1 00:00:01,568 --> 00:00:03,937 [theme music playing] 2 00:00:04,471 --> 00:00:05,472 [narrator] Then. 3 00:00:08,341 --> 00:00:10,977 [The Rock] If you smell… 4 00:00:11,044 --> 00:00:12,278 [narrator] Now. 5 00:00:15,281 --> 00:00:17,450 -[Lemmy] The King of Kings. -[John Cena] You can't see me. 6 00:00:17,517 --> 00:00:18,418 [narrator] Forever. 7 00:00:23,089 --> 00:00:24,524 Together. 8 00:00:29,662 --> 00:00:34,134 ["On Me" by Alibi music playing] 9 00:00:38,004 --> 00:00:40,373 Rise and shine, bitches. 10 00:00:48,782 --> 00:00:52,252 Indi and Persia don't stand a chance. 11 00:00:59,559 --> 00:01:02,095 It's all about that bling, ladies. 12 00:01:05,632 --> 00:01:10,136 [Wade] Men's Dusty Cup finals, MSK go up against the brothers, Creed. 13 00:01:22,749 --> 00:01:25,018 What's the problem with a cage and some weapons? 14 00:01:29,622 --> 00:01:31,724 See if Tony likes this. 15 00:01:38,832 --> 00:01:40,266 Damn, Melo. 16 00:01:47,307 --> 00:01:48,208 Ugh. 17 00:01:54,380 --> 00:01:57,050 [Vic] Breakker, Escobar for theNXT title. 18 00:01:59,018 --> 00:02:00,987 Let's see the gold, ladies. 19 00:02:06,359 --> 00:02:08,561 Happy Vengeance Day, bitches. 20 00:02:11,331 --> 00:02:17,403 [narrator] And now WWE presents NXT Vengeance Day. 21 00:02:17,470 --> 00:02:19,739 ♪ If I go down ♪ 22 00:02:19,806 --> 00:02:22,208 ♪ Don't let me fall for nothing ♪ 23 00:02:23,276 --> 00:02:26,312 [Vic] You can feel the love from the NXT universe, 24 00:02:26,379 --> 00:02:33,052 but if Cupid were here, his bow and arrow would be hanging inside the steel cage. 25 00:02:33,119 --> 00:02:34,521 [Wade] Let me correct you, Joseph, 26 00:02:34,587 --> 00:02:37,524 Cupid's arrows would be poisoned if they were in that ring. 27 00:02:37,590 --> 00:02:40,226 We're not doing love tonight, we're doing vengeance. 28 00:02:40,293 --> 00:02:44,330 ["Stand Tall" playing] 29 00:02:44,397 --> 00:02:45,331 [bell ringing] 30 00:02:45,398 --> 00:02:50,503 [Alicia] The following is a Weaponized Steel Cage Match. 31 00:02:50,570 --> 00:02:54,941 Introducing first, "The Bruiser weight" Pete Dunne. 32 00:02:55,008 --> 00:02:57,877 [Vic] We know that a Weaponized Steel Cage Match, 33 00:02:57,944 --> 00:03:02,415 the only way to win pinfall or submission only, 34 00:03:02,482 --> 00:03:06,352 and the baddest man in NXT is ready for a fight. 35 00:03:06,419 --> 00:03:09,589 ["All About Family" playing] 36 00:03:09,656 --> 00:03:11,424 ♪ It's all about family ♪ 37 00:03:18,464 --> 00:03:20,133 [Vic] Whoa. 38 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:22,936 [Wade] Oh, a Maybach. 39 00:03:28,942 --> 00:03:31,611 [Vic] Talk about rolling up in style. 40 00:03:33,947 --> 00:03:36,215 Do you think his vehicle was lifted, though? 41 00:03:36,282 --> 00:03:40,486 [Wade] Come on, lifted? Are you implying that that is a stolen car 42 00:03:40,553 --> 00:03:42,255 -when I know full well that… -How about that car, huh? 43 00:03:42,322 --> 00:03:44,557 [Wade] …Tony D'Angelo's cousin, Vito, 44 00:03:44,624 --> 00:03:47,760 owns two dealerships over in Schenectady, New York. 45 00:03:47,827 --> 00:03:50,496 That is a legitimate purchase there 46 00:03:50,563 --> 00:03:55,468 unlike the purchases made by Wendy Choo with the stolen credit card last week. 47 00:03:55,535 --> 00:03:57,637 This is a man of class. 48 00:04:01,374 --> 00:04:05,912 [Alicia] And his opponent, Tony D'Angelo. 49 00:04:05,979 --> 00:04:09,015 [Vic] There you saw D'Angelo get his hands on the steel. 50 00:04:09,082 --> 00:04:10,583 You see the eyes though of Pete Dunne. 51 00:04:10,650 --> 00:04:13,286 What do you think the mindset is, of Dunne? 52 00:04:13,353 --> 00:04:17,557 [Wade] It's simple when it comes to Dunne, read the eyes, this is personal. 53 00:04:17,624 --> 00:04:22,895 He's been attacked time and time again by Tony D'Angelo, humiliated at times. 54 00:04:22,962 --> 00:04:23,963 -[bell ringing] -[Vic] Whoa! 55 00:04:24,030 --> 00:04:26,899 [Wade] He wants to maim Tony D'Angelo in return. 56 00:04:26,966 --> 00:04:31,904 [Vic] And right off the rip is D'Angelo tasting the solid steel. 57 00:04:31,971 --> 00:04:36,376 [audience chattering] 58 00:04:36,442 --> 00:04:41,047 [Vic] And it's not taken long for this Weaponized Steel Cage 59 00:04:41,114 --> 00:04:42,749 -to come into play. -[audience gasping] 60 00:04:43,216 --> 00:04:46,119 [Wade] Never too far from an implement of war in this cage. 61 00:04:46,185 --> 00:04:47,487 [Vic] Oh! 62 00:04:47,553 --> 00:04:51,791 Look, the steel chair just broke on the back of D'Angelo. 63 00:04:51,858 --> 00:04:54,394 [Wade] My word, if that did that to the steel chair, 64 00:04:54,460 --> 00:04:57,830 what on earth has it done to the spine of Tony D? 65 00:04:57,897 --> 00:05:00,099 [Vic] Dunne wasting no time. 66 00:05:00,900 --> 00:05:03,803 Oh. Nice take down, though, by D'Angelo. 67 00:05:03,870 --> 00:05:07,640 Look, the issues between these two, it dates back to WarGames. 68 00:05:07,707 --> 00:05:11,411 [Wade] Absolutely. Listen, Tony D'Angelo… 69 00:05:11,477 --> 00:05:12,378 [Vic] Ooh! 70 00:05:12,445 --> 00:05:15,682 [Wade] …isn't a man who was just happy to appear at WarGames, 71 00:05:15,748 --> 00:05:18,484 not happy just to be part of the winning team at WarGames. 72 00:05:18,551 --> 00:05:22,889 He made a statement by assaulting the baddest man in NXT 73 00:05:22,955 --> 00:05:27,093 with a crowbar and stealing his gum shield as a spoil of war. 74 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:29,429 That's really where this whole thing started. 75 00:05:29,495 --> 00:05:31,030 [audience chattering] 76 00:05:31,097 --> 00:05:34,500 [Vic] Oh, evil intentions running through the mind of D'Angelo, 77 00:05:34,567 --> 00:05:37,337 but you know how much pride Pete Dunne has. 78 00:05:37,403 --> 00:05:40,406 -[audience chanting] "One more time." -[Wade] Absolutely. 79 00:05:40,473 --> 00:05:43,509 [Wade] Pete Dunne is a man who refuses to be beaten, 80 00:05:43,576 --> 00:05:46,512 refuses to cower to anybody. 81 00:05:46,579 --> 00:05:48,181 -[Vic] Next to a toolbox. -[Wade] He's been weaponized… 82 00:05:48,247 --> 00:05:50,316 -[Vic] Oh! -[Wade] The fingertips. 83 00:05:50,383 --> 00:05:52,151 -[groaning] -[Vic] Oh. 84 00:05:52,218 --> 00:05:55,221 [Vic] Can you imagine getting your hand slammed in a car door, 85 00:05:55,288 --> 00:05:58,825 instead, you have the full weight of Pete Dunne coming down on a toolbox. 86 00:05:58,891 --> 00:06:01,027 [Wade] Lucky he hasn't got his fingers chopped off. 87 00:06:01,094 --> 00:06:02,562 [Vic] You gotta be kidding me. 88 00:06:02,628 --> 00:06:05,832 [audience chattering] 89 00:06:05,898 --> 00:06:09,202 [Vic] D'Angelo trying to fight, but can't fight anymore. 90 00:06:09,268 --> 00:06:10,837 Digits being bent back. 91 00:06:10,903 --> 00:06:14,140 [Wade] Can you imagine the regret going through the mind of Tony D… 92 00:06:14,207 --> 00:06:17,243 -[Vic] Oh! -[Wade] Tony D'Angelo right now? 93 00:06:17,310 --> 00:06:19,412 [audience chattering] 94 00:06:19,479 --> 00:06:22,315 [Vic] If you're squeamish, you may want to turn away. 95 00:06:22,382 --> 00:06:24,784 [audience chattering] 96 00:06:24,851 --> 00:06:28,287 [Wade] Oh. Don't mess with the baddest man in NXT 97 00:06:28,354 --> 00:06:32,392 as we take another look at this disgusting-looking move, 98 00:06:32,458 --> 00:06:36,496 but brilliant and genius from The Bruiser weight. 99 00:06:36,562 --> 00:06:41,300 [Vic] Oh, and D'Angelo cooling Dunne off. And look, early on in this contest, 100 00:06:41,367 --> 00:06:45,772 Wade, we're gonna have limited commercials here on Syfy for NXT Vengeance Day. 101 00:06:45,838 --> 00:06:47,874 This match is about survival. 102 00:06:47,940 --> 00:06:50,777 [Wade] No, this is about war at this moment in time, 103 00:06:50,843 --> 00:06:56,149 and let's face it, this is a match where… And you can tell from the early goings, 104 00:06:56,215 --> 00:07:01,854 this is a match where both superstars will lose something, mainly their health. 105 00:07:01,921 --> 00:07:04,357 Regardless of who will get their hand raised at the end, 106 00:07:04,424 --> 00:07:06,893 our medical staff are gonna have their hands full. 107 00:07:06,959 --> 00:07:11,130 Both of them are gonna be feeling the effects of this matchup for months. 108 00:07:11,597 --> 00:07:17,003 [Vic] Well, you can say that again. That's a long way down from the top. 109 00:07:17,069 --> 00:07:20,406 [audience cheering] 110 00:07:20,473 --> 00:07:24,811 [audience chanting] "Holy shit!" 111 00:07:24,877 --> 00:07:28,681 [Vic] Cover by D'Angelo, hook to the leg, and Dunne able to kick out, 112 00:07:28,748 --> 00:07:32,518 but, man, you talk about as close as it gets. 113 00:07:33,352 --> 00:07:36,756 [Wade] I'm telling you, five minutes into a matchup like this 114 00:07:36,823 --> 00:07:39,592 feels like a regular match going 60 minutes. 115 00:07:39,659 --> 00:07:42,428 That is the level of abuse they have already gone through, 116 00:07:42,495 --> 00:07:45,097 it's like an Iron Man match in there, and we've only just begun. 117 00:07:45,164 --> 00:07:49,735 [audience chanting] "This is awesome." 118 00:07:49,802 --> 00:07:52,238 -[Vic] Whoa. What… -[audience chanting] "This is awesome" 119 00:07:52,305 --> 00:07:54,707 What does D'Angelo have? 120 00:07:54,774 --> 00:07:56,108 [audience chattering] 121 00:07:56,175 --> 00:07:59,579 [Wade] [laughing] Oh, what a devious mind. 122 00:07:59,645 --> 00:08:02,181 [audience chattering] 123 00:08:02,248 --> 00:08:07,353 [Vic] D'Angelo literally cuffing Pete Dunne. 124 00:08:07,420 --> 00:08:09,589 [Wade] Looks like he's done this before. 125 00:08:09,655 --> 00:08:11,858 How the hell are you gonna protect yourself with no hands? 126 00:08:11,924 --> 00:08:15,094 How about now, Petey? You like that? 127 00:08:15,161 --> 00:08:16,963 [audience chattering] 128 00:08:17,029 --> 00:08:18,865 You thought you could do this to me? 129 00:08:18,931 --> 00:08:21,133 -[grunting] -[audience gasping] 130 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:23,936 -[Vic] Wade, I hate to agree with you… -I'm Tony D. 131 00:08:24,003 --> 00:08:25,738 -[grunting] -[audience gasping] 132 00:08:27,039 --> 00:08:28,641 [Vic] Dunne is defenseless. 133 00:08:28,708 --> 00:08:31,811 [Wade] This is the smartest thing we've ever seen from Tony D. 134 00:08:31,878 --> 00:08:33,813 [Vic] No, no, no, come on. 135 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:37,083 [groaning] 136 00:08:37,149 --> 00:08:38,384 You like that? 137 00:08:38,451 --> 00:08:39,919 [groaning] 138 00:08:42,021 --> 00:08:44,857 -[audience chattering] -[breathe heavily] 139 00:08:44,924 --> 00:08:46,692 [audience chattering] 140 00:08:47,426 --> 00:08:51,330 [Vic] The referee at this point only here to count three 141 00:08:51,397 --> 00:08:54,300 or hear someone say that they're done. 142 00:08:54,367 --> 00:08:55,635 There's nothing the referee can do, 143 00:08:55,701 --> 00:08:59,338 it's all legal in this Weaponized Cage match. 144 00:09:00,306 --> 00:09:03,943 Oh. Talk about defenseless, the one thing Pete Dunne is, 145 00:09:04,010 --> 00:09:06,512 is absolutely defiant. 146 00:09:07,380 --> 00:09:09,482 [Wade] Man, he is as tough as they come, 147 00:09:09,549 --> 00:09:12,652 but how on earth can he possible win from this position, 148 00:09:12,718 --> 00:09:14,554 even though he's giving it a bloody-good go? 149 00:09:14,620 --> 00:09:17,056 [Vic] No hands for Dunne, and it's Dunne looking for the submission. 150 00:09:17,123 --> 00:09:18,324 Is D'Angelo gonna fade? 151 00:09:18,391 --> 00:09:22,495 Look at Dunne trying to squeeze with everything he has. 152 00:09:23,262 --> 00:09:28,034 [Wade] Fortunately, everything he has is simply his legs and nothing else. 153 00:09:29,635 --> 00:09:33,205 [Vic] D'Angelo, the wise guy with a wise strategy. 154 00:09:33,272 --> 00:09:35,875 DDT, and Dunne could be out. 155 00:09:35,942 --> 00:09:40,046 Into the cover, hook to the leg, and again Dunne able to kick out at two. 156 00:09:40,112 --> 00:09:42,114 [Wade] He took all of that impact through the neck. 157 00:09:42,181 --> 00:09:45,451 You take a DDT, you try and take as much as you can on the hands, 158 00:09:45,518 --> 00:09:48,688 of course, no choice there for The Bruiser weight. 159 00:09:48,754 --> 00:09:50,289 Glassy-eyed already. 160 00:09:50,356 --> 00:09:52,625 [audience chanting] "We want tables." 161 00:09:52,692 --> 00:09:54,694 [Vic] It's a Weaponized Steel Cage Match tonight. 162 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:58,664 It'll be six men stepping inside the Elimination Chamber for the WWE title 163 00:09:58,731 --> 00:10:01,834 this Saturday in Jeddah at the Elimination Chamber premium 164 00:10:01,901 --> 00:10:04,303 live event streaming only on Peacock, 165 00:10:04,370 --> 00:10:07,006 special start time of noon, 9:00 am Pacific. 166 00:10:07,073 --> 00:10:09,675 D'Angelo right now not thinking about championships. 167 00:10:09,742 --> 00:10:12,211 Look at Dunne, what a counter. 168 00:10:12,278 --> 00:10:14,413 [Wade] Guillotine choke whilst in handcuffs! 169 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:18,517 [Vic] How is Dunne doing this? Dunne now with that guillotine cinched in. 170 00:10:18,584 --> 00:10:22,388 You see D'Angelo frantically trying to find something, anything, 171 00:10:22,455 --> 00:10:23,723 as he's starting to fade. 172 00:10:23,789 --> 00:10:27,093 [Wade] What a fortuitous landing for Tony D. 173 00:10:27,159 --> 00:10:28,160 [Vic] Oh! 174 00:10:29,061 --> 00:10:31,397 [Wade] Grabbed those pliers out of the toolbox, 175 00:10:31,464 --> 00:10:33,065 and managed to cut himself free. 176 00:10:33,132 --> 00:10:35,001 [Vic] Literally cutting himself free, 177 00:10:35,067 --> 00:10:39,372 but also now, that gives Dunne his hands back in this matchup. 178 00:10:40,272 --> 00:10:42,041 [audience chattering] 179 00:10:42,108 --> 00:10:47,413 [Vic] D'Angelo, though, presence of mind to realize 180 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:51,217 that he had to pull anything out of his sleeve 181 00:10:51,283 --> 00:10:52,518 to continue this match-up. 182 00:10:52,585 --> 00:10:55,621 [Wade] Let's face it, how much damage at this point 183 00:10:55,688 --> 00:10:58,457 has The Bruiser weight had to endure? 184 00:10:58,524 --> 00:11:00,292 [audience chattering] 185 00:11:00,359 --> 00:11:02,061 [Vic] Oh, and D'Angelo… 186 00:11:02,628 --> 00:11:05,631 -[Wade] Back to the old faith. -[Vic] Oh! 187 00:11:05,698 --> 00:11:11,804 Took his eyes off Dunne for just a moment. What a way to kick off NXT Vengeance Day. 188 00:11:11,871 --> 00:11:14,807 -Dunne now, D'Angelo. -[Wade] Whoa! 189 00:11:14,874 --> 00:11:17,877 [audience cheering] 190 00:11:17,943 --> 00:11:20,579 [Vic] D'Angelo snapping that table in half. 191 00:11:20,646 --> 00:11:23,416 Dunne now trying to follow up, dragging D'Angelo out. 192 00:11:23,482 --> 00:11:25,518 -This has to be it. -One, two… 193 00:11:25,584 --> 00:11:28,087 -[Vic] No! -[audience gasping] 194 00:11:28,154 --> 00:11:32,525 [Wade] What a landing for Tony D as we take another look at this. 195 00:11:32,591 --> 00:11:36,562 -[Vic] As close as it gets. -[Wade] Tony D going through the table, 196 00:11:36,629 --> 00:11:40,433 snapping his neck on the bottom rope in the process. 197 00:11:40,499 --> 00:11:44,303 [audience chattering] 198 00:11:44,370 --> 00:11:47,039 [Vic] Wade, have you ever been in this sort of environment? 199 00:11:47,106 --> 00:11:49,508 [Wade] Listen, I've been in Steel Cage matches before. 200 00:11:49,575 --> 00:11:53,079 I've still got scars on the back of my head from John Cena 201 00:11:53,145 --> 00:11:56,382 from being in a steel cage, but a Weaponized Steel Cage? 202 00:11:56,449 --> 00:11:58,784 No chance. I wouldn't have even turned up. 203 00:11:58,851 --> 00:12:01,454 [audience chattering] 204 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:04,190 [Vic] Well, D'Angelo again with the crowbar, but… 205 00:12:04,256 --> 00:12:05,925 [audience chattering] 206 00:12:05,991 --> 00:12:06,826 Come on! 207 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:09,428 [groaning] 208 00:12:10,629 --> 00:12:12,264 -[groaning] -[Vic] Oh! 209 00:12:13,299 --> 00:12:15,334 [Vic] Cricket bat to the back, 210 00:12:15,401 --> 00:12:20,272 and this could be the Bitter End for D'Angelo. 211 00:12:20,339 --> 00:12:22,108 [audience counting] One, two… 212 00:12:22,174 --> 00:12:24,343 [Vic] Whoa! Oh, come on. 213 00:12:24,410 --> 00:12:26,078 [audience cheering] 214 00:12:26,145 --> 00:12:28,280 [Vic] I don't know how, 215 00:12:28,347 --> 00:12:33,519 all I know is Casey Jones would be proud of that swing. 216 00:12:33,586 --> 00:12:35,821 [audience chanting indistinctively] 217 00:12:35,888 --> 00:12:37,656 -[Vic] But I… -[Wade] You can get Pete Dunne 218 00:12:37,723 --> 00:12:40,493 in the England cricket team, the rest of them are useless right now. 219 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:43,596 Wow, what a whack, but hats off to Tony D'Angelo. 220 00:12:43,662 --> 00:12:48,200 The level of abuse, he took a cricket bat and a Bitter End and he's still ticking? 221 00:12:48,267 --> 00:12:50,836 [Vic] That's a great point, because how many superstars 222 00:12:50,903 --> 00:12:53,372 has Dunne put away with the Bitter End? 223 00:12:53,439 --> 00:12:55,541 [Wade] It might be academic at this point. 