[WWE intro music plays]
♪ Then ♪
♪ Now ♪
♪ Forever ♪
♪ Together ♪
Tonight, we continue our women's championship tournament.
Welcome to NXT.
[Cora Jade's music plays]
[bell rings]
The following is a quarterfinals match
for the women's championship tournament
to crown a new women's champion
at NXT battleground.
Introducing first, Cora Jade.
And here comes a superstar
who is in this tournament
and believes her time is now.
The savior of the NXT women's division
is your next women's champion.
My side plates are already on the title.
The coronation's already been set at battleground.
All I need to do is get to the very best of the best.
And that includes you, Fallon Henley.
You've been shining, you've been in your bag, but sorry, sweetie.
No woman can measure up
to the generation of Jade.
She mentioned the best of the best.
All the women in this tournament were done
by Shawn Michaels and the performance center coaches.
There you see the bracket.
Tiffany Stratton, Lyra Valkyria have already advanced.
Who will make it to the next round? Jade, Henley?
This is the first of two quarterfinal matches
that we have here tonight on NXT.
Booker, are you ready?
[Booker] Oh, yes, I'm ready, Vic.
[Fallon Henley's music plays]
Her opponent, Fallon Henley.
Henley looking to put the past behind her
and also looking to wear gold solo
for the very first time.
These past few months
have sure been a wild ride but it is time
to remind everyone in this tournament
why I am the top shelf of NXT.
Cora Jade.
You have championship potential.
But that would require getting your head out of your ass.
Sweet cheeks, I have more grit in one finger
than you have in your entire body,
which is why I will be advancing to the semi-finals.
[Vic] Book, we already saw the bracket.
The winner of this matchup will face Lyra Valkyria
in the semi-finals.
[bell rings]
Everybody get a chance to see if Fallon Henley
without the extracurricular activities
can get the job done.
Check it out.
[Vic] Unlike Cora Jade,
Henley has a few advantages
in this matchup.
Briggs, Jensen have given
encouragement all weekend long.
Also, the NXT universe.
[Booker] Have you seen
the universe win a match?
Or a cheerleader win the game,
throw the touchdown? It's not like that.
You got to go out there and win the game yourself, Vic.
We'll see if Fallon Henley can pull through
in this matchup, advance.
Because we do know that the finals are going to take place
a week from this Sunday, Lowell, Massachusetts.
NXT battleground.
Tickets available now only at tsongascenter.com
I don't like the strategy right now by Cora Jade.
Trying to go one-on-one, toe-to-toe with Fallon Henley.
We got a bit of weight differential right here.
Oh, yes.
Big shot right there.
As you said, she hits like a Louisville slugger.
What a thunderous right hand by Henley.
And she noted it's been a rocky few months to say the least.
I don't think Cora Jade wants any part of Fallon Henley in this moment.
[Vic] Look at Henley. [Booker] Oh, yes.
It's hard running a bar, trying to win the tag team championship
and hold onto it, you can't be at two.
[Vic] Into the cover to advance. [Booker] Near fall.
You can't be in two places at the same time, You got to have priorities.
[Vic] Look, she had priorities.
She was trying to be a good partner, but it was the conniving Kiana James
who stabbed her in the back. [Booker] Oh, whoa. Good shot.
[Vic] And not to mention Brooks Jensen. Brooke Jensen's heart.
As Cora Jade, trying to damage the left…
What are you laughing at?
[Booker] It's this love thing.
This cupid deal you talking about.
I ain't got time for that, man.
It's about check, it's about championships.
And that's what Cora Jade is all about.
[Vic] Cover, and just a kick out at one.
Now, take a look at Cora Jade.
Is she a favorite in your eyes
to win this tournament?
[Booker] Cora Jade started out this business in freelance wrestling.
That gave her that edge, that attitude.
She may be one or top three favorites.
You got Tiffany Stratton, Roxanne Perez, a plethora of talent
still left in this tournament.
Oh, big shot there.
[Vic] Jade measuring Henley.
[Booker] Henley hung out to dry right there.
[Vic] Now look at Jade wisely quickly into another cover.
Hooks the leg and another near fall.
So close to advancing to the semi-finals.
Bam, high impact for Cora Jade
who's continuing to focus on the left knee
and just punish Fallon Henley.
[Booker] There's so much on the table.
[Vic] Nice submission.
Is Henley going to tap?
As we see the locker room excited to see whom will advance
in this matchup.
All eyes on the NXT women's championship tournament.
[Booker] Like I say, so much on the table.
A chance, a shot at that NXT women's championship.
That is a chance… [Vic] Wait a minute, reversal.
Shoulders down. [Booker] So close.
[Vic] Jade able to kick out.
Cora Jade she cut down the entire women's division.
Let's not forget that.
Will she start to regret those comments in a matchup against Fallon Henley
who answers back with a right.
[Booker] Cora Jade feels like she's better than everybody in that locker room.
If you don't believe it, they won't believe it.
You got to go out and speak it into existence.
Fallon Henley's trying to make a huge comeback.
[Vic] This the first of two quarterfinal matchups. The second Perez and Jayne.
That to come later tonight here live on NXT.
Not to mention the stateside debut of the supernova sessions.
But it's Henley now starting to battle back into this matchup.
You talk about opposites.
Fallon Henley is not someone that buys into her own hype like Cora Jade does.
She's not as egotistical as Cora Jade
and that might be the difference maker for Henley.
Crawls into the cover.
Hooks the leg, and Jade again kicks out.
[Booker] If Fallon Henley could find that focus factor, she could be great.
She was a tag team champion.
That fell through. Why? Why, Vic? Why?
[Vic] You tell me.
Because she had a conniving tag team partner.
[Booker] Fallon Henley would not mind her business.
[Vic] Almost a dragon sleeper, and just a vicious knee to the middle of the spine.
And now looking for the DDT, is Jade.
Henley able to counter and answers right back.
On one leg right now charging in and connects.
That's going to be it. [crowd screams]
[Booker] Shining wizard. Got all of it, Vic.
Henley, can't capitalize because of the pain shooting through her body.
Trying to get into the cover, and look at Jade wisely able to roll to the outside
to buy a little more time.
[Booker] Let me tell you something, that's a veteran move.
Somebody's just been in this business since December 2018.
Right there, that tells me she's advancing very quickly.
[Vic] Henley's looking over at the NXT women's title.
She wants to win this in the ring.
She wants to earn the victory to the semis.
As she's trying to get back in, still favoring that knee.
Jade chopping down Henley.
[Booker] Yes.
[Vic] Now Cora Jade's looking for a disgruntled double underhook DDT.
Into the cover, and Cora Jade headed to the semi-finals. [bell rings]
[Cora Jade's music plays]
Here is your winner, Cora Jade.
[Vic] The resident mean girl of NXT, who referred to herself tonight
as the savior, is one step closer to the championship.
Back to some of the action. You called it the shining wizard.
It hit perfectly, but so much damage done to the left knee.
Fallon Henley couldn't capitalize, but Jade was able to capitalize
in the key moment, and right there was able to turn things around.
And then bam, punch her ticket to the semi-finals
for the NXT women's championship.
Let's take a look at the updated bracket as three superstars have advanced.
And we now know Cora Jade and Lyra Valkyria will meet
in the semi-finals.
Tiffany Stratton, we'll find out her opponent later tonight.
And there is Jade, there is Valkyria.
Who will make it to the finals at battleground for the NXT women's title.
These two go toe-to-toe in the semi-finals.
Book, guess what?
It's going down next week live here on NXT.
[Booker] Yes.
[Thea] Dang it. I thought Fallon Henley had that one.
[Kiana] Please, you're drawing that from what experience exactly?
[Thea] [unsure grunt]
[Kiana] Reading textbooks doesn't count.
There's a difference between watching as a fan and watching as a superstar.
[Thea] Okay, Kiana.
This fan watched you get eliminated last week.
[whispering provocatively]
[Kiana] Real cute.
I'm in the top tier of this division unlike you who will never get there.
You pathetic little child.
[Thea] I should have been in that tournament
and I can prove that to you tonight.
[Kiana] Sounds like a night off.
Do you need to get a permission signed, first?
[Thea] No. I just think Mr. Cha… Duke can approve it.
Hey, Duke, can I have a match against Ms. Skirt suit over here?
