[WWE's music playing]
[announcer] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] What a way to kick off NXT,
as judgment is about to be handed out.
[Judgment Day's music plays]
[crowd cheers]
[Alicia] Please welcome
Dominik Mysterio, Finn Bálor,
Mr. Money in the Bank, Damian Priest,
and the women's World Champion,
Rhea Ripley.
The Judgment Day.
[Vic] Booker, I say it's getting handed out
because they have come here to handle
Judgment Day business.
Victorious in a six-man on Raw.
They're on the same page.
After that victory last night,
you could argue they're more dangerous than ever.
[Booker] Yes, indeed, Vic.
This team here, the Judgment Day,
I think about the growth more than anything.
I look at Priest, I look at Bálor, I look at Dom Dom,
Oh, and we cannot forget the Rip.
Oh, yes, this is a team. A true team.
[Vic] Booker, look around, listen to this place.
[Booker] Oh, yes.
You feel that, Vic?
[Vic] I feel it, but you're gonna tell me what it is.
[Booker] Bro, you can cut it with a knife.
You can cut it with a knife. It's electricity.
That's what it is, Vic.
Oh, yes.
[audience] Mami!
Welcome home!
NXT,
daddy's home.
[crowd cheers]
Because this is the house that I built,
and I'm back to lay down some house rules
with the Judgment Day.
[crowd cheers]
Señor Money in the Bank, Damian Priest.
[crowd cheers]
The women's World Champion, Rhea Ripley.
[crowd cheers]
[audience] Mami!
And everyone's favorite,
"Dirty" Dominik Mysterio.
[crowd boos]
With that being said,
NXT Universe,
all rise for the Judgment Day.
[crowd cheers]
Now let's get down to business.
Melo and Trick,
you guys called us out here because you thought
you were getting a divided Judgment Day.
[Priest laughs]
You're getting the Judgment Day that runs the WWE.
You're getting the Judgment Day that runs NXT.
This right here
is the murderers' row of the WWE.
-And Ma-- -[crowd boos]
And Mami…
Shut up.
-And Mami-- -[Carmelo Hayes' music plays]
[Vic] Well, it didn't take long for this to pop off, Book.
-Whoa, cut that music, dawg. -[audience] Melo!
[Rhea] Oh, hell no.
No.
You guys did not just interrupt Dirty Dom.
Absolutely not.
Oh, Dirty Dom.
You know, I wonder, why do they call him "Dirty" Dom?
Maybe it's because of the times he dropped this--
Oh, easy now, dawg. Easy now.
[laughs]
[fans shout]
[Melo] It's our house.
But for real, we appreciate y'all coming, but Finn,
this is about you, man.
I must say,
when they mention NXT Mount Rushmore,
you're at the top of everybody's, and rightfully so.
But if you look around at NXT now,
it's got Trick Melo influence all over it, baby.
[audience] Melo!
They do that.
But listen,
I hear y'all, but most importantly,
everybody wants to have an opinion
over you getting the better of me on Monday Night Raw.
And that's cool.
But you gotta understand something now, Finn,
you're in my arena.
-[crowd cheers] -[Rhea laughs]
You trying to ball on my court.
No, mate, that's pure arrogance.
This was never about the two of you.
Oh, it's not?
Well, how about y'all check the stats,
because in this building,
Trick Melo Gang gang runs things.
[crowd cheers]
That's fair.
You do, this Melo era, yes.
Oh, yes, you do, but you know what you don't have?
It's the Judgment Day staring back at you every Tuesday night,
and let's not forget
that the Archer of Infamy never missed the bullseye.
Hey, yo, Priest.
Look like your mouth writing a check that your ass can't cash.
The hell did you say to me?
You heard me, dawg.
We ain't here to talk, we ain't here to do that Raw-Raw.
We came here to see if Judgment Day is really bout it, bout it.
[audience] Whoop that, Trick!
So we all keep it plain, we all keep it simple,
Trick Melo Gang versus Judgment Day tonight--
Whoa, Melo.
If you come at the Prince,
you best not miss.
[audience] Oh!
Well, let's do this thing then.
[Carmelo Hayes' music playing]
[Vic] Talk the talk, walk the walk.
If this gets made official,
a massive main event, here on NXT.
When we talk about NXT,
Shawn Michaels sent shock waves through the NXT Universe tonight.
We will determine the number one contender to the NXT title,
because after Shawn Michaels' tweet over the weekend,
the intense Dragunov will meet the "Badass" Bron Breakker.
Who's headed to the Great American Bash?
High stakes in this matchup, because if Stacks wins,
charges against Tony D are dropped, the family get a title opportunity,
but if not, Coffey wins, Tony's going to trial.
Where does Lorenzo's loyalty lie?
Earlier today, the Don talked to our own McKenzie Mitchell.
McKenzie, I appreciate the call, but we gotta make this quick.
It's chow time, and Jojo's almost done making my steak.
Speaking of steaks, high stakes tonight
with Joe Coffey facing off against Stacks.
If Stacks wins, the charges are dropped,
and the D'Angelo family gets an NXT Tag Team title shot.
However, if Joe Coffey wins, you go to trial.
With the revelations of the past few weeks,
what's your mindset?
What can I do, McKenzie?
I'm at Stacks' mercy.
I've known him since we were kids,
I've never been worried, but--
Are you saying you don't trust stacks?
Oh. Don't put words in my mouth, alright?
Well, how confident are you that Stacks
is gonna get the victory tonight with your freedom on the line?
McKenzie, I just don't know this kid anymore.
Ever since I've been in here, he barely visits.
I've been hearing some bad things.
To be honest,
I just don't know.
I hope Stacks comes through for you tonight, Tony.
Good luck.
Thanks, McKenzie.
[Vic] The fate of the Don is in the hands
of the the underboss tonight.
[bell rings]
[Alicia] The following contest is a Tag Team match
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by Thea Hail,
representing Chase University,
Duke Hudson and Andre Chase.
[Vic] While we wait word if Melo, Hayes and Judgment
will be made official,
we kick things off with Chase University
back in action against Gulak and Dempsey next.
[Gigi] Everyone has a dark side.
I put my demons out on front street
and I never let them keep me from being me.
[tense music playing]
[Gigi] Kiana James spends all her energy holding everything in
because she's afraid of who she really is.
Kiana, you said we aren't that different.
Kind of hurts, doesn't it?
You dislike me because I'm the part of you
that you wish you could still be.
After you gave me a fresh coat of paint,
your office was redecorated,
courtesy of H-Gigi TV
to remind you of what you desperately wanna forget.
[Kiana] Okay, Gigi.
The gloves come off.
Yes, I'm begging you take the gloves off.
Tear down your hypocritical walls while you're at it.
We aren't so different,
but the one thing that separates us
is I embrace who I am while you
live a lie.
[sighs]
What has she done?
I thought I deleted those.
Instagram, archives.
What are you looking at?
That's not even me anymore anyways.
Delete.
[Vic] Seems like the conniving one's past is catching up.
[Alicia] Introducing the team of Drew Gulak and Charlie Dempsey.
[Vic] Hudson and Chase standing tall,
Chase U back to full strength.
Right off rip, Book--
-[Booker] What the hell's going on? -[Vic] What do you mean?
[Vic] Chase U angry after what transpired last week.
[Booker] …Chase is all about being legal, all about the rules,
and he jumps out here and pulls something.
Come on, you've gotta agree with me on this.
[Vic] You're the one who says if you ain't cheating, you ain't trying.
[Booker] Okay. Toucheé.
[Vic] We're right back in it now.
I don't believe I've heard--
The referee tried to even signal
what's going on to get someone out, get someone in.
He's losing a bit of control, now finally there is the bell.
We're gonna start off with Dempsey and Andre Chase.
[Booker] It makes me wonder. Is he trying to get disqualified?
[Vic] The bell hadn't rung. The match wasn't official.
He could do whatever he wanted. You know the rules.
Right now Andre Chase looking to take Dempsey to school.
He is certainly ready to educate
the opposition here tonight.
Look, Andre Chase has every right to be fired up.
