[intro music]
[Narrator] Under banners of black and gold,
these ropes, this campus
is our battlefield.
We have shown the world that united…
We are NXT.
[Narrator] But on the home front…
[Announcer] Bedlam, pandemonium, chaos.
[Narrator] One truth remain certain,
that war is inevitable.
I've got a very simple solution for this,
wargames.
[Crowd cheering]
[music]
[bearded fighter] Goldie, you're gonna have to wait.
Daddy is going to war.
[music]
I built this place.
[announcer] Oh, my god!
And when I was gone, a bunch of little boys moved in.
[Crowd cheering]
I want the man that hurt Johnny.
That's the man that deserves the beating from me.
[announcer] It's gonna be an incredible triple threat matchup.
[music]
The winner will face the very best in NXT.
[music]
[KLR] The first-ever all women's wargames match,
that's a moment.
[KLR] We hold the keys.
Lock the cage.
[narrator] Tonight, sacrifice meets opportunity.
Destiny promises to rewrite our history.
Now, let the wargames begin.
[music]
[Narrator] And now, Mattel presents NXT takeover, wargames.
[music]
[Mauro] On a historic WWE Survivor Series Weekend,
it's a brutal day in the NXT neighborhood,
as scary as the vintage monsters of the midway.
NXT takeover Chicago features two wargames matches,
a frightening NXT first.
Hello, there. Mauro Ranallo along with Nigel McGuinness
and Beth Phoenix.
And despite baby Yoda means warming hearts everywhere this week,
tonight it's not for the faint of heart,
and you know Dakota Kai's heart is racing like Daytona
because at the last minute,
she's been conscripted to join team Ripley
after Mia Yim was injured.
You know, Mauro, you mentioned heart,
the NXT locker room, they've been hustling,
grinding across all three brands
and that's testament to the history
that we're gonna see here tonight.
That's right. History will happen here tonight
as I look up there, at that ominous structure there.
One can only imagine what brutality we're gonna see.
With that in mind, let's head you now
to our Spanish announce team, Carlos Cabrera and Marcello Rodriguez.
[speaking in Spanish]
[Mauro] Like Chuck Dean said,
Welcome to the terrordome.
Welcome to the first ever women's wargames match.
And these eight distaff warriors better be more durable
than Tesla armor glass if they hope to pass NXT's most destructive test.
[bell ringing]
[female announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to wargames.
[Crowd cheering]
The rules of the match are as follows.
Two teams will be contained in separate cages
with one member of each team starting the match.
After five minutes,
a member from team Baszler will be released to enter the match.
After a three-minute period, alternating members from each team
will enter the match until all competitors are inside the cage.
Once all competitors have entered,
Wargames officially begins.
Escape or leave the cage, you forfeit the match for your team.
The only way to win the match is by pinfall or submission.
And now, let the wargames begin.
[Crowd cheering]
[music]
[female announcer] Introducing first from Adelaide, South Australia,
Rhea Ripley.
[Mauro] The team captain, Rhea Ripley,
the inaugural NXT UK women's champion
who's been ripping it up across all three brands.
[Crowd cheering]
[music]
[female announcer] From Knoxville, Tennessee,
Bianca Belair.
[Crowd cheering]
[Beth] Talk about breakout moments,
tonight is the night for Bianca Belair to shine
and show what she's got.
[Mauro] The EST of NXT wants to prove she is 100% that Belair.
[music]
[Crowd cheering]
[female announcer] From Anaheim, California, Candice LeRae.
[Nigel] I wish they all could be Californian.
Candice LeRae here, the likable, amiable competitor,
but once that bell rings,
she's as mean as the rest of them.
[Mauro] She tweeted that something tells her
these chicks don't know what they're dealing with.
That's a quote, by the way.
[music]
[female announcer] From Johnston, Scotland,
she is the NXT UK women's champion,
Kay Lee Ray.
[Beth] A surprise pick from Shayna Baszler, Kay Lee Rae,
our NXT women's champion, UK champion,
an opportunistic ace in the whole.
She will be incredibly valuable to team Baszler.
[Nigel] Talking of opportunity, she created her own
by securing the advantage for team Baszler in this matchup.
[music]
[Crowd cheering]
[female announcer] From Wales, United Kingdom, Tegan Nox.
[Mauro] Io Shirai who ended up beating Mia Yim to win the advantage for team Baszler.
Of course, Yim has now been taken out of the match.
Tegan Nox's best friend, Dakota Kai,
has been drafted at the last minute.
Nox, of course, overcoming so many obstacles
to be here tonight.
[Music]
[female announcer] From Tokyo, Japan, Io Shirai.
[Mauro] And like Optimus, Shirai has transformed.
Shirai is still an in-ring genius
but her sky is now a sinister graze shrouding her once sunny disposition
in complete darkness.
[Nigel] It was Shirai who descended into darkness
after turning on her former friend Candice LeRae.
No doubt LeRae gonna harvest some resentment
she'd like to take out in this wargames match.
[music]
[female announcer] From Auckland, New Zealand, Dakota Kai.
[Beth] Dakota Kai getting an opportunity of a lifetime.
She's finally in the position that she wanted to be in so badly.
Can Kai turn it around and help lead her team to victory?
[Nigel] Well, Kai better prove herself.
Tonight is her second opportunity.
She had a match against Baszler, came up short.
How will she do in the second attempt?
[music]
[Crowd cheering]
[female announcer] And from Sioux Falls, South Dakota,
she is the NXT women's champion,
Shayna Baszler.
[Mauro] And the queen of spades can't be thinking
about raw women's champion Becky Lynch
or smackdown women's champion Bayley at survivor series.
She needs to survive tonight.
She needs to lead her squad to victory
in this historic Wargames match.
[Beth] And she's been doing a great job thus far.
She was been running an inhuman schedule as champion,
but continues to be the wrecking ball of the women's division.
[Nigel] An interesting strategy point here, on which team, who starts first?
[Mauro] We know that team Baszler has the advantage.
Oh, look at Io Shirai.
[Nigel] No discussion there.
Evidently, the genius of the sky will take to the cage.
[Mauro] Shirai is more often known as the mistress of evil.
She is ready to enter…
[Nigel] Whoa!
[Mauro] …this double cage of carnage.
And look who is following her.
[Beth] Familiar rivals right here.
[Nigel] I hate to say I told so.
As soon as Shirai elected to be the first in the ring,
there was no stopping Candice LeRae.
[Crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Best friends turned the bitterest of enemies.
Candice LeRae who came to Shirai's aid following that cage match
against Shayna Baszler,
only to have Shirai turn against her.
They tore down at takeover.
They're getting ready to tear into each other here at wargames.
[Nigel] Oh, here we go!
[Crowd cheering]
Fists are flying and a whole lot landing
as both competitors really swinging for the fences.
[Mauro] And the clock ticking down from five minutes.
Remember, at the end of five minutes,
another member of team Baszler will join the fray.
After that, every three minutes,
members of team Baszler and team Ripley alternate.
Only until all eight women are in the Wargame structure
will the match officially begin.
So no pin falls, no submissions,
this is about beating the hell out of each other.
[Nigel] Io Shirai trying to do exactly that,
but Io Shirai evading…
[Crowd screaming Io's name]
[BEth] Nice power move by LeRae.
Beating the hell out of each other is absolutely is a strategy for this
but also, you have to pace yourself.
This type of match-up, you have to be smart.
[Mauro] Especially when the match actually doesn't begin
until all members of the teams are in the double ring.
And boy, talk about a malfunction at the junction for LeRae,
perfectly timed by Shirai.
And here comes the genius of the sky
with the tiger feint kick to the back of LeRae.
Her tribute to Rey Mysterio and his 619.
[Beth] That real estate in between the two rings.
An unfamiliar territory…
[Mauro] And another one!
[Beth] Competitors not used to being in that center space.
[Crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Oh!
Double knees by Shirai,
pasting LeRae against the structure in between the two rings.
No woman's land.
It is not the TMZ, that's for sure.
[Nigel] Io Shirai would do well to miniaturize her action here holding on.
Top rope.
[Mauro] Wow, the agile, Io Shirai with the missile dropkick
on LeRae and the [indistinct].
[Nigel] Shirai [indistinct]. This is too easy.
[Beth] The balance that it requires to walk across the ropes.
You can hear the disdain there from Io Shirai.
These two competitors truly hate each other.
[Nigel] That clock starts to tick down to which…
Oh! Two minutes left.
[Mauro] Dropkick into the corner by Shirai on LeRae.
[Nigel] Driving the boot right into the chest.
One wonders, who will come in next for team Baszler.
Do you put the strong, do you put the champion, Baszler,
in here to effectively try and take LeRae out.
[Mauro] Shirai has LeRae's number,
most recently defeating LeRae October 30th
on USA and it's been all Io Shirai.
[Beth] Lerae's face bouncing off of the steel in between the two rings.
You could see the look of concern from team Ripley.
[Mauro] And now it's Shirai looking to use the cage like a cheese grater
on the face of LeRae.
[Nigel] This could get ugly pretty quickly.
Shirai has just had her way for the majority
of the first five minute period, thus far.
I think… I think LeRae came in so angry,
so much pent-up aggression.
She just got caught.
[Mauro] Oh!
As the time winds down, who will be the next member of team Baszler
to join this first ever women's Wargames match?
[Beth] And herein lines the challenge of preparing
for a historic match-up as this, the first ever.
The women has never been in a match up like this.
How do you prepare for something that you've never been in?
[Nigel] And you look through the cage bars of team Baszler.
One of those competitors in there must be preparing.
Well, the tore from the neck now
and Candace LeRae in a very bad place.
[Beth] Shirai trying to keep LeRae center in the ring.
If she could keep her down, on her back,
the next member of team Baszler
could truly get Candace into some deep trouble.
[Nigel] Here we go.
[Crowd] Six, five, four, three, two, one.
[Mauro] And as Shirai gets driven into the corner.
Who is it?
[Nigel] It's Belair.
[Mauro] And it's Bianca Belair, the EST of NXT,
who's had issues with both these superstars
but putting her problems aside to assist Io Shirai
as a member of team Baszler.
And the EST of NXT immediately going on the attack on Candace LeRae.
[Beth] Candace is in deep, deep trouble.
[Mauro] Oh, standing shooting star press by Belair
showing off her hyper athleticism early.
[Nigel] And the fresh Princess Belair
who was known in college as a once in a decade athlete.
[Beth] Wow!
[Nigel] Now giving you an example why.
[Mauro] Oh, beautiful reverse rana there by LeRae.
Buying a couple of moments of rest, but only that
as she has to fend off Io Shirai.
This is what Io Shirai did against Mia Yim in that ladder match,
getting this ever important advantage but LeRae…
[Beth] Here we go!
Turning the tables on Belair and Shirai.
[Nigel] Well done Candace LeRae for staying alive in this match.
Incredible. Who would have thought?
Once it was two on one.
[Mauro] Oh!
Oh, what a ferocious forearm by Belair on Candace LeRae.
[Beth] Oh, don't speak too soon.
The power of Bianca Belair.
[Mauro] Oh, what a power bomb as Belair…
[Beth] Oh, my God!
[Mauro] …continues to [indistinct] Candace LeRae.
And this is where the advantage plays a [indistinct]
[Beth] Oh!
Oh!
[Mauro] As LeRae gets launched into the cage.
[Crowd cheering]
[Mauro] The EST of NXT is lit in Chicago,
showcasing her incredible strength and athleticism.
And Shirai and Belair now making LeRae pay, pay, pay.
[Nigel] I mean, to all intents and purposes,
Candace LeRae is pretty much done for here,
I mean, here we're seeing the perfect example
of the order of entry advantage.
Nothing LeRae can do.
[Beth] Oh, no!
[Mauro] Full head of steam by Io Shirai continues to pick momentum,
7000 rpm crashing into Candace Lerae.
[Tegan] Let's do this. Show them why you're captain.
[Nigel] This is why Io Shirai winning the ladder match for the advantage
was so important.
[Beth] Nigel, well, I would agree.
LeRae is in deep, deep trouble.
I would not count out Candace.
[Mauro] And of course, we are monitoring the situation
involving Mia Yim who gave everything in that ladder match
to give team Ripley the advantage before she lost.
And now, tonight, was attacked backstage,
sent to a medical facility in an ambulance.
Dakota Kai took her place at the last second.
And now it's gonna be a member of team Ripley
evening things up momentarily
and it's the team captain, the Nightmare.
And immediately Ripley is looking for [indistinct]
[Beth] Ripley is on [indistinct]
[Mauro] Coming off a huge win last night on Smackdown.
[Crowd cheering]
Where she defeated Charlotte Flair and Sasha Banks
in a triple threat match, but tonight, it's about Wargames.
And Ripley is bringing some truculent toys.
[Nigel] Oh, and Ripley loves to fight with anything she can get her hands on.
[Mauro] Believe it.
[Beth] Ripley's been champing at the bit to get in there.
[Mauro] It's moving day for Rhea Ripley.
She knows that Candace LeRae has been the on the brunt
of a brutal attack for over five minutes.
[Beth] What else is under that ring?
[Mauro] I believe there might in fact be a kitchen sink.
[Beth] More chairs.
[Crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Well, the crowd here in Chicago wanting some tables.
They'll have to settle for garbage cans, garbage can lids,
kendo sticks and of course, Rhea Ripley.
[Beth] I think that can cause damage enough.
[Mauro] Oh, wow!
Oh, my!
[Beth] The body of Bianca Belair.
Take a look at this.
Oh!
Right across the ribs and midsection.
Bianca Belair is writhing in pain.
[Mauro] And Bianca Belair has a chronic rib condition
that cost her crossfit career.
Almost derailed the sports entertainment career.
She's had to overcome and of course endure.
And boy, she is being put on her heels quickly here
by Rhea Ripley as Candace LeRae now joins her partner.
[Crowd cheering]
[Nigel] An ominous chant erupting here in Chicago.
[Mauro] And already a nightmare on Wargames street
for the EST of NXT, Bianca Belair.
Oh, Io Shirai says, no, none of that.
Two-on-two.
[Beth] You've got to scramble here for dominance.
[Mauro] And Shirai and Belair are getting the better of Ripley and LeRae
as the clock ticks down.
Once again, giving team Baszler the advantage numbers-wise.
