[narrator] NXT.
For nearly a decade, the revolutionary force in sports entertainment.
[upbeat music]
[narrator] Tonight, pull up a seat, let your hair down,
put your feet up, and make yourself at home,
because mi casa es su casa.
Back by popular demand,
welcome to NXT TakeOver: In Your House.
[narrator] After being knocked out by The Eclipse,
NXT women's champion Raquel Gonzalez is on a mission
to prove that her title reign is not a house of cards.
Who will take home the gold when Ember Moon takes on Raquel Gonzalez?
[laughs]
We also determine who is truly worthy
of carrying Ted DiBiase's million-dollar legacy,
as Cameron Grimes and LA Knight look to successfully climb the ladder
in their quest to become the new million-dollar champion.
Four years ago, Mercedes Martinez humiliated Xia Li.
Fueled by embarrassment and a long-standing grudge,
Xia Li looks to purge her past sins
by purging the rugged and thugged Martinez,
a match for all the marbles.
North American champion Bronson Reed and NXT tag-team champions, MSK,
defend their titles against Legado del Fantasma
in a six-man tag match, winners take all.
And finally, the last stop in our not-so-humble abode,
the NXT championship.
Karrion Kross wanted not one, not two, not three,
but four challengers for his NXT title.
Tonight, in what may arguably be the most star-studded match
in NXT history, Kross takes on
Kyle O'Rilley, Johnny Gargano,
Pete Dunne and Adam Cole
in a fatal five-way match.
These men will give everything, including the kitchen sink,
to be the one who walks out of TakeOver NXT champion.
[male announcer] Well, hello, WWE universe!
We're in the home stretch of some hard times, folks,
so let us do what we do best, entertain you.
There's no place like home.
There's no place like home!
There's no place like NXT TakeOver:
In your house!
[male announcer] And now, WWE presents NXT TakeOver:
-In Your House. -Ladies and gentlemen,
are you ready to have some fun tonight?
NXT are you ready?
Let's go!
All right!
[exciting music playing]
[female announcer] Please welcome your host for the evening, Todd Pettengill.
[cheers]
It is good to be home!
Tonight, we have the largest crowd in the Capitol Wrestling Center.
Give it up for you!
[applause]
And welcome to NXT TakeOver: In Your House!
[MSK's music playing]
[bell rings]
[female announcer] The following contest is a winner-take-all
six-man tag-team match!
Introducing first,
they are the NXT tag-team champions, MSK!
[Vic] You heard Todd Pettengill talking about the largest crowd
inside the Capitol Wrestling Center.
You can feel their energy, and let's be honest,
MSK, they don't need any extra energy to get hyped.
They have been on quite the roller coaster since O'Reilly.
[Beth] They've grown up since coming on the scene,
steamrolling every challenge in front of them.
MSK has been like anything else we haven't seen before in NXT.
Winners of the Dusty Cup, main event at NXTV,
and of course, our NXT tag-team champions.
[Bronson Reed's music playing]
[female announcer] Their tag-team partner,
from Adelaide, South Australia, weighing in at 330 lbs,
he is the NXT North American champion,
the colossal Bronson Reed!
[Vic] Of course, we had the very impressive squish of Santos Escobar.
[Beth] Not only was it impressive, but it's got more and more hilarious,
as Bronson replayed it over and over again on all the big screens
for Escobar to enjoy in the ring firsthand.
[Wade] Okay, okay. Steady on, Beth. I made no secret
of my fandom of Bronson Reed, the North American champion.
His gloating over that squish of Santos Escobar
was the most low-class thing I've ever seen him run.
A champion should conduct himself with elegance, with class.
Just like as it happened, Santos Escobar [indistinct].
[Legado del Fanstasma's music plays]
[female announcer] Then, their opponents, Legado del Fantasma!
[Vic] Oh, this is a very unique six-man tag-team matchup.
Bronson Reed doesn't need to be factored into the decision
to lose his north American title. Same could be said for MSK.
Again, Legado del Fantasma looking to run the bingo.
[Wade] First time in history, everything on the line tonight.
Winner takes all here in NXT, and you're right,
Legado del Fantasma have been pulled up
over a period of months, maybe even years,
to the same level as that man Santos Escobar,
and let's make it clear, that level is A+.
Tonight, my prediction,
Legado del Fantasma hold the entire bingo once again.
[Vic] You talk about history, Wade, it was a different environment.
Beth, it was a different situation, but if you go back to In Your House 3,
Diesel and Shawn Michaels walked out WWE intercontinental and tag-team champion.
Walked out with all the gold. We're about to witness some of the same.
[Beth] It just goes to show, In Your House, so many levels of history.
Anything can happen here tonight.
Certainly, a lot of gravity walking into this matchup,
and I'm sure all six of these men are feeling it right now.
[chants]
[Vic] Again, it is winners take all.
-[bell rings] -NXT tag-team championship
and the North American championship on the line,
and it appears we will start things out with Lee…
-Oh! -And Mendoza quickly.
This is what we think we'd see in this matchup.
These two teams, that being MSK and Legado del Fantasma,
know each other so well.
[Beth] Well, they've been in competition with one another so many times.
Take a… It's going to be hard to keep track
of who's on top of this one.
This match action is going to be fast-paced and lightning quick.
[Vic] Wes Lee up and oh! Mendoza able to land on his feet.
Let's be honest, before this match really gets underway, Wade, tonight,
Reed, MSK, they're the only ones with something to lose.
[Wade] Exactly. All the pressure is on Reed and MSK tonight.
You have to love that if you are Legado del Fantasma, Santos Escobar.
When people are under pressure,
they tend to be more likely to make mistakes.
Legado del Fantasma has nothing to lose tonight.
[Beth] Wade, I understand your opinion, but Reed and MSK,
they take great personal pride in carrying the titles.
It's been a lifetime bucket-list desire to represent NXT.
But that's going to be a common thread with this trio,
of ridding Legado del Fantasma from the title hunt totally.
[Vic] Carter in the match now, with Joaquin Wilde. Oh, wow!
Lighting up the chest of Carter. Climbing the rope.
Look at the absolute innovation from Joaquin Wilde!
[Wade] Well, there he is, the hot one himself,
calls himself "Cutthroat charisma". I'm liking this confidence.
[Vic] Putting on the… Oh, knee under the jaw!
Now Carter, showing a little bit of innovation of his own right.
Swing and miss, doesn't connect. Wilds shoulders down.
Looking for the pinfall, become champion, and a kick out by Carter.
Back to his feet and this is again what we thought we'd see
between these two teams, the pace starting to quicken.
[Wade] Four absolute speed demons in MSK and Legado del Fantasma.
-Now, let's get… -Uh-oh!
Santos and the… Emperor of lucha libre himself.
-[crowd chanting] -No, no, no.
It's me and you. Me and you, no. Don't you… No!
[Vic] Carter wants to tag in Reed.
Escobar doesn't look very confident.
Tag was made.
Bronson Reed in, and trending number one in the United States, #nxttakeover.
What a way to kick it off!
Oh, come on!
[Wade] Steady on. Look, this is strategic.
Santos Escobar is a battlefield mastermind.
-[Beth] How's that a pace… -It's tactical.
He's got something up his sleeve.
[referee] Yes, you can!
[Beth] I don't think Mendoza believes that at all.
I think he feels like he's being thrown under the bus.
[Wade] Sometimes, you have to trust the general.
[Vic] Oh, he just got caught by the bus, and…
[Beth] He might get hit by the bus!
[Vic] Reed showcasing power, strength, but there's the speed of Mendoza.
Mendoza now looking to fly, goes up, goes over.
Reed able to roll through back to his feet and ran right into Reed!
-Reed didn't even budge! -One more!
[Vic] I don't know if this is a… Oh, a wise idea.
[yells]
[Vic] Third time not the charm. Mendoza though…
ducks the clothesline, picking up some…
Oh, stopped in his tracks!
[Beth] Has he ever run into a brick wall?
Mendoza knows what that feels like.
[Vic] Look, if this match continues… Again, winner-take-all.
There's a lot of trust among the trio of Reed…
Boom! And MSK.
[Beth] I mean, there has to be trust between these three.
MSK has been watching Bronson Reed's back.
[Vic] Mendoza's not legal… Escobar is! Made the tag.
Only the referee saw it, Reed did not.
[Wade] What did I tell you about strategy?
This is what I'm trying to impart on the rest of this announcer team.
-[Vic] Oh! -[Beth] Oh, my God!
[Vic] That's strategy, Barrett.
-Maybe not too wise. -Slight miscalculation.
[Beth] I think that was arrogance and ego getting in the way.
Reed is back in complete control.
Escobar might have broken a few ribs.
What? What?
[Vic] Wilde wasn't very happy with the strategy.
Now, Mendoza's out. Escobar's out.
Wilde is the only one standing for Legado.
-[Wade] Well, he has to go in. -Oh, well, he's not standing any longer.
Planted face first!
[Wade] Well, this is absolute disaster for Legado del Fantasma thus far.
[Vic] Up and over goes Carter!
[Beth] You can attribute that to the leadership skills,
throwing his partners under the bus.
Escobar, running scared every time a fresh man gets in the ring.
[Vic] All night, all day. Into the cover to retain,
and a kick out by Wilde.
Wes Lee, Carter, Reed, their championships on the line,
-and again back to the trust factor. -[Beth] Absolutely.
Each one of these men has to trust one another,
because if any one of them is pinned,
all three of them will go home empty-handed.
[Vic] Oh!
[Wade] That could be it right there. That is some serious internal damage.
[Vic] Cover! Count!
Wilde somehow kicked out. That senton just shaked the house!
Take another look at… I mean, this cannot feel good.
[Beth] Just landing Joaquin Wilde.
[Wade] Well, let me ask you this, Beth. You talk about bonds.
If MSK, or vice versa, Bronson lose tonight
and cost the other those championships, how strong are those bonds going remain?
[Wade] Wait a minute, what the heck is going on?
Look at MSK! We talk about innovation…
MSK, Bronson Reed, they not only trust each other, Beth,
they're hitting on all cylinders! Into the cover,
hooked by the leg, and Wilde again somehow kicks out.
[Beth] Wade, you're speculating that MSK and Bronson Reed
is going to leave the losers here tonight,
but I think those plans are dissipating very, very quickly.
[Wade] Well, I guess we're already down to about plan F
at this moment for Legado del Fantasma,
because the first five or six did not work.
[Vic] I just peeked over here to Legado's corner.
Mendoza's still not even back to his feet. Escobar, barely standing.
Wilde by himself and whatever the strategy is, Lee, Carter, Reed,
it is working to perfection right now here.
What a way to kick off NXT TakeOver: In Your House.
Wilde trading a little separation
in this winner-take-all six-man tag-team contest.
Tag was made to Escobar, and Escobar back in the matchup.
He is legal, as is Carter. Carter now trying to charge in,
goes up, goes over, and will land on his feet,
-and a forearm by Escobar. -[Wade] Nice from Escobar.
Slowly turning the tide in his team's favor,
but once again, a step ahead of the game, Nash Carter.
[Vic] I spoke a little too soon. Look at Carter!
-[crowd] Oh! -[Vic] Also wiping out Escobar!
Wait a minute, back into the ring.
Wilde up and over!
[crowd cheers]
[Wade] This is breaking down in front of our eyes.
[Vic] Wes Lee!
[crowd cheers]
-[Vic] Uh-oh, watch Mendoza! -[Beth] Oh!
It's raining men!
[Wade] Oh, no.
Oh, no!
[crowd cheers]
-[Wade] You've got to be kidding me! -[Vic] Oh!
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Bronson Reed just lighting a fire under the Capitol Wrestling Center!
[Beth] I cannot believe my eyes!
Seeing Bronson Reed take to the air was a thing of beauty.
[crowd] Oh!
[Vic] And everything starting to break down
in this six-man tag-team match.
[Wade] Yeah, look who's on top now. Amid all that destruction,
somehow Santos Escobar getting his team the upper hand, finally.
[Beth] More like a vulture picking the bones.
[Vic] Now Escobar mocking Bronson Reed, beating down Reed.
This was Escobar's idea, this past Tuesday, on NXT,
for this winner-take-all six-man tag-team contest.
[Beth] Escobar is happy to get in the ring when the chips are down for MSK and Reed.
[Vic] Back to Escobar for a moment. Santos believes had it not been for Reed,
Wilde and Mendoza would already be the tag-team champions.
[Wade] And he's not wrong, Vic.
If not for Reed, Legado del Fantasma would right now have that goal.
-[Beth] Well, hold on a minute. -[Vic] From the top rope, off the top!
Escobar, quickly, into the cover to get Legado all the gold,
-and Lee kicks out at two. -[Wade] Let's face it,
Bronson Reed sticking his nose into Legado's business last week.
This time, Legado is prepared for that, and look at what's happening in that ring.
A torturous hold there! - [Beth] Wade, let's rewind.
Reed got involved in the first place because it was Escobar,
who was sitting right next to you by the way,
who got up and tried to interfere in the tag-team title match.
[Vic] Well, that was a couple of weeks ago.
This is tonight, everything on the line. And now, Legado del Fantasma,
they have changed the perplexion of this matchup.
Now into the clothesline, and this is textbook Legado del Fantasma.
[Wade] This is where they excel.
Get a wounded man in their corner, keep him trapped there,
isolate him, beat him down, and win those championships.
-All three of them. -[Vic] Take a look around.
I haven't seen Nash Carter since he was put into the barricade a few moments ago.
Lee is by himself. Only Bronson Reed to tag.
Numbers advantage in favor
-of Legado del Fantasma. -[Wade] You could say there has been
a colossal swing in the pendulum in this match.
-[Vic] Oh, brainbuster! -Slowly but surely,
Santos Escobar opting to not go for the cover,
increasing the damage here on Wes Lee.
