[theme music playing]
[narrator] Then…
[Ric Flair] Whoo!
[The Rock] If you smell…
[narrator] …now…
-[Lemmy] The King of Kings. -[John Cena] You can't see me.
[narrator] …forever.
Together.
[upbeat music playing]
[Charlotte] NXT is back on the road.
[Booker] Charlotte, North Carolina.
[Vic] Can you feel it? Are you ready?
This is your moment. This is your day.
This…
is Vengeance Day.
It's the classic tale of David versus Goliath
for the North American title.
-[Booker] Oh, my God. -[Vic] Nowhere for Lee to go.
Oh! Tony D'Angelo, Stacks.
-Stay out of my business. -[Vic] What is going on?
The Kardiak Kid overcomes and serves up his brand of justice.
[Charlotte] Three teams respect history…
[Vic] All about the NXT Tag Team Championships.
…but want to write their own.
[crowd chanting "Chase U"]
[Booker] Coffey, Wolfgang, two Pitbulls, they hungry, dawg.
They ready to eat.
-[Vic] Bam. -[bell ringing]
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] A new kingdom has risen. Gallus boys on top.
[Charlotte] Bitter rivals…
put their disdain aside to break the longest reign
in Women's Tag Team history.
[Vic] Wait a minute, James. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
[Booker] Whoa, you got to be kidding me.
[Vic] The reign is over.
Roxanne Perez has to fend off two toxic vultures.
[Vic] This is a glorified handicap match. Are they on the same page?
Toxic Attraction butting heads. Perez overcomes the odds.
♪ [inaudible] ♪
[Vic] Perez has gone from special to sensational at Vengeance Day.
Apollo Crews…
and Carmelo Hayes.
Two out of three.
[Vic] Hayes now is up, one fall to none.
Uh-oh, bam. That's what Crews was looking for.
Money Melo cashed in here in Charlotte. Two falls to none.
♪ This is the rich generation ♪
[Charlotte] Two caged animals, but only one will come out as champion.
[Vic] The cage will contain these two for a decisive winner.
What is going through Waller's mind? What does he care more about, Book?
[Booker] He's gonna get that viral moment.
[dramatic music playing]
[Vic] This is what Breakker wanted.
I run NXT.
♪ Riptide ♪
[Vic] Waller just gets destroyed.
Bron celebrating with his dog pound here in Charlotte.
Our champion on his road to Stand & Deliver.
[Vic] Well, we'll feel the fallout tonight,
but look who made her arrival earlier today
from the main event of Monday Night RAW in her own steel cage match.
Bayley is here back in NXT.
[doorbell ringing]
[upbeat music playing]
[Bayley] Hello.
[Vic] And she, for the first time ever, will host Ding Dong, Hello!
Her special guests, Gigi Dolin, Jacy Jayne of Toxic Attraction.
We will hear what they have to say
about Vengeance Day from this past Saturday.
Welcome to NXT.
["Melo Don't Miss" playing]
♪ 'Cause I'm the greatest, ain't no hatin' I'm the best here ♪
♪ You want your shot Well, I guess you wait 'til next year ♪
♪ I'm at the top Get respect while I get feared ♪
[Alicia] Please welcome Trick Williams and Carmelo Hayes.
[Vic] We're wasting no time feeling the fallout from Charlotte.
And there's a Superstar, Booker T, who shocked some,
had a clean sweep on Saturday.
[Booker] We're talking about a man who was flawless in North Carolina.
I'm going to tell you, the kid was on top of his game.
-[Booker] He's… What does he call himself? -[Vic] He calls himself a lot of things.
[Booker] No, no. Him. That's what I'm talking about.
[Vic] The man who believes he is one of one,
a generational talent like no other.
Heyyo, cut the music.
♪ …while I get feared Who got a problem, huh?
Reporting to you live, the greatest duo alive,
Trick Melo Gang has finally arrived.
Lighting up your living room sets like only we can.
Vengeance Day will go down as the day Carmelo Hayes turns Apollo Crews,
the vision seer, into Stevie Wonder.
[laughs]
Hey, y'all make some noise for my dawg Carmelo Hayes.
-[crowd booing] -I am him, I am him.
All right, Trick, yo, hey, let me hear one of my catchphrases real quick.
-Hurt him real quick, dawg. -All right, you ready?
-Melo is… -Whoa, whoa, whoa, not that one.
Okay, okay, I got another one. I got another one.
-Melo is… -Hey, come on now, work with me.
-All right, all right, all right. -Here we go.
-Melo in two. -[both laugh]
-[Trick] You dirty dawg. -Listen, I did it, man.
Listen, I spoke that to existence.
I was on the logo when I shot that shot, and it was Nothing But Net.
At Vengeance Day, I said I was gonna get two straight, and what did I do, Trick?
-Clean sweep, dawg. -Let's talk about it.
Listen, hey, Apollo, he had the right vision,
he just had it with the wrong one.
Okay? Now I got the whole NXT universe shook.
They know that I am everything that I say that I am.
Okay? They know that I am the one.
They know that I am him.
Talk your talk, dawg.
Listen, history doesn't lie, I did everything I said I was going to do.
I beat everybody I said I was gonna beat,
but there is one more man that needs to get put on a t-shirt…
and there is only one event that can hold the both of us.
This is my destiny, and that man that I'm talking about is…
["Irish Ace" playing]
[Vic] If this is who he had in mind…
Melo, melo.
I'm sitting back there, and my ears must be deceiving me.
It sounded like you were about to challenge for the NXT title?
Right? Not just me?
I get it, right, you're like most of the people in the crowd here,
you're from a very entitled generation, right?
You're all about your flashy entrances,
and you want everyone to think you are the coolest member in the roster, right?
Well, I'm here to tell you, Melo, you are the coolest member in the roster…
but in this ring, where it matters, you're not fit to hold my jockstrap, pal.
And you love calling yourself the A Champ, but you are not ready for the big title,
and you are not ready to be the face of this brand.
Hey, Trick, look who it is,
the UK bar-setter trying to come off the bench to ball with me.
Nope!
Listen, I'd have thought I beat everybody there is to beat,
but apparently, it looks like I left a survivor.
Listen, man, you're just jealous of the flash, bro.
-You hate it 'cause you don't have it, JD. -You just keep on counting, right?
Count your entrances, count your t-shirts, I'm counting body parts over here, right?
You're all about the VIP treatment,
you go to the club and you want a private room,
I send people to the emergency room.
Get your little buddy to dial ahead 911, and tell them that you're coming.
All right, JD. You know what, you and I, we could go back and forth all night,
or tonight, we could see if you're about it,
and we can run game in this ring?
[crowd cheering]
I'm like it, bro. I'm really like that. [inaudible].
[crowd chanting "Melo"]
Game on.
["Irish Ace" playing]
[Vic] Well, game on indeed.
Both men staking claim
to wanting the NXT Championship around their waist,
what a showdown this could be?
Melo, McDonagh,
but how about these two who have already claimed gold here in NXT?
-Hey, champ, how's it feel to-- -Save it, Kiana.
I watched the match back, and you cheated. You held her feet down.
You didn't see me cheat, and neither did the referee,
so what do you want to do, hand back the titles?
Fallon, we won.
For the first time in your life, you're a champion.
Yes, and it's great, but we're going to give them a rematch.
Oh, we can discuss that.
Okay, well, you know what's not up for discussion?
Now that we're champs,
are you going to tell Brooks who was on the phone, or am I?
You keep going back to this. It was no one.
Oh, you were on the phone with no one.
-Well, how about I go tell him right now? -Fallon, wait.
-Surprise! -[gasps]
-[all cheering] -Oh, my God!
Let's hear it for the new NXT Women's Tag Team Champions.
["Chasing Surf" playing]
[Vic] I hope that party still going later, Book.
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Sol Ruca.
[Vic] Well, we are kicking things off with some dramatic fashion here
because we have one of the fastest rising superstars
in all of NXT in action.
Sol Ruca goes one-on-one with Zoey Stark next live on NXT.
But I am.
[Vic] We are on the road to WrestleMania as we go Hollywood once again,
and we've been relieving some memorable moments over the last few weeks.
And you can relieve clips and more on all our WWE social platforms
as we inch closer to LA,
but who could forget when Tiple H rallied the troops.
Am I.
Would I be willing to trade all the days from this day to that?
For one chance, just one chance
to shine on the grandest stage of them all,
and tell my enemies that they may try at WrestleMania,
but they'll never take my title.
Are you with me?
[crowd cheering]
[Ric Flair] Whoo!
You got it, champ.
That guy Mel Gibson, he's got nothing on you.
-Whoo, whoo, whoo. -All right, well, to WrestleMania.
-[horse neighs] -[Triple H yelps]
We indeed are on the road to WrestleMania,
and the next time NXT has a premium live event,
-it will be in Los Angeles. -Yeah.
I want to talk about what transpired last Saturday
at the first premium live event of the New Year.
Bron Breakker of course retaining the NXT Championship at Vengeance Day
inside a steel cage,
but it's what happened after the matchup that gave Grayson Waller his viral moment.
No, no, no. We need to talk now. You can talk to these guys later.
Huh? What? Let me ask you a question. Yeah? Why am I not the guy? Yeah?
You want to put hearts on my gear? Are the rest of these fans?
You know these fans, a bunch of fans in the locker room.
Yeah? No, talk to me now. Talk to me now. What do you want?
You wanna take a photo? I can do you a pose.
You can pretend to be Diesel. You want me to be a fan of yours.
Is that how I get to be your guy? I've got to be a fan?
Oh, okay, A-Train. Okay, A-Train. Yes, coach. No, no, no.
Talk to me, Shawn. I'm right here. Just talk…
Yeah, I get it. That's frustration coming out right there,
and I've seen a lot of guys get fired that way.
You should handle that kind of business behind closed doors.
That's just my opinion.
