1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:04,337 [WWE intro music playing] 2 00:00:04,604 --> 00:00:05,772 [male announcer] Then. 3 00:00:07,173 --> 00:00:10,276 -[man] Woo! -[Booker T] Let's hear some more! 4 00:00:10,810 --> 00:00:11,778 [male announcer] Now. 5 00:00:12,212 --> 00:00:14,214 [Roman Reigns] Acknowledge me! 6 00:00:14,814 --> 00:00:17,217 -[Triple H] The king of kings! -[John Cena] You can't see me! 7 00:00:17,283 --> 00:00:18,785 [male announcer] Forever. 8 00:00:23,123 --> 00:00:24,858 Together. 9 00:00:29,095 --> 00:00:31,231 [heavy music playing] 10 00:00:31,731 --> 00:00:34,167 Two epic encounters now stand between me 11 00:00:34,234 --> 00:00:36,536 and the NXT Women's Championship. 12 00:00:36,870 --> 00:00:40,040 Cora Jade, fate has brought us together once again, 13 00:00:40,206 --> 00:00:42,509 but my ferocity will carry me past you, 14 00:00:42,575 --> 00:00:46,012 all the way to Lowell, where I wait my final obstacle. 15 00:00:46,913 --> 00:00:49,249 NXT needs me to be women's champion. 16 00:00:49,315 --> 00:00:52,452 Better yet, NXT wants me to be women's champion. 17 00:00:52,519 --> 00:00:55,822 Lyra, I saw you were looking at my title last week, 18 00:00:55,889 --> 00:00:58,558 but trust me, honey, that's all you're gonna be doing. 19 00:00:58,625 --> 00:01:01,261 Looking up at the lights tonight, and looking at me 20 00:01:01,327 --> 00:01:04,464 become the new NXT Women's champion at battleground. 21 00:01:04,531 --> 00:01:05,799 [tense music playing] 22 00:01:05,865 --> 00:01:09,202 I never asked to be the IT girl of NXT. It just happened. 23 00:01:09,536 --> 00:01:10,737 When you're the center of the universe, 24 00:01:10,804 --> 00:01:12,806 everything just perfectly falls into place. 25 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:15,909 Roxanne Perez, you have no idea what I'm talking about. 26 00:01:15,975 --> 00:01:17,610 Sorry, not sorry. 27 00:01:17,777 --> 00:01:19,079 But when I'm done with you tonight, 28 00:01:19,145 --> 00:01:22,615 it's off to battleground to become the NXT Women's champ. 29 00:01:23,216 --> 00:01:25,051 Traveling first class, of course. 30 00:01:25,652 --> 00:01:26,853 Toodles! 31 00:01:27,086 --> 00:01:31,024 In one year, I've lived a page out of my wildest dreams. 32 00:01:31,091 --> 00:01:32,792 But tonight's not a fantasy. 33 00:01:32,859 --> 00:01:34,227 It's a reality. 34 00:01:34,394 --> 00:01:36,529 Tiffany Stratton, you're a moment maker, 35 00:01:36,596 --> 00:01:38,531 but I'm a history maker. 36 00:01:38,598 --> 00:01:40,600 And nothing is going to stop me 37 00:01:40,667 --> 00:01:44,604 from becoming a two-time NXT Women's champion. 38 00:01:46,673 --> 00:01:47,540 [crowd cheering] 39 00:01:47,607 --> 00:01:50,009 [Lyra Valkyria's "Triumph" playing] 40 00:01:50,076 --> 00:01:53,279 [Vic] Who will earn the first spot in the finals 41 00:01:53,346 --> 00:01:56,683 of the NXT Women's Championship tournament at battleground? 42 00:01:56,950 --> 00:01:58,885 Welcome to NXT! 43 00:02:01,855 --> 00:02:02,789 [Bell rings] 44 00:02:02,856 --> 00:02:05,458 [female announcer] The following is a semi-finals match 45 00:02:05,658 --> 00:02:08,194 in the Women's Championship Tournament, 46 00:02:08,261 --> 00:02:12,599 to crown a new women's champion at NXT battleground! 47 00:02:12,999 --> 00:02:17,470 Introducing first, Lyra Valkyria! 48 00:02:17,537 --> 00:02:21,574 [Vic] Battleground this Sunday, exclusively on WWE on Peacock. 49 00:02:21,641 --> 00:02:25,979 And Valkyria entering this matchup, no stranger to her opponent, 50 00:02:26,045 --> 00:02:28,081 that being Cora Jade. Booker, let's call it what it is. 51 00:02:28,148 --> 00:02:30,283 Who's got the advantage in this matchup? 52 00:02:30,350 --> 00:02:32,018 Who is headed to the finals? 53 00:02:32,085 --> 00:02:33,553 [Booker T] [laughs] Come on, man. 54 00:02:33,987 --> 00:02:36,589 I mean, you're talking about two young stars 55 00:02:36,656 --> 00:02:40,193 that's looking to compete at their highest level here tonight. 56 00:02:40,260 --> 00:02:42,929 I don't think you want to say who's got the advantage. 57 00:02:44,030 --> 00:02:47,033 [female voice] Welcome to the generation of Jade. 58 00:02:47,100 --> 00:02:49,702 [Cora Jade's "Generation of Jade" playing] 59 00:02:53,206 --> 00:02:57,544 [female announcer] And her opponent, Cora Jade! 60 00:02:57,610 --> 00:02:59,412 [Vic] Book, maybe you'll have an answer for this one. 61 00:02:59,479 --> 00:03:00,413 [Booker T laughs] 62 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:02,348 -[Vic] You heard from Cora Jade! -[Booker] Yeah! 63 00:03:02,682 --> 00:03:06,419 [Vic] How can she say that the division wants her 64 00:03:06,486 --> 00:03:08,421 -to be the champion? -[Booker T] Come on, Vic… 65 00:03:08,688 --> 00:03:10,423 -[Vic] What do you mean, come on? -[Booker T] Let's go, Jade! 66 00:03:10,490 --> 00:03:12,792 [Booker T] You gotta read the tea leaves, man! 67 00:03:12,859 --> 00:03:14,427 It's a metaphor! 68 00:03:14,494 --> 00:03:16,596 She's young, she's marketable, 69 00:03:17,063 --> 00:03:20,934 she's got all the tools and all the talent, man! 70 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:22,735 Why shouldn't it be Cora Jade? 71 00:03:22,802 --> 00:03:25,204 -[Vic] What do you mean? -[Booker T] That's what she's saying, man! 72 00:03:25,271 --> 00:03:27,140 Three minutes in, you're already talking about tea leaves. 73 00:03:27,207 --> 00:03:28,875 [Booker T laughs] 74 00:03:28,942 --> 00:03:31,744 [Vic] Well, Jade, Valkyria. Who'll be the first to punch her ticket 75 00:03:31,811 --> 00:03:32,745 to the finals? 76 00:03:32,812 --> 00:03:35,515 [Booker T] Oh, this is gonna be good, man. 77 00:03:38,451 --> 00:03:40,620 [Vic] Of course, Stratton and Roxanne Perez 78 00:03:40,687 --> 00:03:42,655 still to come here later tonight. 79 00:03:42,722 --> 00:03:45,558 A lot riding on these two matches, 80 00:03:45,925 --> 00:03:50,029 to what's gonna happen in Lowell, Massachusetts, this Sunday. 81 00:03:50,230 --> 00:03:53,967 Tickets, of course, available right now, tsongascentre.com. 82 00:03:54,033 --> 00:03:57,237 Be a part of history in Lowell, Massachusetts. 83 00:03:57,470 --> 00:03:59,606 Now, this is the situation between these two. 84 00:04:00,239 --> 00:04:01,608 Let's go back a few months ago. 85 00:04:01,674 --> 00:04:03,743 It was Valkyria who eliminated Jade in a Battle Royal, 86 00:04:03,810 --> 00:04:06,245 in which Jade, after several failed attempts, I might add, 87 00:04:06,312 --> 00:04:09,182 finally was able to get Valkyria eliminated. 88 00:04:09,249 --> 00:04:12,452 A win tonight would give Valkyria the title opportunity 89 00:04:12,518 --> 00:04:15,455 -she could've had several months ago. -[Booker] Oh! Bad slip, right there. 90 00:04:15,622 --> 00:04:17,123 -[Booker] Wait a minute. This could be it. -[Vic] Maybe it's the nerves 91 00:04:17,190 --> 00:04:18,057 starting to get in. 92 00:04:18,124 --> 00:04:20,260 -An inside cradle, shoulders are down… -[Booker T] Oh, ref's count. 93 00:04:20,326 --> 00:04:22,395 [Vic] …and a kickout. Maybe it's the nerves, now, 94 00:04:22,462 --> 00:04:24,597 because a lot is on the line, Book, in this match. 95 00:04:24,797 --> 00:04:26,733 [Booker T] Those butterflies, they're all over the place. 96 00:04:26,799 --> 00:04:28,201 We can see 'em right there. 97 00:04:28,268 --> 00:04:29,202 Valkyria with that… 98 00:04:29,269 --> 00:04:30,570 [Vic] Another cover, another cover! 99 00:04:30,637 --> 00:04:32,705 [Booker T] She's got to align those butterflies up 100 00:04:32,772 --> 00:04:33,906 and make them fly straight, 101 00:04:34,073 --> 00:04:35,675 if she wanna get to that final match! 102 00:04:35,742 --> 00:04:37,577 [Vic] Now we wanna talk back to the point. 103 00:04:37,644 --> 00:04:39,212 Who knows what could have been 104 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:41,314 if Valkyria would have won that Battle Royal, 105 00:04:41,381 --> 00:04:42,782 if Jade would have not stolen 106 00:04:42,849 --> 00:04:44,183 -what could have been a golden moment… -[Booker T] What? 107 00:04:44,250 --> 00:04:45,585 -[Vic] …for Valkyria. -[Booker] What did you just say? 108 00:04:45,918 --> 00:04:47,320 [Booker T] Did you say stolen? 109 00:04:47,387 --> 00:04:49,656 [Vic] Yeah! She came in the Battle Royal when she was eliminated! 110 00:04:49,722 --> 00:04:52,492 [Booker T] That's not a word in the wrestling's dictionary, Vic! 111 00:04:52,558 --> 00:04:54,594 If you ain't cheating, like Cora right now… 112 00:04:54,661 --> 00:04:56,229 -[Vic] Into the cover, hook and away! -[Booker T] Yeah! 113 00:04:56,296 --> 00:04:57,263 [Booker T] You ain't tryin'. 114 00:04:57,330 --> 00:04:59,632 You know the slogan, man. Say it with me. 115 00:04:59,699 --> 00:05:01,134 -If you ain't cheatin'… -[Vic] No. 116 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:03,269 [Booker] …you ain't trying. Say it with me, Vic! 117 00:05:03,336 --> 00:05:05,305 [Vic] I will not, as Valkyria back to her feet. 118 00:05:05,672 --> 00:05:07,640 Nice counter, nice takedown. 119 00:05:07,707 --> 00:05:10,443 And Valkyria right back on top in an unorthodox style, 120 00:05:10,510 --> 00:05:13,279 shoulders down one more time, and a near fall. 121 00:05:13,346 --> 00:05:15,014 Look at Jade! Nice reversal. 122 00:05:15,081 --> 00:05:16,549 Jade trying to lock into submission! 123 00:05:16,616 --> 00:05:18,384 -Oh! -[Booker T] Oh, man. 124 00:05:19,786 --> 00:05:21,487 The nastiness of Jade, and another covering. 125 00:05:21,554 --> 00:05:23,556 You see the urgency, as a kick-out happens, 126 00:05:23,623 --> 00:05:26,893 the urgency between these two superstars, here, in this match? 127 00:05:26,959 --> 00:05:29,329 [Booker] You're talking about the familiarity 128 00:05:29,529 --> 00:05:31,564 of the two ladies in the middle of the ring. 129 00:05:31,631 --> 00:05:33,800 You got to wonder if Valkyria 130 00:05:33,966 --> 00:05:35,968 has picked it up since that last outing. 131 00:05:36,035 --> 00:05:36,936 You got to wonder 132 00:05:37,003 --> 00:05:38,304 -if she's learned a few more… -[Vic] Another quick cover 133 00:05:38,371 --> 00:05:39,972 -[Vic] and another kick-out. -[Booker] …a few tools 134 00:05:40,039 --> 00:05:42,241 in the bag, that she didn't have that first time. 135 00:05:42,308 --> 00:05:44,110 It starts, Vic, with attitude. 136 00:05:44,177 --> 00:05:46,713 [Vic] Well, we also know these two fought at Spring Breakin', 137 00:05:46,779 --> 00:05:50,750 where some claim that Jade stole the victory there as well, Book. 138 00:05:50,817 --> 00:05:52,618 [Booker T] I… You know, I don't agree with that, 139 00:05:52,685 --> 00:05:53,619 but let me tell you right now. 140 00:05:53,686 --> 00:05:57,423 Getting a win over Cora Jade, what it would do for the confidence, man. 141 00:05:57,490 --> 00:05:59,826 It would definitely put her in a position 142 00:05:59,892 --> 00:06:01,928 that could definitely change her life! 143 00:06:01,994 --> 00:06:03,663 [Vic] Not only the two semi-final matchups. 144 00:06:03,730 --> 00:06:06,733 Also Noam Dar in action tonight, against Nathan Frazer. 145 00:06:06,799 --> 00:06:08,835 -Get ready for that contest. -[Booker] What a shot! 146 00:06:08,901 --> 00:06:10,737 As Valkyria tries to turn her fortunes around 147 00:06:10,803 --> 00:06:12,438 -in this matchup! -[Booker] Oh, beautiful! 148 00:06:12,505 --> 00:06:14,073 [Booker] Beautiful dropkick, Vic! 149 00:06:14,140 --> 00:06:15,341 From the Heavens, man. 150 00:06:15,408 --> 00:06:16,909 [Vic] Dropkick connected. 151 00:06:17,210 --> 00:06:19,278 And Cora Jade now on the back foot. 152 00:06:19,712 --> 00:06:20,646 [audience cheering] 153 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:22,615 Gotta assume that Stratton and Perez 154 00:06:22,682 --> 00:06:24,484 have their eyes on this matchup. 155 00:06:24,550 --> 00:06:25,718 And as you mentioned, bam! 156 00:06:25,785 --> 00:06:28,454 [Booker T] Oh, the velocity of that dropkick right there, Vic. 157 00:06:29,155 --> 00:06:31,090 [Vic] Picture perfect. And Valkyria said… 158 00:06:31,357 --> 00:06:32,992 -[Booker] Beautiful strike! -[Vic] …her ferocity would be 159 00:06:33,059 --> 00:06:34,794 the difference in this matchup. 160 00:06:35,061 --> 00:06:37,630 -Norther Lights Suplex connects! -[Booker T laughs] 161 00:06:37,697 --> 00:06:39,399 -[Booker] Oh! -[Vic] Rolling right through! 162 00:06:39,565 --> 00:06:41,167 [Booker T] Wait a minute, wait a minute! 163 00:06:41,534 --> 00:06:43,803 [Vic] Jade trying to maybe lock in a guillotine, 164 00:06:43,870 --> 00:06:46,439 trying to look for another submission, and another big knee strike. 165 00:06:46,506 --> 00:06:49,609 And these two superstars know each other so well. 166 00:06:49,675 --> 00:06:51,644 [Booker] Beautiful counter there, by Cora Jade. 167 00:06:51,711 --> 00:06:54,080 -She went for it. -[Vic] What about the one by Valkyria? 168 00:06:54,147 --> 00:06:56,215 [Booker] Got caught. Got caught right there, Vic. 169 00:06:56,282 --> 00:06:57,850 -[Booker] Oh, wow! -[Vic] Oh! 170 00:06:58,050 --> 00:06:59,485 -[Booker] Wow! -[Vic] Nasty suplex, 171 00:06:59,552 --> 00:07:01,387 quickly into the cover to advance to the finals, 172 00:07:01,454 --> 00:07:02,789 to move the battleground. 173 00:07:02,855 --> 00:07:07,160 [Booker T] I can tell you, tonight's about to get hot up in here, man! 174 00:07:07,226 --> 00:07:08,928 I'm sweating already, man! 175 00:07:08,995 --> 00:07:11,130 -[Vic] It's good you're so fired up, Book. -[Booker T laughs] 176 00:07:11,464 --> 00:07:13,099 You've been talking nonstop for six minutes! 177 00:07:13,166 --> 00:07:16,002 [Booker T] Look here, man. Look here. We got two ladies right there, 178 00:07:16,235 --> 00:07:19,272 that, like I said, a win could change their life, Vic. 179 00:07:19,438 --> 00:07:21,474 We know what Cora Jade is all about. 180 00:07:21,541 --> 00:07:22,875 She's about winning 181 00:07:22,942 --> 00:07:25,378 -by any means necessary! -[Vic] Oh! Devastating strike! 182 00:07:25,445 --> 00:07:27,647 [Vic] Valkyria into the cover! 183 00:07:27,713 --> 00:07:29,448 -[Booker] Wow! -[Vic] Valkyria's done it! 184 00:07:29,515 --> 00:07:31,584 [Vic] She's headed to Lowell, Massachusetts! 185 00:07:31,651 --> 00:07:33,252 [Booker T] The Kill Shot! 186 00:07:33,319 --> 00:07:35,755 [female announcer] The winner is Lyra Valkyria! 187 00:07:35,822 --> 00:07:36,823 [crowd cheering] 188 00:07:36,889 --> 00:07:42,228 [Vic] How quick did Valkyria connect with that roundhouse, 189 00:07:42,695 --> 00:07:45,131 -stunning Cora Jade! -[Booker] I didn't see it coming. 190 00:07:45,198 --> 00:07:47,200 -I didn't see it coming. -You didn't see it coming, 191 00:07:47,266 --> 00:07:48,568 neither did Jade. 192 00:07:49,268 --> 00:07:52,305 Bam! All it took for Valkyria 193 00:07:52,472 --> 00:07:54,474 to punch her ticket. A nice job 194 00:07:54,540 --> 00:07:58,077 bringing that arm back around to make her way. 195 00:07:58,411 --> 00:08:00,513 And Valkyria's the first superstar 196 00:08:00,913 --> 00:08:03,816 to advance to the finals here tonight. 197 00:08:03,883 --> 00:08:05,685 Who'll join her at the battleground? 198 00:08:05,751 --> 00:08:08,588 Will it be Stratton or will it be Perez? 199 00:08:08,654 --> 00:08:12,825 It was Valkyria who prophesied the second mark would happen. 200 00:08:12,892 --> 00:08:15,061 Will a third happen this Sunday at battleground? 201 00:08:15,127 --> 00:08:17,196 If so, Valkyria will have gold! 202 00:08:17,363 --> 00:08:18,531 Wait! 203 00:08:18,598 --> 00:08:20,433 -[Booker T] Whoa! -[Vic] What a cheap shot! 204 00:08:20,500 --> 00:08:22,268 That's my title! 205 00:08:22,335 --> 00:08:26,439 [audience booing] 206 00:08:28,207 --> 00:08:30,176 [Vic] What a sore-- No, no, no! Come on! 207 00:08:32,445 --> 00:08:34,780 Oh! A kendo stick to the knee! 208 00:08:34,847 --> 00:08:39,185 -[Booker T clears throat] -[audience booing] 209 00:08:40,086 --> 00:08:41,921 [audience chanting "One more time!"] 210 00:08:41,988 --> 00:08:44,457 [Vic] Yeah, I'm sure you're okay with this too, huh, Book? 211 00:08:45,024 --> 00:08:47,627 [audience chanting "One more time!"] 212 00:08:52,732 --> 00:08:53,733 [NXT music playing] 213 00:08:53,799 --> 00:08:56,435 [Vic] A man who never cuts a corner has his eyes 214 00:08:57,103 --> 00:09:01,140 on someone that is a gigantic superstar, 215 00:09:01,207 --> 00:09:03,209 a mammoth past the head of Axiom, 216 00:09:03,409 --> 00:09:07,280 as he's gonna go one-on-one with Dabba-Kato. 217 00:09:07,346 --> 00:09:10,082 And when I talk about a mammoth superstar, 218 00:09:10,149 --> 00:09:12,118 we know Axiom likes numbers. 219 00:09:12,184 --> 00:09:14,387 But these can't be very appealing. 220 00:09:14,554 --> 00:09:17,056 Axiom will need a superhero effort tonight, 221 00:09:17,256 --> 00:09:19,492 when he goes one-on-one with Dabba-Kato. 222 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:21,827 This matchup next, on NXT. 223 00:09:26,465 --> 00:09:30,202 [Vic] Dijak has arrived tonight, here at NXT, of course. 224 00:09:30,269 --> 00:09:32,505 He's gonna have a last minute-- Oh! 225 00:09:32,572 --> 00:09:35,641 [Speaks Russian] 226 00:09:37,843 --> 00:09:39,011 [Speaks Russian] 227 00:09:41,781 --> 00:09:44,884 [Speaks Russian] 228 00:09:48,354 --> 00:09:49,655 [gasps] 229 00:09:49,889 --> 00:09:51,390 [grunts] 230 00:09:55,261 --> 00:09:58,731 [Speaks Russian] 231 00:09:59,498 --> 00:10:01,534 [yelling indistinctly] 232 00:10:13,112 --> 00:10:16,482 Didn't I… Didn't I tell you this was going to be a tough nut to crack? 233 00:10:16,549 --> 00:10:19,018 This is the wrong tree to be barking at. 234 00:10:19,085 --> 00:10:21,320 -That's Dragunov, dawg. -Oh, yes, you did. 235 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:24,624 And of course, Book, we actually have the whole harmless-agreement 236 00:10:24,690 --> 00:10:28,094 that Dijak and Dragunov are supposed to sign later tonight 237 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:31,530 for their last-man-standing match this Sunday at battleground! 