[announcer] Then…
now…
forever…
together.
[Jaida Parker intro music]
[Vic] It's the final stop before Heat Wave on Sunday.
Who will make one last statement before Toronto? Welcome to NXT!
[bell ringing]
[Mike Rome] The following contest
is a street fight!
Introducing first, representing OTM,
Jaida Parker!
[Vic] Well, Book, she wanted this match up.
She's the one who issued the challenge for this street fight tonight.
[Booker] You know why, Vic? Because she's all in her element tonight.
This is a street fight, man.
[Michin intro music]
[Mike Rome] And her opponent, Michin!
[Vic] Oh, she looks to be in her element as well.
She's out to show that she's the only baddie in WWE
And Michin, Ms. Parker going right at it.
[Booker] Oh, right off, they started.
-This thing's about to pop out. -[Vic] No disqualifications.
Pinfall submission takes place inside the ring. An old fashioned street fight.
Look at all the tools of destruction around the ring,
underneath the ring, and uh-oh,
Michin finding her favorite tool of destruction, the kendo stick.
[Booker] Michin is no stranger to a good fight here tonight.
In this street fight, I'm wondering--
-[Vic] What is she… -[Booker] The tools just came out, man!
What do you think?
[Vic] I'm thinking that we might be sitting a little bit too close, Book.
She got chain, trash can, chairs.
-[Booker] About to get real. -[Vic] About to get ugly.
[Booker] About to get real in this house, man.
[Vic] They're taking little bit too much time.
Ms. Parker coming right back in. It's Michin who blames Parker
for not being the women's North American champion
-right now today, and whoa! -[crowd in unison] Whoa!
[Vic] What the hell?
Ms. Parker answered right back.
Did you see Michin with that loaded sock, with that solid steel chain?
[Booker] Yeah, Vic, you spoke about Michin and feeling a certain way.
I don't think this is a personal beef or anything like that.
This is business, Vic. This is, this is about somebody's spot.
-This always been about that, man. -[Vic] I want to look around.
There's no OC, there's no OTM watching closely.
Banned from ringside because bad blood has been boiling between these two.
And I've noticed something on Michin. We talked about her being back in NXT.
She wants to beat Ms. Parker
back to her era of this brand wearing the black and gold.
So she's going to be black and blue
after the beat down she's getting form Ms. Parker.
[Booker] She's competed all over the world, Vic, like I said.
And Jaida Parker, she knows that.
That's why I say, Vic, this is a street fight.
This is a little bit different. That's why I give Jaida Parker-- Baby!
Oh yes! The edge in this match up.
[Vic] Going into the cover, the first one of the match up,
and Michin able to kick out.
It was Jaida Parker who warned Michin several weeks ago
during that women's summit in the center of the ring that you were a part of.
She wants to hurt Michin.
She wants to punish Michin!
But right now, it's Michin who is back on the offensive.
Oh, wait a minute, Book.
-[Booker] Oh, baby! -[Vic] Everything is legal.
Oh!
And Michin's been waiting a long time to do this to Jaida Parker.
[Booker] What's in the box? What's in the box, Vic?
[Vic] I'm afraid to see what's in the block box.
But I will say that Michin did warn Jaida
that she would be taught a lesson here tonight.
-[crowd chanting] Michin! -[crowd chanting] Jaida!
[Vic] And the NXT universe somewhat split here tonight. Oh!
Parker able to put on the brakes for about a half second,
try to turn this match up around.
But I don't know if you noticed too, already in the juncture of this match up,
Parker kind of favoring her left arm as-- Oh, my word!
[Booker] Doesn't matter, Vic. Doesn't matter.
It's not stopping anything. Check it out.
Oh! Oh, yes!
[Vic] Teardrop bouncing Michin off of the trash can
into the cover, Parker hooks the leg,
-and able to kick out at two. -[Booker] Talk about Jaida Parker asking…
Whoa, check it out.
About Jaida Parker asking for this match up.
No, she demanded this match, Vic, because she wanted to prove her mettle.
Just like this right here. Oh, whoa. Nobody home.
[Vic] We know that Jaida Parker is not afraid to speak her mind.
The same can be said for her opponent here tonight as well.
A nasty landing for Ms. Parker,
who might be regretting challenging Michin to this street fight.
Everything legal. And now what is going through the mind of Michin?
She's had quite some time
to come up with a number of different ways
to hurt her opponent here tonight, that being Jaida Parker.
[Booker] I don't know what's going on here, but…
-Oh, yes! -[Vic] Oh!
Steele meets spine.
Hey, like her or not, you can't knock the confidence of Ms. Parker.
Oof.
Booker, This is two women… This has gotten personal.
This got personal fast between these two.
[Booker] Like I said, man, I mean, I've been in that square circle.
I know what it's all about.
-This is business, man. Michin… -[Vic] Oh my God.
-Oh! -[Booker] Oh, God!
-My God, man. -[crowd roaring]
[crowd chanting] Holy shit!
[Vic] Parker meets her in the side, Hypnotic through the barricade.
These two trying to destroy each other. Who's going to survive this street fight?
[Jaida crying in pain]
Booker, this is a street fight.
And as we've seen throughout the commercial break,
Ms. Parker, with malicious intent,
is going to places not many have gone inside the square circle.
This is how it started.
It hasn't gotten any better for me.
That was really that Miss Hypnotic from Parker.
It was the only saving grace Michin has had.
But Jaida Parker is beating the hell out of Michin.
[Booker] However Michin is not, she's not laying down, Vic.
This is truly, truly a street fight, man.
[Vic] Big fatal four way NXT championship match contract signing still to come.
But for Michin, for Jaida Parker, these two are as bad as they come.
[Booker] Oh, I don't like the looks of this.
[Vic] And a bag of nuts and bolts might be the end of Jaida Parker.
Michin,
tip of the cap to Kevin Owens.
And Parker, no!
[crowd exclaiming]
Into the cover.
And somehow Michin able to kick out.
Holy crap.
And back to live action. Getting the that kendo stick back.
The favorite tool of destruction for Michin.
And she is wearing down Jaida Parker.
[Booker] Yes, indeed, Vic. I don't know if you've ever…
Of course you've never been hit with a kendo stick,
but you don't want none of this action right here, man.
[Vic] I wish she'd come over here and hit you with the damn kendo stick.
Referee checking on Jaida Parker. Parker showcasing her toughness.
Michin been showcasing her grit.
Who is going to walk out of here victorious from this street fight?
[Booker] Oh, here we go.
[Vic] Evil intentions in the mind of Michin.
There's candy, there's nuts and bolts.
There's steel chairs, there's trash cans. Oh, and there's a cannonball.
-[Booker] Uh, That's it. -[Vic] That's gotta be it.
Michin putting the final touch on this!
[Booker] Oh!
[Vic] I mean, Book…
That's as close as you can get without the official calling for the bell.
I don't know how Jaida Parker was able to kick out.
How either of these two are able to move as now a steal pipe entering this match.
[Booker] And is about to finish it.
Oh, no! Oh, no!
[Vic] Jaida Parker cooling off Michin.
Holy…
High time, man.
[crowd chanting] Holy shit!
[crowd roaring]
[Vic] Second time to charm Hypnotic
through the wall.
And what a way to kick off the final NXT before Heatwave.
Jaida Parker with an exclamation point.
And for good measure,
another running Hypnotic!
[crowd in unison] One, two, three!
[Vic] And Jaida survives
-the street fight. -[bell ringing]
[Mike Rome] Here is your winner, Jaida Parker!
[Vic] Unbelievable.
That's what I meant by the second time, the charm.
The first time, it didn't work out. Bam!
But that second time, the force driving both competitors through the wall.
And then that final Hypnotic would be the end.
And Jaida proves she is everything she says she is.
And this era of NXT may be running through Ms. Parker.
[sighs]
[sighs louder]
Okay, what's wrong?
Oh, me?
it's nothing. I don't want to talk about it.
Okay.
I mean, since you asked, I may as well get it off my chest.
Come sit.
Okay.
Sol snatched my soul last week.
And with it, she took my heart.
Because now I'm not going to Heatwave.
And I'm sure you know this, but I am from Toronto.
My people are waiting for me.
I'm devastated.
Okay, Arianna, it's okay. I completely understand where you're coming from.
I mean, I'm from Toronto too.
And I had to leave my family just to be able to--
Karmen, I mean this lovingly, but you're not as Canadian as me.
-What's that supposed to mean? -[Jacy clapping] Wow.
Jazmyn, look what we have here.
I didn't realize we were walking into this sad little pity party.
I don't know which one of you is more pathetic,
-the delusional one or the loner. -What?
-Oh, I'm not with Karmen. -No Naty, no friends. Aw.
I can't.
I told Roxanne last week, and I'll say it again, I belong.
