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[WWE's music playing]

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[announcer] Then.

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Now.

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Forever.

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Together.

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[Indi] One thousand
three hundred thirty days ago,

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I stepped through the doors
of the WWE Performance Center

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for the very first time.

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I was a freshly turned 23-year-old

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with a hope and a dream.

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No one ever thought
that I was gonna achieve this goal.

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They counted me out.

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People doubted me.

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-[exciting music playing]
-[Vic] This is Indi Hartwell's moment.

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Indi Hartwell is the NXT Women's Champion.

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[Indi] A lot of people say

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that they wanna be
a fighting champion, but

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you don't always
get an opportunity to prove that.

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I was about to be taken out of the match,

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and I thought,

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"hell, no."

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[crowd cheers]

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[Indi] I got my arse back here
against two of the very best.

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I wasn't gonna let my championship run end

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on the medical table.

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[Vic] One word, impressive,
for Indi Hartwell.

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[Indi] And then came Friday.

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Raw selects NXT
Women's Champion, Indi Hartwell.

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[Indi] I get drafted to Monday Night Raw.

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But right now, just like when I was 23,

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the most important thing
is NXT and this title.

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Starting next week,

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there'll be a tournament to crown

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a new NXT women's champion.

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Culminating in four weeks
at NXT Battleground.

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A quote that I live by:

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"Don't cry because it's over,

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smile because it happened."

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[audience] You deserve it!

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[Indi] Ladies, good luck.

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[Vic] The Battleground is being prepped

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with possible champions
taking claim to the gold.

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Who will be the next to hold

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the prestigious NXT Women's Championship?

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-[rock music playing]
-[crowd cheers]

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[Vic] Well, the journey
to crown a new women's champion,

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it all begins tonight.

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Welcome to NXT.

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While we take a look
at the NXT women's title,

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there is the field of eight,

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which was selected by Shawn Michaels

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and the coaches in the Performance Center.

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They are the top eight women on our brand.

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And Booker, let's not waste any more time.

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The first round starts now.

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[Alicia] The following
is a quarterfinals match

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in the Women's Championship Tournament

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to crown a new women's champion

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at NXT Battleground.

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[Tiffany Stratton's music playing]

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-[camera clicks]
-[crowd boos]

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[Vic] There's a superstar who believes

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she is too good for the tournament.

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[crowd boos]

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I can't believe I have to compete
in this tournament.

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Like, I should have been
handed the women's title.

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Now, I have to go through
three grueling matches,

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starting with Gigi Dolin.

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She's so deranged.

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I don't even know
what the hell she's gonna do.

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I need this like I need
a pair of fat jeans.

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Gross.

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Survive [indistinct] tonight,
then two more,

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and then go on to become
the NXT women's champion.

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Toodles.

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-[crowd boos]
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[Alicia] Introducing first,
Tiffany Stratton.

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[Vic] Tiffany Stratton
always oozing confidence

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but as she just stated,

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she's gonna have to go
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[Gigi Dolin's music playing]

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[Alicia] And her opponent, Gigi Dolin.

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[Vic] For Gigi Dolin, as she looks
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she's also looking to turn things around.

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Jacy Jayne, what you did
last week was disgusting.

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Talking to my little brother
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You may have won the match,

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but I got my pound of flesh, literally.

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And bitch, I hope
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But for tonight,
I'm gonna use Tiffany Stratton

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as my personal punching bag on my way

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to becoming the new NXT women's champion.

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[Vic] Dolin's gonna have
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You see the left shoulder heavily taped.

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Can't be 100% after the match
last week with Jacy Jayne.

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I wanna talk about the tournament.

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What will be
the biggest struggle for everyone

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in this championship tournament?

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[Booker] Oh, Vic, what a night
we're in for here tonight.

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I think it's gonna be
understanding all those variables.

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Preserving the energy, pacing yourself,

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trying to stay focused
throughout the night.

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That's gonna be it.

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[Vic] Win, you advance. Lose, you go home.

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Two weeks from Sunday,
the finals take place

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at NXT Battleground,
Lowell, Massachusetts.

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[shouts]

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[Vic] Dolin in control
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but as we mentioned, not at 100%.

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She's gonna have to bring her
A-game here tonight.

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[Booker] Stratton, she knows

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everything about the middle of this ring.

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What I think I like about Stratton
is she knows her weaknesses.

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[Vic] Cover.

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A quick kick out by Stratton, oh.

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Coming out of the gate hot,
going into another cover.

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Hooks both legs to advance.

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And Stratton able to kick out.

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Last night on Raw was the start

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of the World Heavyweight
Championship Tournament.

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Seth "Freakin" Rollins emerging from Raw.

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Who will be the superstar
that emerges at SmackDown?

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We'll find out on Friday.

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Then we'll find out at Night of Champions

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in Saudi Arabia, on May 27th,

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who will be the new
World Heavyweight champion.

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This is the first matchup

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in our NXT
Women's Championship Tournament.

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High impact, into the cover,
hook of the leg and a near fall.

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[Booker] So close right there, Vic.

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So close to a victory.

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[Vic] One more look at this impact.

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Bam.

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And you talk about the shoulder.

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Right now, Tiffany Stratton

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has found a bullseye
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[Booker] Gigi's going through it,
mentally as well as physically.

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She's going through
a tough match. My question is,

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I wonder if Gigi's
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Wow, so close.

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[Vic] That is a good question.

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Outside of her physical well-being,

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there's some emotional
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not only what Jacy Jayne
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but also what Jayne
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Stratton into another cover,

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after continuing to work
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Another near fall in this match.

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I wanna get in on Stratton for a second.

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Thinking about what she said.

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How could she believe the title

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should just be handed to her?

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[Booker] I believe
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in that locker room bar none.

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My thing, I've been there,

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you gotta think it in order to believe it

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and I think that's what
Tiffany Stratton's best assets are.

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[Vic] You agree with Stratton,
she shouldn't be in this tournament?

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She should just be
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Another cover, hook of the leg,
and another near fall.

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[Booker] That's mind games.

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Stratton, she's playing chess.

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She's not playing checkers
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[Vic] NXT Women's Championship
Tournament has begun.

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How about this massive main event?

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Breakker and Williams.

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Dolin, into a cover,

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and almost was able
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Also Ilja Dragunov, Dijak,
we're talking about hard-hitting affairs.

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All still to come on NXT.

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Stratton into another cover.

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Another hook of the leg
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There wasn't much more
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[Booker] Gigi's got more
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You can't come
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as well as totally not focusing
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I think that's what it is.

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Oh, big shot right to that shoulder.

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[Vic] Again to the target.

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Dolin, this time, able to roll through.

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Coming right back in.

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Dolin knows what this is about,
this is about her dream.

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She was fingertips away in Los Angeles

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from becoming the NXT women's champion,

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if not for Jacy Jayne.

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She has a second chance now
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[Booker] Gigi, she got a bad hand,

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but she's playing that hand
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It makes you stronger, Vic, trust me.

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When you grow up not having a whole lot,

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you don't miss what you never had.

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But once you get it, man,
you never wanna give it back.

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[Vic] Stratton, you can say what you want,

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it's hard to argue
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Look at the athleticism.

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Following it right up.

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Stratton coming right back
and, oh, missed.

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Dolin trying to roll up.
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[Booker] Wow.

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[Vic] Walked right into
that roundhouse kick

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as Gigi Dolin, now,
trying to shake off the pain.

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[Booker] I think Tiffany's
a little over confident.

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Gigi is taking total advantage

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of this situation right now.

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[Vic] Dolin looking to put
the finishing touches on Stratton.

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You've gotta wonder
if the shoulder coming into play, Book,

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or she's not 100%,
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Oh, Stratton, no problem.

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[Booker] Oh, wow.

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[Vic] Hoisting up, dropping Dolin.

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And now, Stratton
setting up for what she calls

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the prettiest moonsault ever.

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[Booker] My God, man.

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-One, two, three. Ring the bell!
-[bell rings]

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[Vic] Stratton, the first to advance

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in the NXT Women's Tournament.

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[Alicia] Here is your winner,

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Tiffany Stratton.

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[crowd boos]

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[Vic] And what Stratton said,

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she's gotta go through
three superstars to wear gold.

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Dolin will be the first.

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Take another look, Book, you said it.

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Oh, wow.

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She calls it the prettiest moonsault ever,

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and for Tiffany Stratton,

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she picks up
the first victory in this tournament.

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As we get an updated look

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at the NXT Women's Championship
Tournament bracket.

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Stratton advances. Who will be next?

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Our second quarterfinal matchup,

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Valkyria, James, still to come

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later tonight here on NXT.

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[Booker] Vic, Tiffany,
she doesn't look like she broke a sweat.

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She's looking great.

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[crowd boos]

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[Vic] We said it was a golden night.

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Coming up in a matter of moments,

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the NXT Tag Team titles
will be on the line

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as Gallus defends against the Dyad.

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Last week, I sacrificed myself

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for your opportunity to grab glory

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and I have no doubt

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that you will bring gold back to us.

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Four roots, one tree.

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-I've taken your words to heart.
-Good.

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I will not be joining you at ringside.

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My attention will be directed elsewhere,

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but guide them as I would.

251
00:10:50,349 --> 00:10:52,985
[Vic] Tag Team titles on the line, next.

252
00:10:56,622 --> 00:10:58,724
-[hip hop music playing]
-[male voices] Yeah.

253
00:10:58,791 --> 00:11:01,093
Josh, get my fave right now.

254
00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:03,029
I gotta beat the brakes off
of Breakker tonight.

255
00:11:03,629 --> 00:11:05,798
Change his name to "Urr."

256
00:11:05,865 --> 00:11:07,199
[laughter]

257
00:11:07,266 --> 00:11:08,167
Sick, bro.

258
00:11:08,234 --> 00:11:10,136
Hey, Melo, how are you feeling, man?

259
00:11:10,202 --> 00:11:12,905
I'm all right.
Medical charts say I need to be 100%

260
00:11:12,972 --> 00:11:15,241
before they can clear me
and let me loose, but it's all good.

261
00:11:15,307 --> 00:11:18,778
Trick, I appreciate you standing up
on my behalf last week.

262
00:11:18,844 --> 00:11:20,880
Letting Bron know
you ain't the one, or the two.

263
00:11:20,946 --> 00:11:21,781
Straight up.

264
00:11:21,847 --> 00:11:23,916
Man, you don't have to do this tonight.

265
00:11:23,983 --> 00:11:25,051
But I do.

266
00:11:25,117 --> 00:11:27,420
Bron is a bad boy,
I get it, I respect that.

267
00:11:27,486 --> 00:11:29,455
-Yes.
-But I'm on a whole new level now.

268
00:11:29,522 --> 00:11:33,325
I'm training harder than ever.
I mean, don't I look good?

269
00:11:33,392 --> 00:11:35,194
-Yes.
-Ain't I been working?

270
00:11:35,261 --> 00:11:36,095
Yes.

271
00:11:36,162 --> 00:11:37,463
Ain't I gonna whoop his ass tonight?

272
00:11:37,530 --> 00:11:38,497
[cheers]

273
00:11:38,564 --> 00:11:39,732
You hear the people.

274
00:11:39,799 --> 00:11:42,735
Right. You know what,
pass on my cut, take care of my boy.

275
00:11:42,802 --> 00:11:44,370
We gotta get out of here soon.

276
00:11:44,437 --> 00:11:47,339
No, I need to take care
of Bron Breakker tonight.

277
00:11:47,406 --> 00:11:50,476
Yes, I'm doing this for you,
but I'm doing this for me.

278
00:11:50,543 --> 00:11:52,511
I'm about to prove that I am everything

279
00:11:52,578 --> 00:11:54,613
that I ever said that I am.

280
00:11:55,181 --> 00:11:57,416
Your biggest test is defending
your title at Battleground.

281
00:11:57,483 --> 00:12:00,186
-Facts.
-My biggest test is tonight.

282
00:12:01,087 --> 00:12:01,954
[Melo] All right.

283
00:12:02,021 --> 00:12:04,090
You already know, bro.
We're gonna be watching.

284
00:12:08,494 --> 00:12:10,996
-That's all it is.
-And that's all it's gonna be.

285
00:12:11,063 --> 00:12:12,098
Let's go!

286
00:12:12,164 --> 00:12:15,167
[cheers]

287
00:12:20,206 --> 00:12:22,675
[Vic] Get ready. Huge main event tonight.

288
00:12:22,742 --> 00:12:25,745
[Joe Gacy's music playing]

289
00:12:31,550 --> 00:12:34,420
[Vic] Fowler and Reid
earning this championship opportunity

290
00:12:34,487 --> 00:12:38,290
after Joe Gacy
defeated Joe Coffey last week.

291
00:12:38,357 --> 00:12:40,226
But it just seems odd

292
00:12:40,292 --> 00:12:42,962
that there's no Gacy ringside

293
00:12:43,028 --> 00:12:44,697
for this championship match.

294
00:12:44,764 --> 00:12:47,766
-[Gallus' music playing]
-[crowd boos]

295
00:12:50,402 --> 00:12:52,738
[Vic] But there are the champions.

296
00:12:52,805 --> 00:12:53,873
[Booker] Oh, yes.

297
00:12:53,939 --> 00:12:57,776
[Vic] Mark Coffey, Wolfgang,
with the aforementioned Joe Coffey.

298
00:12:57,843 --> 00:13:00,513
Both of these teams
have history with each other.

299
00:13:00,579 --> 00:13:02,014
They've talked about it in the past.

300
00:13:02,081 --> 00:13:04,016
Do you predict that one of these teams

301
00:13:04,083 --> 00:13:07,520
has got to switch their strategy
that they typically use tonight.

302
00:13:07,586 --> 00:13:09,855
[Booker] Having been a coach myself,

303
00:13:09,922 --> 00:13:12,758
I'm all about preparation
and preparation is the only luck

304
00:13:12,825 --> 00:13:13,993
you're ever gonna have.

305
00:13:14,059 --> 00:13:16,929
This team right here,
I think they need the stick

306
00:13:16,996 --> 00:13:19,031
that got them to the dance.

307
00:13:19,098 --> 00:13:22,768
Grounding and pounding,
brawling tactics, oh, yes.

308
00:13:22,835 --> 00:13:26,405
[Vic] With Joe Gacy not out here,
is that gonna affect the challengers?

309
00:13:26,472 --> 00:13:27,506
[Booker] I'm gonna tell you something.

310
00:13:27,573 --> 00:13:29,775
Ava was very instrumental last week

311
00:13:29,842 --> 00:13:30,843
in getting that victory.

312
00:13:30,910 --> 00:13:32,978
I wonder if she's gonna be able
to control the--

313
00:13:33,045 --> 00:13:35,548
She whispered something in my ear, Vic.

314
00:13:35,614 --> 00:13:37,883
Four roots, one tree.

315
00:13:37,950 --> 00:13:39,151
Oh, my God.

316
00:13:39,218 --> 00:13:41,987
I'm getting chills up
and down my spine now.

317
00:13:45,624 --> 00:13:48,194
-Liar!
-Come on, Joe, back up.

318
00:13:49,161 --> 00:13:50,196
[Booker] Here we go.

319
00:13:50,262 --> 00:13:51,764
[Vic] We couldn't even hear
from Alicia Taylor.

320
00:13:51,831 --> 00:13:53,399
I haven't heard a bell.

321
00:13:53,465 --> 00:13:55,734
NXT Tag Team Championship
match breaking out.

322
00:13:55,801 --> 00:13:58,904
Finally, there it is.
And this match is official.

323
00:13:58,971 --> 00:14:01,640
[Booker] I had a feeling this thing
was gonna break out somewhere,

324
00:14:01,707 --> 00:14:04,877
so I'm gonna start
packing early here tonight, Vic.

325
00:14:04,944 --> 00:14:07,446
[Vic] You've turned into a magnet
at ringside in recent weeks.

326
00:14:07,513 --> 00:14:09,715
Look at Mark Coffey right now.

327
00:14:09,782 --> 00:14:11,483
The Tag Team champions, Gallus,

328
00:14:11,550 --> 00:14:14,687
named after the Scottish Gallows,
a no-nonsense trio.

329
00:14:14,753 --> 00:14:15,921
They're not gonna fall

330
00:14:15,988 --> 00:14:18,891
for schism's shenanigans tonight
with the gold on the line.

331
00:14:18,958 --> 00:14:21,360
[Booker] You're talking about a trio.
I love these guys.

332
00:14:21,427 --> 00:14:23,329
A throwback to Michael P.S. Hayes,

333
00:14:23,395 --> 00:14:27,099
buddy Jack Roberts,
Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy. The fever.

334
00:14:27,166 --> 00:14:29,568
They had the same thing. Bad to the bone.

335
00:14:29,635 --> 00:14:30,870
Now, the Gallus boys,

336
00:14:30,936 --> 00:14:32,805
I think they can corner that phrase.

337
00:14:32,872 --> 00:14:34,373
[Vic] You can say that again.

338
00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:37,576
NXT Tag Team titles on the line,
in this matchup.

339
00:14:37,643 --> 00:14:40,212
Gallus, the champions.
Dyad, the challengers.

340
00:14:40,279 --> 00:14:41,814
Mark Coffey in control.

341
00:14:41,881 --> 00:14:44,750
You can already see
the welts starting to form on Reid.

342
00:14:44,817 --> 00:14:46,785
[Booker] It's a fight.
That's what I like about these guys.

343
00:14:46,852 --> 00:14:50,289
Gallus boys are gonna give
a damn scrap, but I'll tell you, Dyad,

344
00:14:50,356 --> 00:14:53,926
you cannot turn your back
on these guys for a second, Vic.

345
00:14:53,993 --> 00:14:56,462
[Vic] Oh, nice takedown.

346
00:14:56,528 --> 00:14:58,831
And into the cover goes Wolfgang.

347
00:14:58,897 --> 00:15:00,165
Near fall.

348
00:15:00,232 --> 00:15:02,801
[Booker] He barely
sneaked out the back door.

349
00:15:02,868 --> 00:15:04,036
That was a quick cover.

350
00:15:04,103 --> 00:15:07,072
[audience] Four roots, one tree!

351
00:15:07,139 --> 00:15:08,874
[Vic] You can hear
the NXT Universe fired up.

352
00:15:08,941 --> 00:15:10,576
Wolfgang in control.

353
00:15:10,643 --> 00:15:12,278
You know what? The thing you said,

354
00:15:12,344 --> 00:15:14,380
wait, did you see in that back corner?

355
00:15:14,446 --> 00:15:16,248
Stacks, Tony D'Angelo.

356
00:15:16,315 --> 00:15:19,718
All eyes are on the NXT Tag Team titles.

357
00:15:19,785 --> 00:15:22,488
[Booker] Oh, yes.
This is getting interesting now.

358
00:15:22,554 --> 00:15:24,890
You know I like the family, Vic.

359
00:15:24,957 --> 00:15:27,259
[Vic] You do. I wanna get back to Gallus.

360
00:15:27,326 --> 00:15:29,628
You brought up something
that was on point.

361
00:15:29,695 --> 00:15:31,163
They don't care
who's standing in proximity,

362
00:15:31,230 --> 00:15:32,665
even if it was the fam.

363
00:15:32,731 --> 00:15:35,701
Even if it was the Dyad.
They just want to scrap.

364
00:15:35,768 --> 00:15:37,770
[Booker] This team's all about business.

365
00:15:37,836 --> 00:15:40,005
Joe Coffey made
the business boom last week.

366
00:15:40,072 --> 00:15:41,340
Didn't pay off for him,

367
00:15:41,407 --> 00:15:44,176
but if I was Gallus,
I would be mad at him. I'm serious.

368
00:15:44,243 --> 00:15:46,145
Could have saved a lot of time here.

369
00:15:46,211 --> 00:15:47,446
Oh, wow, big shot.

370
00:15:47,513 --> 00:15:50,749
[Vic] Fowler tagging in,
making an impact. Gets a one count.

371
00:15:50,816 --> 00:15:52,484
You take a look, Gacy, as he put it,

372
00:15:52,551 --> 00:15:55,654
sacrificed his body
for the well-being of schism.

373
00:15:55,721 --> 00:15:57,623
We just saw the first quarterfinal.

374
00:15:57,690 --> 00:15:59,825
The second quarterfinal
matchup still to come.

375
00:15:59,892 --> 00:16:01,994
Valkyria, Kiana James, the second woman

376
00:16:02,061 --> 00:16:03,729
to punch her ticket to the second round

377
00:16:03,796 --> 00:16:05,964
of the NXT Women's
Championship Tournament?

378
00:16:06,031 --> 00:16:07,766
[Booker] Rip Fowler, Vic,

379
00:16:07,833 --> 00:16:10,135
when you look at this guy
and I'm telling you,

380
00:16:10,202 --> 00:16:12,671
you won't believe how big, how massive,

381
00:16:12,738 --> 00:16:14,606
and how impressive he really is.

382
00:16:14,673 --> 00:16:17,076
And tonight, he's showing me
a little something.

