[WWE signature intro playing]
[Cena] Then.
[Flair] Woo!
[The Rock] If you smell!
[Cena] Now.
[Roman] Acknowledge me!
[Triple H] The King of Kings.
[Cena] You can't see me.
Forever.
Together.
[crowd chants "NXT"]
[Vic] These four will compete in a fatal four-way
to determine the new number one contender for the NXT title.
Who's headed at Spring Breakin'?
[Booker] What's it gonna take get a victory?
What's it gonna take to get that one moment?
[Vic] And now look at Grayson Waller, the opportunist.
[Waller] Welcome to NXT.
[Booker] Who's gonna be one of these superstars?
-It's so close-- -[Vic] Hey, can anyone hear me? Am I on?
Oh, hell's breaking loose out here.
Finally, Book, we're live, it is absolute chaos ringside.
[Booker] Yes! This the way you kick it off, baby.
What a great way to do that!
[Vic] Officials trying their best.
We're supposed to kick off the night
with a triple-threat match for the NXT Tag Team Titles.
This is a mad house.
[Booker] It's amazing. This is great. What are you talking about?
This is action.
[Vic] Officials trying to restore order.
I mean, hell, Book, they're trying to get order.
[Booker] Vic, this is what tag team wrestling is all about.
This what tag team wrestling is built on.
Come on, man, you got to love this.
[crowd chants "let them fight"]
[Booker] Yeah.
[Vic] NXT Universe on their feet.
[crosstalk]
[Vic] Finally, things starting to settle down.
And again, one member of each team must remain legal.
[Vic] There's the bell, we're underway.
[Booker] Oh, yes, let's get it on.
[Vic] NXT Tag Team Title's up for grabs.
All three of these teams with such a disdain for one another,
and really it was The Dyad who inserted themselves
into the title picture last week.
And, of course, we know Gallus,
they don't mind having a target on their back.
That's a rare quality, Book.
[Booker] Yes, indeed.
They want a piece of the action, these Gallus boys.
Let me tell you something, they…
[crosstalk]
-[Vic] Wow! -[Booker] …from nobody.
[Vic] Tag was made, Brutus now legal.
I'm taking a look around, Book,
down there, look to your right, look to your left.
Some of our officials, some of our referees
are staying ringside here.
I'm assuming they're trying to keep order
if things start breaking down a little bit later on.
And look at the tag team continuity.
Cover, titles on the line.
Brutus hooking the leg, and a kick out.
[Booker] A lot of bodies, a lot of backup out here.
This thing is it's about to break down sooner or later, man.
Trust me.
[Vic] Trying to regroup ourselves here at the table
after such a start here to NXT one week before Spring Breakin'
next week live right here on USA.
-Oh! And look at The Dyad in control. -[Booker] Oh, yes.
Dyad's looking real good right now.
Talking about the takeover,
we have new Tag Team Champions after this one, Vic.
[Vic] There you see Reid and Fowler in control.
Of course, they have quite the history with Gallus.
Joe Gacy on the outside, thirsty for gold.
Also tonight, Roxanne Perez also returns to in-ring action
to go one-on-one with Zoey Stark.
What a matchup that will be.
And the Grayson Waller Effect with NXT Champion, Carmelo Hayes.
Book, these two are gonna spit fire at one another.
[Booker] It'll be fire in that match just like it is in this one right there.
Creed Brothers and big, big…
Brutus is in big trouble over there.
-Oh, yes! -[Vic] Oh!
And just as quick as we're talking, Gallus able to turn things around,
but here's the difference from Stand & Deliver.
They don't have the element of surprise.
There's no Joe Coffey to ambush their opponents
out of nowhere as Mark Coffey into the cover, and a kick out.
[Booker] I don't think these guys,
these Gallus boys need that element because they just find those, Vic.
One month in and they were the new Tag Team Champ…
They just came in and bum rushed the scene and took those titles.
[Vic] Gallus does not have to be factored
in the decision here tonight to lose the NXT Tag Team Titles.
[Booker] That's what's so impressive.
[Vic] I'll ask, what do you mean by that?
[Booker] No, that's what's so impressive.
They're all about fighting, these Gallus boys.
They don't mind going out there and putting the…
-[Vic] Tag. -[Booker] …titles on the line.
That shows me they are a team that don't mind putting things.
On the far left, here we go.
[Vic] Look at Julius Creed now, plethora of suplexes,
and The Creed Brothers believe
that if it was not for the fore-mentioned Joe Coffey
they would already be the NXT Tag Team Champions.
[Booker] These Creed boys, prodigies of, you know,
models of that boy Daniel Cormier.
Check this out.
Beautiful belly to belly suplex right there.
[Vic] Look at the strength, and now a Stretch Muffler,
Mark Coffey breaking up the submission.
[Booker] Great tag team wrestling right there by Mark Coffey,
delivered a great, great suplex right there.
One of my best moves.
Oh, yes.
[Vic] Action starting to slow down in this match.
I do wanna ask you, though, at the moment,
is Gallus still the most aggressive team as they say in the tag team division?
[Booker] You look at the Gallus boys
again with the addition of, you know, Joe Coffey coming back.
Oh, yes, I think they're the most aggressive team
as well as they're the champions, Vic.
[Vic] Well, you take a look at too.
The Dyad, though, they didn't back down from Gallus.
Same could be said about Brutus and Julius.
These other two teams believe they're the most aggressive!
And what an aggressive move that is by Julius!
And now what's on the mind of…
You got to be kidding me!
[Booker] Beautiful timing on that.
[Vic] Gut wrench suplex, trying to get it into a powerbomb.
[Booker] Wait a minute, look at this here.
-[Vic] What strength. -[Booker] God!
-Man! -[Vic] Cover. Count.
And breaking up the count.
[Booker] Let me tell you, this team right there,
The Creed Brothers, with Ivy Nile,
the glue keeping that team together,
they can go all the way the top of this business.
-Check this out. -[Vic] Caution thrown to the wind.
And then turned right around showcasing great strength,
but now we see Dyad,
now we see Gallus for a moment teaming together.
Big Brutus with a double axe handle off the top.
-[Booker] Big Brutus came down… -[Vic] Superkick!
[Booker] …from the heavens.
Yes. I told it was gonna break down, Vic.
[Vic] Wait a minute, Reid's gone into the cover.
[Booker] You gotta go. Pretty good.
[Vic] Reid's gone into the cover.
Oh! [laughs]
[Booker] Referee made a mistake right there,
missed maybe two, maybe three seconds right there.
[Vic] Book, you got to give credit to the official,
all the action here tonight.
[Booker] No doubt.
[crowd chants "NXT"]
[Vic] What a way to kick off NXT live on USA.
Wolfgang feeling the effects on the outside,
but, Book, take a look at some of this action.
All over the place.
This has been chaotic since before the bell even rang.
[Booker] The domino effect. This is what I'm about.
The referee, like I said, maybe a step off.
And like you say, Vic, there's a lot of action going on.
I don't blame him,
but look at the athleticism on this kid, Julius.
[Vic] Following up with a dropkick knocking down Reid.
And The Creed Brothers, they've lived up to the billing tonight.
They said they would be the champions.
They have been in cruise control.
They are the tag team to beat, but Gallus thinking otherwise.
[Booker] I agree with The Creed Brothers, if they can just stay focused, Vic.
If they could just stay focused,
they definitely, like I say, could take this team
all the way to that next level.
But these boys, these Gallus boys, they're different.
[Vic] They're trying to stay on top. Mark into the cover, kick out.
Tag team titles on the line!
We are back live on NXT, the tag team titles on the line.
Triple-threat rules.
The Champions, Gallus, do not need to be factored
in the decision to lose the title.
The Dyad here believing they've been hidden
from the titles on purpose,
and The Creeds in this matchup ready to regain their gold here tonight.
[Booker] Let me tell you right now, if I was a betting man, Vic,
I'm gonna be putting all my money on The Creed Brothers
to walk away tonight and the new Tag Team Champions!
I feel something, I feel it in my bones.
[Vic] Trying to rally on The Creeds.
All three superstars reach out and three new bodies ready to slug it out.
[Booker] Oh, yes. Here comes Brutus.
Right now, he's rolling downhill, Vic.
-Oh, yes. -[Vic] Brutus smash.
[Booker] Oh, take off the straps.
[Vic] Brutus with his hands on Fowler. Oh, got his hands on Wolfgang.
Oh, there it is, Book.
[Booker] Ground and pound.
[Vic] Brutus ready.
It was Ivy Nile, who's on the outside,
who said she had to get her brothers in the attitude that this is must win.
[Booker] I said it, Ivy Nile, she's that gorilla glue
that's keeping this team together that could take this team to the top, Vic.
She's that legitimate. Oh, yes!
[Vic] Wait a minute, two for one. Northern lights with the bridge.
And Mark Coffey.
Have you ever seen anything like that in your Hall of Fame career?
[Booker] These three guys right there, like I said, these Coffey boys,
they're different, Vic.
Let me tell you, they're innovative.
They're all about winning. I like that.
[Vic] Saw Julius right here to your right as knees sort of buckle.
-[Booker] Double look. -[Vic] And now Gallus.
[Vic] Oh, The Dyad on the outside.
[Booker] Right place at the right time.
It was so close to big over right there, Vic.
[Vic] And somehow Julius popping right back up.
[Booker] Oh, yeah.
[Vic] Things are getting a little bit too close for me, Book.
-[Booker] Oh! -[Vic] Oh!
Introduction into the steel steps for Gallus.
[Booker] The Coffey boys are down.
[crowd chants "NXT"]
[Vic] And Joe Coffey might be feeling the grip on the gold
slipping through his fingertips because, Book, Gallus is out.
Gallus is down. There's only two teams standing.
[Booker] This is a regular tag team right now, Vic.
