[WWE intro music]
[narrator] Then.
-[shouts] -[chants]
-[bell ringing] -[narrator] Now.
[intro music continues]
[wrestlers yelling]
-[narrator] Forever.
[intro music continues]
-[narrator] Together.
[crowd chants "Roxy"]
[male commentator] Roxanne is the Iron Woman in NXT.
She went the full 25 minutes
and outlasted some of the best women
that NXT has to offer.
Roxanne Perez is the future NXT champion.
[bump]
You will never be champion.
[crowd hissing]
Mandy!
You think you're the baddest bitch
in the game?
I don't want to wait until New Year's Evil.
-Put your title on the line tonight. -[audience cheers]
If that is what you want
you'll get it, honey.
[whistles]
[commentator] Right now
it's about the NXT Women's Championship
and Perez has had two hours
to prepare for her dream.
This is the biggest moment in her career.
-[bump] -[crowd] Ooh!
[Booker T] Bruised, battered and torn.
When the championship is on the line
you do what you've got to do
if she wants to become
the new tonight.
[intense music]
[Vic] Boom!
Kiss by the Rose for day number 414…
-Oh! -[crowd shouts]
[Booker] That was a championship kick out.
[crowd] Let's go, Roxy!
-[kick] -[Vic] Perez connects.
Looking for Pop Rox.
[referee] Two, three!
-[Vic] Roxanne wins! -[bell rings]
-[Vic] Perez has realized… -[Booker] Oh!
[Vic] …the dream of a lifetime.
-[announcer] The new NXT… -[cries]
[announcer] …Women's champion…
[crowd cheers]
[announcer] …Roxanne Perez!
[laughs]
[Booker] History was just made.
[Vic] Destiny belongs to the underdog
and Perez fulfills hers
by becoming the new NXT Women's champion.
-[audience cheering and whistling] -[epic music fades]
-[cheers] -[intense rock music]
[commentator] Christmas came early for Roxanne Perez
and what a week it has been… -[crowd] NXT!
[commentator] …for our new NXT Women's champion.
Welcome to NXT.
[Crowd keeps on chanting "NXT"]
-[Carmelo Hayes' music plays] -[shouts and cheers]
[bell rings]
[ring announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first
accompanied by Trick Williams
-Carmelo Hayes! -[supportive crowd]
[Vic] Carmelo Hayes
thinks he's the gift that keeps on giving
as we're approaching Christmas.
-[Booker] That man, that man! -[rap music continues]
[Booker] Carmelo Hayes!
Right now, he seems to be stuck in a little mud
but tonight
it's time to get it in gear, dawg.
[Vic] Funny you bring that up
as he's looking to bounce back tonight.
-He's still upset with his showing… -[shouts]
[Vic] …at NXT Deadline earlier this month
and he's looking to right some wrongs
here tonight.
[rap music continues]
[Vic] Speaking of Carmelo Hayes,
we also have to think about Trick Williams
who is out here as well.
[supportive crowd]
[Vic] Certainly could be the X-Factor in this match up.
[Axiom's music plays]
[audience] Ooh!
[cheers]
[ring announcer] His opponent, Axiom.
[Vic] If you blink, you may miss him.
The high-flying
the calculated, masked superhero
that is Axiom.
[Booker] Matrix-like, Vic.
He can do it.
He can do it all.
Check him out!
Look at the valor, look at the grace. [laughs]
This is going to be good.
[Vic] Some say he is the superstar
that stole the show at NXT Deadline.
[Booker] I hate to say it
but I beg to differ.
[Vic] What?
[Booker] We'll get into that
but I got my thoughts on that one myself.
[Vic] We'll get in that later as I have to talk about something
-that you came up about. -[bell rings]
[Vic] You got to catch up with Roxanne Perez…
[hit]
[Vic] …the new Women's champion in NXT.
Sit-down earlier today.
[Booker] Trust me, you do not want to miss a minute of that
let's get to the action!
-This is Melo Hayes, this is Axiom… -[crowd shouting]
[Booker] …two high-class caliber athletes.
[Vic] Look at Axiom, speaking with confidence
-Ooh! -[audience] Ooh!
[Vic] That's a different side of Axiom.
We just said
he speaks with confidence.
He doesn't fear anyone, any situation.
Into the cover and a kick out.
[Booker] This kid is very calm, cool
and collected under pressure, man.
I will tell you right now
-the word I'd use is unflappable. -[crowd] Wow!
[Booker] Woah!
-[cheers] -[Vic] Hayes has seen that movie before
-and Axiom is letting him know… -[crowd] Axiom!
[Vic] he is close.
[Booker] Quick as a hiccup.
[crowd chants "Axiom"]
[Vic] The NXT Universe in the corner of Axiom
as Williams is outside in the corner of Hayes.
Hayes looked at Williams for a moment
almost in disbelief.
[Booker] Oh! Bad move.
[Vic] Hayes is driven into the mat. Nice counter.
Axiom able to counter. Look at him.
Holding onto that wrist is Hayes.
[Booker] Great transition, fluid.
[Vic] Right back.
[Booker] Very fluid in transition is this kid
-Carmelo Hayes. -[Williams motivating Hayes]
[Vic] There's Williams again on the outside.
-You're a big fan of Hayes. -[Booker] Oh, yes.
[Vic] What advice would you give Melo as we head into the New Year?
[Booker] The advice I would give to Melo:
remember what it took
to get you there to the dance, man.
Sometimes you got to get in the gym…
[Vic] Cover! Boom!
[Booker] You got to train your behind off.
-You're the best in the business, kid. -[crowd] Oh!
[Booker] You're on top of the world, focus.
That's what I would tell this kid.
-[bump] -[Booker] Oh, almost counted.
[Vic] Some stalemate and how equally matched are both.
Hayes able to catch Axiom.
Able to roll through, right back over with a bridge
jack-knife cover and a kick out.
[Booker] I'll tell you, this will tell me a whole lot
about Carmelo Hayes
a guy that's been in my fav five,
-at number one for quite some time… -[crowd] Oh!
[Booker] …but I got my eye on Axiom.
He's different. He's special, Vic.
[Vic] That was unique.
Huge night tonight.
NXT Tag Team titles on the line.
The new day
their first title defense here in NXT
against Briggs and Jensen.
[Hayes shouts]
[Vic] Axiom's still holding on.
Now really going to work
grinding into Hayes.
Look at his eyes.
Come on. Fight.
[Vic] Look at Trick's eyes too.
[Booker] I'll tell you, Carmelo Hayes right now
is wondering what it takes
to get one step ahead.
-I must say, this kid, Axiom… -[crowd yells]
he knows that this ring
back and forth, you got to watch yourself.
Woah, woah…
-[bump] -[Booker] Oh!
I saw that coming, Vic.
[Vic] You said Hayes was in the mud
he has been stuck in first gear in this match up.
Axiom tries to quicken the pace.
Once again, rolls through.
Takes down Hayes.
[high-pitched] Right back to his feet and drops Carmelo
And look at him into the cover, nice float over, hook of the leg
right shoulder getting off the mat
but how quick does Axiom go right back to work
squeezing the air
out of Hayes.
[Booker] You talked about Axiom at deadline
he go out there,
steal the show.
Let me tell you this.
If Axiom would have stayed focused
not focused as much on JD McDonagh
he could have made history.
Tonight, he's fully focused with Carmelo.
He knows how big this match up is.
[Vic] That is a fair point you made
as Hayes is now trying to negotiate his way free.
Able to hold on.
Axiom right back up.
-[back bump] -[Vic] Catching, dropping
northern lights suplex with a bridge
and another near fall.
Hayes able to kick out.
Overall, did Axiom impress you a little bit more then?
[Booker] What do you mean?
[Vic] Did he open your eyes?
He will be at the top of your list?
[Booker] If he would've stayed focused at deadline
he could've made history,
-but he got a little bit… -[punch]
[Booker] …too caught up in the moment with JD McDonagh
wanting some retribution.
I get it
I understand it
but this kid has impressed me from day one, Vic.
-[strong fall] -[Vic] Oh!
[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] Just caught Hayes. Both superstars down.
[Crowd chants "NXT"]
[Vic] What a match to kick us off.
[Clapping]
[Vic] Back on NXT.
Carmelo Hayes has been in control of Axiom
and as you've witnessed during the commercial break
this match up has been back and forth
since the beginning.
Two high-caliber athletes here in NXT
and this was moments ago.
Hayes flying, bam!, through the air
and taking down Axion
with extra force.
[Booker] Yes, but Melo
he's been working diligently on that reverse armbar
trying to put Axiom
in a compromised position.
[Vic] Right now, they're trying to slug it out as Axiom.
Whoa!
We're getting paint brushed by Hayes.
[Booker] Oh! Whoa!
Beautiful, baby.
Beautiful shot right there.
[Vic] Hayes believes he didn't lose
the Men's Iron Survivor Challenge.
He ran out of time
but right now, time's not on his side
as it's getting taken from him by Axiom.
[Booker] Whoa!
You say Carmelo, you say… Let me tell you something, Vic.
That is an excuse
but sometimes you got to say something
to make yourself feel good
make it feel right.
[Vic] You can lie to yourself for long and bam!
Back in goes Axiom.
Melo, who's upset that he was outshined at Deadline
-might get upset again tonight. -[three-count]
[Vic] The plex wasn't quite perfect for Axiom.
