[theme music playing]
[The Rock] If you smell…
-[Triple H] The king of the kings. -[John Cena] You can't see.
[music fades]
[audience chanting] NXT! NXT! NXT! NXT!
["Imperium" theme plays]
[Vic] After this past Saturday's Royal Rumble premium live event,
we are on the road to WrestleMania,
and this trio is on the path to total domination.
Welcome to NXT.
["Symphony No. 9 in E minor" music playing]
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following is a six-man tag team match.
Introducing first, Gunther and the NXT tag team champions
Fabian Aichner, Marcel Barthel, Imperium.
[Vic] There is no doubt Imperium's message is crystal clear.
[Wade] You're absolutely right.
They are looking for total domination here in NXT.
Barthel stated it before.
Imperium quite simply stands for domination, pride, and success.
[audience chanting] Walter! Walter!
[Vic] And you can hear the NXT universe,
but look, the man in the middle is Gunther.
What a trio that you're looking over, Imperium,
but they're going up against a force unlike any other in NXT.
["The Tide Is Turning" playing]
[Alicia] Their opponents, making their way to the ring, Diamond Mine.
[Vic] When it comes to Diamond Mine, Wade,
Malcolm Bivens has not backed down on social media.
Face to face with Imperium, and he's still talking now as he's walking to the ring.
[Wade] Malcolm Bivens can talk like no other.
He certainly has not backed down at all from Imperium.
He's a money guy, and any interaction between Diamond Mine and Imperium
is going to equal big money.
I actually got a chance to speak to Malcolm Bivens a little earlier today.
He says tonight is about redemption for Diamond Mine.
He's aware Diamond Mine have at times been second…
[Vic] Oh. And right off the bat, before the bell even sounds.
Again, these six individuals, no love loss.
[Wade] Yeah, this is personal at this point. No need for the bell
or referee desperately trying to get control.
Finally, we got it, but you have to say, Diamond Mine in complete disarray.
[Vic] And Brutus starting off with Fabian Aichner.
I mean, this is, ooh, going to be an all-out brawl,
that might be right up Brutus's alley.
[Wade] Absolutely. That was a real tactical move there
from Gunther and Imperium,
taking it to Diamond Mine right off the bat.
They were not anticipating that, but immediately back on top, Brutus Creed.
[Vic] Gutwrench suplex by Brutus.
And, look, Creed Brothers, they're focused on the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic
as they advance to the semifinals of the Dusty Cup.
Of course, the finals will take place at Vengeance Day, two weeks from tonight.
[Wade] Yeah. and I chose the Creeds from the very beginning
when it came to the Dusty Cup.
And this is an example of exactly why. They have that pedigree.
They have that explosive strength.
Of course, the training in the Diamond Mine
and the management from Bivens all goes well for them.
They are taking NXT by storm.
And the rest of the Dusty Cup entrants left in the competition
should be very worried.
[Vic] Wade, I'm just looking up from our table here
as Aichner catches Brutus Creed.
And look at the strength from Fabian Aichner, planting Creed.
-[screams] -[audience cheering]
[Vic] I just took a look to my left,
Roderick Strong has not gone back to his feet from that vicious boot
at the start of this matchup. But look at the strength.
[Wade] I don't think you can take your eyes off that.
Fabian Aichner, currently par excellence, carved from granite,
as is his tag team partner Marcel Barthel looking ready for Mr. Olympia.
[Vic] If the Creed brothers are able to win the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic,
they would have a title opportunity
against aforementioned Marcel Barthel and Fabian Aichner.
[Wade] Staying at the back of the ring Malcolm Bivens
clearly concerned about the well-being for Roderick Strong at this point.
[Vic] Yes, so is the Diamond Mine's Pitbull, that being Ivy Nile.
And again, Roderick Strong now is peeking up from our desk,
finally back to his feet, but he is moving very gingerly.
And Brutus Creed planting Barthel. Look at Creed, right on top.
[Wade] What a genius move it would've been from Imperium
to take out the veteran of the Diamond Mine, Roderick Strong,
if that indeed is the case here.
[Vic] Tag was made, and in comes Julius Creed.
And look, it was Strong and Gunther who had social media buzzing
after their main event several weeks ago.
[Wade laughs] What a main event that was.
Listen, I'd expect nothing less
from two talents like The General and Roderick Strong.
Roderick Strong is as good as any in-ring talent
who has ever walked through the doors of NXT.
I will go to my grave saying that,
but Gunther though, he is an irrepressible force of nature.
[Vic] This has been quite the opening contest between these six superstars.
As Barthel, right between the uprights.
[Wade] Sheer physicality from all six men.
[audience cheering]
[Vic] And Barthel zoning right back in and Julius Creed sensing it.
-And to your point earlier… -[screams]
[Vic] …about trying to isolate the Creed Brothers,
that is exactly what Imperium has done.
[Wade] Really smart using strikes against the Creed.
Obviously, their mat skills are incredible,
but strike after strike, raining down upon Julius Creed.
[Vic] A cover, Barthel hooking the leg and a kick out by Julius Creed.
Take a look one more time. Oh.
We just feel the impact from Marcel Barthel.
In sync and bam, able to [inaudible] Creed as a tag was made, and in comes Gunther.
[audience chanting] Walter! Walter!
[Vic] The NXT universe, I don't think, Wade,
is doing Diamond Mine any favors at this juncture.
[Wade] Just angering the big Austrian, and that is the result.
One chop from The General Gunther, everyone goes down including Julius Creed.
Wade, you gotta admit when Imperium is around,
there is a certain aura around the trio.
[Wade] You could say that. Let's call it what it really is.
It's a golden aura because in truth,
look at all their accomplishments around the world.
They took over NXT.
[Vic] Barthel into the cover. Hook of the leg, and another kick out.
[Wade] Took over NXT UK, won all of the gold there.
Taken over the tag team division here in NXT.
Match of the year candidates all over the place
and a superior presence in the locker room.
A reputation for excellence built around the world.
[Vic] We see Roderick Strong focusing in on the matchup.
Malcolm Bivens, a smile somewhat back across his face.
As Julius Creed to his feet, and that amateur background coming into play.
-As Creed reaches out, in comes Strong. -[Wade] Finally.
[Vic] In comes Aichner and Roderick Strong quickly,
and you know there's a lot of pent-up aggression in Roderick Strong.
[Wade] Here comes a little payback now for Imperium.
[Vic] Backbreaker connects.
[Wade] The "Messiah of the Back breaker" himself,
shaking off those cobwebs.
-[Vic] Oh! -[audience cheering]
[Vic] What you wanted, Roderick Strong is now feeling the flow in this matchup.
[Wade] Absolutely.
Taking complete control. Just a vet move here from Roderick Strong.
Freshest man in the match, but perhaps I said that a little too soon.
[Vic] Oh!
Did you see that?
Strong almost hesitated for a moment, and it cost him.
[Wade] It wasn't a hesitation, it was an issue with a previous injury.
[audience chanting] Walter! Walter! Walter!
[Vic] Welcome back live here on NXT.
What a six-man tag team clash to kick things off here tonight.
Look, Imperium has had no respect for Diamond Mine going all the way back
to the very beginning of this matchup.
I mean, there was speculation amongst us,
Wade, during the break, if Roderick Strong was even 100%.
[Wade] This match at the start
was like a brawl over the last steak at Golden Corral,
and clearly, Roderick Strong caught the worst in that brawl.
[Vic] Whoa. Cover by Creed, who made the tag into the matchup,
and a kick out by Barthel.
[Wade] Thankfully, getting Roderick Strong back out of there.
Now the Creeds doing what they do best, slapping the hell out of each other
and then slapping the hell out of their opponents.
[Vic] Brutus Creed now into the cover.
The count, and another near-fall in this matchup.
Do you get the feeling, after seeing some of this teamwork
by the Creed Brothers,
that there's a feeling amongst Diamond Mine
-their territory is being overthrown? -[Wade] I have to say it is.
Listen, Imperium handed the Creeds their first loss in NXT…
-[Vic] Tag. [Wade] …a couple of months ago.
Gunther beat Strong in the main event a couple of weeks ago.
Diamond Mine were kind of able to bully all of their opponents here in NXT
until a bigger, badder bully showed up in the form of Imperium.
-[audience chanting] This is awesome! -[Vic] Oh!
Look at the teamwork again by the Creed brothers.
Into another cover, and this time, oh.
-[laughs] -[Wade] Oh, chop to the back.
-That is the last thing you want. -[Vic] Oh.
[Wade] General there, of course, breaking this one up,
-saving it for his team, but now… -[Vic] Uh-oh.
Look at the two who are in the ring,
the same two who had a classic several weeks ago.
[Wade] Nothing stopping Roderick Strong right now.
[audience cheering]
[Vic] Oh, Gunther looking for that power bomb
and just caught Roderick Strong.
Swing and a miss.
-Strong did not miss. -[audience cheering]
Strong now trying to fire up his own troops.
[Wade] Got to tag out. Still not 100% is Roderick Strong,
-despite the damage he's done to Gunther. -[audience chanting]
[Vic] Oh, oh! Oh, wait a minute.
