[WWE intro music]
[narrator] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
On Hallow's Eve,
we are live with superstars
from raw and Smack Down.
Tonight expect the unexpected.
Welcome to NXT.
[crowd chants "NXT"]
[Judgement Day's music plays]
[crowd cheering]
[bell rings]
[presenter] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first,
representing the Judgement Day,
Rhea Ripley.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] This is a much different Rhea Ripley
than we knew in NXT.
And you can hear the NXT universe
is fired up here tonight live.
And what a night this will be, and…
just take a look around,
take a look at who is in the ring,
you are talking about a staple
of NXT greats.
This the first of two
pick your poison matches.
Cora Jade selecting
Monday Night Raw's
Rhea Ripley here tonight.
[crowd chants "go, Ripley"]
Welcome to ringside,
Vic Joseph alongside with the two-time,
two-time WWE hall of famer, the one and the only Booker T.
Book, why you in a suit, man?
You're making me look bad.
You said it, man.
Hallow's Eve,
I thought I'd dress up for the occasion.
Look here, I'm going to hook you up, bro,
I'm going to hook you up, all right?
[Vic] What's wrong with this?
[Book] You look like a bum, all right?
[Roxanne Perez's music plays]
[presenter] Her opponent,
Roxanne Perez.
[Vic] I didn't mean to dress like that for Halloween, Book,
it's just who I am.
[Book] Hallow's Eve.
What's up, man? How you doing, fam?
Yeah.
[Vic] Everyone coming over paying their respects
to Booker T, but book, here is someone
you know very well,
she did her thing on Smack Down,
you know her better than most,
Roxanne Perez.
-[Vic] Would you consider her… -[Book] Hey, what's going on, priest,
-[Book] you all right? -[Vic] …a prodigy?
[Book] Of course, I mean, since day one--
[Vic] how do you stay so calm, cool and collected around Judgement Day?
[Book] Look here, man, these guys they know what I'm about.
They know what I'm about. I'm about business.
Just like Roxanne Perez,
she's got a hell of a contest in front of her,
but you talked about being a prodigy.
She is just that.
At 16 years old,
she made her way in this business and look at her now.
[crowd chants "go, Ripley"]
[Vic] Well, we mentioned it being pick your poison here tonight
because this Saturday at the Halloween Havoc premium live event,
Perez, Jade in a weapons wild match.
Not a very good start if you're Roxanne Perez
and you see a look of worry almost on the face of Perez.
This was a match chosen for her
by Cora Jade.
[crowd chants "Rhea's going to kill you"]
[Vic] You said to expect the unexpected here tonight, but
I want to talk about Perez,
I want to talk about Jade, Book.
Truthfully, do you believe Jade
knew what she was doing when she betrayed Roxanne Perez?
[Book] Oh, of course, I think she knew what she was doing.
Let me tell you something about Cora Jade,
she's somebody that, probably,
grew up, you know, had some friends in high school,
was probably that mean girl,
and now she's drawn against someone like
Roxanne Perez,
somebody a little bit better,
a little bit smarter,
maybe a little bit more athletic.
Let's just get it out there,
she's a lot hotter, okay?
That right there,
that little bit of jealousy
may creep in, that's the problem.
[Vic] Book, when I take a look at…
… this rivalry,
this war between two former friends,
better enemies-- now as
Perez trying to string together some offense
here against Ripley.
And Ripley is so strong,
so powerful, keeping her balance,
but this is what I want to talk about.
You see the look on Perez's face,
can she develop that killer instinct
she's going to have to have
on Saturday in that weapons wild match?
[Book] Did you see that right hand right there?
Did you see that chop?
-[Book] I don't think that's worry. -[Vic] Oh.
[Booker] That's anticipation right there,
that's trying to think a game plan
to figure out how to get--
oh, my goodness.
someone like the rip off her feet.
Let me tell you right now,
it's going to be hard.
[Vic] Ripley knows a lot about betrayal,
look no further than those around the ring
with her in Judgement Day.
[crowd chants "Rhea"]
[Vic] Damian priest, you already mentioned Finn baálor.
Of course, the respect
they have for one another
began right here in NXT.
We talk about pick your poison,
it was Jade who selected Ripley,
Perez selected Raquel Rodriguez
who will Cora Jade later on tonight.
Not to mention, we can't forget this,
The KO show back on NXT
with all three competitors
in that NXT championship match
at Halloween Havoc.
[Book] Big shot right there.
Right now,
Roxanne is going to have to compose herself
to get back in the game
and the thing is she has all the tools,
she has the playbook,
-[Book] it's just a matter of-- -[Vic] Oh.
[Book] It's just a matter of going out there and pulling it off.
[Vic] There's Ripley, a former NXT women's champion,
NXT UK women's champion,
raw women's champion,
a couple of WrestleMania's on her resume.
[Book] Look at her now,
look at her now. All of those accomplishments,
I thought Rhea Ripley
would have a whole lot more accomplishments,
but she found herself in this group called the Judgement Day.
What I see is Rhea Ripley has fallen into being a follower.
-[Vic] Really? -[Book] Yes.
[Vic] You didn't think she needed to embrace this darker side?
[Book] I mean, the thing is
I saw so much-- potential.
I saw so much potential in Rhea Ripley.
Like I say, multi-time champion,
I thought she would be at this point.
-[Book] Here we go. -[Vic] Oh.
[Book] Oh, great move there by the rip.
[Vic] Ripley, a student of the game,
but turning right around
and Perez right back outside
and maybe, Book, this is that killer instinct
we were talking about, Perez taking the fight
to her much stronger opponent and-- oh,
speaking of strength,
look at Ripley, ready to punish Perez.
[Book] Perez is out of town right here.
Oh.
[Vic] Perez on Dream Street.
That's what you get when you go and you mess with the Judgment Day.
That is what you get.
[Vic] Ripley in firm control, it's pick your poison.
Can Perez bounce back as this match continues to roll on?
[Rhea Ripley] Get up.
[Vic] Back live on NXT, it is pick your poison,
Cora Jade selecting Rhea Ripley
from Monday night raw, and the Judgement Day
here has been in control of Roxanne Perez,
and this happened during the commercial break,
Ripley just continuing to use her strength
to physically dissect Roxanne Perez.
[Book] You know, right now there's nothing Roxanne can--
[Vic] Oh, shoulders down.
[Book] do to combat that, she's just going to have to figure it out.
She's going to have to think her way through this right now.
And the thing is I think she can do that.
[Vic] Oh, look at these punishing
right hands from Ripley.
[Book] She's definitely going to have to weather a storm right here.
And that storm right now has been there five.
[Vic] You think about Perez,
of course, in that weapons wild match this Saturday
at the Halloween Havoc Premium live event
against Cora Jade and Ripley has been in control,
quite the pick from Jade.
When you take a look at Judgement Day
I got to get your quick thoughts on Rey Mysterio
nearly quitting the WWE this past Friday on Smack Down.
[Book] You got to understand,
Rey mysterio is going through something.
Sure, he has got a lot of turmoil
in the Mysterio family right now, but,
as you noticed, Rey Mysterio's number one contender…
[Vic] Oh!
[Book] …for the intercontinental champion.
I fought Rey mysterio in 2006,
2022 he's still going strong.
-[Vic] Right now, it is -[Book] Oh.
[Vic] Perez who's going strong,
starting to fight back in this match up,
starting to string together some offense, Book.
[Book] Big uppercut right there.
Like I said, you just have to weather that storm.
Ripley, we don't know what her cardio is all about right now.
[Vic] Oh, Perez now trying to overpower Ripley,
and I think she's going to have to switch her game plan up just a little bit.
She goes up, she goes around.
Again, trying to take down Ripley
and caught Ripley in a submission.
[Book] Oh, that's not the right move.
That's not the right move.
Put herself in a bad position right there.
[Vic] Trying again to escape, but Ripley
holding on with just one arm.
Oh, finally,
almost out of desperation,
but created a little bit of separation.
You can see the heart in Perez.
Is this what separates her from the rest of the women
in the WWE?
[Book] Not just that, but the quickness.
More importantly than that,
the smarts,
you got to be smart in this business,
just like that right there.
[Vic] On cue, Book.
Perez…
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] …now can regroup, can refocus.
How much would it mean to Perez
to pick up this win
ahead of Saturday's showdown at Halloween Havoc.
[Book] Oh, beautiful.
[Laughs] That's my girl.
[crowd chants "NXT"]
[Vic] And this is that killer instinct.
This is that second, that third gear, Book,
Perez has to have against Jade, Saturday.
[Book] Like I told you,
it was all about weathering that storm.
She knows the playbook.
She has all the tools.
It's just a matter of being in the right place at the right time,
especially with somebody like The Rip.
[Vic] Ripley right now is in the right place at the right time
and continuing…
…to apply the offensive pressure.
[Book] [Laughs]
We're in the high-rent district right now, Vic.
[Vic] What is on the mind of Rhea Ripley?
Bad intentions.
Perez is trying to hang on, almost just trying to survive,
trying to wiggle her way free.