Well, because of that, Book, I got word yesterday
that Grayson Waller has been suspended for the week,
and he will not be part of this weekend's NXT live events in Tampa…
-Yeah. -…and on Saturday in Citrus Springs.
["Cut Above the Rest" playing]
[Vic] But Book, we gotta focus on the here and the now,
and how about the superstars that are here at NXT tonight live in Orlando?
[Alicia] Making her way to the ring, Zoey Stark.
♪ And I don't care if you get all of it ♪
[Vic] You've worked with Corey Graves a lot, right?
-[Booker] Yeah. -[Vic] At Monday Night RAW.
He recently said Zoey Stark was his favorite superstar in NXT.
He is a tough man to impress.
-[Booker] Corey Graves? -[Vic] Yeah. Tough to impress.
[Booker] You know what? I get it. I get it.
Zoey Stark, I agree in a whole lot of ways.
She's definitely carving her own path since dropping that extra, extra baggage.
-No diss to Nikkita Lyons. -[bell ringing]
[Vic] Well, look, this has got a lot to do with I think a many…
-[Booker] Oh, beautiful. -[Vic] …different factors for Zoey Stark.
One, you know, she's talking about the Royal Rumble a lot.
[crowd singing]
You hear the NXT universe already trying to get under the skin of Zoey Stark,
but she's looking at someone like Sol Ruca who has been the buzz of social media,
has all the respect of her coaches, but has caught the ire of Stark.
And the real maybe issue here,
is Zoey Stark just jealous of what people are talking about Sol Ruca?
[Booker] You know, she may be jealous because this Sol Ruca is,
she's different, she's talented, you know.
Not since… Let me just put this out there.
Not since AJ Styles have I seen one like a Sol Ruca.
-[Vic] Unreal. -[Booker] How beautiful.
[grunts]
[Vic] Sol Ruca starting to feel it now, and Stark goes to the outside.
Almost a nasty landing.
[Booker] You know what I like about Sol Ruca?
She's an athlete, a true athlete,
and training is not going to be a problem with her.
Just getting that in-ring IQ, that's what she's going to need.
She's going to be a special, special athlete, Vic.
[Vic] She is in control of this matchup here against Stark.
What a night we have in NXT. What a way to kick things off here tonight.
This is really the true definition of a veteran versus a rookie
to start us here tonight between Stark and Sol Ruca.
As now Stark in control.
-Oh! How about this matchup made official. -[Booker] Got to love that.
-[Vic] Hayes, McDonagh tonight. -[Booker] You got to love that.
-[Vic] Live. -But back to the action right now, Vic.
Into the cover, into the cover, and a near-fall for Sol Ruca.
[Booker] Talk about Zoey Stark right now, Vic.
Zoey is a very dangerous Zoey right now.
[Vic] Oh, can't forget about what's also happening tonight.
Ding Dong, Hello!
Monday Night RAW's Bayley in the building for the first time in three years.
And for the first time ever, she will bring her talk show here to NXT.
-But as you mentioned-- -[Booker] [inaudible].
-Bayley still making those Bayley Bears? -[Vic] Bayley Buddies?
-Yes, the Bayley Buddies. [Vic] Hell no, Book.
She hasn't been using Bayley Buddies for years.
[Booker] I've gotta get me one of those. I'm wondering.
[Vic] I'll get you one out of the back room.
[Booker] How Beautiful. Look at the balance.
[Vic] Now you want to change the subject back to the action.
-Looking to get freebies. -[Booker] Beautiful.
[Vic] Shoulders are down center of the ring,
and a near-fall for Sol Ruca.
-Oh, what a clothesline by Stark. -One…
-[Vic] Into the cover. No. -[shouts]
[Vic] Was able to get that right shoulder up was Ruca.
You take a look at Stark, she walks around a little bit more vocal these days,
and you saw that on display last week when she got in the face of Indi Hartwell.
[Booker] But I don't think it's nothing more
than just trying to get that attitude, Vic,
because you want to be on top in this business.
In NXT right now, who's on top? Roxanne Perez.
Everybody wants a shot at the gold.
And trust me, Zoey Stark, she's at the front of the lot.
[Vic] You mentioned Roxanne Perez,
could Sol Ruca be the 2023 version of the NXT Women's Champion?
[Booker] Like I said, Vic, I'm seeing a young AJ Styles coming along,
and his timing, his balance,
just the greatest of ease the way he went out there.
Look at that. That's Sol Ruca right here in 2023, and you got to love it.
[Vic] Speaking of Perez, what a win she had this past weekend.
-Overcoming the odds of Toxic Attraction. -[Booker] Oh, beautiful shot.
-[Vic] And what a superkick. -[Booker] Beautiful shot.
[Vic] This matchup all really stemming to from last week when Sol Ruca's,
according to Zoey Stark,
stuck her nose in Stark's business after the match with Indi Hartwell.
[Booker] I said that. Wait a minute.
[Vic] Big splash, but the knees were up, and Stark one step ahead.
[Booker] That's the one thing, Vic, in this business.
You do not want to concern yourself with business that don't concern you.
You know why? You can get hurt. You can get hurt permanently.
[Vic] Well, Stark has said, she is from… Oh.
-[Booker] That's what I'm… -[Vic] Don't stick your nose
-in someone else's business. -[Booker] Good night, Sol Ruca.
-[bell ringing] -[Vic] Stark, huge victory tonight.
[Booker] You see what I'm saying?
-[Alicia] Here is your winner, Zoey Stark. -[Booker] You see what I'm saying?
[Vic] I saw it. Look.
Stark for the first time in a long time cracks a smile.
Let's go back at some of the action, Book,
as you were talking about the vet and the rookie.
Stark one step ahead in that moment,
and then clearly sending a message with a little extra…
[Booker] I told you, Vic, this is the most dangerous Zoey Stark
-since I've sat at this table. -[Vic] Oh. Whoa.
-[Vic] To your point even more, Book. -[Booker] You know what?
This is called trying to get a little bit extra, baby.
Put a little extra sauce on it, a little Cholula green to go with that.
-That's what this is, Vic. -[Vic] This isn't a taco.
This isn't a burrito, Book. It's not an enchilada.
This is a woman like Zoey Stark who has found herself
on the wrong end of maybe her emotions right now.
[both] Oh!
[Vic] And just got on the wrong end of Sol Ruca.
-[Booker] Out of nowhere. -[Vic chuckles]
[crowd applauding and cheering]
[Vic] Zoey may have picked up the win, but Ruca just snatched the soul of Stark.
We've been talking about Saturday night Vengeance Day in Charlotte.
Let's go back to the Spectrum Center at Vengeance Day
because this was the two out of three falls matchup
between Crews, between Hayes.
When Dabba-Kato came out of absolutely nowhere,
but it wouldn't help Apollo Crews in those closing moments.
Giving Carmelo Hayes that 2-0 clean sweep,
but here is what really shocked the NXT universe.
Dabba-Kato planting Apollo Crews
and sending Crews and the NXT universe a direct message.
And as we just witnessed,
there you see a man who leaves nothing but destruction in his path.
The massive Dabba-Kato, next.
-Good to see you. Why won't you bring her? -I don't know.
Brooks, I can't believe you did all this for me.
You're the sweetest guy ever.
I just want to make it special for your first championship.
-Come on, bug guy. -And I want to make it special
because you're very special to me, Kiana.
Hey, Brooks, I think there's something Kiana wants to tell you.
Fallon, I already did.
I thanked Brooks for throwing us this party and Briggs too.
-You ain't never thanked me before, girl. -All of you.
-Move, move. Move. -Move.
-Guys, you look awful. -Excuse me.
Yeah, it looks like you haven't slept in days.
Yeah, because we haven't, okay.
-We've not slept since Vengeance Day. -Yeah.
Boys. Boys, hold your horses.
-Y'all want a drink or something? -What I want is a tag team title.
Do you've one of them?
Of course, not, but we were so close, they were in our hands.
Don't remind me, please. It just makes me sadder.
-You. -You.
You two are the reason we're not Tag Team Champions.
What are you talking about? It was every team for themself.
I could say the same thing about you two [bleep].
You know how bad I wanted to win the tag team titles in my hometown?
So I don't care how tired you two look, I'm pissed off.
-That's right. -Thea, what's in his drink?
Tray water.
So tonight Pretty Deadly is going to get the [bleep] kicked out of them…
Oh, yeah.
-…by Andre Chase University. -[crowd cheering]
Is that really…
[Vic] Looks like Andre Chase has a little liquid courage tonight.
[Booker] Those guys look awful.
[Vic] Pretty Deadly looks like they didn't sleep since the match.
Just being honest.
["The Lion's Den" playing]
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Dabba-Kato.
[Vic] Look at the massive size of Dabba-Kato.
Look, nearly 7-feet tall, 350 pounds.
[Booker chuckles]
[Booker] Yeah, you know I like that. I like that, but you know what?
-I like Chen. -[Vic] Well, he is.
[Booker] I like Chen as well. I like Chen.
He's just in the wrong place at the wrong time here tonight.
[Alicia] And his opponent, already in the ring, Dante Chen.
[Vic] Well, big Dante Chen at least looks confident.
[Booker] No, this kid has a lot of talent.
-[Vic] I feel bad for Dante Chen. -[Booker] No, this kid has a lot talent.
You know what I mean? Sometimes you just draw the wrong straw.
And tonight that straw happened to be 6'9", 300 and what? 350 pounds?
-[Vic] Yeah. And look. -[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] With ease just tossing around Chen in this matchup.
I mean, clearly, we have seen the nasty mean streak
that Dabba-Kato possesses.
[Booker] Oh, wow. Well, you know what, Vic?
[Vic] He reached back to Charlotte for that one.
[Booker] I like mean and nasty.
[Booker laughs]
-[shouts] -[Booker] Yeah.
-One, two, three. -[Booker] It's getting grimy right there.
-Four. Hey. -[Booker] That's taking it to the streets.