238 00:10:31,998 --> 00:10:34,233 -You'll be with us trying to sign this? -With these two? 239 00:10:34,634 --> 00:10:35,768 -[Vic] You want--? -[Booker] Let's do it now! 240 00:10:35,835 --> 00:10:37,570 [Vic] You can have them sign it, Book. 241 00:10:37,637 --> 00:10:39,438 [Axiom's "Strike Force" playing] 242 00:10:39,772 --> 00:10:40,906 [audience cheering] 243 00:10:46,312 --> 00:10:47,346 [Bell rings] 244 00:10:47,413 --> 00:10:50,249 [female announcer] The following contest is scheduled to one fall! 245 00:10:50,316 --> 00:10:53,519 Introducing first, Axiom! 246 00:10:53,586 --> 00:10:55,187 [Vic] Let's go back three weeks ago. 247 00:10:55,254 --> 00:10:59,859 That was the last time we saw Axiom in ring here, at NXT. 248 00:10:59,925 --> 00:11:02,561 Of course, it was Axiom who was going one-on-one, 249 00:11:02,728 --> 00:11:03,863 as he was taken on Scrypts. 250 00:11:03,929 --> 00:11:05,598 I mean, this was quite a battle. 251 00:11:05,665 --> 00:11:07,199 Golden Ratio connected. 252 00:11:07,266 --> 00:11:09,669 And the man of his word was Axiom. 253 00:11:09,735 --> 00:11:12,438 He promised to expose Scrypts, 254 00:11:12,938 --> 00:11:15,708 he promised to finally show who Scrypts really was. 255 00:11:16,008 --> 00:11:18,511 And after a cheap shot, Axiom had enough. 256 00:11:18,577 --> 00:11:21,680 Finally exposed Reggie as Scrypts. 257 00:11:21,747 --> 00:11:24,150 -It was Reggie! -[Booker] What's the surprise? 258 00:11:24,517 --> 00:11:25,985 What was the surprise, Vic? 259 00:11:26,052 --> 00:11:28,721 -[Vic] I didn't know who… -[Booker] You didn't know that was…? 260 00:11:28,788 --> 00:11:30,389 -[Vic] Scrypts? -[Booker] Come on, dawg. 261 00:11:30,456 --> 00:11:32,958 [Booker] Come on, stop playing. Stop playing, alright? 262 00:11:33,192 --> 00:11:34,660 Stop playing. Do your job. 263 00:11:34,727 --> 00:11:36,962 [Vic] Let's focus on tonight. I suppose this 264 00:11:37,163 --> 00:11:39,632 is gonna be a monster of a challenge… 265 00:11:39,699 --> 00:11:40,833 [audience booing] 266 00:11:40,900 --> 00:11:42,301 [Vic] …for Axiom. 267 00:11:42,468 --> 00:11:46,138 [Dabba-Kato's "The Lion's Den" playing] 268 00:11:47,106 --> 00:11:48,641 [female announcer] And his opponent, 269 00:11:49,175 --> 00:11:50,609 Dabba-Kato! 270 00:11:51,610 --> 00:11:53,412 [Vic] We saw the tale of the tape earlier. 271 00:11:54,513 --> 00:11:58,751 -This man is a foot taller than Axiom. -Dabba-Kato! 272 00:11:58,818 --> 00:12:01,287 -[Booker] Yeah. -[Vic] He's over 150 pounds 273 00:12:01,353 --> 00:12:03,489 heavier than Axiom. 274 00:12:03,556 --> 00:12:06,959 I know Axiom loves a challenge, as he said, 275 00:12:07,026 --> 00:12:10,496 for the pure feeling one gets once they achieve the unthinkable. 276 00:12:10,996 --> 00:12:12,865 How is he gonna conquer this mountain? 277 00:12:12,932 --> 00:12:16,001 [Booker] This is gonna be a good one, Vic. But Imma tell you, for this kid Axiom, 278 00:12:16,068 --> 00:12:20,072 it's going to be like… He's gonna be like walking that green mile, Vic. 279 00:12:20,406 --> 00:12:23,075 You can't run from it. You can't hide from it. 280 00:12:23,142 --> 00:12:24,677 You just gotta face it. 281 00:12:24,743 --> 00:12:27,713 -[Chuckles] Oh, my God! -[Vic] Booker, in your career 282 00:12:27,780 --> 00:12:28,647 you've faced giants. 283 00:12:28,714 --> 00:12:30,683 -[Booker] Yeah. -[Vic] Have you ever been face-to-face 284 00:12:30,750 --> 00:12:32,318 -with someone like Dabba-Kato? -[bell rings] 285 00:12:32,384 --> 00:12:35,955 [Booker] Man, on the big show, on the Champion of Champions match. 286 00:12:36,021 --> 00:12:38,624 One of the biggest matches of my career, Vic. 287 00:12:38,691 --> 00:12:41,861 You just gotta let it all hang out, but you gotta have a plan. 288 00:12:41,927 --> 00:12:45,865 You gotta have a strategy. I hope Axiom has something like that. 289 00:12:45,931 --> 00:12:49,268 [Vic] Axiom right now, trying to take down the much larger Dabba-Kato. 290 00:12:49,335 --> 00:12:52,138 A couple of strikes to the knees, trying to chop-- Oh, oh. 291 00:12:52,204 --> 00:12:54,874 Oh! There's some quickness from axiom. 292 00:12:54,940 --> 00:12:57,109 And, as you see, Tony D'Angelo, 293 00:12:57,176 --> 00:13:00,346 you'll have an update after being questioned by authorities. 294 00:13:00,412 --> 00:13:03,616 We will get an update on the Don following this matchup. 295 00:13:03,682 --> 00:13:06,919 And so, Tyler Bate, Eddy Thorpe still to come here tonight, on NXT. 296 00:13:06,986 --> 00:13:09,355 But Axiom right now, trying anything he can. 297 00:13:09,655 --> 00:13:12,992 Trying to use his quickness, truly a true master of motion, 298 00:13:13,058 --> 00:13:14,360 but just got dropped. 299 00:13:14,426 --> 00:13:17,563 [Booker] He got a little too close to Dabba-Kato. 300 00:13:17,630 --> 00:13:19,365 And right now-- Oh, oh. 301 00:13:19,431 --> 00:13:21,934 -We 'bout to lay it on big, man. -[Vic] Oh! 302 00:13:22,001 --> 00:13:24,170 [Booker] Whoa, get away from this table, dawg. 303 00:13:24,236 --> 00:13:25,604 -Please. -[Vic] Right, get away. 304 00:13:25,671 --> 00:13:27,406 [Vic] You're a magnet when things start happening. 305 00:13:27,473 --> 00:13:28,974 Here comes Dabba-Kato, 306 00:13:29,241 --> 00:13:31,443 with the evil look on his eyes. Look at Axiom! 307 00:13:31,510 --> 00:13:34,113 -[Booker] Wow! -[crowd clapping and cheering] 308 00:13:34,180 --> 00:13:35,181 [Booker] Good God! 309 00:13:40,686 --> 00:13:42,054 [Vic] Dabba-Kato! 310 00:13:43,789 --> 00:13:45,691 [Booker] That's man's strength right there, Vic. 311 00:13:45,758 --> 00:13:47,426 That's man's strength. 312 00:13:49,061 --> 00:13:50,596 [Vic] Dabba-Kato! And look at Axiom, 313 00:13:50,663 --> 00:13:53,032 trying his best to get back into this matchup. 314 00:13:53,365 --> 00:13:55,768 Gotta give credit when credit is due. And Axiom again, 315 00:13:55,834 --> 00:13:57,436 trying to chop down Dabba-Kato. 316 00:13:57,503 --> 00:14:00,472 Trying to get him back down to, at least, someone of his size, 317 00:14:00,539 --> 00:14:02,341 using the ropes to his advantage! 318 00:14:02,408 --> 00:14:03,676 Book, he's chopped him down! 319 00:14:03,742 --> 00:14:06,579 [Booker] Vic, Axiom is a special, special talent, man. 320 00:14:06,645 --> 00:14:08,714 He wears that mask. You don't see the eyes, 321 00:14:08,781 --> 00:14:10,916 but he's one guy that's always cool, 322 00:14:11,283 --> 00:14:12,384 calm under pressure. 323 00:14:12,551 --> 00:14:14,853 And right now, like you said, Vic, he's… Oh! 324 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:16,989 -He just turned him inside out! -[Vic] Holly hell! 325 00:14:17,056 --> 00:14:18,824 [Booker] What the hell was I thinking? 326 00:14:18,891 --> 00:14:20,759 [indistinct yelling] 327 00:14:20,826 --> 00:14:22,595 -[Vic] Dabba-Kato planting! -[crowd cheering] 328 00:14:22,661 --> 00:14:24,597 [Booker] Oh, that's it. Let's go home. 329 00:14:24,863 --> 00:14:27,967 -Let's go home. -One! Two! Three! Ring the bell! 330 00:14:28,033 --> 00:14:30,169 -[bell rings] -[Vic] Nasty fall for Axiom! 331 00:14:30,236 --> 00:14:32,438 -[Dabba-Kato's theme playing] -[audience cheering] 332 00:14:32,504 --> 00:14:34,607 -[Booker] That's what you got. -[announcer] Here's your winner, 333 00:14:34,673 --> 00:14:36,609 Dabba-Kato! 334 00:14:36,675 --> 00:14:37,843 [Vic] Call it devastating. 335 00:14:38,510 --> 00:14:41,046 Call it whatever you want, Book, because-- Whoa, whoa! 336 00:14:41,747 --> 00:14:42,715 You call this what it is! 337 00:14:43,249 --> 00:14:44,817 It's uncalled for! 338 00:14:44,884 --> 00:14:46,552 What's getting into everyone tonight? 339 00:14:46,619 --> 00:14:47,753 [Booker] Just ask axiom. 340 00:14:48,020 --> 00:14:50,122 Right now, he's sending a message, Vic. 341 00:14:50,189 --> 00:14:51,290 He's sending a message. 342 00:14:51,357 --> 00:14:53,892 Dabba-Kato is in the house! 343 00:14:53,959 --> 00:14:58,030 [crowd booing] 344 00:14:58,097 --> 00:14:59,965 [Vic] Axiom can't even get to his-- 345 00:15:00,032 --> 00:15:01,934 -Whoa, hey! -[audience cheering] 346 00:15:02,001 --> 00:15:03,202 [Vic] Look who it is, Book! 347 00:15:03,269 --> 00:15:05,938 [audience chanting "Reggie"] 348 00:15:06,005 --> 00:15:07,840 [Vic] Two men to try to take down one! 349 00:15:07,906 --> 00:15:10,109 [audience chanting "Reggie"] 350 00:15:10,175 --> 00:15:12,144 [Vic] Listen to the NXT universe! 351 00:15:12,344 --> 00:15:14,713 Get your ass back here! Come on, man! 352 00:15:14,780 --> 00:15:16,849 [indistinct yelling] 353 00:15:18,817 --> 00:15:20,419 [Vic] We need more officials out here! 354 00:15:20,486 --> 00:15:22,087 [Booker] Reggie's about the get killed, man. 355 00:15:22,154 --> 00:15:24,556 He's messing with the wrong dude, Vic. 356 00:15:24,623 --> 00:15:27,559 -[man 1] Listen, you gotta go. -[man 2] You gotta go! 357 00:15:30,296 --> 00:15:32,197 [man] You gotta go! Don't do that! 358 00:15:32,264 --> 00:15:34,166 [indistinct yelling] 359 00:15:43,609 --> 00:15:48,547 [audience chanting "All cleared out"] 360 00:15:48,981 --> 00:15:50,883 [Door knocks] 361 00:15:52,785 --> 00:15:54,486 Mister D'Angelo. 362 00:15:55,187 --> 00:15:56,722 Thank you. 363 00:15:57,790 --> 00:15:59,024 How's it going? 364 00:15:59,625 --> 00:16:01,360 You already know how I'm going, alright? 365 00:16:01,427 --> 00:16:02,628 We're not here to catch up. 366 00:16:02,695 --> 00:16:03,896 Let's get straight to the point. 367 00:16:04,196 --> 00:16:06,732 Okay. Let's get straight to the point. Why does your name 368 00:16:07,232 --> 00:16:09,768 keep coming up in ongoing investigations, sir? 369 00:16:09,835 --> 00:16:10,969 [suspenseful music playing] 370 00:16:11,036 --> 00:16:12,905 I don't know. My nose is clean. 371 00:16:13,272 --> 00:16:15,274 I'm an outstanding pillar of society. 372 00:16:15,741 --> 00:16:16,642 I wouldn't hurt a fly. 373 00:16:16,709 --> 00:16:19,478 -Well, we received some tips… -Tips? 374 00:16:20,012 --> 00:16:20,913 Tips from who? 375 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:22,848 Look, if I tip you, you let me go? 376 00:16:22,915 --> 00:16:24,583 Oh, so now you're trying to bribe me, sir? 377 00:16:24,650 --> 00:16:26,151 Oh, hey, yo! Relax! 378 00:16:26,418 --> 00:16:27,586 It's a joke, come on! 379 00:16:27,653 --> 00:16:30,389 Well, that's not funny is this situation, sir, 380 00:16:30,456 --> 00:16:33,792 because we received a video from one of our informants. 381 00:16:33,992 --> 00:16:35,461 -Informants? -Yes. 382 00:16:35,527 --> 00:16:36,762 You mean like a rat? 383 00:16:37,062 --> 00:16:38,430 No, I mean an informant. 384 00:16:38,664 --> 00:16:41,934 So, I want you to id who is in this video, sir. 385 00:16:43,135 --> 00:16:44,103 Is this you? 386 00:16:44,169 --> 00:16:45,371 [Tony on video] Pull him out! 387 00:16:46,739 --> 00:16:48,440 Pull him out! Pull him out! 388 00:16:48,774 --> 00:16:50,609 [indistinct chatter on video] 389 00:16:50,843 --> 00:16:52,378 Officer, you're… You're right. 390 00:16:52,444 --> 00:16:54,813 That's a little dirty. The footage is at night. 391 00:16:55,147 --> 00:16:56,215 It's hard to see. 392 00:16:57,249 --> 00:16:58,384 It's gray, come on! 393 00:16:58,817 --> 00:17:00,519 Well, look, I'll tell you this. 394 00:17:05,124 --> 00:17:06,325 -There's not? -No. 395 00:17:06,692 --> 00:17:08,961 -Mr. D'Angelo, what you're trying… -[door knocks] 396 00:17:09,161 --> 00:17:10,162 Come in! 397 00:17:10,229 --> 00:17:11,764 [tense music playing] 398 00:17:11,830 --> 00:17:13,232 -Officer Stewart? -Yes, sir? 399 00:17:13,298 --> 00:17:16,668 We received some new information in regards to mister D'Angelo, 400 00:17:17,636 --> 00:17:19,238 that I think you're gonna wanna see. 401 00:17:19,505 --> 00:17:21,240 Okay. Mister D'Angelo, 402 00:17:22,975 --> 00:17:24,743 I'll be right back. Shouldn't take long. 403 00:17:36,989 --> 00:17:38,023 [epic music playing] 404 00:17:38,090 --> 00:17:40,159 Stand & Deliver was the culmination 405 00:17:40,225 --> 00:17:42,528 of my year-long reign as NXT champion. 406 00:17:42,594 --> 00:17:43,695 [Crowd chanting "NXT"] 407 00:17:43,762 --> 00:17:45,264 [Vic] It is the youngest main event 408 00:17:45,330 --> 00:17:47,499 in wrestlemania weekend history. 409 00:17:47,566 --> 00:17:50,536 It's the match the universe has been waiting for! 410 00:17:50,769 --> 00:17:53,839 It's Breakker, it's Hayes, for the NXT title! 411 00:17:53,906 --> 00:17:56,341 Anything less than your best, you're not gonna get your hand raised 412 00:17:56,408 --> 00:17:58,477 when you're in there with a superstar like Carmelo. 413 00:17:58,544 --> 00:18:01,213 [epic music playing] 414 00:18:02,881 --> 00:18:05,684 [Vic] What goes up has to come crashing down! 415 00:18:05,951 --> 00:18:08,153 The man who shoots and don't miss 416 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:09,655 has his sight set! 417 00:18:09,888 --> 00:18:11,857 Nothing but net! 418 00:18:12,224 --> 00:18:13,926 -[heavy music playing] -[bell rings] 419 00:18:14,460 --> 00:18:18,464 [Vic] We got a new NXT champion! 420 00:18:23,101 --> 00:18:24,336 Bron, if you back there, 421 00:18:24,403 --> 00:18:26,872 I'd like to call you out here, so I can tell you something. 422 00:18:26,939 --> 00:18:28,974 -[epic music playing] -[crowd cheering] 423 00:18:31,376 --> 00:18:34,146 I don't know what your future holds for you, but I'd just like to say, 424 00:18:34,746 --> 00:18:37,783 on behalf of me, and everybody here at NXT, 425 00:18:38,450 --> 00:18:39,785 -thank you. -[crowd cheers] 426 00:18:39,852 --> 00:18:42,421 [Bron] I got a standing ovation, and I'm thinking in my mind, 427 00:18:42,921 --> 00:18:44,289 "What did this last year gave me?" 428 00:18:44,490 --> 00:18:46,525 All the media, all the live events. 429 00:18:46,592 --> 00:18:50,829 I stayed after every single live event, and signed as many pictures as I could. 430 00:18:51,497 --> 00:18:52,764 Big match after big match. 431 00:18:52,831 --> 00:18:56,468 Defending this brand, carrying the title. All for what? 432 00:18:56,535 --> 00:18:59,271 So I could pass the torch to a guy that I'm better than? 433 00:18:59,605 --> 00:19:00,772 Carmelo can have the torch, 434 00:19:01,974 --> 00:19:03,842 because I'm about to burn this bitch down. 435 00:19:08,447 --> 00:19:14,920 [hip-hop music playing] 436 00:19:25,764 --> 00:19:27,966 Trying to say that we're cut from the same cloth. 437 00:19:28,033 --> 00:19:31,370 Carmelo's just a dude walking around with a title that's got my singlet colors 438 00:19:31,904 --> 00:19:33,105 printed on the center of it. 439 00:19:33,338 --> 00:19:34,306 We ain't the same! 440 00:19:34,373 --> 00:19:35,541 I just finally woke up! 441 00:19:36,241 --> 00:19:38,010 There's a level. It's down here. 442 00:19:38,343 --> 00:19:40,712 And then there's the level that I'm on up here, 443 00:19:40,779 --> 00:19:41,947 that's above everybody else! 444 00:19:43,015 --> 00:19:44,349 Anyone can beat him. 445 00:19:44,750 --> 00:19:46,985 Nobody can beat me! 446 00:19:51,490 --> 00:19:54,059 I cut you in half when I speared you through the stage. 447 00:19:59,231 --> 00:20:02,034 And then, you wanna try to make a little comeback, 448 00:20:03,168 --> 00:20:05,037 and I speared your ass out of the sky! 449 00:20:07,606 --> 00:20:10,042 -[epic music playing] -[audience cheering] 450 00:20:19,151 --> 00:20:22,321 I'm not coming to Lowell to witness a homecoming. 451 00:20:22,387 --> 00:20:25,257 I'm coming to Lowell in front of your family, 452 00:20:25,857 --> 00:20:26,692 your friends, 453 00:20:27,426 --> 00:20:29,661 to dish out a massacre. 454 00:20:34,666 --> 00:20:36,034 [music stops] 455 00:20:37,169 --> 00:20:40,072 [Vic] Bron Breakker looking for his third NXT Championship reign, 456 00:20:40,138 --> 00:20:42,941 while Carmelo Hayes looks to build his legacy. 457 00:20:43,008 --> 00:20:45,844 Tickets are available now, only at tsongascentre.com. 458 00:20:45,911 --> 00:20:48,380 You do not want to miss the NXT championship match 459 00:20:48,447 --> 00:20:50,349 at battleground this Sunday, 460 00:20:50,415 --> 00:20:53,185 only on WWE on Peacock. 461 00:20:54,987 --> 00:20:57,589 [female announcer] Please welcome Joe Coffey, 462 00:20:57,789 --> 00:21:00,025 and the NXT tag team champions, 463 00:21:00,092 --> 00:21:03,829 Mark Coffey and Wolfgang Gallus! 464 00:21:06,298 --> 00:21:08,600 Hey, hey. Hey. 465 00:21:12,471 --> 00:21:15,007 -Well, now. -[audience booing] 466 00:21:15,307 --> 00:21:17,209 Well now, well now. 467 00:21:17,876 --> 00:21:19,945 [indistinct yelling] 468 00:21:20,545 --> 00:21:22,080 Is this on? Well, now. 469 00:21:22,714 --> 00:21:27,886 Sunday's battleground time looks absolutely stacked. 470 00:21:27,953 --> 00:21:29,955 Yeah. I really thought 471 00:21:30,022 --> 00:21:33,725 that Tony and Stacks were gonna challenge us for this titles, 472 00:21:33,792 --> 00:21:36,161 ever since they squared up to us in the pub. 473 00:21:36,361 --> 00:21:40,599 -But I haven't seen them anywhere since. -No, no. No, Wolfe. 474 00:21:40,766 --> 00:21:45,404 That's because, from what I hear, Tony is… detained! 475 00:21:45,470 --> 00:21:47,773 [Laughs] Oh, you don't say! 476 00:21:48,006 --> 00:21:51,243 He must have really upset someone down at the docks! 477 00:21:51,310 --> 00:21:54,346 Yep. You know, if I was to bet, Marky, 478 00:21:55,080 --> 00:22:00,218 I don't think we'll see Tony for a very long, long time. 479 00:22:00,285 --> 00:22:02,988 And you know what? Good riddance! 480 00:22:03,221 --> 00:22:04,523 Wait a minute, Wolfe. 