And Perez able to escape.
[Book] That's the smarts I'm talking about.
That's what I'm talking about.
[Vic] Now, it's Perez…
with evil intentions
running through her mind.
Oh, no, Book.
[Book] Whoa, she got all of it.
[Vic] Perez, did she get enough of it?
Cover.
Oh, Ripley powering out.
[Book] Oh, look at the eyes right there.
The eyes, they've arrived, Vic.
[Vic] And we've seen those eyes in Perez
hesitate in the past.
It's cost her before.
Can she persevere?
Ducks one, fires back.
[Book] Hard combinations right now.
Right now, I think a window just opened
for Perez.
[Vic] Charging in.
Oh.
[Book] Oh, no.
[Vic] Gets caught and dropped
-[Vic] center of the ring. -[crowd] One, two-- kick out.
-[Book] Wow. -[Vic] That was close.
[Book] That's a second.
[Vic] This is right here in front of us, I looked up
and I'm looking in the eyes of Roxanne Perez.
She's trying to gather herself.
She doesn't look like she's all there right now.
[Book] Let me tell you something. She's dazed.
She's a little confused right now.
And this right now,
this is that moment when you got to suck it up.
[Vic] Oh, looking for the riptide.
If Ripley can connect, this one's over.
Perez sensing it.
Oh, nice kick,
driving the air out of the stomach.
Looking for pop rocks.
Pop rocks. Oh.
Wait a minute. Dominik?
[Book] Come on, man.
Come on, Dom.
Come on.
[Vic] That momentary hesitation
just opened the door
for Ripley to connect with Riptide.
[crowd] One, two, three.
[Bell rings]
[crowd cheers]
[presenter] Here is your winner, Rhea Ripley.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Oh, yes. And there's Cora Jade, all smiles.
I'm sure she's very happy with herself
and the woman she selected
in this pick your poison contest
from Monday night raw
and Judgement Day,
former NXT women's champion,
Rhea Ripley.
Yeah, this is where you said Roxanne was picking it up
because she was starting to think
and she was able to outsmart Ripley
for a couple of moments in this match up.
Book, she took it to Ripley,
the window was open, as you said,
but this is really the turning point,
overpowered and
just getting planted face first,
but she persevered.
Dominik would interject himself,
distract Roxanne Perez,
and then, boom,
Riptide hit by Rhea Ripley.
and Judgement Day
in this night standing victorious
as Ripley returns to NXT.
Grimey, grimey, grimey, grimey
these Schism brothers are some serious business, man.
We got a real fight in our hands, boys.
Yes. To be honest,
the Schism's really been giving me some trouble these past few months.
That's all right because I got the hottest tag team in the business on my side.
We are so damn good-looking.
The heartthrobs we are.
You know what he's talking about.
Of course, I do.
The O.C. has the buzz of the business, baby.
We are just too sweet.
Oh, give me some love.
Why do you think
we accepted your offer to come back, cam man?
Figure it's because I got all the paper.
Bring it up. Bring it up.
Watch the reaction. Watch the reaction.
-Wow. [Laughs] Yeah. -[Laughs]
You know the good brothers always like that paper.
-Oh, yes. -Yeah.
More importantly, we want to go to the moon.
Switch it up, boys.
[Music]
[Vic] Well, there's been a lot of buzz over the last 24 hours
for this six-man tag team clash.
It's going down live
later on tonight right here on NXT.
[Tony D'Angelo's music plays]
[presenter] Please welcome
Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo
and "the Don of NXT"
Tony D'Angelo.
How's everybody doing?
See, tonight is a big night.
Stacks,
I can tell by the look in your eyes,
you're ready to go now.
-Oh, let's go right now. -You're looking strong.
Ready, let's go.
Help me into the ring.
[crowd boos]
Now, Stacks,
before I introduce
your opponent tonight,
remember
this match is about
earning respect,
proving everybody who you are.
I'm going to do it. Let's go.
-Are you ready?
Yes. Now, come on. Who is it?
-Come on. -You want to know who it is?
Yes, let's go right now. Let's go.
Everybody wanna to know who it is?
[crowd says yes]
Allow me to introduce
Stack's opponent tonight.
Bring him on.
When we come back from this commercial break.
[Laughs]
Grayson Waller, this Saturday,
-you face off against Apollo Crews. -I do.
You seem to be off your game a little bit heading into this match.
How do you figure that?
-Well, last week-- -last week?
That wheel started spinning by itself
or Apollo, but I'm not really sure,
but the tricks, the visions, they end at Halloween Havoc
because everyone forgets I already beat
Apollo Crews.
He hasn't had a match since, so who's really off their game,
huh, Kenz?
-Well, Grayson, you blinded Apollo crews. -[laughs]
-How do you expect him-- -I did.
I did blind him.
I blinded him with my star power
because I told the world I was going to kick Apollo Crews
out of NXT, because no one wants him here.
I'm the only one with the guts
and the talent
to make sure that happens.
Because Saturday caps off the worst comeback story
in the history of WWE
when one more time
-Grayson Waller defeats-- -Shoo, Grayson Waller.
[Laughs]
It's your old pal, Chucky.
Now that you've wet your pants,
how about you shut your trap and listen?
Because your match at Halloween Havoc
is going to be a spin the wheel
and make the deal match.
No, Chucky. I can't be having--
don't interrupt me.
Life is full of surprises,
so many choices.
Ring of fire,
buried alive,
casket, chains.
Don't steer the wheel, Grayson.
It's your friend until the end,
if you make it.
[Laughs]
I can't believe I spin the wheel, make the--
I'm out of here.
[Vic] It's hard not to fear the wheel when Chucky is behind it.
But It's time to find out who the Don
has selected for Stacks.
I'm ready, anybody, anybody.
[Vic] Who is it?
[Shinsuke Nakamura's music plays]
[Bell rings]
[presenter] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring,
Shinsuke Nakamura.
[Vic] Book, do you hear this place?
[Book] [Laughs]
Wow.
[Vic] The Don has used his run of connections
to get the king of strong style back
in NXT.
[Shinsuke Nakamura's music plays]
[crowd cheering]
[Shinsuke Nakamura's music plays]
[crowd singing]
[Vic] Book, did you ever think we'd see Shinsuke Nakamura
here tonight?
[Book] I didn't expect this,
but you said it earlier.
-[Book] Always expect the unexpected. -[Vic] [Laughs]
[Book] Yes, dig it. [Laughs]
[Bell rings]
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Book,-- [laughs] I don't mean to laugh,
but do you feel bad for Stacks right now?
-[Book] Not really, not really. -[Vic] [laughs]
[Book] This is a proving ground.
This is a proving ground.
Stacks in a great position right now
to go out here and prove himself.
Oh, beautiful, beautiful kick.
[Vic] Nakamura, a former NXT champion,
intercontinental champion, tag team champion,
US champion, Royal Rumble winner,
back here on NXT. And, well, I mean,
This is the definition of tough love.
[Book] Yes, indeed. As well as the youngest
IWEB champion in its history.
A well-seasoned veteran here at NXT tonight.
Oh. Beautiful axe kick there.
[crowd sings Shinsuke Nakamura's music]
[Vic] [laughs] All the good vibrations.
Marky Mark somewhere blushing right now.
I mean, it has been unbelievable
just the vibe here tonight.
Since we started, everyone's been on their feet.
Into the cover and a kick out by Stacks.
Every few moments this crowd's standing to their feet.
[Book] I mean, why not?
Judgement Day opened the show up.
Now we got Shinsuke Nakamura in the building.
Oh.
[Vic] Shinsuke taking it to Stacks right now
and you feel the energy,
what will the energy be like
this Saturday at Halloween Havoc premium live event?
I mean, it is going to be off the chart.
[Book] I mean, it's going to be off the chart,
but I wonder, what is this all about?
I mean-- Stacks is in trouble.
Why is he in this situation right here?
I'm wondering.
[Vic] He's in this situation
'cause he didn't do what the Don asked him to do.
Of course, Tony D'Angelo and Stacks
thinking that Wes Lee
somehow wanted to injure the Don.
Oh, we saw Wes Lee and Stacks here on NXT.
Stacks looking to get the job done.
[Book] Yes, I must say,
Tony D, you don't become a boss
by osmosis or anything.
You don't slip on a banana peel and become boss.
You become boss by being in situation,
just like "Stacks" is in right now.
[Vic] Look at "Stacks" right now, though, Book.
-[Book] Beautiful. -[Vic] Showing you a little fire,
[Vic] a little grit.
[Book] I'm talking about sometimes you got to be put in a situation
to just see what kind of guys you got working around
and working for you first of all.
[Vic] Into the cover.
This would be a huge upset, and right now,
Book, you got to call it how we see it.
Stacks is taking it to Shinsuke Nakamura.
[Book] Right now I like the body language.
I like the posture by Stacks.
Right now leaning on Shinsuke Nakamura, the veteran.
[Vic] Stacks who's been looking over his shoulder all week long
was having security start his car from,
as Nakamura just about went through…
[crowd cheers]
[Nakamura] Come on!
