2626 02:30:33,157 --> 02:30:35,059 [Mauro] Oh, Gargano lands on his feet. 2627 02:30:35,626 --> 02:30:36,727 Gets up on the apron. 2628 02:30:37,228 --> 02:30:41,966 Oh, and a kick right to the side of Tommaso Ciampa's head 2629 02:30:42,033 --> 02:30:45,836 as Johnny Gargano fights his way back into this unsanctioned match. 2630 02:30:45,903 --> 02:30:47,671 -[Mauro] Oh god! -[Nigel] Watch out! 2631 02:30:47,738 --> 02:30:50,875 [crowd shouting indistinctly] 2632 02:31:01,485 --> 02:31:08,325 [crowd chanting indistinctly] 2633 02:31:17,168 --> 02:31:18,803 [man shouting indistinctly] 2634 02:31:19,303 --> 02:31:22,973 [crowd cheering] 2635 02:31:25,076 --> 02:31:27,445 [Nigel] I don't know if we're still on… 2636 02:31:28,012 --> 02:31:32,583 but Johnny Gargano is on with very bad intentions. 2637 02:31:35,119 --> 02:31:38,089 He hates Tommaso Ciampa. 2638 02:31:38,155 --> 02:31:41,225 Who do you hate more than a friend who stabs you in the back. 2639 02:31:42,393 --> 02:31:44,929 And now he's got the chance like Oscar Wilde says, 2640 02:31:44,995 --> 02:31:47,898 "A true friend stabs you in the front." 2641 02:31:59,743 --> 02:32:01,412 Fighting back and forth. 2642 02:32:02,413 --> 02:32:04,915 Trying to use the TV monitor to his advantage. 2643 02:32:10,087 --> 02:32:13,224 Someone is gonna get hurt badly. 2644 02:32:17,394 --> 02:32:19,063 [Percy] Oh, my god! 2645 02:32:28,672 --> 02:32:30,541 [Nigel] This is hard to watch. 2646 02:32:34,345 --> 02:32:36,580 A huge suplex to the floor. 2647 02:32:37,181 --> 02:32:39,183 Ciampa landed with the back of his head. 2648 02:32:40,618 --> 02:32:42,386 [crowd chanting] Johnny Wrestling! 2649 02:32:42,453 --> 02:32:47,625 [Nigel] What are both these men willing to do to win this match? 2650 02:32:50,261 --> 02:32:53,464 [Mauro] Nigel, we are trying to restore order 2651 02:32:53,531 --> 02:32:58,035 here at the broadcast table, great job in documenting the barbarism 2652 02:32:58,836 --> 02:33:02,740 as we revisit what just transpired here on our broadcast table. 2653 02:33:02,806 --> 02:33:08,679 Tommaso Ciampa suplexing Johnny Gargano off the table. 2654 02:33:09,513 --> 02:33:12,716 Unsanctioned match, no rules. 2655 02:33:12,783 --> 02:33:18,088 The enmity has reached an all-time high between Gargano and Ciampa. 2656 02:33:19,023 --> 02:33:22,726 [crowd booing] 2657 02:33:25,763 --> 02:33:27,198 [Nigel] I got to be honest. 2658 02:33:28,065 --> 02:33:30,768 I am scared for Johnny Gargano right now. 2659 02:33:34,205 --> 02:33:35,239 [Mauro] Oh man. 2660 02:33:36,006 --> 02:33:38,609 -[Mauro] Tommaso Ciampa… -[Percy] Oh, come on. Oh! 2661 02:33:39,910 --> 02:33:44,014 [Mauro] Ciampa driving Johnny Gargano through part of the broadcast table. 2662 02:33:47,785 --> 02:33:52,056 [crowd booing] 2663 02:33:53,791 --> 02:33:55,793 [Nigel] Tommaso Ciampa has taken over. 2664 02:33:58,963 --> 02:34:00,431 He will not be stopped. 2665 02:34:01,031 --> 02:34:05,069 [crowd chanting indistinctly] 2666 02:34:06,136 --> 02:34:10,040 [Mauro] The NXT universe, making their feelings first. 2667 02:34:10,107 --> 02:34:12,142 Tommaso Ciampa… 2668 02:34:13,077 --> 02:34:14,878 known for the entire world. 2669 02:34:14,945 --> 02:34:18,849 Ciampa taking glee in this amount of punishment 2670 02:34:18,916 --> 02:34:22,753 that he's meeting out to someone he used to call a brother. 2671 02:34:22,820 --> 02:34:24,922 -[Percy] Oh. -[Mauro] And wow, he's… 2672 02:34:25,756 --> 02:34:28,359 treating him like cane tree today. 2673 02:34:28,425 --> 02:34:34,231 Unsanctioned matches degenerated into bedlam, Nigel. 2674 02:34:34,298 --> 02:34:38,535 [Nigel] A sick smile on the face of the sadistic Ciampa. 2675 02:34:38,602 --> 02:34:40,638 [Percy] How much more of this can Johnny take, 2676 02:34:40,704 --> 02:34:45,509 every ounce of rage and hatred is being felt by Tommaso Ciampa. 2677 02:34:45,576 --> 02:34:47,211 [Nigel] It doesn't matter. 2678 02:34:47,278 --> 02:34:48,779 -[Percy] Oh! -[Mauro] Oh, god. 2679 02:34:48,846 --> 02:34:52,249 [Nigel] Tommaso Ciampa is in control of when this match ends. 2680 02:34:52,316 --> 02:34:56,353 [crowd shouting indistinctly] 2681 02:34:58,088 --> 02:35:01,225 [Nigel] We heard the referee Drake Wuertz talk before about perhaps 2682 02:35:01,292 --> 02:35:05,663 making the wrong call before he was asked if it comes down to it. 2683 02:35:05,729 --> 02:35:07,498 Can you make the right call again? 2684 02:35:09,300 --> 02:35:13,170 [crowd shouting indistinctly] 2685 02:35:16,240 --> 02:35:18,575 [Nigel] Just stomping on the hand now. 2686 02:35:18,642 --> 02:35:20,678 He is decimating Johnny Gargano. 2687 02:35:20,744 --> 02:35:25,249 [crowd chanting] Asshole! Asshole! 2688 02:35:29,687 --> 02:35:35,859 [Mauro] A Ciampa Tsunami tearing through NXT TakeOver: New Orleans. 2689 02:35:37,728 --> 02:35:41,298 And the referee cannot stop this match. 2690 02:35:41,899 --> 02:35:45,035 Johnny Gargano signed on for this. 2691 02:35:45,602 --> 02:35:50,941 He signed the release and he is now paying what could be the ultimate price. 2692 02:35:51,008 --> 02:35:54,278 Remember, if Ciampa defeats Gargano, 2693 02:35:54,345 --> 02:35:58,449 Johnny Wrestling is gone from NXT for good. 2694 02:36:03,387 --> 02:36:06,590 [Nigel] Look at Gargano flung into the corner. 