[introduction music playing]
[male narrator] Then…
now…
forever…
together.
[soft music playing]
[Narrator] Change is in the air.
Navigating through the mountainous terrain of NXT.
[Vic] I'm just as stunned as the rest of the NXT Universe.
-Ethan Page, the new face of NXT. -[Ethan] This ain't NXT.
It's NX-me!
[narrator] Ego stands at the top.
-But a new name echoes through the halls. -[Joe] Say my name.
Believe me, I will appear.
[Joe Hendry's song playing] ♪ I believe in Joe Hendry ♪
[Ava] No Mercy will have a special guest referee.
[narrator] Will All Ego reign supreme in Denver?
Or will the NXT Universe sing along with a new champion?
[crowd] We believe, we believe!
[narrator] A must see friendship has been irreversibly broken.
[Zachary] That's your brother, what are you doing?
[Wes] You left me alone.
[rock music playing]
[Wes] Forget the friendship that we have had, no mercy.
I am going to show you why I'm the WWE superstar, and you are nothing but
-a TNA wrestler. -At No Mercy, this TNA wrestler
is going to beat the ash of this WWE superstar, Wes Lee.
[narrator] The Prodigy continues to dominate every challenger in her path.
[Roxanne] So what's it gonna take for everyone
to start treating me like the champion that I am?
[narrator] But a new contender has arisen.
[Jaida] Roxanne Perez, when it comes to that title…
Jaida Parker got next.
[narrator] Tonight, change is inevitable. Champions will be challenged.
Nightmares will be realized.
A don will take on a ruler. And tonight there will be no mercy.
[rock music playing]
[music fading out]
[narrator] And now, WWE presents No Mercy.
-[crowd cheering] -[rock music playing]
[Vic] Tonight, some of our NXT superstars look to recapture glory as others look to
make the most of an opportunity. All the while, one champion tries not to believe.
In the end, they will all have to show no mercy.
And you can feel the energy here tonight.
For the first time in 20 years, a premium live event is in Denver.
Not just one, but five championship matches on the line tonight.
Come on, Vic! Come on.
This is No Mercy. This is NXT,
where we're about to do it like it should be done.
Now can you dig that, sucka?
Oh, yeah!
[rock music playing]
[man] ♪ Never slow down ♪
[crowd cheering]
-[crowd cheering] -[suspension music playing]
[Vic] And what a way to kick off the night
with the NXT Tag Team Titles being defended.
-[crowd cheering] -[patriotic music playing]
[Vic] Book, I really want to bring this out, you're looking at the champions.
Ridge Holland kept his promise. He cashed in the favors.
Can you finally give this man his just due for what he has brought
-to Chase University? -[Book] What are you talking about?
[Vic] I just told you.
[Book] The props may not be the props you want to hear, but I've been giving props.
[Vic] I'll flip it on the other side.
Look at the challengers, and did they do too much? Did Axiom and Frazer
do too much which is what led them to lose the titles?
Both, of course on WWE Speed, they just weren't focused.
[Book] You don't necessarily say that.
Axiom and Frazer, these guys work really, really well under pressure.
I just think that night was just not their night.
It can happen, it happens.
This is the rematch.
[Vic] We'll get into how they earned this rematch here in just a moment.
[music fading out]
[bell ringing]
[female announcer] The following contest, scheduled for one fall,
is for the NXT Tag Team
Championship.
[crowd cheering]
Introducing first, the challengers,
the team of Nathan Frazer and Axiom.
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] And their opponents, representing Chase University,
they are the NXT Tag Team Champions,
Ridge Holland and Andre Chase.
[crowd cheering and booing]
[Vic] As we get ready for this matchup, you brought up the rematch.
Remember, it was Riley Osborne and Duke Hudson who lost, which paved the way
for the challengers here tonight for this matchup.
And look, these are two teams that stole the show in Toronto at Heatwave.
The difference, though, was Duke Hudson was the one
who was partnered with Andre Chase.
It was on that night that Axiom and Frazer retained the title.
[Book] Yeah, which makes me think there might be trouble in paradise
as far as Chase U goes, maybe not on the same page tonight. We're gonna find out.
[grunts]
[Book] Oh, beautiful shot there by Andre Chase.
[Vic] Into the cover, first in the matchup, and a kickout.
If you were playing the game, that would have been kitchen sink
if you're trying to create your own superstar.
But I want to get into, you know, what's going on with the challengers.
I mean, do personal aspirations
-overtake a Tag Team agenda at times? -[Book] You know, Vic, I must… Wow!
I must say yes. It happens to all of us.
I mean, à la Shawn Michaels, Marty Jannetty. You feel me? You feel me?
[Vic] I hear what you're saying. It didn't take long to trend number one
NXT No Mercy. Tag Team Titles kicking us off. And there…
[Book] Oh, baby!
Oh, yes, oh, yes. We're kicking this thing off quick here tonight.
[Vic] Never slow down.
That's the motto, of course, of Nathan Frazer.
What advice then do you give the former champions on searching for those
outside opportunities as solo competitors?
[Book] You gotta have tunnel vision, Vic. You gotta stay focused at all times.
Keep your eyes on the prize. And that is right now the Tag Team Championship.
[Vic] Well, tag was made. Here comes
the massive Ridge Holland with all that strength. Take a look.
-[Book] Whoa. -[Vic] Pure power.
[Book] It just manhandling right there, Vic. That's call.
[Vic] And look at the double underhook suplex with a little extra oomph
into the cover, no hook of a leg and a kickout here in this match.
Of course, the challenger suppose to see Blake Howard on the countdown to No Mercy.
They seem poised, prime and ready tonight.
But the same could be said for the champions.
[Book] You see that Ridge Holland. Quick in, quick out. Beautiful.
-Beautiful Tag Team. Oh, so close. -[Vic] Another cover. Another kickout.
Look, Chase University, they have been looking strong early on.
And it's thanks to the powerhouse Ridge Holland,
as Axiom trying to turn things around. Excuse me.
Frazer trying to turn things around in this matchup.
Tagging, and Axiom is now… Both superstars just ping pong!
[Book] Oh, yes.
[Vic] Off the DDT into the cover, a near fall.
[Book] Need a little bit more of that work right there.
Just try to stay on top of him. Keep the pedal down, man.
[Vic] Talk about Axiom and Frazer, that interview earlier, we talked to him
during the week, they were opponents at one point. They were rivals.
They came together to become champions, to start taking it to the next level.
Take a look at their overall record in various Tag Team competitions.
They're eleven and six.
But they have been very impressive over the summer. Bam! Nice kick.
[Book] It's like Houdini said back in the day.
Two people sharing one common cause, and that is to become the best. Oh, yes.
[Vic] Point from you. Stereo superkick shooting star, cover for the title!
-Chase just got that right shoulder up. -[Book] Man.
I'll tell you right now. Frazer and Axiom right now working beautiful together.
[Vic] Boom! Bam!
And then followed it up with almost bringing the titles back to become
two-time NXT Tag Team Champions.
Another tag was made and I just looked up from the monitor. Ridge Holland down.
Do not see him. Andre Chase is at this loan.
Kind of what we saw when he teamed with Duke Hudson.
Would he go back to Toronto, would he go back to Heatwave?
Andre Chase now gonna have to put Chase U on his back for a little bit.
[Book] I really don't like all the cheerleaders out here.
That's a disadvantage for Frazer and Axiom. It really truly is, Vic.
[Vic] Axiom with the ankle lock in.
But look where Axiom's positioned, so close to his corner.
But a nice counter by Andre Chase. And then both men,
same idea. Double clothesline. Both teams down. Who can rally?
This could be the pivotal moment of this matchup.
[Book] Definitely is right there. Who's going to make that tag first?
[Vic] It looks like it was almost at the same time as Holland back in.
But there's Frazer. Oh!
Misses with the right gets you with the left. Another big suplex by Ridge.
[Book] That's the difference maker right there. The game changer.
[Vic] And how does a force like Ridge change the complexities of this matchup?
[Book] Exactly my point, come in right now. Look, it's all muscle.
You gotta compete with that right there. I don't think Frazer or Axiom can do it.
-Oh my God, man. -[Vic] Into a DDT into a cover. But no!
