[theme music playing]
[narrator] Then.
[Ric Flair] Woo!
[The Rock] If you smell…
[narrator] Now.
-[Lemmy] The King of Kings. -[John Cena] You can't see me.
[narrator] Forever.
Together.
[audience chanting] NXT!
[Vic] We are live tonight on the most romantic day of the year
and it brings out a lot of emotions
in our NXT superstars and the NXT universe.
Welcome to NXT.
[audience chanting] NXT!
["Eye On The Prize" playing]
[Vic] We're starting with a superstar who only loves himself.
♪ Now do it 'cause I say so, say so When I pop out they lay low, they know ♪
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Grayson Waller.
-[Booker T] Yeah, baby. -[Vic] Yeah, you're all fired up.
Grayson Waller back from being suspended for his action over Vengeance Day weekend.
Specifically, comments made
during "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels' post-medium scrum.
He's lucky, Book, that suspension wasn't extended
for disrupting Saturday's NXT live event in Citrus Springs.
Attacking two superstars, getting back on a microphone.
Unleashing again on Shawn Michaels. What's this guy's problem?
-[Booker] Vic, look. -What's this guy's issue?
[Booker] Vic, when you're young and ambitious,
things like that just happen. It's part of the business.
["Born Animal" playing]
[Alicia] And his opponent, Tyler Bate.
[Vic] Here comes the man, and you see it right there, Book, time for talk is over.
If it were not for Shawn Michaels, there may not be a Tyler Bate.
As Bate kicking off tonight with Grayson Waller.
What a matchup. We're being told, yes, there she is.
Jacy Jayne has arrived here.
It didn't take long for Jayne to make a shirt
out of what transpired last Tuesday.
We've all been asking the question. Why? Why, JC? Why?
[Booker] I told you that before, man.
It's about two things in this business, Vic.
You know one of them, right? Checks and the other is…
-[Vic] Is it caviar? -[Booker] Championships.
-[Vic] Oh, champions. -[Booker] All right. Checks and champ.
I'm not… it's nothing to question or anything like that.
-[Vic] Checks and balances? -[Booker] Checks and championships.
It's about the money. It's about the paper, baby.
[Vic] [inaudible].
I didn't know where you were going with that one.
Sometimes, Book, you're a wildcard out here on a Tuesday night.
[Booker] I'm just saying, man. I'm just saying.
Let's get this thing going, man. This is going to be a great matchup here.
[Vic] Talking about Bate. Tyler Bate, a man of honor, a man of respect.
-The complete opposite of Grayson Waller. -[bell ringing]
Look, Tyler Bate wasting no time going right at Waller.
-[Booker] Oh, yes. -[Vic] Dang.
[Booker] Man. Look at that. Waller wasting no time as well.
Real sharp jab right there from Grayson Waller. I like that.
[audience chanting] Let's go, Waller, Waller sucks!
-[Booker] Do you hear that? -[Vic] Yes, there's a lot of love
-for Tyler Bate here tonight. -[Booker] Yes. Yes, it is.
This young man has a lot of talent.
[audience chanting]
Hey, hey. This your boy, Shawn? This your boy?
-You chose the wrong horse. -[Booker] Oh, baby.
[Vic] Here's one word that describes Grayson Waller.
-One, two, three. -[Vic] He's insubordinate.
-Don't you agree? Insubordination. -[Booker] What are you talking about?
-[Vic] He doesn't listen to any… -Let me tell you.
[Vic] Again, just continuing to mock those who have helped him.
[Booker] Look, I have to say, Vic.
If you know 99% about something, you keep your mouth shut.
If you're 100%, you speak up. 100% of the time.
Grayson Waller felt wronged being locked in that steel cage with Bron Breakker.
That animal. Bron Breakker. Trust me, I would feel the same way.
[Vic] Whatever math you wanna use, at the end of the day
the answer is he's an ass. That's what Grayson Waller is.
We've seen it time and time again. I ask you this, Book.
Should the punishment been harsh?
-Wait a minute, do you have to go there? -[Vic] Yes, because that's what he is.
[Vic] Think about everything he's done.
And Tyler with a picture-perfect dropkick under the jaw. Into the cover.
Waller able to kick out at two. Think about everything he did.
Disrespectful, yelling at coaches.
He deserves a lot more than just this. Bam.
[Booker] Beautiful action right there.
Crisp, precise right there from this kid, Tyler Bate.
[Vic] We talk about honor, we talk about prestige.
How about the return tonight of the Japanese legend Meiko Satomura
teaming with Roxanne Perez in a huge main event?
-Cover by Waller, and a kick out by Bate. -[Booker] Almost got there. Close, Vic.
[Vic] As I was getting ready to say, should the punishment been harsher
for Grayson Waller following what transpired against Bron Breakker
who does return here tonight on NXT in that post-medium scrum in Charlotte
-following Vengeance Day? -[Booker] I'm a forgiving man.
It's not about making those mistakes,
but it's about learning from those mistakes.
I'm sure Grayson Waller learned from that mistake,
as far as running to the office of Shawn Michaels.
-Take care of your business inside… -[Vic] He was just yelling at Shawn.
[Booker] Like I said, yelling, that's barking, like a dog barking.
He ain't going no bite or anything like that. Come on, Vic.
You ever been in a fight before? You do a lot of talking sometimes.
Sometimes you just do a lot of talking.
[audience chanting] Let's go, Waller, Waller sucks!
[Vic] Into the cover goes Waller. I'm not going to answer that, Book.
It's Valentine's Day. I'm a lover, not a fighter. As we focus back in.
You know what, let's talk about that loss to Bron Breakker.
I get Grayson Waller is a little salty, he lost, but move on. Move on.
There's no reason to go out and start yelling and making excuses.
This is your boy.
[Booker] Sometimes you gotta make a lot of noise to get some attention.
The squeaky wheel always gets the grease, the oil, Vic.
So to speak. Right now, that's what Grayson Waller is looking for.
Oh. This kid, Tyler Bate, like I say, he's talented.
[Vic] Look at this. Standing Shooting Star from Bate.
Into another cover, center of the ring and another kick out from Grayson Waller.
Let's look at Tyler Bate. Someone who stands up for what's right.
Maybe Grayson Waller should be more like Tyler Bate.
-[Booker] Come on, Vic. -[Vic] You talk about championships.
-Tyler Bate has won them. -[Booker] Come on.
-I like Tyler Bate. I like this kid. -[Vic] NXT UK Champion twice.
NXT Tag Team Champion, Heritage Cup Champion.
-He's put gold around his waist. -I like this kid, Tyler Bate.
He's someone that a mother would want her daughter to marry,
but this is a business, Vic.
This is about attitudes,
attitudes is necessary in this business to make it to the top,
to make it to that next level, to make it to WrestleMania, baby.
That's what all these young guys aspire to be.
[Vic] I can't argue with you on that.
This is spilling right out here almost in front of us.
-Again, if you take… -[Booker] Wait a minute.
Come on, man. Come on. Come on, man.
[Vic] Yes, I don't see you talking for him now.
He tried to pull you in harm's way.
-And Bate… Whoa! -[Booker] Yes.
Old Jedi mind trick right there from Grayson Waller,
get you looking one way and boom! Come back to the other.
[audience applauding]
I'm good at what I do. Right?
-[Vic] Grayson Waller in control. -[Booker] Yeah.
[audience cheering]
[Vic] Grayson Waller has been in control of this match against Tyler Bate
for the last several minutes. Even going back right here. Take a look.
-Boom! -[Booker] Oh, wow.
[Vic] Now it'll change the complexion of anyone in any moment
and certainly right now for Tyler Bate.
He's trying to battle back in this matchup.
Trying to do anything he can and is starting to feed off the love
-and the energy from the NXT universe. -[Booker] It's simple, Vic.
I'm watching Grayson Waller, his body language.
Right now he's delivering a message, that's what he's doing right there.
He's delivering a message to all those guys in the locker room.
-They all notice right now, Vic. -[Vic] Wait a minute.
-[Booker] Oh, boy. -[Vic] Bate went right through.
Went for a little boing. Got him with the clothesline did Bate.
But so much has been taken out of Tyler Bate in this matchup.
[audience chanting] NXT!
[Vic] If at first you don't succeed, try, bam, one more time.
And Tyler Bate, we talk about changing the complexion of a matchup.
Bate doing that right here in that moment.
[Booker] I've said it, Vic, this kid is very innovative with his offensive now.