224 00:12:55,608 --> 00:12:57,076 [audience chattering] 225 00:12:57,143 --> 00:13:00,780 [Vic] It's all about vengeance. Oh, no! 226 00:13:02,381 --> 00:13:05,751 -[Wade] It's all legal. -[Vic] Going low, and forget about it. 227 00:13:07,086 --> 00:13:10,322 -D'Angelo silencing Dunne… -One, two… 228 00:13:10,389 --> 00:13:12,424 Two. Two. 229 00:13:12,491 --> 00:13:14,693 -[Wade] Wow. -[Vic] That's as close as it gets. 230 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:16,929 [Wade] Both of these superstars 231 00:13:16,996 --> 00:13:19,565 finding gears that we didn't know they had. 232 00:13:19,632 --> 00:13:22,401 -Take another look. -[Vic] Bam. 233 00:13:22,468 --> 00:13:27,907 [Wade] Pete Dunne sees his big opportunity thrown away by Tony D. 234 00:13:27,973 --> 00:13:29,675 [audience cheering] 235 00:13:31,443 --> 00:13:34,980 [Vic] NXT universe in disbelief. 236 00:13:36,182 --> 00:13:40,953 [audience chanting] "This is awesome" 237 00:13:41,020 --> 00:13:46,458 [Vic] And it's only the beginning of Vengeance Dayas Dunne… 238 00:13:46,525 --> 00:13:49,094 [audience chanting] "This is awesome." 239 00:13:49,161 --> 00:13:52,131 -[audience chattering] -[Vic laughing] 240 00:13:52,198 --> 00:13:55,901 -[Vic] Did you see what Dunne did? -[Wade] A secret surprise hidden in… 241 00:13:55,968 --> 00:14:00,472 [Vic] Oh! D'Angelo didn't realize it. Payback! 242 00:14:00,539 --> 00:14:05,978 [audience yelling and chattering] 243 00:14:06,045 --> 00:14:10,182 [Vic] And Dunne for a second time… 244 00:14:11,183 --> 00:14:13,152 on all the weaponized… 245 00:14:13,219 --> 00:14:15,054 [audience counting] "One, two, three." 246 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:16,755 -[Vic] …toys to play with. -[bell ringing] 247 00:14:17,423 --> 00:14:20,192 Dunne stands victorious. 248 00:14:20,759 --> 00:14:24,463 [Alicia] Here is your winner, Pete Dunne! 249 00:14:24,530 --> 00:14:26,699 -[Wade] Well, lots of… -[Vic] What a match. 250 00:14:26,765 --> 00:14:30,936 [Wade] …carnage in the ring right now. Tony D, down and out. 251 00:14:31,003 --> 00:14:35,207 Somehow Pete Dunne putting this one to bed. 252 00:14:35,274 --> 00:14:39,278 The carnage inside his own body must be off the charts right now. 253 00:14:39,345 --> 00:14:41,647 What a way to kick off Vengeance Day. 254 00:14:41,714 --> 00:14:48,554 [Vic] Adrenaline can make a man do crazy things and go to dark places… 255 00:14:49,488 --> 00:14:53,025 and Pete Dunne did just that here tonight. 256 00:14:53,092 --> 00:14:57,162 [Wade] As we saw, this was one of Tony D's best chances. 257 00:14:57,229 --> 00:15:02,034 Coming off the side of the steel cage, unable to cover, though. 258 00:15:02,101 --> 00:15:06,305 [Vic] He was not. And look, these two had this Weaponized Steel Cage Match, 259 00:15:06,372 --> 00:15:11,443 there was everything including the table at the hands of both these superstars. 260 00:15:11,510 --> 00:15:14,480 Dunne thought the door was open. Like you said, though, 261 00:15:14,546 --> 00:15:16,615 give credit where credit is due to Tony D'Angelo, 262 00:15:16,682 --> 00:15:19,285 but give a lotta credit to The Bruiser weight. 263 00:15:19,351 --> 00:15:22,488 [Wade] Hat's off. Just when it looked like Tony D had the upper hand, 264 00:15:22,554 --> 00:15:26,025 the [inaudible] crowbar of Pete Dunne was there 265 00:15:26,091 --> 00:15:30,195 to put this one to bed with [inaudible], after all the Bitter End. 266 00:15:31,096 --> 00:15:35,301 And for Pete Dunne redemption tonight. 267 00:15:35,367 --> 00:15:37,036 [bell ringing] 268 00:15:37,937 --> 00:15:42,207 [Vic] As they would say in Tony D'Angelo's neck of the woods, 269 00:15:42,274 --> 00:15:47,079 business was settled by The Bruiser weight at Vengeance Day. 270 00:15:47,146 --> 00:15:49,615 ["Stand Tall" playing] 271 00:15:51,517 --> 00:15:57,823 [phone ringing] 272 00:16:00,292 --> 00:16:02,661 Hello? Raquel? 273 00:16:02,728 --> 00:16:05,831 [Raquel on phone] [speaking in Spanish] It's time to get up. Get up? 274 00:16:05,898 --> 00:16:09,335 Get up? It's 5:00 in the morning. 275 00:16:09,401 --> 00:16:12,237 [Raquel] Cora, only losers are still asleep at 5:00 in the morning. 276 00:16:12,304 --> 00:16:13,973 Do you wanna win the Dusty or not? 277 00:16:14,039 --> 00:16:18,210 Yes, I want to win the Dusty, but can't we do this at, like, 10:00? 278 00:16:18,277 --> 00:16:21,914 [Raquel] No, I'm outside, let's go now. It's time to train. 279 00:16:21,981 --> 00:16:23,515 [Cora] You have gotta be kidding me. 280 00:16:23,582 --> 00:16:25,451 [speaking in Spanish] 281 00:16:25,517 --> 00:16:28,320 [Cora] I'll get dressed. All right? Just relax. 282 00:16:33,592 --> 00:16:37,796 I cannot believe this place is even open right now. 283 00:16:37,863 --> 00:16:42,501 Cora, it's going to take three wins to win the Dusty Cup, let's warm up. 284 00:16:43,235 --> 00:16:44,236 Okay. 285 00:16:45,337 --> 00:16:49,475 ["Light's out" playing] 286 00:17:06,458 --> 00:17:07,860 [exhales] 287 00:17:07,926 --> 00:17:11,263 Cora, I'm, like, really impressed with what you're… 288 00:17:11,964 --> 00:17:13,165 Hungry? 289 00:17:15,667 --> 00:17:17,469 That's not part of the plan. 290 00:17:20,072 --> 00:17:21,040 All right, Cora. 291 00:17:21,106 --> 00:17:24,543 The Dusty is a grueling tournament, these women aren't just gonna give up. 292 00:17:24,610 --> 00:17:26,044 -I know. -Do you have the stamina? 293 00:17:26,111 --> 00:17:30,015 -I got the stamina. -To last each match, night after night? 294 00:17:30,082 --> 00:17:32,684 I got it, night after night, match after match. I'm ready. 295 00:17:32,751 --> 00:17:34,553 Then let's finish this day strong. 296 00:17:34,620 --> 00:17:36,388 -All right. -Let's go, come on. 297 00:17:37,289 --> 00:17:40,159 [dramatic music playing] 298 00:17:40,225 --> 00:17:42,094 Let's go, come on. Get back up. 299 00:17:42,161 --> 00:17:44,196 -Get back up. Come on, you need to keep… -My hat's falling off. 300 00:17:44,263 --> 00:17:46,065 Forget about your hat, come on. 301 00:17:47,533 --> 00:17:49,301 [Raquel] We need to work as a team. 302 00:17:49,368 --> 00:17:51,270 Partner carries, I'll go first. 303 00:17:52,638 --> 00:17:54,773 -You're next. -I can't carry you. 304 00:17:57,576 --> 00:17:59,144 This is it. You're almost there. 305 00:17:59,211 --> 00:18:01,013 -You all right? -[grunting] 306 00:18:02,414 --> 00:18:06,251 I have high hopes about round one, but we got to do this all again tomorrow. 307 00:18:06,318 --> 00:18:08,987 -Okay. -Tomorrow. We're doing it again. 308 00:18:09,054 --> 00:18:10,923 -We're doing all this again? -Yeah. 309 00:18:10,989 --> 00:18:13,759 -The exact same thing? -Yeah, but you killed it today. 310 00:18:13,826 --> 00:18:14,927 -Yes, thanks. -I'm so proud of you. 311 00:18:14,993 --> 00:18:17,129 -Let's go, come on. -I'm really excited. Tomorrow. 312 00:18:17,196 --> 00:18:19,598 See you tomorrow morning. Yeah. 313 00:18:20,899 --> 00:18:22,267 Excited for that. 314 00:18:24,603 --> 00:18:25,804 [upbeat music playing] 315 00:18:25,871 --> 00:18:29,641 Wow. Cora Jade snoozing away like Wendy Choo, 316 00:18:29,708 --> 00:18:32,511 but, Vic, how about you, eh? Dressed up like Joe Burrow. 317 00:18:32,578 --> 00:18:34,046 Oh, thanks, man. I appreciate it. 318 00:18:34,113 --> 00:18:37,149 Ain't a compliment, he's a loser just like you. 319 00:18:38,083 --> 00:18:39,685 State of Ohio's not gonna like you, 320 00:18:39,751 --> 00:18:42,154 but we're excited about the Women's Dusty Cup 321 00:18:42,221 --> 00:18:44,590 beginning next Tuesday on USA. 322 00:18:44,656 --> 00:18:48,794 For more, let's go to our correspondent McKenzie Mitchell standing by. 323 00:18:48,861 --> 00:18:53,265 That's right, the women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic takes off next week, 324 00:18:53,332 --> 00:18:56,535 but still to come tonight, the men's final. 325 00:18:56,602 --> 00:18:59,638 -Who thinks MSK? -[audience chattering] 326 00:18:59,705 --> 00:19:03,275 What about The Creed Brothers? Who will get the victory here tonight? 327 00:19:03,342 --> 00:19:06,812 Well, let's take a quick look at their comments from earlier today. 328 00:19:09,414 --> 00:19:13,919 The Dusty Classic finals, MSK versus The Creed Brothers, 329 00:19:13,986 --> 00:19:16,755 and, boy, these two teams couldn't be any more different. 330 00:19:16,822 --> 00:19:20,592 That's right, look at us. We're the ones that put in the work. 331 00:19:20,659 --> 00:19:24,830 We're the ones that lift the weights, and we're the ones that hit the bags. 332 00:19:24,897 --> 00:19:28,834 MSK, the only thing you're hitting is still illegal in 13 states. 333 00:19:28,901 --> 00:19:32,437 The only green we chase is money, but don't get it twisted, 334 00:19:32,504 --> 00:19:35,741 the money doesn't make us, we make the money. 335 00:19:35,807 --> 00:19:38,477 The only reason you guys won the Dusty Cup last year 336 00:19:38,544 --> 00:19:39,945 is because we weren't in it. 337 00:19:40,712 --> 00:19:43,749 And tonight, we take what is ours. 338 00:19:43,815 --> 00:19:46,451 The Creed Brothers will be Dusty Cup Champions. 339 00:19:46,518 --> 00:19:50,622 Because it is Diamond Mine Forever. 340 00:19:53,559 --> 00:19:56,428 Ah, the day is finally here. 341 00:19:56,495 --> 00:19:59,765 It's the finals of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. 342 00:19:59,831 --> 00:20:02,367 One year ago, we walked in as the new kids on the block, 343 00:20:02,434 --> 00:20:04,203 we walked into Vengeance Day in the finals, 344 00:20:04,269 --> 00:20:08,206 and we walked out Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Champions. 345 00:20:08,273 --> 00:20:11,076 -Kings of the castle, bro. -You remember there was confetti flying, 346 00:20:11,143 --> 00:20:13,612 -the sparklers. -People were screaming, you were crying. 347 00:20:13,679 --> 00:20:16,515 No, no, I wasn't. It was allergies, I don't cry. 348 00:20:16,582 --> 00:20:18,884 Dawg, it's all good. I was crying too. It's human to cry. 349 00:20:18,951 --> 00:20:20,953 -But the tides are turning this year. -You're right. 350 00:20:21,019 --> 00:20:24,590 Now we're seen as the veterans taking on a team that has risen the ranks 351 00:20:24,656 --> 00:20:27,593 faster than Malcolm Bivens swiped right on Valentine's Day. 352 00:20:27,659 --> 00:20:29,227 [laughs] Enough about little shorty. 353 00:20:29,294 --> 00:20:31,730 Everybody knows Julius and Brutus Creed. 354 00:20:31,797 --> 00:20:33,365 -The freaks of nature. -Check on that. 355 00:20:33,432 --> 00:20:34,933 -They show no remorse. -Check on that. 356 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:36,535 -They show no mercy. -Check on that last part. 357 00:20:36,602 --> 00:20:39,638 But they didn't have a shaman pearl Riddle to take him to the top of the mountain. 358 00:20:39,705 --> 00:20:42,140 You're right, and that's exactly what we'll do, 359 00:20:42,207 --> 00:20:45,911 risking it all as we make history tonight, 360 00:20:45,978 --> 00:20:49,448 walking out the two-time Dusty Cup Champions. 361 00:20:49,514 --> 00:20:52,217 Back to back because that's MSK. 362 00:20:52,284 --> 00:20:54,086 -All night. -And all day. 363 00:20:54,152 --> 00:20:55,520 You know it. 364 00:20:57,422 --> 00:21:00,292 [Vic] That's right, the men's Dusty Cup finals still to come, 365 00:21:00,359 --> 00:21:02,961 but also the North American title will be on the line. 366 00:21:03,028 --> 00:21:06,131 There you see the A-champion arriving earlier today. 367 00:21:06,198 --> 00:21:09,001 A-champion better bring his A-game tonight 368 00:21:09,067 --> 00:21:12,704 because he's going one-on-one with a man who predicted gold 369 00:21:12,771 --> 00:21:16,008 will be put around his waist in 2022. 370 00:21:16,074 --> 00:21:18,277 Will that bold prediction come true? 371 00:21:18,343 --> 00:21:21,380 We will find out tonight here on NXT Vengeance Day 372 00:21:21,446 --> 00:21:24,249 because the North American title will be on the line 373 00:21:24,316 --> 00:21:27,319 when the self-proclaimed A-champion, Carmelo Hayes, 374 00:21:27,386 --> 00:21:29,655 goes up against Cameron Grimes. 375 00:21:29,721 --> 00:21:35,827 Huge championship match-up still to come live here tonight on NXT Vengeance Day. 376 00:21:38,363 --> 00:21:39,765 Speaking of titles, 377 00:21:39,831 --> 00:21:43,669 it's time for our first championship match of the night. 378 00:21:43,735 --> 00:21:46,738 -["Toxic" playing] -[audience cheering] 379 00:22:01,053 --> 00:22:02,020 [bell ringing] 380 00:22:02,087 --> 00:22:06,091 [Alicia] The following is for the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship. 381 00:22:06,158 --> 00:22:08,894 Accompanied by the Women's Champion, Mandy Rose, 382 00:22:08,960 --> 00:22:11,730 they are the NXT Women's Tag Team Champions, 383 00:22:11,797 --> 00:22:14,666 Toxic Attraction. 384 00:22:15,467 --> 00:22:20,238 [Vic] They who has the gold, as we've said for weeks, has the power. 385 00:22:20,305 --> 00:22:24,443 All the gold lies with Toxic Attraction. 386 00:22:33,185 --> 00:22:35,020 [Wade] Are those Rose petals falling? 387 00:22:43,628 --> 00:22:48,834 [audience cheering] 388 00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:59,511 [Vic] Wade, is there a look of concern, a hint of doubt in your eyes? 389 00:22:59,578 --> 00:23:02,280 [Wade] You know what? I think I am very concerned. 390 00:23:02,347 --> 00:23:03,448 [Vic] Stop the presses. 391 00:23:03,515 --> 00:23:06,084 You think that we'll crown new champions tonight. 392 00:23:06,151 --> 00:23:08,487 -Indi Hartwell and Persia… -[Wade] No, what are you talking about? 393 00:23:08,553 --> 00:23:11,456 -[Vic] No? You're looking concerned. -[Wade] Listen, I bought Toxic Attraction 394 00:23:11,523 --> 00:23:16,328 100 red roses for Valentine's Day and I have not received a thank you. 395 00:23:16,395 --> 00:23:19,464 I am highly concerned that they did not get delivered. 396 00:23:19,531 --> 00:23:21,533 -That's what I'm concerned about. -[Vic] You're unreal. 397 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:26,505 -[Wade] Maybe Wendy Choo stole them. -[Vic] You are absolutely unreal. 398 00:23:26,571 --> 00:23:29,207 -[Wade] I should've sent them 100 each. -[Vic] Oh, my God. 399 00:23:29,274 --> 00:23:33,545 ["Bullet Rain" playing] 400 00:23:33,612 --> 00:23:35,947 ♪ Impressive ♪ 401 00:23:36,014 --> 00:23:37,883 [Alicia] Introducing the challengers, 402 00:23:37,949 --> 00:23:42,487 the team of Indi Hartwell and Persia Pirotta. 403 00:23:42,554 --> 00:23:45,690 [Vic] If we can please focus on the action and the task at hand 404 00:23:45,757 --> 00:23:47,692 -with Pirrota and Hartwell… -[Wade] I'm already focused, I'm a pro. 405 00:23:47,759 --> 00:23:50,896 [Vic] Yeah, yeah, okay. Boy, you credited Pirrota with… 406 00:23:52,798 --> 00:23:55,200 revitalizing Hartwell's career, is what I'll say. 407 00:23:55,267 --> 00:23:58,370 Refocusing her on gold with this championship opportunity. 408 00:23:58,437 --> 00:24:02,808 [Wade] I have said from the beginning that Persia Pirrota is my pick 409 00:24:02,874 --> 00:24:06,077 in the women's division for 2022, I think she has… 410 00:24:06,144 --> 00:24:07,612 -Oh! -[Vic] Whoa! 411 00:24:07,679 --> 00:24:10,615 [Wade] Attacked from the very get-go by Toxic Attraction. 412 00:24:10,682 --> 00:24:13,819 I will agree, while this is going on, though, that Indi… 413 00:24:13,885 --> 00:24:16,488 [Vic] Ooh, ooh, I haven't heard a bell, have you? 414 00:24:16,555 --> 00:24:21,092 [Wade] Back on track thanks to Persia, it might be worthless at this point. 415 00:24:21,159 --> 00:24:23,395 -Is this match on? -[Vic] Whoa. 416 00:24:23,462 --> 00:24:27,132 Well, Mandy Rose shouting from the sidelines, 417 00:24:27,199 --> 00:24:32,904 and Toxic Attraction certainly has turned this match-up on its heels quickly. 418 00:24:32,971 --> 00:24:36,875 [Wade] What a smart strategy from Toxic Attraction here. 419 00:24:36,942 --> 00:24:40,045 -You've to think Mandy Rose… -[Vic] Referee needs to get some control. 420 00:24:40,111 --> 00:24:42,180 [chattering] 421 00:24:44,082 --> 00:24:46,318 -[bell ringing] -[Vic] Finally, this match-up is official, 422 00:24:46,384 --> 00:24:49,120 and Pirrota just got decked by Jayne. 423 00:24:49,187 --> 00:24:53,625 [Wade] Almost be over, very groggy is powerhouse Persia Pirotta, 424 00:24:53,692 --> 00:24:54,993 but do not count her out. 425 00:24:55,060 --> 00:24:59,397 [Vic] JBL-esque Fallaway Slam, and look right now that… 426 00:24:59,464 --> 00:25:02,267 That early jump, is that to show you Toxic Attraction 427 00:25:02,334 --> 00:25:05,637 is a little worried, a little scared? 428 00:25:05,704 --> 00:25:08,773 [Wade] Listen, this is a top-ten team, let's face it. 429 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:12,210 -I continue the praises of Persia Pirotta. -[Vic] Cover, cover, title is on the line. 430 00:25:12,277 --> 00:25:15,380 Hartwell hooks both ways, and Jayne just kicked out. 431 00:25:15,447 --> 00:25:18,316 [Wade] As I was saying before, Persia Pirotta came on the scene, 432 00:25:18,383 --> 00:25:22,053 Indi Hartwell was more focused on hot dates and sexy dancing, 433 00:25:22,120 --> 00:25:24,990 but now she is back on track in a big way. 434 00:25:25,056 --> 00:25:27,993 [Vic] Wait a minute, look, then what do you say about Hartwell 435 00:25:28,059 --> 00:25:30,729 trying to refocus Pirotta due to Duke Hudson? 436 00:25:30,795 --> 00:25:32,697 Into the cover goes Hartwell, title is on the line, 437 00:25:32,764 --> 00:25:34,299 and another kick out by the champion. 438 00:25:34,366 --> 00:25:38,003 [Wade] Indi refocusing Persia Pirotta is a completely different story. 439 00:25:38,069 --> 00:25:41,072 Because Persia has never had her in-ring career 440 00:25:41,139 --> 00:25:45,176 affected by matters of the heart like Indi Hartwell did. 441 00:25:45,243 --> 00:25:49,247 -Persia Pirrota can separate her career… -[Vic] What's Mandy Rose doing? 442 00:25:49,314 --> 00:25:51,283 [Wade] Well, she's talking tactics. 