[epic music]
[announcer] Then,
now,
forever
together.
[applause]
[Vic] Our night kicks off with our general manager, Ava.
[cheers]
Welcome to NXT where we have the best women's division in the game.
We are constantly pushing the envelope, breaking barriers and making history.
And speaking of making history, in just two short weeks,
we will find out who will climb to the top of that ladder,
grab that championship,
and become the first ever Women's NXT North American champion.
[cheers]
Four spots in the ladder match
have already been secured and the last two will be decided tonight.
Speaking of tonight, as many of you know, we have a very special guest.
[cheers]
So at this time, I would like to introduce the hint dropping, show stopping,
chain-wearing baby daddy freeing the hood's hottest princess, Sexyy Red.
[applause]
[hip hop music]
[crowd chants "Red!"]
[Book laughs] Oh, yeah.
We've been waiting
and anticipating
this very moment.
Victor,
let me introduce you.
This is Sexyy Red.
[Vic] Sexyy Red has arrived. Her hair did bills pay.
The new album in Sexy We Trust dropped last Friday.
[Book] Did you see her hair on your knees?
Can I see it again? Oh, just one more time.
Sexyy Red. Come on.
[Vic] Oh, my God, you better have your blood pressure medication. This one.
[Book] Oh.
What? What?
Sexyy Red, thank you so much for being here.
-We are so happy to have you. -Thank you.
[crowd chants]
We know how much you've been looking forward to coming here
-and we are thrilled to have you. -Yes.
Now, I heard that you had a special announcement regarding Battlegrounds.
Yes, I will be hosting Battlegrounds in Vegas.
-[crowd cheers] -[Book] Beautiful.
-Stay tuned. -You guys heard it here first.
Battlegrounds host our very own Sexyy Red.
Now, since you are our special guest,
I have one more thing for you to do, if you don't mind.
-Can I get a drum roll, please? -Drum roll, please.
[drum roll]
[cheers]
[Vic] Whoa!
[applause]
There it is, Book. the Women's North American championship.
What the hell is Tatum Paxley doing?
[shouting]
[Vic] This is going to be interesting.
Here comes Michin. Of course, Michin, Paxley.
They're going to meet to fill up one of those spots at Battleground.
[Book] Oh, here we go.
[Vic] Final two spots to be filled for that six woman ladder match
for that women's North American title here tonight.
Michin not wasting any time going right at Paxley, but how about…
Did you hear Sexyy Red? She's the host of Battleground in Vegas.
-UFC Apex Week from Sunday. -[Book] Yes. It's happening.
[Vic] They're bringing blood pressure medication to Vegas.
-[Book] Too excited, man. -Finally got a referee. It's Chip Danning.
Bell has sounded. This is official. Look at me.
Taken down right away again. This is a qualifying match.
One of these two women will have the opportunity
-to make history in Las Vegas. -[Book] We're kicking it off like this.
[Vic] This how we're starting.
Expect the Unexpected here on Tuesday night.
[Book] Let's do it.
[Vic] As we try to calm ourselves back down and we're focusing on me right now,
is this a must win for the Smackdown Superstar?
[Book] Is it a must win?
I wouldn't say it's a must win, but it's a match she cannot afford to lose
because she goes to the back of the line and she don't want that.
She don't want that. Trust me.
[Vic] Doctor saw the return to NXT, put the locker room on notice.
Scored a 91 in the combine. That was good for third.
As for Tatum Paxley, who's trying to connect with a few right hands.
She scored at 88.
She placed 11th in that women's combine that gave us 12 superstars.
Those superstars have been narrowed down to the final six with the two final spots
-being filled here tonight. -[Book] Big shots by Paxley right there.
-Let it all hang out, Vic. -[Vic] What a way we started.
What a way we'll end things with our main event. Huge tag team matchup.
That is the second of the two Kelani Jordan, Wren Sinclair
to qualify for the women's North American championship layer match
in Las Vegas at the UFC.
Speaking of the field, Jada Parker has already qualified.
We're gonna get a little bit of a better view taking a look
at these two women right now. Slugging it out.
[Book] Better view you ain't getting.
[crowd chants]
[Vic] Max has proven she is obsessed with the championship.
We saw it here to kick off the night. Slithering into the ring while Sexyy Red
was unveiling that championship for the very first time.
Gravitates to whatever she can get her hand to.
Nice baseball slide by Michin, who is in control.
-Jada Parker looking on Michin now. -[Book] Here we go.
-[Book] Here we go. We got a fly! -[Vic] We got a fly.
[Vic] Wiping out Paxley!
[crowd shouts]
[Vic] Which female will advance?
Back live on NXT, The NXT North American women championship qualifiers.
Shoulders down! Paxley having to relinquish the whole…
Michin a half second away from punching her ticket to Vegas.
Let's go back in some of the action. Bam!
High impact offense from Tatum Paxley to Michin,
which turned the complexion of this matchup.
Booker, we could argue that the complexion of this matchup
was changed before we went to the commercial break
as Michin switches gears and bounces Paxley!
[Book] Wow.
Because before break, we were joined by Ms. Jada Parker.
Wanted to qualify her Saints.
See, I heard about you. Booker talking about you. You a snitch.
-What'd you say? A what? -You a snitch.
[Book] A rat, a dirt, a low down dirty rat.
-[Vic] Why would whatever do to you? -[Book] Just say it.
[grunting]
[Vic] I do want to ask you, Ms. Parker.
Why will you be the one to make history a week from Sunday at Battleground?
[Jada] Jada Parker brings a pressure to NXT
-that they have never seen before. -[Vic] Now, the pressure on Paxley.
Big German suplex by Michin.
You take a look at the whole field, including Parker who's out here
and I understand Parker was recently on the Hall of Fame podcast.
What advice do you have to all the competitors,
not just Jada for Battleground?
[Book] Stay focused because this is one a history making moment.
Vic, once you win this championship,
this woman's North American championship,
no one will ever be able to take it away throughout the history
in the annals of time, Vic.
[Vic] Head into the cover to advance in a kick out.
We've talked about the championships. Still to come, Roxanne Perez.
We will find out who the prodigy will face at Battleground tonight.
But coming up in moments will be Ridge Holland Robin!
Impact offense again by Paxley, into the cover,
hook of the leg and a half second away,
-she was going to Las Vegas. -[Book] Mask is off of Tatum Paxley.
Man, she is truly a talent fix. Why without the hard way?
The locker room. You always talk about the locker room.
-The locker room is on notice, man. -[Vic] Talk about being on notice.
Book, to your point.
We come back to Jada who's joining us at ringside.
Do you even care who gets in?
Do you care who's even in the field at Battleground? Cover!
-Hook of the leg in an ear fall. -[Jada] No, I don't at all.
Because they look just ugly. Why would I be scared of them?
Why would I worry about somebody else?
[Book] The one thing that Jada Parker said inside the Hall of Fame,
she said this thing is like deja vu. She's been there before.
She's seen herself as the North American champion.
So I cannot wait.
I cannot wait, Vic.
[applause]
[Vic] Look at that. Indeed you brought up Lyra Valkyria.
We wonder how closely Paxley has watch Valkyria since Valkyria was drafted.
But what?
It's about as unusual as unusual gets, Book.
-[Book] Just relax, Vic. Relax. -[Vic] Telling me to relax.
Did you hit yourself when Sexyy Red was here?
[Book] This is different.
This is a little awkward.
[Vic] Swing and a miss by Michin, Paxley from behind looking for a second time.
It's countered! Hit side cradle, shoulders down!
Michin in a near fall again. Michin was so close.
Nice counter by Paxley. Now looking for a suplex.
Landing at her feet is Michin charging right back in.
Goes up, goes under, and eat the feet!
-[Book] Good night. -[crowd chants "One, two, three"]
-[Vic] Another spot. Taking the field. -[bell rings]
Filling up.
[announcer] Who's your winner? Michin!
[Vic] Back and forth this matchup was.
Until Michin was able to hit that exclamation point.
Michin now heading to Las Vegas.
Will she be the one to make history?
Because the baddy is looking to ball out at Battleground.
One more matchup still to come. Who else will qualify for Battleground?
[Irish accent] So I spoke to Eva, and she's been difficult. Typical.
She gave a wee slap in the wrist for the Gallus firm. But get this as well.
She said there's only two of us allowed out at ringside. Have you seen Wolfie?
-Have you? -Oh, there they go. Look.
-Been looking for y'all. -Oh, Gallus.
From boys to main man, I have to know why you jumped, my guy. my brother.
