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[announcer] Then

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now,

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[epic music playing]

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forever

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together.

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[Victor] We are live in Las Vegas,
home of WrestleMania 41.

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But tonight it's the home
of NXT Battleground.

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And we are live inside
the state of the art UFC Apex.

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And tonight will be
nothing short of historic.

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["Red Alert" playing]

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We're about to witness
the end of the "Whoop that!" era.

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Or can Trick Williams
knock down Ethan Page?

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This indeed is a different side
of the champion.

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-Ethan Page is becoming unraveled.
-[Booker] He's going to get disqualified.

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[Victor] Trick shot! Cover, count.

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Williams able to overcome
and retain at Battleground.

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It's gonna be a party
in Las Vegas for the NXT champion.

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[crowd chanting] Whoop that Trick!

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Will "the Juggernaut"
head back to TNA with NXT gold?

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Or will "the Prodigy"
prove again why this is her show?

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-A historic championship clash.
-[Booker] What the hell is going on?

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[Victor]
That is the Knockouts Championship.

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What's Paxley doing?

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That's TNA wrestler Ash By Elegance!

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Well, Jordynne Grace did like anyone

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putting their hands
on her Knockouts title.

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Grace, moments away from history.
Juggernaut drive with a cutter.

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Hot Rox Perez defends her title

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and continues to show there is no one

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in her league anywhere in the world.

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[drums]

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For the first time
on a premium live event,

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we will enter the NXT Underground

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to prove who is the baddest.
Shayna Baszler or Lola Vice.

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The UFC Apex. After I tear you apart,

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you'll find out there's only one
cage fighter in wrestling.

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[Lola Vice]
At Battleground, I'm going viral.

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I'm gonna knock Shayna Baszler out
and then it's time to dance.

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[Victor] Baszler's down.
Referee, stop the match.

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And at Battleground,
Lola Vice proves she's the baddest.

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-[bell rings]
-We will crown the first

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Women's North American champion

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as these six will fight
to retrieve the title in a ladder match.

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Who will make history at NXT Battleground?

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[Booker]
This is a history making moment tonight.

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Talking about talent.
It's getting hot in here.

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-[Victor] You gotta be kidding me!
-God, man.

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[Victor] These six women are looking
to become the one inside the UFC Apex.

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[Booker] So close.
But still gets so far away.

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You gotta do it.

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[Victor] Kelani. She's up top.

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She did it!

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Jordan has made history

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as the first
Women's North American champion.

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Welcome to NXT.

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[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen,

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please welcome the first
NXT Women's North American champion,

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Kelani Jordan!

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[Victor] No doubt, Kelani Jordan
showed the spirit of a Spartan.

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Finally achieved her breakout moment.
Think about this, Book.

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Attended a tryout in Nashville.
Signed in 2022.

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Less than two years later, a champion.

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From a standout in the Big Ten
to a standout right here.

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In NXT.

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[Booker] it's very simple, man.
Nobody does it like Lani.

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I like it, man. Oh, yes.
The new Women's North America champ.

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-[Victor] Not only the new, the first.
-[Booker] Oh, yes, man.

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Hi, guys.

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[crowd cheering]

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Thank you guys so much.

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This is so surreal to me.

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Thank you, thank you, thank you.
This is so surreal to me.

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I've won many championships in gymnastics
for the past 18 years,

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but nothing compares
to being the first ever

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Woman's North American champion.

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[applause]

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But I'll be the first to say,
at Battleground,

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us six women, we were battling.

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Bodies were flying,
risks were being taken,

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souls were being snatched,

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and we're all a bit beat up.

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But when I climbed up that ladder
and grabbed this title,

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it's a moment I'll remember
for the rest of my life.

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It's an honor to be the first champion.

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But because I'm the first champion,

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there's no history or lineage
to live up to.

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There's no prestige to uphold.

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It's up to me to create
the importance for this title.

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There's a lot of extremely talented women
in that locker room.

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But I'm gonna prove day in and day out,

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by in this ring,

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no one can do it like Lani.

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["About That Time" playing]

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-What do we got here, Book?
-It's Parker.

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Kelani, the only thing you proved

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on Sunday was you could scurry up
a ladder like a damn squirrel.

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No one can climb a ladder like Lani.

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Baby, all this noise you talking about
bringing importance to this title

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ain't going to be long,
because when I handle Michin,

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all you're going to be hearing is,
"And the new North America--"

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-[Booker] Oh!
-[Victor] You say her name,

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she shall appear.

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[Booker] Yeah!

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Can't get along. Let's get it on, man.

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[Victor] These two have been trying
to tear each apart for weeks.

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We got an official.

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-This didn't take long to pop up, Book.
-Oh, man.

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-[bell rings]
-[Victor] There's the bell.

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[Booker] Everybody's looking for a spot.

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They're talking
about that North American champion.

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Is this something to the ladies
in the locker room?

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[Victor] The bottom line, Book,
these two do not like each other.

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[Booker] You got to love it, man.
You got to love that.

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What do you expect to happen, Vic?

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[Victor] I expect what we're seeing
here is Michin trying to maybe

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beat some respect into Jaida Parker.

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These two couldn't stop chirping
at each other as teammates last week.

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They couldn't stay away
from each other on Sunday.

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Speaking of which,
how you feeling after Battleground?

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-I gotta little rest. I feel pretty good.
-I'm not talking about that, Book,

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I'm talking about the last time
we saw these two up close,

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you were knocked down on your backside.

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-What?
-[Booker] Call the action, Vic.

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-[Booker] Oh!
-[Victor] Body slam.

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[Booker] Big body slam.

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Beautiful counter though by Michin.

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[Victor] Michin right back in.

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And again, these two
do not like each other

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trying to stand out here in NXT.

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Speaking of standing out,

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and you heard Jaida Parker
say… Well, how about.

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The NXT champion Trick Williams is here.

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Trick Williams is live later on tonight

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here on NXT,

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Eddy Thorpe also back in action.

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We've learned over the last
several weeks, Book,

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Tuesday nights,
you should expect the unexpected.

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[Booker] Yes, indeed. And like you said,

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Eddy Thorpe is returning
and I cannot wait to see that young man…

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Here we go. Whoa! So close.

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[Victor] Able to kick out
Michin showcasing her toughness

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on social media.

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I don't know if you saw
after that ladder match,

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busted elbow, deep thigh bruise.

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To be fair though, I don't think anyone,
and that includes Jaida Parker, is 100 %

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after that six woman ladder match.

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[Jaida screams]

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[Booker] She put up a hell of a fight
on Sunday night.

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Came out of little bit short, but tonight

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all of that could go away, Vic.

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All of that…
She could be redeemed here tonight.

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[Victor] Certainly could be.

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And I want to go back
to Kelani Jordan.

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Congratulations to the first
North American Women's champion.

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It's up to her to create
the importance of that championship.

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[Booker] Oh, seriously.

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Everybody that walk in the shoes after,

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definitely is gonna be what Kelani Jordan
made out of that championship.

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How big will
that North American Championship get?

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We're going to find out real soon.

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[Victor] Standing switch
by Jaida Parker. Michin.

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Sharp, back up. We could say that again,

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but take a look at that German suplex.

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[Booker] Michin is
on top of her game tonight.

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Seemed like all the dust
from Sunday night has settled.

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[Victor] Oh, nobody home as Jaida Parker
able to get out of the way.

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And it was Parker who warned Michin
she would beat her,

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she would hurt her

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the next time they got
in a one on one situation.

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And you see Jaida Parker right now
starting to take it to Michin.

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[Booker] Yeah!

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-Who's gonna get here, Vic?
-And enjoy it.

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[Booker] Oh, yes, man.

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[Victor] Can Michin bounce back
against Jaida Parker live on NXT?

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You can't hang with me, baby.
This is my ring.

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[Victor] Back live on NXT.

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And throughout the commercial break,
Jaida Parker has been taking it to Michin

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even over here in front of us
at the announce desk.

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[Booker] Yeah, and speaking of that,
how do you feel to be called a snitch?

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-Shoulders down.
-How does it feel, Vic?

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The resident neighborhood snitch.
How does that feel, Vic?

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[Victor] I still can't believe
that you told her that I was a snitch.

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Jaida Parker taking it to Michin
and now starting to dissect

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Michin in the center of the ring.

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And another big shoulder tackle
into possibly another cover. Yes.

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Hook of the leg and Michin
able to kick out.

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Unlike her opponent.
it was Jaida Parker who was angry

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following Battleground
and that ladder match.

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And she has been taking it out
on her opponent… Bam!

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…here tonight.

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[Booker] Every smart move
was by Jaida Parker.

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I look at that as just natural ability.
You can't teach that or anything.

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She's somebody that's going to be
a big star in this business, man.

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[Victor]
And Michin doing a nice job right now.

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Not allowing Jaida Parker to get
her hands fully attached.

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Almost like Parker is looking
for a cross face chicken wing.

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[Booker] Veteran knowledge from Michin
and Michin definitely knows

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every inch of that square circle.

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That's what Jaida Parker
is going to have to watch out for.

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Just like that back elbow right there.

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[Victor] This is that veteran ability
of Michin

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who's able to see
a little bit of a glimpse

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and then kick that door right open.

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[Booker] No waste of motion
right now by Michin.

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[Victor] Certainly not.
Michin now charging in. And big drop kick.

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Buckle in the knees for a moment
of Jaida Parker.

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And can we give our general manager,
Ava, her flowers?

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Battleground was still trending
number one the next day.

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Ava gave these two what they wanted
to go one on one.

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And these two not disappointing.
Showcasing why we have the best…

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[Booker] Oh, wow!

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[Victor] Tornado DDT.
Will it be enough? And another near fall.

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[Booker] Talking about Ava. She's young,
but she's very wise for her years.

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[Victor] I go back to Michin.

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A moment ago you saw her
try to get up and around

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for that Tornado DDT.

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Go back to what happened at Battleground.

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That deep thigh bruise
on her left thigh for Michin.

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And she was looking for
possibly to put Parker away.

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Parker able to counter,
hoist up and then just…

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[Booker] Wow!
The strength of Jaida Parker!

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-[Victor] Oh, my word.
-[Booker] What? What was that?

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[Victor]
I can't believe what we just witnessed.

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-[Booker] She's out.
-And the good brothers, the O.C.,

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[Victor] Anderson, Gallows
coming out here.

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Close your legs and take another look.

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That teardrop quick check.

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Finally getting Michin back into the ring.
And a kick out.

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[Booker] Check that avalanche.
What are you talking about?

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[Victor] It was effective, Book.
And Jaida Parker, though,

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you gotta think she might have been able
to pick up the victory.

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[Booker] What the hell
are they doing out here?

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-Rolling to the outside?
-What's going on here?

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[Victor] Why the hell Jaida Parker
getting a steel chair?

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00:13:10,422 --> 00:13:12,691
[Booker] They're cheerleaders now?

236
00:13:12,758 --> 00:13:14,393
The hell is going on?

237
00:13:14,460 --> 00:13:15,895
[Victor] Why don't you focus on that?

238
00:13:15,961 --> 00:13:19,231
Whoa! Gallows turned the attention
away from the official.

239
00:13:19,298 --> 00:13:20,299
Anderson!

240
00:13:20,533 --> 00:13:22,401
What is wrong with you?

241
00:13:24,203 --> 00:13:27,973
[Victor] Michin from behind.
Referee, shoulders down.

242
00:13:28,040 --> 00:13:31,510
And it's Michin who gets
some redemption tonight.

243
00:13:32,611 --> 00:13:36,382
[announcer] Here's your winner, Michin.

244
00:13:36,448 --> 00:13:40,319
-[Victor] What are you upset about?
-[Booker] Not like that, Vic.

245
00:13:40,386 --> 00:13:45,357
-[Booker] Come on, man.
-Well, the O.C., Michin all smiles.

246
00:13:45,424 --> 00:13:49,128
Anderson, Gallows
running a little interference tonight.

247
00:13:49,195 --> 00:13:52,932
And Michin would take care of the rest.
You said she was a veteran.

248
00:13:52,998 --> 00:13:56,702
That was a veteran move by Michin
to pick up the victory

249
00:13:56,769 --> 00:13:59,038
here this evening as Michin

250
00:13:59,104 --> 00:14:02,374
silences Jaida Parker here tonight.

251
00:14:02,441 --> 00:14:03,943
Booker, let's go back.

252
00:14:04,009 --> 00:14:09,048
Sunday we were in Las Vegas.
It was the UFC Apex. It was battleground.

253
00:14:09,114 --> 00:14:12,484
And after the Triple Threat match
for the North American title,

254
00:14:12,551 --> 00:14:15,688
Gallus was not done with Wes Lee.

255
00:14:15,754 --> 00:14:20,826
A vicious, heinous three on one
attack this past Sunday.

256
00:14:21,293 --> 00:14:23,295
[all shouting]

257
00:14:24,096 --> 00:14:25,664
That's enough. That's enough.

258
00:14:27,733 --> 00:14:29,501
[Victor] As for tonight though…

259
00:14:30,336 --> 00:14:31,337
Gallus,

260
00:14:31,937 --> 00:14:33,973
looks like you're up to your old tricks.

261
00:14:34,640 --> 00:14:37,776
Now, I've been in Wes's position before,
and Wes is my mate.

262
00:14:37,843 --> 00:14:41,747
And I'm not going to stand there
and watch my mate get bullied.

263
00:14:41,814 --> 00:14:46,385
So tomorrow, lads, prove it.
Gallus boys on top. Shut up.

264
00:14:48,254 --> 00:14:51,156
[Victor] Six man tag still to come,
but there he is.

265
00:14:51,223 --> 00:14:54,894
The WWE Champion is here. Cody Rhodes.

266
00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:57,496
We're going to hear
from "the American Nightmare"

267
00:14:57,563 --> 00:14:59,965
live tonight on NXT.

268
00:15:04,737 --> 00:15:09,541
[indistinct chatter]

269
00:15:09,608 --> 00:15:11,911
Easy, easy. Fellas. Fellas.

270
00:15:11,977 --> 00:15:14,413
-I thought we squashed all this.
-As did I.

271
00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:15,447
Well, sorry, Ridge.

272
00:15:15,514 --> 00:15:17,483
It's just a little hard to trust you.

273
00:15:17,549 --> 00:15:19,285
Exactly. You can't be trusted.

274
00:15:19,351 --> 00:15:20,552
You're not part Chase U.

275
00:15:20,619 --> 00:15:23,522
Name one good thing that's happened
since you've been here.

276
00:15:23,589 --> 00:15:26,759
You two said you weren't
even gonna be out there last week.

277
00:15:26,825 --> 00:15:28,494
No, I wasn't gonna go out there last week.

278
00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:31,397
-You should have been out there.
-You insisted that we go out last week.

279
00:15:31,463 --> 00:15:33,332
I wanna be a uni and stick together.

280
00:15:33,399 --> 00:15:35,401
[indistinct]

281
00:15:39,271 --> 00:15:41,974
[screaming]
Everyone shut the up and sit down!

282
00:15:42,408 --> 00:15:43,175
Sit down.

283
00:15:44,944 --> 00:15:48,113
-Where'd she learn that from?
-What the issue? He's an outsider.

284
00:15:48,180 --> 00:15:50,983
Well, guess what, Riley?
So were you. And we let you in.

285
00:15:51,050 --> 00:15:52,885
Thea, I think we need to take
a step back and breathe.

286
00:15:52,952 --> 00:15:56,121
-I think the whole Jacy situation…
-Andre, do I need to remind everyone

287
00:15:56,188 --> 00:15:58,891
that you almost gambled
the entire university away?

288
00:15:58,958 --> 00:16:02,728
Oh, wait, you did gamble
the entire university away.

289
00:16:02,795 --> 00:16:04,763
-Thea, I…
-Duke and you.

290
00:16:05,864 --> 00:16:06,865
You.

291
00:16:07,366 --> 00:16:10,769
Everyone thought that you were gonna stab
Mr. Chase in the back, but you didn't.

292
00:16:10,836 --> 00:16:15,007
Because we gave you a chance.
We give everyone a chance.

293
00:16:15,074 --> 00:16:16,342
And I'm over it.

294
00:16:16,408 --> 00:16:18,510
Everyone needs to get on the same page.

295
00:16:18,577 --> 00:16:20,446
We're all Chase U.

296
00:16:20,512 --> 00:16:24,116
And that's not a teachable moment.
That's the truth.

297
00:16:24,516 --> 00:16:25,517
[silence]

298
00:16:28,620 --> 00:16:30,122
Wow, she has a point.

299
00:16:31,590 --> 00:16:33,459
[Victor] I kind of agree with Duke.

300
00:16:33,525 --> 00:16:35,761
She does indeed have a point, doesn't she?

301
00:16:35,828 --> 00:16:38,731
[Booker] Sometimes you just
mind your business.

