[WWE theme song playing]
[announcer] Then.
Whoo!
[announcer] Now.
Acknowledge me!
You can't see me!
[announcer] Forever.
Together.
["Vampire" by New Years Day playing]
♪ You want my blood, you want that high ♪
♪ You wanna kill what gives me life ♪
♪ So feast on me, I hope you choke ♪
♪ On parts of me I know you love to hate the most ♪
♪ I hope you choke ♪
♪ You can bite into me ♪
♪ You can sink in your teeth ♪
♪ Suck the life out of me Vampire ♪
♪ You can drive in the stake But I won't bend, I won't break ♪
♪ No, I won't be your prey ♪
♪ Vampire, vampire, vampire ♪
♪ I am the light that'll burn you like fire ♪
♪ Vampire, you won't suck the life out of me ♪
♪ You wanna tear my heart apart ♪
♪ You want your hand to leave a scar ♪
♪ You wanna feed on me until I'm drained ♪
♪ No, you won't sleep 'til you put me in my grave ♪
♪ You can bite into me ♪
♪ You can sink in your teeth ♪
♪ Suck the life out of me Vampire ♪
♪ You can drive in the stake But I won't bend, I won't break ♪
♪ No, I won't be your prey ♪
♪ Vampire, vampire, vampire ♪
♪ I am the light that'll burn you like fire ♪
♪ Vampire, you won't suck the life out of me ♪
[crowd cheering]
♪ Vampire ♪
♪ You can bite into me ♪
♪ You can sink in your teeth ♪
♪ Suck the life out of me Vampire ♪
♪ You can drive in the stake But I won't bend, I won't break ♪
♪ No, I won't be your prey ♪
♪ Vampire, vampire, vampire ♪
♪ I am the light that'll burn you like fire ♪
♪ Vampire, you won't suck the life out of me ♪
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] And now, WWE presents NXT Halloween Havoc.
[Vic] Shoutout to New Years Day for Vampire.
The official theme song for tonight.
The NXT universe is at a fever pitch
as the witching hour has arrived for our hosts Shotzi and Scarlett.
[crowd chanting] NXT!
Welcome to Halloween Havoc!
We have such sides to show you.
I'm Shotzi.
And I'm Scarlett. And we are your hosts for this evening.
[crowd cheering]
But we don't want to keep you waiting,
or else you just might lose your heads.
Tonight we're starting off with the Devil's Playground match!
[crowd cheering]
Bring out the competitors!
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following is a Devil's Playground match!
Introducing first Roxanne Perez.
[Vic] You will not miss a second of the in-ring action here tonight,
as we're entering the Devil's Playground, and inspired by Freddy,
one, two, Roxy is coming for you. No doubt.
Killer instincts in Perez's blood.
[Booker laughs] I like that.
[Vic] Thank you, I appreciate it.
Perez has shown that she is willing to go to great lengths
to gain a victory.
Think back to the Great American Bash.
[Booker] Yeah, you talk about that match with Blair Davenport.
She did show a different side, the growth of Roxanne.
[helicopter approaching]
[music starts playing]
[Alicia] And her opponent, Kiana James.
[Vic] She's never competed in this atmosphere,
Kiana James, who comes and swings in with that bag.
And again, everything is legal in this match up.
-[Vic] Falls count anywhere. -[Booker] Oh, yes, I like that!
[Booker] Let me tell you something, Kiana James, man, raw, natural talent.
[Books speaks indistinctly]
[Vic] As I mentioned, never competed in this sort of atmosphere.
She looks confident,
but you've got to imagine, she wasn't too…
Perez was the one that got to spin the wheel
to make the deal last week.
[Booker] Spin the wheel, make the deal. This match right here
is going to tell me a lot about both of these women.
Oh, oh, oh. Oh, wow.
-[Booker] Wait a minute. My god, man. -[crowd cheering]
[Booker] Talking about the growth of this young lady. I love it.
[Vic] Is Perez finally standing her ground?
Is she done being pushed around or are we starting to see the truth self
of what is really inside Roxanne Perez?
[Booker] She knows, and you only get one shot at making history.
She's done it so many times, but she's just getting started, Victor.
[Vic] Uh-oh. That strength of James on display.
Again, falls count anywhere. Shoulders down, and a near fall.
Everything legal in this match that we have in the Devil's Playground.
And you mentioned the Great American Bash. How has Perez evolved this summer?
[Booker] You know, you think about Roxanne Perez, I mean…
[Vic] Up and over again, shoulders down one more time.
-[Vic] Another near fall. -[Booker] Breakout tournament winner.
[Booker] NXT Champion. But none of that matters
to that match she had against Asuka.
The wealth of knowledge that she got out of that lost
it's going to take her throughout her career, trust me on that.
[Vic] On that point, even Shotzi noted this isn't the same Perez she has known.
Another cover. Another near fall, as there is the Devil's Playground.
Oh! It's legal, Book. Just as legal as a headlock.
The swing, by the way, I don't know the last time you saw a playground.
[Vic] Uh-oh.
[Booker] I love it.
[Vic] But-- Oh!
But carries precision,
and there's a suplex on the outside.
Roxanne was initially looking to drop James on that slide.
James had other things in mind. Here's the bag.
This is the bag we've seen…
that last week Roxanne tried to expose what was inside.
[Booker] I can't remember. What was in it?
[Vic] How do you mean what was in it? Obviously, it's a computer, a laptop
in the bag this week. In was a brick last time.
[Booker] I don't know about last week. I know about this week, that's legal.
[Vic] It's the Devil's Playground.
[Vic] The Devil's Playground here at Halloween Havoc, night one.
And Kiana James now destroying part of that playground,
using it against Perez.
And this was moments ago, as we witness throughout the commercial break.
Kiana James going face first. This match has been extremely physical.
And you haven't missed a second of the inner ring action.
[Booker] I'm watching right now. Kiana James.
She's looking to send a message to Roxanne Perez here tonight.
[Vic] James is already with wounds forming all over her body…
from the physicality in this match.
Perez doing the same.
And the bottom line though is James is just jealous of Roxanne Perez.
That's how we've got to this, jealousy.
[Booker] No, I wouldn't call it jealousy, I would say sieving with envy
of the success of Roxanne Perez.
This is a kid, Roxanne Perez, who's made so many history-making moments.
[Vic] Talk about using your environment to your advantage.
Like I said, jealousy presses her. Kiana James called her The Golden Child.
There seems to be some bitterness oozing out of Kiana James.
But Roxanne looking to put it all to bed right here, right now.
[Booker] Not just a girl, Vic, she's the prodigy!
She is Roxanne Perez, man!
[Vic] Again, it is all legal. Falls count anywhere
in this Devil's Playground match.
Oh!
Have you ever had a piece of a fence broken over your back?
[Booker] I have not.
[Vic] Uh-oh. Looking for that [unintelligible]
[crowd cheering]
[Booker speaks indistinctly]
[Vic] Cover!
[Booker] Oh, there it is. Oh, man!
[Vic] And James showing her the fighting spirit
that has made her a champion.
One-half of the Tag Team Championship here at NXT.
[crowd chanting] NXT!
[Vic] And when we talk about titles,
Kiana James has made it her mission recently
to make sure that Perez does not win another title.
And speaking of championships, in our massive main event tonight,
the NXT Women's title on the line. Lynch, Valkyria.
And still to come, the Tag Team titles as well,
The Family and Chase U, as this battle continues to rage on.
Much like the Women's Breakout tournament later tonight.
[Booker] Wait a minute.
-[Vic] Bam! -[Booker] Oh, man!
[Booker] She's out, Vic.
[Vic] The strength again of Kiana James.
Power bomb. Folding up the garbage can.
-[Vic] Into the cover. -[crowd] One, two…
-[Vic] Perez able to kick out. -[crowd applauding]
[Vic] Unreal the physicality here tonight.
Just listen to this, Book, listen to this.
Whoa.
[crowd chanting] Roxanne!
[Vic] NXT universe trying to will on Roxanne Perez.
[referee] Don't you dare!
[Vic] As evil intentions running through the mind of Kiana James.
-[Vic] We call James a boss. -[Booker] She's a boss, Vic.
[Booker] And right there, she's showing everything,
every reason why I say that, man.
[Vic] Perez still holding her grudge… Excuse me,
James still holding her grudge against Perez.
[Vic] It has gone out over the last year. Whether it was the aforementioned…
Deadline, Iron Survivor match, or whether it was the Breakout Tournament
from a year ago.
[Booker] So close.
[Vic] James has done everything she can to try to destroy Roxanne,
even enlisting Asuka just two weeks ago.
And this action can spill anywhere,
because it is falls count anywhere in this Devil's Playground match up.
[Booker] Roxanne, after this, Vic, let me tell you right now,
Roxanne is… You got to… Are you a believer?
Roxanne has that killer instinct now.
Both these women… I mean, the Chase U student's section,
who may be standing for that Tag Team match up later tonight,
on their feet in this moment.
Perez, one more time.
Oh.
Counter by James, and James is lucky. Had these two have known each other--
And Perez now one step ahead of Kiana.
Look at her bag.
[Booker exclaims]
[Vic] Turnabout is fair play.
And Perez now.
We're going to put the exclamation point with some…
[crowd] One, two, three!
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Roxanne Perez!
[Booker laughs]
[Vic] Perez makes the deal tonight.
-[Vic] The… the brick, Book. -[Booker] I love it. I love it.
[Booker] She's growing up right before my very eyes, man.
[Vic] Perez one step ahead of Kiana James here tonight.
What a physical way to start Halloween Havoc.