481 00:22:04,723 --> 00:22:07,526 Didn't the Creed brothers say they were going to step up to us? 482 00:22:07,859 --> 00:22:09,795 Didn't they say they were gonna call us? 483 00:22:10,162 --> 00:22:12,030 I've not had any missed calls, have you? 484 00:22:12,297 --> 00:22:13,565 No, no. Hey, hey. 485 00:22:13,799 --> 00:22:15,901 Must take after Stacks and Tony. 486 00:22:15,967 --> 00:22:18,337 You know, they talk a big game, 487 00:22:18,403 --> 00:22:20,472 and they get all hyped up. 488 00:22:21,406 --> 00:22:23,075 But they never think! 489 00:22:23,575 --> 00:22:25,877 -[Creed Brothers "All rise" playing] -[crowd cheering] 490 00:22:26,178 --> 00:22:29,381 [Vic] Oh, Booker! Time for talk might be over! 491 00:22:37,289 --> 00:22:38,357 Hey, Bru. 492 00:22:38,423 --> 00:22:42,060 It sounds to me that the big, bad Gallus boys 493 00:22:42,260 --> 00:22:44,696 -don't want a challenge. -Yeah, they don't want one. 494 00:22:44,763 --> 00:22:47,132 That's right! Last week we did call for you! 495 00:22:47,199 --> 00:22:51,103 -[crowd chanting "Creed"] -But this week, 496 00:22:51,370 --> 00:22:53,905 we found you, and we're saying it to your faces. 497 00:22:55,140 --> 00:23:00,245 NXT battleground. Gallus, Creeds. Titles on the line. 498 00:23:01,313 --> 00:23:03,548 -Ring, ring, ring! -Ring! 499 00:23:03,615 --> 00:23:05,283 You gonna answer? 500 00:23:05,350 --> 00:23:07,085 Easy, lads, easy. 501 00:23:07,152 --> 00:23:08,220 We get it. 502 00:23:08,286 --> 00:23:10,722 You're all hyped up. 503 00:23:10,789 --> 00:23:13,759 You want a chance at regaining these titles. 504 00:23:13,825 --> 00:23:17,496 The problem is, we're an entirely different animal. 505 00:23:17,562 --> 00:23:19,064 [Laughs] No, no, no. 506 00:23:19,131 --> 00:23:22,400 The problem is, you guys are out of surprises. 507 00:23:22,801 --> 00:23:26,071 Yeah. You dealt your last hand 508 00:23:26,138 --> 00:23:27,806 at NXT's Stand & Deliver. 509 00:23:27,873 --> 00:23:30,709 Listen, pal, you need to remember that the Gallus firm, 510 00:23:30,776 --> 00:23:33,712 we've had more fights than you two have had hot dinners. 511 00:23:33,779 --> 00:23:34,613 [man] Yeah! 512 00:23:34,679 --> 00:23:36,148 I'd do love me some dinner, man. 513 00:23:36,214 --> 00:23:37,716 I know you do, you're always hungry. 514 00:23:37,783 --> 00:23:40,886 But look, based on the look of their stomachs, 515 00:23:40,952 --> 00:23:43,255 they've had their share of hot dinners, too. 516 00:23:44,055 --> 00:23:47,092 But, hey, we're not here to talk about bar food, right? 517 00:23:47,159 --> 00:23:49,961 We're not here to throw darts or shoot pool. 518 00:23:50,362 --> 00:23:52,364 We're here to talk about Lowell, Massachusetts, 519 00:23:52,431 --> 00:23:54,399 and the fight that's about to take place there. 520 00:23:54,666 --> 00:23:57,335 The four of us, yeah, we're gonna go in and fight. 521 00:23:57,702 --> 00:24:00,639 but only two of us can win the championship gold. 522 00:24:00,705 --> 00:24:02,407 -[man] Creed! -And it's the Creeds' time. 523 00:24:02,474 --> 00:24:06,478 Oh, aye, aye! You think you can throw hands with the Gallus, aye? 524 00:24:06,545 --> 00:24:07,979 We damn sure do! 525 00:24:09,047 --> 00:24:09,981 [Vic] Oh! 526 00:24:10,682 --> 00:24:11,783 Well, let's go, Book! 527 00:24:11,850 --> 00:24:13,418 [Booker T] I like it. I like it. 528 00:24:13,485 --> 00:24:15,620 Let's get this thing kicked off right now! 529 00:24:15,854 --> 00:24:18,223 [Vic] We knew that time for talk would be over, 530 00:24:18,290 --> 00:24:20,725 -[crowd chants "Creed!"] -[Vic] But the numbers are for Joe Coffey, 531 00:24:20,792 --> 00:24:23,962 much like he did in Stand & Deliver. A difference maker. 532 00:24:24,029 --> 00:24:25,831 [Booker] The Creeds asked for this! 533 00:24:26,431 --> 00:24:27,632 What are you talking about? 534 00:24:27,833 --> 00:24:29,134 This is business! 535 00:24:29,201 --> 00:24:31,169 Now it's personal business! 536 00:24:31,236 --> 00:24:32,737 -Oh! What the--? -[Vic] Wait a minute. 537 00:24:32,804 --> 00:24:34,339 [Vic] It's stacks! 538 00:24:34,406 --> 00:24:36,508 Stacks' coming out to even up the odds! 539 00:24:36,942 --> 00:24:41,980 Oh, Stacks had to hear the comments made by Joe Coffey and Gallus. 540 00:24:42,380 --> 00:24:44,115 You can't please do that! 541 00:24:44,182 --> 00:24:45,484 Leave it! Leave it! 542 00:24:45,550 --> 00:24:46,952 -Let's go! -Let's go! 543 00:24:47,018 --> 00:24:48,153 [Vic] Look who's retreating! 544 00:24:48,854 --> 00:24:51,690 Will the Creeds stand tall again this Sunday… 545 00:24:52,457 --> 00:24:54,392 [crowd booing] 546 00:24:56,061 --> 00:24:57,963 [Vic] …if this match is made official? 547 00:25:02,434 --> 00:25:04,236 Wes, last week was rough on you. 548 00:25:04,569 --> 00:25:07,205 You were attacked in the locker room by Joe Gacy and Schism. 549 00:25:07,405 --> 00:25:10,308 And it seems like there's a crack in your friendship with Tyler Bate. 550 00:25:13,078 --> 00:25:16,615 I know that everyone's looking out for themselves here, at NXT. 551 00:25:16,681 --> 00:25:18,550 I guess it's the nature of the beast. 552 00:25:18,617 --> 00:25:21,219 But man, I really thought I could trust Tyler! 553 00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:22,354 Really? 554 00:25:23,188 --> 00:25:25,257 I don't know if it's Gacy just messing with my head, 555 00:25:25,323 --> 00:25:27,525 or the fact I'm paranoid over everyone trying to ruin 556 00:25:27,592 --> 00:25:29,227 this record-breaking title reign I'm on. 557 00:25:29,294 --> 00:25:31,229 I… Things have just changed. 558 00:25:31,796 --> 00:25:34,699 I don't know, maybe I just need to stop letting people get close to me. 559 00:25:34,766 --> 00:25:35,901 I don't know. Like… 560 00:25:36,167 --> 00:25:39,137 Well, I did wanna bring in someone to discuss. 561 00:25:39,804 --> 00:25:40,739 Nah. 562 00:25:41,573 --> 00:25:42,974 [crowd cheering] 563 00:25:43,041 --> 00:25:44,342 Oh, no. Save it, dawg. 564 00:25:44,409 --> 00:25:47,012 Yo do not need to be my friend now to get a shot at this. 565 00:25:47,078 --> 00:25:49,881 Now I'll be paying attention to you very close to the night. 566 00:25:49,948 --> 00:25:51,650 Especially after I know what you really want. 567 00:25:51,716 --> 00:25:53,485 Come on, Wes, don't be like that, mate. 568 00:25:54,486 --> 00:25:56,554 [puffs] McKenzie. 569 00:25:57,422 --> 00:25:59,124 Me challenging for the North American Championship 570 00:25:59,190 --> 00:26:00,659 does not change how I feel about Wes. 571 00:26:01,092 --> 00:26:03,662 I have nothing but respect for him, and everything he's done. 572 00:26:04,496 --> 00:26:06,064 Joe Gacy, on the other hand, 573 00:26:06,731 --> 00:26:07,933 different kettle of fish. 574 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:10,802 Guess we'll see what happens at battleground. 575 00:26:11,036 --> 00:26:12,070 But tonight, 576 00:26:12,871 --> 00:26:14,706 I've got Eddy Thorpe to worry about. 577 00:26:18,443 --> 00:26:22,280 [Vic] Tyler Bate at least seems to be focused on the task at hand, 578 00:26:22,347 --> 00:26:23,315 here tonight, 579 00:26:23,615 --> 00:26:25,884 [Eddy Thorpe's "Let the Good Times Roll" playing] 580 00:26:27,452 --> 00:26:28,420 [crowd cheering] 581 00:26:31,823 --> 00:26:32,791 -[Bell rings] -Come on! 582 00:26:32,857 --> 00:26:35,794 [female announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall! 583 00:26:35,860 --> 00:26:37,128 Introducing first, 584 00:26:37,529 --> 00:26:39,864 Eddy Thorpe! 585 00:26:40,098 --> 00:26:43,635 [Vic] No doubt this is going to be a spirited contest. 586 00:26:43,702 --> 00:26:46,304 Tyler Bate facing the undefeated Thorpe, 587 00:26:46,371 --> 00:26:48,974 who's looking for the biggest win since his arrival. 588 00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:50,942 It's next on NXT. 589 00:26:51,009 --> 00:26:52,510 [crowd cheering] 590 00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:57,515 [Vic] A massive congratulation goes out 591 00:26:57,582 --> 00:27:01,019 to the 16 times world champion, John Cena, 592 00:27:01,086 --> 00:27:03,021 and everyone associated with "Fast X", 593 00:27:03,088 --> 00:27:04,456 which premiered over the weekend, 594 00:27:04,522 --> 00:27:08,159 and it's the number one movie worldwide right now! 595 00:27:08,226 --> 00:27:10,895 And congratulations to another former world champion, 596 00:27:10,962 --> 00:27:14,065 "the Animal" Batista, who's smashing the box office as well, 597 00:27:14,132 --> 00:27:16,234 with "Guardians of the Galaxy volume three", 598 00:27:16,301 --> 00:27:18,103 number two worldwide. 599 00:27:18,169 --> 00:27:19,571 The numbers don't lie. 600 00:27:19,638 --> 00:27:22,707 WWE is taking over Hollywood. 601 00:27:22,907 --> 00:27:24,009 [Tyler Bate's theme playing] 602 00:27:24,442 --> 00:27:27,946 [female announcer] Introducing Tyler Bate! 603 00:27:28,013 --> 00:27:32,917 [Vic] There's the big, strong boy looking for a victory and some momentum, 604 00:27:32,984 --> 00:27:35,754 as he heads into the North American Championship matchup 605 00:27:35,987 --> 00:27:38,456 against this man, Wes Lee, the North American champion. 606 00:27:38,523 --> 00:27:41,159 Joe Gacy will decide, this is the whole harmless agreement. 607 00:27:41,226 --> 00:27:43,261 Still trying to get that one signed. 608 00:27:43,495 --> 00:27:47,499 But champ, got a little different look in your eyes as you sit here tonight. 609 00:27:47,565 --> 00:27:48,967 [Wes] Yeah, my bad. I apologize. 610 00:27:49,034 --> 00:27:50,668 Usually, I'm more of a chipper right now, 611 00:27:50,735 --> 00:27:52,203 but… Yeah. 612 00:27:52,270 --> 00:27:55,674 [Booker] Before we get into it, do you feel like you've been played? 613 00:27:55,740 --> 00:27:57,275 Can I get that out of the way first? 614 00:27:57,342 --> 00:28:00,278 -Do you feel like you've been played? -[Wes] You're not wasting time. 615 00:28:00,445 --> 00:28:01,446 [Wes] In a way, Book. 616 00:28:01,513 --> 00:28:02,514 I do. Like, 617 00:28:02,580 --> 00:28:05,550 if this is ultimately what he wanted from the get go, 618 00:28:05,617 --> 00:28:06,751 just let me know. 619 00:28:07,252 --> 00:28:08,953 Everyone knows I'm a fighting champion. 620 00:28:09,020 --> 00:28:11,122 [Vic] Well, there's that point debunked. 621 00:28:11,189 --> 00:28:13,024 After Sunday's triple threat match, 622 00:28:13,358 --> 00:28:15,660 are you gonna look at Tyler Bate differently? 623 00:28:15,727 --> 00:28:18,029 Are you gonna look at him like you did prior to last week? 624 00:28:18,096 --> 00:28:19,864 -[Booker laughs] -[Vic] Why are you laughing? 625 00:28:19,931 --> 00:28:22,233 [Booker] I'm just watching the match, I'm sorry. 626 00:28:22,300 --> 00:28:24,335 [Vic] Well, anyways. Champ? 627 00:28:24,636 --> 00:28:27,605 [Wes] Honestly, I don't know. I really don't know. Like… 628 00:28:28,106 --> 00:28:30,442 -My level of trust… -[Vic] Shoulders are down. 629 00:28:30,508 --> 00:28:32,977 [Wes] My level of trust with this man is… 630 00:28:34,646 --> 00:28:35,814 [Booker] Yeah, I feel you. 631 00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:39,017 You know what? I understand exactly where you're coming from, 632 00:28:39,084 --> 00:28:40,885 because you got played, bro. 633 00:28:40,952 --> 00:28:41,953 But that's another story. 634 00:28:42,020 --> 00:28:44,089 Eddy Thorpe can change everything, 635 00:28:44,155 --> 00:28:47,225 because this is an opportunity of a lifetime. 636 00:28:47,392 --> 00:28:48,726 If he can knock Bate off, 637 00:28:49,027 --> 00:28:51,796 the whole story can be rearranged, man. 638 00:28:51,863 --> 00:28:53,832 -Yes! -[Vic] Another quick cover and a kick-out. 639 00:28:53,898 --> 00:28:57,802 [Vic] I mean, that is a good point. Thorpe can take a giant step here tonight. 640 00:28:57,869 --> 00:29:00,805 A win certainly would certainly put him into championship conversation. 641 00:29:00,872 --> 00:29:03,541 [Booker] That's exactly what I'm talking about. Eddy Thorpe is a guy 642 00:29:03,608 --> 00:29:05,877 that's got a lot of talent. He's a striker. 643 00:29:05,944 --> 00:29:09,013 And if he's smart, hit one good leg kick, 644 00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:10,482 one good knee strike, 645 00:29:10,548 --> 00:29:12,350 he could be all over with Bate. 646 00:29:12,417 --> 00:29:14,085 [Vic] Look, we know what's coming up this Sunday. 647 00:29:14,152 --> 00:29:15,653 It's a triple threat match, triple threat rules. 648 00:29:15,720 --> 00:29:17,689 You don't even have to be factored in the decision 649 00:29:17,755 --> 00:29:19,124 to lose your championship. 650 00:29:19,190 --> 00:29:21,426 And Booker and I talk a lot about the records. 651 00:29:21,493 --> 00:29:23,161 How much do you concern yourself 652 00:29:23,228 --> 00:29:25,130 with the records that you're closing in on? 653 00:29:25,196 --> 00:29:28,533 Do you feel any more pressure, as Bate, off the dropkick into the cover 654 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:29,834 and a near fall? 655 00:29:30,168 --> 00:29:32,637 No, I don't. 'Cause I don't focus on those things. 656 00:29:33,037 --> 00:29:36,508 I focus on being the greatest North American champion in history. 657 00:29:36,774 --> 00:29:39,210 If I happen to be the most successful, great. 658 00:29:39,444 --> 00:29:41,746 If I happen to be the longest-reigning, awesome. 659 00:29:42,147 --> 00:29:43,848 But I just want to go down in history 660 00:29:43,915 --> 00:29:45,984 as the greatest ever. 661 00:29:46,050 --> 00:29:47,952 [Booker] I respect that. I respect that. 662 00:29:48,653 --> 00:29:50,655 And you're a hell of a champion, Wes. 663 00:29:50,722 --> 00:29:52,357 -A hell of a champion. -[Vic] Oh! 664 00:29:52,423 --> 00:29:53,725 [Vic] That was a hell of a move by Thorpe, 665 00:29:53,792 --> 00:29:56,027 who was able to turn things around in this matchup. 666 00:29:56,094 --> 00:29:56,961 [audience chanting] 667 00:29:57,028 --> 00:29:58,429 [Vic] And Booker, as you highlighted already, 668 00:29:58,496 --> 00:30:00,565 this could be a huge moment for Thorpe. 669 00:30:00,632 --> 00:30:03,568 Thorpe now-- Oh! Inside cradle, shoulder down by Bate! 670 00:30:03,635 --> 00:30:05,737 -And another near fall… -[Booker] Oh, so close. 671 00:30:05,803 --> 00:30:07,405 [Vic] …center of the ring. Ooh! 672 00:30:07,472 --> 00:30:10,608 [Booker] Eddy slippin' there for just a second. 673 00:30:10,675 --> 00:30:13,178 -Almost capitalized off of it. -[Vic] Yes! 674 00:30:13,912 --> 00:30:16,147 And Eddy Thrope trying one more time, taking down-- 675 00:30:16,214 --> 00:30:18,716 -Oh, my! -[audience shout] 676 00:30:21,519 --> 00:30:23,588 Our champion feeling another cover and a kick-out. 677 00:30:24,222 --> 00:30:26,124 Wes Lee's feeling the shot, 678 00:30:26,191 --> 00:30:28,660 feeling the chops in here, right next to us. Are you alright? 679 00:30:28,726 --> 00:30:30,461 -[Wes] Whoa! -[Booker T laughs] 680 00:30:30,528 --> 00:30:33,765 [Booker] Put a little cholula green on that one, man. 681 00:30:33,831 --> 00:30:34,732 [audience clapping] 682 00:30:34,799 --> 00:30:38,403 [Vic] Well, the big, strong boy right now is in a fight with Thorpe. 683 00:30:38,703 --> 00:30:40,371 He'll be in another fight this Sunday. 684 00:30:40,438 --> 00:30:43,641 The other superstar we haven't talked about, Joe Gacy. 685 00:30:43,841 --> 00:30:46,110 Is Gacy in your mind? 686 00:30:46,177 --> 00:30:48,012 Is Gacy playing you two against each other? 687 00:30:48,079 --> 00:30:49,848 Have you even thought about Gacy, 688 00:30:49,914 --> 00:30:51,716 or you're so focused on Tyler Bate? 689 00:30:52,383 --> 00:30:56,955 I mean, Gacy was the first one that really came to the forefront 690 00:30:57,021 --> 00:30:59,090 of wanting my North American title. 691 00:30:59,157 --> 00:31:00,325 [audience clapping] 692 00:31:00,391 --> 00:31:02,860 So I'm honestly looking at him the most. 693 00:31:02,927 --> 00:31:05,096 I really wanna put my fist through his face the most. 694 00:31:05,163 --> 00:31:07,765 [Booker] The most trustworthy guy in that triple threat, 695 00:31:07,832 --> 00:31:10,702 -because, Joe Gacy, he's… -[Vic] What are you talking about? 696 00:31:10,768 --> 00:31:13,338 -[Vic] Excuse Booker, by the way. -[Booker] No, Joe Gacy's like a snake. 697 00:31:13,404 --> 00:31:15,974 [Booker] You can trust him to bite you. 698 00:31:16,040 --> 00:31:18,376 -I can trust a man like that. -[Wes] You know what? 699 00:31:18,443 --> 00:31:20,745 I completely understand where Booker's coming from. 700 00:31:21,112 --> 00:31:23,781 Joe Gacy has been honest and upfront about everything 701 00:31:23,848 --> 00:31:25,516 that he has wanted from the get go. 702 00:31:25,850 --> 00:31:28,486 -Unlike this man, Tyler bate. -[Booker] Unlike this slide. 703 00:31:28,553 --> 00:31:31,689 [Booker] Unlike this man right here, in the middle of the ring. 704 00:31:31,756 --> 00:31:35,927 And let me tell you something. I can peep gain coming a mile away. 705 00:31:35,994 --> 00:31:39,330 and I saw it coming with this young man right here, Tyler Bate. 706 00:31:39,397 --> 00:31:41,332 -[Vic] You're not surprised? -[Booker] Not a bit. 707 00:31:41,399 --> 00:31:43,534 -[Vic] Bam! -[Booker] This was the master plan. 708 00:31:43,601 --> 00:31:45,069 [Booker] This was the coup d'état. 709 00:31:45,136 --> 00:31:47,605 Right now, if you can get rid of this young man right here, 710 00:31:47,672 --> 00:31:50,074 Eddy Thorpe, he's just getting ready. 711 00:31:50,141 --> 00:31:51,943 He's primed, he's focused. 712 00:31:52,010 --> 00:31:52,977 Oh, yes! 713 00:31:53,044 --> 00:31:55,346 [Vic] Eddy's Shooting Star connects, hook of the leg, 714 00:31:55,413 --> 00:31:57,181 and this time's still not enough. 