[introduction music playing]
[narrator] And now, Xfinity presents
NXT Stand & Deliver.
[The Meta-Four's music plays]
[audience cheers]
[traditional music]
Mensah,
these custom suits are pretty, pretty good.
I see why Tony loves this place, my guy.
Eat up.
You'll need your energy.
Delicious.
Mate,
it must be nice
to be "The Don of NXT",
Tony D'Angelo.
I can't imagine walking up and whacking--
Pipe down!
I'd rather be
NXT Champion, Ilja Dragunov.
[Lash] He's an unbreakable beast, okay?
Ladies and gentlemen,
to The Don
and to The Czar.
[Jakara] But only one will emerge as NXT Champion.
Attention!
Meta students
of Chase University.
Today's lesson is about friendship.
Friendship brought Jacy Jayne
and Thea Hail together.
Their calendar--
Miss, I've got a question.
[screams]
Shut the fuck up when I'm talking!
Nobody fucking talks
when professor Lash is speaking.
Why are you laughing?
[Lash] Now, the friendship
is over.
The battle lines
have been drawn
in the Women's Division.
Now, that is a teachable moment.
[Jakara] One, two, three.
[ambulance siren]
Roxanne Perez
and Lyra Valkyria
have ridden in this ambulance.
Roxanne giving up a title
she hasn't been able to reclaim.
Lyra helping and doing whatever it takes
to keep what's hers.
[Noam] Two women fighting for the same title
for different reasons.
One for vindication,
the other for reputation.
One leaves the champion.
The other
leaves empty-handed.
[yelling]
[music]
Now, this place is creepy.
[music]
It fits Dijak's brand of
[Dijak] justice.
[Noam] In your face
smashing out cruelty.
Oba Femi ain't gonna put up with that.
[Jakara] He's got his own brand of justice.
Vicious,
destructive,
malice.
[Mensah] Hey, not if Josh Briggs has anything to say about it.
Boy throws them furious hands.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Easy now.
[Noam] Three big men.
The question is,
can The Wells Fargo Center
contain them?
Huh?
[music]
And finally,
we arrive at the main event.
[music]
Carmelo Hayes,
Trick Williams.
In the city of brotherly love.
[Noam] A brotherhood has reached
its final breaking point.
[Jakara] Two superstars
fighting for the same thing.
[music]
The number one spot.
For there can only be one
at the top.
[Lash] Is it "Whoop that Trick"?
[Jakara] Or will Carmelo prove once and for all
that he is Him?
In the city
that prides itself
on its history.
Time for NXT
to make some.
Welcome
to Stand & Deliver!
[audience cheers]
[music]
[Vic] It's the biggest NXT Premium Live Event ever.
Four Championship matches
as our NXT superstars take their first
steps towards immortality.
This is Wrestlemania Saturday.
And as you just heard from the hosts,
welcome to Stand & Deliver!
I welcome you to ringside.
I'm Vic Joseph alongside Booker T,
and we welcome back Wade Barrett.
Oh, yeah.
Nowhere else I would rather be
this weekend, than back home
here at NXT, Vic.
Well, aside from the fact
that I've got to sit next to you.
Well, here we go already.
Chill with the "Oh, yeah", okay?
Chill with that.
Don't you start.
It's only the first 30 seconds.
We wanna welcome in
our Spanish colleagues,
Marcelo Rodriguez and Jerry Soto.
[laughs]
[speaking Spanish]
[audience cheers]
[Axiom & Nathan Frazer's music plays]
[audience cheers]
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT Tag Team Championship.
Introducing first the challengers,
the team of Nathan Frazer and Axiom.
[Vic] Book, this could be a career-defining moment
on the biggest stage
they've ever performed on together,
Stand & Deliver.
[Booker] Any way you look at it, Vic,
this is history for Frazer and Axiom.
[Axiom & Nathan Frazer's music plays]
[Vic] Can they get the job done?
They said they were going to be
unstoppable tonight.
A friendship based
on friendly competition
has led to Philadelphia.
[Corbin and Breakker's music plays]
[audience cheers]
[announcer] And their opponents,
they are the NXT Tag Team Champions,
Baron Corbin and Bron Breakker.
[Corbin and Breakker's music plays]
[Vic] You can hear the NXT Universe
[Booker] Can I say it? Can I say it?
[Vic] I'm not gonna stop you.
[Booker] Ah, that lone wolf, Baron Corbin,
is in the house along with that man.
That man, Bron Breakker.
-[Booker] No bread… -[Vic] Whoa!
[Booker] No water. Just meat.
[Vic] They don't give a damn about your bread,
your meat, and your water.
-[Booker] What the hell? -[Vic] There comes Axiom!
[Vic] There goes Nathan.
[Booker] Messed up my damn intro.
What the hell?
[Vic] Well, look, Bron and Baron…
They're unlike any pairing we've seen.
They're undefeated since teaming together.
But Axiom and Frazer
don't give a damn
about that right now.
[Booker] Oh, no, no, no.
Axiom and Frazer has momentum, Vic.
And they better keep their pedal down
if they wanna win those
Tag Team Championships.
[audience chants, "NXT"]
[bell ringing]
[Vic] Bell has sounded. This one's official.
NXT Tag Team Titles on the line.
First cover of the matchup
and Bron able to kick out quickly.
Look, when it talks about Axiom
and it talks about Frazer,
this is what they do.
High-risk,
high-reward offense.
Both have intertwined
throughout their entire careers
as opponents in their biggest moments,
but they've come together now
to achieve their Championship aspirations.
[Booker] Yes, beating the LWS.
Well, did you get brother to get to this point right here,
and what a moment, Vic,
here at Stand & Deliver
for these young men.
[Vic] Nice DDT.
Another cover. Title on the line.
Corbin able to kick out.
But what did it show you?
You just brought up that Number One Contender's Tournament.
What did this duo show you, Booker,
by winning that?
They vowed to never slow down.
-[Vic] And they certainly -[Booker] No, no.
[Vic] are starting off hot here tonight.
[Booker] It tells me they got a lot of heart, Vic.
but do they have the stamina, the will, the determination
to win this matchup right here
against that lone wolf
and that man?
No bread, no water.
Just meat.
I got it in there.
I got it in there that time.
[Vic] Wade, take your bingo board out.
Mark it.
[audience cheers]
[Vic] As Corbin taking over.
You know, to get serious, though, Booker.
How does it feel to see Tag Team Wrestling
taking center stage?
Seven Tag Team matches
over Wrestlemania Weekend,
including our Wrestlemania Main Event tonight,
Rhodes, Rollins, Reigns, Rock.
[Booker] I mean, this one right here.
The significance of this match right here.
I mean, this is a part of that.
The man that's leading the charge right now,
Bron Breakker,
I had a chance to go one-on-one,
toe-to-toe with his dad
and his uncle back in the day.
The Steiner Brothers.
-[Booker] It means a lot, man. Trust me. -[Vic] Take a look--
-[Vic] Oh! -[Booker] Oh, oh, oh.
[Vic] Big kick. Into the cover goes Axiom.
For the Titles.
And another near fall.
And look, these two faced off at Deadline,
that being Axiom and Frazer.
They pushed the champions to the limits
in the Dusty Rhodes semifinals.
They have earned this opportunity.
And right now, they're hitting
anything that moves.
Wade, you've seen all four
of these superstars.
Are you surprised by the fast start?
[Booker] Oh!
[Vic] That just got shut down
by Baron Corbin!
[Wade] Well, I'm not surprised at all by that.
I see two very nervous challengers--
[Vic] Cover. To retain!
Axiom able to kick out.
[Wade] Who knew they had to get the jump on
this match
to have any chance of defeating…
[Vic] Take one more look.
The Brain Buster!
[audience chatter]
[Wade] Yeah, things turn around that quickly,
you see, Vic,
It's that simple when you have the power,
the size, the strength, the confidence,
and now the experience of the champs.
And there's nothing at this point
Axiom can do
to get out of this predicament.
[Vic] You see Bron Breakker's tagged in.
How has Breakker turned heads
Friday Nights on SmackDown?
[Wade] It's been too easy for him on SmackDown.
He's just gone in there
and wrecked bodies in under a minute.
He hasn't faced the stiffest of competition.
[Booker] Wow!
[Wade] But that is coming.
And the locker room of SmackDown
know they have a big problem
on their hands
in the form of Bron Breakker.
The speed, the power
and the sudden impact.
Take a look.
Feel this.
[audience cheers]
[Booker] Vic, did you say
earned an opportunity at this?
[Vic] Axiom and Frazer earned the opportunity.
[Booker] Against Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin?
Are you kidding me, man?
[Vic] Yes, the opportunity
-[Vic] to win the Tag Titles, Booker. -[Booker] Oh, my God.
[Vic] I mean, I don't know. What are you talking about?
[Booker] Give me two other guys. Give me two other guys.
That's what I'm talking about.
[Vic] Well, you are in rare form.
Wade, are you sure you signed up
for this tonight with Booker over?
He hasn't even hit his full energy yet.
[Wade] I'm cool with Booker. You're the problem.
[Vic] How the hell am I the problem?
[Wade] I have a lot of sympathy for poor Booker T
for the last two years
sitting by you every week.
Been there, done that, Booker.
It's a tough spot.
[Vic] I'm gonna change the narrative
here real quick,
because Bron Breakker's main event
at the past two Stand & Delivers.
He has yet to win at this marquee event.
Breakker and Corbin looking to retain
the Tag Team Titles
here in the opening match.
Stand & Deliver, Wrestlemania Saturday.
Cover, and…
[Baron] Not yet, not yet!
-[Booker] Oh, yeah! -[Vic] You had mentioned his uncle.
[audience cheers]
[Vic] The true genetic freak
of his family
is Bron Breakker.
[Booker] I love it, man.
I love it.
[Vic] You know, I'll ask this to both you guys,
as you come in and you think about this afternoon,
what is tougher, being champion
or being the challenger
over Wrestlemania Weekend?
Wade, you defended the Intercontinental Title
more than once
at Wrestlemania.
Booker, you challenged Triple H
for the Heavyweight Title
at Wrestlemania.
[Booker] You know, for me,
there's something about being champion, you know.
[Vic] Nice Spanish Fly!
[Booker] Oh, yes, baby!
There's something about walking through the hotel
and everybody looking at you, saying,
you're going into that big matchup, champ.
Having that champion's advantage,
it makes you feel like
you can go out there and win.
But, the challenger
has a chance to have a moment.
A moment here at Stand & Deliver.
Oh, yes, man.
Beautiful. Beautiful dropkick.
[Wade] Well, undoubtedly, for me,
it's a lot tougher being the Champion
in these situations, these weekends.
You've got a lot more media responsibilities
and you have something to lose.
And right now, with Nathan Frazer
in this kind of form…
-[Vic] Ooh! -[audience] Ooh!
[Wade] The look of losing those titles
is starting to look
like a real proposition.
[Booker] Yeah, but it's challenging--
-[Vic] Standing shooting star! -[Booker] Oh, beautiful.
[Vic] Challengers for the Titles!
Corbin able to kick out.
[Booker] Like I said, but as challengers,
you've got to do everything to win.
And as champs, you just got to do one thing,
and that's walk out
with that Championship, Wade.
[Vic] Right now, it's Corbin and it's Bron
who are trying to survive
this offensive onslaught
-[Vic] as Axiom-- -[Booker] Oh, he's going to the top.
-[Booker] Going to the top. -[Vic] Frazier first to the top.
[Vic] Able to roll through.
Axiom waiting in the wings.
The legal superstar just got dropped.
Axiom coming in, got caught.
Got dropped!
[Booker] Oh, yes.
[Vic] Just like that for Baron Corbin.
[Booker] See the momentum on that?
[Vic] Certainly can change the game.
And Wade, when you talk about these two,
who needed who more?
Was it Bron who needed Baron?
-[Vic] Or was it-- Oh! -[audience] Ooh!
[Vic] Golden Ratio!
Superkick!
-[Vic] Bron's out! Corbin's out! -[Booker] What?
[Vic] Titles on the line!
[Booker] No, no, no!
-[Vic] Oh, my word! -[Wade] Oh.
-[Vic] I don't even know what the hell -[Wade] Bron Breakker…
[Vic] I was gonna ask you.
[Wade] …might need some jaw reconstruction surgery
after that kick.
Completely knocking the man cold.
[Vic] Oh, my word.
[Wade] That is beautiful stuff from Axiom.
Just a bullseye
right on the point of the jaw.
And it says something that Bron Breakker
is still somehow ticking.
[audience chants, "NXT"]
[Vic] NXT Universe fever pitch.
What a day it's going to be.
Tag Team matchup kicking us off tonight
at Stand & Deliver.
Later today, Wrestlemania Saturday,
six-pack Tag Team Ladder Match
for the Undisputed Tag Team Titles.
Two pairs of those teams,
former NXT Tag Team Champions.
Eight of the twelve participants
have worn gold in NXT.
That is what this match,
that is what Stand & Deliver means.
It is sort of your golden ticket
to the next level.
And Breakker taking it!
-[Vic] Frankensteiner! -[Booker] Wow!
[Vic] And I don't know if he hit Corbin
or Corbin dropped Axiom.
But I do know Frazer just flew out of the air
to save the match.
-[Booker] Man, they say the road -[Vic] Holy hell!
to the throne is long, Vic.
-[audience cheers] -[Booker] Wow!
[Wade] I'm telling you, Bron Breakker
is in a real mess right now.
I just took a look at his eyes.
Completely glazed over.
I'm not sure he knows where he's at this point.
But fortunately, I believe Corbin is the legal man.
[audience chants, "This is awesome"]
[Vic] This indeed is,
and you see what is trending
number one in the United States.
Stand & Deliver.
This is the first of four Championships
to be defended here
this afternoon at this marquee event.
A nice German suplex by Axiom.
But Corbin somehow back up.
-[Vic] And Axiom no longer standing. -[audience] Ooh!
[Vic] But all four men now in the matchup.
And again, these guys, this supersonic duo.
They move like a blur.
They strike like a cobra.
But, boom! Gutbuster!
And Bron Breakker had that glazed look
in his eyes
that you noticed.
He has seem to have refocused himself
in this moment.
[Wade] Completely rejuvenated.
That is the power of the man.
That's why he's won so much gold
in the past two years.
[Vic] Ooh.
Axiom able to stop Bron in his tracks.
And look, we've talked about the unique,
creative offense of style
of Bron and Baron,
but the same can be said
for Axiom and Frazer.
As Axiom-- Spanish Fly!
from the tippy top.
And now, it's Frazer…
[audience chatter]
[Vic] Flying in with the 450.
This has got be it!
-[Booker] You got to be kidding me. -[audience counts]
-[Vic] No. -[Booker] Wow!
[audience cheers]
[Booker] Wow!
[cheers and applause]
-[Vic] Wow! -[Booker] I must say, Frazer,
[Booker] Axiom is bringing the noise.
Check this out.
[Vic] By the way, this 450,
you're about to witness
from Nathan Frazer
is after a Spanish Fly.
Back-to-back heavy artillery.