443 00:25:51,349 --> 00:25:54,152 [Vic] Not talking tactics, she's interfering, distracting Hartwell, 444 00:25:54,219 --> 00:25:57,188 who crashes and burns to the outside. 445 00:25:57,255 --> 00:26:01,393 I need you up. Come on. Let's go. One. Two… Hey, do you need to… 446 00:26:01,459 --> 00:26:04,996 [Vic] Pirrota trying to look out for her friend, and again, look at Rose. 447 00:26:05,063 --> 00:26:07,065 -Look at Rose, Wade. -Hey, you're not in this match. 448 00:26:07,132 --> 00:26:09,334 [Wade] Caught red-handed. -Get out. 449 00:26:09,401 --> 00:26:10,902 [Vic] Certainly did. 450 00:26:10,969 --> 00:26:14,506 [audience booing] 451 00:26:14,572 --> 00:26:16,341 [indistinct chatters] 452 00:26:16,408 --> 00:26:20,111 [audience booing] 453 00:26:24,015 --> 00:26:27,118 [Vic] NXT Women's Tag Team titles on the line here at Vengeance Day. 454 00:26:27,185 --> 00:26:30,121 Toxic Attraction in control, not only in this matchup, 455 00:26:30,188 --> 00:26:32,591 they've been tested recently, I'm talking about Kay Lee Ray. 456 00:26:32,657 --> 00:26:35,894 [Wade] Yes, of course, Kay Lee Ray, she carjacked them, kidnapped them, 457 00:26:35,961 --> 00:26:39,497 dumped them in a parking lot, threw spaghetti all over them, 458 00:26:39,564 --> 00:26:41,232 chased them around town with a baseball bat. 459 00:26:41,299 --> 00:26:44,169 But let me ask you this, who had the last laugh? 460 00:26:44,235 --> 00:26:47,973 Let me give you the answer, it was Toxic Attraction. 461 00:26:48,039 --> 00:26:50,141 Mandy Rose still women's champ, 462 00:26:50,208 --> 00:26:53,011 Toxic A still have the tag gold, and with it all of the power. 463 00:26:53,078 --> 00:26:55,780 [Vic] Well, who will have the last laughs here tonight? 464 00:26:55,847 --> 00:26:58,450 As Jayne close to her corner, makes the tag. 465 00:26:58,516 --> 00:27:00,518 Hartwell reaches out, in comes Pirotta, 466 00:27:00,585 --> 00:27:05,023 and now, Persia Pirotta is set to change the game. 467 00:27:05,090 --> 00:27:09,828 [Wade] Showing why she is now the powerhouse here in the tag division. 468 00:27:09,894 --> 00:27:12,130 [Vic] I can only imagine the feelings for Pirrota and Hartwell, 469 00:27:12,197 --> 00:27:14,899 there'd be no better ending till tonight 470 00:27:14,966 --> 00:27:18,036 than these two holding gold together in NXT. 471 00:27:18,103 --> 00:27:22,073 [Wade] Persia Pirrota is the difference-maker in this matchup. 472 00:27:23,174 --> 00:27:24,909 [Vic] Oh, from behind, Jayne. 473 00:27:24,976 --> 00:27:26,978 [Wade] The only way to stop her, let's face it. 474 00:27:27,045 --> 00:27:30,415 [Vic] Pirrota just destroying everything in her path. 475 00:27:30,482 --> 00:27:34,953 Dolin, you've gotta be kidding me, we've seen this in the past. 476 00:27:35,020 --> 00:27:39,658 Two-on-one matches, nothing can stop Persia Pirotta. 477 00:27:39,724 --> 00:27:41,326 [audience cheering] 478 00:27:41,393 --> 00:27:44,929 [Vic] Do we have new champions? Cover. -[audience counting ] "One, two." 479 00:27:44,996 --> 00:27:47,499 [Vic] Dolin able to kick out at two. 480 00:27:47,565 --> 00:27:49,401 Look, we have two women that are champions, 481 00:27:49,467 --> 00:27:52,303 two women that wanna be champions, four women will battle. 482 00:27:53,104 --> 00:27:55,740 Then a four women battling now, as you see here, Pirotta, 483 00:27:55,807 --> 00:27:57,609 with two of them on her shoulders. 484 00:27:57,676 --> 00:28:00,945 Talk about devastation, that is Persia Pirrota to a tee. 485 00:28:01,012 --> 00:28:02,380 [Wade] So, so impressive. 486 00:28:02,447 --> 00:28:05,050 Imagine how Mandy Rose must be feeling right now, 487 00:28:05,116 --> 00:28:08,486 sent to the back by this idiot referee. 488 00:28:08,553 --> 00:28:10,255 [Vic] It wasn't idiot, it was a great call. 489 00:28:10,321 --> 00:28:12,957 Tandem spine buster to win the titles. 490 00:28:13,024 --> 00:28:14,359 -[Wade] Oh. -[Vic] Oh! 491 00:28:14,426 --> 00:28:19,064 [Wade] Wow, a split second away from a tag championship change there. 492 00:28:19,831 --> 00:28:22,267 -[Vic] Oh, now, Pirotta… -[Wade] Jacy Jayne in the nick of time. 493 00:28:22,333 --> 00:28:25,804 [Vic] …swinging away, and both women now frantically. 494 00:28:25,870 --> 00:28:30,208 Pirrota almost overwhelmed with just trying to distract… Oh! 495 00:28:30,275 --> 00:28:34,179 [Wade] Smart move there by Jacy Jayne, getting out of the way. 496 00:28:34,879 --> 00:28:37,115 [Vic] But this is the moment now for Hartwell. 497 00:28:37,182 --> 00:28:38,950 Hartwell, everything she's worked for. 498 00:28:39,017 --> 00:28:42,620 Everything that's gone through her mind, could be looking for pretty… 499 00:28:42,687 --> 00:28:46,558 Ooh, was that Jayne? Jayne just tripped Hartwell. 500 00:28:46,624 --> 00:28:48,560 [Wade] A moment of sheer genius. 501 00:28:48,626 --> 00:28:51,129 [Vic] Referee didn't see Jayne on the outside, 502 00:28:51,196 --> 00:28:53,865 but the door is now open for Toxic Attraction. 503 00:28:53,932 --> 00:28:58,369 Dolin into the cover, and no, Hartwell continuing to fight. 504 00:28:58,436 --> 00:29:00,772 [Wade] Continuing to fight, and needing that tag, though, 505 00:29:00,839 --> 00:29:03,808 but we know Persia Pirrota is down and perhaps out. 506 00:29:03,875 --> 00:29:07,011 -It's two-on-one now. -[Vic] There's no one for Hartwell to tag, 507 00:29:07,078 --> 00:29:11,316 and Jayne and Dolin smell the blood in the water. 508 00:29:11,382 --> 00:29:14,319 [audience chattering] 509 00:29:14,886 --> 00:29:16,488 [Vic] Boom! 510 00:29:16,554 --> 00:29:17,989 [Wade] Goodnight. 511 00:29:18,056 --> 00:29:19,958 [Vic] Jayne into the cover, 512 00:29:20,024 --> 00:29:22,927 -Toxic Attraction retains. -[bell ringing] 513 00:29:22,994 --> 00:29:24,662 ["Toxic" playing] 514 00:29:24,729 --> 00:29:29,300 [Alicia] Here are your winners and still the NXT Women's Tag Team Champions, 515 00:29:29,367 --> 00:29:31,736 Toxic Attraction. 516 00:29:31,803 --> 00:29:33,705 [Wade] Let's face it, in the tag division, 517 00:29:33,772 --> 00:29:37,008 it is all about stacking the deck in your favor, 518 00:29:37,075 --> 00:29:41,746 and nobody, nobody does that better than Toxic Attraction. 519 00:29:41,813 --> 00:29:44,983 [Vic] Well, this was a turning point in the matchup. 520 00:29:45,049 --> 00:29:48,887 Pirrota trying to help out her partner, 521 00:29:48,953 --> 00:29:52,657 Jayne heads up, taking Pirrota out. 522 00:29:52,724 --> 00:29:58,096 Then it was Jacy Jayne again, heads up, taking down Hartwell, 523 00:29:58,163 --> 00:30:02,033 and that opened the door, wham, for Gigi Dolin. 524 00:30:02,100 --> 00:30:07,305 [Wade] Then to finally put this to bed, high low from the tag champs. 525 00:30:08,039 --> 00:30:09,941 Nobody's getting up from that one. 526 00:30:10,008 --> 00:30:12,210 [Vic] Toxic A retains the titles. 527 00:30:12,277 --> 00:30:17,415 Look, now Toxic Attraction, as they are reunited with Mandy Rose, 528 00:30:17,482 --> 00:30:19,984 they turn their attention as do we 529 00:30:20,051 --> 00:30:24,289 to the NXT Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic 530 00:30:24,355 --> 00:30:29,527 which returns next Tuesday when we return to the USA Network. 531 00:30:32,063 --> 00:30:33,064 I really love this phone case. 532 00:30:33,131 --> 00:30:34,499 I can't believe it matches your water bottle. 533 00:30:34,566 --> 00:30:36,768 -It matches. -How did we not think of this before? 534 00:30:36,834 --> 00:30:38,269 Well, how was your Valentine's Day? 535 00:30:38,336 --> 00:30:41,272 -It was good. How was yours? -It was really good too. 536 00:30:41,339 --> 00:30:43,408 Well, do you have a partner for the Dusty Cup? 537 00:30:43,474 --> 00:30:46,945 Oh, Wendy, only if you would've asked me last week. 538 00:30:47,011 --> 00:30:50,148 I've already committed to someone else, but I'm so sorry. 539 00:30:50,215 --> 00:30:51,349 -That's okay. -I'm really sorry. 540 00:30:51,416 --> 00:30:53,518 -Don't worry about it. -You did buy me all the bubbles 541 00:30:53,585 --> 00:30:55,887 and the outfits, so I'm so thankful for you. Thank you. 542 00:30:55,954 --> 00:30:57,155 -No, we're good. -Thank you. 543 00:30:57,222 --> 00:30:58,957 -Are you sure? Positive? -Yeah. Yes. 544 00:30:59,023 --> 00:31:00,291 -Okay, okay. -Good luck. 545 00:31:01,626 --> 00:31:02,860 [blows raspberry] 546 00:31:03,962 --> 00:31:07,131 Where am I gonna find a partner for the Dusty Cup? 547 00:31:09,934 --> 00:31:12,036 Yes! 548 00:31:15,874 --> 00:31:16,941 Hey, loser. 549 00:31:18,076 --> 00:31:19,911 I'm a loser too, it's fine. 550 00:31:19,978 --> 00:31:22,847 A spot on my team opened up for the Dusty Cup. 551 00:31:22,914 --> 00:31:26,484 -What do you say? Me, you? -She's talking to me. 552 00:31:26,551 --> 00:31:30,121 -You want to team up with me? -Yeah, sure. 553 00:31:30,188 --> 00:31:34,492 What? No. I know what I said, I know, and I still stand by that. 554 00:31:34,559 --> 00:31:37,829 Sorry to interrupt, but it's going to be so much fun. 555 00:31:37,896 --> 00:31:40,231 Yes, we… I won last year while she was not… 556 00:31:40,298 --> 00:31:42,567 No, no. It's a horrible idea, I'm not gonna… 557 00:31:42,634 --> 00:31:44,736 When you two figure it out, let me know. 558 00:31:44,802 --> 00:31:46,471 -Look. No, you don't understand. -It'll be fun. 559 00:31:46,537 --> 00:31:48,506 It's going to be fine. 560 00:31:48,573 --> 00:31:53,811 Look, no, you're gonna ruin this for the both of us. No, you're insane. 561 00:31:53,878 --> 00:31:55,813 Oh. What a night. What a night. 562 00:31:55,880 --> 00:31:58,116 -[audience cheering] -Hey, Saurav, you stay here. 563 00:31:58,182 --> 00:32:00,685 When LA Knight comes out in handcuffs, we'll get that video, 564 00:32:00,752 --> 00:32:03,454 we'll put it on TikTok. It's gonna go viral. He had it coming. 565 00:32:03,521 --> 00:32:05,757 Oh, hey, officers. Really appreciate you guys coming. 566 00:32:05,823 --> 00:32:08,626 This guy LA Knight has been harassing me for months. 567 00:32:08,693 --> 00:32:11,896 It's really starting to take a toll on me emotionally, and I have no other choice, 568 00:32:11,963 --> 00:32:14,832 so if you follow me inside, I'll show you exactly where he is. 569 00:32:14,899 --> 00:32:16,467 Hey, stay here. 570 00:32:17,268 --> 00:32:20,738 [Vic] Are we about to witness the public arrest of LA Knight? 571 00:32:23,541 --> 00:32:26,911 [soft music playing] 572 00:32:26,978 --> 00:32:29,347 [audience chattering] 573 00:32:29,414 --> 00:32:30,882 [bottles clinking] 574 00:32:32,350 --> 00:32:35,119 Brother, you didn't tell me how the Valentine's Day date go? 575 00:32:35,186 --> 00:32:37,689 Man, it went good. Thanks for taking Kacy to the movies. 576 00:32:37,755 --> 00:32:41,159 Look, you still owe my 50 bucks for popcorn, tickets, beer, more beer… 577 00:32:41,225 --> 00:32:42,927 Okay, look, I understand. 578 00:32:42,994 --> 00:32:44,529 -More beer. -I understand. 579 00:32:44,595 --> 00:32:47,465 I just appreciate you getting me alone time with Kayden. 580 00:32:47,532 --> 00:32:49,567 Yes, how'd it go? Tell me how it went. 581 00:32:49,634 --> 00:32:51,803 Well, I picked her up in my pickup truck. 582 00:32:51,869 --> 00:32:54,872 We had a dinner, talked about the Dusty classic. 583 00:32:55,740 --> 00:32:59,677 Being the independent woman that she is, she insisted on paying for herself. 584 00:32:59,744 --> 00:33:02,080 Then I took her home. 585 00:33:02,814 --> 00:33:04,816 -How was it? Was it nice? -It was nice, yes. 586 00:33:05,316 --> 00:33:07,719 What the hell do you mean nice? 587 00:33:07,785 --> 00:33:11,022 Well, look, when I took her home we gave each other a hug, 588 00:33:11,089 --> 00:33:14,459 said goodnight, and get this, man, she says something really cute. 589 00:33:15,059 --> 00:33:17,495 To her, I'm like a little brother. 590 00:33:18,496 --> 00:33:22,633 Brother, I know you're from Alabama, but that ain't a good thing. 591 00:33:23,134 --> 00:33:25,403 She's saying that y'all are just friends. 592 00:33:25,470 --> 00:33:27,438 There's no way. There is no way, man. 593 00:33:27,505 --> 00:33:30,208 Look, bartender, come here. 594 00:33:31,542 --> 00:33:34,312 Valen, what the hell are you doing here? 595 00:33:34,379 --> 00:33:36,848 It's my family's place, I help out from time to time. 596 00:33:36,914 --> 00:33:39,317 Well, let me get a woman's opinion on this. 597 00:33:39,384 --> 00:33:43,921 Hypothetically, maybe I went on a date, maybe it went really good… 598 00:33:43,988 --> 00:33:48,092 Listen, he went on a date, the woman paid for herself, 599 00:33:48,159 --> 00:33:51,462 she gave him a hug, and she said that he's brother to her. 600 00:33:51,529 --> 00:33:53,364 Yes, it's a good thing. 601 00:33:53,431 --> 00:33:54,932 It's good in a way. 602 00:33:54,999 --> 00:33:57,468 It sounds like you'll have a friend for life, 603 00:33:57,535 --> 00:33:59,036 which is a positive thing. 604 00:34:00,038 --> 00:34:00,872 A friend? 605 00:34:04,742 --> 00:34:06,077 No! 606 00:34:06,144 --> 00:34:07,745 [upbeat music playing] 607 00:34:07,812 --> 00:34:12,717 -Did I say something wrong? -No, it's just that he's in the… 608 00:34:13,551 --> 00:34:16,854 -The zone? -Yep. 609 00:34:20,691 --> 00:34:21,592 [Vic] I've gotta be honest, 610 00:34:21,659 --> 00:34:24,228 I'd give you money if you tried to go on a date with Mandy Rose. 611 00:34:24,295 --> 00:34:27,698 -[Wade] Really? -[Vic] Yeah. [chuckles] I don't know. 612 00:34:27,765 --> 00:34:29,934 ["Welcome to LA" playing] 613 00:34:30,001 --> 00:34:35,106 [Alicia] Please welcome LA Knight. 614 00:34:35,173 --> 00:34:40,311 [Vic] But all joking aside, no laughing matter when it comes to… 615 00:34:40,378 --> 00:34:41,679 [audience chanting, "LA Knight."] 616 00:34:41,746 --> 00:34:44,582 [Vic ] …what we could possibly witness tonight from LA Knight. 617 00:34:44,649 --> 00:34:50,388 [audience chanting] "LA Knight." 618 00:34:54,525 --> 00:34:55,760 [music stops] 619 00:34:57,395 --> 00:35:01,933 [audience cheering] 620 00:35:01,999 --> 00:35:05,670 ["Eye On The Prize" playing] 621 00:35:05,736 --> 00:35:10,575 [audience booing] 622 00:35:10,641 --> 00:35:12,944 Hey, officers, there he is. 623 00:35:13,010 --> 00:35:15,880 There he is. That's LA Knight, right there. 624 00:35:15,947 --> 00:35:21,385 That's the man that's been attacking me. He's been obsessed with me for months. 625 00:35:21,452 --> 00:35:24,155 [audience chattering] 626 00:35:24,222 --> 00:35:28,092 It didn't have to be this way, but I have no other choice. 627 00:35:28,159 --> 00:35:29,894 [audience chattering] 628 00:35:29,961 --> 00:35:30,895 Right there. 629 00:35:32,763 --> 00:35:36,901 Officers, I want to show you exactly why I'm doing this right now, 630 00:35:36,968 --> 00:35:39,070 have a lookup on the screen. 631 00:35:40,938 --> 00:35:43,708 -[AJ Styles] Tonight, is not over yet… -[Grayson] I fought my heart out… 632 00:35:43,774 --> 00:35:45,977 -…I wanna introduce you to my friend. -[Grayson] …against AJ Styles 633 00:35:46,043 --> 00:35:47,378 wondering what's next, 634 00:35:48,412 --> 00:35:52,450 and this maniac viciously attacks me 635 00:35:52,517 --> 00:35:55,553 for no reason at all from behind. 636 00:35:56,220 --> 00:36:00,525 It's caused me emotional trauma… 637 00:36:01,692 --> 00:36:03,728 so I did what I had to do, 638 00:36:03,794 --> 00:36:07,098 I protected myself and I got a restraining order, 639 00:36:07,165 --> 00:36:09,700 -and then watch this. -[bell ringing] 640 00:36:09,767 --> 00:36:12,503 Once again he puts his hands on me. 641 00:36:12,570 --> 00:36:13,938 [audience chattering] 642 00:36:14,005 --> 00:36:16,407 I can't sleep at night after this. 643 00:36:16,474 --> 00:36:19,477 I keep thinking about it late at night. I'm full of anxiety. 644 00:36:19,544 --> 00:36:20,678 [audience chattering] 645 00:36:20,745 --> 00:36:22,914 It's not fair, and look… 646 00:36:24,115 --> 00:36:29,453 you've seen the evidence, he broke his restraining order. 647 00:36:30,454 --> 00:36:31,689 Arrest him. 648 00:36:32,390 --> 00:36:35,326 Arrest him right now. Hey, hey, hey. 649 00:36:35,960 --> 00:36:37,094 Hold on, hold on. 650 00:36:37,161 --> 00:36:40,698 Officers, I ain't gonna stop you guys from doing your job. 651 00:36:40,765 --> 00:36:43,034 but I know I've got the right to remain silent, 652 00:36:43,100 --> 00:36:47,138 but I also got the right to explain my side, so let me talk to you. 653 00:36:47,205 --> 00:36:49,607 [audience cheering] 654 00:36:50,474 --> 00:36:55,479 Now I read this thing front to back 655 00:36:55,546 --> 00:36:59,850 and I knew this jackass would go and bring his own video evidence, 656 00:36:59,917 --> 00:37:01,752 so I got a little piece of my own. 657 00:37:01,819 --> 00:37:05,256 Why don't we go ahead and roll that tape from two weeks ago? 658 00:37:09,026 --> 00:37:12,363 [audience booing] 659 00:37:13,197 --> 00:37:17,368 [audience chattering] 660 00:37:18,836 --> 00:37:23,241 [LA Knight] Right there it was. Right there you saw it. 661 00:37:23,307 --> 00:37:25,076 [audience chattering] 662 00:37:25,142 --> 00:37:26,544 Now, officers… 663 00:37:27,678 --> 00:37:34,585 Officer, I ain't no legal beagle, but he knows, I know, they know… 664 00:37:34,652 --> 00:37:37,288 [audience cheering] 665 00:37:37,355 --> 00:37:40,024 …most importantly you should know. 666 00:37:43,561 --> 00:37:47,365 According to page two of this order… 667 00:37:48,532 --> 00:37:49,800 it reads… 668 00:37:51,135 --> 00:37:55,406 yes, "LA Knight cannot touch Grayson Waller," 669 00:37:55,473 --> 00:38:00,478 but "Grayson Waller cannot touch LA Knight." 