[WWE intro music]
[narrator] Then.
[cheering]
[narrator] Now.
[unintelligible]
[narrator] Forever.
[narrator] Together.
[Vic] Gold Rush continues with week two tonight,
as the challenger for the NXT championship, Baron Corbin,
arrived earlier today in his $300,000 Porsche.
Who else arrived?
Our champion, Carmelo Hayes came right from the airport following Raw.
Who walks out with the NXT title tonight?
[music plays]
[Booker] Last week, the quest for championship prominence commenced.
[Booker] This is "Gold Rush."
[Vic] Kicking us off on week one.
[Booker] The North American championship.
[Mustafa Ali] What if I was the special guest referee?
[Vic] The wild card in this match has to be the official.
Ooh!
[Booker] That is to let these guys know it's about him.
[Vic] What the hell were the intentions of Mustafa Ali?
One of these three teams
will secure an NXT Tag Team Title Match against Gallus.
Enofé, Blade, high risk.
[Booker] You got to be kidding me.
[Vic] They're number one contenders.
Next week they could be champions.
[Bron Breakker] Seth Rollins.
Why don't you come here against me?
[laughing]
[Seth] Challenge accepted.
[Vic] The biggest main event in NXT TV history.
[tense music plays]
[Booker] Yes!
[Vic] You got to be kidding me.
Breakker could change the landscape of the WWE.
[Booker] That could be it. I thought we had a new champion.
[Vic] Got caught. Got stomped.
Rollins, though, needed one more.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Rollins retains.
[man 1] Bronny boy.
[Booker] What the… Yes!
[Vic] It's Finn Bálor.
[Fin] Seth, the only thing that matters to me
is vengeance and the World Heavyweight Championship.
[Vic] Faithfully, Camelo Hayes, Trick Williams.
Nothing will stop the World Heavyweight Champion.
[narrator] The windfall continues tonight.
Who will reside at the tippy top of NXT?
[Thea] I am going to become the NXT women's champion.
[cheering]
[Tiffany] Thea Hail, at NXT Gold Rush, according to my calculations,
you have about a 0% chance of winning.
[man 1] Tiffany is tapping.
[man 2] If Stratton taps,
Hail will become the youngest NXT women's champion ever.
[narrator] With his NXT championship on the line, Carmelo Hayes
has inspired the re-emergence of a black and gold luminary.
You walk around here as champion,
but take it from somebody who walked these halls,
having that doesn't mean you made it.
You might say this is your house,
but check the deed, Baron, because my name is on it.
[Vic] Who will walk with the NXT title over their shoulder at Gold Rush?
[Booker] Night two of NXT Gold Rush starts now.
[crowd cheering]
[music plays]
[Vic] Well, get ready because week one is in the books.
It's time to kick off week two of NXT Gold Rush.
[audience] NXT, NXT!
["Accomplished" plays]
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] The quad is preparing for an epic campus party
if Thea Hail can capture gold here tonight.
Booker, you can't argue Hail has been living up to her potential.
[Booker] I can't argue that.
She's got a hell of a lot of momentum coming off,
perhaps the biggest win of her career to cash in this spot here, Vic,
but can she cash out? That's the question.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Alongside the MVP of Chase U, Duke Hudson,
the NXT Universe showing their love for Thea Hail.
[crowd cheering]
["Tiffy Time" plays]
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] When we talk about potential,
there's no doubt Tiffany Stratton has lived up to hers.
Is the champion's overconfidence
finally going to get the best of her tonight?
[Booker] Vic…
[Vic] We saw her tap last week.
[Booker] Don't let the smooth taste fool you, man.
Stratton strategically placed herself in this position, man.
This didn't happen by the slippage of a banana peel.
It didn't happen by osmosis or anything, it's talent.
Yes!
[bell ringing]
[presenter] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT women's championship.
[crowd cheering]
[presenter] Introducing first, the challenger.
Accompanied by Duke Hudson, representing Chase University,
Thea Hail.
[crowd cheering]
[audience] Thea, Thea!
[presenter] Her opponent
is the NXT women's champion,
Tiffany Stratton.
[crowd booing]
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] What a way to kick off week two of NXT Gold Rush.
Typically, I'd say it's Thea Hail who had a little extra pre-workout,
but Book, you're already fired up
and we haven't even started the first match.
[Booker] Vic, this is Gold Rush, man.
This is about all the gold being on the line. Championship season!
[bell ringing]
[Vic] Could we be saying Hail to the Victor
at the end of this matchup?
[Booker] I like that.
[audience] Let's go, Thea! Let's go, Thea!
[Vic] Again, NXT Universe behind Thea Hail,
who would become the youngest NXT women's champion
in history with a victory here tonight.
When you take a look at both superstars…
Let's be honest, these two-- From behind, shoulders down
and it only takes three quick seconds for the title to switch hands.
These two couldn't be any more different.
Back slide, shoulders down, center of the ring.
[Booker] Let me tell you: preparation is the only luck you're going to have.
-[Booker] Thea Hail-- -[Vic] Up and over.
[Booker] Had prepared for this moment and almost got a win. Quick.
[Vic] Hail looking for a kimura, quickly.
Stratton slithering her way to the bottom rope.
I was getting ready to talk
about the extra coaching Thea Hail has received,
and Drew Gulak, Charlie Dempsey making their way out here.
Again looking for the kimura lock. Trying to cinch it in is Hail.
It's easier for me to say.
[Booker] Thea Hail has been getting that expert tutelage.
You're talking about Gulak and Dempsey, two guys working on coach of the year.
Check her out, man.
She's looking good.
[Vic] As champion, think about the recruitment,
how it'll go through the roof for Chase U,
as Stratton may finally be overpowering Hail in this moment.
Champion, right now, has really been on the back of it.
Look at this offense.
[Booker] Vic, I didn't know Thea Hail just a couple of weeks ago.
She's 19 years old. She's still a kid, Vic.
[Vic] Think about that, this is the moment she worked for,
high school graduation was last year. While her friends--
[Booker] Ooh!
Well, nothing could've prepared Hail for that nasty landing.
Even at this level, Vic, I must say it's very impressive for Thea Hail,
but she's going to have to suck it up and try to find that next gear.
[Vic] Hail listening closely to those around her.
She's gonna have to remember the coaching,
Stratton has certainly turned this matchup around in a hurry.
-[Vic] Stratton who said the underdog-- -[Booker] Yes!
[Vic] Will not win here tonight.
Stratton, now, keeping the foot on the gas.
Double stomp almost through Hail. Cover.
[Booker] This is it. Let's go home.
Wasn't able to retain.
Hail able to fight off. Take a look at Tiffany Stratton.
Did you make demands, as champion, like Tiffany Stratton--
[Booker] Comes with the territory.
[Vic] Private entrance. Red carpet path.
Into the cover, hook of the leg, and another near fall.
A red carpet from the car?
Come on.
[Vic] Chocolates flown in from Paris? Ridiculous.
How many times have I said it?
You want the champagne wishes, Vic. You want the caviar dreams.
You want all the perks that comes with being champion.
Yes!
[Vic] High-risk paying off for Hail,
as now Hail turning this thing around in her own right.
I looked up from the monitor,
Stratton is favoring that left elbow and shoulder.
Into the cover and another near fall for Stratton.
How much has Stratton taken out of that arm?
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Back live.
It is NXT Gold Rush.
Stratton, Hail for the NXT women's championship.
The challenger trying to create a little bit of separation,
but as you saw during the break,
there are some coaching differences on the outside for Thea Hail,
as Hail trying to turn things around.
Right back to the left elbow and the left arm of the champion.
Both women, Booker, know they want their name on that marquee
heading into the Great American Bash,
our next premium live event on Sunday, July 30th.
[Booker] Great American Bash, you talk about memories, Vic.
You talk about championship gold.
You talk about King Booker.
[Vic] Right now we could be talking about a new queen in the division.
That would be Thea Hail.
[Booker] Vic, Thea Hail couldn't be in better shape
and more prepared for this moment, but think,
how much could you really learn in such a short amount of time?
-Give me a C. -[audience] C!
-H! -[audience] H!
-A! -[audience] A!
-S! -[audience] S!
-E! -[audience] E!
-U! -[audience] U!
What does that spell?
[audience] Chase U!
[Vic] Keeping the tradition alive just like the Great American Bash.
Ooh!
Got all of it! Cover.
Count for the title, and Stratton able to kick out.
Look, it's a huge week in WWE. Money in the Bank is on Saturday.
The women's champion would be on the line this Friday on SmackDown in London.
Asuka defending against Charlotte Flair.
Can Thea Hail have her golden moment here? Going right back for the kimura.
Countered and just overpowered by Tiffany Stratton.
[Booker] Tiffany Stratton is rolling as well as in the break.
