[theme music playing]
[narrator] History…
-[Percy] He's got the eye of the champ. -[Mauro] Oh, my God!
[narrator] …is written by the winners.
[Mauro] Wait a minute! Johnny Gargano!
[narrator] The history in one moment…
[Mauro] What the hell!
[narrator] …can forever change its course.
[bell ringing]
[Mauro] Johnny Gargano's obsession with Tommaso Ciampa
cost Aleister Black the NXT Championship.
[narrator] It is a history with a promise of redemption.
The NXT Championship will now be decided
in a triple threat match.
[narrator] Can be stolen
in the blink of an eye.
♪ What you gon' do ♪ When there's blood in the water ♪
[narrator] But when the legacy of a champion
is victory through corruption,
how can the noble triumph in the face of evil?
Has the devious declared their power through humans?
If you're lucky, you may be able to bask in the experience.
[narrator] How can the tormented…
Kairi, I have killer instinct. You don't.
[narrator] Excel amidst the wicked.
[Cole] Ricochet is not special.
Adam Cole is special.
And the Undisputed Era continues to prove our dominance
over this entire NXT roster.
["Blood / Water" playing]
[man] The time for talking has ceased. The time to fight has come.
I know it.
[Ricochet] Adam Cole, he's hiding behind the title.
[Kairi] You know it.
Not about tricks up your sleeve.
That's what Undisputed Era use.
[Ricochet] You're looking at the next American champion.
See what happened at Royal Albert Hall?
Same thing's gonna happen at TakeOver.
[Kairi] I will beat you.
[Mauro] All it takes is one moment
to turn the tide.
[announcer] In Brooklyn, on NXT's grandest stage
which superstars will make history?
This is my NXT now!
[Gargano] The only reason you're an NXT champion
is because of me.
[Ciampa] Once again,
Johnny Gargano loses
and I win.
[Gargano] This is not your NXT.
Not while I'm still breathing.
[announcer] And now, WWE Network presents
NXT TakeOver Brooklyn IV
["Blood / Water" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] It's SummerSlam weekend
and the action is gonna be hotter than a day at the beach.
The ocean of talent in NXT is deeper than Mariana trench
and we're set for an evening of trench warfare.
It's all about grudges and gold
at NXT TakeOver Brooklyn IV.
[Nigel] A sellout crowd of 14,676
at the Barclays Center.
[Percy] We don't wanna waste more time
because the first of our four matches
starts right now.
[crowd cheering]
[dramatic music playing]
[rock music playing]
[bell ringing]
[Kayla] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT Tag Team Championships!
Making their way to the ring,
they are the NXT Tag Team champions,
Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong, the Undisputed Era!
[Mauro] The summer of sleaze continues for the Undisputed Era.
They've joined the revival
as the only two-time NXT Tag Team champions
in what was an instant classic
against the upstart Mustache Mountain.
[Percy] Mustache Mountain pushed these guys to the very limit,
but of course,
he had to throw in the towel to save his boy.
He had no choice.
He didn't want to see Trent Seven, his mentor, get hurt.
[Nigel] Undisputed Era got me self-assured.
They've got a swagger as champions
that you don't see with many other champions.
I talked to Strong earlier.
He said he feels that Mountain got lucky
when they beat the Era for the titles in England.
It won't happen again.
[Kayla] And their challengers,
Tyler Bate, Trent Seven,
Mustache Mountain!
[Mauro] Talk about a bond.
Trent Seven trained Tyler Bate.
Together they have forged a successful tandem
as Mustache Mountain.
Culminating with the biggest moment of their partnership
at Royal Albert Hall in their native England in London,
when they shocked the system
by becoming NXT Tag Team champions.
But then, well, you talk about the bond, Nigel.
Tyler Bate and the rematch had to throw in the towel
to save his mentor.
[Nigel] From the very highs to the very lows,
losing those Tag Team titles on the very first defense,
your heart has got to go out to the authentic battlers from England.
I talked to them earlier,
they said they realize they're underdogs.
They feel that gives them the advantage.
Because once they start doing better than the Undisputed Era expects,
it's going to cause the Era to lose their cool and make a mistake.
We'll see whether that happens.
[fans shouting]
[Mauro] What a way to kick off NXT TakeOver Brooklyn IV.
Remember, it was last year at NXT TakeOver Brooklyn III
where the Undisputed Era really made its mark.
The rival of a dominant… group,
the capricious collective led by Adam Cole,
who we will see defend--
[bell ringing]
[Mauro] …the NXT North American title later tonight
against Ricochet, but it's Trent Seven,
oh, and Roderick Strong wiped out Bate.
And now with that right hand
coldcocked Seven.
Quick start by the U.E.
[Nigel] See the way the Undisputed Era
distracted Trent Seven
to allow Roderick Strong to get the offense in.
[Percy] Smart move by Undisputed Era, taking it right to Mustache Mountain.
[Nigel] Era acting like the velociraptors.
[Mauro] Roderick Strong
and Kyle O'Reilly--
Oh, reversal by Mustache Mountain.
And the momentary standoff
and now we've got a slugfest to kick off
this NXT Tag Team title confrontation.
[Nigel] Oh!
[Percy] Oh, yeah.
[Mauro] The fate and the sucker punches
from Bate and Seven.
No feeling out process whatsoever.
[Nigel] Action all over.
[Mauro] Reminiscent of the classic battles
between the midnight express and the rock and roll express,
the British bulldogs and the Hart foundation.
Roderick Strong originally trained
by the late great Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart.
And we send our condolences to the Hart family
as Mustache Mountain continues their onslaught.
Bate able to cover,
O'Reilly able to kick out, wow.
[Nigel] After a bit of a false start from Mustache Mountain,
they've done very well. Wait a second.
I spoke too soon.
[Mauro] Roundhouse kick by O'Reilly.
Tag is made and in comes the Messiah of the back breaker,
but he gets halted by Bate and slammed to the canvas.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Dueling chants for these two ultra talented Tag Teams.
Seven with the cover and the kickout by Strong.
[Percy] Mustache Mountain didn't like how the last title matchup went down.
Tonight they're coming for it all. They're not gonna stop.
[Mauro] Oh, what a vicious right hand by Trent Seven.
The back breaker from Roderick Strong.
Many pundits predicting that this NXT Tag Team title match
will steal the show.
I think that could be said
for every match on this incredible card.
And there's the martial artist,
the Muay Thai training of Kyle O'Reilly on display
with the Thai plumb, the knee strikes
culminating with a roundhouse kick to the neck of Trent Seven.
[Percy] Something Mustache Mountain's gotta watch out for,
that striking ability of Kyle O'Reilly.
[Mauro] What a cohesive tandem
Strong and O'Reilly have become.
Keeping Trent Seven isolated in their corner.
[Nigel] If they're gonna pick a member of Mustache Mountain
to keep in their corner,
you'd probably have to choose Trent Seven,
because let's talk about the elephant in the room.
That knee brace on the left knee.
[Mauro] Diving knee drop and the cover by O'Reilly.
[Nigel] Of course, was the reason why Tyler threw in the towel
when they relinquished those titles.
[Mauro] Bate didn't wanna risk disqualification,
wanted to live, to fight another day.
And that day is now.
It's Mustache Mountain
here on the biggest stage in Brooklyn at NXT TakeOver.
Two-time NXT Tag Team champions
and there's an opportunity.
Tyler Bate with the run on Strong.
-[Percy] Okay! -[Mauro] Drop kick.
[Nigel] Bate with a beautiful gymnastic background, putting it to use.
-[Nigel] Oh! -[Percy] Wow.
[Mauro] Oh, and a diving European upper cut
out of the corner by Bate on O'Reilly.
[Percy] Mustache Mountain's on fire tonight, I like it.
[Mauro] Tag was made and Roderick Strong's the legal man,
but look at Tyler Bate.
Tyler Bate's strength on display.
-[Percy] Oh! -[crowd cheering]
[Percy] Are you kidding? Tag him out!
[Mauro] And Strong putting the boots to the face of Bate
and now the sleeper being employed by O'Reilly on Bate.
[Percy] Bate still going for it.
Tag him out. Look at him.
[Mauro] Incredible show of strength
by textbook Tyler Bate!
[Percy] That's straight fortitude and heart on display by Tyler Bate.
[crowd cheering]
[commentators] Oh!
[Mauro] Strong explodes out of the corner
with a lethal lariat that stops Bate dead in his tracks.
[Nigel] Not sure what Bate had in mind.
It didn't matter because, boy,
Roderick Strong cut him off at the pass.
[Percy] Take a look at this.
Tyler Bate going corner to corner but Roderick Strong changed his mind.
He had other plans.
[Mauro] Kyle O'Reilly, a Tag Team specialist,
targeting the left arm of Tyler Bate,
has him in a hammer lock.
Clubbing forearm and driving a knee into the rib cage
and O'Reilly perpetual motion.
And it's punishing motion, Nigel.
[Nigel] Palm strikes now, knee on belly.
Just controlling Bate.
[Percy] It's all about controlling the pace right here.
[Nigel] Whoever wins the match tonight
and leaves as the Tag Team champions
somewhere the war raiders are waiting in the wings.
[Mauro] Oh, Strong looking to light up Bate
like the Perseid meteor shower and boy,
these four meteors in their own rite
and now the Undisputed Era taking it to Tyler Bate.
Tandem offense.
Back press hooks both legs
and yet Bate able to slip out before the count of three.
[Percy] Take a look at the quickness
in which O'Reilly and Strong are tagging in and out,
keeping themselves fresh.
[Mauro] Body scissors employed by O'Reilly
looking to employ the cross face, being blocked
adroitly thus far by Bate.
Tag is made and it's been all Undisputed Era
controlling this NXT Tag Team Championship match.
[fan] Come on, Tyler!
[Nigel] Era certainly seem to have had
the majority of the offense thus far.
Look at that, brute strength from Strong.
[Mauro] Roderick Strong living up to his surname.
[Nigel] The gory especial. The gory stretch.
[Percy] All that pressure on the spine of Tyler Bate,
this can't be good. He's gonna be feeling this.
[Mauro] Named after the legend, luchador Gory Guerrero.
[Nigel] He'll be looking for a submission
and could also try a pinfall attempt if he elects.
Just making Bate think about it now.
[Mauro] Tyler Bate trying to manage to escape.
Does so and sends Strong into the turnbuckle
but fortuitously, O'Reilly able to make the tag.
O'Reilly on Bate.
[Nigel] Oh!
[Mauro] And just kicks that left foot out from under Tyler Bate
as O'Reilly again…
-[Percy] Oh. -[Nigel] The knee hooked.
[Mauro] The systematic breakdown of Tyler Bate.
[Nigel] Focusing on the cruciate ligament of Bate.
Bate actually tweaked that knee earlier in the match
and the Undisputed Era obviously--
[Percy] Oh!
[Nigel] …aware of that.
And are now focusing on the injured body part.
[Mauro] Quick tags made by O'Reilly and Strong
as they continue to wear down Tyler Bate.
Lightning quick tags
from the defending NXT Tag Team champions.
[Percy] Era trying to prove exactly how dominant they are.
They're trying to embarrass Mustache Mountain.
They feel like their one title run was a fluke.
-[Mauro] Undisputed Era-- -[Percy] Wow!
[Mauro] Here in Brooklyn as Tyler Bate launches Strong
over the top rope to the outside.
And that window of opportunity to get to his corner
has been opened, but just a crack
and Strong is still momentarily that is.
-[Nigel] Bate getting closer. -[Percy] He's taken a lot of punishment.
He's inching his way over to his partner and can't get there.
[Mauro] Oh, Bate using O'Reilly's momentum
to launch O'Reilly over the top rope.
[Nigel] Surely…
[Mauro] And Strong desperately trying to keep Tyler Bate
from making the tag to Trent Seven.
Oh, but O'Reilly…
Wow, what a counter right hand by Trent Seven.
[Nigel] Seven is up. He has the tag rope.
[Percy] He did it. Here we go.
[Mauro] Here comes the Don Trent Seven.
[Mauro] Towering back body drop by Seven on Strong.
[Percy] Took out Trent Seven.
[Mauro] Suicida by Seven.
[Percy] He's on a whole, another level tonight.
He didn't forget Era tried to end his career.
[Mauro] Mustache Mountain wanna climb that mountain one more time
in the NXT Tag Team division.
-[Mauro] Corner clotheslines by Seven. -[Percy] Oh!
[Nigel] Great awareness from Seven.
[Mauro] And the show of strength by Trent Seven.
-[Mauro] Drag and release suplex. -[Percy] Oh, my God!
[Mauro] And it's all Mustache Mountain.
[Percy] Here we go!
-[Mauro] Oh! -[Percy] No!
[Mauro] Almost a three-count there for Seven,
Strong barely kicked out.
[Nigel] What an incredible showing from Trent Seven to be able to change
the momentum of this match 180 degrees.
[Percy] They may have not gotten that pinfall there,
but if Mustache Mountain keeps this performance up,
they will leave Brooklyn the Tag Team champions.
[Mauro] NXT universe showing its approbation
for these four sports entertainment scientists.
Counter left by Strong, back elbow by Strong.
Drops Seven to one knee.
[Nigel] Seven was looking for that Seven star lariat--
[Mauro] Tag was made!
Brain buster by Kyle O'Reilly on Seven.
Will it be good enough for a three?
[Percy] No!
[Nigel] Seven is going to have to dig deep now.
[Mauro] And this opening match at NXT TakeOver Brooklyn IV
quickly becoming a war of attrition
between two of the top Tag Teams on the planet,
vying for the top prize in the Tag Team division in NXT.
Flying forearm by O'Reilly.
[fans chanting]
[Percy] And stiff knees to the jaw,
Trent Seven by both Roderick Strong and O'Reilly.
[Mauro] Olympic slam there by Strong. The cover.
And Seven just barely escapes.
Both teams have had their moments, Nigel.
[Nigel] We've seen here the tenacity from both teams in this match.
But right now it's Seven who has to dig deep.
That intestinal fortitude, what does he have left?
[Mauro] Oh, and the cabo kick out of nowhere by Bate.
Then he gets planted by Roderick Strong.
Oh, and the spinning back fist by Trent Seven wipes out O'Reilly.