[Duke] Yes, do whatever you want.
[Thea] I'm going to kick your prissy ass tonight.
[chants cheering Thea]
[Carmelo] I'm 100% down with finding this higher plane,
but we have a fight next.
Can we come back to this?
[Tyler] I feel you. Let's put a pin in this till later.
[yelling]
[strained grunts]
[yelling]
[kicking sounds]
[heavy breathing]
[Gacy] This charade of a friendship is based on lies.
Eventually, it will burn out.
[loud metallic clang]
[faint crowd noises]
[Vic] We're back live on NXT, and who is this pulling up?
[laughing smoothly]
[Booker] Oh, that's them boys, Vic.
Talking about passing the airport test.
Oh, yes.
[faint crowd noises]
If you ain't got no match, then get out of the way.
I believe Drew and Dempsey might have their scheduled tag team match
after what Schism did.
[Carmelo Hayes' music plays]
Please welcome Trick Williams and the NXT champion, Carmelo Hayes.
We got to move on to Melo and Williams who have not had the best week.
Let's actually go back to last week here on NXT.
It was after Bron Breakker beating down Trick Williams.
Williams was taking it.
[crowd cheers]
[Carmelo] Hey, hey, hey, last week my boy defended my honor.
He brought it to Bron Breakker.
But after that, Bron decided that he wanted to send me a little message.
Well guess what, Bron?
Message received.
Look, you all.
Hey, I'm well aware that this isn't the same Bron Breakker
from Stand & Deliver, but what he needs to realize
is this isn't the same Carmelo Hayes either.
Let's talk about it.
Because at NXT battleground, we in my yard.
And in my yard, we don't bark, we bite.
If you are this big alpha dog, why don't you come out here
and face me like a real one would.
[Trick] Come out big booty bad Bron.
[Carmelo] I know you back there. Come out here.
Let's get it, let's get it.
[Charlie Dempsey's music plays]
[disapproving whispers]
[Drew] Mr. Melo and Mr. Williams, your childish little sit in,
that's gone on too long.
Look, I don't care if you are embarrassed because Bron Breakker
left you beat in the middle of the ring.
You do not disrespect us.
[Trick] Disrespect, you all?
[Charlie] When the two of you storm through that building just now
like a couple of children, you brushed past us like we were nothing
right as we are finding out that are tag match tonight isn't happening.
[Drew] Listen, our lifestyles, they're not at all alike.
Our flash happens in the ring.
[crowd chants "Willy Wonka"]
[Drew] Don't listen to them, don't listen to them.
We are not alike, we don't need… [screams to the crowd] Hey, shut up.
[crowd chants "Willy Wonka"]
You show us respect just like these ingrates right here.
[Carmelo] Hey, you know what?
Hold on, you all.
The difference between us and you guys is that when you guys speak,
they chant Willy Wonka.
When we speak, they chant Melo.
[crowd chants "Melo"]
[Trick] Hey, I got one for you.
Hold on, Mr. Gulak, Charlie and the chocolate factory.
It seems like y'all want a tag match tonight
and since we are waiting on the bad booty Breakker,
why don't you run it tonight with the Trick and Melo gang?
[crowd cheers excitedly]
[Drew] I mean, are you guys sure you want to do that?
It's so close to your big match.
[crowd screams]
[Vic] A cheap shot from Gulak and Dempsey.
[Booker] First shot fired, Vic.
[Vic] You ain't kidding.
Look, if they wanted a fight, it certainly looks like they may have one.
[crowd screams]
[Carmelo Hayes' music plays]
[Vic] If this match gets made official, get ready for fireworks tonight.
[Carmelo Hayes' music plays]
Last week Ilja Dragunov found out that when it comes to NXT,
I'm the judge, the jury, and the executor.
[Ilja] Dijak.
[Dijak] What the hell are you doing here?
[Ilja] You're obsessed with the idea of breaking me, but I'm…
[Russian language]
Invincible, unbreakable.
[Dijak] You seem to enjoy pain. I enjoy inflicting it.
[Ilja] Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional.
[Dijak] There's not a man alive that I can't break.
[threatening music plays]
[Ilja] I invite you to try.
[threatening music plays]
[Vic] Book, who will break who?
[Creed brothers' music plays]
[bell rings]
[presenter] The following contest is a tag team match scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by Ivy Nile, Julius and Brutus.
The Creed brothers.
Tag team titles on the mind of both these teams.
Who gets one step closer?
Find out next on NXT.
This is where I belong.
Hey, what are you doing? Hey, knock it off.
Hey, get out of here.
What are you doing?
[Vic] Booker, just another heinous unprovoked attack
by whoever this hooded individual is. [Joe Gacy's music plays]
[presenter] Accompanied to the ring by Ava, representing Schism, The Dyad.
[Vic] That happened over the weekend at an NXT live event.
You just never know what's going to happen at those NXT live events.
[Joe Gacy's music plays]
We are live here tonight.
Book, big tag team match moments away between The Dyad
and the Creed brothers.
[Booker] I love me some tag team wrestling and tonight we're about to get it.
Oh, yes.
[Vic] Schism's already been busy here tonight attacking Wes Lee, Tyler Bate.
We saw that earlier tonight. [bell rings]
You think that's funny?
[Booker] No, man.
I'm just saying eliminate the competition.
That's what it's all about. I get it, I understand that part.
It's war. It's war, man.
[Vic] As we just saw moments ago an upset Charlie Dempsey and Drew Gulak.
We're focusing on this match.
The Dyad believes that their roots will be golden right now
if it was not for Ivy and the Creeds.
Of course, they battled with Gallus for the NXT tag team titles.
[Booker] Yes, indeed.
You want to make sure you keep your eyes in the back
of your head, and I think the Creed brothers tonight
may have that focus that they need
right there in their corner, that little Ivy Nile.
Oh, yes.
[Vic] I'm glad you bring up Ivy.
She's really turned around the Creeds, though, hasn't she?
Their mindset, I should say.
[Booker] You know like Sherri Martel was to Harlem Heat.
She was our legitimizer, Vic.
She managed that team in the ring as well as out of the ring.
That's the mindset that Ivy needs to have.
[Vic] Look at Julius, as athletic as he is strong
and a little bit of a stalemate between these two superstars.
Whoa, checkmate.
[Booker] Oh, wow. What a dropkick.
[Vic] I bring that up because,
do the Creed brothers need to revert back to that amateur mindset?
Brutus in his senior year was undefeated in the NCAA.
Julius who's in the ring now picking up speed and showcasing his ability.
[Vic] Off the tag comes in Brutus.
ACC champion.
[Booker] No, the Creed brothers.
Let me tell you something.
These guys got a hell of a background.
They're main roster potential.
Future world tag team champions, Vic.
They just need to be in the right place and time.
Could this be it?
[Vic] Tag was made.
Reid coming in.
Look at this, Book.
It has been made official.
Tonight, the NXT champion is in action.
Carmelo Hayes teaming with Trick Williams to take on Drew and Charlie.
You can say that one more time.
Huge tag team match still to come, but Reid back into the ring.
And this is what The Dyad has done so well.
Systematically dissect their opponents.
Look, there's been some boiling issues between Ivy and Ava.
As you see Ava in the background, there is Ivy Nile.
Nile tired of idly standing by while Ava continues to interfere
on behalf of Schism and The Dyad.
[Booker] Right there just looking in the eyes of Ivy Nile.
As right now she's got a laser beam on Ava.
You're right, Vic, she's got to be out there.
She's got to be on point as far as managing these Creed brothers.
And I think she's doing a hell of a job tonight.
[Vic] Look at the strength of big Bru.
Brutus letting him just hanging out here for one second.
Letting all the blood rush to the head.
This right here, this could be dangerous, Vic.
This could be very dangerous for that kid Jagger Reid.
[Vic] Reid right now, I think is just wondering where he's going to land.
As Brutus hands off to Julius.
[Booker] Hell of a tag right there.
[Vic] Big suplex.
[Booker] It's like a relay race right there passing the baton.
[Vic] Yes, but with a human being, Book.
Again, the strength… oh, nice sharp elbow.
Reid making the tag.
Back in comes Fowler, and Fowler with a nasty mean streak.
And just unleashing right now.
Wait a minute, he might be thinking of a suplex of his own.