Who's gonna be the last team left?
Oh, yes. Beautiful shot.
[Vic] Nice combination by Reid and Fowler.
Now, trying to double up. Hoisting up.
-[Booker] I've seen this one before. -[Vic] Wow!
That might be it.
The Schism could be closing in on championship gold,
but Julius back to his feet fighting for everything he's worth.
[Booker] That being a smart thing right there, rolling to the outside,
saving that pin right there perhaps.
-Oh, yes! -[Vic] Holy hell!
-[Booker] Goodnight! -[Vic] He just suplexed two men.
[Booker] This is his chance, man. Like I said, first time that this kid--
[Vic] Wait a minute. Ava. What's Ava doing?
[Booker] Distraction. Oh, yes!
[Vic] Right to the throat.
Fowler to the throat, and now Reid on the outside.
Oh, and doomsday could be coming to NXT
if Schism can get their hands on the tag team titles.
[Booker] It's not gonna be that easy, Vic.
It's not gonna be that easy.
[Vic] Ivy Nile did not like what she saw.
Oh!
It was incidental contact, and right now Brutus ball!
[Booker] My God, man.
[Vic] There might be nothing left
of Fowler as Julius on the outside trying to look after Ivy Nile.
[Booker] What are you doing, man?
-Oh! -[Vic] Gallus on top.
They're the only ones standing.
Wolfgang into the cover to retain.
[bell rings]
["Thicker Than Blood" plays]
[Alicia] Here are your winners
and still the NXT Tag Team Champions,
Gallus!
[Vic] So much action before we even went on air
between these three teams.
[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] Let's get to some of the action throughout this ma…
I mean, from Julius. This is just unparallel strength.
Two men, he was able to hoist up into suplex,
but this really is the turning point for The Creed Brothers.
Incidental contact, clipping the leg,
gripping the left knee of Ivy Nile.
Brutus, Julius went right to work.
Hit that Brutus ball, but Julius Creed realized
what happened on the outside.
Went to tend for his fallen friend,
and that would open the door for Gallus to take full advantage
in the closing moments of chaos in that matchup,
and they stand tall once again.
As Gallus boys on top as NXT Tag Team Champions.
And earlier today, our camera crew tried to catch up with Dijak.
[Man] Dijak, can I get your thoughts in the upcoming WWE Draft?
[Dijak] If Raw or SmackDown want hard justice,
they know where to find me.
[Man] I got to ask you about what happened with Ilja Dragunov.
[Dijak] Ilja Dragunov was the most feared man in NXT
until I stepped in the ring with him.
[Man] But why confront the man--
[Dijak] I just answered your question.
[Apollo] Yo, Dijak, what the hell's your problem, man?
It's completely unnecessary.
-Yo, you okay? -Yeah, I'm okay.
[Apollo] Can't you see he's just doing his job?
[Dijak] Why don't you worry about yourself and stay out of my way?
[Apollo] No, man. I'm in your way right now.
[Dijak] I see what this is.
The Draft's coming up, Apollo wants to show up and show out.
Let's go tonight.
[Apollo] My schedule's wide open.
[Noam] I came to NXT to prove that I'm the star player in the WWE Universe.
["Who Gonna Stop Me" plays]
[Noam] There's levels to this game. I'm at the top.
["Who Gonna Stop Me" plays]
[Noam] Check, please.
I'm the longest-reigning
and only two-time NXT Heritage Cup Champion.
Light the rocket on my back
and watch me blast off into a different stratosphere.
[Frazer] Welcome to the very first edition of what I like to call
Hard-Hitting Home Truths with your host Nathan Frazer.
[Frazer] Well, this is quite the shocker, isn't it?
Surprise, surprise, folks.
I'm more than a guy that can just flip, and Hard-Hitting Home Truths is a place
where you get to learn a little bit more about me,
and maybe learn a little bit more about yourself in the process.
Now, back in October, I suffered a pretty gruesome injury
in that North American Championship ladder match
at Halloween Havoc.
And since returning to NXT, it's not been going so well.
You look at the match with Wes,
the Battle Royal against Axiom, Dragon Lee.
I come agonizingly close every single time,
but you can just tell something's missing.
And it would be very easy to get sad, or depressed,
or down in the dumps about it,
but last week I came to a realization,
and that realization doesn't just apply to me,
but it applies to anyone on the NXT roster that's maybe lost a match or two.
This place is freaking cut-throat. Right?
It's a locker room full of studs and studettes.
Studettes?
It's just definitely not a word, but we're gonna go with it.
All right, you fail for three seconds against a world-class athlete, it's okay.
All right, everyone here is quality. Otherwise, we wouldn't be here.
You don't have to bitch, you don't have to moan,
you don't have to complain.
All you have to do is look inward,
because that realization that I had last week
is that I can never be sad, I can never be depressed,
I can never be down in the dumps about anything if I never slow down.
I don't just mean that because I move like insanely fast in the ring.
That's one thing. But I mean, in life, speed is so important.
Speed defies gravity.
How do you think a plane moves through the air and defies gravity?
Speed. It's moving too fast to fall.
And if you're constantly doing things,
if you're constantly looking for ways to improve yourself,
to move forward, to attack life, unhappiness,
for lack of a better term, it can't catch you.
With that being said,
it's time to practice what I preach and turn this ship around.
For now, though, I'm gonna love you and leave you.
I've been Nathan Frazer, and this has been enlightening.
Peace.
[Vic] Certainly was some hard-hitting truths being handed out.
Very enlightening.
["Own The Game" plays]
[bell rings]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring, the NXT Heritage Cup Champion,
"Supernova 11," Noam Dar!
[Vic] Holding the Heritage Cup like a baby.
Noam Dar, welcome back to NXT.
[Alicia] Man, his opponent already in the ring, Myles Borne.
[Vic] Borne has an uphill battle here tonight against Dar.
Book, Dar is someone who promotes himself
as a combination of swag, style, elegance, savage with unlimited potential.
[Booker] Talking about the two…
You talking about actually the C-est C rule, right?
Right? That's what you're talking about?
Confidence, style and very, very charming.
[Vic] I don't know what you're talking about.
[Booker] No, that's what I'm saying. That's what this kid is, Noam Dar.
-He comes in very, very debonair. -[Vic] Nice take down.
[Booker] So, let me tell you, this kid is very dangerous
inside that squared circle.
Knows every inch of that 20 by 20. Trust me on that.
[Vic] He is someone who's an international superstar
who's competed in the Cruiserweight Classic,
has competed all over the world, on Raw.
Helped build NXT UK. He's been a winner everywhere he's been.
[Booker] I knew about this kid, Noam Dar,
heard about him well before I ever saw him.
That tells me he's a star, Vic. This kid has been a star.
Every promotion he's been in, he's been champion.
And right now, he want to…
He wanna show a little something, something, and let's see it.
[Vic] There's Borne going right to the body.
What a feather in the cap for Borne
it would be to defeat a champion here in NXT.
What an upset it would be as well.
As there you see some of the striking, some of the sharp kicks,
and there you see Noam Dar turning into a savage.
Vicious elbows strikes.
[Booker] One thing I like about this kid, Noam Dar,
you know, he don't mind taking a shortcut or two.
He's in here to win, Vic.
That's how he became the Heritage Champion.
Not just one time, but two times.
[Vic] Oh, we saw Dijak, Apollo Crews official for tonight.
Also, Jade and Dolin going one-on-one.
But we are focused on Noam Dar
who believes the whole lineage of European wrestling belongs to him.
Seems to be a little egotistical.
[Booker] No. No, no.
You know, every one of us who believe in ourself
had that same sentiment.
[Vic] Wow!
[Booker] You look at the European wrestlers
like a McIntyre, Sheamus, Gunther, even go back to William Regal.
They all had that same thought process. This is my era, Vic.
[Vic] Oh!
You talk about the sharp kicks, the precision striking ability.
And Borne now trying to get back up, but right again goes Dar,
and just got caught with a right hand.
[Booker] Myles Borne, this kid, he could catch you with one big shot, Vic,
and it can turn your lights out.
That's right. Look, he's in great shape.
All he needs is a victory.
Look at the power of this kid.
[Vic] Uh-oh, and Dar getting tossed.
Again, for Borne, what a win it would be to defeat the only--
[Booker] Wait a minute, Vic.
This kid is tugging at that left knee. I don't know if he pulled something.
[Vic] He's gonna have to be able to fight through the pain
and try to capitalize, because he's in there,
as you mentioned, with the only two-time Heritage Cup Champion to Noam Dar.
One after another.
[Booker] That's what I'm talking about, that mistake right there.
[Vic] Oh! That was a mistake.
Big knee under the jaw.
Borne rocked, and… Oh!
[Booker] Oh, good night.
[Vic] What an elbow!
And Dar with Borne in his sights,
looking for that Nova Roller right on the button.
Check, please.
-[Booker] No, no, checkmate. -[bell rings]
["Own The Game" plays]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Noam Dar!
[Vic] He certainly brought the swag
and was a pure savage
in the ring tonight in his return to NXT.
Bam!
That knee could've been lights out, but Noam Dar was not done.
-[Booker] Check this out, Vic. -[Vic] Capitalizing that Nova Roller.
[Booker] The precision timing.
[bell rings]
[Vic] A statement victory for the Heritage Cup Champion, Noam Dar.
And NXT is certainly about to blast off
with the so-called star player here in NXT.
[Noam] Check, please. Check, please.
[Roxanne] Zoey Stark.
[Zoey] Boys.
[Roxanne] The WWE Universe knows you can go in the ring,
and you definitely get your flowers for it,
but that doesn't give you free rein to run people down the way you do.
[Zoey yelling]
[Roxanne] Preying on people who you perceive as weak
just makes you the weakest one of all.
Tonight, you'll learn that character
triumphs over talent every single time.
