[WWE's music plays]
[narrator] Then.
[man] Woo!
[narrator] Now.
[man] Acknowledge me!
-[man 2] The king of king! -[man 3] You can't see me!
[narrator] Forever.
Together.
[announcer] Dominik Mysterio setting his sights.
Can he capture singles gold?
Wes Lee-Mysterio for the North American title.
Has Lee ever faced someone with the pedigree of Dominik Mysterio?
Wes Lee with most title defenses in the history of the North American title.
[rap music starts]
[announcer] Dominik Mysterio is rolling. 619.
Now hoisting up, Michinoku Driver, showing that resiliency of a champion.
Mami doesn't like when she sees her Latino Heat getting beat.
Who the-- That's Finn Bálor.
No, no, no. Damian Priest.
Kardiac kick rocks Priest.
Hey, what the hell?
[crowd] One, two, three!
[music starts]
[announcer] Dirty Dom just committed grand theft.
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] The new North American champion, three days into his title reign,
with his first title defense.
[music plays]
[announcer] Now, Rhea Ripley handed a steel chain,
and Ridge Holland is going to make sure he can't use it.
Drive-by attack.
And Rhea gets involved yet again.
The shock written on everybody's faces.
Your new North American Champion, Dom.
I am
your new fighting NXT North American Champion.
[announcer] Will Dominik
retain tonight with the Judgment Day standing by his side?
[announcer 2] Dirty Dom can handle business all on his own
like he used to do in the yard.
[Dom] You want some of Dirty Dom?
Why don't you come get some?
[announcer] This official is drunk with power.
[Dom] I will not be disrespected. I am a champion now.
-[announcer] Wait a second. -[announcer 2] Oh, no.
[crowd] One, two, three!
[announcer] Against all odds, the greatest win of Dom's career.
[crowd booing]
-[rock music starts] -[crowd booing]
[announcer] Please welcome, representing the Judgment Day,
the NXT North American Champion, Dominik Mysterio,
and the Women's World Champion,
Rhea Ripley!
[crowd booing]
[announcer 2] Mami and the damn Dirty Dom kicking this off tonight.
[crowd booing]
[announcer 3] They're resilient. You got to give them that, Vic.
[Vic] Well, we will see Rhea Ripley, of course, in action.
The women's world champion will compete against Lyra Valkyria.
A match made official after Raw went off the air.
Speaking of Raw, Dom defended the North American title last night
against Sami Zayn.
Zayn could have been a triple champion if not for the Judgment Day.
And out by the skin of his teeth on Smackdown and Raw,
Dominik Mysterio who is here as North American champion.
[announcer 2] Stand up. Stand up, Vic. Stand up!
[crowd booing]
Just like I constantly say,
the Judgment Day, we run all of the WWE.
[crowd booing]
I mean, look at us.
Finn Bálor, he's going to be the new heavyweight champion.
Damian Priest is Senor Money in the Bank.
And Mami, the greatest women's world champion.
[crowd booing]
And Dirty Dominik Mysterio
is your new NXT North American Champion.
-[crowd booing] -[Rhea laughs]
I mean, the look on all your faces, I can see it now.
All the neckbeards are freaking out. All the babies are crying.
The women were screaming.
And I finally made the Mysterio name relevant.
[crowd booing]
Don't listen to these people.
[crowd booing]
And as for Lyra Valkyria--
[crowd] Cut the mullet! Cut the mullet! Cut the mullet!
His mullet is gracious and amazing.
And he is not going to cut it.
But as I was saying, peasants, listen to Mami while she is speaking.
[crowd] Cut the mullet! Cut the mullet! Cut the mullet!
I have a microphone. I can speak louder.
As I was saying, as for Lyra Valkyria, you want to step to me?
You want to get in my face?
It's very courageous of you.
-But you want to challenge-- -[music starts]
[crowd cheering]
No. No, no, no.
I'm not taking this anymore.
I hate seeing my North American Championship in your hands.
[crowd cheering]
-Nobody cuts off Mami. -Shut up.
For 269 days, that title represented hard work and opportunity.
[crowd cheering]
I lived for that title, but that title awfully made me a better competitor,
because I put my heart and soul into that title.
And to lose it the way that I did to you, you best believe I want my rematch.
[crowd cheering]
Please, Wes. Come on.
A new NXT North American Champion is exactly what NXT needed.
[crowd booing]
Now, don't get it twisted. I agree with you.
We need a new North American Champion tonight.
[crowd cheering]
-[music starts] -[crowd cheering]
Whoa, whoa, whoa, Wes.
Wes, listen to me, man.
I got love and respect for you!
[crowd] Ali! Ali!
But you, dumb dumb, I got no love and no respect.
[crowd cheering]
You see, you stole that from me and that's what you do.
You steal things.
You steal catchphrases.
You steal your daddy's 619.
You steal your other daddy's Frog Splash!
[crowd] Yeah!
And you stole my opportunity to become the new North American Champion.
It was going to be me that defeated Wes Lee, but last week,
this clown had to drop the ball and--
[crowd chatter]
If you keep talking sideways, bro,
I'm going to drop you right here if you do not make it this Sunday.
[crowd] Triple Threat!
Hey, Wes, I didn't mean it like that. Alright?
Hey, I'm sorry. I'm just angry.
I'm frustrated.
I was in line and this dude shows up and just cuts in line.
And you know what? It's your fault too because you let him cut in line.
I told you.
I warned you not to take the match, but you're too stupid to listen--
[crowd cheering]
Watch your mouth.
Hey, hey. This seems like a you-guys kind of problem.
[crowd booing]
Not a Mami-and-Dom-Dom kind of problem, so…
I don't care which one of you is at the Bash.
Hell, Mami said I'll fight both of you.
Wes, I'm going to break all your records.
[crowd] We can't hear you! We can't hear you!
Excuse me. Champ coming through.
[Vic] Oh.
-Booker, Ali didn't mean that. -[Booker] Oh, yeah.
[Vic] Mustafa Ali was aiming for Dirty Dom.
Things are breaking down to kick off NXT.
[rock music plays]
[Vic] And while tensions are rising, both men in the ring are frustrated.
Dirty Dom again escapes by the skin of his teeth.
Tony d'Angelo, welcome back to NXT.
Feels good, McKenzie. I look a little bit better than the last time we spoke, huh?
[Mckenzie chuckles]
But for real, the reception that I received from the NXT universe,
I'll never forget.
Speaking of last week, Gallus tried to ruin your homecoming.
And how'd that work out for them?
Marky Mark did a Nose Dive right into the cannolis.
-He did. -All that's left McKenzie, is this Sunday.
We reclaim the streets of NXT when we win the tag team titles
-at the Great American Bash. -That's right.
What streets you talking about, bruh?
Where we from, we ain't ever heard y'all names.
But now that we here, you'll be hearing our names a lot.
[speaking Spanish]
Especially after Sunday if, and that's a big if--
-Big one. -Y'all win those titles.
-Oh, is that Español? -Sí.
[they laugh]
Hey, in some neighborhoods, we move silently, but we carry a big stick.
Oh. So how is this?
Sunday is Sunday.
You boys looking to make a name for yourself?
I'm looking to shake a little prison rust off.
-See you tonight. -See you.
Yeah, we could do that.
See you, brother.
[Vic] Booker, if that gets made official, we're going to have quite the fight
on our hands.
-["Love is Blind" plays] -[bell rings]
[announcer] The following is a six-man tag team match scheduled for one fall.
Accompanied by Ava, the team of the Dyad and Joe Gacy, Schism.
[Vic] Oh, look, Schism has a lot to gain by this matchup tonight.
[Booker] Schism has been on the ultimate role as of late, Vic.
["Melo Don't Miss" plays]
[Vic] So has this superstar.
♪ I guess you wait 'til next year ♪
♪ I'm at the top Get respect while I get feared ♪
[announcer] And their opponents, first, the team of Trick Williams
and the NXT champion, Carmelo Hayes.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Dripped in full effect, and after an altercation last week,
these six are going to battle it out to kick us off on NXT.
I've been thinking.
I don't want to prove myself to you by fighting Jacy Jayne.
I want to show you what I can do firsthand,
one-on-one tomorrow night on NXT.
Okay, so you want to step in the ring with one of the most dominant women
here in this business?