Was not enough to retain the titles in the game.
High impact offense from Ridge Holland. And you know,
you gotta take a look at this match. If you start looking ahead,
you look ahead to the next premium live event, of course, which is in October,
Halloween Havoc, the CW. You know, debut in a few weeks,
take a look at the Tag Team Division. What is the current state of the division?
[Book] I really think the Tag Team Division is wide open right now.
If you're looking for somebody to step in there and do something
right now, we're looking at the Tag Team Champion.
But how long they're going to hold on to it? That's the question. Oh, wow!
[Vic] Strength again. And you got to remember,
for Ridge Holland, six years. Six years to finally
wear gold here in this company.
And he's fighting like it's his last day. He's landed on the line.
And Ridge going to the top.
[Book] I'm going to tell you right now, Vic, that first championship,
it's like the precious, man. You won't never want to lose it.
[Vic] All the way from the top. Holland into the cover.
-And Frazer flying through the air. -[Book] Wow. Out of nowhere, Vic.
That right there tells me a lot about this team here tonight. They're in sync.
[Vic] You bring up the team.
It's hard to believe too when you think of Andre Chase and Ridge Holland.
This is just the second time they've ever teamed together.
The first time they won Tag Team gold,
as Denver rising to their feet here at No Mercy.
[Book] It seems like a one man record crew.
Ridge Holland is doing all the work. Where the hell is Andre Chase?
[Vic] Talk about doing all the work. It is a two for one, Axiom,
Frazer working as a unit into the cover, hook of the leg. And another kickout.
[Book] Gonna take a whole lot of that right there too, Vic.
Double up. Double up, one more time, man.
[Vic] Hank and Tank, OTM, Edris, Malik, Gallus.
Also Riley and Duke on the outside. All those teams watching this match
so closely with a Tag Team Division hanging in the balance.
Big headbutt, finally a tag. Well, let's see.
-Andre Chase now, Book. -[Book] Exactly what he got, Vic.
Let's see exactly what the people… He's the president
-of the U, right? -[Vic] President? He's Chase U.
It's after him, he's not the president… Never mind.
We'll explain that later. Because right now to the top rope.
We've seen this before, that Spanish fly.
But look at Ridge Holland running a little deep. Oh, miscommunication!
Axiom just got dropped.
[Book] Wow. We don't see that too often out of this team right here.
-Oh. What is Andre Chase going to do? -[Vic] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
-[Book] It's not his comfort zone. -[Vic] No way. Tit for tat!
Spanish fly from Chase!
Turn it around! Double underhook sit down powerbomb
to retain! Oh, no, no, no. Not yet.
-[Book] Wow! -[Vic] Thea Hail beside herself. Wow.
[Book] Resilience from Axiom. The kickout of that big shot.
Wow.
-[crowd] NXT, NXT, NXT! -[Vic] Bam!
Hold on. You talked about the resilience of Axiom, give credit to Andre Chase.
-This man is pulling out all the stops. -[Book] Give Andre Chase a lot of credit.
But you got to give Axiom a little bit more for that kickout right there.
That was it, Vic.
[Vic] Oh, able to catch for a second.
There comes that power again of Ridge Holland lighting up Axiom.
[Book] God.
[Vic] And as much credit as I give Andre Chase for getting Chase U back
on the right path, it's also Ridge Holland who really,
since he's been accepted in to Chase U,
has ruled the entire campus. Their confidence has gotten a huge boost.
[Book] So you buy in to Ridge Holland by any means… No, no.
-By any means necessary? -[Vic] Always have.
-[Book] You've seen what he's done. -[Vic] Boom!
Superkick under the jaw, Ridge, Axiom, the only one standing.
Now it looks like he's going to fly.
And now Frazer. Whoa!
[shouts from the crowd]
[Vic] Axiom. Oh, I've seen this movie once before.
Oh!
[grunts]
[Vic] And again, Ridge just overpowering.
[crowd booing]
[Vic] And look at Axiom and Frazier bouncing right back.
[Book] Oh, baby. Not tonight, not tonight.
[crowd] Oh!
[Vic] Chase got wiped out. Axiom, Frazer right now.
Booker, steal your phrase. They're rocking and rolling.
[Book] Oh, yeah, man. Oh, yeah.
I see something special coming. Oh, yes.
[Vic] Frog splash connects. Axiom is legal.
Big kick under the jaw
of Ridge Holland. But wait a minute. Frazer! Wait, is Frazer legal?
-[Book] That's it. That's it. -[Vic] Oh, my gosh. That was close.
-[Book] Got to be kidding me. -[Vic] So much action.
I forgot that Frazer was a legal superstar. And take a look.
He was able to fool everybody. Bam!
-And just not enough. -[Book] Decision timing on that.
Just couldn't get the cover, just couldn't get the three-count.
[Vic] What a way to kick off No mercy. I said it once, I'll say it again.
Chase, nice catch. Nice counter, though.
Coming right back in with a boot was Andre Chase.
Step up enzuiguri. Right back with a back fist.
Chase barking at Holland. Ridge's back up. Oh, and he's going up.
[Book] Here comes the muscle. Here comes the muscle.
The muscle is about to fly, Vic.
-Oh, yeah! -[Vic] Doomsday device.
[crowd] One, two…
[Vic] You got to be kidding me.
This just shows you what it means to these two teams to be the Tag Team
-Champions here in NXT. -[Book] I must say,
they're letting it all hang out tonight, leaving everything on the line,
everything in the middle of that squared circle. You gotta love it.
-[Vic] Combination offensive. -[Book] Wow!
[Vic] Right back into a big slam, into the cover, and… Oh!
And Axiom was able to rise back up.
You talked about presence of mind, knowing where you're at.
[Book] Ridge Holland was trying to secure the pitfall there,
-but got caught out of position. -[Vic] This our opening contest,
the first of five championship matches here at No Mercy. We're in Denver.
The atmosphere has been electric,
as these four have been tearing the house down. And again,
I'll say it one more time. This is how we're starting the night.
[Book] Just getting kicked off, Vic.
For the people just tuning in, this is the first match.
[Vic] Nice roundhouse kick from Frazer, who now hoists up Chase.
These two teams who know each other so very well,
you gotta wonder, what is it going to take to keep the other one down?
[Book] The battle scars on the back of Nathan Frazer.
I say, let it all hang out here tonight. Vic, they want those titles back.
-[Vic] Oh! Did you see that tag? -[Book] Beautiful tag. Beautiful tag.
This is how they became number one contenders.
[Book] That's it! That's it! New Tag Team Champions.
-[Vic] Golden ratio! Chase kicked out. -[Book] What the…
[Vic] It may be those cheerleaders, as you call them, on the outside,
giving Andre Chase a little extra here tonight.
But now, looking for that golden ratio.
Oh, miscommunication. We've seen this in the past.
Frazer's out. Axiom doesn't realize Ridge Holland is the legal superstar.
Maybe he didn't realize it then.
-He certainly knows now. -[Book] Good night.
[Vic] Powerbomb backstabber.
Chase U still…
-What? -[Book] No, no, no, no.
-[Vic] What? -[Book] Oh, hell, no.
[Vic] How?
-How, Book? -[Book] The gold, Vic.
Like I say, the gold will make you do strange things, Vic.
[crowd] NXT, NXT, NXT!
[Vic] NXT Universe.
Frazer! Drop kick took out Holland, but also that momentum took down Andre Chase.
-Flying through the air, never slow down. -[Book] Wow.
[Vic] That's the motto of Frazer and Axiom. Back into the ring.
Inside cradle, inside cradle!
[Book] Wow.
[Vic] Back up. Nice duck and a big
swinging neck breaker from Andre Chase. And again, you talked about stepping
out of your playbook, stepping out of your comfort zone.
Chase did it one more time. This time, it will not pay off.
[Book] I was going to say Andre Chase got a chance to show me a little something,
but got caught watching the paint dry.
[Vic] You saw that tag, because Frazer's now leaving.
This is the combo. It's the Spanish Fly.
And then you follow it up with a little Phoenix splash here in the Mile High City,
into the cover, and the challengers reclaim the titles!
[announcer] Here are your winners,
the new NXT Tag Team Champions,
Nathan Frazer and Axiom.