Breakker, though,
still able to continue
and somehow is back to his feet.
[Booker] What a matchup.
[Wade] Yeah. While you're the challengers,
you've just fired your best shot
at the champs and it didn't work.
This is "panic stations" now
for Axiom and Frazer.
[Vic] Well, we're gonna learn a lot about this duo
in this moment.
And again, all four superstars
in the ring-- And Corbin took out Axiom!
Frazer doesn't realize it
because now Corbin's on his feet.
Bron's on his feet.
Frazer!
-[Vic] Trying to change the narrative! -[Wade] Ooh.
[audience] Ooh!
[Booker] Wow!
[Vic] And instead, he just got dropped.
-[yells] -[boos]
[Booker] Out of midair, Vic.
Did you see that?
[boos]
[Vic] Well… wait a minute.
Corbin?
[audience chatter]
[Wade] I don't like this at all, Vic.
[audience chatter]
[Vic] Hey, it's Stand & Deliver.
It's Wrestlemania Weekend.
You got to do
what you got to do,
to get it done!
Splash from the top!
-[Vic] To retain the Title. -[audience counts]
[Vic] Oh, it's a… whoa!
-[Booker] Wow. -[Vic] I mean…
-[Wade] Somebody's been watching -[Vic] Wow.
[Wade] some "Main Event" Jey Uso,
but it wasn't enough to get the job done here.
[audience chatter]
[Wade] It's about 290 pounds
flying through the air, Vic.
[Vic] You had brought up, Wade, just moments ago
about the challengers
delivering their best shots.
Now, what do you say about the champions?
Because they're pulling out
all the stops too in this moment.
[Wade] I think we both know the champions
still have a couple of tricks
up their sleeve.
They haven't brought their heaviest of artillery,
but it might be coming imminently.
[Vic] Target acquired. Oh!
Axiom at the last moment.
Just got saved.
And Bron Breakker just bounced
off those steel steps.
[Booker] Talk about going to desperate mode.
-[Booker] Whoa, whoa, whoa. -[Vic] Wow, wow, wow!
[audience] Whoa!
[audience] Ooh!
[audience chatter]
[Vic] Well, they go now!
You all right, Book?
[Booker] No, I'm not okay.
[Vic] Well, we talk about unique offense.
We talk about creativity.
These two just used you guys as springboards.
Broke our monitor.
But they're trying to win the Titles.
They're trying to create…
a Stand & Deliver…
Moment! Phoenix splash!
[Booker] Wow!
-[Booker] That could be it! -[audience counts]
[Booker] Whoa!
[audience] Whoa!
[Vic] Bron Breakker,
right here to my right,
was able to get up
at the last nanosecond.
[Booker] That was desperate, Vic.
Desperate. That was desperate.
Wow!
[audience chants, "NXT"]
[Wade] Well, we know all about
Bron Breakker's top-line speed.
That's the fastest he's ever moved
and it's the only reason
why they still hold the gold.
[Vic] Going up, going around.
Oh, got caught!
-[Booker] Wow. -[audience cheers]
[Vic] And not just one hook,
looking for end of days one more time--
Caught by a spear!
[Booker] Got all of it!
[Vic] A bold crushing spear!
Cover!
[audience counts]
[bell ringing]
[Vic] And the champions retain!
Wow!
[Corbin and Breakker's music plays]
[announcer] Here are your winners
and still the NXT Tag Team Champions,
Baron Corbin and Bron Breakker!
[Corbin and Breakker's music plays]
[Vic] What a way
to kick off Stand & Deliver.
[audience cheers]
[Vic] And I'm just looking up from the monitor
from the table.
All four of these men,
right now,
gave it their absolute all.
And the challengers
have to be in disbelief,
because Bron Breakker
was in the right place at the right time.
This Golden Ratio had already hit the jaw.
It was planted perfectly.
From the top came Frazer
and he hit that Phoenix Splash.
You thought it was all over,
but there you saw
Bron Breakker save the matchup
for his team, and then, bam!
Would deliver
that earth-shattering,
bone-breaking,
spine-snapping Spear
to retain the Tag Team gold.
And for Bron and for Baron,
they remain undefeated
and still the NXT Tag Team Champions.
[Corbin and Breakker's music plays]
[Vic] It was earlier today.
The calm before the storm,
so to speak.
As Trent Williams arrived here
to the Wells Fargo Center set
for his first Stand & Deliver Main Event.
While Melo arrived.
He'll Main Event for the second consecutive year.
The most personal match
in NXT history still to come.
Your main event this afternoon
of Stand & Deliver.
[music]
Now, look,
in order to get paid,
we need to do some interviews.
And when it comes to interviewing
the NXT North American Champion,
Oba Femi,
there's only one man for the job.
We've got you, brother.
We've got you.
No, no, no.
You've got this, mate.
Me?
This is your moment.
Yes.
You never know if this is Oba Femi's locker room or not.
Yes, it is.
Come on, now.
Hey! You've got this!
Get ready. Come on. You've got this!
Camera on in three, two, one.
Okay, we're standing outside the locker room
of the NXT North American Champion
The Ruler,
Oba Femi,
to get the inside scoop
on who is leaving Stand & Deliver
as the Champion.
Will it be Dijak?
Will it be Josh Briggs?
Yeah, keep walking. Keep…
Are you okay?
Well, I would not want to be
the main man right now of Noam Dar.
You guys didn't even try to help me out
in that first match.
You know who would have?
My man, Knuckles, who's back here.
What's up, Knuckles?
He would have helped me.
You guys ran away.
Why don't we have
Knuckles sit in your seat,
-and you go sit in the audience? -Yeah, why don't we do that?
I think this would go
a lot more smoothly
if that were the case.
Well, let's get to our next encounter here
at Stand & Deliver.
[Dijak's music plays]
[audience cheers]
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following triple threat match
scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT North American Championship.
Introducing first,
Dijak!
[Vic] These are the three biggest,
baddest, and athletically gifted big men,
and they're going to slug it out
for the North American Title.
And Booker, this is Dijak's sixth attempt
at capturing the North American Title.
He knows the history.
He's talked about the history.
How much does that weigh on his mind?
[Booker] Honestly, I don't think
it's been about Championships.
It's been about pain, destruction, mayhem.
This is The Reckoning.
[Vic] Well, he's certainly looking
for retribution
here this afternoon.
[Josh Briggs' music plays]
[announcer] Next, Josh Briggs!
[audience cheers]
[Vic] This match is presented by Knuckles
on Paramount+.
Stream the six-part event series.
Coming soon to Paramount+.
[Vic] Did Briggs' career
turn the corner after speaking
with WWE Hall of Famer JBL?
I mean, honestly, Book.
[Booker] No. I think sometimes all you need
is that pat on the back.
You know, sometimes
you just need to be told,
"You can do this."
Coming from somebody like JBL,
that's a motivating factor.
[Oba Femi's music plays]
[audience cheers]
[announcer] And their opponent.
He is the NXT North American Champion,
Oba Femi!
[Vic] Well, Wade, I look over to you
because I got to get your honest thoughts
on the massive champion,
Oba Femi.
[Wade] Well, he really speaks for himself.
Massive, athletic,
and really, really damn good
in double quick time.
How many matches has he had?
Ten to fifteen at this point?
[Booker] There he is.
[Wade] And he has been utterly dominating
everybody he's got in the ring with.
I thought at some point
we were gonna start seeing
some slip-ups from Oba Femi.
I'm yet to see a single one,
and I'll tell you right now,
the locker rooms of Raw and SmackDown
have eyes on this guy.
And they are nervous about
where this guy is gonna be going
over the next year or so.
[audience cheers]
[Vic] I got to be honest, though, Book.
He's never faced two men
like Dijak and Briggs.
Oba Femi has never competed
in this sort of matchup
under triple threat rules.
We have to remember,
it does not need to be factored
in the decision
to lose his North American Title.
[Booker] Yeah, but I don't think they've faced a man
like Oba Femi before.
Everything's like my man Wade said, he's only had
-[Booker] a few matches. -[bell ringing]
[Booker] He's still green.
We don't know how good
Oba Femi really is, man,
but we're about to find out.
[Vic] That's certainly true.
We're gonna learn a lot about Oba Femi
here tonight.
Both men going right at the Champion.
You know, Briggs is 6'8", Dijak 6'7".
Everyone in this matchup
is at least 270 pounds.
[Wade] Yes, some massive guys
in that ring.
Dijak and Briggs, though,
are used to being the bullies.
They're used to being the biggest and the strongest.
That ain't the case today.
Oba Femi is bigger
and he's stronger than the pair.
-[Vic] Ooh! -[Booker] Ooh!
[Wade] Simultaneously taking them both out.
[audience chatter]
[Vic] You know, Wade, you've talked about it a few times.
And here's exactly
why you just hit the nail on the head
when it comes to Oba.
You keep talking about the amount
of matches he's had
as he has taken over this matchup quickly.
Go back to the start of your career.
Oba Femi had just nine matches
before he won WWE gold. Nine.
[Wade] It took me about 900 matches
to win my first slice of WWE gold.
So, I think if you do the math,
that makes him about 100 times better
than I was.
[Vic] Well, take a look at these two.
That being Briggs, Dijak.
They are rocking Oba Femi.
And right now, unlikely partners.
But they have one goal in mind.
Take Femi down.
Weaken the Champion.
And possibly
they could call themselves
North American Champion
by the end of the night.
And look at Dijak and Briggs
going to work.
But now quickly Briggs.
-[Wade] It's ugly, but it was effective. -[Vic] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
[Vic] Oh! [indistinct]
That partnership didn't last very long.
And look, I've already had
almost two superstars in my lap.
-[Vic] I don't need to do it again. -[Booker] Oh!
-[Vic] How in the hell -[Booker] Wow!
[Vic] did Femi just catch Dijak?
And just Battering Ram?
Knocked down Briggs!
[audience chatter]
[Vic] Have you ever seen someone
with the strength
of Oba Femi?
6'7". Over 270.
Just pressed him like nothing.
[Booker] Got to be kidding me.
-[Booker] Wow. -[audience cheers]
[Wade] I'll tell you something else, Vic.
Oba Femi has been going 100 miles an hour
from the off on this one.
And he's barely breathing heavy.
[Booker] I was just thinking that same thing.
[Wade] That is rare for a big man.
[Booker] I was just thinking that same thing, Wade.
[Wade] This guy's got a tank.
-[Vic] Whoa! -[Booker] Whoa.
[Booker] Back up. Back up.
[Vic] Again, there's no…
[Booker] Here we go.
[Vic] …no disqualifications in this triple threat matchup.
The referee essentially
right now is helpless.
And these three
are hell-bent on destruction.
And Femi again.
That's a man who doesn't need
any sort of weapon.
[Oba] Stay down!
[audience yelling]
[audience chatter]
[Wade] A commanding presence Oba Femi is.
[Booker] He's a monster, man.
He's a monster.
[Vic] Are either of you two
shocked right now
that he is single-handedly
taking over this matchup?
[Wade] I've given up being shocked
when it comes to Oba Femi.
Every time I watch him,
my jaw hits the floor.
[audience chatter]
[Vic] Dijak again trying to swing back.
You wonder what type of laws
Dijak will come up with
if he is champion.
And Dijak looking around.
[Booker] I look in the eyes of Oba Femi.
He's out, man.
He's dazed and confused right now.
[Vic] Always looking to serve up
his brand of justice.
Looking for high risk.
-[Booker] Uh-oh. -[Vic] But there's Briggs.
[audience chatter]
[Vic] What's on Briggs' mind?
[audience cheers]
[Booker] What the?
You got… You got to be kidding me!
[Vic] These three pulling out all the stops
at Stand & Deliver!
[audience cheers]
[Booker] Wow!
[audience chants, "Holy shit!"]
[Vic] Take another look.
And again,
Briggs using Dijak as the weapon,
But did Briggs take too much time
to get back into this matchup, Booker?
It's something you pointed out on Tuesday.
Sometimes some guys
just take a little bit too long
to try to capitalize.
[Booker] I don't think so. I think the big man
right now is rolling right now.
He's got Oba Femi in the right place.
All he's got to do
is just pull the trigger, Vic.
Try to get this thing done.
That window is open.
-[Booker] Oh, no. -[Vic] Ooh.
[Booker] Oh, no.
[Vic] Briggs has welcomed the challenge
to be the one to topple Oba Femi,
but he also has quite the rivalry with Dijak
that goes back to Deadline
in the men's Iron Survivor Challenge Match.
Each scored a Pinfall over the other.
They've known each other
for close to a decade.
They know each other well.
What they don't know is just exactly
what Oba Femi can bring to the table.
But they're certainly learning here tonight
because Oba Femi, once again,
is overpowering the opposition.
[Booker] I'm so impressed with Oba Femi
and what he's doing right now,
because he's in the ring with two big guys,
two experienced big guys.
He's holding his own, man.
Oh, no!
Big, big ride!
[Vic] Double Chokeslam!
Both men into the cover,
and Oba just powered out of both men.
[audience chatter]
[Vic] Now, again, are they gonna try
to work in tandem one more time?
Massive!
Double Chokeslam.
That really the only way
you're going to take Oba Femi
off his feet.
Yeah, it's only ever gonna be
a loose alliance between
Briggs and Dijak.
But they know they need one another
right now to take this
massive behemoth down.
[audience chatter]
[Vic] And again, smart strategy
by the challengers.
And oh…
Oh, my word!
-[Booker] You got to be kidding me. -[audience cheers]
[Vic] Each man with one arm?
[Booker] Wow!
[Oba] Aah!
[audience chatter]
[Vic] You know, I've been questioning,
how does Oba Femi
prepare for this matchup,
as champion?
But, really, you have to start wondering,
when you're a challenger,
how do you prepare for Oba Femi?
[Wade] There is no way
to prepare for this.
What the hell did they make
Oba Femi out of?
He should have been down and out
when Dijak landed on him
on the outside on that chair.
He bounced back up
within about 30 seconds.
[Vic] Booker, you said we're gonna learn
a lot about Oba Femi.
He's never been in this sort of matchup!
But again, Briggs…
Taking it to Femi.
And maybe, maybe now,
Femi might stay down
to give these to the opportunity
because Femi doesn't need to be factored
in the decision to lose his Title.
And he almost lost it there.
[Booker] I'm gonna tell you,
what would a win do
for Big Josh Briggs' confidence, man?
It would shoot him straight to the moon.
[Vic] Take another look.
Briggs, bam!
Just catching Dijak
out of the corner of his eye.
And we talked about JBL earlier.
Wade, do you remember
the first piece of advice
that you received
from a Hall of Famer,
that you received from a legend?
[Wade] Yeah, if you are disrespected in this game,
make sure there are consequences.
That came from "The American Dream",
Dusty Rhodes.
I'd say, for Josh Briggs,
he has been disrespected
at times over the past 12 months.
Now's the time to make good
on those consequences.
[Vic] No better time
than the biggest Stand & Deliver ever.
Biggest Wrestlemania Weekend of all time
as Femi, Briggs balancing Dijak.
Big Superkick!
