[WWE's music plays]
[announcer] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[rock music plays]
Well, you all know we can't have a Great American Bash
without a Great American barbecue.
[people cheer]
It's on, baby.
[people chant] Jiro!
Be careful, Jiro.
You don't wanna fall asleep like Wendy Choo, slow down.
And Tiffany Stratton
better not sleep on Wendy Choo
because she has a lot of tricks up her onesie.
[people chant] Onesie!
Who've you got walking out
with those men's Tag Team Titles?
Arianna and Sloane.
They are… there.
I wasn't talking about them. What?
Diamond Mine's gonna win.
But right now we're all winners.
We're all winners.
Hey, I know who's winning the NXT Women's Tag Titles.
Yes, Roxanne and Cora Jade, baby.
They're taking down Toxic Attraction.
And new.
And new what, girl?
They ain't taking down nobody.
Just 'cause you dreamed of being a champion
don't make you no champion.
Why would we listen to you? You're wearing socks at the pool.
[crosstalk]
Two-time.
[crosstalk]
Man, I hope Bron's shoulder is okay.
That was pretty ruthless on Tuesday.
Like, the turnbuckle straight up came off.
It looks like you're not 100%, Bron.
[rock music plays]
[man] I don't know how he's gonna be 100% but…
Hey, where are you going?
[female voice] Oh, my.
I have big announcement.
Cannonball.
[girls scream]
No!
[splash]
Who's gonna put some food on that thing, baby?
We'll do, man, we'll do.
What's wrong with you?
Why you're cannonballing?
What's wrong with you?
No diving in the pool, idiot. I'm gonna get an ear infection.
That's a joke.
[water splashes]
Looks like these two are gonna blow this mother up.
[girls scream]
[announcer] And now, WWE present
NXT: Great American Bash.
-[hip hop music plays] -[crowd cheers]
[Vic] It's a summer tradition
as sweet as apple pie.
Tonight, the fireworks continue.
Welcome to NXT.
Welcome to the Great American Bash
as we're set for the first of four
championship matches here live tonight.
[audience] USA!
[Roxanne Perez's music plays]
[Cora Jade's music plays]
[Vic] And here comes a duo
who has been on quite the winning streak.
[bell rings]
[Alicia] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT
Women's Tag Team Championship.
Introducing the challengers,
the team of
Roxanne Perez and Cora Jade.
[Vic] Let's be honest, Wade,
is tonight the night for Jade and Perez?
[Wade] Okay, that's a loaded question.
Jade and Perez,
they've been shot out of a cannon
here in NXT since arriving.
Combined experience,
less than 12 months here,
but it has been covered in glory.
Tonight, though, is gonna be very, very different.
Forget the feel good, forget the Youth Movement,
Team 2001 or whatever,
tonight they are up against championship material.
[Toxic Attraction's music plays]
[Alicia] And their opponents,
accompanied by the NXT Women's champion, Mandy Rose.
They are the NXT Women's Tag Team champions,
Gigi Dolin, Jacy Jayne.
Toxic Attraction.
[Vic] Many of the NXT universe believe
that Toxic Attraction has never faced a duo
quite like Perez and Jade.
That could be the difference here tonight.
[Wade] Of course they faced duos
like this before.
They've already beaten teams
made up of best friends.
They've beaten women who are faster,
women who are better,
high flyers than them.
Toxic Attraction, as you can see on your screens,
are indeed good looks,
but they also have great intellect
and superior in-ring abilities.
That will be evident in tonight's matchup.
They are the Attraction for a reason
and I do not see that changing anytime soon.
[Vic] Jade and Perez do not seem to be
intimidated by Toxic Attraction.
You, on the other hand,
would've folded like a deck of cards if Rose
came up that close.
[Wade] Any man alive
would do exactly like that, Vic Joseph,
believe me, but I'm man enough to admit it, unlike you.
You're in denial, pal.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] What a way to kick off the Great American Bash here tonight.
And for Jade and Perez,
they have been the feel-good Tag Team
of the summer.
Can the feel-good story
be capped off tonight?
[rock music plays]
[Vic] Even you have to admit
they're the feel-good story.
[Wade] Okay, listen.
I don't feel that they've been
the feel-good story whatsoever.
I'm gonna pull you up on that.
You know who makes me feel good?
It's Toxic Attraction.
-[Wade inaudible] -[Vic] I know every single week.
[Vic] Buddy, I know.
[Wade] Here's a good thing about Toxic Attraction,
they're not just for summer,
they're for every season.
They make me feel good 365 nights a year, Vic Joseph.
[Vic] Everybody that watches NXT
knows just how much you simp over Toxic Attraction.
[Wade] No simping needed, believe me.
We're very close off-screen.
[Vic] Let's get back to this match.
You have to admit,
the momentum is on the side of the challengers tonight.
-[Wade] Do I? -[Vic] You just did.
[Vic] You said in less than a year
everything Perez and Jada had done.
Are you thinking about this now?
[Wade] No, I'm trying to listen to the competitors,
but since you brought it up.
[Vic] Kick out.
[Wade] Perez 100% in the singles division,
we know she won the Breakout Tournament.
I will take nothing away from her.
Cora Jade, though, what has she done
since winning the War Games matchup
back in December?
She certainly didn't stand
and deliver WrestleMania weekend.
As a team, no chance
they've got momentum.
A fluke win in a six-woman tag match
and a win in a number one contenders matchup.
That's not momentum.
[Vic] That's momentum.
Two wins in a row and we could see the third.
Do we have new champions tonight, and a kick out from Jacy Jayne.
[Wade] No, look, that does not put you
on a par with Toxic Attraction.
Toxic Attraction truly have the momentum
and they've had it since the birth of NXT 2.0.
Almost, almost unstoppable.
[Vic] Dolin swinging at Perez,
Perez still has, has and that's the key word here,
a guaranteed title opportunity
due to her winning
NXT Women's Breakout Tournament.
As now Perez entering the fray.
[Wade] Nice to have that
in her back pocket.
Could have cashed it in a little earlier for this matchup,
but earned this by beating
the TikTok Tag Team last week.
[Vic] The official doing his job,
but oh, from behind.
The official did not see the cheap shot from Jayne,
who just leveled Roxanne Perez.
Don't miss a second of the action.
Tag Team Titles on the line.
Welcome back to NXT Great American Bash.
NXT Women's Tag Team Titles are on the line,
as you saw during the commercial break,
Toxic Attraction has been in control up until now, and a near fall.
As Dolin takes control back into this matchup,
there's a lot on the plate for Toxic Attraction,
that includes NXT Women's champion, Mandy on the outside.
[Wade] Of course. When you have the gold,
everybody wants a piece of you.
The fans want a piece of you,
the media do,
opponents do, celebrities do.
[referee] Do not touch her!
Do not touch her!
[Vic] This is the first of four championship matches.
NXT North American title still to come tonight,
Hayes and Waller and in our main event
the NXT Championship will be defended.
A lot of speculation around Bron Breakker,
but he was cleared 24 hours ago
by our medical team.
NXT title still to come,
but the Women's Tag Team Titles on the line
and another near fall
in this opening contest.
[Wade] Roxanne Perez just getting tortured
by the women's champs, Toxic Attraction.
What Toxic Attraction don't need right now is NXT management
handing opportunities to undeserving Tag Teams…
[Vic] Excuse me?
[Wade] …who've done nothing but disrespect
our great women's champions.
[Vic] …the number one contenders match…
[Wade] They shouldn't have been given that opportunity.
That's my opinion.
Again in the face of our champion,
showing consistent disrespect for weeks.
[Vic] I'd love to see what your opinion is on the feel-good moment,
Liv Morgan becoming the Smack Down women’s champion
at the Money in the Bank event.
[Wade] Liv was incredible. It was well deserved.
Right amount of luck on the right night will change your career,
but don't get it confused.
[Vic] So tonight…
[Wade] No, I know where you go.
Jade and Perez are not Liv Morgan…
[Vic] Oh!
[Wade] We were about to witness that firsthand.
That was very nasty.
[Vic] This could be the turning point in the matchup for both teams.
You've gotta wonder,
still playing on the mind of the champions,
as both women with the same thought process.
Dolin and Jayne have been pinned
by Perez and Cora Jade.
[Wade] Fresh ladies in the ring now.
That has to be playing on the mind of the champions
as we see Cora Jade, a house on fire in there.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] NXT universe firing up Jade
and Jade answers back.
Nice enzuigiri rocking Dolin.
[Wade] Here's the thing, the Tag champs don't like
having stains or blemishes on their record.
[Vic] Cover, cover.
Hook of both legs and again Dolin able to kick out at two.
[Wade] Beating Gigi and Jayne
in a non-championship match
is very different to the Toxic Attraction
who show up when the gold is on the line.
That is who's here tonight as Cora Jade just tasted firsthand.
[Vic] Jayne just tagged herself back into the matchup.
[crowd chants]
[Vic] You hear the NXT universe
trying to rally now Cora Jade.
Jade focusing in on Jayne
right back in, now Cora Jade
starting to feel that fire, that fuel
as she gets back into the cover.