[Vic] Take a look at Legado del Fantasma, into the covers!
Shoulders are down, center of the ring,
everything on the line, and Lee again kicks out at two.
[Wade] Was that an assisted 450 splash there?
[Beth] I'm sure Bronson Reed breathing a sigh of relief
as he came dangerously close to losing his own North American title
while standing on the apron!
[Vic] Again, that is the danger of this match.
[Beth] Take a look at this. Speaking of innovation, Joaquin Wilde!
This trio working in complete precision.
[Vic] Lee trying to get back into this matchup,
but Wilde, one shot to the midsection.
Oh, and Lee able to hold on to the top rope!
Lee now, close to his corner! Almost made the tag!
[Wade] Millimeters away from that tag to the big man, Bronson Reed.
-Will he get a take two? -This time it works!
Lee gets the tag, and in comes the colossal Bronson Reed,
the North American champion, Beth,
who had a 14-year journey to put gold around his waist.
[Beth] Bronson Reed not about to let up on his title reign just yet.
Stopping the momentum of Legado straight in its tracks, as the train…
Speaking of tracks, the train's warming up!
[Vic] Oh! Reed, right into Wilde.
Right into Mendoza. Wilde to the top rope, and…
Oh, Reed… Done goofing around, done having fun.
-[Beth] Hold up! -You got to be kidding me.
How strong is Bronson Reed?
-[Beth] Effortlessly! -[Reed yells]
[Vic] Two for one!
[Wade] Marching around that ring.
Samoan drop there, could have held him up forever.
How on earth do you stop a man like Bronson Reed?
[crowd chanting]
[Vic] You can just hear the Capitol Wrestling Center off that suplex!
Reed now in control, and with that one tag, Beth,
Bronson Reed changed the game here tonight.
[crowd chanting]
[referee] Hey, hey, hey! Wait… Wait for the tag.
[Vic] Oh! Mendoza… Wait, a tag was made.
-Escobar is now legal. -[Wade] Bronson Reed making
-a huge mistake there… -Wait, not again!
[Vic and Wade] Oh!
[Vic] Michinoku driver! Cover by Escobar!
Carter breaks things up at two.
[Wade] Those championships are about to change hands right there.
Luckily for Bronson Reed, Nash Carter with the save.
How on Earth did Santos Escobar pull that off?
[Vic] I don't know, but this match is still continuing.
[Beth] I got to wonder how much it took out of him too,
but Joaquin Wilde still in this, trying to slow down Carter.
[Vic] Wilde looking for the German suplex. Standing switch by Carter.
Carter, sharp elbow to the temple. Wilde picks up momentum,
and that momentum stopped with a jumping knee.
-Carter back in, caught an elbow. -[Wade] You just feel this match
really starting to break down now, balanced on a knife-edge.
-[Vic] Oh, that's it! -Beautiful.
[Vic] Cover! The count, is at…
Wes Lee, at the end, saves the day for MSK and Bronson Reed.
[Wade] Innovation, quirky personalities, but somehow successful.
What a save! I've never seen anything like it in my life,
managing to hold on to those championships for his side.
[crowd cheering]
[groans]
[yells]
-Oh, my… -[Vic] Oh, my!
[crowd cheering]
[yells]
[Vic] Back into the ring, live-action,
that was a little bit more than a squish from Bronson Reed.
Wilde now, up on the shoulders.
Lee with the double stomp! Wilde's been taken out.
The only one left is Mendoza. Mendoza, walking.
Oh, he's caught with a superkick!
Got him more on the jaw.
Wilde, out.
Santos, out.
Mendoza turned inside out!
-[Beth] Uh-oh! -[Vic] Oh!
-Another tag was made! -Here we go!
Surely this has to be it from the big man.
For all of the titles, Tsunami!
[crowd] One, two, three!
[bell rings]
[crowd cheering]
[female announcer] Here with your winners, and still
the NXT tag team champions, MSK, and the NXT's North American champion,
Bronson Reed!
[intense music playing]
[Vic] They trusted each other, Beth. They believe in one another,
and in the end, this trio is taking home all the gold.
[Beth] That's the look of triumph right there in the ring, and unfortunately,
Legado's looking worse for wear after quite a battle top to bottom.
What a spectacle to kick off TakeOver: In Your House here tonight.
Bronson Reed, standing tall as the north American champion,
but let's take a look here at this moment.
Santos Escobar, emotionally losing it, and boom!
[Vic] That definitely was a little bit more than a squish.
[Beth] One more look at Reed. Not only decimating Escobar,
but destroying a good portion of the Capitol Wrestling Center.
[Vic] Then, it was back in the ring, had the finishing touches,
but first, restarted by MSK, and then the exclamation point,
the colossal Bronson Reed from high above.
[Wade] Yeah, I'm telling you right now, nobody will ever get up from that Tsunami.
What a performance from the North American champion
and the tag champions in the winner-takes-all matchup.
[intense music playing]
[Reed] This…
is ours!
No way!
[upbeat music playing]
[maniacal laughter]
What is so funny?
Bayley, I challenge you at Hell in a Cell,
and I promise you, you won't be laughing then.
I accept, and after beat you at Hell in a Cell,
I will be the only one laughing!
[laughs]
Kyle O'Reilly, huge main event tonight.
Fatal 5-way for the NXT championship. What's going through your mind?
Hey, it's a nice day for a fight and a perfect day to become NXT…
-Cool Kyle, there he is! -Yeah, the goofball!
Why are you interviewing this loser?
All right, guys. Guess I'll start things a bit early then.
[uproar]
-Get out of the property. -Don't touch my boy!
[uproar]
Come on, Gargano! Come on!
[Vic] And we're continuing tonight, carrying over.
I hope our host Todd Pettengill's ready!
[uproar]
What an unbelievable six-man tag matchup.
Bronson Reed, MSK, retaining their titles,
and the matches just keep on coming, folks.
Xia Li taking on Mercedes Martinez,
and I want to take you back to where it all began.
Mae Young Classic 2017. Let's go to the videotape.
What are you doing here with this thing?
-Hey, Stephanie Wiand. -McKenzie Mitchell, actually.
Oh, because Stephanie and I had no chemistry.
-That's unfortunate. -None.
-VHSs aren't really a thing anymore. -- I got a B-roll.
We do it all digitally. We can just play it through the truck.
You want me to bring it to the truck?
-No… -They got RCA cables?
I'll bring it to the truck.
Guys, play the clip.
[Vic] McKenzie showing Todd how we do things nowadays,
but look, it was four years ago
that Mercedes Martinez in the Mae Young Classic, defeated Xia Li.
Xia Li talked about this recently as being an embarrassment to her family.
It was a big victory at the time for Mercedes Martinez,
but perhaps it was a bigger defeat in the life of Xia Li.
[crowd cheering]
[applause]
[Mercedes Martinez's music playing]
[bell rings]
[female announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making her way to the ring, from Brass City, CT,
Mercedes Martinez!
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[Beth] I was in attendance at the Mae Young Classic,
when Martinez met Xia Li four years ago. Xia gave a great effort,
but she didn't have the experience at that time to fend off Martinez.
What should have been a learning experience
ended up being something that Xia just couldn't let go,
and it's festered within her.
That's what's brought us to this moment here tonight.
[Xia Li's music playing]
[yells]
[music continues]
[Vic] With the backing of Mei Ying, Tian Sha,
Xia Li, no doubt, Wade, felt absolutely humiliated four years ago.
Let's be honest, anyone who saw Xia Li in that match
four years ago would have concluded
that Xia Li was not going to amount to much here in NXT.
-Ring the bell! -[bell rings]
And that is because of Mercedes Martinez. Fast forward to now though,
and Tian Sha have managed to transform Xia Li
into something like an ancient warrior.
[Vic] And this grudge match thrown to the outside,
and you see Xia Li focusing right back in on the ribcage,
on the stomach of Mercedes Martinez.
Don't forget what happened this past Tuesday.
[Beth] Yeah, like a shark to blood, we saw that attack from Xia Li
on Mercedes Martinez, and Martinez continuing to…
-[Vic] Whoa! -…in a matchup, despite the pain.
Nothing will stand in the way of Martinez finding success.
[Vic] What a backdrop by Mercedes Martinez.
Now Martinez, as you know, Beth, as tough as they come, but…
Two!
[Vic] Mercedes he's to put this Tian Sha problem behind her,
refocus maybe on the NXT women's title.
[Beth] Listen, Mercedes Martinez deals in reality,
not mythological stories. Martinez buys in the competition
who's standing in front of her. That athlete.
She's isn't about to be rattled by a visual threat of Tian Sha.
[Vic] Oh, again focusing on the ribs, on the stomach.
Look, it's Xia Li just pulling apart as much as she can,
bending the rules, not breaking them,
but inflicting damage to Mercedes Martinez.
And look, I mean, it was pretty simply stated by the…
Martinez had several weeks ago.
Xia Li is here to purge Martinez tonight.
[Wade] This is something common in history.
She needs to get this out of her way in order to progress.
Clearly, this is something that sat in the mind of Xia Li for four years.
The difference is now, she's in a position to do something about it
and conquer her past opponent.
Mae Ying who purged fear from Xia Li, reborn Xia Li into a warrior.
It's Xia Li now who understands she was punished for past failures
like four years ago, and is here to right her wrongs
against Mercedes Martinez, as again trending number one, NXT TakeOver!
We can feel your energy on digital media.
We certainly can feel it from this compacity crowd,
the largest attended event in Capitol Wrestling Center history.
[Wade] A lot of people here wanting to question the mythos.
-As Beth mentioned… -Oh, no.
-Oh, my word! -[referee] Knock it off!
[Wade] This looks [indistinct]…
Straight across that damaged midsection. I mean…
Mercedes Martinez says it herself.
She is a woman who will never stay down.
She might not get the choice after tonight.
[Vic] And again, Martinez could not have come into this match, Beth, at 100%.
[Beth] No, again. Martinez, we saw the damage done to that rib cage.
She's the one that she's never to back away from a challenge.
Her best attribute is her ability to overcome,
but in this instance, Xia Li's not given her a second to breathe.
[Wade] Now, it's an act in humiliation from Xia Li,
just toying with Mercedes Martinez. Not many people have ever been able to say
they've been able to do that with Mercedes Martinez.
[Vic] Xia Li continuing to focus on that rib cage,
and sternum first goes Martinez into the turnbuckle.
[Wade] Martinez in a complete mess at this point.
She may never have been treated this way in the past.
[Vic] You can feel the rage coming out, as Xia Li now measuring Martinez.
Again, with a dropkick,
and it drops Martinez all the way to the outside.
[Wade] Snapping the back of the neck of Martinez against that middle rope, Beth.
[Beth] Xia Li's doling out a variety of suffering here,
but Martinez is able to usually transform vulnerability into motivation.
[yells]
-[Vic] Oh, no! -[Wade] Well, there you go.
That is the veteran wiles of Mercedes Martinez,
suckering in Xia Li, just when Xia had that momentum.
Got a little too cocky.
[Vic] Look at the referee's count right now, up to six, and Xia Li,
shin first off the post at seven, unable to get back to her feet.
Referee's at eight. Is Li going to be able to break the count?
She does, just before the count of nine, but Beth, has the damage been done?
[Beth] Well, I got to ask myself, because Xia Li's greatest offense is, of course,
-those razor-sharp kicks. -Great point.
[Beth] Without her ability to even stand, let alone throw a kick,
how much offense is Xia Li going to have?
[Vic] Li back to her feet, Martinez catching with the right hand,
and now, Mercedes Martinez starting to turn things around
in this matchup for herself. Back to the ribs, though,
goes Li, and Li with a kick! Gets dropped, Beth, to your point.
[Beth] But again suffering at just using that leg as a weapon.
[Vic] Oh, and one knee though.
Back to your point where one knee just dropped Mercedes Martinez.
-One knee. -[Wade] Xia Li undoubtedly
one of the best strikers in NXT, but right now, she can't get her balance.
She clearly cannot use that left leg, not the right leg even.
[Beth] The two bones of the lower leg, the tibia, the fibula,
may be cracked in that situation.
[Vic] Whoa, and now Martinez!
[indistinct]
[Vic] A royal butterfly! Li back to her feet.
Martinez starting to feed off the energy
here in the Capitol Wrestling Center, but no one home.
[Beth] And that is where Mercedes Martinez…
-[Vic] Ooh! -[Li yells]
[Beth] She finds, again, her motivation from getting back up,
but Xia Li, in this moment…
[Li yells]
[Vic] Xia Li has been relentless throughout this matchup,
tossing around Martinez, and it's Li now,
who can focus to channel her energy like she was taught by Mei Ying,
to take out, to purge Mercedes Martinez tonight, at In Your House.
[Wade] It's been a dominant performance thus far from Xia Li,
but once again taking too long, because of that damaged shin.
Mercedes Martinez suckered her and capitalized,
buying herself that vital breathing room.
[Vic] Beth, this is back to something Wade said earlier,
the veteraness, the wherewithal of Mercedes Martinez.
[Beth] There's a reason Mercedes Martinez has fared so well since coming to NXT,
been in the title hunt. It's moments like these,
being able to overcome and succeed in the face of a challenge.
[Vic] The ruggedness of Martinez, looking to plant Xia Li!
Cliffhanger connects!
Is it the end of the undefeated streak for Li?
And Li checked out at two. I mean…
We said this was a different Xia Li.
-Take one more look, feel the impact. Oh! -[crowd yells]
[Vic] Xia Li has not been defeated since aligning with Tian Sha.
It was a half-second away from suffering her first L.
[Beth] Guys, I was in the ring with Xia Li at the 2020 Women's Royal Rumble,
and she kicked my teeth into the back of my throat!