Kiana James is able to stay one step ahead of Roxanne Perez.
[Vic speaks indistinctly]
But finally got her hands on that bag. Bam! Right across the face.
Obviously now we know there was a brick inside that bag.
Boom! And a nasty landing for Kiana James.
Big victory for Roxanne Perez…
here tonight at Halloween Havoc,
as Perez makes the Devil's Playground hers.
Booker, we have to say it again, take a look around,
what a way to kick off Halloween Havoc.
I'll tell you, Vic, Roxanne a long way from Lore… Laredo, Texas.
-It's easy for you to say. -I love it.
We have a huge main event coming up.
The NXT Women's Championship is going to be on the line.
It's the champion Becky Lynch, it's Lyra Valkyria.
But next week, night two of Halloween Havoc,
the NXT title will be on the line.
Ilja Dragunov defending against Carmelo Hayes.
And last night I had the opportunity to talk to the challenger.
Carmelo, I know you're a busy man, so I'm gonna get right to it.
I'm going to address the elephant that's in the room.
Did you attack Trick Williams ahead of the four-way match up last week?
Vic, is this an interrogation? Is this an interview? What are we doing?
-Not an interrogation. -'Cause you sound like everybody else
on social media, just blaming me. Like I'm guilty. Look…
Trick wanted the NXT Championship and I wanted the NXT Championship.
But to take out my best friend for a championship?
Brutalize him?
That's crazy.
-Well, let's talk about business then. -Yes.
Because next week it's Halloween Havoc, it's the main event.
It's the NXT Championship, Dragunov, Hayes, three.
The Rubber match.
What do you have to do differently now that you're the challenger?
Let's break that down.
How do you beat one of the best in the world?
Ilja Dragunov. Don't answer.
But that's the question I need to ask myself.
'Cause it's not a physical thing. It's not a mental thing.
It's more of an emotional question.
It's why.
What exactly is my why?
What is my motivation?
And my motivation is a title.
Not just the NXT title…
but the title of him.
Because, Vic, how can I walk around here and claim to be him?
With no championship, nothing to show for.
All of my hard work, everything that I built,
all for what?
To be second best?
Look, my motivation is stronger than ever.
I removed all distractions out of my way.
There is no what-ifs, there's no doubts, there's no "But, Trick",
there's no asterisks--
Wait a minute. I mean… I don't mean to cut you off.
But since you brought his name up again, that being Trick Williams…
If you want to play what if, what if he was in that four-way?
What if he was in that match up with you and two other superstars?
Would you be the one that will be the number one contender
heading to night two of Halloween Havoc?
Absolutely.
Because, Vic, when push comes to shove…
I got to do what I got to do.
This was for you…
just as for Trick.
-We're done here. -Well, I--
We're done here.
A few more questions, Carmelo.
Carmelo!
Jimmy, stop--
Well, I meant no disrespect. We have a huge main event next week.
But in moments, the brash, bold, Alexis makes his highly anticipated debut
next at Halloween Havoc.
Devastation.
There is loss and pain in your future.
-Oh, no. -Sweet suffering.
Suffering? We paid money for good news.
-There's no devastation in our future. -[unintelligible]
You will soon embark on a great journey to claim your prize.
Scarlett, I've already been on a great journey
to get the prize off Nathan Frazer. The cards need to keep up.
Oh, dear.
What do you mean, "Oh, dear?" What's that one? Why are you laughing?
-What does that one mean? -I don't know.
Follow your intuition.
Soon your joy will be turned into intense grief.
Hold the things you cherish closely.
[unintelligible]
You guys, I don't… I have a bad feeling about this.
-Me too. -Listen, listen, listen.
-This is all hocus-pocus. -That's right.
It's made up. That is nonsense.
-Don't even touch them! -They're just cards.
-[screams] What would you do that? -They're just cards!
Stop! Oh, my goodness.
-They're made up. -Let's leave, let's leave.
Where's the cup? Mensah, where's the cup?!
-[unintelligible] -What do you mean, Mensah?!
[unintelligible]
Where's the cup?!
[unintelligible]
[Vic] Looks like Tozawa has something better than Halloween candy.
[rock music playing]
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring…
-Lexis King! -Brian Pillman is dead.
Long live Lexis King.
[Vic] The superstar is on social media buzzing.
Set tonight, it is the start of his career.
Not the continuation of his father's.
-[Booker] This is it, Vic. -[Vic] Well, forget what I asked.
This, with the debut of this man. We've been waiting on this.
Lexis King. Can I say this?
Right off the bat, he has a championship name.
Lexis King. I love that, man.
-[Vic] Did you eat all my Halloween candy? -[Booker] No. What are you talking about?
[Booker] I like that part about this.
I've been waiting on this moment.
[Vic] So you can grasp and understand his way of thinking,
you were no stranger to his father, the late Brian Pillman.
[Booker] Look at him, the hair, the attitude.
I was no fan of Brian Pillman,
but the guy, he did have something, we could all attest to that.
[Vic] Then you can understand why King doesn't want to hear
some of the similarities between him and his father.
Is that what you're saying?
[Booker] Look, being an absent father, I'm sure Brian Pillman was that guy…
Look, I never heard one person say anything good about Pillman.
This kid don't fall too far from the tree. That's the way I see it.
[Vic] Lexis King in action right now. Let's not jump to conclusions.
He is in there with Dante Chen, WWE first Singapore-born superstar,
who is proud of his heritage, proud of his past,
and as you already said,
Lexis King, the same can't be said.
[Booker] Chen's gonna have to bring out some warrior spirit here tonight.
Just imagine if he can give the big upset in the debut of Lexis King.
Can you imagine? Can you picture that?
[Vic] I can picture the Tag Team title, which will be on the line later tonight.
The Family, Chase U.
And then we're going to spin the wheel to make the deal.
A Lights Out match between Dolin and Davenport.
Still to come here on Halloween Havoc.
And right to the mid-section goes Chen.
Look at the combination. Big dropkick.
[Booker] Beautiful combination by Dante Chen, Vic.
[Vic] King's been rocked.
And it was King who said he is no one's junior,
taking on the name of the man who raised him.
Back to your point about his father not being around.
[Booker] I mean, this kid has a lot of, you know,
hung up… pent-up frustrations about his dad.
He wanna go out here in the middle of the ring
and take it out on every individual in front of him.
Dante Chen just happens to be the first.
Oh, yes. Oh, yes.
[Vic] …innovative offense. Doesn't care to hear stories
of someone he doesn't know.
Something he has said time and time again.
-[Vic speaks indistinctly] -[crowd shouting]
As King now, maybe taking a little bit too much time.
And he doesn't want to let Dante Chen get back into this match.
[Booker] He may wanna take a few of the traits of his old man,
because Brian Pillman, as much as I didn't like the guy,
he was one of the smartest individuals this business has ever--
-[Booker] Oh, yes! -[Vic] Big jumping clothesline by King.
-[Booker] Is that a clothesline? -[Vic] Whatever it was, it was effective.
[Vic] Feel the impact.
-[Vic] Bam! -[Booker] Oh, yes.
[Booker] That was modified something, but it was effective.
[Vic] Look at that. Chen was trying to get back to his feet.
Finally trying to, and gets set right back down by King.
Lexis is coming into this match up and can you feel the rage.
Everything we've seen the last few weeks--
-[Booker] Can say…? -[Vic] Go for it.
[Booker] I'm liking what I'm seeing in this kid, Lexis King.
I'm liking it, man.
[Vic] Dante Chen, who is battle-tested, no doubt,
is in here with the debuting, Lexis King, trying to get back to his feet,
trying a little bit of separation.
Tried to punch his way back into this match up.
And the self-proclaimed gatekeeper of NXT starting to feel it.
Chen trying to stream together any offense.
Finally, he is able to start to get going in this match up.
Inverted atomic drop.
And can you imagine that Chen is able to knock off Lexis King tonight?
[Booker] The NXT universe would love to see Dante Chen
get a big victory here tonight over the debut--
-[Booker] Oh, no. -[Vic] Lexis King…
-[Booker] What was that? -[Vic] …turning the lights out.
[Vic] No pun intended to the match up we have later tonight.
What is King trying do here?
We talk about innovative offense.
We talk about unique style.
But how about that high impact?
-[Vic] Nasty, gnarly. -[Booker] What do you call that?
-[Vic] You're gonna have to ask him. -[bell ringing]
[Alicia] He is your winner, Lexis King!
[Vic] His intentions known, he wants to shed
the iconic name and likeness to his father.
And he takes this first step in doing just that.
This is the turning point.
It was a super kick out of the corner and then…
-[Vic] Some high-impact offense as-- -[Booker] Good-bye, baby!
[Vic] Impressive for Lexis King.
My way!
My life!
[Vic] King starting to carve his own path in NXT.
It was good to have you, girls, supporting ourselves there last week.
-Both of you. Right, Mister Chase? -Yeah.
Some nights we decided to do it twice, 'cause tonight Chase U brings
some Tag Team gold.
I'll be sure not to throw-in any towels.
Don't worry, Mister Chase, it'll be different this time.
-Will it? -Mister Chase.
-Good to see you again. -Yeah.
He's in much better condition though, huh?
Yeah. We'll see you out there, gentlemen. Thank you.
Good luck tonight, boys. Couldn't ask for better partners.
-What the hell was he talking about? -Duke, it's a long story.
Don't worry about it. Tonight you focus on those championships, okay?
All right.
[Vic] Tag Team titles on the line later tonight.
But now we'll find out who will be the first to advance to the finals
in the Breakout Tournament.