Oh, but how the tables have turned.
[Booker] Julius Creed is a strong, young man.
[Vic] Wait a minute. [Booker] Reid is a big guy.
This is a big man, Vic.
[Vic] Forget about all that. They're passing the baton again.
[crowd screams]
[Booker] Oh, can he do it?
Whoa, whoa.
[Vic] You sound like soundboard right now.
Are you all right?
Again?
[Booker] One more time.
[Vic] Third time the charm.
[Booker] You got to be kidding me, Vic.
The Creeds are absolute machines in the ring.
Finally into the cover.
Hook of the leg and a near fall.
You got to give credit to Fowler for kicking out of that.
[Booker] Fowler's on dream street right now.
[Vic] We talk about the tag team division.
It revolves around Gallus.
We've seen Brutus and Julius have the back of Ivy Nile.
Ivy out there shouting right now at the Creeds.
Liking what she sees, but you got to wonder how much
has been taken out of the creeds after those suplexes.
[Booker] Oh, beautiful.
[Vic] A the two-on-one combination offense.
And before Julius so close, but Brutus gets wiped out.
The Dyad has changed the complexion of this matchup.
Enzuigiri flatliner combination into a koji clutch.
[Booker] Joe Gacy got this team 100% on point tonight.
[Vic] Julius, look at his eyes trying to fight.
Shoulders could be down.
Nice job by the official, and look at Fowler just stomping away
on Julius who's fading right now, as the koji clutch is cinched in.
Is Julius going to tap?
[Booker] The Dyad right now has a plan
and they are executing that plan to perfection, Vic.
Trying to get a big win over the Creed brothers.
[Vic] Trying to fight is Julius.
There's Ivy out there firing up.
Julius somehow powering his way through.
[Booker] You got to be kidding me. [Vic] Falls into the cover.
It's a near fall.
Both these teams slugging it out.
[Vic] Highly contested tag team matchup continuing here on NXT.
As you saw throughout the commercial break.
It has been all Dyad here against the Creed brothers.
Right now it is Reid in control of Julius.
Booker, you brought up Joe Gacy earlier.
Joe Gacy not out here.
He has apparently focused himself elsewhere
over the last few weeks, so that leaves Ava.
Is she the one pulling the strings, so to speak, for the Schism?
[Booker] I think so. Joe Gacy is a smart dude.
He understands the big picture, and that's tag team gold.
That's individual gold.
He's all about multitasking, Vic.
[Vic] As the old saying, he who has the gold has the power.
That is exactly what Schism is looking for.
As Brutus is looking for a tag right now,
his brother a long way away from being able to tag Brutus
into the matchup, and Julius has taken quite a lot of punishment
in the last few moments.
[Booker] Reeling and grinding right now.
Keeping Julius real close to the body, Vic.
That's what you got to do to a couple of guys like this.
a couple of wrestlers.
Oh, yes, here we go. That's what I'm talking about.
[Vic] A little slingshot suplex.
[Booker] That little bit of space in between.
Look where Reid landed, in his corner though.
Allowing Fowler to make the tag quickly.
[Booker] Fowler, you just look at this kid on television.
You don't know how big this guy is, here comes Brutus.
[Vic] Julius overcoming. [Booker] Yes.
Brutus off the top and that's a big man to be flying.
Right now Brutus in smash mode.
[Booker] He's a big guy, but he's very athletic.
Very agile, mobile for a guy his size.
That's what I'm talking about. You see that?
[Vic] Look at Brutus go.
[Booker] Oh, smash, smash. Ground and pound.
[Vic] Brutus fired up.
He's been waiting patiently to get his hands on The Dyad.
And now thinking about it one more time, going right back in.
I feel bad now for Fowler.
Relentless.
[Booker] Big Brutus smash right there, Vic.
I like it, I like it.
Just letting it all hang out right now.
Yes.
[Vic] Brutus showing that strength on display one more time.
Walking around.
Letting Fowler think about it.
[Booker] Prefect landing.
Perfect 10 right there right in the middle of the ring.
[Vic] Fowler left shoulder just getting off the mat.
That would've been a big win for the Creed brothers.
As Brutus now looking around and gets a little bit distracted.
That momentary hesitation opens the door, and this is textbook Dyad.
[Booker] Four roots, one tree.
The only thing missing is tag team gold.
These guys haven't been able to achieve here in NXT.
So close, so close.
[Vic] Shoulders down.
Speaking of close.
A little two for one.
Can he pin both of them?
They both kicked out.
What a combination with the northern lights suplex to boot.
[Booker] Yes, indeed.
I don't think I've ever seen that one before.
[Vic] Brutus reaching back, tagging in.
There is Julius.
Somehow fighting for his life is Reid.
Reid picking up steam and just gets pounced out of midair.
[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] I'm looking around as we see all the offense in the ring.
Where did Ava go?
[Booker] I don't know.
[Vic] Fowler trying to answer back.
Clotheslines, clubbing blows, I don't know if this the right strategy
here for Fowler to try to slug it out with Brutus.
[Booker] You don't want to go toe-to-toe with Brutus, he is strong, agile.
Right there both men got the worse of that one right there, though.
[Vic] Both superstars down.
What a hard-hitting tag team matchup this has been.
[crowd chants "NXT"]
[Vic] NXT universe showing their appreciation
for the hard-hitting matchup this so far.
What is Julius, what's Reid thinking?
Are they yelling at each other? Book!
[Vic] Add it up.
That was a 900.
And they're not even the legal superstars, Booker.
[Vic] Things breaking down. [Booker] Oh, yes.
I knew this was going to happen.
Jumping knee.
[Booker] Reid's looking great tonight, Vic.
He's better than I've ever seen him.
Whoa, ran into a big shot.
[Vic] Big clothesline.
Julius trying to follow it up.
Looking for a powerbomb, and nice counter.
[Booker] The Dyad is totally on point here tonight, Vic.
Totally on point.
Looking to pull off a victory.
[crowd chants "this is awesome"]
[Vic] What is Fowler doing?
Nile is not going to… oh, no, Ava!
Oh, no, Nile making her pay.
Brutus bomb.
No one home for Reid.
Everything coming up Creeds.
Bam.
Julius laying the boom.
[crowd chants "one, two, three"]
[Vic] That is a statement victory.
[Booker] Yes, indeed.
[Presenter] Here are your winners, the Creed brothers.
[Creed brothers' music plays]
[Vic] We said Ivy was getting the Creeds in the right mindset.
Baby steps are taken and turning it to giant leaps
for Brutus and Julius, the Creed brothers.
Look, we take a look. What a night.
Standing ovation from some here in the NXT universe.
It's been great tonight, but what about NXT battleground
coming our way a week from Sunday, Lowell, Massachusetts.
You do not want to miss your chance to be a part of NXT battleground.
Tickets are available right now and the only place to get them tsongascenter.com
I got to move on to another situation we learned about last night on Twitter
revolving the Don and the underboss as they were at dinner,
and some unexpected guests showed up.
Joe Coffey threatening the Don?
Who does he think he is?
[Don] He'll get his and Gallus will get theirs
when we take the tag titles.
If we get our chance.
[Don] They'll play ball.
Don't you worry.
[Italian music plays]
[suddenly answers the phone] Hey, Paulie.
Don, I got to take this.
There's a delay in the shipment in the dock.
Paulie, tell those guys down the port authority
that everything is approved.
[Don] That's my boy always handling business.
[police] Mr. D'Angelo.
[Don] Look, officers, I already made a very generous donation to the foundation.
[police] Mr. D'Angelo, can you stand up, please?
[Don] Why?
[police] We need you to come down to the station.
There's a couple ongoing criminal investigations.
[Don] Investigations into what?
[police] Criminal acts that your name is associated with.
[Don] Criminal acts, huh?
I know how this goes.
This better be legit.
I'm missing my meal.
What happened?
I think they just took Mr. D'Angelo in for questioning.
Questioning? For what?
[Booker] Don't say it, Vic. Don't say nothing.
Just mind your own business.
That's family business, all right?
Just mind your own business for a change.
[Vic] Oh, it's the Creeds.
[Julius] What's up, Vic? What's up, Book?
[Julius] Now Gallus doesn't have any challengers, right?
This is what we're going to do.
May 28th, NXT battleground, Gallus, Creed brothers.