On another note, I wanna regain my NXT Women's Championship from Indi.
And Tiffany Stratton, I know you're listening.
You and your entitled self-inflated opinion believes
you're the number one contender.
If I have to go through you to get my title back,
then that's exactly what I'll do.
Tonight, Zoey Stark, I shut you up.
[Briggs] Kiana, you got a minute?
[Kiana] Actually, I have more than a minute
since I'm not a champion anymore, thanks to you and Fallon.
[Briggs] I mean, that's debatable, but can you just talk to Brooks for me?
[Kiana] Why would I ever help you again?
[Briggs] Well, you remember when you guys were going through your rough patch
after Valentine's Day?
I helped get y'all back together and look at you now.
[Kiana] Yeah, I'm the best thing that's ever happened to him.
[Briggs] Please, Kiana.
[Kiana] Josh, I'm sorry, but he's not gonna go for it.
He didn't wanna see you last week and he doesn't wanna see you now.
[Briggs] I know how he can get,
but me and the kid, we share a bond.
We started together, we took over the world together, man.
Whatever is going on, it can't end like this.
I need you.
[Kiana] You think all of that is my fault?
[Briggs] No!
I'm not saying… Just please talk to Brooks.
[Kiana] Why don't you just talk to him yourself?
[Brooks] So, they let you in this time, or did you break in again?
-[Briggs] That's a good one, man. -[Brooks] Mm-hm.
[Briggs] What are you wearing?
-[Kiana] You look great, babe. -[Brooks] Thanks, babe.
Hey, Josh.
I think you should probably go now.
-[Kiana] Yeah. -[Briggs] Go?
No, we've got to talk this out like family, man,
we can't keep doing this.
Come back to the bar, have a cold one. We'll hash this out.
Fallon and I, we just--
[Brooks] Briggs, we are not family!
I'm tired of being treated like a kid!
But Kiana, she treats me like a man.
My own man.
[Briggs] Fallon and I, we never looked at you
in any other way than our brother.
The man who pushed me down, the man that I'm staring at right now,
I don't know who that is.
[Brooks] This is a man who makes his own decisions,
and I am making the decision right now for you to leave.
Now.
Go.
[Briggs] I should've never came, man.
["Larger Than Life" plays]
[Vic] Certainly not the same Brooks Jensen
that we've all known to come and love.
[Booker] Shucky Ducky "Quack Quack" moment, man.
[Vic] That was? Come on, Book.
[bell rings]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled to one fall.
Introducing first, Odyssey Jones.
[Vic] Oh, here's a man who can put a smile on anyone's face.
Odyssey Jones set for competition here tonight.
Charisma larger than life.
As you see the NXT Universe
is getting ready to enter the ozone with Odyssey Jones.
6'6, 400 pounds is Odyssey Jones.
Former division one offensive lineman at Syracuse,
and you see everyone just…
[Booker] What the?
[Vic] Yeah, Bron Breakker.
[Booker] Wow!
[crowd boos]
[Booker] Yeah.
[Breakker] Hey, Odyssey, does that hurt?
[laughs]
That's what happens when you get in my way.
Last week, I came out here and told these fat rednecks
that they're gonna see a different side of me now…
and man, I just…
I couldn't help it.
I had to come out here
and put a stop to the pathetic Chase U award ceremony
where everyone gets a trophy nowadays.
It's pathetic.
They're all clowns. You know what, that's fine.
You guys wanna be clowns?
Go join the circus because it's not gonna happen
on my time anymore.
Odyssey Jones felt it.
Our NXT Champion, "I am HIM," felt it.
And Andre Chase felt it.
I'm coming for--
[Duke] Keep Andre Chase's name out your damn mouth.
Did you hear me, Bronnie?
Keep Andre Chase's name out your damn mouth.
Last week, you made a very big mistake.
You ruined my MVP ceremony.
Oh, not only that, you tore the Chase U flag.
You tore it in half.
You threw it down over my mentor, Andre Chase.
Why? Huh? Why?
Because you lost the NXT title?
Why? Because you're sad?
You're moping around the place,
you don't like anyone, you don't like anything now?
[crowd chants "loser"]
[Duke] Hey!
No one, I repeat no one puts down Chase U and gets away with it.
Not even the unstoppable Bron Breakker.
So, here's what we're gonna do.
Spring Breakin', Bron Breakker,
on behalf of Chase U…
I challenge you to a match.
[Breakker] You know, that's pretty funny, Duke,
because the last time that I saw you, you grabbed your little trophy there
and took off running faster than I've ever seen you move.
You're real tough with seven days to prepare.
Take seven days to prepare, fine.
Take all the time you need because at NXT Spring Breakin'--
[Duke] Oh, it's… It's funny.
It seems he thought I was done talking wrong.
Bron thought I was done talking. He thought I was done talking.
No, no, no.
The MVP is not done talking.
Bron, look at me.
[crowd chants "MVP"]
[Duke] Next week, Bronnie Breakker,
it's gonna be a battle of the giants
when you go up against the man himself,
the legend, the beacon of hope,
the beating heart of Chase University…
Andre Chase.
And he's gonna give you
an Andre Chase-sized university ass whooping.
[crowd chants "Chase U"]
[Breakker] Andre Chase, enjoy these last seven days
that you have left to breathe, because at NXT Spring Breakin',
I'm gonna spear your little ass in half,
and it's gonna be the end of Chase U.
["Fear No Evil" plays]
[Vic] I don't know if Andre Chase knows what just happened,
and if that matchup will get made official
for next week live at NXT Spring Breakin'
here on USA, Book.
Book, I got to ask you a question
about the former NXT Champion, Bron Breakker.
Are we seeing his true side?
Are we seeing the true colors of Bron Breakker right now here in NXT?
[Booker] That right there, that's the real boy.
The roster has been put on notice.
No bread, no water, just meat.
[Vic] It's hard to argue with you in that point,
but right now we wanna go to our backstage correspondent,
McKenzie Mitchell, who's standing by with the Resident Mean Girl of NXT.
[McKenzie] I'm now joined by Cora Jade.
And, Cora, it's been one week
since you cut down the top stars of the women's division.
Do you regret any of those comments?
[Cora] What type of a question is that? Last week, I was being nice.
The only thing I regret is that Lyra had to come in
and interrupt me before I could even get to the rest of the locker room.
Trust me, there is a lot more I could've said about a lot more people.
I am the savior of the NX--
[Gigi] Cora! Cora, Cora, Cora.
You didn't cut down the entire women's division.
You showcased the displacement of your anger.
And how would I know something so deep and so intimate?
Because I learned to channel my anger and displacement
by taking it out on people in the ring,
and that's what's in store for you tonight,
because this big Instagram famous ass
is gonna kick yours tonight.
[Cora] What are you looking at?
["All Fall Down" plays]
[Vic] I cannot wait for that matchup later tonight here on NXT.
[bell rings]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Roxanne Perez!
[Vic] She's recharged, she's refocused, and she's ready to fight.
Roxanne Perez back on NXT
to go one-on-one with Zoey Stark next.
[McKenzie] Pretty Deadly, your issues with Tony D and Stacks
continue to escalate.
-Last week, the brutal attack that you-- -[Elton] Brutal?
After what they did to Kit,
the beating we gave them was more than justified.
[Kit] I love the way you slashed up Stacks' jacket.
[Elton] I love the way you cut off Tony's hat, boy.
McKenzie, the only way to get through to the D'Angelo is,
those animals, is to speak their language.
[Kit] Our brutal attack it spoke volumes.
When Tony D and Stacks, they ambushed us, they got me, shoved me in the trunk,
I was panicking, I was disorientated, I couldn't…
[Elton] Hey, hey, Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
[Kit] …I couldn't breathe.
[Elton] But, of course, we're the bad guys again, aren't we?
Yeah, yeah, typical idiocy.
[Kit] I will never, Elton, I will never let you know what that feels like,
and we are not getting ambushed again.
You ask Tony and Stacks
what happens when you take us for just two good-looking guys.
[Elton] You get left beaten down.
[Kit] I'm sure those two ruffians want some payback.
Do you know what? We'll happily hand out another beating.
[Elton] And not only will we speak their language,
we'll play by their rules.
[Kit] Throw the rulebook out, we'll throw it out.
-Anything goes. -[Elton] That's right, Kit.
Next week, they'll be the ones in the trunk,
and next week they'll be the ones…
How do you say it? Sleeping with the fishes.
-[Kit] Yes, boy. -[Elton] Yeah.
["Cut Above The Rest" plays]
[Vic] Did we just hear Pretty Deadly challenge the D'Angelo family?
[Booker] Yeah, that's what it sounded like.
[Vic] Ooh!
[Alicia] Making her way to the ring, Zoey Stark!
[Vic] Both these women were part of our last Premium Live Event,
WrestleMania, Saturday, in Los Angeles at Stand & Deliver.
[Booker] Highly anticipating this matchup here tonight.
Roxanne's back.
[Vic] Certainly the battle line
lines have been drawn between these two.
And Zoey Stark has gone--
[Booker] Oh, yes. Look here, Vic.
Of course, Zoey's got a little bit more power and strength,
I think, in this matchup.
[Vic] But what led to this matchup was a lot of strong words last week
from Stark to Roxanne Perez, specifically.
[Booker] Not just strong words, Vic,
but I think motivating words for that young lady right there,
Roxanne Perez, the prodigy.
[Vic] Well, I like where your head's at
because she wasn't afraid to point the finger back to Zoey Stark.
You heard from her earlier tonight,
called out Stark for being weak in her own right.
[Booker] Let me tell you something, Roxanne Perez, she knows this game.
I mean, don't let the smoothie's taste fool you, Vic.
Oh, yes! Check it out.
[Vic] Into the cover goes Perez, and Stark able to kick out at one.