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following is a semifinals match
in the NXT Women Breakout Tournament.
Introducing first, Kelani Jordan.
[Vic] Former Big Ten academic scholar.
She's been deemed, Booker, the total package.
[Booker] One thing about Kelani, she can fool you with that pretty smile,
but she has a mean streak.
She's actually growing, like I said, right before our very eyes.
And I'm loving it, man.
[Vic] And is one win away from the finals
which will take place next week at night two of Halloween Havoc.
-[harps playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Why are you waving?
[Alicia] And her opponent, Arianna Grace.
[Vic] I don't think the queen would score you very high.
-[Booker] Hello. Hello. -[man booing]
[Vic] Arianna Grace said she feels confident, strong, beautiful,
like a pageant queen, but Booker, this isn't a pageant,
this is the semifinals of the Women's Breakout Tournament.
[Booker] Vic, look at the style, look at the grace of Arianna.
[Vic] I see what you did there, it was very nice.
Who is headed to the finals?
[Vic] Both these superstars…
[Booker] I mean, listen to that music.
It just makes you feel good about everything.
And when I say everything, I mean everything.
[Vic] No one is going to kiss the hand of Arianna.
She saw both superstars walk by the championship contract
on the outside of the ring. The winner of this tournament
will receive that championship contract. And speaking of championships,
still to come, the biggest match in the history of Ireland,
Lynch, Lyra, for the NXT Women's title in our main event.
Oh! Nice dropkick, climbing the ladder, so to speak.
[Booker] …looking forward to it.
Who's going to be the Breakout Tournament winner?
[Vic] Don't miss a second of the action. Who's headed to the finals
of the Women's Breakdown Tournament?
[Vic] Back live on Halloween Havoc. We're here to find out
who will be the first to advance to the finals
of the Women's Breakout Tournament. Will it be Jordan? Will it be Grace?
Both superstars, back and forth.
And now it's Jordan who turned things around
in this moment, in this match. Of course, Jordan beat Izzi Dame.
Grace beat Reece. It was an alternate.
She replaced Jakara Jackson in the first round.
Into the cover.
-[Vic] And another kick out. -[Booker] See that neck breaker.
It was quick, it was fast, and it had a lot of precision on it.
Wow.
[Vic] We talk about the NXT Breakout Tournament.
Of course, there's… Hey, everyone is in a Halloween spirit.
It's nice to see it here tonight at night one of Halloween Havoc,
as they're looking on.
And who will advance? Will it be Grace? Will it be Jordan?
You know, Arianna Grace crowned herself Miss NXT
to like those self-absorbing stars like Grace.
[Booker] You've got to admire a beauty queen that can throw hands,
that don't mind getting a little dirty. That's a woman that you--
No, that's the woman that you need in your corner.
[Vic] From a high shoulder, down, near fall.
Well, Grace loves excessive spending, valuable things,
would love to put gold around her waist, but the same can be said for Jordan.
Into the cover and another near fall.
By the way, Grace is very taken back that you didn't highlight that her nails
matched her knee brace in round one, like they do here tonight.
That's on you, not me.
Up and over goes.
[Booker] Oh, yes. Well, so close, man.
[Vic] Jordan almost able to flaunt another victory.
And this time, Grace taking on Jordan.
-One, two… -[Vic] Floating over into the cover.
-[Vic] Look at that core strength. -[Booker] Wow.
-[Booker] One thing about Kelani-- -[Vic] Looking for the backslide.
-[Vic] Shoulders down. -[Booker] Oh, wow.
[Vic] Grace able to roll through.
Both these superstars know what's on the line.
It is that championship contract that it's on the outside of the ring.
A golden opportunity to become champion here at NXT.
And it's about who wants it more in this moment.
And now Jordan is starting to get back into this match up.
How would you rate her rookie year from gymnastics to an NXT match.
[Booker] Effortless transition. It's almost a deja vu,
Vic, like she's been here before. That's how good she is.
Oh, here we go!
Oh, what an innovative little leg drop right there, man.
[Vic] Second away from advancing to the finals, was Kelani Jordan.
Arianna Grace, who was in the tournament last year,
was allowed back in this year,
after being injured following the tournament a year ago.
-[Vic] And now Grace looking around… -[Booker] See that?
[Booker] Arianna Grace, she found her way out of that hole right there,
and turned around beautifully. Beautiful transition there, Vic.
[Vic] You know Kelani's story, how she has overcome some adversity
in her career. But the same can be said for Grace.
Off the suplex. Into the cover.
And another, another near fall.
But this is Grace. It's that experience.
Bam! Looking around.
And again, much like this Devil's Playground match,
using the environment to her advantage.
[Booker] But you got to give Arianna Grace a lot of credit, Vic.
She's not just trying to go out here and win this thing by [unintelligible]
She's got a plan.
[Vic] Certainly does, as she's trying to execute it
in this moment, as Arianna Grace…
trying to overpower Jordan.
Jordan trying to hold on, and now-- Oh!
An elbow right to the bridge of the nose.
A second one rocking Grace.
Third time was the charm.
Grace is down.
Split-legged moonsault!
And proving to be one-of-a-kind is Kelani Jordan.
[Alicia] Here is your winner,
Kelani Jordan!
[Vic] How good it must feel for Kelani Jordan.
And there is the bracket,
because now Jordan is the first to punch her ticket.
She survived her side of the bracket.
She has moved now and is one win away from that championship contract,
from that golden moment.
Jordan the first to advance to the finals.
Later tonight, we'll find out who will join her in the finals,
which will take place next week.
But earlier today, Von Wagner took the next step in his recovery.
-Hey, how is he doing? -Progressing.
But it's slow.
Stone, what the hell are you doing?
Just asking a question.
No, what the hell are you doing taking a match with Breakker?
You have a death wish?
You saw what he did to me.
Look, I know I got worked up and I stepped in.
But I got no regrets.
I know I'm going to get my ass kicked next week, Von.
But if I can just get one punch,
one slap across his face to get that smirk off it,
it'll be worth it.
It is not fair that my friend is in here unable to live his life
and he's out there on some stupid fishing boat
or whatever the hell it is that Bron Breakker does.
-Stone, wait. -What?
I'm your friend?
You're damn right you are.
Look…
as much as I'd love to be out there with you next week…
I'm nowhere near ready.
Don't even worry about it.
I got this.
Von, next week is for you.
[breathes heavily]
[Vic] I don't know what Mr. Stone is thinking.
He's fighting for not just a client but his friend.
But Bron Breakker looking to break Stone in half
and put him in the hospital like he did Von.
These two go one-on-one. Night two of Halloween Havoc.
But in moments, the NXT Tag titles will be defended.
Can Chase U bring gold to its campus
or would the Stacks keep the title in The Family?
Championship clash next on Halloween Havoc.
Who's ready for some more Halloween Havoc?
Oh, we love it!
And do you know what else you'll love?
Our series Chamber of Horrors on the WWE YouTube channel,
where Shotzi and I take our fellow WWE superstars
to the most haunted places on earth.
Tomorrow we have a brand-new episode with ghoulish guests.
Alba Fyre, Isla Dawn, and Kayla Braxton.
Nice costumes, nice costumes.
We've got Edward, we've got a vampire.
Look, we knew you two ladies were going to be hosting Halloween Havoc.
And last week Angel and Humberto cast us the opportunity to challenge
for the NXT Tag Team Championship.
Yeah, but no more excuses. Next week, we want to smash them.
What do you got to say?
Look…
I saw what happened last week.
After that, I don't think this should be a normal Tag Team match.
Now we're talking.
Shouldn't it, Scarlett?
No. I think we should let the wheel decide.
-Any objections, boys? -No, no, no.
None for me. Ivy, do your thing, spin that wheel.
Make the deal.
[crowd chanting] Ivy! Ivy!
Oh, yeah.
Oh, it's slowing down.
-Oh, it's slowing down. -What do we got?
Oh…
Oh.
Oh!
Tables, ladders, and scares!
-It's about to get dangerous. -Hey, that's right.
Angel, Humberto, that's your grandpa telling you you guys messed up.
Next week, Creed Brothers, you guys, let's run it.
-We're coming for the-- -[music starts playing]
[Vic] Oh, Booker, how about that little TLS next week?
[Booker] I like it.
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest, scheduled for one fall,
it's for the NXT Tag Team Championship!
Introducing first the NXT Tag Team Champions,
the team of Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo,
and The Don of NXT, Tony D'Angelo!
[Vic] Interesting interaction there, just moments ago,
because The Family could be facing The Creeds tonight
and wonder how things could be different had the official seen
Garza and Carrillo get eliminated in that Bada Bing Bada Boom Battle Royal.
[Booker] Tony D, "Stacks" Lorenzo, confidence over the top right now.
You got to wonder where that's coming from, man.
[Vic] This is the first of two championships matches here tonight.
[Alicia] Introducing the challengers, representing Chase University,
the team of Duke Hudson and Andre Chase.
[Vic] Student section in full effect, Chase U, Andre Chase specifically,
[unintelligible] to thank Cody Rhodes for improving
that Bada Bing Bada Boom Battle Royal. It was a unique match.
I have to bring this up again, Book. It was an original concept of The Family,
the Tag Team Champions themselves.
-[Booker] Can I say it just one time? -[Vic] What?
-[Booker] Bada Bing Bada Boom. -[Vic] You finally did it.
[Booker] You know, but Chase U, they roll from the ashes.
And they earned this title shot here tonight in Halloween Havoc.
Give it up for my man Duke Hudson. Give it up for him.
