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[theme music playing]

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[narrator] Then…

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-[Grayson] Whoa!
-[The Rock] If you smell…

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[narrator] …now…

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-[Lemmy] The King of Kings.
-[John] You can't see.

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[narrator] …forever.

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Together.

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[music stops]

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[Vic] Tonight, we will establish
a new No. 1 Contender

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for the NXT women's title.

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Could we crown a new NXT Champion?

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Welcome to New Year's Evil.

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-Let's [bleep] go!
-Yeah!

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Whoever gets the dub, it's a shot
at the North American Championship.

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-[man] Oh!
-[Booker] Sacrifice for the Don.

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Justice is served.

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[Vic] High justice.

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Let me kick his ass.
I'll do anything for you, come on.

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-[referee] Get outta here.
-I'm not your boss, I'm family.

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[Vic] Whoa!

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[Booker] Goodnight.

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[Vic] Dijak now with his eyes locked
on the North American Champion.

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Who's gonna face Roxanne Perez
for the NXT Women's Championship?

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[upbeat music playing]

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[Vic] What the hell
is she doing out here again?

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[Toxic Attraction]
You'll hear your winner.

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-[Booker] What the…
-[Vic] It's every woman for themselves.

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-[Booker] Whoa!
-[Vic] Both hit at the same time.

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[Alicia] The winners…

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Toxic Attraction.

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[Kit]
We picked three of the toughest teams,

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and we're going to run the gauntlet.

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[Vic] They think this is a joke.

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[bell rings]

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No, no, no.

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If y'all want a match against us,

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you're gonna have to beat
two actual tag teams.

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[Vic] Pretty Deadly thought
it was gonna be a cakewalk.

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-Oh, come on.
-[Booker] Wow.

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I need some help. I need some help.

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[Vic] Gallus is back.

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[Booker] Pretty Deadly was not prepared.

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[Vic] Suspension over, bad news for NXT.

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We are set for a championship showdown.

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[Booker] Right now we got a fight.

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[intense music playing]

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-[Vic] Oh, oh!
-[Booker] Wow.

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[audience cheering]

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-[Vic] Oh!
-[Booker] Wow!

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[Vic] Breakker just kicked out. Oh.

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For the second time, the ropes broke.

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Referee's at nine.

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[bell rings]

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[HBK] We're gonna have a decisive winner
because at Vengeance Day,

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the NXT Championship
will be defended inside a steel cage.

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["Melo Don't Miss" music playing]

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[Vic] With New Year's Evil behind us,
we focus on Vengeance Day.

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Welcome to NXT.

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["Millions From Now" music playing]

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[bell rings]

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[Alicia] The following contest
is a tag team match

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scheduled for one fall.

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Introducing first,

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the team of Trick Williams
and Carmelo Hayes.

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[Vic] Book, you always talk
about guys not goofing around.

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You got Trick Williams out here
thinking he's Axiom.

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I'm sure you find that okay.

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[Booker] He's just trying
to channel his inter El gran campeon.

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[Vic] It's the way the Spanish would say.

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[Booker] I'm gonna tell you right now,
this guy right here,

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Carmelo Hayes,
he needs to stay laser-focused tonight

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because this will be a matchup.

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It's about to kick this show off.
I love it.

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[Vic] Well, it is a duo that believe
the universe should revolve around them.

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-[Booker] Why not? I mean, when you--
-[Vic] What have they done?

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[Booker] Look here, when you are
on top of the mountain, looking down,

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oh, mama, we're on top of the world.

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["Strike Force" music playing]

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[audience cheering]

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[Alicia] And their opponents,
first, Axiom.

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[Vic] I had to regroup myself

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after whatever it is
you just said about "El capo grande".

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-[Booker] El gran campeon.
-[Vic] Whatever it was.

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Axiom got the better of Trick Williams
in their last encounter.

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Maybe that's what Trick Williams
is trying to do.

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[Booker]
You remember that drive-by, right?

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You remember that first 48 after that.

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That's what might happen here
tonight again.

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[man 1] Apollo.

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[Vic] I'm glad you brought that up

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because it was this superstar
that saved Axiom.

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[Alicia] And his tag team partner,
Apollo Crews.

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[Vic] Crews has been living
with a bad taste in his mouth, Book,

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since his last meeting with Carmelo Hayes.

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[Booker] You know why? Because that man,
Carmelo Hayes, went out there

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and did exactly what he needed to do,
and then put Apollo down.

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Oh, yes.

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[Vic]
We have this tag team matchup tonight.

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Let's take a look at Crews,
always has a smile on his face.

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There's always a smile
on Axiom's face as well.

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This is the duo that doesn't
wanna sit back and be mocked.

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That's all Trick Williams
and Carmelo Hayes have done.

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They'd be a duo,
that being Williams and Hayes,

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that would be undefeated
if it came down to just pure trash talk.

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-Can they back it up tonight?
-[Booker] [laughs] Can they back it up?

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We're talking about Trick Williams.
We're talking about Carmelo Hayes.

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Two of the best in NXT.
At least Carmelo Hayes is right now.

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Trick Williams
still got to prove himself to me.

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Let's do it tonight.

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[Vic] Axiom and Crews
are bonded over common enemies.

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[Booker] Oh, look at the quickness
right there from Axiom.

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[Vic] Trick Williams focused in, he says,

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"trickanometry" is gonna solve
the mathematic equation of Axiom.

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But talk about being mocked.

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You see Williams earlier tonight
wearing the mask.

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He did so last week
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that brings me to my next point.

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Carmelo Hayes sitting in a diner
not getting his own visions?

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That's just poking the bear,
there's no reason to do it.

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[Booker] Let me tell you something,

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Trick Williams, you can say
what you wanna say about this guy,

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but he's very, very capable at any time
going out there and getting a big win.

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Trust me on that. The kid is talent…

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I can smell talent when I see it.
Beautiful.

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[Vic] Williams looking
for that knockout blow.

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Let's not forget that golden ratio
that leveled Williams,

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but Williams now,
a little shoulder shimmy dropping Axiom

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in the center in the ring, and once again.

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Look at the strength of Williams.

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Right back in,
and, again, this time though…

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Oh! And that right hand
could've just knocked out Axiom.

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[Booker] You see that, Vic, I'll tell you.

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[Vic] It's an old-fashioned receipt.

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Trick Williams
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to lean on this man a little bit more,

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it would have been better.
Just a little bit.

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[Vic] In comes Hayes.
Hayes said to Apollo Crews,

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he knows the vision
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It's gonna show that he's the past,
the present and the future.

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[Booker] I'll tell you something,
past, present, and future,

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we're looking at him here in the ring.

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This kid Axiom, I always
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as far as his balance,
and his timing goes. He's special.

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[Vic] Right now,
another counter by Axiom showing--

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You can see that quickness
dropping Carmelo Hayes.

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-Still to come, a huge tag team matchup.
-[Booker] Good work there by Axiom.

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[Vic] But also, I sat down earlier today
with Bron Breakker.

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We'll have exclusive comments
from the NXT champion

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as to what happened last week
at New Year's Evil.

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When we talk about the NXT title,
Book,

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you talk about
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guys like Carmelo Hayes that believe
they are the rightful heirs

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to be next in line
for the NXT Championship,

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and they're showcasing right now.

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Just why,
with his high-octane offense here,

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to kick us off in NXT.

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[Booker] Let me tell you something,
this kid right here, Apollo Crews,

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this is a reset for Apollo.

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Apollo is here for a reason.
He's here to make a statement,

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and that statement is, Vic,
the NXT Championship.

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[Vic] Turn right back around
and taking on Hayes,

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and Hayes nice roll through on his own.

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Look, Carmelo Hayes
is focused too on becoming…

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-[Booker] Oh, beautiful pump kick.
-[Vic] …the NXT champion as well.

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Same goal from two superior athletes.
What a takedown.

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Into the cover, and Hayes
looking for a second victory over Crews,

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who's able to kick out.

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But, look, these are two guys
that are super athletes.

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They have serious animosity
between the two and you know why.

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[Booker] You know,
highly talented individuals right here

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as far as Apollo Crews because my thing
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has tasted this NXT division,
and right now…

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[Vic] Oh, yeah. Now they're not
gonna like what they're seeing--

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-[Booker] No, wow.
-[Vic] Axiom with the assist from Crews.

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[audience cheering and applauding]

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[Vic] Back live on NXT.
What a way to kick things off.

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Inside cradle by Axiom,
is it going to be enough?

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Hayes just able to kick off.

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Right now, Crews and Axiom have
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[Booker] Back to my point.
I'm looking at a guy like Carmelo Hayes,

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a guy two-time NXT champion
feel like this is my house.

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A guy like Apollo Crews coming back
to stake that claim.

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Yes, I would take offense to that.

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And trust me,
Apollo Crews is here for a reason.

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-And, check it out.
-[Vic] Boom!

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[Booker] That reason is, like I said, Vic,
is that NXT Championship.

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[Vic] Both have their eyes set
on the same goal.

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-Right now Axiom trying to crawl over.
-[Booker] So close, so close, Vic.

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[Vic] Can he make the tag?
Able to do a standing switch.

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And now, wait a minute,
Williams coming in, and Crews now.

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[Booker] Oh, double up, baby.
Double up. One time. Here we go.

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[Vic] You talk about a team
that has gelled.

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Crews, Axiom on the same page.

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Come on. Let's go.
Let's go. Look [inaudible].

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[Vic] Uh-oh. Not like that, Book.
Talk about a pump kick.

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-[Vic] Oh.
-[Booker] Ooh.

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Was that an accident or what?

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[Vic] Well, let's remember,
Hayes is legal, as is Axiom.

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Into the cover,
hooking the inside leg this time.

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Another near-fall again.

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[Booker] So close,
so close by Carmelo Hayes.

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Right now Carmelo Hayes
just needs to grind.

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This thing could be over with real quick,
real quick, Vic.

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[Vic] The tag was made, in comes Williams.

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We talk about Vengeance Day
two weeks from Saturday.

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How about a week from this Saturday
it's the Royal Rumble,

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and on Raw, we learned Cody Rhodes

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will be part of the Royal Rumble
in San Antonio.

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[Booker] Cody Rhodes,
you're talking about star power.

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You're talking about a kid
who passed that airport test.

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We're talking about Cody Rhodes.
I can't wait to see him.

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[Vic] Now you're talking
about an airport test,

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you've said in the past,

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both Trick Williams
and Carmelo Hayes pass it.

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Right now they're getting a passing grade
in this opening matchup.

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What a win this would be
for both those superstars

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as we inch closer to Vengeance Day
in Charlotte, North Carolina,

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two weeks from Saturday.
Look at Hayes now.

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You always talk about
he's a student of the game, Book,

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he is slowly methodically
wearing Axiom down.

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I talked about Bron Breakker.
We talk about Vengeance Day.

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We know Breakker will face Grayson Waller
inside a steel cage.

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I also had the opportunity
to sit down with Waller earlier today,

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and he had some very interesting comments,

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as it pertains to last week's championship
matchup at New Year's Evil.

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But we're focused on the here focused on
the now and Crews is a legal superstar.

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[Booker] Axiom was on the move
when he made that tag to Apollo Crews.

228
00:11:53,846 --> 00:11:57,450
Right now Apollo is…
Oh, my God, he's on fire.

229
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That big huge clothesline.

230
00:11:59,852 --> 00:12:01,921
[Vic] Rocking Hayes,
and this is what Crews wanted,

231
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to get his hands
on the generational talent

232
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that is Carmelo Hayes.

233
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Well, Crews now, setting his sights…
Oh! Right back in.

234
00:12:13,532 --> 00:12:15,634
Look at Crews.
Crews is focused here tonight.

235
00:12:15,701 --> 00:12:19,772
There's a different look in the eyes
of Apollo Crews here this evening.

236
00:12:19,839 --> 00:12:21,340
[Booker] There's a reason why
because, listen, Vic,

237
00:12:21,407 --> 00:12:25,511
this business has always been about,
"What have you done for me lately?"

238
00:12:25,578 --> 00:12:30,349
Right now Apollo needs a big win,
and to get one over this man,

239
00:12:30,416 --> 00:12:31,417
Carmelo Hayes.

240
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[Vic] Cover, count, and Williams
just able to break up the count.

241
00:12:36,222 --> 00:12:38,557
You talk about Crews,
he is a five-tool player.

242
00:12:38,624 --> 00:12:40,693
He is everything you look
for in a superstar.

243
00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:41,894
But right here in front of us…

244
00:12:41,961 --> 00:12:45,064
Oh, that golden ratio
certainly a version of it.

245
00:12:45,131 --> 00:12:47,199
-[Booker] Wait a minute.
-[Vic] Just might've wiped out Williams.

246
00:12:47,266 --> 00:12:50,402
-[Booker] Carmelo's going up top.
-[Vic] Nothing, but Net. Got blocked.

247
00:12:50,469 --> 00:12:53,339
And now Hayes gets trapped.
Shoulders down, shoulders down!

248
00:12:53,405 --> 00:12:56,342
[Booker] Oh, my God! What a finish.

249
00:12:57,510 --> 00:13:04,183
[Alicia] Here are your winners,
the team of Axiom and Apollo Crews.

250
00:13:04,250 --> 00:13:07,153
[Vic] You talk about being mocked,
Crews don't miss,

251
00:13:07,219 --> 00:13:09,822
and Crews gets one back on Hayes.

252
00:13:09,889 --> 00:13:13,826
-What a victory for Crews and Axiom.
-[Booker] Thus, everything.

253
00:13:13,893 --> 00:13:17,062
[upbeat music playing]

254
00:13:18,631 --> 00:13:21,634
[dramatic music playing]

255
00:13:28,073 --> 00:13:29,542
Don, why are we here?

256
00:13:31,110 --> 00:13:32,144
Business.

257
00:13:33,179 --> 00:13:37,316
Stacks, this bridge
represents the beginning

258
00:13:37,383 --> 00:13:38,751
and, in some cases…

259
00:13:40,286 --> 00:13:41,520
the end.

260
00:13:45,558 --> 00:13:47,626
Rats get what they deserve.

261
00:13:47,693 --> 00:13:50,563
Stacks, you did
a lot of growing up this year.

262
00:13:50,629 --> 00:13:53,399
I mean, you proved
you were a solid earner,

263
00:13:53,465 --> 00:13:56,535
and you took a bullet for me
time and time again

264
00:13:56,602 --> 00:13:58,404
without thinking twice about it.

265
00:13:58,470 --> 00:14:01,607
Now the whole Dijak thing,
it didn't end how I wanted.

266
00:14:01,674 --> 00:14:04,176
Listen, Don,
you know I'm sorry about that.

267
00:14:04,243 --> 00:14:06,712
You know I'd do anything for you, right?

268
00:14:08,380 --> 00:14:09,582
[sighs]

269
00:14:14,286 --> 00:14:17,423
If this is it,
I'm gonna be loyal to the end.

270
00:14:19,758 --> 00:14:21,026
Do what you got to do.

271
00:14:21,093 --> 00:14:24,330
[suspenseful music playing]

272
00:14:32,371 --> 00:14:33,505
Stacks.

273
00:14:34,139 --> 00:14:38,210
Your days as being a soldier are over.

274
00:14:39,612 --> 00:14:41,013
I think it's time you become…

275
00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:42,281
[inhales and exhales]

276
00:14:42,348 --> 00:14:43,616
…the underboss.

277
00:14:45,150 --> 00:14:47,653
-Serious, Don? You mean that?
-[mellow music playing]

278
00:14:48,787 --> 00:14:49,889
This…

279
00:14:50,723 --> 00:14:53,225
tattoo is the family crest,

280
00:14:53,292 --> 00:14:57,162
and now you're a member of the family,
you get to wear it.

281
00:14:58,264 --> 00:15:01,033
Don, this means the world to me.
Got it, man.

282
00:15:01,100 --> 00:15:02,301
-Come here.
-So good.

283
00:15:02,368 --> 00:15:04,270
-Come here.
-Thank you, Don.

284
00:15:05,237 --> 00:15:07,339
I'm proud of you. I'm proud of you, ey?

285
00:15:08,908 --> 00:15:12,945
-Huh? What do you think, good?
-Thank you, Don.

286
00:15:18,684 --> 00:15:21,287
[Vic] Well, another duo
that was on the same page last week

287
00:15:21,353 --> 00:15:27,192
was Toxic Attraction, after Cora Jade
returned to distract Valkyria.

288
00:15:27,259 --> 00:15:31,397
It lead to the final 2 in the 20-women
over the top row Battle Royal

289
00:15:31,463 --> 00:15:35,267
to determine the new No. 1 Contender
to Roxanne Perez

290
00:15:35,334 --> 00:15:39,338
and after a much-needed conversation
between the officials,

291
00:15:39,405 --> 00:15:40,773
they went back to the replay

292
00:15:40,839 --> 00:15:44,810
-determined that both feet hit the floor…
-[Alicia] The winners Jacy Jayne

293
00:15:44,877 --> 00:15:47,513
-[Vic] …at the exact same time.
-…and Gigi Dolin.

294
00:15:47,579 --> 00:15:51,684
Meaning, Toxic Attraction
did what they said they would,

295
00:15:51,750 --> 00:15:56,055
win the Battle Royal
and become the No. 1 Contenders.

296
00:15:56,121 --> 00:15:58,357
There they are
as they make their way to the ring.

297
00:15:58,424 --> 00:16:01,994
We'll hear from Toxic Attraction
next on NXT.

298
00:16:05,798 --> 00:16:08,300
Tiffany Stratton,
last week you made your big return

299
00:16:08,367 --> 00:16:11,704
-and targeted the entire women--
-McKenzie? Yeah, hi.

300
00:16:11,770 --> 00:16:15,140
I didn't ask for this interview, you did.
Get to it.

301
00:16:15,207 --> 00:16:18,510
I was gonna say, I wanna show the entire
NXT universe a piece of footage,

302
00:16:18,577 --> 00:16:20,579
as you've not been received well.

303
00:16:24,616 --> 00:16:29,722
[rattles]

304
00:16:32,958 --> 00:16:34,226
Hello?

305
00:16:34,893 --> 00:16:35,728
Can I help you?

306
00:16:35,794 --> 00:16:37,997
What are you doing in my locker room?

307
00:16:38,063 --> 00:16:40,599
Oh, you think you deserve a locker room
bigger than the ones

308
00:16:40,666 --> 00:16:42,334
for the rest of the women's division,
right?

309
00:16:42,401 --> 00:16:43,402
Dah.

310
00:16:43,469 --> 00:16:48,974
Right. This isn't your locker room
anymore. You wanna call us pigs?

311
00:16:52,544 --> 00:16:54,313
Go dress somewhere else.

312
00:16:54,380 --> 00:16:57,716
Does she even go here anymore?
Is she joking?

313
00:16:59,818 --> 00:17:04,056
I bet you enjoyed that.
That footage is distributing and alarming.

314
00:17:04,123 --> 00:17:06,125
And did you see the way Indi dressed?

315
00:17:06,191 --> 00:17:09,561
She could fit her entire wardrobe
in a garbage bag.

316
00:17:09,628 --> 00:17:11,930
Same goes for the entire locker room.

317
00:17:11,997 --> 00:17:13,732
I guess I'm just gonna have to show them

318
00:17:13,799 --> 00:17:19,371
that there's only one superstar
in the women's division, and that's me.

319
00:17:19,438 --> 00:17:20,506
Toodles.

320
00:17:21,940 --> 00:17:23,342
[Mandy] Toxic.