Tag team titles are on the line.
The phone's ringing, Mark and Wolfie, answer the call.
[Vic] They left me hanging, but they just issued a huge challenge.
Battleground's getting bigger and better, if it's made official.
[crowd boos]
[Vic] What a night it has been, and how about this, Book.
Coming up for the first time stateside is Supernova Sessions.
Yes.
Ladies and gentlemen, Supernova 11 has an official announcement.
Me having my own chat show, and it is bloody brilliant.
Thank you. Bye-bye.
Hello, hello, hello.
Hear me now.
Live from the moon
Welcome to the first-ever episode of supernova sessions live in the USA.
I am your host, your sensei.
Your longest-reigning NXT heritage cup champion, Noam Dar.
Supernova Sessions is the place to be, it's must-see TV.
Supernova sessions is the creme de la creme of WWE talk shows.
What originated in NXT UK has become an international phenomenon.
And landed right here in Orlando for all you lucky people.
They tell me that my first guest is a supreme athlete,
who's got his eyes on my cup, but he's not going to get it.
Ladies and gentlemen, please give it up or don't for Dragon Lee.
[Dragon Lee's music plays]
[Vic] One of the fastest rising superstars in NXT.
Did Noam Dar say cream of cream.
Did he mean creme de la creme?
[Dragon Lee´s music plays]
[Vic] I'm going to move on.
This is your seat.
This is mine.
Please.
Now, go on.
Dragon, thank you for coming on.
Please make yourself at ho… Sorry.
I forget you no speak.
I prepare.
[Spanish language]
[Dragon] Actually, I speak English.
I would say, better than you.
[Noam] That was a waste of 20 dollars.
Okay, funny man, here's my first question.
As being on SNS, the highlight of your otherwise unremarkable nothing life.
[Dragon] Let me say something.
It's an honor to be here in front of these people,
except you, Noam Dar.
You don't give people respect.
I come from a family of respect.
I'm a second generation luchador, and you know what?
My father has started training me when I was 14.
[Spanish language]
To respect your opponent.
[Noam] Listen, Dragon, we're not here to talk about your dad.
Okay?
We're here to talk about many things, but not the cup.
Dragon, I know all about you.
You're a champion in three continents.
You're a bonified celebrity in Mexico.
[Dragon] Hey, be careful with my country.
[Spanish language]
I love my Mexican people, their passion, their spirit.
The same type of spirit and passion the NXT universe has shown me.
[Spanish language]
[Noam] You see, that passion and pride that you have for your heritage
is exactly the passion and pride that I have for my heritage cup.
But dragon let me ask you, how does it feel
knowing that this is the closest you'll ever going to be to this cup?
[Dragon] You keep talking [Spanish language]
Sounds like you want to defend it.
[Noam] Whoa, whoa.
[Spanish language]
Can I have the level two Spanish book, please?
[Dragon] Noam, I think you have to defend it.
[Noam] Oh, my reptilian mate.
I don't think you know what you're asking for.
Cinq plus uno, three-minute rounds.
Two out of three falls.
You have to be a master at this game to have a clue what to do.
Plus, it's not as easy as just asking for a championship match.
There are procedures, there are protocols.
There's many forms, mucho forms, you have to write in English…
[Dragon] Hey, hold it, hold it, hold it.
All right.
[Nathan] I'm sorry to do this to you, Noam, but I just have to expose you
as a massive fraud.
[Noam] What? You're not supposed to be here.
Security, get this man out.
[Nathan] In a hard-hitting home truth is that it doesn't matter
how many rules that you magically make up.
That cup is not an annual trophy, it has to be defended
just like every other championship in WWE.
[crowd claps]
The fact that you're the champion, that you hold that cup,
that don't make you HBK, pal. All right?
You don't get to choose who, when, and where to defend that thing.
[Noam] Nathan, he no able English. He no able English.
[Nathan] Dude's been speaking English for like two months already.
He clearly understands English.
And because he understands English, I'm going to tell you this Dragon.
I speak on behalf of literally everyone when I say that we would love
to see you take on Noam Dar for the heritage cup championship in this country.
[Noam] Okay.
Maybe if he gets a form filled out.
[Dragon] This is what we're doing.
[Spanish language]
In battleground.
What do you say?
[Noam] No way.
[Nathan] Hey, battleground sounds good to us.
Let's run that up the flag pole, but just know this, Noam.
If you happen to lose that precious little baby of yours at battleground
you could always give Alicia Fox a call.
I'm sure she'd be willing to take you back.
[Noam] Okay, okay, funny guys.
You want a championship match against Supernova?
How about this, me and you battleground, you've got it.
And you'll see exactly why I'm the best at this.
Nathan, for having the audacity to interrupt supernova sessions
live in the us, I next week, I'm going to kick your ass.
and it's going to be non-championship.
Normal match because that's all you or these people deserve.
Thank you. Bye-bye.
Play the funky music.
Check, please.
[Supernova sessions music plays]
[Vic] I don't know if this is what Noam Dar had in mind
but is Dar feeling the heritage cup slip through his grasp?
[stifled breathing]
[hit sound]
[Dijak] Had enough?
[Ilja] Not even close.
[stifled breathing]
[Carmelo Hayes' music plays]
[bell rings]
[presenter] The following contest is a tag team match scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, the team of Trick Williams and the NXT champion,
Carmelo Hayes.
[Vic] Sit back and get ready. The NXT champion in tag team action.
Next live on NXT.
[Mackenzie] Jacy Jayne tonight in your quarter finals match
you face the favorite to win it all in Roxanne Perez.
How confident are you that you can get past a former NXT champion?
[Jacy] Honestly, Mackenzie, I'm not confident at all.
I don't even know why we're having this match tonight.
[laughs]
Come on, it's me.
Mackenzie, I'm going to need some better questions
when I'm the women's champion.
Now, let's be honest, Roxanne's time has come and gone.
And after I eliminate her tonight, I'm going to move forward
to the semi-finals where I wanted to face Gigi Dolin.
Of course she proved to everyone exactly what I've been saying for months
that she is nothing more than a failure.
She failed at being a good daughter, a good sister, a good friend.
And she failed at winning the NXT women's championship yet again.
Me, on the other hand, I'm a winner.
I'm the complete opposite.
I guess I'll just have to picture Gigi's face when I kick Roxanne's head in
and take the next step forward in becoming the new NXT women's champion.
[bell rings]
[Vic] The final quarter final matchup still to come.
And this match was made official
after Drew Gulak and Charlie Gempsey tried to cheap shot
Trick Williams and Carmelo Hayes, let's call what it was.
Gulak and Dempsey were prepared to face Tyler bate and Wes Lee
who were attacked by Schism and instead they found themselves
in a fight with the NXT champion and Trick Williams.
[Booker] It's about a pay day.
[Vic] That's true.
[Booker] We got to get back in the game.
Trick Williams, Carmelo, let's do this.
[Vic] They wanted a fight, they have one now.
You got to imagine as Dempsey now backslide.
[Vic] Williams' shoulders are down. [Booker] Oh, wow.
[Vic] Nice, bridge and a kick out.
Hayes and Williams were coming to the arena tonight,
they did not expect expect to have a matchup.
but they had to turn their mindset around.
Excuse me, Dempsey and Gulak had to change their mindset around
thinking they were facing Tyler Bate and Wes Lee.
[Booker] Check out Trick Williams.
He makes it look so good, after that matchup last week.
When Bron Breakker had something to prove.
[Vic] Did he impress you? [Booker] Yes, look here.
Williams went toe-to-toe with the former NXT champion.
That tells me a lot about this young man.
He's about to show up and show out.
[Vic] This is the current NXT champion.
The NXT universe squarely behind him.
You can see the ribs heavily damaged after a few weeks of spears.
Not to mention Carmelo Hayes went through our stage over here,
right to our left, not at a hundred percent.
That's not going to stop Carmelo Hayes
from getting in and grappling with the best.
When it comes to grappling students in the game, you think of Drew Gulak.
You think of Charlie Dempsey.
[Booker] Yes.
Drew Gulak came in and then to that soft spot
of Carmelo Hayes, those ribs.
That's a veteran move.
That's somebody that's smart to the business.
And Drew Gulak is one of the best grapplers in this business.
Oh, beautiful.
