[WWE intro music playing]
["Death Waltz" playing]
[Vic] The excitement continues to build
as the superstars of tomorrow
look to continue to shine.
This is the future.
This is NXT.
[crowd cheering]
[host] Please welcome Ilja Dragunov
[Vic] Well, there's a superstar
who's certainly made an emphatic return
last week to NXT.
[Wade] Yes, I thought we had
all the answers.
Thought we had JD McDonagh
and Bron Breakker,
and then the former NXT UK champion
Ilja Dragunov
Haven't seen him for a few months,
he returns rather emphatically.
Still a lot of questions to be asked.
Hopefully, we get some answers
from the man himself tonight.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Well, you can feel the support
from the NXT universe
as they Rose to their feet last week,
and they're on their feet
to start the night here on NXT.
[crowd chanting] Welcome back!
The last time I was in NXT…
I conquered.
I conquered an unbeatable machine
to become a champion!
I walked into this place
like it's a Colosseum.
I suffered, I struggled, I endured,
but I succeed in front of all of you
with the heart like a gladiator!
Armed with nothing.
Just a burning will
and an unhuman perseverance,
I became a czar
because pain…
has always been my best friend.
[crowd cheering]
So I returned.
I returned to repeat history.
I returned to achieve my destiny.
One more time I will beat
an unbeatable machine to claim gold.
[crowd shouting]
But this time his name is not Gunther,
his name is Bron Breakker.
["The Dragon of Jerusalem" playing]
[Vic] You talk about someone
who loves pain,
it's the man who earned the opportunity to face Breakker
by becoming the number one contender last week.
You know something, Ilja,
these people don't know you
as well as I do.
I know that you're a sneaky,
dirty, little rat.
I'm not surprised
that you followed me to America.
Well, JD, what I seem to remember
I beating you and forced you out
of NXT UK.
Yes, you did.
Yes, no, he's right.
He's right. You did.
But that's not the end of the story,
is it?
No, no, no, because what happened next?
Your body was so broken up,
so battered after I got through with you
that you had to give up the title anyway
and you didn't get to keep it.
[crowd jeering]
How is that broken ankle, by the way?
Has it healed up?
[crowd chanting] He's the one!
You better hope I don't have to find out.
Let me make one thing
perfectly crystal clear to you, Ilja.
This is not your time.
This is my time.
[crowd shouting]
So if I was you,
I'd stay just exactly where you've been
these past few months,
on the sidelines,
because if I need to stop you
one more time,
just once more, I swear to God,
I'll end your career.
[crowd cheering]
["Fear No Evil" playing]
You know? With everything going on,
I've been wondering when you were gonna show up.
Welcome to NXT, Ilja.
[crowd cheering]
You're a warrior,
but with all due respect, my man,
[crowd cheering]
this NXT championship
isn't going anywhere.
Well, hang on one second there.
Bron, use your brain, meathead.
I am the number one contender
for that title,
and I've just had a great idea.
[Crowd chanting] Triple threat!
Do not make me laugh,
I earned my shot.
How about you two Alpha males,
why don't you beat the snot out of each other,
and after that, I'll take my shot?
[crowd shouting]
I mean, really?
You really think we're gonna fall for that
after all the props I've given you
for having such a high in-ring IQ?
It's like you don't-- you know what?
I'll help you out.
I'm the NXT champion,
you're the number one contender,
you never lost your championship.
The way that I see it
if my math is correct, which it always is,
[crowd cheering]
you have a thirty-three and a third percent chance of winning.
One, two, three.
I say we make this match a triple…
[crowd shouting] Threat!
[crowd cheering]
I'll see you, boys, at Halloween Havoc.
[crowd shouting]
["Fear No Evil" playing]
[Vic] A warrior, a maniac,
and a dog-faced gremlin for a showdown
for the NXT title.
["Fear No Evil" playing]
[Yelling] What the hell is going on?
[men shouting]
[Vic] Wait, that's Gallus, Briggs, Jensen.
[man] Get him back! Get him back!
[Vic] We need more security.
We may not even make it to our main event.
Alba Fyre, I know you're watching.
Fallon Henley is about to find out
what happens when you cross
the baddest bitch in the game.
Put down your bat
and get ready to take some notes.
["Out of the Way" playing]
Cameron Grimes, we tried to show
that the solution to all of your problems
lies with us, in the shade
under the Schism's tree.
You refused our embrace,
now the same limbs that reached out
will bind you in helplessness.
You have been warned.
You brought this on yourself.
It didn't have to be this way.
But to change the world for the better,
we have to make an example out of you.
The wrath of the Schism is imminent.
And, Cameron, tomorrow when you wake up
physically and spiritually decimated
know, as we continue to grow,
you will be right back where you started.
Alone.
["Saddle Up" playing]
[Wade] It really didn't have to be
that way for Cameron Grimes.
Now, you've got to face the consequences.
[crowd cheering]
[Bell rings]
[host] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first: Fallon Henley.
[Vic] Well, this is the moment
Henley's been waiting for.
A spotlight shining down
and this not only a big match,
it's also a huge opportunity.
["I've Arrived" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[host] Her opponent,
representing Toxic Attraction,
she is the NXT women's champion:
Mandy Rose!
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] The days continue to add up
in Mandy Rose's historic NXT women's championship reign.
["I've Arrived" playing]
[Vic] You haven't had a smile on your face in weeks
and now you're grinning ear to ear.
[Wade] Because, finally, Mandy Rose is back in town
and all is good with the world.
Looking better than ever,
competing better than ever.
[Vic] I got to remind everyone, due to the brawl between Gallus,
Briggs and Jensen,
Fallon Henley does not have any support
unlike Mandy Rose,
who obviously has Toxic Attraction,
Jayne and Dolin.
[Wade] Yes. Don't get ahead of yourself.
If Mandy has proved anything
over the last year as champion…
[bell rings]
…she only needs Mandy to be successful.
[Vic] How can you say that
with a straight--
[Wade] Although, a little bit of support
from Wade never goes amiss, believe me.
[Vic] You are something else.
How can you say that with a straight face?
[Wade] Well, come off it, Vic.
You've been talking about how Fallon Henley,
this is the opportunity
-she's been waiting for. -[Vic] Is it not?
It's the opportunity to lose.
Everyone loses to Mandy Rose.
I get it.
You're a youngster, Fallon Henley.
You want to take your shot,
you want to test yourself
against the very best.
Henley's good and she feels good
coming off a big win recently,
but there's levels to this game
and Mandy Rose is the very top level.
[Vic] Right now, Henley in control,
and we found out
that she's been super focused on this match.
As a matter of fact, closed the bar for the weekend
so she could train extra for Mandy Rose.
[Wade] Well, I don't agree
with ever closing the bar.
Closing the bar is all for naught in the end
because Mandy Rose inevitably will win.
This is the greatest, most historic reign
in NXT women's division history.
Others rise, others fall,
Mandy Rose is the constant around here.
She holds the gold perennially.
[Vic] Into the cover and Henley able to kick out.
Henley, of course, felt personally somewhat attacked
because the lack of respect.
[wrestler] You got nobody!
[Vic] From Rose who again is showing
a lack of respect for her opponent.
[Wade laughing]
[Vic] How about that?
[Wade] Fallon Henley, for me,
hasn't earned respect so far.
You don't get participation prizes
here in NXT.
You want respect, earn it like Mandy Rose.
Go to Raw, go to Smackdown,
go to Wrestlemania.
Become the attraction in NXT.
Hold the gold down here for 300+ years,
that's how you get respect.
[man] Bring it back inside, Fallon!
[Vic] Tip of the cap to Briggs and Jensen.
Henley, right now, turning the complexion
of this match up around, and again,
into the cover, hook of the leg
and Rose able to power out.
Look, if she defeats the champion,
should she be next in line?
[Wade] I have got no problem
with that concept whatsoever.
Alba Fyre, though,
has staked a claim already,
but as I have always said,
if you can beat the champion
in a non-championship match, for my money,
you deserve a shot at the gold.
We're a long way
from any of that happening here, Vic.
Don't get carried away.
[Vic] You mentioned Alba Fyre.
Is Rose maybe too focused
on Fyre these days?
[Wade] No.
Mandy Rose has everything in order.
She's been to the dance many times,
she's been in the spotlight many times,
she's defended that championship
successfully many times,
and she will continue to do so
as long as she so desires.
She's not worried about anybody.
Alba Fyre or otherwise.
[Vic] Rose also has been keeping her eye
because there is a new batch of talent
that is aiming for that NXT women's title
as the champion into the cover.
Henley able to kick out again.
[Wade] Yes, there is,
but she shouldn't have to keep
an eye on everyone.
Mandy Rose has earned a long vacation.
What a workload, many events.
[Vic] She was just on vacation.
[Wade] Well, she deserves a long one.
It was a one-week vacation.
Not good enough for my money.
Red carpets, up at 4:00 am,
running, going to the gym.
Mandy Rose has done a day's work
before you've even woken up, Vic Joseph.
[Vic] She is putting in the work right now
and just trying to tie up, twist Henley
and could be looking for a submission.