321
00:17:23,409 --> 00:17:26,412
[Vic] I mean, Book, honestly,
what is Tiffany Stratton [inaudible]?

322
00:17:27,212 --> 00:17:28,380
[Booker] Tiffany Stratton.

323
00:17:29,081 --> 00:17:32,651
[Vic] Does she go around putting her name
on locker room doors?

324
00:17:32,718 --> 00:17:33,552
[Booker laughs]

325
00:17:33,619 --> 00:17:35,320
Vic, chill, man.

326
00:17:35,387 --> 00:17:37,122
-All right? Chill.
-[Vic] Oh, here we go.

327
00:17:37,189 --> 00:17:41,860
["Toxic" music playing]

328
00:17:52,504 --> 00:17:56,542
[Alicia] Please welcome
Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne,

329
00:17:56,608 --> 00:18:00,045
Toxic Attraction.

330
00:18:00,112 --> 00:18:03,982
[Vic] We saw the B-roll earlier tonight
of the victory at New Year's Evil.

331
00:18:04,049 --> 00:18:09,555
Can Toxic Attraction coexist,
or will Roxanne Perez be in toxic trouble?

332
00:18:09,621 --> 00:18:13,258
It's a Triple Threat match
under Triple Threat rules in Charlotte

333
00:18:13,325 --> 00:18:15,961
at the Vengeance Day premium live event.

334
00:18:16,995 --> 00:18:22,701
[Booker] Yeah! We're about
to get our dose of Toxic Attraction.

335
00:18:22,768 --> 00:18:24,670
Gigi Dolin, Jacy Jayne.

336
00:18:24,736 --> 00:18:29,441
And, trust me, this party is gonna roll
all the way to Vengeance Day,

337
00:18:29,508 --> 00:18:33,312
and I'm going to get good and intoxicated.

338
00:18:33,378 --> 00:18:34,546
Can you feel me?

339
00:18:34,613 --> 00:18:35,981
[Vic]
Have you been talking to Wade Barrett?

340
00:18:36,048 --> 00:18:38,383
You said he was gone,
but he seems to still be here.

341
00:18:38,450 --> 00:18:45,023
Gigi and I aren't usually the ones
to say we told you so, but…

342
00:18:45,891 --> 00:18:47,993
-we told you so!
-We told you so!

343
00:18:48,060 --> 00:18:49,528
[both chuckle]

344
00:18:49,595 --> 00:18:53,499
We said at the end of the night,
Alicia was going to announce,

345
00:18:53,565 --> 00:19:00,139
"Your winners, Jacy Jayne and Gigi Dolin,
Toxic Attraction,"

346
00:19:00,205 --> 00:19:02,975
and that is exactly what she said.

347
00:19:03,041 --> 00:19:08,714
Alicia, you did your job.
Kudos to you, girlfriend.

348
00:19:15,154 --> 00:19:21,493
But the best part was watching
all of your collective minds explode

349
00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:24,396
when it came down to Gigi and I.

350
00:19:24,463 --> 00:19:29,168
You mustered up every ounce
of athleticism you had

351
00:19:29,234 --> 00:19:31,537
just to get outta your chairs.

352
00:19:31,603 --> 00:19:34,039
You elbowed the guy next to you and said,

353
00:19:34,106 --> 00:19:38,644
"[gasps] This is it.
Toxic Attraction is done."

354
00:19:38,710 --> 00:19:42,748
"They're breaking up. History is unfolding
right before our very eyes."

355
00:19:42,814 --> 00:19:45,551
You were chanting for Jacy,
you were chanting for Gigi.

356
00:19:45,617 --> 00:19:46,852
Your hands were on your heads,

357
00:19:46,919 --> 00:19:51,390
and for a hot second,
Jacy tried to eliminate me.

358
00:19:51,456 --> 00:19:55,627
For a hot second,
Gigi tried to eliminate me.

359
00:19:57,563 --> 00:20:01,333
But at the end of the day, we're a team.

360
00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:04,536
We think together, we act together.

361
00:20:04,603 --> 00:20:09,808
We even fall to the floor
at the exact same time together.

362
00:20:09,875 --> 00:20:13,545
There is no animosity,
there is no jealousy.

363
00:20:13,612 --> 00:20:16,582
There is no elephant in the room.

364
00:20:16,648 --> 00:20:20,686
There is only Toxic Attraction
doing exactly what needs to be done.

365
00:20:20,752 --> 00:20:26,391
And the Toxic Attraction revenge tour
is in full effect, baby,

366
00:20:26,458 --> 00:20:29,728
and it's full steam
into Charlotte, North Carolina.

367
00:20:29,795 --> 00:20:33,198
Vengeance Day, baby!

368
00:20:33,265 --> 00:20:37,769
Roxanne, we promise you will regret

369
00:20:37,836 --> 00:20:42,140
the day you became
the NXT Women's Champion.

370
00:20:42,207 --> 00:20:44,343
Because come February 4th,

371
00:20:44,409 --> 00:20:50,482
all you'll be hearing
are your winners and new…

372
00:20:50,549 --> 00:20:53,552
["Triumph" music playing]

373
00:20:56,855 --> 00:21:00,359
All I'm hearing
are a couple of toxic crows

374
00:21:00,425 --> 00:21:02,494
demanding to be heard.

375
00:21:03,428 --> 00:21:08,767
If it wasn't for Cora Jade,
I'd be flying towards Vengeance Day

376
00:21:08,834 --> 00:21:13,639
while you two sit at home
and put the blame on each other.

377
00:21:14,773 --> 00:21:18,777
But that's okay. I'll get my opportunity.

378
00:21:18,844 --> 00:21:23,515
Because I don't see a champion
when I look at either of you.

379
00:21:24,283 --> 00:21:28,920
I'm sorry, Lyra,
but where the hell did you come from?

380
00:21:28,987 --> 00:21:34,626
You're new, I get it,
you dropped from the sky or whatever.

381
00:21:34,693 --> 00:21:37,729
But Gigi and I have been champions

382
00:21:37,796 --> 00:21:41,066
for longer than
you've even had your wings.

383
00:21:41,133 --> 00:21:45,504
Yeah, you'll learn that Toxic Attraction
runs things here in NXT.

384
00:21:45,570 --> 00:21:49,107
So nice try
trying to get your Toxic Attraction rub,

385
00:21:49,174 --> 00:21:52,110
but to the back of the line you go.

386
00:21:52,811 --> 00:21:56,515
Because clearly,
you're not taking any of our shine.

387
00:21:57,916 --> 00:22:01,820
All I see are two women

388
00:22:01,887 --> 00:22:05,123
who know
they can't beat Roxanne by themselves.

389
00:22:05,190 --> 00:22:08,093
So they have to do it together.

390
00:22:08,860 --> 00:22:09,761
[groans]

391
00:22:10,796 --> 00:22:13,665
[Vic] Oh, just like that Toxic Attraction…

392
00:22:14,766 --> 00:22:17,469
going right at Valkyria,
and what did she say that was wrong?

393
00:22:17,536 --> 00:22:19,938
[Booker]
You don't walk in a hornet's nest.

394
00:22:20,005 --> 00:22:22,874
-[Booker] What are you thinking?
-[Vic] There is the NXT Women's Champion.

395
00:22:22,941 --> 00:22:28,180
Oh, yeah, and, of course, Toxic Attraction
wants no part of a fair fight.

396
00:22:28,246 --> 00:22:31,249
Now that the NXT Women's Champion
is on the scene.

397
00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:37,289
Calm down! Can you calm down?

398
00:22:37,356 --> 00:22:40,892
You're nothing.
I don't care. Are you blind?

399
00:22:42,661 --> 00:22:44,463
It's my turn with Jinder now.

400
00:22:44,529 --> 00:22:46,431
No, I started it, I can finish it.
It's fine.

401
00:22:46,498 --> 00:22:47,866
No, you had your chance.

402
00:22:47,933 --> 00:22:51,103
Ivy, Tatum, he's trying to go
with Jinder again, it is my turn.

403
00:22:51,169 --> 00:22:54,373
-Here we go again.
-What do you mean here we go again?

404
00:22:54,439 --> 00:22:57,008
I'm going to talk
and you're going to shut up and listen.

405
00:22:57,075 --> 00:22:59,911
-Yeah, okay.
-What happened to you guys?

406
00:22:59,978 --> 00:23:01,847
What happened to the Creed Brothers
that were so motivated

407
00:23:01,913 --> 00:23:04,516
and disciplined no matter what?

408
00:23:04,583 --> 00:23:06,151
When you guys were locked in,

409
00:23:06,218 --> 00:23:10,422
you were the best tag team
with the titles to prove it.

410
00:23:10,489 --> 00:23:15,193
Now you're after revenge, respect,
retribute, whatever it is,

411
00:23:15,260 --> 00:23:18,063
it's far off from what you need to be.

412
00:23:18,130 --> 00:23:21,366
And this year has global accolades,

413
00:23:21,433 --> 00:23:25,470
and Jinder was a former WWE Champion.

414
00:23:25,537 --> 00:23:27,906
I knew that
you were going to lose to Jinder

415
00:23:27,973 --> 00:23:29,975
and that you guys were going
to lose that tag match.

416
00:23:30,041 --> 00:23:32,110
Okay, so let's say
hypothetically you are right, then--

417
00:23:32,177 --> 00:23:34,312
I know I'm right.

418
00:23:34,379 --> 00:23:38,049
Now grow a set
and get back to being the Creed Brothers.

419
00:23:38,116 --> 00:23:39,651
Not whatever this is.

420
00:23:43,755 --> 00:23:45,457
She got a good point.

421
00:23:46,691 --> 00:23:48,260
["Dare Devil" music playing]

422
00:23:48,326 --> 00:23:51,263
[Vic] Maybe Ivy Nile
is finally getting through…

423
00:23:52,097 --> 00:23:54,232
to Brutus and Julius.

424
00:23:54,299 --> 00:23:56,568
[Booker] It's all about
being on the same page.

425
00:24:04,810 --> 00:24:05,644
[bell rings]

426
00:24:05,710 --> 00:24:08,780
[Alicia] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.

427
00:24:08,847 --> 00:24:12,517
Introducing first, Alba Fyre.

428
00:24:12,584 --> 00:24:16,988
[Vic] This is a matchup
that was supposed to take place weeks ago,

429
00:24:17,055 --> 00:24:19,724
and it finally happens here tonight.

430
00:24:19,791 --> 00:24:23,862
It's the fastest rising star
of the NXT Women's Division Sol Ruca.

431
00:24:23,929 --> 00:24:25,931
She's going up against Alba Fyre,

432
00:24:25,997 --> 00:24:30,502
and that showdown
is next here live on NXT.

433
00:24:33,004 --> 00:24:33,872
[music fades off]

434
00:24:36,041 --> 00:24:38,176
[Vic] WrestleManiagoes Hollywood
once again,

435
00:24:38,243 --> 00:24:40,512
and the last time we took over
the City of Angels,

436
00:24:40,579 --> 00:24:46,318
our legends and Hall of Famers
created some unforgettable outtakes.

437
00:24:46,384 --> 00:24:48,520
-[inaudible]
-[synth music playing]

438
00:24:48,587 --> 00:24:50,856
-You talking to me?
-You talking to me?

439
00:24:50,922 --> 00:24:52,657
-You talking to me?
-Talking to me?

440
00:24:52,724 --> 00:24:54,793
-[speaking Japanese]
-So what am I saying?

441
00:24:54,860 --> 00:24:58,396
[Vic] Relive memorable clips
on all our WWE social platforms

442
00:24:58,463 --> 00:25:00,632
on the road to WrestleMania.

443
00:25:00,699 --> 00:25:02,200
Big difference this time around,

444
00:25:02,267 --> 00:25:06,538
NXT Stand and Deliver
on WrestleMania Saturday.

445
00:25:06,605 --> 00:25:08,206
[whooping]

446
00:25:08,273 --> 00:25:09,508
You must…

447
00:25:09,574 --> 00:25:12,577
[electronic music playing]

448
00:25:16,181 --> 00:25:19,317
Hey, chat, it's your favorite streamer,
Stevie Turner.

449
00:25:19,384 --> 00:25:24,256
We're back online and I'm giving you
my reactions to last week's Battle Royal.

450
00:25:24,322 --> 00:25:26,992
[Vic] Last woman standing
will be declared the victor.

451
00:25:27,058 --> 00:25:28,493
-Oh!
-[Booker] Oh, quick.

452
00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:30,529
-[Vic] That's got to be a shock.
-[Booker] That was quick.

453
00:25:30,595 --> 00:25:33,498
-[Vic] Cora Jade's gone.
-[Booker] You gotta be kidding me.

454
00:25:33,565 --> 00:25:37,435
Cora Jade didn't have to wait
a generation to get eliminated,

455
00:25:37,502 --> 00:25:41,072
as Lyra Valkyria sent her flying
over the top.

456
00:25:41,139 --> 00:25:43,441
Cora won't get over that one for a while.

457
00:25:43,508 --> 00:25:45,911
[clamoring]

458
00:25:45,977 --> 00:25:50,649
But I can't get over is Kiana James
saving Fallon Henley,

459
00:25:50,715 --> 00:25:55,820
and why was Elektra Lopez
giving Valentina Feroz advice?

460
00:25:55,887 --> 00:26:01,927
Ladies, forget alliances.
This is every woman for herself.

461
00:26:01,993 --> 00:26:04,829
[Vic] Take a look,
she's Kofi Kingston [inaudible] this.

462
00:26:04,896 --> 00:26:07,532
[Booker] Look at the athleticism.

463
00:26:07,599 --> 00:26:10,535
Sol Ruca broke TikTok
with her athleticism,

464
00:26:10,602 --> 00:26:13,238
whilst Wendy Choo broke her fall.

465
00:26:13,305 --> 00:26:14,539
[Vic] Choo's out as well.

466
00:26:14,606 --> 00:26:17,175
-What, she's not?
-[Booker] No, she's not.

467
00:26:17,242 --> 00:26:23,448
That was until Elektra pulled the rug,
or should I say pillow from under her.

468
00:26:23,848 --> 00:26:26,918
I love the utter chaos
in these Battle Royals.

469
00:26:26,985 --> 00:26:29,154
[audience groan]

470
00:26:29,220 --> 00:26:30,355
[bell rings]

471
00:26:30,422 --> 00:26:33,558
No algorithm
put that final result together.

472
00:26:33,625 --> 00:26:37,896
With every shot I can pull up
showing joint winners.

473
00:26:37,963 --> 00:26:41,666
[Vic] I mean, like it or not,
both went over the top rope together.

474
00:26:41,733 --> 00:26:44,302
Both hit at the same time.

475
00:26:44,369 --> 00:26:48,673
Of course, if I'd have been there,
I'd have won it,

476
00:26:48,740 --> 00:26:51,910
but that day is rapidly approaching.

477
00:26:51,977 --> 00:26:57,315
So stay tuned for that,
and updates on the life of Stevie.

478
00:26:57,382 --> 00:27:03,254
And remember, I am always
two levels above and two steps ahead.

479
00:27:04,055 --> 00:27:05,290
Thanks for watching.

480
00:27:07,359 --> 00:27:09,361
[music fades off]

481
00:27:14,099 --> 00:27:17,035
["Chasing Surf" music playing]

482
00:27:17,102 --> 00:27:21,773
[Vic] I cannot wait for Stevie Turner
to arrive here in NXT.

483
00:27:23,041 --> 00:27:28,146
[Alicia] And her opponent, Sol Ruca.

484
00:27:28,213 --> 00:27:31,216
["Chasing Surf" music continuous playing]

485
00:27:46,865 --> 00:27:48,433
[Vic] We're looking at a superstar
in Sol Ruca

486
00:27:48,500 --> 00:27:51,269
who is certainly riding
a wave of momentum.

487
00:27:51,336 --> 00:27:54,572
[Booker] Talking about somebody
that's got the rocket, Vic.

488
00:27:54,639 --> 00:27:56,441
-Somebody checks off every box…
-[bell rings]

489
00:27:56,508 --> 00:27:57,575
…that's Sol Ruca.

490
00:27:57,642 --> 00:28:02,013
Excellent footwork, excellent balance
and I'm talking about tonight.

491
00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:05,250
This is what I call
on-the-job training, Vic.

492
00:28:05,316 --> 00:28:06,951
[Vic] These are two superstars,
as I mentioned,

493
00:28:07,018 --> 00:28:09,587
were set to compete a few weeks ago
if it was not for Isla Dawn,

494
00:28:09,654 --> 00:28:14,626
and Fyre extended that challenge last week
to finally face each other one-on-one,

495
00:28:14,693 --> 00:28:16,861
but, Book, what has gotten into Alba Fyre?

496
00:28:16,928 --> 00:28:19,030
She just was flat-out rude last week.

497
00:28:19,097 --> 00:28:22,767
[Booker] Come on, man. Come on, Vic.
You know all about that, ever since…

498
00:28:22,834 --> 00:28:24,602
Shoulders down, shoulders down.

499
00:28:24,669 --> 00:28:26,538
[Booker] Ever since Halloween Havoc,

500
00:28:26,604 --> 00:28:30,775
the mystique of Isla Dawn
I think that's what it is.

501
00:28:30,842 --> 00:28:33,778
[Vic] You bring up great points
because we also think about The Mist,

502
00:28:33,845 --> 00:28:35,647
that potent powder from Isla Dawn.

503
00:28:35,714 --> 00:28:37,515
And you take a look at Fyre,

504
00:28:37,582 --> 00:28:41,586
she's just feeling an avalanche
of emotions since Halloween Havoc.

505
00:28:41,653 --> 00:28:42,520
That's a great point.

506
00:28:42,587 --> 00:28:46,424
[Booker]
You say potent powder, I say potent venom.

507
00:28:46,491 --> 00:28:49,894
[Vic] That's what we're told.
What a high crossbody into the cover.

508
00:28:49,961 --> 00:28:52,630
And would you consider this
an upset here tonight?

509
00:28:52,697 --> 00:28:54,199
[Booker] Would I consider this an upset?

510
00:28:54,265 --> 00:28:57,035
Let me tell you right now,
Sol Ruca has all the tools…

511
00:28:57,102 --> 00:28:58,636
[Vic] Backside, shoulders are down.

512
00:28:58,703 --> 00:29:01,206
[Booker] To be champion right here in NXT,
but like I say,

513
00:29:01,272 --> 00:29:04,909
this match right here,
she's gonna have to prove her mettle

514
00:29:04,976 --> 00:29:06,778
in this match right here with Alba Fyre.

515
00:29:06,845 --> 00:29:10,548
Because Alba, she's here for a reason,
back for a season.

516
00:29:10,615 --> 00:29:12,350
[Vic]
There's a little bit of sportsmanship

517
00:29:12,417 --> 00:29:13,618
between these two.

518
00:29:13,685 --> 00:29:15,920
Sportsmanship
will be certainly thrown out the window

519
00:29:15,987 --> 00:29:19,424
when the Raw women's title is on the line
between Bianca Belair and Alexa Bliss

520
00:29:19,491 --> 00:29:20,792
at the Royal Rumble.

521
00:29:21,526 --> 00:29:23,895
[Booker] Bianca Belair proved the champion

522
00:29:23,962 --> 00:29:27,432
that she really is taking on all comers,
you gotta love it.

523
00:29:27,499 --> 00:29:30,802
[Vic] Nice counter,
and Ruca now, into another cover.

524
00:29:30,869 --> 00:29:32,637
Hook of the leg. Is this gonna be enough?