[Vic] There is Hayes back on top.
Hayes says he is headed to Lowell, Massachusetts.
As champion at NXT battleground to prove he's not the same Carmelo Hayes
from Los Angeles.
He has to protect home court on may 28th.
Tickets, of course, on sale now only at tsongascenter.com.
The question, is Hayes too emotional heading into NXT battleground?
[Booker] You need those emotions in this business, Vic.
But you look at Bron Breakker… [Vic] shoulders down, shoulders down.
The champion just kicked out.
[Booker] The aggression of Bron Breakker, but the one thing Carmelo Hayes got go to
is he took Bron Breakker's best shot. Not once, but twice.
It's not how you get knocked down, it's if you can keep getting up.
[Vic] There is a bullseye on the body of Carmelo Hayes.
And for Gulak and Dempsey, they are targeting the ribs.
They're targeting the left side of the body of the NXT champion.
Devastating tag team offense, forearm across the face, and a kick out.
[Vic] Look, Dempsey and… [Booker] Oh, beautiful armbar right there.
[Vic] They were rudely greeted in their eyes earlier tonight
by their opponents tonight, but is it wise to accuse Williams and Carmelo Hayes
in the mindset that they're in?
[Booker] Vic, that's mind games. That's strategy.
That's reverse psychology.
Let's get these guys in the ring first.
Let's do that. Let's get a victory.
Second. Let's go out here, show up… here we go.
It's not looking like a smart strategy because Williams and Hayes on short notice
are taking it to Dempsey and Gulak.
[Booker] What are you talking about? Look at Dempsey.
Drew Gulak sees something special in this young man, Dempsey.
He's a raw piece of clay that's looking to be molded into a masterpiece.
That's what this young man could be.
[Vic] It doesn't look like a masterpiece now when it's two on one.
Oh, Trick Williams burying Dempsey into the mat, into the cover
and a kick out.
[Booker] You see the combination?
See that switch by Charlie Dempsey?
This kid know his business, Vic.
[Vic] Take a look at athleticism on display. Bam.
A bit of what we saw from Williams last week
against Bron Breakker but a cheap shot to the throat by Gulak.
[Booker] What are you talking about?
[Vic] Gulak's not legal. That's a cheap shot.
That's called tag expertise right there coming from Drew Gulak.
Okay, now we're back into the matchup as Gulak in control.
And Dempsey.
You talk about cheap shots, Book. Gulak not following the rules.
Dempsey trying to get out, was looking for another cheap shot.
Nice job by the official to regain order, but it's Gulak and Dempsey
who have regained control.
Gulak's ripping at the hair of Williams.
Is this legal?
It's not legal.
[Booker] What are you talking about?
That's a piece of the body. It's not a vulnerable spot.
It's hair.
[Vic] Gulak shoots the half into the cover.
I'm going to have to go back to school.
You own a wrestling school, don't you?
[Booker] Yes, I do.
One of the greatest of all time.
One of the best wrestling schools in Texas.
[Vic] Right now. Nice German suplex right in and double up.
[Booker] Double up. Oh, yes.
[Vic] Nice bridge as well.
Cover and Williams able to kick out at two.
[Booker] You can tell the ribs are hurting Carmelo Hayes.
but I thought he came in there and broke that cover up right there.
[Vic] Williams trying to fight.
You bring up a good point.
Hayes is not at 100%.
Trick Williams went through a battle last week.
You talk about Gulak and Dempsey picking a spot, looking for
that big check, looking for that big win.
They could be minutes, moments, and seconds away from it.
But Williams a nice counter reaching out, and here comes the NXT champion.
[Booker] He's going to have to suck it up, that man. Carmelo Hayes.
Here because Gulak and Dempsey have been rolling.
[Vic] Right under the jaw. Tag.
Dempsey's now legal, and the NXT champion don't give a damn who's legal.
[Vic] He check everything that moves. [Booker] Wow.
Did you see the distance on that big flying spot right there
by this man, Carmelo Hayes?
[Vic] I saw the impact as well and I see the counter and I see
a bad landing for Dempsey.
As Hayes into the cover.
Oh, and Gulak breaking the count.
Hayes trying to counter.
Champion making a tag in his own right.
Williams is legal.
It's Williams and Dempsey who are the two legal superstars?
[Booker] Trick Williams, like I said, this guy is not a math technician
or anything like that.
He is street fighter, Vic.
He can go out there, hit you with one big shot and it could be over.
[Vic] That could be it, Book. Tag.
In comes Hayes.
Calling his shot, and when he shoots, he don't miss.
Nothing but net.
Into the cover.
[crowd chants "one, two, three"]
[bell rings]
[Carmelo Hayes' music plays]
[presenter] Here are your winners, the team of Trick Williams
and the NXT champion, Carmelo Hayes.
[Vic] I know Gulak and Dempsey were scheduled to face Lee and Bate.
They got Hayes and Williams on short notice.
And in the end, Hayes and Williams brought their a game.
Bam.
NXT champion soaring from the top, securing a huge victory
for himself and Williams here tonight on NXT.
[Trick] That's another win for the trick Melo gang.
[Carmelo] Hey, as we were saying, Bron.
[Bron] Hey, Melo.
Hey, Melo, I'm up here.
Hey, Melo, how do your ribs feel after I sped you out of the sky last week?
[chuckles]
See, you're going to have to wait just a little longer
because I made a pit stop on my way to the arena.
But I got to say, the energy in this place is just not the same today.
This place usually jumping. What's up?
What's up? Why is everybody so nervous?
I'll be there soon.
Figured I'd stop, get a fresh cut before I finish what I started last week.
[Carmelo] We'll be right here all night long.
We're going to wait here.
[chuckles]
[Thea] Duke, come on. It's time to go. It's go time.
[Duke] Where are we going? [Thea] To the ring. My match with Kiana.
You gave me permission. It's next, come on.
[Duke] I did? [Thea] Yes.
[Duke] Of course, I did. [Thea] Yes.
[Duke] It is go time. [Thea] Yes, it's go time.
[Duke] You've got this. [Thea] Yes, let's go.
[Thea] Come on, Duke. Come on. Hurry up.
Come on, Duke.
[Noam] He should get fired, and Nathan Frazer made the biggest mistake
of his life when he came anywhere near.
Ah, hello, hello, hello.
Lash, it is so good to see you.
[Noam] How are you? [Lash] Well, hello, Noam.
[Lash] Is that how it's going to be?
[Noam] I'm sorry.
Ms. Jackson?
I'm for real, Lash and I, we go way back.
[Lash] I wouldn't go that far.
[Noam] Anyway, Lash, did you watch?
How was I?
[Lash] Did I watch? All these talk shows on NXT.
I mean, we've got Grayson Waller, with the Grayson Waller Effect.
[Ms. Jackson] Thank god that's on smackdown.
[Lash] Then, we've got Nathan Frazer talking all this mess on his show.
[Lash] Now, we have you.
Running around here with your supernova sessions.
The only talk show we should be talking about is the original.
the OG, lashing out with Lash Legend.
Okay?
[Noam] I must've missed that one.
[Chase U's music plays]
[Vic] Not everyone is impressed with supernova sessions here tonight.
[bell rings]
[presenter] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, representing Chase University, Thea Hail.
[Vic] This is an opportunity for Hail to showcase her skills.
[Kiana James' music plays]
[Vic] Duke Hudson forgot that he had to get his head straight tonight.
He made the match. He gave her permission, but he forgot.
[presenter] Her opponent, Kiana James.
[Vic] Well, these two had a little bit of an altercation earlier tonight.
in the first quarter-final match over the NXT women's championship tournament.
Kiana James kind of gloated that she was in it.
That kind of got under the skin of Thea Hail
who said she's going to prove she should have been in the tournament.
Of course, our last quarter-final matchup still to come.
Jayne, Perez in our main event.
A chance to prove who should have been in that spot.
[Booker] Kiana James is definitely somebody that has sparked my attention.
She's a star, Vic.
Even though she got bumped out of the tournament. I see something in this lady.
[Vic] For Thea Hail, a lot going on in Chase U.
Of course, the Chase U student section is here.
Duke Hudson has taken on so many, wearing so many different hats,
grading papers here at ringside.
We have to let you know, Andre Chase still recovering.
He'll be back.
The university, though in good hands with Duke Hudson.