You can hear Henley screaming in agony
in the center of the ring.
[Wade] Henley's done a hell of a job
in NXT of late.
She's climbed the ladder,
she's really opened a lot of eyes
and she's growing week after week.
I won't take anything away from her.
I've been impressed
in how long she's hung in there
with Mandy Rose, but come on.
It's a different standard
when it comes to Mandy Rose.
That's why she is the attraction.
That's why she's number one.
[Vic] Just turning Henley inside out was the champ.
[Wade] Effortless.
[Vic] Rose into another cover
and another near fall
as Henley continuing to battle.
The shock of Toxic Attraction on the outside
as Rose trying to tie up
one more time Henley,
but take another look.
As you mentioned, with ease.
It's hard to argue as Rose
was able again to turn Henley inside out.
[Wade] She doesn't get the credit she deserves, Mandy Rose,
for her growth as an in-ring competitor
during her time here in NXT.
Expanding all areas of her repertoire,
her power game, her speed game,
and of course, as we're seeing now,
her technical game.
It's all a plus.
That's the standard now
here in the women's division
thanks to Mandy Rose.
[Vic] Rose is driving the point of the elbow into the ribs
and almost smiling as she's just…
Nobody cares about you, Fallon!
[Vic] …punishing Henley.
It's like a cat playing with a mouse.
That's what we're witnessing here.
[Vic] Well, Henley starting to give a little bit back
and trying to build some momentum
because, again, this is that moment.
This is that match that Henley has waited for since her arrival,
to take on the top competition,
to take on the NXT women's champion,
to go toe-to-toe, one-on-one
with someone like Mandy Rose.
[Wade] Well, Fallon Henley
is hurting right now,
pain etched all over her body,
but she's bringing it back
until that very moment.
That's a bullhead, I taught her that.
[Vic] Nothing like Toxic Attraction
screaming in the ear,
but Henley continuing to fight,
continuing to crawl,
showing grit and determination,
and wasn't able to knock off the champion,
as a big sigh of relief
between Dolin and Jayne.
[Crowd clapping]
[Vic] Right to the jaw again.
Swinging like there's no tomorrow
and Rose answering right back.
Rose is in for a fight.
[Wade] We got a war in that ring.
I wasn't expecting this at all.
Hats off to Henley.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Henley has had her few shares of bar fights.
Rose creates that separation.
Oh!
[crowd shouting]
-[Vic] Kiss by the Rose! -One! Two! Three!
-[Vic] And again another victory… -[bell ringing]
…for the leader of Toxic Attraction.
[host] Here is your winner, the NXT women's champion, Mandy Rose!
[Wade] Once again.
[Vic] You don't need to give standing ovations every time.
[Wade] They all step to Mandy Rose
and they all get knocked out
with those American thighs.
[rock music playing]
[Vic] Well, Henley gave it her best effort
in this match up.
She really brought her a-game,
but in the end could not topple Mandy Rose
and the days continue to add up.
Alba Fyre, I know you're jealous
that I conquered two continents
and unified two title
while you were too busy
throwing another log on a fire.
[crowd cheering]
You may keep the fire going,
but you're looking at the woman who starts them.
This is your last chance.
[woman] Mandy Rose,
You may be woman's champion,
but I don't do verbal warnings.
I'm more of a visual woman.
[crowd shouting]
[Vic] Oh, message has been sent
and the face on the champion says it all.
Is the Tower of Toxicity
about to burn to the ground?
[rock music playing]
[man] It's said revenge
is an act of passion,
but vengeance is an act of justice.
Last week, Grayson Waller got a taste
of what vengeance means.
[crowd jeering]
[Vic] Apollo Crews!
[man] He tried to permanently blind my vision,
[crowd cheering]
but in his match, my mere presence
blinded him from having an opportunity
at the North American Championship.
[Vic] Mensah's headed to Halloween Havoc.
[crowd cheering]
[man] Everything still has a haze to it,
but one image sticks out crystal clear.
See you on the other side, Grayson.
Keep an eye out, Grayson,
because I'm not done with you yet, bitch.
["Assemble" playing]
[Wade] Something's seriously abnormal
about Apollo Crews.
Grayson Waller looks petrified.
[crowd cheering]
[Bell rings]
[host] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first Wes Lee,
who is being joined by Connor's Cure Thriver,
Quinn "The King Crusher" Molitor.
[Vic] September is pediatric cancer
awareness month
and WWE is proud to support Connor's Cure
where 100% of donations will benefit
pediatric cancer research
through the V Foundation.
Coming together to team up
to take down cancer.
Joining Wes Lee, Connor's Cure Thriver,
Quinn "The King Crusher" Molitor.
Quinn has a larger-than-life personality,
loves dance house with his brother,
and is the world's best whistler.
[rock music playing]
[Vic] He's accompanying Wes Lee
who's looking to punch his ticket
to the North American Championship Ladder match
at Halloween Havoc.
To do so, he's got to take down the Don.
This match next on NXT.
[crowd cheering]
September is pediatric cancer month.
As the EST, I am teaming up
with my friends the ING because they are…
In their battle versus cancer.
We'll be teaming up to take down cancer.
Till we win.
Want to join us?
[man laughing]
Ilja Dragunov
Xyon Quinn.
The x-factor of NXT.
I have heard a lot about you.
All that hype for nothing, huh?
Thank you?
Look, in the book of Xyon,
you couldn't even carry all the weight
that comes with being a champion,
let alone get a second chance, I mean…
I've never even had a chance
to carry the ball.
Maybe that's because everyone knows
that if I carried the ball,
no one would be able to take it from me.
Xyon Quinn?
Yes, that's right.
I also heard a lot about you.
Like… Look at yourself,
unlimited potential,
but a total mental moron.
[crowd jeering]
You tell me that I can't carry the burden
of being a champion,
but if you ask me,
no one would ever call you a champion.
But…
Let's see who's right.
The ball…
is in your corner.
[crowd shouting]
["A Seat at the Table" playing]
[Wade] I love a little trash talk like anyone,
but I'd be keeping my mouth shut
around Dragunov
[crowd cheering]
[host] His opponent,
accompanied by Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo,
"The Don of NXT" Tony d'Angelo.
Yeah, that's right!
[indistinct speaking]
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] When it comes to Tony d'Angelo,
let's be honest here,
the Don's been looking for gold.
[Wade] It is one of life's mysteries
how gold has evaded Tony D.
for the past 12 months or so
here in NXT, as good as he has been.
For me, he's been a man
who's been overlooked on this brand
when it comes to the prime opportunities
to win gold.
-Management are braver than I am. -[Bell rings]
Tony D does not take kindly
to the kind of disrespect
he's been shown.
[Vic] Speaking of opportunities
it was Wes Lee who confirmed
the rumors that he indeed
was offered an automatic spot
in the ladder match at Halloween Havoc
and he turned it-- What are you laughing at?
He turned it down.
[Wade] He stupidly declined it.
Why would you add an extra hurdle
of wanting to now qualify
when you had an auto entry into the match
of Halloween Havoc?
[Vic] Because he wants to earn it,
pretty simple.
-[Wade] He'd already earned-- -[Vic] No, he wants to earn it.
He doesn't want it handed to him.
[Wade] Though, he'd already earned it
by winning a fan-vote two weeks ago
now he wants to earn it a second time?
Could never be me.
[Vic] Lee right now.
Wants to do it his way.
Other people would admire that.
[Wade] Well, I don't admire that,
I think he's crazy.
[Vic] Of course you don't.
Now getting on with the mat with D'Angelo.
We've seen D'Angelo wrap up
with the best of them.
Speaking of D'Angelo, we talk about "Stacks" Lorenzo,
as the winner of this match, of course,
will move on to face Carmelo Hayes
as one of the other competitors
in the five men ladder match
at Halloween Havoc.
[Wade] One of the other competitors,
that is the rightful North American Champion,
Carmelo Hayes.
The man who has been screwed.
[Vic] Apparently not, he lost the title,
let's not forget that,
and the title was not handed back to him.
I think that's what you think should happen.
[Wade] He lost the title in a non-sanctioned match
that should never have existed,
and therefore, he should still be
the North American Champion.
Don't worry Halloween Havoc is not far away,
he will get it back.
That's why he's the a-champ.
Not on my high horse at all.
[Vic] I'll let you off your high horse.
Melo, Mensah, they've already advanced.
Lee or D'Angelo, who will join them?
You got to get up!
Gotta get up.
[crowd cheering]
Get up. Get up, pal!
[Vic] Stacks, D'Angelo, not gonna like to view it.
Watch yourself.!
Give the Don some time!
Get up, Don.
[Vic] What do you mean, "give the Don some time"?
[Wade] Stacks showing the value
of a loyal family member.
Get up! Get up!
[Vic] Lee right now showing
what happens to your loyalty
when you stand in his way
of what he has called his destiny.
Hey, relax.
[crowd shouting]
I'm coming to get him!
Relax!
[Vic] Stacks is all fired up.
Lee now in the mind of the family.
[Wade] Torn the family,
it will come back and bite you.
Hey! Relax!
-Stop! -I'm relaxed.
