[theme music playing]
[narrator] Then.
[Ric Flair] Whoo!
[The Rock] If you smell…
[narrator] Now.
-[Lemmy] The King of Kings. -[Cena] You can't see me.
[narrator] Forever.
Together.
-[grunts] -[groans]
[Vic] It's absolute complete pandemonium to start the night here, Book, on NXT
because as we know, Wes Lee said he'd be standing
in the middle of the ring for his open challenge.
Everyone wants an opportunity.
[Booker] Everybody wants a shot, everybody wants a chance at greatness.
I get it, Vic, I get it.
[Vic] And there is the North American Champion Wes Lee,
who said the chaos will begin, his open challenge would be at 8.
He's waiting to see which one of these superstars
is gonna make it to the ring first.
Everyone trying to get to the ring.
All these superstars want the golden opportunity.
[Booker] It's like a tug of war right now.
-Who's gonna get that shot? -[Vic] Charlie Dempsey, oh.
-[Booker] Oh, man. -[Vic] Bodies are falling.
[all grunt]
[Vic] Well, finally it looks like Edris might have broke through the pack.
Blade might have been able to break through too.
Lee I guess patiently waiting, and here we go.
-[Booker] Oh, here we… -[Vic] Oh.
-[Booker] [inaudible]. -[Vic] Oh!
[Vic] Dabba-Kato.
-Do you see that? [inaudible]. -[Vic] [inaudible].
-[Vic] Apollo Crews. -[audience cheering]
[Vic] Crews, Dabba-Kato.
Yeah! What are you gonna do, huh?
-[Vic] And who the… -[Booker] Whoa!
-[Vic] No way, wait a minute. -[Booker] Is that…
-[bell ringing] -[audience cheering]
[Vic] The NXT universe.
[audience chanting] Nathan! Nathan! Nathan! Nathan! Nathan! Nathan!
[Vic] Nathan Frazer, as we still have chaos in the entryway,
things is getting cleared up, but, Book, you heard the bell.
This North American Championship match is underway.
-[Booker] Oh, yes. It's on. -[audience chanting] Welcome back!
[Booker] And right now, Vic, we got two competitors.
[audience chanting] Welcome back! Welcome back! Welcome back!
[Booker] Welcome back.
[Vic] There you see the NXT universe on their feet.
They haven't seen Nathan since Halloween Havoc
when he was competing amongst a field in a multi-man ladder match
for the North American Championship.
As the shoulders down, just able to reach out and kick out.
But wow, this has to be an absolute shock
because, I mean, Book, if Wes Lee was to look across the roster of bodies
and try to pick it out and make a guess,
we haven't seen Nathan Frazer since October.
[Booker] It's been a minute.
Last time I saw this guy in the ring was against that kid Axiom
and what an extravaganza of a match they had.
I'm glad to see him back.
[Vic] He had all week to plot and plan. No way Lee saw this coming.
It's gotta be an obvious advantage.
-The champion's at a disadvantage. -[Booker] Let me tell you something,
Wes Lee just keeps getting better and better each and every day.
This kid impresses me, Vic.
[Vic] With all this chaos that we've been talking about
just to start the tonight here on NXT,
we didn't even get to talk about what happened at the end of last week
when Grayson Waller broke into the production truck
and invited Shawn Michaels on the Grayson Waller Effect at Roadblock.
What will Shawn Michaels answer be
as he will respond tonight possibly on NXT?
Also, Tyler Bate, Carmelo Hayes
premium live event worthy main event any night of the week.
They're live tonight.
And Meiko Satomura, the No.1 Contender
for the NXT Women's Championship next week at Roadblock,
-will go one-on-one with Zoey Stark. -[Booker] Oh!
[Vic] We're kicking things off tonight with a title on the line,
it's the North American title and it's the Wes Lee open challenge.
[Booker] Yes, indeed. Going back to Shawn Michaels and Waller,
hope they can fix that situation, I like that kid.
[Vic] The other thing you like,
you really do admire Lee for holding these open challenges.
[Booker] Let me tell you something, ever since Vengeance Day versus Dijak,
-this kid, he's on another level, Wes Lee. -[audience chanting]
[Booker] Right now Wes Lee, he's in his own zone.
[Vic] He certainly is. Another superstar not afraid of an open challenge,
that being John Cena, the 16-time champ again returns this Monday on RAW.
[Booker] Yes, indeed.
John Cena and this man right here Wes Lee cut from the same cloth.
Two guys that's going to go out there and work their behinds off to be best.
-[Booker] I love it. Yes. -[audience cheering]
[Vic] A bit of a stalemate,
but look, Frazer's been waiting patiently for months.
Shoulders down, near-fall, almost a brand-new champion,
and what a way, Book, to kick off NXT.
[Booker] Oh, man, this kid, Nathan Frazer, he's technically sound.
He can do just about anything in that 20-by-20, Vic.
[Vic] He certainly can. Look, you see Wes Lee, the look in his eyes
and you see the demeanor right now is…
[Booker] Oh, don't think about it. Don't do it. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't.
-[Vic] A little show of a sportsmanship. -[Booker] I didn't like that move.
[Vic] These two though are very compatible, let's get…
I know you hate sportsmanship.
[Booker] I didn't like that because Nathan Frazer, he wants to be champion.
It's not about being friends right now, Vic, trust me.
[Vic] I'm not arguing with you, but I'm saying that these two guys are,
you said cut from the same cloth a moment ago,
how comparable are the champion and the challenger?
[Booker] No, like I said, mirror images of each other.
I'm looking at a kid like Nathan Frazer, and I'll tell you,
he could be a champion anywhere in the world, but this is NXT, man.
This is the ocean, he's swimming with sharks, man.
I'm talking about makos, I'm talking about hammerheads.
-[Vic] Cover. -[Booker] Whoa, whoa, whoa!
I'm talking about that great white shark, baby.
We talking about Wes Lee.
[Vic] Right now Wes Lee trying to control the body of Frazer, keep him grounded.
And Wes Lee might have to change his game a little bit
as who he thought he was preparing for.
The question does linger though,
what type of toll have all these open challenges have taken on Wes Lee?
[Booker] It's gonna take a toll on you.
But I think Wes Lee's mindset is to stay very, very sharp heading into Roadblock.
Let me tell you, he's a two-dimensional, maybe three-dimensional athlete.
He can do it all, Vic, trust me.
[Vic] Well, you talk about doing it all, what kind of shark would Wes Lee be…
[Booker] Like I said, Wes Lee, he's on top, he's the champ.
He is the great white.
-[Vic] Whale shark? -[Booker] He might be that memegalodon…
-[Vic] You don't know what that is. -[Booker] That's that big…
[Vic] I think we need to focus back on the action inside the ring here,
as both these superstars vying for, of course, the North American title.
And again, the winner tonight, he got a little bit of a clear path
towards Stand & Deliver, towards Los Angeles,
-towards the WrestleMania weekend. -[Booker] Oh, yes.
That's what I'm talking about, getting to that weekend healthy
and ready to go, that's what it's all about.
And this kid Wes Lee has been putting himself in situation.
-[man 1] Let's go, Wes! -[man 2] Let's go!
[Vic] What is Frazer thinking about? Oh, high-risk.
And Lee just able to roll out of the way,
and now Lee switching gears, taking flight.
-How… What the… -[audience cheering]
-[Vic] What are we… Ooh! -[audience booing]
[Booker] Hit the brakes on that kid right there, Vic.
[Vic] The pace was kicking. It's all about the North American title.
Can Wes Lee continue to roll or will Frazer become the new champ?
We're back live and North American Championship on the line,
another open challenge by our champion Wes Lee, answered by Nathan Frazer.
And we have not seen Nathan since October
and the events we've talked about from five months ago,
how does that sit with a superstar
who right now could be closing in on the title?
[Booker] I'm looking at Nathan Frazer.
One thing about it, when you're sitting on the sideline,
watching that parade go by, Vic, you can get hungry.
I'm talking about real hungry, and this kid Nathan Frazer,
right now he's looking to cash in tonight on Wes Lee.
-I like it. -[Vic] Well, he's taking a look around
and he could be looking for another high-risk.
-Will he get the reward? -[Booker] Oh, yes.
[Vic] If he hits this, we could have a new North American Champion. Oh!
[Vic] Able to roll right through, charges back in, nice reversal,
counter, big swing and a miss by the champion.
Challenger swing and a miss.
Both superstars, big collision center of the ring.
[Booker] Wow.
[audience chanting] NXT! NXT! NXT! NXT! NXT!
[Vic] Back to some of this action, just feel this impact, bam!
And then he also, Wes Lee, ricocheted off the middle turnbuckle,
and boom, same superstars with the same mindset, same thought.
[Booker] Like a car crash on I-95 right there, Vic.
[audience chanting] This is awesome! This is awesome!
[Vic] What a way to kick off NXT.
Book, Wes Lee said he was gonna start the show.
I don't think we had this in mind, this has been chaos since the jump.
[Booker] It just goes to show you what this kid is truly made of, Vic.
Not resting on his laurels, always ready to go out there
and compete at the highest level. I love that.
[Vic] Wes Lee couldn't connect, Frazer goes up and over.
-Caught Lee, and now drop Lee. -[thuds]
-This could be it. Are we in for a shock? -[Booker] Wow. Oh, no.
[Vic] Cover! Oh, ho, ho, ho!
[Booker] Vic, you talk about all that wear and tear on the body,
that's got to catch up with you sooner or later.
I thought this was it right here.
[Vic] Up and around, and Frazer planting the champion and was so close.
[Booker] What a shot, right in the middle of the ring right there.
I'm going to tell you, Wes Lee just had to have the wherewithal,
the understanding and know how to just kick out at the last second. Wow.
[Vic] Wes Lee has been a fighting champion.