I'm so proud of Duke Hudson stepping up, being a leader at Chase U.
[Booker] I think that university needs… [Vic] Wait a minute. Shoulders down.
[Booker] So close to a victory there on Thea Hail.
[Vic] As you were saying, Book?
[Booker] I was just saying Duke Hudson stepped up big time.
[Vic] He certainly has.
Thea Hail is trying to step up here tonight for Chase U.
[Booker] I must say, Thea Hail is looking pretty good tonight
under the tutelage of a Duke Hudson.
[Vic] She is rocking. She is rolling right now.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Duke Hudson on the outside, in the corner.
Hail, oh.
[Booker] I don't like that.
[Vic] Maybe a little too much celebration.
[Booker] Must have dropped the focus right there for a second.
[Vic] Well, James's looking to bounce back
after that early tournament exit.
Like she noted, oh, thea hail with a big dive.
That finally got the attention, I do believe, of Duke Hudson.
[Booker] Thea Hail is a little different tonight.
I mean, she's always had that Tim Bayne feeling.
I mean, look at Hudson, he's able to cheer, he's able to look on.
He's able to grade papers.
No one there for Hail, as James back in control.
James noted that she's on the top tier of the women's division. Why?
Because she was picked by Shawn Michaels, she was picked by the coaches
to be a part of the NXT women's championship tournament.
She's driving the air out of Hail.
Duke Hudson not even paying attention, and a kick out.
[Booker] Kiana James is a boss. She has a chance now to focus.
Not being in a tag team, not having to worry about
a man her life or anything like that.
She can just focused on moving up that ladder.
[Vic] I like that you're talking about focus because Hudson
is still focusing on grading papers, as Hail is being decimated by Kiana James
[crowd chants "Thea"]
It was James who questioned the experience of Thea Hail.
Thea Hail a young superstar, a rising superstar in the women's division.
[Booker] When was the last time you've seen Andre Chase grade papers?
Into the cover, hook of the leg, and a near fall.
When was the last time you've seen him do some real work
like Duke Hudson is doing?
Duke Hudson has turned this university around, in my estimations.
[Vic] Well, the Chase U student section at least on their feet
trying to rally Thea Hail here in this moment.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] NXT universe as well.
Hail, now, trying to maybe regroup herself.
This is a big moment for Hail.
Because she is taking on someone
who's in that top tier of the women's division.
[Booker] She's taking on someone in the top tier.
A win would end up do great things for Thea Hail.
I always talk about how she's cheerleading that live, wild mentality.
That she's had five or six red bulls before she comes out here.
Tonight, she seems to be more focused, under the tutelage of Hudson.
[Vic] Kiana James being focused right now with everything she has been through.
To the likes of Brooks Jensen, the backstabbing to Fallon Henley.
[Booker] Come on, man. Come on.
Why don't you just mind your business?
That has nothing to do with you.
Concern yourself with business that concern you, Vic.
Think about your woman.
[Vic] Well, Duke Hudson, is still focusing on the papers.
Hail focusing on Kiana James. Here comes Hail.
Can you imagine what's going to happen in the quad, the parties at Chase U?
You probably wouldn't be invited, Book, because you're too much.
Nonetheless, Thea Hail now fighting back, standing on her own two feet.
She's in this match due to Duke Hudson, to your point.
[Vic] Big suplex out of the corner. [Booker] Big shot.
I know these universities like to have those bonfires, those pep rallies.
Let's see if they can have one tonight with Thea Hail.
[Vic] Nasty landing.
Thea Hail in full control of this matchup.
Hail, big right hand.
Book, what's wrong with reading books?
You can learn a lot from reading books.
Thea hail keeps her nose in the books.
Big, high crossbody off the top.
Cover, count, James just getting that shoulder up.
[Booker] I'm all about on-the-job training.
That's what Thea Hail is in the mix of right now trying
to get victory over Kiana James.
She's so close, Vic.
[Vic] Looking for that suplex. James now, trying to counter.
Oh, gourdbuster.
James. Look at Thea Hail.
Right back to her feet and gets sent right back down to the mat.
Kiana James now focusing in on a 401k.
James got all of it. James victorious.
[bell rings] [Kiana James' music plays]
[Booker] I told you.
[crowd boos]
[presenter] Here is your winner, Kiana James.
[Vic] I don't think Hudson knows the match is over.
What grade do you think he gave Thea Hail?
I really don't want you to answer that question.
[Booker] An F.
[crowd boos]
[Tank] I think you're looking good, man. It could be [indistinct]
[Hank] I don't know, Tank. I think the dentist did a good job.
[Tank] I think so too, but Hank.
I don't think we're going to be winning any beauty pageants.
If this tag team don't work, it ain't going to be
because of your looks, bro.
[Brooks] Boys! [Tank] Fellas!
[Brooks] Very impressive last week.
[Josh] We like how y'all ain't afraid to throw hands.
Tank, how are them teeth going, buddy?
[Tank] Check it out. Got a new tooth and a little souvenir for my match.
[Josh] Man, you are a tough kid.
Last time I hit someone that hard, it was Brooks here.
[Brooks] I felt them, and I brought it back.
[Josh] Oh, sure. We're better off for it now.
[Tank] Really?
[Josh] Yes. Beating each other
was the best thing that happened to us.
[Brooks] I agree. [Hank] So strange.
[Josh] Once y'all are done here, drinks are on us.
[Tank] Now, we're talking. I like drinks. See you.
[Tank] We should do that.
[Hank] What are you talking about?
[Tank] I'm saying if we want to be a great tag team, which we do.
We got to be close, like Briggs and Jensen close.
Like peanut butter and jelly, like mashed potatoes and gravy.
[Hank] Okay.
[Tank] I'm saying, next week, we get in the ring with each other.
[Hank] Like me and you? [Tank] Yes. Straight-up hoss fight.
Push each other to the limits.
We'll call it a bonding experience.
[Hank] By beating the hell out of each other?
[Tank] Yes.
[Hank] All right, man. [Tank] All right.
[Hank] Next week, me and you, we'll do it, bro.
[Tank] See you in the ring, partner. Hank versus Tank.
[Hank] All right, man.
[Booker] Oh, Vic.
You know what they say, iron sharpens iron.
This may make them a better, stronger, faster tag team, in my opinion.
[Vic] It's beneficial. We'll see that hoss fight next week.
I want to talk about another tag team we were supposed to see tonight.
It was Wes Lee and Tyler Bate.
Let's go back to what happened earlier tonight. Preparing for their matchup.
[struggling sounds]
They were viciously attacked by The Dyad and Schism
to the point where they could not compete.
Our own Mackenzie Mitchell right now is actually standing by
with the North American champion, Wes Lee.
[Mackenzie] I'm currently in the trainer's room with Wes Lee
and his tag team partner for the evening, Tyler Bate,
who is being looked at by our medical team.
Wes, do you have any idea why schism would attack you and Tyler?
[Wes] Mackenzie, I love our time together.
But after tonight, I'm going to say what I need to say to the NXT universe.
-[Wes] You good? -[Tyler] Yes.
[Wes] Take care of him. Stay tuned.
I came to NXT with one mission.
Knuckle an emphatic end to it.
Then I watched our entire NXT locker room hold their breath.
Hoping that I'll go to raw or smackdown,
but only their deepest darkest fears
still exist because I'm not going anywhere.
I still got so much more to accomplish, more superstars to destroy,
more havoc to create.
And championship gold to capture.
I'm on the hunt, and every NXT superstar is my prey.
[Edris] Hey, I don't know about you, but dude looks kind of pissed.
Hey, Malik, good thing we're a tag team, though.
[Malik] Brother, what? Edris, what are you talking about, man?
[Edris] Don't leave me hanging. You have all seen it.
His hands are like cement bricks. Am I wrong?
He's got the strength of 10 men.
[Malik] You see, I agree with that. He just said he better than me.
Dabbo's a mountain.
Unquestionably the biggest mountain in all of NXT, but you know what?
I enjoy the challenge of climbing mountains
because the view from the top is breathtaking.
Yes, unless he stops you from breathing first.
I'm done.
You're saying too much.
[Vic] You should never count out axiom, but you should also never
count out this man.
[Wes Lee's music plays]
[presenter] Please welcome the NXT North American champion, Wes Lee.