670 00:38:00,978 --> 00:38:02,680 What that means… 671 00:38:03,214 --> 00:38:06,884 What that means is that this order ain't worth the paper it's written on, 672 00:38:06,951 --> 00:38:08,219 you dumb son of a bitch. 673 00:38:08,753 --> 00:38:10,154 [audience cheering] 674 00:38:10,221 --> 00:38:13,457 Whoa, whoa, whoa. That's not true, right? No, no, no. 675 00:38:13,524 --> 00:38:18,095 In Australia, it's one way, he can't touch me, I can touch him, right? 676 00:38:18,162 --> 00:38:19,897 [audience chanting indistinctively] 677 00:38:19,964 --> 00:38:23,934 Whoa, whoa, whoa. Where are you going? No, no, no. I didn't touch him. 678 00:38:24,702 --> 00:38:26,203 I didn't touch him, I tripped. 679 00:38:26,270 --> 00:38:28,939 I tripped on the barricade. Where are you going? 680 00:38:30,007 --> 00:38:32,243 Are you telling me that means nothing? 681 00:38:32,310 --> 00:38:33,644 [audience chattering] 682 00:38:33,711 --> 00:38:36,714 Are you saying that he can be in the ring right now? 683 00:38:37,581 --> 00:38:41,986 He can do… whatever he wants right now? 684 00:38:42,053 --> 00:38:46,791 [audience chattering] 685 00:38:48,959 --> 00:38:51,996 -[Vic] Oh. -[Wade] Oh, yes, he can, Grayson Waller. 686 00:38:52,063 --> 00:38:53,931 Payback is a bitch. 687 00:38:55,466 --> 00:38:58,202 [Vic] And Waller, there's nowhere to run. 688 00:38:58,269 --> 00:39:04,542 [audience chanting] "Yes." 689 00:39:05,776 --> 00:39:09,613 [Vic] Oh, there's that bodyguard, that's not going to do Waller any good. 690 00:39:09,680 --> 00:39:12,249 [Wade] We know full well that coward Waller doesn't come alone, 691 00:39:12,316 --> 00:39:15,052 that ain't gonna help you tonight. Oh, oh, oh. 692 00:39:15,119 --> 00:39:17,221 [audience cheering] 693 00:39:17,288 --> 00:39:21,525 This is officially open season on Grayson Waller. 694 00:39:21,592 --> 00:39:25,763 Next week, you, me, your ass gets stomped down 695 00:39:25,830 --> 00:39:29,300 by the one the only, will everybody say it? 696 00:39:29,366 --> 00:39:31,368 [audience chanting] "LA Knight" 697 00:39:31,435 --> 00:39:32,770 Yeah. 698 00:39:33,671 --> 00:39:38,809 [Vic] Waller had 3,500,000 views of that stunner on Knight via TikTok. 699 00:39:38,876 --> 00:39:41,746 Well, here's some news, the three and a half million 700 00:39:41,812 --> 00:39:46,751 can't save Waller next week against LA Knight. 701 00:39:46,817 --> 00:39:49,620 -[Wade] Yeah. -[audience chanting] "LA Knight." 702 00:39:49,687 --> 00:39:51,655 -We were so close. -I know. 703 00:39:51,722 --> 00:39:55,359 This far away, it's all we wanted. We've worked for it for so long. 704 00:39:55,426 --> 00:39:59,029 -Hey, it's my fault. -No, don't say that. It's not your fault. 705 00:39:59,096 --> 00:40:01,165 The Dusty Cup is coming up, we can do it again. 706 00:40:01,232 --> 00:40:02,566 We can get those championships. 707 00:40:02,633 --> 00:40:04,201 -You're right. -It's not over, I promise. 708 00:40:04,268 --> 00:40:05,736 -You're right. -It's not over. 709 00:40:05,803 --> 00:40:07,104 Dexie. 710 00:40:08,372 --> 00:40:09,740 Hi, Dexter. 711 00:40:11,575 --> 00:40:13,878 Hey, we'll see you later. 712 00:40:14,512 --> 00:40:17,448 [audience cheering] 713 00:40:23,954 --> 00:40:25,689 I know what'll cheer you up. 714 00:40:33,397 --> 00:40:36,400 [Wade] Wow. Duke Hudson is the biggest stud in NXT. 715 00:40:36,467 --> 00:40:39,370 Persia Pirrota is about to get lucky. 716 00:40:39,437 --> 00:40:44,275 [Vic] Who will have luck on their side because there is a vibe in the air. 717 00:40:44,341 --> 00:40:48,212 We are set for our second championship matchup of the night. 718 00:40:48,279 --> 00:40:52,683 Whose walking out North American Champion? We find out, next. 719 00:40:55,953 --> 00:40:58,088 [man] As part of our tribute to Black History Month, 720 00:40:58,155 --> 00:41:03,160 WWE superstars R-Truth, Apollo Crews, and Shelton Benjamin 721 00:41:03,227 --> 00:41:06,430 participated in a New Orleans Black History Tour 722 00:41:06,497 --> 00:41:08,999 with Son of a Saint mentees. 723 00:41:09,066 --> 00:41:11,502 Son of a Saint is a Black-led organization 724 00:41:11,569 --> 00:41:14,638 that helps transform the lives of fatherless boys 725 00:41:14,705 --> 00:41:19,677 through mentorship, emotional support, and development of life skills. 726 00:41:19,743 --> 00:41:22,847 Founded by Bivian "Sonny" Lee III, 727 00:41:22,913 --> 00:41:26,116 the organization equips boys with the tools they need 728 00:41:26,183 --> 00:41:27,918 to become productive men. 729 00:41:27,985 --> 00:41:30,721 Sonny who tragically lost his father at a young age 730 00:41:30,788 --> 00:41:33,357 understood the challenges that single mothers faced 731 00:41:33,424 --> 00:41:37,962 and gained a real appreciation for the opportunities he had as a child. 732 00:41:38,028 --> 00:41:40,764 Join WWE in celebrating Sonny Lee 733 00:41:40,831 --> 00:41:44,802 and everyone associated with the Son of a Saint. 734 00:41:49,139 --> 00:41:52,843 ["If I Go Down" playing] 735 00:41:52,910 --> 00:41:56,480 [Vic] Special thanks to French Montana for "If I Go Down." 736 00:41:56,547 --> 00:41:59,183 It's the official theme for NXT Vengeance Day, 737 00:41:59,250 --> 00:42:03,754 and it's available now on Apple Music and on Spotify. 738 00:42:06,891 --> 00:42:12,663 I have spent the last six years of my career, of my life building a brand. 739 00:42:12,730 --> 00:42:15,866 Moment after moment, triumph after triumph, 740 00:42:15,933 --> 00:42:19,270 setback after setback building my brand. 741 00:42:19,336 --> 00:42:22,006 Building my home, 742 00:42:22,072 --> 00:42:25,509 and yet still there are people out there who act as if none of that matters. 743 00:42:25,576 --> 00:42:30,347 They act as if I've been doing this all in some sort of minor league farm system. 744 00:42:30,414 --> 00:42:33,717 I see it in their eyes. I see it the way they look at me. 745 00:42:33,784 --> 00:42:37,021 I hear it in their tone. I see it in their body language. 746 00:42:37,087 --> 00:42:39,189 They think that they're better than me. 747 00:42:39,256 --> 00:42:44,361 Dolph Ziggler thinks he is better than Tommaso Ciampa. 748 00:42:45,796 --> 00:42:47,831 You know what I think? 749 00:42:47,898 --> 00:42:53,203 I think that he has mistaken my loyalty for fear. 750 00:42:54,605 --> 00:42:56,907 But today it's not about that. 751 00:42:56,974 --> 00:43:00,711 Tonight it's about Bron Breakker versus Santos Escobar for the NXT title. 752 00:43:00,778 --> 00:43:03,047 The same NXT title that Dolph Ziggler wants. 753 00:43:03,113 --> 00:43:06,250 The same NXT title that I want. 754 00:43:07,017 --> 00:43:09,053 It's quite the predicament 755 00:43:09,119 --> 00:43:11,889 and I'm sure that Dolph Ziggler will be watching, 756 00:43:11,956 --> 00:43:15,626 and I know that I will be watching. 757 00:43:16,260 --> 00:43:19,797 After all, this is my home. 758 00:43:27,471 --> 00:43:29,506 [slow music playing] 759 00:43:29,573 --> 00:43:34,812 I am NXT's breakout superstar. 760 00:43:38,349 --> 00:43:39,717 When I shoot… 761 00:43:41,685 --> 00:43:42,586 I don't miss. 762 00:43:45,489 --> 00:43:47,891 -[chuckles] Talk your talk, Melo. -That's what I'm saying, bro. 763 00:43:47,958 --> 00:43:51,562 And that's why he is the Unified North American Champion. 764 00:43:55,599 --> 00:44:00,337 I am the A-champion. 765 00:44:00,404 --> 00:44:03,574 ["Melo Don't Miss" playing] 766 00:44:03,641 --> 00:44:06,877 Yes, sir. That's why it's his time. You knew what time it is. 767 00:44:06,944 --> 00:44:08,178 [Vic] We are getting set 768 00:44:08,245 --> 00:44:10,247 for the North American title to be defended, 769 00:44:10,314 --> 00:44:12,449 but no disrespect to the A-champion, 770 00:44:12,516 --> 00:44:15,819 there's a lot of animosity between Dolph Ziggler and Tommaso Ciampa. 771 00:44:15,886 --> 00:44:19,390 [Wade] Yes, indeed, there is, after what we saw on Raw last night, 772 00:44:19,456 --> 00:44:24,495 it sounds like Tommaso Ciampa is drawing a line in the sand. 773 00:44:24,561 --> 00:44:29,133 We talk about disrespect, disrespect written all over the shirt 774 00:44:29,199 --> 00:44:34,538 that is currently in the hands of the self-proclaimed A-champion. 775 00:44:34,605 --> 00:44:38,042 ♪ They know it, I gotta prove it I'll win, and I'll never lose it ♪ 776 00:44:38,108 --> 00:44:39,243 [audience cheering] 777 00:44:39,309 --> 00:44:41,645 [Vic] You can't lack 778 00:44:41,712 --> 00:44:47,084 and knock the focus and the confidence in Carmelo Hayes. 779 00:44:47,151 --> 00:44:49,987 ♪ 'Cause I'm the greatest Ain't no hatin', I'm the best here ♪ 780 00:44:50,054 --> 00:44:53,223 ♪ You want your shot Well, I guess you wait 'til next year ♪ 781 00:44:53,957 --> 00:44:59,496 [Vic] Everything that Carmelo has set out to do, he has done here on this brand, 782 00:44:59,563 --> 00:45:02,766 and tonight, in his mind, it will be no different. 783 00:45:03,500 --> 00:45:09,139 [Wade] Absolutely, look at what this man has achieved since arriving in NXT. 784 00:45:09,206 --> 00:45:14,645 He is the A-champ. The consistently main events NXT TV. 785 00:45:14,712 --> 00:45:19,316 Everything Melo touches has turned to gold thus far. 786 00:45:20,684 --> 00:45:24,555 ♪ 'Cause I'm the greatest Ain't no hatin', I'm the best here ♪ 787 00:45:24,621 --> 00:45:27,024 [Wade] The list of achievements just goes beyond. 788 00:45:27,091 --> 00:45:30,060 Won the Breakout Tournament, won the North American Title, 789 00:45:30,127 --> 00:45:33,864 won the Unification match, winning team at men's WarGame. 790 00:45:33,931 --> 00:45:37,534 The man don't miss, and guess what, we bout it, bout it. 791 00:45:37,601 --> 00:45:42,573 ["Stackin' Money" playing] 792 00:45:42,639 --> 00:45:46,343 [Vic] Well, on that note, Barrett, have you learned your lesson 793 00:45:46,410 --> 00:45:49,079 about betting against Cameron Grimes? 794 00:45:49,146 --> 00:45:51,281 [Wade] Let me tell you something about Cameron Grimes. 795 00:45:51,348 --> 00:45:54,952 -[Vice] Oh, look at that. -The consistent thing about 2021 796 00:45:55,018 --> 00:45:58,822 is that I lost every single time I bet against this man. 797 00:45:58,889 --> 00:46:00,557 He is a born winner. 798 00:46:00,624 --> 00:46:05,028 Somehow, someway, always comes up smelling of roses. 799 00:46:05,095 --> 00:46:08,465 I guess for some people they're just born lucky, 800 00:46:08,532 --> 00:46:12,636 and if that's a thing, it's certainly true of this man, Cameron Grimes. 801 00:46:12,703 --> 00:46:16,273 [Vic] We might argue about many things, this is one thing we'll both agree on. 802 00:46:16,340 --> 00:46:18,976 These are two polar opposite individuals. 803 00:46:19,042 --> 00:46:22,179 [Wade] Wow, of course. Listen, two contrasting individuals. 804 00:46:22,246 --> 00:46:26,250 Completely different backgrounds, completely different personalities. 805 00:46:26,316 --> 00:46:30,921 The one thing they have in common is that they are both A-plus in that ring. 806 00:46:30,988 --> 00:46:34,224 As Melo said, in his barbershop last week, 807 00:46:34,291 --> 00:46:37,795 he needs to hit his top gear tonight to beat Cameron Grimes. 808 00:46:37,861 --> 00:46:40,497 Melo knows just how good Cameron Grimes is. 809 00:46:40,564 --> 00:46:41,665 [bell ringing] 810 00:46:41,732 --> 00:46:47,471 The following is for the NXT North American Championship. 811 00:46:47,538 --> 00:46:48,472 [audience cheering] 812 00:46:48,539 --> 00:46:54,945 Introducing the challenger, Cameron Grimes! 813 00:46:55,012 --> 00:46:56,847 [audience cheering] 814 00:46:56,914 --> 00:47:00,184 His opponent, accompanied by Trick Williams, 815 00:47:00,250 --> 00:47:04,254 the NXT North American Champion, 816 00:47:04,321 --> 00:47:08,225 Carmelo Hayes. 817 00:47:08,292 --> 00:47:09,326 [audience chattering] 818 00:47:09,393 --> 00:47:13,197 [Vic] Before this match gets started after what we heard from Tommaso Ciampa, 819 00:47:13,263 --> 00:47:18,635 we understand we will hear from Raw's Dolph Ziggler here tonight 820 00:47:18,702 --> 00:47:19,970 on Vengeance Day, 821 00:47:20,037 --> 00:47:23,740 but we have to turn our focus to the North American Championship. 822 00:47:23,807 --> 00:47:28,679 When it comes to Cameron Grimes, he predicted he would wear gold in 2022. 823 00:47:28,745 --> 00:47:31,949 [Wade] Yes, he did, but first of all, let's give credit to the champ, 824 00:47:32,015 --> 00:47:34,985 Carmelo Hayes, looking in phenomenal shape. 825 00:47:35,052 --> 00:47:39,556 The man is a sculpture, but as you said, listen, predicting you're gonna win gold… 826 00:47:39,623 --> 00:47:41,758 -You hear it, Melo? -[Carmelo] I hear it. 827 00:47:41,825 --> 00:47:47,698 They're chanting "to the moon". 828 00:47:47,764 --> 00:47:50,601 [Wade] Predicting you're gonna win gold is one thing, 829 00:47:51,301 --> 00:47:53,904 getting it done is something else. 830 00:47:55,239 --> 00:47:58,909 [Vic] Well, Hayes predicted there would be casualties in the stars. 831 00:47:58,976 --> 00:48:03,013 [inaudible] 832 00:48:03,080 --> 00:48:05,816 [Vic] But can Cameron Grimes take the North American title to the moon? 833 00:48:05,883 --> 00:48:07,584 [Wade] A lot of trash talk early in this one. 834 00:48:07,651 --> 00:48:10,787 Listen, I predicted [inaudible] main event WrestleMania, didn't happen. 835 00:48:10,854 --> 00:48:12,289 The city of Cincinnati 836 00:48:12,356 --> 00:48:15,292 predicted they were gonna win a Super Bowl, didn't happen. 837 00:48:15,359 --> 00:48:19,162 These are just empty words, and it puts a bull's eye on your back 838 00:48:19,229 --> 00:48:22,399 when you make arrogant claims like Cameron Grimes did. 839 00:48:23,033 --> 00:48:25,869 [Vic] Well, Cameron Grimes right now is focused on Carmelo Hayes, 840 00:48:25,936 --> 00:48:29,706 but he also has to be very mindful of Trick Williams 841 00:48:29,773 --> 00:48:31,642 who is lurking on the outside. 842 00:48:31,708 --> 00:48:33,610 [Wade] Lurking is a bit of loaded word there. 843 00:48:33,677 --> 00:48:37,881 Listen, Trick is a cornerman, he's a motivator, he's a friend, 844 00:48:37,948 --> 00:48:40,851 and I will admit he's not above swinging a shoe 845 00:48:40,917 --> 00:48:45,422 at the face of an opponent if needs call for it. 846 00:48:47,357 --> 00:48:49,192 Lock in. Lock in. 847 00:48:49,259 --> 00:48:50,928 [Vic] You hear Williams shouting on the outside. 848 00:48:50,994 --> 00:48:54,331 Look, the NXT universe, there's no doubt they admire Cameron Grimes. 849 00:48:54,398 --> 00:48:56,833 He said he doesn't consider himself famous. 850 00:48:56,900 --> 00:48:58,101 Fame is a four-letter word. 851 00:48:58,168 --> 00:49:00,737 Ultimately, what matters is what he does with it 852 00:49:00,804 --> 00:49:03,073 and how he inspires others, I can only imagine 853 00:49:03,140 --> 00:49:05,642 how he'd inspire those as North American Champion. 854 00:49:05,709 --> 00:49:09,246 [Wade] What a load of codswallop, Vic Joseph. 855 00:49:09,313 --> 00:49:11,181 -Fame a four-letter word… -[Vic] Cover. 856 00:49:11,248 --> 00:49:15,085 [Wade] Cameron Grimes is full of a four-letter word if you ask me. 857 00:49:15,152 --> 00:49:19,656 Listen, he throws cash at people, boasts about being NXT's richest man. 858 00:49:19,723 --> 00:49:22,793 Don't you tell me he doesn't love that. He certainly does. 859 00:49:22,859 --> 00:49:27,731 [Vic] Cameron Grimes is a man who stood up for a Hall of Famer several months ago. 860 00:49:27,798 --> 00:49:30,634 This is the same man who has shown work ethic 861 00:49:30,701 --> 00:49:32,669 countless times over and over again. 862 00:49:32,736 --> 00:49:36,973 This is someone who keeps dreaming and keeps reaching for the stars. 863 00:49:37,040 --> 00:49:40,844 [Wade] You know what happened every time those things occurred? 864 00:49:40,911 --> 00:49:44,514 His fame went, and I'll quote the man, "To the moon." 865 00:49:44,581 --> 00:49:46,883 He loves it. He loves that spotlight. 866 00:49:46,950 --> 00:49:49,052 [Vic] That's the difference right now between our mindset 867 00:49:49,119 --> 00:49:53,890 as Trick Williams looking on, a look of concern in his eyes 868 00:49:53,957 --> 00:49:57,561 as Cameron Grimes are now has slowed the pace of this matchup. 869 00:49:57,627 --> 00:50:00,831 And Grimes would love to keep Carmelo Hayes grounded. 870 00:50:00,897 --> 00:50:02,933 [Wade] Here's the thing with Cameron Grimes… 871 00:50:03,000 --> 00:50:04,534 [Vic] Cover, cover, cover. 872 00:50:04,601 --> 00:50:07,637 [Wade] It's been a long journey just to get this opportunity. 873 00:50:07,704 --> 00:50:09,973 He's been speaking for months now about how badly he wanted it. 874 00:50:10,040 --> 00:50:13,009 He's had to jump through hoops to get there too. Now he's here. 875 00:50:13,076 --> 00:50:16,346 You don't wanna make a mistake early. Feel this one out slowly. 876 00:50:16,413 --> 00:50:20,784 [audience chanting] "Let's go, Cameron, let's go, Melo!" 877 00:50:20,851 --> 00:50:24,788 [Vic] A very loud, vocal, and wild NXT universe 878 00:50:24,855 --> 00:50:28,892 that is here live on Syfy for NXT Vengeance Day. 879 00:50:28,959 --> 00:50:31,728 This, of course, the second championship matchup 880 00:50:31,795 --> 00:50:34,031 and our main event will be commercial-free, 881 00:50:34,097 --> 00:50:35,665 and it'll be for the NXT title. 882 00:50:35,732 --> 00:50:39,002 Bron Breakker going one-on-one versus Santos Escobar. 883 00:50:39,069 --> 00:50:41,304 The first title defense for Breakker. 884 00:50:41,371 --> 00:50:43,106 -[Wade] What a main event that's gonna be 885 00:50:43,173 --> 00:50:45,742 but I gotta give some credit where it's due to the A-champ. 886 00:50:45,809 --> 00:50:48,078 He knew he was in for a real fight this evening. 