Grayson Waller, he's in a little trouble, I hope his mouth hadn't got his behind
-in something he can't get out of. -[Vic] Oh, shoulders down, shoulders down.
-No, no. No. -[Booker] Oh, yes.
[Vic] He was able to kick out. That's a great point.
Maybe Grayson Waller should be quiet for once.
[Booker] My mama always said, "If you're big enough to pass a lick,
you're big enough to take one." Right now, Tyler got this kid in a pickle.
[audience cheering]
-[Booker] A pickle. -[Vic] I heard you.
Round and round goes Waller. And, bam. Gets dropped.
A little taken out of Bate too. Finally able to get back in.
-Cover, and… Oh. -[Booker] Close. So close by Tyler Bate.
[Vic] Bate almost able to put Waller away.
[Booker] I like this kid, Tyler Bate. If he just had some…
Go ahead. Vic, I know you got something to say.
[Vic] I wanted to say, when it comes to championships,
as you talked about earlier,
we have the big open challenge tonight from Wes Lee.
[Booker] Oh, yes. I'm looking forward to it.
Back to my point, this kid Tyler Bate. I'm just looking
if he can just get on a mean streak, he'll go a long way in this business.
He got soaked in an abundance of talent, Vic.
[Vic] Look at Waller now turning things around.
-Waller with Bate in his sights. -[Booker] Oh. Goodnight.
[Vic] A little unprettier. Into the cover. Is this going to be enough?
And Bate able to power through quickly. But now, look at Waller.
Right back on top. Raining down right into the back of the neck.
Shoots the half. Hooks the leg one more time. Another near-fall.
[Booker] Beautiful transition, though, by this kid, Grayson Waller.
Just let's you know he's been in the gym,
he's been working on his craft, working on his game.
And that right there is that secret sauce to success.
[audience chanting] Let's go, Waller, Waller sucks!
-[Vic] Come on, Book. Don't say it. -[Booker] Warming up the band.
He's tuning up the band. That's what he's doing right there.
He's getting ready to hit that high note, that octave, that one thing.
[Vic] Oh, Bate caught. Bop and bang. Oh, counter by Waller.
Waller got banged one more time. Boom! Superkick under the jaw.
-Bate, cover, and somehow. -[Booker] Wow! Wow, wow.
Great awareness right there by Grayson Waller.
In the right place at the right time, or perhaps the wrong time for Tyler Bate.
[audience chanting] This is awesome!
[Vic] Bate now trying to lock in that Tyler Driver '97.
Waller trying to fight. Waller able to roll through.
-Handful of tights. -[Booker] Oh, yes.
[Vic] Able to kick out is Bate. Bate charging right back in.
-Able to land on his feet. Waller. -[Booker] Good balance.
[Vic] Little bit of separation. Going up, going up, going up.
-Waller, nice counter. -[Booker] He's caught.
-[Vic] The ropes, yes. -[Booker] Ref had the wherewithal there.
-[Vic] Bate, got him. -[Booker] Oh, no. There it is.
[audience cheering]
-I called it, Vic. -[Alicia] Here's your winner, Tyler Bate.
[Booker] Yes.
[Vic] A Grayson Waller upset that the official did his job.
NXT officiating already proven
they're better than the ones, Sunday, in the big game.
-[Booker] I called it, I called it. -[Vic] You didn't call nothing.
-[Booker] This kid, Tyler Bate… -[Vic] Big strong boy standing tall.
[Booker] I said it. I said this kid was gonna come out here
-to pull off a victory. -[Vic] You didn't say nothing.
[Booker] Probably the biggest victory of his career. That's what I said.
WWE [inaudible]. I predicted it.
["Born Animal" playing]
[audience chanting] Tyler!
-Dude, I'm not saying that's… -Valentine's Day, baby.
-You nervous or what? How you feeling? -I'm super nervous.
Why? You like her, she likes you. What's the problem?
I've never… [grunting]
-You've never… What? Spit it out. -I've never…
[grunting]
-Oh. -I've never…
-Oh-ho! -You got it. You see.
It's all right, man. You're 22.
There's plenty of 22-year-olds that have never hit the homerun before.
It's all right. It's all right.
I've never been on base.
-You've never kissed a woman before? -Hey, hey. You want everybody to know?
-Come on, I'm already nervous enough. -There's nothing to be nervous about, man.
-It's simple. 90-10, brother. -What the hell is 90-10?
You go 90% of the way, and then the woman comes back 10% of the way.
-Oh, she goes 90, I go 10? -No. You got to go first, man.
Look, it's simple. Look. All right.
-What are you doing? -We're doing it.
Doing what? Briggs, I don't like this.
-I'm going 90, Brooks. -Don't.
Go ten, go ten. That's seven and a half. Go ten now.
-Go ten. -What the hell are you guys doing?
Look, I was just showing Brooks the 90-10 thing. It's cool.
-Why? -He's never kissed a woman before.
That's another one. Let's go tell the whole roster. How about that?
Let's go screaming out the parking lot. My life is just over. [chuckling]
Brooks, I think that you should know that…
Yes, I need to know. This Valentine's Day has to be perfect.
Kiana is the woman of my dreams. I just need that kiss, Fallon. I need it.
-It's all good. It's all right. -Okay.
Well, if it happens, which it might not, when you walk Kiana to her door,
if she plays with her keys, that means she wants a kiss.
-Really? -So when that happens, you lean in.
-90% of the way. -And go for it.
All right. I'm nervous, but I'm excited. Any last advice?
No. This is the night you've been waiting for, buddy.
-Fallon? -Have fun.
All right. Thank y'all. You guys are the best. Oh.
Good luck, Brooks.
[Vic] I don't know anything about 90-10, but I do know Jacy Jayne 100% on her…
What? What's going on?
-Get out right now! -You're a stooge! I'm sick of you, Shawn!
-You're a stooge! You're a stooge! -You're out of control!
-You're a stooge!
Get him out of here! Now. Get him out! Cut to break! Go!
[Apollo Crews]Vengeance Day was my chance to get one step closer.
-[audience] One, two, three. -[bell ringing]
[soft music playing]
Dabba-Kato, I felt that hug, I saw that smile.
Then, bam, out of nowhere and everything goes dark.
[audience cheering]
Why? No call, no text.
Apollo Crews know what he did, that's why I dropped his ass.
I tuned in last week to hear your reasons why,
and all you gotta say is I know what I did?
What the hell does that even mean? What we did was share the road together.
What we did was share major moments together.
What we did was share family time together.
Dabba-Kato, you have your reasons and now I have mine.
I'm not focused on the future, I'm not focused on the past.
The only thing that I am focused on is revenge.
[Vic] Apollo Crews could be more dangerous than ever.
-["One Of A Kind" playing] -[audience booing]
[Alicia] Please welcome, Jacy Jayne.
-[Vic] Have you calmed down, Book? -[Booker] I am, man.
I've looked forward to tonight. Come on, this is NXT, dawg.
[Vic] I get that, but you go on some tangents.
[Booker] Why aren't you feeling? We got Jacy Jayne coming out here tonight.
Right now she's looking good and fire. She's a rock star, baby.
[Vic] She proved she doesn't need Gigi Dolin anymore.
As a matter of fact, martyring her through the door last week in front of us
alongside Bayley in a moment that has had the NXT universe,
has had the WWE universe,
has had social media focused and talking about one woman, that being Jacy Jayne.
[Booker] Look, man. You rock it. You rock it. It's a one-man ship.
She ain't got time for no two-seaters, baby. That's Jacy Jayne.
Like I say, give her the mic, give her the mic. She's a rock star.
She wants to sing a little something, what's up?
[Vic] It's time to explain her toxic behavior from a week ago.
[audience booing]
Last week was the end of the Toxic Attraction story,
but the beginning of the Jacy Jayne story,
and now it's all about me.
And the proof is in the boot
because for the last seven days, I have been the talk of NXT.
Not Roxanne Perez, Bron Breakker, Carmelo Hayes,
and damn sure not Gigi Dolin.
The name on the tip of everyone's tongue
is Jacy Jayne.
Me! Me, me, me!
And for those of you that keep asking
if I regret stomping Gigi's skull in,
the only thing I regret
is that I didn't pull the trigger sooner.
You see, I've already watched the footage back a thousand times,
but you know what's better than a thousand times?
A thousand and one. Let's see it again.
[Jacy Jayne] Toxic.
All eyes are on Jacy and I.
Gigi and I will be the ones calling all the shots.
