[WWE intro music]
[presenter] Then.
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[presenter] Now.
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[presenter] Forever.
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[presenter] Together.
[presenter] Tonight, come on in.
Take a load off and sit back
because NXT
has left the door wide open
for the next In Your House spectacular.
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[presenter] Tonight, two street factions
expect to raise the roof,
when Tony D'Angelo, Stacks, and Two Dimes
take on Legado Del Fantasma
in a battle for control.
In our main event, NXT champion, Bron Breakker defends his title…
[music]
[spooky music playing]
Were you expecting someone else?
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Tonight,
we're going to change the world,
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and In Your House…
[screams]
…is no more.
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[laughs]
[fire burning]
[heartbeats]
[presenter] Now, WWE presents NXT: In Your House.
[crowd chanting] NXT!
[Vic] Weeks of anticipation come to ahead
with five championship matches on the night before
Raw and Smack Down superstars enter hell,
NXT is In Your House.
[crowd chanting] NXT!
[crowd cheers]
[Legado Del Fantasma's music]
ESCOBAR ES EL JEFE DE NXT
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following is the battle for control.
Six-man tag team match scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Legado Del Fantasma.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] No doubt who the NXT Universe
is behind tonight, but look.
Wade, the severity of his turf war
has increased as has the magnitude of this clash.
[Wade] Oh, man.
This audience is amped up as well they should be
because you're right.
The way I see it, quite simply,
the turf war ends tonight,
one way or another.
One family is going to gain themselves three or maybe four foot soldiers,
the other family is going to be obliterated.
The stakes and the reward this evening could not be higher.
[crowd cheers]
[Legado Del Fantasma's music]
[Vic] To your point, there will be only one family left after tonight.
[Legado Del Fantasma's music]
[Vic] You have to wonder what is going through the mind
of Santos Escobar.
Wait a minute.
Did you see Elektra Lopez?
Obstructing the… Oh, ho-ho.
[Wade] A leopard doesn't change its spots, that we all know.
The lads from the family have made good use of that crowbar
over the past few months.
[Tony D'Angelo] Life on the streets is not something you choose,
it chooses you.
But once it chooses you, you're all in.
If not, the streets will chew you up and spit you out.
[rock music playing]
[AJ Galante] The pavement comes with rules.
Follow them, live by them,
but when you're the Don like Tony D'Angelo,
you create them.
Only the strong survive.
There's no such thing as too far.
You push everything as far as you can.
You push and you push and you push,
until it starts pushing back,
and then you push some more.
Information is power.
You got to know everything as soon as you know it or sooner.
And the smarter you get, the less you speak.
[James Galante] Respect don't mean Jack.
Respect and $2 gets you a candy bar.
It's fear you crave.
When you become feared, you fear nothing,
and fear leads to control.
When you control the streets, you control your destiny.
You start to print in money, hand over fists,
and that's what tonight's about.
Control over the streets.
Tony D streets and taking over Legado streets.
It's time to impose our will on Legado Del Fantasma
and take what's ours.
[crowd cheers]
[Tony D'Angelo's music plays]
[Wade] We heard from AJ Galante and his father voicing that over for us.
Thank you.
Right now, the family own the streets,
but if tonight doesn't go well, they might be sweeping
the streets from tomorrow.
[announcer] Their opponents, the team of Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo,
Troy "Two Dimes" Donovan
and "the Don of NXT" Tony D'Angelo.
[Vic] As you mentioned, the losing team
will join the other team's family,
and it's hard to imagine
one of these families working for the other.
[Wade] Yes, absolutely.
It's hard to imagine
whoever is going to be merged into the other family,
it's hard to imagine they're going to be given
privilege positions within the family to…
[Vic] Oh…
Don doing the same to our official.
[music playing]
[Vic] It appears at this moment…
[Wade] Certainly no trust
within either of these families…
[Vic] Would you trust?
[Wade] With good reason after the past months.
But listen, the humiliation that will be the complete loss of power
for one of these families tonight
is going to be huge.
[crowd cheers]
[crowd chants "Legado"]
[Vic] Santos believes he's into the mind of the Don.
It appears D'Angelo and Escobar may be starting things off.
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] Wilde now checking himself in.
[Wade] Tactical adjustments, that's all we're dealing with.
[Vic] As does Two Dimes.
[referee] Ring the bell.
[bell rings]
[Vic] Wilde going right at Two Dimes. Here we go, officially underway.
This match is about control. Oh.
From behind, shoulders down.
I's only going to take three seconds for one of these families
to join the other.
[Wade] Futures will be forever changed. Look at this.
Santos Escobar and Tony D have not taken their eyes off one another.
They are locked in.
[Vic] Laser-focused.
Early on in this match I've got to ask you,
is the advantage to Legado Del Fantasma?
[Wade] For me, it has to be.
I'll take nothing away from Tony D'Angelo
and what he's achieved over the past year or so in NXT,
but Santos and Legado just have decades of experience.
Between them, Legado has been one step ahead of the family
since the beginning in this one,
from kidnappings to bringing brass knuckles into play.
Escobar is a master of this game.
We saw it when Santos pinned Tony D in a one-on-one match.
[Vic] D'Angelo and Escobar
have not taken their eyes off of one another
as Del Toro roughed up a few weeks back,
certainly wants to get himself a piece of the family.
[Wade] Yes, he was roughed up,
but let's be honest, Del Toro was part of the crew,
originally roughed.
The consigliere AJ Galante.
These families understand the lores of the streets.
It's an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
[Vic] Two wrongs don't make a right,
but Del Toro right now in control.
I'm sure Santos Escobar
would have the new members of his family on his yacht if Legado was victorious,
difference is I'd be you they'd be out there to clean it.
[Wade] That's funny to you? That loss of power?
-[Vic] That's what's going to happen. -[Wade] This is no joke.
Could you imagine Tony D and his family
cleaning the toilets on Santos Escobar's yacht?
[Vic] We've talked about D'Angelo and Escobar.
It's time.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Everyone on their feet
as the leaders of their families are locking up.
[crowd chanting] Tony!
[Vic] Oh. Right on the buttons, Escobar.
Santos warned the Don.
Keep his business out of Legado's business.
All of a sudden, Stacks just stuck his nose into Escobar's,
and the Don turned… Whoa.
[Vic] All hell breaking loose.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Referee's got to get his control back.
[crowd chanting] NXT!
[Vic] Talk about control, the Don now in complete control again.
Wade, tonight, is not about a title, it's about power,
dominance and total control.
[Wade] The roof just got blown off this place already,
and we're only in the first matchup of the night.
Listen, Santos Escobar answers to nobody,
the man is an autocrat.
The problem is the same can be said about Tony D.
For either man, subordination would be the humiliation,
a family disgrace.
[referee] Tag.
[Vic] We've seen this before from Del Toro, from Wilde.
This is what you talked about earlier,
the advantage of working together as one unit.
[referee] Tag.
[Wade] Familiarity that Legado Del Fantasma
have built over the years here in NXT and beyond.
[Vic] To think this all started with a disrespectful offer.
Del Toro into the cover.
Do we have new family members in Legado?
Kick out by Two Dimes.
I wonder what D'Angelo is feeling right now.
If his heart is sinking to his stomach with every cover?
[Wade] The question is,
how much can he trust Stacks and Two Dimes?
They're relatively inexperienced here in NXT.
A pinfall, a submission against one of those two
and it's game over for Tony D's family.
[Vic] Del Toro picking up the pace,
but there is the strength of Two Dimes.
Look at the athleticism of Del Toro.
Right underneath the jaw.
[Wade] There is some fire in Del Toro
until that moment.
Genius.
[crowd cheering]
[referee] Get back inside.
[screams]
[Two Dimes] One.
[screams]
[Vic] Take another look.
Crash and burn.
[crowd screaming]
Now Lorenzo in control.
This is the turning point possibly in this matchup.
But look…
There is no doubt Tony D has stepped his game up
in recent months as is his family.
[Wade] Yes, but he's got Lorenzo and Donovan
trained incredibly well now,
boots and this is when the family is going to be at their best,
stomping on opponents.
They went through school together,
ran the docks in Philly together.
This is what they did to their opponents that entire time.
[Tony D shouts]
[Vic] You hear Tony D shouting out
to his family,
and if this breaks down into a street fight, a slug fest,
then do you give the nod to the D'Angelo family?
[Wade] Listen, the nod,
the advantage in this match has gone back and forth.
It's too difficult to call.
There is a real blood feud going on before our eyes,
but, right now,
I would not bet against Tony D's family.
[crowd chants] Legado!
[Vic] NXT Universe
trying to will Del Toro back into this matchup.
When it comes to the D'Angelo family, they believe they have shown respect
to the emperor of lutea libre.
I don't think Del Toro or the rest of Legado sees it that way.
[Wade] Yes, absolutely not.
The emperor of lutea libre had a dead fish put on his car,
a boot left on his car, you call that respectful?
I'd hate to see disrespectful.
[Vic] Well, right into the match comes D'Angelo.
This is what we were talking about.
If this matchup breaks out into a brawl,
does it favor the D'Angelo family?
[body clashes]
[Wade] There's your answer.
Tony D, a slugger at heart.
[Santos Escobar] [speaks Spanish] Déjalo.
[Vic] Can you imagine the duties D'Angelo would have Legado do
when we talk about the losing family joining the other?
[Wade] Man…
The emperor of lutea libre going to be sent to the dry-cleaning run,
picking up that velvet tracksuit of Tony D?
Is that what he's going to be reduced to?
[Vic] Donovan sending a message as now is D'Angelo.
We see the family working together.
Channing Lorenzo to the top and, boom,
right down into the heart of Del Toro.
Will this be enough?
Is Legado about to join the family?
A kick out at two.
[Wade] Just a split second away
from Legado being obliterated
as we take another look at Lorenzo's high flying skills
almost doing the job on Del Toro.
[Vic] So much on the line in this six-man tag team matchup.
It's going to be different in the six-person mixed tag team match
tomorrow night at Hell in a Cell.
Morgan, Styles, Baálor versus the judgment day.
Different stakes, tonight
here at In Your House.
[Wade] Absolutely. This is as big as it gets right here.
Cruz Del Toro looks to be slipping away before our eyes.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Once again, trying to rally is Del Toro.
Back to his feet, just trying to create a bit of separation,
desperately needs to make a tag.
He has found his way free, but look at Lorenzo.
[Wade] Tank is just empty on Del Toro right now.
Reaching for that tag.
I would not want to put any money on it, then again I may.
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] Oh, nice take down. Roll through.
[Wade] Nice.
[Vic] Here comes the emperor of lutea libre and the Don.
[Wade] Two patriarchs at war with one another.
[Vic] Oh.
Well, Friendly Fire just wiped out Two Dimes.
D'Angelo taken down by Escobar.
[Wade] They've not seen moves like that on the street.
[crowd screaming]
Escobar literally wiping out the Don's family.
Double axe handle connects.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] We were wondering the mindset of both families,
it's about laying it on the line.
[crowd cheers]
[crowd chanting] NXT!
[Santos Escobar whistles]
[Vic] Legado is in control.
[Wade] Legado looking like a pack of high flying hyenas.
[crowd chanting] NXT!
[Vic] Take a look at this high flying action
laying it on the line.
The stakes have never been higher between these six superstars.
The winning family will have a couple of new family members
as Escobar trying to make the Don
his own personal chauffeur.
A kick out by the Don.
Whoa. That was close.
[Wade] Tony D's family in complete disarray,
now getting a taste of his own medicine
at the hands of the emperor of lutea libre.
[crowd chanting] Tony!
[Vic] Angelo doing his best.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd] Ooh!
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] Oh.
Escobar knows the stakes.
He's been in high-profile matches
throughout his entire NXT… Wait a minute.
Stacks.
[crowd screaming]
Lorenzo.
Crash and burn again.
[noise]
At this point, Wade,
we have seen both these teams lay it on the line,
we've seen them maybe deliver their best shot.
What is the other going to have to do to win and survive?
[Wade] Well, who has anything even left in the tank at this point?
I certainly wasn't expect Cruz Del Toro up and swinging.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] I got to stand corrected.
I question if Legado would even want to get into a slug fest.
Now, it's Del Toro bringing it, but Two Dimes answering back.
[Wade] Yes, let's face it.
Legado can finally hold their own in any form of fighting style
as we are witnessing.
[Vic] Is this going to be the moment?
Two Dimes, Stacks, D'Angelo… Are they about to join Legado?
Del Toro.
Oh. Had to roll through. Back to his feet.
Oh, and Donovan just wiped out Del Toro.
What a clothesline.
Lorenzo wants him some.
