[WWE intro music playing]
[male narrator 1] Then.
[man 1] Woo!
[male narrator] Now.
[wrestler 1] Acknowledge me!
-[wrestler 2] The king of kings. -[wrestler 3] You can't see me.
[male narrator 1] Forever. Together.
[crowd cheering]
Hey, Dragon Lee,
my Latino heat can wait to come to NXT
and put you in your place
and prove to everyone that he's not only the greatest,
but with this mullet, he is the hottest
NXT North American champion ever.
It'll be hilarious beating Dragon Lee in front of my deadbeat dad.
Ugh. He makes me feel sick. Mami, let's go.
[speaking Spanish language]
Hey, Rey.
[Spanish dialogue] Thank you again to be my corner tonight.
You don't know how much this mean to me.
[speaking Spanish language]
No need to thank me. Tonight, I have the best seat in the house.
[speaking Spanish language]
The future of Lucha libre become North American champion.
-Let's go. -Let's go. Hey,
[speaking Spanish language]
Show Dominik some humility.
[speaking Spanish language]
Okay, [inaudible]
[speaking Spanish language]
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Can Dragon Lee be the one
to take the North American title from "Dirty" Dom?
Massive main event tonight.
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest's scheduled for one fall. Introducing first,
Axiom.
[Vic] Booker, we're kicking off the night with two other superstars
that last week also had their eye on that North American title.
[drums playing]
[upbeat music playing]
[Alicia] His opponent, Mustafa Ali.
[Vic] NXT tonight coming your way with limited commercial breaks.
What a way to kick things off.
Flat out, Book, do you feel
Mustafa Ali is being disrespected?
[Booker] What do you mean by that, Vic?
-[Vic] He said he feels disrespected. -[Booker] No, no, no.
This is not the respect business. What are you talking about?
You think I'm going to go and shake my opponent's hand?
It's about going out there
and beating that man and beating that man down.
[Vic] Mustafa Ali has said he has been disrespected
for six years.
-He will be disrespected. -[bell ringing]
-[Vic] no longer. -[Booker] You know why, Vic?
-[Vic] Why? -[Booker] You know why?
Because it's about what have you done for me lately?
You feel me? That's what you're wanting me to tell you
if you come in and without something that's ran on the table.
[Vic] What the hell are you talking about?
-You're just talking now. -[Booker laughs]
[Vic] Anyways, Axiom, he was trying to talk to "Dirty" Dom last week,
who, of course, we will see in action in our main event against Dragon Lee.
Mustafa Ali thought that Axiom was trying
to jump in line for that North American title.
[Booker] If he's smart, he will be jumping in line
for that North American championship.
I think this man Axiom has all the tools in the world.
He just has been one step away, Vic.
The talent here is unbelievable in NXT.
-Oh, beautiful, beautiful. -[Vic] We talk about
the North American title. Shoulders are down and a near fall.
-[Booker] Wow. -[Vic] Talk about all those lining up.
It's quite the conundrum, don't you think?
[Booker] Come on, Vic. Using my words.
-Don't be taking any of my words. -[Vic laughs]
[Vic] I'm making sure you're listening to me this week.
Shoulders down one more time, and Ali just kicked out.
[Booker] Oh, man.
I tell you, one thing about Mustafa Ali, Vic, like I say,
he's one of those guys that's been so close to cashing in
on that big ticket, but been so far away at the same time. What's it gonna take?
That's my question.
[Vic] When we talk about gold, we have a huge main event tonight.
"Dirty" Dom, Dragon Lee.
Rey Mysterio, "Dirty" Dom's dad in the corner.
North American title on the line,
-and also former NXT champion, -[Booker] Oh, hot.
[Vic] Bron Breakker, one-on-one with Von Wagner.
-That's still coming your way live -[Booker] Oh.
-Baby. -[Vic] here tonight on NXT.
[Booker] It's getting hot out here, Vic.
[Vic] Yes, things starting to heat up certainly.
-Look, both these guys… -[Booker] Hotter than that Cholula green,
man, hotter than that Cholulua green right here, man.
[Vic] Both these superstars want the prestige of being champion.
What advice would you give both?
They both want the same thing
just like every other superstar in the back, they want to be a champion.
[Booker] One thing about it, you got to believe in yourself.
One thing about Mustafa Ali, one thing about Axiom,
these guys have a plethora of talent.
It's just about bringing it all together, and it's hard, Vic.
There's so much talent out there.
[Vic] Oh, for Scrypts, of course, trying to move past,
excuse me, Axiom trying to move pass Scrypts and the betrayal.
-Holy hell. -[Booker] Oh, my goodness.
-What the? -[Vic] I got to give you credit.
That's the first time you've ever gone down in several weeks.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Trying to regroup here at the desk.
Did not see that one coming.
-[Booker] Vic. -[Vic] Axiom quickly to the outside.
This is how bad Axiom wants this victory,
wants to solidify himself, wants that statement dub here in NXT.
[Booker] I said something about Axiom. This guy, this kid…
[Vic] Oh, there's the aforementioned Scrypts.
Axiom trying to move past, oh, wait a minute.
Shoulders are down, and another near fall in this match up.
Oh. It seems that Axiom now,
his attention has been taken away from the match via Scrypts.
Bam,
almost landing in our laps, Mustafa Ali.
As now Ali turning things around in this match up.
[Booker] Yes, he's rebounding, but right now he still got to get on
dream street just a little bit from that big shot from Axiom,
and Axiom right now, Vic, he's on the move. Oh, yes.
[Vic] Quick combination. It seems that Axiom has put Scrypts
at least for the moment in the back of his mind.
Trying to pick up a huge victory tonight.
Getting right up and just launching Mustafa Ali.
It was last week it appeared that Axiom was taken back
by Ali's comments about disrespect.
-Looking for the win tonight… -[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] …and Ali able to escape.
When we talk about frustration,
I got to ask you this, too, because there's a lot of frustration
on the face of Shinsuke Nakamura. Could you believe Nakamura's actions?
Taking out Seth Rollins, the world heavyweight champion
-when raw went off air? -[Booker] Like I say, Vic,
by any means necessary.
You go after the big fish, and you bring the big neck.
That's what Shinsuke did, man.
[Vic] Axiom looking for the big move right here,
and Ali able to create a little separation.
-Ali right back in. -[Booker] Oh, wow.
[Vic] Just about went through Axiom,
and will this be enough? Scrypts smiling in the back.
Hook of the leg and another kick out by Axiom.
Take another look.
Feel this impact.
Boom.
I don't know if you notice this, but back to the live.
Look who is here now,
-Bronco Nima and Price joining Scrypts. -[Booker] Oh, here we go, Vic.
[Vic] You can hear Scrypts talking a little trash,
almost distracting Mustafa Ali. Inside cradle. Shoulders are down,
and Ali able to break free and right back up.
You brought up a good point when you were talking about Ali earlier.
He has never worn gold
in his WWE tenure here,
and now in NXT
he's been so close as we've talked about.
That frustration has to be setting in on Ali.
[Booker] I'm sure it is, and Mustafa Ali always felt like
he was political a lot of times,
but I'm going to tell you right now. In NXT, there is no politics or anything.
You just got to go out there and get the work done, Mustafa Ali.
[Vic] Axiom with the look in his eyes staring right…
-[Booker] Oh, wow. Big shot. -[Vic] …at Scrypts.
You can just see the body language of Axiom changing
once he saw the trio on the outside,
but Ali now trying to change his fortune, and Axiom able to kick out
as apparently they've seen what they wanted to see.
Back to what just happened moments ago.
Ali right under the jaw.
Look, for Mustafa Ali,
the first WrestleMania match you ever called,
Ali was a nano second fro being champion.
Recently in his intercontinental championship match
against Gunther, he was close.
The triple threat match at Great American Bash. With all those close calls,
can you become obsessed with being champion?
[Booker] Vic, those are the matches that haunt you
for the rest of your life.
You're always wondering,
what if I would have won those matches?
Where would I be right now in my career?
I'm sure, oh.
-[Vic] Oh, It's rolled in, -[Booker] [inaudible]
-[Vic] looking for the neck breaker. -[Booker] [inaudible]
[Vic] It was countered. Looking for a submission now is Axiom.
[Booker] Oh, right now, he's in place, Vic.
-He's in a place that he doesn't wanna be, -[Vic] Oh.
[Booker] because Axiom is about to choke this man out. He's so close.
[Vic] Axiom trying to put Ali down, trying to put him to sleep.
-Ali trying to counter. -[Booker] Oh, beautiful reversal.
[Vic] He did, but again, submission is still locked in by Axiom.
Ali trying to overpower,
-trying to counter. -[Booker] Oh, look at the strength.
-[Vic] Oh, bam. -[Booker] Oh, beautiful.
[Vic] Jackhammer-esque power from Ali tonight.
[crowd cheering]
[Booker] That's the only way he could break it, Vic.
That's the only way to break that hold. Beautiful.
[Vic] What a way to kick off NXT.
Again, limited commercial breaks here tonight.
For Ali, for Axiom,
they are looking to dig deep, they're looking to get to that next level.
One of these two will have that statement victory
by the end of the night.
[Booker] Right now look like Mustafa is going to try to put him away.
-Oh, no. -[Vic] Ali trying to overpower.
Gets turned inside out and destroyed
-by Axiom. -[Booker] Wow.
Bad position, bad position there, though.
[Vic] Whoa. Ali rolling to the outside.
He thinks he's safe…
[crowd chattering]
[Vic] …but he may not be in a moment.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] High risk, all the reward, but how much was taken out of Axiom?
-Booker, look, -[Booker] Oh.
[Vic] Axiom's grabbing that right knee.
[Booker] I'll tell you, Vic, that's the one thing.
I mean, being hurt is one thing,
but being injured, that's something totally different.
I hope that's not the case right now in this situation.
-[crowd chanting] This is awesome! -[referee 1] Three.
[Vic] Oh, knee under the jaw.
Now Ali right back down, neck breaker,
and you heard the thud,
you heard the sudden impact of both bodies on the outside.
[Booker] That's what I'm talking about right there.
I say that Axiom needs that killer instinct.
We don't need to worry if Mustafa Ali had that killer instinct,
because he's in a place, Vic, he knows that this is the final countdown.
[Vic] For Ali, as I've said before,
declared he's done being disrespected.
He said it last week, looking to make a statement tonight,
able to roll through, countered on the 450.
Axiom charging in, going up, around, and a DDT.
Just buckled the knees of Ali.
Into the cover.
Just able to kick out. In a quick transition in the arm bar,
and now it's Axiom looking for another submission.
[Booker] Beautiful switch right there.
I mean, combination from this kid Axiom tells me
he's been working on the craft, Vic,
working on the game plan. I love it.
[Vic] Referee was in great position. Now Ali turns that into a Sharpshooter,
a Sharpshooter.
Axiom so close,
and now a transition from Ali into a cross face.
Axiom able to counter, get back to his knees,
create a little separation and back into control.