Do we have new champions?
And another near fall.
Look, it's been Cora Jade's dream
to be a champion here in NXT.
It's been more of a dream to do that with her best friend,
Roxanne Perez.
[Wade] Yes, it sounds like a nice story.
I don't care about dreams, I care about results.
That's all that matters in this industry.
[Vic] Well, you may not like the result
of what could happen here, off the Tag Team offense.
Into the cover.
Hooks both legs, does Perez,
and another near fall from Jayne.
[Wade] Slight mistiming there
between Perez and Jade,
didn't quite get all of that dropkick.
Just enough movement there
for Jayne to kick out,
but this could be it.
[Vic] Double super kicks,
now Jade quickly trying to get into the cover
and now we have…
[Wade] Nice.
[Vic] What do you mean, "nice"?
[inaudible shouts]
[crowd gasps]
[Vic] Great decision by the official.
[Wade] Are you kidding me?
That's our NXT Women's champion.
[Vic] Wait. This matchup continuing.
Titles are on the line.
Jade able to reverse.
Referee coming back in.
[audience] One, two…
[Vic] Oh, that was a heartbeat away,
Jade quickly realizing this is the moment.
Tags in the NXT Women's Breakout Tournament winner
who gets dropped.
[Wade] Once again, Mandy Rose being disrespected here in NXT.
Getting thrown out of the building by this idiot referee.
[Vic] Take your glasses off and witness,
she just interfered in the matchup for her team,
but it might not make the difference,
and just coming in at the nick of time was Jade.
What a Tag Team contest to open up
NXT's Great American Bash.
[Wade] Try calling this one, but it looks like Toxic Attraction
are finally taking full control of the matchup once again.
Here we go.
[Vic] Oh.
Spoke a little too soon there,
didn't you, Barrett?
Wait a minute.
Oh, roundhouse kick.
-[Vic] Perez. -[Wade] Oh, no.
[Vic] Pop rocks.
[audience] One, two, three!
-[Vic] NXT is Toxic no more. -[bell rings]
[Roxanne Perez's music plays]
[Alicia] Here are your winners and new…
NXT Women's Tag Team champions,
Cora Jade and Roxanne Perez.
[Vic] That was so nice I wish Alicia Taylor would say it twice.
[Wade] Don't get carried away with yourself.
That was a disgusting result
caused primarily by the fact
that Mandy Rose got shooed out of the building
by this idiot referee.
I'll take nothing away from Perez and Jade.
They hung in there till the last
and won the gold.
[Vic] They certainly did, and here's what was
the turning point in the matchup.
Mandy Rose stuck her nose in this matchup.
The referee, Wade, had no other choice,
had no other choice.
Had to send Mandy Rose
packing for her interference.
[Wade] Rules should be different
when you're a champion, but here we go.
This was the moment
Gigi almost put things to bed.
Cora Jade with the save just in the nick of time.
[Vic] Jade made the save and then again would interject herself in this matchup,
continuing to carry the momentum for her team,
and then in the closing moments,
Roxanne Perez yet again
rises to the occasions,
hits pop rocks and we now have brand new
NXT Women's Tag Team champions.
[music continues]
[Vic] I can only imagine the emotions
between these two women.
Let the celebrations continue
for Jade and Roxanne Perez.
[male voice] How's your shoulder?
-Shoulder's fine. -[male voice] Good luck.
Appreciate it.
[hip hop music plays]
[Vic] We've heard from the NXT champion, Bron Breakker.
Again, he was medically cleared 24 hours ago,
but the question still remains.
Is he 100% heading into this huge matchup here tonight
for the NXT Championship on the line
in our main event of NXT's Great American Bash?
[Wade] Absolutely.
A lot of questions and questions when it comes
to what on Earth is going on with Tony D
and his extended family.
Last week, I had to take care of some business
that broke my heart,
but when you're the Don,
you got to make tough decisions.
Now, you're probably wondering where Santos is.
See, last night, I handled him.
I said I was going to walk out of there
with the North American Championship or else.
Here's your or else.
-[speaking Spanish] -[male voice] That's not real.
Oh!
[Tony D] He calls me on the phone and laughs.
Nobody laughs at Tony D.
Now that we understand
who everybody's working for,
the only person that's been putting in work for the family is Elektra.
Increased business at the port by 18%.
As for you two clowns,
next week I'm giving you one last opportunity
to prove your loyalty to this family
or you're going to be joining Santos.
Let's go.
[speaking Spanish]
Somebody call him right now
and make sure that he's okay.
[Wade] Santos Escobar put on the shelf.
Tony D is done playing games with Legado.
[Wes Lee's music plays]
[bell rings]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first,
Wes Lee.
[Vic] Well, there is Wes Lee,
who simply put is a man on a mission.
[music continues]
[Vic] Wes Lee looking into the NXT universe.
Lee is in action taking on Trick Williams
when we come back on The Great American Bash.
[rock music plays]
Elton Prince here looking absolutely splendid.
Kit Wilson, front and center,
just radiating off your screen.
Oh, yes, you are, boy.
Not so bad yourself, sir.
Pretty, Pretty Deadly.
The pride of Essex, England.
Everyone thinks Paris
is the fashion capital of the world,
but the fashion-forward movement, that comes from Essex.
[rock music continues]
In Essex, we live for the weekend, dressed to the tens.
Essex is a metropolis.
You wouldn't get caught dead drinking beer.
I'm sorry, boy, but whenever I think beer,
I just think of those two gross swamp rednecks,
Briggs and Jensen.
[banjo music plays]
[Kit] Don't forget, there's three of them.
Remember Fallon with that big man hands?
I can't believe they have our titles.
[Prince] Don't worry, Kitster.
They can't buy time milking cows forever.
We'll take them behind the barn
and give them a good old-fashioned American beatdown.
Yee-haw.
[Wade] You know what?
Let me put Essex into a US perspective.
It's basically the Jersey Shore of England,
rednecks not welcome.
[Alicia] Accompanied to the ring
by the NXT North American champion, Carmelo Hayes,
Trick Williams.
[Trick] I am him.
I am him.
[Trick Williams' music plays]
[Vic] Take a look at Trick Williams.
[Wade] Oh my word.
Float like a butterfly, sting like Trick Willy.
You get it? Oh, that was good.
[Vic] Did you come up with that off the dome?
Think that was good?
[Wade] Really good, yes.
[Vic] "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee,
by the end of the night, I'm gonna beat Lee."
You just read the back of his jacket?
[Wade] Pretty good.
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee,
watch me now as I get the one, two, three."
This is easy.
[Vic] You should stop.
Trick getting ready to go one-on-one.
Let's call it what it is.
We can see Williams
paying a little homage to his hero,
the greatest, Muhammad Ali.
[Wade] Absolutely.
If you are going to have a hero,
why not pick Muhammad Ali? Let's face it.
Nice stripes there for Trick Williams.
He's got the moves. Sorry, Trick Willy.
[Vic] We see Carmelo Hayes on the outside.
Big North American Championship match
still to come here tonight, but look.
[Trick inaudible]
[Vic] You hear Williams.
Williams added some gas to the fire
inside of Wes Lee a few weeks ago.
[Wade] Called Wes Lee a bad friend,
told Wes Lee that people in his life will always leave him.
Trick is smart, though.
He wants to follow in the footsteps of his boy,
the North American champ, Carmelo,
who you mentioned we're going to see later on tonight.
Sees Wes Lee as a springboard
to build his own profile.
[Vic] Williams continues to talk some trash.
Finally gets dropped. Now the speed of Lee.
[Wade] You mentioned earlier that Lee was a man on a mission…
[Vic] Wait a second. There's no time-outs.
[Wade] Wait a second, he's got a cornerman here.
[crowd chants]
[Vic] It's a stall tactic.
[Wade] Good for Carmelo, helping his boy out,
returning the favor that Trick
has sent his way many times.
[Vic] Oh, and both.
Some educated feet in this matchup.
Lee goes up, goes…
Turns around Trick Williams.
You mentioned being a man on a mission.
Look, Wes Lee's looking to redefine himself,
plain and simple,
and maybe that interaction was good for Wes Lee.
[Wade] He's been on a real roller coaster
the past few weeks and months in NXT.
Had his Tag Championship taken off him,
lost his best friend just as he's turning the corner.
Venting his spleen on global TV.
Trick Williams comes in and twists the knife a little,
but you talk about the interaction being good for Lee
who's using this as motivation,
just like someone like Tom Brady
uses insults as motivation.
Certainly works for a lot of athletes.
[Vic] Now we see Williams,
and there's some of the strength Williams possesses,
planting Wes Lee.
Awkward landing too.
Quickly going for a cover, hook of the leg,
and Lee able to kick out.
Right hand just getting off the mat.
This could be a long night for Williams and Hayes.
You've mentioned,
Hayes has a North American title match coming up tonight.
[Wade] We should slow down.
Melo will do later on tonight what he always does,
defend his North American Championship
with style against Grayson Waller.
This could in fact be a glorious night
for Trick Willy and Melo.