[Wade] Del Toro completely glassy-eyed, has to be ripe for the pickings here.
[Vic] Oh. Bada bing.
[shouts]
-[Vic] Oh. -[Wade] Oh.
[Vic] Wilde, heads-up Del Toro catching Lorenzo.
Tag. Wilde's legal, Lorenzo doesn't realize it.
If he didn't know, he knows now.
We've seen this in the past.
[crowd screaming]
Legado got all of it. Cover, count, and oh.
Two Dimes just saw the family's lights slip between Lorenzo's fingers.
[crowd chanting] This is awesome!
[Vic] This certainly is,
and this is how we are kicking off In Your House.
[crowd screaming]
Who will be the last family standing?
[crowd cheering]
All six men, things breaking down once again.
[Wade] NXT is simply not big enough for both families,
only one can stand tall.
[Vic] Oh.
Action spilling out everywhere.
Right to our left in the ring, right to right Elektra Lopez looking on.
Uh-oh. Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Brass knuckles?
[Wade] Oh, faithful for Santos Escobar.
This is how we beat Tony D two weeks ago.
[Vic] Wait a minute.
Lorenzo.
[Wade] We got an arms race. Crowbar in play behind the referee.
[Vic] Wilde saw it, though.
Wilde now.
Oh.
-[Vic] Cracked Stacks. -[Wade] He's got to be out cold.
[Vic] What a right hand by D'Angelo.
[Wade] That was no ordinary right hand.
[Vic] Two Dimes. Lorenzo.
Stacks is out. Wait a minute.
[crowd counting] One, two, three.
[bell rings]
[Vic] Oh, no.
[Tony D'Angelo's music plays]
[announcer] Here are your winners, the team of Troy "Two Dimes" Donovan,
Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo and "The Don of NXT" Tony D'Angelo.
[Wade] Oh, my word. What did we just see?
[Vic] Reality is setting in
for Santos Escobar.
[Tony D'Angelo's music plays]
Legado now has to join the D'Angelo family.
-[Tony D'Angelo's music plays] -[crowd screaming]
"Push everything as far as you can,"
was the message from the Galante family
to the D'Angelos.
Bam.
Donovan took it to heart
as did Stacks as did Tony D,
but give credit where credit is due to Legado Del Fantasma.
This was quite a six-man tag team match.
Legado right here almost had the D'Angelos under their wing.
[Wade] Here's where things started to turn worst
for Legado Del Fantasma.
Both men down.
We needed six referees in there
because this is where the brass knucks came into play.
[Vic] This is where you said, "Faithful came in for Santos Escobar."
This is where things started to break down,
both tried to one up the other.
Wilde able to stay one step ahead of Tony D'Angelo,
but look at Stacks.
Bam. Sacrificing himself, but here's what you mentioned.
That was no ordinary right hand.
Brass knuckles in the right fist of Tony D'Angelo.
Two Dimes had the presence of mind to push over Stacks.
Stacks fell right onto a fallen Wilde,
and now Legado is in the family.
I'll take you on a date.
[Tony D'Angelo's music plays]
[Vic] Legado now has a new family
and a new Don to answer to.
[crowd booing]
To understand me now,
I have to explain my past
and embrace my heritage.
[suspense music playing]
I come from a long line of warrior women who roamed Scotland.
Among those women stood the fire keeper.
She kept the flame burning because it was vital to survival,
while the others learned to live off the land.
I have to ignite the spirits of my ancestors
that have been dormant for far too long.
Since coming to NXT, I have gained success
but have fallen short in reaching my maximum potential.
Now I'm the fire keeper,
forging my future
and leaving my opponents in ashes where they lie.
[exciting music playing]
When the smoke starts to surround you
and you're gasping for air,
remember
where there's smoke
there's Fyre.
[bat dragging]
[chuckles]
Did she say fire keeper?
The only thing worse than getting burnt by fire
is listening to a woman complain about her past.
She used to be like that but she…
Are you going to keep running your mouth like that
or are you going to go ask Alba for a match?
Excuse me.
A match with Miss Fire maker?
Girl, please.
If she got in the ring with me, I'd make her ancient history.
Just like you know, Lash Legend ain't the one to be messed with,
because I'm the one and only, you can't clone me, okay?
If you won't do it, then I will.
That girl got issues.
[Vic] Always drama around Lash Legend,
but earlier today our champion arrived here for a showdown with Joe Gacy.
The question has been here for weeks, can Bron Breakker control his emotions?
Because tonight, if Breakker gets disqualified,
he loses his NXT title.
[Chance and Carter's music plays]
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] We talk about momentum,
we talk about having a great time,
that's all about chance and Carter,
who also hold a victory over our champions
heading in to tonight's championship showdown.
[Wade] Let's pump the brakes on that one because there's a party here
and everyone's going hard in NXT.
I'm surprised Drew McIntyre is not here
dancing like we saw him on Smack Down a few weeks ago,
but look this narrative about Carter and Chance
getting themselves a victory over toxic attraction.
Yes, they have had a win a long time ago.
It was the early days of Toxic Attraction,
Toxic A were still bonding,
still learning about chemistry,
still learning about each other.
This is a very different Toxic A today,
and they have molded themselves into the most dominant tag team
in the Women's Division History here in NXT.
Chance and Carter have a huge night ahead of them
and it is going to be tough.
[Vic] You're jealous you didn't get any glow sticks.
[Chance and Carter's music plays]
[car's engine]
[crowd cheering]
[Mandy Rose] Ladies, let's do this.
[Toxic Attraction's music plays]
[Vic] That's one way to make an entrance.
[Toxic Attraction's music plays]
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Let's just call it what it is.
This might just become a very long night
for Toxic Attraction.
-[Wade] Very long? -[Vic] Very long .
[Wade] What are you basing that on?
[Vic] Very long night.
[Wade] Toxic Attraction are the champions.
They expect nights like this.
You are already stood up in your haters pull pit
like you have been from day one when it comes to Toxic Attraction,
a perennial hater, Vic Joseph, that's what you are.
Yes, you're right. It could be a long night.
-[Vic] You agree? -[Beth] No.
It could be a long night
if you take negative assumptions possible
about how this evening is going to go for the tag champs, Toxic Attraction.
Of course, later on, Mandy Rose, the NXT women's champion,
will be defending her title,
but it could also be the most glorious night
in Toxic Attraction's history too.
I know which side of that I would be betting on.
[Vic] You look at it one way, I'll look at it one way,
but we can both look at this match
for the NXT women's tag team titles moments away.
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship.
[crowd cheering]
Introducing the challengers,
the team of Katana Chance and Kayden Carter.
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] Their opponents…
They are the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship,
Gigi Dolin, Jacy Jayne, Toxic Attraction.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] A bit of history
being made here tonight as the first time ever,
the NXT Women's Tag Team Titles
have been defended at an In Your House.
That is what it's all about.
Let's talk about Chance and Carter before this matchup begins.
They've had their ups and their downs in their careers,
but could tonight be the culmination, could tonight be… Oh.
And right off rip.
[Wade] It's not looking good to answer your question, is it?
Immediately turning their backs on the tag champs?
[Vic] The bell hasn't even rung.
The match hasn't officially begun.
[Wade] The referee needs to get control.
Do your job.
[Vic] Oh.
[Chance] Come on.
[Vic] Chance and Carter weathering the storm early on.
I think you might need to change your tune.
This could be a huge night, a golden night for Chance and Carter.
[Wade] Okay, look.
When it comes to Chance and Carter,
they've been tagging together for…
[bell rings]
-[Vic] Here we go. -[Wade] Finally.
-[Vic] Good job, referee. -[Wade] There's no one for Jayne to tag.
She's all by herself.
[Wade] Look, Chance and Carter tagging together for two years?
-[Wade] The first 12 months of the run… -[Vic] Cover.
[Wade] Filled with Ls.
What I like about them, though, is that they persisted.
They kept at it, didn't let their heads drop.
They worked with the coaches in NXT,
and constantly brought new offense into the ring every single time…
[Vic] It's on the display now.
[Wade] You see them. They're still doing it.
They've constantly improved.
They kept trying new things until eventually it clicked,
and that's when they've ridden this wave of momentum
to this championship opportunity.
Now they're on the precipice of making history.
[Vic] A tag was made.
Dolin is now legal.
Chance is not realizing, but a handful of hair later,
she certainly found out the hard way.
Look, it's because of the love of the NXT Universe,
that is what has pushed the challengers into this match.
Dolin into a cover to retain. Chance able to kick out at two.
-[Wade] The love of the NXT Universe. -[Vic] Love and admiration.
-[Vic] You saw it in the beginning. -[Wade] That's great.
It's very easy to see why the NXT Universe likes Chance and Carter,
upbeat, high-energy, creative.
But she's not going to win the big matches.
Chance and Carter have never competed
on a premium live event before.
[Vic] Into the cover and a kick out,
and that premium live event still trending number one,
as Jayne now in control,
and well, Chance now in the wrong part of town,
but they believe tonight is their night, and their time has come.
You talk about their first premium live event,
and I'm sure they have butterflies,
but that should help the drive in their determination,
because all we see from Toxic Attraction is same old, same old.
Just mocking their opponents.
Maybe they don't take them seriously enough,
that might bite them in the bud.
[crowd cheering]
[Wade] Okay, they believe this is their time.
You know what I believed during my career?
I believed I was going to be a world champion,
I believed I was going to main event WrestleMania.
Didn't happen.
Belief only takes you so far.
You have to deliver in the ring, and who's delivering?
To me, it's Gigi and Jacy.
[Vic] They have gone on record as saying no duo or team
can hang with them in NXT.
[Wade] And they're right.
Who has been able to hang with them?
-[Vic] Are you their PR director? -[Wade] I just tell it like it is.
I'm not the hater that you are.
[Vic] Did you not see Dolin cutting a couple of corners?
Holding Chance by her hair?
[Wade] It's working, isn't it?
If the referee isn't calling it,
keep at it.
[Vic] Another quick tag, and Dolin making her way back in,
and the champions have been in control of this matchup.
-[Vic] I'll give you another… -[Wade] Not just this match…
every matchup they've been in since winning the championship,
they've been in complete control with a rare exception.
[Gigi screams]
[Wade] Oh.
[Vic] Dolin trys to isolate Carter,
continuing to work on Chance.
Have you ever seen a group as dominant
in the Women's Division like Toxic Attraction?
I know the answer.
-[Vic] Shouldn't have asked it. -[Wade] It's obvious.
In recent memory, there's been nothing like Toxic Attraction.
They have been sublime since inception.
You have to credit Mandy Rose
for not only having the ability,
but, more importantly, the vision
to put this trio together and to pull Jayne and Dolin up
to her superstar level.
That's great leadership. I know a thing or two about that.
[Vic] You can just find it right around Peacock
to find out your leadership, you can find it on demand,
as now Chance… Whoa.
Here's some of that interesting tag team continuity,
but Dolin's momentum carried her into Jayne,
and Jayne's able to cut Chance off.
[Wade] Great championship instincts from Gigi Dolin.
That's part of why they are so good.
[Vic] Uh-oh. Now Carter finally making her way in.
Swing and miss, and Carter taking out Dolin.
Carter's been waiting patiently to check her way back into the matchup.
And is turning things around on her own accord.
[Wade] Calls herself the spitfire of NXT,
and you see, literally, why that is.
[Vic] Two for one.
Don't mistake their kindness for weakness.
[crowd cheering]
Carter and Chance out here to prove that hard work pays off.
Oh. Could that be the knockout blow?
Titles are on the line.
Challengers are into the cover. And a kick out,
able to kick out at two was Jayne.
[Wade] Perfect connection there from Carter.
Jayne just enough in the tank,
badly needs that tag.
Dolin on the outside isn't looking too clever right now.
Oh.
[Vic] Quite the forearm from Jayne.
Jayne said on Twitter tonight they will show no mercy.
She has lived up to the billing
as has Gigi Dolin.
[Wade] When in a championship match, gold is on the line…
[Vic] Another cover by the champions. This matchup continues.
Another near fall.
[Wade] Mercy can never be an option.
You keep swinging until your opponent stops moving.
[Vic] Speaking of swinging, Dolin just teeing off.
[crowd cheering]
Another quick tag,
and Jayne right back into the matchup.
[screams]
As of late, it seems Jayne and Dolin
have been out of sorts, but they seem quite focused here tonight.
[Wade] Out of sorts?
Imagine you were squirted with water from a toilet.
-[Wade] What that would do to you. -[Vic] Squirted water.
[Wade] Have you ever been smacked in the face with a ball sack, Vic?
[Vic] I can say no.
[Wade] I'm guessing you'd be out of sorts if you had.