[Booker] I tell you, this kid, Axiom, is showing me something, not just showing,
showing the world something tonight, Vic.
-Check him. Oh, wow. -[Vic] Another DDT.
Into the cover.
-[Booker] That's it. -[Vic] Will this be enough?
No.
[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] Give credit to both superstars.
-[Booker] What a match up, Vic. -[Vic] What a way to kick off NXT.
[Booker] We just said that we just kicking off, Vic.
Let's go back to some of the action earlier in this match up.
First it was the power of Ali overpowered by the craftiness of Axiom,
who would take to the sky, wipe Ali out,
but in the process, how much damage was done?
Back inside. This is that DDT, bam.
-Ali almost landed on his feet… -[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] …from the momentum, but his legs buckled underneath him.
[Booker] Let me tell you, this kid Axiom is pulling everything
-out of the closet tonight… -[Vic chuckles]
-[Booker] …but nothing is sticking. -[Vic] Somehow they're both standing.
[Booker] But nothing is sticking, Vic.
That just tells me that these guys, they've been working on everything,
not just their in ring, but the cardio.
I mean, the will, the fortitude, everything is here tonight.
[Vic] What is going to give between these two superstars
who both desperately want to get an opportunity
to wear gold around their waist?
Axiom, Mustafa Ali,
who will stand on top of the L?
-Whoa. -[crowd cheering]
[Booker] An accident.
[Vic] Oh. Well, that was no accident.
[crowd cheering]
-[Booker] I think. -[Vic] I know what you may think, Book,
but we just saw Ali in real time had to make a split decision.
He wants to win this match up.
Now it's Ali climbing to the top.
What a fall for Axiom.
Can he recover?
-Maybe not. -[Booker] Oh, wow.
-Wow. -[Vic] Connecting with the 450.
Cover, count and Ali
-is going to stand tall. -[bell ringing]
[drums playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Mustafa Ali.
[upbeat music playing]
[Vic] Booker, I got to go. How far did Axiom crash and burn
from the top rope to the floor, and right here?
It was accidental, I believe.
Grabbing the mask. The mask almost came off,
but it opened up an opportunity for Ali to shove Axiom.
What is that? 12, 14, 15 feet to the floor.
Then followed it up
-with a picture-perfect 450. -[Booker] You know what they say, right?
You know what they say in the fight game. Protect yourself at all times.
[crowd chanting] Ali.
Whoever is the winner
of tonight's North American championship match,
I want you to know that I'm next in line.
They want it, I want it.
I am starting a campaign
to become the new North American champion.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Statement made by Mustafa Ali.
[indistinct talking]
We can make this stop anytime, lad.
Whenever you're ready.
Creed Brothers.
Tonight, we will find you,
even if we have to turn NXT upside down.
[indistinct talking]
[woman 1] Where are they?
[upbeat music playing]]
Booker, this is going a little bit too far,
don't you think, if you're Schism?
Watch yourself, Vic, watch yourself.
That could happen to you. All right?
-Well, it appears… -Believe that.
Well, it appears that the search for the Creed Brothers will be continuing
all night here on NXT.
[upbeat music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first,
accompanied by Dana Brooke,
Kelani Jordan.
[Vic] Over the weekend, it was Jordan who took Dana's words to heart.
I know a lot of you guys know
that Dana told me to call someone out and find my killer instinct,
and I've been thinking about her advice over and over again.
Why not take it?
I'm calling out one of the most feared women in NXT,
Blair Davenport.
Yes, you may underestimate me,
but if you judge me now,
you're judging me prematurely
because I haven't even exposed all the tricks up my sleeve yet.
[Vic] What do you think, Booker? You think it was wise
to follow Dana Brooke's advice? Not only do that, but call out someone
-like Blair Davenport. -[Booker] Look, Vic,
this kid needs to put in a lot more work
before she starts thinking about something.
Wait, let's see how it'll work out for her.
[upbeat music playing]
[Vic] Be careful what you wish for.
[crowd cheering]
[Alicia] Her opponent, Blair Davenport.
[Vic] You can see the scowl on Davenport's face,
looking to reestablish some dominance
here tonight after what took place in Austin at the Great American Bash.
[Booker] Let me tell you something, Blair Davenport, she is truly a diamond.
She truly is, Vic.
She underestimated the fight in Roxanne Perez.
I think that she thought she was going to go in there
and steamroll that young lady. It didn't turn out that way, but tonight
she has a chance to right all that wrong, rectify that situation.
-Blair Davenport, hot, man. -[Vic] You used the word situation.
There's actually a situation going on here in NXT in regards to
-who's next in line for Tiffany Stratton. -[bell ringing]
[Vic] Who is the next number one contender
for the NXT women's championship?
I mean, how do you size up the NXT women's division as a whole?
[Booker] Hey, come on. The lady in the women's division right now
is hotter than it ever could be. I look at Blair Davenport.
She's at the top of the food chain as far as I'm concerned.
She made a hell of an interest here in NXT, Vic.
-You got to admit that. -[Vic] I do, and let me go the other way.
If Jordan's able to upset in what you would consider an upset,
get a victory tonight over Davenport, she would certainly climb that ladder
-a little bit faster. -[Booker] Yes, you know what?
It would be a shock.
Somebody would die from shock tonight if that was to happen,
just because Kelani Jordan is so young in this business,
coming off the training last week.
I mean, if she was competing against Simone Biles,
it would've been great, but against this young lady right here,
Blair Davenport. I don't know, Vic.
[Vic] Well, look, every match is so critical in the women's division.
-Because of championship implications. -[Booker] Oh, wow.
[Vic] Davenport able to kick out. Those conversations
growing louder and louder
when it comes to that next number one contender.
Congratulations, by the way,
to former NXT women's champion, member of damage ctrl.
Shoulders down. Kick out Iyo Sky,
the new WWE women's champion,
cashing in money in the bank at Summer Slam.
Here for Jordan, she's trying to cash in tonight
in a big way in what would be a massive upset,
and that gymnastics background paying off with a backslide.
A cover, and Davenport able to kick out.
[Booker] It's definitely going to come into play
that veteran experience right there from Davenport,
just to get a little bit of a distance between them.
[Vic] See Dana Brooke? Dana Brooke yelling at Jordan to get out there.
Of course, it's Dana Brooke who sent Cora Jade packing.
-[Booker] Do you you see that, Vic? -[Vic] What?
[Booker] That's called loin in your plate right there,
and Davenport did it perfectly with precision, man.
[Vic] We talked about Davenport not being in a good mood
following Great American Bash.
I gotta ask, since you brought her up, have you talked to Roxanne Perez?
How's Roxanne doing after that big victory?
[Booker] I mean, Roxanne Perez, she's doing good,
but you can't rest on your laurels, Vic.
[Vic] Into another cover
-and right in front of Dana Brooke. -[Booker] Oh, oh.
[Vic] Just able to kick out, Jordan.
[Booker] You can't think about what happened yesterday or anything like that.
Like I say, Vic, the competition is stiff.
[Vic] This is what you were alluding to earlier,
but when we talked about gymnastics and that training not being enough.
Right now, Blair Davenport is grinding down Kelani Jordan.
[Booker] Like I said, I like the upside of Kelani Jordan.
I see a whole lot of this young lady.
She's going to be something one day,
and then, again, if she could pull off this quickly tonight,
it'll do a hell of a lot of good for the confidence.
[Vic] I think confidence is growing in this match up.
-[Booker] Wow. -[Vic] Nice back elbow,
and will it be enough? Quickly into the cover,
and a kick out. You see Dana Brooke, how crucial she is
for someone like Kelani Jordan. The iron sharpening the iron.
Dana Brooke on the outside is like go for the cover, go for the cover,
after such a big move from Jordan.
As Davenport answering right back.
[Booker] Sometimes I don't like the coaching from the outside,
-you could you know see something -[Vic] Oh-uh.
[Booker] and run into something at the same time doing that.
Whoa, wait a minute. Did you see there?
[Vic] That was a counter, there was a reversal,
and now Jordan back on top,
certainly a seesaw battle
as we've talked about how every match up is important.
You know that these two women know just how important this match up is
before they even entered, and Davenport now
[referee 2] Outside the ring.
[Vic] right to the back with a double stomp.
[Booker] Vic, I don't know if you saw it,
but something seemed that happened right there with Kelani Jordan
that slowed her down a bit before that.
-Oh. -[Vic] Oh.
-That will slow anyone down. -[Booker] Good night.
[Vic] Stopping Jordan in her tracks,
-is Davenport. -[bell ringing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Blair Davenport.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Jordan brought her a-game tonight as I like to call it.
She brought everything. In the end, though, boom,
that double stomp to the spine followed up by,
-bam, that knee under the jaw… -[Booker] Oh.
[Vic] …and as you mentioned, a little bit of a hiccup
-with Jordan… -[bell ringing]
[Vic] …not sure what exactly happened, but for Blair Davenport,
-she's the one, whoa. -[Booker] Oh, what?
[Vic] She has a belt?
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] What has gotten into Dana Brooke?
What was that?
[indistinct talking]
Von, after what Bron Breakker had to say about you last week,
has that affected you going into tonight's match against Bron?
[crowd chattering]
Look, sticks and stones. Okay, McKenzie?
Do you really think that Von is affected
by the trash-talking that Bron's been doing?
It's okay, Stone, we don't have to play it cool here.
McKenzie, people have talked garbage about me my whole entire life,
and it does cut pretty deep,
but we're talking about "the badass" Bron Breakker here,
and eventually even a badass like him needs to get put in his place.
Tonight, I got somewhere for him.
Hey, Bronny boy,
I got a special reservation table for one with your name on it
because you can run your mouth all you want,
but tonight your ass is going to get tabled.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Well, Von is confident as ever, but Book,
coming up in a matter of moments, a heritage cup match.
There you see the rules as follows.
This is truly a test of stamina and strategy.
Six three-minute rounds, two out of three falls,
falls scored by pinfall, submission or count out,
20 seconds in between.
Are you ready for the heritage cup match?
[Booker] Yes, I love the heritage cup.
If you can't get alone, let's get it on.
[upbeat music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following content is for Noam Dar's heritage cup championship
and will be contested under heritage cup rules.
Introducing first, representing Meta-Four,
"Supernova 11" Noam Dar.
Yeah.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Will Noam Dar be the, I can't even say it without laughing.
How does Noam Dar believe he's still the heritage cup champion?
-He lost the cup. -[Booker] Come on, Vic.
-[Vic] What do you mean, "come on, Vic"? -[Booker] [inaudible]
Give this group their props. Come on, Jackson, legend,
my main man, Mensah, and my man Noam Dar.
This is truly Meta-Four.
Give it up, dawg. Stand up.
[Vic] Book's main man Mensah lost the damn cup to Nathan Frazer.
You're just as delusional as they are.
[crowd cheering]
[Alicia] His opponent, Tyler Bate.