Enough!
Relax, I'm gonna get out.
Damn it, Stacks!
You and you…
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Hey, great call by the official.
Rather than disqualifying D'Angelo,
he's going to send Stacks packing.
Who's heading to Halloween Havoc?
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Back on NXT,
this a North American championship qualifying match for Halloween Havoc.
Which superstar will join
the field of five
for the North American championship ladder match?
As again mentioned, at Halloween Havoc,
will it be D'Angelo?
Will it be Lee?
We talked about D'Angelo
wanting gold in his career thus far.
Deep hook of the leg and a kick out by Lee.
D'Angelo's also come up short in the past,
it's not for lack of opportunities.
[Wade] Lack of opportun-- nonsense.
He's had opportunities,
but the problem with Tony d'Angelo
and the family is they've had
other things on their mind.
Outside Tomfoolery has been involved.
[crowd clapping]
[Vic] There again, Carmelo Hayes, tricks Williams.
[indistinct speech] we will actually hear
from the former North American champion
immediately following this match up,
as he continues to work on to see
who will be joining the field of five.
[Wade] That is fantastic news,
but let me go back to you
taking cheap shots at Tony d'Angelo.
[Vic] Didn't take a cheap shot, I stated facts.
[Wade] This is a business woe.
Business is not always clean.
Tony D has to operate
in constant cleanup mode,
thanks to the amount of businesses
that he's involved in.
Now the horizon to him is finally clear
on the family we're told.
[Vic] Look, I'll call it both ways.
He's also risen to the occasion.
He's had big-match situations,
he stepped up to the plate.
[Wade] Yes, you talk from both sides of your mouth,
that's your problem.
Tony D has destroyed Legado Del Fantasma,
beaten Ciampa at Stand & Deliver,
Wrestlemania weekend, don't forget that.
Won Wargames back in December.
Tony D is built for the big moments.
[Vic] Well, so is Wes Lee.
He felt the love of the fans
two weeks ago when he was ambushed
and had his North American Championship opportunity taken from him.
This match could be the turning point in his year.
[Wade] Turning point in Wes Lee's year,
I must have heard that ten times already from you.
When are we finally going to stop talking
about something that happened
early this year to Wes Lee?
When's he going to get over it?
When is he gonna stop harping on about it?
It's almost October now.
[Vic] Well, this is his moment.
This is his chance to turn things around.
Oh…
[Wade] Referee taking a close look at Tony d'Angelo.
[Bell rings]
He may have tweaked something.
We're getting a bell.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Referee's discretion.
[host] Due to referee stoppage,
the winner of the match is Wes Lee.
[crowd shouting]
[Vic] The referee explaining to Wes Lee
exactly what has transpired and look…
Wes Lee has his hand raised in victory.
[Wade] Medical attention comes first.
Obviously, the health of the athletes
is the absolute most important thing here.
Wes Lee apparently didn't want to win this way,
but a victory it is for Wes Lee.
He moves off.
[Vic] Wade, let's go back
to that final moment.
Here you can see the face of the Don.
Face-first goes D'Angelo,
but here's what we're being told
is the possible issue.
Watch Tony's knee get taken out.
Immediately, D'Angelo grabs that right knee.
I want to give credit to the medical staff
who is always standing by,
but we got to get back to business.
Lee has qualified for the North American
championship ladder match.
As you can see,
becomes the third superstar
to advance to an event that's staged
at Halloween Havoc.
Right now, the former North American champion
is standing by with McKenzie Mitchell.
[electronic music playing]
Wes Lee qualifying for the North American
championship ladder match
at Halloween Havoc,
but with me now is Trick Williams
and former North American Champion,
Carmelo Hayes.
Melo, how do you feel about Wes Lee
getting another opportunity at the title?
McKenzie, I don't feel anything
about Wes Lee.
Ask Wes Lee how he feels
about Trick and I taking his head,
putting it in a locker
and slamming it two weeks ago.
Woohoo!!
Word up, playboys!
Oro Mensah is the name.
Trick, Melo,
it's my pleasure meeting y'all.
I look forward facing you, Wes,
and whoever qualifies
for the North American championship
ladder match.
Hey, Oro, look. I know who you are, man.
Look, I respect the drip.
You, me, and Trick, we could hang out.
We could get you a t-shirt.
We could put your face on it.
All of that, but at Halloween Havoc,
it's every man for themselves, playboy.
Woo hoo!
[crowd cheering]
Looking forward to it.
[crowd cheering]
[relaxing music playing]
[woman] I live moment to moment,
wave to wave.
My home is in the middle of the ocean
where it's just me
and the spirit of the water.
I enjoy fun in the sun,
but I'm not afraid to test my limits.
[lively music playing]
As the tide rises,
it's time to come ashore.
I can promise the women's division,
it won't be another day at the beach.
As a hispanic woman,
culture to me plays an important part
in who I am as Raquel Rodriguez
because it gives me my values
to stay strong, to stay hard-working.
No te dejas,
which means never give up, no matter what,
being proud of representing
who you really are and where you come from.
[hip hop playing]
Welcome back to NXT.
All right, all right.
That is enough from you, Vicki Jo.
It's time to lift everyone's spirits
with a day in the life of Pretty Deadly.
Yes, boy!
[electronic music playing]
[wrestler 1] A day in the life of your NXT tag team champions.
The tastiest snacks in the whole universe,
[wrestler 1 and wrestler 2] Pretty Deadly.
[electronic music playing]
[wrestler 1] To maintain our statuesque physiques,
it looks like we rise at 4:00 a.m.
and immediately hit the gym,
but we don't.
We awake at 10:00 a.m.,
long after the normal people
have made their way to work.
Breakfast is served in our happiest place,
the bedroom.
We take turns serving each day.
We thought about getting a butler,
but we don't want anyone else
disturbing our own perfect little utopia.
At 11:00 am,
we go through our extensive wardrobe
and start choosing the perfect outfit for the day.
We always ensure
to take a few extra minutes
to guarantee that we look absolutely ravishing.
At 2:00 p.m., we're almost ready to go.
Just an hour to brush each other's magnificent hair.
We then stop for a quick cup of tea
and then it's time to hit the gym.
[hip hop music playing]
When we work out,
we don't lift heavy weights.
We're not animals.
We're works of art
being the yin to the other's Yang.
Once training is finished,
we bask in the wonderfulness
of each other.
Maybe two to three hours
of really appreciating what makes us both
the greatest tag team in history,
but also…
two of the most handsome creatures
to ever walk the face of the Earth.
Yes, boy.
[hip hop music playing]
[wrestler] We are your NXT tag team champions.
Kit Wilson.
Elton Prince.
[both] Pretty deadly.
["All my ladies" playing]
[Wade] Wow, the best of British
and the best of NXT.
Thank you, Pretty Deadly.
[Bell rings]
[host] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Amari Miller!
[Vic] Moving on into tonight's action,
it's good to see the bubbling personality
of Miller back in NXT.
[Wade] Yes, it is. NXT, the land of opportunity.
Every superstar just one victory away
from getting on a huge run of momentum.
That's where Miller finds herself.
["Chasing surf" playing]
[host 1] Her opponent, Sol Ruca.
[Vic] Standout division one college athlete from Oregon
making her debut tonight, it's Sol Ruca.
[Wade] A lot of attention has been passed
on to this young lady
and a lot of college standouts
in recent memory have done very, very well
for themselves here in NXT.
Just look at the Creed brothers,
Tony D'Angelo, Lash Legend.
When it comes to Sol Ruca, though,
she just missed the competition once
she graduated from university,
but now she's found herself
in the right spot as she wants some more…
-[bell ringing] -…of that right here in NXT.
[Vic] Sol Ruca said she is set
to push herself to her limits here in NXT.
[Wade] She's going to have to,
competing in there with, in comparison,
a veteran presence here in NXT,
Amari Miller, and for me,
Miller is on the cusp of a breakthrough,
and a win tonight might be the thing that does it.
[Vic] Take a look at both of these women.
You take a look at the women's division on a whole.
How bright!
It's never been this bright,
the women's division in NXT.
[Wade] Absolutely.
It's always been one of the shining lights
of NXT in truth,
but I feel like things have picked up
in recent months.
Of course, led by none other
than Mandy Rose and Toxic Attraction.
[Vic] I'm just getting word.
How about this announcement?
It's official.
Dragunov, Quinn, tonight here on NXT.
Sol Ruca showcasing her athleticism
along with Miller in this match up.
[Wade] Yes, she is.
Sol Ruca giving a good account of herself.
She's going to have to be on top form.
I will say this is a debutante.
It's going to be a shock
if she could put away someone like Miller here.
[Vic] You talked about Miller being the veteran in this match up
and that's rare for Amari Miller, isn't it?
[Wade] It is. It's a stat,
but that's the cycle here in NXT.
You come in, you're the new girl.
You're walking on eggshells.
You take your lumps.
You get outmaneuvered time and time again,
but every time you learn something new.
-[Wade] You get a little bit better. -[Vic] Oh!
[Vic] Certainly, that could be an X factor for Sol Ruca,
-One! Two! -[Vic] And a kick out by Miller.