[Vic] Double stomp. Into the cover.
Chance, and oh…
That might've been their best chance to capture the gold.
Carter is shocked, but Jayne continues to fight.
I have to got to give credit to Toxic Attraction,
they've brought their A game tonight.
[Wade] Toxic Attraction have been the victims in NXT
-for the past months… -[Vic] Uh-oh.
[Wade] Tonight, they are setting the record.
[Vic] Well, Dolin… Oh.
[crowd] Ooh!
Dolin is rocked.
What is Chance thinking?
[referee] One, two.
-[Wade] Whoa. -[Vic] Oh-ho-ho.
[Wade] How do they come up with this stuff?
[Vic] Into the cover. Is this it?
New champions… And Jayne, again, able to kick out at two.
[Wade] Just a whisker away,
and you see it written all over the face of Carter.
The frustration that knowing that their best offense
has not been enough.
Two or three times they thought they'd put this one to bed,
but Toxic Attraction is too good.
[Vic] This is the sisterhood, the bond.
Carter looked right over at Chance… now Dolin.
Remember, I think a tag was made.
Chance is legal.
Chance left out to dry.
Jayne taking full advantage.
Right place,
right time for Dolin.
Look at the eyes of Jayne.
Nasty intentions in her eyes as she tags in Dolin.
[Wade] Chance is completely isolated here.
-[Vic] Oh. -[Wade] High-low, this…
[Vic] Cover and Carter saves the match for her team.
[Wade] Sheer grit and determination there from Kayden Carter.
Bulldozing her way over that pin.
[Vic] All four women are down.
NXT Women's Tag Team Titles on the line.
[Wade] Really is up for grabs now
as we take another look at this high-low from Gigi and Jacy.
Should've been enough to put her to bed, but no.
Spitfire living up to her name once again.
[Vic] This is the moment that Carter and Chance
have been waiting for, have been fighting for,
the determination in their eyes and hearts.
Can they pull through here tonight?
Jayne's rocked.
Jayne's dropped.
Carter may have just taken herself out,
and that just leaves Chance and Dolin.
[crowd cheering]
NXT Universe starting to rise to their feet.
They can see a golden moment for…
[crowd cheering]
…Chance and Carter.
[Vic] Oh.
[Katana screams]
[Vic] Now Katana Chance.
[Katana screams]
[Wade] These ladies bringing it all in there.
The upper hand goes to the challengers.
[Vic] Didn't get all of it. Did she get enough?
Into the cover. Do we have new champions?
Another near fall.
[Wade] If that connection was tight, we'd have new champs right now.
Carter now tagging herself in,
and now here is that textbook.
Chance and Carter as we've seen them
win so many matches in the past.
Will they win the gold here tonight? What?
Jayne from the outside. Come on.
[Wade] Championship timing, that's what that's called.
[Vic] How about this timing?
Oh, no. Did not work out for Chance.
[Carter screams]
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] Carter wiping out Jayne, focusing in on Dolin.
[crowd screaming]
Dolin slithering down the back.
Carter now rolling through.
Is this going to be enough? Shoulders down. Another near fall.
Oh. Jayne on the outside. Official didn't see it.
[Wade] Oh. High landing.
[crowd] One, two, three.
[Vic] Toxic Attraction
retains the gold.
[announcer] Here are your winners
and still the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship
Toxic Attraction.
[Wade] What a [crosstalk] affair that ended up as.
Oscillated wildly all over the Arena,
swinging back and forth, in terms of momentum,
but what did I tell you?
It's already started as a glorious evening for Toxic Attraction.
[Vic] Let's go back to some of the action.
Right here,
Carter thought she might have the matchup, the kick out,
and the referee did not see Jacy Jayne's interference,
which lead to, as you mentioned, a nasty landing for Carter,
which was just enough for Toxic Attraction
to remain the Attraction the in NXT.
[Toxic Attraction's music plays]
Yes, boy, look at that.
You, you look phenomenal.
You nailed that, you really have.
-[sings] Will we beat the Creeds? -[sings] We will.
Yes, boy.
-I hate Brutus. -I hate Julius.
-We hate the Creed Brothers. -The Creed Brothers.
Yes, boy.
[Wade] The champs look relaxed. Yes, boy.
[Vic] Never mind that. Diamond mine look focused on tonight.
The Creed Brothers focused on the challenge at hand.
If the Creed Brothers don't leave with the gold,
they are out of Diamond Mine.
That match to come later tonight.
[exciting music playing]
[crowd cheering]
Hey, Melo. Let's get it back.
[CarMelo Hayes' music plays]
[Vic] With Trick Williams at his side,
CarMelo Hayes enters a matchup
he believes he should win.
He believes he needs to be champion once again.
[Wade] Oh, man.
Does he not look slick as does Trick Williams,
but look, it's Hayes' opinion that the North American title
needs him to be champ again.
No doubt it.
The stock of the North American Championship
went up massively during the reign of Melo.
Right now, he's concerned that his work is being eroded
thanks to the reign of Cameron Grimes.
And who am I to argue with trick and Melo,
when they talk their talk, the world listens,
and I'm included in that.
[Vic] As much as he believes,
he does not believe
in the current champion and that being Cameron Grimes.
[CarMelo Hayes' music plays]
[Vic] They're soaking it all in
from the NXT Universe here live tonight for In You House.
[CarMelo Hayes' music plays]
[crowd cheering]
[CarMelo Hayes' music plays]
[Vic] Typically, we see Hayes smiling, joking.
He is focused tonight.
[Wade] He looks pensive.
He knows how big the stakes are this evening.
Rarely get bigger.
[Cameron Grimes' music plays]
[Vic] [chuckles] The North American champion back from his trip from the moon.
[Wade] Back from his trip to the moon,
and perhaps quite appropriately
coming crashing back down to earth this evening.
[Vic] Grimes hopes for a different result here at In Your House
than the one he had last year.
He has proven a lot of doubters wrong
and has answered all his doubters except for one,
that being his opponent here tonight.
[Cameron Grimes' music plays]
[crowd cheering]
[Cameron Grimes' music plays]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT North American Championship.
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] Introducing the challenger, accompanied by Trick Williams,
CarMelo Hayes.
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] His opponent, he is the NXT North American Champion,
Cameron Grimes.
[crowd cheering]
-[Wade] You run your mouth a lot, Vic… -[Vic] What?
-[Wade] You said something nonsense.
You said the only doubter left was CarMelo Hayes
-[Vic] That person. -[Wade] Cameron Grimes…
I can think of at least two others.
One is Trick Williams in the ring right now,
and the other is me.
I will tell you this,
the only way Grimes will prove us all wrong
is by defeating CarMelo Hayes this evening.
Something he is yet to do,
in my opinion.
[Vic] So you've considered Grimes to be lucky.
Almost it seems every single month this year
and even in the last year.
What else does he need to do to make Wade Barrett get approval?
[Wade] Well, to be clear, Melo also called him lucky.
Grimes won the North American title in a ladder match
at NXT Stand & Deliver WrestleMania Weekend.
[Vic] Yes.
[Wade] The then champ, Melo, the man on screen,
wasn't factored in that decision at all.
In my opinion,
you are not the real champion
until you decisively beat the old champ one-on-one.
[Vic] He put his title on the line in a ladder match.
[Wade] Tonight is Grimes' opportunity to put it all to bed.
[Vic] We'll agree to disagree,
but not just luck, perhaps history on Grimes' side tonight.
The North American Title has never changed hands
at a June premium live event.
[Wade] This is absolutely fine,
because, as we know, Melo is a history maker.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] We also know that Solo Sikoa is watching closely.
Sikoa is next, has started his own countdown clock
on social media,
as Hayes is able to land on his feet.
Again, another stalemate between these two.
I'm what a championship needs.
You're what a championship needs.
[Vic] A swing and a miss. Now, Grimes rolling through.
Right back on top.
Inside cradle. Shoulders down.
Jockeying for position. Near fall for both superstars.
Again, both these superstars know each other so well.
Another roll through center of the ring. Shoulders down.
Hayes switching gears, another kick out.
Switching momentum again. Another roll through.
A nice bridge
from Grimes.
Looking for the backslide. Able to get it.
Shoulders down, and almost able to retain.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Hayes for a moment looked over at trick Williams,
asking "what do I need to do?."
We saw Melo just…
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] That's not going to help him too much.
[Wade] Two competitors as fluid as water.
For my money,
the two best movers
in the Men's Division.
I have to give the edge to CarMelo, but it is close,
exactly what I would anticipate for a start between these two.
[Vic] When it comes to champion and challenger,
Grimes' confidence is different than the challenger's.
Whoa. Looking for that cave in.
So close.
You just saw, you see in Hayes' eyes almost like he saw a ghost,
with Trick Williams on the outside.
[Wade] He knew his opportunity was close to slipping away,
but CarMelo Hayes, to be clear,
has zero confidence issues.
It's cool Grimes gets cheered,
but Hayes doesn't care about that.
Hayes has been to the top of this mountain once before
and he's ready to do it again.
[crowd chanting]
[Vic] Almost on cue,
NXT Universe showing love to the North American champion.
[Wade] Showing disrespect to Trick,
that's what they're doing.
Have some manners.
[Vic] It has nothing to do with Carmelo not believing in himself
because he does.
Here's the difference.
Grimes doesn't have to talk about success,
doesn't need to flaunt it,
but all you hear CarMelo Hayes talk about is himself.
[Wade] Grimes hasn't had anywhere near the level of success
that CarMelo Hayes has, though.
CarMelo Hayes won the breakout tournament
in the Men's Division,
won the North American Championship,
main events week after week on NXT.
[Vic] Champion into the cover to retain, and a popup by Hayes.
[Wade] Grimes, on the other, got lucky with some meme stocks?
-[Wade] Won games of poker? -[Vic] Hold on.
[Wade] Then won a North American Championship
in a matchup where he didn't have to pin the champ?
[Vic] You're talking about a rags of riches stories in Cameron Grimes.
[Wade] It's a fairy tale.
[Vic] Melo puts the title on the line
against other competitors in a ladder match Wrestle Mania Saturday.
I'm not saying Cameron Grimes has always been the nicest guy.
Yes, he flaunted at one point, but he realized he was wrong,
and when he did,
he was able to turn his career around and make himself into a champion.
[Wade] You said he's defended that championship since he's won it.
-[Wade] He has. -[Vic] Yes, twice.
[Wade] He's flaunted to defend it,
against everyone but the former champ CarMelo Hayes.
CarMelo Hayes should've had the first opportunity
at that championship…
[Vic] Grimes doesn't make the matches.
[Wade] One week after stand… He should've knocked on the manger's door.
[Vic] Big high crossbody off the top.
Is this going to be it? Are we going to see a retention?
Hayes able to kick out at two.
Grimes doesn't make the matches, management does.
And you know what? He defend the title against CarMelo.
It was a triple threat match,
where Grimes didn't have to be factored into the decision to lose the title.
[Wade] Cameron Grimes was very quick
to demand an opportunity for the North American Championship.
Why didn't he demand a defense against the former champion CarMelo Hayes?
Whichever way you spin it, he's been ducking Haynes.
[Vic] Oh. Just got dropped by Hayes face first.
Trick loves what he is seeing,
but Cameron has to be brought back into the ring by the challenger.
Only way the championship can change hands, pinfall or a submission.
[Wade] Tonight, unlike Stand & Deliver, where you had to climb a ladder.
That's the difference.
Tonight, we'll find out the real champion.
[Vic] CarMelo tries to answer back.
Goes up, goes down, and what a DDT.
[Wade] Oh, my.
The referee needs to go out there and check on Cameron Grimes.
He took a nasty landing there.
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] NXT Universe in disbelief. Take another look.
And sticking on the landing
was Cameron Grimes.
[Wade] That was sickening.
[crowd chanting] NXT!
[Vic] Hayes has to get Grimes back into the ring.
This is the moment.
CarMelo Hayes can certainly turn this matchup around.
I'll say this, we talk about confidence,
Hayes has known his worth
since the day he arrived in NXT.
[Wade] Anyone with a pair eyes apart from you, Vic Joseph.
[Vic] I just said he knew his worth.
[Wade] To see Melo's worth from day one.
He turns up,
wins the Breakout Tournament,
wins the North American Championship,
wins the Men's War Games matchup.
Is a perennial best performer of the night here in NXT.
Melo is a guy you can build this entire brand around
and it's incredibly rare that any of us can say that about anyone.
[Vic] Hayes has also gone on record and said earlier in this matchup
that the North American Championship needs him
and he truly believes the title needs him.
[Wade] The man makes the title.
I agree with Melo on that one.