525
00:29:32,704 --> 00:29:37,242
Another kick out by Fyre,
but what a counter, and you mentioned,

526
00:29:37,308 --> 00:29:41,012
Sol Ruca really putting it together
in recent weeks.

527
00:29:41,079 --> 00:29:45,483
[Booker] Sol Ruca's an athlete,
she's a student of this game.

528
00:29:45,550 --> 00:29:47,352
[Vic] Wait a minute, Book,
this is what I'm talking about.

529
00:29:47,418 --> 00:29:50,655
This is the fire in Alba
that is burning inside,

530
00:29:50,722 --> 00:29:53,391
but also this tag team match
just made official

531
00:29:53,458 --> 00:29:58,730
after what we witnessed moments ago,
fireworks will be flying later on tonight.

532
00:29:58,797 --> 00:30:00,298
[Booker] Wait a minute.
Is that tonight, Vic?

533
00:30:00,365 --> 00:30:04,002
[Vic] That is tonight
in our main event here on NXT.

534
00:30:04,068 --> 00:30:07,205
Let's get back to Alba Fyre
and talk about this…

535
00:30:07,272 --> 00:30:11,910
Almost different sorta aggression
that just seems to spark at moments.

536
00:30:11,976 --> 00:30:17,582
[Booker] Alba was so close to cashing in.
Here comes Isla Dawn.

537
00:30:17,649 --> 00:30:22,387
But I'm gonna tell you right now,
tonight with a big, big win over Sol Ruca

538
00:30:22,453 --> 00:30:25,557
she can put herself right back
in the conversation.

539
00:30:25,623 --> 00:30:28,393
-[Vic] Ruca trying to…
-[Booker] Big shot there, Vic.

540
00:30:28,459 --> 00:30:31,930
[Vic] Sol Ruca certainly has been
receiving a lot of attention,

541
00:30:31,996 --> 00:30:34,299
which could be a bad thing to some.

542
00:30:34,365 --> 00:30:37,302
[Booker] Let me tell you something,
when you got the spotlight on you, Vic,

543
00:30:37,368 --> 00:30:40,171
-when everybody is…
-[Vic] Oh, wow.

544
00:30:40,238 --> 00:30:43,875
[Booker] Your name get there before
you do, that's a good thing, trust me.

545
00:30:43,942 --> 00:30:46,945
[Vic] What a superkick, and there again,

546
00:30:47,011 --> 00:30:50,782
Alba Fyre almost becoming unleashed
in this moment.

547
00:30:53,051 --> 00:30:56,721
[Booker] Alba Fyre she knows
how important a matchup like this…

548
00:30:56,788 --> 00:30:59,891
-[Vic] Wait, did you see?
-…a win over--

549
00:30:59,958 --> 00:31:05,463
That is Isla Dawn and certainly
has changed the complexion of the--

550
00:31:05,530 --> 00:31:07,932
Oh, Sol Snatcher.

551
00:31:07,999 --> 00:31:10,001
[Booker laughs]

552
00:31:10,068 --> 00:31:12,604
-[Booker] I got to see that again, Vic.
-[audience] One, two, three!

553
00:31:12,670 --> 00:31:15,740
-[Vic] What a win for Sol Ruca.
-[Booker] Oh!

554
00:31:15,807 --> 00:31:19,510
-Talking about checking off every box.
-[Alicia] Here is your winner, Sol Ruca.

555
00:31:19,577 --> 00:31:21,112
[Booker] That's what
I'm talking about, Vic.

556
00:31:21,179 --> 00:31:26,484
[Vic] Kofi Kingston tweeted
about Sol Ruca's pure athleticism

557
00:31:26,551 --> 00:31:28,286
last week after the Battle Royal.

558
00:31:28,353 --> 00:31:31,923
I can only imagine
what's gonna go out on social media

559
00:31:31,990 --> 00:31:33,891
about Sol Ruca after tonight.

560
00:31:33,958 --> 00:31:38,329
First, Alba was in control,
distracted yet again by Isla Dawn.

561
00:31:38,396 --> 00:31:41,299
We talked about this whole matchup
and then right here, Book, bam.

562
00:31:41,366 --> 00:31:44,569
[Booker] Check the balance,
the grace of Sol Ruca right there

563
00:31:44,636 --> 00:31:49,140
with a huge victory over Alba Fyre.
Check it out again. Wow!

564
00:31:49,841 --> 00:31:52,777
[Vic] Sol Ruca that unbridled athleticism

565
00:31:52,844 --> 00:31:55,580
and it's because of her ability
in the ring

566
00:31:55,647 --> 00:31:58,316
she is becoming and staking her claim

567
00:31:58,383 --> 00:32:04,689
being the fastest-rising superstar
in the women's division here in NXT.

568
00:32:05,123 --> 00:32:08,359
But what must be going
through the mind of Alba Fyre, and…

569
00:32:09,627 --> 00:32:13,898
more importantly, what's going
through the mind of Isla Dawn?

570
00:32:17,035 --> 00:32:20,004
[hip-hop music playing]

571
00:32:24,442 --> 00:32:26,344
-[Vic] As I mentioned earlier today…
-[bell rings]

572
00:32:26,411 --> 00:32:30,248
…I had the opportunity to sit down
with Grayson Waller

573
00:32:30,315 --> 00:32:33,985
and talk about what transpired last week
at New Year's Evil.

574
00:32:34,052 --> 00:32:35,320
You will not wanna miss

575
00:32:35,386 --> 00:32:39,757
what the arrogant Aussie
has to say next on NXT.

576
00:32:40,224 --> 00:32:41,359
[music fades off]

577
00:32:44,495 --> 00:32:46,531
Tony D'Angelo and his goon
learned the hard way

578
00:32:46,597 --> 00:32:49,867
exactly what street justice really means.

579
00:32:49,934 --> 00:32:52,537
[dramatic music playing]

580
00:32:52,603 --> 00:32:54,639
Next up on the docket for me is Wes Lee.

581
00:32:56,007 --> 00:32:58,943
See, I didn't come back to NXT
to make friends. No.

582
00:32:59,010 --> 00:33:03,581
I came to collect punitive damages.

583
00:33:04,148 --> 00:33:07,518
But, Wes, the reward of beating you
will fill my bag

584
00:33:07,585 --> 00:33:09,520
with something that I've never had before.

585
00:33:09,587 --> 00:33:11,823
Championship gold.

586
00:33:12,657 --> 00:33:15,059
I'd offer you a plea bargain
where you just give me

587
00:33:15,126 --> 00:33:19,097
the North American Championship,
but you're probably too stupid to take it.

588
00:33:19,163 --> 00:33:22,667
You have no shot
of walking outta Charlotte

589
00:33:22,734 --> 00:33:25,203
with that North American Championship.

590
00:33:25,269 --> 00:33:27,605
High justice awaits you.

591
00:33:29,907 --> 00:33:31,909
You have 18 days, Mr. Lee,

592
00:33:31,976 --> 00:33:34,379
because, for you,
it won't be Vengeance Day,

593
00:33:34,445 --> 00:33:35,980
it'll be Judgment Day.

594
00:33:39,550 --> 00:33:42,553
[Vic] Well, last week, Wes Lee
didn't back down from his statement.

595
00:33:42,620 --> 00:33:46,858
He wanted Dijak. Will justice be served
two weeks from Saturday

596
00:33:46,924 --> 00:33:50,962
or will Lee's
North American Championship reign continue

597
00:33:51,029 --> 00:33:54,198
at NXT Vengeance Day premium live event?

598
00:33:54,265 --> 00:33:56,834
And, Book, we also know
the NXT Championship will be defended

599
00:33:56,901 --> 00:33:58,536
in Charlotte, North Carolina,

600
00:33:58,603 --> 00:34:02,006
and it will be inside a steel cage

601
00:34:02,073 --> 00:34:04,842
champion Bron Breakker,
the challenger, Grayson Waller,

602
00:34:04,909 --> 00:34:07,211
and earlier today, I had the opportunity

603
00:34:07,278 --> 00:34:10,148
to get an exclusive interview
with the challenger.

604
00:34:12,850 --> 00:34:15,586
Grayson, the world has been talking
about your matchup last Tuesday

605
00:34:15,653 --> 00:34:19,056
at New Year's Evil against Bron Breakker
for the NXT Championship.

606
00:34:19,123 --> 00:34:23,227
What's been going through your mind
over the last seven days?

607
00:34:24,629 --> 00:34:27,065
New Year's Evil was supposed to be
the night that I saved NXT.

608
00:34:27,965 --> 00:34:31,069
You've seen it the last year.
Bron Breakker has run through everyone.

609
00:34:31,135 --> 00:34:32,770
He's beaten everyone in his path…

610
00:34:34,906 --> 00:34:36,908
but he couldn't beat Grayson Waller.

611
00:34:36,974 --> 00:34:40,078
[intense music playing]

612
00:34:41,679 --> 00:34:43,448
He was everything
I thought he was going to be.

613
00:34:43,514 --> 00:34:47,318
He was just as fast, just as strong,
just as athletic, and just as stupid.

614
00:34:47,385 --> 00:34:49,153
I scare you.

615
00:34:49,220 --> 00:34:51,089
[audience groan]

616
00:34:51,155 --> 00:34:52,323
My house.

617
00:34:52,390 --> 00:34:53,858
[Grayson] From moment one to moment done,

618
00:34:53,925 --> 00:34:56,427
I knew exactly what Bron was gonna do.

619
00:34:56,494 --> 00:35:00,098
The reason I'm sitting not NXT champion
has nothing to do with Bron Breakker.

620
00:35:00,164 --> 00:35:03,935
It has everything to do with the one thing
that wasn't in my control.

621
00:35:04,669 --> 00:35:06,938
-[Vic] Uh-oh.
-[Booker] Wow.

622
00:35:07,004 --> 00:35:09,774
[Vic] The ropes just snapped
on that middle turnbuckle.

623
00:35:10,608 --> 00:35:12,076
[Vic] At this moment right here,

624
00:35:12,143 --> 00:35:15,079
you can see
the pin popping off the turnbuckle

625
00:35:15,146 --> 00:35:16,547
when you put Bron Breakker--

626
00:35:16,614 --> 00:35:18,015
When I put Bron Breakker,

627
00:35:18,082 --> 00:35:20,451
because I put that boy through it
like it was nothing,

628
00:35:20,518 --> 00:35:23,020
and you got 20 idiots running out here
trying to fix the ring.

629
00:35:23,087 --> 00:35:25,656
They got one job to do. Fix the ring.

630
00:35:25,723 --> 00:35:28,192
They do their job,
Grayson Waller is the NXT Champion.

631
00:35:28,259 --> 00:35:31,596
But they failed their one job
and because of that, I failed mine,

632
00:35:31,662 --> 00:35:33,664
and that was becoming the NXT Champion.

633
00:35:36,200 --> 00:35:38,402
[Vic] Let's fast forward
a little bit farther into the matchup

634
00:35:38,469 --> 00:35:41,539
because it was the knee scene
around the world,

635
00:35:41,606 --> 00:35:44,842
and I gotta be honest sitting here
with you right now in this moment.

636
00:35:44,909 --> 00:35:50,548
At that moment, I thought you were
about to be crowned NXT champion.

637
00:35:51,582 --> 00:35:55,119
I drove my knees
straight into his forehead. Bang, done.

638
00:35:57,154 --> 00:35:58,389
I'll give credit where it's due.

639
00:35:58,456 --> 00:36:00,591
I'm not really sure how he kicked out,
but it's all good.

640
00:36:00,658 --> 00:36:03,594
Grayson Waller always has a backup plan.
I'm up to the ropes. Waller elbow.

641
00:36:03,661 --> 00:36:05,530
-[Booker] Whoa!
-[Vic] Whoa!

642
00:36:05,596 --> 00:36:10,701
Nasty spill by Waller
for the second time, the ropes broke.

643
00:36:10,768 --> 00:36:12,670
[Grayson] The next thing I know
I can hear the ref counting four or five.

644
00:36:12,737 --> 00:36:14,405
I'm not really sure where I am.

645
00:36:15,273 --> 00:36:17,241
Grayson Waller loses via count-out.

646
00:36:18,009 --> 00:36:20,444
I gotta be honest with you, Vicky,
I don't really feel like a loser.

647
00:36:20,511 --> 00:36:21,345
[bell rings]

648
00:36:21,412 --> 00:36:24,048
Because Bron was lying there
half-dead in the ring.

649
00:36:25,149 --> 00:36:28,786
If anything, I feel as much the champion
as Bron is, in fact, I even…

650
00:36:29,687 --> 00:36:31,489
brought my own championship.

651
00:36:31,556 --> 00:36:32,757
[laughs]

652
00:36:33,424 --> 00:36:34,992
That looks pretty good, right?

653
00:36:36,127 --> 00:36:39,864
The next time you have an opportunity
to win the NXT Championship…

654
00:36:39,931 --> 00:36:42,667
Whoa, what do you mean?
I already got it right here, huh?

655
00:36:43,134 --> 00:36:45,803
Next time you have
the real NXT Championship

656
00:36:45,870 --> 00:36:49,941
is at NXT's Vengeance Day two weeks
from Saturday, Charlotte, North Carolina,

657
00:36:50,007 --> 00:36:56,547
against Bron Breakker
inside a 15-foot high steel cage.

658
00:36:56,614 --> 00:36:59,483
[Grayson] Most people wouldn't wanna
be stuck in a cage with Bron Breakker.

659
00:36:59,550 --> 00:37:01,352
Grayson Waller isn't most people

660
00:37:01,419 --> 00:37:05,890
and there is nowhere that I wanna be more
than be stuck in a cage with that dog.

661
00:37:05,957 --> 00:37:07,825
HBK still everybody
wants a decisive winner.

662
00:37:07,892 --> 00:37:09,727
No problem, Shawn. I got you.

663
00:37:09,794 --> 00:37:11,629
I'm going to make sure
there's a decisive winner.

664
00:37:11,696 --> 00:37:14,699
Because it doesn't matter
if the cage breaks, the ring breaks,

665
00:37:14,765 --> 00:37:16,968
I'm gonna pin Bron Breakker.

666
00:37:17,034 --> 00:37:19,370
Whether it's in the ring,
on the outside, in the cement.

667
00:37:19,437 --> 00:37:20,404
I'm pinning him

668
00:37:20,471 --> 00:37:23,841
because this is the most important event
in NXT history.

669
00:37:23,908 --> 00:37:26,544
We're back on the road,
Charlotte, North Carolina,

670
00:37:26,611 --> 00:37:31,782
and who better to drive the car
than Grayson Waller?

671
00:37:31,849 --> 00:37:35,553
Think of all the superstars
that have performed in Charlotte, Vicky.

672
00:37:35,620 --> 00:37:38,522
Think of them all. Whoa. Whoa.

673
00:37:38,589 --> 00:37:41,525
And not one of them can hold a candle
at Grayson Waller

674
00:37:41,592 --> 00:37:45,363
because at Vengeance Day, I take
Bron Breakker, I take the NXT title,

675
00:37:45,429 --> 00:37:48,132
I take Charlotte, North Carolina barrel…

676
00:37:49,333 --> 00:37:50,401
when I become…

677
00:37:52,570 --> 00:37:55,239
NXT Champion.

678
00:37:57,408 --> 00:38:03,014
[Vic] Oh, there will be a decisive winner
two weeks from Saturday in Charlotte.

679
00:38:03,080 --> 00:38:08,252
You do not wanna miss
what could change the landscape of NXT

680
00:38:08,319 --> 00:38:12,823
when Breakker faces Waller one more time
for the NXT title

681
00:38:12,890 --> 00:38:15,826
in a still cage match.

682
00:38:15,893 --> 00:38:19,130
[rock music playing]

683
00:38:21,966 --> 00:38:23,501
We've been away a while,
haven't we, Wolfie?

684
00:38:23,567 --> 00:38:25,603
-Aye, Mark.
-Aye, we're back now, ain't we, Wolfie?

685
00:38:25,670 --> 00:38:26,637
Aye, Mark.

686
00:38:26,704 --> 00:38:28,239
We're about to remind Briggs and Jensen

687
00:38:28,306 --> 00:38:31,776
and every other team out there
why is Gallus Boys on top.

688
00:38:31,842 --> 00:38:34,945
Gallus Boys on top. Let's get into them.

689
00:38:38,482 --> 00:38:40,951
Ain't no free ones with us, Gallus,
you already know that.

690
00:38:41,018 --> 00:38:43,220
These country boys
about to raise some hell tonight.

691
00:38:43,287 --> 00:38:45,289
-Damn right, baby.
-That's right.

692
00:38:47,058 --> 00:38:48,893
[crosstalk]

693
00:38:48,959 --> 00:38:51,429
Come on, stop.

694
00:38:51,495 --> 00:38:57,768
[crosstalk].

695
00:38:57,835 --> 00:39:00,671
-You can't do that.
-Maybe you've been kicked out of NXT.

696
00:39:00,738 --> 00:39:02,506
I don't want you to check.

697
00:39:02,573 --> 00:39:05,609
Alba, calm down. What is going on?

698
00:39:05,676 --> 00:39:08,612
Do you know what?
I don't even know what's going on.

699
00:39:08,679 --> 00:39:11,816
I can't win title matches.
I can't win against rookies.

700
00:39:11,882 --> 00:39:13,551
I don't know.

701
00:39:13,617 --> 00:39:16,120
You just need to be patient.

702
00:39:16,187 --> 00:39:18,356
It took us some time
to win the tag titles.

703
00:39:18,422 --> 00:39:20,791
I mean, look at us now.
We're the longest-reigning tag champs

704
00:39:20,858 --> 00:39:24,261
and there's no team that can beat us,
so chill.

705
00:39:24,328 --> 00:39:29,033
Is that right? Well, maybe I need
to be setting my eyes on you two.

706
00:39:29,100 --> 00:39:33,771
Women's Tag Team Champion Alba Fyre
sounds really good to me.

707
00:39:33,838 --> 00:39:35,439
Look, I dunno
if you're two different people,

708
00:39:35,506 --> 00:39:38,442
you got a split personality going on,
but we just saved your ass

709
00:39:38,509 --> 00:39:39,944
and you're gonna come at us like that now?

710
00:39:40,010 --> 00:39:43,647
Listen, we'll take on anyone,
but you don't even have a partner.

711
00:39:43,714 --> 00:39:45,616
I don't need anyone.

712
00:39:47,051 --> 00:39:49,420
[whispers] Something is really going on.

713
00:39:49,887 --> 00:39:52,656
[Tyler] Tyler Bate, the pioneer.

714
00:39:52,723 --> 00:39:58,295
[Michael]
First-ever WWE United Kingdom Champion.

715
00:39:58,362 --> 00:40:01,165
[Vic] The Heritage Cup Champion.

716
00:40:01,232 --> 00:40:05,536
Two-time NXT UKChampion.

717
00:40:07,705 --> 00:40:11,108
[Tyler] I felt it was time
for some much-needed rest and reflection.

718
00:40:11,175 --> 00:40:15,613
But now I am back to face new challenges
and settle some old issues.

719
00:40:15,679 --> 00:40:20,885
The big strong boy returns to NXT,
and this time, I'm staying.

720
00:40:20,951 --> 00:40:24,455
[audience cheering]

721
00:40:24,922 --> 00:40:28,192
[Vic] The big strong boy is back tonight.

722
00:40:29,293 --> 00:40:30,227
[bell rings]

723
00:40:30,294 --> 00:40:32,863
[Alicia] The following contest
is a tag team match

724
00:40:32,930 --> 00:40:34,298
scheduled for one fall.