[Nigel] Turning it into the stronghold!
Look at Strong trying to sit deeper.
[Mauro] Doesn't have him turned all the way
as Seven is trying to desperately stave off this potential submission.
-[Nigel] Seven keeping the arm-- -[Percy] Look at O'Reilly.
-[Nigel] Triangle as well from O'Reilly.
[Mauro] Triangle attempt
by the mixed martial arts trained Kyle O'Reilly.
[Percy] This could be over here.
Look at the power of Bate. Hold on!
[Mauro] Wow, with one arm.
Tyler Bate sends O'Reilly crashing into Strong.
Are you kidding me?
[crowd cheering]
[Nigel] Look at the incredible strength
and the ring awareness of Bate
to break up that submission attempt.
[Mauro] Stand up and cheer,
these two preternaturally talented Tag Teams
putting it all on the line
for the NXT Tag Team titles.
Tyler Bate makes the tag.
[Nigel] And now those strikes coming in.
[fans chanting]
[Percy] Oh!
-[Mauro] Oh! -[Percy] Hold on.
[Mauro] Bate's powerful suplex into Roderick Strong.
[Percy] Hold on, he's not done.
[Percy laughs]
[Mauro] What a dive by Tyler Bate.
-[Nigel laughs] -[Percy] Oh, man!
[Mauro] The Undisputed Era!
[Nigel] This could be it.
[Percy] This is what it's all about.
[Mauro] …over the top rope.
[Nigel] If he hits this--
New champs!
[Mauro] And Strong kicks out
and the look of shock
written all over the face of Tyler Bate.
[Percy] Take a look at Tyler Bate
taking to the skies, the title is on the line.
Doing whatever it takes to wipe out Undisputed Era.
[Nigel] It was Bate's ability here
to turn things around from a different angle
and to maintain his advantage.
Look here, using the ropes, slam,
to get back on top with Roderick Strong.
[Mauro] Inaugural WWE United Kingdom champion,
former NXT Tag Team champion.
Tyler Bate has done it all
and he's just barely in his twenties.
A prodigy of sports entertainment who is now on the verge
of becoming a two-time NXT Tag Team champion.
Strong says, "not so fast".
[woman in crowd shouting]
[Mauro] Strong on the second turnbuckle.
[Nigel] Roderick Strong aggressively trying to yank Bate off the top.
[Mauro] But it's Bate with a serious of back elbows
that sends Strong crashing to the canvas.
-[Percy] No! -[Mauro] And there's Kyle O'Reilly.
[Nigel] The left shin or perhaps it was the knee,
tweaked the knee again.
That left knee was injured before.
It certainly is injured now.
[Mauro] And the injury exacerbated by the attack of Kyle O'Reilly now
and Roderick Strong and O'Reilly wipes out Trent Seven.
Right hand by Bate!
[Percy] He's got a lot of fight left--
The roll by O'Reilly into that inside heel hook.
[Nigel] The torque on that cruciate ligament of the left knee
has got to be agonizing.
[Mauro] And it's that injured left leg of Tyler Bate.
[Mauro] Trent Seven desperately wants to get into this matchup.
Remember, the Undisputed Era
battered and bruised.
-[Nigel] Just look at-- -[Mauro] The injured leg of Seven.
[Nigel] It's the injured leg of Bate we're looking at now.
The torque, just look at the ankle
and the angle of that ankle.
[Percy] Look at this. Roderick Strong.
[Mauro] The wily veteran Roderick Strong
taking advantage of the moment afforded to him
dragging O'Reilly and Bate
closer to the Undisputed Era's corner.
And Seven has the towel.
[Mauro] No, wait a minute.
-[Percy] No. -[Nigel] Wait, not again.
[Mauro] Remember we saw Tyler Bate
throw the towel in to save Trent Seven.
Are we going to see a case of dejà vu here in Brooklyn?
[Percy] Seven can't believe this is happening again.
[Mauro] He threw the towel into the crowd.
Imploring his partner to keep fighting.
[Percy] Oh!
[Mauro] But Bate,
Bate willing himself to his corner.
[Percy] He's digging.
[Mauro] The intestinal fortitude of Tyler Bate on display.
Showcasing his mental, his drive,
his determination to stay alive.
[Percy] He did it!
[Mauro] The tag has been made.
[commentators] Oh!
[Nigel] These strikes with everything.
Hold on!
[Mauro] The lariat by Seven!
Will we have a new NXT Tag Team champions?
Almost!
[Nigel] There's the tag to Bate.
Mustache Mountain, keep moving!
[Percy] That's the type of belief
that Trent Seven has in his partner Tyler Bate.
[Mauro] …Roderick Strong scaling the turnbuckles.
[Nigel] Here it is!
[Mauro] Tyler Bate on the top turnbuckle.
[Nigel] Rolling hammer!
[Mauro] Combination. Knee drop and the hammer.
And O'Reilly kicks out.
O'Reilly somehow was able to kick out.
[fans chanting]
[Nigel] How on Earth?
[Mauro] Barclays Center erupting like a volcano.
Mustache Mountain was one countaway
from joining the Undisputed Era
and the revival as two-time NXT Tag Team champs.
[Nigel] Bate can barely stand.
[Mauro] Trent Seven, full nelson on O'Reilly
and Bate having issues.
And he gets clipped with that jumping knee strike
from Roderick Strong and the spinning back kick.
Chop block by O'Reilly on Seven.
[Percy] Oh, my!
-[Mauro] No! -[Percy] No!
[crowd counting]
[Mauro] Undisputed Era retain the Tag Team titles!
[Kayla] Your winners and still
NXT Tag Team champions,
Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong!
[Mauro] It was a raucous rubber match,
both teams on the verge of victory,
but in the end,
Roderick Strong and Kyle O'Reilly
defend the gold for the Undisputed Era!
[Nigel] What an incredible matchup
between these two teams.
We are just getting started.
[Mauro] A Tag Team trilogy
that will go down in the annuls of NXT history.
[Nigel] Mustache Mountain didn't get the victory here.
They won't be leaving as the champions.
But one thing they can do is leave with their head held high.
There is no way it was a fluke the first time.
They proved they are worthy of being champions,
even if tonight they don't.
[Percy] It was a heck of a back and forth battle
between two great Tag Teams right here.
But it was just too much.
I still can't understand how in the world
Kyle O'Reilly was able to kick out of that maneuver.
[Nigel] The Undisputed Era
showing why they are the Tag Team champions.
You see the way Roderick Strong
waited for the right moment to take the opportunity.
And then followed up here.
High-low, double your money.
It was enough to secure the victory
for the Undisputed Era.
[bell ringing]
[rock music playing]
[Kayla] Your winners and still…
[crowd cheering]
[commentators] Oh!
[Mauro] It's the war raiders!
Rowe and Hanson laying waste to the Undisputed Era.
They have made their intentions clear.
[Nigel] Oh, my god!
[Mauro] They're gunning for the NXT Tag Team Championships!
[Nigel] Viking destruction.
[Mauro] These two berserkers,
the modern day vikings, war raiders,
making it clear here--
[thud on the mat]
…that they have the NXT Tag Team titles
in their sinister sights.
Total destruction courtesy of the war raiders
as they spoil Undisputed Era's
victory celebration.
[Percy] Good luck stopping these two.
You talking about destruction and devastation,
that's it right here. Take a look.
They are here to make an impact.
[Mario] And the impact there, Percy,
following it up quickly.
[Percy] You're talking about making a statement, they did that tonight.
The war raiders aren't messing around.
They are coming for the NXT Tag Team titles.
[rock music playing]
[Mario] The war raiders, Rowe and Hanson,
have raided the NXT Tag Team division,
and the division may never be the same.
[music continues]
[announcer] The battle the world has been talking about.
[man] Roman Reigns.
Brock Lesnar.
Brock is going to put down the Big Dog
and go on to UFC
and become a two-sport champion.
[Lesnar] I don't give a crap about the WWE universe.
[Reigns] This is my yard.
[man 2] Roman claims he's the uncrowned champion.
[Reigns] This time the story will end with me becoming champion.
Who will survive?
The Big Dog, the beast.
For the universal Championship at SummerSlam!
[Mauro] Well, we know the identity of who attacked the Undisputed Era,
the war raiders.
What we don't know is who attacked Aleister Black.
He was supposed to be in our main event tonight
in a triple threat match for the NXT Championship.
But a mystery assailant
attacked him at full sail live.
NXT general manager William Regal
has told us that an investigation continues,
but we still do not know the identity
of the person who attacked Aleister Black.
[Nigel] Switching gears now as we take a look at Johnny Gargano,
the calm before the storm after everything that's going on before.
What is there left?
Well, Gargano took to social media.
He says anger, suffering, rage, hate,
tonight we let it take over.
[Percy] Guys, man, there is just not enough spotlight
for these two competitors.
Tonight, one of these stars will shine bright.
Will it be three over
when EC3 battles Velveteen Dream here tonight?
[rock music playing]
[male voice] Velveteen Dream.
♪ D-r-e-a-m is owww! ♪
[silence]
-[Velveteen] Ambience. -[male voice] Hit it.
[Velveteen] Atmosphere.
Illumination.
Experience.
[Mauro] Velveteen Dream, talk about a meteoric rise.
[Velveteen] Can you hear it?
[fans chanting]
[Velveteen] The Dream can still hear people buzzing
about what the next experience…
is gonna be.
[male voice] EC3 changing the game.
[fans chanting]
[Mauro] EC3 equals the formula for success.
Velveteen Dream, you claim the people were buzzing
about what the next experience could be.
EC3…
That experience could have been EC dream.
[Mauro] We are about to see a dream Tag Team.
Royal Albert Hall?
[Mauro] Velveteen Dream walked out on EC3.
The dream has no memory of that.
[EC3] What do I think of the Dream's world?
It's a waste of time.
[Velveteen] Instead of basking in the experience…
You made an enemy.
At TakeOver Brooklyn, EC3…
The Dream is going to embarrass you.
[Nigel] Two of the biggest superstars,
who refuse to share the spotlight.
[Percy] Oh, boy!
Velveteen Dream will realize the only experience…
Worthy of the spotlight…
[EC3] Is NX3.
Because Dream's over.
[suspenseful music playing]
♪ Velveteen Dream ♪
[Velveteen theme song playing]
[crowd cheering]
♪ Velveteen Dream ♪
♪ d-r-e-a-m he is ♪
♪ Velveteen Dream ♪
[bell ringing]
[Kayla] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring,
from Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.,
weighing in at 227 pounds,
the Velveteen Dream!
[Mauro] Here in Brooklyn we say hello to the Velveteen Dream
who at the age of 22 is too young
to have read a magazine, Percy.
However, Velveteen Dream
was on the cover of "Velveteen Experience" magazine,
stories include Seven secrets
to getting the spotlight you deserve.
And judging by his actions,
he doesn't like to share the spotlight with anyone.
[Percy] Not at all.
Especially Velveteen Dream.
I need to read that magazine, because at every TakeOver
this man steals the show.
This man steals the spotlight.
John Cena went even as far as to say
that this is the next guy.
[Nigel] Velveteen Dream's style
has certainly been on the rise here over the last year.
Wanting one man to say his name,
his name being on the lips of the entire NXT universe.
[Mauro] Outspoken superstars
competed in each of the last four TakeOvers
and win or lose arguably
stole the show each time out.
And no surprise, the number one trend worldwide,
NXT TakeOver as we kick off SummerSlam weekend!
♪ Velveteen Dream ♪
♪ d-r-e-a-m he is ♪
♪ Velveteen Dream ♪
♪ d-r-e-a-m he is ♪
♪ Velveteen Dream ♪
♪ d-r-e-a-m ♪
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Check out his tights. It says, "call me up".
Not so subtle message to the boss.
♪ And that's what makes you ♪
♪ Just you and me, me ♪
♪ I am the top one, top one percent ♪
♪ Born and bred For success, for fame ♪
♪ Spending every top dollar While I brand my name ♪
♪ I don't complicate I can taste the shame ♪
[Kayla] And his opponent, from Palm Springs, Florida
weighing in at 231 pounds, EC3!
[Mauro] A guy who grew up on the street, wall street,
this wolf of wall street is the most proud EC3,
who hyped up this match by saying
it's the Purple Rainmaker versus NXT's Golden God,
the one versus the top one percent.
Velveteen Dream versus a man tanned nightmare.
[Percy] An absolute beast when he gets in the ring.
I love watching EC3 operate.
Velveteen Dream still a little hot
but EC3 tossed him in the pool.
[Mauro] The crazy rich American
has found the Velveteen Dream
to be as annoying as auto correct.
The top one percenters spells victory EC3, Nigel.
[Nigel] But ultimately, fellows,
both these superstars are cut from the same cloth.
They're cocky, they're arrogant.
They're spotlight hogs.
Dream if you will is younger.
EC3 has more experience.
But ultimately, only one man will leave here
with their name top billing.
[Mauro] Two superstars whose egos are imax sized
but it's more than just pride.
Both of them capable of becoming champion here in NXT
and once the bell rings,
the ego, the pride has to be put to the side,
although the gamesmanship, well,
it always comes with the Velveteen Dream experience.
[crowd cheering]
-[Percy] Whoa! -[Nigel] Oh!
[Mauro] As long as Dream doesn't start flossing,
we'll be okay as EC3 will have none of the mind games.
In fact, EC3 got into the mind of the Velveteen Dream
at their unconventional summit.
[bell ringing]
[Mauro] Remember, he threw Velveteen Dream
into the pool.
And both of these guys
in the deep end of the NXT talent pool
ready to showcase their wares.
[fans chanting]
[Mauro] And it's on. Collar and elbow tie-up.
What do you look for early in this matchup, Nigel?
[Nigel] Strength advantage from EC3.
Certainly one of the most powerful superstars on the brand.
Again we're seeing it there.
[Percy] He's tossing around the Velveteen Dream.
[Nigel] Velveteen Dream is not a small individual.
Six foot four, 240 pounds.
To move like that, that's impressive.
[Percy] Velveteen Dream has power of his own,
but he normally utilizes agility.
[Mauro] EC3 claims
he has more money than Bruce Wayne,
while we can't confirm that,
his opponents can confirm
that he hits as hard as John Carlos Stanton with the Batman,
although it's Velveteen Dream now
keeping that power at bay.