[Vic] You talk about the nasty things,
the deplorable, despicable things
that Trick Williams said on national television,
what drives someone to say
those sort of things to an opponent
and another man in general?
[Wade] No problem with it.
He's doing it to get under the skin of a future opponent in Wes Lee,
the man before our eyes,
make them emotional, make them make mistakes.
I talked a lot of trash during my own career
it always served me well,
and let's see if it serves Trick Williams as well.
[Vic] Now it's Lee finally shutting the mouth
of Williams in this matchup.
There's some combination offense from Wes Lee.
And oh.
[Wade] Wes Lee managing to get under the guard of Trick Willy.
[Vic] Look, Lee is just tired of being disrespected
from everyone in the locker room.
Big, small, oh, and comes in knocking Williams
all the way to the outside.
Again, there's no time-outs.
[Wade] A water break here.
[Vic] There are zero time-outs.
[Wade] Washing the mist off, that's all he's doing.
[Vic] Oh!
Get the hell out of my way.
What the hell was that, man?
[Vic] What is this? Rubbing alcohol?
Man, smell this.
[Wade] I smell nothing. I believe it's water.
[crowd boos]
[Vic] Whatever it is…
Trick Williams back in the center of the ring,
just planting Wes Lee and Lee into the…
…Williams into the cover and Lee.
[bell rings]
-[Trick's music plays] -[Vic] Wait a minute.
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Trick Williams.
[Wade] Shuck up the world.
[Vic] With a big broken schnoz like yours, you can't smell that rubbing alcohol?
[Wade] No, it was water. What are you talking about?
Don't you be stirring the towel here.
[Vic] This stinks, I… I mean, Let's go back.
This is what we were talking about.
[Wade] Washing dirt off his hands.
[Vic] If it was rubbing alcohol,
hypothetically, to your point,
rubbing it in the eyes of Wes Lee.
Wes Lee, his eyes would be burning.
He'd be blind.
He wouldn't be able
to see anything coming his way and look,
Trick Williams, much like Carmelo Hayes,
willing to take a shortcut to pick up the win.
[Wade] Wes Lee lost the contact lens.
That's not the fault of Trick Williams. A big win.
A big win tonight.
It's our night, baby.
It's Trick Williams' game.
I'm Trick of the world.
[Vic] There is Tiffany Stratton getting her final pampering.
Don't touch. I'm pretty much perfect already.
Just a little bit of powder, okay?
Sure.
Close your eyes, please.
Okay.
More powder, please.
[fan boos]
You want powder?
That's not your voice.
Oh, my God.
Come on, dirty Tiff.
Oh, my God.
Come and play.
We're just getting started!
[Vic] We're back live on NXT Great American Bash and look,
just come to expect the unexpected.
We're a little bit taken back at the moment.
This matchup was supposed
to take place later on tonight
but was officially started during the break.
[Wade] Yes, absolutely.
Unorthodox as per usual from Wendy Choo.
Poor discipline from her once again
and we're witnessing it firsthand before our eyes.
[Vic] You got to admit, Choo is quite clever.
[Wade] No, I will not admit…
I'd use the word conniving, manipulative.
Oh.
Probably in agony right now,
that was genius from Tiffany Stratton.
[Choo grunting in pain]
[loud mat slam]
[Vic] Tiffany Stratton who has continued to step up her game
week in and week out,
and Stratton is now focused
on the hand of Wendy Choo.
[Wade] She should be, that is the hand of Wendy Choo
that not only threw makeup in the eyes
of Tiffany Stratton [inaudible],
also a few weeks ago threw soda
in the face of Tiffany Stratton.
What kind of low-class cheap shots
is it to try and blind an opponent?
[Vic] Don't get carried away with your name-calling,
it wasn't like Stratton has made friends in the locker room.
[Wade] Doesn't need to. That's not what this industry's about.
Let me give you a Triple H quote of all people:
"If you ain't making enemies, you ain't making money in this game."
And trust me, Tiffany Stratton's gonna make
a hell of a lot of money
in the world of sports entertainment.
[Vic] Choo turning things around, but using that injured hand.
And this matchup really started
with the same sort of energy
that Lynch and Asuka had last night
in their no holds barred match
on Monday night raw,
and this matchup is official.
Into the cover, and a kick out.
[Wade] Well, that match went all over the place and so is this one.
Such is the level of hatred now
between Stratton and Choo.
[Vic] Oh, bending back the digits is Stratton.
Look, Tiffany Stratton,
I can't take anything away from what she's done.
Even receiving the compliment from Natalya
on these past weeks after the bell.
[Wade] Oh, after the bell.
You're putting over your podcast, I get what you're doing…
[Vic] …Corey Graves' as well.
[Wade] It's a great podcast, thanks to Graves, not you, but I agree.
Any compliment from the boat Natalya is massive
and it shows that Natalya
sees the brilliance of Tiffany like I do.
[Vic] Well, Wendy Choo right now battling back in this matchup,
when it comes down to it, you talk about the competitive nature,
who needs a win more?
[Wade] For me, out of these two, it has to be Tiffany Stratton.
Tiffany Stratton is a born winner.
Although not looking good now,
she's winning since coming out of the womb.
A loss to Wendy Choo would be perhaps
the most humiliating moment
of Tiffany Stratton's life.
[Vic] You act like Choo came off of the street.
Wendy Choo is a high-caliber athlete
taking high risks, a lot of reward,
and right down onto Stratton.
This would be a big night for Wendy Choo.
Like she says: "Let your dreams be your wings."
Can she carry herself
to a victory tonight?
[Wade] You can't lose to an opponent in a onesie.
and slippers for that matter.
[Vic] I'm sure you've lost to worse. What a move by Stratton.
Powerful power bomb, and a near fall.
[Wade] It shows the resilience of a Wendy Choo.
Behind that onesie there is a game competitor,
but, right now, in the ascendancy
is Tiffany Stratton.
Get up.
[fans chant]
[Vic] Well, Stratton very angry that that did not put away Choo.
Choo who is a fighter,
trying to fight her way free at this moment.
Choo said she'd get under the skin,
she would go for the pin
and then she'd get the win here tonight,
but Stratton with other plans.
[Wade] Two competitors who have both
been through the wringer so far this evening.
Twisting back and forth is this matchup,
just like the spine of Tiffany Stratton.
[Vic] Let's not forget this matchup…
[Wade] Oh.
[Vic] Wasn't supposed to happen,
but into the cover, looking for the victory,
and Stratton, again, able to kick out.
[Wade] Give Stratton some credit.
That would've put the majority of the locker room down,
but this might do it.
[Vic] Stratton could be put to sleep.
Squeezing is Choo.
[Wade] Those eyes are fading.
[crowd chants]
[Vic] Stratton certainly is fading at this juncture,
far away from that bottom rope is Stratton.
[Wade] This is locked in tight here.
[Vic] Oh, no. The hand, that injured left hand.
Wise of Stratton to realize
she has done damage to Choo.
[Wade] Yes. Great awareness,
despite being in peril with that sleeper.
[Vic] Oh.
Nasty landing.
Another cover for Choo.
Will this be enough? Another near fall.
[Wade] This is the biggest beating
we've witnessed Tiffany Stratton take in her entire career
here in NXT, but hand it to her.
She is still ticking.
Still alive in this one.
[Vic] Choo looking for that sleeper one more time,
Stratton focused on that left hand
and now again.
[Wade] That's that olympic-level athleticism
we've talked about before.
Saved the day for Tiffany Stratton.
[Vic] Down on the digits one more time.
And Stratton now
looking for the finishing touches
on this matchup.
One! Two! Three!
[Vic] And that is a solid win
for Tiffany Stratton.
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Tiffany Stratton.
[Wade] You don't have to be her friend, but believe me,
that was a superb performance
from both women, but ultimately,
just enough to get the win, Tiffany Stratton.
Admire that competitor.
[Vic] Tiffany Stratton answered the call tonight
because this matchup wasn't even official at this point.
This started in the locker room area
when Tiffany Stratton was in makeup.
[Wade] It was a cheap shot from Wendy Choo,
but it wasn't enough
to put down Tiffany Stratton.
Time and time again she threw everything
but the kitchen sink at Stratton,
but it wasn't enough ultimately.
[Vic] When you bring up the sink,
it was actually Tiffany Stratton, who in this moment,
realized there was an opening
from Wendy Choo,
as whimsical as she may be,
would be dropping
and once this action spilled into the ring,
the referee made it official.
Stratton focused on the hand
and then even ripping off the nails…
[Wade] It was a cheap nail job.
Go to a better manicurist.
[Vic] What's up with her obsession
with what other women do
in the locker room?
Yes, just stay tongue tied for a second.
Wendy Choo couldn't make the cover
due to the injured hand,
and then in the closing moments,
it would be Tiffany Stratton
putting the focus back on her,
where the spotlight, in her mind, should be always and forever,
picking up a statement victory
in her career here in NXT.
[Wade] The question for me is, how long is it gonna be
until that woman there, Tiffany Stratton,
is holding gold here in NXT?