You talk about setting her sights
on making some waves on this brand
with high-impact maneuvers like that
she's certainly well on her way.
[Wade] Ruca likes a bit of sun and surf,
catching waves on the beaches
of California, Hawaii,
getting herself a golden glow.
That is an idyllic life.
It ain't going to be idyllic here, in NXT.
It's gonna be a fight for your life
[Vic] Miller to spoil the debut counter.
Shoulders down now.
Ruca and another near fall.
Miller right back in,
and that's what a veteran would do,
would not stay on top of your opponent.
[Wade] I like it. We're seeing a bit more aggression from Amari Miller.
It's the different side to her,
trying to stay one step ahead
of this newcomer.
[Vic] There's that gymnastics background,
follows up with a powerful dropkick.
Ruca now…
trying to shoot the half into the cover.
-One! Two! -[Vic] Will this be enough?
[Vic] Well, Miller able to kick out again.
Another near fall.
Ruca who said she lives moment to moment,
said competition would not be a day at the beach,
to your point earlier.
[Wade] I'm glad she understands that.
I've been through the WWE system
and I personally had to scratch and claw
for everything I ever got given.
Certainly isn't about making friends
and having good times around here.
It's about out thinking
and outworking the competition.
-[Vic] Into the cover for Miller again… -One! two!
[Vic] And another near fall.
Look.
Miller trying to get out of the gates
in her own right.
You got to think about what she's going through
in her mind right now.
[Wade] Of course she is.
She's been around the block a little while.
She knows she should be
higher up the card at this point,
climbing that ladder, making her way
towards championships around here,
getting herself on premium live events.
That is the next step for Amari Miller.
[Crowd clapping]
[Vic] When it comes to championships,
we all know who is sitting
atop the NXT women's division.
[Wade] Oh, yes, we do.
We think about her every day, don't we?
[Vic] No, you think about her every day.
[Wade] Well, if you're not thinking
about the champions around here every day,
you're not doing your job, Vic.
[Vic] Sol Ruca, right now,
is focused on Miller.
She's thinking about picking up
a big victory in her debut tonight.
What a feeling that would be,
and Ruca now starting to string together some offense.
Starting to string together some momentum as well.
[Wade] Showing that athleticism
that took her to the top of the gymnastic ranks in D1 schools.
[Crowd cheers]
[Vic] Innovative offense, to say the least
and now, what's going through her mind?
Oh, some more innovation!
To the lower back, into the cover.
One! two! three!
-[Vic] From Oregon to NXT… -[Bell rings]
…welcome, Sol Ruca.
[crowd cheering]
[host] Here is your winner, Sol Ruca!
[Crowd cheers]
[Vic] How good must that feel
to win in your debut match
on such a stage as this is on NXT?
[Wade] Yes, unbelievable,
and a big weight off your shoulders
once you pull it off, but I'll say this:
When it comes to Sol Ruca,
with the kind of athleticism
she displayed there today,
I can predict her going
a long way here in NXT.
Yes, needs polish, but moves like this
you don't see every day for a reason.
Most people cannot pull that off.
Sol Ruca can.
Sol Ruca gets the win.
Bright future for this young lady.
[rock music playing]
[Vic] A nice sign of sportsmanship, too
between two standouts
in the women's division.
[hip hop music playing]
[Vic] There is no smile
on the face of Cameron Grimes.
He is focused on the task at hand.
He finally gets his hands on Joe Gacy.
The superstar who failed
to recruit him in The Schism.
This match next here on NXT.
[hip hop music playing]
Get in there. Get in that room!
Keep him in there!
[Wade] Gallus versus NXT security
is the physical embodiment
of fight forever.
["Love is Blind" playing]
[Bell rings]
[host] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Accompanied by The Dyad, Joe Gacy.
[Vic] Let's call it what it is.
Joe Gacy issued a stern warning
to Cameron Grimes, his opponent tonight.
["To the Moon" playing]
[Crowd cheers]
[host] His opponent, Cameron Grimes.
[Wade] Yes, you talk about stern warnings to Grimes,
the wrath of The Schism is eminent.
That was the warning.
Cameron Grimes is too scared,
he's too resistant to change.
He has been given
multiple opportunities now by The Schism
and by Joe Gacy to change his ways.
Gacy has been patient,
but the patient of a Saint,
even that can run thin.
That has run out now.
[Vic] That's one man's belief,
but with Grimes,
he can't be entering tonight
with a clear mind, and somehow,
he's hot to focus on the tasks at hand,
primarily Joe Gacy.
-[Wade] I don't think Grimes… -[Bell rings]
…has had a clear mind since he lost…
[Vic] Oh! Oh! Oh!
[Wade] …North American championship,
but he's bringing a game fight
from the beginning here. Look!
It's the perfect symptom
of a man in mental decline
as far as I'm concerned
when it comes to Grimes.
It's leading to a career decline too.
[Vic] He seems pretty focused right now
and he seems inclined
to continue to punch and punish Gacy.
[Wade] We'll see how long that lasts.
It's about to turn around real fast.
Look at that. I called it.
-[Wade] I called it like I see it, pal. -[Vic] Yes, all right.
[Wade] What's the solution
to this mental decline?
Take the help that's being offered.
Don't bite the hand
that feeds you or this will happen.
[Vic] Schism turning control around
quickly into their favor
and when you're Gacy--
I guess I'll ask you
since you're reading the pamphlets.
Do you really believe
Schism is changing
the world for the better?
[Wade] I'm on board with it.
I was a detractor,
I'm the first to admit when I've been wrong
and I'm admitting it now.
I didn't like Gacy, but then I opened my eyes.
I saw the light.
I saw what Gacy has done
for two people that I admire
from back home in England.
He saved the souls
and he saved the careers
of Fowler and Reid.
Just got to open your heart
and absorb the love of Joe Gacy.
[Vic] Where's your button then?
-[Wade] What do you mean? -[Vic] Your smiley face button?
[Wade] I'm not part of the Schism.
I haven't been asked.
[Vic] They've been handing them out
to everyone.
[Vic] If they ask me to join the Schism
I would say yes in a heartbeat.
[Vic] Well, Grimes now, and once again,
the Dyad standing in between Grimes and--
Oh! Gacy couldn't stand between them any longer.
[Wade] Let's face it.
Cameron Grimes' career decline
or otherwise is a supreme competitor,
a top athlete, he could just be so much better with Joe Gacy.
[Vic] Well, Grimes trying to focus,
but the Dyad providing a distraction
which now allows Gacy
to take over control.
You could've had your chance!
[referee] One! Two!
All of your chances are gone, Grimes!
[referee] Four!
[Vic] Let's go Joe Gacy now
who just said it's the end
of anyone's opportunity to joining Schism.
[Wade] Had his chances
and he didn't take them.
You either take the calming,
soothing words of Joe Gacy
or you get the fists of Joe Gacy.
You choose.
[Vic] Well, what do you think Gacy meant
by the self-imposed shackles?
As into the cover off the DDT
and Grimes just able to kick out.
[Wade] Self-imposed shackles
are simply imposed
by Cameron Grimes on himself.
Imposed by his own pride,
his own ignorance,
and his own inability to absorb
the love of others including Joe Gacy.
[crowd cheering]
Grimes, it's over for you.
There's nothing left for you, Grimes,
nothing at all.
[Vic] Well, it's not over for Grimes.
Grimes stands by the notion.
He's prideful.
He won't listen to the detractors.
Oh! Nice counter by Grimes
who only trusts one man, that's himself.
Oh, a super kick.
[Wade] If you ask me, Cameron Grimes
has proven that he can't trust himself.
[crowd shouting] To the moon!
[Vic] Look at it. One more time
both Fowler and Reid.
Oh, wait a minute. Bam!
Gacy entering the upside-down world.
Into the cover, and the Dyad prove to be
-the difference makers tonight. -[bell rings]
[host] Here is your winner, Joe Gacy.
["Love is blind" playing]
[Vic] Well, I'm sure Joe Gacy
is going to be all smiles
after we re-live what happened
in the closing moments of this match up.
[Wade] Well, here's what we witnessed.
We witnessed the love within the Schism.
Exactly why they are such a tight unit.
Just as Cameron Grimes thinks he's ahead,
the Schism's love for one another,
their treatment of each other
comes to the fore
and Joe Gacy puts this one to bed.
That is what you could've had,
Cameron Grimes.
[Vic] Reid and Fowler
will always sacrifice themselves
for their leader, Joe Gacy,
and Schism's wrath
continues to be felt in NXT.
["Love is Blind" playing]
Grayson Waller, did you happen to catch
Apollo crews' vision from earlier tonight?
Of course, I saw the vision.
You think I'm pacing because I need the cardio?
They don't all come true, right?
He's not Nostradamus.
Nostradamus?
Miss Cleo.
Miss Cleo?
Why do you keep repeating me?
I know what I'm saying.
Did you see my eye color in that vision?
That can't happen to my perfect emerald green eyes,
and if you look really close, Kenz,
there's just a speck of sky blue.
Do you know how rare that is?
Do you know what color my eyes aren't?