He has opened the door, just like tonight,
to anyone that wants to answer the challenge,
anyone that wants that opportunity.
He has worn his heart on his sleeve, has Wes Lee,
but has that toll, has it taken its toll on our champion?
[Booker] I must say, I've got so much respect for this kid.
Wes Lee understands what holding that North American Championship is all about.
-But this is a pit stop for this kid. -[Vic] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
[Booker] This guy wants the stars, he wants every…
[Vic] Frazer could he be taking a play out of the book
from his mentor Seth "Freakin" Rollins all the way at the top?
Lee doing his best to battle right now.
Very precarious position for both these superstars.
[Booker] Oh, look at the balance. Look at the balance on Frazer right there.
-[Vic] On right back to the top. -[Booker] Very quick.
[Vic] First you don't succeed, try again.
-[Booker] Oh, yeah. -[Vic] Roll through.
-He held on, up and down. -[Booker] Oh, man.
[Vic] Cover, and we… No!
-[Booker] Let me tell you… -[Vic laughs]
[Booker] …Wes Lee right now, he's in dire straits, man.
-I've never seen him in this… -[Vic] Boom!
[Booker] I've never seen him in this much trouble,
even with the bigger guys.
This kid Frazer, he's taking it to another level.
[audience] One, two…
-[Vic] So close. -[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] And the NXT universe right now showing their love for both superstars.
[audience chanting] This is awesome. This is awesome.
[audience chanting] This is awesome.
[Vic] At this point, Book, it may not be about who has more skill.
Oh, it may be about who has more will.
[Booker] Let me tell you something, I just saw a look in this kid's eyes…
Oh, yes. Oh, yes, that look just turned into something else.
This kid got a lot of heart.
He's got a lot of heart, Vic, but tonight's a little bit different.
[Vic] Wes Lee, as Frazer… What's Frazer thinking?
He can't think… about it.
-[audience] Oh! -[Booker] Oh, no!
[audience chattering]
[Vic] Both these superstars laying it on the line,
and now Lee back to his feet.
-[Booker] Oh, my goodness. -[audience cheering]
[Vic] I don't know if I want this match to end, Book.
[Booker] Oh, Vic.
-[Vic] Can I get a shucky-ducky? -[Booker] Shucky-ducky, quack, quack.
[Vic] Wes Lee's looking for that Kardiak Kick.
[Booker] Goodnight.
[Vic] Into the cover.
-And the Kardiak Kick does it again. -[bell ringing]
["Assemble" playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner and still the NXT North American Champion,
-Wes Lee. -[audience cheering]
[Vic] Take a look around.
The NXT universe is on their feet showing their admiration
for both the champion and the challenger.
[audience chanting] Wes! Wes! Wes!
[Vic] And some of this sight,
you talk about as close as it gets, almost right here in our laps.
Both superstars crash and burn,
but in the end, a lot of risks were taken in this matchup.
Ant the biggest risk of all was from Wes Lee, and it paid off to open,
then bam, a door for that patented Kardiak Kick,
and Wes Lee, again, successfully defends his title in his open challenge.
-["Assemble" playing] -[audience applauding]
[audience applauding]
[Vic] What a moment and what a way to kick off NXT.
[McDonagh] If you're ever unfortunate enough to suffer a retinal tear,
the entire back of your eyeball, all the blood vessels and tissue
that feed your eye with oxygen and nutrients is ripped entirely away.
Emergency surgery is required if you don't wanna lose the eyeball permanently.
Dragunov, I don't expect you to know what that feels like,
but I promise you, you will.
Between your pension for enduring pain and my love inflicting it,
I know that our next battle is gonna be the beautiful,
destructive symphony that you so deeply desire.
You are an in-ring warrior
and you do have the highest threshold for pain of anyone I've ever dealt with,
but just assure as my vision's coming back and my eye is leering to refocus,
I am going to push you beyond your barriers,
to places you've never been before.
You will suffer, and I will break your will…
and I will send you home permanently.
You good? We got some big boys standing across from us tonight.
Yes. I'm good.
What's going on? I can tell when you're sad.
Get it off your chest.
It's just me and Kiana, we…
-Damn. Y'all broke up. -No.
Oh. Oh, God. No. Could you imagine what that would do to my heart?
Yes. It'd be a disaster.
It's just since Valentine's Day, it hasn't been the same.
Something feels off and I don't know what I can do.
-I just don't know what I can do. -Dude, it's because you're stupid.
-Excuse me? -Look, I'm stupid too.
We're men and when it comes to women, we ain't exactly astrophysicist, brother.
-We want to zig when they want us to zag. -But I want to zag.
Look, what I'm trying to say is, it doesn't matter.
The Brooks from six months ago, if he could see you today,
he would be so damn proud of you, man.
-You think so? -Absolutely.
Forget about the Kiana stuff. It'll figure itself out. All right?
-They will. Yes. -Good. Smile. All right?
-Got the smile. Yes. -Let's roll, man. Let's roll, bro.
-[Vic] Tag team action next. -Brooks, I said let's roll.
[Tyler] Tyler Bate, the pioneer.
[Vic] Two-time NXT United Kingdom Champion.
We are about to embark on a mystical journey together.
[audience chanting] Big Strong Boi! Big Strong Boi! Big Strong Boi!
[Vic] Big Strong Boi!
-[upbeat music playing] -[audience cheering]
-[Vic] Bang, right under the jaw. -[Booker] This guy's good. He's good.
[Tyler] I'm back to face new challenges, and this time I'm staying.
Tyler Bate goes one-on-one
with Carmelo Hayes in tonight's main event,
but with me now is Hank Walker.
Hank, earlier tonight, you were involved
in the wild brawl for Wes Lee's open challenge.
Were you gunning for the North American Championship
or you were looking to get a piece of Drew Gulak?
A little bit of both. I really want to prove to Drew.
Not just Drew, to everybody, that I belong in NXT,
and winning the North American Championship
would definitely do that.
It's just when I saw Drew and Charlie, I started seeing red
-and something… -[Axiom] Hey.
-What the hell was that? -Accident, bro. I'm sorry, man.
It got hectic out there and [inaudible] caught in the cross fire.
Cross fire? You nearly knocked me out.
I didn't mean to kick you in the face. That kick was meant for Drew. All right?
-I'm sorry, I didn't wanna make a problem… -Oh, no, we have a problem,
because you cost me an opportunity for the North American title.
I said I'm sorry. This isn't nothing to worry about.
Come on. You weren't even going to beat…
I wasn't going to what? Huh? I wasn't going to beat Wes?
-Is that what you were going to say? -Hey, hey, hey!
You said I wasn't going to beat Wes?
Is that what you think? You don't think I can beat him?
-Huh? [inaudible]. -[referee] It's not worth it.
[Vic] The chaos of tonight continues as NXT is brought to you by Cricket.
Smile, you're on Cricket.
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is a tag team match
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, the team of Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen.
[Vic] As you were saying?
[Booker] That's all I wanted to say. That was it.
-[Vic] You didn't say… -[Booker] You get my point.
[Vic] I get your point.
I also got the point that Brooks Jensen made,
that his Valentine date was nothing short of a catastrophe.
-["Tiranga" playing] -[audience booing]
[Alicia] And their opponents,
-accompanied by Jinder Mahal, Indus Sher. -[audience booing]
[Vic] No love, no remorse for Indus Sher.
And nothing short of dominant, Book, except for last week.
[Booker] Let's forget about that. Let me ask you a question.
Who's the hungriest tag team in NXT?
I'll answer that for you. It's Indus Sher. It's Sanga. It's Veer.
And who's at the helm? The modern-day Maharaja Jinder Mahal.
This team is going to be hell to deal with.
I love it, man. I love it.
[Vic] I liked how you danced around last week
in Jinder Mahal's NXT Championship match against Bron Breakker,
which Breakker retained,
-but we will move on. -[bell ringing]
[Vic] I do want to point out, Jinder Mahal is ringside,
but Kiana and Fallon are not.
Of course, Brooks is upset at Fallon,
Kiana not here due to the rocky road that Jensen talked about.
I mean, it's got to be hard to stay focused since Valentine's Day.
[Booker] Vic, it's no time to be thinking about the ladies right now.
A match like this, you got to be laser-focused.
This match requires focus, Vic.
[Vic] Sanga right now is focused on just decimating Brooks Jensen,
and Jensen right now, oh, able to slip down.
Finally gets back into it. Brooks Jensen, he's in love.
-[Booker] No. -[Vic] Is this love that he's feeling?
[Vic] Is this the love he's been searching for?
I get that. I get that.
Not having a girlfriend before, and for the first time, you're in love.
I get that, but tonight, this match right here,
you gotta stay focused because here's the thing.
You can get hurt.
With these guys, Indus Sher, you can get injured real, real bad.
[Vic] Book, Briggs was looking for a tag
and Jensen wasn't paying attention until finally now.
[Booker] This kid's nose is still wide open.
He's thinking about that honey, and I get it. I get it.
[Vic] Right now he's trying to look for a victory.
Do you remember a time that you had to snap Stevie Ray out of a funk?
[Booker] Look, I remember he was always in the game,
and women was secondary to us going out there,
getting checks and championships.
That's what Veer and Sanga is on their way to.
-Disrespected for so long, but no more. -[Vic] Boom!
[Booker] Oh, yes. Oh, yes.
[Vic] There's that domination you were talking about.
Again, as we've already mentioned, going back to last week,
Veer and Sanga, and they cannot be in a good mood.
[Booker] Oh, yes, I want to see it one time.
I just want to see it one time with these two.
Bring that man in there and do it.
-Oh, yes. -[Vic] Tag team continuity.
Look, Indus Sher, they talk about honor,
they talk about how they wanna be treated, but they don't treat others the same way.
[Booker] Come on. You can only take it for so long.