[Vic] Here comes Tyler Bate who is no stranger
to the prestige of the heritage cup or the heritage cup rules.
He's even baffled by Noam Dar seemingly believing
that he is indeed the heritage cup champion.
[Booker] No, Tyler Bate, I give this guy a whole lot of credit.
No stranger to the cup as well as he's no stranger to gold
being the youngest champion in WWE's history
says a lot about this young man,
but this cup, it means a whole lot to that man,
Noam Dar.
He won it, it's his cup.
[Vic] It's a counterfeit cup, Book.
-[Booker] Okay. -[Vic] It's a counterfeit cup.
[Booker] So now you want to be Skip Bayless, right?
-You want to be disrespectful. -[Vic] Well, you want to be Stephen A,
what do you mean I want to be Skip Bayless?
[Booker] You disrespect this man his accomplishments.
I mean. Do you know the rules? I mean it could be…
[Vic] We just saw the match graphic, Booker.
Yes, I know the rules. Booker, answer me this.
-Did Mensah lose to Nathan Frazer? -[bell ringing]
[Booker] It could be consecutive,
it could be concurrent, I don't know.
Okay, I don't know. I don't know the rules.
I haven't researched the rules, which you came with.
Go look it up.
[Vic] You should run for mayor again
as now you can see the clock starting underneath three minutes.
Three six-minute rounds.
Noam Dar the champion taking on Tyler Bate as Bate is in control.
He once held, by the way, the real, the prestigious heritage cup.
-The real cup. -[Booker] No.
This championship means a whole lot,
especially what started it in the UK
and these guys brought it here in North America.
Right now, the champion, Noam Dar,
is going to go out here and defend it.
[Vic] Nathan Frazer is the champion,
Booker, not Noam Dar.
-[Booker] Is there a cup out here? -[Vic] Dar is in control of the match up.
[Booker] You saw the cup. You saw it.
It's not delusional.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] 60 seconds off the clock as this match up is underway.
This is a real match. It is under real heritage cup rules,
the only thing that's not real is the cup
-that sits outside. -[Booker] No.
Give Noam Dar his props.
This kid's precision. He's precise.
-He's a precision technician… -[Vic] Oh, nice.
[Booker] …inside that squared circle. He's hard to beat. He's hard to beat.
[Vic] Meta-Four reminds me of a parody boy band.
They're like the band together.
-[Booker] Who? -[Vic] Exactly.
They weren't one of the parody boy bands. That's what Meta-Four is.
There's no way that Dar knows his calculus.
[Booker] I would love to see you tell that to my main man Mensah's face.
[Vic] You don't even know his name, it's Mensah.
-How do you spell it? -[Vic] M-e-n-s-a-h.
-[Booker] M-e-n. What is that? -[Vic] Never mind.
-Forget it. We're not going to agree. -[Booker] Okay. Exactly.
[Vic] 90 seconds off the clock in the first round
here of this heritage cup match up, Bate has been in control.
Big strong boi, of course, back from a retreat.
Have you ever gone on a retreat to rebalance yourself, by the way?
-[Booker] Mensah. -[Vic] Yes, I hear you.
-Don't get upset over that. -[Booker] [inaudible]
Colorado, go to Colorado.
[Vic] You go to the beach? Take away a bagel?
[Booker] Oh, I love those mountain springs retreats, man.
It's like taking a hot shower.
[Vic] Well the Zen lifestyle certainly has helped others here in NXT,
that's something that maybe Tyler Bate should revisit
with Chase University and Thea Hail.
As we're under 60 seconds in his opening round.
Again a submission.
-[Booker] Oh, beautiful take down. -[Vic] Nice take down by Dar,
shoulders are down and a kick out by Tyler Bate.
Bate trying to get back to vertical base
and look, I will get Meta-Four this much,
they have gotten Noam Dar out of whatever funk he was in.
Can he continue to persevere and push forward
as he just got dropped by Bate?
[Booker] Vic, have you ever had someone steal something from you?
-[Vic] Nobody stole anything from me. -[Booker] Yes, you have.
You feel a certain way
when somebody steals something from you.
That's the way this man, Noam Dar, felt for a few weeks.
Now, he's back.
[Vic] Just about 20 seconds left.
There's a unique counter and a little bop and bang.
Oh, countered quickly, though, by Dar.
Dar certainly is a technician, same though can be said for Tyler Bate.
Bate, swing and a miss. Both superstars same thought
underneath 10 seconds. Bate's fired up, Dar now getting right back
to his feet inside the final five seconds
and it looks like we're going to come to an end of round one
-in a stalemate. -[bell ringing]
[Booker] It isn't a stalemate. There is no stalemate.
I'd give the advantage of Noam Dar.
He had better moments in that first round, you think, right?
[Vic] Well, it's fun to argue with you, Book,
when it comes to actual facts, but here we got 20 seconds,
and this is the difference we're now noticing.
There's nobody here for Tyler Bate, Bate trying to center himself
as Meta-Four trying to rally
-Noam Dar. -[Booker] Come on,
-he's a Zen master. -[bell ringing]
He can meditate his way through that 15, 20 seconds, right?
-Come on. -[Vic] You're giving him
-the advantage all of a sudden? -[Booker] No, I'm not.
[Vic] Okay, well. First fall of…
-[Booker] You're always looking… -[Vic] There's Mensah.
…for an advantage. You're always looking for an out, Vic.
Come on. Just be impartial for once.
[Vic] I am. I have been, Booker.
You're the one that never did. Never mind as Tyler Bate now
switching gears at the start of the second…
-[Booker] Oh, wow. -[Vic] Flying high wiping out Dar
as we're 30 seconds into round number two,
and Bate quickly getting Dar back in.
This could be Bate's best opportunity to pick up a fall.
[Booker] I'll tell you right now, Tyler Bate got a little…
-[Vic] Uh-oh. Tyler driver 97. -[Booker] Oh, wow. That could be it.
-[Vic] Cover that man, and Tyler Bate -[crowd] One, two, three.
-[Vic] is up one fall to none. -[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The winner of the first fall is Tyler Bate.
-[crowd cheering] -[indistinct talking]
[Vic] Bate up 1-0.
Inside 30 seconds of round number three.
If Tyler makes can get one more fall
he will win Noam Dar's heritage cup,
however you want to reference that, Booker, for Meta-Four.
[Booker] Now you're saying it's his cup, right?
-Now you're saying… -[Vic] Thinks it's his cup.
[Booker] It's a, oh. Wait a minute.
[Vic] Buckling the knee.
Now you got to question Tyler Bate and where he's at.
As another double clothesline.
Oh.
Bate his hand's into the cover.
-Oh. -[bell ringing]
-[Booker] Oh, wow. -[Vic] Saved by the bell.
[indistinct talking]
[Vic] That was close, Book.
I was trying to hear in my ear if, in fact,
the count came in, it did not.
Tyler Bate is going to stay up one fall to none
as we have a 20-second break for both superstars.
Bate by himself.
-The Meta-Four… -Seconds away.
[Vic] …trying to fire up Noam Dar for what is his counterfeit cup
-sitting on the outside. -[bell ringing]
[Booker] Wait a minute. Let's not forget about that tweaked knee that
Tyler Bate just had seconds ago.
I don't know if he's 100% going into the third round.
We're going to find out. Oh. What?
-Whoa. -[Vic] Noam Dar.
-I'll give credit to Noam Dar. -[Booker] Beautiful.
[Vic] Noam Dar is a surgeon when he steps into the squared circle.
Shenanigans afoot. You can't tear the rise
and what Meta-Four has done, they did defeat the NXT champion,
Carmelo Hayes, and Wes Lee in tag team action.
No one is taking anything away from them.
-What I'm questioning about Noam Dar… -[Jakara] Get up, Noam.
[Vic] …is does he even think about what he's doing every single day,
thinking that he's actually a cup champion
when he lost the cup?
[Booker] Of course, he thinks about it.
This kid's precision, he's precise about everything that he does.
Tonight, he's going out here and taking this man out piece by piece.
-Not at the moment. -[Vic] Oh.
-[Booker] Not at the moment. -[Vic] Big strong boi, indeed.
Into the cover to win the fall and the match.
Dar just getting that shoulder up
-at the last possible moment. -[Booker] Tell me something.
What is it you have against Noam Dar? What is it?
[Vic] I don't have anything against Noam Dar,
I'm calling out facts, he is not the heritage cup champion.
-[Booker] Oh, beautiful counter. -[Vic] He got both knees up.
Inside cradle. Shoulders are down.
Once again, Bate able to battle his way free.
[Booker] I thought that was a three.
[Vic] I don't have anything against Noam Dar.
-Oh. Oh. -[Booker] Wow.
-Beautiful. -[Vic] What an elbow.
-[Booker] Sleeper. -[Vic] Bridge of the nose.
Bate could be out. Able to kick out.
Look at Dar. Dar holding on to the knee bar.
-[Booker] Oh. -[Vic] He's got the submission marked in.
[Booker] Right back to that weak knee.
[Vic] It's that injured knee, yes, Booker.
[Booker] Right back to that tweaked knee. I'm telling you right now,
that spot right there of Noam Dar, he has a bull's eye on it,
and he's spotted it. He's honing in.
[Vic] Shoulders down. Is Dar going to let go? He had to. 90 seconds.
For Noam Dar right now, this is the moment.
Oh, big right hand rocking Dar into the jaw.
Dar coming right back in,
trying to roll through, counter, and take down Bate…
-[Booker] Oh. Beautiful. -[Vic] Right back into the knee bar.
-[Booker] Beautiful. -[Vic] He's got just over a minute.
Bate can see the clock. Bate looking for the bottom rope.
Is he going to be able to tie it? Can Dar tie this at one fall a piece,
-in round number four? -[Booker] Vic, let me tell you something.
[Vic] Tyler Bate reaching out trying to fight, trying to claw,
trying to scramble to the bottom rope to break the hold.
[Booker] Vic, he's going to have to tap.
He's going to have to tap or something is going to pop.
[Vic] Bate trying to get to the bottom row.
Clock is ticking, under 60 seconds, it's almost to 50.
Can Tyler Bate hold on?
Dar cinching, squeezing, twisting,
-and prying as meta-four looks on. -[Booker] Come on, man, just do it.
[Vic] Bate's looking out with 40 seconds left in the round.
-Yes, Bate had to tap out. -[bell ringing]
Stop the hold.
[Vic] Let go of the damn hold.
[crowd booing]
[Alicia] The winner of the second fall is Noam Dar.
[Vic] You know what I got a problem with?
Cutting corners. Why didn't he relinquish the hold on the bell?
[Booker] What are you talking about, Vic?
Sometimes, you don't hear the ref, you're in the moment.
You never know what happens. You never did something,
-he was in the moment. -[Vic] You know I haven't been, Booker.
Now we're tied at one. We have to wonder for Tyler Bate,
the damage has been done.
He was in that knee bar for a very long amount of time.
-[bell ringing] -[Vic] Having to tap out.