And Femi gets rocked
all the way to the floor.
One more time,
we're down to Briggs,
we're down to Dijak,
for this North American Championship.
[audience chatter]
[Booker] Dijak could actually slip on a banana peel
and find himself being champion.
Walking away in this matchup.
Like I say, I really don't think it's about Championships.
It's about pain.
It's about mayhem.
It's about destruction.
What's about to happen right now.
[Vic] Both men teetering.
It's Briggs,
looking for that knockout blow!
[Booker] My God, man!
[Vic] A big JBL-esque lariat.
From the top.
To become the North American Champion.
And Dijak…
Just got his foot…
-[Vic] …on the middle rope -[Booker] That's smart.
[Vic] …using that 6'7 frame
to save the match.
[Wade] I've got to tell you right now,
I think this referee has been very lenient.
In a triple threat match,
a lot of the times,
they will not break a pin
when the ropes were involved.
[Vic] Oba Femi back in.
Triple Threat matchup.
North American Title on the line.
And Oba Femi now, starting to swing away
with Briggs, with Dijak.
North American Title
hanging in the balance.
Again, Triple Threat Rules.
Oba Femi does not need to be factored
in the decision to lose the Title.
Briggs, Dijak have been very close
to becoming North American Champion.
But Oba Femi has been able
to overpower everyone.
[Booker] Go ahead.
[Wade] Briggs and Dijak need to capitalize
when Oba Femi is out of the ring.
'cause no matter what you throw
at the big man, eventually,
he's getting back up
and back into the fight.
[Booker] Oba Femi seems to be
very comfortable
in this situation
right here, Wade.
[Wade] Yeah, he's born for this kind of fight.
[Vic] Slugfest brewing.
Stand & Deliver debut
for all three superstars.
But Dijak does have the most
Premium Live Event experience.
But right now, I don't think Oba cares.
-[Vic] Neither does Briggs. -[audience] Ooh!
[Vic] But Dijak is standing!
Dijak just got hit with a Discus Boot!
Moving out of the way is Briggs!
Oba got caught!
Dijak got caught!
Briggs in control!
[Brooks] What the hell?
[Wade] This is the Josh Briggs coming out party.
And he's cleaning house.
[audience] Ooh!
[Vic] Femi got tossed!
[Brooks] Ooh!
[Vic] Briggs got dropped!
Dijak! Cover!
Into the count! And a kick out!
[Booker] Wow.
[audience chatter]
[yells]
[Vic] Oh!
[Vic] And just listen to those strikes.
Oh, Briggs had enough.
Oh!
Again, these two
no strangers to one another.
Dijak no stranger
to the North American Title chase.
But look who's standing.
Oba Femi
has been taken out of the equation.
This is the best opportunity
for both these superstars
to strike right now.
[Wade] Josh Briggs is swinging
baseball bats in that ring.
And Dijak somehow absorbing all of it.
[Vic] You can hear those shots
over at Lincoln Financial Field.
The home of Wrestlemania Saturday.
But look at the strength of Dijak.
Just walked Briggs almost to the center.
Into the cover!
-[Booker] What? -[Vic] And a kickout at what?
[Booker] What?
[Vic] At one?
[Booker] Wow.
[audience cheers]
[Booker] This kid's fired up.
[Vic] Well, he certainly is.
And he should be.
Oh, this is the biggest stage ever
for these superstars.
And he was able to kick out,
was Briggs.
And Briggs with a boot,
looking to answer back.
[Booker] Oh. Whoa!
[Vic] Dijak turning it around!
[Booker] Wow!
[audience cheers]
[Vic] Will the Canadian destroyer
be enough for the Massachusetts boy?
And it was…
…not in that moment.
[Booker] Barely though.
-[Booker] Barely, barely kicked out. -[Vic] Oh, my word.
[audience cheers]
[Vic] Take another. Bam!
[audience cheers]
[Wade] Yeah, Dijak is a complete anomaly
in the world of big men.
That he can pull out moves like that
in the blink of an eye.
Simply not supposed to be designed
to pull that off.
[Vic] It's like a heavyweight.
Moves like a cruiser-weight.
And could be closing in
on the North American Title.
[audience chatter]
[audience chants, "This is awesome"]
[Vic] This for the North American Title.
What is Dijak?
Did you see Dijak make that look, Book?
Dijak looked over here to the corner, Book.
For what reason?
-[Vic] What is Dijak trying to do? -[Booker] Oh, baby.
[Booker] What are we gonna do here?
[Vic] I know these two know each other.
I know Dijak's gonna have to use
a little bit extra.
He's gonna have to do a little bit more!
[Booker] Oh. Wow!
[Vic] No way.
[audience cheers]
[Vic] No way!
[audience cheers]
[Vic] Holy you know what!
Femi into the cover.
[audience counts]
[Vic] Whoa!
[audience cheers]
I don't… I don't even know…
[audience cheers]
[Vic] I don't even know where to go.
[audience cheers]
[applause]
[audience chants, "NXT"]
[Vic] Booker, have you ever seen someone
with strength like Oba Femi,
to hoist up, to carry,
to drop two superstars
the size of Dijak and Briggs?
[Booker] You talk about the coming out party
of Josh Briggs,
we must say this may be
the coming out party
of this man right here, Oba Femi.
Because he is definitely
taking it to another level.
Oh, wow.
[Vic] Femi was looking for that Powerbomb.
Dijak, though, was able to get out of the way,
to wiggle himself free, trying to answer back.
Big Boot rocking Femi,
who's still standing.
Bouncing right back in.
Dijak one more time,
trying to take down Femi.
Another boot rocks the big man.
The North American Champion, right now,
is in a daze.
[Booker] Dijak said he wanted this.
He wanted this fight right now.
[Vic] Wow!
[audience chatter]
[Vic] And I don't think I've ever seen Oba,
get lifted the way he just did,
and he just feasted his eyes.
Dijak into the cover!
to finally become--
No! Moonsault!
Dijak saw it!
Dijak sensed it!
Was able to get out of the way!
Just took down Briggs!
Briggs might be out of the question now.
[Wade] Yeah, the bodies are dropping like flies.
This is your chance, Dijak,
It's now or never.
[Vic] Let the bodies hit the floor,
And one more time.
-[Vic] Trying to "Feast his eyes" -[audience] Ooh!
in between!
[audience cheers]
[Vic] Cover! Count!
[Booker] Whoa!
[Wade] What?
[audience chatter]
[Vic] There's no disqualification.
[boos]
[Wade] Josh Briggs is the smartest man
on planet Earth for that move.
[boos]
[Vic] You can't blame him, Book.
[Booker] Just stole Dijak's moment right there.
[Vic] You can't blame him, though.
[Booker] Wow.
[Wade] You cannot have empathy
for anyone else in this industry.
[Booker] I agree. I agree with that.
[audience chants, "Bullshit"]
[Vic] Watch out!
[audience cheers]
[Vic] Well, Briggs just paid…
[applause]
[Vic] …for what he did to Dijak.
[cheers and applause]
[Vic] Oh, man.
Dijak. You got to go think,
in his mind,
he had the Title in his hands.
[Booker] Vic, that window is still open, though.
All Dijak needs to do
is take advantage.
[audience chants, "This is awesome"]
[Wade] Dijak has been robbed.
But now is the time to make up for it.
Take a second swing!
[Vic] Whoa!
[Briggs yells]
[audience cheers]
[Vic] But, Briggs!
[audience cheers]
[Vic] Briggs hoisted up!
"Feast your eyes" for the third time.
This time to Briggs.
-[Wade] This arena is getting smashed up -[Vic] Look who's standing?
[Wade] in the process.
Dijak surely now
has to go in for the kill.
[Booker] What a night. What a fight.
My God, man!
[Vic] And It's all about the North American Title.
And Briggs might think he's back
in a Tag Team with Brooks Jensen
right now.
Dijak!
-Feast your eyes! -[audience] Feast your eyes!
[Vic] This could be his
Stand & Deliver moment.
[Booker] Oh-oho.
[Vic] A career-defining moment.
Can he connect?
Another "Feast your eyes"
buckling the knees of Briggs.
[audience counts]
[Vic] Title and…
[Vic] Oh!
You stupid old man!
[audience cheers]
[Vic] You heard what the Champion said.
[Vic] And there is the Powerbomb!
[audience] Ooh!
[Vic] Femi falls into the cover,
[audience counts]
to retain
-[Vic] his title. -[bell ringing]
[Oba Femi's music plays]
[Booker] Wow.
[announcer] Here is your winner,
and still the NXT North American Champion,
Oba Femi!
[audience cheers]
[Vic] What a match.
[Oba Femi's music plays]
[Vic] This replay is brought to you
by Knuckles.
Coming soon
to Paramount Plaza.
[audience cheers]
[Vic] I mean, what can you say for Dijak?
I mean, this would be heartbreaking
if you're his family watching at home
in that moment.
Briggs would save the match,
and then it seemed for Briggs
in this moment,
he was able to change the complexion.
But it was Dijak who would continue
to capitalize.
Hit for the fourth time in this matchup,
the "Feast your eyes",
but then Oba Femi
would feast his on Dijak.
And you see the fear in Dijak's eyes
as Oba Femi would plant Dijak
almost through Josh Briggs
to retain his North American Title.
[audience cheers]
[Vic] No doubt the Champion
is backed by destiny.
But the question remains,
who can stop Oba Femi?
[Oba Femi's music plays]
[audience cheers]
[Vic] Well, there is The Don hoping to be known
as The Champ
by the end of the night.
NXT Title still to come this afternoon.
The Don, The Czar,
here at Stand & Deliver.
[music]
As the hosts, we need a successful interview.
So "Supernova 11" is gonna get some thoughts
from Fallon, Kelani and Thea.
Mate, I don't think that's a good idea.
What the hell is on your face?
Noam, Duke's right.
She's in the zone. You don't wanna do this right now.
Listen, professor, I'm the host.
So take some notes, okay?
-Right. -Okay.
Thea,
did you really think
that Jacy Jayne
was your friend?
Oh, that would break my heart.
[yelling]
[Vic] Noam Dar
should not quit his day job.
[Kiana James' music plays]
[audience cheers]
[Jacy Jayne's music plays]
[Vic] Sit down, Barrett.
[Wade] The lady is back.
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest is a six-person Tag Team Match.
Introducing first, accompanied by Jazmyn Nyx,
the team of Izzi Dame, Kiana James,
and Jacy Jayne!
[Vic] What do you mean, she's back?
She never left.
You did.
[Wade] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
[Vic] Yeah, you left.
[Wade] Jacy Jayne developed
a very different personality
for a little while I was away.
I didn't like it,
but it didn't have me fooled.
She did it exclusively
for the simps of this world,
like Vic Joseph.
[Vic] Yeah, I'm certain you just described yourself.
Don't you start teaming up
and kissing each other's ass.
[Booker] You're right!
The rock star is back, man!
Get your ticket to ride, man!
Because we're about to buy
a pick this month.
[Vic] We see Jazmyn Nyx out here as well,
as the mean girls have arrived.
Book, you're not gonna be laughing
after I tell you this little bit of information
that Wade didn't want me to tell you.
[Booker] Yeah?
[Vic] Do you know that he got a calendar?
-[Vic] Not just one, -[Booker] What?
-[Vic] but two! -[Booker] What?
[Wade] I didn't get two.
-[Booker] What? -[Vic] You got two.
[Wade] I got ten.
-[Vic] Oh, ten? -[Booker] Oh! Oh! Hell no!
[Wade] One for every room of the house.
You've got to be organized
in this game, Vic.
[Fallon Henley's music plays]
[Kelani Jordan's music plays]
[audience cheers]
[Chase University's music plays]
[audience cheers]
[announcer] And their opponents,
the team of Fallon Henley, Kelani Jordan,
and representing Chase University, Thea Hail!
[Vic] Well, after learning that information,
hopefully, Hail, Fallon and Jordan
can rise to the occasion like Barrett.
[Booker] Hell, I tried.
I went on eBay, I went on everywhere
trying to find these damn calendars.
I couldn't find one.
[Vic] He's got 10.
[Wade] I bought them all up.
I single-handedly kept Chase U afloat.
[Booker] Can I get one from you?
[Vic] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
We've got to turn back into the matchup,
'cause fun and games, over.
Even though Fallon, Jordan, Hail,
they've come together for one common goal.
To shift the balance of power
in the women's locker room.
This is certainly going to be
a gnarly type of matchup, because…
Jacy Jayne, who stabbed Thea Hail in the back
Izzi, Kiana.
They're high school mean girls.
-[Vic] They whisper. -[Booker] I like this partnering.
-[Vic] They snicker to each other. -[Booker] I love it.
-[Vic] They gossip. -[Booker] I love it.
[Booker] I love it when they talk trash.
You see that right there?
-[Booker] A lot of trash talking. -[bell ringing]
[Booker] I love it, man!
[Vic] Right out, there's the bell.
This one officially underway.
Six women Tag Team matchup.
And there is Izzi Dame.
Who certainly has been
by the side of the conniving.
Kiana James-- and, ooh!
What a Backbreaker.
And a tag made,
and there comes Kiana.
And it's interesting, because,
there was a time
these two were partners.
There was a time
these two were champions.
-[Booker] Yes. -[Wade] Yeah, but when
[Wade] you serve your purpose,
you've got to move on.
And Kiana James has seen the light
and upgraded.
[Vic] And they were champions just one year ago,
blame each other for the loss.
haven't seen eye-to-eye since,
and now a little two-for-one…
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Kalani coming in.
Tag was made.
Thea is legal.
Thea Hail is the legal superstar
for her team,
and she comes off the top
with a big high Crossbody.
[Booker] The referee needs to get control
of this thing here, man,
before it breaks down.
[Vic] These six women have been
on a collision course,
and now things starting to turn around,
and look at Kelani,
-[Vic] flying through the air with ease. -[Booker] Wow!
[Vic] But Fallon drew…
From behind,
Jacy Jayne just dropped Thea Hail.
[Wade] Thea Hail took her eye off the ball momentarily.
You cannot do that around Jacy Jayne.
Thea is fired up, and whoa!
[audience] Ooh!
[Vic] Oh, no, took out--
[indistinct]
Jacy from behind.
And Wade, as you can see,
Jacy is still up to her Toxic ways.
[Wade] Yeah, well, this took her
to multiple Championships
here in NXT.
This attitude took her to main events,
and this is the attitude
that is gonna take Jacy Jayne
all the way back to the top.
[Vic] I will say the one thing,
that Jacy did do was show
Thea that she needed to grow up,
but it may come back to haunt her.
As Jacy Jayne now just unloading
on someone who she said
was never her friend.
-[Vic] Looked Thea Hail in the eyes. -[Booker] Come on, man.
-[Booker] Jacy… -[Vic] Thea Hail cried.
-[Booker] Jacy did her best, man. -[Vic] Thea Hail was incarcerated there.
[Booker] Jacy did her best
to turn Thea Hail into what?
A grown-ass woman.
It didn't work. It didn't work out.
[Vic] There's no doubt that Jacy
did help Chase U.
But you don't help
to hang it over people's heads.