When I look at this team, Indus Sher, when I look at Sanga,
when I look at Veer right now, they think about one thing.
There's only one thing on the menu.
-No bread, no water, just meat. -[Vic] I'm not getting in on that one.
As tag team action, and Jinder Mahal, of course, watching on the outside.
Jensen though, and I wonder where his mind is at this moment.
You see the frustration building on his tag team partner Briggs.
-There's a big slam there from Sanga. -[groans]
[Booker] It's definitely gotta be frustrating seeing your partner
-go through something like this. -[thuds]
He's got to get back in the game
-because like I said… -[Vic] There we go.
[Booker] …this may be the biggest match of Briggs and Jensen's short career.
[Vic] They're trying to bounce back,
of course, former NXT UK Tag Team Champions.
They've come up short on a few occasions. Tag was made.
Jensen is now legal, and maybe here, maybe here, Book,
Briggs and Jensen may have gotten out of that funk.
[Booker] No, this kid Josh Briggs, he knows what this thing is all about.
This kid right here, he's special, when he's…
-Back inside, Brooks. -What are you doing, man?
-Two. -Get your head in this.
Three. Four.
[Vic] Briggs said get your head in the game
and again Jensen, is he focused?
[Booker] He wasn't even legal.
[Vic] He was legal, but he didn't make it to the outside,
and then he took a ride.
Did you see how high Jensen went? Tag was made.
Veer is legal.
Briggs has been isolated, and I don't like Jensen's chances at this moment.
-[Vic] Bam! -[Booker] My God. Man.
-[screams] -[audience] One, two…
-[Vic] As Jinder Mahal looks on. -[bell ringing]
[Alicia] Here are your winners, Indus Sher.
[Vic] Path of destruction here tonight.
-[Booker] Yes. -["Tiranga" playing]
[Vic] Let's go. Look at the height, and then feel that impact,
and wisely making the tag, isolating Briggs, and then boom.
-[Booker] Oh, yeah. Can I say it, Vic? -[Vic] Go ahead.
[Booker] The future Tag Team Champions, Indus Sher.
Creed Bothers, you've deprived the great nation of India
a new NXT Champion.
The two of you have overcome every obstacle in your life,
except for Indus Sher.
And that will never change.
The three of us are ready to finish this. Now the question is, are you?
We have given you a beating in the past, but at Roadblock,
it will be ten times worse.
-[screams] -["Sher (Lion)" playing]
[Vic] Look, the Creeds have never backed down.
But who are they going to find to even the odds next week at Roadblock?
[narrator] This NXT highlight is brought to you by Cricket.
Smile, you're on Cricket.
[Jacy] Jacy Jayne.
[Vic] There is Jacy Jayne
who for the first time since the Toxic Explosion
will showcase more of her toxic behavior.
She goes one-on-one with Indi Hartwell.
It's about me!
-[Booker] What the… -[Vic] It's Dolin.
[Booker] Oh, yeah!
[Vic] Looking for a little bit of payback.
[Booker] Oh, whoa.
[Vic] Gigi Dolin is unleashing hell onto Jacy Jayne.
[Vic] Well, look, for the first time since the implosion of Toxic Attraction,
we will hear from Gigi Dolin.
And that's going to happen next live on NXT.
[Vic] Welcome back. This happened during the commercial break.
Yes. Yes. It was from mid-winter.
So we're going to talk about your return, your match tonight.
Yes, just standard stuff.
McKenzie, Nathan, standby, we're live to you guys in two minutes.
-Thanks. -You're welcome.
Hey, doc, do you mind quickly, I don't know, about massaging my neck?
-Yes, I'll take a look at it. -It's bad.
-Right here? -[Hartwell] Doc?
-How do you even feel? -[Hartwell] Doc?
We need you outside. It's Wendy. Something happened. Come on.
-I'll be right back. -Yeh, yeah. Go, go, go.
Just go with them.
-[Hartwell] I don't know what happened. -[Doc] [inaudible].
[inaudible].
-No, no, on, no, no, no. -Hey, hey, hey, careful, careful.
Can you sit? We're going to get you over to the medical center. Careful now.
[groans]
[Vic] We are hoping to get an update
on what just transpired with Wendy Choo throughout the show.
["Toxic" playing]
[Alicia] Please welcome, Gigi Dolin.
[Vic] And the NXT universe, Book, has been wondering
what has been going through the mind of Gigi Dolin
because she returned with such vengeance and furious anger.
Cut this music. Cut it.
That's the last time you will hear this awful song.
So I'm going to keep it to the point because unlike Jacy,
I don't love the sound of my own voice running on and on.
Three weeks ago, my life changed
as my skull was crushed against the door in this ring.
But don't worry, don't worry.
This isn't the first time I've had to deal with big life-altering changes.
This isn't the first time I've had my head kicked in by someone I trusted,
someone I considered family.
I can deal with the physical pain, I can handle the personal betrayal
because in trying to boot my head off, you made me realize who I really am, Jacy.
[audience chattering]
You will always be about the superficial, surface-level things,
wanting the money, the fame, the glitz, the glamor.
That is all Toxic Attraction was ever about.
Hell, it was fun being the mean girl for a while.
It was a way for you to channel your insecurities, Jacy,
but it was a way for me to channel my inner demons
because deep down, I've always been happy to just survive.
-[audience cheering] -[audience applauding]
Jacy, you know this because I trusted you. I shared everything with you.
You know the last person I let betray me the way you did
and beat me down was my own mother.
She used me as her personal punching bag for years.
And when I finally got the courage to run away from home as a teenager,
I was determined to show my little brother that I could make it in WWE,
so we can escape, we can escape the constant cycle of pain and suffering.
Jacy, you don't know a hundredth of what I've been through.
[audience chattering]
You say you're the last woman standing,
but I have been knocked down time and time again,
but I have gotten right back up.
[audience applauding]
And next week, at Roadblock, bring everything you have,
it won't be enough,
because I will take every ounce of pain, suffering,
and rage that I had built up inside of me
to hammer the final nail in the coffin of Toxic Attraction.
[audience applauding]
["Watch Me Now" playing]
[Vic] An emotional Gigi Dolin.
And I would not want to be Jacy Jayne come Roadblock next week.
["Accomplished" playing]
What about Roadblock, Duke? Okay, Gigi, Jacy?
-Oh, that story's messed up. -Duke, Gigi's face.
Jacy, this one time, we were getting on a plane heading to Texas… Excuse me.
Yeah.
-Hey, Thea. -Hey, Duke.
I needed to… Well, firstly, how are you doing?
-Yeah, a little bit better. -That's a start.
Look, I just wanted to say that I'm sorry for my behavior last week.
I think it was really rude, and immature the way that I spoke to you.
That's okay. Sometimes we say things we don't mean.
I do it a lot.
Um, but just know that I think you are a very strong woman
who can stand on her own.
Thanks, Duke.
I'm sure Mr. Chase will accept your apology about the university.
Oh, no, I 100% meant what I said about the university.
-Duke, is there a problem? -No, Mr. Chase.
[Chase] Good.
Class, today's lesson is on famous WWE factions.
Many of these factions were formed because they wanted to…
Attention, students of Chase University.
How are you proud to represent a failing institution?
You are a reflection of the university and everything for which it stands.
Promising minds must be nourished by rich ideals
that awaken the spirit of excellence not just by anger.
The grass is always greener on the other side,
and there's plenty of grass on the campus under the Schism's tree.
Thea, your body is in shock, but not because of any inflicted pain,
it's because you saw what life can truly be like
under the comfort of our shade.
You can't unlearn what's ingrained in your brain,
and you can't unhear what's caught between your ears.
-[Raine] Thea knows. -[Gibson] Thea knows.
-[Gacy] Thea knows. -[Drake] Thea knows.
[Gibson] Duke Hudson, let it out.
You know that the only flag that you should be waving is a white one.
Chase U is nothing but an unaccredited school.
So to everyone in that classroom,
gather your textbooks and take the first step to a better life.
Move under the Schism's tree.
Because if you don't,
our roots will grow deeper as we dismantle Chase University until…
-[fire crackling] -It goes up in flames.
[somber music playing]
-Mr. Chase? -No, Duke.
No time for questions.
I will not stand here and let anyone talk about my students that way.
First Thea and now this [bleep].
Schism, I'm sure you can hear me, you [bleep] creeps.
Next week at Roadblock,
I'm going to show my students exactly what principles Chase U is built on
when I hand-deliver Joe Gacy
an Andre Chase University sized-ass whooping.
[thuds]
["My Own Destiny" playing]
[audience cheering]
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Meiko Satomura.
["My Own Destiny" continues playing]
[audience cheering]
[Vic] And a week before her NXT Women's Championship match,
Meiko Satomura is here.
The Japanese legend will compete in the ring one-on-one.
And this match is brought to you by Cricket. Smile, you're on Cricket.
The Japanese legend battles a superstar
who believes she should be the No.1 Contender.
-Satomura, Stark, next live on NXT. -[audience cheering]
[Dijak] Tony D'Angelo, you're waiting on an answer from me, huh?
I knew you had a big ego,
but this time, you don't even know what you're asking for.
A Jailhouse Street Fight where anything goes.
You could've saved yourself a lot of suffering, pal.
And you cost me the North American Championship, not once…
[Vic]Tony D'Angelo saved Wes Lee.
[Dijak] …but twice.
So now you're public enemy number one.
[thuds]
By the time I'm through with you, your boy Stacks,
he isn't even going to recognize your face anymore
because you're nothing but a street rat
who has no business dishing out High Justice.
I'm going to be putting you in solitary confinement.
You're not going to put me in solitary confinement.
Next week at Roadblock, I'm going to lock you down for good.
[thuds]
[Vic] Whose brand of justice will be served?