Red.
If you're so nervous
then just don't show up next week.
Stay home.
Stay home and deprive the world
of the second episode of the Grayson Waller effect?
I already have Roxanne Perez and Cora Jade booked next week.
Those two girls in one ring
it's going to be fire.
[crowd cheering]
I'm just going to hire extra security.
There's no way that vision can come true
if I have extra security, so I'm fine.
No stress, Lass.
I'm Grayson Waller.
[whispering] Grayson Waller.
[rock music playing]
[Wade] Grayson Waller can say
whatever he wants,
Apollo Crews is completely in his head.
["Thy Lyoness" playing]
[Bell rings]
[host] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Accompanied by Zoey Stark, Nikkita Lyons.
[Vic] Well, big personalities
are about to square off.
Going one-on-one in what could be
a big momentum-building match up
for their teams.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Looking to roar is Nikkita Lyons
as she goes one-on-one with Carter next.
["Thy Lyoness" playing]
[Vic] Well, we're back on NXT
and we're set for a match up
that has had a lot of hype online.
[host] And her opponent, accompanied by Katana Chance,
she is one half
of the NXT women's tag team champions,
Kayden Carter.
[electronic music playing]
[Vic] Carter showed a lot of fire
standing up to Lyons.
[Wade] And I don't blame Kayden Carter.
Carter must be sick to the back teeth
of being doubted by everyone.
Sick of being disrespected
by teams like Lyons and Stark,
who, let's face it, two months ago
barely even knew each other,
tag teaming for the likes
of Kayden Carter and Katana Chance
is a career decision.
Is it the same for Lyons and Stark
or is it just a matter of convenience
right now for those two?
-[Bell rings] -[Wade] Big difference in my mind
about these two tag teams.
[Crowd chanting] Kayden! Kayden!
[Wade] Lyons, Stark could be making up
for some lost time now.
They missed out on a big opportunity
for the WWE women's tag team championships
a few weeks ago,
that's made them hungrier than ever.
Lyons, though, don't need an excuse to get in a fight.
She will throw down with anyone
as we are seeing right now.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Lyons did also say
that Stark helps balance her out
and vice versa,
isn't that a foundation for a good tag team?
[Wade] It is, but also knowing somebody
inside and out for three-plus years
like Chance and Carter have done with each other.
They've lived inside each other's pockets.
They've gone through the highs
and lows of this industry.
They've tasted defeat after defeat,
they've been knocked back,
they've been told by everyone
"you're not going to be good enough."
[crowd showting]
[Wade] That is how you build chemistry
in a tag team.
There's a huge difference in my mind.
[crowd shouting]
[Vic] Are you saying to me
that between Stark and Lyons
the chemistry isn't there?
Because some would argue with you.
[Wade] I'm not gonna say it isn't there,
I'm gonna say that in time
it will grow a lot more
than it is today after two months together.
Nowhere near the kind of chemistry
that Carter and Chance have built.
[Vic] Oh! Right to the face.
Right in between the eyes. Is it enough?
A kick out by Lyons.
Certainly, that last strike from Carter
caught Lyons by surprise.
[Wade] Lyons and Stark are two great individuals
who are currently teaming together.
They barely know each other.
They are getting by on talent alone
is the thing about it.
I will say, it's extreme talent.
You look at that striking ability.
[Vic] Oh, on cue!
[Wade] Of Nikkita Lyons,
it is unsurpassed in the women's division.
[Crowd cheers]
[Vic] I think it boils down to just
both teams wanting to be that Alpha squad,
as it's Carter and Chance
who are the champions at this moment…
[crowd shouting]
[Vic] …but it is Lyons
who is trying to put her foot imprint
into the chest of Carter.
[Wade] Well, Carter and Chance, for me,
are never going to be the alphas
in that division.
It's just not Going to happen.
They're always going to be the underdog
due to their size.
Doesn't mean they can't win,
as they've proven.
[Vic] Talk about Lyons hooking the leg,
and Carter able to kick out.
Yes, well, that underdog mentality,
that's Olympic gold for Chance and Carter.
[Vic] That's dethroning Toxic Attraction as champions.
[Wade] You're arguing with me
with the point that I just made.
I'm impressed with Chance and Carter.
I really like it.
I feel like Nikkita Lyons and Zoey Stark don't respect them.
That's the point I'm making.
You got to clean your ears, mate.
[Vic] I am listening to you.
You usually talk about Toxic Attraction
being the top team.
[Wade] Toxic Attraction aren't here.
You're obsessed with Toxic Attraction.
-[Vic] Oh, there we go. -[Wade] Be a professional, Whitley.
Talk about the talent in the ring right now.
[Vic] I can see Lyons right now
wearing down Carter,
as chants on the outside
trying to rally her partner.
Stark doing the same.
[Wade] Huge power differential
in the ring right now.
This is where Kayden Carter
needs to be bouncing around the ring.
She's the spitfire of NXT.
This is where she's starting to miss
her tag partner being on the apron.
She needs that breather,
needs that opportunity to get to the outside
where Nikkita Lyons perhaps a bit more polished in singles.
[Vic] Oh, we do know
Carter will not back down from anyone.
Now, looking for a cover.
Crucifix, shoulders down, near fall.
[Wade] Oh, no, that's the mentality
Carter has gained from being knocked back
time and time again,
from suffering those losses
and being galvanized by those losses
and developing an extreme belief in herself.
I don't care who you are,
I won't believe in you after that.
[Vic] Look like a michinoku driver,
and it's not enough.
Again, Carter able to continue
to fight through.
You can see Chance beside herself.
Take another look, first, at the power
and then the nasty landing.
Lyons really has upped her game
week in and week out,
and now looking for a knock-out blow,
trying to go strike for strike is Carter.
[Wade] Here we see that speed,
that movement of Carter
that sets her apart in this division now.
[Vic] Now, you talk about her being a spitfire.
Does she need to have more of that temper
week in and week out?
[Wade] The temper's great, but for me,
the movement and the speed of Carter
is what sets her apart in that ring,
and it's what's going to allow her
to defeat someone like Lyons.
[Vic] Now, the cover, and Lyons…
[crowd jeering]
…able to kick out as well.
[Wade] These two are having a hell of a match up, I will say that,
and they're really stepping up their game.
Neither woman wants to be there
on the losing end tonight.
[Vic] One thing that got under the skin
of Lyons and Stark
is Carter and Chance
making little comments like,
"You guys don't even know how to tag.
You don't even know how to work as a team."
Oh!
[Wade] You might get under their skin.
Lyon, though, how many matches have Stark
and Lyons had together, at this point?
[wrestler shouting]
[Wade] One, two, at best?
[Vic] Lyons, right now,
trying to prove a point here tonight.
There's the roar unleashed.
Oh!
Right in the face of Carter's partner…
-[bell ringing] -[Vic] …Chance.
A big victory by Lyons.
[host] Here is your winner, Nikkita Lyons.
[Crowd cheering]
[Vic] You can also say
it's a big victory for Stark as well,
because this team
certainly making a statement here tonight.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] There was action that we saw
throughout the match up,
but really for Lyons able to, right there,
take Carter off balance
and Carter was not able to bounce back.
-[Wade] Carter went… -[Vic] Bam!
-[Wade] …high risk, but Lyons went high-- -[Vic] Boom!
I don't care what woman it is
in that division,
you go down with that combination.
[Vic] Well, standing tall tonight,
Lyons and Stark.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Let's go back to last week at NXT.
Carmelo Hayes not very happy
about the North American title situation,
and his mood changed again
with the arrival of Chase U.
[electricity sound]
What we have right now
is a teachable moment.
[Crowd cheers]
[Vic] Hayes tried to have his own moment,
but instead was outsmarted by Andre Chase
and Chase U, and this would actually lead
to an impromptu match up,
where as this match up continued to roll
on back-and-forth action,
it was Andre Chase, a man of his word,
who had a teachable moment
for the former north American champion
along with Trick Williams,
and then the party for Chase U
began all weekend long.
[electricity sound]
["Accomplished" playing]
Chase U! Chase U!
Because of the victory Chase U scored
over Trick Williams and Carmelo Hayes,
where I pinned Carmelo Hayes.
[man 1] Come on!
I have earned a spot
in the North American championship
qualifying match next week.
My opponent is Von Wagner.
[Crowd boos]
But I'm going to beat Von,
and then I'm going onto Halloween Havoc
and I'm going to become your new North American champion.
Yes! Yes, Chase is forever!
[man 1] Yes, Mr. Chase.
I'll open up this pep rally
as we have questions from members of the press.
-[man 2] I have a question. -Yes. What's your name?
[man 2] My name's Dave.
Okay, Dave. What's your question?
[Dave] How confident are you heading into the qualifying match,
as you've never beaten Von Wagner before?
Who the-- Have you ever beat, Dave?
You think that was a five-star question?
How many tales have you ever made?
Have you ever been in a -- ring?
Every time I punch Von Wagner,
I'm going to think of your stupid, smug face.
Now, that…
is a teachable moment!
["Accomplished" playing]
Chase U! Chase U! Chase U!