[crowd cheering]
-[Book] Wow. -[Vic] Oh, they deserve that, Book.
-[Book] Listen to this crowd. -[Vic] Hats off, NXT Universe,
standing ovation for the new
Tag Team Champions. I want to go back.
I don't know how you find highlights, because this was a highlight reel.
First t was this doomsday device from Ridge Holland.
Flying through the air, did everything he could to keep gold around his waist.
Frazer was able to kick out again.
This is a man who has battled and overcome the odds for the last six years.
Here, though, bam!
That miscommunication, which in the past has been the detriment of Axiom
and Frazer, and it allowed Ridge Holland to change the game. And right here,
that vicious, devastating powerbomb backstab combo.
But it was not enough to keep down the heart of Axiom,
who then would showcase his heart, and Frazer would showcase
that natural aerial ability for that Phoenix splash,
off the Spanish Fly to reclaim the Tag Team Titles.
[upbeat music playing]
[Vic] They were poised, they were primed, and they were ready tonight
to reclaim the gold.
But hats off to Chase U, who brought it here tonight in Denver,
at No Mercy.
-[man in the ring screaming] -[crowd shouting]
[Vic] What the hell, Ridge?
[shouts from the crowd]
[Vic] What are you doing?
Get out the way, son of a bitch!
[crowd] Oh!
[Vic] Look, we need to get some help out here.
[shouts and chatter from the crowd]
[Vic] Oh, my…
Booker, I was wrong earlier. You see the look in Ridge's eyes? Oh.
[shouts from the crowd]
[Vic] Oh!
[crowd booing]
[woman shouting]
[crowd] One more time, one more time!
[man] Move fast, hustle, hustle! Let's go.
[Vic] We're in the Mile High City,
home of Monday Night Raw tomorrow night, but tonight,
Denver, Colorado, the home of No Mercy.
And we just saw our first of five championship matches tonight.
[rock music playing]
[Vic] Earlier today, Jaida Parker arrived
for her first Women's Championship opportunity here in the Ball Arena.
And she's gonna have to face someone, Booker, you know very well.
The Prodigy, the champion, the confident Roxanne Perez.
NXT Women's Championship on the line later tonight.
We gotta go back to what we just saw moments ago.
We kicked off the night with new Tag Team Champions,
but the headline is what happened after the matchup.
Ridge Holland showing no mercy to Chase U.
First attacking Riley Osborne and Duke Hudson,
and then turning his attention to Andre Chase
right here with The Redeemer on our announce table. The rage of Ridge
unleashed tonight. And there you see the aftermath, which happened moments ago.
And we hope to have an update
on Andre Chase later on tonight.
But we gotta move on with the evening, because coming up next,
there's gonna be a lot of rage in this matchup. It's not about titles.
It's about a bond broken. Brothers, partners, no more.
Wes Lee turned his back on Zachary Wentz,
leading to a fight we never thought we would see.
[rock music playing]
[Wes] Chasing this dream put me down a very dark path.
But when you align yourself with the right people,
you keep your mind right.
We will not be denied.
[Vic] Wes Lee, Zachary Wentz. Together they are…
[Wes and Zachary taking turns speaking] M-S-K.
All night and all day, dude.
All the hard work, dedication, this is everything to us.
[Wes] I went from being your two-time NXT Tag Team Champion
with my best friend and my brother,
just to have our world explode right from under our feet.
[soft music playing]
No! [screams]
[Wes] While I am sifting through the rubble, trying to find myself,
all that I find is pain and anger. I can never forget my past.
And I can only rely on myself and make the ways that I'm destined to.
You know my story with the North American Championship.
[Vic] Wes Lee, the greatest North American Champion ever.
[Wes] Literally broke my back trying to defend him.
I'm unsure on when you will see me again. It's gonna take surgery and time.
Yes, it was hard, but I was focused on one goal, to get back here.
[Vic] Wes Lee's back!
[Wes] I've talked about this title so much that it's become an obsession.
That was the thing that truly pushed me through rehab.
I imagined the title in my hands again, and I was ready to proudly raise it above
my head as the king of the west side.
But unfortunately, that's not how it happened.
-I have had one hell of a run here in NXT. -No, no, no!
I think it's time for me to start stepping away.
[Vic] No way! Booker, it's Wes Lee's best friends and former partners.
Trey Miguel and Zachary Wentz are here.
We don't want to see Wes Lee go.
We have missed you so much.
I think it's time we get MSK back together.
[crowd cheering]
[Wes] I believed that I was going to be winning the Tag Team Titles
with my best friend.
[shouts from the crowd]
[bell ringing]
[Wes] But…
That's your brother, what are you doing?
[Wes] Zach let me down again.
You left me alone!
I am tired of taking care of you, Zach.
You and I are just not on the same level.
[Vic] A match we never thought would ever happen. Lee, Wentz at No Mercy.
[Wes] I want you to dent everything.
Forget the friendship that we have had.
Forget everything that we have done.
At No Mercy I am going to show you why I'm the WWE superstar and you are nothing
-but a TNA wrestler. -Bro had no mercy.
This TNA wrestler is going to beat the ass
of this WWE superstar, Wes Lee.
[music fading out]
-[crowd cheering] -[hip hop music playing]
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, he is the TNA X Division Champion,
Zachary Wentz.
[Vic] Book, just heard from the ring announcer, Alicia Taylor, there is the TNA
Exhibition Champion, Zachary Wentz, who won that title the other night.
He's looking to cap off a big, big weekend.
But this is not about titles. This is not about, as you would say,
what's your favorite quote when it comes to championships?
[Book] …championships, all that.
No, no. It's about two brothers going in here and settling a score.
This is personal, Vic.
[Vic] Been a lot of ups and a lot of downs for Zachary Wentz, is he 100 %
mentally and physically ready for tonight?
Because take a look at what Zachary Wentz is wearing. Take a close look.
Those are pictures.
There's photos of him and his opponent tonight, his brother,
his former partner, Wes Lee.
[dance music playing]
[announcer] And his opponent, Wes Lee.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] No one thought, I certainly didn't,
that Wes was capable of doing and saying the things he has recently.
[Book] Vic, like I said a second ago, this is personal, man.
What I see is all the hurt, all the pain coming out of this young man,
Wes Lee, for being left behind, being left for dead, being that role
that came up out of the concrete and became North American Champion.
The greatest North American Champion in the history of NXT.
He did it all by himself, Vic.
He didn't have any cheerleaders pushing him to the next level.
He didn't have any rascals or any friends.
[Vic] One coming into this matchup confident,
the other one coming into this match emotional.
This is a fight that Zach never wanted.
This is because Wes Lee turned his back on his brothers.
That is what has brought us here today.
These are two guys that teamed for the first time, Booker,
at Rockstar Pro December 12th, 2015.
And they know each other so well. You've been a part of a lot of rivalries
against The Rock, John Cena, The Steiners.
When you know someone so well, what must you do to win?
[Book] No, no, no. It's different between me and the Rock, guys like that.
These guys been riding together, Vic. They've been boys for a long time.
That means, like I said, this is going to be not just a fight, this might be a war.
[Vic] They traveled the road together. You're 100 % right.
They trained together. I mean, no one could have predicted this outcome.
The first cover of the matchup, quick kickout.
And right back in now goes Wentz. Kickout by Wes Lee again.
Still trending number one, because the action started out fast and furious.
It's continuing with this matchup right here, right now. Nice takedown by Lee.
Double stomp. Doesn't connect. Wentz back to his feet. Nice block for a moment.
And again, here's how well these two know each other.
They know what they're going to do, rights, lefts, jump, sprint, walk.
[Book] It's a chance match right now. Who's going to score the first shot?
[Vic] I bring it back to these two as they just stare holes through the other.
You and Stevie Ray had to have arguments during your guys Hall of Fame run.
-I mean, it happens. -[Book] No, no, no. It happens, Vic.
It happens. But, you know, you learn to get through it. Sometimes you don't.
Me and my brother, we're still at odds about certain things.
I tell you right now, tonight, we're going to find out
a whole lot about both of these young men, how far they're willing to go.
-That's what it's all about. -[Vic] I'll ask you this, too.
Could these two have handled things a little bit differently, or was it just
-inevitable? -[Book] I think we're past that.