Things starting to break down in this six-man tag team matchup.
[Wade] That might be Roderick Strong down for good.
[audience shouting]
[Wade] All hell breaking loose on the outside.
Referee losing control in here.
[Vic] We're talking about some heavy hitters.
And remember, Brutus is the legal superstar for his team.
-[Wade] Yes, and so is Gunther. -[Vic] Oh, no.
[groans]
-[Vic] Creed gets caught. -[audience chanting]
NXT universe trying to rally Brutus Creed, who somehow breaks the sleeper hold.
[audience shouting indistinctly]
[Wade] Oh, arm breaking block there from Gunther.
[Vic] "The Ring General" now imposing his will.
And Gunther planting Creed.
Nasty Power bomb and Imperium stands tall.
["Symphony No. 9 In E Minor" playing]
[Alicia] Here are your winners, Imperium.
[Wade] Wow. What a way to kick things off here at NXT.
Maximum skullduggery from Imperium leading to the victory.
What a strategy.
[Vic] Let's go back to some of the action in this matchup.
I mean, Gunther in this moment, things look bleak,
but it was Imperium coming to his aid, isolating Roderick Strong.
And look, things would start breaking down in this matchup.
Some heavy hitters and boom, capitalized by Brutus Creed.
[Wade] A lot of leather getting thrown around.
Clearly, the strategy was to take out Roderick Strong as early as they could,
which led to this, The General Gunther one-on-one in the ring with Brutus Creed,
high stacked-up power bomb leading to the fall.
-[audience] Three! -[bell ringing]
[Vic] Gunther acknowledged his name stems from his grandfather
the man who introduced him to sports entertainment.
As Imperium continues to evolve,
we are witnessing the dawn of a new time for Imperium.
["Symphony No. 9 In E Minor" continues playing]
All right, pipe down. That's all you need to hear. Let me talk to you.
Grayson Waller's trying to avoid the inevitable.
He's trying to avoid what's coming to him.
Hell, he goes out, he gets the restraining order,
he gets a bodyguard.
Look at the guy, man. Impressive. Seven-feet tall.
Doesn't make a difference to me if he's 17-feet tall.
Bottom line is this, Grayson Waller's got hell to pay,
and you got to understand that.
Mr. Knight, it appears you have a lot of anger in your heart.
Harland once had to move on
from an unfair restraining order placed on him.
If you're open to it, I can help you grow and move on from this,
just like I did for Harland.
-You'd do that for me? -Of course.
Damn. Okay. Tell you what, actually you gave me an even better idea.
Tonight, why don't we all move on together?
We'll move on out to that arena right there and…
if we play our cards right,
I'll have two more restraining orders by the end of the night,
you and your little dog, because you will get your ass stomped.
And that's not an insult, that is just a fact of life. Yeah.
[audience cheering]
What a troubled young man.
[Wade] An LA Knight, ass-kicking coming up very soon on NXT.
[Vic] There we see Mandy Rose, Dolin, Jayne,
consider themselves the attraction in the women's division,
for he who has the gold has the power.
["Sacrifice" playing]
-♪ But I sacrificed ♪ -♪ Sacrificed ♪
-♪ Your love for more of the night ♪ -♪ Of the night ♪
-♪ I try to put up a fight ♪ -♪ Up a fight ♪
-♪ Can't tie me down ♪ -♪ Down ♪
♪ I don't wanna sacrifice ♪
♪ For your love, I try ♪
♪ I don't wanna sacrifice ♪
♪ But I love my time ♪
♪ My, ooh ♪
[fireworks bursting]
♪ My, ooh ♪
[audience cheering]
[fireworks blasting]
♪ My, ooh ♪
Oh, that's right, Wade.
We are on the road to the most stupendous two-night WrestleMania in history.
If you want to be a part of the RAW after WrestleMania,
I'm here to let you know tickets go on sale this Friday.
Cannot wait for that, but back to NXT because for the next two weeks,
we are gonna be live on Syfy,
culminating on February 15 for NXT Vengeance Day.
["Toxic" playing]
[Alicia] Please welcome the NXT Women's Tag Team Champions
Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne,
and the NXT Women's Champion Mandy Rose, Toxic Attraction.
[Vic] I can only imagine the Valentine's Day gifts you will send,
that will be thrown in the trash by Mandy Rose.
[Wade] How dare you? I am a great gift giver as you well know.
I've brought you some great gifts over the years.
Believe me, my gift for Toxic Attraction is going to be, wait for it, stupendous.
[Vic] Good word. That's a Scrabble word for you.
Not bad. I do give kudos in the tip of the [inaudible].
But look, they call themselves and consider themselves the Attraction.
As I've mentioned, there's an old saying, "He who has the gold has the power."
[Wade] That's absolutely correct.
In this case, of course, they're the attraction.
They have all of the gold, all of the championship.
They look like a million bucks, they're worth a million bucks,
and they are the reason everyone tunes in to NXT.
["Toxic" continues playing]
Indi… Indi and Persia…
even the most unworthy of people fall into luck sometimes.
While some may call last week a fluke,
I like to think of it as your death sentence.
[audience booing]
In two weeks at Vengeance Day,
we're going to put these women's tag team titles on the line.
[audience cheering]
Indi and Persia, you get your title match,
and we get our vengeance.
-Unlike… -["Venom" playing]
Well, tag title match set for Vengeance Day?
Now it's your turn, Mandy.
Time for you to give me that title match that I want.
Um, how about no?
See, I thought you might say that,
so let's have some fun.
How about I come on there and bash the brains of these two?
Take it easy, honey.
Put the bat down, and they'll leave. Put the bat down.
[audience shouting indistinctly]
Mandy,
I am the longest-reigning Women's Champion of the modern era.
And if there is anyone that deserves a title shot, it's me.
Listen, I don't really care about any of that, to be honest.
Let's talk about me.
Do you even know any of my accomplishments before this?
I have been the face of multiple international campaigns,
flaunted across Billboards,
I don't know, seven magazine covers and counting,
Bikini World Champion.
I am the epitome of what every woman inspires to be,
and what every single one of you men wish you could be with.
[audience cheering]
Are you done? Are you done?
See, all of that does not compare to any in-ring skill.
I was the champion for 649 days.
[audience cheering]
I dominated an entire continent,
while you were slipping on your ass at WrestleMania
and sucking the face of Otis.
[audience cheering]
[audience chanting] Otis! Otis!
And look at me now. I am the hottest thing in WWE,
and that's a fact, unlike all you fugazis out there that claim to be.
I am what this company wants and needs in a women's champion.
And let me explain myself, Kay Lee.
I don't think you really understand what I'm saying,
so let me be completely transparent with you
in the nicest way possible.
All the talent in the world…
[chuckles] …will never replace this.
[audience cheering]
Mandy, by the end of tonight, I will have my title match.
-Doubtful. -[Vic] Whoa.
[audience cheering]
Get the hell out of here, you freak.
[Vic] Well, Kay Lee Ray with quite the equalizer in hand.
[Wade] Yeah. This is just ridiculous.
Scarpering out here are Toxic Attraction, and you can hardly blame them.
[Vic] That might be the smartest decision
Toxic Attraction has made in quite some time.
As we got to move on. Cora Jade, a huge test ahead of her tonight
in the form of a former NXT Women's Champion.
Our own McKenzie Mitchell standing by with Cora Jade.
Only time will tell if Kay Lee Ray gets her championship match,
but with me now is Cora Jade.
And Cora, we are moments away from your match tonight
with Raquel Gonzalez.
-Why do you want this match so badly? -To prove to Raquel that I'm tough enough.
We have a real shot at winning the Women's Dusty Cup.
And the only thing standing in our way is her doubting me.
And yes, I might get my ass kicked,
but I'm going to hit Raquel with everything I have.
And she's going to learn that I have what it takes to succeed in NXT
-and compete with the very best. -Oh, preciosa, you can still back out.
Are you sure you still want to have this match?
-I'm sure. -Buena suerte.
["Get Out The Way" playing]
[exhales]
Guys, back to you.
[Vic] Thank you very much, McKenzie. We are set for a showdown here tonight.
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Raquel Gonzalez.
[Vic] Look, for Raquel Gonzalez,
she gave Cora Jade one more opportunity to back down.
Jade said, "Uh-uh. I want this match." Jade-Gonzalez next, on NXT.
-[man] Toxic Attraction! Toxic Attraction! -What do you want?
Make it quick because we got some crazy lady running around with a bat.
[man] Can you give Kay Lee Ray a title match?
-No. Did you not hear me out there? -[laughs]
I mean, are you deaf?
No. Kay Lee Ray does not deserve a title opportunity.
-No. Never. -Ladies, get in the car.
I'm driving. Let's go.
Listen, Kay Lee Ray isn't even on my level.
She doesn't deserve to be in the same ring with me. Okay?
So please, get out of here.
Ladies, open up. It's locked.
-What the… -I'll be back for you soon.
What?
No. No! No! No! Jacy! Gigi!
What? Oh, my God. She's crazy. Oh…
What the… Oh, my God.
[Wade] Right, this has gone way too far.
Now we should all be worried about the mindset of Kay Lee Ray.
