[WWE intro music]
[male voice] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
I'm ready.
[Tiffany] Tiffany's epiphanies Roadblock edition.
I can't believe we are 25 days away
from NXT Stand & Deliver,
but a ton of superstars have some serious Roadblocks
standing in their way between here and Los Angeles.
Starting with Dijak and Tony D'Angelo in a jailhouse street fight.
The loser will be locked in a cell, how humiliating.
Boys, use anything and everything you can get your hands on
to prevent yourself from becoming a meme.
Can we talk about Toxic Attraction real quick?
Jacy Jane, Gigi Dolin, the break-up, so tragic.
The backstab?
Brutal.
The return?
Ruthless.
Personally, I think it should've happened sooner.
These girls are going to rip each other apart,
and I'm just obsessed with what Grayson Waller is doing right now.
I took a play of the old DX playbooker.
-You're a suit. -Get him out!
HBK don't exist anymore, you suit.
I think he's pissed off Shawn Michaels.
On a very special episode of the Grayson Waller effect.
Don't push HBK too far or else he's got two words for you.
Suck it!
[Tiffany] A six-man tag team match for respect.
[mimicking monkey]
[Tiffany] A one-on-one battle of leadership,
and culminating with our main event,
Roxanne Perez defends her NXT women's title
against Meiko Satomura.
The champion's the underdog, the challenger is a living legend,
and I will be watching very closely,
because whomever walks out as champion, I'll see you in LA.
All roads lead to the city of angels, my kind of town.
In this case, it isn't about the journey, it's totally about the destination.
Toodles!
[uplifting music]
[Vic] For some superstars, this is the last opportunity on their journey
to the bright lights of Los Angeles.
Who will stand? Who will deliver?
Who will make it through their Roadblock?
[cheers]
[Vic] We're going to find out who will be confined to a jail cell.
[Tony D'Angelo's music plays]
[bell rings]
[female announcer] The following contest is a jailhouse street fight.
Introducing first, accompanied by Channing "stacks" Lorenzo,
"The Don of NXT" Tony D'Angelo.
[Vic] Booker, we'll going find out who's the law and order in NXT.
[Booker] Yes, indeed.
The Don, check him out in that teal green fresh sweatsuit,
he's looking good.
[Vic] For the first time in three decades, a jailhouse match.
This, though, contested under street fight rules
where the twist, no count-out, no disqualification,
no pinfalls, no submission.
You have to put your opponent in the jail cell, slam the door shut,
and latch it to be declared the winner here at NXT Roadblock.
Come on!
[cheers]
One of these two
is going to be locked inside that jail cell by the end of the night.
[Booker] Two grown-ass men, Vic, no intimidation factor with these two.
This is going to be a knockdown drag-out.
It's going to be a fight.
[Dijak's music plays]
[female announcer] His opponent, making his way to the ring, Dijak.
[Vic] Here's Dijak, let's just call it what it is.
He blames the family for costing him
the North American championship not once but twice.
[Booker] That man that deals in retribution.
[Vic] Let's get back to that first occasion
when The Don cost him the North American championship match.
Of course it was at NXT vengeance day last month and there you can see
how disgusting, how brutal, the agony Dijak was in
after dislocating his finger in that matchup,
and he certainly has not forgotten
that moment in that matchup as he enters this match here,
the jailhouse street fight, kicking us off on NXT Roadblock.
[Booker] Like I said, Vic, retribution and now it's time to deal with
that good old sweet street justice.
[bell rings]
[Vic] Here we go.
[Booker] Oh, here we go.
[Vic] Wasting no time and there you see everything is legal in this matchup.
There is no disqualification and that's got to be wise Dijak
isolating stacks.
[Bool] I like it, this is the jailhouse match, this a little different, Vic.
We have no correctional officers out here trying to maintain civility.
This is business.
[Vic] Look at the lower back right on that nightstick,
a little extra for The Don who I did find out through stacks
uses connections to train down in Cobb County, Georgia,
to get back to his roots.
[Booker chuckles] Little bossman action right there.
I like it and I like it a lot.
[Vic] The way to win you must get your opponent inside that jail cell
and it's not just shutting the door,
you have to shut the jail and then latch it shut,
that's how you win.
Look at the power of Dijak, you can see the fingers taped
from the dislocation we talked about on the left hand.
[Booker] Dijak is a mean individual and he's going to have a tough time,
he has a long road with this man right here, Tony D…
He hit The Don with that click.
[Vic] The Don's in and a little bit better position than Dijak just moments ago.
-[grunting] -Oh, so close.
Oh!
Bam, what a right hand.
There turning things around.
Look at the back already welting up of Dijak and now uppercuts,
and this is what you said it was going to be, Booker, a fight.
[Booker] It's going to be a fight, but check this out right here.
[Vic] Look at the landing. The key is the landing.
Bam, that lower back right on the end of that nightstick.
Oh!
[Booker] Stacks just took a shot right there.
Let me tell you something, Tony D'Angelo, he's been fighting all his life,
and tonight, he's in a fight for his life, Vic.
[Vic] Say that one more time.
Stacks not having a good night,
but certainly has helped Tony D'Angelo stay in this matchup.
-[Booker] Oh, wait a minute. -[Vic] Dijak, high justice.
[Booker] Street justice like that, Vic.
[Vic] Booker, it doesn't matter pinfalls, it doesn't matter submissions,
you have to get your opponent inside the jail,
shut the door, and latch it.
Take another look.
We talked about the nasty effect of landing on the nightstick.
How about landing on a steel chair?
What the hell?
[Booker] Speaking of steel, Vic.
We got the steel coming to this ring right now.
[crowd chants "we want tables"]
[Vic] Listen to the NXT--
[Booker] Boom!
[screaming]
[Booker] Dijak's grinding right now, Vic.
He's taking it to the woodshed.
[Vic] Well, Dijak will make him a hardline.
Tony D better be careful, he's going to be serving hard time.
[Booker] Vic, this is walking that greed now right here, brother,
that's what this is.
[Vic] Dijak.
[Booker] Oh!
[Vic] What are you saying about the walk?
It looks like Dijak's about go for a ride.
[Booker] Oh, Tony D about to deliver that package.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] This jailhouse street fight continues.
Back live on the jailhouse street fight.
Moments ago as you saw Dijak was thinking
about putting D'Angelo through the table.
[Booker] Oh, wow.
[Vic] Some evil intentions right now in the mind of Dijak.
[Booker] That was a shot right there.
[Vic] Dijak.
[Booker laughs]
-[Vic] Unreal. -[Booker] Oh, my God.
[Vic] How much are these two willing to destroy themselves
to destroy the other?
[Booker] I love it, Vic. This is old-school.
Two men with beef, with a score to settle.
Check it out. Oh, yes.
[Vic] Take another look, the hang time and then sticking the landing is Dijak.
So much is on the line in this matchup, including the embarrassment,
of getting enclosed into a jail cell.
[Booker] I know I've been to jail before, but it's a traumatizing experience.
Trust me on that.
[Vic] Right now Dijak so close, and finally D'Angelo is in.
[Booker] Here we go.
[Vic] Dijak has to close it over and latch the door.
How much is left in D'Angelo?
Both men back and forth.
That jail cell so close to shutting, but it has to be--
Oh! The dislocated finger.
[Booker] Oh, yes. By any means necessary, Vic.
We talking about a guy who was a soldier.
And now he's the boss of all bosses.
That's Tony D.
[Vic] We talk about the embarrassment of being in a jail cell.
I wonder if any of these two got to talk to Dominik Mysterio
about what to expect inside.
The issues between these two started with wanting
the North American championship, and Booker,
it's boiled over into this jailhouse street fight.
[Booker] It's all about the gold.
It's all about checks, it's all about championships,
and we may be heading that way.
[Vic] Speaking of stacks, stacks a little assist. Oh!
[crowd cheers]
Do it! Do it! Do it!
[screaming]
[Vic] Is Tony going to latch the-- is he going to sacrifice stacks?
Oh!
[Booker] Moment of hesitation, Vic.
That was a mistake. That was a big mistake.
-[Vic] It hasn't been… -[Booker] Oh, no.
[Vic] Stacks' night.
[crowd cheers]
[Booker] You see the wind up on the big shot.
[Vic] Yes, I saw it, who else saw it?
Tony D'Angelo did, and D'Angelo fighting with a bit of extra.
That's his family, that's his underboss, that's his paisan.
[Booker] Right on that shoulder.
Could've been a dislocation or some internal damage.
Right now The Don is on the loose.
[Vic] Don keeps this up, he might also find himself in jail tonight, Booker.
Just wearing down Dijak.
[Booker] Oh, yes. I told you, Vic, this was going to break out
sooner or later into a fisticuffs, a slugfest.
This is a fight.
[crowd chants "Tony"]
-[Vic] Dijak. -[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] Come on.
[Booker] Low blow to the Crown Jewel.
[Vic] It's all legal.
No disqualifications.
Dijak now could be feasting his eyes-- Oh! On a victory here tonight.
[Booker] What a shot.