383
00:16:17,142 --> 00:16:19,211
[Vic] He's trying to restump Wolfgang.

384
00:16:19,278 --> 00:16:22,147
[Booker laughs] That's a test right there.

385
00:16:22,214 --> 00:16:25,517
Oh, wow, coming down
from the top floor right there, baby.

386
00:16:25,584 --> 00:16:28,287
[Vic] Wolfgang quickly realizing
and making the tag.

387
00:16:28,354 --> 00:16:29,621
And in comes Mark Coffey.

388
00:16:29,688 --> 00:16:31,490
We talked about
the history of these teams.

389
00:16:31,557 --> 00:16:34,860
We mentioned, earlier on,
Gallus were the longest-reigning

390
00:16:34,927 --> 00:16:36,895
NXT UK Tag Team champions.

391
00:16:36,962 --> 00:16:38,897
Their opponents,
the challengers here tonight,

392
00:16:38,964 --> 00:16:40,599
were the first ever team

393
00:16:40,666 --> 00:16:43,135
to hold those NXT UK Tag Team titles.

394
00:16:43,202 --> 00:16:46,638
[Booker] Having Joe Coffey back in play,

395
00:16:46,705 --> 00:16:49,942
everything right now
is gonna be good to the last drop

396
00:16:50,008 --> 00:16:52,678
as far as this team
going that X-factor thing.

397
00:16:52,745 --> 00:16:54,713
-That's what I'm calling it.
-[Vic] Tag was made.

398
00:16:54,780 --> 00:16:58,016
Mark Coffey does not realize
that Reid is in the matchup.

399
00:16:58,083 --> 00:17:01,286
Here is some textbook Dyad offense.

400
00:17:01,353 --> 00:17:04,990
[Booker] Some beautiful Tag Team defense.

401
00:17:05,057 --> 00:17:07,826
[Vic] Right now,
Mark Coffey is all by himself.

402
00:17:07,893 --> 00:17:09,294
Tag Team turmoil.

403
00:17:09,361 --> 00:17:11,096
Enzuigiri into the flatliner.

404
00:17:11,163 --> 00:17:13,332
Crawling into the cover.
Titles on the line,

405
00:17:13,399 --> 00:17:15,601
and Mark Coffey just able to kick out.

406
00:17:16,535 --> 00:17:18,737
The Tag Team titles on the line.

407
00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:22,274
[crowd claps]

408
00:17:22,341 --> 00:17:25,477
[Vic] Back live on NXT,
the NXT Tag Team titles on the line.

409
00:17:25,544 --> 00:17:28,747
The champions, Gallus.
The challengers, the Dyad.

410
00:17:28,814 --> 00:17:31,817
Fowler and Reid have been
in control of this match.

411
00:17:31,884 --> 00:17:35,487
Ava on the outside
has kept the Dyad in line

412
00:17:35,554 --> 00:17:38,524
and focused on the task
at hand here tonight,

413
00:17:38,590 --> 00:17:40,492
as Joe Gacy is not ringside.

414
00:17:40,559 --> 00:17:42,895
Tag was made. Reid is now legal.

415
00:17:42,961 --> 00:17:45,998
Will we see gold be added to the schism?

416
00:17:46,065 --> 00:17:47,800
Can the roots become stronger

417
00:17:47,866 --> 00:17:50,469
as Mark Coffey trying
to make his way to Wolfgang?

418
00:17:50,536 --> 00:17:51,703
Oh.

419
00:17:51,770 --> 00:17:54,907
Just gets dropped into the cover.

420
00:17:54,973 --> 00:17:57,276
Hook of the leg, and it's not enough.

421
00:17:57,342 --> 00:17:59,278
Another near fall.

422
00:17:59,344 --> 00:18:00,579
[Booker] So close, Vic.

423
00:18:05,918 --> 00:18:08,087
Big Ive, guess who we are?

424
00:18:08,153 --> 00:18:10,322
-Two brains.
-One team.

425
00:18:10,389 --> 00:18:11,723
What have I told you guys?

426
00:18:11,790 --> 00:18:13,525
-Stop messing around.
-Hey, stop!

427
00:18:13,592 --> 00:18:15,327
-Quit.
-Big Ive.

428
00:18:15,394 --> 00:18:18,797
-It was just a joke.
-My goodness. I know, it was a joke.

429
00:18:19,798 --> 00:18:21,934
[Vic] All eyes are on the Tag Team titles.

430
00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:23,669
They were The Creed Brothers and Ivy Nile.

431
00:18:23,735 --> 00:18:26,038
And Ivy Nile has had some tension building

432
00:18:26,105 --> 00:18:29,374
between her and Ava,
who's on the outside right now.

433
00:18:29,441 --> 00:18:31,877
Look at Joe Coffey,
trying to fire up the Gallus.

434
00:18:31,944 --> 00:18:33,512
Coffey's coming over to Gallus

435
00:18:33,579 --> 00:18:35,247
since his return from suspension,

436
00:18:35,314 --> 00:18:37,216
he's only added
to the confidence of Gallus.

437
00:18:37,282 --> 00:18:38,884
He's made them harder to defeat.

438
00:18:38,951 --> 00:18:41,120
As you see the family
continuing to look on.

439
00:18:41,186 --> 00:18:43,388
The Dyad trying to figure out
what it's gonna take

440
00:18:43,455 --> 00:18:44,990
to keep Mark Coffey down,

441
00:18:45,057 --> 00:18:47,726
as the NXT Universe rally
the Tag Team champions.

442
00:18:47,793 --> 00:18:51,063
[Booker] You can say
what you want about the Gallus boys,

443
00:18:51,129 --> 00:18:54,299
but the Dyad is giving these guys
all that they can take.

444
00:18:54,366 --> 00:18:57,569
Tag Team Championships
are on the line, Vic.

445
00:18:57,636 --> 00:18:59,204
That's what makes the difference.

446
00:18:59,271 --> 00:19:00,105
[indistinct]

447
00:19:00,172 --> 00:19:01,740
[Vic] Here comes Wolfgang.

448
00:19:01,807 --> 00:19:04,209
You see Joe on the outside,
still shouting at Wolfgang.

449
00:19:04,276 --> 00:19:06,578
Wolfgang, now,
swinging through the fences.

450
00:19:07,813 --> 00:19:08,780
Hey, let's go.

451
00:19:09,448 --> 00:19:11,650
[Vic] Wolfgang, right now,
it's two-on-one.

452
00:19:11,717 --> 00:19:12,718
Wolfgang don't care.

453
00:19:12,784 --> 00:19:15,621
[Booker] Wolfgang, Gallus boys.
You get some, want some,

454
00:19:15,687 --> 00:19:17,489
you just better be big enough

455
00:19:17,556 --> 00:19:19,158
and bad enough to take some.

456
00:19:19,224 --> 00:19:21,793
Because these boys, they can go all night.

457
00:19:21,860 --> 00:19:24,363
They can go all--
They don't have a certain style

458
00:19:24,429 --> 00:19:27,299
or anything like that,
but they can go all night long.

459
00:19:27,366 --> 00:19:30,002
[crowd cheers]

460
00:19:30,536 --> 00:19:32,938
[Vic] And it's down to Wolfgang and Reid.

461
00:19:33,005 --> 00:19:36,041
-[Booker] Yes.
-[Vic] Reid gets planted and now splat.

462
00:19:36,842 --> 00:19:37,676
[Booker] Wow.

463
00:19:38,343 --> 00:19:40,312
[Vic] Mark Coffey, back up, quick tags.

464
00:19:41,046 --> 00:19:42,814
Mark Coffey back into this matchup.

465
00:19:42,881 --> 00:19:45,651
Gallus, looking to put this one away.

466
00:19:46,785 --> 00:19:47,819
Cover by Coffey.

467
00:19:47,886 --> 00:19:50,489
That being Mark to retain the title.

468
00:19:54,059 --> 00:19:57,062
Reid just was able
to get that left shoulder up.

469
00:19:57,129 --> 00:19:58,430
Another tag was made.

470
00:19:58,497 --> 00:20:00,198
Take another look. Bam.

471
00:20:00,265 --> 00:20:01,800
First the nasty landing,

472
00:20:01,867 --> 00:20:05,037
and then, I mean, it was so close.

473
00:20:05,103 --> 00:20:06,939
[Booker] Not hooking that back leg.

474
00:20:07,005 --> 00:20:08,574
That extra half of a second

475
00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:10,409
may have been the difference maker.

476
00:20:10,976 --> 00:20:12,144
[Vic] Mark Coffey now--

477
00:20:14,046 --> 00:20:15,781
And Fowler. Wait a minute.

478
00:20:15,847 --> 00:20:17,115
Back into the ring. Reid.

479
00:20:17,182 --> 00:20:19,585
Shoulders down and Wolfgang able to power.

480
00:20:20,185 --> 00:20:21,019
Watch out, Book.

481
00:20:21,086 --> 00:20:23,155
[fans shout]

482
00:20:24,489 --> 00:20:26,024
[Vic] Wolfgang looking around.

483
00:20:26,091 --> 00:20:28,193
Tables have turned quite quickly.

484
00:20:28,860 --> 00:20:30,762
Fowler down at our feet. Tag was made.

485
00:20:30,829 --> 00:20:32,164
Coffey's back in the matchup.

486
00:20:32,231 --> 00:20:34,933
[Booker] When I think
about the Gallus boys, they might not--

487
00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:36,868
[Vic] Wait a minute. There's Ava.

488
00:20:38,070 --> 00:20:38,904
Again.

489
00:20:40,005 --> 00:20:42,374
And Wolfgang finally able to launch.

490
00:20:42,441 --> 00:20:43,809
Big DDT.

491
00:20:43,875 --> 00:20:46,878
That gave enough time for Reid
to get back into the match.

492
00:20:46,945 --> 00:20:48,313
[Booker] Hell of a counter.

493
00:20:48,380 --> 00:20:51,617
Hell of a counter there by Jagger Reid.

494
00:20:51,683 --> 00:20:53,185
Here we go, Vic.

495
00:20:53,252 --> 00:20:55,621
We could have new Tag Team champions

496
00:20:55,687 --> 00:20:57,122
in just a second.

497
00:20:59,358 --> 00:21:00,192
[Vic] There's Nile.

498
00:21:01,059 --> 00:21:01,893
Ivy Nile.

499
00:21:06,164 --> 00:21:08,267
We said Nile despised Ava.

500
00:21:08,333 --> 00:21:09,601
Things are breaking down.

501
00:21:09,668 --> 00:21:12,004
Book, we still got
a Tag Team Championship?

502
00:21:12,070 --> 00:21:13,372
Back in the ring.

503
00:21:14,673 --> 00:21:16,375
[Booker] Oh, here we go, Vic.

504
00:21:16,441 --> 00:21:18,810
[Vic] The gallow gate connects.

505
00:21:20,545 --> 00:21:21,947
Wolfgang into the cover.

506
00:21:22,581 --> 00:21:25,484
And Gallus able to retain.

507
00:21:25,550 --> 00:21:26,952
-[Booker] Yes.
-[Gallus' music playing]

508
00:21:27,019 --> 00:21:28,420
[Alicia] Here are your winners

509
00:21:28,487 --> 00:21:32,691
and still the NXT Tag Team champions,

510
00:21:32,758 --> 00:21:34,192
Gallus.

511
00:21:34,259 --> 00:21:37,262
[crowd boos]

512
00:21:37,329 --> 00:21:39,031
[Vic] Ava beside herself.

513
00:21:39,798 --> 00:21:41,767
Tried to stick her nose into this matchup.

514
00:21:41,833 --> 00:21:44,303
Ivy Nile was not gonna have that.

515
00:21:44,803 --> 00:21:47,639
We said all eyes
were on these Tag Team titles.

516
00:21:47,706 --> 00:21:50,642
All eyes were on these
Tag Team Championship matchup,

517
00:21:50,709 --> 00:21:53,011
and they certainly were tonight.

518
00:21:53,078 --> 00:21:54,746
As this was the distraction.

519
00:21:55,580 --> 00:21:57,082
This is when Ava tried to turn

520
00:21:57,149 --> 00:21:59,251
the complexion of this matchup
into the challengers.

521
00:21:59,318 --> 00:22:01,887
For a moment, Book, it worked.

522
00:22:01,953 --> 00:22:02,921
Big DDT.

523
00:22:02,988 --> 00:22:05,424
Fowler's able to isolate Wolfgang.

524
00:22:05,490 --> 00:22:08,327
And The Dyad,
this was their best opportunity,

525
00:22:08,393 --> 00:22:09,995
but you talk about an equalizer.

526
00:22:10,062 --> 00:22:12,597
Ivy Nile, the pitbull herself, had enough.

527
00:22:12,664 --> 00:22:15,000
Creed Brothers tried to restraint Nile

528
00:22:15,067 --> 00:22:17,569
and that was the turning point for Gallus.

529
00:22:18,070 --> 00:22:20,005
The gallow gate connected

530
00:22:20,072 --> 00:22:22,274
and continuing their reign as champions.

531
00:22:22,341 --> 00:22:24,910
Wolfgang and Mark Coffey,

532
00:22:24,976 --> 00:22:26,678
Gallus boys on top.

533
00:22:33,251 --> 00:22:35,420
[indistinct]

534
00:22:36,521 --> 00:22:37,756
[chants] Champions again.

535
00:22:39,157 --> 00:22:41,126
Champions again.

536
00:22:42,194 --> 00:22:43,261
So much going on.

537
00:22:43,328 --> 00:22:45,030
I wonder when Mr. Chase's gonna get back,

538
00:22:45,097 --> 00:22:46,164
but Duke stepped in,

539
00:22:46,231 --> 00:22:47,399
so we're not gonna fall
behind the semester.

540
00:22:47,466 --> 00:22:49,434
It's cause by the draft. My goodness.

541
00:22:49,501 --> 00:22:51,870
Could you imagine
getting drafted? My goodness.

542
00:22:51,937 --> 00:22:53,572
Keep on dreaming, kid.

543
00:22:53,638 --> 00:22:55,807
-Thea, let me ask you a question.
-What?

544
00:22:55,874 --> 00:22:57,342
Does University offer classes

545
00:22:57,409 --> 00:22:59,644
on how to get
into the Women's Title Tournament?

546
00:22:59,711 --> 00:23:01,279
Well, you're not in it,

547
00:23:01,346 --> 00:23:03,815
so I'm guessing you probably
failed that one, huh?

548
00:23:03,882 --> 00:23:05,550
-Maybe some day.
-[Duke] Thea!

549
00:23:05,617 --> 00:23:06,685
Sorry I'm late.

550
00:23:06,752 --> 00:23:09,488
Grading papers takes a lot longer
than I thought it would.

551
00:23:09,554 --> 00:23:10,489
Hey, tell me this.

552
00:23:10,555 --> 00:23:13,158
Is spell check just an australian thing?

553
00:23:13,225 --> 00:23:14,826
Wait, how did I do on the quiz?

554
00:23:14,893 --> 00:23:16,795
Hail. Eighty-eight.

555
00:23:16,862 --> 00:23:19,231
[yelling] An 88. Oh, my God, it's an 88.

556
00:23:20,065 --> 00:23:20,966
An 88.

557
00:23:21,032 --> 00:23:23,368
Grading papers, lesson plans.

558
00:23:23,435 --> 00:23:25,437
You're really deep
into this thing, aren't you?

559
00:23:25,504 --> 00:23:28,874
I see what you're doing,
you're operating from the inside.

560
00:23:28,940 --> 00:23:29,775
Look,

561
00:23:30,375 --> 00:23:32,277
when you unveil your final plan,

562
00:23:32,344 --> 00:23:34,279
I know Mr. Chase
is not gonna know what hit him.

563
00:23:34,346 --> 00:23:36,314
Okay, Javi. First of all,

564
00:23:36,381 --> 00:23:37,783
you don't even go here.

565
00:23:37,849 --> 00:23:40,752
Secondly, I think you misunderstood
somewhere along the way

566
00:23:40,819 --> 00:23:44,456
because I'm simply filling in
for Mr. Chase until he gets back.

567
00:23:44,523 --> 00:23:46,758
-Is that right?
-Yes, that's right.

568
00:23:46,825 --> 00:23:48,126
Oh, come on.

569
00:23:48,193 --> 00:23:51,530
Okay, look, everyone thinks
they can get away with what they want

570
00:23:51,596 --> 00:23:55,534
when the substitute teacher's here,
but this is not gonna go that way.

571
00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:56,935
How dare you

572
00:23:57,002 --> 00:24:00,906
disrespect the good name of Duke--

573
00:24:01,907 --> 00:24:03,708
of Chase University.

574
00:24:03,775 --> 00:24:06,511
I see what you did,
a little bit of a freudian slip.

575
00:24:06,578 --> 00:24:08,613
Listen to me, you little dweeb,

576
00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:10,182
here's how it's gonna go down.

577
00:24:10,248 --> 00:24:14,419
I'm gonna go get a match made
between Javi and the MVP, Duke Hudson.

578
00:24:14,486 --> 00:24:15,754
And tonight, my friend,

579
00:24:15,821 --> 00:24:18,423
you are gonna get a little bit of a…

580
00:24:18,490 --> 00:24:20,458
Andre Chase University

581
00:24:20,525 --> 00:24:22,928
sized-ass whooping.

582
00:24:22,994 --> 00:24:25,931
[yelling]

583
00:24:30,735 --> 00:24:32,771
[tense music playing]

584
00:25:09,174 --> 00:25:10,275
[crosstalk]

585
00:25:10,342 --> 00:25:11,276
[bell rings]

586
00:25:11,343 --> 00:25:14,312
[Alicia] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.

587
00:25:14,379 --> 00:25:15,680
Introducing first,

588
00:25:15,747 --> 00:25:18,450
Javier Bernal.

589
00:25:18,516 --> 00:25:20,919
[Vic] Just trying to dissect
what we just witnessed.

590
00:25:20,986 --> 00:25:23,388
As there is Javier Bernal,

591
00:25:23,455 --> 00:25:27,058
Javi suggesting that Duke
is playing the long game.

592
00:25:28,193 --> 00:25:29,327
[Booker] Yes.

593
00:25:29,394 --> 00:25:30,362
[Vic] Do you agree?

594
00:25:30,428 --> 00:25:33,064
[Booker] If Duke Hudson's smart,
and I think he is,

595
00:25:33,131 --> 00:25:35,267
he'll be thinking about the end game, Vic.

596
00:25:35,333 --> 00:25:37,469
He'll be thinking about the takeover,

597
00:25:37,535 --> 00:25:41,773
the takeover of Chase University, yes.

598
00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:43,341
[Vic] You buying in to all this?

599
00:25:43,408 --> 00:25:45,477
[Booker] I know this man.

600
00:25:45,543 --> 00:25:46,945
I know this young man, Duke.

601
00:25:47,012 --> 00:25:48,680
He's smarter than that.

602
00:25:49,848 --> 00:25:51,716
We'll talk about that in a minute.

603
00:25:52,517 --> 00:25:54,786
[Vic] I don't know
if I want to at this point.

604
00:25:54,853 --> 00:25:56,855
[Chase University's music playing]

605
00:25:59,090 --> 00:26:01,626
[Alicia] His opponent,
accompanied by Thea Hail,

606
00:26:01,693 --> 00:26:03,562
representing Chase University,

607
00:26:03,628 --> 00:26:05,897
Duke Hudson.

608
00:26:07,532 --> 00:26:09,401
[Vic] There is the MVP

609
00:26:09,467 --> 00:26:11,369
of Chase University.

610
00:26:12,470 --> 00:26:14,005
Two weeks from Sunday,

611
00:26:14,072 --> 00:26:16,408
it's NXT Battleground
in Lowell, Massachusetts.

612
00:26:22,414 --> 00:26:23,848
[cheers and boos]

613
00:26:23,915 --> 00:26:26,051
[Vic] What a Memorial Day
weekend it will be

614
00:26:26,918 --> 00:26:28,620
for the WWE and for NXT,

615
00:26:28,687 --> 00:26:30,322
but I wanna refocus on this matchup.

616
00:26:30,388 --> 00:26:33,892
You know what, Book?
Maybe you need to go help Duke Hudson.

617
00:26:33,959 --> 00:26:36,027
Maybe you need
to help Hudson with the grading.

618
00:26:36,094 --> 00:26:37,395
You should volunteer at Chase U.

619
00:26:37,462 --> 00:26:39,598
[Booker] If Hudson
take over at Chase U, trust me,

620
00:26:39,664 --> 00:26:41,366
I will be an adviser.

621
00:26:41,433 --> 00:26:43,335
I'd try to teach these young kids

622
00:26:43,401 --> 00:26:45,203
how to go out and dominate.

623
00:26:45,270 --> 00:26:46,771
Take over this business.

624
00:26:46,838 --> 00:26:47,872
[Vic] I heard at Chase U,

625
00:26:47,939 --> 00:26:50,508
they serve a great Chicken Korma
in the cafeteria.