She's been in total control and Thea Hail almost changed the momentum.
[Vic] Able to roll through for the moment, trying to latch it in.
Trying to turn Stratton back over, and there's Gulak and Dempsey.
[Booker] That's coaching, Vic. That's all coaching right there.
Stratton…
What are you doing?
[screaming]
[Vic] The coaching differences we were talking about.
But Hail, center of the ring.
Kimura. Stratton's tapping.
Come on, ref.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] The referee didn't see it because of Gulak.
No, Stratton.
No, no!
[bell ringing]
[Vic] Stratton steals it.
["Tiffy Time" plays]
[presenter] Here is your winner and still the NXT women's champion,
Tiffany Stratton.
[Vic] Wow is a word that comes to mind.
[Booker] Too many cooks in the kitchen.
[Vic] Let's go back to some of the action.
Thea Hail said time and time again, Booker,
she doesn't want to win this way.
She wants to earn every victory.
She wants to earn every championship.
Then right here, Thea Hail, again, she's listening to the coaching
applied the kimura.
Second week in a row, the champion taps.
Hail won the women's title,
but Gulak had the referee distracted. Arguing what had just happened
and that opened the door for Tiffany Stratton to slide in
and to steal the victory tonight to retain her NXT women's title
and the Tiffy top still belongs to the center of the universe.
Wait a minute.
What the hell?
[crowd booing]
Wait, Booker.
Yes, you're right.
You're smiling. There are too many cooks in the kitchen.
What do you call this?
[Booker] No, maybe this was the problem.
Maybe this was it right here, Vic.
Ooh! Man.
Why would you do that?
Why? For the betterment of your career.
-[Chase U's music plays] -[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Wait a minute.
It's Andre Chase.
He's back.
Yes!
[audience] Mr. Chase!
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Listen to this place.
[audience] Chase U!
[crowd cheering]
[Chase U's music plays]
[Vic] Booker, that's a real teacher.
Andre Chase is back.
[Booker] Come on.
You should have stayed gone.
[man 1] What does it mean to be besieger?
My flesh, it bruises,
welts, and bleeds like any other man.
I experienced the pain of conflict,
but I choose to endure it,
embrace it, become it.
My body's fallible
and my mind's unbreakable,
and my will is unconquerable.
I move forward even if I crawl.
I feel an eternal flame that burns inside of me
and the agony of combat will never extinguish it.
No matter the evil
that stands before me.
My mind, my spirit, my very essence
will always be unbesiegbar.
[crowd booing]
I still haven't heard anything from Joe.
He can take care of himself, Wolfy.
Don't worry, Stacks is going to get what's coming to him.
You're right.
Idris and Malik tonight and then Stacks.
Yes.
-On top. -On top.
This is it. All of our hard work pays off tonight.
Now it's finally our time and who will stop us?
-Nobody. -Nobody. Let's do this.
Come on, baby.
Come on.
[Malik Blade and Eris Enofé's music plays]
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Booker, we could be on the verge of crowning new champions.
[bell rings]
[presenter] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT Tag Team championship.
Introducing first, the challengers,
the team of Malik Blade and Edris Enofé.
[Vic] Momentum is a powerful force
and momentum is squarely behind the challengers.
Dreams can come true.
The NXT Tag Team title's on the line next at Gold Rush.
Put your hand on it. You have 15 minutes and 15 off.
Can I get some ice for underneath my knee, please?
Yes. I'll grab that now, okay?
Dana, do you have a minute?
Yes.
I'm not going anywhere.
Yes.
I'm Kelami Jordan and I just started here.
You know what?
I see you all the time training at the PC.
You have?
Yes, I can spot a gymnast a mile away.
That's exactly why I wanted to talk to you.
You'll see, those gymnastic skills really pay off in there.
I mean, most of the time.
Yes, but what you did out there,
fighting through the pain, it was really inspiring.
I've watched you fight through so much
and you never give up on anything.
I don't care what anyone says, I'm happy you're here at NXT.
You know what? Thank you.
When this knee gets better,
I'd love to get in that ring with you and show you a thing or two.
-Really? -Yes.
That will be sweet. Thanks, Dana.
Not a problem. See you around.
[Gallus' music plays]
[Vic] Good for Jordan.
That's a smart move from an aspiring superstar here in NXT.
[presenter] Their opponents, they are the NXT Tag Team champions,
Mark Coffey and Wolfgang, Gallus.
[Vic] We heard Mark, he was talking about his brother Joe,
Booker, moments ago.
Let's go back to last Tuesday because it was last week
when Stacks' plan started to come together.
[car honking]
What's happened at the bar?
Rats? What you mean, rats?
Hey, Joe.
You rat. You rat.
[Vic] That plan would start to divide and conquer Gallus--
Let's go for a ride, Joe.
[Vic] We'll see how that plays in tonight's championship clash.
[Vic] The challengers
know they are three seconds from a career-defining,
life-changing moment here on NXT.
[bell ringing]
[Vic] Look quickly, Blade was starting to sneak up
as Mark Coffey going to start things off.
Gallus has to stay focused on this match.
[Booker] Indeed. Blade and Enofé need to stay focused
because this team… They have something, Vic.
Let's see if they can pull it out of themselves tonight perhaps.
[Vic] Mark showing the strength coming into play in this matchup,
and for the challengers they've heard from the haters
how hard is it, though, to really block out the naysayers
when you're walking into such a match?
[Booker] It's easy when you're going out there and winning.
Blade and Enofé, like I said, they need a win.
This business, Vic, is about what have you done for me lately?
[Vic] We talk about power, there's the speed of Blade
to get out of the way before a cover could be attempted by Mark Coffey.
We talk about winning, you sat here in disbelief
when Enofé and Blade became the number one contenders
when they won a Triple Threat match.
[Booker] Not disbelief, Vic, it was utter shock. That's what it was.
I've been sitting for nine months,
and I've watched these guys make mistake after mistake after mistake.
They have to fix that tonight.
[Vic] Speaking of fixing, Mark Coffey looked at Wolfgang
and then the official grabbed the top rope.
Is he already starting to cause some problems or some distraction?
We know that that is the MO of Gallus.
Anything they can do to cut corners to win.
[Booker] Come on.
[Vic] What do you mean? We've seen it.
[Booker] It's not cutting corners.
It's strategizing the victory.
Why are they Tag Team champions
within 30 days of returning?
Why do you think they're Tag Team champions?
Cleaning out the Tag Team division. Sending the new day packing.
Why did that happen?
[Vic] Wait a minute. How do they retain titles on certain events
when Joe Coffey made his return all of a sudden,
a little trick up his sleeve? They're not cutting corners?
-[Booker] Blade went flying. -[Vic] Changing the subject.
I do appreciate that.
Getting lifted up in the air is Blade. Wolfgang, the powerhouse.
Blade slipping out. Looking for cover.
Wolfgang rolling through. Got caught right in the mush.
[Booker] A kick right there from Malik Blade.
Let's see what Enofé is going to do from this top rope here.
[Vic] Now Enofé checking in as you mentioned.
Again, we talked about three seconds. Three seconds for Enofé and Blade.
They have really grown their careers here in NXT.
Started from the bottom, worked their way to the top
and they're so close to becoming champions here at NXT.
[Booker] One thing I can tell you about Malik Blade and Enofé
tonight they're taking their time.
They're not rushing anything. That may lead to a big victory.
[Vic] The powerhouse again.
One more time the quickness.
Enofé able to create some separation. We talk about titles.
Still to come in our main event, the NXT championship will be defended.
Carmelo Hayes taking on Baron Corbin.
Gold Rush, every title defended over the last two weeks.
Heritage Cup championship matchup still to come.
Enofé very wise. You got to respect what Enofé is doing in this matchup.
[Booker] What?
[Vic] Escaped. Didn't get double-teamed.
Wise he got back into his corner, reset the match a little bit.
Put it back to an even-playing field.
[Booker] I call that running, Vic.
[Vic] It's called strategy.
I would agree to disagree.
[Booker] I want to see exactly how this team is going to stay focused.
Are they going out here and work as a team to try to isolate the opponent?
I want to see those men… A nice tag!
Exactly what I'm talking about, Vic.
[Vic] Mark Coffey doesn't realize there's a new man
and it's Malik Blade.
It's a topic of Tag Team gold.
Huge week in the WWE continues in London Smackdown.
Undisputed Tag Team titles will be defended by Kevin Owens
and Sami Zayn against a former pair of NXT Tag Team champions.
I'm talking about Pretty Deadly, that's the night before Money in the Bank.
[Booker] Not just that, one of the other teams the Gallus boys
just ran off from here in NXT.
[Vic] That's a good point too, Book. You've been doing your homework.
Double dropkick flooring Mark.
Double dropkick flooring Wolfgang.