715 00:31:57,248 --> 00:32:00,551 Eddy Thorpe just able to get that left shoulder up. 716 00:32:01,352 --> 00:32:03,588 This is some of the action. Again, as I mentioned, Book, 717 00:32:03,655 --> 00:32:05,857 you know triple threat rules, Wes. You're aware of them. 718 00:32:05,924 --> 00:32:07,859 You defended titles in triple threat situations. 719 00:32:07,926 --> 00:32:09,994 You do not have to be factored in the decision, 720 00:32:10,061 --> 00:32:12,130 as Bate's looking for that Tyler Driver '97. 721 00:32:12,196 --> 00:32:13,064 Big strong boy. 722 00:32:13,131 --> 00:32:15,033 Thorpe able to counter. Big uppercut! 723 00:32:15,099 --> 00:32:17,936 [Booker] Big shot there by Thorpe. Just changed the momentum. 724 00:32:18,236 --> 00:32:20,638 Just that quick, in the blink of an eye! 725 00:32:21,306 --> 00:32:24,375 [Vic] That is what Tyler Bate's looking for, and-- Oh! Another counter! 726 00:32:24,676 --> 00:32:28,313 Thorpe staying one step ahead of Bate throughout this matchup. 727 00:32:28,579 --> 00:32:31,082 And Bate could be focused on what's gonna happen this Sunday. 728 00:32:31,149 --> 00:32:32,717 Oh, wait, a Bop and Bang! 729 00:32:32,784 --> 00:32:34,118 [audience cheering] 730 00:32:34,452 --> 00:32:35,720 [Booker] Ooh! 731 00:32:36,554 --> 00:32:38,856 That was raw right there, Vic. 732 00:32:40,358 --> 00:32:44,128 [Vic] And there is Bate now, looking for Tyler Driver '97. 733 00:32:44,796 --> 00:32:47,265 Bate gets all of it into the cover, 734 00:32:47,332 --> 00:32:50,535 and Bate picks the momentum heading into Lowell. 735 00:32:51,402 --> 00:32:54,872 [female announcer] Here is your winner, Tyler Bate! 736 00:32:54,939 --> 00:32:58,843 [Tyler Bate's "Born Animal" playing] 737 00:32:58,910 --> 00:33:01,045 [Vic] No wonder we're talking about what's going through the mind 738 00:33:01,112 --> 00:33:02,113 of the champion, 739 00:33:02,680 --> 00:33:05,450 and what is going through the mind of the challengers. 740 00:33:05,516 --> 00:33:08,152 And here you see again Tyler Bate's athleticism. 741 00:33:08,219 --> 00:33:12,256 A little boing! A little extra spring in his step. 742 00:33:12,323 --> 00:33:13,191 Wait! 743 00:33:13,257 --> 00:33:14,892 -There's Joe Gacy! -[audience booing] 744 00:33:14,959 --> 00:33:16,461 What did you call him before? A snake? 745 00:33:16,527 --> 00:33:17,895 The snake's… 746 00:33:17,962 --> 00:33:19,397 [indistinct yelling] 747 00:33:19,464 --> 00:33:22,000 -Lee couldn't stand by anymore! -[Booker] What are you thinking? 748 00:33:22,066 --> 00:33:26,637 [Vic] Oh! Oh, wait, wait, wait. That wasn't what Lee was looking for, 749 00:33:26,704 --> 00:33:30,942 for both to get sent to the Upside Down. 750 00:33:31,009 --> 00:33:33,011 [crowd cheering and booing] 751 00:33:34,645 --> 00:33:37,014 [crowd booing] 752 00:33:39,016 --> 00:33:41,819 [Joe Gacy's "Love is Blind" playing] 753 00:33:43,454 --> 00:33:46,491 [Vic] This could be the sight Sunday at NXT battleground, 754 00:33:46,557 --> 00:33:50,094 WWE on Peacock. North American title on the line. 755 00:33:50,294 --> 00:33:52,230 Triple threat rules. 756 00:33:54,866 --> 00:33:57,068 Lyra, keep your hand on this for about 15 minutes, okay? 757 00:33:57,135 --> 00:33:58,169 Okay. 758 00:33:58,236 --> 00:34:01,205 Lyra, you just advanced to the finals of the women's title tournament. 759 00:34:01,272 --> 00:34:03,641 But unfortunately, it looks like you suffered an injury 760 00:34:03,708 --> 00:34:04,976 at the hands of Cora Jade. 761 00:34:05,176 --> 00:34:07,211 Do you have a medical update that you can share? 762 00:34:07,278 --> 00:34:10,047 [sighs] Well, my knee is bruised and swollen, 763 00:34:10,114 --> 00:34:13,117 so I have to wait for that to go down to get a good look, 764 00:34:13,184 --> 00:34:16,187 but I don't feel any tears 765 00:34:16,254 --> 00:34:17,488 or ligament damage. 766 00:34:18,589 --> 00:34:19,757 I will be fine. 767 00:34:20,258 --> 00:34:21,692 No matter what, I'll be fine. 768 00:34:22,860 --> 00:34:24,695 I'll stay here. I'll rehab all week. 769 00:34:24,862 --> 00:34:26,931 I'll watch the other semi-final match, 770 00:34:26,998 --> 00:34:28,766 and I'll be ready for battleground. 771 00:34:29,167 --> 00:34:30,401 Who do you want in the finals? 772 00:34:31,202 --> 00:34:33,171 [sighs] This is the part 773 00:34:33,237 --> 00:34:35,106 where everybody gives a vague answer, right? 774 00:34:35,373 --> 00:34:36,841 And they say they'll take on anyone. 775 00:34:37,041 --> 00:34:39,510 Nah, I want Roxanne Perez. 776 00:34:39,577 --> 00:34:40,511 [audience cheering] 777 00:34:40,745 --> 00:34:43,381 In my eyes, she's the best in NXT, 778 00:34:44,415 --> 00:34:46,617 and I wanna take on her for the championship. 779 00:34:47,351 --> 00:34:48,419 Thanks for your time. 780 00:34:48,486 --> 00:34:50,455 Vic and Booker, back to you. 781 00:34:51,689 --> 00:34:53,257 [Vic] Well, thanks, McKenzie. Booker, 782 00:34:53,324 --> 00:34:56,227 we are getting ready for what's gonna be a fast-paced, 783 00:34:56,294 --> 00:34:57,695 high-octane matchup, 784 00:34:57,762 --> 00:35:00,998 as Noam Dar bringing the Heritage Cup ringside, 785 00:35:01,199 --> 00:35:04,302 as he is getting set to face Nathan Frazer. 786 00:35:04,368 --> 00:35:08,539 This showdown is happening next live, right here, on NXT. 787 00:35:11,476 --> 00:35:13,845 [Vic] Booker, this happened during the commercial break 788 00:35:13,911 --> 00:35:15,513 between Lee and Tyler Bate. 789 00:35:15,580 --> 00:35:18,149 [indistinct yelling] 790 00:35:31,596 --> 00:35:33,030 [Noam Dar's "Time Out" playing] 791 00:35:33,631 --> 00:35:35,733 [Vic] Certainly a friendship being tested. 792 00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:37,969 -What's that? Yeah? -[Bell rings] 793 00:35:38,202 --> 00:35:41,072 [female announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall. 794 00:35:41,139 --> 00:35:45,776 Introducing first, the NXT Heritage Cup champion, 795 00:35:45,843 --> 00:35:49,847 Supernova 11, Noam Dar! 796 00:35:49,914 --> 00:35:51,582 [Vic] There is the Heritage Cup. 797 00:35:52,250 --> 00:35:55,620 Noam Dar seems to carry that thing around 798 00:35:55,686 --> 00:35:57,188 like it's his baby. 799 00:35:57,255 --> 00:35:58,956 [crowd cheering] 800 00:35:59,290 --> 00:36:01,993 [Booker] It is, Vic, in a way. It is. 801 00:36:02,460 --> 00:36:04,962 Two time Heritage Cup winner. 802 00:36:05,029 --> 00:36:09,100 -[Vic] I hear you. -[Booker] That tells a lot about Noam Dar. 803 00:36:10,668 --> 00:36:14,372 [Vic] Y'all ready for what is gonna be a fast-paced matchup. 804 00:36:14,438 --> 00:36:18,042 -[Nathan Frazer's "Alive Again" playing] -[crowd cheering] 805 00:36:24,215 --> 00:36:28,619 [female announcer] And his opponent, Nathan Frazer! 806 00:36:28,686 --> 00:36:33,357 [Vic] Frazer has been speaking some hard truths lately, here on NXT, 807 00:36:33,691 --> 00:36:36,027 as he gets set for this one-on-one clash. 808 00:36:41,365 --> 00:36:44,936 [Vic] As we know, Booker, this Sunday, it is NXT battleground. 809 00:36:45,002 --> 00:36:48,072 The Heritage Cup will be on line. Six three-minute rounds. 810 00:36:48,139 --> 00:36:50,341 The first superstar to gain two decision wins. 811 00:36:50,408 --> 00:36:52,043 Pinfall, submission, or countout. 812 00:36:52,109 --> 00:36:54,445 This match is an ultimate test in strategy. 813 00:36:54,679 --> 00:36:57,014 Dar defends against Dragon Lee. 814 00:36:57,281 --> 00:36:58,816 [Booker] Yes, indeed. 815 00:36:58,883 --> 00:37:01,419 God, man. Let me tell you something for a second. 816 00:37:01,919 --> 00:37:04,689 Nathan Frazer, he's another guy, man. 817 00:37:04,755 --> 00:37:06,457 He's super hot. 818 00:37:06,524 --> 00:37:09,293 He's a young man that's got a lot of talent, 819 00:37:09,360 --> 00:37:12,597 and that takes the initiative, man. I like that, man. 820 00:37:12,663 --> 00:37:15,099 Putting the locker room on notice! 821 00:37:15,166 --> 00:37:17,068 [Vic] I wanna get you to stop riding the fence, 822 00:37:17,134 --> 00:37:19,804 'cause you haven't answered anything truthful since the start. 823 00:37:19,870 --> 00:37:22,807 Who has the better show? Hard-hitting truths, Supernova Sessions. 824 00:37:22,873 --> 00:37:24,942 [Booker] Look, come on, Supernova Sessions, 825 00:37:25,009 --> 00:37:26,377 it's been one show, right? 826 00:37:26,444 --> 00:37:28,479 It is been about five, about three minutes. 827 00:37:28,546 --> 00:37:30,781 What are we talking about? Ask me that in six months. 828 00:37:30,848 --> 00:37:33,985 [Vic] Anyway, I'll move on. Ready to prove himself is Nathan Frazer, 829 00:37:34,051 --> 00:37:36,554 who's so fast, he'd win a game of tag in a phone booth. 830 00:37:36,621 --> 00:37:40,358 And let me think of Nathan Frazer trained by Seth freakin' Rollins, 831 00:37:40,424 --> 00:37:42,360 who, of course, faces AJ Styles in the finals 832 00:37:42,426 --> 00:37:45,129 of the World Heavyweight Championship Tournament this Saturday afternoon 833 00:37:45,196 --> 00:37:48,165 in Saudi Arabia, at Night of Champions triple main event. 834 00:37:48,232 --> 00:37:49,867 History guaranteed to be made! 835 00:37:49,934 --> 00:37:51,335 Who wins Saturday? 836 00:37:51,869 --> 00:37:53,671 [Booker] Come on, Vic, I mean… 837 00:37:53,738 --> 00:37:55,272 [Vic] You don't wanna answer anything! 838 00:37:55,339 --> 00:37:57,208 [Booker] I can't put myself in that situation. 839 00:37:57,275 --> 00:37:59,243 I'm not gonna sit here and say who's gonna win, 840 00:37:59,310 --> 00:38:01,412 and have egg on my face come this week. 841 00:38:01,646 --> 00:38:03,047 I'm not going to do that! 842 00:38:03,114 --> 00:38:05,383 [Vic] Again, as I mentioned, Saturday afternoon, 843 00:38:05,449 --> 00:38:07,852 Night of Champions triple main event, 844 00:38:07,918 --> 00:38:09,553 as Dar's trying to keep Frazer down. Wait! 845 00:38:09,620 --> 00:38:10,721 Frazer right back up! 846 00:38:10,788 --> 00:38:13,958 And Dar this time, ripped right back down to the mat. 847 00:38:14,425 --> 00:38:17,161 Now, much like we talked about Eddy Thorpe moments ago, 848 00:38:17,662 --> 00:38:19,463 Frazer picks up a victory here tonight, 849 00:38:19,530 --> 00:38:21,499 you gotta put him in cup contention, do you not? 850 00:38:21,565 --> 00:38:25,002 [Booker] Let me tell you something. I'm working on my new fave five, 851 00:38:25,069 --> 00:38:27,905 and Nathan Frazer is one of the guys I've been looking at. 852 00:38:27,972 --> 00:38:30,141 Like I said, this kid is super hot, 853 00:38:30,207 --> 00:38:32,943 and tonight, a win over this man right here, 854 00:38:33,010 --> 00:38:35,813 Noam Dar, it definitely puts him in the conversation. 855 00:38:35,880 --> 00:38:39,250 -Beautiful headlock take over there, Vic. -[Vic] Over that head kick. 856 00:38:39,450 --> 00:38:41,686 [Vic] We knew this was gonna be a high-octane matchup. 857 00:38:41,752 --> 00:38:43,854 The pace certainly quickens 858 00:38:43,921 --> 00:38:46,223 when both these superstars are in the ring. 859 00:38:46,290 --> 00:38:49,727 And for Noam Dar, getting out of the gates a little bit slow. 860 00:38:49,794 --> 00:38:52,229 Is he looking past his opponent tonight? 861 00:38:52,296 --> 00:38:54,231 Is he looking towards Lowell, Massachusetts? 862 00:38:54,298 --> 00:38:55,933 [Booker] I wouldn't think that. Noam Dar, 863 00:38:56,000 --> 00:38:57,535 he's a strategist, Vic. 864 00:38:57,601 --> 00:39:01,038 He's a guy who is what I call a precision tactician. 865 00:39:01,105 --> 00:39:04,141 He's waiting. He's waiting on his spot, Vic. 866 00:39:04,208 --> 00:39:06,477 -He's waiting on that window to open. -[Vic] Oh! 867 00:39:06,544 --> 00:39:09,413 -[Booker] Oh, yes! -[Vic] There's some strikes from Dar. 868 00:39:09,480 --> 00:39:11,082 [crowd chanting] 869 00:39:11,148 --> 00:39:13,184 [Vic] Dar right back in. Frazer lands on his feet. 870 00:39:13,250 --> 00:39:15,886 -[Booker] Talkin' 'bout quickness. -[Vic] Look, stopped on a dime. 871 00:39:16,087 --> 00:39:18,356 [Vic] Not once, not twice, make it three sidesteps. 872 00:39:18,422 --> 00:39:19,857 Underhook comes right back in, 873 00:39:19,924 --> 00:39:21,659 Hits the ropes one more time, and bam! 874 00:39:22,359 --> 00:39:24,929 [Booker] Wow! Good God, man! 875 00:39:24,995 --> 00:39:26,397 [Vic] Frazer's rocking and rollin'! 876 00:39:26,464 --> 00:39:29,166 Don't miss a second of the action in our picture-picture break. 877 00:39:29,233 --> 00:39:32,870 Can Noam Dar crawl back into this matchup, 878 00:39:33,070 --> 00:39:35,773 as he's crawling over to his Heritage Cup. 879 00:39:35,840 --> 00:39:37,742 That could also be slipping through his fingers. 880 00:39:37,808 --> 00:39:40,144 Come Sunday, at NXT battleground. 881 00:39:40,211 --> 00:39:41,679 -[Noam Dar pants] -[crowd cheering] 882 00:39:41,879 --> 00:39:44,849 [panting] I will. I will. 883 00:39:45,816 --> 00:39:47,551 [crowd clapping] 884 00:39:47,618 --> 00:39:50,755 Back live on NXT, Heritage Cup champion, Noam Dar, 885 00:39:50,821 --> 00:39:53,391 one-on-one with Nathan Frazer here tonight. 886 00:39:53,457 --> 00:39:56,127 Of course, Dar, huge championship matchup, 887 00:39:56,193 --> 00:39:58,362 his Heritage Cup on the line this Sunday, 888 00:39:58,429 --> 00:40:01,832 Lowell, Massachusetts, NXT battleground, against Dragon Lee. 889 00:40:01,999 --> 00:40:04,702 And this is much different, Booker, than the Heritage Cup matchup. 890 00:40:04,769 --> 00:40:06,504 This has been non-stop since the beginning. 891 00:40:06,570 --> 00:40:09,106 Heritage cup will have six three-minute rounds. 892 00:40:09,173 --> 00:40:11,375 Win by pin, submission, count out. 893 00:40:11,442 --> 00:40:13,744 -You need two falls to win! -[Booker] Oh, wow! 894 00:40:13,811 --> 00:40:17,281 [Vic] That could be a knockout blow. And if someone gets knocked out on Sunday, 895 00:40:17,348 --> 00:40:18,916 match is over, 896 00:40:18,983 --> 00:40:22,720 or disqualification will end the matchup. It's a true test 897 00:40:22,787 --> 00:40:24,722 of strategy and stamina. 898 00:40:24,789 --> 00:40:28,626 [Booker] It is, Vic. And I tell you, I'm a two-time Heritage Cup winner. 899 00:40:28,793 --> 00:40:31,295 Noam Dar, I mean, he can't… 900 00:40:31,362 --> 00:40:33,464 [Vic] Quick kick into the cover, and hook of the leg! 901 00:40:33,531 --> 00:40:36,600 [Booker] This is big. This is like Manchester United. 902 00:40:36,901 --> 00:40:38,836 Wait a minute. Check this out. Just check this out. 903 00:40:38,903 --> 00:40:40,704 -[Vic] One more time. -[Booker] Oh, yes! 904 00:40:40,771 --> 00:40:42,807 -[Vic] Absolutely nasty. -[Booker] The thing is, 905 00:40:42,873 --> 00:40:45,776 Noam Dar consecutively have held this championship, 906 00:40:45,843 --> 00:40:49,046 this cup for 271-plus days, and that right there 907 00:40:49,246 --> 00:40:51,549 lets you know it's near and dear to his heart. 908 00:40:51,615 --> 00:40:53,217 He should have left it at home. 909 00:40:53,284 --> 00:40:55,386 That's my thing. He should have left it at home, 910 00:40:55,453 --> 00:40:56,987 and stopped talking about it. 911 00:40:57,054 --> 00:40:58,823 Maybe he could have kept it forever! 912 00:40:59,557 --> 00:41:03,260 [Vic] Dar didn't seem very keen on wanting to defend it, 913 00:41:04,328 --> 00:41:05,362 that being the cup. 914 00:41:05,563 --> 00:41:08,899 But now the pace's starting to slow down in this matchup. 915 00:41:08,966 --> 00:41:11,469 [Booker] I get that, not wanting to defend it. But, you know… 916 00:41:11,535 --> 00:41:14,872 [Vic] Another cover, a hook of the leg, and another near fall. 917 00:41:14,939 --> 00:41:18,642 [Booker] The one thing about Noam dar, this kid, he didn't mind competition, Vic. 918 00:41:18,709 --> 00:41:20,978 Look at him right now. He's very composed, 919 00:41:21,045 --> 00:41:25,649 very confident, in total control of Nathan Frazer right now, 920 00:41:25,716 --> 00:41:28,018 dropping bombs on this kid. 921 00:41:28,085 --> 00:41:31,422 -[Vic] One after another from Dar. -[referee] Back it off! 922 00:41:31,489 --> 00:41:33,491 And Dar almost getting disqualified again. 923 00:41:33,557 --> 00:41:37,962 If Dar were to get disqualified on Sunday, he would lose the heritage cup. 924 00:41:38,028 --> 00:41:41,031 [Booker] The kid knows the rules. He stopped at the right time. 925 00:41:41,098 --> 00:41:44,301 He used every second, and that's smart. 926 00:41:44,869 --> 00:41:48,005 [Vic] Nathan now trying to battle back. Frazer's back to his feet, 927 00:41:48,072 --> 00:41:49,974 trying to create a little bit of separation. 928 00:41:50,040 --> 00:41:52,042 And-- Oh! My word! 929 00:41:52,109 --> 00:41:54,278 [Booker laughing] Yeah! 930 00:41:54,912 --> 00:41:56,313 [Vic] Right under the jaw! 931 00:41:56,380 --> 00:41:59,450 Buckling the knees, and now following it right up. 932 00:41:59,783 --> 00:42:01,452 [yells indistinctly] 933 00:42:02,019 --> 00:42:03,888 And Dar right now is feeling it, Booker. 934 00:42:03,954 --> 00:42:07,591 [Booker] Now you see why this kid is two-time heritage cup champion? 935 00:42:07,658 --> 00:42:09,894 It was a lot of talent in that tournament. 936 00:42:09,960 --> 00:42:13,797 Nathan Frazer was one of them to compete in that tournament, 937 00:42:13,864 --> 00:42:15,366 -so he knows. -[crowd cheers] 938 00:42:15,432 --> 00:42:17,001 [Booker] He knows, Vic. 939 00:42:17,868 --> 00:42:20,971 [Vic] Dar may be a little bit on Dream Street in this moment. 940 00:42:21,038 --> 00:42:22,139 Take another look. 941 00:42:22,206 --> 00:42:25,442 Talking about fast-paced action. Up, over, bam! 942 00:42:25,709 --> 00:42:26,610 [Booker] Great timing. 943 00:42:26,677 --> 00:42:29,547 Great timing and ability from this kid, Nathan Frazer. 944 00:42:29,613 --> 00:42:32,883 Like I said, this kid is-- He's… He's super hot, Vic. 945 00:42:32,950 --> 00:42:34,451 All he needs is a victory 946 00:42:34,518 --> 00:42:37,087 to go on a major, major roll. 947 00:42:37,555 --> 00:42:38,923 [Vic] The NXT universe, 948 00:42:38,989 --> 00:42:42,126 you can feel starting to get behind Frazer in this matchup. 