[theme music playing]
[narrator] Then.
[Ric Flair] Whoo!
[The Rock] If you smell…
[narrator] Now.
[Lemmy] The King of kings.
[Cena] You can't see me.
[narrator] Forever.
Together.
[upbeat music playing]
Class, welcome to the new semester where everybody gets a fresh start.
Even you, Barbash.
Now, your homework for tonight is watch New Year's Evil,
because outside of the protective gates of Chase U,
are the mean streets of NXT, run by Tony D'Angelo.
But Dijak, he wants to knock him off those streets.
Whose form of justice will be served?
Go on.
Whose form of justice will be served?
-Whose form, Jeffrey? -It's Tony D, Mr. Chase.
Well, I guess we'll find out, won't we?
I guess we'll also find out if Pretty Deadly
is good enough to run the Gauntlet
and earn an NXT Tag Team Championship match
against The New Day.
Now, what does this word on the board say?
-[all] "Respect." -That's right.
And a wise man once said, respect is earned, not given.
So who's gonna earn that respect tonight,
Indus Sher or the Creed Brothers?
Marcus.
I'm looking forward to the Hank Walker, Charlie Dempsey match.
[all gasp]
I'm gonna pretend you didn't just say that,
because the match you should be looking forward to
is the NXT Championship match.
Bron Breakker versus Grayson Waller.
My money's on Breakker. I hate Australians.
-Dude, aren't you Australian? -Nah, man, I'm American.
[scoffs]
Huh.
Mr. Chase.
Marcus, get the [bleep] out of my classroom.
We don't need that kind of stupidity around Thea Hail.
Tonight is the biggest match of her career.
A number one contender's Battle Royal for her shot at the women's title.
-Hit the bricks. -Yeah, hit the bricks.
Mr. Chase, I don't know if I can do it.
There's gonna be 19 other women in there, and I'm only 19.
They're more experienced than me.
They'll see me arms and legs flying everywhere.
I'm just really nervous.
That may be true, Thea, but what they don't have is your heart.
You've shown me, Duke, and this entire university
that you've got more heart than anybody in that locker room.
I know that you can send 19 other women flying over that top rope
because, Thea, we believe you can do it.
I can do it, Mr. Chase. I know I can do it. I can do it.
Let's [bleep] go.
Yeah!
Yeah! Yes!
[all] Thea! Thea! Thea!
[mellow music playing]
[Vic] Tonight, we will establish a new number one contender
for the NXT women's title.
Could we crown a new NXT champion?
Welcome to New Year's Evil.
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo,
"The Don of NXT," Toni D'Angelo!
[Vic] A man of loyalty, Book. He takes care of his own.
Let's go back.
He wasn't going to stand by
and watch Stacks take a beating from Dijak.
[Booker] Come on, man.
You're talking about Tony D, Tony D'Angelo.
That is the number one Don of that clique.
This guy reminds me of those days of the Gambino, the Vitos,
the Genevieves, the Columbus.
This is the real deal, dawg.
["Driver" playing]
[Alicia] His opponent, Dijak.
[Vic] I understand that, Book, that he remind you of the Gambinos,
the Sopranos, the Big Vitos.
He's taken on somebody who doesn't care who you are or where you're from.
Everyone will be served
by his brand of justice.
What the hell did you just say? Big Vito?
[Vic] I said Sopranos and Gambinos too.
[Booker] Look here. Let's forget about that.
Let's talk about this man, Dijak, the pain maker, silent but deadly.
-Oh, my God. -[Vic] Let's also talk about this, Book.
We are being joined right now out here at New Year's Evil
for this opening contest.
He might be a two-time WWE Hall of Famer,
but also the North American Champion, the man himself, Wes Lee joining us.
I know you're happy to see 2022 in the rear-view mirror.
-Happy New Year, dawg. -Happy New Year to you too, Booker.
Yes, plenty of ups and downs, but looking forward to 2023.
[Vic] I'm surprised you said Happy New Year to him.
You didn't say Happy New Year to me last week.
-[Booker] I like Wes Lee. -[Vic] You got to say.
We come from the same cloth.
We came from the bottom all the way to the top.
I get it, but right now, Vic, we got a fight.
[Vic] You can say that one more time, Book,
because D'Angelo wasted no time taking it right to Dijak.
You look at Tony D'Angelo and you can say whatever you want to say about the man.
[referee] Come on. Let's get [inaudible] inside.
[Vic] He does show loyalty,
but does loyalty have consequences like Dijak--
[Booker] Loyalty in his line of the work is everything, Vic.
You don't need no snitches because snitches get stitches.
-You know what I mean. -[Vic] I do.
You know, Wes, you've actually felt the pain of being loyal to somebody.
It happened to you last year,
you had to overcome some of that loyalty in your own way.
[Wes] Yes, and loyalty resonates very heavily to me,
and it definitely is a driving force in my life.
So what Tony and Stacks have, I relate to in a way.
[Vic] Let's talk about this matchup because you said last week
it's D'Angelo with a stinging right hand.
Do you truly feel the winner of this matchup
should be next in line for your North American title?
[Wes] I do because these two have been fighting for this title
the hardest that I've ever done.
[Booker] Come on, Wes,
you shouldn't be thinking about running into a fight like that.
That's what promoters are for. That's not your job.
You should just sit back and wait because let me tell you something,
that championship, it means everything, and trust me,
Tony D, he wants it, Dijak… you got a play on your…
[Vic] You got to finish thought, what's wrong with you?
[Booker] …on your back that everybody is looking to take out, man.
[Vic] Cover by D'Angelo. Hook of the leg. Kick out. I get what Book is saying.
Why would you want to run into this fight? I know you're a fighting champion, though.
[Wes] That's exactly it. I'm a fighting champion.
I'm not afraid of anybody that stands across the ring from me.
I'm going to walk away with my championship across my shoulder
-no matter who is standing across. -[Vic] That brings up a question too.
We've seen D'Angelo taking it to Dijak in this matchup.
Whom would you rather face?
Is it D'Angelo or is it the man who just changed the complexion
-of this matchup, Dijak? -[Booker] Good God.
-[Wes] Honestly, whoever wants it more. -[Vic] Cover.
-[Vic] Kick out. -[Booker] I like you, Wes.
-[Wes] Whoever wants it more. -[Booker] I like you, Wes Lee…
…but you're not thinking with your head, you're thinking with your heart right now.
Trust me, a guy like Tony D, if he gets you in that line of sight,
he's going to take you out.
If Dijak lines you up, dawg, it could be over with.
It could be quick as a hiccup.
[Vic] Let's talk about Dijak here for a second, Book,
because he shows no remorse to anyone that he's in the ring with.
[Booker] Look here. Dijak is back for one thing
and one thing only. That's retribution.
That's to put everybody on notice. It's about one thing here.
It's about gold. Right now who's the man with the gold?
It's the man to my left, Wes Lee.
[Vic] Oh, up and over right here in front of us.
We talk about this matchup being nothing short of a grudge match.
These two are trying to tear the other one apart.
You see Stacks out here on the outside could be the deciding factor
in this matchup shouting some words of encouragement to D'Angelo,
but this action right here in front of you, Wes.
Look, they heard you last week.
They heard you say that you think the winner of this matchup
should be next in line. Right now they're swinging for the fences.
[Booker] Let me tell you something, that--
[Vic] Oh.
[Booker] Look at that. Wait a minute. Sacrifice. Sacrifice for The Don.
You got to love this.
[Vic] D'Angelo in front because of Stacks. This match rolls on.
Back live on NXT. What a way to kick off New Year's Evil?
Dijak, Tony D'Angelo.
As you saw throughout the commercial break and even before the break,
Stacks really becoming a part of this matchup,
sacrificed himself, but as Dijak has said there's a price to pay.
There's a consequence for your loyalty.
-Oh, did Dijak unleash on Stacks… -Oh!
…dropping Dijak or dropping D'Angelo did Dijak in this matchup?
Wes, I look at you at this moment.
Are you ready to face someone like Dijak if he's able to win this matchup?
100%. I am loving this tenacity by both of them.
[Booker] You don't want none of that. You don't want none of that.
-Now, Dijak has been seeking justice. -[Vic] Nice belly-to-belly.
[Booker] Deep justice, but now, Tony D, Tony D says, "Let me get back in there."
[Vic] Both these superstars want to serve their brand of justice in this matchup.
To quote Dijak he wants to clean up the streets,
but just got dropped with a spinebuster.
Cover, count. Dijak gets that left shoulder up at two.
Wes, you're right, it was that close in this matchup
and the champion right now, Book, look at Wes Lee.
He is sitting on the edge of his seat here at New Year's Evil.
[Booker] Let me tell you something, I take nothing away from Wes Lee.
He has been a very, very capable champion. I'm going to tell you something.
It gets harder. It gets harder every night, man.
You got to go in there and you got to work.
Look at Tony D.
[Vic] Man! Angelo tryna muscle up Dijak. Again, Dijak who stands six-foot-seven…
-Oh! -[Wes] Wow!
…and now look at this combination offense by Dijak.
Swing and a miss, and D'Angelo gets caught more ways than one.
Nice combination. Nice counter.
-[Vic] Oh, what a Superkick. -[Booker] Here we go.
-[Vic] Followed up by some high justice. -[Booker] Here we go, Vic! Man.
[crowd] One, two…
[Vic] Justice still not served as Dijak somehow couldn't keep D'Angelo down.
First, boom right under the jaw followed up,
Dijak thought it was over,
bam, planting D'Angelo in the center of the ring,
but D'Angelo just able to get that left shoulder up.
This for D'Angelo is about more than just a win, this is about family.
-[audience cheering] -It's about loyalty.