Tyler Bate, though, has been in this situation before,
he's been in these sort of matches, but there is a bull's eye,
as you put it, on the left knee as we start round five.
[Booker] I tell you, I'm looking at Noam Dar, he's looking fresh,
looks like he's getting stronger the longer this match goes
and he knows he has prey in front of him,
just looking to be taken out of the game.
Oh, yes.
[Vic] For Tyler Bate, Tyler Bate has to get another fall.
If this goes through round five,
if this goes through around six three minutes
and ends in a tie, I suppose the cup would stay
with Noam Dar as we're through the first 30 seconds of round five.
[Booker] I tell you, Tyler Bate is desperate right there,
he threw a desperation shot and it landed.
[Vic] Now look at the eyes of Tyler Bate focused on no Noam Dar.
Noam Dar looking like he doesn't want any of Tyler Bate.
Bate, though, right back in. Now Bate going to the body.
Swinging wildly is Dar.
As 60 seconds off the clock here in round five, tied at one.
Inside now the final two minutes of this fifth round.
Bate is on loading on Dar.
[Booker] Yes. I'm just wondering how long can Tyler Bate keep it going,
keep this momentum going.
They're drilling, that's what it is right now, Vic.
It's all the drilling and it's looking good.
He's looking good.
[Vic] Adrenaline will make a man do crazy things.
Bate getting held up.
Uh-oh, that might not have been a great decision from…
-[Booker] Oh, wow. -[Vic] Dar, who just got backhanded.
Bate now got caught again in the knee bar.
-Oh, this is going to be it. -Come on. Come on.
Come on, we can stop it.
[Vic] Deep waters for Tyler Bate inside 90 seconds
here in round number five.
Oh, nice German suplex.
[Booker chuckles] You've gotta be kidding. I'm gonna tell you right there,
that took a lot of Tyler Bate.
-Oh, what the hell? -[Vic] Your main man Mensah
tried to interfere, he paid for his troubles.
Big left from Dar.
Dar rocking Bate.
Bate, though, inside cradle.
Shoulders down.
Oh, kick out by Dar as we're approaching
the final 60 seconds of round five.
This time Bate able to turn Dar inside out.
[Booker] I can't imagine he got all that with that knee being wrapped around.
-Oh, beautiful. -[Vic] Tyler driver '97.
Countered. Shoulders down for Dar.
Shifted weight goes Bate.
-Bate got him. -[bell ringing]
-[Vic] He got him. -[crowd cheering]
-[Vic laughs] -[Alicia] The winner
of Noam Dar's heritage cup championship
-is Tyler Bate. -[Booker] It wasn't the real cup.
-That wasn't the real cup. -[Vic] You have got to mention this,
Tyler Bate now with the cup.
Nathan Frazer is certainly going to have something to say
about the heritage cup and something to say to Tyler Bate.
Oh, I don't even feel bad for Noam Dar.
[man 2] [inaudible]
-[upbeat music playing] -[crowd cheering]
-I got it. -You got it?
Hank, I am fired up. Buddy, ask me why I'm fired up.
-Why are you fired up, Tank? -Because I have got a name for us…
-Yeah. -…and it perfectly describes
our style as a tag team.
Lay it on, bro. Come on, I'm listening.
Smash mouth.
I love it, man, but I don't really think…
-Smash mouth. -I'm listening,
-but I don't think I can… -Smash mouth.
Hey, you two, answers, Creed Brothers.
You two, questions.
-Oh. -It's Smash mouth,
by the way, it's a working title.
-Think. Where are they? -Think.
Bro, I haven't heard, bro, have you seen the Creed Brothers?
I haven't seen him since you guys' match,
except the green screen, that was his hyste…
[indistinct shouting]
Keep looking. Keep looking.
Oh.
They're around here somewhere. I know it.
[groaning]
Ilja, you had a pretty harsh warning directed at Trick Williams
and it's been over a week since Great American Bash.
Have you had a chance to cool down?
I'm going to that ring,
and I expect Trick Williams to meet me there.
I will make no predictions of what will happen next.
All I can promise for Trick Williams is pain.
Clearly not. Vic, it looks like Ilja is headed towards you.
[Vic] Combustible elements could explode next.
[crowd chattering]
Please, don't do this to me, now. Come on.
Hey, hey, hey.
Forget about what's going to happen to your boy Trick.
Did you see what I did to Eddy Thorpe last week?
Man, I have got so much going on. I'm not watching you.
You should because my mettle is unquestioned.
I've one man left to prove it to, and that's you, for that.
Yes, you and everybody else.
Hey, yo, forget about what he's talking about.
Hey, man. Get out of my face right now.
No, dawg. Hey, I'm right now, and we need to…
-Wes? -No, we're not.
Yes?
You're not even in the championship picture anymore.
Oh, really?
Any championship picture.
Really?
You're one to talk.
Are you sure you really want to go there?
I go wherever I want whenever I want.
Don't think that I forgot about you.
It seems like you have,
but I have no problem reminding you who I am
right here in front of the champ.
We'll see about that.
Thank you.
Now, Melo, are you…
[shouting]
How's that for a reminder?
Wes. Wes, Wes.
Wes, are you all right? You all right?
[Vic] What is going on around here? Tensions are rising in NXT.
[Booker chuckles]
-[drums playing] -[upbeat music playing]
[Alicia] Please welcome Ilja Dragunov.
[Vic] Tensions will continue to do so.
We have heard from Dragunov before the break
and we know what his intentions are.
What now is on the mind of Dragunov and Trick Williams?
Trick Williams,
it is time to take responsibility for your actions.
Don't you dare to keep me waiting.
[crowd applauding]
[up-tempo music playing]
No need to wait, Dragunov. Let's get right to business.
Won't be no hand-holding, no Kumbaya thing in the night.
I can look you in your eyes and see that you ain't backing down.
Well, I ain't backing down, neither.
[crowd chattering]
Before you get to start throwing that headbutt around tonight,
let me holler at you first.
Are you serious?
Oh, man,
because after what you did at the Great American Bash,
you have no right making demands.
I swear, you take one step further…
[crowd chattering]
You remember the last time we've been in the ring, right?
[Trick] Hold on, Dragunov,
last time we danced out here, it got ugly for the both of us.
I ain't going to lie. I lost control. I called you out,
then I showed you what all this new muscle is about.
[crowd cheering]
I let the anger get to the best of me,
and that's when you persevered,
and you showed me why they all call you the Mat Dragon.
I give you your props, Dragunov.
You're a bad boy.
That's why I have a proposal for you.
Well, the only reason I am here is retribution
because I know that you know that you are the main reason
[Ilja] I am not NXT champion right now.
Do you really want to blame me
for you not having Melo's title around your waist?
What's that thing you told me two weeks ago?
Collateral damage happens in the midst of a fight.
Look, man. By the way, at Great American Bash,
I did not hit you with the title,
you ran into the title.
[crowd cheering]
I bet you want to hit me, don't you?
Dragunov, I bet you want to whoop my ass, don't you?
Well, allow me to give you the opportunity.
I'll allow you to be the fire-spitting Mat Dragon
that you always wanted to be, but let's do it in a match,
a match where I could prove to the world exactly what I'm capable of,
a match where I can shut down all the whisperers
[Trick] and let everyone know
Trick Willy ain't no sidekick.
[crowd cheering]
Trick Willy can back up every single word that I ever I said,
a match where I go through hell and high water with one of the best
and prove that I can be one of the best.
[crowd cheering]
Trick, do you understand what you're asking for?
Look into my eyes,
there are times these eyes burn red,
not because of the suffering I'm fighting through, no,
they burn red when I get really angry,
and the wrath is consuming me.
[Ilja] It doesn't matter
It doesn't matter how hard I try to fulfill my destiny,
because every time, something happens,
someone happens, and this time,
Trick Willy happened.
But this time,
nothing will stop me from destroying every single thing
that is holding me back.
Trick, think about what you're asking for
because I will break you.
[crowd cheering]
Dragunov, you better bring your a-game
because I damn sure am bringing mine.
-I know exactly who you are. -Uh-huh.
You're the man who defeated Gunther.
-You're the man who defeated Breakker. -Yeah.
You're the man who defeated everyone but "him."
[crowd cheering]
Dragunov, you would've won.
You're on the best of the best.
That's why, in two weeks, at Heatwave,
[man 3] Yeah.
I'm ready to prove that I am too.
Trick, I admire your courage, I truly do.
You know what, I will grant your unusual request,
so I'll see you at Heatwave,
where your career will die.
[crowd cheering]
[upbeat music playing]
[Vic] Well, if the request is approved,
two weeks from tonight at NXT Heatwave, the powder keg will explode.
Drew Gulak, Charlie Dempsey, you two were scheduled to face
Hank Walker and Tank Ledger tonight, but unfortunately,
they were assaulted by the Schism and cannot compete.
Look, McKenzie, I saw the medical report, and it said those boys are s-o-f-t, soft.
A couple of bumps and bruises, getting tossed around backstage,
and all of a sudden, medical has to call the wham-bulance?
It's pathetic. Everyone in that locker room claims to be a tough guy
when they're healthy, but as soon as they have to strap up
and fight in anything less than their ideal condition,
that's when excuses start flying in.
Hey. I told you guys last week, and I'll tell you again tonight,
if it's toughness you're looking for, look no further.
Kemp, look, we know you're tough.
We get that.
There's one of you, and there's two of us. We don't take shortcuts.
-I'm not looking for a shortcut. -You boys looking for a fight, huh?
You all said the locker room was soft. Ain't nothing soft about him and I, baby.
Ain't nobody tougher than Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen.
Bingo.
Charlie, I think we found what we're looking for.
We'll see you boys tonight.
-We'll you out there. -Bang.
Back in the saddle, brother. Let's roll.
[up-tempo music playing]
[Vic] There we see Bron Breakker ready to battle Von Wagner.
-This showdown is… -Bron,
we are moments away from you taking on Von Wagner.
What's your response to what Von said earlier tonight?
What did he say?
He said he was going to put you through a table.
Give me a break.
[Vic] Bron, Von, next.
I have to say, I saw a whole new side of Roxanne at the Great American Bash.
Now, that was a statement victory.
Thank you. Coming from you, that means so much to me.
-Now, you know what's next, right? -I definitely do.
-Now, let's go get it. -Hell yes. All right.
Excuse me for a second.
Go ahead.
Thea?
Hi. Hi.
-I just… -I'm great.
Hi. I'm Thea. Thea. Hi.
I'm Rey.
-Hi. -Breathe.
It's all right. Breathe.
Thea, I just want to say that
I know what it feels to be the ultimate underdog.
I know you've been struggling recently,
but I truly can see the heart displayed inside that ring
every single time you step in there.
Truly believe you're gonna be a champion one day.
Just be patient with yourself
and believe in yourself as well.
Thank you so much, Rey. Thank you. Oh, can I ask you a question?
-Of course. -I know you and your son
don't get along too much right now, but you still love him, right?