949 00:42:42,192 --> 00:42:43,861 Get behind him in this moment. 950 00:42:43,928 --> 00:42:47,731 A huge victory this would be in his career, here in NXT. 951 00:42:47,798 --> 00:42:50,367 And there's no slowing down for Frazer. 952 00:42:51,001 --> 00:42:54,505 [puffs] Answering right back! Tried this earlier! 953 00:42:55,706 --> 00:42:58,075 Able to stay one step ahead of Dar this time. 954 00:42:58,475 --> 00:43:00,544 [Booker] Nathan Frazer has done his homework. 955 00:43:00,611 --> 00:43:01,879 [Vic] Looking to fly! 956 00:43:01,946 --> 00:43:05,115 [Booker] Like I said, to get a win over Dar here tonight 957 00:43:05,182 --> 00:43:06,784 would be… Would be huge! 958 00:43:08,852 --> 00:43:10,854 -[Vic] Noam-- Oh! -[Booker grunts] 959 00:43:10,921 --> 00:43:13,057 [Vic] Up over and around, hook of the leg, 960 00:43:13,123 --> 00:43:15,693 it's a pin to Heritage Cup champion. And Dar… 961 00:43:15,759 --> 00:43:18,896 -[Booker] So close. -[Vic] Just off the mat. 962 00:43:20,331 --> 00:43:23,233 Again, Dar defending the Heritage Cup championship 963 00:43:23,667 --> 00:43:27,671 this Sunday, NXT battleground, Lowell, Massachusetts. 964 00:43:27,738 --> 00:43:30,107 [crowd clapping and cheering] 965 00:43:36,246 --> 00:43:37,681 [Vic] Oh, my gosh! Off the top! 966 00:43:37,748 --> 00:43:40,951 [Booker] Yes, but look at the battle right there by this kid Frazer, 967 00:43:41,018 --> 00:43:42,519 right there, still in control. 968 00:43:43,687 --> 00:43:45,122 -[Vic] What a counter! -[Booker] Wow! 969 00:43:45,189 --> 00:43:47,625 [Vic] You ever seen anything like that, Booker, into the ankle-lock? 970 00:43:47,691 --> 00:43:49,259 [Booker] Like I say, this kid is crafty. 971 00:43:49,326 --> 00:43:52,963 -This Noam Dar, he's next-level talent. [Vic] Looking for the tap, 972 00:43:53,030 --> 00:43:55,099 couldn't get it. Frazer able to answer right back. 973 00:43:55,165 --> 00:43:57,334 Now, rubber legs for Dar. 974 00:43:57,901 --> 00:43:59,803 What a matchup this has been between the two. 975 00:43:59,870 --> 00:44:03,073 Going up, going over. This time didn't work for Frazer, who gets caught. 976 00:44:03,140 --> 00:44:05,109 [Booker] Western-style kick right into the snout. 977 00:44:05,175 --> 00:44:07,211 -Oh, yes! -[Vic] Right into an armbar! 978 00:44:07,277 --> 00:44:09,013 [Vic] And now it's Frazer who's in trouble. 979 00:44:09,079 --> 00:44:10,848 It's Dar who's looking for the submission. 980 00:44:10,914 --> 00:44:12,850 Can he extend the left arm? 981 00:44:12,916 --> 00:44:15,653 Frazer trying to block right now, Booker. Look at the grip! 982 00:44:15,719 --> 00:44:16,553 [audience chanting] 983 00:44:16,620 --> 00:44:19,456 [Booker] You can tell this kid has been watching UFC star, 984 00:44:19,523 --> 00:44:20,924 -Mighty Mouse. -[Vic] There it is! 985 00:44:20,991 --> 00:44:23,661 [Booker] He's got it locked in. He's got it locked in tight! 986 00:44:23,727 --> 00:44:26,463 [Vic] That arm is extended, Frazer able to roll through. Shoulders down! 987 00:44:26,530 --> 00:44:29,233 Dar had to relinquish the hold to be able to kick out. 988 00:44:29,299 --> 00:44:31,769 Excuse me, Frazer had to relinquish the hold. Coming right back! 989 00:44:31,835 --> 00:44:33,270 Crescent kick under the jaw! 990 00:44:33,337 --> 00:44:35,739 Falls into the cover! Is Dar out? 991 00:44:35,806 --> 00:44:36,874 And-- [sighs] 992 00:44:36,940 --> 00:44:37,841 [crowd cheering] 993 00:44:37,908 --> 00:44:39,343 [Booker] Thought that was a super kick. 994 00:44:39,410 --> 00:44:41,645 [Vic] Ooh. Crescent kick. 995 00:44:41,845 --> 00:44:44,248 Call it what you want to call it. Crescent, like the moon, 996 00:44:44,314 --> 00:44:45,883 -I'll explain it to you later. -[Booker] Like the croissant. 997 00:44:45,949 --> 00:44:47,584 [Vic] That's a croissant, not a crescent. 998 00:44:47,651 --> 00:44:48,852 Take one more look at it. 999 00:44:49,019 --> 00:44:51,355 This here was a thing of beauty. Bam! 1000 00:44:51,422 --> 00:44:52,756 Right under the jaw! 1001 00:44:52,823 --> 00:44:56,260 I thought the lights were out on Noam Dar. 1002 00:44:56,326 --> 00:45:00,097 -Listen to the NXT universe. -[Crowd chants "NXT"] 1003 00:45:00,164 --> 00:45:01,799 [Vic] Again, this is just a taste 1004 00:45:01,865 --> 00:45:04,034 of what is gonna take place 1005 00:45:04,334 --> 00:45:07,137 this Sunday in Lowell, Massachusetts. 1006 00:45:07,204 --> 00:45:09,306 -NXT battleground. -[Booker] This is an appetizer. 1007 00:45:09,373 --> 00:45:11,975 [Booker] This is an appetizer. Come this weekend. 1008 00:45:12,042 --> 00:45:15,179 You're gonna get the seven-course meal, man! 1009 00:45:15,245 --> 00:45:17,481 And trust me, it's gonna be good! 1010 00:45:17,548 --> 00:45:19,049 [Vic] Now I ask, Book, 1011 00:45:19,116 --> 00:45:22,119 is Dar gonna have anything left come Sunday in Lowell, Massachusetts? 1012 00:45:22,186 --> 00:45:24,421 [Booker] Noam Dar, like I said, he's very talented, Vic. 1013 00:45:24,488 --> 00:45:26,290 Look at that nice strike right there. 1014 00:45:26,356 --> 00:45:28,992 He's a striker. Like I said, a precision tactician 1015 00:45:29,059 --> 00:45:30,627 -to go outside-- -[Vic] Inside Cradle! 1016 00:45:30,694 --> 00:45:32,262 -[Vic] Shoulders down! -[Booker] Oh! 1017 00:45:32,329 --> 00:45:33,797 [Booker] Wow! That was almost it. 1018 00:45:34,431 --> 00:45:36,233 [Vic] Looking for the kick. Block, counter! 1019 00:45:36,300 --> 00:45:38,769 Big back elbow! Drops Frazer this time. 1020 00:45:38,969 --> 00:45:40,204 Cover. Hook of the leg. 1021 00:45:40,270 --> 00:45:42,306 Frazer got the right shoulder up this time. 1022 00:45:43,507 --> 00:45:45,409 Oh, there's… That's Dragon Lee, 1023 00:45:45,476 --> 00:45:48,946 the man who's going to compete against Noam Dar 1024 00:45:50,047 --> 00:45:53,851 -for that Heritage cup this Sunday. -[crowd chanting "Dragon Lee"] 1025 00:45:56,420 --> 00:45:57,254 Hey! 1026 00:46:01,358 --> 00:46:02,192 Hey, man! 1027 00:46:03,160 --> 00:46:04,728 [Vic] This match is still going on! 1028 00:46:05,195 --> 00:46:08,565 [crowd yelling and booing] 1029 00:46:11,135 --> 00:46:14,304 [Vic] As this match continues, Frazer puts his foot on the gas, 1030 00:46:14,371 --> 00:46:15,706 wipes out Dar. 1031 00:46:15,772 --> 00:46:18,075 Dragon Lee loving what he sees right now. 1032 00:46:18,909 --> 00:46:21,044 Dar could be out. Frazer's climbing. 1033 00:46:23,013 --> 00:46:24,381 Phoenix splash! 1034 00:46:24,915 --> 00:46:26,550 -[Booker] Wow! -[Vic] Got all of it! 1035 00:46:26,617 --> 00:46:27,451 [crowd counts down] 1036 00:46:27,518 --> 00:46:29,086 -[Vic] And it's enough… -[bell rings] 1037 00:46:29,153 --> 00:46:30,554 [Vic] …for Frazer tonight. 1038 00:46:30,621 --> 00:46:32,222 [Nathan Frazer's "Alive Again" playing] 1039 00:46:32,289 --> 00:46:35,926 [female announcer] Here is your winner, Nathan Frazer! 1040 00:46:36,560 --> 00:46:38,162 [Vic] Almost in shock. 1041 00:46:38,729 --> 00:46:41,465 And now Dragon Lee, talking to the Heritage Cup 1042 00:46:41,532 --> 00:46:42,900 that comes on Sunday. 1043 00:46:43,133 --> 00:46:50,007 Could be his, if he is able to knock off Noam Dar, like Frazer did tonight. 1044 00:46:50,073 --> 00:46:52,009 Let's go back to some of the strikes you were highlighting. 1045 00:46:52,075 --> 00:46:54,478 You were talking about viciousness! 1046 00:46:54,545 --> 00:46:55,379 [Booker] Wow. 1047 00:46:55,746 --> 00:46:59,883 And one more from Dar after the block. Bam! 1048 00:47:00,751 --> 00:47:05,055 Right on the nose! Right under the jaw. Most wouldn't keep Frazer down. 1049 00:47:05,122 --> 00:47:07,791 But it was on the outside, the distraction from dragon Lee. 1050 00:47:07,858 --> 00:47:10,694 Dar took his eye off the ball and when he turned around, 1051 00:47:11,094 --> 00:47:14,798 he would see nothing but Nathan Frazer flying through the air, 1052 00:47:14,865 --> 00:47:17,968 who would get Dar back into the ring, in perfect position 1053 00:47:18,035 --> 00:47:20,904 for the picture-perfect Phoenix Splash, 1054 00:47:21,405 --> 00:47:25,976 which would earn Frazer a statement victory here tonight. 1055 00:47:26,310 --> 00:47:28,745 And now, one starts to wonder, 1056 00:47:28,812 --> 00:47:31,081 is Frazer going to return the favor on Sunday? 1057 00:47:31,148 --> 00:47:33,417 Will he be the quarterman or the chief second 1058 00:47:33,483 --> 00:47:36,887 for Dragon Lee in his Heritage Cup matchup against Dar, 1059 00:47:36,954 --> 00:47:39,122 Sunday at battleground? 1060 00:47:39,189 --> 00:47:41,758 [heavy metal music playing] 1061 00:47:42,059 --> 00:47:43,026 Ilja Dragunov. 1062 00:47:43,093 --> 00:47:44,828 You're here to sign a full harmless agreement 1063 00:47:44,895 --> 00:47:47,764 out of Sunday's Last-man-standing match with Dijak. 1064 00:47:47,831 --> 00:47:50,767 But why attack Dijak, when you have him at battleground? 1065 00:47:51,335 --> 00:47:54,771 I'm making Dijak feel the pain that awaits him on Sunday. 1066 00:47:55,472 --> 00:47:57,374 Last week was torture, 1067 00:47:57,741 --> 00:47:59,710 but at the end, I was still standing. 1068 00:48:00,177 --> 00:48:02,312 I will sign the agreement tonight. 1069 00:48:02,679 --> 00:48:05,549 On Sunday, the fire can go anywhere, 1070 00:48:05,616 --> 00:48:08,685 and Dijak will understand what I mean 1071 00:48:08,752 --> 00:48:10,487 when I say 1072 00:48:10,554 --> 00:48:14,925 I am [says "undefeated" in German] 1073 00:48:15,158 --> 00:48:17,027 -Dragunov! -Dijak, don't-- 1074 00:48:17,094 --> 00:48:18,762 [indistinct yelling] 1075 00:48:38,215 --> 00:48:40,317 [Vic] We still have that agreement with us, Booker. 1076 00:48:40,384 --> 00:48:44,421 What we heard from the challenger earlier, now we hear from the champion. 1077 00:48:44,488 --> 00:48:47,424 We take an in-depth look at how Carmelo Hayes is preparing 1078 00:48:47,491 --> 00:48:50,994 for his NXT title defense at battleground, next. 1079 00:48:54,831 --> 00:48:56,233 ["Animal" by Pvris playing] 1080 00:48:56,300 --> 00:49:00,037 We'd like to extend a special thank you to Pvris for "Animal", 1081 00:49:00,103 --> 00:49:01,939 an official theme song of NXT battleground. 1082 00:49:02,005 --> 00:49:06,176 This song is available now on Apple Music and Spotify. 1083 00:49:06,243 --> 00:49:10,314 And at battleground, this man has home field advantage. 1084 00:49:12,683 --> 00:49:14,484 [hip-hop music playing] 1085 00:49:14,685 --> 00:49:16,420 [announcer] 98.5, the Sports Hub, here. 1086 00:49:16,486 --> 00:49:19,289 We're gonna welcome in the NXT champion. 1087 00:49:19,723 --> 00:49:22,960 He is him, and he is Carmelo Hayes. 1088 00:49:23,293 --> 00:49:26,830 Native of Farmingham, Carmelo Hayes is with us this morning live. 1089 00:49:26,897 --> 00:49:30,500 The reigning and defending NXT champion, Carmelo Hayes! 1090 00:49:30,567 --> 00:49:32,903 [announcer] Welcome home. You're home early, 1091 00:49:32,970 --> 00:49:35,539 in anticipation of your championship defense 1092 00:49:35,605 --> 00:49:37,741 against Bron Breakker at battleground. 1093 00:49:37,808 --> 00:49:39,543 What is it like being back home? 1094 00:49:39,609 --> 00:49:42,346 I feel very comfortable. It's finally time for me to lock in. 1095 00:49:42,412 --> 00:49:44,748 I got a couple days until this big match, 1096 00:49:45,115 --> 00:49:46,616 and I just wanna be around my people. 1097 00:49:46,683 --> 00:49:49,152 I want to be in my city, I want to be where I came up, 1098 00:49:49,219 --> 00:49:52,089 where I paid my dues, and it just feels right to be here. 1099 00:49:53,190 --> 00:49:55,759 Yes, it's gonna be my first time coming back as a champion, 1100 00:49:55,826 --> 00:49:58,729 especially the champion, the NXT champion. 1101 00:49:58,795 --> 00:50:01,431 I'm excited for my people to be out here, my family and my friends. 1102 00:50:01,498 --> 00:50:03,100 Everybody just seeing me do what i do. 1103 00:50:03,367 --> 00:50:04,534 This is a big one for me, 1104 00:50:04,601 --> 00:50:07,504 and really, it's only the beginning, so that's the best part about it. 1105 00:50:08,905 --> 00:50:10,107 [epic music playing] 1106 00:50:10,707 --> 00:50:13,143 We're here at Boston, I'm at Kowloon's. 1107 00:50:13,210 --> 00:50:15,112 Shout out to Andy Wong, who invited us here 1108 00:50:15,178 --> 00:50:17,180 to provide us with a meal. 1109 00:50:17,247 --> 00:50:19,182 We're gonna go ahead, and sign a picture for him 1110 00:50:19,249 --> 00:50:21,351 to put on the wall. All the greats are on that wall. 1111 00:50:21,418 --> 00:50:24,955 Names like John Cena, and everybody that's ever come to the city. 1112 00:50:25,122 --> 00:50:27,657 I'm super excited to be here, and this is special for me. 1113 00:50:27,724 --> 00:50:30,260 It's actually amazing that I get to do this. 1114 00:50:30,761 --> 00:50:31,628 It feels right. 1115 00:50:31,695 --> 00:50:33,397 I mean, I'm in the city of champions. 1116 00:50:33,463 --> 00:50:35,999 Look at the lineage of any sports team ever, 1117 00:50:36,066 --> 00:50:38,902 Boston is up there with the most champions, 1118 00:50:38,969 --> 00:50:42,406 so it's only fitting that I come back home with the championship. 1119 00:50:42,472 --> 00:50:45,642 [reporter] The Boston Celtics, the first-class organization they are, 1120 00:50:45,709 --> 00:50:49,246 They have rolled out the red carpet for the NXT champion. 1121 00:50:50,213 --> 00:50:53,683 [Hayes] Only been here a couple of days, and it's just been all love since. 1122 00:50:54,384 --> 00:50:57,087 [reporter] NXT champion, Carmelo Hayes. 1123 00:50:57,154 --> 00:50:59,322 You're defending the championship against Bron Breakker 1124 00:50:59,389 --> 00:51:00,490 in Lowell, Massachusetts. 1125 00:51:00,557 --> 00:51:03,026 Massachusetts. 1126 00:51:03,093 --> 00:51:06,696 what he is walking into, coming into Boston at battleground? 1127 00:51:06,963 --> 00:51:09,766 To come into my house, into my backyard and to beat me? 1128 00:51:09,833 --> 00:51:11,234 That's crazy. 1129 00:51:11,435 --> 00:51:14,271 Bron Breakker, I don't think he's prepared for what he's about to walk into. 1130 00:51:14,438 --> 00:51:16,706 He's definitely going to walk into a hostile environment. 1131 00:51:16,773 --> 00:51:19,543 I've earned a lot of respect and a lot of love in this area. 1132 00:51:19,609 --> 00:51:21,411 They've been waiting for this homecoming, 1133 00:51:21,478 --> 00:51:23,680 and I know Bron wants to ruin that for me. 1134 00:51:23,747 --> 00:51:25,415 and I refuse to let him do that, you know? 1135 00:51:25,482 --> 00:51:28,018 My yard, my dogs don't bark, they bite, 1136 00:51:28,085 --> 00:51:29,886 so I hope he's ready to get bitten. 1137 00:51:31,621 --> 00:51:33,290 [music pauses and come back] 1138 00:51:33,356 --> 00:51:36,426 [Hayes] Being in the ring with Bron that one time really taught me 1139 00:51:36,493 --> 00:51:38,061 everything I need to know about him. 1140 00:51:38,128 --> 00:51:41,798 Yeah, you gotta get to the guy, he's fast, he's agile. 1141 00:51:42,165 --> 00:51:44,367 You look at him, you can just tell he's strong, 1142 00:51:45,135 --> 00:51:46,570 but he ain't Boston strong. 1143 00:51:46,803 --> 00:51:48,338 Yeah, he's gonna find out this Sunday. 1144 00:51:48,672 --> 00:51:50,574 [music stops] 1145 00:51:50,640 --> 00:51:52,075 [Hank Walker's "Mad Dawg" playing] 1146 00:51:52,142 --> 00:51:57,047 [Vic] Don't miss the NXT battleground this Sunday, WWE, on Peacock. 1147 00:51:59,516 --> 00:52:00,750 [bell rings] 1148 00:52:01,017 --> 00:52:03,887 [female announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall. 1149 00:52:03,954 --> 00:52:06,356 Introducing first, Hank Walker! 1150 00:52:06,423 --> 00:52:10,694 And his opponent, Tank Ledger! 1151 00:52:10,760 --> 00:52:13,029 [crowd cheering] 1152 00:52:15,632 --> 00:52:21,872 [Vic] This is a very unusual one-on-one encounter here on NXT tonight. 1153 00:52:22,873 --> 00:52:25,375 It could be a good old-fashioned hoss fight. 1154 00:52:48,331 --> 00:52:50,901 Gotta ask, Book, do you and Stevie ray ever want to come to blows 1155 00:52:50,967 --> 00:52:53,670 -and become closer as brothers? -[Booker] Vic, come on. 1156 00:52:53,737 --> 00:52:56,940 This is like some kind of hoedown, or square dance or something. 1157 00:52:57,007 --> 00:52:59,943 I don't know what the hell is going on here, but this is-- 1158 00:53:00,310 --> 00:53:02,379 Trust me, this is not productive 1159 00:53:02,445 --> 00:53:04,147 as for as these two guys 1160 00:53:04,214 --> 00:53:06,650 being a tag team, okay? I'm just saying. 1161 00:53:06,716 --> 00:53:07,751 I'm just speaking my mind. 1162 00:53:07,817 --> 00:53:09,753 [Vic] Well, look, they push each other daily, 1163 00:53:09,819 --> 00:53:11,655 there is no doubt they are two hungry superstars. 1164 00:53:11,721 --> 00:53:14,291 They've really taken to the advice of Briggs and Jensen, 1165 00:53:14,357 --> 00:53:16,760 -who came to blows. They're closer now. -[Booker] Briggs and Jensen. 1166 00:53:16,826 --> 00:53:18,461 How many tag team championships have they won? 1167 00:53:18,528 --> 00:53:20,697 Look, I've been around here eight months, now. 1168 00:53:20,764 --> 00:53:24,601 I've been around here eight months, 15 tag team championships, 1169 00:53:24,801 --> 00:53:27,604 five different partners, I've never talked to these guys once. 1170 00:53:27,671 --> 00:53:30,840 So that tells me a whole lot. It tells me a whole lot about these guys. 1171 00:53:31,274 --> 00:53:32,442 [Vic] You're just being rude. 1172 00:53:32,609 --> 00:53:34,678 [Booker] No, I'm very nice. I'm a very nice guy, 1173 00:53:34,744 --> 00:53:36,580 always looking to bring up these young guys. 1174 00:53:37,581 --> 00:53:39,149 [Vic] Oh, what a collision! 