[Tiffany Stratton's music plays]
I'm now joined by the new
NXT Women's Tag Team champions,
Roxanne Perez and Cora Jade.
We finally did it.
After so long of trying to become a champion in WWE,
I finally did it and I got to do it with my best friend.
This is so surreal.
I feel like everything's happening so fast.
First I won the Breakout Tournament,
and now I can't believe I'm a Tag champion
with my best friend.
I love this girl.
It felt so good to finally
knock Toxic Attraction off their little pedestal.
A hundred percent.
It felt amazing, and you know what?
Next week I'm ready.
I want to end Toxic's reign once and for all.
-[interviewer] Oh, yes? -Yes.
Next week I'm cashing in my Breakout contract
for a championship match against Mandy Rose,
and Toxic will be done.
Hell yeah.
Let's do it, but first we celebrate.
Let's go.
[crowd cheers]
Hey, Bron.
How's the shoulder?
Shoulder's fine.
I just wanna let you know that tonight
I'm gonna do whatever it takes
to make sure I leave the champion.
I wouldn't have it any other way.
[Vic] NXT Championship match still to come,
but right now Apollo Crews is on his way
to address the NXT universe.
We'll hear from Crews next on NXT.
[Apollo Crews' music plays]
[Vic] We are back on NXT Great American Bash.
[Apollo Crews' music continues]
[Alicia] Please welcome
Apollo Crews.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] There we see Apollo Crews
who made his return several weeks ago here to NXT
and is a superstar who is back
for unfinished business.
[Wade] Yes, Apollo Crews loved his time here in NXT,
the first time around, as many do,
but there was one thing
he did not achieve during his run,
that was winning the NXT Championship.
We'll see what he has to say about that
and other things right now.
[fans cheer]
Thank you.
Guys, I'd like to share something with you real quick.
[fan shouts indistinctly]
Thank you.
For the last year when I would get home,
I'd sit and I would ask my kids
what they thought.
And they'd look at me and say: "Daddy, that isn't you."
It was clear that they didn't recognize me and then, well,
they just stopped watching altogether.
But since my return to NXT,
I'm proud to say that my kids watch me
every single week.
[crowd cheers]
When I get home
and they wake up in the morning
and they jump in my laps and they have a million questions
and I see the excitement on their faces,
it doesn't do anything but bring excitement to my face,
and I have them to thank because they helped
put that spark back into my career.
[crowd claps]
So, I just want to tell you, Sade and Kai,
daddy loves you.
Thank you.
[fans chant]
I've been back for about a month,
and Xyon Quinn was right about one thing,
this place is different.
I see you.
There's a group of young,
hungry, super-athletic talent
that is just ready to take advantage
of any opportunity.
Right? Then the wheels in my head start spinning,
I start thinking of what'd happen
if I step in the ring with a Tony D'Angelo…
or a Nathan Frazer…
or the winner
of the North American Championship match tonight
between Carmelo Hayes and Grayson Waller.
[fans boo]
Oh, but hold up. You know for a fact
that I'm going to be watching that NXT Championship match,
because Cameron Grimes and I
would make magic in the ring together.
[fans chant]
Oh, yes, and I know I speak for every single one of you
when I say that Apollo Crews
and Bron Breakker…
[Giovanni Vinci's music plays]
Apollo.
I noticed you left me off your list.
I don't blame you, though,
because when you envision
what would happen between you and me,
it doesn't work out that well for you, does it?
I'm the one guy in NXT
that cannot only keep up
with your skills and athleticism,
I'll outperform you,
and I'll outperform you in style.
Okay, Mr. Style.
How about you stop talking,
climb up these stairs, get into this ring,
and we'll go stride for stride right now?
[crowd cheers]
Apollo,
you got all these people fooled, but not me.
You see that I'm dressed for a night out.
Not a night spent with all of them…
But next week…
next week we can find out, well,
you will find out
just who the best athlete in NXT really is.
I assure you,
you will lose to Giovanni Vinci, but hey,
that gives you seven days to come up with a good excuse
to tell your children.
[Giovanni Vinci's music plays]
[Vic] He might regret that comment
next week here on NXT.
Ivy Nile, tonight the Creed Brothers
face off against Damon Kemp and Roderick Strong.
Is this the implosion of Diamond Mine?
Diamond Mine is a group of Alpha Athletes
and you don't step foot in our gym unless you're badass.
We all have healthy egos,
and tonight, we find out who the best Tag Team is,
and when we say Diamond Mine is forever,
it's not just a catchphrase, it's real.
Sorry.
[crosstalk]
Hey!
You need to leave.
You guys, that's enough.
Come on, not now.
Ivy, thank you.
Tatum, if you're gonna get yourself in this mess,
you need to learn to get out of it.
I know.
Tomorrow morning, 8h in the dojo, got it?
Yes, got it. Yes.
Got it.
[fans shout]
Melo, my mom really loved
that signed t-shirt, man.
And wow.
Your autograph's worth a fortune.
I just sold it for 28 cents on eBay,
[chuckles]
And the other one I'm gonna save as a coaster for my victory toast
because there's only one thing left for Grayson Waller to steal
and that's the North American Championship.
[crowd cheers]
Waller, you and I, we used to be boys.
That snake.
But all that is out the window
because when you play Melo, you play yourself.
Trick got his W tonight.
You about to get yours.
That's right.
Because there's a difference between common and special.
Waller, you, you're common.
I am special and that is all it is.
That's all it's going to be.
-[music plays] -[announcer] NXT 2.0.
We got the drip so find your fit.
NXT shop.
As close as it gets.
[suspenseful music plays]
[JD] You know, my dad is a lot like me.
He's a great man.
He sat me down when I was about three years old,
he said: "Son, you can do whatever you want to do in this life.
If you want to go in the army, you'll be a general.
If you want to do art, you make sure that you're Picasso."
And that is how the Irish Ace was born.
Anyone who steps in the ring with me gets dissected.
I am so far ahead of the rest of this roster,
they couldn't see me if they had a set of binoculars on them.
Because the pain that I have afflicted on lads in the ring
changes minds real quick.
That's my job. I turn doubters into believers.
Enjoy Great American Bash,
because next week, NXT 2.0…
changes forever.
Any pain?
No. I'm good.
One second.
No, I'm good. I don't need any tape.
Thanks, doc.
[Grayson Waller's music plays]
[Wade] Regardless of medical staff,
Bron says the shoulder is fine.
We're going to find out for sure later on in tonight's main event.
[bell rings]
[Alicia] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT North American Championship.
Introducing first, the challenger,
Grayson Waller.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Can you imagine an Australian beating an American
for the North American title
at Great American Bash?
We could be moments away
from witnessing just that,
but Waller had a very unique way
of getting this title opportunity.
[Wade] Didn't he just? Kissed up to Melo,
asked for some autographed memorabilia,
but slid a match contract in
which Melo went and put his John Hancock to.
I am the first to criticize Grayson Waller,
but I've got to say,
I wish I thought of that tactic
during my own career.
I would have gotten more championship matches.
[Carmelo Hayes' music plays]
[crowd cheers]
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls,
Trick and Melo fans of all ages,
I need for you to strap on your seat belts and glue your wings on tight
and make some noise for the man who don't miss,
the leader of the new school,
the two-time North American champion,
your A-champion,
Carmelo
Hayes.
[Carmelo Hayes' music plays]
[Vic] Talk about a championship entrance.
[Wade] That is a superstar entrance,
a superstar introduction
befitting Carmelo Hayes, a generational talent,
and as Trick Williams just mentioned,
a two-time, two-time North American champion.
Wow.
[Vic] We talk about the creativity
that Grayson Waller had
in getting this matchup,
that certainly hasn't sat well with the A-champion,
because, let's be frank, Carmelo Hayes got played.
He knows it.
[Wade] You're damn right.
Melo got made to look like a fool last week
and that is the first and only time that has happened,
but according to Hayes,
vengeance is going to be swift.
When you try and play Melo,
you really play yourself
because getting a match with Melo
for that championship is one thing,
but getting the W
is something completely different.
I'm not sure how far ahead
Grayson Waller has game planned
because right now everything might fall off the rails.
[Vic] It's all about the NXT North American title.
Carmelo Hayes with the inspiration
on his left knee for AI,
Allen Iverson, much like we saw earlier tonight.
inspiration for Trick Williams.
Let's not forget the nefarious means
in which Williams went to win his match.
[Wade] Less than nefarious. Here you go with your fake news.
Nothing wrong with that victory for Trick.
You win however you can here in NXT,
and that is a huge springboard for Trick Williams.
[Vic] Our focus now is on the North American title.
It was Carmelo Hayes, Wade, who noted
there's a difference between…
[audience] Let's go, Melo! Let's go, Waller!
[Vic] The NXT universe is split.
Both these superstars have the same idea.
First cover of the matchup, quick kick out.
[Wade] I know the games you play 'cause I play them too,
that was George Michael.
[Vic] What a handful of tights.
Oh.
Right now it's: "What you can do I can try and do better."