Book, are you starting to believe
that we could have new Tag Team champions here?
[Booker] No way.
[Vic] Reverse sling blade. Tag is made.
[Booker] Teamwork makes the dream work.
[Vic] Kick under the jaw. Blade looking to fly.
[Booker] Yes, here we go!
[Vic] Huge frog splash. Cover, count. Just kicking out.
The challengers are rolling. Are we going to have new champions?
Wait a minute. Who?
Angel and Humberto?
[crowd clapping]
[Vic] We're back. NXT Gold Rush week two.
Tag team title's on the line.
Enofé and Blade trying their best to dethrone Gallus,
to achieve their dream of wearing the NXT Tag Team titles
around their waist.
As you saw throughout the break,
Gallus able to really start showcasing their dominance,
which they have done throughout Europe
and they're doing it here stateside at NXT.
I always say, Vic, styles make fights.
Right now these Gallus boys they're just grinding right now.
[Vic] Booker, I want to bring up Angel and Humberto,
who we saw just before the break, still out here.
How dangerous can they be?
You've been around them for some time.
[Booker] Dangerous. Two matadors.
Cunning and conniving, Vic.
Just waiting on their chance to strike.
Yes.
[crowd clapping]
[Vic] Take a look at the strike from Wolfgang.
Now vicious kick driving the air out of the lungs of Blade.
Shooting the half into a cover to retain the titles.
Blade able to get that inside shoulder off the mat.
We talk about Gallus a lot.
It's got to be hard to concentrate this week.
I understand they may not come out and say it.
Where is Joe Coffey?
They're worried about the third member of Gallus, are they not?
They can't be solely focused.
[Booker] Of course they're worried because Joe Coffey
makes this team totally good to the last drop.
Don't count out these Gallus boys,
they can go out here and handle business.
How did they become Tag Team champions?
By beating everybody.
When I say everybody, Vic, I mean everybody.
[Vic] You don't think there's a weakness in Gallus, do you?
[Booker] Vic, there may be holes in their game.
Vic, let me tell you something, it's a little hard to find those holes.
Gallus boys, they seem to be well-equipped
to take care of business, Vic. All about a fight.
I love it.
[Vic] Wolfgang grinding Blade back down to the mat.
Really wearing that frame on the back of Blade,
making it hard for Blade to get some breaths into the lungs
to continue to fight in this matchup.
When we talk about Gallus,
we talk about their dominance.
You don't see any weakness.
I will ask you, are they getting complacent?
They talk about the pub, going to the bar, to hang out.
As Coffey flies to the air.
A big shoulder block. A tackle. Excuse me. A kick out.
[Booker] Do you see any complacency?
I see this team rolling and rolling strong right now.
Taking care of business, Vic. That's what it's all about.
It's about checks, it's about championships,
it's about Tag Team doubling. Yes!
[Vic] If they thought it's gonna be easy, they better rethink
because Blade trying to push Mark Coffey back into the corner.
Looking for the cheap shot.
Opens the door and in comes Enofé.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] A lot of time on the outside to think offensive strategy.
Now look at Enofé. Rights.
Backing up Wolfgang.
Not many men can say
they've beaten Wolfgang in a corner like that.
[Booker] Good shots there by Enofé.
He better take advantage of this time outside the ring
and having a more energy
because Wolfgang-- Ooh, there it is!
There it is.
[Vic] High risk no reward for Blade, who slipped.
You got to wonder the moment.
[Booker] It's all it takes. A mistake.
I always talk about these high-risk maneuvers.
Wanting to go out here, shop around.
Just beat the hell of-- Ooh! There it is.
[Vic] Spinebuster. Cover. For the titles.
Ooh! Mark again kicking out at two.
You have to give credit to Enofé.
He slipped, but he's back in the game.
[Booker] Talking about that momentum. They lost it.
The momentum is lost now.
They're searching.
[Vic] Picked back up.
[Booker] Let's see if they can get it.
[Vic] More high-impact offense.
Still not able to keep Mark Coffey down.
[Booker] They're in a bad position
because Blade and Enofé are thinking right now.
That's not a good thing.
[Vic] They're thinking high-risk one more time.
[audience] Ooh!
Blade shifted mid-air.
[Booker] Big elbow. They're going for it.
[Vic] This has got to be it. This could be it.
Ooh, Wolfgang.
Breaking the count by any means necessary
and continuing the reign of Gallus.
[grunting]
[Vic] Listen to those clubbing blows.
[Booker] They've shown some fight here.
[Vic] Wolfgang is tied up.
Tied up in the ropes.
[audience] Ooh!
[Vic] Blade may be knocked out.
[Booker] Blade is clocked right there.
[Vic] Wait a minute. Stacks.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Stacks. No! My God.
Stacks was aiming for Mark.
Or…
[Booker] Vic, what's going on here?
[Vic] I'm just as…
Gallus just dropping Enofé.
Blade nowhere to be found.
[crowd booing]
[bell ringing]
[Vic] Gallus is gonna retain?
[Gallus' music plays]
[presenter] Here are your winners and still the NXT Tag Team champions.
Gallus.
[Vic] We are all sitting here in shock…
[Booker] Don't look at me.
[Vic] The challengers' dreams have been shattered
as Garza, Humberto look on.
What's the motive for Stacks?
We do know Gallus remains on top of the Tag Team mountain.
Another Tag Team we have to focus on, the Dyad and Schism.
There are cracks forming in the roots of Schism
because, over the weekend, Ava sent out this tweet
talking about paths, talking about tensions.
That brings us to tonight.
We're going to have a Schism family meeting.
It all happens next on NXT.
I'm now joined by Meta-Four.
Noam, tonight is the first Heritage Cup championship match
since you lost to Nathan Frazer--
McKenzie, I don't want to talk about the cup.
I'm not ready to emotionally process it.
Next question. Let's get this over with. Let's go.
Hold up. Let's talk about something positive. Our nails.
Show her your nails. Come on.
-Put it up. -Come on. Yes!
Clearly you're still not over the loss but--
McKenzie, did you not just hear this man?
He's not emotionally ready to talk about it.
Instead, what we need to be talking about is Jakara and I big dub last week.
-Okay? -Absolutely fire.
When Lash hits you with that legendary pump kick,
it's lights out.
Ronda and Shayna, that could be in your future.
Makes sense. You're on to the next championship
since you did lose the--
McKenzie, what are you trying to do to the man?
This interview should be about the future of the Meta-Four.
Best in the game, united as one.
Let's go. Interview is finished. Come on. Let's go.
Well, Noam, who's it going to be?
Dragon or Nathan?
McKenzie Mitchell, you absolutely suck.
Come on.
[Schism's music plays]
[Vic] Well, Booker, it is time for the family meeting.
I called this family meeting
because this inner tension has led to turmoil.
All of our feelings are valid and we're not here to hide our emotions.
The only remedy is through open and honest communication.
Can we please do that in the name of family?
Go ahead, guys.
Express yourselves freely.
Okay, Joe, about a year ago, you brought us into the mix
and you spoke about how you were going to change our lives,
but we're not seeing it.
In fact, we've noticed that we've been enhancing yours.
Without you, we excelled, but with you, we are losing.
The trust between Rip and I runs 18 years deep,
but we're starting to lose trust in you.
You preach about the path of togetherness,
but Joe, lad, either you've lost your way,
or you're full of crap.
Jagger, that's not necessary.
It's okay, Ava.
Jagger, thank you for your honesty.
I can sense your anger and it troubles me.
I own my mistakes, but to say that I never changed your life?
You did enhance mine, but let's be honest, before you met me,
you couldn't have said the things you just said
because your best friend never let you have a voice.
[audience] Ooh!
Remember, you were two lost souls
that I rescued from obscurity and gave you a new home.
Joe, when we first met you, we were in a bad place.
We were beaten up, confused.
We were lost, and you showed us a new way,
but it's recently, Joe, recently, we've started to see some cracks.
You preached inclusivity and then you changed to exclusive
and then you flipped back to inclusive,
and Joe, it just doesn't add up.
We are starting to realize who we really are.
Maybe the problem was never us. Maybe--
Rip--
I did preach inclusivity. I did.
That brought us to Ava, and I will never apologize for that.
Let me ask you two, when I brought you two in,
did you fully commit yourselves?
Or was there hesitation?
Because if you asked me, you think I'm such a dictator,
then why are you sitting here before me
not in the same form as we were when we came in?
Not in the same clothes?
No. We are different.
I recognize the two men sitting here in front of me now,
ready to take down the world, which was not the case one year ago.
[Diamond Mine's music plays]
[Vic] I thought things were about to get good, they got better.
Hey!
Man, I am sick and tired of this Schism-Dyad family affair.
You guys walk slow, you guys talk--
This doesn't concern you, lad.