[Vic] …Stacks' chest.
Now look at the quick combination offense.
[Book] Beautiful combination, so fluid by Shinsuke Nakamura right now.
[Vic] Stacks I'm sure has never
faced anyone like Nakamura
when he was on the docs running the streets with the Don.
Uh-oh.
You talk about innovation,
Book, take a look at this offense
from Nakamura.
-[Vic] Bang. -[Book] Wow.
[Book] What do you call that, Vic?
What do you call that?
[Vic] Call it impactful.
That sliding German suplex.
Into the cover, hooking both legs
and a near fall as Stacks
just able to kick out.
I'm also, Book, being
told right now that
Grayson Waller has left the building.
I'm being told Waller has left the building
and right now it might be night night for Stacks.
[Book] I was just wondering, why you telling me that. Right now Stacks--
[Vic] hey, when they say something in my ear, I'm told to say it.
[Book] [laughs] Stacks got an opportunity right there.
That's what we should be focused on right now because
Stacks could move up the ladder right here with a big win.
[Vic] Whoa. Into the submission.
Nakamura trying to break the hold of Stacks.
Stacks, though, has brought some fight to Nakamura.
The Don looking around now.
Oh. There it is.
Cinched in is the arm bar.
Stacks trying to fight.
Don trying to fire up Stacks.
[Book] Oh. Look at the resilience.
I mean, Stacks
made a move right there
almost like a veteran move--
-[Vic] Oh. Just decleaning Nakamura. -[Book] Beautiful.
[Vic] Could we see one of the biggest upsets
in NXT history here tonight?
Swing and a miss.
And… oh. Nakamura got all that.
Ad now Nakamura
with Stacks in his sights.
Oh.
[Book] Oh, god.
[Vic] Talk about Dream Street.
[crowd cheering]
Stacks might think he's back on the docks.
[Book] Stacks is down,
Stacks is down.
[crowd sings Shinsuke Nakamura's music]
[Vic] That was an interesting look from the Don to Nakamura.
[crowd sings Shinsuke Nakamura's music]
[Vic] We talked about it being tough love,
and right now Nakamura
who's has-- Stacks saying bring it.
And…Shinsuke with Kinshasa.
[Book] Wow.
[crowd yells "one, two, three"]
[Bell rings]
[Shinsuke Nakamura's music plays]
[presenter] Here is your winner,
Shinsuke Nakamura.
[Vic] If you're keeping tabs at home,
it wasn't just one, it was two
Kinshasas to knock out Stacks.
[Book] If I must say Stacks' stock went up tonight.
[Vic] You can say that 10 times in a row.
[Book] [Laughs]
[Vic] What a moment. Shinsuke Nakamura
back here in NXT, and this was some of the action.
Look, Stacks did have a solid showing.
He brought the fight to Nakamura,
but here was, bam,
Kinshasa number one
which knocks Stacks out of the ring,
almost out of his shoes.
Then in the end, looking to defy,
Stacks taking a look,
telling Shinsuke to bring it back,
and he certainly did just that.
[crowd yells "one, two, three"]
Welcome back
to NXT at least for a night,
Shinsuke Nakamura.
[crowd sings Shinsuke Nakamura's music]
You showed guts I didn't know you had.
You're a cornerstone of the family,
and I'm proud of you, kid.
Come on.
[Vic] He made the Don proud of Stacks.
So maybe his stock did rise in the eyes of the Don.
[Book] [laughs]
[Shinsuke Nakamura's music plays]
Honestly, mate, that was maybe the craziest
match I've ever been involved in.
I'm still flying, mate.
Mate, I went for my springboard moonsault
and somehow you're shooting through my legs and suplex me.
I swear I couldn't believe it.
And when you countered my counter to your counter,
man, I think we brought the best out of each other.
Those three matches will stick with me for a very long time.
On Saturday I'll be with you
and cheering for you
as you climb that ladder
and retrieve the North American title.
Cheers, mate.
Wow, Von.
Look who it is.
It's axiom and Nathan,
the two guys who made NXT history for their trilogy.
If you don't believe me,
just ask social media.
Too bad you don't get titles for being an Internet darling.
Your three classics
will amount to nothing,
because at Halloween Havoc,
no one is stopping me.
-Now Melo, that new guy-- -That's Oro.
Him, Wes, and not even you, soccer boy.
[laughs] Soccer boy, huh? That's cute.
This soccer boy is going to take his right boot
and smash your face on the side of it.
Happy Halloween.
Save it for Saturday, man, save it.
[Alba Fyre's music plays]
[Vic] Hey, a huge opportunity this Saturday for those superstars,
but the same could be said for this one.
[Alba Fyre's music plays]
[bell rings]
[presenter] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Alba Fyre.
[Vic] Fyre has gone back to her past
to ignite her future.
She doesn't need any extra motivation
heading into tonight.
She's fiery as she is focused
on the task at hand.
Fyre, Deville,
next live on NXT.
[Sonya Deville's music plays]
[Vic] We are back live on NXT.
[presenter] Making her way to the ring,
accompanied by toxic attraction,
Sonya Deville.
[Vic] It was Smack Down and Sonya Deville, Book,
who shocked us all last week.
I mean, she literally came out of the crowd
after an Alba Fyre match up.
Fyre had already competed, was victorious,
and then, boom,
just like that,
Deville changed the complexion
not only in this arena
but of Alba Fire's mood
and Deville would continue to bring it to Fyre
right out here in front of us. So much…
Deville and Toxic Attraction would end up planting
Alba Fyre at our feet, bam,
with this heinous ambush just one week ago.
And I got to ask, what's in for Deville?
Why is she doing this? Why?
[Book] What do you think, man?
I mean, come on, since Mandy Rose came back to NXT,
it's no secret, because she's been very, very successful.
Right now, Sonya Deville, she's looking to give the rub.
Let me give you a stat,
the biggest accomplishment
that she's had since coming to WWE
is being given an award by The Bumpies
as best dressed, 2021.
That's it. That's it.
The Bumpy award.
I mean, come on.
I thought Sonya Deville would've done a whole lot more since 2016
tough enough challenge.
She hasn't.
[Vic] It's been quite a week for Deville.
Able to sidestep a kick there by Fyre.
Had a run-in with Liv Morgan
and is set to face the former Smack Down Women's champion
this Friday on Smack Down,
but it's about the here and the now.
Do you think Fyre embraces this hurdle tonight
just a few nights ahead of her NXT women's championship showdown
at the Halloween Havoc premium live event?
[Book] Beautiful form there, Fyre.
Let me tell you something.
You said it a second ago.
You got to back to where it all started.
Alba Fyre NXT UK women's champ, 649 days.
That right there tells me she's a fighter.
[Vic] Cover by Deville. Able to fight out is Alba Fyre.
Look, she gets what she wants on Saturday,
that opportunity to once again
become champion.
Look, Book, when you were blindsided during your career,
how did it eat at you waiting for retribution?
It's had to have been on the mind of Fyre
all week long to get her hands
on Sonya Deville.
[Book] First of all, I was never blindsided.
I always kept my head on a swivel.
That's what I'm talking about.
Like I said, Alba Fyre
has all the tools to
dive through anything that
put in front of her. My thing is this.
Alba is here to conquer North America.
Beautiful. Beautiful chops.
[Vic] She's got to get through Sonya Deville.
She's got to make her wait
to Halloween Havoc this Saturday…
-[Vic] for the NXT women's championship. -[Book] Look at that right there.
[Vic] This could be really a
momentum-building victory. Bam!
If Fyre is able
to put down a superstar like Deville here tonight
as now looking to go high up.
Oh. Come on.
Gigi Dolin,
Jacy Jayne,
two-thirds of toxic attraction
trying to stick their nose
in Fyre's business.
-[Book] Oh-oh -- -[Vic] It's three on one.
[Book] Alba is still fighting though.
That's what I'm talking about.
She's a fighter.
[Vic] Right now, oh, referee using his discretion.
Fyre from behind, rolling up Deville.
Fyre got her.
[bell rings]
Got Jayne, too.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] And, oh…
Finally, that number's advantage too much.
They're like a pack of hyenas.
All three women now on top of Fyre.
[Book] This is what I'm talking about.
Sonya Deville,
she's no stranger to,
you know, a gang fight or anything like that.
[Toxic Attraction's music plays]
[Vic] Wait.
[crowd cheering]
Oh, of course.
[crowd cheering]
[Rose] Alba Fyre.
You made the wrong decision abducting me.
Yes, you got your title match,
but not knowing
if I ever see the light of day again?
[laughs]
At Halloween Havoc,
I'm fighting Fyre with fire.
I'm going to be more callous,
more vicious,
and more ruthless.
[Vic] Right now. I don't think this was part
of Mandy Rose's plan here tonight
because Fyre has that equalizer in her hand.
That baseball bat.
[crowd cheering]
[Book] Oh, you talk about a stalemate.
[crowd chatter]
[Vic] Fyre burning a hole in Mandy Rose.
Will this be the scene Saturday?