There's that athleticism from Hayes,
and as I mentioned earlier, it was Hayes who said:
"There is a difference between someone who is common
and someone who is special."
[Wade] There certainly is.
There is no one in NXT
more special than Melo.
He is a generational talent
and he's up there with Bron Breakker and Mandy Rose
as a figurehead of NXT.
But hang on.
Let's not go overboard on this. Make no mistake…
[Vic] Looking for that stunner. Nice counter from Hayes.
[Wade] There is nothing common about Grayson Waller.
I don't like the guy, but I have to say
the guy can do it all in the ring
and he is a major threat to Melo tonight.
[Vic] Now it's Waller showcases some athleticism,
and these two do go way back,
were friends at the end of last year
and now have turned into
quite the enemies,
at least on this night,
all for the NXT North American Championship.
[Wade] Completely right.
Won War Games together last December,
thick as thieves back then,
but things changed now, especially when gold's on the line.
[Vic] Waller was looking to shoot,
certainly did miss, but Melo don't,
and now could be looking for that fade-away.
Connects.
[Wade] Melo hasn't even taken his necklace off.
[Vic] Melo to retain. Shoulders down. Kick out from Waller.
Said he woke up today, did Waller,
and he chose to be undeniable.
Take another look.
Bam. Full body control.
I wanted to ask you earlier, with everything that's going on,
do you think we'd see a new side of Carmelo Hayes tonight?
[Wade] This is the first time
we've ever seen Carmelo Hayes up against…
[Vic] Oh, nice.
[Wade] …perhaps more dirty tricks than Melo has.
There's a little extra stank
on the shots from Melo tonight.
Melo knows he can't cut corners this evening,
he has got his hands full with Grayson Waller.
[Vic] Did you hear the thud of Hayes?
[fans boo]
[Vic] North American title on the line
at the Great American Bash.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Back live on NXT,
the NXT North American Championship
is on the line here at the Great American Bash.
This really has been a very evenly matched contest.
Let's go back, though, to some of the action earlier on,
because Grayson Waller really has been in control.
This was moments ago.
Look at the athleticism, the body control from the champion,
but check out the challenger as well.
[Wade] In my world, we talk about Grayson Waller's athleticism.
Look at the hangman on the man.
Pinpoint accuracy on the jaw of Melo,
but Melo, once again, with the durability to keep on ticking.
[Vic] Look, the NXT universe is fired up,
here they have been all night long,
but have you ever seen someone
who gets under the skin
quite like the challenger has the champion?
[Wade] I can't say I have.
Melo quite the cool guy, very laid back,
in control of his own destiny.
[Vic] Waller just has that ability to piss everyone off.
He's like NXT's answer to Nick Kyrgios.
We saw Nick Kyrgios…
[Vic] Shoulders down.
[Wade] …causing trouble at Wimbledon this past week.
Well, they are two peas in a pod.
[Vic] Hayes now, the old "what goes up must come down",
and ripping away at the ear of Waller.
Oh.
Take a look at the egos
really have been talking in this matchup.
Up and down, and this time,
Hayes gets all of it.
Into the cover to retain the North American title
and another near fall
and a quick transition into the crossface.
[Wade] Very nice. Center of ring too.
Waller in dire straits at this point.
Desperately trying to get to that rope.
[audience] Tap!
[Vic] NXT universe wants Waller to tap,
instead rolls through does Hayes.
Now Hayes with this crossface cinched in deep,
and Waller again trying to roll through.
This time the champ's shoulders are down
and has to relinquish the hold to continue to fight.
Now another submission, this time it's by Waller.
[Wade] Going from hold to hold, such's the rapid movement
of these two competitors, back-and-forth action.
[Vic] Going around and round,
and now Waller just throwing some hands,
and another near fall.
[Wade] Reversal into reversal
and that will change gears in a hurry or will it?
[Vic] Waller able to answer back.
Williams almost in disbelief.
[Wade] Yes, absolutely.
You mentioned egos earlier,
nothing wrong with having an ego in this industry.
All of the greats have egos,
and when two egos collide,
somebody is going to bruise.
[audience] NXT!
[Vic] Talk about egos, the growing one is very present
on the youngest Mr. Money in the Bank,
that being theory, but now these two have locked eyes.
[audience] This is awesome!
[Vic] Oh!
And here we go.
Who wants it more, Barrett,
at this point of the matchup?
[Wade] NXT universe
lapping this one up as well.
They should be.
[Vic] Which superstar is gonna be able to utilize their tricks here tonight,
and I don't mean Williams on the outside.
Hayes with the upper hand, at least for the moment.
What a battle this has been between these two.
Both have had an answer
for everything the other has thrown at them.
Hayes looking to cash in one more time.
Nice job by Waller taking out the feet.
Waller now could be looking for the exclamation point.
Is Waller about to taste
his first bit of gold in NXT?
Two…
[Vic] Oh, just getting that left shoulder up was Hayes.
[Wade] Grayson Waller digging deep into the playbook.
He knew getting into the ring with Hayes tonight
he would have to pull out all the stops.
He's doing that, but Melo still ticking.
[audience] That was three!
[Vic] Oh, I just got done mentioning who would utilize
some extra tricks here tonight.
Waller digging deep into the arsenal,
but now Hayes starting to fire back in this matchup.
[Wade] When you hit an opponent
with your best stuff and he kicks out,
that's when you start to doubt yourself.
How fragile is the ego of Grayson Waller?
[Vic] Waller got the stunner.
Hayes went to the well
for that tornado DDT one more time,
but look at Hayes.
The presence of mind to roll to the outside because, of course,
championships can't change hands on a count-out.
Waller's got to get Hayes back into the ring.
[Wade] Brilliant instincts from Carmelo Hayes.
I'll say Grayson Waller didn't get the traditional hype
he gets on that stunner.
That could've been the difference-maker.
[Vic] We could be moments away now.
Waller…
Wes Lee!
Lee hasn't forgotten what happened here earlier tonight,
but this matchup continues.
Oh. Waller didn't connect.
[Wade] There's the distraction for you.
[Vic] Melo, when he calls his shots,
he says he shoots, he don't miss.
Right now looking for nothing but net.
[Wade] Beautiful connection. That has to be it.
[Vic] Hayes into the cover.
[crowd counts]
[Vic] Carmelo Hayes outshines,
Waller to retain the gold.
[Alicia] Here is your winner and still
the NXT North American champion,
Carmelo Hayes.
[Wade] Oh, my word.
What a classic matchup we've just witnessed.
It has to be said, win, lose,
or draw for both of these competitors,
the future is bright, but hats off once again
for the two-time North American champion.
Carmelo Hayes proves once again
that he is very much the man
in that division.
[Vic] Once again he proved
that when he shoots, he don't miss,
but let's talk about some of the action
because Grayson Waller had an opportunity,
but couldn't make the cover
on Hayes. Would've been the turning point in the match.
[Wade] Couldn't make thanks to the instincts of Hayes,
this is where it turned.
The distraction from Trick Williams by returning Wes Lee,
clearly angered at his loss from earlier this evening.
Grayson Waller tried to capitalize on the moment, but no.
Melo just too great.
[Vic] When you talk about quick, how about a thing of beauty?
High in the sky, and bam,
right down across the back.
Carmelo Hayes, once again, answers the challenge
and in the end raises his hand high
as North American champion.
[hip hop music plays]
[Vic] What a victory for Carmelo Hayes…
here tonight.
[suspenseful music plays]
Joining me now is Xyon Quinn, and Xyon, you have to agree,
this has been an amazing, a Great American Bash and I…
Did you hear Apollo earlier?
He's got his eyes
on the North American Championship match
and the NXT Championship match.
He's got his eyes on the wrong person.
His eyes should be locked onto me.
McKenzie, I don't mean to brag, but…
I'm box office.
Yes, when you type in WWE superstar into Google,
a picture of me pops up in the suggestion box.
I mean, I'm Xyon Quinn,
and let's get something straight.
A title reign for Apollo?
That ain't it.
Me on the other hand,
you're looking at a future multiple-time champion,
I promise you,
because NXT 2.0 is about the future
and the future of this place…
is Xyon Quinn.
We're ready for this.
Come on, guys.
Who are we?
Diamond Mine.
Forever.
Let's get it, baby. Let's go.
We go all out there.
[male voice] Damon, let's go.
[Roderick Strong's music plays]
[Vic] Is Diamond Mine going to be forever?
[bell rings]
[Alicia] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT Tag Team Championship.
Representing Diamond Mine,
Damon Kemp and Roderick Strong.
[Vic] Well, you felt the tensions for weeks inside of Diamond Mine.
When we come back, the NXT Tag Team Titles
will one the line at the Great American Bash.
I'm now joined by the NXT Women's champion, Mandy Rose.
It's been a tough night for Toxic Attraction.
Gigi and Jacy lost the NXT Women's Tag Team Titles
and now Roxanne Perez is challenging you next week for the women's title.
Wow, nothing gets past you, does it, McKenzie?
Cora Jade and Roxanne Perez
better known as, I don't know, Team 2001,
whatever stupid name they call themselves these days,
got lucky tonight.