[Booker] Wow.
Talking about a kid that's got talent
with precision, timing
that's this kid Axiom.
He can take your creed away from you
and I hope Melo knows
what this… what this match means.
[Vic] These two, and you just heard the NXT universe
right now has been in for a treat to kick us off on NXT.
Right back to his feet!
And a pump kick.
Wow, you're talking about perfectly executed
-perfectly timed. -[crowd] Ooh!
[Vic] Hayes puts his foot on the gas.
Into the cover. Hook of the leg.
Will it be enough?
Axiom kicks out. Near fall.
A quick transition into the cross face.
[Booker] Let me tell you this
Melo just sit there
and thought about that.
That was a setup
and he lured Axiom in.
He lured him in, and right now
this could be it.
Oh, wait a minute.
[Vic] Shifted weight. Shoulders down.
Hayes had to relinquish the hold
to kick out.
Right back, going up again.
Gets caught, gets snapped, gets dropped.
[Booker] Oh,
that's what I'm talking about, Vic.
Matrix-like.
[crowd shouting]
[Vic] To the top looking to fly!
High cross body.
-[three-count] -[Vic] Into the cover again.
[Booker] Got the arm hooked. Oh man!
[Vic] To your point, Book.
Right into another submission.
Trying to hyperextend the elbow.
Can he get full extension? Transition.
[Booker] Talking about mirror images.
Talking about the doppelganger.
This is it.
This is it right here, Vic.
[Vic] Hayes is fading. Hayes is…
Hayes is ripping at the mask!
[Booker] That's legal, man.
[Vic] Still fading, though.
Hayes is trying to get back to his feet
in that moment of grabbing the mask.
-Opened the door, and boom! -[crowd] Oh!
[Booker] Oh, look at the strength of Carmelo Hayes
but that took everything.
-[Vic] Is this a cover? -[Booker] Yes!
The shoulders are… Referee, what are you thinking?
[Vic] Axiom quickly, back in, and look at Hayes.
He looked at the referee.
[Booker] Hell, yes.
[Vic] This match continues. Referee is using his discretion.
[Booker] I think the referee made a bad call.
I think he missed that pin, Vic.
[audience] Go, go!
[Vic] NXT universe.
[Booker] Nice scramble, nice scramble
right there by Hayes.
[Vic] Again, ripping at the mask.
For the second time
Axiom having to relinquish
his submission sequence.
[clapping]
[Booker] Going back to that arm
straight to that arm
that he's done so much work in this match, Vic.
That armbar, that elbow.
[soft clap]
[Vic] He's talking a little bit of trash.
[claps] [whistles]
[Vic] Could be closing…
-[audience] Oh! -[Booker] Whoa!
-[kick] -[audience] Ooh!
[Vic] This is a point being proven.
[Booker] It's a message.
[Vic] Look at Axiom.
How about a message?
Axiom won't stand for it.
-[slap] -[Vic] No challenge too big for Axiom.
[Booker] That was hot.
[crowd] Ooh!
[audience] That was mean!
[commentators] Ooh!
[Vic] Axiom got caught.
[referee unintelligible]
[Vic] This has been a human game of chess.
What's Hayes doing?
[Booker] I don't know
but right now
we're going to find out here real quick.
[crowd yells]
[Booker] Test of strength on the top.
Oh, what the?
[Vic] Checkmate.
[Booker] You got to be kidding me.
[crowd chants "NXT"]
[hit]
[crowd keeps on chanting "NXT"]
[Axiom complains]
[Vic] Axiom feeding off the… Hey!
Wait, come on!
Williams!
What the hell is Williams doing?
And boom!
[Booker] Oooh!
[Vic] Not like this.
[Booker] Here we go.
On top of the world, ma.
Looking down.
Here we go!
[Vic] Nothing but net from Hayes.
-[three-count] -[Vic] Into the cover
and he better get Williams something nice for Chirstmas.
[bell rings]
[ring announcer] Here is your winner, Carmelo Hayes.
[Carmelo Hayes' music plays]
[crowd celebrating]
[Booker] I think he's back in gear, Vic.
We on our way.
[crowd] Wohoo!
[Vic] Might not like the result. Let's go back to this moment in match up.
I mean, the athleticism
the balance from Axiom, from Hayes.
Just when we thought that golden ratio was going to connect
the equalizer, the X-factor
Trick Williams on the outside.
[Booker] Hey, man.
If you ain't cheating, you ain't trying.
[Vic] And boom!
When Melo shoots, he don't miss.
And again, nothing but net.
[bell rings]
[Vic] Might not like the result, but on this night
Carmelo Hayes
who gets back to his winning days.
Whoa! Not to be outdone.
Williams just paid the price.
[Axiom shouting]
[Booker] This party ain't over. It ain't over, Vic.
The party's not over.
[crowd chants "Axiom"]
[rap music fades]
Grayson Waller, you requested this time.
What's on your mind?
[audience in the background]
I still can't believe
Roxanne Perez is the new NXT champion. I never thought that lass could do it.
She inspired me.
If she didn't have to wait
'til New Year's Evil for her title match
then why should I wait 'til then for my match with Bron?
I want my title match…
-Tonight! -[shouts]
-Are you serious? -I'm dead serious.
Roxanne called her shot
and now I'm calling mine.
Grayson, Bron's not here.
He's on a media tour promoting Vengeance Day.
Why would he do that?
He's not going to be the champion. I am.
-He's in North Carolina. -I don't care where he is!
The challenge is out there.
If Bron wants to show the world what I already know
that he's a gutless champion
then so be it.
I know he's got the USA network
and he's streaming on his phone right now.
Hey, Bron
meet me in the middle of the ring tonight
bitch!
[crowd] Whoa!
[Vic] Very well of Grayson
to call out someone he knows
isn't even in the same zip code, but moving on.
Lyons hasn't forgotten
about Zoey Stark stabbing her in the back.
Former partners, now enemies
go one on one next on NXT.
[rap music]
He said that? [giggles]
Absolutely. Perfect.
Toodeloo. [laughs]
Who was that?
Guess who's got a North American championship match
-next week? -No way! Let's go, Don!
Am I the Don, or am I the Don?
Of course. Wes agreed to it.
It was his idea.
What a gavone.
[both laugh]
Great. What do we do now?
I'll tell you, what we'll do
is you're going to go tell Dijak
to stay out of our business.
Once I beat Wes
he can have the first crack, but until then,
tell him to stay out of my way.
Go ahead.
You want me to do it right now?
No, tomorrow.
Yes, now!
-I'll go. -Hey, hold on!
Stacks, Stacks, wait, wait.
You guys seen Bron Breakker?
Haven't seen him.
-I'll go take care of that thing. -Yes, go do it.
Hey, if he decides to show up
tell him I'm looking for him.
Can you do that for me, Don?
Yes, sure.
[Vic] Waller doesn't want to do him any favors
but did I hear correctly?
North American Championship match
next week?
[Booker] I'm looking forward to it, Vic.
I cannot wait.
[Nikkita Lyons' music plays]
[Vic] Whoa.
-Boom! -[bang]
-[crowd shouting] -[Nikkita yelling]
[Vic] Lyons has seen this movie before.
She's been attacked from behind by Stark.
Referee's trying to get some order.
[referee unintelligible]
[Vic] No love lost between them
-finally… -[bell rings]
[Vic] the bell's going to ring. This is underway.
-Look at Lyons. -[Booker] There's a whole saying in Texas.
Fool me once, shame on you.
-Fool me twice… -[bump]
[Booker] …you ain't going to fool me again.
[Booker laughs]
[Vic] You ain't kidding.
I don't think
these two are exchanging Christmas cards.
Lyons is seeing red right now here against Stark.
Look, Lyons is tough as they come
but is her toughness sometimes forgotten
because she likes to go on Tik Tok?
[Booker] I'm not a big fan of Tik Tok.
Tik Tok and championships
those two just don't go together, Vic
in my opinion, OK?
That just don't happen.
Right now, I'm looking at Nikkita Lyons
getting a lot of payback.
I like that.
[Vic] It was Lyons
who had the date written down in her house, in her car.
That was November 8th.
The day Stark stabbed her in the back.
-She's been waiting patiently since. -[hit]
[Booker] Ooh!
[Vic] Tide has turned in this match up.
[Nikkita complains]
[Booker] Let me tell you
-Stark has been on a mission… -[shouts]
[Booker] …since this team broke up
and I get it.
It's about making it to the top.
Sometimes, Vic, you got to step on some toes
-and step on some toes… -[excited crowd]
[Booker] …and keep on walking, man. -[hit]
-[crowd chants] -[referee unintelligible]
[Vic] NXT Universe trying to get into the mind of Stark
but is Stark going to regret her actions?
Her actions over the last several months?
[Booker] Vic, in this game
you might regret a few things
-10, 20, 30 years down the road. -[referee counting]
[Booker] Like I say, man.
Right now, it's about making history.
It's about making that moment.
The sand in the hourglass
-the clock is ticking. -[hard slap]
[Booker] All of that.
She knows it.
[Vic] Jeez!
-[slap] -[Nikkita shouts]
-[slap] -[Nikkita growls]
-[punch] -[Nikkita yells]
[Booker] We got a fight just broke out here.
I like it.
[Vic] Look at this.