302
00:16:41,700 --> 00:16:42,735
[bell rings]

303
00:16:42,801 --> 00:16:46,438
[announcer] The following Contest is
a six man tag team match

304
00:16:46,505 --> 00:16:48,173
scheduled for one fall.

305
00:16:48,607 --> 00:16:53,178
Introducing first, Wolfgang,
Mark and Joe Coffey,

306
00:16:53,245 --> 00:16:55,748
Gallus!

307
00:16:55,814 --> 00:16:58,283
[Victor] I actually want to piggyback
off what you just said.

308
00:16:58,350 --> 00:17:00,252
You said mind your own
business, right?

309
00:17:00,319 --> 00:17:04,289
When was the last time Gallus
just minded their own business?

310
00:17:04,356 --> 00:17:09,061
Took out Ivar, took out Josh Briggs.
They've attacked multiple times Wes Lee.

311
00:17:09,128 --> 00:17:11,730
[Booker] You know what?
Let's call a crew right here.

312
00:17:11,797 --> 00:17:15,534
Brothers to the bone, man.
And you know what they say, right?

313
00:17:15,601 --> 00:17:19,271
Blood is a whole lot thicker than water.

314
00:17:19,972 --> 00:17:22,174
There he is. There he is.

315
00:17:22,241 --> 00:17:24,410
-Who are you pointing at?
-Talking about my man Joe Coffey.

316
00:17:24,476 --> 00:17:27,880
That was Mark Coffey that was over here.
Joe Coffey is in the jacket.

317
00:17:37,056 --> 00:17:42,361
Well, no doubt this man has been fuming
thinking about the events of Battleground.

318
00:17:46,899 --> 00:17:48,500
[announcer] And their opponents,

319
00:17:48,567 --> 00:17:52,805
the team of Wes Lee
and New Catch Republic,

320
00:17:52,871 --> 00:17:57,276
Tyler Bate and "the Bruiser weight"
Pete Dunne.

321
00:17:57,342 --> 00:18:03,115
[Victor] A lot of respect for this duo
stepping up and helping out Wes Lee.

322
00:18:03,182 --> 00:18:08,954
[Booker] This is the biggest mistake
this New Catch Republic has made to date.

323
00:18:09,021 --> 00:18:14,293
You don't want to cross the Gallus boys.
You don't want to get into cross ass

324
00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:18,230
Joe Coffey and Mark and Wolfgang.

325
00:18:18,297 --> 00:18:21,533
-You don't want to do that.
-[Victor] Why are you such a hater?

326
00:18:22,601 --> 00:18:25,637
[Booker] Speaking facts. Knowledge.

327
00:18:26,772 --> 00:18:30,342
[Victor] I guess time will tell
as this match about begins. Six man.

328
00:18:30,409 --> 00:18:34,480
[Booker] Because I like Tyler Bate,
I like Pete Dunne. But, Wes Lee?

329
00:18:34,546 --> 00:18:37,983
Do the greatest North American
champion in their history--

330
00:18:38,050 --> 00:18:40,519
-And again, I like these guys…
-Talking out of both ends.

331
00:18:40,586 --> 00:18:42,988
Are you with them or you against them?

332
00:18:44,022 --> 00:18:46,525
[Booker]
I'm speaking facts here. That's it.

333
00:18:46,592 --> 00:18:48,193
[Victor] So let me ask you this.

334
00:18:48,260 --> 00:18:50,062
You don't believe that Lee deserved

335
00:18:50,129 --> 00:18:52,598
that post match beat down in Las Vegas.

336
00:18:52,664 --> 00:18:56,235
[Booker] If me and my brother
got beat but you don't let me catch you.

337
00:18:56,301 --> 00:18:59,571
I don't care if you Starbucks,
7/11, walking down the hall.

338
00:18:59,638 --> 00:19:01,540
Your ass going to get our ass whooping.

339
00:19:01,607 --> 00:19:03,509
[Victor] I've heard you say that
to Corey Graves in the past too.

340
00:19:03,575 --> 00:19:06,078
A tag was made. Wolfgang tag again.

341
00:19:06,145 --> 00:19:09,581
[Booker] So that you understand
the moments that led…

342
00:19:09,648 --> 00:19:12,851
-Don't everyone look at it two ways.
-…the Gallus boys.

343
00:19:12,918 --> 00:19:15,053
[Victor] Ain't able to kick out.
Right shoulder up, shoulders down.

344
00:19:15,120 --> 00:19:16,722
One more time and another kick out.

345
00:19:16,788 --> 00:19:19,892
And these two, of course,
no strangers at all

346
00:19:19,958 --> 00:19:23,295
actually Gallus no strangers
to the No Quarter Catch Crew.

347
00:19:23,362 --> 00:19:25,864
Joe Coffey challenged
Pete Dunne for the UK talent.

348
00:19:25,931 --> 00:19:31,603
The first NXT UK takeover in Blackpool.
A rich history between all the…

349
00:19:31,670 --> 00:19:33,372
Hey, Tyler!

350
00:19:33,438 --> 00:19:36,675
Rich history between all these
superstars in this match.

351
00:19:36,742 --> 00:19:38,544
[Booker] Play a little hard

352
00:19:38,610 --> 00:19:40,712
it's going to catch up sooner or later,

353
00:19:40,779 --> 00:19:42,681
especially in a match up like this.

354
00:19:42,748 --> 00:19:45,984
[Victor] Also want to make for the record,
Wes Lee was not pinned

355
00:19:46,084 --> 00:19:48,086
at Battleground.

356
00:19:48,754 --> 00:19:51,156
[Booker]
Why you got to bring up stuff like that?

357
00:19:52,291 --> 00:19:53,292
Why is that a stat?

358
00:19:54,526 --> 00:19:57,262
That's not even a stat.
Why you going to bring that?

359
00:19:57,329 --> 00:19:58,864
[Victor] I'm not going to argue all night

360
00:19:58,931 --> 00:20:02,534
the show is only 27 minutes in
and Pete Dunne right now is in control

361
00:20:02,601 --> 00:20:07,172
looking to bend back
and snap the digits of Mark Coffey.

362
00:20:07,239 --> 00:20:10,108
Not gonna be able to drink a pint
if your hands are broke.

363
00:20:10,175 --> 00:20:13,312
-[Booker] Referee, come on.
-That's not illegal, Booker.

364
00:20:13,378 --> 00:20:16,481
[Victor] You've been in the ring.
What are you talking about?

365
00:20:16,582 --> 00:20:19,484
Your facts are way out there today.
You need another C4 energy.

366
00:20:19,551 --> 00:20:22,254
I just thought the ref
is not gonna do something like that.

367
00:20:22,321 --> 00:20:23,188
[Victor] Okay.

368
00:20:24,156 --> 00:20:26,525
Pete Dunne ripping back.

369
00:20:27,159 --> 00:20:28,160
Oh!

370
00:20:29,261 --> 00:20:31,697
[Booker] All of that is unnecessary.

371
00:20:31,763 --> 00:20:34,066
-That's effective as well.
-It is, it's very effective.

372
00:20:34,132 --> 00:20:36,568
[Victor] And this is why I got a lot
of respect for these two.

373
00:20:36,635 --> 00:20:38,270
They know exactly what Gallus could do.

374
00:20:38,337 --> 00:20:41,573
They were not going to stand by
and watch Wes Lee combat

375
00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:43,609
these three individuals

376
00:20:43,675 --> 00:20:46,478
because the trio of Gallus
thrives on chaos

377
00:20:46,545 --> 00:20:48,280
by having the numbers advantage,

378
00:20:48,347 --> 00:20:49,815
which they love by the way.

379
00:20:49,881 --> 00:20:52,784
And they don't have the numbers advantage
here tonight.

380
00:20:53,585 --> 00:20:54,886
[Booker] Right about that.

381
00:20:54,953 --> 00:20:58,290
Pete Dunne looking great.
Here comes Wes Lee.

382
00:20:58,357 --> 00:21:01,927
Oh, you got cardiac. "Cardiac kid."

383
00:21:03,528 --> 00:21:08,467
[Victor] And Tyler Bate who is legal
taking Mark Coffey for the ride

384
00:21:08,533 --> 00:21:11,169
with a little help
to get the spinning going.

385
00:21:11,236 --> 00:21:13,205
Lead to the outside.

386
00:21:15,140 --> 00:21:16,174
Incoming.

387
00:21:17,476 --> 00:21:23,315
And round and round Mark Coffey goes.
Where does it end? Only Tyler Bate knows.

388
00:21:30,322 --> 00:21:32,124
[Victor] I'm getting dizzy out here.

389
00:21:32,924 --> 00:21:35,594
I think he could have lasted
the last 90 minutes

390
00:21:35,661 --> 00:21:37,596
of just spinning around Mark Coffey.

391
00:21:37,663 --> 00:21:39,398
Don't miss a second of the action.

392
00:21:39,464 --> 00:21:43,535
Look who's rocking, look who's rolling.
Look who's standing tall.

393
00:21:49,474 --> 00:21:52,444
Back live on NXT as you saw throughout
the commercial break,

394
00:21:52,511 --> 00:21:55,414
the Gallus boys indeed
have been on top of the action.

395
00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:56,948
Roll through, shoulders down!

396
00:21:57,015 --> 00:22:00,485
Tyler Bate was a half second away
from pinning Joe Coffey.

397
00:22:00,552 --> 00:22:02,187
Now he's trying to make a tag and…

398
00:22:02,254 --> 00:22:03,488
[Booker] Not bad.

399
00:22:03,555 --> 00:22:07,859
-[Victor] Just lost.
-To that man right there, Joe Coffey.

400
00:22:07,926 --> 00:22:10,495
[Victor] You talk about staying out
and minding your own business.

401
00:22:10,562 --> 00:22:11,396
How about a Monday night Raw?

402
00:22:11,463 --> 00:22:14,332
Chad Gable calling out
intercontinental champion Sami Zayn

403
00:22:14,399 --> 00:22:16,601
for always sticking his nose
in others' business.

404
00:22:16,668 --> 00:22:20,238
[Booker] That's Master Gable to you,
I think.

405
00:22:21,807 --> 00:22:22,574
Beautiful!

406
00:22:22,641 --> 00:22:24,376
Gable and Zane
meet Saturday in Scotland.

407
00:22:24,443 --> 00:22:26,511
The Clash of the Castle
for the IC title…

408
00:22:26,578 --> 00:22:28,046
And almost had a trio.

409
00:22:28,113 --> 00:22:29,314
[Booker] Come on.

410
00:22:29,381 --> 00:22:32,684
[Victor] Pick up a victory here tonight.
But if it was not for Pete Dunne.

411
00:22:32,751 --> 00:22:36,088
Take another look. Feel that impact.

412
00:22:36,154 --> 00:22:39,491
As a tag was made. Mark Coffey's back in.

413
00:22:39,558 --> 00:22:42,527
And look at the two on one. Oh, Bate!

414
00:22:42,594 --> 00:22:46,298
[Booker] The referee is losing control
of this thing right now, Vic.

415
00:22:46,365 --> 00:22:49,768
I don't like the looks.
I don't like the looks of this.

416
00:22:49,835 --> 00:22:51,803
[Victor] This is the moment for Bate.

417
00:22:55,073 --> 00:22:58,076
Trying to crawl.
Looking for Pete Dunne.

418
00:22:58,143 --> 00:23:01,713
-Dunne reaching out. Joe Coffey.
-[Booker] Oh, yes.

419
00:23:01,780 --> 00:23:06,551
-[Victor] And isolating Tyler Bates.
-[Booker] So comfy right there, man.

420
00:23:06,618 --> 00:23:09,988
Always grind it.

421
00:23:10,055 --> 00:23:10,856
[Victor] Oh!

422
00:23:10,922 --> 00:23:14,393
We can agree that Gallus
doesn't like a fair fight

423
00:23:14,459 --> 00:23:16,395
as Bate landed on his feet.

424
00:23:16,461 --> 00:23:21,133
And tag. And it's Wes Lee who's legal.
And there comes "the Cardiac kid".

425
00:23:21,166 --> 00:23:24,669
Big uppercut rocking Joe.
Wolfgang coming in. He got caught.

426
00:23:24,736 --> 00:23:27,239
Wes Lee right now
hitting on all cylinders.

427
00:23:27,305 --> 00:23:31,810
[Booker] Wes Lee get a lot of momentum
because he's hard to stop. Oh, my God!

428
00:23:31,877 --> 00:23:34,112
[Victor] Hurricanrana
with an assist from Wolfgang.

429
00:23:34,179 --> 00:23:36,415
Wolfgang now doing a little do-si-do

430
00:23:36,481 --> 00:23:39,117
and he's getting body.
He's getting chopped down.

431
00:23:39,184 --> 00:23:42,421
Look at Wes Lee looking for the DDT.

432
00:23:44,222 --> 00:23:47,492
[Booker] Wes Lee.
You got to give this kid a lot of credit.

433
00:23:47,559 --> 00:23:48,527
[Victor] Cover!

434
00:23:48,593 --> 00:23:50,428
-[referee] …two…
-[Booker] Oh, wow.

435
00:23:50,495 --> 00:23:55,000
[Victor] Mark Coffey breaking it up.
Wes Lee was hitting anything that move.

436
00:23:55,066 --> 00:23:56,101
No pop and bang.

437
00:23:56,168 --> 00:23:57,936
What a right hand for Mark. Bate!

438
00:23:59,104 --> 00:24:00,105
From Dunne.

439
00:24:03,542 --> 00:24:04,676
No, no, no!

440
00:24:04,743 --> 00:24:07,879
[Victor] No, no, no. Yes, yes, yes!

441
00:24:07,946 --> 00:24:10,549
-Snap, snap, snap.
-[Booker] Oh, man!

442
00:24:11,883 --> 00:24:12,818
[Victor] Bam!

443
00:24:16,621 --> 00:24:20,592
Joe thought he was going to hit Dunne.
Joe with a moonsault. Bate goes flying.

444
00:24:20,659 --> 00:24:25,764
But it's Wes Lee who's legal.
Meteora center of the ring into the cover.

445
00:24:28,099 --> 00:24:30,068
-My word!
-[Booker] So close.

446
00:24:30,435 --> 00:24:31,470
So, so close.

447
00:24:34,005 --> 00:24:36,575
[Victor]
This place just came out of their seat.

448
00:24:37,509 --> 00:24:40,345
Wes Lee now looking to fly.

449
00:24:41,780 --> 00:24:44,683
-[Booker] Oh, man!
-He decided to switch direction.

450
00:24:44,749 --> 00:24:45,951
[Booker] That was a hard land to go.

451
00:24:46,017 --> 00:24:49,554
[Victor] But he wiped out the field.
And again, look who's standing.

452
00:24:49,621 --> 00:24:50,689
[crowd chanting] NXT!

453
00:24:50,755 --> 00:24:54,159
I don't know if their chant "NXT"
or "Go Wes Lee".

454
00:24:54,226 --> 00:24:57,662
As Lee able to roll back through…

455
00:25:00,165 --> 00:25:02,601
-[Booker] That's it, man.
-[referee] …two, three!

456
00:25:02,667 --> 00:25:03,668
[bell rings]

457
00:25:06,238 --> 00:25:09,875
[announcer] Here are your winners, Gallus.

458
00:25:10,442 --> 00:25:13,612
[Victor] Talk about grinding good
to the last drop.

459
00:25:13,678 --> 00:25:16,948
[Booker] Talking about action personified.
What a hell of a match.

460
00:25:17,015 --> 00:25:22,621
[Victor] Joe Coffey and Gallus
just grinded out this victory.

461
00:25:22,687 --> 00:25:24,990
Tyler Bate, Dunne. They were bringing it.

462
00:25:25,056 --> 00:25:26,791
Wes Lee was hitting as well.

463
00:25:26,858 --> 00:25:29,828
Take a look right here.
Lee, at the last moment.

464
00:25:29,895 --> 00:25:32,731
Serendipity, my friend,
was able to wipe out the field.

465
00:25:32,797 --> 00:25:37,135
But in the same moment,
he also kind of cost himself the match up.

466
00:25:37,202 --> 00:25:38,303
Bam!

467
00:25:38,370 --> 00:25:44,976
No one to save Wes Lee
after getting turned inside out.

468
00:25:45,043 --> 00:25:45,844
[Booker] Good night.

469
00:25:45,911 --> 00:25:51,616
[Victor] And on this night,
it is the Gallus boys on top.

470
00:25:52,417 --> 00:25:54,986
You should not put your own…

471
00:25:56,488 --> 00:25:57,489
Come on.

472
00:25:58,690 --> 00:25:59,658
Man.

473
00:25:59,724 --> 00:26:03,628
Michin beating Jaida Parker?
Make it make sense.

474
00:26:03,695 --> 00:26:04,663
It don't.

475
00:26:04,729 --> 00:26:07,399
If Gallows and Anderson
didn't come out there,

476
00:26:07,465 --> 00:26:08,867
I would have had her ass beat.

477
00:26:08,934 --> 00:26:09,968
And she knows it.