-Do you understand? -Tell me.
[Vic] Dabba-Kato doesn't care about the… There's Chen doing his best right now.
That door shut pretty quick there, didn't [inaudible]?
[Booker] Oh, this big man Dabba-Kato.
He is doing that job, and he's doing that job well. Oh, yes.
[Vic] Over seven feet in the air
and you hear the NXT universe trying their best to rally Dante Chen.
I think it's just angering Dabba-Kato.
Take another look at the height and the nasty landing.
-[Booker] [inaudible]. -[Vic] Chen again.
Three.
[Vic] Going to need a lot of courage in this matchup. Ooh.
Because Dabba-Kato is back.
-[Booker] Vic. -[Vic] What?
[Booker] It's going to take a sledgehammer.
-You're talking about courage. -[groans]
This kid, Chen, is in a whole lot of trouble.
-We call it dire straits. Oh, my goodness. -[shouts]
I love the aggression of this big man Dabba-Kato.
-[Booker] Let me tell you, Vic. -[Vic] Aggression? He's a menacing savage.
[Booker] This is what it takes to get you to that next level.
There's a reason why this man turned on Apollo Crews and just destroyed him.
There's a reason why Indus Sher's having this uprising.
-Everybody wants a piece of the action. -One, two…
[Booker] I'm talking about champagne wishes and caviar dreams, man.
[Vic] I don't know if Dabba-Kato enjoys himself champagne and caviar.
He looks like a steak and potato type of guy to me
because right now Chen though trying to fire back.
[Booker] Yes, this kid's got a lot of heart,
and he's going to need a heart about as big as Texas.
-To chop this big man down… -Dabba-Kato's down to a knee though, Book.
-[Vic] He's down to a knee. He's rocked. -[Booker] He's rocked.
He's dazed, but is he confused? I don't think so. I don't think so.
Right now Dabba-Kato is feeling that moment the way he's flipped…
[Vic] Dabba-Kato on his knees was almost the same height of Dante Chen.
[Booker] Look at the eyes.
-[Vic] That's how massive… -[Booker] Look at the eyes.
-[Vic] Oh! -[Booker] The eyes, guys, never lie.
[Vic] Exclamation point on his return to NXT.
-[Booker] Good night, Chen.
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Dabba-Kato.
["The Lion's Den" playing]
[Vic] Talk about making a sudden impact. Listen to this.
-[Booker] Ah, yes. -[crowd groans]
[Vic] And then not to be outdone, the power, the strength,
and then another nasty landing for Dante Chen.
Dabba-Kato back with vengeance here in NXT.
[Booker] You see that glance. Look.
Dabba-Kato…
why did you come back and attack Apollo Crews?
Apollo Crews know what he did.
That's why I dropped his ass.
[Booker chuckles] Yeah, didn't I tell you, Vic?
-[Booker] That's street language. -[Vic] You certainly did.
-[audience chanting] NXT! -This entire…
[Vic] This is what transpired last week. You were talking about Indus Sher.
They were in action and this was the turning point
in that tag team matchup from one week ago.
Julius Creed took his eye off the ball, got dropped by Veer,
got dropped by Sanga as well
as Indus Sher stood tall over Diamond Mine one week ago.
Look, Ivy, I know I said it before, but again, I'm sorry, that's my bad.
-I didn't even see you there. -It's okay.
-It was an accident. -What? Guys.
We've got to get Indus Sher back, especially Jinder.
-Ain't got to tell me twice. -So, doc, is she cleared?
-You should be good to go by the weekend. -[chuckles]
For such a tight-knit group,
you're letting someone very mysterious get awfully close, aren't you?
What the hell are you talking about?
Why were you lurking in the parking lot two weeks ago?
Tatum, you walk between raindrops. You're not a part of Diamond Mine.
You're a lone wolf, and Nikkita was your prey.
I didn't attack Nikkita.
I did film setting with the Creeds, me and Ivy trained,
and then at the end of the night, I just needed some air.
Nikkita was already down by the time I got there.
You know, an innocent person would've just said no.
[laughs]
-Pax, if you did it, just say so. -I didn't do it.
-Come on. -Hey, I believe you.
Yeah, come on, guys, you know I didn't do it.
[Vic] Here's that altercation yesterday.
These two go one on one here tonight on NXT.
["The Depths" playing]
[crowd booing]
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by Alba Fyre, Isla Dawn.
[Vic] The air got a little colder as the unholy enchantress
has cast her spell upon us.
Isla Dawn in action next live on NXT.
Roxanne, we're a few days removed from Vengeance Day,
how did it feel to get your first title defense?
A relief. [chuckles] I put a lot of pressure on myself to win.
I mean, it was my first title defense, we were on the road,
on a premium live event stage,
and I could not let Toxic Attraction reclaim this.
So I'm just excited and ready for what's next.
That brings me to my next question.
-There's a lot of women-- -Yeah, yeah, yeah.
It must be nice walking in and out of Charlotte with the championship.
-Yeah, we got screwed. -Yeah, I saw that.
I'm sorry, guys, but you guys will get them back.
-You guys are too good not to. -Are we, Roxanne?
Do you even know if we'll have a rematch?
Is the champ going to make sure that happens?
What's your problem?
Our problem is that we got cheated, and nobody seems to be talking about it.
Yeah, it's not like you'll understand anyways.
It's not like you have friends here.
[scoffs] Oh, I have no friends now?
Yeah, being in a tag team takes commitment.
Yeah, I know that. I was a Tag Team Champion.
-Yeah, and how did that work out for you? -[scoffs] You know what?
Why don't I make a phone call and show you guys that I do have friends?
-[scoffs] We'll see about that. -Mm-hm. Yeah.
[sighs] Hope she picks up.
["Eyes Of The Reaper" playing]
[Vic] Who's she?
-Who is she talking about? -[Booker] I don't know.
♪ We're from the darker… ♪
[Alicia] Introducing her opponent, Tatum Paxley.
[Vic] It's interesting what we've heard from Roxanne Perez,
but let's focus on the here, let's focus on the now.
After what we've witnessed transpiring yesterday between these two
has led to this matchup, and Paxley got a little extra fire
after being called out by her opponent, I would believe.
[Booker] Well, Tatum Paxley, she's been training.
Uh, being in that Diamond Mine dojo.
Preparation is the only luck you're ever going to have,
so let's see exactly what she's got to offer.
[Vic] So in your opinion, she is in Diamond Mine?
You heard Isla Dawn say that she wasn't, you do believe,
your heart of hearts, that Tatum Paxley is part of Diamond Mine?
[Booker] She's being trained, isn't she? She's in the dojo, ain't she?
[Vic] That's what I assuming too.
[Booker] She's a part of something I would think so, yes.
[Vic] We're talking about Paxley, obviously,
one of the newer faces within the last 12 months here in NXT.
Is she up for this challenge here tonight, not only against Dawn,
but also Alba Fyre out here on the outside?
[Booker] You got to wonder, Vic, because in the ring with…
-[Vic] Into the cover. Hook of the leg. -[Booker] …with Isla Dawn,
that's like uncharted waters, unknown territory.
-We always talk about-- -[Vic] Wait a minute.
Talking about unchartered territory, this matchup is official.
-[Booker] Are you kidding me? -[Vic] Pretty Deadly, Chase U,
tag team action live here tonight in NXT.
And of course, that isn't only the matchup that was made official throughout the day.
We also found out earlier tonight, Carmelo Hayes,
JD McDonagh going one-on-one,
but Isla Dawn has turned things around in this matchup.
[Booker] Man, waiting and anticipating for that matchup right there.
-Two young guns. Oh, yes. I can't wait. -[grunts]
[Vic] Oh, nasty landing for Paxley, as you see Dawn in the center of the ring.
And I don't think you'll have an answer for this question though, but I've to ask.
What do you believe is Dawn's ultimate goal here in NXT?
As she goes for the cover.
Referee into the count, and another near-fall in this matchup.
Is it power? Is it titles, or is it destruction?
[Booker] I can't say, Vic, but I could tell you.
Since the first time I saw Isla Dawn, she has been wicked, man. [chuckles]
That right there tells you a whole lot.
Now the Spring Festival last week really has sprung an unholy union
-between Dawn and Alba Fyre. -[groans]
And you start to wonder, what's in the mind of Alba Fyre now?
What has swayed her? What has changed for her to join forces with Isla Dawn?
As Paxley trying her best to fight back.
Going up, going around, shoulders are down,
and a kick out by Isla Dawn.
It is important to note too, Diamond Mine is not out here with Tatum Paxley.
Ivy Nile not out here right now. Obviously, we saw the reasons why.
Paxley doing it by herself, and right now is doing a darn good job.
[Booker] Yeah, and that might be a problem, Vic,
because Tatum Paxley is out here on her own.
Not having that coach in here, and that Diamond Mine,
and that representative could be a problem.
[Vic] Nice step up enziguri by Paxley.
That can't feel good for Tatum Paxley
to be accused of a heinous act like attacking Nikkita Lyons,
which is what Isla Dawn said she did.
As Dawn swings wildly and misses.
And now Paxley trying to showcase that power,
a little bit of that training with a gutwrench suplex.
Will it be enough? Hooks both legs, and a kick out by Isla Dawn.
[Booker] Talking about Tatum Paxley, is she up for this test, Vic?
Right now she's passing every one of the courses
as far as I'm concerned.
Oh, no. Wow.
[Vic] The high-risk did not pay off for Paxley as now Paxley looking up.
Dawn is in control, and we've seen this in the past from Isla Dawn.
[Booker] Oh!
Whatever spirits overtaking her body send her to the winner circle.
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Isla Dawn.
[Vic] Alba Fyre on the outside.
This unholy union here tonight victorious.
-And… -[screams]
…this is what's scary about Isla Dawn.
She talks about the voices and the spirits come to her in the center of the ring,
and now she's paired with Alba Fyre?
