["Then. Now. Forever." intro playing]
[presenter] Then…
[epic music]
Now…
Forever.
Together.
[Vic] Money in the bank weekend ends in Toronto tonight.
All five NXT championships
will be defended.
-[Vic] It's time for NXT Heatwave. -["Fuego" by ALIBI Music playing]
♪ They call me Fuego, Fuego ♪
♪ Cuz I'm hot like fire ♪
♪ They can't let go ♪
♪ Cuz I bring 'em higher… ♪
Sol Ruca will face Kelani Jordan
for the Women's North American Championship.
["Fuego" continues playing]
-[bell ringing] -[Vic] Kelani stands tall.
[Vic] Chase U face Axiom and Frazer
for the NXT Tag Team title.
["Fuego" continues playing]
[Vic] The Golden Ratio!
And the Golden Ratio keeps the gold
with the champions.
[Oba] For the first and final time.
Wes Lee versus Oba Femi.
One on one, for the North American Championship.
["Fuego" continues playing]
[Vic] Oba Femi retains!
-[Oba] Almost. -[Wes] Final step.
[Vic] What is next for Wes Lee?
[Lola] Tonight, I will knock out Roxanne Perez.
And become the first Cuban-American
NXT Women champion.
Gente latina!
-[Vic] Roxanne! -[Booker] Oh!
[referee] What are you doing?
[Vic] Lola Vince is in obvious pain.
She's fighting with her left hand, she's only got one arm.
[Roxanne] You'll never be champion!
[crowd roaring]
[Roxanne] Until someone that's actually on my level
decides to step up,
I'll be waiting.
[Vic] The time is now.
Fatal four-way
for the NXT Championship.
Every man for himself.
No disqualification.
-[Vic] No count-out. -[crowd roaring]
[Vic] Trick Williams does not need to be factored into the decision.
[Booker] The odds are gifted.
[Vic] And again playing defense, Trick to save his title.
[crowd] Oh!
-[Vic] Trick shot! -[Booker] Oh!
Trick shot wipes out Page.
[Vic] Trick Wi--oh no!
What!
-[Booker] No! -[bell ringing]
[Vic] Trick wouldn't make up the cover.
And I can only imagine
the ego now
with Ethan Page,
because that is the new face of NXT.
[crowd booing]
[crowd screaming]
[Mike] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome
the new…
NXT champion,
all ego,
Ethan Page.
[crowd booing]
["Ego" by WWE and def rebel playing]
[Vic] What a night Heatwave was.
But Booker I want to put something into perspective.
Sunday's win was historic
for Ethan Page.
As he is flanked by security.
Page became the fastest competitor
to win the NXT Championship
following his debut.
It took him just forty days
to become champion.
Kevin Owens held that distinction
until Page shattered it
by more than three weeks.
[Booker] I said it, Vic, there's something about this young man.
All ego.
[Page] N!
U!
[crowd booing]
Six weeks.
That's all it took Ethan Page
to absolutely take over…
this entire brand.
[crowd] Shut the hell up!
For me to be able to accomplish something so…
miraculous
in such a short amount of time,
well, that would take determination,
adaptability,
being a world class athlete,
but more importantly,
a giant freaking ego!
Guys, guys, guys.
[Page laughs]
You should've seen all of your faces at the end of Heatwave.
[Page laughs]
It was absolutely priceless.
And I hope everybody at home
can understand that…
everybody in this room
hates Ethan Page.
This stupid-ass cameraman
probably hates Ethan Page.
But for sure,
the entire locker room
hates Ethan Page.
And that's exactly why
I have this security out here with me tonight.
So that I can make sure
any over zealous degenerates
don't come after me
or my title.
Because Ethan Page
doesn't have time
for little old delinquents
to come out here and cause any problems.
-[Page] Hey! -[security] Get him out of here.
[Vic] That's Oro Mensah.
[Page] Get him out of here.
-[Oro screaming] -[Page] Security doing their job.
[Page] This is incredible.
This is incredible. Hey!
The champ…
The champ thanks you all
for getting rid of the trash.
I want to also send
a very special thank you
to our general manager, Ava.
Ava,
thank you so much
for banning Oro Mensah from Heatwave.
So that…
I can make sure he doesn't ruin another very important opportunity for Ethan Page,
because that's what Sunday at Heatwave was.
It was an incredible opportunity for me
to go home
to Toronto, Canada.
A main event.
-[crowd chanting] Fuck that shit! -[Page] Not any main event. No, no, no.
[Page] Arguably,
one of the greatest main events
in NXT history.
And I got to walk out…
the champion.
And I want to make a promise
to everyone here tonight.
As your NXT champion…
[crowd booing]
[Page] I promise…
I promise, with every ounce of me,
that I'll make sure
that none of these outsiders
come to NXT
and ruin what we have.
Because what we have in NXT
is so very special.
Honestly, if you guys don't mind indulging me and joining me,
because you guys have a saying around here, right?
What's that saying?
Is that saying…
We!
Are!
NXT!
Wrong.
I am NXT.
And the Whoop That Era
is officially done.
Because now we have entered…
the Era of Ego.
["Locked In" by WWE and def rebel playing]
[Trick Williams] Hey, yo, cut the music. Cut the music.
Cause I really ain't in the mood for none of this.
Page you got the double Heatwave.
I ain't gonna make no excuses about it
But I'm gonna get even.
Best believe I'm gonna get even.
The only way I'm gonna get even
is getting my rematch.
[crowd cheering]
[Trick] And Page,
I want my rematch…
tonight.
[crowd screaming] Yeah!
[Page] Trick, Trick,
I understand you are very emotional. You have every right to be.
Hell, honestly,
I'm very happy you decided to come out here and…
potentially ruin my celebration, because…
I wanted to thank you
face to face
for that Trick Shot.
Cause I guess you could say that I…
fell into the NXT title.
I knew this was gonna happen.
I knew you were going to come out here
and demand a rematch
for my title.
But listen, pal,
you're not the guy anymore.
I am.
And this title on my shoulder?
Yeah, it proves that.
So as far as your title rematch request goes…
Denied!
[crowd booing]
[Shawn] Ethan.
["Truth And Pain" by WWE and def rebel playing]
Ethan.
I think you…
owe me…
a giant thank you.
Because if my view wasn't obstructed when I pulled Trick out of the ring,
you would not be standing there an NXT champion.
[Page] Okay, Shawn.
Thank you.
But, frankly, I would've won the match anyways.
[Shawn] You're welcome.
And you, Trick,
you've been running your mouth about me for quite some time.
Who is the goofy ass now? Huh?
[Shawn laughs]
You lost the NXT Championship
without even getting pinned.
That has got to suck.
But I tried to help you.
I offered my wisdom as what could take place at Heatwave.
You wouldn't listen and now you are out here crying for a rematch.
Tricky,
I can't let that happen.
The way I see it,
Trick Williams goes to the back of the line.
Bye-bye.
["Who Want It" by def rebel playing]
[Je'Von Evans] Hey, no, no.
Turn it off.
Turn it off. Hey! Hold on. Hey!
Hey, Trick. You don't gotta worry about this.
But y'all two. Y'all need to shut the hell up.
Now we're gonna talk.
Time out. Time out.
Oh, I did this.
And I did that.
But if we talking,
I knocked both your asses out. I pinned both of y'all.
I was almost this close
becoming new NXT champion.
And that's facts.
[crowd cheering]
[Je'Von] So, I shot my shot.
And Imma shoot it again.
And I'm not waiting for ugly ass Shawn Spears
or cool boy Ethan Page.
And that's on my mother.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Sunday is carrying over to Tuesday.
[Booker] It's a fight!
[Vic] The temperature still turned up.
[Trick screaming]
[Vic] I have never seen this sort of look
in Trick Williams' eyes.
But when we talk about Heatwave,
let's go back to the countdown
to Heatwave Tag Team action.
A pair of Canadians returned home victorious last Sunday.
That being Karmen Petrovic and Arianna Grace.
[Arianna] I believe I was the real MVP tonight.
Unfortunately for you,
this is last time we're gonna be tagging together.
I can't have such an…
anchor holding me down.
-[Karmen] Wanna know who is the best? -[Arianna] I think I know.
[Ava] I don't and I think it's a good idea.
How about on Tuesday,
Karmen vs. Arianna,
you can figure out who's the best one.
-[Karmen] I like that. -[Ava] Great.
[Vic] A different situation tonight,
because these two partners, no more.