[Vic] Again, there is a different look in the eyes of Wes Lee.
[Booker] It's called a power walk, Vic. Walking with purpose.
[Vic] You ain't kidding.
[Wes] Look, I wanted to come out here to address everyone.
I was promoted to be in a match with my friend Tyler Bates tonight.
But because of an attack by Schism, that match is not going to be happening.
Look, I have gotten so much better at controlling my anger.
But when you attack me and my man's for no reason,
you're going to piss me off.
Gacy, you and your leech squad preach friendship and unity.
But they aren't friends. They're sheep.
Tyler Bate is a friend, and you did not need to target me or my friend
in order to get an opportunity for this NXT North American championship.
If you wanted it, all you had to do was ask.
[Gacy] Mr. Lee.
Mr. Lee, what a speech, but unlike your friend Tyler Bate,
who you speak so highly of, I have never been dishonest
with what I want, I've said it and I'll openly say it now.
I want that North American championship.
Wes, with every groundbreaking win, you inch closer and closer
to becoming the greatest North American champion in NXT history.
But what does that make Joe Gacy when he takes that title from you
at battleground?
[Gacy] You said all I had to do was ask, and I'm asking, Wes.
Now all you have to do is break the bad news to the big strong liar.
That I will be the one getting a title match.
[Wes] Joe, why do you continue to try to use these Schism powers
to try to drive some wedge between Tyler and I?
When are you going to understand it ain't going to work?
The wedge has already been created.
Tyler is deceiving you.
[Wes] What are you…
[Tyler Bate's music plays]
[Tyler] I have had it with all of this high school name-calling rubbish.
Joe, I don't know what your problem with me is.
Actually, maybe you're still bitter from that loss at Stand & Deliver.
Either way, you have a receipt coming for you, and if it comes at battleground,
then so be it.
[Wes] Looks like you've got to have a busy night there, Mr. Gacy.
You're about to go twice in one night.
[Tyler] Hang on, Wes, hang on.
We're friends.
But I'd be lying to you and I'd be lying to myself if I said
I didn't want a match for that north American championship as well.
[Gacy] The truth will finally set you free.
[Wes] Shut up, Gacy.
[Wes] Tyler, why didn't you say something about this before?
You know I would have given you a shot.
[Tyler] You're right. My bad.
I should have said something, but we can still do this
strictly in the spirit of competition.
I would never let this title get in the way of our friendship.
If you say so, Tyler.
[Gacy] Who's it going to be a battleground, Wes?
The sworn enemy who would approach you face to face
or the so-called trusted friend who would stab you in the back?
[Wes] I'll take you both on.
How about a triple threat?
I'll see y'all at battleground.
[Wes] I thought I could trust you.
[Vic] What's going through the mind of Wes Lee?
Two challengers, one match for one title. Will it happen at battleground?
Exactly one year ago, my journey towards the NXT women's championship started.
When I entered the woman's breakout tournament.
I won that contract and then went on to become the NXT women's champion.
Where did the time go?
Everything happened so fast.
Last year, this board was blank and now every single one of these pictures
captures a moment in time from the last 365 days.
Championships, overcoming Meiko, my rumble appearance.
What will my next year look like?
What will my next board look like?
The unknown, nerve-wracking, but also so exciting.
I know where I've been.
I know where I want to go.
Now, it's just about how I get there.
[Roxanne] Hey, Von. I was watching raw last night
and I wanted to tell you, great job in battle royal.
[Von] Yes, I appreciate that.
[Roxanne] I'm sorry for what Lucas said last week.
That wasn't funny. He's a horrible person.
[Von] To be honest, he was probably trying to impress you.
Some people, they really like to run their mouths.
[Don] Listen, you saw with your eyes. It's assault.
[Von] You keep wanting to play these games?
You understand me? You want to get in the ring?
We can settle this anytime you want.
[Stone] Thanks, Von.
Were you just sticking up for me?
[Von] Stone? What? No.
[Stone] Yes, you were. [Von] What are you talking about?
[Stone] Von, you just stuck up for me.
[Von] Okay, maybe I did. You know why?
Because you're the only one that has believed in me this whole time.
[Stone] You're right.
You want to know why?
It's because I know there's a superstar inside you, Von.
Let me ask you this, are you ready to talk about this picture, Von?
[Von] Nice try.
[Jacy Jayne's music plays]
[Vic] Got to give credit to Mr. Stone.
Von Wagner still not ready to open up.
[bell rings]
[presenter] The following is a quarterfinals match
in the women's championship tournament.
Introducing first, Jacy Jayne.
[Vic] Jacy Jayne has become quite the menace and who would only become worse
if she were to crown herself the NXT women's champion.
[Booker] Look at Jacy Jayne, she's like the rock and roll
hall of famer Pat Benatar.
She's a rock star, man.
Get your tickets, because it's about to be a sell out in this concert, baby.
[Vic] You don't even know what you said just a second ago.
But this is the quarter-final matchup
of the NXT women's championship tournament.
Here's a superstar who has worn that title proudly.
[Roxanne Perez's music plays]
[presenter] Her opponent, Roxanne Perez.
[Vic] Roxanne Perez always says, hit me with your best shot.
And she's called hers because she believes she will make the finals
of this tournament which takes place at NXT battleground
a week from this Sunday.
This, of course, our final quarterfinal match, but as I just mentioned.
Perez is the only superstar to have worn the NXT women's title.
Does that give her the edge to go the distance?
[Booker] Talk about the growth of Roxanne Perez over these last 365 days.
I wouldn't say the edge, but it definitely gives her a certain confidence
as far as going out there.
Her training, her preparation has all been in tact, Vic.
She's ready, been waiting for this moment.
[Vic] Take a look at the tournament at a whole.
The winner will have to go through three matches to wear the title.
Shoulders are down, though, and a quick kick out by Jayne.
Roxanne Perez talking a little trash.
Not the same superstar who arrived here in NXT just over a year ago.
Certainly has been quite the year.
Everything she has set her sights on, she has achieved.
The NXT breakout winner, the iron survivor challenge winner.
she defeated the final boss, royal rumble appearance, and as we've mentioned,
the NXT women's title.
[Booker] That's the tip of the iceberg for Perez.
She wants bigger, she wants better, she wants it all.
She wants to take this business by storm.
She's a prodigy.
[Vic] Able to roll through.
Nice bridge, shoulders down, and a second away from making it
to the semi-finals, is Roxanne Perez.
We heard from Jacy Jayne earlier tonight.
Jayne rolled up. Shoulders down one more time, another near fall.
She talked about the longstanding rivalry with Roxanne Perez.
Let's go back to Perez who really holds the advantage between these two.
A year ago in her debut, she beat Jacy Jayne.
She could have Jayne's number.
[Booker] Yes, and don't think that's not in the back of Jacy Jayne's mind.
She wants to win this match in prime fashion.
[Vic] Nice counter. Shoulders down one more time.
And another near fall.
As Jayne just able to kick out and a nice arm drag.
[Booker] Yes, caught off balance right there, Jacy Jayne.
[Vic] Oh, another quick cover and another kick out.
[Booker] Roxanne's going to take every advantage she can.
If you open that door, she's going to walk in
and steal it.
[Vic] The winner of this match will face Tiffany Stratton in the semi-finals.
The bow in the hair of Roxanne Perez, says she wears it
because she wants to inspire girls that you can achieve
your dreams.
As another attempted takedown, but Perez gets dropped by Jayne.
[Booker] Speaking about Roxanne Perez, she definitely is one that many,
young girls out there are aspiring to be Roxanne Perez one day.
She's a role model and I respect her for that.
[Vic] Jayne is able to counter.
Almost a nasty landing for Perez.
[Booker] A year ago, she would've taken a big spill there.
[Vic] Oh, just took one. Almost in our laps.
[crowd boos]
Who's going to advance in the semi-finals of the women's championship tournament?
Final quarterfinal match with the NXT women's championship tournament.
Jayne has been in control throughout the break.
Into the cover to advance, and Perez able to kick out at the last moment.
What a battle this has been, what a tournament this has been.
All to be crowned the new NXT women's champion after Indi Hartwell
was drafted to Monday night raw.
Jayne in control.
Said earlier tonight, she is going to win the championship.
And crown herself the NXT women's champion.
She truly is a wildcard.