Give it up for Duke Hudson. MVP. Yes!
[Vic] I'm looking at Jacy Jayne who seems to have fallen in line,
maybe she's finally enrolled into classes at Chase University.
[Booker] What kind of classes?
[Vic] You'll have to ask them, I'm not sure.
But she seems to be… everyone on the same page,
which is nice to see.
As finally, the bell has sounded, this one is official.
NXT Tag Team titles are on the line.
And it's good to see Jayne and Thea showing support once again out here
with Chase University.
[Booker] You know I'm not going to sit here [unintelligible]
I mean, you want to support the team, take one for the team.
Yeah, I like that, yes, I like that.
[Vic] Well, you've been very critical of The Don and The Under boss.
And… they wanna face the best.
They keep saying, "We want to face the best",
but they've also granted a lot of opportunities.
So I ask you, what's wrong with opening the door of opportunity--
[Booker] You know, I've thought about it,
and I'm gonna say, The Don, Tony D'Angelo here,
they're proving themselves. It's about competition, and I like that.
In this stage, you got to prove you are better than that team across--
-[Booker] I love that. -[Vic] "Stacks" wiping up the MVP.
Makes the tag. The Don is legal.
And now "Stacks" looking to fly.
[Booker] Oh, yes.
[Vic] Wiping out all the Chase U. Tag Team titles on the line.
Are you kidding me? Did you just see that?
Come on. Come on.
[Vic] The NXT Tag Team titles on the line here at Halloween Havoc.
And now the challengers trying to get back into this match up
against the champions. Tag was made.
Andre Chase does not realize that Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo
is the regal superstar. The Don holding on…
-[Vic] Oh! Tag Team offense. -[Booker] Beautiful Tag Team work.
[Vic] And Lorenzo quickly to retain the titles.
Chase able to kick out at two.
Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, he has been on quite the ride this summer.
[Booker] Come on, Vic, the loyalty of this young man.
You know what? He ain't no rat.
It's all about his REP.
That's what this man is… I love it, man.
[Vic] Yes, he has proven loyalty over and over again.
Solid earner to a soldier to an under boss.
But Chase so close to the MVP Duke Hudson.
Almost able to make a tag. And right now Andre Chase
desperately needs to find his way over the corner.
Big right hand!
That was Chase U using its brains, but "Stacks", so close to its corner,
able to make the tag. The Don back in. And look at Hail on the outside.
Look at Jacy Jayne, actually, on the outside.
Turnaround. Andre Chase makes the tag!
-[Vic] There comes Duke. -[Booker] Here comes the big guy.
And he's rolling, he's rolling down, Vic.
[Vic] Can't imagine the costume party if Chase U can win some gold here tonight.
[Booker] This is a history-making moment in Halloween Havoc, for these two, Vic.
-[Vic] Bring him in. -[crowd cheering Duke]
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] "Stacks" isn't gonna like this part.
Big clothesline swing and a miss.
Look at the strength and a two-for-one.
I'm surprised you aren't rallying behind Chase University in this match.
[Booker] I like Chase, I mean, excuse me--
Off the sidewalk slam, cover…
and a near fall.
[Booker] I'm not a fan of Chase U or anything like that, but…
this is a history-making moment, Vic. I'm not rooting for anyone.
[unintelligible]
They're going to be partying, they're going to celebrate here tonight.
[Vic] You know what it's like to win Tag Team gold at this historic event
with your brother Stevie Ray.
[Booker] Exactly what I'm talking about. If Chase U were to win it
for the first time, it would be a beautiful thing, man.
[Vic] Duke Hudson really changed the complexion of this match.
He finally made his way into the match.
And now Hudson trying to just catch Channing "Stacks"…
-[Booker] He's out. -[Vic] Cover!
[Vic] Titles on the line. Oh!
"Stacks" just…
got the shoulder up. Taking another look around and bam!
[Booker] He was out.
Man!
[Vic] A job by the official.
Tag Team Championships on the line. Chase U student's section on their feet
trying to rally their professor, trying to rally the MVP.
And right now could be looking for the [unintelligible]
"Stacks" blocking one, blocking twice.
It's "Stacks" now. You see, talk about loyalty.
That never-die attitude. On its way to fight to his corner.
[Booker speaks indistinctly]
And right now The Don is doing…
Oh, yes. Here we go.
[Vic] The Don is…
Big spine buster!
Sense his release, and that could win him the Tag Team title.
[Booker speaking inditinctly]
I'm talking about big costs and eating beef.
Here we go! Yes!
[Vic] Again, Tag Team tandem offense.
One time. Looking for it twice.
"Stacks" is legal. "Stacks" now into the cover.
-[Vic] Titles on the line to retain… -[crowd] One, two…
[Vic] Oh! Chase just kicked out.
Duke Hudson moved, and somehow, some way,
Chase continuing to fight. Thea Hail [unintelligible]
with Jacy Jayne.
[Booker] Duke Hudson came in there and he let it all hang out.
I don't know what's going on right now, but he seems a little lackadaisical.
[Vic] Now on the outside, Duke Hudson trying to…
Oh! Interference. You talk about evening the odds.
He just lights out "Stacks".
Andre Chase now starting to swing for the fences.
Nice counter. Coming right back in.
[Booker] Beautiful wrestling by Andre.
[Booker speaks indistinctly]
-Give me a C. -[crowd] C!
H, A, S, E.
-U! -[crowd] U!
What's that spell?
[crowd] Chase U!
[Vic] As Andre Chase and Duke Hudson closing in on the NXT Tag Team titles.
Chase to the top looking.
D'Angelo.
And look at Hudson! Hudson wisely holding on the ankle of Andre Chase.
Referee's discretion in this moment.
[unintelligible] in the other corner.
"Stacks"!
"Stacks" drops Hudson. D'Angelo back to the top.
Tag's made. "Stacks" is legal.
What is on the mind of The Family?
Superplex!
"Stacks" to the top.
-[Vic] Big splash! -[Booker] Wow!
Trying to get into the cover.
"Stacks" is crawling to retain…
Oh, wait a…
-[Vic] I mean, Duke Hudson… -[Booker] Wow. The MVP!
[Booker] That's the MVP, Vic.
[Vic] I mean, Duke Hudson just turned and suplexed The Don.
Take a look at this MVP performance.
NXT universe on their feet this Halloween Havoc.
NXT Tag Team titles on the line.
The Family, the champions. Chase U, the challengers.
"Stacks" from behind, and another near fall.
This has been quite the battle for the gold.
[Booker] I don't think The family thought they were gonna get this kind of fight…
[Vic] Don is legal. Looking for the Bada Bing Bada Boom!
Chase up and over.
One, two…
[Vic] Oh! Don just kicked out.
[Booker] So close, Vic, so close.
[Vic] "Stacks" and Hudson wiped out on the outside.
It's just down…
Oh! To D'Angelo and Andre Chase in a big neck breaker.
And I think Chase just recovered…
-[Booker] Oh, I love it. -[Vic] Wait a minute.
Jacy Jayne like, "Get the job done. Do it!"
What are you doing? What?!
What are you doing?
[Vic] Chase said, "Absolutely not." He still has integrity.
-[Vic] He wants to fight with honor. -[Booker] Integrity?
The Don inadvertently hit Jacy Jayne.
From behind, Andre Chase, Andre Chase!
-[Vic] They did it! They did it! -[bell ringing]
[Alicia] Here are your winners
and the new NXT Tag Team Champions,
Duke Hudson and Andre Chase, Chase University.
-[Vic] Student's section going nuts! -[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] What a moment.
Here is where Jacy Jayne, as you said, Booker,
showed her true colors.
But Andre Chase would not have it. He wanted to do it the honorable way,
to continue to fight with the integrity that makes Chase U, Chase U.
But here inadvertently, Tony D'Angelo wiped out Jacy Jayne.
Jayne did not realize what happened.
Andre Chase, I don't think realized what happened,
but he took full advantage.
And finally, Chase U Champions.
Get the quad ready for the pep rally of the year.,
'cause Chase U, now Champions U!
[speaks indistinctly]
So I simply must apply my motto, "Never slow down."
That's right. This is a speed-round edition
of Hard-Hitting Home Truths. Let's frickin' go.
Looks like Day Dom doesn't like me very much.
Well, what a crying shame that is.
Turns out I don't like you very much either, pal.
He's as popular around here as a wasp in a picnic.
Even if he wasn't such an arse around here to everyone at NXT,
he just has one of those faces that deserve to get slapped.
And the Hard-Hitting Home Truth
is that Dom it's only the North American Champion right now,
because Judgment Day and his mommy keep bailing him out.
On his own, he's about as useful as a chocolate teapot.
Last week, I was battering him all over the arena,
until Rhea comes and drags him out of the ring,
like an unruly toddler from a birthday party.
Last year at Halloween Havoc was not a good night for me.
I took a kicking, I landed on my [unintelligible] a couple of times,
it nearly ended my career…
but I came back.
I got faster, stronger, probably a little bit crazier.
So it's time for me to truly step up. I'm not gonna ask your permission either.
I'm gonna tell you exactly how it's going to go down.
Next week, night two, Halloween Havoc,
me and you, Dom,
for the North American Championship.
That is if mommy can loan you back your balls for a week.
Last year at Halloween Havoc was my greatest downfall.
But this year, it's going to be my greatest triumph.
And that, Dominik,
and more importantly, you my friends…
it's the Hard-Hitting Home Truth.
You know, Vic, my motto is, "Mind your own damn business",
because you're about to piss mommy off. That's what I'm saying.
We'll see if that match up gets made official.