I think that's in the rearview mirror of both of these young men's career
at this point.
[Vic] Wentz right now looking for that big shot, and he got it.
Nice high impact offense from the middle turnbuckle into a cover.
And Wes Lee, I mean, kicked out, but barely.
There was not a lot… Look at Wes Lee bailing to the outside.
He might have the wind knocked out of him right there.
[Book] 5,200 feet above sea level. Figure these guys better be ready.
You can tell right now they're gassing just a little bit.
[Vic] They came out fast, right out of the gate. The animosity between these two.
Fever pitch, and they going low. Taking out the legs.
-And now right into that steel post. -[Book] I'm talking about Wes Lee
set him up right there. This is a different Wes Lee.
Wes Lee normally would go to that, that,
that playbook right there, but tonight, it's about any means necessary, Vic.
[Vic] You know, this is just that vicious, vindictive side of Wes Lee.
You hit it right on the head, Book. Just take a look in the eyes of Wes Lee.
The smile's gone from the face. He's here to prove a point, as he said.
-Oh, finally dropped the dead weight. -[Book] No, no. And I get it. I get it.
But, but, but like I said earlier, Vic, how far is Wes Lee willing to go?
That's going to be the question at the end of the day.
[Vic] I'll come back and say how far Zachary Wentz
willing to go for this matchup?
He didn't want this to happen, but he just got dropped, spine first,
where steel meets wood.
[Book] Talked about where his head is…
[Vic] Cover by Wes Lee, into the cover to kickout.
[Book] No way Wes could be 100 % focused, because these guys were friends, man.
[Vic] They were. And some of the NXT Universe
have said in certain ways that Wes Lee has been selfish for his actions.
I come to you and go,
do you agree after seeing the physicality of this matchup?
[Book] No, I don't. I mean, you walk a mile in Wes Lee's shoes.
Like I said, Wes Lee said he broke his back for this company. Come on, Vic.
[Vic] Look, Wentz has admitted to his past mistake. Some wrote him off.
He didn't write back. He stayed in Wes Lee's corner.
He gave encouragement. He was there when Wes Lee doubted himself.
You talk about breaking his back. Who was there for those late phone calls?
Who was there to say you still got this and to say you're still one of the best?
It was Zachary Wentz, and Wes Lee forgot about that somewhere,
as he continues the offensive onslaught.
[Book] He's a pity party, I think. I think Wes Lee's just trying to give…
-[Vic] What more could Wes want then? -[Book] Come on, Vic.
[Vic] What more could he want?
[Book] You don't need anybody trying to pump you up from that perspective.
You need a real friend in your corner.
These guys came back because they saw Wes Lee at the top of this game here in NXT,
and they wanted a piece of the action. They wanted some champagne wishes.
They wanted some caviar dream. That's what… Come on, Vic.
[Vic] I just saw that drop kick right to the shoulder blade into another cover,
and Zachary Wentz able to kick out again. But you see the game plan for Wes Lee.
He is systematically dissecting Zachary Wentz from top to bottom.
And bottom to top.
[Book] Everything right now is just, taking his time, you know, picking
his spots, taking Wentz apart piece by piece right now. Making him pay, Vic.
[Vic] Pay for what? Wes Lee can't go back in time. He can't do it.
All he's done is change the address to his problems.
He's blaming Wentz, but has he ever looked at it from a different viewpoint?
Things happen for a reason.
Maybe he wouldn't have became one of the greatest champions in the brand's history,
-achieved dreams and had success… -[Book] Wait a minute.
Are you giving Wentz the credit for Wes Lee? Come on, Vic.
[Vic] They don't need to break a bond like they had,
to be selfish, to bring it to this.
This is sad. Zachary Wentz was heartbroken.
You can see what he said on social media.
[Book] Look, I can't disagree with you on that, okay?
For the first time, I can't disagree with you on that. Okay, Vic.
[Vic] As this match continuing to break down, this very evenly match…
Turn it around! Big jumping knee right to the temple.
[Book] Big shot right there.
Wentz, he's getting a little adrenaline rush right now.
He's going to need it.
[Vic] He might also be trying to shake some blood back into his shoulders.
I mean, go right back here and then bam! Could that be
the moment, Booker, that turns this match around for Zachary Wentz?
As Wentz now trying to build some momentum here in Denver, Colorado, NXT No Mercy.
Two former partners, two former brothers.
The bond broken, as he got caught, and right down to the mat.
[Book] Wow, what was that?
[Vic] That was high impact offense followed up
with a snap German suplex. Wes Lee right now discombobulated on rubber legs.
Wentz looking in. Target acquired. Big jumping knee under the jaw.
[Book] This kid Wentz is showing me a little something right now.
His in-ring prowess is stepping up to the next level. You got to love it.
[Vic] That would have been good from 60 if he was kicking for the Broncos.
You said Wentz was feeling it.
Right back in and again taken out Wes Lee, and Wentz is really harnessing
those emotions that we talked about, that anger.
[Book] I talked about it earlier. As far as staying focused, this kid
seems to be focused and tuned in and going out
and get perhaps the biggest win of his career over Wes Lee,
the greatest North American Champion in NXT's history.
[Vic] Blocking out the pain right now is Zachary Wentz.
[Book] Caution to the wind as well.
[Vic] The energy of the NXT Universe here in Denver has been off the charts,
as up and down goes Wentz into the cover, hook of the leg and Lee's left shoulder
off the mat just in time again.
These two guys, who know each other so very well,
pulling out all the stops here tonight to earn a victory here at No Mercy.
[Book] You know, you said earlier you can't go back in time and that's right.
You gotta learn when it's time to just move on.
I think that's Wentz's problem.
[Vic] I think it's Wes Lee's problem, he couldn't move on from the past.
Looking for that half and half. Countered one more time.
Lee with a nice standing switch. Rolling through, shoulders down.
Great position. Near fall in this matchup. Oh!
Meteor rolled right through into the Boston crab in Denver!
Remember the surgically repaired back of Wes Lee.
[Book] There's a bad, bad spot right here for Wes Lee. Oh, my God!
[Vic] He's going to make Wes Lee crawl a mile to get to that bottom rope.
[Book] Going to have to sit back a little bit more if you want to let it set in.
A little bit more on Wes Lee's lower lumbar. Nope.
[Vic] Wes had just enough to twist and turn his way out.
Little mule kick right under the jaw. Backing up Wentz for a moment.
Big super kick by Wentz.
I don't know how Wes Lee is standing. There's one thing for sure.
The Rascalz riding no more here tonight at No Mercy.
[Book] Wes Lee is in trouble. Oh, wow!
[Vic] Being able to answer right back, there is what we've seen from Wes Lee.
[Book] Oh, my God, man. Talking about a sleeper.
-Talking about a sleeper. That's it. -[Vic] Into the cover,
and Wentz able to kickout.
And there's going to be a little extra in this matchup, you know that.
-[Book] Oh! Oh, no. -[Vic] That cardiac kick from the…
That was only two.
Chip Danning said that was only two.
-[Book] That had to be a slow count, Vic. -[Vic] Wentz got hit so hard,
he might think his name is Carter when he wakes up.
Take a look at this offense from Wes Lee. Look at the rotation. Sticks the landing.
Couldn't get the job done.
[crowd] Wes Lee sucks!
[Vic] NXT Universe is letting Wes Lee know how they feel about him here tonight.
[Book] King of the west side getting ready to take it to the street right now.
That's what I'm talking about. It's about to turn into a fight.
I'm loving it. Put hands on that boy. Oh, yes.
[Vic] Booker, this has been a fight since these both these men arrived
at the airport. They knew what they were getting themselves into.
Lee missing wildly with the boot. Coming right back in!
Oh, what the hell was that? Look like a blockbuster DDT followed up
with a meteora, and the momentum carrying Wes all the way to the outside.
[crowd cheering]
[Book] Wow.
[Vic] You talked about high impact offense here at No Mercy.
[crowd] This is awesome, this is awesome!
[Vic] Yeah, you said you wanted a fight, Booker. Then you just take a look
in the eyes of Wes.
[shouts from the crowd]
[Vic] And Wentz trying to fight back.
[grunts]
[Vic] Oh!