It was Hudson who was looking for some help
during his sabbatical, that being Andre Chase,
as Dempsey and Gulak were brought in.
They overstepped a line.
[Booker] Where did Chase go? No, don't answer.
-[Vic] He wasn't 100%. -[Booker] That's another story.
[Booker] You gotta agree.
Since Andre Chase left,
the U has been in a better place.
The atmosphere, the enthusiasm,
everybody is feeling a lot better about themselves.
You gotta agree with me.
[Vic] I gotta look at what's over here in the perch over to our left
as action continuing between Dempsey,
taking another look, Booker.
That is Nima and Price.
Bronco Nima, Lucien Price, questions have been,
is NXT ready for that duo to arrive?
[Booker] You know what it is? These young guys,
the door just opened, they want their champagne wishes,
they want their caviar dreams.
[Vic] You used that very early tonight, by the way.
Gulak into the cover. Hook of the leg.
A kick-out by Duke Hudson, the MVP.
But Booker, it is official.
Huge main event coming our way.
The NXT champion, Carmelo Hayes,
Trick Williams taking on Finn Bálor,
señor Money in the Bank.
Who will talk their talk later tonight?
[Booker] Judgment Day is here to lay down the rules.
Finn Bálor knows exactly what it means
to be a star here in NXT.
-[Vic] Did you see Duke? -[Booker] What the hell?
[Vic] Hurricanrana.
[Booker] This dude's 260 pounds.
[Vic] He's 6'7".
And now Gulak trying his best
to shift his body weight in.
Able to roll through
and connected quick.
[audience] MVP!
[Vic] You're the MVP after that maneuver when you're Hudson.
Look, Duke Hudson really did hold the university together.
Has worn multiple hats. Looking for the win. Into the cover.
Gulak able to kick out.
He was a teacher,
he was a friend, he was a counselor.
He's never lost focus on the students, did Duke Hudson.
[Booker] Andre Chase made his return last week,
but is this the same Chase U
since Duke Hudson has been at the helm?
The MVP. That's what they call him, Vic.
[Vic] Now Gulak just looking to rip down Duke Hudson.
Hudson's turning things around here.
Look at the strength.
An interesting offense here from Hudson.
You also start thinking about Thea Hail on the outside.
She should be the women's champion
if not for Drew and Charlie.
What do you mean if not?
Tiffany Stratton tapped out in the center of the ring.
[Booker] If I could've, would've, should've--
Oh, wow.
[Vic] Almost a michinoku-like driver.
[Booker] Get the cover there.
Duke can get a win here.
-Such a big move. -[Vic] Take a look--
[Booker] We gotta see it again.
[Vic] You see the power.
And bam, again, almost a michinoku driver-like move,
but Duke Hudson favoring that right wrist.
Tag in, Andre Chase now legal.
Went quickly for the cover.
I was getting ready to talk about Andre Chase here.
Ten weeks, it's a long lay off.
What's gonna be his hardest hurdle tonight?
[Booker] Normally it's just knocking off the ring rust.
Get your cardio back.
This man has a whole lot more
to think about than that.
I mean, the Chase University.
I think that's what he thinks about first and foremost,
because I think he failed that university.
I think he failed.
He bailed out on that university.
[Vic] Wait, Book. The wave is starting here
courtesy of the Chase U student section.
Come on, play along. You are a curmudgeon.
You went to Mexico for July 4th.
You come back rougher than ever.
[Booker] I did, Vic.
I'm not doing the wave, either. Forget about it.
[Vic] Andre Chase making the tag back out.
It's good to see Chase U back to full strength.
But now Dempsey going right to the throat of Duke Hudson.
Making the tag.
This is where Drew and Charlie make their money.
Duke Hudson having different thoughts in this moment.
[Booker] Duke Hudson is taking this university to another level, Vic.
Do you agree with me on that?
Please, Vic?
[Vic] I do. He followed the leadership of Andre Chase,
and Chase U may be stronger than ever now.
Oh, we might have some more as Andre Chase--
Chase U are rolling here on NXT.
Back live on NXT.
Chase U taking on Gulak, Dempsey.
This has been aggressive during the commercial break.
Now we're watching Dempsey focus
on the left arm and wrist of Duke Hudson,
which was injured earlier in the matchup,
at least seemed to be on what appeared to be,
I don't know if it was a powerslam
or a michinoku driver from the top,
but it was awkward for Hudson.
[Booker] This kid is a precision tactician, Vic.
He's working on those pressure points.
No matter how big you are, Vic,
those pressure points you get--
Oh, wow. Beautiful bridge.
[Vic] Hudson able to kick out.
[Booker] So close.
[Vic] We've been seeing this aggression, this nasty rugged style.
You gotta imagine Gulak and Dempsey liked what they saw
in NXT Underground match.
[Booker] Let me tell you, Damon Kemp,
he went out there and rocked it,
and you've got a guy like this young man--
[Vic] Oh.
…who that underground
fits that style perfectly.
[Vic] Gulak took a little too much time.
Ans then a one-arm backdrop from Hudson.
Makes a tag, and here comes Chase.
Hey, look, this is Chase's first match in two months, Booker.
[Booker] I talked about the cardio,
I talked about knocking that ring rust off right there.
Chase is looking damn good.
Beautiful dropkick.
-[crowd cheers] -[loud thud]
[Booker] Big swinging neckbreaker. I like it a lot.
[Vic] He had a lot of time to think what he would do
to the opposition when he returned.
And now Chase hoisting up Dempsey, though.
[Booker] Oh, wow.
You know what this is called right here, right?
-[Vic] A slugfest. -[Booker] This is a fight.
This is a fight just broke out.
[Vic] When Chase's fighting for their students,
there's nothing he won't do.
[crowd chanting "ooh" gradually louder]
[crowd erupts]
[Vic] Russian leg sweep.
We know what's next.
Call it out, Book.
-Give me a C. -[crowd yells] C!
-H. -[crowd yells] H!
-A. -[crowd yells] A!
-S. -[crowd yells] S!
-E. -[crowd yells] E!
-U. -[crowd yells] U!
-What's that spell? -[crowd yells] Chase U!
[Vic] You've got no school spirit.
You're wearing red tonight.
It's nice you're wearing a jacket and shirt this week.
As Chase climbing to the top.
-[Booker] Almost a little slip. -[Vic] Dempsey in his sights.
Bam. High crossbody.
Cover.
And Gulak breaking up the count.
[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] Gulak and Dempsey certainly rough around the edges,
and they always bring out a fight and now…
Oh.
Back-to-back Germans.
Bridge, cover, and a kick out just barely.
[Booker] Beautiful Tag Team tandem right there.
Double suplex almost got the cover.
[audience] Let's go, Chase!
[Vic] And Thea Hail firing up Chase U.
[indistinct]
[Vic] Gulak didn't like what he heard.
-[Vic] He's got-- -[Booker] What's going on?
[Vic] …it's a kimura.
A kimura locked in.
Tag is made. Hudson's legal.
Booker, I don't think the official can see
from where he's positioning in the ring.
-[Booker] Come on. -[Vic] Bam, the fratliner.
Into the count.
[Booker] Don't do it this way.
…three!
-[bell rings] -[Vic] What a victory.
[Alicia] Here are your winners,
the team of Andre Chase and Duke Hudson.
-[Booker] Do you agree with that? -[Vic] A little bit of payback.
Yes, because they cost Thea Hail her opportunity
to be the NXT women's champion last week.
And you know what?
It's just good to see Chase U
celebrating once again on NXT.
[Chase U's music playing]
Ilja Dragunov,
you made a really big mistake.
You weren't even on my radar, man.
And to think that I'm in your way
from you getting to the NXT title,
I got news for you, man,
I'm "Badass" Bron Breakker.
I'm leading the way.
You've been behind me
ever since your first day here in NXT.
You were a champion once.
I'm sure you'll become champion again someday,
but it's not gonna come at my expense
because, tonight, there's not gonna be enough referees, officials
to hold me back from me breaking you
on my way to the Bash.
[Vic] Who will be the number one contender
for the NXT title?