[Booker] What are you talking about,
help to hang it over somebody's head?
[Vic] Every time you turn around,
she talks about, "Hey, look what i did."
-[Vic] "Look what I did. Look what I did." -[Booker] Look here…
[Booker] There would be no Chase U
if it wasn't for one person.
One person, Jacy Jayne.
[Vic] Andre Chase.
[Booker] All right, all right. Go ahead.
Let's keep the action going.
[Wade] Vic, you've got to sing
your own praises
when you're surrounded by by ingrates
at Chase University,
so I do not blame
Jacy Jayne for a second.
[Vic] A Tag was made. Kelani Jordan in.
And she's taking it to Jacy Jayne.
[Booker] Thank god for Wade Barrett
being back here.
[Wade] Suddenly, this desk is talking a lot of sense.
At least two-thirds of it are.
[Vic] Oh, you guys are in rare form here tonight.
We've still got a long way
to go this afternoon
here at Stand & Deliver.
But look at Kelani Jordan.
[Booker] I must say Kelani Jordan
has a bright, bright future.
She's very, very innovative.
She's a student of this game
at such a young age.
[Vic] Book, Kelani is able to
you know, look past the side eyes.
Nice innovative offense.
Flatliner-esque.
She's able to move by the comments
made by Jacy Jayne,
Izzi Dame and Kiana James as well.
There's Kiana trying to run interference.
Izzi Dame turning things around.
And look, it's not the first time
that James has been jealous
of a Jordan
As Izzi Dame tagging into the match.
[audience chatter]
[Vic] And Izzi Dame, since coming on the scene
certainly has been a difference maker
for Kiana.
We can at least agree on that, right?
[Booker] I caught the James, Jordan reference there.
I just wanted to make sure you knew that, but yeah.
[Wade] That went over my head.
I'm not a basketball guy.
I suddenly get it.
I had a panic look in my eye
when Vic looked at me.
[Vic] I'm not talking footie…
[Wade] I was like, "What is he talking about?"
[Vic] I'm not talking footie here, Wade.
-[Booker] Yeah, yeah, yeah. -[Booker laughs]
[Wade laughs]
[Vic] As we talk about sports backgrounds,
we talk about the athleticism
of Kelani Jordan.
Big 10 standout in gymnastics,
but none of that is gonna help her
against Izzi Dame.
[Booker] You talk about Izzi Dame.
Someone who checks out all those boxes.
[Vic] Cover. Hook of the leg and a near fall.
[Booker] Somebody definitely passes that airport test.
[Vic] Certainly does. And look…
[Booker] Future major, major star, man.
[Vic] And now Izzi continuing
to just punish Kelani.
And it's just tough to watch
for someone who talked to them
in that locker room.
That being Jacy, James, Izzi.
It's hard to watch those three women
who just wanna create chaos
in the locker room.
And the reason they do it…
Simply for their own enjoyment.
-[Booker] Wait a minute, Vic. -[Vic] Simply for their enjoyment…
[Booker] No, I'm just wondering,
does chaos have anything to do with winning?
I'm just wondering.
[Vic] Chaos has to do with being a mean girl.
[Wade] They don't do it for their own enjoyment.
They do it for the advancement
of their careers.
In part, it's got them on the card
at Stand & Deliver
and about to pick up a big victory.
[Booker] There it is.
[Vic] Three seconds away.
A near fall.
[Booker] Thank you, Wade. Thank you, Wade.
-[Wade] There's always… -[Vic] Jacy able to kick out.
[Wade] a reason to the rhyme, Vic Joseph.
You've got to scratch
beneath the surface sometimes.
[Vic] You talk about being sold in.
On the flip side.
If Thea Hail, if Fallon, if Jordan are able
to win this matchup,
then what's all the nasty comments for?
If you talk trash and you can't back it up,
then what's the point of it?
[Wade] I mean, they are backing it up.
-[Wade] They're in complete control -[Vic] This isn't over yet.
of this matchup.
[Vic] I didn't hear a second bell yet.
This matchup continues.
[Wade] What match are you watching, Vic?
[Vic] I'm watching this matchup.
Did you hear the bell?
Is it over?
No, they're still fighting.
They're still showing you heart.
And that is what Jacy,
-[Vic] James and Izzi hate. -[Booker] What I see right now,
[Booker] is Kelani Jordan getting stretched out right there
in the worst way.
[Vic] That's just because you're a hater.
[Booker] She's about to tap.
Whoa. Whoa.
[Vic] She's not about to tap,
but she knows, that being Kiana James,
she needs to do a little bit more.
Are you watching?
[Vic] Yes, I am watching
and I'm just watching a near fall
for almost Kelani and her team.
[Booker] Why does everybody hate you, Vic?
-[Vic] I'm an easy target. -[Booker laughs]
[Vic] Reaching out for the tag
and another short-arm Clothesline.
And Kiana cutting this down from Kelani.
And a tag, and here comes Izzi
back into the matchup.
[Wade] I love it. There's a lot of inexperienced women
in this matchup.
People like Kiana James
and Jacy Jayne.
[Vic] And Izzi Dame who made the cover.
And Jacy Jayne's leading the charge.
I got to admit, she's the general.
[Booker] She's the general.
[Vic] She's got the Tag Team pedigree,
but she can go about things a different way.
She was doing just fine with Chase University.
She showed her true colors.
[Wade] Wait a second.
She was in the main events with Toxic Attraction.
She went to Chase University,
-[Wade] slipped down the card. -[Vic] Wow!
[Wade] Now she's heading back up again.
You tell me what works, Vic.
[Vic] We'll see. Oh!
[Booker] Mhm.
[Vic] I guess time will tell,
but right now time is not
on the side of Thea,
of Fallon, or of Kelani.
Because Kiana,
who just tagged in Jacy and Izzi Dame,
have taken over this matchup.
But here comes Fallon Henley.
And can either of you give
Fallon some credit
for helping her teammates
want to fight back
against these three
throughout the locker room?
'cause right now she is
taking it to Izzi and Kiana.
[Booker] Fallon's looking real good right now.
Let me tell you something.
I've always said Fallon Henley
has a lot of talent,
but she just needs to
mind her business, Vic.
[Vic] That is one thing you have said.
And you've been very emotional
about that she needs
to mind her own business.
But her business
is to do the right thing.
We've seen it last year.
We've seen it time after time.
We've seen it over time for Fallon Henley.
She's not gonna cut corners.
She's gonna earn everything
that she can.
[Booker] Let me tell you.
She could still be Tag Team Champion right now
if she just would have followed
the game plan, Vic.
[Wade] Well, right now, Fallon Henley
is completely wiping out
the mean girls club,
-[Wade] as you like to call them, Vic. -[Vic] Nice!
-[Wade] It has been one-way -[Vic] A suplex.
[Wade] traffic since she got in.
[Vic] Into the cover.
And Jacy Jayne able to break up the count.
And all six of these women.
We talked about the collision course
and it certainly has been Thea Hail,
who's wanted to get her hands on Jacy Jayne,
but hasn't been able to just yet.
[Wade] Simply do not envy the referee
in a matchup like this.
Completely chaotic to the point
you barely know who's legal,
but it appears to be Fallon Henley and Kiana James,
who is in the drop zone.
[Vic] Well, we can't forget about Jazmyn Nyx
who's around here on ringside.
Still with her arm in the sling
after the, well…
Unfortunately for Thea Hail's,
tried to snap her arm a few weeks ago,
but you know, you get what you deserve.
[Booker] Why are you worried about Nyx?
She's not doing anything.
She's just admiring the work
that her team is doing.
-[Vic] Whoa! -[Wade] Whoa!
[Vic] What a move!
Even I got to give Kiana credit!
-[Vic] Into the cover -[Booker] No way!
[Vic] for a massive victory! And just able to kick out
was Fallon Henley.
-[Booker] Wow. -[Vic] Take another look,
[Vic] and what are you screaming "No way" for?
I thought you would've been happy
that the conniving Kiana was on top.
That's all right, I'll let you think about that one,
as a tag was made and Jacy Jayne coming back
into the matchup.
And Jacy waiting in the wings.
One woman Flapjack.
Kiana from up and around
with the 401k.
And Jacy Jayne with a devastating knee.
[Booker] Oh, baby!
[Vic] And Thea finally getting her hands
somewhat on Jacy
to save the matchup for her team.
[Wade] Fallon Henley completely out cold
on that knee to the jaw.
Needed Thea Hail in the worst way.
Somehow, this team's still alive.
[Vic] Going up, going around is Thea.
Nice DDT.
Now, I don't know if you guys witnessed
Jacy Jayne's little bit of a smile
when she realized she was able to slither away
from Thea.
And Thea now doesn't realize
Izzi Dame, the powerhouse behind her.
Whoa.
It's the MVP!
What the hell?
[cheers and boos]
Good thing for Duke Hudson and Chase University.
Ooh, nice stunner.
[Wade] How do you not call that an illegal advantage?
Chase U on the outside giving a soft landing?
[Vic] What do you call Jazmyn Nyx?
[Booker] Too many damn cheerleaders.
[Vic] But look, from the top!
Big Moonsault!
[audience cheers]
[Vic] Showing up and showing out.
[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] Oh, hey.
What do you call that?
Jazmyn Nyx, the official didn't see.
[Booker] She slipped.
[Vic] Nyx hit that kick.
[Wade] Well, I call that an equalizer,
after Duke Hudson's involvement.
[Vic] Oh, you two always able to flip it.
You guys should run for office this fall.
As a tag was made.
Thea Hail checking in.
Jacy Jayne not gonna like
what she sees.
[audience chatter]
No! Thea!
[audience chatter]
[audience chants, "Thea"]
[Vic] This is what Thea Hail's been waiting for.
The NXT Universe
and Chase University.
[audience] Ooh!
[Booker] Wow.
[audience boos and cheers]
[Vic] Oh!
The disdain these two have for one another
as Jacy Jayne
turning right back around.
Doesn't connect.
Coming right back in. Thea Hail!
Thesz press.
And Hail unloading! Unleashing!
[applause]
[Vic] For the last few weeks,
reliving the moment
of Jacy Jayne saying
I was never your friend.
Oh! Nice exploder suplex from Thea Hail.
Andre Chase, he is hyped on the outside.
Oh, face first went Thea.
Into the cover for Jacy! Jacy!
And, oh! Thea just able to kick out.
I'm looking around, Wade,
I don't know if you see it on your side,
but I think these are the only two women
standing right now.
[Wade] Yeah, every woman in the match dropped,
apart from these two.
And this is personal.
[Vic] Looking for the Spinebuster!
Countered! Looking for a…
Oh, a Kimura.
Nice job by Jayne.
Able to break the hold for a moment.
Oh, dropped her off the top.
Left arm and-- Oh, there's Kiana!
[Wade] Just in the nick of time
for Jacy Jayne.
[Vic] And now Jayne able to turn around and tag.
And Izzi Dame back in.
And we can all agree, for Izzi Dame,
an X-Factor to say the least.
[Booker] I was just feeling that same thing.
Izzi Dame might be the one
that could take this thing
all the way to the pay window, baby.
-[Booker] Ooh! -[Vic] The strength by Dame!
[Vic] The Kimura!
The Kimura's locked in and it's deep!
It's cinched! And Izzi taps!
-[Vic] Izzi taps! -[bell ringing]
[Vic] Hail, yes!
[Booker] The hell?
[audience cheers]
[announcer] Here are your winners
by submission,
the team of Kelani Jordan, Fallon Henley and Thea Hail.
[Vic] Ahem, so what did the tough talk get
the mean girls of NXT?
[Booker] Congratulations, big win.
[Vic] Oh, now you're not over here
laughing and snickering
like these three?
[Booker] I'm not biased like you.
-[Vic] You are biased. -[Booker] I'm not biased like you.
[Vic] You're the most biased guy I've ever worked with.
[Booker] Congratulations to the girls!
[Vic] Let's go back to some of the action.
Thea Hail!
How good this must feel for Thea
The grown-ass woman herself,
making Izzi Dame tap in the center.
The tough talk didn't pay off,
as Thea Hale, Fallon Henley, Kelani Jordan and Chase U
celebrating with a huge victory
here at Stand & Deliver.
[Booker] Congrats.
[audience cheers]
If that Tag Match doesn't show
why we have the best Women's Division
in all of professional wrestling,
then I have no idea what does.
I truly believe that the women
are the backbone of NXT.
That is why I am so excited and honored
to announce
that soon we will be crowning
the first ever Women's NXT North American Champion.
[audience cheers]
[Vic] Wow! That is absolutely huge news
and you can hear the emotion
from the NXT Universe
here in Philadelphia at Stand & Deliver
for that monumental announcement
from our general manager, Ava.
The youngest general manager in WWE history
who continues to prove
without a shadow of a doubt
she's wise beyond her years.
-Ava's making money moves. -Wow!
I've been waiting on this for quite some time.
Yeah, well, when you have a Women's Division
as good as NXT's,
they absolutely deserve this.
This has been earned.
Congrats to them.
That is a huge announcement,
but now the question becomes,
who is gonna be walking out of Stand & Deliver
the NXT Women's Champion?
Will it be the challenger,
the prodigy,
Roxanne Perez,
[audience cheers]
or will it be the champion,
Lyra Valkyria,
who's not coming in at 100 percent
as you can see,
but for Perez she believes
she has been wronged
for the last year.
While Lyra Valkyria has soared to the top
of the Women's Division,
the challenger wants back
what she never lost.
while the champion vows
to do what it takes
to walk out of Stand & Deliver
with her NXT Women's Title.
Breakout Tournament winner.
Iron Survivor winner
Women's Tag Champion.
Women's Champion.
[Vic] Perez has realized a dream of a lifetime.
[Roxanne] I am the most decorated woman in NXT history.
[Roxanne] A lot can change in one year.
That sweet innocent Roxanne Perez
is no longer here.
[Vic] The prodigy has said she's not the same person
who walked through these doors.
My Title was taken from me.
All these situations that have cost Roxanne Perez
were outside of her control.
That is what has been building for months
for Roxanne Perez.
The only thing that's on my mind
is my Championship and Stand & Deliver.
[Vic] This is Indi Hartwell's moment.
[Roxanne] I'm so naive.
[Vic] No longer someone to be pushed around.
She's become unhinged.
[Roxanne] I'm finally getting my one-on-one match.
[Vic] Lola Vice executing her Championship contract.
This now a Triple Threat Match.
[Wade] Pop rocks!
[Vic] There's Tatum Paxley!
There's no disqualification!
[Wade] Lyra Valkyria still has the gold.
And if I was Roxanne Perez,
I would feel aggrieved at that.
[Roxanne] After Vengeance Day,
that's when I realized that the only way
I was going to get what I deserved,
was by doing it my way.
[Roxanne] One year later,
you're the one taking that ride
in that ambulance.
[siren]
[Lyra] In every story ever told,
there are two paths you can walk.
The wrong path and the right one.
[commentator] When the pressure is on,
the lights are the brightest,
Lyra Valkyria delivers.
[Lyra] Everything changes when you reach the top.