725
00:40:34,365 --> 00:40:40,137
Accompanied by Fallon Henley,
the team of Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen.

726
00:40:40,204 --> 00:40:42,840
[Vic] Jensen and Briggs are very upset
coming in tonight

727
00:40:42,907 --> 00:40:46,377
where brutally blindsided last week
by Gallus

728
00:40:46,444 --> 00:40:48,846
and it was Gallus' return here to NXT

729
00:40:48,913 --> 00:40:52,716
because they were suspended
this past September.

730
00:40:52,783 --> 00:40:56,420
You can take a look at it.
The footage speaks for itself.

731
00:40:56,487 --> 00:40:58,956
This, of course,
was after the pub rules match,

732
00:40:59,023 --> 00:41:02,827
which Briggs and Jensen
were victorious in.

733
00:41:02,893 --> 00:41:05,763
But, I mean, what's up with Gallus?

734
00:41:05,830 --> 00:41:07,598
After so many months
they haven't gotten over it?

735
00:41:07,665 --> 00:41:08,499
[Booker] Come on, Vic.

736
00:41:08,566 --> 00:41:13,804
These guys are back to make a statement
in this tag team division and I love it.

737
00:41:13,871 --> 00:41:16,874
["Thicker Than Blood" music playing]

738
00:41:25,683 --> 00:41:31,322
[Alicia] And their opponents,
Mark Coffey and Wolfgang Gallus.

739
00:41:31,388 --> 00:41:35,493
[Vic] The former NXT UK Tag Team Champions
returned last week.

740
00:41:35,559 --> 00:41:40,531
Obviously, the suspension is lifted
and I know you just said you loved it.

741
00:41:40,598 --> 00:41:43,400
What is your Hall of Fame takeaway

742
00:41:43,467 --> 00:41:46,504
from seeing Gallus in person
for the first time?

743
00:41:46,570 --> 00:41:52,376
[Booker] Unlike The New Day,
these guys have no playing, no jiving,

744
00:41:52,443 --> 00:41:58,215
just business, sitting at home watching
this division get hijacked by The New Day.

745
00:41:58,282 --> 00:42:03,120
Trust me,
these guys got a lean, mean, bad attitude

746
00:42:03,187 --> 00:42:07,458
and it starts tonight with these two guys,
Josh Briggs, Brooks Jensen.

747
00:42:07,525 --> 00:42:08,792
Oh, it's going to be good.

748
00:42:08,859 --> 00:42:10,895
[Vic] They were sitting at home
because they were suspended.

749
00:42:10,961 --> 00:42:12,630
It wasn't like they were on holiday,
Booker.

750
00:42:12,696 --> 00:42:17,234
[Booker] Getting suspended is one thing,
being warned is another.

751
00:42:17,301 --> 00:42:19,003
[Vic] You don't feel bad for Briggs
and Jensen?

752
00:42:19,069 --> 00:42:21,105
Their spot was taken from them last week.

753
00:42:21,171 --> 00:42:23,908
[Booker] Look here, man.
I have very little sympathy.

754
00:42:23,974 --> 00:42:27,611
That's something they need
to talk to their mother about.

755
00:42:27,678 --> 00:42:29,513
Mark Coffey making his… Their mother.

756
00:42:29,580 --> 00:42:33,183
Mark Coffey tagged into the matchup
as Coffey and Wolfgang

757
00:42:33,250 --> 00:42:36,787
right now taking right to it,
and they have a lot of pent-up aggression

758
00:42:36,854 --> 00:42:39,323
when it comes towards the team
they're facing here tonight.

759
00:42:39,390 --> 00:42:43,661
They've been plotting this return
since September and I said it again.

760
00:42:43,727 --> 00:42:45,296
I said it before,
I'm going to say it again.

761
00:42:45,362 --> 00:42:49,667
Shouldn't you be over it?
It's been four months. Move on. Grow up.

762
00:42:49,733 --> 00:42:51,502
[Booker]
You don't get over something like that

763
00:42:51,569 --> 00:42:52,736
when you feel like you've been wronged.

764
00:42:52,803 --> 00:42:57,841
But tonight these guys are back,
Gallus is back to create mayhem

765
00:42:57,908 --> 00:43:01,912
and destruction and it starts right here
with these two guys. I love it.

766
00:43:01,979 --> 00:43:03,514
[Vic] Take a look
at the destruction right now.

767
00:43:03,580 --> 00:43:06,984
Briggs is legal, made the tag
into the cover and a kick out.

768
00:43:07,051 --> 00:43:10,154
And tag team division here in NXT
is always unpredictable.

769
00:43:10,220 --> 00:43:12,022
[Booker] Lemme tell you something
about this kid, Josh Briggs,

770
00:43:12,089 --> 00:43:15,859
I like everything about this kid.
He's laser-focused.

771
00:43:15,926 --> 00:43:18,562
The one thing I'm thinking about, though,
is Brooke Jensen.

772
00:43:18,629 --> 00:43:20,230
-Is he ready for tonight?
-[Vic] Oh, wait a minute.

773
00:43:20,297 --> 00:43:22,232
The referee distracted by Briggs

774
00:43:22,299 --> 00:43:24,635
and that allowed Wolfgang
to take advantage.

775
00:43:24,702 --> 00:43:27,738
[Booker] You know what that's called,
that's tag team action right there.

776
00:43:27,805 --> 00:43:30,641
That's two guys working in unison,
and I love it.

777
00:43:30,708 --> 00:43:34,678
[Vic] Now Wolfgang,
he is the unhinged member of Gallus.

778
00:43:34,745 --> 00:43:36,113
Instead of looking for a pin,

779
00:43:36,180 --> 00:43:41,852
he's looking to continue to pound down
and beat up Brooks Jensen.

780
00:43:41,919 --> 00:43:43,821
[Booker] I love it. Wolfgang.

781
00:43:43,887 --> 00:43:47,891
Perfect name for a guy like this
'cause he's going to bring the pain.

782
00:43:47,958 --> 00:43:50,995
I'm talking about the wrecking ball, baby.

783
00:43:51,061 --> 00:43:55,432
[Vic] Gallus would love to put
the NXT tag team gold around their waist.

784
00:43:55,499 --> 00:43:58,068
We talk about the unpredictability
of the NXT Tag Team Division.

785
00:43:58,135 --> 00:43:59,370
How about this Friday,

786
00:43:59,436 --> 00:44:01,638
the start
of the No. 1 Contenders tournament

787
00:44:01,705 --> 00:44:03,407
for the SmackDown Tag Team title,

788
00:44:03,474 --> 00:44:06,210
the Usos, the champions, they got to not
only worry about the tournament, Book,

789
00:44:06,276 --> 00:44:09,146
they got to get ready
to defend the Raw Tag Team titles

790
00:44:09,213 --> 00:44:12,516
against Judgment Day
this Monday at Raw is XXX.

791
00:44:12,583 --> 00:44:16,453
[Booker] My God. I'm talking
about unified tag team champions,

792
00:44:16,520 --> 00:44:19,923
the greatest tag team in the world,
the Usos.

793
00:44:19,990 --> 00:44:22,693
Yes. I can't wait. I can't wait.

794
00:44:22,760 --> 00:44:25,195
[Vic] This match turning into a slugfest

795
00:44:25,262 --> 00:44:28,999
and we still have another Tag Team match
coming up later on tonight.

796
00:44:29,066 --> 00:44:32,002
These four women
really at a war of words earlier,

797
00:44:32,069 --> 00:44:35,939
they're gonna main event NXT,
Perez, Valkyria, and Toxic Attraction.

798
00:44:36,006 --> 00:44:37,441
But back to the action in the ring,

799
00:44:37,508 --> 00:44:40,310
so much has been taken outta Jensen
in this matchup.

800
00:44:40,377 --> 00:44:44,782
Somehow, Briggs was able to reach out
and just get enough contact to make a tag.

801
00:44:44,848 --> 00:44:49,520
[Booker] Brooks Jensen, right now,
it seems like he's off just a little bit.

802
00:44:49,586 --> 00:44:52,756
I'm wondering is his mind here
or elsewhere?

803
00:44:52,823 --> 00:44:54,558
You gotta wonder about that, Vic.

804
00:44:54,625 --> 00:44:56,860
[Vic] That's a good point.
Is his head in the right place?

805
00:44:56,927 --> 00:44:59,096
You're talking about,
regarding Kiana James.

806
00:44:59,163 --> 00:45:01,999
[Booker] I'm talking about
his nose being wide open

807
00:45:02,066 --> 00:45:04,201
for that lovely, lovely little hoodie.

808
00:45:04,268 --> 00:45:05,969
[Vic] Can you focus on the match, Book,

809
00:45:06,036 --> 00:45:09,540
because Mark Coffey right now
taking advantage and Coffey…

810
00:45:09,606 --> 00:45:11,375
[Booker] I am focused.

811
00:45:11,442 --> 00:45:16,413
You need to talk to Brook about that,
but right now, Josh is in trouble, dawg.

812
00:45:16,480 --> 00:45:18,682
[Vic] I'm gonna get this car
back on the right path, Book,

813
00:45:18,749 --> 00:45:22,186
as we're going off course.
As you see on the outside, Jensen is hurt.

814
00:45:22,252 --> 00:45:25,055
Briggs is by himself,
and Mark Coffey and Wolfgang

815
00:45:25,122 --> 00:45:28,325
are just decimating Briggs at this moment.

816
00:45:28,392 --> 00:45:30,894
-[Booker] Like I say, this team Gallus…
-[Vic] What are they thinking now?

817
00:45:30,961 --> 00:45:33,664
They keep it up,
they're asking to be suspended again.

818
00:45:33,731 --> 00:45:37,468
[Booker] Watching teams like The New Day,
you sit at home and you get very--

819
00:45:37,534 --> 00:45:40,037
-[Vic] Is this necessary?
-[Booker] You get very upset.

820
00:45:40,104 --> 00:45:41,672
And you wanna do something about it.

821
00:45:41,739 --> 00:45:43,440
That's what Gallus
is all about tonight, Vic.

822
00:45:43,507 --> 00:45:46,510
[Vic] Now when we talk about this turning
into a slugfest,

823
00:45:46,577 --> 00:45:49,079
referee's gotta get some sort of control.

824
00:45:50,013 --> 00:45:53,350
Combustible elements
could be getting ready to explode.

825
00:45:53,417 --> 00:45:54,785
[Booker] Briggs for the ride right here.

826
00:45:54,852 --> 00:45:58,689
He's about to go for the ride
on that concrete floor.

827
00:45:58,756 --> 00:46:02,926
[Vic] Think again, Booker.
All four superstars laid out.

828
00:46:02,993 --> 00:46:05,996
[audience chanting]

829
00:46:11,368 --> 00:46:13,003
[Vic] Back live on NXT, Booker.

830
00:46:13,070 --> 00:46:16,140
We knew this was going to be
an absolute slugfest

831
00:46:16,206 --> 00:46:19,309
between two teams that despise each other.

832
00:46:19,376 --> 00:46:23,714
Did you and Stevie Ray ever despise
another team you just couldn't be around?

833
00:46:23,781 --> 00:46:24,715
Tag, in comes Jensen.

834
00:46:24,781 --> 00:46:28,352
[Booker] Let me tell you.
My brother, he was always in a bad mood.

835
00:46:28,418 --> 00:46:30,854
He didn't like people,
but I'm gonna tell you right now,

836
00:46:30,921 --> 00:46:35,459
that's a recipe for success
in this business, trust me.

837
00:46:35,526 --> 00:46:37,961
[Vic] Nice spinning heel kick
and Jensen fired up,

838
00:46:38,028 --> 00:46:42,432
seems that maybe that inner turmoil
we talked about.

839
00:46:42,499 --> 00:46:44,134
Is he focused? What's he focused on?

840
00:46:44,201 --> 00:46:48,172
He seems to be focused right now
on Mark Coffey and… Oh, the back.

841
00:46:48,238 --> 00:46:49,873
We've seen this issue
throughout the match, though.

842
00:46:49,940 --> 00:46:50,808
[Booker] Let me tell you something.

843
00:46:50,874 --> 00:46:54,278
The work you put in before the match
is what gets you through it.

844
00:46:54,344 --> 00:46:57,147
I'm gonna tell you right now,
Brooks Jensen seemed like his mind

845
00:46:57,214 --> 00:47:00,150
has been elsewhere over these four weeks,
trust me on that.

846
00:47:00,217 --> 00:47:03,253
[Vic] Wow. Splat goes Wolfgang.
Is this gonna be enough?

847
00:47:03,320 --> 00:47:07,424
Into the cover, hook of the leg
and continuing to fight is Jensen.

848
00:47:07,491 --> 00:47:10,894
[Booker] I love everything
about this Team Gallus.

849
00:47:10,961 --> 00:47:14,331
They come to work
and they got their hard hat on.

850
00:47:14,398 --> 00:47:16,533
[Vic] Well, it didn't look like
Fallon Henley was too impressed.

851
00:47:16,600 --> 00:47:20,370
You talk about Wolfgang, take a look
at the height from the big man.

852
00:47:20,437 --> 00:47:22,606
And it is Wolfgang who is in control.

853
00:47:22,673 --> 00:47:23,874
You gotta wonder about Jensen,

854
00:47:23,941 --> 00:47:26,343
that lower back has been an issue
throughout this entire match.

855
00:47:26,410 --> 00:47:28,445
[Booker] I love that Wolfgang
bringing the pain

856
00:47:28,512 --> 00:47:32,482
and you talk about gravity bringing down
a lot of weight down this kid,

857
00:47:32,549 --> 00:47:38,222
Brooks Jensen. And Jensen, right now,
Vic, he's in what I call dire straits.

858
00:47:38,288 --> 00:47:42,459
[Vic] You can say that one more time.
What a nasty forearm from Coffey.

859
00:47:42,526 --> 00:47:46,096
And again, it has been Gallus
who has been plotting and planning

860
00:47:46,163 --> 00:47:48,899
this return from suspension
since September.

861
00:47:48,966 --> 00:47:50,868
You don't think that every moment

862
00:47:50,934 --> 00:47:53,770
they've been thinking about this matchup,
into the cover and a kick out,

863
00:47:53,837 --> 00:47:56,740
they've been thinking
about getting their hands on Briggs,

864
00:47:56,807 --> 00:47:58,508
getting their hands on Jensen?

865
00:47:58,575 --> 00:48:00,611
[Booker] Coffey and Wolfgang,

866
00:48:00,677 --> 00:48:06,516
these guys are swiftly making their way
into Booker T's fave five.

867
00:48:06,583 --> 00:48:08,585
-I like these guys.
-[Vic] You're all smiles right now.

868
00:48:08,652 --> 00:48:09,853
[Booker] I love it, man.

869
00:48:09,920 --> 00:48:13,724
I'm talking about a beatdown right now
on these boys.

870
00:48:13,790 --> 00:48:15,926
Big shot right there to the face.

871
00:48:15,993 --> 00:48:18,962
[Vic] That no-nonsense attitude,
and again, Coffey, into another cover,

872
00:48:19,029 --> 00:48:20,530
continue to focus on the lower back.

873
00:48:20,597 --> 00:48:24,501
One more time, Jensen's able to kick out,
but Jensen's in the wrong corner, Book.

874
00:48:24,568 --> 00:48:26,436
He is faraway from his partner.

875
00:48:26,503 --> 00:48:29,206
[Booker] This kid Mark Coffey
keeping this kid

876
00:48:29,273 --> 00:48:32,342
[Booker] Brooks Jensen
real close to the body.

877
00:48:32,409 --> 00:48:35,312
I like this action right here.
Keeping the man in that corner.

878
00:48:35,379 --> 00:48:38,815
This right here is great tag team work.
You gotta love that.

879
00:48:38,882 --> 00:48:42,119
[Vic] Another tag was made,
and the crazy thing about Gallus,

880
00:48:42,185 --> 00:48:44,488
Mark Coffey is the calm one.

881
00:48:44,554 --> 00:48:47,758
-He's the collected one, Book.
-[Booker] That was me. That was me.

882
00:48:47,824 --> 00:48:50,260
My brother, like I say,
he didn't like people

883
00:48:50,327 --> 00:48:54,631
and that was a recipe
for ten-time Tag Team Champion.

884
00:48:54,698 --> 00:48:56,400
One of greatest Tag Team from all time,

885
00:48:56,466 --> 00:48:59,603
and right now,
we're looking at another one in Gallus.

886
00:48:59,670 --> 00:49:02,606
[Vic] Well, Fallon Henley trying
to rally the troops in this matchup.

887
00:49:02,673 --> 00:49:04,942
Jensen trying to get to the tag.
Closing in.

888
00:49:05,008 --> 00:49:07,511
NXT Universe trying to rally.

889
00:49:07,577 --> 00:49:11,148
Coffey wisely kicking the hand away.
Not allowing the tag.

890
00:49:11,214 --> 00:49:14,751
This goes to the IQ you were talking about
when it comes to Gallus.

891
00:49:14,818 --> 00:49:17,387
[Booker] Tag team work,
but here comes the big man.

892
00:49:17,454 --> 00:49:22,392
Josh Briggs big right hand.
Another right hand. He's on the move.

893
00:49:22,459 --> 00:49:25,162
[Vic] You just got to imagine
the force behind those right hands

894
00:49:25,228 --> 00:49:29,099
as Gallus boys have been
in a lot of pub fights over the years.

895
00:49:29,166 --> 00:49:32,936
Oh. And it's not easy to drop them
with one straight right.

896
00:49:33,003 --> 00:49:34,604
But that's what Briggs has done.

897
00:49:34,671 --> 00:49:39,009
And Briggs now. Oh, the big man
flying through the air in his own right.

898
00:49:39,076 --> 00:49:42,546
[Booker] This big man gets you
on the outside of the ring right now.

899
00:49:42,612 --> 00:49:45,215
This thing is breaking down right now,
Vic.

900
00:49:45,282 --> 00:49:48,685
[Vic] You can say that one more time.
Action all over the place.

901
00:49:48,752 --> 00:49:53,457
-Four superstars… On exposed concrete.
-[Booker] Oh. Oh, my God.

902
00:49:53,523 --> 00:49:55,025
[Vic] Whoa!

903
00:49:55,792 --> 00:49:58,228
[grunting]

904
00:50:00,664 --> 00:50:03,233
-[Booker] Look, Vic, this look…
-[Vic] Jensen hasn't moved.

905
00:50:03,300 --> 00:50:04,434
Briggs is by himself.

906
00:50:04,501 --> 00:50:07,270
[Booker] This is a two-on-one situation
right now.

907
00:50:07,337 --> 00:50:11,408
Brooks Jensen is out. He's down.
He's down for the count.

908
00:50:11,475 --> 00:50:14,211
Briggs is gonna have to do it all himself.
A little side slam.

909
00:50:14,277 --> 00:50:16,380
-Oh, I love that move right there.
-[Vic] Splash connects.

910
00:50:16,446 --> 00:50:17,514
Briggs is fired up.

911
00:50:17,581 --> 00:50:19,483
[Booker] Yeah, he ain't got
a whole lot of time for this kid.

912
00:50:19,549 --> 00:50:23,620
[Vic] Briggs is finally…
It's syncing in right now.

913
00:50:24,388 --> 00:50:26,056
Guys!

914
00:50:26,790 --> 00:50:31,128
[chattering]

915
00:50:31,828 --> 00:50:34,031
[Vic] There's a medical team coming out
to check on Jensen.