You know what,
I don't like who my son is right now.
He's made some really bad choices,
and he's obviously hanging out with the wrong people,
but that's my son.
I will always love him.
I just hope that one day
he will understand and realize who his real family is.
I understand. Thank you so much, Rey.
-Thank you. Thank you. -You're welcome.
-It means the world to me. -Now, let's go.
-Yes. Yes. -Let's kick some ass.
-All right. Okay. Okay. -Yes. Let's go. Okay.
Okay. Okay. Okay.
Thea, that was Rey Mysterio.
-Hall of famer. -Yeah, I know.
Unlike you, he wouldn't throw in the towel.
[crowd cheering]
[dogs barking]
[Vic] Not even the Gimote could raise the spirits of Thea Hail.
[siren wailing]
[up-tempo music playing]
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Bron Breakker.
[Vic] You see into the eyes of "the badass" Bron Breakker,
he's here for one reason, Booker, to hurt.
[Booker] Like a wild dog, Vic, he will eat you alive,
no bread, no water, just meat.
That's Bron Breakker, a man who is reaching is full potential.
Oh, my god, man, what a potential he is.
[Vic] We're going to get into that here in just a moment.
The former NXT champion, meaner than evil, stronger than most…
-[Booker] Yes. -[Vic] …but has his actions,
will they cost him here tonight?
[Booker] It's a fight.
[up-tempo music playing]
[inaudible]
[Alicia] His opponent, accompanied by Mr. Stone,
Von Wagner.
[Vic] I don't mean just spearing Von Wagner,
I don't mean just putting his hands on Mr. Stone.
More Breakker's comments about Von Wagner,
his father, his childhood,
will they have an effect on Von tonight?
[Booker] I think should fuel Von Wagner.
I think Von Wagner needs to be pushed just a little bit
so that monster can come out tonight.
I think we're going to see it, Victor.
[Vic] Von said earlier, he's going to put Bron in his place here live.
-[Booker] Yeah. -[Vic] Mr. Stone, by the way,
he's got the same sort of mindset you do. He's trying to fuel
-the fire within Von Wagner… -[bell ringing]
[Vic] …because look, with Von Wagner, he's taken a lot of steps
forward with Mr. Stone.
Is this the case where it's take it one step forward
and two steps back
now that Von is becoming a little bit more aggressive
-as you've seen last week? -[Booker] Look here.
These are the big matches
that you thrive for, Vic,
you crave for matches like this, to test yourself.
That's where Von Wagner is.
I think he needs this moment more than anything.
[Vic] Well, it's not often you see Von Wagner get trucked,
but he's not in there with any usual superstar.
He's in there where Bron Breakker
as a nice counter for Von. Von returns the favor.
The same can be said about Bron.
You don't see too many truck Bron Breakker.
[Booker] Yes, it's been a while since Bron Breakker been in there
-with somebody… -[Vic] Nice.
[Booker] …that's been bigger than him, perhaps stronger than him.
Let's see if this man Von Wagner is meaner.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Table.
[Vic] You hear the NXT universe. Von said he was going to table Bron
here tonight.
Whoa. Okay.
[Vic] Now, Breakker realizing almost out of desperation for Bron.
Come back, Book.
Almost out of desperation.
Able to counter, ooh, live to fight another day.
[Booker] I'm moving, man. I'm moving.
You got a lot of meat in the middle of this squared circle.
Somebody could get off hurt and I'm hoping it's you.
[Vic] Yeah, that's messed up, but you've been very vocal
about Bron Breakker in the past,
but he's not the same Bron Breakker.
-As there you see that 43-40 speed. -[Booker] Wow.
No, no, no. Not, not, not.
Those were some hard truths, Vic.
I mean, whether I was right or wrong about Bron Breakker,
this man needs to break out. Don't think about the fans.
Think about going out there and breaking it down.
That's what Bron Breakker needs to do.
Look at him. He's on a roll.
[Vic] This is what you've been talking about with Bron wanting to see this side
of the former NXT champion.
He wants to bend your leg and put it in your pocket.
-That's what he wants to. -[Booker] No, no, no.
[Vic] He wants to maim everyone he's in the ring with
as he brings it right back in to Von.
[Booker] Bron Breakker is what we're calling that zone right there, Vic.
-He's feeling himself. -[Vic] Into the cover goes Bron.
Von able to kick out. Still to come tonight,
massive main event for the North American championship.
"Dirty" Dom, Dragon Lee, no advantage for Judgment Day
because Rey Mysterio, Dom's father, the hall of famer,
is here tonight in the corner of Dragon Lee.
[Booker] Rey's here, but he's perplexed, Vic.
I mean, he's torn between a rock and a hard place
watching his boy Dom out there doing his thing. I get it.
[Vic] Oh, well, right now it is Bron Breakker doing his thing.
-Look, Bron… -[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] …just turned Von Wagner inside out with a German suplex,
and something Bron said last week.
He called Von Wagner weak.
Do you view Von as being weak?
[Booker] I don't view Von as weak.
This kid has overcome all obstacles
since he was a little bitty baby, and right now.
[Vic] Into the cover off the standing moonsault,
and another kick out.
[Booker] Man, I always say life is the hardest thing you're gonna deal with.
This right here, this is secondary.
Von Wagner is moving up the food chain, man.
[Vic] Breakker on that last moonsault went a little bit over Von Wagner.
Didn't get all of it. Didn't get enough of it.
For Bron Breakker,
-he's still in control. -You're a badass?
-Come on. -What?
You want to be in the ring with me? You want to stand?
[indistinct shouting]
[Vic] Talking a little bit of smack, and now Von trying to answer back.
Look at Von Wagner, so much taken out of him.
That just shows you the power that Bron Breakker possesses
to be able to wear down a superstar the size of Wagner,
as Wagner trying to turn things around now.
[Booker] I mean, it's no secret,
it's not by accident, osmosis, or anything like that.
Bron Breakker has been working to get to this point
since the little itty bitty boy. We know the grid iron
on the mat right now.
He's on the biggest mat of all right now in NXT.
You got to love it, man.
[Vic] Bron Breakker went up after the biggest man he could find.
He dropped Von Wagner at our feet several weeks ago,
but here tonight, Von Wagner with Mr. Stone on the outside,
is trying to prove himself to the NXT universe
and prove himself to Bron Breakker.
[Booker] No, no. I think Von Wagner is looking to tap into that full potential.
I'm going to tell you right now, to get a win over this man,
Bron Breakker, it would do, oh, my god, man,
it would be great.
[Vic] We saw a statement victory from Mustafa Ali earlier tonight.
Will we see the same from Von Wagner?
[Booker] I was about to say, because we know about Bron Breakker.
[Vic] Uh-oh, Wagner just measuring Breakker.
Wagner now starting to shrink together some offense.
-[Booker] Yeet. -[Vic] Big boot flattens Breakker.
[crowd chanting] We want tables.
[Booker] Oh, they're asking for it, Vic.
I don't like it.
[Vic] Well, Von wants to give the NXT Universe what they want.
Said he would table Bron tonight,
but Bron able to counter, able to reverse,
-able to pick up steam… -[Booker] Oh.
[Vic] …and then spear,
[referee 3] One, two, three.
-[Vic] …and Breakker victorious tonight. -[bell ringing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Bron Breakker.
[up-tempo music playing]
[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] What a win for Bron,
who sort of laughed off Von Wagner's threats earlier,
oh, whoa, whoa, whoa.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] What's Breakker's problem with Mr. Stone?
Wagner there to save.
[crowd chanting] Table.
[Vic] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Is he going to deliver on his promise?
[crowd cheering]
[up-tempo music playing]
[Vic] Von delivers.
He puts Breakker through the table,
and it doesn't look like Bron is laughing now.
[Vic] He was laughing in this moment.
A vicious spear, which we've seen from Bron Breakker,
who has put away everyone.
-Has won titles… -[bell ringing]
[Vic] …and while he was smiling then, he was in control.
He was not in control any longer.
One more look, Breakker's body,
along with my candy, destroyed through the table.
-Oh yeah. -Von, [inaudible]
[indistinct shouting]
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Mr. Stone is all fired up, Book.
[Booker laughs]
[mysterious music plays]
[wolves barking]
[Eddy] When I'm in need of grounding, I isolate myself in nature.
It's out here where my thoughts are the most clear
and where I come to listen to my booha,
my life force.
My booha is a gift given to me
by the great spirit so I can fight for my people
and lead them down the bright path.
Today, I am furious.
Dijak dropped me twice with his boot.
[inaudible]
[Vic] Another one connects.
[Eddy] He left me lying in the middle of the ring, defeated with an injured arm.
When I fall short, it's no one's fault but my own.
To change the outcome of our rematch, I have to take responsibility
to refocus and readjust.
I sit here and I think about my ancestors,
the wars they fought to survive.
Crazy horse comes to mind in the battle cry.
Hokahey, meaning to move forward without fear.
In that ring, I belong.
[Eddy] That's what I have to do to overcome the challenge that is Dijak.
Hokahey.
Anyways, Rey being here further proves
that you're making the Mysterio name relevant.
Don't let him being here distract you from what we want.
Yes, Mami. We want the world.
That we do and we're going to take it.
[crowd chattering]
Sorry, am I interrupting something?
Yes.
I'll allow it. What do you want?
Rhea, I did exactly what you said.
I beat Jacy Jayne.
-Yes, you did, I saw. -No, I did exactly what you wanted.
I know what you're doing.
-Excuse me? -You manipulate people,
use them,
and every chance you get you help Dominik hold onto that title.
-You don't know what you're talking about. -Exactly. Dom doesn't need my help.
He's already going to go down as the greatest NXT
North American champion ever.
If you really believe that,
then practice what you preach tonight
or will Mami have to come to the rescue again?
-Only I call you Mami. -Exactly. Did she just cut me off?
Everyone cuts me off.
[Vic] A huge main event still to come
for the North American title live here on NXT.
-[upbeat music playing] -[crowd cheering]
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is a tag team match scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by Fallon Henley,
the team of Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen.
[Vic] Here's two superstars never afraid of a fight,
and they're going to be in for one tonight.
Tag team action when we return live on NXT.
[crowd cheering]
Put this on an apron.
-We're the champs. Come on. -[speaking Italian language]
We've been searching all night.
If anyone has information around here, it's you two.
Now spill.
-Finally something we can agree on. -We knew you guys would come around.
Good. Do you know where the Creeds are? Where are they?
-The Creeds? -The Creeds.
We don't know nothing about the Creeds.
You just said that you have information.
-Think. -Yes, we got information.
Tiffany Stratton is going to be starring in the next Barbie movie.
Wes Lee and Dragon Lee are distant cousins.
Before joining Meta-Four, Oro Mensah was rejected by Chase University.
Get a load of this. Tyler Bate has no clue where he's at because he is…
That's enough. Where are the Creeds.
-Where? -What are you yelling for?
Yes, pump the brakes. What are you, the cops?
