[music]
[narrator] Then.
Now.
Forever.
[crowd cheering]
Together.
[Music]
High noon in the lone star state.
This…
This is Wrestle Mania weekend.
Wrestle Mania weekend, yes.
[narrator] And the superstars of NXT
stand on the doorstep to immortality.
-Stand and deliver. -We will stand.
-I will stand.
I stand before the world…
…to deliver on a promise.
On my promise.
I will cement my legacy to deliver on my promise.
-My promise. -[foreign language]
Of becoming the greatest women's champion of all time.
-We stand before the world… -…to climb to the top.
-To build my legacy. -To reach my potential
as the A champion.
You think you got Wrestle Mania weekend all figured out?
[announcer] The new NXT champion…
-Hello, DC! -It's up to everybody.
We stand on the shoulders of giants.
-Let me talk to you. -I will stand victorious.
[Music]
We will stand.
We will stand as champions.
-In Dallas. -I will stand as champion.
-We will stand as champion.
I deliver a reality check.
Another show-stealer. I will deliver.
-I will deliver. -We will deliver.
My moment.
-One step closer. -One step closer.
-One step closer… -To immortality.
-Immortality.
[crowd] NXT! NXT!
[man] And now, Applebee's presents "NXT Stand & Deliver".
[Music]
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] You are looking live inside the American Airlines Center
as NXT is on the doorstep of the grandest stage of them all, Wrestle Mania.
Who will take a giant step towards immortality?
Who will begin to build their own legacy?
Simply put, tonight who will stand and deliver?
Welcome to ringside, I'm Vic Joseph along with Wade Barrett.
Are you ready?
It is Dallas, it is the first time in nearly two years NXT is on the road.
Listen, my own career was shot out of a cannon
in this very arena 12 years ago when I won NXT season one.
The same thing will happen today,
as some of our top NXT superstars are going to stand and deliver.
We're kicking things off with a ladder match here at Stand & Deliver.
[rocket propulsion]
[Cameron Grimes's music plays]
[crowd cheers]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is a ladder match
for the NXT North American championship.
Introducing, Cameron Grimes.
[Vic] You see the focus in the eyes of Cameron Grimes.
Wade, tonight is more than just about a championship.
[Wade] Cameron grimes has been highly emotional in the run-up
to today, in Stand & Deliver, saying he's doing this
for his late father who brought him into this industry.
He promised his late father
one day he was going to be a champion, here in NXT.
I'll be honest, it's a heartwarming story.
Does it mean it's going to happen? No.
Life simply isn't like that for me.
You don't get happy endings for free in this world.
The truth is, if Cameron Grimes
wants to make it happen, he needs to leave the emotion
outside of the ring and get the business done.
[Vic] You see the field, all looking up at the North American championship.
[Carmelo Hayes's music plays]
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] Accompanied by Trick Williams,
he is the NXT North American champion, Carmelo Hayes.
[Vic] Who'll be the first one to climb the ladder, retrieve the title,
and call themselves North American champion?
It's this superstar, who has been the A champion.
Look, you've been in his boots on the same weekend.
[Wade] I've got to tell you, seven years ago, I was forced
to put my intercontinental championship on the line
in a ladder match at Wrestle Mania.
It did not end well for me.
The difference being Carmelo Hayes elected to have this matchup.
He has chosen to do it because he is supremely confident.
He wants to take on the best
because he believes he can beat the absolute best.
The question is:
is this going to be a foolish move from Carmelo Hayes
or is this a stroke of genius to cement his legacy, here in NXT?
Only time is going to tell.
[Vic] Look, Wade, this match sets the tone for Wrestle Mania weekend.
These five superstars.
[Vic] Listen, a lot of pressure on their shoulders.
Four of these men had to qualify to be in the matchup
and get the right to challenge Carmelo for the North American championship.
These really are the best of the best, here in NXT.
What a crew. What a match.
This, I believe, is going to be a highlight reel.
[Vic] We also have to mention on the outside Legado Del Fantasma.
We see Trick Williams as well.
It is all about the North American title.
[inaudible]
You see this? I gave you this opportunity.
This is the most important championship and you don't deserve it.
None of y'all.
I got this, Trick.
None of y'all.
[Vic] Whoa, time for talk is over.
It's got to be said the champion put himself in this position.
[Wade] He's been like this from day one, fears nobody.
There you go, Trick Williams on the outside,
that's his boy helping out from the go, as he has done in the run of the champ.
[Vic] You look around, you see the entire field.
Look, you've talked about Santos Escobar and his history in ladder matches.
[Wade] Absolutely. You just need to go back twelve months to 2021,
Santos Escobar in a ladder match back then for a championship.
Of course, "the emperor of lucha libre" won that particular match.
He has form, he has quality, he has class. Can he get the job done today?
[Vic] Right now, Escobar on the wrong end of Cameron Grimes.
Did you see again Trick Williams paying dividends for the A champion?
It's Cameron Grimes taking it to Escobar.
[Wade] Listen, Carmelo Hayes was 99% of the way there
before his childhood friend Trick Williams arrived in NXT.
They have been unstoppable since they linked up.
[Hayes] Hey, Trick.
Where are you going? What you want?
[Vic] Williams getting caught at every corner. There is Solo Sikoa.
Used to fighting in the streets.
Surely, no stranger to using his environment.
[Wade] Listen to me, the big difference is
through all the experience and toughness of the street fighter from the island,
Solo Sikoa has never once in his life been in an environment like this.
Not just the high-pressure situation of NXT Stand & Deliver
on Wrestle Mania weekend but fighting four other top athletes with ladders.
[Vic] You're looking around, you see the field.
It's Hayes, it's Escobar. Look, this, the biggest stage
all five of these superstars have competed
and the butterflies got to be the size of eagles here, this afternoon.
[Wade] This is a huge step up for NXT as a whole,
but you know for a fact that Santos Escobar
thrives in a high-pressure, high spotlight situation.
[Vic] Look at Grimes now, trying to take advantage.
Hayes not going to like the view when he turns around.
Oh.
I didn't think we'd see any teamwork in this match.
[Wade] Trust me, this will be a loose alliance.
Your friend, at any moment in time, can turn into your enemy
in a heartbeat in this kind of matchup.
Too much at stake, too much on the line.
[Vic] Speaking of enemies, Grayson Waller said he would go viral here tonight.
Now it's Waller yelling out to his own personal security.
[Wade] Here's the deal, we've got Legado Del Fantasma on the outside,
we got Sanga on the outside, we've seen Trick Williams' involvement.
How much of a role are they going to play?
[Vic] Oh! Here we go!
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Waller, he's got that punching background.
-Waller just took out Legado. -Former amateur boxer.
Man, he can bang in that ring.
[Vic] You imagine if Grayson Waller is the one to climb the ladder
and retrieve the North American title.
[Wade] I'm telling you this, Grayson Waller, as much as I disdain the man,
as much as I think he's a snake, he's a rat, he's a coward,
he will always take the lowest way possible to get what he wants,
the truth is he is one hell of an athlete, he's one hell of a competitor.
With Sanga by his side, he might be unstoppable now.
[Vic] Oh. Speaking about being unstoppable,
look who just turned into a one-man wrecking crew.
[Wade] Human brick wall is Sanga.
The size of the man, just sheer humanity.
Got to be well over 300 pounds.
A kick to the chest will stop anyone in his tracks.
[Vic] Trending number one is Stand and Deliver.
Look who just went airborne!
[Wade] Yes, but look, Sanga barely went down to one knee.
[Vic] Escobar.
[Wade] Human torpedo, "the emperor of lucha libre"
on a mission to continue running the bingo, here in NXT.
[Vic] A hard-hitting matchup for these… What's on Cameron Grimes's mind?
[Wade] Here's the deal, in a matchup like this,
you have to put everything on the line, including your health and well-being
in order to climb that ladder.
[Vic] Look at Hayes. He's realizing. He's looking at the title.
He's looking around.
Carmelo Hayes takes out Cameron Grimes.
[Wade] These guys are out of their minds.
Everybody putting it all on the line.
Take another look at this human demolition derby that we are witnessing
in the opening matchup of Stand & Deliver.
[Vic] Look, it's all about high risk to have high reward,
and the biggest reward is becoming the North American champion.
You can see the A champion pulling out all the stops.
There's only one man standing, Grayson Waller.
[Wade] Isn't he loving every second of it?
Smartest thing I've ever seen Grayson Waller done!
You've got the ring to yourself, make it count.
[Vic] Waller climbing. Waller quickly… Sikoa, oh.
Cutting off Waller, who was very close, two rungs away from the title.
[Wade] He got himself an eight-foot ladder there.
Needed a ten-foot ladder, perhaps, to be within touching distance
of that North American championship dangling way above the ring.
[Vic] The last thing that Sikoa needs in his hands is a ladder.
[Wade] Oh, man. Got to be handy with the steel.
If you come from the streets, you got to earn your keep.
Solo Sikoa knows exactly how to do that.
[Vic] You're taking a look at this matchup,
you've competed in ladder matches time and time again.
What sort of strategy now needs to be implemented by these superstars?
[Wade] Listen, within the first two minutes of this matchup,
any strategy anybody had probably went out the window
once they tasted the steel of those ladders.
I'm sure Carmelo Hayes had the best of confidence,
the best of intentions,
but that confidence must be eroding before our eyes,
as he's sandwiched between two ladders.
[Vic] Right now, it is Sikoa who's in the driver's seat.
[crowd booing]
Oh, three-for-one.
[Wade] For me, solo Sikoa is absolutely the outsider in this matchup.
We've simply seen less of him in NXT
than we have any of his opponents in this matchup.
We know he has great pedigree, even though he fights solo.
[Vic] He might be the outsider, but right now,
he's got the inside track to the north American title.
-[Wade] Now's your big chance. -[Vic] Sikoa, rung by rung.
Oh, Cameron grimes, just in the nick of time,
did not want to see his big opportunity slip through his grasp
after he struggled for weeks to get this matchup.
[Vic] You can see the welts forming on the body of Cameron Grimes.
Oh, Grimes' knees buckled by Sikoa.
[Wade] A welt on your body is absolutely the least of your problems
in this kind of matchup.
I've seen individuals snap limbs, be busted wide open.
[Vic] Grimes said he's the only male in his family to carry on his dad's name.
It's what's fueling him tonight.
He's going to need all the passion,
he's going to need all the drive and determination
to get up to the top of the ladder.
[Wade] Lot of moving elements in this matchup.
For me, the favorite has to be the man who is the best mover
of his generation, the A champ. For me, that is Carmelo Hayes.
You will not see a more fluid athlete in that ring.
[Trick] Who you think you're messing with, man?
[Vic] Trick wanting nothing to do with Grimes
and neither does Carmelo Hayes.
[Wade] Just poleaxed in full flow, did a full 360 spin.
Here's the problem, just as you get a little bit of momentum,
somebody like "the emperor of lucha libre" Santos Escobar,
is waiting in the wings to take over.
[Vic] Elektra Lopez… Oh.
[Wade] No. No disqualifications in this matchup, of course.
[Vic] Oh. Now, it's Santos Escobar.
Could it be his destiny to wear gold once again, here in NXT?
[Wade] Absorbing the spotlight, all eyes on Santos.
This is your opportunity.
[Vic] Waller just gets dropped.
Now, Escobar, the only one with a ladder in his hands.
This could be Escobar's moment.
[Wade] I'm telling you, historically speaking,
you rarely get more than 10 seconds to scale the ladder.
-[Vic] He didn't even get 10. -[Wade] He got about 6.5.
Grayson Waller leaping athletically out of nowhere, as only he can.
Oh, this would be the worst way to kick off Stand & Deliver,
if the coward Grayson Waller takes this home.
[Vic] It's right there. Waller is able to turn around…
Now Waller, all the way to the tippy top. Waller has his hands on the title.
A champion sensed it. A champion though comes in,
and gets lifted, and then planted by Waller.
Whoa, whoa. Hayes had other things on his mind.
[Wade] Such is the cat-like reflexes of Carmelo Hayes,
turns an l into a w in short time, but a punch to the jaw will stop anyone.
[Vic] Risks these superstars are willing to take. Whoa.
[Wade] Clean the clock of the arrogant Aussie Grayson Waller.
He's out of there. Now's your chance, A champ.
[Vic] Take one more look. Boom.
Now, it's Carmelo Hayes who is starting his climb to retain the championship.
One more time, Solo Sikoa able to come in and cut off Carmelo Hayes.
[Wade] Carmelo Hayes has springs in his boots.
[Vic] Whoa. No more spring.
[Wade] Solo Sikoa has stone in his fists and stone in his feet.
Made it count there. Now's your big opportunity, Solo Sikoa.
[crowd chants]
[Wade] NXT universe rallying Solo Sikoa, who's starting his climb.
So much taken out of Sikoa's… now Escobar joins the fray.
[Wade] You just see these athletes now slowly climbing the ladder.
Due to the wear and tear they've all absorbed
at this point, it's hard to pick a winner.
Such is the level of abuse.
Santos Escobar, fingers on the North American championship.
[Vic] Looking back up again. Almost out of desperation, Sikoa.
Oh, no.
Oh!
[crowd chants]
Feel the impact. Boom.
One more time, listen.
That is a grown man bouncing off of a steel ladder.
[Wade] That is the spine, that is the back of the neck bouncing off solid steel.