-Exactly. Why? -Huh?
-Hello. -Why are we looking at each other?
I understand Ivar. I understand Wes Lee.
-I understand George Briggs. -Yeah, yeah. Ivar, Wes Lee.
Josh Briggs, Je'Von, Trick.
-If we got no AM, you'd know about it. -Sorry.
-You're accusing me? You're accusing us? -Yes.
That's a stupid question. You know, we thought better you.
-Who is he looking at? -Why do you attack everybody?
Forget about them.
I'm not taking my ring off. You see, if it wasn't Gallus,
-that's the Beat Trick himself. -Um, excuse you.
-I already told you he didn't do it. -I don't have time for this.
-I'll find Trick myself. -What…?
-Go find Trick. Go find him. -He didn't do it!
He did it.
-I'm sick of it. He did not do it. -I'm convinced.
[uplifting music]
-[Vic] No way. That was Trick. -Hey!
[cheers]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
It's usually Burst accompanied by Chase U Riley Osborne!
[Vic] Miscommunication led to the downfall as a tag team.
A few weeks ago, Osborne teamed with Ridge Holland.
Now Osborne looks to prove himself against Ridge. Next on NXT.
Let's go back to last week on NXT.
Natalya and Karla Petrovich were victorious in the tag team match.
But it's what happened between Lola Vice and Shayna Baszler afterwards
that caught us all by surprise.
A cheap shot from Vice and then she got put to sleep by Shayna Baszler.
But to take things to the next level, listen to this.
Okay.
You can do this at Battleground.
Nah! NXT Underground!
[cheers]
And now these two will look to rip the other one apart.
Baszler has said she is fatter than the bat.
For the first time ever on a premium live event,
Vice and Baszler are gonna lock up inside the Underground at Battleground.
[grunting]
Pardon me, Lola, but as a locker room leader
[giggles] and leader of women in general, I must ask you this.
Do you seriously intend to go through another barbaric NXT Underground match?
-Absolutely. -Oh, sugar.
I understand in the heat of the moment last week, you and Shayna had just lost
to Natty and Carmen, and that Latina fire was burning hot.
But Shayna Baszler is extremely dangerous.
She's a number one contender for the tag titles
and she's a true cage star--
-So am I, princesa. -[giggles]
You can find out how dangerous I am firsthand.
Oh, sh… [beep]
[Vic laughs] That didn't sound very promising.
-I don't mean to laugh. -[Book] Stepped in it.
[uplifting music]
[announcer] And his opponent, Ridge Holland!
[Vic] Let's focus on the here and let's focus on the now.
As I brought up Ridge Holland and Riley Osborne were a tag team.
They were in a match against The O.C.
Riley accidentally misfired, costing the team…
[Vic] Ridge Holland dropkick. Andre Chase decided though
that those two should settle their issues in the ring here tonight.
[Book] His timing was all, like I said, he's a kid, he's a rookie,
he's still learning the rope, so to speak.
But I'll tell you. Switching here.
You can look at this man right here, Ridge.
His eyes, Vic, tell a story.
-That story you ain't going to like it. -[bell rings]
[Vic] It's hard to argue what we've seen in the past from Ridge.
But that brings me to Osborne, because…
both men had similar starts, right?
NXT UK, which, by the way, congratulations to Gunther
on becoming the king of the ring.
You have to credit Andre Chase when it comes to helping Riley Osborne.
Because Riley Osborne, I think even six months ago
wouldn't have stepped up the way
we've seen him step up in the face of Ridge Holland.
Are you watching him grow up in front of us?
[Book] No. I am. Look at this kid.
You're not going to scare him.
Riley Osborne, he went toe to toe with Oba Femi,
almost became the breakout winner.
Came up a little short, so he's not going to run and hide or anything like that.
A fighter fights. That's what it's all about with this kid.
[Vic] It's been a big atmosphere all day.
Take a look what's trending number one on X NXT,
thanks to not only the opening matchup, this match, but also the arrival.
-[Book] Sexyy Red, yes. -[Vic] The host of NXT Battleground,
a week from Sunday in Las Vegas. Ticket available now AXS.com
[screaming]
[grunting]
[Vic] As Ridge Holland in control now, you can understand, though,
why Andre Chase wants this issue to be squashed.
He wants these guys to put it together, get in the ring, fight it out.
Figure it out, and then let's go back.
[Book] You know what would've been better?
Andre Chase would have stepped up and did it himself.
Because sometimes you want the job done right, you do it yourself. Right?
[Vic] Well, different situations call for different observations.
-And Andre Chase observed. -[Book] You don't want to answer that.
Why do you pivot? Why do you pivot when I give you a question like that? Why?
[Vic] How did I pivot?
[Book] You went opposite away from the question.
Like I said, why don't Andre Chase
get in the middle and take care of this business himself?
[Vic] Because he doesn't have an issue. These two have an issue with one another.
[Book] Why is he out here?
Let's listen. Skip it. Let's get back to the action.
[grunting]
[Vic] So deep down,
you believe that no one in the right mind can trust Ridge Howard.
-[Book] Come on. -Deep down, that's what you believe?
-[Book] I mean… -Don't pivot, Book.
-[Book hesitates] Look, this guy. -No, no pivot.
[Book] This guy, Ridge Holland, is a ticking time bomb.
He's a Molotov cocktail about to explode.
And me, coming from my background, that might be a good thing for this kid.
That might take him straight to the top.
Send him straight to the moon. That's what I'm talking about.
-[Vic] Osborne's got… To the max. -[Book] Yes, man, did you see that?
[Book] That's what I'm talking about. More of that right there. Ridge Holland.
This kid could be a prospect.
[Vic] This's been a physical matchup, one we don't see Riley Osborne in.
He's typically flying around the ring to the top rope, using his speed,
his athleticism to his advantage. You can see Thea Hail.
-I don't want to do this! -[woman shouts indistinctly]
-[Book] He doesn't want to do it. -[Vic] Back to your point.
I have to agree. He looked at Andre and didn't want to do this again.
Andre Chase put these two in this matchup.
-He wants him to fight it out. Oh, no. -[Book] We know all about Andre Chase.
We don't know why he put this thing together. Did you notice one thing?
Andre Chase don't have the towel to throw in for Riley Osborne. Huh? Huh?
-[Vic] What are you telling me? -I'm just saying.
[Vic] Leave the past!
Osborne up over, taking down Ridge Holland.
Looking for an enzuigiri, caught Holland again.
And now Osborne is in control.
Picking up some speed, standing shooting star, hook of the leg,
and powering out is Ridge Holland.
I just peeked up from the monitor, looked over at Thea Hail
and the example I'm using with Thea Hail.
All things considered, she believes in Ridge Holland.
Both men spill to the outside.
Chase is concerned who's going to pick up the win tonight.
Back on NXT, Chase U and its student section.
Looking on is Ridge Holland. One on one with Riley Osborne in this matchup
because of Andre Chase who wanted these two to settle things in the ring.
And this happened during the break near fall from Riley Osborne.
Look at Ridge Holland here.
Oh! That force declared Osborne and he has been in control since.
And how must Ridge feel?
He didn't do anything on purpose to anyone.
-[Book] What are you talking about? -Everything was an accident!
[Book] I heard about the devil and the angel.
Did you tell me on the other shoulder…?
One said, "You didn't do it," the other said, "You did, you liked it."
That's what this man is dealing with now.
He's going through a conundrum.
[Vic] I'll bring up someone who looked over the shoulders of these superstars
and Chase here, that's Thea Hail.
-From behind, shoulder! -[Book] Oh, man!
[Book] You can't blame her. She's young. She's 20 years old.
She's gullible. She's never had a kiss or anything like it.
You probably never kissed a girl until you out of college.
You guys got a lot in common. You feel me? You know what?
I'm going here, right? Huh?
-[Book] Oh, man! -[Vic] Riley Osborne crashing down hard!
We'll talk in the next commercial break.
And Ridge Holland charging in! Holland taking over. Over!
[Book] Wow! That's that monster right now coming out of this young man, Holland.
Like I say, Vic, he needs that.
[Vic] Into the cover goes Holland and Osborne able to kick out.
I noticed Ridge Holland didn't put his full body weight up his shoulders.
[Book] If he delivered just a little bit more pain to this kid…
That's a subconscious thought, Vic.
[Vic] You hear Andre Chase? He said, "Riley, keep fighting."
[Book] Oh, man!
[Vic] This certainly has been a fight. This has been rough.
This has been rugged. And Andre Chase is doing his best to…
I suppose the word would be "motivating."