Referee being lenient right now, Book. This ref wants to see a victory.
-But you're right. -[Book] A different Wes Lee now, Vic.
Look at the eyes. Look at the eyes, Vic. Oh, yeah.
[Vic] Oh, no. It was there. Wentz just got out of the way.
And in a match like this, it is so personal.
The referee using discretion, because he knows what's at stake.
He knows the animosity between these two.
Look at Wentz trying to break the count. I believe he did so.
And Wes Lee having none of that. Oh!
[Book] Oh, man! Wow!
[shouts from the crowd]
[Vic] And Wentz…
just laid out. And Wes going to do this? No way.
-[Book] Oh, my God! -[Vic] Oh, my God!
[Wes screaming]
[Vic] From the top, Wes throwing caution to the wind.
Because Wes Lee is willing to destroy himself, to destroy Zachary Wentz.
[Book] This is personal, Vic. I told you. I told you, Vic.
[Vic] And again.
[referee] Wes, knock it off. Come on, let's go.
[Vic] I did say the referees use discretion, right, Book?
But when is the official going to step in to maybe…
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Wes!
[Book] How far is he willing to go?
I said it earlier, Vic. How far is this young man willing to go?
-[Vic] You did. -[Book] He's got to finish. He got caught.
[Vic] That's Trey Miguel.
-No way. -I can kill him.
Yeah. Yeah, right.
[Vic] The other equation from The Rascalz
opened the door for a Denver destroyer.
Canadian destroyer. I don't care what the hell you want to call it.
Wentz is feeling it.
The adrenaline pumping through his veins.
Wentz now looking for that UFO cutter! Got all of it.
-[crowd] One, two, three! -[Book] Wow!
-[Vic] Wentz shows no mercy tonight. -[bell ringing]
[announcer] Here is your winner,
the TNA Cast Division Champion,
Zachary Wentz.
-[crowd cheering] -[hip hop music playing]
[Vic] Book, again, this was a fight
Zachary Wentz never wanted to happen. You talked about throwing caution to the wind.
You can throw whatever narrative you wanted to do.
Wes Lee was out to do one thing tonight. Destroy his former partner and friend.
Right here, was looking for the homerun shot.
But instead it was Trey Miguel, the third member of The Rascalz,
who made his presence known. Bam!
Opened the door for Zachary Wentz to turn this matchup inside out.
Turn it up and around. Hit that patented UFO cutter.
And for Zachary Wentz, an emotional,
perhaps the most emotional victory of his career.
How good it must feel
for Zachary Wentz with Trey Miguel by his side.
I'm sure these two are gonna know how to celebrate in the Mile High City.
[hip hop music playing]
I'm so proud of you.
Wow. Take it.
An absolute banger for the Tag Team Championship, bro.
-But the drop. -Chase U.
-Yeah. -Ridge annihilated Duke, bro.
Yeah, dude.
-Did you see Chase leave on a stretch? -Dude, I feel bad. Bad.
Oh, my gosh. That's tough.
But Nathan Axiom got the job done. You gotta give him credit.
Did you see Nathan in there? It's nauseating. He never slows down.
Bang, bang, bang. All over the place.
But new NXT Tag Team Champions need new number one contenders, Hanky.
Not a bad idea.
And I know the boys are probably used to driving on the other side of the road,
but I'm pretty sure they always know what a honk, honk means.
I think they do. And if they don't, they're about to find out.
[Trick] Yo, Joe.
[crowd cheering]
As you know, I am the special guest referee for tonight's title match.
But just so you know,
I'm gonna call it like a T-I-E is right down the middle.
Of course. I wouldn't expect anything less. And Trick, I stand by what I said.
When I win tonight, you will be first in line for a shot at the NXT Title.
That's what I'm talking about. Look, I believe you.
-I believe in Joe Hendry. -Thank you.
Yeah, do your thing.
[Vic] Book, we got a massive championship main event still to come at No Mercy.
[alarm sounding]
[soft music playing]
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the NXT Women's North American Championship.
Introducing first up challenger, Wendy Choo.
[Vic] I hate to even throw this out into the universe.
Is the challenger the favorite in this matchup?
I mean, really think about the last month or so of what we've seen from Wendy Choo.
Should she be the favorite at this championship?
[Book] I can only say this. I can only say this.
It's one thing getting to the top,
but it's something totally different staying at the top.
We're gonna find out a whole lot about Kelani Jordan tonight.
I always said she's special, but tonight she's in here with The Sleepy Psycho.
-Oh, yes, man! -[Vic] That was good.
I'm actually upset that I didn't think about that.
I didn't come up with that one. Good job, Book.
[Book] Thank you.
[dance music playing]
[announcer] And her opponent,
she is the NXT Women's North American Champion,
Kelani Jordan.
[Vic] you brought up, though, moments ago about Kelani Jordan learning a lot.
What do you really think when it comes to the champion?
When you break it down, what we are about to learn from the standout.
[Book] I think we're gonna learn if she's been studying up.
I always talk about that playbook, always say stand ready,
so you don't have to get ready.
Preparing, preparation is the only luck you ever going to have.
But how you prepare for Wendy Choo? You gotta wake up at three o'clock
in the morning having nightmares, man.
[Vic] I'm glad you bring that up,
because how different of a test is this for Kelani,
going up against someone… What did you call Wendy Choo?
[Book] The Sleepy Psycho.
[Vic] You even got to agree with me again, this is a different sort of individual,
Kelani Jordan's in the ring.
[Book] Wendy Choo has flipped the script. I mean, she used to come to the ring
-all bubbly, and now… -[Vic] That's true.
…we got this very, very bizarre.
[Vic] Documented that Jordan and NIL athlete Big Ten stand out
-from Michigan State. -[Book] That's not gonna help.
[Vic] This isn't the Big Ten. She's never faced anyone like Choo at Michigan State.
But I go back to beginning of the night, Tag Team trials run the line,
what we just saw from Wes Lee and all the roster here at NXT,
how much pressure if any devarian degrees are on the competitors here tonight?
We talk about the CW move in a few weeks, Halloween Havoc,
the next premium live event we have on Sunday October 27th.
The pressure is at an all time high here in NXT, and a kickout.
[Book] And pressure was on from day one here for these young guys here in NXT.
And the thing is, it's about performing under the bright lights.
It's about shining under those bright lights.
And let me tell you, Kelani Jordan, she's been there. She's been there.
[Vic] Jordan is looking to add to her own legacy here as champion.
But Wendy Choo of course, really bringing nightmares
to life as still trending number one,
into the cover, and we almost had a new champion as Wendy Choo now applying
the offensive pressure, and really, Choo has come up with some wicked plans
over the last several weeks when it comes to the women's locker room
and the Women's North American Champion.
[Vic] Everybody's on notice right now as far as Wendy Choo goes,
because before, like I say, it was a lot different.
Now is it about checks? Is it about championships?
We're going to find out here tonight. Oh, beautiful!
[Vic] Nice job by Jordan. She is certainly going to have to have a standout
performance here tonight to retain the title,
because Wendy Choo, it's been over two years since Choo has competed
for the women's title.
And is that part of the reason why we've seen this identity shift in Choo recently?
It's up and over and that's that standout individual.
That's taking it to the next level.
That's the natural athletic ability of Kelani Jordan.
[Book] That time off perhaps did Choo a lot of good as far as trying
to get momentum, trying to find…
[Vic] Going to the cover, looking for that split legged moonsault,
but Choo rolling from the left to the right side of the bed.
[Book] Create a little bit of space. That was smart by Wendy Choo.
[Vic] Take another look. Oh, nasty landing for Kelani Jordan, but highly effective
and looking to clutch out Jordan. Nice roll through, shoulders down.
And having to relinquish the hold was the challenger Choo, turning right back around
looking for a belly to back suplex.
Nice counter by Kelani for a moment,
able to go up, over, land on her feet and deliver a drop kick.
You asked about the playbook. You asked about studying.
Kelani's answering your questions right now.
[Book] She's a student. She's a student of the game.
And like I said, for someone that's so young, Vic, she seemed to have her head
-on her shoulders. Here we go! Here we go! -[Vic] Two, able to power out at two.
You know, for Kelani, someone that we've really gotten to know
over the last several months, doesn't like those who pick on others.