Solo Sikoa must be 260 pounds.
[crowd chants:] This is awesome!
[Vic] This, indeed, is awesome.
Now it's, oh, Escobar in with a high knee.
This is how we are kicking off Stand & Deliver, Wrestle Mania Saturday.
[Wade] This is the experience factor kicking in now,
but out of nowhere, oscillating wildly,
Cameron Grimes managing to keep himself in this fight.
[Vic] There are bodies scattered
all throughout the American Airlines Center.
The NXT North American title hanging high above the ring.
Who will be the first to climb the ladder, retrieve the title,
call themselves champ…
-Trick Williams isn't in this match. -[Wade] This ain't a good idea.
[Vic] What the hell?
Did you see the strength?
Oh, Wilde, Mendoza.
[Wade] Elektra Lopez serving as a distraction just long enough.
Now pulling double duty on the big man, Sanga, and Legado Del Fantasma.
[Vic] Trying to chop down Sanga.
-[Wade] You might need more men. -[Vic] Wait a minute.
-[Wade] Oh. -[Vic] Waller.
NXT universe loving it.
Wilde and Mendoza might not be loving it right now.
[Wade] Nothing the referees can do.
What a massive destruction we've got going on at ringside.
Sanga looks unstoppable.
[Vic] Take a look at just the pure carnage.
Take another look.
[Wade] Elektra Lopez doing what luchadors do best.
She has learned well from the master, Santos Escobar.
[Vic] Wilde and Mendoza sandwiching Sanga. Oh.
[Wade] Let's face it, nobody in the history of NXT
has played the numbers game better than Legado Del Fantasma.
[Vic] I hate to agree with you.
[Wade] Boy, did they needed tonight to stop Sanga in his tracks?
[Vic] Right now, you just take a look at everything going on.
Did you think we would have this sort of carnage in this matchup?
[Wade] The ringside area has been thrashed, and this is match number one.
[crowd chants]
[Vic] Sikoa hoists up one. No way.
Sikoa planting Legado.
[Wade] Absolute powerhouse of a man.
-[Vic] No one's standing, Wade. -[Wade] This is your big opportunity now.
You have to take this when you get it.
[Vic] Sikoa trying to manipulate
this ladder that has been bent and mangled.
Now starting his climb.
[Wade] Just how sturdy is the ladder at this point?
Just how sturdy are the legs of Solo Sikoa?
Just how long has he got?
[Vic] Sikoa's got to go maybe one more step.
Escobar's quickly starting to rise.
-[Wade] Shows the lack of… Oh, no. -[Vic] Trick Williams.
[Wade] Trick Williams instrumental in this matchup thus far,
as he has been the entire reign of the A champ, Carmelo Hayes.
[Vic] Wait. Can he do this? Trick's scared of heights.
[Wade] This ain't a good idea, Trick.
-[Vic] Williams… -[Wade] That is the face of fear.
[Vic] How? Williams's so close.
[Wade] He's doing it for his boy, though.
[Vic] Cameron Grimes.
[crowd chants:] To the moon!
This is the moment for Grimes.
Trying to pull back the ladder.
Take a look. Cameron Grimes.
Oh, what a nasty landing for Trick Williams.
Cameron Grimes, rung by rung.
So much has been taken out of all these superstars.
So much has been taken out of Cameron Grimes.
Grimes now, moving at the normal pace in which he would.
[Wade] Just too difficult to climb that ladder rapidly
after the abuse that that body of Cameron Grimes has taken.
[Vic] It's Carmelo calling his shot. When Hayes shoots, he don't miss.
[Vic] Ladder's way out of position.
[Vic] So close. Waller swinging away. Waller now, right there.
Carmelo Hayes trying to fight to retain his title. Hayes… Oh!
[Wade] Not the spot you want to be duking it out with anyone.
I've been in this position before. Hell awaits you in the form of gravity.
[Vic] Grimes might be more centered than Hayes, as he starts his climb.
Here comes Sikoa.
[Wade] All five men now in the ring, scaling ladders.
It's up for grabs here.
[Vic] Whoa, whoa, whoa. Rubber legs. Look at Escobar.
[Wade] Keep your eye on the emperor at all times.
[Vic] What a sight to behold. Escobar trying to reach his foot.
Four hands going for one title. Who will grab the gold?
Everyone jockeying for a position. Oh, the first two take a tumble.
[Wade] Positions like this never end well, historically speaking.
[Vic] Oh, liver shot, and that'll drop anyone.
[Wade] How do you block a shot when you're clinging on for dear life?
[Vic] Waller, Escobar. There's only two left.
-[Vic] Escobar! -[Wadw] Then there was one.
[Vic] Does Waller want to go viral or become champion?
He wants become champion!
[Wade] How better way to go viral than winning that championship?
[Vic] Waller was so close to unhooking the title.
Escobar, at the last split second, just able to get his hands on Waller.
[Wade] That five seconds of hesitation there cost Grayson Waller.
Does he get a second bite at the cherry?
[Vic] Both men teetering.
It's Escobar now.
Oh my god!
Wait a minute. Oh!
Human demolition derby.
[Wade] All five men down.
Solo Sikoa perhaps the only one capable of stirring.
[Vic] Look at Sikoa, trying to clear a little bit of the wreckage in the ring.
One more time.
Absolutely unreal,
but as soon as Santos could blink, he was getting squashed.
Sikoa so close to the title, getting ripped right back down.
[Wade] Herein lies the issue. There's always somebody waiting
in the wings to rip you back down.
[Vic] You take a look around… Cameron Grimes.
At this moment, at this juncture, he can look around, there's no one there.
-[Wade] Solo Sikoa… -[Vic] A cave-in onto the ladder!
[Wade] Solo Sikoa is toast at this point.
[Vic] Is this it for Cameron Grimes? Is this the moment?
Carmelo Hayes somehow…
Oh, to your point you just made, Wade, it's hard to keep anyone down.
[Wade] This is the big risk that Carmelo Hayes wanted to take.
Give me the best. Give me four of the best.
Put them in a ring with me with my championship on the line.
Let's have ladders into the mix. Crazy, crazy, crazy.
Now Grayson Waller, what on earth has he got in mind?
[Vic] We talk about going viral.
[Wade] Set up on the outside of the ring here.
[Vic] Waller!
[crowd chants:] Holy shit!
Look at this. You see the end result,
but that is what happened for Grayson Waller.
He wanted to go viral. That's a lot of risk.
Just at the last split second, it's Carmelo Hayes
who's back to the live-action, starting his climb.
Carmelo may have saved his matchup,
may have saved his reign by just getting out of the way,
as he now has the hand on his title.
[Wade] Just in the nick of time, but so too is Santos Escobar.
Grayson Waller, the daredevil, laying it all on the line,
may have broken his own arm in the process.
Phantom driver from the emperor of lucha libre.
[Vic] Can Escobar make it two years in the row? Can he climb back?
Cameron Grimes!
-[Wade] Top rope cave-in. -[Vic] Grimes starting to climb!
[Wade] No way. Driven by emotion, here he is.
-[Vic] Grimes! -[Wade] He's done it!
[bell rings]
[announcer] Here is your winner, and the new NXT north American champion,
Cameron grimes!
[Vic] The emotions pouring from Cameron grimes,
the love from the NXT universe taking him straight to the moon.
[Cameron Grimes's music plays]
[Wade] It's been an absolute fairy tale for Cameron Grimes,
but the worst nightmare for Grayson Waller.
-[Vic] Hard to watch. -[Wade] Contorted ladder underneath him.
Fortunately for Carmelo, moved out of the way.
This is unbelievable stuff.
I'm gravely concerned for the welfare of Grayson Waller.
[Vic] Then back in the ring, Cameron Grimes, boom,
realizing his moment, with maybe a little bit of help from his father,
climbed up that ladder and achieved his goal of the year
to become champion, achieving his destiny.
To the moon!
[Vic] Cameron grimes wishes his late father was here.
I assure you, Cameron, your father is.
He couldn't be more proud of his son, here tonight.
[music]
There we see the challenger for tonight.
Bron Breakker has championship dreams of his own.
There is the champion arriving earlier with Robert Roode,
said he will continue to throw a wrench into NXT.
[music]
Tommaso Ciampa, you thought it was a good idea
to attack me from behind?
Big mistake.
See, on the streets, you start off as a soldier, earn your stripes,
make a name for yourself.
But as you climb your way up the food chain,
there comes a time when you know what's best for the family,
which way to steer the ship.
I need to make a decision.
Tommaso, I have to remove you from your chair.
I'm the guy telling you, whether you like it or not,
at Stand & Deliver, it will be your last match.
When I take my rightful place at the top of the family,
Tony D will control the streets, Tony D will control that ring.
Tony D will control anything and everything
when I become the new Don of NXT.
I like the sound of that. That sounds good.
For a long time now, this has been my sanctuary.
Not as much mine as it is ours, a place for us to connect.
Let us connect.
When I first arrived here in NXT, I had so much to prove
to my peers, my fans, my critics, but maybe most importantly, to myself.
It's been a long journey
filled with the highest of highs and the lowest of lows.
You have been a part of it all.
Whether you realize it or not, something as public
as winning a title or overcoming neck surgery,
something as private as my wife having five miscarriages
with the eventual birth of the miracle that is my daughter,
every obstacle, every triumph, every tragedy, you were my constant.
Together, man, together we overcame.
Together, we created black and gold magic.
I hear all the whispers.
Stand & Deliver just might be the end of an era.
In Dallas, we will create that magic one final time.
[music]
[Vic] Who is pulling up in a Ford…?
Should've known.
[Wade] Galaxie 500. Wow.
Maybe it's the future Don of NXT
flanked by the star of Netflix untold crime and punishment.
[Tony] Tony D's here!
-Let's go, paisan. -Let's go.
[Wade] It's the leader of the evil empire, AJ galante, next to him.
-Paisan. -Beautiful. Look at this.
-Going to take care of business. -Let's get it done.
-[Vic] You think that car's hot? -[Wade] Steady on.
[Vic] I just had to throw it out there.
[Tony D'Angelo's music plays]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Accompanied by AJ Galante, Tony D'Angelo.
[Vic] This is what Tony D'Angelo wanted.
For weeks and weeks, he talked about a white whale.
Tonight, he will get a great white shark at Stand & Deliver.
Show some respect. Uh? Give me a break. Come on.
[Vic] Tony D'Angelo is set tonight to take on one of the pillars of NXT.
[Wade] He's been flanked here by the real-life Tony Soprano.
If you're not familiar with AJ Galante,
I will respectfully say you have to check him out
and make note of his reputation from the Danbury Trashers ice hockey team.
He basically turned them into prizefighters on ice.
Not a man to be trifled with.
[music]
This is my moment.
[music]
The greatest sports entertainer of all time.
[epic music]
From DIY underdog to the NXT tag team champion,
to "the blackheart", to the single greatest NXT champion
of all time, it was worth every second.
[music]
[Ciampa] My moment is now.
[Tommaso Ciampa's music plays]
[announcer] His opponent, Tommaso Ciampa.
[Vic] If Tony D'Angelo wants to become the Don of this brand,
he's going to have to take out a made guy.
[Wade] Let's face it, Tommaso Ciampa
is as good as we have ever seen on the NXT brand.
The man has done it all.
Hats off to Tony D'Angelo wanting to go one-on-one with Tommaso Ciampa.
Many would shy away because
the prospect of doing so likely ends in defeat for most.
Can Tony D make a change?
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] That's a tip of the cap, no doubt.
For Tommaso Ciampa, look.
Rumors have been swirling, there's been Internet chatter, let's put that aside.
How has Ciampa earned the respect of his peers?
[Wade] Listen, I'm feeling emotional myself.
This is a different Tommaso Ciampa right now.
[bell rings]
You talk about the respect of his peers, Tommaso Ciampa quite simply
has a record of delivering excellence for five years, here in NXT.
The man is a two-time NXT champion, conducts business the right way.
Rarely, I do say rarely, take shortcuts unlike his opponent tonight, Tony.
Tommaso Ciampa has put his body on the line for the NXT brand,
including breaking his neck,
tearing his ACL, all in pursuit of entertaining the NXT universe.
The man is unquestionably he locker room leader, here in NXT.
I've never personally competed with him, but he certainly has my respect.
[Vic] A different look in the eyes of the former two-time NXT champion.
Look, lot of parallels to the main event
because much like in the main event, Ciampa has been on this stage.
The lights have never been brighter for Tony D'Angelo.
[Wade] This is certainly a big moment in the career of Tony, a big step up for him.
What he's done so far in NXT over the past six months
has been nothing short of impressive.
Tony D though, loves the spotlight because the spotlight for him equals money.
That's what he's all about. You're right, the experience factor
isn't there yet with Tony D'Angelo.
A lot of superstars will be eaten up this weekend
by the fact that the pressure, the spotlight, the world's media
staring, of course, this fantastic arena to the NXT universe.
[Vic] Look, there's been a plan in place by Tony D'Angelo.
The question is, can he execute it fully, all the way here tonight?
Because Tommaso Ciampa isn't just going to lay down.
[Wade] I think Tony D knew that from the beginning.
This was all part of the plan of Tony.
You cannot come in a ring against Tommaso Ciampa
not expecting the level of abuse you're going to get.
Let's face it, Tony D has executed everything he's tried in NXT for months.
