[electric music playing]
[bell dings]
[Triple H] The king of kings.
[John Cena] You can't see me.
["Like This" playing] ♪ I been through too much ♪
♪ Just to live like this ♪
[Vic Joseph] Who will take a giant step towards immortality?
-Who will begin to build their own legacy? -[Tony D'Angelo] Tony D is here.
[Vic] Simply put, tonight, who will stand and deliver?
♪ I been through too much just to live like this ♪
[chainsaw roaring]
[Vic] Let the party start in Dallas.
[Booker Barrett] These really are the best of the best here in NXT.
This, I believe, is gonna be a highlight reel.
["I Am King" by Black Hydra playing]
♪ This is what I'm made of This is for the throne and the kingdom ♪
[Vic] You see the field all looking up at the North American Championship.
[Wade] Everybody putting it all on the line.
[Vic] And Grimes starting to climb.
-[Wade] Driven by emotion, here he is. -[Vic] Grimes has done it.
[energetic music playing]
[Tony] It's my ring. I'm the Don.
[Vic] D'Angelo has become the Don of NXT.
[crowd chanting] Thank you, Ciampa!
["I Am King" playing]
♪ I'm the king ♪
♪ I am supreme ♪
♪ I am ♪
♪ I'm the king ♪
[Mandy Rose] I will prove to the world that you never underestimate Mandy Rose.
[Vic] 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.
-No, Mandy Rose. -[bell ringing]
[Vic] Mandy Rose still the Attraction in NXT.
[Bron Breakker] Just when you thought
you all had WrestleMania weekend all figured out,
♪ I am supreme ♪
the old DZ
♪ I am ♪
screws it up for everybody.
♪ I am ♪
[Vic] It's the biggest match up
of Bron Breakker's life as Dolph Ziggler looks to continue
to throw a wrench into NXT.
Who is gonna walk out in Dallas, NXT champion?
Thumb to the eye, oh!
[Wade] Top of the prize missing.
-His title is retained. -[bell ringing]
[Vic] Dolph Ziggler is the past,
the present and the future of NXT.
♪ I am the king ♪
[Wade] Bron Breakker is so impressive.
WWE officials feel that he deserves another crack at it.
Things are about to go from bad
-to worse for the NXT champion. -[bell ringing]
[Vic] Bron Breakker once again NXT champion.
King!
["Destined For Greatness" playing]
[Vic] On the heels of a game-changing NXT Stand & Deliver
and a seismic shift on Raw, we keep our foot on the gas.
Welcome to NXT.
[Alicia Taylor] Please welcome the new NXT champion,
Bron Breakker!
[Vic] Alicia Taylor's ring announcement has quite a ring to it,
so to speak.
What a few days it's been emotionally for our new NXT champ.
[Wade] What a ride this weekend has been for everyone involved,
none more so with this man, Bron Breakker.
Inducting his father and uncle into the Hall Of Fame on Friday,
hitting the lowest of lows on Saturday
before hitting once again some serious highs
on the Raw after Wrestle Mania.
[Vic] He kept his promise to bring the NXT title back home.
And you take a look at that NXT title real close.
It's got a new little flare to it as well.
Congratulations to Bron Breakker.
[music continues]
[crowd howling and cheering]
Man, what a weekend!
My first WrestleMania weekend with a lot of ups and downs.
One of the--
[crowd chanting] We want Ziggler! No, we don't!
With a lot of ups and downs.
One of the greatest moments of my life
is I got the honor to induct my father and my uncle,
the Steiner Brothers, into the WWE Hall Of Fame.
[crowd cheers]
Take it to Saturday, NXT Stand & Deliver, the biggest match of my life
and I failed.
I did not get the job done, not gonna make excuses for myself,
but the very same day,
I got the opportunity to go to WrestleMania for the first time
and watch great superstars like Bianca Belair…
[crowd cheering]
…Becky Lynch, Kevin Owens and Stone Cold Steve Austin.
[crowd cheering]
And it got me thinking two things.
One, I'm gonna headline Wrestle Mania one day.
Two, I'm not leaving Dallas, Texas without our NXT Championship.
[crowd cheering]
So, I picked myself up, dusted myself off,
showed up to the biggest Monday Night Raw of the year,
challenged Dolph Ziggler
and beat his ass in the center of that ring…
[crowd cheering]
…and brought the NXT Championship back where it belongs.
["Prepare To Fight" playing]
[Vic] You can't tell if Bron Breakker just said the NXT title is home,
but what is on the mind of Imperium?
[Wade] Oh, man, their minds must be all over the place after Stand & Deliver.
Remember Gunther came over to NXT because he wanted to fix what he saw
as the weaknesses of Imperium.
Gunther won his match at Stand & Deliver, but the truth behind it,
they lost their Tag Team championships. This cannot be a happy trio.
It was a nice little story you told all of us here.
You got a great weekend, it seems, but nobody cares about that.
[crowd cheering]
All I had care about in that ring
is that title and what that title stands for.
That title stands for being the best in NXT.
The issue is, you cannot call yourself the best until you step to the ring
with the ring general, Gunther.
[crowd cheering]
You know what, I've had a hell of a weekend,
but if you want it, you got it. Right here, tonight.
[crowd cheering]
["Destined For Greatness" playing]
[Vic] Tonight?
Bron Breakker not backing down.
Whoa. What-- is that the Creed Brothers? Why the Creed Brothers coming out?
Back live on NXT.
This match up became official during the break.
Creed Brothers taking on Imperium.
And before the break, we saw the Creed Brothers.
As right now, it's Julius Creed in control of Marcel Barthel.
And the Creed Brothers came out after Imperium,
the former NXT Tag Team champions who they faced at NXT Stand & Deliver.
It didn't take very long for the Creed Brothers
then to go to work, take out the former NXT Tag Team champions,
call out Imperium and then this match up became official.
A lot going on to kick off the NXT following Stand & Deliver.
[Wade] Creeds highly vocal in the intermission there.
They blamed Imperium for being pinned by MSK at Stand & Deliver,
effectively costing the Creeds that match up in the process.
[Vic] Look, how much did the Creed Brothers gain
from NXT Stand & Deliver?
[Wade] Oh, listen, they gained so much in the process despite the loss.
The only negative you can ever possibly have
about the Creed Brothers right now
is their lack of experience here at that next level,
but now, they've tasted those bright lights of Stand & Deliver,
the brightest lights in the industry of WrestleMania Weekend.
They felt that pressure, disappointed, of course,
with how things turned out for them,
but they are so much better prepared for the future.
[Vic] MSK, the brand new NXT Tag Team champions.
Look, this was the match up we were supposed to see
for the NXT Tag Team titles.
It was the Creed Brothers
who still haven't received a fair opportunity at the title.
[Wade] I absolutely agree with that.
Listen, they earned an opportunity at the Tag Team championships
by winning the Dusty Cup.
The team they beat in the final, MSK,
somehow got the exact same opportunity as the Creed Brothers.
Not only that, MSK ended up winning those tag championships
at Stand & Deliver.
That doesn't sit well with me,
and I guarantee you, it does not sit well with Daimond Mine.
[Vic] Speaking of championships, I am just receiving word. It is official.
Bron Breakker, Gunther for the NXT title.
Still to come our main event here on NXT but also a Stand & Deliver rematch
for the NXT Women's Tag Team titles.
What a night this is going to be.
[Wade] This is messy. This is the NXT after WrestleMania.
It does not get any bigger than that.
[Vic] We talked about the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team classic,
how about the WrestleMania moment on Saturday, the return of Cody Rhodes.
[Wade] Cody, I am so happy he is back home.
Listen, the entire Rhodes clan always been good as gold to me.
Cody Rhodes is a global star,
-unlimited potential. -[Vic] Tag.
[Wade] I am ready to see him honor the Rhodes family name,
add the WWE championship to that mantle piece.
[Vic] Julius Creed tagging and competing tonight
with eight staples near his forehead.
[Wade] That just proved something to anyone who doubted him,
Julius Creed is as tough they come, refusing…
[grunting]
…refusing to take any time off to heal. In fact, he called a little scratch.
The internal pain of not winning at Stand & Deliver
is far greater than a flesh wound to Julius Creed.
-[Vic] Oh. -[Wade] That one might sting a little too.
[Vic] Malcolm Bivens did not like what he saw,
but Julius Creed now realizing it's Aichner
who is the legal superstar for Imperium.
[Wade] Two technicians in there right now.
Just speculating as I do, you would have to think that the winner of this match up
between these two top Tag Teams has to be looking at the first crack
-at MSK's NXT tag championship. -[Vic] Oh, Aichner…
-[Aichner grunting]
[Vic] …trying to showcase some strength,
certainly impressive and then plants Julius Creed center
of the ring, but teams like veterans Briggs and Jensen.