So if you have an issue with it, we can fix it.
Me and you?
-[both laughing] -Yeah, right.
This can't keep happening.
This is my first PLE and I'm in the main event?
Pff, yo, this is crazy.
[Mike Rome] The following is the NXT championship
number one contender Battle Royale!
[Vic] Evans outlasts everyone, all the different brands,
the different companies to become the number one contender.
[Je'von] PLE really about to get bouncy.
I've never even left the country before.
I had to go get a passport for this.
People ask me if I'm tripping about it
not being a one on one match since I won the Battle Royale.
Come on, bro, like…
I'm about to wrestle in front of the biggest crowd
I've ever wrestled in front of.
I'm not scared of Sean.
I'm not scared of Ethan either. I'm not even scared of Trick.
It's all love though. But you know, I'm coming after him.
And I'm coming back over the border
the new NXT champion.
[Vic] Well, you can tell how excited Evans is for Sunday.
But before we get to Toronto, these four will put pen to paper tonight
when they sign their NXT Championship contract later on, live on NXT.
-[New Catch Republic intro music] -New Catch Republic!
[bell ringing]
[Mike Rome] The following contest is a tag team match scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first Tyler Bate and the bruiser weight Pete Dunne,
New Catch Republic!
[Vic] These two nearly ran the table last week in tag team turmoil.
And in moments, it'll be tag team action in the spirit of competition.
NXT universe loves Tyler B. Pete Dunne, New Catch Republic.
[crowd chanting] Bruiser weight!
[Vic] As they take on Hank and Tank. It's live, it's next on NXT.
[Booker] So close, but still yet so far away. You gotta do it!
[Kelani] All my life I wanted my name in record books.
But to be written on those pages, I had to work like a champion.
[Vic] She did it!
-[bell ringing] -Kelani Jordan
has made history as the first
women's North American champion.
[Kelani] All I know is structure.
-[woman] From Boynton Beach, Florida. -[Kelani] A one-tracked mind.
-[woman] Kelani Jordan! -But it's produced results.
Five time Junior Olympic national qualifier,
second overall in the nation on floor.
Full ride scholarship to Michigan State University…
three-time MVP, three-time team captain…
nominee for NCAA Athlete of the Year, and now…
the first ever women's North American champion.
Pressure comes with being a champion, especially being the first.
It's up to me to create the importance for this title.
But no one is going to defend this title like Lonnie
Being a gymnast, no accolade could be taken away from me.
But this title can be.
Sol Ruca has everything to be a champion.
She's an unparalleled athlete who deserves this match.
But like Michael Jordan says,
some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen,
and others make it happen.
And at NXT Heatwave, Kelani's gonna make it happen.
[Vic] Get ready, Toronto, because Kelani Jordan…
…defends the Women's North American championship
this Sunday against Sol Ruca. Tickets on sale now at Ticketmaster.ca.
[rock intro music]
[Mike Rome] And their opponents, the team of…
…Hank Walker and Tank Ledger!
[Vic] Oh, Booker, tag team specialist, right?
-[Booker] Yeah. You're damn right. -[Vic] I don't know about this.
[yelling]
[Vic] Hank's swearing,
but you have to like this duo, though, wanting to challenge themselves
against the likes of Bate and Dunne.
[Booker] I've been very critical of Hank Walker,
but there's something about Tank Ledger. I like the helmet. Did you see?
I loved it, man.
I question it. You like it.
I mean, this, this is quite the relationship you and I have,
you know, take it…
[Booker] I can't quite put my finger on it, man,
-but it's something. -[bell ringing]
[Vic] It's like the wind.
[Booker] It's something, but, hey,
you know, this guy's a former security guard.
I mean, come on, man, come on.
[Vic] Well, he went from a security guard to a superstar.
Tank, the first NIL class here in NXT.
This team has grinded since they came together.
They've overcome hurdles as well.
[Booker] I give all the credit to Tank.
Tank definitely trying to put this team on the right track.
As far as this match up, it's all because of Tank Ledger.
-Right? -[Vic] It is.
I don't know if you want to test the strength here with the big strong boy
that is Tyler Bate, but you take a look at the ring right now.
Four calm competitors in the ring.
Same is not going to be said during our NXT championship contract signing.
-Is Bate able to bridge it? -[Booker] Oh, man.
I mean, it's going to be four competitors looking for some gold, man. For destiny.
-I love it. Back to the action! -[Vic] Take a look at Tyler Bate.
Talking about a big strong boy, he's trying to overpower Hank.
Again, this match up in the spirit of competition.
I know you hate when I say that,
but, you know, did a young Harlem Heat have the same mindset?
Test yourself against the best.
[Booker] Come on, man. Millions of dollars made in the pocket, man.
In the bank. Team World tag team here. Of course, we was on the same page, man.
[Vic] I didn't say same page. I said,
did you test yourself like they did early on in your career?
-Did you want to test yourselves? -[Booker] Well, I mean, we beat the best.
We… Come on, man. Come on, man.
We went to the top of the mountain.
[Vic] Well, it's big at the top of the mountain.
It's Bate and Dunne believe
they should be headed to Heatwave if not for Ridge Holland.
Dunne even questioned Holland last week,
as Dunne almost able to pick up the victory.
And another kick out there…
by Hank, who made the tag to Tank.
[Booker] I was waiting on that right there.
[Vic] Oh!
[Booker] Hank put himself in great position
and Tank just came in and cleaned up the house, man.
[Vic] Well, Tank, a former football player from Northwestern
just running over and deep cleaning Pete Dunn moments ago.
And we talk about that tag team match.
It's a big NXT tag team title match coming up this Sunday.
Axiom-Frazer versus Chase U.
Are the champions or the underdogs heading into Toronto?
[Booker] I can tell you this, Axiom and Nathan are crazy,
they're probably going to go in every time as the underdog,
but I wouldn't want to have a underdog like
those two guys because they come out on top every time,
they figure out a way to move this team right here, Vic.
Nathan Frazer needs to focus on what's going to happen
in Toronto at Heatwave as Pete Dunn and Tyler Bate
have refocused into this match up.
And oh, from the middle rope, take a look at the agility!
[Booker] That's a move right there.
This big man right here.
That's why I like Tank Ledger, Vic. I'm gonna tell you.
-[Vic] Oh! -[crowd exclaiming]
Big strong boy!
[Booker] You don't want to do it. Test yourself with this young man.
[Vic] Well, that is exactly what Hank tried to do early on in this match.
It worked for about a half second. And now Tyler made off the knee lift.
Jumping up, jumping over, regrouping, coming back in.
Oh, caught him with the left.
And bouncing right back in. Booker, we've seen this before.
It looks like Hank going for the ride.
[crowd chanting] Five, six, seven, eight!
[Booker] I'm getting dizzy, man. I'm getting dizzy.
[Vic] Tyler Bate, Pete Dunne in control of this tag team match up.
Can they continue to maintain control on NXT?
Back live on NXT, tag team competition between these two teams.
It was Hank and Tank who last week challenged New Catch Republic
because they wanted to test themselves
against who they consider to be some of the best.
And as this match has gone on,
Tank and Tank have certainly showcased some unique power.
But Bate and Dunn have showcased their resilience
and obviously what they do best,
manipulate the body, joint manipulation.
[Booker] Think about Tyler Bate and Pete Dunne,
they're not about sitting on the sidelines, man.
It's about competition!
-That's what I love about these guys, man. -[Vic] Were you impressed
last week with New Catch Republic in that tag team turmoil match?
-They nearly ran the table one week ago. -[Booker] Exactly. Exactly my point, Vic.
Exactly my… Oh, wow! Did you see that?
[Vic] I saw a big forearm. Will you go back to that tag team turmoil match up?
It was Ridge Holland who really provided a difference for Chase U.
Is Tank trying to become the difference-maker right now?
-Reaches out, makes the tag. -[Booker] Here we go!
[Vic] And here comes big Hank.
And you knew that none of these four superstars were going to back down
once that challenge was thrown out last week.
[Booker] Can I ask you a question?
Are you still on that Ridge Holland bandwagon after last week? Are you?
[Vic] Yeah, why not?
Chase U got a championship opportunity this Sunday because of Ridge Holland.
Ridge Holland doing what he thought was best,
just like Hank is doing
what he thinks is best, and that is by tearing through New Catch Republic!
[Booker] Okay, I just was wondering.
[Vic] Don't worry, I'll ask you the same question again on Sunday.
As hoisting up Dunne.
And, oh! Got caught!
Dunne catching Hank into the submission.
Pete Dunn trying to bend back the arm hyper extend. But look at the power.
[Booker] Oh, you kidnapped.
[Vic] And wise of Hank to back up into his own corner
for Tank to make the tag.