Part of the war games winning team back in December,
but right now, things are going the wrong way
as we see that beautifully executed knee.
[Vic] Saw it once. May see it one more time?
Again, right across the jaw. Oh, wait a minute. Ciampa unloading.
[Wade] This could be a short night for Tony D'Angelo.
[Vic] Look, Ciampa's sick about hearing about the future.
He's been listening about Tony D'Angelo and all the superstars for months.
He's ready to let out some frustration, here tonight.
[crowd cheers]
[referee] One.
[Vic] NXT universe showing their love for Tommaso Ciampa.
At this stage, has D'Angelo picked the wrong guy to have messed with?
[crowd chants:] Ciampa!
[Wade] The NXT universe certainly think he has.
Hey, once a villain, always a villain.
[Vic] What is going through the mind of Tommaso Ciampa?
[Wade] Listen, rumors in the locker room and on social media
have been that this is Ciampa's last stand in NXT.
Ciampa, himself, admits that he doesn't know his next move.
If it is the case that this is his last stand, here for NXT,
I assure you, he wants to go out on a high by taking down Tony.
Once he's taken down this ring mat, which is not cooperating, of course.
[Vic] We've seen this play out of his playbook in the past.
Right back in. A nice take down by D'Angelo.
Give credit where credit is due.
Look, D'Angelo does have a strong amateur background.
[Wade] The man's a hell of a mover in there.
His background, of course, his collegiate competition
realized he wasn't going to make any money in that world
transitioned effectively over here.
AJ Galante clearly loving everything he's seeing,
as he watches on from ringside.
These two met up over social media, and now are in cahoots.
[Vic] Look at the hockey fight breaking out,
as D'Angelo looked over for a moment at his paisan.
D'Angelo now could be looking to hook that big leg.
Oh, and a kick out by Tommaso Ciampa.
You see here ringside and you wonder for Tony D'Angelo,
as he's looking around and he's talking a lot of trash,
is he going to be able to back it up tonight?
That's been the word amongst the NXT universe.
Can he back it up in the big spotlight against Tommaso Ciampa?
[Wade] He's doing exactly that right now.
Very few people ever get that upper hand against Tommaso Ciampa
especially an athlete with as little relative experience as Tony here.
This is why this guy has extreme pedigree, here in NXT,
why there's a lot of hype about him,
why he is certainly the big future here on this brand.
[Vic] NXT universe trying to get behind the pulse of this brand, Tommaso Ciampa.
D'Angelo just squeezing away.
D'Angelo talking about becoming a made guy.
You got to agree, if he's able to somehow pull out a victory tonight,
it's going to be hard to argue.
[Wade] 100%.
Listen, Tony D'Angelo spent his life as a street soldier
before becoming a made man with the family.
Said once he defeats Tommaso Ciampa here at Stand & Deliver,
he is going to be the head of the family and he will be the Don of NXT.
He wants to retire Tommaso Ciampa, take him out.
[Vic] Ciampa continuing to fight back.
Ciampa now, able to put on the brakes, charges back in.
Now Ciampa's starting to roll.
This is what made Ciampa an NXT champion, an NXT tag team champion,
one of the best to ever step foot in an NXT ring.
[Wade] Tweaked that leg in the process, but this is the marathon man of NXT.
Cardio unsurpassed.
The physique of Tommaso Ciampa,
the greatest we've ever seen here, shape of his life.
[Vic] Ciampa flying through. Ciampa now has gotten that second wind.
Take a look, one more time.
You can see, you can feel the energy coming out of Tommaso Ciampa.
Oh. Look at Ciampa. Evil intentions in the mind of Ciampa.
Ciampa charging in, no one home.
Now, oh, D'Angelo trying to answer back in his own right.
[Wade] Tony D answering some questions about durability here.
[Vic] Cover! This could be an upset. A kick out by Ciampa.
[Wade] He just got the sense.
As Tommaso Ciampa was beginning to get the wind in his sails,
Tony D had to do something in the worst way possible.
[Vic] D'Angelo trying to come back. Ciampa's sensing it.
Now Ciampa's the aggressor, looking for the fairy tale ending
to put an end to Tony D'Angelo. D'Angelo trying to block.
[Wade] Too big, too strong, too fresh.
[Vic] Whoa, able to counter. Oh, Ciampa looking for a…
D'Angelo, again, able to roll through. Shoulders down.
Handful of tights, and a kick out.
[Wade] Tony D'Angelo having that move scouted.
[Vic] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Another near fall.
D'Angelo back to his feet. Oh.
I'm Tony D. Who do you think you are? This is my ring.
[Vic] Now is not the time to be disrespectful.
-I'm the Don. -[Wade] Absolutely.
That's what you get for trash-talking Tommaso Ciampa.
[Vic] Ciampa, leader in the locker room, has always tried to clean up…
Ciampa just unloading. Always the one in the locker room
trying to make sure everything was right,
trying to do what's good, trying to be a locker room leader.
Oh. Echo ringing through Dallas, here at Stand & Deliver.
The American Airlines Center is… wait. What's Ciampa thinking now?
[Wade] Tony D'Angelo not in a good spot, clambering up those ropes,
trying to cling on here. This is not going to end well.
[Vic] What goes up… Oh. D'Angelo sensing it.
You got to give credit where it's due right now, to Tony D.
He is in there for the fight of his life.
[Wade] Stated his intent, wants his name up in the bright lights here
wants to be the Don of NXT.
-[Vic] Oh, got caught. -[Wade] He might be out cold here.
[Vic] Now D'Angelo is in deep waters with Tommaso Ciampa.
[Wade] Tommaso Ciampa not looking too fresh either at this point.
Both men dishing out and receiving beatings equally.
[referee] Four.
[Vic] Take another look. Boom. Picture perfect precision by Ciampa.
[Wade] All about timing, something he does better than anybody,
something he has a historical track record of doing.
If this is breaking down into a slug fest, who do you favor at this point?
[Vic] Ciampa answering right back. Tony D is staying in this.
Ciampa… oh!
thinking about all those moments, all those nights,
all those long drives, his wife, his daughter.
Now it's D'Angelo answering back. Swing and a miss. Ciampa, boom.
[Wade] Clean the clock of Tony D. How is Tony D still stumbling around?
[Vic] Oh.
D'Angelo able to answer back.
Oh, wait a minute. No.
-[Wade] Back to his old tricks. -[Vic] Come on.
[Wade] The old trusty crowbar when in doubt.
[Vic] Ciampa saw it coming. Oh.
Oh.
Referee didn't see the low blow. Referee… Oh!
-Forget about it. -[Wade] Twisted fisherman.
-One. Two. -[Vic] A kick out.
Ciampa's still alive. There's still a pulse in the pulse of this brand.
[Wade] That has put everybody away. We take another look
at this brutal elbow shot to the jaw of Tony D.
How he wasn't flat on his back, I don't know.
Fortunately for Ciampa, ducking out of the way of the crowbar,
but the low blow catching Ciampa behind the referee's back.
Surely, that had to be it.
Hey, do your job. That was three.
[Wade] Tony D'Angelo yelling at the wrong guy here.
[Vic] He just went and got the crowbar again.
Now, wait a minute, gets caught. Willow's bell.
Ciampa now, looking to put the finishing touches on this chapter,
looking for his fairy tale ending.
Boom.
Ciampa into the cover. Hook of the leg. It's done!
[Wade] No way!
[Vic] Ciampa's in disbelief.
You just heard the NXT universe, almost like the air came out.
Now Ciampa locking in a submission. We've seen this in the past.
Another tip of the cap.
Ciampa trying to stretch, trying to make Tony D'Angelo tap.
Will he tap?
[Wade] Getting close to those ropes.
How on earth Tony D'Angelo is even in this matchup, I don't know.
He gets out of that, but the damage surely done.
Tommaso Ciampa within touching distance of putting this away.
[crowd chants]
[Vic] Ciampa's so close.
Right now, D'Angelo's not going to like what he sees.
Ciampa looking for maybe that exclamation point on this matchup.
[Wade] He set this up earlier on in the match.
-Tony D able to get away. -[Vic] Whoa.
-Oh, no. -[Wade] Ciampa falls on his own sword.
There's nothing going on there in the eyes of Tommaso Ciampa.
This is academic if Tony D'Angelo can get him back in the ring.
AJ Galante loved it.
He knows his man is seconds away from a short victory here.
[Vic] Tommaso Ciampa's not moving.
Tony D'Angelo's picking up the scraps.
-Tony D'Angelo, not like this. -He's got all the time in the world.
That's a beaten man at his feet.
[AJ GALANTE] It's over.
Yes, sir.
[Vic] Oh.
-That's it. -One, two, three.
[Vic] D'Angelo into the cover. Bell! D'Angelo has become the Don of NXT.
[announcer] Here's your winner, Tony D'Angelo!
[Tony D'Angelo's music plays]
[Wade] What a moment of today of all days at Stand & Deliver Wrestle Mania weekend
for Tony D'Angelo to step up to a whole new level.
Does this man now run NXT? Is he the Don?
AJ Galante certainly agrees.
Loving what he's seeing.
What a performance from Tony D'Angelo.
[crowd boos]
NXT universe not showing any respect to Tony D'Angelo.
Let's go back to some of the action in this matchup.
This was the best opportunity. Boom.
Well connecting for Tommaso Ciampa.
[Wade] It looked like Tony D'Angelo was doing his best to get disqualified
at that point in the match, bringing that crowbar back into the ring.
Tommaso Ciampa milliseconds away from putting this to bed.
That was the most impressive thing I saw in the night from Tony D'Angelo.
-How he kicked out, I don't know. -This had to be the turning point.
Exposed concrete. I mean, you heard the thud.
-It's a crack. -[Vic] Look who loved it.
Hey, show some respect.
All smiles is the family, so to speak.
Is that the finishing touches not only out of the match
but of the storied career of Tommaso Ciampa?
As are we all now going to have to pay our respects
to Tony D'Angelo starting this Tuesday on NXT.
-That's right, baby. -That's right.
[Crowd chants:] Thank you, Ciampa!
[crowd cheers]
Some people don't like being a bad guy. I enjoy it.
I'm not playing a character. I am the character.
What are the voices telling you?
You don't make children cry.
Sasha Banks does though.
Do you find good guys to be interesting? I don't.
[Vic] Well, if you were just watching Peacock premium plus,
you just witnessed quite the emotional moment.
[Triple H's music plays]
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Well, who knows what the future holds for tommaso ciampa,
but we know what's in our future.
Still, to come later tonight, will Dolph Ziggler continue
to throw a wrench into this brand?
-We find out in our main event. -Oh, yes.
Look at this Chase University apparently in town recruiting for a Dallas chapter.
-The kids… -A Dallas chapter?
Yes. The kids are certainly all right.
The future is bright for those young men and women
because Chase U produces the best of the best.
[The Creed brothers' music plays]
Forever!
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following triple threat match scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT tag team championship.
Introducing first,
representing Diamond Mine, Julius and Brutus, the Creed brothers.
[Vic] It has been quite the rise for Julius and Brutus.
[Wade] You could say that again.
One of the biggest success stories of NXT 2.0.
They have been unstoppable here from day one.
Strength, power, aggression, unique offense, you name it, they have it.
They were my pick to win the men's dusty cup and in truth,
they won it with ease, and they are ready to fulfill
their destiny tonight and win the NXT tag titles.
Hats off, of course, for Malcolm Bivens as we saw a few moments ago
paying homage to Cameron and the iconic photo.
Bivens says he misses Harlem, New York.
Told me if that was a chance to get this fit off, it was now.
[MSK's music plays]
[announcer] Next, Nash Carter, Wes Lee, MSK.
[Vic] We've talked about this stage for NXT Stand & Deliver.
We've talked about the emotions for everyone on this brand.
How about a story about MSK?
They were among the WWE universe at Wrestle Mania here in Dallas in 2016.
Tonight, just before Wrestle Mania Saturday they can reclaim their golds.
[Wade] Yes, they can. They were living the dream
of the WWE universe members turned into NXT superstars.
They actually saw me to get a stunner from "stone cold" Steve Austin
at Wrestle Mania in Dallas six years ago.
The question is will the same fate befall Kevin Owens
later today at Wrestle Mania Saturday?
That remains to be seen, but MSK are here for one thing and one thing only.
They want to reclaim their NXT tag team championships
that they lost back at Halloween havoc.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Feeding off the energy is Carter and Lee.
It's been quite the journey to get back to this moment.
[Imperium's music plays]
[crowd boos]
[announcer] Their opponents, they are the NXT tag team champions,
Marcel Barthel, Fabian Aichner, Imperium.
[crowd boos]
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Download from the app store or Google play store today.
We are focusing in now on the NXT championships.
NXT tag team championship, of course,
earlier tonight, we saw the NXT women's tag team titles defended.
Brand-new champions.
The kickoff tonight for the North American championship.
Brand-new North American champion.
Wait. Are we about to see brand-new NXT tag team champions?
[Wade] Well, time will tell, but taking a look in the ring
at these two specimens of European excellence.
They look ready to step on stage at the Arnold classic.
Chiseled, perfectionist and let's face it, they want to win tonight.
They have to be perfect because everything's on the line here.
Triple threats are a champion's worst nightmare,
but I will say that if anyone does perfect in NXT, it is the lads from Imperium.