Take a look at Stark.
She declared Lyons "dead weight".
Called Lyons "a waste of roster space".
You don't think that doesn't burn someone like Lyons
who has been working her tail off in NXT?
[Booker] I'm sure it does
-but Nikkita Lyons… -[three-count]
[Booker] …looks for an opportunity.
She thought tag team…
-[yells] -[Booker] …would be it with Zoey Stark
but that just didn't happen
and I get it, I get it,
but now she needs to focus and grind
because she's in one for tonight, dawg.
This is it.
[Vic] Stark also didn't take…
…very kind to Tik Tok
as we talked about earlier
in Lyons' reactions
to what went down at NXT Deadline.
You saw the face of Lyons
just pure smile
when she realized Stark was not going to be victorious
but also Lyons happy that Stark changed her mind about tonight
because all she's wanted to do
-that being Lyons, is fight Zoey Stark. -[Zoey yelling]
[Booker] For me, Vic, I think this confrontation
this… this right here
this is going to escalate
both of these ladies' game
to the maximum potential.
-[bump] -[Booker] This is exactly.
I think both of these ladies need it.
[Vic] You say both superstars in this match up
they're looking to reach their own potential through one another?
[Booker] Like I say, obstacles.
Sometimes you got to go over
around and under
but sometimes, Vic
you know what you got to do?
You got to go straight through that obstacle.
-[Vic] Into the cover. -[Booker] Nikkita's trying tonight.
[Vic] Stark getting right shoulder off the mat at two.
This is Zoey Stark looking up
looking around
has to stay in the moment.
Stark has said time and time again
she'll try to play on Lyons' emotions.
-[both yell] -[Booker] You can't hesitate with Stark
because I'm telling you
she's in it to win it, Vic.
-[kick] -[crowd] Ooh!
[Booker] There it is. She's in it to win it.
-[crowd clapping] -[Booker sighs]
-[Vic] Did you hear that? -[crowd cheering]
[Booker] That was a shot heard all over the world!
-[Nikkita shouts] -[Booker] Wow.
Back elbow there.
[Vic] I don't know how Lyons is still standing
after the last super kick.
After the dropkick, Lyons went down fast.
-[crowd] Yes, Zoey! -[Vic] Stark is coming here.
We talked about these two
the animosity towards one another.
As after another strike
another cover, another kick out by Lyons.
Book, that's a lot on that kick.
[Booker] I'm going to tell you
Zoey Stark is showing
that she's willing to do anything
to move up the ladder.
She's got that killer instinct
and I'm wondering if Nikkita Lyons…
-[hit] -[Booker] …can match that.
That's what it will take.
[Vic and Booker] Oh!
[Booker] Big shot.
[Vic] Talking about that, Lyons is trying shot for shot.
-[screaming] -[Vic] Lyons dropping Stark.
-[three-count] -[Vic] Into the cover
and another near fall.
-[shouts] -[Booker] Let me tell you
these ladies want it tonight.
This is going to do a hell of a lot of good
for both of these ladies.
Just their psyche.
Knowing that you can compete
at the highest level.
[Vic] And a new champion in NXT
that of course being Roxanne Perez
a lot can happen in the New Year.
Both want to build momentum
-heading into 2023. -[Booker] Ooh!
[Vic] A super kick from Lyons rocks Stark.
[crowd cheering]
Stark now on the back foot, Lyons… Ooh!
Charging right in.
Lyons would love nothing more than to earn the big dub.
Knock off, her former tag team partner
and put this issue to bed.
Able to roll through, shoulders are down.
Still not enough.
Now, rolling through one more time.
-The ropes, the ropes! -[bell rings]
-[Stark's music on] -[Vic] Stark had the ropes.
[ring announcer] Here is your winner, Zoey Stark.
[excited audience]
All brains, baby.
[Vic] Lyons in disbelief.
[mocking Lyons]
[yells]
[Vic] Unreal.
[Stark's music continues and fades]
Cora Jade, I can imagine
what's going through your mind.
You were seconds away from winning the Iron Survivor Challenge
until Roxanne Perez became victorious
and then she went on to become the new NXT Women's champion.
Your thoughts?
[crowd making noise]
I was there.
Roxanne is the luckiest person alive.
That was supposed to be my moment.
She doesn't deserve that title. I do.
I know people think that they deserve things
-but I actually… -Aaah!
Wendy, stop, stop!
[shouts]
Wendy, stop!
Hey, come on! Break it up!
[shouts]
[Vic] It hasn't been the best few weeks
for Cora Jade.
[Toxic Attraction's music plays]
[audience cheering]
[Vic] We're set for the first of two championship matches
here tonight on NXT.
-[Booker] Are you ready? -[bell rings]
[announcer] This triple threat match scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship.
Introducing first
Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne
Toxic Attraction.
[Vic] Toxic Attraction
looking for the three-peat
in this triple threat tag team match up
but a reminder
the champions don't need to be factored
in the decision to lose their gold.
Triple threat action
for the NXT Women's Tag Team Titles
is next.
[rock music fades]
[calm guitar music playing]
I don't know if my parents will pass this.
The interest alone on this.
What did the finance guy say?
My dad met with him
but we can't get money out of thin air.
I'm sure something's got to come up.
It has to, right?
We've rode out tough times
especially 2021 [sighs].
We have to cross fingers.
2023 is right around the corner and things will be better.
Me and Briggs will walk into the New Year's
as NXT Tag Team champions
so we can host events
and watch parties for New Year's Evil and Vengeance Day.
Now you're talking.
Let's put our heads together and think.
[calm guitar ends]
[Christmas rock music plays]
G, I want you to take stock of everything in here
furniture, fixture
anything considered of any value.
It's not much
but anything we can get in liquidation
is extra.
Yes, Ms. James.
[Christmas rock music plays]
[sighs]
[drums]
What the hell are you doing here?
Get out before I throw you out.
Didn't y'all see the sign? Y'all ain't welcome.
Welcome?
You should roll out a red carpet for me.
A little bird told me
about your financial woes
so I've taken care of them.
[bar clients chatting]
You did what?
I did some digging and my friends at the bank
explained the situation.
Thanks to the dreadful financial mismanagement by your family
this bar owes thousands
in commercial taxes.
You don't have enough money
to pay for it, so I paid off your bills
and the bank placed a lien on your bar.
Sadly, your childhood memories
aren't worth much.
Soon, I'll be able to buy this property from the bank
and do whatever I want with it.
You're a real bitch.
[hard guitar playing]
I prefer business woman.
Fine, Kiana, let's talk business then.
Next week, you and me
one-on-one.
When I beat you
my parents get out of debt
you take the lien off this bar
and you leave this place alone forever.
Are you delusional?
Why would I agree?
Because if you beat me
my parents will sign the bar over to you
and you can have it for what you've paid.
Pennies on the dollar. Do we have a deal?
[hard guitar plays]
See you next week.
[music stops abruptly]
[Vic] High stakes next week
but golden stakes right now.
-[crowd yelling] -[music playing]
[announcer] Introducing the team of Tatum Paxley
and Diamond Mine's Ivy Nile.
[Vic] Book, simply put
this duo's playing with house money tonight?
[Booker laughs]
[Booker] Yeah.
I wish I was in Vegas.
[Booker laughs]
[women's voice] Three, two, one.
[Kayden Carter and Katana Chance's song]
[crowd chants "wohoo, wohoo"]
[announcer] Their opponents
the NXT Women's Tag Team champions
Kayden Carter and Katana Chance.
[Vic] Champs' ringside with us last week.
They sounded very confident.
Then all sorts of chaos broke out here
at our desk
which leads us
to this Triple Threat match tonight.
The champs are closing in on becoming
the longest-reigning
NXT Women's Tag Team champions
approaching 140 days.
The longest-reigning champs?
Toxic Attraction at 157.
[Booker] Whoaa.
I call this the miracle team because, Vic
they always seem to pull out a miracle
when you don't think they possibly can
at the last minute.
Let's see what happens here tonight.
Triple Threat Action.
NXT championships on the line.
[Vic] Let's remind everyone again.
Champions don't need to be factored in the decision to lose their title.
Pinfall or submission has to take place inside the ring.
[bell rings]
[Vic] There's no disqualification. Right now is the trick.
Who will start things off
in this match up?
It looks like it's going to be Dolin and Carter.
[crowd making comments]
[Vic] When it comes to Toxic Attraction
they need the gold, Book.
They don't know who they are without the gold.
[Booker] Like I say
there's something about having that gold around your waist.
When you walk in some spots
Everybody "there goes the champ."
"What's up, champ?"
You ain't got it anymore
it feels a certain way, I get it.
[giggling] I understand it.
[Vic] Dolin and Jayne, a lot of animosity into this match up.
Hook of the leg.
First cover and Carter able to kick out.
No team, no superstar
even individual superstar has held
NXT Women's Tag Team titles three times.
A tag was made
and now Nile just tagged herself in.
Nile is going right to work here on Jayne.
When you talk about Nile
when you talk about Paxley
has been an easy road for these two
but it's one built on respect.
Another cover and kick out.
[Booker] Yes, but here tonight,
this is what I call an opportunity.
When an opportunity knocks
what do you do, Vic? What do you do?
[Vic] Let it in.
[Booker] Exactly.
Let's see how this play out.
[Vic] Whoa! Nice kick from Nile.