1175 00:53:40,951 --> 00:53:43,987 [Booker] Hank Walker, I mean, he's a big guy. 1176 00:53:44,054 --> 00:53:47,190 He's got-- He could be something in this business, Vic. 1177 00:53:47,257 --> 00:53:49,492 But the one thing about him, insubordination. 1178 00:53:49,693 --> 00:53:51,861 -Insubordination. -[Vic] Well, that's your own opinion. 1179 00:53:51,928 --> 00:53:54,831 [Vic] Both these superstars, former division one football players, 1180 00:53:54,898 --> 00:53:57,767 both love battling in the trenches. 1181 00:53:57,834 --> 00:54:00,270 Oh! Now they're just slugging it out. 1182 00:54:00,337 --> 00:54:03,573 [Booker] Tell me something. Am I correct that Tank Ledger 1183 00:54:03,640 --> 00:54:06,276 turned down a full scholarship? 1184 00:54:06,810 --> 00:54:08,645 Am I right on that? Am I right? 1185 00:54:08,712 --> 00:54:11,181 -[Vic] To be here? -[Booker] No, no. To play ball. 1186 00:54:11,248 --> 00:54:14,751 [Booker] If I'm correct on that, he's a really, really smart guy. 1187 00:54:14,818 --> 00:54:15,952 That's what I'm hearing. 1188 00:54:16,152 --> 00:54:17,754 -[Vic] Tank ledger? -[Booker] Yeah. 1189 00:54:17,821 --> 00:54:19,990 [Vic] He went to North Western, he's an NIL guy! 1190 00:54:20,890 --> 00:54:23,460 You know what? I want you to get off the fence about one thing. 1191 00:54:23,526 --> 00:54:24,928 -[Booker] Just say it. -[Vic] Doordash tonight. 1192 00:54:24,995 --> 00:54:26,863 Is it going to be chicken parm, yes or no? 1193 00:54:26,930 --> 00:54:28,465 -[Booker laughing] No, man. -[Vic] Ooh! 1194 00:54:28,531 --> 00:54:30,667 [Booker] I'm going with the wings, man! 1195 00:54:30,834 --> 00:54:33,303 [Vic] Right now, into the ribs, went Ledger, hook of the leg 1196 00:54:33,370 --> 00:54:35,171 and a near fall in this match! 1197 00:54:35,238 --> 00:54:37,707 When you bring up Tank Ledger, take his… 1198 00:54:38,808 --> 00:54:41,978 He thought beating up Hank would bring these two closer together. 1199 00:54:42,045 --> 00:54:44,614 [Booker] My brother beat me up one time when I was a kid, 1200 00:54:44,848 --> 00:54:46,650 it's something I held forever. 1201 00:54:46,716 --> 00:54:49,486 I couldn't wait to just get one up on him one day. 1202 00:54:49,552 --> 00:54:51,688 It never happened. That may be the reason 1203 00:54:51,755 --> 00:54:53,923 we became a great tag team, okay? 1204 00:54:53,990 --> 00:54:54,891 I'm just saying. 1205 00:54:54,958 --> 00:54:57,260 [Vic] Maybe this is gonna bring these two closer together. 1206 00:54:57,327 --> 00:54:59,629 Maybe this is the moment these two are gonna become 1207 00:54:59,696 --> 00:55:00,864 a closer tag team. 1208 00:55:00,930 --> 00:55:02,532 Maybe as close as brothers, 1209 00:55:02,599 --> 00:55:04,267 as Walker, waiting center of the ring, 1210 00:55:04,334 --> 00:55:07,537 now showcases some of that speed, some of that strength, 1211 00:55:07,604 --> 00:55:09,472 planting Tank Ledger! 1212 00:55:09,539 --> 00:55:11,775 [Booker] I don't know how far this tag team is gonna go for them, 1213 00:55:11,841 --> 00:55:15,011 but if they can pull it together somehow, if they can pull it together somehow, 1214 00:55:15,078 --> 00:55:19,215 I just want to let these kids know tag team is a beautiful, beautiful thing 1215 00:55:19,282 --> 00:55:20,917 -when it's done right. -[Vic] Uh-oh. 1216 00:55:20,984 --> 00:55:23,520 -[Vic] Ledger! Walker! -[Booker shouts] 1217 00:55:23,586 --> 00:55:27,457 -[Booker] Car crash! Right in the middle! -[Vic] That was like two Mack trucks! 1218 00:55:27,524 --> 00:55:30,794 [Vic] But it's Walker who rolls over, hooks the leg, 1219 00:55:30,860 --> 00:55:33,663 -and Walker's victorious! -[bell rings] 1220 00:55:34,731 --> 00:55:37,734 [female announcer] Here is your winner, Hank Walker! 1221 00:55:37,801 --> 00:55:40,570 [Vic] He's still shocked, as well. 1222 00:55:40,637 --> 00:55:42,839 [Booker] Knocked the wind right out of that boy, Vic. 1223 00:55:42,906 --> 00:55:45,842 That's what it was. He's gassed right now. 1224 00:55:45,909 --> 00:55:47,243 Help your boy up. 1225 00:55:47,310 --> 00:55:49,446 [Hank Walker's "Mad Dawg" playing] 1226 00:55:49,512 --> 00:55:52,082 [Vic] Well, maybe that is what these-- Wait a minute! 1227 00:55:52,515 --> 00:55:53,483 [Booker] Whoa! 1228 00:55:54,250 --> 00:55:56,019 [Vic] Bron Breakker with one-- 1229 00:55:56,086 --> 00:55:59,756 Boom! Make it two devastating spears! 1230 00:55:59,823 --> 00:56:02,158 [Booker] That might be the most deadliest spear 1231 00:56:02,225 --> 00:56:05,528 that I've ever seen in this business. 1232 00:56:05,595 --> 00:56:07,464 [crowd yelling] 1233 00:56:14,571 --> 00:56:17,073 I'll see you Sunday, champ! 1234 00:56:17,140 --> 00:56:20,844 -[crowd chanting] -[Bron's "Break and Destroy" playing] 1235 00:56:20,910 --> 00:56:23,847 [Vic] Breakker looking to rattle the confidence of Hayes, 1236 00:56:23,913 --> 00:56:29,986 break his spirit, and on Sunday regain the NXT championship. 1237 00:56:32,756 --> 00:56:36,993 Right on match one… 1238 00:56:37,060 --> 00:56:38,461 Just think about it. 1239 00:56:38,528 --> 00:56:42,298 Oh! So Tony D finally got caught sleeping with fish! 1240 00:56:42,365 --> 00:56:45,068 Sleeping with fish? What? You're doing it wrong! 1241 00:56:45,135 --> 00:56:46,903 What? No, he didn't! 1242 00:56:46,970 --> 00:56:48,805 I'm sorry about that, Stacks. Look, 1243 00:56:49,072 --> 00:56:50,707 I know we haven't always seen eye-to-eye, 1244 00:56:50,774 --> 00:56:53,042 but we appreciate you having our backs out there tonight. 1245 00:56:53,109 --> 00:56:55,745 Joe Coffey didn't just screw you guys over at Stand & Deliver. 1246 00:56:55,812 --> 00:56:57,647 -That's true. -But Sunday at battleground, 1247 00:56:57,714 --> 00:56:58,782 we're gonna beat Gallus 1248 00:56:58,848 --> 00:57:00,817 and get those NXT tag team titles back. 1249 00:57:00,884 --> 00:57:03,453 Yep. And Gallus will be on the first plane back to Scotland. 1250 00:57:03,520 --> 00:57:04,988 -Bye-bye! -Here's the thing. 1251 00:57:05,054 --> 00:57:07,824 You're gonna be as outnumbered in Lowell as you were tonight. 1252 00:57:08,291 --> 00:57:10,093 And with the Don being detained, 1253 00:57:10,426 --> 00:57:12,695 maybe we can work out some kind of arrangement 1254 00:57:12,762 --> 00:57:13,963 for me to have your back. 1255 00:57:14,931 --> 00:57:17,133 [whispering] No, not again. Not again. 1256 00:57:17,767 --> 00:57:20,570 No offense, man, but we've been burned trusting people before. 1257 00:57:20,637 --> 00:57:22,005 Multiple times. 1258 00:57:22,439 --> 00:57:25,241 -Understood. No offense taken. -When Tony gets out, though, 1259 00:57:25,308 --> 00:57:27,744 you guys can have the first shot at our titles. 1260 00:57:27,811 --> 00:57:29,746 How about that? Appreciate you. 1261 00:57:30,113 --> 00:57:31,214 Good luck. 1262 00:57:32,549 --> 00:57:33,516 [sighs] 1263 00:57:35,018 --> 00:57:36,953 [Vic] Welcome back to NXT! 1264 00:57:37,020 --> 00:57:39,656 -[Gigi Dolin's "Watch Me Now" playing] -[crowd cheering] 1265 00:57:42,692 --> 00:57:46,763 [female announcer] Please welcome Gigi Dolin! 1266 00:58:17,060 --> 00:58:22,765 [Vic] Sunday night, NXT battleground live, Lowell, Massachusetts. 1267 00:58:23,099 --> 00:58:26,903 What a Memorial Day weekend it will be in the WWE. 1268 00:58:26,970 --> 00:58:31,641 And it's, to say the least, been a rough year for Gigi Dolan. 1269 00:58:31,708 --> 00:58:35,245 To say that is sort of an understatement. 1270 00:58:37,146 --> 00:58:39,616 [crowd chanting "Gigi"] 1271 00:58:43,820 --> 00:58:48,458 I'm not shy about the broken home that I grew up in, 1272 00:58:49,292 --> 00:58:53,029 or the fact that my brother and I had to learn the hard way 1273 00:58:53,096 --> 00:58:55,398 what addiction looks like from our parents. 1274 00:58:55,732 --> 00:58:57,934 [crowd yelling] 1275 00:58:58,001 --> 00:59:01,738 Neither of us ever knew what a stable family felt like. 1276 00:59:02,438 --> 00:59:05,275 But when I came here, I thought I found one. 1277 00:59:05,842 --> 00:59:07,777 I allowed Jacy Jayne in, 1278 00:59:07,844 --> 00:59:10,547 just so she can tear everything down! 1279 00:59:11,047 --> 00:59:12,482 She cut me out of her life, 1280 00:59:12,682 --> 00:59:15,285 when I would have done anything for her! 1281 00:59:15,952 --> 00:59:19,989 But now, I will do anything to end her! 1282 00:59:20,423 --> 00:59:23,860 And the pain that is tattooed on my soul 1283 00:59:24,093 --> 00:59:26,796 will be written all over your face, Jacy Jayne, 1284 00:59:27,030 --> 00:59:30,099 when I purge everything I ever felt for you! 1285 00:59:30,166 --> 00:59:31,067 [crowd cheering] 1286 00:59:31,134 --> 00:59:33,903 -[Jacy] All right, all right. -[crowd booing] 1287 00:59:34,904 --> 00:59:38,207 [Jacy] That's about as much of this emo talk 1288 00:59:38,274 --> 00:59:40,376 as I can take for one night. 1289 00:59:40,877 --> 00:59:43,513 Hey, Gigi. Remember this? 1290 00:59:43,780 --> 00:59:45,815 This is where it all started! 1291 00:59:45,882 --> 00:59:50,086 We used to sit up here in our lounge, looking down at everybody. 1292 00:59:50,353 --> 00:59:52,188 We were on top of the world! 1293 00:59:52,355 --> 00:59:55,458 It was truly the run of your career, 1294 00:59:55,692 --> 00:59:58,261 riding shotgun to me. 1295 00:59:59,095 --> 01:00:03,299 If everything was so great, why throw it all away, huh? 1296 01:00:03,533 --> 01:00:06,135 Because I outgrew you! 1297 01:00:06,202 --> 01:00:11,908 I got sick and tired of carrying you through every single match we had! 1298 01:00:11,975 --> 01:00:14,010 -[man] Alright! -Everybody knew 1299 01:00:14,077 --> 01:00:19,315 that I was destined for bigger and better things on my own. 1300 01:00:19,382 --> 01:00:22,752 -[crowd booing] -And I refuse to let you drag me down 1301 01:00:22,819 --> 01:00:25,455 any longer than you already have. 1302 01:00:26,189 --> 01:00:29,125 Yeah. Funny you wanna move on, Jacy, 1303 01:00:29,192 --> 01:00:31,427 but I have been the center of your attention 1304 01:00:31,494 --> 01:00:33,863 since the day you kicked my face in! 1305 01:00:34,063 --> 01:00:37,300 It's not that you wanna move on to bigger, better things. No! 1306 01:00:37,367 --> 01:00:39,268 It's that you'll do whatever it takes, 1307 01:00:39,335 --> 01:00:43,006 just to make sure you're not remembered as the third wheel. 1308 01:00:43,072 --> 01:00:46,409 -[crowd yelling] -[man] Yeah! 1309 01:00:46,909 --> 01:00:50,013 Wow! That's funny! That's so funny, 1310 01:00:50,246 --> 01:00:52,348 because the way I remember it, 1311 01:00:52,615 --> 01:00:54,817 the last time we were in that ring, 1312 01:00:55,051 --> 01:00:56,386 I beat you. 1313 01:00:56,552 --> 01:00:58,121 And then I embarrassed you 1314 01:00:58,187 --> 01:01:00,990 in front of your pathetic, little brother. 1315 01:01:01,057 --> 01:01:02,992 -[crowd booing] -All right. 1316 01:01:03,159 --> 01:01:05,995 Yeah, sure. You did. You did win the match. 1317 01:01:06,062 --> 01:01:10,166 But you also had to get eight stitches to fix your face! 1318 01:01:10,433 --> 01:01:12,001 [crowd yelling] 1319 01:01:12,068 --> 01:01:15,304 And before that, I beat you at Roadblock. 1320 01:01:15,371 --> 01:01:18,274 So as far as I'm concerned, this is one to one. 1321 01:01:18,341 --> 01:01:21,811 So how about we settle this right here, right now? 1322 01:01:21,878 --> 01:01:24,213 -[crowd] Yeah! -Come on! 1323 01:01:24,280 --> 01:01:26,816 [Jacy] Oh, right here, right now. Okay, okay. 1324 01:01:27,250 --> 01:01:31,054 Oh, everybody just loves Gigi Dolin, right? 1325 01:01:31,120 --> 01:01:32,755 [crowd] Yeah! 1326 01:01:32,822 --> 01:01:36,626 Yeah, go ahead! Play to the crowd! Do what you do best! 1327 01:01:37,160 --> 01:01:40,096 Pander to your loyal troll fan base 1328 01:01:40,163 --> 01:01:42,365 that lives on social media! 1329 01:01:42,698 --> 01:01:46,669 You know, the ones that just love to eat up your tragic, 1330 01:01:46,736 --> 01:01:50,440 Depressing, pathetic Instagram stories. 1331 01:01:50,506 --> 01:01:52,141 [crowd yelling] 1332 01:01:52,208 --> 01:01:55,411 If there's one thing that I can't wait for, 1333 01:01:55,478 --> 01:01:59,615 it's to be done with you once and for all. 1334 01:02:00,149 --> 01:02:02,752 So, how about next week 1335 01:02:03,086 --> 01:02:06,789 we end this, right where it all began? 1336 01:02:06,989 --> 01:02:10,059 However, I don't wanna do this 1337 01:02:10,393 --> 01:02:13,730 -in just any ordinary match. -[crowd] Yeah! 1338 01:02:13,796 --> 01:02:18,067 I wanna end this inside a steel cage match! 1339 01:02:18,134 --> 01:02:22,405 [crowd cheers] 1340 01:02:22,472 --> 01:02:24,207 Okay. Look. Look, Jacy, 1341 01:02:24,273 --> 01:02:26,876 I don't pander to anyone, okay? 1342 01:02:26,943 --> 01:02:28,611 I wear my heart on my sleeve, 1343 01:02:28,678 --> 01:02:30,379 and I have no problem doing so, 1344 01:02:30,680 --> 01:02:32,381 because I'm real. 1345 01:02:32,448 --> 01:02:34,383 They all see it and know it. 1346 01:02:34,450 --> 01:02:37,120 -I'm as real as it gets! -[crowd cheers] 1347 01:02:37,186 --> 01:02:38,855 Unlike you, 1348 01:02:39,322 --> 01:02:42,024 because Jacy Jane 1349 01:02:42,325 --> 01:02:43,960 is a fake-ass bitch! 1350 01:02:44,026 --> 01:02:46,796 [crowd cheering] 1351 01:02:46,863 --> 01:02:50,833 And you want a steel cage match next week? 1352 01:02:52,201 --> 01:02:53,803 Let's take it up a notch 1353 01:02:53,870 --> 01:02:57,306 and make it a weaponized steel cage match. 1354 01:02:57,373 --> 01:02:59,842 [crowd cheers] 1355 01:02:59,909 --> 01:03:01,377 You know what? You know what? 1356 01:03:01,944 --> 01:03:03,513 You're on! 1357 01:03:03,579 --> 01:03:05,448 [crowd cheering] 1358 01:03:05,515 --> 01:03:07,016 [NXT music playing] 1359 01:03:07,083 --> 01:03:09,185 [Vic] A weaponized cage? 1360 01:03:09,418 --> 01:03:11,521 If this match gets made official, 1361 01:03:11,587 --> 01:03:14,857 both these women are gonna go to dark, dark places 1362 01:03:15,057 --> 01:03:16,659 to destroy the other. 1363 01:03:16,726 --> 01:03:18,928 Next week, on NXT! 1364 01:03:21,731 --> 01:03:25,401 After a series of unfortunate events, Von Wagner, 1365 01:03:25,468 --> 01:03:28,237 tonight you face legal consequences. 1366 01:03:28,538 --> 01:03:32,642 I attempted to explain my positioning to your associate, mister Stone. 1367 01:03:33,176 --> 01:03:34,644 But it's fallen on deaf ears! 1368 01:03:35,344 --> 01:03:37,146 That leaves me with no other option 1369 01:03:37,213 --> 01:03:40,616 but to have this settled in that NXT ring tonight. 1370 01:03:40,683 --> 01:03:43,319 And I promise you this, Von Wagner, I promise you, 1371 01:03:43,886 --> 01:03:46,656 when you're in the ring with Luca Crusifino, 1372 01:03:47,590 --> 01:03:49,759 you'll be regretting that you didn't settle this 1373 01:03:49,826 --> 01:03:50,726 outside of court. 1374 01:03:56,432 --> 01:03:57,567 [hard rock music playing] 1375 01:03:57,633 --> 01:03:59,035 [male announcer] The Heritage Cup. 1376 01:03:59,101 --> 01:04:02,772 A celebration of the rich history and lineage of European wrestling, 1377 01:04:02,839 --> 01:04:05,408 that dates back to the turn of the 20th Century. 1378 01:04:06,809 --> 01:04:10,880 All Heritage Cup matches are contested under six three minute rounds, 1379 01:04:11,347 --> 01:04:14,116 with a 20-second break between each round. 1380 01:04:14,884 --> 01:04:16,285 During this break, 1381 01:04:16,352 --> 01:04:18,588 the competitors go back to their respective corners, 1382 01:04:18,654 --> 01:04:21,324 to receive treatment or advice from their cornerman. 1383 01:04:22,491 --> 01:04:25,294 Heritage Cup matches are two out of three falls. 1384 01:04:25,895 --> 01:04:30,333 Falls can be scored by pinfall, submission, or count out. 1385 01:04:30,533 --> 01:04:33,803 When a fall occurs, the round ends immediately. 1386 01:04:33,970 --> 01:04:36,772 In the event of a disqualification or knockout, 1387 01:04:36,839 --> 01:04:39,075 the match ends instantly. 1388 01:04:39,875 --> 01:04:43,412 If the contest has not been decided by the end of the sixth and final round, 1389 01:04:43,479 --> 01:04:46,449 whoever's ahead on falls would win the match. 1390 01:04:46,515 --> 01:04:47,783 In the event of a tie, 1391 01:04:47,950 --> 01:04:51,554 the champion will retain and be awarded the heritage cup. 1392 01:04:53,256 --> 01:04:55,258 [Noam Dar] Hello, hello, hello! 1393 01:04:56,459 --> 01:04:59,428 [male announcer] Since its inception, Noam Dar stands tall 1394 01:04:59,495 --> 01:05:01,264 as the most successful champion, 1395 01:05:01,330 --> 01:05:03,933 holding the cup on two separate occasions, 1396 01:05:04,000 --> 01:05:07,236 totaling over 500 days as champion. 1397 01:05:07,737 --> 01:05:10,906 There's levels to this, and I'm at the top. 1398 01:05:11,507 --> 01:05:12,708 [male announcer] This Sunday, 1399 01:05:12,875 --> 01:05:15,945 Noam will face a tough challenge in Dragon Lee. 1400 01:05:16,279 --> 01:05:17,847 [Noam] He's got his eyes on my cup, 1401 01:05:18,915 --> 01:05:20,416 but he's not gonna get it! 1402 01:05:20,716 --> 01:05:23,819 [male announcer] Who will leave Lowell, Massachusetts, with a victory… 1403 01:05:23,886 --> 01:05:26,255 [in Spanish] Me and you in battleground! 1404 01:05:26,322 --> 01:05:30,159 [male announcer] …and the coveted NXT heritage cup? 1405 01:05:32,194 --> 01:05:33,696 [crowd cheering] 1406 01:05:33,930 --> 01:05:35,932 We've been sharing a locker room for years. 1407 01:05:36,299 --> 01:05:38,100 Now, all of a sudden, you're coming to me. 1408 01:05:38,167 --> 01:05:39,435 -Come on! -Get out of here, man! 1409 01:05:39,502 --> 01:05:40,536 That's exactly why! 1410 01:05:40,603 --> 01:05:42,104 I know how good you are! 1411 01:05:42,171 --> 01:05:44,006 A former tag team champion! 1412 01:05:44,073 --> 01:05:45,641 I really, really need your help. 1413 01:05:45,708 --> 01:05:50,079 This weekend, Nathan Frazer is gonna be in Dragon Lee's corner as his second. 