Look, Roxanne Perez, though, has overcome so much,
including the anxiety that she's talked about, really,
and she's credited even dating back to when you began training her,
that being able to step into a ring helped her cope,
helped her think about outside things,
helped her focus on competition, and that anxiety went away.
For you personally, though, how good does it feel to see Perez
back in the ring doing what she loves?
[Booker] I'm loving it. I'm loving it.
Yeah, I would just say that it's good, it's real good.
Like Roxanne said, the mental game, Vic, is serious.
The hardest part of this business.
[Vic] What a night it has been with all the commotion that we've seen.
We still have another championship match still to come here tonight,
as the North American Title will be defended.
[Booker] Vic, that match right there, Wes Lee,
perhaps, one of the greatest we've ever seen in this business.
[Vic] Oh, Zoey Stark trying to manipulate Roxanne Perez,
but look at Perez, and as you just said, so smooth in the ring.
[Booker] Talk about that meteoric rise of Roxanne Perez,
the pressure, the stress, Vic.
My first world title, the stress got to me too at one point,
you know, the travel, the battles, the wars.
I just wanna lose that title at one point.
Somebody please beat me. I just didn't know how.
[Vic] From behind, shoulders down, another near fall.
And Perez right back in on top of Zoey Stark.
You know, there's something interesting that Zoey Stark said to Roxanne Perez
and something that Perez responded, saying that Zoey Stark preys on the weak.
Do you see that? Have you seen that in the last week or so?
[Booker] You know, I wouldn't necessarily say that,
but you look at somebody like Roxanne Perez.
You might think you can go out there
and get a quick victory and move yourself straight up the ladder,
put yourself in title contention just like that.
[Vic] Roxanne Perez certainly does seem recharged, refocused,
needing a little bit of a break following Stand & Deliver.
And as you just kind of mentioned, sometimes you just need a little breather.
[Booker] No, no, taking that break is sometimes,
you know, something you need.
Holding on to that championship
is the hardest thing to do in this business, Vic.
Trust me, I know.
I've been to the mountain top several times.
[Vic] Rolling wheelbarrow around, and a roll through, and a near fall.
[Booker] Oh, yeah. So close, so close, Vic.
[Vic] And look at Perez popping right back up.
Zoey Stark doesn't even know what hit her.
As Perez continuing to keep her foot on the gas!
[Booker] Goodnight.
[Vic] All the air driven, kicked out of the lungs of Perez.
[Booker] Let me tell you something.
If Zoey Stark get a win tonight, she's gonna be playing with house mo…
[Referee] Hey, let's go. Back around that pocket, Zoey.
[Booker] Could be playing with house money, Vic,
and you know what they say about money.
It's better to have it and not to need it, than to need it and not to have it.
Oh, yes!
[Vic] Perez said she was gonna shut up Zoey Stark here tonight,
but Stark doing plenty of talking now
at this stage of the game, in this matchup.
At this point for Zoey Stark,
she's really willing to say anything to anyone.
[Booker] Yeah, you wanna get under your opponent's skin.
That's the mind games of this business.
-I talk… -[Vic] Nice take down.
[Booker] …I talked to Roxanne Perez, I talked to her about those obstacles
as far as going under, around them, over them.
Sometimes you got to go straight through them, Vic.
Oh, no!
-[Vic] Stark showcasing that power. -[Booker] There we go. Oh, yes!
[Vic] Oh, nasty landing for Perez.
Can the prodigy bounce back against Zoey Stark here on NXT?
Back live on NXT.
Zoey Stark was in control throughout the commercial break,
and there was Roxanne Perez showing a little bit of life,
a little bit of fight, but staying one step ahead has been Stark.
Again, Perez trying to lock in a submission,
but gets overpowered by Stark.
[Booker] Yes, Zoey Stark just those little shots
like putting Money in the Bank right now, Vic.
Roxanne Perez, like I said, she's in dire straits.
[Vic] Roxanne Perez only one match in the last several weeks
and that was in Los Angeles at Stand & Deliver.
And Zoey Stark just buckling the knees of Perez.
Stark, who has referred to herself as the uncrowned women's champion,
really was showcasing her skills during the commercial break.
Take a look at this combination offense, and then bam!
[Booker] Those shots I'm talking about right there.
I understand Roxanne Perez wanted to get back in the game
because time off in this business, Vic, is your worst enemy.
Trying to keep the cardio right, getting in the proper repetition.
I get it. Oh, yes!
[Vic] Now, Perez creating a little bit of breathing room
to try to get a little bit of momentum back into this matchup.
Stark really has been decimating Perez
over the last several minutes as we mentioned.
And Perez one more time another blast of energy.
A second or even third wind you could call it, Book,
in this matchup for the prodigy.
Unloading, unleashing on Stark.
[Booker] Yeah, it gets to a point, Vic,
where you just got to throw all caution to the wind,
and I think that's what Roxanne is doing right there.
-She's at that point. -[Vic] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
[Booker] And I hope it's not a mistake.
[Vic] Stark could've been looking to put the finishing touches on this matchup,
and now just catching Perez.
Oh!
What's on the mind of Zoey Stark?
Oh, presence of mind, Perez.
Stark doesn't realize it, certainly found out.
Big Thesz Press.
[Booker] Here we go, Vic.
We're at that point right now when you just let it all hang out.
She understands…
She understands exactly what this moment is all about.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Feeding off the energy of the NXT Universe for Perez.
You mentioned before, go around, just go right through your opposition.
[Booker] Yes, indeed. This young lady, Vic.
I always talk about that road,
it's a long road from here to the Hall of Fame,
but I believe in this young lady,
I believe one day, Vic, I'm gonna see her make that walk.
I'm sure of it.
[Vic] Right now she's making the climb to the tippy top.
High crossbody connects. Uh-oh. Stark rolled through.
And just able to kick out, Perez.
[Booker] Let me tell you something, Zoey Stark is dangerous, she's very crafty.
And like I say, a win over Roxanne
right now would be perhaps the biggest win of this year,
of course, for this young lady, Zoey Stark.
Oh, yes!
[Vic] Russian leg sweep into the float over,
into the cover, and into a near fall.
[Booker] So close.
[Vic] Stark able to kick out.
Look, Perez is sick of hearing all the talk about being an underdog,
being a long shot.
As she is in for a fight here tonight, but we are in for quite the confrontation
later tonight on the Grayson Waller Effect.
And also Dolin, Jade one-on-one, that match coming up next.
But right now, we are focused on Perez and Stark.
[Booker] We just saw something right there from Roxanne,
she's looking very frustrated right now
that she hasn't gotten the job done by this point.
I'm gonna tell you, she just has to stay in the game.
-[Vic] Looking for pop rocks. -[Booker] She's so close.
[Vic] Going for pop rocks. Counter, though, by Stark.
-[Booker] Bad… -[Vic] Oh!
-[Booker] Bad position right there. -[Vic] Oh, big superkick.
Half and half.
[Booker] Let me tell you something, Zoey Stark just set Roxanne Perez up.
-[Vic] Cover, count, and Perez kicked out. -[Booker] It's over.
-[Booker] What? -[Vic] It's not over, Book.
[Booker] You're kidding me.
[Vic] That's what Perez has done, you should know better than anyone,
the heart of a champion.
[Booker] Oh, let me tell you something, Zoey Stark right there,
that was a setup, that was a master plan.
[Vic] Looking for that Z-360, had it scouted, had it countered,
rolled through, shoulders down, another near fall for Perez.
Stark right back up, connects one more time under the jaw.
How the hell is Perez standing?
How the hell is Perez countering?
Pop rocks!
Got all of it.
-She did it! -[bell rings]
[Booker] Oh, wow!
["All Fall Down" plays]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Roxanne Perez!
[Vic] Book, you're in disbelief.
[Booker] Stand up, stand up, Vic.
Oh, yes! Wow!
[Vic] How good it must feel for Roxanne Perez here tonight!
Back to some of the action.
Zoey Stark was rocking, was rolling,
superkick followed up with a beautiful half and half,
turned Perez inside out.
Presence of mind to go for the cover,
and you see Stark had frustration boiling through her eyes.
And that frustration only built as Perez somehow would counter
into a picture-perfect pop rocks for the victory.
And as she said earlier tonight, "character triumphs over talent."
[Booker] I know somebody else who used to do a move something like that.
Oh, yes.
["Impressive" plays]
[Vic] The NXT Women's Champion is here.
[Indi] Congrats, Roxanne.
[crowd chants "Indi"]
[Indi] I mentioned it a few weeks ago,
but I wanted to come out here personally and say it right to your face.
I'm not standing here NXT Women's Champion
if it wasn't for you.
And I wouldn't be much of a champion if I didn't return the favor to someone
who was never defeated for her title in the first place.
I wanna be a fighting champion.
So, with Spring Breakin' next week, what do you reckon?
Roxanne Perez versus Indi Hartwell for the NXT Women's Title?
[crowd cheers]
[Roxanne] Indi, you're my friend
inside and outside of this ring,
but you and I both know when it comes to that title,
it's every woman for themselves.
Spring Breakin', you're on.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] What a matchup. What a--
["Keep Up" plays]
-[Booker] Oh, yes. -[Vic] What? Is it--
[Tiffany] What did I just witness?
Did I go blind or something?
Another woman getting a title match instead of me?
Shocker!
Indi, why don't you just call your title reign
for what it actually is, pure dumb luck.
You barely climbed up that ladder
and now you're just handing out title matches
to random beatable opponents?
[Roxanne] I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Beatable?
Seems like Ms. Center of the Universe may have some pretty bad memory
because I don't know if you remember, but if I was so beatable,
you would have beat me to win the Breakout Tournament,
but you didn't.
[Tiffany] That is so 2022, honey.
Do not spin this on me.