2695 02:36:06,657 --> 02:36:08,325 That's really incredible. 2696 02:36:14,898 --> 02:36:18,135 [Mauro] Johnny Gargano showcasing that… 2697 02:36:19,737 --> 02:36:22,840 fortitude, that guile, 2698 02:36:22,906 --> 02:36:27,845 trying to get back into this match but Ciampa one step ahead. 2699 02:36:27,911 --> 02:36:30,147 One diabolical step ahead. 2700 02:36:30,214 --> 02:36:32,883 Gargano's career almost went up in smoke right there. 2701 02:36:32,950 --> 02:36:34,485 [Percy] With all the punishment Gargano's taking, 2702 02:36:34,551 --> 02:36:36,153 he just kicked out at one. 2703 02:36:36,220 --> 02:36:38,455 You have to think that's gonna infuriate Tommaso. 2704 02:36:38,522 --> 02:36:42,192 [Mauro] Gargano desperately reaching for the beard of Ciampa! 2705 02:36:42,693 --> 02:36:45,395 Ciampa with those piston-like right hands. 2706 02:36:46,497 --> 02:36:48,532 [Nigel] Trying for the clover hedge-- 2707 02:36:48,599 --> 02:36:50,768 cloverleaf, if he can step over. 2708 02:36:51,335 --> 02:36:54,004 [Mauro] And Johnny needs a four leaf clover right now. 2709 02:36:54,071 --> 02:36:56,974 His luck has to change in this unsanctioned match. 2710 02:36:59,710 --> 02:37:01,845 [Nigel] It is a pinfall or a submission 2711 02:37:01,912 --> 02:37:05,716 but there is no way Johnny Gargano is going to quit. 2712 02:37:06,283 --> 02:37:08,786 Not in this match, not to Tommaso Ciampa. 2713 02:37:08,852 --> 02:37:11,255 [Mauro] Johnny fell in love with sports entertainment 2714 02:37:11,321 --> 02:37:12,823 at the age of eight. 2715 02:37:13,424 --> 02:37:16,560 He has scratched, and clawed, and worked judiciously 2716 02:37:16,627 --> 02:37:18,629 to get here to NXT. 2717 02:37:18,695 --> 02:37:22,666 He and Ciampa found success as the Tag Team DIY 2718 02:37:23,600 --> 02:37:28,739 but for the last year, Johnny Gargano has had to look in his rear view mirror. 2719 02:37:30,073 --> 02:37:35,112 The rebel heart facing the black card here at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans. 2720 02:37:35,179 --> 02:37:36,447 And Ciampa… 2721 02:37:36,513 --> 02:37:40,784 Look, Gargano has made it to the rope but the referee can't break it. 2722 02:37:41,885 --> 02:37:44,455 Johnny, Johnny, there's no rope break. 2723 02:37:45,389 --> 02:37:46,623 What do you say, Johnny? 2724 02:37:47,891 --> 02:37:51,328 [Mauro] Gargano finally able to break free 2725 02:37:52,362 --> 02:37:55,666 but, Nigel, talk about the psychological toll 2726 02:37:55,732 --> 02:37:59,336 that Ciampa took on Johnny Gargano-- 2727 02:38:00,270 --> 02:38:01,605 …just stomping on him. 2728 02:38:01,672 --> 02:38:03,774 -[Percy] Oh, my god. -[Mauro] Ciampa. 2729 02:38:04,341 --> 02:38:06,810 [crowd cheering] 2730 02:38:06,877 --> 02:38:07,911 [Mauro] Brutal. 2731 02:38:09,746 --> 02:38:12,382 [Percy] Tommaso Ciampa is absolutely sick. 2732 02:38:13,150 --> 02:38:16,553 [Mauro] They don't call him the Sicilian psychopath for nothing 2733 02:38:17,254 --> 02:38:21,925 and he is on a path of destruction here in this unsanctioned match. 2734 02:38:21,992 --> 02:38:26,263 He wants to eliminate Johnny Gargano from his life 2735 02:38:26,330 --> 02:38:29,533 and from the NXT roster for good. 2736 02:38:29,600 --> 02:38:31,969 [Percy] You can clearly see by the look on Ciampa's face 2737 02:38:32,035 --> 02:38:35,405 that he's enjoying what he's doing to Johnny Gargano. 2738 02:38:35,472 --> 02:38:39,409 [Mauro] I'm sure that Tommaso Ciampa spent many nights 2739 02:38:39,476 --> 02:38:42,613 visualizing this specific scenario 2740 02:38:42,679 --> 02:38:47,217 and relishing the hell that he is putting Johnny Gargano through. 2741 02:38:47,284 --> 02:38:50,153 [crowd chanting indistinctly] 2742 02:38:53,490 --> 02:38:56,660 [Mauro] Johnny Gargano can't even get up to his feet, you guys. 2743 02:38:57,628 --> 02:39:01,164 Oh, and Tommaso Ciampa with a running knee lift! 2744 02:39:01,732 --> 02:39:04,568 Striking Gargano on the side of his head. 2745 02:39:04,635 --> 02:39:08,105 [Nigel] You heard Ciampa asking the referee, "Did you move it?" 2746 02:39:08,171 --> 02:39:10,741 Clearly had something under the ring. 2747 02:39:10,807 --> 02:39:11,808 Oh, look at that. 2748 02:39:12,609 --> 02:39:14,511 [Mauro] Ciampa. Now… 2749 02:39:15,312 --> 02:39:20,551 That's… that's reaching a whole new level down. 2750 02:39:21,385 --> 02:39:23,654 [Nigel] He just took that poor guy's crutches. 2751 02:39:25,122 --> 02:39:30,160 [Mauro] And Ciampa has been leaning on those crutches for a year. 2752 02:39:30,761 --> 02:39:35,299 Now, waving bye-bye sadistically to Johnny Gargano. 2753 02:39:35,966 --> 02:39:38,735 [Nigel] The question is, what is Gargano saying goodbye to? 2754 02:39:38,802 --> 02:39:39,903 [Mauro] And remember 2755 02:39:40,470 --> 02:39:45,108 the crutch is what Ciampa used to attack Johnny Gargano, 2756 02:39:45,175 --> 02:39:48,779 when Ciampa reemerged at NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia 2757 02:39:48,845 --> 02:39:52,883 after Gargano gave it all against Andrade "Cien" Almas 2758 02:39:52,950 --> 02:39:57,220 and then with Gargano's NXT career up for grabs, 2759 02:39:57,287 --> 02:39:59,656 Ciampa attacked him again. 2760 02:40:00,390 --> 02:40:03,393 Will this be the final nail in the proverbial coffin 2761 02:40:04,294 --> 02:40:07,731 of one of NXT's most popular superstars? 