So, who really was the best on Sunday in Toronto?
We're gonna find out Petrovic vs. Grace
next live, on NXT.
[King] You know who has a lot of heritage on the line
is that Tony D'Angelo.
And Lexis King is gonna take it and claim for his own
this Tuesday on NXT.
Because it's gonna be the King
versus the Don
for the Heritage Cup.
[King laughs]
[guitar riff]
[Tony] Lexis, I don't know who you think you are.
I don't know what you've been watching.
But I'm the Don of NXT.
If you think this is just gonna be a walk in the park,
I'm insulted.
So, you want a match on Tuesday? Sure.
Ava, set it up.
Because when I get in that ring,
I'm gonna smack that fake-ass beard right off of your face.
You understand me?
[Vic] Because of all that back and forth,
it indeed will be the Don versus the King for the Heritage Cup.
It's on the line tonight on NXT.
["All Eyes On Me" by WWE & def rebel playing]
[bell ringing]
[Mike] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making her way to the ring,
Karmen Petrovic.
-[Vic] Book, Imma ask a serious question. -[Booker] What's that?
[Vic] Don't ride the fence. -[Booker] What are you talking about?
[Vic] You're a fence rider, you don't pick a side.
[Karmen screaming]
["All Eyes On Me" continues playing]
[Vic] What I wanna know…
Who was the reason these two won the match?
-[Vic] Was it Grace or Petrovic? -[Booker] No.
[Booker] Vic, if you go back and watch the match in detail,
you might agree with Arianna Grace.
As for she was the liege here.
I think she did the most work.
As well as,
you might be looking at these two as losers
if it wasn't for Arianna Grace.
Go and watch the tape. Do that for me.
[Vic] I sat there. I was tryna calm you down.
[Booker] Like I said, go back and watch it.
Let's talk about Karmen for a moment.
How can she use Sunday to push herself to the next level?
[Booker] Vic, a win will definitely do something.
Especially in your home town in Toronto, Canada.
As well as, Kamen Petrovic,
she's got an upside.
She's gonna have a hell of a future in this business. No doubt.
Oh! Big shot!
Big shots.
[Arianna screaming]
[Vic] A shot under the jaw and into the cover.
A near fall.
Well, speaking of Sunday,
there's your favorite duo.
[Booker] Stop!
Jacy Jayne and Jazmyn Nyx has arrived!
[Vic] When we talk about Heatwave, about Toronto,
we know Wes Lee came up short.
He will address his future
here tonight live in the ring on NXT.
Booker!
[Booker] I hope he isn't thinking about anything stupid.
[Vic] We got some breaking news. It's official.
Big tag team main event.
We will certainly feel the fallout of Heatwave here tonight.
[Booker] Big shot by Arianna Grace right now.
She's a--Here we go.
[Vic] And a near fall for her opponent who is an "anchor".
Partners to adversaries
all because Grace wants the credit for the victory.
You told me on Sunday that there is no I in team.
[Booker] That's true, Vic.
But, let's just say, it was a huge night in Toronto, Canada.
It was a moment for two young Cana-- What d'ya call 'em?
-[Vic] Canadians. -[Booker] Canadian nights.
[Booker] That's right. It was a hell of a night.
-[Vic] Is that a word? -[Booker wheezing]
[Vic] Why ruin a magical moment?
I agree with you, two dreamers, two Canadians,
they came together to defeat two self-centered individuals.
[Booker] Two Tag Team queens that we ever see, Vic.
There can only be one in Arianna Grace's world, Vic.
There can only be one.
[Vic] I will agree with you is in her world,
because sometimes she lives in her own world.
[Booker] She's a solo act, Vic.
[Vic] She's in control.
[Booker] Don't look at that as anything other than just that.
Beautiful move.
[Vic] Again. There comes Petrovic.
You gotta watch it be a true strike.
Got her!
What a kick to the back!
[Mike] Here is your winner,
Karmen Petrovic.
[Vic] I take nothing away from either.
they both have very bright futures
here in NXT.
But if Petro--Hey!
[crowd booing]
[Vic] That's Fallon Henley.
-[Booker] Yes! -[Vic] Fallon Henley!
[Booker] The new! The new Fallon Henley, Vic.
Man, I love this version.
-[Fallon shouting] -[Karmen screaming]
[Booker laughing] Yeah.
[crowd booing]
[Vic] Putting herself first.
Don't know what's going through her mind,
but earlier today, Brooks accepted--
[Fallon] I don't know about you, but I'm sick of these rookies.
[Vic] Sick with our general manager, Ava.
[Ava] Brooks, thank you for joining me today.
As you know, recently,
your actions and behaviors have been out of line.
[Brooks] I know.
I own it.
A thousand percent.
First off, I want to apologize to you and Shawn for everything.
I've been inside my own head trying to figure out where I'm gonna go.
I got lost and I got out of control.
I'm not here to make any excuses for my actions.
I own it.
I wish I could take back everything I did and said, but…
I can't do that.
It's out there.
[Ava] Brooksy you know that, this life, this job. It's not easy.
It's not always championships and wins.
There's a lot of ups and downs, highs and lows.
But you gotta keep pushing through those lows.
[Brooks] Yes. I'm learning.
Being a second generation superstar, it's all I ever wanted to do.
The pressure you put on yourself. I mean, you understand, right?
[Ava] I do. I understand the pressure you're talking about.
But I'm gonna be honest with you.
After everything that's happened,
Shawn and I were ready to release you.
But a few people,
they really vouched for you.
And, with that said,
Shawn and I have decided to give you a second chance.
[Brooks exhales]
[Brooks] Ava, thank you so much.
You won't regret this decision.
I have a great support system around me, too, now.
[Ava] That's great to hear. But, Brooks, I cannot stress this enough.
You are a WWE superstar
all of the time, 24/7.
You have to carry yourself that way. OK?
[Brooks] Yes. It's my life. I'm gonna make an impact.
I promise you.
[Ava] All right.
-[Brooks] Thank you. -[Ava] Thank you.
[bell ringing]
[Mike] The following contest
is for the NXT Heritage Cup Championship.
It will be contested under Heritage Cup rules.
Introducing the challenger,
Lexis King.
[King] Hear that? The people love the King.
-[King] You hear that? -[crowd booing]
[King] They like me more than you.
[Mike] As for his opponent,
he is the NXT
Heritage Cup champion,
The Don of NXT.
-[Mike] Tony D'Angelo. -[Tony] Oh, yeah, baby.
[Tony] And I got my guy Eddie Thorpe on the beats
eight a.m., playing it loud, baby.
[Vic] It's Eddie thorpe.
Do you hear the Don?
[Booker] He's gonna drop a beat?
[Vic] I got a DJ to the left,
two-time Hall of Famer to my right. Life is good here at NXT.
This is a little bit different. I wonder what King thinks of this.
Cause each day he's looking more like Billy Ray Cyrus.
[Booker] Come on, this is all wrong.
Let's get serious. This is all wrong.
Lexis doesn't have a water boy, a towel guy or anything in his corner.
What the hell is going on?
Don't the NXT officials know about this?
Give me something, dog.
[Vic] What do you want?
[Booker] Give me somebody in Lexis King corner.
[Vic] Nobody likes the guy, Booker.
Nobody likes the guy.
[Booker] He's putting ratings on NXT right now.
What are you talking about?
This is a star.
This is a star, man.
[Vic] Did you ever think maybe he didn't want one?
Why are you getting hot at me?
[Booker] I got a bottle of water. He doesn't even have a bottle of water.
[Vic] Throw it at him. Does the King have his crowning moment?
To get you back on course.
Is he going to win?
[Booker] He's got a huge disadvantage, Vic.
One thing we know about Lexis King,
he will go out there and fight.
You don't hear Dante Chen talking anymore, do you?
Because he got the hell beaten out of him.
That's why he's the star.
-[Booker] Give him his props. -[Vic] You can't even say he'll win.
What's wrong? Did you take your blood pressure medications?
-[Booker] It's wrong. -[Vic] It isn't.
[Vic] No one likes him. He didn't want anyone.
You get up and get in the corner.
[Booker] I give Don all the respect. He's respected in the neighborhood.
But look at his corner,
he's got three able-bodies in there.
[Vic] Cause he has a family.
The Don's family likes him. The King's, doesn't.
As we're ninety seconds here. Around!
Number one.
And again, the Don who's been on these matches,
who's been successful in these weeks, has adapted to his style.
[Booker] What if King could pull this off and walk away with the cup?