916
00:50:34,097 --> 00:50:36,500
But we have a matchup going on.
Briggs center of the ring.

917
00:50:36,566 --> 00:50:39,269
Coffey had a small package,
was able to kick out and right up,

918
00:50:39,336 --> 00:50:41,405
right down go both superstars.

919
00:50:41,471 --> 00:50:44,908
And as much as we are worried
about what's going on with Brooks Jensen,

920
00:50:44,975 --> 00:50:47,477
we're trying to stay focused
on the action at hand.

921
00:50:47,544 --> 00:50:49,546
There's Kiana James.

922
00:50:49,613 --> 00:50:53,483
[inaudible] Give him some space.
Just give him some space.

923
00:50:53,550 --> 00:50:54,718
I know what he needs.

924
00:50:54,785 --> 00:50:56,887
You don't know what he needs.
He's hurt right now.

925
00:50:56,953 --> 00:51:00,824
-He's hurt right now.
-Pick me up. Get me up.

926
00:51:01,758 --> 00:51:03,794
Just get me up. Just get me up.

927
00:51:03,860 --> 00:51:06,129
I can't get up,
but you're gonna get me up. All right?

928
00:51:06,196 --> 00:51:09,332
-Get me up.
-Just relax. Just relax.

929
00:51:09,399 --> 00:51:12,969
He's not fine, look at him. He's not okay.

930
00:51:13,036 --> 00:51:15,272
[Vic] No telling what adrenaline
making a man do crazy things.

931
00:51:15,338 --> 00:51:16,873
Right now though you mentioned it, Book,

932
00:51:16,940 --> 00:51:20,811
it's two-on-one at this juncture
in the matchup for Briggs.

933
00:51:20,877 --> 00:51:24,581
[Booker] Josh Briggs right now,
he's in a fight. He's in a fight.

934
00:51:24,648 --> 00:51:28,518
[Vic] Dropping Wolfgang,
Coffey answers right back in.

935
00:51:29,886 --> 00:51:34,357
And the Gallus boys right now
coming back from suspension.

936
00:51:34,424 --> 00:51:37,661
[Booker] Clean up! Clean up time, Vic.

937
00:51:37,727 --> 00:51:39,796
-That was it.
-[Vic] Just like last week,

938
00:51:39,863 --> 00:51:42,065
-Gallus boys on top.
-[bell rings]

939
00:51:42,132 --> 00:51:46,770
-[Booker] Ho-ho. I love it.
-[Alicia] Here are your winners, Gallus.

940
00:51:47,637 --> 00:51:52,075
[Vic] Again, you gotta wonder,
the status of Jensen on the outside.

941
00:51:52,142 --> 00:51:56,746
I'm sure Gallus is very happy
with what they've done here tonight.

942
00:51:56,813 --> 00:51:59,182
This is really the turning point
of the matchup.

943
00:51:59,249 --> 00:52:02,152
-Already the lower back damage.
-[Booker] Yes.

944
00:52:02,219 --> 00:52:03,854
[Vic] Exposed concrete.

945
00:52:03,920 --> 00:52:06,790
And in the end, that would open the door,
two-on-one,

946
00:52:06,857 --> 00:52:09,626
Briggs could not overcome the odds.

947
00:52:09,693 --> 00:52:12,662
[Booker] You know what this is called
right here? This is momentum.

948
00:52:12,729 --> 00:52:17,367
Gallus has all the momentum,
and you've got to love it.

949
00:52:29,646 --> 00:52:32,549
Thea. Yes, Thea,
tonight, tonight is the night.

950
00:52:32,616 --> 00:52:34,885
You're gonna get your first victory
in NXT. You ready?

951
00:52:34,951 --> 00:52:36,586
-I'm ready.
-You ready?

952
00:52:36,653 --> 00:52:40,624
[panting] I'm ready to throw up.

953
00:52:40,690 --> 00:52:41,758
That's good.

954
00:52:41,825 --> 00:52:43,894
Not the throwing up part,
obviously, that's bad,

955
00:52:43,960 --> 00:52:46,997
but it's good that you're nervous.
It means that you want it.

956
00:52:47,063 --> 00:52:48,765
My phone has been blowing up.

957
00:52:48,832 --> 00:52:50,767
Are we getting
the new Chase U swimming pool?

958
00:52:50,834 --> 00:52:53,303
Oh, is the excitement
about Thea's match tonight or…

959
00:52:53,370 --> 00:52:55,505
Oh, you know what it's about.

960
00:52:55,572 --> 00:52:56,706
Watch this.

961
00:52:57,841 --> 00:53:01,411
That's why Thea's match tonight
is a must win for Chase U.

962
00:53:01,478 --> 00:53:04,181
Recently, we've lost regularly
and it did not reflect good on me,

963
00:53:04,247 --> 00:53:06,249
or you or anyone else.

964
00:53:06,316 --> 00:53:08,885
-It's bringing the entire university down.
-You're right, Duke.

965
00:53:08,952 --> 00:53:10,587
I know I'm right.
You don't have to tell me I'm right.

966
00:53:10,654 --> 00:53:12,022
Try and find somebody
to tell me I'm wrong.

967
00:53:12,088 --> 00:53:14,324
Professor, I don't know
who was filming that conversation.

968
00:53:14,391 --> 00:53:15,592
I don't care who filmed it.

969
00:53:15,659 --> 00:53:18,328
Duke, if you got something to say to me,
you say it to my face.

970
00:53:18,395 --> 00:53:21,264
No, no, no. That conversation
was taken completely outta context.

971
00:53:21,331 --> 00:53:24,000
You don't understand,
but we've got to focus on Thea.

972
00:53:24,067 --> 00:53:25,502
She's got a big match tonight,

973
00:53:25,569 --> 00:53:28,338
and she's gonna get her first victory
on NXT, right?

974
00:53:28,405 --> 00:53:29,372
We've gotta focus on that.

975
00:53:29,439 --> 00:53:32,242
Yes. Can we please worry about this later?
I have a match next. We need to go.

976
00:53:32,309 --> 00:53:34,844
-Please, can we please go?
-Okay, Thea, let's go.

977
00:53:34,911 --> 00:53:38,448
-Okay.
-[Vic] Thea Hail in action next.

978
00:53:40,850 --> 00:53:42,252
[groans]

979
00:53:42,319 --> 00:53:44,254
-Hey.
-Doc, I'm good.

980
00:53:44,321 --> 00:53:46,156
-I got the wind knocked outta me.
-Don't be hero, bro.

981
00:53:46,223 --> 00:53:48,425
I'm good, I'm good, I'm good.
Thank you, Doc.

982
00:53:48,491 --> 00:53:53,196
-Listen to him, man. Oh, I gotta go, baby.
-What the hell was she doing out there?

983
00:53:54,664 --> 00:53:56,633
First of all, she has a name.

984
00:53:56,700 --> 00:53:59,603
Second of all, Kiana was out there
trying to check on me and help me out.

985
00:53:59,669 --> 00:54:01,504
Well, clearly she did more harm than good.

986
00:54:01,571 --> 00:54:03,206
You cannot be that blind.

987
00:54:03,273 --> 00:54:05,442
She was more concerned
about me than you were.

988
00:54:05,508 --> 00:54:07,844
How does she already have you
wrapped around her finger?

989
00:54:07,911 --> 00:54:09,179
-Brook, she doesn't like you.
-Hey.

990
00:54:09,245 --> 00:54:10,981
-She's just using you.
-Hey.

991
00:54:12,382 --> 00:54:16,686
What is she using me for?
You got the bar back, right?

992
00:54:16,753 --> 00:54:21,258
She likes me, I like her,
and you're gonna have to deal with it.

993
00:54:21,324 --> 00:54:23,660
I don't have to deal with anything.

994
00:54:23,727 --> 00:54:25,161
And when she breaks your heart,

995
00:54:25,228 --> 00:54:28,198
I won't be here
to help you pick up the pieces.

996
00:54:28,265 --> 00:54:32,002
["Brazilian Challenge" music playing]

997
00:54:32,068 --> 00:54:33,136
[bell rings]

998
00:54:33,203 --> 00:54:35,805
[Alicia] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.

999
00:54:35,872 --> 00:54:39,976
Introducing first, Valentina Feroz.

1000
00:54:42,112 --> 00:54:46,750
[Vic] When it rains,
it certainly pours for Brooks Jensen.

1001
00:54:46,816 --> 00:54:50,520
[Booker] Yeah, man, I love it, though.
Love is in the air.

1002
00:54:51,855 --> 00:54:53,923
[Alicia] And her opponent,
already in the ring,

1003
00:54:53,990 --> 00:54:58,061
representing Chase University, Thea Hail.

1004
00:54:58,128 --> 00:55:03,033
[Vic] There is a lot going on
at Chase University.

1005
00:55:03,099 --> 00:55:06,503
-[bell rings]
-[Vic] As we just witnessed moments ago,

1006
00:55:06,569 --> 00:55:08,972
and you gotta wonder
how that plays into this match.

1007
00:55:09,039 --> 00:55:12,375
Let's talk about Feroz for a second.
Is she somewhat lost, Booker?

1008
00:55:12,442 --> 00:55:16,946
There's no partner, there's no Sanga
after Jinder Mahal's surprised-return.

1009
00:55:17,013 --> 00:55:17,914
Where's her mind at?

1010
00:55:17,981 --> 00:55:20,283
[Booker] You could say that
about both of these ladies

1011
00:55:20,350 --> 00:55:24,854
because Thea Hail is trying to find
that first win at the same time.

1012
00:55:24,921 --> 00:55:27,991
It's almost like fighting yourself
in that deep water.

1013
00:55:28,058 --> 00:55:30,260
What do you do, Vic? You sink or swim.

1014
00:55:30,327 --> 00:55:33,997
Let's see who actually
has that backstroke here tonight.

1015
00:55:34,064 --> 00:55:36,099
[Vic] Taking a look
at both of these superstars.

1016
00:55:36,166 --> 00:55:38,501
I mean, let's take a look
at the women's division right now, Book.

1017
00:55:38,568 --> 00:55:42,038
How big of a matchup is this
for these two superstars?

1018
00:55:42,105 --> 00:55:43,006
[Booker] Come on, Vic.

1019
00:55:43,073 --> 00:55:48,178
Set yourself up to move up the ladder,
move up in the rankings.

1020
00:55:48,244 --> 00:55:51,781
A big win is…
Every time you get in the ring, man.

1021
00:55:51,848 --> 00:55:53,416
[Vic] You take a look
at what happened earlier tonight.

1022
00:55:53,483 --> 00:55:55,719
Sol Ruca picked up a big victory.

1023
00:55:55,785 --> 00:55:58,088
-She's gonna certainly open some eyes.
-[Booker] Let me tell you something.

1024
00:55:58,154 --> 00:56:01,391
The biggest win
of Sol Ruca's young career.

1025
00:56:01,458 --> 00:56:04,494
Trust me. She's gonna gain from that.
She's going to add-on to that.

1026
00:56:04,561 --> 00:56:05,962
Trust me on that.

1027
00:56:06,029 --> 00:56:09,032
[Vic] See what Alba Fyre is saying,
when it comes to Sol Ruca?

1028
00:56:09,099 --> 00:56:13,403
How about Stevie Turner
making her presence known here in NXT.

1029
00:56:13,470 --> 00:56:15,505
Look at the four women
in our main event as well,

1030
00:56:15,572 --> 00:56:17,841
as we get a cover by Feroz
and a kick out by Hail.

1031
00:56:17,907 --> 00:56:20,910
[Booker] Stevie Turner,
I don't know a whole lot about her,

1032
00:56:20,977 --> 00:56:24,247
but she seems to be
always looking for a scoop.

1033
00:56:24,314 --> 00:56:26,983
Let's call her Scoop Turner from now.

1034
00:56:27,050 --> 00:56:29,552
-[Vic] What did you say?
-[Booker] Scoop, a scoop.

1035
00:56:30,019 --> 00:56:31,654
-[Vic] Scoop Turner?
-[Booker] Yeah.

1036
00:56:31,721 --> 00:56:35,658
[Vic] Uh-oh. Well, here's a scoop for you.
Elektra Lopez.

1037
00:56:35,725 --> 00:56:38,461
[Booker] Oh, Shucky ducky, quack, quack.

1038
00:56:38,528 --> 00:56:40,063
[Vic] Making her way to the ring, but…

1039
00:56:41,531 --> 00:56:44,934
Why? You can even sense the air
come outta the NXT Universe

1040
00:56:45,001 --> 00:56:48,404
for just a moment as Hail now charging.
Could be looking for a crucifix pin.

1041
00:56:48,471 --> 00:56:52,208
Feroz though showcasing
some strength right now, up and over.

1042
00:56:52,275 --> 00:56:55,311
Hail trying to take an alternate route.
Gets caught, gets covered.

1043
00:56:55,378 --> 00:56:59,149
Able to kick out.
Oh, what a kick right to the face.

1044
00:56:59,215 --> 00:57:01,184
Moonsault connects into the cover.

1045
00:57:01,251 --> 00:57:03,386
Is this gonna be enough
in another kick out?

1046
00:57:03,453 --> 00:57:05,622
[Booker] Let me tell you something.
Thea Hail, she has a lot of talent.

1047
00:57:05,688 --> 00:57:07,257
-Just needs to be able to pounce…
-[Vic] Another cover.

1048
00:57:07,323 --> 00:57:10,426
[Booker] …at the right time.
I'm wondering, is tonight the time?

1049
00:57:10,493 --> 00:57:12,562
[Vic] You look over there
at Duke Hudson right now.

1050
00:57:12,629 --> 00:57:17,400
Do you agree with Duke that his words
were taken outta context when he spoke--

1051
00:57:17,467 --> 00:57:18,435
[Booker] I really do.

1052
00:57:18,501 --> 00:57:22,472
I mean, I wonder who shot that footage,
but the social media quacks,

1053
00:57:22,539 --> 00:57:25,074
-they're always get something on dirt.
-[Vic] Another cover.

1054
00:57:25,141 --> 00:57:27,177
[Booker]
Always looking for something to go viral.

1055
00:57:27,243 --> 00:57:30,413
Yes, I believe in exactly
what my man had to say.

1056
00:57:30,480 --> 00:57:31,948
I think it was taken outta context.

1057
00:57:32,015 --> 00:57:34,050
[Vic] First off,
we have to acknowledge the fact

1058
00:57:34,117 --> 00:57:38,688
that NXT Anonymous again striking,
able to post that footage.

1059
00:57:38,755 --> 00:57:41,524
That's just creepy to me, Book.
It's creepy to me.

1060
00:57:41,591 --> 00:57:45,395
[Booker] We had a name for those people
called anonymous back in the day.

1061
00:57:45,462 --> 00:57:49,365
Guys that was going around filming stuff.
We called it a Stasiak.

1062
00:57:49,432 --> 00:57:51,534
Trust me, somebody's gonna find them

1063
00:57:51,601 --> 00:57:55,104
and they're gonna Stasiak
their ass real soon.

1064
00:57:55,171 --> 00:57:59,342
[Vic] Well, there's Hudson
now drawing the attention

1065
00:57:59,409 --> 00:58:02,879
from Elektra Lopez, Andre chasing…
Wait a minute. Book?

1066
00:58:03,546 --> 00:58:07,050
-What the… Brass knuckles?
-[Booker] Oh, look at that.

1067
00:58:07,116 --> 00:58:10,220
Talking about somebody
needing a little assistance.

1068
00:58:10,286 --> 00:58:16,993
[inaudible]

1069
00:58:20,063 --> 00:58:22,565
[Vic] And look at Feroz,
wanting to do what's right,

1070
00:58:22,632 --> 00:58:24,934
but turned around and got dropped.

1071
00:58:25,001 --> 00:58:26,603
-[Booker] Great sportsmanship.
-[Vic] Into the cover.

1072
00:58:26,669 --> 00:58:28,171
-Yes, sportsmanship, but…
-[Booker] Whoa.

1073
00:58:28,238 --> 00:58:32,809
Thea Hail picked up her first win ever
in NXT.

1074
00:58:32,876 --> 00:58:36,112
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Thea Hail.

1075
00:58:38,147 --> 00:58:40,250
[Vic] I mean, you got a… First off…

1076
00:58:41,518 --> 00:58:44,287
you can only imagine
why Elektra Lopez is out here,

1077
00:58:44,354 --> 00:58:47,323
and what her motivations are
for what she just tried to do,

1078
00:58:47,390 --> 00:58:49,626
but give credit to Feroz.

1079
00:58:49,692 --> 00:58:52,161
That in that moment
she had a moment of clarity.

1080
00:58:52,228 --> 00:58:54,631
She didn't wanna take a shortcut.

1081
00:58:54,697 --> 00:58:57,667
-She didn't wanna take a shortcut.
-[Booker] Here's the deal, the win.

1082
00:58:57,734 --> 00:59:00,069
But let me tell you,
if you ain't cheating, you ain't trying.

1083
00:59:00,136 --> 00:59:02,505
[Vic] Huge win, though, for Thea Hail.

1084
00:59:07,110 --> 00:59:10,246
Hey, man. Apollo, we got here tonight,
bro. It's cool, man. We even.

1085
00:59:10,313 --> 00:59:12,315
As close to even as it's ever going to be.

1086
00:59:12,382 --> 00:59:16,152
Hey. I guess those visions
didn't turn out how you planned them too.

1087
00:59:16,219 --> 00:59:17,654
It kind of sucks, you sit down,

1088
00:59:17,720 --> 00:59:20,323
you put all your thought into it,
put the pen, the paper,

1089
00:59:20,390 --> 00:59:22,659
and it just doesn't happen for you, right?

1090
00:59:22,725 --> 00:59:24,327
-That's no fun, is it?
-We get it, we get it.

1091
00:59:24,394 --> 00:59:26,296
Hey, bro, you bragging
about tag team match

1092
00:59:26,362 --> 00:59:27,397
acting like you beat me on your own.

1093
00:59:27,463 --> 00:59:29,065
-Be for real.
-We call that cheap.

1094
00:59:29,132 --> 00:59:30,700
Cheap? Come on, guys.

1095
00:59:30,767 --> 00:59:34,237
Y'all know a victory is never cheap
with it comes to you two, right?

1096
00:59:34,304 --> 00:59:37,006
As a matter of fact,
it calls for a celebration,

1097
00:59:37,073 --> 00:59:41,210
and that's just what I'm gonna do,
but first, I gotta get a fresh cut.

1098
00:59:41,277 --> 00:59:44,047
Y'all know a good barber in town? [laughs]

1099
00:59:44,113 --> 00:59:45,848
Catch y'all later.

1100
00:59:45,915 --> 00:59:48,885
Fresh cut? He ain't got no damn hair.

1101
00:59:52,288 --> 00:59:55,358
Ah, Booker, we were just informed
of some tragic news

1102
00:59:55,425 --> 01:00:00,730
inside the wrestling community
that Jay Briscoe has passed away.

1103
01:00:00,797 --> 01:00:03,499
We wanna take this moment
and send our condolences

1104
01:00:03,566 --> 01:00:06,169
to his friends and his family.

1105
01:00:06,235 --> 01:00:09,238
[silence]

1106
01:00:12,508 --> 01:00:15,511
[footsteps approaching]

1107
01:00:16,846 --> 01:00:18,314
[speaking Spanish]

1108
01:00:18,381 --> 01:00:20,350
Why didn't you take my help?

1109
01:00:20,416 --> 01:00:22,118
[speaking in Spanish]

1110
01:00:22,185 --> 01:00:23,386
I don't cheat.