I can only imagine now, with that psychological game,
she was taught to ignore pain by Tian Sha, by Mei Ying.
[Vic] That's the point. Li starting to rise up,
and Martinez looking for another knee.
Xia Li, able to counter, able to roll through both women.
Back to the feet, and a jumping knee under the jaw!
[Wade] So much momentum blasting to the jaw of Xia Li.
Boa on the outside, saving his woman!
[referee] Knock it off. Hey, knock it off!
[Vic] Boa heads up, but look at Mercedes Martinez,
not going to back down from anyone.
-Let's go! -You want a piece of me, Boa?
Back it up! I'm talking to you, Boa. Back it up!
[Vic] Boa shoved out of the way.
Incoming… Oh!
[applause]
[referee] Two!
[Vic] Martinez not to be fooled!
[referee] Three!
[Vic] We talk about that rage coming out in Xia Li.
How about the rage coming out in Martinez?
[Beth] Xia Li is going to come to regret every bit of that attack.
[Wade] Xia Li letting out a visceral scream,
that Mercedes Martinez has her right where she wants her.
[Vic] Looking for that air raid crash.
Li doing her best now, out of desperation, to wiggle free.
But now, can Xia Li capitalize? Oh!
We talked about Li's striking ability.
That last strike out of nowhere. Martinez looks to be out!
Li into the cover, into the count!
-And Xia Li puts Martinez away! -[bell rings]
[female announcer] Here is your winner, Xia Li!
[Wade] Wow, there is simply no defense to a kick like that from Xia Li.
You cannot figure out the angle, you cannot figure out the speed,
you cannot figure out the power.
[Beth] A spectacular effort by Mercedes Martinez.
You see a moment here, Xia Li creating space,
and it would be the momentum from this kick through the jaw
just leveling Mercedes Martinez after an incredible effort,
and Xia Li taking home her very first NXT: TakeOver victory.
[Vic] Not only that, putting to rest
what happened nearly four years ago at the Mae Young Classic.
[intense music]
[speaks Mandarin]
[Vic] She's directing Boa to get the steel chair!
[uproar]
[Li yells]
[Vic] No, no, no!
When Martinez…
-[speaks Mandarin] -Hey, that's it.
-Mercedes, let's go. -[speaks Mandarin]
-Go back, this match is over. -[speaks Mandarin]
[indistinct]
[Vic] Beth, I think Martinez realized what Xia Li had planned,
and now, Martinez might be having those thoughts
right through her mind as well! Boa!
[Wade] The plan backfired here for Xia Li!
[Beth] The bad intentions being laid out on Tian Sha!
[yells]
[crowd roars]
[Beth] A little revenge there for Boa.
[ref] Let's go, give it back!
[crowd cheering]
[Mercedes] You want to take me out? I'm going to break your neck!
[panting] No!
[Vic] Not the purge that Xia Li had in her mind.
-Come on! -[groans]
[groans]
[intense chord]
[crowd roars]
I'm not scared!
I'm not scared! Watch!
[Li yells]
[Martinez laughs]
[uproar]
[Li grunts]
[Martinez] All right!
Ready to go, bitch? Let's go!
[uproar]
[indistinct]
[crowd buzzing]
[loud banging]
[banging intensifies]
[yells]
[groans]
[Beth] Martinez doing everything she can.
Don't do it!
[yells]
-[Vic] Oh! -[crowd roars]
[crowd buzzing]
[Vic] Mei Ying just decimating Mercedes Martinez.
[Xia Li's music playing]
[Vic] Mei Ying has risen!
What does this mean for Tian Sha?
What does this mean for NXT?
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-Let's do this! -Bring it!
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TakeOver: In Your House. I'm not going to lie,
this is not how we envisioned ourselves being represented tonight.
By now, everybody should be calling us the new NXT tag-team champions,
but GYV, they took that moment away from us.
-So now, on Tuesday… -On Tuesday, we break their limbs!
GYV, you asked for this!
You boys talking about how you want to scrap,
how you want tornado rules, how you want to show us
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[faint applause]
Boo!
[Vic] Well, you're listening to "Dark Dark World", by Poppy,
from the album Eat NXT Soundtrack,
and "NXT Loud Theme Song", for NXT TakeOver: In Your House,
available now on Apple Music and Spotify.
While that tornado tag-team match takes place this Tuesday,
how about what's coming up next? 'Cause the energy has been off the charts.
The largest crowd in Capitol Wrestling Center history
is about to witness who will carry on the million-dollar legacy.
In this great industry of wrestling,
only one championship stands above them all.
[muted music]
[Di Biase] Why?
Because it is the most expensive, most elegant,
most prestigious title in the history of this industry.
-Take a look! -Oh, my word!
The million-dollar championship.
Solid gold and diamonds, the highest quality stones,
and fashioned by the best jeweler in this country.
There's no title in the wrestling world like my title.
This title represents fortune…
fame…
status.
It is one of a kind.
But the million-dollar championship exemplifies
more than just the exorbitant price tag.
It embodies the measure of a man.
Watch carefully!
It means you can outwork the rest of that roster in the ring.
Get the job done, no matter the cost.
The personification of success between the ropes,
and outside of them as well.
The value this title has runs in the millions,
but the honor that comes with holding it is priceless.
NXT is shaping the future of this business.
Everyone wants to be NXT champion,
north American champion, tag-team champion.
As a champion in my day, I understand those goals,
but I'm looking for someone who is going to take NXT
by the jacket collar and make it theirs, just like I did.
A man who represents what this championship means.
You have an unlimited gas tank in the ring,
can go with anyone, a matchup nightmare
of anyone that stands across that ring from you.
Ted DiBiase, looking for a man worthy enough
to carry on that million-dollar legacy!
Ted, the one guy who can carry that legacy is LA Knight.
Cameron Grimes! [laughs]
Gentlemen, it's time for you both
to literally climb the ladder of success.
[rock music playing]
-You said it wasn't about the money! -To be the million-dollar man.
It was about what happens in between these ropes.
Whether I need to climb this ladder one by one to prove it…
I stand head and shoulders above everybody walking the wrestling Earth.
[announcer] When Cameron Grimes is in between these ropes,
Cameron Grimes cannot be beat!
At In Your House, whoever wins this ladder match
will become the new million-dollar champion.
[laughter]
[Ted DiBiase's music playing]
[female announcer] Please welcome WWE Hall of Famer,
the million-dollar man, Ted DiBiase!
[Vic] This is the moment, Beth, you and I have been waiting for.
I can't believe we're about to witness a ladder match
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[Beth] The million-dollar championship made its debut in 1989,
when it became a centerpiece for some of WWE's most legendary moments,
and of course, the championship belt has become synonymous with opulence
and opportunity, the key to the kingdom to do whatever the hell you want.
[Vic] The winner tonight will become only the third man
not named Ted DiBiase to hold that prestigious title.
[LA Knight's music playing]
[Bell rings]
[female announcer] The following contest is a ladder match
for the million-dollar championship!
Introducing first, from Hagerstown, Maryland,
weighing in at 240 pounds, LA Knight!
[Vic] So Wade, is LA Knight…
a man worthy enough to carry on
the prestigious legacy of the Million-Dollar Man?
Right here!
[Wade] Well, the man looks like a million bucks!
He lives in a mansion, drinks champagne.
He likes fast cars, fast ladies.
There is no finer embodiment of the Million-Dollar Man's legacy
than that man right there.
What's his name? LA Knight!
[Beth] Well, I'm sure LA Knight likes spending money, but let's be honest,
Cameron Grimes built his wealth from the ground up,
while LA Knight is here to be handed everything.
He's an entitled, spoiled brat if you ask me.
[Vic] Will LA Knight be the first to climb the ladder
and to retrieve the briefcase that holds the million-dollar title?
[Cameron Grimes's music playing]
[female announcer] His opponent, from Burlington, North Carolina,
weighing in at 220 pounds, Cameron Grimes!
[Vic] Well, Beth, it was Grimes who said yesterday,
"Ted should give me a chance."
[Beth] I mean, Cameron Grimes has been begging
for the approval of Ted DiBiase for a long time now,
and I really can't see why
Ted DiBiase doesn't want to invest everything in Grimes.
It's kind of this moment where Grimes has to prove himself on this grand stage,
and I think he's more than capable of doing so.
[Wade] Well, you don't get handed the keys to a million-dollar kingdom.
Tonight, Grimes has to earn it, despite the millions in the bank account of…
[LA Knight] …right there. We ain't talking about that.
[Wade] …Cameron Grimes, you cannot buy class,
and LA Knight is all class.
[raucous music playing]
[Vic] There again…
the most expensive, most elegant title in the history…
[crowd chanting]
[Vic] …of this industry,
rising high above the capital wrestling center.
[crowd cheers]
Gonna get that, right there!
[man] It's what it's all about.
[indistinct]
[LA Knight] You suck, cowboy!
[crowd jeers]
[crowd chants]
-[referee] Ring the bell! -[bell rings]
[crowd chants]
[Vic] Well, the trash-talking beginning…
[crowd cheers]
Don't play into that!
[Vic] I meant the trash talk coming from the Capitol Wrestling Center.
Already these two just grabbing onto each other.
Again, you got to get up the ladder. You got to retrieve
the million-dollar title, and, Beth,
experience in ladder matches goes to Cameron Grimes.
[Beth] Of course, Grimes a part of TakeOver 30
ladder match for the North American title.
While Grimes was not victorious, he learned a lot from that experience.
He also has the advantage in this matchup by only having one opponent,
which was a luxury he didn't have the last time.
[Vic indistinct]
L… A… Knight!
[Vic] That man considers himself the megastar of NXT.
[Wade] Rob, it is so difficult to get yourself…
[announcers laugh]
[Wade] How on earth can you ever call that guy classy?
[crowd cheers]
[Wade] Did you ever see the Million-Dollar Man do anything like that?
-I don't think so. -[Beth] I don't know.
What he lacks in class, he's got in sass, and I like that.
[Wade] We'll just go back to your point there about LA Knight being a megastar.
It is so difficult to get yourself on TakeOvers here in NXT.
We have a packed roster. Everybody's scrambling to get on there,
but one man, since arriving at NXT, has been every single TakeOver.
It seems that man is LA Knight.
He calls himself the face of NXT as we take another look
at the face of NXT getting slapped around right now.
[Vic] All right, now, Cameron Grimes has been in control
of this ladder match, of this matchup. I mean, Cameron Grimes really believes
he embodies what this championship represents,
fortune, fame, and status.
[Beth] Cameron Grimes has been pounding the pavement…
-[Vic] Whoa! -…for a long time here in NXT,
and you see right there, that experience coming to play.
Don't forget the technical savage is a beast in the ring.
[Vic] LA Knight may be replanning what he's think…
Oh, no, LA Knight the first one to get his hands on a ladder.
[Wade] Look who's sat there waiting for him. It's Cameron Grimes.
Strange strategy there from LA Knight, but perhaps this explains it.
[Vic] Ooh! A nasty fall for Grimes, but now, LA Knight,
back to your point about strategy the one standing inside the ring,
and just looking to launch that ladder!
-[Beth] Oh, man! -Wow!
[Wade] Listen to the bass in that landing of the ladder on the floor.
Do not want that connecting with you, I can assure you of that.
[Vic] LA Knight connecting with that stiff clothesline, dropping Grimes.
[crowd boos]
[Vic] LA Knight…
[indistinct]
[Vic] …taking time to look into the Capitol Wrestling Center.
Shouldn't he going out, grabbing a ladder?
[Wade] I think he's smart enough to pace himself right now.
He realizes you're not going to beat a man like Cameron Grimes too easily.
You have to slowly, methodically destruct that man.
[Beth] I don't know, I think it all comes down to ego.
I don't think LA Knight can even help himself when it comes to pandering
to the crowd and trying to get that adulation.
He's obsessed with it!
[Vic] He said he's head and shoulders above everyone else in the locker room.
Very open that he can outperform, outlast, outwork the entire roster.
Hey, could LA Knight now climb the rungs of the ladder all the way to the top?
Could LA Knight retrieve that million-dollar championship?
Look at Cameron Grimes, and both men on the ladder.
Knight falls off the ladder. Grimes trying to climb,
and now both men back to even.
[Wade] Cameron Grimes, as nimble as a cat there,
speeding his way off the ladder… Wow!
LA Knight slowly pondered his way up, my word.
[Vic] Whoa!
[Beth] We just about got leveled by a ladder.
[Wade] There's been a lot of pandemonium around NXT,
and I'm expecting more of that to continue tonight.
The place has been wild the last few weeks.
[Vic] Both men now trying to jockey for position with this ladder.
LA Knight finally looking for an old-fashioned right-handed…
Cameron Grimes sidestepping that.
[crowd roars]
[Vic] Certainly a different type of match.
Look, this is In Your House, the million-dollar ladder match.
First of its kind, the MO of In Your House.
Talking about the Hog Pen Match, Buried Alive Match, Crybaby Match,
Hell in a Cell, which, of course,
Hell in a Cell comes to you next Sunday, live here on Peacock,
but this is for the million-dollar championship.
And now both men with ladders!
[Beth] We're about to have a ladder joust right here!
[Vic] Something's got to give. Cameron Grimes dropped the ladder!
[Beth] All that steel crashing on the fingers of Cameron Grimes.
[Vic] Knight taking to the outside. Look, Cameron Grimes now.
Both these men have had the same idea.
Both want to carry on this legacy, but who's going to climb to the top?
-[Beth] High level of intensity. -[Vic] Again, LA Knight.
[Beth] Throughout this matchup,
Grimes just giving it his all in every moment.
-[Grimes grunts] -[announcers] Oh!
[Wade] Horrible landing there for LA Knight.