[Nigel] Yes, it is the scary queen of Scots,
the NXT UK women's champion.
[Mauro] Kay Lee Ray, no stranger to a match involving weapons,
and immediately she goes under the ring
to see what she can retrieve, a couple of chairs.
[Indistinct]
[Nigel] Kay Lee Ray of the [indistinct].
With no concern for her own well-being.
We might get an example of it right here.
[Mauro] Oh, and Kay Lee Ray was teasing grabbing a table
much to the displeasure of the Chicago crowd.
She [indistinct]
Instead, she stabs Ripley and LeRae with the chair.
[Indistinct]
LeRae across the back.
[Nigel] And again, Kay Lee Ray…
Tornado DDT onto the chair.
[Nigel] A difference maker in this burgeoning match.
[Mauro] Kay Lee Ray crushing her competition.
[Nigel] It was Ray who pushed Yim from the ladder
in the match to get the Wargames advantage.
That allowed Io Shirai to retrieve the briefcase.
[Beth] Team Baszler having a little pow wow.
[Mauro] Oh, wow, Belair climbing the turnbuckle.
Kay Lee Ray positioning Rhea Ripley, but Candice LeRae won't have any of it.
Trying to keep Belair from a high-risk move
and you know Candice LeRae is all about high-risk.
[Nigel] Oh, Shirai's gonna help her…
[Mauro] Oh, no!
Double axe handle by Shirai, leaping onto the lower back of Ripley.
[Nigel] But again, the advantage, the numbers advantage,
helping team Bazler.
[crowd boos]
[Nigel] Kay Lee ray knew that Candice LeRae is gonna try
to superplex Bianca Belair.
Went to protect her in case she had the opportunity.
[Mauro] Smart strategy by Ray, as now…
[Beth] Ray's in big trouble here.
[Mauro] Everyone stacked in that corner.
Here comes Rhea Ripley.
[Nigel] Wait a second.
[Beth] Oh, my god!
[Nigel] Chairs are still there.
[Mauro] Mamma Mia!
Tower of doom, as Ripley lays waste to everyone in the match including…
except for Bianca Belair.
[Nigel] Who will fly.
[Mauro] 450.
Belair pulling out all the stops early.
And to think that this match isn't officially even started, Beth.
[Beth] This is unbelievable.
I am a part of prior generations of women
who wanted to get to this point.
I have goose bumps.
[Crowd] Six, five, four, three, two, one.
[Nigel] Time to even the scores. Who's it gonna be?
[Mauro] And here comes Dakota Kai.
Remember, she didn't… what the hell?
[Beth] Oh, my god.
[Mauro] Dakota Kai. Are you kidding me?
Dakota Kai was given an opportunity.
Dakota Kai is attacking her best friend.
For the love of god, what is… what the hell has happened to Dakota Kai?
[Crowd cheering]
[Beth] Oh!
[Meuro] Shayna Baszler, smiling like a Cheshire cat,
as Dakota Kai laying waste to her best friend.
Oh, my god, the [indistinct].
Come on, somebody stop this massacre.
[Woman cries in pain]
[Referee] Dakota, that's enough. Come on.
[Nigel] And she's taking the brace off the [indistinct]
[Beth] Oh, my god.
[Nigel] That's where [indistinct] after this.
[Beth] This is unbelievable.
Dakota Kai just attacked NXT general manager, William Regal.
[Beth] What the hell is happening to Dakota Kai?
[Mauro] Dakota Kai is completely unhinged.
[Crowd chatter]
[Nigel] And look at the face
of the NXT women's champion, Shayna Baszler.
And then look at the face of Rhea Ripley.
It says it all.
[Mauro] And the look on the face of…
Oh, my god, you've gotta be kidding me!
[Beth] Kai is all over the bad knee of Tegan Nox.
[Nigel] We got to get some security out here.
Kai is like a banshee, she won't be stopped.
[Mauro] I mean, forget about Wargames,
Tegan Nox's career may be in jeopardy.
She, like Kai, has had to overcome serious injuries
to live her dream.
And tonight, Dakota Kai is turning Nox's dream and an entire team's dream
into a nightmare.
Stop it. Think about this.
[Beth] I cannot believe what we are seeing.
[Nigel] Sam, you almost called Dakota Kai the bottom of the barrel,
after that happened, you disagree.
[Mauro] I pride myself on being as biased as one can be,
but this is absolutely disgusting.
And just like that, the entire complexion of not only this match,
but this arena, has changed.
And now team Baszler, like a pack of hyenas,
looking to take advantage.
[Beth] And Rhea Ripley has to feel like she is to blame.
She is the one that put Dakota Kai on the team.
[Mauro] You know that Tegan Nox went to back for her as well
and one wonders now, will Tegan Nox be able to compete?
The advantage continues to get bigger and bigger
[Crowd cheering]
for team Baszler.
[Beth] Nox has not gotten up since the attack.
[Nigel] It's four on two, what's going on?
Oh, no, no.
[Mauro] Shayna Baszler…
[Nigel] She doesn't need to do a thing.
Nox is out. Forget about it.
[Mauro] Forget about the four on two.
Shayna Baszler, right now, making that slow walk to the cage,
knowing full well that her team has this match in hand.
But let's not forget the disgusting tactics of Dakota Kai,
and what she has done to this match.
[Nigel] I think this match is over.
[Mauro] It hasn't even started.
[Kay] Come on, Shayna.
[Beth] This is just sickening.
[Mauro] Beth, you are a WWE hall of famer.
What are your thoughts as to what you've just seen transpire?
[Beth] This is not competition, this is despicable, disgusting.
[Mauro] Oh.
[Beth] This should be…
[Mauro] Team captains are colliding now,
and here's Ray and Baszler… Or Belair helping Baszler.
[Nigel] Oh.
[Mauro] Man, it does not look good for Tegan Nox.
It does not look good for team Ripley.
On a night where we've already seen Mia Yim get taken out,
Dakota Kai given another chance to represent team Ripley.
We have just been told by the officials,
because Dakota Kai has been taken out of the arena
and because Tegan Nox is medically unable to continue,
this match has in fact, now officially started.
Wargames has begun, four on two for team Baszler.
Give me a break!
[Beth] Oh!
There's still some fight in Candice LeRae.
[Nigel] Well, it'll need to be more than just some,
it'll need to be a lot.
It's four on two.
Now pinfall or submissions are legal.
[Mauro] That's the only way you can win,
if you escape or leave the cage, you forfeit the match for your team.
So here we are.
Odds are stacked against team Ripley.
[Beth] Oh, Baszler's got handcuffs.
[Mauro] Oh, what the hell?
We saw Ripley overcome the odds last night against Charlotte Flair
and Sasha Banks, but this is an entirely different kettle of fish.
She's in there with a great white shark in Shayna Baszler.
[Nigel] And four on two wasn't enough, now handcuffing.
[Beth] Oh, look.
[Mauro] It's gonna be four on one if she handcuffs…
Oh, LeRae to the rescue.
[Beth] Handcuffing Ripley would neutralize her and keep her to one side,
giving team Baszler an additional advantage.
[Mauro] It would give them a complete advantage.
Ripley and LeRae, in between the two rings,
the double cage of carnage.
Lerae and Ripley trying to give it all they've got.
[Beth] These women came here to fight.
[Mauro] And that's exactly what they're doing in the wind city.
LeRae, using that garbage can lid to maximum effect.
[Nigel] Somehow, Candice LeRae back on top here,
but you got to think, as I mentioned, you can only win by pinfall or submission.
But when it's four on two, you pin someone,
there's gonna be someone else there to break it up immediately.
Same thing with a submission.
You're gonna think it's a valiant effort right now.
[Mauro] Let's hope that LeRae and Ripley, for their sake,
read Sun Tzu's The Art of War
because they're going to have incorporate something.
Ripley with the dropkick on Kay Lee Ray.
[Beth] It's two on two right now.
Baszler and Belair are down.
[Mauro] Oh.
[Nigel] Oh, no.
[Mauro] And…oh, no.
[Mauro] Ripley scouts the DDT,
Ripley's strength picking up Kay Lee Ray.
[Beth] Wow!
[Mauro] And she got… Crashes Ray into the cage, dropping her.
[Beth] How strong is Rhea Ripley?
[Mauro] She has to be stronger than she has ever been
in order to even give her team a sliver of a chance.
[Nigel] Such an awkward landing for Kay Lee Ray there,
being dragged down the cage.
[Mauro] And obviously, in wargames, there are no rules,
but Ripley and LeRae, they now have to go as low as team Baszler.
[Beth] I would argue they have to do whatever it takes at this point.
[Nigel] Oh, Baszler looking for… No, excuse me,
Ripley looking for a submission on Shirai.
[Beth] Oh, my God.
[Mauro] Ripley looking for the remedy of what ails her team.
Four against two advantage, team Baszler…
[Nigel] Oh, wait a second.
[Mauro] Baszler has LeRae in the kirifuda clutch.
[Nigel] Kay Lee Ray's [indistinct]
Two submission holds at the same time.
[Mauro] Ripley… Oh, LeRae, chopping away at Baszler.
[Beth] Oh.
[Mauro] Oh, and there's Kay Lee Ray breaking the grip,
and there again, the numbers game coming into play
and aiding team Baszler.
[Beth] Oh.
[Mauro] [indistinct] by LeRae.
[Nigel] Onto the chair, the lower back.
And here's-- By LeRae--
[Mauro] On Baszler, goes for the cover, trying to beat the odds.
Oh. No.
[Beth] The numbers game proving to be such a factor in this matchup.
How much punishment can Candice LeRae take?
She's been in there from the beginning.
[Mauro] Belair now showing off her strength, military pressing--
Candice LeRae.
The trap star, the uber athlete, launches--
[Nigel] Oh, my god.
[Mauro] LeRae into her team captain, Rhea Ripley.
[Nigel] That's superhuman strength.
[Mauro] And oh, wow, Gory Bomb, Kay Lee Ray has Candice LeRae--
Gory Bomb, and both Ripley and LeRae had been laid to waste.
Shirai with the Shiraisault.
This has to be it.
And this-- Oh, no!
[Nigel] Rhea Ripley refusing to quit, but--
[Mauro] Oh!
[Nigel] You got to think, at a four to two disadvantage, it's only a matter of time.
[Mauro] Ripley fending-- Oh, and there's Bianca Belair.
Beware the hair, the hair whip,
leaving its marks on Ripley.
Oh, and so is the kendo stick.
Candice LeRae, bringing the swing to Wargames.
[Beth] There you go, Candice.
[Nigel] Kendo stick beats hair.
[Mauro] But Io Shirai has the advantage on Candice LeRae.
[crowd cheers]
[Mauro] And now Shirai looking to put away her former best friend,
jumping up to the top turnbuckle, Io Shirai to-- No!
Are you ki-- Shirai is climbing the cage.
[Beth] Oh, my god.
[Mauro] The Genius of the Sky is headed to the sky.
[Beth] She took too much time.
[Mauro] I'd take as much time as necessary in a diabolical structure like this.
[Nigel] Oh, Kay Lee Ray up there as well-- Oh, my god, no.
-[Mauro] A precarious position. -[Nigel] No, no.
[Mauro] Shirai on the top of the cage.
-[Beth] Oh. -[Mauro] Avalanche Poisonrana!
[Beth] No way.
Cover, and-- Oh, wow, Belair just saved the day.
An Avalanche Poisonrana.
Talk about a desperate move by LeRae.
[Nigel] Can [indistinct]?
[crowd cheers]
[Nigel] Just imagine the impact from the top rope with [indistinct].
If it wasn't for Bianca Belair making the save somehow.
[Mauro] Io Shirai ominously laying on the top of the cage.
Bianca Belair now attacking Candice LeRae again.
Remember four to two advantage
for Team Baszler including Bianca Belair.
Oh, but Lee Ray holding onto the hair.
-[Beth] She's still good. -[Mauro] Oh, my god! Io Shirai, no!
No! No! [indistinct]
Come on.
[crowd cheers]
[crowd] NXT! NXT! NXT!
[Mauro] And to think we are just getting started.
This being the inaugural women's Wargames match.
The men's Wargames match still to come
but this has left everyone battered and left the crowd breathless.
[crowd] Mamma mia! Mamma mia!
[Beth] They maybe breathless but every single person in this arena
is on their feet through the effort these women are putting forth.
[Mauro] And Ripley making sure that Shayna Baszler stays off her feet.
[Nigel] Can you imagine if Ripley and LeRae are able to pull this off?
Unfathomable down four to two but somehow Rhea Ripley.
[Mauro] Every underdog has its day and hopefully for these underdogs here.
But they all [indistinct].
Smash by Ripley!
Now, the Kirifuda Clutch, the Kirifuda Clutch by Baszler on Ripley.
[Nigel] NXT [indistinct].
Where is Candice LeRae? She is the only person who can save this match.
[Mauro] Remember Ripley stepped up to Shayna Baszler, showed no fear.
In fact gave Baszler all she can handle in an NXT ring.
[Beth] But Rhea may save herself, trying to peel the arms
of Shayna Baszler off from around her neck.
[Nigel] Baszler squeeze the other arm.
That's the adaptability of NXT Women's Champion.
[Mauro] Ripley desperately trying to break the grip but-- Oh, wow, She's--
[Beth] Wait--
[Mauro] Ripley just handcuffed herself to Shayna Baszler.
[crowd cheers]
[Beth] Baszler--
[Mauro] Oh, and now a close encounter of the team captain's kind.
[Beth] Oh, my god.
[Mauro] Baszler-- And Ripley looking for the Riptide.
Riptide onto the chairs.
Ripley with the cover.
-Ripley wins! -[bell rings]
[crowd cheers]
[announcer] Here are your winners, the team of Tegan Nox, Dakota Kai,
Candice LeRae, and Rhea Ripley.
[Mauro] My eyes saw it but I don't believe it.
Rhea Ripley, against all odds.
Ripley wins the first ever women's Wargames match.
How in the hell did that happen?
[rock music plays]
[Beth] Hats off to every single one of these women. My god.
History right in front of our eyes.
[rock music plays]
[Mauro] There is no way to overstate what Rhea Ripley
and Candice LeRae have accomplished here tonight, Nigel.