["Generation Of Jade" playing]
[Alicia] Making her way to the ring, Cora Jade.
[Vic] Well, moving back to what's the task at hand for Cora Jade.
You got to admire, Wade, the moxie.
[Wade] I admire the moxie of Cora Jade. Listen, Cora Jade is young.
She's fearless like we all were when we were young, and that is great.
I love confidence, but in truth, her issue is that she has no idea
what her own limits are at this point. The problem is, life hits you hard.
NXT is not some fairytale, and I promise you,
there is not going to be a happy ending for Cora Jade tonight.
[Vic] Raquel Gonzalez, a question I have, why not partner with Cora Jade?
-Why not team up with her? -[Wade] Raquel Gonzalez
is in a privilege position in NXT,
in that she can pick and choose who she wants to partner with,
when she wants to partner with them. She has earned that.
She has a 100% record in the Women's Dusty Cup.
If she's going to enter this year, she wants to maintain that.
Did you bring me out here to waste my time?
-Is that what this is? -No.
[Vic] You can hear Gonzalez, is she out here wasting her time?
-Oh, just planted Jade. -[Wade] She's wasting her time.
[Vic] And look, Gonzalez, a locker room leader.
[grunts]
[Vic] Because as a leader, shouldn't you help those that are younger?
[Wade] Well first of all, Gonzalez is a locker room leader.
The locker room leader is the Women's Champion Mandy Rose.
She's the one with the championship. She's the one with the experience.
-And I'll go as far as this… -[Vic] [inaudible] tag team partner.
[Wade] …Raquel Gonzalez is the one that is teaching Cora Jade a lesson.
Of course, she's going to teach her a lesson.
It's gone a bit backwards right now, but believe me,
Raquel Gonzalez is going to teach Cora Jade a lesson tonight
-in knowing your limitations. -[Vic] And there is the power of Gonzalez.
Look, Cora Jade, she knows the importance of the Women's Dusty Cup.
She wants to take part in it. As Gonzalez is now into the cover.
Hook of the leg and Jade able to kick out at two.
[Wade] We've seen previously from the Dusty Cup
what winning that competition will do for your career.
Look what it did for MSK.
Look what it did to Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez.
They went on to become the inaugural NXT Women's Tag Team Champions. It's big.
[Vic] Looking at what you just said with Raquel Gonzalez,
Gonzalez looking to regain the dominance she had last year.
[Wade] Well, what a 2021 it was for Raquel.
It was a bang on year. Don't forget…
You want to win the Dusty? You need to show more than that.
[Wade] As I was saying, don't forget WrestleMania week last year,
on Stand & Deliver,
Raquel defeated Iyo Shirai for the NXT Women's Championship.
What a come out year that was.
[Vic] And the topic of NXT Stand & Deliver
will be part of the most stupendous WrestleMania week ever in Dallas.
But right now, oh, getting planted is Jade.
Into another cover.
Could this be it? Jade again able to kick out.
[Wade] She's fighting back. Believe me, here's the deal.
Raquel's a born winner. She just doesn't yet see that in Jade.
As we take another look at this crunching drop
from Raquel Gonzalez.
I'm surprised that didn't put Cora Jade away.
[Vic] Gonzalez has been in control of this contest from the beginning,
and again showcasing the strength
that made her a former NXT Women's Champion.
Another cover. Another kick out from Cora Jade.
[Wade] That is the problem though. It's one-way traffic with no disrespect
to either women in the match,
it's a little girl against a grown woman in there right now.
[Vic] Cora Jade was excited coming in tonight. She was excited.
It was all riding off away, the momentum from last night,
when she found out one of her idols,
WWE Hall of Famer Lita has a RAW women's title match
against Becky Lynch, two weeks from Saturday
at the Elimination Chamber premium live event live from Jeddah.
[Wade] Yeah. Great to see Lita back,
and good luck to our very own Austin Theory
who qualified for the WWE Championship Elimination Chamber match
last night on RAW.
That was the biggest match of his career thus far.
[Vic] Right now, Raquel Gonzalez has been in control.
And I'll throw this to you.
At this juncture in the matchup, as you hear the NXT universe,
is Raquel right for doubting the 20-year-old?
[Wade] Doubting? Does it matter what I think?
I wouldn't have to stand in the corner and protect Jade.
I wouldn't have to put my health on the line tagging with Jade.
I wouldn't have to see opportunities slip away,
thanks to mistakes and inexperience from Jade.
The risk is all on Raquel Gonzalez,
-and I fully understand… -[Vic] Oh, no!
[Wade] …why she would be so hesitant
to team up with someone so young, so inexperienced.
Ger her out of that corner. Let's go. Back it up.
-[Vic] Oh! -[Wade] She's keeping on swinging.
-Hats off to her. -[Vic] Cora Jade continuing to battle.
And once again gets caught, and once again gets flipped…
-Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, submission! -[Wade] Oh!
[Vic] Cora Jade trying to get a full extension
of the right arm on Raquel Gonzalez.
[audience chanting] Jade! Jade! Jade!
[Vic] NXT universe is trying to will on Cora Jade.
But once again Jade trying to hold on
and it's Raquel Gonzalez overpowering Jade.
[Wade] Gonzalez in agony as Cora Jade tries to pull off the impossible.
[audience shouting indistinctly]
[Cora] No!
[Vic] Gonzalez measuring, but no one was there.
[Wade] Still something left in the tank of Cora Jade,
-proving some people wrong, perhaps. -[Vic] Certainly.
This is the moxie we were talking about that burns inside Cora Jade,
who gets caught one more time by Raquel Gonzalez.
-[Wade] Too big, too strong. -[Vic] Uh-oh, uh-oh. And ooh!
[Vic] Jade, Jade, wait a minute. We've seen this in the past.
Shoulders are down, and Gonzalez kicks out at two.
That's how Cora Jade started to make a name for herself
here in NXT, by some surprising victories.
And we could be in for a huge shock here tonight
if Cora Jade can pull off yet another upset.
[audience chanting] Let's go! Let's go! Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!
[Vic] Jade, ever defiant continuing to swing,
continuing to bash in Raquel Gonzalez.
[Wade] Beating the hell out of Raquel right now.
I did not see this coming.
[Vic] What's on Jade's mind? High-risk, high reward.
Jade has Gonzalez down. This is Cora Jade's best opportunity.
[Wade] That's where you've got to make it count.
You've got "Big Mami Cool" rocking and rolling right now.
Can she put this one to bed?
[Vic] Jade has been riding the wave of momentum for months.
Can she continue to ride it for one more night?
And up, and Gonzalez Chingona Bomb.
[audience] One! Two! Three!
-[Vic] Gonzalez puts an end to Jade. -[bell ringing]
["Get Out The Way" playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Raquel Gonzalez.
[Vic] I mean, Wade, I know what you said throughout the match,
but even you have to look at Cora Jade
and admire the effort Jade gave us here tonight.
[Wade] Hats off to Cora Jade. I picked the winner from the beginning.
I did not expect Raquel Gonzalez have to hit top gear in this matchup.
She did, and at times,
she was lucky to survive what Cora Jade was throwing at her.
[audience chanting] Raquel! Raquel! Raquel! Raquel! Raquel! Raquel!
You got this? Let's go and win it.
[audience clapping]
[Vic] [inaudible].
[Vic] Did Gonzalez say, "Let's go and win this.?"
[Wade] Talking about the Dusty Cup?
[Vic] The Women's Dusty Cup, Cora Jade, Raquel Gonzalez?
[in Japanese]
Now I will return back with a new passion and energy.
[audience shouting indistinctly]
-[Vic] What the hell? Pete Dunne. -[Wade] [inaudible] with a cricket bat.
Hey, Tony, how's the hand doing? Uh, what did you say? You said…
"There's 16 different ways to hurt somebody with a crowbar."
Well, with that cricket bat, mate, I only needed one.
[Wade] Bittersweet revenge from Pete Dunne.
As you dip your hand in ice,
think about the fact that I took the advice from your cousin Tulio.
My cousin Tulio always told me, "When you're taking care of business,
you got to handle it by any means necessary."
Well, I guess you could say, "I handled my business".
[suspense music playing]
[Pete] But don't get it twisted.
I could do that with a cricket bat, a steel chair, brass knuckles,
just about anything I can get my hands on.
So Tony, tell me how do you want to do this?
I say we settle it where it all started, inside a steel cage.
[audience chanting indistinctively]
["Warrior Of The Sun" playing]
-[Vic] Sarray is back. -[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing the "Warrior of the Sun" Sarray.
[Vic] And seems to be back to being herself.
[Wade] Oh, man, it is great to have Sarray back here
in the US, in NXT.
You cannot put a price on feeling good,
feeling confident, feeling strong and infused.
Look, I've been there before. I've had feelings of burnout.
I've had feelings of homesickness. It is a potential career-killer.
And I'm thrilled that Sarray got over whatever issues she was having
and is back here, back at her best.
[Vic] Now Sarray, of course, going back to Japan, back now to being 100%.
I want to go back to what we witnessed, Cora Jade, Raquel Gonzalez.
