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[theme music playing]

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[Cena] Then…

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-[Ric Flair] Whoo!
-[The Rock] If you smell…

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[Cena] …now…

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[Roman Reigns] Acknowledge me.

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-[Lemmy] The King of Kings.
-[John Cena] You can't see me.

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[narrator] …forever.

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Together.

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[audience cheering and applauding]

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[Vic] No love being shown
by some on this brand

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as we inch closer to our next premium
live event Vengeance Day

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two weeks from Sunday.

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Welcome to NXT.

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-[audience] Whoop That Trick!
-[Booker] What?

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-[audience] Whoop That Trick!
-[Booker] What?

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-[audience] Whoop That Trick!
-[Booker] Yeah.

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-[bell rings]
-[Booker] Oh, man.

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[Alicia] The following contest
is a first round match

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in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

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Introducing first,

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the team of Trick Williams
and Carmelo Hayes.

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-[audience] Whoop That Trick!
-[Booker] Uh-huh.

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-[audience] Whoop That Trick!
-[Booker] Oh, yeah, man.

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-[audience] Whoop That Trick!
-[Booker] Oh, yeah, man.

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Oh, it's about to get crunk in here, Vic.

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-[audience] Whoop That Trick!
-[Booker] That's Trick.

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[audience cheering]

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[Booker]
Come on, man. I'm trying to vibe here.

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-[Vic] You don't vibe with Carmelo?
-[Booker] [inaudible]. All right.

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It ain't got the right vibe
or the right beat, all right.

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[Vic] Well…

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How about this beat?
Does this do anything for you, Book?

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♪ I'm far from a rookie
I'm far from a rookie ♪

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♪ You can never overlook me ♪

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[Alicia] And the opponents,

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the team of Malik Blade and Edris Enofe.

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[Vic] Your silence was deafening.

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But we can say when you take a look
at Enofe, take a look at Blade,

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they wore that Dusty Rhodes-inspired
polka dots for tonight.

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A first round matchup
in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

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Why has it been so tough for this duo,

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for lack of a better phrase,
to breakthrough?

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[Booker] Uh, they got
a lot of learning curves in front of them.

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Making the right moves at the right time
[inaudible],

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I think that's gonna be the thing
for Enofe and Blade. Oh, yes.

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[Vic] Taking on a duo in Trick Williams,
Carmelo Hayes.

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Nice show of sportsmanship early

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and I wanna get this out of the way,
Booker.

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Are Trick and Melo on the same page?
It's a fair question.

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Are they on the same page
heading into tonight?

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[Booker] We're going to find out.

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By the end of this match,
your questions will be answered.

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This thing is great, Vic. This is gonna be
like a track meet right here.

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This is like 100 yards, 100-meter dash,
man.

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[Vic] Now we see Carmelo Hayes
starting things off,

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good to see Hayes in action here tonight,
right back in.

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He started things off with Blade.

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And that pace has been quickening
since the beginning.

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-[Vic] And take a look at these two teams.
-[Booker] Wow.

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[Vic] In a bit of a stalemate here
early on!

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[Booker] [inaudible].

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[Vic] I want to focus on Trick Williams.

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I want to focus on Carmelo Hayes
here again

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for a second in the early portion
of this match up.

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Did this tournament come at the right time
for these two superstars?

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[Booker] Yeah, I think so, Vic.
But the thing is, both of these young men…

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Oh. Oh, wait a minute.

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Carmelo and Trick Williams,
both of these guys, [inaudible].

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This Tag Team Championship,
the tag team tournament,

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definitely could put these guys
in the right place at the right time.

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[Vic] I wanna capitalize on that as well.
Nice dropkick from Trick Williams.

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[Booker] A beautiful standing dropkick
right there, Vic.

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[Vic] But as you take a look around,
you see the NXT,

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and if you don't think deep down,

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there are harbored feelings
between Trick and Melo.

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[Booker] You know, Vic… Wait a minute.
The people [inaudible], I am too.

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[Vic] Take another look.
Talking about feelings.

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Right there on the jaw.

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[Booker] Beautiful.
Talking about hard work, feelings, Vic.

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Let me tell you right now.
There's gotta be a bit of animosity.

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Everybody right now
is talking about Trick.

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Everybody is Whoop That Trick right now.

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And look at this young man.
Look at him go.

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[Vic] Trick right now whooping
both Blade and Enofe. Tagging in.

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Hayes is legal. Hayes looking down.

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And, whoa.
Hayes looking for Nothing But Net.

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But instead gets dropped,
gets caught one more time by Malik Blade.

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And Blade, Enofe desperately
need a victory in their own mind,

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you'd have to think.

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[Booker] Oh. Wait a minute. Vic, Vic,
I'm beginning to like Malik Blade

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because that right there was something
a little bit different from this tag team.

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[Vic] Yeah, tag was made quickly.
Enofe coming in too.

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And look, Blade and Enofe

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have been overlooked
in some regards here in NXT.

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[Booker] No, no, they haven't.
Like I say, these guys like to party.

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They like to have a lot of fun.
And I always say, Vic, no plan, no jiving.

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It's got to be all business. And tonight,
Dusty Classic, you better be ready, son.

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[Vic] It's a huge night here on NXT.

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Not just
the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

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Tonight in our main event
a No. 1 Contender Battle Royal.

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We will determine who is next in line
to challenge Lyra Valkyria

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for the NXT Women's Championship.

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And then our final first round matchup
in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

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By the end of the night, Book,
the semifinals will be set.

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And right now it is Williams. It is Hayes.

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They are rolling
here in this first round matchup.

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Big splash. Into the cover.

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Hook of the leg to advance
and kicking out.

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[Booker] No, Vic, you asked a question.
Are these two on the same page?

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Looking at them right now, man,
they look like they are totally in sync.

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I'm talking about working
as a well-oiled machine, man.

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[Vic]
That's part of the game for these two

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because there's been a lot of questions.

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Look, we still don't know
who attacked Trick Williams months ago.

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There's Blade right now not worried
about who attacked Trick Williams.

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Trying to find a tag.
Negotiates his way to his partner.

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And now Blade and Enofe
turning things around

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here on Trick Williams.

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Up and over.
Effective offense from these two.

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[Booker] I like Blade and Enofe
right now with the moment.

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I think they just need to slow down.
[inaudible] a little bit, Vic.

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They get a little bit overanxious,
maybe a little overzealous.

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You don't want to do that
with these guys right here, man.

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Oh! See that?
That's what I'm talking about.

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[Vic] You know, who had the worst of wear,

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and it's Trick Williams
who comes out on top.

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This is a very unique first round matchup,
the third one we've seen.

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When you take a look
at all four of the competitors.

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[Booker] Well, because Trick Williams
and Carmelo Hayes

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was once a time in the same place
as Blade and Enofe.

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Trying to move up at that ladder.
And like them, Blade and Enofe,

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they're looking, for what I call, Vic,
a moment.

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That's all they need to turn everything
around for these guys.

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-Oh! Oh!
-[Vic] Oh!

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Incoming!

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[Booker] What the heck?

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[Vic] Blade and Enofe
turning things around.

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Who's punching their ticket to the semis
in the Dusty Cup?

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[Vic] As you witnessed
throughout that commercial break,

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this has been a highly contested
first round matchup

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between these two teams
in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

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[Booker] Highly contested, Vic,
and I'll tell you right now,

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one of these teams may emerge
to be the victor in this Dusty Classic,

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because right now this thing has been
hot and heavy from the outset, man.

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[Vic] Of course, the Dusty Cup finals
at Vengeance Day,

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Sunday, February the 4th,
Clarksville, Tennessee.

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Tickets on sale now at ticketmaster.com.
Winner gets a tag team title opportunity.

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Of course, the Don, the Underboss,
currently holding on to the tag team gold.

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Braun, Corbin, Axiom, Frazer,
they're in the semifinals.

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Which one of these two teams
punched their ticket,

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Enofe and Blade half second away
from making it to the next round?

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[Booker] I can tell you,
this is a different Blade

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and Enofe here tonight.

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I think they know how important
this one match is

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to punch their ticket
in this Dusty Classic.

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They can be like the Texans, man.

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[Vic] Don't start throwing cheap shots
at the desk at this moment, Book.

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What I wanted to ask you to get my mind
back on this matchup,

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is this the side of Blade and Enofe
that you've been waiting to see

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for several months here in NXT?

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[Booker] Oh, since day one. The thing is
it's almost like that lightbulb moment.

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Sooner or later, you're gonna figure out,
you're gonna say,

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oh, this is what we need to do
to get to the top of that ladder,

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that top rung.

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Oh, yeah, but here comes Trick Williams.

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[Vic]
And there's the tag, as you mentioned.

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And look, when it comes to superstars
climbing the rung to that next level,

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Trick Williams is the definition of,
as you would say, that man.

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[Booker] No, no, no, this kid is special.
He's special.

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I mean, since day one, Trick Williams,
there's something about that man.

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Oh, Shucky duckey quack quack.
That is, that is the death.

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[Vic] Listen to the NXT universe,

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this goes back
to what I asked you at the start.

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Trick Williams is outshining Carmelo Hayes
in some aspects.

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-[Booker] You know what?
-[Vic] Listen, listen.

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[audience chanting] Whoop that Trick!
Whoop that Trick!

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[Booker] I'm not gonna disagree with you,
Vic, for the first time.

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Oh, my God. What was that?

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[Vic] It was almost… the way…

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that Hayes and Williams
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but just enough to continue this matchup
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as Blade picking up speed, coming in.
Oh, my word!

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[Booker] Oh. Give it up for Malik Blade.

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[Vic] Oh, neckbreaker!

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[Booker] [inaudible] right there.

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[Vic] Enofe catching Williams.

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Williams, belly-to-back suplex. He's out.

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-[Booker] Vic.
-[Vic] Blade's climbing.

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-[Booker] Are we gonna see it?
-[Vic] Blade's looking down.

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[Vic] Blade's looking to fly.
Bam! Big elbow.

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[Booker] Precision elbow to the heart.

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[Vic] Is it enough? Williams kicking out.

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Keeping the hopes
of Williams and Hayes alive.

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[Booker] Wow.

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[audience chanting] NXT!

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[Vic] Take another look. First, it was…

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I don't know where the hell
Blade pulled that out of.

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Fouled it up by, as you call this,

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picture-perfect elbow drop,
but back to live action.

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Again, it's Trick Williams
trying to take out both, blind tag.

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Carmelo Hayes now legal.
Hayes looking to springboard into action.

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[Booker] Yeah, shotty shot right there.
Vic, did not miss,

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but right there got caught on the rebound.

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[Vic] Spinebuster drops Hayes.
Enofe now to the top.

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Perched high. Frog splash!

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[Booker]
This is it. This is it, Vic. This is it.

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[Vic] Williams again
just able to break things up.

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[Booker] In the nick of time, man.

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[Vic] What a way to kick off NXT.
A big right hand!

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-[Booker] Oh, Enofe got caught.
-[Vic] Enofe may be out.

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[Vic] Speaking of getting caught,
Blade gets caught.

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-[Vic] Tag. Trick's legal.
-[Booker] Look at the knees.

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[Vic] Williams jumping in
with that flash knee. Into the cover.

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-Trick, Hayes advance to the semifinals.
-[bell rings]

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[Alicia] Here are your winners,

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team of Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams.

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[Booker] Yeah. Uh-huh. I like it.
Oh, yeah, man.

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[Vic] Well, there was a lot to like
in this match for both teams,

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including Enofe and Blade

220
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who took their game
to a new level here tonight,

221
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as close as it would get
for Enofe and Blade.

222
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Carmelo Hayes, the former NXT Champion,

223
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former North American Champion,
a man who has done it all,

224
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tagged in the hottest man in NXT today,
Trick Williams.

225
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Williams, Hayes to the semifinals

226
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as we take a look at an updated
Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic bracket.

227
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The third team is in.
Who will be that final team to advance?

228
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Our final first round matchup
takes place later tonight.

229
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But there you are looking
at the first team to advance tonight

230
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to the semifinals.

231
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But who will be the No. 1 Contender
by the end of the night

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for the NXT Women's Championship?

233
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[indistinct chatter]

234
00:12:22,908 --> 00:12:25,845
Fallon Henley,
tonight you're one of 20 women

235
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vying to win the Battle Royal
to become the No. 1 Contender

236
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for Lyra Valkyria's championship.
So how are you gonna get it done?

237
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Listen, Kelly,
I had a lot of fun last week.

238
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I think everybody enjoyed it.

239
00:12:36,856 --> 00:12:38,724
But tonight, it is down to brass tacks

240
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because I've never had
an NXT Women's Championship match before.

241
00:12:42,261 --> 00:12:46,098
And to get to Vengeance Day,
I have to go through 19 other women.

242
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It is gonna be chaos, utter chaos.

243
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But I am down for it all
because it's WrestleMania season,

244
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it's Stand & Deliver season,
and it's time to show everybody

245
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exactly why I am the top shelf of NXT.

246
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So I'm putting on my work boots
and I am making it to the final four.

247
00:13:02,948 --> 00:13:06,786
Because when it comes down to four women,
I have three words.

248
00:13:06,852 --> 00:13:08,587
Yee-haw, bitch.

249
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[audience cheering]

250
00:13:12,691 --> 00:13:15,528
[intense music playing]

251
00:13:15,594 --> 00:13:18,764
[Vic] We are set
for the North American Championship

252
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to be decided.

253
00:13:21,133 --> 00:13:23,803
Dragon Lee, is this enough? Cover.

254
00:13:23,869 --> 00:13:26,472
Yes! We got a new champion!

255
00:13:26,539 --> 00:13:30,476
Dragon Lee has dethroned Dirty Dom.

256
00:13:31,744 --> 00:13:33,813
To win my first championship in WWE…

257
00:13:36,115 --> 00:13:37,116
it's incredible.

258
00:13:37,183 --> 00:13:40,052
[man 1] Dragon Lee is back on SmackDown
and he's rocking the gold.

259
00:13:40,119 --> 00:13:42,955
I'm going to defend this title
as much as possible.

260
00:13:43,022 --> 00:13:46,458
[Vic] The gravity-defying Dragon Lee
has been a fighting champion

261
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since dethroning Dirty Dom.

262
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Dragon Lee retains!

263
00:13:49,695 --> 00:13:51,630
Desafio universal.

264
00:13:52,631 --> 00:13:55,234
[Lexis] You don't have to go out there
and wait for a challenger.

265
00:13:55,301 --> 00:13:58,704
All you got to do… is sign.

266
00:13:59,171 --> 00:14:04,710
You're looking at the next
North American Champion Lexis King.

267
00:14:07,346 --> 00:14:10,149
-[Vic] Oh, boom.
-[Booker] Oh, yeah.

268
00:14:10,216 --> 00:14:12,885
-[Vic] And Lee retains tonight.
-[bell rings]

269
00:14:14,420 --> 00:14:17,590
-That match is the main event tonight?
-Yeah.

270
00:14:21,026 --> 00:14:23,095
-[Booker] Oba Femi.
-[Vic] With an official.

271
00:14:23,162 --> 00:14:28,167
[Alicia] Oba Femi is executing
his Breakout Tournament contract.

272
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[Vic] There's no way Dragon Lee was ready.

273
00:14:31,036 --> 00:14:31,937
[Booker] Oh, my God.

274
00:14:32,004 --> 00:14:36,308
[Vic] Title's on the line.
Oba Femi has shocked us all!

275
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From Breakout star to champion.

276
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[Vic] The imposing, the powerful,
the new North American Champion is here.

277
00:14:52,091 --> 00:14:56,095
We hear from Oba Femi live next.

278
00:14:58,831 --> 00:15:02,001
I can't wait to kick Lyra
and her creepy friend in the throat.

279
00:15:02,067 --> 00:15:03,569
You're gonna beat Lyra in our tag match.

280
00:15:03,636 --> 00:15:06,972
We're gonna walk out to that Battle Royal
as an unstoppable force.

281
00:15:07,039 --> 00:15:08,374
-And I'm gonna win.
-Love it.

282
00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:11,243
And then that makes that Vengeance Day
a Triple Threat match.

283
00:15:11,310 --> 00:15:13,779
And that NXT Women's Title,
that's coming home to us.

284
00:15:13,846 --> 00:15:14,947
-Us?
-Yeah.

285
00:15:15,014 --> 00:15:16,548
I like the way you think.

286
00:15:18,183 --> 00:15:21,453
Oh, but you two won't be winning tonight.

287
00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:25,591
Then I'm gonna vanquish 19 other women
in that Battle Royal,

288
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just so Lyra
doesn't have to defend her title.

289
00:15:29,428 --> 00:15:33,432
Because no one goes near my champion.

290
00:15:35,100 --> 00:15:36,502
See you two creeps later.

291
00:15:37,436 --> 00:15:40,906
-That was so weird. Let's get out of here.
-[speaking Spanish]

292
00:15:41,373 --> 00:15:44,843
[Vic] Tag team action
still to come tonight on NXT.

293
00:15:44,910 --> 00:15:47,379
["Hands Of Fate" playing]

294
00:16:05,364 --> 00:16:07,099
[Alicia] Please welcome

295
00:16:07,166 --> 00:16:14,039
the new NXT North American Champion,

296
00:16:14,106 --> 00:16:16,442
Oba Femi!

297
00:16:16,508 --> 00:16:19,244
[Vic] Look, I know you got a lot to say
about this superstar,

298
00:16:19,311 --> 00:16:22,314
but I want to get one big fact out there.

299
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Oba Femi is the first NIL athlete
to win a championship in the WWE.

300
00:16:28,854 --> 00:16:32,324
This is a man who was molded from clay,
no prior experience,

301
00:16:32,391 --> 00:16:36,462
and he's coming in five short
NXT televised matches and has dominated.

302
00:16:36,528 --> 00:16:39,865
[Booker] There's something about that man,
Oba Femi.

303
00:16:39,932 --> 00:16:42,334
You can tell by the way he walks.

304
00:16:42,401 --> 00:16:49,141
Vic, that man, Oba Femi, he's a monster.
Oh, yes!

305
00:16:49,208 --> 00:16:50,743
[audience whooping]

306
00:16:58,384 --> 00:17:03,055
I know many of you are surprised
to see me as the North American Champion.

307
00:17:03,122 --> 00:17:06,458
[audience applauding]

308
00:17:06,525 --> 00:17:11,030
But the truth is,
this prophecy has been long foretold.

309
00:17:11,897 --> 00:17:15,167
There was going to be the juggernaut
drenched in gold.