-[Booker] Very smart from Hank Walker. Oh! -[Vic] That'll break any submission.
Into the cover. Could we get the offset, and Bate saves the match.
[Booker] He was smarter, by Tyler,
seeing his partner in dire straits right there and getting in there
the nick of time. Great partner.
[Vic] That goes back to that high IQ you talked about
with Bate and Dunn, that's also what Hank and Tank have wanted to do.
They wanted to be in these situations
where they have to learn by experience
that they have to go through the match, go through the grind,
go through the punishment.
And that's what they're going through right now because Tyler Bate is rolling.
-[crowd clapping rhythmically] -[Booker] Yes, indeed. Here we go!
-[Vic] And now he's… whoa! -[crowd exclaims]
-[Booker] Got caught by two big knees. -[Vic] Say that again.
And a little two for one from Hank and Tank.
[Booker] Not just about the competition for Pete Dunn and Kyle Bate.
About the experience for Hank and Tank, Vic.
[Vic] They think it.
Hank and Tank
bulldozing through the opposition!
[Booker] It's a test for Hank and Tank, Vic.
[Vic] Are they passing it right now?
[Booker] they can get a victory here tonight.
-Can you imagine? -[Vic] Boy.
-[Booker] Can you imagine, Vic? -[Vic] you got to be talking,
talking about climbing the ladder very fast
an impressive victory. But this is what Pete Dunn does.
Pete Dunn always able to snap back.
They call him the rubber band man, he comes right in and, oh!
There may not be any snapping back after he got folded in half!
-[Booker] Great tag team action. -[Vic] Cover, and…
-Kick out again. Oh, boy! -[Booker] By Hank and Tank, Vic!
I can tell right now they've been in the laboratory working on their game.
[Vic] They're coming up with some new equations.
We have not seen Hank and Tank have this sort of offensive explosion.
This is what they wanted to do by testing themselves here tonight.
And well, I don't remember the last time I saw Hank Walker fly off the top!
And maybe that's why! Telegraphed it, got caught.
Dunne tags in Bate.
[Booker] Oh, my God. Right to the temple, Vic.
Hank is out.
[Vic] Same might be able to be said
-for Tank. -[Booker] Tank's on his own right now.
-He's all on his own, man. -[Vic] Oh, bam!
Big clothesline. And Dunne to the outside. Double stomp to the back!
Bate back in. He's legal. So's Tank. Off the top!
-Into the cover. -[Booker] Good night.
-[bell ringing] -[Vic] And New Catch Republic
take out Hank and Tank.
[Mike Rome] Here are your winners, New Catch Republic!
[Vic] But look, they can't take anything away from him.
-[Booker] Hank and Tank. -[Vic] Hank and Tank. Say it again.
[Booker] I'm liking Hank and Tank.
Hank and Tank.
[Vic] Off match between these two teams.
And for Tyler Bate it was high risk and it was a lot of reward
earning the victory tonight for New Catch Republic.
But again, you cannot take anything away from their opponents
and that's a nice show of respect between these two teams.
I returned to NXT to guide.
[Vic] That's Shawn Spears!
[Shawn] To lead this very talented
but inexperienced and young crop of talent.
I'll help guide the youth to reach their maximum potential.
All their concerns, all their worries, all their problems…
I'll be the answer.
I wanted to share my wealth of knowledge.
I can help you all, especially you.
I really hope you guys aren't listening to this idiot.
[Shawn] But it's been met with…
reluctance.
Don't do it, kid.
So now I'll lead by example.
This Sunday, I return home to Toronto and I will reach the pinnacle.
Then the young crop of talent, especially the ones that I've had my eye on,
will finally see the light.
I already put down Je'von Evans,
and I was the first man to pin Trick Williams since he became champion.
They will follow my lead because this Sunday
Ethan Page, Je'von Evans, Trick Williams,
at NXT Heatwave, I will win the NXT championship.
[Vic] Well, the question remains, will Shawn Spears
become the leader of NXT on Sunday?
Contracts signing still to come between these four superstars,
live tonight.
[Brinley Reece intro music]
-[Brinley yelling] -[bell ringing]
[Mike Rome] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by Edris Enofé and Malik Blade,
Brinley Reece!
[Vic] Reece was called Miss Happy Go Lucky last week.
This week, she's looking to be called victorious.
Reece goes one on one with Izzi Dame, next on NXT.
Put it all behind us because last week, Oro,
what a story, man.
Thank you, my guy.
-Yes, Oro-- -Yes, Oro, honestly, so moving.
-What a story, man. -Is there an echo?
-No, I don't hear an echo. -I do.
I think that's your bad hearing, it's a sign of old age.
-Yeah, I look good for my age. -I don't see that.
Hey, hey, hey!
You guys called me here for something. Come on, speak up.
-Okay. -Good news.
You're back in action tonight.
it's gonna be you versus Myles Borne!
Why didn't you start with that? It's all I wanted to hear.
Stevie, give him the bad news.
Bad news. What are you talking about?
-There's bad news too. Bad news. -Bad news? No.
Stevie gives him the bad news, you give him the bad news.
-No, Ava said I give the good news. -Ava said
-to me in our meeting this week… -You get the bad news.
[indistinct argument]
Yo! Yo! Quiet!
Just talk. What's going on?
[inaudible]
Oh, Robert doesn't have the balls to tell you.
Unfortunately, due to your recent altercations with Ethan Page,
you will not be going to Heatwave. Sorry.
-Sorry, man. -No, no, don't be sorry. It's okay.
I have a match to take care of. You just do your thing.
"Balls?" You think that's a proper way to speak to talent?
-I am so telling Ava about this. -[laughs]
Okay, well, well, well, who's the knock now?
-[Izzi Dame intro music] -[Vic] Arguments aside,
Ethan Page has to be very happy hearing that news from earlier today.
[Mike Rome] And her opponent, Izzi Dame!
[Vic] We are set for this showdown between Izzi Dame and Brinley Reece.
-[bell ringing] -And we see on the outside
Blade, Edris, of course, in the corner of Reece.
But I want to get back to Dame for a second.
From the volleyball court to the ring.
Last week, we learned she spikes the volleyball at 60 miles per hour.
[Booker] Tell you something, just that small amount
time she spent with Kiana James
put Izzi Dame on the right track, man. She knows.
She knows what the game is all about, man.
[Vic] She certainly has been a difference-maker in the past,
but right now she's all by herself,
and maybe that's just way she likes it,
as Reece was able to kick out at one.
And Izzi Dame, you talk about power personified.
She has the self confidence to go along with that pure power, which is once again
-on display. -[Booker] Izzi said
her and Kiana James started something, but now she has to finish it.
-I like that attitude, man. -[Vic] It's all about attitude.
It's been the positive attitude of Reece, which has tried to help Edris and Malik.
But does Reece need to maybe focus more on herself?
-And I hate to say it that. -[Booker] If I could give some advice.
I mean, she's young, she's very, very impressionable, personable.
But this is a mean business, not a "we" business. She needs to focus on herself.
She's got a lot of talent. Look at that right there.
[Vic] It's on display right now.
And it was her opponent, the big Izzi Dame,
who stirred up some controversy last week
by saying that Edris and Malik didn't want Reece being around.
Has Reece taken it right now to Izzi Dame right here in front of us on the outside?
We have seen a lot of action
on the outside that has spilled all the way around us through a barricade,
through a wall from that street fight that started the night.
But we still got a face-off still to come
between the women's champion Roxanne Perez and Lola Vice.
And what the… Tatum Paxley?
How does she always just slither in?
[Booker] Just like that?
[Vic] What do you mean, "just like that?"
-You know what I'm trying to say. Whoa! -[Booker] She likes to just--
[Vic] Creepy and kooky is Tatum Paxley.
But it could be a victory for Reece! And a near fall.
[Booker] Whoa, that was close.
[Vic] I don't know about you, she just gives me creeps.
And again from behind.
Shoulders down, one more time. Another kick out.
And Izzi Dame is someone that you've had an eye on since her debut.
But as you pointed out, Brinley Reece trying to turn things around here tonight,
-who just got planted. -[Booker] Big shot by Izzi.
Izzi is looking for the coup d'etat. Looks like she's about to finish it.
[Vic] And Izzi Dame hoisting up and they driving Reece down.
I-drive!
-[bell ringing] -[Booker] Beautiful.
[Mike Rome] Here is your winner, Izzi Dame!
[Vic] Izzi Dame getting the hell out of that,
because Tatum Paxley was slithering in.
But in the world of Izzi Dame, it is what it is.
CHASE UNIVERSITY
A lot of history. A lot of history in Toronto, Canada.
-Yes. -Quick fact check.
-DIY won the tag team titles in Toronto. -Yes.
The Street Profits retained their tag team titles in Toronto.