They wanna be next in line to face MSK.
[Wade] There is a long list of top contenders in this division.
Looking once again
-at the strength and power of… -[Vic] Unreal.
[Wade] …Aichner, what an absolute animal here is,
pound for pound the strongest in NXT.
Julius Creed, 270 plus pounds thrown around effortlessly.
[Vic] Aichner again showcasing the power,
but it's Creed this time one step ahead, but gets caught.
Tilt-a-whirl back breaker perfectly executed
and a quick tag to Marcel Barthel and Imperium is hitting on all cylinders.
[Wade] Looking to make up for the bit of a disaster at Stand & Deliver.
Once again, the power of the Italian stallion
Fabian Aichner coming through.
[Julius groaning]
[Vic] Julius Creed able to turn things around
and then make a tag to Brutus Creed.
Well, Brutus certainly providing a very notable kick
through the moment this past Saturday, the Brutus bomb almost off the top rope.
[Wade] Wow. Look at how much technique was involved in that,
close to 300 pounds is Brutus Creed guaranteed damage to his opponents.
Cannonball.
[Vic] Imperium would love to get back a little bit of momentum
heading into a big night and what it could be for Imperium.
Gunther taking on Bron Breakker for the NXT Championship
later on tonight.
He's watching now very closely to Aichner and Barthel.
Here in this opening match up that turned to be a crazy start to NXT,
the NXT following Stand & Deliver.
Look at the huge slam.
[both groaning]
Stand & deliver may be over,
but the intensity continues here tonight on NXT as Imperium, as we witness,
has been in control throughout the break over the Creed Brothers.
Here's why. Oh, the left knee just snapping off the top rope.
[Wade] That's exactly how you test someone's ACL.
Brilliant move from Aichner.
Somehow, Brutus Creed still ticking in this one,
but needs that tag in the worst possible way.
This could be his chance.
[Vic] Once again, Aichner and Barthel can set the tone for Imperium.
They failed to do so this past Saturday.
Tonight, Gunther in the main event has an NXT title opportunity.
[Wade] Well, it's been a double whammy this past weekend,
disappointing the ring general Gunther and, of course,
losing the Tag Team titles in the process.
Gunther has his focus on tonight's main event
and the NXT Championship.
But right now, things looking bleak for the Tag Team of Imperium.
[Vic] This could be a huge win for Julius Creed and his brother, Brutus.
Look at the strength of Julius Creed.
-[Wade] Absolutely ludicrous. -[Vic] Into the cover. Hook of the leg.
And Aichner able to break up the count.
[Wade] Just in the nick of time,
Imperium about to be staring outa battle of a losing streak
if not only via Aichner, but that is how you turn the tide.
[referee] Get out of this ring. You wait for the tag. Get the tag rope.
[Vic] Aichner just trying to turn things around for this team.
Both superstars down again.
These two teams, they went through hell this past Saturday.
MSK winning the Triple Threat match,
certainly the brand new NXT Tag Team champions are looking on.
Right here and right now, Imperium taking full advantage.
[Wade] Julius Creed reaching for the back of the head.
That's exactly where those eight staples are.
-Oh, no. -[Vic] Oh!
[Wade] Slight miscue there from Imperium, not used to that.
[Vic] What's Aichner doing? Where's Aichner going?
-[Wade] The hell's going on here? -[Vic] You called it a mis--
-[Wade] What was that? -[Vic] …communication.
Now, Barthel is by himself.
Julius Creed tagging in his brother, Brutus.
[Wade] It's a two-on-one match up now.
[Vic] Creed Brothers. Brutus just planting Barthel.
[Wade] Barthel is getting mauled in that ring.
He might need medical attention.
[Vic] And the Creed Brothers looking to answer back from falling short
this past Saturday at Stand & Deliver here tonight.
Oh, into the cover.
-[crowd] One, two, three. -[bell ringing]
[Vic] Creed brothers stand tall here tonight.
["Brothers" playing]
[Alicia Taylor] Here are your winners, the Creed Brothers.
[Wade] Well, how do you explain that?
[Vic] That's a-- Malcolm Bivens is all smiles.
That's a monumental victory for the Creed Brothers.
Still a lot of questions, however, surrounding Fabian Aichner.
Let's go back to some of the action during this match up.
Julius Creed just showing his unreal strength in this match up.
But this really, Wade, I want to look at this
as the turning point of the match up.
Not the save, I'm not talking about Fabian Aichner saving the match up.
It's moments later, Fabian Aichner just walked away.
[Wade] I've got no explanation for that whatsoever.
This, however, requires no explanation.
When the Creeds get you right where they want you,
there simply is no coming back from that.
There's your victors,
and that has huge implications in the NXT Tag Championship picture.
[Vic] While the Creed brothers say-- wait.
[Wade] Oh, here we go.
[Vic] Oh, no. That's the former NXT UK Tag Team champions.
[Wade] Yes, it is. The cat is finally out of the bag.
I know this English lads very well indeed.
Let us introduce ourselves.
Elton prince.
Kit Wilson. We are Pretty Deadly.
[referee] Come on. Come on. Back up. Let's go.
["Undercover" playing]
Well, NXT UK's Pretty Deadly making a statement here on NXT,
but with me now is the NXT Women's champion, Mandy Rose
and the former NXT Women's Tag Team champions, Toxic Attraction.
Whoa, whoa, McKenzie, let's not get used to saying former for too long.
If it wasn't for that pajama-wearing freak,
Wendy Choo, throwing a drink in my face, we would still be champions.
And it's been, what, a week since Dakota and Raquel's little reunion,
and I'm already sick of it.
It makes me want to vomit every time I see them with our NXT Tag Team titles.
Raquel came back from injury a little sooner than we thought,
but tonight, we're gonna put an end to her career once and for all.
You can add Dakota Kai's name to that list as well.
See, McKenzie, see what happens when you make Toxic Attraction angry.
Women get hurt, okay?
After tonight, I will still be holding my gorgeous Women's championship
and Gigi and Jacy will be two-time champs,
because were not just Toxic Attraction, we are the Attraction.
[lips smack]
[Wade] Toxic are gonna right a major wrong tonight.
[Vic] It was an emotional weekend for Cameron Grimes
who kept his word to his late father.
We hear from the new North American champion next.
["I Feel Good" playing] ♪ I don't know about you but I feel good ♪
♪ I don't know about you but I feel good I'm two plus two… ♪
[Vic] Log into Instagram, get your Twitter ready
because Nikkita Lyons always gets the click as is Lash Legend.
And we're gonna see these two compete one-on-one here tonight.
Look, those clicks refuse actually got under the skin of Lash Legend.
[Wade] Yes indeed. The timeline is gonna get thirsty tonight.
♪ …hundred dollar bills ♪
♪ Put on a jacket 'cause these diamonds give you chills ♪
♪ Two shots, I'm running… ♪
Please welcome your new NXT North American champion,
-Cameron Grimes! -[crowd cheering]
["Stackin' Money" playing]
♪ Yeah, all right ♪
Let me tell a little story about a guy named Grimes ♪
[Vic] And you can see the genuine smile
on the face of the NXT North American champion
feeling the love from the NXT Universe here tonight.
Look, WrestleMania weekend, it kicked off with Stand & Deliver,
it kicked off with five of the very best in NXT.
Five of the very best competing in a ladder match
for the North American title
on the biggest stage they have ever competed on.
[Wade] Yes indeed.
All five superstars laying their bodies on the line in pursuit of victory.
In fact, even Elektra Lopez getting in on the action this entire match,
car crash highlight reel.
[Vic] Grayson Waller wanted to go viral, he did just that,
but in the end it would be Cameron Grimes victorious.
If you missed any moments
-from Stand & Deliver… -Let me hear you.
[Vic] …you can stream it any time on Peacock.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] You deserve it! No, you don't!
Guys,
I just want to say we did it.
[crowd cheering]
I made good on my promise and I know my dad's looking down
smiling ear-to-ear
because his boy did it.
[crowd cheering]
People often talk about in this business
climbing the ladder to success.
At Stand & Deliver, I did just that.
Standing on top of that ladder holding this North American Championship,
I'd be lying if I didn't say that time stood still.
All the moments went through my head of my father
giving his blood, sweat, and tears for this business, but more importantly…
[crowd cheering]
…more importantly my father, a single parent,
giving his blood, sweat, and tears and raising me to be the man that I am.
[crowd cheering]
For the past three years I have busted my ass
because I needed to prove that he was right
and that Cameron Grimes deserves to be a WWE superstar.
[crowd cheers]
When I tell you that it's so awesome for me to say that Cameron Grimes
is your new North American champion.
[crowd cheering]
But don't you worry because I'm not gonna get complacent.