We find out next week at NXT Roadblock in a Jailhouse Street Fight
between Dijak and Tony D'Angelo,
where basically, there are no rules, no disqualification, no count out.
You want to win?
You must put your opponent in the jail cell and slam the door shut
to be declared the winner at NXT Roadblock.
Also, taking place next week live right here on USA, an emotional Gigi Dolin
looks to put the final nail in the coffin of Toxic Attraction as she goes one-on-one
with Jacy Jayne live next week at Roadblock.
But also, the NXT Women's Championship is going to be on the line
and we're joined… Book, you can do the honors.
Oh, yes, she is the first Iron Women's Champion.
She is your NXT Women's Champion.
She is the prodigy, Roxanne Perez.
Thanks for having me, guys. [laughs]
[Vic] How much longer can you hold that thought?
There it goes.
[Roxanne] Thanks, Book. Thanks. [giggles]
[Alicia] Making her way to the ring, Zoey Stark.
[Vic] It's been a busy time for you, champ,
but it's also been a very busy weekend for Zoey Stark
who competed at the WWE live events,
competing against both RAW and Smackdown superstars.
Look, she got praise from the Smackdown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair.
Book, you know better than anyone.
When you get the praise from a Flair, you're doing something right.
[Booker] Yeah, it's because you know why? That's the best in the business.
You gotta love it, man.
[Vic] We saw her coming in with a lot of energy,
both positive and negative here.
She's been looking at Meiko Satomura and wondering why the locker room, Book,
has shown so much respect…
towards her. And this match, again, brought to you by Cricket.
Smile, you're on Cricket.
Look, there's not been a lot of smiling from Zoey Stark.
She doesn't understand, Book,
why there's a lot in the locker room that bow to Meiko Satomura,
that treat her like…
[Booker] You know why, Vic? You know why?
Because Zoey Stark is not looking for a role model or a mentor
or anything like that.
Zoey Stark has been on a role as of late.
Can you agree with me on that?
-[Vic] Yeah, I do agree. -[Booker] Yes, exactly.
She's moving up, level up. That's what she's doing.
[Vic] Well, let's actually move to the champ.
She's talking about you, Roxanne, why do you respect Meiko Satomura so much?
[Roxanne] I agree with you, Book, but Meiko Satomura is a legend.
She's a trailblazer for women's wrestling. She started at 16 years old,
and that was a time when women's wrestling was not respected,
but she made them respect her, whether they liked it or not.
And she's still going, and I aspire to be just like that.
[Vic] She's going strong and stronger than ever.
And of course, you go one-on-one next week at Roadblock against Meiko Satomura.
But still tonight, Shawn Michaels will respond to Grayson Waller
after what Grayson Waller did last week inviting Shawn Michaels
to Roadblock to be part of the Grayson Waller Effect.
Book, you brought up something that was actually very interesting
because since you and I started calling matches,
Zoey Stark, you're correct, has skyrocketed here in NXT.
Satomura right down into the midsection,
looking for a cover and a quick kick out by Stark.
[Booker] You gotta understand, Zoey Stark is looking to be an icon one day.
She's looking to be the one that's on the top of the game
in this sport one day.
You can't be looking at… You remember when I said, mind your business.
That's what Zoey is doing right now, minding her own business.
She's in her own zone.
[Vic] Well, Roxanne, you got the best seat in the house here
looking at the No.1 Contender, and of course, Zoey Stark.
How have you been handling the pressure of being the NXT Women's Champion?
[Roxanne] It definitely has been a lot of pressure,
-but pressure makes diamonds, doesn't it? -[grunts]
You know, I was made for this championship,
and this championship was made for me, so bring on the pressure.
[Vic] Oh, well, how about bring on the pain right now?
Look at these fierce strikes from Satomura.
[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] Look at Zoey Stark quickly trying to figure out a way
to navigate herself away, create a little bit of separation,
but Satomura continuing to pounce on Stark.
And you're looking firsthand at what could be your fate next week
when you face Satomura one-on-one.
And what have you learned from the first meeting you had with Satomura?
[Roxanne] Well, I've definitely learned that… She taught me something.
She taught me that to win, it does not just take strength, it takes heart.
[Vic] That's a good point too because you've shown a lot of heart.
What a wild year it has been… Right back into it,
-and Satomura just planting Zoey Stark. -[audience cheering]
[audience chanting] Meiko! Meiko! Meiko!
[Vic] Satomura and Stark live on NXT.
[audience chanting] Meiko! Meiko! Meiko!
[audience cheering]
[Vic] We're back live on NXT.
Meiko Satomura and Zoey Stark have been battling it out.
-[audience chanting] Meiko! Meiko! Meiko! -[grunting]
[Vic] This has been a hard-hitting affair between both these superstars,
as right now Stark trying to continue to control Satomura center of the ring.
Of course, the NXT Women's Champion Roxanne Perez
out here joining us, Booker,
and getting a firsthand look at the No.1 Contender,
that being Satomura, for the championship next week at NXT Roadblock.
As Satomura has been rocked.
Zoey Stark is rolling right now,
and looking to take it to the air, and… Oh!
-And got caught in that injured knee. -[Booker] Wow.
Talking about smart. That was a smart move right there by Satomura.
[audience cheering & chanting]
[Vic] Both superstars now trying to regroup.
Let's go back to some of the action during the commercial break
because Zoey, bam, Stark was bringing it, heavy-hitting,
hard-hitting, taking it to the Japanese legend.
As Satomura right now has struck that repaired knee of Zoey Stark.
And Stark trying to get back into this matchup.
And Book, does Stark have a gripe about Satomura
getting a title opportunity next week before her, in your opinion?
[Booker] Yes, I think she does have a gripe,
and she should feel that way, but Satomura, she's a true living legend.
This is an opportunity that any promoter in the world
could not pass up on putting her in a title match
-against the one prodigy Roxanne Perez. -[screams]
[Booker] I get it.
[Vic] Satomura now in control as the champ sits next to us.
It's been quite a year for you,
and now looking down the barrel at the No.1 Contender,
you get another opportunity at Meiko Satomura.
From the top into the cover and… Ooh!
-[Booker] Not enough. -[Vic] Near-fall.
[Vic] And what are you thinking at this moment? The year that you've had?
[Roxanne] I'm thinking that I'm ready for Meiko Satomura.
I'm not the same competitor that I was a few months ago
when I was in the ring with her.
I'm the NXT Women's Champion and I'm a prodigy,
and I'm going to show Meiko that.
[Booker] Can I say one thing? Can I say one thing?
I've been watching the training sessions with you and Meiko Satomura,
and the friendly banter back and forth.
Let me tell you something. Don't fall for that. Don't fall for it.
That's a trick she's trying to lure you in, man.
[Vic] As you see, Satomura continuing to just chop down Stark.
I got to let you know, Book.
I checked my Twitter during the commercial break.
Shawn Michaels has indeed answered Grayson Waller
for next week at Roadblock.
We'll have more on that here in just a moment,
but we wanna continue to focus on this huge matchup we're witnessing here live.
-Stark taking full advantage of Satomura. -[audience booing]
-[Vic] And up and boom. -[Booker] Oh!
-That could be it. -[Vic] Stark got all of it.
Did she get enough of it though? Into the cover.
-[Booker] Nice position. Whoa, so close. -[Vic] That was a near-fall.
I can only imagine what is going through your mind right now, champ,
taking a look at the action because Zoey Stark's gunning for you.
Satomura's gunning for you.
The locker room is now looking at you square in the eye
for what is on your shoulder, that NXT Women's title.
[Roxanne] It's mine. It's not going anywhere.
-[Vic] You hear that, Book? -[Roxanne] I sleep with this every night.
I'm taking this to the grave.
[Booker] That's the attitude you're supposed to have.
And once you get that taste of that gold just a little bit, it changes you.
-[Roxanne] It does. -[Vic] Power on display by Satomura.
[Vic] Cover. Near-fall.
[Booker] My question is, how has that championship changed you?
[Roxanne] It's changed… I feel like it's really changed me mentally.
Um, you know, I can't just be starstruck by the lights,
blinded by the lights, I'm so excited to be here.
I'm excited to be here,
but also I have something to prove holding this championship
and I'm not gonna let it slip.
[Vic] I'd like to say that when the lights are the brightest
is when you perform the best,
because you could have a clear path to Los Angeles,
a clear path to WrestleMania Saturday at Stand & Deliver
if you're victorious next week, but Stark wants an opportunity.
She wants that spotlight, and almost was able to take down Satomura,
that right shoulder just getting off the mat.
[Booker] Zoey said it last week.
She's looking to prove that she is the real final boss.
Can she do it tonight? That's the question.
[Vic] I'll tell you right now, if Stark's able to connect here,
and she could put down the Final Boss,
she would stake claim to what she has been saying about the NXT Women's Championship.
But Satomura right back in. Trying to get up Stark.
-[grunts] -[thuds]
-[Vic] Oh! -[Booker] Wow!
[Vic] More heavy impact to the upper body of Zoey Stark,
and Satomura now could be closing in
on building a little bit of momentum right ahead.
-Bam! Scorpio Rising connects. -[Booker] Wow!
[Vic] And Roxanne, your eyes got real wide as Satomura into the cover
and picks up that much-needed momentum ahead of your match next week.
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Meiko Satomura.
[Vic] This is the hard-hitting action, Book,
that we will be in store for next week…
-[Booker] You see that? -[Roxanne] I saw.
[Booker] Are you ready?
[Roxanne] I'm ready and I'm going to WrestleMania.
-[Booker] Oh, yeah. -[Vic] Going to WrestleMania weekend.
Let's look at some of the action throughout this matchup.
-First, the power. -[thuds]
Just look at the precision on the drive, down to the mat from Satomura
and then look at the precision right, boom,
perfectly placed right there
into Zoey Stark to put Stark down for the count,
and Book, that happens next week.