478
00:26:10,035 --> 00:26:14,139
Look, Michin no es Nadie
No salimos 'cause we know you had it.

479
00:26:14,205 --> 00:26:16,708
That's on us. We gotta handle that.

480
00:26:16,775 --> 00:26:19,044
It ain't even like that, though.

481
00:26:19,110 --> 00:26:20,779
That's why y'all come out with me

482
00:26:20,845 --> 00:26:23,682
and let me go to the ring
by myself because I got this.

483
00:26:24,616 --> 00:26:25,650
But Michin?

484
00:26:27,519 --> 00:26:30,021
Michin want to play like that?
Then so be it.

485
00:26:30,088 --> 00:26:33,325
But I promise you, and I promise you
I'm a handler

486
00:26:33,391 --> 00:26:35,060
and I'mma run her ass out of NXT.

487
00:26:35,126 --> 00:26:36,294
I know that's right.

488
00:26:39,431 --> 00:26:40,799
-I'm feeling good.
-Come on, Brinley.

489
00:26:40,865 --> 00:26:42,901
Keep getting that prematch
pump going because we know

490
00:26:42,968 --> 00:26:44,703
that stranger's going to be your
ass tonight.

491
00:26:44,769 --> 00:26:46,771
Babe, promise me just one thing, please.

492
00:26:46,838 --> 00:26:48,506
-What?
-You going to be careful.

493
00:26:48,573 --> 00:26:51,142
-Duh
-Hey. You ain't gotta promise me anything.

494
00:26:51,209 --> 00:26:52,210
I don't know if you've seen it,

495
00:26:52,277 --> 00:26:54,779
but it's something going on
with Wendy Choo right now. Strange.

496
00:26:54,846 --> 00:26:56,948
I agree. She's just not the same, man.

497
00:26:57,015 --> 00:26:58,416
I just don't feel that…

498
00:26:58,483 --> 00:27:03,588
Guys, love the concern,
but Wendy? She's a freaking sweetheart.

499
00:27:03,655 --> 00:27:05,490
We're gonna go out there
and have such a fun time.

500
00:27:05,557 --> 00:27:06,858
It's gonna be a great match.

501
00:27:06,925 --> 00:27:08,226
Oh, can't wait.

502
00:27:10,428 --> 00:27:12,530
-You got that feeling?
-I do.

503
00:27:12,597 --> 00:27:13,765
[Brinley] Boys, come on!

504
00:27:17,435 --> 00:27:20,438
["Red Alert" playing]

505
00:27:48,633 --> 00:27:52,404
Oh, what a historic night it was
in Las Vegas on Sunday night.

506
00:27:52,470 --> 00:27:56,274
Not just for us, Book,
but also for the WWE and for UFC.

507
00:27:56,341 --> 00:27:59,244
Yeah, man, I got a chance
to hang out with Jamahal Hill.

508
00:27:59,310 --> 00:28:01,946
He's a big fan, man. Big, big fan.

509
00:28:02,013 --> 00:28:03,381
-You know what a fan is?
-Huh?

510
00:28:03,448 --> 00:28:05,784
-You know.
-Besides my mom and my wife, probably not.

511
00:28:05,850 --> 00:28:07,619
But he has been watching you
his entire life.

512
00:28:07,686 --> 00:28:09,521
I just want to throw that out there.

513
00:28:09,587 --> 00:28:11,790
But let's go back to
what happened on Sunday.

514
00:28:11,856 --> 00:28:14,993
It was Sol Ruca with five other women
trying to make history.

515
00:28:15,060 --> 00:28:18,863
And for Sol, she certainly put
her heart on the line.

516
00:28:21,566 --> 00:28:24,402
I am very nervous and very excited.

517
00:28:24,469 --> 00:28:28,239
I haven't been to Vegas
since I was probably like seven or eight.

518
00:28:28,339 --> 00:28:30,708
I used to have gymnastics competitions
out here all the time.

519
00:28:30,775 --> 00:28:32,711
So back to my acrobats and tumbling days.

520
00:28:32,777 --> 00:28:34,245
Seven. One.

521
00:28:34,312 --> 00:28:35,613
So it's really nice to be back

522
00:28:35,680 --> 00:28:38,550
and be competing again
in a whole different world.

523
00:28:43,088 --> 00:28:44,656
It's such a big day

524
00:28:44,723 --> 00:28:47,092
and I'm so nervous,
but I'm so, so excited.

525
00:28:48,660 --> 00:28:52,330
I actually made my gear this time
and we went with gold and black.

526
00:28:52,397 --> 00:28:54,632
I wanted it to look
like I was wearing a bathing suit

527
00:28:54,699 --> 00:28:58,369
and had jean shorts over it,
kind of sticking out gold studs

528
00:28:58,436 --> 00:29:00,505
to make it extra Vegasy I guess.

529
00:29:00,572 --> 00:29:02,640
It was a lot of fun
and I can't wait to wear it today.

530
00:29:06,611 --> 00:29:09,180
My first ladder match and my first PLE,

531
00:29:09,247 --> 00:29:10,582
which is…

532
00:29:11,149 --> 00:29:13,551
just so crazy to me
because I was injured

533
00:29:13,618 --> 00:29:15,820
like a few months ago and now I'm here.

534
00:29:15,887 --> 00:29:18,323
It's crazy going
from not being able to walk

535
00:29:18,389 --> 00:29:20,058
to being in a ladder match.

536
00:29:20,125 --> 00:29:22,293
I didn't think
I was going to be here after…

537
00:29:22,360 --> 00:29:25,630
After what I went through, I thought
it was going to be a long time coming

538
00:29:25,697 --> 00:29:27,165
until I was back in the ring.

539
00:29:28,333 --> 00:29:30,101
I'm so excited to get out there.

540
00:29:30,168 --> 00:29:32,403
I spent nine months
relearning how to walk,

541
00:29:32,470 --> 00:29:34,539
relearning how to run,
relearning how to jump.

542
00:29:34,606 --> 00:29:37,475
And this is where it all pays off.
And I cannot wait to get out there,

543
00:29:39,177 --> 00:29:41,146
create something new and make a splash.

544
00:29:45,683 --> 00:29:49,921
[Victor] We will crown the first
Women's North American champion.

545
00:29:49,988 --> 00:29:51,656
[Booker] That's Sol Ruca?

546
00:29:52,190 --> 00:29:53,825
[Booker] It's getting hot in here.

547
00:29:53,892 --> 00:29:56,394
I'm gonna get emotional.
Every time I go out there…

548
00:29:59,330 --> 00:30:00,532
…and have a good match.

549
00:30:02,467 --> 00:30:04,335
It is such a blessing.

550
00:30:05,136 --> 00:30:05,970
Oh!

551
00:30:06,037 --> 00:30:07,338
[Victor] Soul snatcher.

552
00:30:07,405 --> 00:30:09,641
-[Booker] Oh!
-[Victor] Another one!

553
00:30:10,708 --> 00:30:14,078
May not be the first ever
Women's NXT North American champion.

554
00:30:14,145 --> 00:30:16,281
[Victor] Jordan has made history.

555
00:30:16,848 --> 00:30:18,216
Bummed I didn't come out victorious,

556
00:30:18,283 --> 00:30:20,051
but just can't wait to get back out there

557
00:30:20,118 --> 00:30:21,920
and to chase those titles
and to making my way

558
00:30:21,986 --> 00:30:26,024
up to the top of that ladder
or top of the NXT women's locker room.

559
00:30:29,727 --> 00:30:32,297
[Victor] We may argue a lot,
but one thing we can agree on,

560
00:30:32,363 --> 00:30:34,098
Soul Star is on the rise.

561
00:30:34,165 --> 00:30:35,600
[Booker] I agree.

562
00:30:37,569 --> 00:30:38,570
[bell rings]

563
00:30:38,636 --> 00:30:42,040
[announcer] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.

564
00:30:42,106 --> 00:30:45,577
Introducing first accompanied
by Edris Enofe

565
00:30:45,643 --> 00:30:49,581
and Malik Blade, Brinley Reece!

566
00:30:49,647 --> 00:30:51,516
[Booker] That was
a dynamite drop in there.

567
00:30:51,583 --> 00:30:53,751
-I see why they pay you the big bucks.
-[Booker laughs]

568
00:30:53,818 --> 00:30:56,287
As we get ready as the spotlight, Book,

569
00:30:56,354 --> 00:30:59,858
back on the best women's division
in wrestling,

570
00:30:59,924 --> 00:31:01,125
[Booker] Brinley Reece.

571
00:31:01,226 --> 00:31:04,529
-I love the heart.
-[Victor] And Edris and Malik.

572
00:31:04,596 --> 00:31:07,432
No, no. I mean, they're not working.
I'm talking about.

573
00:31:07,498 --> 00:31:08,566
I love the hard work.

574
00:31:08,633 --> 00:31:09,767
I love that mentality.

575
00:31:14,038 --> 00:31:18,476
She need to drop that chicken dinner,
you know, real quick, man.

576
00:31:18,543 --> 00:31:21,279
Real quick.
Get with a winner, man. Get with a winner.

577
00:31:21,346 --> 00:31:22,814
Drop that chicken dinner.

578
00:31:24,349 --> 00:31:27,352
["Twisted Champion" playing]

579
00:31:30,922 --> 00:31:35,059
[announcer] And her opponent, Wendy Choo.

580
00:31:36,227 --> 00:31:38,563
[Victor] Well, Wendy Choo is certainly

581
00:31:39,597 --> 00:31:41,933
awake in his back.

582
00:31:43,935 --> 00:31:44,936
NXT.

583
00:31:47,705 --> 00:31:48,706
[Booker] Different.

584
00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:50,808
Different Wendy Choo.

585
00:31:50,875 --> 00:31:56,881
[Victor] That is certainly not the same
Wendy Choo that we once knew.

586
00:31:56,948 --> 00:31:58,449
[Booker] Still got the pillow.

587
00:32:04,355 --> 00:32:05,823
[Victor] She also has a…

588
00:32:07,892 --> 00:32:11,496
unique stare about her.
I don't mean to be a little off.

589
00:32:12,997 --> 00:32:16,067
-[Booker] I like it.
-[Victor] Do you like nightmares?

590
00:32:16,134 --> 00:32:18,136
That are living, walking and breathing.

591
00:32:18,202 --> 00:32:21,906
[Booker] I think Wendy Choo right here
has a whole lot of potential.

592
00:32:21,973 --> 00:32:24,976
Let's see exactly how this thing
play out. Really reset.

593
00:32:25,043 --> 00:32:27,745
We're gonna go out here
and have some fun tonight, Vic.

594
00:32:27,812 --> 00:32:30,348
Let's see how much fun
is actually gonna be.

595
00:32:30,415 --> 00:32:32,984
-[Victor] I don't actually know.
-[Booker] Oh, yeah!

596
00:32:34,652 --> 00:32:36,921
[Victor] Fun and games out the window

597
00:32:38,489 --> 00:32:40,525
with Wendy Choo.
And I was gonna ask you,

598
00:32:40,591 --> 00:32:42,827
how long do you think
it would take for Choo

599
00:32:42,894 --> 00:32:44,996
to get back in any sort of rhythm.

600
00:32:45,063 --> 00:32:47,632
Coming off of… What the hell?

601
00:32:47,699 --> 00:32:48,700
[Booker] Oh, good night.

602
00:32:48,766 --> 00:32:51,369
They say time off is your worst enemy,
but I'm going to tell you right now,

603
00:32:51,436 --> 00:32:55,773
seemed like that time off
did Wendy Choo a whole lot of good.

604
00:32:55,840 --> 00:32:58,776
[Victor] Even Blade and Edris
are noticing something

605
00:32:58,843 --> 00:33:01,245
a little bit off about Wendy Choo
here tonight.

606
00:33:01,312 --> 00:33:04,015
[Booker] Maybe Wendy needs
to work with him.

607
00:33:04,048 --> 00:33:04,949
What the…

608
00:33:05,717 --> 00:33:06,985
Oh, man!

609
00:33:08,886 --> 00:33:10,822
[Victor] Wendy Choo back in.

610
00:33:10,888 --> 00:33:12,123
-[Victor] Oh!
-See what I'm saying?

611
00:33:12,190 --> 00:33:15,360
Physical dominate into a cover.

612
00:33:15,426 --> 00:33:17,328
[Booker] This would have happens
when you come with purpose,

613
00:33:17,395 --> 00:33:18,429
when you got your game.

614
00:33:18,496 --> 00:33:20,231
[Victor] I'll say it a different way.
She's…

615
00:33:21,666 --> 00:33:24,435
slithering around the ring,
but she is fighting with…

616
00:33:24,502 --> 00:33:26,204
malicious intent tonight.

617
00:33:26,270 --> 00:33:28,773
[Booker] Purpose, Vic.
This is a different Wendy Choo.

618
00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:30,074
And I'm going to tell you right now,

619
00:33:30,141 --> 00:33:31,776
this right here
is going to do a lot of good

620
00:33:31,843 --> 00:33:34,846
working her way up the ladder
here in this division.

621
00:33:34,912 --> 00:33:37,682
[Victor] This is a big match for Reece,
not just for herself,

622
00:33:37,749 --> 00:33:38,783
but also to prove a point

623
00:33:38,850 --> 00:33:41,552
that she could show Edris and show Malik

624
00:33:41,619 --> 00:33:43,721
what positive energy can do.

625
00:33:43,788 --> 00:33:45,490
Let's see exactly what that positive…

626
00:33:45,556 --> 00:33:46,758
[Victor] Big scoop slam!

627
00:33:46,824 --> 00:33:50,128
[Booker] …she's looking real good.
Like I said, I like Brinley Reece.

628
00:33:50,194 --> 00:33:54,165
She's got a work hard mentality.
But right now she just got caught.

629
00:33:55,867 --> 00:34:00,438
-[Booker] Man! Wendy Choo.
-[Victor] Off the clothesline.

630
00:34:00,505 --> 00:34:04,876
And now Wendy Choo, center of the ring,
locking in a submission.

631
00:34:04,942 --> 00:34:06,644
Referee's in position.

632
00:34:06,711 --> 00:34:08,913
[Booker] Do your job, ref!

633
00:34:08,980 --> 00:34:11,516
Do your job. Do your job, ref!

634
00:34:11,582 --> 00:34:13,985
Had a wherewithal. You better stop it.

635
00:34:14,051 --> 00:34:16,054
-[bell rings]
-[Victor] And the official

636
00:34:16,120 --> 00:34:19,056
calls for the bell to put Reece to sleep.

637
00:34:20,425 --> 00:34:25,229
[announcer] Here is your winner,
Wendy Choo.

638
00:34:27,799 --> 00:34:29,934
[Victor] Shivers go up your spine.

639
00:34:30,001 --> 00:34:32,069
[Booker] How you like
this new Wendy Choo?

640
00:34:32,136 --> 00:34:33,971
-It freaks me out.
-Look at this.

641
00:34:34,038 --> 00:34:35,807
[Booker] Look at this. Oh, man!

642
00:34:36,707 --> 00:34:38,976
[Booker] Good night, Brinley Reece.

643
00:34:39,043 --> 00:34:41,913
[Victor] And they're the…
Finally a tap out.

644
00:34:41,979 --> 00:34:48,686
As you mentioned, put to sleep
by Wendy Choo and Edris, Malik.

645
00:34:49,487 --> 00:34:52,056
-Freaked out, but welcome back.
-[Booker laughs]

646
00:34:52,123 --> 00:34:54,992
[Victor] From your slumber, Wendy Choo.

647
00:34:59,330 --> 00:35:01,499
Well, let's go back for Ethan Page

648
00:35:01,566 --> 00:35:04,235
because it was after the show
last Tuesday.

649
00:35:04,302 --> 00:35:07,405
He obviously has made
more enemies than friends.

650
00:35:07,505 --> 00:35:10,908
That is Oro Mensah,
who was put in the cross hairs

651
00:35:10,975 --> 00:35:14,212
of Ethan Page, along with Noam Dar

652
00:35:14,278 --> 00:35:16,814
and in turn, Oro Mensah did the same.

653
00:35:16,881 --> 00:35:20,351
Mensah has attacked Ethan Page
at every turn,

654
00:35:20,418 --> 00:35:23,454
even brought the fight to Ethan Page

655
00:35:23,521 --> 00:35:26,557
all over the country, including Las Vegas.

656
00:35:26,624 --> 00:35:27,992
And this was last Saturday,

657
00:35:28,059 --> 00:35:32,029
the night before Battleground
inside the UFC Apex.

658
00:35:32,096 --> 00:35:35,967
But this is what happened
after the championship match up,

659
00:35:36,033 --> 00:35:38,102
the main event of Battleground.

660
00:35:38,202 --> 00:35:41,405
It was Oro Mensah once again
getting his hands

661
00:35:41,472 --> 00:35:43,774
and beating down Ethan Page.

662
00:35:43,841 --> 00:35:47,678
Oro Mensah not playing around
with "All Ego."