[Alba Fyre's music plays]
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Fyre wanting to burn
Mandy Rose's reign to the ground.
[crowd cheering for Mandy]
Bro,
thank you for helping me out last week, dawg.
Don't worry about that.
I haven't been here for a long time,
but I know you would be the guy
that would've done the same thing for me too.
-Yes. -It's kind of sick, like,
tagging with a former NXT UK tag team champion.
Get out of here, dawg.
Right back at you, former NXT UK tag team champion.
[Vic] What the--?
Book?
[Book] [Laughs]
[Vic] What so funny about that?
[Book] Yes, baby.
[Vic] We need a little bit more security in the back. Oh--
I spoke a little too soon.
The action spilling out here.
We know these two teams were set to face one another here tonight.
Finally, more referees.
Finally, security trying to separate these four.
[Book] Come on, Vic. I don't know
if you've ever been in a fight before,
-[Vic] I haven't. -[Book] but you want to get
that first shot in.
[Vic] Book, all hell broke loose before the commercial break.
Here live on NXT.
This match up officially began during the commercial break.
Lee, Mensah taking on Hayes, Williams.
Lee in control, always positive.
Always cheerful
knowing he has the biggest match of his career
coming up this Saturday along with his tag team partner,
Mensah, who really has made a
quick impression in a very quick amount of time.
Look, they're working together tonight.
It's a different ballgame
comes Saturday at Halloween Havoc.
[Book] I mean, ladder match, I mean,
all of those guys might want to get one of those lawyers
because it's going to be a lot of pain and suffering.
But, one of those matches, you got to have a certain mindset.
You just got to let it all hang out.
Throw caution to the wind.
That's the guy that's going to win on Saturday night at Halloween Havoc.
Wow.
[Vic] Nice kick from Mensah looking around.
Mensah now, oh, just gets tripped up by trick Williams,
always in the right place at the right time.
You talk about the ladder match and take a look one more time.
The height of Mensah's dropkick.
Might not be able to hit that sort of dropkick
when there's a bunch of ladders thrown around the ring
when there's five other superstars,
four other superstars in the ring.
This Saturday,
one of these five superstars
will become the new
NXT North American champion,
and it takes place live this Saturday
at the Halloween Havoc premium live event on WWE on peacock.
Right now, it is about the tag team action. Oh--
very unique offense there.
Mensah taking down trick Williams.
Williams looking to make a tag,
trying to get Hayes in.
Lee reaching out as well.
In your hall of fame opinion,
what's the ceiling for Carmelo Hayes?
He's in your fab five.
[Book] Carmelo… Wait a minute.
-[Book] Fav five, right? -[Vic] What?
[Book] Fav five. Get it right.
-[Vic] Fav five, I got you. -[Book] Let me tell you something.
Carmelo Hayes next-level talent.
The kid checks off every box.
When I think about a talent like Carmelo,
he's like the wind.
You can feel it,
but you can't touch it,
but you know it's there.
That's what kind of talent this kid is.
[Vic] Right now, Hayes is feeling every bit of Wes Lee.
There's Williams one more time.
Referee distracted.
[Book] Trick Williams in the right place at the right time.
[Vic] You start seeing the bodies spilling everywhere.
Almost into our laps comes Mensah.
This is the type of chaos and carnage
we're going to see Saturday.
How difficult are these multi-man ladder matches?
[Book] Let me think…
Those are the type of matches I tried to stay away from
because they are so very, very unpredictable
just like this action we got going on right now.
[Vic] When Melo shoots,
-[Vic] he don't miss. -[Book] Beautiful.
[Vic] Melo into the cover
and it's the former North American champion
picking up momentum.
-[Book] [laughs] -[presenter] Here are your winners,
-[Book] On top of the world, ma. -[presenter] Trick Williams
and Carmelo Hayes.
[Vic] As you take a look at that field
and you got to think that the odds on favorite to win
is the former champion Carmelo-- Oh!
[Book] yes, that's what I'm talking about.
[Vic] You condone this type of action?
[Book] Let me tell you something.
You don't want to leave no bodies,
no witnesses.
[Vic] Mensah, the underdog
perhaps this Saturday.
Again, working together with Wes Lee.
While they're working together tonight, that won't be the same
come Saturday at Halloween Havoc.
And don't blink.
[Book] Yes, indeed.
That's step one right there.
That's step one.
On top of the world, ma.
On top--
[Vic] Oh! That's why you don't blink because Von Wagner.
Wait, Frazer.
All five of these superstars
laying it on the line tonight.
You can only imagine the chaos and carnage
Saturday at Halloween Havoc.
[crowd chants "holy shit"]
It's funny, Cameron Grimes.
The months you've been running away from the open arms
of the Schism and yet,
in mere days,
you ran right into the open arms of a club.
Hypocrisy is running rampant in NXT,
and you are the poster boy, Cameron.
The O.C. are formidable opponents,
but no mass of humanity
will stop the Schism from tearing you down.
Bron, judging by the way that the show ended last week,
do you believe Ilja meant to hit you?
Ilja started it and I finished it.
If he wants to start it up again tonight,
that's fine, because I'll spear his ass in half again.
Look, I have two of the very best in the game wanting this championship.
I can either choose to go around them
or I can go through them.
I think we both know which choice I'm going to make.
What can we expect to see from the KO show tonight?
[sights] Kevin Owens is someone I look up to, right?
I mean, he did so much for NXT in the short amount of time that he was here.
I mean, I've watched the KO show
from the first one,
all the way to the biggest one at WrestleMania
with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
There's always something awesome happening on the KO show.
Tonight,
I don't think it's going to be any different.
[Vic] It's hard to argue with the NXT champion.
because something certainly always goes down as Kevin Owens
and the KO show is back on NXT later on tonight.
[music]
[Bell rings]
[presenter] The following contest is a six-man
tag team match scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Schism.
[Vic] Joe Gacy, you see the leader of Schism with Reid and Fowler.
Schism wanted to give Cameron Grimes peace, healing, and a new home.
[Cameron Grimes' music plays]
[Vic] I don't think Cameron Grimes saw it that way.
[presenter] Their opponents,
first, Cameron grimes.
[Vic] And, Book, Cameron Grimes said he had connections.
He went to Monday night raw last night
and he found himself a pair of good brothers.
[Book] [laughs]
[The O.C.'s music plays]
[crowd cheers]
[presenter] His tag team partners,
Karl Anderson, Luke gallows,
the O.C.
[Vic] Gallows and Anderson have been
very forthcoming that there's nothing wrong with a payday.
[Book] Let me tell you something, Cameron Grimes
has a little bit more than connections.
He has what we call in the neighborhood,
greenbacks,
gators.
He's got those dollars, man.
I'm going to tell you right now,
dealing with the O.C.,
these guys,
they don't take checks.
They want strictly cash.
Cash, money, baby.
That's what makes the world go round.
[crowd chants "O.C."]
[Vic] Speaking about going around the world,
that's exactly what the O.C. has done,
shocked the world when they returned to the WWE.
The O.C.'s been everywhere.
I mean hell, Karl was even in Japan,
our champions still in Japan.
They said last night
they returned to the WWE
because the best wrestlers in the world are here.
and you know what, Book?
It all starts in NXT.
[Book] It's really cool that these guys
have gone all over the world.
Like you say, they've been champions
all over the world.
Then the best part, they did it together.
They did it as a team.
[Vic] The member of the team that's missing, AJ Styles, the O.C.,
of course, those three will meet the Judgement Day
at Crown Jewel two weeks from Saturday.
When we talk about this Saturday,
we talk about Halloween Havoc,
and really, Cameron Grimeshas been almost living in his own nightmare
when it comes to the Schism
and look for Grimesat times, he's had inner turmoil.
The question is, how do you think he's been able to overcome it?
[Book] Let me tell you something,
I've watched this kid, Cameron Grimes
grow over the years,
and right now his game is tight.
He understands the business.
Hey, let me tell you right now,
this is a guy that's going to be
multi-time, I'm saying it right now,
this guy's going to be multi-time world champion one day.
And he's able to help out--
oh! by the Dyad.
For grimes, do you think he's ready to break out?
[Book] Like I say, this kid's a breakout star.
I mean, he's just waiting on that moment.
That's the thing right there, timing has to be right.
[Vic] Reid and Fowler now have always had perfect timing and
timing has even gotten better under the tutelage, the tree
of Joe Gacy.
Now Gacy wants to make his way into the ring.
Would love to get his hands on Cameron Grimes.
Grimes trying his best to fight back.
Tag was made.
Fowler is legal.
I don't believe Cameron Grimes knows it,
and if he didn't know it,
he's certainly about to find out.
Oh. Two-for-one.
[Book] Wow.
[Vic] Look, Grimes wants Gacy.
This is what we've come to
between these two superstars.
A tag was made and in comes Karl Anderson.
[Book] Talking about a pro
talking about a grizzled veteran right here.
Karl Anderson, no wasted motion.
Check that out. No wasted motion with this guy.
[Vic] Hey, Book, I listen to your podcast,
you're a big fan of the O.C.