We find out tonight who's headed
to the Great American Bash.
-[Cora Jade's music plays] -[bell rings]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Cora Jade.
[Vic] Jade talked down to her opponent
and Dana Brooke.
Has the resident mean girl talked herself into a corner?
We find out. Cora Jade in action when we return on NXT.
[rock music plays]
[melancholic music plays]
Last week I got a little carried away, huh?
Yes, I'd say so.
Javi wanted to talk all that crap.
Same kind of stuff kids would say to me growing up.
My parents tried to shield me from it,
but they weren't with me in school or on the bus.
I was on my own.
When I looked in the mirror knowing I had a titanium plate
keeping my skull together,
it's hard not to feel different.
Man, I hated going to school.
No one to sit with.
When we had to pick partners for school projects,
everyone would just look in the other direction,
so I just said, screw it.
If they think I'm a monster,
then that's what I'm gonna be.
To be accepted?
To make it through life.
I came to NXT so I can be the monster,
but I gotta say, Stone,
last week, when I looked up
and the people were with me,
I didn't know what to do.
But for the first time in my life,
I feel like I'm being myself.
[melancholic music continues]
But it's your annoying, irritating, interfering ass…
that I gotta thank for that.
[sighs]
[Vic] Mr. Stone finally got what he was looking for,
a breakthrough.
[Alicia] Her opponent, accompanied by Dana Brooke,
Kelani Jordan.
[Vic] Jordan can have a breakthrough moment here
in this matchup, Booker.
This is a big match going up against Cora Jade,
and it's a big match in a very short amount of time for Kelani Jordan.
[Booker] Kelani Jane--
Excuse me, Kelani Jordan has opened a lot of eyes
since her debut a couple of months ago, Vic.
She's got a lot of talent,
a lot of upside to this young lady, Vic.
[Vic] Take a look at Jade. She's someone who believes
gold should always be around her waist and--
[Booker] You know why, don't you?
Because she's one bad little sister. That's why, Vic.
[Vic] I walked into that one, but it's also the woman on the outside,
that being Dana Brooke, who has come to NXT,
Cora Jade didn't like it, but for Kelani Jordan,
she's been taken under the wing of Dana Brooke.
How has Brooke helped Jordan out?
[Booker] Mentorship. I do like that.
Having someone in your corner that's been there and done that,
you can learn something-- Oh, yes.
Look at the agility on this young lady.
[Vic] Oh, nice dropkick as well.
[Booker] Jade better watch herself.
[Vic] Jade able to catch Jordan for a moment.
Oh, no.
[Booker] You know what that is?
That's that veteran experience right there.
She's so young, but she is so experienced to the game.
[Vic] You say experience.
Another word that a lot of people have used about Cora Jade is jealous.
Is she jealous of Dana Brooke?
-[Booker] Come on. -[Vic] And the rest of the locker room?
-[Booker] Wait a minute. -[Vic] Big stomp into the cover.
Hook of the inside leg, and Jordan able to kick out.
[Booker] I don't think it's jealousy at all
because you look at Cora Jade,
there's nothing but upside there.
She's young, she's fly, she's got everything.
It's about stepping on toes, Vic.
You don't do that.
[Vic] She seemingly has issues with everyone
that's in the NXT women's locker room.
She wants to do things on her time.
That was her message recently to both Jordan and Dana Brooke.
Another vicious shot to the back.
Into another cover, and Jordan again
able to get that left shoulder up.
[Booker] What I like about Jordan,
she's coachable, she's always trying,
she's got a playbook, trying to build a playbook.
That's one thing now,
she's dealing with not having the experience
in here with somebody like Cora Jade
because, like I say, she's bad.
She's bad, man.
[Vic] Brooke trying to help,
trying to coach up, if you will, Jordan.
There is Jade who declared she doesn't need friends,
she certainly doesn't need mentors.
[Booker] It's about stepping on some toes,
stepping on some toes and keep on walking.
That's what it's about.
[Vic] What a dropkick.
Almost through Jordan,
and Jade again into the cover
and just able one more time to kick out.
[Booker] This girl's watching Chase U,
but Cora Jade is taking Kelani--
[Vic] Feel this impact, Book.
[Booker] …to school. Oh, wow.
[crowd claps]
[Vic] Jordan now trying to feed off the energy of the NXT Universe.
She hears Dana Brooke on the outside
and ripped right back down by Jade.
[Booker laughs] Oh, man.
This young lady, she's got a future.
Tonight, she just ran to a buzz saw with Cora Jade.
[Vic] Jade having a lot of fun, and right back in.
This time nobody home--
[Booker] Wait a minute.
[Vic] Going around. Shoulders down.
Near fall in her own right, that could've been the moment,
but Cora Jade right back up.
Now look at Jordan.
[Booker] I like the thoughts of this lady.
Tried to slip in there and steal one from Cora Jade,
and sometimes that's what you got to do.
[Vic] You talked about the coaches in the performance center.
They really liked what they've seen from Jordan.
A win here, she would go from aspiring
to a bonafide star. Didn't get all of it.
I think she got enough of it, and Jordan is fired up.
Right to the midsection and now,
could be looking to put the finishing touches on--
Oh.
Jade had it scouted, sensed it,
and able to turn things around at least for a moment.
And there is being a veteran.
[Booker] That's that veteran experience.
Just following Jordan right in and clipped her, Vic.
Just clipped her. -[Vic] Boom.
Cora Jade into the cover.
[Booker] Good night.
-Oh, yes. -[bell rings]
[Cora Jade's music plays]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Cora Jade.
[Vic] The question, does Jade hear the outside noise too much?
Whoa.
[Booker] Time to go to school, man.
[Vic] A kendo stick, wait.
[Booker] …take her to school, Vic.
[Vic] What's the meaning of this?
Oh.
Dana Brooke couldn't stand by any longer.
Brooke's been waiting to get her hands on Cora Jade.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
She might've gotten a piece,
but she wants the whole thing next time.
[music plays]
"Badass" Bron Breakker,
tonight I finish what you have started a month ago.
I felt your power and rage,
but tonight you will feel my wrath and my fury.
The most intense man in NXT, huh?
Look into these eyes.
My intensity cannot be matched.
It will lead me past you
all the way to the Great American Bash
and the NXT Championship.
[barking]
[Vic] Dragunov certainly is focused on the task at hand,
but so is his opponent.
[Bron Breakker's music plays]
[bell rings]
[Alicia] The following is an NXT Championship
number one contender's match.
Introducing first, Bron Breakker.
[cheers and boos]
[Vic] Who is the most dominant?
Who is the most intense?
We're about to find out who is headed
to the Great American Bash for the NXT title.
Who will be the number one contender?
Will it be Bron Breakker or Ilja Dragunov?
We find out next live on NXT.
Eddy Thorpe with an Olympic gold medalist,
Gable Stevenson.
I'm bringing Raw Underground to NXT.
[Vic] There's only two ways to win.
Knocking your opponent out
or making them say, "I quit."
You can feel the energy
for this NXT Underground match.
Oh.
[Booker] Yes.
Oh.
-[Vic] God bless. -[Booker] Oh my God.
[Vic] Unlike anything we've ever witnessed.
[Booker] That triangle is in deep.
[Vic] The referee stepped in
for a technical knockout for Thorpe.
[Booker] What a night.
What a fight.
[Vic] The Olympic gold medalist showing out.
I still can't get over Underground on NXT.
Eddy Thorpe, congratulations.
Thank you. That was special.
Damon Kemp is tough as hell, but,
he's not Eddy Thorpe. He's not.
I gotta thank my man for helping me put that game plan together.
Gable, you got into it after the match. What's next for you?
-I sent a few guys flying. -He did.
About the future of Gable Stevenson,
a national title, the Olympics,
so much to think about.
But I love being here too.
I don't know.
Man, there's a lot to think about.
[crosstalk]
Did you see that?
That was crazy, dude.
That NXT Underground match was sick.
You gotta be kidding me.
Let me get this straight.
Eddy Thorpe wins one NXT Underground match,
and you think he's the toughest guy here?