A wedge between that ladder and the security barrier,
but once again, alone in the ring with a ladder is Cameron Grimes.
[Vic] Just nasty. Take one more look. Knight's ribs, back, and spine.
[Beth] Essentially, a steel spear, and LA Knight is pinned.
[Vic] Look at… Look at Cameron Grimes!
Winding up LA Knight.
Oh!
What a kick to the chest!
Looked like Englund earlier today.
[Wade] Absolutely superb performance from Englund,
and what a performance it's been thus far from Cameron Grimes.
Opting to not capitalize, though. LA Knight is down.
There is a ladder in the ring.
[Vic] Ladders all around the Capitol Wrestling Center right now,
at the disposal of both these superstars, as LA Knight somehow back to his feet,
gets a handful of hair, caught an elbow for his troubles.
Oh!
[Wade] You have to say that was a huge error there from Cameron Grimes.
He had LA Knight down on the outside. There was a ladder already in the ring.
Cameron Grimes perhaps not aware of that.
Needed to take his chance when it was there.
[Beth] Speaking to that, having two ladders…
-[Vic] Oh! -[Beth] Wow!
[Wade] It's going from bad to worse, Beth.
[Beth] Absolutely, Cameron Grimes just getting leveled by that steel.
LA Knight feeling awful proud of himself, but again…
shortchanging himself by pandering.
[crowd boos]
[Wade] The man loves the spotlight.
The spotlight loved the Million-Dollar Man.
That is the legacy of the Million-Dollar Man, right there.
[Vic] LA Knight not making any friends here in the Capitol Wrestling Center.
You talk about the Million-Dollar Man…
The hall of famer himself, Ted DiBiase, ringside seat.
[LA Knight] Here, go ahead and meet him!
[Vic] LA Knight again, driving Grimes off the barricade here,
and now doing the damage right in front of Ted DiBiase.
[crowd boos]
You don't think that's a million-dollar champion, do you?
You don't think that's a million-dollar champion?
[Beth] This is totally unnecessary. Go climb the ladder,
grab the briefcase. Come on!
[Wade] Well, he's totally right. He asked the Million-Dollar Man,
"You don't think that looks like a million-dollar champion, do you?"
Well, I don't.
[Vic] Oh, LA Knight, this time, tastes the barricade.
Same to be said now for LA Knight, as Cameron Grimes
trying to regroup, trying to refocus.
Could Cameron Grimes carry on the legacy?
[Wade] Nobody would ever question the toughness,
the ability in the ring of Cameron Grimes.
[Vic] Oh!
Talk about a shortcut.
Right out here, right in front of Ted DiBiase.
Getting… Oh!
Did you see the barricade move about six inches?
[Wade] Yeah, it already got damaged by Bronson Reed and Santos Escobar.
Really, I'm surprised it's still standing at this point.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] And LA Knight finally getting his hands on yet another ladder,
and this is a supersize ladder!
[Beth] Ultra-high ladder means ultra-high damage!
[Vic] Cameron Grimes got back to his feet. LA Knight now giving chase.
[Wade] LA Knight seems to have some sort of master plan up his sleeve here.
[Vic] Again, Wade, you are no stranger to ladder matches.
[Wade] Yeah, no stranger to them, but never actually won any of them.
I did not have the correct skill set for ladder matches.
I will say, based on the people in this room, I would…
-[Vic] Boom! -…have given the advantage
to Cameron Grimes, knowing how nimble he is,
what a great high flyer he is, but right now, it's that man, LA Knight,
who is in the driving seat.
[Beth] Well, the thing about ladder matches is win, lose or draw,
it's the type of match that changes you forever.
Many a career made in ladder matches, many a career ended in ladder matches.
[Vic] There you see that million-dollar title in its briefcase,
hanging high above the ring, here inside the Capitol Wrestling Center,
as LA Knight continues to damage, and I'm sure, in his own mind,
embarrassed Cameron Grimes, here in front of Ted DiBiase himself.
[Wade] Well, no visible by its absence in this match thus far
is that golden ladder of Ted DiBiase's,
perhaps because it's simply too heavy to pick up,
if that is indeed…
[Vic] Whoa! Speaking of getting picked up!
[Grimes groans]
[crowd cheering]
Knight just ricocheting off the ladder.
Cameron Grimes… Did you see the eyes, Beth?
Did you see the eyes of Cameron Grimes?
[Beth] Cameron Grimes seeing an opportunity,
looking squarely up at that glistening million-dollar belt.
[Vic] Oh! And now swinging that ladder for everything he's got.
[Beth] Grimes about to prepare an insurance policy
to make sure LA Knight doesn't get up.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Grimes… Whoa! Oh!
[Wade] Went straight for the man marbles,
but just ahead of the game was LA Knight there, fortunately for him.
[Vic] Looking for another German suplex was Grimes.
Knight trying to turn things around, certainly does.
Oh, the back breaker!
[LA Knight groans]
[Vic] Did you see how the ladder was positioned under Cameron Grimes?
[Wade] It took as much out of LA Knight as it did Cameron Grimes, however.
[Beth] Take a look at this. Cameron Grimes and Knight landing
where there is absolutely no flexibility in the ladder.
[Wade] That right elbow, right tricep area of LA Knight clearly giving him
a lot of grief, hit the side of that ladder on the way down.
[Vic] Beth, you brought up the dangers of a ladder match.
Wade, you talk about your ability inside the ladder match.
The ladder has no remorse for anyone,
as once again, LA Knight grabbing the supersize ladder.
[Wade] Then just acts like an evil piece of twisted steel
once it clashes with skin and bone,
and LA Knight and Cameron Grimes are both fully aware of that at this point.
[Beth] Grimes still clutching at that ladder, showing life,
and LA Knight just ruthless in his attack.
[Vic] I just looked up from our desk,
and the welts that are forming on the left bicep of Cameron Grimes,
along with his back, as LA Knight opening up this ladder.
That ladder would walk him straight to the million-dollar title.
[Beth] Once again, navigating these ladders is no easy task.
They don't always behave as they're intended to.
[Wade] Well, let's say something for the unyielding nature
of this man, Cameron Grimes. Should've been down,
should've been out several times by now, but clearly likes the smell of money,
and wants that million-dollar championship.
[Vic] Cameron Grimes just showing us something that money can't buy.
It's called heart, and…Turned around!
And Grimes, again, eats the ladder face first.
[Beth] This isn't about fortune for Cameron Grimes.
Cameron Grimes earned his own fortune.
[Vic] What, again, is on the mind here of LA Knight?
Knight has come in with a plan, and is destroying Cameron Grimes,
as once again, continuing to trend number one, NXT TakeOver.
And right now, it's all about who will carry on
the million-dollar legacy in this ladder match for the million-dollar title.
[Wade] In big matches like this, a lot of superstars have that rush.
[LA Knight] Let's take a trip to the Moon!
-[Wade laughs] -[Beth] Oh, hold on!
[Vic] Oh!
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Well, trip taken, but it was a one-way ticket for LA Knight.
[Beth] It was a detour straight to hell for LA Knight!
[Wade] LA Knight falling on his own sword right there.
[crowd chants]
[Vic] And listen to the Capitol Wrestling Center,
as now, it's Cameron Grimes feeding off the energy,
lighting up the chest of LA Knight.
[Beth] LA Knight might need to hit a plastic surgeon after this matchup.
[LA Knight groans]
[Grimes yells]
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Cameron Grimes going into a new stratosphere!
[Wade] The Capitol Wrestling Center coming to life for Cameron Grimes,
but LA Knight does not need the people behind him.
He is his own man.
[Beth] Yeah, he doesn't need the people, he just needs a cheap handful of hair.
[Vic] Oh! He might need a chiropractor now!
LA Knight just upended into that huge ladder.
And for Cameron Grimes, this could be the moment, Beth.
The door could now be opening for Grimes.
[Beth] Grimes thinking about all the damage done throughout this matchup.
His motivation, high above the ring, glistening,
that million dollar championship!
[Vic] LA Knight… Oh!
Knight again wiped out!
Cameron Grimes, look at Cameron Grimes, guys.
Grimes crawling to the center of the ring. Look up, Cameron, just look up!
[Grimes] I want that gold!
[Vic] He wants the what?
[Beth] That gold!
He said he wants the gold.
[Wade] He's going for the big one. That thing must be heavy!
[Vic] Cameron Grimes talked about making a statement.
Cameron Grimes dragging that gold ladder.
Is Cameron Grimes about to cash in his golden ticket
to carry on the legacy of the million-dollar match?
[Wade] It must just be gold-plated.
Clearly, he was not struggling as much as I was suspecting there.
[Beth] Well, he's looking to climb that ladder in style and get this win.
[Vic] There's that gold ladder. Listen to the Capitol Wrestling Center!
[crowd chants]
[Vic] No, wait. Cameron, climb!
[Wade] They wanted to go to the Moon. It ain't going that far,
but it's going somewhere even better!
[Beth] I can only imagine the physical pain Cameron Grimes is in.
[Vic] Grimes starting to climb!
Cameron Grimes half way up the golden ladder!
Grimes is fingertips away from the million-dollar title!
Grimes had his hand on it! Cameron Grimes, so close!
-[Beth] One more rung! -Again, Grimes!
LA Knight now, meeting Grimes at the pass. Both men now high above the ring.
[Beth] The physical toll both of these men have experienced.
[Vic] Ooh, Knight's legs wobbling! Knight!
-[Beth] Come on, Grimes! -Cameron… Oh, LA Knight!
[announcers] Oh!
[Wade] Almost decapitating Cameron Grimes, falling across that top rope.
[Vic] Oh! Grimes turning things inside out, but both men are down.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] You can see the million-dollar title starting to shake.
[crowd chanting]
[Vic] This, indeed, is awesome!
This is about the million-dollar championship.
Who will climb the ladder of success?
[Beth] Take a look at the wreckage all around, human and otherwise.
Both of these ladders are in rough shape.
[Wade] This has been a savage experience for both men in the matchup,
but we need a conclusion.
[Beth] Both these men struggling to get to their feet.
[Vic] And LA Knight back in control.
Again, both these men, just take a look.
I'm in awe at the absolute destruction laying around us.
At our feet is Cameron Grimes, rolling to the outside,
and LA Knight having none of it.
[Wade] Got damage on his mind. I have to say at this point,
one of the tells is who is moving better out of the two men.
All the abuse they've been through, you have to say
the momentum is with LA Knight right now.
[Vic] Oh!
[Wade] Only more so after that.
[Vic] And at this point in the matchup,
for LA Knight to be continuing to beat down and wear down Cameron Grimes…
LA Knight now constructing his own playground here at In Your House.
[Wade] It's control, it's methodical.
LA Knight knows exactly what he's doing here,
and it does not bode well at all for that man, Cameron.
[Vic] Grimes doing the best he can, as Knight fell off the stage for a moment.
LA Knight comes in with another huge kick, right under the jaw!
[Beth] Well, the best he can is quite effective.
LA Knight is reeling, and now, we've got that space and momentum
we need for Cameron Grimes.
[Wade] Knees have turned to jelly at this point for LA Knight.
Somehow, this man gaining that momentum back, Cameron Grimes.
[Vic] And there, again, the man who's watching firsthand
his legacy get carried on, as LA Knight was hiding behind security.
And you can't call it a cheap shot.
[Wade] Always thinking, always got a plan, has LA Knight.
[Beth] Every shortcut in the book.
[LA Knight indistinct]
[Vic] LA Knight… Looking to Ted DiBiase right in the eyes is Cameron Grimes.
He said he was cat-like.
[Wade] Nimble like a cat! It's working again for Cameron Grimes.
[Vic] Cameron Grimes… Whoa!
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Cameron Grimes continuing to climb. He's as high as the damn title!
[announcers] Oh!
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] We are witnessing two men destroying themselves
to carry on the Hall of Famer's legacy.
Grimes is back into the ring.
[Wade] Cameron Grimes using this entire arena to his advantage.
LA Knight is down! LA Knight might be out of this one!
[Beth] Cameron Grimes picking up the pace in this moment,
using every ounce of his strength to climb rung by rung of that glistening ladder.
-Just fingertips away. -[Vic] So close is Grimes!
Grimes is there, and getting cut off.
[Wade] How on Earth is LA Knight back on his feet?
[Vic] LA Knight now… Grimes takes out LA Knight!
And… Oh!
LA Knight wiped out again!
-Grimes! -[Beth] Grimes is getting a second wind!
[Wade] Cameron Grimes has it close.
[crowd jeering]
[Vic] Don't talk about it, be about it!
[Beth] He's about to, with new fervor!
[Vic] Climbing is Grimes, there's no one around!
Grimes has his hands on the title!
-[Beth] Pull it up, Grimes! -Grimes!
-[Beth] C'mon! -[Vic] So clo… No, no, no!
[Wade] Oh!
[Vic] Grimes just wiped out!
Cameron Grimes had his handprints all over the glass case!
[Wade] Cameron Grimes's body has been wrecked,
-but one thing is for sure… -[Vic] Knight's time is here!
[Wade] LA Knight has all the time in the world!
-Can he do it? -To the top!
[Vic] LA Knight reaching up!
[Wade] This is your moment!
Yes!
Come on, LA Knight!
He's done it!
Continuing the legacy of the Million-Dollar Man!
[female announcer] Here's your winner, and the new million-dollar champion,
LA Knight!
[Vic] Standing ovation from Ted DiBiase himself.
LA Knight, Beth, climbed rung by rung to win the million-dollar title.
[Beth] Take a look at the heart and effort here from Cameron Grimes.
Putting everything on the line, physical well-being.
Take a look at the height here, just rolling his body on LA Knight.
One more look from another angle,
so you can see just how high Cameron Grimes was.