Reach now. Tag was made to Paxley.
How hard is it really though
to gel as a team?
You're part of many historic Tag Teams.
Harlem Heat, but he was your brother. These are two friends.
[Booker] It's different than that
but it could take many, many months.
Sometimes years, sometimes… Whoa!
[Vic] Paxley into the cover. Hook both legs.
[Booker] Sometimes, Vic
it could be like love at first sight.
Finding your soulmate.
[Vic] Did you see Paxley? How smart was that?
Almost tagged in.
Chance instead realizing the last moment
and went right back to her corner.
[Booker] Big kick right there.
[Vic] Big kick by Nile… Oh!
Big forearm by Jayne as well.
[Booker] Jacy Jayne is trying to do something
and it is go out there and win those championships.
[Vic] A tag was made. Referee signaling… Oh!
Carter is now legal.
Just dropped Jayne.
Now both champions just dropped Dolin.
[Booker] Carter and Chance, like I say
they always… always seem
to find a way to figure it out.
[Vic] Somehow, someway.
[Booker] That's what's special about them.
[Vic] What the heck?
[Booker] Oh, no!
[Vic] Oh, wiping out the entire field.
Champions are rolling.
-Can they retain? -[yell]
-[Vic] Triple Threat Action on NXT. -[Booker laughs]
[crowd chants "NXT"]
[Vic] NXT Women's Championship match up
rolling on here.
Triple Threat Action champions on the outside.
Both Dolin and Nile
representing their team in the ring.
Champions don't need to be factored
in the decision to lose their title.
Now, Nile quick turnaround
quick cover and a kick out by Dolin.
You see a look of worry
on the champ's face.
They got to get back in this match.
[Booker] They must get back in this thing real quick, Vic.
Oh, beautiful. That's…
That's Gi-gi.
She's back in it, man… Oh!
[Vic] They have been to the dance.
Former two-time champions.
Look at Nile, made the tag
and in comes Carter.
Carter wiping out Toxic Attraction.
It's a golden moment for champs
to be able to retain
and you feel a lack of disrespect
towards the champions?
Or a lack of respect towards them?
[Booker] I feel Tag Team division
may think something like that, Vic
because when you look at…
Oh, wow.
[Vic] Two-for-one, a cover
a count, and a kick out from Paxley.
[Booker] When you look at Carter and Chance
there's nothing indeed, nothing superior.
Like I say, the ability to win, Vic
that's what it's all about.
Quality over quantity.
[Vic] Chance and Carter ooze confidence.
Paxley wiggles free, oh!
Knock chance off
and right back in on Carter.
Paxley certainly
has come around with some work
in the Diamond Dojo
thanks to Ivy Nile and The Creed Brothers.
-[wrestlers shouting] -[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Paxley trying to work into this match up.
[Booker] Jockeying for a position right here.
[Vic] Uh-oh.
[Booker] Paxley's on top.
[Vic] A tag was made.
[wrestlers yelling]
[Vic] Did you see it?
[Booker] I did.
Here we go! Wow!
[Vic] Carter's legal.
[shouts]
[Vic] Into the cover.
Will it be enough?
-Nile breaks up the count. -[Booker] What a move, Vic.
That's what I'm talking about.
The ability to go out there and win.
Throw caution to the wind.
That's what the champions are all about.
[Vic] All six women down.
All three teams down.
This is what it means
to be the NXT Women's Tag Team champions
here in NXT.
-As you called it… -[crowd chants "NXT"]
[Vic] …just pure athleticism from champions.
I don't know how you want to call it but you said it
somehow, someway
they always find a way
to get it done.
[crowd chants "this is awesome"]
[Booker] Carter and Chance, like I say, Vic
there's something special about that team.
That… that will to win
that "never say die" mentality, I love it.
[Vic] Dolin tagging herself in right in on Nile.
Nile trying to side step.
I don't know if you want to go there with Nile
if you're Dolin.
Into a cover, trying to overpower and another kick out.
What a… what a night, Book.
This is the first of two
championship matches, by the way.
[Booker] We're just getting started.
Just getting started.
-[Vic] Bam! -[Booker] Dolin
Jacy Jayne, Toxic Attraction
right now just pouring it on.
Here we go!
[Vic] For the three-peat
and breaking it up.
[Carter and Jayne yelling]
-[Booker] That's legal. -[Vic] That is legal.
Carter is talking a bit more trash
as Jayne was closing in
on making some history here tonight.
[crowd] Ooh!
[Vic] Jayne and Dolin have said they are the only team
the only true team in NXT's past.
-[Booker] Paxley at the top. -[Vic] She made the tag. It's legal.
Look at this Tag Team.
Tandem offense with a twist!
-[Vic] Do we have new champions? -[Booker] It could be!
[bot commentators] Oh, wow!
[Vic] Dolin is just at the last split, second
able to break things up but…
[referee yells]
[Vic] …with interference.
Carter is taken out.
Nile now!
-[crowd cheers] -[Booker] Oh.
[Vic] Looking for submission. Trying to lock it in.
Neck breaker by Jayne.
[Booker] Looking for a kill shot
but Jacy Jayne is one step ahead.
Right now, looking for that coup d'état.
This could be it.
Oh, wait a…
[Vic] A tag was made, and that is again.
It's all legal as you said in this Triple Threat.
Right back around.
Nile's down.
Carter's up.
Carter's legal.
[Booker] Carter, she's a firecracker.
[both] Whoa!
[Vic] Heads up by Paxley.
-Look at Nile! -[Book yells]
[Vic] Submission's locked in. Submission's locked in!
Will probably tap. Rolling through.
Shoulders down, shoulders down!
-[bell rings] -[Vic] Champions retain.
[Booker] You got to be kidding!
[announcer] Here are your winners and still
the NXT Women's Tag Team champions
Kayden Carter and Katana Chance.
[Booker] Oh, my god.
Didn't I tell you, Vic?
Didn't I?
[Vic] You did.
I hate to admit when you're right.
[Booker] The miracle team.
Always pull out at the miracle
at the end of the night.
Man, what a win.
[Vic] Chance and Carter live to fight another day
as the NXT Women's Tag Team champions.
A look of obvious disappointment
on the face of Ivy Nile and Paxley.
Believed they were closing in
on the championship.
Let's go back to the action
because there's a few times
Paxley and Nile were close to becoming
Tag Team champions here tonight.
Here's one occasion
that Dolin was able to break up
at the final moment
but then take a look at the tag.
This is the sequence
where Chance and Carter were able to overtake.
[Booker] Bad decision, Vic.
[Vic] Right here. Boom!
Chance able to lay out Nile.
Looking for the big splash.
Looking for what we've seen time and time again.
Head up by Paxley to run interference.
Nile was able to lock in the submission
she's put away just about everybody from level up to NXT
but Carter able to roll through,
shoulders down
-and Nile didn't relinquish the hold… -[bell rings]
[Vic] …to be able to kick out
to live to fight another day, though.
ff you are the Tag Team champions.
Look of disappointment
but look of pure joy
on the face of Chance and Carter.
[Chance and Carter's music playing]
[club music playing]
[Oro Mensah] The vibe
the beat
the night life.
It's that these clubs walls is my home
away from home.
I keep it fresh
I keep it funk
because music and wrestling
have the same frenetic energy.
I may or may not be here for a long time
but I'm here for a good time.
Oro Mensah.
[club music fades]
[Vic] Book, you've been talking about this
all day long.
You had a chance to sit down
with the New NXT Women's champion
Roxanne Perez.
We're going to see it all next on NXT.
[hard guitar playing]
-[piano playing] -Wow.
-We're here. -[sighs] Yes.
I must say
I feel like Morpheus in the Matrix
searching for the one.
You're the one.
[Booker] You're the one who said
when you was little
you was going to do it.
You're the one that cashed in
and became NXT Women's champion.
Take me back to that night. How'd it feel?
[sighs]
It's… a mix of emotions.
I think for the most part, overwhelmed.
I honestly didn't really expect for it to happen
but I pulled it off. [laughs]
-[Roxanne] I walked into your school… -[Booker] Yes.
[Roxanne] …at 16 years old and I said
"I want to be in the WWE one day."
"How can you get me there?"
You said "you got to work."
[Roxanne] I put my foot on the gas pedal
and I didn't look back
and now, five years later…
[Booker] Yeah.
…NXT Women's champion.
You think what happened, so quick
and it's has been a meteoric rise for you.
Yes, when I was a kid
I wanted to be the youngest ever to be the NXT Women's champion
and I didn't do that
but I've held the Women's Tag Team championships.
I was the first-ever breakout tournament winner
first-ever Iron Survivor winner
and now I am NXT Women's champion.
All within nine months.
I definitely did not expect
all of this to happen.
[Booker] Man, the Iron Survivor Challenge
you pulled it off, you made history.
The first ever.
You could've waited to New Year's Evil
but why take your shot and say
"let's do it and let's do it right now"?
I remember a conversation that we had
when I was going to have my try-out
and I remember something that you said.
You told me
"you need to bet on yourself"
"you need to bank on yourself"
and those are the words
that went through my head
when Mandy attacked me from behind.
I didn't want to wait for New Year's Evil
I wanted to bet on myself that night
and that's exactly what I did
and everything worked out.
[Booker] I always said
that preparation is the only luck you ever going to have also
and that I can say
you've been preparing since day one.