310
00:17:15,234 --> 00:17:17,336
[audience cheering]

311
00:17:17,403 --> 00:17:18,570
Yeah.

312
00:17:20,305 --> 00:17:24,977
As soon as I was born, it was already said
that I was going to be omnipotent.

313
00:17:25,043 --> 00:17:27,846
The biggest, the strongest, the fastest.

314
00:17:27,913 --> 00:17:30,916
The one who stands tall
above everyone else.

315
00:17:32,584 --> 00:17:36,522
The embodiment of olorigu.

316
00:17:36,588 --> 00:17:39,858
That means war leader.

317
00:17:40,592 --> 00:17:41,860
Yeah.

318
00:17:42,494 --> 00:17:48,333
And I've been tested.
I was tested as a young Nigerian prince.

319
00:17:50,469 --> 00:17:52,471
And I destroyed my opposition.

320
00:17:53,405 --> 00:17:55,340
I was tested in the NCAA.

321
00:17:55,407 --> 00:17:57,009
[audience whooping]

322
00:17:57,076 --> 00:18:02,281
[audience cheering and applauding]

323
00:18:08,153 --> 00:18:12,758
And as a D1 athlete,
I made that world my own…

324
00:18:12,825 --> 00:18:14,159
-[laughs]
-[audience whooping]

325
00:18:14,226 --> 00:18:18,497
…by winning title after title,
championship after championship.

326
00:18:18,564 --> 00:18:19,765
[audience whooping]

327
00:18:19,832 --> 00:18:26,572
And now that I'm here in NXT,
the goal is still the same. Yeah.

328
00:18:27,673 --> 00:18:28,941
I've already made my mark

329
00:18:29,007 --> 00:18:31,510
by dropping three men
in the Breakout championship.

330
00:18:31,577 --> 00:18:32,911
[audience whooping]

331
00:18:32,978 --> 00:18:34,980
I dropped Dragon Lee last week.

332
00:18:35,047 --> 00:18:36,682
[audience whooping]

333
00:18:36,748 --> 00:18:38,350
And now with this title…

334
00:18:39,885 --> 00:18:43,689
I've my divine right
to rule over all of you.

335
00:18:43,755 --> 00:18:45,090
[audience whooping]

336
00:18:45,157 --> 00:18:49,328
And I will crush to dust every man
that stands in my way…

337
00:18:49,394 --> 00:18:50,262
[audience whooping]

338
00:18:50,329 --> 00:18:53,265
…because I am bought by destiny.

339
00:18:53,966 --> 00:18:56,969
-♪ Have you walking through flames ♪
-♪ Burn it up ♪

340
00:18:57,035 --> 00:18:59,972
-♪ Feel my struggle and my pain ♪
-♪ Turn it up ♪

341
00:19:00,038 --> 00:19:02,975
-♪ To the top I elevate ♪
-♪ Straight to the top now ♪

342
00:19:03,041 --> 00:19:05,344
♪ Let the Dragon fire rain ♪

343
00:19:05,410 --> 00:19:07,613
Oba, Oba, Oba.

344
00:19:07,679 --> 00:19:09,948
Que pasa? You know…

345
00:19:12,518 --> 00:19:15,487
I can be mad
after what happened last week.

346
00:19:15,554 --> 00:19:16,889
You are hungry.

347
00:19:17,589 --> 00:19:21,660
You took your moment…
and you got in there.

348
00:19:22,828 --> 00:19:26,565
[audience applauding]

349
00:19:28,433 --> 00:19:29,601
But, you know…

350
00:19:31,770 --> 00:19:34,940
I don't think anyone in NXT history

351
00:19:35,007 --> 00:19:39,278
has made an impact as fast as you.

352
00:19:39,344 --> 00:19:42,481
[audience applauding]

353
00:19:42,548 --> 00:19:46,585
And holding that championship
is significant.

354
00:19:46,652 --> 00:19:50,789
That title represents opportunity.

355
00:19:52,691 --> 00:19:54,626
Now you are the man holding it.

356
00:19:55,427 --> 00:20:00,966
And I hope you can give to others
what I gave to you.

357
00:20:01,033 --> 00:20:03,869
What Wes Lee give.

358
00:20:05,571 --> 00:20:07,906
Did what I, before me.

359
00:20:09,575 --> 00:20:10,676
You know.

360
00:20:10,742 --> 00:20:14,279
And you continue the tradition
of the open challenge.

361
00:20:15,948 --> 00:20:20,786
It's an honor for me
to be your first opponent.

362
00:20:23,388 --> 00:20:24,456
Tonight.

363
00:20:25,157 --> 00:20:28,827
[audience cheering]

364
00:20:32,197 --> 00:20:36,735
[audience chanting]

365
00:20:40,906 --> 00:20:41,773
No.

366
00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:44,977
[audience booing]

367
00:20:45,544 --> 00:20:49,381
The open challenges are now closed.

368
00:20:54,286 --> 00:20:56,355
Well, if that's the case,

369
00:20:56,421 --> 00:20:59,491
I want the championship rematch
that I deserve.

370
00:21:00,759 --> 00:21:02,227
At Vengeance Day.

371
00:21:02,294 --> 00:21:04,963
[audience applauding]

372
00:21:06,965 --> 00:21:09,101
You don't get to decide anymore.

373
00:21:10,802 --> 00:21:13,272
I may consider it.

374
00:21:17,242 --> 00:21:20,846
["Hands Of Fate" playing]

375
00:21:20,912 --> 00:21:24,316
[Vic] Not the conversation
Dragon Lee was hoping for…

376
00:21:26,785 --> 00:21:28,654
with the new champion.

377
00:21:29,321 --> 00:21:32,991
It certainly seems to be
the champion's prerogative

378
00:21:33,058 --> 00:21:35,394
on when he wants to defend his title.

379
00:21:35,460 --> 00:21:41,633
As earlier today, Eddy Thorpe
was met by some aspiring NXT superstars.

380
00:21:41,700 --> 00:21:43,368
[indistinct chatter]

381
00:21:44,436 --> 00:21:46,304
Yes, he does.

382
00:21:46,371 --> 00:21:49,374
The NXT underground match was insane, bro.
A total badass, man.

383
00:21:49,441 --> 00:21:52,377
Brother, you didn't go out there
and just survive, either. You thrived.

384
00:21:52,444 --> 00:21:53,912
I know.

385
00:21:53,979 --> 00:21:56,448
When somebody challenges your culture,
your beliefs,

386
00:21:56,515 --> 00:21:58,984
you go out there and do every piece of it.

387
00:21:59,051 --> 00:22:01,920
Man, my energy was flowing,
my moves were on point.

388
00:22:01,987 --> 00:22:04,256
-I went out and got my hand raised.
-It's amazing, bro.

389
00:22:04,322 --> 00:22:05,490
Eddy.

390
00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:09,194
-See you later, bro.
-See you guys.

391
00:22:09,261 --> 00:22:12,698
I want to thank you for going out there
and representing our culture.

392
00:22:12,764 --> 00:22:13,932
Appreciate that.

393
00:22:13,999 --> 00:22:16,068
-Trey, right?
-Yeah. Trey Bearhill.

394
00:22:16,134 --> 00:22:18,270
Muscogee Creek. Sac and Fox.

395
00:22:18,337 --> 00:22:20,806
Cool, man. Eddy Thorpe. Northern Paiute.

396
00:22:20,872 --> 00:22:22,941
-Our people need real representation.
-Yeah.

397
00:22:23,008 --> 00:22:25,844
Just know around here, there's always
gonna be someone trying to cut us down.

398
00:22:25,911 --> 00:22:27,746
Like self-righteous people like Dijak.

399
00:22:27,813 --> 00:22:29,548
-Lexis King.
-Exactly.

400
00:22:29,614 --> 00:22:30,882
Screw that guy.

401
00:22:30,949 --> 00:22:32,284
[Dijak] Hey, Thorpe.

402
00:22:32,351 --> 00:22:34,686
You finally made a friend. That's so cute.

403
00:22:34,753 --> 00:22:37,089
Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt
your little powwow.

404
00:22:37,155 --> 00:22:39,825
Why couldn't I?
Get the hell out of here, Dijak.

405
00:22:40,492 --> 00:22:41,626
Did you teach him that?

406
00:22:41,693 --> 00:22:44,029
[speaking Native American]
I'm my own man.

407
00:22:44,096 --> 00:22:47,432
Oh, I see. The two of you must be
real proud of your culture, right?

408
00:22:47,499 --> 00:22:49,835
-Yeah.
-That culture that taught you everything?

409
00:22:49,901 --> 00:22:52,337
Oh, but it didn't teach you when to quit.

410
00:22:52,404 --> 00:22:53,739
Never.

411
00:22:53,805 --> 00:22:56,641
You see, last time,
I put one of you on the shelf.

412
00:22:56,708 --> 00:23:00,379
And tonight, Bearhill, it can be you.

413
00:23:03,882 --> 00:23:05,183
["Triumph" playing]

414
00:23:05,250 --> 00:23:08,453
[Vic] That was a quite
a challenge throw down.

415
00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:12,724
And this looks like Bearhill has found
himself a mentor in Eddy Thorpe.

416
00:23:12,791 --> 00:23:15,927
[audience cheering]

417
00:23:25,036 --> 00:23:28,039
[Vic]
And there is the NXT Women's Champion.

418
00:23:28,106 --> 00:23:31,109
Always ready for a fight.

419
00:23:32,410 --> 00:23:34,679
Lyra Valkyria,
of course it'll be a busy night

420
00:23:34,746 --> 00:23:36,081
because tonight in the main event,

421
00:23:36,148 --> 00:23:43,155
20 women will compete
to become the No. 1 Contender. The…

422
00:23:44,055 --> 00:23:45,190
-[bell rings]
-[Vic] What the…

423
00:23:45,257 --> 00:23:48,660
[Alicia] The following contest
is a tag team match,

424
00:23:48,727 --> 00:23:50,262
scheduled for one fall.

425
00:23:50,328 --> 00:23:54,199
Introducing first,
the team of Tatum Paxley

426
00:23:54,266 --> 00:23:57,869
and the NXT Women's Champion,

427
00:23:57,936 --> 00:24:01,940
Lyra Valkyria.

428
00:24:02,007 --> 00:24:04,142
[Vic] This is getting
borderline obsessive, don't you think?

429
00:24:04,209 --> 00:24:07,012
[Booker] Which one is Lyra?
Listen, I can't tell them apart.

430
00:24:07,078 --> 00:24:11,750
[Vic] Unique partnership in action
next live on NXT.

431
00:24:14,953 --> 00:24:17,088
-Talk about it, dawg.
-Hey, dawg.

432
00:24:17,155 --> 00:24:19,357
One dub down. Two to go.

433
00:24:19,424 --> 00:24:22,427
Let's talk about it. I gotta say, bro.
You was in your bag out there, man.

434
00:24:22,494 --> 00:24:26,164
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
We was in our bags.

435
00:24:26,231 --> 00:24:29,034
Yeah. Hey, Trick Melo Gang,
we on our way to the semifinals.

436
00:24:29,100 --> 00:24:31,570
-Then we got Vengeance Day, the finals.
-Yeah. Yeah.

437
00:24:31,636 --> 00:24:34,473
Oh, man, I'm telling you, man.
[inaudible].

438
00:24:34,539 --> 00:24:36,074
Let's talk about it.

439
00:24:36,141 --> 00:24:38,476
-Sorry to interrupt.
-Ilja?

440
00:24:38,543 --> 00:24:43,215
Trick, listen, I'm sorry.
My injury, [inaudible] title match,

441
00:24:43,281 --> 00:24:46,284
medical just wouldn't clear me
at New Year's Evil.

442
00:24:46,351 --> 00:24:50,689
They didn't let me fight.
But I'm cleared now.

443
00:24:50,755 --> 00:24:54,226
-I see you. You look good.
-Please. Let me finish.

444
00:24:55,026 --> 00:24:58,363
As the NXT Champion, I let you down.

445
00:24:58,430 --> 00:25:03,835
And you, you deserve your title match
on a big stage.

446
00:25:03,902 --> 00:25:05,904
-I owe you that much.
-Yeah.

447
00:25:05,971 --> 00:25:11,309
So our title match
will be at Vengeance Day.

448
00:25:11,376 --> 00:25:12,444
[both laughing]

449
00:25:12,511 --> 00:25:16,915
Vengeance Day. Now you talking, dog.
I appreciate that, man. Yeah.

450
00:25:16,982 --> 00:25:18,383
[laughs]

451
00:25:18,450 --> 00:25:22,521
Hey, bro. I get my title match
at Vengeance Day, dawg. Me and Ilja.

452
00:25:22,587 --> 00:25:24,923
-Vengeance Day.
-Yeah. Vengeance Day, bro.

453
00:25:24,990 --> 00:25:26,591
No, Vengeance Day.

454
00:25:26,658 --> 00:25:29,828
Man, that's when we're supposed to be
in the Dusty Cup finals.

455
00:25:29,895 --> 00:25:31,897
The tournament that we still in, man.

456
00:25:34,432 --> 00:25:35,700
[inaudible].

457
00:25:35,767 --> 00:25:38,703
["Te Lo Rompo" playing]

458
00:25:38,770 --> 00:25:40,171
[Alicia] And their opponents,

459
00:25:40,238 --> 00:25:46,411
the team of Elektra Lopez and Lola Vice.

460
00:25:46,478 --> 00:25:48,680
[Vic] That was a big statement just made,
Book.

461
00:25:48,747 --> 00:25:52,017
I don't want to overlook it, but I got
to get your thoughts in real time.

462
00:25:52,083 --> 00:25:55,287
Trick dragging off NXT title
at Vengeance Day?

463
00:25:55,353 --> 00:25:58,356
[Booker] No, that's a tough call.

464
00:25:58,423 --> 00:26:02,494
A tough decision for Trick Williams, man.
I wouldn't want to be tricked right now.

465
00:26:02,561 --> 00:26:05,730
[Vic] That's huge news for Trick,
but also for Carmelo Hayes.

466
00:26:05,797 --> 00:26:10,068
[Booker] I would want to be tricked.
An opportunity of a lifetime. Oh, yeah.

467
00:26:10,135 --> 00:26:13,071
[Vic] It's two weeks from this Sunday
at Vengeance Day.

468
00:26:13,138 --> 00:26:15,206
Tickets, of course, on sale now
at ticketmaster.com.

469
00:26:15,273 --> 00:26:17,075
But let's talk about this tag team match.

470
00:26:17,142 --> 00:26:21,012
Because you said you didn't know
which one was Lyra Valkyria.

471
00:26:21,079 --> 00:26:24,683
And Valkyria mentioned online today
that someone had taken some of her stuff.

472
00:26:24,749 --> 00:26:28,219
But obviously we now know who that is.
We get a cover.

473
00:26:28,286 --> 00:26:29,487
Champion couldn't keep Lopez down.

474
00:26:29,554 --> 00:26:32,057
-[Booker] Is this Lyra in the ring now?
-[Vic] This is Lyra in the ring.

475
00:26:32,123 --> 00:26:35,193
[Vic] This isn't going to be
a Coffey and Gacy situation here.

476
00:26:35,260 --> 00:26:37,095
[Booker]
This is quite the unique tag team.

477
00:26:37,162 --> 00:26:40,498
I've been in that situation before myself
once upon a time. Booker T and Goldust.

478
00:26:40,565 --> 00:26:43,568
We made it work. Let's see if this team
can make it work here tonight.

479
00:26:43,635 --> 00:26:47,038
Oh, beautiful spin kick.
Nobody home though, Vic.

480
00:26:47,105 --> 00:26:50,942
[Vic] We've seen all four of these women
tangle a few times last week.

481
00:26:51,009 --> 00:26:55,747
Oh! A little back and forth skirmish
led to this matchup.

482
00:26:55,814 --> 00:26:57,616
And… Oh!

483
00:26:57,682 --> 00:27:01,686
[audience cheering]

484
00:27:01,753 --> 00:27:04,589
[Vic] And Lyra just as confused.
And remember, it was Tatum Paxley

485
00:27:04,656 --> 00:27:08,927
who said that no one gets near
her champion.

486
00:27:08,994 --> 00:27:12,097
-[Vic] It's a little odd, don't you think?
-[Booker] No, no. This is weird, Vic.

487
00:27:12,163 --> 00:27:14,666
[Booker] I'm not sure
what to make out of this thing.

488
00:27:14,733 --> 00:27:17,736
But right now everything seems
to be working. They're jelling.

489
00:27:17,802 --> 00:27:21,072
[Vic] It's gonna be a long night
for Lyra Valkyria.

490
00:27:21,139 --> 00:27:23,141
There's a lot for her to look forward to

491
00:27:23,208 --> 00:27:27,545
and look at not only this match,
but also our massive main event.

492
00:27:27,612 --> 00:27:29,147
The No. 1 Contender will be determined

493
00:27:29,214 --> 00:27:32,217
for Lyra Valkyria's
NXT Women's Championship.

494
00:27:32,283 --> 00:27:34,452
And a Battle Royal,
which will have a twist to it.

495
00:27:34,519 --> 00:27:37,255
It'll turn into a Fatal 4-Way matchup.

496
00:27:37,322 --> 00:27:40,859
Lyra certainly can't be fully focused
on this matchup.

497
00:27:40,925 --> 00:27:44,195
Big kick into the cover for Vice.
And a near-fall.

498
00:27:44,262 --> 00:27:47,098
[Booker] Here comes that Latina heat.

499
00:27:47,165 --> 00:27:52,570
-Lola Vice, man. She's something, Vic.
-[Vic] Feel this. Oh!

500
00:27:52,637 --> 00:27:54,105
A vicious kick in…

501
00:27:54,172 --> 00:27:55,974
We talk about trust issues all night.

502
00:27:56,041 --> 00:27:59,044
Are Lopez and Vice,
are they on the same page?

503
00:27:59,110 --> 00:28:02,113
[Booker] Come on, Vic. Look at them.
You're talking about like peanut…

504
00:28:02,180 --> 00:28:04,849
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Look at the action.

505
00:28:04,916 --> 00:28:08,319
I'm talking about like peanut butter
and jelly, man.

506
00:28:08,386 --> 00:28:11,056
Give me a sandwich. Give me a sandwich.

507
00:28:11,656 --> 00:28:13,792
[Vic] I'll tell you what.
Your eyebrows were raised earlier

508
00:28:13,858 --> 00:28:17,262
when Lopez described them both
as NXT Women's Champions.