[Vic] When it comes to imperium too, they can set the tone tonight.
Gunther with a big matchup later on.
[Wade] Oh, wow. You know, the ring general, Gunther
demands excellence from the troops,
of course, taking on LA Knight later on in the show.
Gunther expects.
[bell rings]
[Vic] He expects perfection and it is a triple threat matchup.
Champions not need to be pinned or submitted.
Not even in fact in the decision to lose the gold.
One member of each team will be legal.
Can only tag their own partner as now Brutus, obviously, will be the strongest.
Well, possibly. What about Fabian Aichner? I mean, there's so much in this matchup.
[Wade] We have some ridiculous athletes in there.
Olympic-caliber athletes from the creeds.
Of course, the unorthodox nature of MSK has to come into play.
[Vic] We saw MSK right at the start running around.
They were excited, filled with energy,
they know how big of a moment this is for them in their careers.
Matt riddle and Randy Orton defend the Raw tag team titles
under the same rules on Wrestle Mania Sunday.
Can you be too emotional before a matchup like Nash Carter?
[Wade] You absolutely can, but it worked out well early on tonight
for Cameron Grimes in the North American ladder match,
but let's face it, sometimes if you're too emotional ahead of a match,
it takes your focus off the in-ring attack
and take your eye off the ball be overly emotional here.
You ain't going to win.
[Vic] Speaking of attacks, the brothers search for who attacked them.
Might be hard to focus if you're Julius and Brutus,
but they really have to turn things around in this matchup
as now Barthel in control of Nash Carter.
[Wade] Talk about who attacked the Creed several weeks ago on NXT,
My suspicion is still with MSK.
-Tag. -I'm sure the Creed brothers
would like nothing more than to punish them, in case it was them.
[Vic] Well, if you're Imperium, you certainly picked up some momentum
this past Tuesday as Aichner checks into the match.
[Wade] Yes, indeed, of course, Imperium beating
the light put together trio of MSK and LA Knights emerging victorious,
getting some great momentum ahead of this matchup.
[Vic] Oh.
Aichner in control. Look at Aichner.
The strength of Aichner on display. Tag was made.
The quickness from MSK now on display, and look at… Up and over!
Can you believe some of the things that Lee can do?
[Wade] Well, I can believe some of the things that Fabian Aichner can do.
Pound to pound, the strongest competitor in NXT.
-What about Brutus Creed? -I'm saying pound for pound.
Brutus creed might be stronger, but he's also bigger than Fabian Aichner.
[Vic] Julius checking into the matchup.
Look, Malcolm Bivens was very confident about the brothers
on the NXT Stand & Deliver kickoff show.
[Wade] So he should be. These two are absolutely brilliant.
They look like they've got no faults. Even the inexperience factor
here at NXT was swallowed up within weeks of their arrival.
Oh. How do you compete with that?
[Vic] Creed brothers were champions in every sport at every level.
[Wade] They got a packed trophy cabinet at home to augment it,
of course, by the 2022 Dusty Cup
that they won several weeks ago, should have had a tag championship
several weeks ago too but that got rudely taken away from them
in that parking lot attack.
[Vic] Well, speaking of the tag team… Barthel gets caught!
Brutus showcasing that strength as is Julius on the outside.
[Wade] They fights as they're so well known for.
[Vic] Oh. Whoa. What? Landed into a tag.
Carter now.
Oh, no. Might suffer the same fate again.
Goes up, goes down and Brutus
is just knocking down, smashing out everything in his path.
[Wade] Absolute Hulk smash in there at this point.
That's what's so brilliant about the Creed.
They have the athleticism, they have the explosive movement,
but they also have the raw power and can brawl with the best of them.
-Look at this. -There's no weakness.
[Vic] Look at the gut wrench from Brutus.
You already know the Creed brothers have been
in every extra moment they could have been in the dojo,
putting every extra second of work.
[Wade] Well, that's the brilliant leadership of Malcolm Bivens,
who we see on the outside there flanked by Ivy Nile,
another member of the diamond mine.
He smells money with the Creeds and so he should.
He's all about those big-money matches.
Well, win those NXT tag championships tonight,
and you are going to be flush with money for a long time, Malcolm Bivens.
[Vic] Look at the combination from MSK.
[Vic] These two out there, a little off the beaten path,
but that is what makes them so dangerous, so hard to predict.
Oh!
[Vic] Down across the chest of Barthel.
Into the cover, shoulders are down,
just able to break things up at the last moment Julius Creed again.
Imperium does not need to be factored in the decision
to lose the NXT tag team titles here tonight.
Malcolm Bivens starting to sweat a little bit on the outside.
[Wade] A little panic on the face, and this is why
MSK came incredibly close to putting this one away.
[Vic] Barthel!
Look, no wasted motion.
Barthel as fluid as they are here in NXT, setting his sights on Wes Lee.
Bam!
[Wade] Sour-faced German.
Never had a happy day in his life.
[Vic] There is Aichner back to his feet and this is what Imperium does so well.
Able to divide and conquer.
[Wade] Incredible chemistry from the duo. We've seen this from them, in stereo.
Huge World Cup draw yesterday, England and USA front and center.
-You always bring this back to soccer. -As were Germany.
Fabian Aichner's Italy nowhere to be seen.
If the azzurri wants some pride back, it's all down.
[Vic] Take a look, deep clean uppercut from Barthel.
Head back to live-action.
Aichner now just showcasing that superhuman strength.
Moves like a cruiser weight, hits like a heavyweight,
and right now, bam! just planted Wes Lee.
-Baseball bat to the jaw. -Cover. Cover. Cover.
Title is on the line for Imperium. Two! Retain.
Carter able to save things literally for his team.
[Wade] No way Wes Lee was kicking out of that one.
That was emergency time for MSK as we take another look at that.
It's just ridiculous. I don't care who you are hitting with that.
They are going down, they're staying down
unless they're saved by a tag partner as was the case.
[Vic] Oh!
[Wade] Chops.
Perhaps is taking some training from big Gunther.
I'm sure we're going to see some of that later on tonight.
[Vic] There again that strength oh that deep squat.
[Wade] Great squats with Julius Creed. At least 270 pounds Julius Creed.
-[Aichner] Let's go! -That's right!
[Vic] Imperium is rolling and look, even with no champions advantage,
most considered Imperium the favorite heading into this matchup.
[Wade] We've got to see them as the favorites.
Listen, two-time NXT tag team champions.
-Not only that. They have… Oh, no! -Whoa!
Well, we might have spoke a little bit too soon.
[Wade] Torpedo headbutt effectively to the chest of his own tag partner there
from Marcel Barthel.
-It's Imperium… -Whoa, whoa. Wait a minute.
[Wade] Dominating two brands on two continents for four years.
But that might end here.
[Vic] Going around the globe is Wes Lee. MSK rocking, rolling right now.
[Wade] Rocking and rolling to some irregular rhythms,
but it is highly effective and perhaps they can now put this one to bed
as Fabian Aichner is down. Is he out?
[Vic] Carter. Oh, able to connect. Lee made the tag.
-He is legal. Whoa! -Whoa.
[Vic] Cover. Count.
Oh.
[Wade] Just a millisecond away from regaining those tag team championships.
[Vic] We've talked about the year-long journey for MSK to get back to this point.
They are pulling up all the stops tonight.
[Wade] Well, it's been a roller coaster, twelve months from their debut
in the Dusty Cup in 2021 to NXT tag champs.
Losing their Mojo, finding the shaman in Raw superstar,
Riddle and now they need to complete the journey back to the top.
[Vic] Julius Creed doesn't go to the top often.
Now it's the Creed brothers trying to do anything they can
to have their first taste of gold here in NXT.
MSK and imperium trying to work together?
[Wade] Do your best to take any opponent down.
A loose alliance at any moment. Oh, no!
[crowd chants:] NXT! NXT!
[Vic] American Airlines Center showing love to NXT as all teams are down.
All three of these teams are going to have to find some way
to get back to their feet to continue in this matchup.
[Wade] This is where we really learn a lot about competitors.
Fatigue makes cowards of us all as we take another look.
[Vic] Wait. Have you ever seen anything like this?
[Wade] This was inadvertently effectively.
Imperium and MSK took each other out in the process.
-No way. Brutus? -Get down, Brutus.
You're not built for this, Brutus. Oh, no.
-No. -Cannonball!
[Vic] Malcolm Bivens is all smiles.
Cannonball for the Creed brothers.
What else are they learning in the diamond dojo?
[Wade] It wasn't exactly high art, was it?
But it was certainly highly effective there from Brutus Creed.
[Vic] Now, could it be the Creed brothers? Making the tag in comes Julius.
Julius, Brutus, we talked about the rise of the Creed brothers.
Julius into the cover.
And no!
[Wade] Great awareness there from Aichner, but dropped with a fist to the jaw.
[Vic] Oh, no, Julius just bounced off the steps.
-A sickening thud there from Julius. -You see the worry on Bivens.
You see the worry on Ivy Nile as well.
Julius Creed may have just been wiped out of this matchup
as now Brutus all by himself, and it's two on one.
[Wade] This is exactly what Imperium do best.
Once they sniff danger or weakness, they are all over it like a rush.
Creed brothers may have just been wiped out of the match.
Now Imperium focusing in on Carter who is down.
[Wade] Completely in the ascendency here. They have a prone man available to them.
Nash Carter who was responsible making his way out of there.
[Vic] Now Lee quickly back into the ring.
MSK! Whoa!
[crowd] One, two, three!
[bell rings] MSK has recaptured their titles!
[MSK's music plays]
[announcer] Here are your winners, the new NXT tag team champions, MSK!
[Vic] We talk about the journeys,
we talk about the ups, we talk about the downs,
the roller coaster of emotions that this night has brought,
all the superstars, men and women.
For MSK this has been a year-long journey, but how about some of the action?
[Wade] This is an example of a man who should never go to the top rope
doing it anyway because it's Wrestle Mania weekend.
Brutus Creed and Julius Creed certainly had the opportunity
to put this one to bed, achieve their dreams.
Didn't happen, and that's part of the reason why.
[Vic] Look, Julius Creed was taken out. Imperium would not be done.
They would continue to focus, isolate, destroy and dissect
the Creed brothers, which would allow Imperium to come into the ring
but look, Wes Lee had a different idea for Imperium.
MSK was able to pull out the stops in the end,
was able to complete that year-long journey,
and once again, MSK crown themselves.
Let the party start in Dallas for MSK!
NXT tag team champions. We were destined for this!
These things remain with us.
[music]
One night my dad sat me down to talk to me before one of his gigs.
He said: "Kid, you got to stop beating people up.
It's easy to push people away, but you were put on this planet
to bring people together".
And I looked at him, my eyes lit up, and the rest is history.
[music]
can only be compared
to landing a knockout blow on my opponent in the middle of that ring.
I know what I'm working with.
I'm a whole lot of woman
who's ready to do a whole lot of whooping.
["Anthem" playing, by Alibi Music]
Not going to hide it
not going to deny it
and I'm not going to apologize for it.
You better watch out for this lion's roar.
[music ends]
Cameron Grimes, congratulations, the new NXT North American champion.
What did this win mean to you?
[crowd chatters]
I'm sorry, McKenzie.
I'm in shock.
Three years
three years I've been working my off
because this is where I wanted to be, this is where I was always going to be.
My father told me that I would be a WWE superstar
and I'm more than just a WWE superstar
I'm a WWE champion.
[crowd cheers]
HOY MÁS TEMPRANO
Here it is, Harland.
The famous Dealey Plaza.
In November, 1963
the world stopped as there was a tragedy
in these streets
and on that day
the nation
the world came together as one.
But why is it only tragedy unites people
when it should be triumph?
There has to be a better way.
I put that on my shoulders.
I make it my responsibility.
I will unite people.
I can only hope
you freely choose peace
so we don't have to suffer loss
or tragedy ever again.
but that depends on all of you.
Now, doesn't it?
["Like This" playing, by 2KBABY]
[Vic] Special thanks to 2K baby, featuring Marshmello for Like This.
The official theme song of NXT Stand & Deliver off the album
first quarter available now on Apple Music and on Spotify.
I've got to be honest with you, Vic
I'm still a tad freaked out
after witnessing Joe Gacy and Harland
conspiring together on the grassy knoll
what an image.
You're not the only one who's creeped out.
Let's see what happened earlier tonight
on the NXT Stand & Deliver kick-off show.
It was tag team action, featuring Raquel González
Dakota Kai, toxic attraction
for the NXT women's tag team titles.
What a matchup this was.
Dakota Kai was able to continue to fight
and somehow, was able to continue in this matchup
because she had a little bit of help.
[Wade] Here's Wendy Choo fresh from an attack
back on Tuesday night
coming back for a little payback here
against her attackers toxic attraction.
Raquel González helping out
and then the former tag team champions
rediscovering some of their old chemistry
putting this one to bed
with Raquel Gonzalez's patented chingona bomb.
[Vic] NXT universe would be on their feet
for the opening of the night
when we crown new NXT women's tag team champions.
What a night it has been.
New champions throughout this entire evening
from the very start
including, again, congratulations to Raquel González
and Dakota Kai
but how about what we have coming up
in just a matter of moments?
It's the toughest title defense
for Mandy Rose in her reign
as she defends against three other women
who are looking to become the attraction in NXT.