[Book] He tries to coach this kid back into the game,
but I think it's going to be more the same.
More the same coming from this big man, Ridge Holland. A lot of muscle.
Lot of muscle, Vic.
[Vic] Holland looking for a place, was looking for a power slam.
-Oh! Under the jaw! Piling up and over. -[crowd gasps]
-[Book] Man! -This could be that moment.
[Vic] This is what Andre was saying. Keep fighting!
And that's what Osborne is doing. Keeping his foot on the gas.
[cheers]
In the high-octane style! Didn't pan out for Riley Osborne.
Just got dropped by Ridge…
-Holland. -[Book] Oh…
[Book] What are we thinking?
[crowd shouts "Do it!"]
[Vic] Talking about how young and naive she was.
Seems that Thea Hail was the voice of reason there, Booker.
That calmed Ridge Holland down. That didn't allow Ridge to snap,
as we've seen in the past. Back into the ring, inside cradle!
Osborne almost able to get this matchup away from Holland.
Holland swinging a miss. Coming right back is Osborne.
[Book] That was almost a mistake about Ridge Holland right there.
Come on, you can't turn soft now. Don't get soft. Don't be rich.
[Vic] It could have been a mistake for Ridge to get his hands
and lift that those steel steps.
Because who knows what Ridge would have done
-if those steps would've come apart. -[Book] How many times have I said it?
Sometimes by any means necessary. This is about business.
This is about being big on top of the world checks and championships.
We've talked about it.
[Vic] Osborne trying to handle business right now as well. Oh!
-[Book] Oh, yeah. -[Vic] Crash and burn.
-[Book] That's what I'm talking about. -[Vic] Hoisting up Osborne
and that redeemer in the center of the ring.
-[bell rings] -[music starts]
[announcer] Here's your winner, Ridge Holland!
[Vic] You see Andre Chase, Thea Hail. Hopefully this issue…
is now squashed.
Go back to some of the action.
Here's what we're talking about with Thea being the voice of reason.
We've seen Ridge go to those dark places in the past.
He didn't go there tonight.
Osborne as he started to get going quickly got stopped by Holland,
who in the center of the ring hit that redeemer, bear trap DDT
to pick up the victory here tonight
and hopefully all goes back to normal now.
And Chase U…
[indistinct chatter]
[crowd shouts "Wow!"]
[Vic] It's not the ending that Riley wanted or the conclusion
that Andre Chase was hoping for.
Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows,
you are moments away from taking on Edris Enofe and Malik Blade.
But I want to talk about the NXT Tag Team Champions,
Nathan Frazer in Axiom.
Good, let's talk about it.
When it comes to the good brothers, we just seem to get the silent treatment.
Machine Gun and I are sick of being ducked,
overlooked, dodged by a team that's been together for what, six months?
The big LG and I have had a couple of title reigns worldwide
longer than that.
Last week's Beatdown is what happens
when you treat us like a couple of outsiders.
So here's a fair warning for the Masked Hoot and the Quick Brother.
Until we get that tag team championship match,
the Beatdowns will continue whenever we want.
[shouts] Axiom!
Nathan! Do we have your attention now?
You can keep running
or you can put the titles on the line like men.
-You know where to find us. -[grunts]
Thank you. Very strong words from The O.C. Vic, Book back to.
There's something going on. There's something happening!
Go to the other camera!
[man 1] I don't know. Call somebody!
We're gonna get you some help, Lauro. Medical!
-What the hell happened? Be careful! -Be careful! Medical!
[desperate screams]
Come help him!
[desperate screams continue]
-Let's help him up! -Come on out of here! Now!
[screams in pain]
[music starts]
[Vic] That's certainly not a metaphor.
[indistinct chatter]
-[Vic] What the hell's going on? -[Book] I don't like it at all.
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is a tag team match
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by Brinley Reece,
the team Edris Enofe and Malik Blade!
[hip hop music]
For the camera! You know what time it is.
[cheers and applause]
[Vic] A little baffle, that we just… What we just saw. Oro Mensah.
[heavy metal music]
Well, we got to do our best to refocus here.
[Book] I'm focused.
[announcer] And their opponents, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson!
[Vic] You haven't been focused since Sexyy Red came here at the top of the hour.
-[Book] No, this is a big match. -It certainly is.
You just heard from The O.C.
Do you side with this tandem that they have been disrespected
by the NXT tag team?
[Book] These days, these young guys, they won't shake your hand.
If you're a veteran walking by…
I mean, it's all about them making it to the main roster.
I don't get it. I don't get it.
[Vic] You see the NXT Universe on their feet for Gallows and Anderson.
You just don't like the odds for Malik and Edris here, do you?
[Book] Gallows and Anderson and these guys are worldwide.
I mean, tag team champions on multiple continents.
And the thing is, they're here for a reason.
That they show these young guys that it's time to get back to business.
I'm talking about old-school style and I love that.
[Vic] It's like Karl Anderson and…
Edris will start things off in this matchup. Anderson right in.
-[Book] See? -On an offense.
[Vic] That was a rookie mistake there.
[Vic] Let's talk about Edris, about Malik,
as Blade makes a tag. How has Reece helped this team?
She has made them believe-- Into the cover looking for a major upset and a kick out!
[Book] She's done her best. I must say that.
On the Internet right now, hashtag, give a no-fan Blade a chance.
This is it tonight. Let's show me something.
[Vic] Now they're showing you how fast they can move
right to the midsection of Anderson.
Down to a knee. Edris.
Oh! Right to the back of the neck. And right now they are rocking.
They are rolling.
Into the cover and another near fall.
Anderson able to kick out tag team action. Big tag team main event.
Still to come, NXT champion Trick Williams,
Je'Von Evans taking on Gallus.
[Book] Yes. Can't wait for that matchup.
But I don't want to get away from what I'm seeing now.
Looking at Anderson,
it seems like he's trying to play asleep here for a second. Trust me.
-Don't believe… -[Vic] Oh, Gallows!
Don't believe what you're seeing.
[Vic] What do you mean?
Edris and Malik, they're in control right now.
They're talking about having to believe. Maybe it's Reece who's on the outside.
-She's the good luck chart. Oh! -[Book] what the hell is he thinking?
[indistinct shout]
[shouts] Come on!
[Vic] Reece just took it spill, Booker. We still got a matchup in the ring.
Blade trying to take it to Karl Anderson.
Edris on the outside. Referee's coming out to help Reece.
It is chaos out here on NXT.
[applause]
Back live on NXT. Tag team action.
It has been all The O.C. in the last few moments and I take a look at Edris
as you can see him for a moment looking towards the back.
Blade and Edris have not been the same since this moment right here.
Inadvertently, Blade hit Edris who then hit Reece.
For Edris and Blade, they have been the same because to me,
Reece truly is the good luck charm.
Bad luck continue to flow through the veins
of those two after that spine busted from Karl Anderson.
[Book] Textbook.
[Vic] You kind of feel right now for Edris and Malik
because they were rocking and rolling in this matchup,
and I think it was because of Brinley Reece.
[Book] I talked about how big this matchup was at the outset.
Right now, looking like everything.
When I say everything, I mean everything is going The O.C.'s way.
Man, oh, man.
[Vic] Right now, it's Gallows looking like a surgeon with those fists.
You should call him Doc as he takes a step back and coming right back in.
And you think more teams need to have the mindset of Gallows and Anderson.
[Book] You think about Gallows and Anderson.
They've done just about everything.
But sometimes that fire seems to burn out a little bit to rekindle.
You go back to where it all started, man, right here in NXT.
[Vic] We've had a big night since the beginning.
It's been a busy night for our general manager.
And coming up next, Roxanne Perez's NXT battleground opponent will be revealed.
It's been a big night thus far, how excited are you Book for Las Vegas?
[Book] Oh, my God, man.
First time in the UFC Apex Battleground. Is this about to get hot, man?
Who's going to be hosting? Who's going to be hosting? Oh, Sexyy Red.
-Get that Tallulah green out for me, dog. -[Vic] It's a week from Sunday.
Tickets on sale now. AXS.com still to come, [indistinct] and Sinclair.
They will battle it out to earn that final spot in that women's ladder match,
become the first ever women's North American champion
as Gallows into the cover and another kick out.
But how much fight does Malik Blade have left?
[Book] I just looked in the eyes of Malik Blade. They look glazed now.
Rolled in the back of his head for a second.
Right now, it looked like the end is there. The end is there.
[applause]
[Vic] You talk about the good brothers, The O.C.