2762 02:40:15,005 --> 02:40:17,207 Ciampa wants Gargano to look him in the eye. 2763 02:40:17,741 --> 02:40:19,109 No, come on. Oh! 2764 02:40:19,176 --> 02:40:20,410 Gargano avoids it. 2765 02:40:21,612 --> 02:40:23,680 Oh, and that time Ciampa missed. 2766 02:40:26,083 --> 02:40:28,118 Johnny Gargano fired up. 2767 02:40:28,185 --> 02:40:30,587 [Nigel] Somehow, Gargano able to avoid… 2768 02:40:30,654 --> 02:40:33,790 [Mauro] But Gargano took his eye off Ciampa for a split second, 2769 02:40:33,857 --> 02:40:36,126 eyeing the crutch, and almost paid for it. 2770 02:40:36,193 --> 02:40:40,297 Oh! But it was Ciampa who paid for his dirty deeds 2771 02:40:40,364 --> 02:40:41,798 with that vicious kick. 2772 02:40:41,865 --> 02:40:43,166 [Nigel] Did you hear that? 2773 02:40:43,800 --> 02:40:46,003 Right on the side of the jaw and the ear. 2774 02:40:47,571 --> 02:40:50,841 [crowd chanting] Johnny Wrestling! Johnny Wrestling! 2775 02:40:50,907 --> 02:40:54,144 [Nigel] But Gargano has got to enact a lot of punishment 2776 02:40:54,211 --> 02:40:57,114 to get equal with Ciampa at this point. 2777 02:40:57,180 --> 02:41:01,118 [Mauro] NXT Universe sold out, Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. 2778 02:41:01,818 --> 02:41:04,154 Rallying behind Johnny Wrestling, 2779 02:41:04,221 --> 02:41:08,859 Gargano has an opportunity now to meet out his own brand of punishment. 2780 02:41:09,593 --> 02:41:12,529 How many hours has Gargano laid awake at night, 2781 02:41:13,163 --> 02:41:15,032 thinking about this scenario? 2782 02:41:15,098 --> 02:41:18,669 [Percy] Now he's in the fight of his life, trying to protect his career. 2783 02:41:19,269 --> 02:41:21,238 [Mauro] He knocks Ciampa off his feet. 2784 02:41:22,973 --> 02:41:24,875 -[Percy] Oh! -[Mauro] Oh, but Ciampa… 2785 02:41:25,375 --> 02:41:28,111 [Mauro] …able to buy some time to recover. 2786 02:41:28,945 --> 02:41:30,747 [Nigel] This is gonna get dirty now. 2787 02:41:31,481 --> 02:41:34,685 The more tired these competitors get, they just put out all the stops, 2788 02:41:34,751 --> 02:41:36,853 whatever every dirty trick they can use, 2789 02:41:36,920 --> 02:41:39,022 they're gonna do it to get the advantage. 2790 02:41:39,956 --> 02:41:43,393 [Mauro] Gargano going from an instinct classic against Andrade 2791 02:41:43,460 --> 02:41:45,362 at NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia 2792 02:41:45,429 --> 02:41:48,165 to the fight of his life here against Tommaso Ciampa 2793 02:41:48,231 --> 02:41:52,069 and this unsanctioned match, at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans. 2794 02:41:52,135 --> 02:41:54,337 And Gargano connects with that kick. 2795 02:41:55,572 --> 02:41:58,642 [crowd shouting indistinctly] 2796 02:41:58,708 --> 02:42:00,077 [Nigel] Bad intentions. 2797 02:42:00,610 --> 02:42:02,212 [Mauro] Sling shot. 2798 02:42:02,279 --> 02:42:03,547 Ciampa fighting off-- 2799 02:42:04,347 --> 02:42:06,416 Look at the strength of Tommaso Ciampa. 2800 02:42:08,318 --> 02:42:09,319 [Nigel] Oh no. 2801 02:42:09,986 --> 02:42:12,723 -[Nigel] He's already been… -[Percy] Come on, man, no. 2802 02:42:13,490 --> 02:42:15,125 -[Percy] No! -[Mauro] Oh, my god. 2803 02:42:15,192 --> 02:42:18,562 [Mauro] Oh, Gargano able to escape. Gargano now looking for… 2804 02:42:18,628 --> 02:42:19,663 revenge on Ciampa. 2805 02:42:19,730 --> 02:42:21,031 [Percy exclaims] Oh! 2806 02:42:21,098 --> 02:42:22,933 [Mauro] Oh, my god. 2807 02:42:22,999 --> 02:42:24,634 Under that exposed concrete. 2808 02:42:24,701 --> 02:42:26,269 [Percy] Did you hear the thud? 2809 02:42:26,336 --> 02:42:30,307 [Mauro] Ciampa's back got splat on the concrete. 2810 02:42:33,710 --> 02:42:37,981 NXT Universe is stunned by what they've just seen. 2811 02:42:39,416 --> 02:42:43,153 [crowd chanting] You deserve it! 2812 02:42:45,689 --> 02:42:46,757 [Percy] Talk about… 2813 02:42:47,457 --> 02:42:50,293 talk about a momentum shift, take a look at this, 2814 02:42:50,360 --> 02:42:53,196 Tommaso Ciampa, back forced into the concrete. 2815 02:42:53,263 --> 02:42:56,399 [Mauro] And Nigel, we try to stay as unbiased as we can 2816 02:42:56,466 --> 02:42:59,202 but I have to echo the sentiments of the NXT Universe. 2817 02:42:59,269 --> 02:43:01,638 Tommaso Ciampa deserves that. 2818 02:43:02,139 --> 02:43:04,407 [Nigel] I don't know if I can agree with that. 2819 02:43:04,474 --> 02:43:07,677 Did you hear the sound, the splat of his back… 2820 02:43:08,612 --> 02:43:09,846 the back of his cranium. 2821 02:43:09,913 --> 02:43:13,416 [Mauro] How many times have we heard the sick thud of the crutch 2822 02:43:13,483 --> 02:43:15,652 crushing Johnny Gargano's back. 2823 02:43:18,021 --> 02:43:23,560 Johnny Gargano doing what he has waited a long time to do, 2824 02:43:23,627 --> 02:43:26,329 322 days. 2825 02:43:28,565 --> 02:43:31,301 [Nigel] All I can say is, as a former competitor, 2826 02:43:32,169 --> 02:43:34,871 I just want this match to be over as soon as possible. 2827 02:43:36,273 --> 02:43:38,108 [Mauro] It definitely isn't for the faint of heart 2828 02:43:38,175 --> 02:43:41,144 nor was it expected to be, especially with the stipulation 2829 02:43:41,211 --> 02:43:42,813 that this is an unsanctioned match. 