[soft pop music playing]
[narrator] Before the most stupendous Wrestle Mania in history
the WWE universe has traveled
to the American Airline center.
Really just to see me.
["Looking At A Champ" playing, by Black Prez]
[Mandy] You all need to remember who the hell I am.
I'm the baddest bitch in the game.
You tune in every week to see me
because NXT 2.0…
[whispers] is all about Mandy.
The biggest show in NXT 2.0 history.
My biggest title defense.
The world will finally realize
to never underestimate
[whispers] Mandy Rose.
[woman] Kay Lee Ray. Hmm…
["Bend The Knee" playing, by Kick Ass Queens]
[Kay] I was the longest-reigning women's champion
in nearly 60 years.
What did that get me
in NXT 2.0?
Nothing.
All I see Mandy Rose doing
is putting other people down.
And when I'm champion
I won't need help to win like Mandy does.
["Bend The Knee" continues]
Well, I beat her before, and I'll beat her at Stand & Deliver.
[chuckles]
[Mandy] Io Shirai, she's always just so angry.
["I Kick Ass" playing, by Kick Ass Queens]
I don't like Mandy Rose.
[io] Never have, never will.
One opponent
two opponent
three opponent
it doesn't matter.
The result will be the same.
[unintelligible]
Chant in my head.
[Mandy] I get it, I'd be angry too
if I was overshadowed by Mandy Rose.
Cora Jade, you wanna play games? You made a huge mistake.
["I'm Taking Over Now" playing, by Black Prez]
I know I'm the underdog
and Mandy sure knows that I'm coming for her.
[Cora] Mandy doesn't care about anything but herself.
See, the women before her
carried that title with dignity, and it's my time now.
When I held that NXT Women's champion ship in my hands
it's like I was born for this.
I will walk out of Stand & Deliver as the NXT Women's champion
and a true generation of Jade will begin.
["It's All or Nothing" playing, SATV Music]
[Mandy] I will humiliate Cora Jade.
[Cora] It's make it all that much sweeter
when I become the next NXT Women's champion.
[Mandy] Rid NXT off Io Shirai
once and for all.
[Shirai] Io Shirai will once again become
the NXT Women's champion.
[Mandy] And send Kay Lee Ray
back under whatever bridge she came from.
[Kay] Mandy Rose is the scum of this division
and she does not deserve the title.
[Mandy] I will cement my legacy
of becoming
the greatest NXT Women's champion
of all time.
[music ends]
["Twisted Generation (Cora Jade)" playing, by def rebel]
[crowd cheers]
[music continues]
[Vic] All of the Devotion Skateboard Company at her side
Cora Jade's childhood dream.
You reach or…
[unintelligible]
[Wade] Well, here's the thing
will the dream turn into a nightmare tonight?
Things can change very, very quickly in this game.
This is a fantastic entrance
thanks to the addition of the Devotion Skateboard Company
Dallas' very own.
But this might be as high as it gets this evening
for young Cora Jade.
I get it
sometimes in this industry
you feel untouchable
you're riding a high
but the next minute, you are crushed
under the boots of someone like Mandy Rose.
Be very careful what you wish for, Cora Jade.
Mandy Rose is out for blood tonight.
["Venom" playing, by Drumification]
[Wade] Let me start here--
[Vic] I knew this was gonna happen.
-[Wade] Here's my issue-- -[Vic] Put a quarter in the ride.
[Wade] To me, it is completely unfair
that both Kay Lee Ray
and some other members of this matchup
are even involved this evening.
First of all, Cora Jade
she got her opportunity thanks to goading
and attacking our champion, Mandy Rose.
That, to me, should never have been rewarded.
But we had ourselves a singles match
which was fine.
But then, Io Shirai and Kay Lee Ray, together won the Dusty Cup
supposed to get themselves an opportunity
at the Women's Tag Team titles
somehow parlaying that into an opportunity
at Mandy Rose's women's title.
Now, we've got a fatal 4-way match
what a disaster.
Let's have some consistency from management
and stop treating Mandy Rose so disgracefully.
["Tokyo Shock" playing, by def rebel]
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Well, there is Io Shirai, the partner of Kay Lee Ray
and all I heard from you was just a bunch of excuses
which you had already written down for Mandy.
That's all you have, was excuses.
[Wade] No excuses whatsoever.
I like the rules to be implemented correctly--
[Vic] You do?
[Wade] I don't like people that-- Don't you start with me, Vic Joseph.
There's a certain purity to this industry.
I like the opinions of Imperium on that.
["Tokyo Shock" continues]
[Vic] Is Io Shirai the favorite of the matchup?
[Wade] A lot of people certainly think so. I've seen the whispers on social media
she's the most decorated champion in NXT.
She's a former women's champion
former tag team champion, won the Dusty Cup too.
She's not the fave, as far as I'm concerned.
The champ is the fave.
[Vic] The champion has no advantage in this matchup.
There's no count-out, there's no disqualification--
[Wade] Being Mandy Rose
…is an advantage in itself.
Watch and learn.
["Toxic (Toxic Attraction)" playing, by def rebel]
[crowd cheers]
[Wade] Wow.
Do you recognize that podium, Vic Joseph?
[Vic] I don't know, Bad News.
[Wade] Yeah, guess what?
I had a personal request from Mandy Rose.
-If I could loan her-- [Vic] To stay 50 feet away from her?
[Wade] No, not like that, we're very close.
She asked me if I could loan her
my scissor lift that I used to use for Bad News
and guess what
I would say she looks splendid on it.
Of course, I accepted
because that's what close friends do.
The rest, as they say is history.
[Vic] Well, as I was saying
it's not all good news.
It's actually some bad news for Mandy Rose
because she does not need to be factored
in the decision to lose her title here tonight
in what already has been a great night, so to speak
for Toxic Attraction.
[Wade] It's been an absolute tragedy
that she was forced into this position in the first place.
But like an angel waltzing down the aisle
we know how pure Mandy Rose is
we know how dominant she has been
as a champion.
And of course, she's always been willing to take on all comers
and tonight she is going to cement her legacy
here in NXT
in the most difficult circumstances of all
against three tremendous opponents.
[Vic] Well, take a look at the brand new NXT women's championship.
Will it still be in the hands
and around the waist
of Mandy Rose come the end of the night?
[music ends]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is a fatal 4-way match
for the NXT Women's championship!
[crowd cheers] Introducing the challengers.
First
Cora Jade!
[crowd pounds and applauds]
[announcer] Next, Kay Lee Ray!
[crowd pounds and applauds]
[announcer] And
Io Shirai!
[crowd pounds and applauds]
[announcer] Their opponent
she is the NXT Women's champion…
Mandy Rose!
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Will you sit down? You don't need to give Mandy Rose a-- sit down.
[Wade] Show some respect.
Show some class for once in your life.
You're supposed to respect champions. You know nothing about that, Vic.
[Vic] These four women sit atop
as the best NXT has-- [bell rings]
But, I will ask you this.
Mandy wins, let's play hypothetical
she'd be considered among the best NXT has ever produced.
[Wade] What do you mean, "if she wins"? She's going to win.
I don't like the look of this at all.
Oh! Every woman for herself.
[Vic] Well, when you talk as much trash as Mandy
you've got a target on your back!
[Wade] Hats off to Mandy Rose for fighting them off initially.
That's it. Take it to the outside, take a little breather.
You mentioned that, is Mandy
going to be considered the best if she wins?
As far as I'm concerned, she's already on a par with the likes of Rhea Ripley
Charlotte, Sasha Banks, when you compare their reigns
as NXT Women's champions.
The difference is none of the above
had to transition from Raw or Smack down to NXT.
Mandy Rose had to reinvent her look
her attitude, her in-ring style.
That's an attitude right there.
[Vic] Look at the attitude of Cora Jade!
No, no, no!
[Vic] Whoa!
[Wade] Herein lies the issue in a fatal 4-way matchup.
There are no one-on-ones.
Always keep your eyes on all three opponents.
[Vic] Oh! You see, Kay Lee Ray she's the wildcard tonight, so to speak.
[Wade] Wild is certainly
the right word
when you bring up the scary queen of Scots.
She is as wild as they come.
Crazy Scots woman
prone to smashing up everything
within her reach, including opponents
if needs be.
Here's the deal, the caliber of Kay Lee Ray
is completely unquestioned. I'm getting a little nervous.
-[Vic] A little too close. -[Wade] Too close for comfort ladies.
I need my own personal security!
[Vic] And now-- Oh!
Kay Lee Ray, again, the forever champion at NXT UK.
One of only four women to hold the NXT UK women's title
but now, this certainly is a showdown
in this matchup.
[Wade] Here we go, the Dusty Cup champions
been in each other's pockets for the past six weeks.
We're about to witness how friendships break down
when gold is on the line.
[Vic] Stand & Deliver still trending number one.
The back slam, looking for a new champion!
Just able to roll through it.
Again, these two women have learned so much about each other
the ins, the outs.
What the other does so well, is another counter.
[Wade] I'm shocked that Io Shirai admitted that she liked another human being
and of all people, it was Kay Lee Ray.
[Vic] I'm certain that Zoey Stark is somewhere looking on at this matchup.
[Wade] Yes. I'm sure she has a little jealousy
because Io Shirai never once admitted to liking Zoey Stark.
[Vic] I think it was an unspoken pan between the two.
[Wade] No. It's literally, "I don't like you".
That was the quote.
[Vic] Looking for that fake kick. No one home, and Rose from the outside!
No count-outs--
[Wade] Oh! Nice from Mandy Rose.
Pulling out something new from her arsenal.
That's what I like about Mandy Rose.
As technically proficient as she is
she can get down into a brawl in a heartbeat.
-[Vic] [unintelligible]. -[Wade] I don't know what you mean.
[Mandy] I already beat you.
[Vic] Oh! Yes, Rose, again talking so much trash.
That is why there's a bull's-eye on her back.
How tough is it going to be for Mandy to retain her title tonight.
[Wade] It's going to be incredibly tough with a marauding Cora Jade
swinging fists at your forehead, but once you get through that
of course, there is no champion's advantage here.
Doesn't need to be submitted to lose her Women's championship here.
That is the worst nightmare
of any champion in this industry.
[Vic] Before Jade talked about the dream to be champion.
After she held the NXT women's title for the first time
it has consumed her, as off of the spine buster!
Cover, count. Kay Lee Ray there quickly to break things up.
[Wade] Smart from Kay Lee Ray.
She really is a veteran in this particular matchup.
She has done it all over in Europe
really gaining some momentum here in NXT 2.0
[Vic] Mandy Rose has taken out the Women's Dusty Cup champions
and is focused now Cora Jade.
[Wade] No disrespect, Cora Jade has to be the weak link in this matchup.
She's the youngest, just 21 years old.
Quite incredible.
She's achieved what she has done
in such a short career here
but this is the problem. I warned you about this.
[Vic] Cora Jade has proven you can never count her out.
[Wade] Cora Jade. There's a lot to like about her.
Of course, she's gutsy, she fears nobody
but a youth and inexperience
will come to the fore at times.
Of course, we saw her injured in the Women's War Games matchup
but somehow she came out of that
and she won the match for her team.
We know she's good
it's the lack of experience that has always concerned me.
Sometimes getting emotional
and things are beginning to look a little bleak.
-The nightmare you mentioned. -[Vic] Cover!
Rose retaining
and Jade just able to get her right shoulder up.
[Wade] Cora Jade starting to look like a mouse lost in a maze in that ring.
[Vic] Mandy Rose has done a nice job of keeping Kay Lee and Io Shirai at bay
and she has kept this focus to what you said.
You called Jade the weak link, Mandy Rose must have the same thought.
[Wade] You know, Mandy Rose and I were very similar
in our lines of thinking
like two peas in a pod
but surprisingly here Cora Jade--
[Vic] Cora Jade landed all on the line for her dream to become champion.
There's no count-outs.
And Kay Lee Ray!
-Whoa! -[Wade] Oh, no!
I warned you about this.
I warned you about the inexperienced factor.
Here's when you're high you take down Mandy Rose
you start celebrating too early
[Vic] Wait, a genius of the sky!
[Wade] Absolutely nuts.
Pointing our direction too.
Oh no, no!
[crowd cheers]
[Wade] Catching her knees on our desk
as well as the neck area of Kay Lee Ray.
[crowd chants] NXT! NXT NXT!
[Vic] All four of these women willing to destroy themselves
to destroy the other
all for the honor to write the privilege
to call themselves champion.
[Wade] Io Shirai has options, walking with a limp.
I'm not surprised, catching those ankles or knees on our desk
in the process of that high-risk moonsault.
The damage clearly done though to Kay Lee Ray.
[Vic] Io Shirai stood toe to toe with the likes of Sasha Banks
who was in the main event last year of night one of Stand & Deliver.
Can she come through one more time in the clutch?
[Wade] The pedigree of Io Shirai completely unquestioned here.
Perhaps the most dominant women's champion in the history of NXT.
[Vic] Oh, roll through. Double stomp!
[Wade] Oh, you know she wants that championship back in the worst way.
Main evented Stand & Deliver 2021 night one.
[Vic] Oh. Fake kick connects.
Being the best is what drives Io Shirai
every time she steps foot in an NXT ring.
As of now, she has her tag team partner in her sights.
Missile dropkick connects. Shirai now quickly into the cover.
-[Vic] Hook of the leg, Mandy Rose. -[Wade] Brilliant.