We could be looking at a brand-new NXT Women's Champion
because the showdown takes place in seven nights.
It's not going to be about respect, it's not going to be about honor.
It's going to be about the NXT women's title.
Meiko Satomura, Roxanne Perez, one-on-one at Roadblock.
Talking about a main event anywhere in the world.
I love it. I love it, man.
We're talking about Roadblock,
I did mention that Shawn Michaels had answered the challenge
from Grayson Waller for that invitation
to the Grayson Waller Effect next week at Roadblock.
But before we get to that, I want to get to what happened last week.
It was in the NXT Championship match.
Bron Breakker had just retained the title, a hard-fought main event,
and then the arrogant Aussie would strike.
What are you gonna do? I've got the remote now.
I've turned the whole show off. I guess I run this now, lad.
-Hey, Mr. Michaels. -Get out of here.
You shut your mouth, Bob.
You wouldn't let me on the show tonight, huh?
That's okay because I took a play out of the old DX playbook
and I took over the production truck, didn't I, idiot?
Do not press that button.
So how about we talk about it, say in two weeks at Roadblock,
on a very special episode of the Grayson Waller Effect
featuring "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels.
[Vic] Well, his focus is on developing talent for this brand,
but if Grayson Waller wants to talk to Shawn Michaels,
Shawn Michaels has said he has no problem meeting Grayson Waller face-to-face.
HBK on NXT live next week at Roadblock.
And right now our very own McKenzie Mitchell is standing by.
[McKenzie] Thanks, Vic.
As you can see, Wendy Choo is getting medical attention
after being attacked in the NXT parking lot.
I hope to have an update by the end of tonight.
[Stratton] Oh, McKenzie, here's your update.
Wendy Choo will be out indefinitely after being attacked in the parking lot.
Newsflash, people, stay out of the NXT parking lot.
-Ladies, any update? -It's not looking good, McKenzie.
Told you. But look at the bright side. At least nobody cares about Wendy Choo.
I'm sorry. Didn't she have a longstanding issue with Wendy Choo?
-Yeah, not too long ago. -That's what I thought.
I know what you guys are trying to do here.
"Yeah. Not too long ago."
Point that blame finger right back at you guys.
Where were you two when Nikkita Lyons got attacked?
And you guys just so happen to be around when Wendy Choo gets attacked?
-Sounds a little sketchy to me. -What are you trying to say?
[gasps] I just had a Tiffany epiphany. What if I became a detective?
But of course, I'd only do cases that I actually care about.
What you need to do is stop this detective thing
and put your boots on because I'm going to get us a match.
-Let's go. -Mm-hmm. [flicks fingers]
[scoffs]
-["Chasing Surf" playing] -[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Sol Ruca.
[Vic] Well, for Sol Ruca, she's got to be smiling a little more
on the inside with her recent issues with Zoey Stark.
She might not be smiling in a few moments with another tough test.
For one of the fastest-rising superstars in NXT
as Sol Ruca goes one-on-one with Elektra Lopez,
that coming up here next.
You think I like it?
You think I'm happy about this? I would rather get hit by an ambulance.
I know you would. Listen, let's just go back reassess.
Let's think about it. We don't have to tag with him.
It's gonna take a son of a bitch to beat Indus Sher.
-And that's exactly what he is. -All right. I'm on the same page.
Hey, man.
-What's up, boys? -[audience booing]
-Damon, you're still a bad person. -Yeah. Really missed you too, Julius.
-You're calculated. -Yeah.
-You're sly. -No remorse for anyone.
Bu that's exactly what it's gonna take to beat Indus Sher.
Let me get something straight.
Julius Creed coming to Damon Kemp for help.
-We did rock some six-mans. -Yeah.
Are we thinking about getting the boys back together?
-I think so. -Yeah. Absolutely not. Are you kidding me?
I told you this was a bad idea. He's garbage.
Creeds, you guys need a third for next week?
Oh, yeah, we do, man.
Hey, you guys kept my match clean last week against Jinder, so I'm in.
-[laughs] He's in! [inaudible]. -What's the matter with you?
You couldn't have come in one minute earlier
and saved me from the most humiliating moment of my entire life?
-Look at him. He's so pissed. -He's so mad.
[both laughing]
-You son of a bitch. -[laughs]
-Hey, we needed one, and now we got one. -Hey, guys. Guys, where my dogs at?
[barking]
-Hey, for Roadblock. -All right, for Roadblock.
[barking]
[Vic] Uh, just when we thought Roadblock couldn't get any bigger.
-Six-Man tag team action. -[audience booing]
-["Turnin Heads" playing] -[Alicia] Making her way to the ring,
accompanied by Valentina Feroz, Elektra Lopez.
[Vic] Look, for Elektra Lopez, goals are simple.
Power and influence, and Lopez really has made an art out of cutting corners.
This is just one example of what I mean in a matchup against Indi Hartwell,
bam, brass knuckles out of nowhere.
And she's been trying to instill her ways into Valentina Feroz
who's out here ringside and for…
I feel bad for Valentina Feroz, because she's so conflicted on what to do.
[Booker] I'm not going to sit here and say I condone those actions
or anything like that, but I've been in the middle of that ring
and sometimes you do what it takes by any means necessary.
I get Elektra Lopez.
-This is a business. -[audience chanting]
[Vic] I understand that, but there's other ways to go about your business,
and for Valentina Feroz, she wants to do it the right way.
[Booker] Vic, you just said it, in your opinion,
uh, it's about power, it's about money, it's about influence.
That's the world that we live in. You should try it sometime, Vic.
Just once.
[Vic] Look, I look at Sol Ruca, I look at somebody
who embraces the differences of the women's division,
someone who accepts the challenges
that are from everyone and it's quite poetic
for a superstar at this point in her career.
[Booker] Look at Sol Ruca, she's had a lot of praise and all…
-[Vic] A lot of success too. -[Booker] Of course.
And she's been compared to people like RVD, people like AJ Styles.
She just needs to stay focused, she's going to be great one day.
[Vic] Seen a lot of praise from one of your favorites, of course,
I'm talking about Kofi Kingston, as up and over.
Look at the pure athleticism.
Oh! Just look at pure domination from Lopez.
There's been a lot of talk about Sol Ruca,
that not only upsets superstars like Zoey Stark,
-but also superstars like Elektra Lopez. -[Booker] Oh, wow!
As Sol Ruca back into control.
And right now maybe trying to send a message to Zoey Stark.
She wants to face Zoey again.
Believes in herself and there's nothing wrong with that.
Elektra Lopez, she has all the tools, Vic, to go out here and get a victory.
But if I could give her any advice, "Stay away from those corners."
-Like that. Keep this thing… -[Vic] Oh, no.
In the middle of that squared circle or right there,
right there on the outside where she can really do some damage.
[Vic] We talked about Lopez
and the nasty mean streak that she possessed.
She certainly wants to be in control of everything.
Into the cover, hook of the leg, and a kick out by Sol Ruca.
And this was just a nasty landing.
-Boom, crash, and burn. -[Booker] Yeah.
[Vic] You saw the knee, the lower back bounce off the hardest part of the ring.
For someone like Sol Ruca, she used that athleticism,
needs the springs, does she not?
[Booker] Yeah, I talk about that. She definitely needs that.
-I talk about that all the time, Vic. -[Vic] Into the cover, into the cover.
Near-fall. But also this matchup just made official after what we witnessed,
Tiffany Stratton, Katana Chance, one-on-one.
[Booker] I like that. Back to my point, this is called the hurt business, Vic.
The one thing you do not need, especially going into Roadblock,
you don't want to get injured.
That right there can take you right out of the game.
[Vic] I want to talk about something here with Wendy Choo. Oh!
We saw her get attacked earlier tonight. We heard about her being attacked.
Into the cover and another near-fall.
How do we know that someone like Elektra Lopez…
-[Booker] Yeah, I don't know who did it. -[Vic] They've had quite the history.
[Booker] Let me tell you, that [inaudible] is very dangerous.
[Booker] You need to stay your behind out of the parking lot.
[Vic] Part of that history… And I don't disagree with you.
Part of that history also comes back to Valentina Feroz
because you would think
that Wendy Choo is almost a good role model for Valentina Feroz,
someone she could look up to you, unlike Elektra Lopez.
[Booker] Did I hear you talk about role models again?
If I'm gonna have a role model, he's gonna be someone like Elektra Lopez,
someone who's looking to make a change, make a difference in her life.
I'm talking about champagne wishes and caviar dreams, baby.
[Vic] We saw moments ago Valentina Feroz keeping her eye on Elektra Lopez.
[Vic] Maybe firsthand knowledge here tonight.
Going to school, class, and session, of course.
And right now Sol Ruca changing the game.
[Booker] Yes, it's called OJT, Vic. On the job training.
[Vic] Now Sol Ruca right now.
You talk about on the job training, think about everything
that Sol Ruca has been able to overcome.
We saw last week firsthand what's on her mind.
What goes through her mind.
She finds a new skill set, she tries to master it,
and she has really stepped up her game here recently.
-[audience chattering] -[Booker] When I look at Sol Ruca,
the first word comes to mind is innovative.
The one thing that those great ones that we talked about earlier,
those guys have in common,
right now she's trying to find that moment.
-Here we go. -[Vic] Oh, nobody home.
Lopez had it scouted.
-[Vic] And Lopez again… -Keep off the hair, Elektra.
[Vic] …just showcasing that power, showcasing that strength.
-[Vic] Into yet another cover. -The shoulder is up.
[Vic] Ruca doing her best to try to get on her stomach.
Now on her back. And now another kick out by Ruca.
[Booker] Lopez is doing exactly what I was talking about,
trying to keep this thing right in the middle of that squared circle.
That's the safe zone, Vic. Stay away from those corners.