This has got nothing to do with any of you.
Shut up, baldy.
Hair, actually, it does concern us because Ava used a loaded mask
when she hit Ivy in that six-person Tag match
that cost us the win.
Now, let's be honest with each other.
You don't want to be here
and we don't want you here.
[crowd cheering]
Why doesn't your group hurry up and implode
so you can head on--
I said this doesn't concern you, lad.
Julius, what is your problem with us?
In my opinion, the Diamond Mine
is a poison in NXT far worse than the Schism ever was.
My problem with you is that your group is cancerous
and you want it to spread and you want it to take over NXT.
Joe, my brother and I are standing in front of you right now,
letting you know we're not going to let that happen.
Well, if it's another match that you want
it's another match that you will get.
How about the Creed brothers versus the Dyad next week?
Sounds good to us.
Let's do it.
Only this time
the loser leaves NXT.
What?
Do we have a deal?
I love it. Deal.
[Diamond Mine's music plays]
[Vic] Booker, the stakes couldn't get any bigger.
If this match gets the okay,
two teams will enter, but only one team will remain.
[Bronco] Sometimes you gotta find a way up,
and I did that through football.
We learned the streets got no conscience
and football was gonna be our only way out of the mud.
[Lucien] Man, we had all this rage inside and no way of letting it out,
not until we stepped foot on that field.
[Bronco] Our hood wasn't built for no comfort,
but the bond Lucien and I had was built to last.
As long as I got my boy, Bronco, it's a wrap.
You remember we used to live for Friday nights, man.
Beat them on that scoreboard in that parking lot.
Man, colleges came knocking,
so me and my boy were forced to split.
Idaho coaches claimed I was no team player.
Made my place, bro, so I could.
Washington state kicked me out
after I dropped out that weak ass tailback comes through that hole.
Now we back in on the same team ready to unleash.
We didn't come to NXT to play.
We came to dominate.
Don't hate seeing a couple more football guys too? Come on.
I ran with guys like Bronco and Lucien growing up.
Street kids are legit.
Those two, they're going to do some serious damage here in NXT.
-Just watch. -For sure.
On the bright side, every team is a new Tag Team on the block.
-True. -What was that? What were you saying?
You all work so well together.
You guys have fought each other, a Tag Team.
We are not a Tag Team.
-Franz! -Franz, what's up, man?
Congratulations on winning the cup. I'm truly happy for you.
Well, best of luck tonight.
Cheers, old friend.
I see you got your eyes on that cup.
I am drawn to it.
Everyone wants the gold.
No one's in a rush to put the work in, except for you, Melo.
-You put the work in. -I do.
-You are the main event. -I am.
Corbin gloats in his big house if he wants to.
-He'd never be you. -Right.
Night two Gold Rush, it's yours, dawg.
One man in a t-shirt, the other male in the rafters.
-I am him. -Let's talk about it.
Hey, champ.
Ooh!
[crowd cheering]
Rhea Ripley.
I see you got the gold on yourself.
I got some more gold for you, mami.
Shut up, I'm not here to talk to you.
I'm here to send a message.
-Is that so? -Yes.
[Rhea] Finn Balor was here handling Judgment Day business,
but then the Trick-Melo gang decided to help Seth Rollins.
Dumb decision.
Next time you boys want to jump into our business,
you become our business.
Never mind that, dawg.
Tonight main event, you and Baron Corbin.
We'll worry about that later.
[Vic] After last night on Raw,
you have to wonder if the business between the Judgment Day and Melo
is actually over.
[Dragon Lee's music plays]
[Vic] Booker, to steal your phrase, this is going to be good.
[Booker] It's gonna be good.
Bona fide star, baby.
Dragon Lee is on the scene.
[Vic] About Dragon Lee,
how much did he learn from his first match under these sort of rules?
The Heritage Cup rules?
[Booker] There's a song by a group Shalamar.
The second time is always better than the first time.
Yes. Learning a few tricks, learning what it's like around the system.
Yes. He's going to be ready for this night.
We may see a new champ.
[Vic] We might.
Buckle up because this will be fast-paced, high-octane.
[Booker] I like the corner man.
[Nathan Frazer's music plays]
[Vic] We'll talk about the chief seconds here in a second.
I want to talk about the Heritage cup champion.
There are a lot of eyes as we saw earlier on the Heritage cup.
The question I have for you, is there an adjustment period
for someone like Nathan Frazer who's a first-time champion here in NXT?
[Booker] Frazer knows everything about this Heritage cup.
He's competed many, many times for it,
and now he has it in his possession.
I don't think he needs to change anything. Keep everything the same.
[Vic] You see Lee very focused on capturing the cup
in his second attempt.
[bell ringing]
[presenter] The following contest is for the NXT Heritage Cup championship.
Introducing first the challenger,
accompanied by Valentina Feroz,
Dragon Lee.
[crowd cheering]
His opponent,
accompanied by Yulisa Leon,
he is the NXT Heritage cup champion,
Nathan Frazer.
[Vic] We talk about the Heritage cup and the adjustments need to be made.
Heritage cup rules as follow. Six three-minute rounds.
You score the decisions by pin, submission, count out, disqualification.
Knock out, the match ends immediately.
Look, for both these superstars and essentially Dragon Lee,
the three-minute periods, you get momentum going
and all of a sudden, you got to stop.
[bell ringing]
[Booker] That's just the name of the game.
You got to be prepared for anything.
When I look at this kid, Dragon Lee, Vic,
since he stepped on the scene, this kid is just waiting for a moment.
Could it be this moment tonight here at Gold Rush night two?
[Vic] Dragon Lee was granted this opportunity
following the cup victory by Nathan Frazer over Oro Mensah.
Let's talk about Noam Dar.
Why didn't he want to answer McKenzie about the cup?
He couldn't even say cup. He cried.
[Booker] Vic, that's personal. Losing that cup is like losing his woman.
Man, it could be some trouble, trouble in paradise, man.
[Vic] Interesting.
I'm just going to move on.
As we are 40 seconds in to the first round
and the clock starting to tick down.
Dragon Lee, Nathan Frazer.
At some point, the pace will certainly quicken in this matchup.
Unlike our opening matchup,
there are a lot of similarities between these two superstars.
[Booker] Both these men, their agility and their mobility.
Both of these guys, they have it all.
Can do anything in the middle of that 20 by 20, Vic.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Nice show of appreciation from the NXT Universe,
but it's interesting because while Dragon Lee
isn't putting his foot on the gas, time is ticking away in this round.
Booker, is that a mistake by Dragon Lee?
[Booker] You got to pace yourself in this match
because it could go deep, deep late in those rounds
so you got to pace yourself.
[Vic] You talked about the corner men earlier.
Or a woman in this match.
There's Axiom who certainly said he was drawn to the cup.
He's certainly getting a closer look at the action.
[Booker] That cup makes you want a piece of the action.
You want some champagne wishes, you want caviar dreams,
and it's all about that cup.
[Vic] Just about 60 seconds left in this first round.
Frazer controlling the pace. Axiom standing close to the cup.
Frazer realizing that Axiom and-- Who else is joining the party out here?
I know it's Gold Rush, it's week two.
All the championships are being defended. Everybody has their eyes on gold now.
Scrypts and Axiom.
[Booker] Wow!
[Vic] Frazer fending right through. Coming around, back into the headlock.
45 seconds left, round number one.
Nice takedown, nice counter, and again a little bit of a stalemate.
Into the cover. Less than 40 seconds in this round.
Again, shoulders are down and another near fall.
[Booker] Pace quickening. Here we go, Vic.
I'm talking about-- Ooh!
[Vic] Rolling right through. Kick doesn't connect.
Dragon Lee, though, I think just missed Nathan Frazer.
[Booker] By a hair, Vic. So close.
[Vic] There's only 20 seconds left in this first round.
I looked up, Axiom and Scrypts have now left.
As Axiom certainly has his eyes fixated on this matchup
as we approach the final 10 seconds of round number one.
[Booker] Axiom, another one just looking for a moment, Vic.
[audience] Three, two, one!
[bell ringing]
[Vic] That is the end of round one.
What I was going to bring up earlier,
the corner women here tonight, Leon, Feroz.
Feroz in the corner of Dragon Lee.
Leon in the corner of Nathan Frazer.
You got to wonder how the loyalty will come into play
because, again, both these women
have become close to both the competitors in this match.
[Booker] You know what?
A hot cup of biscotti would go a long way right now.
[bell ringing]
[Vic] The period over.
The rest is done. Round two starting quickly.
There's that three-minute clock back up. World Heavyweight champion…
[Booker] I don't think anybody lost anything in that first match, Vic.
It didn't come to a pinfall or anything.
Like I say, pacing yourself is very, very important in this matchup.
[Vic] Every round that goes by is a hindrance to Dragon Lee.