[Nigel] An incredible historic moment, going against the odds,
four to two after Dakota Kai turned on Tegan Nox, unbelievable.
Here what I talked about just then.
[Mauro] One of the most heinous things I've ever seen in NXT.
Why Dakota Kai-- Whoa!
[they chatter]
[Nigel] Kai would've began now, would continue the onslaught
with the cage to knee of her former friend.
[they chatter]
-Dakota, that's enough. -No, no, no.
[Nigel] But damage was done, we're back in the ring.
And the Poisonrana.
Oh, the impact to the chest of Kay Lee Ray.
And if wasn't for Bianca Belair the match would've been over then.
[Beth] You see this unbelievable feat, Io Shirai takes to the sky,
takes out LeRae and Belair.
Let's take one more look at this incredible-- Look at the height
of Io Shirai's Moonsault,
executed perfectly.
[Nigel] Elbows going into her opponent taking them both down at the same time.
But here-- Oh, using a trashcan
to her advantage getting caught in a Kirifuda Clutch,
a pivotal moment in the match.
[Beth] The fight Rhea Ripley put up was unbelievable,
despite Baszler's best effort, Ripley was able to-- You see right there,
the handcuffs locked on Shayna Baszler's hand,
tying the two team captains together.
[Mauro] It was Team Ripley that was handcuffed
because of the actions of Dakota Kai.
But in the end,
Team Ripley prevails in one of the most shocking upsets
in NXT history.
[crowd] One, two, three!
[Mauro] And now, after surviving all of this,
Rhea Ripley will lead her team to Survivor Series.
[indistinct]
But you're stuck to me.
[indistinct]
[rock music plays]
[crowd cheers]
[rock music plays]
[crowd] NXT! NXT! NXT!
[music continues]
[crowd] NXT!
[man] Tonight only, get ready for Black Friday.
Buy one t-shirt, get one for a dollar.
Only at wweshop.com.
[Beth] Now you seen that?
Riddle entirely focused on finally having Finn Balor one on one
after a series of attacks on the Original Bro.
Looking to stop Balor's NXT rebirth dead in its tracks.
And there is Finn Balor.
His first match in NXT in over four years.
He battles Riddle in a dream match tonight.
[Mauro] And three to stop [indistinct]
of competing like rappers and they can't wait to rap each other
with fists in one of the hallmarks of a knuckle duster.
The winner will challenge Adam Cole for the NXT championship
tomorrow at Survivor Series.
Pete Dunne, you tried to break my fingers.
I don't care about Killian Dain.
I am going to break you.
[Mauro] Oh, my god. From behind.
Killian Dain!
[man] Killian I had no issue with you but you entered my world.
You painted a bullseye on your chest.
[Mauro] The chaos will continue with a triple threat match
for the number one contendership.
Once I'm done with those two the next night I'll take the NXT title.
[man] On Takeover I'll put you both down.
[man 2] You guys could be prepare for a fight, you could prepare for a a battle
on Takeover, prepare for a reckoning.
[Nigel] From reckoning to wrecking things NXT UK dominant faction Imperium
have run rough shots over every brand in WWE.
Let's hope they're just here to watch tonight.
[crowd cheers]
[music starts]
[Mauro] No time to recover from what we just witnessed.
Another high stakes triple threat match coming your way at NXT Takeover.
[Nigel] Damian Priest, The Archer of Infamy
who began all of this by attacking Pete Dunne,
trying to make his name at the expense of the Bruiserweight,
of the legacy of the former WWE United Kingdom Champion.
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is a triple threat match where the winner will go on to face Adam Cole
for the NXT championship tomorrow night at Survivor Series.
Introducing first, from New York City,
weighing in at 249 pounds,
Damian Priest!
[Mauro] Making his NXT Takeover debut,
Damian Priest paying tribute to WWE Hall of Famers,
the Outsiders, AKA Scott Hall
and Kevin Nash with his ring attire and of course he would love to be
hotter than fire.
He wants to be the man to challenge Adam Cole at Survivor Series.
-[music starts] -[crowd cheers]
[announcer] And his opponent, from Belfast, Northern Ireland,
weighting in at 320 pounds, Killian Dain.
[Mauro] The Beast of Belfast is as mean as the day as long
and he let us know that tonight, he's going to do Priest and Dunne in
and it will be their own fault.
Dain looking for his first singles championship in NXT.
[Beth] Dain is certainly an imposing presence.
Look at the look on his face.
Absolutely focused on victory tonight.
[music plays]
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Now we're about to deliver again here with this triple threat match.
-[music plays] -[crowd cheers]
[announcer] And their opponent from Birmingham, England,
weighing in at 205 pounds, "the Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne.
[Mauro] Chicago holds a special place in the heart of Pete Dunne, two years ago,
NXT Takeover, defeated Tyler Bate to become the WWE United Kingdom Champion
in what was the 2017 NXT match of the year.
[Nigel] And the Bruiserweight went onto a legacy akin to Hulkamania
in its prime, making almost synonymous with that title.
[Mauro] Well, the title will be a dispute to Walter
but now focused on challenging Adam Cole
for the NXT championship and it was last year in fact
he participated in the Wargames match,
the day after he was back home in England saying hello to his newborn child.
[Beth] Pete Dunne certainly proficient at rising to the occasion
on the grand stage.
[Mauro] So, again, a triple threat match, give us what the rules Mister Mcguiness.
[Nigel] No disqualifications, no count out, pinfalls or submissions
legal at any point during the match.
[Mauro] And knowing what Adam Cole will have to endure later tonight
into the men's Wargames match, you will know that all three superstars
are thinking, "Hey, let's get this over with quick, and watch Cole
get the crap kicked out of him in tonight's main event."
[Beth] It looks like they were thinking just that.
[crowd cheers]
[Nigel] Often times in triple threat matches,
they're stretching the better partner of that-- Oh, wait a second.
Repeating history.
It was Dunne breaking the fingers of Dain that brought Dain into this conflict.
[Mauro] And of course, it was Damian Priest who attacked Pete Dunne,
wanting to make a name for himself, he wants to live forever,
the draculant tooks off like the Archer of Infamy.
[Beth] He is looking for adulation from the crowd
and it didn't work out too well for him.
[Nigel] A nice agility from the Bruiserweight.
Oh, no, after you. Wow. Look at that.
[Mauro] Oh, Killian Dain, clotheslines Priest over the top rope,
but Priest landed on his feet, now Pete Dunne looking to
play the fingers again of Killian Dain.
Oh, the joint manipulation by the Bruiserweight.
[Beth] Oh, look at the angle of that.
[Mauro] It's time to stomp.
[crowd chatters]
[Beth] That's what so-- Oh.
-[Mauro] Wow. -[Nigel laughs]
[Nigel] Pete Dunne walked into oncoming traffic.
[Mauro] Man, Priest used to popping bottles,
he was popping Dunne with that strike.
[Beth] And here's the challenge of a triple threat,
you have to have basically have eyes in the back of your head,
always aware of where both of your other opponents are every moment.
[Mauro] If only swivel surgery existed as Damian Priest,
the Archer of Infamy with a full head of steam.
Oh, but gets caught by Pete Dunne.
[Nigel] Priest saw Dunne coming at the last second and slowed up,
but couldn't prevent the attack.
[Mauro] Climbs the turnbuckles and here paying tribute to Scott Hall
looking for the Razor's Edge-- No, instead, the Divide by Killian Dain.
[crowd chatters]
[Beth] What's Dain got planned? Whoa!
[Mauro] That's another Driver right out of the face of Damian Priest.
Talk about two for the price of one.
Going for the three count.
[crowd chatters]
[Mauro] Cover again by Dain.
[Nigel] That's what Dunne has-- He says, what-- Any of the competitor,
you have to do--
[Beth] Take a look at the landing on this.
Dain had done offer awful amount of time, both heads crashing together.
[Nigel] Priest may have broken his nose there. Watch out.
[Mauro] Damian Priest retreats to the outside
here near the Spanish announce table, and Killian Dain, of course,
no count outs, no disqualification, the Beast of Belfast,
scarier than a shadow monster
continues to wreak havoc on Damian Priest.
[Beth] We've seen Damian's make good use of those steps in the past.
[Mauro] Oh, Pete Dunne, wow, look at the strength of Dain,
the Great Dain.
Oh, my goodness, a fall away slam combo Samoan Drop.
Killian Dain has his eyes on an opportunity at the NXT title.
[Nigel] Look at the strength there of the Beast of Belfast.
Two men, full-grown, thrown off way across the mat.
[Mauro] A stupendous display of his strength and Killian Dain
now picking away the carcass of Pete Dunne,
rolls him back into the ring.
Remember, pinfall or submission
the only way you get the opportunity to challenge
for the NXT title at Survivor Series.
[they groan]
[Beth] See, Pete Dunne favoring his back a little bit there.
[Nigel] It's not gonna help his ear either.
A working class hero wrapping it.
Hard working counselor state in Birmingham.
[Mauro] He's in there against the Northern Ireland Nightmare,
and now, Pete Dunne valiantly fighting back,
but it all it takes is one well-placed knee to the midsection
by Killian Dain has Dunne up in a Fireman's Carry.
[they groan]
[Beth] The Bruiserweight still fighting back.
[Nigel] Those overhand chops trying to get underneath that shirt.
[Beth] That's a over 300 pounds.
[Mauro] Oh, the agility of Dunne lands on his feet.
And now Damian Priest back into the fray, lands on Killian Dain.
Standing switch by Priest.
Wow, released German Suplex, Dunne lands on his feet.
Clocks Priest with a Roundhouse Kick to the face.
[they groan]
-[Beth] Wow. -[Mauro] Snap Suplex.
-Oh. -[Nigel] Oh, and again.
[Mauro] Hard hitting offense from Pete Dunne.
[Nigel] That's not gonna help those previously broken fingers.
[Mauro] Oh, and to the leaping cross arm breaker, the Gogoplata attempt
by Pete Dunne.
[Nigel] Monkey grip by from Damian Priest to prevent into a triangular attempt now.
[Mauro] And Killian Dain is going to make sure he's going to short circuit
this submission attempt.
And instead-- Oh, Killian Dain still in trouble
Pete Dunne able to almost split Dain's fingers again.
[Beth] Dunne is in huge trouble.
[Mauro] Oh, what a Power Bomb.
[crowd booing]
And it seems a temporary alliance may have been forged
as Dain and Priest staring to each other's eyes,
circle each other like caged animals.
[Nigel] Whoa.
[Beth] Priest taking an opportunity.
[Nigel] I don't know if that was a good idea though, Beth.
[Nigel] Not to go to toe to toe with Killian Dain, it isn't.
Huge striking blows from the big man.
-[crowd cheers] -[they groan]
[Nigel] Now the ego and the plight of two-- These two massive competitors.
[Mauro] Oh, Muay Thai knee strikes out of the [indistinct]
by Damian Priest who's well versed in various martial arts disciplines
as they catch each other and again.
While both looking to take each other down here comes Pete Dunne.
[Beth] Nice move by Pete Dunne, capitalizing on the damage [indistinct]
have already done to each other.
[crowd cheering and booing]
[Mauro] Into a Bermuda triangle of strikes here is Priest, Dunne,
and Dain light each other up.
Oh! Discus Forearm!
And wow!
A jumping knee strike by Dunne sent Dain crashing to the canvas.
[Beth] This match is getting ugly.
-[crowd cheers] -[they groan]
-[Mauro] Oh! -[Beth] Oh!
[Mauro] Oh, wow, Bear Clap.
Priest, Dunne, and Dain all the back elbow, the Roundhouse Kick.
[Nigel] Action every which way.
[Mauro] Oh, nice counter by Dunne,
mid trajectory.
The Bruiserweight and all three of them crashing to each other.
[crowd cheers]
[crowd] NXT! NXT! NXT!
[Mauro] Three letters that spelled the gold standard in a match
that's all about garnering an opportunity at the gold, NXT triple threat.
Damian Priest, Killian Dain, Pete Dunne,
Dunne is the only member of this triumvirate who's held single's gold
under the WWE banner, he would like add the NXT title to his list of accolades.
[they groan]
[Beth] Which one of these men can get the advantage?
[they groan]
[Mauro] Whoa.
Damian Priest from the top wipes up both Dunne and Dain.
Oh, the Broken Arrow.
Damian Priest with a Broken Arrow. Dunne crashes into Dain.
South of Heaven.
And will this be it?
Damian Priest on its way to Survivor-- No.
[Nigel] But Priest has the advantage now.
Killian Dain is on the outside of the ring.
This may be one of the few opportunities in the match
that Priest has to put away an opponent cleanly.
[Beth] Priest can't waste any time,
he can't get frustrated, he has to remain focused.
[Nigel] Oh, I'm not sure if that's the right idea.
[Mauro] And Priest just get [indistinct] Dunne.
Remember, NXT championship opportunity at Survivor Series hangs in the balance,
Damian Priest feels he's on the verge of capturing that opportunity.
Looking for the Razor's Edge.
-[Nigel] Oh, god. -[Mauro] Oh, my god.
Oh, wow. Oh, no.
Pete Dunne, is he done?
Oh, my god, the [indistinct]
Killian Dain barrels through the ropes and blasts Damian Priest.
[Nigel] Nobody safe at ringside, watch out.
[Mauro] Nobody safe anywhere at Wargames.
The Beast of Belfast has blasted both Dunne and Priest.
[crowd] Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!
[Beth] Complete carnage at ringside.
[Nigel] Just look here.
Beginning of an offense, Dunne into the Spanish announce table.
But then, it'd be the Beast of Belfast going for the Archer of Infamy.
[Mauro] There was a school of thought that the winner of this match
would have an advantage at the NXT championship match Sunday
at Survivor Series because of what's to come for Adam Cole at Wargames.
And Dain goes for the cover on Priest.
Gets a two-count. But after what we have just witnessed
and what's still to come, I don't know if anyone
is going to have an advantage tomorrow at Survivor Series.
[Nigel] It certainly becoming a war of attrition the longer this match goes.
[Beth] Imagine in 24 hours having to walk out
and possibly one of the biggest matches of your life
after a battle like this?
[they groan]
[Mauro] Priest continues to battle against Dain, Dain picks him up.
Slams him.
And there-- Oh, senton over 300 pounds of Killian Dain crashing
onto the chest of Damian Priest.