[Vic] Wait a minute.
Talking about corners, what's Elektra Lopez looking… Oh.
Give it to me. Give it to me. Give it to me.
-Come on! -[Vic] It's brass knuckle.
We talked about being conflicted. Wait a minute, Sol Snatcher!
[audience cheering]
Took too much time. The door was open.
-And Sol reigns supreme. -[bell ringing]
["Chasing Surf" playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Sol Ruca.
-[Booker] I told you. -[Vic] Told me what?
[Booker] Stay away from those corners, Vic. Stay away from those corners.
[Vic] You did tell me to stay away from the corner.
And look, it was Lopez who went to the corner
looking for the brass knuckles.
Couldn't find them.
Well, guess who had them, the one and only Valentina Feroz.
In that momentary, bam, lapse in judgment opened the door
for that patented Sol Snatcher.
And another big win for Sol Ruca in her career here on NXT.
All you're ever gonna be is a little loser.
[audience jeering]
[Vic laughs]
[audience applauding]
[audience chanting] Valentina! Valentina!
["Brazilian Challenge" playing]
-[Vic] Well, good for you, Valentina. -[Booker] What the hell?
[Vic] Doesn't seem conflicted anymore, does Feroz.
[upbeat music playing]
[ball clacking]
-Wolfie, how long have you known me? -I don't know, Marcus.
-Since we were wee wains in Glasgow. -[suspense music playing]
We've been Gallus for years. Always loved a scrap.
-Our firm ran NXT UK, didn't it, Wolfie? -[Wolfgang] Aye, Marcus.
[Coffey] Our firm commanded respect, every team feared us.
Names in the record books.
[sighs]
There's no way we'd let a couple of shanters
get away with something like that at home. A couple of liberty-taking ballbags.
Two years ago, Pretty Deadly stole the NXT UK Tag Titles from us.
Then last week they remind us of that, then jump us.
I'm fuming, mate. Are you not gonna say something?
-[thuds] -[audience clamoring]
[growls]
You in there, Wolfman? You processing this?
You better be visualizing what happens when we get our hands on them.
Last I checked, NXT is now our kingdom.
Are you going to let two badly dressed English pricks do that to us?
Embarrass us? It's Gallus boys on top.
It's all fun and games until someone tries to take our titles.
You should be raging. You better be ready to kick off big time.
[clacking]
[snaps]
-[shatters] -[upbeat music playing]
-[thumping] -[grunting]
Oh, aye. We're ready.
I'm now joined by Pretty Deadly. And we've just seen Gallus.
They're on? They didn't look that tough last week
when we gave them a jolly good thrashing though, did they, boy?
We spanked them good and proper.
We couldn't be happier with how it turned out.
-What a plan, [inaudible]. -Thank you, my dear, Ellie.
-They were just so angry. -[growls]
Can you imagine what they'll be like when we take the tag titles from them?
-Bye-bye, pool tables. [chuckles] -Wolfgang, get the pool tables.
Gentlemen, I want to show you a tweet that was sent out by Drew McIntyre.
It reads, "I've known Mark Coffey for a decade, Wolfgang for two.
I've faced them, we've stood side-by-side
and the Gallus lads are tough as hell and take no BS.
Pretty Deadly, you have a receipt coming your way."
Look at Scottish lads sticking together. Oh, friends. Scottish friends.
It's a terrible country, so gray and dreary.
Full of horrible people
reveling in how rough and rugged they allegedly have it. Uh!
-We're positively cock-a-hoop, McKenzie. -So let's do it.
Next week, we'll meet Gallus face-to-face at Roadblock, no less.
Do you know what?
We'll have a civilized discussion about our upcoming match.
A refreshing little chinwag. How smashing.
-Ooh. High five. -Yes, boy.
High five. No.
[Vic] There is a party atmosphere here at NXT.
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by Kayden Carter, Katana Chance.
-["Party All The Time" playing] -[audience cheering]
[Vic] Tonight WWE and Cricket, welcome members
of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America to NXT.
Smile, you're on Cricket.
And they're getting to witness this matchup after an argument
-that took place earlier tonight. -[audience cheering]
[Vic] A lot of smiles in the crowd right now amongst the NXT universe members
that we mentioned from the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
Might not be a lot of smiles on the faces
of one of these superstars when this matchup ends.
["Keep Up" playing]
[audience booing]
[Alicia] And her opponent, Tiffany Stratton.
[Vic] I mentioned smiles
because Tiffany Stratton has a fake smile on all the time.
How rude can a human be?
Saying no one cares about Wendy Choo. What?
[Booker] Let me get my cell phone out, Vic.
-[Vic] Why? -[Booker] I feel like the paparazzi.
Oh, hell no! We've got Tiffany Stratton in the middle of this ring.
[Vic] Your wife is not going to be happy that you have these photos on your phone,
but can we get back to what I was just saying?
-[Booker laughs] -[Vic] How could she say
no one cares about Wendy Choo?
[Booker] You know, Vic, why you always negative, man?
-[Vic] I'm not. I'm asking you… -[Booker] Why you always being negative?
-[Vic] …legitimate questions. -[Booker] Why are you being negative
with someone like Tiffany Stratton?
Tiffany Stratton is looking to come up,
she's not looking to play games here in NXT.
Look at her, she's a star, she's a diamond.
Come on, Katana. That's all you got? Come on.
-[grunts] -[Carter] There you go.
[Vic] Quick go behind and a near-fall.
Look, much like this matchup was a challenge, it was accepted earlier.
I gotta talk about this one.
Shawn Michaels accepting Waller's invitation to Roadblock.
Obviously social media, the NXT universe,
and we here at the desk, we're still buzzing about that announcement.
[Booker] It's going to be Mr. Rambunctious himself,
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels will be in the building.
[Vic] Take a look at the natural athleticism
of Katana Chance on display.
[Booker] What a spark plug, Katana Chance is as good as they come, Vic.
[Vic] Spark plug's a good word. Now going around.
Inside cradle, shoulders are down, and near-fall in this matchup.
[Booker] Beautiful technique by this young lady right here,
she's sound. She's sound in every department.
[Vic] I got to talk about this here for a moment
because not that you care,
we still don't have an update on Wendy Choo who was allegedly,
-I'll throw out the word allegedly… -[Booker] Why'd you say that?
[Vic] Because you don't care, you made a mockery out of it.
You started talking about the smile, you took out your phone,
you were taking pictures.
As right now you might want to take a picture of this,
as Tiffany Stratton… Oh, nasty landing for Chance.
And look, Katana had a good point.
Maybe Stratton was the one behind the attack on Wendy Choo.
She got a pass on Wendy Choo as well.
[Booker] I don't know who did it. And I'll not speculate or anything.
Or try to create some conspiracy theory.
I'm thinking about this young lady right here,
Tiffany Stratton, and that big move right there.
She's looking to get a big win tonight
which will take her straight to that pay window, and I love it.
[Vic] We also have to mention too with this matchup,
not a lot of time for both these superstars
to prepare for the action.
[Booker] That's the thing, Vic, if you prepare,
uh, preparation is the only luck you're ever gonna have.
You ain't got to get ready, you already have.
[Vic] Tiffany Stratton looking to continue to prove she is the center
of everyone's universe, at least in her own mind,
as Katana able to turn things around in the matchup.
Nice take down as you see Kayden Carter, her tag team partner,
best friend on the outside
trying to cheer her on and continue to rally this momentum,
and nice hurricanrana take down by Chance.
[audience cheering]
[Vic] And Stratton is reeling…
-Oh, Katana sidestepped Stratton. -[audience chanting] Katana! Katana!
-[Vic] And again, taking to the air. -[Booker] Oh, wow.
[Vic] Stratton's in a bad way right now, might want to be rethinking
some of the things she said earlier tonight.
Cover, hook of the leg…
[Booker] We always talk about Carter and Chance
at the tag team, always figuring out a way to win.
Right now she's on her own and she's doing a hell of a job.
Check it out, Vic.
[Vic] Bam, the human highlight reel that is Katana Chance,
as now Stratton trying to turn things around,
hoisting up Chance, and look at this off, another counter.
[Booker] Great counter.
Talking about being in the right place at the right time.
This young lady right now, she's looking to cash in,
like I said, what I call the diamond.
[Vic] Some people might be question…
Talking about superstars,
look who's inching their way closer to the ring,
that is Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn.
And Chance now trying to turn back around, took a little bit too much time.
Stratton, door was open, and now trying to close the door, rolling right through.
-Get your phone ready, Book. -[Booker] I got it out. Look at this.
-[Vic] Picture-perfect moonsault. -[Booker] Oh, yes.
[Vic] Didn't get all of it, but did she get enough of it?
-And Stratton victorious tonight. -[bell ringing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Tiffany Stratton.
[Vic] I suppose she will stay the center of her own universe with another victory.
-[Booker] Yeah, I'm ready go to the party. -[Vic] What party?
-[Booker] The party. -[Vic] What are you talking about?
["Keep Up" playing]
[audience booing]
I have proven that I'm the very best woman in NXT.
And all of you would be satisfied by that, but I'm never satisfied.
I don't want to be called the best,
I want to be called the NXT Women's Champion.
-[Booker] Yeah! -[audience booing]
Roxanne Perez, Meiko Satomura, I don't care who wins next week,
because that title belongs to me.
[audience booing]
["Keep Up" playing]
[Vic] We talked to Roxanne Perez, the NXT Women's Champion, earlier
about the pressure she would face.
You can add another challenger that has their eye on the prodigy,
has their eye on the NXT Women's Champion.
-[audience booing] -["Keep Up" playing]
It's okay. Just talk to Josh, he'll understand.
-Hey, Josh, out there, that was on me. -Save it.
I'm gonna be real honest right now. You and Fallon, you're all I got.