This is near the end, Vic. We're getting close.
[Vic] He's got to get him in the jail cell latch the door.
[Booker] This is it, Vic.
[Vic] That's all Dijak has to do.
This is part one of the equation for Dijak, who could be serving
his brand of justice here tonight.
Calling D'Angelo nothing short--
-[Booker] What a fight. -[Vic] Of a street rat.
-[Vic] Oh. -[Booker] Talking about sacrificing.
Wow.
[Vic] Stacks literally throwing himself.
[Booker] He's the underboss, Vic.
-[Vic] He pays the price. -[crowd gasps]
[grunting]
Where the hell did D'Angelo get a crow bar?
[Booker] Oh, wow.
-[Vic] Closed and latched. -[bell rings]
[Tony D'Angelo's music plays]
[female announcer] Here is your winner, "The Don of NXT" Tony D'Angelo.
[Vic] Tony D wants to run business his way.
He doesn't see eye to eye with many as we've seen in the past.
Tonight, he put Dijak inside the jail cell
and latched the door shut.
Give the assist, though, to Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo.
Look, let's call it what it was, Booker.
D'Angelo was is in dire straits.
Feast your eyes.
Anyone would be down for the count, including D'Angelo,
but what a save right here by stacks, and there's the crow bar.
We wonder where the hell the crow bar came.
Heads up by the underboss.
You know what?
D'Angelo always says the family has a plan, they had one tonight
and they executed it.
Slam the door shut.
How good that must feel for D'Angelo here tonight.
And another victory. You see the carnage.
We witnessed the chaos.
Tony D's brand of justice served up tonight.
What a way to kick off NXT Roadblock.
That's why you're The Don.
Roxanne Perez, tonight is your biggest challenge yet
since becoming NXT women's champion in Meiko Satomura.
How are you feeling?
I'm feeling pretty anxious.
I wanted this opportunity since the minute that Meiko beat me
six months ago, and obviously I want a different outcome,
but I have busted my ass to make sure that it is. [sighs]
Meiko's going to test me,
but that's exactly why I've exhausted all of my resources here at the PC.
I've worked out harder than I ever have before.
I've pushed myself past my physical limits.
I've done everything that I can do.
[sighs]
I know that this is not my first title defense, but it's the biggest.
One, because I want-- no, I need to walk into Stand & Deliver
as NXT women's champion.
If that's not pressure enough, I also have to beat a living legend tonight.
Not many people can claim a win over Meiko,
so beating her would be just as big as when I won the title.
I'm anxious, I'm nervous.
My heart is beating out of my chest, but I'm ready,
and I'm going to leave everything in that ring to keep this championship.
-Good luck tonight. -Thank you.
[Vic] Huge championship main event still to come,
but on the topic of champions, there we see the NXT tag team champions,
Wolfgang, Mark Coffey, Gallus.
As they are set to make their way out to talk to a pair of former champions.
The two top teams of NXT come face-to-face next.
[calm music]
Go ahead and reschedule that for Friday because we have a meeting with Josh.
Man, I heard you got a new place, but this is pretty damn nice.
-Well, business is great. -I can tell.
-G, head out if you like. -Thanks, Ms. James.
Later, brother.
Josh, it seems like you want to talk. What's up?
Kiana, I'm not trying to get in anyone's business,
but you know that Fallon and Brooks mean the world to me.
Their happiness, it's my happiness.
I understand where you're coming from.
Brooks' happiness is my happiness as well.
I finally feel like Fallon and I are starting to click. I do.
Yes, but Brooks just hasn't been the same since Valentine's Day,
but as you can with the roses, he really likes you.
I know he does.
He has such a big heart. How can you not love him?
Look, that boy he lives for you.
He'd get hit by a bus just so you could cross the street.
I just want him to be happy.
Right now, you're his happiness, man.
I'll admit, things have been a bit off between us.
Plus, there's been a few acquisitions that just fell into my lap
that I didn't plan on.
To be honest, all I want to do is make it right.
You're going to have to take the lead on it
because he is just terrified of making a mistake now.
-Oh, Brooks. -Yeah.
I didn't know that.
Josh, I appreciate you looking out for your best friend
-and coming to talk to me. -Of course.
I promise him I'd be here, and here I am.
I'm going to give him a call and see what he's up to tonight.
-I think a makeup date is in order. -Yes.
-Thanks, man. -See you.
[Vic] You're saying there's a chance.
[Gallus' music plays]
[female announcer] Please welcome the NXT tag team champions,
Wolfgang and Mark Coffey, Gallus.
[with an Irish accent] Pretty Deadly,
it's one thing to talk tough when you're all alone,
it's an entirely different thing in front of the Gallus boys.
Come prove us wrong.
[with an Irish accent] Right. Elton, Kit, after what you did,
there's a receipt waiting on you two English eejits.
Come and get it.
[Pretty Deadly's music plays]
[Eli in a funny voice] Hello.
Hello!
[Eli] Guess who? Hello, boys.
-Hello. -Here we are.
The English champs standing up tall for the Scottish to look up to
just like it's always been.
[laughter]
I thought you two wanted a chin wag, a face-to-face?
What, have you lads changed your mind?
Oh, my dear, dear marks a million.
We can see both your face,
albeit the ugly disgusting sweaty greasy faces.
[laughs]
Technically, this is a face to face to face to face to face.
Shut up!
What do we have to do to get you two in this ring
because as soon as we step towards you run away.
Eli, this Wolfgang he's so straight to the point.
He's no-nonsense.
He's rather harsh, but I admire that about him.
-You do, don't you? -Yes.
Gallus, you know what we want.
It's those precious, precious NXT tag team championships
and we can't live without them, quite honestly.
-Months ago they were stolen from us. -Both.
Just as we was on the precipice to win them back,
-you came here and you ruined our lives! -Ruined our lives!
We didn't come back to NXT for you,
we came to fight each and every team in this ring, at our bar,
a pool hall, even the street.
If there's a fight you can bet your ass me and Wolfie will be there.
Now you roughed us up two weeks ago.
-Yes. -We did.
You say you can't live without these?
We'll make you a deal.
Come and take them.
Well, Marcus, that sounds like an absolutely spiffing idea.
How about we come down there and give you a jolly good thrashing now?
-[crowd cheers] -Oh, you're actually coming?
-They're coming down. -Put the jacket on, mate.
We're not going to do anything, we're here for a chat.
-I'm not going to do anything. -You're not going to do anything?
-No. No, no. Chill it, boys. -[crowd cheers]
-You're just going to let this happen? -They're just here for a chat.
I think that chat just ended, Booker.
[Booker laughs]
[Vic] We're getting a firsthand look at who is the superior tag team in NXT.
Come on, Pretty Deadly, you don't fall for something like that.
[Vic] Oh. [laughs]
I don't mean to laugh, but didn't they have it coming, Booker?
[Booker] Yes, they did, especially with those shoes.
-[Vic] Again. -[Eli] Let me go!
[Vic] Kit running for the hills
as the NXT tag team champions
showing that this is indeed their kingdom.
Let's go. Come and get them.
[Gallus' music plays]
[Lyra] Decided by intent or a tapestry of fate,
a randomizer landed on my name.
To some knowledge is power,
but I didn't come to NXT to seek information.
I came to seek a battle.
I delved into this new realm wanting to ascend
and after dealing with the swallows and the sheer waters,
the skies have opened up and my eye is on the NXT women's championship.
Meiko Satomura,
our flight paths have crossed before,
but next time the course will be corrected.
Roxanne Perez, we've been on very different journeys,
but fate will ultimately decide if we collide.
Whoever's NXT women's champion, remember I only travel
as the crow flies straight to the top.
[Vic] Lyra Valkyria not just looking for another feather
but also the NXT women's championship.
[Creed Brothers' music plays]
[Vic] For a moment it seemed
that this was going to be a handicap match
after Damon Kemp said no to Julius Creed,
which Creed wasn't very happy about that, but this man didn't.
He didn't say no.
[Bron Breakker's music plays]
[crowd cheers]
-[screaming] -[bell rings]
[female announcer] The following contest is a six-man tag team match
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by Ivy Nile, Julius and Brutus
from Creed Brothers and the NXT champion,
Bron Breakker!
[Vic] You talk about an equalizer, Booker.
That's what we saw last week
when Bron Breakker decided to stand stand with Julius and Brutus,
the Creed Brothers.
These three are going to be in a six-man tag team clash
against Indus Sher and this matchup is going down live next on Roadblock.
[calm music]
The eyes are the window to the soul,
but JD McDonagh you have no soul.
You discover happiness by inflicting anguish.
Enjoyment for you comes…
from snapping bones and breaking a man's spirit,
but no matter the depths you go to find Serenity
you will never break my will because the czar…
is…
[speaking foreign language]
[continues speaking foreign language]
[Vic] From one international superstar
to an international sensation he has arrived.
Booker, Dragon Lee in NXT.
[Booker] NXT universe has been waiting and anticipating this young man.
-[Booker] Oh, yes. -[Vic] The Internet has been talking.
The buzz and hype is real.