We all know you're just excited to face the most beatable champion--
[Indi] All right, enough!
You keep saying I'm beatable?
Screw it.
I don't care if you're a former champion or a bimbo who thinks she has my number.
At Spring Breakin', I'll prove I'm worthy by beating both of you.
["Impressive" plays]
[Vic] Challenge laid out by champion.
If it's made official, Book, we're gonna have a triple-threat match
for the NXT Women's Championship…
[Booker] Wow!
[Vic] …next week live at Spring Breakin'.
[McKenzie] I'm now joined by the new number one contender
for the NXT Championship, Grayson Waller.
[Waller] Did you see me last week, McKenzie?
Celebrating with my shoey high in the sky.
[McKenzie] I did see that, but I also saw a lot of people questioning
how you even got here,
considering you did lose to Johnny Gargano
in an unsanctioned match at Stand &--
[Waller] In an unsanctioned match. You know what that word means?
Unofficial, unrecognized,
but I will translate it into American for you
since you don't understand Australian.
The match did not happen!
Everyone praying on my downfall,
but it's not gonna happen because look where I am,
back on top, I am NXT.
Tonight, it's the Grayson Waller Effect.
It's very interesting because usually I dislike my guests, but I like Melo.
Who's better than Melo right now?
I know one guy, but Melo has what I want.
So tonight I'm gonna tell it his face, I'm taking it.
And then next week at Spring Breakin',
I will physically take that championship from him.
And, McKenzie, that's not a prediction,
that is the Grayson Waller Effect.
[mimics pop]
-[Von] Stone, I'm ready. -[Robert] Von, no.
[Von] Come on, man. Don't leave. I'm ready.
-[Robert] No, Von. -[Von] Please, come on.
[Robert] Von, no.
-[Von] I'm ready. -[Robert] You know what?
Why are you ready now?
Because you lost the match or you're finally gonna open up to me?
[Von] I'm ready to open up.
Come on.
[Robert] I don't believe you.
[Von] My name is Von Wagner,
and I always wanted to be in the WWE
because this is in my blood, and my dad was a Beverly Brother.
[Robert] That's a good start. Let's go.
["Watch Me Now" plays]
[Vic] Hey, last week, Mr. Stone was ready to walk away,
but with that reaction, maybe he's had a change of heart.
[Booker] Money… Money, Vic, green.
[bell rings]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
[Alicia] Introducing first, Gigi Dolin!
[Vic] Well, Gigi Dolin got in the face of her opponent earlier tonight.
She has learned to channel her anger.
It took her some time with her upbringing,
but she's ready to take it out on one woman here tonight,
her opponent, Cora Jade.
This one-on-one match is next on NXT.
[Axiom] When I look into the mirror, I don't see a man behind a mask.
I only see Axiom.
Axiom is my identity.
But, Scrypts, you lurk in the shadows.
You disguise your voice and speak in riddles.
Why? To create fear?
To intimidate?
All superheroes have an archnemesis,
a person they were destined to be entwined with forever.
You are not mine.
When we meet, I will beat you,
I will expose you, and I will be done with you.
Sincerely…
Axiom.
[Palmer] All right, are we ready?
[Sol] All right. Ready. Three, two, one.
Can you hold this real quick? Thank you.
[Man] Hey, everybody, give it up for Tank Ledger,
NXT newest superstar!
[applauds]
[crosstalk]
[Tank] Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
[Palmer] Congrats, man. I'm so excited for you.
I know it wasn't the result you wanted, but you looked so good out there.
What was it like?
[Tank] Guys, honestly, it was unlike anything I've ever felt.
I mean, I felt the energy pulsing through me.
I feel like it's still going through me right now.
When you debut, you'll feel that same energy, I swear.
[Palmer] It's gonna be my turn next.
I'm so excited, but nervous, but mainly excited, I think.
[Tank] You think? Dani thinks…
Dani, you bust your ass in here every single day for this opportunity,
and when you debut,
we're all gonna be watching and you're gonna crush it.
[Palmer] The next couple of weeks can't go by fast enough.
-[Sol] Oh, yeah, dude. Yo, yeet! -[Palmer] Yo, yeet!
-[Sol] Whoa. All right, your turn. -[Tank] Do the thing. Do the thing.
-Oh, yeet! -[Tank] Up! Tank, yeah!
[Sol] Tank, yeah!
["Generation Of Jade" plays]
[Vic] So Dani Palmer debuting soon here on Tuesday nights.
[Alicia] Making her way to the ring, Cora Jade!
[Vic] Before the break, Book,
we were talking about and I brought up some of the words
that were thrown between these two almost daggers earlier tonight,
but I wanna go back to last week, actually,
because it was Cora Jade who chopped down the entire division.
-[Booker] Yeah. Yeah. -[Vic] No one was safe.
[Booker] You know what I think about Cora Jade, right? You know, she's…
-[Vic] I'm sure you're gonna tell me. -[Booker] …she's one bad little sister.
Let me tell you right now.
She's got greatness written all over.
She's not my cup of tea, but I…
But I… But I like it.
[Vic] I wanna focus on what you just said, though.
She's been referring to herself, and you've heard it tonight,
as the Savior of the NXT women's division.
-[Booker] You got to see that way, Vic. -[Vic] Seriously?
[Booker] Let me tell you something, Cora Jade she's not here to take part.
She wants it all, Vic.
She wants everything and when I say everything
I mean, everything.
[Vic] Well, everybody wants to be champion.
How about the challenge that we just laid down by Indi Hartwell
to both Tiffany Stratton…
[Booker] Oh, yeah.
[Vic] …and Roxanne Perez for next week if it gets made official
for Spring Breakin'?
[Booker] Indi Hartwell, she got those Texas tears,
that black gold,
she's got the championship around her waist,
she's feeling herself, Vic.
[Vic] Oh.
Cora Jade feels the effects
that kick right to the shoulder and Dolin following in.
Look, Gigi Dolin, she can see through this Cora Jade façade.
Called her out…
Into the cover, hook up both legs, and a near fall.
Called her out for the anger
that she has for watching Stand & Deliver at home.
[Booker] You know what they say, Vic, game recognize game.
When you go through it, when you felt the struggle and seen it all,
come on, man, nobody can pull the wool over your eye.
[Vic] Now, and Dolin just dragging now out Jade.
What a win this would be flown over.
Into the cover, a little bit of a Jackknife
and a kick out by Cora.
You know, you can take a look at Dolin, and you talk about fighting, Book,
she has fought, she's fought her whole life.
We've talked about channeling that anger the upbringing that she's had,
she's learned though to channel that anger and take it out on others.
She's trying to do that tonight.
But Jade turning things around in this moment.
And now Jade right down…
-[Booker] Oh, man. -[Vic] …into Dolin.
Into a cover, hook of the leg.
Referee in great position…
[Referee] On the ropes--
[Vic] …and just reaching out to break the count.
[Booker] Cora Jade is back with a vengeance.
I'm going tell you right now, she hasn't lost a step, Vic.
She's looking… She's looking great tonight.
[Vic] Yeah, relentless is the Resident Mean Girl on NXT.
She was asked about those comments from last week.
She said if you're not willing to go too far,
you'll never go anywhere.
I think that almost sounded like it came from you.
[Booker] Yeah, exactly, man. Exactly my point.
Look at Cora Jade, look in the eyes, look at her face, look at…
Look at her. She loves this thing.
She lives for this, she breathes this every day.
[Vic] Yeah, she loves to destroy others, she loves to bring others down.
But what a backstabber by Dolin!
And are we finally seeing the real Gigi Dolin?
Can she take the next step not only professionally,
but personally to be able to persevere in these big moments?
[Booker] She's got the talent.
She's got the tunes. Let me tell you something.
You know, when you grow up like Gigi,
I always say you never miss what you never had though.
Once you get a piece of the action, Vic, oh, yes, you want more.
[Vic] These two are slugging it out. Oh, Jade.
[Booker] Great timing right there.
[Vic] Yeah, excellent timing.
[Booker] Great, great timing.
-[Referee] On the ropes, let her go. -[Vic] Dolin, oh.
Coming down Jade, trying to pull it.
-Jacy Jayne? -[Booker] No.
[Vic] Wait a minute. Shoulders down. Near fall.
Dolin able to kick out. Big boot. Uh-oh.
[Booker] Yeah, there it is.
[Vic] Jade's gonna pay for her sins here tonight.
[Booker] This is it. This is it, Vic.
I've been waiting on these for a long time.
[Vic] Well, these two, they can't keep their hands off each other.
Think about the past.
[Booker] Yeah!
[Vic] Think about everything these two have been through,
and look at Dolin.
-[Referee] Four! -[Vic] Referee's at four.
-[Referee] Five! -[Vic] Book, watch out. Book! Book!
[Booker] What the?
[Vic] Well, the referee is at seven.
Dolin just able to break the count.
Oh, turn right around.
And Jade now.
Boom, DDT!
Jade into the cover.
[Referee] One, two, three.
[Vic] Oh, and Cora Jade knocks off Gigi Dolin.
[bell rings]
[Vic] Unreal.
-[Alicia] Here is your winner… -[Vic] Unreal.
[Alicia] …Cora Jade!
[Vic] Jacy Jayne again spoiling a matchup
for Dolin.
Oh, Book trying to get back to his feet.
This is when all the chaos continued here tonight.
Jayne would interrupt,
stick her nose back into Gigi Dolin's business.
Dolin, though, would wipe out Jayne and my broadcast colleague.
Whoa! They just…
Running by us here again back to the action.
Cora Jade for the finishing touches,
but if it wasn't for Jacy Jayne
who knows how this matchup would have ended?
And Gigi wasted no time she went right after Jayne,
right past us like a bat out of hell.
[Cora] Another--
["Triumph" plays]
[Vic] This night has been chaotic
since the beginning and business is continuing to pick up.