887 00:50:48,145 --> 00:50:53,817 He stepped up his training of late. He's rolling around with the OG MVP. 888 00:50:53,884 --> 00:50:57,354 Check it out on his social media, and what a way to step your game up. 889 00:50:57,421 --> 00:50:59,156 A lot you can learn from MVP. 890 00:50:59,222 --> 00:51:03,193 [Vic] Take a look, Cameron Grimes and a little showboating. 891 00:51:03,260 --> 00:51:07,330 Nothing wrong with that and Grimes getting in the mind of Melo. 892 00:51:07,397 --> 00:51:09,966 [Wade] Saying there's nothing wrong with that? You ask me, that was low class. 893 00:51:10,033 --> 00:51:11,601 [Vic] Oh, this coming from you. 894 00:51:11,668 --> 00:51:15,105 [Wade] Right beneath the A-champ, Carmelo Hayes. 895 00:51:15,172 --> 00:51:19,543 [Vic] Oh! You can feel the strikes from Grimes. 896 00:51:19,609 --> 00:51:20,710 [audience chattering] 897 00:51:20,777 --> 00:51:23,613 As this is a huge moment for Cameron Grimes and his career 898 00:51:23,680 --> 00:51:27,584 as he and Carmelo Hayes, this has been a very evenly matched 899 00:51:27,651 --> 00:51:29,286 matchup for the North American title. 900 00:51:29,352 --> 00:51:32,722 Yes, you can tell neither man willing to make the first mistake 901 00:51:32,789 --> 00:51:35,759 in this one and the first big landing 902 00:51:35,826 --> 00:51:40,630 goes to Carmelo Hayes, knocking the wind out of him. 903 00:51:40,697 --> 00:51:43,567 Stay there. Stay there. 904 00:51:43,633 --> 00:51:48,972 [Vic] Take another… Oh! Take another look. Melo went flying but back to live-action. 905 00:51:49,039 --> 00:51:53,844 Trick Williams was able to interfere for just a slight moment. 906 00:51:53,910 --> 00:51:56,012 Cameron Grimes took his eyes off Carmelo Hayes, 907 00:51:56,079 --> 00:51:58,882 and now the A-champion making the challenger pay. 908 00:51:58,949 --> 00:52:01,451 [Wade] What a smart move by Trick Williams there. 909 00:52:01,518 --> 00:52:04,788 The second Cameron Grimes got the upper hand in this matchup, 910 00:52:04,855 --> 00:52:06,256 it swung back the other way, 911 00:52:06,323 --> 00:52:09,059 thanks to the interference of Trick Williams, 912 00:52:09,125 --> 00:52:12,028 paying dividends there for the A-champ, Carmelo Hayes. 913 00:52:12,095 --> 00:52:14,731 [Vic] Smile now on the face of the North American Champion. 914 00:52:14,798 --> 00:52:16,066 Look, there's no denying. 915 00:52:16,133 --> 00:52:19,469 You cannot deny the rise of Carmelo Hayes in NXT. 916 00:52:19,536 --> 00:52:22,105 [Wade] Absolutely not. Who would deny that? 917 00:52:22,172 --> 00:52:26,109 Everything he's ever done here has just been A-plus, 918 00:52:26,176 --> 00:52:28,245 including that move right there. 919 00:52:28,311 --> 00:52:31,214 When you think he's about to get booted in the jaw, turns it around once more. 920 00:52:31,281 --> 00:52:35,252 [Vic] Again, it's Trick Williams, the X-factor on the outside. 921 00:52:35,318 --> 00:52:37,120 It is now Carmelo charging in, 922 00:52:37,187 --> 00:52:41,358 and now Cameron Grimes getting turned all around 923 00:52:41,424 --> 00:52:44,594 and Carmelo Hayes able to keep his foot on the gas. 924 00:52:44,661 --> 00:52:48,031 There, we see a little fade-away from the champion. 925 00:52:48,098 --> 00:52:53,737 [audience chattering and cheering] 926 00:52:58,441 --> 00:53:00,243 [audience chattering] 927 00:53:00,310 --> 00:53:03,780 [Vic] The champion has been in control of this North American title match 928 00:53:03,847 --> 00:53:05,549 here at NXT Vengeance Day 929 00:53:05,615 --> 00:53:08,451 and we talk about Trick Williams on the outside, 930 00:53:08,518 --> 00:53:10,720 being the X-factor for Carmelo Hayes. 931 00:53:10,787 --> 00:53:13,123 During our picture-in-picture commercial break, 932 00:53:13,190 --> 00:53:15,992 he made his presence felt, Wade, physically. 933 00:53:16,059 --> 00:53:19,429 [Wade] Got a couple of great shots in there on Cameron Grimes. 934 00:53:19,496 --> 00:53:20,397 We see once again, 935 00:53:20,463 --> 00:53:23,567 another one here in the second half when his back was turned. 936 00:53:23,633 --> 00:53:26,336 There was an air of inevitability about that. 937 00:53:26,403 --> 00:53:27,737 If you're Cameron Grimes, 938 00:53:27,804 --> 00:53:30,774 you have to have been aware that that was a very good chance 939 00:53:30,840 --> 00:53:34,344 something like that could happen in this match and you should strategize for it. 940 00:53:34,411 --> 00:53:36,713 [Vic] Our referee was distracted as now Cameron Grimes 941 00:53:36,780 --> 00:53:39,816 trying to feed off the energy of the NXT universe 942 00:53:39,883 --> 00:53:41,851 and rally in this matchup. 943 00:53:41,918 --> 00:53:45,989 Can Grimes finally put gold around his waist here in the New Year? 944 00:53:46,056 --> 00:53:49,092 [Wade] Up until this point, since that involvement of Trick Williams, 945 00:53:49,159 --> 00:53:53,630 he's been given a complete flogging to the challenger, Cameron Grimes… 946 00:53:53,697 --> 00:53:56,666 -[Vic] Whoa! -[Wade] …to turn around here. 947 00:53:56,733 --> 00:54:00,303 [audience chattering] 948 00:54:00,370 --> 00:54:04,774 [Vic] Williams beside himself, is this the turning point now for Grimes? 949 00:54:04,841 --> 00:54:08,445 [audience chattering] 950 00:54:08,511 --> 00:54:13,817 [Vic] Take one more look. Inside out, presence of mind for Cameron Grimes. 951 00:54:13,883 --> 00:54:16,019 [Wade] Come to think of it, he could made that cover there, 952 00:54:16,086 --> 00:54:19,389 had an opportunity of winning the North American Championship. 953 00:54:19,456 --> 00:54:24,327 I think this beating thus far has simply taken too much out of Grimes. 954 00:54:24,394 --> 00:54:26,329 Maybe I spoke too soon. 955 00:54:26,396 --> 00:54:29,332 [Vic] And Melo might have just realized… 956 00:54:29,399 --> 00:54:33,870 Cameron Grimes is going to go to great lengths to win gold tonight. 957 00:54:33,937 --> 00:54:37,140 [Wade] Absolutely. What a war we are having now. 958 00:54:37,207 --> 00:54:40,543 You have to think, knowing what we know of Cameron Grimes, 959 00:54:40,610 --> 00:54:45,682 this is where he's at his most dangerous. You just cannot break the man's spirit. 960 00:54:47,751 --> 00:54:49,653 -[Vic] Whoa! -[audience cheering] 961 00:54:49,719 --> 00:54:52,622 [Vic] Trick Williams again, trying to interfere this time. 962 00:54:52,689 --> 00:54:56,226 Cameron Grimes able to get away. Now, Grimes putting his foot on the gas 963 00:54:56,292 --> 00:54:59,629 and he is taking it to the North American Champion. 964 00:54:59,696 --> 00:55:01,731 [audience chattering] 965 00:55:01,798 --> 00:55:06,303 [Wade] True competitors with athleticism off the charts. 966 00:55:08,738 --> 00:55:12,709 [Vic] Hayes getting turned inside out. Turn around and around and then planted. 967 00:55:12,776 --> 00:55:13,677 This could be it. 968 00:55:13,743 --> 00:55:16,579 We might have a new North American Champion. 969 00:55:16,646 --> 00:55:20,684 Hayes just kicking out. 970 00:55:20,750 --> 00:55:23,787 [Wade] Wow. What a tight cover there from Cameron Grimes, 971 00:55:23,853 --> 00:55:25,355 -not quite enough. -[Vic] Williams beside himself. 972 00:55:25,422 --> 00:55:28,992 [Wade] The heart of Trick Williams stopped when he watched this bit. 973 00:55:29,059 --> 00:55:32,662 I cannot believe how Carmelo managed to kick out. 974 00:55:32,729 --> 00:55:34,764 Watch how close this is. Oh! 975 00:55:34,831 --> 00:55:37,367 A millimeter away from the referee counting three. 976 00:55:37,434 --> 00:55:44,441 [audience chanting] "This is awesome." 977 00:55:49,179 --> 00:55:50,313 [Vic] It certainly is. 978 00:55:50,380 --> 00:55:53,717 This is all about the NXT North American title. 979 00:55:53,783 --> 00:55:55,485 The challenger, Cameron Grimes, 980 00:55:55,552 --> 00:55:58,188 right now gets dropped and planted by the champion. 981 00:55:58,254 --> 00:56:04,127 [Wade] Beautiful lung blower there. This could be the moment for retention. 982 00:56:04,194 --> 00:56:07,564 [Vic] Where does Carmelo Hayes get the energy? 983 00:56:07,630 --> 00:56:10,900 Like him or not, you have to respect what he does in the squared circle, 984 00:56:10,967 --> 00:56:13,169 as Hayes looking to retain. 985 00:56:13,236 --> 00:56:14,904 Grimes just kicked out. 986 00:56:14,971 --> 00:56:17,707 You talk about as close as it gets, 987 00:56:17,774 --> 00:56:21,945 you could have slid a piece of paper under Grimes' shoulder. 988 00:56:22,011 --> 00:56:23,079 [audience chattering] 989 00:56:23,146 --> 00:56:26,816 Barely getting off the mat. 990 00:56:26,883 --> 00:56:30,653 [Wade] Very little left in the tank of Cameron Grimes at this point. 991 00:56:30,720 --> 00:56:33,990 You have to think the instincts of the A-champ, Carmelo Hayes, 992 00:56:34,057 --> 00:56:38,428 have to be kicking in here. He knows the finish is in sight. 993 00:56:38,495 --> 00:56:42,866 [Vic] Melo now is focused on putting an end to Cameron Grimes. 994 00:56:42,932 --> 00:56:49,939 [audience chanting] "Let's go, Melo." 995 00:56:52,175 --> 00:56:56,813 -[Vic] Whoa. That shot got blocked. -[Wade] Little too cocky there from Melo. 996 00:56:56,880 --> 00:57:00,917 [Vic] Ooh! Both superstars now. 997 00:57:00,984 --> 00:57:03,319 [inaudible] what a superkick. Knees buckle. 998 00:57:03,386 --> 00:57:06,790 Grimes falls into the cover! Title's on the line! 999 00:57:06,856 --> 00:57:08,291 [Vic] Again! 1000 00:57:08,358 --> 00:57:11,428 [audience cheering] 1001 00:57:11,494 --> 00:57:13,263 [audience chattering] 1002 00:57:13,329 --> 00:57:18,368 [Vic] Williams beside himself. Grimes beside himself but feel the impact. 1003 00:57:18,435 --> 00:57:20,870 -Ugh! -[audience cheering] 1004 00:57:20,937 --> 00:57:22,105 [Vic] It almost… 1005 00:57:22,839 --> 00:57:25,642 Almost falling right into his lap. 1006 00:57:26,576 --> 00:57:29,379 -Cameron Grimes. -[Wade] What else do you have to do 1007 00:57:29,446 --> 00:57:30,947 to put him away? 1008 00:57:31,014 --> 00:57:37,620 [audience chanting] "This is awesome." 1009 00:57:38,388 --> 00:57:41,124 [Vic] Grimes measuring now, the champion. 1010 00:57:41,191 --> 00:57:43,593 [audience chattering] 1011 00:57:43,660 --> 00:57:48,131 [Vic] With every kick, Grimes is delivering a message. 1012 00:57:48,198 --> 00:57:50,466 -Hey, get down. -You stop right now. 1013 00:57:50,533 --> 00:57:53,269 -[inaudible] -[Vic] Come on, ref. 1014 00:57:53,336 --> 00:57:55,638 [indistinct chatters] 1015 00:57:55,705 --> 00:57:59,976 [Vic] Williams. Oh, this time, doesn't pay off. 1016 00:58:00,743 --> 00:58:04,314 Grimes turning around Melo! Carmelo's not moving! 1017 00:58:04,380 --> 00:58:09,252 Williams gets isolated! Come on, Cameron! Grimes is climbing! 1018 00:58:09,319 --> 00:58:12,388 [audience cheering] 1019 00:58:12,455 --> 00:58:17,827 High cross body! Grimes hit it all! Does Grimes win it all? 1020 00:58:17,894 --> 00:58:21,130 Aw. Come on! 1021 00:58:21,197 --> 00:58:25,235 [audience chattering] 1022 00:58:29,239 --> 00:58:31,574 NXT universe is beside themselves. 1023 00:58:31,641 --> 00:58:34,844 [ audience chanting] "To the moon." 1024 00:58:34,911 --> 00:58:36,079 [Vic] Grimes. 1025 00:58:37,547 --> 00:58:38,648 [audience booing] 1026 00:58:38,715 --> 00:58:42,218 [Wade] What incredible instincts from the A-champion. 1027 00:58:42,285 --> 00:58:43,686 -[Vic] Whoa! -[audience gasping] 1028 00:58:43,753 --> 00:58:45,154 [Vic] Cave-in to Williams! 1029 00:58:46,055 --> 00:58:49,392 [Wade] Trick Williams taking a bullet for his boy. 1030 00:58:49,459 --> 00:58:51,027 [Vic] Oh, no. 1031 00:58:51,094 --> 00:58:53,930 [audience chattering] 1032 00:58:56,065 --> 00:58:58,167 I'll never lose you. 1033 00:58:58,234 --> 00:59:03,072 [Vic] And Hayes realizing that his title was slipping away. 1034 00:59:03,139 --> 00:59:05,775 [Wade] I'm telling you, if that cave-in had connected on Melo, 1035 00:59:05,842 --> 00:59:07,510 this one would be over. 1036 00:59:07,577 --> 00:59:09,679 Trick Williams bore the brunt of it, though. 1037 00:59:09,746 --> 00:59:12,782 [Vic] Williams going up, turning around, dropping Grimes. 1038 00:59:13,449 --> 00:59:16,486 -Shooting the half. Into the cover. -[audience counting] "One, two." 1039 00:59:16,553 --> 00:59:18,755 -[Vic] And again! -[audience cheering] 1040 00:59:18,821 --> 00:59:19,956 [Vic] No way. Wait a minute. 1041 00:59:20,023 --> 00:59:22,258 Quick transition, looking for the submission now. 1042 00:59:22,325 --> 00:59:25,528 Crossface is locked in by Hayes. 1043 00:59:25,595 --> 00:59:27,997 [audience chattering] 1044 00:59:28,064 --> 00:59:31,734 [Vic] Grimes trying to reverse position, trying to pull apart Hayes, 1045 00:59:31,801 --> 00:59:36,973 trying to alleviate the pressure. It's Grimes now who's fading but crawling. 1046 00:59:37,040 --> 00:59:41,144 Grimes' championship dreams could be slipping through his own hands. 1047 00:59:41,210 --> 00:59:43,413 What's Williams doing? 1048 00:59:43,479 --> 00:59:46,582 [Wade] Doing what he's done all match. He's helping his boy. 1049 00:59:46,649 --> 00:59:49,786 [Vic] Hayes. Hayes' shoulders down. Hayes' shoulders down. 1050 00:59:49,852 --> 00:59:53,957 Again, Hayes had to relinquish the crossface in order to save himself. 1051 00:59:54,023 --> 00:59:59,495 [Wade] Man, the spirit of Cameron Grimes just refuses to die in this moment. 1052 00:59:59,562 --> 01:00:00,897 [Vic] Oh! 1053 01:00:01,831 --> 01:00:03,800 Nasty whiplash effect. 1054 01:00:03,866 --> 01:00:07,704 Hayes to the top rope, looking down, dropping Grimes! 1055 01:00:07,770 --> 01:00:08,905 [audience chattering] 1056 01:00:08,972 --> 01:00:10,873 [Vic] Hayes into the cover. 1057 01:00:10,940 --> 01:00:13,042 [audience counting] "One, two, three." 1058 01:00:13,109 --> 01:00:16,579 -[Vic] Carmelo Hayes retains. -[bell ringing] 1059 01:00:17,513 --> 01:00:21,951 [Alicia] Here's your winner and still the NXT North American Champion, 1060 01:00:22,018 --> 01:00:24,287 Carmelo Hayes. 1061 01:00:24,354 --> 01:00:28,458 [Wade] Wow. What a war for the North American Championship. 1062 01:00:28,524 --> 01:00:31,327 One of the greatest matches you're gonna see this year. 1063 01:00:31,394 --> 01:00:35,064 That's my dog. That's the A-champion. That's the A-champion. 1064 01:00:35,131 --> 01:00:36,899 [Carmelo Hayes' theme song, "Melo Don't Miss" playing] 1065 01:00:36,966 --> 01:00:38,835 [Vic] Trick Williams might not even know. 1066 01:00:38,901 --> 01:00:41,204 He might still think it's Valentine's Day at this point, 1067 01:00:41,738 --> 01:00:45,141 but for Cameron Grimes, this was… 1068 01:00:45,208 --> 01:00:46,376 [audience cheering] 1069 01:00:46,442 --> 01:00:48,678 [Vic] I mean, that was opportunity for Grimes. 1070 01:00:48,745 --> 01:00:50,446 -[Wade] That was the absolute… -[Vic] The NXT universe 1071 01:00:50,513 --> 01:00:52,448 thought this match was over. 1072 01:00:52,515 --> 01:00:56,686 [Wade] Let's face it. If Cameron Grimes had connected on Carmelo Hayes 1073 01:00:56,753 --> 01:00:58,955 with that cave in, it would have been over. 1074 01:00:59,022 --> 01:01:02,658 However, Trick Williams saving his man, the A-champ. 1075 01:01:02,725 --> 01:01:06,896 [Vic] Hayes, presence of mind, and again, it was the presence of mind here 1076 01:01:06,963 --> 01:01:10,667 of Carmelo Hayes that was outsmarted. Grimes able to roll into the cover. 1077 01:01:10,733 --> 01:01:14,137 Hayes had to relinquish the hold as this match would continue. 1078 01:01:14,203 --> 01:01:17,006 [Wade] Then we see it. "Eat that one, sucker," 1079 01:01:17,073 --> 01:01:22,278 as the great Booker T would say. Stacking him, pin for the three-count. 1080 01:01:22,345 --> 01:01:25,948 Championship retention for the A-champ, Carmelo Hayes. 1081 01:01:26,015 --> 01:01:27,650 What a match. 1082 01:01:30,953 --> 01:01:33,690 ♪ 'Cause I'm the greatest Ain't no hatin', I'm the best here ♪ 1083 01:01:33,756 --> 01:01:35,958 ♪ You want your shot Well, I guess you wait 'til next year ♪ 1084 01:01:36,025 --> 01:01:38,528 [Vic] We need to move from the North American title 1085 01:01:38,594 --> 01:01:40,363 to what is coming up next. 1086 01:01:40,830 --> 01:01:44,767 It is the finals of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. 1087 01:01:44,834 --> 01:01:46,335 There, you can see the bracket 1088 01:01:46,402 --> 01:01:50,173 that started with a field of teams and is dwindled down to two. 1089 01:01:50,239 --> 01:01:52,608 Who will put their name on the prestigious cup? 1090 01:01:52,675 --> 01:01:56,913 Will it be the brothers Creed or MSK? 1091 01:01:58,848 --> 01:02:00,183 [soft music playing] 1092 01:02:00,249 --> 01:02:03,720 [man] Now we look for tag teams of the future. 1093 01:02:04,420 --> 01:02:08,758 The road to NXT tag team glory has been paved. 1094 01:02:09,725 --> 01:02:14,397 MSK battle their way toward destiny as they look to repeat history. 1095 01:02:14,464 --> 01:02:19,902 [Vic] For two straight years, MSK, headed to the finals of the Dusty Cup. 1096 01:02:19,969 --> 01:02:22,939 [Nash] We're gonna be the two-time Dusty Cup Champions. 1097 01:02:23,005 --> 01:02:26,008 That's not gonna happen because we're in it. 1098 01:02:26,075 --> 01:02:29,245 [upbeat music playing] 1099 01:02:29,312 --> 01:02:33,616 [man] While two brothers shine like diamonds to solidify their creed. 1100 01:02:36,018 --> 01:02:38,488 [Vic] Creed Brothers headed to the finals. 1101 01:02:40,923 --> 01:02:44,026 We're destined to become the tag team champions. 1102 01:02:45,128 --> 01:02:48,865 [man] And the finale means vengeance. 1103 01:02:49,565 --> 01:02:53,169 Tonight, one team will walk out of Vengeance Day. 1104 01:02:53,236 --> 01:02:55,805 [Vic] Etching their name on the Dusty Cup. 1105 01:02:56,305 --> 01:03:01,410 [man] The winner of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. 