[inaudible] Get up here. Get up here.
As Stacks and the NXT universe trying to rally Tony D'Angelo.
-Let me kick his ass. -Stay out of this.
Come on. Let me finish him.
-Hey, what are you doing? -Let me do it for you, boss.
Let me do it for you. I'll do anything for you, boss.
-What are you doing? -I got it.
-Come on. -Get out of here.
I'm not your boss. I'm family.
-Oh! -Wow.
[Booker] That's it. Good night.
[bell rings]
["Driver" playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Dijak.
-[Wes] All right. -[Vic] We talk about loyalty.
The eyes of Dijak tell the story.
Throughout this matchup, when it comes to Tony D'Angelo,
-even in the end, Stacks is handcuffed. -[Booker] Let me tell you something.
[Vic] I want to go back at some of these closing moments.
You heard the conversation.
I'm not your boss. I'm family.
[Vic] And like Stacks sacrificed himself.
It was The Don who sacrificed himself and it cost him the match.
It cost him the match, Book.
[Booker] That was a real boss move by Tony D.
Proves why he is the boss of all bosses.
[Vic] Are we getting a look at a sign of things to come?
Dijak now with his eyes locked on the North American Champion.
Jacy Jayne, Gigi Dolin, tonight you compete in a 20-woman Battle Royal
with a chance to go to Vengeance Day and face--
Chance? [chuckles]
There is no chance, McKenzie, it's a certainty.
And how fitting of a name that come Saturday, February 4th,
it will be Vengeance Day for Toxic Attraction,
and Roxanne, Roxanne is going to pay for what she did to us.
Everyone deals with pain differently. Jacy screams it out. I take it out.
I will have 18 other women tonight to take it out on.
In this Battle Royal,
you will witness two caged beasts finally become unshackled
and let into the wild.
Well, I think we need to address the elephant in the room.
-Ooh, how you're still employed? -Um, no.
What happens at the Battle Royal comes down just to you two.
Very simple.
You will hear, "Your winners, Toxic Attraction."
[scoffs]
[Vic] That number one contender Battle Royal
for the right to meet Roxanne Perez
for the NXT Women's Championship still to come here at New Year's Evil.
[bell rings]
[Alicia] The following contest is a Tag Team match
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Julius and Brutus, the Creed Brothers.
[Vic] Usually, I don't bring that curtain down,
but let's give the people a look behind the curtain, Book.
This is a match you have been waiting for.
-[Booker] Yes. -[Vic] You have been salivating for.
[Booker chuckles]
[Booker] Sanga, Veer, Indus Sher. Oh, my God.
You're talking about a throwback.
You're talking about the dinosaurs walking the Earth
and just crushing everything.
Oh, my God, cannot wait. Let's do it.
[Vic] The Creed Brothers 100%.
Indus Sher wanted to face them at their best.
[Booker] Oh, baby.
[Vic] Wait a minute.
Gentleman, I have something to say.
Sanga, we don't give a damn about what you have to say.
It's time to fight.
Easy.
Veer is not here,
but I will honor this match two-on-one.
Yeah?
You said this match was about respect,
but Veer doesn't even have enough respect to show up.
We're not going to fight you two-on-one. We're not going to do that. That's not--
[Vic] Whoa.
-Book, that's Jinder Mahal. -[Booker] The Modern-day Maharaja.
[Booker] That's Jinder. Business just picked up, Vic.
[Vic] The former WWE Champion.
It's Sanga decimating Brutus, decimating Julius.
[audience chanting "Jinder"]
-[Vic] Oh, no. No. No, no, no. -[Booker] You want it. You got it.
-[inaudible] -Yeah. [inaudible]
[Vic] What are they doing? Book?
[audience chanting "Sanga"]
[inaudible]
-[Vic] What's going on, Book? -Come on.
[Booker laughs]
-[Vic] And a Khallas. -[Booker] You got to ask, Vic?
You got a--
You've never been in a fight in your life, I understand. This is business.
[screaming]
Veer and Sanga fight for respect, but I don't.
[thuds]
["Sher (Lion)" playing]
[Vic] Book, Jinder Mahal has just rocked
the foundation of NXT.
-Do you know what? Tonight? -Tonight.
-One-step closer to gold. -Once is us.
-Excuse me. -There's something--
-Thank you. -How much longer for that?
I'd say 50 minutes on that, and you're going to look beautiful.
You always do, but in particular today.
-Tonight's the-- -What are you all doing?
-What is all this? -Can we help you?
-What do you mean? They have no idea. -They don't.
Hey, that Creed and Indus Sher match never happened.
-That means that you guys are next. -Yeah.
-Next? Like now? -What about the--
-D-Roll! D-Roll! -D-Roll! D-Roll!
-I guess they're not. -Like, what?
-I thought their hair was always straight. -I was…
[speaking Hindi]
Sanga. Sanga. Sanga.
-Make it quick, brother. -Hm.
Sanga, what are you doing? Is this who we really are?
Yes, Valentina. Now it's about me and my brothers.
He's right, you know. Sanga's all for himself.
Maybe it's time for you to be all about you.
Great time to start is tonight in the Battle Royal
when it's every woman for herself.
Think about it.
♪ Yes boy ♪
[Vic] Feroz is going to have to refocus herself
ahead of a huge opportunity later tonight here at New Year's Evil.
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following is a Tag Team Gauntlet match.
Introducing first, Pretty Deadly.
[Vic] Book, I'm surprised Pretty Deadly decided to step up
and challenge three top NXT Tag Teams.
[Booker] You know why? Because they are the top of all top.
[Booker] They are Pretty Deadly.
[Vic] How? They're not the NXT Tag Team Champions.
[Booker] Look here, two guys I love always looking very, very debonair,
always passing that airport test, and I'm talking about every time.
Tonight is an opportunity to show the world
who is truly the best in NXT,
and I think it's been quite obvious.
Ooh!
There's no time to talk because it's time to fight.
Oh, yeah.
But before we do that, we've got a quick little thing to say.
The New Day think that we don't deserve those Tag Team championships…
so we picked three of the toughest teams in the whole of NXT,
and we're gonna run the Gauntlet to prove it.
Because we're the best tag team here and the time for messing about is over.
[The Rockers' music playing]
-Oh! -Oh!
Elton, Elton, look.
It's is Flying Brian Williams and Slamming Jamming Jimmy Jackson.
Oh, no. Oh, no, Kit. How are we going to do this?
[groans]
Whoa!
-[inaudible] -[Vic] You think this is funny, huh?
-[Booker] What're you saying? -[Vic] This is cute.
[Booker] I don't think this is funny.
-[Vic] Three top teams. Huh? -[Booker] This is serious business.
[Booker] Kit Wilson and Elton Prince have to keep their heads on a swivel,
because Jackson and Williams, I tried to book these guys at reality of wrestling
and their schedule was, trust me, bro,
it was totally booked up.
[Vic] What the hell are you talking about?
[Booker] They go all over the indie scene. They have been making waves.
And trust me. Now they're here in NXT.
-Oh, my God. -[Vic] I can't-- Spilt Milk.
[Vic] Yeah, like-- What a challenge! He's going to kick out.
-[bell rings] -[Booker] Wait a minute.
[Vic] I'm glad you think that they think this is a joke.
[Alicia] The winners of the fall, Pretty Deadly.
[Booker] The lactic acid filled up.
♪ Yes, it is ♪
[Vic] Oh, finally.
Wow. Come on.
Hey, hey. No, no, no, bro. Aye, come on, bruh.
Aye. We knew that y'all were gonna do something like this.
-Man, I told you, right? Yeah. -Yes. You're right.
But fortunately for all of us here, your boys, The New Day,
are not going to let these guys slide that easily.
-Oh, no. -Oh, no.
No, boy.
If y'all want a match against us for these right here
you're going to have to beat two actual top Tag Teams.
We just so happen to have two actual top Tag Teams for you to face.
But Kofi, Kofi, who could that be?
It is the team of Edris Enofe and Malik Blade, baby.
All it took was a little New Day to come out here and set things straight.
-[Booker] What are you saying? -[Vic] "What are you saying?"
-Ask me what I think about The New Day. -[Vic] Not gonna ask you
because you're going to say something negative about them
after you told me the last team you tried to book on reality of wrestling.
[Booker] No doubt. Like I said, a top-flight Tag Team on Indie scene.
Time to get booked right here. Come on, man.
[Vic] I never thought I'd say that Wade Barrett was back sitting
next to me after this crap you just spewed out of your mouth
as finally Blade and Enofe have entered into this match.
You know the one thing that's true, it's amazing New Day
is even granted Pretty Deadly this opportunity.
[Booker] I like this matchup right here.
Enofe and Blade, a capable tag team, but I'm going to tell you right now.
Pretty Deadly, these guys are superior.
They are truly and still the Tag Team championship in my opinion.
-[Vic] But they're not though. -[Booker] But they are.
-[Vic] But they're not. -[Booker] They're.
[Vic] 'Cause Kofi and Woods have the gold.
[Booker] Like I said, Kingston and Woods should not be here in NXT.
But that's here nor there. This is business.
[Vic] Edris and Blade wiping out the field.
[audience chanting "NXT"]
[Vic] Back live. It is NXT New Year's Evil.
This is match two of the Tag Team Gauntlet for Pretty Deadly
as they're taking on Blade and Enofe.
And right now it's the opportunity for Blade to make a tag.
There's Pretty Deadly always seem to be on the same page
trying to keep Enofe out of this matchup.
But these are two superstars.
And Blade and Enofe, Book, they really have grown in the last year.