He's got to start feeling a sense of urgency.
As now here's that pace starting to quick.
[Booker] Wow!
[Vic] I couldn't even finish my words, Nathan Frazer is so fast.
What I was getting saying was world Heavyweight champion,
Seth Rollins, Frazer's mentor, told him last week, pay it forward.
Nathan took that advice to heart leading us to tonight.
[Booker] Seth Rollins is a good dude.
Someone you might look up to as a mentor.
Right now, it's not the time to be thinking about paying it forward.
Right now it's time to think about going out there
and execute the game plan like Dragon Lee's doing right now.
Wow, that leg drag was nasty.
[Vic] A nasty torque on the whip.
Lee… This is where that urgency comes to play.
You feel it sitting at ringside. Up and down from the top.
How the hell did Frazer hold on? Frazer with a fall.
[bell ringing]
Just that quick.
[presenter] The winner of the first fall, Nathan Frazer.
[Vic] All of a sudden, just like that,
Booker, it is 1-0 in favor of the champion
and you can see almost a look of disbelief
on the face of Nathan Frazer.
[Booker] Dragon Lee was in perfect position for a pinfall,
but was out of position at the same time.
What a move by Frazer.
[Vic] Leon and Feroz getting more into this.
[bell ringing]
Leon saying this is your time in Frazer's ear.
Two superstars who embody the hunger, the drive, the will.
The same qualities John Cena possessed
when he debuted on SmackDown this very day back in 2002.
[Booker] Great company to be in. Great company.
John Cena known as Big Match John.
These two certainly no strangers to big matches,
especially for Dragon Lee early on in his NXT career.
[Booker] Beautiful. It's called prize fighting, Vic.
That cup, that Heritage cup is the prize. Yes!
[crowd cheering]
Can Dragon Lee knot it back at one?
Can he walk out with the Heritage cup?
Heritage cup on the line.
[Vic] Back on NXT Gold Rush.
The Heritage championship on the line.
Inside cradle, shoulders down.
Almost winning was Nathan Frazer a minute into round four.
You saw on the break, round three ended just in time with the bell.
As Frazer balanced.
Booker, how are these two able to keep up this sort of pace
for this entire match?
[Booker] Impressive.
You just see Nathan Frazer just kicked into another gear.
We're about 8 to 10 minutes in right now.
Yes, the pace has quickened, and it's good, Vic. Look at the action.
Ooh!
[Vic] Nice block by Dragon Lee.
Lee's got to realize he's got about 90 seconds left here in round 4.
He's down a fall, but what a kick.
[Booker] Ooh, Vic.
[Vic] Trying to turn out the lights, the German, landing on his feet.
Frazer right back in, and returns the favor.
[Booker] Vic, agile, mobile, versatile.
These young men right now display a spectacle.
Oh, yes, this is it.
Count him out.
It's over.
[Vic] Dragon Lee ties it at one.
[bell rings]
[presenter] The winner of the second fall, Dragon Lee.
[Vic] Now we start to think, Booker, we're heading into round five.
If this goes the distance of all six rounds in a tie,
Nathan Frazer will retain the Heritage cup.
It really is now or never for Dragon Lee.
[Booker] I just talked about that gear that Nathan Frazer kicked in,
but I tell you, Dragon Lee just pulled off a combination
that I have never seen before
that just pulled him up a hell of a victory,
and he's so close to holding on to that cup.
[bell ringing]
[Vic] Dragon Lee quickly coming out of the gate.
The next decision will win the Heritage cup.
Got caught.
Crescent kick might've just knocked Dragon Lee out.
[crowd cheering]
[Booker] All the momentum. He ran right into it, Vic.
[Vic] Nathan Frazer now, this could be his best chance
to end this matchup, to retain, and took a little bit too much time.
[Booker] That's what I'm talking about. Taking it to deep waters,
we got 2 minutes and 31 seconds on that clock.
[Vic] Clock is ticking.
We're in round five. Tied at one.
Dragon Lee right through the chest of the Heritage cup champion.
You see Leon doing her best to try to get Frazer back in,
but Frazer in the sights of Dragon Lee,
the fastest-rising star in NXT.
[Booker] Ooh!
[crowd cheering]
[Booker] Going to have to stick to that knee right there, Vic.
[audience] NXT, NXT!
[Vic] Going nuts,
and we got less than two minutes left in round five.
Frazer now has been in this position before.
He's been in this deep water before in this sort of matchup.
Trying to be successful on his first defense of the Heritage cup.
Probably looking for something special.
Right back in.
[Booker] Look at the timing-- Ooh!
[Vic] Superplex. Continuing to hook the front.
Countered into a powerbomb.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Do we have a new champion?
No, no, no.
[Booker] Decibel level is over the top here tonight.
My God!
Look at the NXT Universe standing.
[audience] This is awesome!
[Vic] We talk about that hunger, that drive, that will.
It is on display now with under 60 seconds in round 5.
Tied at one for the Heritage cup.
[Booker] I remember what it feels like to be young and hungry, Vic,
and both of these young men are displaying exactly that.
They want it. Who wants it most?
[Vic] Under 40 seconds now. Dragon Lee looked up
and saw the clock coming down to the final 30 seconds in round 5.
Time becoming the enemy for Dragon Lee.
Rolls through. How the hell did he keep Frazer?
Ooh!
Another near fall.
Frazer somehow able to kick out. He rolls through.
Shoulders down again, and no. Under 20 seconds now.
The pace continuing to quicken somehow, some way in this match.
Up and over. Ooh!
Looking for that powerbomb. Frazer countered.
[Booker] Wait a minute.
[Vic] Hook the arms. No.
Back. Six seconds. Five. Counter.
One more, and did he beat the-- He did!
[bell ringing]
[Nathan Frazer's music plays]
[presenter] Here is your winner and still the NXT Heritage Cup champion,
Nathan Frazer.
-[Vic] He did. -[Booker] I don't know.
[Vic] There was a second left on that clock.
[Booker] The clock ran out.
[Vic] A second left.
Hell of a job by our officiating crew here in NXT.
That was nail-biting close.
[Booker] I think the clock ran out, Vic. Really.
We need to see a replay or something.
[Vic] Referee's decision for Nathan Frazer.
This match lived up to the billing.
Nathan Frazer right here able to secure the first fall.
As this match would continue, Dragon Lee with his back against the wall,
able to overpower Nathan Frazer to tie things at one fall a piece.
As the time became the factor and the clock started to tick,
both these superstars had to pull out all the stops.
Dragon Lee in this moment
thought he was going to carry the cup out of Gold Rush,
but in the end, referee in great position. Shifting the weight for Nathan Frazer.
Listen, Booker, that was just before the clock struck zero.
I'm being told in my ear, there was one second left on the clock
for Nathan Frazer here tonight.
What a matchup, and while this is a match that is based on strategy,
next week, brutality will live underground.
[music plays]
[Booker] Yes! Underground, baby.
It's about brutality, it's about mayhem, it's about destruction,
and I got the best seat in the house, dawg.
You about knocked me out.
When we talk about underground, we talk about Eddy Thorpe,
and it's Thorpe who has a training partner
that just happens to be an Olympic gold medalist.
Eddy, I've tracked Damon's career for a long time.
Three-time state champ, five-year starter at the University of Minnesota.
This guy's the real deal.
Yes, he's legit, but he's not Olympic gold medalist.
That's true.
Gable, I'm ready to train.
Let's get after it.
[music plays]
You're doing great.
Stick to the game plan and don't let Damon get in your head.
This dude's so annoying.
Tell me about it.
Let's get back to work.
Let's go.
Man, thank you for today, Gable.
Yes, sir.
I've been thinking, it'd be an honor if you came out there with me.
You think so?
Yes.
Man, I'll be there.
I'll even make sure to wave to Damon's parents.
They'll be watching.
Thank you.
I got you, bro.
[Vic] Does Eddy Thorpe have the upper hand
or will Damon Kemp prevail in a match that he chose?
It is NXT Underground match next week here on NXT.
Let's talk about what's coming up in a matter of moments
because Kiana James has cut down Gigi Dolin any chance she could.
Can Dolin harness the anger and get one up on James?
We're going to find out next.
-All right? -I appreciate that, Wes.
That's what I'm talking about.
Still the North American champion, Wes Lee.
West-side.
What's up, Ali?
I actually came to apologize about slapping you in the face last week.
Listen, I was the special guest referee
and I wanted so badly for there to be a clear victor between you and Tyler
that I may have gotten a little too involved in the match.
You think?
Dawg, and your ref skills. I mean…
Stick to being a really dope wrestler, all right?
Personally, I thought I did okay,
but I still called it right down the middle.
Right down the middle?
Rubbish.
Fast counts.
For the both of you.
Slow counts.