Every superstar on planet Earth
looks better with gold around their waist.
[Vic] Oh, come on.
[Wade] All's fair in love and war, Vic.
The North American Championship.
[Vic] Into the cover goes Hayes. Quick kick out by Grimes.
Hayes didn't like that, tries it again. Another quick kick out.
Hayes has an issue with the official.
[Wade] North American Championship has never looked better
that when it was attached to CarMelo.
Some were even saying at the time
that Melo made the North American Championship
more important than the NXT title itself.
I don't personally agree with that,
but the fact that he was being said really speaks volume
for the caliber of champion that Melo was.
[Vic] There's that athleticism…
Oh. Hayes catching Grimes,
turns him right around.
Hayes now has really had Grimes
on the back foot for the last moments.
There's one thing I'll also say about CarMelo Hayes.
He said Grimes doesn't deserve to be champion.
That's quite a harsh statement.
[Wade] He doesn't deserve to be champion
if he hasn't defeated the former champion in a one-on-one matchup.
[Vic] You're still on that.
[Wade] I'm not stuck on it. That's the story.
That's why we are in this position.
That's why we have these uncertainties between these two.
It's not going to change until this match concludes.
[Vic] Oh. Look at CarMelo Hayes flying through the air effortlessly.
Is this going to bring the North American title back?
Grimes able to kick out a two.
Hayes looking over at Trick.
You wonder what's going through the mind of CarMelo Hayes.
Is Hayes going to press a little bit?
[crowd clapping]
[crowd cheering]
[Wade] That was the first sign of frustration
on the face of the former North American Champion
CarMelo Hayes.
You ask if he's going to press.
This is a Championship match,
you always have to press in a matchup like this.
It changes the course of a career if you win.
CarMelo, he's a generational talent.
His third gear is like everybody else's fifth gear.
This guy has something special in store every single night,
and he's delivering for me this far.
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] What's Williams doing?
The official is talking to Hayes, not realizing.
I'm assuming you think this is all fair.
That this is right.
Grimes has to fight with one arm.
Finally able to break free,
and Williams becoming the x-factor on the outside.
Grimes gets dropped.
Hayes taking full advantage.
Into the cover, hook of the leg, and Grimes continuing to fight,
just getting the left shoulder up.
And now Hayes again in disbelief.
[Wade] Let's see this again.
Cameron Grimes here
going for something huge.
Backfiring on him and CarMelo,
Hayes showing that movement we talked about earlier.
[Vic] Near fall.
[crowd screaming]
Hayes continuing to focus now on the upper body
of Cameron Grimes.
[Wade] Grimes looking like a beaten
and broken man,
who just has not been the same since that DDT on the apron.
[Vic] He's also here fighting two competitors.
It seems when Trick Williams keeps sticking his nose.
[Wade] Grimes made his name
predicting the future of the stock market.
If he didn't predict that Trick Williams
was somehow going to get involved in this matchup,
then the whole thing has been a roose from the beginning.
[Vic] Grimes back to his feet.
Grimes needs to start putting some offense together.
Needs to start changing the momentum
of this matchup
as Hayes just getting…
Again, Williams.
[crowd screaming]
Sticking his nose in this matchup.
CarMelo Hayes turning things around.
And now… Uh-oh.
Just got caught
and got dropped.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Holy …
[Vic] You talk about playing the stocks,
but there's a lot of risk in the stock market.
There's a lot of risk for Cameron Grimes,
but also a lot of reward or the North American champion.
[Wade] How the hell do you pull off a move like that
at the best of times let alone
when your tank has to be near empty?
Cameron Grimes running on fumes,
pulling out something like that is a shocker.
[Vic] Williams trying to fire Carmelo Hayes
as Grimes trying to reach down deep.
Grimes said each time he steps into the ring
he wants to prove he is the best.
CarMelo Hayes certainly believes he is just that.
[Wade] Cameron Grimes looking like he's on jelly legs right now.
That's the issue, throwing those punches,
nothing to back them up with.
[announcer screaming]
Melo looking like the freshman he is.
[Vic] Grimes has been a fighting champion.
Just wants to compete.
That's what he's doing right now
here at In You House,
stepping up to the challenge.
Oh.
Every time it seems Grimes gets going Hayes shuts him down.
Now Hayes, talk about jelly legs.
[crowd screaming]
Oh.
Rubber legs right now for the challenger,
and the champion
can feel the momentum shifting.
[Wade] Right on the point of the jaw of CarMelo,
wobbling all over the place at this point.
Still just enough left in the tank to keep swinging.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] This could be it,
to retain the North American Title.
Hayes
continuing to fight free,
and you can take nothing away from CarMelo Hayes.
I've never disrespected the superstar,
disrespected the antics perhaps.
I thought they've been disrespectful to those like Cameron Grimes,
who puts it on the line every single night he steps into the ring.
[Wade] I will never question the heart,
the desire, the grit and determination of Cameron Grimes.
He's going to need all of it now
to pull out something special against Melo.
[Vic] They're in overtime if you want to think about it.
Super kick under the jaw, legs buckle.
Grimes falls into the cover to retain…
[crowd screaming]
[Wade] Perfect ring awareness from CarMelo Hayes.
When you thought all hope was lost,
the generational talent himself
reaching out for that bottom rope,
and, of course, Grimes cannot believe his luck.
[Vic] You've been in Championship matches,
in high-profile matches, what is going through the champion's mind?
What's going through the challenger's mind?
[Wade] At this point, I knew I was losing.
I had very little left in the tank and I was going south quick,
but it's all on the line at this point.
[Vic] Looking for that… Oh.
-[Vic] Nasty landing. -[Wade] Slipped off.
[Vic] Both these superstars are competing at a high level.
Into the cover.
This has to be it.
Grimes kicks out again.
[crowd screaming]
[Wade] What on earth is it going to take to put one of these two men away?
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] I think Hayes has an idea.
We've seen CarMelo Hayes fly from the top before.
Win many of Championship matches this way.
Able to roll through, Grimes had it scouted.
Right back in.
Going to the well one too many times is Hayes.
Both men meeting in the middle.
This time it's Grimes into the cover.
[crowd counting]
Oh. Again.
Again another near fall.
[Wade] Such a late, late kick out.
[audience cheering] NXT!
[Vic] NXT Universe believes that was it.
Referee looked to be in great position.
This could be the moment now for Grimes.
[audience cheering] To the moon!
[Vic] Looking for that cave in, instead pump kick.
Nice strike back by the champion to the challenger.
Poison Rana connects this time.
[laughs] Did it ever?
[Wade] Fortuitous to slide out the ring.
-[Vic] Oh. -[Wade] Or perhaps not.
[audience cheering]
[Vic] Williams finally getting his.
[crowd cheering] NXT!
[Vic] Grimes wiping out the x-factor on the outside.
[Wade] Grimes with all of the momentum,
slowed down once again by Trick Williams,
proving his worth to CarMelo Hayes this evening.
[Vic] Williams for his troubles gets a cave in.
Grimes now can turn his full attention to the challenger.
Oh, no.
Face first went Grimes.
[Wade] Nasty crash into the turnbuckle.
Can CarMelo Hayes make it all count?
[Vic] Hayes sees his opening.
Hayes drops the champion.
[Wade] Connected. Perfection.
[Vic] Into the cover.
For the second time,
Hayes is the North American champion.
[announcer] Here is your winner
and new NXT North American champion,
CarMelo Hayes.
[Wade] What an epic struggle
between two of the best in-ring here in NXT,
but the short and the long of it,
is that shot in your picture right now.
The A-champ is back.
[CarMelo Hayes' music plays]
[Vic] You got to give credit
to Trick Williams,
but also your heart goes out to someone like Cameron Grimes.
Williams the X-Factor throughout the entire matchup.
As you said, what was your quote?
Proved his worth to CarMelo Hayes here tonight?
[Wade] It was balanced on a knife-edge throughout,
went back and forth,
both competitors having their opportunities
to put this one away until Trick Williams
got involved numerous times,
but this was the crucial moment.
Taking one for the team, distracting Cameron Grimes
just long enough for CarMelo Hayes to set this up.
Nailed this to perfection. Good night, everybody.
You ain't kicking out of this one.
We got a new North American champion.
[CarMelo Hayes' music plays]
[Vic] Take a look at the height from Hayes.
[Wade] Michael Jordan hang time.
[Vic] Even better,
as CarMelo Hayes
becomes a two-time North American champion.
There's Trick Williams as excited as ever
for this best friend CarMelo Hayes.
As he says time and time again,
"When Melo shoots,
he don't miss."
[CarMelo Hayes' music plays]
We've studied his every move.
Bron Breakker's days
as NXT champion are no longer numbered.
His minutes as NXT champion
are no longer numbered.
His seconds…
His seconds as NXT champion
are numbered.
Our time has come,
we've reached our moment.
We've torn down nostalgia
and now we'll tear down the present
in hopes of building a new future.
[spooky music playing]
Tonight, I leave In You House
a beacon of change.
Tonight,
I leave
the new NXT champion.
[laughs]
[Wade] What a night it's been here at In You House.
Already certainly lived up to billing and guess what?
We're only half through.
[Vic] Earlier, we saw Toxic Attraction
retain the NXT Women's Tag Team Titles.
Will the same be said for Mandy Rose
because in a moment,
the NXT Women's Championship will be on the line
against the whimsical Wendy Choo.
[exciting music playing]
[suspense music playing]
[female voice] Toxic Attraction,
the ladies who hold all the gold in NXT.
When I became champ, you all thought that my title reign
was going to be short.
[suspense music playing]
How many days has it been?
Two hundred and counting.
[suspense music playing]
The brains, the beauty,
the gold.
We are measuring stick that no one can reach.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Whoa, Wendy Choo.
[Wade] A supersoaker?
[Vic] Ain't nothing wrong with a supersoaker.
[Mandy] I will do whatever it takes
so this child is not your next women's champion.
[screams]
[Mandy] She looks like she belongs in Candyland
or Wonderland or Neverland.
[Wade] How old is Wendy Choo?
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Unconventional to say the least.
Wendy, you can play your games,
run your mouth in your stupid one…
[crowd cheering]
[exciting music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Choo delivering one final message
to the champion, Mandy Rose,
by Wendy Choo.
[crowd cheering]
[Wendy Choo's music plays]
[soft music playing]
[Jacy] What are you doing?
[soft music playing]
[screams]
[announcer] Here's your winner,
and new NXT women's champion,
Wendy Choo.
The new NXT women's champion…
[alarm rings]
[Wendy Choo's music plays]
[Vic] That was quite a dream.
Good times maybe about to roll in the Women's Division.
[Wade] What?
You think Wendy Choo as champion would be good times?
-[Vic] I do. -[Wade] You're crazy.
[Vic] Blackberries and skittles.
[Wendy Choo's music plays]
[audience cheering]
[Wendy Choo's music plays]
[Wade] Let me pull you up on that.
I've got a question.
What do you think is going to happen
if Wendy Choo becomes women's champion?
[Vic] Arcade games, mini corn dogs.
What do you mean…?
-[Wade] Machines? [Vic] Yes.
[Wade] You're crazy.
[Vic] Smiley face potatoes, dinosaur nuggets.
I love it.
[Wade] Only a child would want any of those things,
and thankfully, the next person out is far from a child.
[Mandy Rose's music plays]
[crowd cheering]
For over 220 days,
Mandy Rose has been the face of the NXT Women's Division.
[Wade] Those have been the best 220 days
of my entire life…
-[Vic] Calm down. -[Wade] And counting.
They've been the best 220 days for the entire Women's Division.
[Vic] Why did you wink at the monitors?
She wasn't winking at you, alright?
[Wade] Let me keep my train of thought.
The Women of NXT should be lining up to thank this lady, Mandy Rose,
for what she has done for the Women's Division.
They should be asking to kiss her beautiful feet
because she has put them all front and center
where they should be.
In fact, I even heard if not for Mandy Rose,
there wasn't going to be a Women's Breakout Tournament this year.
She's so benevolent.
She knocked on management's door
and demanded that they get a Breakout Tournament.
That's what my sources are telling me.
Did you just put Cologne on?
She can't smell you.
What are you doing?
[Wade] I was sat next to Mandy Rose last Tuesday on NXT.
She called me "honey."
[Vic] No one heard that.
-[Wade] We have a tight relationship. -[Vic] No.
The evidence might be here tonight
if Wendy Choo becomes the new face of the Women's Division.
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT Women's Championship.
Introducing first,
the challenger, Wendy Choo.
[crowd cheering]
Her opponent, representing Toxic Attraction…
She is the NXT Women's champion,
Mandy Rose.