Now, Dain looking for the Vader Bomb--
Oh, but Priest has it well scouted.
And at this time Priest and Dain continue to wage war
for the opportunity to challenge for the NXT title.
Pete Dunne meanwhile [indistinct].
[Beth] Oh, my god.
[they groan]
[Mauro] Razor's Edge by Damian Priest.
Dain crashing hard to the canvas, the cover.
Oh, and Pete Dunne, Pete Dunne keeps this triple threat match going.
[crowd cheers]
[Nigel] Incredible strength there from Damian Priest.
But with a hook of a leg it would be the Bruiserweight at the last second
saving the match for himself and Dain.
[Mauro] Priest proving to be a paragon of punishment.
[they groan]
[Nigel] Whoa. Strikes from the bottom.
[Beth] Dunne's got to hold the hands.
[Nigel] No way Priest could protect himself, now trying to get his hands up.
[Mauro] Pete Dunne stomping the face of Damian Priest,
Dunne gathering his second wind in this match.
Oh, what a crashing forearm into the jaw of Damian Priest.
Oh, but Priest follows up
and a leaping elbow into the face of Pete Dunne.
[Beth] You see all the damage done to the back of Pete Dunne.
He continues to feel that in the back.
[Mauro] Oh, my god!
Damian Priest, throwing cautious to the wind.
I think that may have even impressed Pete Dunne
after watching Damian Priest sail like that.
[Nigel] Apparently shocked the Bruiserweight and now though
is trying to one up.
[Mauro] Anything Damian Priest can do, Pete Dunne can follow up with this.
[crowd cheers]
[Mauro] Unbelievable Moonsault by Pete Dunne,
wiping out both Priest and Dain.
[Nigel] But Dunne went down hard. Take a look first of all.
Damian Priest taking to the sky, six-foot seven,
nearly three hundred pounds through the air.
The Archer of Infamy from the leaping out,
but not enough to keep away Pete Dunne's Moonsault.
Three broken bodies at ringside.
[Beth] Dunne struggling to get to his feet to return to the ring.
And it looks like Priest is shortly behind him.
How much more do these competitors have left?
[Mauro] Priest is on his feet, ready to resume hostilities with Pete Dunne.
Remember, Priest targeted Dunne,
to make a name for himself
and now Priest unloading these shots on Pete Dunne.
Pete Dunne unable to defend,
but he's coming back now with Machine Gun Fire Trap.
Hard hitting affair here between Dunne and Priest.
Oh, wow.
[crowd chatters]
[Beth] Priest sees victory on his sights.
[Mauro] Looking for the Reckoning. Countered by Pete Dunne.
Looking for that Pumphandle.
-[Beth] Oh, wait, he reversed it. -[Mauro] Oh, nice reversal by--
Oh, Snapmare there by Pete Dunne.
Oh, the headbutt.
-[Beth] Wow. -[Mauro] What a counter by Pete Dunne.
[Nigel] He has the Cross Armbreaker,
getting the Monkey Grip, trying to prevent the full extension of the arm,
contracts the right but he's not gonna close it. Wait.
[cross talks]
[Nigel] So close to attack.
[Mauro] Oh, but that was too close for comfort for Pete Dunne.
And Killian Dain limping his way to Damian Priest,
has him up in the electric chair.
-[Beth] What are we gonna see? -[Mauro] Oh, my!
Oh, wow, plants Damian Priest.
Dain is on his way to Survivor Series.
One count away from challenging Adam Cole for the NXT title
tomorrow at Survivor Series.
Who is gonna survive this triple threat match?
[Nigel] Can you believe it?
This just speaks volumes about how much every one of these competitors
wants a title opportunity.
-[crowd cheers] -[they groan]
[Beth] Killian Dain frustrated,
brought his best offense and it still was not enough
to put either of this gentlemen away.
[Mauro] It was a couple of weeks back that Pete Dunne defeated Damian Priest,
but Killian Dain making his presence known yet again,
now has Dunne tied to the Tree of Woe and focusing his attack now
on Damian Priest who he drives into the midsection of the Bruiserweight.
[Beth] Oh, no!
[Mauro] Going for an NXT championship opportunity.
[crowd chatters]
[Beth] Dunne may have caught the worst of it being pinned against the turnbuckles.
[crowd booing]
[Mauro] Oh, wow. Killian Dain with the Vader Bomb
across the lower lumbar region of Damian Priest.
Rolling over Priest, looking for the cover.
[referee] One, two--
[Mauro] Oh, but there's Pete Dunne.
Pete Dunne with a moonsault onto the back of Dain.
[Beth] Can he capitalize?
[Mauro] With the Pumphandle. Oh, the Better End.
The Better End on Dain.
Pete Dunne rolls him over.
Cover, hooks the leg, and Priest short-circuits a pinning attempt.
[Nigel] For the benefit of those long, rangy legs there,
a kick to the side of the jaw, breaking up the pinfall attempt.
[Mauro] And just like the Beastie Boys, Damian Priest hails from New York,
and they are driven-- Literally fighting for his right to party here,
but it's a party of pain.
[Nigel] Here is the example of that party,
nearly putting the lights out at the end of the party.
[crowd cheers]
[Beth] All three men struggling to get to their feet.
[crowd cheers]
[Mauro] Pete Dunne keeping Damian Priest at bay,
struggling to stay in the corner. Wow!
Cyclone Kick by Damian Priest, just grazed Pete Dunne in the corner.
Priest going all the way up to the top turnbuckle.
[Beth] Oh, my god!
[Mauro] Avalanche Frankensteiner right into Dain.
And there again the Cyclone Boot has Dain hung up to dry like a towel rack.
He went for Dunne.
[Beth] Priest can get him away right now.
The reckoning! The reckoning!
Damian Priest is going to get an NXT title, but no.
Unbelievable.
Oh, wow!
[cheers and applause]
[Nigel] Incredible endurance from all three competitors.
And yes, the look of frustration, understandable.
Damian Priest has given it all,
Pete Dunne has given it all,
Killian Dain has given it all, but what is left?
[Mauro] Who possesses the Thanksgiving tryptophan
to put the other two challengers to sleep?
Will it be Priest, Dunne, or Dain?
Dunne lands on his feet but then gets attacked by Killian Dain
with the Chop Block.
[Beth] Chop Block to the side of the knee. That's a very awkward position.
Your knee is not meant to bend that way.
[they groan]
[Mauro] Oh, wow. Dain dropkicks Priest off the apron.
This will give Dain an opportunity to try to put away Pete Dunne.
Is Killian Dain on the verge of his first opportunity at the NXT title?
[Nigel] Unfamiliar territory.
[Nigel] Oh. That's the reason why.
But Dain-- Excuse me, Dunne, slow to follow up with the damage to the knee.
[crowd cheers]
[Beth] Dunne struggling to get to his feet,
trying to use the ropes just to drag his body up.
[Mauro] And yet they continue to try to pull out all the stops,
leaving the relative comfort of the mat.
They're in the corner. Damian Priest on the outside.
Uncorks a right hand and now he climbs the turnbuckle.
[Beth] I don't think there's room for all these three men up there.
[Nigel] What is this?
[Mauro] Oh, Damian Priest just secured both-- Oh, no, don't--
Dunne now secures the fingers and snap.
And Damian Priest crashes hard on the apron to the outside.
Pete Dunne has Killian Dain in a Front Facelock.
Superplex by Dunne.
That will realign the spine and jack the back of Dain.
Now the Pumphandle on Priest into the Better End.
The Better End by Dunne.
The cover.
Oh, wow!
Killian Dain keeps this triple threat match going.
I thought that was it.
[Nigel] What is it gonna take?
[Mauro] An incredible display
of guts, resilience, conditioning, and heart.
[Nigel] Oh, he got-- Slipped to the sleeper hold from behind.
[Mauro] Oh, but then Dain dropping the-- Wait a minute. Dunne hooks the leg.
Dunne with the press. Dunne does it.
-Dunne does it. -[bell rings]
[Mauro] Dunne has earned the championship opportunity at Survivor Series.
[announcer] Here is your winner, Pete Dunne!
[rock music plays]
[Nigel] What a moment and what a city for Pete Dunne.
Lightning strikes twice, maybe three times in a row.
[Mauro] On this night, Priest and Dain are second to Dunne as Pete Dunne
will challenge Adam Cole for the NXT championship tomorrow.
Survivor Series streaming live on the WWE Network.
What a match that is going to be.
Question is, what will both Dunne and Cole
have left after this brutal night?
[Nigel] We'll take a look at some of that brutality right here.
It was a Sleeper Hold for Dunne
but you see there, Dain trying to use Dunne's weight for his advantage,
but it would be the opportunity for Pete Dunne,
realizing that Priest was undone.
With the hook of the leg, it's a night for Pete Dunne
tomorrow at Survivor Series.
[rock music plays]
[crowd cheers]
[music starts]
[crowd] NXT! NXT!
[Nigel] A great night in Portland, Oregon, you don't wanna miss that.
But speaking of that, back to tonight, Team Ciampa ready for war
conspicuous by their absence, a fourth team member.
Who will Ciampa find to complete the team?
[Beth] And you know, Ciampa's let the world know that he's spoken
to a fourth potential member.
We do know that that person is here but what we don't know is
whether or not that person has accepted Ciampa's offer.
We'll have to wait and see and find out.
["I Disagree" plays]
[Mauro] You're listening to "I Disagree" by Poppy
from the upcoming album, I Disagree, an NXT-Loud theme song
for NXT Takeover Wargames.
Available on Apple Music and Spotify.
♪ We'll be safe and sound When it all burns down ♪
[Nigel] Speaking of disagreeing,
this man's opponent, Matt Riddle has disagreed
with everything that Finn Balor has said since he returned here to NXT.
Tonight, it's a dream match for the first time ever.
Four years in the making, Balor, Riddle, Wargames.
[crowd cheers]
-[Mauro] Oh, my god. -[Nigel] You gotta be kidding me.
Finn Balor is NXT.
[crowd cheers]
[Mauro] Finn Balor has come home.
[crowd cheers]
[tense music plays]
Listen, why-- Like why?
[Finn] I'm trying to shake the tree, see what falls in.
[Mauro] Oh, god.
[Finn] I built this place.
And when I was gone, a bunch of little boys moved in.
That was the heart of NXT. Johnny Gargano.
Don't get me started about Matt Riddle.
He got a slap last week and he hasn't been seen since.
-[music starts] -[crowd cheers]
[Mauro] Riddle attacking Balor.
Something needed to be done about Finn and I'm the man to do it.
I'm the bro to do it.
[Beth] Riddle has been unleashed.
Matt Riddle here to save the day, wants to be the hero.
Tsk.
[Mauro] Riddle looking to deliver Comeuppance to Finn Balor.
Matt,
I'm gonna embarrass you.
[Mauro] Wait a minute. Sling Blade from Balor.
I'm gonna expose you.
[Mauro] And Balor again attacking Matt Riddle.
And I'm gonna hurt you.
[crowd cheers]
[tense music plays]
Honestly, I've been having fun playing around with you.
Keep running, bro.
[Matt] Now in Chicago, biggest match of my career.
Keep running, you can't run forever.
I'll get my pound of flesh.
[Beth] Balor is regretting his words.
[Matt] He'll never get it back.
Now really you're talking about wanting to get in the ring with the best?
[Mauro] The longest-reigning NXT champion.
[Matt] I know what he brings to the table.
[Mauro] Inaugural universal champion.
You're about to get in the ring with the best.
[Matt] I don't want the Finn that's all Mondays and Tuesdays.
The shackles are off.
[Matt] I want the man that put Johnny out of commission.
At Takeover.
That's the man that deserves the beating from me.
Meet the Prince.
[crowd cheers]
-[music starts] -[crowd cheers]
[Mauro] A veritable dream matchup about to come your way tonight
here at NXT Takeover Wargames.
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring from Las Vegas, Nevada
weighing in at 216 pounds "the Original Bro"
Matt Riddle!
[crowd cheers]
[Mauro] Matt Riddle was supposed to be a part of Team Ciampa
in tonight's men's Wargames match
when Johnny Gargano was put on the injury list by Finn Balor.
Matt Riddle stepped up and the Original Bro
getting ready to battle Balor, showing some love to his family.
It's all about a family affair for Matt Riddle.
[crowd cheers]
[Nigel] Riddle has been one of the members of NXT
who has tried to take over Raw and Smackdown,
of course most recently, with that roll-up victory over Ricochet
when Ricochet returned to the black and gold brand.
[Mauro] Huge win for Riddle on NXT this past week,
his fifth appearance here at NXT Takeover.
[crowd] Bro! Bro! Bro! Bro! Bro!
-[rock music starts] -[crowd cheers]
[announcer] And his opponent from Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland,
Finn Balor!
[Mauro] After four years,
the longest-reigning champion in NXT men's history,
Finn Balor returns to the black and gold brand
in an official capacity.
He has the best men's NXT Takeover record at 8-1.
It was in his last Takeover appearance that he lost the NXT title
to Samoa Joe in a steel cage match that was in June 2016.
[Beth] Finn Balor has pretty much taken to radio silence on social media.
He only sent a very cryptic message to Matt Riddle that said, "hi."
Maybe posing more questions than answers lately.
[Nigel] Matt has been relatively outspoken earlier on.
He discussed coming back here and breaking down traditional boundaries
here in NXT, compete against whoever, whenever.
-[music plays] -[crowd cheers]
[Mauro] Big match feel here in Chicago for this first-ever meeting
between Finn Balor and Matt Riddle.
NXT Takeover Wargames is presented by Masters of the WWE Universe,
new from Mattel.
The battle for WWE turning up begins now.
Available December only at Walmart.
[music plays]
[Mauro] Can Finn Balor turn back the clock to a time
when he author the longest reign as NXT champion
or is Matt Riddle going to hold NXT's fort of the future?
[Nigel] Well, the look face of Finn Balor looks calm, collected,
unconcerned with the Original Bro.
[Beth] You see the look on Matt Riddle, he is ready to fight.
[Mauro] What a time to be alive here in Chicago.
NXT Takeover Wargames, Finn Balor against Matt Riddle.
[crowd cheers]
[Mauro] So many accolades for Balor, inaugural universal champion.
But he is back here in NXT, back with a big chip on his shoulder.