You see, [laughs]
I'm gonna do everything I can
to make sure that this championship goes up, down, all around
on multiple trips to the moon!
["Get Real" playing]
[Vic] Cameron Grimes looking up
and is now looking at the street fighting champion
who was part of that five-way ladder match at NXT Stand & Deliver
for the North American title.
[crowd chanting] Solo!
Hey man, listen.
Hey man, I just wanna congratulate you.
[crowd applauding]
You made good promises to your dad
and brought a hell of a performance at Stand & Deliver.
[crowd cheering]
And everybody was saying that you won the title too, which is cool…
[crowd hyping]
…but now comes the hard part
where you got to hold on to it.
You see, I came to NXT to face the best
and championships run all through my bloodline.
[crowd cheering]
So, straight up, man-to-man, I’m asking you,
a champion needs a challenger
and that challenger is me.
[crowd cheering]
You see, Solo, I respect you
because when I look into those eyes
I see a man that's fought every day to be standing right here in this moment.
And if I am what I say I am, a champion,
then that means I got to beat people just like you.
Uce, you're on.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Solo!
That's what I want.
-["Stackin' Money" playing]
-[Vic] Wow. What a showdown Sikoa and Grimes would be. Sign me up.
♪ Money, money, I'm stackin' money ♪
The world is a dark and awful place sometimes,
but the one true beacon of light is family.
Through blood or bond, having someone you trust
is the most important thing in life.
Someone that knows every side of you.
Your deepest thoughts, your truest vulnerabilities,
what makes you tick inside.
It is imperative to success,
and if you don't have family,
it only leads to self-destruction.
Draco, you don't need to listen to him.
Stop telling me what to do, bro.
Excuse me?
I said stop telling me what to do.
Tell you what to do? I'm just trying to have your back.
You know Xyon, I don't need you to have my back.
No. What you need is to be taught a lesson in respect.
[crowd cheering]
["Down South" playing]
Joe Gacy certainly has a way with words and it looks like those words
might be starting to get through to Draco Anthony.
Well, the NXT Universe, your voices were heard this weekend
when we were trying to figure out who was the hottest couple in NXT.
Would it be InDex or it would be Dusia?
[music continues]
[Persia Pirotta] Wow babe, these boots are amazing.
We need to get you a pair.
What are you doing here?
I'm here to make my boyfriend the sexiest cowboy in Dallas?
My sexy Dex is gonna be the sexiest cowboy in Dallas.
No, my sexy Duke is gonane the sexiest cowboy in Dallas.
Sexy Duke doesn't have the same ring to it.
-Yes, it does. -No, it doesn't.
-[scoffs] -It's on.
[country music playing]
[McKenzie] Who will be revealed as the hottest couple
voted on by the WWE Universe?
Will it be Dusia?
♪ My love she's hotter than Texas ♪
♪ My love she's a hundred degrees ♪
[McKenzie] Will it be InDex?
♪ My love she's waiting for me ♪
[McKenzie] The winner is, Index!
-[bell rings] -Oh, Dexi!
I knew you're the sexiest stuff.
You need to count that again, there's no way they beat us.
There's no way that you're better than us.
-Hey, Dexi, don't mind him. -Please stop.
[crosstalk]
[Vic] Well, Hudson and Lumis won't be separated for long.
Obviously, the 11% of the vote came from you, Wade Barrett.
As these two are getting ready to go one-on-one.
It's not about who's the hottest. It's gonna be about who is the best.
Lumis, Hudson meet face-to face next on NXT.
["Like This" by 2KBaby playing] ♪ I been through too much ♪
♪ Just to live like this ♪
♪ I been through too much just to live like this ♪
♪ I fill my pockets 'til they stuffed, so they fit like this ♪
♪ I been through too much just to live like this ♪
♪ Copped another Rollie, but it ain't a Plain Jane ♪
♪ Call the police, but be screamin', "Gang, gang" ♪
♪ Boy, stop actin' like you know me when you know you can't hang ♪
♪ That's my brother, not my homie, nah, that ain't the same thing ♪
♪ And for Busta, I'm gon ride, 'cause we feel the same pain ♪
♪ Like no other, do or die even when the days rain ♪
♪ From the gutter, that's no lie, we on the same page ♪
♪ From the bottom, now we ballin' like Dwayne Wade ♪
Welcome back to NXT. I'm now joined by Tiffany Stratton.
Tiffany, can you tell us why you requested this time?
Look, I know it's the biggest Wrestle Mania weekend of all time time,
but did everyone forget the travesty that happened to me last week?
Hello? Sarray the school girl cost me my match.
I think you mean the warrior of the sun cost you your match last week.
Correcting people is so unattractive. I don't care what she's called.
Sarray won't even see the sun after I'm done with her and her necklace.
I'm a winner. I don't lose. I'm not a loser.
I'll say it one more time very slowly so Sarray can understand.
I'm-not-a-loser!
[exhales]
All right, well, Vic, Wade, back to you.
[Wade] You have got to be a psychopath to call Tiffany Stratton a loser.
In fact, speaking of psychopaths, look who it is.
[Vic] You didn't even thank McKenzie.
-That was rude. -[bell rings]
[Alicia Taylor] The following contest scheduled for one fall.
Accompanied by Indi Hartwell, Dexter Lumis!
[Vic] The NXT, the WWE Universe spoke, InDex the hotter duo
and this is the bottom-line.
You, Duke Hudson, Persia Pirotta, you can't live with it.
It wasn't even close. 89%, nearly 90% of the vote went to InDex.
[Wade] Listen, that poll from Saturday a total faux.
I have my personal tech team do a little research.
It turns out-- nice, nice.
It turns out that 98%
-of the vote on Saturday… -[Vic] That's disgusting.
[Wade] …came from IP addresses all located in North Korea.
Here's the kicker. NXT doesn't even air in North Korea.
It was a hack job.
-It was a rigged vote and we need a redo. -[bell rings]
[Vic] I'm surprised you’re able to concentrate.
Oh, right off rip, Duke Hudson levelling Dexter Lumis.
[Wade] This is what Duke does best, second only to kissing, of course.
[Vic] Of course, you couldn't get out of Dallas
without taking that creepy picture of Persia and Hudson.
[Wade] No, no, no. Nothing creepy about that.
Listen, Persia Pirotta called me the founding father of Dusia
which to me, is a bigger accolade than any of my championship reigns.
-I am the cupid now of NXT. -[Vic] Cupid.
[Wade] Firing my arrow into the sexiest people
around creating a red hot couple for us all to drool over.
[Vic] As this match up continues, I heard from the few people
that I do trust that Persia Pirotta's been talking about Elias' brother,
Ezekiel, who was on Raw last night.
[Wade] Ezekiel, the big Zeke? I used to tag with him in The Corre.
[Vic] Not big Zeke, dummy, Ezekiel, Elias' brother.
Were you even watching Raw? Shoulders are down. Kick out.
[Wade] I was watching Raw, listen, at what point
I did take a personal phone call from Mandy Rose, got slightly distracted.
Guttural roar from the Duke, he is feeling it now.
[Vic] Pirotta is excited. Indi Hartwell, a look of concern.
One more look as Duke Hudson, boom.
[Wade] Don't underestimate the Duke.
He is a lover, but what an animal he is,
not just in the bedroom, but also in the ring.
[Vic] I literally need a bucket. You're making me sick.
How do you sign with Dusia but everything InDex does is wrong?
-Oh, what an elbow. -[Wade] Pretty obvious to me. Dusia--
[Vic] Cover by Hudson and it's pretty obvious
that Dexter Lumis wants some fight out there.
[Wade] Dusia is all about purity. It's about true love.
InDex is a polar opposite.
They're only together for attention and career advancement.
InDex in fact… [Persia] Is that your man?
[Wade] …is like Meghan Markle leeching off the royal family.
It's about the Benjamins,
completely incapable of purity, unlike Dusia.
[Vic] Pirotta talking a lot of smack to Hartwell across the ring
as Hudson, no doubt, has been in control of this match up.
Here's what it is.
Since day 1, you have been against Lumis and Hartwell.
What do you have against InDex?
-Honestly. For real. -[Wade] Let's go through it.
Okay. First of all, Lumis creeps me out.
He doesn't talk despite joining us on commentary once.
What a disgraceful act that was.
Indi Hartwell, tremendous competitor,
throwing her career away for this charade of a marriage.
On that point, I have reason to blame Beth Phoenix, Betty P,
forged her online certificate to become an all-day minister.
Therefore, the marriage is not legally binding.
[Vic] You're saying a WWE Hall Of Famer, a trailblazer, a true icon is a liar.
[Wade] Yes, she's an absolute fraud.
Mark my words on that. I'm calling her out.