[Vic] Oh, Rose did not like the hijinks of Wendy Choo,
and much like we saw from her counterparts earlier tonight,
getting a fast start before the bell.
[Wade] You can't blame her.
After everything that Wendy Choo has put Mandy Rose through
over the past months,
Wendy Choo deserved that, admit it.
[Vic] Rose is nothing but a stick in the mud,
called Wendy Choo a child on Tuesday.
[crowd chanting] Mandy!
[Vic] Choo tries to showcase exactly what she can bring to the table.
[Wade] She called our female champion
a stick in the mud?
Why? Because she doesn't laugh at being hit with spitballs?
I don't like juvenile antics, either.
Does that make me a stick in the mud?
[Vic] Yes. And I wish Wendy Choo would hit you with a spitball or two.
[Wade] I'd sue.
[Vic] Choo taking it right now to the champion with a backslide.
Shoulders are down, quick kick out by Rose.
I think at the end of the day, Choo's just misunderstood.
Cyndi Lauper said it best, "Girls just want to have fun."
[Wade] Girls can do whatever they want when they're away from NXT.
This is not an environment for girls,
it's an environment for grown-ass Women.
People like Mandy Rose,
professionals.
It is a wild world out there, Wendy Choo.
It's time you grow up.
[Vic] Enough of the antics you've talked about.
It really has sent Mandy Rose over the edge,
just swinging away on Choo.
[crowd cheering]
Rose demands respect be put on her name.
[Wade] I demand it too.
A lot of people demand that respect
gets put on the name of Mandy Rose.
How many people thought Mandy Rose in NXT
was a short-term transitional project.
Come down to NXT, get refreshed, have a cup of coffee,
and then leave again.
All wrong.
All were wrong.
Mandy Rose has dominated and decimated the competition.
-[Vic] Another quick kick out by Choo. -[Wade] Conquering all-comers.
It's about time we put some respect on the name Mandy Rose.
-[Wade] It's been 220 days and counting. -[Vic] It's counting.
I don't take away the reign and what Mandy Rose has done in NXT.
[Wade] How magnanimous of you.
[Vic] To get respect shouldn't you show respect?
All she's done is talk down to everyone.
[Wade] She has shown respect and deference to the division and the Championship
unlike Wendy Choo who is here to play games.
That's the difference.
Is Wendy Choo showing Mandy Rose respect
[crowd cheering]
when she burns her in a tanning salon,
when she throws acidic slurpees in her eyes?
No.
[Vic] Maybe if Rose wasn't too worried
about looks and brands,
she might be able to make some friends in this division.
People wouldn't look down on the champion, be angry at her,
want to turn a tanning bed to 10,
or want to throw sugarless slurpees.
That was sugar-free,
Wendy told me.
[Wade] But acidic.
But you got a problem with Mandy being concerned about her looks?
-[Wade] This… -[Vic] Shoulders down.
[Wade] This is the entertainment industry.
I don't care if you're male, female, or whatever.
Looks are important.
I got my haircut yesterday
because we had a massive event tonight, In You House.
I wanted to look my best.
You apparently went out and got yourself a mismatched Canadian tuxedo,
because that's your idea of looking your best.
It's all looks, isn't it?
It's important and to deny that is wrong.
[Vic] I thought you were trying to cut out some of the grays of your head.
As Choo focusing back in
and gets taken out by Rose once again.
-[Wade] Am I getting grays? -[Vic] Yes.
And a cover, count, and Choo again getting a kick out.
Imagine all the gray hairs you'd have
if Wendy Choo became the NXT Women's champion.
You couldn't fathom a world where she was champion.
[Wade] If that happens, I would have no hair left.
Gray problem solved.
[Vic] Choo has been a thorn
in the side of Toxic Attraction for months.
You can date it all the way back
to the Women's dusty Rhodes classic.
Shoulders down, inside cradle.
A near fall.
Rose able to kick out.
What a right hand across the bridge of the nose.
-[Wade] No shock to me that Mandy… -[Vic] Another cover.
Choo able to kick out again.
[Wade] Can do it all.
Technician, slugger when she needs to, tactician.
You see the cogs turning in her mind right now.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] A traditional one-on-one matchup, Rose and Choo.
Triple threat tomorrow in Chicago at Hell in a Cell.
Lynch, Asuka, Belair, Raw… Women's title on the line.
Belair does not need to be factored in the decision to lose her title,
but Rose could lose it right here, and just able to kick out.
[Wade] Fast mover is Wendy Choo when she wants to be.
Do not be fooled by the outfit and the antics.
She can go in the ring, but more so, Mandy Rose can go.
[Vic] Rose tries to prove a point.
Looking for another Championship victory, but Choo again able to kick out.
[Wade] This is the frustrating part of Wendy Choo.
She is capable of brilliance within that ring.
To me, her focus is all off course, however.
[Vic] For Wendy Choo,
her focus has to be on getting back into this matchup,
and now frustration just mounting, building, and bubbling over
in the champion.
[Wade] This is a celebration for Mandy Rose.
Getting her desserts, getting what she deserves
after 220-plus days of epic performances here in NXT,
and now she finally gets her hands one-on-one on her bugbear.
[Vic] Rose did say she believes that she had the most pressure on her,
not only tonight but this weekend.
[Wade] Mandy Rose has built NXT's Women's Division
into something incredible, something can't-miss.
She loses tonight to a pajama-clad Wendy Choo,
is that the new figurehead of the division?
If it is, all of Mandy Rose's hard work and efforts turn to dust.
[Vic] Rose looks for a submission,
and there's nowhere for Wendy Choo to go.
You talk about those antics, Wendy Choo,
right now, has to dig deep,
has to be able to break this hold to continue to fight.
[Wendy Choo screams]
[Vic] We've never seen Choo in this position,
so this is newfound territory for Choo.
[Vic] Let's be honest. It has been one-way traffic for Choo.
We talk highly about Wendy Choo
and her abilities.
She's in there with the absolute best in the division
and this is what happens.
[Vic] Shoulders down.
That's one way to counter a submission.
Rose countering the challenger, who kicks out at two.
Now it's Choo back, and now it's the champion's shoulders down
and another near fall.
Choo tries to quicken the pace, to pull one out
and one maybe over on Mandy Rose here.
Maybe looking for I don't want to say stealing one,
but something a little bit sneaky.
[Wade] It looks like Wendy Choo might finally have woken up.
I can't contemplate rolling straight out of bed
and getting into the ring without a warm up,
but it looks like perhaps she's finally warmed up
and is building some momentum.
She's starting to look alike a threat.
[Vic] Now it's time for Wendy Choo to turn things around.
She just turned around the champion, and now Choo.
We're going to see what Choo is made about.
Forget the slurpees, forget the shenanigans,
forget the hijinks,
Wendy Choo wants to realize that dream.
Wendy Choo wants to call herself the champion.
[Wade] Naptime elbow,
instincts of the champ,
however, got out of dodge in a hurry.
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] As you have mentioned, is battle-tested,
has been in these situations.
Choo has not.
[crowd screaming]
At this juncture,
Choo might be just trying to pull out all the stops.
[crowd screaming]
Uh-oh. Got caught. Got dropped.
[crowd screaming]
[crowd cheering]
[Wade] Unforgiving entrance way.
Spine buster.
That will change the game in a hurry.
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] Look at Mandy Rose.
Rose is taking the high road, walking away,
but take another look.
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] Just planting
and you felt the air drive out of Wendy Choo's lungs,
you felt the air come out of the NXT Universe,
but the match isn't over yet.
I don't know why Mandy Rose is flaunting like she won.
[Wade] We could get ourselves a count out.
Wendy Choo is badly hurt on the outside,
cannot get to her feet.
[Vic] Fair point.
[crowd chanting]
[Vic] Choo could be realizing that dream slipping away.
Referee's at seven.
Choo's not back to her feet. At eight.
Wendy Choo, at nine.
So close, and Choo just broke the count.
This match isn't over.
Rose is in for a fight, and another spine buster.
This has to be it for Rose, for day… Kick out.
[crowd cheering]
Now, will you give credit to Wendy Choo?
There are some that believe Choo
isn't worthy of becoming NXT Women's champion,
but, right now, Choo is showing the heart of a champion.
[Wade] With the damage she's occurred, I'm surprised she kicked out of there.
She gained my respect.
I'll take nothing away from Choo in-ring,
but you just cannot put her on the front cover of Vogue
in those pajamas
and that pillowcase.
You can't wear a cow costume with udders on the red carpet.
A certain gravitas is required,
a certain professionalism,
a presentation gets rewarded.
[Vic] What about this?
[Wade] I cannot endorse Mandy Rose for destroying that damn pillow.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Show of disrespect by the champion.
The challenger's had enough.
You talk about magazine covers.
Wendy Choo doesn't give a damn about them.
She wants to realize her dream.
[Wade] Ripping up that pillow was like a red rag to a bull.
[Vic] Choo wants to be a champion…
[crowd cheering]
…and this could be Choo's moment.
Wendy Choo means business.
[crowd cheering]
Much like Jerry "The King" Lawler,
here we go.
[Wade] She defaced a Toxic Attraction T-shirt there.
[Vic] [Indistinct] The T-shirt right now.
What is Choo trying to do?
Trying her best to fight.
Choo here…
[crowd chanting]
[Choo screams]
[Vic] Choo trying to take the champion over.
Able to kick out again, and now… Oh.
[Choo screams]
It could be nap time.
It could be sleepy time
for the champion.
[Wade] Oh, no. This is bleak for Mandy Rose.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Rose is fading, Rose is fading.
This could be Choo's time. This could be her opportunity.
Is Mandy Rose going to be put to sleep…?
[crowd cheering]
[Wade] just when the slippers were hooked in,
Mandy Rose showing her Championship caliber.
Breaking the hold.
Making it to the bottom rope,
but how much damage has been done to the champion?
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Like her or not, from you, Mr. Barrett,
Wendy Choo has shown you a different side
tonight at… Oh.
There's Rose from behind.
Desperation could be setting in for the champion.
She realizes now she's in there with the whimsical Wendy Choo.
[crowd cheering]
The champion could be out.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Choo being rallied by the NXT Universe
and much like we saw on Tuesday,
could be looking for the… Uh-oh.
[Wade] Oh. Brilliant by Mandy Rose.
Using that jumpsuit to full effect.
[Vic] Rose now. Bam.
[crowd screaming]
Rose into the cover.
She puts Choo to sleep tonight.
[Mandy Rose's music plays]
[announcer] Here is your winner and still the NXT Women's champion,
Mandy Rose.
[Mandy Rose's music plays]
[Vic] Mandy Rose was in for a fight tonight.
[crowd screaming]
[Wade] When you talk about it perhaps being a long night
for Toxic Attraction earlier this evening,
it has been a long night,
but it's been a successful and glorious long night.
Here's how this went down.
[Vic] This was really a setting-off point
almost for Wendy Choo who became irate.
Almost as if she's saw Red.
Just planting the champion.
Wendy Choo would take it to Mandy Rose,
but here was the turning point.
[Wade] Brilliant.
This is why you wear appropriate attire in ring.
Mandy Rose smelled an opportunity
with those sleeves on the jumpsuit.
Grabbed it, capitalized, and put this one to bed for good.
[crowd] One, two, three.
[bell rings]
[Vic] Rose wants respect put on her name.
[Wade] Oh. What a sight.
Get up and celebrate, Vic.
[Vic] Like them or not, Toxic is still the attraction in NXT.
[Music]
[presenter] NXT 2.0.
We got the drip, so find your fit.
NXT shop, as close as it gets.
[crowd screaming]
Mandy Rose holds on to the NXT Women's Championship,
but now all eyes are on this Tuesday,
and which of these ladies
will win the Women's Breakout Tournament?
Will it be Roxanne Perez or will it be Tiffany Stratton?
You're talking at me?
It's extremely rude and you need to stop.
If you're trying to get on the good side
of the woman who's going to win this tournament,
you're failing.
Okay.
So, you already think you have this one?
Yes, if there was a trophy, my name would already be on it
because it's the Women's Breakout Tournament,
not the little girl's Breakout Tournament.
Don't you have a bus to catch?
You can make all the insults you want,
but this Tuesday is the biggest match of my life.
These opportunities may just come naturally to you,
but I've had to work for every single one.
I'm not walking out this Tuesday
without that contract.
This Tuesday we'll find out
who wins the inaugural NXT Women's Breakout Tournament.
Will it be Tiffany Stratton or will it be Roxanne Perez?
You are quite literally the worst person of all time.
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] History indeed will be made this Tuesday,
but there we see Bron Breakker getting a few final moments
to keep himself centered ahead
of our NXT title match
here later tonight at In Your House.