1111
01:00:23,453 --> 01:00:28,191
Valentina, whether you play by the rules
or throw the rule book away,

1112
01:00:28,257 --> 01:00:31,327
you fight to win, you fight for respect.

1113
01:00:31,394 --> 01:00:34,664
You and Sanga clear think the same.

1114
01:00:34,731 --> 01:00:38,001
You damn right,
and stop sulking over Sanga.

1115
01:00:38,067 --> 01:00:41,037
I stood with men before
and I realized to get what I want,

1116
01:00:41,104 --> 01:00:44,807
I have to stand on my own
and do whatever it takes.

1117
01:00:45,608 --> 01:00:46,943
And I practice what I preach.

1118
01:00:47,010 --> 01:00:49,979
So make sure that you watch my match
against Wendy Choo next week.

1119
01:00:55,385 --> 01:00:56,519
[Jimmy] It's a New Day.

1120
01:00:56,586 --> 01:01:02,158
[Vic] Maybe finally some insight
into the mind of Elektra Lopez.

1121
01:01:02,225 --> 01:01:05,228
["New Day, New Day" music playing]

1122
01:01:05,995 --> 01:01:10,400
[Alicia] Please welcome
the NXT Tag Team Champions,

1123
01:01:10,466 --> 01:01:17,006
Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston,
The New Day.

1124
01:01:17,073 --> 01:01:19,242
[Vic] The NXT Tag Team Champions, Book,

1125
01:01:19,308 --> 01:01:22,078
I've heard what you've had to say
about Kofi and Woods,

1126
01:01:22,145 --> 01:01:25,448
but, look, this is what it is.
They saw the action earlier tonight.

1127
01:01:25,515 --> 01:01:28,518
They witnessed what happened last week

1128
01:01:28,584 --> 01:01:32,021
and the Tag Team Gauntlet match,
just listen.

1129
01:01:32,088 --> 01:01:34,724
[audience chanting]

1130
01:01:34,791 --> 01:01:36,592
Just listen to the NXT universe.

1131
01:01:36,659 --> 01:01:42,065
I can only imagine what is on the mind
right now of Kofi and Woods.

1132
01:01:42,131 --> 01:01:44,033
-[Booker] You kidding me, right?
-[Vic] No.

1133
01:01:44,634 --> 01:01:46,135
[Booker] You said you heard what I said.

1134
01:01:46,202 --> 01:01:48,037
-What did I say?
-[Vic] Last week?

1135
01:01:48,104 --> 01:01:50,907
[Booker] I said these guys haven't won
a match on SmackDown

1136
01:01:50,973 --> 01:01:52,575
and I don't know how long,
is that you're talking about?

1137
01:01:52,642 --> 01:01:55,211
These guys can't get a victory on Raw.

1138
01:01:55,278 --> 01:01:58,281
We talked about the reason
why they ran to NXT.

1139
01:01:58,347 --> 01:01:59,348
[Vic] They didn't run.

1140
01:01:59,415 --> 01:02:03,119
-[Booker] Trying to be relevant.
-Ladies and gentlemen!

1141
01:02:04,287 --> 01:02:08,558
-It's your boys the…
-[audience] New Day.

1142
01:02:08,624 --> 01:02:10,126
And we look…

1143
01:02:11,761 --> 01:02:13,496
good.

1144
01:02:13,896 --> 01:02:16,199
[Booker laughs]

1145
01:02:16,265 --> 01:02:18,034
Kofi, go ahead and tell them
why we look so good.

1146
01:02:18,101 --> 01:02:20,937
Y'all wanna know
why we look so good right now.

1147
01:02:21,003 --> 01:02:23,239
Why we look dapper, why we look sharp?

1148
01:02:23,306 --> 01:02:24,841
[whistle blows]

1149
01:02:24,907 --> 01:02:27,743
Because today's a very special occasion.

1150
01:02:27,810 --> 01:02:34,150
Because we are done
with Pretty Deadly, baby!

1151
01:02:34,217 --> 01:02:36,018
Yes, boy.

1152
01:02:36,085 --> 01:02:39,322
-[audience clapping]
-But, but, but…

1153
01:02:39,388 --> 01:02:43,559
If we're not going up against
Pretty Deadly at Vengeance Day, then who?

1154
01:02:43,626 --> 01:02:47,363
Who? Who? Who?

1155
01:02:47,897 --> 01:02:51,234
We will be going up against the team
that won the Gauntlet match

1156
01:02:51,300 --> 01:02:53,202
in this very ring last week.

1157
01:02:53,269 --> 01:02:58,374
I'm talking about the team of Gallus!

1158
01:03:00,076 --> 01:03:02,178
[audience] Yes, boy!

1159
01:03:02,245 --> 01:03:05,748
["On And On" music playing]

1160
01:03:05,815 --> 01:03:08,818
No, no, no.

1161
01:03:08,885 --> 01:03:12,021
Stop this absolute travesty.

1162
01:03:12,088 --> 01:03:15,825
Look at the two of you out here
embarrassing yourself

1163
01:03:15,892 --> 01:03:20,663
talking absolute nonsense
and Pretty Deadly hate nonsense.

1164
01:03:20,730 --> 01:03:24,133
You out here The New Day
mocking us as if it's funny.

1165
01:03:24,200 --> 01:03:26,235
Do you think this is funny?

1166
01:03:26,302 --> 01:03:29,071
[audience clamoring]

1167
01:03:29,138 --> 01:03:30,773
Do we think this is funny?

1168
01:03:30,840 --> 01:03:32,041
[audience] Yeah.

1169
01:03:32,108 --> 01:03:34,677
You heard the people.
Of course, this is hilarious.

1170
01:03:34,744 --> 01:03:39,482
It's even funnier that you guys lost
in that Gauntlet match last week.

1171
01:03:39,549 --> 01:03:40,817
[both laughing]

1172
01:03:40,883 --> 01:03:43,953
Especially since you had to do
was get everything on that list.

1173
01:03:44,020 --> 01:03:46,022
If y'all would have got
those Ahmed Johnson

1174
01:03:46,088 --> 01:03:47,423
Legion of Doom shoulder pads,

1175
01:03:47,490 --> 01:03:51,394
-we wouldn't even be having this…
-All right. Shut up, shut your mouth.

1176
01:03:51,460 --> 01:03:54,864
-Shut your mouth.
-Shut your mouth.

1177
01:03:54,931 --> 01:03:57,667
We have been jumping through hoops
for you two

1178
01:03:57,733 --> 01:04:00,570
for a whole month and it isn't fair.

1179
01:04:00,636 --> 01:04:02,205
Oh, my God, we missed an opportunity.

1180
01:04:02,271 --> 01:04:05,541
We should have had them actually jump
through hoops like Cirque Du Soleil.

1181
01:04:05,608 --> 01:04:08,711
You don't get it. We're done with it.

1182
01:04:08,778 --> 01:04:10,813
It's not about Gallus, it's us.

1183
01:04:10,880 --> 01:04:16,118
We are the rightful No. 1 Contenders
to those NXT Tag Team titles.

1184
01:04:16,185 --> 01:04:19,822
You know it, you know it,
we know it, they know it.

1185
01:04:19,889 --> 01:04:23,426
["Thicker Than Blood" music playing]

1186
01:04:23,492 --> 01:04:25,528
[inaudible]

1187
01:04:28,898 --> 01:04:30,566
Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

1188
01:04:31,801 --> 01:04:33,936
Did we hear that right?

1189
01:04:34,003 --> 01:04:37,173
Did yous two just say that
yous were the No. 1 Contenders?

1190
01:04:37,240 --> 01:04:41,744
No, no, no, Pretty Deadly,
The New Day have got it bang on.

1191
01:04:41,811 --> 01:04:42,912
-[man 2] What?
-[man 3] What?

1192
01:04:42,979 --> 01:04:45,514
You two don't deserve a chance
at those titles

1193
01:04:45,581 --> 01:04:48,784
ever since we battered you last week.

1194
01:04:49,752 --> 01:04:53,222
You two weren't even supposed
to be in the match.

1195
01:04:53,289 --> 01:04:58,527
In English, that's called
a gross miscarriage of justice.

1196
01:04:59,262 --> 01:05:02,265
[audience clamoring]

1197
01:05:03,232 --> 01:05:06,936
Hey, everyone's chances

1198
01:05:07,003 --> 01:05:10,539
of becoming NXT Tag Team Championships
are done.

1199
01:05:10,606 --> 01:05:14,076
You know why?
Because the Gallus boys are back on top.

1200
01:05:14,143 --> 01:05:17,580
You are right, Marcus.
Nobody expected us to show up last week.

1201
01:05:17,647 --> 01:05:19,615
And after we put Pretty Deadly to bed,

1202
01:05:19,682 --> 01:05:21,584
and Briggs and Jensen…

1203
01:05:23,052 --> 01:05:24,687
you two are next.

1204
01:05:24,754 --> 01:05:27,990
[audience cheering]

1205
01:05:29,058 --> 01:05:30,192
You two.

1206
01:05:30,259 --> 01:05:34,130
[audience chanting] New Day Rocks!

1207
01:05:34,196 --> 01:05:35,531
I don't believe it.

1208
01:05:36,165 --> 01:05:40,736
You two like to talk
about the records that you hold?

1209
01:05:40,803 --> 01:05:42,838
Let me tell you what we're about.

1210
01:05:42,905 --> 01:05:47,543
Turning up, kicking off
and ruining everyone's good time.

1211
01:05:50,212 --> 01:05:51,814
Well, considering the fact

1212
01:05:51,881 --> 01:05:54,984
that none of us understood a word
either of you just said.

1213
01:05:55,051 --> 01:05:57,119
We have no idea what you just said.

1214
01:05:57,186 --> 01:06:00,222
We can tell from the body language
that you wanna fight.

1215
01:06:01,023 --> 01:06:03,960
-We're ready when you are.
-Whenever you are.

1216
01:06:04,593 --> 01:06:08,331
-[groan]
-[Vic] Whoa! Pretty Deadly striking first.

1217
01:06:08,397 --> 01:06:09,865
[grunts and groan]

1218
01:06:09,932 --> 01:06:11,267
It could be pretty deadly.

1219
01:06:11,334 --> 01:06:13,736
Book, you take a look,
could they be the odd team out

1220
01:06:13,803 --> 01:06:15,538
when it comes to the NXT Tag Team titles?

1221
01:06:15,604 --> 01:06:18,374
[Book] I like Pretty Deadly
throwing that first shot right there,

1222
01:06:18,441 --> 01:06:19,575
like that is really good.

1223
01:06:19,642 --> 01:06:23,546
That show me just a little something.
That the peek of that window.

1224
01:06:23,612 --> 01:06:26,015
[Vic] Well, Gallus never one to back down.

1225
01:06:26,082 --> 01:06:28,984
New Day holding ground right now.

1226
01:06:29,051 --> 01:06:33,589
-[audience cheering]
-[inaudible]

1227
01:06:34,056 --> 01:06:36,158
[Vic] Finally, some producers from NXT,

1228
01:06:36,225 --> 01:06:38,961
but they can't get their hands
on New Day and Gallus.

1229
01:06:39,028 --> 01:06:42,231
[Booker] Come on, let them fight.
I like it.

1230
01:06:42,298 --> 01:06:44,266
[Vic] Chaos breaking out.

1231
01:06:44,333 --> 01:06:48,871
[audience chanting] Let them fight!
Let them fight! Let them fight!

1232
01:06:48,938 --> 01:06:54,410
Let them fight!
Let them fight! Let them fight!

1233
01:06:54,477 --> 01:06:56,078
[referee] What are you doing with that?

1234
01:06:56,145 --> 01:06:59,849
[inaudible] Stop! Get back!
Hey, hey, hey. Stay back!

1235
01:06:59,915 --> 01:07:01,283
Ladies, in tonight's main event,

1236
01:07:01,350 --> 01:07:03,853
you team up for the first time
to take on Toxic Attraction.

1237
01:07:03,919 --> 01:07:06,188
How do you think you'll gel as a team?

1238
01:07:06,255 --> 01:07:09,091
Well, me and Lyra
are bonded by a common enemy.

1239
01:07:09,158 --> 01:07:09,992
Mm-hmm.

1240
01:07:10,059 --> 01:07:14,029
Whether it's Toxic this week,
Cora Jade last week.

1241
01:07:14,096 --> 01:07:16,165
I know what it's like
to be the new girl here,

1242
01:07:16,232 --> 01:07:19,201
and everybody knows
that since the day I walked in here,

1243
01:07:19,268 --> 01:07:22,438
Toxic has tried to make my life miserable.

1244
01:07:22,505 --> 01:07:24,940
I'm not going to let them do that to Lyra.

1245
01:07:25,007 --> 01:07:29,712
Normally, I fly alone,
but tonight, I make an exception.

1246
01:07:29,779 --> 01:07:31,247
Roxanne was there for me.

1247
01:07:31,313 --> 01:07:34,350
So in the main event,
I'm gonna be there for her.

1248
01:07:34,417 --> 01:07:35,651
Toxic Attraction thinks
the world owes them--

1249
01:07:35,718 --> 01:07:38,954
McKenzie, there you are,
I've been looking all over for you.

1250
01:07:39,021 --> 01:07:41,023
You know, my match is next.

1251
01:07:41,090 --> 01:07:43,259
I'm literally
in the middle of an interview.

1252
01:07:43,325 --> 01:07:44,527
Yeah, we're talking.

1253
01:07:44,593 --> 01:07:47,830
Okay, and my match is next.
Wait a minute.

1254
01:07:48,497 --> 01:07:52,701
You bought my Christmas album, didn't you?
Because I heard it hit the Top 40.

1255
01:07:52,768 --> 01:07:57,039
-Champ, would you like to hear a song?
-I really don't. I don't.

1256
01:07:57,106 --> 01:07:58,407
Okay.

1257
01:07:58,474 --> 01:08:02,778
New girl, "Feliz Navidad"
flying off the charts.

1258
01:08:02,845 --> 01:08:04,346
Get out.

1259
01:08:05,881 --> 01:08:06,882
Tough crowd.

1260
01:08:08,451 --> 01:08:10,086
Ugh. Sorry about that.

1261
01:08:11,854 --> 01:08:13,989
[Vic] Earlier,
I sat down with the challenger.

1262
01:08:14,056 --> 01:08:17,560
When we return,
I sit down with the champion

1263
01:08:17,626 --> 01:08:21,330
about what happened last Tuesday
at New Year's Evil.

1264
01:08:21,397 --> 01:08:25,768
You will hear exclusive comments
from the NXT Champion, Bron Breakker,

1265
01:08:25,835 --> 01:08:29,271
when we return live here to NXT.

1266
01:08:33,309 --> 01:08:36,979
[rock song playing]

1267
01:08:37,046 --> 01:08:40,082
[Vic] We'd like to extend
a special thank you to Beartooth

1268
01:08:40,149 --> 01:08:44,019
for "Riptide", an official theme song
for NXT Vengeance Day

1269
01:08:44,086 --> 01:08:47,823
available now on Apple Music and Spotify.

1270
01:08:47,890 --> 01:08:51,427
And we know what's gonna happen
in Charlotte, North Carolina.

1271
01:08:51,494 --> 01:08:54,163
Get ready two weeks from Saturday.

1272
01:08:54,230 --> 01:08:56,799
The NXT Vengeance Daypremium live event.

1273
01:08:56,866 --> 01:09:01,470
It will be the NXT title defended
inside a solid steel cage.

1274
01:09:01,537 --> 01:09:04,740
Earlier tonight,
I talked to Grayson Waller, the challenger

1275
01:09:04,807 --> 01:09:08,043
here now from earlier today, the champion.

1276
01:09:10,246 --> 01:09:12,481
It is always good
to be joined by the champ.

1277
01:09:12,548 --> 01:09:14,116
What's up, Bron?

1278
01:09:14,183 --> 01:09:15,718
I talked to Grayson earlier today

1279
01:09:15,784 --> 01:09:18,521
and I wanna start the interview off
the same way I did with him.

1280
01:09:18,587 --> 01:09:23,058
What's been going through your mind
over the last week since New Year's Evil?

1281
01:09:23,125 --> 01:09:25,761
[exhales] I just wanna get this bad taste
out of my mouth.

1282
01:09:25,828 --> 01:09:28,964
Nobody wanted that match to end that way,
including me.

1283
01:09:29,031 --> 01:09:31,500
I wanted a definitive winner.

1284
01:09:31,567 --> 01:09:34,803
I wanted to stand over that dude
at the end of the match

1285
01:09:34,870 --> 01:09:38,007
after I speared him in half
knowing that I'm better than you.

1286
01:09:38,073 --> 01:09:42,511
I won, and I didn't get that satisfaction.
It was just tough, man.

1287
01:09:42,578 --> 01:09:45,314
We know it's tough
because, obviously, we saw the rope break,

1288
01:09:45,381 --> 01:09:49,184
not just once but twice.

1289
01:09:49,718 --> 01:09:51,353
I saw your face at the end of the match.

1290
01:09:51,420 --> 01:09:53,222
It's not how you wanted to win,

1291
01:09:53,289 --> 01:09:58,727
but I also saw your face when we all saw
the "knee scene" around the world.

1292
01:09:58,794 --> 01:10:01,997
I got to be brutally honest with you,
in that moment,

1293
01:10:02,064 --> 01:10:04,466
I was preparing myself at the desk
sitting next to Booker

1294
01:10:04,533 --> 01:10:11,240
that I was gonna have to say,
a new NXT Champion, Grayson Waller.

1295
01:10:11,307 --> 01:10:13,108
Yeah, I mean, I'm sure
a lot of people were thinking that

1296
01:10:13,175 --> 01:10:16,145
and he caught me, he did.
I got to give credit where credit's due.

1297
01:10:16,212 --> 01:10:20,149
I was set up for the spear,
and I was ready to rip him, he rolled in.

1298
01:10:20,215 --> 01:10:21,383
He caught me flush, hit me.

1299
01:10:21,450 --> 01:10:24,386
I didn't see it coming,
it rocked me and he put me down,

1300
01:10:24,453 --> 01:10:27,423
it took everything in my power
to kick out.

1301
01:10:27,489 --> 01:10:30,292
I can barely see straight,
he proceeds to go up.

1302
01:10:30,926 --> 01:10:35,231
Go for the elbow. The ropes break.
That's the big question, right?

1303
01:10:35,698 --> 01:10:38,000
What if? What if he hits the elbow?

1304
01:10:38,067 --> 01:10:40,869
What happens?
Do we have new champions, do we not?

1305
01:10:40,936 --> 01:10:43,806
I can't answer that,
but I will tell you this.

1306
01:10:43,872 --> 01:10:47,810
All doubt in people's minds
that has been created over this past week,

1307
01:10:47,876 --> 01:10:49,612
whether they don't think
I deserve to be the champion,

1308
01:10:49,678 --> 01:10:52,181
they don't think that I won last week.

1309
01:10:52,248 --> 01:10:55,417
That's fine because all doubters,
all the questions everything,

1310
01:10:55,484 --> 01:10:57,820
will be answered at Vengeance Day.

1311
01:10:57,886 --> 01:10:59,421
[Vic]
Well, let's talk about Vengeance Day.

1312
01:10:59,488 --> 01:11:03,025
It's two weeks from Saturday,
Charlotte, North Carolina,

1313
01:11:03,092 --> 01:11:07,196
you will defend your NXT title,
yet again, against Grayson Waller

1314
01:11:07,263 --> 01:11:11,967
inside a solid steel cage.