And on July 7th, Chase U
becomes the…two-time NXT tag team champion.
-[cheering] -Yeah! We are!
Duke, you want to share with the class?
-Yeah, you two. -Yeah. What's going on?
Okay, look, I can't hide this anymore. When we beat OC, we didn't win clean.
-All right? There it is. -I saw you pin Karl.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I pinned Karl Anderson.
But when I did, he gave the assist.
And I didn't ask for the assist, but he gave it anyway.
Okay? Look, I'm sorry, Thea. I'm sorry, Riley.
I'm sorry, Chase. But if you want proof,
-here it is. -What is it?
[sighs] Ridge? Seriously?
You cheated?
Ridgy, how could you?
Would you look at that? I've been saying it.
Look, I know what this looks like, and I'm sorry.
I was just over the moon when you gave me this T-shirt.
And it made me realize that I just didn't want to be part of a group.
I wanted to be part of a family. Because that's what you guys have been to me.
I was just trying to help.
That's why I pushed you out of the way of Tyler's dive last week during turmoil.
Ridge, no one in this room, including myself, is free of mistakes.
But I'm gonna have to ask you to stay back while the four of us go to Heatwave.
I get it. I'm sorry, guys.
Class dismissed.
[Vic] That's a big blow for Chase U.
But we gotta switch our focus to another championship match
because there's the challenger who hasn't held back on social media
or even on commentary. Lola Vice.
She's gonna come face to face with the NXT women's champion,
Roxanne Perez, who also has had an ability to throw some hands between these two.
Powder keg ready to explode. Next.
[Mike Rome] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Lola Vice!
The clock is ticking, Roxanne.
[in Spanish] A cada cual le llega su hora.
So, dale, come out here. Your days are counted.
[Roxanne Perez intro music]
[Lola] But what is this? The champion needs all this security?
I must have shook you bad, Mama.
No, you brutally attacked me last week,
stole my championship, and ran away with it.
So they're just here to make sure that it doesn't happen again.
So by "attack," do you mean "knocked you out cold?" Then, sure.
Like, Lola, you can drop the act.
You can stop trying to intimidate me, because it's not gonna work.
Because behind that Latina badass that you're giving,
I can see right through you.
And I know that this Sunday
is the most important match of your entire career.
-You're damn right it is. -Yep. Yep.
And I've been watching your every move, Lola.
Within a few months, you built
a bigger name for yourself in NXT than you did in Bellator.
And good for you, because clearly you're…
You're not the same woman that cashed-in her breakout contract
and screwed me out of my title.
Which, by the way, thank you for that, because look at where I'm at now.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Lola!
You are the champion, Roxanne.
No doubt. But whether I'm in this ring or in the cage,
I am a fighter.
-I… -[crowd cheering]
-I was a fighter. -Okay, Lola.
What I was trying to get to
was that I saw your match up battleground with Shayna.
And I'm gonna be completely, completely honest.
I probably couldn't last two minutes in that type of match with Shayna.
I probably couldn't.
But the big, big problem for you, Lola, is this isn't Bellator. [chuckles]
We're not in the underground. This isn't an MMA fight.
Sunday is a wrestling match
in a 20 by 20 ring, which means you're in my world,
A world that I'm clearly already a master of.
And you know it better than anyone else.
Right, Lola? Styles make fights. But I'm not gonna fight your fight.
I'm gonna make you wrestle my style of match.
Roxanne, I was a fighter before I was even born.
We all know your story.
Used to take the bus to go to Vilker's. Six hours.
I respect that sacrifice.
But I haven't told my story.
My story of sacrifice.
My mother was pregnant with me during her black belt test.
I then went on and became a fourth degree master in Taekwondo.
[crying] I was training for the Olympics…
[crowd chanting] Lola!
But my mom got sick.
So at 18, I went into MMA to provide for my family.
And at 20, I was already fighting in the Madison Square garden!
[crowd cheering]
My mother will be watching me on Sunday,
and I can't wait to call her and tell her, "Mommy, I did it."
[in Spanish] Por todos las sacrificios que tu has hecho por mí y mi hermana, mami.
-[crowd cheering] -[Lola sobbing]
For all your sacrifices, Mom, I'm the new NXT women's champion.
[crowd cheering]
Wow.
[crowd chanting] Lola!
I… I didn't… I didn't know all of that.
And I can look at you
and I can clearly see that you believe every word that you're saying.
And I respect your story.
But the reality is, Lola,
that every single woman
in that locker room wants to make that same phone call!
But the reality is that when you step inside the ring with me
and I put my title on the line, those phone calls are never made.
Because with every single match, with every single victory,
I proved time and time again why they call me the prodigy, Lola. Ask Natalya.
Ask Jordynne Grace.
Ask Lyra Valkyria why, at 22 years old, I'm already building a legacy.
A two-time NXT women's champion.
-[crowd cheering] -[crowd booing]
You're not gonna take this title away from me, Lola.
And it's simply unfortunate
that your NXT career was in the middle of my era.
I'm not giving up my title. Not to you, not to anybody in that damn locker room.
You don't have to give it to me, Roxanne.
I'm gonna take it from you!
[crowd cheering]
You hit me with your best shot and I smiled.
I hit you with mine, and you woke up without that title.
[crowd cheering]
On Sunday, I'm one step closer to showing why I'm the greatest
to cross over from MMA to the WWE.
[crowd cheering]
And on Sunday, when I rip that title off your arm,
I will become the first Cuban American NXT women's champion!
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Tensions are rising…
as Lola Vice…
We may be in your world, Roxanne, but after I knock you out,
you won't know what world you're in.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Just dropped some of Roxanne Perez's security.
An emotional powder keg explodes in Toronto. Perez, Vice.
Sunday for the NXT women's title at Heatwave.
[Ethan] I rocked the foundation of NXT when I took out Oro Mensah…
and Noam Dar.
I cracked that foundation when I debuted…
[Vic] Booker, that's Ethan Page!
[Ethan] …taking out the NXT champion, Trick Williams.
[Vic] He truly is All Ego.
[Ethan] I've been building a reputation for a long time around the world,
and now…
I'm exactly where I need to be.
[Vic] Made an NXT championship match in his debut.
After Battleground, Trick Williams found out who was the better man.
And then Je'von Evans found out the exact same thing
after I pinned him in the middle of the ring.
[laughing] Sure.
Of course, I respect fellow Canadian Shawn Spears.
But, Sean, there's only room for one of us.
One of us to be the guy in NXT.
And that's All Ego, baby.
This Sunday at Heatwave,
I will do what I've intended to do since coming to NXT.
All Ego Ethan Page will become the NXT champion.
[Vic] Well, Booker, it's four men. It's one goal, it's one title.
And still to come, all four participants will be live to sign
their championship contract for the Fatal Four-Way
that takes place Sunday at Heatwave.
No Quarter Catch is the most dominant faction in NXT.
Hey, Charlie, Charlie, check these out. I found these brass knuckles.
Anyways. I found these brass knuckles. You know a thing or two about them, huh?
-Hey, Myles, check these out. -Oh!
What's the matter with you, huh?
Did you really think that was gonna work?
Myles, don't you dare listen to him.
-Myles! -Did you say something?
Don't worry about it. Look, tonight your best friend is the power advantage.
Yeah? So use it.
Keep him grounded.
Got these.
-[electronic dance music] -[people cheering]
Yo, it was so good seeing you do your thing up there.
What a great night. Live event in Orlando,
You DJ until 2:00 a.m.?
-Hey, I want to thank you for coming. -Whoa, whoa.
What are you guys watching?
A little TikTok or something? What's going on?
It's a video of Eddie spinning.
Spinning? What is he spinning?
-A little bit of DJing on the side. -Right.
You're a DJ? That crap?
Dude, you should be ashamed of yourself. If there's one thing the King knows,
it's music. Rock and roll, brother. Guns 'n' Roses, Whitesnake, Scorpions.
That's what the people love. Three-minute guitar solos, big riffs,
and even bigger hair.
That's what the ladies love, Eddie.
Yeah, well, that might be for the King,
but the clubs that I play, it's more like EDM,
bass music, high energy dance. It's cool.
Yeah, dude, nobody likes that beep boop robot music.
And you guys wouldn't know cool if it slapped you in the face. Well,
Well, maybe if the King opened his mind and his ears,
he could learn something new.
[Lexis] Hm.
Hey, so I'm playing again on Saturday.
-if you guys want to roll through. -Oh, yeah.
[bell ringing]
[Mike Rome] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, representing No Quarter Catch Crew,
Myles Borne!
[Vic] I don't want to take away from Eddy Thorpe,
but isn't it odd that No Quarter Catch Crew standing as a unit,
but Damon Kemp still appears to be
on the outs of the MQCC?