2830 02:43:42,879 --> 02:43:44,247 Again, Johnny Gargano… 2831 02:43:45,715 --> 02:43:47,117 just signed the document… 2832 02:43:47,717 --> 02:43:49,986 that he would not hold WWE responsible 2833 02:43:50,053 --> 02:43:52,522 for what transpired in this unsanctioned match. 2834 02:43:52,589 --> 02:43:55,659 And again, Johnny is still not a member of the NXT roster. 2835 02:43:55,725 --> 02:43:59,863 Should he exorcise the demon that is Tommaso Ciampa, 2836 02:43:59,930 --> 02:44:01,531 he would regain employment 2837 02:44:01,598 --> 02:44:05,769 but should Ciampa put Johnny Gargano out of his misery, 2838 02:44:05,836 --> 02:44:07,337 Gargano would be gone. 2839 02:44:09,039 --> 02:44:10,941 Oh, they're both going for the crutch. 2840 02:44:14,277 --> 02:44:15,679 And a tug-of-war ensues. 2841 02:44:18,682 --> 02:44:20,016 [Nigel] Oh, the irony… 2842 02:44:21,384 --> 02:44:23,687 the significant of that crutch. 2843 02:44:25,956 --> 02:44:30,093 [Mauro] Who wins this tug-of-war could very well emerge victorious 2844 02:44:30,160 --> 02:44:31,628 in this unsanctioned match. 2845 02:44:32,696 --> 02:44:35,699 [Nigel] A clear metaphor with a conflict. 2846 02:44:36,933 --> 02:44:38,635 [Mauro] And Johnny Gargano… 2847 02:44:39,402 --> 02:44:41,304 has the crutch in his possession. 2848 02:44:41,805 --> 02:44:43,106 Ciampa! 2849 02:44:43,173 --> 02:44:46,309 And he waylays him. Here comes Johnny Wrestling. 2850 02:44:46,376 --> 02:44:48,378 [Percy] Swinging for the fences on Tommaso. 2851 02:44:48,445 --> 02:44:50,981 [Mauro] Crushing Ciampa with the crutch. 2852 02:44:51,047 --> 02:44:54,384 [Nigel] There is nothing metaphorical about that. 2853 02:44:54,451 --> 02:44:56,319 [Percy] How's that feel, Ciampa? 2854 02:44:56,386 --> 02:44:57,787 [Nigel] At his injured knee. 2855 02:44:57,854 --> 02:44:59,723 [crowd cheering] 2856 02:45:00,390 --> 02:45:02,826 [Nigel] He went for the previously injured knee. 2857 02:45:02,893 --> 02:45:07,130 [Mauro] Oh, Ciampa deposits Gargano to the outside, 2858 02:45:07,197 --> 02:45:09,065 allowing himself an opportunity… 2859 02:45:10,634 --> 02:45:13,703 to get the blood flowing back into his right leg, 2860 02:45:13,770 --> 02:45:16,640 his bad knee feeling the effects of that attack. 2861 02:45:16,706 --> 02:45:18,174 [crowd exclaims] 2862 02:45:18,241 --> 02:45:19,509 [Mauro] What a shot. 2863 02:45:21,278 --> 02:45:23,546 Crutch to the cranium. 2864 02:45:24,981 --> 02:45:28,118 Slingshot DDT, slingshot DDT. 2865 02:45:28,184 --> 02:45:30,954 -[Mauro] Is Johnny back in NXT? -[Percy] Johnny's in! 2866 02:45:31,021 --> 02:45:32,022 [Mauro exclaims] Oh! 2867 02:45:33,023 --> 02:45:34,925 Wow, so close. 2868 02:45:36,993 --> 02:45:38,561 Man, Johnny Gargano, 2869 02:45:38,628 --> 02:45:40,897 you have to wonder what he is thinking about. 2870 02:45:40,964 --> 02:45:43,934 His family having to go through this with him, 2871 02:45:44,000 --> 02:45:45,168 his wife Candice LeRae, 2872 02:45:46,069 --> 02:45:49,139 and the legion of fans that he has here in NXT. 2873 02:45:50,373 --> 02:45:52,142 [Nigel] This is hard enough for me to watch. 2874 02:45:52,208 --> 02:45:53,743 [Percy] It's all about his future. 2875 02:45:53,810 --> 02:45:55,912 And if he has one, if he wins here tonight. 2876 02:45:57,180 --> 02:46:00,951 [crowd chanting] Johnny Wrestling! Johnny Wrestling! 2877 02:46:01,017 --> 02:46:04,120 [Mauro] Oh, wow, Johnny Gargano exposing the turnbuckle. 2878 02:46:06,556 --> 02:46:09,225 And he is now serving notice to Tommaso Ciampa 2879 02:46:09,292 --> 02:46:12,562 that two can play the brutal game. 2880 02:46:12,629 --> 02:46:15,498 [Percy] Hey, desperate times calls for desperate measures. 2881 02:46:16,866 --> 02:46:18,768 [Mauro] An exposed turnbuckle. 2882 02:46:20,971 --> 02:46:23,106 Will Tommas… Tommaso Ciampa be… 2883 02:46:24,507 --> 02:46:25,642 introduced? 2884 02:46:25,709 --> 02:46:27,177 -[Nigel] Oh, no. -[Mauro] Wow. 2885 02:46:27,243 --> 02:46:30,313 [Mauro] Gargano looking for the lawn dart and stand-- Oh! 2886 02:46:31,381 --> 02:46:33,917 Gargano goes face first into the top turnbuckle. 2887 02:46:37,787 --> 02:46:39,389 [Nigel] What's he gonna… 2888 02:46:39,889 --> 02:46:42,392 [Mauro] Gargano able to break free on the apron. 2889 02:46:42,459 --> 02:46:43,793 Ciampa blocks that kick. 2890 02:46:44,794 --> 02:46:45,862 [Mauro exclaims] Oh! 2891 02:46:45,929 --> 02:46:47,964 Oh, wow, that elbow right to the jaw. 2892 02:46:48,031 --> 02:46:49,833 [Nigel] I think I saw a tooth fly. 2893 02:46:51,768 --> 02:46:54,137 [Mauro] Just a brutal contest, 2894 02:46:54,204 --> 02:46:56,506 the number one trend worldwide 2895 02:46:56,573 --> 02:46:58,641 #NXTtakeover. 2896 02:47:00,043 --> 02:47:04,114 Wherever you may be watching around the world on the WWE Network, 2897 02:47:04,647 --> 02:47:08,084 I wanted to say we hope you're enjoying this unsanctioned match… 2898 02:47:08,151 --> 02:47:12,188 But how can you enjoy this level of brutality? 2899 02:47:15,025 --> 02:47:16,126 Oh! 2900 02:47:16,192 --> 02:47:17,427 [Mauro speaks indistinctly] 2901 02:47:17,494 --> 02:47:19,596 Johnny's career can be over right there. 