[Lyra] Cora.
The time for talking is over.
Next week your claim to be the savior
of the women's division will be tested
when the two of us engage in battle at Spring Breakin'.
[crowd cheers]
["Triumph" plays]
[Vic] Oh, it's finally gonna happen.
Book, I would worry about you, but we got a one-on-one showdown
we've all been waiting for.
Could it take place next week?
-Are you okay? -[Booker] No.
[McKenzie] Eddy Thorpe, you've had quite the start to your NXT career.
What's next for you?
[Thorpe] McKenzie, I'm still soaking it in that I'm even here.
When I left my home to see if I can make it,
I traveled all around this country, Canada, the UK, Japan.
I slept on dusty gym floors and in warehouses.
I slept in my car.
And every day for eight years,
I focused on enhancing my skill set in gaining knowledge,
making sure that I was more than prepared for this opportunity
when it came so I can make my family proud.
McKenzie, when people think of Native Americans,
they have these stereotypical images built in their minds,
but I'm here now and I'm ready to succeed in NXT--
[Damon] [clapping]
Wow, just powerful speech, Eddy.
[Thorpe] That wasn't a speech.
[Damon] Hey, easy with the tone.
I was just watching you from afar like how I was doing last week.
You know, just checking out new guy, seeing what all the buzz is about.
[Thorpe] So you're giving me a look?
What do you got, Damon?
[Damon] To be honest, I was very impressed.
Keep up the good work, kid.
You might have something.
["Driver" plays]
[Vic] Didn't see that response is what Thorpe was expecting.
I don't think you were expecting to have Jade thrown into your lap.
Are you all right? We need to get medical?
[Booker] Don't worry about myself, I'm good.
It's ridiculous, man. It's getting ridiculous.
[bell rings]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Dijak!
[Vic] Dijak targeted a cameraman earlier today,
but now the target squarely on him.
Dijak goes one-on-one with Apollo Crews next.
[Fallon] Hi.
[Briggs] Thanks.
Fallon, I can't make any sense of this.
I'm trying to be the bigger man, but Brooks,
he flat-out said that we ain't family.
[Fallon] She has him wrapped around her finger.
Maybe once he cools off, he'll come around.
[Briggs] I hope.
[Fallon] Hey, look who's here.
I bet he's coming to apologize.
Well, you look nice.
What are we drinking?
[Brooks] Well, we're not drinking.
[Briggs] Buddy, I'm glad you're here.
You said some pretty rough stuff and I know you didn't mean it.
[Brooks] Oh, no.
I meant every single word.
You see, you've been holding me back since the day we started teaming,
and Kiana reminds me that I am the star of this team.
And, Fallon, you're jealous because I have a great relationship.
[Fallon] What?
[Brooks] Despite you trying to ruin Valentine's day breaking into our house--
[Briggs] I've heard enough.
Man, if you wanna run around with your girlfriend who's been cheating
on you the whole time, go right ahead,
but I ain't gonna sit here and listen to you talk to her
or me like that anymore.
[Fallon] Why are you two even here?
[Kiana] Tell her.
[Brooks] We're here to challenge you two next week.
[Kiana] Spring Breakin', mixed tag team match.
[Briggs] Boy, I never thought I would see the day,
but if that's the only way to knock some damn sense into you,
then we're gonna be handing out some ass beating.
[Fallon] Fine with me.
I've been waiting to get my hands on Kiana for months now.
[Brooks] It ain't you two handing out the ass beatings.
It's gonna be us two.
[Kiana] Do you hear that, honey?
[Fallon] Oh, you wanna yeehaw, bitch? We accept.
Now get the hell out of my bar!
[Brooks] Oh, no.
We're gonna, leave us. Bye. Bye.
See you, bro.
[Vic] Hey, glad to see that you're okay, but I got to know, whose side are you on?
[Booker] You know the old say, Vic,
don't concern yourself with business that don't concern you.
Okay? Do that for me.
[Vic] You've said that to me once or twice,
but it's coming down next week,
possible mix tag team matchup at Spring Breakin'.
["The Best Is Yet To Come" plays]
[Alicia] And his opponent, Apollo Crews!
[Apollo] You wanna push our cameraman?
That's what you do?
That's what you do, man? I thought you was better than that.
[Vic] Apollo Crews focused in on Dijak
after that interaction that happened earlier today.
For Apollo Crews, he's not able to standby idly
and watch someone be bullied.
[Booker] You know I get that, but it goes back to my point.
Don't concern yourself with business that don't concern you
because Dijak, come on, dude.
Come on. This dude, he's a monster.
6'9" tall, about 260 pounds.
-[bell rings] -[Booker] Come on, man.
[Vic] I'll tell you what my business is, it's your seat,
because your seat's getting as dangerous as the NXT parking lot.
[Booker] It is. It really is.
It's a big matchup for Apollo here tonight.
He needs a big victory,
and I don't know if he's gonna be able pull it out over this man, Dijak,
because talking about a guy that's merciless.
[Vic] I'm glad you brought that up.
This is, as we mentioned for Apollo Crews,
he's trying to get back on track here tonight in a lot of different ways.
[Booker] Apollo debuted in 2015.
This kid… No, he's not a kid anymore.
He's a grown-ass man, and the sand in the hour glass is running out.
The clock is ticking. He needs to move quick, Vic.
[Vic] Oh, he is moving quick, and he just dropped Dijak,
and one more time taking over Dijak as well.
Crews in control.
You know, we heard Dijak talking about Raw,
talking about SmackDown.
We know the WWE Draft is coming up.
Wondering if Apollo Crews has any visions of the upcoming WWE Draft.
[Booker] Yeah, both of these man should be thinking about that Draft
because, you know, contract renegotiations,
more money, signing bonuses.
Oh, yes! Sign me up!
[Vic] Well, it begins a week from Friday live on SmackDown,
as we are focused on the here,
we are focused on the now between Dijak and Apollo Crews.
Dijak said he would serve up his brand of justice on any brand.
Can he do so here tonight in this moment?
Because Apollo Crews starting to quicken the pace,
and there's the athleticism of the five-tool player…
[Booker] Oh, yes!
[Vic] …who also has some power to go along
with that speed and athleticism.
As Dijak coming right back in. Look at Crews.
We talk about being smooth.
Oh, what a dropkick!
[Booker] Yes, Vic.
[Vic] 10 on style.
[Booker] Talking about precision timing right there.
Apollo Crews trying to get busy here tonight.
[Vic] What action we've had all night.
It's been pure chaos since the beginning,
and the Grayson Waller Effect still to come here tonight
with NXT Champion, Carmelo Hayes.
What are these two gonna say to each other one week
before their NXT title match in Spring Breakin'?
Book, we talk about Apollo Crews,
you talk about someone who's not gonna be intimidated by anyone.
[Booker] I mean, former United States Champion, Vic.
Former Intercontinental Champion,
and he won that championship at WrestleMania 37
over one of the best in the business, Big E…
-[Vic] Couple of Germans. -[Booker] …got talent.
[Vic] You said something nice about Big E too.
[Booker] You know, I like Big E. What are you talking about?
I like Big E. He's a good guy.
[Vic] Crews has slowed this pace down,
and that's what is so special about someone like Apollo Crews.
He has so many different gears to his game.
Again, it goes back to what you said, trying to elevate yourself,
trying to evolve as well.
[Booker] Not just that, that eight years here in WWE, Vic,
I mean, that experience, that veteran experience,
you need that, especially, taking on a man like Dijak.
[Vic] And Dijak trying to overpower Apollo Crews.
A little bit easier said than done.
[Booker] Oh, yeah.
[Vic] Oh, something's got to give in this moment.
[Booker] We're talking war here right here, Vic.
[Vic] Right across the throat.
And now Dijak right in and… Oh!
[Booker] Goodness.
[Vic] Almost again into your lap, Book.
Crews, can he turn it around against Dijak?
[Apollo] [groaning]
[Vic] Back on NXT, and Dijak has been punishing Apollo Crews.
And Dijak said, he was the most feared man in NXT,
but Apollo Crews right now showing no fear!
Standing right in the face of Dijak.
[Booker] Most feared, you know, I wouldn't say that,
but most intimidating figure inside that locker room, that's Dijak.
Oh, yes! Oh, man!
Apollo's not worried about that, though.
[Vic] Well, Dijak tried to intimidate the cameraman.
Last week, he tried to intimidate Dragunov.
Dragunov wasn't intimidated, Crews not being intimidated.
And Apollo Crews now foot on the gas!
[Booker] Oh!
This is that Apollo Crews that's looking to cash in here tonight, Vic!
[Vic] Apollo Crews raw emotion boiling out.
[Booker] Yes!
[Vic] Feeding off the energy of the NXT Universe,
and right now taking it too big.
Blockbuster.
Into the cover. Will it be enough?
And Dijak just getting that left shoulder up.
But take a look at this athleticism one more time from Apollo Crews.
[Booker] Apollo's stalking right now, he's stalking Dijak.
And if he could land this shot right here, this could be that kill shot, Vic!
[Vic] Crews having to roll through. Presence of mind. Turn right around.
This time he caught Dijak right under the jaw.
Dijak is rocked. Dijak landed on his feet somehow.
[Booker] You got to be kidding me.
[Vic] Crews answers back!
Oh! Discus Boot lays out Crews.
Cover. Not enough.
[Booker] Somebody call my mama!
This… This… This is some great action, Vic!
[crowd chants "NXT"]
[Vic] The NXT Universe has been buzzing all night long
for the action here tonight, the chaos here tonight.
Dijak.
Oh, trying to hook up and drop Crews.
Crews… Oh, God. A knee under the jaw.
[Booker] Dijak's getting a little bit more than he bargained for here tonight
with Apollo.