And you know that Matt Riddle has the power and the talent
to knock that chip off the shoulder.
[Beth] Nice amateur wrestling attempt and a takedown right there
and Balor laughing it off.
[Nigel] Not concerned at this juncture.
Balor a lot more experience in the pro game than Matt Riddle,
said that he used to be proud of this place, meaning NXT,
now he calls it a joke.
[Mauro] Wow, they're going for the quick submission is Matt Riddle,
former mixed martial artist.
Very well-versed in both submissions and strikes,
we talk about his decorated wrestling background
where he holds a wrestling victory over current UFC champion John Jones.
Riddle of course wanting to add Finn Balor
to that impressive list of victims that he's accruing here in NXT.
[Nigel] Again, nice roll from Balor to prevent the Single Leg Takedown,
trying to get the back perhaps of Riddle.
[Mauro] Balor looking to return to NXT number one with the bullet
but there Riddle now, oh, Bar and Beyond.
Nice reversal by Finn Balor.
[Beth] Little bit of size and height advantage
for Matt Riddle in this matchup, making it difficult for Balor to get leverage.
[Mauro] Let's not discount
the talents of Finn Balor.
He's been a champion around the world including in Japan
and of course all of the success here in NXT and beyond.
[Nigel] Aggressively into the Side Headlock.
[Beth] That international experience lends itself in this opportunity right now
for Balor to show what he's got.
[Mauro] Again for the first time in three years,
Johnny Gargano not participating in a Takeover.
I know that's gotta break the heart of the heart and soul of NXT,
more NXT Takeover appearances than anyone else
but thanks to Finn Balor, Gargano forced to watch tonight.
But Matt Riddle seizing the opportunity to bring Finn Balor back down to earth here
as Balor beautifully snatches a Side Headlock.
[Nigel] Interesting strategy from Balor here.
I would have thought the big outset of this match that
it would have behooved Balor to keep this match moving fast
and stay away from submission attempts,
but instead he's trying to just grind down his opponent
with a Side Headlock.
[Beth] Well, keeping Matt Riddle close to his body helps him
to avoid those strikes, and we know Riddle's strikes are deadly.
[Mauro] Indiscretion definitely has not been the better part of Balor.
He's been far from cautious since returning to his former stomping ground
as now Matt Riddle, Karelin Lift again.
The power of Matt Riddle with these-- Deadlifting Finn Balor.
Oh, wait a minute, quick counter here by Balor, shoulders are down for a two.
Riddle catches the kick.
Oh, uncorks a vicious right hand.
[Beth] That's those strikes that we've seen from riddle in the past.
[Nigel] I see your point, Beth, maybe I think--
Oh, and he's trying to grab hold again and--
[Beth] Oh.
[Mauro] Oh, basement dropkick by Finn Balor, goes for the cover,
Crossface, doesn't hook the leg,
only gets a two but immediately employs a Rear Chinlock on Riddle.
[Nigel] That forearm underneath the jaw could look for a Sleeper Hold
from this position but perhaps Riddle would escape pretty easily.
[Mauro] Balor has the edge and experience, a ring general
but Matt Riddle who has been a prodigy only less than what,
five years in wrestling.
[Beth] Well, just see how well-rounded Matt Riddle is,
he's got an acrobatic style, mat wrestling style,
he could do pretty much anything.
[Mauro] Two of the most well-rounded superstars in NXT
as Finn Balor gets a two-count.
[Nigel] Riddle certainly took to the pro game very quickly.
[Mauro] And it's gonna come down to who has the higher ring IQ,
who's able to make those necessary adjustments
to pick up the pivotal victory.
And right now it's Finn Balor putting the boots to Riddle.
[Beth] A technique looks like it's gone out the window at this point.
[Mauro] And Finn Balor again, whoa, Hesitation Dropkick.
Balor definitely showing hyper aggression here, goes for the cover,
hooks the leg, Riddle escapes.
[Nigel] Look at the face on Riddle, his mouth is wide open.
That means he's having trouble breathing, he's gonna get oxygen to his lungs.
[Beth] Oh, that's nasty.
[Mauro] Fish-hooking the nose, oh, dropping the point of the elbow
onto the cranium of Matt Riddle.
Balor was able to tell us that
he felt that Riddle would be an incredible test for him personally,
so giving Riddle his just due.
[Beth] Balor continuing to land-- Well, like you said, Nigel,
he was gasping for air earlier and Balor continually wearing him down.
[Mauro] Of course we have the men's Wargames match
coming up the double cage of carnage as Riddle is sent to the outside
and there's Finn Balor launching himself at Matt Riddle through the ropes.
Balor involved in the first cage match
in NXT defeating Samoa Joe at Takeover: The End.
So he knows a thing or two about cages, he knows a thing or two about winning,
and he obviously knows a thing or two about what it takes to be a champion,
goes for the cover.
[Nigel] Maintain the offense now Finn Balor.
We take a look-- Look at the impact, the one boot to the side.
Oh, my lord.
[Beth] Well, did you see Matt Riddle's jaw go flying?
[they groan]
[Mauro] Lucky a few teeth didn't go flying
as Finn Balor methodically continues to systematically wear down Matt Riddle.
[Nigel] Riddle very lucky didn't get knocked out,
there's actually a nerve that runs down inside the jaw,
and if you can dislocate the jaw, you can knock someone out cold.
[Mauro] Oh, and Finn Balor continues to try to knock out Matt Riddle
with these kicks to the face.
[Beth] It's a very methodical attack by Finn Balor.
[Mauro] Of course Balor has educated feet known for his Coup de Grace,
the double stomp and now Balor soaking up the-- Well,
mix of cheers from the crowd here in Chicago.
Lightning-fast offense by Matt Riddle,
Roundhouse Kick knocks Balor down momentarily.
Flying Forearm into the corner, Matt Riddle,
Exploder Suplex out of the corner.
[Beth] Lesson learned, you don't take your eyes off of Matt Riddle for a second.
[Mauro] Oh [indistinct] by Riddle.
Bro-ton!
Cover by Matt Riddle, looking for the biggest one of his career,
gets a two.
[Nigel] Able to shift the momentum back in his favor now,
a momentary pause, a respite as Balor looks for one himself,
he's not gonna get it. Oh!
[Mauro] Matt Riddle showing off the fact that he knows a thing or two
about utilizing his feet, of course, the barefoot practitioner here,
opening up, really mixing up his attack now.
Using a cavalcade of kicks but also known for those forearms,
the knees and the-- There it is, that forearm from the corner.
Oh, countered by Balor.
[Nigel] Lying in wait, playing possum, call it what you want, it is effective.
[Mauro] Reversal on the Irish Whip. Wow.
Flying forearm by Balor.
[crowd cheers]
[Nigel] That ability of Finn Balor to stop momentum
shifted back in his favor.
[Beth] A lot of the emotion tied up into this matchup.
[Nigel] Looking for the Sling Blade, got caught.
[Mauro] Oh, Sling Blade, a maneuver,
he picked up in his foray in the land of the rising sun.
Ankle Lock by Matt Riddle.
Riddle been compared favorably to Kurt Angle
and how quickly he took to the mat game,
and here Matt Riddle with the Ankle Lock but up kicks from Balor.
Oh, and Riddle able to adjust and go up to the other ankle.
[Nigel] Oh, if Balor tries to escape in the same way--
Oh, Brutal Heel Kick.
Riddle could try to drop for the scissors.
Prevent Balor from getting into the ropes.
[Beth] So much pressure on the ankle but also in the knee and the hip.
[Balor groans]
[Mauro] Balor able to reach that bottom rope, situational awareness.
[Nigel] Oh, that wasn't nice.
A kick, not getting a clean broke--
[Mauro] Well, Finn Balor hasn't exactly been very nice in his return to NXT.
All is fair in love and well, NXT Takeover Wargames.
[Nigel] Two wrongs don't make it right but this could be very wrong
for Finn Balor.
[Mauro] The strength of Matt Riddle
and Balor holding on desperately to that top rope.
[Nigel] [indistinct] refusing to release.
[Mauro] Well-placed knees to the thigh of Matt Riddle and boy,
Balor is not gonna give up that grip easy.
[Nigel] He wants the German Suplex, now fingertips away.
[they groan]
[Mauro] Good counter by Balor with the back elbow,
another one breaks the grip of Riddle.
Oh, but Balor unable to support that weight.
[Nigel] Oh, wow, wow.
Finn's just gonna be careful and I'm sure--
[Mauro] And now, there is the visible target that you know, Matt Riddle--
Oh, wait a minute! Wait a minute!
Finn Balor exploding with the dropkick.
[Nigel] A rush of adrenaline through the body of Finn Balor,
fighting through the pain.
Watch the impact again.
Oh, those boots have paid dividends for Finn Balor.
[Beth] Balor struggling to stand, walk, his calf may be seizing--
[Mauro] Oh, the German Suplex with the release--
Although Riddle landing on his feet looks for that final flash,
the big trigger-- Oh, wow.
German Suplex with the bridge!
Suplex and a two-count for Matt Riddle.
[Nigel] But the damage to the midsection of Matt Riddle
made it very difficult for him to bridge with the German Suplex
pinfall attempt there.
[Mauro] Both warriors wearing the vestiges of battle,
the knee of Finn Balor, the midsection of Matt Riddle.
[crowd cheers]
[Nigel] NXT universe
is showing that progression, this could be the end.
[Mauro] Oh, Ripcord-- Whoa, the knee
by Matt Riddle but Finn Balor staggered but not done.
Balor lands on his feet,
Double-Leg Takedown.
There was the Double Stomp.
The Double Stomp by Balor but he's nursing that knee.
Oh, Sling Blade.
Sling Blade by Finn Balor.
[crowd cheers]
[Beth] The Double Stomp to the injured midsection of Matt Riddle.
[Nigel] And now Balor is prone to attack.
[Mauro] Oh, the Spear by Riddle catches Finn Balor.
[crowd cheers]
[Mauro] The Original Bro looking to steal the show.
What's to vanquish? Finn Balor.
[Beth] Riddle is breathing fire.
[crowd cheers]
[Mauro] Jackhammer or is it Brohammer?
-[Beth] Oh! -[Mauro] Balor doesn't care.
He kicks out.
[Nigel] Whatever you wanna call with it. It was not enough to beat Finn Balor.
Look here. It was Balor with the offense attack. Whoa!
But Riddle with the Spear.
[Beth] And Riddle hoisted Balor high up into the air
and the impact on that Jackhammer, Balor barely able to kick out.
[Mauro] You know, Bill Goldberg somewhere cheering on the fact
that Finn Balor did kick out.
WWE Hall of Famer, of course,
two men who are on their way to
becoming potential WWE Hall of Famers here, Riddle and Balor.
Balor landing on his feet momentarily but the strength of Riddle--
No, there's Finn Balor.
[crowd cheers]
[Beth] Balor following up quickly.
[they groan]
[Mauro] And by the 1916 DDT, and there's the cover,
hooks the leg-- Oh, my!
Matt Riddle able to keep fighting
much to the chagrin of Finn Balor.
[Nigel] The look on Balor's face says it all,
despair and frustration but there is an inkling of hope,
an inkling of determination.
[crowd cheers]
[Mauro] And now, Finn Balor unloading with the stomps to Matt Riddle.
[Beth] And this time, Riddle not quick to get a--
-[Mauro] Oh, no! -[they groan]
[Beth] Hold on!
[they groan]
[Mauro] Oh, the Bro to Sleep.
-Bro to Sleep, it's Balor asleep. -[Nigel] Cover him.
[Mauro] Has Balor been put up by Matt Riddle? What is he waiting for?
Oh, no. Matt Riddle wanting to put a dot
in the exclamation point of what would be the biggest win of his career.
Floating Bro!
But he crashes hard onto the knees of Finn Balor.
Woo Dropkick. Woo Dropkick by Balor.
[crowd cheers]
[Nigel] Oh, Riddle's in the wrong part of town and Balor goes to the top.
[Mauro] And Balor going all the way to the high rent district.
Is he able to get him?
No, he doesn't connect with the Coup de Grace.
[Beth] The ankle injury.
-[Nigel] Oh, the bad leg gave away. -[Mauro] Oh, Bromission!
Riddle's got him in the throes of the Bromission.
Balor desperately trying to reach the rope.
[Nigel] Riddle's version of Eddie Bravo's Twister, is this enough?
[they groan]
[Mauro] Riddle, keeping Balor far from the ropes.
-[Nigel] Oh, and escaped. -[Mauro] What an escape by Balor?
-Back to-- Oh, what a kick! -[Nigel] Wow. That is nasty.
[Mauro] What a kick by Riddle dropping Balor on the spot.
[Nigel] That went through the jaw of Finn Balor.
He's barely able to stand.
[Mauro] Incredible conditioning-- Wait a minute.
Finn Balor, 1916 DDT!
-1916 DDT! -[crowd] One, two, three!
[bell rings]
[Mauro] And in 2019 Balor is victorious in NXT!
[announcer] Finn Balor!
[rock music plays]
[Mauro] The Prince is back.
What a huge victory for Finn Balor,
but both he and Matt Riddle paying the price of what was a thriller,
what was a picked battle, what was a match
that lived up to the hype for the first time ever Finn Balor,
Matt Riddle in an NXT ring.
[rock music continues]
[Nigel] An incredible display of competitiveness
of guts and great determination.
[Beth] Balor came-- Well, he came into in exactly what he wanted to do.
Take a look at this moment.
Riddle had him here, huge Bro to Sleep but it would not be enough.
He wasted too much time making the cover.
[Nigel] And looking for the Floating Bro and lying in wait, the knees came up
from Finn Balor.
And then would follow up [indistinct] in the corner
and here getting caught, no!
1916, 1916!
An important year in the history of Ireland.
Tonight, an imperative night in the history of Finn Balor.
[rock music plays]
[Mauro] Finn Balor is back on Broadway.
Finn Balor, victorious in his return to NXT.
-[rock music continues] -[crowd cheers]
[music starts]
[woman] I said I was gonna elevate the division and I did exactly that.
[woman 2] People don't just lose when they get in the ring with me.
-They lose days off of their career. -[woman 3] There's gonna be a war.
And I came ready for a war.
See you at Survivor Series.
Bring your best.