She's also shown she's not afraid to take risks.
-Maybe took a little bit too much time. -[Book] Yeah, that could be a detriment.
You can't be thinking about anybody else but a number one in this business.
That's what got Kelani Jordan to the top, if she wants to stay there…
[Vic] Did Wendy Choo just growl? Did you hear Wendy Choo
just growl at Kelani Jordan? You talked about the…
[Book] Oh, man!
[Vic] Talked about The Sleepy Psycho.
She wants to make her dreams
become a reality tonight. Finally wear gold.
But she's got to bring the nightmare to the champion.
[Book] Talking about the nightmares. I love it, man.
[Vic] Scary look on the face of Wendy Choo. And it has been quite the night.
The first ever NXT premium live event to take place here in Denver.
Noted on social media, Kelani Jordan said
Wendy Choo is actually her first opponent on level up.
But this is not the same Choo that face Jordan.
We can also say that that wasn't the same Jordan either.
[Book] Kelani Jordan has grown over these last few months.
I mean, over this last year.
I mean, almost became the Breakout Tournament winner.
-But now… -[Vic] No, no, no!
[Book] Oh, man.
[chatter and shouts from the crowd]
[Book] Back to my point. Holding that gold Vic, you got a bullseye on your back.
[Vic] And Wendy Choo certainly now
trying to pull out all the stops. Oh!
Has really had the champions number multiple times over the last month.
The number she needs now is three. Not able to get it.
She has been able to clutch out Kelani Jordan every turn.
That has to help the challengers confidence, as now we're getting into
the deep waters of this match.
[Book] Wendy Choo has been a step ahead of Kelani Jordan since this match started.
-Oh, whoa! -[Vic] Face first went the champion.
And rolling right back through into a pin.
Jordan was able to roll through and right in to a small flatliner.
And a sinister smile on the face of The Sleepy Psycho.
[Book] Come on, tell me, Vic.
This Wendy Choo right here has championship potential.
[Vic] There's no doubt, that is what has brought her to this matchup.
And she could be closing in on her first championship.
But look at the athleticism to get on display from Kelani Jordan.
Able to land on her feet, duck a clothesline, turn right back around,
roll right through, shoulders down, near fall.
[Book] That was smart right there, going for the pinfall.
Oh, my God. Double chop to the throat.
[Vic] And Choo turning around. And now that
look on the face of Wendy Choo, is almost looked and turned into determination.
-Oh, right to the spine, goes two. -[Book] Like I say, this is different.
-She's got more than one gear now, Vic. -[Vic] Yep.
[Book] She's turning it on what she wants to right now.
She's in total control of this matchup.
[Vic] It's hard not to argue with you, as Choo coming right in and showing
some athleticism in her own right.
And we talked about that confidence being built in the challenger
over the last month.
You got to also think if you're Kelani Jordan, you haven't liked being clutched
out over and over again. You gotta bring it here tonight.
Rolling through cover, count and a near fall.
[Book] It is something you're going into a match when you're the champ,
you still feel like you're the underdog, like you got something to prove.
Oh, my God, man. Wendy Choo is on top of her game.
[Vic] Choo back in, big kick under the jaw. And Wendy Choo has been in control.
[Book] Oh, sleepy dive, sleepy dive.
[Vic] And a kickout.
What do you think Wendy Choo would do if she became champion here in NXT?
Think about the chaos, the havoc she's reached without having any championship,
-any sway, any pull. -[Book] You look at Wendy Choo,
the growth of Wendy Choo after taking that layoff.
And we always talk about getting that championship around your waist.
It makes you about 20 to 30 % better. Here we go!
[Vic] Kelani just able to shake her way free, create a little bit of separation.
Able to sit up this time, but right back down.
Look at Kelani fighting her way through, fighting her way back up.
And now both women, same idea. Both women out.
With the NXT Women's North American Championship
hanging in the balance here at No Mercy in Denver.
You've brought it up a few times.
Mile high, the air. You talked about competitors
having to get used to the atmosphere here.
[Book] 5,200 feet above sea level, Vic,
is going to come into play at some point in time in these matches here tonight,
You just got to suck it up.
[Vic] And that is what Kelani Jordan is doing right now.
The champion got caught, though.
-German suplex delivered beautifully. -[Book] One step ahead, all night long.
All night long.
[Vic] Kelani, though, able to get right out in front.
And now there's that athleticism, that Big Ten standout,
-that Michigan State athleticism. -[Book] Wow.
No fitness, young lady.
[Vic] College standout to NXT Champion. Side steps, Choo.
Choo able to side step for a moment, and then almost with the heel of her foot
able to drop the challenger.
And this now is go time for Kelani Jordan.
We said what are we going to learn about Kelani?
It's these moments, isn't it, Booker? In championship matches.
[Book] Talking about those championship rounds. Oh, here we go!
-Here we go. -[Vic] Rolling through is the champion.
Kelani holding on. Another one. High impact offense again to retain.
And Wendy Choo just getting that shoulder up.
You see the look at Kelani Jordan, frustration.
She is hitting Wendy Choo with everything in that playbook we talked about,
and a little bit more, back to the live action.
A drop kick connected and Wendy Choo just sat up.
[Book] You got a wonder how many plays left.
How many plays does Kelani Jordan have left in the trick bag, Vic?
[Vic] Another splat, and Choo again!
-Almost as if she's possessed. -[Book] Oh, my God.
[grunts]
[Vic] And Kelani, stomping away.
And now could be looking to fly, Wendy Choo not moving.
Jordan to the top! Frog splash!
You could give that five stars, but you can't give her the three yet.
Choo's inside shoulder just off the mat.
Unbelievable.
And Book, I come back, what plays, what plays could be left?
[Book] I wonder if Kelani Jordan has run out of ideas by this point right now.
Now she's just on solo right now, Vic.
[Vic] And that's what we saw earlier in the matchup.
Trying to go up and over. Choo though, able to counter
with some high impact offense of her own. Big suplex on the outside.
[Book] Kelani Jordan right now have pulled every trick out of the bag.
And I really, honestly, truly believe she's out of tricks now.
[Vic] But Wendy Choo, you gotta wonder what sort of nightmare she's conjured up.
What sort of offense, has a full nelson right now, locked in.
-Nice counter though by the champion. -[Book] Still on autopilot.
[Vic] Could be, Jordan back to her feet quickly and again, charging right back in.
And again, Choo overpowering, looking for a powerbomb.
[Book] Wow.
[Vic] And Wendy Choo could be closing in on NXT Championship gold. Good night.
Sleepy time indeed. No! Another kickout.
[Book] Wow.
[Vic] And now it's Wendy Choo, showing that frustration.
And you're right, momentum.
[Book] All the momentum have shifted to Wendy Choo right now, Vic.
Like I said, I don't know if Kelani Jordan have any,
any more thoughts of what can she do in a matchup like this.
[Vic] Trying to clutch her out one more time. We've seen her do it three.
But look at Kelani negotiating her way free.
And not only that, finding a way to finally escape the clutches of Choo.
[Book] That was just a window open for Jordan right there.
-She stepped in there real quick. -[Vic] She doesn't have to step into it.
She's got to kick that damn thing in.
Oh.
[Book] Still one step ahead. Still one step ahead. Here we go.
Sleepy Psycho going up top.
[Vic] Choo, looking for that exclamation point.
Kelani trying to block, trying to fight. Trying to break this hold of Choo.
Was successful for a moment. Put the challenger right back in.
Climbing right back up. Oh! Both women go crashing down.
Fatigue maybe starting to settle in. Maybe that air we've talked about,
-that thin air affecting these athletes. -[Book] They don't call it mile high, Vic.
They don't call it mile high for nothing, man.
[Vic] And the clutch locked in one more time. Kelani fighting, Kelani trying.
Can she get to the ropes? Can she break the hold?
And she's being clutched out. Choo squeezing.
Look, Choo looking to fall to sleep.
-[Book] Oh, baby. -[Vic] Kelani is fading.
-[Book] Oh, baby. -[Vic] Kelani could be out.
Does Kelani have anything left? She's got to empty the tank.
NXT Universe willing on the champion, who's still trying to break that hold.