626
00:26:50,575 --> 00:26:53,044
[Booker] I might be
getting in there a little bit.

627
00:26:53,778 --> 00:26:56,615
[Vic] Duke Hudson trying
to use his size advantage.

628
00:26:56,681 --> 00:26:59,851
Look, to Duke's credit though,
he's trying to step up.

629
00:26:59,918 --> 00:27:01,219
[audience] MVP!

630
00:27:01,286 --> 00:27:02,921
[Vic] Trying to step up for Mr. Chase.

631
00:27:02,988 --> 00:27:05,557
[Booker] If I was to say, let
me tell you something.

632
00:27:05,624 --> 00:27:08,660
He's much more worthy than MVP.

633
00:27:08,727 --> 00:27:11,396
He should've been graded
Presidency of Chase U,

634
00:27:11,463 --> 00:27:12,630
or something like that.

635
00:27:12,697 --> 00:27:15,033
This guy is the reason Chase U

636
00:27:15,100 --> 00:27:17,369
is still in existence today.

637
00:27:17,435 --> 00:27:20,438
[Vic] Bernal taking advantage,
and right now big body

638
00:27:20,505 --> 00:27:22,807
putting the boots to Duke Hudson.

639
00:27:22,874 --> 00:27:24,643
[Booker] I don't know about
this big body Javi.

640
00:27:24,709 --> 00:27:27,445
This is the kind of guy
that get caught up in those Ponzi schemes

641
00:27:27,512 --> 00:27:28,813
or get rich quick schemes.

642
00:27:28,880 --> 00:27:32,083
He's one of those guys
that will find himself on a cereal box,

643
00:27:32,150 --> 00:27:33,818
or a milk carton, or something like that.

644
00:27:34,886 --> 00:27:36,655
[Vic] You just agreed with Bernal.

645
00:27:36,721 --> 00:27:37,722
[Booker] I do--

646
00:27:37,789 --> 00:27:40,859
[Vic] …Duke operating
from inside out, taking down Chase U.

647
00:27:40,925 --> 00:27:43,595
[Booker] This guy will lie to you.
You know what they say about liars.

648
00:27:43,662 --> 00:27:45,497
People that lie about small things

649
00:27:45,563 --> 00:27:47,999
are to be disbelieve with big things.

650
00:27:48,066 --> 00:27:50,702
That's what this kid Bernal--
You can't trust him.

651
00:27:50,769 --> 00:27:53,805
[Vic] You should be a lawyer,
you just talked us all into a circle

652
00:27:53,872 --> 00:27:54,806
over the last two minutes.

653
00:27:54,873 --> 00:27:58,143
As Duke Hudson
is in control of Javier Bernal,

654
00:27:58,209 --> 00:28:00,145
and it's nice to see Thea on the outside

655
00:28:00,211 --> 00:28:03,448
using those breathing exercises
that Tyler Bate taught her.

656
00:28:03,515 --> 00:28:05,750
Bernal going low,
trying to chop down Hudson.

657
00:28:05,817 --> 00:28:07,452
-Into a DDT.
-[Booker] Oh, wow.

658
00:28:07,519 --> 00:28:09,287
Take advantage of it, kid.

659
00:28:09,354 --> 00:28:10,889
A window just opened.

660
00:28:10,955 --> 00:28:12,557
You better sneak in there.

661
00:28:12,624 --> 00:28:13,725
[Vic] Hook of the leg,

662
00:28:13,792 --> 00:28:16,728
and Hudson's own momentum
able to carry him out at one.

663
00:28:16,795 --> 00:28:19,731
For Javier Bernal,
you said that window has opened.

664
00:28:19,798 --> 00:28:22,500
Do you think he should've backtrack
from the comments he made

665
00:28:22,567 --> 00:28:24,469
before he found himself in this match?

666
00:28:24,536 --> 00:28:26,938
[Booker] Bernal's trying
to come up here, man.

667
00:28:27,005 --> 00:28:29,307
You got to put yourself
in position to come up,

668
00:28:29,374 --> 00:28:32,610
and what a better way to do it
than to go out there and beat the MVP,

669
00:28:32,677 --> 00:28:36,481
the guy that I think
should be President of that University.

670
00:28:36,548 --> 00:28:38,116
Yes, I think it's a great idea.

671
00:28:38,183 --> 00:28:41,052
[Vic] Bernal, he's always
talking himself into a mess.

672
00:28:41,119 --> 00:28:42,687
As there you see a young member

673
00:28:42,754 --> 00:28:44,556
of the Chase U student section

674
00:28:44,622 --> 00:28:46,558
rallying on Duke Hudson,

675
00:28:46,624 --> 00:28:48,226
Thea Hail on the outside.

676
00:28:48,293 --> 00:28:49,194
[Booker] Think about it.

677
00:28:49,260 --> 00:28:52,564
If Duke Hudson take over
this University and turn it around,

678
00:28:52,630 --> 00:28:55,834
really make it something special
with this University.

679
00:28:55,900 --> 00:28:57,135
[Vic] It is something special.

680
00:28:57,202 --> 00:28:59,671
[Booker] I'm talking about
something special.

681
00:28:59,737 --> 00:29:01,639
I'm not talking about
the way it's been looked at

682
00:29:01,706 --> 00:29:03,007
over the past few months.

683
00:29:03,842 --> 00:29:05,744
[Vic] Andre Chase has made it special.

684
00:29:05,810 --> 00:29:09,114
Chase hasn't return to campus
following a beating by Bron Breakker.

685
00:29:09,180 --> 00:29:13,118
One that Trick Williams
is hoping to avoid later tonight

686
00:29:13,184 --> 00:29:15,620
in the main event,
but look at Duke Hudson.

687
00:29:15,687 --> 00:29:18,756
-[Booker] Oh, he's just getting mad.
-[Vic] Oh, he is.

688
00:29:20,458 --> 00:29:23,628
[Booker] I know a little bit
about this kid, Duke Hudson.

689
00:29:23,695 --> 00:29:25,797
When he came to the States,
first place he stopped

690
00:29:25,864 --> 00:29:27,165
was Reality of Wrestling.

691
00:29:27,232 --> 00:29:29,200
He knows about
going out there and grinding.

692
00:29:29,267 --> 00:29:30,769
He knows about being a leader.

693
00:29:30,835 --> 00:29:33,171
He's not a follower, Vic.

694
00:29:33,805 --> 00:29:36,374
[Vic] Oh, what a clubbing blow
from Hudson.

695
00:29:37,375 --> 00:29:38,743
Followed by another right.

696
00:29:39,544 --> 00:29:40,712
Hudson rolling.

697
00:29:45,283 --> 00:29:46,918
Big sidewalk slam.

698
00:29:46,985 --> 00:29:49,521
[Booker] Giving those students
somebody to be proud of.

699
00:29:49,587 --> 00:29:51,156
[Vic] They're proud of Andre Cha--

700
00:29:51,222 --> 00:29:52,724
[Booker] …proud of this man.

701
00:29:52,791 --> 00:29:54,659
Going out here representing.

702
00:29:54,726 --> 00:29:56,561
[loud thud]

703
00:29:58,496 --> 00:30:00,298
[audience] Ooooh!

704
00:30:01,366 --> 00:30:03,268
[Booker laughs] Yes.

705
00:30:03,334 --> 00:30:06,938
[Vic] I finally think after that senton
Bernal might be wishing

706
00:30:07,005 --> 00:30:09,741
he took a few steps back
after this tournament tonight.

707
00:30:09,808 --> 00:30:12,777
[Booker] That's a leader
you can be proud of, Vic.

708
00:30:12,844 --> 00:30:15,513
A leader you can be
proud of is Duke Hudson.

709
00:30:15,580 --> 00:30:17,715
He's rolling right now, Vic.

710
00:30:17,782 --> 00:30:20,385
[Vic] Hudson. German suplex.

711
00:30:20,451 --> 00:30:22,153
Hudson doesn't wanna be president.

712
00:30:22,220 --> 00:30:24,222
Hudson's happy being the MVP.

713
00:30:24,289 --> 00:30:27,325
[Booker] What are you talking about?
Nobody's happy with that.

714
00:30:27,392 --> 00:30:29,828
You'd be happy with that, but not Duke.

715
00:30:29,894 --> 00:30:30,862
[Vic] And Hudson

716
00:30:31,863 --> 00:30:34,465
looking to put the final grade

717
00:30:34,532 --> 00:30:36,935
on Javier Bernal.

718
00:30:37,001 --> 00:30:39,170
[Booker] Oh, yes.

719
00:30:39,237 --> 00:30:42,473
[Vic] And somewhere right now
Andre Chase is smiling.

720
00:30:42,540 --> 00:30:43,374
[bell rings]

721
00:30:43,441 --> 00:30:44,409
[Booker] You think?

722
00:30:44,475 --> 00:30:45,977
[Chase U's music playing]

723
00:30:46,044 --> 00:30:48,780
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Duke Hudson.

724
00:30:50,114 --> 00:30:53,551
[Vic] What a victory for the MVP,

725
00:30:53,618 --> 00:30:55,053
Duke Hudson.

726
00:30:57,255 --> 00:30:59,257
It's so nice, Book, let's see it twice.

727
00:31:00,024 --> 00:31:02,794
Look at this picture-perfect placement.

728
00:31:02,860 --> 00:31:03,695
[Booker] Yes.

729
00:31:03,761 --> 00:31:05,863
[Vic] You gotta think
the students were looking on.

730
00:31:05,930 --> 00:31:06,898
You mentioned learning.

731
00:31:06,965 --> 00:31:11,069
[Booker] Yes, they're proud
of this young man.

732
00:31:11,135 --> 00:31:13,271
[Vic] …everything Duke Hudson knows,

733
00:31:13,338 --> 00:31:16,341
he learned from Andre Chase.

734
00:31:17,909 --> 00:31:19,077
[Booker indistinct]

735
00:31:23,581 --> 00:31:24,616
You know what?

736
00:31:24,682 --> 00:31:28,019
I'm feeling good
because the weather is nice,

737
00:31:28,086 --> 00:31:30,755
and that can be a powerful thing.

738
00:31:30,822 --> 00:31:33,691
I never thought about it like that,
but you know what?

739
00:31:33,758 --> 00:31:35,860
Rapid-fire answers.
Give me your favorites.

740
00:31:35,927 --> 00:31:36,995
Go.

741
00:31:37,061 --> 00:31:38,763
-Hamburgers.
-Bacon burger.

742
00:31:38,830 --> 00:31:39,664
Fries.

743
00:31:39,731 --> 00:31:41,633
Oh, that's a good one. Chili cheese.

744
00:31:41,699 --> 00:31:44,035
-Ice cream.
-Mint chocolate chip. No, wait.

745
00:31:44,969 --> 00:31:46,271
Cookies and cream all day.

746
00:31:46,337 --> 00:31:48,606
All right now, roll on. Mine's pistachio.

747
00:31:48,673 --> 00:31:51,175
What do you see
when you look at this picture, Von?

748
00:31:52,277 --> 00:31:53,645
Stone, I told you--

749
00:31:53,711 --> 00:31:56,014
Hey, Von. I couldn't help but overhear

750
00:31:56,080 --> 00:31:59,017
you're trying to get ahead
with some of your answers. Right?

751
00:31:59,083 --> 00:32:01,219
-No, that's rude.
-What do you mean?

752
00:32:03,388 --> 00:32:04,222
Von, stop.

753
00:32:04,289 --> 00:32:05,723
No. I'm sorry.

754
00:32:06,624 --> 00:32:08,526
Von, I'm sorry.

755
00:32:08,593 --> 00:32:10,461
-You think you're funny?
-I apologize.

756
00:32:10,528 --> 00:32:11,362
I'm sorry.

757
00:32:12,530 --> 00:32:13,364
Freak.

758
00:32:19,470 --> 00:32:20,471
Pistachio.

759
00:32:25,443 --> 00:32:27,745
[Vic] At least Mr. Stone
could get some answers

760
00:32:27,812 --> 00:32:29,614
to the questions he was looking for.

761
00:32:29,681 --> 00:32:32,684
[Eddy Thorpe's music playing]

762
00:32:41,392 --> 00:32:42,493
[bell rings]

763
00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:45,463
[Alicia] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.

764
00:32:45,530 --> 00:32:49,467
Introducing first, Eddy Thorpe.

765
00:32:50,868 --> 00:32:53,638
[Vic] You can see
Thorpe fired up for tonight

766
00:32:53,705 --> 00:32:56,407
as this is the NXT Universe.

767
00:32:56,474 --> 00:33:00,478
Thorpe has been preparing
for the last week for this showdown

768
00:33:00,545 --> 00:33:04,315
as he goes one-on-one
with Damon Kemp live next on NXT.

769
00:33:08,252 --> 00:33:11,255
[singing]

770
00:33:20,531 --> 00:33:23,568
Oh. Tell your bud to keep out

771
00:33:23,634 --> 00:33:25,970
of Gallus' business in future, okay?

772
00:33:26,037 --> 00:33:28,072
-Yes.
-No, it's fine. What?

773
00:33:28,139 --> 00:33:30,742
I don't know what you said,
but you need to watch your mouth.

774
00:33:30,808 --> 00:33:32,910
And you two
need to watch those tag titles.

775
00:33:32,977 --> 00:33:34,545
Or what? You're looking for fight?

776
00:33:34,612 --> 00:33:37,048
[crosstalk]

777
00:33:37,115 --> 00:33:40,585
Good idea. [indistinct]

778
00:33:41,319 --> 00:33:42,453
Champions only.

779
00:33:43,488 --> 00:33:44,856
And you two aren't welcome.

780
00:33:44,922 --> 00:33:47,225
Shut up. Gallus boys don't care.

781
00:33:48,159 --> 00:33:50,061
You don't want us there. That's right.

782
00:33:50,128 --> 00:33:51,262
Thanks, guys.

783
00:33:51,329 --> 00:33:54,665
Nobody's allowed
to mess with you except for us.

784
00:33:54,732 --> 00:33:56,534
We're only allowed to mess with you.

785
00:33:56,601 --> 00:33:59,170
[Vic] It's been a busy night
for Ivy and the Creeds.

786
00:33:59,237 --> 00:34:01,005
[Damon Kemp's music playing]

787
00:34:01,072 --> 00:34:04,609
[Alicia] Making his way
to the ring, Damon Kemp.

788
00:34:05,643 --> 00:34:07,712
[Vic] Damon Kemp has had his eye

789
00:34:07,779 --> 00:34:10,248
on Eddy Thorpe for quite some time.

790
00:34:10,314 --> 00:34:12,650
[indistinct] to the fact
that challenges last week

791
00:34:12,717 --> 00:34:15,486
which I don't know
if he was expecting Thorpe to answer.

792
00:34:15,553 --> 00:34:20,191
[Booker] Damon Kemp
is looking for some fresh meat right now.

793
00:34:20,258 --> 00:34:23,361
He thinks Eddy Thorpe may be it.

794
00:34:23,428 --> 00:34:24,328
[bell rings]

795
00:34:24,395 --> 00:34:26,297
[Booker] That might be a problem, Vic.

796
00:34:26,364 --> 00:34:29,634
[Vic] Thorpe got disrespected
last week and you gotta understand

797
00:34:29,700 --> 00:34:32,303
he didn't like
being called a kid by Damon Kemp.

798
00:34:32,370 --> 00:34:36,240
[Booker] I get it. It's a couple of words
you don't wanna use, kid, boy.

799
00:34:36,307 --> 00:34:39,010
Because you're the man's business, Vic.

800
00:34:39,076 --> 00:34:43,614
And this man right here,
he thought he's a grown man.

801
00:34:43,681 --> 00:34:47,118
[Vic] He also interrupted
my Damon Kemp interview last week

802
00:34:47,185 --> 00:34:50,388
as we saw Kevin Bass take down
control on the mat early on,

803
00:34:50,455 --> 00:34:52,223
but both superstars, let's talk about it.

804
00:34:52,290 --> 00:34:53,758
Both superstars are confident

805
00:34:53,825 --> 00:34:56,494
because they have
something to prove in this matchup.

806
00:34:56,561 --> 00:34:58,696
[Booker] Of course. Kemp right now,

807
00:34:58,763 --> 00:35:01,032
he feels like this man, Eddy Thorpe,

808
00:35:01,098 --> 00:35:03,668
is the flavor of the month,
he's getting a lot of attention.

809
00:35:03,734 --> 00:35:04,735
How can I come up?

810
00:35:04,802 --> 00:35:06,771
Go out and beat this young man tonight.

811
00:35:06,838 --> 00:35:08,139
That's the way you do it.

812
00:35:10,541 --> 00:35:13,611
[Vic] You don't wanna get
Damon Kemp down on the mat.

813
00:35:13,678 --> 00:35:16,080
Round game for Kemp,
seriously, it is strong.

814
00:35:16,147 --> 00:35:18,449
You've talked about it,
his amateur background,

815
00:35:18,516 --> 00:35:21,219
as now Kemp trying
to get back to vertical base.

816
00:35:21,285 --> 00:35:24,622
Thorpe switches strategies
early on in this matchup.

817
00:35:24,689 --> 00:35:27,391
Kemp… They're too cocky, no?

818
00:35:27,458 --> 00:35:29,994
[Booker] You don't wanna just
put in anything with this.

819
00:35:30,061 --> 00:35:31,329
[Vic] Oh, nice.

820
00:35:31,395 --> 00:35:35,066
[Booker] He's a striker, he comes
from that mixed martial arts background.

821
00:35:35,133 --> 00:35:37,768
He's very well-rounded in all disciplines.

822
00:35:37,835 --> 00:35:39,437
[Vic] Talk about the amateur background

823
00:35:39,504 --> 00:35:41,906
of these superstars
who work hard in the gym.

824
00:35:41,973 --> 00:35:45,276
That's where we typically
find Eddy Thorpe, he is a gym rat.

825
00:35:45,343 --> 00:35:47,845
[Booker] It's all about
putting the work in,

826
00:35:47,912 --> 00:35:50,147
see what kind of results we get,

827
00:35:50,214 --> 00:35:53,384
because this thing's just about levels

828
00:35:53,451 --> 00:35:56,154
we're gonna see
if Eddy Thorpe can level change

829
00:35:56,220 --> 00:35:58,089
here tonight with this man.

830
00:35:58,156 --> 00:36:00,691
Oh, big hip takeover. That's neat.

831
00:36:00,758 --> 00:36:04,228
[Vic] We talk about
when they were in the gym with each other.

832
00:36:04,295 --> 00:36:06,097
Did Kemp overstep by asking Thorpe

833
00:36:06,163 --> 00:36:09,433
to put all his--
Big high crossbody takes Kemp down.

834
00:36:09,500 --> 00:36:11,002
[Booker] Come on, man.

835
00:36:11,068 --> 00:36:14,539
If you play [indistinct]
you get a rookie in the locker room.

836
00:36:14,605 --> 00:36:16,874
It comes with the territory.

837
00:36:16,941 --> 00:36:19,610
You get it one fight like this right here

838
00:36:19,677 --> 00:36:21,646
you ain't a rookie no more.

839
00:36:21,712 --> 00:36:23,614
[Vic] Thorpe trying to take it to Kemp.

840
00:36:23,681 --> 00:36:25,550
Kemp keeping a low center of gravity.

841
00:36:25,616 --> 00:36:29,053
Big uppercut from Kemp.
You talked about switching gears.

842
00:36:29,120 --> 00:36:31,689
Kemp certainly has done that
in this moment,

843
00:36:31,756 --> 00:36:33,658
a little extra jackhammer-esque

844
00:36:33,724 --> 00:36:35,426
into the cover, hook of the leg,

845
00:36:35,493 --> 00:36:38,362
and Thorpe just got that shoulder up,

846
00:36:38,429 --> 00:36:41,065
I mean, he barely
was able to get the shoulder,

847
00:36:41,132 --> 00:36:43,801
but now, Kemp could be looking
for that knockout blow.

848
00:36:43,868 --> 00:36:49,240
[Booker] Look at the dirty tactics
right there, but guess what, Vic?

849
00:36:49,307 --> 00:36:53,244
I like it. I like everything
about those tactics.

850
00:36:53,911 --> 00:36:56,480
[Vic] You see Kemp continuing
to talk some smack,

851
00:36:56,547 --> 00:36:58,649
and this is what Kemp was doing last week.

852
00:36:58,716 --> 00:37:01,052
You talked about
Damon Kemp, you've said it,

853
00:37:01,118 --> 00:37:03,854
he has every attribute
that you want in a superstar

854
00:37:03,921 --> 00:37:05,656
but what is the missing piece?

855
00:37:05,723 --> 00:37:09,327
[Booker] Staying focused.
You gotta stay focused in situations,

856
00:37:09,393 --> 00:37:12,530
and right now he's doing
a hell of a job [indistinct]

857
00:37:12,597 --> 00:37:15,533
dogging Eddy Thorpe
just trying to make this man

858
00:37:15,600 --> 00:37:18,769
feel a little pain right here
and I'm loving it.