[man] WWE Survivor Series Pay-Per-View
streaming live on WWE Network
tomorrow night, 7:00 eastern, 4:00 pacific.
["Ricky (Guitar Remix)" plays]
[Mauro] Chicago, Illinois, one of the hottest wrestling cities on the planet,
playing host to NXT Takeover Wargames.
The winds of change, will they blow here throughout the windy city?
Wanna thank "Ricky, (Guitar Remix)" by Denzel Curry from the album Zuu.
It's an NXT-Loud theme song for NXT Takeover Wargames
available now on Apple Music and Spotify
and the Sunshine State Bar,
spinner Denzel Curry, a huge NXT fan went back to the studio,
remixed "Ricky" for tonight's NXT Takeover Wargames event.
And wow, what a night it has been?
What a hectic start to the night
and we wanna give you a medical update
as to what transpired earlier tonight when we kicked things off
with the first-ever women's Wargames match.
Mia Yim was supposed to be a member of Team Ripley.
She was attacked backstage.
She was brought to a medical facility where she is receiving a checkup.
Now, as for Tegan Nox who was destroyed by her former best friend, Dakota Kai,
Nox also on her way to a medical facility
to have an MRI done on her surgically repaired knee.
What a night it has been here, Nigel, and we wish Mia Yim
and Tegan Nox the best in their recovery.
Oh, we absolutely did. But after everything that happened,
Team Ripley were able to win the Wargames match
despite a four-on-two advantage.
And now, breaking news, following Takeover Wargames tonight
Rhea Ripley will join Triple H on Facebook Live with a huge announcement.
Ripley will announce the members of the women's NXT team
in the traditional Survivor Series match for tomorrow night at Survivor Series.
-[siren wails] -[crowd cheers]
[Beth] Three battle-ready warriors
charge head-first into belly of the beast,
but are they going to be joined by their fourth member
to even the odds against NXT's most gilded platoon?
Wargames happens now.
[man] The best of the best, they come here to see
if they can measure up to the Undisputed Era.
[Mauro] All four members of the Undisputed Era hold gold.
[music plays]
[bell rings]
[man] That's what I love about NXT,
they wouldn't try to dethrone the Undisputed Era.
-[Beth] Oh, wait. -[Mauro] Oh, my god, he's done it.
Roderick Strong protects the title.
Well guess what?
[Mauro] Like a pack of dogs, the Undisputed Era
all over Dominik Dijakovic and Keith Lee.
That is never going to happen.
[Beth] This is despicable.
[man] No one crosses the Undisputed Era.
[man 2] We are the most dominant force, not only in NXT, but all of WWE.
[music plays]
[crowd cheers]
[man] Returning from an injury
that most professional athletes never return from.
[man 2] Daddy's home.
[Beth] That means trouble for the Undisputed Era.
[man 2] If no one claim to be taking over,
I do have a problem with that.
[Mauro] Looking to take out the Undisputed Era.
This is now absolute bedlam in the ring.
[man] Goldie.
[Mauro] Oh, my god, the Undisputed Era's troubles continue to grow.
Feast your eyes on this.
[man 2] You're gonna have to wait. Daddy's going to war.
[siren wails]
[man] Wargames.
We all know this is the biggest weekend of our entire careers.
[man 2] Do you think that friendship is gonna carry you to a victory?
Boys.
[Mauro] Adam Cole securing the advantage at Wargames.
[man] The stress hits, they look at one another, and they don't know
if they can count on each other.
We just gotta expose that weakness.
I don't fall on the same page, but does it matter?
They've made a mistake of pissing off the baddest men
this roster has to offer.
[man] We're gonna hurt them and change them.
[man 2] This is Wargames.
[man 3] They think they're gonna come into our match?
[man 4] This is decimation, this is destruction.
[man 3] And take what's ours? I don't think so.
The mission to dismantle Undisputed Era.
[man] We're gonna make sure that they remember to never mess
with the Undisputed Era.
You boys walk into Wargames as a unit,
you might walk out on top of the world or you might not.
[crowd cheers]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is the men's Wargames match.
The rules of the match are as follows,
two teams will be contained in separate cages
with one member of each team starting the match.
After five minutes,
a member from the Undisputed Era will be released to enter the match.
After a three-minute period,
alternating members from each team will enter the match
until all competitors are inside the cage.
Once all competitors have entered, Wargames officially begins.
Escape or the leave the cage, you forfeit the match for your team.
The only way to win the match is by pinfall or submission.
And now let the Wargames begin!
[crowd cheers]
[music starts]
[announcer] Introducing first, the team of the NXT tag team champions,
Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly,
the NXT North American champion, Roderick Strong,
and the NXT champion, Adam Cole.
The Undisputed Era!
[Mauro] It has been a November to remember for the Undisputed Era,
especially their captain, Adam Cole who defeated Dominik Dijakovic
in a ladder match to secure the advantage here tonight.
And the Undisputed Era been involved in,
well, all three men's Wargames matches, they are one and one here tonight
drapped in gold,
Adam Cole, from the beginning of the month,
November 1st, when he faced Daniel Bryan at Smackdown
defeating Seth Rollins on Raw,
to what the Undisputed Era did last night on Smackdown
I mean, across all three brands, has anyone had a better month
than Adam Cole, BayBay?
-[music starts] -[crowd cheers]
[Nigel] I don't think there's anybody who can say they [indistinct].
But now, it's about tonight who has the best night at Takeover Wargames.
[announcer] And their opponents, first from Wichita Falls, Texas,
weighing at 340 pounds, Keith Lee.
[Beth] Keith Lee has been calling himself the first of his kind
and his performances as of late have proved just that.
What an unbelievable athlete and what an asset to Team Ciampa
Keith Lee is.
[Mauro] Here in Chicago, you don't want no problem, want no problem with Lee.
[Nigel] And incredible massive athlete
who flies like a man a hundred pounds lighter than him.
Speaking of which.
[crowd cheers]
[announcer] Next from Worcester, Massachusetts, weighting in at 270 pounds,
Dominik Dijakovic!
[Mauro] Dominik Dijakovic and Keith Lee with a thrilling series of matches
that really defied everything two men their size
doing what they're able to do in the squared circle.
They have put their rivalry on the back further,
they are loyal to the soil, they are here now
to try to secure victory for Team Ciampa.
Dijakovic, of course, battled Cole in that ladder match
to determine who would secure the advantage tonight
and he is staring daggers at Cole.
[music starts]
[crowd cheers]
[announcer] And from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, weighing at 201 pounds,
Tommaso Ciampa!
[Mauro] It was here in Chicago where Tommaso Ciampa
altered the trajectory of his career
and Daddy is indeed ready for war.
[Nigel] Paint it up for a conflict
the like of which we perhaps have never seen before.
[Mauro] But it's not so full team ahead for Team Ciampa.
Remember, they are one man short.
Ciampa mentioned that they had asked someone
to be a part of the team, that person is here,
but we don't know if--
Well, Ciampa marching his way to the Wargames structure.
[Nigel] No discretion evidently.
[Mauro] He's the captain.
He can do what he likes.
[Beth] He's never intimidated by the odds.
[Mauro] Would have gone for-- Uh, Undisputed Era going over strategy.
Ciampa returning after being on the shelf for seven months,
following career-threatening neck surgery, relinquished the NXT title,
and he is ready to get his hands on the UE.
[Nigel] Well, what does this mean? Does this mean there is no fourth member?
-Are you sure? -Yeah, I got it.
Hell, yeah. Hell, yeah, get this, Roddy.
-You got it. -Go get this, Roddy.
Okay. Oh, you're gonna get it!
You're gonna get it!
[Mauro] NXT North American champion Roderick Strong who will face AJ Styles
and Shinsuke Nakamura in a triple threat at Survivor Series tomorrow,
he has volunteered to get things started against Ciampa.
[Nigel] It's great strategy.
Strong has the best cardio of anyone on the Undisputed Era,
perhaps anybody on the brand.
So if you know someone's going to have a long time in this match
Strong is the guy to start.
[Mauro] Well, UE is supposed to have the advantage but Ciampa has the crutch.
[Beth] I was gonna say I don't know if Roderick Strong going in there
without anything in my hands.
[Mauro] Oh, wait.
[crowd cheers]
[Mauro] Oh, Strong is gonna take advantage of this gift that Ciampa's giving him.
[Nigel] What is this?
-[Mauro] So, it will be strong. -[bell rings]
-[Mauro] Against Ciampa first 5 minutes. -You think I need this to beat you?
[Mauro] Oh, strong said, "I don't need this to beat you."
He just launched that crutch over the cage and it's on.
Ciampa and Strong beginning the proceedings here.
Again, the first five minutes.
And then, the advantage begins for the Undisputed Era.
The match doesn't officially begin until all, I wanna say eight members,
but right now, Team Ciampa has only three.
[Beth] This match is fast and furious right from the start.
[Mauro] I mean, is Ciampa that confident to go into battle
with the most dominant faction in NXT history,
the Undisputed Era?
[Nigel] I'm not sure what's going on with Ciampa's mindset right now.
[Mauro] Well, last night, Smackdown became DXT and of course, DX,
NWO, Four Horsemen, all Hall of Fame factions,
but the Undisputed Era are large and in charge
and Strong as taking it to Ciampa here tonight.
[Nigel] Strong is leading the charge to Tommaso Ciampa,
and you have to admire Strong for throwing the crutch to the outside.
I think Strong realized that if it came down to weapons,
perhaps that would give Ciampa the advantage.
If it's a traditional wrestling match, Strong wins.
[Beth] Ciampa so unpredictable, so reckless, a weapon in his hands
is quite dangerous.
[Mauro] I don't wanna take anything away from the match
but can we get confirmation that it is going to be four-on-three?
Is that what's happening here?
Ciampa dropping Strong out over the top rope
and Ciampa kicking Strong right in the mush.
[crowd chatters]
[Beth] We talked about the motivation, the drive of Tommaso Ciampa.
Undisputed Era looking on and shocked that Roderick Strong
is getting his dues paid right now.
[Nigel] Well, it'd be hard for your team members to be in that cage
knowing you can't do anything to help your teammate.
[Mauro] It was here in Chicago two years back
where Ciampa turned on his longtime partner, Johnny Gargano,
beginning one of the most epic rivalries in WWE history.
Gargano put on the sidelines by Finn Balor, and Ciampa here now,
raining down those right hands to Roderick Strong,
Tommaso Ciampa on fuego.
[Beth] And a clear message sent to Undisputed Era
courtesy of the Psycho Killer.
[Nigel] Ciampa better make the most of this advantage
because very shortly now,
Roderick Strong will be joined by another member of the Undisputed Era
and you have to think Undisputed Era are favorites in this match,
not just for the order of advantage-- Oh.
[Mauro] And Beth, you mentioned "the Psycho Killer" Ciampa tweeted
that Chicago does of course hold a special place in his heart,
and tonight, we would see the return of the Psycho Killer,
but now, Roderick Strong, corner mount, raining down those right hands.
Good escape by Ciampa.
[Beth] Tommaso Ciampa certainly cut caught from the other--
[Mauro] Oh, what a kick by Ciampa.
[Beth] Lights out for Roderick Strong.
[Mauro] Out like a light, ayy, like a light.
[crowd cheers]
[Nigel] Well, Undisputed Era certainly not looking too happy there in the cage,
you can understand why, Roderick Strong hasn't done--
did so well in the beginning of this match.
[Mauro] Ciampa looking for a draping DDT.
Caught off by Strong.
They're now in that middle section and Ciampa lights up Strong.
Strong counters with a right hand
as these two warriors tearing into each other.
[Beth] In an awkward space,
that strip of steel connecting the two rings.
[Mauro] What a Clothesline by Ciampa.
And again, first five minutes one-on-one
and then the advantage begins for the Undisputed Era.
Every three minutes, another member of each squad joins
and if it stands as it is now and it's going to be four against three
when Wargames officially begins, advantage, Undisputed Era.
[Nigel] Wait a second. He could be looking for the Fairytale Ending.
[Nigel] It won't matter.
[Nigel] It'd certainly give him an advantage though.
If he could take out Strong here, he'll be ready to go one-on-one.
[all of them] Whoa!
[Nigel] But instead, a double knees got bust up.
There he is!
[Mauro] And Strong and Ciampa, that's all they can do is
tear each other apart.
Pinfall, submissions do not matter until Wargames match officially begins.
Strong with that ground and pound.
Ciampa doing a good job of blocking a lot of those strikes.
[Nigel] Now, the benefit of that cardio that I mentioned earlier.
Strong absorbing a lot of punishment early in this first five-minute segment.
And now, he's still prime to attack.
Whoa!
[crowd cheers]
[Beth] Ciampa such a resilient competitor
but when we talk about what he did to get here,
coming back from neck surgery in record time.
[Mauro] All right. We're about to find out the next member of the Undisputed Era
to come and help Roderick Strong to bolster their hopes
here against Tommaso Ciampa.
Let's go!
[Beth] Who's it gonna be?
[Mauro] And it looks like Kyle O'Reilly is bursting out of that cage.
The only person in NXT history to hold three NXT tag team titles
with three different partners, Strong, Fish, and Cole.
And Ciampa trying to fight him off but O'Reilly changes levels,
takedown, ground and pound.
[Nigel] O'Reilly one of the most capable, proficient grapplers in UE
or anybody inside gold-- Red and gold-- Oh.
[Mauro] Oh, what a forearm by Ciampa.
But look at O'Reilly continue to mix up his attack.
Wow. Sweeping the legs and it doesn't matter what point he uses.
The Eight Limbs, the Muay Thai, the Cree, it's all about Kyle O'Reilly.
[Beth] And that frantic attack giving Roderick Strong
an opportunity to recover from earlier damage done.
Now, we're in a two-on-one situation.
[Mauro] Two guys who know each other very well.
They've held the NXT tag team titles, of course, the Undisputed Era,
the only three-time tag team champs, the current champs.
And they will be involved in a triple threat tag team match
at Survivor Series against the New Day and the Viking Warriors.
That'll be Strong-- Or excuse me, O'Reilly and Fish.
[Nigel] The Undisputed Era have to push their advantage now
when they have this three-minute segment with a two-on-one advantage.
They've gotta make the most of it.
[Mauro] And again, Ciampa returning in miraculous fashion
from surgically-repaired neck
has definitely put himself in the line of fire.