For the both of you.
If there was a real referee, the outcome would have been different.
That's why I'd like another opportunity for that North American--
Hold up, big strong boy.
First of all, you both agreed to have me be the special guest referee.
Second of all, you just had your chance. I was thinking, Wes,
that I would like a chance at that North American title.
Can I be your referee then?
-Are you gonna call it down the middle? -I will.
No, you're not.
-I'll do a better job than you. -A better job?
Are you calling me a bad employee?
It's not that hard.
I counted one, two, three.
It was that simple.
-Hey, have you seen Von Wagner? -No.
You sure you haven't?
-Sure. Sorry. -Come on.
Have you seen Von Wagner?
-I haven't seen him. -Come on.
-Dude, have you seen Von-- -No, I haven't.
Hey, Von.
There he is. Von.
What's the deal? We were supposed to meet. Where were you?
-I know. -You know?
What have you been doing?
You don't understand.
Try me, Von.
Please try. Talk to me.
Seeing those photos…
Everything my family had to fight through…
The trauma everyone went through.
You just don't get it, man. I can't.
I'm done. I can't do this right now.
Come on, Von. Hey, Von.
I get it.
[Kiana James' music plays]
[Vic] It's got to be a tough moment on Wagner.
[bell ringing]
[presenter] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Kiana James.
[Vic] Booker, we're now being graced
by a woman who loves to speak her mind here on Gold Rush.
[Booker] A boss, Vic. She's a boss.
[Vic] That's one way to say it.
[Gigi Dolin's music plays]
[presenter] Her opponent, Gigi Dolin.
[Vic] When we talk about history,
history always seems to creep up on Gigi Dolin.
Everyone always wants to talk about her past
and she had to listen to Kiana James again talk down about her past,
said, last week, Dolin swims in a pool of mediocrity.
[bell ringing]
-[Booker] Yes, yes. -[Vic] Yes, yes? You agree?
[Booker] The past.
Let's bring up some recent history with Gigi Dolin,
former two-time women Tag Team champion,
perhaps the greatest Tag Team in NXT's history.
Let's talk about that, Vic.
[Vic] I wish more people would.
Maybe that Tag Team would still be around if it was not for Jacy Jayne
who showed her ugly side-- there's a near fall, and a quick cover.
Now Kiana James on top, hook of the leg, and Dolin out at one.
We talk about Gigi Dolin a lot,
and she has stated she's been helped by her own form of self-expression.
It helped her become the woman she is today.
She says it's in her gear.
What's wrong with creativity?
Why do so many people have an issue with the creativity of Gigi Dolin?
[Booker] People always have a gripe with somebody being a little different.
I grew up that way, but being different is what made me who I am today.
[Vic] Nice takedown by Dolin.
I think that's Dolin's message to those that talk about her, her family.
Talk about her brother who sat front row several weeks ago.
This is the thing I still can't understand about Kiana.
Can you believe that James compared upbringings?
Saying they weren't that different?
[Booker] They're both little girls. They both grew up in that way, the same.
Kiana James came up a little different, perhaps, than Gigi Dolin,
but Gigi Dolin-- what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger, Vic.
Trials and tribulations is what make you who you are.
That's what I'm talking about.
[Vic] Dolin's been able to channel that anger,
a lot of that aggression, and showcasing her form of self-expression
which she is doing here tonight, week two of Gold Rush.
Now a unique cover.
Nice.
I've never seen that one before, Dolin was almost able to pick up the win.
[Booker] Unique, Vic. Creative.
It's called being a little bit different than the rest.
[Vic] There again. Just loves to hear her own voice.
-[Vic] A slap. -[Booker] A fight.
[Vic] Dolin becoming unhinged in this moment.
Look at Dolin, right back in-- Got caught that time, though, by James.
Kiana James, who has certainly had some nasty things to say
about many different women here at NXT
might have to pay for everything she has said.
Can Dolin put away James here tonight?
[Vic] Kiana James certainly turned this matchup around
in the picture, picture commercial break here on Gold Rush week number two.
I just don't get what makes James think
she's so much better than someone like Gigi Dolin?
[Booker] She's a boss.
She grew up thinking she was better than everybody her whole life.
What makes this different?
[Vic] I think she just looks down on outcasts,
said Dolin always falls short
but it seems it's James now who is on the run
trying to get away from Gigi Dolin.
Right to the outside, Dolin not-- Ooh!
Got baited into that one, didn't she, Booker?
Walked right into it. That's why I said she's thinking.
Kiana James is thinking right now how to get a victory,
and that's the most important thing moving up the ladder, Vic.
[Vic] Moving up the ladder… I don't like to bring up old news,
but certainly, James has held a vendetta against Dolin
since Gigi beat her to qualify for Stand & Deliver several months ago.
Trying to get one back, and Dolin able to kick out at two and a half.
James continuing to stay on top of Dolin in this match.
Is it common for two individuals just never going to get along?
[shouting]
[Booker] Come on, Vic.
[shouting]
[Booker] Why are you always--
[Vic] Cover again, hook of the leg.
[Booker] Thinking about somebody getting along? This is the hurt business.
[Vic] The hurt business is on Raw.
[Booker] There's gonna be a time
when these ladies can sit down and break bread,
but now, Vic, now is not the time.
[Vic] James wearing down Dolin in this matchup,
and if she's able to win,
she's been speaking truths to all of us, to Gigi Dolin.
Whether it's been about her background or upbringing,
she said that she had some run-ins,
that she was able to turn things around in her own life.
[Booker] Not just getting a win over Gigi Dolin,
I'm talking about moving up the rankings.
You want a title shot, you want a championship around your waist,
and Kiana James, she's tasted a little bit of that.
[Vic] Yes, but for Dolin, she's been able to battle her way her entire life.
She had problems with her mother, caring for her brother.
Just a reminder,
we are moments away from the NXT championship
being on the line here at Gold Rush.
Hayes, Corbin, it is next.
But we're focused on Dolin.
Dolin swings widely.
James creates a little bit of separation.
For Gigi Dolin again just-- Ooh!
Kiana James has been one step ahead from Gigi Dolin right now.
[Booker] Not right there. I see these two being totally evenly matched, Vic.
This is going to be a who's going to pull it off,
who's going to have the most left in the tank.
Gigi Dolin trying to-- Well, what's James looking at?
[crowd cheering]
Of course, her trusty bag and…
Wait a minute, the official warning Kiana.
Turned around-- Ooh! Got caught.
Big kick from Gigi Dolin.
Turning right around. Crucifix bomb.
Shoulders are down, and Dolin stands tall at Gold Rush.
[bell ringing]
[Gigi Dolin's music plays]
[presenter] Here is your winner, Gigi Dolin.
[Vic] Finally some positivity in the life of Gigi Dolin.
How good this victory must feel here at-- Ooh!
[crowd booing]
[Booker] The money bag, the money bag, Vic.
[Vic] What's inside the--
Cans of paint?
That wasn't just any money bag, Booker.
This is absolutely disgusting.
[crowd booing]
[James] You're nothing!
[Kiana James' music plays]
How the hell did you get on my visitation list?
[chuckles]
Let's just say I know people too.
Funny guy?
I thought Stacks got you--
I thought Stacks gave you a free ride somewhere.
Things, they aren't what they seem.
A lot has changed since you got locked up.
Don't get cute with me.
You and me both know the only reason I'm in here
is because you and your boys are a bunch of rats
and you'll do anything to keep those titles on you.
You're lucky this glass is between us.
I'm the lucky one?
I don't know how you escaped, but Stacks will handle things.
Stacks has it handled?
Must have been you three on him again.
Hey, Don.
The underboss…
He has ambition.
He's got a mind of his own.
What are you talking about?
Stacks is family.
Stacks sold you out.
Get the hell out of here.
Stop driving a wedge.
Even you should be smart enough.
You don't believe me?
Have a listen for yourself.
Things, they aren't what they seem.
Tony boy.
[Vic] Booker, did we just see Stacks stab Tony in the back?
[Booker] Know what that's called?
Shucky ducky quack quack moment of the night.
[Vic] I'm glad you're having fun.
I don't think Don thinks it's funny.
Let's focus on the Great American Bash
coming your way on Sunday, July 30th.
Tickets are available now at concertmaster.
We want to go back to earlier this week.
It was on our Snapchat show,
Up NXT, where Roxanne Perez was answering your questions
until she was rudely interrupted.
Next question is from Blair Davenport.
What's it like to never feel safe anywhere you go?
This is what makes my blood boil about Blair Davenport.
She thinks this situation is a joke.
[Blair] You want to see a joke, Roxanne?
[loud noises]
[Blair] Who's the joke now?
And that's a wrap.
[male voice] My god.
Roxanne, are you okay?
[Roxanne] I'm all right.