859
00:37:18,836 --> 00:37:22,039
[Vic] Thorpe trying to get back up,
to create a little bit of separation,

860
00:37:22,106 --> 00:37:25,977
but Kemp showing that power,
hoisting up, and then dropping.

861
00:37:26,043 --> 00:37:29,347
Kemp hit him so hard he almost
knocked himself out of the ring.

862
00:37:29,413 --> 00:37:32,817
Cover and Thorpe again
was just able to kick out.

863
00:37:32,883 --> 00:37:35,453
[Booker] That's the resiliency
of this kid, Thorpe.

864
00:37:35,519 --> 00:37:37,488
He's gone through pain before,
it's gonna take a whole lot.

865
00:37:37,555 --> 00:37:41,292
You're not gonna go out there
and put this man's shoulders to the back

866
00:37:41,359 --> 00:37:43,561
and get the three-count,
it's not going to be that easy.

867
00:37:43,628 --> 00:37:45,129
[Vic] One more time
Thorpe trying to get up

868
00:37:45,196 --> 00:37:47,531
and this really is turning into a brawl.

869
00:37:47,598 --> 00:37:49,934
Look at Thorpe, reaching back.

870
00:37:50,001 --> 00:37:53,537
Devastating rights and Thorpe
not at 100%, favoring that midsection,

871
00:37:53,604 --> 00:37:55,239
but he's fighting.

872
00:37:55,306 --> 00:37:57,742
This is the fight
you were talking about, Book.

873
00:37:57,808 --> 00:37:59,443
[Booker] This is adrenaline
right here, Vic--

874
00:37:59,510 --> 00:38:00,344
[Vic] Oh.

875
00:38:00,411 --> 00:38:03,814
[Booker] …all the pain seem
to just melt away and right now

876
00:38:03,881 --> 00:38:06,050
Eddy Thorpe is rolling,

877
00:38:06,117 --> 00:38:08,052
big shot by Thorpe.

878
00:38:08,119 --> 00:38:10,921
[Vic] Nice combination
offense rocking Kemp.

879
00:38:10,988 --> 00:38:12,723
Oh, big boot by Thorpe.

880
00:38:12,790 --> 00:38:15,026
Turning around, German suplex.

881
00:38:15,092 --> 00:38:17,161
Didn't maybe get the height he wanted,

882
00:38:17,228 --> 00:38:18,929
but he's able to get the cover

883
00:38:18,996 --> 00:38:21,065
and a kick out by Kemp.

884
00:38:21,132 --> 00:38:23,934
Eddy Thorpe, really you can see
the physical toll

885
00:38:24,001 --> 00:38:26,804
of this hard-hitting matchup
taking effect.

886
00:38:26,871 --> 00:38:30,308
[Booker] Vic, right now,
he's using a lot of energy

887
00:38:30,374 --> 00:38:32,777
and I'm wondering,
if you just use it all up

888
00:38:32,843 --> 00:38:34,345
in that last big class,

889
00:38:34,412 --> 00:38:36,714
trying to get Damon out of there.

890
00:38:36,781 --> 00:38:38,616
[Vic] Kemp going up, going over.
Thorpe, though,

891
00:38:38,683 --> 00:38:40,918
able to roll through and now can he turn?

892
00:38:40,985 --> 00:38:43,721
Can Thorpe turn
Damon Kemp center of the ring?

893
00:38:44,488 --> 00:38:47,525
From two he goes to one
and he's locked in that single-leg crab.

894
00:38:47,591 --> 00:38:49,293
[Booker] Double-leg into a single.

895
00:38:49,360 --> 00:38:51,228
[Vic] That's certainly
going back to Thorpe's roots

896
00:38:51,295 --> 00:38:53,564
as Kemp trying to do anything he can

897
00:38:53,631 --> 00:38:56,233
to just claw his way free from this hold.

898
00:38:56,300 --> 00:38:57,268
Wait a minute.

899
00:38:58,969 --> 00:39:02,206
The referee trying
to get some sort of control,

900
00:39:02,273 --> 00:39:04,375
and finally breaking the hold is Kemp.

901
00:39:05,343 --> 00:39:07,511
Kemp turned around,

902
00:39:07,578 --> 00:39:09,213
gets caught then gets dropped.

903
00:39:09,280 --> 00:39:11,782
[Booker] Wow, this is what
I'm talking about.

904
00:39:11,849 --> 00:39:14,452
It's gonna take a whole lot
to beat this kid.

905
00:39:14,518 --> 00:39:17,188
You gotta separate
this man from his senses.

906
00:39:17,254 --> 00:39:18,956
He's got a lot of resilience, Vic.

907
00:39:19,023 --> 00:39:19,924
Big shot there.

908
00:39:21,125 --> 00:39:22,293
-[Vic] Into the cover.
-[bell rings]

909
00:39:22,359 --> 00:39:24,095
[Vic] And what a hard-fought win.

910
00:39:24,595 --> 00:39:27,765
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Eddy Thorpe.

911
00:39:28,499 --> 00:39:29,734
[Vic] Eddy Thorpe

912
00:39:29,800 --> 00:39:33,471
got a second or third win in the matchup

913
00:39:34,038 --> 00:39:36,674
and was able to take out Damon Kemp.

914
00:39:38,008 --> 00:39:40,144
Damon Kemp trying to talk to the official.

915
00:39:40,211 --> 00:39:41,612
[Booker indistinct]

916
00:39:46,784 --> 00:39:50,121
Kiana James, you've had
an incredible first year here in NXT.

917
00:39:50,187 --> 00:39:51,789
You've been hand selected
by Shawn Michaels

918
00:39:51,856 --> 00:39:53,891
and the coaches
as one of the top eight women

919
00:39:53,958 --> 00:39:55,926
to compete in the NXT
Women's Title Tournament.

920
00:39:55,993 --> 00:39:57,595
Tonight, you face Lyra Valkyria.

921
00:39:57,661 --> 00:39:58,996
Yes, McKenzie I get it.

922
00:39:59,063 --> 00:40:02,366
I have the most difficult
first round opponent for this tournament.

923
00:40:02,433 --> 00:40:05,870
Whoever put this bracket together
did me no favors,

924
00:40:05,936 --> 00:40:08,339
but luckily, I thrive under pressure.

925
00:40:08,406 --> 00:40:10,808
My last 12 months speaks volumes,

926
00:40:10,875 --> 00:40:12,910
especially the last five to six.

927
00:40:12,977 --> 00:40:15,813
I have laid out every single thing
that I've wanted to do,

928
00:40:15,880 --> 00:40:18,315
and one by one
I've checked them off my list,

929
00:40:18,382 --> 00:40:21,252
except for the NXT Women's Championship.

930
00:40:21,318 --> 00:40:24,221
Like you said,
my first year here was incredible.

931
00:40:24,288 --> 00:40:27,024
Can you imagine
how much bigger year two will be

932
00:40:27,091 --> 00:40:29,093
as the NXT Women's Champion?

933
00:40:29,760 --> 00:40:30,628
I can.

934
00:40:34,398 --> 00:40:36,133
[Vic] Our second quarter final matchup

935
00:40:36,200 --> 00:40:38,235
for the NXT Women's
Championship Tournament

936
00:40:38,302 --> 00:40:39,403
still to come tonight.

937
00:40:39,970 --> 00:40:40,805
[bell rings]

938
00:40:40,871 --> 00:40:43,974
[Alicia] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.

939
00:40:44,041 --> 00:40:45,176
Introducing first,

940
00:40:45,242 --> 00:40:47,912
Ilja Dragunov.

941
00:40:47,978 --> 00:40:50,481
[Vic] We thought the last
match was hard-hitting,

942
00:40:50,548 --> 00:40:51,816
we better buckle up

943
00:40:51,882 --> 00:40:54,385
because it's Dijak and Dragunov next.

944
00:40:54,452 --> 00:40:56,053
[Ilja Dragunov's music playing]

945
00:40:58,589 --> 00:41:00,758
[boos]

946
00:41:00,825 --> 00:41:02,560
Excuse me, Bron Breakker.

947
00:41:02,626 --> 00:41:04,762
Tonight you face Trick Williams
in the main event,

948
00:41:04,829 --> 00:41:06,530
but I wanna ask the question
that's on the minds

949
00:41:06,597 --> 00:41:08,899
of everyone in the WWE Universe.

950
00:41:08,966 --> 00:41:10,401
Why the change in attitude?

951
00:41:10,468 --> 00:41:13,103
There's no change in attitude,
I just stopped caring.

952
00:41:13,170 --> 00:41:14,872
For over a year,

953
00:41:14,939 --> 00:41:16,907
I carried the NXT Championship
on this shoulder,

954
00:41:16,974 --> 00:41:18,476
the NXT flag on this shoulder,

955
00:41:18,542 --> 00:41:20,678
and the weight of this brand on my back,
and what did it get me?

956
00:41:21,479 --> 00:41:22,313
Nothing.

957
00:41:22,813 --> 00:41:26,116
The WWE Universe,
they made their choice, and it was Melo.

958
00:41:26,183 --> 00:41:30,354
That's fine, because Melo is probably
still picking splinters out of his ass

959
00:41:30,421 --> 00:41:32,656
from when I speared him
through the wall a couple of weeks ago.

960
00:41:32,723 --> 00:41:36,093
So you or anyone else for that matter
doesn't like my attitude,

961
00:41:36,160 --> 00:41:38,462
the door's right there,
I didn't ask for this interview.

962
00:41:38,529 --> 00:41:39,363
You did.

963
00:41:40,598 --> 00:41:42,399
You know what? I'll give you something.

964
00:41:42,466 --> 00:41:43,500
Come here.

965
00:41:43,567 --> 00:41:46,036
Melo, tonight,

966
00:41:46,103 --> 00:41:48,105
I'm gonna put your buddy,

967
00:41:48,172 --> 00:41:51,075
your best friend, Trick Williams,

968
00:41:51,141 --> 00:41:54,078
in the same hospital that I put you.

969
00:41:55,946 --> 00:41:57,147
See you at Battleground.

970
00:41:59,950 --> 00:42:01,986
[Vic] You are not gonna wanna miss

971
00:42:02,052 --> 00:42:04,788
our main event tonight on NXT.

972
00:42:04,855 --> 00:42:07,858
[Dijak's music playing]

973
00:42:07,925 --> 00:42:10,928
[boos]

974
00:42:19,203 --> 00:42:22,706
[Alicia] Making his way
to the ring, Dijak.

975
00:42:22,773 --> 00:42:26,243
[Vic] This superstar promised to break

976
00:42:26,310 --> 00:42:28,512
Ilja Dragunov.

977
00:42:28,579 --> 00:42:31,181
[Booker] Ooh, Vic.

978
00:42:31,749 --> 00:42:36,287
That's gonna be a hard nut to crack,
but I'm gonna tell you something.

979
00:42:36,353 --> 00:42:39,723
This man right here, Dijak,

980
00:42:39,790 --> 00:42:42,192
all about mayhem,

981
00:42:42,259 --> 00:42:43,961
all about destruction.

982
00:42:44,595 --> 00:42:46,463
This is gonna be good.

983
00:42:46,530 --> 00:42:51,035
[Vic] Finally after weeks of
physical confrontation between these two,

984
00:42:51,101 --> 00:42:52,369
they meet one-on-one.

985
00:42:53,037 --> 00:42:54,371
There is Dragunov

986
00:42:55,439 --> 00:42:58,008
laser focused on Dijak.

987
00:42:58,075 --> 00:42:59,410
[bell rings]

988
00:42:59,476 --> 00:43:01,445
[Vic] Right off rip, there goes Dijak,

989
00:43:01,512 --> 00:43:03,213
but Dragunov coming right in.

990
00:43:03,280 --> 00:43:06,917
Dragunov, a superstar
who welcomes the punishment.

991
00:43:06,984 --> 00:43:09,453
Dijak loves the chance to hurt.

992
00:43:09,520 --> 00:43:11,589
Who's got the advantage in this slug fest?

993
00:43:11,655 --> 00:43:13,891
[Booker] Vic, it's the pain game, man.

994
00:43:13,958 --> 00:43:17,661
Now, look, I like
everything about this man, Dijak,

995
00:43:17,728 --> 00:43:20,598
but he needs to pick his wars
a little bit better

996
00:43:20,664 --> 00:43:22,399
because this man right here,

997
00:43:22,466 --> 00:43:24,768
Dragunov, he's on a different level.

998
00:43:24,835 --> 00:43:27,871
He fight with a furious passion, Vic.

999
00:43:27,938 --> 00:43:30,307
-[Vic] I think you would too if you--
-[Booker] Oh, wow.

1000
00:43:35,079 --> 00:43:37,247
[audience] Oh! Oh! Oh!

1001
00:43:37,314 --> 00:43:38,449
[Booker laughs]

1002
00:43:41,185 --> 00:43:44,588
[Vic] You see the blood blisters
forming on Dijak's chest.

1003
00:43:44,655 --> 00:43:46,357
Book, I think you'd be upset too

1004
00:43:46,423 --> 00:43:48,392
if you were viciously attacked

1005
00:43:48,459 --> 00:43:50,194
like Dragunov was by Dijak.

1006
00:43:50,260 --> 00:43:53,097
Don't forget the [indistinct]
slammed on his ribs.

1007
00:43:53,163 --> 00:43:54,832
[Booker] You gotta pick your poison.

1008
00:43:54,898 --> 00:43:57,234
This man right here, Dragunov,

1009
00:43:57,301 --> 00:44:00,170
pain is pleasure with this young man.

1010
00:44:00,237 --> 00:44:01,972
Pain is his friend, Vic.

1011
00:44:02,039 --> 00:44:04,008
He wouldn't know what to do if he woke up

1012
00:44:04,074 --> 00:44:06,844
and something wasn't
hurting on him. Trust me.

1013
00:44:06,910 --> 00:44:09,813
[Vic] Dragunov again
and this time Dijak seen that movie.

1014
00:44:09,880 --> 00:44:13,017
Didn't like the way it ended,
and didn't want to see a sequel.

1015
00:44:13,083 --> 00:44:15,052
[Booker] Oh, my God, man.

1016
00:44:15,919 --> 00:44:19,156
[Vic] You mentioned for Dragunov
waking up not feeling any pain.

1017
00:44:19,223 --> 00:44:21,859
He loves pain.
He says it makes him feel alive,

1018
00:44:21,925 --> 00:44:25,396
but it was Dijak who told him
he was gonna make him immortal

1019
00:44:25,462 --> 00:44:27,564
with the amount of pain
he put him through.

1020
00:44:27,631 --> 00:44:31,368
Dijak into the cover,
and Dragunov able to kick out at two.

1021
00:44:32,503 --> 00:44:34,805
Take a look at the chest of Dijak.

1022
00:44:37,441 --> 00:44:38,876
[Booker] Not just the chest, Vic.

1023
00:44:38,942 --> 00:44:40,444
His back is all welt up.

1024
00:44:40,511 --> 00:44:42,012
This thing [indistinct] early.

1025
00:44:42,079 --> 00:44:44,314
We just got started here, Vic.

1026
00:44:44,381 --> 00:44:47,584
[Vic] Even the chest of
Dragunov a beat bright red,

1027
00:44:47,651 --> 00:44:49,486
and Dragunov not wanting to hide.

1028
00:44:49,553 --> 00:44:53,290
He's been waiting for this fight
since Dijak showed up last month.

1029
00:44:53,824 --> 00:44:57,094
But you heard Dijak
as he's screaming into Dragunov's ear.

1030
00:44:57,161 --> 00:45:00,130
He warned all of NXT
that justice was gonna be served

1031
00:45:00,197 --> 00:45:02,666
and it was gonna be swift and severe.

1032
00:45:02,733 --> 00:45:04,768
[Booker] Dragunov right now, like I say,

1033
00:45:04,835 --> 00:45:07,237
he's different and more focused
than ever before

1034
00:45:07,304 --> 00:45:10,674
because he don't have
JD McDonagh to worry about.

1035
00:45:10,741 --> 00:45:12,776
That right there just puts this man

1036
00:45:12,843 --> 00:45:14,945
on another level in itself. Trust me, Vic.

1037
00:45:17,514 --> 00:45:18,449
[Vic] Oh.

1038
00:45:20,551 --> 00:45:22,920
Bouncing right back comes Dragunov.

1039
00:45:22,986 --> 00:45:25,456
I mean, Book, have you ever seen red

1040
00:45:25,522 --> 00:45:28,425
like either of these men do
where they see the other?

1041
00:45:28,492 --> 00:45:29,693
[Booker] My God.

1042
00:45:29,760 --> 00:45:32,329
Dijak is one of those type of guys, Vic,

1043
00:45:32,396 --> 00:45:35,399
when he come out to this thing,
he sees blood red.

1044
00:45:35,466 --> 00:45:39,269
That mission is search and destroy,
but with this man,

1045
00:45:39,336 --> 00:45:41,705
this man right here, Dragunov,

1046
00:45:41,772 --> 00:45:43,874
he can run into something big.

1047
00:45:43,941 --> 00:45:45,776
[Vic] These guys are coming out
of the gate very hot

1048
00:45:45,843 --> 00:45:47,144
and just slugging it out,

1049
00:45:47,211 --> 00:45:49,546
but for Dragunov, you gotta
wonder if that [indistinct]

1050
00:45:49,613 --> 00:45:51,882
if he's still feeling
the affects deep down.

1051
00:45:51,949 --> 00:45:53,817
As trying to turn right back around.

1052
00:45:53,884 --> 00:45:56,186
Gets caught. Comes right back into Dijak.

1053
00:45:56,253 --> 00:45:57,588
[screams]

1054
00:45:58,122 --> 00:45:59,289
[loud thud]

1055
00:45:59,356 --> 00:46:00,624
[Vic] It's not often you see someone

1056
00:46:00,691 --> 00:46:02,292
deliver a blow and then go down.

1057
00:46:02,359 --> 00:46:06,864
These two coming into
this matchup throwing haymakers.

1058
00:46:07,531 --> 00:46:10,634
[Booker] One thing about Dragunov,
he's technically sound, Vic.

1059
00:46:10,701 --> 00:46:13,504
He don't mind getting into a war,

1060
00:46:13,570 --> 00:46:16,807
but he's always looking to set you up

1061
00:46:16,874 --> 00:46:18,375
with something big, Vic.

1062
00:46:18,442 --> 00:46:19,510
Could this be it?

1063
00:46:19,576 --> 00:46:21,378
Whoa.

1064
00:46:21,445 --> 00:46:23,814
[Vic] Dragunov trying
to fight through the pain,

1065
00:46:25,115 --> 00:46:27,417
and Dijak trying to create
a little separation.

1066
00:46:27,484 --> 00:46:30,521
[Booker] Yes, but like a pitbull,
Dragunov just holding on.

1067
00:46:30,587 --> 00:46:32,022
Oh, wow.

1068
00:46:32,089 --> 00:46:33,357
That's where the strength and the size

1069
00:46:33,423 --> 00:46:35,993
is gonna come into play
in a matchup like this.

1070
00:46:36,059 --> 00:46:39,296
[Vic] Big discus boot,
and that could be enough

1071
00:46:39,363 --> 00:46:42,032
to put the lights out here tonight--

1072
00:46:42,099 --> 00:46:45,969
And just able to kick out is Dragunov.

1073
00:46:46,036 --> 00:46:49,606
[Booker] Dragunov can go toe-to-toe
with any man in this business, Vic.

1074
00:46:50,507 --> 00:46:52,342
[Vic] Take one more look. Listen.

1075
00:46:55,579 --> 00:46:58,315
[indistinct]

1076
00:46:58,382 --> 00:46:59,216
[Vic] Wow.

1077
00:47:00,350 --> 00:47:01,885
That's our timekeeper.

1078
00:47:01,952 --> 00:47:03,487
[crowd boos]

1079
00:47:03,554 --> 00:47:08,025
[Vic] Look, in Dijak's mind,
this is about brutally beating Dragunov.

1080
00:47:09,092 --> 00:47:11,495
He's risking disqualification here, Book.

1081
00:47:11,562 --> 00:47:14,031
[Booker] Why would you disqualify
for doing that to the timekeeper?

1082
00:47:14,097 --> 00:47:16,166
[Vic] I'm talking the steel chair, Booker.

1083
00:47:16,233 --> 00:47:18,135
And now, oh, come on.

1084
00:47:18,202 --> 00:47:20,204
[boos]

1085
00:47:22,673 --> 00:47:24,374
-[Vic] Oh!
-Ring the bell.

1086
00:47:24,441 --> 00:47:26,343
-[Booker] Oh, man.
-[bell rings]

1087
00:47:26,410 --> 00:47:27,678
[Booker] Come on.

1088
00:47:27,744 --> 00:47:29,379
[boos]

1089
00:47:34,618 --> 00:47:37,855
[Alicia] The winner of the match
via disqualification,

1090
00:47:38,488 --> 00:47:41,491
Ilja Dragunov.