They have won titles all over the world.
A set of gold they have not held are the NXT Tag Team Championships!
They call out the…
[indistinct chatter]
Oh, and how wise of this is Karl Anderson.
He brought Edris away from Blade, who couldn't make the tag.
-Gallows at the last moment. Unreal. -[Book] It's a rookie mistake, man.
[Book] I wish I could help these guys. I've been here like a year and a half,
I've never had a conversation with Malik Blade.
[Vic] Why would they talk to you when you yell about them every week?
I mean, they idolized Harlem Heat.
[Book] Look…
[Vic] A tag was made, a cover right in,
and now it's off, starting to fire back.
Took down Anderson and now the numbers advantage, but he doesn't care.
-Whoa! -[Book] What the hell was that?
-[Vic] You ever see that before? -We need a whole lot more of that.
We talked about good luck charms, but also about believing in themselves.
And right now, it's offense. Who's believing, he can do it.
He can take out The O.C.
-Right to Karl Anderson! -[Book] If he could stay focused.
-If you just stay focused. -[Vic] Look up!
-[Book] What the hell is going on? -An [inaudible]!
[Vic] Target acquired.
-And… Oh! -[crowd gasps]
[Vic] Able to get out of the way was Gallows.
-And a big choke slam! -[Book] Oh, God, man!
[Vic] I think we know what's happening.
In moments, Blade get taken out like we've seen all over the world.
-Magic Killer. -[Book] Magic City, baby!
-[Vic] Into the cover. -[crowd chants "One, two, three!"]
-[bell rings] -Gallows, Anderson, stand tall.
[announcer] Here are your winners, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson!
[cheers]
[Vic] This I still believe, was the turning point for Edris and Malik.
Reece was wiped out.
Reece had to be taken away, had to be helped to the back.
They were rocking and rolling, as you said.
They were in control of this matchup.
After she left, it was a game changer.
The O.C. was able to take over. There was the big choke slam.
There's the Magic Killer. That's all she wrote for The O.C. tonight.
-Stand tall on NXT. -[bell rings]
Book! It's the champions!
[Book] Oh, baby.
[Vic] They don't look like they're running now.
-[Book] You asked for it. -Axiom, Frazier!
-[Book] Now you got it. -Bringing the fight to The O.C.
[applause]
[Vic] They heard what Gallows and Anderson had to say.
I don't think it takes a genius to know what these two want.
-Right, Nathan? -So listen up, you fraudulent clowns.
[crowd gasps]
As long as me and Axiom are the NXT Tag Team champions,
you ain't getting anywhere near these titles.
Yes. Yes. You're one of the greatest tag teams of all time.
But I swear, you're also two of the biggest--
Wow!
What my friend was trying to say is that we will see you at Battleground!
[cheers]
[music starts]
[Vic] Well, Gallows and Anderson wanted an opportunity.
The champions have accepted.
Will this matchup get made official for Battleground?
We're gonna send you exactly where you…
[Vic] And Lexis looking for the coordination… It's a cradle!
It's a cradle! Chen countered! Chen [inaudible]!
The NXT Universe!
[Chen] Last week was the greatest night of my life.
For over two years, I've waited for my opportunity.
I've watched other superstars get their chance.
But instead of being jealous or envious, I've always been happy for them
and their success.
I kept telling myself: "Dante, stay ready.
One day, it will be you. Your chance."
A chance to represent my family, my culture,
as the first Singaporean WWE Superstar.
And the response I received when I walked out, I'll remember forever.
It's those members of the NXT Universe
who watch me week in and week out on Level Up,
giving my heart and soul to them.
But I'm all about discipline and my work ethic.
And as much as I'd love to bask in this victory forever,
I'm hungry for another.
-And another. -[screaming]
And another.
Dante Chen is ready for whatever and whomever is next.
[screaming]
[indistinct chatter]
-Let's go. -I'm proud of you.
[giggles] Thank you for the kind words.
-It means a lot. -Of course.
It means nothing!
Look at you, having a little victory party in here after your fluke win.
I mean, how pathetic is that, even for you, Dante?
Seriously, why coming here and wreck Dante's moment?
You know what? You're right. I should let you enjoy this moment.
Rest on your laurels, because it's never gonna happen again.
-I'll take that bet. -Mm.
I'll prove beating you wasn't a fluke.
You're acting tough in front of your friends. You got balls now?
-When do you want the match? -[breathes in]
Let's do it… tonight.
[laughing]
-Now what? -Your 15 minutes of fame are over.
-That sucks, man. -[indistinct chatter]
What has he got?
[Vic] Busy night for our general manager,
but there is the women champion,
the prodigy Roxanne Perez.
Who will she defend her title at Battleground against?
We all find out next.
[Vic] Huge news this past week.
It's WWE, in partnership with Minnesota Sports and Events,
announced at Minneapolis, will host WWE SummerSlam over two nights
on Saturday, August 1st and Sunday, August 2nd, 2026 at U.S. Bank Stadium.
To learn more about registering for pre-sale opportunities for SummerSlam,
visit WWE.com/events. SummerSlam this August in Cleveland.
As for SummerSlam 2025, only time will tell.
[hip hop music]
Hey, yo, check, Young OG. I appreciate you having my back last week, dog. For real.
-That was good stuff. -Come on, my boy. You know I got you.
I'm blessed to be standing here now.
Cut it out, man. Check it. We got Dallas boys tonight.
-Yeah. -You know what that means.
They're gonna be on their P's and Q's. We gotta be on our A game, too.
-You feel me? -[Sexy] See?
[in unison] Ah!
[laughing]
[in unison] Get it, Sexy. Get it, Sexy.
-You're right. -What's up?
-How you doing? -I'm cool. I ain't want nothing, for real.
You already know what we on. You dropped that new album. N Sexy.
-N Sexy. We should know that. -Hey, but, hey, you here at NXT.
-Mm. -How you liking so far?
I'm loving NXT. It's a lot of sweaty bodies and muscles up for you.
-[laughs] -But, look, I ain't one of you all.
I came to wish you good luck on the match tonight.
-Yeah, I appreciate it. -Do your thing. I'm staying.
Whoa, hold on. Hey, hey. So, so, hold on.
I was thinking, since you the host of Battleground,
you might come out with me and the champs tonight against Galleys.
-I mean, why we not do that? -Let's talk about it.
Let's talk about it. Follow me.
-I thought I was the champ. -I thought you was, too, my boy.
[Vic] Well, in Sexy Trick trusts.
Huge main event still to come tonight on NXT.
[Book] Yes.
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the NXT women's champion,
Roxanne Perez!
[Vic] NXT has been trending all night long because of Sexyy Red,
who will be the host of NXT Battleground
a week from Sunday in Las Vegas.
But right now, we're all about to find out
who Roxanne Perez will defend her title at Battleground against.
[Book] We cut him down.
Can we all just acknowledge the fact that I'm the only woman in the WWE
that has actually appreciated this championship from the very beginning?
[cheers]
Seriously, from the moment that I won this NXT Women's Championship in 2.0,
to when I finally regained it
at the biggest stand and deliver of all time,
I've seen this title jump from waist to waist to waist,
and it's been continuously held by women that use it as some sort of vehicle
or stepping stone to get to something bigger and better.
I am the only one who has shown true commitment to this championship.
[cheers and applause]
It's true. Don't believe me?
At 13 years old, I began training,
creating myself into a prodigy for this NXT Women's Championship.
No one else can say that they've been working towards this title for nine years!
I never cared about Raw or Smackdown.
All I ever cared about was my NXT Women's Championship.
Because to everyone else,
this title represents future greatness instead of present greatness.
And trust me when I say all of you
are in the presence of true greatness, right now. [giggles]
[cheers]
Which is why I find it really, really, really disrespectful
that I have to come out here and find out who my Battleground opponent is like this.
I mean, come on, Ava. Where the hell is the respect
for the NXT Women's Championship?
As the face of the NXT Women's Division,
the best women's division in all of wrestling,
the only thing that me and Ava can actually agree on,
I deserve to be treated better.
But okay,
okay, Ava, you don't want to give me the respect I deserve, that's okay,
because I can play at that game too.
So who the hell is it gonna be, Ava? Who the hell?
[music starts]
[Vic] Well, it's been a busy night for our general manager.
Roxanne, I don't know why you've created this whole,
"Wow, it's me, Roxanne, against the world thing,"
when I never said that you were a bad champ.
I think you're a great champ.
But it's not a matter of if you're a good or bad champ.