[Vic] Lyra Valkyria is our champion,
and she continues to soar.
[Lyra] The road to becoming NXT Women's Champion
makes or breaks those that walk it.
[Vic] This just shows you how damn good
Lyra Valkyria is.
When given the choice between right or wrong,
that's where Roxanne and I
hit a crossroads.
Roxanne Perez was beaten for this Title.
The minute she couldn't climb the ladder to retain it.
last year at Stand & Deliver.
Ava, get out here,
and give me the Title
that I never lost in the first place.
[Vic] She's here.
Valkyria with her arm in a sling,
bringing the fight to Perez!
[Booker] She's injured!
Bad move.
[Vic] Roxanne Perez is out of control.
Me and Roxanne.
Stand & Deliver,
and make it for the NXT women's Championship.
Lyra, you got it.
You and Roxanne, Stand & Deliver,
Women's Championship match.
[Lyra] You wanna know the difference between me and you?
While I win, all you do is bitch.
I've got a whole year of rage
built up inside of me,
and at Stand & Deliver,
I'm going to let it all out.
[Lyra] After Stand & Deliver,
you're gonna have a whole lot to bitch about.
[Vic] Well, guys, the surprises keep coming.
[audience cheers]
One of the biggest international wrestlers,
Giulia, is taking in Stand & Deliver.
And she has her eyes
on the best Women's Division in wrestling.
Everyone taking time
and soaking in the biggest
Wrestlemania Weekend of all time.
[applause]
[Roxanne Perez's music plays]
[Vic] There's the challenger.
And, Book, we all know the story.
We've talked about it.
You obviously
a very important person
in the career of Roxanne Perez.
In her mind, she's the headliner.
She's the champion.
So, is tonight, and I'll go to both of you guys,
is tonight all or nothing for Roxanne?
[Booker] You know, I wouldn't look at it that way,
but I do understand what
Roxanne Perez is coming from.
I mean, she never lost the Championship, Vic.
She feels a certain way.
-[Booker] She feels like… -[Vic] That's fair.
[Booker] the upper echelons in the office
should have gave her
that just due of coming back
and being number one.
First in line for that Championship.
She didn't get that opportunity, Vic.
[Wade] And I agree with everything Booker said,
but I will say, I fear for Roxanne's mental state
if she's not successful in this match.
She's put all her stock in victory.
She truly believes she is the champ.
If it doesn't work out here today,
it's gonna be a cruel, cruel blow
to try and recover from.
[Lyra Valkyria's music plays]
[Vic] As for the champion, she believes the challenger
has an excuse for everything.
She has said it over and over
for the past several weeks
that after tonight
there will be no more excuses
for the prodigy.
There'll be no more excuses
for Roxanne Perez.
[audience cheers]
[Vic] And this match is presented by Prime Video's Fallout.
The world deserves a better ending.
Streaming exclusively on Prime Video.
[Wade] Yeah, and I couldn't disagree more strongly with Lyra Valkyria
when it comes to these alleged excuses.
There are big differences between excuses
and valid reasons as to why you're not holding the gold.
And you and I were both there at Vengeance Day.
Lola Vice's involvement in that match was pivotal
as to why Roxanne
doesn't currently
have the NXT Women's Championship.
That is not an excuse.
[bell ringing]
The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT Women's Championship!
[audience cheers]
Introducing first the challenger,
Roxanne Perez!
[audience cheers]
And her opponent,
she is the NXT Women's Champion,
Lyra Valkyria!
[audience cheers]
[Vic] I wanna focus in on the NXT Women's Title
currently held by Lyra Valkyria.
It's got a rich history over Wrestlemania Weekend.
The only NXT Title to ever be defended on the grandest stage
of them all, Wrestlemania.
The champion on that night,
Rhea Ripley, who tonight defends
the Women's World Championship against Becky Lynch.
The same Becky Lynch
who Valkyria defeated
for the title at Halloween Havoc.
And It just shows you
the importance
of what the NXT Women's Title
means in the greatest Women's Division in Wrestling.
[Booker] I mean, Valkyria, she's been a fighting champion
since day one.
Sixteen months… excuse me, fourteen months now she's been here,
and now she's the champion.
But tonight she's compromised, Vic.
[Vic] And you saw, I'm glad you bring up the word "compromised",
because immediately Roxanne Perez looked at the bullseye,
the tape that's on the shoulder,
the arm, the shoulder, the elbow
that was targeted and injured
by Roxanne Perez several weeks ago
that sent Valkyria into an ambulance.
And you can understand Lyra, though.
Wade is tired of hearing
that her Title tenure
has been downplayed by Roxanne Perez.
She beat The Man.
She defended at every turn.
She doesn't run, she doesn't hide.
-[Wade] Yeah, and I agree with that. -[referee] Three!
-[Wade] Lyra Valkyria -[Vic] Cover.
[Wade] is all about credibility
with her Championship reign.
She wants to go out prove she is better than everyone else.
Her victory over Roxanne Perez
at Vengeance Day is tainted.
For me, victory tonight clears all of that up.
[Vic] Perez got caught! She's hoisting up,
looking for the night wing and a counter to that shoulder,
to the target and look at Valkyria.
She knows she's got a wounded wing.
There's no way she's 100%,
and I'm certain that Roxanne Perez has thought about that arm
and what she can do to it for the last few weeks.
[Booker] Knowing Roxanne like I know her,
trust me, she has a game plan to come in here.
Look at that, she's going right back to that injured wing.
She's going to work on it.
It's a bullseye. It's a target on that left arm.
[Vic] No way that Valkyria is 100%.
Would it behoove Valkyria to try to end this match fast?
[Wade] Both women will end this as quickly as they can.
Clearly, Valkyria is a wounded duck right now,
she's going to struggle against someone as talented as Perez.
Perez knows that that championship is within her grasp,
especially with that big bullseye
on the left shoulder and arm of Lyra Valkyria.
[Vic] That's that new attitude of Roxanne Perez.
Booker's thoughts on it over and over again, but it's certainly,
Wade, is not the same Roxanne Perez that you remember.
[Wade] Yes, and I love this new, updated version of Perez.
-This is no saccharine wolf at all. -[Booker] Beautiful hip lock.
[Wade] You'll meet snakes and rats,
so meet them all head on.
[laughter]
[Booker] What I love about a snake,
they'll tell you they're going to bite you, right?
I've talked to Vic about that many times.
[Vic] Trending number one still, Stand & Deliver.
Biggest wrestlemania weekend of all time.
Biggest Stand & Deliver ever,
and the NXT women's title on the line in this moment for Lyra Valkyria.
As you can see, she feels the pain in that left shoulder.
Last week, we witnessed a new side of Valkyria,
but is the pressure
getting to the champion as she flies through the air?
That's what Roxanne Perez has questioned,
what she has said to Valkyria.
She has said it over and over again, are you going to be able
to handle all the responsibilities as champion?
Is your body going to break down like my body broke down?
[Booker] Favoring that left arm, tell me, is barging her a whole lot.
She's not going to let Roxanne on that.
"I'm hurting, I'm hurting bad." Roxanne's going to know.
Oh! Big shot right there to go right to that injured arm.
-Boom! -[Vic] Oh!
[Booker] Just like that, right there, beautiful shot.
-[Wade] The champ has a grimace. -[yelling]
[Wade] This is part and parcel of being a champion at the top level.
You must push through injuries and wounds like this.
-The best can do it. -[Booker] Wow!
[Wade] Now, the question is,
today in this match is Lyra Valkyria one of the best?
[Vic] Look at that hyperextension of the left elbow,
and again, we must highlight it was Roxanne Perez
who heinously attacked the champion weeks ago, and, really,
we've wondered about that left arm, it's not at full strength,
and Roxanne Perez hits that Russian leg sweep
into the float over, into the cover, and a near fall for the title.
She went on social media and she said she wants to make sure
that after tonight, Valkyria can never fly ever again.
[Booker] Roxanne truly believes she is still the NXT women's champion.
Normally, when you lose a championship due to injury,
it's an interim championship or something like that.
You don't just give your title up like that, right, Wade?
-Come on, man. -[Wade] No doubt about it.
Look, Roxanne has seen numerous women hold her gold
since she was stripped of it.
Now, the target of all that ire and rage over the past 12-plus months
is squarely focused on Lyra Valkyria.
[Vic] Indi Hartwell at this event last year climbed the ladder
and was able to retrieve the vacated NXT women's title that,
as you just mentioned, was taken from Perez.
Tiffany Stratton's champ, Becky Lynch obviously champion,
Lyra Valkyria, currently the women's champion,
and it's Roxanne Perez who promised to get back what was rightfully hers,
she's had a countdown on X to getting her title back,
and she could be closing in on it because she has had a game plan,
she is dissecting Lyra Valkyria now, and you both have said it--
[Booker] Beautiful.
[Vic] She was not given a chance to reclaim the title.
Some would argue that point that she has as you brought up vengeance day.
Lola Vice did come out,
but Lola Vice had every opportunity and every right to
at that breakout contract,
it could come at any moment, a contract Perez once held in her career.
-Another near fall for Valkyria, but-- -[Booker] Beautiful.
[Vic] For the champion, she's got to bounce back in this match
because it has been all the challenger.
[Booker] Watching Perez's movements right now, no wasted movement,
right now she's totally in total control of this matchup.
Now, she's going to try to finish it right here, Vic!
[Vic] Looking for another submission and what a…
[raising voice] The torque of that elbow, of that left shoulder.
And the official in prime position.
We talked of Valkyria, but look at Perez, capitalizing quickly,
almost a hammerlock into a northern lights suplex,
floating over for the title in the center of the ring on the champion,
and there wasn't a lot on the kick out, but look at Perez,
she didn't let go of the left wrist, applying pressure.
[Wade] The referee might have to have the wherewithal,
understanding and know how to do his job.
-[Vic] Smack! -[Wade] He may have to do his job.
[Vic] The referee may have to step in
because we do know, Lyra Valkyria, the heart of a champion,
she will not surrender.
You'll have to do a lot to Lyra Valkyria
to get her to surrender and relinquish the NXT women's title.
[Wade] Exactly my point, Vic, exactly my point.
You got to separate Lyra Valkyria from her senses before she taps.
[Vic] Shoulders down. And look at Perez.
Typically, Wade, in that moment,
the hold gets relinquished, but for Roxanne Perez,
she is hell bent on destroying Lyra Valkyria.
[Wade] This is the brilliance of the new Perez,
she's always been technically proficient, no doubt about it,
trained in part by Booker T,
but now there is a nasty vindictive edge to her
that has taken it to a whole new level, and that's where you need to be
if you'll take down somebody as skilled as Lyra Valkyria.
[Vic] Look at the NXT universe that has come
into the Wells Fargo Center here for NXT Stand & Deliver,
wrestlemania Saturday, it is underway.
What an afternoon we've already had,
what a women's championship matchup this has been,
but it's been one sided.
[Booker] Damn! -[Vic] It's been all Roxanne Perez.
[Booker] Game plan, Vic.
[Vic] Think about what Roxanne Perez has had to go through
since last year's Stand & Deliver, weapons wild matches,
she's gone and she's taken things to the limit at Halloween havoc,
she's taken things to the limit at the great American bash,
she's gone to devil's playground,
she certainly feels that she's earned this opportunity,
but some are questioning how she's gone about it
after attacking Valkyria.
-[Wade] Come on. -[Vic] Valkyria rolls through.
Shoulders down, a near fall, Valkyria!
And so much damage done to the arm, flying through the air, connecting!
Perez rolling through, right back down on that shoulder.
[Wade] Beautiful counter there by Roxanne Perez.
Look at the look in their eyes, look at the look--
[Vic] Oh! Taking a little bit too much time for Valkyria.
Wade, we've called a lot of matches together,
you've obviously gone on to smackdown.
For Valkyria right now, on the back foot,
she's got to string together some offense to retain her title.
[Wade] Yes, easier said than done when you're fighting one arm
and all you've got is pain raging through your body.
She's been completely under the hammer for this entire matchup thus far.
-I'm surprised she's still ticking. -[Vic] Oh!
Collision course in Philadelphia.
Both women, same idea, and now you wonder who's worse for wear,
but I'm pretty sure that it's, bam! The champion.
And can the champion overcome the hurdle tonight?
Looking at her shoulder, peeling that tape off right now,
and adrenaline will make a superstar do crazy things,
but what is Valkyria going to have to do,
what lengths is she going to have to dig to pull this matchup out?
[Wade] She must prove to the audience watching this right now
that she is that top-tier champion,
she's not a transitional champion,
she's not going to let it slip just because some pain,
just because only one arm is working,
that is where the best really find that top gear.
[Vic] Valkyria is trying to strike back,
and you see her going low with the strikes,
now coming back up top,
not really giving much with that left arm, it's hanging,
but Valkyria doing the best with what she's got,
with a lot of combination offense.
[raising voice] Northern lights suplex with a bridge.
Count. Rolling right back through.
Can she hoist up, does she have enough left?
Yes, she does!
Another northern lights suplex, and another nearfall,
but I don't think Perez is kicking out.
I think it's the champion now who wants to punish the challenger.
[Booker] This is a last-ditch effort, I think, for Lyra Valkyria.
-[Vic] Oh… -[Booker] Whoa, didn't I tell you?
[Vic] You brought up the referee maybe having to step in,
because there's no doubt for Valkyria she's not just going to quit,
and Perez trying to drop-- Oh! Face first, though,
and she did get dropped by the champion Valkyria.
First you don't succeed, you try, try again to retain the title.
-Perez… -[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] Kicking out. -[Booker] Wade, you must agree with me.
It's one thing being hurt, but it's another thing being injured.
I don't think the adrenaline factor can kick in as much
when you're injured up like I think Lyra is right now.
[Wade] Yes, quite simply.
That's why the referee is there in part if Valkyria can't continue.
She isn't going to give up.
The referee may have to step in on her behalf.
-[referee] Hey! -[crowd] Oh.
[referee] Come on, get inside, Roxanne.
Come on, Lyra.
-[crowd cheers] -[referee] Come on. Inside.
[referee] Come on.
[Vic] Well, there's no love lost between the champion and the challenger.
But this is the moment for Valkyria.
-Can she get Perez over? -[growling]
[Vic] Don't wanna know the damage Lyra received, but the presence of Perez,
who's holding on for everything on that top rope.
-This time, Perez can't hold on! -[crowd wows]
Sit down powerbomb!
For the title.
Ooh, just kicking out again was the challenger.
Now, it at least appears in this moment-- bam!
--that the champion has strung together some offense,
but after that near fall, if we go back to the live action,
Roxanne Perez was able to roll out of the ring.
She was able to buy herself a few moments.
But Valkyria throwing caution to the wind!
-She got caught. -[Booker] Yes, indeed.
Right on the button right there.
Roxanne has got something up her sleeve.
What is it? What is it, Vic?
[Vic] And the challenger to the outside hitting!
-[Wade] Wow. -[Vic] That tornado DDT, spiking.
Perez knows she's got to get the champion back into the ring,
where she can win the title.