We cannot wait to see Dragon Lee in action.
[Indus Sher's music plays]
[Booker] Speaking of the action.
[female announcer] Introducing the opponents,
the team of Indus Sher and Jinder Mahal.
[Booker laughs] Vic.
[Vic] Booker, this trio has an odd way of trying to gain respect.
-[Booker] Come on, Vic. -[Vic] They're not showing any respect.
-[Vic] What?
[Booker] You can only be disrespected for only so long, man.
Not given that opportunity, not given that one chance
when you see the Creed Brothers.
-[Vic] Right off rip. -[Booker] Time to take care of business.
[Vic] Here we go. Lot of combustible elements
in the ring in this moment.
We still haven't even talked about the composable elements.
Shawn Michaels is going to be on the Grayson Waller effect.
[Booker] Oh, yes, it's going to be good. Interesting match.
Veer, Saurav, Creed Brothers, Bron Breakker, and that man, Jinder Mahal.
It's breaking down early.
[Vic] This is nothing short of human demolition derby.
-[Vic] Oh! -[Booker] Oh, that's that big right there.
That's that big man.
-[Vic] Oof. -[Booker] Oh, Veer is a monster.
[Vic] I want to point out that Sanga took out the Creed Brothers by himself.
Veer just wiped out Bron Breakker by himself.
When was the time you saw all three of those men get dropped so quickly?
[Brooker] Sanga is a throwback man to the guys back in the day,
the barbarians of the world.
[Vic] Look at Bron Breakker, you talk about a throwback Rick Steiner,
-Scott Steiner, the family-- oh. -[Booker] Oh, yes.
[Vic] That has helped train Bron Breakker.
It's easy to forget Bron Breakker
has only 18 months of experience Steiner had!
[Booker] Yes, but he has that DNA running through his blood.
He knows all about competition.
[Vic] In all the premium live events,
he's defeated not one but two former world champions.
Only two men have held the NXT title longer than Bron Breakker.
Just how stellar has he been?
[Booker] I talk about having that cloak of invincibility,
that's what Bron Breakker is in now.
I'm going to tell you, the competition right now is stiffer than ever.
[Vic] We can say the same thing about the Creed Brothers,
this is a pair of former NXT tag team champions.
A little two-for-one. Into the cover.
-[Booker] So close. -[Vic] Hook to the leg.
[Booker] Talking about a team that matches up well with the Indus Sher.
The Creed Brothers, guys that know all about that mat game
and know about how to fight.
That's what I like about the Creed Brothers.
-[Vic] You talk about a fight… -[Booker] Oh, yes.
between Brutus and former double WWE champion Jinder Mahal
who maybe seem to feel a little embarrassed last week
when we were talking about his NXT title match two weeks ago
against Bron Breakker.
[Booker] You can get a little egg on your face,
but it's all about coming out here and making up for that mistake.
It's all about being redeemed.
That's what this man is all about.
[Vic] Mahal tries to turn things around,
but Brutus is staying one step ahead and continuing to focus on a body part.
-[Booker] Oh, no. -[Vic] Tag was made.
Mahal does not want any of Bron Breakker, but Sanga wants him some.
[Booker] Oh, this man right here once he gets that beat hook on you
it could be all over with.
[Vic] Breakker going to the body and no effect on Sanga.
[Booker] Wow. Look at that.
With the height just manhandled Bron Breakker right there.
[screams]
[Vic] I don't think Indus Sher was expecting Bron Breakker
to enter this contest.
I don't necessarily believe right now they care.
[Brooker] Do you remember how nice this man was once upon a time, Sanga?
Now he's a monster, he's turned into something that it's going to be great.
He will be special, trust me.
[Vic] Bron Breakker is still trying to figure out what to do.
Sanga staying on his feet. Mahal running into Veer.
Veer trying to interfere. Again the Creed Brothers.
Again Bron Breakker standing tall, isolating Indus Sher.
[Booker] Wow.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] What is on the mind now of this trio?
-[Booker] Oh, no. -[Vic] Crisscross applesauce. Oh, man!
Don't miss a second of the action here at Roadblock.
Can the roll continue for Breakker and the Creeds?
We're back live on NXT six-man tag team action here at NXT Roadblock.
As you witnessed throughout the commercial break,
it has been all Indus Sher. Tag was made.
In comes Jinder Mahal,
and the former WWE champion-- nobody home for Julius.
I want to point this out, Booker, we have been joined by Carmelo Hayes.
Carmelo one of one.
I got to say, you're always welcome out here at the table with us so welcome.
[Carmelo] Thank you for having me. OG.
[Vic] Oh! Big knee. Into the cover goes Mahal and a near fall.
As Indus Sher almost able to pull this match off.
Since you're joining us right now, surprisingly,
I think world knows who you were referring to last week
when we went off the air on NXT.
[Booker] Come on, Vic.
What's understood does not need to be explained.
You got that, right. Do you understand?
I don't think he does. Come on, man.
The world knows.
Everybody knows Carmelo Hayes wants that next level.
Everybody knows that.
[Vic] Right now, Julius Creed trying to power to the next level.
Mahal going to the eyes. Cutting corners. Referee did not see it.
It was partially distracted at another elbow. Look at Julius Creed.
This man continues to fight.
Continues to try to persevere and is able to counter.
Got to make that tag, though. Oh!
[Booker] Indus Sher.
The Creed Brothers are a team to be reckoned with.
That's what I said a team that's got so many opportunities
as well as Veer and Sanga takes--
[Vic] Now, Brutus is in.
Didn't mean to cut you off, Booker, but when Brutus is in, Brutus smash.
Brutus becoming a one-man wrecking crew right here in front of us.
[Booker] Brutus Creed's a one-man wrecking crew, but that man, Sanga.
-Oh, wow. Did you see the height? -[screaming]
[Vic] Carmelo, you being out here's proof that everyone has eyes on Roadblock.
Everyone has eyes on this six-man tag team clash here tonight.
You know why I'm here. You don't have to explain this much further.
[Vic] I know you've been laser-focused on the action,
laser-focused on all six superstars.
-[Booker] Here we go, Vic! -[Vic] Oh!
Breakker taking care of Sanga, looking to plant Brutus, able to counter.
Long-standing rivalry between the Creeds here and Sanga.
Who can get the better of the match? Wow!
Somewhat of a slingshot suplex. There's was a lot of slinger shot on that.
[Booker] Brutus Creed using all of his man strength right there, Vic.
[Vic] He's throwing his body around.
Now Breakker and NXT champion, moonsault connected, tag was made.
Julius is legal. He's up top.
[Booker] What the--? You got to be kidding me.
[Vic] Cover! Count! Veer just breaking things up.
I got to admit, even your eyebrows raised with some of the action we got right now.
[Carmelo] I'm impressed with what I'm seeing.
[Vic] Take a look one more time.
Julius Creed all the way to the top with all that force.
[Booker] Look at the precision on that. That was a beautiful 450 splash.
Oh, my God.
[Vic] Oh! Big clothesline by Sanga.
Another quick tag is going to be made.
Things starting to break down in this matchup.
Again, for Veer and Sanga, the mindset has changed
with the arrival of Jinder Mahal.
[Booker] You got to go out and take it. That's what we got here. Beautiful.
What the--? You got to be kidding me.
[Vic] Breakker, somehow, someway showed a lot of speed
to get in there and break things up.
[Booker] Don't work the first time, you go right back to it.
Double up on him one time. Here we go.
Julius just went for the ride.
[Vic] This has been nothing short of impressive for Indus Sher.
-They have been decimated, the Creeds. -[Booker laughs] My goodness.
[Vic] At first, this was about respect. This was about honor.
That certainly has changed now.
Was just able to kick out.
[Booker] I don't know if you know this but--
[Vic] Take another look. Feel the impact.
Big clothesline around the throat area.
Somehow, Julius was just able to get that shoulder up.
[Booker] I'm thinking about Bron Breakker in this match.
How smart it is for Bron Breakker to be in a matchup like this,
right now thinking about you, Carmelo.
[Carmelo] Of course. Everybody's thinking about me.
[Vic] Now, everything is breaking-- big spear by Breakker.
That could be the turning point in this matchup.
Mahal has been isolated.
Sanga, trying to drop Breakker.
[Booker] Look at the balancing up there from the champion.
-Talking about double-up. -[Vic] Breakker lands a second spear.
[Vic] Oh! Veer is taking down Bron, but look at Julius' unbridled strength.
Tag.
Where is Brutus going?
[Booker] Talking about action personified.
This match has been all over the place, Vic.
[Vic] A little bit of a doomsday device. Butterball off the top!
The Brutus ball.
-Creeds victorious. -[bell rings]
[Creed Brothers' music plays]
[female announcer] Here are your winners, the team of the Creed Brothers
and the NXT champion, Bron Breakker.
[Vic] I got to be honest. In this matchup, we saw a lot of a different style
from Bron and the Creed.
We also saw a lot of the same-- bam! This is that power.
This is that speed.
This is that impact from Bron Breakker.