You admitted that that matchup opened your eyes for Cora Jade.
Apparently, it also opened the eyes of Raquel Gonzalez
-towards the 20-year-old. -[bell ringing]
[Wade] It is early goings, but if those two are indeed a team,
they might well be my favorites for the Women's Dusty Cup.
[Vic] Lack of respect by Inlay here to Sarray.
And look, Sarray's grandmother was her hero.
Taught her strength, taught her perseverance as well.
[Wade] Yeah, absolutely. Her grandmother was clearly her anchor in it.
Sometimes, takes a competitor to find their anchor again,
remember the why, remember what it was that drove them in the first place.
And if that works for Sarray,
and the necklace is, I suppose, the physical embodiment of that feeling,
then good for her.
[Vic] It was a gift that was passed down, that cherished necklace.
Sarray feels like she can conquer the world
now that she has that heirloom back.
[Wade] Well clearly, that necklace is about motivation for her,
and with motivation, that leads to momentum,
as we're seeing right here in the ring against Kayla Inlay.
Listen, there's never been a doubt when it comes to the ability of Sarray,
but now she has found her why once again.
-We're gonna watch her… -[Vic] Ooh!
Well, Sarray picking up right where she left off in competition here in NXT.
Ever impressive is the "Warrior of the Sun" is.
Take a look at some of this unique offense that Sarray has employed.
And… Ooh. Looks like she has added to her repertoire.
[Wade] Let's face it, the women's division here in NXT,
we know they're going to be watching closely.
There will be a few worried ladies in that locker room
realizing they've got a Sarray coming back 100 miles an hour here.
[Vic] There's already a lot on the mind of Mandy Rose at this juncture.
Now, Inlay going right to work.
And what a victory this would be in the aspiring career of Inlay
to knock off a superstar the caliber of Sarray.
[audience chanting "Sarray"]
[Vic] Into the cover, hook of the leg,
and Sarray able just to get her left shoulder up.
But wait, I'm being told right now
that actually our backstage correspondent McKenzie Mitchell
standing by with an update on Kay Lee Ray and Mandy Rose.
[McKenzie] Guys, I just saw Kay Lee Ray arrive back to the arena.
She was on a mission to find Mandy Rose,
but still no word on the whereabouts of Gigi and Jacy.
I'll certainly keep you posted on this situation. Guys, back to you.
[Vic] Much appreciated, McKenzie. I got to ask you.
You're a big Toxic Attraction supporter.
Will Mandy Rose give Kay Lee Ray a Women's Championship opportunity?
[Wade] She certainly doesn't deserve it after what she's done today.
I am more concerned right now less about the Women's Championship
and what's going on there,
more about the well being of Gigi and Jacy.
That's my concern.
[Vic] Right now, there's gonna be a look of concern on the face of Inlay,
who is right now just eating these strikes from Sarray.
[audience shouting]
[Vic] One more for good measure.
[Wade] Rode out a little bit of that storm earlier in this matchup,
now clearly back on top doing what she does best.
[Vic] Right back in, going, rolling through.
And look at Sarray now. Double Stomp.
We were questioning if there would be any ring rust.
Sarray certainly has answered that question.
[Wade] Directly to the abdomen there.
-[groans] -Get out! Get out!
[Vic] Oh, we've seen this in the past.
[Wade] I think I know exactly what is coming here. It does not look good.
[Vic] Boom.
[Wade] Sunray Dropkick right to the kisser of Kayla Inlay.
[Vic] And Sarray now looking to put the finishing touches on her return
here tonight to NXT.
One! Two! Three!
-[Vic] Welcome back, Sarray. -[bell ringing]
["Warrior Of The Sun" playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Sarray.
[Vic] I can only imagine the excitement building inside Sarray
to be back inside the squared circle.
[Wade] We take another look at this beautiful Sunray Dropkick.
I'll be honest with you, she could've finished the match right there.
It was academic. Enough of that.
[Vic] A new passion, a new energy,
a new fire burning within the "Warrior of the Sun".
[upbeat music playing]
[Duke] The only way to get ahead in this place is by striking first.
Didn't matter that it was Dante Chen. I saw an opportunity, so I took it.
I was addicted to the felt. I was addicted to the long game.
Look where that got me. I was the one that suffered.
Till now, I'm only addicted to one thing…
inflicting pain, seeing people suffer.
Dante Chen learned that first-hand. I'm done playing games.
When you control your own destiny, you don't need to calculate odds.
When you take matters into your own hands, you eliminate the luck.
So now, I make my own luck.
[blows]
[music fades]
[Vic] No doubt I know you love the attitude of Duke Hudson,
but how about the attitude of the A Champion?
Carmelo Hayes, Trick Williams. The NXT universe is about to hear
what the North American Champion has to say, next.
[narrator]NXT 2.0. As close as it gets.
We got the drip, so find your fit.
NXT shop. Yeah, it's like that.
[audience cheering]
Hey, man. Appreciate the help last week. I got to ask, why are you helping me out?
I told you, the mountaintop is a very lonely place.
You don't really understand it until you've been there.
Now, part of a small circle of men and women do understand it.
-Appreciate that. Respect. -Respect.
Let's just say that I want to make sure that Bron Breakker remains NXT Champion.
All right. Tonight, we're handling business.
Blackheart and Breakker, we're going to rip the Legados in half.
-You ready to kick some ass? -Yes, let's kick some ass.
[audience cheering]
[Vic] Oh, what a main event still to come tonight on NXT.
["Melo Don't Miss" playing]
[Alicia] Please welcome, Trick Williams
and the NXT North American Champion Carmelo Hayes.
[Vic] Sure there's a lot on the mind of Carmelo Hayes.
He knows he has a date with Cameron Grimes at Vengeance Day,
February 15th on Syfy for the North American Championship.
[Wade] Wow. I cannot wait for that match.
And let me tell you, two of the absolute best movers in NXT,
the Champ Carmelo Hayes and Cameron Grimes.
Grimes said 2022 is the year he grabs gold.
When he gets his chance in two weeks on Vengeance Day.
["Melo Don't Miss" continues playing]
Aye, yo, yo, yo. Aye, hold on, Melo. Let me get this straight.
Last week, Cameron Grimes comes out here and beats a distracted Tony D'Angelo
and now he thinks he's ready for the A Champion?
-He ain't ready. -You can't be serious.
I tell you this Cameron Grimes, you better off wasting your time
in the locker room playing poker.
Aye, not in front of my locker.
That's right, playing poker, then coming out here with the A Champion
and getting this right up and down this ring.
[audience shouting indistinctly]
Aye, the old me would come out here
and verbally put Cameron Grimes in the grave,
but I think it's important for me to explain
that even though you people don't take him serious
and see him as a threat to me, believe it or not, I do.
I really do. I know it's hard to believe, but I do.
[audience shouting indistinctly]
-That is why I'm going harder in the gym. -[Trick] Harder in the gym.
-I'm putting more work in the ring. -More work in the ring.
-Still spending time with Ollie Jayy. -Ollie Jayy?
Ollie Jayy. Because that's what the A Champ does.
And I am the standard. I set the bar on this show.
So even if I'm looking down on you,
I'm always looking down on you, Cameron Grimes,
and that is all it is, and that's all that's ever going…
["To The Moon" playing]
[Vic] I think the No.1 Contender to the North American title
has heard enough.
[audience cheering]
Melo, I had to come out here because I think I heard you say
that these people don't care about Cameron Grimes.
[audience chanting indistinctively]
I mean, I could be wrong,
but I don't think they're chanting A Champ.
I mean, If I'm right, I think they're chanting…
[audience chanting indistinctively]
You low-down raggedy blue-footed bum, I know two things are for certain.
-Melo don't miss, and chicken ain't easy. -Say that.
That's why I'm going to take my boot off and whoop your slimy…
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
I ain't slimy, I'm grimy. [laughs]
[audience cheering]
But if we want to come out here and we want to poke fun,
-let's talk about Melo's hairdo. -Let's talk about it.
Did you go to the barber and ask for the pineapple under the sea?
My man looks like Sponge Bob's house.
[audience cheering]
So then I guess that makes you Squidward, right?
[audience cheering]
No, no, no, no. No, guys, but seriously, seriously guys,
I did catch both of these clowns on Ollie Jayy's Instagram,
and they were liking all her bikini bottoms.
-Hey… -Hey, no. I got this. I got this.
-Don't you bring up Ollie Jayy. -[Trick] It's cool.
This is how we're gonna do this and now Trick and Melo's here in your face,
calling you a bum.
Your mama's a gold digger, Your daddy's a bootlicker.
If you wanna fight, we can fight.
We can [inaudible], it don't matter because Cameron Grimes,
you ain't never been about it. Never.
[audience] Oh.
[Carmelo] Never.
Whoa, trick. Whoa.
So I'm not exactly sure what all was said right there,
but the question I have to say to you is, am I fighting you, or am I fighting you?
[audience booing]
So I'm gonna put it like this, Cameron Grimes,
and this is all it's going to be.
In two weeks, at Vengeance Day,
you're going to find out that I really am like that.
I am him, and I'm going to shoot for the moon
and take the stars as casualties.