[Booker] Wicked tag team here, Vic.
Just imagine what these two could do…
[Vic] I think we're about to see. Come on.
And Ivy Nile.
Let's focus now on also something coming up later tonight.
Two caliber superstars looking to stake claim to championship gold.
[McDonagh] A necessary evil has arrived at NXT.
You've got the biggest and brightest superstars standing in your way,
and I am him.
You are going to wish that you never heard the name JD McDonagh.
[Vic] The 2021 breakout superstar.
[Carmelo] This ring is my operating theater.
The longest combined North American Championship.
[McDonagh] I feel I'm the most lethal.
[Carmelo] The NXT for games WarGames winner.
[McDonagh] My desire to win has never been higher.
The Unified Cruiserweight and North American champion, HIM.
[McDonagh] It's your time to meet the Irish ace.
[Carmelo] When Carmelo Hayes shoots, I don't miss.
[Vic] Melo, McDonagh, next on NXT.
[upbeat music playing]
[Vic] Booker, who's pulling up right now?
Who just arrived to the building?
[Vic] Back live on NXT,
and this is a main event anywhere in the world.
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by Trick Williams, Carmelo Hayes.
[Vic] Book, I got to know, how torn are you sitting out here at the desk?
[Booker] Hey, Vic. Two men who have residence inside my fave five.
It's going to be good.
["Irish Ace" playing]
[Vic] You danced around the question by the way.
[Booker] Oh, man. It's a competition.
[Alicia] And his opponent, JD McDonagh.
[Vic] We may not have this match if it wasn't for the back and forth
that both superstars had to kick us off here tonight.
And JD McDonagh, Book, certainly knows how to push the right button of what he wants.
[Booker] I love this kid, McDonagh. That number one stunner.
As well as Carmelo Hayes. That man standing on top of the world.
Two prime time players, Vic. This is going to be good.
[Vic] This is also a matchup
that both these superstars have the same mind frame.
They are quick to remind everyone, more so maybe McDonagh,
that he is also eyeing up the NXT Championship.
Something that is obviously the goal of that man, Carmelo Hayes.
Shouldn't JD though have to maybe wait for his turn?
And he's had an opportunity and Hayes hasn't.
[Booker] Wait his turn? Vic, look here.
One match could catapult you straight to the top,
i.e. KofiMania, you remember that?
-That's what this is all about. -[Vic] Hold on a second.
-So you're… -[Booker] It's about competition.
[Vic] You're talking about Kofi Kingston. You're finally giving him his flowers.
[Booker] I give love where love is due.
KofiMania was a moment in time, and Kofi captured that moment.
Let's see if these two young men could go out here and capture this moment
because what a moment it is.
What a matchup this is. As well as McDonagh said.
He's going to have a private room for Carmelo Hayes in the ER here tonight.
As a matter of fact, told Trick Williams to call ahead to get that room ready.
[Booker] Look at that, Vic. A plethora of talent in the middle of this ring,
but there could only be one.
Two young hungry young men.
[thuds]
[yelps]
[Vic] Look at this, counter for counter. Oh.
Countering the northern light suplex was Hayes.
[Booker] Every blow there is a counter, Vic.
Every blow there is a counter.
A free throw.
[crowd gasps]
-[Vic] [inaudible] seen them all. -[Booker] Gamesmanship. Gamesmanship.
I loved it. I love the gamesmanship.
[Vic] You gotta lay off the energy drink for the show,
it's kicking at 8:52, and this matchup certainly is helping it
because now the speed, the pace is going to quicken
between Hayes and McDonagh.
-[Booker] Oh. Look at the balance. -[Vic] Whoa.
The agility of this young man, Carmelo Hayes.
[Vic] I think McDonagh is done playing around,
trying to go hold for hold.
And now trying to slow the, ooh, pace down in this matchup.
It was McDonagh who called out Melo for being a little bit flashy.
Said that he was part of an entitled generation.
Just found himself on the wrong end of some offense from the one of one.
[Booker] You know me. I like everything about JD McDonagh.
But right now, he's in that zone, and right now Carmelo Hayes is rolling.
[Vic] And look, Hayes says, "When he shoots, he don't miss."
It's not a catchphrase. It's facts.
Into the cover, hook of the leg,
and McDonagh able to get that left shoulder up
just in a split second.
Trick Williams of course on the outside.
The hype man for Carmelo Hayes, but could get it done in his own right.
For Hayes proved a lot of doubters wrong this past Saturday in Charlotte.
[Booker] His confidence got to be through the roof,
and I always say when you go out there
and pull something off like that against Apollo Crews,
you get that cloak of invincibility.
That's what where is right now, Vic.
[Vic] It's interesting you bring that up, because how rare is it
to see two out of three falls just end two straight.
-It shocked a lot of us. -[Booker] No, no.
What that tells me is Carmelo Hayes has been in that think tank.
He's had that black mask on.
He's been in self-interrogation mode
asking those pivotal questions, "Am I the best? Oh, yes, I am."
[Vic] Now look at McDonagh right on top of Hayes.
Raining down rights, raining down lefts.
[inaudible].
Ooh. McDonagh just stomping away on Hayes.
And kook, McDonagh, he watched Saturday, he watched NXT Vengeance Dayin Charlotte.
He knows that even though Hayes won two straight,
-there's no way Hayes is 100%. -[Booker] Let me tell you something.
JD McDonagh is not the one to take a backseat to any man
because he knows just how good he is.
And tonight he gets the chance to prove it
against one of the best, and that's Carmelo.
[Vic] Oh, and you go to remember from that two out of three falls matchup.
Apollo Crews focused on the ribs and the midsection of Hayes.
McDonagh into the cover, and a kick out.
-[groans] -[McDonagh] He got his ribs hurt.
He can't fight well.
[screams]
[Vic] Back live on NXT. What a matchup this has been.
As we saw, a lot of action throughout the commercial break
between Hayes and McDonagh.
-Is tonight a ploy by McDonagh? -[crowd chanting]
[Vic] Is he that desperate to get a crack at Bron Breakker?
Honestly, truthfully.
[Booker] Vic, Vic, it's not called being desperate,
it's called making himself available.
Making himself a guy that's on the sidelines saying,
"Put me in the game. I want to be the one taking the shot."
That's JD McDonagh,
and if he's lining you up, if he get you in those crosshairs,
Vic, we know what this man is capable of.
[Vic] There's another shot to the ribs in the midsection of Hayes
who turns things around.
But in this moment, at this juncture, what must Bron Breakker be thinking
watching these two superstars go at it
because he knows they want the same thing, him one on one for the NXT Championship.
[Booker] Bron Breakker's a smart man.
He's watching, he's steady, waiting,
and anticipating the outcome of this matchup right here.
[Vic] Hayes doing a lot of damage to himself
even though he's able to inflict a little bit of damage to McDonagh.
-[Booker] I love both of them. -[Vic] You talk about studying,
Hayes certainly a student of the game in Orlando MVP with Monday Night RAW.
Inside cradle, inside cradle and just not enough.
-McDonagh shifts his weight. -[Booker] Almost got him.
[Vic] Hayes' shoulders down, Hayes back on top.
And McDonagh's shoulder.
Oh, McDonagh was able to get his shoulder up, Hayes was down
-and now big Spanish fly by McDonagh. -[Booker] Beautiful.
[Vic] McDonagh crawled into the cover, arm across. Is it enough?
-Another kick out by Hayes. -[Booker] That's what I'm talking about.
[Booker] That's JD McDonagh, that's that number one stunner.
[Vic] Bam.
What a close call.
[crowd chanting "NXT"]
[inaudible].
[Vic] These two right now,
the epitome of NXT and you see Hayes still talking trash.
He definitely might have been looking for that Devil Inside side suplex,
but it was able to be countered.
And now another nice takedown and double stomp back to the ribs.
[Booker] Both of these men, JD McDonagh, Carmelo Hayes,
both of these men are chasing immortality
because that's how good both of these young men really are. This right here.
This is a hell of a contest, a main event anywhere in the world, Vic.
[Vic] McDonagh taking a bit too much time as Hayes able to get back into it.
We mentioned Hayes was, we said, a student of the game,
doesn't take anything away from what he's learned
from those that have mentored him over the years.
-He's now looking for that fadeaway. -[Booker] Oh, yes.
[Booker] [inaudible]… Oh, not enough to get a cover there.
[Vic] He got a lot of it, but so much has been taken out of Hayes
from Saturday night in Charlotte and here tonight against McDonagh.
[indistinct chatter].
[Vic] This is just the tip of the iceberg
and still to come tonight, Ding Dong, Hello!
with Monday Night RAW's Bayley.
First time in three years Bayley back in NXT.
Her guests tonight, Toxic Attraction, but we're focused on this matchup
as both men now slugging it out.
[Booker] Yeah, McDonagh,
he's still going to the base, he's staying on those ribs of Carmelo Hayes.
-Oh, didn't get all of it. -[Vic] Got enough of it. McDonagh rocked.
McDonagh now getting hoisted and dropped with a nice cutter.
This could be it for Hayes, into the cover, the count,
-and another kick out in this matchup. -[Booker] This kid, Carmelo Hayes.
One day, this kid's going to be a Hall of Famer.
He's going to be looking back on his career and saying, "That was me.
That was me doing all of this." I love it.
[Vic] You have given Carmelo Hayes advice,
others like MVP has given Carmelo Hayes advice
and look, Hayes' not shy to talk shop.
Doesn't hurt to talk a little business with someone like MVP or even yourself.
[Booker] Let me tell you something, if you got somebody like MVP in here,
that's like William Morris endeavor's, man.
-Big contract signing bonuses. -[Vic] Big cover. Big cover.
-[Booker] Oh, so close. -[Vic] Left shoulder up.
-A nice transition into the crossface. -[screams]
And this is how Carmelo was able to get one fall this past Saturday on Crews.