663
00:35:47,745 --> 00:35:49,247
And we're certainly seeing a new side.

664
00:35:49,313 --> 00:35:52,483
You talk about Wendy Choo,
a new side of Oro Mensah.

665
00:35:52,550 --> 00:35:54,385
And because of everything we just saw,

666
00:35:54,452 --> 00:35:56,154
because of everything I just said.

667
00:35:56,220 --> 00:35:57,355
Due to Mensah's actions,

668
00:35:57,421 --> 00:36:01,292
our general manager, Ava,
had no choice but, as you can see,

669
00:36:01,359 --> 00:36:05,630
to ban Oro Mensah
from the building here tonight.

670
00:36:05,696 --> 00:36:08,866
You also gotta wonder
what else could happen to Oro Mensah

671
00:36:08,933 --> 00:36:11,202
if he does not listen to Avery.

672
00:36:11,269 --> 00:36:12,637
[Booker] Take the time off.

673
00:36:14,105 --> 00:36:15,606
[Victor] We talked about that main event.

674
00:36:15,673 --> 00:36:19,310
There is our NXT champion,
fresh off his first successful defense.

675
00:36:19,377 --> 00:36:22,213
Trick Williams in the building.
He's live next.

676
00:36:24,916 --> 00:36:26,417
I've been standing by,
hoping to get a word

677
00:36:26,484 --> 00:36:27,785
from the fashionably late

678
00:36:27,852 --> 00:36:29,453
NXT Women's champion.

679
00:36:29,520 --> 00:36:32,123
Hurry up, Byron, and ask.
I don't have time for this.

680
00:36:32,190 --> 00:36:34,358
Very well. Roxanne,
tonight you are scheduled to deliver

681
00:36:34,425 --> 00:36:36,761
the state of the women's division address.

682
00:36:36,827 --> 00:36:39,297
Can you give us an idea of what
that might entail?

683
00:36:39,397 --> 00:36:40,398
That's right, Byron.

684
00:36:40,464 --> 00:36:42,867
You saw my match of the night
at Battleground.

685
00:36:42,934 --> 00:36:46,737
I was put in an impossible situation
against one of the most dominant women

686
00:36:46,804 --> 00:36:49,540
in wrestling today.
And here I stand still,

687
00:36:49,607 --> 00:36:51,542
your NXT Women's champion.

688
00:36:51,609 --> 00:36:53,511
So, yeah, tonight I'll be addressing

689
00:36:53,578 --> 00:36:55,813
where I'll be taking
this woman's division in the next…

690
00:36:55,880 --> 00:36:58,349
Hey, Roxanne. What's going on?

691
00:36:59,584 --> 00:37:01,686
Here to just say congrats
on the title win,

692
00:37:01,752 --> 00:37:03,754
and Ava was just wondering

693
00:37:04,388 --> 00:37:06,791
What are you gonna
be talking about tonight?

694
00:37:06,857 --> 00:37:08,726
Aw, is she?

695
00:37:09,627 --> 00:37:13,331
Robert I had to find out
who my Battleground opponent was

696
00:37:13,397 --> 00:37:14,999
when everybody else did.

697
00:37:15,066 --> 00:37:17,268
So why don't you go
and tell your little boss

698
00:37:17,335 --> 00:37:19,670
that she can wait to see
what I have to say,

699
00:37:19,737 --> 00:37:21,172
just like I did.

700
00:37:30,615 --> 00:37:34,352
[Victor] Oh, wait a second, Book.
We knew we were gonna see a champion.

701
00:37:34,418 --> 00:37:37,822
The WWE Champion is here.

702
00:37:42,994 --> 00:37:45,997
["Kingdom" playing]

703
00:38:14,792 --> 00:38:18,796
Show some respect
for this young man, Cody Rhodes.

704
00:38:29,040 --> 00:38:31,542
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen,

705
00:38:31,609 --> 00:38:36,614
please welcome the undisputed

706
00:38:36,681 --> 00:38:39,917
WWE champion,

707
00:38:39,984 --> 00:38:44,155
"the American Nightmare,"

708
00:38:44,221 --> 00:38:48,025
Cody Rhodes!

709
00:38:48,092 --> 00:38:50,227
[Victor] It was nine years ago today.

710
00:38:50,294 --> 00:38:52,997
We lost "the American Dream,"
Dusty Rhodes.

711
00:38:53,064 --> 00:38:54,699
Booker, I ran into Cody earlier.

712
00:38:54,765 --> 00:38:57,702
He said when he walked in the door,
he felt the presence of his father.

713
00:38:57,768 --> 00:39:00,838
When he looked at the roster,
he knows his dad would be proud.

714
00:39:00,905 --> 00:39:03,741
He wanted to come here today
to be part of this atmosphere,

715
00:39:03,808 --> 00:39:05,142
to feel the passion,

716
00:39:05,209 --> 00:39:09,046
because there is nothing
like the NXT universe.

717
00:39:26,097 --> 00:39:32,103
[crowd chanting] Cody! Cody!

718
00:39:41,278 --> 00:39:44,014
It's magical here, isn't it?

719
00:39:47,485 --> 00:39:51,922
Certainly, it's well known
that there is a magic right here at NXT.

720
00:39:51,989 --> 00:39:58,896
And perhaps I needed to be here today,
perhaps I needed to feel said magic

721
00:39:58,963 --> 00:40:03,267
as I head towards Scotland,
towards Clash at the Castle,

722
00:40:03,334 --> 00:40:07,037
towards a WWE Championship defense

723
00:40:07,104 --> 00:40:10,307
against A.J. Styles.

724
00:40:10,941 --> 00:40:13,978
[crowd booing]

725
00:40:20,317 --> 00:40:23,888
A.J. Styles has been a lot of things.

726
00:40:23,954 --> 00:40:26,090
He was the IWGP Heavyweight Champion,

727
00:40:26,157 --> 00:40:27,792
was the NWA World's Heavyweight Champion.

728
00:40:27,858 --> 00:40:31,562
He was WWE Champion.
He was PWI's Wrestler of the Decade.

729
00:40:31,629 --> 00:40:35,566
But for sure,
one thing that you can add to that list

730
00:40:35,633 --> 00:40:39,537
after this Saturday is that A.J. Styles

731
00:40:40,271 --> 00:40:42,506
is going to look at all of Scotland.

732
00:40:42,573 --> 00:40:44,475
He is going to look at our referee,

733
00:40:44,575 --> 00:40:48,512
and he's going to look me in the eyes
and he is going to say,

734
00:40:51,081 --> 00:40:53,083
I…

735
00:40:53,317 --> 00:40:54,318
quit.

736
00:40:57,721 --> 00:41:00,724
["Locked In" playing]

737
00:41:05,029 --> 00:41:07,131
-[Booker] Aha.
-[crowd] Whoop that Trick!

738
00:41:07,198 --> 00:41:09,467
-[Booker] Aha.
-[crowd] Whoop that Trick!

739
00:41:09,533 --> 00:41:11,602
-[Booker] What?
-[crowd] Whoop that Trick!

740
00:41:11,669 --> 00:41:13,737
-[Booker] Yeah!
-[crowd] Whoop that Trick!

741
00:41:13,804 --> 00:41:15,840
-[Booker] Aha.
-[crowd] Whoop that Trick!

742
00:41:15,906 --> 00:41:18,075
[Booker] I like it. Oh, yeah, man.

743
00:41:18,142 --> 00:41:20,644
-[crowd] Whoop that Trick!
-[Booker] Oh, yeah, man.

744
00:41:20,711 --> 00:41:23,414
-[Booker] Well, we talk about moments.
-[Booker laughs]

745
00:41:24,882 --> 00:41:26,183
[Victor] What a moment…

746
00:41:27,585 --> 00:41:30,855
this is going to be for Trick Williams,

747
00:41:30,921 --> 00:41:32,456
our NXT champion.

748
00:41:32,523 --> 00:41:33,991
To be in the ring,

749
00:41:34,058 --> 00:41:35,659
to share the ring

750
00:41:37,261 --> 00:41:41,532
with Cody Rhodes,
the undisputed WWE Champion.

751
00:41:41,599 --> 00:41:44,635
-[Booker] Look at his shoes. Bad day!
-[Trick] Yo, yo, yo.

752
00:41:44,702 --> 00:41:48,272
Hey, first thing first.

753
00:41:48,339 --> 00:41:52,176
We got Cody Rhodes in NXT.
Everybody make some noise.

754
00:41:52,243 --> 00:41:55,246
[crowd cheering]

755
00:42:07,024 --> 00:42:09,093
Now, Cody,
I was on my way to the ring,

756
00:42:09,159 --> 00:42:10,261
I see you on your way.

757
00:42:10,327 --> 00:42:11,328
So out of respect,

758
00:42:11,395 --> 00:42:13,564
I had to hold up
and let you do your thing.

759
00:42:14,331 --> 00:42:15,299
Now,

760
00:42:16,634 --> 00:42:17,701
Cody,

761
00:42:19,203 --> 00:42:20,404
I feel like

762
00:42:22,039 --> 00:42:23,941
we've had similar journeys.

763
00:42:24,909 --> 00:42:26,243
With all due respect,

764
00:42:26,310 --> 00:42:27,711
you at the top of the game

765
00:42:27,778 --> 00:42:29,647
and I'm doing my thing as well.

766
00:42:29,713 --> 00:42:31,448
We both champions,

767
00:42:32,483 --> 00:42:35,352
but I feel like we both
had huge mountains to climb.

768
00:42:35,419 --> 00:42:39,423
We both had chips on our shoulder
to get right here where we are today.

769
00:42:44,929 --> 00:42:46,997
And I guess what I'm trying to say is

770
00:42:48,332 --> 00:42:51,001
now that we got our championships,

771
00:42:51,569 --> 00:42:54,004
now that we're on the other
side of the mountain,

772
00:42:54,939 --> 00:42:56,874
everything feels different now.

773
00:42:57,775 --> 00:42:59,977
I mean, instead of having
something to chase,

774
00:43:00,044 --> 00:43:03,147
instead of having something
that we've been wanting for so long,

775
00:43:03,847 --> 00:43:04,882
we got it now.

776
00:43:06,750 --> 00:43:08,852
And now people are attacking us.

777
00:43:10,020 --> 00:43:12,523
So I guess what I'm trying to ask you is

778
00:43:12,589 --> 00:43:14,491
how do you deal with all this?

779
00:43:18,462 --> 00:43:20,998
How do you deal with

780
00:43:21,065 --> 00:43:24,001
going from being the hunter
to being the hunted, right?

781
00:43:24,068 --> 00:43:25,636
How do you deal with the fact

782
00:43:25,703 --> 00:43:27,838
that on the other side
of that wall right there,

783
00:43:27,905 --> 00:43:31,308
all of our peers
are watching you, watching me,

784
00:43:31,375 --> 00:43:34,478
and they're not going,
"Oh, man, go get them, Trick"?

785
00:43:34,812 --> 00:43:36,780
No, they are judging you.

786
00:43:36,847 --> 00:43:39,717
They are thinking that they
can wear that better than you.

787
00:43:39,783 --> 00:43:43,020
They are thinking that they
can wear this better than me.

788
00:43:45,222 --> 00:43:46,223
But…

789
00:43:46,957 --> 00:43:49,593
one thing to keep in mind, champ,

790
00:43:50,661 --> 00:43:51,862
is even though

791
00:43:52,563 --> 00:43:54,798
we've conquered certain mountains,

792
00:43:59,370 --> 00:44:03,107
there's always another
mountain that you can climb.

793
00:44:03,807 --> 00:44:05,809
[crowd] Oh!

794
00:44:07,778 --> 00:44:08,779
But…

795
00:44:09,580 --> 00:44:11,949
I don't want to get ahead
of ourselves here.

796
00:44:12,282 --> 00:44:13,250
I actually…

797
00:44:18,756 --> 00:44:21,792
[crowd chanting] Whoop that trick!

798
00:44:22,693 --> 00:44:26,163
I actually have been granted
the authority,

799
00:44:26,230 --> 00:44:28,565
Ava has granted me the authority

800
00:44:28,632 --> 00:44:33,470
to let you know
who your next challenger is going to be.

801
00:44:37,074 --> 00:44:40,577
The next challenger for your championship

802
00:44:40,644 --> 00:44:42,980
will be decided on NXT

803
00:44:43,047 --> 00:44:48,052
next week in a 25 man
over the top Battle Royal.

804
00:44:48,118 --> 00:44:50,821
[crowd cheering]

805
00:44:53,624 --> 00:44:55,125
And you may know some of them,

806
00:44:55,192 --> 00:44:58,162
but some of them might be
from different locker rooms.

807
00:44:58,228 --> 00:45:01,231
[crowd screams in awe]

808
00:45:07,738 --> 00:45:09,339
Trick Williams,

809
00:45:10,107 --> 00:45:11,108
champ.

810
00:45:12,309 --> 00:45:13,744
Good luck, my friend.

811
00:45:16,246 --> 00:45:18,882
Whoa, whoa! Hold on, Cody.

812
00:45:20,284 --> 00:45:22,720
There's one more thing I gotta ask you,

813
00:45:23,954 --> 00:45:26,590
and it's very, very serious.

814
00:45:29,359 --> 00:45:31,762
We're fourth of July
right around the corner.

815
00:45:33,697 --> 00:45:35,999
On behalf of all my people,

816
00:45:37,067 --> 00:45:38,702
we all want to know,

817
00:45:40,738 --> 00:45:42,573
are you coming to the cookout?

818
00:45:42,806 --> 00:45:45,809
[crowd cheering]

819
00:45:47,377 --> 00:45:49,780
Y'all want Cody to come to the cookout?

820
00:45:49,847 --> 00:45:51,849
[crowd] Yes!

821
00:45:55,652 --> 00:45:58,655
[crowd] Yes! Yes!

822
00:45:58,856 --> 00:46:04,128
Yes! Yes!

823
00:46:06,530 --> 00:46:08,966
Yes, I am coming to the cookout.

824
00:46:09,032 --> 00:46:11,568
-Yes. Yes.
-[crowd celebrates]

825
00:46:15,839 --> 00:46:16,840
Thank you, man!.

826
00:46:19,109 --> 00:46:20,978
Play Cody Rhodes music.

827
00:46:23,747 --> 00:46:28,285
[Victor] But, Booker,
before the cookout, 25 men will compete.

828
00:46:28,352 --> 00:46:32,189
One challenger will emerge.
But did you hear what Cody said?

829
00:46:32,256 --> 00:46:34,191
"You may know some."

830
00:46:34,258 --> 00:46:37,694
"Some may be coming
from other locker rooms."

831
00:46:37,761 --> 00:46:43,700
What a Battle Royal next week
to determine the number one contender

832
00:46:43,767 --> 00:46:45,736
for the NXT championship.

833
00:46:51,074 --> 00:46:53,710
Don't do it, kid. Don't do it.

834
00:46:53,777 --> 00:46:56,680
-Hey, how about you try to own me?
-Own you? How about you?

835
00:46:56,747 --> 00:46:59,116
[Victor] This is what happened last week.

836
00:46:59,183 --> 00:47:01,485
We remember this fight that broke out.

837
00:47:01,552 --> 00:47:03,187
These two were going toe to toe.

838
00:47:03,253 --> 00:47:06,723
This is after Josh Briggs
was dropped by Shawn Spears.

839
00:47:06,790 --> 00:47:09,793
He almost came legitimately
right into our lap.

840
00:47:09,860 --> 00:47:11,228
This was a fight that broke out.

841
00:47:11,295 --> 00:47:14,298
You and I were looking at each other
like, "What the hell is going on?"

842
00:47:14,364 --> 00:47:17,100
These two wanted to take it to each other.

843
00:47:17,167 --> 00:47:19,503
It wasn't official. It wasn't sanctioned.

844
00:47:19,570 --> 00:47:24,508
It wasn't planned to happen.
But Je'Von Evans showed up, showed out,

845
00:47:24,575 --> 00:47:27,311
-taking it to Shawn Spears.
-[Booker] Wow!

846
00:47:27,377 --> 00:47:31,982
[Victor] And in a moment he seemed
to at least silence Spears last week.

847
00:47:32,049 --> 00:47:35,419
And last week brings us to tonight
because in our main event,

848
00:47:35,485 --> 00:47:39,857
Je'Von Evans looks to bounce
Shawn Spears back to reality.

849
00:47:39,923 --> 00:47:41,625
It's Evans. It's Spears.

850
00:47:41,692 --> 00:47:45,095
One on one, live in our main event of NXT.

851
00:47:48,098 --> 00:47:49,766
Excuse me. Dante Chen,

852
00:47:49,833 --> 00:47:53,904
tonight your rivalry with Lexis King
comes to a head in a Singapore Cane match.

853
00:47:53,971 --> 00:47:55,372
What can we expect?

854
00:47:55,772 --> 00:47:57,541
Sarah? I'm ready.