I'm happy for you and Kiana,
but whatever the hell the three of you have going on right now,
it needs to stop pronto.
It's WrestleMania season, man. You can't keep doing this to us.
I know and I was overthinking, I screwed up out there, that was on me.
I'm sorry, Briggs. I really am.
[sighs] I know you're sorry, buddy.
Look, it's a bad time, but it's not a bad life.
Fallon already apologized to Kiana, and that's the hard part.
So all you got to really do is get your girl back.
But it's going to take some time if I'm being honest.
You're right.
I've been overthinking and I wish I could have a do-over,
but I don't know the right words to say.
Buddy, if I've learned anything in life is you don't get a lot of do-overs.
What if I talk to Kiana for you?
-You'd do that for me? -Absolutely.
-I'd do anything for you, buddy. -Thank you.
-I appreciate that. You're the best. -You got it, man, anything you need.
[Vic] Briggs and Jensen, they gotta find that country grit once again.
["Strike Force" playing]
[audience cheering]
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Axiom.
[Vic] We saw a more fiery side of Axiom earlier tonight
in that all-out brawl that kicked us off here on NXT.
Axiom wanted to answer the Wes Lee open challenge
for the North American Championship, but couldn't.
A lot of other superstars couldn't either,
but Axiom had a war of words with Hank Walker.
These two will square off one-on-one next.
And WWE celebrates Black History Month this February
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This Black History Month,
WWE celebrates the true community champions.
Those whose mission it is to enrich the lives of kids
through academics and community service.
The men and women who have spent 25 years providing knowledge,
skills and courage to make sure all individuals and identity groups
are valued and treated with respect,
and the people who provide academic support
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This month, we celebrate those
who work hard to strengthen our communities,
the true community champions.
[audience cheering]
[Vic] We're back live, wasting no time because Walker and Axiom are ready to go.
You talk about someone who's trying to find that grit,
that describes Hank Walker, but this is a match that's happening
because of a misunderstanding.
-Just a misunderstanding. -[Booker] Wait. Let's get this straight.
-[Vic] Simple. -[Booker] I call it miscommunication.
-[Booker] Let's agree on that. -[Vic] It's the same thing.
[Booker] The same thing, can we agree on this?
Hank Walker was out of position.
The kid's timing is bad, it was a rookie mistake.
-Can we agree on that? -[Vic] There was a lot of chaos,
-everyone was trying to get to the ring… -[Booker] You're always trying to make…
-You can't make excuses. -[Vic] No, I'm not.
Look, Book, I'm not saying that Axiom shouldn't be…
[Vic laughs]
[Vic] I'm not saying he shouldn't be upset.
He has every right to be, both these men wanted to answer that open challenge,
have the opportunity to face Wes Lee, to make it, possibly,
a little bit easier to get to Stand & Deliver
-as North American Champion. -[Booker laughs]
[Booker] I'm gonna tell you right now, in a matchup like this right here,
Axiom versus this big man, he's gonna have to swim and not get bit.
[Vic] Oh, you talk about a pancake.
-[Booker] He just got splashed. -[Vic] He flattened Axiom, did Walker.
And look, for Hank Walker, he's tired of being looked down upon.
We've seen him get talked down to by Charlie Dempsey.
We saw what Drew Gulak, his "teacher" recently did to him,
and it's got to be on the mind
of what Axiom was talking about earlier tonight, Walker is just angry.
[Booker] Oh, I mean, the kid…
[Vic] Into the cover, and this would be considered an upset.
[Booker] He's got a lot of heart. What'd they call it? Just true grit.
Uh, can he turn that into something? I wonder.
[Vic] He just turned Axiom inside, bam, out in a matter of moments,
and I don't think Axiom wants to get into a slugfest
with someone like Hank Walker.
Maybe he does, as Axiom tried to chop Walker down.
[Booker] I don't like that idea right there.
[Vic] Ooh! Swing and a miss.
[Booker] Right now Axiom, he's a fighter. He's a fighter.
[Vic] Another thing too, Book, we gotta think about.
Both these superstars, I mean, the locker room just on edge,
everyone wants to be part of Stand & Deliver
-on WrestleMania Saturday. -[Booker] Let's talk about it.
You got to work 365 to get to that moment, this kid, Axiom…
[Vic] Big high crossbody. Not enough.
You got to wonder, does Axiom even have enough weight to keep down Hank Walker?
[Booker] That's the thing there.
Hank Walker is 6'3", tipping the scale right at 300 pounds
is definitely going to be a load to work with for this kid Axiom.
-[thuds] -[Booker] Oh!
[Vic] Ooh! You might have heard that from Los Angeles.
-[Booker] Yes. -[audience cheering]
[Vic] Listen to the NXT universe.
Oh.
[Vic] Walker's chest is starting to light up red, and look at Axiom,
we've never seen this side of Axiom.
Axiom doesn't care how big you are,
how small you are, how fast or strong you are.
He's standing face-to-face, toe-to-toe with Walker.
[Booker] He's standing in harm's way,
I don't like that with this big man because one big shot…
-[Vic] Oh, right there it was. -[Booker] One big shot from somebody like…
[Booker] [inaudible] be a lucky shot. I don't care.
[Vic] And the toughness of Hank Walker on display in this moment.
The toughest test for Walker and he's riding solo.
There's no Dempsey, there's no Gulak. This is Hank Walker doing it by himself.
[Booker] Oh, my God.
Just think, six months ago this guy was working in the parking lot at Macy's.
Inside cradle, inside cradle. Oh.
He was working in the parking lot here,
he was a security guard, turned superstar, but that doesn't matter to Axiom.
Right now Axiom is focused on making his point known.
[audience cheering]
[Vic] And one more time that… Oh! If at first you don't succeed, try again.
And now for Axiom, that fire's been building inside him.
[Booker] He's thinking about it, Vic. He's thinking about it.
[Vic] Setting him up for that Golden Ratio.
-[Booker] Wow! -[Vic] Right across the jaw.
-[Vic] And tonight look who stands tall. -[audience] One, two, three!
-[bell ringing] -["Strike Force" playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Axiom.
[Vic] I'm out of breath after watching Axiom.
[Booker] This kid's unbelievable.
[Vic] Lightning quick, huge strikes as well,
and I mean, this was all Axiom, but some parts of this matchup, bam,
Hank Walker has shown how much he has grown inside the ring.
In the end though, boom,
that Golden Ratio right upside the jaw would be the difference-maker tonight
for Axiom against Walker here on NXT.
Look, we've talked about a lot of things throughout the night.
As we've talked about the chaos from the beginning of the evening.
Hank, keep fighting like that, you're special.
[Vic] And look, that chaos brought us this matchup
and a newfound respect of Axiom towards Hank Walker,
but we also heard from the two-time WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels,
and now we've heard from Grayson Waller.
G'day, Mr. Michaels. I want to say a huge thank you for the night off
-and for finally getting back to me. -[audience booing]
Now next week at Roadblock,
we can sit down face to face in the biggest episode
of the Grayson Waller Effect of all time and properly discuss Stand & Deliver.
I'll be honest, I'm pretty excited,
because I don't know which version of Mr. Michaels is gonna show up,
when you sit down next to me
and you look in the mirror at the man you used to be.
Will we see The Heartbreak Kid one more time
or are we gonna see the same old corporate stooge
in a suit and a cowboy hat that we've had to deal with the last few years?
All I ask is that you show me the proper respect though…
because they say never say never.
Don't make me put you in a position that you said you'd never be in again.
[Vic] That's quite the message from Grayson Waller.
Waller has been insubordinate, he has been ungrateful.
Next week he comes face-to-face
with the two-time WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels.
A can't miss Grayson Waller Effect live at NXT Roadblock.
And this is not gonna be about training. It's not gonna be about admiration.
It's about gold and who will head to Los Angeles as champion.
The Japanese legend Meiko Satomura
looks to add to her long list of accomplishments
as she faces the prodigy, Roxanne Perez, for the NXT women's title.
And we're also going to feel the fallout of the Toxic Explosion.
We're gonna feel it next week.
Who will put the final nail in the coffin of Toxic Attraction?
Will it be Jacy Jayne or will it be Gigi Dolin?
First, it was Thea Hail, and after the events of tonight,
Andre Chase will not stand by as Joe Gacy questions his principles.
Will Schism be able to uproot Chase U next week live at NXT Roadblock?
And we talk about combustible elements,
Indus Sher challenged The Creed Brothers, and NXT Champion Bron Breakker
has evened the odds.
It is a six-man tag team clash going down at Roadblock next week.
And who will serve their brand of justice?
Will it be the Don or will it be Dijak? They meet in a Jailhouse Street Fight.
One will win. One will be locked in a jail cell.
It's all going down live next week at NXT Roadblock.
["Melo Don't Miss" playing]
[Vic] But it is main event time this week on NXT.
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by Trick Williams,
Carmelo Hayes.
[audience chanting] Melo! Melo!
[Vic] The NXT universe is on their feet.
[audience chanting] Melo! Melo! Melo! Melo!
And what a main event we will have in a matter of moments.
The man who considers himself a generational talent.
The one of one, Carmelo Hayes finds himself
against a superstar one-of-a-kind, Tyler Bate.
These two go one-on-one next live on NXT.
["Born Animal" playing]
[Vic] We have been waiting all night for this main event.
[Alicia] Making his way to the ring, his opponent, Tyler Bate.
[Vic] Can't be understated, Book.
This is a premium live event-worthy main event
-that we have for you on NXT tonight. -[Booker] Yes, it is.
[Booker] Tyler Bate needs to understand he's staring at a lottery ticket tonight.
I'm talking about mega millions, man, will he cash in?
[Vic] He's also staring at Trick Williams as well.
[audience cheering]
[Vic] And for Tyler Bate, I do got to ask this though, Book.