[Jacy] Well, the entire world watching…
I have been carrying Gigi Dolin.
Jacy Jayne is a bad person.
When I… When we become the NXT Women's Champion.
[Jacy] You wanna take down our Toxic Empire?
It's never been about us! It was always about me!
[audience chanting] Jacy! Jacy!
[dramatic music playing]
[audience chanting] Jacy! Jacy!
Oh, boo hoo. Oh.
And if I have to hear one more,
"Did you really have to kick her that hard?"
Yes. Yes, I did.
Because all of you people wanna sit here
and act like Gigi was the victim,
but anyone who has two brain cells,
which sadly eliminates every single person in this building,
understands that I'm the real victim here.
Gigi, your days of doing half the work
and taking all the credit are over.
Sorry, Jannetty. I mean, Gigi.
Everyone is going to see you for who you truly are,
because your security blanket, a.k.a. me, is done protecting you.
I'm no longer going to be taking care of all of your mistakes.
But Gigi, that's enough about her. Nobody cares about Chucky, anyway.
But I want every single person in this building,
everyone watching at home
to listen very, very carefully to what I have to say
because this is gonna be the most important thing I ever have to say.
Screw you.
Because for the last two years ever since Toxic Attraction formed,
you saw me as the one who didn't belong.
You called me the third wheel which one isn't like the rest.
"Why is Jacy Jayne even in this supergroup?"
Well, that supergroup, Toxic Attraction,
went on to become the most dominant female faction
in WWE history.
And look who's the last woman standing.
["One Of A Kind" playing]
It's me.
[Vic] Strong words tonight from Jacy Jayne.
I want to go to last night, Book, because NXT Anonymous was all over,
was able to catch Japanese legend, Meiko Satomura, arriving here in the US,
and take a look at who picked her up from the airport,
none other than the NXT Women's Champion, Roxanne Perez,
who'll face the former NXT Tag Team Champions, Chance, Carter tonight
in a huge tag team main event on NXT.
-Thea… -[gasps] Hi.
Sorry, I'm a little bit jumpy still.
Yeah, that's understandable. You know whenever you're comfortable
to tell us what happened with Schism, we're here for you.
Yeah, and we can get the match with Tiffany Stratton
pushed back to next week to make sure that you're ready.
No, no, no, I'm good. I'm good. I can't back out.
If I back out, then Schism wins, and I can't let that happen.
That's not Chase U.
Tonight, I have to look fear dead in the face and say,
"Hi, fear. I'm Thea, and tonight,
you'll get an Andre Chase University-sized ass whooping."
Yeah. I'm good. We're good. Yeah, okay.
[Vic] Stratton, Hail, next.
[audience chanting] Thea!
[upbeat music playing]
[Vic] One of the fastest-rising superstars in all of NXT in action.
I've been in NXT for less than a year and I still dig going into practice daily.
[Booker] What I like about Sol Ruca, she's a true athlete
and training won't be a problem with her.
Being in the ring allows me to be creative and be a free spirit,
and that's who I am, Sol Ruca, free spirit.
I got that from my parents. My parents instilled that freedom in me.
You see, we had a deal that if I could get a college scholarship,
I'd be able to do whatever I wanted.
When I was in high school, and if I wanted to go to snowboarding
or if I wanted to go to the beach, I'd just text my mom and say,
"Hey, can you get me out of class real quick?"
She'd say, "As long as your grades are good, I'll get you out."
So I've tried a bunch of different things.
I did gymnastics, snowboarding, skateboarding,
I learned how to play guitar, I even picked up photography.
I feel like everyone is so afraid of making mistakes.
But nobody's perfect at everything.
[Vic] Looking for the Sol Snatcher.
When I tried the Sol Snatcher for the first time in practice,
man, it sucked, but I kept doing it every single day.
-[Booker] That finisher. -[Vic] Oh, Sol Snatcher!
[Booker] My God.
You can ask Zoey Stark…
-[Booker] Whoa! -[Vic] Oh!
…just how good it is now.
Yeah, Zoey beat me straight up, but I want another match,
because anytime that I fail, I'm right back up ready to go.
[Vic] Book, Stark, Ruca you can sign us up any day of the week for that match.
[Booker] Stars, baby. Stars. Speaking of stars.
["Keep Up" playing]
[camera shutter clicking]
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Tiffany Stratton.
[Vic] Shining bright like a diamond.
Tiffany Stratton certainly embodies the me attitude.
[Booker] Yeah, you watch the Super Bowl, huh?
You watch Rihanna come by there, "Shine bright like a diamond,"
I think she even said, "Tiffany Stratton shine bright like a diamond,"
if I'm not mistaken. Did you hear that? You heard it.
[Vic] Book, I never want to hear you doing Rihanna ever again
as long as we're sitting next to each other.
[Booker] I'm telling you, man.
[Vic] As we get set for the singles matchup here on NXT.
["Accomplished" playing]
[Alicia] And her opponent, representing Chase University,
Thea Hail.
Let's go, let's go. Come on, guys.
-Oh yeah! Yeah! -[audience chanting] Thea!
Yeah, we got it tonight. We got it.
[audience chanting] Thea!
[Vic] You saw Thea Hail, she may be smiling,
she may be running around, she may be hyper,
but last week she was frightened. I have never seen someone so scared.
I mean, even coming back out was wearing the "This isn't pin."
Had a little bit more black makeup on, obviously, we saw what had happened.
[Booker] You know about Schism, man, four roots, one tree.
-The thing about roots, they multiply. -Sucks! Sucks!
Maybe they're looking to get a little bit bigger. I don't know.
[bell ringing]
[Vic] Look, Thea Hail's got to block all of that out.
We also heard Duke Hudson, you saw Andre Chase say,
"You don't have to compete tonight." Maybe they're right. Are they right?
[Booker] You know what? I don't like that, man.
How are you going to skip an exam, a very important exam
like this one right here with Tiffany Stratton?
You can't do that. You failed that exam if you miss it.
[Vic] She said that fighting tonight is so that Schism can't win.
She still has Chase U on her mind, still in the forefront of her thoughts,
and I bring this to you since we talked about it.
-[audience] Let's go, Thea. -Let's go, Tiffany.
[Vic] That's certainly not Chase U.
[audience booing]
[Vic] The Dyad stopping Thea Hail in her tracks,
and that momentary hesitation didn't open the door.
It actually closed it. Hail into the cover and a quick kick out.
What's up with Schism? What do you think is up with Schism?
I think I already know the answer, you don't know because nobody does.
[Booker] Joe Gacy, there's a method, man. There's a method to all the madness.
That's what the deal is, I can tell you that.
[Vic] Right back around, Stratton now got caught.
Of course, since Valentine's Day, Stratton has been flaunting all the gifts
she's received from her admirers. There's Joe Gacy.
-Look at Hail. -Go away. Please go away.
[Vic] Oh, another distraction.
Did you see the look on Thea Hail's face? Did you see the worry? She's scared.
-Frightened. -[Booker] Vic, I have no words.
[Vic] Into the cover, and I'm starting to look around now,
Book, I can only imagine what Thea Hail's feeling.
[Booker] They're gone.
[Vic] It's gotta be hard to focus for Hail and Stratton
trying to pick up the bones, pick up the straps
as Hail starting to fight one more time,
but you gotta give credit to Thea Hail on this match, Book.
[Booker] I do. I give Thea Hail a lot of credit trying to stay focused
in a matchup like this with Tiffany Stratton.
Right now, Tiffany Stratton is looking real good.
-Maybe that… -[Vic] Wow.
Awkward landing, but got enough… No, she did not. Hail able to kick out.
Look, Stratton was insulting last week, not only to Thea Hail,
but to the entire women's locker room.
That's been the MO of someone like Tiffany.
She's sticking to her scouting report. She's just plain rude.
[Booker] Look, Tiffany Stratton, she don't do this for the money, man.
This is just a hobby, but a hobby that she's perfected.
Oh, wait a minute. Here we go.
[Vic] Hail focused and right out in front of us, wiping out Stratton.
-[Booker] Wow. -[Vic] Look,
Thea's doing what you talked about, blocking out all the noise,
blocking out… Ava.
[audience chanting]
[Vic] Book, this is getting uncomfortable even for us sitting here right now
as Hail rolling through. Shoulders down, near-fall.
But you could see Hail right here from our desk looking up,
and taking her eyes off. Stratton, yet again in this matchup.
As hard as we said it'd be to focus for Thea Hail.