1091
00:47:41,558 --> 00:47:42,793
[crowd boos]

1092
00:47:42,859 --> 00:47:44,394
[Vic] Dijak seems to be more

1093
00:47:45,596 --> 00:47:46,964
angry than before,

1094
00:47:47,030 --> 00:47:49,099
and that's not gonna be good for Dragunov.

1095
00:47:50,033 --> 00:47:51,034
[Booker] You think?

1096
00:47:52,002 --> 00:47:53,070
You think that?

1097
00:47:54,338 --> 00:47:55,172
[Vic] We gotta--

1098
00:47:56,206 --> 00:47:58,475
we gotta get some help out here.

1099
00:47:58,542 --> 00:47:59,376
Oh!

1100
00:48:02,713 --> 00:48:03,714
[Booker] He snapped.

1101
00:48:04,448 --> 00:48:05,816
Dijak snapped, Vic.

1102
00:48:05,883 --> 00:48:07,451
[crowd boos]

1103
00:48:12,022 --> 00:48:13,523
[Vic] Now what's Dijak doing?

1104
00:48:13,590 --> 00:48:15,192
[Booker] Like I say, he snapped.

1105
00:48:15,259 --> 00:48:16,994
We need to get some help out here.

1106
00:48:18,829 --> 00:48:20,697
[fans shout]

1107
00:48:23,867 --> 00:48:27,638
[Vic] The diabolical intentions
going through the mind of Dijak.

1108
00:48:30,807 --> 00:48:33,744
We know Dragunov
welcomes the punishment we said,

1109
00:48:33,810 --> 00:48:36,413
but Dijak welcomes the chance to hurt.

1110
00:48:36,480 --> 00:48:38,048
I don't think anyone thought…

1111
00:48:39,182 --> 00:48:40,917
He's gonna crush Dragunov.

1112
00:48:40,984 --> 00:48:42,185
[Booker] You wanna talk--

1113
00:48:42,252 --> 00:48:43,854
[Vic] He's gonna crush Dragunov.

1114
00:48:43,921 --> 00:48:45,022
[Booker] Oh, no.

1115
00:48:45,088 --> 00:48:46,890
[crowd boos]

1116
00:48:46,957 --> 00:48:49,760
How does that feel?

1117
00:48:57,801 --> 00:48:59,603
[indistinct]

1118
00:48:59,670 --> 00:49:02,806
How's the pain feel? Do you feel alive?

1119
00:49:07,477 --> 00:49:08,679
[Vic] We need some help.

1120
00:49:19,489 --> 00:49:22,659
I can break any man.

1121
00:49:23,360 --> 00:49:24,995
Including [indistinct]

1122
00:49:26,129 --> 00:49:27,764
[loud metal crash]

1123
00:49:33,904 --> 00:49:35,839
Woohoo!

1124
00:49:35,906 --> 00:49:38,642
I haven't seen this much smoke
since I was hanging out with Riddle.

1125
00:49:38,709 --> 00:49:39,776
[coughs]

1126
00:49:40,610 --> 00:49:41,778
Hey, yo, Tyley.

1127
00:49:41,845 --> 00:49:43,947
Ty-- I know you're getting your head right

1128
00:49:44,014 --> 00:49:45,449
for your match with Dempsey tonight,

1129
00:49:45,515 --> 00:49:47,951
but look, I've got to thank you
for last week, dawg.

1130
00:49:48,018 --> 00:49:50,620
You were like a majestic leopard

1131
00:49:50,687 --> 00:49:53,790
taking out Charlie
and it was beautiful, dawg.

1132
00:49:53,857 --> 00:49:56,960
Look, you have my back,
so tonight, I got yours.

1133
00:49:57,027 --> 00:49:58,829
Gulak and Dempsey are determined

1134
00:49:58,895 --> 00:50:01,164
to sap all of the joy out of NXT,

1135
00:50:01,231 --> 00:50:03,433
and we ain't going
to let that happen, right?

1136
00:50:04,301 --> 00:50:06,770
You're on next,
so you can probably get going too.

1137
00:50:08,405 --> 00:50:09,373
Get going.

1138
00:50:11,708 --> 00:50:12,542
Tyler?

1139
00:50:13,477 --> 00:50:14,644
You all right, mate.

1140
00:50:14,711 --> 00:50:16,246
Sorry I was miles away then.

1141
00:50:16,313 --> 00:50:17,414
Did you say something?

1142
00:50:17,481 --> 00:50:21,485
Because when I meditate
I'll go into a deep trans-like state,

1143
00:50:21,551 --> 00:50:24,121
like I'm on a higher plane of existence.

1144
00:50:24,187 --> 00:50:25,255
You know what I mean?

1145
00:50:25,322 --> 00:50:26,923
Dope.

1146
00:50:27,491 --> 00:50:28,692
-You ready?
-Let's do it.

1147
00:50:28,759 --> 00:50:29,760
Let's get this.

1148
00:50:35,232 --> 00:50:36,333
What's up, guys?

1149
00:50:36,400 --> 00:50:37,567
Congratulations, you did great.

1150
00:50:37,634 --> 00:50:39,302
Thank, man. Say hi to the fans.

1151
00:50:39,369 --> 00:50:40,370
[laughing]

1152
00:50:40,437 --> 00:50:42,606
-What's that?
-TikTok, yes.

1153
00:50:44,107 --> 00:50:45,509
So I watched the match back.

1154
00:50:45,575 --> 00:50:47,277
What can I do to get better?

1155
00:50:47,344 --> 00:50:48,345
Just hard work, man.

1156
00:50:48,412 --> 00:50:50,847
Keep busting your ass
and reps. That's everything.

1157
00:50:50,914 --> 00:50:53,483
The more you get in there,
the better you're going to be.

1158
00:50:53,550 --> 00:50:54,451
Trust the process.

1159
00:50:54,518 --> 00:50:55,919
That's what I'm saying, bro.

1160
00:50:55,986 --> 00:50:58,455
To get into Tag Team thing,
we should need to practice more.

1161
00:50:58,522 --> 00:50:59,756
Hell, yes. You're right.

1162
00:50:59,823 --> 00:51:02,058
We need reps, and I think Hank and Tank

1163
00:51:02,125 --> 00:51:04,628
need one of those reps
against the big boys of NXT.

1164
00:51:04,694 --> 00:51:06,563
What do you guys say? This Tuesday?

1165
00:51:09,166 --> 00:51:10,967
I think our schedule is free.

1166
00:51:11,034 --> 00:51:13,170
-Tuesday it is, boys.
-Sounds good to me.

1167
00:51:13,236 --> 00:51:14,771
-Yeah!
-See you Tuesday.

1168
00:51:15,872 --> 00:51:17,541
[Vic] Hank and Tank have a riff coming.

1169
00:51:17,607 --> 00:51:19,342
Tag Team matchup still to come tonight.

1170
00:51:20,610 --> 00:51:21,578
[bell rings]

1171
00:51:21,645 --> 00:51:24,214
[Alicia] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.

1172
00:51:24,281 --> 00:51:27,584
Introducing first,
accompanied by Drew Gulak,

1173
00:51:27,651 --> 00:51:30,420
Charlie Dempsey.

1174
00:51:30,487 --> 00:51:32,589
[Vic] Now we heard
from Tyler Bate earlier.

1175
00:51:32,656 --> 00:51:35,559
Right now let's go back
to the turning point in last week's

1176
00:51:35,625 --> 00:51:38,428
North American Championship matchup

1177
00:51:38,495 --> 00:51:39,963
as Wes Lee was in action.

1178
00:51:40,030 --> 00:51:42,466
It was Tyler Bate
who was in the right spot

1179
00:51:42,532 --> 00:51:45,268
at the right time to open the door

1180
00:51:45,335 --> 00:51:47,304
for Wes Lee to drop Drew Gulak

1181
00:51:47,370 --> 00:51:49,539
and retain that North American title.

1182
00:51:50,640 --> 00:51:51,575
[Booker] Yes.

1183
00:51:51,641 --> 00:51:53,543
[Vic] Book, what do you mean by "yes"?

1184
00:51:53,610 --> 00:51:55,078
You said that sarcastically.

1185
00:51:55,145 --> 00:51:56,546
[Booker] Yes, I did.

1186
00:51:56,613 --> 00:51:57,614
[Vic] Here we go.

1187
00:51:57,681 --> 00:51:59,049
[Booker] We'll talk about that.

1188
00:51:59,116 --> 00:52:02,118
[Tyler Bate's music playing]

1189
00:52:03,386 --> 00:52:04,488
[Alicia] His opponent,

1190
00:52:04,554 --> 00:52:08,925
accompanied by the NXT
North American Champion, Wes Lee,

1191
00:52:08,992 --> 00:52:12,129
Tyler Bate.

1192
00:52:12,796 --> 00:52:15,732
[Booker] Man, this match,
I'm so looking forward to.

1193
00:52:15,799 --> 00:52:18,435
But let's just go back
to that matchup last week.

1194
00:52:18,502 --> 00:52:21,638
What a hell
of a North American Championship match.

1195
00:52:21,705 --> 00:52:23,874
We were so close
to crowning a new champion,

1196
00:52:23,940 --> 00:52:26,510
and then people getting into business

1197
00:52:26,576 --> 00:52:27,878
that don't concern them.

1198
00:52:27,944 --> 00:52:29,813
Oh, yes, I'm talking about Tyler Bate.

1199
00:52:29,880 --> 00:52:33,650
My thing is, what is the method
to the madness of Tyler Bate?

1200
00:52:33,717 --> 00:52:37,020
Why is he being so friendly to Wes Lee?

1201
00:52:37,087 --> 00:52:38,355
You know what they say,

1202
00:52:38,421 --> 00:52:40,991
you know, keep your friends close

1203
00:52:41,057 --> 00:52:44,027
and keep your enemies closer.
Could that be it?

1204
00:52:44,094 --> 00:52:48,064
Could that be it?
I don't know. I'm just saying,

1205
00:52:48,131 --> 00:52:50,133
[Vic] I'm going back
to the first thing you said about

1206
00:52:50,200 --> 00:52:52,269
sticking into someone's--
What did you say?

1207
00:52:52,335 --> 00:52:53,403
Nose or business?

1208
00:52:53,470 --> 00:52:56,406
[Booker] Concerning yourself with business
that don't concern you.

1209
00:52:56,473 --> 00:52:58,575
Look here, it was a great match going on.

1210
00:52:58,642 --> 00:53:02,145
It was a great
championship match going on.

1211
00:53:02,212 --> 00:53:04,614
But then this man right here, Tyler Bate

1212
00:53:04,681 --> 00:53:07,951
had to stick his nose
and this is what happens.

1213
00:53:08,018 --> 00:53:11,655
You run into somebody
like Charlie Dempsey when that happens.

1214
00:53:11,721 --> 00:53:13,523
[Vic] You're spreading fake news now.

1215
00:53:13,590 --> 00:53:16,226
Look, it was Tyler Bate
who had Lee's back last week.

1216
00:53:16,293 --> 00:53:19,529
Who knows how things
could've played out last Tuesday.

1217
00:53:19,596 --> 00:53:21,765
As big suplex by Bate.

1218
00:53:21,831 --> 00:53:24,701
[Booker] …a new champion.
We're on an agreement on something.

1219
00:53:24,768 --> 00:53:27,370
[Vic] Standing shooting star.
Cover, hook of the leg,

1220
00:53:27,437 --> 00:53:29,372
and Dempsey able to power out.

1221
00:53:29,439 --> 00:53:31,875
You might need
some meditation tips from Bate.

1222
00:53:31,942 --> 00:53:35,345
That's what you need,
you need to do some woosah.

1223
00:53:35,412 --> 00:53:38,782
[Booker] All I need to do
is sit out here and watch this man,

1224
00:53:38,848 --> 00:53:40,283
Charlie Dempsey do work,

1225
00:53:40,350 --> 00:53:42,185
because Charlie's looking for a moment.

1226
00:53:42,252 --> 00:53:43,954
Charlie's looking for that big moment,

1227
00:53:44,020 --> 00:53:45,822
and tonight could be that moment

1228
00:53:45,889 --> 00:53:48,792
with a victory over this man
right here, Tyler Bate.

1229
00:53:48,858 --> 00:53:51,728
[Vic] Dempsey's looking
for a full Nelson or some sort of suplex.

1230
00:53:51,795 --> 00:53:52,729
[Booker] Beautiful knee.

1231
00:53:52,796 --> 00:53:54,864
[Vic] Nice double underhook suplex.

1232
00:53:54,931 --> 00:53:56,833
Look at the bridge, look at the pin,

1233
00:53:56,900 --> 00:53:58,768
and a nice kick out, though, by Bate.

1234
00:53:58,835 --> 00:54:00,637
How about some unique offense

1235
00:54:00,704 --> 00:54:04,107
from Charlie Dempsey,
who really is a master of the mat.

1236
00:54:04,174 --> 00:54:08,345
[Booker] No. What is he called,
Vic, is a precision tactician.

1237
00:54:08,411 --> 00:54:10,780
He's the type of guy that will wake you up

1238
00:54:10,847 --> 00:54:12,549
just to put you back to sleep.

1239
00:54:12,616 --> 00:54:15,118
That's what I like about this kid,
Charlie Dempsey.

1240
00:54:15,185 --> 00:54:16,653
[Vic] You would have to agree

1241
00:54:16,720 --> 00:54:18,188
because we have disagreed
a few times here.

1242
00:54:18,254 --> 00:54:20,090
-[Booker] Oh, yes.
-[Vic] Wait a minute.

1243
00:54:20,156 --> 00:54:22,726
Nice counter by Bate.
Dempsey getting right back up.

1244
00:54:22,792 --> 00:54:24,427
Looking for a Boston crab, wow!

1245
00:54:24,494 --> 00:54:25,562
Nice counter by Bate.

1246
00:54:25,629 --> 00:54:27,864
Shoulders down again, another reversal.

1247
00:54:28,632 --> 00:54:30,634
These two know each other so very well

1248
00:54:30,700 --> 00:54:32,402
and it's Bate who's on his feet

1249
00:54:32,469 --> 00:54:36,006
in a little bit of a stalemate
between these two, I was about to say.

1250
00:54:36,072 --> 00:54:37,207
[Booker] Oh, wow.

1251
00:54:37,274 --> 00:54:38,942
[Vic] These two are quite evenly matched.

1252
00:54:39,009 --> 00:54:41,278
[Booker] We're being
treated to a mat classic.

1253
00:54:41,344 --> 00:54:44,114
I don't know if they evenly match,
but we're going to find out tonight.

1254
00:54:44,180 --> 00:54:47,350
This kid, Charlie Dempsey,
he's looking for a moment.

1255
00:54:47,417 --> 00:54:50,387
He's looking for a breakout moment
to make that statement.

1256
00:54:50,453 --> 00:54:52,022
[Vic] There you see Drew Gulak

1257
00:54:52,088 --> 00:54:53,890
who is watching this matchup very closely.

1258
00:54:53,957 --> 00:54:57,227
Of course, Wes Lee out here
to show support for Tyler Bate

1259
00:54:57,294 --> 00:54:58,962
much like Bate did last week.

1260
00:54:59,029 --> 00:55:01,031
Now this is breaking down.

1261
00:55:01,097 --> 00:55:03,566
Book, this is been hard-hitting NXT.

1262
00:55:03,633 --> 00:55:05,235
[Booker] Yes. What a night, Vic.

1263
00:55:05,301 --> 00:55:06,403
I tell you right here.

1264
00:55:06,469 --> 00:55:08,605
Charlie Dempsey is in great position,

1265
00:55:08,672 --> 00:55:10,440
and I tell you, he's coachable.

1266
00:55:10,507 --> 00:55:13,109
That's why he got this man
Drew Gulak in his corner.

1267
00:55:13,176 --> 00:55:15,578
You couldn't have
a better coach than Drew.

1268
00:55:15,645 --> 00:55:17,547
[Vic] Gulak you could see
barking at Dempsey

1269
00:55:17,614 --> 00:55:18,948
as Bate trying to counter.

1270
00:55:19,015 --> 00:55:20,150
Hoisting up Dempsey.

1271
00:55:21,384 --> 00:55:22,385
Uh-oh.

1272
00:55:22,452 --> 00:55:24,154
[audience] Oooh!

1273
00:55:24,220 --> 00:55:27,290
[Booker] The thing about
Tyler Bate, he's strong kid.

1274
00:55:27,357 --> 00:55:30,593
[Vic] Around and round they go.

1275
00:55:30,660 --> 00:55:33,296
When Bate stops only he knows.

1276
00:55:33,363 --> 00:55:34,197
[Booker laughs]

1277
00:55:34,264 --> 00:55:35,665
[Vic] Whoa. Wait a minute.

1278
00:55:37,334 --> 00:55:38,635
Joe Gacy.

1279
00:55:41,604 --> 00:55:43,139
He's not your friend.

1280
00:55:44,074 --> 00:55:45,075
What are you doing?

1281
00:55:45,141 --> 00:55:46,309
Hey, what is going on with y'all two?

1282
00:55:46,376 --> 00:55:47,510
Why-- This is on you.

1283
00:55:47,577 --> 00:55:49,779
You got no business being out here.

1284
00:55:49,846 --> 00:55:51,247
[Vic] Things breaking down.

1285
00:55:51,314 --> 00:55:54,651
-Bate wiping out everyone.
-[Booker] What was that all about?

1286
00:55:55,418 --> 00:55:56,886
[Vic] What do you mean?

1287
00:55:56,953 --> 00:55:58,188
Joe Gacy came out.

1288
00:55:58,254 --> 00:55:59,522
Drew Gulak, as you said,

1289
00:55:59,589 --> 00:56:01,825
stuck his nose in something
that wasn't his business.

1290
00:56:01,891 --> 00:56:03,193
Swing and a miss.

1291
00:56:03,259 --> 00:56:05,028
[Booker] Oh, wow.

1292
00:56:05,962 --> 00:56:07,430
[Vic] Gulak again.

1293
00:56:09,766 --> 00:56:11,768
Oh, cheap shot from Gacy,

1294
00:56:11,835 --> 00:56:13,937
the official didn't see it.

1295
00:56:14,003 --> 00:56:17,006
A devastating dragon suplex,

1296
00:56:17,073 --> 00:56:19,642
and Dempsey's gonna steal one tonight.

1297
00:56:19,709 --> 00:56:21,277
[Charlie Dempsey's music playing]

1298
00:56:21,344 --> 00:56:24,948
[Alicia] Here is your winner,
Charlie Dempsey.

1299
00:56:25,014 --> 00:56:27,016
[Booker] You know what my mama say, Vic?

1300
00:56:27,083 --> 00:56:30,720
You big enough to pass a licking,
you big enough to take it.

1301
00:56:30,787 --> 00:56:32,555
That's what that was.

1302
00:56:32,622 --> 00:56:34,557
Gacy had nothing to do with this.

1303
00:56:34,624 --> 00:56:37,060
[Vic] He certainly didn't.
Gacy's all smiles.

1304
00:56:37,127 --> 00:56:40,563
Same can't be said
for the North American Champion.

1305
00:56:41,297 --> 00:56:44,300
[crowd boos]

1306
00:56:45,301 --> 00:56:46,336
[Booker] You okay?

1307
00:56:46,403 --> 00:56:49,005
I'm fine. I'm a little confused
which side you're on,

1308
00:56:49,072 --> 00:56:52,108
you're talking in circles,
but I wanna talk about later on tonight.

1309
00:56:52,175 --> 00:56:55,311
It's a huge main event,
Bron Breakker, Trick Williams.

1310
00:56:55,378 --> 00:56:57,313
I actually wanna go
to something that was posted

1311
00:56:57,380 --> 00:57:00,617
just a few moments ago on Twitter.

1312
00:57:04,454 --> 00:57:06,556
[Breakker] Your best friend,
Trick Williams--

1313
00:57:06,623 --> 00:57:07,490
You see this dude, man?

1314
00:57:07,557 --> 00:57:10,760
[Breakker] …in the same hospital
that I put you.

1315
00:57:11,461 --> 00:57:12,662
I can't stand him.

1316
00:57:12,729 --> 00:57:15,632
-What are we gonna do?
-You know what, Josh?

1317
00:57:15,698 --> 00:57:18,268
-I'm going to take off.
-Oh, Melo, where you going?

1318
00:57:18,334 --> 00:57:20,437
Look, man. You already know, man. Come on.

1319
00:57:20,503 --> 00:57:22,672
-But Trick said.
-Trick is fam, man.

1320
00:57:22,739 --> 00:57:24,307
I'm not gonna let him do this by himself.

1321
00:57:24,374 --> 00:57:26,776
[indistinct]

1322
00:57:26,843 --> 00:57:28,044
All right, Melo.

1323
00:57:29,145 --> 00:57:31,648
[Vic] There is a sense of urgency

1324
00:57:31,714 --> 00:57:34,517
in the NXT champion, rightfully so.