509
00:28:17,328 --> 00:28:20,999
It was Lopez who said she would win
the Battle Royal in a main event.

510
00:28:21,066 --> 00:28:25,937
Which then she kind of hinted that maybe
Lola Vice would execute that contract.

511
00:28:26,004 --> 00:28:28,406
She has a guaranteed contract opportunity

512
00:28:28,473 --> 00:28:30,742
at the next premium live event,
Vengeance Day, as well.

513
00:28:30,809 --> 00:28:33,878
How can two women
be the NXT Women's Champions?

514
00:28:33,945 --> 00:28:35,747
Cover, cover, cover, cover,
and another kick out.

515
00:28:35,814 --> 00:28:37,615
[Booker] If there's anybody,
Elektra Lopez,

516
00:28:37,682 --> 00:28:40,552
if there's anybody
that's looking for that breakout moment

517
00:28:40,618 --> 00:28:44,422
that can step up to the plate
and knock a queen out of the park,

518
00:28:44,489 --> 00:28:46,825
that's Elektra Lopez, Vic.

519
00:28:46,891 --> 00:28:49,027
[Vic] Is Lopez your favorite
heading into the Battle Royal?

520
00:28:49,094 --> 00:28:53,264
[Booker] I'll not say she's my favorite,
but if she wins, she'll be my favorite.

521
00:28:53,331 --> 00:28:55,333
[Vic] Oh, nice counter.

522
00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:56,601
I almost said by Valkyrie,

523
00:28:56,668 --> 00:29:01,673
but it's Tatum Paxley in there right now
reaching out for the NXT Women's Champion.

524
00:29:01,740 --> 00:29:05,443
Vice makes the tag. In comes Lopez.
In comes Valkyrie.

525
00:29:05,510 --> 00:29:06,811
[grunts]

526
00:29:06,878 --> 00:29:09,380
Valkyrie's had a lot to think about
on the outside.

527
00:29:09,447 --> 00:29:10,615
And she's got to be thinking,

528
00:29:10,682 --> 00:29:14,486
can she even trust her partner
at this moment, Tatum Paxley?

529
00:29:14,552 --> 00:29:17,889
[Booker] Vic, she's a champ. You know
what they say about being a champ?

530
00:29:17,956 --> 00:29:22,560
DTA. Don't trust anybody.
Keep your head on a swivel, son.

531
00:29:22,627 --> 00:29:23,461
There you go.

532
00:29:23,528 --> 00:29:26,664
[Vic] A very unique dynamic
between Valkyrie and Paxley.

533
00:29:26,731 --> 00:29:30,335
Nice Northern Lights suplex.
Couldn't get the three.

534
00:29:30,401 --> 00:29:32,670
And it was Paxley
who wants to win the Battle Royal,

535
00:29:32,737 --> 00:29:34,672
so Lyra doesn't have to defend her title.

536
00:29:34,739 --> 00:29:36,541
I suppose if she makes the tag,

537
00:29:36,608 --> 00:29:39,878
that's a good friend to have
in some aspects.

538
00:29:39,944 --> 00:29:43,748
High cross body off the top by Paxley.
Hook of the leg.

539
00:29:43,815 --> 00:29:47,452
And another near-fall.
Vice breaking things up in this match.

540
00:29:47,519 --> 00:29:49,788
But now all four women in the ring.
And there's…

541
00:29:49,854 --> 00:29:53,725
-[Booker] Beautiful spin kick.
-[Vic] …that combination offense.

542
00:29:53,792 --> 00:29:56,528
[Vic] But wait a minute.
Paxley got hit. Paxley's legal.

543
00:29:56,594 --> 00:29:58,763
Paxley's out,
but Paxley picked up the win.

544
00:29:58,830 --> 00:29:59,964
[Booker] What?

545
00:30:02,333 --> 00:30:06,471
[Alicia] Here are your winners,
the team of Tatum Paxley

546
00:30:06,538 --> 00:30:12,677
and the NXT Women's Champion,
Lyra Valkyria.

547
00:30:12,744 --> 00:30:16,247
[Vic]
Maybe Valkyria can't trust Tatum Paxley.

548
00:30:17,215 --> 00:30:19,083
[Booker]
What the hell are you talking about?

549
00:30:19,150 --> 00:30:21,820
["Eyes Of The Reaper" playing]

550
00:30:25,857 --> 00:30:31,462
Imagine being No. 1 Contender
to the NXT Women's Champion.

551
00:30:31,529 --> 00:30:35,333
-That could happen tonight.
-That's gonna be me.

552
00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:36,534
For some of you,

553
00:30:36,601 --> 00:30:40,939
imagination is as far as your
underdeveloped minds will allow you to go.

554
00:30:41,005 --> 00:30:47,178
For Arianna Grace, myself,
to believe it is to achieve it,

555
00:30:47,245 --> 00:30:50,982
which is why I will go on tonight
and emerge the No. 1 Contender

556
00:30:51,049 --> 00:30:53,785
for the NXT Women's Championship

557
00:30:53,851 --> 00:30:57,121
after I outlast
each and every one of you tonight.

558
00:30:57,188 --> 00:31:00,992
After all, I did defeat Roxanne Perez
last week,

559
00:31:01,059 --> 00:31:03,595
-so it's only fair…
-Wait, did you just say that you…

560
00:31:03,661 --> 00:31:05,263
[giggles]

561
00:31:05,330 --> 00:31:07,732
[sighs] I can see it now.

562
00:31:07,799 --> 00:31:11,870
Me, walking down the aisle
at Vengeance Day.

563
00:31:11,936 --> 00:31:14,772
Please, ladies,
don't ruin this vision for me.

564
00:31:14,839 --> 00:31:18,109
I go on to defeat Lyra Valkyria.

565
00:31:18,776 --> 00:31:24,048
I do this tonight and every night
for every little girl who dares to dream

566
00:31:24,115 --> 00:31:27,619
and for all you delusionals
who fill this locker room.

567
00:31:27,685 --> 00:31:32,824
Tonight I take one step closer
to the ultimate crown,

568
00:31:32,890 --> 00:31:37,028
the NXT Women's Championship.

569
00:31:37,095 --> 00:31:38,596
[chuckles]

570
00:31:38,663 --> 00:31:43,067
Thank you. Thank you all, ladies.
My sisters.

571
00:31:43,134 --> 00:31:46,471
Oh. My sisters. Hmm.

572
00:31:46,537 --> 00:31:47,939
Thank you.

573
00:31:48,006 --> 00:31:52,010
[Vic]
Grace just never does herself any favors.

574
00:31:52,076 --> 00:31:55,947
["Can't Stop Winning" playing]

575
00:31:56,014 --> 00:31:56,881
[bell rings]

576
00:31:56,948 --> 00:32:00,285
[Alicia] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.

577
00:32:00,351 --> 00:32:04,689
Introducing first, Ridge Holland.

578
00:32:04,756 --> 00:32:06,591
[Vic]
Same could be said about this superstar

579
00:32:06,658 --> 00:32:10,662
who's looking to turn doubters
into believers.

580
00:32:10,728 --> 00:32:13,865
Ridge Holland back in action here on NXT.

581
00:32:15,900 --> 00:32:19,037
And as Holland steps back into the ring,

582
00:32:19,103 --> 00:32:25,443
he's getting ready to take on the menacing
Joe Coffey one-on-one live next.

583
00:32:29,380 --> 00:32:31,449
[Vic] Back live on NXT.

584
00:32:31,516 --> 00:32:35,186
And Booker, we're ready
for a good old-fashioned scrap.

585
00:32:35,253 --> 00:32:37,588
["Thicker Than Blood" playing]

586
00:32:44,395 --> 00:32:51,336
[Alicia] His opponent,
representing Gallus, Joe Coffey.

587
00:32:51,402 --> 00:32:57,275
[Vic] Joe Coffey is not buying
anything Ridge Holland has been selling,

588
00:32:57,342 --> 00:33:01,512
whether it's been in media interviews,
his sit-downs recently on NXT,

589
00:33:01,579 --> 00:33:04,315
or for that matter,
anything he's been talking about a lot.

590
00:33:04,382 --> 00:33:06,517
He doesn't believe him at all.

591
00:33:07,585 --> 00:33:12,323
So I look at you, because you've told me
the same exact thing about Ridge Holland.

592
00:33:12,390 --> 00:33:16,327
You don't buy anything
that Ridge Holland has said.

593
00:33:16,394 --> 00:33:18,563
-[Booker] Not at all. I really don't…
-[Vic] But why?

594
00:33:18,629 --> 00:33:21,699
[Booker] I don't know why Ridge Holland
won't just come out and tell the truth,

595
00:33:21,766 --> 00:33:24,836
and just say, "Yeah. Yeah, I did it.
Yeah, I did it on purpose."

596
00:33:24,902 --> 00:33:27,305
-[Booker] This is the hurt [inaudible].
-[Vic] You think…

597
00:33:27,372 --> 00:33:30,208
[Booker] And if you get in my way,
the same thing's gonna happen to you.

598
00:33:30,274 --> 00:33:34,212
That's the type of guy that I would
like to see out of Ridge Holland.

599
00:33:34,278 --> 00:33:35,113
Just told you.

600
00:33:35,179 --> 00:33:36,981
[Vic] Holland was mocked by Coffey
last week.

601
00:33:37,048 --> 00:33:38,516
I want to take things a step further then.

602
00:33:38,583 --> 00:33:41,853
How do you believe Ridge Holland was booed
by the locker room?

603
00:33:41,919 --> 00:33:43,087
By everyone in the back there?

604
00:33:43,154 --> 00:33:46,424
[Booker] It's not the first time I've
seen this [inaudible] in the locker room.

605
00:33:46,491 --> 00:33:49,827
The guy that would purposely
take you clean out of the game,

606
00:33:49,894 --> 00:33:52,363
if you give him chances.
It's not the first time I've seen this.

607
00:33:52,430 --> 00:33:54,599
[Vic] Book, the man apologized
for what happened.

608
00:33:54,665 --> 00:33:57,502
He said he was sorry.
How can you say that's on purpose?

609
00:33:57,568 --> 00:34:01,072
[Booker] How many times have you seen
someone do something drastic

610
00:34:01,139 --> 00:34:04,675
and then turn around
and make an unfelt apology?

611
00:34:04,742 --> 00:34:07,044
And become one. How many times
have you seen? Many, many times, right?

612
00:34:07,111 --> 00:34:10,214
[Vic]
Look at the strength from Ridge Holland.

613
00:34:10,281 --> 00:34:11,783
I hear what you're saying, Booker,

614
00:34:11,849 --> 00:34:13,918
but the man said he was sorry
for what happened to Dragunov.

615
00:34:13,985 --> 00:34:16,721
Dragunov, of course,
returning here earlier

616
00:34:16,788 --> 00:34:18,923
and looking Trick Williams
right in the eyes

617
00:34:18,990 --> 00:34:22,460
because two weeks from Sunday,
Dragunov-Williams, Vengeance Day,

618
00:34:22,527 --> 00:34:24,529
for the NXT Championship.

619
00:34:24,595 --> 00:34:29,667
[Booker] I've never seen anybody manhandle
Joe Coffey like this.

620
00:34:29,734 --> 00:34:31,536
I'm always talking about… Whoa!

621
00:34:31,602 --> 00:34:34,772
[Vic] Wolfgang trying to interfere
and interject himself,

622
00:34:34,839 --> 00:34:37,241
but instead paid the price for a moment,

623
00:34:37,308 --> 00:34:40,478
but certainly has opened the door now
for Joe Coffey.

624
00:34:40,545 --> 00:34:43,748
[Booker] Look at this kid Ridge Holland.
He looks like a cyborg.

625
00:34:43,815 --> 00:34:46,884
I mean, it seems to me like
he has no care, no pain,

626
00:34:46,951 --> 00:34:49,153
but no regard for anything
in front of him.

627
00:34:49,220 --> 00:34:50,421
I mean, he's different there.

628
00:34:50,488 --> 00:34:53,157
[Vic] Speaking of no regard.
Dijak has no regard for anyone.

629
00:34:53,224 --> 00:34:54,625
That matchup is official.

630
00:34:54,692 --> 00:34:58,362
Dijak-Bearhill later on tonight,
but Coffey into the cover.

631
00:34:58,429 --> 00:35:01,833
Hook of the leg to put down Holland
and a near-fall in this matchup.

632
00:35:01,899 --> 00:35:05,736
And look, Joe Coffey didn't hold back
on his criticism of Ridge Holland.

633
00:35:05,803 --> 00:35:08,473
And Joe has gone on record as to say,

634
00:35:08,539 --> 00:35:13,211
as he continues to inflict damage and pain
right here in this matchup,

635
00:35:13,277 --> 00:35:16,514
that Ridge Holland has no future
on this brand.

636
00:35:16,581 --> 00:35:19,250
-Do you agree with that statement?
-[Booker laughs]

637
00:35:19,317 --> 00:35:20,918
[Vic]
You're laughing, so I'm going to say yes.

638
00:35:20,985 --> 00:35:23,454
[Booker] If I was Joe Coffey,
I would feel the same way.

639
00:35:23,521 --> 00:35:26,791
Anybody, any means necessary,
we got to get this guy out of here.

640
00:35:26,858 --> 00:35:29,527
Uh, and somebody get some dirt on him.
Let's get him fired.

641
00:35:29,594 --> 00:35:32,630
Anyway, by any means necessary,
let's get him the hell out of here.

642
00:35:32,697 --> 00:35:35,533
-Yeah, I like that.
-[Vic] He's a family man, Book.

643
00:35:35,600 --> 00:35:37,435
He said he was a family man,
that being Ridge Holland.

644
00:35:37,502 --> 00:35:41,706
As Holland just hoisting up Coffey,
that's not something we say all the time,

645
00:35:41,772 --> 00:35:46,477
and then following it up, missed,
but connects with the back of the left.

646
00:35:46,544 --> 00:35:50,448
-What a combination from Ridge Holland.
-[grunts]

647
00:35:50,982 --> 00:35:52,717
And what a driver as well.

648
00:35:52,783 --> 00:35:56,721
Into the cover for Holland,
and Ridge Holland on this night

649
00:35:56,787 --> 00:35:57,922
-victorious.
-[bell rings]

650
00:35:57,989 --> 00:35:59,924
["Can't Stop Winning" playing]

651
00:35:59,991 --> 00:36:03,494
[Alicia] Here is your winner,
Ridge Holland.

652
00:36:03,561 --> 00:36:06,564
[Vic] Holland had me confused
all the clotheslines he was throwing

653
00:36:06,631 --> 00:36:08,299
in those closing moments in this matchup.

654
00:36:08,366 --> 00:36:11,369
[Booker] Somebody check Joe Coffey.
Somebody check him.

655
00:36:15,606 --> 00:36:17,808
[Vic] This is what I was talking about,
these clotheslines.

656
00:36:17,875 --> 00:36:22,380
First, Coffey ducked
and then got dropped with the left.

657
00:36:22,446 --> 00:36:24,515
Holland though would not be done

658
00:36:24,582 --> 00:36:27,518
and would showcase that power
one more time,

659
00:36:27,585 --> 00:36:31,189
driving with force Coffey into the mat.

660
00:36:31,255 --> 00:36:32,723
Hey, whoa, wait a minute.

661
00:36:33,357 --> 00:36:38,162
Gallus, Wolfgang, Mark Coffey,
like a pack of hyenas.

662
00:36:38,229 --> 00:36:41,032
-[audience booing]
-Hey, hey, hey.

663
00:36:44,735 --> 00:36:46,904
[Gallus team laughing]

664
00:36:46,971 --> 00:36:51,242
-[grunting]
-[groaning]

665
00:36:51,309 --> 00:36:55,012
[Vic] And Gallus
laying waste to Ridge Holland.

666
00:36:55,079 --> 00:36:58,182
Come on, we need security.
We need some help.

667
00:36:58,249 --> 00:37:00,117
[Booker]
This is no place for Ridge Holland.

668
00:37:00,184 --> 00:37:02,920
They said it. He's not for this brand.

669
00:37:02,987 --> 00:37:06,657
Get him up. [screams]

670
00:37:06,724 --> 00:37:08,459
[Vic] No one coming to help.

671
00:37:08,526 --> 00:37:11,696
Get him up.
There's no one coming for him. Come on.

672
00:37:11,762 --> 00:37:15,099
[Vic] Ridge Holland.
Oh, the best for the bells.

673
00:37:15,166 --> 00:37:17,702
-[screams]
-[audience booing]

674
00:37:17,768 --> 00:37:22,707
You see that. [inaudible] no friends left.

675
00:37:22,773 --> 00:37:24,942
[audience clamoring]

676
00:37:25,610 --> 00:37:29,447
["Thicker Than Blood" playing]

677
00:37:33,250 --> 00:37:36,921
[inaudible] no friends left, son.
You the dead man.

678
00:37:36,988 --> 00:37:39,790
You the dead man. You the dead man.

679
00:37:42,326 --> 00:37:46,397
[indistinct chattering and laughing]

680
00:37:46,464 --> 00:37:50,001
Ladies, these look fantastic.

681
00:37:50,968 --> 00:37:54,639
And Karmen, I appreciate you answering
my call and helping out with all of this.

682
00:37:54,705 --> 00:37:59,243
-Yeah, no worries. I mean, I love Chase U.
-Who doesn't love Chase U?

683
00:37:59,310 --> 00:38:02,179
But just wait till Mr. Chase sees these.

684
00:38:02,246 --> 00:38:05,116
Ladies, the work has only just begun.

685
00:38:05,182 --> 00:38:08,319
Karmen, Thea,
good luck in the Battle Royal tonight.

686
00:38:08,386 --> 00:38:09,987
All right, I'm gonna go get changed.

687
00:38:10,054 --> 00:38:11,989
-Thank you so much.
-Appreciate it. See you in there.

688
00:38:12,056 --> 00:38:13,391
See you there.

689
00:38:14,325 --> 00:38:17,595
Ladies, thank you. You're all dismissed.
And we'll be in touch.

690
00:38:17,662 --> 00:38:21,499
[indistinct chatter]

691
00:38:22,233 --> 00:38:24,568
Hey, Jasmine, hang back for a second.

692
00:38:25,670 --> 00:38:27,338
-You did so good.
-Really?

693
00:38:27,405 --> 00:38:29,874
I mean, thanks to you
with all your great direction.

694
00:38:29,940 --> 00:38:31,275
Oh, stop it.