Neutralizing the left arm of EC3.
[Percy] Oh!
[Mauro] Good reversal by…
the man who wants to rebrand the black and yellow brand NX3.
[Nigel] Now controlling the taller man.
Oh, great extension.
[Mauro] There's a show of that strength we talk about.
[Percy] EC3 taking his time.
He said he'll play the games of Velveteen Dream and he'll win.
And he'll win victory after victory after victory.
[Mauro] Wow, EC3 manhandling Velveteen Dream in the early going.
Top wrist lock being employed by EC3.
The animosity between these two superstars
began at the NXT U.K. Championship special in London.
Remember when Velveteen Dream abandoned EC3 midway
through their dream Tag Team match
against Aleister Black and Ricochet.
[Nigel] It's clear that Velveteen Dream doesn't play well with others.
He's an individual both inside and outside the ring.
Oh!
[Mauro] EC3 kicking Velveteen Dream
into that stratosphere.
[Percy] Oh!
[Mauro] EC3 just got crotched
on that top rope.
And EC3 now ensuring more problems
in the garden of good and evil.
Oh! And a right hand by EC3,
and it's all EC3 here in the early going.
[Nigel] And another.
Whatever the strategy Velveteen Dream
had going into this match, it clearly wasn't effective.
[Mauro] Velveteen Dream now with the sunset flip attempt
from the apron.
-[Mauro] And now EC3-- -[Percy] Whoa!
[Mauro] Busting out a few moves.
[Percy] Mocking Velveteen.
[Mauro] Dream comes off the ropes.
Oh, and EC3 sends Dream crashing to the canvas.
[Nigel] EC3 had Velveteen Dream up for the one-percenter.
[Mauro] Oh, and EC3 telegraphs the back body drop.
Eats a Velveteen Dream boot.
Scoop and a slam by EC3.
Managing to stay one--
Say my name!
EC3!
[Mauro] That is your name, EC3.
He calls it the formula for success.
And he's been successful thus far against the Velveteen Dream.
[Percy] Oh!
[Mauro] Cactus clothesline over the top rope.
[Percy] It's all about money with EC3 and raising his stock here tonight
if he gets this win over the Velveteen Dream.
[Mauro] Cactus Jack would be proud of that EC3 maneuver
as EC3 continues to toy with Velveteen Dream.
Are you surprised, Nigel?
[Nigel] Absolutely not.
I knew both these men had it in for each other,
as things looking to pick up some pace here.
[Mauro] Reversal here.
Oh, twisted DDT face first,
EC3 crashes on the ramp!
[Nigel] Did you hear the sound of that?
[Mauro] My God!
[Percy] This is where the spotlight
just shifted right here.
Velveteen Dream finding a way
to turn things around to his advantage.
[Nigel] Twisting DDT on there.
[Mauro] Velveteen Dream with great ring presence,
able to break the referee's count.
Oh, and he smashes EC3's shoulder first
into the ring post.
[Nigel] How is EC3 able to continue?
[Mauro] Velveteen Dream turning the tables with a turning,
twisting DDT on the ramp.
[Nigel] That would have beaten any regular man.
[Mauro] Cover by the dream.
And how did EC3 kick out?
I mean, it's incredible
how much punishment, especially I mean,
Nigel, you've been in sports entertainment for many years.
You don't come back from a DDT like that.
[Nigel] In the middle now.
Yeah, it's the incredible muscularity, Mauro,
perhaps of EC3's neck,
that protected against the impact from that DDT.
[Mauro] And Velveteen Dream
hanging EC3 out to dry on the top rope.
[Percy] Money can't save you now.
This is a fistfight.
[Nigel] Things have got personal now between these two superstars.
Turning it up a notch with that DDT on the outside.
[Mauro] And Velveteen Dream now has EC3--
[Percy] Oh, man.
[Mauro] And he just snaps his neck off the top rope.
[Nigel] How confident Velveteen Dream is,
just methodically dragging EC3.
[Mauro] The neck breaker into the lateral press, hooks the leg.
EC3 kicks out.
Two of the up-and-coming NXT superstars
wanting to continue their climb
here on NXT's grandest stage
at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn IV.
And Velveteen Dream beginning to work
the injured neck of EC3.
[Nigel] Applying pressure to the injured neck
as you mentioned, Mauro.
A version of a neck crank.
Oh!
[Mauro] Forearm to the spine by Velveteen Dream
and EC3 is rattled, Percy.
[Percy] Oh, man, EC3--
Velveteen Dream, check him out.
[Mauro] Rude awakening, perhaps?
[Nigel] But he took too long.
[Percy] Dream thinking about going back to the neck.
A smart move.
[Mauro] Here's that power advantage of EC3 on display.
[Nigel] Physique of EC3 like a Greek God.
[Mauro] Well countered.
And there it is!
Another neck breaker
as Velveteen Dream continues to attack
the injured part of EC3's anatomy
and almost put him away.
[Nigel] That lackadaisical cocky cover.
I think perhaps Dream believes
he could afford to have a little bit of fun at EC3's expense.
I would disagree with that.
[Mauro] The mysterious,
intoxicating presence of Velveteen Dream.
[Percy] One thing you don't want to do is toy with EC3.
If you got him down, you better try to finish him.
This is a man that can come back.
[Mauro] And Velveteen Dream slamming EC3
into our broadcast location,
repeatedly smashing EC3's forehead into our table.
Oh!
Velveteen Dream telling EC3,
"you want to embarrass the Dream",
remember at their unconventional summit,
it was EC3 that threw Velveteen Dream into the drink.
Well, Velveteen Dream has just thrown a drink into EC3's face.
Ignominiously, EC3 though back on his feet.
[commentators] Oh!
[Mauro] And again Velveteen Dream
able to come up with a crucial counter.
[Nigel] That just ticked off EC3.
Firing back in this match.
[Percy] That's exactly what I was referring to.
You can't waste time with EC3,
this is a tough, strong man.
He's had wars in the ring before.
He knows how to come back.
[Mauro] EC3 blocks the right hand from the Dream.
Does so again, uncorks a couple of rights of his own.
But then Dream, oh,
but it's EC3's momentum out of the corner,
exploding with a clothesline.
[Percy] Oh!
Top one percent!
[Mauro] The top one percent
turning Velveteen Dream inside-out with that right hand.
Stinger splash in the corner by EC3.
Rolling neck snap by--
Oh!
[Mauro] …EC3.
[crowd cheering]
[Nigel] Now the top one percenters
has strung a few moves together.
[Mauro] And EC3 showing Velveteen Dream
he's not the only one with neck breakers in his play book
and looking for the one percenter.
[Percy] Hold on!
[Mauro] Roll-up by Velveteen Dream for a two-count.
Velveteen Dream missing with the superkick.
Kicked by EC3.
Again EC3 blocks the kick from Velveteen Dream.
-[Percy] Oh! -[crowd] Oh!
[Nigel] Face first into the mat. This could be it.
-[Percy] Hold on. -[Mauro] Back press, hooks the leg.
And somehow Velveteen Dream
able to escape the pinfall attempt.
[Percy] EC3 finding a way to stay
just one step ahead of Velveteen Dream.
Take a look right here.
Nice counter move by EC3,
planting Velveteen Dream into the mat.
[Mauro] And Velveteen Dream
again unable to kick EC3,
but manages to paintbrush him
and that will draw the ire of EC3.
[Nigel] Now the fury of EC3
unloading on the Dream.
[Mauro] EC3 emptying his fusillade of strikes.
[Percy] He's unloading, but can he put away the Velveteen Dream tonight?
[Mauro] And Velveteen Dream attacking the throat of EC3.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Velveteen Dream scaling the turnbuckle.
EC3 back on his feet.
[Nigel] Took way too many.
[Mauro] And EC3 launches Velveteen Dream off the turnbuckle.
[Nigel] You see EC3 grabbing at his neck.
This is unusual.
We don't see EC3 go to the top rope very often.
There could be a reason for it.
[Mauro] The powerhouse off the top turnbuckle.
Diving on the reversal.
Handful of trunks and Velveteen Dream still comes up with the two-count.
[Nigel] EC3 just didn't get enough height on that cross body.
[Mauro] What a slap across the face by EC3.
Powerbomb!
And Velveteen Dream feeling the full effects
as he gets his spine realigned.
Ahhh!
[Mauro] By the man who calls himself the baddest dude ever.
Look at the power.
EC3 sit-down powerbomb.
Shoulders down and Velveteen Dream escapes.
[Nigel] But only barely.
[Percy] Velveteen Dream is not trying to give in to EC3 here tonight.
Check out the power.
[Mauro] The power, poise and athletic prowess, Percy.
EC3 in a class of his own.
[Percy] Even still, that wasn't enough to get the three-count
and get the victory over the Velveteen Dream.
[Nigel] The hulking EC3
has a Strong advantage in this match now.
[Mauro] Let's not forget Velveteen Dream's still just 22 years of age.
[Percy] Oh!
[Mauro] A prodigy, someone who is looking to continue his string
of memorable TakeOver matches, but in touch against EC3.
And they're both in a precarious position.
Both wanting to climb up the proverbial ladder at NXT
as they climb to the top turnbuckle!
[Nigel] Precarious.
-[Percy laughs] -[Nigel] Oh!
[Mauro] EC3!
[Nigel] Look at EC3
grabbing the back of his neck that was injured
with the DDT earlier in the match.
[Mauro] And yet it looks as if Velveteen Dream
got the worse for wear and he's down for two.
[Nigel] EC3, excuse me,
falling from quite a height up there,
landing hard on the back of his neck.
[Percy] Can't blame EC3.
He had to do something new
that Velveteen Dream wouldn't expect from EC3.
But that was big but just wasn't big enough.
[Nigel] Which begs the question, what is big enough?
We might see it here.
[Mauro] Fireman's carry on the apron.
And Velveteen Dream lands back in the ring.
Superkick by Velveteen Dream on EC3!
-[Percy] Oh! -[Mauro] Dream valley driver!
Dream valley driver by the Velveteen Dream!
Will this be enough?
No!
[Percy] That one half a second
Velveteen took to get the cover off of EC3,
that might have cost him the victory.
[Mauro] And Velveteen Dream cannot believe it.
EC3 able to kick out
of the rolling death valley driver,
he calls the Dream valley driver.
And we are all basking
in the Velveteen Dream experience.
[fighter grunting]
[Mauro] Oh, but Velveteen Dream unable to get EC3 up.
[commentators] Oh!
[Mauro] Fireman's suplex and Dream again escaped.
But you wonder what toll it took on EC3
landing on his neck like that.
[Nigel] For the second time
that DDT on the outside played a factor in this match.
EC3 was unable to drive with his neck
to get the full leverage with that German pinfall attempt.
[Mauro] And despite EC3 showing his power time and time again,
it's that twisting DDT on the ramp
that remains the most pivotal moment of this matchup.
And yet EC3 now has Velveteen Dream on the apron.
[Percy] Velveteen Dream could be in trouble--
[Mauro] Counter here by Velveteen Dream.
[Percy laughing] Oh!
[Mauro] Dream valley driver on the apron!
[Nigel] Again, the injured neck of EC3.
[crowd cheering]
[Percy] What is he doing?
[Mauro] This is what it sounds like
when Velveteen Dream flies!
[crowd] One, two, three.
-[bell ringing] -[Mauro] Velveteen Dream vanquishing EC3!
[Kayla] Your winner, the Velveteen Dream!
[crowd cheering]
[Nigel] And that is what it sounds like
when Velveteen Dream wins.
[Mauro] He may in fact be getting that call
with the performance like that.
Velveteen Dream staves off the attack of EC3
and is able to record another impressive victory,
bouncing back from the loss to Ricochet
at TakeOver Chicago II.
[Nigel] EC3 did the absolute best
to try to get the momentum back in his favor.
But the injury to the neck early in the match
played too big of a factor in the match.
[Percy] This was pretty much the beginning of the end here for EC3.
Velveteen Dream just going to work with that death valley driver.
But yet it's still EC3 was able to kick out of this one.
[Nigel] As the match would continue down to the wire though,
it would be Velveteen Dream who would get the advantage back
with that dream valley driver on the apron,
more damage to the neck and following up with this.
[Percy] Velveteen Dream going up top,
X marks the spot, right to the heart of EC3.
Velveteen Dream was looking for the spotlight.
-[Percy] He sure did shine tonight here. -[bell ringing]
[Mauro] EC3 put up a valiant effort
but was unable to notch his first TakeOver victory
since arriving to NXT.
Instead, he has been forced to bask
in the Velveteen Dream experience.
[Velveteen theme song playing]
[rock music playing]
[Mauro] Ronda Rousey has not forgotten what Alexa Bliss did to her
in her Championship opportunity at money in the bank.
[male voice] Rousey is not supposed to be here.
[Percy] What is she doing?
Clearly, you don't understand the difference between UFC and WWE.
You overhyped rookie!
Your match with Alexa Bliss
will be for the raw Women's Championship
at SummerSlam.
[Mauro] Ronda is ecstatic. Bliss is livid.
[rock music playing]
[Mauro] That look in Ronda's eyes is never good.
[female voice] My God!
[Mauro] The roundhouse kick and the rights and lefts.
Rousey is ready for Sunday.
["Blood / Water" playing]
[Nigel] You're listening to "Blood / Water" by Grandson
from album Modern Tragedy Vol. 1,
an NXT loud theme song for NXT TakeOver Brooklyn,
available now on iTunes and Spotify.
[Mauro] New York City landmark,
the Empire State Building.
We are in the shadows of that impressive edifice
here at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
NXT TakeOver Brooklyn IV, and guess what?
The rich get richer.
Another blue chip signing
for the black and yellow brand.
Former mixed martial artist,
well, a guy who has taken the sports entertainment by storm,
that is Matt Riddle.
[Percy] Talking about taking the world by storm,
since returning in January,
Ciampa said two things are for certain.
He is the master and Gargano is his puppet.
We'll see who's touring the streets tonight
and who walks out with the ultimate prize.
The NXT Championship
it's Ciampa versus Gargano for the gold tonight.
[Nigel] But before that, Percy,
two men collide for a different title.