[Meta-Four intro music]
[Booker] I'm still thinking about this kinda music
out there like the King was talking about.
He's right.
[Mike Rome] And his opponent, representing Meta-Four…
Oro Mensah!
[Vic] Focusing on Meta-Four.
We found out earlier that Oro Mensah will be banned from Heatwave.
So obviously he's looking to take out some frustrations right here,
right now against Myles Borne.
And all joking aside, Book,
we learned about a different side of Oro Mensah last week.
[Booker] Yes. Noam Dar went down and Oro Mensah stepped up.
Why are we talking about Main Man Mensah?
[Vic] We're talking about why he stepped up, though,
because of the family ties, everything he went through
throughout his childhood, that he has found another family
in Lash Legend, in Noam Dar,
who you talked about, in Jakara. And it's easy to see why.
Every time he sees Ethan Page,
-he sees red. -[bell ringing]
Page was the man who brutally attacked not only himself,
but also sidelined Noam Dar.
[Booker] I must say, these are some stressful times for Meta-Four,
but guess what. This man right here,
Main Man Mensah goes out and rights the ship.
You understand what I'm saying? Here we go.
[Vic] Nice job by the official. Great positioning, you know.
And I understand, though, where Ava is coming from, but is it fair
to ban him from Heatwave?
-Money in the bank weekend in Toronto. -[Booker] It's a big weekend, Vic.
It's a big weekend, we don't need any hiccups.
We don't need anybody over there making trouble or anything.
-Like, it's a big night for Eva. -[Vic] Still a big night to come
when we talk about Heatwave, the four superstars
in the fatal four-way will have their contract signing
for the NXT championship match.
That happens later on tonight.
But Myles Borne trying to take it to the Main Man.
And let's go back one week ago.
We've talked about it.
Did Meta-Four, do you think, Book,
become closer after Oro shared that story?
Because it seemed like Noam Dar was hearing it for the first time.
[Booker] I think so. I think so.
I think got everybody back on the same page,
like I say, they were all over the place.
Just because how Noam Dar went down. But now I think everything is right.
Look at Noam.
-[Vic] That is Oro Mensah. -[Booker] Let me tell you something.
That's true, my bad. You can tell by the way a man walk
and by the way a man talk.
Excuse me.
Main Man Mensah is definitely that guy. Love everything about this kid.
[Vic] And Oro trying to control right now Myles Borne
and you know, for Oro, this isn't just about him.
He knows this is about the rest of Meta-Four.
This is about Noam Dar, who was sidelined by Ethan Page.
And there's that frustration,
that bad blood that has been boiling seemingly in all of our superstars
because tensions have been high because of this big weekend
we got coming up, money in the bank weekend in Toronto!
And Oro just tried to kick board from Orlando to Canada.
[Booker] Big match Main Man Mensah to show his leadership.
[Vic] Nice!
[Booker] Right now he's on it. He's going real chilly. I like it!
[Vic] You can say that once again.
He is now turning right around back into the neck of Myles Borne.
Taking down and now trying to maybe get a cover.
Trying to shoot the half board, trying to stay on his feet. Got overpowered.
Kicking out is Myles.
And I looked up right here in front of us, the rest of the No Quarter Catch Crew,
they're not very happy now. You can see in their body language.
And Charlie Dempsey doesn't care about individual accomplishments.
He wants a dominant group from top to bottom of shooters in the ring!
And Myles Borne trying to prove that.
Now, jumping neck breaker into the cover.
Hook of the leg and a kick out by Oro Mensah,
who is going to stand tall. Don't miss a second of the action
as this battle continues on NXT.
Myles Borne has taken over this match up
in the last few moments, as you witnessed
in our picture in picture break,
and for Myles Borne for No Quarter Catch Crew, this is a huge match up.
Really. It is a chance for Myles Borne to stand out.
And you have seen some of the aggression that Myles Borne is showing right now
in this match up.
And outside looking in, what do you believe is Myles best attribute?
[Booker] I mean, look at this kid, I mean, 25 years old,
he's a standout wrestler, but his best attribute
and as far as I'm concerned, he's smart, Vic.
No Quarter Catch Crew presented an opportunity, and he jumped on it.
That's what, that's what I like about this kid.
[Vic] That was Damon Kemp who wanted him to cut corners.
It was Charlie Dempsey who said use power,
which he just tried to overpower Mensah.
It was Tavion Heights who suggested a ground and pound!
But it's right back on top for the Main Man Oro Mensah!
[Booker] Speaking of Charlie Dempsey, man, he knows how to pick a man.
Tavion Heights, he's a blue chipper, man. He's a blue chipper.
Somebody that's looking to move up real quick. Oh, my Main Man! Wow!
[Vic] Big moonsault.
And it's Tavion Heights who earned his way into the No Quarter Catch Crew
defeating Damon Kemp and Myles Borne, right now on dream street a little bit.
Look at Mensah, popping in with a big punch.
It was Noam Dar. Take a look at this Moonsault.
Connected perfectly. Mensah rolling right around.
Rolling right through. Back to his feet.
Rolling kick, connected the heel of his foot off the jawbone.
[Booker] Very unorthodox style right now, Oro Mensah,
but it's working with perfection, man.
[Vic] Mensa able to duck, continue to-- Oh!
[Booker] Oh, wow! Beautiful dropkick!
-[Vic] That drop kick will stop anybody. -[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] Did you see the height Myles Borne just got, and the precision?
-[Booker] Picture-perfect. -[Vic] Wait a minute.
[indistinct argument]
[Vic] Borne taking his eye off of Mensah,
who made him pay. Into the cover,
-and Oro Mensah with the victory. -[bell ringing]
[Mike Rome] Here is your winner, Oro Mensah!
[Vic] The Main Man beat Myles.
Damon Kemp's plan just backfired.
First, I want to go back to this dropkick.
I mean, you talk about picture-perfect precision, that was personified.
But right here before this happened,
Myles Borne didn't hear a shouting Damon Kemp.
Kemp was trying to give him those brass knuckles.
But the plan backfired.
And for Oro Mensah, who picks up a victory tonight, you gotta believe…
Ethan Page, I haven't forgot about you.
Just wait. After Heatwave, I'll be waiting for you!
-You hear me? -That's right. We promise it.
[Vic] I was gonna say he's still targeting one Ethan Page.
And we think about Ethan Page,
contract signing still to come later on tonight
between all four participants in that NXT championship match up.
But this weekend, it's money in the bank weekend. Sunday, it's Heatwave.
Are you ready?
Oh, it's about to get hot in Canada, baby!
And one match we want to talk about, we want to highlight is Wes Lee.
He's got one opportunity
to dethrone Oba Femi for the North American championship.
And it takes place Sunday at Heatwave.
[Wes] You know my story with the North American championship.
A career tag team competitor that was forced to break out on his own.
captured that title.
[Vic] Wes Lee, the greatest North American champion ever.
Most title defenses,
longest single reign in the history of the North American title.
Literally broke my back trying to defend it.
All of you cheered and supported
and gave me the strength to do things
that I never imagined I could.
But that support won't help me right now.
It won't bring back the feeling to my legs.
It's gonna take surgery and time.
I've talked about this title so much
to the point that it's become an obsession.
I want nothing else.
[Vic] He's here! Wes Lee Smith!
I'm running full steam, pedal to the metal,
ready to break through the brick wall that is Oba Femi.
A man who seems to be unconquerable.
Sunday is my first one-on-one title match
and also my final chance at the title
that has consumed me for almost two years.
I need to win on Sunday.
If I don't,
I don't know what I'm gonna do.
[Oba] The only reason you are revered as the greatest
is because you came before me.
I am the ruler, the destroyer.
The bringer of war. I am the mountain that you cannot climb.
Wes Lee is living in the past.
[Wes] I'm defending as the NXT North American champion,
and I'm going to show you exactly
why it is my name in all the record books,
not yours.
But I understand why. A decorated champion,
his connection with the NXT universe.
But Wes needs to understand that the beacon of light he once was
is slowly beginning to dim.
This is Wes Lee's last chance to be triumphant.
The Cardiac Kid's last attempt to pull it off…
and reclaim the championship that took his career to heights unforeseen.
But worse. I'm the epitome of dominance.
Every single NXT Superstar that has tried to defeat me has failed.
[commentator] And still the NXT North American Champion!
Oba Femi!
[Oba] Wes, you are great, but no different.
Sunday at Heatwave I will crush not only your body,
but I will crush your final dream.
[Vic] It's only one chance for the Cardiac Kid.
Can he conquer the unconquerable?
It's a high stakes showdown in Toronto.
Oba Femi, Wes Lee, for the North American title at Heatwave on Sunday.
And Book, Booker, a brawl is breaking out!
Can we get a camera back there?