Yes, pretty much.
Give me a break.
[Vic] NXT Underground still being talked about, Book.
Rightfully so.
[Booker] NXT Underground, they brought it.
Thorpe, Kemp, nobody lost.
Let's just say that.
[Ilja Dragunov's music plays]
[Alicia] Making his way to the ring,
Ilja Dragunov.
[Vic] Dragunov talked earlier today, he said he has felt Bron's power.
He has felt Bron's rage, but tonight,
Bron will feel the fury
and the wrath of Dragunov.
[Booker] Look at this matchup.
When you look at Bron Breakker and you see the strength,
you see the power of this young man.
On paper, he has this match, but the one thing you cannot measure, Vic,
is that's the heart of this young man right here,
Ilja Dragunov, looking to play his greatest symphony here tonight.
[Vic] Typically, you talk about a number one contendership matchup
main eventing on NXT.
How about the huge main event still to come?
NXT champion, Carmelo Hayes,
Trick Williams taking on Finn Bálor
and Mr. Money in the Bank,
Damian Priest, of Judgment Day?
Huge night on NXT.
[Booker] Vic, hold on. Did you see that?
The eyes of Bron Breakker.
This man looks like
he's coming to bring the pain tonight.
[Vic] I hear what you're saying, so answer this question.
Who's more intense?
Is it gonna be Dragunov
or is it gonna be "Badass" Bron Breakker?
[Booker] Let me tell you.
I've been in this business for more than 30 years
and I've never seen a man more intense
than that one Ilja Dragunov.
Let me tell you something, Vic. He's a bad dude.
[Vic] Bron Breakker equally as bad,
and this has been an issue brewing,
woo, between these two for weeks.
Tonight, we're gonna figure out
who is the most intense,
because the winner of this matchup
is the number one contender
for Carmelo Hayes' NXT title
at Great American Bash
two weeks from Sunday in Texas.
Into the cover, and escaping at one was Dragunov.
Of course, tickets available right now
at ticketmaster.com for the Great American Bash.
[Booker] Talked a few weeks ago on my show,
a Hall of Famer as far as Bron Breakker
need to figure out that first, second, and third gear.
I'm gonna tell you, dawg, he's got it.
[Vic] Certainly grew as champion.
Trying to win it for a third time.
First, he's got to get past Dragunov.
Dragunov trying to overpower Breakker.
Breakker turning things right around.
Both these superstars want to be champion.
Both really embody the spirit
of what it means to be in NXT--
…as Dragunov just got tossed by Breakker.
We're celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the Performance Center opening.
Think about this.
Every current champion on Raw and SmackDown
current right now has walked through these doors here.
[Booker] You look at Rhea Ripley.
You look at Becky Lynch, you look at Seth Rollins',
the Roman Reigns,
they all came from NXT, Vic.
These are the future stars
right here in the middle of the ring.
[Vic] You talk about growing, evolving through time.
Bron Breakker certainly has done that
since first capturing the NXT Championship.
Oh, and Dragunov, though,
trying to put gold back around his waist
and trying to chop down Bron Breakker.
[Booker] Dragunov, he's bringing it, but back to Breakker,
Bron is in his own zone right now, Vic.
You can tell by the way he walk.
You can tell by the way he talk.
This is a different Bron Breakker.
[Vic] The same thing for Dragunov.
The type of intensity for someone who welcomes pain,
cherishes every ounce.
Dragunov has turned things around in this matchup.
When you take a look at these two, Booker, too,
is this just a case of two alpha males in the same locker room?
[Booker laughs] Alpha males indeed. Let me tell you.
You're not going to see these guys
breaking bread in catering or anything like that.
If they pass each other, they might say, "what's up?"
Because they know it's going to be a fight
somewhere down the line,
and that's just business, man.
Oh, yes. I love it.
[audience] Oh!
[Vic] Bron had enough of that.
Bron with a vicious takedown.
Now look at Breakker.
Breakker could be looking for the knockout.
[Booker] Wow.
As I said, man, the eyes never lie.
Right now, Bron Breakker is bringing the pain.
Look, just stuffed it right there--
[Vic] We could talk about dominant, intensity.
Bron Breakker now, whoa,
both crashlanding to the outside.
Who is headed to the Great American Bash?
Who's gonna be the number one contender
to the NXT title?
[crowd chants] NXT!
[Vic] Back live on NXT.
Who will become the number one contender,
who will head to the Great American Bash?
During the break,
Bron continued to try to break the unbreakable,
and right now, these two continuing to slug it out center of the ring,
all for the right to face Carmelo Hayes
in Texas two weeks from Sunday.
-Dragunov right back to his feet. -[Booker] Wow.
Big shot by Dragunov.
The one thing about Dragunov, he's not gonna quit.
You got to separate this dude from his senses,
and I don't know if that's gonna happen tonight.
[Vic] You gotta understand, Dragunov heard Breakker
when Bron took a verbal shot--
-[Booker] Wow. -[Vic] …at Dragunov.
Ilja wasn't even on his radar.
[Booker] You got to understand, Vic, this is a business.
It's about playing the long game.
Bron Breakker, even though he doesn't have that championship,
he still feel like he's the man.
[Vic] During the break, bam.
That's what you were alluding to for Ilja Dragunov,
someone who continues to push through the pain
and drive and persevere in this matchup.
[Booker] If the left one don't get you, the right one will.
Beautiful, beautiful suplex.
Maintaining control, Vic.
[Vic] Dragunov now barking at Bron.
Trying to hold, and another.
Dragunov not letting that grip break.
[Booker] That's that dog
in this young man, Ilja Dragunov.
[Vic] Bron knows what's at stake also in this match.
And German suplex of his own.
If he's able to win,
if he's able to go to the Great American Bash,
he could become a three-time NXT champion.
For Dragunov, he's looking to wear that gold,
have an opportunity at that gold one-on-one
with Carmelo Hayes.
[Booker] Dragunov has been one match away from cashing in,
and tonight, trust me,
he's not going to let this moment slip away like before.
[crowd chants] NXT!
[Vic] Dragunov now can hear the NXT Universe channeling.
-[Booker] KO shot-- -[Vic] All that rage. Got caught.
Breakker saw it coming,
bending the knees,
and Dragunov almost for a second,
I thought, was out on his feet.
[Booker] Wow.
He may be, Vic. He may be out.
[Vic] Perhaps the most dominant NXT champion of all time
dropping that bulldog.
It wasn't perfect, but it was effective.
[Booker laughs] Yes.
That was just an appetizer, Vic.
You've yet to get the main course, dawg.
[Vic] Oh.
Dragunov breaking the grip for a second. Now look at Bron.
-[Booker] No, he didn't. -[Vic] Overpowering.
The question of who's the most dominant,
who's the most intense,
it has been back and forth.
Oh, maybe not anymore.
[Booker] Dragunov has a little something to say about that.
It's about coming up here in NXT, Vic.
Who wants it most?
[audience] NXT!
[Booker] Wow, good God, man.
[Vis] That's what it's about in this moment.
Who is willing to go that extra inch?
Who's willing to give just a little bit more of themselves
for the opportunity?
[Booker] I don't think Breakker
was gonna be able to fight like this tonight
with this young man, but he's in it.
He's on. Oh, yes.
[Vic] How much of Dragunov,
how much is he willing to sacrifice of himself?
[Booker] Vic, if you know about Dragunov,
pain is his pleasure, man. He loves it.
[audience] This is awesome!
[Vic] Charging in. Boom!
Torpedo Moscow into the cover.
No. Holy--
That wasn't a three?
Breakker just able to kick out.
[Booker] Don't waste your time, Dragunov.
You've got Bron Breakker where you want him.
[Vic] We talk about the NXT Championship.
Finn Bálor has held it longer than anyone.
The most combined days.
He's in action with Damian Priest.
The Judgment Day is here.
They will take on the current NXT champion, Carmelo Hayes,
and Trick Williams in our main event.
A huge matchup still to come between the NXT women's champion,
Tiffany Stratton, and Ivy Nile.
A lot of emotions going through the body, heart, soul and mind of Nile.