Look at McDonagh wisely like a snake slithering his way to the bottom rope.
[Booker] McDonagh could feel it all setting in. He had to move.
He had to move very, very quickly to that bottom rope.
[Vic] Here's the ultimate human game of chess between these two.
As Hayes somehow, someway, the first superstar back to his feet.
Oh, right back to the stomach. Right back to the ribs goes McDonagh.
JD though took a little bit too much time, cover, count, and look at the bridge.
[Booker] Look at the strength by these two young men right here.
As well as these boys still got a lot left in the tank. I love it.
[Vic] McDonagh was looking for the powerbomb.
If at first you don't succeed, try again.
That's got to be it. Cover.
-Hayes got that left shoulder up. -[Booker] Let me tell you right there.
Let me tell you something, Vic.
All of Carmelo's dreams could've went up in smoke right there.
I'm talking about a smidgen of a second.
Oh, wow, so close.
[Vic] He was just, that being Hayes, able to kick out.
[crowd chanting "Melo"]
[Vic] I was not to steal a phrase from Jason Kirk [inaudible].
Ooh wee moment here in NXT.
[Booker] Let me tell you something, right now Carmelo Hayes
is questioning himself,
wondering, should I have taken this matchup right here?
-That's what I'm wondering, Vic. -[Vic] Oh, wait. Look at…
-[Booker] Oh, wow. -[Vic] Carmelo dropping down McDonagh.
-Into the cover and it's still not enough. -[Booker] Not enough.
[Vic] That was almost instinctively for McDonagh,
just to shake his shoulder off the mat.
But now Hayes, the damage done to the ribs in this matchup.
And look at McDonagh, Book, just able to hang on to the ankle.
[Booker] No, no, there's nobody in NXT tougher than this man, JD McDonagh,
and one thing about him, he will do anything.
And when I say anything…
["Death Waltz" playing]
-[Vic] Booker. -[Booker] What the…
-Oh. -[Vic] The Czar, bam, is back.
Oh, McDonagh sees what's happening, don't get countered, shoulders down.
-[Vic] He's got him. He's got him. -[Booker] Wow!
[Alicia] Here's your winner, Carmelo Hayes.
♪ …till next year, I'm at the top ♪
[Vic] NXT universe on their feet.
♪ Tell 'em to step here ♪
[Vic gasps]
-[Vic] Dragunov right to McDonagh. -[shouts]
It was McDonagh who put Ilja Dragunov on the shelf.
NXT!
-[crowd groans] -[Vic] Oh.
And McDonagh getting out of here.
Look at Dragunov, through the NXT universe.
[Booker] What the hell?
♪ I'm the greatest, ain't no hatin' I'm the best here ♪
[Vic] Hayes again called his shot, and yet again, he didn't miss.
-Dragunov's back. -[Booker] And you're going to love it.
Hey, Tiffany, before Mr. Chase and Duke take on Pretty Deadly…
-I saw your TikTok about Chase U. -Oh, great, another one of my followers.
-Appreciate it. -I have a question.
Why don't you like Chase U?
It's a pretty fun university, I mean, the people are really nice.
I mean, I love red and black.
I mean, the classes are hard, they're not too hard though.
[gasps] Oh, no!
I forgot my John Cena Road to WrestleMania essay.
-Okay, so go. [gasps] -[panting] Wait.
It's due tomorrow, I still have time to turn it in, I can turn it in.
Okay, so then what are you still doing here breathing my air?
-I wanted to talk-- -You know what?
It's my turn to talk right now.
Chase U is tacky, it's cringy, and it's annoying.
Nobody likes Chase U and nobody wants to go there, like ever.
Professor Shelby told me to breathe three times when I get angry.
[exhales heavily] One, two…
-What are you-- -Stop! Listen, blondie!
All you care about is yourself, your things, your fancy hair,
your fancy nails, your makeup, your cars, your everything about you.
And all I care about is Chase U. We open our arms to anyone and everyone.
We don't care about your background, your size, your shape, or anything.
And if you're not down with that, I got two words for you.
Let me guess, Chase U?
No, suck it.
You're so rude.
[muffled gasps]
Suck it? Who even says that anymore?
[Vic] Wait. Uh… Never mind.
Earlier today, Gigi Dolin arrived here for tonight NXT.
But also, Jacy Jayne did as well.
It's interesting they arrived separately though
because they will both join Monday Night RAW's Bayley
on a special edition of Ding Dong, Hello! tonight.
[indistinct cheering]
[Brooks] Can't wait to meet Chase Elliot, baby. Whoo.
-Hello. Welcome aboard. What's up, girl? -Fallon. Hey.
-What a great night, right? -Yeah, this is awesome.
-You guys didn't have to do this. -We didn't have to, but we wanted to.
Listen, Brooks, there's something I need to talk to you about.
Oh, great, I got to tell you something as well.
-Go ahead. -No, you go first.
-You can go. -No, you go first.
-You can go first. -Ladies first.
-Dude, just go. -Okay, I'll go.
Next week, Kiana and I, Valentine's date. Whoo!
-No way, get out of town. -I've never had one, I'm so proud!
Yeah. Hell yeah. Man, that's awesome.
You became a champion and I found the love of my life.
-Thank you. -[chuckles awkwardly]
-Hey, what's up? -Hey.
Speak of the devil.
Oh, my bad, Fallon. What did you have to say?
-I just… Um… -You look good.
-Thanks. -[smacks lips]
All of this, thank you, guys. Thank you. It's awesome.
Hell, yes, let's raise a glass to that. Hey, raise a glass to the ladies, y'all!
[crowd cheering]
-Hell, yeah. We did it. -[woman] Yeah!
[indistinct chatter]
♪ I'm done… ♪
[Vic] This past weekend Vengeance Day set a new standard for this brand.
We owe a huge thank you to the WWE universe and the NXT universe
because Saturday's event
became one of the most-watched NXT premium live events ever on Peacock.
And of course, you know who had eyes on it,
that would be all of you in the NXT universe all around the globe.
It was such an amazing night.
The atmosphere was absolutely electric throughout Charlotte,
throughout the entire evening.
Booker, you and I were in for a treat, we had the best seat in the house
all night long inside the Spectrum Center.
And to that point, we're right back here tonight.
-Charlotte to Orlando, baby. -[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by Wendy Choo, Valentina Feroz.
[Vic] We're right back here and right back to superstars
who want to have their own premium live event.
[Booker] Just make sure that I don't get hit
-with that damn pillow, all right? -[Vic] Hey. Hey.
Did you go see your trainer since then?
-[Booker] Oh, yeah. -[Vic] Did that pillow mess you up?
[Booker] Chiropractor. Everybody.
[Vic chuckles]
["Triumph" playing]
[Alicia] And her opponent, Lyra Valkyria.
[Vic] Let's get refocused on the action here, Book,
because Valkyria called out the women's locker room
at Vengeance Day.
[Booker] Vic, you have to think that you are better than every woman
in that locker room,
you've to wanna test yourself,
eh, win or lose, that's what this business was built on.
[Vic] Look, her opponent tonight wants to do just that,
wants to test herself against the best, wants to show that she has learned so much
in a very short time here in NXT.
Of course, we're talking about Valentina Feroz.
-It's good to see her with Wendy Choo… -[referee] Ring the bell.
[Booker] I mean, if you like that, Vic, yeah, go right ahead.
You know what I mean, but I'm not trying to be Mr. Rogers, man.
I'm trying to create a monster. You know what I mean?
I'm like the mad scientist, you know, that's me, that's just me.
[Vic] Take a look at some of this offense now
because it appears that Feroz has been working on her game.
Maybe with Wendy Choo, is trying to take advantage of… Whoa.
What a hip toss by Valkyria. A cover and a kick out.
Look, in such a short time, has Valkyria passed all your tests,
has she checked those boxes, Book?
[Booker] I mean, I think the test still is in process.
[Vic] Shoulders are down, shoulders are down, and a near-fall.
[Booker] In progress right now,
but you talk about Valentina Feroz and Wendy Choo.
Wendy Choo got a big win over Cora Jade,
which definitely puts her right in the game.
Oh, yes.
[grunts]
[Vic] Look at the combination offense. Oh.
[Booker] Educated feet, Vic, right here.
[Vic] You can say that one more time. And right now pace starting to quicken.
Valkyria doesn't care about it. Just catches Feroz.
-Feroz though looking for a submission. -[Booker] Yes, indeed. You can say…
[Vic] This would be an upset, Book.
[Booker] You can tell right here, Vic, training has come into play right here.
[Vic] Northern Lights suplex, bridge, pin.
Not able to keep those shoulders down for a count of three,
but when you look at the women's division, take a look at the field,
the Stevie Turners, the Starks and Dawns,
who we saw earlier tonight that were victorious,
is Valkyria, in your opinion, the next one to face Roxanne Perez?
-[Booker] Hold the phone. -[Vic] That's Elektra Lopez.
And obviously, she's had a lot of dealings with Feroz.
Now Wendy Choo may be trying to let Feroz know that Elektra Lopez is here.
Valkyria doesn't care about anything going on in anyone else's business,
she's focused on a win here tonight.
Feroz able to get up, get under, back to her feet.
Nice counter. Valkyria still on her feet, charging in is Feroz.
Feroz gets caught.
[Booker] Man, you're talking about how much traffic it is here
at this women's division, everybody gunning for Roxanne Perez.
And it's not just like traffic, Vic, it's like five o'clock traffic in H-Town,
and everybody want a shot.
[Vic] We know Perez right now looking for a partner
after the interaction and altercation she had
with Chance and Carter earlier tonight as Valkyria…
-Oh, double noggin knocker. -[Booker] Oh.
A little timing issue right there.
Both ladies going for the same thing at the same time.
-What are you doing? We don't need that. [Vic] Those brass knuckles.
No, no. What are you doing?
-[Booker] She's not going to do it. -No, no, don't do it. Don't do it.