I run this women's division right across Raw, Smackdown, and NXT.
I run everything. You think that's smart?
Hell, yeah.
I'll see you tomorrow.
Lyra, we just saw you confront Rhea last night at Raw.
Why did you ask for this match?
McKenzie, I've been in NXT for a little over seven months.
I need to know where I stand.
And Rhea Ripley, I've been watching her since NXT UK, and look where she is now.
She's the measuring stick of the WWE, and now I know she's been watching me
this whole time too.
I need to know where I stand.
I'm not going to just buy my time and wait in the shadows
like Jacy Jayne or any other women in the locker room,
but tonight it's not about Rhea, it's not about Jacy.
Tonight's about me, and tonight I'm going to show the world who I am.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Huge main event still to come tonight live on NXT.
[music plays]
[announcer] And their tag team partner, Ilja Dragunov.
[Vic] Oh, we kick things off with a six-man tag team match
just days before a huge championship matchup on Sunday.
Will Hayes' dynasty continue or will Dragunov's destiny be achieved?
-[music plays] -[crowd cheering]
[Vic] You ready for the Bash, Book?
You've had a lot of success at the Great American Bash.
[Book] I cannot wait! Great American Bash one of my greatest crowns. Oh, yes!
[Vic] Are we looking into the eyes of the next NXT Champion?
I don't know if you notice this, Booker, but if you take a look out
over the last several weeks, the followers of Schism have grown.
[bell rings]
-[Book] You know why, right? -[Vic] Yes, I know why.
-I'm sure you're going to tell us. -[Book] It's because of Dyad.
Dyad has been stepping up big time here, sending the Creed Brothers packing.
You want to be a part of something great, man.
[Vic] Oh, Gacy and the NXT Champion starting off things here.
If you take a look at everything that's transpired between champion
and challenger over the last several weeks, as another quick cover,
and a kick out by Gacy, is it smart of Dragunov to want to protect Hayes
ahead of Sunday's Great American Bash?
[Book] Whoa, whoa. Beautiful there. You know the old saying, Vic.
You want to keep your friends close, but you want to keep your enemies
a little bit closer, Vic.
Especially going into the Great American Bash.
[Vic] Tag was made. Williams is now legal, and dropkick.
I mean, Trick Williams certainly is starting to stand out, is he not?
[Book] Did you see the height on that dropkick by Trick Williams?
6'4" tall, 240-pound carved out of granite, man.
Stand out? Yes. He's that.
[Vic] Williams, now, you can go back even the match with Bron Breakker,
the tag match against Judgment Day.
Keeping Carmelo Hayes calm, cool, and collected.
Trick Williams certainly growing as a superstar here in NXT.
In the matchup now with Fowler and a big slam.
[Book] You know what this is, Vic? This is on-the-job training for this big man,
and Trick is rolling downhill and he's moving quickly.
[Vic] What a night this has been, up and down.
What a right under the jaw.
[Book] Good right hand.
[Vic] While we're going to have a winner here,
we're going to decide the future of Gable Steveson later tonight.
The two-time Olympic gold medalist is here.
He's done hearing rumors, he's going to put all the speculation to bed.
As Ilja Dragunov has made his way into the matchup,
and we talk about keeping Hayes close.
It also presents one last chance for both to study each other up close
ahead of Sunday.
[Book] Ilja Dragunov has been so close, Vic.
I said this young man has been so close to cashing in
and I'm wondering is Sunday night going to be his night?
[crowd chatter]
[Vic] Oh, big knee right down into the chest.
Dragunov is fired up. I'll throw this at you, though.
Everything we've seen over the last several weeks,
are Dragunov's intentions pure in trying to protect Hayes?
[Book] You know what? You believe a snake when he say he's going to bite you.
Dragunov, if he say he's going to sting you,
he's going to do it, but if he's going to watch your back,
I think that's what kind of dude he is.
[Vic] A tag was made and now going for the ride.
Look at Dragunov, Booker, did not relinquish the hands,
did not break the hold.
Could be looking for the trifecta of German Suplexes.
[Book] Maintaining control here. Trying to go over the third.
[crowd chatter]
[Vic] Reid able to counter for a moment. Uh-oh.
-Constantine Special, connects. -[Book] Yeah!
[Vic] And again, up close and personal Carmelo Hayes is seeing his challenger
Sunday in Texas. As a tag was made to Trick.
[Book] You see that? Trick Williams saying, let me protect you, my brother.
I'm going to go in here and continue the onslaught.
Let me take care of this piece of business, Carmelo.
[crowd] Whoop that trick!
[Vic] Oh, you can hear the NXT universe starting to get behind Trick Williams.
There's a momentary hesitation in Trick who looked over
maybe at Carmelo, and that opened the door for Reid.
[Book] Let me tell you. You don't want to get caught slipping with this kid, Reid,
because right now, like I say, the Dyad--
-[Vic] What a cheap shot. -[Book] No, that wasn't a cheap shot.
That's called trying to work the crowd, Vic.
That's what that's called.
[Vic] Oh, now here comes Fowler.
Referee's distracted because of Carmelo Hayes.
It's a two-on-one. Finally, Hayes helping out Williams,
and this is not what the Dyad wanted to see.
Trick-Melo in full effect.
[Book] Oh, here we go. [inaudible]
Passing off.
[Vic] And when he shoots, he don't miss.
[crowd chatter]
[Vic] Back live on NXT.
Six-man tag team matchup continuing to roll on.
And our final NXT before the Great American Bash
this Sunday in Texas.
And we were talking during the break about Carmelo Hayes.
He's got to realize maybe he's putting too much pressure on his shoulders
because he's teaming tonight and will face on Sunday
a man in Ilja Dragunov who's beaten Bron Breakker,
won a war against Dijak, beat Corbin, is the hottest superstar in NXT,
and you saw Melo tagged in Trick Williams.
Let's not forget, for Carmelo Hayes, he suffered back-to-back loses
to Finn Bálor.
[Book] Of course, Melo is in self-interrogation mode
asking himself those pivotal questions, but a match like this
is definitely going to get Carmelo ready for Sunday night,
knowing that he's going to have a chance at losing that championship.
Tonight, that's the only thing that count.
Oh, just let it all hang out, young man.
[Vic] And you hear Dragunov right now yelling at Trick Williams,
and the referee pointed over.
Dragunov made the tag.
As Williams is going over the top rope, Ilja tagged himself into the matchup.
[Book] Oh, here comes the Mad Maggot.
Don't let him get loose, Vic.
[crowd chatter]
[Vic] What's Dragunov fixated on now?
-Head full of steam. -[Book] What the--
-[crowd cheering] -[they groan]
[Vic] Dragunov didn't see Trick Williams because he was aiming for Joe Gacy.
Gacy was standing in front of Williams, had the presence of mind to move
and now Gacy focusing in, sending Dragunov maybe to the upside down.
-Got caught. -[Book] Whoa. Big shot. Big shot.
You got to understand, Vic, these guys are not a traditional tag team
or anything like that.
Mistakes are going to be made in situations like this.
[Vic] The message for the Schism continuing to grow.
You can only imagine that message getting louder
if Joe Gacy is able to knock off Dragunov who's able to kick out at two.
[Book] We know about Dragunov, Vic, pain is his friend, man.
This kid can take more than any man I've ever seen here in NXT.
[Vic] And there's Ava on the outside talking to Joe Gacy for a moment.
Ava must love what she's been seeing with Ivy Nile,
who has just been emotionally hurt over the last several weeks
ever since the Dyad removed the Creeds from NXT.
[Book] All mean so far.
Like I say, the Dyad, Vic, can we give the Dyad their prop?
They have stepped up over these past couple of months, man.
[Vic] Oh, and while they're stepping up, it's Reed who just dropped
the number one contender and tagged in Fowler.
[Book] Beautiful. Beautiful Clothesline. South paw.
That was a south paw, that left-handed Clothesline. Beautiful.
[Vic] I don't mean to take away what the Dyad's doing right now,
but I just looked over at Carmelo Hayes.
Hayes has been looking at Trick Williams for the last several moments,
and now it's Dragunov trying to chop down…
[Book] Whoa, big shots.
[Vic] …the Dyad.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Dyad rocked, Fowler going right back in catching,
and this is what the Dyad has done so well.