Champion Adam Cole said the challenger Ricochet
isn't on his level.
Ricochet said, "you're right, I'm on a higher level."
Let's take a look back now
at what led to this vertiginous contest.
[rock music playing]
[Cole] How has the past year been
for Adam Cole in NXT?
[Mauro] A seismic shift in the NXT landscape.
Adam Cole, baby!
First-ever NXT war games matchup.
Adam Cole won.
First-ever NXT North American champion,
you're looking at him.
Adam Cole cannot be stopped.
[rock music playing]
♪ They can say what they want ♪
♪ Only makes us stronger ♪
♪ Take us straight to the top ♪
♪ Use the hate to launch us ♪
[Mauro] Ricochet is bringing his brand of excitement to NXT.
I'm a guy who can do some things
that not many, if anybody can do.
I'm gonna change this industry forever.
[Ricochet] There's only one Ricochet
and I make it look good.
[rock music playing]
NXT TakeOver: New Orleans,
I had my hands on that Championship
and Adam Cole found a way to steal it.
[Cole] There are three types of superstars.
There's good, there's great, and there's special.
Ricochet is a good superstar.
He might even be great.
He's not special.
Adam Cole is special.
[Cole] It's not about being good. It's not about being special.
It's about being better.
I think you're good, but you're hiding behind that Championship.
Go ahead and leave, just like the coward I thought you were.
I am a once in a lifetime performer.
The NXT North American Championship
is a very special Championship
because of the man who holds it.
[Ricochet] That title needs to be around the waist
of somebody who will go out there each and every night
and defend it with honor, with respect,
and with the intention on making that
the most important Championship in NXT.
And Adam Cole is failing at that.
[Cole] When I beat the best Ricochet,
I'll show the world that there's a better Adam Cole.
I promise you, it's only gonna hurt you even more
whenever your name is wipe off that Championship
and replaced with Ricochet.
[crowd cheering]
[exciting music playing]
♪ One and only ♪
[music continues]
[bell ringing]
[Kayla] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT North American Championship.
Introducing the challenger from Paducah, Kentucky,
weighing in at 190 pounds, Ricochet!
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Preeminent high flyer Ricochet,
a chip off the old rock.
The most electrifying man in NXT
with skyscraper size skills in the squared circle, Percy.
This guy can do it all.
[Percy] Without a doubt. We've seen him do it time and time again.
This man has been working diligently for 15 years.
And for him, this is what it's all about,
a title opportunity.
He has a shot of a lifetime here in Brooklyn tonight.
[Mauro] Ricochet tweeted he used to eat leftovers,
"nobody was famous where I lived".
That's quoting Drake on the Gucci main joint both.
Well, Nigel, Ricochet is tweeting bars
while raising the bar in the ring.
[Nigel] Is he ever.
He has those golden wings on his back.
But this man can fly with the best of them
like a world class practitioner.
A real life superhero,
like something out of a Marvel movie.
[Mauro] Ricochet calling Adam Cole a coward,
feels that the NXT North American champion
has ducked him and again,
Undisputed Era blind-siding Ricochet
recently on NXT TV.
But it will be one-on-one tonight.
[crowd cheering]
[rock music playing]
[Kayla] And his opponent representing the Undisputed Era,
he is the NXT North American champion,
-[Kayla] Adam Cole! -[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Adam Cole pulls strings like Tom Morello.
And the Undisputed Era is all about raging against the machine that is NXT.
It was at NXT TakeOver Brooklyn III, one year ago,
where the U.E. planted its flag in NXT,
and Adam Cole made his NXT debut
while he and the rest of the Undisputed Era
have designs on running this town tonight.
[crowd] Boom.
[Nigel] It was Adam Cole
who was leading that army of Harmony,
otherwise known as the Undisputed Era.
[fans chanting]
[Nigel] Something that make men envy him
and Women adore him.
[Mauro] NXT TakeOver Brooklyn is presented by Mayans,
from Kurt Sutter, the creator of Sons of Anarchy.
Mayans premieres Tuesday, September 4th on FX.
The Undisputed Era
will give a motorcycle gang a run for its money
when it comes to its ruthless aggression.
[Percy] Fellows, what a difference a year makes
for Adam Cole and the Undisputed Era.
Era now NXT Tag Team champions,
Adam Cole, North American champion.
-[Percy] The gold going to school. -[bell ringing]
[Mauro] The NXT North American Championship up for grabs.
Two of the premier talents in NXT.
Remember, at that sensational ladder match
at NXT TakeOver New Orleans,
it was both Ricochet and Adam Cole
coming so close to becoming inaugural champion.
Cole kept Ricochet from procuring the Championship.
[Nigel] So Ricochet certainly has an axe to grind.
It will be interesting to see the effect that has on the risks
that Ricochet is willing to take in this match.
[Mauro] Cole feels that he is on a completely different level
than Ricochet.
He goes so far as to say that Ricochet isn't special.
Many of the NXT universe would beg to differ.
[Nigel] I'd have to disagree with Adam Cole in that assertion.
This man is absolutely special.
He's called the one and only for a reason.
The question is, is he special enough
to take that North American title
from around the waist of Adam Cole?
[Mauro] Cole would love to keep Ricochet grounded,
control this contest on the mat
as Ricochet immediately showing off his athleticism
and reversing
on Adam Cole. Will we get a clean break?
-[Nigel] No. -[Mauro] Of course not.
[Percy] Oh.
-[Mauro] Cole almost nail Ricochet. -You're not special.
[Percy] That was close. Close don't count.
[fans shouting]
[Nigel] Still continuing the brow beating.
"You're not special".
You're not special, Ricochet.
[Mauro] Cole and Ricochet have conquered
every sports entertainment stage
they have competed on, but now,
at the highest level,
their moment to shine here tonight
at NXT TakeOver Brooklyn IV.
[Nigel] You mentioned earlier how Ricochet said
where he grew up no one was famous.
Do you think perhaps being told you're not special
gets in his head?
Especially because of where he grew up.
[Percy] I don't think so.
This is a man who wants to fight for a Championship.
He wants to fight against the very best.
I believe coming from Adam Cole,
for him to say he's not special,
he doesn't care at all.
He's going to show him how special he is tonight.
[Mauro] Cole upset, I believe, with Ricochet garnering all the headlines
despite the fact Adam Cole is the North American champion.
Kip up there and again, Adam Cole putting on a squeeze
that Dr. Pimple Popper would be proud of.
And again just continues to bad mouth Ricochet
saying "you're not special",
trying to get into Ricochet's head.
-Adam Cole, baby! -[crowd] Adam Cole, baby!
[Percy] Looks like Adam Cole
is just maybe just one step ahead of Ricochet so far.
[Mauro] Leap frog by Ricochet.
And now Ricochet…
[commentators] Oh!
[Percy] There we go.
[Mauro] What a drop kick by Ricochet.
[crowd cheering]
[Nigel] Cole in the danger zone.
-[Mauro] And spring back flip. -[Percy] Wow!
[crowd cheering]
[fans chanting]
[Mauro] Ricochet calling Adam Cole a coward.
And, well, Cole's actions may fit that description.
[commentators] Oh!
[Nigel] Oh!
[Mauro] And Adam Cole able to avoid the offense of Ricochet.
[Nigel] There was nothing cowardly about that, Mauro.
I would say that Adam Cole knew exactly what he was doing in that match
and in the past it was Ricochet that called him a coward.
He just came for retribution.
He just brought his friends.
[Mauro] Cole showcasing his ruthless nature.
I'm a champion!
[Mauro] You can't question Adam Cole's ring I.Q.
As cerebral as they come,
that's what makes him so dangerous.
Also, the ultimate opportunist.
[Nigel] We had Ricochet on the preshow earlier
saying he's built to handle pressure.
He's got a lot of it coming now that Adam Cole has the advantage.
[Mauro] Ground and pound from the full mount by Adam Cole
keeping the high flyer neutralized on the canvas.
[Percy] Smart move by Adam Cole.
Last thing you want is Ricochet flying around.
[Mauro] And a back press. The cover by Cole gets the two-count.
After his auspicious debut
at NXT TakeOver Brooklyn III last year,
Cole tweeted out making enemies is all part of making history.
He's done both during his NXT tenure.
You're not special!
[Mauro] What does that do to a guy
when you keep hearing the same thing, "you're not special"?
Obviously, Ricochet not taking kindly to it.
[Nigel] Of course not, imagine how that'd make you feel
time and time again to be heard the same thing.
[Mauro] Oh!
[Nigel] Really it comes down to the testament.
[Mauro] That was a special counter by Cole into the side press.
Hooks the leg and gets a two-count.
[Nigel] One of the reasons Cole is so good
is he's just so irritating.
He gets under your skin.
You might think it doesn't affect you
until he gets deep in the match.
And then you make a mistake and you take a risk
that you wouldn't otherwise have taken.
[Mauro] As technically proficient as they come,
and Adam Cole just utilizing the grip here
and just wearing down Ricochet.
Give it up.
[Percy] Winding on the neck, cutting off the air supply of Ricochet.
[Mauro] Adam Cole does everything with a purpose.
No wasted movement.
[Nigel] Absolutely the way Adam Cole moves,
the moves that he uses.
Of course, this young man has been likened in some ways
to Shawn Michaels in the past.
[Mauro] Heavy praise indeed.
And he may very well live up to that comparison.
The current NXT North American champion,
oh, but he just walked right into a back elbow from Ricochet.
[Nigel] Whoa!
[Mauro] Beautiful front drop kick by Ricochet.
[Nigel] See the way Ricochet
hit that drop kick completely blind.
He knew exactly where his opponent was
even though he didn't have his eyes on him.
[Percy] I don't care what Cole says, I think he's about to show us.
[Mauro] …adrenaline in his veins!
And Ricochet can get higher than a stealth fighter
and he's definitely not gonna throw away his shot
at the NXT North American Championship.
[Nigel] Take a look at this, pinpoint precision.
Fosbury flop.
Look at the way Ricochet lands.
[Percy] One more time.
Adam Cole says that Ricochet is not special,
I think he just proved Adam Cole wrong.
[Mauro] Ricochet has been anything but a flop
in his sports entertainment career.
Tiger fink kick on Cole.
Springboard, European upper cut
levels the North American champion.
Back press, Ricochet gets a two-count!
Just one count away from becoming the one and only
NXT North American champ.
[Nigel] Look at the determination on the face of Ricochet.
Then grabbing at his neck as well.
[fans shouting]
[Mauro] Fireman's carry by Ricochet.
Cole landing on his feet.
Back elbow by Ricochet.
Cole retreating to the corner.
Oh, kip up.
Roundhouse kick to the shoulder blade
of Adam Cole by Ricochet.
[Percy] What's he got in mind?
[Mauro] Lands on his feet.
Standing shooting star press, roll through by Ricochet.
But instead of going for the cover, goes back.
[Percy] One more.
[Mauro] Phoenix splash.
[crowd couting]
[Percy] Oh!
[Mauro] Cole just kicked out,
a dizzying display of offensive maneuvers from Ricochet.
This guy is a cheap code.
[Percy] We said this man can absolutely do it all.
Take a look at this rotation.
But ore importantly, look at the impact here
across the abdominal section of Adam Cole.
I thought this was it.
[Nigel] It's like a human video game
when Ricochet is in the ring.
[Mauro] I think I called him a cheap code for a reason.
Now, Ricochet--
Oh, Adam Cole with a couple of shots
to the back of Ricochet's neck.
But Ricochet stopping Cole
with that knife edge chop.
And Ricochet showing off some of his strength.
Well versed in all facets of sports entertainment.
Constantly evolving his game.
[Nigel] Ricochet is one of the best high flyers.
But the reason he's such a good superstar
is he knows when to employ that
and when to try other tactics.
[Mauro] And spring-- Oh!
[Percy] Oh, man!
[Mauro] Back stabber by Cole for a two-count.
What a counter.
And again two of the highest ring I.Q.'S in NXT
and you're seeing why tonight.
[Percy] I was getting ready to say,
the intelligence of a competitor,
of a true superstar.
Adam Cole has that.
[Mauro] Man, pulling out a back stabber.
[Percy] It looked like it was all Ricochet,
but Adam Cole, a true student of the game.
One step ahead.
[Mauro] And, Nigel, Ricochet's momentum adding to the impact.
[Nigel] Absolutely. Coming off that rope,
far more impact, far more momentum.
Really it was Cole lying in wait, playing possum.
[Mauro] And Cole releasing the grip.
Clubbing forearms, wanting to just wear down Ricochet.
[Nigel] Of course, we've seen Cole beat a lot of people.
And that last shot shining wizard to the back of the neck.
[Mauro] Oh, what a forearm shiver across the jaw line by Ricochet.
Both of these superstars involved
in that six-man ladder match at NXT TakeOver New Orleans.
It was Adam Cole that made history.
But it's Ricochet
who wants to claim the gold here in Brooklyn.
And again, using the ring--
[Percy] Oh, my goodness!
[Mauro] Ricochet just blocked that superkick.
I don't know if I have ever seen that done.
[crowd] Oh!
[Mauro] Discus forearm by Ricochet!
[Nigel] You talk about ring I.Q.
the ability to know where your opponent is,
great example from Ricochet.
This could be it.
[commentators] Oh!
[Nigel] He's down! He's out!
[Mauro] What timing by Adam Cole!
Adam Cole!
[Nigel] Adam Cole--
[crowd] One, two--
-[crowd shouting] -[commentators] Oh!
[Mauro] Oh, wow, Ricochet able to kick out.
But you talk about impeccable timing by Adam Cole!
-[crowd cheering] -[Mauro] Incredible!
[Percy] Look at the pinpoint accuracy
which Adam Cole lays this thing right to the jaw.
Look at this.
-[Mauro] The superkick! -[Percy] Bingo. Oh, my God.
[Nigel] Absolutely perfect superkick to the neck
here from a different angle.
[Mauro] Surprised that Cole
didn't snuff out Ricochet's pilot light
with that devastating kick.
[Nigel] Well, again, to back up the point we made earlier,
there is no doubt Ricochet is special.
[fans chanting]
[Nigel] If for no other reason
than the punishment he's able to endure.
[Mauro] Cole coming off the ropes.
Looking for the last shot.