What we do know is official, it's our main event tonight
for the NXT Women's Championship. It is Lynch, it's Lyra.
And the NXT universe, their predictions are in
at who walks out of tonight with the gold.
Lyra Valkyria versus Becky Lynch.
Two Irish women vying for the NXT Women's Championship.
I never thought I'd see the day.
Well, it's obvious. The Mom, Becky Lynch, has got to win.
Lyra is walking out as the NXT Women's Champion.
Lyra has [unintelligible] but she's not in Becky's level yet.
Go Becky Lynch!
[mumbles]
No one can beat Becky Lynch
but Lyra.
As much as I like Lyra, I think Becky is going to pick up the win this time.
[woman] Let's go, Lyra! Woo!
Lyra is amazing, but Becky Lynch is the man.
Come on, Becky! Yeah!
Lyra Valkyria, new NXT Champion.
I've been a Becky fan for a number of years,
but I have to say, because she's worked so hard,
it's Lyra's time.
[Vic] All around the world, they are excited for our main event.
We will check in live on location later tonight,
as we have our massive main event still to come.
But next, no count-outs,
tools of destruction at their disposal,
Dolin and Davenport in out Lights Out match.
Next in Halloween Havoc.
Baron Corbin, last week you were a half a second away
from becoming the number one contender.
Yes, I was a half-second away from winning.
That's why I don't like Triple Threat matches.
Anything can happen, and it did.
But that's my career. I do all the hard work,
and someone else rips the benefits. So I did the damage, Melo took advantage.
I did everything in my power to win that match.
What do you mean everything in your power?
It should be me versus Ilja, not Melo.
You said everything in your power.
Does that mean that you're the one that took out Trick Williams?
Really? You think I need to go behind his back?
If I wanna take Trick William out, I do it to his face.
I don't like the guy. I don't like his song.
I don't like his face. I don't like his saying.
And for Trick Williams, unfortunately, he's the one that got his ass whooped.
But don't look at me.
It could have been Dijak. It could have been Axiom.
I mean, he's getting popular. It's gonna put a target on his back.
It could have been that quitter Wes Lee.
His best friend Melo.
None of that, though, is my concern.
It's not on me, and I don't care.
The only thing I do care about is Ilja and that championship.
And if he survives next week,
he better have his head on a swivel.
[Vic speaks indistinctly]
[Booker] No, that's real talk, though, that's real talk.
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following is a Lights Out match.
Introducing first, Gigi Dolin.
[Vic] A beetle Gigi here tonight.
What's real talk is Dolin's not the type of person to stand by
and let someone derail her career,
which seems to be what Blair Davenport is trying to do.
[Booker] Gigi has the chance to take out all of her pain tonight…
out on Blair Davenport.
Oh, it's gonna be good. Lights Out, a match that you can't really prepare for.
[Vic] No count-out, any tool of destruction legal.
Pinfall or submission must take place inside the ring.
The wheel sealed the fate of these two last week.
[Alicia] And her opponent, Blair Davenport.
[Vic] Will Blair have the IT factor here tonight?
[Vic speaks indistinctly]
She's a little scared of Dolin.
[Booker] Could I say this about Blair Davenport?
She is cold, calculated. She is like [unintelligible]
strategizing her way to the top.
It's not just about the matches, it's about the carnage.
Oh, yes. I love it, man.
It's time for the Lights Out match!
[bell ringing]
[Vic] Now Shotzi and Scarlett having great time here tonight
as the hosts of Halloween Havoc and…
Davenport quickly. Again, the tools of destruction are legal.
And Dolin right in right away. Again, no count-out.
Pinfall or submission must take place inside the ring, and… Oh!
How difficult, though, is it going to be to navigate around the ring?
Because your senses certainly are heightened.
[Booker] …out of your element, Vic,
out of your comfort zone, but you just got to let it all hang out,
because this is a history-making moment, Halloween Havoc.
Oh, yes, I love it.
[Vic] I've got to ask you something. Are you afraid of the dark?
Are you afraid the bogeyman is gonna sneak out behind you?
[Booker] If the bogeyman comes right here, you got to run.
Let's just say that.
[Vic] So Dolin with the problem right now, because…
We mentioned those tools of destruction.
Davenport has her hands on a steel chair, swinging wildly.
Rivalry has resulted in blindside attacks, brawls, threats,
including Davenport attacking Dolin in the dark several weeks ago.
[Booker] Yeah, one thing about matches like this.
You can't be passive, Vic.
Right now Gigi Dolin has to be totally aggressive in this match up
if she wanna walk away the victor.
[Vic] It's been quite the year for Dolin…
-[Booker] Wow, beautiful. -[Vic] She has proven to be resilient.
[Vic] She's proven to be resilient, tenacious.
Do you see it that way with everything she's had to overcome,
including what she's gonna have to overcome here tonight?
There she goes into the solid steel steps.
[Booker] You know about Gigi's life, man.
It's not about just being in this ring.
She survived the game of life. This is just a part of it.
[Vic] Dolin's just ricocheting off those steps.
And look at Davenport.
This is the type of match that Davenport thrives in.
[Booker] I don't like this. Oh, wow.
[Vic] Better be quiet the knockout blow, it's Dolin.
For one in her own right.
[crowd cheering] Come on, Gigi!
[Vic] Much like the Devil's Playground match we knew,
this is going to be physical.
And right now these two are bringing it in this Lights Out match up.
Still to come tonight, the NXT Women's titles on the line.
Lynch, Lyra, in our main event, at night one of Halloween Havoc.
[Booker] I'll tell you, I'm not, you know, wonderful matches like this…
But this is a match that Gigi Dolin needed just to get that self-confidence back.
A win over Blair Davenport, Vic, it would be awesome.
Here we go!
-[Booker] Oh! -[Vic] Dolin! Meteora!
[Vic] She's got to get back in the ring to win the match.
Don't miss a second of the action in this Lights Out match
at Halloween Havoc.
[Vic] Back live. It is a Lights Out match between Dolin and Davenport,
here on night one of Halloween Havoc.
Book, you have to imagine these two have dreamed up
some demonic ideas for tonight.
[Booker] Yes, indeed. One thing about that real…
-[Vic] Oh! -[Booker] Spin the wheel.
-[Booker] You make the deal. -[Vic] Absolutely.
[Vic] The darkness in the arena has really made it a little bit,
I would imagine, difficult at times for both these superstars
to move around the ring.
I don't wanna say they're moving with caution,
but they certainly… Oh, man.
[Booker] Yes, indeed. Here we go.
Bringing out the furniture, man.
[Vic] All the tools of destruction legal.
Talking about those ideas, what is been going through the mind
of Gigi Dolin?
Davenport said last Tuesday she's more dangerous than ever.
Gigi Dolin, at this moment, is the most dangerous one in the match.
[Booker] I'm gonna tell you, both of these ladies are dangerous,
and in a match like this where we see exactly how far, Vic,
how far are they willing to go.
Oh, yes. Here we go.
[Vic] Gigi Dolin. We've seen other superstars trying to get to Dolin,
trying to break Dolin down. Yet no one has succeeded.
And right now does not look like Davenport is succeeding
in this Lights Out match.
Oh! Face first off the chair.
[Booker] This is a middle game, Vic.
-[Booker] And right now Blair Davenport… -[crowd shouting]
[Booker] …who knows exactly what she wants in this business,
and how to get it. You've got to take it, man.
[Vic] Talking about those ideas,
Davenport obviously has other thoughts going through her mind in this moment.
[crowd chanting] You suck!
[Booker speaks indistinctly]
[Vic] Oh! And this one is not about championships between the two,
it's about torture, it's about pain, it's about brutality.
-[Booker] Yes, man, I told you. -[Vic] What'd you tell?
[Booker] Mayhem, destruction.
Yes, I love it!
Halloween Havoc. Yes!
[Vic] Davenport again…
just moving around,
and trying to move these tools around as well.
Who wants to inflict as much pain as you possibly can.
She loves to hurt others.
And I wonder, is hurting others distracting her
from her own issues that she's had?
She seems to blame everyone else. She seems to blame Gigi Dolin.
[Booker] Look, I don't think she's thinking about that.
[Vic] You talk about the ladder board.
[Booker] Oh! Wow!
That's hot. That's hot.
That's hot, Vic.
[Vic] What do you say, a little Cholula Green?
[Booker] Yes, indeed.
[Vic] Cover. Count!
[Booker] Wow!
[Vic] That shoulder up.
It was Davenport.
One more for good measure.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[Vic] NXT universe's feeding ideas
to Gigi Dolin.
[Gigi] Trash!
[Vic] When it comes down to Dolin, she said Davenport isn't more dangerous,
she gets more deceitful by each week.
[Booker] Like I said, I really think Gigi needed this.
She needed this match up.
[Vic] Having a little bit of fun is…
-[Vic] Oh! -[Booker] Oh, my god, man.
[Vic] We almost had another seat next to us, Book.
Look at that suplex.
Davenport. Will that be enough?
Into the cover.
No. Dolin able to kick out.
[Vic] You all right, Book?
[crowd chanting] This is awesome!
[Vic] Right now, after what we just witnessed,
they're coming a little bit closer…
[Booker] Wow, this is getting serious, man.
This is getting serious, Vic.
Did you see that chair shot?
[Vic] I saw it. We almost got hit with a chair.
And Davenport…
She didn't want the table earlier. Apparently, she didn't like that one.
But she's found one that she does like.
[Booker] Time to take it to another level. It's about to get extreme in this mud.
[Vic] You've got to remember, pinfall or submission
has to take place inside the ring.