[Book] I love these guys, man.
Like I say, reminds me of, Karl,
the tag teams from back in the day,
the Steiner brothers…
[Vic] Anderson covers. Kick out.
[Book]… The nasty boys.
Let me just say it,
-[Book] I'm going to be lobbying. -[Vic] Tag.
[Book] I'm going to be politicking
for the nasty boys to go into
the hall of fame, 2023.
WWE hall of fame, I'm lobbying for them.
Giving out there right now.
Knobbs, Sags, I got your back.
[Vic] You talk about nastiness.
How about these nasty rights and lefts…
… from Luke Gallows?
-[Vic] Oh. -[Book] Wow.
[Vic] What an incapacitating clothesline
and gallows following it right up.
Gallows, you talk about a man who loves him some green.
[Book] Yes, indeed.
Green bucks,
-[Book] green dollars, green-- -[Vic] And a cover.
[Vic] I mean, Book, Book, just take a look.
Feel this impact.
Boom.
[Book] That's leverage right there from a big man.
A big man weighing in close to 300 pounds.
[Vic] You talk about the NXT universe,
they have been out of control tonight,
showing their love for every superstar
that has come out from raw,
from Smack Down, those here at NXT.
I can only imagine this environment
oh, come Saturday at Halloween Havoc.
and Owen Anderson,
again, I don't believe he realizes
Reid is the superstar who is legal.
[Book] Great tag team action right there.
Reminds me of the old rat pack,
Dibiase, Bourne and Duggan.
[crowd boos]
[Vic] You talk about the jeers,
you hear that boo from the NXT universe,
the Schism, they love that.
That's what they live for almost.
[Book] That's like going to somebody's backyard
and getting the big upset.
That always makes you feel real good about yourself.
[Vic] Fowler and Reid…
-[Book] boom. -[Vic] Some tag team continuity,
taking it to Karl Anderson.
And Joe gacy is all smiles.
[crowd boos]
[Vic] And The Schism is control.
[Book] Bring it in, man.
Bring it in.
[Referee] Three.
Four.
[Vic] This is what the Schism thrives on, the chaos
that follows them wherever they may go.
Book, do you buy what the Schism is selling?
[Book] I mean, come on, check them out.
Schism right now wasting no time.
Keeping that Karl Anderson in the corner right there.
Isolating the man, doing everything right.
Hell yes, I like Schism.
[Vic] I can only imagine
Schism's stock how it would rise
if they're able to knock off a trio like Cameron Grimes
and the O.C., as Reid in control.
As Reid chimed in on social media saying,
"It's sad to see that Cameron Grimes has to pay for friends."
Don't necessarily know if that's the case.
[Book] No, no. That's the way you want to do it.
You really don't want friends,
you don't want buddies or anything.
If you're going to pay them
and get them on their way
you got to understand the situation.
[Vic] What an uppercut.
Anderson's in the right part of town,
makes the tag and in comes Grimes.
Grimes focusing on Reid,
-[Vic] and high cross body off the top. -[Book] Beautiful.
[Vic] Into the cover.
Will it be enough to--
There's Fowler to clean things up.
Oh, and now the O.C.,
Schism, it's breaking down again.
Gacy going up and over right here in front of us.
The O.C. and Grimes standing their ground.
Six-man tag on NXT.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Back live on NXT, six-man tag team action.
Cameron Grimes and the O.C.
taking on Schism
and really Schism has been able to turn this around
during the commercial break
as Joe Gacy
makes the tag and makes his way back into the ring.
Really, this was the turning point.
Take a look at the continuity,
the triple power bomb.
O.C. couldn't do anything about it.
Now Joe Gacy barking at grimes.
[Book] Rock-a-bye-baby.
[Vic] You can hear Joe Gacy not happy with Cameron Grimes.
But do you see Gacy's point of view, Book?
that Grimes ran away from a group that was willing to accept him?
[Book] We talked about that earlier with Rhea Ripley.
One thing about Cameron Grimes,
the kid is not a follower.
He guides his own ship.
[Vic] Into the cover, and a kick out.
He is not a follower, he has his own mind
and he's not controlled by anyone.
That's probably why Joe Gacy
despises those like Cameron Grimes.
He can't control them,
he can't manipulate them,
he can't get them under his
"tree of learning."
[Book] He's very diabolical
and if he can get you to follow,
he manage to get you right in that comfort zone.
Right now,
someone like Cameron Grimes,
he's a guy that puts you out of your comfort zone.
This is a guy like I say,
that have grown so much in NXT,
a star that's waiting to just break out.
You could have been one of us, but you didn't want to.
[Vic] Grimes trying to fight back,
and Gaby's staying right on top of him.
There is no love loss between these two superstars.
Take a look at Schism,
they attacked Cameron Grimes time and time again.
Grimes has been
at Schism, has tried to run through them
as Joe gets planted and is able to counter.
Grimes right now
knows what's at stake here.
It's everything he's fighting for.
Everything that made him a champion here in NXT.
Everything that made him a man.
Cameron Grimesnow trying to feed
off the energy of the NXT universe.
[Book] What a car crash right there.
Grimes, oh, man.
[Vic] Now Fowler making the tag and trying to knock out the O.C.
[Book] I thought Grimes was going to make that tag.
-[Book] He's almost there. -[Vic] Both so close.
[Vic] Trying to tag in gallows in.
-[Book] There it is. -[Vic] Yes, and he will make it.
[Book] Here comes the big man.
[Vic] Talk about a car crash, and right now…
it's just human demolition derby.
[Book] Gallows on the move right now.
Gallows is on the move.
A 300-pound man on the move.
You don't want that.
[Vic] You don't want a man on the move.
That 6'8". His size leaving his feet and whoa.
-[Vic] Oh. -[Book laughing] Oh-ho-ho-ho.
[Vic] At first you don't succeed try again.
And now turning right around,
not going to like the ending.
Up and down.
[Book] Whoa. What was that?
Beautiful.
[Vic] That happens when you're a world traveler, Book,
you pick up a few things here,
a few things there, you make them into your own.
Right now…
-[Vic] …it's the O.C. -[Book] here we go.
[Vic] Maybe looking for the magic killer.
Oh, Reid able to save Fowler and,
oh, just ran into a big boot.
-[Vic] Oh. [laughs] -[Book] Wow.
[Vic] Face kick from Grimes.
Oh, Gacy
turning right around.
Big neck breaker by Anderson.
[Book] A veteran move right there coming from a pure, pure veteran
right there in the middle of that ring.
Karl Anderson right now he's going for it.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] The O.C. came to play.
They came for keeps tonight.
[Book] Another blind tag there.
Another blind tag, didn't see it.
[Vic] Like them or not, The Dyad,
they came to play as well.
Oh, cave in, Grimes out if nowhere.
Oh, just wiped out Gacy.
Reid's by himself,
-[Vic] turns around… -[Book] Oh.
-[Vic] Spinebuster.
[Book] Beautiful spine buster right there.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] What's the old saying?
At first, you don't succeed, you try again.
[Book] He's going for the ride right here, baby.
[Vic] Magic killer.
[crowd] One, two, three
[Vic] That was too sweet.
[Book] Oh, you got to love it.
[presenter] Here are your winners, Cameron Grimes and and the O.C.
[Vic] I think Cameron Grimes' investment
paid off here tonight.
[Book] Look here, when you are paid to do a job,
you do that job
and you do that well,
that's the O.C.
[Vic] We ought to make sure everybody knows too,
they don't want Bitcoin,
they don't want-- they want straight paper.
As you said, what a feeling it must be for Cameron Grimes.
Hey, Grimes' is going to pay these guys.
He's good for it.
To the moon.
That's fine, but where's the money?
I am here with Veer Mahaan,
and Veer, I think I speak for the entire WWE universe when I ask
what did you whisper into Sanga's ear last week
that made him leave ringside?
Ms. Mitchell,
everyone wants to know everyone else's business,
but you…
and the rest of the world
will not get an answer.
What I said
was just for my brother Sanga's ear
and no one else.
-For the rest of the world-- -Hey.
Brother,
I'm ready to listen.
I knew you would, brother.
Excuse us.
[Vic] You are looking at the epitome
of leadership.
Chance, Carter,
the NXT women's tag team champions.
[Book] With moves like this,
Carter and Chance could be unstoppable.
[Chance] We set out to be fighting champions.
[Book] They want to show they can beat all comers.
[Chance] We have defeated
all the teams here in NXT
to get our hands on these titles.
[Book] Eager to find out just
who their next challengers are going to be.
[Vic] Are you ready to roar?
[Book] Stark and Nikita Lyons
can pack a punch.
[Vic] These are two ladies who excel quickly.
[Book] A tag heating up before our eyes.
[Vic] The lioness roars.
[Bell rings]
[Vic] Zoey Stark and Nikita Lyons
have earned themselves
a tag team title opportunity.
We are ready to take on Kayden and Katana
and show this women's division
what a real team looks like.
You feel me?
Hell, yes.
[music fading]
[crowd cheering]
This is the opportunity we've been wanting.
That's right.