And instead it's Ricochet rolling him up for a two.
What a forearm.
[Nigel] Right back to the injured neck. What?
[Mauro] Ricochet, one wonders,
is he going to win a striking exchange
with Adam Cole?
[commentators] Oh!
-[Mauro] What a kick to the face. -[Nigel] My lord.
-[crowd] Oh! -[Percy] Man!
[Mauro] Step-up Enziguri by Cole.
A cavalcade of kicks.
And a jumping knee by Ricochet.
And another boot to the face by Cole.
-[Percy] Oh, my goodness! -[Nigel] Come on!
[Percy] Oh, my!
[Mauro] Ricochet, oh, wow!
Cole almost able to escape
with the NXT North American Championship.
[crowd applauding]
[fans chanting]
[Mauro] The size of the welt on the neck of Ricochet,
a testament to their grit.
A testament to their commitment to their craft.
And how important is it
to walk out of Brooklyn as NXT North American champion?
Two of the very best going at it in B.K.
[fans chanting]
[Mauro] Who will get to their feet first?
[Nigel] Crawl up to one knee.
Look where Ricochet is.
[Mauro] …doesn't know where he is.
He's trying desperately to get back to his feet.
[Percy] Adam Cole is exposed.
[Nigel] What?
[Mauro] The reversal on Cole!
Ricochet needs to go for the cover!
Ricochet has to go for the cover!
[Percy] He was playing possum. He was setting Adam Cole up.
[crowd cheering]
[Percy] You know what he's looking for.
You know what he's going for.
[Nigel] This could be a mistake.
[Mauro] Yeah, Ricochet--
[Nigel] Or it could be genius.
[Percy] Don't need wings to fly. Here we go!
[Mauro] Wanting victory in the most auspicious way.
And Cole is rolling out of the ring.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] You know what, not going for the cover
may have cost Ricochet.
[Nigel] Absolutely did cost him.
The NXT universe doesn't like that decision
but it was the right decision certainly from Adam Cole.
[Mauro] You can't call him a coward for being smart.
Cole retreating out of the ring,
buying himself some type.
Mamma Mia!
Oh, my God!
Leaping hurricanrana by Ricochet!
[Percy] You talking about being fearless!
[Nigel] And now Ricochet looks right again.
[Mauro] Ricochet on the top turnbuckle!
After launching himself with that monster hurricanrana,
six star connects!
Six star connects!
-[crowd] One, two, three! -[Nigel] New champion.
-[Percy] Here we go! -[bell ringing]
[Mauro] Ricochet has done it!
[Kayla] Your winner and new NXT North American champion,
Ricochet!
[Percy] All the hard work,
all the effort that Ricochet has put in
over the past 15 years,
has finally come to fruition.
And this man got what he wanted,
an NXT Championship
in the form of the North American title.
[rock music playing]
[Mauro] A breathtaking display
of what makes Ricochet the one and only.
And how?
How much is he…
He's in his feelings right now.
[crowd shouting]
[Nigel] That's the adrenaline running through Ricochet's body
that enabled him somehow to dig down deep
and kick out at the very last second.
Disbelief on the face of Cole.
[Percy] This is a back and forth bout you wouldn't believe.
But take a look at this innovative offense,
laying it all on the line,
doing whatever he deemed necessary
to find a way to come out here victorious tonight.
And this right here, is an absolute thing of beauty.
Picture perfect right here.
And this helped Ricochet walk out of here
with the North American Championship.
Congratulations, young man. You did it.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Ricochet being vetted by the NXT universe.
Meanwhile, a quest fallen Adam Cole can't believe his fate.
[rock music continues]
[Nigel] Ricochet said it's not about being good.
Not about being great, not about being special.
It's about being better.
And tonight Ricochet was the better man.
[Mauro] The new NXT North American champion
is Ricochet, baby!
[Percy] One more time. You have to look at this thing yet again.
Look at the precision.
Look at the accuracy right here.
All the impact on the chest of Adam Cole.
There was no way that Adam Cole
was gonna be able to kick out of that.
[Nigel] He was rotating so fast
that adds to the momentum of the impact when you land.
Like a spinning top, oh,
Crossing down with every pound,
driving the wind out of the chest of Adam Cole.
[male voice] One and only.
[Mauro] Sports entertainment skyrocket Ricochet laser focus
and the new NXT North American champion.
[rock music continues]
[crowd cheering]
[silence]
[Mauro] Samoa Joe and AJ Styles
and the Coquina Clutch.
What the hell is happening?
[male voice] It was an ambush.
Tick tock tick.
Tick tock.
[Joe] Oh, AJ.
You've lost focus
on what's really dangerous around you.
[male voice] Samoa Joe clashes with styles
for the WWE Championship.
Can he tear down the house that A.J. Styles built?
[Joe] Oh, A.J., tear down.
["Made in America" playing]
[Mauro] Barclays Center in Brooklyn,
home of SummerSlam weekend.
We're just getting started.
An incredible night coming
tomorrow night at SummerSlam.
[Nigel] From outside the Barclays Center
to inside the Barclays Center,
two former world champions,
Mark Henry, Kevin Owens, enjoying things here tonight
as we move forward with the NXT Women's Championship match.
[Mauro] Kevin Owens will battle Braun Strowman
tomorrow night at SummerSlam.
[Percy] Hey, guys, Shayna Baszler says that Sane lacks the killer instinct.
But we'll see if Kairi proves her wrong
and becomes the new NXT Women's champion,
when battles Baszler for the title tonight.
[male voice] Welcome to the historic Mae Young Classic.
Thirty-two women from thirteen countries.
Somebody's gonna walk away the inaugural winner of this tournament.
Kairi Sane with the insane elbow
and Kairi Sane has beaten Shayna Baszler
to win the first-ever Mae Young Classic.
NXT, Kairi Sane is here.
[Mauro] The winner of the first Mae Young Classic,
ready to set sail in the NXT ring.
[Nigel] Known as Onna Kaizoku, the female pirate.
[Mauro] Don't let her sunny disposition fool you.
[Percy] She's tough, quick.
She's like lightning in a bottle.
[Nigel] She really has captured the hearts of the WWE universe.
[Mauro] And she's now focused
on capturing the NXT Women's Championship.
[Mauro] What the--
[commentators] Oh!
[Mauro] Shayna Baszler!
[female voice] Get off her.
[Nigel] She hasn't forgotten that last…
Yeah, a year ago Kairi beat me in the Mae Young Classic,
but everyone forgets that I beat her also.
[Nigel] kirifuda driver.
[Mauro] Right into the kirifuda clutch!
[Percy] Kairi is gonna tap.
[Mauro] Baszler able to submit the Pirate Princess.
Look what I've accomplished since then.
[Mauro] Oh, my God, we have a new NXT Women's champion!
All Kairi has is what she did last year.
That's why I'm here with this and she's not.
[Kairi] Since the Mae Young Classic,
I haven't won against Shayna.
That has to change.
[Mauro] It is going to be a rematch
of the Mae Young Classic.
[rock music playing]
[Kairi] I know it. You know it.
I can beat you.
[Shayna] You don't have what it takes.
I have killer instinct. You don't.
[Percy] Oh, whoa.
[Mauro] Baszler attacking Lerae with the kirifuda clutch.
Oh, and Kairi Sane has seen enough.
♪ Allow me to introduce you ♪
♪ To what you thought you knew ♪
♪ But you found the dark side ♪
[Kairi] Shayna, you will see my killer instinct.
[Shayna] When I walk out of NXT TakeOver Brooklyn
with this still over my shoulder,
nobody is ever going to bring up the Mae Young Classic ever again.
At TakeOver, I will be the next NXT Women's champion.
-[japanese music playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Another rubber match
with the stakes the highest they can be.
It's for the NXT Women's Championship.
[Nigel] A sweet and emotive olympic yachting
hopes to continue her odyssey
towards the NXT Women's Championship.
[Percy] After the last weeks,
seeing the aggression change and rise in Kairi Sane,
she knows what's on the line and is willing to take it all the way
and put the boots to Shayna Baszler.
[Mauro] Kairi Sane drew first blood in this rivalry
winning the inaugural Mae Young Classic
against the upstart Shayna Baszler.
But that was last September.
What we have seen since then,
well, has been a force as Shayna Baszler
has dominated the NXT Women's division
including evening the score with Kairi Sane
as we head into this third contest
between these two incredible competitors.
[Nigel] There's no doubt that this is a different Shayna Baszler
than the one that Onna Kaizoku faced in the inaugural Mae Young Classic.
The question is,
how much can the Pirate Princess change
in that same period of time?
[Mauro] Sane earned the opportunity
at the NXT Women's Championship tonight
by winning a number one contenders triple threat match
against Nikki Cross and Candice Lerae.
And while Shayna Baszler has contended
that Sane does not have the killer instinct, well,
Shayna Baszler should ask Aliyah if that's the case,
after what we saw this past Wednesday on NXT TV.
[Percy] Agreed, she made her tap while she pointed at Baszler.
[rock music playing]
[Mauro] NXT Women's champion,
the queen of spades,
more ruthless than the queen of hearts.
Off with their heads may be the goal
when it comes to the lethal kirifuda clutch.
[Nigel] It may sound like the witch of the west,
but this is no fairy tale.
It doesn't matter how many times Sane clicks her heels,
she's not going home.
[Mauro] It was at NXT TakeOver New Orleans, WrestleMania Weekend,
where Shayna Baszler bested Ember Moon
to become the new NXT Women's champion.
[rock music continues]
[Mauro] And we've seen her brutality continue to rise, Percy.
[Percy] This woman has tormented everyone on the roster
on her way to becoming Women's champion,
from Aliyah to Dakota Kai, you name it.
[bell ringing]
[Kayla] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT Women's Championship.
[crowd cheering]
[Kayla] Introducing the challenger,
from Yamaguchi, Japan, Kairi Sane!
[crowd cheering]
[Kayla] And her opponent,
from Sioux Falls, South Dakota,
she is the NXT Women's champion,
Shayna Baszler!
[cheers and boos]
[Mauro] Baszler said that tonight is the night
the fantasy Kairi Sane is living in ends.
Sane hopes it ends with that Championship around her waist,
the NXT Women's title.
[Nigel] This is the third match.
They are tied 1-1.
Usually in the rubber match the champion is favored.
There is some people who have said
that Kairi Sane is a heavy underdog in this match.
[Mauro] And there a look
at Ronda Rousey, Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke,
who round out The Four Horsewomen with Shayna Baszler.
And how important is this match to Ronda Rousey?
She's on the eve of the biggest match of her sports entertainment career,
against Alexa Bliss tomorrow at SummerSlam
and yet she's here at ringside
to support the queen of spades.
[Nigel] Every one of The Four Horsewomen,
they stay together, they fight together.
[Mauro] And the early reviews are sterling for
Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir.
But now the focus on Shayna Baszler and Kairi Sane.
What an escape by Sane.
[Percy] That's quick.
[Mauro] Looking to trick the submission magician.
And NXT TakeOver
continuing to trend worldwide at number one sold out,
just over 14,600 fans here at Barclays Center.
And we're about to determine
the number one woman in NXT.
[Percy] Kairi Sane tried to beat Shayna Baszler at her own game.
[Nigel] The single leg--
…and Baszler had it scouted easily again.
[Mauro] Single leg take-down
and there's Sane looking for the quick pin.
Another quick rollup by Sane,
wanting to shock Shayna Baszler,
outstretch muffler, stretched muffler by Kairi Sane.
Wow, and Sane I think is bedeviling Shayna Baszler
with her attempts at these submissions.
[Nigel] Oh, head to head.
Doesn't look at though Sane really had Baszler troubled.
But it certainly got in Baszler's head.
[Mauro] Baszler usually doesn't react like this,
as emotional as she has been in this match against Kairi Sane
and now it's Baszler sending Sane into the ropes.
Nice… move there, but a quick reversal.
And these two are just looking to assert their dominance early.
And it's Kairi Sane taking the fight to Shayna Baszler.
It's obvious to me, guys,
that Kairi Sane is in Shayna Baszler's head.
[Nigel] There's no doubt about it, a great start for Sane.
Not the start the champion wanted and it could get worse.
[Percy] No!
[Mauro] Sane sailing through the air
and wiping out Baszler.
Again, though, the champion's advantage.
Sane knowing it, fully cognizant
quickly rolls Baszler back into the ring.
Champion cannot lose the title via count-out,
so Kairi Sane fully aware of that.
Oh.
Or disqualification.
Kairi Sane now
picking up a head of steam.
Oh, wow, what a move by Shayna Baszler,
taking Sane's leg right out from under her, Nigel.
[Nigel] Sane clattered hard into the mat after that drop kick.
[Percy] This could be trouble for Kairi Sane right here. Oh, no.
[Mauro] Baszler targeting and stomping
on the calf of the right leg of Kairi Sane.
[Nigel] Picking apart the right knee.
[Mauro] You know, Baszler tweeted
wherever there are bodies they all break the same.
And she would like nothing more
than to break Kairi Sane's fighting spirit.
[Percy] Baszler got Kairi in the position she can take her time,
be methodical and pick the challenger apart.
[Mauro] Baszler running the NXT Women's division like cardio
and both of these superstars in premium physical condition.
And that is why they are vying for the NXT Women's title.
[Nigel] Sane doing her best to fight.
Oh, no, she got caught hard
with a kick to the chest.
[Mauro] Oh!
And that knee again, the target of Shayna Baszler,
the catch wrestling connoisseur.
Now the full mount by the full mixed martial artist
and look how she's utilizing the knee,
bending that right knee while dropping the ground
and pound on Kairi Sane.
[Nigel] Sane trying to get the knee up to protect herself maybe.
[Mauro] Well, it didn't pay the dividends she would have liked.
-[Percy] Oh. -[Mauro] Oh, wow.
[Mauro] My God!
[Nigel] Torque to the medial cruciate ligament.
[Percy] He's not supposed to bend that way.
[Mauro] Baszler is twisting the same shouting here in Brooklyn.
[Nigel] Sane needs to get her free leg
to stop some of the pressure on the--
-[Nigel] …oh, my Lord! -[Mauro] My God.
[Nigel] Or a hand, just something.