695
00:38:31,342 --> 00:38:33,344
Do you want to maybe hang out,
get some drinks,

696
00:38:33,411 --> 00:38:36,080
-and I can get your number?
-Yeah, let's do it.

697
00:38:36,981 --> 00:38:40,918
[Vic] Only one more team can advance.
Who will it be?

698
00:38:40,985 --> 00:38:44,722
The final first round match
of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic

699
00:38:44,789 --> 00:38:47,458
is next live here on NXT.

700
00:38:53,631 --> 00:38:56,967
I'm going into that Battle Royal
with a chip on my shoulder.

701
00:38:57,034 --> 00:38:58,903
2023, I broke out.

702
00:38:58,969 --> 00:39:02,973
But you better believe,
in 2024, I'm breaking through.

703
00:39:03,040 --> 00:39:05,109
But if I have to hear one more time,

704
00:39:05,176 --> 00:39:09,914
patience, patience, patience,
I'm going to lose my mind

705
00:39:09,980 --> 00:39:14,318
because patience isn't going to unlock
the doors I'm trying to walk through.

706
00:39:14,385 --> 00:39:17,988
I hear you, girl.
Eyes on the prize, Kelani.

707
00:39:18,055 --> 00:39:23,327
The difference between try and triumph
is a little bit of oomph.

708
00:39:23,394 --> 00:39:24,729
And I love your spirit.

709
00:39:24,795 --> 00:39:27,531
Oh, my gosh,
your energy is giving me so much energy.

710
00:39:27,598 --> 00:39:30,868
-I cannot wait for the Battle Royal.
-Me too, girl.

711
00:39:30,935 --> 00:39:33,404
But remember,
it's every woman for themselves.

712
00:39:33,471 --> 00:39:36,640
You're right, and if it's not me,
I hope it's you.

713
00:39:36,707 --> 00:39:37,641
Back at ya.

714
00:39:37,708 --> 00:39:40,644
Oh, and remember, some people want it,

715
00:39:40,711 --> 00:39:44,982
some people hope to have it,
and some people make it happen.

716
00:39:45,049 --> 00:39:46,784
L-E-T-S-G-O.

717
00:39:46,851 --> 00:39:48,519
-Let's go?
-Oh, yeah.

718
00:39:49,720 --> 00:39:51,722
That girl got energy.

719
00:39:52,456 --> 00:39:54,725
Baron Corbin,
you and your partner Bron Breakker

720
00:39:54,792 --> 00:39:58,529
have advanced to the semifinals
of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

721
00:39:58,596 --> 00:40:00,998
Yes, it's amazing.
And as the leader of this team,

722
00:40:01,065 --> 00:40:03,901
-I was out there, I was directing traffic.
-[Breakker] Dude, what are you doing?

723
00:40:04,769 --> 00:40:08,038
-You said the interview starts at 9:30.
-I never said that.

724
00:40:08,105 --> 00:40:10,441
-You did. Look.
-Yeah.

725
00:40:10,508 --> 00:40:13,644
Okay. Right here. Text message from you.

726
00:40:13,711 --> 00:40:16,781
"Hey, bud. Interview at 9.30."
Thumbs up emoji.

727
00:40:16,847 --> 00:40:20,251
Listen, can you focus on the interview?
Okay.

728
00:40:20,317 --> 00:40:22,253
So going back to last week,

729
00:40:23,220 --> 00:40:25,689
the leadership skills I possessed,
I saw this guy, he was nervous.

730
00:40:25,756 --> 00:40:28,559
He was so nervous for this opportunity,
so I took him in the locker room,

731
00:40:28,626 --> 00:40:31,429
I gave him a pep talk,
and you saw the results.

732
00:40:31,495 --> 00:40:34,298
I went out there, I picked up the slack,
and we got the victory.

733
00:40:34,365 --> 00:40:40,571
Okay. I think what Baldy here is trying
to say is that I led the team to victory.

734
00:40:40,638 --> 00:40:43,240
When I came in,
bodies were flying everywhere,

735
00:40:43,307 --> 00:40:49,113
and I saved his ass on our way
to getting the victory as a team,

736
00:40:49,180 --> 00:40:51,248
and not for the glory. All right?

737
00:40:51,315 --> 00:40:52,650
Now listen, Kelly.

738
00:40:53,984 --> 00:40:56,253
The Wolf Dogs are on the hunt. All right?

739
00:40:56,320 --> 00:40:59,256
Next week, we're going to beat Axiom
and Nathan Frazer,

740
00:40:59,323 --> 00:41:02,393
and we are going to win the Dusty Rhodes.

741
00:41:02,460 --> 00:41:03,994
Hold on. What?

742
00:41:05,396 --> 00:41:07,464
-What?
-What did you just say?

743
00:41:08,632 --> 00:41:12,503
-The Dusty Classic? The tournament?
-No, no, no, no. Before that.

744
00:41:14,071 --> 00:41:16,006
Nathan and Axiom, our opponents.

745
00:41:16,073 --> 00:41:18,075
-Are you listening to what I'm saying?
-No.

746
00:41:18,142 --> 00:41:20,077
What did you call us?

747
00:41:22,546 --> 00:41:23,948
The Wolf Dogs.

748
00:41:24,849 --> 00:41:26,851
-That's pretty good, right?
-No.

749
00:41:27,518 --> 00:41:32,790
No. And how long did it take you
to come up with the Wolf Dogs?

750
00:41:32,857 --> 00:41:35,593
I don't know. Three or four weeks?

751
00:41:35,659 --> 00:41:38,062
We've only been a team for two.

752
00:41:41,732 --> 00:41:44,401
Well, it felt longer than that.

753
00:41:44,468 --> 00:41:48,005
Look. Listen, I was in the shower.
I was feeling it.

754
00:41:48,072 --> 00:41:52,076
-I'm like, "This would be a great idea."
-Stop.

755
00:41:53,043 --> 00:41:55,312
You were thinking of me in the shower.

756
00:41:55,379 --> 00:41:59,116
No, idiot. Us. The team.
I was thinking of the team.

757
00:41:59,183 --> 00:42:00,718
Not much better.

758
00:42:00,784 --> 00:42:06,857
Listen, as the leader of this team,
I'm vetoing the Wolf Dogs…

759
00:42:07,892 --> 00:42:11,729
and I'm vetoing any future thoughts
of us in the shower.

760
00:42:15,966 --> 00:42:19,370
You're such an a-hole. Kelly, right? He's…

761
00:42:19,436 --> 00:42:21,372
-I…
-Do not answer that.

762
00:42:21,438 --> 00:42:22,373
All right, look.

763
00:42:22,439 --> 00:42:25,843
Drop the journalist hat for just a second.
I'll allow it. All right?

764
00:42:25,910 --> 00:42:28,445
He… He…

765
00:42:28,512 --> 00:42:34,184
I have to be unbiased,
but to be honest, you're both a-holes.

766
00:42:35,819 --> 00:42:39,023
-All right, I think so.
-I can agree.

767
00:42:39,089 --> 00:42:42,960
But I'll tell you what we're not.
We are not The Wolf Dogs.

768
00:42:43,027 --> 00:42:47,097
Okay, well, if you…
Come up with a name then, smart guy.

769
00:42:47,164 --> 00:42:49,333
-You're supposed to be the creative one.
-I am.

770
00:42:49,400 --> 00:42:52,403
Okay, so give me something better
than Wolf Dogs, please.

771
00:42:53,437 --> 00:42:56,106
All right, fine.
Just thought of it, right?

772
00:42:58,208 --> 00:42:59,743
Wilde Boars.

773
00:43:01,845 --> 00:43:03,681
You should be ashamed of yourself.

774
00:43:06,617 --> 00:43:11,221
[Vic] It brings up a fair question.
Book, do you ever think of us…

775
00:43:11,989 --> 00:43:14,124
[Booker] Chill, dog. Chill, chill, chill.

776
00:43:14,191 --> 00:43:19,930
All right, we're not the Wolf Dogs.
We'll never be the Wolf Dogs. Okay? Relax.

777
00:43:20,898 --> 00:43:21,899
[bell rings]

778
00:43:21,966 --> 00:43:25,302
[Alicia] The following contest
is a first round match

779
00:43:25,369 --> 00:43:28,906
in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

780
00:43:28,973 --> 00:43:32,843
Introducing first,
representing Chase University,

781
00:43:32,910 --> 00:43:37,448
Riley Osborne and Duke Hudson.

782
00:43:37,514 --> 00:43:40,718
[Vic]
This is the final first round matchup

783
00:43:40,784 --> 00:43:43,120
in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

784
00:43:43,187 --> 00:43:49,460
And can Chase University
turn it around right now?

785
00:43:49,526 --> 00:43:51,462
[Booker] You know what?
I don't know if they can do that,

786
00:43:51,528 --> 00:43:55,733
but I must say, I'm very impressed
with this kid, Riley Osborne.

787
00:43:55,799 --> 00:43:59,803
Breakout Tournament contestant
as well as my main man.

788
00:43:59,870 --> 00:44:01,705
-[Booker] The main different.
-[Vic] That's mixed up.

789
00:44:01,772 --> 00:44:03,941
-[Vic] Don't mix up the names.
-[Booker] Yeah, yeah.

790
00:44:04,008 --> 00:44:05,609
[Booker] My man Duke Hudson.

791
00:44:05,676 --> 00:44:11,015
If there's any two that [inaudible],
it's those two guys right there.

792
00:44:11,081 --> 00:44:15,252
[Vic] When it comes to Riley Osborne,
wanna touch base on that in just a moment.

793
00:44:15,319 --> 00:44:18,589
["Our World" playing]

794
00:44:23,093 --> 00:44:29,633
[Alicia] And their opponents,
accompanied by Zelina Vega,

795
00:44:29,700 --> 00:44:33,971
representing Latino World Order,

796
00:44:34,038 --> 00:44:38,175
Cruz Del Toro and Joaquin Wilde.

797
00:44:38,242 --> 00:44:41,578
[Vic] Well, Zelina Vega
adding a little extra motivation

798
00:44:41,645 --> 00:44:43,480
for Latino World Order.

799
00:44:43,547 --> 00:44:46,817
[Booker] Joaquin Wilde, that hat,
there's something about that hat.

800
00:44:46,884 --> 00:44:50,087
Like a sheriff coming to town.

801
00:44:51,455 --> 00:44:55,125
[Vic] As we get into this, you again
being the fashion police this week on NXT,

802
00:44:55,192 --> 00:44:58,062
who has the advantage
in this final first round match,

803
00:44:58,128 --> 00:45:01,098
Latino World Order or Chase University?

804
00:45:02,099 --> 00:45:04,968
[Booker] Vic, that's a tough question.
In a tournament like this,

805
00:45:05,035 --> 00:45:07,771
I mean, which one's the advantage,
it's gonna be who walks out

806
00:45:07,838 --> 00:45:09,239
at the end of the match,

807
00:45:09,306 --> 00:45:11,709
who has the advantage of moving on
to the next round.

808
00:45:11,775 --> 00:45:13,944
I don't think I see something like this.

809
00:45:14,845 --> 00:45:17,781
[Vic] I'm taking a look up,
and this is what I wanted to get back to.

810
00:45:17,848 --> 00:45:21,852
Is Jacy Jayne the answer
for Chase University?

811
00:45:21,919 --> 00:45:26,090
Is she more capable of leading Chase U
than Andre Chase?

812
00:45:26,156 --> 00:45:31,295
She replaced Andre Chase in this match
with Riley Osbourne.

813
00:45:31,361 --> 00:45:33,163
Osbourne's in this match
because of Jacy Jayne.

814
00:45:33,230 --> 00:45:34,732
[Booker] I can only tell you this, Vic.

815
00:45:34,798 --> 00:45:39,002
If Jacy Jayne and Chase
was running for president, what are you…

816
00:45:39,069 --> 00:45:40,804
-I got my vote. I got my vote.
-[Vic] Shoulders down.

817
00:45:40,871 --> 00:45:42,873
[Booker] I got my vote.
It'll be on Jacy Jayne.

818
00:45:42,940 --> 00:45:44,608
[Vic] Backslide, shoulders down.

819
00:45:44,675 --> 00:45:48,011
[Booker] There's something dirty about
Andre Chase. Something dirty about him.

820
00:45:48,078 --> 00:45:50,080
[Vic] You just don't like the guy,
and that's okay.

821
00:45:50,147 --> 00:45:51,415
Maybe it's professional jealousy.

822
00:45:51,482 --> 00:45:53,684
We'll get into that at a later date,
but up and over.

823
00:45:53,750 --> 00:45:55,919
Shoulders down one more time.
Another near-fall.

824
00:45:55,986 --> 00:45:59,389
And again, winner heads to the semifinals.
Loser eliminated.

825
00:45:59,456 --> 00:46:01,925
If you can make it all the way
to the finals of the Dusty Cup,

826
00:46:01,992 --> 00:46:04,862
it takes place two weeks from Sunday
at Vengeance Day,

827
00:46:04,928 --> 00:46:06,930
our next premium live event.

828
00:46:06,997 --> 00:46:09,566
Tickets on sale now at ticketmaster.com.

829
00:46:09,633 --> 00:46:13,904
[Booker] [inaudible].
Talking about velocity,

830
00:46:13,971 --> 00:46:17,641
and I'm talking about the way he goes
from one lead to the next.

831
00:46:17,708 --> 00:46:18,709
Unbelievable.

832
00:46:18,776 --> 00:46:21,445
[Vic] Cruz, Wilde, even Zelina Vega,

833
00:46:21,512 --> 00:46:24,381
who has shocked us all here
with a nice little surprise.

834
00:46:24,448 --> 00:46:28,619
Their minds have to be all over the place
in regards to Santos Escobar

835
00:46:28,685 --> 00:46:30,821
for a little tag team continuity.

836
00:46:30,888 --> 00:46:34,558
Will it punch the ticket? And it does not,
as Osborne able to kick out.

837
00:46:34,625 --> 00:46:38,162
But look, Cruz Del Toro and Joaquin Wilde,

838
00:46:38,228 --> 00:46:42,166
they're trying to get back some momentum
after what took place this past Friday

839
00:46:42,232 --> 00:46:44,735
when they battled Carrillo and Garza.

840
00:46:44,801 --> 00:46:49,006
[Booker] It was a fair and square loss.
Just got caught watching the [inaudible].

841
00:46:49,072 --> 00:46:50,741
Lost focus there for a minute.

842
00:46:50,808 --> 00:46:53,810
And tonight in this matchup,
you don't want to do that.

843
00:46:53,877 --> 00:46:56,480
This match is a big matchup.
Dusty Classic.

844
00:46:56,547 --> 00:46:58,148
Oh, wow.

845
00:46:58,916 --> 00:47:00,918
[Vic] As I mentioned,
the second matchup here tonight,

846
00:47:00,984 --> 00:47:04,588
we saw earlier Trick Williams,
Carmelo Hayes advance to the semifinals,

847
00:47:04,655 --> 00:47:10,661
with the power of the MVP Duke Hudson
on display with authority, into the cover.

848
00:47:10,727 --> 00:47:12,062
And a kick out.

849
00:47:12,129 --> 00:47:15,365
Now I hate to even ask it
about Andre Chase,

850
00:47:15,432 --> 00:47:18,135
and it keeps coming back to one man.
That is Andre Chase.

851
00:47:18,202 --> 00:47:20,671
Is he a liability to his own institution?

852
00:47:20,737 --> 00:47:23,941
[Booker] One thing I know about
Andre Chase, every time I look at him,

853
00:47:24,007 --> 00:47:27,611
I talk to this guy, he's always
looking down or up to the left.

854
00:47:27,678 --> 00:47:29,413
That's a liar, Vic. That's a liar.

855
00:47:29,479 --> 00:47:32,149
[Vic] That's one way to look at it.
But take a look at the strength.

856
00:47:33,183 --> 00:47:37,054
And the one thing that is still operating
at a high level on the campus of Chase U

857
00:47:37,120 --> 00:47:38,188
is the weight room

858
00:47:38,255 --> 00:47:41,792
and taking two out for the price of one
Duke Hudson.

859
00:47:41,859 --> 00:47:45,362
[Booker] The big man right there
carries a big, big punch, Vic.

860
00:47:45,429 --> 00:47:48,432
[Vic] I saw you lifting earlier.
You ready to declare for the Royal Rumble?

861
00:47:48,498 --> 00:47:51,768
Like the Intercontinental Champion
[inaudible] last night in the RAW.

862
00:47:51,835 --> 00:47:54,705
As Osborne takes to the air,
wipes out the field.

863
00:47:54,771 --> 00:47:57,374
Who's headed to the semifinals?

864
00:47:57,441 --> 00:47:59,443
Right here, baby. It's me again.

865
00:48:00,911 --> 00:48:03,247
[Vic] We're back
with the final first round matchup

866
00:48:03,313 --> 00:48:05,916
in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

867
00:48:05,983 --> 00:48:10,053
Which team will be the final one
to make it to the semifinals?

868
00:48:10,120 --> 00:48:15,592
And right now you see Latino World Order
has been in control of this matchup

869
00:48:15,659 --> 00:48:18,829
and have been taking it to Riley Osborne.

870
00:48:18,895 --> 00:48:20,964
And look, [inaudible] into the cover
really quick goes Wilde.

871
00:48:21,031 --> 00:48:24,368
Hook of the leg.
Osborne just got that left shoulder up.

872
00:48:24,434 --> 00:48:27,638
It's important to bring up his name

873
00:48:27,704 --> 00:48:31,842
because Jacy Jayne made the switch
for Osborne to come into this matchup

874
00:48:31,908 --> 00:48:34,311
opposed to Andre Chase
who's on the outside.

875
00:48:34,378 --> 00:48:36,647
Hudson and Chase,
they're former Tag Team Champions.

876
00:48:36,713 --> 00:48:40,250
[Booker] There's a reason
why Andre Chase is on the bench.

877
00:48:40,317 --> 00:48:43,387
They got a great coach now.
Name is Jacy Jayne, Vic.

878
00:48:43,453 --> 00:48:46,723
[Vic] Osborne taking out everyone.

879
00:48:46,790 --> 00:48:51,194
Unique innovative offense
and this has to be the moment now

880
00:48:51,261 --> 00:48:53,931
because athleticism is on display.

881
00:48:53,997 --> 00:48:58,135
Up, around, and down,
taking out the Latino World Order,

882
00:48:58,201 --> 00:49:00,070
but he's so close to Duke Hudson.