Not once, but twice from the NXT champion.
In the end, we've never seen the Creeds take such high risks.
What a reward it was as the Creeds get a little bit back
in the momentum swing here tonight.
[Creed Brothers' music plays]
[Vic] There we see Grayson Waller who is fed up with the perceived disrespect
shown towards him as he has turned
and justified his shortcomings towards the hall of famer, Shawn Michaels.
Shawn, you sure you want to this?
Hell, no. I'm not sure, but I feel like I got to do it anyway.
I appreciate you worrying about me.
I think I got this.
A revolution started in the WWE.
Led by every woman to step foot inside the squared circle.
[powerful music]
The superstars and the headliners,
all of you have inspired people all over the world.
[woman 1] We've set the standard so we have to keep going.
It's one thing to get to the top, it's a whole other thing to stay there.
[woman 2] What do you say, ladies?
[man 1] Smart moves in WWE is brought to you by Progressive.
Protect more and you can save more when you bundle with Progressive.
[Gigi] All eyes are on Jacy and I.
[man 2] Give me a dose of that toxic attractive, man.
[screaming]
[Jacy] When you're going up against the two baddest women in NXT,
you have no chance.
The course of this women's division will shift to the attraction when I--
when we become the NXT women's champion.
[man 3] There's a little bit of side-eyeing going on between
Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne.
[Gigi] There is no animosity.
I have been carrying Gigi Dolin.
[Gigi] There is no jealousy.
Jacy Jayne is a bad person.
[Gigi] At the end of the day, we're a team!
You were not being a team player.
I need somebody that I can trust somebody that's going to have my back.
Gigi, in all honesty,
no matter what happens,
you will always be my sister.
[crowd cheers]
It's never been about us!
It was always about me!
[Jacy] You're always going to be my sister.
Gigi, your days of doing half the work are over.
Look who's the last woman standing.
-[bell rings] -[man 3] It's Dolin.
Jacy, I have been knocked down time and time again,
but I have gotten right back up.
At Roadblock, I will take every ounce of pain, suffering and rage
that I've had built up inside of me to hammer the final nail
in the coffin of Toxic Attraction.
[Vic] Toxic Attraction explosion will happen tonight.
In our main event, can the Japanese legend Meiko Satomura
become the NXT women's champion?
She faces Roxanne Perez here at Roadblock.
[Grayson Waller's music plays]
Welcome to the most important Grayson Waller event of all time.
I ain't got time for your questions.
Tonight is about me face-to-face with my guest.
Let's just bring him out.
Ladies and gentlemen, "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels.
[Shawn Michaels' music plays]
[Vic] Look, I got to be completely honest.
Without Shawn Michaels, I wouldn't be sitting here.
Guys like Tyler Bate wouldn't be here.
Countless others on Raw on Smackdown.
He fueled the passion for this industry for a generation,
and this is someone who has promised to be as professional as possible,
but he's here against his better judgment
for why the hell is Grayson Waller went against Shawn Michael
for his shortcoming?
[Booker] You think this is the first time Michaels
have seen a situation like this, a young man like Grayson Waller
looking to come up and step up to that top one?
Yes, I get it. I get it.
You may not understand it, but this time Shawn Michaels,
he knows all about this.
Hey, congratulations on all fans!
Hey, I'll be honest.
[crowd sings]
I'll be honest.
Okay.
Give him his adulation.
10-year-old Grayson would be freaking out right now
just like these people.
-He would be. -[crowd chants "HBK"]
Present day, Grayson, you know what he would say to that kid?
He would say to that kid, "One day, you are going to be so disappointed.
Because Shawn Michaels isn't who you think he is.
Don't be a Shawn guy.
Be a Bret guy."
Wow.
Wow. We're going there now.
We're taking the gloves off early, aren't we, Grayson?
You know what…?
-[crowd chants] -I got to be…
Don't you get me started all you back there.
Look, you and I used to be cool.
You'd come by,
we'd talk, you'd ask me questions, you'd ask me for advice,
we'd sit down for skull sessions.
You and I were cool at one time and now all of a sudden you hate me.
Why is that?
I'll tell you because
ever since I won the Iron Survivor Challenge at Deadline,
I told you I was taking over this brand.
It was going to be black and gold 2.0, and then the Grayson Waller era.
Because let's be real, I'm the best on the mic.
I'm the best on the ring.
My social media game is unmatched.
I couldn't care less who I piss off, who likes me,
because I want to be the number one guy.
And for some reason,
you of all people is treating me the same way
Vince treated you.
[crowd chants]
Remember?
He held your back because you weren't big enough.
You weren't a draw, but you proved him wrong.
Congratulations, but guess what? Now you're Vince.
And I don't know why you're doing it.
Are you jealous?
Is it spite? Is it because I won't kiss your ass?
I don't go backstage with the rest of the fans in the locker room
and talk about, "I grew up watching Shawn."
Is it because I don't give you the clout of taking a photo
posing like you after a big match?
I'm the biggest star here, but I'm not the guy because you're holding me back.
Hold you back?
You got to be kidding me.
I cut the rains loose on you a long time ago.
Look, Grayson, you want to know why you're not the guy? I'll tell you.
All right?
Because you lost at Vengeance Day. All right?
What happened at New Year's Evil I told you and I made it clear
it was not your fault.
All right? That's why we made the cage match.
You and Bron, and you wanted a decisive winner, Grayson,
at Vengeance Day, we got a decisive winner.
You took your shot and you missed.
[applause]
All right?
I know you are mad. You're angry, you want to blame somebody.
You want to blame me, you want to blame the company.
I got to be honest.
The guy you need to look at is the guy in the mirror.
Okay, I'll look in this mirror here.
Maybe you should do the same because the only reason
you're sitting in that position in gorilla
is because your best mate hunter had a heart attack.
[crowd gasps]
Yes.
That's not an opinion.
That is fact.
You're just going to keep throwing the digs, aren't you?
You know what?
All right, Grayson, I'm going to give you that. All right?
No, I wasn't in charge here. All right?
I stepped in because my friend needed me, and you want to know what?
I figured it was the least I could do
after everything he's done for me in my lifetime.
Grayson, here's something you need to come to grips with real quick.
Hunter was in charge, but guess what?
"HBK" Shawn Michaels, he's the one directing the ship now.
[cheers and applause]
[crowd chants "HBK"]
You're not wrong.
You are steering the ship now and is going right into an iceberg
because I'm the biggest star this brand has ever seen.
I bet I'm not at Stand & Deliver.
I'd steal the show like last year,
people will talk about me. You can't have that.
In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if post-WrestleMania
all of a sudden my name ended up on a cut list.
Because you and your team are so desperate for a star,
you don't realize it's standing right in front of you.
I am NXT. Without me it's nothing.
You want to know what? That's your problem. All right?
You think you're bigger than the brand and you don't understand
NXT is built on the collective.
It's never been about one person. All right?
We are NXT isn't a catchphrase, all right? It's a way of life.
This brand was built on the shoulders of guys like Finn Baálor,
Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn.
All right? The list goes on and on.
DIY, undisputed era, you name it.
Iyo, Asuka, Rhea Ripley, Bianca Belair.
All right?
Bron and Roxanne, they're the champions now,
but it's about more than just them.
It's about Tony D, Wes Lee, the Creed Brothers, and you, Grayson.
Yes. You are a part of it, but you are just a part of it.
I'm a part of it! I'm a part of it!
Shawn, you are good. You are really good.
He's pulling up my heartstrings.
No one does a better job of hyping up a crowd than Shawn Michaels.
The pageantry, the emotional connection.
You have everyone here fooled, but I see straight through it
because it was always, I'm the icon, "I'm Mr. Wrestlemania.
I'm the main event."
Since when did you start doing captain team player and talking about we?
You want to know something again, Grayson? You're right.
When it came to me and my career, you bet it was all about.
All right?
That all changed when I came here to NXT.
The minute I walked in this place, you could feel the vibe.
It was different, all right?
This is NXT.
When I walked in these doors, I knew this place was special.
Oh, special.
Can you feel it, everyone?
This place is special.
Why?
Because you can get to Raw or Smackdown? Who's actually getting there?
Bron, maybe.
Melo. Okay, Zoey?
That's it. I'm sick of this place.
I'm sick of NXT.
I'm sick of all these people backstage saying they want to be a superstar,
but doing nothing about it.
-[crowd boos] -I'm sick of this crowd.
We are NXT.
It's the same people every week in the same clothes
because they're too poor to afford anything different.
What I'm most sick of is having a boss
who has the biggest box office superstar ever
standing right in front of him and he has no idea--
Enough!
[cheers and applause]
You want to run me down?
Knock your socks off, boy.
Because people a hell of a lot better than you have done it
and they've been running me down for 40 years.
Jump on the bandwagon,
but do not ever run this brand into the ground.
[cheers and applause]
[crowd chants "NXT"]
Why?
-Does it piss you off? -Yes!
Then do something about it.
Me and you, Stand & Deliver.
You love this brand?
Show everyone you got one left.
Get rid of that stooge suit.