Does that Zen-like mindset he has,
does that make him an easy target for some?
Take a look at Hayes' comments last week. Joe Gacy, Schism.
[Booker] No. This kid is no easy target for anyone.
I tell you, this kid Tyler Bate, he falls under that same umbrella.
Uh, he will be champion anywhere in the world.
He's just in NXT right now. That's the problem.
[Vic] Tyler Bate declared he was back to face new challenges,
and this certainly is a tough test in Carmelo Hayes.
In some ways, Bate is what Hayes aspires to be, a history-maker.
The champion.
Tyler Bate was the two-time NXT UK Champion.
He's been on top of the mountain,
the moustache mountain if you wanna go that route.
[Booker] People can see that. UK champion. You can take nothing away from him,
but Carmelo Hayes, he's looking for something much, much bigger.
He's looking to climb that stairway to heaven.
-I'm talking about that man, Vic. -[Vic] Yeah, you are.
[Vic] Look, last week Carmelo Hayes told Bate right to his face,
"It's a good thing your journey isn't towards the NXT Championship,"
but don't you think Tyler Bate wants a rematch with Bron Breakker?
Don't you think Tyler Bate wants to once again call himself the guy,
-the man, the champion? -[Booker] Oh, most definitely.
This is just mind games right there.
My mind's playing tricks on me, that's the Geto Boys right there.
Big shout out to my boy Willie D,
but it's all about putting yourself in the game.
[Vic] You might be talking about Willie D,
but you gotta watch Trick Williams on the outside
as Bate did not take his eyes off Carmelo Hayes,
and you talk about a game of chess.
-You talk about human game of chess. -[Booker] Oh, yes.
[Booker] But that boy, Carmelo Hayes, looking to prove there's only one "Him."
I like it.
[Vic] Bate showing great sportsman [inaudible].
[inaudible]. Another kick out, and Hayes now reversing Bate.
Bate able to kick out as well. Bate now getting right up, going over.
Shoulders down one more time,
another quick fall, no decision, up and over.
Bate able to roll through, rolls through one more time.
His shoulders are down, trying to shift his weight around,
and look at these two.
You talk about evenly matched, tit for tat, and one more reversal.
Shoulders down one more time, referee in great position.
-[Vic] Oh! -[Booker] Almost.
[Vic] Almost a three.
My brain couldn't move that fast. Book, I was getting tongue-tied.
[Booker] Talk about that chess game.
Right now Carmelo Hayes does not wanna get caught up playing games…
[Vic] Tyler Driver '97, looking for it.
Hayes had to roll through. Hayes gets caught.
Trying to get dropped, and right back in.
This time Bate puts on the brakes right back. Swing and a miss.
Going up, going over, and now Bate baiting in Carmelo Hayes,
and turning right around. Look at Bate move.
[Booker] Oh.
[Vic] This us what has made Tyler Bate special.
[Booker] It's called a bait-and-switch right there. That's what that's called.
[Vic] Hayes wasn't playing around anymore. Hayes had enough of that.
[audience applauding & cheering]
No, you don't.
[Vic] Talk about two superstars evenly match,
two superstars who want the same thing.
Talk about Tyler Bate too.
He'll be watching that Grayson Waller Effect
very closely next week with Shawn Michaels.
We can't forget that Waller and Bate recently had a one-on-one match.
[Booker] As well as he should because I'll tell you right now.
If I can give Carmelo Hayes any advice,
it would be, do not sleep on this man, Tyler Bate,
because all it'll take is one shot.
-Here we go, Vic. -[Vic] This could be that one opportunity.
[Vic] Huge risk and a lot of reward for Bate.
[audience cheering]
[Vic] Back live. And what a main event this has been.
Carmelo Hayes, Tyler Bate here live on NXT.
And what action we witnessed throughout the commercial break
between both these superstars.
As Carmelo Hayes in control, and it's moves like this we just…
And you talk about innovation. How about this one as well, Book?
Carmelo Hayes flying with ease through the air to wipe out Bate.
[Booker] Makes it look effortless, Vic. This kid, he's a generational talent.
He is a future Hall of Famer, but not yet.
[Vic] You talk about Hall of Fame.
Let's say what it is here. Let's bring it back to reality.
Hayes is out here to continue to prove himself week in and week out.
[Booker] Hayes talks about that championship.
He talks about taking on Bron Breakker and being that guy.
I wouldn't think too soon, but he is, he is special, Vic.
He is an extraordinary talent.
[Vic] That's taking nothing away from Tyler Bate
who seem to have found the momentum once again here in this match.
-Trick Williams, what the… -[Booker] Oh.
[Vic] Oh, a little bop and bang isolating Williams,
and turning right around now is Bate.
And Bate now looking to explode out of the corner with a suplex,
and we know what's next.
Standing Shooting Star connects.
Hook of the leg, cover, and another near-fall.
[Booker] Not enough, Vic. Not enough to keep Carmelo Hayes down.
You're going to have to come with a little more than that.
[Vic] Take another look. Boom, right under the jaw.
And not to be outdone, Bate, bam, with that Standing Shooting Star.
We're talking about Carmelo Hayes,
this would be a huge win in the career of Tyler Bate.
[Booker] Like I said, all it takes is one shot.
Tyler Bate could cash in that lottery ticket
and talking about mega millions and become a star.
[Vic] It's Carmelo Hayes who's going for the ride.
Up and around. Nice counter. Shoulders down one more time.
This time it's Hayes who is on top, and looking for that…
-Oh, pump kick that time connected. -[Booker] Beautiful shot behind the ear.
[Vic] Coming back in, getting caught, getting almost planted.
Able to withstand the momentum of Hayes is Bate,
and somehow the Big Strong Boi showing that strength.
[Booker laughs] Yes, we're going for a ride, Vic.
[Vic] And not a very good landing for Hayes.
Is this going to be enough? And another near-fall.
[Booker] So close.
How much did that take out of that Big Strong Boi?
That was a hell of a windmill.
[Vic] Trick Williams is very concerned. Tyler Bate is a unique breed.
The more you beat up Tyler Bate, the better he gets in matches
when he gets into some deep water. Oh, got caught.
Hayes, as you mentioned, Book,
a student of the game, but, oh, didn't see bop, didn't see bang.
And right now coming in with a little boing is Bate.
-[Booker] Wow. -[Vic] That could do it.
Huge victory for Bate, and somehow Hayes got that right shoulder up.
[Booker] I told you, Vic.
You don't wanna sleep on this kid right here because he's very talented.
[thuds]
[audience chanting]
[Vic] I don't like to repeat myself, Book,
but we did say this was a premium live event-worthy main event.
[Booker] Decibel level just went up, Vic.
These two… it just broke out. We're in a fight now, Vic.
[grunts]
-[Booker] Oh, that was hot. -[Vic laughs]
Cholula green right there.
[Vic] I'm not even gonna figure out what you just said
because I knew what you were talking about.
You talk about a slugfest.
-[grunting] -[Booker] Oh, yes.
[Vic] The unbridled passion of these two superstars on display.
And now it's Tyler Bate going to the body, trying to wear down Hayes.
Hayes trying to counter for a moment. Coming in, catching Bate for a second.
Now going up, going down.
What a move by Hayes, and Bate able just to kick out,
but there wasn't a lot on that kick out.
As another counter. Shoulders down one more time.
-Bate [inaudible]. -[Booker] Urgency right now, Vic.
This is urgency from Carmelo Hayes.
[Vic] And it's Hayes, could be looking for that knockout blow.
And, oh, what a cutter. How much more can Bate withstand?
Another cover, another count, another kick out by Tyler Bate.
[yells]
[Vic] A frustration could be going through the mind of Carmelo Hayes.
First up, take a look at this shot.
Bam, that would've knocked out a normal superstar.
Not to be outdone, another huge cutter this time from Hayes,
and it still, still, Book, couldn't keep down Tyler Bate.
[Booker] Like I said, right now Carmelo Hayes knows exactly
what he's in with right now. He's competing with a lion.
-[Vic] Oh, no, Bate. -[Booker] Here we go.
[Vic] Bate looking up at Hayes.
Hayes could be calling his shot, but look at Bate.
[Booker] Oh, that was quick.
[Vic] Heading all the way to the tippy top for another massive suplex.
And take a look at Bate now. Bate realizing it, Bate sensing it.
There's a sense of urgency going through the veins,
pumping through the blood of Tyler Bate.
And one more time Trick Williams, he gets isolated.
-Oh, nobody home for Tyler Bate. -[Booker] Hard landing.
-[thuds] -[Booker] Oh, no!
That man.
[Vic] And Hayes to the top. Hayes looking down calling his shot.
-[Booker] Oh, yes. -[Vic] Nothing But Net.
-[Booker] That right there, that shot. -[audience] One, two, three!
-[Vic] And when he shoots, he don't miss. -[bell ringing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Carmelo Hayes.
[Vic] You can see in the eyes,
Carmelo Hayes knows he was just in a battle with Tyler Bate.
And that one could've went either way.
What a main event. What a night it was here on NXT.
We got to go back and look at some of the action
-that transpired in this matchup. -[Booker] Yeah, Vic, we got to.
Check this move out right here.
-[Vic] All the way from the top. -[Booker] This could have been it.
[Vic] And we talk about a normal man would stay down.
Somehow, some way, Trick Williams would interfere.
That would buy some time for Carmelo Hayes.
Nobody home, and that would allow Carmelo Hayes to capitalize.
-[Vic] Boom. -[Booker] Oh, yes.
And talking about sweet. [inaudible] right there, Vic.
[Vic] And Carmelo Hayes would have the sweet taste of victory here tonight.
As we talk about tonight, we gotta talk about what's on hand next week.
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-[audience chanting] Melo! Melo! Melo! -["Melo Don't Miss" playing]