1106 01:03:05,414 --> 01:03:08,417 [Vic] Not only will one of these two teams win the Dusty Cup, 1107 01:03:08,484 --> 01:03:13,523 one will earn a guaranteed opportunity at the NXT Tag Team Titles. 1108 01:03:13,589 --> 01:03:17,126 MSK, Creed Brothers, the finals, next. 1109 01:03:20,596 --> 01:03:24,133 [upbeat music playing] 1110 01:03:24,700 --> 01:03:26,502 [glass shattering] 1111 01:03:29,138 --> 01:03:30,473 Would you like a shot, Io? 1112 01:03:30,973 --> 01:03:33,743 -It's okay, not really my style. -Come on. 1113 01:03:33,810 --> 01:03:36,078 Surely, there's something that you're mad about. 1114 01:03:36,145 --> 01:03:39,248 Right now, I don't see any championships around your waist 1115 01:03:39,315 --> 01:03:43,252 and I know that you can't stand Toxic Attraction. 1116 01:03:43,319 --> 01:03:46,455 Right now, they've got all the golds. 1117 01:03:46,522 --> 01:03:50,626 They injured your tag partner, Zoey, and there's not, like, one… 1118 01:03:50,693 --> 01:03:52,862 Okay. Okay. All right. 1119 01:03:52,929 --> 01:03:55,431 [dramatic music playing] 1120 01:03:55,965 --> 01:03:57,667 [glass shattering] 1121 01:03:57,733 --> 01:03:59,268 Wow. 1122 01:04:00,870 --> 01:04:02,738 [laughing] 1123 01:04:02,805 --> 01:04:05,007 Yeah! Woo! 1124 01:04:05,074 --> 01:04:07,410 [both laughing] 1125 01:04:08,177 --> 01:04:09,545 How do you feel? 1126 01:04:09,612 --> 01:04:12,014 -Better. -Yes, I told you… 1127 01:04:12,081 --> 01:04:15,251 Jeez, what in the world. This place is a mess. 1128 01:04:15,318 --> 01:04:16,819 What are you doing? 1129 01:04:17,753 --> 01:04:19,789 -[shattering] -[laughing] 1130 01:04:20,656 --> 01:04:21,657 I like her. 1131 01:04:22,291 --> 01:04:24,060 [chuckles] 1132 01:04:24,126 --> 01:04:26,529 You're off to a better start than I was. 1133 01:04:27,196 --> 01:04:30,766 We're gonna have some fun. [chuckles] 1134 01:04:33,336 --> 01:04:38,274 I've always loved the competitiveness of the great tag teams of the past. 1135 01:04:38,841 --> 01:04:41,744 Now, we look for tag teams of the future 1136 01:04:41,811 --> 01:04:47,550 because at NXT, we've got a lot of them rip-roaring and ready to go. 1137 01:04:47,617 --> 01:04:54,123 ["Swarm" playing] 1138 01:05:03,366 --> 01:05:06,035 [audience cheering] 1139 01:05:13,309 --> 01:05:18,147 [Vic] When we talk about as close as it gets, we mean it. 1140 01:05:18,214 --> 01:05:25,187 And could MSK etch their name one more time on the Dusty Cup? 1141 01:05:26,355 --> 01:05:29,091 [Wade] Touching distance of that trophy, 1142 01:05:29,158 --> 01:05:32,862 literally and metaphorically as they enter the final, 1143 01:05:32,928 --> 01:05:37,300 looking to become the first-ever two-time Dusty Cup winners. 1144 01:05:37,366 --> 01:05:41,737 They came out of nowhere last year and shocked the entire world. 1145 01:05:41,804 --> 01:05:46,776 Well, now, they have the weight of expectation on their shoulders. 1146 01:05:51,080 --> 01:05:51,914 [bell ringing] 1147 01:05:51,981 --> 01:05:57,153 [Alicia] The following is the final match of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. 1148 01:05:57,219 --> 01:06:02,258 -Introducing first, MSK! -[audience cheering] 1149 01:06:02,325 --> 01:06:05,594 [Vic] Winner, of course, earns a guaranteed opportunity 1150 01:06:05,661 --> 01:06:08,464 at the NXT Tag Team titles… 1151 01:06:09,432 --> 01:06:14,003 and MSK is all fired up here tonight. 1152 01:06:22,211 --> 01:06:23,779 [audience chattering] 1153 01:06:23,846 --> 01:06:26,215 [audience chanting] "Creed." 1154 01:06:26,282 --> 01:06:30,753 At an early age, I learned that if you want something, 1155 01:06:30,820 --> 01:06:32,922 you had better make some noise. 1156 01:06:32,989 --> 01:06:37,026 So, tonight, let's do just that because it's Diamond Mine… 1157 01:06:37,093 --> 01:06:38,894 [all] Forever! 1158 01:06:38,961 --> 01:06:45,735 ["All Rise" playing] 1159 01:06:59,348 --> 01:07:01,584 Ah! 1160 01:07:02,218 --> 01:07:05,788 [Vic] That's Malcolm Bivens doing Malcolm Bivens-type things. 1161 01:07:06,922 --> 01:07:10,126 [Alicia] And their opponents, representing Diamond Mine, 1162 01:07:10,192 --> 01:07:14,864 Julius and Brutus, The Creed Brothers. 1163 01:07:14,930 --> 01:07:16,699 -[screaming] -[audience cheering] 1164 01:07:16,766 --> 01:07:21,270 [Wade] Yes, before we get to the juncture, Malcolm Bivens quoting some Malcolm X. 1165 01:07:21,337 --> 01:07:24,740 What better way to inspire the troops 1166 01:07:24,807 --> 01:07:28,811 ahead of the biggest match of their career thus far? 1167 01:07:29,812 --> 01:07:31,847 [Vic] Look, Creed Brothers have been your team 1168 01:07:31,914 --> 01:07:33,215 since the brackets were announced. 1169 01:07:33,282 --> 01:07:35,351 [Wade] I've backed them from the beginning 1170 01:07:35,418 --> 01:07:38,154 and in all honesty it was a pretty easy choice. 1171 01:07:38,220 --> 01:07:41,924 I've never seen something quite like these two before. 1172 01:07:41,991 --> 01:07:45,995 Power, explosivity, conditioning, intensity, 1173 01:07:46,062 --> 01:07:48,831 and then you adding the management from the Diamond Mine. 1174 01:07:48,898 --> 01:07:50,399 There is no weakness. 1175 01:08:00,609 --> 01:08:02,678 -[Vic] The NXT universe tonight… -[bell ringing] 1176 01:08:02,745 --> 01:08:04,447 …they've been in for a treat 1177 01:08:04,513 --> 01:08:07,550 and right now, they're all getting ready to witness 1178 01:08:07,616 --> 01:08:10,119 the finals of this Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. 1179 01:08:10,186 --> 01:08:13,222 I don't necessarily know if Carter or Lee wanna try to uh… 1180 01:08:13,289 --> 01:08:14,757 -One. -[grunting] 1181 01:08:14,824 --> 01:08:17,393 [Vic] Whoa! Outpower The Creed Brothers. 1182 01:08:17,460 --> 01:08:22,998 [Wade] This match is two rockets in MSK against two bulldozers in the Creeds. 1183 01:08:23,065 --> 01:08:27,570 What a clash of styles this is. Hit and run against ground and pound. 1184 01:08:27,636 --> 01:08:30,539 -Ground and pound right now is winning. -[Vic] Certainly is. 1185 01:08:30,606 --> 01:08:34,276 This is that unique style that Creed Brothers possess. 1186 01:08:34,343 --> 01:08:37,112 Recently, with the Raw Tag Team Champions, Gable and Otis, 1187 01:08:37,179 --> 01:08:39,882 who spoke with Corey Graves and I on after the bell, 1188 01:08:39,949 --> 01:08:44,954 on how The Creeds have really made a near-flawless transition to NXT. 1189 01:08:45,020 --> 01:08:47,857 [Wade] That is some huge praise from the Raw Tag Team Champions. 1190 01:08:47,923 --> 01:08:50,359 Two guys who walked the same path as The Creeds. 1191 01:08:50,426 --> 01:08:54,663 Amateur studs, Olympic caliber athletes. 1192 01:08:54,730 --> 01:08:58,601 Maybe one day we'll see The Creeds against the Raw Tag Team Champions. 1193 01:08:58,667 --> 01:09:01,937 -What a matchup that would be. -[Vic] Wes Lee, the legal superstar now, 1194 01:09:02,004 --> 01:09:07,176 and it's MSK jumping down Julius Creed. Double stomp to the spine. 1195 01:09:07,243 --> 01:09:09,712 -[groaning] -[audience chattering] 1196 01:09:09,778 --> 01:09:13,816 [Vic] For MSK, take a look around, they've re-found themselves. 1197 01:09:13,883 --> 01:09:14,984 [Wade] Re-found themselves. 1198 01:09:15,050 --> 01:09:17,820 -I gotta tell you… -Back it up. Get on the apron, let's go. 1199 01:09:17,887 --> 01:09:19,555 -Get on the apron. -[Wade] George, going on over here. 1200 01:09:19,622 --> 01:09:21,390 I thought the search for the shaman was a bit of a… 1201 01:09:21,457 --> 01:09:22,925 [Vic] Holy hell! 1202 01:09:22,992 --> 01:09:24,126 [audience chattering] 1203 01:09:24,193 --> 01:09:27,363 -Get back in the ring, let's go. -That's my boy. 1204 01:09:27,429 --> 01:09:29,665 [Wade] I thought the search for the shaman was a bit of a joke 1205 01:09:29,732 --> 01:09:32,401 when it first started happening but I gotta tell you, 1206 01:09:32,468 --> 01:09:34,436 when they found Riddle, something clicked. 1207 01:09:34,503 --> 01:09:37,606 They refocused and got back to being great. 1208 01:09:37,673 --> 01:09:41,410 [Vic] As close as it gets, right in your face. 1209 01:09:41,477 --> 01:09:45,814 As Wes Lee just got planted on his face by Julius Creed. 1210 01:09:46,282 --> 01:09:48,317 Take a look at the strength now of Creed 1211 01:09:48,384 --> 01:09:52,021 and this is that amateur background that Creed possesses. 1212 01:09:52,087 --> 01:09:54,290 -Wes, Wes, Wes. -[Vic] Ohh! 1213 01:09:54,356 --> 01:09:57,860 [Wade] Two teams with such unique offense. 1214 01:09:57,927 --> 01:10:00,896 This is why they're both so dangerous. Just so difficult to put… 1215 01:10:00,963 --> 01:10:02,031 [Vic] Whoa! 1216 01:10:02,097 --> 01:10:03,899 [audience cheering] 1217 01:10:03,966 --> 01:10:06,435 [audience chattering] 1218 01:10:06,502 --> 01:10:08,671 [Vic] What did we just witness? 1219 01:10:08,737 --> 01:10:12,508 Dusty Cup finals continuing, don't miss a second. 1220 01:10:15,811 --> 01:10:17,780 [Vic] We're live on NXT Vengeance Day. 1221 01:10:17,846 --> 01:10:19,848 There's the prestigious Dusty Cup. 1222 01:10:19,915 --> 01:10:23,252 This is the finals of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. 1223 01:10:23,319 --> 01:10:26,889 Only two teams remain, the Creed Brothers, MSK, 1224 01:10:26,956 --> 01:10:29,625 and as you saw throughout the entire picture-in-picture break, 1225 01:10:29,692 --> 01:10:33,228 Creed Brothers have been in control, but this was just before the break. 1226 01:10:33,295 --> 01:10:34,230 [Wade] My word. 1227 01:10:34,296 --> 01:10:38,734 Wes Lee getting absolutely smashed from height against that announce desk. 1228 01:10:38,801 --> 01:10:42,738 You have to think that is something strategized by the Diamond Mine. 1229 01:10:42,805 --> 01:10:46,575 A complete setup by Julius Creed, but talk about a setup, 1230 01:10:46,642 --> 01:10:49,445 Brutus Creed eating that bottom turnbuckle. 1231 01:10:49,511 --> 01:10:52,681 Maybe Wes Lee buying himself an opportunity to tag the fresh mask. 1232 01:10:52,748 --> 01:10:53,816 [Vic] More crush and burn. 1233 01:10:53,882 --> 01:10:57,553 Look, for MSK last year was about proving to themselves that they had it, 1234 01:10:57,620 --> 01:11:00,956 this year it's about proving to others they haven't lost it. 1235 01:11:01,023 --> 01:11:03,626 [Wade] It was that unknown mystique that led them to the final… 1236 01:11:03,692 --> 01:11:05,828 -[Vic] Here we go. -[Wade] …of the Dusty Cup last year. 1237 01:11:05,894 --> 01:11:07,997 Everyone knows what they are about now, 1238 01:11:08,063 --> 01:11:11,433 and let's face it, they certainly have not lost a step, 1239 01:11:11,500 --> 01:11:14,403 as Nash Carter is now trying to take control. 1240 01:11:14,470 --> 01:11:17,373 [Vic] He's trying and just catches Julius Creed. 1241 01:11:17,439 --> 01:11:19,675 -Oh, snap! German suplex. -[audience cheering] 1242 01:11:19,742 --> 01:11:23,012 [Vic] And look at MSK, their game has evolved. 1243 01:11:23,078 --> 01:11:25,681 [Wade] Just when you write MSK off, 1244 01:11:25,748 --> 01:11:30,452 this is when they unleash hell and fury upon their opponents. 1245 01:11:30,519 --> 01:11:33,055 Julius Creed on the receiving end 1246 01:11:33,122 --> 01:11:35,457 and here's one for Brutus just for good measure. 1247 01:11:35,524 --> 01:11:38,961 [Vic] Nash Carter wiping out the field. Nash Carter knows what it's like… 1248 01:11:39,028 --> 01:11:40,195 Push me, push me, push me. 1249 01:11:40,262 --> 01:11:42,398 [Vic] Did you hear? Push him? What? 1250 01:11:42,464 --> 01:11:43,866 -Watch out! -[Wade] Oh, no. 1251 01:11:43,932 --> 01:11:45,634 [audience cheering] 1252 01:11:46,302 --> 01:11:47,936 [screaming] 1253 01:11:48,003 --> 01:11:50,539 [Wade] MSK are out of their minds. 1254 01:11:50,606 --> 01:11:53,075 [Vic] Forget out of their minds, they know what it takes. 1255 01:11:53,142 --> 01:11:56,712 They're in the zone. They want to make history tonight. 1256 01:11:56,779 --> 01:11:59,081 They wanna become the first-ever two-time winners 1257 01:11:59,148 --> 01:12:02,584 -of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. -[Wade] It's like they asked themselves, 1258 01:12:02,651 --> 01:12:05,454 what's the single most dangerous thing we can do, 1259 01:12:05,521 --> 01:12:08,157 and then they go in the ring and do exactly that. 1260 01:12:08,223 --> 01:12:13,228 [Vic] No waste in motion for Carter. Wes Lee looking to fly. 1261 01:12:13,295 --> 01:12:15,831 Lee connected, are we about to witness history? 1262 01:12:15,898 --> 01:12:18,701 Lee into the cover, the count and… 1263 01:12:18,767 --> 01:12:22,271 -No. Julius Creed. -That was just a two. 1264 01:12:22,338 --> 01:12:25,040 [Vic] Give credit where credit is due. 1265 01:12:25,107 --> 01:12:29,445 [Wade] Talk about offensive evolution right there from MSK. 1266 01:12:29,511 --> 01:12:31,814 Always got something new up their sleeve. 1267 01:12:31,880 --> 01:12:35,951 [audience chanting] "This is awesome." 1268 01:12:36,018 --> 01:12:40,189 [Vic] This is the finals for the men's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. 1269 01:12:40,255 --> 01:12:41,890 The women's Dusty Cup, 1270 01:12:41,957 --> 01:12:45,427 that begins next Tuesday when we return to USA Network. 1271 01:12:45,494 --> 01:12:48,597 I can only imagine the excitement when that feel gets announced, 1272 01:12:48,664 --> 01:12:53,135 but right now MSK! Whoa, look at Julius Creed. 1273 01:12:53,202 --> 01:12:58,374 [Wade] Too big, too strong, but not quick enough for Wes Lee. 1274 01:12:58,440 --> 01:13:02,111 [Vic] Lee now trying to turn around and… Uh-oh. Oh! 1275 01:13:02,177 --> 01:13:05,614 Julius Creed is getting fed to the lions. 1276 01:13:05,681 --> 01:13:07,049 [audience cheering] 1277 01:13:07,116 --> 01:13:10,486 [Vic] Carter into the cover, to crown themselves champs… 1278 01:13:10,552 --> 01:13:11,987 And Brutus! 1279 01:13:12,054 --> 01:13:16,058 [Wade] Out of nowhere as you saw the fear in the eyes 1280 01:13:16,125 --> 01:13:18,160 of Malcolm Bivens on the outside. 1281 01:13:18,227 --> 01:13:20,729 "Tonight is about proving doubters wrong 1282 01:13:20,796 --> 01:13:23,031 and writing our own story." 1283 01:13:23,098 --> 01:13:25,734 That is what Bivens told me before the match. 1284 01:13:25,801 --> 01:13:29,238 Hopefully, for him, this story ends well. 1285 01:13:29,304 --> 01:13:33,542 [Vic] What a way to cap off this year's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. 1286 01:13:33,609 --> 01:13:35,444 What a finals this has been? 1287 01:13:35,511 --> 01:13:37,413 [audience cheering and clapping] 1288 01:13:37,479 --> 01:13:42,017 [Vic] You can hear the appreciation, the love from the NXT universe, 1289 01:13:42,084 --> 01:13:44,286 which are witnessing right now. 1290 01:13:44,353 --> 01:13:49,558 Two teams gunning for one goal, to put their name on the Dusty Cup. 1291 01:13:49,625 --> 01:13:51,527 [Wade] Huge mistake there from Brutus Creed 1292 01:13:51,593 --> 01:13:56,064 taking his eye off his opponent in a moment of jubilation. 1293 01:13:56,799 --> 01:13:57,966 [grunting] 1294 01:13:58,033 --> 01:14:01,770 [Vic] You've gotta be kidding me. How in the world? 1295 01:14:01,837 --> 01:14:04,039 [Wade] What the hell are the Creeds made of? 1296 01:14:04,106 --> 01:14:06,608 [audience chattering] 1297 01:14:06,675 --> 01:14:09,611 [Vic] Julius Creed getting Carter back into the ring, 1298 01:14:09,678 --> 01:14:12,314 and it's Julius Creed who is legal. 1299 01:14:13,148 --> 01:14:17,486 Creed just punching himself to fire himself up. Boom! 1300 01:14:18,520 --> 01:14:21,056 -Fall right into the cover. -One, two, three. 1301 01:14:21,123 --> 01:14:23,992 -[Vic] Creeds have won the Dusty Cup! -[bell ringing] 1302 01:14:24,059 --> 01:14:25,861 ["All Rise" playing] 1303 01:14:25,928 --> 01:14:32,668 [Alicia] Here are the winners of the 2022 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, 1304 01:14:32,734 --> 01:14:35,103 The Creed Brothers. 1305 01:14:35,170 --> 01:14:37,272 [Vic] You've gotta think, if you're Malcolm Bivens, 1306 01:14:37,339 --> 01:14:39,641 who is in almost shock and disbelief. 1307 01:14:39,708 --> 01:14:41,743 He's gotta look at Julius and Brutus, 1308 01:14:41,810 --> 01:14:45,047 not only see the winners of the Dusty Cup but walking ATMs. 1309 01:14:45,113 --> 01:14:47,416 [Wade] Walking ATMs indeed. 1310 01:14:47,483 --> 01:14:51,053 The smartest man on the planet is Malcolm Bivens. 1311 01:14:51,119 --> 01:14:52,387 They've won the Dusty Cup, 1312 01:14:52,454 --> 01:14:56,859 they now get an opportunity at the tag champions, Imperium, 1313 01:14:56,925 --> 01:15:00,963 they even get a slot on the upcoming NXT Stand & Deliver card, 1314 01:15:01,029 --> 01:15:04,733 and on WrestleMania weekend, but here's how it all happened. 1315 01:15:04,800 --> 01:15:08,470 [Vic] Yes, MSK, they were rocking, they were rolling, 1316 01:15:08,537 --> 01:15:11,039 they were starting to feel the same magic, 1317 01:15:11,106 --> 01:15:14,209 the same mystique that led them to the finals 1318 01:15:14,276 --> 01:15:17,045 and led them to the Dusty Cup last year, 1319 01:15:17,112 --> 01:15:20,816 which ultimately led them to the NXT Tag Team titles. 1320 01:15:20,883 --> 01:15:22,784 They took it to The Creed Brothers. 1321 01:15:22,851 --> 01:15:27,022 Tonight, MSK let out everything in their artillery 1322 01:15:27,089 --> 01:15:30,259 and were so close to knocking out The Creed Brothers 1323 01:15:30,325 --> 01:15:35,063 but in the end, it was Julius Creed somehow, someway, 1324 01:15:35,130 --> 01:15:39,835 manifesting some sort of energy strength and put it all together 1325 01:15:39,902 --> 01:15:45,140 in the closing moments to etch his name and his brother's name 1326 01:15:45,207 --> 01:15:48,710 on the prestigious Dusty Cup. 1327 01:15:48,777 --> 01:15:51,947 [audience cheering] 1328 01:15:54,416 --> 01:16:00,389 [Vic] Congratulations to Diamond Mine, congratulations to Malcolm Bivens, 1329 01:16:00,455 --> 01:16:06,128 but congratulations to Julius and Brutus, The Creed Brothers. 