[Booker] Blade and Enofe, if they can get a win right here,
definitely will set them up for bigger and better things in 2023,
but I'm going to tell you right now, Kit Wilson, Elton Prince,
Pretty Deadly, these guys truly are just that, Pretty Deadly.
[Vic] Right now, Prince getting himself some too.
And it's Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, who's flipped the script in this matchup.
A lot of respect for the duo of Edris. What a knee by Enofe, into the cover.
This could be that upset you were talking about.
[Booker] Whoa, man.
That could have been that one thing we talk about, Vic,
that moment that could change a life.
-[Vic] Boom. -[Booker] Almost. So close.
[Vic] During the commercial there was another almost moment
for Edris and Blade.
We were talking about the Tag Team Gauntlet tonight.
How about on RAW, we saw Judgment Day win Tag Team Turmoil.
They are next in line to face The Usos for the RAW Tag Team titles.
A tag was made. Prince now legal.
Edris realizes it, but it's two-on-one,
and the numbers advantage in favor of Pretty Deadly.
[Booker] Talking about the Usos, what a tag team,
but cannot sleep on this tag team right here,
-Pretty Deadly, they've got it. -[Vic] Cover.
-[Booker] Here we go. Oh. -[Vic] Oh.
-[Booker] So close by the Prince. -[Vic] Able to kick out once again.
This could be a very big moment for Edris, for Blade.
-[Booker] Look at that. -[Vic] I question you, Book.
If they defeat Pretty Deadly, should they be given an opportunity
at New Day in the NXT Tag Team titles?
[Booker] I'm not going to say no, but I'm going to tell you right now,
beating Pretty Deadly should set you up for a Tag Team title shot.
I would agree with that.
-[Vic] Right now Prince with Enofe and-- -[Booker] Big shot there by the Prince.
[Vic] What's going through the mind right now of Prince
-because he's a long way from his corner. -[grunts]
Oh, another shot to the midsection.
Both these teams are getting matched-- Wait a minute. Tag was made.
And I believe Blade is legal.
-but Prince doesn't realize it. -[Booker] A tag was made.
-It was a quick tag. -[Vic] Prince has got no idea.
[Booker] That's what could really make the difference in a match like this.
These guys could become Tag Team champions right now.
-[Booker] Here we go. -[Vic] Oh, Superplex. Blade.
-Frog splash. -[Booker] That's it.
[Vic] He almost went all the way across the ring. Is it a--
-Oh. -[Booker] Wow.
-Talking about the resilience… -[Vic] Oh.
[Booker] …of Elton Prince, that big kick out at the last moment.
-Wow. -[Vic] Take a look.
First a Superplex connected, but Blade is legal.
The height, the distance, the landing wasn't enough.
[Booker] Malik Blade has the hops,
he has the fortitude to get up there and make a move.
-[Vic] What's Blade doing? -[Booker] But right now--
-This right here… -[Vic] Tag.
[Booker] …is being a little discombobulated.
That could be the difference right there, Vic.
[Vic] Well, again, it is Wilson knocked down off the ring.
-[Booker] Oh, here we go. -[Vic] Prince is left for himself.
And that's got to be the moment for Edris-- Oh!
[Booker] Great tag teamwork right there by Kit Wilson. Great tag teamwork.
[Vic] Wilson at that last moment thought he was taken out,
was able to answer right back, but a nasty landing.
Pretty Deadly right now was not expecting this night
because they thought it was gonna be a cakewalk.
They weren't taking it seriously.
Well, they certainly are going to have to earn that championship opportunity.
-[Booker] Oh, here we go. -[Vic] Inside cradle.
-[Booker] Beautiful switch. -[Vic] No.
-[bell rings] -Oh.
-[Vic] Come on. -[Booker] Wow.
[Alicia] The winners of the fall, Pretty Deadly.
[Booker] Give it to them, Vic. Give them some credit.
[Vic] Okay.
Okay. Okay. Okay. Hey. Good job.
Good job, man. Congratulations. Heck of a match, man. Heck of a match.
However, this second tag team is both rough and tough.
Trust me when I tell you, we know from experience.
So, ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together
-for Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen. -[Booker] Come on, man.
Come on, Vic.
[Vic] Oh, this is going to be a slug fest.
[Booker] This is not fair.
[Vic] When you think I got to steal the words from The New Day.
-Tough, rough-- -Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen.
["Brothers In Arms" playing]
[Vic] That is-- Oh, wait a minute. Wait a minute.
-[groans] -[inaudible]
-Help. -Somebody, I need some help.
-Come on, I need some help. -Medical is on the way.
Briggs, who did this to you.
-You all right, Briggs? -Yes.
-Come on, bro. -Hey, come on. I need some help.
What?
[inaudible] What happened?
[indistinct chatter]
["Thicker Than Blood" playing]
[Vic] Uh-oh.
[Alicia] Introducing Mark Coffey and Wolfgang, Gallus.
-[bell rings] -[Vic] Gallus is back.
The suspension. It's been lifted. That's bad news for NXT.
[Booker] Can somebody tell me what the hell is going on?
This is not fair.
-[Vic] Whoa! -[screaming]
[Vic] Book, you're in the danger zone when Wolfgang's out here.
Look at Mark Coffey. Boom.
Spine-first goes Wilson.
I'm sure Joe Coffey's somewhere lurking, watching, waiting.
If you take a look at Gallus right now, Book, 497 days
as an NXT UK tag team champs.
[Booker] Pretty Deadly was not prepared for something like this.
This is not right, Vic.
[Vic] What do you mean it's not right?
[Booker] There's nothing right about this right here.
-They were here to make this a joke. -[Booker] Who do you blame?
-[Vic] I blame them. -[Booker] You blame that damn New Day.
That's who you blame.
[Vic] NXT universe coming to their feet moments ago
at the return of Gallus and Mark Coffey.
Just a one-man wrecking crew tagging in Wolfgang.
Well, they did say rough and rugged
and that certainly, substantially describes Gallus.
Into the cover for Wolfgang.
-Gallus boys on top. -[bell rings]
[Booker] You've got to be kidding me.
[Alicia] Here are the winners of the Tag Team Gauntlet, Gallus.
[Vic] As I said before, Book, before you arrived here in NXT,
Gallus was suspended.
Suspension over.
Bad news for NXT and its Tag Team division,
and certainly tonight for Pretty Deadly
because when Mark Coffey and Wolfgang came out here,
you felt everything change.
Smiles were off the faces of Pretty Deadly.
And Prince and Wilson knew as soon as Gallus walked through the curtain,
it was going to be curtains for them tonight,
and, in fact, victory by the aggressive, rough-rugged Gallus.
[Booker] You know what, you…
-You're not gonna say anything? -No, I [inaudible]
[Vic] Oh, what a showdown that would be!
[inaudible]
-Hey, he's going to be okay. Are you good? -No, I'm not good.
I'm sick and tired of getting jumped all the time.
We got to send a message.
I don't care that he's a former WWE Champion.
I don't care that he's back here.
Tonight, I'm going to knock Jinder Mahal's teeth down his throat.
Julius, stop.
You need to be back there with your brother.
When are you guys gonna listen? You need to move on from these guys.
What's not clicking with you? There is no moving on from these guys.
I am listening. There is no moving on from these guys.
No… I need to get ready for a Battle Royal, okay?
-Good. I got a match to get made anyway. -Fine.
[uplifting music playing]
[crowd] Three, two, one.
[Vic] It's the moment we've been waiting for.
It's almost time to celebrate the New Year next at New Year's Evil.
[mellow music playing]
[Melo] When it comes to the NXT title, Apollo Crews thought he had sniper vision,
but last week he truly saw that I am the past,
the present, and the future.
I am beyond the reach of everyone.
I am him.
Can nobody see past Trick-Melo Gang. We chiseled out of marble.
About to reach legend status
while taking your girl out for a steak dinner, all at the same time.
-Trick, what are you doing? -I don't know, man.
-I can't see nothing in this mask. -You messing up my train of thought, bro.
Take that mask off. You look ridiculous. [scoffs]
How does Axiom see anything under that mask?
-Man, I don't know and I don't care. -Right.
Hey, man, speaking of blind man.
-That's Apollo Crews and that NXT title. -Right.
He can write in his diary and can look out the window.
That title doesn't have Apollo written on it.
It's got Melo written on it.
Hey, hey, there's no need to write it down.
We just speak it into existence.
-That's right, because that is all it is. -And that's all it's going to be.
[clinks]
[Vic] Certainly a confident Carmelo Hayes,
but this is what we've been waiting for, Book.
[Booker] Yes, the after-party is here.
["Keep Up" playing]
[Booker laughs]
-[Booker] Cameraman, zoom in. -[Vic] Wow!
[Booker] It's about to get hotter than Jalula Green up in here tonight.
Oh, I'm digging hot, hot cup of that biscotti right here tonight.
Oh, my goodness.
Vic, you about to get your champagne wishes and caviar dreams.
Oh, my God.
-[Vic] You all right? -[Booker] Yes. Yes.
[Vic] It is a New Year.
-[Booker] Don't do like that, baby. -[Vic] And Tiffany Stratton is back.
How badly did you guys miss me?
I know you all totally probably missed me so much, it's like not even funny.
[giggles]
Every single woman in that locker room is sweating,
like a disgusting pig
because NXT 's biggest superstar is back.
And I can't blame them for feeling so inferior.
I'm a revelation.
In my first nine months of being here,
I picked up this business better than anyone women ever has.
In the past five months,
I've watched every single women fail miserably at trying to replace me.
No one has my shine, my skill, or my style.
And now, 2023 can officially begin
because the center of the universe is back.
["Keep Up" playing]
[Booker chuckles]
[Vic] I hope you're ready, Book.