[Vic] Booker, because of that, it has been made official for next week
after months of torment.
Will Blair Davenport finally get payback from Roxanne Perez?
Can Perez overcome Blair Davenport next week on NXT?
[Vic] That's next week, Booker.
It is time for our main event of week two of Gold Rush.
Can Baron Corbin capture gold to prove his point?
Or, the other question, will the champion put another t-shirt in the rafters?
Corbin, Hayes for the NXT title next.
Lyra storms up to me like she owns the place
and has the nerve to get in my face.
It's crazy.
She can't handle someone talking about her.
Ladies, if you want to make it in this business,
you need to have a thick skin.
Clearly, she's not going to make it if she can't handle one little comment.
You don't need any of that.
No.
You should tell her off.
Yes, I should.
You should.
Who blindsides somebody when they arrive to the building?
Does she think she's psyching me out?
If she shows her face tonight, I'm going to walk right up to her,
tell her to put her little wings on
and fly back to Europe where she belongs.
She peaked at battleground.
-She is such a little-- -Hey, Jacy.
I told you. I don't play games.
Can you believe she just hit me?
[chuckles]
You kind of deserved it.
Lyra's a badass.
Guys, try to calm down. You know what we talked about.
Ava, what the hell was that?
Losing team leaves NXT.
What was Joe thinking?
You guys are an excellent Tag Team.
There's nothing to worry about.
The issue isn't the challenge.
It's Joe's audacity to make decisions that hugely impact our careers.
Exactly.
You said you wanted to figure out who you were.
Now, at least you know what you're fighting for. Your careers.
Yes, and if we lose, we're gone.
An ultimatum given to us by our friend Joe.
Our friend who's put our careers on the line.
Trust Joe. He has a plan.
He better have a plan because if he doesn't we will.
[NXT's music plays]
[Vic] Booker, get ready because after several weeks of tension,
two teams will enter, one team will not return.
The Creed brothers face the Dyad.
Are the roots cracking in Schism?
It's a loser leaves NXT match next week.
By the way, Booker, we talk about this.
It's official now.
There will be fireworks
as Tyler Bate and Mustafa Ali will battle after words earlier tonight.
May the best man win next Tuesday.
They'll be no more attacks. There'll be no more ambushes.
Roxanne Perez finally gets her hands on Blair Davenport
in a highly anticipated battle
that takes place next week as well.
With an Olympic gold medalist by his side,
Eddy Thorpe looks to silence Damon Kemp.
These two will fight in an NXT underground match.
It's all going down next Tuesday on Independence Day on NXT.
[Vic] It is main event time of Gold Rush.
[Baron Corbin's music plays]
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] It looks as if the challenger
is back to a lone wolf mentality.
[Booker] I like it, Vic.
This tells me a whole lot
about the mentality of that man,
one Baron Corbin.
The lone wolf is back.
[Vic] It will be the champion or the challenger.
One will have a bruised ego.
The other, the NXT title.
[Carmelo Hayes' music plays]
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Very symbolic for the champion.
Hayes has vowed to put Corbin in the rafters.
There's never an ounce of doubt in Hayes' mind.
We have to wonder what's going through the champion
24 hours removed from facing Finn Bálor on Raw.
[Booker] Not just facing Finn Bálor, a match that he lost against Finn Bálor
but no reason to hang his head down, Vic.
He's still him.
He was taking on the guy
who was the first universal champion in Finn Bálor.
He held his own.
Tonight, that man, Carmelo Hayes, better be laser focused.
[audience] Melo!
[bell ringing]
[presenter] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT championship.
[crowd cheering]
[presenter] Introducing first, the challenger,
Baron Corbin.
[crowd booing]
[presenter] His opponent, accompanied by Trick Williams,
he is the NXT champion,
Carmelo Hayes.
[Vic] Booker, I've popped my head up from the monitor a few times
and I've been watching Baron Corbin.
He's been pacing like a caged wolf.
He has not taken his eyes off of Hayes.
He is laser focused on the NXT champion. That brings me to this point.
A lot on the line. Not just the title.
If Hayes falls short, wouldn't he be proving Baron Corbin right?
[bell ringing]
[Booker] Baron Corbin is looking at this matchup against Carmelo Hayes
as a stepping stone.
Look, Corbin is not here to make friends or anything like that.
This is a reset of that lone wolf persona.
We saw it when he made that walk, Vic.
A power walk at that.
[Vic] We saw Hayes use a little athleticism.
I don't know if Corbin was looking for the end of days early on
but right back in and just dropped the champion.
Corbin's in control right now, but in turn,
Corbin doesn't want the embarrassment of losing to Hayes.
Remember, it was Corbin who called the NXT locker room soft.
[Booker] Yes, but like I say,
Baron Corbin is here to prove a point to guys like Carmelo Hayes
It's coming off of perhaps the biggest match of his career,
but it's something that he's thinking about as well.
[Vic] Hayes to the top looking to fly right down.
Taking out the challenger.
[crowd cheering]
NXT title on the line.
Main event of Gold Rush.
It is the main event of Gold Rush. The NXT title on the line.
The challenger, Baron Corbin. The champion, Carmelo Hayes.
Corbin has taken away the homecourt advantage for Hayes here.
During the break, he was sending a message
to every single member of the NXT Universe.
[Booker] Baron Corbin is here for a reason.
Like I say, he's here to reset.
He wouldn't have put himself in this position
if he didn't think he could go out here and beat this young man, Carmelo Hayes,
especially after last night's performance.
[Vic] We're talking about the match that Hayes had with Finn Bálor
just 24 hours removed.
Baron Corbin knows all too well the battle that Hayes went through.
Both superstars on the outside.
Only way you can win the championship.
Pitfall, submission in the ring.
Now with the advantage, Carmelo Hayes.
[Booker] One thing that Carmelo Hayes is going to have to do in this matchup,
he's going to have to find a place where he just have to let it all hang out,
and this is not it.
[Vic] He didn't hang out, he got turned inside out.
Take another look. Feel that impact.
Right now, Booker, into the cover goes Corbin to win the title,
and Hayes kicking out at two.
Baron Corbin is striking with malicious intent.
[Booker] Yes.
Like I say, Vic, there are levels to this game.
A guy like Baron Corbin, he's done it all, former golden glove.
NFL background, the guy who retired Kurt Angle.
He's done it all.
[audience] Let's go, Melo!
[Vic] Look at the NXT Universe beside themselves for this main event.
Are we going to witness a new champion crowned?
You bring up accolades.
Corbin, former king of the ring, United States champion,
knows what it takes to win.
He talks about main eventing for the last seven years,
so what has happened to Baron Corbin?
[Booker] What has happened to him?
[Vic] Why is he coming back down here for?
[Booker] If you look at the locker room, if you look at the state of NXT,
if you was Baron Corbin,
you would think the same thing about a lot of these guys.
[Vic] Hayes nice dropkick. A little separation.
Hayes striking.
Able to bounce back.
Second wind for the champion.
Springboard clothesline rocking Corbin for the first time in this matchup.
Hayes wisely cover,
and it's not enough as Corbin is able to get out at two,
and you see Trick Williams on the outside.
He's had his own issues with Corbin.
Had to have liked what he is seeing now out of the champion.
[Booker] Look, Carmelo knows how important this is.
Staying focused especially after that matchup last night.
Like I say, that matchup against Finn Bálor,
he learned more in that match than he perhaps did in the last year.
Trust me on that.
[Vic] Corbin has been aiming for the top.
[Booker] Bridge hand right to the throat.
[Vic] Talk about that malicious intent with every punch, kick,
and now slam into a back breaker.
You see the pain etched on the face
and the smile on the face of the challenger.
Baron Corbin is in control.
[Booker] Baron got all of that one, Vic. He got all of it.
[Vic] Corbin has been aiming for the top.
He attacked Hayes in his NXT return.
He became the number one contender two weeks ago.
He blames Hayes for costing him his spot
in the men's Money in the Bank Ladder match.
This one's for you, little girl.
Ooh!
[Vic] Sending a message to those that are here in support of our champion.
[Booker] You ain't lying, Vic. He's sending a message to the locker room.
If you're soft, you don't need to be in this business.
[crowd booing]
People are loving it.
[Vic] It's almost as if Baron Corbin is being fueled by the NXT Universe,
being fueled by their negativity towards him.
[Booker] Baron Corbin knows what the NXT Universe is about.
He knows that feeling.
He knows that, and he wants it back, Vic.
He knows exactly what it's going to take,
and that's to beat this young man, Carmelo Hayes.
[Vic] It's not lost to either of these superstars
what it means to be champion
heading into our next premium live event on Sunday, July 30th,
at Great American Bash.
[audience] Melo!
[Booker] Let me tell you right now, Carmelo Hayes is in the fight of his life.