Oh, yes!
-[Vic] Quite the counter. -[Booker] Wow!
[Vic] Whoa, quite the counter by Dijak.
[Booker] Hard justice, Vic. Hard right.
[Vic] And hard justice served.
[crowd counts]
[Vic] No! [laughs]
Are you kidding me?
That had to be instinct.
[crowd chants "NXT"]
[Vic] Nasty landing by Crews.
Dijak thought he had it.
Apollo Crews somehow,
someway just able to get that right shoulder up.
Crews… Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh.
Crews… Crews got caught.
Dijak overpowering Apollo.
Oh, feast your eyes on a victory…
-[bell rings] -[Booker] What a fight.
-[Vic] …for Dijak. -["Driver" plays]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Dijak!
[Vic] What a fight!
What a battle between these two!
Hard-hitting from the start,
and take a look at just this devastating boot from Dijak.
[Booker] I thought that was it, Vic.
[Vic] Crews was able to continue…
Whoa, whoa, wait a minute. Back to live action.
When is enough enough?
[Booker] Hard justice--
[Vic] Come on, Dijak.
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Dragunov.
We talked about not being intimidated.
-Oh! -[Booker] Oh, yes.
[Vic] And Dragunov making Dijak feast his eyes…
and the chaos continuing.
Officials spilling out.
Security out here as well.
[crowd chants "let them fight"]
[crosstalk]
[Man] Jacy, why do you keep inserting yourself
in Gigi Dolin's matches?
[Jacy] If Gigi thought her life was tough before,
that's nothing compared to what I'm gonna put her through.
[Jacy] And she just happened to forget to mention that when she was 17,
she abandoned her sweet baby brother.
The one that she claims she loves and cares about so much,
left him all alone to endure their mother's abuse.
The way I see it, Gigi's no noble soul.
She would rather wrestle on the indies
or Couchsurf than to protect her baby brother
from her drug addict mother.
I mean, imagine leaving your seven-year-old brother
to fend for himself.
Oh! It's just sickening.
You know, when I'm done with Gigi Dolin, she's gonna run away from NXT,
just like she ran away from her mother and her brother.
["Crawl" plays]
[Vic] That was a little uncomfortable.
-[Vic] Jayne may have crossed the line. -[bell rings]
[Alicia] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT North American Champion.
Introducing the challenger,
accompanied by Drew Gulak, Charlie Dempsey!
[Vic] Book, I'm trying to get past those just nasty vindictive comments
that were just made by Jacy Jayne
because it is time for the second championship match
of the night.
["Assemble" plays]
[Alicia] And his opponent,
he is the NXT North American Champion,
Wes Lee!
[crowd chants "Wes"]
[Vic] Wes Lee is… Oh!
What the hell?
What a cheap shot from Drew Gulak,
and the official was distracted by Charlie Dempsey.
Didn't see what the hell happened. You think this is great.
[Booker] What are you talking about? I didn't see anything.
-[bell rings] -[Vic] That…
And now the bell sounds, the official focusing in,
and it's Wes Lee who's on the back foot.
[Booker] Man, I love the mentoring, the teaching of this kid, Drew Gulak.
I mean, he's got this kid, Charlie Dempsey's mind right.
[Vic] Cover, count, and a kick out.
I'm a little discombobulated at the start of this matchup.
Dempsey coming into this matchup with a sound philosophy from Drew Gulak,
and that safe and sound, feet on the ground,
shoulders down, another near fall.
But let's go back and see how this match actually started.
The official distracted by Charlie Dempsey,
and it opened the door for that right hand from Drew Gulak,
who has every inch of Wes Lee scouted.
[Booker] I was looking down at my notes. I didn't even see that.
[Vic] Of course, you were.
[Booker] No, I'm gonna tell you right now, that was a cheap shot.
I'm gonna tell you, if anybody can overcome,
it's this young man right here, Wes Lee.
He's special, Vic!
[Vic] He's trying to come right around, right into the face of Dempsey,
able to take down, and apparently now for Wes Lee,
he has regrouped in this matchup.
That's what this night has been about, is so much chaos, so much carnage,
everyone just trying to turn around.
And Wes Lee now,
there's a little bit more fire in Lee's eyes as he goes up,
goes over, safe, sound, hell no, feet on the ground.
Wes Lee taking it to the challenger.
North American title on the line.
The North American Championship on the line, live here on NXT,
and as you witnessed throughout the commercial break,
the blue blood pedigree of Charlie Dempsey,
which has been under the tutelage of Drew Gulak, has been in control.
Body manipulation at its finest.
And we've heard Drew and Charlie talk all week long that Wes Lee's body
has to be worn down from all the championship
defenses he has had over the last several months.
[Booker] You would think so, I mean, all the battles,
all the wars, but this young man, Wes Lee,
always finds himself in that position and he seems to find that gear, Vic.
He seems to find that it-factor.
I wonder, when is he gonna hit the wall?
[Vic] Well, you got to wonder if that heart,
that spirit of being a fighting champion will be,
you know, the downfall for Wes Lee as champion.
He is closing in on the record
for most defenses of the North American Championship.
And here tonight, Charlie Dempsey has had Wes Lee's number every turn.
[Booker] Yeah, and the thing is,
he's been playing Dempsey's game here tonight.
You don't wanna joust with somebody like Charlie Dempsey.
You need to stick to what got you to the dance,
and that's stick and move.
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
[Vic] Right now, the one being stung is Wes Lee,
and this goes back to the feet-on-the-ground technique,
not taking any risk, mauling your opponent,
which is the M.O.
That is the scouting report of Drew Gulak and Charlie Dempsey,
and it is playing out well here tonight.
[Booker] Two polar opposite here in this anti-square circle.
Charlie Dempsey has that European style.
I mean, Wes Lee has that all-out high-flying style.
Right now, that's meant for something great.
[Vic] Off the gut wrench, into the cover.
And just able to kick out.
You saw Dempsey put a lot of weight on the upper body,
on the shoulders of Wes Lee.
[Booker] Wes Lee was barely able to get that shoulder out.
[Vic] Speaking of championships, coming up next,
the champion and challenger at Spring Breakin' next week face-to-face
in the Grayson Waller Effect,
as Charlie Dempsey right now
is showcasing his ground-and-pound skills on Wes Lee,
and Dempsey, the challenger, wearing down the champion.
[Booker] Talk about Wes Lee, you know, being worn down.
Wes Lee, one thing he has on his side, he's young, Vic.
Youth, youth is a beautiful thing.
Give me a dose of some of that, Wes Lee, just a little bit.
[Vic] oh, piggyback off that,
do you think the champion takes too many risks
like Drew Gulak believes?
[Booker] I mean, come on, he's a risk-taker, Vic.
That's what's taking him to two…
-[Vic] Oh, wow. -[Booker] …NXT Tag Team Championship.
That's what's taking him to the North American Championship.
I remember a risk-taker back in my day by the name of Evel Knievel.
Broke every bone in his body, but he's a legend.
[Vic] Well, Wes Lee right now trying to become a legend,
trying to take the next step towards immortality
as the greatest North American Champion of all time!
Creates a little bit of separation.
And there's that fighting spirit starting to be unleashed in Wes Lee,
who says he has a chip on his shoulder that continues to grow,
it's what drives him to be the best!
[Booker] You talk about Wes Lee getting to that breaking point.
This kid is nowhere near that.
He's nowhere near his prime. Oh, my God, man!
[Vic] His quest for greatness beaming through his eyes
as Lee sets his sights on Charlie Dempsey!
Oh, nobody home.
-Dempsey just able to get out of the way. -[Booker] Yeah--
[Vic] And right back with a dragon screw.
[Booker] Oh, my God.
He's got to be aching right now.
The ACL, the MCL, the PCL, everything is all screwed up.
[Vic] This is what Dempsey said, "Lee can't run if he's locked down.
"He can't jump if his tendons are being stretched."
It's a sound strategy
that certainly has played out for Dempsey here tonight.
[Booker] Yeah.
Wes Lee right there, he did something really, really good.
He's sharding up on that shot right there.
-[Vic] Oh, no. -[Booker] Caught that bottom rope.
[Vic] Oh, the bridge, referee in position, cover, and a near fall.
But look at Dempsey, does not let go, continues to lock in the waist lock.
Could be trying to take Lee for another ride.
[Booker] Dempsey's grinding right now.
Wes Lee, this could be that moment, Vic, of wondering will he break.
Oh, wow!
[Vic] Roll through off the German bridge. And another near fall.
That was damn close.
[Booker] Tell you something, man,
this kid, if this kid Dempsey could have got that bridge,
he would have had been champion.
Oof! So close.
[Vic] How much more can Wes Lee's body take?
[Booker] Inches, Vic. It's a game of inches.
This ain't checkers, this is chess, Vic.
[Vic] Oh, Wes Lee is being systematically dissected right now by Charlie Dempsey.
Looking for another German suplex.
Oh, able to roll through, land on his feet.
That's that natural athleticism as Dempsey charging in.
Lee got his right foot up.
Oh!
[Booker] That's instinct.
But right now, that's that killer inch deep by this man, Wes Lee.
[Vic] Well, Gulak just got isolated, and he's got a fighting chance.
He's got a fighting shot. Cardiac kick!
-[Booker] Yes! -[Vic] The cardiac kid.
Can he overcome the odds again? He did it!
[bell rings]
["Assemble" plays]
[Alicia] Here is the winner
and still the NXT North American Champion,
Wes Lee!
[Vic] Oh, cheap shot by Gulak.
What the hell?
A hard-fought match ending like this.
Oh, Dempsey from behind.
Two-on-one, numbers advantage.
[Booker] What the hell is going on?
[Vic] Poor sportsmanship, Book. That's what's going on.
[Booker] Oh, come on, Gulak.
[Vic] Message being sent.