It's Tiffany Stratton right now trying to put the finishing touches
-on this matchup with one final cast. -[Booker] Wow, beautiful.
-[Vic] Call it whatever you want, Book. -One, two, three!
-Stratton victorious. -[bell ringing]
[Booker] Shine bright like a diamond.
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Tiffany Stratton.
[Vic] I take nothing away from what Tiffany just accomplished,
a huge victory tonight. And you see some of the action.
Just this moonsault effortlessly from Tiffany Stratton.
Up and down, but the real story to me, Book, is as I'm looking up right here
is Thea Hail and what is going on in her mind.
As Stratton was victorious, but Thea Hail still scared, shocked, and frightened.
["Keep Up" playing]
[inaudible]
-Ladies, ladies. Specifically Tatum. -Oh.
Today's a very special day, and it only comes around just once a year.
I'm about to give you a big special once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Tatum Paxley, will you be my "Javytine"?
Um, Javy, thank you, but I'm taken.
Taken? [chuckles] Your loss.
Ivy, today's a very special day. It only comes around just once…
Javy, save it. I would love to be your Javytine.
Really? That's fantastic. Whoa, whoa.
[inaudible]
[Isla] Ivy Nile.
How ironic, you've been chained to the ring to protect Tatum,
but you don't want to be chained to Tatum Paxley.
[chuckles] Tatum, I can sense, I can feel you realize
you're being weighed down by Ivy,
oh, but I guess it's safer to be in chains than to stand on your own.
[laughing]
-I'm not gonna listen to her. Are you? -No, not at all.
She doesn't know what she's talking about.
No, no.
Oh, oh, I feel like…
[Vic] It doesn't seem like Isla Dawn's dark plan
working on the duo of Tatum Paxley and Ivy Nile.
-["Strike Force" playing] -[audience cheering]
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Axiom.
[Vic] Tonight is not about the spirit of competition for Axiom.
Several weeks ago, he was attacked by his opponent here tonight
after a classic with Tyler Bate.
Tonight, it's about payback for Axiom. Axiom, Kemp next live right here on NXT.
[Vic] Welcome back live to NXT.
["Head Stomper" playing]
[Alicia] Making his way to the ring, Damon Kemp.
[Vic] Now, Book, before we took the break, we were talking about Damon Kemp
and what transpired two weeks ago here on NXT.
It was in a match Axiom, Tyler Bate.
Damon Kemp from behind attacking Axiom for no reason.
It was premeditated, and Damon then, obviously, would run away
when Tyler Bate got in 'cause he didn't wanna have a fair fight.
You're laughing. You think this is funny.
[Booker] No. It's not like you say it was "for no reason".
-[Vic] It was for no reason. -[Booker] Damon Kemp,
it was definitely for a reason. It was about champagne wishes, man.
It's about caviar dreams. It's about getting a piece of the action.
Sometimes when it's not happening quick enough,
-you got to make it happen. -[bell ringing]
That's what it was all about.
[Vic] Oh, Axiom right now making him pay, that being Damon Kemp for his actions,
and Axiom has been seething for two weeks since that attack.
When you're around him, you can see it on his face.
[Booker] Yes, indeed. I like everything about this kid, Axiom.
He's a hell of a talent.
Kid can do just about anything in the middle of this squared circle.
I said he's like The Matrix.
[Vic] I'll say, this might be one of the few times
Axiom doesn't have the grappling advantage in a matchup.
[Booker] You can say that, but I kind of beg to differ.
Someone like Axiom, he picks up on this very, very quickly.
He's been having some of the best here at NXT.
And sometimes, like Georges "Rush" St-Pierre,
he may not be the best grappler, but you figure out how to win.
And that's what it's all about.
[Vic] Axiom flying around like a boomerang.
Coming right back at Damon Kemp. Able to land on his feet. Roll through.
-Gets caught, and look at the strength. -[Booker] Woah! Woah!
What a wheelbarrow suplex from Damon Kemp.
And certainly there's no doubt
who has the power advantage in this matchup, it's on display.
[Booker] Damon Kemp right now just ripping Axiom like a ragdoll
and a lifeless attitude.
I love this aggression from this young man because, like I say, Vic,
take nothing away from Axiom, but this is what it takes.
-That bad, bad attitude. -[Vic] I want to bring this.
You like the fact that Damon has developed this mean streak
-over the last several months. You dig it. -[Booker] Vic, you gotta go and get it.
Sometimes you got to take it here in NXT. Like I say, it's all about the checks.
It's all about championship. It's about being the best.
[Vic] Now, look at right now, Kemp just raining down right on top of Axiom.
Making him think about it and making him pay.
Into the cover, and a kick out.
And I hate to sit here and have to agree with you about Damon
and why he attacked Axiom, and you say, go out there and get it.
If Damon Kemp is able to defeat Axiom here tonight, that's huge.
[Booker] Go out here and then pick on someone like Axiom
knowing that this is a guy that can surely take it to another level.
That means that… Look, man, I'm willing to put myself in a situation.
That's what Damon is doing right now.
[Vic] Axiom not forgetting about two weeks ago.
-Bringing it right back in on Kemp. -[Booker] Oh, yes.
[Vic] This is how Axiom counters the power.
He uses speed, quickness, agility.
Now, Axiom looking around. Shouldn't waste too much time.
[Booker] Comfort zone right here on this top rope.
[Vic] Looking to fly.
-[Booker] Oh. -[Vic] Oh, cover, cover, cover. Near-fall.
Nice counter and a roll-through by Kemp, and Axiom right back to his feet.
Bringing it to Kemp in this moment. Oh.
[inaudible]
-Decleating clothesline from Kemp. -[Booker] I love it.
-This kid right here, Damon Kemp… -[Vic] Look at this.
-[Booker] Up, up. Oh, man. I love that. -[Vic] Electric chair suplex.
-[Booker] That's it. Wow. -[Vic] Cover with a bridge and a kick out.
[Booker] I love the transition.
Normally, a kid like Damon Kemp…
-Wait a minute. Let's get this in quickly. -[Vic] Let's take another--
Bam! Big clothesline rocked Axiom. Then up in the electric chair.
Catch, bam, drop, and then the bridge as well from Kemp.
You talk about someone who has started to round out their game offensively.
Oh, Axiom able to stay one step ahead of Kemp,
and an open-palm strike buckling the knees.
[Booker] Baby, here comes this kid, Axiom.
A kid that's got that never-say-die mentality. I love it.
[Vic] Axiom now setting his target. Golden Ratio into the jaw.
-Axiom gets his payback tonight. -[Booker] Wow.
-[bell ringing] -["Strike Force" playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Axiom.
[Vic] What a victory for Axiom here tonight.
It's got to feel good for Axiom here this evening on Valentine's Day,
but speaking of feeling good, Book.
How about date night here for Brooks Jensen?
You see on social media, he and Kiana James in the…
Has Cupid struck Brooks Jensen? Cupid got him.
[Booker] Boy, look at his nose, wide open. About as big as Texas.
[Vic] Tonight could be the night for Brooks Jensen.
No telling what could happen.
Look, man. Stop looking at the comments. Look at Brooks. Aren't you proud of him?
It looks like they're having the time of their lives.
I can't take this anymore. I have to tell him. Let's go.
Tell him what?
[Vic] Focusing back on the here and the now.
For the first time since Vengeance Day, Bron Breakker is here.
The NXT Champion is back. Next live on NXT.
-Hey. -[man 1] You got to Get out of here.
I know, I'm going.
Shawn Michaels doesn't even have the respect to let me get changed.
He's kicking me out of the building. I know, idiot. Don't touch me.
Open the door, lad. Open the door. I'm the biggest star in NXT.
Shawn should be on his knees saying thank you for my present.
You're a hypocrite, Shawn. You're a hypocrite.
HBK don't exist anymore, you stooge, you stooge.
Grayson Waller runs this. Hey, you don't tell me what to do.
[Vic] Absolutely unreal.
Waller's insubordination continuing and it all began after this man left him
lying inside a steel cage at Vengeance Day.
[audience cheering]
[Alicia] Please welcome the NXT Champion, Bron Breakker.
[Vic] And Bron Breakker tonight, Book, back to work inside his dog pound.
[Booker] Yes, indeed. You know what?
Just to speak on something, man, as far as Grayson Waller
and this little ordeal he's having with Shawn Michaels.
Shawn Michaels, if he can put himself in a time machine,
he probably would be watching himself and Grayson Waller.