You don't need it. You don't need it. No. No!
[Vic] Oh, just got caught by Valkyria.
[Vic] And Feroz turns around. Another devastating strike.
-[Vic] Into the cover. -[Booker] That's it.
-[Vic] You can say that one again, Book. -[Booker] Wow.
["Triumph" playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Lyra Valkyria.
[Vic] I was going to talk about Feroz trying to get her mind right.
It's easier said than done,
as you can see her mind being pulled in different directions,
but in the end, Valkyria able to weather the storm, pick up the win.
-Take a look. And bam. -[Booker] Wow.
-Beautiful spin kick there, Vic. -[Wendy] Get up, get up!
[Vic] Devastating offense for Valkyria here tonight,
who called out the locker room and she stood up to her own test
here tonight being victorious against Valentina Feroz.
So we've talked about Saturday night so much,
let's go back and relive it
through the footsteps of the North American Champion.
[groans]
[Wes] One day. The biggest day.
Let's get out to Charlotte.
[upbeat music playing]
[Wes] Well, this feels surreal, but as a good friend told me,
take the sur off of it,
because I'm the gentleman and this is real.
So I'm just taking this in.
It's been a while since I've been in Charlotte.
It's still nerve-wracking, but this is what I live for,
this is what I'm meant to do.
-[Erica] Whoo! -[blabbering]
[Erica] Oh, hello. Oh, hello.
I'm Erica. I am married to Wes Lee, so I am the wife.
This championship has really just given him this boost
that he is the NA Champion.
And he will remain NA Champion probably forever in my eyes,
because he's deserving of that and he literally does not give up.
At Vengeance Day, Dijak and the world
will see that the North American Championship lives
and stays on the west side.
[tense music playing]
[Wes exhales heavily and sniffs]
[Erica] I just know how hard he's worked. I love you and you're going to kill it.
[sniffles]
He doesn't understand the impact that he has on people.
He really, really is impactful,
and he cares so much for people and their success,
and I just want to see him be successful too.
[Wes] All the ups and downs, the sacrifices, the risks,
all of them have culminated by getting me here.
Right now this is the biggest moment of my life
and I am ready for it.
[dramatic music playing]
[Wes] This obstacle will be overcame, ran through.
I'm walking out of here still NXT North American Champion.
And I refuse to settle for anything less.
[Vic] Wes Lee serves up his brand of justice.
[crowd applauding]
I bust my ass every day that I'm out here.
If you are in my way, I am going around, through or over you,
and I will accomplish my missions.
Thumbs up.
Wes Lee, we just saw your social media diary.
What's your overall take on the weekend?
Oh, this weekend was dope, McKenzie, but did you happen to see Dijak's finger?
Ooh, that thing was Michael…
Hey, Stacks.
-In that video diary, did you see me? -No, Don.
I didn't see you. Did you see me?
As a matter of fact, no, I didn't see the Underboss.
Wes, you reaped the benefits of our issues with Dijak,
and we expect to be duly compensated for our actions.
You guys are something else. Look, I never asked for you to be out there.
Nor did I need your help.
But for you to be duly compensated, I'm going to have an open challenge
for my North American Championship next week.
Maybe one of you two will have the cannolis to answer it.
♪ Skyscraper ♪
Stacks, we got business to take care of. We'll see you next week.
Bye.
[Vic] How about that? An open challenge for the North American Championship?
♪ …I walk down the road Kick down the doors ♪
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Odyssey Jones.
♪ …stoppin' me, no obstacles that… ♪
[Vic] This February WWE is celebrating Black History Month
by honoring past and current superstars who are inspiring the next generation.
♪ This is a promise, stopped in your town Like your boy in a rush ♪
♪ I am the best and the biggest The rest in the finish ♪
♪ You get in my way I get hype… ♪
[upbeat music playing]
[Kofi] I always wanted to be a WWE superstar.
In my heart, this is where I wanted to be
and what I wanted to do with the rest of my life.
I was legitimately on the verge of getting a shot at the WWE Championship
for the first time in 11 years.
-[Michael] KofiMania is running wild. -[Tazz] I'm down with KofiMania.
Let's feel this.
His struggle was being passed over, that's a very real thing.
[Kofi] Everything that I did has led up to this point.
[crowd chanting "Kofi"]
[Michael] Kofi did it. Kofi is champion.
This meant a lot to be able to represent Black kids,
let them know that it's not impossible to break through.
[Kofi] The impossible is possible.
[crowd chanting "Kofi"]
[Tyler] Grayson Waller, at Vengeance Day you lost.
You came up short, and trust me, I know how it feels, I've been there.
But we all deal with losing from time to time,
and we have to learn to take these things on the chin,
something that you couldn't do.
And instead, you chose to behave like an ungrateful child
and you disrespected Shawn Michaels, and that's not on.
Myself and many others would not be here today
were it not for Shawn Michaels.
And right now you're suspended, and next week your suspension is over.
So, Grayson, you want to disrespect someone,
how's about next week you try and disrespect me?
["Strictly Business" playing]
[Alicia] Accompanied by "the Don of NXT" Tony D'Angelo,
Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo.
[Vic] Grayson Waller has not done himself any favors.
-[Booker] No. No, he hasn't. -[Vic] At all.
[Booker] He's young. He'll learn. He'll learn from it.
-[bell ringing] -[Vic] Here we go.
Odyssey Jones, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo.
Always a pleasure to see the always-spirited Odyssey Jones
-in the squared circle. -[Booker] Yeah, yeah.
[Vic] It didn't seem like you agree with that one,
so I'll move on and we'll talk about Stacks instead.
It's the first time, as Underboss, Stacks is in action.
[Booker] Stacks is looking to deliver that package here tonight in this matchup.
He about to roll down to that Bodega and get a little something something.
[Vic] Are you saying he's going to steamroll right through Odyssey Jones?
[Booker] I'm not saying that at all. I look at this big man Odyssey Jones.
And if you just look at that box, he checks off every one of them.
[Vic] Well, take a look at Odyssey Jones,
part of the NXT watch party here in Orlando for Vengeance Day,
which we've been talking about all night long.
He's very open that he wants to be a part of the very next PLE,
that being the premium live event, which will come your way in Los Angeles,
WrestleMania, Saturday, and it's very simple,
if you need to see more of that out of Odyssey Jones.
[Booker] That's the Odyssey Jones I want to see,
but I thought you said Odyssey Jones liked a good party,
he liked having fun and all that.
[Vic] He wants to party in the bright lights of Los Angeles.
[Booker] …would have been a place for him. What do you think?
[Vic] Yeah, but that's why he said he doesn't wanna do that anymore.
He wants to party in Los Angeles,
he wants to come out where the lights are the brightest
as he just about chuck Stacks into the lights.
[Booker] He needs to keep this attitude right here
and he needs to drop, you know,
-friends like Blade and Enofe… -[Vic] Here we go.
…that want to go out and party and have fun,
and focus on taking care of business.
[Vic] Well, still to come tonight, Ding Dong, Hello!
featuring Monday Night RAW's Bayley.
First time in nearly three years, Bayley back in NXT.
She will be with Toxic Attraction.
But you really believe Jones really needs to drop Blade and Enofe?
-[Booker] It ain't about having fun. -[Vic] Why?
[Booker] It ain't about friends.
This is a very selfish business, Vic, very, very.
You have to be very narcissistic. And I hate to say that, I really do.
But in order to make it to the top, you got to think about--
[Vic] Are you saying Grayson Waller is doing the right thing then?
[Booker] In certain ways, yes,
but making trouble like what he did on Saturday,
that's just not a good move on Shawn Michaels,
it's not a good move for the young man.
[Vic] What a powerful move from Jones as Jones is in control, Stacks is reeling.
You asked for this. Come on.
[Vic] And there you see the Don on the outside.
And of course, Don and Stacks were very busy.
We saw them this past Saturday at Vengeance Day
serve up their own brand of justice helping out Wes Lee to certain degrees
retain that North American Championship.
We saw them talking about it and an open challenge next week.
I'm assuming that Don's the one that's going to answer it, right?
[Booker] Yeah, there's a method to the madness, man.
And I'm looking at this kid, Stacks.
-He's… -It's my time now. It's my time.
-[Booker] …very, very loyal to the cause. -Get up.
[Booker] Like Kendrick Lamar said, "Loyalty, loyalty, loyalty."
Yes, that's what this man is all about, and I love it. Since he was a boy.
[Vic] Stacks went for broke on that leg drop over the top rope.
Do you get the feeling though that Stacks is more worried
about the Don than himself?
We've seen him take a jump in the line of fire with Tony D'Angelo.
[Booker] You got to understand, Vic, this is a different kind of life,
from soldier to capo to Underboss.
Yes, yes, that's what it's been about for many, many years
since they were little bitty boys watching the sixth of [inaudible], yes.
-[grunts] Yeah? -[grunts]
[Booker] You okay, Vic?
[Vic] Sometimes you leave me speechless, Book.
As we're getting right back in with Jones starting to rally in this matchup,
trying to build some momentum in this match,
and could be looking for that momentum building victory.
[Booker] Oh, here comes this big man.
Like I said, Vic, if this big man Odyssey Jones
-can just, you know, find that right lane… -[Vic] That was a one arm side slam.
[Booker] That right lane and stay in it, he could be a major, major player.
-[indistinct shouts] -[Vic] There's no doubt.
Oh, referee, get out of the way when Odyssey Jones is rolling through.
-[tapping] -[grunts]
[Booker] You ain't lying he's rolling through.
[Vic] NXT universe fired up here tonight getting behind Odyssey Jones.
[crowd chanting "let's go, Odyssey" and "let's go, Stacks"]
[Vic] But Jones not afraid to throw that weight around.
Stacks might've done the smartest thing he's done all night here.
[Booker] That's right, he did the right thing
in trying to create a little bit of space for this big man.