But at this juncture, at this point, if the team may be setting in for Blair,
I don't think she gives a damn what happens in this moment.
She wants to hurt.
She wants to damage Gigi Dolin.
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
[Vic] …for the official in this match up.
[Booker] Blair Davenport is wound to go to eighth degree
to get a victory. It doesn't matter.
[Vic] And you've got to imagine with the lights being out,
a little extra dark in here.
Davenport took a little bit extra time, maybe too much time,
because Dolin back into the match up,
and again, tried to put her feet through the chest of Davenport.
[Booker] Payback right here, Vic. This is payback.
[Vic] This is everything Dolin has wanted for weeks.
Through the trash can.
Will it be enough in this Lights Out match?
Book, it's continuing,
as welts and bruises forming on the bodies of both these competitors.
[Booker] They're bringing it, Vic.
They're letting it all hang out.
Who's going to walk away the victor?
The thing is, you can win this match and still lose at the same time.
[Vic] Ah… Booker.
What are they doing?
They're getting a little too close.
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
[Vic] I just saw in Davenport's eyes, and she smiled…
a sinister look on the face of Blair Davenport.
Dolin fighting for her life.
Looking for that half and half, Davenport, falcon…
[Booker] Oh, wow!
[Vic] The falcon arrow through the table.
[crowd chanting] Holy shit!
[Vic] But she can only win the matchup…
But she can only win the match up, pinfall or submission inside the ring.
Davenport knows it.
Looking for that knockout blow.
One, two, three!
-[Vic] Light's out for Dolin. -[bell ringing]
-[Booker] What a match. -[Alicia] Here is your winner…
[Alicia] Blair Davenport.
[Booker] Wow.
[crowd booing]
[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] Getting over some of the destruction that we just witnessed here at ringside.
And this is a Lights Out match. We have to continue to roll on,
as we kind of digest what we just witnessed,
because still to come tonight our main event,
The NXT Women's Championship is on the line.
But next week, the NXT title will be on the line.
I talked to the challenger earlier.
Well, last night, I also had the chance to talk to the champion.
Ilja, thanks for taking time to join me.
I know you have a very busy schedule as champion.
And you've been champion now for just about a month.
What's it been like now, being the champion,
and no longer chasing that championship?
You know, Vic, I previously talked about how it was my destiny
to become the NXT Champion. And those weren't…
hollow words.
Since I was a child, life was a…
a struggle.
My family moved from Russia to Germany, and…
we had nothing.
I learned very fast that I can endure every pain
as long as it has a reason.
And this is exactly that…
that brought me here.
I'm very proud to be the NXT Champion.
I traveled home recently,
and my son was holding this title for the very first time.
And the look in his eyes…
he looked at me with pride in his father.
And this was the most excellent motivation
to carry on as a great champion.
You bring up this journey. So let's talk about the journey
that you're gonna be on over the next week or so.
You are gonna head to the main event
of Halloween Havoc, night two, against Carmelo Hayes.
What's the mindset for you now heading into this match up?
Because you're the champion now.
You are not the challenger against Carmelo Hayes.
Vic, only because I walk into Halloween Havoc as champion,
my attack doesn't change.
It might even…
intensify.
Because I understand the pain that it took me
to achieve this.
I recognize this will be another classic that I will bend…
but I won't break.
Carmelo Hayes will break exactly the same way he did,
and no mercy.
What are you going to have to do, maybe differently in this match up,
to retain your NXT Championship?
Vic, I don't understand the question, because I don't adjust to anyone.
My opponents adjust to me.
Carmelo Hayes will enter this fight as a desperate man,
desperate to regain this championship.
But I believe that Melo isn't fully focused on this title
like he used to be.
My mind has been on this championship for a very long time.
Carmelo can't say the same, and this will be his downfall.
The intangibles will be the deciding factor.
This represents 30 years of sacrifice,
and it's visible proof…
that I am unbesiegbar.
Look, I can feel your intensity from here.
Thank you for the time.
Good luck next week,
night two of Halloween Havoc in the main event.
I just got to say it's really been an honor
to be able to sit in the best seat in the house
and call your career since the beginning.
-Thank you, Vic. -Thank you.
Carmelo.
What the hell?
We've seen the cards.
All signs point to you.
All signs point to me winning back my NXT Championship, right?
No, not about the match.
About who attacked Trick.
You know I don't believe in it either, right?
Go mess with somebody else.
[Vic] Kelani Jordan advanced to the finals already tonight
in the NXT Women's Breakout Tournament.
Who will join her? We're gonna find out next
live on Halloween Havoc, night one.
Tiffany Stratton, last year you were in the finals
of the NXT Women's Breakout Tournament.
Well, tonight is the semifinals, where the winners will advance--
You're so right.
[unintelligible]
I like you so much better already.
But TBH, I really don't care who wins this tournament.
The only match I care about is Becky versus Lyra.
Because whoever wins the main event, after that, it's Tiffy time for everybody.
'Cause that Tiffy title is combing back to Tiffy me.
Ha, ha, very funny.
If I were you, I'd want to be me too as well.
But really, what you are doing?
Sarah, I deserve everything. And do you know why?
-Why? -'Cause I'm the center of the universe.
If that's the universe, that's me in the center.
The Tiffy center!
God, why am I so rich?
Did you know that?
Okay, please stop.
You can go now. Toodles.
[Vic] Imitation was the greatest form of flattery.
-[Booker] Who was Steffy? -[Vic] Huh?
[Vic] I'll explain it to you later. We have to focus on the semifinal match
between these two superstars.
Who will face Kelani Jordan?
[Booker] Oh, wow, beautiful.
Petrovic strikes first.
[Vic] You know, for Petrovic, she said she's focused.
She's gold blooded of sorts.
But you look at Lola Vice,
doesn't she have a slight advantage in this match up?
[Booker] You know, they always said, back in the day, it's martial arts with…
you know, big karate, any day of the week,
and it was proven in the exceptional, the UFC,
so let's see exactly how this thing plays out.
[Vic] Nice take down. The winner, of course, of this tournament,
is a championship contract, which is on the outside of the ring!
Into the cover to advance to the finals.
Vice able to kick out.
We speak of titles, the NXT Women's Championship coming up
in our main event here tonight.
Petrovic believes after her first-round win over Parker,
she's feeling the momentum building, and wants to turn it into a storm.
[Booker] This is not Jaida Parker right here, this is…
this is Lola Vice, somebody with a discipline.
[Vic] Same could be said for Vice who beat Palmer in round one,
and now Lola Vice starting to feel it.
And both these women, of course, studied this past Friday,
when I talked to [unintelligible]
They looked at the WWE Women's Championship match up
between Iyo Sky and Charlotte Flair. Speaks volumes, though, doesn't it?
For both competitors.
[Booker] Yes, it does. Let me tell you right now,
the take down right there by Lola Vice is everything,
and I'm talking about, this is gonna be a ground game,
a striking match. Who are you going to bet on, Vic?
Welcome to Vice City, baby!
[Vic] I don't bet, Booker, I sit here as we get a new cover for Lola Vice.
[Booker] I mean, you also are opinionated--
-[Vic] No, no, I-- -[Booker] Come on, man.
[Booker] You screw that up, you screw that interview up.
[Vic] That was the first… I didn't mean any disrespect
by what I asked him. He brought up the name Trick Williams.
I said I was done with it. He brought it back up.
And into another cover, and into another hooking leg,
and another near fall for Lola Vice.
[Booker] She is one step, maybe two steps ahead of Petrovic right now.
Lola has made some major moves to get played right here by Petrovic.
[Vic] You know, one thing we can't argue about though, Book,
and one thing that Vice doesn't lack is self-confidence.
[Booker] She's spicy, Vic. She's spicy.
You talked about that Cholula Green. And well, that Cholula Green,
you put it on everything, man.
[Vic] To Vice's credit, she's been willing to learn and train
with Elektra Lopez, who was here on the outside.
[Booker] I talked about the growth of Lola Vice,
she doesn't look like somebody who just--
Oh, wow. That back-kick looked deadly as well.
[Vic] Lola downplays Karmen's third-degree black belt.
That's kind of arrogant, isn't it, By Lola Vice?
It's now Petrovic, she's in control.
To talk down on someone's third-degree black belt.
[Booker] I mean, come on, Vic, who you got to be thinking about?
You'll be thinking about yourself or somebody else?
Both of these ladies are very, very capable.
That could be it.
[Vic] Into the cover to advance to the finals
to join Kelani Jordan.
[Booker] Capable of getting a big victory here tonight, man.
[Vic] Petrovic's looking around, she's got to now respond…
to what's going on. She's got to keep her foot on the gas.
Looking to fly, and did she ever!
-[Booker] That is beautiful. -[Vic laughs]
[Booker] This is about the Breakout Tournament winner.
Who's gonna pull it up?
[Vic] And it's about that championship contract as well.
You could almost feel the air drive out the lungs of Lola Vice
on that dive from Petrovic.
[Booker] But Petrovic can't win this match on the outside.
Here we go! Big shot!
[Vic] Buenas noches.
-[Vic] Cover. -[Booker] Good night!
Lola putting a vice grip on the semifinals.
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Lola Vice.
[Booker] Let me see it.
There it is, man. Spicy.
[Vic] Well, look, Petrovic went flying.
Said she had to risk it all. She certainly did that.
But then she might have waited on the outside a half second too long,
'cause the door opened and bam!
It was shut quickly by Lola Vice,
who with that kick punch her ticket to the finals.
And there is the championship contract.
And in a field that started with eight, we're down to the final two.