Congratulations.
-Thank you. -You're the champ.
Okay, well
you've been asking all questions.
You know me… [laughs]
…since our days at reality of wrestling
I always go up to you asking all the questions.
[Booker] Yes.
Champion to former champion
do you have any advice for me?
[Booker] One thing about me
you know me
I've always been about two things
checks…
[Booker] …and championships
and always talking about
you're going to be nervous
you're going to have those butterflies
but you got to make them
line up and fly straight on that night.
When you lose that feeling
that's when it's time to get out.
[Booker] You know what you got to do.
[Booker] Time to go out there and win.
Time to go out and make history.
Time to become a two-time Hall of Famer.
[Booker] I'm so proud of you.
Everybody at reality of wrestling, everybody so proud of you.
It's only going to get tougher, you know that.
Yes.
-Are you ready? -Yes.
Let's represent
-let's get it done. -[laughs]
[strong laugh]
[epic music fades]
What about it, Book?
Hey, man…
…the journey, the journey, man
it seemed like it was just yesterday.
She was just a little girl, now she's…
she's a grown woman and she's the champ.
Mission complete.
Oh, my god.
[crowd shouting]
[Apollo Crews' music plays]
[Apollo shouts]
[announcer] Please welcome Apollo Crews.
[Vic] We go from Roxanne Perez to Apollo Crews.
Apollo Crews
he still has championship aspirations.
[Apollo unintelligible]
[crowd cheering]
[Booker] This is not a step back
this is a reset
and it starts with that NXT championship.
Oh yes, I get it, I get it, Vic.
Unfinished business for Apollo Crews.
I'm going to tell you right now
he's got all the talent
he's got all the ability in the world
to take that championship from one
Bron Breakker.
[music fades]
[crowd clapping and whistling] Whoa!
Thank you, thank you.
Before I get started
I just have one thing to say
I got to congratulate
the new NXT Women's champion
Roxanne Perez.
[crowd cheering]
[Bookeer] You see that, Vic?
I got to say that was very well deserved.
[crowd yelling]
-Now… -[crowd unintelligible]
…I thought I'd be leaving Deadline
as the new NXT champion.
As a matter of fact
I knew it in my heart.
I knew it.
[crowd supporting]
Man, it was my night.
The vision was clear.
I had the opportunity to capture the title
that I came back to this building for.
[clapping]
The title that I came back to this energy for.
[audience cheering] Wooo!
I had the opportunity to capture the title
that I came back to this brand to win.
Now we all saw what happened.
It didn't go down like that
and I understand completely
that I've been knocked down a few pegs, but that's okay
because I am not…
out of championship contention.
[audience cheering and clapping]
Now in New Year's Evil
Bron Breakker and Grayson Waller
they will fight it out
and just three weeks after that
NXT is back on the road!
[crowd cheering]
They're back on the road for Vengeance Day
and that is the time that I see myself stepping…
-[Carmelo Hayes' music interrupts] -[crowd cheering]
[Vic] I don't know if Apollo saw this coming
[Booker] Hey, y'all can cut that music.
Listen.
For a man who talks about vision so much
how can you see that NXT title
from the back of the line?
[crowd] Whoa!
[Hayes] Make no mistake about it.
If we're talking about who's next in line for contention
-I am. -[crowd] Yeah!
[Hayes] Listen, Apollo
you nice
you got it all, man
what you don't got is what I got
and that's that position next in line.
Listen, you and I never been on one-on-one
but I have no problem at all
putting a future Hall of Famer
on the list of all the jerseys
that I put in the rafters.
[crowd] Ooo!
[woman in the crowd] Do it, Melo!
Come on, Melo.
I expected more from you, dawg.
You know what?
I'm going to give credit where it's due
you are one of one.
You got everything and everybody. Look at this man!
Look at him!
[clapping]
Right?
[Crowd chants "Melo"]
Look, he's got the cool look
the J's on, I see you, man.
He got the swag, the drip, right?
Bell-to-bell
at the top of the depth chart in NXT
but the one thing that you don't have…
What's that, Apollo?
You talking about the NXT championship?
Because, as I look at you
neither do you, Apollo.
[crowd] Ooo!
[crowd making comments]
[both silent]
[inaudible]
You got to understand you ain't getting it
you'll never get it.
You got to get through me if you want that title, I'm in.
Let me tell you something, dawg.
The one thing you don't understand
is that no matter how good you think you are
there's always, always
somebody out there better than you.
[audience] Ooo!
[clapping]
I don't have to stand out here
and tell you I am.
You name the time
the place
and I'll show you…
[crowd yelling]
I am.
[crowd] Ooo!
-[Crews' music plays] -[both unintelligible]
[Vic] Apollo Crews
Carmelo Hayes
sign us up!
[Booker] That's the main event
anywhere in the world, Vic.
Oh, yeah.
-You don't get it? -I don't get it.
I will show you…
Then he said
you realize the number of people older than you will never increase?
Ooh!
Boom!… Whoa!
Hey! There they go!
The number one contenders!
If we beat Briggs and Jensen tonight.
And if you got everything on our Christmas list.
We got everything.
-You got everything, huh? -Yes.
You got Kamala's mask?
-You got Bart Gunn's brawl for our trophy? -Yeah.
You get Santino's cobra?
You got Ahmed Johnson's shoulder pads?
You get Stevie Ray's slap jack?
That means you also got Honky Tonk Man.
No, no, I took that off the list
you can't just go get a man.
-That's kidnapping. -All right, fair
but you got everything else, right?
Not quite everything.
Oooh!
Then we can't quite give you a rematch
at the NXT Tag Team titles.
How should we get Nailz's prison outfit?
I'm sure it's in jail.
Have you never broken the law and been to jail?
Never.
You might have to.
Do you want a shot at these titles?
So bad.
Can't we pledge allegiance to the flag?
No, no. That was last week.
You know inflation is running rampant.
Last week's price is not today's price.
The only thing that will remain the same this week
as it was last week is your boys
The New Day!, as your…
Don't.
[rhythmically] W… W… E…
N… X… T…
World…
Tag… Team…
champions! [both making funny sounds]
[laughs]
And, and, and
make sure you get that
I need Tyler Breeze's selfie stick for a party.
This is craz… It's the most stressful time to shop.
Elton, it's Christmas.
It doesn't feel like it.
[moans]
[rock music plays]
[Vic] The New Day is focused on tonight
and you can see the same focus on Alba…
-What the hell? -[smack]
[hard breath]
[veener noise]
-[man] Alba, Alba, Alba. -[Alba growls]
No, it's me, it's me.
It's okay, it's okay. It's me.
Let me see. What happened? What happened?
-[Alba yells] -Medical! Medical!
[Alba growls in pain]
Let me see.
[crosstalk]
Whoa!
It's Ava Raine.
Hey, what up?
You might come out with the boys
and get that one, two step on. [loud talk]
Right? You should.
When are you three
going to stop trying to fill the voids
in your lives?
Better question
when will you realize
the feeling you're chasing
is just temporary.
Who is this?
Girl, it ain't that deep.
We're trying to have fun
living our best lives.
If you don't want to join us, cool
but just let you know
we don't believe in that schism.
What's not to believe, Edris?
What I see… is a family.
All I see is three individuals
bonded by a false reality
that you've convinced is fun.
So… have "fun" tonight, boys.
We definitely will. [laughs]
What was that about?
Don't let them get to you all, fellas.
They won't.
I don't want to take away
from what we've heard
from Odyssey Jones and the guys
but I want to talk about what happened before the commercial break
between Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre.
A mysterious red powder.
Actually, right now we do have Alba Fyre
with the medical team here at NXT.
[hard guitar playing]
It burns. [moans]
Come on, Dr.
Put your hands down, I'll take a look at your eyes.
[Waller] Ring everybody up
Bron's in the tent for sure.
-Come here. -You seen Bron?
Has he been… hey, Dr.
Have you checked Bron's jaw after Deadline?
-Maybe his leg after last night? -Move!
Leave, we have a situation here.
Why are you guys yelling at me for?
[Grayson] Ronnie?
Where you at, Ronnie?
[Alba complains]
[Indi Hartwell's song]
[Vic] Waller cares about anyone but himself?
[music continues]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Indi Hartwell.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Hartwell has shown that she does care.
Maybe too much early on in her career.
Has turned it around recently
and stood up for herself.
Last week she was tired
of the tough talk
from her opponent tonight.
[elevator bell sound]
[Elektra Lopez's music playing]
[supportive crowd]
[announcer] Her opponent, Elektra Lopez.
-[Elektra's song keeps playing] -[crowd making comments]
[song goes on]
[crowd] Woo!
[music still playing]
[referee inaudible]
-Ring the bell. -[bell rings]
[Vic] Now you talk about Wrestlers' Court.
These two had to be pulled apart last week
and it was Lopez
who talked a lot of trash about Hartwell
to the entire locker room last week.
A cover and a kick out.
[Booker] Elektra Lopez is back
to make a statement, Vic
and it starts with Indi Hartwell.
[Vic] But talk trash to the person to their face.
Why tell the whole locker room?
She was talking to women's locker room last night in makeup.
[both] It's the buzz.
[Vic] Into the cover, hook of the leg, and a kick out.
What buzz is Lopez getting tonight if Hartwell puts her down?