[Vic] Beth Phoenix, if you're watching,
you have an open invitation
-to come back to NXT and settle this… -[Wade] No, no, no.
[Vic] …with Wade Barrett. No, we'll talk tough.
[Wade] Why don't we go back-- look, let's focus on the match.
We'll do this after.
[Vic] Nice job switching gears there, Barrett,
as Hudson is in control of Lumis throughout this entire match up.
Look. I'm taking a look at Persia Pirotta who's right here
in front of us blowing kisses to Duke Hudson.
-This is disgusting. -[Wade] Who's not?
Everyone in the arena is blowing kisses.
-[Vic] This is disgusting. -[Wade] Myself included.
[Vic] That's just-- you're telling me something else.
Oh, belly-to-back duplex from Lumis. Now Lumis can turn things around.
You saw the big thumbs up from Indi Hartwell.
[Wade] Of course, she's impressed with that.
The first piece of offense I've seen from Dexter Lumis.
This has been one-way traffic on behalf of the--
[Vic] Uh-oh. Yes. Single leg drop.
Lumis is feeling the love from Indi Hartwell.
He's feeling the love from the NXT Universe.
Oh, and now it's Duke Hudson feeling the right hands,
feeling the fire, feeling the fury from Lumis.
[Wade] Come on. Get on him, Duke.
[Vic] Boom.
[Wade] This is turning bleaker and bleaker.
[Vic] Oh. Spine-buster.
[crowd chanting] Sexy Dexy!
[Vic] Into the cover goes Lumis. Hook of the leg.
-[Wade] Cheating. -[Vic] Oh. That was a near fall.
[Wade] Oh, you're not going to call that out, are you?
-[Vic] About what? -[Wade] She-- Indi Hartwell cheated.
Call her that. Didn't you just--
[Vic] I thought she [crosstalk] have to push the foot.
[Wade] You are so biased. It's disgraceful.
[Vic] That was my bad. I didn't catch it all.
I won't argue with you.
-[Wade] Showing your true colors now. -[Vic] I just thought so--
[Wade] Action spilling out to the outside, slithering around.
-Oh. -[referee] Bring it back inside.
[Vic] These two superstars, so much animosity between the two.
-[referee] One. -[Vic] Referee beginning his count.
-Look at Lumis. -[referee] Two.
-[Vic] Look at Hudson. -[referee] Three.
-[Wade] Tug of war here. Oh.
-[referee] Four. -[Wade] Ladies are involved.
-[referee] Five. -[Wade] Duke's pants are going down.
-Pull harder, Persia. -[referee] Six.
[Vic] Oh.
-[referee] Seven. -[Vic] Referee's at seven.
-[Indi] Come on! -[referee] Eight.
[Vic] Persia and Indi trying their best.
[Wade] Trying to get their man back in the ring.
[Vic] Referee's count continuing to climb.
-[referee] Ten. Ring the bell. -[bell ring]
[crowd booing]
[Vic] Whoa.
[Wade] This is not PG at all. It's getting saucy down there.
[Indi] It's your fault. You did this.
Joining me now are the new NXT Women's Tag Team champions,
Raquel Gonzales and Dakota Kai.
Ladies, congratulations on your victory at Stand & Deliver.
I wanted to get your thoughts on the comments
that Toxic Attraction made earlier tonight.
Mack, come on now.
You and I both know we've done way more damage to each other
than Toxic Attraction could ever.
When you're scared, you make threats.
That's exactly what Toxic Attraction is, scared.
Dakota and I have been the most dominant females
in this entire division before
and now again as Tag Team champions which is only gonna continue.
I guess, you can say that's bad news for Jacy and Gigi.
[both laugh]
Guys, back to you.
-["Toxic" playing] -[Wade] Bad news?
Okay, listen, I loaned Mandy Rose the bad news podium at Stand & Deliver,
doesn't mean it's suddenly open season on my personal IP.
[Vic] Nobody wants to any of your IP.
-[Wade] It's a bad news. -[Vic] Are you kidding me?
[Wade] Worth a lot of money.
[Vic] You're unreal sometimes. Uh, your IP.
Anyways, we got to refocus ourselves because coming up
in just a matter of moments we have an NXT Stand & Deliver
NXT Women's Tag Team championship rematch.
Toxic Attraction, they're looking to regain the gold.
[Wade] Don't they deserve that gold back?
It was an absolute scandal at Stand & Deliver.
[Vic] Well, can Toxic Attraction getting the gold back?
Can Raquel Gonzales and Dakota, Kai continue to make history?
Next on NXT.
[narrator] NXT 2. 0. We got the drip so find your fit.
NXT shop. As close as it gets.
[them music playing]
♪ It's time to prepare ♪
♪ City of angels can you feel it in the air ♪
♪ It's time for the show, so get ready ♪
♪ It's time for some action that gets attraction ♪
♪ It's time for the show, so get ready ♪
[Wade] The biggest event in live entertainment
under the bright lights of Hollywood.
I can't wait.
[Wade] Los Angeles hosts…
…WrestleMania.
[Foreign language]
Hey, you need to get your head straight now
and so does Fabian in that matter, okay?
I'm challenging Bron Breakker tonight for the NXT Championship.
I'm gonna restore the order of this great sport
by winning the NXT title tonight.
There can't be no more distractions. You go that?
[exhales]
-["Get Out The Way" playing] -[Wade] Are we going to see the NXT title
change hands for a second time in 24 hours?
We'll find out later in our main event.
[Vic] It is a huge main event here tonight.
Right now, it's about a different set of gold.
The NXT Women's Tag Team titles are about to be defended.
Look, you take a look around the NXT Universe,
they are all smiles for the new NXT Women's Tag Team champions.
You sit here next to me with a snarl on your face.
-["Kombat" playing] -[Wade] Okay, listen.
[Vic] Oh, here we go.
[Wade] I'm gonna say my piece right now, because it is an absolute disgrace
that Toxic Attraction lost the tag titles at NXT Stand & Deliver.
[Vic] I'm glad you brought that up, because, actually, let's go back
and relive what happened on the NXT Stand & Deliver kick-off show.
It was Gigi Dolin taking on, along with Jacy,
taking on Raquel Gonzaález and Dakota Kai.
What a match up this would be. You weren't very happy.
Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzaález brought their a-game.
[Wade] I've got no beef with Raquel Gonzaález or Dakota Kai,
two top class competitors, but the way this match up went down
is an absolute disgrace to NXT and this industry as a whole.
It was a wrong result and things need to change.
-[Vic] I'm just glad Wendy Choo was back. -[Wade] Here's the deal.
[Vic] No, no, no, no. I'm done listening to your excuses about this.
-All you've done is whine. -[Wade] You're gonna listen.
Toxic Attraction hadn't competed since vengeance day.
That was eight weeks ago.
The poor ladies went up ring sharp
-suffering ring rust. -[bell rings]
[Alicia Taylor] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT Women's Tag Team championship.
Introducing the challengers, Toxic Attraction!
[crowd cheers]
[Alicia] And their opponents,
they are the NXT Women's Tag Team champions,
Raquel Gonzaález and Dakota Kai!
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Seems, Wade, that you are one of four individuals
that are very unhappy with the new NXT Women's Tag Team titles
who continue to make history,
the first ever two-time NXT Women's Tag Team champions,
Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzaález.
[Wade] Well, you'll be saying the exact same thing
about Toxic Attraction when they pull this off tonight.
[Vic] Again, we mentioned the kick-off show, look,
these two teams very familiar with one another.
Take a look at Dakota Kai. It seems missing--
Raquel Gonzaález was the missing piece for Kai.
[Wade] You've read that completely wrong. Listen, here's the deal.
Dakota Kai turned her back
-on Raquel Gonzaález over six months ago. -[Vic] Tag.
[Wade] Only reason those two made up is because they realized
that they could have potential opportunity
to grab gold to-- look at the power of Raquel Gonzalez.
I would pretend to be friends with you Vic Joseph
if it meant I get an opportunity of tag gold in NXT.
[Vic] It's Toxic Attraction trying to put a bull's eye
in the injured knee of Raquel Gonzaález that they injured several weeks ago.
As a tag was made, incomes Dakota Kai. I thinks it's deeper than that.
I think Kai realized the sisterhood, the bond that she had with Gonzalez
was what she was missing.
Into the cover, hook to the leg to retain and a kick out.
[Wade] Why are you insisting or waxing some poetic love letter here?
Nothing is fixed in the relationship between Kai and Gonzalez.
This is just papering over the prize, that gold.
[Vic] Kai rolling over. Shoulders down. Again, another kick out.
[Wade] Dakota Kai hit Raquel Gonzaález with a shovel back at Halloween Havoc.
[Vic] Kai just put two feet to the face of Dolin.