883
00:49:00,137 --> 00:49:03,407
Hudson stretching out,
trying to get into this matchup

884
00:49:03,473 --> 00:49:07,778
because Chase U desperately
needs to make a play and there it is.

885
00:49:07,844 --> 00:49:10,514
In comes the MVP.

886
00:49:10,580 --> 00:49:12,749
[Booker] The big man.
The big man is rolling.

887
00:49:12,816 --> 00:49:16,486
He's looking good.
He's looking real good. Oh, wow!

888
00:49:18,955 --> 00:49:22,292
[Vic] Duke Hudson wants to add
another trophy to his case.

889
00:49:24,094 --> 00:49:28,265
[Booker] Oh, Chase and Dusty Rhodes. Yes.

890
00:49:29,232 --> 00:49:32,769
[Vic] Chase U would love to have
their name etched into that Dusty Cup.

891
00:49:32,836 --> 00:49:33,837
Come on, out!

892
00:49:35,706 --> 00:49:40,444
[Vic] Hudson looking around
and now Duke Hudson showcasing that power.

893
00:49:40,510 --> 00:49:42,546
We've talked about so many times, Booker,

894
00:49:42,612 --> 00:49:47,017
that Hudson has to look
at the combination offense by Del Toro.

895
00:49:47,084 --> 00:49:50,087
Del Toro is cooking with a Poisonrana.

896
00:49:50,153 --> 00:49:55,492
[Booker] Talking about athleticism.
Look at this young man go. Oh, wow, Vic!

897
00:49:57,361 --> 00:50:01,298
[Vic] Door could be open
for Latino World Order. Oh, no!

898
00:50:01,365 --> 00:50:04,034
[Booker] Wow! Spiked him.

899
00:50:04,101 --> 00:50:05,969
-[Vic] Cover!
-[audience] One, two…

900
00:50:06,036 --> 00:50:12,576
[Vic] Oh, near-fall
Zelina Vega beside herself out here.

901
00:50:12,642 --> 00:50:15,245
[Booker]
I think the screaming of Zelina Vega…

902
00:50:15,312 --> 00:50:16,580
[Vic] Gotcha.

903
00:50:17,881 --> 00:50:21,051
[Booker] Del Toro just won't keep up there
for a second, Vic.

904
00:50:21,118 --> 00:50:25,322
[audience applauding and chanting]

905
00:50:25,389 --> 00:50:28,992
[Vic] Who will make it to the semifinals?

906
00:50:29,059 --> 00:50:33,130
Del Toro doing his best just to get away.
Create a little bit of separation.

907
00:50:33,196 --> 00:50:37,200
Have to be thinking too for Del Toro.
He desperately needs to make a tag.

908
00:50:37,267 --> 00:50:40,470
Oh, nice kick. There it is. Tag was made.
In comes Wilde.

909
00:50:40,537 --> 00:50:43,373
Wilde's legal
and Duke Hudson doesn't realize it.

910
00:50:43,440 --> 00:50:46,910
-[Vic] Bossman slam connects.
-He's not legal. He made the tag.

911
00:50:46,977 --> 00:50:51,048
[Vic] But Toro's not legal.
Wilde is. Missile drop kick.

912
00:50:51,114 --> 00:50:53,650
[Booker] Perfect, precision timing.

913
00:50:55,685 --> 00:50:57,954
Joaquin Wilde is going for it.

914
00:50:58,021 --> 00:50:59,623
[Vic] Going for broke.

915
00:51:00,424 --> 00:51:02,426
[audience groaning]

916
00:51:02,492 --> 00:51:04,494
[Vic] Latino World Order.

917
00:51:05,028 --> 00:51:07,831
-[Vic] You gotta be kidding me.
-[Booker] This kid is unbelievable.

918
00:51:07,898 --> 00:51:09,833
[Booker] This kid is unbelievable, Vic.

919
00:51:09,900 --> 00:51:13,403
-[Booker] Whoa!
-[Vic] DDT.

920
00:51:13,470 --> 00:51:16,306
[audience jeering]

921
00:51:17,207 --> 00:51:19,276
[Booker] Talking about a dog, Vic.

922
00:51:19,342 --> 00:51:22,212
[Vic] L-F-G L-W-O.

923
00:51:22,279 --> 00:51:23,914
[audience chanting] Holy shit!

924
00:51:23,980 --> 00:51:26,917
Tag. Del Toro's legal. Moonsault connects.

925
00:51:26,983 --> 00:51:31,588
Cruz. He's taking it one step higher
to the top.

926
00:51:33,123 --> 00:51:36,793
-[Booker] He got all of it.
-[Vic] He gets a ten and he got a three.

927
00:51:36,860 --> 00:51:39,062
-[bell rings]
-[Booker] Wow.

928
00:51:39,763 --> 00:51:45,502
[Alicia] Here are your winners,
Latino World Order.

929
00:51:49,372 --> 00:51:54,044
[Vic] Latino World Order headed
to the semifinals

930
00:51:54,111 --> 00:51:58,782
which are now set
in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

931
00:51:58,849 --> 00:52:03,019
Chase University though, they were
bringing it tonight led by the MVP.

932
00:52:03,086 --> 00:52:06,890
Duke Hudson didn't realize
a tag was made. Wilde was legal.

933
00:52:06,957 --> 00:52:11,561
He certainly would find out with his
pinpoint precision missile drop kick.

934
00:52:11,628 --> 00:52:13,163
Wilde not to be outdone.

935
00:52:13,230 --> 00:52:16,833
Massive tornado DDT
here right in front of us.

936
00:52:16,900 --> 00:52:18,735
And then tags galore.

937
00:52:18,802 --> 00:52:23,273
First, a moonsault from the middle
and then to the top with a twist

938
00:52:23,340 --> 00:52:25,609
came Cruz Del Toro.

939
00:52:25,675 --> 00:52:28,745
Another picture-perfect landing
for the three

940
00:52:28,812 --> 00:52:34,284
and to head to the semifinals
as the bracket is now official.

941
00:52:34,351 --> 00:52:37,154
We are down to the last of four teams.

942
00:52:37,220 --> 00:52:41,491
The field of eight has shrunk,
which will be the two teams

943
00:52:41,558 --> 00:52:46,963
that will compete for the prestigious
Dusty Cup at Vengeance Day?

944
00:52:47,030 --> 00:52:49,432
["Our World" playing]

945
00:52:49,499 --> 00:52:52,836
[audience cheering]

946
00:52:52,903 --> 00:52:54,905
Jacy's our only hope.

947
00:53:06,149 --> 00:53:10,086
Well, Rizz, what's the matter with you?
I've never seen you like this before.

948
00:53:10,153 --> 00:53:12,889
I'm excited for tonight, but I'm nervous.

949
00:53:12,956 --> 00:53:16,826
It's my first match
and it's a No. 1 Contender Battle Royal.

950
00:53:16,893 --> 00:53:21,164
Adriana,
the Rizz always takes care of biz. Always.

951
00:53:21,231 --> 00:53:23,433
This is nothing
you haven't handled before. Right?

952
00:53:23,500 --> 00:53:25,435
Remember that time Suzy Q
was giving you a hard time?

953
00:53:25,502 --> 00:53:27,671
What'd you do? Boom! Knocked her out.

954
00:53:27,737 --> 00:53:31,141
You got a left hand like Iron Mike.
Suzy was snoozing.

955
00:53:31,207 --> 00:53:32,943
-But that's because she deserved it.
-She did.

956
00:53:33,009 --> 00:53:36,513
You know what? How about that time
that the books came in a little light?

957
00:53:36,580 --> 00:53:39,115
And you had to show Spiadinni
how the family does it.

958
00:53:39,182 --> 00:53:41,184
-What'd you do? Boom!
-Knocked him out.

959
00:53:41,251 --> 00:53:44,821
-I did. That's because he deserved it too.
-Well, even better.

960
00:53:44,888 --> 00:53:47,490
How about that time
all three Carlucci sisters,

961
00:53:47,557 --> 00:53:49,426
they were giving you a hard time
and what'd you do?

962
00:53:49,492 --> 00:53:52,229
One at a time. Bing. Bang. Boom.
Knocked them out.

963
00:53:52,295 --> 00:53:54,564
How cold. Like the Dolphins in KC
the other night.

964
00:53:54,631 --> 00:53:56,032
-You did that.
-That's right.

965
00:53:56,099 --> 00:53:58,234
But those Carlucci's,
they deserved it too.

966
00:53:58,301 --> 00:53:59,436
What's your point, Tone?

967
00:53:59,502 --> 00:54:04,774
The point is, it's that all those women
in that match tonight, they deserve it.

968
00:54:04,841 --> 00:54:06,710
So give it to them, huh?

969
00:54:06,776 --> 00:54:08,778
All right.
Then their bodies will be flying.

970
00:54:08,845 --> 00:54:11,448
-That's right. That's right.
-Just like on the bridge.

971
00:54:11,514 --> 00:54:14,184
-Oh. The bridge.
-Oh, take it easy.

972
00:54:14,250 --> 00:54:16,653
Not literally, Rizz.
But I get what you said.

973
00:54:16,720 --> 00:54:21,258
Back to business. Head in the game.
Give me one right now. Boom!

974
00:54:21,992 --> 00:54:24,828
Joe Gacy reporting to you live tonight,

975
00:54:24,894 --> 00:54:27,897
and what a main event
we're going to have tonight, right, Vic?

976
00:54:27,964 --> 00:54:29,566
Right, Booker?

977
00:54:31,167 --> 00:54:33,436
-Yeah.
-I guess.

978
00:54:34,037 --> 00:54:35,305
I'm looking forward to it.

979
00:54:37,040 --> 00:54:39,376
["Driver" playing]

980
00:54:41,511 --> 00:54:43,847
-[audience booing]
-[Vic] What are you doing out here?

981
00:54:45,749 --> 00:54:47,350
Just your joke, Book?

982
00:54:47,417 --> 00:54:50,220
[Booker] No. No,
I had nothing to do with this.

983
00:54:50,287 --> 00:54:53,290
[audience booing]

984
00:54:53,356 --> 00:54:54,257
[bell rings]

985
00:54:54,324 --> 00:54:57,927
[Alicia] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.

986
00:54:57,994 --> 00:55:02,599
Introducing first, Dijak!

987
00:55:02,666 --> 00:55:07,370
[Vic] Well, it appears our table has
gotten bigger for our following contest.

988
00:55:07,437 --> 00:55:09,939
After a verbal altercation
earlier tonight,

989
00:55:10,006 --> 00:55:15,512
Dijak is going to go one-on-one
with Trey Bearhill next live on NXT.

990
00:55:15,578 --> 00:55:17,514
[Vic] [inaudible] out here?

991
00:55:19,416 --> 00:55:22,018
Absolutely insane.
I've been wanting to ask you, man.

992
00:55:22,085 --> 00:55:25,922
-What's your New Year's resolution?
-I don't do that stuff. [inaudible].

993
00:55:25,989 --> 00:55:27,157
-Come on.
-What is happening?

994
00:55:27,223 --> 00:55:28,058
What are we doing here?

995
00:55:28,124 --> 00:55:30,994
Every time it's always the same thing.
What are we doing?

996
00:55:31,061 --> 00:55:32,462
What is that trophy?

997
00:55:32,529 --> 00:55:35,532
It's not a trophy.
That's just my heritage cup.

998
00:55:35,598 --> 00:55:38,468
Weird. Because I have a cup too.

999
00:55:38,535 --> 00:55:39,869
-[laughs]
-[gags]

1000
00:55:39,936 --> 00:55:43,006
Magic! Get out! Get out! [groans]

1001
00:55:43,073 --> 00:55:44,274
Don't smell it! Don't smell it!

1002
00:55:44,341 --> 00:55:47,077
Hey, Dom.
How about you give me a shot at that?

1003
00:55:47,143 --> 00:55:48,745
[gags] You're not getting a shot.

1004
00:55:48,812 --> 00:55:50,613
[clears throat]
You're not getting a shot at this.

1005
00:55:50,680 --> 00:55:54,017
It's complicated.
There are rules and regulations.

1006
00:55:54,084 --> 00:55:55,885
-Pinfalls and submissions.
-Wait, wait, wait.

1007
00:55:55,952 --> 00:55:59,689
So if I pin you like a regular match,
I get the cup?

1008
00:55:59,756 --> 00:56:02,625
No, not like a regular match.
Listen carefully.

1009
00:56:02,692 --> 00:56:04,427
Six, three minutes.

1010
00:56:04,494 --> 00:56:06,696
Oh, so I only have three minutes
to beat you?

1011
00:56:06,763 --> 00:56:10,300
No. Six times three.

1012
00:56:10,366 --> 00:56:14,204
-Oh, 18.
-Oh, that was good.

1013
00:56:14,270 --> 00:56:17,674
That's math and wrestling.
That's tough stuff.

1014
00:56:17,741 --> 00:56:18,742
Von!

1015
00:56:20,643 --> 00:56:21,978
I'm tough stuff.

1016
00:56:23,046 --> 00:56:24,848
-Okay, buddy.
-Why is he laughing?

1017
00:56:24,914 --> 00:56:29,119
So if I pin you one, two, three,
I get the cup?

1018
00:56:29,185 --> 00:56:31,354
No. Best two out of three falls,

1019
00:56:31,421 --> 00:56:36,159
which means you would need
to beat champion not once, but twice.

1020
00:56:36,226 --> 00:56:40,563
Oh, so two times three.
I got it. I got it, yeah.

1021
00:56:40,630 --> 00:56:45,802
So if I pin you one, two, three, four,
five, six, or sacks, how you say it…

1022
00:56:45,869 --> 00:56:46,803
What is he saying?

1023
00:56:46,870 --> 00:56:51,808
…then, I mean, that could be tough,
but can I bring a calculator?

1024
00:56:51,875 --> 00:56:52,709
[scoffs]

1025
00:56:54,043 --> 00:56:56,179
I'm done with this.
You've melted my brain.

1026
00:56:56,246 --> 00:56:59,449
Well done, Von. Waste of time. Let's go.

1027
00:56:59,516 --> 00:57:01,584
-Hey, were you getting all that?
-Of course.

1028
00:57:01,651 --> 00:57:07,323
I got an A for algebra. Hey, Stone.
How about Von Wagner gets gold in 2024?

1029
00:57:07,390 --> 00:57:09,058
Hey, now that's a goal.

1030
00:57:09,125 --> 00:57:11,961
-You ready to start training?
-You know that I am.

1031
00:57:12,862 --> 00:57:15,365
["Cheyenne City" playing]

1032
00:57:16,599 --> 00:57:21,204
[Alicia] Making his way to the ring,
Trey Bearhill.

1033
00:57:21,271 --> 00:57:23,072
[Vic] Oh, we are getting set
for Trey Bearhill.

1034
00:57:23,139 --> 00:57:25,875
[Joe] I am so excited to be here with you,
Vic, and you, Booker.

1035
00:57:25,942 --> 00:57:29,746
I'm just such a big fan,
such a big fan of you both.

1036
00:57:29,813 --> 00:57:31,080
Where'd you find that suit?

1037
00:57:31,147 --> 00:57:33,416
-It smells like mothballs.
-That's what I'm talking about.

1038
00:57:33,483 --> 00:57:34,884
That's my hot dog.

1039
00:57:34,951 --> 00:57:37,487
-[Vic] A hot dog?
-[Joe] Yeah, it's my pocket dog.

1040
00:57:37,554 --> 00:57:40,957
[Vic] A pocket dog…
Well, a pocket dog makes sense, actually.

1041
00:57:41,024 --> 00:57:42,625
[Joe] Yeah, you gotta be prepared.

1042
00:57:42,692 --> 00:57:44,360
-[Vic] Like a Boy Scout.
-[Joe] Yes.

1043
00:57:44,427 --> 00:57:45,962
[Vic] You've been under the ring
for a long time

1044
00:57:46,029 --> 00:57:49,566
and in the trunk of a car
and working late hours.

1045
00:57:49,632 --> 00:57:51,835
-[Booker] You're not homeless, are you?
-[bell rings]

1046
00:57:51,901 --> 00:57:54,170
-[Vic] Book, you ever have a pocket dog?
-[Booker] That's what I'm saying.

1047
00:57:54,237 --> 00:57:56,639
-[Joe] Here we are with the action.
-[Booker] What'd you find?

1048
00:57:56,706 --> 00:57:58,908
-[Vic] In his pocket.
-[Booker] Okay, okay.

1049
00:57:58,975 --> 00:58:01,144
[Vic] It makes sense, doesn't it, Joe?

1050
00:58:01,211 --> 00:58:03,480
-[Joe] Yes. Yes.
-[Vic] He's a man of few words.

1051
00:58:03,546 --> 00:58:04,547
He's a man of few words.

1052
00:58:04,614 --> 00:58:07,617
Let's focus in on this matchup
because there was a lot of words

1053
00:58:07,684 --> 00:58:10,887
getting thrown around between
these two superstars earlier tonight.

1054
00:58:10,954 --> 00:58:12,822
And, well, Booker, I'll come to you first.

1055
00:58:12,889 --> 00:58:15,859
On paper,
not a very good draw for Bearhill.

1056
00:58:15,925 --> 00:58:19,395
[Booker] No, no. Bearhill, he wanted this.
He asked for this, Vic.

1057
00:58:19,462 --> 00:58:23,867
He wanted to test himself
and now he's got the biggest test…

1058
00:58:23,933 --> 00:58:26,102
-[Vic] Whoa!
-[Booker] Oh, yes!

1059
00:58:26,169 --> 00:58:28,238
[Booker]
I like the energy of this Bearhill.

1060
00:58:28,304 --> 00:58:31,541
[Vic] I want to remind you, Booker,
this is Joe Gacy, not Joe Coffee.

1061
00:58:31,608 --> 00:58:33,443
-[Booker] Joe Gacy, Gacy.
-[Joe] Yes, sir?

1062
00:58:33,509 --> 00:58:35,712
[Booker] What's up with the hairdo,
with the cloth?

1063
00:58:35,778 --> 00:58:39,582
[Joe] Oh, you know, I just needed
to look good to be out here at the desk.

1064
00:58:39,649 --> 00:58:41,451
[Vic] Cloth, Book?

1065
00:58:41,518 --> 00:58:43,520
[Booker] Hairstyle.
That's what that means.

1066
00:58:43,586 --> 00:58:44,587
[grunting]

1067
00:58:44,654 --> 00:58:48,925
[Vic] Okay. Bearhill right now having
his own style inside the squared circle.

1068
00:58:48,992 --> 00:58:52,262
Turned around though by Dijak
and then face-first.