[Vic] Oh. Trying to sneak a victory like a weasel.
[Wade] She's stopped her opponent winning the match.
[Vic] She's trying to steal the win! Cover, count! Kay Lee Ray kicks out.
[Wade] By any means necessary, Vic Joseph
that is the sign of a smart competitor.
-[Vic] Oh, submission! -[Wade] Oh, no.
[Vic] Trying to lock-in. I don't know if she fully has a submission locked in.
Cora Jade though. From behind is Io Shirai.
Cover. Kickout as Mandy Rose looking to tap out.
Now Io Shirai is looking for the Texas cloverleaf!
-Cinched in real deep! -[Wade] Who's going to tap first?
[fighters scream]
[Vic] Is Mandy Rose gonna tap? Is Cora Jade gonna tap?
[Wade] This is high risk for both Kay Lee Ray and Io Shirai.
Shirai looking at Kay Lee Ray.
Kay Lee Ray realizing she's shifting, she's squeezing.
Mandy Rose is fading and Cora Jade able to kick three.
[Wade] How much damage has been done
to our women's champion?
Mandy Rose clutching at her throat.
Damaged thorax, she might not be breathing properly.
[Vic] This is all about the NXT Women's Championship
here at Stand & Deliver in Dallas
Wrestle Mania Saturday
and it's Io Shirai who's back in control
for just a moment, a split moment.
Kay Lee turning things around.
[Wade] She's so good, but then again
perhaps Mandy Rose is just a shade better
and now she's back where she wants to be.
[Vic] Right back, here comes Cora Jade!
Jade gets some offensive kicks.
Can Cora Jade now string together some momentum?
Can she build momentum?
Are we about to witness…
the start… Oh!
…of the reign of Cora Jade?
[Wade] Jade with that fluke momentum we've seen from her in the past.
-[Vic] Did you say fluke? -[Wade] Yes, fluke.
She was down, she was out
somehow back in it, but is the damage done to that left
big of Cora Jade?
[Vic] Jade trying to block out the pain, adrenaline will make you do crazy things!
And, can Cora Jade be closing in
on her first reign as NXT Women's champion?
[Wade] Mandy Rose does not want to lose that championship to anyone
but it would sting even worse
if it was to Cora Jade of all people.
[Vic] Cora Jade right back in.
You talked about building momentum
Jade has done just that.
She has weathered the early storm of all three superstars.
Rose trying to answer back with Jade.
Oh, oh.
One step ahead of Kay Lee Ray.
Wait a minute. No, no, no, no, no.
-Oh! -[crowd screams]
[crowd pounds and applauds]
[crowd chants] Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!
[Vic] We said pulling out all the stops.
Shirai back to her feet.
Oh! right to the small, the back. You see the pain on the face of Jade.
And now there's only two standing!
[Wade] Genius in the sky tasting victory.
-[Vic] Another missile dropkick! -[Wade] Perfect connection.
Mandy Rose in complete disarray.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] It's Shirai complete control.
Shirai feeling the energy.
[Shirai screams]
[Vic] Feeling the love from the NXT universe, here in Dallas.
-Oh! -[Wade] What a bridge!
[Vic] Cover, count!
kick out by Rose.
[Wade] Can you hear Io Shirai gasping for oxygen
as she pulled that off?
If that didn't put Mandy Rose away, I don't know what will.
[Vic] You take another look, this is… I mean, unthinkable.
Unbelievable!
[Wade] They will destroy the ring apron of all things.
I think that is Kay Lee Ray down and out for this matchup.
[crowd chants]
[Vic] NXT universe has been fired up since the start.
What? Whoa, whoa, whoa.
We don't see Mandy Rose go to the top.
[Wade] You got to pull out some-- shote uppercut from Io Shirai.
Mandy Rose might have made a grave error here.
[Vic] Well, Shirai on the other hand
is at home when she's high above the ring.
What's on the mind of the genius of the sky?
[Wade] Top rope. I'm backing Io Shirai every single time
against anybody, as much as I hate to admit it.
[Vic] Whoa!
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Shirai into the cover!
Do we have a new champion?
Oh! Jade out of nowhere!
[Wade] 2.99 seconds
but fortunately for everybody in this match
with the exception of the genius of the sky
Cora Jade once again
coming out of nowhere to break that pin-up.
[Vic] NXT Stand & Deliver
on Wrestle Mania Saturday.
This is a fatal 4-way for the NXT Women's Championship.
Mandy Rose just went for a ride.
Io Shirai, as you mentioned, 2.99 because of Cora Jade.
Cora Jade right now, we talked about her inexperience.
She looked wise beyond her years in that moment.
[Wade] Reigning a storm down upon the women's champion
but how much longer will we be able to say that?
[Vic] Whoa! Looking for some sliced bread!
Jade, now…
keep moving!
Connects!
Jade for the cover!
New champion, new champion!
Oh, no!
[Wade] Thank you, Kay Lee Ray.
Wow, my heart just missed a beat.
How much…
How must Mandy Rose be feeling right now?
-Cora Jade. -[Vic] How's Kay Lee Ray even moving?
[Wade] Well, Cora Jade grew up
idolizing the likes of Sasha, Bayley, and Charlotte.
They carried the NXT Championship--
[Vic] Kay Lee Ray, KLR bomb!
Kay Lee Ray, is she about to become the forever champion in NXT?
[Wade] Refusing to make that pin.
Wanting to make no mistakes here.
-[Vic] Oh, Shirai! -[Wade] But a mistake she made!
[Vic] Crash and burn for Kay Lee Ray.
[crowd cheers]
Shirai now…
trying to find a new gear.
Jade's not moving.
Moonsault connects!
[crowd pounds and applauds]
No! Mandy Rose!
Rose, into the cover!
[audience] One, two, three!
-[Bell rings] -[Wade] That's it!
["Toxic (Toxic Attraction)" playing, by def rebel]
[announcer] Here is your winner and still the NXT Women's champion
Mandy Rose!
[Wade laughs]
[Wade] Never in doubt.
Let's hear it again.
Still your NXT Women's champion
after a sublime performance.
There are not enough superlatives
in the dictionary
to describe how good Mandy Rose was tonight.
[Vic] The closing moments.
Kay Lee Ray gets executed.
The KLR bomb with Io Shirai's presence of mind
wanting to become champion once again
hit a picture-perfect moonsault on Cora Jade.
That split-second hesitation
opened the door for Mandy Rose
to retain
the NXT Women's Championship.
[Wade] Well, the goal was to destroy Toxic Attraction
by removing that championship.
Thankfully, they failed.
[Vic] Mandy Rose is still…
the attraction in NXT.
[Wade] Yes, she is.
["Toxic (Toxic Attraction)" continues]
[lion roars]
[man] The biggest Wrestle Mania match of all time.
Winner…
take…
all.
Championship unification!
[high energy music]
Lesnar…
reigns Wrestle Mania Sunday!
[cowboy music]
Persia is challenging us to a showdown, she has no idea who she's messing with.
We are going to look so hot at Stand & Deliver.
Dexie, we're going to make you
the sexiest cowboy in Texas.
You ready?
[cowboy music continues]
Oh, Dexter.
You're not thinking about using this on me tonight.
Yee-haw.
Persia, we've been here for an hour already.
Babe, an hour is never usually a problem for you.
Hey, try this.
[cowboy music picks up the beat]
Oh, that is ten gallons of man right there.
Wow, babe. These boots are amazing. We need to get you a pair.
-Mmm, what about… these ones? -[snake rattle]
What are you doing here?
-[rattle] -What are you doing here?
What am I doing here?
I'm here to make my boyfriend the sexiest cowboy in Dallas.
My Dex is going to be the sexiest cowboy in Dallas.
No, my sexy Duke is going to be the sexiest cowboy in Dallas.
-Sexy Duke doesn't have a ring to it. -Yes, it does.
-No, it doesn't. -Ugh.
It's on.
["Hotter Than Texas" playing, by Marcus Bently]
[woman] You're gonna look way better than Dukey.
These ones are too small. I'll get you another size.
[Duke] Size 16.
No, size 16.
[music continues]
[music ends]
Well, it's the moment we've all been waiting for.
Who will be revealed as the hottest couple voted on, by the WWE universe?
Will it be InDex?
Or will it be Dusia?
Wait, one second.
-You can continue. -Okay, uh, drumroll, please.
[drumroll]
The winner is…
InDex!
Dexie! I knew we'd be the sexiest.
You need to count them again. There is no way they beat us.
There's no way.
-We are obviously hotter. -I don't buy that for a second.
-There's no way that you beat us. -Count them again.
-You're not better than us. -Uh-uh.
-Hey, hey! -Dexie, don't worry about that.
-Hey, stop, stop. -Dexie.
We're hotter than you so, it doesn't even matter.
-Are you kidding me? -Uh-huh, it doesn't matter.
Are you kidding me?
Have you seen how we look?
-[crosstalk] -Let's go, come on.
Hey, come on, back off.
-[crosstalk] -Knock it off.
[Wade] I smell collusion.
[Vic] Let's move on, it has been quite the weekend
for Bron Breakker
and he's just putting in the final few moments of preparation
before he looks to possibly reclaim
the NXT Championship.
[dark imperial music]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, representing Imperium
Gunther!
[music continues]
[Vic] It's already been a lackluster night, some would say
for Imperium
having lost the NXT Tag Team Championships.
Tonight, Gunther will try to right some wrongs
here in just a matter of moments.
[dark imperial music continues]
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[dark imperial music continues]
[Vic] As I was saying
Gunther cannot be in a very good mood at this moment.
[Wade] Yes, he's rarely in any form of passable mood
but Imperium losing their Tag Team Championships
earlier on in the show, this does not bode well for this man.
["Welcome to LA" playing]
[announcer] Here his opponent, LA Knight!
[Vic] Look around. Take a look at the two superstars.
There's no doubt there's contrasting styles
and even different beliefs.
[Wade] I'll tell you this. LA Knight can get it done in the ring
every single time, but more than that
he likes to have fun while he's doing it.
He likes to clown people. He likes to enjoy the good life.
Gunther, on the other hand, he views NXT
he views this industry as a pure sport.
Abhors the showbiz ways of LA Knight.
Thinks LA Knight is an embarrassment to this industry
and basically wants to chop him down to size tonight.
[Vic] You've been in the corner of LA Knight, since day one.
[Wade] You're right. I've backed LA Knight
from his beginning in NXT.
It took you a long time to get on board, Vic Joseph.
You should start listening to me, LA Knight has got everything
and he demands the spotlight.
-Gunther. -[bell rings]
Well, he is the dark destroyer.
I admire him from afar.
A little scared of him.
Don't want to upset him and get my chest caved in.
[LA Knight] Look at me, and think about what you're doing.
[Vic] Both superstars barking at one another.
It was hard to separate these two this past Tuesday
[Wade] Well, what a rough evening it was.
Of course, six-man tag action
this past Tuesday on NXT ended up with these two taking each other out
brawling all the way to the parking lot, not to be seen again.
Well, at some point, that brawl
got paused and we're picking up right where we left off.
[referee] One, two…
[Vic] Gunther now showing his size.
[crowd cheers]
[Wade] Oh, that was just a light one, a little taster.
[Vic] It certainly woke up LA Knight
and Knight throwing right hands backing up Gunther
-And now look at Knight. -[referee] Let's go, up.
One!
Two! Three!
Come on.
[Vic] Stopping the big--
Knight was getting ready to charge right back in.
Hit the brakes, but look at Knight now, boom!
[Wade] Smart move from the ring general, taking a breather.
[Vic] It wasn't long ago, Knight was an eyelash away
from becoming a champion here in NXT, and look
what got underneath Knight's skin
Gunther saying, "Eh, LA Knight is not championship material."
[Wade] I will say this very quietly, because--
-[Wade] Whoa! -[Vic] Whoa!
Spine-first goes Knight!
[Wade] Gunther is not too far away from this.
For me, I could not disagree more with Gunther.
Here's the deal, LA Knight has proved he's title-caliber
time and time again.
What Gunther means, I think
is that he doesn't believe a champion should be as showbiz
should be as flashy as LA Knight
because you cannot question the in-ring ability of the megastar.
[Vic] Global audience right now watching NXT Stand & Deliver
here on Wrestle Mania Saturday
and both these superstars will have their eyes very closely
on the NXT Championship match still to come.
[Wade] Oh, my Lord. What a main event
we have in store for everyone today
but now, we certainly still have our hands full with two of the best.
[Vic] Into a cover!
Knight kicking out. Gunther is in complete control.
Here's why.
Oh!
Game-changing power
and now look at what Gunther is doing
bending back that spine of LA Knight.
[Wade] Like a polar bear beating up a seal at this point.
This is where Gunther is at his best.
Once he's got a smidge of control in the matchup
it is so hard to get out from underneath him.
He knows what his strengths are
technically astute, but he is a bear of a man.
-[Vic] Oh! -[referee] Get out of the corner.
[Vic] It's every blow from Gunther. Oh!
[Wade] Just no pulled shots from the guy.
[Vic] You said it, Gunther cannot be very happy right now.
He's got to be in a nasty mindset.
[Wade] I've never seen Gunther happy.
When have you seen him smile? I don't think his facial muscles
are capable of pulling off a smile.
[Vic] Oh, continuing to focus on the lower back of LA Knight.