The captain of his team, a man who marches to the cage with purpose.
No discussion as to who was going to start this matchup.
[Nigel] You gotta think that Tommaso Ciampa
who got two opponents now is spending-- Consuming that energy,
while he has two massive teammates completely fresh.
[crowd cheers]
[Mauro] And Ciampa fighting off both Strong and O'Reilly,
doing whatever he can to try to stay in this match.
Gets neutralized by O'Reilly and now gets tagged
by Roderick Strong repeatedly.
[Nigel] As Strong running across the side of the jaw.
[Beth] Oh, it's hard to watch.
[Mauro] And the conditioning of Roderick Strong second to none
and the Messiah of the Backbreaker with a backbreaker.
O'Reilly launches himself off the corner and drops the knee to Tommaso Ciampa.
[Beth] To see how well Undisputed Era members work together
like a well-oiled machine.
[Nigel] O'Reilly said he wants to prove the Undisputed Era
is more than a catchphrase and a hand gesture.
O'Reilly doing a pretty good job thus far.
[crowd cheers]
[Mauro] Undisputed Era talked about the fact that Wargames
was created here in NXT to end the year.
But they won the first Wargames and they would like to bounce back
after tasting defeat at last year's Wargames match.
And so far, Strong and O'Reilly doing a good job of neutralizing Ciampa
but Ciampa will have some assistance in one second.
And it will come in the form of Dominik Dijakovic.
[Nigel] A towering Croatian.
We've seen this man do absolutely extraordinary things
for a man his size.
He will have to do an extraordinary show against two men
with the Undisputed Era here.
[Mauro] O'Reilly taking it to Dijakovic but went right into
the big boot and there's a forearm by Dijakovic.
[Beth] We've seen Dijakovic clean house on Undisputed Era before.
[they groan]
[Mauro] Dijakovic was the one who mentioned that the Art of War
by Sun Tzu believes that the element of surprise was crucial
to victory in conflict.
Maybe he knows something we don't when it comes to the fourth member,
if there is one for Team Ciampa.
[crowd cheers]
-[they groan] -[Beth] Whoa!
[Nigel] Oh, wow. Just this offense from Dijakovic,
dropping down-- Look at O'Reilly is out on his feet.
[Mauro] Dijakovic proving size matters here
as he is taking it to both Kyle O'Reilly
and Roderick Strong allowing Tommaso Ciampa to lick his wounds.
Wow!
Dijakovic just launched O'Reilly on top of Strong.
And look, are we gonna-- Is he going to give the fans a chance
to feast their eyes? No, Roderick Strong will have none of it.
[crowd cheers]
[Nigel] Uh-oh.
[Mauro] Oh, wow.
[Nigel] He just angered Dijakovic. Oh!
[Mauro] Face-first into the unforgiving steel cage and again.
[crowd cheers]
[Beth] There's no good way to hit a steel cage.
[Mauro] Leaping into the Guillotine now, O'Reilly trying to break down Dijakovic,
trying to cut down the Walking Redwood to side.
Oh, but--
-[Beth] O'Reilly couldn't hold on to it. -[Mauro] My god. The strength of Dijakovic
driving the knee in the back of O'Reilly.
[Beth] Oh, awkwardly against the steel cage.
[Nigel] Dumping O'Reilly like a sack of spuds now.
Dijakovic stands alone.
But I think it's not a bad strategy
as I said from Tommaso Ciampa going in first
and allowing his two bigger teammates to conserve energy.
[Mauro] And Tommaso Ciampa is a captain
leading out instructions here.
And Ciampa now back into the fray.
Dijakovic concentrating his attack over O'Reilly.
Ciampa going on the attack on Strong.
It's two-on-two for now.
Undisputed Era does have the advantage.
[Beth] I think you'd argue even though the odds aren't--
weren't in their favor to begin with,
it's Team Ciampa all the way at this moment.
[Mauro] We will see what happens once another man from Undisputed Era
comes in to give themselves the numbers advantage.
[Mauro] Dominik Dijakovic in his first Takeover.
Tommaso Ciampa coming back from his injury.
The Undisputed Era know all about what it takes to win here
in here the Wargames as, wow,
Dijakovic using the ropes and O'Reilly's momentum
to pulverize one-half of the NXT tag team champions.
[Beth] O'Reilly hitting that strip of steel hard.
[crowd] Four, three, two, one!
[Nigel] Oh, they're gonna bring looks like perhaps--
[Mauro] And it's the other half of the NXT tag team champions,
Bobby Fish!
[Fish] Here we go!
[Beth] Fish is ready to go to war.
[Nigel] Now, Fish the veteran of the Undisputed Era
highly tenured, a multi-tag-team champion before coming here.
And he's shocking the system.
[Mauro] And he waste little time in tying up Tommaso Ciampa,
ducks underneath the attack of Dijakovic.
And Bobby Fish, a scientist on the mad game.
Just look at the way he's able to cut down Dijakovic.
[Beth] Bobby Fish sent the message earlier, "This is our house.
You're just living in it."
[Nigel] Bobby Fish like a surgeon, just picking apart two opponents.
[Mauro] He's as precise as a diamond and definitely knows what he's doing
when it comes to dishing out the Undisputed Era.
Punishment and there O'Reilly to his partner's rescue.
-[crowd cheers] -[they groan]
[Mauro] Whoa!
[Nigel] High and low combination, down goes Dijakovic.
[Mauro] A total elimination there by the Undisputed Era.
That's how they defeated the Revival in an instant classic
on NXT this past Wednesday
as the Messiah of the Backbreaker delivers one to Ciampa.
[Beth] We're seeing the pendulum swing in favor of the Undisputed Era.
[Mauro] Chasing the Dragon there by the UE.
[Nigel] And now, the benefit of the order-of-enter advantage in full display.
[Bobby] Yeah!
[crowd] Undisputed!
[Bobby] We got this, Cole!
[crowd] And Bobby Fish yelling to his team captain, Adam Cole,
"We got this, Cole."
He being the captain motivated.
Of course, Adam Cole now realizes that he will defend the NXT title
against Pete Dunne tomorrow at Survivor Series
and yet he still has to go to war here tonight.
[Nigel] But his Undisputed Era teammates doing a great job for Adam Cole
who's completely resting at this juncture.
[Beth] You could see how they've separated both members of team Ciampa
to divide and conquer.
[Mauro] No time to rest for Ciampa and Dijakovic.
Wave after wave.
The UE attacks.
[crowd cheers]
[Nigel] Fish, O'Reilly, and Strong like a pack of wolves.
Feast your eyes, you dork!
We run this!
We run this, Keith Lee!
[crowd cheers]
[Mauro] Well, the Undisputed Era, they're provoking that caged animal
who's Keith Lee right now.
They better be careful. They need to focus.
They need to take advantage of their advantage.
[Beth] Time is ticking, boys.
[they groan]
[Nigel] Here it goes now with Undisputed Era
taking the advantage here.
They have so much more experience.
They've been in every one of the Wargames matches thus far.
[Mauro] And to think that the-- it's incredible,
the whole Wargames concept that the match has yet to officially start
and look at all of the punishment, all the damage we've already seen,
as the clock begins to tick down to zero.
-[Nigel] Time to bask in the glory. -[Beth] Uh-oh.
-[crowd cheers] -[Keith groans]
[Mauro] And here comes Keith Lee who got his way with Braun Strowman
on Smackdown last night.
He's been opening eyes and blowing people's mind
since coming to NXT.
The eclectic and electric Keith Lee.
[Beth] It's hard to derail a train, you better get out of the way.
[Nigel] Completely fresh Keith Lee now.
[Mauro] Oh, wow. Leg leaps both Fish and O'Reilly.
Keith Lee wipes out both Fish and O'Reilly.
[crowd cheers]
[crowd] Keith Lee! Keith Lee!
[Mauro] Is that Keith Lee or Bruce Lee?
Incredible!
[Nigel] The agility of this big man is something to behold and wow,
the impact of the Double Crossbody.
[Mauro] Oh, man. Three hundred and twenty pounds.
We can't say that enough.
Look at the way Keith Lee is taking it to the Undisputed Era.
[crowd cheers]
[Beth] The Allstate Arena is on its feet basking in the glory of Keith Lee.
[crowd cheers]
[Nigel] And evidently one of those unique charge of the NXT UK--
the NXT universe, excuse me, comes up with--
[Mauro] O'Reilly comes to his partner's rescue, but then eats a knee from Lee.
And wow, O'Reilly able to crawl through the legs, but-- Oh!
And now, all three members of the Undisputed Era
and it takes all three to finally take Lee off his feet.
[Nigel] You'd have to think that pack mentality
would pay dividends at some point.
Ciampa absorbed so much punishment early in the match.
[Mauro] And it's the ground and pound as all three members of the UE
attacking Keith Lee, but here comes Tommaso Ciampa.
Ciampa rising from the ashes and now firing off strikes,
trying to do his best to keep the Undisputed Era at bay,
but the numbers is just too much.
[Nigel] A surge of adrenaline from Tommaso Ciampa,
but just not enough to defeat that three-on-one advantage.
Wait a second.
[Mauro] Dijakovic deposits O'Reilly into the other ring.
Two rings, two cages.
[they groan]
[Beth] With both big men up on their feet,
it's gonna be a challenge for Undisputed Era.
[Mauro] Scorched-earth, no holds barred war,
a maelstrom of mayhem.
[Nigel] Lee and Dijakovic coming together now,
an incredible rivalry for the ages, tried to put it beside themselves.
[Mauro] Imagine what a team-- Well, they're a team tonight,
but what a team it would make
if they were able to put their rivalry aside permanently.
[Nigel] Fish with the Sleeper Hold on Lee, trying to put the big man down.
[Mauro] O'Reilly working on Dijakovic, Dijakovic comes back with a right hand.
[Beth] Tremendous strategy from Bobby Fish.
If he could-- If he could put Keith Lee to sleep--
[Mauro] All right. The advantage again here on Undisputed Era,
their fourth and final member, the team captain,
Mister November, the NXT champion, Adam Cole.
[crowd cheers]
[Nigel] Look at Adam Cole. Incredible.
Thanks to Roderick Strong who got an idea. Bad intentions.
[Beth] Uh-oh.
[Mauro] Cole is about to set the table for destruction.
[crowd cheers]
[Beth] The rest of the Undisputed Era is right on the same page.
[crowd cheers]
[Mauro] The crowd here in Chicago ready to dine on destruction
as Cole gathers another table.
[Nigel] This does not bode well. This bodes--what is it?
[Mauro] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
-[Nigel] What's the idea here? -[Mauro] Well--
Remember, the-- And again, just to keep everyone up to speed here,
the match doesn't officially start until all eight members are in the cage.
And yet, we still don't know if Team Ciampa has a fourth member.
But the match has to take place in the cage.
[Nigel] Well, so to speak, until we know there isn't gonna be
a fourth team member.
As you said, Mauro, this match doesn't start,
so that means they can take people to the outside,
damage them there, put them back in the ring.
[Mauro] Well, it looks like they're just filling the cage with
as many tables as possible.
Adam Cole definitely has a devious plan, thought this out
because the tables continue to come from underneath the ring.
[Beth] Well, the experience factor for Undisputed Era in Wargames
coming into play here. They clearly had a plan coming into this.
[Mauro] We could see more tables than warriors inside this sinister structure.
Oh, no, no.
How many tables are underneath there?
[crowd cheers]
[Mauro] And the Chicago crowd wanted tables,
they're getting them and then some.
[crowd cheers]
[Nigel] Well, UE has got to push that advantage now
because they don't know for sure there isn't a fourth member.
Nobody can tell.
[Mauro] That's what I wanna question, why wouldn't Adam Cole,
like, get all these tables? Now, Ciampa kicks him.
But Beth, they had an opportunity to really take it--
[Beth] Oh, no.
[Mauro] And there you go, be careful what you wish for.
[Beth] Undisputed Era took a risk and it did not pay dividends.
[Nigel] No, that was a terrible landing.
[Mauro] Adam Cole usually does not make mistakes.
He made a huge one there.
[Nigel] Cole clearly setting that table up on the outside
to do some damage to one of team Ciampa,
-but instead-- -[Mauro] He set himself up.
[Nigel] Back of the neck, driven into that table.
[Mauro] Okay. The door is now closed,
four-on-three advantage, Undisputed Era.
We have not received any word that the match is officially going to begin
like what we saw in the women's Wargames match
and all of the controversy in that contest.
-[crowd cheers] -[they groan]
[Mauro] So now, it's Dijakovic, Lee, and Ciampa in one ring,
Undisputed Era in the other.
[Beth] Team Ciampa the only one standing.
Stalking their prey.
-[Nigel] The era just-- -[Mauro] Wow, UE retreating.
[Nigel] Waiting for a little bit of room to rest but--
[Beth] There is no way to go, guys.
[Nigel] And choosing perhaps their offense. We'll see.
[Mauro] This could be the last stand for Team Ciampa,
four-on-three, UE and it's on.
It is on at Takeover Wargames.
[they groan]
[Nigel] But somehow, Team Ciampa able to maintain advantage
despite a four-on-three numbers advantage.
[crowd cheers]
[Mauro] Keith Lee, a one-man wrecking crew. What the-- Oh, wow!
Attacking the Peninsula, south of the Equator,
and Keith Lee crumbles to the canvas in a heap.
[Nigel] No disqualifications, surprised it didn't happen before and now--
[Mauro] Oh, wait! Well, the clock is ticking. It's official.
[crowd] Four, three, two, one!
There's nobody.
They got nobody.
There's nobody.
[they chatter]
[crowd chatter]
-[music starts] -[crowd cheers]
[Mauro] What?
[crowd cheers]
[Mauro] Holy bleep!
Holy bleep!
Kevin Owens, the fourth member of team Ciampa.
The KO Show has returned to NXT
and he's got more than a few bones to pick
with the Undisputed Era after what they did on Monday Night Raw.
[Beth] Undisputed Era trying to act fast.
[crowd cheers]
[Nigel] What a game changer this is.
[Beth] Whoa!
[Mauro] Talk about things being evened up in a hurry,
Kevin Owens is laying waste to the Undisputed Era.
-[crowd cheers] -[they groan]
[Nigel] Oh, he's got caught for a second. No.