1414 01:05:50,279 --> 01:05:52,315 But number one needs a number two! 1415 01:05:52,481 --> 01:05:53,950 Please, be my second! 1416 01:05:54,350 --> 01:05:57,053 You don't understand the opportunity I'm laying out here! 1417 01:05:57,119 --> 01:05:59,922 Strap yourself to Supernova 11's rocket, 1418 01:05:59,989 --> 01:06:02,959 and you and I will blast off into a different stratosphere! 1419 01:06:03,659 --> 01:06:05,594 Mensah, what do you think? 1420 01:06:05,661 --> 01:06:07,430 [crowd yelling] 1421 01:06:07,496 --> 01:06:09,165 Absolutely not. 1422 01:06:10,966 --> 01:06:12,868 Mensah! Mensah, we can talk more business! 1423 01:06:12,935 --> 01:06:13,970 There must be a number that-- 1424 01:06:14,236 --> 01:06:15,771 -Supernova Dar. -Oh, hello, ladies. 1425 01:06:15,838 --> 01:06:17,073 -Is good to see-- -No, no, no. 1426 01:06:17,473 --> 01:06:19,442 You thought it was popping, now, huh? 1427 01:06:19,508 --> 01:06:22,378 Yeah, you can kiss your sweet little cup goodbye. 1428 01:06:24,613 --> 01:06:25,614 [women chattering] 1429 01:06:26,248 --> 01:06:27,216 It's not that little! 1430 01:06:28,017 --> 01:06:29,285 Mensah! 1431 01:06:30,353 --> 01:06:33,155 [Vic] I'll tell you what, Dar better get out of his feelings quickly. 1432 01:06:33,956 --> 01:06:34,790 [bell rings] 1433 01:06:34,857 --> 01:06:37,493 [female announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall. 1434 01:06:37,560 --> 01:06:41,864 -Introducing first, Luca Crusifino! -[crowd booing] 1435 01:06:41,931 --> 01:06:43,966 [Vic] Oh, the legal eagle is here. 1436 01:06:44,033 --> 01:06:46,502 Book, we still got this whole harmless agreement sitting here, 1437 01:06:46,569 --> 01:06:49,205 waiting for Dijak and Dragunov to sign it 1438 01:06:49,372 --> 01:06:50,639 for the last man standing match, 1439 01:06:50,706 --> 01:06:52,408 Sunday at NXT battleground. 1440 01:06:52,475 --> 01:06:54,110 [Von Wagner's "Runaway" playing] 1441 01:06:54,176 --> 01:06:57,713 [female announcer] And his opponent, accompanied by Mister Stone, 1442 01:06:58,447 --> 01:07:00,383 Von Wagner! 1443 01:07:00,449 --> 01:07:02,752 [Vic] Now, you wonder the mood of Von Wagner, 1444 01:07:03,185 --> 01:07:04,487 coming into tonight's matchup. 1445 01:07:04,553 --> 01:07:08,724 Let's go back to last week with an interesting interaction. 1446 01:07:09,158 --> 01:07:11,927 [grunts] You keep wanting to play these games, huh? 1447 01:07:11,994 --> 01:07:13,229 You understand me? 1448 01:07:13,662 --> 01:07:14,964 You wanna get in the ring? 1449 01:07:15,031 --> 01:07:18,200 We can settle this anytime you want. 1450 01:07:21,804 --> 01:07:23,005 Thanks, man. 1451 01:07:24,040 --> 01:07:26,142 [stutters] Were you just sticking up for me? 1452 01:07:26,342 --> 01:07:27,510 Stone, what? No. 1453 01:07:27,576 --> 01:07:29,311 No-- Yeah, you were! 1454 01:07:30,413 --> 01:07:33,215 [Vic] Nice to see Von and Mr. Stone becoming friends. 1455 01:07:33,416 --> 01:07:36,519 -Like you and I, Book. -[Booker] Get off the friend thing, man. 1456 01:07:36,585 --> 01:07:39,355 [Booker] It's not abut friendship, it's about business. 1457 01:07:39,422 --> 01:07:42,792 We're looking at the hottest free agent 1458 01:07:42,858 --> 01:07:45,561 here, in the WWE, that's Von Wagner. 1459 01:07:45,861 --> 01:07:49,932 And now we know second-generation superstar 1460 01:07:49,999 --> 01:07:53,035 is looking to make an example out of this kid, Crusifino. 1461 01:07:53,102 --> 01:07:55,938 [Vic] I don't know if Crusifino wanted to get in the face of Von Wagner, 1462 01:07:56,005 --> 01:07:58,107 which you brought up, a free agent recently competing 1463 01:07:58,174 --> 01:08:00,976 for an opportunity at the Intercontinental Championship 1464 01:08:01,043 --> 01:08:02,745 with number one contender on raw. 1465 01:08:02,812 --> 01:08:04,713 Mustafa Ali won that Battle Royal. 1466 01:08:04,780 --> 01:08:06,749 He'll face Gunther this Saturday afternoon 1467 01:08:06,816 --> 01:08:08,684 -at Night of the Champions. -[crowd chanting "Ali"] 1468 01:08:08,751 --> 01:08:11,153 [Vic] Right now for Von Wagner, it seems more about pride 1469 01:08:11,220 --> 01:08:14,023 -and sticking up for Mr. Stone. -[Booker] Not just that. 1470 01:08:14,089 --> 01:08:16,859 [Booker] Von Wagner finally has found himself, Vic. 1471 01:08:17,026 --> 01:08:18,894 He wants a piece of the action. 1472 01:08:18,961 --> 01:08:21,263 -He wants some of that champagne. -[Vic] Ooh! 1473 01:08:21,330 --> 01:08:23,566 [Booker] Some of that caviar dreams, man! 1474 01:08:24,800 --> 01:08:26,335 [Vic] It's all about consequences 1475 01:08:26,902 --> 01:08:28,838 for Luca Crusifino's actions. 1476 01:08:28,904 --> 01:08:32,341 And look at Von Wagner. This is a different side of Von Wagner. 1477 01:08:32,408 --> 01:08:35,077 He is almost on a mission in this matchup. 1478 01:08:35,144 --> 01:08:37,513 [Booker] Von Wagner knows what this is all about. 1479 01:08:37,580 --> 01:08:39,748 Go out here and get the job done quick. 1480 01:08:39,949 --> 01:08:42,451 He don't get paid by the hour, Vic! 1481 01:08:43,419 --> 01:08:44,753 [Vic] There goes Crusifino, 1482 01:08:44,820 --> 01:08:47,957 who sometimes seems more focused in handing out business cards 1483 01:08:48,023 --> 01:08:51,293 than anything else. And he's the one who forced the issue. 1484 01:08:51,360 --> 01:08:54,263 Big hip toss into a neckbreaker by Crusifino! 1485 01:08:54,330 --> 01:08:57,466 Into the cover, hook of the leg and Von has to power out at two. 1486 01:08:57,533 --> 01:08:58,801 [Booker] That was impressive. 1487 01:08:58,868 --> 01:09:01,637 Certainly this kid Crusifino does a lot of talking, 1488 01:09:01,704 --> 01:09:04,607 but tonight he is in the middle of this ring taking care of business. 1489 01:09:04,673 --> 01:09:06,008 [Vic] Just take another look. 1490 01:09:06,075 --> 01:09:09,378 Bam! Crusifino, the definition of an ambulance chaser. 1491 01:09:09,445 --> 01:09:10,746 Would you let him represent you? 1492 01:09:10,813 --> 01:09:13,148 [Booker] The thing with this kind of lawyers, man, 1493 01:09:13,215 --> 01:09:15,918 they will get you a whole lot of money, 1494 01:09:15,985 --> 01:09:18,087 and you ain't gotta do nothing for it. 1495 01:09:18,153 --> 01:09:19,288 Yeah, I like guys like that. 1496 01:09:19,555 --> 01:09:23,592 [Vic] Well, now Von Wagner turning things right back around on Crusifino quickly, 1497 01:09:23,659 --> 01:09:29,098 and continuing to overpower Luca in this matchup is Von Wagner. 1498 01:09:29,632 --> 01:09:33,068 [Booker] It's a hot commodity right now, Von Wagner. 1499 01:09:33,135 --> 01:09:35,137 -Nasty spill. -[Vic] Wow, wow! 1500 01:09:35,204 --> 01:09:37,006 [Vic] Nasty spill to the outside. 1501 01:09:37,540 --> 01:09:39,575 And-- What's Luca looking at? 1502 01:09:40,676 --> 01:09:42,578 Come on, Von! Give me that picture! 1503 01:09:42,645 --> 01:09:44,146 -Hey! -Give me that picture! 1504 01:09:45,214 --> 01:09:46,382 Give me that picture! 1505 01:09:46,448 --> 01:09:47,616 [indistinct yelling] 1506 01:09:48,350 --> 01:09:49,418 Get your hands off me! 1507 01:09:51,353 --> 01:09:53,822 -What are you doing? Focus on your match! -Look at this freak! 1508 01:09:53,889 --> 01:09:55,658 -Look at this freak! -Give me that! 1509 01:09:55,724 --> 01:09:57,359 -Focus on this match! -Look at this freak! 1510 01:09:57,793 --> 01:09:58,661 This is your guy! 1511 01:09:58,727 --> 01:10:00,629 [crowd booing and yelling] 1512 01:10:00,696 --> 01:10:01,630 Look at this guy! 1513 01:10:01,797 --> 01:10:06,302 [indistinct yelling] 1514 01:10:06,635 --> 01:10:09,238 -[Vic] Oh. Oh! -[crowd chanting "Stone"] 1515 01:10:09,305 --> 01:10:10,739 [Booker] Ooh! Bam! 1516 01:10:11,206 --> 01:10:12,775 Let's beat him up! 1517 01:10:12,841 --> 01:10:14,877 [Vic] Certainly did. And now look at Von Wagner. 1518 01:10:14,944 --> 01:10:16,745 We talked about consequences. 1519 01:10:17,079 --> 01:10:18,547 Von' almost possessed, right now. 1520 01:10:18,747 --> 01:10:22,184 Did you hear Crusifino repeatedly name calling Wagner? 1521 01:10:22,251 --> 01:10:24,687 [Booker] Got up under the skin of Von Wagner. 1522 01:10:24,753 --> 01:10:27,923 -[Vic] Wait a minute! -[bell rings] 1523 01:10:30,926 --> 01:10:32,695 [Vic] Referee ringing for the bell! 1524 01:10:32,761 --> 01:10:36,098 [crowd chanting "Ring the bell"] 1525 01:10:36,332 --> 01:10:37,366 Watch out, Book! 1526 01:10:38,200 --> 01:10:39,868 [Booker] Oh, yeah! 1527 01:10:39,935 --> 01:10:41,870 [crowd cheering and clapping] 1528 01:10:42,071 --> 01:10:44,273 [Vic] Referee's discretion. 1529 01:10:44,473 --> 01:10:47,076 -I… -[Booker] Don't like the look in his eyes. 1530 01:10:47,142 --> 01:10:49,345 [Vic] Whoa, whoa! Book, you're a magnet for this stuff! 1531 01:10:49,511 --> 01:10:52,715 -Volcano not! Don't do it! -[crowd chanting "Volcano"] 1532 01:10:52,781 --> 01:10:54,383 [indistinct yelling] 1533 01:10:57,319 --> 01:10:58,854 [audience booing] 1534 01:10:58,921 --> 01:11:00,956 [Booker] Vic, that was close. 1535 01:11:01,290 --> 01:11:02,424 [Vic] But cooler heads… 1536 01:11:02,491 --> 01:11:04,059 [crowd booing] 1537 01:11:04,126 --> 01:11:05,027 …prevailing. 1538 01:11:06,962 --> 01:11:08,664 [crowd yelling] 1539 01:11:08,731 --> 01:11:10,099 Von, what are you doing? 1540 01:11:10,933 --> 01:11:11,834 Come on, keep going. 1541 01:11:12,268 --> 01:11:15,904 -[crowd chanting "Volcano"] -I'm trying to help you, Von! 1542 01:11:15,971 --> 01:11:17,206 [Vic] Oh, no, no, no! 1543 01:11:17,273 --> 01:11:18,307 [crowd cheering] 1544 01:11:18,374 --> 01:11:19,341 [Vic] Book, book, book! 1545 01:11:19,675 --> 01:11:20,843 [crowd cheering] 1546 01:11:25,581 --> 01:11:29,151 [Crowd chants "One more time"] 1547 01:11:30,619 --> 01:11:31,587 One more time! 1548 01:11:31,654 --> 01:11:35,157 [Von Wagner's "Runaway" playing] 1549 01:11:36,392 --> 01:11:38,327 [crowd cheering] 1550 01:11:44,600 --> 01:11:46,368 [tense music playing] 1551 01:11:46,568 --> 01:11:47,536 [door knocks] 1552 01:11:49,138 --> 01:11:51,540 -Boys! -[officer] Mr. D'Angelo. 1553 01:11:51,740 --> 01:11:53,042 We get everything cleared up? 1554 01:11:53,108 --> 01:11:55,177 I gotta take my mother to the grocery store. 1555 01:11:55,344 --> 01:11:56,278 Am I good to go? 1556 01:11:56,345 --> 01:11:57,880 We are, but you're not. 1557 01:11:57,946 --> 01:12:00,849 I need you stand up right now, put your hands behind your back. 1558 01:12:00,916 --> 01:12:02,651 -What? -Stand up, Sir. 1559 01:12:02,718 --> 01:12:04,286 -Stand up. -Are you serious right now? 1560 01:12:04,353 --> 01:12:06,155 -Yes. Stand up. -Are you kidding me? 1561 01:12:06,388 --> 01:12:08,991 -You have the right to remain silent. -Come on! Gimme a break! 1562 01:12:09,058 --> 01:12:11,560 -Anything you say… -This is ridiculous! You know who I am? 1563 01:12:12,261 --> 01:12:14,363 Yeah, I understand my rights, alright? 1564 01:12:14,430 --> 01:12:15,798 -I got no more rights. -Come on! 1565 01:12:15,864 --> 01:12:18,167 -You know who I am? -Come in here! Let's go! Come on! 1566 01:12:18,233 --> 01:12:19,902 [officer] Get him out of here! Let's go. 1567 01:12:19,968 --> 01:12:22,571 -Come on! Keep going. Come on. -[Tony] I want my phone call! 1568 01:12:22,638 --> 01:12:24,840 [Vic] Wait a minute. That-- That can't be right, Book. 1569 01:12:25,207 --> 01:12:26,108 Did you ju--? 1570 01:12:26,175 --> 01:12:28,544 [Tiffany Straton's "Tiffy Time" playing] 1571 01:12:29,745 --> 01:12:30,846 [Booker] Mind your business. 1572 01:12:31,480 --> 01:12:33,782 [crowd cheering] 1573 01:12:39,254 --> 01:12:40,222 [bell rings] 1574 01:12:40,289 --> 01:12:42,891 [female announcer] The following is a semi-finals match 1575 01:12:42,958 --> 01:12:45,928 in the Women's Championship Tournament. 1576 01:12:45,994 --> 01:12:49,765 Introducing first, Tiffany Stratton! 1577 01:12:49,832 --> 01:12:52,334 [Vic] Right now the business is who's headed to the finals? 1578 01:12:52,501 --> 01:12:53,802 Who's headed to battleground? 1579 01:12:54,036 --> 01:12:55,504 We find out next! 1580 01:12:59,208 --> 01:13:01,110 [NXT music playing] 1581 01:13:02,745 --> 01:13:05,414 [Vic] We know there's no way either of these women 1582 01:13:05,481 --> 01:13:07,716 will be 100 per cent when they walk out 1583 01:13:07,783 --> 01:13:09,852 of the weaponized cage match. 1584 01:13:09,918 --> 01:13:11,453 It's been made official, Book. 1585 01:13:11,520 --> 01:13:13,822 Next week. Dolin, Jayne, 1586 01:13:14,156 --> 01:13:16,492 -weaponized steel cage. -[Booker] Yes! 1587 01:13:16,558 --> 01:13:18,260 [Roxanne Perez's "All Fall Down" playing ] 1588 01:13:18,327 --> 01:13:20,529 [Vic] But right now is time to find out who's headed 1589 01:13:20,596 --> 01:13:22,197 to Lowell, Massachusetts. 1590 01:13:24,032 --> 01:13:29,571 [female announcer] Making her way to the ring, Roxanne Perez! 1591 01:13:31,907 --> 01:13:34,443 [Vic] Taking a deep breath is Perez. 1592 01:13:34,510 --> 01:13:40,282 It's not often we say the 21-year-old is the veteran in a matchup. 1593 01:13:40,916 --> 01:13:42,818 -But we say that here tonight. -[Booker] Indeed. 1594 01:13:42,885 --> 01:13:46,522 [Booker] Roxanne Perez, she walked into my gym at 16 years old, 1595 01:13:46,588 --> 01:13:48,090 and now she's a vet. 1596 01:13:48,157 --> 01:13:49,725 We call her the prodigy! 1597 01:13:49,792 --> 01:13:52,227 But, on the other hand, Tiffany Stratton. 1598 01:13:52,294 --> 01:13:55,264 Less than two years in, what do we call her? 1599 01:13:55,431 --> 01:13:59,802 "The nebula", because she's over the moon, man! 1600 01:14:00,335 --> 01:14:02,438 [Vic] We call her the… Never mind, Book. 1601 01:14:02,504 --> 01:14:05,040 You're on your own different planet 1602 01:14:05,107 --> 01:14:07,042 -here tonight, since the start. -[bell rings] 1603 01:14:08,210 --> 01:14:11,613 [Vic] That is the start of the matchup between these two superstars. 1604 01:14:11,680 --> 01:14:14,716 Who is going to head to Lowell, Massachusetts? 1605 01:14:14,783 --> 01:14:16,885 You could have just said what you called her earlier. 1606 01:14:16,952 --> 01:14:18,720 -It's a different direction. -[Booker laughs] 1607 01:14:18,787 --> 01:14:20,489 And a test of strength early on. 1608 01:14:20,556 --> 01:14:22,891 And you have to give the advantage to Stratton. 1609 01:14:23,325 --> 01:14:24,960 [Booker] You know, I would say that. 1610 01:14:25,027 --> 01:14:26,528 Both of these young ladies, Vic… 1611 01:14:26,595 --> 01:14:28,730 -Whoa! -[Vic] Shoulders down, and a kickout! 1612 01:14:28,797 --> 01:14:31,200 [Booker] They're like oil and water, Vic. 1613 01:14:31,266 --> 01:14:35,537 You can mix them, but you need both to make that machine run right. 1614 01:14:35,604 --> 01:14:37,739 -Trust me on that. -[Vic] I'm glad you bring that up, 1615 01:14:37,806 --> 01:14:39,575 because they are two polar opposites truly, 1616 01:14:39,641 --> 01:14:41,310 when you look at both of their lifestyles. 1617 01:14:41,376 --> 01:14:43,912 Nice cover and a count! And another near fall. 1618 01:14:43,979 --> 01:14:46,815 [Booker] Call it a paradigm, Vic. That's what we have here. 1619 01:14:46,882 --> 01:14:49,518 Two ladies from two different places, 1620 01:14:49,585 --> 01:14:51,286 but looking for the same thing. 1621 01:14:51,353 --> 01:14:53,121 And that's stardom, man! 1622 01:14:53,188 --> 01:14:54,189 Oh, yes! 1623 01:14:54,256 --> 01:14:56,492 [Vic] Look at Perez, charges in. Ooh! 1624 01:14:56,892 --> 01:14:59,862 There is Stratton trying to showcase her power, 1625 01:14:59,928 --> 01:15:02,264 but there is a strategy from the prodigy. 1626 01:15:02,564 --> 01:15:04,433 You know, if Roxanne Perez can win tonight, 1627 01:15:04,500 --> 01:15:06,301 if she can go to Lowell, Massachusetts, 1628 01:15:06,368 --> 01:15:09,071 -if she can, once again--! -[Booker] Oh, yes! 1629 01:15:09,137 --> 01:15:11,139 [Vic] …win the NXT Women's Championship, 1630 01:15:11,340 --> 01:15:14,042 she's gonna join Charlotte Flair and Shayna Baszler 1631 01:15:14,109 --> 01:15:16,712 as the only superstars to hold the NXT Women's title twice! 1632 01:15:16,778 --> 01:15:19,514 -Into the cover, and a kickout. -[Booker] She's chasing history, Vic. 1633 01:15:19,581 --> 01:15:22,017 [Booker] At such a young age, she's chasing history. 1634 01:15:22,084 --> 01:15:24,519 Can she do it? Can she pull it off? I think so. 1635 01:15:24,586 --> 01:15:28,156 [Vic] Shoulders down one more time, and another near fall in the matchup. 1636 01:15:28,223 --> 01:15:31,527 And look at Perez, trying to stay on a body part of Stratton. 1637 01:15:31,860 --> 01:15:34,730 Winner of this contest, of course, will meet Lyra Valkyria 1638 01:15:34,796 --> 01:15:36,365 in the finals this Sunday. 1639 01:15:36,632 --> 01:15:38,967 And what about what Valkyria said earlier tonight? 1640 01:15:39,034 --> 01:15:40,903 She was victorious in her semi-final matchup, 1641 01:15:40,969 --> 01:15:43,972 and she said she wants to face Roxanne Perez. 1642 01:15:44,039 --> 01:15:46,174 Called Perez the best in the division. 1643 01:15:46,241 --> 01:15:48,644 [Booker] Talking about somebody that moved up the ladder so quickly. 1644 01:15:48,710 --> 01:15:50,746 Just debuted back in December, 1645 01:15:50,812 --> 01:15:52,948 and now is in a hell of a position! 1646 01:15:53,015 --> 01:15:55,550 She can change her life, and I like it! 1647 01:15:55,617 --> 01:15:59,721 Wanting to go after the top dog, which she thinks is Roxanne Perez, 1648 01:15:59,788 --> 01:16:02,291 but don't sleep on Tiffany Stratton. 1649 01:16:02,357 --> 01:16:04,493 Oh, my god, man! Don't do it! 1650 01:16:04,960 --> 01:16:06,828 [Vic] Perez is in firm control of this matchup, 1651 01:16:06,895 --> 01:16:09,531 The only superstar in this entire tournament 1652 01:16:09,765 --> 01:16:12,668 that has been the NXT Women's champion at one point in her career. 