[electricity sound]
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Chase U all about fun and games,
but this superstar is about all business.
He made his return to NXT a few weeks ago.
Ilja Dragunov back in action
against Xyon Quinn next on NXT.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Frazer, he needs an exclamation point on the night!
[Bell rings]
[Vic] We're tied at one a piece
in this best-of-three.
[man] This isn't the first time
I've been tied at one-all.
When I was playing soccer,
I was always the guy
that my team turned to
when we needed to pull ahead.
Me and Axiom, we're all square
and we're heading into extra time,
the decider.
Now, the stakes are even higher.
A place in the north American championship
ladder match at Halloween Havoc.
With everything level in a cup final
and the minutes ticking down,
every player on the field tightened up.
[rock music playing]
That is when I'm at my most outrageous
and dangerous.
The ball came over my head,
and I volleyed it over the goalkeeper
from about 30 yards
to propel us to the championship.
[rock music playing]
I'm sure Axiom is gonna pull out moves
that we've never seen before,
but so am I.
This is the biggest match of our careers.
We're going to empty our playbooks,
because it's win
or go home,
and I just got the ball
with the clock ticking down
and the game on the line.
[electricity sound]
[Wade] Wow, those high stakes
just got even higher
for Axiom and Nathan Frazer.
[Bell rings]
[host] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Xyon Quinn.
[speaking Samoan]
["Run" playing]
[Vic] Was it smart to talk down Dragunov?
I just want to throw that out there.
[Wade] Xyon Quinn is a walking badass,
but it's never a smart move
to chat nonsense
in front of Ilja Dragunov,
the most intense competitor
NXT has ever seen.
["Death Waltz" palying]
[host] And his opponent, Ilja Dragunov
[Wade] Right. You can get under the skin
of some competitors with trash-talk,
Dragunov is just going to use it
as nightmare fuel.
Quinn, for me, has made
a massive error tonight.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Dragunov stunned the universe
with his return, last week,
but how about his words earlier tonight,
when he called out Bron Breakker, McDonagh,
and inserted himself into the championship picture?
[Wade] We thought we had all the answers, didn't we?
Then comes the giant question mark
in the shape of Ilja Dragunov,
a man we hadn't seen for months.
We've seen what he'd done in NXT UK,
the damage he caused over there,
the huge names he managed to take down over there.
Well, I'll tell you what,
-Bron Breakker, for me… -[bell rings]
…made a big error in agreeing
to a triple threat match up there.
Let's not forget how Bron Breakker
lost his championship
the first time around.
It was in a triple threat.
[crowd] Dragunov! Dragunov!
[Vic] When it comes to Dragunov
staking claim earlier
that he will repeat history,
he will accomplish
what he did one year ago
and that's beat a dominant,
unbeatable machine and become champion.
Right now, he is focused on Xyon Quinn.
He does have one up on McDonagh.
He did banish McDonagh from here.
[Wade] Yes, he did, but was it the same McDonagh
that we're seeing here in NXT now?
I'm not so sure.
I think this McDonagh has a certain edge,
he's deranged, he's deluded,
he's lost, he's a psychopath.
[Vic] Off the take down, into the cover.
Quinn quickly trying to get to his stomach
to get off his back.
[Wade] If Ilja Dragunov thinks
beating JD McDonagh over in NXT UK
means anything today
he's very much mistaken.
[crowd] Dragunov! Dragunov!
[Vic] Dragunov, who has an unmatched intensity.
In your career,
do you remember being in the ring
with someone that was as intense as Dragunov?
[Wade] Dragunov is a one-off.
You saw him earlier
stepping out here running his mouth
soaked in sweat, so intense,
he was boiling up fury inside his body.
Dragunov is definitely a man
you will never encounter twice
in this world.
[Vic] Dragunov also, so determined-- Oh!
Here, the contact between these two,
Dragunov answering right back.
Quinn now almost in no man's land.
[Wade] Absolutely. This is what I was trying to tell you.
You overlook someone like Ilja Dragunov,
you call him somebody who hasn't impressed you.
That's what Xyon Quinn said.
Crazy talk for me.
[crowd clapping]
[Vic] Oh, a handful of hair.
Quinn now right back in
and finally Quinn's starting to string together some offense.
Would you say Quinn is overconfident?
Just a skosh.
[Wade] One hundred percent.
It's insanity personified
if you are overlooking Dragunov
Go back and watch what Dragunov did,
brutalizing the body of Gunther in NXT UK
to win the gold over there.
Quinn is a real stud
but Dragunov has never been in a fight,
in his entire life, that he couldn't win.
[Vic] The one thing that Quinn did do
that you talked about was, if he's able to pull off a victory tonight
by talking himself into this match up,
he could have the spotlight
directly on him.
[Wade] What a way to spoil the party that would be.
Dragunov supposed to be getting a tune-up here tonight
ahead of Halloween Havoc,
could send the entire plan off a cliff though.
[Vic] Oh, what a devastating back breaker,
Quinn has turned around this match up,
following up with a huge splash.
Into the cover
and this would be a shocking upset
if Quinn was able to knock off Dragunov,
but let's take a look at Xyon Quinn
throughout this match up.
We talk about strength,
we talk about power,
how about just standing
and not moving an inch?
[Wade] Dragunov running into a brick wall there.
Dragunov's the kind of guy
who usually runs through brick walls,
not tonight, however.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] You talk about that intensity of Dragunov.
Look at the eyes of Quinn.
[crowd clapping]
[Wade] Quinn smells victory,
he smells an upset,
he smells a chance to get himself
in that championship picture.
[man shouting]
[presenters] Uh! Oh!
[Vic] Come on, answer him back.
Just dropping Quinn.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] How about that series of strikes?
[Wade] it is the ability of Dragunov
to recover from those kind of strikes
that is symbolic of how good he has been
in the past in NXT UK
and will continue to be right here in NXT.
This is why he's a big danger
to Bron Breakker.
[crowd chanting] Dragunov! Dragunov!
[Vic] Feeding off the NXT universe here tonight and-- oh!
first match up back since breaking his ankle for Dragunov.
Showing no signs of slowing down.
No signs of missing a step.
[Wade] Yes, it's a good job.
Any issues, they'd be exploited
by the beast that he's in the ring with,
Xyon Quinn.
[Vic] Quinn swing and a miss
and now Dragunov.
Quick strikes, right into the midsection.
Driving the air out of the lungs.
Following up combination offense.
Rocking Quinn possibly silly,
turning it around with a suplex.
Oh, jeez!
[crowd cheering]
[Wade] Just pin him, you've got this won.
[Vic] How the hell is Quinn even moving?
[crowd chanting] Dragunov! Dragunov!
[Vic] NXT universe fueling the fire…
-One! Two! …within.
Three!
Four!
[Vic] Sights set.
[crowd shouting]
-[Vic] Welcome back to NXT. -One! Two! Three!
[Bell rings]
[Crowd cheers]
["Death Waltz" playing]
[host] Here is your winner, Ilja Dragunov!
[Wade] Do you think Bron Breakker
is starting to regret
his big talk earlier tonight?
[Vic] Do you think JD McDonagh
is not regretting anything
for clapping back at Dragunov?
[Wade] JD McDonagh's got nothing to lose right now.
The gold is in the possession
of Bron Breakker, for now.
[crowd cheering]
[waltz playing]
[Vic] Throughout this match up,
Dragunov was bringing it.
Boom! The Constantine Special rocked Quinn
and then just take a look at the power
to hoist up Quinn, but there's this.
[Wade] Sledgehammer to the jaw.
That just ain't right.
[Vic] Then the finishing touches
on the night for Ilja Dragunov,
a superstar
who is willing to sacrifice himself
to continue to push forward
and to persevere.
Dragunov has not only sent a message
to the NXT universe,
but has sent a message to the NXT champion
Bron Breakker.
["Death Waltz" playing]
[Vic] A man who sent a clear message
that he's only about himself, Damon Kemp,
taking that long lonely walk to the ring
as he prepares to face
his former teammate and brother,
Brutus Creed.
After Kemp took out Roderick Strong
and cost The Creeds
their tag team title opportunity,
a lot of payback on the mind of Brutus.
This clash is next on NXT.
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[rock music playing]
Well, NXT has been the talk of the town
for several weeks.
The world has been buzzing
about this brand
But someone else
the world's been talking about,
the whimsical, Wendy Choo.
[hip hop music playing]
[electricity sound]
When I hear Lash Legend speak
it's like listening to nails on a chalkboard.
I don't apologize for sticking up for myself.
Excuse me.
No, a matter of fact, excuse you.
Do you not know who you're talking to?
I'm not letting Lash Legend
and her huge ego interrupt my interview.
Look, I don't have a problem
with how Wendy Choo dresses,
her hair, her pillow.
You do you, boo,
but when Lash Legend has something to say,
you get up out my way.
[crowd cheering]
I don't care if you're Wendy Choo,
Doja Cat, Beyonce, Lizzo
it doesn't matter.
Move. Bye bye.
Lash believes that she can pick on me.
Why?
Because I'm smaller,
not as loud, not as obnoxious as her?
That one is impossible.