-[Vic] Tiffany Stratton. -[Booker] The New Year.
[Vic] Stratton could be looking to add gold to her diamonds,
but we are moments away from our NXT Championship showdown.
[Bron] I'm the NXT Champion,
I run this brand. I've been running it for a long time.
[Vic] Bron Breakker is the present, and he's paving the way for the future.
♪ Oppose that. [inaudible] ♪
[all screaming]
♪ You never take me down ♪
[screaming]
♪ I can't stop ♪
♪ You never take my crown ♪
[Bron] As long as I'm breathing, this championship will be mine.
[Vic] Bron with the NXT universe behind him.
Breakker retains.
[audience cheering]
-[Booker] Oh! -[Vic] Oh! What a [inaudible]
I've been telling you, lad. I run this.
["My World Now" continues]
[Vic] Grayson Waller's about making moments.
Grayson Waller just stole this match, the men's Iron Survivor.
[audience booing]
That's what I do. I make history.
Making moment after moment after moment.
I'm the biggest star here. No one can touch me.
♪ Ain't no fear ♪
♪ I'm ready for it ♪
♪ I was born for this ♪
♪ I was created for it ♪
♪ This is my right To do a dive like that ♪
[Grayson] I'm soon to be the greatest NXT Champion of all time.
What's up, Bronovan?
I got your number, lad. You may have that dog in you.
You think I'm scared of you?
I ain't scared of no one. Let's do this right now, Bron.
[tense music playing]
I run this show.
[audience cheering]
[Booker] Put that boy down.
[Vic] Taking out Grayson Waller.
[man 1] Grayson Waller…
[dramatic music playing]
[Vic] Grayson Waller sending a message to Breakker
that his time as champion could be up.
I don't give a damn what you say. I'll see you next week.
You are nothing more--
[Vic] Bron's heard enough from Waller.
You want to see a viral moment, huh?
[Booker] Oh, my goodness.
[Vic] Will Waller have his viral moment, or will the ball drop on the title dreams
as Bron Breakker starts 2023 the same way he ended 2022?
[groans]
[Bron] You can't take me down.
[Vic] Will tonight be the viral moment Grayson Waller has been looking for,
or will Bron Breakker start the year the way he ended the last as NXT Champion?
The NXT title is on the line. Breakker, Waller, next at New Year's Evil.
[man 2] Kayden and Katana, congratulations on your record-breaking reign.
Thank you. The longest-reigning NXT women's Tag Team champions.
A 161 days and counting.
-That's right. -We got the women's record,
and now we're going after the men's record.
-Oh, I love it. See you later. -[man 2] Thanks, ladies.
Oh, Tiffany Stratton, Tiffany. One question, please.
-Tiffany. -Absolutely not.
[man 2] Tiffany, one question about tonight.
-I said no. -[man 2] Please.
["Bag" playing]
♪ Yeah, gotta get this ♪
♪ [inaudible] gotta get this bag ♪
♪ I can't keep up It's coming in way too fast ♪
♪ I, I must be making enough It's making him mad ♪
["Say So" playing]
♪ Yeah, every day, hard work, let's go ♪
♪ Now do it because I say so, say so When I pop out… ♪
[Vic] Well, there is Grayson Waller,
the man who earned this championship matchup
after being the Iron Survivor challenge winner.
Book, the question that comes to mind about Grayson Waller to me is,
how has Waller gotten under Bron's skin better than others?
[Booker] I really don't think he's gotten under Bron's skin,
because Bron is a guy that's gonna take on a challenge straight ahead.
I'm talking about right down the line,
but I think he's more so ticked Bron Breakker off,
and that might not be good for Grayson Waller here tonight.
[growling]
[Vic] Waller said time and time again,
he's always looking for that viral moment…
My time.
[inaudible]
…and has told anyone that will listen, he is the next NXT Champion.
["Fear No Evil" playing]
[screaming]
[Vic] And there is the big, the bad the battle-tested champion.
-And, Book, he has learned what it takes… -[whooping]
-It's not going anywhere. -…to be just that, champion.
[Booker] You already know where I'm going, Vic.
You can say it with me if you like,
but this is that man, Bron Breakker.
No bread, no water, just meat.
[Vic] I was letting you have that one on your own
because we are set for a championship showdown
here at New Year's Evil.
We have to remember,
Bron Breakker won the NXT title at this event last year.
He defeated Tommaso Ciampa. Will history repeat itself?
Will Bron Breakker be victorious yet again and retain?
[Booker] Oh, I'm looking so forward, Vic, to this confrontation.
-Oh, yes. -[bell rings]
[Alicia] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT Championship.
Introducing first, the challenger, Grayson Waller.
Keep going. my eyes are here though, my eyes are here.
I want that, and I'm taking it from you.
[Alicia] And his opponent, he is the NXT Champion,
Bron Breakker.
How long do you want, man?
-[Vic] We see 282 days-- -I worked too hard for this.
I worked too hard for this. I worked too hard for this.
[Vic] As champion. One thing I've noticed, Book,
Bron Breakker hasn't taken his eyes off Grayson Waller.
Hasn't opened his mouth once,
but it's Waller who continues to chirp at the champion.
[Booker] I've watched Bron Breakker in his infancy stages here in NXT,
-and he has grown, he has grown, Vic. -[bell rings]
[audience chanting "let's go, Breakker, let's go, Waller"]
[Vic] NXT universe on their feet.
This is a championship showdown between these two here at New Year's Evil.
And look, for Breakker, he has dropped all in his path.
No matter how big, no matter how strong, didn't matter where you were from,
Breakker has been able to plow
through anyone and any sort of obstacle in his path.
[Booker] Breakker knows situation, Vic.
You got to bring your A-game every single night, man.
-[Grayson] My house. -[audience cheering]
[Vic] And Waller trying to break that composure.
He said that Breakker would have to be calm, would have to be cool,
-would have to be collected. -[Booker] This is a trick, Vic.
-[Vic] Oh. There was a trick right there. -[Booker] That was a trick right there.
Waller trying to lure Breakker in and Breakker right now one step ahead.
[audience hooting]
[grunts]
[Vic] Breakker has been able to block out all the noise.
Book, in your career,
did you concern yourself with what others had to say?
-With what others thought of you? -[Booker] Vic. Come on, Vic.
You're talking to a two-time Hall of Famer.
It was all about checks, it was all about championships.
That's what it is about, and that's what Bron Breakker is about here tonight.
[Vic] Nice standing moonsault from the champion,
but, Book, how about some breaking news that we're just receiving
from the back as it pertains to tonight.
This is official,
Julius Creed goes one-on-one with a former WWE Champion,
Jinder Mahal here tonight.
[Booker] Modern-day Maharaja is here tonight.
-[Booker] Oh, my God. -[Vic] Oh, man.
[Booker] Talking about the after-party. I cannot wait.
[Vic] Can you imagine the after-party,
can you imagine the party for Grayson Waller
if he can pull this off and become champion?
[Booker] Let me tell you something, you cannot sleep on this kid
because he talking about those viral moments.
Vic, listen to the people. They're getting into this, Vic.
-They're loving it. -[Vic] Bam!
[Vic] The NXT universe, just listen to this place.
[Booker] I knew another who loved those viral moments,
a guy by the name of Dolph Ziggler who always wanted to steal the show.
I do not think this kid, Grayson Waller, wants to look back
and say, "Man, I wish I would've focused a little bit more.
I wish I would've won the championship."
Tonight, he needs to stay laser focused with this man, Bron Breakker.
[Vic] A nice submission right now, and Waller able to bring down Breakker.
Look at Breakker trying to get his hands in between Grayson Waller
to alleviate some of this pressure, and somehow, Breakker,
you see his face starting to change of color.
Veins popping out of his forehead
as he's trying to get back to a vertical base.
[Booker] Trying to choke the life out of this man, Bron Breakker, right now.
This is called putting Money in the Bank.
Trying to slow Bron Breakker down at all costs, but look at--
[Vic] Nice counter by Waller.
Turning right around into a belly to back suplex.
Now, into the cover. Title on the line, and the champion able to kick out at two.
-[Booker] Let me tell you something, Vic. -[Vic] Look at Waller. Come on.
[Booker] That did something to Bron Breakker.
That choke had it in… if he had it in, he had it in deep, Vic.
[Vic] Right now just peppering Breakker.
AJ Styles "The Phenomenal One," predicted big things
in the New Year for Grayson Waller recently,
-but will tonight be the night? -[both] Oh!
[Vic] Overhead belly-to-belly toss,
and Bron Breakker weathering the storm early on.
Being fueled by the NXT universe here at New Year's Evil.
[Booker] Let me tell you a thing.
You may not like the tactics of a Grayson Waller,
but he is capable and he is crafty at the same time.
-Oh, wow. -[Vic] Nice tilt-a-whirl slam by Breakker.
[audience hooting]
[Vic] Again, Breakker's eyes has been so focused on this matchup,
-on Grayson Waller. -[grunts]
He knew he was gonna face Grayson Waller after NXT's Deadline.
As this matchup here tonight-- Oh!
Grayson Waller right now turning things around in this matchup.
And look, there's no doubt
Grayson Waller's had some memorable moments.
-There's no argument to that. -[grunts]
-Ooh. -[Booker] Wow. Wow.
[grunts]
[Vic] The referee checking on Breakker. NXT title is on the line.
[audience cheering]
[Vic] Back live NXT title is on the line here
at New Year's Evil.
The ring crew as you saw during the commercial break
has done everything they could to repair the ropes.
During the break, this match has continued.
This is the moment we're talking about when the ropes just snapped
on that middle turnbuckle.
Book, has that ever happened to you during your career?