Whoo-hoo!
[audience shouting indistinctly]
Hey, yo, Melo. Yo, Melo.
It's funny you were talking about the stars
because at Vengeance Day, it's only going to be a one-star match,
and that one star's going to the moon.
[upbeat music playing]
[Vic] Well, what a showdown it will be.
Will Carmelo continue to be the A Champion,
or will Grimes, as predicted, add gold around his waist?
Waiting on you.
Hey, man, we're going to see my followers in Dusty Classic,
but we have to have a tag team name. I was thinking Team Edris and Malik.
-Yeah, Team Malik and Edris. -Scratch that.
Look, we're both bold, we're both brave, and we're both…
Confident.
-Yeah. Team BB… -Whoa.
What? How about this? How about this?
Look, how about we ask Mandy Rose?
-Every week. -But why shouldn't I?
Bro, if she walked in right now, what would you say to her?
-Edris, I ma not doing good. -Bro, there's nobody around.
Close your eyes. What would you say if she was here right now?
Hey, Mandy, it's Malik,
one half of your favorite tag team Mali-Dris.
And I was wondering if maybe you could come up…
Thank you.
-You got to help me. -I'll do anything.
-She's chasing me. -Who's chasing?
Crazy woman.
No, no, Mandy, I don't think so.
-[Edris] Oh, let's go. -[Malik] [inaudible].
Oh, my God, Edris, [inaudible].
[breathing heavily]
-Let's go after them. -Edris, I need a minute.
They're getting away. Let's go after them.
I need a minute.
[Edris] Oh.
["Welcome To LA" playing]
[Wade] It looks like the competition to get a date with Mandy Rose
is stiffening up.
["Welcome To LA" continues playing]
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, LA Knight.
[Vic] We're getting our mind back on things inside the squared circle,
there's a lot on the mind of LA Knight.
LA Knight steps back into the ring here on NXT,
going one-on-one with Joe Gacy next here on NXT.
[audience chanting] LA Knight! LA Knight! LA Knight! LA Knight! LA Knight!
Diamond Mine, you've certainly struggled with Imperium recently.
What do you know about struggle, McKenzie Mitchell?
Without struggle, there is no progression, and you can't move forward.
And we plan on moving forward when we win the Dusty Classic.
At every level, we've been champions.
The bigger the stage, the better we are, right?
That's right. Diamond Mine strives for perfection.
We will face Imperium again, except next time,
it'll be for the NXT Tag Team Championships.
-That's what I'm talking about, baby. -Yeah.
Wow. Bivens, aren't you supposed to be managing these dopes?
Picking fights left, right, and center when these two should be focused
on the Dusty Classic semifinals.
All your little group has achieved tonight
is making our journey back to the finals that much easier.
-Hey. -See you next week, lads.
Excellent work, lads. We'll see you next Tuesday.
Pip-pip cheerio to you too.
We're going to kick your ass on Tuesday, nerds.
[Wade] Oh, GYV-Creeds next week on Syfy. Banger, guaranteed.
[Alicia] Accompanied by Harland, Joe Gacy.
[Vic] Wade, I think we can finally agree
with something that Joe Gacy has said earlier tonight.
He mentioned that LA Knight has hate in his heart for Grayson Waller.
[Wade] Yes, no doubt. Of course he does and I wouldn't blame LA Knight for that.
Let's face it.
There's been a bunch of trash talk from Waller.
He laid LA Knight out in a parking lot,
and then when LA Knight came back for a revenge…
Ring the bell!
…Grayson Waller weaseled out of a match by getting a restraining order
and the insurance policy in the form of the massive Sanga.
I have hate in my heart for Waller too.
-Of course, Knight does. -[Vic] What a neck breaker by LA Knight.
Gacy trying to get to jump out of the gate, but look, LA Knight…
[groans]
One! Two! Three! Four! Come on out.
[Vic] …is fired up here tonight.
And look, I don't believe Knight wants Gacy's help,
even though it was offered.
[Wade] Come on. He doesn't need Gacy's help at all.
LA Knight flies solo.
His anger, his energy, those are his biggest assets.
Take those away from him and you're pretty much new to LA Knight.
[Vic] And right now, Gacy now spinning uranage planting Knight
and now Gacy certainly has turned this matchup around.
[Wade] Smashed up that lower back of LA Knight as we take another look.
Look at the torque and impact on that move.
[Vic] Now, Gacy was excited on social media
for the return of WWE Hall of Famer Ivory during the women's Royal Rumble match.
[Wade] Joe Gacy and Ivory at the Royal Rumble,
they are two peas in a pod when it comes to beliefs
but on that subject, congratulations to Ronda Rousey
on her victory in the Women's Royal Rumble match.
Cannot wait to hear what she has to say this Friday on SmackDown.
[Vic] Rousey has a championship match
against a champion of her choosing at WrestleMania.
As you see, Harland just piercing a hole through LA Knight
as now Knight starting to fire back in this matchup.
And Gacy one step ahead of Knight for the moment,
and what a forearm connecting right under the jaw
and quickly following up with a belly-to-back suplex.
[Wade] I'll tell you this, there's not a lot I agree with
when it comes to Joe Gacy,
but that man is an absolute stud in the ring. That can't be denied.
[Vic] Gacy told Knight that he was able to help Harland move and grow,
as you see again the offense from Joe Gacy.
Wouldn't you like more insight as to how Gacy exactly helped Harland?
[Wade] That's a good point. Listen, my question is,
has Gacy really helped Harland at all?
Harland threw a man down a flight of stairs.
He got disqualified in the Dusty Cup, thanks to his anger.
He almost threw Bodhi Hayward off the top of the building.
Where on earth is this help? Because I'm not seeing it.
[Vic] I think I heard you say you'd like to conduct a sit-down
with Harland and Gacy here.
[Wade] You know what? I will take a hard pass on that sit-down.
Why don't you do it for the change?
-[Vic] No. -[Wade] It's a good role for you.
[Vic] Broadcast journalist.
[Wade] I had my head attached to your shoulders.
[Vic] So right now it's LA Knight again starting to fire back here on Joe Gacy
and Knight swinging for the fences.
Do you wonder is Knight looking through Gacy
looking towards someone like Grayson Waller?
[Wade] Right. There's kind of an inevitability about that,
but of course, you'd be gravely mistaken
if you're taking off an athlete the caliber of Joe Gacy
and all the tricks he has up his sleeve.
[Vic] There we see Harland just on the outside.
You talk about the presence of an individual.
Harland certainly makes Gacy that much more dangerous
as Gacy with Knight in his sights,
Knight able to sidestep and then [inaudible] up.
Another jumping neck breaker by LA Knight.
And now can Knight get back into the swing of things?
[Wade] That's a thoroughbred athlete in LA Knight and you give him an inch,
he's going to take a mile every time just like we're seeing now.
-Effortless attacks from LA Knight. -[screams]
[Vic] And Knight has every right to be angry heading into this matchup
as he just looks at Joe Gacy
and probably sees the conniving Grayson Waller
as Knight now…
Meeting of the minds,
Knight right here in front of us as he was just getting…
-[Wade] Oh, my. -[Vic] Oh, my.
[audience booing]
[Vic] Oh! Grayson Waller.
[Wade] Well, what do you know? Another sneak attack.
[Vic] And the referee was distracted, did not see the outside interference.
Knight just starting to move. Referee's at five.
[Wade] Size of Sanga stood right next to us.
[Vic] Is Knight going to be able to get back into the matchup?
Referee at eight. Knight just starting to move at nine.
-[Wade] He's out. -[Vic] LA Knight just beat the count.
-And I mean… It won't matter. -[Wade] There's your reward.
-[Vic] Joe Gacy silences LA Knight. -[bell ringing]
["Love Is Blind" playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Joe Gacy.
[Vic] But give the assist to the arrogant Aussie, Grayson Waller.
It was right here in front of us.
First, we were at awe at everything that was transpiring for LA Knight.
Grayson Waller, like the weasel you said he was, slithers his way in.
But in the end, that opened the door, boom, for Joe Gacy
to pick up a huge victory.
[Wade] LA Knight had no chance whatsoever.
-Ring the bell! -[bell ringing]
Hey. Hey! You think you belong in my ring, LA?
You think you belong in my NXT? You don't belong here!
This is mine now! I own NXT.
And there's nothing you can do about it. Yeah!
[Wade] Oh.
[Vic] There is something LA Knight can do.
Uh-oh.
-Oh, no. -[Wade] Bouncing off Sanga.
-How big is that guy? -[Vic] How powerful is he?
Hey, you want to get your hands on me?
Next week, if you can beat Sanga,
then maybe I'll think about getting rid of that restraining order.
[Vic] Sanga and LA Knight?
["Say So" playing]
[Vic] Another despicable act by Grayson Waller.
[Vic] We got to continue on with tonight as Wendy Choo is getting ready.
Choo is going to be in action. She's next on NXT.
For the longest time, I was focused on the entertainment side of this business,
aligning myself with a group of talent
that I thought was going to take me to the top,
and then I saw a 6'5", 255-pound athlete
destroying people and I said, "I got to get connected to that."