What are you gonna say then?
[Vic] I'm gonna say he's the champion.
I'll call it like it is. I don't ride the fence.
We get back into the match.
King up and over.
D'Angelo picking up the pace and then just got dropped
by Lexis King.
-[Vic] With under 60 seconds… -[Booker] Big shot, big shot.
[Vic] The first of two decisions
will win…
the Heritage Cup.
To your point, Booker, in 50 seconds,
or when a decision happens,
and they go to the corner for that crucial time in between rounds,
The Don's got his family. Lexis King has no one.
And he is getting lit up, right now, by the Don.
One too well, one too many.
And 30 seconds now on the clock.
If the Don is looking for submission,
through maybe a Boston Crab.
Lexis King trying his best to wiggle free.
[Booker] Credit to Lexis King for holding his own all by himself.
You gotta give him credit, Vic.
[Vic] I'm not gonna, as again the Don looking for the Boston Crab.
Under 14 seconds.
Approaching the final ten seconds.
The Don trying to turn Lexis King, looking for submission.
Looking for a decision.
Can the King hold on?
[Vic and Booker] Five seconds.
-[Vic] Down to three. Official to his ear. -[Booker] Don't do it.
[bell ringing]
[Vic] Saved by the bell.
[Booker] It was right there.
What the hell is going on here?
[wrestlers and referees screaming]
[referee] What's your problem? Listen to the bell.
-[Vic] I'll tell… -[King] Shut that crap.
[Vic] Eddie…
[crowd clapping and chanting] Hey!
[Vic] Look at him.
You know what you need to do?
-[Vic] You need to bring Eddie down. -[Booker] I like it.
He's better than the DJ, Tommy Carlucci, in recent weeks.
To reproach you now,
the start of round two.
Zero--King!
King took his eye off.
He looked at Eddie.
He turned around--
and forget about it!
-[Booker] Come on, King! -[Vic] Decision. For. The Don.
[crowd cheering]
[Booker] Dammit!
[Mike] Tony D'Angelo has scored the first fall.
[Vic] The Don…
[King] You piece of crap!
I'll go there and end you!
[crowd booing]
[Vic] King mocking the Don, but the Don is turning things around
and turning this into a fight
inside the final 30 seconds of round number three.
It's Don who is up one fall and another decision
for the Don will retain the Heritage Cup.
But he just bounced off the top turnbuckle.
He just got crowned by the King.
[Booker] Drop bomb! That's it, man.
Take it home, baby.
Rock-a-bye, baby.
-[Vic] Coronation. -[Booker] Is that it? Is that it?
-[Vic] Oh. -[Booker] Wow! Wow!
[Mike] Lexis King has scored the second fall.
[Booker] You gotta be kidding.
See, that's what I'm talking about. Exactly what I'm talking about.
Lexis King, this dude is prone to adapt to anybody's style. I love him.
[Vic] The one style he doesn't like is he keeps looking up at Eddie
who is over here to our left with his EDM blaring.
Here's to the NXT universe.
Not the type of music-- maybe he needs to expand his--
Big dropkick to the chest!
[Booker] That's what about to happen! King single-handedly
about to come here out in front of this crowd
and become the new Heritage Cup champion.
Oh! Big Southpaw Clothesline right there, Victor.
I love it, Vic.
[Vic] It's the most you've contributed to this desk.
I gotta admit. Whatever you're doing, keep it going.
-[Vic] As King, charging right back in! -[Booker] Oh!
[Booker] Wow!
[Vic] Thirty seconds into round four, tied at one.
The next decision…
[Channing] This is your cup!
[Vic] …will decide this match-up.
[crowd chanting] Tony!
[Booker] Lexis, you are so close to be a star live on television.
You win this cup, you'll be the star of the universe.
Just go out there and do what you do, sir.
Do what you do!
[Vic] The Don turning King into a punching bag.
Sixty seconds off the clock here in round number four.
-[Booker] Big shot. -[Vic] And another one. Bam!
[Tony screaming]
[Booker] One thing about the Don, his game has stepped up since winning the cup.
[Vic] Well, that was nice.
The King goes up and goes over.
Trying to roll through.
Shoulders down. Could this be it?
-[Vic] King… -[Booker] That was close.
-[Vic] Near fall. -[Booker] That was close.
[Vic] Ninety seconds off the clock in round four.
Able to catch Tony D'Angelo right upside the ear.
-[Vic] Look at D'Angelo. -[Booker] Oh!
[Booker] If he could knock off the Don, how big would it be?
[Vic] Big! He'd be Heritage Cup champion.
As the family is on the outside!
-[Booker] Oh! Lexis King! -[Vic] I don't know if he can survive.
-[Booker] Get him down! -[Vic] Just kicking out…
Was D'Angelo.
I wanna talk about what you said. Nobody in King's corner.
As King's looking back up at Eddie Thorpe,
who is out here, DJing in between rounds.
Seeing it a little more as a distraction. Could it pay off?
[Booker] Oh! That was crafty.
That was very crafty.
The follow-up.
The follow-up was even more beautiful.
[Vic] From crafty to--
-[Booker] Shake that man and roll. -[Vic] Ready for another coronation?
[Vic] Countered, though. Oh!
-[Vic] Big Spine Buster. -[Booker] Spine deep.
-[Vic] And the Don retains. -[bell ringing]
[Booker] Man!
[Mike] Here is your winner and still
the NXT Heritage Cup champion,
Tony D'Angelo.
[Vic] Gimme a little bit of a spin.
-[Booker] Oh, man. -[Vic] And the music from Eddie.
Because this match was spinned early on.
Bam! That Forget About It from Tony D.
Kicked at the first fall.
Lexis King…
he brought the fight tonight
to try to catch that Heritage Cup.
Was one decision away from his crowning moment.
But it was Tony D, a step ahead of King tonight.
And was able to hold on and retain. Back to the garden goes Tony D'Angelo.
Book, I'm sorry to cut short the celebration.
What the hell is going on?
What just happened?
[Je'Von screaming]
[referee] Hey, come on. What are you doing?
Come on. Stop. Get me some help.
[referees] Hey! Back up!
-[Briggs] What the hell? -[Brooks] What?
[Briggs] I stuck my neck out for you and you do this?
-[Brooks] I was tryna make an impact. -[Briggs] By doing this to Je'Von? C'mon!
[Briggs] Get out!
[referee] Get some medical over here.
[Thea and Riley] Two.
[Thea] You did good, but I'm gonna get us back on the winning track.
I'm gonna beat Izzi and we're gonna be back on it.
[Ridge] Guys! What a performance at Heatwave.
You stole the show.
No, you stole the whole bloody weekend.
[Andre Chase] Thanks.
[Ridge] It's not what you wanted, but I've been working,
because I need to make it up to you.
-[Andre] You don't have to do that. -[Ridge] I insist.
[Ridge] Thea, I think you're ready for a little pop at the Women's title.
That's why I got you the match against Izzi tonight.
And after, Ava will see what I see,
that you are ready for Roxanne.
-[Thea] Yes. Oh my goodness! -[Andre] I see that too, but…
[Ridge] While you wait for your tag title rematch,
Duke, I got you a championship match, too.
[Duke] Against Ethan Page?
[Ridge] No, not that title.
I got you a North American Championship match
against Oba Femi next week.
[Thea] Aha!
[Duke] Thanks, Ridge.
[Riley] Oba Femi is gonna kill Duke.
[Ridge] Shut up. Have some faith.
Duke Hudson
is gonna knock the ruler
off his throne and bring single's gold to Chase U.
[Thea] Yes! I'm gonna beat Izzi today
and you're gonna win the Championship.
It's gonna be so good.
[Vic] I don't know what she said, but do you trust Ridge Holland now?
["Thicker Than Blood" by WWE & def rebel playing]
[Booker] This dude has lost his damn mind.
[Mike] The following contest is a tag team--
[Vic] Whoa!
[Tyson screaming]
[Vic] These two teams have been separated all day,
but separated no more.
[Booker] Fight, Vic, fight just broke out.
[Vic] You told me this was gonna be a fight.
That's what you told me earlier and I gotta say,
for once, you were right.
[Booker] Tyson and Tyriek.
These two guys upset me.
They got jumped…
-[Vic] Hey! -[Booker] Oh, yes! Oh, yes!
[Booker] I love this.
-[referee] Ring the bell! -[bell ringing]
[Vic] Finally, the bell.
I was looking for Mike Roman.