2902 02:47:19,662 --> 02:47:21,631 Now, he gets out, he gets out. 2903 02:47:21,698 --> 02:47:23,800 [crowd applauding] 2904 02:47:23,867 --> 02:47:27,637 [Mauro] Man, does Johnny Gargano have heart 2905 02:47:27,704 --> 02:47:29,105 with a capital H in? 2906 02:47:29,739 --> 02:47:33,143 Say what you will about the tactics of Tommaso Ciampa… 2907 02:47:34,177 --> 02:47:37,847 but there is a reason he is feared. 2908 02:47:37,914 --> 02:47:39,649 And we are seeing that here tonight. 2909 02:47:39,716 --> 02:47:43,353 [Nigel] A strong knee from Ciampa and following it up quickly. 2910 02:47:43,420 --> 02:47:49,759 But you talked about it, Mauro, the heart of Gargano somehow kicked out. 2911 02:47:50,860 --> 02:47:53,163 This man refuses to say quit. 2912 02:47:53,863 --> 02:47:58,468 [Mauro] Every time Ciampa pins Gargano's shoulders to the mat, 2913 02:47:59,135 --> 02:48:04,240 we are potentially three seconds away of saying good bye to Johnny forever. 2914 02:48:07,410 --> 02:48:11,247 [crowd booing] 2915 02:48:11,314 --> 02:48:13,016 -[Nigel] What? -[Mauro] What a… 2916 02:48:13,082 --> 02:48:14,117 [Percy] Come on. 2917 02:48:14,184 --> 02:48:17,387 [Mauro] Wow, there's Ciampa bringing back… 2918 02:48:18,822 --> 02:48:21,291 a mannerism of the Tag Team DIY. 2919 02:48:23,259 --> 02:48:26,863 And now locking to put him away. Is this it for Johnny Gargano? 2920 02:48:26,930 --> 02:48:27,964 God, no! 2921 02:48:28,598 --> 02:48:29,632 Ciampa. 2922 02:48:30,834 --> 02:48:34,871 There is no… no depth that he is willing to… 2923 02:48:35,772 --> 02:48:39,676 to just reach in order to try to get the best of Johnny Gargano. 2924 02:48:39,742 --> 02:48:41,578 [Percy] How is Gargano staying alive? 2925 02:48:41,644 --> 02:48:44,314 How is he continuing to fight in this match? 2926 02:48:44,814 --> 02:48:47,650 [Mauro] There's a reason he's called Johnny Wrestling. 2927 02:48:48,351 --> 02:48:52,288 I've… I've said it time and time again and it bears repeating here. 2928 02:48:52,355 --> 02:48:56,593 His DNA needs to be checked because Johnny is not your regular human being, 2929 02:48:56,659 --> 02:49:00,196 then again, neither is Tommaso Ciampa. 2930 02:49:00,263 --> 02:49:03,967 [Nigel] If this match continues, they may have to check his pulse. 2931 02:49:04,033 --> 02:49:06,536 [crowd shouting indistinctly] 2932 02:49:08,037 --> 02:49:11,674 [Mauro] Ciampa back to his feet, 2933 02:49:11,741 --> 02:49:16,880 Gargano having trouble to do the same thing. 2934 02:49:16,946 --> 02:49:20,049 [Nigel] Ciampa adjusting that knee brace, perhaps thinking of using it 2935 02:49:20,116 --> 02:49:21,484 as an offensive weapon. 2936 02:49:27,357 --> 02:49:29,392 Both men just exhausted. 2937 02:49:29,459 --> 02:49:34,130 [Mauro] A physically taxing battle in this unsanctioned match 2938 02:49:34,998 --> 02:49:38,468 to culminate what has been a tremendous night of action 2939 02:49:38,535 --> 02:49:41,037 here at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans… 2940 02:49:42,171 --> 02:49:45,508 on the eve of WrestleMania. 2941 02:49:46,075 --> 02:49:52,048 Tommaso Ciampa looking to finally seal Johnny Gargano's fate. 2942 02:49:52,682 --> 02:49:54,184 Johnny Gargano with an escape. 2943 02:49:56,119 --> 02:49:58,955 -[Mauro] Oh, man. -[Percy] Tommaso's still up on his feet. 2944 02:50:00,123 --> 02:50:01,624 [Mauro] Punishing clothesline. 2945 02:50:03,126 --> 02:50:06,229 Whacked Gargano with a hold of the beard. Wow. 2946 02:50:08,565 --> 02:50:10,333 [Nigel] This is just incredible. 2947 02:50:13,570 --> 02:50:15,271 [Mauro] Oh, Gargano with the reversal. 2948 02:50:15,338 --> 02:50:16,739 -[Percy] Oh! -[Mauro] Oh, my. 2949 02:50:17,307 --> 02:50:21,277 Ciampa almost taking Gargano's head over that clothesline, now, has him up. 2950 02:50:22,378 --> 02:50:24,080 Gargano reverses it, 2951 02:50:24,147 --> 02:50:25,515 ducks under the right hand. 2952 02:50:26,216 --> 02:50:27,517 Oh, my, Gargano! 2953 02:50:29,219 --> 02:50:31,721 [Nigel] Tried for the Reverse Rana but he didn't get all of it. 2954 02:50:31,788 --> 02:50:34,057 -[Nigel] He got enough. -[Mauro] But he spiked Ciampa. 2955 02:50:34,123 --> 02:50:36,125 [Mauro] And Gargano comes off the ropes. 2956 02:50:37,427 --> 02:50:39,929 And Gargano now looking for the Garga-no escape! 2957 02:50:39,996 --> 02:50:43,766 -[Nigel] Come and get it! -[Mauro] Johnny Gargano's future in NXT. 2958 02:50:44,267 --> 02:50:47,370 -[Percy] Tommaso is gonna tap. -[Mauro] Is Ciampa gonna tap? 2959 02:50:49,205 --> 02:50:52,809 [Mauro] Is there no escape for Tommaso Ciampa? 2960 02:50:53,309 --> 02:50:56,145 [Nigel] What must be going through Ciampa's head now? 2961 02:50:56,212 --> 02:50:59,015 [Mauro] You wonder what's going through the mind of Johnny, 2962 02:50:59,082 --> 02:51:04,387 knowing he's one tap away from being, once again, gainfully employed. 2963 02:51:05,955 --> 02:51:09,659 [Nigel] The humiliation for having to quit. 2964 02:51:11,928 --> 02:51:15,698 [Mauro] After repeated brutal assaults, heinous attacks, 2965 02:51:15,765 --> 02:51:18,201 Johnny Gargano now within reach. 2966 02:51:18,268 --> 02:51:19,602 But then, so is Ciampa. 2967 02:51:19,669 --> 02:51:21,304 Ciampa's within reach but remember… 2968 02:51:21,371 --> 02:51:22,939 [Percy] It does not matter. 2969 02:51:24,340 --> 02:51:28,378 [Mauro] The referee cannot break it and Ciampa is still in the clutches 2970 02:51:28,444 --> 02:51:29,812 of that Garga-no escape. 