Who will earn the contract?
Who will be the next NXT Breakout superstar?
Find out next week. Halloween Havoc.
We did it! We did it!
-Let's go! -We really did it.
You know what that means, don't you?
-Oh, it means a whole lot of things. -Yes, it sure does.
Firstly, we have to start traveling with these things.
I can't be the only one thinking that that's gonna put me
over my carry on limit.
Oh, secondly, we're leaders now.
Yeah. Locker room's gonna be expecting a lot from us.
Mister Chase, we just went from boys to men.
Duke went from the MVP to bring back championship gold.
-I'm so proud of you! -Thank you, Thea.
I told you it was gonna be different this time, professor.
Now you finally know how good it feels to be a winner.
-It feels so good. -Winners. Yes, we're winners!
Chase U! Chase U!
I need you to file noise control people, noise control.
Well, hello, Chelsea.
Who cares? They just won the Tag Titles. What is it to you?
Who you're talking to, small fry?
No, who are you talking to?
Because you two don't even go here,
big fry.
Excuse me. I'm…
gonna lodge a formal complaint.
Why?
Because nobody speaks to one-half of the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions
like that!
-Where's Shawn Michaels' office? -Oh, we'll bring you there.
And while we're there, Thea and I are gonna ask for
a Tag Team Championship match against you two.
-Hell yeah we are. -Yeah.
It's about time you defended those titles.
Chase U, let's go.
We're out of here. See you, Chels.
-We're winners! -We did it, Duke, we did it!
[Vic] Or could we see more golden Chase U?
But now it's time for the biggest match in Lyra's career.
Can she defeat her idol? Can she win gold for the first time
or will Lynch prove to be the man once again?
Main event time! Women's title at Halloween Havoc.
Why you don't have 24/7 camera surveillance on the trophy?
[unintelligible]
Oh, my goodness, look at this.
-Zoom in, I can't see. -I knew it.
I told you he's a criminal. I told you this guy's a criminal.
A criminal. I told you.
You didn't listen to me.
[unintelligible]
-He's typing, he's typing. -What does he say?
If you want your cup back, come and get it.
What? Where?
Oh, no!
What? What's up?
I don't…
No, no, no, that's not me.
-It's not me. -You guys, you guys.
We're going.
[unintelligible]
What?
A man with a trick up his sleeve.
Oh, oh, real funny.
You and everybody else want to make jokes.
People talking about my best friend.
You should be talking about my focus.
I'm going into my match next week against Ilja Dragunov
and I'll be getting my NXT Championship back.
Look, all right, let's talk about what I wanna talk about.
All right?
Couple of weeks ago, you and I were the talk of this entire industry.
Right?
We both know we're gonna be fighting for this top spot for decades to come.
I've already proved I'll do anything to stay there.
And now, you've proved…
by taking out your best friend.
Bro, you know me by now.
You know I didn't do it.
Look, you didn't do it, you didn't do it.
You got to do what you got to do, right?
But I promise you…
if you bring that same Melo next week,
you'll get your NXT title back.
I'll put Stone in the hospital.
And then it's right back to this, my man.
Keep doing your thing, dog.
[Vic] Next week, it'll be Hayes, Dragunov, three, for the NXT title.
But also on night two of Halloween Havoc, Garza and Carrillo cost The Creeds
the championship opportunity.
Now they face The Brothers and their fears in a TLS, Tables, Ladders, Scares match
next week live.
And it's official. After weeks of Hard-Hitting Truths,
it's led to this showdown, as Nathan Frazer looks to put to rest
ghosts of Halloween past, and put an end to "Dirty" Dom.
North American Championship on the line next week in Halloween Havoc.
Speaking of championships. Hail and Jayne look to add gold
to their wardrobe.
And it is official as well, Chelsea Green and Piper Niven
will have to defend their WWE Woman's Tag Team title.
Can Chase U add more Tag Team gold on night two of Halloween Havoc?
Whoa, whoa! Booker!
-[Vic] It's Jade Cargill. -[Booker] Shucky Ducky…
[Booker] Quack Quack.
Oh, yes, man!
[Vic] Overlooking Halloween Havoc.
No surprise, because all eyes on our massive main event.
[dramatic music starts playing]
[Vic] Booker, here comes the challenger.
We know the admiration that Lyra has shown for Becky Lynch.
So the question I have is how does she put that all behind her tonight
to capture the women's title?
[Booker] I can tell you this. It's gonna be a test.
You know, because this right here [unintelligible]
This right here is a huge step up for Lyra Valkyria.
But I think she's ready for the moment.
[Vic] One thing I did notice on her way to the ring
was her body language, her eyes,
she's focus in this match.
She took a big breath to almost calm her nerves.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] NXT universe on their feet for this match up.
These two women cut their teeth in the same gym,
walked the same streets,
trained, sweat, bled on the same mat.
So the question, Booker, is Lyra ready for the big time?
[Booker laughs] We're about to find out. Both from that same club.
They both love competing, Vic, in the highest level,
and this right here, NXT Championship, this is it,
this is the highest level, man.
Man, I feel the energy.
[Vic] Hard not to.
With a standing ovation.
[Booker] Big shutout to my sister Billie Jean.
I know she's watching this match up, highly anticipated.
[bell ringing]
The following contest, scheduled for one fall,
is for the NXT Women's Championship!
Introducing first, the challenger…
Lyra Valkyria!
[crowd cheering]
And her opponent…
she is the NXT Women's Champion…
The Man,
Becky Lynch!
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Game Face is on tonight for champion and challenger.
[crowd chanting] Becky! Becky!
[Vic] It's the biggest match in the history of Ireland.
It's Lynch. It's Lyra.
It's for the NXT Women's Championship!
[Booker speaks indistinctly]
But tonight, Vic, this is a history-making moment.
To be able to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer.
Oh, yes, man.
[Vic] Lyra told our digital team she has been grinding all these years
just to be worthy of share a ring with Becky Lynch,
looking for that knockout blow quickly…
but to prove she can be better than Becky.
Main event on Halloween Havoc.
[Vic] Becky Lynch into the cover to retain the title.
Hook on the leg and a kick out. Lyra Valkyria able to power through.
NXT Women's Championship on the line.
Lynch the champion.
Lyra the challenger.
And you just have to imagine, Booker, following in the footsteps
of someone like Lyra, who's gonna be in that Mount Rushmore conversation.
Lyra is tired of talk from the media, tired of the talk from the fans,
more importantly, probably just tired of the talk from people
in the neighborhood.
[Booker] Like you said, coming from that same [unintelligible]
[Booker speaks indistinctly]
That right there, Vic, it's the ultimate motivator
in my estimations.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Lyra! Let's go, Becky!
[Vic] Unbelievable atmosphere here at Halloween Havoc.
A high cross body, and into another…
There is The Man being The Man.
-[Vic] Oh! Big elbow. -[Booker] It's next level right there.
That was a… next level… it's level to this game.
[Vic] Another cross body. No…
Anything you can do, I can do better.
And now Lyra trying to pick up the pace in this match up.
Both had the same idea.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Both champion and challenger.
You know, Booker, this is a live look right now
at The Taps bar in the United Kingdom.
They're on the edge of their seats for this main event.
[crowd chanting] NXT! NXT!
[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] I can't get over the atmosphere. It has been night one of Halloween Havoc.
It is the big time. It's the main event. It's for the NXT women's title.
Lyra Valkyria challenging Becky Lynch.
We have to remember Lyra won a Triple Threat Match
to earn this opportunity.
But you go back to Becky Lynch. She's sworn to defend this title
against anyone, anywhere.
[Vic speaks indistinctly]
Tegan Nox, Natalya…
[Vic speaks indistinctly]
She's lived up to her worth.
[Booker] She's tested all of these ladies here in NXT.
But at the same time, Vic, she's pushing herself to that limit.
You got to know you can still do it all the time.
That's what this is about. Oh, wait a… Whoa!
[Vic] Lyra looking for that northern lights suplex.
[Booker] Big shot.
[Vic] Nice combination offense. Big roundhouse.
Another combination. And look at the strikes from Lyra.
Lyra coming right back in…
Oh!
Both these women have giant chips on their shoulders.
[Booker] Becky Lynch's got a boulder on her shoulders.
[Booker speaks indistintly]
Valkyria has been preparing for this moment her whole life, Vic.
This is a moment that you cannot let slip away.
[Vic] Finally hitting that northern lights suplex with a bridge.
-[Vic] Not enough. -[Booker] Wow, so close.
[Vic] As we mention, those chips.
For Lynch it's simple, she wants to be the best.
For Lyra, she wants to show she belongs.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Becky! Let's go, Lyra!
[Vic] Booker, it is a fifty-fifty split.
And some, among the NXT universe, haven't even sat down yet.
[Booker] You got to understand that Lyra has been studying Becky Lynch.
I mean, the study sessions going all night long.
She's ready for this, Vic, she's prepared.
Preparation is the only luck in this business.
[Vic] We've seen combination offense from the challenger.
Now we just saw from the champion.
And Lynch waiting for that leg drop. No one home.
You just mentioned both these superstars being familiar with the other.
Lyra, obviously, having that one scoured. And I got to ask…
Wait a minute. Lynch now.
Able to roll through, 'cause Lyra rolled in it.
But now it's Lyra risking it all.
And at this juncture in the match, we talked about the biggest hurdle
being that internal struggle.
I think Lyra's composed herself, as we're starting to get into deep waters.
[Booker] That's what this thing is all about.
Lyra Valkyria's put herself in a great, great position to actually do that.