1315
01:11:12,034 --> 01:11:14,303
-I mean, sounds good, don't it?
-It does.

1316
01:11:14,370 --> 01:11:15,871
[both laugh]

1317
01:11:16,472 --> 01:11:17,706
I couldn't be more excited.

1318
01:11:17,773 --> 01:11:20,442
The steel cage
is like the icing on the cake.

1319
01:11:20,509 --> 01:11:22,578
I couldn't think of a better scenario
for him and I

1320
01:11:22,645 --> 01:11:25,147
fighting inside of a steel cage
because there's nowhere to run.

1321
01:11:25,214 --> 01:11:26,615
There's nowhere to hide.

1322
01:11:26,682 --> 01:11:30,719
All the trash talk, all the mind games
and everything that he's done to me

1323
01:11:30,786 --> 01:11:32,454
thus far to try to get under my skin.

1324
01:11:32,521 --> 01:11:35,324
It ain't happening
because I know everything runs

1325
01:11:35,391 --> 01:11:38,394
through Vengeance Day,
it's just me and you.

1326
01:11:38,460 --> 01:11:42,164
I promise you right now,
I'm not climbing over the top to win.

1327
01:11:42,231 --> 01:11:44,366
It's going to happen
in the center of a damn ring.

1328
01:11:44,433 --> 01:11:48,003
I don't wanna ruffle any feathers,
but when I spoke to Grayson earlier,

1329
01:11:48,070 --> 01:11:52,541
he had his own version
of the NXT title draped on his shoulder.

1330
01:11:53,542 --> 01:11:55,944
He's the best trash-talker around.

1331
01:11:56,011 --> 01:11:59,715
He's like the Chael Sonnen of WWE
where he talks a bunch of trash

1332
01:11:59,782 --> 01:12:02,418
and then gets his ass kicked
in every big fight he's ever had.

1333
01:12:02,484 --> 01:12:07,122
I mean, he'd be an absolute disgrace
to be the leader of the NXT brand.

1334
01:12:07,189 --> 01:12:08,624
Guy only cares about himself.

1335
01:12:08,691 --> 01:12:12,127
He's selfish. He is here for him.
He's not here for NXT.

1336
01:12:13,529 --> 01:12:17,533
Over my dead body will anything
that he says come true at Vengeance Day.

1337
01:12:17,599 --> 01:12:20,769
He won't be talking trash
when I throw his ass up against the cage.

1338
01:12:20,836 --> 01:12:23,739
He won't be talking trash when I leave him
in the center of that ring.

1339
01:12:23,806 --> 01:12:27,776
Shawn Michaels, the WWE universe,
they all wanted a definitive winner.

1340
01:12:27,843 --> 01:12:28,877
I'm going to give it to them.

1341
01:12:28,944 --> 01:12:31,213
It's going to be Waller
laying in the center of that ring

1342
01:12:31,280 --> 01:12:34,450
and me leaving Charlotte
as the NXT Champion.

1343
01:12:37,453 --> 01:12:40,556
[Vic] Oh, there will be a decisive winner
in Charlotte,

1344
01:12:40,622 --> 01:12:44,727
Waller looking for his viral moment,
Bron looking to destroy.

1345
01:12:44,793 --> 01:12:50,833
The NXT Championship is on the line
inside a steel cage at Vengeance Day.

1346
01:12:55,637 --> 01:12:58,540
Oh, did you bring earplugs?

1347
01:13:00,142 --> 01:13:03,312
Anyone bring me earplugs?
Ding ding, bring me earplugs.

1348
01:13:05,447 --> 01:13:10,919
In celebration of "Feliz Navidad"
hitting the Top 40…

1349
01:13:12,020 --> 01:13:15,324
how's about I play you guys
a little bit of concert?

1350
01:13:15,391 --> 01:13:18,360
[audience cheering]

1351
01:13:18,427 --> 01:13:22,998
Thank you, Orlando.

1352
01:13:26,001 --> 01:13:28,203
♪ Feliz Navidad ♪

1353
01:13:28,270 --> 01:13:29,738
["Inaugural" music playing]

1354
01:13:29,805 --> 01:13:34,009
[Vic] Oh, yes. Welcome back.

1355
01:13:34,076 --> 01:13:37,045
[audience cheering]

1356
01:13:41,784 --> 01:13:44,686
[Alicia] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall,

1357
01:13:44,753 --> 01:13:48,257
making his way to the ring, Tyler Bate.

1358
01:13:48,323 --> 01:13:51,627
[Vic] Hey, before we talk about
Tyler Bate, Javier Bernal says Top 40,

1359
01:13:51,693 --> 01:13:54,129
but can't even hit Top 40
hit in his own house.

1360
01:13:54,196 --> 01:13:56,131
-Ain't no one listening to that.
-[Booker] No.

1361
01:13:56,198 --> 01:13:58,967
Not at all,
but this guy right here, Tyler Bate,

1362
01:13:59,034 --> 01:14:01,270
he looks like he's in great shape.

1363
01:14:01,336 --> 01:14:02,571
[Vic] What do you see when you see Bate?

1364
01:14:02,638 --> 01:14:05,407
[Booker] I'm always looking for the guy
that's trying to make it in my face,

1365
01:14:05,474 --> 01:14:07,910
but to answer your question, Vic…

1366
01:14:08,744 --> 01:14:11,346
Oh, the people love this kid.

1367
01:14:13,048 --> 01:14:17,219
My point, I got a chance
to see New Jack City, the stage play.

1368
01:14:17,286 --> 01:14:20,322
Like gee money was that?
I just met this kid.

1369
01:14:20,389 --> 01:14:25,194
I need time to get to know him,
but my question is, what do you think?

1370
01:14:25,260 --> 01:14:28,697
What's your thought about this kid, Vic?
Give me some background.

1371
01:14:28,764 --> 01:14:31,099
[Vic] Wait a minute.
You're asking me what I see?

1372
01:14:31,166 --> 01:14:33,969
-[Booker] I'm asking you what you see.
-[Vic] I never thought this would happen.

1373
01:14:34,036 --> 01:14:36,104
You know what I see?
I'm looking at a man who wore gold, Book,

1374
01:14:36,171 --> 01:14:39,608
in Tyler Bate in the WWE at the age of 19.

1375
01:14:39,675 --> 01:14:41,243
[Booker] What?

1376
01:14:41,310 --> 01:14:43,178
[audience chanting]

1377
01:14:43,245 --> 01:14:45,681
[Vic] Someone who's a two-time
NXT United Kingdom Champion,

1378
01:14:45,747 --> 01:14:49,117
former NXT Tag Team Champion
in a number of match in your candidates,

1379
01:14:49,184 --> 01:14:52,287
and, I mean,
just listen to the NXT universe.

1380
01:14:52,354 --> 01:14:56,291
[Booker] You're saying
if Javier Bernal gets a big win tonight,

1381
01:14:56,358 --> 01:14:57,659
he moves right up the ladder.

1382
01:14:57,726 --> 01:14:58,660
-That's what you're saying?
-[Vic] It could be.

1383
01:14:58,727 --> 01:14:59,862
But don't let that smile fool you.

1384
01:14:59,928 --> 01:15:03,599
Take a look at the unorthodox style
of Tyler Bate.

1385
01:15:04,566 --> 01:15:06,134
Just take a look at everything he can do.

1386
01:15:06,201 --> 01:15:10,072
Up, around, shoulders down, kick out,
but this is a man in Tyler Bate

1387
01:15:10,138 --> 01:15:12,140
who has taken on…
It doesn't matter how big you are,

1388
01:15:12,207 --> 01:15:15,944
how strong you are,
he always brings his A-game.

1389
01:15:16,011 --> 01:15:17,546
Got to remember this,

1390
01:15:17,613 --> 01:15:20,782
he had to recenter himself
after Worlds Collide.

1391
01:15:20,849 --> 01:15:23,685
He put more emphasis on his mind
and his spirit.

1392
01:15:23,752 --> 01:15:25,554
That's where he's at right now
in his career,

1393
01:15:25,621 --> 01:15:27,723
refocusing and centering himself.

1394
01:15:27,789 --> 01:15:32,461
[Booker] This kid might be talented,
but there's a lot of great talent in NXT.

1395
01:15:32,528 --> 01:15:36,865
I'm looking for the guy that's smart.
I'm talking about the JD McDonagh,

1396
01:15:36,932 --> 01:15:39,801
I'm talking about the Dragunov,
the Carmelo Hayes of the world.

1397
01:15:39,868 --> 01:15:43,005
I'm looking to see
if who's gonna fall to that same mood.

1398
01:15:43,071 --> 01:15:45,807
[Vic] Okay, after everything
I've described about Tyler Bate,

1399
01:15:45,874 --> 01:15:48,210
you knew a little bit of him coming in.

1400
01:15:48,277 --> 01:15:51,747
What does he need to do then
to take that next step in your eyes?

1401
01:15:51,813 --> 01:15:53,348
[Booker] Keep winning, Vic.

1402
01:15:53,415 --> 01:15:57,953
Put a W by your name
every time you go out there.

1403
01:15:58,020 --> 01:15:59,855
Find your way up the ranking,

1404
01:15:59,922 --> 01:16:05,327
and right now Javier Bernal is looking
to cash in on this kid, Tyler Bate.

1405
01:16:05,394 --> 01:16:08,063
[Vic] The official did not see
that blatant thumb to the eye.

1406
01:16:08,130 --> 01:16:09,431
Nice bulldog by Bernal,

1407
01:16:09,498 --> 01:16:12,868
following it right back up
with a devastating clothesline.

1408
01:16:12,935 --> 01:16:14,236
Into the cover for Bernal.

1409
01:16:14,303 --> 01:16:16,305
-This could be a huge win.
-[Booker] It's what I always say, Vic.

1410
01:16:16,371 --> 01:16:18,407
If you ain't cheating, you ain't trying.

1411
01:16:18,473 --> 01:16:21,543
Right now, Bernal has the right mindset,

1412
01:16:21,610 --> 01:16:24,580
the right mentality to go out here
and get a victory tonight.

1413
01:16:24,646 --> 01:16:26,915
[Vic] Look, we've seen Bernal
time and time again, week after week.

1414
01:16:26,982 --> 01:16:31,353
-I mean, he's quite delusional, is he not?
-[Booker] I mean, he's--

1415
01:16:31,420 --> 01:16:32,821
Listen to what he's saying, a Top 40 hit.

1416
01:16:32,888 --> 01:16:33,855
[Booker] Are you make a joke outta me?

1417
01:16:33,922 --> 01:16:36,191
-He's just… There's a lot of guys…
-[Vic] You're laughing when I said that.

1418
01:16:36,258 --> 01:16:39,161
[Booker] There's a lot of guys
in this business that were delusional.

1419
01:16:39,227 --> 01:16:41,430
Remember "The Macho Man" Randy Savage?

1420
01:16:41,496 --> 01:16:43,899
One of the best we've ever seen
in this business.

1421
01:16:43,966 --> 01:16:45,801
You don't think he was delusional?

1422
01:16:45,867 --> 01:16:47,703
[Vic] I think he was also
"Macho Man" Randy Savage.

1423
01:16:47,769 --> 01:16:50,138
We're talking about Javier right now
who is on the wrong end

1424
01:16:50,205 --> 01:16:51,773
of Tyler Bate's right hand.

1425
01:16:51,840 --> 01:16:54,276
As Bate now starting
to apply that offensive pressure.

1426
01:16:54,343 --> 01:16:57,946
Everyone's glad to see him back,
said he is here to stay.

1427
01:16:58,747 --> 01:17:00,716
As he right now refocuses himself,

1428
01:17:00,782 --> 01:17:04,786
but he's focused in on Javier Bernal,
and right now look at Bate go.

1429
01:17:04,853 --> 01:17:08,824
This is that offense, it's not only speed,
it's not only power, its athleticism.

1430
01:17:08,890 --> 01:17:12,761
Tyler Bate, the entire package
that we've seen in NXT UK,

1431
01:17:12,828 --> 01:17:15,564
we've seen it in glimpses here in NXT.

1432
01:17:15,630 --> 01:17:18,834
But Tyler Bate is back here
on Tuesday night.

1433
01:17:18,900 --> 01:17:21,470
[Booker] I like the actions of this kid,
I must say.

1434
01:17:21,536 --> 01:17:24,339
No air, no space in between.

1435
01:17:24,406 --> 01:17:25,574
That right there is something

1436
01:17:25,641 --> 01:17:28,710
that you definitely need to be great
in this business.

1437
01:17:28,777 --> 01:17:32,347
I'm wondering where this kid
is gonna fall in that category.

1438
01:17:32,414 --> 01:17:34,449
[Vic] Nice knee lift.
Went to the middle turnbuckle

1439
01:17:34,516 --> 01:17:39,821
to deliver that uppercut,
catch and release suplex by Bate.

1440
01:17:39,888 --> 01:17:42,891
Exploder suplex right there by Tyler Bate.

1441
01:17:42,958 --> 01:17:45,827
[Vic] Following it up
with a standing shooting star,

1442
01:17:45,894 --> 01:17:50,298
and Tyler Bate right now looking
to continue to keep his foot on the gas.

1443
01:17:50,365 --> 01:17:52,334
Could this be it? Bernal able to counter.

1444
01:17:52,401 --> 01:17:56,138
Tyler driver gets caught in his own right,
a little bit of bop.

1445
01:17:56,204 --> 01:17:58,540
Bang! Right under the jaw.

1446
01:17:59,141 --> 01:18:02,244
[Booker]
That jab, left hook, one of the two.

1447
01:18:02,310 --> 01:18:04,679
[Vic] Oh, again, both hands now

1448
01:18:04,746 --> 01:18:07,082
trying to get the blood flow
back into the fingers.

1449
01:18:07,149 --> 01:18:10,218
-A little bong, and bam! From Bate.
-[Booker] Wow.

1450
01:18:10,285 --> 01:18:12,287
-What was that?
-[Vic] You impressed now, Book?

1451
01:18:12,354 --> 01:18:14,356
-[Booker] I'm totally impressed with him.
-[Vic] Check out the power.

1452
01:18:14,423 --> 01:18:17,626
Tyler driver, almost connected,
able to counter though by Bernal,

1453
01:18:17,693 --> 01:18:22,731
that's two times had it scouted,
but the third time the charm as connected.

1454
01:18:22,798 --> 01:18:25,200
Didn't get all of it.
Did he get enough of it?

1455
01:18:25,267 --> 01:18:29,071
-Welcome back, Tyler Bate, to NXT.
-[bell rings]

1456
01:18:29,137 --> 01:18:32,674
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Tyler Bate.

1457
01:18:33,775 --> 01:18:36,445
[Vic] Tyler Bate coming back.

1458
01:18:36,511 --> 01:18:37,512
A lot of fanfare.

1459
01:18:37,579 --> 01:18:39,648
You see some of the NXT universe…

1460
01:18:40,882 --> 01:18:44,719
lapping for the man
that is back on the brand,

1461
01:18:44,786 --> 01:18:47,055
but as much as we focused on Tyler Bate,

1462
01:18:47,122 --> 01:18:48,957
how about what is coming up
in a matter of moments?

1463
01:18:49,024 --> 01:18:51,259
A huge tag team main event.

1464
01:18:51,326 --> 01:18:54,763
Roxanne Perez, the NXT Women's Champion,
teaming with Valkyria

1465
01:18:54,830 --> 01:18:56,865
to take out the Toxic Attraction.

1466
01:18:56,932 --> 01:19:00,335
It's all coming to you next live on NXT.

1467
01:19:03,171 --> 01:19:07,142
-Thea! Thea! Thea!
-First win! First win!

1468
01:19:07,209 --> 01:19:08,944
First win! My first win!

1469
01:19:09,010 --> 01:19:11,279
[screaming]

1470
01:19:11,346 --> 01:19:14,449
At least someone won tonight, right?
Chase U.

1471
01:19:14,516 --> 01:19:15,951
I gotta go. Good luck, man.

1472
01:19:16,017 --> 01:19:18,487
No, Josh, stay.

1473
01:19:18,553 --> 01:19:19,521
What do you want, Fallon?

1474
01:19:19,588 --> 01:19:23,325
[sighs] Look, Brooks,
I'm sorry about what I said earlier,

1475
01:19:23,391 --> 01:19:26,061
-but I just want what's best for you.
-I know you do.

1476
01:19:26,128 --> 01:19:30,098
I know Kiana means a lot to you,
so I'm gonna try to make it work.

1477
01:19:30,165 --> 01:19:32,067
-You mean that?
-I do.

1478
01:19:32,134 --> 01:19:36,638
I even went and asked for a tag team match
and my partner is…

1479
01:19:36,705 --> 01:19:39,040
-No, no way.
-Kiana James.

1480
01:19:39,107 --> 01:19:41,610
Fallon, that's great. Thank you.

1481
01:19:41,676 --> 01:19:44,012
You're welcome,
and I'm only doing this for you.

1482
01:19:44,079 --> 01:19:46,715
-We cool?
-Of course, we're cool.

1483
01:19:46,782 --> 01:19:50,752
-Hey, bar tonight, drinks on Briggs?
-I know a place.

1484
01:19:50,819 --> 01:19:53,588
-As long as we're drinking, all right?
-Let's get going.

1485
01:19:53,655 --> 01:19:54,956
[upbeat music playing]

1486
01:19:55,023 --> 01:19:56,291
[Vic] Speaking of tag team action,

1487
01:19:56,358 --> 01:20:00,228
this match is official for NXT's
Vengeance Daypremium live event.

1488
01:20:00,295 --> 01:20:03,131
New Day will defend
their NXT Tag Team titles in Charlotte

1489
01:20:03,198 --> 01:20:05,267
against Pretty Deadly and Gallus.

1490
01:20:05,333 --> 01:20:07,469
Both teams believe
they deserve an opportunity.

1491
01:20:07,536 --> 01:20:11,106
Triple Threat for the gold on Saturday,
February the 4th,

1492
01:20:11,173 --> 01:20:12,841
but that's two weeks from Saturday.

1493
01:20:12,908 --> 01:20:15,110
Let's get into what's gonna take place
next week

1494
01:20:15,177 --> 01:20:17,979
as the NXT Women's Tag Team titles
will be up for grabs

1495
01:20:18,046 --> 01:20:21,149
as Carter and Chance
will defend against Alba Fyre.

1496
01:20:21,216 --> 01:20:24,085
Fyre said tonight she doesn't need
or want a partner.

1497
01:20:24,152 --> 01:20:26,855
She will face the longest-reigning
Women's Tag Team Champions

1498
01:20:26,922 --> 01:20:29,524
in NXT history by herself.

1499
01:20:29,591 --> 01:20:32,127
Also, next week live here on NXT.

1500
01:20:32,194 --> 01:20:34,229
Tiffany Stratton
was kicked out of the locker room

1501
01:20:34,296 --> 01:20:36,331
earlier tonight by Indi Hartwell.

1502
01:20:36,398 --> 01:20:40,268
Now Hartwell looks to beat some respect
into the self-proclaimed

1503
01:20:40,335 --> 01:20:41,736
center of the universe.

1504
01:20:41,803 --> 01:20:45,140
After being the number one recruit
last summer

1505
01:20:45,207 --> 01:20:48,176
and earning her first victory
on NXT tonight,

1506
01:20:48,243 --> 01:20:51,713
Chase U will hold the Thea Hail
award ceremony,

1507
01:20:51,780 --> 01:20:55,817
all takes place next week live
here on NXT.