855
00:47:57,608 --> 00:48:00,277
Lexis King
can dismiss my two victories,

856
00:48:00,344 --> 00:48:02,913
but tonight I will leave
my lasting imprint on him

857
00:48:02,980 --> 00:48:06,083
when I tattoo his body with cane shots.

858
00:48:11,888 --> 00:48:15,359
My Singaporean spirit
will teach him discipline.

859
00:48:16,326 --> 00:48:19,696
Tonight, I end our rivalry on my terms.

860
00:48:22,966 --> 00:48:26,603
Dante Chen takes on Lexis King
in a Singapore Cane match.

861
00:48:26,904 --> 00:48:27,904
Next.

862
00:48:29,573 --> 00:48:34,077
Let's talk about Kelani. History maker!
Oh, my God.

863
00:48:34,144 --> 00:48:36,480
I can't believe she won.
I'm so happy for her.

864
00:48:37,514 --> 00:48:42,386
Oh, hi, Wendy. Congrats on your win.
It's so nice to finally meet you.

865
00:48:42,452 --> 00:48:44,554
My name is Carly Bright,
I'm one of the newest…

866
00:48:46,690 --> 00:48:47,658
Oh. Am…

867
00:48:48,525 --> 00:48:49,526
Okay.

868
00:48:50,260 --> 00:48:51,762
Guys, did I say something?

869
00:48:54,865 --> 00:48:57,034
[Victor] Well, Booker, the future is here.

870
00:48:57,100 --> 00:49:02,205
The 2024 NIL class.
Jeremy Cody from Miami.

871
00:49:02,272 --> 00:49:05,842
Carlos Aviles from the Ohio State.

872
00:49:05,909 --> 00:49:09,313
Jaiden Fields from Georgia.
Darci Kahn from Howard.

873
00:49:09,379 --> 00:49:14,384
Sirena Linton from Arkansas
and Abby Jacobs from South Alabama.

874
00:49:14,451 --> 00:49:19,389
NXT Universe,
this is your NIL class of 2024.

875
00:49:22,225 --> 00:49:24,661
["King" playing]

876
00:49:25,595 --> 00:49:28,398
They're gonna have front row seats
for what do you call?

877
00:49:29,366 --> 00:49:34,771
[Booker] The TV star.
The star of all television.

878
00:49:38,842 --> 00:49:39,676
[bell rings]

879
00:49:39,743 --> 00:49:41,578
[announcer] The following contest

880
00:49:41,645 --> 00:49:46,183
is a single fall Cane match!

881
00:49:46,817 --> 00:49:48,151
Introducing firsts…

882
00:49:48,218 --> 00:49:49,152
[Victor] What?

883
00:49:49,219 --> 00:49:52,122
-Did you hear this?
-[Booker] What a cheap shot.

884
00:49:52,189 --> 00:49:54,391
[Victor] That is a cheap shot. Dante Chen.

885
00:49:54,458 --> 00:49:55,826
-[Booker] What a…
-[Victor] these two…

886
00:49:55,892 --> 00:49:59,363
[Booker] What a rat move.

887
00:49:59,429 --> 00:50:00,230
Whoa!

888
00:50:01,131 --> 00:50:02,466
Swing and a miss.

889
00:50:02,532 --> 00:50:04,201
King trying to get
the hell out of that.

890
00:50:04,267 --> 00:50:05,736
Dante Chen wants to fight.

891
00:50:05,802 --> 00:50:07,371
-Referee finally rings the bell.
-[bell rings]

892
00:50:07,437 --> 00:50:10,907
And this one is official.
Singapore Cane match…

893
00:50:10,974 --> 00:50:13,377
[Booker] You condone that?

894
00:50:13,443 --> 00:50:15,712
[Victor] That's a Singapore Cane match.

895
00:50:16,480 --> 00:50:20,951
if you get your hands on a Singapore Cane
on a kendo stick, it's legal.

896
00:50:21,018 --> 00:50:23,954
A cane, the tool of choice tonight.

897
00:50:24,020 --> 00:50:25,589
[Booker] You know that's not
what I'm talking about.

898
00:50:25,655 --> 00:50:27,224
-What are you talking about?
-I'm talking about…

899
00:50:27,290 --> 00:50:28,825
back jumping on Lexis King.

900
00:50:30,027 --> 00:50:32,195
[Booker] You don't do that.

901
00:50:36,266 --> 00:50:39,102
Oh, yeah!

902
00:50:40,404 --> 00:50:43,006
There you go, baby.

903
00:50:43,073 --> 00:50:45,409
[Victor]
They had to be physically separated

904
00:50:45,475 --> 00:50:49,346
last week, it was King
who proclaimed that this ends tonight.

905
00:50:49,413 --> 00:50:54,384
[Booker] Look, man, Dante Chen
is not on the level of Lexis King

906
00:50:54,451 --> 00:50:55,752
and you know it.

907
00:50:55,819 --> 00:50:57,587
Can Chen make it three in a row?

908
00:50:57,654 --> 00:51:00,057
It was King
who was not amused by the crowd

909
00:51:00,123 --> 00:51:02,859
or the locker room
and their support of Dante Chen.

910
00:51:02,926 --> 00:51:06,196
But, look, I gotta ask you,
when it comes to the Singapore Cane,

911
00:51:06,263 --> 00:51:10,300
what does one of those canes feel like
when it snaps off your skin.

912
00:51:10,367 --> 00:51:13,537
[Booker] It's a hot,
burning sensation, Vic,

913
00:51:13,603 --> 00:51:18,408
that I don't wish on my worst enemy.
Not even you, Vic. Not even you.

914
00:51:18,475 --> 00:51:20,510
[Victor] Oh, and Dante Chen,

915
00:51:20,577 --> 00:51:25,882
lucky enough, was able to just get out
and dodge being back dropped

916
00:51:25,949 --> 00:51:27,884
on all those Singapore…

917
00:51:27,951 --> 00:51:31,321
[Booker] Oh, yes!
Break the noise, Lexis.

918
00:51:31,388 --> 00:51:32,622
Break the noise.

919
00:51:32,689 --> 00:51:34,958
[Victor] We saw a vicious side of King
a few weeks ago.

920
00:51:35,025 --> 00:51:37,327
Remember when he brutalized

921
00:51:37,394 --> 00:51:39,696
Chen right in front of us
at the announce desk?

922
00:51:39,763 --> 00:51:41,098
-Into the cover.
-One, two…

923
00:51:42,165 --> 00:51:43,900
[Booker] Because we all know, Vic.

924
00:51:43,967 --> 00:51:47,471
We all know that Chen's victory
was a fluke. We know that.

925
00:51:47,537 --> 00:51:50,207
[Victor] What are you…?
So you're still buying the fluke?

926
00:51:50,273 --> 00:51:54,144
-Of course I am!
-Booker, he lost not once, but twice.

927
00:51:54,211 --> 00:51:57,013
-And that was right to Chen's throat.
-Yes!

928
00:51:57,080 --> 00:52:01,017
-[Victor] And it's all legal.
-[Booker] Aha! Aha!

929
00:52:01,084 --> 00:52:06,056
Making all those collect calls back home,
talking about that fluke victory.

930
00:52:06,123 --> 00:52:08,592
Now it's time to pay the bill, son.

931
00:52:08,658 --> 00:52:10,727
Oh, King showed a dark side.

932
00:52:10,794 --> 00:52:15,365
Not just about a party all the time.
Look at King right now.

933
00:52:17,100 --> 00:52:19,469
That cane right across the cheekbone

934
00:52:19,536 --> 00:52:22,939
-of Chen.
-[Booker] Yes. I love it, man.

935
00:52:23,006 --> 00:52:24,307
-[Victor] Now, Chen…
-[Booker] I love it.

936
00:52:24,374 --> 00:52:26,977
[Victor] Chen came out swinging
right from the gate.

937
00:52:27,043 --> 00:52:29,846
[Booker] Came out
and stole a man from the back.

938
00:52:29,913 --> 00:52:33,750
Is what I saw. It was a rat tactic.

939
00:52:33,817 --> 00:52:37,087
Oh! You say one thing, I'll say another.
And there's another.

940
00:52:37,554 --> 00:52:38,488
Just…

941
00:52:39,122 --> 00:52:40,190
brutal shot.

942
00:52:40,257 --> 00:52:42,993
And I don't know if we can get a shot
of Dante Chen's back

943
00:52:43,059 --> 00:52:45,162
as into another cover, another count.

944
00:52:45,228 --> 00:52:48,298
And somehow Chen showing toughness,
being able to kick out.

945
00:52:48,365 --> 00:52:50,500
But the welts,
even right there on the back of King,

946
00:52:50,567 --> 00:52:51,468
They are…

947
00:52:51,535 --> 00:52:53,670
-[cane cracking]
-[Dante screams in pain]

948
00:52:53,737 --> 00:52:56,006
Wanted you to hear that

949
00:52:56,072 --> 00:52:57,941
because the battle these two are having,

950
00:52:58,008 --> 00:52:59,643
scars are being put on their bodies.

951
00:52:59,709 --> 00:53:04,114
[Booker] No man leads
a match like this unscathed, Vic.

952
00:53:04,181 --> 00:53:05,582
That's just part of the game.

953
00:53:05,649 --> 00:53:08,385
And what I like about Lexis,
he's man enough.

954
00:53:08,451 --> 00:53:10,420
That's what I like about this game.

955
00:53:10,487 --> 00:53:13,356
[crowd] Dante! Dante!

956
00:53:13,423 --> 00:53:17,194
NXT universe trying their best
to help Dante Chen.

957
00:53:17,260 --> 00:53:18,595
I just look up from the monitor.

958
00:53:18,662 --> 00:53:21,398
I don't know if you can do it as well.
Look at the throat of Dante Chen.

959
00:53:21,464 --> 00:53:23,433
It is bright, bright red.

960
00:53:23,500 --> 00:53:25,702
And Chen turning things around on King,

961
00:53:27,470 --> 00:53:29,673
trying to wear down Lexis King.

962
00:53:30,440 --> 00:53:35,579
And King able to slither his way free.
Nice counter, I must admit.

963
00:53:35,645 --> 00:53:36,746
-And now…
-[Booker] Oh!

964
00:53:37,414 --> 00:53:40,417
[Booker] Bye bye.

965
00:53:40,617 --> 00:53:42,252
[Victor] Into the cover…

966
00:53:42,319 --> 00:53:43,453
[Booker] Oh, what the…

967
00:53:43,520 --> 00:53:46,122
[Victor] Can you start giving
Dante Chen some credit?

968
00:53:46,189 --> 00:53:49,726
Dante Chen now is just getting abused.

969
00:53:49,793 --> 00:53:51,361
-Maybe he should have just stayed…
-Brutalized!

970
00:53:51,428 --> 00:53:53,763
[Booker]
Maybe he should have just stayed down.

971
00:53:53,830 --> 00:53:56,466
[Victor]
This is an aggressive side of Lexis King

972
00:53:56,533 --> 00:53:59,169
unlike anything we've ever seen before
from this man.

973
00:53:59,236 --> 00:54:02,439
-And now what the hell is he doing?
-He's about to take him down.

974
00:54:02,505 --> 00:54:05,775
[Victor] What Is his demonic mind
dreamed up for this match?

975
00:54:05,842 --> 00:54:06,910
[Booker] Love it.

976
00:54:07,677 --> 00:54:08,845
Oh, yes!

977
00:54:09,879 --> 00:54:13,483
[Victor] Oh, this has been
a hard hitting affair

978
00:54:13,550 --> 00:54:15,218
as Chen now… Whoa!

979
00:54:15,852 --> 00:54:18,521
Like King getting a taste
of his own medicine.

980
00:54:19,990 --> 00:54:21,224
Look at the body.

981
00:54:21,825 --> 00:54:24,761
Bruised, bleeding, welts.

982
00:54:24,828 --> 00:54:27,831
Dante Chen, though,
he's not done yet.

983
00:54:27,897 --> 00:54:29,266
It's his turn now!

984
00:54:30,834 --> 00:54:37,741
[Booker] Oh, man.
That brings back bad, bad memories, man.

985
00:54:37,807 --> 00:54:40,477
[Victor] What the heck?
Get out of the way, Book.

986
00:54:40,543 --> 00:54:42,912
There's stuff breaking
right over our heads.

987
00:54:44,314 --> 00:54:45,382
And he got another one.

988
00:54:49,119 --> 00:54:51,955
Oh, I think that caught King in the jaw.

989
00:54:55,659 --> 00:54:59,562
Lot of music being played
right now. Dante Chen.

990
00:54:59,629 --> 00:55:02,999
Chen to make it three in a row.

991
00:55:05,301 --> 00:55:08,338
[Booker] Man, doesn't work like that.

992
00:55:08,405 --> 00:55:10,073
[Victor] I can't get over, Book.

993
00:55:10,140 --> 00:55:12,208
[crowd chanting] NXT!

994
00:55:12,709 --> 00:55:15,712
Look at the wounds on Dante Chen.

995
00:55:17,580 --> 00:55:22,385
-But kids got something up his sleeve.
-You mentioned that.

996
00:55:23,553 --> 00:55:26,956
You mentioned that every time that
Singapore Cane hits your skin,

997
00:55:27,023 --> 00:55:28,692
-it's a burning sensation.
-Yes.

998
00:55:28,758 --> 00:55:32,128
I lost count of how many times
these two have just been beaten,

999
00:55:32,195 --> 00:55:37,801
brutalizing and battering the other.
And Dante Chan not done yet.

1000
00:55:38,134 --> 00:55:41,604
-[Victor] Right to the throat of King.
-You got to be kidding.

1001
00:55:41,671 --> 00:55:43,339
[Victor] King may never talk again.

1002
00:55:44,474 --> 00:55:46,142
We're officially outside.

1003
00:55:46,910 --> 00:55:49,979
And there are Singapore Canes again
all over the place.

1004
00:55:50,046 --> 00:55:53,783
It's a Singapore Cane match.
The cane, the tool of choice.

1005
00:55:55,585 --> 00:55:59,756
[Booker] Oh, I must say, Dante Chan
is ringing it here tonight, Vic.

1006
00:55:59,823 --> 00:56:02,792
Oh, yes. Oh, yes!

1007
00:56:05,128 --> 00:56:07,163
Man, this kid's a fighter.

1008
00:56:08,131 --> 00:56:10,700
-Man, I love Lexis King.
-[Victor] Wait a minute.

1009
00:56:12,368 --> 00:56:14,404
-To the throat.
-[Booker] The scepter.

1010
00:56:14,471 --> 00:56:15,538
[Victor] With a cane.

1011
00:56:15,605 --> 00:56:18,708
[Booker] Oh, that's the scepter.
Oh, yes, man!

1012
00:56:20,543 --> 00:56:22,011
[Victor] Lexis King.

1013
00:56:23,546 --> 00:56:25,815
Now looking to finally…

1014
00:56:25,882 --> 00:56:28,785
Rock, goodbye. Rock, goodbye, baby.

1015
00:56:28,852 --> 00:56:30,253
[Victor] Dante Chen.

1016
00:56:31,488 --> 00:56:32,489
One, two…

1017
00:56:32,555 --> 00:56:34,424
[Victor] Oh, I'm sure Lexis King…

1018
00:56:34,491 --> 00:56:36,693
-[bell rings]
-[Victor] is proud of himself.

1019
00:56:38,395 --> 00:56:41,998
[announcer] Here is your winner,
Lexis King.

1020
00:56:43,399 --> 00:56:44,768
[Booker] TV Star.

1021
00:56:45,402 --> 00:56:46,770
Lexis King.

1022
00:56:48,805 --> 00:56:52,976
[Victor] I mentioned to you, Book,
that the Singapore Cane

1023
00:56:53,042 --> 00:56:56,179
was the tool of choice here tonight.

1024
00:56:56,246 --> 00:57:00,116
And we saw these two light each other up.

1025
00:57:00,183 --> 00:57:02,652
Just vicious side of both these men.

1026
00:57:02,719 --> 00:57:04,754
The welts were forming from the beginning.

1027
00:57:04,821 --> 00:57:08,324
But right there, and that was after,
by the way,

1028
00:57:08,391 --> 00:57:10,426
Lexis King used that cane

1029
00:57:10,493 --> 00:57:13,163
-…to gain the advantage.
-[Booker] Whatever works.

1030
00:57:13,229 --> 00:57:15,932
Whatever works, Vic. Whatever works.

1031
00:57:25,175 --> 00:57:26,743
-What happened to me?
-You're fine.

1032
00:57:26,810 --> 00:57:30,413
That's the person I came to see.
Wanted to give you something.

1033
00:57:41,624 --> 00:57:42,625
[gasps]

1034
00:57:46,095 --> 00:57:47,096
Dashing.

1035
00:57:53,369 --> 00:57:56,773
[Eddy] To most people,
fire is a destructive force.

1036
00:57:56,840 --> 00:57:58,908
But to me and my people,

1037
00:57:59,742 --> 00:58:01,611
fire is used for healing.