This has happened once before,
and Gigi and Jacy corrected themselves days later.
It's called rinse and repeat, and I'm pretty positive
that Roxanne's running around on her high horse right now,
but once the adrenaline wears off,
Roxanne will realize that she made
the biggest mistake of her life.
You see, because Roxanne Perez
cannot beat me for my title,
neither could Cora Jade.
Not once, not twice.
Next week, Roxanne Perez will join
her little BFF Cora in the failure club.
Hell, that's if she even makes it to our match.
[Chase University's music plays]
Class, before I continue,
I wanna give a special shout-out to our new students.
Welcome to Chase University.
[clapping]
As we all know, yesterday, America celebrated its Independence Day.
On July 4th, 1776,
America adopted the Declaration of Independence.
Bodhi, what's wrong?
Am I boring you?
No, sir. Not at all.
I'm sorry, Mr. Chase.
It's my roommate.
She doesn't sleep.
Mr. Chase, we watched Money in the Bank 50 times.
We're like brother and sister, right, Bodhi?
Yes.
That's what I like to see.
Chase U making memories happen.
Question in the back. What's your name?
My name's Chad.
Mr. Chase, did you know
the Declaration of Independence was created on July 2nd
and John Adams believes
that July 2nd should be celebrated
instead of July 4th as our Day of Independence.
Who the [beep] do you think you are, Chad?
You come here talking about John Adams.
Who the [beep] did John Adams ever beat?
Don't tell me about the birth of this [beep] country.
I am America, baby.
Now you get the hell up
and you get the hell out of my classroom.
Don't you ever come back.
Now, where was I?
Oh, right. England.
Mr. Chase.
Wouldn't it be sweet to go to England?
I bet London has a ton of history we could go see there.
A field trip? Yes, right.
Like that's ever going to happen.
You know what, Thea?
I think that's a fantastic idea.
London, here we come.
["Rule, Britannia!" plays]
[Wade] Whoa. Chase U going global,
and I might be a little biased
but there's no finer place to go than jolly old England.
[Alicia] Representing Diamond Mine,
they are the NXT Tag Team champions,
Julius and Brutus, the Creed Brothers.
[Vic] I like that Chad guy, he's in Chase University.
Probably the one who put the charcoal on the grill
when they went to light it.
[Wade] They could say "hi" to the queen there.
[Vic] NXT Tag Team Titles are on the line.
Look, in all seriousness now,
when you led The Nexus or The Core,
did you ever put yourself in a matchup
against one of your teammates?
Realistically, honestly here, think about it.
[Wade] I was never the most benevolent of leaders,
but I never had to have teammates fight.
I wanted to keep the group together as a cohesive unit,
but Roderick Strong, in fairness to him,
leads a little differently.
He's received a lot of flak and insubordination
from the Creeds over recent weeks.
This is his way of fixing things.
[Vic] Strong tagged himself into the matchup after it appeared
that Damon Kemp was going to start.
As we take a look at the bigger picture for Diamond Mine,
what will this match do to these four?
Let's include Ivy Nile in as well as these five.
[Wade] First of all, it's gonna teach the Creeds
not to bite the hand that feeds them.
Namely the hand of Roderick Strong.
Secondly, though, I actually think that this confrontation
is now going to make the group even stronger.
These are top athletes we're talking about. Top competitors.
They're gonna leave it on the mat and at the end shake hands.
The best team wins.
[Vic] Roderick Strong in control of Brutus.
You mentioned the Creed Brothers.
They can stand on their own. They can literally…
They're Tag Team champions right now.
[Wade] I'm not denying. No doubt about what you're saying.
Look at their collegiate success they had prior to NXT.
Their rapid rise since transitioning over to sports entertainment
is down to the leadership of Roderick Strong.
They would have succeeded, anyway,
but it would've taken them longer
without the guidance of Roderick Strong.
[Vic] Strong tagging himself out.
Kemp coming back in and as is Julius Creed.
Now, take a look at Julius.
Picking up some speed and now showcasing his power.
Trying to turn over Kemp, but take a look.
[Vic] Wow. ACC standout at Duke.
I got that dog. I got that hunger in me.
What about you, huh?
[Vic] Strong providing a little bit of a distraction,
Damon Kemp answering.
[Wade] No, don't turn it into something it wasn't.
That was Julius Creed taking his eye off the ball
and getting pounced on by again Damon Kemp,
and that was smart from Damon Kemp.
That shows the weaknesses the Creeds have,
this is what Roderick Strong all along
has been trying to tell Julius Creed especially.
[Vic] Strong into the match.
Since we're on the topic of Tag Teams,
what's going on with Street Profits?
[Wade] They were screwed at Money in the Bank
by some terrible refereeing, I'll hand it to them.
Rumors are they're not getting along now.
Who knows where that's going.
I will tell you this,
not all Tag Teams are gonna last forever,
and if they do indeed split,
they may not, but if they do split,
I think they have a lot of potential in the singles ranks.
[Vic] You mentioned going on forever.
You heard Ivy Nile say Diamond Mine is forever.
You gotta imagine Ivy Nile now
is watching this NXT Tag Team Championship matchup
and is completely torn.
[Wade] Of course, the whole world is watching this.
NXT Tag Team Championships on the line
with four of our best athletes,
but maybe Ivy Nile enjoys…
[Vic] Tag. What strength.
[Wade] …watching these four compete against one another.
Obviously, she witnesses it day in, day out
at the Diamond Mine dojo.
[Vic] Brutus into the cover.
[Wade] So why not continue this
under the bright lights and under the cameras of NXT?
This is a standard day of training, really.
[Vic] That's a great point as Julius Creed right back in
and now we're seeing some textbook
Creed Brothers offense
between Julius and his brother Brutus.
[Wade] Here's part of the problem.
When you're in the ring with somebody
you train with day in, day out, you each know…
each other so well.
You can spot their weaknesses, you know their strengths.
This is where mental gameplay's gonna come into the fore.
[Vic] I know your weakness,
I can finish your sentences when you're tongue-tied.
Oh, nice dropkick by Julius Creed.
Kemp rolling to the outside.
Strong can't be happy at this… What the…
Strong threw Kemp back into the match.
[Wade] Gets straight back into the fire.
[Vic] Kemp going right back to the floor.
And a tag was made.
Uh-oh.
[Wade] This isn't smart. I don't like this from Brutus.
[Vic] The old-fashioned
Brutus ball, serve it up.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] The NXT Tag Team Titles on the line
at the Great American Bash.
[crowd claps]
[Vic] Back live on NXT.
It is the Great American Bash,
the NXT Tag Team Titles on the line.
Julius, Brutus, the Creed Brothers
taking on Roderick Strong, Damon Kemp
all four members of Diamond Mine.
Tensions have been building
between these four superstars, but how about Brutus?
The flying meatball through the air.
[Wade] What a spectacle. I gotta be honest,
I don't like that move.
To me, it risks as much damage to the ankles of Brutus Creed
as it does to his opponent, but it paid off on this occasion.
Kept Damon Kemp down, but he's back on top now.
[Vic] Now, about the amateur background of Brutus and Julius.
Let's not take away
from what Damon Kemp's done at the amateur level.
[Wade] No slouch in the amateur game.
He's been in the Diamond Mine less than a month or so,
fit in incredibly well thanks to the stewardship
of this man, Roderick Strong.
[Vic] I wanna talk about Roderick Strong for a moment
as now we talk about those tensions starting to boil over.
Does it come down to Strong's jealousy
of the success of the Creeds?
-[Wade] Roderick Strong? -[Vic] Yes.
[Wade] Former North American, Tag Team champ?
Former premium live event main eventer,
Roderick Strong?
Let me answer in a word. No.
[Vic] Why does Roderick Strong use them as scapegoats
for all of his failures as of recent?
[Wade] Don't start with that.
The Creeds haven't done anything
that Roderick Strong hasn't done already.
There's nothing for Strong to be jealous of.
He wants the Creeds to succeed,
to be the best they can be,
the only way they're gonna do that
is by listening to Roderick Strong.
[Vic] Brutus is not listening to anyone
except for what is boiling inside of Brutus.
Look at Brutus Creed.
[Wade] Show me a man on the planet who could stop that rage.
[Vic] So then you talk about Roderick Strong,
you talk about this rage in Brutus.
What about the tensions in Diamond Mine, then?
Talk to me about the tensions?
You don't believe there's tensions within these four?
[Wade] Of course. We're seeing that before our eyes right now,
but that's what the point of this match is,
is to dispel those tensions.
Strong has been the guy game-planning
for the Creeds from day one.
The question is, can they do it
without him coming up with that game plan?
This is as much a mental sport as it is physical.
[Vic] Strong not gonna like where he's at right now.
And Julius Creed just got
fired up.
Oh.
Two knees under the jaw.
Brutus is rocked.
[Wade] Once again, Julius Creed causing a distraction
that the team of Strong and Kemp can capitalize on.
[Vic] Again, scapegoat.
Your fault, what is Julius Creed at fault for?
[Wade] The distraction, I just said.