Valkyria somehow back to her feet, swing and a miss.
Perez connects to the midsection, now follows up, and pop rocks!
-[crowd cheers] -[Booker] Yeah!
-[Vic] Pop rocks to become-- oh. -[Booker] What?
[Vic] I thought she'd reign again.
-[Wade] Wow. -[Vic] But no.
[unintelligible]
[Vic] A small list of women have held the NXT women's title twice.
Roxanne Perez looking to make a little history,
and it's Perez who becomes unhinged.
[Wade] That kick out has simply enraged the challenger
to the point that I fear for the imminent safety of Lyra Valkyria.
-This is going from bad to worse. -[Booker] Time to step on some toes.
-We talked about this. -[Vic] Oh!
[Booker] It's time to step on some toes and step on some toes.
[Wade] Make this weekend all about you, Roxanne.
[Vic] Look at the referee. Perez can get disqualified.
[Wade] Calm down, Roxanne.
Calm down.
[Vic] Perez is popping off.
-The official might have saved Perez… -[referee] What are you doing?
[Vic] Hey, hey, hey, wait a minute.
[referee] One, two, three.
[Vic] Again, Roxanne's dangerously close to getting disqualified.
We know that Ava was talking about referees-- Tatum Paxley?
We know the relationship Paxley and Valkyria have.
Wait a minute, no, no, no.
This is how Valkyria was injured several weeks ago.
[yelling]
[Vic] Oh… Just able to escape.
And you wonder
if Perez would have been disqualified in that moment.
[Wade] Yes, I don't think so. Not at a match of this magnitude.
Using part of the ring is perfectly legal.
[Vic] Ava has told the officials about our main event here tonight,
Trick Williams, Carmelo Hayes, to use some discretion. Oh!
-[Wade] That was a head-to-head collision. -[Vic] That was inadvertent.
[Wade] Valkyria and Paxley.
[Vic] Again, shoulder first! This time into the steel post.
[Wade] What on earth is it going to take to keep Valkyria down?
Still somehow ticking, but it's going badly.
-Oh. -[Vic] Oh!
[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] You heard the official with the count.
Perez knows she has to get in. She can't win the title on a countout.
Coming right back in, going up, going around.
Dropping face first, and now locking in the cross face on the injured shoulder.
So much has been damaged. Turning around the body.
[Booker] Oh, no.
-[Vic] Oh. -[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] Big kick. Perez is out.
Falling into the cover. The champion to--
Perez kicking out.
Now you wonder what's going through the mind of Lyra Valkyria.
[Booker] What a fighter in Lyra Valkyria. Wow.
-[crowd chants "Roxy"] -[Booker] She's not quitting.
[Vic] No, she's not. We knew that.
Wade had brought that up earlier.
Valkyria trying to pull herself, will herself to the top.
Looking down.
Nobody home.
-Instead got caught! -[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Crossface again locked in.
Damage done to the arm.
So much pain shooting through the left elbow and shoulder.
Again, body weight shifted.
Crucifix cover, shoulders down.
Another kick out.
There's that combination offense from Perez,
coming right through, looking for pop rocks.
Countered by the champion. Challenger now.
Jackknife cover. Shoulders down.
Title on the line. No retention.
Perez counters, shifts her weight. Another near fall!
Kick this time caught.
Does Valkyria have enough left in the arm?
She does the execute, that German suplex.
I want to note that Perez's leg was caught in Valkyria's midsection.
[Booker] Where's Lyra getting it from?
[Vic] Looking for that nightwing.
Second time couldn't pay off. Perez to the top.
Poison rana!
-[crowd cheers] -[Vic] Followed by pop rocks.
-Perez transitions to another crossface. -[Booker] Oh, oh, yes.
-[crowd cheers] -[Vic] Valkyria cinched in deep!
The shoulder, the tendons tearing!
There's nowhere for Valkyria to go!
So close, she sees that bottom rope!
She's reaching out, she's so close!
-Can she get there? -[Booker] She's tapping!
-[Vic] Nice job by Perez pushing away. -[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Now, can she fight through the pain?
Can Valkyria hang on?
-[growling] -[Vic] Trying to break the grip.
Challenger has it cinched.
It's locked in deep.
-[bell rings] -[Vic] Valkyria taps!
Perez has vindication tonight.
-[applause] -[Roxanne Perez's music]
[announcer] Here is your winner
and new NXT women's champion,
Roxanne Perez!
[Vic] This replay is brought to you by Prime Video's Fallout.
The world deserves a better ending coming soon to Prime Video.
Roxanne Perez with that poison rana.
The champion was rocked.
Followed by pop rocks,
combination offense by the challenger here tonight,
and the damage was done.
The focus was the shoulder.
Roxanne Perez was absolutely relentless
on that shoulder, on that elbow all match long.
Lyra Valkyria, pushed to her limits,
had no choice but to tap out as Roxanne Perez vindication,
now a two-time NXT women's champion
as you see those who are looking on.
At Stand & Deliver, the prodigy's prophecy comes true.
Perez, women's champion once again.
[Roxanne Perez's music]
[Booker laughs]
[Vic] Moments ago, we saw a new women's champion crowned.
There is Ilja Dragunov.
Are these his last moments as champion?
Because in moments, the Don challenges the czar.
D'Angelo has pulled the strings for weeks
and he has fired up the mad dragon
who looks to burn down the family to retain his NXT championship.
-[narrator] Power. -[banging sound]
[narrator] A quality put to the test time and time again.
In the combative landscape of NXT.
Two men look to clench that power,
asserting their rule over NXT and each other.
Long live the czar!
[narrator] Ilja Dragunov.
A man who fought his way to the top of his homeland,
and then clawed his way across the Atlantic
to prove his dominance here.
[Vic] Dragunov has done it!
[narrator] Through determination and an unfathomable fighting spirit,
Ilja found his true power.
I promise I will fulfill my destiny
as NXT champion!
[Wade] It'll take a hell of a man
to take this championship off Ilja Dragunov.
[narrator] The NXT empire had found a new leader,
but others are not so quick to fall in line.
[banging sound]
[announcer] There's only one man that can flip this on its head
and it's the Don of NXT.
[narrator] Tony d'Angelo, a self-made man,
educated and molded while taking over the streets,
and now NXT.
[Booker] He's the boss of all bosses.
[narrator] Through grizzled know how and ruthless means,
the Don made himself a ruler in his own right.
You got power, but you don't got this kind of power.
[narrator] Now, he looks to unleash his endgame.
[Don] My path is clear.
Look, this is about the NXT title.
This is one power beyond your reach.
I can end everything with the snap of my fingers.
The Don is going to reshape the landscape of NXT, just like that.
The snap with your fingers.
Show me what you got, Don.
I will.
[Vic] There's no doubt that the Don is always pulling the strings!
[Don] You strike fear into the hearts of your opponents,
but look at where you are, I could have taken you out at any point.
-[banging sound] [Don] This is not your end, Ilja.
Not yet.
No.
I'll do it while the world is watching.
At Stand & Deliver, the Don is going to end your reign,
just like…
[narrator] The thirst for power cements one man as a ruler
and breaks another into pieces.
[Ilja] You do business with your family.
I fight every single day of my life for mine.
Tony D will break the unbreakable!
[Vic] The Don challenges the czar at Stand & Deliver.
The NXT title is on the line.
-Tony… -[suspense music that stops]
I always find a way.
[suspense music]
-[cheerful music] -[crowd cheering]
[music ends]
-[Tony d'Angelo's music] -[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Booker, I ask this with all due respect,
but does the Don have the number of Dragunov?
I ask that because the challenger has been one step
ahead of the champion at every turn.
[Booker] I won't say this
with any disrespect to Tony D or anything like that,
but that time that he spent in the slam seemed to motivate him,
seemed to have focused him in a direction
that we have never seen Tony D focused before.
Right now, he has the backup of the family.
He's a very, very dangerous individual right now.
[Vic] Rizzo, Stacks, Crusifino…
-[Booker] Yes! -[Vic] And there's the Don.
-Yeah! -[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Will the Don be the champ?
-[Ilja Dragunov's music] -[crowd cheers]
[Vic] The reason I bring that question to you, Book and Wade,
if you want to chime in,
because since Dragunov has won the title,
has it ever been in more jeopardy than it is right now in this matchup?
Think about everything that Dragunov has gone through.
He has yet to really get to Tony d'Angelo.
Tony d'Angelo has been pulling the strings, Book.
Is Dragunov in the most jeopardy he's ever been in as champion?
[Booker] I can't disagree with that, but I'll tell you this,
what I know about this man right here, Ilja Dragunov,
since day one that I stepped here in NXT,
I didn't believe in this guy in the beginning.
This man, Ilja Dragunov, truly has made me a believer.
Talk about that unbreakable cloak of invisibility,
this is that guy, Ilja Dragunov.
[Wade] Yes, outside the ring, the family have had Dragunov's number,
but Dragunov doesn't really come alive until the bell rings.
Then he's a very different proposition for Tony D.
-[Booker] Yes. -[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT championship!
[crowd cheers]
Introducing first the challenger,
representing the d'Angelo family,
Tony d'Angelo!
And his opponent,
he is the NXT champion,
Ilja Dragunov!
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] The NXT title has changed hands on four occasions
over wrestlemania weekend.
I don't like to state the obvious,
but Roxanne Perez is the new NXT women's champion.
Lyra Valkyria was wounded.
Much like Valkyria, Ilja Dragunov is not 100%.
-His hand is taped. -[bell rings]
[Vic] It'll affect his chops and strikes,
also his grapples and his suplexes.
You wonder how it'll even affect the H-Bomb
because of Tony d'Angelo right out of the gates
going right at the hand and now going to the body.
[Wade] You saw Dragunov try
and take a shot with that busted up right hand,
and it instantly caused agony coursing through his veins.
[Vic] Did it again too and Dragunov again, with one hand.
How's he going to grapple a suplex?
-[Wade] Oh! -[Vic] Whoa, whoa, whoa!
[Wade] Take punches out of the equation.
We know Dragunov has a lot more in his arsenal,
and he'll have to rely on all of that against Tony D.
[Booker] Not just that, the pain threshold of this one man, Ilja Dragunov,
we know he's willing to go to the end, all the way to the end,
where as for the pain goes.
Oh, here we go!
[Vic] One more time, these guys take it to each other.
They may say there's a respect.
We can throw all the different clichés out there.
This is a fight because it's about the NXT title,
and I'm glad you've both brought up the fact that Ilja Dragunov,
the pain tolerance, be able to persevere, to continue to push on.
Is the champion unbreakable?
[Wade] Nobody is unbreakable, Vic.
I will say Dragunov comes closer to being unbreakable
than almost anybody else,
but Tony D is fully aware this is a human being
and eventually if you drag him far enough into hell,
Dragunov will break just like everybody else.
The question is can Tony D drag Dragunov that far?
[Booker] Yes, but got to agree with me,
there's something about having that championship
that makes you much better.
They say the championship makes you about 30% better,
and I believe it with this man, Ilja Dragunov.
[Wade] I agree with you.
The only problem is Dragunov has been champion for a while.
He's been taken to hell many times,
and it is taking its toll on his body.
Dragunov is nowhere near 100%.
-[Booker] I agree with that. -[Vic] Just look in right now.
It's Dragunov who's actually gripping most of his wrist right now.
Not interlocking the fingers like we typically see.
He's grabbing the wrist to help him gain some leverage.
[Booker] He still keeps control with that suplex.
It looked beautiful.
The hips and everything is involved right now, Vic.
[Vic] Just goes back
to those that admire Dragunov's ability to stay collected.
A key characteristic to any superstar.
Dragunov's getting the squeeze on his hand,
trying to bounce back.
Typically, that's where we see Dragunov
able to push off the mat, deliver the kick.
He couldn't do it, Wade.
His body crumbled like a second ago. Challenger into the cover.
Champion having to kick out.
[Wade] Dragunov's not even able to break his fall.
If he can't use his hand to break his fall,
what will he use, his head?
It doesn't bode well either way.
[Vic] The Don sent Stacks on a mission two weeks ago on NXT, Booker.
We were sitting there ringside.
Certainly. Bam!
Oh, what a forearm shot under the jaw by d'Angelo.
What he went for, and once again, Book,
we talked about Lyra, let's talk about with Ilja.
When is the official going to step in?
Dragunov can't even hold himself up.
He can't even grab onto a rope.
[Booker] I'm sure the ref has a little discretion
in a matchup like this, it's a championship match.
[Vic] There will be no excuses because we've heard from Ilja Dragunov.
Whether before he was the champion,
he wants to show his son how you push through,
how you don't have an excuse, how you maintain being the best.
[Wade] We know the mindset of Ilja Dragunov.
If this referee throws this match out due to an injury for Dragunov,
Dragunov will get straight up and maim the referee.
-Referee, do not throw this matchup out. -[Booker laughs]
[Vic] That's true too,
and now d'Angelo tries to get to the top rope.
Dragunov does his best to create some separation.
You brought it up earlier, Book,
the Don certainly has had a more stern approach to business.
Really turning things around for he and his family.
[Booker] No, Tony D right now looks like he's in the best shape ever.
-Whoa. Bad spill. -[Vic] A crash and burn for both.
But as you were saying, the family is here ringside.
[Wade] It makes no difference
if it's the top level of NXT or the streets,
business is predicated on intimidation.
It's like when I sent you out to get my Starbucks, Vic.
Do you get me? You get my Starbucks
because you know there's consequences otherwise.
[Vic] Let's forget about that, the NXT championship is on the line
here in the biggest Stand & Deliver ever,
biggest wrestlemania weekend of all time,
and even a chop from Dragunov.
Now, we see him, and you wonder,
if his hand's broken at some point, does it go numb?
Is he throwing around a brick?
[Booker] I don't know if it was broken before that shiner.
-It may be now, though. [Vic] Oh!
[Wade] Bone against steel, that steel ring post.
There'll only be one winner. Take a look at this.
[Vic] Referee's counted seven, d'Angelo has a break,
and bam! Right off the steel post.
[Wade] Something at minimum has to be fractured
in that hand or wrist of Ilja Dragunov now.
[Vic] Some of the NXT universe you've seen online,
they had questioned D'Angelo, who is now hoisted up by Dragunov.
Again, d'Angelo going to the hand,
but Dragunov fighting right through!
And Tony D gasping for air.
Ever had the wind knocked out of you at home right now watching this?
Just imagine.
That's what Tony d'Angelo is feeling in this moment
with all eyes on him as Dragunov's right back up.
Family, they got to be a little worried as d'Angelo's back in.
Dragunov right behind him,
a man on a mission to retain the NXT title,
looking for yet another German suplex.
He doesn't relinquish, and this time the hands are locked.
Dragunov blocking out the pain.
[Booker] We know Dragunov. Talk about the pain.
Ilja Dragunov, he thrives off pain.
I really think pain is his pleasure, Vic.
I think that's what really, really motivates Ilja Dragunov
to bring the best out of him.
[Wade] No doubt about that.
He has a pain threshold
higher than anyone I've witnessed in this industry,
but he also has an intensity about him,
an ability to take things to a new level,
but his body is letting him down now.