It's a matter of if you're still gonna be champ
after your next title defense at Battleground.
[crowd boos]
Roxanne,
you will be defending that women's championship at Battleground against…
Who?
Who is it?
[siren sounds]
[cheers]
[rock music]
[Vic] Holy…!
Almost got thrown off the air. TNA Knockouts champion, Jordynne Grace.
-[Vic] Ava does it again! Holy…! -[Book] Yes, indeed, Vic.
[Book] Last time we saw Jordynne Grace was at the Royal Rumble.
She's a major player, Vic.
[crowd chants]
-[Book] Perhaps… -[Vic] I'm shocked!
Powerful woman to ever grace this business. Oh, yes, man!
[crowd chants "Holy shit!"]
Some of you may remember me from the Rumble earlier this year.
[cheers and applause]
But if you don't…
let me officially introduce myself.
I'm the TNA Knockouts champion,
-Jordynne Grace. -[Book] Chucky, ducky, quack, quack.
Now, Roxanne, you are a great champion, a two-time champion.
You have built your name here NXT, the same as I have in TNA.
But I'm curious. Who do you think has built the stronger foundation?
[crowd shouts]
I want to find out. So, at Battleground,
I'm going to be challenging you
for your inexorable NXT Women's Championship.
[cheers and applause]
And I'm fully prepared to leave Las Vegas a double champion.
-[applause] -[music starts]
You gotta be kidding me.
The TNA Knockouts Champion, Jordynne Grace,
has just challenged the NXT Women's Champion,
Roxanne Perez at Battleground.
This has to be one of the biggest matches in NXT history.
[Book] Oh, yeah.
[Eddy] To most people,
fire is a destructive force.
Items and memories consumed by the flames turn to ashes.
Carried by the wind to oblivion.
[angelic voices]
But to me and my people, the sacred fire is much more.
It is a doorway to the spirit world
to connect and communicate with our ancestors.
Fire is used for healing.
As I sit and I stare into the sacred flames
like I have so many times over these past months,
asking for guidance and healing,
I can finally feel it in my heart and in my spirit. My booha.
The vision is strong. My body is healed.
The path is illuminated.
I now lead the way, not only for me and my family,
but for all indigenous people with a dream.
Through the cleansing of the fire, Eddy Thorpe has been reborn.
[Vic] Booker, X is blowing up right now
the same way Lola Vice did when she was interrupted earlier tonight.
She's looking to bring the heat in her matchup against Arianna Grace,
who, as you put it, stepped in it.
But she talked herself certainly into this matchup.
These two go one-on-one live next.
[hip hop music fades out]
Okay, it's over. You got that out of your system?
It was a hard-fought match. You have nothing to be ashamed of,
but Ridge won fair and square. Are you okay?
No, I'm clearly not okay. I've been saying it for weeks.
-Ridge cannot be trusted. -What the hell are you talking about?
You wouldn't shake his hand after the match.
-I'm starting to think-- -Look, guys…
Talk to him.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I see what Riley says.
-What--? -If you don't mind, Mr. Chase,
-I'm gonna have a chat with Riley. -Seriously?
-A chat? -Are you serious?
No, seriously. I'm done with them.
I have a whole ass match next week with Jazmyn. I can't.
Oh, so you're gonna leave too? You're gonna leave? [sighs]
-What the hell? -Oh, Mr. Joyce. [pants]
-Oh, that was a hell of a-- -Hell of a scrap.
-Thank you for putting that together. -You're welcome.
-Everything okay? -Okay. Everything's great.
-One day at a time, right? -One day at a time, my friend.
[Vic] I already know what you're gonna say.
-[Book] No, I'm not gonna say anything. -Don't say it.
-[Vic] Tell me about Andre Chase. -I'm not gonna say it.
[classical music]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Arianna Grace.
[Vic] Oh, this match is because of a interaction
that Arianna and her opponent had earlier today
where Grace interrupted Lola Vice.
So a question I have for you.
I'm a little worried myself. How worried should…
Arianna Grace be against all of us?
[Book] Very, because you don't be poking your nose in people's business.
That's that 99% I'm talking about all the time.
If you truly don't know, keep your mouth shut, Vic. Just do that.
You'll be all right.
[Vic] I don't think Grace is going to be smiling and waving in a few moments.
[upbeat music]
[announcer] And her opponent, Lola Vice!
[Book] Check out the new T-shirt there on Lola Vice. New merch, guys.
Make sure you get one. Oh, yes!
[Vic] For the first time ever on a Premium Live event, NXT Underground,
Tap or Nap, Vice, Baszler, NXT Battleground. A week from Sunday.
Live from the UFC.
[indistinct chatter]
-[Book] Oh! Support the cause, man! -[bell rings]
[Arianna] Calm down!
Calm down!
[Vic] Not only there's any calming down, Grace.
I hate to break it to you, looking for the backslide and a kick out.
Didn't like Lola Vice when Grace referenced Baszler as a true cage fighter.
There's another cover. Oh, almost stills a win.
[Book] Arianna is about to find out what a true cage fighter really is.
Trust me on that.
[Vic] Speaking of Grace, how about as Arianna rolls into a cover to kick out
the arrival of TNA Knockouts Champion, Jordynne Grace.
Another reason why NXT has been trending one since we started tonight.
Did you think Jordynne Grace was going to challenge
Roxanne Perez for the NXT women's title at Battleground?
-[Book] Did not see that coming. -Unreal.
I talked about Grace and how good of a job she did at the Rumble. She fit right in.
And now she could be the next NXT Women's Champion.
-[Vic] Arianna is bringing the fight. -[Book] Oh, wow!
-[Vic] A little too soon. -Fast hands, man.
[Book] Fast hands by Lola Vice. And she got that spice to add to it.
[Vic] There's Vice, who's looking to punish another opponent here tonight.
-One on one! Come on. -[Arianna moans]
[referee] Keep it on, keep it on.
[Arianna moans]
[Vic] Lola Vice taking time right now to soak it in.
I know she's smiling there for a second, but do you see--
[Book] Vic, Vic, calm down for a second.
Oh, no, no!
[Vic] Calm down? I'm trying to do my job and you're out here.
If you stood up, the desk would tip over.
So I was going to ask you, do you see a different look in the eyes of Lola Vice?
-Take a second. Take a breath. -[Book] Yes.
-[Vic] Okay, there you go. -I do, in a word.
[Vic] I'll let you catch your breath here for a moment
as Grace right now trying to take the fight right to Lola Vice.
Still to come, massive tag team main event.
The NXT champion will be in action. Nice suplex by Grace. Grace! Oh!
Elbow might have just clipped Lola Vice, but Vice able to get back to her feet.
And look, we talk about the NXT Underground match,
the first time ever on a Premium Live event.
You don't even know what to expect when we head back…
-[Book] That was it, Vic. -Into the cover for Lola Vice.
-[Vic] And with that 305, -[bell rings]
she has herself an appetizer before Battleground.
[announcer] Now here's your winner, Lola Vice.
[applause]
[Book] Oh, this, this, this.
[Vic] Bam! That back fist.
-Connecting with dots she wrote for Grace. -[bell rings]
Well, what we said, Grace would not be smiling at the end.
Shayna Baszler,
next Sunday in the Underground, you have one of two options.
Either I tap you out,
or I knock you out.
[cheers]
You choose, bitch!
-[cheers] -[Book] Ah ah.
-[Vic] Yeah-- Oh! -[heavy metal music]
It's Baszler! Baszler wants to get her hands on Lola Vice!
[Book] Not tonight, Vic. There's too much money wrapped up in this.
You think you're badass, huh?
You think you're badass because you were an Underground?
That's where I was born!
[grunting]
[cheers]
[indistinct shouting]
You remember this? You caused it!
I'm carrying your card. You remember this?
[lively music]
My entire life, it's always been: "Ready, 5, 6, 7, 8."
But now all I want to hear is 1, 2, 3.
I dedicated my entire life to the sport of cheerleading.
Here we go, girls!
My career took me all the way to a Division I scholarship
for the University of Minnesota.
Flying through the air in front of 70, 80, 90,000 people
every fall Saturday for the Golden Golfers.
But when I graduated, I knew it was my chance to take my athletic ability
and my tumming skills and do something for me.
From the moment I stepped foot into the ring,
wrestling became my new love.
And I'm bringing my dedication and cheerleading skills to NXT.
So, WWE Universe, get ready,
because NXT's ray of sunshine has officially arrived.
[music fades out]
Your first match was two weeks ago.
That was so good. You killed it. You crushed it.