And that is why I gladly paid Von Wagner's fines
and I will gladly pay Von Wagner's fine again and again and again in the future
because he is the future.
A future NXT Champion, a future WWE Champion,
and a future Universal Champion.
So my question to you is, who's going to stop him? Simple.
Nobody, because this is Von Wagner's world.
And you're just living in it.
-[Wade] Von Wagner says this is his world. -[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Amari Miller.
[Wade] I'm certainly not going to argue with Von Wagner.
[Vic] I won't argue with him either but right now I want to get to something
that happened earlier today when Miller was face to face
with daddy's little rich girl.
Wendy Choo is a freak, a weirdo.
NXT is for athletes, not pajama people with bad hair and nails.
Listen, if you take care of her tonight, I'll take you shopping.
Anything you want on me.
-Let me think about that. -Okay, sounds cool.
-["Twisted Champion" playing] -[Vic] That is quite the offer.
[Alicia] And her opponent, Wendy Choo.
[Vic] You seem very puzzled at this moment, Barrett.
[Wade] To be honest, I don't understand what's going on with Wendy Choo,
but the mantra seems to be, wake up, have a Slurpee,
kick ass, and then go back to bed, which I'll be honest,
not sure it would work for me,
but it does sound like a pretty good lifestyle.
[Vic] Are you kidding me? I'd love to have a Slurpee every morning.
What's wrong with a Slurpee? You don't like Slurpees?
[Wade] I do like Slurpees. It seems like a good lifestyle.
[Vic] Amari Miller, she seems very happy with Wendy Choo.
Maybe she's already made her decision when it comes to Tiffany Stratton.
But here we go, one on one.
As you mentioned, a stretch to get going here.
But do you side with Stratton that Choo doesn't belong in NXT?
[Wade] Well, I would not say she doesn't belong here.
Certainly, she's nothing like I've seen before.
I will say though… Is she sleeping?
I will say she needs to take the shopping trip with Tiffany Stratton
more than Miller does.
-Get her out of those pajamas. -[Vic] Are you kidding me?
You wouldn't want to show up in footie pajamas?
You wouldn't want to come in footie pajamas?
[Wade] I sleep naked. Do you want me to come in next week naked?
-[Vic] Absolutely not. -[Wade] I'll do it if you want.
[Vic] Hey, shh.
-[audience shouting indistinctly] -[screams]
[Vic] Amari Miller all done playing games and I think so is Wendy Choo.
And look, don't discredit what Wendy Choo can do inside the ring.
And it isn't all about just coming in, Slurpees, kicking ass,
and then going to bed, there's a lot to Wendy Choo.
She loves going to the arcade. Wait, wait, wait.
Backslide, shoulders are down. Is it enough?
And Choo able to kick out. There's a lot more to Wendy Choo.
[Wade] We've caught a little glimpse of her
in in-ring action already in six-woman tag a couple of weeks ago
and she was surprisingly incredibly athletic
and with it in that match, [inaudible] a little shocking performance here.
[Vic] Interesting way to drop an elbow. Into the cover and a kick out by Miller.
When you take a look at Miller, she's smiling at the start of this match.
-[audience chanting] Let's go, Wendy! -As NXT universe having some fun
with both competitors as Miller right now back on the offense.
Nice leg take down with a sweep. Follows up, senton right across Choo.
Is Amari Miller buying into what Stratton's selling?
[Wade] Let me say, Amari Miller does not need the motivation…
-Cover. And Choo kicks out. -[Wade] …from Tiffany Stratton.
She wants to win anyway.
Let's face it, a free shopping trip on Daddy's credit card
is a bit of a deal sweetener tonight.
Who wouldn't want that? I know I'd like some free clothes.
[Vic] Miller controlling right now Wendy Choo.
But here's a question I throw to you, Barrett.
If Stratton is so concerned,
why can't Tiffany Stratton just handle business herself?
[Wade] Maybe Stratton can handle the business if she wants to.
Maybe she doesn't want to get her hands dirty.
If you're rich like Jeff Bezos, you let poor people do the hard work for you.
-[Vic] Wow. -[Wade] That's what's going on here.
[Vic] As I mentioned, Choo got a lot more than just Slurpees and taking naps.
Look at the offense of juggernaut that Wendy Choo has expelled.
Explosive in that ring.
[audience cheering]
[Vic] Take another look.
First, Miller went for that ride and then set up and went flying one more time.
[screams]
-[Wade] Sleeper. -[Vic] Well, it'd be kind of ironic.
Are you starting to change your tune about Choo?
[Wade] I can't take my eyes off her. I'm certainly, oh, entertained.
But that might be it, a nice move there from Amari Miller.
[Vic] Miller into the cover.
She going to get her shopping trip and again, another kick out by Choo.
[Wade] [inaudible], the trainers here,
the coaches in NXT have great things to say about Amari.
[Wade] And there's… There's her credit card.
[Tiffany] [inaudible].
[Wade] Amari Miller…
[Vic] Well, Miller taking her eye off the ball.
From behind Choo almost with the near-fall.
[Wade] Tiffany Stratton inadvertently distracting Amari Miller.
-[Vic] Wait, another cover. -[audience] One! Two! Three!
-[Vic] Wendy Choo picks up the win. -[bell ringing]
["Twisted Champion" playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Wendy Choo.
[Vic] I can't believe that's going to sit well with Tiffany Stratton.
[Wade] One of the most bizarre matchups I've ever seen.
Essentially, it was Tiffany Stratton's fault that Amari Miller lost it.
[Vic] Don't say that too loud. She might have her dad after you.
But to your point, Amari Miller had everything in control.
We had a deal. Give me my card back.
Give it back. Where is it?
-[man 1] Wendy has it. -[man 2] Wendy has it.
What? What?
No, no, no, no, no, no!
[Vic] Wendy Choo, can you imagine all the unicorns,
-the candy, the glitter, the balloons. -Give it back to me, Wendy!
[Wade] I can imagine the police getting involved. That's theft.
-[Vic] Don't be [inaudible]. -That's daddy's credit card!
No!
Wow, you look so good.
So good.
We're going to kill it on Vengeance Day. You're gonna win your first championship.
I'm going to become a two-time champion.
Uh-huh. Future NXT Women's Tag Team Champions.
-What were you looking at? -Duke Hudson's Instagram.
-Still? -Yeah.
Persia, best friend to best friend, he's trouble.
I like trouble. Why are you always hating on Duke?
Dexter, what do you reckon? He's hot, right?
Thumbs down? Those abs are a thumbs up for me.
Indi, Dexter, can I ask you all something?
-Sure. -All right.
I want my relationship with Kayden just like yours.
Well, not exactly, but something like that.
I don't plan on marrying Kayden, well, not yet, maybe one day we could.
Look, look, the biggest piece of advice I can give you is,
when a guy talks too much, it's a turn-off.
-Really? -Non-verbal communication is sexy.
Watch this.
Dexter, let's hit the hot tub.
How did you do that? How? How did you do that?
That's the hot tub look?
That's the hot tub look. I'm a lost dog.
That was the hot tub look. Man, it's got to be nice.
-I'm into someone else, sorry. -What? So am I.
Her name is Kayden, but not exactly like that.
I mean, we're friends right now, but it could lead to something.
Possibly, you know, we'd go out to the pickup truck date.
You know, I pick her in my pickup truck, we listen to country music,
go to the ballpark…
[upbeat music playing]
[Draco] When your day ends, mine is just beginning.
["Grinding Hard" playing]
♪ I'm grinding hard and I love it ♪
♪ Grinding hard and I love it ♪
♪ You can't do it quite like I does it ♪
[Draco] When I enter this building, I'm focused on putting in the work.
My drill instructor said I would never make it as a marine.
I proudly served my country for four years.
♪ I see a challenge, I embrace it I see my talent and I won't waste it ♪
♪ And I only do What's [inaudible] in the air ♪
♪ But the victory, I can taste it ♪
[Draco] Tonight, I make my NXT debut.
At the end of the day, it's you against the world.
I'm Draco Anthony.
My actions speak louder than your words.
[music fades]
[mellow music playing]
[Nikkita] We all come from somewhere, right?
Well, Nikkita Lyons comes from the world of entertainment.
My dad, a bassist, my mom, a beautiful groupie,
and me, the end result.
I grew up in a van traveling from east to west coast,
from the dirty south to the Arctic North,
while my dad worked for every cent that he earned.
People still complain that I was learning life skills from shady club owners
and degenerate musicians, which might be true, but in reality…
every one of my experiences in life
has led me to these lyrics I've written and this very moment.
♪ Yeah, I know who I am Living my truth ♪
♪ Tell me can't do that I'm going to make you come back ♪
♪ This whole industry is cutthroat ♪
♪ Everybody's slipping to you All the way up, go ♪
I am now in NXT, part of the most competitive women's division in the world.
If I attack the ring like I attack the track…
♪ Keep the same energy with me Keep the same energy ♪
…ladies, you better watch out for this lion roar.
[music fades]
We're all excited to see Nikkita Lyons make her NXT debut in the coming weeks.
But joining me now is Sarray. And congratulations on your victory.
Thank you very much.