This guy in a world back in the day was rambunctious,
so I'm sure he can understand more,
so than anybody what Grayson Waller is going through right now.
[Vic] Well, let's focus on those that are still in the building.
And let's focus on the NXT Champion, Bron Breakker.
["Fear No Evil" playing]
[audience barking]
Feels a little different in here tonight.
Like, when one door closes, the next door opens.
But this next challenge ahead of me is different,
feels bigger.
It seems to be the match that everybody wants to see, right?
[audience cheering]
Me versus him.
[audience cheering]
["Sher, Lion" playing]
[Booker] Whoa. Check that, dawg. Check that.
-[Vic] Jinder Mahal. -[Booker] Indus Sher.
[Bron] Jinder Mahal, not the man I expected to see.
A great champion must always expect the unexpected.
-Tell me something I don't know, pal. -I'd love to, Bron. Give me a second.
Now, Bron, I respectfully interrupt.
Respectfully because I admire…
the fact that for almost an entire year you have carried NXT on your back.
You are NXT. You are the entire brand.
[audience cheering]
But I know very well, the weight that you carry on your shoulder.
Now, Bron, I also know very well the stress of the next challenger,
the stress of retaining your championship.
But not only that, I completely understand all the media, all the appearances,
the late nights, the early mornings,
the lifestyle that comes with being the man, the champ.
[audience chanting]
As a former WWE Champion to the current NXT Champion…
[audience chanting]
…is this the title run you envisioned? Is this what you dreamt of?
Is this what you thought being champion would be like?
You're damn straight! What the hell are you talking about?
For almost an entire year, you have been NXT Champion,
but you must be deaf,
if you don't hear that small pocket of fans who once loved you.
[audience barking]
But now they're changing their tune a little.
But it's okay, Bron, I know better than anyone else.
I know better than anyone else, you either die a hero…
[audience singing]
…or you become the villain.
[audience singing]
You know what? The fans are all right.
They can have their own opinion, say whatever they want.
That is exactly why I'm here,
because of that comment, because of that arrogance.
The fact that you cannot acknowledge what's going on around you.
The fact that you cannot acknowledge that the tides are changing.
You cannot acknowledge the fact that you are tired, vulnerable, and weak.
That's why I am challenging you to a match…
[audience cheering]
…next week for that NXT Championship.
[audience cheering]
That's fine by me, Jinder. I'm a simple guy, all right?
You don't need to come out here, waste everyone's time with the…
What, the new three-man band here, huh? Which one of you plays the guitar, huh?
It's okay. It's okay.
[audience chanting] 3MB!
Relax. Everyone, relax. Relax. Relax.
Bron, these people don't like you and I know why you said the 3MB comment,
it's for them to cheer you on.
It's for them to like you.
But after I take that championship, they're still not going to like you.
[audience cheering]
They're not even gonna feel bad for you, but don't worry, Bron, The Maharaja will.
[audience cheering]
["Sher, Lion" playing]
[Vic] Jinder Mahal wants the NXT Championship.
And just as Bron Breakker said,
"The next door has, in fact, opened for the NXT Championship."
Excuse me. Meiko, Roxanne, we had some time to think
and we realized that we may have been a little aggressive last week.
Yeah, we were pissed because we got screwed out of the titles,
but that had nothing to do with you.
You know what? That's our bad and we're really sorry about that.
-Yeah. -Apology accepted, but are you guys saying
that you don't wanna have this match now? Or…
-No. -Whoa. We didn't say that.
We wanna have this match.
I mean, who wouldn't want to go against the final boss?
Yeah, we're gonna bring it tonight, but just know it will be an honor.
Meiko, thank you so much for coming so far to help me.
-I have my reasons. -Okay.
[Vic] A huge main event still to come, but there is the North American Champion
who's ready and it appears challengers now starting to line up.
Whom will answer the open challenge of Wes Lee next?
I'm now joined by Indi Hartwell. And, Indi, you requested this time.
What's on your mind?
Toxic Attraction was pretty much despised by the entire locker room.
And trust me, after everything she put me through,
I enjoyed seeing Gigi's skull get kicked in.
But tonight, I'm sitting in the locker room
and I'm listening to Jacy Jayne's hot garbage
that I think she believes she'll shoot up to the top of the division,
but just like Toxic Attraction is dead, Jacy Jayne is dead wrong.
Jacy, the only place you're gonna end up is behind me.
[Vic] Book, I wanna move on to next week because it's official.
Former WWE Champion, Jinder Mahal, laid out the challenge,
it's been accepted.
Next week, Bron Breakker will defend the NXT Championship live here on NXT,
but right now it's about the North American Championship.
["Assemble" playing]
[Alicia] Please welcome the NXT North American Champion,
Wes Lee.
Oh, yeah! Y'all know exactly what I'm here for.
It is open season for the NXT North American Championship,
and I'm standing here ready and waiting to find out who's stepping up.
["All About Family" playing]
[Vic] Uh-oh, Book, he's been looking for gold for a long time.
-[Booker] Oh. -[Vic] The Don is… Dijak!
-It's… Wait, is Stacks going right back? -[Booker] What the hell is going on?
[Vic] Now, officials are trying to separate these three.
Who's…
[whistling]
-Von Wagner. -[Booker] What the hell's going on, Vic?
[indistinct chatter]
[Vic] I'll tell you what's going on.
Von Wagner has accepted the open challenge.
-Ring the bell. -[bell ringing]
[Vic] And it is Wagner, Wes Lee. Look at Lee not backing down.
Turning right back in
on the much larger opponent here in Von Wagner.
This is the open challenge, Von Wagner accepted.
Do you like open challenges, by the way?
[Booker] I'm not a big fan of these open challenges,
but I tell you what, this kid, Wes Lee, after just last week at Vengeance Day,
he proved to be that he's a hell of a fighter
inside that squared circle.
[Vic] Again, trying to prove just how tough he is,
is the North American Champion,
but look at Von Wagner and Mr. Stone on the outside, and just getting tossed.
[Booker] Hmm, man.
[Vic] It's Von at the element of surprise here tonight answering.
There's no way Wes Lee could have thought he would be facing Von Wagner.
He had to think it was Dijak or Don.
[Booker] Look, Wes Lee asked for it, and now he got it.
He's got to deal with this big man here.
But Wagner, who I consider a monster, man, he's a monster.
[Vic] These two have unfinished business in their own.
Of course, we got to remember, Book, we were sitting here at Halloween Havoc.
You remember when Von Wagner just launched Wes Lee at us?
This is business between these two superstars.
It goes back quite some times. I want to look at Von Wagner for a moment,
is he at a crossroads right now in his career?
[Booker] I look at this kid, Von Wagner, he checks off every box, Vic.
I mean, every box, but he's like Denzel Washington
in The Book of Eli, he's just walking north.
He doesn't know where he's going, but he's on a mission.
-He's gotta complete that. -[Vic] Hold on. Watch out, Book.
-[Booker] Oh. -Bring him in the ring.
Hey, you can't beat him here, Von. Von, in the ring.
-[Vic] Oh. -Von, come on. Get him in the ring.
Von, the ring. Take him in the ring, Von. That's where you beat him.
-I got this. This is my match. -Just think.
I get it, but you gotta beat him in the ring.
[Vic] I don't usually side with Mr. Stone, but he has a point,
Von Wagner can't win the North American Championship on the outside.
He has to pin or make Wes Lee submit inside the ring.
[Booker] You cannot have a manager barking orders like that
when you're trying to take care of business.
[Vic] But if he didn't bark those orders, Wagner…
[Booker] Look, I understand what Von's doing. He's trying to make…
[Vic] Big clothesline into the cover for the title, and Lee just kicked out.
[Booker] He's trying to make Wes Lee feel the ultimate pain.
You got to break a man like Wes Lee's soul.
You got to get deep, deep into this man.
Whoa, here comes the people trying to get behind this kid.
[Vic] They're trying to rally Wes Lee.
Look, there'll be no open challenge this Saturday for Austin Theory
when he defends the United States Championship
in the Elimination Chamber against five others.
But right now, Lee trying to fight back.
Lee, we've seen this time and time again, not just for days, not just for weeks,
but for his entire career here in NXT,
always able to figure out a way to overcome the odds
and get around any obstacle. Moonsault connects.
[Booker] Beautiful with the grace,
the balance this kid, Wes Lee, possesses is unbelievable.
[Vic] You can only imagine right now to what Dijak and Tony D'Angelo think.