Into another cover and a kick out.
[Wade] No amount of hugs is gonna fix that relationship in my mind.
[Vic] Some would say it was a learning moment for Dakota Kai.
Both women have grown.
It proves right here,
teamwork from Gonzalez and Kai, smiles on the face.
Different body language from Dakota Kai here tonight,
really through the last week.
[Wade] It's like when you first start abating something.
Oh, nasty landing from Kai.
[Vic] Dolin didn't get all of it, certainly got enough of it to regroup.
Make the tag. Now Jayne turning things around.
[Wade] Magic there from Jacy Jayne catching Dakota Kai completely unaware.
Kai in real trouble now.
[Vic] We talked about the Women's titles here on NXT.
How about the WWE Women's Tag Team titles to be defended next week on Raw.
Banks, Naomi, taking on Liv Morgan and Rhea Ripley.
[Wade] Strange relations last night on WWE Raw between Rhea and Liv.
They are gonna have to be on the same page next Monday on Raw
if they want that tag gold.
[Vic] Now, Dolin now, shoulders down.
Unique pinning combination and another near fall.
Kai able to escape. Just feel the impact right here.
Bang. Look, Toxic Attraction is not happy. They have to feel somewhat embarrassed.
[Wade] You could not be right-- embarrassed?
Completely the wrong word. Look, here's the deal.
They thought they were gonna fight the winners of the Dusty Cup.
They got handed a curve ball by NXT management four days,
just four days before Stand & Deliver.
Embarrassed is the one word-- the word you're looking for is cheated.
[Vic] Cheated? Cheated? How did you come up with cheated?
-[Wade] Let's face it. -[Vic] Cheated.
[Wade] Wendy Choo came out during the match,
hit Gigi with a foreign object.
-[Vic] You mean a pillow full of feathers? -[Wade] Whatever.
-[Vic] You called that a foreign object? -[Wade] Not everyone--
-we don't know what it's for. -[Vic] Feathers. [Wade]
Did you check the pillow? I didn't.
Anyway, she then threw a cup of acid in the eyes of Gigi Dolin.
[Vic] A slurpee?
[Wade] It's full of sugars and additives, it's nasty stuff.
-Listen, whatever they're adding… -[Vic] You're out of it tonight.
[Wade] …that affected the outcome in the match at Stand & Deliver.
That is why Toxic Attraction lost their tag championships.
[Vic] Tag was made, as Toxic Attraction looks to regain the titles here tonight
against Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez as Gonzalez made the tag, and oh.
[Wade] Not what Toxic Attraction needed.
Jacy Jayne getting whooped around the ring right now.
[Vic] Gonzaález in control, turning things around for her team with a fallaway slam.
As the NXT Women's Tag Team titles being defended right now,
not the only title to be defended.
Still tonight, the NXT championship
to be defended by Bron Breakker against Gunther.
Off the distraction, Raquel Gonzalez just getting tied up and again,
the injured knee, the injured knee of Raquel Gonzaález
that Toxic Attraction sidelined Gonzalez for over a month.
[Wade] Beautiful from Toxic. They have made mistakes.
[Vic] Bullseye on the knee of Raquel Gonzaález.
Can the champions retain?
Back live on USA, this is a rematch
for NXT Stand & Deliver's kick-off show for the NXT Women's Tag Team titles.
Toxic Attraction has been focusing on Raquel Gonzaález's injured right knee
through the course of match.
[Wade] Very smart indeed, keeping it grounded.
What a moment it was for the stars on NXT
delivering the goods on the biggest weekend of the year.
I was especially blown away
by some of the less experienced members of the rosters,
stepping up, delivering A-plus performances.
[Vic] Tag.
[Wade] It took me six years into my career before I tasted a Wrestle Mania weekend.
Some of the NXT stars did it in just six months. Hats off to them.
Right now, with a head of steam is Dakota Kai.
[Vic] Dakota Kai quickly looking to get back to this match up,
realize it, tag herself in.
Now Dakota Kai has turned this match around for her team.
This is what I was talking about.
Oh. Dakota Kai, this is a whole new Dakota Kai.
Into the cover to retain.
[Wade] I always said time and time again, Dakota Kai is the best female talent
in the history of NXT,
never to have won the Women's NXT Championship
holding gold now and desperately looking to cling onto it.
Tag there to Raquel Gonzaález, operating on one leg.
-Don't know how smart that was. -[Vic] Double stomp.
Dolin's in trouble. Oh!
-[Wade] This is looking very bad. -[Vic] To retain, to retain, to retain.
Oh, Jayne, flaking the count up again.
This championship match up continues.
Again, huge main event still to come tonight
for the NXT Championship.
Bron Breakker won it just 24 hours ago.
For the second time, he defends it tonight
against the ring general of Imperium Gunther.
[Wade] It was smart Tag Team cohesion right there from Toxic Attraction.
Jacy Jayne just about breaking up that pin in the nick of time.
It might be academic at this point, because it's turning to two-on-one.
Jacy Jayne desperately clinging on to this match up
and her chance of getting the Tag Championships back.
[Vic] Oh, tag was made. Dakota Kai hasn't realized it.
Dakota Kai certainly realizes it now.
Neck breaker from Jayne and Jayne right on top of Dakota Kai.
You can feel the emotions oozing.
Oh, and a cheap shot to the injured knee of Gonzalez.
Super kick under the jaw from Toxic Attraction.
Falling into the cover is Jade for the titles, and Kai kicks out.
[Wade] Just a millisecond away from getting the gold back
under the stewardship of Toxic Attraction.
Frustration etched on the face of Jacy Jayne,
but surely, Dakota Kai ripe for the picking.
[Vic] Can Toxic Attraction do it?
Dakota Kai, Raquel Gonzalez might have Toxic Attraction's number.
Into the cover. The count and Gonzalez this time.
[Wade] What is this referee doing? She was down for six seconds there.
Start counting, you buffoon.
[Vic] Take a look back at some of the action in this match-up.
Toxic Attraction thought it was all over, but now Raquel Gonzalez
-has changed the game. -[Wade] Raquel can't stand.
[Vic] The injured knee which has been plaguing Gonzalez.
Some may believe Gonzalez came back too soon,
fueled by her own emotions, but those emotions brought her back,
brought her to a huge stage like Stand & Deliver,
brought the NXT Women's Tag Team titles around the waist for the second time
of Gonzalez and Kai.
[Wade] Well, hats off to the strategy of Toxic Attraction thus far.
Bullseye on that knee of Raquel Gonzalez.
[Vic] How? How? Oh, counter.
[Wade] Nice there from Gigi. Chasing the gold.
[Vic] Dolin hitting that modified straw sheik.
Wendy Choo.
[Wade] Wendy Choo up to another of her old tricks.
Nice there from Mandy Rose. A beacon of truth and justice here in NXT.
Wendy Choo earned that.
[Vic] Dolin not gonna like the view when she turns around.
Caught, hoisted.
Oh, from behind.
Referee was distracted didn't see Jane with a chop block.
[Wade] Went for that true rona bomb.
[Vic] Tag was made. Jade is now legal.
Dakota Kai has been isolated.
-[Wade] Toxic shock. This is it. -[Vic] Into the cover.
[crowd] One, two, three.
[Vic] Toxic Attraction
-gets back their gold. -[bell rings]
["Toxic" playing]
[Alicia Taylor] Here are your winners
and the new NXT Women's Tag Team champions,
Toxic Attraction!
[Wade laughs] Truth, justice on the Toxic Attraction way.
This is what they deserve.
It was an absolute scandal that they lost them in the first place,
but now the gold is back home. Wendy Choo, you earned that.
You earned every second of that beat down from Mandy Rose.
[Vic] It was the distraction, and as you can see,
the referee was distracted, did not see the cheap shot,
the chop block from Jayne that opened the door for Toxic Attraction.
Boom, to reclaim the titles that they lost at NXT's Stand & Deliver's kick-off show.
And once again,
Toxic Attraction is the Attraction in NXT.
We told you. We told you, baby.
Sorry. It was cute. It was a cute run, really cute.
-[Wade] Oh, man. The Don. -Hey, my sons.
[Wade] The Don of NXT is here.
We're gonna have his made man ceremony hosted by AJ Galante.
I hope you brought a gift, Vic, because it's coming up next.
Chaos defines you as a person.
What do you do when everything is going wrong
and the panic button is pressed.
Chaos erupts, and you reach out to your family.
Your father, your mother, your sister, your brother.
You do your best to control that chaos,
but what happens when you can't control it?
The chaos then controls you.
[Wade] Oh, I've been waiting all day for this.
I've never been invited to a made man ceremony before.
NXT has got its very own, Vito Corleone.