[Percy] Baszler says Kairi…
[Mauro] Look at this, she's gonna…
[Percy] No, come on.
[Mauro] …break the toes, the ankle.
Shayna Baszler looking to do serious damage to Kairi Sane.
How much more can the Pirate Princess take?
She has been brutalized by Shayna Baszler.
[Percy] Baszler said she…
She said she's a different competitor now
and you can clearly see how dangerous she's become.
[Mauro] And I wonder, can the Sane of today
beat the Baszler of today?
That Mae Young Classic final was last September.
Shayna Baszler has improved exponentially.
[Percy] Look at the mocking here.
[Nigel] This is a completely different woman.
There are very few people who can make that transition
from MMA or Wrestling into sports entertainment.
You think about a Kurt Angle, a Ken Shamrock.
[Percy] This could be over for Kairi Sane.
There's nothing she can accomplish
against Shayna Baszler on one leg.
[Mauro] Shayna Baszler just toying with Kairi Sane,
and it shocks me to say that.
-[Mauro] But Kairi-- -[Percy] Okay!
[Mauro] …she may have just awokened
the beast inside Kairi Sane.
Kairi Sane channeling her inner bushido.
[Percy] If your body won't stay with you,
you have no chance.
[commentators] Wow.
[Mauro] Kairi Sane has transmuted her rage
into this offensive onslaught
on Shayna Baszler, unloading lefts and rights.
Baszler desperately trying to block this attack by Sane.
[Nigel] Is this perhaps the killer instinct
that Shayna Baszler said Sane lacked?
[Mauro] Oh, plenty of killer instinct
on that spinning back fist.
[Percy] Whoa!
[Mauro] Rolling neckbreaker by Kairi Sane.
Sane steamrolling Shayna Baszler.
[Percy] Gotta keep it going,
Kairi has to find a way to keep the pedal to the metal.
[Mauro] Kairi Sane has to utilize adrenaline, Nigel.
She has to summon everything up.
[Nigel] She has to be feeling a lot of pain now.
There was damage done to Kairi Sane's knees.
[Percy] Sane has gotta fight through this pain.
She's got to take it to that place.
She's got to match Shayna Baszler fire for fire, here we go.
[Mauro] Sane feeling the pain
but bringing the pain to Shayna Baszlerwith the sliding D.
And now the cover.
Kairi Sane looking to become NXT Women's Champion
and Baszler escapes.
[Nigel] Interesting that Sane elected to try a pinfall attempt
when normally, after that Sliding D,
she'll go straight to the top to attempt the insane elbow.
Perhaps she realized it was gonna take her longer to get up.
[Mauro] You wonder with that injured leg. And I think that cost her.
Shayna Baszler able to counter with the kick.
And now on that second turnbuckle, clubbing forearms
by the NXT Women's Champion.
[Percy] Oh, no.
[wrestler grunting]
[Mauro] Superplex by Shayna Baszler!
As Sane crashes in a heap.
[Nigel] Look of desperation
on the face of Sane landing hard.
Look at the impact. Look at this,
Sane's heels drive into the mat with the most momentum.
And that's going to apply more pressure
to the injured knees of Kairi Sane.
Any second now
if Baszler elects to attempt a kneebar.
[Mauro] What about this valiant effort on display by Sane,
given the NXT Women's Champion,
as good as she's getting here
and the striking exchange.
And one would think Baszler would have the advantage.
Baszler able to attack the lower limb--
[Percy] Oh!
[Mauro] …that knee strike and the cover.
And Shayna Baszler one count away
from retaining the NXT Women's title.
Baszler defended her crown
at NXT TakeOver Chicago II against Nikki Cross,
who represents a completely different threat
than someone like Kairi Sane, Nigel.
[Nigel] Two very different styles. But that's the thing.
When you're a champion, you have to be prepared for any style.
[Nigel] Looking here for that kirifuda driver and couldn't get it.
[Mauro] Yeah, Sane able to distribute her body weight.
-[Mauro] The interceptor! -[Percy] Out of nowhere.
[Mauro] A big spear by Sane.
And, Percy, you said it best, out of nowhere.
Sane able to spear Shayna Baszler with the interceptor.
Now from the second turnbuckle!
Sane to the back,
insane elbow by Sane!
[Nigel] She's shaking her finger.
Sane says… Sane is going again.
[Percy] Here we go.
[Mauro] Why isn't she going for the cover on that injured leg?
She wants to prove to Shayna Baszler
she has the killer instinct.
But Baszler rolls out of the ring.
[Percy] She was going for the top rope this time.
[Mauro] She's out of harm's way.
Kairi Sane with the diving crossbody
wiping out the NXT Women's Champion!
[Nigel] What a move from the challenger!
Sane continues--
…pure adrenaline now fighting through.
[Mauro] …in trouble. Sane from the top turnbuckle.
She's already delivered one,
make it another insane elbow!
[Percy] We could have a champion right here, baby.
[Mauro] Oh, my God!
Baszler kicked out just in the nick of time.
And the shock on Sane's face says it all.
[Percy] Check out Kairi Sane going for it all right here.
High-impact maneuvers one after the other after the other.
Another insane elbow to the heart.
Who doesn't have the killer instinct?
I think Shayna Baszler made a mistake
because Kairi Sane definitely has it.
[Nigel] That is the first time in her NXT career
that anybody has kicked out of the insane elbow, excuse me.
[Mauro] It doesn't appear to have cost Kairi Sane anything.
Go for that anchor.
-[Percy] Oh! -[Mauro] Quick reversal.
[Percy] No, no, no, no!
[Mauro] Kirifuda clutch!
Baszler with the kirifuda clutch!
Sane desperately trying to get to the rope.
[Nigel] Sane flailing.
[Percy] It could be all over here if she can't get to the rope.
Kairi Sane is in trouble.
[Mauro] Sane is so close.
[crowd cheering]
[Nigel] Fingertips of that hand drop.
[Mauro] Sane is fading, though.
Kairi Sane is fading!
She has the bottom rope!
Kairi Sane stays alive
in this NXT Women's Championship match.
Shayna Baszler knows it.
She knows she was so close to retaining her title.
[Percy] But the damage's done.
Baszler milked every second of that count before the referee had her break it.
[Mauro] NXT universe fully behind Kairi Sane.
Baszler attacking that injured right leg.
Looking for the submission.
The heel hook.
And that is the injured leg, Nigel.
[Nigel] Applying pressure to the cruciate ligaments of the knee.
Was damaged earlier.
[Mauro] How much punishment can Sane absorb?
We have seen her fighting spirit
tested to the max.
[inaudible]
[Percy] Hold on!
[Mauro] Kairi Sane with a beautiful reversal!
Looking for the anchor!
Now it's Baszler's turn to be saved by that bottom rope.
[Nigel] Sane had the death lock on.
But with the injured knee,
she just couldn't drive to get the bridge.
[Mauro] Ultra competitive matchup--
[Percy] Oh, my.
[Mauro] …Sane using the ropes.
[Percy laughing]
[Mauro] Ideally has the count of five before being disqualified.
Referee administering the count
and Sane breaks just in the nick of time.
[Percy] Kairi Sane realizes
if she wants to slow Baszler down for just a second--
[Nigel] Look what Baszler did. Baszler rolled back inside the ring.
That could be a big mistake.
[Mauro] Oh, wow, Sane… Alabama slam on Shayna Baszler.
And once again,
Kairi Sane ascends to the top turnbuckle.
Looking for her third insane elbow!
[Percy] Oh, no!
[Mauro] Blocked by Baszler.
Immediately Baszler--
[inaudible]
[Percy] Wait!
-[crowd cheering] -[bell ringing]
[Mauro] Mamma mia!
[Kayla] Your winner and new NXT Women's Champion,
Kairi Sane!
[Mauro] And what an incredible sequence to bring
about this dynamic NXT Women's Championship match.
Baszler blocking the insane elbow,
immediately snatching the kirifuda clutch.
But instantly, Sane able to roll up,
Baszler's shoulders down,
Kairi Sane, the years of pain, the years of sacrifice,
Kairi Sane, it all pays off on this night in Brooklyn.
The Pirate Princess is now the queen of NXT!
[victory music playing]
[Nigel] What an incredible display of fortitude from Onna Kaizoku.
[Mauro] Sane is in a state of shock.
I don't think she can believe what has just happened.
[Percy] I think the world and all of Brooklyn,
everybody at Barclays Center is
because Shayna Baszler had her dead to rites.
But the perseverance of Kairi Sane
comes to win the NXT Women's title right here tonight.
[Nigel] Let's take a look at exactly how she did it.
Sane got caught with the boots.
Baszler knew exactly where she was going, but look,
it was the years of experience of Kairi Sane
to know that if she got caught in the kirifuda clutch,
there was one way out.
One way to reverse it into a pinfall attempt.
She took it.
And she claimed her place
as the new NXT Women's Champion.
[Percy] Kairi Sane just got her ultimate treasure.
[victory music continues]
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] What a night here at Barclays Center
and the emotion says it all.
This is what these superstars live for.
This is why they go to the gym at the crack of dawn.
They work through the pain,
put in the long hours, the long travel miles.
It's for moments like this!
A moment that Kairi Sane will never forget,
because here at NXT TakeOver Brooklyn IV,
Kairi Sane has become the new NXT Women's Champion!
What a book end to what has already been
a terrific NXT career beginning
with victory in the Mae Young Classic
culminating with this,
the biggest victory of her career here tonight.
[crowd cheering]
[victory music continues]
[announcer] The moment has arrived.
This is NXT U.K.
[rock music playing]
[male voice] United Kingdom, are you ready?
[crowd cheering]
[male voice 1] Carmella tapped.
Charlotte is going to SummerSlam.
It is now a triple threat match
for the smackdown Women's title at SummerSlam.
[male voice 2] Looks like Becky Lynch isn't too happy.
[male voice 1] And just like that, mathematically the odds dwindle.
I'm ready to reclaim my throne.
Everything I have fought for has led me to this moment.
[female voice] Mella is more money than ever.
[male voice] Get your popcorn ready.
You add Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch and Carmella to the equation,
it's going to get crazy.
♪ Where we land is where we fall ♪
[Mauro] You're listening to "Made in America" by the Fever 333
from the album Made in America,
the NXT loud theme song for NXT TakeOver Brooklyn
available now on iTunes and Spotify.
"Made in America".
[Nigel] Well, it's been an incredible night of action here in NXT.
And after TakeOver Brooklyn tonight,
we'll hear from the man whose vision created NXT,
WWE COO Triple H will give his take on all tonight's matches.
It is an exclusive interview live on Facebook live.
[Mauro] A man that has had
more than his fair share of last man standing matches,
triple H and, yes, the time has come for another one.
It was supposed to be a triple threat match,
but Aleister Black was attacked by a mystery assailant
and it's now going to be chapter IV
of this barbaric rivalry between Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano.
The stakes have never been higher.
This one is for the NXT Championship.
All I can say is, "Mamma Mia, here we go again".
[Gargano] Since day one…
my goal…
my dream…
my everything…
is to be the NXT Champion.
[silence]
[Ciampa] For you, Johnny Gargano,
hope is lost.
Faith is broken.
Your fairy tale, it's over.
[Gargano] In Chicago, all I saw was anger
and hatred and suffering.
That's why you won.
[Ciampa] After beating Johnny,
freaking wrestling with my hands cuffed together,
damn straight, I knew I was the number one contender.
Aleister, boy, you have something that I want.
[Gargano] You know better than anyone
what the NXT Championship means to me.
Because even after Chicago,
you knew you could twist the knife even more.
Johnny, just like you were ready to replace me…
I knew I couldn't let you win.
[Mauro] Wait a minute. Johnny Gargano!
[Percy] Whoa!
Johnny Gargano, what the hell.
[Percy] He didn't mean.
[Mauro] Oh, my God!
I replaced you.
[Percy] No, no!
[Mauro] Oh, my God!
[bell ringing]
[Gargano] Tommaso Ciampa is NXT champion
because of me.
[Ciampa] This is my NXT now!
Never in a million years
did you think that Gargano fairy tale ended like this.
[Gargano] This is not your NXT.
Not while I'm still breathing.
Johnny Gargano loses, I win.
The only reason he is NXT champion
is because of me!
[Aleister] I guess you're right.
The only reason he's NXT champion
is because of you.
[male voice] You are hell bent on destroying each other.
So at NXT TakeOver Brooklyn,
the NXT Championship will now be decided
in a triple threat match.
[crowd cheering]
[male voice] Aleister Black has sustained substantial injuries.
While Aleister is no longer standing,
two men are.
So in the main event for the NXT Championship,
it will be Johnny Gargano versus Tommaso Ciampa
in a last man standing match.
[Gargano] From an unsanctioned match in New Orleans
to a street fight in Chicago,
have I given everything?
Not yet.
[Ciampa] Understand the real story here.
This isn't Johnny Gargano's fairy tale.
This is about me.
The greatest sports entertainer
of all time!
I've got one more shot to achieve my dream.
Not just become NXT champion
but to stop Tommaso Ciampa.
This is my proof, TakeOver Brooklyn
will be my ultimate moment.
[Gargano] I will do whatever it takes to make sure
Tommaso Ciampa does not leave Brooklyn
the NXT champion.
[crowd cheering]
[bell ringing]
[Kayla] The following contest
is a last man standing match.
And it is for the NXT Championship.
In this match, there are no pinfalls,
submissions, count-outs or disqualifications.
The only way to win
is by incapacitating your opponent
until he cannot stand back up
before the referee's count of ten.
[crowd cheerring]
[rock music playing]
♪ Be yourself Can't be no one else ♪
♪ Another day Gotta give 'em hell ♪
♪ It's burning straight through the dark ♪
♪ This rebel heart ♪
[Mauro] I shudder to think of the brutality we're about to witness.
If history is any indication,
this last man standing match will not be for the feint of heart
as the Black Heart and Rebel Heart renew hostilities.
And the stakes, well, they've never been higher.
The most intense rivalry in NXT history
now involves the NXT Championship.
It doesn't get any bigger or more personal than this.
[Nigel] Well, Mahatma Gandhi said the enemy is fear.
If that's the case,
perhaps Gargano has created his own enemy.
Because even Gargano admitted it.