This big man Odyssey Jones,
-I've never seen him like this. -[Vic] He's moving like…
He's like a big angry bear, and right now he's all over his prey.
[Vic] Odyssey Jones obviously showing no rust any longer.
He has certainly recovered from his patella injury.
That DDT rocked the big fella. Don is shouting at Stacks right now.
[Booker] Just delivered that package, Vic.
-That's the package I was talking about. -[Vic] Could that be the knockout blow?
Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo right now,
he's delivering something to Odyssey Jones.
[grunting]
-[Vic] The Don, all smiles. Oh. -[Booker] Oh, yes.
-Oh, yes. -[Vic] Trying to turn over the big fella.
-[Booker] That's a job in itself. -[Vic] Into the cover.
-[Booker] Got him. Got him. -[Vic] And the Underboss victorious.
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo.
["Strictly Business" playing]
[Vic] What a huge victory for Stacks here tonight,
but another duo that's been picking up a lot of wins, thanks to Jinder Mahal,
Indus Sher.
Veer, Sanga, two international icons united by one desire
finally earned the respect that they desired.
We told the world what was going to happen, but no one believed us
until they witnessed the devastation of the Creed Brothers.
-[grunts] -[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Julius goes up, planted. Huge chokeslam by Sanga.
-And Indus Sher stand tall. -[bell rings]
Julius and Brutus, don't be ashamed that you lost before the bell even rang.
An entire region of this planet rejoiced in celebration.
Now these two men expect to be treated the same here as they are back home,
deservedly so, as larger-than-life superstars.
[dramatic music playing]
We move on to accomplish bigger goals
as the Creed Brothers have a little value to us now.
We look over the landscape,
and there is not any tag team in WWE that can beat us.
[Jinder Mahal] Our NXT takeover has begun.
Phase one is complete,
and phase two begins and ends
when the three of us are draped in gold.
-Oh, I hear you. -No, no, but where is Thea?
Last time I saw her, she was going to talk to Tiffany Stratton.
["Accomplished" playing]
Okay, we got to go. She'll be okay.
-She's a grown adult. -She's okay. She's okay.
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is a tag team match
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, representing Chase University,
Duke Hudson and Andre Chase.
[Vic] You heard Duke Hudson say Thea Hail can take care of herself.
They need to be focused on the moment.
Chase U takes on Pretty Deadly when we come back live here on NXT.
[man] Excuse me, Roxanne. Question about next week.
Have you decided who your tag team partner is going to be?
Yeah. Actually, I just got off the phone with her right now.
Next week, Kayden and Katana
will be facing the team of myself and Meiko Satomura.
-[crowd cheering] -See you guys next week.
[Vic] Book, Meiko Satomura returning to NXT.
-[Booker] Friends, Vic. -[Vic] The hits keep on coming tonight.
["On And On" playing]
[Alicia] And their opponents, Kit Wilson, Elton Prince,
Pretty Deadly.
[Vic] Oh, man, Book.
These guys look horrible.
-[Booker] They got to go… -[Vic] They're like zombies.
They talk about needing the NXT tag team titles,
they look like they need a bar of soap.
[Booker] I don't like telling on nobody's business or anything like that,
but I was leaving the hotel about five o'clock in the morning,
I was in a truck, it had tinted windows.
These two roll up in a wrecked Uber and get out.
I don't know if they were driving the Uber.
They look like they're still wearing the same thing.
[Vic] That's some actually pretty investigative reporting by you there.
[Vic] What were you doing up at 5:00 a.m.? -I was on my way to the airport, okay?
I was on my way to the airport, and I started to say something,
but I say, mind your business.
-Don't concern yourself with business… -[Vic] You left them high and dry?
Don't concern yourself with business that don't concern you.
Axel Foley will tell you that.
[Vic] For once, I want to actually side with you on this one, Book.
As we have tag team action here tonight.
Chase U, Pretty Deadly obviously trying to bounce back
from what transpired this past Saturday in Charlotte at NXT's Vengeance Day
when we crowned a new set of tag team champions,
I'm talking about Gallus, and that means a new kingdom has risen.
[Booker] Can we give the Gallus boys some props?
Because they went in there and they took those Tag Team Championships by force.
They dethroned the New Day, and that right there,
the confidence got to be through the roof for those guys.
Well, right now the confidence through the roof in Chase U,
not so much in Pretty Deadly, but I'm glad you brought them up.
We've to give a shoutout to the New Day, the former NXT Tag Team titles,
who took that gold all around the world.
[Booker] Why do we got to give them a shoutout?
[Vic] I just did. You don't have to, but I do. I respect them.
Perhaps the greatest tag team ever known in history.
-Tag was made. -Tag.
[Booker] Kit Wilson.
-[Vic] Do you feel bad for Pretty Deadly? -[Booker] I feel very bad for these guys.
[Vic] I'm a little stunned here seeing them the way they are.
[Booker] These guys, they're on the fence right now.
This is a make-or-break moment for this team right here because…
[Vic] Cover and a kick out.
…you can tell their confidence is at its all-time low,
and they need to get it back together.
I know these last three, four months been really tough,
but they need to get it back together, Vic.
[Vic] Uh-oh. I'll tell you what, if Wilson didn't feel good before,
he certainly is going to be a little nauseated now.
-And another kick out. -What's the point?
-What's the bloody point? -Come here.
[Vic] You hear him say, "What's the point?"
-[Booker] They're giving up on themselves. -[Vic] I'm stunned.
I've never seen Pretty Deadly this way.
And right now look at Andre Chase, opening up a university-sized…
Well, you know the rest of it.
-Right after right. -[Booker] Get in there, Prince.
[Vic] Oh, Prince, he don't want none of this.
[chuckles] Things go from bad to worse for Pretty Deadly,
but I'm looking around and wondering, where is Thea Hail?
What has happened to Thea Hail?
-[crowd chanting "Chase U"] -This is a teachable moment.
[Vic] Chase U must be thinking the same thing,
but like Duke Hudson said, Hail,
she's a grown woman, she can take care of herself
as Chase U trying to take care of some business here tonight.
They would love to pick up this big win, but Pretty Deadly seems off right now.
-[Booker] I do not… -[Vic] Oh. [inaudible].
-We're back, baby! -We're back, baby!
[Booker] Light bulb moment. We can do this.
[Vic] That light bulb might have come on. The confidence is back.
-Yes, boy! -Yes, boy!
[Vic] Pretty Deadly rocking and rolling here now. Into the cover, hook of the leg.
Is this going to be enough? Chase able to kick out.
That's a moment you say light bulb moment,
that's all seem Pretty Deadly needed since Saturday.
[Booker] These guys right here, these are my guys.
[inaudible] pass that airport test, they got to get their confidence back.
[Vic] Oh, Duke Hudson back in,
and maybe that confidence is going right back out the window
as Hudson changing the complexion of things.
Are you still thinking of becoming a donor at Chase U?
[Booker] [inaudible] over there.
[inaudible] a good guy. But let me tell you.
Duke Hudson and Andre Chase has been kicking it.
And the thing is, they're one big win away
from something really, really big happening.
[Vic] Whoa, Prince saving his partner. Hudson up and over.
Pretty Deadly now starting to get back into the swing of things as…
-[Vic] Look out. -[Booker] Oh, wow.
[Vic] Nasty landing by Hudson.
Yes, boy!
-Yes, boy! -We're back, baby.
[indistinct chatter]
[Vic] Pretty Deadly a half second away from defeating Chase U
as we are back live here on NXT.
Pretty Deadly finding that mojo once again.
Maybe with a win, they'll go back to the party
being thrown by Briggs and Jensen.
I'm sure you'll find your way there after the show.
[Booker] I'm not a big party guy or anything like that, but if these two,
if Pretty Deadly is going to show up, I'm in, dawg, I'm in.
[Vic] Pretty Deadly right now trying to pick up a much-needed win
in their own mind after Saturday.
And Duke Hudson has been isolated for the last few minutes of this matchup,
trying to get to Andre Chase,
trying to be rallied by the student section of Chase U,
and finally Hudson creates that separation, makes that tag.
And in comes Wilson, in comes Chase. Prince getting knocked around as well.
[grunting]
[Vic] Inverted Atomic Drop. Inverted Atomic Drop.
-Boom. -[Booker] Big shot right there by Chase.
-[Vic] Got you. -[audience groans]
Andre Chase becoming a one man crew here tonight.
Looking for that figure-four. Able to step through.
Look at Andre Chase [inaudible].
[Booker] He's going to lock it in.
-[shouts] -[thuds]
[Vic] And finally able to do so. And remember, Wilson is legal.
[screams]
[Vic] Wilson, is he going to tap? Chase U… Oh, no one there.
[Booker laughs] Timing is off right now for these guys, Vic.
And I think it's from those late nights they've had as of late.
[Vic] Andre Chase is fresh and now looking for that two-for-one special.
-Float over after the DDT. Cover. -One, two…
-[Booker] Wow. Wow. -[Vic] Yeah.
-Wilson just able to kick out. -[Booker] Damn.
[Vic] Look, we got to bring it all back into what happened this past Saturday.
Both these teams competed in that Fatal 4-Way
for the NXT Tag Team titles.
Chase U wasn't successful in this moment, weren't successful over the weekend,
but it's quite the compete right away after a big weekend.
[Booker] You know, Vic, the thing about this business.
-Time off is your worst enemy. -[Vic] Tag was made.
[Booker] You got to stay ready, so you don't have to get ready.
That's what it's all about.
[Vic] Oh. A little extra oomph from Wilson. Turning right around.
[Vic] And again, that tag team tandem offense.
Referee in good position. Cover, count.
Hudson breaking up the count in just the nick of time.
And now both teams breaking down here, Book.
-[audience oohing] -U!
[Booker] Whoa.
This big man right here, once Duke Hudson is on fire, it's hard to stop him.
Rolling downhill. Oh, wow.