Right now, think about the body, the wear, the tear
of these two who are fighting it out
to become the number one contender.
[Booker] Ilja is battered and torn. That's what we do.
You go out there and you go all out.
-Oh! -[Vic] Spear.
[Booker] Oh! You got one.
[Vic laughs] No!
[Booker] No way.
[Vic] That was the damnedest spear I've seen from Bron Breakker,
who has won the NXT title twice.
Take another look.
Picture-perfect placement,
but just at the last moment,
Dragunov keeping those dreams alive.
[audience] Holy--!
[Vic] They can say that all night long.
Look at Dragunov.
Dragunov, I don't know if he realizes where he's at.
And now Bron, looking for the knockout blow.
[Booker] After a spear like that, all the wind
had to escaped Dragunov's body.
Right now, he's in dire straits, Vic.
He's in a whole lot of trouble, Vic. Trust me.
[indistinct]
[crowd barks]
[Vic] Bron Breakker with one left in the chamber.
Hoisting up Dragunov,
who counters into a DDT.
Where, oh, where is Dragunov getting this from, Booker?
[Booker] That was a sleeper right there
because he caught Bron Breakker perfect.
[Vic] I know Carmelo Hayes
is getting ready for that huge main event later tonight,
but he's got to be focused here
on who his next challenger could be
two weeks from Sunday.
Dragunov, how much he have left in the tank, Booker?
How much does he have left?
[Booker] This was the question.
[Vic] Powerbomb.
Dragunov got all of it.
-[Booker] Oh, man. -[Vic] Oh, my God, how?
Unreal. Boom.
Look at Dragunov quickly trying to follow up.
[Booker] This could be it, right? Oh, yes.
-That's it. -[Vic] Into the cover.
After the knockout blow.
No, again, Bron got that left shoulder up.
Look at the NXT Universe.
They are standing here on a Tuesday night.
[Booker] I'm shocked, but both of these young men,
they're just letting you know exactly how much
this actually really means.
Oh, yes. Beautiful clothesline.
[Vic] Breakker with Dragunov in his sights, looking for another spear.
Got caught with a knee.
Right to the temple.
Breakker on dream street.
Dragunov now trying to pull himself back to his feet.
One more.
Dragunov, bam.
Into the back of the neck.
Dragunov trying to shoot the half.
Breakker's dead weight. Cover.
Hook of the leg.
And Dragunov is headed to the Great American Bash.
[Alicia] Here is your winner,
Ilja Dragunov.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Achievement unlocked for Dragunov,
who now becomes a number one contender
with a date of destiny, July 30th,
against Carmelo Hayes for the NXT title
at the Great American Bash.
But what a… Not even a battle, Booker.
Bam, what a fight it was.
[Booker] It was a war.
[Vic] So many times,
we were sitting on the edge of our seat
for these two who laid it on the line.
Nothing would stop them
from becoming the number one contender,
but here, bam, Bron Breakker gave it everything he could,
but in the end, Ilja Dragunov
had just a little bit more in the tank
to punch his ticket to Texas.
Booker, are you ready?
Because we now know for the NXT title,
it's Dragunov, it's Carmelo Hayes.
Tickets are available right now
for the Great American Bash.
Speaking of champions, speaking of Bash,
a superstar who's set to defend his title in Texas
is standing by with our very own McKenzie Mitchell.
Wes Lee, we now know you'll be defending
your NXT North American championship
against Mustafa Ali at the Great American Bash.
It's on, girl, come on, give me some.
Look, I have proven that I treat every single title defense
like it's my biggest match.
There's something different about this one, I…
Ali's a different cat. I really can't get a reading on this dude.
It makes it hard to strategize for him, to game plan,
it makes him really dangerous--
[Mysterio] There he is, "Dirty" Dom.
"Dirty" Dom?
Hey, you're the open challenge guy, right?
I've done open challenges before, but--
Yes, whatever. I accept.
What?
Yes, I accept your open challenge
for the NXT North American title.
Dawg, I haven't done an open challenge in so long.
Have you been paying attention to--
Oh, I get it.
It's because I'm around now you don't want to do them.
What a fighting champion, huh? Pathetic.
No. Y'all ain't let me finish.
I stopped doing open challenges
because things got really crazy around here,
but if you wanna get crazy, say less.
I can go make it happen right now.
If you'll excuse me, I'll be right back.
Slow down.
Yo, maybe next week
I'll take you up on that match.
That way I'll give you some time to prepare.
[speaking Spanish]
[indistinct]
[Vic] A little bit of confusion, but if that gets made official,
next week "Dirty" Dom, Wes Lee for the North American title,
Ali will be watching very closely.
[Tiffany Stratton's music plays]
[bell rings]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first,
the NXT women's champion,
Tiffany Stratton.
[Vic] When we talk about champions,
here is someone who is always making headlines.
It is Tiffany Stratton, and when we talk about eyes,
all eyes are locked on the center of the universe.
Tiffany Stratton, the NXT women's champion
in action next live on NXT.
[tense music plays]
Last week, I torched my past.
I burnt all the ships and now
I'm the master of my own destiny.
The problem is…
I'm without a compass.
With the embers still smoldering,
what is my future?
This house,
this life.
It was all built off the echoes of the last eight years.
From the beginning, I've always said you can't fight fate,
but now that's exactly what I'm doing.
As I look back,
I can see something.
I can see that I had nothing in common
with those I once portrayed myself to be…
but now…
who the hell am I?
[tense music plays]
[Vic] For Corbin, he knows to dictate his future,
he needs to kill his past.
[Ivy Nile's music plays]
[Alicia] Her opponent,
representing Diamond Mine,
Ivy Nile.
[Vic] We hear Diamond Mine and we know that Nile
is all that is left of Diamond Mine.
The Creed looked poised to eliminate the poison
from NXT last week in a loser leaves match
until this follower of schism came from the crowd
and would change the futures for The Brothers, Creed.
There you see Ivy Nile,
her world crumbled around her along with Julius and Brutus
who lost to The Dyad and are now gone from NXT.
Stratton couldn't care less, but I can't imagine
the whirlwind of emotions that Nile has felt
because, Booker, for Ivy Nile,
she's all by herself for the first time in her career.
There isn't someone to talk to,
there isn't someone to lean on,
there isn't someone to your left or even to her right.
[Booker] It might be a good thing.
You find out who you are, when you find yourself in situation
when your back is against the wall.
It's called fight or flight.
That's what we have here tonight, Vic.
[Vic] There you see the Chase U section,
yelling "you tapped out" to Tiffany Stratton,
because as we mentioned in the opening matchup,
Stratton did tap out to Thea Hail
in the center of the ring and Thea Hail didn't win
because of Gulak and Charlie Dempsey.
[Booker] The ref didn't see it it didn't happen, man.
Come on. We're talking about Tiffany.
We're talking about--
[Vic] Into the cover. This should be a major milestone.
[Booker] …we're talking about another stratosphere.
That's who we're talking about, Tiffany Stratton, man.
Hottie biscotti. Give me a cup.
[Vic] Booker, a biscotti is a cookie.
It's not a drink.
You've been saying this for eight months--
[Booker] It's what I want it to be. All right?
[laughs] Let's just say that.
[Vic] Nice takedown by Nile. Shoulders down again.
That would be a huge victory for Ivy Nile.
Think about this.
All by herself for the first time,
but if she's able to win tonight, she should be in line
for a future title opportunity, should she not?
[Booker] I think so. I think she has to get past
getting caught up in the lights.
She's there with the champion, can't think about any.
She's got to think about having the best performance of her life.
That's the only thing she needs to think about.
[Vic] For Stratton right now, weathering the storm, got countered,
and again looking at another submission by Nile.
Nile, now, trying to turn things around.
Look at the knee, the torque.
Look at Stratton, though, quickly shutting down that offense.
[crowd chants] You tapped out!
[Vic] As you can hear, Chase U student section
getting on top of the NXT women's champion one more time.
These two got in a little bit of a small argument last week as well.
But I gotta still say that Stratton should be thankful
that she is champion.