This match-up is official.
This is one is underway.
Wouldn't you be angry like them
if you were attacked for no reason?
[Booker] I don't know there's a reason or not.
It's just staff done on the Internet
on these days, so…
it could've been that,
but I love a good fighting!
[Vic] I'm looking around.
I'm trying to see all the bodies flying all around and right here in front of us.
Wolfgang going down.
And Tyriek right back in. Oh!
[Booker] Tyson and Tyriek, they got something to prove here tonight.
Do they belong here in NXT Tag Team Division?
That's the question.
[Vic] I love that NXT Tag Team Championship match
Sunday at Heatwave, we just saw Chase U,
but really, to your point,
I mean, who's next to challenge? Axiom and Frazer!
Against one of these two teams.
[Booker] This is truly an audition for that.
Who is gonna be the next ready to take the Gallus boys?
They wanna go back to the top of the mountain.
And become two-time tag team champions.
-[Vic] He hasn't-- -[Booker] Oh!
-[Booker] Did you see? -[Vic] On the jaw!
[Booker] That was right on the snout!
[Vic] We talk about being unhinged,
about unbottled rage when it comes to Gallus.
Brooks Jensen, what the hell is he thinking?
[Booker] Jensen, that's a question that's out there.
The thing is Ava is gonna have to answer.
She's done a great job. We're gonna see what she'll do.
[Vic] I'm glad you mention her,
because she poster on X moments ago: "disappointed but not surprised."
[wrestlers shouting]
[Vic] Back to live action.
Kick out for a second time, as Wolfgang in another one.
I've received an update from our ringside crew.
Je'Von Evans, Booker, is out for the main event tag team match.
Another cover, another kick-out.
Trick Williams is gonna have to find a tag team partner
or Trick's gonna have to go alone.
Two on one.
[Booker] That puts him in a bad position.
Oh! Here we go!
[Vic] I understand Trick is standing by.
We will hear from the former NXT champion, after this match-up.
We are seeing dropkicks.
And a man this size, Tyson, shouldn't be throwing them that easily.
[Booker] These guys are showing me something.
Show me something!
What would be working with them behind scenes?
Lemme just say that.
[Vic] You always want to put yourself over.
[Booker laughing]
[Vic] Center of the ring.
Tyson and Tyriek in there right now getting on the action.
No matter how long you've been in the ring,
which for them is almost a year,
they are not going to be pushed around by anyone!
[Booker] That's that inexperience.
That tag team take.
[Vic] It's numbers advantage.
Joe Coffey sticking his nose where it doesn't belong.
Big fall for Mark.
Tag was made.
Wolfgang is legal.
[Vic] You also said keep your nose out of other's business.
Bam! Gallus!
One time!
That could be it, man.
[Vic] Gallus boys on top.
[Mike] Here are your winners,
Gallus.
[Booker] What a fight.
[Vic] Like we heard last night from Seth Rollins, the CM Punk,
actions have consequences.
And the actions of these two teams led to this match-up.
In the end,
it would be Wolfgang,
it would be Mark Coffey
picking up a big victory
for the Gallus boys to continue
to try and make NXT their kingdom.
But after the news about Je'Von Evans earlier, as I mentioned,
Kelly Kincaid standing by with Trick Williams.
[Kelly] Trick, you're still collecting yourself after the ending at Heatwave.
And now,
your tag team partner in tonight's main event, Je'Von,
has just been taken out.
[Trick] Brooks did him dirty.
This whole hour has been crazy,
but it is what it is.
Nothing or no one is gonna stop me from getting my Championship back.
I don't care if I have to take on Spears and Page, two on one.
It don't matter.
Thinking about it.
It might not be the best idea.
Maybe I need to look for a partner.
[Kelly] Good luck.
[Trick] Thanks.
[Kelly] Thank you. Vic, Booker, back to you.
[Vic] There's a lot on Trick's mind.
But also on the mind of Wes Lee.
Rumors have been circulating over the last 48 hours.
What will Wes do?
The former North American Champion addresses his future next.
["Assemble" by WWE and def rebel playing]
[Vic] We are back live on NXT.
["Assemble" continues playing]
[Mike] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome Wes Lee.
[Vic] We don't like to jump on the bandwagon of rumors,
what we see on the Internet.
But the last time that I saw…
this look in Wes Lee's eyes
walking to the ring,
he came out here
to have to walk away for a moment.
So…
We know what's been said.
We know what's been going around for 48 hours.
This man is here to address…
his future.
[crowd chanting] Wes Lee!
[crowd roaring]
[Wes] Look.
[crowd clapping and cheering]
[crowd chanting] Wes! Wes!
[crowd chanting] Wes Lee!
[Wes] Hey, look, look.
I've had a rough couple of days.
I truly went into Heatwave believing that I could beat Oba Femi.
and finally be reunited with my North American Championship.
But you saw what happened.
Look, Oba Femi was the better man.
Period, point, blank.
[crowd clapping]
[Lee] But you see,
the match wasn't the only thing that I put my everything into.
As soon as I woke up from surgery,
I knew exactly what my goal was.
To beat… the unbeatable.
Like, that was the thing that truly pushed me through rehab.
Like, I visualized it.
I imagined my arm being raised.
I could feel the title in my hands again.
And I was ready to proudly raise it above my head
as the king of the west side.
[crowd cheering]
[Lee] But, unfortunately, that's not how it happened.
[crowd cheering and clapping]
[Vic] I'll be straight with you.
I don't know where to go from here.
Like…
I've been beaten before, but…
this was different.
Now look, I have had one hell of a run
here at NXT.
[crowd booing]
[Lee] But I gotta be honest.
I truly gotta be honest with every single one of you…
and myself.
[crowd chanting] Please don't go!
[Lee] Look, look, look,
I think it's time for me to…
[crowd booing]
[crowd chanting] No!
[Lee] I think it's time for me to step away--
["Swarm" by WWE & def rebel playing]
[crowd screaming]
[Vic] No… way!
[crowd screaming]
[Lee] Wait, wait, wait. Hold up.
Hold up, hold up.
[crowd chanting] TNA!
[Lee] What are you doing here?
[Zach] We? What are you doing here? You're about to do something stupid.
These people don't want to see Wes Lee go.
[crowd screaming] No!
[Wentz] We don't want to see Wes Lee go.
[crowd screaming] No!
[Wentz] Bro,
we have missed you so much.
[crowd clapping and cheering]
[Trey] We get it.
We get it. You can't believe we're here.
I can't believe we're here.
[crowd clapping and screaming]
[crowd chanting] Welcome back!
[Lee] Hey look.
Look.
Just like them,
I have missed you
so damn much.
[crowd] Woo-hoo!
[Lee] And look,
I've been watching everything. Look, I am extremely proud…
of the men that you've become.
[crowd cheering]
[Zach and Trey] We know.
[Zach] Look, look.
This isn't about us.
This is about you.
You are the greatest North American Champion
ever!
-[crowd cheering] -[Zach] Ever!
[Trey] On top of that,
the two of you,
you're the best tag team to step foot in this building.
[crowd cheering]
[Zach] This is why we came for.
We are here
in NXT.
I think it's time we get MSK back together.
[crowd cheering]
[Zach] And!
I think it's time The Rascalz wreck shop around here. What do you think?
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Rascalz!
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] All the feels.
Like we say, Book.
Expect the unexpected.
Tuesday nights.
[Sarah] Excuse me, John Spears, Ethan Page.
Where are you at ahead of your main event match tonight?
[Page] Tag team event?
Our handicap match?
[Spears] Trick doesn't have any friends.
What a loser.
[Page] Believe that
me and Shawn Spears are on the same page.
Both very excited about beating Trick Williams.
Again.
[Spears] You believe he'll find a partner?
-[Page] Hmm… I don't believe he will. -[Spears] Nah, man
[laughs]
[Spears] All right.
I'll see you out there. There's a…
lost young soul in need of my guidance.
[Page] Okay.
-[Page] Hey. Sara, right? -[Sarah] Mhm.
Could you get out and give the champ some space so I can…
warm up for this match?
[Page mumbling]
[Vic] Once again, showing he is all ego.
["Accomplished" by WWE & def rebel playing]
[bell ringing]
[Mike] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, representing Chase University,
Thea Hail.
[Vic] What will Trick Williams do here tonight?
But, for Thea Hail,
she's putting it on her shoulders.
She's trying to turn Chase U's fortune around.
Can she do so next live on NXT?