2971 02:51:29,879 --> 02:51:32,582 [crowd shouting indistinctly] 2972 02:51:32,649 --> 02:51:35,251 [Mauro] Ciampa on the verge of tapping. 2973 02:51:35,318 --> 02:51:36,319 [Percy] Oh, oh! 2974 02:51:36,919 --> 02:51:40,523 [Mauro] Ciampa digging away at the eyes of Johnny Gargano. 2975 02:51:42,358 --> 02:51:44,227 What a sadistic son of a bitch. 2976 02:51:44,294 --> 02:51:47,163 [Nigel] Whatever it takes, Mauro. whatever it takes. 2977 02:51:47,230 --> 02:51:50,833 [Percy] At that point of match, well, Tommaso was all about survival. 2978 02:51:51,968 --> 02:51:56,773 [Mauro] Johnny Gargano had Tommaso Ciampa on the verge of tapping. 2979 02:51:57,907 --> 02:52:02,679 Ciampa wanting to dig Gargano's eyes out of his skull. 2980 02:52:06,382 --> 02:52:09,352 [Percy] Take the man's career, ruin his life? Will he take his sight too? 2981 02:52:09,419 --> 02:52:13,556 [Mauro] Hostilities like we've never seen here in an NXT ring 2982 02:52:13,623 --> 02:52:17,193 between again two gentlemen who… 2983 02:52:18,661 --> 02:52:21,931 achieved greatness as an NXT Tag Team. 2984 02:52:21,998 --> 02:52:24,434 But then… Oh, and Ciampa feeling the effects 2985 02:52:24,500 --> 02:52:25,768 of what has been… 2986 02:52:27,437 --> 02:52:29,339 an incredible battle. 2987 02:52:30,139 --> 02:52:32,942 [Nigel] Why do you suppose he's taking that wrist tape off? 2988 02:52:33,443 --> 02:52:38,147 [Mauro] He probably wants to use the tape to try to neutralize Johnny Gargano. 2989 02:52:39,115 --> 02:52:41,551 And that's exactly what he's going to do. 2990 02:52:41,617 --> 02:52:43,553 -[Mauro] Oh, man. -[Percy] This is dirty. 2991 02:52:44,554 --> 02:52:48,991 [Mauro] Well, Gargano doing a good job of valiantly trying to keep Ciampa 2992 02:52:49,058 --> 02:52:51,260 from wrapping that tape around his throat 2993 02:52:51,327 --> 02:52:54,063 and now Gargano unleashing left hands. 2994 02:52:54,130 --> 02:52:55,798 Ciampa trying to come back. 2995 02:52:56,532 --> 02:52:58,735 [Nigel] Both men are handcuffed together now. 2996 02:53:00,303 --> 02:53:02,205 [Mauro] And talk about irony, 2997 02:53:02,271 --> 02:53:04,707 talk about a metaphor there. 2998 02:53:04,774 --> 02:53:09,312 These two used to be joined together in DIY, that Tag Team now DOA. 2999 02:53:09,846 --> 02:53:12,281 And well, Gargano's future could be the same 3000 02:53:12,348 --> 02:53:15,051 if he's unable to vanquish Ciampa tonight. 3001 02:53:19,155 --> 02:53:21,824 [Nigel] Well, as you see, it's just incredible. 3002 02:53:21,891 --> 02:53:25,261 [Mauro] I can't believe the amount of punishment 3003 02:53:25,328 --> 02:53:29,365 that both Ciampa and Gargano are absorbing, closed fists, 3004 02:53:29,432 --> 02:53:31,934 all of it legal in this unsanctioned match. 3005 02:53:32,001 --> 02:53:35,404 [Percy] I do not understand how both competitors are still on their feet. 3006 02:53:35,471 --> 02:53:36,506 [Mauro exclaims] Oh! 3007 02:53:37,039 --> 02:53:38,708 Big left hand by Gargano. 3008 02:53:38,775 --> 02:53:42,345 It's about Johnny Gargano's livelihood. It's about his career. 3009 02:53:42,412 --> 02:53:46,949 With every punch he lands, he knows he gets one step closer 3010 02:53:47,016 --> 02:53:51,254 but then Ciampa meeting him punch for punch, or is he? 3011 02:53:51,320 --> 02:53:52,555 Gargano… 3012 02:53:52,622 --> 02:53:54,857 Gargano building momentum. 3013 02:53:55,425 --> 02:53:56,492 [Nigel] He's going up. 3014 02:53:56,559 --> 02:53:59,462 -[Nigel] Oh, kicked him low. -[Mauro] Wow, low blow. 3015 02:54:00,129 --> 02:54:04,467 [Mauro] Ciampa nails Gargano's self to the equator. 3016 02:54:05,668 --> 02:54:07,570 Would you expect anything less? 3017 02:54:07,637 --> 02:54:09,238 -[Percy] Oh! -[Mauro] Oh, my god. 3018 02:54:12,141 --> 02:54:14,310 [Mauro] What a shot with the crutch 3019 02:54:14,377 --> 02:54:17,447 and Ciampa has Gargano up. 3020 02:54:17,513 --> 02:54:19,682 -[Percy] Oh, my… -[crowd exclaims] 3021 02:54:19,749 --> 02:54:23,119 [Mauro] The career maybe over for Johnny Gargano. 3022 02:54:23,186 --> 02:54:24,921 [Percy] Oh, my goodness. 3023 02:54:27,089 --> 02:54:28,424 Oh, my goodness. 3024 02:54:28,491 --> 02:54:34,197 [Mauro] How the hell is Johnny Wrestling still in this match? 3025 02:54:34,263 --> 02:54:37,533 If he is going out tonight, 3026 02:54:37,600 --> 02:54:39,836 if his career is over, 3027 02:54:40,470 --> 02:54:44,607 he intends to go out in a blaze of glory. 3028 02:54:44,674 --> 02:54:49,545 [Nigel] There was no way he was going to let Ciampa beat him 3029 02:54:49,612 --> 02:54:53,649 with a move that he always used to use as a singles competitor. 3030 02:54:54,717 --> 02:54:58,354 Ciampa signified, "The Tag Team was done, 3031 02:54:58,421 --> 02:55:01,724 the friendship was done. I'm back to a singles competitor." 3032 02:55:01,791 --> 02:55:04,594 Gargano says, "Fair enough, so am I." 3033 02:55:04,660 --> 02:55:08,598 [crowd chatting indistinctly] 3034 02:55:15,638 --> 02:55:17,406 [Mauro] The silence deafening. 3035 02:55:20,743 --> 02:55:23,446 Sense of discomfort here, watching… 3036 02:55:24,881 --> 02:55:26,449 these two warriors. 3037 02:55:26,516 --> 02:55:30,519 [crowd chatting indistinctly] 3038 02:55:37,627 --> 02:55:38,628 This… 3039 02:55:39,729 --> 02:55:41,564 this is my moment. 