1508
01:21:00,622 --> 01:21:01,489
[bell rings]

1509
01:21:01,556 --> 01:21:05,060
[Alicia] The following contest is
a tag team match scheduled for one fall.

1510
01:21:05,126 --> 01:21:08,930
Introducing first, Lyra Valkyria.

1511
01:21:08,997 --> 01:21:15,737
[Vic] But it's main event time this week
and what a tag team matchup we have.

1512
01:21:15,804 --> 01:21:19,507
Of course, Valkyria was called out
by Toxic Attraction earlier tonight.

1513
01:21:19,574 --> 01:21:22,577
-["All Fall Down" music playing]
-Her partner saved her earlier tonight.

1514
01:21:22,644 --> 01:21:25,347
Even the odds would spark this matchup.

1515
01:21:26,081 --> 01:21:28,183
[Alicia] And her tag team partner,

1516
01:21:28,250 --> 01:21:34,456
the NXT Women's Champion, Roxanne Perez.

1517
01:21:34,522 --> 01:21:35,624
[Vic] Book, much like we talked

1518
01:21:35,690 --> 01:21:38,526
about with Apollo Crews and Axiom
to start the night,

1519
01:21:38,593 --> 01:21:44,065
Perez, Valkyria,
they are bonded by a common enemy.

1520
01:21:44,132 --> 01:21:47,068
-[Booker] Who is that common enemy?
-[Vic] Toxic Attraction.

1521
01:21:47,135 --> 01:21:48,236
What do you mean
"Who's that a common enemy?"

1522
01:21:48,303 --> 01:21:50,505
It's a tag team match. Add it up now.

1523
01:21:50,572 --> 01:21:54,042
-[Booker] I'm just making sure.
-[Vic] Okay. Fair enough.

1524
01:21:54,109 --> 01:22:00,749
[Booker] Trust me. There's something
about Roxanne Perez that I do like.

1525
01:22:00,815 --> 01:22:05,820
She's the champion,
but that stand out, that smile,

1526
01:22:05,887 --> 01:22:09,858
it's that grace that she carries.
I love this young girl.

1527
01:22:09,925 --> 01:22:11,993
As well, she's one of my students.
I forgot.

1528
01:22:12,060 --> 01:22:12,961
-[Booker laughs]
-[Vic] How do you forget?

1529
01:22:13,028 --> 01:22:16,564
You bring it up every week
like a proud papa.

1530
01:22:16,631 --> 01:22:20,502
-Rightfully so. That brings me to this.
-[Booker] Here we go, Vic. Here we go.

1531
01:22:20,568 --> 01:22:22,771
[Vic] That brings me to this
when it comes to Perez now Valkyria

1532
01:22:22,837 --> 01:22:24,105
trying to get into even the odds.

1533
01:22:24,172 --> 01:22:26,007
What a year it has been for Perez.

1534
01:22:26,074 --> 01:22:28,443
Won the Breakout Tournament,
made her SmackDown debut,

1535
01:22:28,510 --> 01:22:32,881
was the first-ever Iron Survivor
and then won the NXT Women's title.

1536
01:22:32,947 --> 01:22:36,151
The question I have for you,
could Valkyria do the same?

1537
01:22:36,217 --> 01:22:37,719
[Booker] You know, she definitely can.

1538
01:22:37,786 --> 01:22:42,190
Valkyria has
a certain special something about herself

1539
01:22:42,257 --> 01:22:46,261
and we're talking about that Battle Royal
just a week ago,

1540
01:22:46,328 --> 01:22:48,363
she could have actually won
that Battle Royal

1541
01:22:48,430 --> 01:22:50,732
if it wasn't for that one person,
but we know who that is.

1542
01:22:50,799 --> 01:22:52,567
-[Vic] Are we talking about Cora Jade?
-[Booker] Yes.

1543
01:22:52,634 --> 01:22:54,636
[Vic] I'm glad you brought that up
as Perez into the cover,

1544
01:22:54,703 --> 01:22:55,837
and Jayne able to kick out.

1545
01:22:55,904 --> 01:22:59,107
But it does appear that Perez and Valkyria
are on the same page.

1546
01:22:59,174 --> 01:23:01,376
[Booker] You know what,
one thing about Roxanne Perez

1547
01:23:01,443 --> 01:23:02,711
I always talk to her about,

1548
01:23:02,777 --> 01:23:06,314
you don't wanna have people
ride your coattails or anything like that,

1549
01:23:06,381 --> 01:23:10,318
but if you're going to have a partner,
Valkyria could be the perfect one.

1550
01:23:10,385 --> 01:23:12,554
She doesn't have any connection.
I like that.

1551
01:23:12,620 --> 01:23:14,489
[Vic] That is true.
Perez did say to her partner,

1552
01:23:14,556 --> 01:23:16,825
"I know what it feels to be the new girl."

1553
01:23:16,891 --> 01:23:20,695
Are you surprised with that attitude
by our NXT Women's Champion

1554
01:23:20,762 --> 01:23:22,831
towards someone like Valkyria
who's new to the game?

1555
01:23:22,897 --> 01:23:27,168
[Booker] No. Roxanne Perez,
she started when she was 16 years old.

1556
01:23:27,235 --> 01:23:30,605
She knows the game.
I'm talking about that pretty smile.

1557
01:23:30,672 --> 01:23:33,174
I'm talking
about that unintimidating voice,

1558
01:23:33,241 --> 01:23:35,710
but don't let the smooth taste fool you.

1559
01:23:35,777 --> 01:23:37,178
We got some… Almost got it right there.

1560
01:23:37,245 --> 01:23:38,980
[Vic] Another near-fall.
You talk about smooth.

1561
01:23:39,047 --> 01:23:41,850
How about that wheelbarrow roll-through
into that dropkick?

1562
01:23:41,916 --> 01:23:45,019
I mean, Roxanne Perez
truly the definition of a prodigy

1563
01:23:45,086 --> 01:23:46,821
as she rolls through one more time.

1564
01:23:46,888 --> 01:23:48,957
Again, shoulders down
and another near-fall.

1565
01:23:49,023 --> 01:23:50,291
[Booker] Very, very old-school.

1566
01:23:50,358 --> 01:23:55,296
Roxanne Perez knows every inch of that 18,
excuse me, that 20x20.

1567
01:23:55,363 --> 01:23:58,133
[Vic] Now take a look right here.
Roxanne Perez is rolling,

1568
01:23:58,199 --> 01:24:00,001
and you don't think
in the back of Perez's mind,

1569
01:24:00,068 --> 01:24:03,671
she knows she's also trying
to send a little message

1570
01:24:03,738 --> 01:24:06,374
to her opponents coming up
at Vengeance Day two weeks from Saturday?

1571
01:24:06,441 --> 01:24:08,309
[Booker] Of course,
you wanna send a message,

1572
01:24:08,376 --> 01:24:11,913
but we talk
about the Iron Survivors challenge.

1573
01:24:11,980 --> 01:24:17,152
We talk about becoming NXT Champion,
that cloak of invincibility, Vic.

1574
01:24:17,218 --> 01:24:19,821
[Vic] Nice hip toss.
Nice cover and a kick out.

1575
01:24:19,888 --> 01:24:21,823
Now, Valkyria we talked about last week,

1576
01:24:21,890 --> 01:24:24,926
obviously, Cora Jade
with some sort of issue with Valkyria,

1577
01:24:24,993 --> 01:24:26,861
probably because Valkyria tossed her
over the top rope

1578
01:24:26,928 --> 01:24:29,898
and eliminated her from that 20-woman
Over-the-Top-Rope Battle Royal

1579
01:24:29,964 --> 01:24:31,332
as another tag was made to Perez.

1580
01:24:31,399 --> 01:24:33,401
But when you take a look
at Toxic Attraction,

1581
01:24:33,468 --> 01:24:37,572
they truly still believe
they're in control of this division.

1582
01:24:37,639 --> 01:24:39,941
As Perez into another cover
and another kick out.

1583
01:24:40,008 --> 01:24:43,778
[Booker] Vic, I understand
the reason they feel that way,

1584
01:24:43,845 --> 01:24:47,849
but this business
is about what have you done for me lately?

1585
01:24:47,916 --> 01:24:51,619
The record was broken by Carter and Chance
so that's an afterthought.

1586
01:24:51,686 --> 01:24:54,989
[Vic] It certainly is, but a tag was made.
Perez did not realize it.

1587
01:24:55,056 --> 01:24:58,526
-[screams]
-She certainly does now as Jayne is legal.

1588
01:24:58,593 --> 01:25:01,763
Look, there's no doubt, we can't sit here
and call this a tag team matchup

1589
01:25:01,830 --> 01:25:04,499
and say Valkyria and Perez,

1590
01:25:04,566 --> 01:25:06,334
they're gonna be
as good as Toxic Attraction.

1591
01:25:06,401 --> 01:25:09,204
Toxic Attraction has been together
for a very, very long time.

1592
01:25:09,270 --> 01:25:10,705
You just highlighted the fact

1593
01:25:10,772 --> 01:25:13,141
that they have ran the tag team division
for so long.

1594
01:25:13,208 --> 01:25:14,642
[Booker] A hell of a team, Vic.

1595
01:25:14,709 --> 01:25:19,314
But right now, I think
Toxic Attraction is in a rebuilding mode.

1596
01:25:19,380 --> 01:25:22,684
Kind of like the Houston, Texas. [laughs]

1597
01:25:22,750 --> 01:25:26,621
We won one game all season,
so, yes, I'm trying to get back on track.

1598
01:25:26,688 --> 01:25:29,891
[Vic] Well, now Dolin trying to get on
track heading into Vengeance Day.

1599
01:25:29,958 --> 01:25:31,726
Can she pin the champion here tonight?

1600
01:25:31,793 --> 01:25:34,529
Perez, left shoulder just off the mat.
I'll bring this to you.

1601
01:25:34,596 --> 01:25:37,665
We talked about how long
they've dominated this and dominated that.

1602
01:25:37,732 --> 01:25:43,338
Do you believe, Book, Toxic Attraction
will coexist in Charlotte?

1603
01:25:43,404 --> 01:25:45,006
[Booker] Let me tell you something, man,

1604
01:25:45,073 --> 01:25:48,543
I cannot wait to get to Charlotte,
North Carolina,

1605
01:25:48,610 --> 01:25:49,978
because it's going to be on.

1606
01:25:50,044 --> 01:25:52,147
And let me tell you,
this team, Toxic Attraction.

1607
01:25:52,213 --> 01:25:53,982
[Vic] Off the senton,
hook of the inside leg.

1608
01:25:54,048 --> 01:25:56,851
Could it be Jayne who pins the champion,
and Perez again kicks out.

1609
01:25:56,918 --> 01:25:59,320
[Booker] On that night, Vic,
will they coexist?

1610
01:25:59,387 --> 01:26:03,525
That's the question right there
and the stakes are very, very high.

1611
01:26:03,591 --> 01:26:08,029
NXT Championship on the line.
I think not. That is my answer.

1612
01:26:08,096 --> 01:26:12,667
[Vic] Look, no doubt, they're a duo,
but in that Triple Threat match

1613
01:26:12,734 --> 01:26:16,237
at the Vengeance Day premium live event,
it is every woman for themselves.

1614
01:26:16,304 --> 01:26:19,174
[Booker] How many times
have you heard me say it's about chicks,

1615
01:26:19,240 --> 01:26:22,076
it's about championships
at the end of that night?

1616
01:26:22,143 --> 01:26:26,214
[Vic] Into the cover again, Dolin almost
was able to pin Perez, the champion.

1617
01:26:26,281 --> 01:26:29,984
I've also heard talk about caviar
and champagne all the time too,

1618
01:26:30,051 --> 01:26:32,086
so I'm trying to see
which team you're going for

1619
01:26:32,153 --> 01:26:33,955
and who's going to enter the pay window,
so to speak.

1620
01:26:34,022 --> 01:26:35,223
[Booker] It's hard to say, man.

1621
01:26:35,290 --> 01:26:37,492
I'm not just going to sit here
and pick right now.

1622
01:26:37,559 --> 01:26:39,260
-I'll wait on it.
-[Vic] Oh, cheap shot.

1623
01:26:39,327 --> 01:26:41,296
[Booker] I gotta analyze this
just a little bit more.

1624
01:26:41,362 --> 01:26:45,266
But right now,
Jacy Jayne in total control.

1625
01:26:45,934 --> 01:26:49,037
-Big, big suplex… Oh.
-[Vic] Nice counter, though, by Perez.

1626
01:26:49,103 --> 01:26:50,939
That's what makes Roxanne Perez
so special.

1627
01:26:51,005 --> 01:26:52,540
[Vic] You're talking
about being in full control

1628
01:26:52,607 --> 01:26:55,977
and just like that,
Perez is able to turn things right around.

1629
01:26:56,044 --> 01:26:59,047
Both women same idea, same agenda,

1630
01:26:59,113 --> 01:27:02,050
and now it comes down to, Book,
who can make the tag.

1631
01:27:02,116 --> 01:27:03,952
[Booker] Roxanne Perez, she's crafty.

1632
01:27:04,018 --> 01:27:06,955
I always talk
about that art of being outta position,

1633
01:27:07,021 --> 01:27:09,657
but quickly put yourself
right back in position.

1634
01:27:09,724 --> 01:27:11,392
[Vic] Dolin and Valkyria both coming in,

1635
01:27:11,459 --> 01:27:13,695
and Valkyria right now
charging right back in.

1636
01:27:13,761 --> 01:27:15,863
She had some very few choice words

1637
01:27:15,930 --> 01:27:18,666
to Toxic Attraction
since she doesn't see champions.

1638
01:27:18,733 --> 01:27:21,603
[Booker] Educated feet on Valkyria.

1639
01:27:21,669 --> 01:27:24,305
-Oh!
-[Vic] Nice little standing Enzuigiri.

1640
01:27:24,372 --> 01:27:26,808
Didn't get all of it,
certainly got enough of it to rock Jayne.

1641
01:27:26,874 --> 01:27:30,311
Turning right around and nice suplex.

1642
01:27:30,378 --> 01:27:32,647
-[Booker] Beautiful.
-[Vic] Valkyria.

1643
01:27:32,714 --> 01:27:34,048
We've seen her fly.

1644
01:27:34,115 --> 01:27:36,985
-[Booker] Oh. Going to the top.
-[Vic] Going to the top.

1645
01:27:37,051 --> 01:27:38,853
Looking down.

1646
01:27:39,520 --> 01:27:40,521
[thuds]

1647
01:27:40,588 --> 01:27:42,991
-[Booker] What the…
-[Vic] Cora Jade again.

1648
01:27:44,092 --> 01:27:47,428
-[Booker] You've got to be kidding me.
-[Vic] The resident mean girl of NXT

1649
01:27:47,495 --> 01:27:50,932
just changed the complexion
of this matchup.

1650
01:27:51,599 --> 01:27:53,935
Jayne is legal. She made the tag.

1651
01:27:54,002 --> 01:27:56,271
Valkyria right now
just trying to compose herself.

1652
01:27:56,337 --> 01:27:57,905
Made the tag in her own right.
Here comes Perez.

1653
01:27:57,972 --> 01:27:59,974
[Booker] You're talking
about that common enemy,

1654
01:28:00,041 --> 01:28:03,745
everybody in the locker room
gotta hate Cora Jade.

1655
01:28:03,811 --> 01:28:05,113
-Everybody.
-[Vic] Oh, say that again.

1656
01:28:05,179 --> 01:28:07,682
Valkyria laying on the line.
She's had enough.

1657
01:28:07,749 --> 01:28:09,450
She's seeing red right now.

1658
01:28:09,517 --> 01:28:12,520
Just taking out Jade,
but we got a tag team match, Book.

1659
01:28:12,587 --> 01:28:14,255
-[Booker] Yes, right now…
-[Vic] Where's Valkyria going?

1660
01:28:14,322 --> 01:28:18,126
[Booker] Right now,
Roxanne Perez is on the move

1661
01:28:18,192 --> 01:28:21,963
and look like she's about to put
this thing away very, very quickly.

1662
01:28:22,030 --> 01:28:23,631
Oh, no.

1663
01:28:23,698 --> 01:28:28,503
[Vic] Referee trying his own,
did not see the superkick from Dolin.

1664
01:28:28,569 --> 01:28:31,306
The difference from here tonight
from Charlotte,

1665
01:28:31,372 --> 01:28:32,774
there's not gonna be tags.

1666
01:28:32,840 --> 01:28:35,677
Toxic Attraction isn't gonna have the tag,
it's going to be two-on-one.

1667
01:28:35,743 --> 01:28:39,580
-[Vic] Wow.
-[audience cheering]

1668
01:28:39,647 --> 01:28:40,982
[Vic] Uh-ho.

1669
01:28:41,049 --> 01:28:44,452
[Booker] That was an accident.
I can see that. That was an accident.

1670
01:28:44,519 --> 01:28:46,220
[Vic] You call it
whatever you wanna call it, Book.

1671
01:28:46,287 --> 01:28:49,424
I call that a Russian leg sweep
that just wiped out Jayne.

1672
01:28:49,490 --> 01:28:50,725
You know what I call this,

1673
01:28:50,792 --> 01:28:54,162
I call it Pop Rocks,
and if she can connect.

1674
01:28:54,228 --> 01:28:55,530
Bam!

1675
01:28:55,596 --> 01:28:58,032
Up, over, champ!

1676
01:28:58,099 --> 01:28:59,500
-Victorious.
-[bell rings]

1677
01:28:59,567 --> 01:29:01,536
["All Fall Down" music playing]

1678
01:29:01,602 --> 01:29:05,406
[Alicia] Here are your winners.
The team of Lyra Valkyria

1679
01:29:05,473 --> 01:29:10,478
and the NXT Women's Champion,
Roxanne Perez.

1680
01:29:10,545 --> 01:29:13,981
[Vic] That is how you make a statement

1681
01:29:14,048 --> 01:29:18,920
ahead of a huge championship title defense
like Roxanne Perez just did.

1682
01:29:18,986 --> 01:29:21,989
This is what you called, though, Book,
you can call it an accident,

1683
01:29:22,056 --> 01:29:25,360
I can try to stir the pot,
whatever you wanna call it.

1684
01:29:25,426 --> 01:29:26,961
I call this

1685
01:29:27,028 --> 01:29:28,896
a victory for Roxanne Perez,

1686
01:29:28,963 --> 01:29:31,999
and if Perez can do this again
in Charlotte,

1687
01:29:32,066 --> 01:29:36,537
she will retain
the NXT Women's Championship.

1688
01:29:36,604 --> 01:29:38,439
[inaudible]

1689
01:29:38,506 --> 01:29:41,042
[Vic] I don't think Jayne thinks
it's an accident.

1690
01:29:41,109 --> 01:29:45,246
Will Perez be able to overcome
the odds again in Charlotte?

1691
01:29:45,313 --> 01:29:47,081
[inaudible]

1692
01:29:47,148 --> 01:29:51,552
[Vic] To be fair, the odds
could be swinging more in her favor

1693
01:29:51,619 --> 01:29:54,989
after what we're witnessing here
between Toxic Attraction.

1694
01:29:55,056 --> 01:29:59,193
And I just received word,
these three will meet face-to-face-to-face

1695
01:29:59,260 --> 01:30:03,131
in a Women's Championship summit
next week.

1696
01:30:03,664 --> 01:30:06,033
[inaudible]

1697
01:30:06,100 --> 01:30:07,201
I don't know. I don't know.

1698
01:30:07,268 --> 01:30:08,302
Subtitles: Ed Boon
't know.