What is Stacks thinking as well?
Coming down here and it ends up being Von who answers this open challenge.
[Booker] Let me tell you what these kids are thinking about this kid, Wes Lee,
they're thinking just like they thought about Michael Jordan, how do we stop him?
-How do we stop this kid? -[Vic] Von just stopped Lee in his tracks,
and now just planted the North American Champion.
You hear again Mr. Stone on the outside, this could be that Von Wagner moment,
North American title, and oh, getting that right shoulder up was Lee.
Take another look at Lee going airborne and nasty landing for the champion.
[groaning]
[Vic] Again, you see Von Wagner, take this match…
Oh, he's staring at you, Book. Von Wagner was staring a hole through you.
-[Booker] No, he wasn't looking at me. -[Vic] He was looking at you.
[Booker] Wait a minute. I think he's thinking of that…
-[Vic] Oh, is he looking at us? -[Booker] I think he's thinking about…
-[Vic] Oh, we've seen this movie before. -[Booker] Oh. Whoa.
[Vic] Superkick. Lee didn't wanna see the sequel.
Now it's Lee, the North American Champion, who issued this open challenge,
starting to chop down,
cut down the bigger, the larger, the stronger Von Wagner.
[Booker] I look at Wes Lee, he's chasing something bigger than we can understand.
He's chasing greatness, Vic, and he's so close.
[Vic] Cardiac kick connects for the Cardiac Kid.
["Assemble" playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner and still the NXT North American Champion,
Wes Lee.
[Vic] All smiles is Wes Lee. Look at this. Bam!
Cardiac kick connected, and another victory
as the North American Championship reign continues for Wes Lee.
Like you said, he's never satisfied. He wants to prove more.
He wants more as Wes Lee continues to chase greatness here in NXT.
-Hey, Drew. -Whoa.
-Check out. -Nice singlet, Hank.
-Thanks, man. -Are you ready for tonight?
Yes, sir. Almost. My boots didn't come in yet,
so I still gotta wear the old ones I've been wearing.
Yeah, I thought that might happen, so I got you a pair of mine.
-Oh, my God. Thank you. Are you sure? -Yeah, I'm sure.
-Oh, my God. Thanks, man. -Now, go lace them up 'cause you're next.
Oh, yes, sir, right away. [laughing]
[Vic] Walker and Dempsey next on NXT.
[Vic] We're on the road to WrestleMania as we go Hollywood once again.
[Stone Cold] Chief ass whooper of sorry, sons of bitches.
Beer drinker among beer drinkers.
Truster of no one.
And I will stomp a mud hole in your ass and walk it dry.
My name is "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. And tonight, I unleash hell.
[audience cheering]
Oh, hell yeah. We are indeed on the road to WrestleMania,
which also means NXT Stand & Deliver on WrestleMania Saturday,
But before we get to Los Angeles, it is NXT Roadblock,
Tuesday, March 7th, live right here on USA.
-Book, it's the best time of the year. -Oh, my God, and I'm living my best life.
-It's because of you and me. -It's awesome.
-Chucky ducky. -Quack, quack.
-[laughing] -[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by Drew Gulak, Hank Walker.
[Vic] Book, have you ever let someone borrow your boots?
[Booker] No, no.
["Crawl" playing]
[Alicia] And his opponent, Charlie Dempsey.
Ring the bell.
[bell ringing]
-[grunts] -Come on, Hank.
-Come on, Hanky. -Come on.
[Vic] This is something that has been a saga ongoing
between these two forces.
Charlie Dempsey looking for another victory,
but this is also a big moment for Hank Walker.
He looks a little bit different.
Maybe those boots will bring him a little luck here tonight.
[Booker] Boots look a little tight, man.
Let me tell you right now, you don't know if this guy has an athlete's foot.
Anything could happen with those… Another man's boots.
-You know that's nasty. -[Vic] [laughing] Oh.
Both men with the same idea, as Drew Gulak on the outside looking on.
This is really the final exam for Hank Walker.
[Booker] No, this is a major test, but in this business, Vic,
there are tests each and every time you step into that squared circle.
-That's what Walker's got to deal with. -[Vic] Look, bam!
Both men, that same thought process. Look at Hank Walker.
Walker driving Dempsey down into the mat, looking for a possible submission.
You gotta be kidding me. Is this gonna happen?
[Booker] Hank Walker's been working on his ground game.
-[Vic] Oh, yeah. All 'cause of Drew. -[Booker] He's so close to victory.
[Vic] Walker listening to Gulak. Gulak, shouting at Walker.
Walker, right now, trying to hyperextend that elbow,
trying to twist the joint, trying to use some manipulation.
One more time dragging Dempsey. Oh, Dempsey caught Walker.
[Booker] Got a little overzealous right there.
Got out of position, and right there, Dempsey's all over him like a cheap suit.
[Vic] Dempsey trying to hook those fingers one more time.
Come on, Hank.
You can see Gulak continuing to coach, continuing to plead and yell at Walker.
-Walker so close, Book. -[Booker] Oh, he got it.
-He got it. -[Vic] Will he tap?
-[Booker] Oh, he got it. -[Vic] He finally had to. Had no choice.
["Crawl" playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner by submission, Charlie Dempsey.
[Vic] Dempsey who has been very critical of Hank Walker's skills
staring a hole through the teacher, Drew Gulak.
-Hey. Come on. Stop. -[Vic] Hey, this is uncalled for.
[Booker] It's called dessert, Vic. This is called dessert with coffee.
[Vic] What's Gulak doing? Help your student.
What's wrong with you?
[audience booing]
[Vic] Wait a minute. What the…
["Crawl" playing]
[Booker] What the… -What?
Damn it! The North American title slipped through my hands.
What? You've got nothing to say?
Oh, I've got plenty to say, Von, but what's the point?
You didn't lose the match because you lack in-ring ability.
You've got plenty of that,
you lost the match because you don't have a connection to me.
You lost the match because you don't have a connection to the WWE universe.
You lost the match because you don't have a connection to anyone, Von.
Your walls are up. They gotta come down. You've got to break your walls down.
You've got to help me help you, Von. Help me help you.
Help me help you, Von.
Listen, I don't have time for anybody who has their walls up.
The biggest thing you have going for you is you are a meme
that says, "Come Tuesday." You want to know what I have time for?
The guy that's inside. Believe me, there is a guy inside there.
I will get you where you want to go, but you got to help me help you.
You got to help me, help you.
[upbeat music playing]
-Are you two lost? -Lost? No, we've just come to observe,
since you two filthy boys did it to us last week.
-Just keeping an eye on our tag division. -Yep, because it's Gallus boys…
Yes, yes, yes. Gallus boys on top, blah, blah, blah.
Hmm. By the way, you're not so great.
We could beat you in the ring, at billiards, perhaps.
-It's called pool. -Whatever it's called.
Give us a couple of those sticks, and we'll give you a damn good thrashing.
[upbeat music playing]
Oh, he strikes, he strikes, he strikes! Surprise!
Yes, you're supposed to be hitting the striped ones.
Well, at least tell us the rules before the start then?
-Oh, there it is. -For the win.
There they are.
[laughing] Don't worry, lads. I remember my first time in a pub.
-Maybe another game or two? -Maybe another refill?
-Huh? -Huh?
You keep our glasses filled, maybe we can do two out of three.
-If we win, we get a Tag Team title match? -That's a pretty big if.
We'll take it.
[upbeat music playing]
Cheers.
All it takes is a little kiss, boy, a little delicate one.
[grunts]
How? We've lost seven in a row.
Eight ball, corner pocket.
I'm just so sick of us having to play these bloody games.
-Me too. Me too. -We appreciate you picking up the tab.
Oh, you are very welcome. Yeah, I mean, how much?
Have you two got iron livers?
Lads, if you wanted a tag title match, all you had to do was ask.
I mean, we're not The New Day.
Save yourself and your pockets the embarrassment.
We haven't forgotten what happened in the UK.
-Mate. -Yeah, yeah.
Come on, big man.
Ilja Dragunov, last week you made your return
after four months on the shelf due to an injury by JD McDonagh.
Is this hard to watch?
It was a difficult path for my recovery. I had internal bleeding.
But I believe that pain helps to make you feel alive.
One man who isn't excited to see you back is JD McDonagh.
A strike to his face last week sent him to the hospital with a detached retina.
My retribution was coming. And for JD, this is just the beginning.
[audience] One, two, three.