Put on the HBK cowboy hat and tune up the band one last time.
[crowd chants "yes"]
[cheers and applause]
For over a decade, I've had the greatest in the world
want to challenge me to their WrestleMania dream match.
Grayson Waller, you think you're something special.
People have been asking for dream matches from me for so long.
Hell, you want to know something?
They've been backing the brinks truck up to my front door for a decade,
year after year.
They've done it so often, the drivers know my address by heart.
[crowd cheers]
I know you think you're something special, Grayson,
but you're just a guy doing it in 2023.
It's happened before,
and it's going to happen again next year and year after year.
And believe me, nothing and I mean nothing would thrill me more
than to whip your ass at Stand & Deliver.
[crowd cheers]
But the reality is, there's somebody that wants to whip your ass
a lot more than I do.
He bleeds NXT even more than me.
Grayson Waller, you are definitely going to get your wish
to have a match at Stand & Deliver
it's just your opponent isn't going to be "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels.
Grayson Waller, your opponent at Stand & Deliver is this man.
[Johnny Gargano's music plays]
[crowd cheers loudly]
You got to be kidding me!
He's back!
[Booker] Johnny Wrestling, you got to be kidding me.
[Vic] Listen to this place!
Get his ass, Johnny!
[crowd gasps]
[Johnny Gargano's music plays]
[crowd chants]
[Vic] Waller looks like he's seen a ghost of NXT's past.
[crowd chants "Johnny Wrestling"]
[Vic] Well, I can't get over what we just saw.
We got to settle back down
because there's going to be no smiles on the faces of these two.
Jayne, Dolin look to decimate one another, next, live on Roadblock.
Back live on NXT.
-[Gigi Dolin's music plays] -[bell rings]
[female announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Gigi Dolin.
[Vic] Booker, do you still feel the buzz of what we've just witnessed?
I'm still in shock.
[Booker] Yes, indeed.
[Jacy Jayne's music plays]
[female announcer] Her opponent, Jacy Jayne.
[Vic] Oh, we are set for an explosion here tonight.
You got to feel for Gigi Dolin who we just saw after being stabbed
in the back by her opponent, that, of course, Jacy Jayne.
[Booker] I want to say something.
I know you're partial to Gigi Dolin, but why won't you give Jacy Jayne
the proper respect when she comes out of that curtain,
when she walked out of there.
She's a rockstar, baby.
[Vic] You got to admit Jayne has lost a lot of respect in the locker room.
-Who are you talking about? -[Vic] Everyone.
[Booker] Is the boss in the locker room because I'm only thinking about
who's signing the checks, who's the one setting you up for your check and shift?
That's the only thing Jacy Jayne needs to be thinking about.
[Vic] Who will put the final nail in the coffin
of Toxic Attraction here tonight?
Already spilling to the outside.
Again, these two don't like each other, there's a lot of disdain.
Dolin said she was going to unleash every bit of built-up rage.
[Booker] Can I say this, Vic? I think that coffin is already six feet deep, man.
This thing right now, this is real. This is real, dawg.
[Vic] Gigi Dolin, she trusted Jacy Jayne.
She'd opened up the most vital moments in her life.
You can see the hurt, you could feel the hurt last week.
Looking for the victory, hook of the leg and a near fall.
[Booker] You're taking about who hurt her all around the universe.
Yes, I get it.
[Gigi] You're just like my mother! You know that?
[screams]
[Booker] Oh, man. Right now, this is personal, Vic.
This is more than just friendship.
I always talk about trying to be friends in this business, it's hard.
[Vic] You were singing her praises help her.
[Booker] It's hard being friends. I'm not hired here to help anybody.
[Vic] There is nowhere for Jayne to run, nowhere to hide.
There's no time out, look at Dolin.
-Oh, being suckered. -[Booker] Oh, yes.
[Booker] Bring out that cholula green, Vic.
It's about to get hot up in here.
[Vic] Jacy Jayne who represents all the Roadblocks
that Dolin has been through life now, bringing out a steel chair and oh--
referee using the strike to his own discretion.
Dolin in control.
Back live, NXT Roadblock.
As you've seen throughout the commercial break,
Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne have been going at it.
Jayne, though, has been getting the better of Dolin throughout this matchup.
Booker, why throw away so much like Jacy Jayne?
The friendship, the sisterhood, the championship part, why throw it away?
[Booker] How can I answer that very quickly?
It's about the prestige. It's about the power, it's about money.
That right there in itself is very intoxicating.
[Vic] I see what you did there.
Jacy Jayne, though, you go back to when I told you about
admitting that she's lost a lot of respect,
she still walks around gloating that she kicked Dolin's face
through a door here on NXT several weeks ago.
[Booker] It had to make her feel good.
The thing is you're always talking about, Vic, what people are thinking.
In this business you cannot worry about--
[Vic] Cover, cover, cover, hook of the leg, Dolin kicks out.
Well, Jayne now almost becoming incensed now looking at Dolin.
That rage boiling out of her at this moment,
said she has been carrying Gigi Dolin throughout her entire NXT career.
Oh, into the clothesline!
Again, another cover by Jayne, another hook of the leg
and another near fall.
Some among the NXT universe would say that Jacy Jayne has gotten lost in fame,
as we take another look, and bam, feel the impact.
[Booker] Yes, indeed.
I'm sure, Vic, this is not something that just happened overnight.
I'm sure this was a delayed problem for quite some time,
we just didn't know it.
[Vic] Well, right now that problem has obviously surfaced.
It's bubbled over the tension's high, inside cradle, not enough
and just able to kick out was Jayne, who now Dolin is starting to fight back.
For Dolin, she's got to remember all those moments in her childhood
she talked about last week,
all those moments that have been bringing her down her entire life
that she battled through then, can she battled through them now?
[Booker] Those are those moments, Vic, those moments fuel you in situations
like this right here.
That boot hurt around the universe, it woke up something inside Gigi Dolin.
[Vic] I got to agree with you.
The combination offense from Dolin, this is a moment,
this is a match that no one thought was possible,
no one thought was imaginable as now a neckbreaker center of the ring.
Jayne, senton, right down quickly into the cover
and another near fall.
[Booker] Got rocked up.
What this win would do for this young lady, Jacy Jayne,
I'm talking about the fuel that take you straight to the moon, baby.
[Vic] Same goes for Dolin who turns things around in this matchup.
This is Roadblock on the way to Los Angeles.
-Cover and no! -[Booker] No!
[bell rings]
[Gigi Dolin's music plays]
[female announcer] Here is your winner, Gigi Dolin.
[Vic] Dolin hammers in the final nail.
Dolin who has seen the light, that it's not about money,
designer bags and a perception.
It's about being true to who you are
and there's nothing truer, bam,
than the high-impact offense of Gigi Dolin.
[bell rings]
Dolin told Jayne, bring everything you have
and it won't be-- no!
I'm sure you're smiling, Booker.
What a sore loser Jacy Jayne is, you lost.
[Booker] Lost the fight, Vic, but not the war.
This is the war.
-[Vic] Right back. -[screaming]
What evil intentions.
[Booker] Time to bring in the heavy artillery.
[Vic] What is going through the mind--? Get the--
[Booker chuckles] Oh, yeah.
[Vic] No, no, no, Booker. Come on. You can't even condone this.
[Booker] I don't condone this, Vic. I don't condone this.
[Vic] We talk about being ruthless.
I'm thankful.
Thankful for the officials.
[crowd boos]
Listen, Brooks, I feel awful about Valentine's Day still.
-It has been eating me for a while. -Fallon, it's all right.
-You were coming from a good place. -But--
I want to say sorry for taking too long to get over it.
-So, I'm sorry, Fallon. -That's okay.
[in unison] I'm glad you're all right. [laughter]
Hey, y'all. Buddy, I just talked to Kiana.
Those roses you left on her desk. Nice touch. You should've seen her crazy.
I don't care what was on her desk. What did she say, Briggs?
It's all taken care of. She said she'd call you tonight,
maybe y'all can get back to where you left off.
-At least if that's what you wanted. -If I wanted. Of course I wanted.
-Come here. Thank you so much. -No problem. Calm down.
Sorry, sorry.
[sighs] It's Kiana.
-I can read. You're going to answer it? -Hold on.
-Got to get ready. -Ready for what?
-You got this. -Yes.
Hey, girl.
I don't care, Brooks.
Tonight?
I see.
Tonight, yes. Let's chill. Yeah.
All right. Yeah.
-Later, man. -Yes.
Did you tell him to talk like that?
Based on his reaction, he's not the one that sent the roses.
[sighs] I guess not, Fallon.
You've got to be kidding me. I knew it. I knew it.
I've been saying it for weeks that something was going on
and nobody wanted to listen to me.
I can't believe I'm about to say this.
You were right, Fallon, but what the hell are we going to do?
[sighs]
I think I have an idea.
[music plays]
Fallon Henley had an idea before. It didn't work out very well.
She better be right this time.
-99 problems and a-- -You better watch yourself here.
-[laughs] -It is NXT Roadblock, of course.