My name is AJ Galante,
the former president of the original bad boys of hockey,
the infamous Danbury Trashers.
Don't know who we are? Look us up.
It is my pleasure to introduce to you the man of the hour
who we're all here for, Tony D'Angelo.
[Vic] This past Saturday at NXT Stand & Deliver at WrestleMania Saturday,
Tony D'Angelo beat a made man.
[Wade] Yes, he did.
What a career-making moment it was for Tony D'Angelo.
Let's just take a second to admire
these handmade Sicilian threads of Tony D'Angelo.
Doesn't he look resplendent on the biggest day of his entire life?
[Vic] Wow.
[AJ] Good to see you again.
[crowd member] You suck!
Look, how great was Stand & Deliver, huh?
Everybody out there was routing for Tommaso Ciampa,
but everybody also thought he was gonna walk in that ring
and walk right through me.
But we all saw what happened?
[laughs]
Look, what I did Saturday was unbelievable,
and tonight, it gets even better.
Let's finish our ceremony, huh?
Tony, on this table, is a card with your blood
that signifies that you're ready to take the oath of the Don.
[crowd chanting] Tony!
When your blood hit that card, you acknowledged
and accepted this unbreakable oath.
You entered this thing on your feet,
and if you betray this oath, you leave on your back.
Your loyalty can never ever be questioned.
[crowd disapproving]
[AJ Galante] Shut up.
Show some respect [foreign language].
[crowd noise continues]
The code of silence can never be broken,
and if you do, may your soul burn in hell.
This thing is a thing of honor.
Are you ready to accept your position?
[Wade] These fans are incredibly rude.
I would not be upsetting a couple of made men in that ring.
I'm the Don, baby.
Ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to officially
and formally present to you the Don of NXT, Tony D'Angelo.
-[crowd cheers] -I'm the Don, baby.
That's right. I'm the Don.
[laughs]
Whoa. You did that for me? Pisan. Come on.
That's beautiful. Everybody look at that.
-I'm the Don. -You're the champ.
Hey. What a beautiful day it is, huh?
Tony D'Angelo, the Don of NXT.
[laughs]
Tony D'Angelo officially the Don of NXT after a huge victory at Stand & Deliver,
but with me now are the new NXT Tag Team champions, MSK.
Guys, how'd it feel to once again recapture gold?
Oh. After a five-month odyssey of twists and turns.
Guidance and direction from our shaman, riddle.
Oh, the titles are back home.
We can honestly say, the first time that we held these,
we didn't appreciate them as much as we do right now.
-All love. -Oh, yes.
Big-time facts, and now there's a lot of hungry teams
that watched Stand & Deliver vying for the opportunity
and we say, "Come get it. "
The Creeds are right, okay?
They didn't get pinned on Saturday,
but Pretty Deadly's making some noise right now too,
-and we told y'all that we didn't do it. We told y'all.
[Grayson Waller laughs] What's up, idiots?
No one's talking about you.
I made the most noise at Stand & Deliver,
and once again the Grayson Waller effect
went viral, baby. [laughs]
Yes buddy, you definitely made a lot of noise.
You came bouncing off that ladder, and then all the cries
that you had in the locker room about your elbow and everything.
Look, you could remain a viral sensation as long as you want to, dawg.
-We're Gucci being one thing that you not. -What's that?
-Champions. -Oh.
-You won't be champions for long. -Yes, what he said.
We don't care about those other teams, we'll take those titles real quick.
Sounds like you wanna do this tonight?
Say less, brother. We can go get ready right now.
Hey, hey, hey. We'd love that.
But as you can see I'm not a 100% right now,
but you'd better go call your shaman,
because when we take those titles from you,
you're going back to square one where you belong.
-But we gonna call the shaman. -Yes, we going call him.
You can go ahead and get all the things.
[Wade] Even a busted arm won't stop Grayson Waller
from running his big mouth.
["Heart Of A Lion" playing]
Rah!
♪ I'm here for it all, whatever it takes, I'm taking it all ♪
[bell rings]
[Alicia Taylor] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Nikkita Lyons!
[Vic] Oh, we have waited all night.
We have waited for weeks. The time for talk is over.
Nikkita Lyons, Lash Legend will finally go one on one.
This match-up is coming up next here on NXT.
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["Like This" playing] ♪ I been through too much ♪
♪ Just to live like this ♪
♪ I been through too much just to live like this ♪
♪ I fill my pockets 'til they stuffed, so they fit like this ♪
♪ I been through too much just to live like this ♪
♪ Copped another Rollie, but it ain't a Plain Jane ♪
♪ Call the police, but be screamin', "Gang, gang" ♪
♪ Boy, stop actin' like you know me when you know you can't hang ♪
♪ That's my brother, not my homie, nah, that ain't the same thing ♪
♪ And for Busta, I'm gon ride, 'cause we feel the same pain ♪
♪ Like no other, do or die even when the days rain ♪
♪ From the gutter, that's no lie, we on the same page ♪
♪ From the bottom, now we ballin' like Dwayne Wade ♪
♪ I been through too much… ♪
[grunting]
Mandy Rose. You are not safe!
[Wade] Oh, no. Dakota Kai is out of control.
This could be really bad for Mandy Rose.
["What You Want" playing] ♪ Ohhh woo ♪
♪ Ohhh woo ♪
[Alicia Taylor] Making her way to the ring, Lash Legend!
♪ Ohhh woo For a lifetime ♪
♪ Ohhh woo ♪
♪ Whatchu want ♪
♪ Ohh na na ♪
[Vic] NXT Universe has been on their feet.
They have been in almost as intense
as the action we've seen here tonight on the heels of NXT Stand & Deliver.
[Wade] What a night that was? What a day it was? Let me correct myself.
Man, that was a day where the roster of NXT stepped up huge
and took the NXT brand to an entirely new level.
So happy with the event,
so proud to have sat there ringside and witnessed it.
What historic moment that was.
[Vic] These are two women who wanna be on that stage.
Both love the spotlight.
-There's been a lot of trash talk… -[bell rings]
[Vic] …between these two, and they're wasting no time.
[Wade] These ladies don't like each other at all.
Listen, Nikkita Lyons got invited onto Lash Legend's Lashing Out talk show.
It was less of an interview and more of a verbal smack down from Lash.
Lyons though, she gave as good as she got.
The ill will has continued now for weeks over social media,
-and it's coming to a head now. -[Vic] Oh. Wade, I'll ask you this.
Do you think this comes down-- talk continues.
Do you think this comes down to just personal jealousy between the two?
[Wade] Yes. I would say that Lash has a little jealousy for Nikkita Lyons.
-Listen, every time… -[Vic] Whoa.
[Wade] …Lyons appears, she sparks off major incel energy.
Lash does not like being put in the shade by anybody,
but certainly, at times, Nikkita Lyons has done that,
and may have injured an ankle
-on that particular move. -[Vic] Oh.
[Wade] Lash legend was gonna be all over that.
This is really about who is NXT's Alpha female.
Both are brash, both are loud, both are powerful.
[Vic] Oh.
[Wade] Both want to be at the top of the food chain.
[Vic] Into the cover. Hook of the leg, and Lyons able to power out.
Look, Lash Legend, I think she is just looking
for her offense here tonight. Bam!
What a [indistinct] kick, first and foremost,
and then taking to the air delivered this power-crushing elbow. Look.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Lyons!
[Vic] No doubt about who the NXT Universe is behind, that being Nikkita Lyons.
Lash legends, she still holds the NCAA tournament record
for 22 rebounds in 1 game. She's a four-star athlete.
She's always been the center of attention.
[Wade] She talks a lot,
but she is one of the greatest athletes in the history of NXT.
Check out her background, it's unreal.
Size, power, strength, body control, and clearly quite a bit of aggression too.
[Vic] Yes, both [indistinct] better use someone like Lash Legend
the final four also in the [indistinct]
But I'm gonna save that for a different story.
The bottom line is for Lash Legend she doesn't play well with others.
[Wade] Absolutely not. Been playing [crosstalk] --
[Vic] Ooh. Did she get all of it?
Did she get enough of it? Another near fall.
[Wade] Back with Amari Miller in the Dusty Cup, that did not end well.
Very short-lived team, but here's the deal,
Lash is one of the greatest college basketball players ever,
so good and such a great team member she ended up in the WNBA.
Maybe the issue is Lash is sick of not getting the credit
she deserves around here.
[Vic] Well, all right. Let's take one step further.
You take a look at both these women early in their aspiring careers
here at NXT, who needs a win more here tonight?
[Wade] For me, it has to be Lash.
Listen, she is the one who started the smack talk between these two.
Lyons seemed pretty happy doing her thing here at NXT.
Lash wanted to drag Lyons down and insert herself
back at the top of the food chain. Well, now she's got her opportunity.