We just haven't seen that same intensity from Dragunov that we expect.
[Vic] Whoa.
Again, he wasn't able to hold his body up earlier.
He was able to find a way in that moment,
and we've said it tonight,
adrenaline will make a man do crazy, crazy things,
go to different levels-- Oh, my gosh!
[Wade] There are none crazier than Ilja Dragunov.
[Vic] As d'Angelo out. Challenger!
There was not a lot on that kick out from Tony D.
Those that questioned Tony D, we must remind everyone
this is the same d'Angelo, Wade, we were there,
who defeated Tommaso Ciampa at this event in Dallas,
but does he have enough here tonight?
-As Dragunov's just dropping d'Angelo! -[Booker] Big shot.
[Vic] Into the cover.
Again, not much on the kick out from Tony D.
[Wade] You mentioned Tommaso Ciampa.
For my money, the greatest NXT superstar of all time.
You're right, Tony D beat him. That was two years ago.
That was a fresh, green rookie Tony D,
who still went out and took out one of the biggest guns NXT has ever had.
This is how good Tony D is now.
Two more years of improvement.
[Vic] Since then, he has become the Don, and Dragunov, now, the czar.
I believe I just saw him remove some of that tape.
[Booker] He just ripped it off.
[Vic] Dragunov's going to let it all out, but so is the Don.
This has been a battle. This has been a fight.
Something, Booker, you predicted last Tuesday.
[Booker] I've been highly anticipating this matchup
because I know how much Tony D wants this championship
not just for himself, but for the family, for the neighborhood.
He's got a fight on his hands tonight.
[Vic] He said he is prepared for this, would pick his time.
Why not do it at the biggest Stand & Deliver ever?
Right now, big, massive powerbomb!
[Stacks] Come on!
[Vic] I don't know if you saw Tony d'Angelo's eyes,
but he just got dropped
as Dragunov's looking for the H-Bomb.
[Stacks] Come on. He's coming!
[growling]
[Vic] But Tony D had it scouted,
and you wonder how much Stacks played a role in that.
Stacks, Rizzo, Crusifino are over there pumping up the Don,
pumping up the family.
[Wade] It's like smelling salts. Talking some Turkey. A little tactics.
-Oh. -[Stacks] Do it.
-[Wade] Oh, right. -[Stacks] Do it. Finish him.
-[crowd cheers] -[Stacks] Come on.
[Vic] He's handed him some brass knuckle behind the official?
But Tony d'Angelo said he didn't want to do that.
[Wade] That's called falling on your own sword.
[Vic] Oh! Just stomping Stacks' hands.
[Booker] Tony D is a stand-up dude.
He could have taken out Ilja Dragunov weeks ago if he wanted to,
but he wanted to do this man-to-man, toe-to-toe
in the middle of this squared circle.
-I respect that. -[Vic] Like that time on the bridge.
-[Booker] My point. -[Vic] At the restaurant.
Think about the moment now. I agree with you, Booker.
Tony D wants to do it the right way.
Tony D wants to showcase, like he did against Tommaso Ciampa,
he can rise to the occasion.
[Wade] You can be noble and moral, but if you end up a loser,
that is the biggest mistake in the career of Tony D,
because it's gone downhill since that decision.
[Booker] I agree, but you can't win that way.
[Vic] DDT!
[Booker] You must win it in the ring.
[Vic] That's what Dragunov tries to do, to retain,
and d'Angelo able to kick out.
I think d'Angelo might have been looking for that spinebuster.
As much as we've talked about Tony d'Angelo
watching, scouting the champion,
the champion did his homework regarding the challenger.
I think d'Angelo was looking for that spinebuster.
That was a hell of a counter from Ilja Dragunov
given the damage these two have done to each other.
[Ilja] You are not in control!
[whining]
[Vic] Now, Dragunov punishing the Don in front of the family.
[unintelligible]
And what sort of message is that from Dragunov?
[Stacks] Give up. Just give up.
-[referee] Hey! -[Booker] What about that pain threshold?
[grumbling]
[Stacks] Come on!
[Ilja] Gonna do something about it?
-[Stacks] Do you want me to? -[Ilja] Do something about it!
-[referee] Hey, Stacks! -[Ilja] Do something!
-[referee] Hey! Stop! -[Tony] Hey, Stacks.
This is mine.
This is my fight!
[Ilja] Yeah!
-[referee] Hey! -[Stacks] Come on. Do it.
[Vic] This is the Don's fight--
Wade, you brought it up. What does it matter if you lose?
Booker, you brought it up that it's noble.
What's going through the mind of the Don right now?
[Wade] Tony D is taking his beating like a man.
[Stacks] Come on!
It's just business.
[Vic] That last kiss didn't do much.
[Booker laughs] Just woke him up.
[Vic] Tony D has been on the other end of that.
A fire has been lit in the Don. The Don fights back, the czar kicks off.
Tony D right back in!
Not a pretty Thesz press,
but it knocked the champ down.
[Wade] Yes, this is a man's business.
This is a gritty game.
You kiss me on the mouth in the ring,
there'll be consequences.
[Vic] Right back in, and a big belly-to-belly suplex.
[Booker] Beautiful suplex by the Don.
[Vic] Champ responds, and you look up at Dragunov.
That's the same hand he couldn't use. He's blocking out the pain.
He got hit with another belly-to-belly,
and the Don starts to build momentum.
Is the czar unbreakable?
Is the Don about to break the NXT champion?
[Wade] Tactics, game plan, completely out the window now.
Both men seeing the red mist, fighting on instincts,
and Dragunov perhaps getting the best of it.
[Vic] Big kick followed up by Dragunov, picking up a lot of momentum.
-And just got caught! -[Booker] Oh, man!
Got leveled right there with a big shot.
[Wade] That is about as devastating a lariat
as you will see in this game.
[Vic] They heard this clothesline back on the docks,
as Tony D's back to live action, trying to get d'Angelo--
or excuse me, d'Angelo trying to get Dragunov over.
He was able to do so.
Into the cover.
It's still not enough here at Stand & Deliver.
[Booker] Yes, we know.
This is the part of the match here where Ilja Dragunov normally thrives.
[Vic] These are those moments.
A man who loves pain, but it's Tony d'Angelo,
who throughout this matchup
has refused some of those underhanded tactics from Stacks.
Maybe went against his own game plan.
We do not know, but Tony d'Angelo has been honorable,
as you've mentioned, Booker, through this entire last few weeks,
from the bridge to dinner.
He's doing it here tonight.
He wants to prove that he truly is the Don,
that he truly can break the unbreakable.
Uh-oh! d'Angelo!
-Super overhead belly-to-belly! -[crowd cheers]
And the momentum of that move popped Dragunov back to his feet
and floated him to the outside.
[Booker] Maybe the best for him right there because Tony D,
all he had to do is get a cover right there.
Could have been over with.
[Wade] Doesn't look like there's going to be any respite
for the champion who's now slowly being stalked by Tony D.
[Vic] D'Angelo must get Dragunov back into the ring
to call himself NXT champion.
[referee] Come over here, guys!
Hey, hey!
[crowd cheers]
[Booker] Smoke in the house.
-[growling] -[yelling]
[Vic] Let's swing.
They're slugging!
[crowd cheers]
-[yelling] -[cheering]
[Vic] D'Angelo…
Oh, and Dragunov's able to just get out of the grasp,
but H-bomb!
[Ilja] It's not over!
[Vic] "It's not over"? Dragunov could win this on a countout.
[Wade] This is about punishment now, Vic.
Referee being incredibly lenient with his count.
Nobody wants to see this one end in a double count-out.
[Vic] Did you hear Stacks say, "I'm not doing nothing"?
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Dragunov with another H-Bomb through the table!
[Booker] Wow.
[crowd chants "NXT"]
[Vic] Look at the demolition, the destruction around us.
You guys have used those words here tonight for several different matches
because that's what it's been about.
[Wade] Picking up Tony D there
may have been a massive mistake by Dragunov,
but he's perched and perhaps ready to finish the job.
[Vic] Massive senton!
And that has got to be it.
-As Ilja Dragunov able to retain-- -[crowd cheers]
-What? -[Booker] Whoa.
-[thumping] -[Stacks] Come on, Don!
[Vic] This was moments ago. This was the H-Bomb to our right.
You brought it up, Wade.
Was it a mistake?
Coming back to the action side of the ring, massive H-Bomb.
It's got to be instinctive for d'Angelo to kick out.
[Wade] Well, Dragunov went for glory.
He wanted to win in the ring.
That has backfired.
Now, Tony D is still alive.
[Vic] Boom! Powerbomb!
[Wade] The pendulum swinging again in this one.
[Vic] The champion caught the challenger. Will it be enough?
Dragunov able to get that right shoulder off the mat.
You talk about heavy artillery, guys.
These two are unloading on each other right now.
It's about the NXT title.
Now, d'Angelo stomping at the digits.
Stomping on the back of the neck.
[Booker] Oh, man.
[Vic] Beating down the champion.
Planting Dragunov!
To extinguish the match.
Dragunov! Oh…
-That was close. -[Wade] Both refusing to be denied here.
Something has to give.
[Booker] I agree with Wade.
Ilja could have won this match on a count out after that last big shot.
[Vic] Both superstars trading shots, trading blows,
coming right back in.
-Oh, inside cradle! -[Booker] Oh.
[Vic] Shoulders are down!
And a kick out.
-[Booker] What a fight, guys. -[Vic] You can say that one.
There's still more to come here at Stand & Deliver.
Torpedo Moscow!
-[Ilja growls] -[Vic] To the back of d'Angelo!
-[Booker] D'Angelo-- -[Vic] The family's helpless.
[Booker] He's got to move, Vic.
[Vic] Dragunov to the top.
Super H-Bomb!
[crowd wowing]
[crowd] One, two, three!
-[bell rings] -[Vic] Dragunov indeed has found a way.
[Ilja Dragunov's music]
[announcer] Here is your winner and still the NXT champion,
Ilja Dragunov!
[Vic] And take a look around.
Standing ovation from the NXT universe
here at the Wells Fargo Center.
Unbelievable match.
Unbelievable defense
of the NXT title.
That was the second H-Bomb, by the way, through the table.
Somehow, Tony d'Angelo was still able to fight through.
This was as close as d'Angelo would get in this matchup
as a man who loves pain,
who showcases to his son the will to win from the top
delivering the third and final H-Bomb.
[Wade] I get it from Tony D.
As unreal as that performance was, it turned on his decision
to refuse those brass knucks offered to him by Stacks.
[Ilja Dragunov's music]
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] A sign of mutual respect between d'Angelo and Dragunov
as our champion once again shows true power doesn't panic.
Long live the czar.
Lyra, I'm so sorry--
Tatum, I don't want to hear it.
Do you think this is the time?
This isn't the time!
I'm on a hype video?
This is sick. All right, let's go.
[cheerful music]
What's good? My name is Je'Von Evans.
I'm 19 years old, and I'm ready to grind.
[cheerful music]
NXT's about to find out that your boy is bouncy.
[man] There's nothing Je'Von Evans can't do inside that ring.
The young og is coming. I'll see y'all Tuesday.
That was dope.
[cheerful rock music]
[Vic] NXT Stand & Deliver is presented by Xfinity.
Stream sports from the best seat in the house with Xfinity
because it's only live once.
[announcer] Hello, hello, hello!
Together, this afternoon,
we have broken the NXT all-time attendance record.
[crowd cheers]
Thank you to all 16,545!
[crowd cheers]
[heavy rock music playing]
[Vic] Absolutely unbelievable.
That's why this is indeed the biggest Stand & Deliver ever.
An NXT attendance record
set at the biggest wrestlemania weekend of all time.
And this record crowd,
this is what they've been waiting for.
[announcer] We are NXT!
May the force be with you all. Let's go!
[Vic] They've been waiting for the announcement
because they've seen to the left, to the right, the ones standing,
the NXT universe that has come out in droves.
The ground swells in full effect for this brand.
But they're ready for the main event.
Some, including Tommaso Ciampa,
have called this the biggest match in NXT history.
It's a fight both men want, and neither can afford to lose.
The main event of Stand & Deliver.
Everyone, stand…
and watch him deliver.
[Melo] When Carmelo Hayes shoots, I don't miss!
I say, "Yo, Trick, that's all it is, man."
That's all it is.
Are you about it?
Oh, I'm about it, about it.
[crowd chants "whoop that trick"]
[Melo] What happened to you, Trick?
You went from being my hype man to believing your own hype.
Let's talk about it.
We weren't building a dynasty, I was,
and I allowed you to carry the bricks, but you got greedy.
Hey, question, Cena. When did you know it was your time?
-[Melo] Biting the hand that feeds you. -I want that!
[Melo] You wanted this thing of mine,
and at that very moment, I knew I had to do
what I had to do.
Trick, wherever you're at,
stay there because your 15 minutes are up.
[Trick Williams' music]
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] It's Trick! Williams is back, and it's hitting everything that moves.
No doubt Williams is looking to whoop that trick!
Melo, I had your back for years, just for you to stab me in mine.
You'll pay for that.
At Stand & Deliver,
I'm going to pay you back for everything that you did to me.
[Trick] For two years, Melo, I had your back with a smile on my face.
That's what brothers do.
[rap music]
Trick, you are not on my level, you're not even on the level below me.
You got you and you got me. It's like two Ferraris,
but only one of us drives it better.
[Melo] What do you know about being the guy on posters,
the guy that's responsible for selling tickets?
What do you know about doing media?
What do you know about being him?
[Trick] You were my best friend.
You were my brother! You want to go to war, Melo?
We'll go to my streets.
We'll go to the city of brotherly love.
We'll go to Philly, the streets I know.
[rap music]
There's no turning back now because Trick wants his pound of flesh,
and it's up to Trick to figure out how far he's willing to go.
[Trick] This is personal.
Melo, I'm coming for you.
[rap music]
It's going to be a hell of a way to start off wrestlemania weekend
with Carmelo Hayes versus Trick Williams.
[Melo] Vengeance day was bad, Trick?
Imagine what'll happen when I have you for 20-plus minutes
in the main event of Stand & Deliver,
the biggest show of the year.
[Trick] You want a war, Melo?
Well, we'll go to war.
That's all it is, and that's all it's going to be.
[rap music]
[music stops]
[slow, instrumental music]
[Carmelo Hayes' music]
[crows cheers]
[Vic] Does another jersey go into the rafters?
Melo couldn't stand that Trick was gaining notoriety.
That according to some.
While Melo believes Trick did it behind his back,
Trick told him that it was his time.
He earned every opportunity, like winning a fatal four-way
to become the number one contender to the title.
Carmelo attacked Trick, lied to Trick,
pointed the finger at everyone to try to change the narrative,
even when Trick became the iron survivor.
At vengeance day, Wade, you and I were there,
where Melo crossed a line that he couldn't come back from.
-Booker, I ask you-- -[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first,
Carmelo Hayes!
[Vic] Are we here in this moment because of Melo's jealousy…
or not?
[Wade] In a word, hater.
Hater, man.