We are on the road to WrestleMania and--
Wait a minute, is that--? It's Bron Breakker.
We saw him earlier tonight victorious in a six-man tag team match.
[Vic] This isn't scheduled.
[crowd chants "Melo"]
I was supposed to come out here next week and say what I was going to say,
but it's time.
It's time for the biggest match on the biggest stage, right?
There's no more obstacles.
There's no more Roadblocks.
NXT Stand & Deliver.
Carmelo Hayes.
Where you at, man?
[crowd chants "Melo"]
Come on, man. You were out here earlier.
We've been dancing around each other two months. Let's go.
[Carmelo Hayes' music plays]
Hey, Bron Breakker.
Hey, man, you said it best.
It is time.
It's time for our paths to finally cross, man.
You and I, two of the biggest stars here in NXT.
Listen, man, listen to this crowd.
They want it,
you want it, Bron,
and I want it too.
[crowd chants "Melo"]
Look, man.
I couldn't agree more.
Me and you, we've been on our own paths.
You've been doing your thing, I've been doing mine,
and every single time I'd have a title defense,
I'd come out here the following week
and someone else's music would hit
and a set of disappointment would set in right here.
Disappointment would set in because it wasn't your music.
All right?
Listen, during all this time, I kept tabs on you, man.
I watched all your matches. I know--
Okay. Hey, you kept tabs on me?
Guess what, Bron?
I kept tabs on you too.
It didn't matter at what part you were on in the show, in the card.
It doesn't matter if you were closing, if you were opening.
If I was closing, if you were opening, if you were in the middle,
it didn't matter, Bron.
I always made it a point to watch you.
[applause]
Remember that meeting that we had with Shawn and Hunter before this started?
Of course.
They brought us in the office, they sat us down, they said,
"NXT is about to change.
There's going to be great opportunity for young, new superstars." Remember?
Of course, man, August of 2021, they picked you and they picked me.
That's it.
They said that this brand is yours for the taking.
Over these past 18 months, I proved myself.
-You know what, Bron? -[crowd cheers]
You proved yourself too.
Look, man. We both run fast, we both run hard.
All right?
There's nowhere else for us to go except me and you.
Right here is normally where I'd say, "That's all it is."
[crowd yells "that's all it is"]
It just doesn't feel right.
Let's keep this short and let's keep this sweet.
That NXT championship, put that on the line
and I'll see you at Stand & Deliver.
[crowd cheers]
Remember, Bron, Melo ain't never been secondary to nobody.
April 1st, we'll see.
[Carmelo Hayes' music plays]
[Vic] It's made official, you wanted it, they wanted it,
and it's finally going to happen.
No longer the other's Roadblock.
WrestleMania Saturday, destiny awaits.
Melo, Bron for the NXT title.
It's okay.
When you notice that the mine was wounded, which it will,
gently return to the breath, and now with me,
take a big inhale…
Ah! And exhale, letting go of any stress,
letting go of any tension. Ah!
How do you feel?
Amazing. Yes.
-That is music to my ears. -Yay!
-Brilliant. -Hey, Mr. Chase.
Tell me she's making progress.
Absolutely.
-Thea's been through some hard times. -She has.
Hopefully, with this practice, it will provide her
with the tools necessary to deal with any future hardships.
Thank you so much for working with me this past week. It's helping.
No problem. It's been my pleasure.
Remember that nobody is beyond fear.
As people, we must learn to move through our fear.
-You're a big, strong girl. -Yeah. Yes, sir.
-You've got this. -Thank you so much. Yes.
Mr. Chase, good luck with your match tonight.
-Namaste. -Namaste.
Okay, let's get them, Mr. Chase.
[sighs]
[giggles]
I can't believe anyone would buy that snake oil you're selling.
[Vic] I think it's quite calming, to be honest.
[heart pounding]
[Joe Gacy's music plays]
[Vic] There you see Schism, specifically Joe Gacy and Ava.
Have wreaked havoc towards Chase U, Chase, Gacy next.
Back live NXT Roadblock.
An old-fashioned grudge match between Andre Chase and Joe Gacy.
As you've seen throughout the commercial break,
these two have really gone back and forth in this matchup.
For Andre Chase said he was going to show his students
the principles Chase U is built up.
[Booker] I'm glad he's going to do that because those students need
something they can look up to and look forward to.
As of late it's been pretty turbulent with Chase U.
[Vic] Big knee by Gacy rocks Andre Chase,
and Gacy followed right up with a brainbuster.
Into the cover to put Andre Chase away, and a near fall.
That was awfully close for Joe Gacy.
As take another look. Look at the precision. Bam!
Is Joe Gacy a hypocrite, Booker?
In your opinion?
-Is Joe Gacy a hypocrite? -[Booker] Come on, Vic.
You got to agree with Joe Gacy in a lot of ways
as far as those students, they deserve more.
They deserve a whole lot better than what they're getting.
Come on. Name three graduates from Chase U.
Just three. You can't do it.
[Vic] Andre Chase, Thea Hail and Duke Hudson.
-I just did it right here, Booker. -[Booker] You can't do it.
[Vic] I just did, Booker. Yeah.
I'll let you have that one back.
We'll call Mulligan on it, but we'll get back to it next week
as Andre Chase firing right back up.
I want to go back to your point about something you said,
I wish I had someone like Andre Chase when I was in college.
[Booker] I'll help you get shape because I saw you eat
three ice cream sandwiches.
[Vic] Sean Lynch, Blake Cowen. Those are two more.
I'm up to five right now.
-Adam Callus, that's six. -Give me a C!
-[crowd yells "c"] -H!
-[crowd yells "h"] -A!
-[crowd yells "a"] -S!
-[crowd yells "s"] -E!
-[crowd yells "e"] -U!
-[crowd yells "u"] -What's that spell?
-[crowd yells "Chase U"] -[Vic] A whole section
of Chase U students are future graduates under his program.
Oh. Andre Chase now, what a win this would be, and no.
[Booker] You've got to be honest with yourself.
You're telling me Andre Chase and Duke Hudson has been on the same page?
-[Vic] You bet. -Is that what you're saying?
[Vic] I questioned it, but they've been on the same page for months.
Just had an NXT tag team title opportunity.
[Vic] Sometimes, it's not about wins and losses,
you get closer in losses.
[Booker] That's miscommunication.
You got to be on the same page all the time.
That's what I respect about Joe Gacy a man that said,
"When you've got to get the job done, sometimes you've got to do it yourself."
That's why he's in there tonight. Oh, wow.
[Vic] Well, Chase answering right back.
Andre Chase is not going to sit around idly.
Chase gets planted with a uranage.
He won't have to sit because he is laid out.
[Booker] I had a bad dream about this matchup last night,
and Schism and Joe Gacy was at the forefront.
It was just all blacked out, man, and I woke up in a cold sweat.
Let's see how this may play out.
[Vic] Chase could be waking up to a nightmare here in just moments,
as somehow Chase staying in this matchup.
Joe Gacy said the university of Chase U is a failing institution.
Andre Chase trying to battle back and showcase that is not true.
[screaming]
Andre Chase doing this for the university,
doing this for the student section.
Duke Hudson and Thea Hail on the outside,
but Andre Chase is only one man,
as Gacy continuing to apply pressure in this matchup.
[Booker] I have nothing against Chase U and Andre Chase,
but I just want to see the guy that's heading up this university
go out there and do the right thing,
and that's win by any means necessary, Vic.
That's what this business was built on.
[Vic] Both superstars right now all the way to the top,
precarious position, as Chase trying to wiggle free.
Look at Andre Chase go.
Look at the Chase U student section supporting.
-[Booker] I like that attitude, Vic. -[Vic] Andre Chase, boom!
[Vic] Oh, cover. Cover!
-[Booker] Oh, no. Whoa! -[Vic] Oh.
[Vic] This time it's Joe Gacy just able to kick out,
and Thea Hail just as shocked as we are.
Is Thea Hail trying to do some of the zen--?
-[Booker] Wait a minute. -[Vic] From Tyler Bate.
I'm done with you! I'm not scared of you anymore!
I'm not scared of you! I'm not afraid of you!
-[Booker] What the hell is going on? -I'm not afraid!
-Yes! Get him! -[Vic] You heard Thea.
She said she wasn't afraid.
She overcomes her fears and then going into the upside down
is Andre Chase.
-[bell rings] -[Booker] I told you, Vic.
[Joe Gacy's music plays]
[female announcer] Here is your winner, Joe Gacy.
[Vic] For a moment, Duke, Chase U
was so happy and amazed that Thea Hail conquered her fears,
but in the end, it is Schism who conquers all here at Roadblock.
[woman 3] Tonight, the moon shines full above us.
Together, Isla, we will perform a full-moon ritual.
This cycle makes curious beings of us all.
Once the longest-reigning champions,
now Kayden Carter and Katana Chance
struggle to remain bound together.
[laughs]
And has there ever really been harmony between Tatum Paxley and Ivy Nile?
No, no, no. [giggles]
Our reflection show that I am as vicious
as the beast that batched from that orb of night,
and you are as cunning as the ones that dance below it.