[Vic] It's how much Cameron Grimes wanted to win,
how bad he wanted to call himself the million-dollar champion.
Had his hands on the briefcase,
but take a look at how far that nasty fall was.
I mean, one more time, LA Knight sending Grimes
all the way to the ramp on the outside, and then…
-Wel… -[Beth] I mean…
I want to be happy for LA Knight, but this is not the outcome I wanted.
[theme music]
[music fades]
[crowd chanting]
Damn right, [indistinct], damn right.
[Wade] While he's always been a head-turning megastar…
He's always had the mansions, the fast cars, the champagne,
but now, more importantly than all of that,
LA Knight is the new million-dollar champion!
He's asked us from day one, "Whose game is it?"
Well, tonight there can be no doubt it's LA Knight's game,
and that ain't bragging, it's just a fact of life.
[theme music]
[upbeat music]
[announcer] Monumental, any way you look at it.
-Wow! -Let's go!
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-[indistinct] -Okay…
[Vic] Guys, I'm hearing there's absolutely more carnage and more chaos
here at the Capitol Wrestling Center!
[uproar]
[Vic] Looked like our general manager, Mr. Regal, trying to get control,
but coming up next, a personal vendetta.
Raquel Gonzalez dominance in the women's division. Ember's Law!
This is a match guaranteed to change the foundation
of the greatest women's division in the world tonight!
[upbeat music]
[music fades]
[Wade] Ember Moon…
This match is the biggest singles championship opportunity
you have received in some time.
What does this opportunity and platform mean to Ember, the person and performer?
[crowd roars]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The new NXT women's champion,
Ember Moon!
As a person, it means the world to me.
I am going to rival Asuka. I'm going to rival Charlotte.
I am going to rival all those women that came before me,
and solidify myself in this NXT women's division.
[Vic] We got new tag-team champions!
[Moon] I'm here to make history.
[Beth] What a moment for Blackheart and Moon.
[Gonzalez] You may have been at the top of the food chain before, chiquita…
But not anymore.
[intense music playing]
Pick her up!
[indistinct], watch this!
[Gonzalez] I got rid of one half of the Ember-Shotzi unit…
Because I'm Raquel Gonzalez,
and there is nothing that I do that doesn't stand out.
I feel like someone needs to learn to accept
that I am the NXT women's champion.
This is my division.
This is my NXT.
[Moon] From the moment I came back to NXT,
Raquel Gonzalez has been a thorn on my side.
It took you taking away Shotzi
for me to realize what I really wanted…
and that's to hurt you.
[Gonzalez] This match is very important.
Yes, of course, I am big and I am strong,
but it's also sticking to what I know and doing what I know best,
because Ember Moon does come with a lot of experience,
and I feel that I perform best under pressure.
-[Wade] Oh! -[indistinct]
[Moon] You have me more focused than I have ever been, Raquel.
[woman] What if Ember hits the Eclipse on Sunday?
[Gonzalez] Per Ember's law, I am going to take care of business
by taking everything away for you.
[Gonzalez] At NXT TakeOver: In Your House,
I'm going to put Ember with her little friend, Shotzi…
On the bench.
[robotic voices] Destination, destruction.
Ember Moon.
[Ember Moon's music playing]
[Vic] Well, there is the challenge, and Beth, it's safe to say
Ember's law will be in full force here tonight.
[Beth] What Ember's Law states is a pretty simple rule of vengeance.
"You wrong me, and I'll wrong you back 100-fold."
But tonight, it's even bigger for Moon. Two huge things on her plate.
First of all, her best friend and tag partner, Shotzi Blackheart,
of course, put out of action by Gonzalez, beyond that, her ultimate goal:
becoming only the third ever two-time NXT women's champion.
[Vic] Looks like, tonight…
she takes care of business,
not only to put the NXT women's title back around her waist,
but also to hurt Raquel Gonzalez.
[Beth] That's what stood out to me from the press conference,
Ember Moon saying, "I want to hurt you."
This is a different Ember Moon out here tonight.
Vicious and aggressive.
[Vic] You see Ember Moon looking out into the largest crowd
here in Capitol Wrestling Center history,
and she'll have to feed off all that energy
if she wants to topple the champion at TakeOver.
[Raquel Gonzalez's music playing]
[Vic] And speaking of the champion, Wade,
sick and tired of having her experience questioned.
[Wade] Well, I had the opportunity to pose some questions to Raquel
at the NXT TakeOver: In Your House global press conference yesterday.
I posed that exact question about the experience differential
between her and Ember, and she raised a great point in response.
She pointed out that she's previously defeated highly experienced superstars,
like Io Shirai and Mercedes Martinez.
So, when it comes to experience, she is in the game.
It don't make a difference when you're as dominant as Raquel.
[Vic] Last time these two stood toe-to-toe in the ring,
it was Ember Moon who knocked out the champion.
-Will the same happen here tonight? -[bell rings]
The following contest, scheduled for one brawl,
is for the NXT women's championship!
[crowd cheering]
Introducing the challenger, from Dallas, Texas,
Ember Moon!
[yells]
[crowd cheering]
Her opponent, from Rio Grande Valley, Texas,
she is the NXT women's champion,
Raquel Gonzalez!
[Vic] Getting ready for this showdown,
the women's locker room talking about, buzzing about this match.
Smackdown women's champion, Bianca Belair, picking Raquel Gonzalez.
Natalya, someone who you're very familiar with, Beth,
saying that it's Ember Moon's time to shine.
[Beth] That's an opinion I certainly respect.
Both women, Bianca and Natalya, have a very powerful opinion.
They know what it's like to be in the ring with these women,
-and I gotta say Ember Moon… -[Vic] Here we go, right off the bat!
[Beth] …is motivated here to make that happen.
[Vic] Moon trying really quickly get at the champion. Goes up, goes down,
trying to take Gonzalez off her feet, the champion staying up.
[Wade] Yeah, impressive start here from Ember Moon,
knew she needed a hot start, try and catch the champ by surprise.
[Vic] Moon trying to slug away on Gonzalez.
Gonzalez swinging wildly, misses.
Moon now using her environment to her advantage.
Moon now, charging right in and goes up, gets caught, and gets planted!
[Wade] Like hitting a brick wall. Such is the intimidation,
the power, the strength of Raquel Gonzalez.
[Vic] And Gonzalez, now with Moon in her grasp.
Could be looking for that one-arm powerbomb,
and Moon able to counter!
Almost a modified head scissors took Gonzales out of the ring.
[Wade] Yeah, the heart of Gonzalez may have got tweaked on that too.
[Vic] And Dakota Kai, opening the door, momentary distraction.
And Moon face first almost into the front row!
[yells]
[Beth] This is exactly what Ember Moon was concerned about last week,
when she faced Dakota Kai, hoping to eradicate her
from the picture altogether,
but unfortunately, you see what a force Dakota Kai is in creating a distraction.
[Vic] Look, it was Gonzalez who brutalized Blackheart weeks ago.
Never shows remorse for her actions as the champion.
Now stalking the challenger. Look, Wade, momentum a powerful force of nature,
and Gonzalez has been riding that wave of momentum for over a year.
[Wade] Let me tell you this. Quite simply, Raquel Gonzalez is
the most improved wrestler on the planet over the past 12 months.
-And the best part… -Into the cover goes Raquel Gonzalez,
hook of the leg. Moon! Keeps her championship hopes alive.
[Wade] …is that the improvement has certainly not ended here.
She's still getting better, and there are no limits to how far she can go.
[indistinct]
[Beth] When you say improvement, let's define that a little bit.
She pinned Io Shirai at War Games, won the Dusty Cup,
became the first ever NXT tag champ,
main event at TakeOver 91, WrestleMania Weekend,
and our NXT women's champion has pretty much steamrolled
the women's division for the last year.
[Wade] Yeah, let's face it, the mastermind behind the rise of Raquel Gonzalez was
none other than the lady at ringside, Dakota Kai.
What a job she has done in the corner of Raquel.
[Vic] You just take a look at some of this matchup.
Early on, Raquel Gonzalez just showcasing her dominance, along with her strength.
Ember Moon now back to her feet for a moment,
trying anything she can do to take Gonzalez down,
and Gonzalez too strong for Moon.
[Wade] Too strong, too powerful, too big.
What can you do against an opponent that much bigger than you?
Now, Ember Moon just trying to create a little separation,
looking to fly through the air, and again gets caught, gets tossed,
and Raquel Gonzalez has been in the driver's seat
of this matchup since the beginning.
One-arm sidewalk slam!
[Wade] We have never seen a female like this in NXT before.
[Beth] Gonzalez just deflecting the offense of Ember Moon like it's nothing!
[Vic] Not often do we see Gonzalez leave her feet,
but she adds something to her repertoire. Into the cover, to retain her title.
Hook of the leg, and Moon kicking out at two,
but Beth, there was not a lot from the kick-out from the challenger.
[Beth] You can see why right here. Gonzalez just scooping up Moon,
and then planting her down on the hardest part of the ring,
in that corner, and then, boom!
[Wade] Now we see that twisting vader bomb there.
We speak about the improvement of Raquel, it's still ongoing every single week.
She brings out something new to keep her opponents guessing.
[Vic] Gonzalez now, again hoisting up Ember Moon.
Beth, have you ever seen a match like this for Ember Moon?
She is being decimated by Gonzalez!
[Beth] She's been twisted in a pretzel in that Canadian backbreaker,
and Ember Moon being tested to the extent of her physical limits in this moment,
but Moon a strong competitor in her own right,
and very creative in her offense.
[Vic] Well, Moon never to be counted out.
Ember Moon now trying to break free… Oh! And a nasty landing.
Again, the power from Gonzalez, into another cover.
Another kick-out by Ember Moon!
And Ember Moon now, Beth, she's got to find a new gameplan.
-She's got to switch things up. -[Beth] Yeah.
Matching strength for strength, head-to-head with Raquel Gonzalez
is not going to produce the results Moon needs.
She's got to stick and move quickly.
[Vic] Gonzalez continuing to talk trash,
and Dakota Kai giving Moon an earful as well,
but for Ember Moon, she's striking back in this matchup,
for Shotzi Blackheart. She's doing it for her best friend.
She's doing it also for all the naysayers, as Moon just shoved off.
Now, Moon trying to get back to her feet, trying to get any sort of offense.
Ember Moon, Wade, has not been able to get out of the gates.
-[Wade] It may well have been years… -Oh!
[Wade] …since Ember Moon has been so much of an underdog
as she is in this matchup, but finally coming back with some offense.
Perhaps getting that second wind, lighting the champion up here.
[Vic] Step-up Enziguri, and Gonzalez still has not been taken off her feet.
Moon, trying anything she can, any sort of combination.
Back in with a clothesline. Gonzalez is rocked.
Champion's starting to stagger. Grabs on to the challenger.
Oh! Another super kick under the jaw.
Gonzalez almost down to one knee.
Moon, with a forearm, just leveled the champion!
[Wade] Blasted right on the jaw, taking the champ clean off her feet,
and now, Ember getting that momentum.
[Beth] Ember Moon looking to progress to get that Eclipse.
-[Wade] Oh, Code Red! -[Vic] Cover, cover, cover!
And a kickout…
[Wade] Clearly, a little shout out there to Shotzi Blackheart.
[Beth] We see this evasive movement right here from Moon…
Ooh! Right… Right to the jaw.
And then, Moon here, getting creative with a Code Red,
but it would not be enough to keep Gonzalez down.
[Vic] Moon now trying to look for a submission.
We've seen her use this unique submission in the past.
Ember Moon bending the champion, making the champion pay.
Something Moon wanted to do tonight was hurt Gonzalez,
and the champion's in trouble.
Champion looking at the bottom rope, reaching out. So close!
Dakota Kai, what's she doing getting again?
[Wade] Ember Moon could barely get it locked on.
The champ is so huge! The champ making it to the rope.
The referee having to break this one off.
[Vic] Referee having to break the hold,
but, Derek and Beth, what you stated earlier, the X factor.
[Beth] And Dakota Kai was afraid her meal ticket
was going to slip between her fingers once again.
[Vic] What is on the mind, now, of Ember Moon?
[Wade] She tasted victory right there.
-Oh, my word! -[Vic] Look at her fly!
And the champion knocked into our laps.
[crowd cheering]
[Beth] Gonzalez is hurt!
[Vic] Well we've heard about Ember's Law in the past.
Willing to destroy anything in her path.
[Wade] I'm not getting in the way of these two ladies.
[Vic] Moon came back… Oh! For this sort of match, Beth.
Ember Moon came back, Wade, for this sort of moment, to make history.
Ember Moon could be on the verge of doing just that.
[Wade] Well, once again, the mastermind Dakota Kai getting involved there,
but it doesn't seem to have had any effect whatsoever.
Ember Moon, head of steam! This could be it!
[Vic] Moon into the cover, championship on the line.
Do we have a two-time…
Champion Gonzales kicks out at two and a half.
[Beth] Moon has been relentless in her attack on the champion.
[Wade] One thing you can never question about Ember Moon is her rugged nature,
her unbreakable spirit, and now, she tastes victory.
-She has it in her sights. -[Vic] Look where Moon's headed!
Ember Moon headed… Again!
What are you doing? [indistinct]
[Vic] Dakota Kai opening the door for Raquel Gonzalez.
And Gonzalez, big suplex!
[applause]
[Vic] Falls into the cover does the champion, to retain,
and Moon kicks out at two.
[Beth] When is enough is enough with Dakota Kai?
She's been the thorn in the entire women's division,
for the entire length of Gonzalez's title reign.
[Wade] We've said it before, we'll say it again.
She owns a slice of Raquel's championship,
so helpful has she been over the past 12 months.
Certainly not helpful right now for Ember Moon,
who is in a world of trouble.