That's what Melo's doing right now.
He's hating on Trick Williams.
[Vic] Melo had to give Trick a career in order to destroy it.
[suspense music]
-[Trick Williams' music] -[crowd cheers]
[crowd chants "whoop that trick"]
That's mine, I told you!
[Booker] What?
-Yeah, uh-huh, I like it. -[crowd chants "whoop that trick"]
[Booker] Oh, yeah, man. Oh, yeah, man.
That's Trick.
[announcer] And his opponent,
Trick Williams!
-[Booker] Uh-huh. -[crowd chants "whoop that trick"]
[Booker] Oh, yeah, man. I like it.
-[crowd chants "whoop that trick"] -[Booker] Uh-huh.
That's Trick, y'all. That's the iron survivor.
Oh, yeah, man.
[Wade] I couldn't get one chamon, Booker T?
-[Vic] Don't get your ass into it again. -[Booker] Go ahead, get one in.
-Go ahead. -[Wade] Oh, no, no.
They've stopped! The momentum's gone.
-[Vic] He's got no rhythm. -[Booker] Chamon.
-[Wade] You ruined it for me. -[Booker laughs]
[Vic] All joking aside,
we are in the streets of Trick Williams here in Philadelphia.
[crowd cheers]
-[Vic] Booker, you feel the energy. -[bell rings]
[Vic] These two making history much like you and The Rock did.
First time two black men
have main evented an NXT premium live event.
[Booker] Wow, but I tell you, these guys,
they're doing it a whole lot quicker than me and The Rock.
They are nowhere near their prime
and they're in the main event here at Stand & Deliver.
You have got to go love it.
[crowd chants "NXT"]
[Wade] You mentioned earlier
the jealousy from Carmelo Hayes towards his former boy, Trick Williams,
as we kick this off.
I applaud that mentality from Carmelo Hayes.
Look, any top guy,
any massive star in the history of this industry has got there
because they are jealous,
and they don't like sharing the spotlight.
[Booker] It's a very selfish business.
[Wade] Carmelo Hayes' attitude is correct.
Trick has just got to deal with that.
[Vic] Right now, Melo showcases his skills.
At least up front here,
can Trick outwrestle Carmelo Hayes tonight?
[Booker] No, that won't happen.
Trick is not a wrestler. He's a hybrid. He's a street fighter.
He'll get the job done if he sticks to the plan.
[Vic] You wonder, though,
will it be hard for Trick to maintain his composure?
Our general manager, Ava, has told the official,
has told the referee to use discretion.
Ava's adamant, she wants a winner.
-She understands the magnitude… -[crowd] Oh!
[Vic] …of this match.
[unintelligible]
[Vic] There's Trick throwing hands.
It's what you were saying.
-Not a wrestler, a fighter. -[Booker] That's what I said.
Trick ain't going in here
trying to play the games of Carmelo Hayes.
He needs to stick to the game plan, take it to the street.
[Vic] It's the main event. It's not about titles, not about money.
This is personal for Trick Williams!
Trick's out here looking like revenge.
We talked about the official's discretion.
He's listens to the manager.
He's got his marching orders
because these two want to do one thing, Book,
beat the hell out of each other.
[Booker] Yes, indeed.
I tell you what, it's personal now, Vic.
It's personal. When you thought you had--
-[Vic] Spilled into the streets! -[Booker] Here we go!
[Vic] And you wonder how far the official will go.
How far he will bend.
Because this is the biggest match in NXT history.
[crowd chants "whoop that trick"]
[Vic] I don't think Carmelo Hayes, Wade,
has any friends out here in this Philadelphia crowd.
[Wade] You don't need friends in the crowd.
You need one friend, and that's the people making the shows,
putting you in championship matches.
Believe me, you're going to get a lot of those
if you can put away Trick Williams tonight.
[Vic] This moment, this city mean everything to Trick.
Now, around the city of Philadelphia,
Carmelo Hayes taking it to Williams.
[Wade] This is that experience factor.
This is Carmelo Hayes,
a man who's done this dance at the top many times.
Trick Williams isn't used to this level of pressure.
He got a taste at vengeance day,
when we were there, it didn't end well for him.
[crowd wows]
[Vic] That's… The family that's closest to Trick Williams.
It was Trick Williams who thought Carmelo Hayes was his brother,
thought he was as close as anyone, and that wasn't the case.
Williams putting on the brakes in a moment.
-Whoa! -[crowd wows]
[applause]
[Vic] I got to give the referee credit.
He's listened to Ava.
He's done exactly what she wanted to do.
There'll be a winner in this. What do you snicker about?
[Wade] He doesn't want to get fired!
-[Vic] That's true, too. -[Wade] If he throws the match out.
-[Vic] That is very true. -[Wade] You do what your boss wants.
[Wade] That's always been my problem.
[Vic] Now, some stalemate. This is what you were saying, Wade.
Is Carmelo Hayes baiting in--?
Oh! Trick Williams, because he's been here before?
This is his second consecutive Stand & Deliver main event.
[Wade] Carmelo Hayes has looked inside the head of Trick Williams
on many occasions.
He dragged him up from the bottom,
brought him up to being a main event level star.
He knows his fears, he knows his weaknesses.
-This is child's play for Carmelo Hayes. -[Vic] Take another look.
Hayes is flying through the air, and what's Carmelo doing?
Carmelo Hayes also has heard what Ava had to say!
There comes Trick right back in.
Trick certainly proved that you need to stay hungry.
Never be satisfied. He could have been happy being Goose.
He could have been a wingman, stayed in the background. That's not him.
[Booker] I've talked to Trick.
You got to stay ready so you don't have to get ready.
Going back to the experience factor, Carmelo Hayes,
he's somewhat of a veteran in this business
compared to Trick Williams.
[Vic] Both these men now teetering high above.
It's Williams who gets through the worst of that exchange.
-[Booker] Beautiful. -[Wade] Set up.
[Vic] Again, that steel was exposed moments ago and ribs first.
Trick Williams went stomach and ribs first over that steel.
And remember the forearm also.
Followed up by these vicious kicks from Hayes.
[Wade] It's just a different level of preparation and technical astuteness
from Carmelo Hayes.
That's what's got him on top in this game.
Trick Williams isn't there yet.
[Vic] Oh! Doesn't just the lack of gratitude, Booker, shown here by Melo
speak rhymes about the man that he is?
There again is where Trick Williams hurt his ribs,
hurt his midsection, and now puts a bullseye on his body
that Carmelo Hayes is going to enjoy hurting his former best friend.
[Booker] Melo looks very, very confident right now.
Not breathing heavy at all. -[crowd boos]
He's luring Trick Williams into landing that one big shot
right there on the turnbuckle.
[Wade] Melo hasn't gone out of first gear yet.
It's been too easy for him.
Now, Trick Williams can't even breathe properly.
He's got no strength.
Very little body control with a rib injury.
[Vic] Again, you almost--
[Booker] Right to the sternum area throwing out those kicks.
[Vic] Just sitting here,
it's almost as if the air was let out of the Wells Fargo Center.
[Wade] Look, the message here is Melo is in the ring, chewing gum.
"It's too easy for me.
I am levels above this guy.
There's a reason why this guy was my sidekick.
Get back to your real station in life, Trick Williams."
[Vic] Trick has heard Carmelo Hayes talk about a big game.
It was Hayes who said Trick is envious of Carmelo Hayes.
We all know that some say envy is the tax you pay for success.
As coming right back--
-Oh! Pop up, but it got countered! -[Booker] No, no, no.
Hayes, though, turning right back around. Springboard.
This time doesn't connect, but that right hand by Trick did.
Followed up right back to the midsection,
those injured, damaged ribs of Trick Williams.
[Wade] Yes, Trick Williams fights through it, does a hell of a job.
The problem being,
he's got Carmelo Hayes at the opposite side of the ring.
Melo is just too damn good.
[Booker] They're both thinking the same thing
at the same time right there.
[Vic] Record NXT attendance here at Stand & Deliver.
Booker, you said that probably these two know each other so well.
[crowd chants "whoop that trick"]
[Vic] The NXT universe's trying everything
to rally behind the hometown boy, Trick Williams.
The hometown hero of sorts.
[crowd boos and cheers]
[Vic] Crowning moment for Carmelo Hayes last year
winning the youngest wrestlemania weekend main event ever.
Trick Williams doesn't care about last year.
He cares about the here and about the now!
-They're squaring up, Book. -[Booker] Oh, baby.
Oh, whoa! Here we go!
[Vic] This is what Trick needed to do, making everyone rally behind him again.
[Vic] Showcasing he's not a sidekick anymore, Barrett.
One-man flapjack!
[crowd cheers]
[Vick] Trick, blocking out the pain.
Doesn't look to be bothered by the ribs.
Turning right back around, going up and around.
Carmelo Hayes who changes the game just like that.
[Wade] Absorbs punishment.
Comes back with a moment of brilliance of his own.
The clock is ticking on Trick.
[Vic] Hayes might be looking for nothing but net.
Gets countered and caught. Able to counter back around!
A nice jumping neckbreaker by Trick Williams.
Williams this time right back in.
Big boot.
-Cover. -[crowd] One, two…!
[Vic] Hayes gets that right shoulder up.
[Booker] So close, but I'll say something.
It seems like Carmelo's still like this.
He's trying to let Trick fall into something,
to let him run into something too.
He's trying to make him use every ounce of energy.
[Vic] Since the beginning, we've been trending number one.
A record attendance for NXT.
The main event of Stand & Deliver.
Carmelo Hayes' second consecutive main event.
It was Trick Williams who was by Hayes' side
when he won the NXT title!
Oh. Big kick.
Hayes going right to the throat of Trick Williams.
[Wade] Whatever you can hit on Trick Williams,
take a shot.
We know those ribs are damaged and that throat too.
-Whoa. -[Vic] Oh!
-Whoa, Book. -[Booker] Whoa.
[Vic] Came a little bit too close for us.
As these two truly have laid it on the line tonight.
The official's checking on both superstars.
The official also following
what he was told by Ava, our general manager.
"I want a winner. Use discretion."
This has been one hell of a rivalry between these two.
It's gone to a new level. Let it play out.
Frog splash connects for Hayes!
Into the cover.
-Did he get enough? He did not. -[Booker] Man.
[Vic] He kicked out, it was Trick Williams.
Back to the stomach. Back to the ribs. Back to the midsection.
[Wade] Carmelo Hayes is just a maestro in that ring.
There have been brief windows where Carmelo has been in jeopardy.
Immediately he's maneuvered his way out of that jeopardy and back on top.
[Booker] Just proving there are levels to this game right here.
I think that's all it is.
[Vic] Wade, you and I were ringside when Trick arrived to NXT.
Are you surprised that this bond has been shattered?
That it's been brought to this all because of Carmelo's jealousy?
[Wade] If you'd asked me two years ago, would this be the case? No. Why?
-[Booker] Whoa, that's it. -[Vic] Into the cover.
Williams getting that right shoulder up.
[Wade] Because two years ago, nobody could have predicted
just how good Trick Williams would end up being.
The truth is he had talent.
That talent had to be uncovered.
That talent was uncovered by Carmelo Hayes.
Carmelo Hayes can put Trick Williams back where he believes he belongs.
[Booker] Not just that.
The connection that Trick Williams has made with the fans here in NXT.
[Vic] Williams, talking about the opportunities that he gave Trick.
What a difference, certainly, a year makes.
For what now is on the mind of Melo?
All the official can do is watch.
Williams, though, able to counter.
He sensed it and was able to break it.
No! My--
And back just like at vengeance day!
[crowd boos]
[Vic] Chomping down Trick Williams.
-[crowd boos] -[Booker] Man.
[Wade] That referee is done.
He bore the worst of that flying Trick Williams,
inadvertently crushing him in the corner.
Melo can do a lot of damage here.
Take another look at this. Poor referee.
[Vic] Official had nowhere to go.
And then from behind, Carmelo Hayes.
Now take a look. I asked what was on Melo's mind?
This.
[Wade] If there's no referee, you can do whatever you want, Vic.
I also understand what Ava had said earlier.
And I understand when I look over to the right,
I see Trick Williams' family.
Williams' family right now must be concerned.
[Wade] And cover their eyes.
[Vic] Maybe not.
-And Williams! -[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Don't think about it!
[crowd cheers]
[unintelligible mumbling]
[Vic] The low blow!
The official didn't see the damn low blow.
Not like this. Come on!
-[Booker] Whoa. -[Vic] Trick Williams able to kick out!
[Wade] That's only fair
after Trick Williams blasted Carmelo Hayes ten times
with that steel chair.
Referee on site here. That to me is just an equalizer.
[Vic] The official didn't see the low blow.
He's been using discretion, but who brought the chair in?
-[Vic] It wasn't Williams. -[Wade] It's not illegal to bring it.
If you hit someone with it, that's illegal.
Trick Williams did that.
[Booker] Guys, Ava said we need a definitive victor here tonight.
[crowd wows]
[Vic] I don't know what Hayes said, but it wasn't what Trick wanted to hear.
Coming right back-- oh.
[Booker] Oh, God.
[Wade] This is the unluckiest referee I have ever seen.
[Vic] That official just got dropped.
As Hayes is starting to climb.
Looking to shoot.
When he shoots, he doesn't miss. Nothing but net!
[crows wows]
We have the second official.
-[Wade] Not like this. -[Vic] Into the count.
No! Trick able to kick out and keep going.
[crowd cheers]
[Vic] Williams frustrated. Williams is angry, pissed.
Excuse me, Hayes is pissed.
[crowd chants "whoop that trick"]
[Vic] Trick's got to be frustrated,
but Trick right now has got to remember all those moments.
He must remember all the moments
that he stood to the side in the background.
As Williams-- Oh, Hayes was looking to answer right back.
The referee stepped in again.
Swing and a miss by Trick, bouncing right back. And bam!
Caught him with the Trick knee!
-Yes! -[bell rings]
-[Booker] Wow. -[Trick Williams' music]
[announcer] Here is your winner,
Trick Williams!
[crowd chants "whoop that trick"]
[Vic] Trick Williams with his Stand & Deliver moment.
-[crowd chants "whoop that trick"] -[Booker] Uh-huh.
Oh, yeah, man.
[crowd chants "whoop that trick"]
[unintelligible mumbling]
[music continues]
[Vic] Going back, you saw what it did.
You called him the unluckiest official, and that certainly is what he was,
but nothing but net, bam! Got it.
Second official was there,
but Trick Williams certainly showed you the heart he possesses,
able to kick out.
Trick Williams would not be denied.
The officials using discretion, per our general manager.
Then in this moment,
it was Trick Williams who was able to land that trick shot,
to drop Carmelo Hayes and get a Stand & Deliver moment
here in his hometown of Philadelphia.
The biggest Stand & Deliver ever.
[Trick William's music]
[crowd chants "whoop that trick"]
[Vic] They may not realize it in this moment,
but Trick and Melo are bonded forever after what we just witnessed.
For Trick, he has planted his flag on the NXT mountain summit
in the main event of Stand & Deliver.
[crowd cheers]