Forged together, we are unrivaled.
Tonight, we charge in the moonlight
because, next week, we march forward towards claiming our lot.
[Vic] On WrestleMania Saturday, NXT takes Center Stage,
and it's finally happening.
Camelo Hayes called his shot, Bron Breakker ready to end any debate.
Carmelo Hayes, Bron Breakker,
it is official for the NXT championship in Los Angeles.
NXT is still feeling the shockwaves from earlier tonight.
Perhaps, the greatest NXT superstar of all time,
Johnny Gargano, is back to shut the mouth of Grayson Waller.
He will do it on WrestleMania Saturday at NXT Stand & Deliver.
We've got to focus on it now.
Who will get through a Roadblock,
who will make it through Stand & Deliver, who will be the NXT women's champion
following tonight, Meiko Satomura or Roxanne Perez?
We find out next.
Mr. Chase, I'm sorry about your loss,
but today was a really big day for me.
I faced my fears today. I did it, I did it.
I listened to everything Tyler told me to do.
I breathed in, and I breathed out, and it worked.
Yes, you did, Thea.
Tyler Bate's methods are really connecting.
-They are. -You put Ava in her place.
-I did. -We'll bring Tyler in more often--
Aren't we forgetting something here?
That you lost, that we lost again.
Funny enough, it's to the guy that was trashing us last week.
-Duke, where is this coming from? -No, no, no.
You want a teachable moment?
Here it is.
We are an institution of losers.
Yes, yes, we've been celebrating.
We gave someone an award for winning a single match.
I thought we were better than that.
Apparently not. Apparently, I was wrong.
We are pathetic.
We are not a university, we are a bloody joke!
[crowd cheers]
Wes, everyone is buzzing about
your North American championship open challenges.
Yes. Things around here have been absolutely intense, but I love it.
Did you see the brawl between the locker room,
as they tried to get a shot of the North American champ?
Everybody was a part of it.
They fought the back, they fought all the way out to the ring,
and I had no idea who I was going to be facing.
Lo and behold, after four months of absence,
Nathan Frazer emerges and then gives me one hell of a match.
I know I loved it. You've got to love it too.
Yes.
Honestly, you've got to love all of the commotion
that's going on around here, all the chaos, the madness.
Guess what, McKenzie? Go on, guess.
-Wes, again? -Mm-hmm. yes.
We're doing it again next week, as the WWE universe loved it, I--
-Wes, I was looking for you. -What's up?
Last week, I was so ready to accept that challenge.
You could see the fire in my eyes.
Unfortunately, though, I was held back, Nathan beat me to it,
but I'm telling you right now, that next week,
it's going to be me and you for that title.
You get down to the ring before anyone else,
I know that we're going to tear it up, but until then, see you next week.
-Hey. -Girl, you're good.
[Vic] If Axiom gets to the ring first, he could be the one.
We have another Wes Lee open challenge next week.
Also, after shocking the world with his return tonight,
for the first time in 15 months,
we will hear from Johnny Gargano live on NXT.
[Meiko Satomura's music plays]
Well, Booker, it is main event time at NXT Roadblock here tonight.
[crowd cheers]
For the challenger, her career began back in 1995, Booker.
She's held titles throughout Japan, throughout Europe.
Was the NXT women's champion for over 450 days,
and there's no doubt is the toughest test to date for Roxanne Perez.
Booker, I mean this with all respect,
not as Roxanne Perez has been champion, like she said earlier,
in Roxanne Perez's entire career.
[Booker] I must say, my palms are sweaty right now, Vic,
because I know this matchup right here, this is the ultimate matchup
for Roxanne Perez.
I taught her a lot, but let me tell you,
Meiko Satomura, she has been champion all over the world.
She knows every trick in the book.
This is going to be magic.
[Vic] You see the NXT universe on their feet showing a sign of respect
to the Japanese legend.
[Roxanne Perez's music plays]
We all know the story.
Roxanne Perez, 21 years old, signed to the WWE nearly one year ago,
and in less than 12 months
competed in the Women's Royal Rumble match.
NXT Women's Tag Team champion, NXT Breakout Tournament winner,
Iron Survivor, NXT Women's Champion, the true definition of a prodigy.
[Booker] Yes, Vic.
All those accolades still does not prepared her for this situation.
This is a situation you can't prepare for.
This is the ultimate test.
If you don't know if you got it until you're in it.
[Vic] I'm glad you brought up preparing.
I want to come back to that here in just a moment,
as Alicia Taylor is standing by.
[bell rings]
[female announcer] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT women's championship.
[cheers and applause]
Introducing first the challenger,
Meiko Satomura!
[cheers and applause]
Her opponent,
she is the NXT women's champion,
Roxanne Perez!
[Vic] You see Perez clutching at the NXT women's title.
Taking a long look at the gold as she hands the title over.
[crowd chants]
NXT universe split down the middle for this NXT women's championship match,
the main event of NXT Roadblock.
The winner of this matchup obviously has a much clearer path
towards Los Angeles. Don't go anywhere.
You won't miss a second of the action, the NXT women's title is on the line.
Back live on NXT Roadblock,
and Roxanne Perez quickly out of desperation
having to find the bottom rope to break the submission hold.
As you saw throughout the commercial break,
certainly a feeling out process between these two,
but let's go back to what you talked about.
You couldn't have even prepared Roxanne Perez for this match,
for this moment.
[Booker] Of course, Vic. I've been in this situation before.
I remember my first time in there with Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat.
I just felt out of place.
I did not feel like myself, but I was no prodigy.
-I was no Roxanne Perez. -[Vic] Shoulders down.
[Vic] Just got the right shoulder up.
Again, one more time, and another near fall.
Back to what you were saying of your experience in this situation.
[Booker] Meiko Satomura just like Ricky Steamboat,
he was always one step ahead. Just like that right there.
Always found myself wondering what's next, what's coming,
and I just could not prepare properly.
Right now, I look at Roxanne Perez, she seem to be in that same water
that I was in once upon a time, Vic.
[Vic] What a strike to the stomach from Satomura.
We certainly know the toughness,
striking ability of the challenger here tonight.
It's taking the champion off her feet.
Satomura, of course, did Perez a favor the last month being her tag team partner.
This title match, the favor she has requested.
Look, let's say what it is.
Satomura didn't travel around the world to visit friends in the train.
She came here for the championship.
[Booker] It comes a time in your career when you got to pass that torch,
and I don't think Meiko Satomura is ready to pass that torch now,
going to that sweet goodnight.
It's not ready to happen right now.
[Vic] Huge championship main event tonight.
Of course the NXT tag team titles will be on the line next week.
Apollo crews as we see first time ever one-on-one
with Dabba-Kato, and also how about Johnny Gargano
first time in 15 months back here live, but a submission center of the ring.
[Booker] This could be it.
[Vic] Perez trying to shift her weight, trying to roll.
Shoulders down, and able to make a reversal.
-[Booker] Beautiful reversal. -You start thinking.
All those training sessions with Meiko Satomura,
how much has Roxanne Perez been able to learn, to digest, to absorb?
[Booker] I wondered about those training sessions
and getting lured into that false sense of security,
but right now, Meiko Satomura is not even letting Roxanne get
to the point for just a second.
[Vic] Doesn't either. Perez was talking about dealing with self-imposed pressure
but she right now-- oh, got caught.
[Booker] Damn right into that shot. Meiko scouted that right there.
You could see it coming a mile away.
[Vic] We're going to stay with this matchup until the end.
As long this matchup goes, we will have it for you here live
on NXT Roadblock on USA because this is a lot more
than just about who's going to be the NXT women's champion.
There's a whole locker room of women watching this matchup,
eyeing up Los Angeles, eyeing up Stand & Deliver,
as Perez just able to kick out.
[Booker] One thing I think about this matchup, experience factor.
-[Vic] Yes, you're right. -That in-ring IQ.
All of that goes to Meiko Satomura, but the heart, will and determination,
at the end of the day, is going to be all about Perez,
at least I'm hoping that's what it's going to be about.
[Vic] The first meeting between these two
back in September was a highlight reel for the challenger.
Not so much for the champion as Perez trying to turn things around.
Shoulders down. Meiko able to get the shoulder up, back down, near fall.
[Booker] There's levels to this game, Vic.
You don't become a black belt overnight.
You got to go through a lot of pain to get to that point right there, Vic,
and that's what Perez now is experiencing with Sato, I mean Satomura.
[Vic] You got caught up. You're excited. This is the prodigy.
This is someone you trained in Perez who is caught center of the ring now,
-and Perez-- -[Booker] Oh, wow.
[Vic] With nowhere to go, but look at Satomura, the wise veteran
releasing the hold to apply more damage to that right knee.
[Booker] Talking about somebody's got every trick in the bag,
knows every tool in the tool bag.
She's definitely experienced, Vic.
More experienced than Roxanne Perez, I must say that.
[Vic] Look at Perez able to counter, another submission in her own right.
Look at Roxanne Perez.