[Book] Talking about a tag team that's been working on the same page
at the same time. We got to love it. Oh, wow!
[Vic] And conquer.
And while they're rolling on, this matchup made official here tonight.
D'Angelo, Stacks, Nima, Price. And what the--
[Book] What the hell's going on?
[crowd chatter]
[Vic] Maybe not everyone is a follower of the Schism.
No one home for Gacy.
[stutters] What the hell just happened?
-[they groan] -[crowd chatter]
[Vic] The Dyad is wiped out, and now it's Gacy who's by himself.
Ava's right here to our left beside herself.
Hayes just tagged himself in.
And Dragunov can't be happy because when Hayes shoots he don't miss.
-Nothing but net. -[Book] Wow. Got it.
And the NXT champion victorious in front of the challenger Sunday.
[rap music starts]
[announcer] Here are your winners, the team of Trick Williams, Ilja Dragunov
and the NXT champion, Carmelo Hayes.
[Vic] I get that Dragunov has been trying to do what's right
when it comes to protecting Carmelo Hayes.
Hayes, though, has been frustrated at that protection
because it has cost him time and time again.
Earlier in the matchup, incidental contact,
whatever you want to call it, miscommunication?
Dragunov didn't see it, but this was the turning point.
Two of these followers masked came out of nowhere,
changing the reflection of this matchup.
Gacy couldn't find the target, but here tag was made,
and this is what I'm alluding to.
Carmelo Hayes was tired of losing to Finn Bálor
in almost back-to-back weeks because of Ilja Dragunov.
He took it into his own hands and put the ball in his court,
he shot, he didn't miss, and if it happens on Sunday in Texas
at the Great American Bash, Carmelo Hayes will once again--
Are you stupid or something?
[Vic] I don't think Trick Williams thinks that was incidental contact.
Booker, we got to go to something that happened last night.
This is the security footage between Roxanne Perez-Blair Davenport.
They have been at each other's throats.
We will see that exclusive footage here tonight on NXT.
But coming up next, Von Wagner is back in action here live
when he takes on the Loudmouth, Brash Javier Bernal.
These two go one-on-one next, live on NXT.
[woman] When a superstar is born, no one sleeps on it.
You don't need to take classes to learn it.
You are just it, and I'm it.
[music plays]
[woman] At 24 years old, I am this fab and nowhere near my prime.
I'm the epitome of what a woman's champion is.
[music plays]
[woman] I run faster, I jump higher, I lift heavier,
and I look way hotter than everybody else.
[music plays]
The Great American Bash, my first premium live event as champion.
And I didn't come this far for it to be taken away by some 19-year-old brat.
This is the awesomest day of my whole life.
The girl has energy, I'll give her that.
Let's [bleep] go.
[woman] Thea Hail is a human energy drink.
She'll probably run from Florida to Texas, but how catastrophic would it be
for Thea Hail to become woman's champion.
It's my responsibility to no one but myself to make sure
she doesn't get her hands on my title.
And let's set the record straight.
At Gold Rush, I didn't tap out.
My hand grazed the mat a couple of times, but the referee didn't see it,
so it never happened.
Out of the goodness of my heart, I gave the people the rematch they wanted
because everybody loves Thea Hail.
[crowd] Thea! Thea!
"She's so adorable."
Really?
What do you call attacking me and forcing me into a submission match?
I don't call that adorable.
I call that despicable, but payback's coming.
Thea Hail can bring Mr. Chase, bring Duke, bring the student section
because it won't matter.
After the Great American Bash, the universe will still revolve around me
and I will still be the NXT Woman's Champion.
Toodles.
[Vic] Will payback happen or will Stratton be tapping?
The NXT women's title will be defended in a submission match
Sunday at the Great American Bash.
But this is now official breaking news after tensions rose earlier,
Sunday streaming on Peacock, the North American title,
will be defended under triple threat rules.
Dirty Dom doesn't need to be factored in the decision to lose the gold.
Who is walking out of Austin with the North American title?
[metal music starts]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Accompanied by Mr. Stone, Von Wagner.
[Vic] Yo, Booker, over the weekend at a NXT live event, which took place
in Gainesville, Javier Bernal… [laughs]
I don't mean to laugh.
Demanded this matchup against Von Wagner, which he has obviously accepted,
which leads us to tonight.
-[Book] Vic, have you seen it? -[Vic] Seen what?
[Book] The huge change in Javier Bernal.
The approach, the thought process, his aggression.
I told Javier, I talked to him before he came out and I say,
"Javi, go out and show me something tonight."
[bell rings]
[Vic] Javier Bernal right in on Wagner but--
-[Book] Here it is! -[Vic] You're a big believer, huh?
[Book] I like Javier Bernal. I like this kid.
-He's got a lot of potential. -[Vic] So you bought the double album?
[Vic] I don't like him "that" much.
[Vic] I thought you were a big believer, and he's not really showing you much,
Booker, because he's getting whooped right now by Von Wagner.
-[Book] You know why? -[Vic] Be careful what you ask for.
[Book] Because this is a different Von Wagner.
This Von Wagner right here is very, very dangerous.
Not that he wasn't dangerous before.
This right here is that switch I talk about all the time.
[Vic] I'm glad you bring that up because he has shown personal growth.
How will that translate into the ring?
I guess I'm answering my own question.
[Book] Didn't you say sometimes you pass onto,
but it actually makes you at the same time, and I say use it.
Let it fuel you to get to that next level and I know that for Von Wagner-- oh yes!
[Vic] Look at the aggression. Wagner makes short work of Javier Bernal.
[laughs] Again, I don't mean to laugh.
[announcer] Here is your winner, Von Wagner.
[Vic] Von demolished Bernal a few weeks ago and just does it one more time.
Take a look-- Bam!
At that unbridled strength of Von Wagner.
And Mr. Stone really has done some good
in helping Von Wagner open up and embrace…
…the NXT universe.
[Book] Bernal looked great out of the blocks, though, right? He looked good.
He was quick. If it was a 30-yard Dash, he would've won.
[laughs]
[Vic] Booker, whatever excuses you want-- Whoa, whoa, whoa.
-[Book] What's going on here? -[Vic] Mr. St--
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Von said he has learned to listen to the NXT universe.
[Book] Do I need to pack?
[Vic] You need to get the out of the way. Oh, and I need to grab my candy.
[Book] Oh, no.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Oh, holy hell!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd booing]
[Vic] Bron Breakker?
[crowd cheering]
[Book] Oh, yeah!
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Booker, why?
No, Bron. No.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] We need some help out here.
[crowd chatter]
[Mr. Stone] What is your problem? What is your problem, Bron?
[crowd] You still suck! You still suck! You still suck!
[crowd] You still suck! You still suck!
[Vic] While we try to compose ourselves of what's going on out here at our feet.
Coming up, the man who's looking to decided his future.
The two-time Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson next.
[sighs]
Ilja, good W.
-This is far as you and I go. -I understand.
On Sunday only one of us will leave with that championship.
-Yeah, my championship. -For now.
-What the hell was that, man? -Watch your tone, watch your tone.
Collateral damage happens in a match.
How about we skip the collateral, get right to the damage?
You better calm your friend down because I'm trying to be respectful.
Respect? Dragunov, I don't need your respect.
Just watch me throwing that big-ass head, how about that?
Trick, I like you, but you need to understand
that if you come at me like a man, I break you.
Man, what are you doing?
Come on, dawg, you saw what happened out there.
Yeah, but I got him on Sunday, man. I'm going to handle that.
Yeah, you got him at the Bash, but it's not about you.
It's about me right now. He pissed me off.
Okay. Alright. Yes.
But we can't be acting unprofessional out here, man.
We got to lead by example, man. I'm a champion for a reason.
You want professional?
That's cool, but tonight, I'm going to call his punk-ass out.
Come on, Trick.
[music starts]
[Book chuckles] Oh, yeah!
[announcer] Please welcome olympic gold medalist,
Gable Steveson.
[Vic] There have been, as we talk about, those rumors swirling online
depending on who you're asking.
We are looking at a two-time Dan Hodge Trophy winner,
a gold medalist at the 2020 Olympic Games.
And Booker, the speculation ends.
We are going to find out tonight the intentions of Gable Steveson.
[crowd] Gable! Gable! Gable!
[Book] I've been waiting all night for this.
[crowd] Gable! Gable! Gable!