[Booker] I'll tell you, I wouldn't surprise if it happened
but the thing is Elektra is a stallion.
She's what I call in the neighborhood
"a brick house."
You can huff and puff
but it's hard to blow that house down.
[Vic] Who needs victory more then, in this match up?
Is it Lopez or is it Indi Hartwell? Who needs the dub?
Not so impressive now?
[Booker] It's all about getting the win.
You get a win, it moves you up the ladder.
Keep it inside the ring.
-[Booker] Indi Hartwell's been on a roll. -[kick]
[Booker] Great show
in that Iron Survivor Challenge
and I'm sure
she wants to keep that momentum going.
One, two…
[Vic] Another near fall.
I'm glad you brought that up
because Lopez has told anyone listening.
She felt slighted
she wasn't even brought up to be…
in that Women's Iron Survivor match.
[Booker] I'm sure she does
but I'll tell you
that Iron Survivor Challenge
every one of those ladies
they fought their way into that championship.
[Vic] A cover and Hartwell powers out.
[Booker] You can't sit on the sidelines
and wait for it to happen.
It's not going to happen like that.
[Vic] Now it's just Lopez…
grinding down on Hartwell.
-[Crowd chants "let's go, Indi"] -[Indi shouts]
[Vic] You hear Hartwell screaming in pain
also the NXT universe trying to get behind Hartwell
in this match up.
Book, you've talked about Hartwell
another student who trained under you and you're very familiar with
needing a wake-up call.
Are these verbal attacks from Elektra
what Hartwell needs?
[Booker] Sometimes you need a wake-up call.
Sometimes you need something
to get you motivated
to take you to that place
that dark, dark place
and now, Indi Hartwell, she needs that.
[crowd clapping]
[Vic] She needs to create a little bit of separation.
Needs to get around, she does.
Shoulders are down
and Lopez able to kick out at one.
Back to her feet.
Now, Hartwell able to explode
and put together a bit of rhythm
a little bit of momentum
and string some offense together
after some clotheslines.
[Booker] Looking good now.
Looking real, real good.
Like I said, just needs to stay focused.
That's where Indi Hartwell
always had those small problems
losing focus right at the end.
[Vic] Into the cover, hook of the leg. It's enough?
Another kick out by Lopez.
As you look and talk about Hartwell
She hasn't forgotten about Lopez
blindside attack several weeks ago.
That adds fuel to the fire here tonight.
Swing and a miss. Both women! Oh!
[Booker] Wow!
[Vic] Same mindset, same course of action
and at least in the moment
it looks like Hartwell is a bit worse.
[Booker] Let me tell you something.
A lot of these ladies for a long time
looked at Hartwell
like she was a stepping stone of the gatekeeper
but this right here, this Indi Hartwell
she wants it, man.
She wants it bad.
She wants championship gold
and sometimes, like I said, Vic
what do you got to do? You got to take it, man.
[Vic] Right now Hartwell…
showcasing the strength.
-[bump] -[Vic] A nice reversal by Lopez.
-Into the cover and… -[three-count]
-[Vic] Lopez!
[bell rings]
[Booker] What the hell just happened?
[announcer] Here is your winner
Elektra Lopez.
[Vic] What did just happen?
Hartwell's…
[Elektra Lopez's music plays]
-[Vic] Oh, Book. -[Booker] Oh.
[Vic] Those are brass knuckles
on the right hand
and… bam! Right between the eyes.
That's what happened.
[Booker] As the Beastie Boys would say
"that was crafty."
I got to give it to her.
[Vic] By hook or by crook for Lopez…
[screams in pain]
[Vic] …who's continuing to establish her dominance.
I'm always two steps ahead.
-[doctor] Follow my finger one more time. -I'm fine.
Just clear me and let me go.
If your vision is normal
and you're not experiencing irritation
-you're cleared for your match. -Thank you.
[towel drop]
[both silent]
Wes Lee, I want to clear the air on something.
You will defend your North American championship
against Tony D'Angelo next week.
Yes.
I refuse to be a reactionary champion.
I have to bring the fight to every opponent
every single time out there.
I may get some bumps and bruises on the way but…
I got to this point by pushing the envelope.
Why stop when I become champion?
That's fair.
After I beat him, I can move on.
I take it one opponent at a time
and I'm starting with the one with the biggest mouth.
Tony wants this as bad as he claims?
He can try and take it from me next week.
After Tony fails
I know I have Dijak lurking in the shadows
waiting to deliver
his hard justice that he speaks of.
I'm ready to deliver my own cold hard facts.
This title?
Isn't leaving my shoulder any time soon.
[crowd cheers]
Love it.
See you, Wes.
[water splash sound]
[Sol Ruca's music plays]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Sol Ruca.
[Vic] Wes Lee as confident as ever
and Sol Ruca's confidence
continues to grow by leaps and bounds.
She's taken social media by storm.
[Booker] Come on, look at her. She looks great.
She's fantastic in the ring
and that finisher that she has…
my God, man.
[Vic] Sol Snatcher.
[Booker laughs]
Will snatch your dreams away.
[crowd chants "let's go, Sol"]
[Vic] Ruca, the epitome…
of what NXT is all about.
-[crowd cheers] -[Alba Fyre's music plays]
-[music intensifies] -[crowd cheers louder]
[announcer] Her opponent, Alba Fyre.
[Vic] Through the smoke comes Alba Fyre.
Will she be 100 % here in this match up?
but this is a different sort of test
for Sol Ruca here tonight.
She hasn't faced anyone
quite the caliber of a superstar
of an Alba Fyre.
[Booker] Alba Fyre definitely was on a fast track
to that championship.
She was derailed by Isla Dawn.
Like you say, Vic
where there's smoke, there's Fyre.
[Vic] It's been a rough few months… Oh!
-[crowd shouts] -[Booker] What the hell?
[Vic] Isla Dawn!
[Dawn growls]
-[Booker] Oh! -[Vic] What's the meaning of this?
[Booker] You know it.
[Vic] When we saw Dawn earlier tonight
with the mysterious substance.
-[hit] -[laughs]
[referee] Let's go. No, no, no!
[Dawn] Get up!
[Vic] Come on!
[Alba yells]
[Vic] Come on, ref!
-[Alba sreams louder] -[referee] No, no, no!
[Vic] Fyre can't move!
No, no, no!
-[smack] -[Booker] Oh!
-[Fyre yells] -[Dawn laughs at her]
[referee] Get out of here! What are you doing?
Get out of here!
-[crowd shouting] -[Fyre growls in pain]
[Fyre breaths hard and screams louder]
[referee] Get out!
[clapping]
[evil laugh]
[background laugh audio]
Don't, please, please!
[Vic] On the eve of winter solstice
Dawn is very pleased
with her actions tonight.
[crosstalk]
[Dawn's background laugh audio playing]
[energic music playing]
[Christmas' song played with a flute]
[crosstalk]
[flute continues]
[man] We made it to Christmas break.
I know it's been a tough semester but you…
-Is this for me? A new sweater? -Yes. Yes.
-You know me well. -I know.
Thank you.
-And our Christmas cookies? -Yes.
-Thank you. -Of course.
-Put those away. -I want that one.
Happy holidays, Mr. Chase. I got you a fruit cake.
-Did you say a fruit cake? -Yes, it is.
You know I'm allergic to fruit cake.
Do you want my esophagus to close up?
You want me to break out in hives?
Scott, you dumb ass.
I hope motherfuck… [beep] Santa Claus
brings you a moterhfuck… [beep] lump of coal for Christmas.
A fruit cake?
Thea, a fruit cake?
Have you ever seen me eat it?
No, because you're obviously allergic.
Old people eat that.
-How old does he think I am? -Maybe 50, but you're not.
Secret Santa is today.
I thought it was Thursday.
[bell music playing]
Hey, Alex.
The principal wants to speak to you.
The Dean?
Yes, the Dean, the Dean.
I get mixed up going back and forth from Australia
but he was talking about your scholarship not rolling over to next semester.
-What? -Serious, right?
-I need it! -I know you do.
Look, don't worry about the party.
Go talk to him.
I can hold this and you go sort it out.
Thanks, Duke.
No worries.
It'll all work out.
[guitar playing]
It always does.
[crosstalk]
Happy holidays, Mr. Chase.
I wanted to get you something
but what do you get the man that has everything?
Wow. "Number one professor."
You haven't been here all semester.
-You needn't do this. -Oh, I had to.
It's… it's from the heart.
I appreciate this gesture, thank you.
No.
Thank you, Mr. Chase…
a hundred times more.
Bring it in.
Group hug.
[Mr. Chase] Merry Christmas.
[girl] Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas.
[Christmas' acousting song fades]
-Best Tag Team on the planet. -Yes, we are.
Fallon Henley
I want to talk about what happened with Kiana James
but we are moments away
from you challenging The New Day
for the NXT Tag Team championships.
One thing at a time.
We'll deal with the bar later, but tonight,
we ready to rock.
We never thought we'd be facing them
and less for those…
sweet NXT Tag Team titles.
Tonight… we'll bust the wall, McKenzie.
Yes, we are.
The New Day, first-ballot Hall of Famers.
Biggest match of our lives tonight.
Maybe I got a little knot in my stomach
but I did say last week
2023 was going to be our year.
What's a better way to walk into it
than being NXT Tag Team champions?