See, you two seem to think that
we're not an actual tag team,
but guess what?
We're going to prove you two wrong next week
when we take those titles away from you.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Katana and I have sat in those seats so many times
and you are going to learn what it's like to think it's your time
and it's not.
Yes, it's really easy to be a team when you win,
let's see what happens after you lose.
Next week,
the better team will win.
Yes, and that's us.
[Vic] Well, get ready. The NXT women's tag team titles
will be defended next week, but, Book,
when we come back,
who's going to host Halloween Havoc
this Saturday?
We find out next live on NXT.
[music fading]
[Vic] Well, Book, you do not want to miss
two weeks from Saturday, crown Jewel.
As we learned last night,
Lashley, Lesnar II,
it's going down at crown Jewel,
but we've got to talk about what's happening
this Saturday.
It is Halloween Havoc.
One of the matches everyone is talking about
is former members of Diamond mine,
Damon Kemp,
Julius Creed
are going to meet in an ambulance match.
Of course, it was Kemp
who put Strong in the hospital.
Julius will be looking to do the same
to Damon on this Saturday
and right now we actually want to welcome in both
Julius Creed and Damon Kemp to join us.
Julius, I want to start with you if you don't mind.
I want to see if there's any extra pressure
on your shoulders
heading into this match up knowing your brother's career is on the line.
Pressure's a privilege.
My brother's career
is going to be on the line Saturday night
and from the first day that I could pull myself up
and look down at him on that crib,
I've watched over him and I've protected him.
So yeah,
I am nervous,
but our parents raised us to believe
that these nerves can be used for good
and I'm going to use those nerves at Halloween Havoc
to crush this clown
-and send him to the hospital. -Oh, I'm the clown?
Yes, you are the clown. Shut up, Damon.
you've done enough talking
and nothing you say now is going to matter
because I've made peace with what I got to do to you.
-You jumped Rody, -Yeah.
-you chained me to a cage, -Yeah.
-you cost us the titles, -Yeah.
you wanted Internet fame?
well, now your page gets its ending.
Are you done whining?
Are you done complaining?
Vic,
there is two sides of this Julius creed.
-You got this world-class athlete -Damn right.
And you've also got this former NXT tag team champion,
but you also got
this arrogant loser
who is jealous of me.
Jealous?
-Dude, what is there to be jealous of? -Everything.
-You're entitled,
-you're undisciplined.
You've been here for five months and you got nothing to show for because of that.
You're thirsty.
You're a clout chaser,
but you're not willing to do the work to actually go get it.
Oh, you're going to get this work.
Vic, it's like talking to a robot.
-Oh, am I? -Dummy.
-I'm a machine though. -On Saturday,
this isn't an amateur wrestling match,
this isn't an MMA fight.
This is an ambulance match where we have to shut the door
on the other one.
Hell, maybe
I'll just hit you in the back 10 times like I did your brother a few weeks back.
Yes, you think I'm going to sit there and let you hit me in the back, Damon?
Are you really that stupid?
Yes, there are weapons, dude.
You can use weapons
which means I can use weapons too.
I'm more vicious and I'm more violent than you.
It's time for you to come to grips with that,
that I'm better than you.
I was better than you when we were in college.
I won more matches in a month
than you did in your entire career.
Face the sad fact, dude.
You peaked in high school.
You aren't even the best athlete in your own damn family.
[Laughs]
What are you going to do at Halloween Havoc
when this high school athlete beats you?
Come on, captain america.
What's your excuse?
Is it you didn't drink enough milk?
Did you not wake up early enough to get your workout in?
Ever since I walked into that diamond mine dojo,
I knew that I was better than you.
You knew it too
and I'm going to prove it
when I shut those ambulance doors on you at Halloween Havoc.
It's not a match
and it's not a fight.
It's going to be the eradication
of a cancer that's plagued me for the last five months.
It's Halloween Havoc.
There's no remorse,
there's no sympathy.
The only thing I'm going to feel
is the handle of the ambulance door
I close it on you.
Yeah, you go ahead and take that mic off
because come Saturday,
your brother is going to be standing in that
unemployment line because he's going to need a job.
Wow,
talking about getting under one's skin,
but I'm going to tell you right now, for Julius
the gravity of this situation
just got a whole lot heavier.
This is going to be a lot different.
This is going to be a moment
and I'm going to tell you right now,
I wonder, I wonder
if Julius is going to be able to capture that moment.
We'll find out on Saturday.
Right now, it's time to find out who is the host of Halloween Havoc.
Let's go to our ring announcer, Alicia Taylor.
Please welcome your host
of Halloween Havoc.
[Shotzi's music plays]
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] The hits keep coming, Book.
[Book] Oh, Chuckie duckie, quack, quack.
[Alicia] Shotzi.
[Vic] From Smackdown, a former NXT standout
and no stranger to hosting Halloween Havoc.
Shotzi is back on NXT.
[crowd chants "Shotzi"]
Surprise.
[crowd cheers]
[Laughs]
[crowd chants "welcome home"]
If there is one
WWE superstar
that screams
Halloween,
it would be Shotzi, baby.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chants "Shotzi"]
I hosted Halloween Havoc
in 2020
and it was one of the most
horrifyingly badass days of my life.
So this Saturday,
this Saturday,
we've got to go even more
balls to the wall.
[crowd cheering]
I get the final piece
of my costume
this Friday
when Raquel and I win
the WWE tag titles off of Damage Control.
[crowd cheering]
And then…
I'm going to make
this year's Halloween Havoc
the most terrifying extravaganza in NXT history.
[howls]
[Xyon Quinn's music plays]
Shotzi, welcome back.
The perfect host for Halloween Havoc.
Yes, yes but…
if you want Saturday night to be box office,
I'll be your co-host.
[crowd chatters]
I know what you're thinking,
how can someone like me
have the time of day
to free up in order to be your host?
Well, don't worry.
Xyon Quinn will free up his time
to make sure that the x factor
comes to Halloween Havoc.
Right, what do you think?
Uhm…
[Quincy Elliott's music plays]
Shotzi.
Shotzi, Shotzi, Shotzi, Shotzi.
[crowd chants "Quincy"]
Hey, girl. Hey.
I'm Quincy Elliot.
I'm a big fan of yours.
You're a ballsy ass girl
who ain't afraid to step on no toes.
Shotzi,
as much as I would love
to see Xyon Quinn
in a Halloween costume,
[crowd chatters]
he's not your co-host.
You need
a bonafide scream queen.
At Halloween Havoc,
you need
to ride down to the ring
with the super diva.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chants "Quincy"]
I've got a killer idea.
Seeing as how you two are about to have a match
right now, how about we up the stakes?
Whoever wins
gets the ghoulish glory
of being my co-host
at Halloween Havoc.
[crowd cheering]
Let's do the damn thing.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Whoa-ho.
And Quinn going for the ride,
Elliot clearing the ring.
Who's going to be the co-host at Halloween Havoc?
We're going to find out next on NXT.
[laughs]
[Vic] Back live on NXT.
It is Elliot. It is Quinn.
Who will be the co-host
at Halloween Havoc
this Saturday
as Quinn try to hoist Quincy Elliot.
Elliot, though, a little bit too big
for Quinn…Oh, wow.
Quinn just proved me wrong. Quinn able to take down
-[Vic] and now into the cover -[Book] That's it.
[Vic] To become the co-host at Halloween Havoc.
The other host
joining us right now on commentary.
Making her commentary debut as a matter of fact,
-My commentary debut. -[Vic] Shotzi.
[Book] Let me hear that howl. Let me hear it.
[Shotzi howls]
[Vic] Turn the volume down in my headset.
Bam, Quinn, though,
having the bell ring through the ears of Elliot.
I do in all seriousness, Shotzi,
good luck this Friday with Raquel
on your quest to becoming WWE women's tag team champions.
[Shotzi] Thank you so much.
Damage control
has been a pain in my Booty,
so I'm so excited to
strip them off the titles.
[Vic] I heard you talk really about Halloween Havoc,
you love Halloween Havoc,
you've been a host in the past.
Do you have any costume ideas?
I just want one or two from you.
[Shotzi] You know, I do have multiple costume ideas,
but I really want it to be a surprise.
So, please do not make me tell you.
[Vic] Well, Book, heading into Halloween Havoc, we've got some ideas too.
We can be bacon and eggs,
we can be omelet, we can be all like--
[Shotzi] bacon and eggs?
[Vic] Yes, peanut, butter and jelly.
[Shotzi] Wait, who's the bacon and who's the egg?
[Book] You didn't say that. Tell me you didn't just say that.
-[Shotzi] [laughs] -[Book] Come on.
Let's call the action.
I'm trying to figure out what this gig--
-[Vic] Sausage and eggs? -[Book] None of that.
[Book] None of that, all right? I'm dressing up as me, all right?
That's what I'm dressing up as.
[Vic] I thought those were pretty good ideas.
Again, Shotzi is joining us.
You will co-host
with one of these two
at Halloween Havoc this Saturday.
Quinn, Elliot, I mean,
do you have a favorite, so to speak?