Back live on what has become an unpredictable
Tuesday night.
["Time To Get It" by WWE & def rebel playing]
[Mike] And her opponent, Izzi Dame.
[Vic] Book, The Rascalz are going to ride again.
Trick Williams is looking for a partner,
and that's because Brooks Jensen took out Je'Von Evans.
Now it's Thea Hail looking to get Chase U
back on the winning side of things.
But to do so, she's gotta defeat a woman
whose mean streak is matched by her power.
And the streak and the power are a dangerous combo.
[Booker] Izzi Dame. Let's face it, she's the best.
Five foot ten inches tall.
But despite her weight,
all the way to the top of NXT.
You gotta love it, man.
[Vic] It is what it is.
They're getting ready to go one on one. Chase U so close…
So close of becoming two-time
tag team champions on Sunday.
But it was Ridge Holland who got this match-up for Thea.
Can you finally say he did something nice?
Can you say that he's paying off?
[Booker] He did something good. So many ups and downs.
I think it all started in the Great American Bash submission match
versus Tiffany Stratton
You know? When Andre Chase did the unthinkable, man.
Throwing the towel. Come on!
First, you need to call her Miss Money in the Bank,
Tiffany Stratton.
You gotta move on, because Hail goes up, goes over.
Dame able to roll through.
Ridge Hollands also believes Thea is ready for another crack
at the women's title and Roxanne Perez.
[Booker] I think Thea has all the tools to go out there and get it done, Vic,
but she's dumb. She's too dumb.
[Vic] And Ridge getting Duke Hudson a North American Championship match?
[Booker] That's what I'm talking about! What the hell is he thinking?
What the hell was he--?
Oba Femi?
[Vic] You keep saying he's bad, laughing at him,
but you ripped up a sign this past week.
-[Booker] Well deserved. -[Vic] You stay hated.
[Booker] I should've kicked that damned fan out.
[Vic] You stay hated. In London, Paris and Tokyo,
America, Scotland and Canada.
You hate no matter where we are.
Right now, it's Izzi Dame taking it to Thea Hail.
-[Booker] Not a hater. -[Vic] You are.
-[Vic] That is your role now. -[crowd chanting] Go, go, Thea!
[Vic] The NXT universe trying to rally behind Thea Hail,
who just got cracked in the back with the backbreaker,
but able to kick out.
What do you see in Izzi after her recent victory?
[Booker] Izzi is definitely on the rise,
because she's got the right people in her ear, Vic.
She's on the right track.
More importantly, I think Izzi Dame,
she's a star, man, more than anything.
[Vic] Looking for the submission.
Thea trying to get to the bottom rope.
There is Andre Chase.
-[Vic] You continue to live in the past. -[Booker] No, I'm not.
I'm just tryna say Izzi Dame and Kiana James
definitely making phone calls, keeping her on track to finish the job.
Finish the job you started. That's what it's all about.
[Vic] Again, looking for the submission…
-[Booker] Hey! -[Vic] Tatum Paxley?
[Vic] She's wearing Chase U-red, bu--oh!
[Booker] Oh! Izzi Dame!
[Izzi] You want me?
[Vic] Izzi Dame taking it too, she did not like seeing…
Tatum Paxley…
rise up from that Chase U student section!
Oh, no.
Izzi into the post.
And Thea Hail taking full advantage.
[Thea screaming]
[Vic] Look at Chase U
rallying behind Thea Hail.
A proud university.
Looking for a big victory.
They could be in for a big few weeks,
including next week.
Thea drops falling off the top!
Thea is feeling it.
And it's Thea Hail who's fueled by the emotion.
Fueled by the Chase U student section.
She certainly has turned this match-up around, but…
you gotta give a little tip of the cap to Tatum Paxley
who took Izzi Dame's eye off the ball.
[Booker] Hail is looking great out there, but keep your eye on Andre Chase.
That's what you need to do.
[Vic] I see him right now on my monitor. He's cheering on Thea Hail.
He's doing what he does as a teacher, an educator.
The submission.
Izzi has nowhere to go.
-[Vic] Izzi's gotta tap. Hail has done it. -[bell ringing]
["Accomplished" playing]
[Mike] Here is your winner by submission,
Thea Hail.
[Vic] The fortunes for Chase University,
I'm telling you, they're turning around.
Chase U student section throwing up the U.
As I mentioned, Tatum Paxley…
This is Izzi's fault.
Izzi took her eye off the ball.
-[Booker] What are you talking about? -[Vic] It opened the door for Thea.
[Vic] Thea Hail walked in.
[Booker] Come on! You just saw what I saw.
[Vic] I see right here.
Look at the tap. Look at the victory.
Because big things
on the horizon for Chase… University.
[Oba] Hey! Duke!
Duke! Mr. Hudson!
[Oba laughs] Over here.
Your new friend must really, really like you,
because to get me and begged
for a match against me for you next week.
But you quickly realized that was a big,
big mistake.
Because come next week,
I'm going to destroy you.
[Duke] Yeah, yeah, yeah. Seek and destroy and move on.
We've heard it before, Oba.
It's the same old crap.
This is something you shouldn't do.
Don't underestimate who you're in there with next week.
The man…
The man
they tell you not to worry about.
And yet the man that has the attention
of one WWE Hall of Famer, Trish Stratus.
[screaming] The man… who tore the roof off in Toronto.
The man they call the MVP of Chase University.
The one. The only. Duke Hudson.
In seven days, brother,
it will be my pleasure to rip that championship away from you.
[Chase] You got that?
[Duke] When I give you the biggest
[screaming] Andre Chase University-sized ass whooping.
["Accomplished" playing]
[Vic] The momentum in Chase U's corner.
Can the MVP
become the new
North American Champion?
[Wes] Up?
Yo, yo, either way, this is crazy. I can't believe that you're here!
[Trey] I'm with you. But believe it!
[Zach] Anything happens in NXT!
-[Wes] And I was about to quit. -[Zach] We know!
[Mark Coffey] Oh! Would you look at this reunion.
I bet the Internet is loving this.
[Joe Coffey] Everyone tweeting and texting
sending them the matters of frenzy of delight.
What is you even call you, anyway?
[Wes] I mean, if it's Zach and I, then it's MSK.
If you get all three of us,
it's The Rascalz.
[Wolfgang] Listen.
We don't want you here.
Tell the rest of TNA the same thing.
Especially that phony Scott.
[Mark] Don't say his name.
[Joe] So stupid!
[Zach] What was that?
[Wes] Well, you've been gone a while, but…
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
[Bronco] Hey Gallows, Anderson.
[speaking in foreign language]
Y'all gonna break my nose?
Well, tonight, it's time to break you down.
[Lucien] Wanna come after us? You gonna get us.
[Bronco] Y'all find out.
Y'all messed with the wrong ones.
[Jaida] Y'all better pray for mercy.
Cause y'ain't getting none from us.
[Bronco] Let 'em know.
["About That Time" by WWE & def rebel playing]
[Vic] Just like we said earlier, Book,
we are in for another fight
in the Tag Team Division.
[bell ringing]
[Mike] The following contest is a tag team match
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first,
accompanied to the ring by Jaida Parker,
representing OTM,
Bronco Nima and Lucien Price.
[Vic] Two more teams ready to throw down.
OTM takes on the OC.
And it's going down next live, right here,
on NXT.
[Ava] Tried to be sympathetic.
But attacking Je'Von? Ruining the event?
-[Ava] Why? -[Briggs] I told him.
-[Ava] I don't care.
People vouched for him and he did that, ruining the main event for no reason.
[Briggs] I vouched for him.
He is my responsibility until he gets it together.
[Ava] He needs to get it together quickly.
Because tonight, he is not cleared.
But, hopefully, next week he is.
And if that's the case, it's Brooks vs. Je'Von.
-[Briggs] I will be there for that. -[Brooks] No, no, no.
[Brooks] I'm going alone.
[Ava] Great.
[Briggs] Look, I will handle that.
But, in return, I want Shawn Spears.
He attacked me. He took a month of my career away.
[Ava] Briggs, you cannot you interfere in the main event tonight.
[Briggs] You got it.
[Ava] Can't catch a break.
[Stevie] Trick needs a tag partner. Why not Briggs?
[Stone laughing]
[Stevie] Is there a problem? [Stone] Can't believe you'd say his name.
[Vic] Look, I just feel bad for our General Manager Ava.
What a great night.
She is dealing with things that are… a little bigger.