-Whoa! -Yeah!
Boys, let's go kick some…
Wow…
are you kidding me?
We're not doing this.
This isn't about the bar.
Save it, Fallon.
Our issue with the bar will be handled next week.
I didn't come here to talk to you.
I came for him.
[cap drop]
Good luck, Brooks.
[all remain silent]
Thanks, Kiana.
Guys, let's get on going.
Really?
Umm…
So… is this…
What are you looking at, McKenzie?
I'm all business, but I'm still a woman.
[crowd talking in the background]
-[growls] -You're doing good.
I want you to find a way out.
Good. Now fight the arm.
Fight the arm.
-[loud noise] -Nice job.
-[slap] -[sighs]
That's good.
[crosstalk]
[sighs]
Ah, here we go.
Yes, the ring.
-[yells] -[flat bump]
See how easy that was?
-[boy] Yes. -Any hold.
Mr. Gulak.
Excuse me.
Mr. Gulak, I just… sorry to interrupt.
Sorry to interrupt the training.
-I just want to… -Don't do that.
You can call me Drew.
Drew, all right, um… Drew.
I saw you scouting…
the past few weeks a couple matches
and I saw you out there for my match.
I just…
I know I'm not Charlie Dempsey, all right?
I know I can get better at this.
I'm not afraid of hard work either…
You have any advice?
Anything you saw?
I know I have a lot to prove
and I'm willing to bust my ass for this, really.
[sighs]
Hank?
Hank Walker. Yes, sir.
Hank Walker
I admire your zeal and your eagerness.
I tell you what.
Next week, I'm hosting a seminar.
Okay.
I'd like you to attend.
-Sure. -I don't want you to participate
just to observe.
Okay. Yes, sir, I can do that.
-You'll be there? -Yes, sir.
Sounds good. See you there.
Thanks, Drew.
-Sorry to interrupt. -It's okay.
Houston, [snap] back up.
[growls]
[bump]
[Briggs and Jensen's music plays]
[Vic] We start by students of the game.
Briggs, Jensen, and Fallon Henley following.
We could be on the verge
of new NXT Tag Team champions tonight.
Book, what a beautiful rendition
of The Pledge of Allegiance to earn this opportunity.
[Booker] It was.
[Vic] Pretty Deadly had to.
[Booker] Hell of an opportunity for Briggs and Jensen.
Always talking about that moment, Vic.
That moment you got it
and it could be there for a second
but you can make it last forever
with a victory tonight
over the Tag Team champions.
Oh, my God, man.
How great would that be for these young kids?
-[clapping] -[Briggs and Jensen's music continues]
-[crowd cheers] -[The New Day's music plays]
[Vic] Book, I see you.
You're finally getting into the Christmas spirit.
[crowd chants "New Day rock"]
[Booker] I like The New Day.
[Vic] Now you like them.
[Booker] I'd like to see them get the hell beat out of them tonight
by Briggs and Jensen.
[Vic] That's…
[both scream]
[Booker] You fell for that.
[Vic] There are NXT Tag Team champions.
The first defense for New Day here in NXT.
[crowd chants "New Day rocks"]
[Vic] Listen to the love!
[Booker] Vic, I want to congratulate.
[Vic] I'm not walking into this.
[Booker] No, no, I'm serious.
I want to congratulate The New Day
for their Tag Team victory…
over Pretty Deadly.
How about that?
[Vic] Thank you. I'm sure they appreciate it.
[Booker] I want to congratulate them
for ruining one of the greatest runs
in the history of NXT.
I'm serious.
Pretty Deadly.
-Kit Wilson, Elton Prince. -[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT Tag Team Championship.
[crowd chants "New Day rock"]
[announcer] Introducing first the challengers
accompanied by Fallon Henley
Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen.
[crowd booing]
[announcer] And their opponents
they are the NXT Tag Team champions
it's Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston
The New Day.
[crowd cheering and clapping]
[Vic] We know Big E is here in spirit.
Big E actually thinks he knows
why you're so upset with The New Day.
[Booker] Why?
[Vic] He send me a text that said
"because online people have said that New Day would beat Harlem Heat."
[Booker] No, it's because Big E
tried to steal my "Can you dig it, sucka'?" catchphrase.
That's what it is.
Let's get it out there.
[Vic] You got a lot of anger inside you. It's Christmas.
-[bell rings] -[Vic] What are you holding?
[Booker] The list.
[Vic] I got to focus on this match.
It's a huge main event, the second championship match
of the night.
Huge edition in NXT.
[Briggs unintelligible]
[Vic] We could be on the verge
of seeing new champions here tonight.
I obviously know
that is what you are hoping.
That's what is on your Christmas list.
[Booker] I'm not hoping that.
-[slap] -I want a great contest.
I want to see if these guys
can step up to the bar…
[Kofi] Woah, woah!
[Booker] …and do what they can do
win those Tag Team Championships.
[crowd] Ooh!
[clapping]
[Vic] Kingston having some fun with Jensen.
[bumps]
[Booker] Kofi's some steps ahead of this kid.
[crowd chants "New Day rock"]
[Vic] I love it.
[crowd] New Day rock!
[Booker] Nobody got time for that.
[Vic] What do you mean, Book?
Kingston in control of this match up.
King Woods' first Championship defense.
Taking on a pair of former champs
in their own NXT UK champions
that being Briggs and Jensen.
Right now…
[Kofi growls]
[Vic] …the pace's quickening, it'll favor Kingston.
Here's the strength advantage.
[Briggs] Hold on!
[Booker] I like this
this kid needs to keep Kofi close to the body.
Beautiful!
[Vic] What a power slam.
Into the cover
and Kingston quickly having to kick out and regroup.
[Woods] Let's go, buddy!
[Vic] Maybe that's what Jensen and Briggs needed.
They said their stomach was in knots
here tonight ahead of this match up.
I actually want to come to you, Book.
You ever you looked across the ring
and were like "whoa"?
[crowd chants "Xavie Woods"]
[Booker] Yes.
I have had that feeling, Vic.
Booker T versus Steamboat
Bret Hart
"Macho Man" Savage
of course, The Undertaker
but you got to beat yourself and say
"I'm in the moment.
I'm here.
This is the big game
I got to do something about it."
That's what Briggs and Jensen
is up against tonight, Vic.
-[slap] -[crowd] Ooh!
[Vic] NXT Universe fired up for this main event match up
for the NXT Tag Team titles.
Woods now going right underneath.
Back to his feet.
Spins, and then tries to drop Jensen
but Jensen still on his feet.
[Booker] You got two veterans in there.
-Jensen right now… -[Vic] Tag.
[Booker] …he's reeling.
He needs to move.
He needs to be quick
because this could be over.
It could be over quick.
[crowd] Whoa!
[Vic] He can't move. He got dropped.
And he's far, far away from his partners.
As you see Henley on the outside
imagine what her stomach's going through
and she could be in knots too.
She's got a lot going on personally.
She's looking at her team, her friends
who professionally are trying to put gold around their waist
but they got to take out
one of the greatest Tag Teams in WWE history.
[Booker] I'll tell you
Briggs and Jensen better…
[Vic] Cover, cover
a retain and a kick out.
[Booker] They better hope The New Day is overconfident
and that just somewhere along the way
they make a big mistake when that window opens
because now it don't look too good.
[Vic] Tag was made.
I believe Briggs is legal.
Briggs now can certainly change things in a hurry.
[Booker] This big kid right here.
I like this big kid.
[wrestlers growling]
[bump]
[Vic] Ooh!
Tandem offense.
They came in with the same plan.
They're following their blueprint.
Briggs and Jensen have turned things around
for the NXT Tag Team titles.
Wait a minute. Is that Kiana James?
[Booker indistinct]
[crowd chants "New Day rock"]
[Vic] We are back. NXT Tag Team titles on the line.
Briggs and Jensen have been wearing down Xavier Woods
during the commercial break.
Could be closing on dethroning The New Day
in their first title defense here in NXT.
[Booker] They've been mauling New Day.
Like I say, I think…
I really think that New Day
came a little overconfident
with this young team, Vic.
[Vic] An enzuigiri connected.
Woods, can he make it to Kofi?
Kingston's reaching out.
Kiana James and her assistant, G
we saw before the break.
-[crowd] Oh! -[man] It's legal!
Out here keeping an eye on Jensen.
They can't like what they're seeing.
Henley doesn't like what she's seeing
but Kofi is rolling.
Jensen is right back in
able to stop the momentum.
Jensen trying to turn things around.
Briggs and Jensen said 2023 would be their year.
What a better way than to win the titles?
but I might've spoken too soon. Cover!
Wo-ho.
That was close.
[Booker] It would be. Right now…
[Vic] Take a look.
[Booker] Kofi Kingston
the experience factor right now is playing a part, Vic.
Briggs and Jensen will have to weather this storm
that's blowing through.
[Vic] It may be time, Book.
[Booker] I don't think so. Not yet.
[crowd chants "New Day rock"]
[Henley yells]
[Vic] Oh! Got caught looking for trouble in paradise.
Able to land on his feet.
Jensen able to counter for now.
These two continuing to battle on.
Kingston trying to hook in.
S-O-S.
Cover, count…
[Booker] Oh, perfect.
Perfect position
to grab that bottom rope, Vic.
-That was smart. -Come on!