[Shotzi] I don't know.
I think they're both awesome.
I'm just wondering what they will dress up as.
[Vic] Well-- Oh.
[Book] Oh, wow.
[Vic] Quinn might be a pancake
after that, you might need a spatula now.
Look at-- oh,
Quinn just able to get out of the way.
-[Vic] I mean, look -[Shotzi] two pancakes.
[Vic] Quincy Elliot certainly has turned heads,
his vibe has gotten social media buzzing.
I'm sure he would stand out on Saturday.
-[Book] You think? -[Vic] Yeah.
[Book] I'm checking this guy,
I'm trying my best not to judge
Quincy Elliot because once upon a time I had a good, good friend
by the name of Goldust.
Let me tell you, that guy would give you the shirt off his back,
he's a good dude, so I'm trying to figure this guy out.
[Vic] Hold on a second.
Hank Walker.
Walker and Quinn have gotten extremely close.
Oh, whoa.
Open the door for Quincy Elliot.
Elliot now
looking around,
could this be it?
Could this be his moment?
Elliot looking to quench the thirst for the NXT universe.
[Shotzi] Whoa.
[Vic] Is this enough?
[referee] One, two, three.
[Vic] Elliot is going to co-host with you, Shotzi, at Halloween Havoc.
[Shotzi] Yeah, At Havoc, Quincy is my co-host.
[presenter] Here is your winner, "the super diva" Quincy Elliot.
[Vic] Oh, what a moment.
I'm sure you two after this
are going to get together and come up with--
-[Book] What is that? -[Vic] What do you mean?
They're going to come up with a great Halloween outfit.
But take a look at some of the action.
I mean, Quinn's powerful.
Wasn't powerful enough.
Elliot able to overcome.
As we talked about,
bam, that door was opened courtesy of Hank Walker.
Then here it is, that diva drop
quenching the thirst of the NXT universe
host, Quincy Elliot [indistinct] Are you ready, Book?
-[Book] Yeah. -[Vic] This Saturday Halloween Havoc?
[Vic] There's our hosts.
[Book] Argh, what is that?
[Vic] What do you mean, what is that?
That's Hank Walker.
[Book] I'm talking about that dance.
[Vic] Oh. I don't know.
I can't dance, so I don't know what that is actually.
I know those are the hosts, though, of Halloween Havoc.
[Music]
I can't believe I let Kiana James beat me.
I let Robert stone distract me,
I let my guard down. I just…
Thea, don't worry.
Mr. Chase will get you another match with Kiana James.
Is that true, Mr. Chase?
I know I can beat her.
Let me at her, one more time.
Come on, let's go, Chase U,
-I can beat her. I can beat her. -Thea.
Thea, let's talk about it after class.
For now,
let's circle back to Halloween Havoc.
This premium live event dates all the way back to the late 1980s.
There have been some historic moments.
The world title match between Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair
inside a steel cage,
DDP vs Goldberg,
Mandy Rose beginning her historic reign as women's champion,
Dexter Lumis vs Cameron Grimes
inside the haunted house of horrors,
and my personal favorite,
Rey Mysterio vs Eddie Guerrero.
But with the good comes the bad
including the introduction of the yeti.
The what?
There was also a chamber of horrors match,
but we're going to skip over that for now.
Your homework for this Saturday night
is to watch Halloween Havoc
because there are going to be some gruesome matches.
This is the infamous Chase U?
More like the Mickey Mouse Club.
You wouldn't recognize
gruesome if it bit you in the ass.
Listen, you SOB,
this is Andre Chase university
and you do not interrupt Mr. Chase's lecture.
Bodhi, I don't think you want to do that.
Hey, kid, you want to play?
I'll slash your --
[bleep]
You got that, punk?
Now, that…
is a teachable moment.
[laughs]
What the [bleep]?
[Vic] They've got to put a swear jar in Chase U
[Book] [laughs]
[Raquel Rodriguez's music plays]
[crowd cheering]
[Bell rings]
[presenter] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Raquel Rodriguez.
[Vic] We just had Shotzi at commentary ahead
-[Vic] of her WWE-- -[Book] Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
[Book] Look at the last spread. Look at the last spread.
Oh, my god.
[Vic] It's pick your poison
next on NXT,
Raquel, Jade.
Welcome to your first contract signing, chaps.
Make sure to
take it in
because you never forget your first.
Bravo, last week you impressed us,
but it takes a whole lot more to take these babies
from the two-time--
-Two-time -tag team champs.
When we got together,
our goal was to shock the world.
Next week, we shock the world.
Shock the world?
Listen,
we already know
what a day in the life of pretty deadly looks like.
So enjoy these next seven days
because Mark my words
next week,
you're looking at the new NXT tag team champions.
[Vic] Next Tuesday just got that much bigger
because not just one,
two tag team title matches taking place
next week.
It's a tag team title Tuesday live
here on NXT.
[Cora Jade's music playing]
[presenter] Making her way to the ring,
Cora Jade.
[Vic] We are set for the second
pick your poison match up here tonight.
Look, what we talked about.
We know the relationship between you Roxanne Perez,
but do you understand…
the jealousy of Jade
through this entire situation?
[Book] You know, in a lot of ways,
I do, but in a lot ways, I don't.
I mean, Cora Jade and Roxanne
fighting for the same thing,
that's to be the best here in the WWE.
Trying to make it to that next level superstar status.
Yeah, but my thing is this.
[Bell rings]
[Book] I saw Jade
just walk out of the curtain there,
no lack of confidence.
She's got all the tools.
She's a very special, special talent.
I want to see what she's going to do tonight
right now in this match up.
This is the ticket.
I hope you out there are watching
because something's about to go down.
[Vic] When it comes to Raquel,
we talk about tonight.
We have to talk about what's going to happen on Friday.
We had Shotzi on commentary with us earlier.
They got a WWE women's tag team championship opportunity on Friday.
Raquel back in NXT.
Are you surprised by that pick from Perez?
[Book] Of course I am. I mean,
Like I said, this could be action right now, Vic.
Right now, I do not want to miss out of any of this action right now.
I want to see Cora Jade get the hell beat out of her,
because like I said, my girl Roxanne, she's going to get her chance.
Right now, tonight, she's in a fight.
[Vic] What's the old analogy?
Pillar to post.
Right now, that is what is
Cora Jade's being beaten from pillar to post.
Raquel of course former NXT women's champion,
NXT women's tag team champion,
former WWE women's tag team champion,
won the women's dusty cup.
Quite the accolades in her quick career here.
How bright is Rodriguez's future?
[Book] Let me tell you something, Raquel Rodriquez is a most--
Oh, good god.
[crowd chants "one more time"]
[Book] Now I hear them saying one more time.
I hear them saying one more time.
[Vic] Now Jade heard it too,
as she's trying to head for the hills.
Oh, wait a minute, Book.
Oh!
Going one more time
may have just opened the door now
for Cora Jade.
When you look at Jade, you talk about that rage coming out of her.
You wanted to see what was in Cora Jade.
How does fame, how does success,
how does money change a person?
[Book] Let me tell you something. The one way it can change her,
and I think Cora Jade has tasted that a little bit.
When you start looking at yourself in the mirror,
when you wake in the morning,
and you give yourself a little wink,
that's when it starts.
[Vic] There ain't a wink right now.
There is just anger in the eyes of Raquel.
[Book] The thing about Raquel Gonzales,
she's quick to bring you back down to earth.
Like I said, she's big,
she's bad, and she's very, very impressive.
[Vic] And Rodriquez now-- oh, wait a minute.
Jade with that equalizer.
[referee] Hold on. Go, go, go.
[Vic] Almost baiting her.
There's the power,
the strength of Rodriquez.
[Book] Don't do it. Oh!
[Bell rings]
[Vic] This is the killer instinct we talked about in Perez
earlier tonight.
[presenter] The winner of the match
as a result of a disqualification,
Cora Jade.
[Vic] And Jade all smiles.
Wait a minute, Perez.
[crowd cheering]
[Book] You talk about that killer instinct.
You wanted to see it,
you wonder if she had it.
Here it is right here.
[Vic] Perez has to feel so good. Oh…
[Book] Oh, do it.
[Vic] And… Oh.
She might have missed tonight,
but she won't miss Saturday
when the weapons will be wild
at Halloween Havoc.
[Roxanne Perez's music plays]
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] As you mentioned,
she might be smiling right now, but she's got to be all business
coming up this Saturday.
And it's the spookiest night of the year,
it is Halloween Havoc.
And the Halloween Havoc premium live event
will feature this weapons wild match
between Perez and Cora Jade.
Former friends turned bitter enemies.
Will Perez have that killer instinct live on Saturday?
And it all kicks off with McKenzie Mitchell and Sam Roberts.
How about the special guest,
Dave Lagreca
busted open radio on Siriusxm.
Special 7:30 start time, Saturday.
Getting us ready for Halloween Havoc here live.
Now, let's into some of the other action
because the NXT women's title will be on the line
as Alba Fyre will look to extinguish
the near year-long reign
of Mandy Rose come Saturday.