[Booker] It's the wrestling business. It's called a confrontation.
That happens.
[Vic] Oh, that right hand might have just knocked down
and possibly changed the future for Ivy Nile
because she's looking for the biggest win in her career
after what has been the toughest week of her career
and maybe her life, as Nile just dropped by Stratton.
And Stratton charging right back in.
[Booker] Tiffany Stratton, she's crafty, Vic.
She's crafty, she's well beyond her years in this business.
[Vic] That's one way to describe her.
Stratton now getting Nile back into the ring.
Still to come, the future of Tony D'Angelo
is on the line.
Will it be freedom? Will it be a trial?
Stacks, Coffey go one on one in a matter of moments.
Stratton looking for the win. Nile able to kick out.
Stratton also had some wishful thinking last week
that Ivy Nile would be gone
if the Creeds lost.
Nile is not. She is here. She is fighting.
She's trying to rise--
[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] …all the tension and turmoil over the last seven days.
Into another cover, goes Stratton.
Another kick out by Nile.
Look around for Ivy Nile.
I mean, it's just…
It's got to be so tough for her over the last week.
It's just a different world than she lived in last Tuesday.
[Booker] It is.
She still has to go back to what got her to the dance.
Think about the training sessions.
Think about all the sweat and tears in that dojo,
in that Diamond Mine dojo.
That's what's going to propel her to get to that next level.
[Vic] No one there.
And Stratton now getting caught again.
What a vicious kick to the side of the face for Nile.
[Booker] Beautiful spin kick, Vic.
[Vic] Nile now running through Stratton.
Now who's wearing that Creed Brother shirt tonight?
I'm sure she's hearing Julius.
I'm sure she's hearing Brutus.
Talk to her in her mind right now. Big kick.
Nile turning this momentum right around.
[Booker] This could be that shot.
[Vic] Look at Nile.
I've seen someone do that,
paying homage to Julius Creed.
There's that knockout blow, took a little--
Oh, come on.
[Booker] Call a timeout. Just take a little time.
[Vic] There's no timeouts. And Nile knows that.
Inside, Ivy.
[Vic] And Nile, oh--
[groan in pain]
[Vic] Stratton creating a little separation.
[Booker] What happened there is Tiffany--
[Vic] …another storm.
-[Booker] Tiffany just-- -[Vic] Wait a minute.
[Booker] Oh.
It's locked.
[Vic] …to tap again, mind you--
Oh, no.
A nasty landing for Nile.
Stratton now…
rolling through,
and looking for the prettiest moonsault ever.
[audience] Oh!
[Vic] Stratton got all of it.
And the NXT women's champion reigns supreme.
[Booker] Man, beautiful.
[Alicia] Here is your winner,
the NXT women's champion,
Tiffany Stratton.
[Tiffany Stratton's music plays]
[Vic] Let's go back to some of the action.
Of course, we talk about submissions.
Tiffany Stratton for two weeks in a row,
almost this time was about to tap out,
but had the wherewithal to break the hold, counter it,
and then she would hit the prettiest moonsault ever,
and back to her winning ways
as the NXT women's champion here tonight.
[bell rings]
[Vic] I should say continuing her winning ways.
[crowd chants] You tapped out!
You are all so annoying.
I'm the NXT women's champion.
I don't need to explain myself to you peasants.
I didn't tap out.
I beat Thea fair and square.
I didn't tap out.
Leave me alone.
[Tiffany Stratton's music plays]
Shut up.
You gotta put your body weight into it.
You got to torque it one way and then wrench it the other,
just like I did tonight.
-Drew and Charlie taught you that? -Yes.
-They're horrible people. -They suck.
They taught me the awesomest move in the world.
I can tap anyone out now. I even tapped Tiffany out.
Oh, we all saw it.
It is safe to say they just booed
Tiffany out of the building.
I think our uncrowned NXT women's champion
is starting to get to her.
If it wasn't for those sons of--
Whoa.
-Listen, you're not done with Tiffany. -I'm not?
It's not one and done for you
because you made her ass tap out.
I did.
And me and Duke believe
that you can make her tap out again.
You can become the NXT women's champion.
Rematch.
[chants] Rematch!
[Vic] Sounds like quite a few people believe
Thea Hail deserves a rematch.
We're about to find out what Tony D deserves tonight.
[Tony D's music plays]
[bell rings]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first,
representing the D'Angelo family,
Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo.
[Vic] By the looks of it, is stacks really fighting
for Tony D'Angelo or his own interests?
What will the fate of the Don be?
Will he be free or will he go to trial?
We're back on NXT.
As you can read for this week,
the supernova has been grounded,
Dar refusing to appear,
and really hasn't been the same
since losing his heritage cup.
As for the rest of Meta-Four,
they are showing support for Noam Dar.
[Booker] All right, man. That boy looks mad.
Blair Davenport, last week we saw you
brutalizing Roxanne Perez--
Are you going to ask me how I could brutally destroy
such a sweet and innocent little girl like Roxanne?
How I jacked her jaw?
How I picked up her lifeless body
and drove my knee into her skull again and again?
Roxanne was a decorated champion until I arrived.
Now, this division, it is for grown-ass women,
not fragile little girls with ribbons in their hair.
I know Roxanne's gonna want to have another crack at me with her,
never-say-die spirit, and give it everything that she has, but
girls like Roxanne,
they don't beat people like me.
When she comes at me again, I'm going to leave her
like I did with Nikkita, Wendy, and Sol
on the shelf for good.
[Gallus' music plays]
[Vic] Davenport, a different breed of superstar.
[Alicia] Accompanied by the NXT Tag Team champions,
Mark Coffey and Wolfgang,
representing Gallus, Joe Coffey.
[Vic] Joe Coffey has had it out for the Don.
If Stacks wins, the charges against Tony will be dropped,
the family will get a title opportunity.
If Coffey wins, Tony D will go to trial, but,
I mean, this is a match.
There's not even a worry, it seems, in the world
for Joe Coffey with everything we've learned.
[Booker] I feel bad for Tony D.
When you ain't got no money on your post,
you can't get no commissary, no cheez whiz,
no roast beef, no ramen noodle, no spread.
It's a love deal.
[Vic] Right now for Stacks, he's also watching--
[Booker] You ever been to jail?
[Vic] Absolutely not.
As for stacks, the Don powerless to some degree.
We heard from him earlier. He just didn't sound,
didn't have that same sort of confidence in his voice.
He knows, he said it himself,
this isn't the same Stacks that he knew before.
The Don is truly at the mercy
of the underboss here.
Look, the Don can't go to trial.
[Booker] It feels good when you empower Tito.
When you're the king of the streets,
everything goes through you.
Yes, I'm sure Stacks is feeling himself right now.
[Vic] Oh.
Just looking around, you see a lot of smiles on the outside
from Mark Coffey and Wolfgang.
Of course, the NXT Tag Team champions
who are gloating it seems at this point looking on,
and Joe Coffey even tried to talk to D'Angelo at one point.
Of course, it's hard to trust Joe, but we all heard the audio.
We've all heard the conversations that were had.
[Booker] Can we take a minute just to talk about Joe Coffey?
This kid's in shape. Look at his body.
You can tell he's been in the gym,
he's been training.
This moment right here
tonight is going to tell the tale.
[Vic] I don't think he cares right now.
He knows that right now for this matchup
it's almost in the bag.
He knows what's going on.
It's sad to see for Tony D'Angelo.
We heard from him earlier, it didn't look right.
He didn't have the same look in his eyes when he was talking to McKenzie.
[Booker] Because when you're locked up, time goes fast, man.
You come home,
the bodega down the street is now a car wash.
Trust me. You got to move quick.
[Vic] Stacks isn't moving very quick in this matchup,
and you got to admit.
When he came out and we saw his face plastered everywhere,
maybe that power has changed him.
You've seen how power can change people.
[Booker] There's levels to this game.
First, you get the money,
then you get the power, then you get the money.
You know what I'm saying?
[indistinct]
It's time.
It's time to do it.
[Vic] You hear that, Booker?
"It's time".