Look, Gunther's mindset is simple not just for him, but also for Imperium.
Purify the sport, the mat is sacred.
Silliness does not belong in NXT or WWE.
[Wade] They've used the inside of those ropes as hallowed canvas.
-[Vic] Neckbreaker! -[Wade] He just tasted that canvas.
This is where LA Knight
has to get something rolling
but no matter what you do in the ring with Gunther
you're only seconds away from getting cut down once again.
[Vic] Gunther shut the door
and now again, continuing to put his focus
on the lower back
trying to turn Knight over for a Boston crab
and now just relentless is Gunther.
[Wade] All the weight of the Austrian oak
slamming down on the lower back
contorting that spine the opposite way that it's supposed to go.
[referee] You give up? Let me know right now!
[Vic] Look at LA Knight, trying to power through.
Trying to persevere
but it's Gunther.
A lot of weight on the lower back of Knight.
[Wade] LA Knight has zero quit in him.
-[Vic] Oh! -[Wade] Gunther perhaps realizing that.
Beautiful technician, never been in doubt.
Has that European excellence that we all love so much.
[referee] Knight, you give up?
[Vic] There is no quit in LA Knight. Hear the official.
He's not going to quit.
He's not gonna say those words. He's not gonna do it to the ring general
Knight back to his feet.
[Wade] The guy's a thoroughbred, but what can you do
in the face of this level of overwhelming offense?
LA Knight is getting mauled right now.
[Vic] Never seen LA Knight just drop to his knees this quickly
and Gunther has come in with a game plan now in this matchup
and is systematically dissecting LA Knight.
[Wade] Listen, LA Knight talked some trash
in the build-up to this matchup.
Said he was going to slap
the blockhead of Gunther's dead body.
Not sure I would speak to Gunther in that way
but finally, LA Knight might have a little taste of momentum here.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Oh!
-[Vic] If he did, it's gone. -[Wade] What can you do?
It's overwhelming.
It's like fighting an army.
[Vic] Gunther, showcasing strength.
LA Knight now… no way! Oh!
Able to block out the pain from
his lower back to hoist up Gunther.
[Wade] Well, it's a small window.
We've seen several of them and every single time
Gunther has smashed that small window.
-[Vic] Oh, man! -[Wade] That's one way of doing it.
Nobody has ever found the answer
to Gunther's bear paws.
They are rib-cracking.
[Vic] Take a look, take a look at LA Knight.
How he's breathing just to get back to his feet.
[Wade] Still holding that lower back. So much damage incurred thus far.
You think of the extreme athleticism of LA Knight that he's known for.
How much of that is still present in that body?
[Vic] Whatever's left, it is la Knight now trying to empty the gas tank.
-Knight right back on top of Gunther. -[referee] Come on, let's go.
Come on, let's go, one!
Two! Three!
[Vic] One after another for LA Knight.
[crowd cheers]
[referee] Come on. Let him up. What did I just say?
One!
-Two! Come on. -[Vic] Megastar getting his cardio in!
[Wade] Part of that was punishing Gunther, and not letting Gunther stand up.
Cuz we've seen time and time again what happens when the big man gets up.
[Vic] Is now just the moment? Is this it for LA Knight?
Trying to hoist up Gunther but the lower back.
[Wade] Lower back gave in, nice technical move there from Gunther.
Immediately blocking it, reversing the fortunes of la Knight.
Still fight in the megastar, however.
-[Vic] Whoa! -[Wade] There it is!
[Vic] Huge slam!
[crowd applauds]
[crowd cheers]
[crowd counts] Three, two, one!
[Vic] Megastar with an elbow!
[Wade] Well, it's exactly what Gunther doesn't like
and he doesn't like his position in this match
because finally, LA Knight
has the ring general rocking and rolling here.
[Vic] Knight has been in for a fight from the beginning
as we mentioned, Knight has been able to weather the storm upfront.
Whatever LA Knight is doing right now to block out the pain
to feed off the adrenaline, to feed off the NXT universe here in Dallas.
[Wade] There is the game-changer.
Any time, any place, Gunther can pull out that chop.
[Vic] Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!
No way!
[crowd pounds and applauds]
LA Knight into the cover!
Massive hook of the leg!
Gunther, able to kick out again.
[Wade] Wow. LA Knight doing what he does best.
Showing the world how much he deserves the spotlight
much to the chagrin of Gunther.
Following up with that extreme athleticism
that is a huge man to be leaping up there
pulling off the superplex, and then coming within a whisker
of putting away the leader of Imperium.
[Vic] Knight had a lot of words for Gunther, when they were face to face.
-Never one to be-- and looking for a-- -[Wade] BFT.
[Vic] Couldn't catch it, but just caught Gunther!
And now it's Knight trying to fight back, trying to chop down Gunther.
-Gunther now unleashing. -[Wade] Oh, no!
LA Knight clearly came into this one
with a game plan of avoiding those chops whenever possible.
Sleeper attempt now.
[Vic] We've seen Gunther execute this in the past.
Gunther now, trying to wear down
leaning all of his weight
all of his mass onto the back of Knight
and knight is fading.
[Wade] Just cutting off the blood supply
the oxygen supply to the brain.
There's nothing you can do.
When you're out, you are out.
The referee will throw this one.
[Vic] Might be an afternoon nap for LA Knight.
No, no, no, no, no! Whoa!
[Wade] Superhuman. Yes!
[Vic] That's got to be it. Knight into the cover!
-[referee] One, two-- -[Vic] What a mega fail, and again.
Gunther just able to kick out, but I again question.
You talked to him much more than I have. Where is LA Knight
getting this strength from, this desire, this passion?
[Wade] The man is just a ridiculous athlete.
A lot gets thrown at him for being such a great entertainer.
Never take your eyes off him in that ring.
The man is a pure thoroughbred.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] One more time, looking to go high-risk.
[Wade] Too long. It's the damage to the lower back
incurred earlier in the matchup.
Gunther, as much as anybody else, strategizes with the best of them.
[referee] You didn't need to do that.
[Wade] There's no answer to that.
[Vic] What a vicious chop.
Followed by another!
[Wade] No defense.
Oh, no!
[crowd pounds and applauds]
[Wade] Referee looking at LA Knight. He might be unconscious!
[Vic] Gunther!
[crowd cheers]
The rage boiling out
from the leader of Imperium
who now plants LA Knight.
[crowd and referee] One, two, three!
-[bell rings] -[Vic] Message sent from the ring general!
[dark imperial music]
[announcer] Here is your winner, Gunther!
[Wade] We just witnessed a war
between LA Knight and the ring general
Gunther.
Absolute destruction from the big Austrian.
That's what he's known for.
That was his ticket to success
today at Stand & Deliver.
[Vic] Take nothing away from LA Knight
who brought his A-game
here to Stand & Deliver, but the one standing tall
is Gunther.
Just the clubbing blows from Gunther
unimaginable.
[Wade] Just sickening there and again
with this leaping maneuver, attacking that lower back
that was attacked earlier in the match.
There was no way LA Knight could do anything at this point.
I'll be surprised if he's feeling his legs or anything else after that power bomb.
[Vic] Gunther righting the wrongs
from earlier tonight when it comes to Imperium
and he is the one who is standing tall
here tonight
in Dallas.
-[dark imperial music continues] -[crowd cheers]
[narrator] The action on Peacock isn't just in the ring
it's…
in the office.
It's from John Cena to John Dutton.
Ronda to Ronaldo.
And from McIntyre to--
-MacGruber. -MacGruber.
Macgruber!
Who let the dog out?
[narrator] Because Belair to Bel-air
peacock's got all the stops
and superstars.
There's so much to love.
[Vic] It's the biggest match of Bron Breakker's life
as Dolph Ziggler looks to continue to throw a wrench into NXT.
Who is going to walk out of Dallas NXT champion?
[loud suspense music]
[Bron] Wrestle Mania weekend is the biggest of the year
and I promise, Dolph Ziggler
will not leave Dallas, Texas, with the NXT Championship.
[Dolph] That's what you thought at roadblock.
[crowd cheers]
You think you got Wrestle Mania weekend all figured out?
-[Bell rings] -What?
[Vic] What the hell did we just witness?
[announcer] New NXT champion…
-[music continues] -[crowd cheers]
[Dolph] That old DZ
screws it up for everybody.
Now, that there's a real champion.
["I Am King" playing, by Black Hydra & Easy McCoy]
[Bron] My first run as the NXT champion was about proving to everyone
and to myself, that I can be the guy.
[music continues]
[Wade] How can you not be blown away
by what this man has done?
It's time for me to carry the weight of NXT on my back.
[music continues]
People think that Breakker lost the title
so now, the kid's going to have his big moment and get the big win.
but when his music hits…
No one really knows who he is.
[Vic] Kid, Breakker!
[music continues]
[Dolph] You will never be…
on my level!
I don't care what he thinks of me.
[Bron] This place means too much to me to let Ziggler just walk around
with my championship.
[Dolph] When I walked through that door I was the biggest star in this business.
I'm going to smash his ass
at NXT Stand & Deliver.
[Vic] At NXT Stand & Deliver, I leave your…
-Two-time NXT champion. -[Vic] NXT champion.
[Dolph] Take back the brand for everyone who chants…
-NXT. -[crowd chants] NXT!
[music increases intensity]
[music ends]
[suspense music]
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Whoa!
[chainsaw roars loud]
[sirens]
[heavy metal music]
[crowd cheers]
[chainsaw roars loud]
[Vic] How do you make Breakker more dangerous?
Give the man a chainsaw!
[Wade] We're about to get a Texas chainsaw massacre here.
[music continues]
[crowd pounds and applauds]
[Vic] Breakker hopes to cut through Dolph Ziggler tonight
to reclaim
his NXT title.
Wade, it was Bron Breakker who said this is the biggest match of his life.
[Wade] Wow, that was quite the way
to make an entrance
for the young former NXT champion, but you're right.
This is the biggest stage we have seen in NXT, in over two years.
There's a global audience of millions.
We know his family is watching very, very closely.
Talk about pressure
because it is all on the shoulders of the young pup Bron Breakker.
Time for talking is over.
It is time to deliver.
[Vic] What an afternoon it has been
here in NXT Stand & Deliver.
What a night it will be
Wrestle Mania Saturday
and Bron Breakker looking to have perhaps
his first Wrestle Mania type moment here in Dallas.
["Here to Show the World" playing, by Downstait]
[Vic] When we talk about Wrestle Mania weekend
it was the NXT champion
who said he wants to steal
not just the show
the entire weekend of Wrestle Mania.
[Wade] Of course, he does.
Nothing would epitomize Dolph Ziggler more
than doing exactly that
and it would not surprise me for one second if he pulled it off.
Listen, I've battled with Dolph Ziggler so many times
some of my greatest matches in my career were with Dolph Ziggler
didn't win too many of them, if I'm honest
but he's all about boasting, he's all about showing off.
He believes he is a level above NXT
and wants to prove it tonight in the main event of Stand & Deliver.
Of course, he wants to steal the entire weekend.
He wants this to be the match
that everybody in the NXT
and WWE universe remembers about Dallas.
[Vic] Ziggler, not coming alone. Robert Roode by his side.
The dirty dawgs…
have shocked the world since their arrival
in NXT from Monday Night Raw.
[Wade] How instrumental has Robert Roode been
in assisting Dolph Ziggler
in his ascent to become NXT champion.
He may be pivotal tonight.
[music continues]
-[music decreases] -[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT Championship!
[crowd cheers]
Introducing first the challenger…
Bron Breakker!
[crowd cheers]
[announcer] His opponent, accompanied by Robert Roode
he is the NXT champion…
Dolph Ziggler!
[crowd pounds and applauds]
[Vic] Oh!
[Wade] Oh, a cheap shot from Ziggler there.
[Vic] No, mind games from Ziggler.
[Wade] That's smart from the veteran. Trying to fire the young rookie up.
Exactly how he got to the NXT title.
[Vic] When we talk about the emotions of superstars like Bron Breakker
how about breakker's mindset?
Just saw his uncle and his dad
go into the WWE Hall of Fame just 12 hours ago.
[Wade] Bron Breakker is a hothead.
That was brilliant strategy from Dolph Ziggler.
You gotta ride out this storm, but it was a hugely emotional evening
for the Bron Breakker family last night.
Saw his father, Rick Steiner, his uncle, Scott Steiner
get finally inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame
let's talk about this.
[crowd cheers]
Let's talk about this. He was up late last night, emotional evening,
Burning that energy, glorious night for the family
but at the worst possible timing
for Bron ahead of the biggest night of his career.
[Vic] Breakker trying to harness all of those emotions
in front of him into this matchup.
Nice take down, see the amateur background coming in quickly of Dolph Ziggler.
[Wade] Smart from Dolph, just about holding on there
as he was coming crashing down headfirst
managed to turn it into a roll.
[Vic] Goes back to Ziggler being a veteran of the game
knows the ins and outs of just about every situation that you can be in
he can stay one step ahead of the challenger.
[Wade] He has played Breakker like a fiddle thus far.
This rivalry has gone on.
[Vic] Got you. Oh! Got him.
[Wade] No way you can play that power. Listen, this has been a game-changer
here in NXT, with the exception of the NXT women's champion
Mandy Rose, all titles have changed hands.
Take another look at the willpower of Bron Breakker, a real game-changer.
What will be the future for the NXT Championship?