I want to dedicate my victory to my grandmother. I love you.
Well, the NXT universe wants to know more about your necklace
that your grandmother gave you.
When I wear this necklace, I can do anything.
-[laughing] -Hi.
Oh, what a chicken soup for the soul story, Mack.
The beloved return of our little sailor scout Sarray.
I can tell by the way you're holding that necklace that it's important to you.
Just like your relationship with your grandma.
But, you, as "Warrior of the Sun" must know
that no matter how strong a relationship is…
Oh, don't say it, don't say it. Just tell her.
…the sun always sets on it.
[Wade] Dakota Kai bringing a touch of the glue to "Warrior of the Sun."
-[audience chanting] Chase U! Chase U! -[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Accompanied by Bodhi Hayward, Andre Chase.
[Vic] And for Andre Chase, for the rest of Chase U,
certainly they're looking to bounce back after early Dusty Cup exit.
[Wade] They lost to the grizzled young veterans
in round one of the Dusty Cup.
There is no shame in losing to a two-time finalist team like GYV.
Don't forget, of course, GYV semifinal matchup versus the Creeds
will take place here on NXT next week on Syfy.
[Vic] Let's talk about Draco Anthony as well.
This is his NXT debut. Imagine the butterflies inside.
[Wade] I'll tell you that, a debut is a huge moment
for any aspiring superstar.
He's heard naysayers all his life telling him he was not going to make it.
Well, tonight, he shut them all up. Congrats, Draco Anthony.
[Vic] Chase already out here with his "teachable moments".
[audience shouting indistinctly]
[Vic] As you see the Chase U student flag waving proudly.
The Chase U student section on their feet,
and look, Chase also looking to get the bad taste out of his mouth
from that heinous, heinous attack from Von Wagner.
[Wade] I'll tell you, the attacks by Von Wagner were horrible to watch.
The cardinal rule is that you never place your hands on a member of the audience,
but now Von Wagner's been signed by the mogul Robert Stone,
who said Von Wagner is a future NXT, WWE, and Universal Champion
because this is Von Wagner's world.
[Vic] Anthony getting caught,
combination offense by Chase who goes into the cover.
Deep hook of the leg and a near-fall in this matchup.
And if you take a look outside,
this is one of those teachable moments from Andre Chase.
Boom! He follows up that offense right in front of,
well, his priced student.
Bodhi Hayward is on the outside.
[inaudible] Hayward just got a glimpse of the power of Anthony.
[Wade] That's not just any old student, that is Bodhi Hayward,
the recipient of the first-ever full scholarship at Chase University,
a man we've seen in competition before,
a man with a very bright future here in NXT.
I've got my eye on Bodhi Hayward.
[Vic] A lot of those in the NXT universe right now
are getting an eye on Draco Anthony,
who, as we learned before the commercial break, simple,
-he's focused on putting in the work. -[Wade] Yes, of course.
As an aspiring superstar, every opportunity really counts.
The [inaudible] study, working with the coaches.
-[Vic] Uh-oh. -[Wade] Every moment to improve.
That is impressive.
Some nice explosive power there from Draco Anthony.
[Vic] Oh, and into the cover. And Kicking out was Chase.
Look, Draco Anthony wise right now blocking out the NXT universe
because he knows, oh, as you saw, how impressive he is.
He has a lot of self-confidence
and made it known he's going to let his actions do the talking.
[Wade] Right now he's in the US Armed Forces.
He is a hero too and bringing some of those skills he learned
in the armed forces right here to NXT.
And right now he's looking really good against the veteran in Andre Chase.
[Vic] Well, Chase now… Oh!
…able to catch Anthony for a moment, but it's Anthony who catches Chase.
Chase able to land on his feet. Takes down Anthony.
And here's another one of those teachable moments from Andre Chase.
[Wade] Bodhi Hayward on the outside absorbing all of this,
learning every second as is, I'm sure, Draco Anthony.
-[inaudible]. -[audience] C!
-H! -[audience] H!
-A! -[audience] A!
-S! -[audience] S!
-E! -[audience] E!
-U! -[audience] U!
-What's that spell? -[audience] Chase U!
[audience cheering]
[Wade] Teaching you how to compete, teaching you how to spell.
He can do it all.
[Vic] It could be Chase looking to put the finishing touches
on Draco Anthony here tonight on NXT.
Oh, Anthony has a different plan in mind.
[Wade] It's [inaudible] this matchup right now.
-[Vic] Oh. Whoa-oh-oh-oh. -[Wade] This is a mistake.
Opportunity…
Give me that. What do you think you're doing?
[Wade] …to capitalize on a down Andre Chase, you didn't take it,
now you're desecrating the flag of Chase University.
[audience booing]
[inaudible].
[Vic] He's talking a little bit of smack.
Hey!
That was Hayward, and again, Anthony taking his eyes off Andre Chase.
And now look at Chase.
[Wade] Andre Chase livid at the fact that his mighty Chase University
-was disrespected so badly. -[Vic] Have you ever seen Chase like this?
[Wade] Oh, I'm not surprised he's this livid.
[indistinct conversation]
[Wade] Referee getting close to disqualify Andre Chase here.
Teach him a lesson.
[Wade] Perhaps that would've been best for Draco Anthony.
[Vic] Chase starting to teach Anthony a lesson.
[Wade] Oh!
-[Bodhi] That's what you get. -[Vic] Chase into the cover.
-[audience] One! Two! Three! -[Vic] Class dismissed.
[bell ringing]
["Ivy League Traditions" playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Andre Chase.
[Vic] I think we can all agree there were some teachable moments
for Draco Anthony in that matchup.
[Wade] Well, I hope Draco Anthony learned his lesson right there.
Never drag the flag
-of the almighty Chase University. -You're so good.
Next week, Von Wagner,
you get an Andre Chase University [inaudible] ass whooping.
[Vic] Well, wait a minute, that's quite the bold challenge
laid down by Chase to Von Wagner?
Get out of the way.
[sighs] Get out of here.
What are you looking at? Skedaddle.
This crazy lady. Where are my girls? Oh.
Uh.
[audience cheering]
Oh. [screams]
What? Oh, oh, oh, oh. Oh, my God.
What? What?
-[audience cheering] -[breathing heavily]
Oh, my God!
[clatters]
Why are you doing this to me?
Mandy, you know exactly what I want.
[Wade] What a disgrace. That is not how you treat a champion.
[Vic] Well, quite the meatballsy move by Kay Lee Ray.
["Soul March" playing]
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is a tag team match.
Introducing first, Legado Del Fantasma.
[audience booing]
[Vic] What a main event matchup we have coming up.
[audience chanting indistinctively]
This Valentine's Day…
Hearts won't be the only thing getting broken.
[upbeat music playing]
[woman] NXT Vengeance Day, as close as it gets.
[Vic] It takes place two weeks from tonight.
It is Vengeance Day, February 15th on Syfy,
but how about this taking place next week on Syfy.
The Dusty Cup semifinals.
Four teams, two will move on,
one will be crowned the winner at Vengeance Day.
[Wade] Cannot wait for that.
But in addition, he wants to get his hands on Grayson Waller,
but first, he has to get through the insurance policy.
LA Knight takes on Sanga next week on Syfy.
["Destined For Greatness" playing]
[Alicia] Introducing the team of Tommaso Ciampa
and the NXT Champion, Bron Breakker.
[Vic] And what a main event.
This team built on respect, but speaking of respect, Wade.
How about Bron Breakker?
A very interesting interaction with RAW Superstar Dolph Ziggler over the weekend.
[Wade] Yeah. My, oh my. How crazy was that?
They had a tongue-in-cheek back and forth, took some potshots at each other.
Ultimately, post-WWE war last night, Dolph Ziggler went on wwe.com
and said he may come to NXT and take Bron's NXT Championship.
That is a situation I'm going to be monitoring.
[Vic] Speaking of that NXT title, it was Tommaso Ciampa earlier tonight
who told Bron Breakker,
"Hey, when you're at the top of the mountain, it's a lonely place."
And I got to be honest, I think the NXT universe last week, Wade,
was shocked to see Ciampa side by side with Breakker.
[audience chanting]
[Vic] You can hear the message from the NXT universe to Legado Del Fantasma.
[Wade] You ain't kidding about that shot last week.
It was absolutely stunning, but these are two men
who have beaten respect into each other.
Go back to Halloween Havoc, WarGames, New Year's Evil,
they have had some epic battles together,
looked each other in the eye, shook hands man to man.
Two grade A competitors.
[audience chanting]
[Vic] Oh. And again you can hear the NXT universe's love for Tommaso Ciampa.
-Hey, there's some dance moves. -[Wade] The Macarena going on in there.
[Vic] Oh, and then there's Ciampa right back in control.
[Wade] Yeah, but listen, I wanna tell you this.
Earlier tonight, we heard Ciampa say to Bron Breakker,
"I want you to remain champion."
I question his motives there. Is that some ulterior reason?
Does he perhaps want to conquer his ghosts of the past one day?
-Hey, just throwing it out there. -[Vic] That's a great question.
Take a look at the offense here from Ciampa's.
Legado Del Fantasma in for a fight tonight.