If you won't talk,
then maybe our friends will help jog your memories.
Yes. Do you remember now?
-Do something. -You want to fight?
Choose your next decision wisely.
Hold on.
Come to think of it,
you boys have something we're interested in.
Yes. You got better luck finding the Creeds
-than taking these from us. -Really?
[indistinct talking]
-Come on. -Boys, stay on task.
Let's worry about the Creeds.
Stay on task?
We'll stay on task for now.
For now.
[crowd chattering]
Listen to your daddy. Go ahead.
[upbeat music playing]
[Vic] That trio has championship dreams of their own,
Briggs Jensen and Fallon Henley.
[Alicia] Their opponents, the team of Charlie Dempsey
and Drew Gulak.
[Vic] This duo was supposed to face,
they were scheduled to take on Hank and Tank.
That was until Schism had an unprovoked attack.
As you can see, Myles Borne a little bit late to the party,
coming out here, one of the trainees of Gulak and Dempsey,
but I got to give credit to these two.
They may not be prepared,
but they didn't back down
-from Briggs and Jensen. -[Booker] Why would they back down?
[Vic] I don't know. Sometimes they always have an excuse,
-I don't know. -[Booker] Come on. You got Drew Gulak
and you got these two young guns backing him.
Charlie Dempsey, that dude, man, you got to watch yourself
because he is gnarly.
[Vic] Yes, Dempsey certainly with a blue blood pedigree,
but when it comes to these two…
-[bell ringing] -[Vic] …they called Hank and Tank soft.
-Hank and Tank were attacked. -[Booker] I wouldn't agree.
[Vic] That's why they're not having the match up.
They were attacked.
They were heinously blindsided. How can you call them soft?
Those comments fired up Briggs and Jensen.
[Booker] Vic, you got to be ready to go,
no matter what, you got to be ready to get in the ring by any means.
If you got to crawl to the ring, you do it.
That's what men do.
That's what this business was built on.
Look at Drew Gulak, he'll tell you.
-[Vic] Oh. -[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] Gulak feeling every chop and every club from Jensen.
Gulak not one to mess around, he fights out of Philadelphia,
home of WrestleMania.
Next April, of course, tickets available one week from Friday on Ticketmaster.
What a right hand, and Gulak bringing it right back in already.
-[Booker] Yes, you seeing this? -[Vic] A minute into this match up,
Gulak's chest is bright red as he makes a tag.
[Booker] It is, but I tell you,
Brooks Jensen just went out there and threw everything at that man,
and he took it and gave it this one shot, bam.
Tied turned. Beautiful, man.
Myles, water.
[Vic] Myles Borne was just asked
-for some water. -Myles, water.
-What? -Water.
[indistinct talking]
[Booker] Get the water, man.
[indistinct talking]
-Get me water. -[inaudible]
Get the hell out of here.
-[Vic] What? -Go, get to the back.
Don't have water, are you kidding me?
-[Booker] Listen Vic, it's a life lesson. -Get to the back.
-[Vic] What's the life lesson? -[Booker] A life lesson.
Vic, you've got to be ready all the time.
Make sure you're prepared, make sure you have water next time.
[Vic] He's not the water boy. He's not Bobby Boucher.
[Booker] What he is, what do you think he is?
He's working, he's a student.
-He's green. -[Vic] You probably don't even know
who Bobby Boucher is. Big hip toss, though, from Dempsey,
and Jensen right back into.
Briggs reaching out as well and Jensen taking control of this match up
with Fallon Henley on the outside.
Of course, Henley has a lot on her mind.
She's got to be thinking about the NXT women's championship
which we've talked about a few times tonight.
[Booker] Yes, indeed. She should be if her eyes calling the prize,
but I tell you, Tiffany Stratton, she's got left moxie.
[Vic] Into the cover and Dempsey bridging out.
Let's talk about the tag team titles, though.
We saw the champs moments ago, that being Tony D'Angelo and Stacks.
How have they changed the division?
[Booker] Change?
I think they just changed
because there's a tag team championship around their waist.
That's what's changed with Tony D and Stacks.
It's all about the family, man.
When it comes to Schism who got in their face,
that specifically being the Dyad.
Are they taking things a little too far here tonight
-on this quest for the Creeds? -[Booker] The Dyad is on a mission.
This is an interrogation, self interrogation right now,
and Vic, don't find yourself on the end of it.
-[Vic] That's why you're out here. -[Booker] You think?
-[Vic] Yes, for some backup. -[Booker] Yes, right.
[Vic] Apparently I was wrong, but Gulak back to trying to grind down Briggs
who just hoists up and now reaching out.
He was so close. Couldn't make the tag and a nasty landing
-for Drew Gulak. -[Booker chuckles]
[Booker] Don't let Josh Briggs get rolled in there.
This kid, he's got a lot of heart
and he got rhythm for a big man.
[Vic] Wait a minute, the referee distracted by Charlie Dempsey,
allowing a little two on one for Briggs and Jensen.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] That's some textbook tag team. Wait a minute.
-Tag was made. -[Booker] Now you've got a textbook.
-Let me tell you, you've got a textbook. -[Vic] You always told me
-if you ain't cheating, you ain't trying. -[Booker] I liked it, I liked it.
I'm just glad to see you coming around.
[Vic] Now Dempsey trying to take advantage of the situation firing right in,
and this what you were talking about.
You said it week after week before we go on air,
"Charlie Dempsey is nasty. He's gritty."
What did you call him earlier?
-[Booker] Gnarly. -[Vic] Gnarly.
[Booker] Yes, definitely. This young kid, he's got a lot of upside.
He's a technician. Right now the expert tutelage of Drew Gulak,
the sky's the limit, man.
[Vic] They're starting to wear down Briggs right now
focusing on the left elbow, the left shoulder as well,
trying to cut down the power of the much larger superstar.
Look, we've talked about your school down in Houston.
Would you take Dempsey and Gulak as trainers?
-Would you want them in a… -[Booker] Oh, yes, almost definitely.
…Gulak as well as Charlie Dempsey,
that's a tag team that can't lose
from a training perspective, but inside the squared circle.
-Beautiful armbar. -[Vic] Oh.
[Booker] This could be it.
[Vic] Trying to stretch out right now, trying to hyperextend that left elbow.
Briggs was fighting trying to reach over.
-Gets it. -[Booker] He's got it, Vic.
[Vic] Got the grip one more time, shifted his weight, shoulders down,
but not relinquishing the hold.
There is Charlie Dempsey.
Dempsey, who has a regal approach to the game
when he's in the squared circle, just shifting his weight one more time,
but now picking up his weight with one arm.
-Bridge. -[Booker] Oh, could be time.
Beautiful.
Shades of rampage Jackson
-right there, man. -[Vic] Tag.
Now Jensen's back in.
Dempsey got rocked.
Gulak trying to interfere,
and everyone getting dropped.
-[crowd chattering] -[Vic] Oh.
Jensen, right now, he don't care who's in his way.
[Booker] Oh.
The cowboy is cowboy-ing up.
[Vic] He said earlier tonight, so did his partner, there was nothing soft
about either of them when they step in to the ring.
Power slam. Into the cover.
Gulak able to break up the count,
but that's going to bring in all four superstars and things starting
to break down for Gary Wilson our official.
[Booker] Yes, it's breaking down and that happens only,
something big is about to happen, Victor.
[Vic] It's a beat down on the outside. Now the action's spilling.
The referee has got to get some sort of control,
and let's remember, I believe it's Charlie Dempsey who is legal.
[Booker] No, it's Drew Gulak.
[Vic] I think it's Jensen, actually,
-who's legal as well. -[Booker] [inaudible]
[Vic] Wait a minute, Damon Kemp, and the referee didn't see it.
I just looked up.
He's distracted by Briggs
and Gulak who spilled the outside.
It is Dempsey who's legal.
[Booker] Charlie Dempsey is legal.
[Vic] That's what I've been saying. And Damon Kemp opens the door.
Dempsey with the bridge, kicks it open
-and what a victory… -[bell ringing]
[Vic] …by hook or by crook.
[Alicia] Here are your winners, the team of Drew Gulak
and Charlie Dempsey.
[Vic] Oh, the training partner, Damon Kemp,
paying dividends for Gulak and Dempsey here tonight.
-Get to win. -Get to win.
A win is a win is a win.
I'm proud of you.
[crowd cheering]
What the hell was that tonight?
-I was trying. -I understand
you were trying, but I was waiting for that killer instinct,
and you just seemed so nervous out there.
Kelani, this business, it's going to eat you up alive.
Look, it did me too.
These people out there, they're making fun of you,
they're joking about you, they're ridiculing you.
Look at me. It happened to me. They go on social media,
they make negative comments. I don't want that for you.
Dana, I get it.
I know what you're trying to say, but that was only my third match.
I don't even know what my killer instinct looks like yet.
I'm trying to find it.
Listen, I get it.
I just want what's best for you.
I can't want it more than you do.
I'm going to go into that ring,
and I'm going to show you what your killer instinct needs
to look like next week when I face Blair.
-Sorry. -It's fine.
[up-tempo music playing]
[Vic] No doubt, this is indeed a new side of Dana Brook.
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first,
Ivy Nile.
[crowd cheering]
[upbeat music playing]
[crowd booing]
[Alicia] Her opponent, Kiana James.
[Vic] After recent battles, James is focused on her future.
Gigi Dolin failed at trying to expose my wild past.
Trust me, I can tap into it whenever I need it.
Ivy Nile, you'll be the first of many
to experience a different side of Kiana James.
[Vic] Ivy Nile will be ready
-to answer the challenge. -[bell ringing]
-[Vic] James confident. Whoa. -[Booker] Watch the bag. Watch the bag.
[Vic] Well, she said she would tap into her wild side.
Certainly, James doing just that.
Something has awakened inside Kiana James.
[Booker] Kiana James, she's a boss.
Ivy Nile, right now, she's on an island, Vic, all by herself.
I'm wondering what's going through her mind right now, Victor.
[Vic] Well, there's a lot of advice one could give to Ivy Nile.
She is navigating rough waters, in her career,
here at NXT, but right now trying to overcome those,
overcome the, oh, no.
-Kiana James… -That's 101%.
[Vic] …I don't know if you saw the landing,
but right into that steel post went Ivy Nile,
and James has come out of the box quick here tonight.
[Booker] Right there, like I said, Ivy Nile has got to be thinking
about something else in mind. Definitely got to be in other places.
Doesn't have the training partners anymore,
doesn't have that discipline.
Come on, Vic.
[Vic] James, right now, focused on a body part, dissecting now.
Into the cover, hook of the leg, won't be enough.
Nile able to kick out.
But you know, for Ivy Nile,
we've talked about it, she has to not even know what's up
and what's down, what's left, and what's right right now.
-Looking for that submission. -[Booker] Oh. Beautiful.
Almost got it, Vic.
The thing is, being up and down,
not knowing what's going to happen tomorrow,
I said, losing your training partners, Vic, that could be a huge downfall.