[Booker] No. That's called an anomaly right there.
It happens all the time in the business, and you just have to stay focused.
You just have to know what it's all about.
And at the end of the day,
it's about winning, Vic, any means necessary.
[Vic] You ain't lying. Certainly caught us off guard here at the desk.
-Now, a submission by Breakker. -[yelping]
You don't see Breakker lock-in many submissions,
but right now, Grayson Waller like a fish out of water
able to get to the bottom rope to break the hold.
It brings me to this point, Book, because you said by any means necessary.
What does it mean for these two to win?
Because the winner of this you would assume
is walking into Vengeance Day as champion.
[Booker] Of course, Bron Breakker, he's the champion.
He always have that champion advantage, but this kid right here, Grayson Waller,
he's working for more than just a championship.
It's about pride, it's about ego.
Those things right there, that might fuel him.
Look, this kid, Waller, I think he needs it most.
[Vic] Saturday, February 4th,
tickets available at ticketmaster.com for Vengeance Day.
Look at Breakker right now. Not thinking about February in Charlotte.
Thinking about right now, thinking about New Year's Evil,
thinking about retaining.
-Waller, swing and a miss. Oh! -[Booker] Oh!
[Vic] Waller got all of that clothesline to the back of the neck.
[Booker] Planning right there, Vic.
That's planning, that's preparation from this kid right here, Grayson Waller.
Now, I always say, Vic, I always say, preparation is the only luck
you're going to have in this business.
[Vic] What's Waller thinking here?
-[Booker] He's playing with him. -[Vic] Oh, Waller, mind games.
Manipulation. Looking to recline Bron Breakker.
-[Booker] Look in the eyes. -[Vic] Look at the champ.
[Booker] Look in the eyes of Bron Breakker.
-[Vic] He ain't playing this game. -[yelps]
[Vic] Breakker has overcome the odds. He's heard all the noise.
He's been able to side step all the naysayers.
Nice counter by the champion. And now, Breakker back to a vertical base.
Oh! And this is where Bron Breakker feels the need for speed.
[Booker] Breakker's on the move right now. You don't want this Breakker right here.
-[Vic] Boom! -[Booker] Beautiful.
[Vic] Like back on the fishing trip, catch and release.
Pleased with that dog-faced Gremlin right there. I've seen that move.
I've been on the end of that move before in my career.
[Vic] Now, Breakker who heard what Waller had to say last night.
Called him a pretender. Whoa, the NXT Champion with that bulldog.
[Booker] Got all of it.
[audience cheering]
[screaming]
[Vic] And now that rage coming out of the champion,
and we could be moments away.
Bron with his eyes set.
[audience cheering]
You got to give credit where credit is due. Oh!
[Booker] That's smart. This kid Grayson Waller.
He's coming in tonight with--
[Vic] A bit of separation. He's coming in.
-Oh, holy. -[Booker] Wow!
[Vic] Got the knee between the eyes. Championship is on the line.
Oh! Breakker just kicked out.
-Oh, that was close. -[Booker] Let me tell you something.
He got all of it as well as Breakker just ran into it, Vic.
[audience chanting]
[Vic] Is reality sinking in to Grayson Waller right now?
He was able to get one step ahead of Bron Breakker
in this NXT Championship match.
He said he's been a step ahead. He said he has his number.
He knew that spear was coming and delivered that knee between the eyes.
[Booker] It was a great knee, but I'll tell you now,
Waller just wasted about 10 to 15 seconds right there.
-I don't like that. Whoa! -[Vic] Whoa!
[indistinct chatter]
One…
-[Vic] Nasty spill by Waller. -Two…
The challenger was looking to walk the ropes again in this matchup,
but the referee started the count.
NXT Championship's on the line.
Referee still counting. Waller just utilizing it.
Referee's at nine. Waller…
[bell rings]
[audience cheering]
[Alicia] Your winner via count out
and still the NXT Champion, Bron Breakker.
["Fear No Evil" playing]
[Vic] Book, you didn't want it to end this way.
Neither did Bron Breakker.
[Booker] Bron Breakker doesn't want the title this way.
He doesn't want it his way, Vic.
[Vic] You can just see it in the champion's eyes.
He is someone who wants to earn everything,
and he has earned everything.
And look, Bron was rolling in this match.
Can't take anything away from what Breakker was doing?
We talked about the speed. We talked about the power.
It came into play throughout this matchup, which we have seen
over this 280-day reign as NXT Champion.
Waller, bam, that could have been Waller's best opportunity,
his best shot in that moment.
One-step ahead of the champion,
but Breakker showed you the heart of a champion.
This is the changing point of the game.
Take a look at what happened for the second time the ropes broke.
That middle turnbuckle snapped. That was a nasty fall for Waller.
I'm not taking anything away from the challenger.
[Booker] Yes, before that, Vic, though,
this was a totally and even matchup between Waller and Breakker.
-We got to let this one back in. -[grunts] Get off.
-[Booker] We got to do this again, Vic. -Get off.
[Vic] Waller's upset, Breakker's confused,
but at the end of the day, here at New Year's Evil,
it is Bron Breakker who is the NXT Champion.
Off.
Bron Breakker retaining his NXT Championship
in controversial fashion,
but with me now is the NXT women's champion,
Roxanne Perez.
And tonight a Battle Royal to determine who will challenge you
at Vengeance Day for your title.
Are you rooting for anybody in particular?
Oh, that's a tough one,
but I think I'm going to go with Cora Jade.
-Wait, are you serious? -[chuckles]
-No, I'm just kidding, McKenzie. -I was going to say.
Honestly, anyone but Cora I'd be okay with winning.
All jokes aside, this opportunity is huge.
NXT's first stand-alone premium live event outside of this building in three years,
and this women's roster is deep.
I could see Indi winning. Zoey's won a Battle Royal before.
Alba Fyre seems to be back on track.
Any concern about Jacy or Gigi after they swore revenge on you?
I mean, yeah, they're definitely threats.
They've dominated this Tag Team division for almost two years.
[scoffs]
Twenty women, and only one can win. Can't wait to watch.
Me neither. Thanks, champ.
-[inaudible] -[grunts]
-You see how easy that was? -Yeah.
-Yeah, you're all right? -Mr. Gulak. Excuse me, Mr. Gulak.
I saw you scouting the past few weeks
and I saw you out there for my match and…
-I know I'm not Charlie Dempsey. -You wanna step in the ring with me?
I'll show you that you don't belong.
[Vic] The spine isn't supposed to bend this way.
-[Booker] It's over. It's over. -[bell rings]
[Hank] I know I can get better at this. You have any advice?
I'm hosting a seminar, and I'd like you to attend.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Drew Gulak Invitational.
Now, Hank, each one of these gentlemen are gonna get a hands-on lesson from me.
[inaudible] [groans]
Yes.
Hey, hey! Stop. He tapped, Drew. Drew, he tapped.
-[bangs] -Set the tone, Hank.
While he was tapping, you still held onto the submission.
Hank, a win's a win's a win.
[Charlie] Hey, Gulak.
[Vic] Charlie Dempsey.
-Injured or not, next week it's on. -Rest up that arm nice
'cause he's gonna rip it out of its socket.
[Vic] How much has Hank Walker learned and can he pass the test?
[Melo] I am him.
-Hey, man. How are you? -Axiom, what's up, man?
Listen, I just wanted to thank you for saving me last week.
Of course, you know I got your back. I got to tell you, man.
Trick and Melo just run their mouths way too much.
They have another thing coming.
And you know how Melo is. We both know how he is.
He's never gonna let me hear the end of this win that he got over me last week.
I can't let this be a one and done. It just can't be over.
-I can't-- -Listen, man.
You can't let these people get to you. And I get it.
I mean, I beat Trick last week, and to me,
he's still the most annoying person on Earth.
What am I saying? I don't have to tell you, right?
You can see it written all over my face.
[sighs]
Yeah, of course, I can see your face. It's right there.
-Yes, of course. -Hey, you're a numbers guy.
-Yes. -There's two of them
and there's two of us.
-Oh, I see what you're saying. -Yes, but are you in?
-Oh, I am in. -All right, man. Let's go make some calls.
[Vic] That's a perfect blend of speed and power.
A duo the NXT universe can get behind.
-[Booker] You think? -[Vic] Yep.
[Vic] Well, I want to remind everyone, you take a look right now around the ring.
After what transpired in the last matchup, the ring has been double-reinforced.
[bell rings]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by Drew Gulak, Hank Walker.
[Vic] I mentioned it 'cause a member of the Crew actually came by
and let us know that extra bolts have been inserted
to keep the turnbuckle brackets in place for the rest of the night.
I mean, what'd you call it, an anomaly? It happened twice in one match.
[Booker] Yes.
["Crawl" playing]
[Alicia] His opponent, Charlie Dempsey.
[Booker] Hey, Vic. This ring is reinforced for a reason, and you know why?
Ask me what I think about Hank Walker?
[Vic] Here we go. What do you think about Hank Walker?
[Booker] he's a big guy looking to make a big statement
at the expense of this man, one Charlie Dempsey.
[Vic] I wanna bring up Hank Walker because this is a massive test.
I think you can even agree for Walker here tonight against Charlie Dempsey.
[Booker] You know, it is, and the thing is,
if I was Charlie Dempsey, I just don't appreciate it.
I don't respect the man thinking he can get up off his sofa
and do what I do, do what I've been training to do
since I was a little bitty boy.
This man, Walker, hey, hey, he's stepping up.
-Let's see if he can pull it off. -[both] Oh.
-[Vic] What a shoulder breaker! -[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] Papa Shango would be smiling. Cover and a kick out.