[Vic] Listen to the NXT universe.
[crowd] Gable! Gable! Gable!
[crowd chatter]
Thank you to everyone in NXT.
[crowd chatter]
Many of you may not know who I am.
[crowd chatter]
But I would like to introduce myself.
My name is Gable Steveson.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd] USA! USA! USA!
Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.
I'm a 2020 olympic gold medalist.
[crowd cheering]
And a two-time NCAA champion.
[crowd cheering]
And next year, in the Paris 2024 Olmypic Games
I can become America's first ever two-time olympic gold medalist.
[crowd cheering]
Thank you, thank you, or I can go back to college
and become a three-time NCAA champion,
[crowd chatter]
Or I can finally make my decision right now,
and that decision is--
[man] Whoa, whoa, whoa, Gable.
Gable, Gable, Gable, man.
[crowd booing]
Let's be careful about what you say next because what you say next,
it could determine your entire future.
So, look, man to man, let me give you some advice.
I'm trying to help you out here. I say, man. I say, go back to college.
Win another national championship.
[crowd booing]
I say go back to the Olympics, win another gold.
You said it yourself, you would be the first-ever American wrestling
two-time gold medalist.
[crowd chatter]
Just don't come to NXT,
because if you do, Gable, look, I don't want to do this,
but I'm going to make you do something you've never done before.
Fail.
I mean, look where you're standing.
This is not amateur wrestling.
These ropes will show you who you are. This mat, it will humble you.
This whole thing will make you question your entire existence so much so
that you walk back in this building, you step to an olympic gold medalist
and you tell him, you don't belong here.
Look, for eight years, I've done everything they've asked me.
I've towed the line.
I have never once stepped over it, but I no longer care.
Gable, I understand you're a bad man, but this is a different game
and you are swimming with sharks,
and right now you're staring eye to eye
with a great white and I am starving,
and I smell blood.
[crowd booing]
[crowd chatter]
You just made my decision that much easier.
-Did I? -How about this?
Me versus you in my first match at the Great American Bash?
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Uh-oh!
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] It didn't work the first time, Booker.
The decision has been made.
Corbin's pissed.
-[Book] I don't know if I like this guy. -[Vic] Gable Steveson is NXT.
[music starts]
[Vic] Security trying to keep the peace and hold back Corbin.
Oh again, while things are breaking down out here,
combustible elements continue to boil tonight as Dana Brooke is here
with retribution on her mind, and there's the Resident Mean Girl Cara Jade
who looks to back up her tough talk in a kendo stick match.
-[Book] What? -[Vic] Jade, Brooke, next.
[crowd booing]
Mami, are you sure it was a good idea
to throw out a triple threat match at the Bash?
Yes, Dom. I mean, who's always right?
-Mami's always right. -Exactly.
Mami's always right just like Mami's always on top.
Same thing's going to happen tonight against Lyra.
I'll be right back.
See you in a sec.
[Vic] The Great American Bash getting bigger and better.
There you see the object of choice tonight. The kendo stick.
[music plays]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is a kendo stick match.
Introducing first, accompanied by Kelani Jordan, Dana Brooke.
[Vic] Pinfall, submission must take place inside the ring.
No disqualification.
And take a look at Dana Brooke, since her return to NXT,
Cora Jade has been a thorn in her side.
Remember that slap, that unnecessary, uncalled for slap?
[Book] Let's address the elephant in the room, Vic.
How do you like the outfit Dana Brooke is sporting tonight?
-[Vic] I'm not here to score points. -[Book] How do you like that?
She's got the cat suit on here tonight.
[Vic] Is that what you're worried about in a kendo stick match?
The wardrobe of the participants?
[metal music starts]
[announcer] And her opponent, Cora Jade.
[Vic] What do you rate the hat Cora Jade's wearing, Book?
[Book] It is part of the match, Vic. Okay?
[Vic] Certainly Cora Jade some would say will have the advantage,
and a swing and a miss in this matchup,
because she always has that trusty kendo stick in hand.
[Book] Cora Jade is in her own zone, Vic.
She's comfortable in a match like this.
Kendo sticks all over the place. I love it, man.
-[bell rings] -[Vic] And finally the bell sounds.
This is official. Look at Brooke going right in on Cora Jade.
Look, there's a lot on the mind of both these women.
A lot on the mind of a superstar like Bayley
who's trying to help Ms. Money in the Bank, Iyo Sky.
Bayley took to Twitter and she's not sure whose she's going to root for
in this matchup.
[Book] Of course, she's going to be rooting for somebody like Dana Brooke,
somebody she's spent a lot more time with.
[Vic] She said she didn't know who she's going to root for.
[Book] Trust me. I'm just saying. It's just my opinion, okay?
-I have an opinion, don't I? -[Vic] You do.
And there's Dana Brooke talking a little bit of trash,
and-- Whoa! Been waiting for this match all week has Dana.
-As Cora Jade-- Watch out, Book. -[Book] Whoa.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] And Booker, Dana Brooke's got a kendo stick in hand, Book.
-[Book] Get out of the way. -[Vic] Book, watch out.
[crowd] Are you okay? Are you okay?
[Vic] Holy sh--
[crowd chatter]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd] Watch that shit! Watch that shit! Watch that shit!
[Vic] I don't know if this is necessarily what Dana Brooke had in mind,
but she was thinking quick, but back to live action.
Right across the stomach, right across the ribs.
[crowd chatter]
[Vic] Whoa!
[Book] Talking about bringing the pain, Vic.
[Vic] And Booker, it is all legal in this kendo stick match,
and Jordan can only watch her friend, her training partner
right now get decimated as the welts forming on the stomach,
the back of Dana Brooke.
[crowd cheering]
[Book] Let's see how the training sessions Dana Brooke and Kelani Jordan had,
if they workout because right now, all the slips, all the backflips,
all the cartwheels, it ain't going to work here tonight, man.
[Vic] Booker, watch your hand. There are splinters from those kendo sticks
all over our announce table, and look at Cora Jade now.
The Resident Mean Girl has also been thinking of this matchup
for the last week.
And speaking of matchups, huge main event still to come.
The women's world champion, Rhea Ripley of Judgment Day
one-on-one with Lyra Valkyria.
But Cora Jade, she is in her playground right now.
[Book] Oh, I never was a big fan of the stipulation matchups,
but when you got a score to settle, this is it. This is it, man.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Cora Jade slowing the pace, really soaking in.
Not on the stack of sticks.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] And look at Jade.
This is what Jade in her demented mind has been dreaming of,
ways to punish Dana Brooke, and will Brooke tap out?
Dana Brooke center of the ring.
That kendo stick across the cheek bone.
[Book] 21 years old is Cora Jade and works at a very, very high level, Vic.
Like I say, she's a star, Vic.
She's a star, man.
[Vic] Dana Brooke showing you the toughness,
the toughness that has brought her championships in the WWE,
the toughness that has gotten her to Wrestlemania,
competing in the Women's' Royal Rumble
but nothing prepares her for a kendo stick match.
And the NXT universe is on their feet.
[Vic] Wailing that kendo stick like Barry Bonds, man.
She's going for the homerun every time, dawg.
[Vic] Oh!
[Book] Kill shot, kill shot, Vic.
[Vic] Nowhere for Dana Brooke to go, and now that patented--
-Oh, and a counter. -[Book] Wow. Wow.
[Vic] It might be a last-ditch effort.
You got to imagine might be instinct taking over for Dana Brooke.
Take another look at this knee, though.
Boom, right under that cheek bone, right into the jaw.
Maybe knocking off that equilibrium, but Dana Brooke now
shaking some things free, trying to refocus,
and I think she's pissed off.
[Book] Dana Brooke got to show me something if she has that killer instinct.
Oh, one step behind.
Right now Cora Jade is on top of her game.
[Vic] Brooke starting to fight back in this kendo stick match.
Look, one thing Dana Brooke has said, Cora Jade, she's just jealous of everyone.
[Book] Come on, Vic. Come on. What are you talking about? Jealousy?
It ain't about jealousy, man.
[Vic] She's jealous of those who gets opportunities.
She was jealous Dana Brooke came back,
and now Cora Jade may be paying for that slap. Boom!
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Following it up. Oh, and a counter by Jade.
And Jade now quickly right back in.