["Emergence" by WWE & def rebel playing]
[Mike] And their opponent,
Luke Gallows
and Karl Anderson.
[Vic] With everything going on with Brooks Jensen…
[Booker] He's lost it man. Tell it like it is.
Tell it like it is, Vic.
["Emergence" continues playing]
[Vic] When we talk about bad blood boiling in the Tag Team Division here in NXT,
these two teams have been on a collision course.
Much like earlier we said, again,
two more teams that just absolutely despise the other.
[Booker] Look at Bronco Nima and Lucien Price.
These guys are starting from the bottom, man.
[bell ringing]
[Booker] They remind me of the Harlem Heat.
Straight up out the mud all the way to the top, baby.
[Vic] Let me throw in the pile of hatred of Michin and Jaida have for each other.
This is a perfect blend
for really a lot of combustible elements tonight.
[Booker] Vic, we have two super heavyweights
in the middle of the squared circle right there.
Bronco Nima standing at six foot five.
Look at the big man.
Look at the big man, big Gallows.
[Vic] I look up and I see Nima.
Nima very angry.
You can see the mask on his face from the broken nose.
And there's some strength.
How many people have you seen hold and manhandle Luke Gallows
the way we are seeing right now?
[Booker] That's it!
[Vic] Another one of the young studs
in NXT showing up and showing out.
[Booker] He is learning very quickly.
Slowing the pace down.
[Vic] Talking trash as well. Turned around to Karl.
Again, they broke the nose of Bronco Nima.
He hasn't been happy about it.
The OTM warned the OC that they'd messed
with the wrong ones moments ago.
Now you see the surgeon that is Luke Gallows throwing some hands,
doing anything he can to keep Nima at bay.
Just stepping away.
-[Vic] Tag. -[Booker] The OTM needed this.
[Booker] Win or lose.
This right here is worth the dollars.
They are gonna learn in a match like this.
Just imagine if they could walk away with a victory.
A boost of confidence for these--oh, yeah!
Oh, yeah!
That's what I'm talking about!
[Vic] I want to dive into that.
What could a victory do for Bronco and Lucien?
To defeat a team that's condecorated all around the world.
Into the cover. Hook to the leg as he's able to kick out.
[Booker] That's when that light-bulb moment happens, Vic.
You figure this thing out.
A moment like that can happen tonight.
Will it happen? That's the question.
Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson,
two brilliant veterans
in that squared circle, man.
[Vic] Anderson turning it up. And did you see…
-[Vic] Lucien! -[Booker] Big shot!
[Vic] Snap!
[Vic] What the hell?
[Booker] You can see, Vic. You can see these two young guys learning.
[Vic] Anderson in his sights!
[referee] Let him out.
I'm not--I don't mean to be shocked and stoned right now,
but I don't recall the last time
I've ever seen the OC just manhandled like this.
[Booker] It's paying off. Trust me, I've been there.
I understand exactly what these two young men are going through.
But do not take your eye off the ball
for one second with these two young men.
Not with these two veterans.
[Vic] What we talked about moments ago, too,
Chase University
picking up momentum.
Can't forget that last week Jaida Parker handled her business in Street Fight.
[Booker] See that shot?
That's what I'm talking about.
[Vic] I saw that shot I also see NXT still trending number one.
Karl Anderson creating a little bit of separation.
This could be a pivotal moment in the match-up for the OC.
Anderson has been in these deep waters before.
Anderson trying to get his focus, to get his footing,
and find his partner, which he did.
And in comes big. Luke. Gallows.
[Booker] I haven't seen Gallows and Anderson firing up here.
Haven't seen something like this in ages. The young guys're doing amazing.
[Vic] The tag team match main event still to come as well.
Ethan Page, our new NXT champion, teams with Shawn Spears.
Who will Trick Williams' partner be?
After Je'Von Evans was wiped out and taken out by Brooks Jensen.
Now Gallows starting to roll.
Maybe it just took a second
for the OC to get their second wind.
Because they are back to business right here and right now.
The neckbreaker.
Anderson into the cover.
In to the count and Nima able to break things up.
[Booker] You gotta wonder if they're tryna lore the young guys in.
Trynna put him to sleep. Keep going the big shots.
You gotta wonder.
[Vic] Luke tryna rip off that mask.
[Vic] It's Michin.
Jaida Parker.
We gotta get more security out here.
It's breaking down again, Book.
[Booker] I love it.
I love it, man.
These two tryna pick up where the Street Fight left off.
Gallows trying to rip the mask off to expose the broken nose of Bronco Nima.
[Booker] Tell you what, Vic, Gallows just landed a big uppercut on that nose.
Oh, yes.
[Vic] The referee distracted, didn't see outside Nima get that back into the spine.
Cheap shot by Lucien Price.
-[Booker] Is it going to happen, Vic? -[Vic] Look at OTM.
-[Booker] Is it going to happen? -[Vic] OTM dropped him into the cover.
-[Vic] That's an upset! -[bell ringing]
[Vic] That's the biggest win in the careers of OTM!
[Mike] Here are your winners,
OTM!
[Nima speaking in a foreign language]
[Vic] What a win.
[Booker] Yes, it was.
[Nima] We'll remember.
[Vic] As you said earlier, these two out of the mud
and maybe into the tag team championship hunt.
["About That Time" playing]
[Fallon] A round of applause for Sol Ruca
For the biggest waste of a title shot opportunity of the year.
Because we all know that it should have been me in that spot.
And had it've been me, we would've been hearing N U.
So, Kelani Jordan
enjoy your little title reign while it lasts,
because it won't be lasting much longer.
[Kelly] Sol Ruca, an incredible performance at Heatwave.
But, clearly, you have your doubters.
[Sol] Kelani definitely proved why she's the champion.
But for the rematch, I believe we'll have a different outcome.
Now on to Fallon.
I don't have an issue with her.
But, clearly, she has a big issue with me.
We were in the same ladder match for the North American Championship.
And I may be newer, compared to Fallon,
but in my time here, I've learned you either put in the work
or you just bitch.
I want the world to see I put in the work.
As for Fallon,
well, it's pretty obvious who Fallon is.
[Kelly] Sol headed your way.
["Chasing Surf" by WWE & def rebel playing]
[bell ringing]
[Mike] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first,
Sol Ruca.
[Vic] Kinda just like OTM,
It's still hard to fathom
how far Sol Ruca has come in just 12 months.
Battling back also from injury.
She's ready to get to work
against Fallon Henley
live next.
[Dempsey] Mistakes
won't be tolerated.
Understand?
Mistakes. Won't. Be tolerated.
[Dempsey exhales loudly]
Everyone makes mistakes.
But mistakes won't be tolerated in the NQCC.
Right, Myles?
-[Dempsey] Myles! -[Myles] Yeah?
-[Dempsey] Mistakes-- -[Myles] Won't be tolerated.
[Tavion] Hey,
you guys do this often?
[Dempsey] Let's go.
[Tavion, repeatedly] Yo!
[Wren] I swear, I didn't see anything.
[Dempsey] Come on.
[Vic] Looks like Wren Sinclair's listening to your advice.
[Booker] She didn't see nothing.
Total amnesia, you dig?
["Saddle Up" by WWE & def rebel playing]
[Mike] And her opponent,
Fallon Henley.
♪ Oh, get back on that horse ♪
♪ Can't knock us down, we're in the sky ♪
♪ Yeah, its gonna be alright ♪
♪ Gonna be alright ♪
♪ Oh saddle up and go ♪
♪ Can't back out now, we run the night ♪
♪ Get up, get up, get up and go Get up and go ♪
♪ Saddle up! Saddle up! ♪
♪ In the country where me and my team hang ♪
♪ Life's always wild so I ride it like a 'stang ♪
♪ Bang bang, I'm ready for the rodeo… ♪
[Vic] For Fallon Henley, just like you've been recently,
a hater, no reason to attack Karmen Petrovic.
The second time we've seen her tonight.
-[bell ringing] -[Vic] What business did she have earlier?
[Booker] It wasn't about this. It's about Fallon Henley wising up
and understanding what this business is truly all about.
I'm talking about checks and championships.
I'm talking about champagne wishes and caviar dreams.
That's what Henley wants.
She wants just a little piece of the action.
[Vic] It was Fallon who also said earlier tonight,
she is sick of all the rookies.
Sol made it clear as day.
She doesn't have a problem with Henley. Fallon's the one
who apparently has a problem with the rest of the locker room.
[Booker] She should have a problem with the locker room.