[Vic] Still to come the NXT Championship will be defended.
[Vic] Showed up tonight not knowing Bron Breakker
would put the gold on the line.
He will in fact do so against Gunther, but this is turning into a slug fest.
[Wade] Oh, wow. Oh.
-[thudding] -[Vic] Oh!
[Wade] I am wincing at these shots from Nikkita Lyons.
[Vic] What a roundhouse kick.
Now Lyons continuing to apply the offensive pressure,
focusing now on the stomach.
Focusing on the midsection driving the air right out of Lash Legend.
[Wade] Lyons looking like a prime [crosstalk]--
-[Vic] Let's take another look. Bang. -[Wade] Clean to the jaw of Lash Legend.
Dallas they went down on surprise. Lash eventually went got up onto her feet.
[Vic] Well, Lyons is used to turning heads.
She gets tweets, she gets likes. Can she pick up a win here tonight?
What is on the mind of Nikkita Lyons?
[Wade] Well, we've not seen this before from Lyons.
-Hasn't had to go on the ropes thus far. -[Vic] Uh-oh.
As close as it gets, into the cover goes Lyons.
Hook of the leg. Legend able to kick out at two.
[Wade] Clearly, we are just scratching the surface
with these two women.
Both have more in their arsenal than we suspected perhaps.
Like that maneuver from Nikkita Lyons.
Not quite enough to put Lash away, however.
-[Vic] These two are like oil and water. -[Wade] Yes, they are.
[Vic] Rolling through another cover. Shoulders down, another kick out.
[Wade] I'll be honest with you, sometimes in life you just meet people
who rub you up the wrong way.
Could be any number of things, their clothes,
their accents and I hate the way my mailman cheerfully whistles.
-[Vic] Oh. -[Wade] Oh.
Think Lash Legends gonna be whistling any time soon.
[Vic] You're gonna kick your mailman like that?
-[Wade] Might be [indistinct]. -[Vic] Oh.
-Welcome to the Lyons den. -[crowd] One, two, three.
-[bell rings] -["Heart Of A Lion" playing]
♪ I'm here for it all, whatever it takes… ♪
[Alicia Taylor] Here is your winner, Nikkita Lyons!
[Vic] Well, Lyons has staked her claim as the Alpha female in NXT.
♪ Ice in my veins, simple and plain, now you've been warned! ♪
♪ Who's the best? Yeah, time will tell (Uh) ♪
[Vic] Nikkita Lyons. Hey, we talk about the tough talk.
Tough talks over. Came down to who wanted it more.
[Wade] I could watch that move on a loop over and over again.
I hope it gets giffed on social media.
[Vic] Calm down, take a breath. Oh, we need a fan.
♪ We had to hustle (Uh) I livе through the pain (Ah, ah) ♪
♪ Nothing can stop me (Woo) I'm on my way (Rah) ♪
♪ Roar of the Lyons (Rah) ♪
-I'm the Don, right? -Never forget tonight.
Hey. What do we got for later?
Oh, my dad got it set up with my cousin downtown feast,
-the whole thing. -All right.
Congratulations on becoming the Don of NXT.
I appreciate it.
Santos Escobar is no stranger to being a boss,
a jefe, a patron, so I offer you this wisdom.
Keep your business out of Legado's business
and everything is okay.
Who is this guy?
["General" playing]
[Vic] Well, we might be on a collision course between the families,
but right now we turn our attention to the NXT Championship.
At NXT Stand & Deliver, Gunther was victorious.
Will he carry that momentum into tonight?
Just 24 hours after Bron Breakker was able to reclaim the NXT Championship
beating Dolph Ziggler on Monday Night Raw.
[Wade] Got to be honest with you, I didn't turn up at the arena today
anticipating that we were gonna see this main event,
but I for one I'm absolutely thrilled that we're getting this.
[Vic] Will Gunther planted his flag in the center of the NXT ring?
Gunther, Breakker, NXT title, next.
[Japanese language]
[Vic] Jacket Time is trying to get to know more about Sofia Cromwell.
[Wade] She has a business relationship with Robert Stone.
Uh-oh. Oh.
Whoa.
[Vic] This is a little unnecessary, don't you think?
[Japanese language]
[Vic] Come on.
How disrespectful. That's Jiro's identity.
[Japanese language]
[Wade] Kushida, take some advice.
For your own safety, stay away from Von Wagner.
[Vic] After a show of respect earlier tonight,
a challenge issued and it's been approved.
Cameron Grimes first title defense
to the North American Championship takes place next week against Solo Sikoa.
[Wade] Not only that, we've got even more gold on the line,
and this time it's the NXT Women's championship,
because Dakota Kai is on the war path.
For my money, this is the biggest threat yet for Mandy Rose's reign.
Rose-Kai next week for the gold.
[Vic] Waller wasn't prepared earlier tonight,
so next week, he'll have no choice.
The NXT titles will be on the line live on USA.
Three championships on the line
in a huge monumental NXT next week live right here on USA.
We are getting set for the NXT Championship
and a huge main event tonight.
["Fear No Evil" playing]
[Vic] Bron Breakker arrived tonight
with the NXT title back around his waist as his emotions got the better of him.
[Wade] The evidence is right before our eyes in the shape of Gunther.
When on earth is Bron gonna learn?
Once again, hot-headed and jumping to every challenge in front of him.
It's been a wild five days.
Hall of Fame, Stand & Deliver,
winning the NXT Championship back on Raw after WrestleMania.
You are the champ, Bron. You are gonna be goaded daily.
This is exactly what happened when he lost the championship to Ziggler
in the first place.
A match with Gunther on zero notice?
This is self-destruction. Take a day-off, bro.
[bell rings]
[Alicia Taylor] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT Championship.
Introducing the challenger, representing Imperium,
Gunther!
[crowd cheering]
And his opponent, he is the NXT champion,
Bron Breakker!
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] What a match up this is gonna be.
I got to talk to you though, Wade. I got to correct you.
He lost the championship, because of Robert Roode
in a Triple Threat match. That's how he lost it.
-[Wade] Okay. Listen-- -[Vic] He wasn't even--
[Wade] No, you listen to me.
When the stakes are this high and gold is on the line, all bets are off…
-[bell rings] -[Wade] …you have to anticipate
that people are gonna be underhanded.
This is why he lost that,
he lost the championship in the first place
in a Triple Threat match, he wasn't pinned. We know that.
He was goaded into putting himself in that opportunity.
That's what he's done.
Right now, he's been goaded into putting the championship on the line
with zero prep against possible the most dangerous man in NXT.
You want to talk underhanded, we're talking about Imperium here.
You don't think that he can be underhanded at times?
-This isn't smart for Bron Breakker. -[Vic] I can't disagree with you.
Imperium, probably talking about Saturday,
it was an exposed turnbuckle to get to Robert Roode
that led to Bron Breakker coming up short.
He didn't come up short 24 hours ago on Raw.
How big was the moment on Raw for Bron Breakker?
[Wade] Listen, regaining the NXT Championship Raw after WrestleMania,
most anticipated Raw of the year.
Global audience of millions,
washed away all that disappointment from losing at Stand & Deliver,
got back on the horse, brought the championship home here to NXT.
Now the problem is, he suddenly become overconfident again,
and he has everything to lose.
That is a very dangerous place to be as a young champion.
[Vic] Bron Breakker had to fly this morning
all the way from Dallas to here to defend his championship.
[Wade] How much sleep do you think he got?
[Vic] Probably not that much. You said overconfident.
Bron Breakker will outwork anyone. Bron Breakker doesn't run from challenges.
He's humble. He's hungry. That's what make a champion.
[Wade] That is what makes a champion.
That is also how he lost the championship in the first place.
It's okay to say, "no." It's okay to say, "you know what? Earn your opportunity.
You know what? Let's take a back step for a while.
Let's plan this for a month’s time."
[Vic] Oh.
-[thumping] -[Vic] Oh!
Bron Breakker has never felt anything like the chop
he just felt against Ziggler, whether it was Raw, Stand & Deliver.
Pick any day of the week. Now, pace starting to pick up, and oh!
[Wade] Kicking the head right off the shoulders
of Bron Breakker with that size 16 boot.
[Vic] Breakker might think he's back on the Hall Of Fame.
Feel this impact. Bam!
When we talked about NXT Stand & Deliver at WrestleMania Saturday,
Gunther was victorious. He picked up a mega victory.
[Wade] Had open warfare with the megastar LA Knight.
Both men dropping their heaviest artillery
in a gruesome battle at Stand & Deliver.
Gunther proving his pedigree once again
if he indeed needed to, getting himself the W.
No surprise to me that he's in tonight's main event
after a performance like that. How we got here blows my mind.