1325
00:57:34,584 --> 00:57:36,252
[Briggs and Jensen's music playing]

1326
00:57:36,319 --> 00:57:37,153
[bell rings]

1327
00:57:37,220 --> 00:57:39,222
[Alicia] The following contest
is a Tag Team match

1328
00:57:39,289 --> 00:57:40,857
scheduled for one fall.

1329
00:57:40,924 --> 00:57:43,393
Introducing first,
accompanied by Fallon Henley,

1330
00:57:43,460 --> 00:57:46,930
Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen.

1331
00:57:46,996 --> 00:57:49,833
[Vic] Old saying,
back together and it feels so good.

1332
00:57:49,899 --> 00:57:51,868
Tag Team action next.

1333
00:57:56,673 --> 00:57:58,875
Dragon Lee, a tough loss last week

1334
00:57:58,942 --> 00:58:01,044
in an instant classic with JD McDonagh,

1335
00:58:01,110 --> 00:58:04,514
but I want to talk about what happened
after the match with Noam Dar.

1336
00:58:04,581 --> 00:58:07,050
Noam Dar [speaking Spanish]

1337
00:58:07,116 --> 00:58:09,886
He sees me as a threat and he's right.

1338
00:58:09,953 --> 00:58:13,256
That's why he wanted
JD McDonagh to injure me.

1339
00:58:14,257 --> 00:58:18,862
Noam Dar only cares about
two things, himself and that--

1340
00:58:23,299 --> 00:58:25,168
Hello!

1341
00:58:25,235 --> 00:58:27,370
Dragon Lee, hear me now.

1342
00:58:27,437 --> 00:58:30,773
It's me, Supernova 11, Noam Dar,

1343
00:58:30,840 --> 00:58:34,210
the longest-reigning
NXT Heritage Cup champion.

1344
00:58:34,277 --> 00:58:37,280
Now, Mr. Dragon, I come bearing gifts.

1345
00:58:37,347 --> 00:58:39,616
You and I have gone off in the wrong foot,

1346
00:58:39,682 --> 00:58:43,486
but please allow me
to be the bigger and the better man

1347
00:58:43,553 --> 00:58:47,123
and offer you a prestigious opportunity.

1348
00:58:47,190 --> 00:58:50,994
You're going to be the envy
of the entire locker room after this.

1349
00:58:51,060 --> 00:58:53,897
Dragon Lee, I choose you

1350
00:58:54,464 --> 00:58:56,666
to be the first official guest

1351
00:58:56,733 --> 00:58:59,736
in the relaunch
of the Supernova Sessions talk show.

1352
00:58:59,802 --> 00:59:03,006
Please join me
for the return of the most loved,

1353
00:59:03,072 --> 00:59:06,409
the most revered talk show
in the WWE Universe,

1354
00:59:06,476 --> 00:59:08,011
Supernova Sessions.

1355
00:59:08,077 --> 00:59:12,549
Live from the moon,
so cut and edge, so unique.

1356
00:59:12,615 --> 00:59:15,952
After this, your career will skyrocket

1357
00:59:16,019 --> 00:59:19,088
from the ground floor
where it currently resides.

1358
00:59:19,155 --> 00:59:22,525
Mr. Dragon, I await your response.

1359
00:59:23,293 --> 00:59:24,928
Thank you. Bye-bye.

1360
00:59:24,994 --> 00:59:26,296
Check, please.

1361
00:59:30,533 --> 00:59:31,634
I will be there.

1362
00:59:34,771 --> 00:59:36,673
[Vic] It didn't take long
for Lee to respond.

1363
00:59:36,739 --> 00:59:39,108
Supernova Sessions coming to NXT.

1364
00:59:39,175 --> 00:59:41,344
[Hank and Tank music playing]

1365
00:59:41,411 --> 00:59:43,680
[Alicia] Introducing the team of

1366
00:59:43,746 --> 00:59:48,351
Hank Walker and Tank Ledger.

1367
00:59:48,885 --> 00:59:50,553
[Vic] Hank and Tank,
they should be thanking

1368
00:59:50,620 --> 00:59:51,988
Dani Palmer and her TikTok.

1369
00:59:52,055 --> 00:59:53,856
They issued this challenge.

1370
00:59:53,923 --> 00:59:55,358
They wanted more reps.

1371
00:59:56,192 --> 00:59:59,295
As that old saying,
be careful what you wish for.

1372
00:59:59,362 --> 01:00:01,030
[Booker] They want more reps.

1373
01:00:01,097 --> 01:00:02,131
Let me tell you.

1374
01:00:02,198 --> 01:00:05,902
I don't know a whole lot
about Tank Ledger and Hank Walker,

1375
01:00:05,969 --> 01:00:08,738
but not the sharpest tools in the shed.

1376
01:00:08,805 --> 01:00:11,074
-[Vic] Oh, come on.
-[Booker] You know what they say.

1377
01:00:11,140 --> 01:00:15,311
Even a rusty blade can send you to the ER.

1378
01:00:15,378 --> 01:00:16,279
[Vic] Oh!

1379
01:00:18,448 --> 01:00:19,882
This started out a bit different.

1380
01:00:19,949 --> 01:00:21,884
All the fun and games out the window.

1381
01:00:21,951 --> 01:00:23,753
[Booker] Hank Walker, Ledger,

1382
01:00:23,820 --> 01:00:26,990
I thought this was going to just
be a friendly competition here,

1383
01:00:27,056 --> 01:00:28,992
but this thing's breaking out quick.

1384
01:00:29,058 --> 01:00:32,295
[Vic] Tag was made, and look at Tank,

1385
01:00:32,362 --> 01:00:34,864
look at Hank bringing the fight.

1386
01:00:34,931 --> 01:00:37,767
[Booker] Briggs and Jensen thought
this was gonna be a friendly competition,

1387
01:00:37,834 --> 01:00:39,435
somewhat of a exhibition.

1388
01:00:39,502 --> 01:00:43,139
Right now, Ledger and Walker,
they're trying to come up, dawg.

1389
01:00:43,206 --> 01:00:46,042
[Vic] This has turned into
an old-fashioned hoss fight.

1390
01:00:46,109 --> 01:00:49,312
[Booker] No. This is a donnybrook.
That's what this is.

1391
01:00:49,379 --> 01:00:53,016
-[Vic] And look at the strength of Briggs.
-[Booker] Oh, yeah!

1392
01:00:53,082 --> 01:00:54,917
[Vic] Nice to see that Briggs and Jensen

1393
01:00:54,984 --> 01:00:58,087
have move past the events
of the last couple of weeks.

1394
01:00:58,154 --> 01:00:59,956
Props to Jensen who just tagged in

1395
01:01:00,023 --> 01:01:03,493
for being so mature, being able
to really grow up.

1396
01:01:03,559 --> 01:01:08,197
[Booker] Look, man,
when a hot woman coming to play,

1397
01:01:08,264 --> 01:01:10,967
sometime things get a little tricky, Vic.

1398
01:01:11,034 --> 01:01:14,003
It's the pheromones, man.

1399
01:01:14,070 --> 01:01:15,772
[Vic] Jensen looking for a win.

1400
01:01:15,838 --> 01:01:17,607
Hook of the leg, and a kick out.

1401
01:01:17,674 --> 01:01:19,475
The thorn in their collective side

1402
01:01:19,542 --> 01:01:23,413
that being Jensen, Briggs,
and Fallon Henley, Kiana James.

1403
01:01:23,479 --> 01:01:26,015
She's gonna face Valkyria
in the quarter finals

1404
01:01:26,082 --> 01:01:28,051
of the NXT Women's Championship Tournament

1405
01:01:28,117 --> 01:01:30,486
later on here tonight,
look at Jensen right now.

1406
01:01:30,553 --> 01:01:33,456
-[Booker] Jensen's bringing it.
-[Vic] What is in the water here in NXT?

1407
01:01:33,523 --> 01:01:34,757
Everyone is laying in.

1408
01:01:34,824 --> 01:01:37,193
[Booker] This kid's
got a lot of testosterone.

1409
01:01:37,260 --> 01:01:38,861
He didn't make it to mount Everest,

1410
01:01:38,928 --> 01:01:42,198
he didn't make it to that summit
if you know what I'm saying.

1411
01:01:42,265 --> 01:01:44,467
Right now, he's got a lot of energy.

1412
01:01:44,534 --> 01:01:46,069
[Vic] I can hear you on that one, Book.

1413
01:01:46,135 --> 01:01:49,639
As the tag was made.
Big tank coming in off the tag from Hank.

1414
01:01:49,705 --> 01:01:53,543
Do you know that
Tank and Hank bonded over meatloaf?

1415
01:01:53,609 --> 01:01:54,610
That's a true story.

1416
01:01:54,677 --> 01:01:57,013
They bonded over sharing
meatloaf, as a kick out.

1417
01:01:57,080 --> 01:01:58,681
That brought this team together.

1418
01:01:58,748 --> 01:02:02,385
A pair of Division 1 linemen
who dominated the gridiron.

1419
01:02:02,452 --> 01:02:04,654
Why couldn't they dominate
the ring together?

1420
01:02:04,721 --> 01:02:07,090
[Booker] Meatloaf is real good.
I love meatloaf.

1421
01:02:07,156 --> 01:02:09,358
I don't care, man.
You could be a D1 athlete.

1422
01:02:09,425 --> 01:02:12,095
You know how many D1 athletes--

1423
01:02:12,161 --> 01:02:12,995
[Vic] Oh!

1424
01:02:13,062 --> 01:02:14,731
[Booker] …this is the WWE, Vic.

1425
01:02:14,797 --> 01:02:16,032
Oh, my God.

1426
01:02:16,099 --> 01:02:19,035
[Vic] Cheap shot.
Cover in the ring, and a kick out.

1427
01:02:19,102 --> 01:02:20,570
[Booker] Go again.

1428
01:02:20,636 --> 01:02:22,739
[Vic] Action flying all over the place.

1429
01:02:22,805 --> 01:02:25,808
[crowd chants]

1430
01:02:27,677 --> 01:02:29,745
[Vic] Did he just spit out a tooth?

1431
01:02:31,180 --> 01:02:33,416
Did Tank just spit out his tooth?

1432
01:02:33,483 --> 01:02:34,717
Did you see that?

1433
01:02:34,784 --> 01:02:36,919
[Booker] Yes. He put it back
in his singlet too.

1434
01:02:36,986 --> 01:02:38,254
[Vic] This isn't a donnybrook.

1435
01:02:38,321 --> 01:02:39,422
I don't know what to call this.

1436
01:02:39,489 --> 01:02:42,325
A man just lost a tooth
and he's right back on his feet.

1437
01:02:42,391 --> 01:02:45,995
Tag was made.
He doesn't realize that Jensen is legal.

1438
01:02:46,062 --> 01:02:48,064
Oh, he just found out the hard way.

1439
01:02:48,131 --> 01:02:50,066
-Bam.
-[Booker] Wow.

1440
01:02:50,133 --> 01:02:52,435
Did you hear the impact right there, Vic?

1441
01:02:52,502 --> 01:02:53,369
…three!

1442
01:02:53,436 --> 01:02:56,472
[Vic] No trust issues tonight
for Briggs and Jensen.

1443
01:02:57,140 --> 01:02:59,075
[Alicia] Here are you winners, the team of

1444
01:02:59,142 --> 01:03:02,745
Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen.

1445
01:03:03,312 --> 01:03:06,149
[Vic] Maybe what took place
over the last several months

1446
01:03:06,215 --> 01:03:08,818
has made them better as a team,

1447
01:03:08,885 --> 01:03:12,255
but let's go back to this moment here.

1448
01:03:12,321 --> 01:03:15,691
A vicious kick, and that's the moment

1449
01:03:15,758 --> 01:03:18,161
when Tank was able to kick out.

1450
01:03:18,794 --> 01:03:20,663
Lost his to-- Look at this.

1451
01:03:22,665 --> 01:03:25,868
Great job. He spit his front tooth out.

1452
01:03:25,935 --> 01:03:27,603
Did you hear gagging right now?

1453
01:03:28,204 --> 01:03:32,575
Big clothesline, big win,
and back in their winning ways,

1454
01:03:32,642 --> 01:03:34,544
Briggs and Jensen.

1455
01:03:35,178 --> 01:03:38,514
[Briggs and Jensen's music playing]

1456
01:03:41,150 --> 01:03:43,386
[Vic] It's a great point you brought up.

1457
01:03:43,452 --> 01:03:45,821
Thought it was gonna be
all fun and games, sportsmanship.

1458
01:03:45,888 --> 01:03:48,624
This was a hard-fought battle.

1459
01:03:48,691 --> 01:03:51,427
Big win, but take nothing away
from Hank and Tank.

1460
01:03:54,997 --> 01:03:57,800
[Valkyria] You either evolve
or you get left behind.

1461
01:04:00,036 --> 01:04:02,171
This place, this skyline

1462
01:04:02,238 --> 01:04:04,774
doesn't resemble the lands that made me,

1463
01:04:06,542 --> 01:04:07,977
but I am evolving,

1464
01:04:09,779 --> 01:04:10,680
adapting,

1465
01:04:11,314 --> 01:04:12,949
and sharpening my weapons.

1466
01:04:13,583 --> 01:04:16,786
I'm not the same person
who crossed the Atlantic last year…

1467
01:04:19,222 --> 01:04:20,756
but I am still Valkyria…

1468
01:04:23,025 --> 01:04:24,160
shadow of the maragon.

1469
01:04:25,661 --> 01:04:27,463
As I preside over this concrete jungle,

1470
01:04:27,530 --> 01:04:29,932
three women have been marked

1471
01:04:29,999 --> 01:04:32,868
in my route
to the NXT Women's Championship.

1472
01:04:33,603 --> 01:04:36,472
Kiana James, you are the first.

1473
01:04:40,877 --> 01:04:42,378
[rock music playing]

1474
01:04:48,985 --> 01:04:51,787
Ah! Welcome to the latest edition

1475
01:04:51,854 --> 01:04:53,756
of Hard-Hitting Home Truths

1476
01:04:53,823 --> 01:04:56,792
with yours truly, Nathan Frazer.

1477
01:04:57,526 --> 01:04:59,595
Now, the WWE draft has just been and gone,

1478
01:04:59,662 --> 01:05:02,698
and a staggering 17 NXT superstars

1479
01:05:02,765 --> 01:05:04,634
were just drafted to the main roster.

1480
01:05:04,700 --> 01:05:06,702
Seventeen, that's crazy.

1481
01:05:06,769 --> 01:05:09,038
The Hard-Hitting Home Truth
about this situation

1482
01:05:09,105 --> 01:05:11,407
is that spots have just opened up,

1483
01:05:11,474 --> 01:05:12,875
but for who?

1484
01:05:12,942 --> 01:05:14,744
We don't know and that's the fun of it.

1485
01:05:14,810 --> 01:05:16,712
You see NXT is like a melting pot

1486
01:05:16,779 --> 01:05:19,515
of all these incredible talents
from around the globe.

1487
01:05:19,582 --> 01:05:21,417
My mate Axiom from Spain,

1488
01:05:21,484 --> 01:05:22,852
Dragon Lee from Mexico,

1489
01:05:22,919 --> 01:05:24,921
Oba Femi from Nigeria,

1490
01:05:24,987 --> 01:05:26,756
Ghana, Poland, Brazil,

1491
01:05:26,822 --> 01:05:29,191
Columbia, Ireland, Chase U.

1492
01:05:29,258 --> 01:05:30,626
Chase U isn't a country,

1493
01:05:31,227 --> 01:05:34,830
but Duke goes to Chase U
and Duke's from Australia.

1494
01:05:34,897 --> 01:05:36,966
Anyway, the list goes on and on and on.

1495
01:05:37,033 --> 01:05:39,935
Then you got yours truly from Jersey.

1496
01:05:40,002 --> 01:05:43,139
Obviously, not New Jersey,
but the OG Jersey.

1497
01:05:43,205 --> 01:05:46,909
It's like a tiny little island
in between England and France, but anyway.

1498
01:05:46,976 --> 01:05:51,080
All this talent from all walks of life
battling it out,

1499
01:05:51,147 --> 01:05:53,749
and it certainly does give
a new meaning to the term

1500
01:05:53,816 --> 01:05:55,451
"world domination".

1501
01:05:55,518 --> 01:05:57,953
And in this era of global localization,

1502
01:05:58,020 --> 01:06:00,756
there's this one guy
who has created a spot for himself,

1503
01:06:00,823 --> 01:06:04,460
a Scotsman, the NXT Heritage Cup Champion,

1504
01:06:04,527 --> 01:06:08,097
Noam Dar, who happens to have
a fancy little talk show of his own

1505
01:06:08,164 --> 01:06:10,866
called Supernova Sessions,
which you'll see next week.

1506
01:06:11,500 --> 01:06:15,104
Interestingly enough, my first-ever
WWE television appearance

1507
01:06:15,171 --> 01:06:16,505
was on Supernova Session,

1508
01:06:16,572 --> 01:06:19,742
so I could tell you
with absolute certainty

1509
01:06:19,809 --> 01:06:21,711
that that show serves no other purpose

1510
01:06:21,777 --> 01:06:24,847
than for Noam to stroke
that fragile little ego of his.

1511
01:06:24,914 --> 01:06:26,582
Whereas, Hard-Hitting Home Truths

1512
01:06:26,649 --> 01:06:28,984
was born out of a design
to bring certain things to light,

1513
01:06:29,051 --> 01:06:30,920
and to expose all the lies of these frauds

1514
01:06:30,986 --> 01:06:32,588
like Noam have been telling themselves

1515
01:06:32,655 --> 01:06:34,757
so they don't have
a freaking leg to stand on.

1516
01:06:34,824 --> 01:06:36,859
Speaking of which, roll the clip.

1517
01:06:36,926 --> 01:06:40,463
[Vic] Look at Dragon Lee wisely
getting McDonagh back into the ring.

1518
01:06:40,529 --> 01:06:42,098
[Booker] That was a kill shot.

1519
01:06:42,164 --> 01:06:44,166
Oh, yes.

1520
01:06:44,233 --> 01:06:46,669
[Vic] Dar trying to stick his nose
in Lee's business.

1521
01:06:47,703 --> 01:06:49,305
[chuckles]

1522
01:06:49,372 --> 01:06:52,141
Oh, you love to see it.

1523
01:06:52,208 --> 01:06:54,643
Now that Heritage Cup is Noam Dar's baby,

1524
01:06:54,710 --> 01:06:57,313
metaphorically and literally.

1525
01:06:57,380 --> 01:06:59,048
Again, roll the clip.

1526
01:06:59,548 --> 01:07:02,018
It's okay. He didn't mean that.

1527
01:07:02,084 --> 01:07:04,320
He's just mad
because he has to work Mondays.

1528
01:07:04,387 --> 01:07:06,555
[Nathan] I get that you're proud
to be the NXT Heritage Cup champion.

1529
01:07:06,622 --> 01:07:08,124
Who wouldn't, but…

1530
01:07:08,190 --> 01:07:09,558
Even for WWE standards,

1531
01:07:10,826 --> 01:07:12,261
it's just strange behavior, isn't it?

1532
01:07:12,828 --> 01:07:14,130
Just know this, pal.

1533
01:07:14,196 --> 01:07:17,400
It's entirely likely that somewhere
in the very near future,

1534
01:07:17,466 --> 01:07:19,402
you won't have your baby anymore,

1535
01:07:19,935 --> 01:07:23,572
and your entire world comes crashing down.

1536
01:07:25,107 --> 01:07:26,876
For now, though,
I'm gonna love you and leave you.

1537
01:07:26,942 --> 01:07:30,413
I've been Nathan Frazer
and this has been enlightening.

1538
01:07:30,479 --> 01:07:31,313
Peace.

1539
01:07:39,789 --> 01:07:40,623
[bell rings]

1540
01:07:40,689 --> 01:07:43,259
[Alicia] The following
is a quarter finals match

1541
01:07:43,325 --> 01:07:46,028
in the Women's Championship Tournament.

1542
01:07:46,095 --> 01:07:49,965
Introducing first, Kiana James.

1543
01:07:50,032 --> 01:07:52,234
[Vic] What is worse
than Hard-Hitting Truths?

1544
01:07:52,301 --> 01:07:54,403
We just got served up a few minutes ago

1545
01:07:54,470 --> 01:07:56,672
about another truth that no one can argue,

1546
01:07:56,739 --> 01:07:59,041
about how impressive James has been

1547
01:07:59,108 --> 01:08:01,577
in her rookie year here in NXT.

1548
01:08:01,644 --> 01:08:02,912
[Booker] Very impressive.

1549
01:08:02,978 --> 01:08:05,748
Let's talk about
when I saw Kiana James at the airport,

1550
01:08:05,815 --> 01:08:09,085
she had a hair up in a bun,
she has some dark shades on.