1330 01:16:06,194 --> 01:16:07,863 Diamond Mine Forever. 1331 01:16:07,930 --> 01:16:11,600 [audience chattering] 1332 01:16:12,100 --> 01:16:18,740 [inaudible] No one's better. No one's better. 1333 01:16:20,242 --> 01:16:23,612 ["Anthem" playing] 1334 01:16:23,679 --> 01:16:28,050 [Nikkita] One night, my dad sat me down to talk to me before one of his gigs. 1335 01:16:28,116 --> 01:16:31,620 He said, "Kid, you've gotta stop beating people up. 1336 01:16:31,687 --> 01:16:34,122 It's easy to push people away, 1337 01:16:34,189 --> 01:16:37,326 but you were put on this planet to bring people together." 1338 01:16:37,392 --> 01:16:42,331 And I looked at him, my eyes lit up, and the rest is history. 1339 01:16:58,380 --> 01:17:01,750 That feeling of crushing a routine can only be compared 1340 01:17:01,817 --> 01:17:06,088 to landing a knockout blow on my opponent in the middle of that ring. 1341 01:17:06,621 --> 01:17:07,856 I know what I'm working with. 1342 01:17:07,923 --> 01:17:12,327 I'm a whole lotta woman who's ready to do a whole lotta whooping. 1343 01:17:14,663 --> 01:17:18,433 I'm not going to hide it, I'm not going to deny it, 1344 01:17:18,500 --> 01:17:21,336 and I'm not going to apologize for it. 1345 01:17:21,403 --> 01:17:25,440 Next week, you better watch out for this Lyons roar. 1346 01:17:33,448 --> 01:17:36,118 ["Symphony No. 9 in E Minor" playing] 1347 01:17:36,184 --> 01:17:40,055 [Vic] We'll see Lyons next week, but we've been joined now by Imperium. 1348 01:17:40,122 --> 01:17:43,191 [Alicia] Please, welcome the NXT Tag Team Champions, 1349 01:17:43,258 --> 01:17:47,963 Fabian Aichner, Marcel Barthel, and Gunther in… 1350 01:17:48,030 --> 01:17:49,865 Hey! [speaking in Austria] 1351 01:17:49,931 --> 01:17:51,400 [audience chattering] 1352 01:17:51,466 --> 01:17:54,136 It's pronounced Gunther. 1353 01:17:54,202 --> 01:17:57,372 [audience booing] 1354 01:17:57,439 --> 01:18:02,844 [audience chanting] "Gunther." 1355 01:18:02,911 --> 01:18:05,747 [Wade] Are these idiots deaf? It's Gunther. 1356 01:18:06,782 --> 01:18:10,352 Congratulations to The Creed Brothers. 1357 01:18:10,419 --> 01:18:12,654 Dusty Classic winners. 1358 01:18:13,922 --> 01:18:15,991 After a grueling tournament, 1359 01:18:16,058 --> 01:18:20,228 you have now earned the opportunity at our tag team titles… 1360 01:18:20,862 --> 01:18:22,597 [audience chattering] 1361 01:18:22,664 --> 01:18:26,334 …but that's all it is, an opportunity. 1362 01:18:27,803 --> 01:18:31,640 To truly understand what Imperium stands for, 1363 01:18:31,706 --> 01:18:37,279 you must be willing to persevere through suffering, 1364 01:18:37,746 --> 01:18:39,281 anguish 1365 01:18:40,182 --> 01:18:46,521 and the misery that you are not prepared 1366 01:18:46,588 --> 01:18:50,225 to endure just yet. 1367 01:18:50,292 --> 01:18:52,828 [audience chattering] 1368 01:18:52,894 --> 01:18:59,835 Marcel and Fabian have brought honor to this great sports 1369 01:19:00,736 --> 01:19:02,370 but for myself, 1370 01:19:02,437 --> 01:19:09,077 it is time to set eyes on championship gold in NXT. 1371 01:19:09,144 --> 01:19:11,046 [audience chanting] "USA." 1372 01:19:11,113 --> 01:19:13,281 -So tonight… -[audience chanting, "USA"] 1373 01:19:13,348 --> 01:19:18,587 …I'll be watching Bron Breakker and Santos Escobar 1374 01:19:18,653 --> 01:19:21,289 with the highest of interests. 1375 01:19:22,124 --> 01:19:27,729 We are Imperium, and to us, the match… 1376 01:19:27,796 --> 01:19:30,899 ["Get Real" playing] 1377 01:19:31,633 --> 01:19:36,238 [Vic] Imperium is not going to like being interrupted 1378 01:19:36,304 --> 01:19:40,942 by the street fighter, the Street Champion, Solo Sikoa. 1379 01:19:41,009 --> 01:19:42,477 [Wade] Lost his damn mind. 1380 01:19:43,078 --> 01:19:44,179 [Solo] Hey, yo. 1381 01:19:45,147 --> 01:19:46,314 Yo, we get it. 1382 01:19:46,381 --> 01:19:49,151 [audience chattering] 1383 01:19:49,217 --> 01:19:53,522 [audience chanting] "Usos." 1384 01:19:53,588 --> 01:19:56,491 Hey, listen, we get it. We all get it. 1385 01:19:56,558 --> 01:20:00,695 The mat is sacred, right? That's what you was about to say? 1386 01:20:01,530 --> 01:20:03,632 I don't give a damn about that mat. 1387 01:20:03,698 --> 01:20:05,834 [audience chattering] 1388 01:20:05,901 --> 01:20:09,471 You see, because on the island, we've got to climb the ladder. 1389 01:20:09,538 --> 01:20:12,774 We find the biggest and the baddest dude, 1390 01:20:12,841 --> 01:20:15,177 and then we smacked the taste out of his mouth. 1391 01:20:15,243 --> 01:20:18,013 [audience cheering] 1392 01:20:19,047 --> 01:20:21,183 That's exactly what I'm about to do. 1393 01:20:21,249 --> 01:20:25,253 [audience chattering] 1394 01:20:26,421 --> 01:20:30,225 You see, I don't care how you say your name, 1395 01:20:30,292 --> 01:20:33,762 I'm about to wipe this mat with the Ring General 1396 01:20:34,362 --> 01:20:36,264 and then make you my bitch. 1397 01:20:36,331 --> 01:20:38,500 [audience cheering] 1398 01:20:40,168 --> 01:20:42,504 [chattering] 1399 01:20:44,272 --> 01:20:48,977 ["Get Real" playing] 1400 01:20:49,044 --> 01:20:52,714 [Vic] I don't think Solo Sikoa has lost his mind per se, Barrett, 1401 01:20:52,781 --> 01:20:56,818 but I think what he just did was challenged the Ring General. 1402 01:20:56,885 --> 01:20:59,487 [Wade] Signed his own death warrant, if you ask me. 1403 01:21:00,121 --> 01:21:02,691 Somebody get [inaudible]. 1404 01:21:02,757 --> 01:21:05,794 Tensions continue to rise between Solo Sikoa and Gunther, 1405 01:21:05,861 --> 01:21:07,462 but with me now is Dolph Ziggler. 1406 01:21:07,529 --> 01:21:11,800 Dolph, last night on Monday Night Raw, Tommaso Ciampa threw a drink in your face. 1407 01:21:11,867 --> 01:21:15,103 Not the first time I had a drink thrown to my face, sure won't be the last. 1408 01:21:15,170 --> 01:21:17,105 It wasn't just water in there either, by the way, 1409 01:21:17,172 --> 01:21:19,574 it wasn't whisky, I'd have taken to it nicely. 1410 01:21:19,641 --> 01:21:22,444 I believe Ciampa got a nice kick to the mouth for his troubles. 1411 01:21:22,510 --> 01:21:25,113 It must be nice being Ciampa, staying in your lane, 1412 01:21:25,180 --> 01:21:30,452 soaking up the Florida sun, popping off, annoying, sure, but I can look past that. 1413 01:21:30,518 --> 01:21:32,120 Now, he showed up on Monday Night Raw, 1414 01:21:32,187 --> 01:21:34,756 probably even flew himself in on his own dime, 1415 01:21:34,823 --> 01:21:37,025 probably middle seat, probably somewhere near the back. 1416 01:21:37,092 --> 01:21:39,094 I hear they still have those. 1417 01:21:39,160 --> 01:21:41,263 I saw him sitting there in commentary flexing his muscles. 1418 01:21:41,329 --> 01:21:44,599 I hope he got a nice big picture of it too, might even get a new 8x10, 1419 01:21:44,666 --> 01:21:47,936 and I'm sure he'll sell a ton of them here in Florida. 1420 01:21:48,603 --> 01:21:49,771 Now… 1421 01:21:51,072 --> 01:21:55,076 Ciampa is the pulse of NXT, and next week, 1422 01:21:55,143 --> 01:21:59,347 I stop that pulse and any chance he has of becoming NXT Champion. 1423 01:21:59,414 --> 01:22:01,116 He says this is his home. 1424 01:22:01,182 --> 01:22:05,453 Next week, I kick down the door to his home, open up the fridge, 1425 01:22:05,520 --> 01:22:07,956 drink some milk from the carton, break into the bathroom, 1426 01:22:08,023 --> 01:22:09,424 and maybe some others. 1427 01:22:10,358 --> 01:22:14,529 Now, that title match is next and you better believe, 1428 01:22:14,596 --> 01:22:16,097 I'll be watching it closely. 1429 01:22:20,769 --> 01:22:24,172 [Vic] Ziggler and Ciampa? Sign me up. 1430 01:22:27,575 --> 01:22:29,244 We still gotta finish tonight, Wade, 1431 01:22:29,311 --> 01:22:35,951 and we still have a commercial-free NXT Championship matchup in moments. 1432 01:22:36,017 --> 01:22:42,590 ["Soul March" playing] 1433 01:22:43,158 --> 01:22:48,296 [Vic] The challenger confident as ever, heading into this showdown. 1434 01:22:48,363 --> 01:22:50,298 [audience cheering] 1435 01:22:54,436 --> 01:23:01,242 [audience chanting] "Santos." 1436 01:23:07,549 --> 01:23:09,250 [Vic] But it's not about… 1437 01:23:10,085 --> 01:23:13,555 anything else in this moment for Santos Escobar 1438 01:23:13,621 --> 01:23:17,459 than controlling his own destiny. 1439 01:23:17,525 --> 01:23:22,831 It's commercial-free, it's the NXT title, it's next, NXT Vengeance Day. 1440 01:23:26,101 --> 01:23:28,837 I ain't going to lie, Grimes is pretty good, though. 1441 01:23:29,971 --> 01:23:31,072 Yes, he's good, 1442 01:23:31,673 --> 01:23:34,175 but what's good to somebody who's great, Trick? 1443 01:23:34,242 --> 01:23:35,343 Yes, you're right. 1444 01:23:36,878 --> 01:23:38,780 I just don't feel my chest, man. 1445 01:23:41,282 --> 01:23:45,086 Congrats, mate. Still North American Champion… 1446 01:23:46,454 --> 01:23:47,489 for now. 1447 01:23:48,023 --> 01:23:50,525 [audience cheering] 1448 01:23:53,728 --> 01:23:56,531 [Vic] I guess that was somewhat of a congratulations at Carmelo Hayes 1449 01:23:56,598 --> 01:23:58,767 and congratulations to The Creed Brothers 1450 01:23:58,833 --> 01:24:01,102 who won the men's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. 1451 01:24:01,169 --> 01:24:05,707 Next week, the Women's Dusty Cup begins live when we return to USA. 1452 01:24:05,774 --> 01:24:08,343 [Wade] Yes, can't wait for that, but we saw it earlier tonight, 1453 01:24:08,410 --> 01:24:10,378 the restraining order's now gone to hell. 1454 01:24:10,445 --> 01:24:12,380 -[Vic] Oh, man. -[Wade] Next week, LA Knight 1455 01:24:12,447 --> 01:24:17,752 finally gets his hand on Grayson Waller as they go up one-on-one on NXT. 1456 01:24:17,819 --> 01:24:19,254 [Vic] Wade, it's official. 1457 01:24:19,320 --> 01:24:22,657 Both men have staked their claim to the NXT title. 1458 01:24:22,724 --> 01:24:26,094 Both men are gonna meet center ring, one-on-one, 1459 01:24:26,161 --> 01:24:28,563 Ciampa, Ziggler live next week. 1460 01:24:28,630 --> 01:24:32,667 The question is, who will be the NXT Champion after tonight? 1461 01:24:32,734 --> 01:24:35,303 [Wade] Oh, man. It is, oh, can't miss TV, 1462 01:24:35,370 --> 01:24:38,840 but this man Santos Escobar is, can't miss in his own right. 1463 01:24:38,907 --> 01:24:42,677 He has all the tools in his arsenal to win the big one. 1464 01:24:42,744 --> 01:24:49,350 Tonight is the night he progresses from running the bingo to running NXT. 1465 01:24:53,388 --> 01:24:55,390 [tense music playing] 1466 01:24:58,626 --> 01:24:59,928 [snapping] 1467 01:25:03,398 --> 01:25:04,632 [fire roaring] 1468 01:25:22,550 --> 01:25:25,687 ["Fear No Evil" playing] 1469 01:25:32,594 --> 01:25:35,563 [Vic] If Bron Breakker wants to retain his title, 1470 01:25:35,630 --> 01:25:39,334 he may just have to burn down Legado Del Fantasma, 1471 01:25:39,400 --> 01:25:43,271 but how much pressure is on the champion's shoulders tonight? 1472 01:25:43,338 --> 01:25:47,408 [Wade] Oh, man. There's immense amount of pressure on Bron Breakker. 1473 01:25:47,475 --> 01:25:52,614 He is the man tasked with carrying the NXT brand here in style, 1474 01:25:52,680 --> 01:25:57,051 but let's face it, he has shown time and again that he is fearless. 1475 01:25:57,118 --> 01:26:01,656 Pressure does not seem to affect Bron Breakker like the rest of us. 1476 01:26:01,723 --> 01:26:05,193 Bron has wanted this particular fight for weeks now, 1477 01:26:05,260 --> 01:26:07,462 and the only reason it takes so long 1478 01:26:07,529 --> 01:26:09,864 is because we're doing it on Escobar's time. 1479 01:26:25,647 --> 01:26:26,881 [bell ringing] 1480 01:26:26,948 --> 01:26:29,217 The following contest scheduled for one fall 1481 01:26:29,284 --> 01:26:34,155 is for the NXT Championship. 1482 01:26:34,222 --> 01:26:35,390 [audience cheering] 1483 01:26:35,456 --> 01:26:37,525 Introducing the challenger, 1484 01:26:37,592 --> 01:26:44,365 representing Legado Del Fantasma, Santos Escobar! 1485 01:26:44,432 --> 01:26:45,934 [audience cheering] 1486 01:26:46,000 --> 01:26:49,938 His opponent. He is the NXT Champion, 1487 01:26:50,004 --> 01:26:54,075 Bron Breakker! 1488 01:26:54,142 --> 01:26:55,376 [audience booing] 1489 01:26:55,443 --> 01:26:56,477 [Vic] We've gotta look around 1490 01:26:56,544 --> 01:26:59,147 because if Bron Breakker wants to be successful 1491 01:26:59,214 --> 01:27:01,516 in his first championship defense, 1492 01:27:01,583 --> 01:27:05,119 he's gotta be mindful of Legado Del Fantasma on the outside. 1493 01:27:05,186 --> 01:27:09,257 [Wade] You ain't lying, but apparently, he's also gotta be aware of Dolph Ziggler. 1494 01:27:09,324 --> 01:27:13,294 Dolph said earlier, he may come and take a closer look at this particular match. 1495 01:27:13,361 --> 01:27:15,964 You know he's got his eyes on that NXT Championship. 1496 01:27:16,030 --> 01:27:18,399 [Vic] No response to my Legado claim, though? 1497 01:27:18,466 --> 01:27:20,702 -Just going to blow right by it? -I'm not ignoring Legado Del Fantasma. 1498 01:27:20,768 --> 01:27:22,670 Listen, you get in a match with Santos Escobar, 1499 01:27:22,737 --> 01:27:25,139 you have to expect the strategy in part 1500 01:27:25,206 --> 01:27:27,976 is gonna be the numbers game of Legado Del Fantasma. 1501 01:27:28,042 --> 01:27:29,244 [audience chattering] 1502 01:27:29,310 --> 01:27:33,881 [Vic] You can hear the NXT universe and you can see Santos Escobar's 18 years 1503 01:27:33,948 --> 01:27:36,951 to the day Eddie Guerrero won the WWE title. 1504 01:27:37,018 --> 01:27:42,090 Can Escobar follow suit of his hero and claim gold here tonight? 1505 01:27:42,156 --> 01:27:45,259 But he's running into a brick wall of Bron Breakker. 1506 01:27:45,326 --> 01:27:47,862 [Wade] Eddie Guerrero won that championship, how? 1507 01:27:47,929 --> 01:27:50,832 By lying, cheating, and stealing. 1508 01:27:50,898 --> 01:27:55,136 If that's what it takes Santos Escobar to get the job done, get it, go for it. 1509 01:27:55,203 --> 01:27:57,672 [Vic] Escobar's gonna have to be creative. 1510 01:27:58,539 --> 01:28:02,677 [Wade] Do whatever you have to do when the NXT Championship is on the line. 1511 01:28:02,744 --> 01:28:06,514 This is not a morality play, this is about winners and losers. 1512 01:28:06,581 --> 01:28:08,416 [Vic] All right. While we're talking about winners and losers, 1513 01:28:08,483 --> 01:28:13,121 because why does the locker room have a lack of respect towards the champion? 1514 01:28:13,187 --> 01:28:14,789 -[Wade] Lack of respect towards Breakker? -[Vic] Yes. 1515 01:28:14,856 --> 01:28:18,660 [Wade] Are you referring to the young pup insult that Santos Escobar threw at him? 1516 01:28:18,726 --> 01:28:19,994 [Vic] One of the many, yes. 1517 01:28:20,061 --> 01:28:23,131 [Wade] If name-calling is gonna throw Bron Breakker off his game, 1518 01:28:23,197 --> 01:28:28,136 I'll tell you, this one's as good as over and Santos will be champ. 1519 01:28:28,202 --> 01:28:30,304 He's gotta be tougher than that. 1520 01:28:30,371 --> 01:28:32,173 [Vic] Now, it's Breakker who's in control. 1521 01:28:32,240 --> 01:28:34,375 This is where I wanna ask you, when it comes to being tougher, 1522 01:28:34,442 --> 01:28:37,178 you think about the mental challenges as champion. 1523 01:28:37,245 --> 01:28:38,613 What changes internally 1524 01:28:38,680 --> 01:28:41,516 when you go from hunter to hunted like Bron Breakker has? 1525 01:28:41,582 --> 01:28:43,818 [Wade] When you become the hunted as the champion, 1526 01:28:43,885 --> 01:28:46,154 you naturally want to turn defensive. 1527 01:28:46,220 --> 01:28:48,356 You go from predator to being the prey. 1528 01:28:48,423 --> 01:28:52,827 You want to build a fortress around what you have, around your prize 1529 01:28:52,894 --> 01:28:55,163 and keep all the invaders out, but here's the problem. 1530 01:28:55,229 --> 01:29:00,735 Right now, Legado Del Fantasma are scaling the walls of Bron's castle 1531 01:29:00,802 --> 01:29:03,371 and they are coming for the crown jewels. 1532 01:29:03,438 --> 01:29:05,106 [Vic] Now, Breakker has been in control. 1533 01:29:05,173 --> 01:29:09,143 Look, this is a huge NXT Championship clash right here tonight, 1534 01:29:09,210 --> 01:29:11,079 as Escobar answers back. 1535 01:29:11,145 --> 01:29:15,316 What a dropkick right to the nose of Breakker? 1536 01:29:15,383 --> 01:29:18,653 [audience chanting] "Santos." 1537 01:29:18,720 --> 01:29:21,656 [Vic] Escobar realizing that Breakker has to pop back to his feet. 1538 01:29:21,723 --> 01:29:23,825 [Wade] With a busted nose. 1539 01:29:23,891 --> 01:29:25,727 He may have trouble breathing for the rest of this match. 1540 01:29:25,793 --> 01:29:28,663 What a strategy that would be from Santos Escobar. 1541 01:29:29,163 --> 01:29:31,632 [Vic] No love lost between these two superstars. 1542 01:29:31,699 --> 01:29:34,001 As I was saying, a huge championship clash tonight. 1543 01:29:34,068 --> 01:29:36,871 An epic title match will take place this Saturday 1544 01:29:36,938 --> 01:29:40,208 at Elimination Chamber Premium Live and for the first time ever, 1545 01:29:40,274 --> 01:29:43,010 the Head of The Table, Roman Reigns defends the Universal title 1546 01:29:43,077 --> 01:29:46,347 against the Hall of Famer, Goldberg. Special start time noon. 1547 01:29:46,414 --> 01:29:49,817 9:00 am Pacific streaming exclusively on Peacock, 1548 01:29:49,884 --> 01:29:54,422 but right now, it is Bron Breakker sending a message to you, Barrett, 1549 01:29:54,489 --> 01:29:58,159 the NXT universe, and to The Emperor of Lucha Libre. 