It was Gargano's interference in the NXT Championship match
between Ciampa and Black
that gave Ciampa the opportunity to beat Black for the title
and allow the era of a madman to begin.
[Mauro] It was here in Brooklyn, at Barclays Center
that the Tag Team DIY began,
the team of Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa.
And tonight Gargano says it will be
with the memory of DIY will die.
He has said he will give the NXT universe
everything he has tonight.
[boos]
[Mauro] Barclays Center has not been kind
to Johnny Gargano, 0-2 at NXT TakeOver Brooklyn.
[boos]
[crowd cheering]
[cheers and boos]
[boos]
[Kayla] Introducing the challenger
from Cleveland, Ohio
weighing in at 199 pounds,
Johnny Gargano!
[crowd cheering]
[Kayla] And his opponent,
from Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
weighing in at 210 pounds,
he is the NXT champ--
-[Mauro] Whoa! -[bell ringing]
[Mauro] Johnny Gargano attacking Tommaso Ciampa!
And Gargano who blames himself
for costing Aleister Black the NXT Championship full of rage,
full of enmity and animosity towards his former best friend.
[Nigel] I don't think there's any doubt, everybody blames Johnny Gargano.
It was clearly his fault.
But can he make retribution for it?
[Percy] That's what it's about.
It's about the NXT title.
[Mauro] …Gargano dropping down,
left hands on Ciampa.
Again, last man standing match,
tell us the rules, Nigel.
[Nigel] No count-outs, no disqualifications,
no pinfalls, no submissions.
The only way to win,
and it can happen anywhere,
anywhere in the world,
is to incapacitate your opponent
so they cannot answer a ten-count.
[Mauro] You can get involved in the social media conversation,
#lastmanstanding.
Montague versus Capulet, Yankees versus Red Sox,
Ali versus Frazier,
I don't know if any of those rivalries have anything on Gargano and Ciampa.
Third straight TakeOver, they are closing the show.
This time for the NXT Championship
as Gargano's back got the corner of the ring steps.
[Percy] Ciampa said he's gonna die for the NXT title tonight.
We'll find out if Johnny Gargano is willing to do the same.
[Nigel] Let's hope neither of those things happen.
But ultimately this is a last man standing match,
so if you're thinking of a strategy,
perhaps breaking your opponent's leg.
Normally, I'd be joking when I say that.
But when you see what these men have put each other through…
-[Mauro] Wow! -[Percy] Oh!
[Mauro] And Gargano fires Ciampa
back first… into the barrier.
[Percy] Just can't believe how much Johnny Gargano
has suffered and endured at the hands of Tommaso Ciampa.
Being fired from his job,
almost losing his marriage to Candice Lerae.
Being reinstated. This man has been through it all.
Tommaso Ciampa has tried to tear everything from Gargano.
[Mauro] Unsanctioned match at NXT TakeOver New Orleans,
WrestleMania weekend won by Johnny Gargano.
Street fight NXT TakeOver Chicago II
won by a handcuffed Tommaso Ciampa.
And now here, at TakeOver Brooklyn IV,
last man standing for the NXT Championship.
[Nigel] We're going to see brutality in this match,
the likes of which perhaps we have never seen before.
And that's saying something.
[Mauro] Johnny Gargano wasting little time
in taking advantage of the rules.
The fact that there are no rules in this last man standing
and oh, Gargano now exposing the concrete.
Just like we saw Tommaso Ciampa do in the past.
It is obvious that Johnny Gargano
has gone to that dark place in his rebel heart
fighting fire with fire against the scourge of NXT,
Tommaso Ciampa.
And again Ciampa digging at the eyes…
[Percy] Come on!
[Mauro] …of Gargano!
The sadistic S.O.B. Ciampa
just willing to dig the eyes out of Johnny Gargano.
[Nigel] Well, this is such a dangerous match now.
It was supposed to be a triple threat,
before somebody attacked the former champion Aleister Black.
[fans] Oh!
[Nigel] But now--
[Gargano grunting]
[Mauro] And while Aleister Black is watching with vested interest,
this is all about Gargano and Ciampa.
Ciampa!
And that was Ciampa driven back first into the ring post.
This is not about catch as catch can wrestling.
This is about--
[Percy] Oh!
[Mauro] …this is about Johnny Gargano throwing caution to the wind!
[Percy] That's what it's about right here, baby.
[Nigel] This is gonna be--
[Mauro] Oh, no!
And Gargano just sent Ciampa
into our broadcast location!
And again, Johnny Gargano taking advantage of the fact
that this is last man standing.
He wants to be that man.
He wants to be the man in NXT.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] And right now it is Johnny Gargano
standing on the broadcast table.
[Nigel] This is not going to end well.
[Mauro] Ciampa desperately trying to fend off.
[Percy] No, no, no!
[Mauro] Oh, my God!
Mamma mia!
Right through the table!
[fans chanting]
[Mauro] Referee is administering the ten-count.
The carnage on display.
[Percy] Ciampa may be right
and the Gargano fairy tale may be over right here.
[Mauro] I cannot believe that Gargano
is going to be able to get up
after being driven through the table
by a Ciampa air-raid crash.
But he is up, a testament to Johnny Gargano.
And this special DNA that comprises
this cold-hearted soul of NXT.
[Nigel] Absolutely incredible fortitude,
a testament to how much hatred, vitriol
there is between both of these competitors.
[Mauro] The enmity that exists
between these two former best friends
cannot be measured.
[Nigel] Ciampa with the chair, will he have the chance to use it?
[Mauro] And remember the chair is legal
in this last man standing match.
And Ciampa booting Gargano in the face
as Gargano was reaching for the chair.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Ciampa…
Oh, and the running knee strike
to the side of the face of Johnny Gargano
wanting to shatter Gargano's cheekbone.
We're not done by a long shot!
[Mauro] And an ominous message from Ciampa.
[Percy] Oh, no!
[Mauro] Ciamp--
Ciampa referring himself
to the greatest sports entertainer of all time.
There is still doubt he is the most dangerous man in NXT.
And… oh, no.
[Nigel] And these men used to be friends, best of friends.
[Mauro] Oh!
[Percy] My God!
[Mauro] Gargano using the chair
to way lay Tommaso Ciampa
on that injured leg.
The brace, Ciampa still wearing the brace.
And there Gargano using the chair as a weapon of destruction.
[Percy] Gargano's moment, not just to become champion,
but to finally put an end and put a stop to Tommaso Ciampa.
Oh!
[Mauro] The sick thud reverberating throughout the Barclays Center
here in Brooklyn.
[Nigel] This is what Ciampa does so well,
begging for mercy.
[Mauro] Wow!
Gargano driving the chair into the mid section of Ciampa.
[Percy] He'll get no mercy from Johnny Gargano tonight.
[Mauro] Referee administering the count.
Ciampa has until the count of ten to get back up to his feet.
Injured wheel and all.
[Nigel] Hold on.
Gargano's intention clear.
[Mauro] Gargano looking for the lawn dart.
Instead Ciampa counters it into the sleeper hold.
And a great move by Ciampa if he puts Gargano to sleep.
He's not going to be able to get up in the count of ten.
He's not gonna be counting sheep either.
He will be night-night.
[Nigel] Pressure of the forearm on the carotid artery.
He can use the rope as much as he wants.
[Mauro] Ciampa using that bottom rope for added leverage.
Gargano beginning to fade.
[grunting]
Fairy tale's dead.
[Mauro] And again, Gargano looking to that bottom rope,
but there will be no break.
[Percy] No, no.
[Mauro] I mean, this is all about last man standing.
[Percy] No count-outs, no submissions.
[Nigel] Not sure if Ciampa
has that forearm far enough underneath the jaw.
Now he's applying more pressure
to cut off that carotid artery to the brain.
[Mauro] Gargano just trying to catch his breath.
[Nigel] Is he out?
Is Gargano out?
[Mauro] Referee's up to a count of two.
Gargano barely stirring.
Four.
[Percy] Bad news written all over it. Ciampa has Gargano where he wants.
[Nigel] When he gets up, Ciampa is there again.
[boos]
[Nigel] And that's in deep now.
Right underneath the jaw.
[Mauro] And Gargano again in the clutches of the Ciampa sleeper.
[fans chanting]
[Mauro] Ciampa wanting to subject Gargano
to an ignominious fate.
He wants to… render him unconscious
and walk out of Brooklyn the last man standing
and still NXT champion.
[Nigel] Look at Gargano's legs, though. They are moving.
And if they are moving,
then Ciampa doesn't have that hold applied enough.
[Mauro] Ciampa already wearing vestiges of battle.
As a brutal start to this,
the main event at NXT TakeOver Brooklyn IV,
what has been a memorable night
culminating with this intense rivalry.
[Nigel] Look at that. Just lifting Gargano.
[Mauro] The fact Gargano's standing
after that air-raid crash through the table--
[Nigel] Wait a second!
[Mauro] …Gargano with the Lawn Dart,
sending Ciampa face first into the chair in the corner!
And maybe it's going to be Ciampa whose lights go out.
[Percy] It is unreal how much these two are willing to go
to tear each other apart.
[Mauro] And the question is,
how much more can they do to one another?
[Nigel] It's incredible to answer that question.
Think back. What have we seen?
The referee up to six.
[Mauro] Oh, Ciampa was up momentarily, broke the count.
Johnny Gargano foraging at ringside.
[Percy] Look at this.
Face first.
Gargano planting Ciampa into the stairs in the corner here.
[Mauro] Gargano introducing a table,
about to set the table for more carnage in Brooklyn.
[Nigel] This is not the Johnny Gargano that I knew.
This is no longer Johnny wrestling.
This is a bitter man, a vengeful man.
[Percy] Exactly. You heard his wife say
this was not the man she married.
[Mauro] Johnny Gargano…
attempting to-- what is he going to do? Stack these tables?
The venom enveloping the visage of Johnny Gargano,
something I've never seen and now that smile,
as if to say you're not going to like
what I'm about to do to you, Tommaso Ciampa.
But it's Ciampa trying to stave off the attack.
Gargano coming back with a series of left hands.
[Nigel] Gargano's intention clear again.
[Mauro] Gargano wants to suplex Ciampa
out of the ring and through the tables.
Ciampa doing his damnedest to avoid that painful fate.
[Nigel] Well, there's two tables back to back
which means that's much harder,
far more impact when you go through those tables.
[Mauro] …by Ciampa.
German suplex by the NXT champion.
[Nigel] Gargano stunned, reaching for the ropes.
Can't hold them.
[Mauro] Say what you will about Tommaso Ciampa and his behavior.
He is a master technician in the squared circle.
[Nigel] And he is a winner.
And as you heard earlier, history is written by the winners.
[Mauro] Oh, arm drag German suplex
completing the hat trick on Johnny Gargano.
And Gargano's neck is worse for wear.
[Nigel] And now Gargano is prone
and at risk of going through the tables that he set up.
[Percy] There's no padding down there.
That's exposed concrete underneath those tables.
[Mauro] The knee with the brace.
And Tommaso Ciampa wiping out Gargano,
the vitriol that each of these superstars feels for the other.
The vitriol that courses through their veins
has powered this ultimate rivalry.
And now Ciampa with the steel chair to the back.
[Nigel] This is going to be hard to watch.
[Mauro] It already is hard to watch.
[Nigel] I can't imagine how it feels to endure.
[Mauro] Ciampa imploring Gargano to stay down.
[fans shouting]
[Mauro] Ciampa has a better chance of being struck by lightning
than to have Johnny Gargano capitulate.
One.
Two.
[Mauro] An uneasy feeling enveloping the Barclays Center
here in Brooklyn.
NXT universe, a portion trying to rally Johnny Gargano.
Oh, project Ciampa!
Tommaso Ciampa!
[Percy] Come on!
[Mauro] Make it two in a row!
He's already completed the driver and the German suplexes.
Will he be able to complete the trio of project Ciampa?
He does.
And how much more can Gargano sustain?
[Nigel] This has got to be it.
[Percy] This goes to show you how deep the hatred
is seated in Tommaso Ciampa.
[Mauro] Referee is at one.
And Ciampa is going to take a seat.
Three.
[Mauro] And the count of the referee, music to the ears of Tommaso Ciampa.
Five!
[Nigel] Gargano barely moving at five.
Six.
[Percy] How can he have anything left?
[Mauro] Referee is at the count of seven.
Eight!
[Mauro] I don't know if Gargano is gonna be able to--
No, Johnny Gargano superkick to Ciampa!
But at what cost?
[Nigel] Where did Gargano find that energy?
[Mauro] Was that Gargano's last stand in this last man standing match?
[Percy] Just look at all the punishment, all the abuse.
And that was for the third time.
[Mauro] The powerbomb into the double knees,
destroying Johnny Gargano's back,
taking away his foundation, the foundation he needs to stand, Nigel.
[Nigel] You can't win this match if you can't stand
is the entire purpose of this match.
Both superstars now groggy.
[Mauro] And yet somehow Johnny Gargano
fires back with the left hand on Tommaso Ciampa.
It is a testament
to what makes these two superstars
two of the best on the planet.
The depths they are willing to go.
[Nigel] Both these men are landing punches.
[Percy] I have no idea how either one is still standing.
[Mauro] And to think Tommaso Ciampa
was a part of Johnny Gargano's wedding.
They were former NXT Tag Team champions.
Oh, the roll-up.
And the kick by Johnny Gargano.
But Ciampa is the one on his feet.
Gargano back up to a vertical base momentarily.
Now on the apron.
[crowd] Oh!
[Mauro] Switch spear intercepted by the kick from Ciampa.
Ciampa looking for that fairy tale ending!
Oh, reverse roll-up by Gargano.
Oh, step-up enziguri by Johnny Gargano.
And the adrenaline seems to be fueling Gargano.
[Percy] Oh!
[Mauro] Another German suplex.
It's incredible what we're witnessing here in Brooklyn.
Gargano's turn!
[Percy] This is just sheer rage.
[Nigel] I have no words.
[Mauro] Where there is a will, there is a way.
And no one can count out either Ciampa or Gargano,
who are now both in a supine position.
One.
[Nigel] What?
[Percy] Look at that.
[Nigel] They are up at one!
What is fueling these men?
[Mauro] It is obvious, not all superheroes wear capes.