1038
00:58:01,678 --> 00:58:05,148
The time for recovery
and contemplation is over.

1039
00:58:05,782 --> 00:58:08,685
My body is healed. The vision is strong.

1040
00:58:08,751 --> 00:58:10,653
The path is illuminated.

1041
00:58:11,354 --> 00:58:15,091
Eddy Thorpe has been reborn.

1042
00:58:16,926 --> 00:58:19,329
I come from a long lineage of fighters

1043
00:58:19,395 --> 00:58:21,364
battling with everything they had

1044
00:58:21,431 --> 00:58:23,867
for every inch of this world they've got.

1045
00:58:24,901 --> 00:58:26,502
That's true inspiration.

1046
00:58:26,569 --> 00:58:29,572
Because I'm fighting for more
than winning wrestling matches.

1047
00:58:29,639 --> 00:58:33,109
I'm fighting for representation.
I now lead the way.

1048
00:58:33,176 --> 00:58:36,779
Not Only for me and my family,
but for all indigenous people

1049
00:58:36,846 --> 00:58:37,780
with a dream.

1050
00:58:38,381 --> 00:58:43,386
Now I return to NXT reborn,
with a clear mission to execute.

1051
00:58:43,820 --> 00:58:47,423
And my eyes open.

1052
00:58:52,362 --> 00:58:53,997
-Thank you.
-Give it to us.

1053
00:58:54,063 --> 00:58:56,232
Give it to us. Let's go.

1054
00:58:56,299 --> 00:58:59,202
Next time Jaida wants to bring a weapon
into the match,

1055
00:58:59,269 --> 00:59:01,137
our ass whoping's gonna be
real intentional.

1056
00:59:01,204 --> 00:59:05,475
However, W's goes rewarded in NXT.

1057
00:59:05,542 --> 00:59:09,212
And Ava over here is…
Guess who's the first challenger

1058
00:59:09,279 --> 00:59:11,247
for Kelani's North American Championship?

1059
00:59:11,314 --> 00:59:14,551
Oh, that ain't too sweet.
I don't know what is.

1060
00:59:14,617 --> 00:59:16,886
I don't even have to worry
about four other competitors.

1061
00:59:16,953 --> 00:59:18,521
It's just gonna be one on one.

1062
00:59:18,588 --> 00:59:23,259
And even though I'm a part of a group,
I'm a singular woman. I'm the HBIC.

1063
00:59:23,326 --> 00:59:27,297
HBIC about to be the new
Women's North America champion.

1064
00:59:27,363 --> 00:59:30,767
See? A.J.'s gonna win the WWE
Championship of the Clash.

1065
00:59:30,833 --> 00:59:34,170
And you sweet Michin,
you get a taste of the gold.

1066
00:59:34,237 --> 00:59:35,638
Gold!

1067
00:59:40,410 --> 00:59:43,413
What a night we've had here.
And you just heard from Michin

1068
00:59:43,479 --> 00:59:46,349
and everything going on
and everything that's going on tonight.

1069
00:59:53,022 --> 00:59:54,524
-Don't.
-What's going on?

1070
00:59:54,591 --> 00:59:56,025
Don't pay attention to the…

1071
00:59:56,092 --> 00:59:57,460
We don't have security.

1072
00:59:57,527 --> 00:59:59,896
Somebody needs to secure this.

1073
00:59:59,963 --> 01:00:01,264
Security just handled it.

1074
01:00:01,331 --> 01:00:03,399
We're live right now.

1075
01:00:03,866 --> 01:00:05,935
As I mentioned, still, Roxanne Perez

1076
01:00:06,002 --> 01:00:09,005
and her state
of the women's division address

1077
01:00:09,072 --> 01:00:10,273
still to come tonight,

1078
01:00:11,107 --> 01:00:12,208
[bell rings]

1079
01:00:12,275 --> 01:00:15,745
[announcer] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.

1080
01:00:15,812 --> 01:00:18,982
Introducing first, Tavion Heights.

1081
01:00:26,055 --> 01:00:29,058
["Let the Good Times Roll" playing]

1082
01:00:40,803 --> 01:00:46,009
And his opponent, Eddy Thorpe!

1083
01:00:49,112 --> 01:00:53,483
Various superstars LA Knight and Bayley
join Cony Rhodes, CM Punk, Liv Morgan,

1084
01:00:53,549 --> 01:00:57,020
Rhea Ripley, and WWE legend Hulk Hogan
at Fanatics Fest New York City

1085
01:00:57,086 --> 01:01:00,189
this August 16th through 18th
at the Javits Center in New York City.

1086
01:01:00,256 --> 01:01:03,126
Tickets for the ultimate event
for all sports fans and collectors

1087
01:01:03,192 --> 01:01:06,596
are available now at fanaticsfest.com

1088
01:01:10,633 --> 01:01:14,904
[Booker] So glad to see Eddy Thorpe
back in action, Vic.

1089
01:01:18,007 --> 01:01:19,976
-Yes, yes.
-[Victor] Again.

1090
01:01:22,011 --> 01:01:24,080
Expect the unexpected. We're at NXT.

1091
01:01:24,147 --> 01:01:26,315
Let's refocus on the task at hand.

1092
01:01:26,382 --> 01:01:27,950
You see Tavion Heights, Eddy Thorpe.

1093
01:01:28,017 --> 01:01:29,952
Thorpe, though, as tough as they come,

1094
01:01:30,019 --> 01:01:33,790
seems more ready than ever
to manifest his destiny, so to speak.

1095
01:01:33,856 --> 01:01:38,161
[Booker] Yes, indeed. In my estimation,
he is the king of the underground.

1096
01:01:38,227 --> 01:01:40,696
We got a hell of a match up here tonight

1097
01:01:40,763 --> 01:01:43,166
with Tavion Heights.
Let's see how you can match up.

1098
01:01:43,232 --> 01:01:44,534
[Victor] Look at Heights.

1099
01:01:44,600 --> 01:01:47,437
I don't know if you want to try to grapple
with someone like Tavion Heights.

1100
01:01:47,503 --> 01:01:50,473
He's an interesting star
that has all the tools,

1101
01:01:50,540 --> 01:01:52,875
some of the coaches have said
he just needs…

1102
01:01:52,942 --> 01:01:55,445
needs to figure out how to apply it.

1103
01:01:55,511 --> 01:01:56,646
[Booker] It's always going back
to his base.

1104
01:01:56,712 --> 01:02:00,183
One thing I love about this kid,
once he figures this game out,

1105
01:02:00,249 --> 01:02:02,852
he's going to be hell on wheels.

1106
01:02:02,919 --> 01:02:07,023
[Victor] Six foot three,
over 220 pounds.

1107
01:02:07,090 --> 01:02:10,026
Tavion Heights, a bronze medalist,

1108
01:02:10,093 --> 01:02:13,096
2020 gold medalist
at the Pan American Games,

1109
01:02:13,162 --> 01:02:15,498
represented the USA… Oh!

1110
01:02:15,565 --> 01:02:17,266
…in the 2020 Games in Tokyo.

1111
01:02:17,333 --> 01:02:20,470
But Eddy Thorpe doesn't give a damn
about that right now.

1112
01:02:20,536 --> 01:02:23,372
Because we've seen Thorpe
compete in strap matches,

1113
01:02:23,439 --> 01:02:25,875
victorious in two NXT Underground matches.

1114
01:02:25,942 --> 01:02:27,510
Thorpe has acknowledged

1115
01:02:27,577 --> 01:02:29,679
he needs to make the most
of every opportunity

1116
01:02:29,745 --> 01:02:32,615
as he goes into the cover
and a quick kick out.

1117
01:02:32,682 --> 01:02:35,151
And that's a wise approach
for Eddy Thorpe at this juncture,

1118
01:02:35,218 --> 01:02:37,787
-at this stage of the game.
-[Booker] It is, indeed.

1119
01:02:37,854 --> 01:02:38,955
Keep that hammer down.

1120
01:02:39,021 --> 01:02:41,657
But I'm tell you, Tavion Heights,
this kid just needs to get

1121
01:02:41,724 --> 01:02:43,259
a little dirt on him.

1122
01:02:43,326 --> 01:02:45,928
He just need to, like I say,
be in the game for a minute.

1123
01:02:45,995 --> 01:02:48,965
Understand what's going on.
Oh, here we go!

1124
01:02:49,031 --> 01:02:51,400
-[Victor] What an overhead.
-[Booker] Beautiful!

1125
01:02:51,467 --> 01:02:52,668
[Victor] Belly to belly!

1126
01:02:53,636 --> 01:02:56,405
What I'm saying right here,
wasting a whole lot of time.

1127
01:02:56,472 --> 01:02:59,242
You don't want to do that
with someone like Eddy Thorpe.

1128
01:02:59,308 --> 01:03:01,811
Tavion Heights.
Sending Thorpe to new heights

1129
01:03:01,878 --> 01:03:03,479
with that belly to belly suplex.

1130
01:03:03,546 --> 01:03:06,916
And it was in the men's breakout
tournament, was Heights.

1131
01:03:07,316 --> 01:03:10,753
These are two driven individuals
when they step into the ring.

1132
01:03:11,788 --> 01:03:14,090
You talked about
Heights a second ago, Booker.

1133
01:03:14,157 --> 01:03:17,827
I mean, what's the mystic ingredient
then as you sit here?

1134
01:03:17,894 --> 01:03:19,629
[Booker] He's a college athlete, right?

1135
01:03:19,695 --> 01:03:22,398
He's used to playing by the rules, right?

1136
01:03:22,465 --> 01:03:26,435
He needs to forget all that.
He needs to be reprogrammed.

1137
01:03:26,502 --> 01:03:29,205
I'm talking about deprogrammed
and reprogrammed.

1138
01:03:29,272 --> 01:03:30,973
Send him to reality of wrestling.

1139
01:03:31,040 --> 01:03:35,077
[Victor] Nice plug. As now
Heights hoisting up Eddy Thorpe.

1140
01:03:35,144 --> 01:03:38,214
And Heights.
This would be a major statement victory.

1141
01:03:38,781 --> 01:03:41,484
But look at Thorpe trying
to bounce back in this match.

1142
01:03:41,551 --> 01:03:43,953
In his career, you've heard his words
over the last several weeks.

1143
01:03:44,020 --> 01:03:45,488
He knows he needs to bring it.

1144
01:03:45,555 --> 01:03:47,023
But he just got planted

1145
01:03:47,089 --> 01:03:49,559
-by Tavion.
-Yes, that's what I'm talking about.

1146
01:03:49,625 --> 01:03:53,930
[Booker] Tavion, like I say, don't waste
no time with somebody like Eddy Thorpe.

1147
01:03:53,996 --> 01:03:58,034
[Victor] Look at the strength.
Tavion heights like a machine.

1148
01:03:58,367 --> 01:04:00,636
[Booker] You better cover him, son.

1149
01:04:00,703 --> 01:04:03,039
[Victor] Into the cover,
deep hook of the leg…

1150
01:04:03,105 --> 01:04:05,007
And a kick out by Thorpe.

1151
01:04:05,074 --> 01:04:07,276
[Booker] Look at Tavion heist right now.

1152
01:04:07,343 --> 01:04:08,444
[Victor] Another look.

1153
01:04:08,511 --> 01:04:12,248
[Booker] He's thinking
a little bit too much instead of reacting.

1154
01:04:12,315 --> 01:04:14,584
[Victor] But those are the instincts
that he needs to learn.

1155
01:04:14,650 --> 01:04:18,187
Going back to what the coaches said
of learning how to apply the craft,

1156
01:04:18,754 --> 01:04:22,491
-learning how to apply what he naturally…
-[Booker] Beautiful!

1157
01:04:22,558 --> 01:04:25,194
[Victor] Like we're seeing right now.
This is that Olympic background

1158
01:04:25,261 --> 01:04:26,529
from the Olympic kid

1159
01:04:26,596 --> 01:04:29,265
who now almost looks
like he's got a dragon sleeper locked in.

1160
01:04:29,332 --> 01:04:32,368
[Booker] Right now Eddy Thorpe
is a little shook.

1161
01:04:34,437 --> 01:04:37,607
[Victor] Trying to dig in right now
is Heights.

1162
01:04:38,140 --> 01:04:42,578
And it was Eddy Thorpe who's acknowledged
he needs a burst of motivation.

1163
01:04:42,645 --> 01:04:46,716
This is truly maybe in his mind,
now or never for Eddy Thorpe.

1164
01:04:46,782 --> 01:04:49,185
[Booker] Eddy's been
in this position before.

1165
01:04:49,252 --> 01:04:51,254
This is nothing, you know, new for Eddy.

1166
01:04:51,320 --> 01:04:54,090
He's no stranger to these positions
right here, Vic.

1167
01:04:54,156 --> 01:04:55,524
[Victor] Big right hand.

1168
01:04:56,192 --> 01:04:57,627
Thorpe answering back.

1169
01:04:59,729 --> 01:05:02,131
Eddy Thorpe trying to show
and remind everyone

1170
01:05:02,198 --> 01:05:04,300
just how dangerous he is in the ring.

1171
01:05:04,367 --> 01:05:07,370
Not just with the stripes
that are on display at this moment,

1172
01:05:07,436 --> 01:05:09,705
but some have called him a mat technician.

1173
01:05:09,772 --> 01:05:12,975
-Look at the combination. German suplex!
-[Booker] Oh, beautiful.

1174
01:05:13,042 --> 01:05:17,280
Like I say, you get the cross ass
for this young man right here,

1175
01:05:17,346 --> 01:05:19,849
and you could be in trouble.

1176
01:05:22,652 --> 01:05:25,955
[Victor] Thorpe coming in hard, big elbow.

1177
01:05:27,390 --> 01:05:30,426
Eddy Thorpe more focused than ever,

1178
01:05:30,493 --> 01:05:33,663
driving Tavion Heights into the mat.

1179
01:05:33,729 --> 01:05:36,032
-One, two, three.
-Strong statement

1180
01:05:36,098 --> 01:05:39,335
-made by Eddy Thorpe.
-[bell rings]

1181
01:05:40,202 --> 01:05:44,240
[announcer] Here is your winner,
Eddy Thorpe!

1182
01:05:46,008 --> 01:05:49,912
[Booker] Let's see that draw dance
real quick, Eddy, give me some.

1183
01:05:49,979 --> 01:05:52,415
[Victor] I think Eddy Thorpe
is all business.

1184
01:05:52,481 --> 01:05:54,283
[Booker] Oh, there he is.

1185
01:05:54,350 --> 01:05:58,454
[Victor] Everything right now
flowing through the veins of Eddy Thorpe.

1186
01:05:58,521 --> 01:06:01,924
Everything he's talked about,
everything he's endured,

1187
01:06:01,991 --> 01:06:03,960
everything he wants to represent.

1188
01:06:04,627 --> 01:06:10,299
With a victory here tonight,
Eddy Thorpe back on the warpath at NXT.

1189
01:06:16,305 --> 01:06:21,444
I gotta say, that Heights kid,
it's pretty impressive.

1190
01:06:22,511 --> 01:06:23,512
Myles,

1191
01:06:24,180 --> 01:06:26,115
go get him. Bring him here.

1192
01:06:26,916 --> 01:06:29,919
What do you mean, go get him?
I'm not picking him up.

1193
01:06:29,986 --> 01:06:33,923
-What do you mean?
-Myles, go get him.

1194
01:06:34,890 --> 01:06:38,494
-Go get him.
-I got it. Wouldn't say it twice.

1195
01:06:38,561 --> 01:06:42,131
There's strength in numbers.
Maybe we could use a new member.

1196
01:06:42,198 --> 01:06:44,667
I don't know, man.
I don't think we need any new members.

1197
01:06:44,734 --> 01:06:46,936
We could barely figure you out, huh?
What you thinking?

1198
01:06:47,737 --> 01:06:51,107
Oh, is that right, Damon? Huh?
You think you're funny, do you?

1199
01:06:51,207 --> 01:06:52,908
Cause if we're sharing with the class,

1200
01:06:52,975 --> 01:06:55,711
I don't think you should have dropped
two straight to Tony D

1201
01:06:55,778 --> 01:06:57,546
and failed to win back the Heritage Cup.

1202
01:06:57,613 --> 01:06:58,748
But you did, didn't you?

1203
01:06:58,814 --> 01:07:03,886
And now look where we are.
So don't you dare question me, right?

1204
01:07:04,553 --> 01:07:05,554
Myles!

1205
01:07:07,123 --> 01:07:09,225
Myles, go get Tavion.

1206
01:07:09,291 --> 01:07:11,093
Bring him here. Capiche?

1207
01:07:11,160 --> 01:07:13,562
Yeah, I got it.
Whatever you need me, I got it.

1208
01:07:16,165 --> 01:07:18,501
[Victor] A lot on the mind
of Charlie Dempsey,

1209
01:07:18,567 --> 01:07:21,804
but this superstar has done a lot
of talking to the locker room.