[exciting music playing]
[presenter] October 1994, Julius is born.
May 1996, Brutus is born.
November 2001, Creed Brothers claim their first tournament title.
June 2006, the family's first all-American honors.
April 2016, the family's first Olympic trials placement.
2017 to 2020, Creed Brothers are NCAA All-Americans.
March 2021, Creed Brothers sign with WWE.
September 2021, the Creed Brothers join Diamond Mine.
February 2022, the Creed brothers win the Dusty Cup.
June 2022, the Creed Brothers become the NXT Tag Team Champions.
[Diamond Mine's music plays]
[Wade] Creed Brothers have won everything
they've ever attempted to win in their lives,
but a Victory tonight in NXT Tag Gold will top it all.
[crowd cheering]
[Creed Brothers screaming]
[Vic] You can see all those
that are in Creeds' corner tonight
including his parents
right there in the front row.
Their family here as well,
and they've been waiting for this.
Julius, Brutus have been waiting for this match
to get their hands on Pretty Deadly.
[Wade] Yes, but the stakes have really changed now, haven't they?
This isn't going back a month or two months ago
where the Dojo got trashed.
Things are different now.
This isn't solely about vengeance
or indeed just about winning gold.
The pressure is on the Creeds here.
Let's not forget, win or else
you are getting the boot from the Diamond Mine,
per the words of the leader,
Roderick Strong.
[Vic] You can see in the Creed corner with their love for Brutus and Julius.
Feel the need, the need for Creed.
[Pretty Deadly's music plays]
[Wade] Oh-ho-ho.
I'm feeling the need for some Pretty Deadly.
These two are just smoking hot pieces of British beef.
Looking resplendent.
-[Vic] Are you done? -[Wade] They look sexy.
[Vic] What are you saying?
[Wade] I tell it like it is. They look good.
Yes, boys.
[Vic] Some can argue with the vibe
or the swag of the champions.
It certainly your cup of tea, Mr. Barrett.
[Wade] Absolutely.
They just look like they should be champions forever.
Look at this Victory pose
before the match has even started.
This is how you do an entrance.
[Vic] Well, the Creed Brothers do not seem impressed with the champions
heading into tonight.
[Wade] You mentioned their family
was sat at ringside,
my sources are telling me that the Creed's mother
is secretly pulling for Pretty Deadly tonight,
and who can blame her?
[Vic] Who's your source?
[Wade] I bet their hair smells good.
I've got private sources.
A journalist never reveals his sources.
[Vic] Your source is Pretty Deadly?
[exciting music playing]
[Wade] Move on. Focus.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Creeds.
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT tag team Championship.
Introducing the challengers,
Julius and Brutus,
the Creed Brothers.
[crowd screaming]
Their opponents,
they are the NXT Tag Team champions,
Elton Prince, Kit Wilson, Pretty Deadly.
[crowd screaming]
[referee] Wait, wait, guys.
Just wait.
[Vic] Pretty Deadly is trying to irritate the challengers.
You talk about the stakes becoming different, of course,
if the Creed Brothers do not capture
those NXT Tag Team Titles,
they are out of Diamond Mine.
So,
how does that play into a new strategy for Brutus and Julius?
[Wade] Well, historically speaking,
99 times out of 100,
the challengers in a Championship matchup
really have nothing to lose, but one slip up tonight,
the Creeds have not only blown their big Chance at getting gold…
[Vic] A quick tag was made,
and I don't think Brutus realized it that Wilson is now legal.
[Wade] They will also be out the Diamond Mine,
and the Creeds need a perfect matchup tonight,
otherwise it's going to be a complete disaster.
[Vic] You bring up a complete disaster,
it's because of one man,
that is Roderick Strong,
who made such a strong stipulation.
I think some of the NXT Universe are wondering why?
Why would he do that?
It's great leadership once again from Roderick Strong.
Pressure, and let's face it, the Creeds are facing extreme pressure
in this very moment.
Pressure is what makes diamonds.
Take the safety wheels off the Creeds,
the best in this industry have always been able to cope
with the brightest spotlights,
the main events at WrestleManias,
they can cope with that pressure.
Can the Creeds? That's the question.
Great leadership from Strong,
the Creeds perhaps needed to hear a crack of the whip.
Their attitudes of late,
they've shown insolence to the Diamond Mine and its management.
[Vic] There's amateur background coming out in Brutus,
who is undefeated in NCAA Competition.
We saw that list of accomplishments from the Creed Brothers.
Both have such an amateur background,
certainly have all the tools to succeed.
[Wade] Yes, a ridiculous amount of ability within those ropes.
Extreme strength as we've just seen from Brutus.
Amazing conditioning, brilliant technique, endurance.
Perhaps even quick reactions there from Julius Creed.
If I were to name a weakness,
it's the coachability issues
that we have seen of late weight from the Creeds.
Have they developed an ego? Is that the problem?
[Vic] Wilson is playing a little cat and mouse
and baited Julius in.
Look, for Pretty Deadly, this is their MO.
This is what their MO is.
Rattle their opponents, irritate them, and annoy them until they make a mistake.
[Wade] It's smart. We've got two Olympic-level grapplers.
A couple of guys who came through the collegiate system,
they like structure, they like training.
Take their focus away from in-ring.
Do anything you can to destroy their focus [indistinct].
[Vic] Look at the strength of Julius Creed.
[crowd screaming]
[Wade] Thank you're not in the ring with him.
[Vic] All that's been eating Brutus and Julius inside everything that Wilson,
everything that Prince has done to the Creed Brothers
over the last months.
[Wade] I was admiring the eyeliner of Elton Prince.
[Vic] Come on.
[referee] Get back out.
[Vic] Again,
Pretty Deadly
not afraid to… Oh.
This might not have worked in Pretty Deadly's favor.
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] Brutus and Julius taking the champs over on the ride.
[crowd screaming]
[Wade] Right now, Pretty Deadly have had no answer whatsoever.
[Vic] Double submission.
[Wade] Ankle lock and the stretch muffler.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Prince is legal. Is prince going to tap?
Referee has his hands full.
[Wade] Four men in the ring.
Technically not allowed to give a decision when that is happening.
I think our referee was overlooking that rule however.
[VIc] Diamond Mine standing.
You can see the frustration in Pretty Deadly.
Look, this is what the Creed Brothers have been waiting for.
Pretty Deadly destroyed the Diamond Dojo,
ambushed the Creeds, cost them the tag team titles,
snaked a Victory in the gauntlet match to become champions.
[Wade] How? Snaked?
[Vic] Snaked.
[crowd chanting "Pretty Deadly"]
[Wade] They didn't snake anything.
They Drew the final spot in the gauntlet match.
No cheating, no cutting corners.
They did everything asked of them by management,
which was to enter the match last and try your best to win.
[Vic] There is Julius and Brutus' father looking on front row seat.
Again, family is here in attendance.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Leading the charge of the NXT Universe.
[audience cheering] Let's go Creed!
[Vic] Julius in control.
You bring up points about Pretty Deadly and they didn't snake a victory.
They had the luck of the Draw, whatever you want to call it.
They've gone around and have done everything they can
to get under the skin of the Creed Brothers for months.
[Wade] There's nothing wrong. Why wouldn't they do that?
Why wouldn't they try and get every advantage they could?
This is a highly competitive Arena in NXT.
There's a lot on the table,
a lot of state career-wise for these young athletes.
Anything you can do to get any form of advantage
over any of your opponents,
you need to take it.
[audience cheering] Let's go Creed!
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] What a matchup,
what a night it has been here at In Your House,
do we have new champions?
A kick out by Prince.
[Wade] This is all gone bleakly thus far for Pretty Deadly,
but they're hanging in there, riding out the storm.
[Vic] Is this what happens when you finally face the Creed Brothers
when they haven't competed two, three times in one night?
When you're not sneaking up behind them,
when you're not damaging the Dojo,
when you have to meet them face to face in the center of the ring?
[Wade] Don't get ahead of yourself.
That's all I'm going to say.
People have been pulling for the Creeds, including myself, since they debuted.
Thus far, they have not been able to capture gold.
There's a reason for that.
-[Vic] That's not a tag. -[Wade] That was a tag.
[Vic] All it did was draw the official in and distract Julius.
Whoa.
[Wade] It's three-on-two right now.
[Vic] The official said another tag was made.
I do believe Brutus is legal.
Yes, there's some antics of pretty… Sit down, Barrett.
[Wade] Yes boy, that's all I'm going to say right now.
The tide is turning in this matchup.
[crowd chanting] Creeds!
[crowd screaming]
[crowd chanting] Creeds!
[Vic] I peeked up and I saw Julius' dad talk to him for a moment.
Julius nodded in approval.
Now Brutus back in the ring.
[Wade] Is coaching from the audience allowed in NXT?
First time I've seen it.
[Vic] The NXT Universe can voice their opinion.
This is as close as it gets.
It's what it's all about.
It's all about right now Brutus Creed, who just took down Wilson.
It has been a long night thus far for Pretty Deadly.
[Wade] Just as Pretty Deadly bought themselves an opportunity,
the Creeds immediately smashing them back down.
That's some kingly damage every day of the week.
[Vic] Into the cover.
A kick out this time by Wilson
or we would've been having new champions
here tonight in the Creed Brothers.
Roderick Strong, Damon Kemp, Ivy Nile looking on right now.
Again, if the Creed Brothers are not successful,
they will be out of Diamond Mine,
and that would be a feather in the cap for Pretty Deadly.
Wilson may be out.
What an elbow under jaw.
Into the cover goes Brutus.
Another near fall.
[Wade] I am telling you this, in the UK,
this collegiate style of competition is really not common.
The lads in Pretty Deadly,
I don't think they faced anything like the Creeds before.
This is an issue.
It's a stylistic issue they're having problems with.
[Vic] Into the cover is Prince.
Hook of the leg,
and Brutus able to power out.
It sounds like you already have built excuses…
-[Wade] I've not. -[Vic] …for Pretty Deadly.
I comment on what I witness before my eyes.
It has been one-way traffic,
and every time Pretty Deadly have bought an opportunity,
the Creeds bring out something new like this.
[Vic] Look at the athleticism from Julius,
taking out everyone
until he was just wiped up, but rolling through.
[crowd screaming]
Determination in the eyes.
[Wade] Oh.
The Creeds are just built a little differently.
[Vic] They certainly are.
Julius, Brutus,
to your point,
have been in control since the beginning.
Oh.
[Wade] Smartest thing Pretty Deadly done this far.
[crowd screaming] Creed!
[crowd screaming] Let's go, guys.
[Vic] No time-outs.
[crowd chanting] Pretty Deadly!
[Vic] Pretty Deadly has to figure out
what is going on in their mind because the Creed Brothers…
[Wade] They have to keep their eyes on Julius Creed.
[Vic] Oh.
[Wade] That was smart.
[Vic] Brutus doesn't like what he is seeing.
The official though. The official trying to hold off Brutus.
[Wade] Backfiring.
[Vic] Pretty Deadly
with a pretty impactful spine buster to Julius Creed.
Yes, boy.
[Wade] That's what you call a game-changer.
Take a look at this.
Driven spine first into those exposed steel steps.
[Vic] Into the cover to retain the titles. Julius has to kick out.
You talk about the MO of Pretty Deadly,
their entire careers they've poked around,
they've prodded their opponents until they've made a mistake.
Perhaps we just saw that in the Creed Brothers.
Perhaps we just saw that from Julius.
[Wade] That's the smartest thing to do in a Championship match.
Hang in there, ride out the storm,
live long enough
until your opponent makes a mistake.
Julius Creed, everything going right thus far tonight.
Got too cocky, got a little too confident,
turned his back on one of Pretty Deadly.
Brutus critiquing the referee was a massive error.
[Vic] Right now there is a bull's eye
on the back of Julius Creed.
Right in the middle of his spine,
float in off the suplex into the cover and another near fall,
and Brutus senses it.
You can see Brutus pacing back and forth,
realizing that this matchup now certainly has changed.
[Wade] Now the experience factor
of Pretty Deadly kicks in.
They have a wounded duck
in the ring in the form of Julius Creed.
Keep him isolated. Keep Brutus the hell out of there.
[Vic] Julius is trying to block,
but you wonder how much has been taken out
at Julius Creed from the double spine buster
on the steel steps?
Does he have enough to kick out?
He does, and rolls through,
and is almost as if the deep hook of the leg from Prince
rolled Julius Creed out of the pin.
[Wade] I'm hearing some wheezing
from the chest of Julius Creed here.
This is a man with supreme conditioning
and not a man who breathes heavy on any occasion.