[Vic] Demanding presence of Gunther and opposing challengers now.
Breakker with the champion just trying to power
Gunther back into the corner.
Look, with Breakker, think about this too.
This is his third championship match in just as many days.
-It's unreal. -[Wade] I've spoken time and time again
already about how he's made mistakes, and this is another one.
Listen, he has to be mentally and physically beaten right now.
-Dolph Ziggler-- -[Vic] You got to be kidding me.
Look at the strength.
[Wade] We know all about the explosive power
of Bron Breakker, mind-blowing stuff.
Listen, Ziggler pushed Bron to his limits on two separate occasions,
two absolute wars.
Bron's biggest problem is that he's put himself
in this position tonight.
He's the one who challenged Gunther. That is a grave--
[Vic] Whoa, whoa, whoa, Gunther now trying to impose his will,
trying to wear out Breakker. Nice counter by the champion.
Champion back to his feet and then a huge spear.
Breakker taking Gunther off his feet with ease,
something not many men could say they've done.
[Wade] I've never seen Gunther treated like this,
so quickly into a match. Dominance is his middle name.
[Vic] You got to be kidding-- there's no way-- whoa.
[Wade] Oh, when we talk about the war wounds from those battles
over the past three days, may have some remaining issues,
and grabbing a shoulder, a bicep, whatever it may be.
[Vic] Referee checking on Breakker's left shoulder.
[Wade] That's a panic look on the face of Bron Breakker.
It's about to get even worse.
Show Gunther any form of weakness, he is all over you.
[Vic] Again, Gunther knows he's got to get the champion back into the ring
to become the NXT champion here tonight, cannot win the title via count out.
But Gunther destroying Breakker.
Can Gunther win the title or can Breakker retain his gold?
We are back live on NXT.
The NXT Championship being defended as Gunther has been taking it
to the champion, Bron Breakker. Look, this is fact.
Bron Breakker has never been in the ring with an opponent like Gunther.
[Wade] Very true. In his short career never faced anything like this.
Not only is Bron Breakker, perhaps, physically outmatched tonight--
here's the deal, Gunther is a ring general.
He doesn't bend. He doesn't crack. He's cold.
He's efficient, but he knows how to draw emotions out of opponents,
because emotions are weaknesses.
You have a weakness, Gunther finds it very quickly.
[Vic] Oh. Gunther no stranger to gold.
Of course, at one time,
held the NXT United Kingdom championship for 870 days.
It could be closing in on his first reign as NXT champion,
as Breakker trying to fight, gets caught, gets dropped.
[Wade] Here's the problem when you're fighting Gunther,
you block one attack, there's another one right behind you.
[Vic] Wait a minute. Whoa! Breakker answered back.
Look, we talked about emotions.
Gunther has his own mental hurdles with Fabian Aichner walking out
-on Imperium apparently earlier tonight. -[Wade] Stop right now.
Stop stirring on this tabloid journalism at its worst,
Gunthersaid Aichner would be okay.
That's the end of the mask. Stop sensationalizing things.
Let Imperium deal with Imperium business.
[Vic] Believe what you want to believe.
Right now, we're in the middle of this NXT Championship clash.
And take a look at Bron Breakker just running over Gunther.
Got to wonder where Bron Breakker's head is at
because Breakker as we talked about, the emotional,
the physical toll that he has faced, that he has felt since Friday.
Trying to hoist up Gunther. Not able to do so.
Oh, and Gunther right back to that injured left elbow.
To that injured left shoulder, excuse me. Trying to wear down Breakker.
You take away Breakker's arm, he's not gonna have his strength.
[Wade] Put it this way, after the last four nights,
what part of Bron Breakker's body is not screaming in agony right now?
He has been through the wringer, and it keeps getting worse.
Right now, I suspect Bron Breakker
is questioning every single decision he's made today.
[Vic] Looking for the submission, and is Gunther trying to snap that arm?
Bron Breakker continuing to fight.
Breakker will not back down, we've talked about it. Will not quit.
[Wade] That's his biggest problem though.
[Vic] What? You want him to quit to give up the championship?
[Wade] Not right now, he should have quit before he turn up at the arena tonight.
[Vic] Look at Breakker, the heart of a champion,
the determination of one as well.
Trying to get feeling back into his left elbow,
into his left shoulder, into his left arm.
Can he hoist up Gunther? Gunther just got tossed.
[Wade] Yes, nobody in the history of this sport
has treated Gunther like that.
This is come as a shock to the system of Gunther.
Even more so, after the beating he's handed Breakker thus far.
[Vic] Gunther in the sights of the champion.
Breakker just got dropped with a drop kick.
How big is Gunther just throwing drop kicks?
[Wade] What was that? A little overconfidence?
[Vic] Gunther power bomb.
This is how Gunther beat LA Knight Saturday at Stand & Deliver,
but not tonight.
[Wade] Somehow, someway, just enough left in the tank of Bron Breakker.
I can't believe he's kicked out of this.
[Vic] Yes, how close? It's at close as it gets here at NXT.
[Wade] That was weak kick out.
[Vic] Right now Gunther looking for the splash. Gunther connects.
-Cover. -[crowd] One, two.
[Vic] Again, Breakker kicked out.
How? How? Where? How is Bron Breakker continuing to fight?
Continuing to persevere? Continuing to push forward?
[Wade] Must be running on instincts alone at this point,
-and now… -[Vic] Breakker's eyes aren't even open.
[Wade] …even Gunther's questioning what does he do next.
[crowd chanting and cheering]
[Von] Is this smart of Breakker?
Oh, Breakker's out of his feet, that has to be it.
-Into the cover for Gunther. -[crowd] One, two…
[Vic] No. Again.
[Wade] You get the sense that Breakker is just making things worse
for himself right now. Watch this clubbing blow.
Watch what it hits, it hits the jaw. Clean on the jaw.
Here's the deal, Bron Breakker has a long career ahead of himself.
[Vic] But Breakker isn't moving.
Everything Breakker has gone through, Gunther's had to pick him up.
Gunther's had to drag him, he's had to move him around.
Breakker is out on his feet. What must be going through Gunther's mind?
[Wade] Can't even get to this feet, let alone be out on his feet right now.
-Gunther can't believe what he's-- oh. -[Vic] Spear.
The damage is done to Breakker.
Breakker again, using the injured shoulder to catch…
-[Wade] He's got that look in his eye. -[Vic] …Gunther out of mid-air.
[Wade] How bad is his shoulder?
We don't even get to find out. That's how bad.
[Vic] Breakker's out on his feet. Gunther, right now applying the pressure.
Breakker trying to answer back, pulling every chop.
The second championship brain of Breakker. Starts to dwindle.
The sands of time, are they running out on Breakker's second reign?
-Will his reign last less than 24 hours? -[Wade] Oh, there you go. Sleep time.
[Vic] Gunther applying the pressure trying to put down Breakker.
Breakker's started to fade, down in one knee.
Breakker is fading, the referee's in great position.
[Wade] Center of the ring. Blood fading from the brain
of Bron Breakker at this point. Way too far from the ropes.
[Vic] Oh, Breakker able to create a little bit of separation
and he'll answer right back and again. Running right over Gunther.
[Wade] Stumbling down as he did it though.
Such is the lack of energy left in his body.
[Vic] You got to be kidding me. There's no way.
No way, Breakker, Gunther. Plant it.
[crowd] One, two, three.
-[bell rings] -[Vic] Breakker retains his title.
["Fear No Evil" playing]
[Alicia Taylor] Here is your winner and still the NXT champion,
Bron Breakker!
[Wade] Well, give Bron Breakker every accolade on planet earth right now,
to come through the last four days, and then enter that battle with Gunther.
Take a beating that he received, and still somehow get the victory
and retain the NXTG Championship. This man would not give up.
[Vic] Take a look.
Gunther, if you followed his career,
he has won plenty of championships all over the world with the splash.
Wasn't able to do it tonight. Bron Breakker, the heart of a champion.
[Wade] I don't even need all five fingers
to count the number of times I've seen Gunther lose in his entire career.
It is so, so rare.
Even more so, when he has a wicked opponent
and that spear is really the game changer for me.
-I can't even believe. -[Vic] Take a look again one more time.
[Wade] With the injured shoulder of Bron Breakker,
how'd he pull that off against the mammoth of a man like Gunther?
[Vic] Unreal. What we learn is Bron Breakker respects the past.
Bron Breakker is the present,
and he's paving a way for the future of NXT.
[Rick Steiner] Bronson. Bronson. Bronson, up here.
Congratulations on your victory, son. I'm proud of you.
Bron, I told you that family was everything.
Let's see if we can teach this old dog some new tricks.
Subtitles: Tony Otumba ch this old dog some new tricks.