We said tensions were high.
Oh!
-You think this is a-- -[yells]
[screaming in pain]
Whoa, break it up!
You can do this.
Brinley, are you good?
Like I said, positivity does not produce results.
-Stop saying that. -Edris.
-What? -Malik?
If you guys don't want me around, just tell me.
I didn't say that.
Clearly it isn't working, right?
[sighs] I'm gonna go work out.
If you guys want to come with me, you can.
-If not, it's fine. -Sure.
-Brinley, wait. -I didn't say that.
-Hey, hey! -Bronco! Lucien!
Your girl might have won the street fight,
but we ain't done beating you two dead-on yet.
Bronco! Bronco! How's your face?
You boys show up next week? Lucien! We'll break your face too.
Make it match your partners'.
[Vic] Booker, the OC is looking for OTM.
[Carlee Bright intro music]
[bell ringing]
[Mike Rome] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by Kendal Grey, Carlee Bright!
[Vic] When you're Carlee Bright, you're not in the best mood.
The last time she saw Wendy Choo, well,
Wendy was putting to sleep her friend, Kendal Grey.
[Wendy Choo intro music]
[Mike Rome] And her opponent, Wendy Choo!
[Vic] Wendy Choo maybe not in the present, so to speak.
I mean, she just looks like a walking zombie.
-[Booker] What happened, Vic? -[Vic] I was gonna ask you the same thing.
-[Booker] What happened? -[Vic] What's up with her?
[Booker] Now we have this…
cold-hearted…
Wendy Choo. What is the deal, man?
[Vic] There's a weird feeling in the air when Wendy Choo arrives and you know,
this isn't the same Wendy Choo that we once knew.
Before this match up gets started though, Booker, I've just received
a notification that was just handed to me.
As a result of that backstage fight that we just saw moments ago,
that big brawl,
Tyson and Tyriek along with Gallus,
they're currently being looked at in medical.
-[bell ringing] -That tag team match that we were supposed
to have here tonight is not going to take place.
[Booker] Vic, let's get back to this action right here.
Wendy Choo is…
God, man, I don't even know what to say about it.
[Vic] Maybe you need to get around the Hall of Fame.
[Booker] What are you talking about? I mean, I get in touch with the people.
What are you talking about?
[Vic] Well, for Wendy Choo, she attacked Grey.
It cost Bright her match up. That's why Bright not in the best mood.
And she's probably gonna be even a worse mood after this
right now if things don't turn around.
But when we talk about Carlee Bright,
does she know what she's even walking into?
You've been around. You got two hall of Fame rings.
You don't even know what to believe when you see this.
[Booker] I guess, I mean, this is the first time one-on-one action.
I mean, Wendy, she has totally flipped the damn script.
And right now, I mean, no one get it.
Didn't understand what Wendy Choo is going through.
[Vic] Uneasy tension right now here around ringside
with those that are looking on to Wendy Choo
who is just taking control of Bright. Bright, nice counter.
Trying to steal one here tonight. And a quick kick out. Talk about script,
we've been talking about NXT Heatwave, which is coming up in Toronto this week.
And after that face to face earlier, what are you
now expecting between Roxanne Perez and Lola Vice on Sunday?
[Booker] You know, I must say I have trepidations about that match.
I mean, not too worried often.
But that night I'm worried about Roxanne Perez.
That match up with Lola Vice.
[Vic] Well, here tonight, Carlee Bright is in for a rude awakening
against Wendy Choo, who…
You just look at it, it's just like, what's there?
[Booker] I don't know if this is some kinda plot
by Wendy Choo to throw opponents off or anything like that.
-[Vic] No, no! Oh! -[Booker] Oh!
But the in-ring prowess is still on point.
[Vic] Wendy Choo moves differently, she acts differently,
she strikes differently!
-[Booker] Damn! -[Vic] With precision,
with malicious intent,
and again, just stalking like a zombie
her opponent here tonight, which is Carlee Bright.
Feel kind of bad for Carlee Bright on this moment again,
Did she know what she was really getting into?
She was out here trying to defend the honor of her friend,
Kendal Grey, who is here ringside, but that might be a little bit too much.
'Cause Wendy Choo again,
-systematically dissecting her opponent. -[Booker] I mean, the attitude change
is actually good for Wendy Choo
-as far as I'm concerned. -[Vic] This attitude is good?
Do you want her to come over here and sit in between us?
[Booker] No, seriously, no plan, no jiving, no messing around.
Just going out to take care of business. That's what it's all about. I like that.
[Vic] I don't know if there's a plan.
You can't even see any emotion on her face.
As trying to turn inside out Bright.
And here again, Wendy Choo.
[Booker] Knows what a victory is all about.
-'Cause she's trying to get it. -[Vic] What the hell is going on?
[Booker] Oh…
-Oh! -[Vic] Oh!
-[Booker] That it? Is that it, Vic? -[Vic] For Carlee Bright,
I hope it is. Over, and…
Bright kicking out. And I mean you see a look of worry on Kendal Grey's face,
you don't really see much of a look in Wendy Choo's face.
But you can imagine the pain
going through the body right now of Carlee Bright.
And Bright, this has got to be a last ditch effort for Carlee Bright.
You see Kendal Grey trying to coach her up a little bit.
And for Carlee Bright, she's got to string some offense together in this match up.
[Booker] You talk about pain,
these are growing pains for Carlee Bright right now.
This is something that you just going to have to go through this.
This just part of this business, man.
Own the job training, Vic, on the job training.
[Vic] Bright trying to block out the pain.
-That was unique. -[Booker] Oh, wow!
[Vic] The gymnast, the cheerleader,
the background from the University of Minnesota.
The gopher trying to stand tall tonight.
And, oh! Knees getting up from Wendy Choo.
She may not look like she's there, but she certainly is.
[Booker] Very methodical too, Vic.
Right now she knows exactly what she's-- Oh!
-[Vic] Oh! Clothesline from Wendy Choo. -[Booker] Man, there it is.
[Vic] And Choo's not done.
-[Booker] It's not over. It's not over. -[Vic] She wants to punish Carlee Bright.
She wants to send a message to everyone. The referee may need to step in.
Choo cinched in, center of the ring.
-[bell ringing] -And the light's not so bright
for Carlee tonight.
[Booker laughs] Love it.
[Mike Rome] Here is your winner by submission, Wendy Choo!
[Vic] I'm glad you liked it because it scares the hell out of me
[Booker] Vic, this is it. That Chucky, ducky, quack, quack.
Move it, man.
[Vic] Choo could be on the verge of turning the women's division
into a living nightmare.
Sunday, Heatwave, Toronto. It's my biggest test yet.
Three challenges. They all got cases. The young OG.
Goofy-ass Spears.
And all talk Ethan Page.
A fatal four way match where anything can happen.
But the only thing that will happen is I'm retaining my NXT title.
[epic inspirational music]
And this Sunday at Heatwave, you already know what's going down.
[crowd chanting] Whoop that trick!
I retain my NXT title.
[crowd chanting] Whoop that trick!
[Vic] A pen to paper happens tonight, contract signing.
Still to come.
-[crowd booing] -[Jazmyn Nyx intro music]
[bell ringing]
[Mike Rome] the following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied to the ring by Jacy Jayne,
-Jazmyn Nyx! -[crowd booing]
[Vic] Jazmyn Nyx looking to extend her winning streak
along with Jacy Jayne, they're looking to extend their mean streak in NXT.
Jazmyn Nyx.
One-on-one with Karmen Petrovic.
It's live, it's next.
Want to welcome you back in ringside.
I'm Vic Joseph alongside Booker T. And Booker,
over the last several weeks we've been part of a few altercations here ringside.
We really do not want to comment on that, but someone who will
is the Senior Vice President of Talent Development
in NXT, Shawn Michaels.
Over the past several months there have been many disturbances in NXT
caused by one young man, Brooks Jensen.
You want to silence me? Ava? Sean? NXT? You want to silence me? I dare you!
Do it! Do it!
[Shawn] If you follow Brooks on social media,
he's made some disparaging remarks about the NXT brand.
You can throw me out of the building,
you can shut down my Twitter, but one way or another
I am going to have my voice heard.
[Shawn] I've seen reports claiming Brooks was released from his contract…
but that is not the case.
After the split from Josh Briggs, Brooks began to spiral.
You know I can't celebrate without a drink, right?
[Shawn] And he was asked by NXT management to take a sabbatical
to clear his head and to get himself together.
Unfortunately, that didn't happen.
We were forced to take action to keep him away from live events and TV.
Why am I not booked tonight? [laughs]
[Shawn] The easiest thing to do after his behavior would be to let him go.
But Brooks is a part of the NXT family and I believe in second chances.