1069
00:58:52,328 --> 00:58:55,331
Bearhill down and then bam!
Right under the jaw.

1070
00:58:55,398 --> 00:59:00,803
[Booker] My God, man. Bearhill, he knows
the reputation of this man right here…

1071
00:59:00,870 --> 00:59:02,138
[Vic] Into the cover, hook of the leg.

1072
00:59:02,205 --> 00:59:05,708
-Dijak only getting a one.
-[Booker] The nasty mayhem…

1073
00:59:05,775 --> 00:59:09,779
-[Vic] Joe, take a look at this replay.
-[Joe] What a maneuver!

1074
00:59:09,846 --> 00:59:11,915
[Vic] What a maneuver.
You sit pretty well out here.

1075
00:59:11,981 --> 00:59:12,949
[Joe] Thank you, thank you.

1076
00:59:13,016 --> 00:59:14,417
[Vic] Book, you better need
to start getting worried.

1077
00:59:14,484 --> 00:59:17,921
[Booker] That was a kick to the jaw.
That was a Savate kick, right, Vic?

1078
00:59:17,987 --> 00:59:19,822
-[Vic] A Savate kick?
-[Booker] That's what you call it.

1079
00:59:19,889 --> 00:59:22,492
[Vic] I call it a few different things.
That's fine.

1080
00:59:22,558 --> 00:59:25,562
I called it a crescent kick as well,
but we don't need to get…

1081
00:59:25,628 --> 00:59:27,297
-We don't need to get…
-[Booker] Croissant kick.

1082
00:59:27,363 --> 00:59:30,233
[Vic laughs] Croissant kick.
You got one of those in your pocket?

1083
00:59:30,300 --> 00:59:31,768
[Joe] I do not, but that sounds delicious.

1084
00:59:31,834 --> 00:59:36,306
[Vic] Fair enough. And look at Dijak using
his power and Bearhill getting tossed.

1085
00:59:36,372 --> 00:59:37,774
[Booker] Just muscling right there.

1086
00:59:37,840 --> 00:59:40,043
[Vic] Into the cover, another hook of leg,
another near-fall,

1087
00:59:40,109 --> 00:59:42,612
but what is Dijak's issue, Book?

1088
00:59:42,679 --> 00:59:45,548
He just can't
seem to leave anything alone.

1089
00:59:45,615 --> 00:59:47,150
[Booker] It's not that, Vic.

1090
00:59:47,216 --> 00:59:50,386
You know, you got guys like Trey Bearhill
showing up,

1091
00:59:50,453 --> 00:59:53,323
you know, trying to run something.
They don't run nothing around here.

1092
00:59:53,389 --> 00:59:56,392
This is Dijak's house tonight, Vic.

1093
00:59:56,459 --> 00:59:58,928
[Vic] Mr. Gacy,
you seem to have an opinion on that?

1094
00:59:58,995 --> 01:00:02,532
[Joe] Booker is not incorrect.
I think this could be Dijak's house,

1095
01:00:02,598 --> 01:00:05,134
but he does go about things
in a different way

1096
01:00:05,201 --> 01:00:08,004
-than maybe most people.
-[Booker] Pain, man, pain.

1097
01:00:08,071 --> 01:00:11,908
[Vic] Well, he is a superstar who always
has evil intentions on his mind.

1098
01:00:11,975 --> 01:00:14,243
Into another cover,
another hook of the leg,

1099
01:00:14,310 --> 01:00:16,579
and another kick out for Trey Bearhill.

1100
01:00:16,646 --> 01:00:20,516
[Booker] What do you think Bearhill
is thinking right now after all that talk,

1101
01:00:20,583 --> 01:00:22,251
all that tough talk?

1102
01:00:22,318 --> 01:00:24,087
What do you think he's thinking right now,
Vic?

1103
01:00:24,153 --> 01:00:25,421
[Vic] I think he's thinking right now

1104
01:00:25,488 --> 01:00:28,424
that he's got to get a little bit
of separation between him and Dijak,

1105
01:00:28,491 --> 01:00:30,426
but when it comes to the talk earlier,

1106
01:00:30,493 --> 01:00:34,230
it was Dijak who said he was going to put
Bearhill on the shelf earlier,

1107
01:00:34,297 --> 01:00:37,367
and Bearhill just turned Dijak around.

1108
01:00:37,433 --> 01:00:39,369
[Booker] He turned around a big way
right there.

1109
01:00:39,435 --> 01:00:42,171
Dijak, the back of his calf,
caught that middle rope.

1110
01:00:42,238 --> 01:00:46,242
-That can be dangerous.
-[Vic] Ooh! Yeah, you're right, Book.

1111
01:00:48,211 --> 01:00:51,748
-[Vic] What's your expert analysis?
-[Joe] I said that does not feel good.

1112
01:00:51,814 --> 01:00:53,950
[Booker] He's been there. He knows.

1113
01:00:54,017 --> 01:00:57,754
[Vic] That was a nasty,
gnarly landing for Dijak.

1114
01:00:57,820 --> 01:01:02,892
And in this moment,
Bearhill maybe going to find another gear,

1115
01:01:02,959 --> 01:01:05,828
find his second win in this matchup.

1116
01:01:05,895 --> 01:01:09,732
Certainly found a good mentor
in Eddy Thorpe earlier tonight.

1117
01:01:09,799 --> 01:01:13,269
Oh! More of that strength on display.

1118
01:01:13,336 --> 01:01:15,138
This is where things get a little sticky,
Joe.

1119
01:01:15,204 --> 01:01:17,373
[Joe] Oh, I've seen. I've seen.

1120
01:01:17,440 --> 01:01:19,609
[audience groans]

1121
01:01:19,676 --> 01:01:21,344
-[Joe] Bearhill need to get…
-[Vic] Wait a minute.

1122
01:01:21,411 --> 01:01:24,480
[Vic] There's Dijak one more time
taking advantage.

1123
01:01:24,547 --> 01:01:28,551
[Booker] Oh, yeah, baby.
To the street, Vic.

1124
01:01:28,618 --> 01:01:31,421
You shut your mouth too.
You can go to hell.

1125
01:01:31,487 --> 01:01:32,488
[Vic] Oh!

1126
01:01:33,523 --> 01:01:38,661
[Vic] Well, the official did not see
our broadcast partner with the headbutt,

1127
01:01:38,728 --> 01:01:41,130
but look at Bearhill possessed now.

1128
01:01:41,197 --> 01:01:45,068
Almost awoken, Booker,
by what just transpired.

1129
01:01:45,134 --> 01:01:47,403
[Booker]
Look at what just transpired here, Vic.

1130
01:01:47,470 --> 01:01:50,406
-What was that all about?
-[Vic] I don't know. You're asking me?

1131
01:01:50,473 --> 01:01:54,544
Gacy lost his headset on the headbutt
that the referee didn't see

1132
01:01:54,610 --> 01:01:56,079
because he was checking on Bearhill

1133
01:01:56,145 --> 01:01:59,015
who went into the barricade
and a big back [inaudible].

1134
01:01:59,082 --> 01:02:00,683
There's a lot of B's right there.

1135
01:02:00,750 --> 01:02:02,585
[Vic] Coming out with a little momentum,
B!

1136
01:02:02,652 --> 01:02:06,589
-[Booker] Man.
-[Vic] High cross body. Not enough though.

1137
01:02:06,656 --> 01:02:10,793
Dijak's right shoulder just up,
and now, Booker, we're seeing Bearhill.

1138
01:02:10,860 --> 01:02:14,731
He… es, what was he thinking?
He's extra motivated in this matchup.

1139
01:02:14,797 --> 01:02:18,000
This could be his opening
for a major upset.

1140
01:02:18,067 --> 01:02:21,537
And this would be a major upset
for Bearhill.

1141
01:02:21,604 --> 01:02:23,539
[Booker] That'll be a major moment
for Bearhill.

1142
01:02:23,606 --> 01:02:26,609
-[Vic] Oh!
-[Booker] It's not gonna happen tonight.

1143
01:02:26,676 --> 01:02:28,745
[Vic] Lights go out.

1144
01:02:28,811 --> 01:02:30,680
-[Booker laughs]
-[bell rings]

1145
01:02:32,348 --> 01:02:36,619
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Dijak!

1146
01:02:36,686 --> 01:02:39,355
["Driver" playing]

1147
01:02:39,422 --> 01:02:42,091
-[Vic] What's… Joe, what?
-[audience booing]

1148
01:02:42,158 --> 01:02:44,660
There's our broadcast partner, Booker!

1149
01:02:45,995 --> 01:02:47,463
Gacy's unhinged!

1150
01:02:47,530 --> 01:02:50,066
[Booker] Broadcast partner?
What the hell are you talking about?

1151
01:02:50,133 --> 01:02:53,469
[Vic] He was our broadcast partner
for about five minutes,

1152
01:02:53,536 --> 01:02:56,038
and now he's just swinging away on Dijak.

1153
01:02:56,105 --> 01:02:58,174
What are the issues between these two men?

1154
01:02:58,241 --> 01:02:59,108
[grunting]

1155
01:02:59,175 --> 01:03:01,344
What has gotten into these two men?

1156
01:03:02,411 --> 01:03:07,750
But hats off tonight for Trey Bearhill
making his presence known.

1157
01:03:07,817 --> 01:03:12,421
[Booker] What did he do? Oh, yeah!
Oh, yeah, that's what I'm talking about.

1158
01:03:12,488 --> 01:03:14,157
[Vic] That's snake Lexis King.

1159
01:03:14,223 --> 01:03:18,227
[Booker] Dunk that stuff there.
Dunk all that trash he was talking.

1160
01:03:18,294 --> 01:03:22,965
Now I got something. Oh, yeah.
Rock-a-bye baby.

1161
01:03:23,032 --> 01:03:26,302
[audience booing]

1162
01:03:26,369 --> 01:03:29,438
[inaudible]. You know what you did?

1163
01:03:29,505 --> 01:03:31,908
You cost me
the biggest match of my career!

1164
01:03:31,974 --> 01:03:34,911
You cost me
the biggest match of my career!

1165
01:03:34,977 --> 01:03:39,816
Don't you ever do that! Stay out
of my business because I'm the king!

1166
01:03:39,882 --> 01:03:42,218
[audience jeering and booing]

1167
01:03:42,285 --> 01:03:44,954
["King" playing]

1168
01:03:45,021 --> 01:03:48,758
[Vic] The self-righteous Lexis King…

1169
01:03:51,594 --> 01:03:54,797
trying to teach Bearhill a lesson.

1170
01:04:02,705 --> 01:04:04,707
-Josh Briggs!
-JBL, it's nice to meet you.

1171
01:04:04,774 --> 01:04:05,608
What you doing?

1172
01:04:05,675 --> 01:04:09,679
I'm just watching my match back to see
if there's anything I can improve on.

1173
01:04:09,745 --> 01:04:12,582
Let me ask you,
is there any advice you have for me?

1174
01:04:12,648 --> 01:04:14,717
No, no. I watched your match.

1175
01:04:14,784 --> 01:04:18,855
It was a great victory, but what
you're looking for, it's not there.

1176
01:04:21,424 --> 01:04:24,227
Do you know why I picked you
to be in the qualifier?

1177
01:04:24,293 --> 01:04:26,462
Yeah, because I'm a good big man, right?

1178
01:04:27,129 --> 01:04:32,969
You are that.
But I want you to discover who you are.

1179
01:04:33,035 --> 01:04:35,972
You see, you have all the talent
in the world. You're incredible.

1180
01:04:36,038 --> 01:04:41,777
You've shown that since you got into NXT.
But who is Josh Briggs?

1181
01:04:41,844 --> 01:04:45,448
You see, I put up the beer,
I threw away the playing cards.

1182
01:04:45,514 --> 01:04:49,385
I showed the world that JBL
was a wrestling God.

1183
01:04:50,753 --> 01:04:55,424
That was my journey. Yours is different.

1184
01:04:56,792 --> 01:05:01,931
I want you to show NXT, WWE, who you are.

1185
01:05:03,566 --> 01:05:04,901
Thank you, sir.

1186
01:05:04,967 --> 01:05:06,135
[audience applauding]

1187
01:05:06,202 --> 01:05:07,803
[helicopter whirring]

1188
01:05:07,870 --> 01:05:12,708
[Vic] That was quite the advice for Briggs
from the WWE Hall of Famer.

1189
01:05:19,782 --> 01:05:22,985
["Time to Get it" playing]

1190
01:05:28,090 --> 01:05:29,158
[bell rings]

1191
01:05:29,225 --> 01:05:30,626
[Alicia] The following contest

1192
01:05:30,693 --> 01:05:36,499
is the women's No. 1 Contender
Battle Royal.

1193
01:05:36,565 --> 01:05:43,306
Introducing first,
Izzi Dame and Kiana James.

1194
01:05:43,372 --> 01:05:46,242
[Vic] There are 2 of the 20

1195
01:05:46,309 --> 01:05:49,979
that will compete
to become the No. 1 Contender

1196
01:05:50,046 --> 01:05:54,917
for Lyra Valkyria's
NXT Women's Championship.

1197
01:05:55,818 --> 01:05:59,622
The women's No. 1 Contender Battle Royal
will begin next.

1198
01:06:09,899 --> 01:06:11,133
[intense music plays]

1199
01:06:11,200 --> 01:06:15,371
These last few weeks
have been unacceptable.

1200
01:06:16,405 --> 01:06:18,140
So we go back to basics.

1201
01:06:18,941 --> 01:06:22,645
That means conditioning and toughness.

1202
01:06:23,412 --> 01:06:24,413
Begin!

1203
01:06:25,681 --> 01:06:27,683
No Quarter Catch Crew.

1204
01:06:27,750 --> 01:06:31,754
A group of exceptional athletes
united by one common bond.

1205
01:06:31,821 --> 01:06:37,893
The definition of no quarter.
No pity shown, no mercy given.

1206
01:06:37,960 --> 01:06:40,262
And it all starts with conditioning.

1207
01:06:40,329 --> 01:06:42,732
[Tavion] We must break the will
of another man

1208
01:06:42,798 --> 01:06:44,400
before we can break his body.

1209
01:06:44,467 --> 01:06:48,604
There are no limits
except the limitations of the mind.

1210
01:06:48,671 --> 01:06:52,174
[Myles] Pain is the feeling of weakness
leaving your body.

1211
01:06:52,241 --> 01:06:54,610
[Drew] We embrace the grind.

1212
01:06:54,677 --> 01:06:57,847
[Charlie] Going forward,
we have worked out the catch clause

1213
01:06:57,913 --> 01:06:59,982
in every one of our contracts.

1214
01:07:00,049 --> 01:07:03,152
We will decide
who steps forward and competes,

1215
01:07:03,219 --> 01:07:06,255
and I promise you, whomever steps forward…

1216
01:07:06,322 --> 01:07:08,557
We will show…

1217
01:07:08,624 --> 01:07:09,959
No pity…

1218
01:07:10,026 --> 01:07:11,994
No mercy…

1219
01:07:12,061 --> 01:07:13,896
[in unison] No quarter!

1220
01:07:13,963 --> 01:07:16,966
[music fades off]

1221
01:07:18,467 --> 01:07:20,970
[Trick]
Hey, Melo, I need to holler at you, dawg.

1222
01:07:21,037 --> 01:07:23,773
Hey, look, bro. I apologize for earlier.

1223
01:07:23,839 --> 01:07:25,975
I got excited, man.
Ilja said it was clear.

1224
01:07:26,042 --> 01:07:28,377
You know how much I wanted
this title match for a while now.

1225
01:07:28,444 --> 01:07:31,514
Look, I completely stepped on
everything you and me got going on

1226
01:07:31,580 --> 01:07:33,516
with the Dusty Cup. And that's my bad.

1227
01:07:33,582 --> 01:07:35,317
You good, man. I understand, bro.

1228
01:07:35,384 --> 01:07:37,386
You've been wanting this match
since October.

1229
01:07:37,453 --> 01:07:39,789
So if anybody understands, it's me.

1230
01:07:39,855 --> 01:07:44,393
That's good. But check this.
I got a solution.

1231
01:07:44,460 --> 01:07:48,731
Come Vengeance Day, you and me,
we finish what we started.

1232
01:07:48,798 --> 01:07:51,667
We win the Dusty Cup.

1233
01:07:51,734 --> 01:07:55,204
And then… Hold on now.
And then the main event.

1234
01:07:55,271 --> 01:07:58,274
Me and Ilja for the NXT Championship.

1235
01:07:58,340 --> 01:07:59,942
-[exhales]
-[giggles]

1236
01:08:00,009 --> 01:08:01,544
Come on now.

1237
01:08:01,610 --> 01:08:03,946
-You sure about that?
-Yeah, bro.

1238
01:08:04,013 --> 01:08:07,016
That's how we get down.
You got my back, I got your back.

1239
01:08:07,082 --> 01:08:08,918
We about to win the whole doggone thing,
dawg.

1240
01:08:08,984 --> 01:08:10,920
True, true. Look, that sounds good.

1241
01:08:10,986 --> 01:08:12,922
But let's not get ahead of ourselves,
okay?

1242
01:08:12,988 --> 01:08:15,858
We still got Latino World Order, man.
We can't sleep on those guys.

1243
01:08:15,925 --> 01:08:18,327
And we didn't come this far
to only come this far.

1244
01:08:18,394 --> 01:08:21,530
I don't want to afford anything
to mess up along the way.

1245
01:08:21,597 --> 01:08:26,268
Let's put all that alien stuff behind us
for now and let's focus on what's next.

1246
01:08:26,335 --> 01:08:30,940
You got my word. I'm locked in, dawg.
And look at me, eyes on the prize.

1247
01:08:31,774 --> 01:08:35,177
-Dusty Cup.
-Yeah, bro. Dusty Cup. Locked in.

1248
01:08:35,244 --> 01:08:37,713
Hey, man,
I want you to become triple crowned.

1249
01:08:37,780 --> 01:08:38,614
[inaudible].

1250
01:08:38,681 --> 01:08:41,083
-I want to become triple crowned.
-You will.

1251
01:08:41,917 --> 01:08:43,252
I can think about it now.

1252
01:08:43,319 --> 01:08:45,988
I'll be the first one to hold
the NXT Championship

1253
01:08:46,055 --> 01:08:49,258
and the NXT Tag Championships
at the same time, man.

1254
01:08:49,325 --> 01:08:50,392
[laughs]

1255
01:08:50,459 --> 01:08:52,461
Hey, we locked in, dawg.