[Vic] Nile trying to stay focused coming right back in.
Was able to weather that storm early on, but just got dropped.
Again, that left shoulder,
the upper body right now. You've got to start wondering too.
We saw the submission,
tried to get it locked down earlier, it couldn't happen.
A cover, and a kick out by Nile.
James has a plan.
Will it be executed here tonight?
Can Nile bounce back?
[crowd chattering]
[Vic] We're back live on NXT. Now, James continuing.
As you saw throughout the commercial break,
it's been all Kiana James, but I don't know if anyone else noticed
who has made their presence known here.
It is the Schism
led by Joe Gacy. They've caught Ivy Nile's attention.
Then, we know why they're out here. They're on this crusade for the Creeds.
Well, the Creed Brothers aren't here, but Kiana James certainly is.
And Book, Book, Book.
-Book? -[Booker] Whoa.
[Vic] The whole ring now being surrounded
by the followers of the Schism.
We just wanted to come out here and into a cover, into a count,
and Nile able to kick out.
Still to come, the North American championship match.
I'm more worried, right now, for what's happening here
because this match up we were getting ready
to talk about how the women's division is wide open.
[Booker] Come on, Vic.
Let's hold up on that for a minute.
What the hell is going on here?
Gacy is piercing almost through the soul of Ivy Nile.
[The Schism chanting] Creeds.
[Vic] Booker, how can you focus on anything else but what's going on?
Nile trying to do her best to overpower James,
but James right back in.
Nile trying her best.
Nile is taking on Kiana James. Look around.
You can only imagine what Ivy Nile is feeling in this moment.
Nile trying to harness all those emotions,
trying to focus on Kiana James,
trying to do her best
-to pick up a victory. -[Booker] She's doing a hell of a job.
She's doing a hell of a job under these conditions.
[Vic] Nile knows how crucial every match is
in determining a new number-one contender
for Tiffany Stratton and the NXT women's title.
[Booker] It's got to be the ultimate distraction.
-[Vic] Uh-oh. -[Booker] Come on.
[Vic] Spine buster connects.
Cover by James, and somehow Nile, again, able to kick out,
but right into a submission.
[Booker] Wow. Beautiful transition right there
by Kiana James, the boss of all bosses.
[Vic] Look, for Ivy Nile, would you even want to get near
one of those bottom ropes? Would you want to get near
any of these members, any of these followers of Schism,
including that maniacal Joe Gacy?
She's going to have to overpower Kiana James.
[Booker] Definitely don't want to get lured into the Schism.
-[Vic] From behind. Shoulders down. -[Booker] Whoa. Wow.
-So close. -[Vic] Kicking out at one was James.
James swinging wildly. Right back in. Over.
Powered and planted with a power slam.
-[Booker] That's it. -[Vic] Cover.
Deep hook of the leg
-and almost that momentum… -[Booker] Man.
[Vic] …was able to allow James to rotate and get her shoulder off the mat.
[Booker] Let me tell you something, Vic. This is a moment right here.
This is a moment for Ivy Nile
-to close it off. -[Vic] Damage has been done, though.
Trying to lock in a submission.
Nile getting too close.
-Hey, back it off. -[crowd chattering]
[Vic] We know the issues between her and Ava in the past.
Trying to get, whoa, and got ripped right down
by Kiana James.
-James, now, oh, might've been… -[Booker] Oh.
[Vic] …the deal breaker of the match.
Kiana James,
-with a lot of help, -[bell ringing]
[Vic] secures the W.
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Kiana James.
[Vic] For as superficial as Kiana James can be,
you can't take away…
-[Booker] Superficial? -[Vic] The win tonight. Yes.
-You heard what I said. -[Booker] Great win.
[crowd booing]
[Vic] Even the conniving Kiana
doesn't know what to make of the Schism,
but here was Ivy Nile.
Then, you saw the swipe. I don't know if you noticed it.
-[Booker] I didn't see that. -[Vic] Ava tried to grab the legs of Ivy,
which would open the door
for Kiana James to level Ivy Nile here tonight.
[bell ringing]
[Vic] No matter how scrappy Ivy Nile was,
-nothing could prepare her for this. -[crowd chattering]
-[Vic] Whoa. -This is a message.
-We're looking for Creeds. -[Booker] She knows something, Vic.
Where are the Creeds?
Where are they, Ivy?
-[up-tempo music playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Oh, there come the champs. Ivy Nile doesn't know anything,
but what we know, the champs coming with crowbars in hand.
[crowd cheering]
[indistinct talking]
-[up-tempo music playing] -[indistinct talking]
You're not leading anything, Tony.
[indistinct shouting]
[Vic] Schism is seething.
This was a mistake on your part.
-[Gacy] This was a mistake. -[Ava] We're not done, Ivy.
-[Gacy] You're going to learn. -[Ava] We're not done.
[Gacy] You and you are going to…
-[sad emotional music playing] -[phone buzzing]
[phone buzzing]
[keys clicking]
[light turning off sounds]
Hello, hello, hello.
Excuse you, Tyler Bate.
Yes, my boy Noam right here, he's going to need his property back.
-Cough it up. Give it up. -I don't think so, Lash.
I beat Noam fair and square. Thank you.
Fair and square? What are you talking about?
-How is that relevant? -How is that relevant?
It's the rules. He doesn't even know the rules.
The referee didn't seem to mind, so I think the decision stands.
Mr. Bate, you need to understand that this isn't up for debate.
-He needs his cup back. -Exactly.
It's like his emotional support.
-[indistinct talking] -I don't make the rules.
It's not like I can just give a championship back.
Hey, listen, listen, listen.
We are done talking nicely.
That cup belongs to Noam. Give it back. Hurry up.
Hey, what is all the shouting about over here?
Nathan, am I seeing double?
Oh, my gosh. It's literally just like the spider-man meme.
Who invited you and your second rate cup?
Tyler, please don't mess around. Just give me it back.
Hey, no.
Perhaps I can maybe convince Tyler
to give you back the cup if and only if you state verbally that
that cup is not real.
That is the real thing. I am the champion,
I'm the best at this, I deserve it. Just give me it back, please.
All right. Noam, Noam, how about this? Tyler graciously gives you back the cup
and I'll even give you a shot at the legitimate heritage cup
at Heatwave if you admit that that cup is a joke.
[indistinct talking]
I'll admit to nothing, but technically,
that is the original cup that Mensah lost
that I originally won that you never beat me for
and Mensah lost it.
Why would you say that?
Am I lying right now? It still hurts.
-I still have feelings for it. -Fellas, fellas, back down.
-We talked about this. -Come on.
That's probably as good as we are going to get.
I guess so. Noam, here you go.
Thank you, thank you.
Noam, you massive fraud.
At Heatwave, we settle this thing once and for all.
We'll see who the real champion is.
-Peace. -Let's go. Come on.
I know, I owe you one.
Uh-huh.
[drums playing]
[Vic] Speaking of championships, Booker.
With Rey Mysterio by his side,
can Dragon Lee end the reign of "Dirty" Dom
as North American champion,
or will Rey's son continue to slither his way to victories
thanks to Mami? Main event next.
Tiffany Stratton, congratulations on retaining the NXT women's championship
against Thea Hail at Great American Bash .
What's next for you?
McKenzie, that's a great question.
Tbh, I have a lot on my mind right now.
Starting with the fact that this Saturday, I went on a shopping spree
and I totally spurge on myself because I deserve it.
You know.
I had an appearance at this live event this weekend,
so I bought this pink bodysuit because pink is so in right now.
It's like so me.
It's so Barbie.
Then I tried on this blue dress and I looked in the mirror
and I thought I look so hot in it.
Major dilemma, right?
I mean, what kind of shoes would I wear with it?
Then I saw this white skirt and it was screaming, buy me, buy me.
Whatever I wear, I'll make sure to take tons of pictures in it.
-That really wasn't what I meant. -You know what?
You're so right, I should wear pink. Look at me, it's so tiff tiff.
Thank you so much, Kenz.
This is actually super helpful.
Actually, I meant like who's your next opponent.
Oh, I haven't really thought that far.
Actually, you know what? No one. Toodles.
[man 4] Hey, Trick, you got your match at Heatwave against Ilja Dragunov.
Is it really smart to keep poking the Dragon?
Hey, man, check the weather. This ain't Florida humidity.
I'm Trick Williams. I'm just getting warmed up, dawg.
Hey, you let your boy Melo know when I'm done with Dijak,
-I'm coming for him. -Man, tell him yourself, dawg.
-Plant. -Little angry man.
I ain't no messenger.
Hey, hey, hey, check it out boys,
the NXT champ's purse holder finally grew himself a pair.
-Grew a pair? -You look like you ate
a pair of hamburgers, old chunky ass.
-Chunky? -Trick Willy, that's mean.
-It is. -For a purse holder, that's mean.
Look, man, there isn't a fight camp on earth
that could help you beat Dragunov, and we'd love to help you,
but it's just not in the cards.
Man, I don't need your help.
You oompa loompas, Charlie and the chocolate factory.
Matter of fact, show up next week. I got something special for y'all.
-Oh, you got something special? -Yes.
Okay.
-He's got something special for us. -Tanning oil.
Yes, he's got something special for us.
You're late.
[Vic] Speaking of next week. As we have witnessed,
it's been a busy night for both these teams,
and since the Dyad out of gold,
the family will defend the titles for the first time next week live
here on NXT.
Two weeks from tonight, it's Heatwave,
and next week, we will determine the number one contender
for the NXT title. After Dijak laid out Wes Lee earlier,
the Kardiac Kid is looking for some extra payback next week.
Who will face Carmelo Hayes for the championship at Heatwave?
We've seen a new side of Dana Brooke
and it seems to be unleashed.
She will face the most dangerous woman in all of NXT next week.
Brooke, Davenport one-on-one live next Tuesday.
-[up-tempo music playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Alicia] Please welcome, WWE hall of famer,
Rey Mysterio.
[whistle sounds]
[Vic] You can feel the love and the admiration
for the greatest masked superstar of all time.
Someone, Booker, who you have quite the history with,
but I'd also assume quite the respect for.
[Booker] Most definitely, most definitely.
Much, much respect for Rey Mysterio,
but then again, I can only imagine what he's going through tonight.
I can't imagine what's going on inside the mind of Rey Mysterio.
Thinking about what his son has become,
and I tell you…
I can tell you, as a dad,
you just want to put that kid over your knee
-and spank him. -[Vic laughs]
[Booker] You just can't do it.
[Vic] What a moment. Rey Mysterio in NXT.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Rey.
NXT universe…
[crowd cheering]
…let me introduce to you
the future North American champion…
[crowd cheering]
…Dragon Lee.
[upbeat music playing]
[Vic] What an honor this must be to be introduced
by someone who you admire.
[Vic] We want to remind everyone that
WrestleMania is headed to Lincoln financial field
in Philadelphia next April.