Next Tuesday, I'd like to invite Brooks to have a sit down discussion
with our NXT GM Ava to talk about his future
and see if we can steer him in the right direction.
Thank you.
[Karmen Petrovic intro music]
[Mike Rome] And her opponent, Karmen Petrovic!
[Vic] I think what Shawn Michaels is doing…
Come on, let's do it!
[Vic] I think it's the right thing.
Hopefully Brooks responds back and we'll see him next week.
[Booker] Very, very honorable of Shawn Michaels to do that.
[Vic] Karmen Petrovic set for one-on-one action here against Jazmyn Nyx.
Now I want to ask you this, Book.
Why has Karmen become a target in the locker room?
Because her opponent tonight didn't have a lot of kind words for Karmen earlier.
[Booker] Competition, Vic.
I mean, we've talked about the locker room many, many times.
I've told you to stay out of that locker room.
[Vic] I don't go in the locker room. I'm talking about these two.
-[bell ringing] -We've seen it firsthand.
Why does someone like Karmen, who does the right thing,
why does she become a target
-by someone like Jazmyn? -[Booker] It's not about that, Vic.
What are you talking about? I mean, come on.
This is about competition. Karmen wants to be at the top.
Jazmyn wants to be at the top.
We settle in the middle of the square circle.
It's always been about that.
[Vic] That's one thing that I can agree with you on.
And the other thing that everyone can agree on
is trending number one right now is NXT
because it has been unpredictable
What do we say about Tuesdays? Expect the unexpected.
[Booker imitating Macho Man] Always expect the unexpected, oh, yeah! Dig it?
[Vic] I did not have Macho Man on the bingo card here tonight
for something you were going to say,
but it was Karmen Petrovic who seemed a little bit perplexed
by Arianna Grace earlier when, well, Grace was just…
sighing in the corner, looked like she needed a friend.
[Booker] I mean, let's give Arianna Grace a little props.
She is Ms. NXT, I mean.
The face of fashion, the iron princess. Give her some props, man, please.
[Vic] I want you to give Karmen Petrovic some props
because you can't take anything away from her effort last week
when she went toe to toe, one-on-one with the women's champion,
-Roxanne Perez. -[Booker] No, no.
easily could have came out on top in that match
if it wasn't for certain circumstances.
But what a hell of a fight.
[Vic] looking for that knockout blow was Karmen to Jazmyn Nyx.
And the question I have for you
is will Roxanne Perez be champion next Tuesday here on NXT?
[Booker] Oh, man, that's a hard question.
That's a hard question.
We're going to find out after Heatwave in Toronto…
-[Vic] Nice! -[Booker] …on Sunday night.
[Vic] Into the cover goes Petrovic, hook of the leg!
And Jazmyn Nyx able to kick out.
-And there is Jacy Jayne on the outside. -[Booker] Jacy Jayne.
[Vic] You talk about minding your business?
What's she doing out here?
What business does she have being ringside?
[Booker] Come on, man. Come on.
Why should she be here?
-[Vic] Out of both ends. Oh! -[Booker] She's cheerleading.
She's cheerleading, that's why she's out here, Vic.
[Vic] What do you say about cheerleaders and Chase U?
-[Booker] It's different. -[Vic] Yeah, it's different
when it works for your story.
As Jazmyn Nyx right now beating down Karmen Petrovic.
And if you're Jazmyn Nyx, the confidence seems to grow
week in and week out as a competitor
as she continues to try to string together some victories.
[Booker] Rolling with somebody like Jacy Jayne,
the confidence will grow, because you know why, Vic?
Because she's B-A double D, bad.
-Oh, yes, man! -[Vic] Oh my word.
What a kick under the jaw.
-Shining wizard, but not enough… -[Booker] Whoa.
[Vic] …to put down Karmen Petrovic.
-[Booker] Get her out of there. -[Vic] Jacy Jayne always on the outside.
Someone you gotta keep an eye on
and someone keeping an eye on the action right now
is Fallon Henley.
And it seems that Fallon Henley is liking what she is seeing…
-[Booker] Wait a minute. -[Vic] …out of Jazmyn Nyx.
[Booker] The new Fallon Henley.
-[Vic] The new Fallon Henley? -[Booker] Yes.
[Vic] What do you mean by that?
[Booker] With the new attitude. I'm talking about the winning attitude.
I'm talking about champagne wishes and caviar.
[Vic] Speaking of winning, shoulders down, unique counter, and whoa.
That was referee's discretion right there
in that moment, as just able, according to the official,
to get that shoulder up was Nyx.
But nice counter, nice kick from Petrovic,
a strong minded competitor who's not going to pushed around
because she lets her strikes do the talking!
And Petrovic now fueled, she's fired up, and a big clothesline out of the corner.
[crowd cheering]
Could be the victory Karmen Petrovic needs here tonight.
Big kick to the midsection, followed by another.
These are those strikes we talked about in a take down.
This is that karate background of Petrovic,
a competitor since the age of five
-looking to slice it. Hey! -[Booker] Oh…
[Vic] Again!
That's what you get, Jacy,
for sticking your nose and your mask.
-And, oh! From out of nowhere. -[Booker] Yeah!
[Vic] Just like at West Virginia…
-[bell ringing] -…her Pelé kick connects for Jazmyn Nyx.
[Mike Rome] Here's your winner, Jazmyn Nyx!
[Vic] These two are like gnats.
They're always around and they're unwelcome.
[Booker] Like peanut butter and jelly.
Here's what I was thinking.
I gotta find a way early on to chuck him to the outside
hit the dive, throw him back in and then--
-Tag me in, I can go for the golden race. -Whoa, whoa.
What do you mean? What do you mean tag in?
Why wouldn't you tag me in? We're an equipo. Tiki taka.
I'm not talking about Heatwave right now.
I'm talking about WWE Speed against Xavier Woods.
Oh my God, dude, we have a title match
-on Sunday against Chase U. -Against Chase U.
I know. And don't worry, mate, I'm gonna be focused.
But right now I have to focus on what's directly ahead of me.
And what's directly ahead of me is Xavier Woods.
I have to try and beat him in three minutes or less, mate. Right?
-You seem nervous. -And you don't look focused.
We cannot overlook Chase U, brother.
Brother, we're not going to overlook Chase U, alright?
They're former tag team champions. But guess what?
We're the best tag team in the freaking game right now!
And no one's knocking us off a high horse.
Don't worry, I'm fully focused when the time comes, alright?
Seriously, dude, we're gonna be fine.
[Nathan] And by the way, watch those tapes on Saturday.
[Axiom] Paciencia.
[Vic] Those two better get on the same page…
…as these four men will be fighting on Sunday
at Heatwave for the NXT championship.
But in moments, all four men will be live to sign their fatal four-way contract.
It's happening live. It's happening next on NXT.
-You saw that, right? -I did, yeah.
I don't care. I want both Jacy and Jazmyn.
And I don't care if I have to do it alone.
Well, listen, Karmen, you don't have to do it alone
because your friend already came and talked to me.
She told me how upset both of you were.
So you now have a tag match on the Countdown show at Heatwave.
Naty? Where's Naty?
-Where is she? -Um. She was--
I am not the BOAT, but I am the beauty queen.
Us Canadians, we gotta stick together, right?
What better place for us to team up for the first time ever
than in our hometown of Toronto?
We'll take on Jacy and Jazmyn together.
The beauty queen and her princess of Canada!
I'm so excited. I can't wait!
[Arianna squealing]
[Ava] See?
[Sol] Growing up, I was never one to play by the rules.
And in gymnastics, there are a lot of those.
Instead, I taught myself almost everything I know with my own beam, mat and bars.
I went to the beach and the park
and I taught myself through trial and error.
I jumped into competing in acrobatics and tumbling and accepted a scholarship
to the University of Oregon where I was a multi-acrobatic event national champion.
Fast forward to today, my thirst for adrenaline and ability to adapt
quickly landed me in my new home right here in NXT.
I was in my element at that ladder match in Battleground.
-[Vic] Oh, Soul snatcher! -[Booker] Oh!
[Sol] But I'm not afraid to admit
I came up short to the better woman that night.
[Vic] Jordan has made history. Unbelievable.
Like LeBron James says, you can't be afraid to fail.
It's the only way you succeed.
While everyone else might talk the talk for what they think is their opportunity,
I simply focus on walking the walk
And snatching a few souls on the way.
Make no mistake, I am bringing the heat to Toronto
and leaving as the NXT Women's North American champion.
[Vic] Streaming exclusively on Peacock, Sunday,
who will be better?
Sol Ruca will face Kelani Jordan
for the Women's North American Championship.
Will Sol continue to ride the wave
or will Jordan prove no one does it like Lonnie
at Heatwave in Toronto?
Also on Sunday, the NXT women's title is on the line.