Dragunov, Dragunov, Ilja Dragunov, I know you remember me.
Yeah. Trick Williams is right here in the middle of this ring.
And I won't move until you come out here and you meet me face-to-face.
McKenzie, excuse me.
Yeah, you think you'll try Trick-Melo Gang like that? Huh?
Everyone seems to think that you're the baddest man out of Europe.
Well, I say I want to find out for myself
because Trick Williams is the baddest man in this building point blank, period.
Dragunov, I will drop you where you stand. I will drop you like a mixtape.
I will drop you like JD dropped you four months ago.
[audience cheering]
Yeah. Yeah, come on out here.
Yeah, I know you're scared of Trick Williams, huh?
You're scared of Trick Williams, huh?
You know Trick Williams got that right hand that hurt, huh?
Yeah, you know Trick Williams got that right hand
with that snooze button on it, huh?
I'll tell you what, let me make this crystal clear to you, Dragunov.
Dragunov, you'll be directing orchestra classes
in the theaters of Europe when I'm done with you. Believe that.
[audience chanting] Whoop that Trick!
Come on out here, yeah. Come on out here, dawg.
You don't want this problem. Hey, Booker T,
go and get some popcorn ready. I'm about to put on a show.
["Czars Horsemen" playing]
Come on. Here we go. I know you're scared. Look at you.
I know you're scared. I know you're scared.
You two-footed raggedy bum.
Trick Williams, very entertaining.
All the phrases, all the rhymes, you are the life of the party.
[audience applauding]
But I didn't come back to NXT to have fun.
You felt what it's like to try and keep me away from my mission.
I have absolutely no problem reminding…
[Vic] Oh, oh!
-[screams] -[audience cheering]
[Vic] I don't think that mixtape was that good then, Book,
-because he didn't drop him. -[Booker] Oh, boy.
["Irish Ace" playing]
[Booker] That man.
Dragunov!
Dragunov, after last week, you shouldn't be in that ring,
you should be in jail right now after your sneak attack.
You tore my retina.
You should've listened to what I told you when you were on that stretcher.
Do you remember? I said, "Go home, Ilja. Go home and stay home."
Now you're back, and you're talking of retribution.
You are going to force me to show these people what I'm capable of.
[audience chatters]
And seeing as you tried to blind me,
I have no problem telling you this time, Ilja,
I am going to beat you so badly that you're not able to hold your son.
[audience screaming]
[Vic] Oh, from behind this time.
That's the only way Williams could drop Dragunov.
[audience chanting] Whoop that Trick!
That's all you got, huh? Thought you own the game here?
I'm always gonna be here. I told you I was gonna drop you.
[audience chanting] Whoop that Trick!
[Vic] Daggers being tossed towards Ilja Dragunov.
Oh, yeah. Of course, now, look,
-easy pickings for JD. -[Booker] Pick up the scraps.
Pick up the scraps.
[groaning]
[inaudible].
[Vic] McDonagh having second thoughts. -Get in the ring.
["Czars Horsemen" playing]
[Vic] Combustible elements all around us in NXT.
[Vic] Well, Book, it is main event time here in just a matter of moments.
There you see the former NXT Women's Tag Team Champions
as they get set to compete
against the current NXT Women's Champion, Roxanne Perez,
and the Japanese legend herself, Meiko Satomura, next.
NXT title match next week? Man, who skipped the line?
[screaming]
I know they talking about Trick Williams and I'm in the middle of bad right now.
-Okay, all right. -Look, dawg, I'm 6'4", 235, all chocolate.
-Yeah. -These hands here, these feet here,
-they ready to aim for everybody. -Okay, yeah.
-Everybody can get it. -All right. Hey, man, I hear you.
-Look, Ilja, bro. He's different. -No, I'm different. It's my time.
Okay, yeah, but you know what you did, though, right?
-What's that? -Woke up the Mad Dragon.
So, no. Look, he could throw his head at me,
he could throw his shoulders, his knees, his toes, it don't matter.
He'll learn Trick Willy is the meanest, he's the prettiest,
he's the baddest brown in town, and that's all it is.
And that is all it's going to be. That's what I'm talking about, bro. Uh!
[inaudible]
[mellow music playing]
Country music now. You should try some of that line dancing.
[chuckling] We'll see. Brooks, I had a really great time tonight.
-Me too. -And thanks for dinner.
-It was a great pick. -Me too. I didn't mean it like that.
I meant like the food was really… food. You know, food is food.
Look at that. It's actually the North Star.
Interesting fact, the North Star is from the South.
I meant the North because it's the North Star [stammers].
Oh.
[slow music playing]
Stop. Listen, Brooks, I wanted this to be a great night for you,
-but she's cheating on you. -What?
I was hoping Kiana would tell you, but I know she's not going to.
-It's not true. -Really?
I heard you on the phone. "I love you, Zack."
-I do love Zack. -What?
Because Zack is my brother.
Really, dude?
Come on.
Hey, sis, wasn't sure when you were gonna be home,
so I fed the dogs.
I'll go ahead and leave through the garage. Cool?
Thanks, Zack.
-I didn't… -Fallon, save it.
When will you actually start to trust me?
[door open then closes]
Brooks, I'm so sorry. I didn't know.
-I was just trying to… I didn't want… -It's all good.
-I didn't… I was just… -It's all good.
Damn, Fallon. You all right.
[Booker] You know, like Eddie Murphy said, "You need to just mind your business."
[Vic] There'll be a lot of business next week
as Bron Breakker never runs from a challenge
and he's not going to do so from Jinder Mahal who wants the NXT title.
Huge NXT Championship match live next Tuesday here on USA.
We heard from Jacy Jayne who has laid a path of destruction at her feet,
but we also heard from Indi Hartwell
who said Jayne needs to get to the back of the line.
These two go one-on-one line next week on NXT.
And as we just witnessed two minutes ago,
Trick Williams has made himself a new enemy in Ilja Dragunov.
Dragunov now is aiming to drop Trick Williams.
He will try to do so next week here on NXT,
but it is the main event time here this week.
["Party All The Time" playing]
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is a Tag Team match
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, the team of Kayden Carter and Katana Chance.
[Vic] Former NXT Women's Tag Team Champions.
I'd like to add
they were the longest-reigning ever NXT Women's Tag Team Champions.
They seem to have cooled down a bit, though.
[Booker] I mean, that's the way it is. Sometimes you cool down,
but it's always about heating back up, and Carter and Chance are true tag team.
I love it.
[Vic] They're looking one day to get another opportunity
at the NXT Women's Tag Team Championships.
And as we just saw between the current champions,
it looked like James and Fallon Henley are on the same page.
["All Fall Down" playing]
[Vic] Feel bad for Brooks Jensen, man.
[Alicia] And their opponents, first, she is the NXT Women's Champion,
Roxanne Perez.
[Vic] We talk about a champion not backing down from a challenge.
That is our current NXT Women's Champion who has found quite the partner last week.
["Satomura" playing]
[Alicia] And her tag team partner, Meiko Satomura.
[Vic] It's quite the friend she has found in the Japanese legend,
"The Final Boss" Meiko Satomura.
[Booker] I love this matchup, Vic. I mean, in Japan, it's all about respect.
It's all about honor. We have a legend in Satomura
and a future legend in Roxanne Perez.
-What a tag team it's gonna be. -[Vic] Certainly is.
We talk about Meiko Satomura,
this is a superstar who has competed in the Mae Young Classic.
The NXT UK Women's Champion has been a champion all over the world.
I want to bring up the Mae Young Classic for a specific reason.
Because it was a number of years ago,
she competed against Kayden Carter in the Mae Young Classic,
and how much has Kayden Carter grown because of being in the ring with Meiko,
let alone teaming with her, like Roxanne Perez is tonight.
[Booker] Yeah, five years removed
from being inside the squared circle with one another.
-Tonight is gonna tell us a story… -[bell ringing]
…about how far Kayden Carter has come. I'm looking forward to this.
[Vic] Carter starting things on with the NXT Women's Champion,
that being the prodigy, Roxanne Perez.
I want to ask you this too, when it comes to Perez,
you had that ability through the early part of her career
-to help her and guide her. -[Booker] Yes.
[Vic] What can she learn from someone like Meiko Satomura?
[Booker] I mean, come on, Vic.
I mean, sitting under the learning tree, she's a student of the game.
-And to have someone like… -[Vic] Into the cover, and a kick out.
[Booker] To have someone like Satomura's phone number on speed dial,
that right there tells you a whole lot about the respect
and the honor between those two. You gotta love it.