[Vic] Remember, Hudson is not legal, Andre Chase is.
And Hudson though just getting equalized, and it's now down to Prince,
and turning right around, Andre Chase back in control.
[Booker] Oh, baby.
-Give me a C. -[audience] C!
-H. -[audience] H!
-A. -[audience] A!
-S. -[audience] S!
-E. -[audience] E!
-U. -[audience] U!
What's that spell?
-[audience] Chase U! -[Booker] Yeah.
[Vic] Andre Chase was fired up to win the…
-They're going to get me. -[Vic] It's Thea Hail.
[Thea] They're going to get me. They're going to get me.
[indistinct chatter]
[Vic] What the hell? What's she…
Cover by Andre Chase. It's not enough, but…
[Booker] Duke needs to get back in the game.
-[Vic] What's going on with Thea Hail? -[Booker] I don't know, I don't know.
-[grunts] -[Vic] You're right.
Got to get back into the game.
I mean, Thea Hail almost looks a little bit traumatized.
-Spilt Milk connected. -One, two…
-[Vic] And Pretty Deadly picks up the win. -…three.
[Vic] Hold on a second.
[Alicia] Here are your winners, Pretty Deadly.
["Undercover" playing]
[Vic] I don't want to take anything away from Pretty Deadly, but…
[Booker] Vic, Pretty Deadly's back on track. They look great.
-They look great tonight. -[Vic] I don't care about that.
[Vic] Take a look right here.
Duke Hudson during this matchup realizing it this moment, so did Andre Chase,
Thea Hail, they've been looking for her, and she did look traumatized for a moment.
That opened up the door for Pretty Deadly to get back on their winning ways,
hitting Spilt Milk to put away Andre Chase and Chase University,
-but Book, the story is Thea Hail. -[screams]
[indistinct shouting]
[Vic] Oh, now there's a story in its own right.
The Gallus boys, the NXT Tag Team Champions,
staring daggers into Pretty Deadly
who seem to have found their confidence once again.
-Oh, good. -Oh, hey, man. I forgot to ask you.
Did you get my email with all the sketches for ring gear?
-Yes. -What did you think? Come on.
I took a look. I got to tell you, I was pretty impressed.
-Yeah? You liked it? -Yeah.
-Of course. -You know what, that fires me up, man.
Hey, even next week, bro, I can take on Wes Lee in his open challenge, man.
-There you go. -Anything's possible.
Hank, it doesn't matter what you wear in the ring…
it matters what you do.
You think your boy here is ready for Wes Lee?
[chuckles]
I think my boy is ready for a rematch with you.
[scoffs] All right.
Just make sure he doesn't take any shortcuts like you do.
[scoffs]
[Vic] Well, some tough talk,
but we're going to get a lot of talk coming up in just a moment
because Monday Night RAW's Bayley is here.
Final preparations for the first-ever Ding Dong, Hello! on NXT.
It's next.
[Vic] It could be history making on Friday night,
but Saturday brought out the best in all of us,
it was a star-studded night in Charlotte,
featuring the superstars of tomorrow starting to stake claim to greatness.
Vengeance Day
became one of the most-watched NXT premium live events ever on Peacock
and it caught the eye, yes, of Triple H.
We want to thank all of you in the NXT universe
for making Saturday so special.
But let's look at what's going to happen next week here on NXT
because the North American Champion, Wes Lee,
will host his very first open challenge.
Who will accept the challenge? We find out next week live here on NXT.
And on the topic of champions, how about the NXT Champion, Bron Breakker?
He is back. Can't wait to hear what's on the mind of Breakker
when he's back next week live.
After the small altercation earlier,
Chance and Carter will meet NXT Women's Champion Roxanne Perez,
and the returning Japanese legend Meiko Satomura.
Tag team action next week here on NXT.
And when we talk about returns,
how about when we saw the return of Tyler Bate?
We will see the return of Grayson Waller back from suspension.
And next week it'll be Tyler Bate looking to beat some respect
into the arrogant Aussie.
[doorbell dinging]
[Bayley] Hello!
[upbeat music playing]
[doorbell dings]
Ding dong.
[audience cheering]
A ding dong, hello! And welcome to the Ding Dong, Hello! show.
[audience cheering]
Now I know you're all wondering how I made it here tonight
after what that idiot Becky Lynch
and that so-called Hall of Famer Lita did to me and my girls last night…
but it's because I'm the ultra role model,
and I love NXT and I love these two girls that I'm bringing out right now.
Because last Saturday, I watched Vengeance Day
and I saw the NXT Women's Championship slip through their fingers.
So let's bring them out, two of my absolute favorites.
Gigi Dolin, Jacy Jayne,
Toxic Attraction.
[Vic] That was quite an introduction for Toxic Attraction
by arguably one of the greatest superstars to ever grace NXT in Bayley.
[Booker] I was wondering
if I was going to get my dose of Toxic Attraction.
-[Vic] Why are you out of breath? -[Booker] I can breathe again, that's why.
-[Vic] Well, nonetheless… -[Booker] I need a fix.
[Vic] …let's talk about what happened on Saturday, Book.
It was Roxanne Perez who was able to survive
that triple-threat matchup and retain the NXT Women's Championship.
And we saw both these women arrive separately earlier tonight,
which was quite odd, and I don't know if you're catching this, Book,
but there's a little bit of side-eyeing going on
-between Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne. -[Booker] Vic.
I said something like that could happen.
When everybody's fighting for that one thing, championship gold,
immortality, things like this happen, Vic.
-[doorbell dings] -[Bayley] Come in.
-[Booker] Ding dong. -[Bayley] Thank you.
Thank you. You're so nice. Thank you so much. Thank you.
Total pros using the door. That's why I got you the nice seats.
Please sit down, sit down.
-What are you doing here? -Oh, oh.
Okay, okay, I feel the tension. So let's just get right to it, guys.
-Um, what happened on Saturday? -That's a great question, Bayley.
-What happened on Saturday, Gigi? -You tell me, Jacy.
Oh, I'd love to. You screwed me out of the NXT Women's Championship.
Um, Roxanne beat you, not me, hon.
So you cost me the NXT Women's Championship.
Get it right.
Saturday, you were supposed to be behind me, okay?
You were not being a team player. We were supposed to be a team.
We were holding hands, and then you magically slipped away.
Oh, look, another Jacy Jayne excuse.
On Saturday, it was sink or swim, and if I would've won that title,
you would've sunk right into obscurity, and you know it.
I don't need you, I'm a star all on my own.
[audience cheers]
And by the way, uh, your gear on Saturday,
you looked like a hobo who banged a Chucky doll.
[audience gasps]
I'm surprised you even noticed my gear when you were staring up at the lights.
I call that the Jacy Jayne position.
Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Whoa, whoa, guys, okay, it's getting a little feisty in here.
We all feel a little uncomfortable, okay?
And it feels like there might be a natural split here,
but before you guys even think about splitting up, I mean,
have you guys ever thought about what you'd do if that did happen,
what you would do as individuals?
I mean, I haven't really thought about it, but the sky is the limit for me.
My plan is to go straight to the top, obviously.
Right. Very vague answers. Okay.
You want to get to the top, right?
But don't you think it's easier and quicker and a lot better
if you were to do that with a ride-or-die by your side?
With someone who knows you in and out, who would do anything for you,
that has the same goals as you, you know?
Damn. I mean, Toxic Attraction has been my life
-for almost three years now. -[Bayley] Exactly.
But I've alienated myself from the entire locker room.
I mean, everyone hates me.
If everyone hates you, what the hell do they think of me?
I've called people munchkins, idiots, disgusting, sickening.
I mean, the list, it goes on and on and on.
And, Bayley, you would know better than anyone
that there are strength in numbers.
Look at Damage CTRL, they're on the top of the world right now.
[laughs] Yes, we are, and you guys really need to think about that.
Listen, this place is an absolute shark tank.
At the end of the day, I need somebody that I can trust,
somebody that's going to have my back.
Someone that's been through the wringer with you.
Yeah.
Gigi, I'm not going to lie, when I get pissed,
I cut real, real deep.
I aim straight for the jugular, and I can sit here and say,
"Oh, I'll change," but we know that's next going to happen.
So I mean, why even sit here and lie, right?
-Right? -No lies.
But, Gigi, in all honesty, no matter what happens,
you will always be my sister.
You're my sister too.
-You really are. -Aw.
And I mean, the way I see it, we have two options.
We can either go our separate ways and see what happens
or we can have one more run.
-[Bayley] There we go. -One more run
-at the NXT women's tag titles? -[Bayley] There we go.
Or…
Or, no offense, Bayley, but what if we take a run at Damage CTRL
and the WWE women's tag titles?
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. No offense taken.
Don't get excited, idiots, all right? We're focusing on the now, all right?
We're focusing on the now.
And you guys seem like you feel a lot better, thanks to me.
Seems like you're on the same page, so let's bring it back, you know?
Hug it out. Hug it out, come on.
It's between us. Us.
[audience chanting] Hug it out.
-Yes! -[audience applauding]
There we go. Beautiful.
Ladies and gentlemen, the happy couple, Toxic Attraction.
["Toxic" playing]
Thank you, guys. Thank you.
[Vic] Bayley did it. Thanks to Bayley and Ding Dong, Hello! show.
[whimpering]
It's never been about us, it was always about me!
-[audience chanting "Jacy"] -[whimpering]
-[thuds] -[Vic] Oh!
-[whimpering] -[Jacy] Go to hell!
[Booker] Oh, wow.
-[audience chanting "Jacy"] -[crying]
["Toxic" playing]
-[Vic] Booker. -[Booker] I ain't gonna say nothing, Vic.
-[Vic] You called it. -[Booker] I ain't going to say nothing.
Yeah, because I told you. Told you so.
[Vic] Jacy Jayne standing at her own two feet.
We have witnessed a Toxic Explosion.
Subtitle translation by: Aaron sion.