As you said earlier, she beats to her own drum.
[Booker] She knows all about fame, Vic.
Toxic attraction, the money, the adulation is intoxicating.
You want more, man. Trust me.
[Vic] She better stop showboating. She should be focused on winning
this matchup because she still has to take out
a woman who has accomplished everything you can here in NXT.
And she still wants more, that being Roxanne Perez.
You don't want to get disqualified in this situation.
[Booker] Jacy is about having a party and having some fun.
[Vic] Nothing fun about a nasty landing.
That could open the door here for Perez.
Oh, nice kick connects and now a little bit of separation.
Perez getting that third wind in this matchup.
[Booker] Roxanne Perez's been in this position before.
She knows all about being in a situation, being in a spot
where you got to do what you got to do and that's fight.
[Vic] Both these superstars, though, we have to note are battle tested.
They both been in deep waters in matchups before here in NXT.
What a final match for our quarterfinals here in this tournament between these two.
[Booker] Oh, yes.
Like you said, Jacy Jayne's been there in this the last 365 days.
Unbelievable for Roxanne Perez, and right now she's trying to cash it in.
[Booker] Oh, yes. Here we go. Beautiful.
[Vic] Laying it on the line to be the women's champion.
Jayne getting tossed back into the ring, and Perez keeping that foot on the gas.
[Vic] Going all the way to the top. [Booker] This could be it.
[Vic] High risk, will it have high reward for Perez?
Big high crossbody.
Charges in with a knee.
[Booker] Beautiful front kick. [Vic] Jayne is rocked.
Russian leg sweep connects. Float over. Cover.
[Booker] Is it enough?
[Vic] No.
[Booker] It's not going to be enough for Jacy Jayne.
[Vic] Jayne just able to kick out, and right now for Perez
laying it on the line whatever she's got to do to get the job done here tonight.
[crowd chants "Roxy"]
[Vic] The NXT universe behind the prodigy.
Jayne had it scouted, right back to the midsection this time goes Jayne.
[Booker] Roxanne got caught right there.
[Vic] Perez going up. [Booker] Oh, this could be it.
No. Beautiful counter.
Beautiful counter there by Jacy Jayne.
[Vic] Bam. [Booker] My god.
[Vic] That could be the knockout blow.
Jayne headed to the semi-final.
Oh, no, no, no.
Spoke a little too soon.
Jayne in shock. Perez still in this fight.
[Booker] I thought that discus punch by Jacy Jayne, I thought that was it.
[Vic] Kind of wonder what's going through the mind of Jayne,
because that was a vicious forearm, and now Jayne just letting it out here.
Frustration building.
[Booker] Got to be careful, Vic.
You don't want to get disqualified in a matchup like this.
[Vic] One more time Jayne. Look at Perez.
Perez trying to fight.
Holding on, and held on maybe a little too long.
Is it Jayne's destiny? Gets countered.
Turn around, kick to the midsection.
Perez now looking for pop rocks. This time it connects.
Perez got all of it, and Perez headed to the semi-finals.
[Roxanne Perez's music plays]
[presenter] Here is your winner, Roxanne Perez.
[Vic] One down, two more to go for Perez to reclaim
the NXT women's championship.
Let's go back to some of the action in this matchup.
This was a great combination by Jacy.
[Vic] Huge forearm, and in this moment, we all, everyone in the NXT universe
thought it was over, but Perez able to dig down deep
find that little extra to get back to her feet.
Connect with a kick of her own, and then put the finishing touches
on this quarterfinals with a perfectly placed pop rocks
would punch her ticket to the semi-finals, and we now know
the final four have been set.
There you see the updated bracket with Roxanne Perez
making it into the semi-finals, and we know that next week
it's going to be the showdown, Stratton, Perez to advance
to the finals of the NXT women's championship taking place at battleground.
What a week we're going to have next week live here on USA.
[Booker] What the…?
[Vic] It's Gigi Dolin.
Perez said she hoped Dolin would've won so she could meet
her in the semi-finals, but Dolin is trying to get herself a piece.
[Booker] Let me get backed up here.
[Vic] Yes, you better watch out.
[yelling]
[Carmelo Hayes' music playing]
[Vic] Now what? [Booker] Yes.
[Vic] Chaos continuing on Tuesday.
It's the champion.
[Carmelo] All right, Bron.
Hey, I know traffic ain't that bad.
Get out here, Bron.
Come on, man.
We're going to stay here all night long till they turn the lights off.
[Trick] All night.
[Carmelo] Let's go. Come on.
[Presenter] Will Breakker show up?
Melo's waiting for Bron.
[suspense music]
I told you I'd break any man.
I'm still standing.
[suspense music]
[Vic] A week from this Sunday it is NXT battleground.
While the challenge was laid down by friend and foe, it is now official.
The North American title will be defended under triple threat rules.
Can Wes Lee continue his record or will a new champion be crowned
at battleground?
Also in Lowell, Massachusetts, for the first time
Noam Dar will defend the heritage cup against the fastest-rising star in NXT.
Dragon Lee.
It's all going down a week from this Sunday at NXT battleground.
For noam dar, he's going to be in action next week
when he goes one-on-one with Nathan Frazer.
Will Noam Dar be ready for some hard-hitting truths live next week on NXT.
It's also the semifinals in the NXT women's championship tournament.
Who will advance to the finals taking place at battleground?
We find out next week live here on NXT.
[Vic] For Carmelo Hayes, he's been waiting for Bron Breakker.
Where is he?
[crowd screams]
[Bron Breakker's music plays]
[Vic] The former champ has indeed arrived.
Look at this, Book. Not alone.
[Trick] What the hell is this?
[Carmelo] Big bad Bron needs security guards.
That's funny. See, I didn't bring these guys out here for me
because the last time I saw you, I speared you through that wall over there.
I brought them out here to protect you from me.
Because we all know if they weren't out here,
there would be no Melo homecoming.
There would be no NXT battleground main event.
[Trick] Bron the only one here that needs protection is you.
[Bron] Oh, hey, Trick.
Excuse me, but the last time I checked, last week you and I
strapped up the boots and let the ring talk, dude, and I beat you.
[Carmelo] Hey, we're not doing that, man.
A big talk coming from a guy with a wall of security in front of him.
Hey, you know what?
Some people are telling me that you changed for the better
but in reality, Bron, don't blame these people.
Don't blame me. Blame yourself.
Because you thought you were untouchable until you got touched.
At NXT battleground, you are not taking
my NXT championship.
You and I, we fight for two very different reasons.
You want to go to NXT battleground and retain the NXT championship.
And that's fine, because the NXT championship isn't really
what interests me so much anymore.
It's more about me destroying you in your home city.
In front of all of your fans and your family
so that they all leave the building that night crying, going their hero,
Carmelo Hayes [chuckles]
couldn't get the job done.
You know what, you say that with so much conviction.
You say it with so much belief, and it's that same belief
that got you a year-long title reign with this championship right here.
There's a reason why you and I are in this main event.
Because everybody else, they ain't cut like us.
They ain't.
Here you are thinking you're going to ruin my homecoming.
Cool.
Believe it or not, the reality is that beating you is going to help me
create the dynasty that I'm about to build over your body.
That is all it is.
Your home city does have a history of dynasties coming to an end.
I mean, your beloved New England Patriots,
the Boston Celtics,
the Red Sox, The Bruins, whatever team from Boston that trash.
Thing is, I'm going to put an end to your dynasty before it even begins.
And after battleground, you're going to realize that you're not him.
You're nothing.
There's not a damn thing you can do about it.
[Vic] Well, maybe there is.
Melo's heard enough.
Booker, this is breaking down.
Security is being taken out.
Finally, Melo getting his hands on Breakker.
[Booker] Here we go. Come on, security. Do your damn job.
[Vic] It's breaking ahead of battleground. [Booker] This ain't the time.
[Vic] We don't have enough security, Book.
[Vic] Breakker, Melo.
[crowd screams]
Breakker one more time, Melo.
He's seen this movie before. Goes low.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] What are these two willing to do to destroy the other?
The defiant champion will have the homecourt advantage
in his backyard, but will that be enough to keep Breakker
from regaining the gold a week from this Sunday at battleground?
[ending music]
Subtitles: Rocio Dikun a week from this Sunday at battleground?