1550 01:29:58,226 --> 01:30:01,295 [audience booing] 1551 01:30:01,362 --> 01:30:05,566 [Wade] Truly, it's coming unglued for both superstars in this matchup. 1552 01:30:05,633 --> 01:30:09,237 -Anticipating an absolute classic. -[Vic] Look at Escobar. 1553 01:30:09,303 --> 01:30:11,005 Rolling to the outside and… 1554 01:30:11,072 --> 01:30:12,206 [audience chattering] 1555 01:30:12,273 --> 01:30:13,908 [Vic] …Breakker giving chase. 1556 01:30:13,975 --> 01:30:15,576 [audience chattering] 1557 01:30:15,643 --> 01:30:19,914 And Breakker now, back in swinging wildly. And Breakker quickly now, up and over, 1558 01:30:19,981 --> 01:30:23,618 and look at Bron Breakker go quickly in and around Escobar. 1559 01:30:23,684 --> 01:30:27,855 Oh! Whoa. You talk about sudden impact, it's at 4.3 speed! 1560 01:30:27,922 --> 01:30:31,659 [Wade] Run over by a juggernaut was Santos Escobar 1561 01:30:31,726 --> 01:30:34,128 as we look again at this. Here comes the train. 1562 01:30:34,195 --> 01:30:36,397 [Vic] You get off the tracks when that train's coming 1563 01:30:36,464 --> 01:30:39,600 and now Escobar is focused on the stomach, the midsection, 1564 01:30:39,667 --> 01:30:41,302 and the ribs of the challenger. 1565 01:30:41,369 --> 01:30:43,070 [Wade] Challenger completely winded 1566 01:30:43,137 --> 01:30:46,808 and who could blame him after that hit from Bron Breakker. 1567 01:30:46,874 --> 01:30:49,477 [Vic] Breakker again showing the strength that has made him champion. 1568 01:30:49,544 --> 01:30:53,881 This, of course, his first-ever NXT Championship defense. 1569 01:30:53,948 --> 01:30:56,617 [Wade] Let me make a point on that, it's an absolute scandal. 1570 01:30:57,185 --> 01:31:00,388 -[Vic] What? -[Wade] That this is the first opportunity 1571 01:31:00,455 --> 01:31:02,456 for Santos Escobar. 1572 01:31:02,523 --> 01:31:03,591 [chattering] 1573 01:31:03,658 --> 01:31:06,127 [Vic] While trying to run interference and this is what we talked about 1574 01:31:06,194 --> 01:31:09,797 when it came to Legado Del Fantasma, the numbers advantage. 1575 01:31:09,864 --> 01:31:12,867 [Wade] Bron Breakker has gotta be smarter than that. 1576 01:31:12,934 --> 01:31:15,102 [audience chattering] 1577 01:31:15,169 --> 01:31:17,705 -[Vic] Escobar. -[Wade] Flying headbutt to the jaw. 1578 01:31:17,772 --> 01:31:20,541 [Vic] Wiping out the champion. You talked about it already. 1579 01:31:20,608 --> 01:31:23,211 There's no doubt Escobar has a championship pedigree, 1580 01:31:23,277 --> 01:31:25,680 as you see Escobar flying through the air. 1581 01:31:25,746 --> 01:31:28,850 I've to ask you this, when it comes to this championship match, 1582 01:31:28,916 --> 01:31:33,588 how will the Escobar's Lucha Libre background throw off Breakker 1583 01:31:33,654 --> 01:31:34,589 who just tasted the steel? 1584 01:31:34,655 --> 01:31:38,192 [Wade] We just saw a touch of inexperience from Bron Breakker. 1585 01:31:38,259 --> 01:31:41,462 The biggest issue Bron has is also his biggest strength. 1586 01:31:41,529 --> 01:31:45,233 It's that he goes forward all the time. He doesn't have a reverse gear. 1587 01:31:45,299 --> 01:31:47,301 He wants to fight everything in front of him, 1588 01:31:47,368 --> 01:31:50,238 including apparently, the rest of Legado Del Fantasma. 1589 01:31:50,304 --> 01:31:53,875 [Vic] Escobar, into the cover, the count, and the kick out by Breakker. 1590 01:31:53,941 --> 01:31:58,913 Escobar, I think, sees a wounded animal in the NXT Champion. 1591 01:31:58,980 --> 01:32:00,748 [Wade] A genius from Escobar and the lads 1592 01:32:00,815 --> 01:32:03,284 but let me tell you, you mentioned the style of Lucha Libre. 1593 01:32:03,351 --> 01:32:06,721 Bron hasn't been around enough to experience this style yet 1594 01:32:06,787 --> 01:32:10,725 and I could tell you from my own personal experience in my career, 1595 01:32:10,791 --> 01:32:13,327 -the first time I got in the ring… -[Vic] Off the neck breaker into the cover. 1596 01:32:13,394 --> 01:32:16,297 [Vic] Title is on the line and again the champion kicks out. 1597 01:32:16,364 --> 01:32:19,634 [Wade] With a Lucha Libre exponent, it was Rey Mysterio. 1598 01:32:19,700 --> 01:32:22,904 He had me spinning in circles as I tried to keep up with him. 1599 01:32:22,970 --> 01:32:25,606 Bron hasn't faced anything like that before. 1600 01:32:25,673 --> 01:32:28,576 [Vic] Already perfect position of the knee, 1601 01:32:28,643 --> 01:32:31,612 right into the neck of Bron Breakker. 1602 01:32:31,679 --> 01:32:35,116 It was Escobar, to your point, Wade, that said Breakker's too inexperienced 1603 01:32:35,182 --> 01:32:37,518 to carry the championship banner but my question is, 1604 01:32:37,585 --> 01:32:40,922 does that mean the challenger could be underestimating the champion? 1605 01:32:40,988 --> 01:32:43,925 Because we've seen flashes of Bron Breakker in this matchup? 1606 01:32:43,991 --> 01:32:48,095 [Wade] Listen, nobody out there is smarter than Santos Escobar. 1607 01:32:48,162 --> 01:32:50,064 What Santos Escobar says 1608 01:32:50,131 --> 01:32:53,401 and what he actually believes can often be two very different things. 1609 01:32:53,467 --> 01:32:55,403 [speaking in Spanish]. 1610 01:32:55,469 --> 01:32:58,272 [Wade] Yeah, you should listen to him. Stop talking trash, Vic Joseph. 1611 01:32:58,339 --> 01:33:00,541 Next time he might slap you. I'm telling you, 1612 01:33:00,608 --> 01:33:02,443 he knows exactly how good Breakker is. 1613 01:33:02,510 --> 01:33:04,979 [Vic] Senton, cover again, title one more time on the line, 1614 01:33:05,046 --> 01:33:07,315 and another kick out by the champion. 1615 01:33:07,381 --> 01:33:11,185 But, Wade, you can touch on this, with every kick out, 1616 01:33:11,252 --> 01:33:13,120 the energy is draining from Bron Breakker. 1617 01:33:13,187 --> 01:33:17,258 [Wade] Bron Breakker is sagging right now. I wasn't anticipating this. 1618 01:33:17,325 --> 01:33:20,161 Bron Breakker is carrying a lotta weight around physically. 1619 01:33:20,227 --> 01:33:22,797 He's a 260-pound-plus man. 1620 01:33:22,863 --> 01:33:26,300 He's slugging away the midsection of Santos Escobar. 1621 01:33:26,367 --> 01:33:30,304 You question if he can get a full lungful of air right now. 1622 01:33:30,371 --> 01:33:32,873 Regardless, that boot to the jaw took him straight down. 1623 01:33:32,940 --> 01:33:35,443 [Vic] Wade, you go back to the dropkick earlier in this match 1624 01:33:35,509 --> 01:33:37,645 that hit Breakker right on the bridge of the nose 1625 01:33:37,712 --> 01:33:39,513 and where Escobar's focusing the offense. 1626 01:33:39,580 --> 01:33:43,517 It may be hard for Breakker to breathe at this juncture in the matchup. 1627 01:33:43,584 --> 01:33:46,287 [Wade] I'm telling you. A guy that size needs a lotta oxygen 1628 01:33:46,354 --> 01:33:48,356 flowing through his body. 1629 01:33:48,422 --> 01:33:51,926 The bigger and heavier you are, the harder it is to keep up with Escobar. 1630 01:33:51,993 --> 01:33:54,295 [Vic] Again, challenger into the cover to pin the champion 1631 01:33:54,362 --> 01:33:57,365 and we almost had a new champion. 1632 01:33:57,431 --> 01:33:59,433 [audience chattering] 1633 01:33:59,500 --> 01:34:02,737 [Vic] It's all about the NXT title here at NXT Vengeance Day. 1634 01:34:02,803 --> 01:34:07,141 We are live on Syfy and Santos Escobar can smell the roses. 1635 01:34:07,208 --> 01:34:09,677 He can taste the championship champagne 1636 01:34:09,744 --> 01:34:14,815 but Santos Escobar could be closing in on his very first NXT title 1637 01:34:14,882 --> 01:34:18,919 ruining the first championship defense of Bron Breakker. 1638 01:34:18,986 --> 01:34:21,188 What the heck is on the mind of the challenger? 1639 01:34:21,255 --> 01:34:24,191 [Wade] Something clearly has been worked on by Santos 1640 01:34:24,258 --> 01:34:27,061 -and the rest of Legado Del Fantasma. -The nose of Breakker. 1641 01:34:27,128 --> 01:34:30,531 -The nose of Breakker right on the steel. -Bring it back in here. 1642 01:34:30,598 --> 01:34:33,634 [Wade] We're gonna hope just in time is Santos Escobar. 1643 01:34:33,701 --> 01:34:38,539 I've never seen Bron Breakker in this much of a mess. Whoa. 1644 01:34:38,606 --> 01:34:41,776 [Vic] What did you talk about earlier? Eddie Guerrero's motto? 1645 01:34:42,710 --> 01:34:45,046 [Wade] Lie, cheat, steal, do whatever you have to do. 1646 01:34:45,112 --> 01:34:48,382 Who can blame Santos Escobar when the gold is on the line? 1647 01:34:48,449 --> 01:34:51,052 We know all about the pedigree of Santos Escobar. 1648 01:34:51,118 --> 01:34:56,557 Took titles from the pre-show to the main show in the past here in NXT. 1649 01:34:56,624 --> 01:35:00,127 Won championships all over Mexico and the rest of the world. 1650 01:35:00,194 --> 01:35:03,164 This one championship, the NXT Championship, 1651 01:35:03,230 --> 01:35:06,534 is the only one that has eluded him thus far, 1652 01:35:06,600 --> 01:35:09,503 but elude him for how much longer is the question. 1653 01:35:09,570 --> 01:35:12,873 [Vic] The challenger have said, "Things are done on his time." 1654 01:35:12,940 --> 01:35:16,043 I'll say this, Wade, if he falls tonight, 1655 01:35:16,110 --> 01:35:19,113 there should be no excuses for Santos Escobar. 1656 01:35:19,180 --> 01:35:23,050 [Wade] Santos Escobar doesn't look like a man who's going to require excuses 1657 01:35:23,117 --> 01:35:24,685 the way this one is going. 1658 01:35:24,752 --> 01:35:27,688 Everything is planned, everything is strategized 1659 01:35:27,755 --> 01:35:32,560 and Santos Escobar has not got any plan for excuses when this one's over. 1660 01:35:32,626 --> 01:35:37,331 [Vic] Santos Escobar really has taken it to the champion in this matchup. 1661 01:35:37,398 --> 01:35:42,803 He had a plan, he has executed it to perfection as Escobar. 1662 01:35:42,870 --> 01:35:44,839 [audience chattering] 1663 01:35:44,905 --> 01:35:49,910 [Vic] The NXT universe on the outside, trying to rally Bron Breakker. 1664 01:35:49,977 --> 01:35:53,848 Again, this is the first championship defense for Breakker. 1665 01:35:53,914 --> 01:35:57,718 [Wade] Yes, it is. The first defense is always the hardest in my experience. 1666 01:35:57,785 --> 01:36:01,322 Winning that title feels like you got to the top of Mount Everest. 1667 01:36:01,388 --> 01:36:04,024 You feel relief, celebration but the question is, 1668 01:36:04,091 --> 01:36:06,460 "Where do you go next?" Hopefully, not down. 1669 01:36:06,527 --> 01:36:10,231 It has to sit in the back of every champion's mind, 1670 01:36:10,297 --> 01:36:12,933 just how much they now have to lose. 1671 01:36:13,000 --> 01:36:15,903 And, of course, Santos Escobar, nothing to lose 1672 01:36:15,970 --> 01:36:17,505 and he has the world to gain tonight. 1673 01:36:17,571 --> 01:36:18,973 [Vic] Wade, outside of the flurry 1674 01:36:19,039 --> 01:36:22,676 at the start of this championship matchup for Bron Breakker, 1675 01:36:22,743 --> 01:36:24,345 Escobar has weathered the storm. 1676 01:36:24,411 --> 01:36:27,181 -[Wade] Here's the issue. -I told you, Bron. [speaking in Spanish]. 1677 01:36:27,248 --> 01:36:29,116 [audience cheering] 1678 01:36:29,183 --> 01:36:30,951 He is a 100… 1679 01:36:32,186 --> 01:36:35,623 I told you, this is my time, cabron. 1680 01:36:35,689 --> 01:36:37,491 [audience cheering] 1681 01:36:37,558 --> 01:36:39,426 Here comes the bang, baby. 1682 01:36:39,493 --> 01:36:42,263 [audience chanting "Santos"] 1683 01:36:42,329 --> 01:36:43,964 -[grunting] -[audience chattering] 1684 01:36:44,031 --> 01:36:46,934 [Wade] Talked a little too much trash perhaps. 1685 01:36:47,001 --> 01:36:51,639 [Vic] Now, the strength of the champion, Bron Breakker who walked through fire 1686 01:36:51,705 --> 01:36:54,508 to make his way to this matchup slugging right back. 1687 01:36:54,575 --> 01:36:56,110 Again, Breakker connects, 1688 01:36:56,177 --> 01:36:58,579 now Bron Breakker it's who's peppering the challenger. 1689 01:36:58,646 --> 01:37:00,915 [Wade] Rage in the eyes of Bron Breakker. 1690 01:37:00,981 --> 01:37:05,152 Is there a more terrifying sight here in NXT? I don't think so. 1691 01:37:05,219 --> 01:37:07,054 [Vic] And Breakker turning right around. 1692 01:37:07,121 --> 01:37:10,324 Around and around goes and then down goes the challenger 1693 01:37:10,391 --> 01:37:11,959 and Breakker is fired up. 1694 01:37:12,026 --> 01:37:15,229 [audience chattering] 1695 01:37:15,296 --> 01:37:17,765 [Vic] The eyes of the champion looking right… 1696 01:37:17,831 --> 01:37:19,667 [speaking in Spanish] 1697 01:37:19,733 --> 01:37:24,405 [Vic] Mendoza paying for his troubles and so is Wild. 1698 01:37:24,471 --> 01:37:25,472 Uh-oh. 1699 01:37:25,539 --> 01:37:27,007 [audience gasping] 1700 01:37:27,074 --> 01:37:29,777 -[Vic] Is this wise of the champion? -[Wade] Perhaps not. 1701 01:37:29,844 --> 01:37:33,147 We know what happened last time he turned his attention to… 1702 01:37:33,214 --> 01:37:35,382 [Vic] What's Elektra Lopez trying to do? 1703 01:37:35,449 --> 01:37:39,954 Elektra Lopez. Behind the official, Dolph Ziggler! 1704 01:37:40,020 --> 01:37:42,656 -Oh, no. Come on. -[audience cheering] 1705 01:37:42,723 --> 01:37:45,159 -[Wade] Surely not. -[Vic] Not like this! 1706 01:37:45,226 --> 01:37:49,263 Escobar into the cover. Breakker kicked out! 1707 01:37:49,330 --> 01:37:51,999 -[audience cheering] -[screaming] 1708 01:37:54,001 --> 01:37:55,603 [slamming] 1709 01:37:56,437 --> 01:38:00,541 [Vic] Ziggler is beside himself. Escobar, in disbelief. 1710 01:38:00,608 --> 01:38:03,510 [Wade] I'm in disbelief. Where the hell did he come from? 1711 01:38:04,278 --> 01:38:08,215 Breakker. What's Ziggler… Oh, Ciampa! Ciampa! 1712 01:38:08,282 --> 01:38:09,917 [Wade] Next week's come early! 1713 01:38:09,984 --> 01:38:12,853 [audience chattering] 1714 01:38:12,920 --> 01:38:15,122 [Vic] Ciampa said you don't come into his house 1715 01:38:15,189 --> 01:38:18,259 and right now he's beating Ziggler out of the back door 1716 01:38:18,325 --> 01:38:20,160 but we still have a championship match, Wade. 1717 01:38:20,227 --> 01:38:22,897 The NXT title is on the line. 1718 01:38:22,963 --> 01:38:26,500 Escobar can sense it. Escobar looking in a hole. 1719 01:38:26,567 --> 01:38:29,703 He's drawn it through the champion who can barely get to his feet. 1720 01:38:30,170 --> 01:38:33,974 Looking for that tornado DDT! The challenger connected! 1721 01:38:34,041 --> 01:38:35,409 [audience chattering] 1722 01:38:35,476 --> 01:38:37,278 [Vic] Breakker is not moving. 1723 01:38:37,344 --> 01:38:38,612 [audience chattering] 1724 01:38:38,679 --> 01:38:43,951 [Vic] Eighteen years to the day, Escobar trying to embody Eddie Guerrero 1725 01:38:44,018 --> 01:38:45,619 for a little Latino Heat. 1726 01:38:45,686 --> 01:38:48,889 Escobar had to roll all the way. Breakker to his feet. 1727 01:38:48,956 --> 01:38:51,392 [Wade] Just can't keep the big man down long enough. 1728 01:38:51,458 --> 01:38:54,795 [Vic] Looking for that Phantom Driver. Couldn't connect it all the way. 1729 01:38:54,862 --> 01:38:58,132 Breakker able to break through and then just breaks Escobar! 1730 01:38:58,198 --> 01:39:00,734 -[screaming] -[audience cheering] 1731 01:39:00,801 --> 01:39:03,771 [Wade] Smashing the diaphragm of the challenger, 1732 01:39:03,837 --> 01:39:08,976 Santos Escobar perhaps, with his opportunity to win the big one. 1733 01:39:09,043 --> 01:39:13,681 [Vic] In the words of Escobar, "This is your moment, young champion. 1734 01:39:13,747 --> 01:39:17,551 Make your claim. Stake it." Exclamation point! 1735 01:39:17,618 --> 01:39:20,387 Breakker, pinning Escobar. 1736 01:39:20,454 --> 01:39:23,524 -Breakker stands tall tonight. -[bell ringing] 1737 01:39:23,590 --> 01:39:24,858 ["Fear No Evil" playing] 1738 01:39:24,925 --> 01:39:29,229 [Alicia] Here is your winner, and still the NXT Champion, 1739 01:39:29,296 --> 01:39:31,598 Bron Breakker! 1740 01:39:31,665 --> 01:39:36,403 [Vic] I don't care who you are, where you're watching around the world. 1741 01:39:36,470 --> 01:39:41,275 If you don't have a sense of respect now for the NXT Champion, 1742 01:39:41,342 --> 01:39:44,144 there's something wrong with you. 1743 01:39:44,211 --> 01:39:48,449 [Wade] Bron Breakker had to fight a near army this evening. 1744 01:39:48,515 --> 01:39:50,784 Just when we saw this moment. 1745 01:39:50,851 --> 01:39:53,554 Out of nowhere, Dolph Ziggler with a superkick. 1746 01:39:53,620 --> 01:39:56,056 I tasted the biggest upset tonight. 1747 01:39:56,123 --> 01:40:00,561 This was Santos Escobar's moment, but denied he was. 1748 01:40:00,627 --> 01:40:04,131 [Vic] Escobar tried to take full advantage of Dolph Ziggler 1749 01:40:04,198 --> 01:40:08,168 and when Ziggler tried to stick his nose in, the pulse of NXT, 1750 01:40:08,235 --> 01:40:12,840 the heartbeat of this brand, Tommaso Ciampa made his presence known. 1751 01:40:12,906 --> 01:40:14,708 In the closing moments, boom. 1752 01:40:14,775 --> 01:40:19,013 First it was Bron Breakker trying to break the challenger in half, 1753 01:40:19,079 --> 01:40:24,418 and in the end it was the strength showcased of our NXT Champion, 1754 01:40:24,485 --> 01:40:30,090 who stands tall after his very first championship defense. 1755 01:40:31,558 --> 01:40:35,029 And what a feeling it must be for Bron Breakker 1756 01:40:35,095 --> 01:40:40,434 who again, stands tall as the face of NXT. 1757 01:40:40,501 --> 01:40:41,335 [grunts]