1551
01:08:09,151 --> 01:08:10,219
I say, who is that?

1552
01:08:10,286 --> 01:08:14,356
Oh, yes, she's passed
that airport test, Vic, right off the bat.

1553
01:08:14,423 --> 01:08:17,426
[Lyra Valkyria's music playing]

1554
01:08:29,505 --> 01:08:34,343
[Alicia] Her opponent, Lyra Valkyria.

1555
01:08:35,711 --> 01:08:38,314
[Vic] This is the second
quarter final matchup

1556
01:08:38,380 --> 01:08:41,517
in our NXT Women's
Championship Tournament.

1557
01:08:44,420 --> 01:08:46,922
Could one of these
two women be in the finals

1558
01:08:46,989 --> 01:08:48,724
of the Women's Championship Tournament?

1559
01:08:48,791 --> 01:08:52,094
The finals take place
at NXT Battleground, May 28th.

1560
01:09:00,903 --> 01:09:02,972
Valkyria who has been focused

1561
01:09:04,406 --> 01:09:06,876
on evolving, on adapting.

1562
01:09:06,942 --> 01:09:08,444
Can you agree that she's done that?

1563
01:09:09,245 --> 01:09:10,779
That she's taking those steps forward?

1564
01:09:10,846 --> 01:09:12,248
[Booker] Valkyria has done
a hell of a job,

1565
01:09:12,314 --> 01:09:13,415
showed up in December.

1566
01:09:13,482 --> 01:09:14,850
She has been laser focus.

1567
01:09:14,917 --> 01:09:17,620
Thinking about one thing,
and that's getting to the top

1568
01:09:17,686 --> 01:09:20,523
of this division here in NXT, Vic.

1569
01:09:20,589 --> 01:09:22,458
[Vic] One thing I think
that does get lost--

1570
01:09:22,525 --> 01:09:25,060
Shoulders down,
looking for a quick win to advance

1571
01:09:25,127 --> 01:09:26,829
to the next round.

1572
01:09:26,896 --> 01:09:28,564
You heard from her earlier,

1573
01:09:28,631 --> 01:09:31,367
she's talk about evolving
into a whole different person

1574
01:09:31,433 --> 01:09:34,370
and she's a different person
from the one who crossed the Atlantic.

1575
01:09:34,436 --> 01:09:36,805
Another cover, this time by James.
Another kick out.

1576
01:09:36,872 --> 01:09:40,776
She's a totally different person,
a superstar who arrived here a year.

1577
01:09:40,843 --> 01:09:42,678
[Booker] I agree, Vic. She's evolving,

1578
01:09:42,745 --> 01:09:45,214
but she better keep her head on a swivel

1579
01:09:45,281 --> 01:09:47,483
because Kiana James,
let me tell you something.

1580
01:09:47,550 --> 01:09:50,152
She's fierce inside that squared circle.

1581
01:09:50,219 --> 01:09:53,055
She took Fallon Henley to the top, man.

1582
01:09:53,122 --> 01:09:55,524
To the top of the rung here in NXT,

1583
01:09:55,591 --> 01:09:58,294
the Tag Team Championship.
Did she appreciate it?

1584
01:09:58,360 --> 01:10:00,696
[Vic] So Henley had nothing to do with it?

1585
01:10:00,763 --> 01:10:02,197
I'm going to leave this one alone

1586
01:10:02,264 --> 01:10:04,567
as I want to focus back in
on another championship.

1587
01:10:04,633 --> 01:10:07,703
It's the NXT Women's Championship,
and this is the quarter final.

1588
01:10:07,770 --> 01:10:09,805
Cover and a nice counter by James.

1589
01:10:09,872 --> 01:10:12,308
Shoulders down now
of Valkyria, and a near fall.

1590
01:10:12,374 --> 01:10:15,144
The winner of this
matchup advances to the semis.

1591
01:10:15,211 --> 01:10:17,346
Another near fall.
Look at the counter for counter.

1592
01:10:17,413 --> 01:10:19,181
Valkyria this time
gets the shoulders down.

1593
01:10:19,248 --> 01:10:20,583
Look at James now.

1594
01:10:21,884 --> 01:10:23,252
A couple of near falls.

1595
01:10:23,319 --> 01:10:25,454
Valkyria right back on top

1596
01:10:25,521 --> 01:10:29,024
and look at the core strength
from Kiana James,

1597
01:10:29,091 --> 01:10:32,928
who's trying to counter
into maybe a backslide.

1598
01:10:32,995 --> 01:10:35,064
Valkyria though able to-- Oh.

1599
01:10:35,130 --> 01:10:37,166
Kiana is shutting the door quickly.

1600
01:10:37,233 --> 01:10:38,567
We talk about the tournament,

1601
01:10:38,634 --> 01:10:39,868
it started earlier tonight.

1602
01:10:39,935 --> 01:10:42,338
Kick us off here on the next team,
Tiffany Stratton,

1603
01:10:42,404 --> 01:10:45,207
who was able to advance
as Valkyria going up, going around.

1604
01:10:45,274 --> 01:10:48,110
What a unique takedown into a crucifix.

1605
01:10:48,177 --> 01:10:50,012
Shoulders are down and a near fall.

1606
01:10:50,079 --> 01:10:52,548
[Booker] You gotta know
your strengths, your weaknesses.

1607
01:10:52,615 --> 01:10:55,117
One thing about Kiana James
is that she's a boss.

1608
01:10:55,184 --> 01:10:59,455
For the fellas out there, she's single.

1609
01:10:59,521 --> 01:11:01,223
[Vic] Here you go. You know what?

1610
01:11:01,290 --> 01:11:02,992
I'm just gonna continue to move on

1611
01:11:03,058 --> 01:11:06,295
as Kiana James hanging Valkyria out.

1612
01:11:07,129 --> 01:11:08,631
This is the sort of attitude

1613
01:11:08,697 --> 01:11:11,667
Kiana James needs to have
in this tournament.

1614
01:11:11,734 --> 01:11:14,003
As someone who sits on
premium live event panels,

1615
01:11:14,069 --> 01:11:17,873
is this the toughest first-round
matchup, when you look at the bracket?

1616
01:11:17,940 --> 01:11:21,443
[Booker] Vic, the nerves excitement
going into something like this.

1617
01:11:21,510 --> 01:11:23,545
This could be a moment,
but it also could be

1618
01:11:23,612 --> 01:11:26,849
that thrill of victory
or the agony of defeat.

1619
01:11:26,915 --> 01:11:28,083
[boos]

1620
01:11:28,150 --> 01:11:30,219
[Vic] Tournament continues here on NXT.

1621
01:11:32,955 --> 01:11:35,758
NXT Women's Championship
Tournament quarter finals

1622
01:11:35,824 --> 01:11:38,794
continuing the second
quarter final matchup here tonight.

1623
01:11:38,861 --> 01:11:41,030
Tiffany Stratton advanced earlier tonight.

1624
01:11:41,096 --> 01:11:43,899
Who will be the next
to punch their ticket to round two?

1625
01:11:43,966 --> 01:11:46,302
Valkyria or Kiana James?

1626
01:11:46,368 --> 01:11:47,770
As James in control.

1627
01:11:47,836 --> 01:11:51,273
I still can't believe she publicly
broke up with Jensen the way she did.

1628
01:11:51,340 --> 01:11:54,243
[Booker] I feel bad for Brooks Jensen
because let me tell you.

1629
01:11:54,309 --> 01:11:58,580
When you're dealing with a
woman like Kiana James,

1630
01:11:58,647 --> 01:12:00,749
a hottie biscotti, man.

1631
01:12:00,816 --> 01:12:02,851
[Vic] Inside cradle, shoulders are down.

1632
01:12:02,918 --> 01:12:04,553
Referee in great position.

1633
01:12:04,620 --> 01:12:07,690
[Booker] Come on, ref.
Referee just missed that right there.

1634
01:12:07,756 --> 01:12:09,792
When you're dealing
with somebody like Kiana James, Vic,

1635
01:12:09,858 --> 01:12:11,360
you gotta know how to hold on to her.

1636
01:12:11,427 --> 01:12:13,629
You gotta just keep your mouth shut, man.

1637
01:12:13,696 --> 01:12:15,164
Just go along with the ride.

1638
01:12:15,230 --> 01:12:16,765
[groans in pain]

1639
01:12:16,832 --> 01:12:19,935
[Vic] Going into another cover
as Valkyria went for the ride.

1640
01:12:20,002 --> 01:12:22,638
Hook of the leg, and no, not quite ready

1641
01:12:22,705 --> 01:12:25,274
to make it to the semi-finals yet,

1642
01:12:25,340 --> 01:12:28,510
but Kiana James
fully focusing on a body part,

1643
01:12:28,577 --> 01:12:30,746
and it is the ribs, bam.

1644
01:12:32,581 --> 01:12:33,916
Driving the air out of the lungs.

1645
01:12:33,982 --> 01:12:35,551
You know that she's single.
Get your phone on.

1646
01:12:35,617 --> 01:12:37,653
[indistinct]

1647
01:12:37,720 --> 01:12:39,288
[Booker] That's not where my head is now.

1648
01:12:39,355 --> 01:12:41,490
Kiana James,
she said something earlier, Vic.

1649
01:12:41,557 --> 01:12:43,092
She's about one thing right now.

1650
01:12:43,158 --> 01:12:45,661
That's to the top
of the ladder here in NXT.

1651
01:12:45,728 --> 01:12:48,931
That's the championship,
and right now she has a chance to do it.

1652
01:12:48,997 --> 01:12:50,999
She's looking really good.

1653
01:12:51,066 --> 01:12:54,136
[Vic] A big dropkick from Valkyria,
who knows she needed to change.

1654
01:12:54,203 --> 01:12:58,040
She noted that
inside herself was a major hurdle.

1655
01:12:58,107 --> 01:13:00,409
Can she get over this hurdle here tonight?

1656
01:13:00,476 --> 01:13:02,444
Get to the semi finals

1657
01:13:02,511 --> 01:13:05,481
of this NXT Women's
Championship Tournament.

1658
01:13:05,547 --> 01:13:07,383
Feeling the energy, feeling the love

1659
01:13:07,449 --> 01:13:09,651
and trying to feed off
the energy to the NXT Universe.

1660
01:13:09,718 --> 01:13:12,087
[Booker] The thing about Valkyria,
unlike Kiana James,

1661
01:13:12,154 --> 01:13:13,822
she don't have any outside distractions.

1662
01:13:13,889 --> 01:13:17,126
No friends, just laser focused,

1663
01:13:17,192 --> 01:13:19,061
trying to keep her eyes on that prize,

1664
01:13:19,128 --> 01:13:20,929
which is that championship, Vic.

1665
01:13:20,996 --> 01:13:22,931
[Vic] Valkyria has always
talked about her striking ability

1666
01:13:22,998 --> 01:13:26,668
and there she's putting her strikes
on display here tonight.

1667
01:13:26,735 --> 01:13:28,303
[Booker] Still laboring a little bit.

1668
01:13:28,370 --> 01:13:31,507
Those ribs still affecting
her chest a little bit, Vic.

1669
01:13:31,573 --> 01:13:33,976
Big shot there by Kiana James.

1670
01:13:34,042 --> 01:13:36,011
[Vic] James who said
she believed she was handed

1671
01:13:36,078 --> 01:13:38,947
a bad draw in this first round.

1672
01:13:39,014 --> 01:13:40,716
It sounded like an excuse,

1673
01:13:40,783 --> 01:13:44,219
but she's gotta get into the moment
as now for Valkyria

1674
01:13:44,286 --> 01:13:46,822
looking like she is going to fly right--

1675
01:13:46,889 --> 01:13:47,956
[Booker] Oh, wow.

1676
01:13:49,558 --> 01:13:53,395
[Vic] These two fighting
for the NXT Women's Championship.

1677
01:13:53,462 --> 01:13:55,664
Can they get through the quarter finals?

1678
01:13:55,731 --> 01:13:57,566
Can they make it to the semi-finals?

1679
01:13:57,633 --> 01:14:00,936
Can they make it to the finals
at NXT Battleground?

1680
01:14:01,003 --> 01:14:02,237
[Booker] That's the question.

1681
01:14:02,304 --> 01:14:05,607
Right now you talking about
iron man stuff.

1682
01:14:05,674 --> 01:14:07,843
You talking about
taking it to that next level,

1683
01:14:07,910 --> 01:14:11,680
and right now, Lyra Valkyria,
she's doing a hell of a job, Vic.

1684
01:14:11,747 --> 01:14:13,715
[Vic] Valkyria buckling the
knees of James,

1685
01:14:13,782 --> 01:14:16,718
hoisting up James,
[indistinct] with a bridge.

1686
01:14:16,785 --> 01:14:20,155
Not enough, as James was just able

1687
01:14:20,222 --> 01:14:23,358
to keep her championship dreams alive.

1688
01:14:23,425 --> 01:14:25,561
[Booker] They're letting
all hang out right now.

1689
01:14:25,627 --> 01:14:27,596
It's about who's gonna have that stamina,

1690
01:14:27,663 --> 01:14:30,265
that intestinal fortitude
to weather this storm.

1691
01:14:30,332 --> 01:14:33,235
They're taking into
the deep waters right now, Vic.

1692
01:14:33,302 --> 01:14:35,003
[Vic] Fallon Henley, Cora Jade,

1693
01:14:35,070 --> 01:14:37,339
one of those women
will have their hands full

1694
01:14:37,406 --> 01:14:40,976
because they will meet
the winner of this matchup

1695
01:14:41,043 --> 01:14:44,613
if they're able to advance
in their own right as Valkyria to the top.

1696
01:14:44,680 --> 01:14:45,647
Got caught.

1697
01:14:46,682 --> 01:14:49,485
James shocked herself.

1698
01:14:50,919 --> 01:14:52,120
And Kiana now,

1699
01:14:53,522 --> 01:14:55,457
hoisting up Valkyria.

1700
01:14:55,524 --> 01:14:57,292
-Big powerbomb.
-[Booker] Wow!

1701
01:14:57,359 --> 01:15:01,296
[Vic] This could be a shocker.
Cover and a kick out by Valkyria.

1702
01:15:01,363 --> 01:15:04,633
-Wow.
-[Booker] You gotta be kidding me, Vic.

1703
01:15:04,700 --> 01:15:06,034
[Vic] Desperation.

1704
01:15:06,101 --> 01:15:09,104
[Booker] Kiana got all of that powerbomb.

1705
01:15:09,171 --> 01:15:11,440
I can't believe Valkyria kicked out.

1706
01:15:11,507 --> 01:15:13,542
[Vic] The two matches we've seen tonight,

1707
01:15:14,142 --> 01:15:15,611
the two other quarter finals,

1708
01:15:15,677 --> 01:15:18,280
all eight of these women
picked by Shawn Michaels,

1709
01:15:18,347 --> 01:15:20,215
picked by the Performance Center coaches

1710
01:15:20,282 --> 01:15:21,650
and the two matches tonight.

1711
01:15:21,717 --> 01:15:24,987
These four have showcased
why they are at the top of the division.

1712
01:15:25,053 --> 01:15:26,421
What a tournament.

1713
01:15:26,488 --> 01:15:28,090
[Booker] Kiana James real smart, Vic.

1714
01:15:28,156 --> 01:15:31,226
She's staying on those ribs,
she's trying to make sure

1715
01:15:31,293 --> 01:15:34,196
she put as much pressure
on Valkyria as possible.

1716
01:15:34,263 --> 01:15:36,164
She got caught, Vic.

1717
01:15:36,231 --> 01:15:39,601
[Vic] Valkyria into the cover,
and Valkyria advances.

1718
01:15:39,668 --> 01:15:40,736
[Booker] Wow.

1719
01:15:41,536 --> 01:15:45,274
[Alicia] Here is your winner,
Lyra Valkyria.

1720
01:15:45,340 --> 01:15:49,745
[Vic] What a back-and-forth
matchup between these two.

1721
01:15:53,348 --> 01:15:55,984
Two quarter-final matches in the book.

1722
01:15:56,051 --> 01:15:57,619
Let's go back to some of the action.

1723
01:15:57,686 --> 01:16:00,789
Right back to the midsection,
right back to the ribs.

1724
01:16:00,856 --> 01:16:03,926
Kiana knew in that moment,
this was her opportunity.

1725
01:16:03,992 --> 01:16:06,295
Bam, huge powerbomb.

1726
01:16:06,361 --> 01:16:08,997
Into the cover, but it would not be enough

1727
01:16:09,064 --> 01:16:11,533
as Valkyria was able to power through,

1728
01:16:11,600 --> 01:16:14,202
and then Valkyria presence of mind
to counter James,

1729
01:16:14,269 --> 01:16:18,473
then bam, knockout blow
to punch her ticket--

1730
01:16:18,540 --> 01:16:19,808
…two, three!

1731
01:16:19,875 --> 01:16:21,376
[Vic] …to the next round

1732
01:16:21,443 --> 01:16:24,513
in the NXT Women's
Championship Tournament.

1733
01:16:24,580 --> 01:16:26,448
And there is the updated bracket.

1734
01:16:26,515 --> 01:16:28,517
Earlier tonight it was Tiffany Stratton,

1735
01:16:28,584 --> 01:16:32,621
and now Lyra Valkyria has made it
to the semi-finals

1736
01:16:33,589 --> 01:16:36,358
for the NXT Women's Championship.

1737
01:16:36,425 --> 01:16:38,360
Look, it was Valkyria who proclaimed

1738
01:16:38,427 --> 01:16:42,464
three women have been marked
on her route to the championship.

1739
01:16:42,531 --> 01:16:45,067
Kiana James was just the first.

1740
01:16:56,345 --> 01:16:57,746
How about those Creeds?

1741
01:16:57,813 --> 01:16:59,047
Forget about them.

1742
01:16:59,114 --> 01:17:03,085
Let's toast to another
successful Gallus title defense.

1743
01:17:03,151 --> 01:17:04,319
Champions again.

1744
01:17:06,188 --> 01:17:07,322
Can we help you?

1745
01:17:07,389 --> 01:17:08,924
Oi. Lads.

1746
01:17:09,725 --> 01:17:11,893
Congrats on the big win tonight, mates.

1747
01:17:11,960 --> 01:17:13,362
We made some scratch with your win.

1748
01:17:13,428 --> 01:17:15,130
You guys showed why you're the champs.

1749
01:17:15,197 --> 01:17:16,798
Yes. What's your business here?

1750
01:17:16,865 --> 01:17:19,534
Oh, you wake up angry there, Joe?

1751
01:17:19,601 --> 01:17:21,169
[laughs] Look,

1752
01:17:21,236 --> 01:17:22,904
last time me and Stacks came in here,

1753
01:17:22,971 --> 01:17:25,474
we left with a Stand and Deliver Agreement

1754
01:17:25,540 --> 01:17:27,009
That was some scrap.

1755
01:17:27,676 --> 01:17:29,077
If this guy wasn't involved,

1756
01:17:29,144 --> 01:17:31,613
you two wouldn't even
be holding those titles.

1757
01:17:31,680 --> 01:17:33,181
-What'd you say?
-Whoa.

1758
01:17:33,248 --> 01:17:34,516
-Pump the brakes.
-Listen.

1759
01:17:34,583 --> 01:17:36,018
Before things get out of hand,

1760
01:17:36,084 --> 01:17:38,153
we understand you got
your whole crew here.

1761
01:17:38,887 --> 01:17:40,222
We just want to come in here

1762
01:17:40,288 --> 01:17:43,592
and tell yous we want
the next crack at the titles.

1763
01:17:43,659 --> 01:17:44,493
Yes.

1764
01:17:45,060 --> 01:17:47,262
Things, they're a little different now.

1765
01:17:49,965 --> 01:17:51,266
Those days are over.

1766
01:17:51,333 --> 01:17:53,669
I'm here and Gallus is at full strength.

1767
01:17:53,735 --> 01:17:56,638
We handle business a little differently.

1768
01:17:56,705 --> 01:18:00,575
I suggest yous two leave
while yous can still walk.

1769
01:18:03,812 --> 01:18:05,380
Joe, we'll leave. All right?

1770
01:18:05,447 --> 01:18:07,182
But you don't wanna go down that road.

1771
01:18:07,883 --> 01:18:08,950
You're stateside now.

1772
01:18:09,751 --> 01:18:12,120
You don't wanna threaten me,
so don't worry.

1773
01:18:13,155 --> 01:18:14,356
We'll get our title match.

1774
01:18:15,791 --> 01:18:18,794
I suggest both of yous see yourself.

1775
01:18:18,860 --> 01:18:21,163
Yes? Is that what you want me to do, huh?

1776
01:18:21,697 --> 01:18:22,531
Enough.

1777
01:18:27,936 --> 01:18:28,770
Dom.

1778
01:18:28,837 --> 01:18:30,105
We're outnumbered.

1779
01:18:30,739 --> 01:18:31,740
Let's go.

1780
01:18:38,013 --> 01:18:39,881
[Vic] Smart decision by Stacks.