[Vic] Breakker is coming out of the gates
and now, maybe he's able to use that emotion to his advantage.
As Breakker first cover of the matchup, hook up the leg. Ziggler able to kick out.
Who has more pressure on their shoulders? Is it the champion, or the challenger?
[Wade] It's gonna be Breakker.
He is supposed to be the new face of 2.0.
He's been built as that for months ago.
[Vic] Wow!
[Wade] For what we just witnessed in the ring.
Now he's in front of a global audience.
Can he get that job done?
[Vic] Breakker is in control of this matchup.
Ziggler almost seems out on his feet, in another belly-to-belly suplex
overhead style.
Breakker, at least in the moment, is calm, cool, and collected.
[Wade] Yes, he had that brief flurry, that brief powder keg reaction
with the cheap shot from Dolph earlier in the matchup.
It seems to have regroup.
-Seems to have-- -[Vic] Breakker said, "We're done".
Breakker could be looking to make short work
of Dolph Ziggler in a second.
Come out, come out.
[Vic] Come on!
[referee] What are you doing, buddy? Hey, come on. Back it up.
[unintelligible]
[crowd screams]
[Vic] Great call by the official.
It was Roode who assisted Ziggler in winning the title
in a triple-threat match.
[Wade] Roode has been involved in every step of the way.
He's now getting charged down
by a highly agitated Bron Breakker.
Bron was ready to put this one to bed very early.
It would've been a miracle to put away Ziggler that quickly.
[Vic] Wow! But now it is one-on-one
and Breakker is still in control, and another suplex.
[crowd cheers]
[Wade] This is all going the way of the former champ, Bron Breakker.
Dolph Ziggler's game plan
has to be in disarray at this point.
The slap at the start didn't throw Bron.
[Vic] Yes. He may not have been that wise
to what your point was
of Ziggler slapping Bron Breakker.
[Wade] Let's face it. That is how the veteran
got into this position of being champion
but that's what being a vet gives you.
It gives you multiple strategies.
It gives you a roller deck of options
when you most need them.
If you need to go low
do exactly that
cuz I don't know how else you take the momentum and the steam
out of this powerhouse, Breakker.
[Vic] We all knew what was on the mind of Breakker
as Dolph Ziggler now back to his feet
back in control, and looking to execute a neck breaker
with a little extra authority.
Now, Ziggler into the cover to retain his title
and Breakker able to kick out at two, look
this is the bottom line about Ziggler in his current run
he says that he is in. He relishes in breaking dreams, breaking spirits.
He was looking to break his opponent.
[Wade] He came very close to that as well
and he's all over young Bron now, capitalizing. You're right.
Dolph Ziggler mentioned in the build-up to this match
"I do not plan on being a three-week transitional champion.
I'm here to bring eyeballs to NXT".
He has done that.
Listen, it is supposed to be poetic
that young Bron regains this championship
on the biggest of stages at Stand & Deliver.
Personally, I've never been a fan of poetry.
I prefer reality, and the reality is
a distinguished veteran like Dolph Ziggler rarely loses to a relative rookie
someone like a Bron Breakker.
Right now going to the body was Breakker, and Ziggler
just chopping down and another neck breaker.
It seems that Ziggler is focused on a part of the challenger
into another cover, hook to the leg
and Breakker, again, able to kick out.
We've talked about Bron Breakker for several weeks
about getting into deep water, about the lights being bright.
We do know this moment won't be too big for our NXT champion.
[Wade] Of course. Now, listen, Dolph Ziggler said it--
[Vic] Forearm across the face, and another kick out.
[Wade] I'll give you a quote, "This is my 18th Wrestle Mania weekend".
That's Dolph. This is Bron Breakker's first Wrestle Mania weekend.
In my first taste of Wrestle Mania
I was completely over all.
It was bigger than anything I'd ever experienced in my life.
It continues to overall me
but when it's 18 years versus one year
Bron is going to be wide-eyed potentially, by this event.
[Vic] Bron can't even open his eyes right now.
Ziggler trying to continue to wear it out Breakker.
Breakker continuing to fight, Ziggler, now
just again, focused on the upper body and right back in!
[Wade] I have never seen such agony painted on the face of Bron Breakker.
At one point in his NXT career
he looked completely impervious to pain
a different story now, although there's still fight in his belly.
[Vic] Ziggler walked into Wrestle Mania week on top of NXT.
He wants to keep it that way
and another awkward landing for Bron Breakker.
And look, when it comes to Ziggler
like him or not, he certainly looks rejuvenated.
wade My god, listen
Dolph Ziggler called this the Genesis
to the second half of his career.
While the first half of his career he's done it all.
The one thing he hadn't done, until three weeks ago
was become NXT champion.
Now, here he is, main eventing
the biggest show of the year.
Listen, we all get jaded at times, I've been there myself.
I had to walk away for a while.
If Dolph was ever jaded, he certainly got the bit back
between his teeth now.
[Vic] And everything Breakker has already been through.
This is the biggest event for him.
He saw his family get inducted into the WWE hall of fame just yesterday.
Now he is in the main event of NXT Stand & Deliver
Wrestle Mania weekend.
Breakker's going to find some way
to create some separation and rise to the occasion.
[Wade] Dolph Ziggler once again knows exactly how to control Breakker.
Dolph is just enjoying himself in there now
as he's athletically maneuvering himself around the prone--
[Vic] Do you think he's just toying with Breakker?
[Wade] Look at his face. You know what? He defeats.
He said he was going to throw a spanner in the works
of NXT Stand & Deliver.
He's done it, if he pulls off a victory, despite the desire of the NXT universe
it's just another moment
in the private cosmic gag reel of Dolph Ziggler.
[Wade] For Breakker, again, the heart of a champion
Bron Breakker who is fueled by this brand
is fueled by being a champion, said he needs to be champion.
He needs to get back to the top.
He wants to represent this brand
moving into the future.
[Wade] He's not just fighting for the Championship.
He's fighting for survival
he's fighting for his life
because it is one-way traffic.
Bron Breakker is breathing very heavily
in there right now.
[Vic] Taking a little bit too much time to show up with the champion
and now Breakker, would that be his second or his third win?
-[Wade] He needed this. -[Vic] Going for the ride!
[Wade] Explosive technique once again.
[Vic] Bron turning things around, and you can start to see the confidence
growing in the challenger
with every step, with every move
with every suplex, with every goal!
Maneuver. Into the cover! For the title, hook of the leg, and Ziggler
just able to get the left shoulder up.
[Wade] Just when Bron starts getting that momentum
immediately back to that neck, registering some pain.
We can see it with our own eyes. He is hurting.
He's hurting bad, still capable
of pulling off punishing maneuvers like that
not enough to put away Ziggler though.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Breakker! Let's go, Breakker!
[Vic] NXT universe starting to get fired up.
This is all about the NXT Championship
and for Bron Breakker…
Breakker, again, we saw this earlier in the matchup.
Will it pay off?
[Wade] Yes, freak athleticism if he can pull this off.
This is highly dangerous, however especially with a damaged neck!
[Vic] Wow!
[crowd cheers]
He got all of it did Breakker! Into the cove! For the title!
And… no!
But now, for Bron Breakker
he realizes he's starting to pull out everything in his arsenal.
He's got to stay focused on the matchup.
-He's going to stay focused in the moment. -[Wade] Here's part of the problem.
Bron Breakker's out, what? 30, 35 matches at this point in his career?
The issue is when you're young, you simply don't have
many other moves to fall back on it. If plan A doesn't work
you don't tend to have a plan B.
You can't get back 20 years.
[Vic] Champion in trouble.
Challenger charging in, and he got caught!
[Wade] Completely suckered in by Ziggler.
[crosstalk]
[Vic] The challenger… Boom! What a spear!
Breakker into the cover!
It's over!
-[referee] One, two-- -[Vic] Oh, come on!
[Wade laughs]
[crowd cheers]
Ziggler shocked
and then the awe of Bron Breakker.
I looked around NXT universe
thought in this moment--
[Wade] Of course, they did.
Nobody has ever kicked out of that!
It has been one result every time.
Bron Breakker has connected with that, going back to my previous point.
What do you do
when your heaviest of heavy artillery fails.
Where are your options?
[Vic] Oh. All the options are out for Dolph Ziggler.
Breakker. Oh! No, oh.
[crowd applauds]
-[Wade] How's Dolph still moving? -[Vic] The neck.
Also of Bron Breakker, after hitting the middle rope.
Getting right back in.
Got caught! Might not have got all of it, or enough of it, though.
Into the covers, the challenger continues to fight.
[Wade] Continues to fight but only
by a millionth of a second there.
The tank is empty on Bron.
Knee to the jaw, once again
Dolph Ziggler having so much success with that move in this matchup.
You know, Bron Breakker
a lot heavier than Dolph Ziggler.
The factor in the cardiovascular health of Dolph there.
It has to be an issue for Bron Breakker right now.
He is sucking on wind.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Now, how the tide has turned
because it is Ziggler focusing in on Breakker.
It is Ziggler
with the challenger in his sights.
Get up!
Looking for-- oh! Was looking for the super kick.
Breakker counters.
Breakker right back in again!
[crowd cheers]
[Wade] No mistakes this time
from Bron Breakker.
[crowd boos]
[Vic] Fury, fire in the eyes.
And Breakker now
hoisting up
Ziggler!
Boom!
Over!
Breakker into the cover!
-What? Come on! -[Wade] He's back!
[Vic] Roode again! He was thrown out of here!
[Wade] Is this a disqualification?
[crowd boos]
[Wade] It's the last thing Breakker would want.
[referee] Come on, let's go! Get out of here!
[unintelligible]
[Roode] Come on, let's go!
[referee] Come on, get out of here!
[Vic] Breakker in absolute disbelief.
I think Roode shall take a walk.
There's nowhere to run! There's nowhere to hide!
Breakker is focused on one man
that is Dolph Ziggler!
Breakker is focused on recapturing what is his!
[Wade] Good for the referee, not throwing this in a disqualification.
What a disastrous ending that would have been for the NXT universe
and especially
Bron Breakker using his discretion there.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Breakker has seen this movie one too many times.
He made a promise to everyone in the NXT universe.
He promised in Dallas.
In this main event spotlight, when the lights were the brightest
he would recapture the NXT title. Whoa, whoa, whoa! Famouser!
Ziggler!
Zig Zag!
[crowd cheers]
-[Vic] Cover! -[crowd] One, two!
Breakker continues to fight!
[Wade] To the shock of all in attendance
and everyone watching around the world
how on earth has Bron Breakker
got the will to keep going?
That has to be it, but no.
[Vic] Take a look
the high-octane offense from both these superstars.
Bron Breakker, and everything in his control.
Everything in front of him to keep his promise
until it was Robert Roode who interjected himself.
[Wade] We talked about Bron Breakker running out of ammo.
I'm starting to question what on earth
Dolph Ziggler has left at this point.
We've seen everything from his career.
He's thrown everything at Bron Breakker
it's not been enough.
[Vic] Ziggler, oh!
to the heart of Breakker.
Does he put one into the heart of the NXT universe?
Again, and no again!
One more time, somehow, someway
Breakker able to kick out.
What a main event match.
[Wade] You have to think
if Dolph Ziggler at that point would have the way to hook a leg
pull off a tight cover
after this athletic elbow drop
all the way sky-high.
He may well have put Bron Breakker away finally
despite the resolute defense of the challenger.
[Vic] The bar is being set
for Wrestle Mania weekend in Dallas.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] American Airlines Center
starting to come unglued
as Dolph Ziggler…
[crowd cheers]
…looks to put one final nail in Bron Breakker.
[Wade] A show of doing what he does best.
This may not be the time.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] How's Breakker standing?
[unintelligible]
[Vic] How's Breakker on his feet?
Breakker won't be denied!
Breakker continues to come! Trifecta!
[crowd cheers]
The only thing left!
Breakker hoisting up Ziggler!
high above-- oh, thumb to the eye!
-[Wade] Turnbuckle, but he's missed it! -[Vic] Superkick!
Superkick! Superkick!
[crowd chants] One! Two! Three!
-[bell rings] -[crowd cheers]
[Wade] What a shocker!
He's done it again!
[announcer] Here's your winner, and still
the NXT champion
Dolph Ziggler!
["Here to Show the World" playing]
[Wade] Well, call the cops
because Ziggler stole it in the end
but it's about time
you started respecting Dolph Ziggler.
Start listening to the man.
He promised he will come to NXT
throw a spanner in the works.
He did that weeks ago.
He promised he will come here
on our grandest stage Stand & Deliver
and retain that championship
to the shock of the world, and here's how it happened.
[Vic] You're talking about shock.
Bron Breakker would not be denied.
Somehow, someway
Breakker continued to push forward in the matchup.
You noted, you noted this, Wade.
You saw it very quickly right here, bang!
An eye rake and an exposed steel turnbuckle.
Before bang, that super kick.
[Wade] Listen, I saw Dolph Ziggler fooling around with that
turnbuckle perhaps earlier in the match
completely forgot about it, I threw it away in my mind.
That was pivotal!
[music continues]
The champ!
This is the champ!
Nobody thought he would do it! He fooled everybody!
[Vic] He is the past
The present
and the future
of NXT!
Dolph Ziggler!
Subtitles: Dolorez Gonzalez Calvo & Juan Leonardis