[Booker] Wow. I'm going to tell you right now, Walker better watch his back
-because he's dealing with a throwback. -[Vic] Take another look, boom.
[Booker] I'm talking about a straight shooter, man.
[Vic] You bring up this off the couch thing,
so I'm sorry Hank Walker was a security guard
that turned into a Superstar.
I'm sorry he had a life-changing year.
I understand that Charlie doesn't get that,
-but why doesn't he respect that? -[Booker] Look here.
[Vic] The man's fighting to have a better life.
-[Booker] This is New Year's Evil, right? -[Vic] Yes.
[Booker] Hank Walker is on a premium live event.
Am I correct?
[Vic] No, though that's coming up in February.
[Booker] Excuse me. Same thing.
Right now what I mean is, he's in a major spot.
[Vic] That's right. The lights are the brightest.
[Booker] There's a lot of guys that's been working their behinds off
for that same spot,
and you got a security guard out here with a major player like Charlie Dempsey.
I wouldn't like that.
I would take offense to that, Vic, if I was one of those guys
back there in that locker room.
[Vic] He also has Drew Gulak with him, and look, he has learned a lot from Gulak,
but right now getting outsmarted in that moment.
-As Walker now… Oh, it's Dempsey. -Come on.
He heard Drew Gulak says he's gonna rip his arm out off your socket.
Right now it's Dempsey just destroying and grinding down Hank Walker.
-[Booker] Here we go. -[Vic] We got some news right now.
Breaking news from Shawn Michaels on Twitter and you can read what he says.
He's going to have something by the end of the show.
Of course, he is referencing what happened
during the NXT Championship match moments ago
-between Waller and Bron Breakker. -Hang in there.
"Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels will have something for us
by the end of the night 'cause everyone's been talking about it.
We heard during the commercial break,
a lot of people talking here in the NXT universe.
[Booker] A lot of people talking about this kid right here, Hank.
-[Vic] Oh. Nice takedown. -[thuds]
[Booker] Hank Walker getting strength right now
by what we call back in the day, Vic,
this one's a hooker, a Straight Shooter,
a guy that's gonna go out there and make you scream in pain.
[Vic] You talk about making you scream, you can hear the screams of Walker,
-but look at Gulak. -Come on.
-Gulak trying to coach Walker… -Breathe. Come on.
…and does so successfully to the bottom rope.
[Booker] I'd give Gulak lot of credit for what he's done.
[Vic] How do you grade his teaching?
[Booker] Uh, he's a great teacher.
He's one of those guys that, you know, reminds me
-of coaching of a Bill Belichick. -You're good. You're good now.
[Booker] It is all about winning championship with Gulak.
I get it, but this kid, Walker,
you can't teach a kid in a couple of weeks.
Right now, Vic, he's like a chassis,
but he doesn't have all the parts just yet.
I get it.
[Vic] Walker right now trying to listen to Gulak.
And you might give props to Drew Gulak. Someone who is not a fan?
Andre Chase as we saw earlier tonight, but look at Charlie Dempsey right now.
He is just systematically dissecting Hank Walker in this matchup.
-Look, it's wa-- -[Booker] Oh! What was that?
-[Vic] Walker looking for a submission. -[Booker] Oh, he's caught.
[Vic] What an upset this would be. Is Dempsey going to tap?
-Trying to hyper-extend the right elbow. -[Booker] Dempsey needs to move right now.
That's the only thing that's gonna help him.
He needs to move, he needs to scramble.
Whatever he needs to do, he needs to do it quick.
-Pull him back. Lock it in. Lock it in. -[Vic] And you hear Gulak, lock it in,
-and that's exactly what Walker did. -[Booker] He's got it locked.
[Vic] And Walker right now trying to do exactly what Gulak said he would.
-How the heck did that happen? -[Booker] Beautiful move right there.
Beautiful reversal by Dempsey.
[Vic] Dempsey, a rare superstar who welcomes the grind.
-He loves to hear others scream in pain. -[Booker] Oh, here we go.
-[Vic] And for the second time-- -[Booker] Like Lou Thesz.
-[Vic] Trying to bend Walker in half. -[Booker] Like Lou Thesz, like Gotch.
He almost got it locked in. Just a couple of more inches, Vic.
[Vic] Again, it's Walker trying to pull, trying to crawl to that bottom rope.
He's right there.
Gulak trying to coach Walker up, but look at Dempsey's hands.
-Are they going to close? -Reach. Reach.
[Booker] So close, but yet so far away. Oh, my God.
[Vic] What a roll through. What a transition.
Hands are locked. Walker taps.
[bell rings]
["Crawl" playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner by submission, Charlie Dempsey.
[Vic] Talk about welcoming the grind for Charlie Dempsey.
Even with that injured arm, which couldn't be 100%,
the game plan for Walker was to attack.
He certainly did. Almost pulled a rabbit out of the hat.
[Booker] I must say, I like the grit, the determination,
the will from this kid, Hank Walker.
-He may have a future. -[Vic] Drew Gulak not happy right now.
Thought that was a heck of an effort by Walker,
but a victory for Dempsey here tonight at New Year's Evil.
Sorry, coach.
-Hi, Sol. -Hey.
You know, I was thinking, me and you,
we never got to have that one-on-one match.
I know. I'm so bummed about it, but I get it.
The thing is, I feel like I at least owe you the match,
-and now that I've taken care of Isla-- -Oh, no. You don't owe me anything.
Stuff happens, and the Battle Royal's tonight--
Do you want the match or not? I'm giving you an opportunity here.
Yeah, I'll take you up on that match.
Good.
I'm sorry. There's a lot going on right now.
-I'll see you tonight and next week. -Sounds good.
[dramatic music playing]
[Vic] Tyler Bate, the pioneer.
First-ever WWE United Kingdom Champion.
The Heritage Cup Champion.
Two-time NXT UK Champion.
[audience chanting]
[Vic] It's the NXT Championship Unification match.
Only one standing tall at the end of the night.
Who will it be?
[Booker] What a performance from Tyler Bate,
but unifying those championships.
[Vic] None other than Bron Breakker.
I felt it was time for some much-needed rest and reflection,
but now I am back to face new challenges and settle some old issues.
Next week, the Big Strong Boi returns to NXT, and this time I'm staying.
Now, the Big Strong Boi is back.
That certainly a reason to celebrate, Book,
but we also have an issue that we need to talk about.
A little bit of a reason of concern
because once again recently, NXT Anonymous has struck.
[man 3] Even if you don't see me,
I have eyes and ears everywhere.
-[Vic] I mean, just odd, isn't it? -[Booker] Yeah.
[Vic] NXT Anonymous?
[Booker] Yes, it's different. Let's say that.
[Vic] It's creepy.
["Sher (Lion)" playing]
[bell rings]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by Sanga, Jinder Mahal.
[Vic] Let's go back to earlier tonight when Jinder Mahal shocked us all
in the NXT universe.
[Vic] It was right before a scheduled Tag Team match.
We're not gonna do that. That's--
[Vic] Indus Sher was supposed to face the Creed Brothers
when Sanga said Veer wasn't here, but you know who was?
Jinder Mahal.
And then Sanga would take Brutus Creed out,
and then you talk about respect?
You talk about honor. There was no respect.
Absolutely no honor,
in what Jinder Mahal and Sanga did earlier tonight to the Creed Brothers.
[Booker] You know, Sanga talked about respect a few weeks back,
and one thing about Jinder Mahal,
he's not about, you know, earning it.
-He's about taking it. -[Vic] Hold on a second.
-You talk about taking it… -[Booker] Here we go.
[Vic] …and Julius Creed taking it right to Mahal, in this moment.
-Get him bank. [inaudible] -Come on. Let's go. Come on.
[Vic] Creed is upset. Rightfully so, Book.
I mean, I can't imagine where Julius Creed's head is even at
with his brother sidelined after an attack.
[Booker] Let me tell you where his head is at.
His head is about coming out here and trying to get some payback,
and that could be the wrong place he really needs to be
because you need to focus.
You're in the ring with a former world champion
in Jinder Mahal.
[Vic] Julius Creed, no way he can be 100%.
You got to start wondering,
should Julius Creed have listened to Ivy Nile earlier tonight,
-and pick a fight for a different day. -[Booker] Look, Vic.
A man's got to do what a man's got to do. I understand Julius Creed.
He's about going out here and taking care of business.
He's all about watching his brother's back.
We've seen that before as well.
[Vic] A little payback right there
from what we saw earlier tonight with Mahal.
And now a second time. And Creed coming out, he is focused.
He is taking it to the former WWE Champion.
[inaudible] where you at now, huh?
You wanna jump up? Come play with me, baby.
I'm that guy.
[Vic] We are back on NXT's New Year's Evil.
It is Jinder Mahal who made his presence felt earlier tonight.
-Making his return in NXT. -[Booker] Whoa. Vic.
[Vic] He's going against Julius Creed, and what a move by Creed.
Creed's fighting for himself, fighting for his brother.
Into the cover, and was a half-second from beating a former WWE Champion.
[Booker] The agility on that big man right there,
Julius Creed up that rope like a cat.
Quick with that suplex.
-Check it out, check it out. -[Vic] Take one more look.
-[Booker] Beautiful. -[Vic] As you mentioned,
all the way to the tippy-tippy top and then executing a suplex.
And of course, Creed is seeing red in this moment.
He's never faced anyone like Jinder Mahal.
We saw throughout the commercial break,
something else had happened during the commercial break, Book.
Grayson Waller on Twitter
noting he is looking for Shawn Michaels, and the Heartbreak Kid,
we have to remind everyone on social said,
he will have news regarding what transpired
in the NXT Championship match
-from earlier tonight. -[Booker] Oh, man!