1653 01:16:12,734 --> 01:16:15,971 Stratton, of course, would love to have had the title handed to her, 1654 01:16:16,038 --> 01:16:18,540 but that's not how things work here, in NXT. 1655 01:16:18,707 --> 01:16:20,442 [Booker] Tiffany, she's a worker, Vic. 1656 01:16:20,509 --> 01:16:23,045 You've heard me say it before, she's like the wind. 1657 01:16:23,111 --> 01:16:26,415 You can feel it, but you can't touch it, but you know it's there. 1658 01:16:26,481 --> 01:16:28,250 She's got that IT factor. 1659 01:16:28,317 --> 01:16:29,651 [Vic] Whoa, whoa! 1660 01:16:30,052 --> 01:16:31,486 -Right around and, Oh! -[crowd] Oh! 1661 01:16:31,553 --> 01:16:34,289 [Vic] Nasty spill for Stratton to the outside. 1662 01:16:34,356 --> 01:16:37,693 And things coming up for Roxanne Perez in this matchup. 1663 01:16:37,859 --> 01:16:40,329 -Perez looking for high risk! -[crowd] Oh! 1664 01:16:40,395 --> 01:16:43,532 -[Vic] Oh, my word! -[Booker] Look at the strength on Tiffany. 1665 01:16:43,599 --> 01:16:45,968 -Get inside, girls! -[Vic] Nice counter by Perez, 1666 01:16:46,034 --> 01:16:48,136 and strength on display by Stratton, 1667 01:16:48,203 --> 01:16:52,040 who-- Oh! Goes face first, right back in. And now look, Perez has had a counter. 1668 01:16:52,107 --> 01:16:54,476 This goes back to being the veteran in the matchup. 1669 01:16:54,543 --> 01:16:56,345 She knew what she was getting herself into. 1670 01:16:56,411 --> 01:16:59,114 She has studied the tape, she knows Stratton so well, 1671 01:16:59,181 --> 01:17:02,184 she's looking to take full advantage, punch her ticket to the finals, 1672 01:17:02,417 --> 01:17:04,186 as she just got punched to the mat. 1673 01:17:04,252 --> 01:17:05,954 Nasty landing for Perez. 1674 01:17:06,021 --> 01:17:08,790 Who's headed to the finals of the NXT Women's Championship Tournament? 1675 01:17:08,991 --> 01:17:10,392 [crowd booing] 1676 01:17:12,761 --> 01:17:14,863 [crowd clapping] 1677 01:17:14,930 --> 01:17:16,164 [Vic] Back live on NXT. 1678 01:17:16,231 --> 01:17:18,400 Which of these two will head to the finals? 1679 01:17:18,467 --> 01:17:21,737 Who will face Lyra Valkyria for the NXT Women's Championship 1680 01:17:23,038 --> 01:17:26,875 this Sunday, Lowell, Massachusetts, at NXT battleground? 1681 01:17:26,942 --> 01:17:29,177 As Stratton's trying to lift up. 1682 01:17:29,244 --> 01:17:31,146 Nice counter, though, by Perez. 1683 01:17:31,213 --> 01:17:35,183 She was able to shift the weight, and charges right in with a big dropkick. 1684 01:17:35,250 --> 01:17:38,687 Stratton also heard those comments we talked about from Valkyria. 1685 01:17:38,754 --> 01:17:40,756 Couldn't have sat well with Stratton. 1686 01:17:40,822 --> 01:17:43,091 [Booker] Valkyria's trying to get in the game, man. 1687 01:17:43,158 --> 01:17:45,427 She knows exactly what she needs to do. 1688 01:17:45,494 --> 01:17:47,496 -Just like this young lady right here. -[Vic] Oh! 1689 01:17:47,562 --> 01:17:50,132 [Booker] The prodigy, Roxanne Perez! 1690 01:17:50,198 --> 01:17:52,934 She's on the move. She's on the move, Vic! 1691 01:17:53,568 --> 01:17:56,405 [Vic] It was Perez who said she was gonna Stratton the difference 1692 01:17:56,471 --> 01:17:59,074 between thinking you deserve it and earning it! 1693 01:17:59,141 --> 01:18:02,377 [Booker] I must say, both of these ladies have earned this spot right here, 1694 01:18:02,444 --> 01:18:05,180 and right now they're performing at a very high level 1695 01:18:05,247 --> 01:18:07,049 in this 20 by 20, Vic. 1696 01:18:07,115 --> 01:18:09,684 It's beautiful! It's a beautiful thing! 1697 01:18:09,751 --> 01:18:11,953 [Vic] Perez looking for a high risk a second time, 1698 01:18:12,020 --> 01:18:14,556 and Stratton once again! 1699 01:18:14,623 --> 01:18:15,824 [Booker] Look at the strength. 1700 01:18:15,891 --> 01:18:20,195 Tiffany Stratton's been working out in the gym doing the deadlift. 1701 01:18:20,262 --> 01:18:21,830 Oh, she's ready, man! 1702 01:18:22,297 --> 01:18:23,398 [Vic] Stratton thinking about it! 1703 01:18:23,465 --> 01:18:26,368 Going to the tippy top, maybe. Wait a minute. Yes! 1704 01:18:26,868 --> 01:18:28,437 -Oh! -[Booker] Wow. 1705 01:18:28,503 --> 01:18:32,007 [Vic] Couldn't connect with a patented moonsault! Thesz press by Perez! 1706 01:18:33,075 --> 01:18:35,177 [Booker] This thing's breaking out, Vic. 1707 01:18:35,243 --> 01:18:36,978 [Vic] It's all about getting to the finals, 1708 01:18:37,045 --> 01:18:40,549 it's all about possibly becoming the NXT Women's champion 1709 01:18:40,849 --> 01:18:43,518 at the battleground premium live event in Lowell, Massachusetts, 1710 01:18:43,585 --> 01:18:45,053 this Sunday! 1711 01:18:45,587 --> 01:18:48,924 Streaming WWE on Peacock, and Perez in the driver's seat. 1712 01:18:48,990 --> 01:18:50,792 [Booker] I'm so proud of this young lady, Vic. 1713 01:18:50,859 --> 01:18:54,563 Roxanne Perez has come so far in such a short amount of time, 1714 01:18:54,629 --> 01:18:56,231 but that right there, what a counter! 1715 01:18:56,298 --> 01:19:02,070 [Vic] Cover to advance and saving herself in the final moment, Perez. 1716 01:19:02,704 --> 01:19:05,741 Take another look, the height and the landing! 1717 01:19:07,075 --> 01:19:09,945 It almost was able to put Stratton in the finals. 1718 01:19:10,011 --> 01:19:13,849 [Booker] Tiffany Stratton seems to be overpowering Roxanne Perez 1719 01:19:13,915 --> 01:19:17,486 in this matchup right now. And right now, we are in those deep waters. 1720 01:19:18,086 --> 01:19:20,989 [crowd chanting "Tiffany"] 1721 01:19:27,195 --> 01:19:28,330 Come on, let's go. 1722 01:19:28,497 --> 01:19:31,433 [Vic] As Stratton's trying to overcome Roxanne Perez here tonight. 1723 01:19:31,500 --> 01:19:33,401 [Booker] What are we doing? Where are we going? 1724 01:19:33,468 --> 01:19:35,337 [Vic] Evil intentions in the mind of Stratton. 1725 01:19:35,403 --> 01:19:36,471 Perez right now, 1726 01:19:37,239 --> 01:19:39,775 trying to figure out, navigate her-- Ooh! 1727 01:19:39,841 --> 01:19:41,943 Her way free. I believe she has. 1728 01:19:42,144 --> 01:19:43,779 All the way to the top! 1729 01:19:43,845 --> 01:19:44,913 [crowd cheering] 1730 01:19:44,980 --> 01:19:49,117 Perez quickly now into the cover to make it to the finals! 1731 01:19:49,184 --> 01:19:51,219 -[Vic] No! -[Booker] Oh, so close. 1732 01:19:51,386 --> 01:19:52,954 So close, right there. 1733 01:19:53,255 --> 01:19:57,159 You don't want to think about it, Roxanne. You don't want to contemplate on this. 1734 01:19:57,225 --> 01:19:59,961 You gotta keep the pedal down! 1735 01:20:00,028 --> 01:20:01,930 [crowd cheering] 1736 01:20:01,997 --> 01:20:04,699 [Vic] NXT universe in this matchup, 1737 01:20:04,766 --> 01:20:06,468 -trying to rally Perez. -[Booker] Yeah. 1738 01:20:06,535 --> 01:20:10,138 Perez swinging now for the fences, unleashing on Stratton. 1739 01:20:11,940 --> 01:20:14,309 Look at the combination, looking for that Russian leg sweep. 1740 01:20:14,376 --> 01:20:15,510 Countered though! 1741 01:20:16,711 --> 01:20:19,347 Oh, and Stratton, one step ahead of Perez. 1742 01:20:20,949 --> 01:20:24,886 Tiffany Stratton who clarified, called herself the emperor earlier tonight. 1743 01:20:24,953 --> 01:20:27,489 -Oh. She just got countered! Reversal! -[Booker] Wow! That's it! 1744 01:20:27,556 --> 01:20:29,324 Shoulders down, and another near fall! 1745 01:20:29,391 --> 01:20:31,226 This time, it's Stratton with the reversal! Oh! 1746 01:20:31,293 --> 01:20:34,462 Almost able to punch her ticket to Massachusetts. 1747 01:20:34,529 --> 01:20:36,097 -Big knee under the jaw. 1748 01:20:36,164 --> 01:20:37,866 [Booker] What a matchup here tonight, Vic. 1749 01:20:38,667 --> 01:20:39,868 [Vic] Third time the charm! 1750 01:20:39,935 --> 01:20:45,006 Cover! Count! Another near fall in this matchup. 1751 01:20:45,207 --> 01:20:47,108 [Booker] Roxanne's letting it all hang out. 1752 01:20:47,175 --> 01:20:52,214 I'm just hoping that she's not just using too much energy here, Vic. 1753 01:20:52,480 --> 01:20:53,815 I'm wondering. 1754 01:20:53,882 --> 01:20:55,584 [Crowd chanting "Roxy"] 1755 01:20:55,650 --> 01:20:58,153 [Vic] Well, you got to lay it all on the line, Book, in this matchup. 1756 01:20:58,753 --> 01:21:01,356 You got to lay it out there to make it to Lowell-- 1757 01:21:01,423 --> 01:21:03,692 Pop rocks! Countered! Oh, throat first 1758 01:21:04,192 --> 01:21:05,160 goes Perez. 1759 01:21:05,560 --> 01:21:07,696 Up, down! Rolling through! 1760 01:21:08,263 --> 01:21:09,231 One more time! 1761 01:21:10,999 --> 01:21:14,102 -Oh, the most beautiful moonsault ever! -[Booker] You've got to be kidding me! 1762 01:21:14,169 --> 01:21:15,003 [crowd] Two, three! 1763 01:21:15,070 --> 01:21:18,573 -[Vic] Stratton is headed to battleground! -[Booker] Wow! 1764 01:21:19,407 --> 01:21:23,545 [female announcer] Here is your winner, Tiffany Stratton! 1765 01:21:23,612 --> 01:21:25,614 [Vic] The prettiest moonsault… 1766 01:21:25,680 --> 01:21:27,582 [Tifanny Stratton's "Tiffy Time" playing] 1767 01:21:27,649 --> 01:21:31,920 …punched Stratton's ticket to Massachusetts. 1768 01:21:32,888 --> 01:21:36,992 As Perez was able to counter, she was looking for pop rocks. 1769 01:21:37,058 --> 01:21:38,693 It was then countered by Stratton, 1770 01:21:39,361 --> 01:21:41,429 who used that athleticism you talked about, 1771 01:21:41,496 --> 01:21:43,498 that gymnastics background to, boom! 1772 01:21:43,965 --> 01:21:46,034 Land that picture-perfect moonsault. 1773 01:21:46,101 --> 01:21:50,906 And Stratton now one win away, 1774 01:21:51,339 --> 01:21:53,108 as she's headed to battleground. 1775 01:21:53,174 --> 01:21:58,346 And the finals are set. Live, this Sunday, at 8:00 Eastern. 1776 01:21:58,513 --> 01:22:00,448 Valkyria, Stratton. 1777 01:22:00,515 --> 01:22:05,920 Who is walking out the NXT Women's champion? 1778 01:22:05,987 --> 01:22:07,522 -[Booker] Yeah! -[Vic] Also, 1779 01:22:07,589 --> 01:22:10,392 it's gonna be Wes Lee, who doesn't need to be factored in the decision 1780 01:22:10,458 --> 01:22:12,427 to lose his title against Bate and Gacy. 1781 01:22:12,494 --> 01:22:15,297 Triple threat for the North American championship, 1782 01:22:15,363 --> 01:22:17,132 at NXT battleground. 1783 01:22:17,198 --> 01:22:19,434 After the brawl that we saw earlier, 1784 01:22:19,501 --> 01:22:21,403 who knows what is gonna happen in Lowell, 1785 01:22:21,469 --> 01:22:25,774 as Gallus defends the NXT tag team title against the Creed brothers, 1786 01:22:25,840 --> 01:22:28,209 this Sunday, in Massachusetts? 1787 01:22:28,276 --> 01:22:31,179 Pain is just a four letter word to these two, 1788 01:22:31,246 --> 01:22:33,848 as Dijak and Dragunov will meet 1789 01:22:34,149 --> 01:22:35,884 in a Last Man Standing match. 1790 01:22:35,951 --> 01:22:38,987 Who will incapacitate the other so they can't reach their feet 1791 01:22:39,054 --> 01:22:40,689 by the count of 10? 1792 01:22:40,855 --> 01:22:42,424 For the first time domestically, 1793 01:22:42,490 --> 01:22:43,758 the Heritage Cup will be defended, 1794 01:22:43,825 --> 01:22:47,395 as Noam Dar will put his skills and his championship 1795 01:22:47,662 --> 01:22:52,934 up against dragon Lee this Sunday, at NXT battleground. 1796 01:22:53,168 --> 01:22:56,137 And it will be a homecoming celebration for the champion, 1797 01:22:56,204 --> 01:22:58,640 or will it be a massacre, when Carmelo Hayes 1798 01:22:58,707 --> 01:23:02,444 defends against the former NXT champion, Bron Breakker? 1799 01:23:02,510 --> 01:23:06,381 It all happens live, Sunday, at NXT battleground. 1800 01:23:09,451 --> 01:23:12,554 And there is Stratton, there is Valkyria. 1801 01:23:12,620 --> 01:23:15,323 They will compete for the NXT Women's championship. 1802 01:23:16,057 --> 01:23:16,958 What the hell? 1803 01:23:17,025 --> 01:23:19,394 [crowd yelling] 1804 01:23:19,461 --> 01:23:23,665 [Vic] It's that hooded individual again, taking out Perez! 1805 01:23:23,732 --> 01:23:27,969 [crowd booing] 1806 01:23:29,571 --> 01:23:32,040 [Dijak's "Driver" playing] 1807 01:23:32,107 --> 01:23:33,341 [Vic] Uh-oh. 1808 01:23:36,511 --> 01:23:40,482 Walking with evil intentions and a nasty purpose-- 1809 01:23:40,548 --> 01:23:42,283 -Oh, Dragunov! -[Booker] Oh, yeah! 1810 01:23:42,484 --> 01:23:46,054 Let's do it! Let's finish it! Let's finish it right here, Vic! 1811 01:23:46,254 --> 01:23:49,257 [crowd yelling] 1812 01:23:49,491 --> 01:23:51,793 [Vic] Well, we knew it was gonna be a fight. 1813 01:23:51,860 --> 01:23:55,096 We've got the harmless agreement in front of us, needing to be signed! 1814 01:23:55,163 --> 01:23:56,898 [crowd cheering] 1815 01:23:57,198 --> 01:24:00,635 [Booker] I think Dragunov decided to do a big kick to the snout. 1816 01:24:00,702 --> 01:24:01,669 Oh! 1817 01:24:04,305 --> 01:24:08,443 [Vic] Hey, Booker, Sunday, it's last man standing! 1818 01:24:09,811 --> 01:24:11,980 -Holy crap! -[Booker] Oh! God, man! 1819 01:24:12,047 --> 01:24:15,050 [crowd cheering and clapping] 1820 01:24:15,116 --> 01:24:16,050 Where is it? 1821 01:24:24,959 --> 01:24:26,828 [Vic] Pen and paper for Dijak! 1822 01:24:26,895 --> 01:24:28,630 [indistinct yelling] 1823 01:24:28,897 --> 01:24:29,931 [Vic] Booker, watch out! 1824 01:24:36,905 --> 01:24:38,706 [crowd cheering and clapping] 1825 01:24:38,773 --> 01:24:42,544 [Vic] What's gonna be left of these two come battleground? 1826 01:24:49,284 --> 01:24:53,521 -[Vic] Oh, my-- Like a man possessed! -[Booker] Oh, yeah! 1827 01:24:53,588 --> 01:24:56,291 [crowd cheering and clapping] 1828 01:24:57,959 --> 01:25:03,631 [Crowd chanting "NXT"] 1829 01:25:03,698 --> 01:25:07,102 [Vic] It has officially been signed, the whole harmless agreement 1830 01:25:07,168 --> 01:25:09,471 -for these two at Lowell! -[Booker] Ooh, man! 1831 01:25:09,537 --> 01:25:16,511 [crowd yelling] 1832 01:25:18,112 --> 01:25:24,085 Booker, this is just some of the action… 1833 01:25:24,152 --> 01:25:27,422 Oh! Some of the chaos, some of the carnage that we're gonna witness. 1834 01:25:27,489 --> 01:25:29,057 Yes! 1835 01:25:29,124 --> 01:25:30,792 -[yells] -[grunts] 1836 01:25:31,593 --> 01:25:33,261 [Vic] Look out! 1837 01:25:33,328 --> 01:25:34,629 [screams] 1838 01:25:34,696 --> 01:25:38,933 -[official] Come on, come on! Get down! -[yells] 1839 01:25:39,901 --> 01:25:42,403 -Look out! -[screams] 1840 01:25:42,470 --> 01:25:44,839 [crowd yelling indistinctly] 1841 01:25:54,616 --> 01:25:55,950 [shouts] 1842 01:25:57,452 --> 01:25:58,586 That's it, we got back to-- 1843 01:25:58,653 --> 01:26:00,855 [Vic] Dijak, how is he even moving? 1844 01:26:02,924 --> 01:26:06,594 These two won't stay down! What's it gonna take Sunday? 1845 01:26:06,761 --> 01:26:09,731 Chaos is brewing, tension is rising, 1846 01:26:09,797 --> 01:26:12,901 and our superstars, ready for a fight, 1847 01:26:13,268 --> 01:26:16,938 Sunday, Lowell, Massachusetts, battleground! 1848 01:26:17,105 --> 01:26:18,706 [crowd cheering] 1849 01:26:20,808 --> 01:26:24,245 NXT battleground is gonna come to Lowell, May 28th. 1850 01:26:24,312 --> 01:26:27,815 There's so much happening at this event. The ticket you have to get. 1851 01:26:27,882 --> 01:26:29,350 [NXT music playing] 1852 01:26:29,417 --> 01:26:33,288 [Vic] We've witnessed WWE history in this town before. 1853 01:26:33,888 --> 01:26:36,424 -[Booker] Ooh, yeah! -[audience cheering] 1854 01:26:36,491 --> 01:26:39,761 [presenter] We are live, right here, in Lowell, Massachusetts! 1855 01:26:39,827 --> 01:26:41,529 [man] Oh, no, no, no! 1856 01:26:41,596 --> 01:26:43,064 [Vic] New champion! 1857 01:26:43,498 --> 01:26:45,900 [Vic] From being first to crown the people's champion, 1858 01:26:47,168 --> 01:26:50,338 to be front and center, to witness the emergence 1859 01:26:50,405 --> 01:26:51,839 of a new attitude. 1860 01:26:52,206 --> 01:26:54,809 For you, Sarge! I did it! 1861 01:26:55,643 --> 01:26:58,913 [Vic] This town has always embraced the new generation. 1862 01:26:59,581 --> 01:27:02,450 [presenter] NXT Lowell, are you ready? 1863 01:27:02,517 --> 01:27:04,953 [yelling crowd] Yes! 1864 01:27:05,019 --> 01:27:06,854 ["Animal" by Pvris playing] 1865 01:27:09,958 --> 01:27:12,894 This is the "local guy makes good story coming back home" 1866 01:27:12,961 --> 01:27:15,697 [Hayes] I had actually gone as a man the last time we were in Lowell, 1867 01:27:15,763 --> 01:27:17,532 so it's so cool to go now as the champ. 1868 01:27:17,999 --> 01:27:21,836 [Vic] But history shows that walking into this town as NXT champion 1869 01:27:22,303 --> 01:27:25,607 doesn't guarantee you'll walk out with the gold. 1870 01:27:27,542 --> 01:27:31,446 After battleground, you're gonna realize that you're not him. 1871 01:27:31,512 --> 01:27:33,248 [crowd cheering] 1872 01:27:34,349 --> 01:27:35,316 You're nothing. 1873 01:27:36,718 --> 01:27:40,388 Beating you is gonna help me create the dynasty 1874 01:27:40,588 --> 01:27:43,024 that I'm about to build over your body. 1875 01:27:48,396 --> 01:27:52,967 [Vic] With NXT back on the road, beneath the shadow of Beantown, 1876 01:27:54,736 --> 01:27:58,840 we've arrived at the precipice of another NXT milestone. 1877 01:27:59,073 --> 01:28:03,645 Who'll be the next to hold the prestigious Women's Championship? 1878 01:28:07,582 --> 01:28:10,051 Just who will be left standing in Lowell? 1879 01:28:10,718 --> 01:28:14,222 The battleground is being prepped with possible champions 1880 01:28:14,289 --> 01:28:15,556 taking claim to the gold! 1881 01:28:16,357 --> 01:28:19,994 And with these NXT superstars on their road to glory, 1882 01:28:20,361 --> 01:28:23,064 battleground is all about making some history… 1883 01:28:23,765 --> 01:28:24,599 of their own. 1884 01:28:28,169 --> 01:28:34,809 [crowd chanting "NXT"] 1885 01:28:34,876 --> 01:28:37,812 Subtitles: Ignacio Pedernera ing some history…