Not only at Halloween Havoc,
we will also see spin the wheel,
make the deal.
So many options.
What will the demonic wheel choose
as Apollo Crews faces Grayson Waller.
These two go one-on-one.
We heard from these superstars earlier tonight
and on Saturday, the former partners
turned rivals Damon Kemp, Julius Creed
will meet in an ambulance match.
If Julius loses,
his brother Brutus gone from NXT.
It's going down Saturday at Halloween Havoc.
And we saw these five earlier tonight.
You talk about a car crash,
you talk about human demolition derby.
One of these five will climb the ladder.
Who will retrieve the gold?
Who will win the vacated
NXT north American championship?
When it all comes down to it,
three superstars, one match, one title.
Bron Breakker
doesn't need to be factored in the decision
to lose his gold.
It's a triple threat match
for the NXT title
at Halloween Havoc
live Saturday,
WWE on Peacock.
[Kevin Owens' music plays]
[presenter] Please welcome
the host of the KO show,
Kevin Owens.
[Vic] We learned earlier tonight
that "the heartbreak kid" Shawn Michaels
asked Kevin Owens to return,
asked Kevin Owens to come back.
Kevin Owens couldn't say no to the two-time hall of famer.
He said, "hell, yeah. I'll be back on NXT."
And he's here to host the KO show
with the three superstars that'll be featured
in the NXT championship match at Halloween Havoc.
Kevin Owens, the KO show.
Combustible elements live on NXT.
[Crosstalk]
We got the KO show. It's on.
-Hey, big body. -Take it easy, brother.
I got you a cold one.
Hey, what's the over/under and
how many times they going to say Halloween Havoc tonight.
Wait, I thought we drink when they say this Saturday.
-Good point. -Yeah.
And when Ilya Dragunov does the arm deal.
-Like this. -Ouch, hey, hey, hey.
Also, when JD creeps me out.
-Like this. -Yes, like that.
That's a lot considering he's a creep.
-Bingo. -Creep.
You know the rules, brother.
Any time something stupid happens on television,
bottoms up, down the hatch.
You know what I'm-- what the hell?
Jiro, I haven't seen a woman walk on her hands.
Those are twos. Let's go.
You spit on me, Jiro, but that's all right.
Everyone gather around.
Kevin Owens show up next.
[Crosstalk]
[Vic] Oh, Book. That's quite a party going on back there.
[Book] I didn't get an invite.
[Vic] Will it continue to happen this Saturday at Halloween Havoc?
That's two, fellas.
I'm going to come back there and make sure you guys are following your own rules.
[Bron Breakker's music plays]
[presenter] Please welcome
the NXT champion,
Bron Breakker.
[Vic] Let's put all the joking to the side for a second, Book,
because this man, Bron Breakker,
has walked into a triple-threat title match before,
didn't work out in his favor.
He's grown since then.
He's become a leader of this brand,
but he's facing a sinister malicious superstar in JD McDonagh.
He's facing someone who's very fierce,
someone who's unhinged almost
in Ilya Dragunov and this is the key.
Breakker doesn't need to be factored
in the decision
to lose his title
this Saturday at Halloween Havoc.
[Book] You a betting man?
You a betting man, Vic?
[Vic] Sometimes.
[Book] Who you got your money on Saturday night.
[Vic] You never turn down the champ.
[Book] Now you know.
[Music]
[Vic] You see the challengers looking on and I can't wait,
it's the return
of the KO show to NXT.
[crowd chants "KO"]
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to a very special NXT
edition of the Kevin Owens show.
[crowd cheers]
Now I got a call from Shawn Michaels, you guys know him.
Asking me to come here and host the KO show tonight
with the three competitors that are going to fight
for the NXT championship
on Saturday
on Peacock,
Peacock.
And considering
he's the reason I became a wrestler in the first place,
I'm certainly not going to tell Shawn Michaels no,
so here I am.
[crowd chants "HBK"]
You're welcome, Shawn.
Now…
believe it or not, my role tonight is actually to…
keep the peace, to make sure that
no man ensues,
that nobody wreaks Havoc.
Get it? Because Halloween Havoc's the name of the--
all right,
anyway, I thought it was good.
But see,
I got to tell you the truth,
I don't like my odds.
Because to me, it seems like someone in this ring
has already been
stirring the pot quite a bit
and getting into the heads of the other guys.
If you ask me that guy doing that
is nothing more than
a huge creepy weirdo.
I'm talking about you.
Yes, you.
What's your deal?
I'm going to move my seat a little,
you're just…
I feel like I need a shower just looking at you.
Kevin, you can call me whatever you want.
Good. I will.
Because in about four days' time
you're going to be calling me NXT champion.
I haven't been stirring the pot, I've been on my best behavior
since I became number one contender.
If memory serves,
I wasn't the one that laid out Bron Breakker last week.
That was you, Ilya.
Correct me if I'm wrong,
but I didn't spear Ilja Dragunov out of his boots,
you did, Bron.
So you guys can keep on pounding your chests
and fighting for the title at who's the toughest in NXT. That's fine.
I got my eyes on a different title.
The NXT title
and it's sitting over your shoulder.
[Applause]
Yes, JD,
I was aiming for you,
but…
hitting Bron was not a mistake.
I stood over your prone body
and you struggled for air.
[crowd cheering]
In that moment, I realized
you are a human.
I saw a shrink
in the armor of a great warrior.
You are beatable,
that bullet
was made for you at Worlds Collide,
but this Saturday,
you will feel it again.
At Halloween Havoc,
I will recapture the title that should have been mine in the very first place.
[Applause]
Over my dead body.
Listen, I felt the torpedo headbutt, all right?
You're the czar of Europe. Right?
There hasn't been a single thing
that an opponent has been able to do to you to keep you down
except…
when I speared your as in the center of this ring last week.
[crowd cheering]
Listen,
I understand you had to relinquish your championship.
That's unfortunate.
That sucks.
I feel for you.
I can tell
by the look in your eye right now you want it back, don't you?
Too damn bad.
You want a friend?
Go get a dog,
because as long as I'm breathing,
this championship will be mine.
[Bark]
[crowd barking]
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
You know what, guys? Hey, hey.
Guys, I'm sorry to get between you.
But look, I appreciate the intensity and
the spirit of competition,
I appreciate that you want to become
the NXT champion.
I appreciate that you want to stay champion, but
I got to tell you something here.
See, I see what's going on, I'm not sure if you do, but
this guy,
and I use the term loosely,
is trying to get
to the point where you guys
tear each other apart
so that Saturday
he can waltz in
and easily win the NXT title.
And let me tell you this,
as a former NXT champion,
you guys
can't let that happen
because nobody wants him as NXT champion.
[Applause]
Nobody,
not me,
not any other former champion,
not these people.
[crowd cheering]
I talked to his mom earlier,
she doesn't want him to be champion.
She's creeped out by you too.
You guys need to make sure he doesn't walk out Saturday
with that title.
Let me just get one thing straight.
I don't need
your approval, Kevin.
I don't need
any of these people's approval.
I don't need a friend.
I don't need a crappy little dog.
All I need
is one opportunity.
Devil inside, and by the time you wake up,
I'm already at the victory party with that title.
You, Dragunov,
you might have ran me out of NXT, UK.
I have spent every waking second since
thinking of ways that I can torture your soul.
It hit me recently,
it's not the physical pain I can put your body through,
it's the mental anguish
of seeing me
with that title
that you will never recover from.
See, that's the creepy part.
Who talks like that? Nobody.
[Laughter]
You're so weird.
Kevin. I agree.
I agree.
And Jd…
is the leech too
that hangs on every form of existence,
sucking the life out of that,
so it doesn't matter
if we're in another continent.
You…
will always be a contender
but never ever a champion.
[Applause]
Hey, hey,
I'm going to put your ass in the same category as him.
You understand?
You're talking a big game
considering that the last triple threat match you were in,
you lost the title, right?
[crowd chatter]
So, why don't you try
and put me
into that category right now?
[crowd cheering]
You want to go?
You want some?
Shaw,
sorry, buddy, I tried.
Gentlemen, just a second.
I'm going to move this,
let me go here.
Continue.
[Vic] Book, we knew it wouldn't last.
Kevin tried to keep the peace
and this is why we get security out here.
[Book] You can't get along.
Let's get it on.
[Vic] Jd McDonagh smiling.
Laughing as these two,
Breakker and Dragunov,
are just going at each other. Oh.
[Book] Wow.
[Vic] And will this be the-- oh, Dragunov.
Piercing a hole through McDonagh.
[Book] Wow, beautiful.
[Vic] And will this be the scene
at Halloween Havoc.
Will the fierce
Ilya Dragunov
become the-- what the hell?
[Book] Oh, shucky ducky, quack, quack.
[Austin Theory's music plays]
[Vic] Mr. Money in the bank?
What's Austin Theory doing here?
Could Austin Theory
cash in Saturday at Halloween Havoc?
[Book] The future has come home to NXT.
Subtitles: Lucía Elizalde home to NXT.