1256
01:08:55,798 --> 01:08:57,199
[Vic] Well, speaking of Vengeance Day,

1257
01:08:57,266 --> 01:09:00,536
the NXT Women's Champion Lyra Valkyria
will be joined by the winner

1258
01:09:00,603 --> 01:09:02,671
of tonight's No. 1 Contender's
Battle Royal

1259
01:09:02,738 --> 01:09:04,907
to make their championship match official.

1260
01:09:04,974 --> 01:09:10,045
A Vengeance Daycontract signing live
next week here on NXT.

1261
01:09:10,112 --> 01:09:14,283
And a trip to the finals at Vengeance Day
is on the line

1262
01:09:14,350 --> 01:09:18,954
with one of our semifinal matchups
in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

1263
01:09:19,021 --> 01:09:23,359
Which team will advance?
We find out next Tuesday.

1264
01:09:23,425 --> 01:09:25,427
[upbeat music playing]

1265
01:09:25,494 --> 01:09:29,031
There you see the field
for this main event Battle Royal,

1266
01:09:29,098 --> 01:09:32,501
but there is one superstar
that is missing.

1267
01:09:32,568 --> 01:09:33,903
That would be Cora Jade.

1268
01:09:33,969 --> 01:09:38,574
That's because at this last weekend's
sold-out NXT live event in Dade City,

1269
01:09:38,641 --> 01:09:42,778
Cora Jade was injured at the live event,
suffering a torn ACL.

1270
01:09:42,845 --> 01:09:47,683
Doctors are saying she will be
out of action for close to a year.

1271
01:09:47,750 --> 01:09:51,687
And the woman who defeated Cora Jade
in that matchup is Wren Sinclair,

1272
01:09:51,754 --> 01:09:53,822
who you see centered on your screen
at this moment.

1273
01:09:53,889 --> 01:09:57,092
She's actually taking Cora's place
in the Battle Royal.

1274
01:09:57,159 --> 01:10:01,997
She certainly now has a golden opportunity
in front of her tonight.

1275
01:10:02,064 --> 01:10:04,733
["Accomplished" playing]

1276
01:10:07,236 --> 01:10:12,575
[Alicia] Representing Chase University,
Thea Hail!

1277
01:10:12,641 --> 01:10:14,910
[Vic] And so much going on for Chase U,

1278
01:10:14,977 --> 01:10:19,782
a victory tonight by Thea Hail
will be welcome on campus.

1279
01:10:21,584 --> 01:10:26,188
[Booker] Back to Cora Jade, just bad luck.
Just seemed to be snake bit, Vic.

1280
01:10:26,989 --> 01:10:31,493
[Vic] Our best wishes
going out to Cora Jade.

1281
01:10:31,560 --> 01:10:34,763
["On Point" playing]

1282
01:10:38,100 --> 01:10:44,506
[Alicia] Making her way to the ring,
Blair Davenport.

1283
01:10:45,174 --> 01:10:48,577
[Vic] This year's Women's Iron Survivor

1284
01:10:48,644 --> 01:10:51,714
has had an NXT Women's Championship
matchup.

1285
01:10:51,780 --> 01:10:57,286
Can she make it too? Can she be
the No. 1 Contender yet again?

1286
01:10:57,353 --> 01:10:59,855
[Booker] I got my money on Davenport, man.

1287
01:10:59,922 --> 01:11:04,960
Never knew so few
owe so much to so many, Vic.

1288
01:11:05,027 --> 01:11:09,365
She will take you out.
She will leave you high and dry.

1289
01:11:09,431 --> 01:11:14,169
-That's Blair Davenport.
-[Vic] And again, the field is set.

1290
01:11:14,236 --> 01:11:17,740
You must go over the top rope.
Both feet must hit the floor.

1291
01:11:17,806 --> 01:11:22,278
The last four superstars will meet then
in a traditional Fatal 4-Way match.

1292
01:11:22,344 --> 01:11:24,280
The first one
to score a pinfall or submission

1293
01:11:24,346 --> 01:11:26,148
will become the No. 1 Contender.

1294
01:11:26,215 --> 01:11:30,185
But here we go. You gotta
get through the Battle Royal first.

1295
01:11:30,252 --> 01:11:34,123
And unlike the women's Royal Rumble,
which takes place a week from Saturday,

1296
01:11:34,189 --> 01:11:36,792
all these superstars
are starting in here once.

1297
01:11:36,859 --> 01:11:38,927
-[Vic] It's massive chaos.
-[Booker] Yes, indeed.

1298
01:11:38,994 --> 01:11:42,197
-[Vic] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
-[Booker] Look at the [inaudible].

1299
01:11:42,264 --> 01:11:44,867
[Vic] They did not. You see the officials.

1300
01:11:44,933 --> 01:11:49,538
Great position, [inaudible] going over.
But look, this is Parker from OTM.

1301
01:11:49,605 --> 01:11:52,608
That's Rizz from the Family.

1302
01:11:52,675 --> 01:11:56,945
Bad blood already boiling between
these two as you take a look at the field.

1303
01:11:57,012 --> 01:11:59,081
They're slugging it out right here
in front of us.

1304
01:11:59,148 --> 01:12:01,750
Jackson went over the top.
Jackson went over the top.

1305
01:12:01,817 --> 01:12:03,152
[groans]

1306
01:12:03,218 --> 01:12:07,623
Gigi Dolin trying to make Jackson pay
and Miss Jackson the first to go.

1307
01:12:07,690 --> 01:12:09,158
[Booker] Jackson still got
that [inaudible] on.

1308
01:12:09,224 --> 01:12:11,393
She's still not 100% right now, Vic.

1309
01:12:12,895 --> 01:12:14,430
[Vic] The first one to be eliminated.

1310
01:12:14,496 --> 01:12:17,099
You can have all the excuses you want,
but as you said in the past,

1311
01:12:17,166 --> 01:12:18,500
you gotta get the job done.

1312
01:12:18,567 --> 01:12:20,069
[Booker] No excuse, Vic.

1313
01:12:20,135 --> 01:12:24,206
You still got Lash Legend in there
representing Meta-Four.

1314
01:12:24,273 --> 01:12:28,444
[grunting]

1315
01:12:28,510 --> 01:12:31,046
[Vic] Take a look at all these women,
all fighting for the right…

1316
01:12:31,113 --> 01:12:34,917
You gotta be wondering,
what's Lyra Valkyria thinking right now?

1317
01:12:34,983 --> 01:12:39,188
As well Lash Legend, you just talked
about her, Booker, showcasing that power.

1318
01:12:39,254 --> 01:12:43,859
[Booker] You've seen the strength
of Lash Legend a couple of weeks back.

1319
01:12:43,926 --> 01:12:47,262
[Vic]
Remember, they both went over the top.

1320
01:12:47,329 --> 01:12:51,600
That was Rizz. They went over the top.
She has been eliminated.

1321
01:12:51,667 --> 01:12:53,001
Oh, no.

1322
01:12:53,969 --> 01:12:55,504
-Is that an experience, Book?
-[Booker] It is.

1323
01:12:55,571 --> 01:12:57,973
-[Vic] Parker talking a bit of trash?
-[Booker] It is.

1324
01:12:58,040 --> 01:13:01,176
That's what I'm talking about.
The maturity level in this game right now,

1325
01:13:01,243 --> 01:13:04,713
I mean, you gotta grow up,
you gotta grow up fast, and [inaudible].

1326
01:13:07,049 --> 01:13:09,184
[Vic] Look at Kelani to the top.

1327
01:13:09,251 --> 01:13:12,588
Oh, got overpowered by Izzi Dame,
Lash Legend,

1328
01:13:12,654 --> 01:13:15,791
and being in the air
is not where you wanna be.

1329
01:13:15,858 --> 01:13:18,560
-[Booker] Oh, I don't like this.
-[Vic] Whoa, whoa, whoa.

1330
01:13:18,627 --> 01:13:20,028
[Booker] Oh, man.

1331
01:13:20,829 --> 01:13:25,033
[Vic] I'm gonna wait for just a moment.
Kelani Jordan surviving at this juncture.

1332
01:13:25,100 --> 01:13:29,838
Up, over. Both feet though, Book.
Look, look. Both feet must hit the floor.

1333
01:13:31,073 --> 01:13:33,142
Whoo! So close.

1334
01:13:33,208 --> 01:13:35,944
[Booker] Kelani Jordan, she had
a breakout moment, Vic, didn't she?

1335
01:13:36,011 --> 01:13:39,014
She wants more.
She wants more out of this game, Vic.

1336
01:13:39,081 --> 01:13:41,250
[Booker] Oh. Oh, wow!

1337
01:13:41,316 --> 01:13:45,788
[audience clamoring]

1338
01:13:47,122 --> 01:13:52,094
[Vic] I hear the official to my left.
Kelani still in this thing.

1339
01:13:53,796 --> 01:13:57,599
Who's gonna be the No. 1 Contender?
Who's heading to Vengeance Day?

1340
01:13:57,666 --> 01:14:00,035
[audience cheering]

1341
01:14:02,137 --> 01:14:06,875
[Vic] Back live on NXT, this is
the women's No. 1 Contender Battle Royal.

1342
01:14:06,942 --> 01:14:10,813
Who will earn a golden opportunity?
Let's go back to Kelani Jordan.

1343
01:14:10,879 --> 01:14:16,218
Who moments ago, during the break,
she said she had a chip on her shoulder.

1344
01:14:16,285 --> 01:14:21,223
She was able to navigate her way
from the announce desk all the way around

1345
01:14:21,290 --> 01:14:26,361
and had, one of your favorite superstars
of all time, a Kofi Kingston-esque moment.

1346
01:14:26,428 --> 01:14:27,262
[Booker] What you talking about?

1347
01:14:27,329 --> 01:14:31,600
[Vic] To get back into the matchup to her
own shot, but then we had elimination.

1348
01:14:31,667 --> 01:14:33,001
It was Stevie Turner.

1349
01:14:33,068 --> 01:14:38,640
Because of Fallon Henley,
as the field has continued to shrink,

1350
01:14:38,707 --> 01:14:40,542
one of these women,
by the end of the night

1351
01:14:40,609 --> 01:14:42,010
will be the No. 1 Contender.

1352
01:14:42,077 --> 01:14:44,580
She gotta go over the top rope.
Both feet must hit the floor.

1353
01:14:44,646 --> 01:14:45,581
And the twist?

1354
01:14:45,647 --> 01:14:49,451
The last four superstars will meet
in a traditional Fatal 4-Way matchup.

1355
01:14:49,518 --> 01:14:52,988
The first to score a pinfall or submission
will win,

1356
01:14:53,055 --> 01:14:57,326
will be the No. 1 Contender.
Lola Vice right now being hung out to dry.

1357
01:14:57,392 --> 01:15:04,333
And there from behind her partner
in crime, so to speak, Elektra Lopez.

1358
01:15:05,000 --> 01:15:07,169
They may be a power duo in this book.

1359
01:15:07,236 --> 01:15:09,905
[Booker] When you talk about
who's the favorite in a matchup like this,

1360
01:15:09,972 --> 01:15:13,509
let me tell you this,
I can only tell you this.

1361
01:15:13,575 --> 01:15:16,979
[Vic] Booker! Tell me nothing!

1362
01:15:17,045 --> 01:15:19,548
[Booker] You gotta be kidding me.
You gotta be kidding me.

1363
01:15:19,615 --> 01:15:21,083
[Vic] You said they were on the same page.

1364
01:15:21,149 --> 01:15:26,488
-[Booker] You gotta be kidding me, man.
-[Vic] Lola Vice eliminated by Paxley.

1365
01:15:26,555 --> 01:15:29,057
-[audience cheering]
-[indistinct chatter]

1366
01:15:29,124 --> 01:15:30,792
[indistinct chatter]

1367
01:15:30,859 --> 01:15:32,728
-You are out!
-[indistinct chatter]

1368
01:15:35,197 --> 01:15:38,734
-[Vic] There is no love.
-[Booker] What the hell?

1369
01:15:38,800 --> 01:15:41,069
[Vic]
These two ripping each other apart, Book.

1370
01:15:41,904 --> 01:15:44,640
Told you there was something up
between those two.

1371
01:15:44,706 --> 01:15:48,310
But think about Tatum Paxley.
Said she wanted to win this Battle Royal,

1372
01:15:48,377 --> 01:15:52,648
so Lyra Valkyria did not have
to defend the championship.

1373
01:15:52,714 --> 01:15:55,884
As there you see Blair Davenport,
who was your pick at the start,

1374
01:15:55,951 --> 01:15:57,886
one-on-one here with Karmen Petrovic.

1375
01:15:57,953 --> 01:16:02,958
-I'm glad Davenport…
-[Vic] Oh, nice STO from Gigi Dolin.

1376
01:16:03,025 --> 01:16:05,861
And off the STO, Davenport got to go.

1377
01:16:05,928 --> 01:16:08,263
[Booker] No, no, no, no!

1378
01:16:08,931 --> 01:16:13,869
[Vic] Just holding on.
And Dolin with a little extra oomph!

1379
01:16:15,671 --> 01:16:19,675
-Dolin with Davenport locked in teetering.
-[Booker] This is personal.

1380
01:16:19,741 --> 01:16:22,945
[Vic] This certainly is somehow though.
Davenport hanging on.

1381
01:16:23,712 --> 01:16:27,716
The Iron Survivor. Oh, whoa, whoa! Oh!

1382
01:16:27,783 --> 01:16:30,452
[Booker] Smart. That's just smart, Vic.

1383
01:16:31,386 --> 01:16:35,257
[Vic] Gigi Dolin, who has never won
singles gold, has been eliminated.

1384
01:16:35,324 --> 01:16:36,658
Wait a minute.

1385
01:16:36,725 --> 01:16:40,128
Remember, it was Davenport
who went over the top rope, Thea Hail now.

1386
01:16:40,195 --> 01:16:43,031
Hail though from Chase U.

1387
01:16:43,098 --> 01:16:44,599
[groans]

1388
01:16:45,634 --> 01:16:46,735
[Vic] Oh!

1389
01:16:46,802 --> 01:16:50,205
Thea Hail, she went over the top rope.
Great job. Officials in position.

1390
01:16:50,272 --> 01:16:52,674
Hail's feet did not touch.

1391
01:16:52,741 --> 01:16:56,144
Right here [inaudible] Fallon Henley
teetering as well. Oh, what a kick!

1392
01:16:56,211 --> 01:16:59,381
Just enough to knock Davenport
off balance.

1393
01:16:59,448 --> 01:17:01,617
Petrovic eliminates your pick.

1394
01:17:01,683 --> 01:17:03,885
-Get out of here. What are you doing?
-[Vic] She's been eliminated!

1395
01:17:03,952 --> 01:17:05,087
Get out of here.

1396
01:17:05,153 --> 01:17:07,756
[Vic] Come on, ref! Oh, no!

1397
01:17:07,823 --> 01:17:10,659
[Booker] That was a hard shot, Vic.
Petrovic is out.

1398
01:17:11,727 --> 01:17:15,530
What are you doing? Get out of here!
Blair, let's go.

1399
01:17:15,597 --> 01:17:18,800
Get to the back. You're out of here.
Go. Go.

1400
01:17:18,867 --> 01:17:23,005
[Vic] You're right, Book,
and the damage certainly done.

1401
01:17:23,071 --> 01:17:24,673
Stupid bitch!

1402
01:17:26,842 --> 01:17:31,380
[Vic] Karmen Petrovic indeed is out
as the field continues to dwindle.

1403
01:17:31,446 --> 01:17:34,282
And again, you've got to imagine,
you win this,

1404
01:17:34,349 --> 01:17:38,420
you go to Vengeance Day,
you go win the NXT Women's Championship,

1405
01:17:38,487 --> 01:17:41,390
you then are headed
to WrestleMania weekend.

1406
01:17:41,456 --> 01:17:44,826
You're headed to Stand & Deliver
with your name in the marquee.

1407
01:17:44,893 --> 01:17:47,696
And that's what's on the mind
of Lash Legend.

1408
01:17:47,763 --> 01:17:51,433
[Booker] Yes, indeed, Vic.
Look at the stance of this lady.

1409
01:17:51,500 --> 01:17:53,835
-Wow!
-[Vic] Paxley, nice counter.

1410
01:17:53,902 --> 01:17:56,505
[audience cheering]

1411
01:17:56,571 --> 01:18:02,511
[Vic] Tatum Paxley's… Oh!
Hook, kick, sends Paxley to the back.

1412
01:18:02,577 --> 01:18:08,250
[Booker] Monster, baby.
That was monster by Lash Legend. Wow!

1413
01:18:10,752 --> 01:18:12,154
[Vic] When you take a look at the field,

1414
01:18:12,220 --> 01:18:15,891
you've gotta imagine that it's Lash Legend
who has to be the favorite.

1415
01:18:16,692 --> 01:18:18,894
[Booker] We've been talking
about the favorite since the game started.

1416
01:18:18,960 --> 01:18:23,298
One person I know that [inaudible]
to get back to that position.

1417
01:18:23,365 --> 01:18:24,566
And that's Roxanne.

1418
01:18:24,633 --> 01:18:28,236
And we haven't talked a whole lot
about Roxanne in this matchup, Vic.

1419
01:18:28,303 --> 01:18:30,706
[Vic] Roxanne Perez,
former NXT Women's Champion,

1420
01:18:30,772 --> 01:18:32,274
still in this matchup.

1421
01:18:32,340 --> 01:18:34,676
Arianna Grace still in this matchup.

1422
01:18:34,743 --> 01:18:37,546
Lash Legend though
trying to fight off Grace at this moment.

1423
01:18:37,612 --> 01:18:40,082
There's Thea Hail,
take a look around, Kelani Jordan.

1424
01:18:40,148 --> 01:18:42,851
Oh, yeah,
Arianna Grace still in this as well.

1425
01:18:42,918 --> 01:18:47,456
And Grace certainly is trying to make
a name for herself in recent weeks.

1426
01:18:47,522 --> 01:18:52,494
She's able to win this matchup.
As Izzi Dame is overpowering.

1427
01:18:53,628 --> 01:18:59,034
[audience cheering]

1428
01:18:59,101 --> 01:19:00,902
What's Grace smiling for?

1429
01:19:01,636 --> 01:19:04,806
[Booker] [inaudible].

1430
01:19:04,873 --> 01:19:06,341
[Vic] Oh, of course.

1431
01:19:06,408 --> 01:19:08,577
[Booker]
That's what she's smiling for, man.