He's going to have to suck it up. He's going to have to suck it up.
[Vic] Again, right now, Corbin focusing on the ribs, the back.
Don't forget that coup de grace from the top
from Finn Bálor damaging the ribs.
I don't necessarily know if Carmelo Hayes is at 100%.
He got off the plane, came right to the building.
Right now he finds his back on the mat,
and somehow Hayes able to kick out at two and a half.
[Booker] Carmelo Hayes is in the middle of the ring
with a grown-ass man and his name is Baron Corbin.
He's looking to cash in on this championship.
[Vic] This is our main event, week two of NXT Gold Rush,
where every title has been on the line.
The NXT championship now is hanging in the balance.
The champion, Carmelo Hayes, has been beaten all around the ring,
from the outside to the inside, from left to right, up and down,
by the challenger, Baron Corbin.
[Booker] Corbin looks confident now.
He looks so comfortable right now in this moment.
[Vic] Hayes again trying to fight back, but as you brought up,
how much can Hayes have here tonight?
How much does he even have left in this moment?
[Booker] We're in the deep waters.
Like I said, coming off of-- Ooh!
[Vic] Frog splash.
From the top.
Carmelo Hayes went in there against one of the best last night.
He's into the cover here tonight,
and he's not able to put Corbin away,
but think of the last 48 hours for Hayes, everything he's been through
to even be able to pull off a frog splash the way he did moments ago.
Battling Finn Bálor.
Now battling against a superstar who has headlined event after event,
been to WrestleMania, been to the top, retired Kurt Angle.
Hayes is bringing it, damn it, but does he have enough?
[Booker] Let me tell you.
Carmelo Hayes is going to have to prove to me and the world here
and this NXT Universe that he is the champion,
he is that guy, he is him.
Yes!
[Vic] Dropkick connects. Corbin rocked. Not only rocked,
sent all the way outside in front of Williams.
Now this could be that moment for that man.
Looking to hit that picture-perfect fade away.
Got all of it and then some,
but so much taken out of Hayes he can't capitalize.
[Booker] A window just opened.
A window just opened. I tell you, like I say,
that matchup against Finn Bálor, that loss
was the best thing that could've happened to this man
because he knows what he was going to be in for tonight.
[Vic] You talk to Hayes more than I do.
It certainly has been on Hayes' mind
when he got dropped by Baron Corbin several weeks ago.
Wants a little bit of payback here tonight.
[Booker] I talked to Carmelo Hayes about being a big fish in a small pond,
but now, he's that guy that's looking to become a shark.
He's that guy that's looking to become the megalodon in these waters. Yes!
[Vic] DDT, it wasn't pretty, but it was executed well enough, and no.
Again, Corbin able to kick out.
[Booker] You can't think about it, kid. You need to get to your feet.
You need to move.
[Vic] Take another look.
Hayes didn't get all of it the way he wanted to,
but maybe, maybe he got enough.
Corbin, though, able to get that right shoulder up,
and this championship match continues.
[Booker] I don't like the body language of Carmelo Hayes.
[crowd cheering]
[Booker] Urgency.
[Vic] You can see Williams on the outside, and look, out of desperation.
Corbin knew what was coming.
He knew that Hayes was about to go to the top to shoot.
When that man shoots, he doesn't miss.
[Booker] Like I say, Vic, Carmelo Hayes
needs to move with more urgency.
That time lost right there was pivotal.
[Vic] Now Corbin is down.
Hayes… You talked about that window opening,
you talked about that door cracking open.
Hayes has got to kick it in.
Nobody home. Corbin now turning right back around.
Catching.
Trying to reverse.
Shoulders are down.
Not enough again. Corbin able to kick out.
Weasel his way out the back.
One more time, and look at the strength of Corbin.
[Booker] Oh, baby.
[Vic] No, no.
[Booker] That's it. We got a new champ, Vic.
[Vic] Corbin just yoking up Hayes.
[Booker] It's over.
[Vic] Into the cover.
No, it is not.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] NXT championship hanging in the balance.
Somehow, Carmelo Hayes
continuing to fight through it.
We got to start wondering, though, is the sand dial running out?
[Booker] You got to understand,
this is a place that Baron Corbin has been before.
He knows all about being under these bright lights.
He's taking Carmelo Hayes to a place that he has never gone before.
[Vic] This is our main event.
NXT title on the line.
Again, pinfall, submission has to take place inside the ring.
Corbin not going to like that landing.
No, no.
[crowd cheering]
-[Booker] He's not going to do that. -[Vic] Booker, watch out.
[crowd cheering]
Look at me.
I'm better than you every day of the week.
[Vic] Booker, I just looked into Carmelo Hayes' eyes.
Hayes is out.
Corbin now into the cover.
Broke the count at 10, but Hayes is not broken yet.
[crowd cheering]
[Booker] Bruised, battered, and torn, Vic,
but he still got a lot left in the tank, at least a little bit.
Maybe just running on fume
because he just got the hell beat out of him
right here before us, Vic.
[Vic] Corbin almost broke the table in half
by just throwing elbows.
Get up! Get up!
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] That lone wolf mentality
may be ready to pay off for Baron Corbin here tonight.
[Booker] Corbin just stalking him right now, Vic.
[Vic] Hayes can't even get up, Booker. Hayes can't even get to his feet.
He's out on his feet.
And, I hate to say it, the referee's right there.
[Booker] Vic, that was a punishment right here.
He just bounced his head off the table at least five times.
That was a punishment.
Like you say, that was a message, Vic.
[Vic] Corbin is just teeing off on Hayes.
[Vic] Ooh!
Hayes, I don't know.
Is this his six, seven wind? I don't know.
Almost looking for a deep six.
Hayes with a knee to the jaw. Corbin again is rocked.
Hayes picking up momentum.
Right back in.
Ooh, no!
[Booker] Good night.
[Vic] Deep six just put Hayes in deep water,
and Corbin now crawling into the cover.
That's it. We got a new champ, Vic.
[Vic] Damn it.
No.
Yes, Hayes somehow kicking out, and this match is going to continue.
[crowd cheering]
[Booker] I don't know how the hell he kicked out of that, Vic.
[audience] NXT, NXT!
[Vic] Baron Corbin has thrown everything at Carmelo Hayes.
Hayes has absorbed so much over the last 48 hours.
It's unthinkable, unfathomable how Carmelo Hayes is…
He can't even get to his feet.
Corbin is having to drag the champion.
[Booker] Corbin is looking for the kill shot. Here we go.
[Vic] Again, though, able to be countered by the champion.
Nice kick.
Can he follow it up? This has been the issue.
Hayes has not been able to string together any offense
and now evil intentions on the mind of Corbin.
Up and over. DDT.
What do you call that, Booker?
The hardest part of the ring where steel meets wood?
[Booker] Yes.
[Vic] Corbin could be on dream street.
Now Hayes pulling himself, trying to climb.
[Booker] This is the shot.
[Vic] Certainly is.
Nothing but net.
He shoots, he don't miss.
[bell ringing]
[Vic] Hayes retains.
[Carmelo Hayes' music plays]
[presenter] Here is your winner and still the NXT champion,
Carmelo Hayes.
[Vic] That man getting a standing o from the NXT Universe.
[crowd cheering]
Booker, take nothing away from Baron Corbin.
Love him, hate him, you got to respect him.
He brought it all tonight.
He took it to the champion.
At one point, we thought Hayes was knocked out
and it was right here.
The strength and then take a look at the champion
just bounce,
just the nasty landing,
and then to follow it up with just brutal forearms
after malicious forearms,
and then deep six would connect from the challenger
who was moments away,
and maybe it was that moment there he wasn't able to get into the cover.
In the end, when he shoots as we've said time and time again,
the man doesn't miss.
Carmelo Hayes able to retain here tonight.
Another look.
Flying through the air.
Right down on the back of the neck of Baron Corbin.
[bell ringing]
[Vic] What a 48 hours it has been for our champion, Carmelo Hayes.
[music plays]
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] As we're focused on this week,
let's not forget what's going down next week.
Creeds and the Dyad, the loser leaves NXT.
The stakes get no bigger than that.
Also, it was made official earlier tonight.
Mustafa Ali will go one-on-one with Tyler Bate.
These two are going to collide, they are going to crash.
It all goes down next week.
Also, Roxanne Perez is going to go one-on-one
with Blair Davenport.
Perez looking to make Davenport pay
for what she has done over the last several weeks and months.
Hayes puts another t-shirt in the rafters
and retains his NXT title,
and that's all it is and that's all it's going to be.
[crowd cheering]
[Bron] I've beaten everybody. There's nothing left.
No, no, you can't control me.
Nobody can freaking control me.
Figure it out.
-[man] Bron, what are you doing? -Shut up.
You and everyone else will find out next week.
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