Maddie. Thank you so much.
It's a huge compliment and a lot of pressure.
Natty, Natty, come on.
Stop giving these children a false sense of hope.
They'll never have a place in this women's division.
-Your manners are just incredible. -You know what, Natty? I got this.
Please, please, please handle it.
First of all, Izzy, you don't come in here and talk to a living legend like that.
-I love that. -Yes.
Second of all, I'll be damned if you come into this woman's locker room every week
-with your big negative energy. -Horrible energy.
I see what's going on here.
Swart girl got her first win, so now she's failing herself.
-Did you thank your partner for that one? -Yeah.
-Hey! -[screaming]
[mixed voices]
[man 2] My way, my life.
[Vic] What is going on tonight, Book?
-Everybody trying to fight. -[Book] Talking about a fight.
[Vic] Oh, here we go.
[heavy metal music]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Lexis King!
He didn't beat me! I'm the guy! I'm the king!
[Vic] The King's been fired up all night.
He just said last week was a fluke.
King, Chen are gonna tangle one more time. It's coming your way, live.
It's next on NXT.
I'm the guy!
[agitated breathing]
Hey, Charlie,
you all right?
No. [exhales] No, I'm not.
[inhales]
See, ever since I lost that cup,
feels like I lost a piece of myself.
I don't know what it is,
but I need to win that Heritage cup back.
It's all right, man. I was once a--
Do you? Do you really, Damon? Cause I hate that I have to say this,
but we need to look at Tony D'Angelo and how he runs his family.
We need structure, need discipline, a chain of command.
That's the only way that no quarter's gonna end up at the top of NXT.
Hey, let me get D'Angelo next week.
No. [laughs]
No.
[breathes in and out]
Damon.
-Damon's got this. -Okay, alright.
-Capiche? -Yeah, I got it.
-No. -What are you doing?
Capiche.
-Capich? -Capiche. Damon, repeat after me!
-Capiche. Yeah, just like that. -Capiche. Capiche.
-What the hell was that? -Capiche. What does that mean?
Honestly, Lash, I'm getting nervous.
Girl, trust me, I'm not happy about any of this either, okay?
First Noam, now Oro. That means one of us is next.
Lash, we're your family.
-If Trick is behind this-- -Look, look, look. [sighs]
I'll ask him.
I know he won't lie to me, especially not after everything we've been through.
I know he'll tell me the truth, alright?
Good.
[sighs]
[upbeat music]
[announcer] And his opponent, Dante Chen!
[Vic] Chen called last week the greatest knight of his life.
-[Book] You don't believe. -Can you--?
Can you believe Chen has become a locker room hero?
[Book] [inaudible] Talking to those losers?
I mean, those guys back there looking up to Dante Chin
because he got a win,
Something that they hope to do one day in their lives.
Yeah. Are you kidding me, man? Are you kidding me?
-[Vic] You were embarrassed last week. -About what?
-What? -[Vic] You were out here,
TV snot, doing all this, so you were embarrassed.
[Book] The King is the TV star of all television. It happened.
It's happened to me before. You underestimate the guy, like Dante.
I mean, who's the real player? Who's the real player?
Mr. Stone? Somebody like him looking for a meal ticket?
-[Vic] Wait, hold on a second. -[bell rings]
[Vic] He gave Chen a chance, and Chen right back in here going to Alexis King.
[Book] He's looking for another.
[Vic] Let's talk about what it is. Do you agree with King that last week was a--?
-[Vic gasps] -[Book laughs]
[Book] Of course it was a fluke!
[Vic] Didn't that look like a damn fluke right now, Book?
Chen just dropped with a pump kick. He's in control.
Vic, this is just the outset right here. We're just getting started.
-[Vic] Didn't start with Chen. -[Book] Oh!
[Book] Oh, yes. No, don't pay him. Make him pay, Keith. Oh, yeah.
The king of all television about to show up. High stun. Oh, yes!
[King] I'm not playing with you anymore!
[Vic] Lexis kicks right in.
I'll take a look right here. Bam! Right under the…
[Book gasps]
[King] Look at me!
[indistinct shout] I'm the King!
-I'm the King! I'm the King! -[Book laughs]
[Vic] King, maybe, maybe…
coming a little bit too angry in this matchup right now.
Oh, inside cradel! This made him champion last week. Can he do it again?
[Book] Vic, what are you talking about?
[Vic] Obviously you're still driving the Lexis King bandwagon.
[Book] Like I say, Lexis King.
Look here, this guy's a future star, Vic, right now.
[Vic] What do you mean? You said he's the correct TV star.
[Book] All the top agencies, they're looking at this guy right now.
WWE better sign this guy to a multi-year contract
because everybody's looking at him.
[Vic] Big jackhammer from King, center of the ring. No! Dante Chen.
Oh, he still has a little bit of fight left down. Crucifix!
-Crucifix! Chen did it again! Holy crap! -[bell rings]
-He did it again! -[announcer] Dante Chen!
[Vic] Oh! Dante Chen, staying ready so he doesn't have to get--
Oh!
[crowd boos]
What, Book? [inaudible]
You said losers earlier?
[Book] [inaudible] Now it's time to pay the bill.
-[Book] Yes! -[Vic] Oh, you condone this?
[Vic] You think this is great?
-[Book] This clown-- -Chen on the outside!
[Book] Oh, yes.
[crowd keeps booing]
[Vic] You don't think this is uncalled for?
-[Book] No, it's not uncalled for. -You don't think this is going too far?
[Book] Call Mr. Stone now. That's what you need to do.
-He didn't have to-- -[Vic] Come on, ref!
[Book] He didn't have to stick his nose in business. That did conserve him.
Now, like I say, he's going to pay that bill.
[Book and Vic gasp]
I told you! I told you!
-I'm the king! I'm the guy! -Get out of here!
I'm the guy!
This is what you want. This is what you want!
[Vic] Lexis King. Clearly showing he has the ability to be a loose cannon.
[heavy metal music]
[referee] Get out of here.
[slow music]
[Josh] Who is Josh Briggs?
Signed to NXT in 2020 and had big dreams of becoming a superstar.
Breaking out on my own,
but my goals were a little too big, too early.
So I got myself a little brother and then a little sister.
It wasn't about me. It was about us.
There's no I in team, but there is an eye and win.
And that's exactly what we did. We found success.
And I thought I found who I was.
Then it was time to break away and find success on my own.
-I love you guys. -Love you, too.
[music intensifies]
I got my hand raised a few times. I was betting on myself, but…
when I think about it, what am I betting on?
Am I a man of mayhem in the ring or in my damn mind?
I might not know who Josh Briggs is right now,
but best believe
I'm going to find out.
[woman] Shawn.
-If I could tear your attention-- -Is it a shame?
Another lost soul in search of guidance.
Right. Shawn Spears.
-It's been a few weeks since-- -I'm very troubled by the youth in NXT.
They're so talented, so impressionable, yet so misguided.
There are a few that are wandering down a path of uncertainty.
There's one in particular who I feel has great potential,
but just still doesn't have it yet.
I, too, have been down that path.
It can be daunting.
[inhales] So I'll help them.
I'll help guide the youth to reach their maximum potential.
All their concerns, all their worries, all their problems.
I'll be the answer.
Yeah.
[Vic] Five spots are filled. One remains. Who punches the final ticket to Las Vegas?
Jordan, Sinclair. One on one, next on NXT.
All they want to do is get involved--
-The QCC messed with the wrong family. -That's right.
You know what we can do? We can litigate this.
-I know. -Let's…
Let's settle down with this whole tag team thing.
Big picture is No Quarter Catch Crew.
Nothing else gets done until we put this thing to bed. You know what?
They're gonna keep coming after us over this thing. You know what?
At first I was like, yeah, that's a nice little cup.
But now it's growing on me.
But for No Quarter Catch Crew, this is like part of them,
like their liver or something.
I don't know. Luca, you look up that catch claw?
Yeah. Sift it through the paperwork on it. I'll have it done tonight.
Good, I need to know everything so we can use it to our advantage.
Are you expecting a surprise?
Charlie said it's Damon next week, but I trust him as far as I can throw him.
Throw him.
Damon is as solid as a load of wet cement. Darn. We need to take somebody for a ride.
[sighs]
Now…
we're gonna beat them at their own game.
[upbeat music]
[Vic] We always know that The Don has a plan.
-[bell rings] -[announcer] The following
is an NXT Women's North American Championship qualifier.
Introducing first, Wren Sinclair!
[Vic] We saw me qualify earlier tonight.