1210
01:07:21,871 --> 01:07:25,875
But there'll be no sneak attacks tonight
from Shawn Spears

1211
01:07:25,941 --> 01:07:28,744
as he's face to face,
one on one, with Je'Von Evans.

1212
01:07:28,811 --> 01:07:32,515
This match up is next live
right here on NXT.

1213
01:07:39,555 --> 01:07:42,558
["Red Alert" playing]

1214
01:08:07,716 --> 01:08:11,954
But here we are, back in Orlando,
still dealing with Roxanne.

1215
01:08:12,021 --> 01:08:15,057
Speaking of Roxanne,
I saw her arriving earlier,

1216
01:08:15,124 --> 01:08:18,294
and I tried to get a word to find out
what she's gonna talk about tonight.

1217
01:08:18,360 --> 01:08:19,895
I'm sorry, she wouldn't tell me anything.

1218
01:08:19,962 --> 01:08:21,063
I mean, she's pretty unpredictable,

1219
01:08:21,130 --> 01:08:22,932
so I can only imagine
what she has to say tonight.

1220
01:08:22,998 --> 01:08:25,868
I just feel bad because I know
she's giving you a hard time,

1221
01:08:25,935 --> 01:08:27,269
and I thought maybe she would…

1222
01:08:27,336 --> 01:08:30,940
Hello, Ava. Milord Mr. Stone.

1223
01:08:31,273 --> 01:08:34,043
Did I just hear you two
talking about Roxanne?

1224
01:08:34,109 --> 01:08:37,046
Because I just happened
to be in the locker room

1225
01:08:37,112 --> 01:08:41,150
and overheard Roxanne talking about
how she plans on calling you out

1226
01:08:41,217 --> 01:08:43,219
for an apology tonight.

1227
01:08:43,586 --> 01:08:46,622
Wow. She thinks I…? You know what?

1228
01:08:46,689 --> 01:08:48,691
Good thing
she doesn't get paid for thinking.

1229
01:08:48,757 --> 01:08:50,059
But, Stevie, you know?

1230
01:08:50,126 --> 01:08:53,062
That's actually really helpful.
So, thanks. I really appreciate that.

1231
01:08:53,696 --> 01:08:55,364
Sorry, guys. I gotta take this.

1232
01:08:55,431 --> 01:08:58,134
-Would you mind if I have the room?
-Of course.

1233
01:09:00,603 --> 01:09:01,604
Hello?

1234
01:09:13,916 --> 01:09:16,919
["Who Want It" playing]

1235
01:09:18,287 --> 01:09:19,288
[bell rings]

1236
01:09:19,355 --> 01:09:23,359
[announcer] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.

1237
01:09:23,425 --> 01:09:29,031
introducing first, Je'Von Evans!

1238
01:09:29,098 --> 01:09:31,901
[Victor] Book, is this the biggest test…

1239
01:09:33,035 --> 01:09:34,236
…in the career…

1240
01:09:34,870 --> 01:09:35,971
…of Evans?

1241
01:09:36,505 --> 01:09:39,808
[Booker] No doubt.
The biggest test for this young man,

1242
01:09:39,875 --> 01:09:42,678
because Shawn Spears,
man, he's a player, man.

1243
01:09:42,745 --> 01:09:45,748
And the thing is,
we don't know the metric

1244
01:09:45,814 --> 01:09:46,982
to the madness of Spears.

1245
01:09:47,049 --> 01:09:48,184
We really don't.

1246
01:09:49,718 --> 01:09:52,721
["Truth and Pain" playing]

1247
01:10:14,176 --> 01:10:18,247
[announcer] And his opponent,
Shawn Spears!

1248
01:10:18,314 --> 01:10:22,117
[Victor] You just never know
who will show up at NXT.

1249
01:10:22,184 --> 01:10:25,521
And remember when Shawn Spears reappeared.

1250
01:10:25,588 --> 01:10:27,890
Since then, he's done nothing
but wreak havoc.

1251
01:10:27,957 --> 01:10:30,559
He attacked Josh Briggs
with a chair last week.

1252
01:10:30,626 --> 01:10:32,661
Briggs wasn't even able to compete,

1253
01:10:32,728 --> 01:10:36,632
which led to the brawl
between these two men

1254
01:10:36,699 --> 01:10:38,701
that went all over,

1255
01:10:38,767 --> 01:10:42,504
including right here in front of us,
including in the locker room,

1256
01:10:42,571 --> 01:10:44,039
including in the entrance.

1257
01:10:44,106 --> 01:10:46,909
-There is some bad blood that is brewed…
-[bell rings]

1258
01:10:46,976 --> 01:10:48,544
very quickly between these two!

1259
01:10:48,611 --> 01:10:50,879
And look at Spears, right out the gate.

1260
01:10:50,946 --> 01:10:54,850
[Booker] This kid Shawn Spears,
he knows every trick in the book, man.

1261
01:10:54,917 --> 01:10:57,686
He has a vast knowledge of this game.

1262
01:10:57,753 --> 01:11:00,255
This kid Evans better watch his back, man.

1263
01:11:00,322 --> 01:11:01,390
[Victor] Evans ain't backing down.

1264
01:11:01,457 --> 01:11:04,360
And what do you contribute to the rise
of the young OG?

1265
01:11:04,426 --> 01:11:08,597
[Booker] He smart, he's special,
he's what I call extraordinary.

1266
01:11:08,664 --> 01:11:11,400
But right now,
he's in what I call a fight.

1267
01:11:11,467 --> 01:11:12,501
Oh, yes, man!

1268
01:11:12,568 --> 01:11:15,838
[Victor] You can say that one more time
because we talked about the return.

1269
01:11:15,904 --> 01:11:20,643
How have Spears motives changed
since he's comeback to NXT?

1270
01:11:20,709 --> 01:11:24,280
[Booker] And I think he still
has the same motives.

1271
01:11:24,346 --> 01:11:27,483
That's to unlock their cracking
here in NXT.

1272
01:11:27,549 --> 01:11:30,519
What is that?
What that may be, we're gonna find out.

1273
01:11:30,586 --> 01:11:32,421
[Victor] Only Shawn Spears knows.

1274
01:11:32,488 --> 01:11:34,456
Je'Von Evans now looking right in and…

1275
01:11:34,523 --> 01:11:36,258
[Booker] Oh, yeah!

1276
01:11:36,325 --> 01:11:39,228
[Victor] I wanna ask you this.
Does Evans have a ceiling?

1277
01:11:39,295 --> 01:11:42,531
[Booker] Truly, there is no ceiling
for this Young man.

1278
01:11:42,598 --> 01:11:45,834
And if it is,
he will jump right through it.

1279
01:11:45,901 --> 01:11:48,203
That's how high this kid can fly.

1280
01:11:48,270 --> 01:11:49,605
[Victor] He's not going to do any jumping

1281
01:11:49,672 --> 01:11:51,106
when he's on his back
after getting dropped

1282
01:11:51,173 --> 01:11:53,509
throat first over the top rope
by Shawn Spears.

1283
01:11:53,575 --> 01:11:56,912
And you had already brought up
that as a veteran, he knows…

1284
01:11:56,979 --> 01:12:00,049
the tricks to the trade inside that ring.

1285
01:12:00,115 --> 01:12:01,417
[Booker] Ain't that what I said?

1286
01:12:01,483 --> 01:12:02,951
[Victor] It is, that's why
I gave you credit for.

1287
01:12:03,018 --> 01:12:04,219
You've been fighting…

1288
01:12:04,286 --> 01:12:06,989
I like Vegas Booker way more
than I like Orlando Booker.

1289
01:12:07,056 --> 01:12:08,991
-[Booker laughs]
-Maybe I'm going to like Toronto Booker

1290
01:12:09,058 --> 01:12:11,560
a little bit more
at our next premium live event,

1291
01:12:11,627 --> 01:12:15,064
Money in the Bank Weekend
in Toronto, July 7.

1292
01:12:16,031 --> 01:12:17,800
[Booker] Right now, Shawn Spears is

1293
01:12:17,866 --> 01:12:19,702
putting the hammer down.

1294
01:12:19,768 --> 01:12:22,404
[Victor] Je'Von Evans not liking
what's going on right now.

1295
01:12:22,471 --> 01:12:26,008
And when it comes to Spears,
would you agree that Shawn has a unique…

1296
01:12:26,075 --> 01:12:28,110
[Booker] Let me tell you something.

1297
01:12:28,177 --> 01:12:30,045
If there was a dark cloud,

1298
01:12:31,680 --> 01:12:35,617
it would be hanging right
over Shawn Spears, man.

1299
01:12:35,684 --> 01:12:37,853
-[Booker] Trust me on that.
-[Victor] Evans did not like that.

1300
01:12:37,920 --> 01:12:39,788
I think Evans is a little
ticked off right now.

1301
01:12:39,855 --> 01:12:42,825
[Booker] That's what I like
about this kid. He's a fighter.

1302
01:12:42,891 --> 01:12:45,294
He's a fighter. Not only can he fly,

1303
01:12:45,728 --> 01:12:46,729
[screaming]

1304
01:12:47,162 --> 01:12:48,464
[Victor] Wants to finish.

1305
01:12:48,530 --> 01:12:50,966
But he can fight.
You want me to finish that?

1306
01:12:51,033 --> 01:12:55,437
-I got just what I do. I pick you up.
-I got caught in the moment right there.

1307
01:12:55,504 --> 01:12:56,505
That's all.

1308
01:12:56,572 --> 01:12:59,875
[Victor] Well, Je'Von Evans
just caught Shawn Spears

1309
01:12:59,942 --> 01:13:01,543
and then followed up
with a nice drop kick.

1310
01:13:01,610 --> 01:13:02,644
[Booker] Beautiful drop kick.

1311
01:13:02,711 --> 01:13:07,683
Evans, who says he likes to get bouncy,
he just loves to fly through the air,

1312
01:13:07,750 --> 01:13:12,054
throw caution to the wind.
And it's Evans right now who's in control.

1313
01:13:12,955 --> 01:13:17,526
Spears has no idea where Evans is at.
Don't miss a second of the action.

1314
01:13:17,593 --> 01:13:20,896
Je'Von Evans taking it to Shawn Spears.

1315
01:13:24,533 --> 01:13:27,836
[Victor]
This has been a very physical match up

1316
01:13:27,903 --> 01:13:30,372
as Evans just able to kick out.

1317
01:13:30,439 --> 01:13:32,541
As you saw
throughout the commercial break,

1318
01:13:32,608 --> 01:13:36,245
Shawn Spears,
Booker, has taken it to Je'Von Evans

1319
01:13:36,311 --> 01:13:38,247
in many unique ways.

1320
01:13:38,313 --> 01:13:41,683
[Booker] Getting a little bouncy himself.
That's what I'm thinking.

1321
01:13:43,285 --> 01:13:44,620
[Victor] And now a single leg crab.

1322
01:13:44,686 --> 01:13:46,855
And you got to imagine
after what we just witnessed,

1323
01:13:46,922 --> 01:13:49,992
the back is on fire of Evans.

1324
01:13:50,058 --> 01:13:53,128
And you can't fly, you can't bounce
when you're on the mat.

1325
01:13:53,195 --> 01:13:55,964
[Booker] This is that vast knowledge
I was talking about

1326
01:13:56,031 --> 01:13:59,568
with Shawn Spears
knowing every trick of the trade.

1327
01:13:59,635 --> 01:14:04,540
Right now, this young man at 20 years old,
finds himself in dire straits.

1328
01:14:04,606 --> 01:14:07,609
[Victor] Young OG trying his best
to get to that bottom rope.

1329
01:14:07,676 --> 01:14:09,912
He's got to break this hold.

1330
01:14:09,978 --> 01:14:11,713
You can see the pain on his face.

1331
01:14:11,780 --> 01:14:14,149
And out of desperation,
break the hold.

1332
01:14:14,216 --> 01:14:16,318
[Booker] That was a desperate move
by the young man.

1333
01:14:16,385 --> 01:14:17,319
[Victor] Come on!

1334
01:14:18,454 --> 01:14:21,990
Spears using every second
of that five count.

1335
01:14:22,057 --> 01:14:24,092
Yeah, I know
what you're going to say, Book.

1336
01:14:24,159 --> 01:14:26,128
[Booker] You got five seconds…

1337
01:14:26,195 --> 01:14:27,362
[Victor] So wait a minute.

1338
01:14:27,429 --> 01:14:29,998
[Booker] Don't look at it
any other way. All right?

1339
01:14:30,065 --> 01:14:33,469
[Victor] So wait a minute.
It was okay for Shawn Spears to…

1340
01:14:33,535 --> 01:14:34,469
-Yes!
-do that,

1341
01:14:34,536 --> 01:14:39,074
but it wasn't okay for Dante Chen
to get the jump on Lexis King earlier.

1342
01:14:39,141 --> 01:14:41,743
[Booker]
It was a rat move with Dante Chen did.

1343
01:14:41,810 --> 01:14:46,181
This was within the boundaries
of a match, Vic.

1344
01:14:46,248 --> 01:14:48,217
I've been there many, many times.

1345
01:14:49,418 --> 01:14:52,521
-[Victor] Spears was…
-[Booker] Breaking this kid down.

1346
01:14:52,588 --> 01:14:53,522
Look at Evans, though.

1347
01:14:53,589 --> 01:14:56,291
Evans defied back to his feet
and again, Shawn's…

1348
01:14:56,358 --> 01:14:59,127
-[Booker] Oh, wow.
-[Victor] Roundhouse!

1349
01:15:00,329 --> 01:15:01,797
[Victor] Big!

1350
01:15:01,864 --> 01:15:03,565
-[Booker] Wow!
-[Victor] Sit down.

1351
01:15:03,632 --> 01:15:05,901
I almost was going to say
a sit down power bomb.

1352
01:15:05,968 --> 01:15:09,037
But Evans almost instinctively
out of desperation,

1353
01:15:09,104 --> 01:15:14,243
just tried to get a little bit
of separation from Shawn Spears.

1354
01:15:14,309 --> 01:15:17,312
-[crowd chanting] NXT!
-And the NXT universe.

1355
01:15:17,379 --> 01:15:19,982
[Booker] What's different
about this young OG

1356
01:15:20,048 --> 01:15:23,418
he's got a high upside.

1357
01:15:23,485 --> 01:15:25,687
[Victor] Coming up in a matter of moments,
Roxanne Perez

1358
01:15:25,754 --> 01:15:26,722
will be center of the ring.

1359
01:15:26,788 --> 01:15:30,459
Wonder what's on the mind
of the NXT women's champion,

1360
01:15:30,526 --> 01:15:33,629
but on the mind of Je'Von Evans
is silencing, is beating,

1361
01:15:33,695 --> 01:15:35,397
is pinning or submitting.

1362
01:15:35,464 --> 01:15:38,166
Bam! Shawn Spears here tonight.

1363
01:15:39,368 --> 01:15:42,638
[Booker] I'm talking about this kid,
this kid special, Vic.

1364
01:15:42,704 --> 01:15:44,573
[Victor] Evan saw his mentor earlier,

1365
01:15:44,640 --> 01:15:47,142
that being Trick Williams
in the center of the ring

1366
01:15:47,209 --> 01:15:48,243
with Cody Rhodes.

1367
01:15:48,310 --> 01:15:52,281
Trick Williams is gonna determine
his number one contender next week in a…

1368
01:15:53,215 --> 01:15:54,816
…In a Battle Royal.

1369
01:15:54,883 --> 01:15:57,452
But Shawn Spears put the brakes on,
almost baited Evans in.

1370
01:15:58,921 --> 01:16:03,058
[Booker] It was a perfect, perfect move.

1371
01:16:04,760 --> 01:16:06,395
[Victor] And now coming in the hard way.

1372
01:16:06,461 --> 01:16:08,997
Oh, he caught Evans!

1373
01:16:09,064 --> 01:16:12,334
In a big DDT from the top.

1374
01:16:12,401 --> 01:16:16,071
Cover. And Evans just able to kick out.

1375
01:16:16,138 --> 01:16:19,308
And Evans has shown us a lot
about his grit.

1376
01:16:19,374 --> 01:16:22,110
First half super kick buckled his knees

1377
01:16:22,744 --> 01:16:25,447
and then that DDT left him laying.

1378
01:16:25,514 --> 01:16:29,751
We thought for a three,
but the young OG was able to kick out.

1379
01:16:29,818 --> 01:16:35,223
[Booker] He's got a heart as big as Texas,
but that could be his detriment, Vic,

1380
01:16:35,924 --> 01:16:39,661
trust me on that. This kid Spears,
he's going for it.

1381
01:16:39,728 --> 01:16:42,130
[Victor] But now he's looking for that C4.
Evans had it scouted.

1382
01:16:42,197 --> 01:16:44,533
Fell, is able to roll through,
shoulders down.