[Vic] I also think right now too, when you're looking at Chance and Carter,
they're a great duo, no doubt about it.
We talked about the accolades they both have, but you know…
[Booker] Oh, beautiful.
[Vic] That both would love to gain a pinfall over Roxanne Perez
to put them in line possibly for that NXT Women's Championship.
It'd be no upset for Carter and Chance to get a big victory here tonight
because those two, I say, they are special as a tag team.
-When I say true tag team… -Tag!
…that's exactly what I mean. They're great.
[Vic] Carter now, shoulders down, kick out by Perez,
and talk about them coming up a bit short,
losing their NXT Women's Tag Team titles at Vengeance Day.
-How do they bounce back? -[Booker] Come on, Vic.
I mean, it's about getting knocked down, but how fast can you get up?
Harlem Heat ten-time Tag Team Champion. We had to lose them to win them.
That's just going to add to the legacy of Carter and Chance.
[Vic] Tag was made and we talked about this showdown.
-[Booker] Oh, baby. -[Vic] Sign of respect from Satomura.
A sign of respect right back from Carter, as well, and here's the striking ability.
Meiko Satomura probably has seen it all, and…
[Booker] There you see that right hand. Oh, yes.
[Vic] Oh, what a kick right back,
and look at the striking ability from Satomura.
[Booker] Meiko Satomura, she's a legend of the sport.
She's well-versed in the art of wrestling, jiu-jitsu
as well as pugilism, that's boxing, Vic.
[Vic] Thanks for bringing that up
'cause I was gonna ask you what the heck that was.
And now the two for one here.
On the same page, Satomura, Perez, rocking and rolling.
[Booker] Yes, right now, they're in sync and on the same page
looking to get a huge victory here tonight. NXT, baby.
[Vic] NXT Women's Champion raining out to wipe out Chance.
[screams]
There's Carter and then comes Satomura.
[audience cheering]
[Vic] These two are rolling right now.
Can the former NXT Women's Tag Team Champions bounce back?
[screaming]
[Vic] Back live on NXT, this is our main event.
The NXT Women's Champion, Roxanne Perez,
teaming with the Japanese legend, Meiko Satomura,
to take on the former NXT Women's Tag Team Champions.
And this just moments ago, as we saw in the commercial break,
the TikTok Tag Team on the same page.
And Chance right now and Carter have been wearing down Perez.
Look, you also gotta look at it too, Book, that the former champions,
they want another opportunity at the gold.
I believe as much as the NXT universe. There's a cover and a near-fall.
They've earned that right with that record reign.
[Booker] And I agree. They're one-time Tag Team Champions.
Lost those Tag Team Championships.
There should be a rematch call somewhere in there,
and I agree with you on that one, Vic. They should get a rematch.
[Vic] Round and round they go.
Perez trying to stay ahead of Carter, and suddenly got around Carter.
Into a pin, and another near-fall in this matchup.
Ooh, Perez here trying to create that separation.
Carter got a little scared when she saw Satomura.
And now, Satomura in the ring back into the matchup,
and look how quick Satomura just takes this matchup over.
[Booker] Look at the quickness, the grace, the balance of Meiko Satomura.
Big shot right there. Oh, not looking for the cover.
I'm surprised.
[Vic] She got it right, but she wants to inflict more pain, more damage.
Flew a long way over to help out Roxanne Perez.
That brings up the fact that we talk about who Satomura's been in the ring with.
She's also faced Roxanne Perez, and you could argue
that Satomura was a test Perez needed on her journey to become a champion.
[Booker] I think Perez definitely needs that guidance from someone like Satomura,
but I'm thinking about this matchup right now.
Carter and Satomura, five years removed.
Right now, it's on, it's on, and I'm loving it.
[Vic] Satomura, could that have been the knockout blow?
Carter just able to get that right shoulder up.
You could see in the eyes of Kayden Carter after that last strike from Satomura.
Satomura now showcasing power.
Just driving Carter, and making the tag. Back in comes Perez, and Perez…
[Booker] Let me tell you something, Vic. You talk about that lose five years ago
that Kayden Carter took, that's something you never ever forget.
[Vic] Innovative offense. Another cover. This time it's Chance
who has to break things up at the final moment.
[Booker] What a great tag team partner. It's all about getting in there
and making that save right at the last second.
[audience chanting] Kayden!
[Vic] NXT universe has been fired up all evening long here.
As NXT action continuing with some of the top women in the world,
and now it's Roxanne Perez who was looking for maybe a Russian leg sweep.
It was countered, and take a look at this unique offense from Kayden Carter.
[audience chanting] Let's go, Kayden! Let's go, Carter!
[Booker] I mean, if any team has an advantage here,
it's Carter and Chance. They are great as a tag team.
We don't know a whole lot about Roxanne and Satomura.
[Vic] Not only that,
you think about the language barrier between Perez and Satomura.
You got to think too, Satomura got off the plane last night here in Orlando.
[Booker] Oh, my God. The jet lag gotta be setting in.
[Vic] Another tag was made, and again off the top.
-Right to the small of the back… -Wow.
-[Vic] …went Chance. -[Booker] That's it.
[Vic] Hooks the inside leg. Hooks both legs,
and almost able to pin the NXT Women's Champion.
Again, it's important to remember, you get a victory over the champion?
You instantly push your name to the front of the line
-in the women's division. -[Booker] Let me tell you right now.
Like I said, I would not be surprised
if Carter and Chance walked out the victor tonight
because they are truly just that good.
[Vic] That time the Russian leg sweep connected,
and back in comes Satomura.
Every time Satomura's been in the ring, she has been destructive,
but this time Chance up, around, down. Near-fall.
Satomura just getting both shoulders off the mat.
Back in comes Chance, and for the first time in this match,
Satomura is on the backfoot.
[Booker] The quickness of Carter and Chance is coming into play right now.
Satomura been using a lot of power move.
I'm wondering if they're beginning to get to her just a little bit.
[Vic] Chance doing her best. Oh, listen to these strikes.
I believe a tag was made and Carter is now legal.
Perez doing her best to run interference.
-[Booker] Whoa! -[Vic] Oh!
[Vic] Now, it's just down to Carter and Meiko Satomura.
You talk about being a great partner,
look how quickly Chance gets back into the fight,
not leaving her partner by herself.
And here comes that innovative offense, high-octane style.
-[Booker] Wow. -[Vic] Is this going to be enough?
Near-fall.
Satomura just getting that right shoulder up,
and another quick tag was made.
[Booker] Talking about two working together
like peanut butter and jelly. Here we go.
[Vic] And look at Chance having to alter her plans
at the last moment. Oh, got caught right to the midsection.
Those kicks, those strikes from Satomura so devastating.
[Booker] There's that karate-base coming into play right there.
Kayden Carter got a little something, something for you as well.
[Vic] Certainly does, and you just hear NXT universe
with every strike in this matchup.
[Booker] [laughing] Wow.
[Vic] Look at Perez begging for the tag,
and the NXT Women's Champion back into the matchup.
Goes back to the midsection. Could be looking for Pop Rocks.
Connects. Big victory for the champ and Satomura.
Great teamwork, Vic.
["All Fall Down" playing]
[Alicia] Here are your winners, the team of Meiko Satomura
and the NXT Women's Champion, Roxanne Perez.
[Vic] What a moment, what a feeling it must be for Roxanne Perez.
She answered the challenge of Chance and Carter.
She found a partner in the Japanese legend.
Let's take a look back at some of this action
because Chance and Carter were rolling in this matchup.
They brought their A-game here tonight.
They delivered every trick they had in the book
to isolate and wipe out the Japanese legend, Meiko Satomura.
But here was really a turning point in the matchup
was this strike right here from Meiko Satomura.
Bam! That patented Pele kick rocked Carter,
opened the door for Roxanne Perez.
The NXT Women's Champion would, bam, connect with that Pop Rocks,
which has made her a champion
and made her victorious once again here live tonight on NXT.
Roxanne, I did something for you.
So now, I'd like you to do
something for me.
[audience cheering]
Let's go, Roxanne.
[audience cheering]
It would be my honor.
[audience] Yeah.
[audience cheering]
["All Fall Down" playing]
[Vic] Roxanne Perez not gonna back down,
but Perez is looking eye-to-eye with her roadblock to Los Angeles,
her roadblock to WrestleMania weekend,
and her roadblock to NXT Stand & Deliver.