I proved that in my lights-out match
that when I get pushed and pushed
I can tap into my dark side
and that is what Lash Legend
is going to get next week.
[Legend] Now, when you piss me off,
I kick your head off your shoulders.
Point blank, period.
If Wendy Choo wants to see
the next one coming,
I got no problem with that.
Her face can hit the bottom of my heel again.
Listen, I get it.
When you have the natural ability
that Lash has, it's hard to be humble,
but next week
I'm going to teach Lash humility.
Listen, Wendy Choo is an athlete,
but she ain't no athlete like Lash Legend.
After next week, you're going to hear this.
[silence]
That's right, absolutely nothing,
because I'm going to shut up
the biggest mouth in NXT.
Next week, y'all better get
Wendy's bed ready,
her hug pillow, and her night light,
because I'm gonna put her to bed.
[both] Okay?
[electricity sound]
["Brothers" playing]
[Vic] Well, things between Choo
and Lash Legend
are quickly escalating here on NXT.
["Brothers" playing]
[Bell rings]
[host] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, representing diamond mine,
Brutus Creed!
[Vic] It'll be Brutus
who gets the first crack
at Damon Kemp
and we still see Brutus
wearing the wounds of war
from that steel cage match
several weeks ago
on the one-year anniversary edition of NXT
and it's just still very odd
to see him in singles action.
[crowd cheering]
["Head Stomper" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[host] And his opponent, Damon Kemp.
[Vic] Kemp, who betrayed his brothers,
his partners-- oh.
Brutus taking it right to Kemp
and there's very good reason for this.
[Wade] Yes, who can blame him?
Still fuming after the one-year anniversary
steel cage match that you mentioned.
Kemp bursting into that match up.
-[Bell rings] -[Wade] Handcuffing Creed to the cage
virtually handing back
the NXT tag championships to Pretty Deadly
[Vic] Finally, this one getting made official.
You heard the bell
and Brutus just taking it right to Kemp.
It's as personal as it gets.
Of course, as we've learned,
the Creed brother have agreed
to fight Damon Kemp one-on-one
and Brutus, honorable as they come,
making sure no Diamond Mine members are ringside,
but throat-first goes Creed.
[Wade] Yes, you got to think there's no chance
Damon Kemp would've come anywhere near the ring tonight
if he thought for one second
both Creeds will be out here in that den.
[Vic] Kemp who destroyed all his team gear
just absolutely despicable display.
[Wade] You say that and there's a lot
I don't like about what Damon Kemp did,
but he was disrespected
by the likes of Robert Strong
and the Creed brother.
He was looked down-- oh!
almost as a little brother of the crew
the guy who couldn't quite get it done,
wasn't quite good enough.
Well, he's changing perceptions now.
[Vic] Kemp able to hold on to Creed.
I mean, just unimaginable to think
how Kemp came up with this plan.
-[Wade] Yes. Let's be honest. -[Vic] How he envisioned and executed it.
[Wade] He didn't do it on his own,
he came up with the plan
alongside the D'Angelo family
and I'll say this,
he would have gotten away with it too
if it wasn't for that pesky Santos Escobar
and Legado Del Fantasma.
[Vic] Kemp continuing to grind down Brutus
and now, as we mentioned,
the huge bruise over the right eye on the face…
Two! Three!
[Vic] …of Creed.
and Kemp just taking full advantage
of this situation.
[Wade] Kemp is completely remorseless.
Brutus Creed getting the chance
to give Kemp a little payback,
and boy has he earned it,
but straight out of the blocks,
all over Brutus Creed like a rash.
You mentioned the lack of singles experience
that Brutus Creed has,
perhaps that's playing into things.
Usually, he has his brother Julius
waiting on the apron for him.
You don't get that tonight, pal.
[Vic] He certainly does not
and Kemp has been holding on to Brutus
for quite some time.
You talked about everything that went down
with the D'Angelos and the Legados.
Let's not forget that it was Kemp
that took out Roderick Strong
to cover his tracks.
How low can one man go?
[Wade] It was one of the most sickenising brutalizations
of a human being
that I have ever seen here in NXT,
in the parking lot,
the most dangerous spot
anywhere in this area.
Strong is a man who is a pillar of NXT.
A man who built the Diamond Mine
from the ground up.
Finally, Brutus Creed
getting himself a little opportunity
to build some momentum.
[Vic] Oh, come on!
[crowd shouting]
Are you alright?
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Damon Kemp has been in control
and now just mocking Brutus.
[Wade] Goading Brutus,
that might be the worst mistake in your life.
[Vic] Brutus from behind, almost able to pick up the victory.
[Wade] Turning into a heavyweight slug fest.
[crowd shouting]
[Vic] That took Kemp out of his boots.
[people shouting]
I've got something for you right now.
[Vic] Kemp has a lot of explaining to do
and is that-- Oh!
-[Wade] Oh, my--
[Bell rings]
Get your ass up!
Come on! Let's go!
[crowd jeering]
[crowd shouting]
[Wade] Oh! Where is security?
[Vic] Kemp is relentless!
[referee shouting] Stop! Stop!
[crowd jeering]
[Wade] How much is enough?
[Vic] How personal can this get?
[referee shouting] Back down!
Julius Creed, if you want some,
come get some!
[crowd jeering]
Get out of here!
[crowd shouting]
[Vic] We know Julius is watching…
You ain't nothing!
[Vic] …and is now just boiling
with even more anger.
-Shut your damn mouth! -[Vic] What's going to happen
when Julius gets his hands on Damon Kemp?
Shut your mouth!
[crowd shouting]
Sanga, what's wrong?
Quincy, last week you had a great fight.
I did not feel so well against Von Wagner.
Don't worry, Sanga.
There is plenty of Quincy left
to go around.
Keep your head up.
I give lot of advice, but sometimes
I need it.
-Thank you, brother. -Of course.
-Thank you, brother. -You got this.
[heavi breathing]
Hold on, hold on, hold on.
Xyon, Xyon, slow down.
Remember that conversation
we had last week?
I do.
I took your advice and I watched your match,
and that x-factor that you keep talking about?
-Yes. -I just don't see it.
[Chuckles]
[electricity sound]
["Thicker than Blood" playing]
[Vic] Hey, don't you have a tribal tattoo?
[Wade] Do not tell Quincy about that.
Keep your mouth shut.
[crowd jeering]
♪ Hell, yeah! ♪
[howls]
[Bell rings]
[host] The following is a pub rules match.
Introducing first, Gallus!
[Wade] Gallus out here tonight
for the pub rules match as a duo
rather than their usual trio.
Joe Coffey has been banned
from ringside for punching
or headbutting a security guard.
[Vic] Gallus never to turn down a scrap,
take on Briggs and Jensen next.
[man] Nikkita Lyons, congratulations
on your victory over Kayden Carter.
You guys are really continuing
to pick up momentum.
Thank you so much.
Kayden put up a really good fight,
but the results are clear.
Like I said before,
we're coming for those tag titles.
Damn right.
With her power and my experience,
we're unstoppable.
Those titles are coming home with us.
[woman] You guys can't be serious.
You two are nowhere near ready
for our Toxic tag team titles.
Wait, your tag team titles?
Didn't they lose them?
That's right, you did.
They're not your titles.
Listen, those titles look good on us,
not you guys.
Eww, could you see that?
Eww, could you imagine?
All right, you know what?
If you guys should shut your mouths,
because there's three of us
and two of you.
-Oh, really? -Yes.
You really think one of us is scared of you.
Yes, that's right.
Wow!
Because it seems to me
like the odds are evens.
[chuckles]
All right, yes.
Let's go guys.
One, two, three.
[hip hop playing]
[Vic] Looks like the numbers
indeed are even,
but next week,
the man who likes to stoke the flames of his own ego
is back with another Grayson Waller effect talk show,
and no doubt tensions will be high
with two former bffs turned rivals
and Roxanne Perez and Cora Jade join him on NXT.
[Wade] That is huge.
Andre Chase is on a roll right now.
Next week, he squares up with Von Wagner
for a spot in the North American
championship ladder match
at Halloween Havoc.
[Vic] And as we witnessed earlier tonight,
we saw a day in the life
of the NXT tag team champions,
but next week, Elton Prince and Kit Wilson
will give their state
of the commonwealth address
regarding the tag team division
across all of WWE.
Right now, it's main event time
this week on NXT.
["Brothers in Arms" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[host] Their opponents,
the team of Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen.
[Vic] Briggs with the rope.
This is a pub rules match.
You should all know about the pub rules.
[Bell rings]
[Wade] I've been in a few pub brawls.
Thankfully never with the likes
of Gallus or Briggs and Jensen.
Who the hell brings a giant rope
to the pub anyway?
[Vic] When you're in for a fist fight,
when you're in for a battle, when you're in for a scrap,
you need anything you can get your hands on.
[Wade] Yes. You mentioned earlier
Gallus never liked to turn down a scrap.
ninety-nine times out of a hundred
they are the ones causing the scrap,
let's be honest.
[Vic] Let's not forget it was Briggs and Jensen
who actually became a tag team overall--
well, he's calling for a fight.