For the first time in 25 years,
WrestleMania is in Philadelphia.
Tickets are available one week from Friday on Ticketmaster.
-[up-tempo music playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Vic] At this past year's Wrestle Mania in Los Angeles,
"Dirty" Dom
got that spanking you were talking about, Book, from his father.
[Booker] Yes, but look at him now.
He's the champ.
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest scheduled for one fall is for the NXT
North American championship.
Accompanied by the women's world champion,
Rhea Ripley,
representing the Judgment Day,
he is the NXT North American champion,
Dominik Mysterio.
[Vic] Rhea Ripley might be smiled right now,
but it has been a rough few days for Judgment Day
and it all started Saturday in Detroit at Summer Slam.
[Booker] It wasn't that great of a night at Summer Slam.
[Vic] You were there, Book, weren't you?
[Booker] Look at the happy couple dripping in gold, Vic.
Oh, yes. You got to love it, man.
[Vic] Will "Dirty" Dom still have gold by the end of the night,
or will Dragon Lee become champion
-like Rey Mysterio predicted? -[Booker] No, no.
I agree with Rey Mysterio.
Dragon Lee is a future North American champion,
just not tonight.
[Vic] It's all about the North American title.
Of course, these two superstars
-had a interesting yet awkward meeting… -[bell ringing]
[Vic] …when we were in Austin at the Great American Bash,
and they are here tonight.
Main event time.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] There we see Rey Mysterio.
I just start to wonder about the emotions
of Dragon Lee, and I try to go back to you, Booker.
The first time you had an opportunity to lock up would be around "Macho Man"
-Randy Savage, "Nature Boy". -[Booker] Yes.
-You know the butterflies, man. -[Vic] Ric Flair.
[Booker] The butterflies all over the place.
You got to get those butterflies to line up and fly straight, man.
That's where Dragon Lee is right now. It's the moment.
Oh, yes. Hot, hot, man.
[Vic] Running away what "Dirty" Dom does best,
and then he just suckered in Dragon Lee.
[Booker] Vic, can you agree with me?
[inaudible]
The in-ring prowess of this young man, Dominik Mysterio,
has grown vastly over the past 365. You got to give it to him.
[Vic] I don't take anything away.
-Dominik Mysterio's a champion. -[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] I take nothing away from Dragon Lee as well,
but what a difference a year does make because it was one year ago today
that Rhea Ripley was dragging a beaten and battered Dominik out
in front of his father, Rey,
costing Rey a match up on Raw.
One year ago today.
[Booker] Let me tell you something. Dominik Mysterio,
he needed that guidance from Mami.
Mami has got Dom Dom on the right track.
[Vic] Uh-oh.
[crowd chattering]
[indistinct talking]
Hi, Rey, long time no see.
[Vic] There's Mami, but there goes Dragon Lee.
Dragon Lee humbled that Rey is here.
Doesn't want to let down his hero, Rey Mysterio.
North American title on the line.
Get stay back.
Stay back, stay back.
[crowd chattering]
[Vic] Main event time. North American title on the line.
You start to wonder who's walking out with the North American title.
You start to wonder who will be the North American champion
the next time we come to you on premium live event, no mercy,
September 30th. As Rey Mysterio looking on.
Dragon Lee trying to dig down deep,
but that damn "Dirty" Dom in control.
[Booker] Yes, Dragon Lee so dynamic, so explosive.
I call him three-dimensional talent,
but I'm going to tell you right now, Dom Dom have shut him down tonight, Vic.
[Vic] Mustafa Ali who was victorious to kick off the night watching closely.
He put the winner of this match up on notice.
[Booker] Oh, the shimmy right now.
-Oh, yes. -[Vic] Up and over connected.
Into the cover to retain the title. Dragon Lee able to kick out,
and there again Rey Mysterio in the corner of Dragon Lee.
Rey called Dragon Lee the future of Lucha libre earlier tonight.
[Booker] I say the same thing.
Dragon Lee is one of those guys who I feel like
-could be an absolutely… -[Vic] Oh, come on.
[Booker] …massive superstar, Victor.
[Vic] You just saw a little disrespect from Dom to his father.
-The issues between them well documented. -[Booker] He don't got time for that.
You also have brought up about Rey's feeling as a father.
Looking on seeing his son try to retain,
and Dragon Lee kicks out yet again.
[Booker] A lot of mixed emotions right now going on through Rey Mysterio,
and Rey Mysterio right now wants the best for his son,
I'm sure, and I think a win by Dragon Lee is going to be that one thing.
[Vic] This match official for next week after what we saw earlier.
Trick Williams will go one-on-one with Drew Gulak
on NXT live next Tuesday, but we are focused on the here,
we are focused on the now and the North
-American championship. -[Booker] Oh, are we going there?
Shucky ducky quack quack moment, Victor.
Here we go.
[Vic] The three amigos.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] As Rey just peered up looking on in disgust and connects.
-Into the cover. -[Booker] Oh, man.
[Vic] Dragon Lee just able to kick out. Dom in disbelief.
[crowd chattering]
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Dominik said, he brought relevance back to the Mysterio name.
-[Booker] What do you mean? -[Vic] I believe NXT
and WWE Universe would differ.
[Booker] Vic, come on. Dominik Mysterio wins his major in 26 years old.
That eclipses what Rey Mysterio did.
-Come on, man. -[Vic] Are you kidding me?
As a hall of famer and someone who has competed
against Rey Mysterio, you have that to say?
As Dom now just unleashing on Dragon Lee.
[Booker] That killer instinct this young man has, Vic, I love it.
I love everything about this kid.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Oh, wait.
Mysterio, is he untying Dragon Lee's mask?
Dominik knows exactly what that mask mean,
the heritage, the family that Dragon Lee brings in the ring with him.
This is the greatest disrespect you can ever have.
[Booker] He's going to show the world, Vic.
-He's trying to show the world. -[Vic] In front his father
who's the greatest masked superstar ever.
That's absolutely disgusting that he even tried to do that
and it pissed off Dragon Lee.
[Booker] Oh, it definitely did it.
It backfired on Dom Dom.
[Vic] Yes. Finally something you and I can agree on tonight.
-As Dragon Lee right underneath… -[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] …and he caught that flush.
Dominik Mysterio rocked.
Now Dragon Lee with a dragon screw.
[Booker] Oh, man, hyperextended that knee right there too, Vic.
[Vic] Oh, cleaning the clock on Mysterio,
but again, if Dragon Lee wants to become the North American champion.
He's got to get Mysterio back in the ring.
-He's got to pin Mysterio. -[Booker] He's going to do it, Vic.
-He's going to do it. -[Vic] Watch out.
[Booker] Oh, yes.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] My life just flashed before my eyes,
and this could be that deciding moment for Dragon Lee.
-[crowd chanting] NXT. -[Vic] Mysterio fired up on the outside.
Mami's worried. Dom's dropped.
-Lee into the cover. For the title. -[Booker] Oh, here we go.
[Vic] Dominik kicks out at two.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Mami just saw her light maybe flash before her eyes.
A sigh of relief.
Bam, right on the ear,
and somehow give credit to "Dirty" Dom, able to kick out.
[Booker] Oh, wow.
[Vic] For Dom, he couldn't have imagine his father would be here
a week ago when he accepted Dragon Lee's match.
Mysterio is here. Will that be enough
for Dragon Lee tonight?
Nice counter. Now Lee, he's starting to roll, Booker.
-[Booker] Beautiful combination. -[Vic] As this match rolls on.
-[Booker] Dragon up top. -[Vic] Dragon Lee is feeling it.
Oh, Mysterio.
[indistinct talking]
[Vic] Now both superstars starting to teeter right in front of Mami.
You can hear Mami screaming to Dom who got countered.
He got dropped, and Mami's not going to be happy about that.
[Booker] Oh, he's in the drop zone, Vic.
[Vic] Say that again. Bam, through the chest.
For the title. Come on, ref.
-[crowd] One, two… Oh. -[Vic] Oh.
[crowd cheering]
-[Booker] Wow. -[Vic] Rhea Ripley is crumbling
-in front of us. -[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] This could be the night.
Dragon Lee now.
Don't think about. Power bomb him.
Up, up.
Able to counter. Shift a little of weight is Mysterio.
"Dirty" Dom neck breaker center of the ring
-and into the cover to retain. -[Booker] [inaudible]
-[Vic] Lee able to continue to fight. -[Booker] Whoa, so close.
-So close. -[Vic] You can feel the tension
amongst the NXT Universe with every move, with every step,
the emotions that are swimming in here right now, Booker.
As the title hangs in the balance.
[Booker] It's up, Vic. I tell you. I'm watching Dragon Lee,
-and he's so close, -[Vic] Bam.
[Booker] he's so close, Vic. One more big…
-[Vic] Oh. -[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] Crescent kick caught him. Jumping knee under the jaw.
Dom is rocked. Able to side step.
Oh, what an insult.
-[Booker] Oh, yeah. -[Vic] Dialing it up,
619 in front of his father, Rey.
-We know what's next. -[Booker] What a contest.
[Vic] The finishing touches. The frog splash. Got caught.
Lee obviously had it scouted.
[Booker] New champ, new champ right here, Vic.
-New champ. -[Vic] Powerbomb.
[Booker] Oh, that's it.
-[Vic] What a power move. -[crowd] One, two…
[Vic] Oh, damn it.
[Booker] Give it up for Dominik Mysterio,
the resilience of this young man.
[Vic] Mysterio in disbelief.
What's Rhea holding both championships?
Oh, come on.
Adrian Butler the official.
A disqualification does Dragon Lee no good.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Oh, the referee…
michinoku driver.
-Didn't see Ripley. -[crowd] One, two, three.
-[bell ringing] -[Vic] He escapes again.
[Alicia] Here is your winner and still the NXT North American champion,
Dominik Mysterio.
[Vic] Dominik Mysterio can't do a damn thing by himself.
[Booker] What a champion against all odds.
-[Vic] Holy hell, Booker. -[Booker] Give it up for Dom Dom Mysterio.
God, Vic, what a win.
[up-tempo music playing]
[Vic] Dragon Lee brought out his best
with Rey Mysterio on the outside
looked to finally dethrone "Dirty" Dom.
Mysterio on the outside thankfully was able to thwart this effort
to get disqualified, but what the referee didn't see,
bam, Rhea Ripley, just how "Dirty" Dom won the title
by a cheap shot with the women's world heavyweight championship.
[Booker] Come on, Vic.
[up-tempo music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[indistinct talking]
-[Vic] Lyra Valkyria. -[Booker] What the hell?
[Vic] Rhea Ripley wanted to see something out of Lyra.
Lyra is bringing it.
Then, she just knocked down the women's world champion.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Whether we like it or we don't,
[Vic] he's a disgrace to the Mysterio name,
but "Dirty" Dom is still the North American champion.
-[up-tempo music playing] -[crowd cheering]
Subtitles: Divya Raju ng] -[crowd cheering]