1781
01:18:39,948 --> 01:18:42,784
Odds were not in the favor of the family.

1782
01:18:42,851 --> 01:18:45,287
[Trick Williams' music playing]

1783
01:18:45,353 --> 01:18:46,188
[bell rings]

1784
01:18:46,254 --> 01:18:49,658
[Alicia] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.

1785
01:18:49,724 --> 01:18:53,929
Introducing first, Trick Williams.

1786
01:18:55,130 --> 01:18:58,700
[Vic] Trick Williams said
that this is the biggest test

1787
01:18:58,767 --> 01:19:01,403
he has faced in NXT.

1788
01:19:01,470 --> 01:19:04,272
Said he was going to
mollywhop Breakker here tonight.

1789
01:19:04,339 --> 01:19:05,407
[Booker laughs]

1790
01:19:05,474 --> 01:19:07,542
[Vic] Is Trick ready
for this sort of matchup?

1791
01:19:07,609 --> 01:19:11,113
[Booker] Trick is looking to prove
something to himself, Vic.

1792
01:19:11,179 --> 01:19:13,915
All he has to do is beat

1793
01:19:13,982 --> 01:19:16,818
Bron Breakker here tonight.

1794
01:19:16,885 --> 01:19:17,753
Oh, yes.

1795
01:19:19,554 --> 01:19:21,957
[Vic] It's a little bit easier
said than done, Book,

1796
01:19:22,023 --> 01:19:25,794
but Trick Williams, is he up to the task?

1797
01:19:25,861 --> 01:19:28,296
As William goes one-on-one with Breakker.

1798
01:19:28,363 --> 01:19:30,265
Our main event next.

1799
01:19:35,637 --> 01:19:38,640
[NXT's music playing]

1800
01:19:38,707 --> 01:19:41,343
[Vic] Lyra Valkyria, Tiffany Stratton
has already advanced

1801
01:19:41,409 --> 01:19:43,612
in our NXT Women's
Championship Tournament.

1802
01:19:43,678 --> 01:19:45,680
Two more first-round matchups next week.

1803
01:19:45,747 --> 01:19:49,317
Who will be the next NXT Women's champion?

1804
01:19:49,851 --> 01:19:53,855
Not only that, Booker, get ready
because for the first time domestically,

1805
01:19:53,922 --> 01:19:55,924
the Heritage Cup Champion, Noam Dar,

1806
01:19:55,991 --> 01:19:59,928
will host the Supernova Sessions
and his first guest, Dragon Lee.

1807
01:19:59,995 --> 01:20:03,198
It's all going down live
next week here on NXT.

1808
01:20:06,168 --> 01:20:08,837
[barking]

1809
01:20:08,904 --> 01:20:11,573
[boos]

1810
01:20:17,646 --> 01:20:20,649
[Bron Breakker's music playing]

1811
01:20:26,822 --> 01:20:28,523
[Alicia] Making his way to the ring,

1812
01:20:28,590 --> 01:20:32,527
Bron Breakker.

1813
01:20:36,231 --> 01:20:38,099
[Vic] We talk about championships.

1814
01:20:38,166 --> 01:20:40,769
In two weeks from Sunday,
the NXT title on the line

1815
01:20:40,835 --> 01:20:43,772
as champion, Carmelo Hayes,
wants to silence the challenger,

1816
01:20:43,839 --> 01:20:45,874
Bron Breakker, once and for all.

1817
01:20:50,278 --> 01:20:53,815
You do not want to miss
this championship clash,

1818
01:20:53,882 --> 01:20:55,550
Sunday, May 28th.

1819
01:20:55,617 --> 01:20:59,054
What a Memorial Day weekend
it's going to be in NXT.

1820
01:20:59,120 --> 01:21:01,957
[Booker] Oh, what a matchup
this is gonna be, Vic.

1821
01:21:02,023 --> 01:21:03,525
I can't wait till the bell.

1822
01:21:03,592 --> 01:21:06,828
I look at Trick Williams, he's a specimen,

1823
01:21:06,895 --> 01:21:08,730
he's carved out of granite,

1824
01:21:08,797 --> 01:21:12,601
but then I look across the ring
and I see Bron Breakker,

1825
01:21:12,667 --> 01:21:14,903
the pedigree, the DNA.

1826
01:21:14,970 --> 01:21:18,073
Aside of all that, Vic, no bread,

1827
01:21:18,139 --> 01:21:21,209
no water, just meat.

1828
01:21:21,276 --> 01:21:23,578
[Vic] Williams has not taken
his eye off of Breakker.

1829
01:21:23,645 --> 01:21:26,081
Quickly right on the bell,
these two going right at each other.

1830
01:21:26,147 --> 01:21:29,351
Bron in his own words said,
tonight, it's not about a W,

1831
01:21:29,417 --> 01:21:31,620
it's about putting Trick in the hospital.

1832
01:21:31,686 --> 01:21:35,590
[Booker] He's gonna try to prove something
to himself here tonight, Vic.

1833
01:21:35,657 --> 01:21:38,593
Trick Williams wants to go out here
and prove that he's not a follower.

1834
01:21:38,660 --> 01:21:40,195
He's a leader, man.

1835
01:21:40,262 --> 01:21:42,864
Tonight he's got
a hell of a chance to do it.

1836
01:21:42,931 --> 01:21:44,933
Oh, big dropkick by Trick.

1837
01:21:45,000 --> 01:21:46,701
He needs to slow down a little bit.

1838
01:21:46,768 --> 01:21:48,470
He needs to slow down just a little bit.

1839
01:21:48,536 --> 01:21:50,639
[Vic] He's playing with a lot of emotions.

1840
01:21:50,705 --> 01:21:53,775
Oh, and look at Williams go.
Just unleashing on Breakker.

1841
01:21:53,842 --> 01:21:57,045
[Booker] Trick Williams,
he's moving at a high pace,

1842
01:21:57,112 --> 01:21:59,814
and that's when you run
into something big, Vic.

1843
01:22:00,782 --> 01:22:03,718
[Vic] You saw that video
from NXT anonymous on Twitter.

1844
01:22:03,785 --> 01:22:05,520
The NXT champion, Carmelo Hayes,

1845
01:22:05,587 --> 01:22:07,088
seemed worried about tonight,

1846
01:22:07,155 --> 01:22:08,723
seemed worried about Trick Williams,

1847
01:22:08,790 --> 01:22:10,458
but Trick Williams has come here

1848
01:22:10,525 --> 01:22:13,194
and is handling business right now.

1849
01:22:13,261 --> 01:22:15,697
[Booker] It's always the shots
that you don't see coming

1850
01:22:15,764 --> 01:22:18,066
that knock you right out, and right now,

1851
01:22:18,133 --> 01:22:20,001
Trick Williams, he's rolling.

1852
01:22:20,068 --> 01:22:21,903
He's looking real good.

1853
01:22:21,970 --> 01:22:22,971
He's representing.

1854
01:22:23,038 --> 01:22:24,205
[Vic] A big pump kick and--

1855
01:22:24,272 --> 01:22:25,106
[Booker] Wow!

1856
01:22:25,173 --> 01:22:27,676
[Vic] …rocked all the way out
right in front of us.

1857
01:22:27,742 --> 01:22:29,978
Williams is on fire right now.

1858
01:22:30,045 --> 01:22:30,979
[Booker] I like it, Vic.

1859
01:22:31,046 --> 01:22:33,515
I like the attitude from Trick Williams.

1860
01:22:33,581 --> 01:22:35,784
[Vic] I don't like where this is headed,

1861
01:22:35,850 --> 01:22:37,419
right out here in front of us.

1862
01:22:37,485 --> 01:22:38,920
Book, you have quite the magnet

1863
01:22:38,987 --> 01:22:41,122
when it comes to this type of action.

1864
01:22:41,189 --> 01:22:42,324
Oh, yes.

1865
01:22:42,390 --> 01:22:43,858
This is a fight, Vic.

1866
01:22:43,925 --> 01:22:46,761
This is a fight.
Trick is taking it to the limit.

1867
01:22:46,828 --> 01:22:48,730
[Vic] What's on Williams' mind right now?

1868
01:22:48,797 --> 01:22:50,165
Williams looking around.

1869
01:22:50,231 --> 01:22:52,300
Vicky, move your ass.

1870
01:22:53,435 --> 01:22:54,269
Wiliams.

1871
01:22:56,972 --> 01:22:57,839
Oh!

1872
01:23:01,409 --> 01:23:03,244
[fans bark]

1873
01:23:06,581 --> 01:23:08,450
[Vic] But Breakker was able

1874
01:23:08,516 --> 01:23:10,852
to weather that early storm.

1875
01:23:11,753 --> 01:23:13,955
An emotional storm, I want to add,

1876
01:23:14,022 --> 01:23:16,524
of Trick Williams and Breakker.
Now, look at Bron.

1877
01:23:16,591 --> 01:23:18,159
Instead of going for the cover,

1878
01:23:18,226 --> 01:23:20,829
he's beating the hell out
of Trick Williams.

1879
01:23:21,863 --> 01:23:23,865
Take another look at this impact, Book,

1880
01:23:23,932 --> 01:23:25,133
right in front of us.

1881
01:23:27,902 --> 01:23:29,771
Busted our one monitor up,

1882
01:23:30,672 --> 01:23:33,475
but I'm more worried
about the well-being of Trick Williams.

1883
01:23:34,409 --> 01:23:36,778
This is a different Bron Breakker.

1884
01:23:36,845 --> 01:23:39,447
[Booker] This is a brutal beatdown.
This is vicious right here.

1885
01:23:39,514 --> 01:23:43,685
Bron Breakker is proving
why he's the man here in NXT.

1886
01:23:43,752 --> 01:23:45,720
[Vic] Something has been unleashed

1887
01:23:45,787 --> 01:23:48,423
within the former NXT champion.

1888
01:23:49,023 --> 01:23:50,759
We heard him earlier tonight.

1889
01:23:50,825 --> 01:23:52,994
Do you side with Bron that he hasn't had

1890
01:23:53,061 --> 01:23:55,497
an attitude change, he's just stop caring?

1891
01:23:55,563 --> 01:23:57,966
[Booker] Yes. I agree with him 100%.

1892
01:23:58,032 --> 01:23:59,534
Sometimes you come in here

1893
01:23:59,601 --> 01:24:01,870
and you represent for the NXT Universe.

1894
01:24:01,936 --> 01:24:03,538
You can't do that.

1895
01:24:06,641 --> 01:24:08,376
[Vic] You can hear the NXT Universe,

1896
01:24:08,443 --> 01:24:11,312
as Breakker off the suplex,
floats over and…

1897
01:24:11,379 --> 01:24:12,981
[crowd boos]

1898
01:24:13,048 --> 01:24:14,149
[Booker] Breakker--

1899
01:24:14,215 --> 01:24:15,450
[Vic] Looks a little familiar,
does it not?

1900
01:24:15,517 --> 01:24:20,622
[Booker] Bron Breakker is turned
into what I see as himself, Vic.

1901
01:24:20,688 --> 01:24:23,024
This is the real Bron Breakker.

1902
01:24:23,091 --> 01:24:26,327
This is the most dangerous,
the most vicious Bron Breakker

1903
01:24:26,394 --> 01:24:28,863
I've seen since
I've been sitting at this desk.

1904
01:24:28,930 --> 01:24:32,300
[audience] You still suck!

1905
01:24:32,367 --> 01:24:33,868
[Booker] That's motivation, Vic.

1906
01:24:34,736 --> 01:24:36,471
That's fuel for Bron Breakker.

1907
01:24:37,439 --> 01:24:39,574
[Vic] He has been blaming,

1908
01:24:39,641 --> 01:24:42,310
and he did so earlier
tonight the NXT Universe.

1909
01:24:42,377 --> 01:24:44,746
Do you stand by him
with those comments as well?

1910
01:24:44,813 --> 01:24:46,347
[Booker] That's fuel. You hear the fans.

1911
01:24:46,414 --> 01:24:47,449
They turned against him.

1912
01:24:47,515 --> 01:24:50,652
They didn't buy
into the Bron Breakker machine,

1913
01:24:50,718 --> 01:24:53,888
and Bron Breakker
is breaking it off of the fans.

1914
01:24:54,589 --> 01:24:57,492
[Vic] Trick Williams now
trying to fight back and instead

1915
01:24:57,559 --> 01:25:00,929
Breakker just slamming the door shut,
and now Williams.

1916
01:25:00,995 --> 01:25:02,897
Williams trying to get that second wind.

1917
01:25:02,964 --> 01:25:05,533
Firing right back,
and Williams grew up with Hayes.

1918
01:25:05,600 --> 01:25:07,569
Says it's almost like a sense of duty.

1919
01:25:07,635 --> 01:25:10,738
He needs to stay--
Oh, he's trying to stand up and got drop.

1920
01:25:10,805 --> 01:25:12,807
Cover by Breakker, hook of the leg,

1921
01:25:12,874 --> 01:25:15,844
and Williams just able
to continue to fight.

1922
01:25:15,910 --> 01:25:17,979
[Booker] Trick Williams
more of a street fighter.

1923
01:25:18,046 --> 01:25:20,748
He's dealing with a guy
that's been discipline his whole life

1924
01:25:20,815 --> 01:25:24,119
to go out there and wreck shop.
Oh, my God.

1925
01:25:24,185 --> 01:25:26,221
[Vic] Sudden impact.

1926
01:25:28,857 --> 01:25:30,592
[crowd chants]

1927
01:25:33,461 --> 01:25:37,132
[Vic] NXT Universe is on top
of Bron Breakker in this moment.

1928
01:25:37,198 --> 01:25:39,033
As I was saying, for Trick Williams,

1929
01:25:40,301 --> 01:25:42,937
something to prove tonight.

1930
01:25:43,004 --> 01:25:45,406
[Booker] The fans, the Universe
is all on Bron Breakker,

1931
01:25:45,473 --> 01:25:46,374
but that's bad news.

1932
01:25:46,441 --> 01:25:48,776
That's bad news for Trick Williams, Vic.

1933
01:25:51,813 --> 01:25:54,082
[Vic] Breakker just got caught,

1934
01:25:54,148 --> 01:25:56,217
and Williams following it right up.

1935
01:25:56,284 --> 01:25:57,919
Nice combination for Williams.

1936
01:25:57,986 --> 01:26:00,121
Booker, can this be the
moment now for Williams?

1937
01:26:00,188 --> 01:26:01,523
This is deep water.

1938
01:26:01,589 --> 01:26:04,292
It's a position Trick Williams
hasn't been in too often.

1939
01:26:04,359 --> 01:26:07,729
He said he wants to prove
he's everything that he says he is.

1940
01:26:07,795 --> 01:26:11,399
This is now maybe the best opportunity.

1941
01:26:11,466 --> 01:26:12,800
Listen to the NXT Universe.

1942
01:26:12,867 --> 01:26:15,403
[audience] Trick!

1943
01:26:15,470 --> 01:26:17,272
[Vic] No doubt who they're behind tonight.

1944
01:26:17,338 --> 01:26:19,741
As Trick Williams
trying to chop down Breakker.

1945
01:26:19,807 --> 01:26:20,942
[Booker] Yes, indeed.

1946
01:26:21,009 --> 01:26:23,344
Trick landed a modified neckbreaker.

1947
01:26:23,411 --> 01:26:26,614
Got him back in the game
and he's got a lot of momentum going.

1948
01:26:26,681 --> 01:26:29,417
Right now, you want to cash in.

1949
01:26:29,484 --> 01:26:32,720
Don't waste no time, son.
Don't waste too much time.

1950
01:26:34,789 --> 01:26:37,559
[Vic] NXT Universe
on their feet for Williams.

1951
01:26:37,625 --> 01:26:41,062
[audience] Whoop that, Trick.

1952
01:26:41,129 --> 01:26:43,932
[Vic] Look at Williams
just planting Breakker.

1953
01:26:43,998 --> 01:26:45,867
This could be it.

1954
01:26:45,934 --> 01:26:49,337
Cover, and Bron kicking out

1955
01:26:50,405 --> 01:26:53,374
just before the count of three.

1956
01:26:53,441 --> 01:26:55,777
Maybe it was that moment of hesitation,

1957
01:26:55,843 --> 01:26:59,414
but Trick Williams showing the world
something here tonight.

1958
01:26:59,480 --> 01:27:02,550
[Booker] Beautiful book end
there by Trick Williams.

1959
01:27:02,617 --> 01:27:05,620
[Vic] Gets caught.
Hoisted, planted by Breakker.

1960
01:27:15,863 --> 01:27:16,831
[Vic] And Bron…

1961
01:27:18,666 --> 01:27:20,969
Williams trying to fight
through one more time.

1962
01:27:21,869 --> 01:27:23,805
Breakker holding on. Nice kick.

1963
01:27:23,871 --> 01:27:25,373
Nice little separation here for Williams,

1964
01:27:25,440 --> 01:27:27,442
and maybe even knock those cobwebs free.

1965
01:27:27,508 --> 01:27:29,744
[Booker] Trick Williams
is fighting for his life, Vic.

1966
01:27:29,811 --> 01:27:31,212
[Vic] Say that again.

1967
01:27:31,279 --> 01:27:33,948
[Booker] Do what you gotta do
in this situation.

1968
01:27:34,015 --> 01:27:35,316
Oh.

1969
01:27:40,221 --> 01:27:42,223
[crowd boos]

1970
01:27:43,091 --> 01:27:44,292
[Vic] Monster spear,

1971
01:27:45,426 --> 01:27:46,794
but Breakker not going for the cover.

1972
01:27:47,862 --> 01:27:48,896
[Booker] Recliner.

1973
01:27:48,963 --> 01:27:50,898
[Vic] Reclining back.

1974
01:27:50,965 --> 01:27:52,634
Is Williams going to tap?

1975
01:27:54,669 --> 01:27:56,304
Williams trying to fight.

1976
01:27:56,371 --> 01:27:58,573
Pain etched on the face of Williams.

1977
01:27:58,640 --> 01:28:01,609
Oh, and now it's cinched in deep.
No choice, but to tap.

1978
01:28:01,676 --> 01:28:03,344
[bell rings]

1979
01:28:03,411 --> 01:28:05,647
[crowd boos]

1980
01:28:05,713 --> 01:28:08,416
[Bron Breakker's music playing]

1981
01:28:08,483 --> 01:28:11,119
[Alicia] Here is your winner
by submission,

1982
01:28:11,185 --> 01:28:14,922
Bron Breakker.

1983
01:28:15,690 --> 01:28:18,893
[Vic] Williams brought
his best here tonight,

1984
01:28:20,495 --> 01:28:24,132
but Bron Breakker
was able to really counter

1985
01:28:24,198 --> 01:28:27,402
just about everything
Williams threw at him.

1986
01:28:27,468 --> 01:28:30,838
First, there was the spear
and then instead of going for the pin,

1987
01:28:30,905 --> 01:28:33,608
he wanted to make Williams tap out.

1988
01:28:41,916 --> 01:28:44,285
Come on, ref. Breakker's not done.

1989
01:28:44,352 --> 01:28:46,421
Don't forget what Breakker promised.

1990
01:28:46,487 --> 01:28:48,623
He promised to put
Williams in the hospital.

1991
01:28:49,724 --> 01:28:50,992
But the champ is here.

1992
01:28:52,393 --> 01:28:55,029
Hayes couldn't stand by.

1993
01:28:55,096 --> 01:28:57,598
He couldn't see what was
gonna happen to Williams.

1994
01:28:57,665 --> 01:28:59,634
Look at Hayes flying through the--

1995
01:29:00,935 --> 01:29:03,871
[Booker] Oh, my God.

1996
01:29:03,938 --> 01:29:06,841
[crowd cheers]

1997
01:29:28,362 --> 01:29:31,799
[audience] You still suck!

1998
01:29:31,866 --> 01:29:34,602
You got something that belongs to me.

1999
01:29:35,203 --> 01:29:36,471
NXT Battleground,

2000
01:29:37,872 --> 01:29:39,173
this is gonna be mine.

2001
01:29:42,076 --> 01:29:45,313
[Bron Breakker's music playing]

2002
01:29:45,380 --> 01:29:47,482
[Vic] Booker, take another look.

2003
01:29:48,182 --> 01:29:51,753
Bron Breakker trying to break.

2004
01:29:51,819 --> 01:29:55,723
Carmelo Hayes in half, not 100%, is Melo.

2005
01:29:56,724 --> 01:29:59,093
But for Bron Breakker,
he has made it crystal clear,

2006
01:29:59,160 --> 01:30:01,028
he's headed to Battleground
in Massachusetts

2007
01:30:01,095 --> 01:30:03,364
to maul Melo in front of his family.

2008
01:30:03,431 --> 01:30:05,500
To humiliate Hayes in
front of his hometown,

2009
01:30:05,566 --> 01:30:07,135
and to once again,

2010
01:30:07,201 --> 01:30:10,805
become the NXT champion.