Double underhook DDT, connects.
[Book] Oh, one bad little sister. It's over. What?
-[Vic] It is not. -[Book] Are you kidding me?
[crowd chatter]
[Vic] Jade in disbelief, but Dana Brooke showing you again that toughness,
that resiliency.
So close. Take another look, right at the last second.
[Book] Big props to Dana Brooke there kicking out after that kendo shot.
[Vic] This is a kendo stick match.
[Book] No, this is a No Disqualification matchup, Vic. Anything goes.
When I say anything, I mean anything.
[Vic] We saw what Rhea Ripley did.
The devastation she had with a steel chair last night on Raw to Liv Morgan.
Will fate be the same for Dana Brooke?
You, watch this!
Hey, you need to go back to where you belong.
[crowd chatter]
[Vic] And Jordan putting herself in harm's way.
Whoa! Momentary hesitation opens the door for Brooke.
[crowd chatter]
[Vic] Now what must be going through the mind here of Dana Brooke.
Brooke with Jordan on the outside.
She's got that emotional support.
It's been iron sharpening iron between those two.
[Book] For some reason you didn't say anything about Jordan
jumping on the apron right there. Why didn't you say anything?
You didn't say anything. You didn't say anything.
[Vic] Steel chair to the spine.
-[Cora groans] -[crowd chatter]
[Vic] The referee better watch out too.
Dana Brooke seeing red, and now she's seeing pink.
[crowd cheering]
[Book] This should be a tag team match.
[Vic] It should be a handicap match is what you mean,
because Cora doesn't have a partner, but I get where you're going.
Look at the kendo stick.
Dana Brooke relentless.
How does it feel, Cora Jade?
[Book] Oh, wow. That was hot. That was a hot one.
-[crowd cheering] -[Cora groans]
[Vic] I may not agree with everything that Cora Jade has done,
but even this is getting a little uncomfortable.
[Book] This is a whooping, Vic.
-[Vic] Now what's on the mind-- -[Book] This is a whooping
like I use get when I was a little boy.
My mama say, go get that switch.
[laughs]
[Book] It don't feel good.
[crowd chatter]
[Vic] Dana Brooke, this is what she's been thinking about for seven days.
I just looked up from the monitor.
Did you see the back of Dana Brooke? The welts that have formed?
I'm sure the welts that are forming on Cora Jade.
-If Jade didn't have welts before-- -[Book] Oh, wow!
They're bruised, battered, and torn, Vic.
[Vic] And the Resident Mean Girl being taught a lesson.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] What's Brooke thinking?
-From the top. -[Book] Oh, wow.
[crowd] One, two, three!
[Vic] What a victory for Dana Brooke tonight.
[announcer] Here is your winner, Dana Brooke.
[Vic] Cora Jade may just have realized what she can achieve by being rude.
Bam, a whooping as you put it.
Dana Brooke with Jordan smiling by her side picks up her biggest victory
since returning to NXT.
What a fight!
[music plays]
[man] Hey, man.
Yo, Trick's not happy about that headbutt and he's about to call you out tonight.
I hope you know that.
Well, then, man to man, you know what will happen.
Look, this is about you and me and this championship at Great American Bash.
We don't have to do all this. Come on.
I admire the friendship between you two, but please, please,
tell Trick if he wants to call me out, I will answer.
What faces him will not be a wrestling match.
And he's not looking for a match either, bro.
Oh, fantastic because it will be far from it.
If Trick sticks to his challenge, I will break him tonight.
And on Sunday…
…I will break you.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] There is a lot on the mind of the NXT champion here tonight
as he tries to focus on the Great American Bash, Sunday.
[Italian music plays]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is a tag team match scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, the team of Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo
and the Don of NXT Tony d'Angelo.
[Vic] Oh, while the family looks for gold this Sunday in Texas,
the Don looks to knock off some rust, as the family takes on Nima and Price,
next, live on NXT.
Let's hear it!
[they groan]
Alright. Good, good, good.
Look, these athletes, they're built for speed,
they're not built for toughness.
You hear me?
Resiliency, tenacity.
This is unacceptable.
[man] Hey!
You guys looking for someone with toughness?
Yes. See, this is what I'm talking about, Myles.
You guys are looking for someone with grit
and I'm looking for some training partners that can push me.
What do you say we work something out?
All right. Let's see what you've got.
Sounds good.
[music starts]
[Vic] That could be quite the trio.
But as we saw last week, we know this could be quite the tandem.
[announcer] Making their way to the ring, the team of Bronco Nima and Lucien Price.
[Vic] Set for tag team action.
Of course, it was quite the homecoming last Tuesday for the Don and Stacks.
It's a little bit different here tonight as,
again, they say they're looking to knock the rust off.
But as this matchup gets ready, I want to welcome into our left
Scrypts joining us here on commentary.
[Book] Come on, man. You're not from the hood.
His name is Reggie, Reginald. What is it?
-[Reggie] Reginald. -[Vic] What do you want me to call you?
-[Book] Reginald. That's it. -[Reggie] See, Vic, it's plain and simple.
Only my homeboys call me Scrypts.
Ask me this, "Do you know anything about the trenches, the streets?"
[Vic] No. So I'll call you Scrypts, then, and I'll move on.
[Book] You are about to get jumped on.
And trust me, I don't have your back, okay?
I don't get your back, bro.
[Vic] I hear you. As Stacks going to work here on Nima.
As this tag team match picks up.
-[Book] Bronco Nima! -[Vic] Look at Nima dropping Stacks.
I have got to ask. I've been wondering since last week.
Scrypts, why turn on Axiom?
[Book] Reginald.
[Vic] Scrypts, why turn on Axiom?
[Reggie] Vic, you just don't get it, do you?
See, where I'm from there's a code you live by, and that code is simple.
If someone offers you food, you eat.
-[Book] Yeah. -[Reggie] So Axiom, he made his choice.
[Book] And sometimes when someone offers you food, you take it.
[Reggie] You take it. You got to stand on that.
[Vic] Now I got Ms. Cleo over here to my right.
Will you throw out your phone number again as you did last week?
Will you throw a prediction out here?
[Book] What the hell did you just call me now?
-[Vic] Anyways. -[Reggie] See, Vic, look,
you're just like everybody here in this arena.
You don't know me.
-You don't know a damn thing about me. -[Book] Oh, man.
[Vic] I do not. As I'm focusing now, though, I see Price swing and a miss,
and the Don showing no ring rust.
As the family looking to build momentum as they head to Austin, Texas, Sunday.
Looking to add gold.
That being the NXT tag team titles.
[Book] The Don looks great, Vic.
[Vic] He took his eye off the ball to talk a little trash and got dropped.
[Book] Lucien Price and Bronco Nima.
Twin sons from different mothers.
These guys got a lot of potential, Vic. Oh, yes.
[Reggie] Easy money.
[Vic] You say easy money and you're talking high about him, Booker.
You must have liked what you saw last week.
You were impressed as was Scrypts.
[Book] These guys are money, man.
With the right guidance, these guys could be champions before you know it.
[Vic] Oh, we talk about what a night it has been.
What a night it'll be on Sunday.
NXT trending number one because it has been nothing short of,
oh, combustible elements.
We've been talking about the chaos all night long.
[Book] I asked Tony D, "How does it feel to be back?"
And he said, "No more Jack, man.
Standing in the part of silence, man."
He's feeling Vito from here on out, man.
"Do you understand?" I said, "Yes."
[Vic] Stacks into the cover. Hook of the leg.
And Nima able to kick out.
You're a little bit on edge right now, Scrypts.
[Reggie] I ran with guys like this. I know these guys.
Look, I'm going to tell you, it's easy, it's easy
to judge a book by its cover, and that's what everybody here did.
[Book] Hey, Vic, like I said, you're about to get jumped on.
Do not tick Scrypts off.
[Vic] I'm calling him Reginald.
Oh!
[Book] I'm from the hood, so I can call him that.
[Reggie] Come on, man. Come on.
[Vic] Well, you see this tandem just leaving a wake of devastation.
Look at Price now.
[Book] Oh, stalking him, Vic. Stalking his prey right now.
[Vic] Eyes set on Stacks.
-[Book] Wow. -[Reggie] Mmm. Mmm, mmm, mmm.
[Vic] They told the Don earlier as they go into a cover as Price hook the leg.