3040 02:55:41,631 --> 02:55:42,632 [Mauro] Oh! 3041 02:55:43,566 --> 02:55:47,303 Ciampa thought that this was his moment while instead it's Gargano's moment. 3042 02:55:47,870 --> 02:55:49,005 Oh, my god. 3043 02:55:50,072 --> 02:55:51,407 Waiting up, Gargano-- 3044 02:55:51,474 --> 02:55:53,676 A superkick by Johnny Wrestling! 3045 02:55:54,443 --> 02:55:57,813 Gargano with the resilience, 3046 02:55:58,714 --> 02:56:00,116 the tenacity. 3047 02:56:03,386 --> 02:56:04,887 Gargano has Ciampa up, 3048 02:56:05,688 --> 02:56:07,323 over shoulders, and now… 3049 02:56:07,390 --> 02:56:10,326 -[Mauro shouts indistinctly] -[crowd exclaims] 3050 02:56:10,393 --> 02:56:15,064 Ciampa just went face first into that exposed turnbuckle. 3051 02:56:15,131 --> 02:56:16,766 Superkick, Gargano. 3052 02:56:17,900 --> 02:56:20,202 [Percy] Do what you got to do. Way to go home. 3053 02:56:22,104 --> 02:56:25,841 [crowd cheering] 3054 02:56:25,908 --> 02:56:28,077 [Mauro] Oh, and it's Gargano's turn now. 3055 02:56:28,144 --> 02:56:29,312 Oh! 3056 02:56:30,613 --> 02:56:32,848 -[Mauro] Back press. -[crowd] One, two… 3057 02:56:32,915 --> 02:56:34,016 [Percy] Oh, my… 3058 02:56:34,083 --> 02:56:35,585 [Mauro] Tommaso Ciampa. 3059 02:56:37,853 --> 02:56:40,923 What a kick out by Tommaso Ciampa. 3060 02:56:40,990 --> 02:56:42,058 [Percy] Oh, man. 3061 02:56:43,359 --> 02:56:47,263 [Mauro] The NXT Universe enthralled, 3062 02:56:47,330 --> 02:56:50,066 in shock, in disbelief 3063 02:56:50,633 --> 02:56:53,369 by what they are witnessing in this unsanctioned match. 3064 02:56:53,436 --> 02:56:54,971 [crowd cheering] 3065 02:57:13,322 --> 02:57:15,424 [Mauro] They both got to be going on empty. 3066 02:57:19,829 --> 02:57:23,532 [crowd applauding] 3067 02:57:25,234 --> 02:57:26,602 [Mauro] Johnny Gargano… 3068 02:57:27,737 --> 02:57:28,971 climbing the turnbuckle. 3069 02:57:29,739 --> 02:57:32,074 Ciampa lunging at his foot 3070 02:57:32,141 --> 02:57:34,910 to try to keep him from getting all the way to the top. 3071 02:57:35,945 --> 02:57:37,346 Both physically spent… 3072 02:57:40,316 --> 02:57:41,617 …mentally fatigued, 3073 02:57:42,251 --> 02:57:45,521 and yet this unsanctioned match rages on. 3074 02:57:55,631 --> 02:57:57,700 They could come down to fatigue 3075 02:57:58,834 --> 02:58:02,338 costing either Tommaso Ciampa or Johnny Gargano. 3076 02:58:02,405 --> 02:58:05,307 Ciampa has Gargano in a [indistinct] position. 3077 02:58:08,077 --> 02:58:09,545 -[Mauro] Oh, no. -[Percy] Oh, boy. 3078 02:58:09,612 --> 02:58:10,613 [Mauro] Oh, god. 3079 02:58:11,814 --> 02:58:12,648 No. 3080 02:58:13,616 --> 02:58:18,287 Gargano desperately trying to avoid being on the receiving end 3081 02:58:18,354 --> 02:58:19,789 of that high-risk maneuver. 3082 02:58:19,855 --> 02:58:22,525 [crowd cheering] 3083 02:58:25,995 --> 02:58:28,831 [Nigel] I am stunned by the brutality. 3084 02:58:31,000 --> 02:58:31,834 [Mauro] Oh, wow. 3085 02:58:31,901 --> 02:58:35,004 [crowd cheering] 3086 02:58:39,675 --> 02:58:43,345 [Mauro] Both Gargano and Ciampa's faces are swollen messes, 3087 02:58:43,412 --> 02:58:44,280 and yet… 3088 02:58:44,880 --> 02:58:46,315 Ciampa! 3089 02:58:46,382 --> 02:58:49,785 Mamma mia, on the injured knee. 3090 02:58:49,852 --> 02:58:52,154 Ciampa willing to absorb the pain… 3091 02:58:52,221 --> 02:58:53,689 [Percy] Kick out! 3092 02:58:54,356 --> 02:58:56,659 [Mauro] Oh, wow, I thought it was over. 3093 02:58:56,725 --> 02:58:59,762 I thought Johnny Gargano's NXT career was done, 3094 02:58:59,829 --> 02:59:00,930 so did Ciampa. 3095 02:59:01,497 --> 02:59:04,200 [Percy] How does Johnny continue to do this? 3096 02:59:04,266 --> 02:59:07,503 [crowd cheering] 3097 02:59:28,124 --> 02:59:31,227 [Percy] Ciampa's trying to undo… trying to come out of that knee brace. 3098 02:59:35,598 --> 02:59:37,466 [Mauro] Ciampa feeling the effects… 3099 02:59:39,301 --> 02:59:41,637 in that surgically-repaired right knee. 3100 02:59:42,438 --> 02:59:45,474 The injury that kept him on the sidelines for almost a year. 3101 02:59:46,041 --> 02:59:50,679 But a year in which he became an expert troll on social media. 3102 02:59:51,380 --> 02:59:53,082 His target Johnny Gargano. 3103 02:59:57,119 --> 02:59:59,421 And now Ciampa exposing the knee. 3104 03:00:00,289 --> 03:00:03,526 No protection for him or Johnny Wrestling. 3105 03:00:06,061 --> 03:00:09,865 [crowd shouting indistinctly] 3106 03:00:11,467 --> 03:00:12,701 [Mauro] No. 3107 03:00:12,768 --> 03:00:15,971 Oh! Johnny Gargano using the brace. 3108 03:00:16,038 --> 03:00:20,342 Johnny Gargano just used Ciampa's brace on Tommaso Ciampa. 3109 03:00:22,478 --> 03:00:26,015 Gargano waylaying Ciampa's knee with the brace 3110 03:00:26,081 --> 03:00:28,184 and now Gargano has the crutch. 3111 03:00:28,851 --> 03:00:31,153 He could probably use it to help himself get up, 3112 03:00:31,220 --> 03:00:33,522 but now instead, he positions it in the corner. 3113 03:00:37,226 --> 03:00:38,861 He's now bending that crutch, 3114 03:00:38,928 --> 03:00:40,429 breaking apart that crutch, 3115 03:00:40,496 --> 03:00:43,699 very much like he would love to do to Tommaso Ciampa. 3116 03:00:46,101 --> 03:00:49,004 What is going through the mind of Johnny Gargano? 