[Beth] You can see the wheels turning in the head of Raquel Gonzalez,
she's going to her big moment right here.
[Vic] Gonzalez again looking for that one-arm powerbomb.
Moon doing anything she can.
Able to roll through, shoulders down, title on the line!
And Gonzalez able to kick free at two,
and then deliver a huge boot under the jaw.
Is this the door for the champion to retain her title tonight?
Moon kicks out of it too.
Near fall after near fall, and look, Raquel Gonzalez said it herself,
she performs best under pressure.
She's now in the pressure of being champion
in this high-stakes matchup against an athlete the caliber of Ember Moon.
[Beth] Well, I see the pressure cooker seems to be getting to Raquel Gonzalez,
as you see the frustration written all over her face.
Nothing she's been able to pull out has kept Ember Moon down.
[Vic] Again, the strength. Raquel Gonzalez hoisting up Ember Moon,
letting the challenger think about it for a moment…
[announcers] Oh!
-[Wade] Modified Eclipse. -[Vic] Modified Eclipse indeed.
Gonzales on rubber legs. Moon, now.
Moon can see, right now, her championship dreams.
[Wade] Gonzalez, glassy-eyed right now.
[Vic] Forearm drops down Gonzalez again. Ember Moon, getting caught by her hair.
Moon, again, drops Gonzalez.
[Beth] Moon knows her ticket to victory is that Eclipse!
[Vic] Moon, looking at Gonzalez.
Boom!
Can Ember Moon follow up?
Moon again, quickly, quickly climbing back to the top rope,
looking to knock out the champion again, and if Moon can hit the Eclipse,
she will become a two-time women's champion.
-Looking down on Raquel Gonzalez. -[Wade] Well, we saw this a few days ago!
-Eclipse! -[Vic] She got all of it!
Moon got all of it! History maker, here at In Your Home!
[indistinct]
[Vic] The referee…
The referee did not see Dakota Kai.
-Shotzi Blackheart! -[Beth] Shotzi saw it, that's for sure!
[Vic] Blackheart is back! Blackheart giving chase!
Oh!
Blackheart, the ultimate equalizer, in this match up, for her friend.
[Wade] Yeah, law and disorder and bedlam here in NXT!
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] The chaos continuing. Blackheart getting some of Dakota Kai.
But guys, we have to remember!
We still have a women's championship match going on.
[Beth] Well, the pressure of that matchup might be very different
without Dakota Kai right here at ringside.
[Wade] Raquel Gonzalez might still be woozy for that Eclipse!
[Vic] And now, Moon feeling the energy, feeling the Capitol Wrestling Center!
Moon looking for that submission one more time.
Ember Moon trying to turn over Gonzalez.
Champion quickly getting to the bottom rope,
and the champion trying to scurry away.
[Beth] Gonzalez is operating, right now, purely on instinct,
trying to get the bats out of that belfry.
[Vic] Face first into the steel went Gonzalez.
Ember Moon, it's about Ember's law, it's about payback, it's about vengeance,
it's about putting away Raquel Gonzalez.
-What's on the challenger's mind? -[Beth] Oh, my God!
[Vic] Moon… DDT!
But Moon's got to get Gonzalez back into the ring.
Ember Moon trying to drag Gonzalez!
[Wade] Much larger opponent here, that is a dead weight in Raquel Gonzalez.
This is costing precious seconds for the challenge.
-Ember Moon, she's in there! -Moon, Moon! Cover for the title!
Hook of the leg, and Gonzalez…
Gonzalez kicked out, and Wade…
That extra little bit of time may have just saved Gonzalez.
[Wade] And now, we see that frustration on the face of Ember Moon.
She gets it, just enough time to recuperate for the champ,
but let's face it, this is the worst jeopardy
that Raquel Gonzalez has been, throughout her entire reign, and…
[crowd cheering]
-[Vic] And Moon, starting her climb. -[Wade] Once again, going up top.
[Vic] Looking for that Eclipse, looking down on Raquel Gonzalez.
There comes Ember Moon! Oh, my God!
Moon just got caught out of midair!
Gonzales able to catch, one more time, Ember Moon.
-Hoists up the challenger. -Wow!
[Beth] Brute strength!
[Vic] Snake eyes!
Ember Moon face first, and now, hoisted up high.
Oh, my gosh, Gonzalez again!
This time connects, with all of that powerbomb,
-as Gonzalez retains. -[bell rings]
[female announcer] Here's is your winner, and still the NXT women's champion,
Raquel Gonzalez!
[Wade] Well, just when you think the champ is down and out,
finding some of that bounce back ability,
and out of nowhere with that single-arm power bomb.
[Beth] Wow! Well, a fantastic effort here from Ember Moon. Boom!
This was a critical moment! Ember Moon could've become
NXT women's champion, were it not for the interference of Dakota Kai.
[Vic] Well, that really was a turning point
in this women's championship match, but also, the return of Shotzi Blackheart.
Beth, it kind of evened the playing field, for a small moment, for the challenger.
[Beth] Yeah, we saw Ember Moon put the champion
in a position that she had never seen herself in before.
Vulnerability we had never seen from Gonzalez.
[Vic] But to Wade's point, trying to drag the champion back in the ring
opened the door for the champion to regroup, recompose herself,
and then, put the finishing touches on the match.
[Beth] She calls it the "Chingona Powerbomb",
and you can see why!
What a badass move from our NXT women's champion!
[Vic] What a maneuver indeed, as the reign of Raquel continues in NXT.
[rock music playing]
[hip-hop music playing]
What an incredible night!
Raquel Gonzalez retaining the NXT women's championship.
An amazing night for her, clearly.
For me? Not so much.
A lot of the "old guy" jokes, and "you're old-school".
Somebody took my Walkman, and I had new padded headphones.
I don't know where that is, but whatever.
I'm going breathe and let it go, undo the vest.
Time to play my favorite game, Karate Fighters!
I love this game. You ready?
[mild applause]
I'll take that as a yes.
We'll go on my count. Three, two…
So… How are the women treating you these days?
Winner. Winner.
You won that…
fair and square.
[narrator] Life…
liberty…
and the pursuit…
of the bash!
[Vic] Take a look at the Capitol Wrestling Center!
[narrator] The Great American Bash returns once again…
to NXT.
Live, Tuesday, July 6th, at 8/7 Central. Only on USA.
Well, what would a summer be without a Great American Bash?
Cannot wait for the Great American Bash, on NXT, July the 6th.
Well, Vicky Joe, this summer is heating up,
and Tuesday promises to be even hotter. [indistinct].
[Vic] Let's talk about what's going to happen this Tuesday on NXT.
[Beth] Don't forget, there's a tornado tag match.
There are no tags in this match. All four men are legal,
which means we should expect even more chaos.
[rock music playing]
[Beth] And it all goes down this Tuesday, on NXT.
[Vic] Well, what about what's still to come here and what's coming up next?
It has been pure chaos, pure pandemonium throughout NXT, for several weeks.
Karrion Kross didn't want just one, he wanted everyone!
Which leads us to tonight's fatal five-way for the NXT championship.
[Kross] I told you, again and again,
that no matter where the time is told, in the end…
everyone pays the toll!
And God help everyone in my path.
[Vic] Who will challenge Karrion Kross at TakeOver: In Your House?
It is my time to reclaim my throne as face of this brand!
Soon enough, you won't just be calling me the baddest man in NXT,
you'll be calling me the NXT champion.
The NXT championship is my destiny!
[Vic] Holy hell!
Where did Adam Cole come from?
[Cole] You are looking at the real number one contender,
because I just took out three of NXT's top stars in one night.
[man] That means old Adam Cole, baby, wants the NXT championship back!
[intense music playing]
Little man! When I signed here, you no longer became special.
You want to talk about special?
This brand has done everything in their power to make you feel special.
I don't need no smoke and mirrors!
You're supposed to be the biggest, baddest dude here.
The snarling, and the flexing… And the compensating.
You know what they do to make Adam Cole feel special?
They ring the freaking bell!
[Kross] At TakeOver, what I want is everyone!
[Vic] TakeOver: In Your House!
Kross will face four of the best in the world.
-[Kross] Kyle O'Reilly! -[robotic voice] Bad action…
Poor consequences.
[Kross] Johnny Gargano.
What goes around comes around.
-[Kross] Pete Dunne. -Unavoidable pain brought near you.
-[Kross] Adam Cole. -Fall and…
-[Vic] Oh! -[Kross] And I promise you,
in the end, everyone…
pays the toll.
[uproar]
[slow-down effect]
[musical intro]
[Vic] Well, the chaos just continuing, even throughout In Your House.
[Wade] Regal has lost all control.
[Johnny Gargano's music playing]
[bell rings]
[female announcer] The following contest is a fatal five-way match
for the NXT championship.
Introducing first, representing The Way, from Cleveland, Ohio,
weighing in at 199 pounds, Johnny Gargano!
[Vic] Oh, will Johnny Gargano once again become NXT champion?
Will he be champion this Tuesday? Beth, as you talked about,
the tornado tag-team match,
also Kushida's Cruiserweight Championship Open Challenge.
Is it going to be Johnny's time?
He's motivated a little differently tonight.
[Beth] Everybody's got gold on the mind, and it's a long time
since Gargano has had the chance to compete for the NXT championship.
It takes a very focused headspace.
Gargano knows that well, being a former NXT champion himself.
He knows what it takes.
[Wade] I've never seen Johnny Gargano so [indistinct] intense.
Johnny, at times is the joke of NXT, likes to play the clown,
but tonight, none of that, he's all business.
The stakes are simply too high this evening.
[Vic] You see Johnny Gargano, inspired by The Heartbreak Kid,
Shawn Michaels, here at In Your House tonight.
Can he embody the Heartbreak Kid and make himself champion once again?
[Kyle O'Reilly's music playing]
[female announcer] From Vancouver, BC, weighing at 200 pounds,
Kyle O'Reilly!
[Vic] O'Reilly can't be blinded by Adam Cole,
he's got to focus at the task at hand.
Let me tell you, at the global press conference yesterday,
Karrion Kross was asked who was the biggest threat
to his reign in this matchup. The answer? This man, Kyle O'Reilly.
He is the hungriest out there.
He's a man who's been in the shadow for too long,
a shadow he should never have been in. He's also envisioned a nightmare scenario
where he loses the championship despite not being pinned or submitted himself.
That nightmare scenario playing out
in the head of Karrion Kross time and time again.
Is Kyle O'Reilly submitting Adam Cole?
[Beth] To add to that weight, if O'Reilly can stay focused,
like you mentioned, he's definitely my pick to win this match tonight.
I can remember O'Reilly bringing Adam Cole to his knees,
and what that looked like. He pushed Finn Bálor to his limits.
O'Reilly has come into his own as a singles competitor,
and I'm just feeling it tonight.
This is the night that Kyle O'Reilly becomes NXT champion.
[Vic] And it's the most star-studded match in NXT history,
as we get to the arrival of the next competitor.
[Pete Dunne's music playing]
[female announcer] From Birmingham, England,
weighing in at 205 pounds,
"The Bruiserweight", Pete Dunne!
[Vic] Wade, you bring up a great point. Karrion Kross does not have to be
factored in the decision to lose his title tonight.
And someone who's been champion in NXT,
had a long, historic reign in NXT UK? Pete Dunne.
[Wade] Yeah, does not want to be defined by that particular reign.
However, as proud of it as he is, he shouldn't be satisfied with that.
He's just too good. That is the baddest man in NXT.
Historic reign, of course, but that was step one in his NXT journey.
Tonight is step two, winning the NXT championship.
He is a man of very few words, as we know, but I asked him earlier,
"What's gonna happen?"
His answer was simple, "It's coming home."
[Beth] I find that angelic ring attire a little ironic,
considering Pete Dunne's nasty England style.
[Wade] Well, let me tell you, that is a nod to the England football team,
currently competing at Euro 2020, delayed, of course, for one year.
Big win tonight. Will it be a big win for Pete Dunne, here in NXT?
[Adam Cole's music playing]
[Vic] Well, the fourth member of this matchup.
[female announcer] From Panama City, Florida,
weighing in at 205 pounds, Adam Cole!
[Vic] Some say manipulated his way into this matchup.
[Beth] Oh, I mean, absolutely!
Adam Cole is continuing to manipulate the entire brand to get what he wants.
He made the statement "crosscuts, bells, and whistles"
to make him feel special.
If NXT wants Adam Cole to feel special, all they need to do is ring the bell.
He fired up Kross, and found his way into a title match.
[Wade] Well, there's been a lot of talk about Karrion Kross
getting the bells and whistles added to his game at the cost of other people,
other people perhaps thinking they don't need it.
Here's the truth. Karrion Kross does have a layer of sheen,
production applied to him, the rock-star entrance.
However, let it be said he's also undefeated.
[crowd] Ooh!
[applause]
[crowd erupts]
[Vic] Will Cole himself be the measuring stick of the brand?
Will he reclaim the NXT title here tonight?
[music continues]
[Karrion Kross's music playing]
[music continues]
[Vic] As you mentioned, it was Karrion Kross
who said the biggest threat in this match…
Kyle O'Reilly and all five men in the ring.
[man yells]
[man] Let's go, Adam!
[man yells]
[Vic] You can feel the tension in the Capitol Wrestling Center.
It's all about the NXT championship.
Pinfall submission must take place inside the ring.
Kross does not have to be factored in the decision to lose his title.
Kross wanted everyone, he got everyone.
It's main event time, it's NXT TakeOver: In Your House!
[crowd chanting]
-Ring the bell! -[bell rings]
[Vic] And early on… I mean, wait, how does one beat Karrion Kross?
Oh! And right off the bat, we don't even have time for questions.