1432
01:19:08,643 --> 01:19:11,580
[Vic] Coming in to pick up the scraps.

1433
01:19:11,646 --> 01:19:14,916
Petrovic is knocked out
because of Blair Davenport,

1434
01:19:14,983 --> 01:19:18,553
and is eliminated
because of Arianna Grace.

1435
01:19:18,620 --> 01:19:21,056
[Booker] The big elimination right there
from Grace.

1436
01:19:21,123 --> 01:19:24,126
Confidence gotta be sky high right now.

1437
01:19:24,760 --> 01:19:26,628
[screaming]

1438
01:19:26,695 --> 01:19:28,163
[Vic] Don't celebrate, Book!

1439
01:19:28,230 --> 01:19:29,631
[audience jeering]

1440
01:19:29,698 --> 01:19:31,199
[Vic] Grace is gone.

1441
01:19:31,266 --> 01:19:33,268
[crying]

1442
01:19:33,335 --> 01:19:35,337
-[Vic] Who's headed to Vengeance Day?
-Bye-bye.

1443
01:19:38,473 --> 01:19:40,675
[Vic] Thea Hail right now
running through the field.

1444
01:19:40,742 --> 01:19:42,944
She wants to be the No. 1 Contender.

1445
01:19:43,011 --> 01:19:47,082
She wants to bring gold to the campus
at Chase U with her fighting spirit.

1446
01:19:47,149 --> 01:19:49,451
But as you take a look at the field,
you see Kelani Jordan.

1447
01:19:49,518 --> 01:19:52,187
Then you think of Lash Legend.
You think of Izzi Dame.

1448
01:19:52,254 --> 01:19:54,723
You think about their size, their power,
their strength.

1449
01:19:54,790 --> 01:19:57,125
There's Thea Hail with a DDT.

1450
01:19:57,192 --> 01:19:59,694
You think about the connivingness
of Kiana James,

1451
01:19:59,761 --> 01:20:02,597
the unknown of Wren Sinclair.

1452
01:20:02,664 --> 01:20:06,802
One of these women will be
the No. 1 Contender to Lyra Valkyrie.

1453
01:20:06,868 --> 01:20:09,671
But remember, this is a Battle Royal now.

1454
01:20:09,738 --> 01:20:14,409
The last four will compete
in a traditional Fatal 4-Way matchup.

1455
01:20:14,476 --> 01:20:16,678
And the only woman standing is Thea Hail.

1456
01:20:16,745 --> 01:20:20,415
[Booker] I'm thinking about the momentum
Thea Hail had a couple of months back.

1457
01:20:20,482 --> 01:20:23,485
And right now she's trying
to pick that momentum back up.

1458
01:20:23,552 --> 01:20:27,355
And she's looking good right now, Vic.
She's looking real good. One big shot.

1459
01:20:27,422 --> 01:20:29,925
That's all it can take. Hmm.

1460
01:20:29,991 --> 01:20:32,794
[Vic] Right down onto Roxanne Perez.

1461
01:20:32,861 --> 01:20:36,264
And this may be Hail's match to lose
at this moment.

1462
01:20:36,331 --> 01:20:38,333
-[Booker] Clean house.
-[Vic] Uh-oh.

1463
01:20:39,634 --> 01:20:41,036
[Booker] I like all of this, Vic.

1464
01:20:41,102 --> 01:20:43,839
But she needs to be
concentrating on that top rope.

1465
01:20:43,905 --> 01:20:46,842
[Vic] She does. She has to get
the women up and over the top rope.

1466
01:20:46,908 --> 01:20:50,912
Both feet have to hit the floor.
Hail looking one more time.

1467
01:20:50,979 --> 01:20:56,251
There's Dame. Izzi Dame.
That power we talked about. Full display.

1468
01:20:56,318 --> 01:20:58,386
Thea Hail eliminated.

1469
01:20:58,453 --> 01:21:02,524
[Booker] Exactly my point right there,
Deme there too caught up in the moment.

1470
01:21:02,591 --> 01:21:05,193
[Vic] And when it comes to Izzi Dame,
Kiana James,

1471
01:21:05,260 --> 01:21:08,330
they certainly can change the game.
That could start tonight.

1472
01:21:08,396 --> 01:21:11,666
But Fallon Henley now trying to eliminate
her former tag team partner,

1473
01:21:11,733 --> 01:21:15,403
her former friend. Look who's almost out.

1474
01:21:15,470 --> 01:21:21,610
And Izzi Dame again
saving the conniving Kiana James.

1475
01:21:21,676 --> 01:21:24,012
But who's going to save them
from Lash Legend?

1476
01:21:24,079 --> 01:21:25,914
[Booker] Izzi Dame, she's a powerhouse.

1477
01:21:25,981 --> 01:21:29,584
But right now,
she's in the middle with Lash Legend.

1478
01:21:29,651 --> 01:21:33,321
And we know all about the strength
of Lash Legend. Whoa, whoa.

1479
01:21:33,388 --> 01:21:35,924
[Vic]
The two strongest meeting in the middle.

1480
01:21:35,991 --> 01:21:37,726
[audience cheering]

1481
01:21:37,792 --> 01:21:39,628
[Booker] [inaudible] right there, Vic.

1482
01:21:40,095 --> 01:21:44,966
[audience chanting] NXT! NXT! NXT! NXT!

1483
01:21:45,033 --> 01:21:48,904
[audience chanting] NXT! NXT! NXT!

1484
01:21:48,970 --> 01:21:52,474
[Vic] Izzi Dame. [inaudible]. She's out.

1485
01:21:52,540 --> 01:21:58,413
She slipped at the last moment.
She's upset. Kiana's in shock.

1486
01:21:59,881 --> 01:22:03,618
And Lash Legend
trying to overpower the fear.

1487
01:22:03,685 --> 01:22:06,488
[groans]

1488
01:22:06,554 --> 01:22:09,291
-[Vic] Oh, meeting of the minds.
-[Booker] Did you see that shot?

1489
01:22:09,357 --> 01:22:10,959
[Vic] I did.
You look at who's in the ring.

1490
01:22:11,026 --> 01:22:15,030
There's five women left in this matchup.

1491
01:22:15,096 --> 01:22:16,698
-[Booker] My God.
-[Vic] Another elimination.

1492
01:22:16,765 --> 01:22:20,101
We'll be into the final four,
the last four, so to speak.

1493
01:22:20,168 --> 01:22:24,372
Roxanne's holding on.
Flash up, flash over, flash out.

1494
01:22:25,407 --> 01:22:31,913
Wren Sinclair who's in this matchup
because of the injury to Cora Jane.

1495
01:22:31,980 --> 01:22:33,581
Sinclair though…

1496
01:22:35,150 --> 01:22:38,620
-[Booker] Whoa, Vic.
-[Vic] Trying to toss out Kiana.

1497
01:22:38,687 --> 01:22:41,523
Referee's trying to get some order.
I'm trying to take a look around.

1498
01:22:41,589 --> 01:22:42,924
I'm trying to see the numbers.

1499
01:22:42,991 --> 01:22:45,660
Kelani Jordan
didn't get eliminated earlier.

1500
01:22:45,727 --> 01:22:47,796
Kelani Jordan
just came back into the ring.

1501
01:22:47,862 --> 01:22:50,365
We still have five, Book.
We still got five.

1502
01:22:50,432 --> 01:22:54,169
The next one to be eliminated,
this becomes a traditional Fatal 4-Way.

1503
01:22:54,235 --> 01:22:59,908
Wren Sinclair to the top.
Takes a nasty landing. Both feet hit.

1504
01:22:59,974 --> 01:23:04,179
So we go down to the last four superstars.

1505
01:23:06,181 --> 01:23:10,318
[Alicia] The Fatal 4-Way begins now!

1506
01:23:10,385 --> 01:23:15,790
[Vic] It's Kelani Jordan, Kiana James,
Fallon Henley…

1507
01:23:17,325 --> 01:23:19,995
and Roxanne Perez.

1508
01:23:20,061 --> 01:23:26,901
[audience chanting] NXT! NXT! NXT! NXT!
NXT!

1509
01:23:26,968 --> 01:23:29,137
[audience chanting] NXT! NXT!

1510
01:23:29,204 --> 01:23:31,272
[Vic] And, Book, remember,
the strategy now,

1511
01:23:31,339 --> 01:23:33,274
you have to switch it in real time

1512
01:23:33,341 --> 01:23:35,410
because it becomes
a traditional Fatal 4-Way.

1513
01:23:35,477 --> 01:23:38,947
The first one to score a pinfall
or submission will win.

1514
01:23:39,014 --> 01:23:41,316
That winner becomes the No. 1 Contender.

1515
01:23:41,383 --> 01:23:44,452
It no longer matters of dumping someone
over the top rope

1516
01:23:44,519 --> 01:23:46,855
and having both their feet hit the floor.

1517
01:23:46,921 --> 01:23:48,423
[Booker]
I can tell you this right now, Vic.

1518
01:23:48,490 --> 01:23:52,427
Fallon Henley, I mean, she's so close
to finally cash in on that big moment

1519
01:23:52,494 --> 01:23:56,364
that she's been looking for for so long.
Could this be that night for Fallon?

1520
01:23:56,431 --> 01:23:58,233
[Vic] And it was Fallon Henley
who teamed a year ago

1521
01:23:58,299 --> 01:24:01,269
actually won the tag team titles
with Kiana James.

1522
01:24:01,336 --> 01:24:05,240
That took place at Vengeance Day.
But then you see Roxanne Perez.

1523
01:24:05,306 --> 01:24:06,775
It was this time last year

1524
01:24:06,841 --> 01:24:10,245
that the prodigy
was the NXT Women's Champion.

1525
01:24:10,311 --> 01:24:12,013
[screams]

1526
01:24:13,348 --> 01:24:17,085
And for Kelani Jordan,
taking out the field.

1527
01:24:17,152 --> 01:24:21,289
She's in there right now, if you think
about it, with three former champions.

1528
01:24:21,356 --> 01:24:25,193
She's in there with current pillars
of this women's division.

1529
01:24:25,260 --> 01:24:29,197
She's trying for a redemption moment.
So close in that Breakout Tournament.

1530
01:24:29,264 --> 01:24:32,767
It's why she said earlier tonight,
she has a chip on her shoulder.

1531
01:24:32,834 --> 01:24:34,369
Roll through, shoulder down.

1532
01:24:34,436 --> 01:24:36,905
And again, it's only one fall to a finish
and another near-fall.

1533
01:24:36,971 --> 01:24:40,175
[Booker] Just imagine if Kelani Jordan
can walk away with a win.

1534
01:24:40,241 --> 01:24:44,345
-[Vic] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
-[Booker] Whoa! Man, so close.

1535
01:24:44,412 --> 01:24:47,882
[Vic] Perez able to kick out
one more time. And Perez…

1536
01:24:47,949 --> 01:24:51,553
Oh! Roll through with a little extra,
into the cover in her own right.

1537
01:24:51,619 --> 01:24:55,790
Will this be enough?
And Henley able to break up the count.

1538
01:24:57,892 --> 01:25:01,096
Kelani Jordan going to need
that Spartan mentality tonight.

1539
01:25:03,565 --> 01:25:06,601
But Fallon Henley
wants to prove she's top shelf.

1540
01:25:06,668 --> 01:25:10,004
This is how you go about it.
You win this matchup.

1541
01:25:10,071 --> 01:25:12,907
You go to Vengeance Day.
You become Women's Champion.

1542
01:25:12,974 --> 01:25:15,343
You get your name on the marquee
in Philadelphia.

1543
01:25:15,410 --> 01:25:18,580
WrestleMania weekend.
It's Stand & Deliver.

1544
01:25:18,646 --> 01:25:23,251
-[Vic] Cover, count. Oh!
-[Booker] Wow. So close.

1545
01:25:23,318 --> 01:25:27,155
[Vic] Kiana James able to break up
the count and continue this match.

1546
01:25:27,222 --> 01:25:32,527
And just like that,
oh, it's Kiana who's in control.

1547
01:25:32,594 --> 01:25:35,663
Oh, another! Devastating.

1548
01:25:36,364 --> 01:25:38,967
Oh. Got caught there by the elbow though
in the last moment.

1549
01:25:39,033 --> 01:25:41,336
[Booker] Former partners,
but no love lost, Vic.

1550
01:25:41,402 --> 01:25:44,806
-No love lost at all. Oh. Brutal!
-[Vic] Spinebuster.

1551
01:25:44,873 --> 01:25:47,876
[Booker] That could be in three seconds.
Here we go. Man.

1552
01:25:47,942 --> 01:25:51,746
[Vic] Jordan, Perez breaking things up.
All four women down.

1553
01:25:51,813 --> 01:25:55,416
One of these four
will be the No. 1 Contender.

1554
01:25:56,751 --> 01:26:00,088
Well, Perez did not like Jordan
trying to help out.

1555
01:26:00,688 --> 01:26:03,157
Roxanne Perez going for Pop Rocks.
Counter.

1556
01:26:03,224 --> 01:26:06,461
Oh, she walked right in to that drop kick.

1557
01:26:06,928 --> 01:26:11,132
[audience chanting] This is awesome!
[claps] This is awesome!

1558
01:26:11,199 --> 01:26:16,538
[Vic] To the throat goes Kiana.
And, oh, a little 401.

1559
01:26:16,604 --> 01:26:18,740
Is that going to be enough
to get the three?

1560
01:26:18,806 --> 01:26:20,475
Jordan rolling to the outside.

1561
01:26:20,542 --> 01:26:24,379
Perez though turning things around
and counting at the last moment up.

1562
01:26:24,445 --> 01:26:26,381
[Booker] Oh, baby!

1563
01:26:26,447 --> 01:26:28,116
[Vic] [inaudible], a nice counter.

1564
01:26:28,183 --> 01:26:29,584
And these two know each other so well.

1565
01:26:29,651 --> 01:26:34,856
I talked about Roxanne Perez,
Fallon Henley, James.

1566
01:26:34,923 --> 01:26:38,860
These are three women
who have really been the cornerstone

1567
01:26:38,927 --> 01:26:41,796
of the NXT women's division
over the last several months.

1568
01:26:41,863 --> 01:26:43,998
Will one of them have the opportunity?

1569
01:26:44,065 --> 01:26:49,070
James right now trying to go for broke,
trying to look for a high-impact,

1570
01:26:49,137 --> 01:26:52,674
high-risk maneuver,
but the risk may not pay off.

1571
01:26:53,908 --> 01:26:59,747
[Booker] Man! Man!
James going for broke right here, Vic.

1572
01:27:00,315 --> 01:27:02,116
[Vic]
A little bit of separation for a moment.

1573
01:27:02,183 --> 01:27:04,118
Fallon trying to run interference.

1574
01:27:04,919 --> 01:27:07,922
Oh, a nice kick by Perez.

1575
01:27:09,090 --> 01:27:12,961
And Perez now. Talking about high-risk.

1576
01:27:13,027 --> 01:27:18,099
You talk about high reward.
Prodigy off the top.

1577
01:27:18,166 --> 01:27:20,335
[inaudible] hurricanrana.

1578
01:27:20,401 --> 01:27:23,271
[inaudible] Jordan. Frog splash!
Kelani! Kelani!

1579
01:27:23,338 --> 01:27:24,672
Is she headed to Vengeance Day?

1580
01:27:24,739 --> 01:27:28,142
And Perez breaks up the count
in just in the nick of time.

1581
01:27:28,209 --> 01:27:30,511
[Booker] I tell you right now.
Perez landed that big shot,

1582
01:27:30,578 --> 01:27:32,747
but watching her work right there
for a second,

1583
01:27:32,814 --> 01:27:35,683
almost made a huge mistake. Wow.

1584
01:27:35,750 --> 01:27:38,653
[Vic] Fallon Henley might have
just been wiped out with that superkick.

1585
01:27:38,720 --> 01:27:40,788
Jordan may have just wiped out Perez.

1586
01:27:40,855 --> 01:27:44,993
And for Kelani Jordan,
this could be that moment.

1587
01:27:45,059 --> 01:27:48,196
Looking for that one-of-a-kind
[inaudible]!

1588
01:27:48,263 --> 01:27:50,131
There's no disqualifications.

1589
01:27:50,198 --> 01:27:55,536
Izzi Dame saving her friend, her partner,
but cannot save Kelani Jordan right now

1590
01:27:55,603 --> 01:27:59,140
from Roxanne Perez, Pump Rocks!

1591
01:27:59,207 --> 01:28:01,209
-[Vic] Cover!
-[audience] One, two, three.

1592
01:28:01,276 --> 01:28:04,812
[Vic] Perez the No. 1 Contender!

1593
01:28:04,879 --> 01:28:07,682
[Alicia] Here is your winner,
and No. 1 Contender

1594
01:28:07,749 --> 01:28:14,756
for the NXT Women's Championship,
Roxanne Perez!

1595
01:28:14,822 --> 01:28:18,893
[Vic] Roxanne Perez
is headed to Vengeance Day.

1596
01:28:20,261 --> 01:28:24,065
What a match again. This started
with 20 women in a Battle Royal.

1597
01:28:24,132 --> 01:28:26,134
It came down to the last four.

1598
01:28:26,200 --> 01:28:29,704
Izzi Dame saved the match
as she thought in that moment.

1599
01:28:29,771 --> 01:28:35,643
But the prodigy coming in
and hitting that patented Pump Rocks,

1600
01:28:35,710 --> 01:28:42,583
which punches her ticket to Tennessee,
punches her ticket to NXT's Vengeance Day.

1601
01:28:42,650 --> 01:28:45,653
["All Fall Down" playing]

1602
01:28:47,989 --> 01:28:53,461
[Vic] And for Perez, she was never beaten
as the NXT Women's Champion.

1603
01:28:53,528 --> 01:28:57,932
She now has a chance to recapture the gold

1604
01:28:57,999 --> 01:29:01,069
two weeks from Sunday at Vengeance Day.

1605
01:29:02,070 --> 01:29:06,074
But Perez and Valkyria next week
will meet face-to-face

1606
01:29:06,140 --> 01:29:10,411
to make their championship clash official
at Vengeance Day.

1607
01:29:14,082 --> 01:29:18,753
Two of the very best
will tangle for the NXT women's title.

1608
01:29:18,820 --> 01:29:23,091
Valkyria, Perez, Vengeance Day!

1609
01:29:23,157 --> 01:29:25,660
["All Fall Down" continues playing]

1610
01:29:25,727 --> 01:29:28,262
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