And joining us here moments ago,
out here for commentary is going to be Fallon Henley.
Pooh.
[Book] How you doing? You doing good?
-I'm doing so good. -What do we owe the honors?
I figured it was a free for all.
I saw Jada come out here earlier, so I thought, why not?
[Vic] Fallon Henley has already qualified to make history at Battleground.
Which one of these two women will earn that final spot?
[announcer] And her opponent, Kelani Jordan.
[upbeat music]
[cheers]
[Vic] Wren Sinclair. Kelani Jordan.
Of course, it's Jordan who seems to be on the brink of superstardom.
But on the topic of Jordan, how about TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace?
Changing the landscape here, Book.
Challenging Roxanne Perez to the NXT women's title at Battleground.
[Book] Business picking up. Oh, yes.
Man, cannot wait to get to Vegas, get to the UFC Apex for the first time.
I do not want to ignore our guest who has joined us,
the one and only Fallon Henley.
And what would winning the Women's North American
-Champion Championship mean to you? -[Fallon] I've always been good.
I know that, you know that.
I think it's time to remind everyone why I'm the top shelf of NXT.
And I can't think of a better way of doing that by winning that title.
-Oh, and making history. -[Vic] You'd make history.
One woman will make history in the UFC Apex.
Of course, as we mentioned, we saw Michin qualify earlier.
How much pressure for these two right now, Book, are they feeling?
-There's only one spot left. -[Book] No, a lot of pressure.
I'm looking at this matchup, a very even matchup.
I watched these two come up over the years.
Wren Sinclair has actually spent some time at reality of wrestling.
And of course, Kelani Jordan, we watched her rise right here in NXT.
And what a rise it's been, Vic.
Jordan has been so close in the past, the breakout tournament deadline.
There's something Fallon said about making history.
Can you put into words what it means to be the first professional wrestler?
[Book] Back in the day, telling me champion for the first time,
That's something that nobody, nobody could ever take away from you, Vic.
That's what's so special about that moment.
[Vic] Fallon looking on it.
Fallon, it was Booker who has said for weeks
that you need to stay out of other people's business.
So I asked you why this me-first attitude all of a sudden?
[Fallon] I think you answered the question yourself there.
I have spent so much of my time on everyone else
that I lost out of myself.
And once I realized that, I mean, everything changed.
[Book] You know, Vic, that's why they call you a snitch.
-That's why they call you a rat. -[Vic] I'm not a snitch.
-[Vic] I'm not a rat. -Low down, dirty rat. Mind your business.
Sitting back in the action, it's Kelani coming in with a splash!
Sinclair rolled through into the cover a kick out.
With Sinclair, the surprise of the combines.
You're in that 12th spot, that last spot to be in the qualifiers,
which is here tonight trying to make the most of it.
Unique bridge, unique counter, unique pin.
Would it be enough? Shift in the weight center of the ring. Another near fall.
Kelani rolling through, shoulders down. And another kick out.
Right back in goes Sinclair to qualify for Vegas.
Just able to kick out into another cover at another near fall.
-[Book] Let me tell you something. Wow! -One more time. Rolling through.
Jordan got the shoulder up. That was a great job by the official.
Got right back down on it.
Jordan trying to power up with a core strength. Sinclair trying to block.
Sinclair couldn't block any longer.
Jordan now looking for the backslide.
Sinclair trying to shift her weight, trying to break and hold.
[Book] I was trying to say Sinclair didn't slip on a banana.
-She didn't get her bobs. -[Vic] Gotcha.
[Book] A lot of hard work is going into Sinclair being here in this moment.
-What a shot. -[Fallon] Uh oh.
[Vic] Looking for that one of a kind.
Split legged moonsault.
-And Kelani Jordan, -[bell rings]
the final woman to qualify and the field is set.
Well, well, well.
[announcer] Who's your winner? Kelani Jordan.
[Vic] Can she be the one to stand out from the rest of the field in Las Vegas?
[Book] Talking about a standout, Vic.
Check it out.
-[Vic] Bam! -[crowd gasps]
She's not gonna be able to pick up a pin. It's not gonna help her in Vegas.
Who will be the first woman to climb the ladder and retrieve the championship?
Will it be Fallon Henley? Will it be Kelani Jordan?
Will it be one of these women? Six women.
One will make history.
A week from Sunday in Las Vegas inside the UFC Apex at Battleground.
We've been talking about Battleground. We're excited for it.
Fallon Henley looking at Kelani Jordan. Are you ready for Vegas?
Come on, man. We're going to Vegas.
We talked about Battleground. We talked about Sexyy Red.
It's gonna be a monster, baby.
You haven't been the same since Sexyy Red came out earlier tonight,
but tickets on sale right now. AXS.com.
You do not want to miss history be made in Las Vegas at Battleground.
We just talked about this ladder match. What else is going to happen in Las Vegas?
This matchup is official.
After throwing out the challenge, the champions face The O.C.
Will the good brothers leave Las Vegas with the gold they have never had?
We're going to find out a week from Sunday at Battleground.
We also know there will be no champions advantage for Oba Femi
as he defends the North American title against Joe Coffey.
Wes Lee tickets on sale now.
AXS.com for NXT Battleground.
Yes, Ava, hello.
Yes, I just want to know what has Jordynne Grace done recently
to get a shot at the NXT Women's Championship?
Because I've been busting my ass on Level Up trying to get noticed here.
Oh, and my invite for the Women's Combine must have got lost in the mail. Right?
-Right. -Mr. Stone.
I see you got Dante Chen an opportunity. What about one for Stevie Turner, right?
Relax.
-We totally understand your frustrations-- -I don't think you understand.
I don't quite know what Jordynne Grace has done to earn--
-[knock on the door] -Oh, great.
Someone else more important than me.
-Hi. -[crowd cheers]
Stevie, right? Very nice to meet you.
I'm Jordynne. I couldn't help but overhear,
and I actually completely agree with you.
You want an opportunity, and I want to show the world
why I'm the TNA Knockouts Champion. So how about this?
Next week, we both get what we want.
You put yourself on the map, and I show the WWE Universe and Roxanne
what they have to look forward to at Battlegrounds.
[crowd cheers]
Sounds great. Perfect. Everyone's having.
[Vic] That's quite an announcement for next week,
but these two hooligans have been wreaking havoc since returning to NXT.
It'll be Dallas in the main event as they'll be facing the NXT champion,
Trick Williams.
And Je'Von Evans and Luke will be by their side. None other than Sexyy Red.
It's main event time on NXT!
Thank you, Wes. You're headed to Battlegrounds.
Yes, I am.
-Maybe not in the way that you expected. -You're very correct with that.
It felt great to get the victory last week, but I am very,
very upset that I had to share with Joe, like, completely upset.
How do you feel about the fact
that Coffey said that Gallus isn't just coming
for the North American championship,
they're also coming for the NXT championship.
See, the thing about Gallus
is they're three pissed-off Scots making threats across the entire brand.
Now, I saw the fire burning in Joe's eyes. They really mean it.
Their first step is to win the North American championship.
The only issue is they won't make it to step two
because I need my championship.
Of course I would love to head into Vegas facing Oba Femi one on one,
but I've been in triple threats before and I've walked out with my championship.
The only big difference
is…
[cheers]
Wes, once again, I commend your bravery.
But whether Joe Coffey is focused or not, the number of opponents for me to face
at Battleground will not matter because the outcome remains the same.
This title stays with me.
Look, dog, I have made a career out of proving people just like you,
but when it comes to me,
you're wrong.
[chuckles]
[Vic] Battleground a week from Sunday. Streaming exclusively on Peacock.
But how about next week?
The Don has the family looking into the catch clause as Tony D'Angelo
defends the heritage cup for the first time against Damon Kemp.
It's happening next week live on NXT. I don't want you to adjust your TV.
That is TNA Knockouts Champion, Jordynne Grace,
who will compete in an NXT ring to prove herself against Stevie Turner.
This matchup also live next week on NXT.
And this rivalry has been brewing for weeks as Chase U Thea Hail
will finally meet Jazmyn Nyx.
Tensions will boil over when these two tangle on NXT.
We're also going to take an inside look at Lola Vice and Shayna Baszler
before NXT Battleground,
when these two will meet in NXT Underground in Las Vegas
at Battleground a week from Sunday.
Streaming exclusively on Peacock.
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is a tag team match
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Gallus!
[indistinct shout]
[Vic] But it is main event time on NXT this week and what a night it has been.
[rock music]
[indistinct shout]
Let's do it!