Again, look, it was Legado Del Fantasma who said Bron Breakker had no friends.
I'm sure they were shocked
that Tomasso Ciampa is the one teaming with Breakker tonight.
[Wade] Listen, Legado Del Fantasma don't care who Bron's friends with.
It doesn't matter who Bron brings to the fight with him.
Legado Del Fantasma are going to be in complete control of this matchup.
-[groans] -[grunts]
[Vic] Listen to the exchange between Ciampa and Mendoza.
[Wade] Just pure knuckle on face there. Now boots to the face of Mendoza.
Getting in a brawl with Tommaso Ciampa will rarely end up going well.
[Vic] Whoa, Mendoza.
[Wade] That's the smartest thing Mendoza has done thus far.
[Vic] There you see Santos Escobar and Elektra Lopez,
who I consider to be the X-factor of Legado Del Fantasma on the outside.
[Wade] Finally, you're saying something nice about Elektra Lopez.
You were saying she was the manipulative, scheming member of the family.
You got proved completely wrong on that one.
I agree. She is the X-factor.
[Vic] Oh, Wilde checking into the match and there's a tag.
Entering in is the NXT Champion, that being Bron Breakker.
Look, Breakker called out Santos Escobar. Center of the ring.
We saw it right here in the center of the ring.
-[inaudible] slow down? -[Wade] Bron called out Santos?
It was the other way around. Santos called out the champ.
[Vic] If you remember,
Breakker drew the line and was ready to fight.
Santos, not so much.
[Wade] Come off it. Santos is always ready to fight.
He just fights on his own time…
[Vic] Look at the strength of Breakker. Look at the strength of Ciampa.
Same page, same result. Breakker and Ciampa.
[audience cheering]
[Vic] This is quite the sight.
[audience cheering]
[Vic] We are back live on NXT. This, our main event,
a tag team main event we never thought we would see,
Breakker teaming with Tommaso Ciampa.
And you have to think, these two learned so much about each other
in those matches you talked about for the NXT title.
[Wade] Yeah, no doubt about it.
Bron and Ciampa know each other so well at this point,
but let's face it, it's nothing like the chemistry of La Familia.
This is blood,
this is stronger than anything as Xyon Quinn recently found out.
And Santos Escobar, the emperor, the patriarch of the family
gathering the lights, talking some strategy.
[Vic] How about that stare down for just a brief moment
between Breakker and Escobar?
Escobar… Wait a minute. The referee distracted on the outside.
And that is exhibit A for Santos Escobar. Typical Escobar, cutting corners.
Look, Tommaso Ciampa not standing for it.
Ciampa doesn't like bullies and that's what Escobar is.
[Wade] [inaudible]. [inaudible] bullying at all.
Could not be more wrong
just like you thought he was being fooled by Elektra Lopez.
You were wrong then too.
He said all along he is in control of La Familia.
He was right. He made a fool out of you [inaudible].
[audience chanting]
[Vic] You can hear the NXT universe again, but take a look one more time.
Boom. Right across the face. NXT as close as it gets.
And right now Wilde, Mendoza in control
and this is some textbook Legado tag team continuity.
[Wade] What we were talking about earlier. This is the chemistry I mentioned.
You cannot match this.
This is why Legado Del Fantasma are so good
and Bron Breakker is going to be lucky if he doesn't have a broken jaw
after that boot to the face.
[Vic] Bron Breakker barely able to stand.
And right now Wilde and Mendoza taking it to the NXT Champion
and all Tommaso Ciampa can do is watch.
[audience cheering]
[Wade] That again is just the bag of tricks of Santos Escobar.
-Nobody can find the solution. -[Vic] Cover by Wilde to pin Bron Breakker
and Breakker able to kick out.
Breakker just able to get his shoulder up
and you can see Breakker really favoring the left shoulder now.
And Wilde, there's a bulls eye on the left shoulder of Bron Breakker.
You can hear Wilde talking a little bit of smack.
And look, Santos Escobar on the outside, all smiles.
And Escobar believes his time is coming here on this brand.
[Wade] Of course his time is coming.
Opportunities have not come his way often enough in my opinion,
which is exactly why he is so angry with Bron Breakker. Bron Breakker.
[Vic] Another cover, another hook of the leg, and another near-fall.
[Wade] Bron Breakker has been handed opportunity after opportunity
since he arrived here.
Those opportunities are getting cut short tonight by Legado Del Fantasma.
What a perfect example right there from Joaquin Wilde.
Let's face it, Santos Escobar, such a great leader.
His time is coming, but also, he's going to bring the rest of La Familia with him.
It is Legado Del Fantasma's time.
[audience chanting] We want Ciampa!
[Vic] No doubt who the NXT universe wants. They want Ciampa.
Bron Breakker would love to make a tag at this point in the matchup
and Breakker so close,
but look at Wilde, able to cut Breakker off for a moment.
[Wade] And the renowned power and strength of Bron Breakker.
Oh, I was going to say it has gone to zero.
[Vic] Wade, where does Breakker get this energy from?
[Wade] Guy is a genetic freak.
I think we've got that figured out right now,
but he needs the tag and he gets it.
[Vic] And in comes the former NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa.
And Ciampa hitting anything and everything that moves.
[Wade] Completely fresh,
just when he needs that marathon mass strength of his.
Here he is, turning the game in his direction.
[Vic] Two for one.
[audience cheering]
[Vic] NXT universe on their feet.
-Ciampa makes the tag. -[Wade] Wait.
Tagging in Bron Breakker after the beating he took?
Still favoring that shoulder.
[Vic] Oh!
We talked about that teamwork between Ciampa and Breakker.
[audience chanting] This is awesome! This is awesome!
[Vic] Oh, and Escobar.
[audience chanting] This is awesome! This is awesome!
[Wade] Smartest man in the game. Santos Escobar knows exactly…
when to throw a wrench in the works.
[Vic] Off the distraction, Mendoza hits that missile dropkick
-and now Mendoza to the top rope! -[Wade] Wow!
[Vic] Cover to pin the champ and again, Breakker kicks out at two.
Escobar in disbelief. Mendoza in disbelief.
[Wade] Breakker is in a complete mess right now. He is ripe for the pickings.
It was a huge error for Ciampa to tag Breakker back into the matchup.
-[Vic] Mendoza putting on the brakes. -[Wade] Just a step ahead is Raul Mendoza.
[Vic] Mendoza again looking to fly, able to roll through.
Breakker charges in!
[audience cheering]
[Wade] Lung busting spear.
[Vic] Into a cover and Wilde breaks things up this time.
[Wade] Yeah, that one was over. Trust me on that.
[Vic] Everything is breaking down in our main event.
[Wade] We've got a melee in the ring right now.
[Vic] Oh!
[Wade] Losing track of who's legal. It certainly is not Tomasso Ciampa.
[Vic] And now Wilde looking to fly.
Wilde, wait a minute. Incoming!
[audience cheering]
[Vic] Ciampa isolates Wilde. Breakker drops Mendoza.
-All Santos Escobar can do is look on. -[bell ringing]
-[Wade] Wow! -[audience cheering]
["Destined For Greatness" playing]
[Alicia] Here are your winners, Tomaso Ciampa
and the NXT Champion Bron Breakker.
[Wade] Oh, my word. What chaos.
What destruction at the end of this matchup.
We might need medical attention for Joaquin Wilde,
but ultimately, the victors, Tommaso Ciampa and Bron Breakker.
[Vic] Wade, you still don't believe Santos Escobar has a little doubt
inside his mind
when it comes to going toe-to-toe with the NXT Champion?
[Wade] I cannot believe what we just witnessed in here, Vicky Joe.
What a team Breakker and Ciampa turned out to be.
Come on, big boy, get in here! Right now!
Right now! Get in!
-Come on! -My time.
[audience chanting indistinctively]
[Vic] I can't get over some of the action in this matchup.
It started with Raul Mendoza…
laying it all on the line.
But how about Bron Breakker almost limping through Mendoza?
But then Wilde literally in our laps.
[Wade] Wilde and Del Fantasma putting their bodies on the line
and it backfiring,
thanks to the merciless approach of Tommaso Ciampa leading to this
from NXT Champion Bron Breakker putting this one to bed.
[Vic] And look, Santos said on my time.
I don't think Bron Breakker cares what time it is,
what day it is, where it's at.
Breakker, no fear when it comes to Santos Escobar.
[Wade] But what a main event. Whoa, whoa, whoa.
[inaudible].
[audience shouting indistinctly]
I don't think so.
I don't think so, Mandy. You know what I want.
I don't want to wait until Vengeance Day. I want my title match next week.
[audience cheering]
-What do you say? -Okay, just put down the bat.
Okay, okay. I'll put down the bat. I won't hurt you with the bat.
[Vic] Ooh!
[audience cheering]
-[Vic] And a KLR Bomb for good measure. -["Venom" playing]
[Vic] The forever champion is focused on a new piece of gold.
Like it or not, Wade, we have a Women's Championship match next week.
KLR challenges Mandy Rose
for the NXT Women's Championship live on Syfy.
Subtitle translation by: Ravi ip live on Syfy.