And Stacks now knowing that he's about to take the throne.
All the best for the bells.
I don't really know what to say now.
As Coffey into the cover.
What?
Stacks!
[Booker] Come on, stacks.
[crosstalk]
[Vic] Gallus beside themselves.
We had a deal.
Me and you, we had a deal.
We had a handshake, we had a word,
we had a deal, mate.
This is a business opportunity, a business opportunity.
Hey, I ain't no snitch,
I ain't no snitch.
[Vic] Stacks isn't a snitch.
Who's trying to call--
What's the fate of the Don going to be?
Who's trying to call in?
We are back live on NXT, and the tables have turned
and you will never guess, Booker, who's been trying to call in.
I don't know if we still have him on the line.
Can we patch him through right now?
[female voice] This is a prepaid call from…
[Tony D] It's Tony D, Vic. Pick up.
[female voice] All phone calls are subject to recording and monitoring.
[Tony D] These guys, Gallus, thought they would get one
over the D'Angelo family, huh?
They took the bait. We got them.
[laughs]
Good luck, Stacks. You got this.
Drop that rat bastard.
[Vic] Wait, this has been planned?
This has been some--
[Tony D] Stacks is family, and without family, we got nothing.
Let's go, Stacks.
[Vic] He has done talking, because right now,
Stacks fighting for Tony's freedom.
Going to the body.
[Booker] It mentioned a three-way that call or what?
[Vic] I don't know. You're gonna have to pick up the tab.
Oh, there goes Coffey,
and again it is three-on-one in this moment.
For Stacks, there's no business deal.
Wolfgang's been angry, but look at Stacks
fighting for his friend, for his brother,
fighting for the boss of the D'Angelo family.
[Booker] Stacks should've took the deal, man.
He's trying to pull a Jake LaMotta.
He should've took the deal.
[Vic] Wait a minute, Bronco Nima, Lucien Price again,
and they're sizing up the champs.
[Booker] What's going on here?
[Vic] They said no team is going to be safe in NXT.
But back to the action, again,
if Stacks can win now, the charge against Tony will be dropped.
The family will get a title opportunity.
Stacks ain't no snitch.
He's the Trojan horse of the D'Angelo family.
[Booker] Everybody want a piece of the action around here.
What the hell is going on?
[Vic] Stacks, oh!
This is the moment.
Me and you, son.
You should've listened.
We had a deal.
Get off the hair, Joe.
[Vic] Well, the deal is off.
[indistinct]
[Vic] Maybe now it's Joe Coffey
who should be rethinking any sort of deal, Book.
[Booker] It seemed like Stacks right now he's perplexed.
He's thinking about something to do the right thing,
to not do the right--
I don't know what the hell is going on.
[Vic] He has been so loyal to D'Angelo.
I can't believe any of us thought
that Stacks would turn his back on the family.
D'Angelo right now has to be beside himself.
[Booker] You gotta understand, Stacks has got a chance
to be a made man.
All he has to do is just take the deal.
He shook the hand.
[Vic] He is a made man.
He's the underboss fighting for his family.
Those that brought him in all those years ago,
but are the numbers too much
for Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo?
[Booker] You got the Gallus out here.
You got Joe Coffey, that's a mix right there.
[Vic] Mark Coffey, what--
Oh!
The referee didn't see! Stacks.
[indistinct]
[Vic] Everything coming up for the D'Angelo's.
Hook, line and sucker tonight, Book.
[Booker] Gallus are falling apart. Oh.
[Vic] …all the best for the bells. Stacks had it countered.
Stacks now, boom.
For the freedom of D'Angelo.
[audience] One, two, three!
-[Vic] The Don is free. -[bell rings]
[Tony D'Angelo's music plays]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo.
[Vic] Oh, how sweet it is for Tony D.
[crowd cheers]
[Booker] That's a friend, Vic.
I must say that's a true friend.
You're coming home, Don.
You're coming home.
I never betray family, never.
See you soon, Don.
See you soon.
Oh, look who it is, Ivy Nile,
the lone survivor of Diamond Mine.
Once a great faction, now all but extinct.
I guess I didn't recognize you without your loaded mask.
If it wasn't for you, Julius and Brutus would have beaten those two.
Me? How could it have been me?
I was kicked out of the arena.
How would I even make my way back in?
Ivy, open your eyes, take a look around.
The schism tree's blossoming stronger than ever.
There's always room for one more.
[Carmelo Hayes' music plays]
[Vic] A bad week just gets worse for Ivy Nile.
[bell rings]
[Alicia] The following contest is a Tag Team match
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, the team of Trick Williams
and the NXT champion,
Carmelo Hayes.
[Vic] It's been a busy night for these two.
Hayes learned that he'll face Ilja Dragunov
two weeks from Sunday for the NXT title in Texas
at the Great American Bash,
but he's the one who sent out the invite,
Finn Bálor accepted,
and now we got a massive Tag Team main event next.
Yulisa, Valentina, I wanted to get your thoughts
on Noam Dar being too distraught to conduct
Supernova Sessions this evening.
One word, pathetic.
I agree.
The [indistinct] been sharing, that's Rhea.
What Noam is doing is just annoying.
Yes. [speaking Portuguese]
[speaking Spanish]
Why the long faces?
How about both of you join
both of us for the rest of the evening,
and we will see if we can put some…
smiles back on those beautiful faces?
[speaking Spanish]
How about the next time
you introduce yourselves before trying to hit on us?
-[speaking Spanish] -Excuse me, everything okay?
Yes, we got a problem or?
We don't see one.
Right, jog on, then.
-[speaking Spanish] -You good?
Such weirdos.
[Vic] Well, we got to turn our attention to next week
because it is time to celebrate.
The Don is free, thanks to the underboss.
It's Tony D'Angelo's homecoming live
next week here on NXT, and this one official.
"Dirty" Dom tossed out the challenge.
We know Wes Lee never says no.
Who will to the Great American Bash
as North American champion, Mysterio or Lee?
We find out next week live on NXT.
But it is main event time now on NXT.
[The Judgment Day's music plays]
[Alicia] Accompanied by Dominik Mysterio
and the women's world champion, Rhea Ripley,
representing The Judgment Day,
Finn Bálor and Mr. Money in the Bank,
Damian Priest.
[Vic] The Judgment Day
has made Carmelo Hayes
and Trick Williams their business.
[Booker] Yes, indeed.
Judgment Day, they're not here just playing around, Vic.
They're here for a reason.
[Vic] Did you see Carmelo Hayes?
Hayes looked down at the Money in the Bank briefcase
that señor Money in the Bank currently possesses because, again,
Damian Priest, after winning the Money in the Bank
men's ladder match in London
can cash in on any championship he wants
at any time, in any place.
[Booker] Carmelo may be thinking about that
in the back of his head, but let me tell you.
This man, Damian Priest, he's looking for bigger,
much bigger fish to fry than Carmelo Hayes.
That's just my opinion.
[Vic] We could see very different later on tonight
as Williams starting off with Priest,
but do you like the brashness of Hayes and Williams?
They stepped up to the Judgment Day when so many won't,
but they became part of the Judgment Day's business
as we've been talking about.
[Booker] I like it. Two young guys, it's called trial by fire.
Sink or swim mentality.
Can't out run with the big dogs.
That's the question.
[Vic] We heard the stern warning delivered from Priest earlier tonight.
We also heard from Hayes,
who said the issue stems with Finn Bálor.
And these two, all of Judgment Day
back on the same page after last night.
Priest said the tension was due to miscommunication.
The women's world champion, Rhea Ripley,
had family matters handled privately
and that doesn't bode well for anyone in WWE.
[Booker] If I was Carmelo Hayes,
I mean, he had a great outing on Monday Night Raw
against Finn Bálor.
But I would have put that little thing to bed, man.
He had a great outing,
but you can't be thinking about the past,
but he's obviously thinking about it here tonight.
[VIc] I want to talk about Finn Bálor.
We talk about the 10-year anniversary of the Performance Center.
No one has held the NXT title for more combined days than Finn Bálor.
Is this the best version of the Prince you've ever seen?