[Vic] Did she forget when she started?
Needing some guidance, some help?
[Booker] It's a long time ago. You have to wise up
if you expect to make it to the top.
You gotta step on some toes
and keep on walking.
[Vic] About ten toes just connected with Fallon, the dropkick from Sol Ruca.
[Vic] What good does it do, then, for Fallon to go online…
post like she did…
nasty words about Sol Ruca?
Because, right now, with an X factor,
Sol Ruca looking to put a stop to Henley.
Kicked out at two.
[Booker] It's not personal.
I don't think it's personal.
-[Vic] It's not personal? -[Booker] This is a business.
[Vic] You don't think attacking--
[Booker] You know. This is a business!
[Vic] Right now, all business is--oh!
[Booker] That's Fallon Henley today.
Maybe ten months ago or so, that wouldn't have happened.
Right now, Fallon Henley is doing a mission, Vic, a mission.
[Vic] You absolutely love this change in attitude from Fallon Henley.
[Booker] I love it.
[Vic] A lot in the locker room don't like the path she's on.
At the end of the day, it's pretty clear
Henley doesn't care, that's been your point.
[Booker] Sol Ruca's time is going to come.
But she gotta understand the road to the throne is long, man.
[Vic] Fallon Henley also believing she would've done a lot better
this past Sunday at Heatwave
competing against the women's North American champion, Kelani Jordan.
What a championship clash, though, that Sol and Kelani had.
Into the cover, hook in the leg. A kick-out.
[Booker] You agree with me that Fallon Henley, right now,
is literally putting on a clinic with Sol Ruca?
[Vic] She's been impressive. I've never taken anything away.
Just wondered about her attitude. As Ruca from behind.
Near fall.
Sol Ruca, we talk about only a year in the ring.
She's learned fast that you need to put in the work.
You don't just start complaining.
[Booker] The thing is, right now, Sol Ruca
is realizing there are truly levels to this game.
Oh, wow!
[Vic] Fallon into another cover.
Into the count, and a kick-out.
You also have to wonder about Sol Ruca right now
after the match-up she had in Toronto.
The international travel back.
Maybe not at 100%.
This is an opportunity
for Fallon Henley
to prove she's everything she's been saying she is.
And that is the top shelf of NXT.
[Booker] She is. But I gotta give Sol Ruca some credit.
I love her attitude.
She's not crying over spilled milk or anything like that.
She lost a match.
She's gonna get back on the horse, back in the game.
I love that attitude for Sol Ruca.
Ruca though right now trying to rally in this match-up.
Trying to fight back to her feet.
She has to create a little bit of separation.
-[Vic] The NXT universe rise up. -[crowd chanting] Let's go Sol!
[Vic] Nice counter.
And a counter for a counter into a pin.
Shoulders are down.
Fallon Henley having to kick out at the last moment.
Look at Ruca fighting right back.
[Booker] Fallon Henley will have to watch out
for those unexpected moves that she hasn't seen before.
[Vic] Like this right here? [Booker] I thought that was it.
[Vic] Middle rope.
Go from the bottom.
You go to the middle. There's one last spot to go.
[Booker] My advice for Fallon, try to stay in the middle.
Don't get caught sleeping. Oh, yes!
[Vic] Fallon,
one step ahead of Ruca.
Fallon Henley said I've seen that movie before,
she charges back in and rips down Sol,
right in the center, into the cover.
Trying to put the locker room on notice. And Sol able to fight out at two.
[Booker] Fallon could've hit the back leg.
That could've been a three count.
[Vic] Fallon trying to overpower, but Sol…
who is always so calm,
she's so cool,
she's so collected!
That was a very interesting form of a stunner.
[Booker] Very unique by Sol Ruca, but that's what Sol Ruca is all about.
She's very innovative, Victor.
[Vic] Nice dropkick.
What is on her mind in this moment?
Sol trying to get a few more moments.
Trying to, maybe, regroup herself.
She's in the center of the ring.
Fallon turning back around.
[Booker] The mistake for Ruca is she got caught thinking.
[Vic] This is something you said earlier,
Fallon is a veteran. She's been around for a minute.
She knows how to take advantage!
Sol snatched her, out of nowhere.
Hey!
-[bell ringing] -[Vic] What the hell?
[Vic] Jayne. Nyx.
We saw these two earlier.
-[Booker] What do we have here? -[Vic] Business, Booker.
[Booker] Oh! Oh!
[crowd booing]
[Vic] And Nyx with that Pelé Kick
between the eyes.
[crowd booing]
[Vic] What's the meaning of this, Book?
[Booker] Sounds like we got a concert coming to town, Vic.
[Vic] Sol Ruca Sol-snatched Fallon Henley.
-[Vic] But it's right here, a beat-down. -[bell ringing]
[Vic] Unprovoked.
What's the meaning of it?
We don't even know.
What evil intentions are in the minds
of those three women?
Because only terrible things
come in threes.
["One Of A Kind" by WWE & def rebel playing]
[Tatum] Izzi, you got me a little bit distracted.
I want nothing more than to hold the title.
But seeing girls like you walk around here is a bit…
triggering.
All I can think about when I see cool girls like Izzi
is they don't want to play with girls like me.
I love playing with my dolls,
but girls like you…
take them away from me.
Why? Why is she above me?
Titles will always be there waiting for me.
But taking care of girls like you…
I ought to fix that now.
Izzi, when I'm done playing with you,
you will realize under the skin,
we're all just…
rotten.
[Vic] From one unpredictable personality
apparently to another.
That seems to be Brooks Jensen,
who took Je'Von Evans earlier tonight.
Maybe talking to Ava, again, because we are getting ready for the main event.
There's no Je'Von Evans.
Trick has been looking for a partner all night long.
His opponents don't believe he's going to find one.
Who will team with Trick?
Will this be a handicap match?
It's Spears, NXT champion, Ethan Page.
It's our main event next.
-[Ava] I'm excited for next week. -[Stevie] What can I say?
[Ava] I know.
[Cedric] A very productive meeting.
[Ava] Thank you so much for your time.
[Cedric] No, no. Thank you.
I appreciate the opportunity.
NXT is on fire right now and I want to contribute in any way I can.
[Ava] Well, now you're here. So, see you next week.
[Stone] Yeah, exactly.
What's going on?
[Ava] She helped organize a meeting with Cedric.
-[Cedric] So now I'm officially in NXT. -[Stone clearing his throat]
-[Cedric] Stevie, Ava, see you next week. -[Stevie] You're the best.
-[Stone] Stevie helped? -[Ava] Pretty smart, right?
[Stone] Hey, sorry about that.
[Stone] Can you come around the hallway on the left?
I'll be right here. See you in a sec.
[Stone clicking his tongue]
Ava, I'd like to introduce you to--oh! Here he is right now.
Ashante Thee Adonis.
[Ashante] Ava! Come here, girl!
[Stone] Hug it out. That's great.
-[Ashante] Good to see you. -[Ava] You too.
[Ashante] They've been sleeping on you.
I'm gonna make sure they tucked in.
[Ava] Let's see if we can work something out.
-[Ashante] Let's make some money. -[Stone] Yeah! Let's make some money.
[Stevie] After you.
[Stone] Two can play this game.
[Vic] Let's talk about next week. Ridge got Thea the match earlier.
He got Duke a championship opportunity.
Will Chase U's MVP, Duke Hudson, be called champion?
Or will Oba Femi continue to prove he's uncrackable?
North American title on the line, next week.
And how about this from earlier?
A reunion of The Rascalz.
They are going to ride, again.
Reunited and it feels so good!
And after a back-and-forth with Gallus,
we got ourselves a six-man, tag team match-up
next week live on NXT.
We got ourselves a tag team main event this week.
["Ego" by WWE & def rebel playing]
[bell ringing]
[Mike] The following contest is a tag team match
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first,
he is the NXT champion,
all ego,
Ethan Page.
[Vic] Ethan Page said we are in the Ego Era.
[crowd booing]
[Mike] And his tag team partner,
already in ring,
Shawn Spears.
[Vic] It's been Shawn Spears who has been questioning…
can Trick Williams find a partner?
["Locked In" by WWE & def rebel playing]
Book,
we are about to find out.
-["Locked In" continues playing] -[crowd chanting] Whoop that Trick!
[Mike] And their opponents.
First, Trick Williams.
[Booker] Don't look good, Vic.
[Vic] Speaking of look,
this is as angry and focused as I've ever seen…
Trick Williams.