Shawn Michaels knows the importance of a matchup like that,
and not having a definitive ending of that match.
We got to do something about it, Vic.
[Vic] Oh, Mahal was looking for a definitive ending into this matchup,
but a kick out by Julius Creed.
And look, Creed has never faced anyone like Jinder Mahal.
No matter what Julius was doing, no matter what level of competition,
this is a different test for Creed tonight.
[Booker] Talking about Jinder Mahal. Like I say, former world champion.
He's a game-changer, man. He's a god.
He's a playbook for success for Indus Sher.
That's what I think, man.
[Vic] How is it possible, Book, that we're sitting here at New Year's Evil
talking about Veer and Sanga becoming even more dangerous.
[Booker] Let me tell you something, with someone like this man,
Jinder Mahal, in your corner
just showing you the what-not-to-do's, Vic,
is very, very important.
There's no way Julius Creed could properly prepare for this matchup.
Again, Julius Creed's brother Brutus came to New Year's Evil,
thinking they were gonna have that tag team grudge match
between Indus Sher,
but instead, it was Jinder Mahal who came out
and decked both members of the Creed Brothers.
And now, Julius Creed the only one standing,
trying to take it to Mahal here tonight.
And somehow-- Oh.
I was about to say, got his third win,
but Mahal puts him down with a jumping knee.
Into the cover, and another kick out by Julius Creed.
[Booker] Julius Creed right now is in uncharted territory.
He wasn't prepared for this matchup right here.
He was not ready for someone like Jinder Mahal,
The Modern-day Maharaja.
Trust me. Trust me on that, Vic.
[Vic] This is a question I have for you, Book. You thought about it all night long.
What the motives for Jinder Mahal? What's behind this return?
-Maybe more importantly, why now? -[Booker] It's simple, Vic.
To show Sanga, to show Veer what it means,
what it takes to be a champion, and sometimes, you got to be nasty.
Sometimes, you got to be a dog because it's a dog-eat-dog world.
[Vic] Well, let's go back. Bam.
It was in that moment that Jinder Mahal busted open Julius Creed,
and Creed has had to earn everything in this matchup.
Came into the matchup less than 100%.
Coming in right now, trying to turn things around.
Stirring a dagger through the former WWE Champion.
And where does Julius Creed consistently get this from?
This will in every match, tag team match, singles match,
Friday, Saturday, Sunday at an NXT live event, it doesn't matter.
-[Vic] He brings his A-game every night. -[Booker] Hey, talking about him, Vic.
You're talking about a kid in Julius Creed
that's been a part of competition since he was a little bitty boy.
This is nothing different.
Just a different situation more than anything.
Beautiful forearm there by Julius Creed.
[Vic] You talk about weathering the storm and right now--
-[Booker] Oh, beautiful. -[Vic] Julius Creed doing just that.
What a suplex from Creed.
Into the cover. What an upset this would be!
What a statement, a win this would be, but Mahal,
just getting that shoulder up at the last moment.
When we talk about being battle-tested, certainly, Jinder Mahal is just that.
[Booker] Beautiful there.
Julius Creed trying to stay with his base, but he got caught right there.
He got caught, and right now, he's paying for it.
[Vic] And Mahal one after another wearing down Creed.
Oh, wow.
Somehow someway, going up and planting Mahal.
[Booker] Again, like I say, stay with his base wrestling,
it's the truest sport in this game.
[Vic] But Creed realizing, typically, we see Creed line up for a huge lariat.
He knows he needs an exclamation point to keep Mahal down to the--
-Sanga! -Let go of me.
Get down.
[Vic] Well, finally the official able to intervene,
and now, all the way to the top.
[audience cheering]
-[Booker] Whoa. -[Vic] Went in for the Shooting Star.
Able to roll through, and then gets planted…
with that side crescent kick under the jaw.
[Booker] I think Julius just shook that knee a little bit as well.
-[Vic] Then the Khallas. -[Booker] Oh, man.
[inaudible]
-[Vic] Welcome back to NXT. -[bell rings]
[Booker] Yeah.
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Jinder Mahal.
[Vic] We haven't seen this look in the eyes of Mahal in quite some time,
but you can't take anything away from Julius Creed in this matchup.
Came in less than 100%, looked for high-risk, no reward,
and then paid the price as Mahal hitting that patented Khallas
in the center of the ring.
And a man who as we've mentioned
as the former United States and WWE Champion is back in NXT.
[cheering]
-Does that hurt? Sorry. -Yes, ma'am. Please don't [inaudible].
Why would Gallus do this to you?
Because they're sons of bitches, that's why.
They're pissed because of the pub rules match
-last September. -Wait.
-Weren't they suspended? -Yeah.
It looks like that suspension is over, and I have a Battle Royal tonight.
Don't worry, boys. We'll take care of this.
Right. It ain't fun when you can't see the action coming right at you, man.
Josh, I got some ice for you. Want to put it on--
I'm good, man. I appreciate it, doc. Look at poor Brooks.
The kid got beaten up, down, left, and right.
I'm looking, and I am not liking what I'm seeing.
I have a Battle Royal to win, I'm out of here.
Good luck.
You should go too.
-Are you sure? -Yeah.
-Good luck out there. -Yes.
♪ Welcome to the generation… ♪
[Vic] Henley and James better get right because this is the moment
for 20 women in NXT to become the number one contender.
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest
is the Women's Number one Contender Battle Royal.
Introducing first, Cora Jade.
[Vic] Are we looking at the next number-one contender?
Who will be the last woman standing? Who will face Roxanne Perez?
We find out next.
["Space Combats" playing]
♪ [inaudible] ♪
♪ One, two, clap, clap, clap Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap ♪
[Vic] Mass effect. Stevie Turner picks up the win.
Oh, there she is. That was beautiful.
She's the best. I'm the best. [chuckles]
And we are live. Hey, chat. The one and only Stevie Turner here.
My stream is now up and running.
You might be familiar with me from my days in NXT UK,
so if you are, thanks in advance for the views.
If you're not, I am your resident data collector,
and I'll be downloading you on everything that is the life of Stevie.
I've been carried on a digital wave across the ocean,
so the world can experience me.
And remember, I am always two levels above and two steps ahead.
[Vic] Now we see the ring filling up with 19 women so far,
including Indi Hartwell.
This is our main event here in New Year's Evil.
But how about next week? These two tag matches were made official.
Two Superstars want the same thing to shut the mouths
of Hayes and Williams, Crews and Axiom get their chance next week,
and also this matchup has been made official for next week.
After the brutal attack earlier tonight, Briggs and Jensen look for payback.
The Gallus boys, looking to stay on top. A rivalry renewed next week live on NXT.
[Booker] Awesome tag team match.
["Cut Above The Rest" playing]
[Alicia] Making her way to the ring, Zoey Stark.
[Vic] And the last time we had a Battle Royal,
it was Zoey Stark who became number one contender.
Can she do it again?
As it is main event time here at New Year's Evil,
the winner of course faces Roxanne Perez on February the 4th at Vengeance Day.
Got to go over the top rope. Both feet must hit the floor.
Once both feet hit, you are eliminated. You are sent to the back.
Last woman standing will be declared the victor-- Oh!
-[Booker] Oh, quick. -[Vic] That's got to be a shock.
-[Booker] That was quick. -[Vic] Cora Jade's gone.
-[Booker] You got to be kidding me. -[Vic] Jade's been eliminated,
and the NXT universe are in-- They are in disbelief.
[indistinct chatter]
I mean, that was a heavy hitter, Book.
[Booker] She just got bumped off the fav five, Vic.
-I must say that. -[Vic] I mean, you even have to admit
she would've been one of the odds-on favorites,
maybe even with Indi Hartwell.
Cora Jade's the first one gone.
Paxley's out as well.
[Booker] I have Cora Jade somewhere near the top as far as winning this thing.
But right now, she's out, she's out, Vic.
[Vic] Whoa, whoa, whoa. Henley tried to hang on and…
[indistinct chatter]
[Vic] It's Kiana James helping Henley.
She's just as shocked as maybe the rest of us,
but it's every woman for themselves in this matchup.
Who is going to move on to face Roxanne Perez?
It could be quite a moment for maybe an unknown aspiring superstar.
Maybe like Lash Legend.
[Booker] That's the thing, Vic. We talked about those moments.
Taking those moments and taking advantage of it.
Who's it going to be? My thing is, who's on my radar?
-[Booker] Oh, wow. -[Vic] There's another elimination.
-Easily done by Lash Legend. -Bye-bye. Bye-bye.
[Booker] The one person, Vic, on my radar is Sol Ruca.
I think she is the X-factor, the underdog in this thing.
[Vic] That one re-- Make a selection there.
Ruca over the top rope, could be closing in,
and right now it's Toxic Attraction working together.
[Booker chuckles]
-[Vic] Don't let that other foot hit. -[Booker] Close. Close, Vic.
-Take a look. She's Kofi Kingston this. -[Booker] Look at the athleticism.
Look at the balance of Ruca.
-This is what I'm talking about. -[Vic] This is unreal.
[Booker] This is the one on my radar right here, Vic.
[Vic] Wow. What a way to stay alive!
Become number-one contender for the NXT Women's Championship.
But again, two weeks from Saturday,
there'll be 30 women who will be competing at the Royal Rumble.
The winner will see the championship match of their choosing at WrestleMania,
but tonight it's these women looking to face Perez.
You heard Perez talking about Vengeance Day.
How important is February the 4th to this brand?
[Booker] Let me tell you something, that day, Vengeance Day,
has always been a staple, and we talked about having those moments.
One of these ladies right here could cash their ticket to one of those moments.