Can Lola Vice take her next step in becoming
the greatest crossover athlete from MMA to WWE?
Or will Roxanne Perez prove she is the prodigy
who will set the bar in the women's division at Heatwave?
Part of money in the bank weekend.
Also, will the champions be taken to school?
Chase U looking to become two-time champions
As the current champions, are they on the same page?
Who's going to walk out of Toronto with the tag team Gold?
For Wes Lee, he has just one opportunity at Oba Femi.
If Lee doesn't win, he won't be able to challenge Femi again.
It's all or nothing for Wes Lee, Sunday at Heatwave.
And in our main event, Trick Williams
has just a 25% chance…
…at retaining the NXT title as he defends against Shawn Spears,
Ethan Page, and Je'von Evans in a fatal four-way match.
And right now it's time to sign the contract
to make this match up official for Heatwave.
[Mike Rome] Ladies and gentlemen, the following
is a contract signing
for the NXT championship…
…at Heatwave!
Please welcome your NXT champion,
Trick…
Williams!
[Vic] But, Book, you look inside the ring, 75% chance
if we look at the numbers the other way, that a new champion
will be crowned in Toronto.
-[Trick Williams intro music] -[crowd chanting] Whoop that trick!
[Booker] In all seriousness, Vic, I mean,
this is Trick Williams' biggest test to date.
You got Shawn Spear, the diabolical Shawn Spears,
who has made his return to NXT
to cause and wreak havoc.
-And then you got Ethan Page. -[Vic] Yeah.
[Booker] Not just all ego, Vic,
he's a very, very dangerous individual.
I wonder, will Trick continue to ride that wave…
after Heatwave?
Woo!
-[crowd cheering] -[crowd chanting] Whoop that trick!
Hey yo, check it. Hey yo, check it.
There's a heat wave coming to Toronto
and I know you boys are hungry,
but it don't matter because in Toronto
the people gonna be chanting one thing.
NXT, tell them what we gon' do.
[crowd chanting] Whoop that trick!
Trick, Trick, Trick. This is exactly why I love you dude,
I do. I absolutely love this about… You don't care, man, do you?
You really don't care. You don't care if it's a singles match…
-[crowd booing] -…you don't care if it's a four way match,
you're gonna bring that same energy no matter what.
You fight for these people, you fight with your emotions. You're the champ!
You're the champ, dude, honestly,
if I'm being real, you're probably the hottest thing in WWE right now.
Let's talk about it.
But this swagger you have. This swagger?
Yeah, I've seen this before. I saw this.
I saw this at Battleground. You know that match that I would have won, except…
But you didn't.
You got whooped.
So quit wasting everybody's time
and come out here and say what you was trying to say.
[crowd chanting] You got whooped!
I was going to, until your rude ass interrupted me.
This swagger, this swagger you're bringing out here,
you plan to bring this Sunday.
Pal, this Sunday ain't the same thing as Vegas.
This ain't the same thing as Battleground. This is a four-way.
I don't have to beat you to win that,
but I can beat you.
Oh, Trick. I can beat you.
I just don't have to.
Trick…
The odds in this match…
-Yeah, they aren't in your favor. -Whoa, whoa.
You don't think I know the stakes? You don't think I know what Sunday is?
You don't think I know that? My back is against the wall, Page.
My back has always been against the wall. But I come through every single time.
[crowd cheering]
Let's talk about it.
I probably got less experience than anybody
who's ever held that there NXT title.
But guess what. I wear it well.
And that's why I grind so hard. That's why I put in the work.
Now, Ethan always come around here talking about his resume,
talking about all the work he's put in, talking about his accolades.
Well, Trick Willie got a resume as well.
And come this Sunday, I'm gonna add one more win to it.
[Shawn] You're kidding me. My God.
You love the sound of your own voice, don't you?
-[crowd booing] -And you like to believe
every single word you say, Trick.
[chuckles] Just pure emotion pouring out of you.
Hey, I don't agree with Ethan, though.
I don't agree with him one bit. I love this emotion, Trick.
So here's what I want you to do, champ. I want you to keep doing your thing.
Because it's that emotion
that it's going to bring me that NXT championship at Heatwave.
-[crowd chanting] Whoop that trick! -It's your emotion…
that got you pinned by me last week.
It's that same emotion that got my hand raised.
Spoiler, Trick, at Heatwave on Sunday in Toronto, Canada,
my hand is going to be raised again.
So here's the way I see it, boys.
I got a champion who wears his heart on his sleeve.
I see another guy who's hell bent on feeding his ego and…
[Shawn chuckles]
…a 20 year-old kid
who's just happy to be here. Right, Je'von? You're just happy.
[mockingly] Oh, yay! Oh, oh, little, little 20 year-old kid.
[normal voice] Yeah, we've been saying that joke since I got here.
Okay, 20 year-old kid,
-that's what you want to do right now? -Hold on, relax.
I'm just saying what I saw in your video earlier.
It's your first PLE in such a short time.
You are headlining, Je'von,
and I'm going to be right there with you the whole way.
You know, Je'von, you remind me of that sports team that…
That makes it to the World Series
or the NBA Finals or the Super Bowl,
but doesn't have a shot in hell in winning the big one.
But it's just, it's just happy for the experience, right? [laughs]
Hey, hey, hey. You know, you know what's crazy?
You know what's crazy? It's that everybody wants to use my age up against me.
Like I'm not a threat or I'm a punk.
-Hold on, hold on. -You are a punk.
We'll see about that.
Hey, NXT, can you hear me say yeah?
-[crowd in unison] Yeah. -Okay, okay.
Is the young OG nervous for this Sunday?
I ain't gonna lie. I ain't gonna lie.
Hell yeah, I'm a little nervous. But, but, but, but.
Is the young OG excited for this Sunday?
-[crowd in unison] Yeah! -Oh!
Oh, okay. Hell yeah, I'm excited
because when I walk into Heatwave,
everybody's gonna know that that boy's…
[crowd in unison] Bouncy!
[chuckles] But we talking about experience, right?
Experience. That's the main thing we talking about.
So, Shawn, since we're talking about experience,
how about you tell everybody how much experience
you've had holding the NXT championship?
[crowd in unison] Oh!
[chuckles] Oh, oh, oh.
I got the answer. You don't have any.
So, when I walk into Heatwave, I'mma leave the NXT champion
and then I'm gonna show you what an NXT champion really looks like.
And that's on everything I love.
[crowd chanting] Young OG!
You, uh…
How do you feel about that, champ? Did you hear what he just said?
-Did you hear what he was just-- -Yeah, I heard what he said.
-I heard what he said. -I heard it.
But I don't know if you liked it very much.
No, you don't.
And to be honest with you there, champ…
Me and Shawn Spears here, we both have beaten Je'von Evans.
The question is, can you?
Because I've been in the ring with both of you guys,
and let me tell you something,
I don't like your odds too much.
Well, I don't like you.
And when it comes to right here, this NXT title,
when it comes to this NXT title,
it's every man for himself. But I ain't blind.
-We all see Young OG, clap it up for him. -[crowd clapping]
He been doing his thing. He been making noise since you been here at NXT.
We all know that he's bouncy.
But let me make one thing clear.
OG, you can do a lot of things.
And I like you a lot, dog, I really do.
But one thing you can't do,
that neither one of y'all can do for that matter,
is take this NXT title from me on Sunday.
No, no, hey, technically,
if Je'von pins Page, that makes him the NXT champion.
Whoa, that's not happening. I've already beaten him.
When I beat Je'von…
I'm going to become the NXT champion.
-I don't really like that for you. -[Shawn] No, no.
No, no. That's not gonna happen because I'm gonna be the NXT champion.
You're gonna be disappointed, and you'll still be 20 years old.
Oh, my God. Hey, hey. I'm about to rock your dumbass.
-Keep on talking. Yeah, yeah. -[crowd cheering]
And you know what?
Both of y'all keep stirring up the drama.
And Trick, I love you and all, you my dog, but Sunday, I'm coming for that title.
Ain't nothing you or these two bums can do--
[crowd exclaiming]
[Vic] Well, we knew this was going to break down, Book.
[Booker] Yes! Here we go!
[Vic] We've been talking about tensions rising all night.
We've been talking about bad blood boiling.
-[Booker] Oh, wait a minute. -[Vic] Oh!
[Booker] Young man!
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] And you can feel the temperature rising!
-[crowd chanting] Whoop that trick! -[crowd chanting] Young OG!
[Vic] In Toronto, an ego can get bounced.
In Toronto, the self-righteous can get whooped.
It doesn't matter if you're a friend or a foe.
Four men, only one title.
The odds are against Trick. Who is gonna leave Heatwave
the NXT champion?
Subtitle translation by: David Calbo nna leave Heatwave