And you understand the emotions he is going through.
He lost the NXT title,
Sunday in Toronto.
He wasn't factored in the decision.
And the emotions are boiling out in Trick tonight.
But even he knows he can't go at it alone.
[crowd chanting] Whoop that Trick?
-[Booker] He is out here alone. -[Vic] Yeah.
.[Booker] Kinda hard to find somebody. -[Vic] I see, I get it.
[Vic] So it looks like we're going to have a handicap match-up.
[Booker] Let's do it.
-[Booker] You gotta do what you gotta do. -[Vic] Trick taking on…
["I Believe In Joe Hendry" by Joe Hendry]
♪ I believe in Joe Hendry ♪
♪ 'Cause they love him in London And Paris and Tokyo ♪
♪ America, Scotland And Canada and Mexico ♪
♪ They say I believe in Joe Hendry… ♪
[Booker] The hell is wrong with these people?
[Vic] We talk about moments.
Do you believe?
♪ Wave your hands From side to side and say… ♪
[Mike] And his tag team partner,
Joe Hendry.
[Vic] He told Shawn Michaels,
anywhere,
anytime,
any show.
Joe is back.
And this is quite the partner that Trick Williams has found.
This place is rocking.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Buckle up, Booker.
What a main event we got.
Joe Hendry has crossed the line tonight.
He is joining Trick Williams.
-[crowd chanting] Holy shit! -[bell ringing]
[Vic] Williams wasting no time.
We talk about him being angry, everything he's been feeling
for the last 48 hours.
Having to take a long flight back
from Toronto.
And he's hitting everything.
[Booker] Of course he's upset!
Ethan Page, six weeks in, and now he's the NXT champion?
[Vic] Ethan Page, it took him 40 days to become the NXT champion.
He waited 17 years.
His ego is out of control.
But it's Trick Williams
who's looking to regain control
in this match-up.
Bam!
-[Booker] Oh! Wow! -[Vic] Oh! Yeah!
[Booker] He better show me something.
[crowd chanting] We believe!
[Vic] It's Spears and Page
who should be believing now.
Don't let that smile fool you.
The longest reigning TNA Digital Media champion,
held the title for two hundred and sixty six days.
And he just pinned the champion!
The saying is something about "if your name gets there before you do,
you're a star," man.
-[Booker] Obviously, that's-- -[Vic] Trick Williams--
-[crowd chanting] I believe in Joe Hendry! -[Vic] Trick doesn't leave his feet often.
[Vic] This is maybe that new side of Trick.
[Booker] Ow!
[Vic] What a tag team main event.
Trick Williams indeed has himself a tag team partner.
And this place is believing!
[crowd applauding]
[Vic] Absolutely unreal atmosphere
here at NXT.
Look who has arrived.
Joe Hendry teaming with Trick Williams
against Shawn Spears
and the new NXT champion, all ego, Ethan Page.
I continue to look up from the commercial break,
as we've been able to calm our emotions.
Social media right now, by the way, is absolutely exploding.
Still trending number one, as Shawn's tagged in.
I've looked up a few times at Trick.
There's something in his eyes.
There's something boiling inside Trick Williams.
[Booker] I wonder if he got the right partner
Because right now Joe Hendry is getting the hell beaten out of him.
[Vic] Shawn got Trick Williams out of the ring
for Ethan Page to win the championship.
[Booker] Think back a couple of months, what a difference!
Everybody wants to show up at NXT
because it's the hottest. Ticket. In town.
I love it!
[Vic] It was Ethan Page who called himself NXT.
[Booker] That was hot!
[Vic] Maybe it's better to be lucky than good.
As he put it,
he did fall into the title.
[Booker] He got a little fight left.
This kid has to show me something.
He can show up here in NXT and get the hell beat out of him.
Have egg all over his face.
He can show me something.
[Vic] Now he is just trying to maybe show
that he's got the will,
show that he's got some determination.
Because he wants to tag in Trick Williams,
who wants to show out in this match-up.
You know he wants to desperately get his hands on Ethan Page.
A deep submission right now by Page in the center of the ring.
[crowd chanting] We believe!
-[Vic] The NXT universe believes as well! -[Booker] Whoa! That was impressive.
[Vic] Big moment. Big tag. Big supplex. Big kick-back.
[Booker] I love it! I love it!
I like it!
Oh, yeah, man!
[Vic] Trick's fired up. He doesn't care who's the legal superstar,
because he'll knock down everybody.
But that comeback!
Got dropped!
[Booker] Beautiful. That's Ethan Page.
He's a true riddle tagging in the ring right here.
Spears and Page, that's a hell of a tag team, man.
[Vic] And it's Ethan Page who is the new--
[Booker] Beautiful!
[Vic] …NXT champion.
And now it's Ethan Page,
whose ego's been out of control
even more in the last 48 hours.
Back in to Shawn Spears.
Spears after neckbreaker into the cover to pin Williams.
It was Shawn Spears who was the first to pin Trick Williams
after Williams won the NXT Championship.
Spears tryna make it two in a row.
against Trick
here on NXT.
[Booker] Quickly taking back control.
Trick came in hot, but cooled off
very, very quickly, man.
[Vic] On Sunday, we kept talking about the emotion of the match-up,
about the emotion of Trick Williams and Je'Von Evans.
Je'Von Evans was supposed to be in this match-up,
but was attacked and taken out by Brooks Jensen earlier.
Williams almost taken out by Ethan Page.
How wise by Page to float over and get in between Trick and his partner.
And, please, do not adjust your screen.
That is TNA superstar, Joe Hendry.
[Booker] Trying not to give Trick Williams any space.
Keeping him real close to the body.
I love this tag team action right now.
Spears and Page.
[Vic] It's not even tag team action. This is textbook tag team offense.
-[Vic] Cutting the ring in half. -[Booker] Perfect.
[Booker] Like you said, textbook.
Oh, yeah! That was hot!
[crowd booing]
[Vic] Following up is Shawn Spears.
Spears, who's loving every second of this.
[Booker] No quit in Trick Williams, though.
[Vic] There isn't. Look, Shawn earlier…
Spears was talking, mocking Trick Williams.
Oh, that was hot!
That has some greed on it.
[Vic] Now looking for maybe a C4.
Able to counter was Williams, jumping that break away from Spears.
This is now a moment.
Trick Williams has to get over to his corner.
He has taken a lot of punishment in this match-up.
[Booker] Trick gotta be feeling a certain way, losing his championship.
[Vic] What the hell?
Page trying to pull over…
Spears.
I'm confused as to what's going on.
Hey! It's Oro!
[Booker] That my men!
[Vic] He's trying to get part of the fuss!
Get his ass! Get his ass!
He's running after Ethan Page.
Oro Mensah!
Where did he come from?
It's the second time we've seen him.
Here comes the tag.
In comes Joe.
And Joe knows what this would mean for NXT.
-[Vic] What you looking for? -[Booker] Page.
[Vic] Page is gone.
[crowd chanting] Joe!
[Vic] Spears coming in, getting caught!
[Joe screaming]
[Vic] NXT universe, take a look around.
Up on their feet.
Spears left his feet.
Spears got caught.
Hendry, now,
hoisting around,
big far-away slam.
[Booker] This Hendry is pretty tough.
-[Vic] Do you believe? -[Booker] It's two on one.
[Vic] Come on. Two on one, where is Trick at?
Joe is doing this by himself.
[crowd chanting] We believe!
[Vic] That was better than a spinaroony.
-[Vic] Hendry. -[Booker] Now what?
[Vic] Trick shot.
Spears!
He's up and… down.
-[Vic] Booker. Do. You. Believe. Now? -[bell ringing]
["I Believe In Joe Hendry" playing]
[Mike] Here are your winners,
the team of Trick Williams
and Joe Hendry.
[Vic] Put 'em up, Book.
All joking aside,
Oro Mensah coming out
changed this entire match-up.
He's been waiting to get his hands on Ethan Page.
He wasn't in Toronto, but he was here tonight.
Bam! A big Trick knee
from Trick Williams
rocked Shawn Spears.
And it was Joe Hendry
who made believers out of everyone here tonight,
picking up the victory on NXT.
[bell ringing]
[Vic] Just at loss
of words
for what has happened here tonight.
Reunions.
Champions put on notice.
And Trick Williams found a partner.
But has another challenger emerged
for Ethan Page in the NXT Championship?
♪ Wave your hands From side to side and say ♪
Subtitles: Micaela Fernandez to side and say ♪