[Booker] Finn Bálor, he knows what NXT is all about.
He's been champion here, but more important than that,
he was the first Universal champion.
More important than that, it was 2017, 6 years ago.
Can you imagine how far this man has advanced since 2017?
He's dangerous, Vic.
You know what dangerous means.
[Vic] Oh, broken arrow, I know what that means.
Pain through the spine.
Into the cover, and a quick kick out
from Trick Williams.
We can talk about the education of Carmelo Hayes on Monday Night Raw.
This is going to be an education for Trick Williams right now
because he's in there with Damian Priest.
[Booker] Not just the match with Finn Bálor,
but Baron Corbin put Carmelo through the wringer,
and like I say, Vic, preparation is the only look
you're ever going to have, and trust me, Bálor's prepared.
[Vic] You talked about all those years ago
when Finn Bálor won the Universal title.
We've heard him tell the world heavyweight champion,
Seth Rollins, he has thought about SummerSlam
since that moment when he had to relinquish the title
after 24 hours.
It's what fuels him.
It's what made him into this version, to steal your quote.
[Booker] That's the thing, Vic.
Becoming first Universal champion,
but having to give it up the way he did,
trust me, that has to sting.
[Vic] Take a look now. Talk about sting.
Look at these right hands from Williams,
and Bálor shutting down Williams so quickly.
Bálor promised no happy ending
for the NXT Universe here tonight.
[Booker] I love this version of Finn Bálor.
I mean, no nonsense, no playing around.
We know Finn Bálor can do everything,
and when I say everything,
I mean everything in that squared circle, but this man.
[Vic] Trick Williams now got to make a tag,
and here comes the NXT champion, Carmelo Hayes,
and of course, he knows Finn Bálor a little bit.
You talked about that matchup from Monday Night Raw,
several weeks ago got an education,
but right now it's Hayes.
It's Williams going to work
taking out the Judgment Day.
[Booker] Beautiful, baby.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Huge main event here on NXT.
Back live on NXT.
Judgment Day stood victorious to end Raw.
Will tonight be the same?
As we saw throughout the commercial break,
Judgment Day was able to weather the offensive storm
from the NXT champion, Carmelo Hayes.
[Booker] Vic, do you think for one minute edge thought
that this was going to be the Judgment Day
that we see here today?
Do you think that for a second?
[Vic] I don't know what to think. Whenever I get around Judgment Day,
whenever I hear that they were coming in this house.
The house Finn Bálor said he built, and you got to start to wonder
with every second that passes,
every shot Hayes absorbs,
you have to wonder if the wheels are turning in the mind
of Mr. Money in the Bank, Damian Priest,
he goes into the cover, hook of the leg,
and Hayes just able to kick out.
At the same notion here,
you gotta wonder what Hayes is thinking about.
Is he looking to head to the Great American Bash,
because he knows he's going to face Dragunov.
We found that out earlier, two weeks from this Sunday.
Tickets are available at ticketmaster.com.
[Booker] If Hayes is thinking about that, he's going to [indistinct] l tonight.
He's being tested, Vic.
This is on the job training, and I'm wondering,
is Carmelo Hayes going to pass that test here tonight?
[Vic] The NXT Universe now
trying to rally Carmelo Hayes.
Oh, there's a little bit of separation.
Hayes rolling through, and in comes Trick Williams.
Williams throwing rights
and he's backing up Priest.
-He's beating down Priest. -[Booker] Oh, yes.
One thing about Williams, he's nothing technical.
He's just looking to land that one big shot.
Oh, yes.
[Vic] That dropkick taking down Priest. Priest right back up.
Oh, nice combination offense.
And oh, dropped Priest.
Trick Williams
showing out here tonight.
Oh, my God, into the cover.
This would be a massive upset
and just able to get that right shoulder up.
You saw Damian Priest shake his head a little bit.
He might be trying to shake those cobwebs a little bit.
[Booker] We got excited for a minute,
but it's going to take more than that.
[Vic] Boom. Right now looking for the bang, and got countered.
Got caught.
Priest one step ahead of Williams.
-[Booker] Oh! [Vic] I spoke too soon.
Both men same idea,
and it is an equal playing field now.
[Booker] Two big guys too, Vic.
[Vic] Oh, yes, I should say it's not equal
because we can't forget
the women's world champion, Rhea Ripley,
"Dirty" Dom right out in front of us as Bálor makes a tag.
In comes Hayes,
and Carmelo Hayes right back into the match,
right back into the action.
He's thought about that match
from Monday night Raw for several weeks.
[Booker] He's thinking about it.
He's trying to get a little payback from Finn Bálor.
Nice crescent kick. Bálor gets dropped.
Hayes into the cover. Whoa.
Bálor just able to get the shoulder up.
What a win that would be for Hayes
as Hayes now measuring Bálor.
Bálor able to roll out of the way,
coming right back in with sling blade.
The NXT Universe has seen this time and time again.
Bam.
[Booker] Looking to finish it right here.
Looking to finish it off.
[Vic] And Bálor went for coup--
Whoa. Able to get out of the way, is Hayes.
NXT champion now building momentum.
Springboard clothesline.
Hayes got all of it.
So much taken out of the NXT champion.
What a main event here tonight on NXT.
Judgment Day getting a little bit more
than maybe they thought they were going to get
coming to NXT tonight, and so close to the tag,
but Priest able to knock down Hayes.
Wait a minute. Hayes rolling through.
I'm sorry. Knocked down Williams.
[Booker] Not enough to hold his big man down.
Priest, he's a big man.
He's bigger in person than in that television screen.
-[Vic] Looking for the release. -[Booker] Oh, wow.
[Vic] Well, that stunner stunned Priest for a second.
What a roundhouse kick.
Boom. Just drove the NXT champion into the mat.
One, two…
[Vic] Whoa, Williams.
Williams extra fired up now.
Williams now focused, in comes Bálor.
[audience] Oh!
[Vic] Big kick rocking Bálor.
I told you. This is our house.
[Vic] And Priest. I don't like these things.
Starting to break down.
-[Booker] What the…? -[Vic] Booker, watch out.
[Booker] Oh, yes.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Trick Williams now has been isolated.
He's been taken out, and it's all Carmelo Hayes,
the NXT champion by himself.
Final 48.
And for Hayes,
he's got to climb.
"Dirty" Dom, dammit.
[audience] Oh.
[Vic] Oh!
Hayes able to drop Priest.
[Booker] What a counter by Carmelo Hayes, Vic.
Wait a minute, what's Ripley saying?
[crowd chants] Melo!
[Booker] "Take care of business" is what she's saying, Vic.
[Vic] The referee stopping Mysterio.
Hold on. Ripley.
[boos]
[Vic] The official distracted.
No. Dragunov.
-[Booker] What the hell is he doing here? -[Vic] Oh.
[Vic] Miscommunication.
South of heaven.
And on the same page, just like last night,
like a well-oiled machine, Bálor, coup de gras.
[crowd counts] One, two, three!
[bell rings]
[The Judgment Day's music plays]
[Alicia] Here are your winners, The Judgment Day.
[Vic] Booker, it took all of Judgment Day
to take down Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams.
[Booker] So now you're blaming Judgment Day?
[Vic] You didn't see a four-on-one advantage?
[Booker] Didn't Trick, Melo ask for this?
Come on, Vic.
[Vic] Let's go back to some of the action
because you're right,
it was an invite from Williams and Hayes.
Williams was wiped out right in front of us
with a razor's edge, and missed the turning point.
Rhea Ripley running point,
telling Mysterio to go one way,
pulled the referee's eyes off the action.
Ripley then would toss in that Money in the Bank briefcase.
Damian Priest would look to initiate
a final blow on the NXT champion,
but the number one contender, Ilja Dragunov,
would come up for a moment appeared to save the day,
but in the end, south of heaven
would connect from Priest.
As we mentioned on the same page,
Finn Bálor would deliver the final blow.
A miscommunication, Hayes is angry.
As Judgment Day states, they run Monday Night Raw.
They may run NXT after tonight.
Subtitles: Larissa Simao night.