And able to kick out.
Don said in the streets where they're from,
they don't really hear about the D'Angelos.
We see more of the devastation earlier in the matchup.
Price, Nima are rolling right now.
Think about this, they're taking a team, Booker, the number one contenders.
As Scrypts loves what he is seeing right now.
-[Reggie] Yes, sir. -[Book] You know why, right?
Oh, what a cheap shot. The official didn't see it. Into the cover.
Hook of the leg.
[Reggie] Ain't nothing cheap about that, Vic.
[Book] Back to my point, Vic. You know why?
When you take the Don out, you take Stacks out,
that moves you right up the ladder.
You're talking about the guy that just made their debut.
Just made their debut, Vic.
[Vic] That's why this is a big match for Price, for Nima.
[Reggie] That's crazy right there, bro.
[crosstalks]
[Vic] Oh!
[crowd cheering]
-[Vic] That was crazy. -[Book] Vic, what's going on here?
What the hell?
-Where's security? -[Vic] You said it was chaos, Booker.
Well, Stacks getting him some of Scrypts.
And Axiom getting him a little bit more.
Back into the ring. A tag was made.
Price is legal. I don't know if Stacks realized it.
He certainly does.
Tags in the Don.
And the Don knocking that ring rust off as he's knocking around Nima.
Now turning his attention back to Price.
-[Book] Nima-Price knocked off the game. -[Vic] Belly-to-Belly.
[Book] That distraction right there by Axiom just messed everything up.
The Don has been waiting since April to get his hands on anyone, on somebody.
Big spinebuster.
Cover. And Nima breaking things up, but the underboss.
[Book] Great tag team by this young tag team.
I'm going to tell you, Vic, these two guys, Nima, and Price,
-they're studs, man. -[Vic] Take a look at this, Book.
Bada bing!
And if this happens Sunday we may have new tag team champions.
-[bell rings] -[music plays]
[announcer] Here are your winners, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo
and Tony d'Angelo!
[Vic] Stacks are in the tag team title match for the family.
[man] Tony. Wee man. Up here.
Turn around. Yeah. Congratulations, boys.
Big victory tonight.
But don't expect the same thing come Sunday.
Tony, if you've learned anything from the Gallus Fam,
it's don't get too comfortable because it can all change in the blink of an eye.
You thought being locked up was bad.
Just wait till we get done with you and your boy at the Bash.
Aye, your freedom will amount to nothing.
Because when it comes to these titles,
it's always and forever Gallus Boys on top.
-[crowd booing] -[music starts]
Titles on the line Sunday at the Great American Bash.
[man] Eddy Thorpe, you survived NXT Underground
and now you're walking around with your chest puffed out.
[woman] Do you feel that victory put you on the map?
Absolutely. McKenzie, that was the fight of my life.
And I feel that win puts me in championship contention.
What's worst, tough guy, is you think that qualifies you for championship contention
which is exactly why I made you taste the shoe leather.
[crowd cheering]
I had to slow your role, kid, because one win
doesn't prove anything to me, especially when I'm chasing the same gold.
In that ring, I'm the law, a clear stream of justice.
And I hand that down with great conviction and reckless abandon.
That's something that you do not want and you cannot beat.
[Vic] Booker, it is time. Roxanne Perez and Blair Davenport
took their personal vendetta to the next level.
We have the exclusive footage of what transpired last night.
We'll show it to you next on NXT.
[NXT's music plays]
[Vic] Well, there, Booker, is the inspirational Zion Clark,
an all-American and MMA fighter, an author, a Guinness World Record holder.
Welcome to NXT. We want to welcome you in ringside.
What a night this has been as we are gearing up for this Sunday.
It's the Great American Bash in Austin, Texas.
Tickets are available right now. What's going to take place on Sunday?
And just when we thought it couldn't get any bigger,
just when we thought it couldn't get any better,
this matchup just made official, Gable Steveson, the olympic gold medalist,
will have his in-ring debut match Sunday at the Great American Bash
against Baron Corbin.
This Sunday, it's streaming exclusively on Peacock.
Don't miss NXT's Great American Bash.
I know she's been having chats with her best friend, Booker T.
And yes, I am bold, I am collected, I am vicious, and I've proved to everyone
as to why I don't-- Oh, god!
[she groans]
This live is over.
[she groans]
[Roxanne] Huh? Huh? Get up!
[they groan]
You don't like games, Roxanne?
[they groan]
[Blair] Idiot!
[they groan]
[Blair coughs]
[Roxanne] Clean up on aisle three!
[they groan]
[Roxanne] This is what you wanted, huh? Huh?
This is what you wanted?
Get your ass up, Blair!
-[they groan] -[crowd cheering]
[Blair groans]
This is what you wanted, right?
This is what everybody wanted.
[police sirens]
Well, this is just a taste
of the Roxanne Perez you're going to get at the Great American Bash.
[Vic] Well, we don't really know what to say, but you just saw
the exclusive footage after last night.
And this Sunday, Blair Davenport, Roxanne Perez will compete
in a weapons wild match.
It's all going down at the Great American Bash.
[music plays]
[woman] Hello, hello, hello.
And welcome to the Supernova Sessions,
presented by the hottest group here at NXT,
Meta-Four!
Come on, cheer up.
[crowd booing]
Our guest tonight is not that idiot editor.
It is the man that inspired me and the Meta-Four to a victory last week,
Noam Dar.
Let's do the handshake, come on.
Come on, hold your hand out.
So put your hands together for the real NXT Heritage Cup champion,
Noam Dar!
-Come on. -Come on!
[crowd booing]
That's right, you heard it.
The real NXT Heritage Cup champion, Noam Dar!
[crowd booing]
[she sighs]
You have to give me something, bro.
Nathan Frazer thinks that he can just go around calling himself
the Heritage Cup Champion?
No, you got another thing coming, boo.
Because we did some research.
-Oh, yes. -That's right.
And six weeks ago, Noam,
Noam was set to defend his Heritage Cup championship.
[sighs]
But unfortunately, Noam was not medically cleared to compete.
[crowd cheering]
So obviously, I stepped forward and defended my guy, my brother,
Noam's honor.
I took Nathan and I pushed him to his limit,
but Nathan is a snake, he's a criminal.
And he stole the last fall and ran away with the Heritage Cup.
Nathan never beat Noam.
We all know to be the man you must beat the man.
And when it comes to this Heritage Cup, Noam is the man.
You're the guy. You're the man. You know you're the man.
So with that being said, we finally found a way to fix it all.
-Ms. Jackson, yes, yes. -You'll love it. You'll like it.
Noam, we have a great surprise for you, okay?
-Look, look. -Just wait.
Noam, you have to remember who you are.
You have to remember who you are, okay?
[women screaming]
Look at it. Look at it.
What the f--
[man] Rub it. Rub your eyes.
[Noam screams]
[man] It's a miracle. Oh, wow.
What? Wh--
[gasps]
Is it real?
-I'm not dreaming? -No, you're not.
[they chatter]
Yeah!
[Noam gasps]
Ladies and gentlemen, the undisputed NXT Heritage Cup champion,
Noam Dar!
[crowd booing]
Hello, hello, hello!
Hear me now!
Live from the moon, I am your sensei, I am still the star player,
and I'm still the only real champion it is here.
It is so sweet!
I'm the best today!
[Vic] Booker, they're all delusional.
Every single one of them.
Wait one second, wait! Ah!
[laughs]
Dragon, am I going literally insane or am I seeing double here?
Double.
[speaking Spanish]
Dos Heritage Cup, and two annoying women
and a man too delusional to see that he's not a real champion.
Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta!
I didn't lose the Heritage Cup.
This is what a real champion looks like.
Thank you, bye-bye, get out of here.
Ah, find some shame, please.
[laughs]
Look, just like that cup in the ring with you, you are
a massive fraud.
Nah, nah, nah.
You're the fraud.
That is a counterfeit trophy.
You're done here. Security, get this man. Leave.
Look, it's clear that you're clearly recovered from whatever injury
befell you six weeks ago, so we can sort out this issue
right here, right now.
Hey, that sounds really good for us as there are four from us
and only two from you.
Tranquilo, tranquilo, tranquilo.
What made you think that we came alone?
[Vic] What? Why, the numbers add up, Booker.