[Vic] Both these superstars on the outside,
but the only way for Lyra to win the championship
it's pinfall or submission inside the ring.
But take a look at these two feet right to the… Bam!
Right to the face.
Dropping Lynch.
Lynch showing the heart of a champion, right back into the match up.
Just got caught in a counter by the challenger.
You know, also for Lyra, she can prove the Women's World Champion,
Rhea Ripley.
Rhea gave Lyra that stamp of approval, and I'm sure for Ripley,
she'd would love to see Lynch knock down a few pegs…
-[Vic] What's on the mind of Lyra? -[Booker] Oh, Vic, this is big.
Right here, she's gonna land it.
-[Booker] Oh, wow! -[Vic] Big leg drop.
[Vic] Title's on the line. Do we have a new champion?
And Lynch kicking out at two and a half.
[Booker] I don't know the…
but what a shot, Vic, what a huge shot.
[Vic] Take a look one more time. You mentioned it,
just take a look, and bam!
Perfectly placed to the back of the neck.
It was not enough to secure the NXT Women's Championship.
But again, a live look. Everyone on the edge of their seats
at The Taps Bar in the United Kingdom.
Everyone on the edge of their seats here tonight.
[Booker speaks indistinctly]
She's got something, there's something special about this one.
[crowd chanting] This is awesome!
[Vic] On, nice counter by Lyra.
And you mentioned… Looking for the manhandle slam.
Countered by Valkyria. Valkyria's desperately
trying to free herself.
Able to roll through, lands on her feet. [unintelligible]
…rocking the champion.
[Booker] That's what I'm talking about, those study sessions right there, Vic.
That's all nightly night study sessions.
[Vic] Lyra again one step ahead of the champ.
It was Lynch who said she wants to face the best.
She wants to open new doors. Missile dropkick connects!
She wants to find someone who is as driven as her.
Is it Valkyria?
Another… another near fall.
[Booker] This is it, man. This is it.
[Vic] It's the main event. Night one at Halloween Havoc.
We've got to look for, though, to next Tuesday.
Stratton, Henley. That match has just been made official
for next Tuesday night.
Not to mention the finals of the NXT Women's Breakout Tournament.
Who will be the next Breakout star?
And now is Lynch looking for the disarmer!
Nice counter by Lyra. Rolls up Lynch.
Shoulder down. Near fall again.
Right back in goes Lynch again looking for the disarmer,
and somehow, Lyra Valkyria has had an answer
for everything Lynch has thrown at her.
[Booker] She's ready for this moment.
[Vic] Another one… Almost a modified stunner.
Title's on the line.
No, again!
Challenger kicking out.
Wow.
Take another look.
Again, Becky Lynch continuing to evolve her game
here in the WWE.
[Booker] You've got to understand, Lyra Valkyria, she worked her butt off
to get to this position right here, to take on The Man, Becky Lynch.
And she's, she's about to…
Whoa! Whoa!
[Vic] Shoulders down. Lynch shifts her weight.
-[Vic] Shoulders down. Another near fall. -[Booker] So close, Vic.
[Vic] Back and forth. And now looking for…
maybe a DDT, instead just tossing. Looking for an arm lock.
Trying to make Lyra tap.
[Booker] Becky Lynch is taking Lyra in those deep waters.
She's about to drown and…
[Vic] Valkyria! Shoulders down, shoulders down.
And look at Lynch, the veteran, holding Lyra down, has her arm extended.
Hyper extending that left elbow. Is Valkyria gonna tap?
[Booker] This is a place Valkyria has never been before.
[Booker speaks indistinctly]
[Vic] What do you mean? She's succeeding.
Counter. Shoulders down. A modified…
[Booker] How did she come out of that?
[Vic] Lyra staying right on top. And now, talking about submissions,
she's got the champion wrapped.
[Booker] Lyra Valkyria trying to tap out Becky Lynch.
That's not gonna work, you've got to separate her from…
Wait. Wow!
[Vic] Both these superstar who know each other so well.
It was Becky Lynch who warned Lyra, "If you come after me,
if you come after this title, you better bring it
like your life depends on it".
Cover, and another kick out!
[Booker] That was almost a knockout shot right there by Valkyria.
-[Booker] Wow, Vic! -[Vic speaks indistinctly]
[Booker] Man, I just…
Man, come on!
[Vic] Take another look. The high-angle landing, bam!
Almost a modified brain buster.
Not enough though.
[Booker] Becky Lynch to her limit tonight.
[Vic] To the top rope.
Looking to fly, and nobody home.
Lynch able to move, and now is Lynch locking in the disarmer,
center of the ring.
And you got to imagine, the wear and tear on Lyra.
[Booker] The agony, the anguish right here.
[Vic] Is Valkyria gonna tap?
Is she gonna tap out? Is she gonna quit on her dreams?
Is she gonna quit on her dreams tonight?
-[Vic] Trying everything… -[Booker] Oh, yes!
[unintelligible]
[Booker] What a match up, Vic, what a night.
What a fight.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Lyra! Let's go, Becky!
[Vic] Lyra standing still and just getting dropped right now…
by the warrior that is Becky Lynch, who just got caught…
Sit down power bomb.
-[Vice] Into the cover. -[crowd] One, two…
[Vic] And Lynch continuing to fight.
Continuing to push.
Just got that right shoulder up. And I thought for a half a second…
-[crowd chanting] NXT! -[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] As both these superstars try to refocus on this match up,
try to retool, try to re-energize.
Because the NXT Women's Championship is on the line.
I thought for a moment that Valkyria was trying to find her spacing,
find where she was at the ring. Lynch realized it, charged in,
but it was Lyra who caught Lynch with that power bomb,
and now is Lyra looking for an exclamation point.
[Booker] Not just that. She is looking for that second wind, Vic.
Like I said, we're in the deep waters right now.
Becky Lynch knows all about this position.
[Vic] She's been here before.
This one has let her to win a Women's Royal Rumble.
This one has led her to multiple Women's Championships,
not to mention, winning the first-ever all-women Wrestle Mania main event.
And Lynch, who brought the NXT Women's title to the big time!
A superplex, rolls through.
Lynch follows that DDT, spiking Valkyria,
to retain that title for one more week.
-[Vic] No! -[Booker] Wow!
[Booker] How does she do it, Vic?
[Vic] Lynch is in disbelief.
[Booker] That DDT was gnarly, man.
[Vic] And now, look at Lynch.
And we haven't seen Lynch with this sort of rage
since winning the NXT Women's title.
[Booker] That's frustration, and I don't like that.
She needs to calm down. You need to calm yourself just a bit.
[Vic] Lynch feeding off the energy of the NXT universe.
Going to the top rope herself.
Taking a little bit too much time. And Book, you brought up,
second wind at this juncture?
Both these superstars have found their third, their fourth,
maybe even their fifth wind, because this has been a fight.
[Booker] It's about adrenaline right now. Who's gonna have that adrenaline rush,
that last-ditch effort? That's what it's all about.
-[Vic] Bam! Spinning kick! -[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] We've seen Lyra win with that in the past.
To do it again? And…
[Booker] It's demoralizing right there, Vic.
Just knowing that you just hit her with your biggest shot.
That takes a whole lot out of the psyche of one.
[crowd chanting] This is awesome!
[Vic] But what do you do, Booker?
[crowd chanting] This is awesome!
[Vic] But what do you do, Booker, when you land your best shot?
How do you go to that next play?
You've used them all.
That's what Valkyria's got to figure out in real-time,
as she gets flipped inside out.
Coming right in is Lynch!
-[Vic] Manhandle slam! -[Booker] That's what separates the men…
from the boys, Vic. Oh, yes!
-[Vic] No! -[Booker] What? Oh, no.
[Booker] You've got to be kidding me.
[Vic] And now Becky…
She just delivered her best shot.
[Booker] Wow.
I'm speechless, man.
[Vic] Manhandle slam. Almost out of her [unintelligible]
[crowd chanting] Holy shit!
[Vic] I don't know if you noticed, but Lyra looked at the official
and put up two.
She's not even sure what the count was. She may not even be with it.
Becky Lynch could be one more move away from retaining this title.
But look at Lyra starting to fight., continuing to push,
continuing to look for that knock-out blow. Missed.
Lynch. Manhandle slam. Countered by Lyra.
Rolls through, hooks the leg.
-[Vic] Lyra did it! She did it! -[bell ringing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner,
and new NXT Women's Champion,
Lyra Valkyria!
[Vic] Oh, my god.
What a moment here at Halloween Havoc.
Going back to some of this action.
These two, who knew each other so very well,
delivered the best shots they had.
First the roundhouse kick, that's been heard around the world,
couldn't keep Becky Lynch down.
Lynch would continue to fight through with snap, crackle, and drop.
Lyra Valkyria with that patented manhandle slam.
And Lynch, with everything she's done in her career,
was in disbelief.
But in the closing moments, Lyra was able to keep herself composed
against her idol, against her hero.
Hooks the leg…
and wins the NXT Women's title.
As there is The Taps bar in the UK.
Standing ovation both these women.
[dramatic music playing]
[Vic] Many emotions flowing through the mind and the soul of a man.
As Lynch returned to NXT to find a person that could match her will
could match her desire and her passion.
And on this night, Lyra Valkyria had it and just a bit more.
What a show of respect from Lynch to Valkyria.
What a moment for Lyra Valkyria.
For her family back at home.
That she's achieved a dream.
A moment that'll be etched in the history of this brand…
as the Women's division now soars with Lyra Valkyria.
Subtitles: Camila Hernandez soars with Lyra Valkyria.