You see for a second trying to get in some breath right now is Perez.
[Booker] What I see right there is Roxanne Perez is thinking.
She's trying to get one step on Meiko, and it's hard
because that veteran experience is coming into play every second.
[Vic] Look at Perez. She said, this is mine.
[screaming]
[Booker] Don't play that game.
That's not the game you want to play with Meiko Satomura.
[Vic] Oh!
We talk about the striking ability of Satomura.
Certainly on display, and boom!
[screams]
-Look at Perez. -[Booker] Oh, yes!
That's what I'm looking for. That's what I need.
[Vic] You talk about the training.
These are some of the strikes she endured in that training session
for the last few weeks.
Oh!
It didn't prepare you for that.
[Booker] Man, Vic. What a shot.
[Vic] Look at Perez back to her feet.
Look at the champion.
Uh-oh.
Oh!
Nice little Dragon screw, and now it's Perez who's in control.
[Booker] Meiko's not ready to give up that title of being the final boss yet.
Roxanne is going to have to take it.
[crowd chants]
[Vic] Perez doing just that. Eyeing up the challenger.
Right back in goes the champion.
I was going to question Perez if she's going to be able to block out
her personal feelings towards Satomura, and apparently she has.
[Booker] Vic, we look at the experience of Meiko Satomura,
but Roxanne Perez is the champion, Vic.
She's the one with the title.
She's the one with all the gold, and right there,
that might be that opening she's been looking for. Oh, yes.
[Vic] Satomura was looking for that scorpio rising,
was able to get out of dodge for a moment, look at Perez.
Never seen Perez in this sort of state.
The 21-year-old, the NXT women's champion laying it on the line.
Just like earlier, she went right back.
She's sticking to her game plan.
[Booker] The first iron woman champion, Vic.
She's the champion right now.
The NXT women's champion, and she didn't slip on a banana peel
and win those championships.
It didn't happen by osmosis or anything like that.
She earned that title shot, and she went out and cashed in on it.
[Vic] We've seen in the last few minutes of this matchup,
you cannot question the passion, you cannot question the heart
in the champion or in the challenger.
[Booker] You got to understand, Roxanne is going to be pushed to the limit
more so than ever in this matchup right here.
Can she rise to that occasion? That's what I'm wondering.
Everyday she always does since day one.
[Vic] Can she rise to the challenge once again here tonight?
[Booker] Wow. Looking for the Russian off the top there.
[Vic] Look at Satomura's right hand holding right onto the turnbuckle.
We talk about the strength, there's more of that experience
you were talking about, but wait a minute.
Perez up, over, trying to get Satomura down.
Make her hold on. Oh!
Look again, the repeated strikes breaking the grip.
Oh, and a nasty kick.
[Booker] That's that veteran experience.
She could see that, she could sense that, Vic.
She could sense that move about to happen.
-[Vic] Satomura. -[Booker] Oh, wow!
[Vic] Took a little bit too long.
Perez able to counter.
Inside cradle center of the ring, title on the line,
champion couldn't retain.
Take another look right when Meiko thought
everything was rolling in her favor, bam,
Roxanne Perez able to get the two feet up and change things around.
Look at Satomura coming right back with a strike.
Oh! Perez answering back with one and another of her own,
and this is sort of that final test, don't you think, for Perez?
[Booker] It is that final test, but don't get lured into that false sense
of security because Meiko Satomura, this right here,
that's that trick, that's that Jedi mind trick
that she's trying playing on Roxanne. Don't fall for it.
[screaming]
[Vic] Perez couldn't land on her feet, but able to create a little separation.
Boom, Russian leg sweep connected. Float over.
Hook of the leg, cover center of the ring, and still not enough to keep--
Meiko crucifix, shoulders down, and Perez just able to kick out.
[Booker] It'll take a whole lot more to get a pinfall in this matchup.
I see this right here going to the limit.
[Vic] We will stay with you until the end.
As going up and down.
More of that power on display from Meiko Satomura.
The training we've seen from Meiko Satomura,
we know she's got an endless gas tank here tonight.
As now Perez going to have to answer.
-Oh, gets caught. -[Booker] Good God! Man!
[Vic] Could we be closing in closing in on a new NXT women's champion tonight?
[Booker] Double up right there on the back of the head.
[Vic] Nasty landing. Cover, and no!
[Booker] Let me tell you right now, Roxanne Perez is in a lot of trouble,
Vic, after that combination.
That combination was sweet.
Oh, man.
[Vic] Booker, if you notice, on the kick out too,
you saw Perez almost moving her fingers, trying to get some feeling
back into the tips maybe so that she can continue this matchup.
You got to wonder what's going through the body of Perez!
Roxanne Perez has never been in a position like this right here
ever in her short career. Oh!
[Vic] That is how MeikoMeiko Satomura won the NXT UK women's title,
and tonight she couldn't because Perez somehow kicked out,
and wisely for Perez trying to roll to the outside.
[Booker] I wonder have the damage been done after that?
Like I say, I thought it was a triple combination,
but it turned out to be a quadruple. Oh, my goodness.
[Vic] With every kick out more the energy being zapped out of the body of Perez
and continuing to persevere, to push forward is Meiko Satomura,
the challenger who just went face first, but right back on her feet.
This time Perez trying to turn things around in her favor.
Looking for some pop rocks.
Perez, and didn't get all of it.
I think Satomura was able to hold on to the ring apron
and Perez took the worst of that.
[Booker] Meiko was very smart right there.
She held on to the apron and-- Oh, no!
[Vic] Satomura's got to get Perez back into the ring.
You can't win the NXT women's championship on a count out.
[Booker] Vic, that's the fifth shot right behind the head of Perez
and I'll tell you right now--
[Vic] This could be it for Satomura. Into the cover.
Hook of the leg, and Perez just got the bottom foot,
or excuse me, the foot on the bottom rope.
[Booker] Vic, that was smart, but I tell you,
I think everything has been taken out of Roxanne Perez at this point.
I'm getting a little worried right now.
Now, Satomura one after another. Shot after shot, kick after kick.
Focusing in and just bending the champion.
[crowd chants "Let's go, Roxy"]
[crowd chants "Let's go, Meiko"]
[Vic] NXT universe can fuel Perez all they want.
Nobody home. Perez from behind. Shoulders are down.
-Perez rolls through. Got her! Wow! -[bell rings]
[Roxanne Perez's music plays]
[female announcer] Here is your winner and still the NXT women's champion,
Roxanne Perez!
[Vic] Booker, Perez retains, defeats the final boss.
Unreal.
[Booker] I got to say, I didn't see that coming, Vic.
I thought Roxanne was in dire straits up until that point there.
What a victory, what a victory.
[Vic] Look, Roxanne Perez took a beating in this matchup.
You had talked about all the strikes, all the kicks.
Even right here, just getting dropped by Satomura.
As Meiko looked a number of times that she was--
[Booker] That was the one I thought that was the coupe de grace,
but this right here.
[Vic] Take another look, and bam!
Satomura the veteran knew she had to get Perez back into the ring
but closing moments, Perez just one step ahead of Satomura.
Able to roll through, shift that weight and keep those shoulders down
as now the path becomes cleared for Roxanne Perez.
All roads are cleared for the NXT women's champion
as she can focus on the bright lights of Los Angeles, WrestleMania Saturday,
Stand & Deliver, and what a show of respect
from the Japanese legend to the prodigy.
[Booker] Talk about being taken to the limit.
That was a contest of all contests [indistinct].
[Vic] Standing ovation, Booker.
[Booker] Sure she's going to be--
[Vic] We talked about the strikes from Satomura.
[referee] Squeeze my hand if you're okay. Squeeze my hand.
Perez, you got to squeeze my hand.
-Medical. -Come on!
Squeeze my hand, squeeze my hand.
[Booker] Don't know, man.
Where's the EMT?
[Booker] We got to get some help out here, come on.
[man 4] We need the gurney.
Come on. Roxanne, Roxanne.
We need help. Guys, we need help.
Guys, we seriously need help. Come on, let's go, let's go.
Roxanne, come on. Come on, Roxanne.
Roxanne, can you hear me? Can you hear me?
Roxanne, can you hear me?
Can you hear me, Roxanne?
Roxanne, can you hear me?
Roxanne!
Stay with us. You're okay. You're going to be okay.
I promise you're going to be okay.
Stay with us, stay with us, stay with us.
[inaudible conversation]
Come on.
[applause]
-[man 5] Is she responding yet? -No, she's not responding.
[man 6] Clear the door!
-Clear the area! -[man 7] Everybody back!
Out of the way, out of the way!
-[man 6] Get out of the way! -Let's go, guys.
[woman 4] We love you, Roxy!
[man 6] We got to go, we got to go!
-[man 7] Get these cameras out. Move! -[man 6] Go!
[man 6] Come on, come on, go.
[man 7] Easy, easy.
Get her in. Get her in there. Open the door.
-[man 6] We got to get her in. -[man 7] We got to move.
[man 8] Up high.
Subtitles: Lara Mattheus r in. -[man 7] We got to move.