Why don't you start listening?
[Vic] There's nothing wrong with a cheap shot?
[Wade] It wasn't a cheap shot. Take your eye off,
your opponent has every right to strike.
[Vic] Now, it's two-on-one.
I see what Strong's trying to do.
You gotta follow the rules
in a Tag Team match, don't you?
[Wade] The referee didn't seem to have a problem.
Why don't you put a striped shirt on?
[Vic] Kemp back in control.
This will be an easy question for you.
What about what Roderick Strong said
when he talks about the strongest family
because after knees and blows like this,
I don't think this is gonna be the strongest family much longer?
[Wade] At this moment,
a weaker family would have been torn
completely apart at this point.
I have to say that.
This is like fighting with your brother.
You can punch him,
but if anyone else throws a shot,
you've got your brother's back
and I've got faith that after this match…
[Vic] Kemp off the slingshot spear. Gets a near fall.
Got enough of it,
didn't quite get all of that last slingshot spear.
[Wade] When the smoke clears after this,
I believe that Diamond Mine will be a tight family unit once again.
[Vic] Damon Kemp and Strong have been in control
and looking for a slam.
Inside cradle and another near fall.
Close to retaining the NXT Tag Team Titles
were the Creed Brothers.
[Wade] I don't care how big and strong you are,
Damon Kemp picking up Brutus Creed
is never going to be the best of moves.
[Vic] Brutus reaching out, making the tag.
In comes Strong, and these two
have been wanting to tear each other apart all match
and really for the last several weeks.
[Wade] Clearly a little extra anger
in the shots from Julius Creed on Roderick Strong
when they're in the ring together.
[Vic] Julius Creed taking it to, as you call,
the man who brought him to the dance.
It's something when your idol becomes your rival.
Oh, now, forget the textbook amateur style.
Julius Creed throwing hands.
This is turning into a hockey fight.
[Wade] A little bit of Sonny Liston in there.
[Vic] Oh!
[fan shouts "let's go"]
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Julius Creed fired up at Strong.
[Wade] Look at the wherewithal of Strong.
Normally, that's the kiss of death
for any opponent of Creed.
Not tonight.
[Vic] Damon Kemp gets popped,
gets dropped, and bam, gets floored.
Into the cover goes Julius,
and the Creed Brothers retain the gold.
[Creed Brothers' music plays]
[Alicia] Here are your winners and still
the NXT Tag Team champions,
the Creed Brothers.
[Vic] And I hope you noticed
Julius Creed has not taken his eyes
and hasn't stopped barking at Roderick Strong.
[Wade] Julius Creed perhaps feels like
he's proving a point here to Roderick Strong.
Roderick Strong watching on from the outside.
But this is Julius Creed
at his ultimate best, just rolling,
destroying everything in sight.
Once you to see this moment,
it really is game over for any opponent.
[Vic] Wind up in the exclamation point on the evening.
It's a huge Great American Bash
for Brutus and Julius,
the Creed Brothers retain their NXT Tag Team Titles.
At least now trying to pull up Damon Kemp.
[Creed Brother's music plays]
[Vic] Certainly can still feel the tension in the air.
[suspenseful music plays]
[Axiom] I was a very bright child.
But that got me and all the other intelligent kids bullied.
So I decided to do something about it.
I learned how to fight back.
To escape my environment, I knew it would take more.
I had a gift for mathematics.
When I close my eyes at night,
I would see numbers and equations.
Everything can be broken down into a formula.
There is a solution to every problem.
I've been told that I am technically gifted in the ring.
Whether it is mathematics or physics,
it all comes down to an equation.
Can quickly analyze and react to anything.
Where the body fails,
the mind can push you to new heights.
I am axiom.
[Grimes] If you didn't have that last name,
you wouldn't have that championship.
But that's my problem.
Everyone knows who you're dad is
and no one knew who mine was.
My father was my hero.
Your dad even got to sit right there
and watch you win that championship.
My dad didn't.
My dad had to look down
at his boy winning a championship.
You can say whatever you want.
It's not going to change a damn thing.
I'm bigger. I'm faster. I'm stronger.
We get it, Bron.
You're bigger. You're faster. You're stronger.
We all see it.
But you don't have heart.
I put my heart up against any man
or woman in this business.
But it's not your fault, Bron.
It's just genetics.
You're daddy didn't have no heart either.
That's why you had to…
[Vic] Oh.
Breakker has heard enough.
[Grimes] At 100%, maybe I can't beat you.
It looks like you're not 100%, Bron.
[Vic] Time for talk is over.
Is Grimes taking the title to the moon?
Is Bron Breakker 100%?
We're moments away from our championship main event
here at the Great American Bash.
I'm now being joined by Von Wagner and company.
Mr. Stone, you requested this time.
What's on your mind?
I requested this time, because it's a travesty
that Von Wagner is not competing on the GAB.
And you wanna know who's responsible for that?
Them.
These so called fans and their audacity
to squawk at Von Wagner week after week.
That's right, the uncultured swine really…
Hold the hell up.
Von, why are you running around here and crying for?
Blaming the NXT universe for telling you how it is.
You don't see the Street Champion
running around, screaming for excuses.
You act like somebody owe your ass something.
Hey, you know something, Solo…
…I'll handle this one.
They don't speak for me, Street Champ.
You want to run your mouth?
Look, we can handle business right now.
Von.
Oh, is that so?
Take your best shot…
Well, I'll drop your ass right here right now.
[crosstalk]
Shut up.
I'm gonna drop your ass. Come on.
Come on. Let's go, Street Champ.
[hip hop music plays]
Oh, Von Wagner against Solo Sikoa?
Bring on the pain.
What a night it has been here this evening
for NXT's Great American Bash.
How about next week live here on USA?
[Wade] Yes, indeed, because fresh off tonight's huge victory,
Roxanne Perez will go one-on-one with Mandy Rose
for the NXT Women's Championship
right here next week.
[Vic] This match has been made official
after what we witnessed earlier tonight.
Apollo Crews going to go one-on-one with Giovanni Vinci.
These two going to lock horns
for the first time ever live here on NXT.
[crowd cheers]
[suspenseful music plays]
[Cameron Grimes' music plays]
[Vic] It is main event time
at the Great American Bash.
And when you take a look at this superstar,
I hate to be so blunt,
but it's really now or never for the challenger,
Cameron Grimes.
[music continues]
[Wade] You just mentioned this now or never for Grimes,
certainly in his head, that seems to be the case.
He called for this opportunity.
He's done it all here in NXT
including winning gold on occasion,
but this is a title that has eluded him.
As a contender, I can tell you from my own experience,
you always hope there's going to be more opportunities in the future.
The truth is, sometimes, you only get one.
Make it count, Cameron.
[Bron Breakker's music plays]
[Vic] Grimes has said Bron Breakker,
some would say, is unbeatable,
but maybe not at 100%.
How confident, Wade, are you in the right shoulder of the champion?
[Wade] I can only go by what he's saying.
He's saying it's fine.
My eyes, on occasion, have told me something different.
I'm never going to count out a guy like Bron Breakker.
He's made of different stuff, but I'll tell you this.
In 2014, I had to personally relinquish
the Intercontinental Championship
due to a shoulder injury.
I listened to the doctors back then.
Whether Bron has or not,
I don't know right now.
I don't have any insider information
on the status of his shoulder,
but if it is indeed, wow.
I did notice that he lifted
that championship with his left arm.
Is that a subtle nod to the fact that the right is indeed injured?
I don't know.
But as a competitor, I'll tell you this.
If you do have a weakness, you're gonna try
and do everything you can to hide it from your opponent.
[bell rings]
[Alicia] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT Championship.
[crowd cheers]
[Alicia] Introducing first the challenger,
Cameron Grimes.
And his opponent,
he is the NXT champion,
Bron Breakker.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Breakker might need that resiliency here tonight,
because no one can question the heart of Cameron Grimes.
It is all about the NXT Championship.
Grimes has already laid out his strategy.
He's told the world he's focused
on the right shoulder of the champion.
As this match begins, what's the champion going to do?
What is he going to have to do to retain?
[Wade] I honestly can't answer that question right now,
because we know for a fact standard Bron Breakker,
he's going to try and hit a spear,
he's gonna try and hit a gorilla press and a slam.
That shoulder is injured,
I don't know if he can do either of those two things.
That is how Bron has traditionally
beaten all of his opponents.
[Vic] Certainly somewhat of a feeling-out process
here in the early going
between champion Bron Breakker,
challenger Cameron Grimes.
You talked about your personal history with shoulder injuries.
Does Breakker have too much pride?
Is that what you're throwing out when it comes to Bron Breakker?
[Wade] Pride can be a blessing and a curse.
I've notice something specific, and it's subtle
but there has almost been a permanent grimness
on the face of Bron Breakker since walking out.
He's always intense as we see every week.
That look is certainly different to me,
is that a little tell to some pain going on inside there,
but like you say, his standards are so high
and he's been successful because of that pride,
but sometimes there's no shame in taking a step back on occasion
if your body is telling you to do that.