[Book] Right now she's still running on fumes, though.
How much does Kelani have left in the tank? That's the question, man.
[Vic] All you need is just a little, right, Booker?
You just got to have a little bit left.
[Booker] Kelani being pushed to the limit tonight, Vic.
Farthest we've seen her go right now.
[Vic] You said we were going to learn a lot about the champion.
Who comes right back in with a flatliner.
-But not moving at that normal pace. -[Book] No, this is mile high right here.
It affects you. And if you hadn't gotten here a little early to try to combat that,
it's going to hit you sooner or later.
-Here we go! -[Vic] Plane through the air.
One more time.
And Kelani knows it's gonna take a little extra here tonight.
We saw it earlier. She couldn't connect.
But looking for that split legged one of a kind moonsault.
-And Jordan stands out one more time. -[Book] Wow.
[announcer] Here is your winner, and still
the NXT Women's North American Champion,
Kelani Jordan.
[Vic] You said she was gonna show something tonight.
We were gonna learn a lot about the champion,
and we certainly did. But Wendy Choo
-brought it out of the champion. -[Book] Give it up for Wendy Choo.
Give it up. What a night, what a fight.
[Vic] Into the cover, near fall after near fall.
And this was the best opportunity for Choo.
So close to clutching out Kelani Jordan.
But Jordan showed you the heart that made her a standout
in the Big Ten at Michigan State, never met a risk she wasn't willing to take.
And she pulled out a lot of risks from that playbook here tonight.
But the homerun call, the one that always was that one of a kind,
split legged moonsault as Kelani proves no one can do it like Kelani.
And whoever steps up next better prove to be one of… What?
It's Tatum Paxley.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Paxley, returning the favor to Choo.
A stunned silence.
[rock music playing]
[Vic] Booker, you like to say sleepy time.
Tatum Paxley might have just given that a whole new meaning.
[soft music playing]
[Jaida] For those of you who haven't caught up to the hype yet,
allow me to reintroduce myself. My name is Jaida Parker.
[Book] Ms. Parker in the house.
[Vic] Jaida Parker has certainly made an impression very quickly.
I am confident, I am cocky. I say what's on my mind all the time.
And when that money is in the middle, Jaida Parker is always on point.
[Vic] And Jaida proves she is everything she says she is.
[Jaida] Because Ms. Parker brings a pressure NXT has never felt before.
[Book] She's all in her element tonight. This is a street fight, man.
[Vic] Parker, no!
[Jaida] Michin messed around and found out.
[Vic] This era of NXT may be running through Ms. Parker.
-[crowd cheering] -[hip hop music playing]
[Jaida] I ain't scared of the spotlight, I've been in this since I was a teenager.
I've had D1 scholarship offers since I was in middle school, baby.
I played at LSU in front of thousands and thousands of fans. I was on the U.S.
17 Women's National Team for soccer.
So nah, I'm not a soccer player that became a WWE superstar.
I am a WWE superstar who used to play soccer.
[Vic] And just like that, it's Ms. Parker who's headed to No Mercy.
Roxanne Perez, you might be a great champion, but when it comes to that title,
Jaida Parker got next.
Everybody just always has a story
when it comes to challenging me for my championship.
[Jaida] Roxanne, I'm gonna slap the taste out of your mouth.
I'd like to see you try.
[grunts]
[hip hop music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Women's championship matchup still to come, there's been a lot of talk
around the Tag Team Division and the NXT Tag Team Titles.
There you see Wolfgang speaking on behalf of Gallus here tonight when it comes to
what Hank and Tank had to say earlier.
But speaking of earlier tonight, we got to go back to how we
kicked off the evening when the NXT Tag Team Titles were on the line.
I mean, this is hard to watch.
Once again, it was Ridge Holland turning his back on Chase University
here tonight in Denver, attacking his former, now we call them teammates
and classmates, including Andre Chase,
the man who gave him a second chance here in NXT.
Ridge Holland would take things to another level,
really unleashing his rage with Thea Hail pleading for Ridge Holland to stop.
And from there, we would see Chase be stretchered out of the building
here in Denver.
[Thea] We're going in an ambulance.
[Vic] Loaded into the ambulance.
And we still have not received any word on Andre Chase,
but we hope to have an update on Andre Chase as soon as possible.
[ambulance siren sounding]
[Sarah] Excuse me, Ridge. Ridge, can you explain what happened out there?
Why did you do what you did to Mr. Chase?
-[crowd cheering] -[soft suspension music playing]
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest, schedule for one fall,
is for the NXT North American Championship.
Introducing the challenger, the company by The D'Angelo Family,
The Don of NXT,
Tony D'Angelo.
[Vic] Well, heading into this matchup, Book,
what sort of plan does Tony D'Angelo have to have cooked up
to become champion once again in NXT?
[Book] Thinking of a master plan ain't nothing but sweat inside my hand. Oh, yes.
He's going to have to have a plan, because he's going up against that man, Oba Femi.
And this is about to get nasty, dog. Oh, yes.
-[crowd cheering] -[suspension music playing]
[upbeat music playing]
[announcer] And his opponent,
he is the NXT North American Champion,
Oba Femi.
[Vic] Booker, you talked about the airport test. What grade do you give Oba?
[Book] Bro, bro, that's intimidating right there.
Just to watch this man make that walk.
Oba Femi. No bread, no water, just beef.
This is going to be good.
[Vic] I got a crazy stat for you, Book, before we start this matchup.
-You ready for it? -[Book] Give it to me.
Oba Femi has only had 21, think about that,
21 televised matches in NXT. 21 matches.
Think about how long, how dominant he's been as the North American Champion.
Where were you at 21 matches in your career?
[Book] Still agreeing on. I had no titles or anything like that.
But this man said he has no weaknesses. We wonder how far can Oba Femi go?
[Vic] That's the first time ever these two have met in any sort of matchup.
You know, we saw The Don overpower Oba Femi a few weeks ago on NXT.
Do some forget what The Don has accomplished here in NXT?
[Book] I think so.
You look at the Heritage Cup, man, that was just an appetizer.
I said it. The Don wants more.
And it starts right here tonight with the North American Championship.
[Vic] You talked about someone who beat Tommaso Ciampa, Stand & Deliver,
won the turf war against Santos Escobar, has won Tag Team gold, the Heritage Cup,
that you just talked about, put The Family together, but now face to face!
Look at that takedown. How many have taken out Oba Femi that quick?
[Book] That's what The Done is all about. He's going to go toe-to-toe with you.
It's about who's the last man standing. That's gangsta, baby.
[Vic] Oba Femi answering right back.
Talk about The Don, talk about what happened a few weeks ago.
How much credit do you give The Don for standing up to Oba Femi?
Because no one has ever stood up to Oba Femi the way Tony D'Angelo has.
[Book] Sometimes you just gotta take the respect.
Somebody's not gonna give it to you like Oba Femi, because he feel like
he is the ruler of NXT.
You gotta go out there and show him who's the boss. Here we go.
[Vic] Determination in the eyes.
And Tony D'Angelo is rocking Oba Femi right now.
Hoisted and planted over two weeks ago. The ring shook. The world was shocked.
And we can agree that no one has handled Oba Femi in that way.
And early on, a couple German suplex, he's thrown around Oba Femi,
-compared to what we've seen. -[Book] Wow, wow.
Technique coming into play from Oba Femi. I didn't see that right there.
[Vic] Oh, and over now, running games might be over for the challenger,
for The Don, for Tony D'Angelo
-in this matchup with Oba Femi. -[Book] What I like about Tony D,
he's gonna come in here, he's gonna go toe-to-toe.
He's not gonna try to take a back door, weigh it in or anything like that.
He's gonna go one-on-one, mano a mano. And I like that.
The Don is in great shape, too. Look at his body. Look at his body.
[Vic] Very true. We saw one title change hands already tonight.
Will we see a second? As Tony D'Angelo just got dropped by Oba.
[Book] No, I think he caught a low blow right there.
[Vic] That'll drop any man, any human as well. And you talked about…
[Book] That was inadvertent.
[Vic] That's a great job by the official to let this one continue.
And you gotta wonder when it comes to being impartial.
Trick Williams, a special guest referee coming up later tonight.
You know he's going to call things right down the middle.