He might be suffering rib damage, diaphragm damage,
not to mention the spine.
[Vic] Take a look at the submission,
not only the submission, but where Julius is,
looking into the eyes of his family,
looking into the eyes of his brother.
You can see the pain etched on the face of Julius Creed.
[Wade] There's nothing any of them can do to help because right now
Pretty Deadly are doing a perfect job of isolating the wounded man.
[Vic] Prince is on his feet,
and senses Julius is getting close to the tag.
[crowd cheering]
Julius's didn't have the strength.
The back gave out, the body gave out of Julius Creed.
[Wade] Crumbled underneath the weight of Elton Prince.
Things starting to look bleak.
What a turnaround this match has just experienced.
[Vic] Bron is now legal.
From the top, pinpoint accuracy with some precision.
Into the cover, it's not enough.
Kicking out again is Julius.
Take another look.
Not only the height, look at the precision of the left elbow,
right into the lower back,
right into the spine,
and somehow, Julius was able to kick out,
but Wade, as you know, how much effort has it taken from Julius
just to kick out as simple as that is?
[Wade] Forget the kicking out, breathing is the issue for Julius Creed.
Every lungful of air he is sucking in
is on fire and it's just getting worse.
[Vic] This isn't just a Boston crab,
this is the stronghold,
this is a message to Roderick Strong,
the leader of Diamond Mine that wasn't attacked.
Julius continues fighting,
but if Julius taps, if the Creed Brothers fall,
they're out of Diamond Mine.
They have to keep that on their mind.
This is more than a Championship tonight.
[referee] One, two.
Break the hold.
Three.
[Wade] Holding that arm for four seconds,
he's legally allowed to from the count.
Smart move there from kit Wilson.
-[Wade] Maximizing the damage to Julius. -[Vic] Tag.
[Wade] Julius ain't going to give up.
He's going to be fighting as long as his body will let him,
but I question how much longer that's going to continue.
[Vic] Pretty Deadly using textbook tag team offense
in this matchup.
They've kept Julius away from his partner, his brother Brutus,
but, right now, it's Julius so close,
but can he overpower Prince to make the tag?
Just too much right now.
Look at Prince right back in his corner.
Wilson tells Prince to turn around.
Julius made the tag.
-[Wade] Oh, no. -[Vic] Here comes Brutus.
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] Brutus, smash.
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] Oh-ho-ho.
Clobbering away on Prince.
Oh.
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] Brutus with his eyes set on destruction.
[crowd screaming]
[Wade] Just a wrecking machine in the ring right now.
The Victims Pretty Deadly at sixes and sevens.
[crowd chanting] USA!
[Vic] Ask and receive.
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] Big Brutus waited patiently on the outside.
Brutus,
what's he thinking?
[Wade] A man that big shouldn't be on the top rope.
[Vic] Brutus bomb.
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] Cover.
Oh.
[Wade] Perfect timing from Kit Wilson,
who was about to release his grip on the NXT tag Championship.
Take another look at this impact
from the 300-pounder launching himself off the top rope.
[Vic] Brutus bomb connects.
[crowd screaming]
You talk about Brutus throwing caution to the wind.
He knows what's at stake,
but he also knows he's got a lead on the line
because Julius is not 100% but wise of Wilson
to drag Prince over to make the tag.
[Wade] Once again Brutus Creed back up and swinging all over again.
How much damage has been done from that shot to the back of the neck?
Brutus Creed, however, moving rather gingerly.
[Vic] What a tag team contest this has been.
Wait a minute.
[crowd chanting] Creed!
[crowd screaming]
[male voice] Come on, Julius.
[Vic] Julius was hit with a Championship this past Tuesday.
[crowd screaming]
Julius looking over at his dad.
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] Cooler head's prevailing.
If Julius would've been disqualified, the Creed Brothers would've lost.
They would've been out of Diamond Mine. Instead, a tag was made.
[Wade] Oh, no.
[Vic] Brutus plants Wilson.
[Wade] What is this?
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] What's he thinking?
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] Shooting star press.
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] Don't think about it.
Bam.
Brutus is holding Wilson.
Julius into the cover.
The Creeds have done it.
[The Creed brothers' music plays]
[announcer] Here are your winners
and new NXT Tag Team champions,
the Creed Brothers.
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] What a feeling it must be for Julius and Brutus.
They stay in Diamond Mine.
They win gold.
And let's go back to some of the action.
Brutus took it upon himself to connect with a high risk.
They thought it could be all the reward,
but no, right there at the last moment,
Wilson would continue this matchup,
but you got to assume Prince saw the official turning.
Trying to cut corners.
A little bit too far
the title ended up in the hands of Julius Creed,
who had a moment.
Who looked over at his father,
and with just one look from his dad,
Julius realized he knew what he had to do.
They had to do it the right way.
They had to do it the Creed Brothers way.
They had to do it the Diamond Mine way.
They had to win with honor,
and that's exactly what Julius Creed did
and brought some athleticism to the party tonight.
[Wade] Where the hell did Julius Creed pull that move out from?
[Vic] Then bam, the exclamation point on the night,
the exclamation point on the year.
A crowning achievement for the Creed Brothers
here at In Your House.
[crowd screaming]
Imagine what the rest of Diamond Mine is feeling.
Mom is proud, dad is definitely the true North
as the Creed brothers' moral compass
pointed them in the right direction tonight.
The Creeds now the NXT Tag Team champions.
[The Creed Brothers' music plays]
[Stone cold's music plays]
There are the Broken Skull Sessions.
Telling damn good stories with the best in the business,
while throwing back a couple of cold ones.
On this episode, ain't he great?
The one and only king of the mountain, Jeff Jarrett.
Was this a conversation that you never thought would happen?
Hell has frozen over.
What do you mean hell has frozen over? Why would hell freeze?
You're sitting across the table from me.
It's kind of surreal.
There's perceived heat
between myself and yourself.
I can't tell you how many interviews
I've done where they've said,
"Stone Cold hates your stinking guts. Why?"
[Stone Cold] Don't miss The Broken Skull Sessions
streaming on Peacock.
Give me a hell yeah.
[music]
Mark your calendar to celebrate Independence Day with us,
Tuesday, July 5th,
NXT: The Great American Bash live on the USA Network.
I love the bash.
All about it.
What a night it's going to be.
What a night it has been here at In You House,
but what a night it is going to be this Tuesday on NXT.
[Vic] Someone's going to make history.
[Wade] Yes, indeed.
Because we have the final of the NXT Women's Breakout Tournament.
Tiffany Stratton takes on Roxanne Perez.
Who is going to be NXT's next breakout star?
[Vic] Not only that.
We have never seen anyone stand up to Von Wagner
like Josh Briggs has.
These two titans will clash one-on-one.
Briggs, Wagner Tuesday on NXT.
[Wade] There's more because Alba Fyre
has tapped into her heritage and bounced something very special.
She will putting those skills on display this Tuesday
as she goes one-on-one against up-and-coming powerhouse Tatum Paxley.
[Vic] It is main event time here at In You House.
The NXT Championship is on the line.
If Bron Breakker can't control his emotions,
if Breakker gets disqualified,
Joe Gacy will become the NXT champion
and what a world we will be living in if Gacy is the face of NXT.
[exciting music playing]
I'm the freaking NXT champion.
[music]
[Bron Breakker] I will prove why I earned this Championship
each and every week.
[Vic] The NXT champion.
Bron Breakker respects the past.
[Bron Breakker] My father gave 20 years to this business.
He's a legend.
[Rick Steiner] Congratulations, son.
I'm proud of you.
[Vic] He's paving a way for the future of NXT.
[laughs]
Bron Breakker can't carry the weight
of this brand on his back.
Bron Breakker is too emotional.
Get this camera out of my face.
[Joe Gracy] Too easy to manipulate.
Like father like son.
[Joe Gracy] I'm the only one that can guide NXT.
When a man becomes consumed by his rage,
he becomes predictable,
and you have a long history of losing your temper.
You don't have to do this alone, Bron.
Join us.
[spooky music playing]
[Bron Breakker] Joe Gacy, with all due respect,
after everything we've been through,
you can kiss my…
I'm not coming just to beat you,
I'm coming to put you unconscious.
[Joe Gracy] Take it easy, Bron.
You've rejected an opportunity of a lifetime
because at NXT: In Your House,
me and you
one-on-one,
but if you lose control,
you'll lose the NXT Championship.
You're on.
I've already lost this Championship, I am not going to lose it again
to Joe Gacy at In Your House.
[Bron Breakker] Maybe Gacy's right, I am predictable,
but it's not a weakness, it's a strength.
I'm going to rip Joe Gacy apart.
One way or another,
that NXT Championship
is coming home with me.
[Joe Gracy] I roughed up your father,
I played with your mind.
You should inflict pain on me
like I've never felt before.
You can, Bron.
You can go crazy.
[laughs]
[Bron Breakker's music plays]
[Vic] Again, if Bron Breakker gets disqualified,
he loses the NXT title.
I can only imagine the champion's emotions.
[Bron Breakker's music plays]
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Bron Breakker literally just ran through a wall
and traditionally, Wade,
the challenger comes out first.
Breakker's breaking the mold.
Is this a sign of where his mind is? Is this where he is mentally?
[Wade] Yes. To me, that probably is not a good sign.
We talked about moral compasses earlier,
but for Bron, his moral compass
may well be pointing due south right now,
and I worry that Bron is going to snap at some point.
A disqualification here.
We know we're going to have a new champion,
the question is
can Bron hold it together?
I'm fearful of what the answer might be.
[Bron Breakker's music plays]
[Vic] You see Breakker wearing a replica
of his uncle Scott's gear at Wrestle Mania IX.
[Wade] Wow.
I don't know if that bodes well.
Scott Steiner was one of the most hot-headed superstar
in WWE history.
That is not what Bron Breakker needs to see.
[Joe Gacy's music plays]
[Vic] The challenger, Joe Gacy, has to like what he sees at the moment.
[Wade] He surely does.
He knows he is already deeply embedded
in the mind of the champion, Bron Breakker.
[Vic] Wade, are you prepared to be in an NXT
that is molded by this diabolical superstar?
Really think about that.
Really think about it.
If Bron Breakker snaps,
we're living under Gacy's thumb.
[Wade] Yes, and what a scary proposition that happens to be.
Joe Gacy is going to turn NXT
into a dystopian wasteland if he grabs power here.
Tyranny, authoritarianism, misery,
that is what we are looking at
if Gacy wins the NXT Championship this evening.
That's not a future that I want any part of.
[Joe Gacy's music plays]
[Vic] Are we looking into the eyes
and the empty soul of the next NXT champion?
[Joe Gacy's music plays]
[Vic] Joe Gacy making the champion wait,
making Bron Breakker think even more.
Possibly the champion psyching himself out.
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT Championship.
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] Introducing first the challenger,
Joe Gacy.
[crowd boos]
[announcer] His opponent, he is the NXT champion,
Bron Breakker.
[Vic] Oh. And right off the rip,
Gacy getting right into the head of the champion.
An early test for Breakker. Look at Breakker.
[Wade] He's not passing it, the bell hasn't even rung.
[Vic] The million-dollar question.
[Wade] He's flattened the referee down.
[Vic] How can Breakker stay calm in control?
As he goes right after Gacy.
[Wade] How am I supposed to answer that question?
How can Bron stay under control?
First of all, it's just not in his nature.
With that said, if someone put me through
what Joe Gacy has put Bron Breakker through
over the past months…
[Vic] Breakker right in on Gacy.
You hear the referee counting.
If Breakker gets disqualified because he goes too far,
he'll lose the title.
[Wade] Yes, he is.
He had his Hall of Fame father, Rick Steiner, kidnapped.
If that happened to me I'd lose my rag too, I'd lose my temper,
and I'm not a hothead like Bron. Who can blame him?
[Vic] Oh, and Gacy taking down Breakker.
Do you believe that Breakker's heritage of aggression
is going to be his downfall here tonight
seeing as he hasn't really passed the test up front?
[Wade] Breakker's problem is that he has no pressure release valve.
We've seen Bron fly off the handle in locker rooms,
be goaded into bad decisions like defending his Championship
in a triple threat matchup at NXT: Stand & Deliver.
Bron can snap in a heartbeat, we know that,
and when you lose the goal,
if you are disqualified,
that is a very dangerous predicament to find yourself in.
[Vic] You've won Intercontinental Championship five times,
you've been in the ring with legends and Hall of Famers,
do you believe that Bron is too aggressive,
that he's prone to lashing out?
Do you buy into what Joe Gacy is selling?
[Wade] It is his biggest strength and his biggest weakness.