[Book chuckles]
Leon, Feroz take out Jackson and Lash.
[Book] It's time for a cup of biscotti.
[Vic] Stereo superkicks.
And now, some high risk, high reward.
Look who's standing tall now.
Look who's rolling.
Because the true Heritage Cup champion alongside Dragon Lee,
Leon, and Feroz is standing tall.
[music plays]
Thea, we're five days away from history.
From history.
Five days away from you becoming the youngest women's champion of all time.
Of all time.
Five days away from you making Tiffany tap out.
-You're going to tap out that-- -No, hold it!
-Now, Thea, are you ready to train? -Yes, sir.
I said, are you ready to train?
Let's go!
[music starts]
The recruitment of Thea Hail started over three years ago.
She started wrestling school at just 16 years old
and then blossomed into Chase U material.
Her parents had to take her to independent shows
because she was too young to drive.
When National Signing Day rolled around, and she put on that Chase U hat,
the whole university when insane.
[cheers and applause]
[music plays]
[they groan]
I don't mean to brag or anything, but without me,
Thea Hail isn't the future NXT Women's Champion.
I mean, I'm the MVP, I've been with her every step of the way.
Think of me as her confidant, her motivator, her best friend.
I was there when she won her very first match.
[crowd] One, two, three!
[Vic] Just picked up her first win ever in NXT.
Thea's not the biggest or the strongest, but she's got heart,
and it's as big as a lion, with the spirit that's second to none.
And she can lock in that Kimura from anywhere.
[motivational music plays]
[man] Thea Hail locks in that Kimura lock and you have a new NXT women's champion.
So don't doubt this young woman.
If you doubt her, the Battle Royal happens.
If you doubt her, Gold Rush happens.
Last week happens.
And if you doubt her at the Great American Bash you will hear--
[announcer] And the new--
I know miracles don't happen every day
because they wouldn't be miracles, but I don't need a miracle.
All I need is a chance, a chance to prove people wrong,
and it's really fun to prove people wrong.
This Sunday at the Great American Bash, I don't think I can win,
I know I can win and become the youngest women's champion in history.
Let's go!
[crowd] Thea! Thea! Thea!
[Vic] The Great American Bash can't come soon enough for Thea Hail.
-["Demon in Your Sleep" starts] -[crowd booing]
♪ I eat, sleep, bleed The demons in your dreams ♪
♪ I eat, sleep, bleed ♪
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by the NXT North American Champion,
Dominik Mysterio, representing the Judgment Day,
the Women's World Champion,
Rhea Ripley!
[Vic] Speaking of champions, Mami is here looking to continue to show the world
she runs any women's division.
Ripley, Valkyria, one-on-one, next.
Humberto, stop there.
Hey!
Hey, Humberto!
I'm talking to you! Stop there!
-Hey, hey! I'm talking to you! -What do you want?
What do you want?
[crosstalks]
Listen to me!
For the first time in your life, listen to me.
What are we doing?
Are we chasing women or are we chasing glory?
You know what?
I'm not doing this anymore.
Wake up!
Hey, Humberto! What do you mean--
[Vic] Booker, that was last week.
It's main event time tonight on NXT.
-[music plays] -[crowd cheering]
[announcer] And her opponent, Lyra Valkyria.
[Vic] Valkyria stepping up to the plate tonight.
It's hard to believe seven months
in what we've seen in the rise of Valkyria.
[Book] Amazing. It's amazing. Debuted back in December.
She's been all business, Vic.
She's about that one thing I talk about all the time, checks, championships.
Oh, yeah!
[Vic] When you think about championships, you're looking at Rhea Ripley,
the only woman to hold the NXT UK,
the NXT, the Raw, the Smackdown, now the Women's World Championship.
You can also toss in a Women's Tag Team title
and a Women's Royal Rumble victory as well.
[Book] She's done it all, Vic. And to boot, she's been here in NXT.
She knows exactly what it means
to come from the bottom all the way to the top.
Like you said just second ago, the Women's Champion.
That speaks volumes, Vic.
[Vic] And Booker, I want to hit on that because Ripley told everyone that
Lyra was one to watch.
What does that stamp of approval mean in the eyes of a locker room?
You picked the grand.
[Book] Yeah, I've been a young talent myself.
You know guys like the Macho Man,
Savage, a guy like Steamboat said, "I'm going to try this guy.
I'm going to test him just to see exactly what he has."
I think that's what Rhea Ripley is doing here tonight.
[Vic] So much has happened here tonight.
You talked about Rhea Ripley, you talked about Judgment Day.
You got to think about Dirty Dom on the outside.
The North American title will now be on the line this Sunday
in a triple threat match at the Great American Bash.
Trick Williams, by the way, he called out Ilja Dragunov after a miscommunication
a miscalculation of sorts earlier tonight.
Those two, who knows what's going to happen?
Because it has been nothing short of pure chaos since the start of the night.
[Book] I agree, you don't know what's going to happen. Back to Dirty Dom.
Dom just looks like he's here to be a spectator here tonight, Vic,
watch Mami do her work.
Did you see that? Oh, yes!
[Vic] Ripley's been on a destructive path.
The heinous attack with the chair to the left arm
of Liv Morgan last night on Raw.
She was smiling over a fallen Kevin Owens last night as well.
And now trying to continue that destruction here tonight.
Look at Valkyria picking up the speed. Oh!
[Book] Beautiful shot there, Vic.
[Vic] Right to the knee and then steps over Rhea Ripley. [laughs]
[Book] But you don't want to mess with Rhea Ripley. You talk about Liv Morgan.
That wasn't just an attack, Vic.
That was a mugging, dawg.
[Vic] Now the women's world champion swinging wildly.
Valkyria right back in with that unorthodox style,
that unorthodox offense.
Roll through, shoulders down and a kick out at one by Ripley.
Right back, though, on the attack.
Mami here to celebrate tonight. Dirty Dom who's on the outside.
Think about this, think about time. Today, 2002,
the debut of Dominik's father, Rey Mysterio,
the start of his Hall of Fame career.
Now tonight in 2023, Dom stands here North American Champion,
and the first superstar to main event Raw, NXT, Smackdown in the same week.
And Rhea Ripley in the main event tonight on NXT.
[Book] It should be known if the people don't know,
Dominik Mysterio is an extraordinary talent, Vic.
He's special. He's like the wind.
We talked about it.
You can feel it, but you can't touch it, but you know he's the Dominik Mysterio.
[Vic] If you ask me, he's got one woman to thank, that is Mami.
Now Valkyria, up and over. Trying to pick up the speed one more time.
-[Book] Don't discredit Dominik. -[Vic] I didn't.
He says it himself. He credits Mami all the time.
He listens to Mami, who made that triple threat match
for this Sunday at Great American Bash.
And now Ripley overpowering.
[Book] The power, Vic.
[Vic] Whoa! Release German Suplex.
[Book] Wow! Time to go to school now, Vic.
Time to show Lyra Valkyria what business is.
[crowd chatter]
This is why I'm women's world champion.
The best. There you go, Mami.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Back live on NXT, Rhea Ripley, the women's world champion,
taking it to Lyra Valkyria.
Look, Ripley called Lyra courageous.
She also said she was one to watch, but after Lyra had her sacred feathers
destroyed by Jacy Jayne, Ripley took back some of those statements.
Questioned Lyra Valkyria, challenged Lyra Valkyria,
so Valkyria didn't want to fight Jacy Jayne.
She challenged and wanted to prove herself against Ripley.
And as we've seen, is it wise to confront the women's world champion?
As Valkyria looking for the backslide, Ripley trying to overpower and counter.
[Book] You just said the word right there, Vic. World champion.
This is like Publishers Clearing House, man.
This is like mega millions, dawg.
This match could change a lot for Valkyria.
Let's see if she can just cash in.
Not just a good showing, Vic.
She needs to win.
[Vic] Speaking of cash in, you think about Judgment Day.
You got to think about Senor Money in the Bank, Damian Priest.
A cover by Ripley. Valkyria escapes with that left shoulder just
and Dominik Mysterio beside himself.
Take another look at the strength.
Look at the, bam, landing!
Ripley wisely into the cover.
Valkyria, though, just able to kick out.
While Dirty Dom on the outside rooting on Rhea Ripley,
he may see his dad become the number one contender
for the United States title this Friday at Smackdown.