I'm talking about a meteoric rise.
I'm talking about getting the rocket put on you
and going straight to the moon, Vic.
Valentina Feroz was just eliminated.
And Lash Legend right now looking for maybe her second elimination
in this matchup
and going right at Indi Hartwell.
Hartwell now one step ahead, Legend's up and over.
Oh, Legend got to get back into the ring. Hartwell just eliminated Legend.
And that's the first elimination for Indi Hartwell
as the field is shrinking.
[Booker] Legend was in the wrong side of town. I'm gonna tell you right now.
Somebody who has a whole lot of momentum coming into this matchup,
it is one Indi Hartwell.
[Vic] You can hear the NXT universe showing their love.
Again, NXT universe is on their feet as another elimination.
[indistinct chatter]
[Vic] Oh, a little argument on the outside. Whoa, whoa, whoa.
-[Booker] Look at the strength of Zoey. -[Vic] Take a look.
[Booker] Wow!
[indistinct chatter]
[Vic] Zoey Stark with an elimination here tonight,
and again, Dani Palmer is gone.
Look at this showdown and what a connection!
You got to get your opponents up and over the top rope.
Both feet have to hit the floor. Stark trying to hang on.
[Booker] Zoey hanging in there, just a bit.
[Vic] And smartest-- Stark, though, to go down.
And now it's even harder to get Zoey Stark out
while she's on the mat.
Nikkita Lyons trying to enter the fray as well,
as you see a look at the field and--
[Booker] What the hell is she doing?
[Vic] If you're keeping track, Jade just got eliminated twice.
Who's gonna be the number one contender for Roxanne Perez?
Who's headed to Vengeance Day?
[Vic] Back live. It is NXT New Year's Evil as the number one contender Battle Royal
to figure out who will face Roxanne Perez coming up at Vengeance Day
and Indi Hartwell has been eliminated.
And during the commercial break, Fallon Henley was eliminated by Alba Fyre.
Thea Hail was eliminated by Elektra Lopez.
The field is dwindling in this matchup, but we got to remember too, Book,
Tiffany Stratton made her return tonight
and said the women's division is sweating her return.
Right now, these women are putting in the work.
[Booker] They just got hot with Tiffany back in the fold,
but let me tell you right now, we got a plethora of talent
here still in this match, Zoey, Fyre, Gigi, Jacy.
It's on, man. It's on.
[Vic] You can't forget Nikkita Lyons as well.
Nine women remain
and you know that Roxanne Perez somewhere right now is watching,
she's on cloud nine that the women's division
is fighting to face her.
As Lopez up and over the top rope, able to fight back a bit.
Lyons trying to swing to get that elimination.
Oh! Kick.
Didn't get all of it, got enough of it to make Lopez off balance.
She's been eliminated and another one bites the dust.
-[Booker] Educated feet, Valkyria. -[Vic] She was teetering.
-Choo's out as well. -[Booker] No.
-[Vic] She's not. -[Booker] No. She's not.
-She's not. She's not out on the floor. -[screams]
-[Vic] Oh, come on. -[Booker laughing]
[Vic] What are you laughing at it? You think that's funny?
[Booker] I like that.
Elektra Lopez. I love it. I love it.
[Vic] Well, now there is seven.
Wendy Choo seemed to have saved herself,
but now look at Lyons swinging away, oh, does not connect.
There's no love lost between these two women,
and on this night Stark gets the better of Lyons.
[Vic] And we're now down to six.
[Booker] Zoey's looking to win this thing.
This right here would put Zoey Stark-- Oh, no.
[Vic] Check what you're about to say,
because she's sent to the back courtesy of Sol Ruca.
[Booker] Wow. Sol Ruca. What this would do for her career.
[Vic] NXT universe behind Sol Ruca.
Toxic Attraction, Alba Fyre now back to her feet.
Valkyria in here as well.
Five superstars left, only one will head to Vengeance Day,
Charlotte, North Carolina's Saturday, February the 4th.
And now, Alba Fyre now,
looking to bring the field down to the final four superstars.
Here is the field, Toxic Attraction, Dolin and Jayne,
Alba Fyre, who has been close to the NXT Women's Championship
and Valkyria.
[Booker] Well, there goes my ticket, Sol Ruca--
[Vic] You've had nine picks in this match.
[Booker] She put up a hell of a fight.
[audience chanting "Toxic"]
[Vic] All four women know what is at stake.
Who's going to face Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women's Championship?
And you got to imagine right now if you're Toxic Attraction,
you're feeling pretty damn good.
You heard what they said earlier tonight, they were going to trim the field down.
They were going to work together, and at the end of the night,
they would be standing tall, but Valkyria having second choices.
Look at this combination.
[Booker] Wow. Valkyria, talking about educated feet.
Wow. Beautiful.
[Vic] Step-up Enziguri rocks Dolin, but you have to get the superstars,
you have to get your opponents over the top rope.
Both feet must hit the floor.
Valkyria running in, and now Fyre gets caught.
Now both superstars teetering and Fyre trying to hang on.
Both are still in, Book.
[Booker] That is-- She's a fighter, man. She's not gonna quit.
If I'm going to put money on somebody in this situation,
-it's going to be Alba Fyre. -Fyre can't slip. Fyre trying.
Valkyria pulling right back. A couple of elbow shots.
Again, both women teetering precarious position,
Toxic Attraction trying to take advantage but could not.
-[grunts] -[Vic] What a matchup.
What way to end New Year's Evil. Valkyria, Fyre's gone.
She has been extinguished here tonight.
[Booker] Valkyria though now, she's at a disadvantage.
[Vic] What the hell is she's doing out here?
[both] Oh!
[Vic] Come on. Again, for a second time.
First it was Lopez. Now it's Jade. Getting what she deserves, Book.
[audience cheering]
-[Booker] That's Cora Jade, man. -[Vic] Beat her.
[Booker] She's that Gen Z-er that thinks she rules the damn world.
[Vic] In the ring Toxic Attraction celebrating.
-It's over. [inaudible] -[inaudible]
It's [inaudible], baby.
[audience chanting "Jacy"]
[Booker] Look at that.
Pretty steady hand, Vic. I like it.
[audience booing]
-You stay. Let me go. You stay. -No! Jacy, stop.
-[Booker] What a teammate. -Stop. Stop.
-[Vic] Ooh! -[Booker] What the…
[Vic] It's every woman for themselves, Book.
-[Booker] I get it. -[Vic] Dolin's up and over.
And Jayne right now with Dolin in her sights.
The winner is going to face Roxanne Perez,
and Jayne might just want it a little bit more in this moment.
[Booker] Gigi Dolin right now is in a bad position,
and she tweaked that right knee as well going over that top rope.
[Vic] This atmosphere is unreal here at New Year's Evil.
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Dangerously close.
-What is on the mind of Dolin? -[Booker] Whoa, wow.
[Vic] Jayne's looking around. She knows where she wants to plant Dolin.
[Booker] Vic, this is real. This is about that moment we talked about.
Who wants it the most?
[grunts]
[Vic] Is it gonna be Dolin? Is it gonna be Jayne?
Striking right back. Oh! Look at the NXT universe.
[Gigi grunts]
[Vic] Teetering is Dolin.
-[audience cheering] -Dolin answering back.
-Something's got to give, Book. -[Gigi grunts]
How is Jacy Jayne holding on?
[audience chanting "Jacy"]
-[Vic] Both women, same idea. -[bell rings]
["Toxic" playing]
[Vic] One official say…
Gigi, the other one said Jacy Jayne.
[Booker] Well, from my vantage point, Vic, I can't tell.
[Vic] That's a good point, but the officials deliberating right now.
We're just as confused as that gentleman.
I mean, I will say there's three officials on one side.
There's only one.
[Booker] I don't think that makes a difference, Vic.
[Vic] But better advantage?
We will get some clarification, and the officials huddling up.
This is great. This a great job by our crew here.
Look at the replays.
[bell rings]
If only we could see. This one may be it, Book. Watch.
Take a close look bottom left corner.
[bell rings]
[Booker] It won't be our decision, Vic.
[Vic] Take another look.
-Who do you think hit first? -[Booker] I can't tell.
The referees in the booth right now. They're going to figure this thing out.
[Vic] That's so close.
-[Vic] I mean, this is-- -[Booker] We got a decision, Vic.
-[Booker] We got a decision. -[Vic] Or do we?
Because we see another official.
[Alicia] The winners of the women's Battle Royal,
Jacy Jayne and Gigi Dolin.
[audience cheering]
["Toxic" continues playing]
[Vic] I mean, like it or not both went over the top rope together,
both fought it out and both hit at the same time.
["All Fall Down" playing]
And there is the NXT Women's Champion, Roxanne Perez…
who is now looking at not only her challenger, her challengers.
And what else can Toxic Attraction accomplish together
Saturday, February the 4th?
The odds are stacked against our champion, Roxanne Perez,
when her women's title is on the line at Vengeance Day in a Triple Threat match.
Bron, Grayson, what happened tonight is not the way anyone
wants an NXT Championship match to come to an end.
-I want a decisive winner between you two. -So do I.
Hey, finally something we can agree on, Bronny.
'Cause I had you beat tonight, lad. That was going to be mine.
-Really? -Yeah, really.
-You know what? Let's do it right now. -Let's do it right now.
Save it. Save it.
Look, we're gonna have a decisive winner between you two one way or another…
because on Saturday, February 4th, at Vengeance Day…
the NXT Championship will be defended inside a steel cage.
[laughs] I can't wait.
-Lock me in. Lock me in, dog. -You don't have a chance.
No way, lad. That's going to be mine.
Subtitles: Ed Boon going to be mine.