[Vic] Grimes trying to break out,
but Bron Breakker's holding, goes right to the right shoulder.
Quickly champion getting away.
[Wade] Like a scolded cat, wasn't he?
The slightest tweak on that shoulder.
You wanna go for my hurt shoulder?
[Vic] Grimes called out what his strategy was to the world.
He's told Bron Breakker what he was gonna do,
but we have to look at Breakker.
He said the locker room in NXT
is going to have to pry the NXT title away
and rip it from his hands.
[Wade] He's made that clear over the past six months.
You are in for open warfare
anytime you get in the ring with Bron Breakker
and that championship is on the line,
a wounded wing or not.
[Vic] Look at the quickness, the power, the inside cradle from Grimes.
Title on the line, champion just able to kick out
and, oh, and now it's Grimes looking for a cover of his own,
and another near fall.
Quickly a kick out from Breakker
and right into a submission goes Grimes,
and Breakker quickly gets to his feet.
These two really the epitome of what NXT is all about.
Can't question either's heart, but, right now,
there's a lot of questions about the right shoulder and again,
it's Grimes trying to put Breakker down.
Breakker back to his feet.
Here comes that explosive speed, and bam.
Breakker running right through Grimes.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] The NXT Championship is on the line.
Can Breakker retain at the Great American Bash?
Back live on NXT, it is the Great American Bash,
it's the main event, it is for the NXT championship,
and the champion, Bron Breakker,
planting Cameron Grimes,
and as you saw during the commercial break,
Grimes was starting to grind down the NXT champion,
but that is quite the answer
from the resilient champion.
[Wade] Yes, absolutely.
Let's face facts here,
as much as the posturing from Bron
prior to this match kicking off
was that his shoulder was fine, he has grimaced,
he has winced at every landing he has…
[Vic] Bron looking to put away Grimes, hoisting grimes up.
Grimes able to slide back down
and quickly in goes Bron and quickly to the outside.
Now, this is where we're gonna see some textbook Cameron Grimes.
[Wade] Once he gets that head of steam,
very difficult to get away from him.
[Vic] Did you notice the landing of Bron Breakker on the mat?
Landing hard on his right shoulder,
right where Cameron Grimes put all his body weight.
Look, for Cameron Grimes,
who has to get Bron back into the ring
for the championship to change hands,
right there into the right shoulder went Grimes.
He spoke his truths last week to the champion.
[Wade] Yes, he did.
He said that Bron is destined for Raw or Smack Down.
I think we all know that eventually
that's gonna happen for Bron, but Grimes
doesn't feel he personally is destined for anything.
He feels like he has to prove himself
week in, week out, every time.
[Vic] Into the cover goes Grimes, the champion able to kick out.
I think also for Cameron Grimes,
he knows that his path isn't going to be as easy,
that he doesn't have the sort of pedigree
or the namesake that Bron Breakker has.
As this is the NXT Championship
in the main event of the Great American Bash
live on the USA Network,
Grimes, again, focusing on that right shoulder
of the champion and, really,
that comes back to the parallels of their fathers' legacies.
What Cameron Grimes wants everyone to know
about his dad.
[Wade] Grimes to me has had to work harder than anybody
to get an opportunity at the top.
[Vic] Into another cover, another kick out by the champion.
[Wade] That's how life plays out sometimes,
and it clearly angers Grimes, who's used that
as a motivating factor in this matchup,
and probably some level of envy
towards the career progression of Bron Breakker.
Again, Cameron Grimes targeting
that right shoulder time and time again.
Look at the face, the agony etched
on that face of Bron Breakker.
[Vic] Continuing just to punish
the champion is Cameron Grimes.
[Wade] The cat's out of the bag when it comes to that shoulder.
[Vic] We haven't seen this sort of side
from Cameron Grimes in his NXT tenure.
Into the cover again and another kick out.
[Wade] Yes. I don't think Breakker's the kind of guy who'd accept
he could have to submit in this matchup,
but he's getting closer
the more Cameron Grimes
torques on that right shoulder.
[Vic] Oh, and Grimes right now,
this could come down to an experience
because Grimes' trying to grind down,
as I mentioned, Breakker.
Trying to push Breakker
almost outlast the champion,
take Bron down to empty in the gas tank.
[Wade] You talk about experience here,
main event experience has to go to Bron,
he's been main event time and time again…
[Vic] Oh.
[Wade] …in NXT career.
Experience has to go to Cameron Grimes,
but now Bron Breakker getting that second wind
we've seen from him time and time again, but that shoulder.
[Vic] Spinebuster connects, but back to the shoulder.
[Wade] Breakker's in a mess here.
[Vic] Breakker's right shoulder right now, almost his…
He can't use it, it's ineffective.
I mean, you just imagine the pain in this shoulder
for Breakker just to hoist
and plant Cameron Grimes.
Breakker just almost folds.
[Wade] We talked about that second wind,
but that shoulder's taken the wind completely out
of the sails of Bron Breakker.
[audience] This is awesome!
[Vic] This is our main event of the Great American Bash.
When you take a look,
Breakker not throwing rights and lefts,
he's only able to throw lefts.
Breakker trying to bring everything up,
but Cameron Grimes again,
this time gets dropped,
and now look at Breakker.
[Wade] Exclusively using the left side of his body,
it's highly effective.
[Vic] Breakker trying to empty the tank
in his own right and put Grimes to bed.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Fire in the eyes of Bron Breakker,
trying to block out the pain, and I've said it before,
"Adrenaline will make a man do crazy things."
Oh.
And for Cameron Grimes,
he said if he doesn't succeed tonight,
he may need to slow down,
he may need to take a step back.
As both men hit center of the ring.
Grimes gets the better of the champion. Falls into the cover.
Do we have a new champion?
Breakker again, able to get the shoulder up.
[Wade] You said:
"Adrenaline makes a man do crazy things."
Cameron Grimes right now is desperate for this,
and a desperate man is a dangerous man.
[Vic] Cameron Grimes here nearly had Bron Breakker beat,
and it was the challenger who proclaimed
that no one has his ability, no one has his heart,
the stakes couldn't be any higher, but, right now,
it is the champion who's showing he indeed
is all heart here tonight.
Grimes one more time
ripping away at the right shoulder and Grimes…
Breakker's face, I just looked up,
I've never seen Bron Breakker in this sort of situation.
[Wade] A combination of agony and panic.
He realizes he's losing his grip
on the NXT Championship,
the thing that means more to him than anything.
[Vic] That's a great point because I believe that no one,
none of us knows what this brand means to Bron Breakker
as Breakker looking to risk it all.
Frankensteiner.
Quickly Breakker realizing his opportunity.
Into the cover and it's still not enough.
Can you believe this?
[Wade] High risk for Bron Breakker, a fortuitous landing
on that Frankensteiner from the top rope.
Managing to get the quick cover,
but must have been a shock
because Cameron Grimes still able to kick out.
[Vic] Grimes talked about his heart.
We talked about Breakker's heart.
It's both these men now leaving it all
in the center of the ring.
Focus in the eyes of the champion,
burning a hole in the challenger.
Breakker charge…
This is what we saw last week.
[Wade] That's how he damaged the shoulder.
[Vic] This time, Grimes now. What's Grimes looking for?
Grimes looking for a submission?
[Wade] Locked onto that right shoulder once again.
If he can extend that arm,
we got ourselves a new champion.
[Vic] Quite can't extend,
but somehow Breakker powers
his way up and again Grimes slides down
and, oh, there it is again.
Shoulder first. Following it up.
Cave in.
That's got to be it.
Grimes into the cover for the championship.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Come on.
[Wade] Just enough left in the…
-[Vic] How close? -[Wade] Tank of Breakker.
[Wade] You saw Bron go from that gorilla press,
his body gave out on him.
Cameron Grimes there to capitalize with the cave in.
Somehow not enough.
Where the hell does Bron goes from here?
[Vic] Oh, Bron, where does Grimes go from here?
That was Grimes' best shot.
That was the heavy artillery.
[audience] To the moon!
[Vic] Grimes with the sights set, and boom.
-[crowd] One, two, three! -[Vic] Off the spear.
[Vic] Breakker retains the NXT Championship.
[Alicia] Here is your winner
and still the NXT champion,
Bron Breakker.
[Wade] Wow.
Cameron Grimes was so close
to that championship.
He could have taste it,
but Bron Breakker is just made of something else.
The damage that's been incurred
to that shoulder during this matchup
will have to be checked out.
[Vic] Let's go back.
I mean, this was the best chance
for Cameron Grimes.
Hit that patented cave in,
which has won him championships in the past,
but it wasn't to happen tonight.
When we asked, "where do you go?"
Grimes tried to go to the moon
and he got flattened right back to earth
by a massive spear from Bron Breakker.
Once again, it is Bron Breakker the NXT champion,
standing tall, pushing himself
and this brand to a whole new level.
Whoa!
[Wade] JD McDonagh?
[Vic] Oh.
[crowd heckles]
You should have been listening because I was talking to you.
The necessary evil is here.
Subtitles: Larissa Maia Simão because I was talking to you.