[Wade] Yes, indeed, but you grow up in Glasgow,
you better learn to fight.
You're not a man there
until you've cracked a few jaws,
and believe me, Mark Coffey and Wolfgang
have cracked many a jaw in their time.
[Vic] Earlier Wolfgang forcing Jensen
to watch Briggs on the outside,
and you talk about two guys
that just love to punish opposition.
Wait a minute.
It's all legal in this pub rules fight.
Anything, everything goes.
[crowd shouting]
The only reason the referee is here
is this count to three.
-[Wade] Yes, this one is--
-[Vic] Or to see if somebody gets knocked out.
[Wade] This one is going to be gruesome.
Already started out ugly.
Now big Josh Briggs
looking to take control of Wolfgang.
[Vic] To think this all happened,
because Briggs and Jensen
wanted to join a game of cribbage.
[Wade] They weren't invited
to join a game of cribbage.
You never interrupt a Scotsman's game of cribbage.
Scotsmen don't ask for much in life.
They want to watch the Old Firm games,
they want a nice cold pint of lager,
a bit of peace and quiet when they play cribbage,
that's all they ask for.
How the hell did Briggs and Jensen not realize that?
[Vic] I don't know, but this…
certainly we have seen
a lot of brawls here on NXT,
we've seen a lot of battles on NXT.
We've never seen a pub rules match on NXT.
[Wade] I'll tell you how it works in the UK.
If someone spills your pint
in the Nag's Head, it's on.
Someone looks at you funny…
[Vic] Oh!!
[Wade] …in the Drunken Duck, it's on.
We're throwing.
It only stops when someone gets knocked out
or the old pilts show up
with the old paddy wagon.
[Vic] Briggs and Jensen are throwing right now.
[Crowd cheers]
[Vic] Just what we need, more toys.
What's Jensen doing?
[Crowd chants] Table! Table!
[Vic] Anything you can do,
I can do as well.
Let's go for it.
[Vic] Let's not forget Briggs and Jensen said
that they were going to put Wolfgang
through a table…
[wrestler] Come on here!
[Vic] and said it right to Wolfgang's face
that they aren't scared of Gallus.
[Wade] They might not be scared
of Gallus right now,
don't bite off more than you can chew.
Yes, Brooks, Jensen,
very young men around here,
still learning this industry,
and he may well get a lesson tonight.
[Vic] Oh.
[crowd shouting]
[Vic] A little bit of a standoff now
between these two teams.
[crowd shouting]
[Wade] Hell of a lot of hardware
around this ring.
It's starting to look increasingly dangerous around here.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] This is the only way these two teams
could truly settle the score.
[Wade chuckles]
There were two options,
either a pub brawl or a civilized debate.
I don't think these four lads
are down for the debating option.
[Vic] You talked about getting it cracking.
[crowd shouts]
[Vic] Steel off spine.
[wrestler] Oh!
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Briggs and Jensen
are fitting in just well at the pub.
[wrestler shouting]
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] This pub's rules match
is gonna roll on.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Pub's rules match
has been rolling back on here tonight
and you just see…
Gallus continuing to destroy…
[crowd cheering]
…Briggs and Jensen.
As you witnessed throughout the commercial break,
the action almost spilled into our laps.
Actually, at one point, Wade,
you got hit with a trash can.
[Wade] Yes, I did, but I handled it like a man.
I know my way around a good brawl.
-[Wade] You should know that. -[Vic laughing] You did not.
[Vic] You screamed!
[Wade] I didn't scream.
[Vic] You screamed worse than me
with McDonough a few weeks ago.
[Wade] I was alerting you to the danger
of the flying trash can.
[Vic] You went falsetto.
[Wade] Wasn't a scream.
[Vic] Back into the ring.
Looking in front of us
Briggs has been taken out
and now Jensen is being decimated.
[crowd clapping]
This match right up Gallus' alley
and another cover.
Jensen not gonna take anything lying down.
He is going to continue to fight
until he can no longer move.
[Wade] Yes, and that might be imminent
if you ask me.
You're in there with Gallus right now
with a lot of hardware surrounding them.
Only bad things can happen.
Gallus, a couple of lads who love
the smell of beer in the morning,
[Vic] Oh! What the--
[Wade] The feeling of damaging
an opponent's cranium.
[Vic] About as nasty as it gets.
[crowd shouting]
[Vic] Wolfgang and Coffey now
stalking Jensen.
Look, since Gallus has arrived--
another cover another hook of the leg
and Jensen again having to continue to battle free.
Another cover, another hook of the leg,
another kick out.
[Wade] Just a dirty tricks campaign
from Gallus and nobody does it better.
[Vic] Since arriving,
they have done nothing but create chaos…
-[Wade] Chaos. -[Vic] …on this brand.
[Wade] Misery.
[Vic] That's a cover and referee--
great position.
Fuck.
Jensen somehow able to continue the fight.
How much is left in Jensen?
[Wade] Here's what's the most impressive thing
about this entire mess
that we have at ringside.
Gallus seem completely composed,
right at home.
Wolfgang in full control.
[Vic] What do you mean composed?
We've got a leather belt
and you-- Oh! Briggs finally.
[crowd shouting]
[Vic] The big man back in the ring swinging.
This is just breaking down.
This is exactly what Gallus wanted.
[crowd] Oh!
[Wade] This is what Gallus do best.
This is how they are designed as fighters.
[crowd shouting]
[Wade] Wow!
[crowd shouting]
[Vic] Oh, no…
What is on the evil minds of Gallus?
[crowd shouting]
Oh, come on!
[Vic] Come on!
[Wade] Country whooping time.
[Vic] It's all legal.
[crowd] Oh!
[crowd shouting]
[Vic] Oh!
[Wade] Briggs and Jensen got themselves in this mess.
[crowd shouting]
[Vic] Oh, this is getting hard to watch.
[Wade chuckles] You just got to give up,
Briggs and Jensen.
You bit off more than you could chew.
[crowd shouting]
[Vic] You can just see the welts
on the back of Jensen.
Oh!
Jensen, Briggs trying to overcome.
[Crowd cheers]
[Vic] What you said a moment ago?
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] What time is it?
[Wade] Oh, my-- The tables have turned.
[crowd shouting]
[Vic] Gallus should've been whipped
like this a long time ago.
[Wade] This is when you've just got to start running from the pub.
Get the hell out dodge.
[Crowd chants] NXT! NXT!
[Crowd shouting]
[Vic] Uh-oh-oh!
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] My back's stinging.
And quickly Briggs, Jensen turning things around?
[Crowd chants] Beer! Beer!
[Vic] It's a pub's rules match, but--
[Wade] ho the hell brought glass out here?
[Vic] Oh, no.
[Wade] Oh!
[crowd shouting]
[Wade] That's GBH!
[crowd shouting]
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] I thought they were gonna
tap a keg or something.
[Wade] You'll get ten years for that in England.
[crowd shouting]
[Vic] Taking out the trash
is Briggs and Jensen.
[crowd shouting]
[Wade] Oh, here we go.
[Vic] There's Joe-- Oh! through the table.
[Wade] Supposed to be banned
from ringside.
[Vic] That's what he gets
for sticking his nose in business.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] We got glass surrounding us,
and now shrapnel all around.
[Crowd cheers]
[Vic] The good old boys
looking to put the finishing touches
on the Gallus boys.
Boom!
[crowd cheering]
One!
Two!
Three!
-[Bell rings] -[Vic] Briggs and Jensen on top.
[host] Here are your winners,
Josh Briggs and Brookes Jensen.
[crowd cheering]
[Wade] The pub brawl
lived up to its billing.
What chaos, bedlam.
What a mess we have at ringside.
[Vic] Unreal.
Let's go back for this pub's rules match
and just listen.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Glass meets skull.
[crowd shouting]
[Vic] Then Joe Coffey who was banned,
well, probably second guessed
coming down to the ring in the first place
and then Briggs and Jensen
continued to roll through.
Wolfgang paid the ultimate price
and in the end,
Briggs and Jensen on top.
Bam!
Tag team tandem offense
and maybe finally this issue
has been put to bed.
[bell rings]
[Wade] Well, Gallus got pulverized.
Never thought I'd see the day,
but hats off to Briggs and Jensen
for pulling off
what I thought was impossible, Vic.
[Vic] It's good to see that security still close by.
[Indistinct shouting]
[Wade] Gallus ain't done.
They're ready for more.
[Indistinct shouting]
[Wade] Oh!
[Indistinct shouting]
[Wade] Who beat a security guard, huh?
[Vic] Well, more officials…
coming out to try and separate--
[Wade] Ref got dropped!
[Vic] He just punched the referee!
[indistinct shouting]
[Wade] That's how you get suspended here.
[Vic] Oh!
[Wade] Uh-oh.
[Vic] What'd you say? 10 years for what?
[man] Get the hell out of here!
[Wade] For glassing someone.
That's Briggs and Jensen.
You have the wrong guys.
[indistinct shouting]
[Vic] Oh, Gallus is getting ushered out…
here tonight.
Won't be the king of here
on this evening.
Briggs and Jensen stand tall.
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