[Vic] James agrees.
[Booker] That was smart by Brooks.
[Vic] He could reach out and continue.
I got to give credit where credit is due.
Jensen and Briggs, they want it here tonight.
Kofi looking for it again.
Jensen able to counter.
Looking for a gut wrench power bomb.
Can he get Kingston up?
Kingston able to counter, but into the tag.
Briggs is in.
[Booker] This is a young team
but they know all…
they know all about having gold around their waist.
They're willing to take it from The New Day.
[Vic] Briggs is angry.
Briggs is fired up.
[Booker] I know what he's thinking.
[Vic] You better turn around!
Oh, my gosh.
He just caught Kofi.
[crowd] Whoa!
[Vic] Talking about a one-man…
-[Booker] Ooh! -[Vic] …wrecking crew.
[Booker] That's what I'm talking about.
[Briggs growls]
[punch]
[Vic] So nice he did twice.
[Booker] Goodnight, New Day.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] We talked about the blueprint was finding and opening.
Taking advantage of it.
This, Book, is that opening.
[Booker] I told you this kid, Josh Briggs,
he's a special type of athlete.
-He's a little bit different. -[Vic] Boom!
That's got to be it. Jensen into the cover.
We're going to crown new champs!
Kingston kicked out!
[Booker] What?
[crowd clapping]
[Vic] Jensen beside himself
because everybody here thought after…
Bam!
Briggs wiped out Kingston
that that would be it
but they show you the heart of a champion.
[crowd chants "NXT"]
[Vic] If there's any butterflies any knots in stomachs, it's gone now.
[Booker] I can't tell you where Kofi had the energy to kick out of that
because that should've been it.
For all intense and purposes
that should've been it, Vic.
[crowd chants "Kofi"]
[Vic] Briggs and Jensen looking for it.
[crowd making noise]
[Vic] Jensen, I believe, left the position to wipe out Woods
but that opens the door for Kofi.
There's action all over the place.
[Booker] Kofi just closed the back door
but he got caught with a big shot.
[crowd cheering]
[Booker] Big Josh Briggs is going to the top floor.
[Vic] The keyword was Big.
-[Booker] Boom! -[Vic] You are kidding me!
That's got to be it.
-[three-count] -[Booker] Good god almighty!
[Vic] Henley's beside herself.
[Booker] Look at this.
Look at the precision
look at the grace of this big…
-[Vic] Bam! -[Booker] My God.
[crowd] One, two…
[Vic] Kingston kicked out.
[Booker] Wow.
That's twice.
That's twice right there.
Kofi do not want to give up gold tonight.
[Vic] Briggs and Jensen
have answered the call tonight.
They're stepping up toe-to-toe with New Day
and could be three seconds away
from becoming champions.
There's Woods. Oh…
[Booker] Whoa!
[Vic] Kingston, poison-rana!
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Briggs is out. On wobbly legs. Bam!
Trouble in paradise.
-Tag. -[Booker] My God.
[Vic] Woods is legal!
Incoming.
[crowd] Ooh!
[clapping]
[Vic] Woods talking, walking, elbow dropping.
[Booker] They will do it again.
-[three-count] -Let's go!
-[bell rings] -[Vic] New Day retains.
-[crowd cheering] -[The New Day's music plays]
[announcer] Here are your winners
and still the NXT Tag Team champions
The New Day.
[Vic] Hey, look. Win, lose, draw.
I don't give a damn what you call it.
What Briggs and Jensen just went through
that is eye-opening for just how good
the Tag Team division is here in NXT.
[Booker] Stocks went up for these kids.
Briggs and Jensen, stock just went way up.
I can tell you right now
they are future NXT Tag Team champions
sooner or later, trust me.
[Vic] It was Woods who had to go almost coast-to-coast
to drop that elbow to retain the gold.
[crowd chants "that was awesome"]
[The New Day's music still playing]
[Jensen growls]
[crowd cheering and clapping]
[Vic] What a sign, what a show of respect
from New Day to Briggs and Jensen.
[Booker] You know what I see there, Vic?
They just got a rub.
You don't get a rub too often in this.
They got lucky.
[crowd chants "New Day rock"]
Hey, you want to bring justice to NXT?
This is how we dish out justice to my neighborhood.
This is your last and final warning.
Next week, you stay out of the Don's way
and I won't have to end your return to NXT
before it even gets going.
We got a deal?
[sighs] Sounds good.
I got this, I got this.
Where you at, Bron?
Where you at?
I can't find you
but you know where to find me
in the middle of ring
because I'm Grayson Waller
future NXT champion.
[crowd clapping]
[pop music plays]
Ten.
Nine.
Eight.
-[woman] New year. -Seven.
Six.
-[woman] New… -Five.
-[woman] …me. -Four.
-Three. -[woman] No resoultions…
-Two. -[woman] …needed.
One.
[crowd] Woah!
[interviewer] Ivy, Tatum, tough loss tonight.
Do you stay together as a team?
What kind of a question is that?
Everyone goes through growing pains.
Just look at Katana and Kayden.
It's a small setback, but even in a loss
I think we made great strides.
[interviewer] Julius, Brutus are you proud of Ivy and Tatum?
Hell, yes, we are.
-They bust their ass in that ring. -I'm proud.
We heard a rumor. You are clear?
Now you guys want to talk?
Yes, I am cleared
so you guys can get it whenever.
You have showed your judgment…
can't be trusted.
You need to show us.
"Show us."
Okay, then watch next week
because I'm going one-on-one with JD McDonagh
since he hurt me
and I'll prove it to you then.
Then after that, you're out of excuses.
You're going to have to make this happen.
Let's go.
Okay. [giggle]
[baggage wheels' rolling]
[Vic] We heard from Wes Lee. He wants to be a champion
and knows what stands in front of him is Tony D'Angelo
who's been scheming for the opportunity
and now he has it next week
NXT North American Title
on the line here on NXT.
[Vic] From the pain in her childhood
it has resurfaced as Cora Jade.
Might be fighting aside of Wendy Choo.
We've never seen Choo and Jade one-on-one
next week on USA.
The conniving Kiana James
paid the taxes back for Fallon Henley's family
but it wasn't due to holiday cheer.
Next week, they will battle for the bar.
Henley and James finally going one-on-one.
After what transpired earlier tonight
Enofé, Blade, Jones
can't be shook when they face the schism
in a six-man Tag Team match up.
It's all going down next week
right here on NXT.
[hard rock music plays]
[Grayson Waller's music plays]
[announcer] Please welcome
Grayson Waller.
[Vic] Let's remember what Waller said earlier tonight.
He called out our champion Bron Breakker
and then called Breakker "gutless".
Funny when he knows Breakker isn't even in the building.
[Booker] I don't know what's up with this dude tonight
but maybe he has something to say.
Maybe he has something to get off his chest.
We'll find out.
[Vic] No doubt Waller certainly became
the number one contender by becoming
the Men's Iron Survivor
and has a date down the line at New Year's Evil
with the champion, Bron Breakker.
[music keeps playing]
Bron Breakker
[crowd booing]
where you at, huh?
[crowd] Not here!
I ain't waiting any longer.
I'm calling my shot.
I want the NXT Championship
right here, right now.
Let's do this.
[clapping]
Oh, wait.
I forgot.
You're a coward.
[crowd booing]
I have carried this brand NXT on my back
for the entirety of 2022
making moment after moment after moment.
I'm the biggest star here.
No one can touch me. I do this 24/7.
I live this.
[crowd] Yeah!
There isn't a man or woman on that roster
or that roaster that can do what I do.
[crowd] Oh!
I'm the biggest star
I'm the greatest Iron Survivor
and I'm soon to be the greatest NXT champion
of all time.
[crowd booing]
People think that Bron likes to bark
because he got that dog in him.
[crowd woofing]
I don't think that Bron is a dog at all.
-[horn] -I think that Bron is an absolute…
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Ha ha ha!
[Waller] Okay, lad. This is what I wanted.
You think I'm scared of you?
I ain't scared of no one.
Let's do this right now, Bron.
Let's go!
I'm ready.
I ain't scared of no one.
I run this show.
Let's go, Bron.
[crowd booing]
[Bron Breakker's music plays]
[Vic] He might be getting ready to feel
the bite from the champion.
-[Waller] Bite me! -[Booker] Ha ha ha!
You ask for it, you got it.
[Vic] The champ is here
and the big dog about to eat.
Boom!
-[Vic] Just like that, Book… -[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] …Breakker taken out.
Grayson Waller.
[crowd making comments]
[sighs]
[crowd clapping]
[breaths loudly]
[crowd booing]
[crowd chants' indistinct]
[Booker] I got to give it to him, Vic.
That was pretty smart.
[Waller laughs]
[growls]
[takes deep breaths]
I outsmarted you tonight
[crowd booing]
I outsmarted you…
at Deadline
and at New Year's Evil
I'm going to outsmart you one more time
when I become
N-X-T champion
[crowd booing and clapping]
because that, Bron Breakker
is the Grayson Waller effect.
[crowd booing]
[Grayson Waller's music plays]
[Vic] The arrogant aussie…
strikes again.
I will be honest.
Are the odds swinging in the favor of possibly this man
who can break down Bron Breakker?
Is Waller giving us a glimpse
into the New Year?
[crowd cheering]
[Grayson Waller's music plays]
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