1383
01:16:45,334 --> 01:16:46,902
-Wow!
-Able to kick out.

1384
01:16:46,969 --> 01:16:49,504
Look at Evans though, bouncing to the top!

1385
01:16:50,806 --> 01:16:55,877
We saw that cutter last week,
but just getting out of dock.

1386
01:16:55,944 --> 01:16:59,615
[Booker]
What a veteran move by Shawn Spears.

1387
01:17:00,349 --> 01:17:02,517
Just created that space, Vic.

1388
01:17:02,584 --> 01:17:06,088
[Victor] Booker,
that space just got closed.

1389
01:17:07,789 --> 01:17:11,093
This is what Evans does.
He puts his foot on the gas.

1390
01:17:12,828 --> 01:17:14,463
What's he thinking now?

1391
01:17:16,698 --> 01:17:19,067
-[Victor] From the barricade!
-[Booker] Wow!

1392
01:17:21,637 --> 01:17:23,338
[Booker] This gets unbelievable.

1393
01:17:23,405 --> 01:17:29,945
[Victor] That's why Je'Von Evans
is one of the fastest rising stars in NXT.

1394
01:17:31,980 --> 01:17:32,981
[Victor] Oh!

1395
01:17:35,283 --> 01:17:37,219
[Booker] Back up, Vic. Pack it up.

1396
01:17:37,285 --> 01:17:38,854
[Victor] What's Evans thinking?

1397
01:17:39,454 --> 01:17:40,455
Evans!

1398
01:17:40,889 --> 01:17:41,890
No!

1399
01:17:48,130 --> 01:17:49,131
God, Book.

1400
01:17:49,965 --> 01:17:52,934
Evans just went off the corner,
the exposed announce desk.

1401
01:17:53,001 --> 01:17:56,338
Spears back into the ring.
He smells the blood.

1402
01:17:56,405 --> 01:17:58,874
Hoists up Evans, C4.

1403
01:18:01,476 --> 01:18:04,446
Evans is out. Spears into the cover.

1404
01:18:04,513 --> 01:18:06,982
-And this is the biggest victory…
-[bell rings]

1405
01:18:07,049 --> 01:18:08,917
…since Shawn Spears returned.

1406
01:18:08,984 --> 01:18:14,122
[announcer] Here is your winner,
Shawn Spears.

1407
01:18:15,323 --> 01:18:17,826
[Victor] A huge statement made tonight.

1408
01:18:19,027 --> 01:18:20,295
By Spears.

1409
01:18:23,565 --> 01:18:29,171
We talk about the flying, the bounciness,
the aerial insanity of Je'Von Evans.

1410
01:18:29,237 --> 01:18:32,874
But one too many risks here tonight.

1411
01:18:32,941 --> 01:18:35,877
Again, the point of the announce desk

1412
01:18:35,944 --> 01:18:39,181
went right into the stomach,
right into the ribs.

1413
01:18:39,247 --> 01:18:42,584
Spears finished things off with that C4.

1414
01:18:42,918 --> 01:18:44,086
And on one hand,

1415
01:18:44,152 --> 01:18:47,823
while that is the biggest victory
since his return,

1416
01:18:47,889 --> 01:18:52,160
Spears also just deflated
the bounce of Evans.

1417
01:18:52,561 --> 01:18:57,032
How will Shawn Spears
now use this victory to his advantage?

1418
01:19:00,302 --> 01:19:01,536
When was that?

1419
01:19:03,338 --> 01:19:06,875
It looks to me like you boys
had some fun in Las Vegas,

1420
01:19:06,942 --> 01:19:09,111
didn't you, Nathan? Look at this.

1421
01:19:09,177 --> 01:19:13,381
Nathan, Nathan, come on, cheer up, man.
You beat the O.C. at Battleground.

1422
01:19:13,448 --> 01:19:17,753
-You should be celebrating.
-Mate, I can't celebrate anymore.

1423
01:19:17,819 --> 01:19:19,087
Of course you can.

1424
01:19:19,788 --> 01:19:23,692
Hey, look at these guys, huh?
The party animals, the Vegas boys.

1425
01:19:23,759 --> 01:19:25,560
[laughing] Look, I gotta be honest,

1426
01:19:25,627 --> 01:19:27,362
I didn't think you boys
had all that in you.

1427
01:19:27,429 --> 01:19:29,030
Oh, yeah, we're full of surprises, man.

1428
01:19:29,097 --> 01:19:33,568
Right. You know, I'm still riding a high
of defending my Heritage Cup last week.

1429
01:19:33,635 --> 01:19:34,836
But you know what?

1430
01:19:35,904 --> 01:19:39,207
I think these gents could use
a little history lesson

1431
01:19:39,274 --> 01:19:41,576
in the heritage of this cup, huh?
What you say?

1432
01:19:41,643 --> 01:19:44,813
You're not about to lecture us
about British wrestling, are you?

1433
01:19:44,880 --> 01:19:47,249
Yeah, I think you'll find
my name is on that cup.

1434
01:19:47,315 --> 01:19:49,851
Dude, my best friend won that. And you.

1435
01:19:49,918 --> 01:19:51,353
Hey. What you looking at?

1436
01:19:51,419 --> 01:19:53,021
Look at me. What are you doing?

1437
01:19:53,088 --> 01:19:55,056
Hey, we're still attacking champs, man.

1438
01:19:55,123 --> 01:19:58,126
-Yeah, for now.
-Take it easy. Take these.

1439
01:19:58,193 --> 01:20:01,129
We'll give him a lesson later.
Come on.

1440
01:20:03,398 --> 01:20:05,300
Bro, we still attacking champs, right?

1441
01:20:05,367 --> 01:20:08,069
Yeah, dude. Yeah, yeah.
I just, you know…

1442
01:20:08,737 --> 01:20:11,573
-I missed that cup.
-Well, focus then.

1443
01:20:11,640 --> 01:20:14,543
You don't think I can pull double duty.
I can defend both at the same time.

1444
01:20:16,545 --> 01:20:17,979
[Victor] Interesting conversation.

1445
01:20:18,046 --> 01:20:20,315
Bu there is Roxanne Perez,
who made history on Sunday.

1446
01:20:20,382 --> 01:20:22,184
In moments, the NXT Women's champion

1447
01:20:22,250 --> 01:20:25,153
delivers her state
of the women's division. Next.

1448
01:20:33,528 --> 01:20:35,764
You run the Royal Rumble
and you got yours.

1449
01:20:36,665 --> 01:20:40,001
Next week in the Battle Royal, I get mine.

1450
01:20:40,101 --> 01:20:41,203
I believe it.

1451
01:20:41,269 --> 01:20:44,139
Whoa, whoa!
I'm in this thing next week, too.

1452
01:20:44,206 --> 01:20:45,941
You don't want to wish me good luck, Cody?

1453
01:20:47,409 --> 01:20:51,713
The King is going to win the Battle Royal.

1454
01:20:54,182 --> 01:20:55,183
Is that right?

1455
01:20:56,284 --> 01:20:58,920
Seems like you guys are…

1456
01:20:59,688 --> 01:21:01,089
in a good place.

1457
01:21:08,697 --> 01:21:11,566
[Victor] WWE champion Cody Rhodes
made this official earlier.

1458
01:21:11,633 --> 01:21:13,001
One golden opportunity.

1459
01:21:13,068 --> 01:21:14,636
What did he mean by other locker rooms?

1460
01:21:14,703 --> 01:21:16,204
It's an over the top rope Battle Royal

1461
01:21:16,271 --> 01:21:19,641
determined the new number
one contender for the NXT

1462
01:21:20,008 --> 01:21:22,410
championship that takes
place next Tuesday.

1463
01:21:22,477 --> 01:21:25,180
And also Kelani Jordan
will have her first defense

1464
01:21:25,247 --> 01:21:29,150
of the NXT Women's North American
Championship when she meets Michin.

1465
01:21:29,217 --> 01:21:32,320
It's high stakes next week live on NXT.

1466
01:21:33,889 --> 01:21:36,892
["All Fall Down" playing]

1467
01:21:39,027 --> 01:21:40,528
Speaking of champions.

1468
01:21:47,068 --> 01:21:51,473
[announcer] Please welcome the NXT

1469
01:21:51,539 --> 01:21:58,546
Women's champion, Roxanne Perez.

1470
01:21:58,747 --> 01:22:01,283
[Victor] Only imagine what is on her mind

1471
01:22:01,349 --> 01:22:04,319
as she gets ready to deliver the state

1472
01:22:04,386 --> 01:22:06,821
of the women's division address.

1473
01:22:14,462 --> 01:22:16,131
And still

1474
01:22:17,232 --> 01:22:24,239
your NXT Women's champion,
"the Prodigy" Roxanne Perez.

1475
01:22:26,608 --> 01:22:29,644
Here I stand at the top
of the greatest women's division

1476
01:22:29,711 --> 01:22:31,780
in all of wrestling today.

1477
01:22:32,714 --> 01:22:36,117
And I told you guys that I was gonna
protect this title.

1478
01:22:36,184 --> 01:22:39,020
But not only did do that.

1479
01:22:39,087 --> 01:22:45,293
At Battleground, I proved to everyone
that there truly is levels to this

1480
01:22:45,360 --> 01:22:49,130
and no one in this world is on mine.

1481
01:22:50,532 --> 01:22:52,701
But it's okay. It's okay.

1482
01:22:52,767 --> 01:22:55,337
Don't feel the need
to thank me all at once

1483
01:22:55,403 --> 01:22:58,273
for making sure
that this championship stays in NXT.

1484
01:22:59,741 --> 01:23:04,312
You all are just finding out
what I've always known.

1485
01:23:06,815 --> 01:23:09,818
But there is one woman

1486
01:23:09,884 --> 01:23:12,587
who does need to come out here
and thank me.

1487
01:23:12,654 --> 01:23:16,858
So, Ava, why don't you come on out here?

1488
01:23:16,925 --> 01:23:19,260
I don't think you want
to make the champ wait.

1489
01:23:24,566 --> 01:23:27,469
[Victor] Heard what Stevie Turner
had to say earlier.

1490
01:23:27,969 --> 01:23:32,173
Oh, Roxanne.
I had a feeling that this would happen.

1491
01:23:32,240 --> 01:23:35,610
And I'm assuming that you want me
to congratulate you

1492
01:23:35,677 --> 01:23:40,215
for your victory this past Sunday,
so congratulations.

1493
01:23:40,548 --> 01:23:44,953
But I'm not exactly sure
what you want me to thank you for,

1494
01:23:45,019 --> 01:23:49,057
because I think that this
is just part of being a great champion.

1495
01:23:49,124 --> 01:23:52,761
I mean, come on, you know that it's not
about what you say,

1496
01:23:52,827 --> 01:23:54,529
it's about what you do.

1497
01:23:54,596 --> 01:23:56,798
It's about who you
defend your title against,

1498
01:23:56,865 --> 01:23:59,734
who you defeat, how you carry yourself.

1499
01:23:59,801 --> 01:24:03,171
And you know what, Roxanne?
I am more than happy.

1500
01:24:03,238 --> 01:24:04,639
Of course, Ava.

1501
01:24:04,706 --> 01:24:07,709
That's why you're
just the perfect GM, right?

1502
01:24:07,776 --> 01:24:11,946
You always find a way
to make it all about you.

1503
01:24:14,582 --> 01:24:15,850
But get this.

1504
01:24:16,518 --> 01:24:17,519
Whoever…

1505
01:24:18,153 --> 01:24:22,257
you arrange for me,
whoever you put in line for me,

1506
01:24:22,323 --> 01:24:25,560
I'm always gonna find a way to win.

1507
01:24:25,627 --> 01:24:30,231
Because there is not one woman
that can take this title away from me.

1508
01:24:32,434 --> 01:24:35,437
["One of a Kind" playing]

1509
01:24:39,174 --> 01:24:41,142
[Victor] Look who it is, Book.

1510
01:24:41,209 --> 01:24:42,510
Jazmyn.

1511
01:24:42,577 --> 01:24:47,749
Are my ears deceiving me
or is Roxanne taking credit for the entire

1512
01:24:47,816 --> 01:24:49,684
women's locker room right now?

1513
01:24:49,751 --> 01:24:52,487
-That's what it sounded like.
-Yeah, it does, right?

1514
01:24:54,489 --> 01:24:55,824
Roxanne,

1515
01:24:56,691 --> 01:25:00,595
ever since you won that
NXT Women's Championship,

1516
01:25:00,662 --> 01:25:05,633
it seems like you lost
your sweet and innocent personality.

1517
01:25:06,734 --> 01:25:10,472
And you damn sure lost your memory,

1518
01:25:10,805 --> 01:25:14,809
because long before you ever
signed your contract here,

1519
01:25:14,876 --> 01:25:17,145
I was one of the main reasons

1520
01:25:17,212 --> 01:25:21,149
people tuned in every single week to NXT.

1521
01:25:23,685 --> 01:25:28,556
Before your little breakout tournament win
and all your championships,

1522
01:25:28,623 --> 01:25:32,260
you couldn't even reference
the NXT women's division

1523
01:25:32,327 --> 01:25:35,763
without talking about Jacy Jayne.

1524
01:25:36,898 --> 01:25:38,032
Roxy.

1525
01:25:38,099 --> 01:25:40,335
Maybe the past few weeks
have made you forget

1526
01:25:40,401 --> 01:25:43,171
that the biggest threats to your title

1527
01:25:43,238 --> 01:25:45,673
are the ones under this roof.

1528
01:25:47,575 --> 01:25:52,113
Okay, so this is where the line starts?

1529
01:25:52,747 --> 01:25:55,750
[high pitched scream]

1530
01:25:57,485 --> 01:25:59,254
[Lash] Hold up. Wait a minute.

1531
01:26:00,054 --> 01:26:03,091
Slow down there, bad girl and Robin.

1532
01:26:05,293 --> 01:26:08,296
While Jacy was out getting her beak fixed

1533
01:26:08,363 --> 01:26:12,834
and Jazmyn
trying to be a wannabe Kim K lookalike,

1534
01:26:14,736 --> 01:26:18,239
Meta Four was actually making headlines

1535
01:26:18,306 --> 01:26:21,142
and creating moments
every single week, okay?

1536
01:26:21,209 --> 01:26:24,212
That's right. And with my girl Lash

1537
01:26:24,279 --> 01:26:27,982
being inches away from becoming
North American champ

1538
01:26:28,049 --> 01:26:30,084
and bringing more gold to Meta Four,

1539
01:26:30,151 --> 01:26:33,188
I mean, we were gonna target Kelani.

1540
01:26:33,254 --> 01:26:36,925
But since you wanna go around
and try to take credit for what we doing.

1541
01:26:36,991 --> 01:26:39,127
Sweetie, it's on sight.

1542
01:26:39,193 --> 01:26:40,528
I know. That's right,

1543
01:26:42,197 --> 01:26:43,898
["Te lo rompo" playing]

1544
01:26:43,965 --> 01:26:46,234
Girls, hold on.

1545
01:26:46,935 --> 01:26:48,903
First of all, Roxanne,

1546
01:26:48,970 --> 01:26:50,638
you can't talk about Battleground

1547
01:26:50,705 --> 01:26:53,141
without talking
about my Underground match.

1548
01:26:53,208 --> 01:26:57,111
We get it.
You proved you're different.

1549
01:26:57,178 --> 01:27:02,250
But so did I. These fists don't lie.

1550
01:27:11,659 --> 01:27:13,995
It's only a matter of time before it's…

1551
01:27:15,396 --> 01:27:17,065
Espérate un momentico.

1552
01:27:18,366 --> 01:27:19,901
I know that look.

1553
01:27:20,568 --> 01:27:23,938
You all want what Roxanne has,

1554
01:27:24,706 --> 01:27:26,908
but Roxanne's on another level.

1555
01:27:26,975 --> 01:27:29,644
Honestly, a level only I'm at.

1556
01:27:29,711 --> 01:27:34,816
So this conversation now is only between
the champion and the future champion.

1557
01:27:34,882 --> 01:27:37,352
Why don't you shake your happy ass
at the back of the line?

1558
01:27:38,219 --> 01:27:41,456
-[Victor] Oh.
-[Booker] Oh, here we go, Vic.

1559
01:27:41,522 --> 01:27:42,724
Say that again, bro.

1560
01:27:42,790 --> 01:27:44,792
[Booker] Shucky ducky quack quack!

1561
01:27:48,630 --> 01:27:50,765
[Victor] What's going through the mind
of Ava now?

1562
01:27:54,302 --> 01:27:56,604
Ava looking up as everyone,

1563
01:27:57,372 --> 01:28:01,643
and I mean everyone
getting tossed to the side.

1564
01:28:05,246 --> 01:28:06,848
Break up the AC.

1565
01:28:06,914 --> 01:28:11,019
Things are heating up
in the women's division here at NXT.

1566
01:28:20,928 --> 01:28:22,297
Subtitles: Ed Boon
up
in the women's division here at NXT.