[Mauro] Oh, Sleeper Suplex by Owens.
And now, finally, we can say, let the Wargames begin.
[Beth] Whoa!
[Mauro] No way out.
If you escape or leave the cage, you forfeit the match,
the only way to win, pinfall or submission.
[crowd cheers]
[crowd] Owens! Owens! Owens!
[Mauro] Welcome back, indeed.
What a shock to the Undisputed Era system.
Suck it!
[Mauro] Kevin Owens, Adam Cole colliding here at Wargames.
Stunner by Owens!
Owens goes for the cover.
Oh, what an incredible night here in Chicago
and it just got even crazier with the arrival of Kevin Owens
as the fourth member of Team Ciampa.
[Beth] And what a reception here for Kevin Owens
in the Allstate Arena.
[Mauro] He was involved in so many memorable NXT battles,
a former NXT champion who has returned to the black and gold
to take it to the Undisputed Era.
[Nigel] Oh, no. This doesn't look good.
Time to fly!
[Mauro] Whoa!
[Nigel] Wow, a nasty landing, strung into Fish's right knee, I think.
That was awkward.
Oh, I hate to see that.
[Mauro] There's nothing not awkward about being involved in this brutal match,
the Wargames matchup.
Kevin Owens rattling the cage, lighting up the crowd in the windy city,
Chi-Town is on fuego.
[Beth] The Wargames structure is so unpredictable,
unlike anything else these superstars have been involved in.
[Nigel] What an ace for Tommaso Ciampa.
[Mauro] Oh, Ciampa draping DDT, sends O'Reilly face-first to the canvas.
O'Reilly may be ripe for the picking.
[Nigel] All of the Undisputed Era is down, all of Team Ciampa is up
with very bad intentions.
[Mauro] So much for the advantage, Undisputed Era.
[Beth] Dijakovic having something in mind.
[Mauro] Cole attacking Owens.
And the brouhaha continues to boil.
So much potential for catastrophe.
[Nigel] Potential for damage, for injury,
matches like these shorten a man's career.
[Mauro] And then the-- And the appearance of those tables
making the double rings look that much smaller,
lending itself to that much more danger.
Adam Cole trying to batter Kevin Owens.
And Dijakovic attacking Strong.
[crowd cheers]
[Nigel] Think of some of the incredible things
we've seen at Wargames matches before.
[Beth] You mentioned these matches shorten careers
they also give you nightmares for years to come.
[Mauro] Matches like this are where these warriors wish their bodies
were made of the same materials as smartphone screens.
They are not unbreakable expect for their fighting spirit.
Oh, and Ciampa head first into the cage courtesy of NXT champion,
Adam Cole, who, remember, has to survive this
and then go onto Survivor Series to defend the NXT title
against Pete Dunne.
Oh, wow. Kevin Owens-- or make that Keith Lee.
-[Beth] Uh-oh. -[Mauro] Oh, wait a minute.
Oh, my god!
Three hundred and twenty pounds sailing through the air.
[crowd cheers]
[Beth] Hold on.
[Mauro] Kyle O'Reilly diving onto the leg and now O'Reilly
looking for the submission.
-[Nigel] O'Reilly is the-- -[Mauro] Achilles tendon--
Achilles locked by O'Reilly.
[they groan]
[Beth] Smart to take off the legs of Keith Lee.
[Nigel] And of course, if Lee gets to the rope, there's no disqualifications,
there won't be a break.
[Mauro] Right. And the referee is letting Lee know that.
[Nigel] All Lee can hope is that one of his team members comes to his aid.
[Mauro] And Dijakovic now looking to use the ring.
Springboard Moonsault, Dijakovic on O'Reilly, this could be it.
Dijakovic goes for the cover.
Bobby Fish, oh, my god, everyone pulling out each and every scintillating stop.
And Kevin Owens no stranger to danger,
Owens from the top turnbuckle, Swanton Bomb.
[Nigel] Cover, that's it.
[Mauro] Cover by Ciampa, no, Cole with a kick to both Ciampa
and Kevin Owens.
[Nigel] Adam Cole proving that in an alphabetical list of everyone in NXT,
he is likely at the very top.
[Beth] He's also the only one standing at this moment.
[Mauro] Adam Cole doing his best to also go the high-risk distance,
Keith Lee struggling to get to his feet.
Oh, and Lee launches his head into the midsection of Cole.
And that forces Cole to drop down to the top turnbuckle.
[Nigel] Well, watch out.
Cole stepping to the outside to try to get better leverage
to prevent some offense.
-[Mauro] NXT Takeover Chicago. -[Nigel] Oh, yes.
[Mauro] About to perhaps bask in Keith Lee's glory,
but not if Roderick Strong has anything to say about it.
[they groan]
[Nigel] We mentioned earlier that incredible cardio of Roderick Strong
he has a second, a third, and a fourth gear.
[Mauro] Oh, my god. Strong looking for the Avalanche Strong Slam.
Oh, wow.
[Beth] Keith Lee struggling to get up.
[Mauro] UE double team. My god.
-[Nigel] Lee goes down, into the cover. -[Mauro] Cover via Reilly. UE gonna win.
No. Dijakovic comes to his rival's rescue.
[Beth] The bond forged in battle.
Well, let's take look at the strength of Roderick Strong picking up
over 320 pounds crushing to the mat.
[Mauro] He just put the strong in Roderick Strong
with that display of strength.
[crowd] This is awesome! This is awesome! This is awesome!
[Nigel] Oh, wow. And again, that high and low combination.
Not so awesome if you're Dijakovic--
[Mauro] Oh, Owens just launched Roderick Strong, and now does the same,
sending O'Reilly.
[Owens] Oh, no, did that hurt?
[Mauro] Kevin Owens, the surprise fourth member of team Ciampa.
Remember the Undisputed Era attacking him Monday night on Raw.
Triple H offering Kevin Owens an opportunity to return to NXT.
Well, Owens has done it his way.
[Nigel] Wait a second. On that steel grate there between the two rings.
[Beth] Cole struggling to pick the big man up.
-[they groan] -[crowd cheers]
[Mauro] And there is no honor in this ring for Wargames matches.
[all of them] No, no, no, no, no!
[Mauro] Oh, that Package Piledriver. No.
Owens.
[Beth] Cole fighting with all his might.
[Mauro] Oh, no. Adam Cole in jeopardy.
Adam Cole, oh, he lands on his feet.
Owens gets superkicked by the NXT champion.
[crowd cheers]
[Nigel] Oh, wait a second. You don't think-- No way.
[Beth] Oh, my god.
[Nigel] Panama!
[Mauro] Panama Sunrise blocked by Adam Cole on the neck.
Now Kevin Owens-- Oh, wow. Oh, my god.
Right in the center the rigs on that steel. [indistinct]
Kevin Owens is out.
[Nigel] Owens.
[crowd] Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!
[Nigel] Owens trying to backdrop Adam Cole to the floor, but instead,
the extra [indistinct] from Cole damaged both competitors.
[crowd] Mamma mia! Mamma mia!
[Beth] You can see the damage done
to Adam Cole as well the lower back and hips.
[crowd] Mamma mia! Mamma mia!
[Mauro] The ring littered with the carcasses of all eight warriors.
And remember in Wargames, there are no victims, only volunteers.
[Nigel] You don't win Wargames, you survive Wargames.
And right now, the question is who will survive?
[Mauro] Great point, Nigel. As we have Fish and Strong setting up,
well, looks like more than one table.
[crowd cheers]
[Nigel] Oh, this does not bode well for Team Ciampa.
[Mauro] I don't know if this bodes well for anyone in this type of match.
And Strong, targeting Tomaso Ciampa.
Fish joining his UE brethren.
It looks like they are targeting the team captain,
wanting to make the statement, taking out the leader.
But Ciampa, valiantly fighting off the attack.
[they groan]
[Beth] Nothing forgiving about those tables or the steel.
[they groan]
[Mauro] Tommaso Ciampa, oh, delivers a knee right to Kyle O'Reilly
who was on the attack.
[Nigel] Hold on!
-You see Ciampa-- -[Mauro] Oh, wow!
[Nigel] Project Ciampa knees to the back.
[Mauro] Oh, and what a knee. And another knee.
Tommaso Ciampa picking up momentum.
[Beth] Finding his fire.
[Mauro] Is Team Ciampa on the merge of prevailing at Wargames?
Oh, superkick by the NXT champion.
And Adam Cole has Ciampa. Ciampa though fighting it off.
And Ciampa sends Cole into the cage.
What else is going to happen in this Wargames match?
[crowd cheers]
[Nigel] Good lord, this is just inhuman aggression.
[Mauro] You know who's smiling right now is Pete Dunne
watching Adam Cole eat those nasty knees from Tommaso Ciampa.
[Beth] Look at the carnage in the ring, the bodies laying on the floor.
Competitors struggling to move.
[crowd cheers]
[Nigel] Wait a second.
Moving to the corner.
[Mauro] You are not safe in any area of the wargames structure.
And Tommaso Ciampa, now bringing NXT champion, Adam Cole,
up to the top turnbuckle with him.
[Nigel] Well, he took a quick look over his shoulder.
[Mauro] There in a very precarious position here with the two tables.
Foreboding pieces of furniture.
-[Nigel] Oh, watch out. -[Mauro] No way.
-[Nigel] Sunset Bomb. -[Mauro] No way.
[Beth] You can hear the rattling of the steel.
-[crowd cheers] -[they groan]
[Mauro] Tommaso Ciampa and Adam Cole
definitely struggling towards superiority in the corner.
The rest of the bodies still lower in the cage.
Actually, Keith Lee being lifted.
Oh, wow. He's got his beard.
[Nigel] Cole using the beard to his advantage.
And now, as this match continues--
[Mauro] Surveying the landscape.
Oh, wow. Wait a minute. Adam Cole.
Adam Cole has gone all the way to the top of the cage.
[Nigel] And we've seen Cole before ascend to the top of the cage
and then try perhaps to send his opponent to the outside.
A win by disqualification. Could be another moment of genius.
[Mauro] Meanwhile, the other members of the UE,
looking to neutralize Keith Lee.
Dominic Dijakovic also struggling to stay on his feet.
But look at that one corner where now Ciampa has joined Adam Cole.
[crowd cheers]
[Nigel] Oh, dear.
[Mauro] Dijakovic grabs Strong and sends-- Strong goes through the table
courtesy of Dijakovic.
[crowd cheers]
[Nigel] Dijakovic bringing the numbers advantage back to Team Ciampa.
[Mauro] And Dijakovic's not done.
Oh, but look at O'Reilly looking for the Triangle Armbar.
O'Reilly looking to submit Dijakovic.
[Nigel] Oh, this could be-- This could be the end of the match.
Dijakovic hanging in there.
-[Nigel] Good lord. -[Mauro] Wow. The strength of Dijakovic.
He puts strong through a table, but O'Reilly--
[Nigel] Oh, no.
[Mauro] He's hoping Dijavokic to fade.
[Nigel] That triangle is on tight.
-Look at the head of dijakovic. -[Mauro] Whoa. Kevin Owens.
Kevin Owens all the way to the top turnbuckle.
Kevin Owens with a Frog Splash driving O'Reilly through the table.
[Nigel] No way! Watch out!
[Beth] Oh, my god.
[Mauro] Keith Lee, Bobby Fish.
And Lee powerbombs Fish through the table.
Remember when Adam Cole brought all the tables into the cage.
He will rue that day forever.
[Nigel] And then, there was one.
Adam Cole, the sole competitor of the Undisputed Era still in this.
[Mauro] But will he be the sole survivor?
What a shot here.
Tommaso Ciampa, Adam Cole.
It doesn't get more dangerous than this.
[Nigel] Oh, good lord.
[Beth] Look at the height of these two competitors.
[Nigel] Oh, my god.
[Mauro] Superiority is one thing. Proving a point is one thing.
What the hell is Tommaso Ciampa thinking?
[crowd cheers]
-[Nigel] Good lord. -[Mauro] Oh, Jesus. No.
-[Nigel] No way. No way. -[Mauro] Oh, Jesus, no!
[crowd] One, two, three!
[bell rings]
-[crowd cheers] -[music starts]
[announcer] Here are your winners, the team of Keith Lee, Dominik Dijakovic,
Kevin Owens, and Tommaso Ciampa!
[Mauro] There are no words.
What in the hell did we just see?
[Beth] I'm stunned, Mauro, top to bottom.
What these competitors did in the ring tonight is just unbelievable.
[Mauro] But Nigel, again, Tommaso Ciampa, Adam Cole on the very top of the cage,
and Ciampa still pulled through the table so-- 10 feet below.
[Nigel] Yeah. Shocking. It had to be a good 20 feet up there
driven through two tables.
I mean, you said it right, Mauro. I mean,
What words are there?
[Mauro] Well, there's one word that describes Team Ciampa.
And that one word is victory.
But at what cost?
[Nigel] The wreckage…
…both literally and figuratively.
[Beth] The type of competition that changes someone forever.
[Nigel] What a match as Team Ciampa took out one by one
members of the Undisputed Era.
[Beth] Take a look at Kevin Owens taking to the sky.
[Mauro] The surprise fourth member of Team Ciampa.
The incredible display by Keith Lee.
But then
at the very top of the cage, let this speak for itself.
Oh, my god.
The mother of all air raid crashes.
[crowd] One, two, three.
[crowd cheers]
[Mauro] How in the hell is Adam Cole going to be able to defend
the NXT championship against Pete Dunne tomorrow at Survivor Series.
Please tell me that.
[Nigel] I have no answer.
Right now, I just wanna stand here in stunned silence
in all of the spectacle we just saw.
-[music plays] -[crowd cheers]
[cheers and applause]
[Nigel] One more look if you can imagine the feeling
through the air all the way down and through the tables.
[Mauro] A move that will live
in perpetuity on the NXT highlight reel.
Tommaso Ciampa, the leader of Team Ciampa,
sending the leader of team Undisputed Era, Adam Cole
through the table.
On this night, Team Ciampa is victorious.
On this night, Team Ciampa survives.
But who is going to survive Survivor Series tomorrow night
on WWE network?
-[music plays] -[crowd cheers]
Subtitles: Soraya Bareto Mastos & Faruk Berk omorrow night