3117 03:00:49,772 --> 03:00:51,073 -[Mauro] Oh! -[Nigel] Wait. 3118 03:00:51,140 --> 03:00:52,875 [Mauro] Oh, I thought he was gonna… 3119 03:00:53,509 --> 03:00:56,478 -[Percy] Why'd he stop? -[Mauro] I thought he was gonna… 3120 03:00:56,545 --> 03:00:57,646 [Percy] Why'd he stop? 3121 03:00:58,614 --> 03:00:59,515 [Mauro] What the-- 3122 03:01:00,616 --> 03:01:01,784 Why is he stopping? 3123 03:01:03,052 --> 03:01:06,555 [crowd shouting indistinctly] 3124 03:01:35,784 --> 03:01:37,820 [Mauro] Gargano and Ciampa met at the opening round 3125 03:01:37,886 --> 03:01:38,954 of the Cruiserweight Classic. 3126 03:01:39,021 --> 03:01:42,391 There was a moment in that match where Ciampa had an opportunity 3127 03:01:42,458 --> 03:01:44,627 to put away Gargano in similar fashion. 3128 03:01:44,693 --> 03:01:48,330 He refused to do so, it cost them the match. And now… 3129 03:01:48,397 --> 03:01:50,900 [crowd shouting indistinctly] 3130 03:01:50,966 --> 03:01:54,603 -[Percy] Does he have any mercy? -[Mauro] I can't believe what I'm seeing. 3131 03:01:55,404 --> 03:01:56,605 [Percy] Oh, oh! 3132 03:01:56,672 --> 03:02:01,243 [Mauro] Gargano with the Garga-no escape as Ciampa was trying to sucker punch him 3133 03:02:01,310 --> 03:02:02,511 with that brace. 3134 03:02:02,578 --> 03:02:04,346 Is Ciampa gonna be forced to tap? 3135 03:02:05,247 --> 03:02:06,715 [Nigel speaks indistinctly] 3136 03:02:07,616 --> 03:02:08,918 [Mauro] Oh, an STF. 3137 03:02:09,551 --> 03:02:11,120 STF with the knee brace! 3138 03:02:11,654 --> 03:02:13,989 -[Mauro] And he's tapping! -[bell ringing] 3139 03:02:15,791 --> 03:02:19,161 [rock music starts playing] 3140 03:02:19,228 --> 03:02:21,864 [announcer] Here is your winner, by submission, 3141 03:02:21,930 --> 03:02:25,467 who is now reinstated to NXT, 3142 03:02:25,534 --> 03:02:28,470 Johnny Gargano. 3143 03:02:28,537 --> 03:02:34,610 [Mauro] How symbolic is it that Johnny used Tommaso Ciampa's brace 3144 03:02:35,277 --> 03:02:40,449 to help Johnny Gargano regain employment in NXT. 3145 03:02:40,983 --> 03:02:44,286 I have never seen anything like we've just witnessed 3146 03:02:44,353 --> 03:02:45,854 in this unsanctioned match. 3147 03:02:46,522 --> 03:02:49,992 And Johnny Gargano now will get to celebrate 3148 03:02:50,059 --> 03:02:52,461 with his loving wife, Candice LeRae. 3149 03:02:53,295 --> 03:02:57,599 They have been put through hell by Tommaso Ciampa. 3150 03:02:58,100 --> 03:02:59,802 That is all now behind them. 3151 03:03:01,236 --> 03:03:04,139 [Nigel] A show of brutality and aggression. 3152 03:03:04,940 --> 03:03:07,409 Arguably [indistinct] I have never seen before. 3153 03:03:07,476 --> 03:03:12,748 [Mauro] An emotional release here for Gargano and his wife Candice. 3154 03:03:13,582 --> 03:03:19,021 And Johnny Gargano's never felt better than he feels right now, 3155 03:03:19,088 --> 03:03:21,824 the biggest win of his career. 3156 03:03:21,890 --> 03:03:25,894 [Nigel] What an incredible display for both individuals. 3157 03:03:26,595 --> 03:03:30,866 Ciampa willing to do whatever it took to gain the advantage. 3158 03:03:34,136 --> 03:03:38,407 He's used it before and he used it again, a crutch to the back. 3159 03:03:40,609 --> 03:03:42,344 A match would continue. 3160 03:03:42,911 --> 03:03:45,114 He used to do it, crutch at Ciampa. 3161 03:03:46,715 --> 03:03:48,751 Powerbomb into the double knees, 3162 03:03:48,817 --> 03:03:53,055 everybody thought this was the end of Gargano's career, 3163 03:03:53,122 --> 03:03:54,256 but it was not. 3164 03:03:55,324 --> 03:03:59,561 [Mauro] Gargano was able to project his heart and his fortitude on Ciampa. 3165 03:04:00,629 --> 03:04:03,866 [Nigel] Projecting his boot through the jaw of Ciampa, 3166 03:04:04,600 --> 03:04:08,704 but Ciampa again would not say quit. 3167 03:04:10,939 --> 03:04:13,242 And here trying to [indistinct] 3168 03:04:13,308 --> 03:04:16,245 Powerbomb double knees from the middle rope. 3169 03:04:17,046 --> 03:04:20,949 And Gargano refused to kick yet again. 3170 03:04:22,484 --> 03:04:24,486 Fellas, I can barely talk. 3171 03:04:25,587 --> 03:04:29,525 These guys must have been so absolutely exhausted. 3172 03:04:29,591 --> 03:04:35,197 And finally Gargano with the brace to the injured knee of Ciampa, 3173 03:04:35,264 --> 03:04:38,867 using it for added leverage for the STF. 3174 03:04:39,735 --> 03:04:44,039 And by the grace of god, this war was over. 3175 03:04:45,774 --> 03:04:49,311 [Mauro] And Johnny Gargano's purgatory has ended. 3176 03:04:49,378 --> 03:04:52,848 [rock music playing] 3177 03:04:52,915 --> 03:04:55,751 [Mauro] An emotional Johnny Wrestling 3178 03:04:55,818 --> 03:04:58,053 as it all begins to set in… 3179 03:04:59,221 --> 03:05:02,858 after being physically and mentally tormented 3180 03:05:02,925 --> 03:05:04,593 by Tommaso Ciampa. 3181 03:05:05,127 --> 03:05:08,564 Johnny Gargano has exorcised his demon. 3182 03:05:08,630 --> 03:05:14,636 Johnny Gargano is once again an NXT superstar. 3183 03:05:15,337 --> 03:05:18,107 And the good times will continue to roll 3184 03:05:18,173 --> 03:05:21,443 tomorrow at WrestleMania. 3185 03:05:21,510 --> 03:05:24,480 [rock music playing] 3186 03:05:39,795 --> 03:05:41,230 Subtitles: Camila Hernandez inue to roll