In-ring, I love the aggression for the most part,
it has taken him to the top of NXT in breakneck speeds almost,
almost from the first month that he got here in NXT,
but out of the ring, clearly, it is massive issue for him.
His temper makes him too easy to manipulate, too predictable,
and too easy to toy around with like Joe Gacy has done.
[crowd barks]
[Vic] There you hear the NXT Universe barking out.
A sip of the cap to Bron's Hall of Fame father,
"the Dark Faced Gremlin" Rick Steiner.
As now Breakker slowly, methodically,
maybe trying to calm himself down,
but there again again, he's…
Oh, come on.
[male voice] Cut it out.
It's not worth it, it's not worth it.
[Vic] Think about it, Bron.
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] And a distraction opens the door for Gacy.
The odds certainly stacked against the champion tonight.
[Wade] That momentary hesitation of Bron Breakker.
He had to overthink his natural reaction,
which was to start swinging that steel chair,
that's how he got disqualified against Duke Hudson.
That Momentary lapse in concentration and focus
is all it took for Joe Gacy to take complete control.
[Vic] Now Gacy in control.
We've seen in recent weeks
it's Gacy preying on Breakker's past with photos, with videos.
[Wade] Yes, photos of him playing football as a kid,
pictures of his family.
How the hell Joe Gacy managed to get his hands on that material
is beyond me,
but it has clearly affected Bron Breakker.
He attacked Duke Hudson in the locker room.
[Vic] Gacy quickly realizes
this could be the door,
and Breakker able to fight out, kick out at two.
Back to Joe Gacy.
Gacy even said the childhood anger
was never corrected from Bron Breakker.
[Wade] He's a manipulative individual
and he is reading Bron Breakker like a book.
He knows every strength, every weakness,
and he's managed to stack the deck tonight
completely in his favor,
and this is all with Bron
knowing exactly what Gacy's strategy has been from the beginning.
Exactly what he's been trying to do.
It's Gacy's game right now,
Bron's just trying to resist it, and, I'll say this, he's failing.
[Vic] And Gacy has been playing mind games almost perfectly.
We talk about the upbringing, the videos, the photos,
it's Gacy who has blamed Breakker's upbringing
and we know how much…
[Wade] Deranged eyes.
[Vic] We know how much Breakker loves his family,
his dad is his hero.
Gacy has pulled the right strings of Breakker
for the last several months.
Bam. And that's certainly is as close as it gets.
[Wade] I wouldn't like to be too close
to the eyes and the maniacal face of Joe Gacy,
but unfortunately, we're also getting closer to Joe Gacy
getting his grips on the NXT Championship
and all the power that comes with it.
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] Gacy
could sense a Championship reign,
and Breakker, again, able to kick out.
Gacy wants the champion to show truly who he is,
and if he does,
if Breakker
can't compose himself
and a disqualification happens.
There are so many ways for Joe Gacy
to win the Championship tonight.
Bron Breakker's back really against the proverbial wall.
[Wade] It's the smartest thing that Joe Gacy could do.
I don't know if there's anybody in NXT
who can match the power and physical presence of Bron Breakker,
but tap into something internal,
tap into the weaknesses in that mind,
then you might have yourself an opportunity.
[Vic] We've seen a metamorphosis in recent months
of the challenger here on NXT.
[Wade] Gacy has taken the crowd out of this.
[Vic] Another cover.
Breakker has to kick out once again.
[Wade] You talk about the matamorphosis
that we've seen from Joe Gacy
arrived in NXT many moons ago
saying profound things that made us think about inclusivity.
[Vic] The first Hell in a Cell took place at an In Your House.
Tomorrow night, Rollins, Rhodes enter the sadistic structure,
but tonight, our champion has entered his own personal hell.
[Wade] Yes. This is less about inclusivity now,
however, the mask has slipped.
We've seen what it was really about all along.
This is about taking over NXT,
taking over the world, in fact,
and grabbing power by any means necessary.
[crowd chanting]
[Vic] You talked about the NXT Universe,
they're right now trying to get back into it
to feed some life into Bron Breakker,
and they perhaps have.
Breakker able to roll through, shoulders down.
And able to kick. Oh, look at the counter.
Look at the submission and the transition.
Gacy trying to wear down and put down Breakker.
[Wade] Locked in center of the ring, take that anger,
take that resentment out of Bron Breakker, ground him.
You might get yourself an opportunity.
Can't see him tapping out, but who knows.
[Vic] Gacy implementing this submission hold
that we talked about earlier in the matchup.
It was Bron Breakker who bounced off,
not only the steel post but also a steel chair.
I wonder what damage has been done,
as Gacy focusing on the midsection,
not allowing the air to get into the body of Bron Breakker.
Breakker now trying to shift his momentum, certainly has.
Shoulders down.
Gacy has to relinquish the hold to kick out to continue this matchup.
Gacy up and down planting with the ura nage the champion.
[Wade] Feigned expression on the face.
[Vic] Gacy into the cover,
and continuing to push forward in this matchup is Bron Breakker,
but for how much longer?
It was Breakker who rejected the opportunity to join Gacy.
Gacy said that would be the downfall to Breakker
and to all of NXT.
[Wade] What an opportunity it was.
-[Wade] Come drink from my poison shot. -[Vic] What is this?
Hey, Bron.
[Wade] Who the hell would want to follow this guy?
Hey, Bron, hit me.
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] Baiting in the champion.
Oh. Just caught Breakker with a DDT.
Gacy again into a cover and another near fall,
but how much is left in the tank of Bron Breakker?
We can question the mind of Joe Gacy.
You can look into the soulless eyes of the challenger,
but Gacy has had a plan since day one
and he is executing it to perfection
whether we like it or not.
Facts are facts.
[Wade] Gacy has played this thing to perfection,
stacked the deck in his favor,
played Bron like a fiddle.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Gacy. Gacy sucks!
[Vic] Oh, Breakker.
Oh, and a nasty landing for Gacy.
This now could be Breakker's moment.
A couple of deep breaths, shake some feeling into the right arm.
Get back into this matchup.
[Wade] This has to be your moment, Bron.
If it doesn't come now, I don't know if it's coming at all.
You sense the momentum starting to build,
the belief starting to build in the NXT Universe.
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] Breakker getting Gacy back into the ring.
Breakker wants to win this in the squared circle,
doesn't want to take an easy way out,
but the anger and the resentment
that Breakker has for Gacy can't consume him tonight.
Momentary lapse in judgment could cost him and another kick out.
[Wade] Just that easy for Joe Gacy,
thanks to the damage that Bron has incurred in this matchup.
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] Take another look first at this landing.
Bam. Face first, but back into the ring.
Just a moment opens the door
for Gacy to clobber the champion.
[Wade] Then it's too easy to overlook.
With all the nonsense that Joe Gacy brings to the table,
it's too easy to overlook how good he actually is in this ring,
how rugged he is, his athleticism,
and clearly, his drive and desire to get to the top.
[Vic] Gacy has continued to antagonize the champion
throughout this entire match for the last couple of weeks,
and are we closing in on the Joe Gacy era here in NXT?
What a different feel NXT would be.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Gacy. Gacy sucks!
[Vic] Gacy continues… And I can only imagine
what Joe Gacy is saying into the ear of Bron Breakker.
[Wade] Yes, certainly not whispering sweet nothings.
The soft talk has gone from Joe Gacy.
[Vic] Continuing to talk is Gacy,
continuing to get into the mind of Bron Breakker,
and Breakker…
[crowd screaming]
…really has, I hate to stay, stalled in this matchup.
[Wade] Running with a flat tire.
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] Uh-oh.
Now Breakker might have put some air back in the tire.
[Wade] Finally getting pumped up at the most opportune time.
[Vic] Oh.
Breakker trying to remember all the life lessons
his father taught him,
never to quit, never to stop,
always be determined,
always bring your best,
and that spine buster connects.
[Wade] How much did that move alone take out of Bron Breakker?
[crowd barking]
[Vic] What?
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] Gacy
rolling to the outside.
What's Bron thinking?
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] Oh.
Come on.
[crowd barking]
[Vic] We talk about pulling out all the stops.
Bron Breakker is reaching deep into the playbook tonight.
[Wade] Where the hell is he finding this adrenaline
from to spring over the top rope,
land down on Gacy despite the damage already
incurred to that mammoth frame of Bron Breakker?
Certainly, has his second wind now.
Can he retain control mentally, however?
[Vic] Bron may be looking for the bulldog.
Wait a minute.
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] Gacy,
the numbers advantage.
Oh, wait.
Come on.
[crowd screaming]
Wait a minute.
[crowd boos]
You did.
Sorry.
I'm sorry.
[Vic] Breakker's pleading his case.
It's over.
He didn't do it.
[crowd chanting] Yes!
[Vic] Great job by the officials
because if Breakker would've gotten disqualified,
he would've lost the NXT title.
Wait a minute. Inside cradle. Center of the ring.
Oh.
Breakker had to kick out, and Breakker now.
[Wade] Trick from the Eddie Guerrero playbook
didn't quite work thankfully for NXT and Bron Breakker.
[Vic] Bron Breakker is bringing it now.
And Breakker.
Oh.
[crowd chanting] Holy …
[Vic] We say as close as it gets, that was almost too close.
[Wade] Almost landed in my lap and broke my leg.
[Vic] We said Gacy was welcoming Bron's aggression,
he may be thinking twice about that now.
[Wade] Screaming in agony beside us is Joe Gacy.
Was that the moment his championship dreams went up in smoke?
[referee] Bring the match back in the ring.
Come on, guys.
Come on, get up.
Back to the ring.
[Vic] Wade, I just looked into Bron's eyes for a moment,
you can see the gears are rolling.
The months of torment,
what has happened to his dad,
what has happened to the rest of his family.
[Wade] All he needs to be thinking is maintain control.
Get this match over with.
[Vic] Now, Breakker I think has the same mindset
as Breakker looking down,
trying to hit that signature bulldog.
Second time is the charm.
Breakker to retain.
[crowd] One, two.
[Vic] Gacy kicks out.
But Breakker… Look at Bron's eyes.
Bron has to now control those emotions.
Bron now has to remain in control,
harness everything.
[Wade] Frustrated look in his eyes,
and that is when he's at his most dangerous to his opponent
and indeed in this matchup himself.
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] Gacy is baiting Bron. Bron, think about it.
Do it.
[crowd chanting] Do it!
[Vic] Cooler heads again prevailing.
Oh.
The official didn't see the low blow.
Gacy, no, no, no.
Whoa, kick out. Oh, man.
-[Wade] My heart just stopped. -[Vic] That was close.
[crowd screaming]
-[Wade] Joe Gacy has struck… -[Vic] NXT Universe is on their feet.
Wait.
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] Again.
Don't lose your cool.
[crowd screaming]
[male voice] Don't do it, Bron.
Don't do it.
[Joe Gacy] You want me to do it?
[male voice] Don't do it, Bron.
No.
[Vic] Oh.
He wasn't aiming for the official.
Gacy. Spear out of nowhere.
Game-changing.
[Wade] Bron just baited in Joe Gacy.
[crowd barking]
[Vic] With the NXT Universe behind him,
Breakker raises up Gacy.
What goes up goes down.
[crowd yelling] One, two, three!
[bell rings]
[Vic] Breakker retains.
[announcer] Here is your winner and still the NXT Champion,
Bron Breakker.
[Vic] We talk about the maturity of a champion,
we talk about a maturity of an NXT Superstar.
Bron Breakker took a giant leap in that department.
[Wade] Look at this from Bron Breakker.
Pulling out every tricks in the book
including some new offense like this.
Managing to turn this match around [indistinct]
and here is the moment for Joe Gacy
where it started to turn into the disaster of the night.
[Vic] It was a nasty landing for Joe Gacy,
who all night for weeks, for months
has been begging to have the nasty side,
the aggressive side of Bron Breakker,
who delivered a bulldog probably with his father on his mind,
wasn't enough to keep Gacy down,
who continued to bring it,
but again, Bron let his cooler head prevail
for most of the matchup,
but Gacy had underhanded tactics at every turn.
Behind the official's back,
the low blow almost brought the gold to Joe Gacy,
but Breakker would continue to push through,
would continue to keep calm,
and even was able to take out a little bit of aggression on others,
and then bam, this big spear was, as I noted,
a game-changer in this match.
[Wade] This is the Moment that Bron Breakker
passed a very different kind of test this evening,
controlling his body,
control of his mind.
It's a rare moment in his young career,
but one that bodes well for his future.
[Vic] You can only imagine the emotions for the champion.
Breakker has conquered his emotions,
vanquished his demons,
and for Bron Breakker,
he has restored order to his NXT.
[Bron Breakker's music plays]