[Vic] You said, for a long time, Book.
-Expect the unexpected on Tuesday nights. -[Book] Yes, indeed, Vic.
[music intensifies]
[screams]
[Vic] Oh, the young OG focused.
[cheers]
As is the NXT champion.
[Book] Huh uh! Huh uh!
[crowd chants]
[Book] Yeah!
What?
Huh uh?
I like it. Oh, yeah, man.
Oh, yeah, man. That's sexy.
[announcer] And her opponents, accompanied by Sexyy Red,
Je'Von Evans and the NXT champion, Trick Williams!
-[Book] What? -[crowd chants]
Yeah!
Huh uh!
I like it. Oh, yeah, man. Oh, yeah, man.
-Sexyy Red. Oh, that's Trick too. [laughs] -[Vic] And Je'Von Evans.
[Vic] The new album In Sexy We Trust dropped last Friday,
but in Sexy, they trust tonight.
That being Williams and Evans. Book, look around.
This place is shaking.
-This place has come alive. -[Book] Shake it real fast.
Get a little bold. Oh, yes, man.
[crowd shouts]
-[bell rings] -[crowd chants]
[Vic] Look at Trick Williams right out the gate,
taking it to Mark Coffey and now yelling at Joe Coffey.
[Book] Different dynamic, the two brothers with Mark and Joe Coffey together.
This could be a little bit different, Vic.
[Vic] The Coffey brothers team up.
It's what Joe Coffey wanted, a team with his brother Mark.
When you take a look at Trick Williams, there's many conspiracies floating around
about the champion.
Did he? There's no way he did.
[Book] That's the question. Did he do it? You never know.
[Vic] You know he didn't. You know Trick.
[Book] You want to eliminate the competition by any means necessary.
[Vic] There comes Je'Von Evans. It's another big match.
And it's another big moment for the young OG.
-[Book] Indeed. I mean this-- -Wait a minute!
[Vic] Joe's trying to run interference! He got taken out. Calling a [inaudible].
-He's the NXT champion, Je'Von. -[Book] He's quick.
[Book] Being in there with the champ, Trick Williams,
That's invaluable right there. That's the job.
What are we going to see here?
-What are you going to do? -[cheers]
[man 3] What's going on here?
[Book] Wow, wow, wow!
Shaking real fast. Shake it real fast. Get a little bow. Oh, yes, man.
[crowd chants]
Get up there, boys!
[Sexyy Red] Get them up.
[Vic] Sexyy Red trying her best to keep these guys motivated.
-[Book] She's been motivated. -You've been getting motivated.
-Je'Von Evans! -[Book gasps] Wow!
[Vic] Right out here in front of us. And there comes Joe Coffey!
-Right into the steps bounces Evans! -[screams]
-That's not how he likes to get bouncy. -[indistinct shout]
-Gallus boys forever! -[Vic] Will they be on top?
-Remember that! -[indistinct shout]
[grunting]
[Vic] Back live on NXT. Been all Gallus in this tag team matchup.
Because it was before the commercial break that Joe Coffey changed the complexion
of this matchup.
Charging into Je'Von Evans. Evans bouncing off the steel steps.
And Mark Coffey has been wearing down the young OG, and Booker,
how wise is it of Gallus to waste no time in reminding everyone
-how dangerous they are? -[Book] You got to think about it.
Gallus, former tag team champions. When he did come back from that hiatus,
they went straight to the top within about 30 days.
Vic, once you got that taste in your mouth, you want it back.
You love some of that. Here we go.
Yes, man!
[Vic] Body slam and a tag made to Joe Coffey.
We talked earlier about Trick Williams and who attacked Noam Dar.
who attacked Oro Mensah, there's all these questions.
Caught the end of the cover, hook on Evans, just able to kick out.
I think we both can agree that when Gallus does something heinous,
they do take credit for it. They don't run in high.
[Book] No, no, no. 100%.
It was a temptation. You can trust these guys.
They're like that snake I'm always talking about.
You can trust him. You can trust him to bite you. Oh, yes.
[Vic] How can you say that so defiantly, so definitively?
Then you question Trick, the NXT champion, who's trying to tag into the match!
[Book] Here we go, here we go.
[Vic] Evans, he'll land on his feet.
This is that moment. Williams is ready.
-He's poised! He's legal! He's in! -[cheers]
-NXT champion! -[Book] Here we go!
-Here comes the champ! -[Vic] Big! Big!
-Booker, sidekick. -[Book] Yes, yes.
[Book] You got to give him a lot of credit. He studied the greatness.
[crowd chants]
[Vic] Oh, didn't get Joe. Certainly got Mark.
Big one, man. Flapjack and Sexy--
-[Book] Oh, yes. -Oh, yes. Open up.
[Vic] Trick Williams in the NXT Universe.
Sexyy Red right now is the difference maker for this.
[Book] Take the hair down. He's shaking it out.
I've seen this before.
[Vic] Rolling right through. Looking for that uranage, Mark Coffey.
Double your pleasure, double your fun!
-[cheers] -[Book giggles]
[crowd counts]
[Vic] Double pin and a kick out. Williams.
-It can't get so frustrating. -[Book] Another confidence to Trick.
[Book] The championship's around your waist.
You become about 30% better right now. Trick Williams looking great.
[Vic] You don't think that Trick had anything to do with attack.
[Book] Like I said, I don't think… Trick's very, very orderable.
[Vic] I want to make sure we get you on record. A tag was made.
-Coffey brothers now two on one. -[Book] I'm not saying that.
-I don't think he did. -[Vic] Into the cover goes Mark.
Hook of the leg and a kick out as Booker continues to ride the fence here tonight.
Looking to put Williams away.
-I think-- -[Book] Oh, man.
-Big shot. -[Vic] You wonder.
They talk about winning a title. They talk about all the championships--
-[Book] Oh! Oh, my God! -[crowd gasps]
[Vic] How much Evans got!
It looked like he slipped, but he got dropped coming from behind.
Big jumping neckbreaker! And it's action like this. It's Sexyy Red.
-It's Jordynne Grace from TNA. -[Book] Get him going.
[Vic] That's why NXT's been trending since the start.
And this is our main event.
Huge NXT tag team matchup here with the NXT champion.
Trick Williams in action, trying to get back to his feet.
[Book] Yes, indeed. Let me tell you, got a motivated corner
like Sexyy Red, man, that'll get you going quick.
[crowd chants "Whoop that Trick!"]
[Vic] NXT Universe trying to rally Williams. Mark Coffey, though.
Oh, big shots of body. Nice kick right to the ribs of Mark.
Coming right back in. Didn't connect.
Missed wildly, Williams, as Mark now roll through, back to his feet.
-He charges in! -[Book] Man!
[Vic] That kick connected under the jaw
into the cover center of the ring and near fall.
I throw this out there to you.
They talk about winning all the titles. Dallas boys on top.
Can you imagine one of the Gallus boys able to pin the NXT champion?
[Book] It's a method to the madness. This is it. This…
[crowd chants]
[Vic shouts]
[crowd gasps]
[Vic] Oh, that boy got bouncy and that boy got dropped!
Trick shot for Trick Williams.
-[bell rings] -[cheers and applause]
[announcer] Your winners, the team of Je'Von Evans.
-[Vic] What? -And the NXT champion, Trick Williams!
[Book] I like it. Oh, yes, man!
[crowd chants "Whoop that Trick!"]
[Vic] But you got to give credit to Sexyy Red.
[Book] You damn right. You damn right. You gotta give…
[Vic] Running some interference
for the victory for Trick Williams and Je'Von Evans.
[indistinct shout]
[Vic] What?
That's last legend.
Talking about those conspiracies, Book, all night long.
Last call, Jakara Jackson was going to ask Trick face to face.
[Book] Vic, widen it down.
Please.
[crowd chants]
[crowd shouts]
Look, Trick,
you gotta be honest with me. I need to know…
were you the one that attacked Noam and Oro?
Be honest.
Hey, yo, look, Lash, I don't…
[crowd gasps]
[crowd shouts]
[Vic] Oh!
What the hell?
Booker, who the hell is that?
-Who just…? Oh, my God! -[screams]
[Book] Wow!
[Vic] Booker, that's Ethan Page. Wasn't he…?
Trick?
I took out Noam! I took out Oro!
There you go!
Whoop that Trick. Yeah, I'm about to.
[crowd gasps]
[crowd chants]
[Vic] Paige was behind the attacks! He truly is all ego!
[screams]
Subtitles: Ed Boon ind the attacks! He truly is all ego!