We don't have time to talk strategy. It's now Dunne, going at Gargano.
-O'Reilly already going after Cole. -[Wade] This won't break him down.
Nobody wants a piece of Karrion Kross, and that's evident.
[Vic] Well, don't speak too soon, because Pete Dunne
looking into the eyes of the champion, and what a clash this would be.
[Wade] Yeah, you want to be the baddest man in NXT?
Go one-on-one with this man, Karrion Kross.
Pete Dunne up to the challenge.
[Vic] Triple H told Pete Dunne years ago, "Make a name for yourself."
Dunne said he's gonna do it tonight.
[Wade] Well, he's already made a name for himself in my book,
but, wow, what a name it will be if he can defeat
the remaining four superstars of the night and the former NXT champion.
But the explosive power of Karrion Kross is something to behold.
[Beth] Doing it with a smile on his face, no doubt.
[Vic] Smile on his face indeed. Dunne to the outside, O'Reilly enters.
And now, it's Kyle O'Reilly, trying to square off with the champion.
And Kross now would love to get into a scrap with O'Reilly.
Both men, same thought. Kross just took a right hand to the face.
Didn't even back down, took another. Look at O'Reilly, now swinging away,
getting into the grasp with Kross,
and the champion now looking to make the challenger pay.
[Wade] I will tell you, point blank,
Karrion Kross has zero physical weaknesses whatsoever.
You could bring technical skills against him,
power skills, high-flying game. He can combat all of it.
[Beth] Let's not forget his mixed martial arts…
[Vic] Oh! Submission by O'Reilly
and this is what Kyle O'Reilly has done over the last several months.
He has upped his game, and can he make Kross tap?
[Wade] Going for those small joints of Karrion Kross,
but Kross just too powerful, not reaching the ropes,
not dragging his way out of there.
-Just picking up Kyle O'Reilly… -[Vic] Oh, look at Gargano!
Springboarding himself into the ring.
And this is what Johnny's gotta do.
Gargano's got to embody Johnny TakeOver,
the man who's been in more big matches than anyone in NXT.
Gargano goes up, goes around, trying to take down Kross,
Could be looking for the Gargano Escape.
[Beth] Johnny Gargano, long respected as the heart and soul of NXT,
and looking to regain, to get back to the top of the mountain.
[Wade] Once again, the power game of Kross too strong,
but somehow, Johnny Gargano able to escape.
Again attacking the joints of Kross.
[Vic] Gargano able to take down Kross, Kross back to his feet.
Gargano, eyeing up the champion.
Gargano, though, just got caught!
Kross hoisting up one of his challengers, and again decimating the field!
[Wade] Yeah, it's not a question of if, it's a question of when
-does Karrion Kross take over. -Oh, there's Adam Cole.
And Cole right into the face!
And where we left off this past Tuesday, Cole was the one standing over Kross.
[crowd chanting]
[Vic] Oh! And Kross getting his hands on Cole!
Cole with an [indistinct] to the ear at Kross.
Cole now… Coming in and… Oh! Dunne on the outside,
and this now, the dangers of this sort of matchup.
-Cole's caught up! -Dropped in no man's land is Adam Cole!
Now getting some retaliation against weeks of sneak attacks
-is the entire field in this matchup. -Cole's definitely made no friends.
[Vic] Cole trying to get away from the field,
ran right into an awaiting Karrion Kross.
[Beth] And Kross right back to his feet.
[Vic] And Kross, trying to go right through Adam Cole.
[Beth] That human juggernaut, bending and breaking bones.
[Vic] Look at Dunne! Dunne ready to pounce like a spring,
uncoiling now into Karrion Kross, the champion.
Wipes away Dunne, wipes away Gargano, and then swats away O'Reilly.
[Wade] It's one man against everyone else so far, that one man being Karrion Kross.
[Vic] Oh! Cover, referee!
Turned around, and look at Kross, trying yet again…
But wait a minute, Gargano now! Gargano and Dunne trying to work together!
-Oh! Are you kidding me? -[Wade] An explosive suplex!
[Beth] We've seen this before from Karrion Kross.
-None of these men have figured out… -Cover!
-Here we go! -Hook of the leg, and O'Reilly kicks out.
[Wade] Nobody has figured out the puzzle of Karrion Kross thus far.
[Beth] This is the move that put Danny Burch on the show.
With ease, Karrion Kross tossing two men.
[Vic] Well, Karrion Kross has never been pinned.
He's never submitted in NXT,
but he said there's a time for theatrics and a time for reality.
He wanted this matchup, and the reality is,
everyone in this matchup, including Kyle O'Reilly, gunning for him.
[Wade] Well, fear might be a strong word,
but this is the man that Karrion Kross feared most,
the technical skills, the BJJ of Kyle O'Reilly.
[Vic] Kross hoisting up O'Reilly. O'Reilly able to land on his feet.
Now with the combination offense from O'Reilly.
[Wade] There you go, with those muay thai strikes
that he's used to as well. Formerly trained with Bobby Fish,
former stable mate of his, and highly effective against anyone.
[Beth] O'Reilly able to take Kross off of his feet,
and now it's O'Reilly in the center of the ring.
[Vic] It is Beth, indeed. It's Kyle O'Reilly
wiping out the field, and it's O'Reilly getting his hands on Adam Cole.
Now look at the knees to the midsection, driving the air out of Cole.
Now O'Reilly taking Cole to the mat.
[Wade] Well, these two men clearly need no excuse
to go to town with one another, some layers of hatred built in.
Now, it's happening, that Kross armbreaker!
[Vic] Looking for that armbreaker indeed, Cole trying to block it.
O'Reilly trying anything he can do.
And there is Pete Dunne!
Dunne with an armbreaker of his own. O'Reilly trying to roll free.
[Wade] Pete Dunne, like a scavenger here,
realized the problem in this kind of matchup,
but as soon as you're on top, somebody out of nowhere…
-Nice by Pete Dunne. -What the heck?
And Gargano got sidestepped, and the mechanical mastermind
of joint manipulation bringing back the vengeance!
[man] Let's go!
[Vic] Darn it, look at Karrion Kross!
And again, the dangers of this matchup! Powerbomb, Dunne into Gargano.
-[Kross] You! -[Vic] Who?
Come here, you son of a bitch!
We're not done yet!
-We're not done yet! -Oh, I know we're not.
-I know we're not. -Say it to my face!
-I am, I am right now! -And I'm going to put you…
-[grunts] -[Vic] And Kross!
Call out everyone, and now has his hands on Adam Cole!
Cole, up high, able to land. Back on his feet, and…
Oh, able to avoid disaster for a moment, but now Gargano! Now, Pete Dunne!
[Wade] Well, Karrion Kross said it himself,
-his gameplan going into this match… -[Vic] Oh!
[Wade] …was to batter everybody. Everybody's figured out
that their gameplan needs to join together and… Oh!
[Vic] Kross through the front door!
[applause]
[Beth] We're barely 10 minutes in, they're already bringing the house down.
[Vic] This fatal five-way, we knew it'd be chaotic.
We knew it would be pandemonium. It's been the theme of NXT for weeks.
Take another look at Kross through the front door.
The entire field of five is laid out right now.
[Beth] To eliminate the force of Karrion Kross, I gotta say,
that's a great strategy, but I got to wonder
what kind of shape Gargano and Dunne are in.
[Wade] How much damage has been caused to everybody in this matchup,
with the exception, perhaps, of Adam Cole?
[Vic] And Cole, look who he's charging right into!
It's Kyle O'Reilly. Oh, how much would Adam Cole gloat
if he put away Kyle O'Reilly?
It's the ability to capture the NXT title.
Hook of the leg, is this it? O'Reilly fights free at two.
[Wade] O'Reilly completely isolated in the ring, at the mercy of Adam Cole,
and Adam Cole has been one step ahead of the entire pack,
-the entire run for this match. -[Vic] You talk about isolated,
no one's near the ring. Adam Cole's all by himself.
Cole in complete control of this matchup, and I spoke a little too soon.
Gargano making his way back down.
Cole now, looking… Oh! Is… Was looking for the Panama Sunrise.
Sidestep. Gargano now, right to the back of Cole.
They match, so fast-paced.
As Gargano now… We talk about unique offense all the time.
[Beth] Creative placement, Johnny Gargano. This is what experience brings,
understanding how to place everybody, use every corner of the ring.
[Vic] It's Gargano who said he needs this win
to silence those that have doubted his legacy.
There's Dunne! Dunne out of nowhere, rolls up Gargano.
Title on the line, roll through. Dunne able to hold on to Gargano.
And now, what's on Dunne's mind?
Could be looking for the bitter end, up and… DDT!
Nice counter by Gargano.
[Wade] Needed in the worst way by Gargano, here.
This is exactly how you win a match like this,
wait until all of your opponents are taken out,
-and pick on the weakest. -Karrion Kross nowhere to be found.
Gargano into the cover to pin Dunne, who just kicked out.
[Wade] That was so little in that kickout from "The Bruiserweight."
[Beth] There's a moment here when you see Pete Dunne…
just land so strongly on the top of his head,
but take a look at this human [indistinct] situation,
as the bodies crumple and pile up.
And again, Karrion Kross nowhere to be found.
[crowd chanting]
[Vic] The NXT universe absolutely split here in the Capitol Wrestling Center,
as Johnny Gargano the one who is now in control.
And Beth, again, to your point, Karrion Kross put through the door
at the top of the stage, at the top of the ramp.
And who is standing right now? Johnny Gargano.
[Beth] Johnny Gargano seeing his second run as NXT champion
perhaps materialized before his eyes.
[Vic] Gargano measuring targets, caught.
Intercepted by O'Reilly. Pump kick by Cole.
Clothesline by O'Reilly! Cole still standing.
O'Reilly back to his feet, gets dropped. Cole gets pounced!
Dunne and O'Reilly meet in the center of the ring!
[Wade] All four men in this ring.
-Down perhaps… -[Vic] Cover, cover, cover!
Cole barely into the cover, and Gargano kicks out.
[Wade] I have no idea how much Adam Cole knew about that cover.
Perhaps a fortuitous landing on top of Gargano.
Gargano just about had a little bit of wit left about him.
[clapping]
[Vic] The rafters shaking inside the Capitol Wrestling Center,
a fatal five-way for the NXT title, and the most star-studded match
in NXT history here at NXT TakeOver: In Your House.
[Wade] O'Reilly and Cole back to the slugfest they love so well.
Don't forget the unsanctioned match they had just several months ago,
at NXT TakeOver: Stand and Deliver. This, perhaps…
[Vic] Oh, got caught! And an ankle lock! Ankle lock, center of the ring!
Can Kyle O'Reilly make Adam Cole tap?
If O'Reilly can get Cole to tap, O'Reilly becomes the new NXT champion.
-[Beth] Oh, it's Karrion Kross! -Karrion Kross!
Where'd he come from?
Oh! Just planting, and now it's Kross wiping out O'Reilly.
[Wade] Just when you forgot about the champion,
he comes back to haunt all of the combatants in this match.
-[Vic] Gargano doing his best! -[Beth] My God!
[Vic] Gargano… Oh!
[Wade] Right on the hard ring apron. "The Bruiserweight"!
[Vic] Line him up! Kross said he will not be found.
[Beth] There's nobody left!
[Vic] Look at how quick this happened. Kross now the only one standing.
The only one in his way of retaining his title
is the only man in the ring, that being Johnny Gargano.
[Wade] Isolation at its best, from Karrion Kross.
What strategy from the man.
[Vic] Kross hoisting up Gargano.
-And… -[Wade] Oh!
Tornado F-5!
[Vic] Cover to retain, to put away Gargano!
And Gargano just kicking out at two.
[Beth] Take a look at this decimation here, piece by piece.
-[crowd] Oh! -[Beth] Hard to watch!
And then, in this moment here,
just swinging the physique of Johnny Gargano.
Somehow, Johnny TakeOver hangs in there.
[Vic] What a matchup! What a main event, and Kross now,
just with absolute rage in his eyes,
determined to systematically destroy this entire field,
as Gargano doing his best, using Cole as a little leverage
-to implement that DDT. -[Wade] Let's tell the truth here,
Karrion Kross was down for at least five minutes there.
That was the opportunity for everybody…
-[Vic] Oh, guys, heads up! -Oh!
[Vic] Gargano almost came into our house, and now Gargano is risking it all.
It's Johnny Gargano who's trying to embody Johnny TakeOver, to…
Once again with a DDT! Rise above the rest,
rise to the top of NXT, to call himself champion.
[Wade] Is he in any position to capitalize on the carnage he just exacted?
[crowd chanting]
[Beth] [indistinct] Adam Cole is not, however!
[Vic] And these two, no strangers to stealing the stage at NXT TakeOver!
No one there. Gargano now, looking for the Gargano Escape.
Gargano's got it locked in. Cole rolls through,
looking for a submission in his own right, and instead, countered by Gargano.
These two know each other so very well,
and put on some of the most classic TakeOver matches.
Looking for that slingshot spear, gets caught!
Cole to the middle, turnbuckle!
Panama Sunrise countered by Gargano.
[Wade] Denied by Gargano, counters faster than the eye can see!
-[announcers] Oh! -[Vic] Title on the line!
Johnny again… No.
Again, a near fall.
[Beth] The frenetic pace of this matchup leaving us breathless.
Take a look at the speed of Johnny Gargano.
Each one of these opponents trying to level everybody,
but it'd be this moment, Adam Cole crushed to the ground.
Gargano ever so close to being the NXT champion.
[Vic] The field again laid out, of these five men,
who so desperately want to call themselves champion,
but take a look at everyone starting to rise up.
Who is going to have more will?
Because, at this point, it's not about skill.
Who's going to go to that next level?