Looking for the Riptide. Trying to counter, though. And she did.
-Valkyria countered the Riptide. -[Book] Beautiful recovery there.
Oh, Vic, she's hanging on.
[Vic] Oh! And Ripley now out of desperation, but Valkyria relentless.
Finally able to create a little separation.
Gets caught. Oh, headbutt might have knocked Valkyria out.
[Book] This is a lesson, Vic.
This is a schooling right now by this young lady.
[Vic] Take another look.
Bom!
And look, typically, we don't see Rhea Ripley
go to the top.
She's looking for a little extra, a little something.
-Oh. -[Book] Oh, are we going to see it, Vic?
[Vic] For her latino heat, but Valkyria!
-Oh. -[Book] Whoa.
[Vic] And this is what Valkyria needs. She needs that mean streak to come out.
Valkyria now, you call it switching gears, Booker.
Looking to fly. Miss--
Dirty Dom sacrificing himself.
But it didn't do much good for Mami.
[Book] Wow. Valkyria's so close, Vic. So close.
[Vic] This would be the biggest win of Valkyria's career
if she can finish it off.
-[Book] Can she do it, Vic? -[Vic] To the top now top.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Countered, overpowered.
Ripley.
[Book] God, look at the strength.
[Vic] And look-- Whoa! Another counter, this time with the DDT.
[Book laughs] Vic, we're going to see it.
-[Vic] You can sense it. -[Book] We're going to see it, Vic.
[Vic] Sense of urgency for Valkyria.
Across the silver dome.
Oh, how sweet it would be. And--
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Ripley showing you why
she is the most dominant woman in WWE.
Take another look. Bom!
That DDT!
[Book] Valkyria showing how she stepped up.
[Vic] Bam!
[Book] Rhea Ripley. Because she thinks she can do it, Vic.
She believes in herself.
Wow!
[crowd] This is awesome!
[Vic] This certainly is and this could be
that statement victory for Lyra Valkyria.
She's got to keep her foot on the gas, though, Book.
She's got to continue to come in with these strikes.
She's got to chop down Ripley.
[Book] One of the best strikers here in NXT, Vic.
She's got rams kicks and she's taking it to the level right now.
She's going all the way to the limit and I'm loving it.
Roundhouse Kick, didn't connect.
Turning right around. Ripley
tried to overpower Valkyria.
One step ahead for the moment.
Looking to fly. Oh!
Got caught!
She got dropped.
-Now Ripley looking for the Riptide. -[Book] Wow!
[crowd] One, two, three!
[bell rings]
["Demon in Your Dreams" plays]
[announcer] Here is your winner, the Women's World Champion,
Rhea Ripley!
[Vic] Judgment Day continuing to dominate.
But for Lyra Valkyria, she brought her A game.
She did everything she possibly could in this matchup.
She stepped up to the plate against the Women's World Champion.
But bang!
That was the turning point in this matchup, which would open the door
for Rhea Ripley to hit the Riptide
and to continue Judgment Day's domination.
♪ This is my brutality, The demon in your dreams ♪
♪ You'll hear me in your screams ♪
Prove me right and beat Jacy Jayne.
Show me!
I will!
[Book] That's motivation, dawg.
That's motivation.
Oh, yes!
Show me!
Prove it to me!
[Vic] Now, we've got to turn our attention.
Trick Williams walking with purpose.
He's going to make good maybe on his challenge to call out Dragunov.
Will he do it? We'll find out next.
Well, after an inspiring Supernova Sessions,
this eight-person tag team match is official.
And it will be on the Great American Bash kick-off show
with a special 7:00 eastern start time streaming exclusively Sunday
on WWE and Peacock.
Let's talk about the Great American Bash because the NXT women's title
will be defended in a submission only.
The only way to win, you make the other quit.
Will Hail make history, or will Stratton remain the center of the universe?
We'll find out on Sunday.
Triple threat rules will apply.
The North American title is up for grabs, as Dirty Dom will defend against
Mustafa Ali and Wes Lee.
Who will walk out of Austin with the gold around their waist?
Speaking of championships, speaking of gold,
the family has been waiting for this match for months
after Gallus got the Don locked up.
D'Angelo is free, and what a better way to get payback
than for the family to win tag team gold at the Great American Bash
this Sunday.
It was made official earlier tonight.
Gable Steveson made his decision to sign with NXT,
and Baron Corbin is looking to make him regret it.
The olympic gold medalist, Gable Steveson's debut match
happens Sunday in Austin at the Great American Bash.
Roxanne Perez and Blair Davenport have been out of control
with Perez saying she's going to get Blair.
Well, she has her chance this Sunday, as these two will compete
in a weapons wild match at the Great American Bash.
And it's one man's dynasty versus one man's destiny.
Hayes faces Dragunov under the bright lights of the Great American Bash.
It's all live this Sunday from Austin, Texas, streaming on WWE and Peacock.
And what a night it will be for all of us involved at the Great--
Ilja dragunov, this Sunday, Melo is going to take care of business
like he always does.
That means he's going to take your jersey, he's going to add to his collection
and put it in the rafters.
But tonight, it's not about none of that.
Tonight. It's about me and you and this fight.
[crowd cheering]
So Dragunov, bring your ass out here.
[crowd chatter]
[Vic] Booker, I don't ever like to question anyone,
but is Trick Williams in the right mindset now?
And there is Dragunov.
[Book] You don't call out a man out who you're not sure what he is capable of.
And we all know what Dragunov is capable of.
[Vic] I mean, it was a miscalculation earlier tonight.
He didn't see Trick. He was aiming for Joe Gacy, that being Dragunov.
But Williams doesn't care.
Hayes trying to calm his friend down.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] But there is nothing calm about Trick Williams.
[Book] Let me tell you, when you're a man, Vic, you've got to step up.
You're got to stand up for yourself.
[Vic] Oh.
[Book] And sometimes, it takes this, getting into a knockdown,
a drag out, a fight. Oh, yes! I like it.
[Vic] Boy, I can talk about is it wise for Trick Williams?
Right now, you got to be thinking about Ilja Dragunov heading into Sunday.
[Book] Oh, man, he's taking a beating.
And I'm not sure he's going to make it to Sunday night, Vic.
[Vic] Oh!
[cheers and applause]
[Ilja] You want to fight? Let's go!
[Book & Vic] Whoa!
-[crowd cheering] -[they groan]
[Vic] Trick Williams being destroyed.
[cheers and applause]
[Book] Trick's a street fighter, Vic.
Right now, Ilja Dragunov knows every trick in the book.
This is not an even match.
[Vic] It is not, but for Ilja Dragunov, it's about a lot more.
Dragunov.
[Book] Oh, man!
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Not one to mince words.
A man of his word if you want to think about it that way.
[Book] Top level right there, Vic.
[Vic] Oh!
[Book] God.
-[crowd cheering] -[they groan]
[Vic] Dragunov said he was going to destroy and leave Trick Williams laying
and that would be the same fate as Hayes, Sunday, in Austin.
[crowd cheering]
[Ilja] Smash!
[Vic] Oh!
[Ilja groans]
[crowd] One more time! One more time! One more time!
[crowd cheering]
Smash!
[Vic] And again, Dragunov. I mean, come on.
-[Ilja groans] -[crowd cheering]
[Vic] You just heard what Dragunov said as he's pulling up a limp,
possibly unconscious Trick Williams.
[Ilja] Let's go! Let's go, mate!
Let's roll!
[Book] In a fight, Vic, you want to finish him off.
You wanted to fight? You wanted it!
[Vic] He said, "you wanted to fight."
That's exactly what Williams wanted.
[Book] You want to finish it, Vic.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] And Dragunov-- No! Whoa!
[cheers and applause]
[Vic] Carmelo Hayes sacrificed himself.
[cheers and applause]
[crowd chatter]
Carmelo Hayes, you are a man of honor.
And loyalty is very rare nowadays.
So hang onto your friendship with Trick
because after the Great American Bash,
he will be all you have left
after I take your NXT championship!
[crowd cheering]
[music starts]
[Vic] Well, now, do you question the intentions of Ilja Dragunov?
Because will a dynasty continue to grow, or will a destiny be achieved?
We will all find out Sunday at the Great American Bash.
Subtitles: Faruk Berk unday at the Great American Bash.