It is incredible what we are seeing here tonight
in this last man standing match between Gargano and Ciampa.
Ciampa with a running knee.
There's a superkick by Gargano.
They are still both on their feet.
Wow!
[crowd cheering]
One.
Two.
Three.
Four.
[Mauro] The referee is halfway
to the count of ten.
Six.
[Nigel] Ciampa stands first.
[Mauro] Ciampa getting to his feet first,
the reigning NXT champion now retreating out of the ring.
[Nigel] Nine!
[Mauro] Whoa, and Gargano just beat the count.
[Nigel] This is beyond guts, beyond determination.
This is something super human.
[Mauro] Oh, superkick by Gargano!
And again, Gargano--
[Percy] Oh!
[Mauro] …Ciampa avoids the cannonball by Gargano.
And will this be the moment that cost Johnny Gargano
the match and the NXT Championship?
As Ciampa continues to batter Johnny Gargano.
[Nigel] And the back of Johnny Gargano
has been destroyed throughout this match.
[Mauro] And it's about to be further exacerbated.
[Percy] Don't do this. Come on!
[Mauro] My God, my God,
the fairy tale ending face first on the steps!
[referee] One.
[Nigel] It is over!
[Mauro] It has to be. The referee is counting.
There's no way Gargano can get back up to his feet.
Four.
[Mauro] Meanwhile, Ciampa needs to get back to his feet.
This is for the NXT Championship.
This is more than just about the most intense rivalry in NXT.
Can Gargano get to his feet?
[Percy] This could be it!
[Mauro] Barely.
[Percy] I can't believe what I'm seeing right now.
[Mauro] A breathtaking moment in NXT history,
where Johnny Gargano was just able to beat
the NXT referee's ten-count.
I mean it was so close, guys.
[Percy] Gargano has nothing left,
but he will not give Tommaso Ciampa
the satisfaction of a victory here.
[Nigel] He is so spent.
[Mauro] And every time Gargano gets back up to his feet,
it just brings out more rage from Ciampa.
It just continues to fuel the conflagration
that is the NXT champion.
And now Ciampa continues to introduce…
-[Nigel] Oh. -[Percy] No.
[Mauro] The brutal toys in this last man standing--
[Percy] No, no.
[Nigel] We have seen Ciampa,
ultimately he won that match.
[Mauro] Yes, he did.
[Mauro] Ciampa just using whatever is at his disposal.
The ring steps.
Now he's going to-- oh, no.
[Nigel] Ciampa is going to--
[Mauro] …of protective covering.
[Nigel] Whatever padding there is
is gonna be gone.
[Mauro] He's destroying the ring
in hopes of destroying Johnny Gargano.
[Nigel] Revealing those wooden boards.
[fans shouting]
[Percy] This could be more than just a loss for Gargano tonight.
What does this mean for tomorrow, for the career?
[Mauro] I doubt either Ciampa or Gargano
will ever be the same after this last man standing match
and what they have put themselves through this year here in NXT.
But for now, it's Ciampa--
…Gargano blasting Ciampa in the face!
And extinguishing that conflagration,
blinding the NXT champion.
[referee] One.
Two.
[Nigel] Ciampa is blinded.
Cannot see anything.
Cannot protect himself.
[Percy] Gargano gotta move quick.
[Mauro] Gargano has the crutch.
And Ciampa still… wondering what's next--
…and Gargano with the swing.
And breaking the crutch over the back of the Tommaso Ciampa.
[Percy] Did you see the smile?
[Mauro] …we have seen this before.
And Johnny Gargano now stalking the NXT champion.
[Percy] Did you see the smile on Gargano's face--
[Mauro] …everywhere.
[Percy] He knows he has the upper hand now.
-[Nigel] Hold on! -[Percy] No, no!
[Mauro] Ciampa has exposed the ring.
Meanwhile…
Johnny Gargano hanging on for dear life.
Gargano barely hanging on to that top rope.
[fan] Oh, my God!
[Mauro] Ciampa saying bye-bye.
Oh, not so fast, counter enziguri by Gargano,
cleaning the clock of Ciampa.
[Nigel] Inside DDT--
[Percy] Yes!
[Mauro] …DDT, face first goes Ciampa
on the exposed ring canvas!
That unforgiving wood!
[Nigel] Well, the irony…
if Gargano was to beat Ciampa in the exact same way.
[Mauro] The referee is up to a count of four.
[Percy] Gargano, get up.
[Mauro] Gargano using the ropes to get back up to his feet.
Ciampa still down as the referee reaches a count of seven.
[Percy] He can't get up.
[Mauro] Are we going to crown a new NXT champion?
Oh, he's on his feet.
[Nigel] What a creative way of getting to your feet.
[Percy] Falling out of the ring.
[Mauro] Jumping suicida by Gargano.
He has not finished meting out the punishment to Tommaso Ciampa.
The fact that both of them are still standing
is a testament to what these two superstars are made of.
And Ciampa wiped out again by Johnny Gargano.
Gargano firing off a series of left hands.
[Nigel] No one is safe at ringside.
[Percy] Do you expect anything less between these--
Oh, no!
[Mauro] A member of the production crew!
Oh, my God,
Ciampa just smashed Gargano's face into a monitor.
Two.
[Mauro] No one is safe here at ringside.
Three.
-[Percy] Oh! -[Mauro] Oh, my God!
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Tommaso Ciampa, a man possessed.
Piling everybody on top of Johnny Gargano.
Ciampa has snapped.
[Nigel] I've never seen anything like it.
[Mauro] Ciampa is burying Johnny Gargano's career.
[crowd cheering]
[fan] Oh, my God.
[Mauro] My God.
[Percy] Ciampa is absolutely crazy.
He's a maniac right now.
One.
[Mauro] Ciampa is trying to get away.
Two.
[Mauro] Referee counting.
Johnny Gargano buried.
Four!
Five!
[Mauro] Ciampa is panicking.
Ciampa desperate to win.
Seven!
[Mauro] Somehow Johnny Gargano-- the referee is at seven.
He's at eight. Gargano trying to escape.
Trying to bury himself out from underneath.
He does it.
Johnny Gargano is on his feet.
[Nigel] No way!
[Percy] That's heart right there.
[Mauro] Ciampa just collapsed on our broadcast table.
[Percy] Look at this! Tommaso Ciampa destroyed Gargano.
[Mauro] Ciampa can't believe that Johnny Gargano is still standing.
[fans chanting]
Gargano was buried under pieces of the barricade,
the ring bell.
Remember, at TakeOver Chicago II,
it was Tommaso Ciampa who was handcuffed and yet prevailed.
And now he's brought the handcuffs out.
But Johnny Gargano… oh, my God, no.
Ciampa… Ciampa handcuffing Gargano.
[Percy] Oh!
[Mauro] But Gargano able to avoid that fate
by driving Ciampa into the ring post.
It's a cataclysmic scene here at ringside.
[Nigel] Chaos absolutely everywhere.
[Mauro] Gargano now has the handcuffs
and he's neutralized the right hand of Ciampa.
Gargano looking to handcuff Tommaso Ciampa again
here in Brooklyn.
But Ciampa desperate measure to the back elbow,
sent spit flying out of the mouth of Johnny Gargano.
The brutality fully on display.
-[Mauro] Oh, no. -[Percy] Oh, my God.
[Mauro] Oh, no, Tommaso Ciampa.
Oh, Johnny Gargano on his feet.
They are on the ring apron now.
It's Gargano that has Ciampa over his shoulders.
Ciampa holding on to the ropes.
The NXT Championship
precariously hanging in the balance.
Gargano in the ring.
Oh, there's a left hand to Ciampa.
[Nigel] Ciampa.
[Percy] Barely hanging on.
[Mauro] Ciampa desperately trying to stay standing.
Oh, look at this.
Gargano has got a handful of Ciampa's--
-[Percy] Goodbye. -[Mauro] …superkick!
Superkick!
And Ciampa crashes through the tables!
One!
[Mauro] Metal and pieces of wood flying everything.
Has Johnny Gargano officially crashed
Tommaso Ciampa's Championship reign?
Referee is up to a count of five.
[Percy] This might be it. Ciampa is barely moving.
Gargano is playing, this is for the NXT Championship.
This could be the most memorable night in Johnny Gargano's career.
[Percy] Come on.
[Mauro] …no defeat.
Ciampa literally using the crutch
and giving him life in this NXT Championship match.
[fans chanting]
[Mauro] Chants of fight forever.
They've been doing just that in this rivalry,
this battle for the ages.
I have never seen anything like this
in sports entertainment.
The vitriol and the intensity,
the enmity that Ciampa and Gargano have for one another,
it's not human, my friends.
It's not human.
[Nigel] Ciampa staring up at Gargano.
Gargano staring back.
They know there must be more.
Where are they going?
Ciampa leading Gargano away from the ring.
[Mauro] Ciampa using the crutch to keep himself standing.
And now it's Gargano
kicks the crutch away from Ciampa.
Back on even terms
and Johnny Gargano grounding and pounding
the NXT champion, mercilessly beating him down.
And here are shades of TakeOver Chicago I,
the dissolution of DIY!
Oh, Johnny Gargano cinches in the Gargano escape.
And while Ciampa is tapping--
-[Percy] It won't matter. -[Mauro] …it doesn't matter.
[fans chanting]
[Nigel] Gargano has the one open handcuff.
[Mauro] How long, though?
Johnny Gargano now handcuffing,
Ciampa trapped on part of the stage.
Johnny Gargano--
How can--
Ciampa has been neutralized.
And while Ciampa is able to stand,
how much longer-- oh!
[Nigel] This is hard to watch.
[Percy] It's hard to see Gargano become this person, this man.
[Mauro] Ciampa defenseless
as he eats the superkick from Johnny Gargano.
[Nigel] Ciampa is limp.
[fans] One more time!
[Mauro] The NXT universe yelling one more time.
Ready?
Johnny, please.
Please, Johnny.
Johnny, I'm sorry,.
I'm sorry.
You're sorry, huh? You're sorry.
It's too late for that now.
[Mauro] Ciampa trying to say sorry to Johnny Gargano?
[Percy] Too late for apologies now.
[referee] Two!
[fans] One more time!
[Nigel] Ciampa pleading for some mercy.
[Mauro] Oh, but he will get no mercy.
Gargano not even looking at the referee for the count.
Yelling at Ciampa, you did this!
Gargano just wants to destroy Ciampa.
Well, it is for the NXT Championship.
Johnny, I'm sorry.
Johnny, please.
You're sorry? You're sorry?
I'm sorry!
Johnny, I'm--
[referee] One!
Two!
Three!
[fan] There you go, Johnny!
[Mauro] Message for Tommaso Ciampa
is that Johnny Gargano…
Well… the count is up to six.
Ciampa getting back up to his feet.
He's still down.
[referee] One.
Two.
Three.
Four.
Five.
[Mauro] Moment of truth for Johnny Gargano.
He's exposed his knee.
And Tommaso Ciampa,
you're apologies falling on deaf ears.
Oh, my God!
Gargano delivering the knee,
but then wiping himself out.
One.
[Mauro] Talk about a pyrrhic move for Johnny Gargano.
The referee counting.
Both men are down!
Four!
-[Mauro] Unbelievable. -Five.
The ref is up to a count of five,
make it six, for the NXT Championship.
Can Gargano get up to his feet first?
He's injured his knee.
Ciampa is still down, the referee is up to nine.
Ciampa is up.
-[Mauro] Ciampa is up. -[Percy] No!
[bell ringing]
[Mauro] Ciampa was still on his feet.
Ciampa survived!
[crowd cheering]
[Kayla] Your winner and still NXT champion,
Tommaso Ciampa!
[Mauro] And in what Johnny Gargano thought
was his pièce de résistance, the running knee strike,
he hurt his knee trying to deliver the final blow to Tommaso Ciampa.
And that did not allow Gargano
to get back up to his feet.
And after all we have witnessed,
Tommaso Ciampa is the last man standing
and still NXT champion.
Johnny Gargano is hurt.
[Nigel] As we take a look back at some of this brutality,
Gargano getting a sense of retribution
in the same move that Ciampa used to beat him.
[Percy] I just can't believe
the lengths these two competitors
went to just be so brutal and devastating to each other.
I can't imagine. Look at this.
[Nigel] We saw brutality the likes of which…
[Percy] And this right here, this running knee--
[Nigel] Johnny Gargano!
[Mauro] My God!
And, guys, I'm now being told
that Johnny Gargano may have dislocated his knee.
Oh, my God.
Eight!
[Mauro] Talk about adding injury to insult, Nigel.
If the reports are true,
Johnny Gargano may have just dislocated his knee.
[Nigel] Certainly would have made it impossible for Gargano to stand.
What an incredible match.
[Mauro] And after a brutal last man standing match,
Tommaso Ciampa remains your NXT champion.
And I don't want to take away anything from his victory.
But there is concern for the welfare of Johnny Gargano.
And guys, I hate to say it, but it had to end like this.
[cheers and boos]
[Nigel] We certainly knew
what both of these men were willing to do
to secure a victory.
[Mauro] Forget about the physical toll, what about the psychological toll
on both of these superstars?
Unsanctioned fight, street fight
and now a last man standing match
that, well, results in Johnny Gargano being unable to stand, period.
[Nigel] These are experiences that stay with you the rest of your life.
[Percy] I've got no love for Tommaso Ciampa.
My heart goes out to Johnny Gargano.
It's been almost two years
dealing with this situation with Tommaso Ciampa
to have it all come down to end like this.
[cheers and boos]
[Mauro] Tommaso Ciampa said there is no boundaries, no limits.
He is writing his own legacy.
He is carrying NXT along for the ride.
And say what you will
about his vicious and intemperate disposition,
a man who is rotten to his very marrow,
also happens to be one of the toughest superstars
you will ever encounter.
Tommaso Ciampa survives the last man standing match
and remains NXT champion.
But what about the future of Johnny Gargano?
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] As an announcer you want to remain unbiased, but Nigel,
as a fan, it breaks your heart to see Gargano like this.
But what did we expect?
[Nigel] Absolutely.
We knew what both these men were capable of
what they were willing to do.
And unfortunately, we got to see it tonight.
[crowd cheering]
[cheers and boos]