[Wade] Let me tell you, the men we have in this matchup
are marathon men, all with supreme levels of endurance,
and they will need it tonight!
[Vic] Dunne now… Oh! A kick right under the jaw of Gargano.
Going up, Gargano able to counter.
-And… Oh! -[Beth] Oh!
[Vic] O'Reilly trying to counter a little extra.
Cole's shoulders down, shoulder down! Shoulder down!
[Wade] Gargano needed that in a worse way,
or that championship was going home with Kyle O'Reilly.
Landing high on the back of the neck was Adam Cole there.
[Beth] Talk about the action in this matchup!
How is Pete Dunne still standing? And then…
One more here! Adam Cole, dropped high on the neck and shoulders,
but Gargano's quick thinking broke up the pinfall.
[crowd chanting] This is awesome!
[Vic] Largest crowd ever in the Capitol Wrestling Center.
This indeed is awesome!
You want to be NXT champion? It's about being the best.
It's about being the best damn pure wrestler in the industry,
and somehow Kross is back to his feet!
[Wade] Kross is back, and if you give this man a couple of minutes,
he is back in there, with a vengeance!
[Beth] I'm not sure anything apart of a tranquilizer dart will keep this man down.
[Wade] He is just not made of the same stuff as everybody else,
as this offense bounces off the champ.
That is why he is the man to beat. He holds the gold!
[Vic] Kross is eating everything from all these competitors.
But Cole, run into Dunne. Cole now into Gargano.
Cole now. It's a double clothesline!
Oh!
[grunts]
[Vic] Look at the fury of offense from all five.
[Wade] Shots coming from all angles.
-[indistinct] …all five men! -[Vic] Oh!
[Wade] Kyle O'Reilly, getting the upper hand!
[Vic] Kross just ran through O'Reilly, and it turned O'Reilly inside out!
[Wade] Just busting through the offense,
everything that gets thrown the way of Karrion Kross,
as we see a perfect bird's-eye view of the carnage
that is occurring in the Capitol Wrestling Center.
[crowd chanting] NXT! NXT!
[Vic] Who will emerge NXT champion in this fatal five-way?
And again, all five of these men showcasing
the absolute desire to be the best, but once again, it's Kross…
German suplex on O'Reilly, who's turned inside out.
And Kross now, grabbing on to Cole.
Cole goes for the ride!
[Wade] Here's the terrifying thing, Karrion Kross looks as fresh as a daisy.
[Beth] Yeah, this just a buffet of pain for Karrion Kross.
Just choosing his victims and enjoying it.
[crowd boos]
[Vic] Kross stalking now. Dunne.
What is it going to take to keep Kross down?
And now… Wait, whoa, whoa!
Dunne lands on his feet!
O'Reilly into Kross!
The offense now.
The field's gotta stay on top of Kross.
[Wade] Karrion Kross did not like that last shot at all.
He walks out of the ring, something you rarely see
-from that man, Karrion Kross. -[Vic] Oh! Superkick from Cole.
Kross may be out.
Cole and O'Reilly…
[crowd yelling]
-[Vic] They're to have to work together! -[Beth] Oh, my God!
[Vic] You got it… Oh!
[clapping]
[Vic] Kross just planted!
[Wade] Karrion Kross's spine may have snapped here.
[Vic] And for a moment in time, Cole and O'Reilly having to work together.
With Kross out, guys, one's down, four remain.
[Wade] Is the champion done?
[Beth] That concerted effort might pay off for one of these four men.
[Vic] And here we go!
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] All four men slugging it out, center of the ring… Oh!
[grunting]
[Vic] And now, double submissions!
Dunne with the submission, O'Reilly with a submission.
[Beth] If it's lights out for one of these men, this is over!
-[Vic] What's gonna give? -[referee indistinct]
[Vic] Dunne looking at O'Reilly, and now, it's Dunne. It's O'Reilly.
[crowd chanting]
[Vic] Dunne's out! O'Reilly!
Dunne's knees buckle. O'Reilly now, charging the knee right to the sternum.
O'Reilly, can he be the one to put away Dunne?
-Oh, oh, oh! -[Wade] Guillotine transition!
[Vic] A transition, center of the ring.
[Wade] Standing Kimura there, on the BJJ expert himself,
but managing to reverse his way out of it.
[Vic] A nice counter by O'Reilly. Now, another submission triangle!
[Wade] Two men who can go hold for hold in that ring,
attempting to try to the Tomahawk Spear!
Through the ropes, from Johnny Gargano.
[Vic] Cole, quickly now, trying to pick up the scraps.
Dumps Gargano to the outside.
First one, pinfall submission, becomes champion!
O'Reilly is laid out! Dunne's standing to the outside!
-Cole into the cover! -[Wade] A kick out!
[Vic] How close!
And what must be going through the mind, Wade, now, of Adam Cole?
[Wade] Yeah, try picking a winner from here.
Rather you than me, this one truly is up for grabs now.
[crowd chanting]
[Vic] Adam Cole, though, is in the driver's seat.
Cole, who was champion for over 400 days.
Can he regain the gold tonight?
[Beth] Adam Cole digging his heels in now.
Pete Dunne lighting him up with those thunderous chops!
[Vic] Oh! Gargano, wrong place, wrong time.
Dunne now, goes up.
Double superkick!
Dunne's got to be out! Cole, again the opportunist himself.
Cole to the cover, for the title! Whoa! Dunne kicked out.
One final beat! Gargano now, covering both men!
Kick out by Cole.
[Wade] Barely anything left in the tank, now, of Pete Dunne,
-and Pete Dunne [indistinct]! -[Vic] Double submission!
-[Wade] As is Adam Cole! -[Vic] Double Gargano Escape.
Is Gargano going to get a tap out for the title?
And O'Reilly from behind.
[Wade] Saving his own skin in this matchup.
Does not need to be beaten to lose his opportunity at the championship,
as we see another look at this precision timing.
Precision placement there, on that double superkick.
[crowd chanting] Fight forever!
[Vic] Well, these five may just do that.
[Wade] They certainly have the endurance to do it.
[Beth] They keep getting up!
And there's the heart and soul of Kyle O'Reilly on display.
[Vic] O'Reilly said it would be his destiny to call himself champion.
Went low. Gargano meets O'Reilly at the pass.
O'Reilly, jumping knee! Gargano's buckled!
O'Reilly charges in! Can O'Reilly do it?
Is this O'Reilly's moment to put the NXT title around his waist?
Brainbuster!
O'Reilly feeling it!
[Beth] O'Reilly has set off on a vision quest
to prove that he's got what it takes
-to be champion! -[Vic] Oh!
[Wade] A sickening landing for Kyle O'Reilly!
And is Adam Cole in position?
-Yes! -[Vic] Panama Sunrise!
Adam Cole, looking for another reign on the top of the NXT mountain.
Cover! Cole!
-[Wade] Oh! -[Vic] Dunne!
[Wade] "The Bruiserweight" just there, in the nick of time!
-[Vic] Oh! Dunne on the outside! -Brainbuster on the concrete!
[Vic] Is it Dunne's moment?
Oh… my… word!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chants] Bruiserweight!
[Beth] Pete Dunne baiting in Karrion Kross!
[Vic] Rising from the ashes! Look at Dunne now.
Dunne unleashing everything he's got left on Karrion Kross.
Trying to chop down the champion.
Looking for a submission. Instead, gets turned inside out,
but Dunne, back to his feet! Dunne sidesteps Kross.
German suplex! Kross turned inside out!
-Pete Dunne trying to… -Could this be it?
[Vic] Bitter end!
Dunne! Dunne for the title!
[Beth] New champion!
[crowd chanting] One! Two!
-[announcers] Oh! -Pete Dunne has never seen anyone…
[Vic] Submission! Submission!
[Wade] Into that triangle choke!
-He's got… -Elbows to the top of the cranium!
-[Beth] Dunne has the ankles hooked! -[ref] We gotta stop it, Kross!
[Vic] Kross starting to fade! Kross has to defend himself!
Kross, with nothing left, starting to fade…
Everybody jumping in to save this match!
[Wade] Just when Pete Dunne thought he had victory in sight,
out of nowhere, there come the remaining three men in this matchup.
[crowd chanting] This is awesome!
[Vic] Dunne, stomping down on the hands.
Trying to chop down O'Reilly. Now looking for Gargano.
And Dunne, the one who's left on his feet.
And look at Adam Cole, getting his digits bent back!
Is tonight the Bruiserweight's night?
Wait a minute! No way!
[Wade] Oh, Double Saito! -[Vic] Karrion Kross!
[Beth] Karrion Kross constantly disrupting any momentum anyone can get.
-[Vic] To the back of Cole! -[Wade] Cole's out cold!
[Vic] Cole to the outside, and there's no one left.
[Wade] All the time in the world!
[Vic] Kross Jacket locked in! Dunne's starting to fade.
Dunne's got to continue to fight!
Dunne's knees! Dunne's knees!
-There's no movement for Dunne. -He's starting to fade.
-[Wade] This is how he beat Finn Bálor! -[Vic] Oh!
-Bend back the digits! -[Kriss] No, no! No, no, no!
-[yelling] -[Vic] Snap, crackle and pop!
-[Wade] Have you ever seen… -What the!
[Wade] …on the face of Karrion Kross, and… Oh!
[Vic] Gargano now caught by Kross.
[Beth] Kross unable to lock it in, though, with those damaged fingers!
[Vic] Gargano.
Gargano rolling through!
Shoulders down! Shoulders down!
And a kick out and again. Kross.
-Kross Jacket locked in on Gargano. -Straight into the Kross Jacket.
[Wade] This man knows no way to escape from something like this!
Surely, the endgame in sight here for Karrion Kross!
Center of the ring! Oh!
[Vic] Gargano fading! Last shot from Cole!
O'Reilly chopping down Cole, Cole's down! O'Reilly still standing.
[Wade] Absolute bedlam in the ring, wherever you look,
but now one man can capitalize! [indistinct]!
-Knee from the top rope! -[Vic] This is it!
O'Reilly rolls over into the cover!
-New… -Oh!
[Vic] So close!
And now, Adam Cole takes out Gargano.
[Wade] Adam Cole cleaning house!
Who is the weakest man left in the matchup?
Take your pick, Adam Cole!
-[Beth] No, no, no! -[Vic] Nobody there.
And now, it's O'Reilly!
[Wade] Imanari Roll into the heel hook he threw on Cole!
Squeezing that heel, boots to the face!
Desperately trying to make his way out there is Adam Cole,
screaming in agony. This is Karrion Kross's worst nightmare!
This is the scenario he envisioned! Double trouble!
Kyle O'Reilly having both legs locked! Surely, no escape here!
[Vic] Cole's going to tap. Wait a minute!
Before… Cole's going to tap. Kross!
Kross quickly trying to hoist up O'Reilly! Is Cole gonna tap?
Kross with the Kross Jacket on O'Reilly! Cole screeching for the bottom rope!
-Trying to get to the bottom rope. -Kyle O'Reilly fading!
Kyle O'Reilly's eyes are rolling back! Who's gonna give in first?
[Vic] Kross is squeezing O'Reilly!
O'Reilly starting to fade! O'Reilly fading!
O'Reilly!
Had to relinquish… Oh my gosh, no! Kross!
Kross on top of O'Reilly!
-Kyle O'Reilly is out cold! -That's it! Ring the bell!
-[bell rings] -[Wade] That's it! It's over!
[female announcer] Here is your winner, and still the NXT champion,
Karrion Kross!
[Vic] Kross conquers all!
[Karrion Kross's music playing]
[Vic] What a match in the main event of NXT TakeOver: In Your House!
Somehow, some way, Beth…
Karrion Kross wanted everyone.
He got everyone.
He beat everyone.
[Beth] It's difficult to process the mental, physical, and emotional toll
that all of these competitors have been through.
Let's take you all the way back to the beginning of the matchup.
Gargano and Dunne teaming up in a moment to try to eradicate Karrion Kross,
right through the door of the In Your House set.
[Vic] Well, somehow, Karrion Kross would find his way back into the matchup.
An unlikely alliance formed tonight between O'Reilly, between Adam Cole,
and it was to vanquish the champion, to shrink the field,
and the action would only start to pick up.
[Beth] Once again, we see here this creative offense.
Spectacular speed, and Adam Cole looking for an opportunity,
but if you hear in this moment, Kyle O'Reilly…
Adam Cole seconds from tapping.
[Vic] And it was Karrion Kross who locked in the Kross Jacket,
but you gotta wonder. What if?
[Wade] Well, perhaps Kyle O'Reilly needed to relinquish
that hold a little sooner on Adam Cole,
and Adam Cole could have taken out Karrion Kross.
However, you have to ask yourself, was he so angry,
with Cole and their history, that he refused to do so?
Did he taste victory? No. Very soon after, he tasted defeat,
and that man, despite all of the opportunities
everyone had in that match, our champion, and still… Karrion Kross.
[Vic] The field looking on as, no matter where the time is told,
everyone pays the toll!
[music continues]
[Vic] Guys, back again to the closing moments of this matchup.
Kyle O'Reilly was so close to getting Adam Cole to tap.
Then, it was Karrion Kross who was able to come in and squeeze, literally,
the fight out of Kyle O'Reilly.
And it was, somehow, some way…
Kross was able to withstand four other men,
four of the top superstars in this brand to retain what he has said
will only be pried from his cold, dead hands.
[indistinct]
[Vic] How does one defeat Karrion Kross?
[music fades]
[woman] Excuse me, Mr. Regal? After all that's transpired tonight,
I just wanted to get your thoughts on NXT TakeOver: In Your House.
It's, um…
It's been seven years since I became the GM of NXT, and…
I've never seen this much bedlam.
It's complete madness.
I think it's time for a change.
Subtitles: Bruno Costa change.