And this duo showing you just how dangerous they can be.
[crowd boos]
This is wrong here.
You're a flash in the pan.
Flash in the pan.
And you don't last with guys like that.
[D'Angelo] They ripped your jacket.
[Stacks] They destroyed your hat.
[D'Angelo] My Uncle Carmine gave me that hat.
[blows kiss]
[Stacks] Pretty Deadly wants to end this, no rules?
[D'Angelo] Oh, we speak your language.
Which streets those guys ever been down, huh?
[Stacks] Maybe that's where we take it, the pavement.
Take them down to the docks, maybe break a hand or two.
[D'Angelo] I like where your head's at, but I got a better idea.
[Stacks] What do you got?
[D'Angelo] Look, it's, kind of, like
what we did to Pauly Montgomery back in the day.
You remember?
[Stacks] I do.
Toughest guy in the neighborhood, the big freezer.
[D'Angelo] Mm.
[Stacks] Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
[D'Angelo] Absolutely.
[Stacks] Yeah?
[D'Angelo] Look, Pretty Deadly. They wanna play rough, no problem.
The gloves come off.
Next week, Spring Breakin', the D'Angelo Family,
Pretty Deadly in the first-ever Trunk Match.
[Stacks] Old school paisan style.
[D'Angelo] Look, look, check this,
when we're done stuffing them in the trunk,
we're gonna take them for a nice long drive.
-Huh? -[Stacks] [laughs]
-[D'Angelo] What do you say? -[Stacks] I like that.
-[D'Angelo] All right. -[Stacks] I like that.
[D'Angelo] Now, hey, to business.
-[Stacks] To business. -[glasses clinking]
[Vic] That certainly is quite the plan, but what are we about to witness?
Because these two are about to spit fire one week
before the championship showdown at Spring Breakin'.
Champion and challenger face to face on the Grayson Waller Effect next on NXT.
["Eye On The Prize" plays]
[Oba grunting]
[grunting]
[Vic] Huge debut next week.
But also the NXT Women's Championship is gonna take center stage
as Indi Hartwell looks to this prove the notion
she's beatable as she defends her title against Stratton and Perez
in a triple-threat match at Spring Breakin'.
After Duke Hudson offered up his mentor Andre Chase to Bron Breakker,
Breakker has vowed to devour Chase U.
Will it happen next week?
Tensions have boiled over as Jensen and Kiana James will team
to take on Brooks' former friends, Briggs and Henley,
in a mixed tag team match at NXT's Spring Breakin'.
A war of words will come to a hey, as the time for talk is officially over.
One-on-one, it'll be Jade and Valkyria.
Who will be victorious at Spring Breakin' live next week?
And who will go for the uncomfortable ride in the trunk,
The Don, The Underboss or Pretty Deadly?
It's the first-ever trunk match live next week at Spring Breakin'.
["Eye On The Prize" plays]
[Waller] Welcome to the Grayson Waller Effect,
ladies and gentlemen.
Get that GW-TV camera on me right now.
Instagram's already popping off.
Jump on, ask some questions.
We're talking Spring Breakin'.
What a loaded card!
We got championship matches.
We have a mixed tag match, we have a trunk match,
whatever that is.
But in the main event, of course,
I challenge for the NXT Title against this man,
the NXT Champion, Carmelo Hayes!
["Melo Don't Miss" plays]
[Vic] I can only imagine what these two are gonna say
to each other face-to-face.
In one week, these two will meet
for the NXT Championship at Spring Breakin',
but I'm sure there's a lot on the mind
on the champion as well as the challenger.
[Booker] I love it, Vic.
That man, Carmelo Hayes,
the new NXT Champion.
[Waller] Welcome. Welcome, Trick Melo Gang.
Welcome to the show.
[Trick] The champion here. [laughs]
[Waller] Wow!
There is some energy here.
-[Trick] That's right. -[Waller] I don't know.
The vibe has gone off though.
Can you feel it? Like--
-[Trick] What you mean? -[Hayes] No, the vibe is right.
[Waller] I usually dislike my guests, but everyone loves Carmelo Hayes, right?
Yeah, rhetorical question, idiots.
We're here to talk business, that NXT Championship,
because I know you wish
it was Bron Breakker sitting here right now.
[Hayes] Hey, you know what? You know, man.
It's all good, man. I ain't even mad at this.
I can't lie, but, Grayson, you know it's funny.
I gotta give you some credit, man.
Despite all the losses that you take,
you somehow find yourself in the main event spot every time.
-[Trick] That's a talent. -[Waller] Main Event Waller.
[Hayes] Every time you find yourself in that main event spot,
but look, man, listen, at this point,
I don't have to talk about it.
I'm more decorated than a Christmas tree.
You got so many bricks at this point, yo,
you could build an apartment complex outside the PC.
-I'm just saying. -[Trick] Where you live? [laughs]
[Hayes] I'm just saying, but if you wanna know
how I'm living, man, life is good.
I stay winning.
I'm cool with him, man. I'm cool.
[Waller] I love it. You wanna give the list, right?
We all know we hear it every week.
You say the same thing all about the titles you've won.
Do you wanna know the difference between me and you though, Melo?
[Hayes] What's that?
[Waller] In the past 18 months,
I have become as big a star without a title as you have with one…
-[Trick] [beatboxing] -[Waller] …which tells me…
[Waller] I don't need a championship.
I'm what a championship needs. Let's talk about that.
[Hayes] Hey, hey. Hold on.
Ain't that… Ain't that… Say that. I'm a--
[Waller] Oh, it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter what you said.
The chat is going off. We've got so many questions.
Let's put one up on the screen for me. Put that.
"Carmelo, when you say you are Him, what do you mean by that?"
I actually thought this too.
Is it "he is mediocre?"
[Trick] What do you mean? What does you mean?
Don't you stop hating on Trick Williams?
-Let me tell you something-- -[Waller] Hey, my hater is over there.
[Trick] Hey, you the hater, he is him. Look at Twitter, look at the main event.
Look at the title matches. That is him, dawg.
[Hayes] And plus, every time I step in the building they saying my name,
and if that ain't him, I don't know what else is.
[Trick] Let's talk about it.
[crowd chants "Melo"]
[Waller] I get it. I get it. I get it. I get it. I get it.
[Hayes] More questions? You got more?
[Waller] Basically, when you say you are HIM,
what I think you actually mean is you are them
because you wouldn't have the NXT title without him.
In fact, you wouldn't have the championships, the accolades,
you wouldn't be hanging one banner if it wasn't for Trick Williams.
[Hayes] All right. Hey, hey, hey. Okay, Trick.
Hey, hey, hey. No, no, no. It's all good, man. It's all…
Hey, we knew he was gonna do this.
We know his playbook, man.
We know how he gets down, man. Hey, you lucky.
[crowd chants "whoop that, Trick"]
[Hayes] No, no, no, y'all. Hey, y'all. Hey, y'all.
No, we not gonna let him get to us because we know your tricks, Grayson,
and if you wanna talk about stealing, let's talk about stealing.
Okay? 'Cause you stole every single opportunity you've ever had.
-[Trick] Snake. -[Hayes] Huh? Let's talk about that.
Listen, I'm gonna tell you something about greatness.
Something about greatness.
There's greatness…
-[Waller] Greatness. -[Hayes] …there's you…
-[Waller] There's me. -[Hayes] …just above it…
[Waller] Yeah.
[Hayes] …and then there's Carmelo Hayes.
And something that I think we need to face, Grayson,
is you just might not be that guy.
You just might not be built for this championship lifestyle,
and you have to face that.
Actually, you know what? Hold on real quick.
Let's go ahead and let's drop some banners for Grayson Waller, y'all, come on.
Let's drop some banners.
[Waller] Hey, put them on the screen. Okay.
[Hayes] Yeah, yeah, yeah. Let's pull up Grayson's accomplishment, y'all.
-Let's see. -[Waller] Put them up. Put them up.
-Put them up. -[Hayes] Let's see them.
[Trick] [makes sound]
[Hayes] Oh, wait, you don't have any.
-[Waller] All right. -[Trick] Yo, where they at, dawg? [laughs]
[Waller] You wanna go there? Okay?
How about we talk about Stand & Deliver.
[Hayes] Let's talk about it.
[Waller] You were made, you finally won the NXT title,
but if I remember correctly, Grayson Waller stole the show.
In fact, the main event happened before your music even hit.
[Hayes] Oh, okay. Okay. Hey, man. 6 out of 10.
That's still three more points than any girl you've ever been with.
[Trick] Let's talk about it.
[Waller] Hey, I have an Australian accent. Okay?
We both know that's a lie, but here's some good news for you,
because next week after I beat you for that title,
maybe you can call up your boy MVP,
get involved in his business carrying Omos' bags.
-They're the same height. -[Hayes] Okay, okay.
Hey, you know what, Logan Paul,
I think he's looking for a guy for that PRIME costume, man.
I think you'll be great in that.
[Waller] Put me in that PRIME costume,
I'm more relevant than you and you combined.
[Trick] [beatboxing]
[Hayes] Oh, you're talking about relevant.
Relevant like every single viral moment that you've ever had, huh?
[Waller] You wanna talk about viral moments?
Let's talk about next week.
The biggest viral moment in my career, because end of the night,
I'm gonna carry that NXT title in one hand,
this and the other,
and I'm about to do a golden shoe
over your prone body and new.
[Hayes] How you gonna do a shoey over my body
when I put your shoes in the power lines…
and still…
[crowd cheers]
["Melo Don't Miss" plays]
[Waller] I love the energy.
[Vic] Oh, you can feel the tension.
You can feel the animosity.
The NXT title will be on the line as a generational talent face
a self-described icon.
We are certainly in store for some viral moments next week
at NXT Spring Breakin'.
[crosstalk]