[Book] You think he's going to call it down?
-[Vic] I really do believe so. -[Book] Come on, man. Don't be naive.
Don't be so naive, please.
[Vic] And right now, big suplex by Oba Femi.
And the game might have changed here in this matchup.
Going into the cover is Oba Femi, and The Don able to kick out.
And I want to go back for a moment, because look at the landing right here.
He stepped on the right foot of Oba Femi and turned the ankle.
You think about a sprained ankle, you think about
a turned ankle that's sometimes sidelines NFL players for six, seven weeks.
[Book] We don't know how bad it is, because we don't know if it's a sprain
or if it's a break, but he's gonna have to fight through it ff he want that title.
[Vic] You gotta wonder too, if under those boots maybe The Don has that ankle tape,
which might help him a little bit in this matchup.
But also, if it's not, how much power is Tony D'Angelo gonna have in this matchup?
We talked about that huge, you know, two weeks ago when he just planted Oba,
and the German suplexes we've seen, he might not have that lower base anymore.
If there's some severe damage done to that ankle.
[Book] We're gonna find out real quick how far he can go,
because adrenaline's only gonna take him so far before that pain set in.
And trust me, Oba Femi,
he's not gonna let up any. He's gonna keep the hammer down. Oh, wow!
[Vic] We might have to hold our words, because Tony D'Angelo powering
through whatever sort of injury he may
or maybe not have right now in this matchup.
-[Book] Still hard to get up to his feet. -[Vic] Many have tried
to show Oba that he was mortal, but no one has succeeded.
And you're seeing right now maybe why. The power, the pure dominance from Oba.
[Book] Think about Oba Femi, he fights up to the strengths of his opponent, Vic.
I mean, he… Wherever you go, he's going to match you.
That's what I like about this guy, Oba Femi. He's different.
[Vic] Dominating NXT like he did the SEC at Alabama.
You know, coach prime could use a few Oba Femis on the offensive line
-at Colorado. -[Book] Yes, indeed. Here we go.
-Here we go. -[Vic] Will this be enough? No.
Tony D's not going to go down that easy.
I think we can agree with that too. You don't become The Don
-just rolling over. -[Book] No, no, no.
Oba Femi gave him respect and called him The Don of NXT.
But he also said one thing, Vic. He's The Ruler.
The Ruler of NXT. That's a little different.
[Vic] You can say that again. Voice of WWE on his way back from Germany.
Bash in Berlin was yesterday.
Michael Cole has said time and time again he sees big things for Oba Femi.
And once again here tonight, Oba Femi is just dominant.
[Book] Oba Femi, that cloak, that cloak of invincibility.
Oh, my God!
[Vic] Makes you glad you're sitting next to me finally, doesn't it?
[Book] Man, I don't want no piece of this right here.
This dude, like I said, he could go in any era, Vic.
I mean, the past, the present, or the future.
This dude right here, he is the next big thing.
[referee shouting]
[Vic] And just showing that dominance again.
Oba declared he doesn't seek Tony's acceptance
or approval for anything as The Don.
These two have been trying to one up each other,
but we both can agree that this matchup really changed for a moment.
When Tony D'Angelo rolled his ankle earlier.
What sort of pain now is D'Angelo in?
What is he going to be able to withstand as this matchup continues?
And The Don tries to bring the North American title to The Family.
[Book] Trying to keep the big man close to the body.
[Vic] Oh! Papa Shango, that shoulder breaking. The voodoo here in Denver.
Not enough. D'Angelo again able to kickout.
[Book] Unstoppable this man. Check this out, Vic.
-Look at the power. -[Vic] Not just the power.
Think about how quick Tony D had a kick under the jaw.
-[Book] Not just that big. -[Vic] And then picked him up.
[Book] Tony D's about 260 pounds as well. Come on, man.
[Vic] D'Angelo continuing to fight. We've seen The Don do this in the past.
Think about Stand & Deliver when the NXT Title is on the line.
Not staying down to someone like Ilja Dragunov.
Now right back in center of the ring.
And in the words of Booker T, he's throwing some hands.
[Book] Yes, big boy D's right there. Trying to go for a belly… No!
Got caught by the big man.
[Vic] Nice power. We can keep saying it, because it's so true.
When it comes to… How wise is this on one leg?
Tony got caught
by Femi. Oba trying to hoist up The Don.
Don trying to block the best he can, and Tony up and… Whoa!
The Family out here to our right,
-trying to coach up. -[Book] Oh, here we go.
-[Vic] Trying to help out. -[Book] Here we go.
We're in no man's land right now, dog.
[grunts]
[Vic] You hear Stacks, the underboss, yelling to D'Angelo.
He's going to need everyone in The Family to try to turn…
There's a round and he just did.
[The Family shouting]
[Vic] Stacks adding fuel.
Luca, Rizzo, firing up Tony D'Angelo. And look at Oba Femi.
How in the hell do you bounce back up that quick?
[Book] Oh, he's the guy.
[Vic] Unbelievable. That shot didn't work.
We saw it earlier. Overhead belly to belly. This is The Don's moment.
[Book] Oh, man. Right there, dog. Oh, man, by Tony D'Angelo.
Like I say, Vic, he's going to take it to you. He's going to go one-on-one.
It's going to be about the last man standing here tonight.
[Vic] Tony has to block out the pain.
Tony's got to add fuel and right back in. It doesn't look like a man who's hurt.
It looks like a man who's ready to stand toe-to-toe with the ruler of NXT.
It's The Don of NXT.
It's for the North American Title here at No Mercy.
[Book] You've got to slay the dragon. Can he slay the big man?
Can he stop Oba Femi? That's the question.
Belly to belly. And again, The Don tossing The Ruler.
-Can he finally… Can he do it? -[Book] Fisherman!
-[Vic] Forget about it! Oh! -[crowd] One, two…
[Book] Wow. Oba just slipped out that side door right there, Vic.
[Vic] It's all about the North American Championship.
You see Stacks, Luca, Rizzo, The Family here ringside for The Don.
For Tony D'Angelo, who has been in a slugfest against the champion Oba Femi,
-who again powers his way out. -[Book] Oh, man.
[Vic] Hoisting up the challenger. Challenger back on his feet.
Oh, answered right back with a shot under the jaw. Here comes D'Angelo.
If this turns into a slugfest, who do you got? Powerslam!
[Book] Yeah!
Taking it to the street. Right there is Tony D'Angelo, Vic.
[Vic] He can take it wherever, he can go back to his restaurant if he wants.
Wherever he's taking it, he wants to take back the North American Title.
[Book] He's got that second win. Oh, my God.
-[Vic] Think about the ankle. -Come on.
[Vic] Think about the lower body.
Tony, you gotta be kidding me. No one has done this to The Ruler.
-Is it enough? -[crowd] One, two…
[Vic] Championship match is going to continue.
[Book] It's gonna take a whole lot more than that to keep the big man down.
[Vic] You talked about the weight of Tony D'Angelo.
Talked about the weight of Oba Femi. 280, 285.
-[Book] Oba Femi, 300 pounds. -[Vic] 300 pounds.
[Book] Six foot six inches tall. He's a big man.
[Vic] Whoa, whoa.
Get your hands off. Get your hands off.
[shouts from the crowd]
[Vic] The Family out here. Where the hell did you get a crowbar?
[shouts from the crowd]
[Vic] Oba Femi is wiping out The Family, but it opened the door for The Don.
-This is that moment, Book. -[Book] Yes, indeed. Take advantage of it.
-Here we go. Oh, my God! -[Vic] Intensity!
-[Book] Is that it? -[Vic] The Don!
[applause and chatter]
[Vic] Bam!
-[Book] Was that the master plan? -[Vic] Oba Femi is being rocked.
[Book] Was that the master plan?
[Vic] D'Angelo's fighting through the pain.
Hoisting up Femi one more time.
I cannot believe what we are seeing out of Tony D'Angelo tonight.
And also, Oba Femi, oh, just tossed D'Angelo like a pizza.
[Book] God, man. The strength of this man.
How far can he go, Vic? How far can he go?
[Vic] And Oba now, following it up with that massive…
Oh! He was looking for that powerbomb. Obviously, D'Angelo had it scouted.
Both men spilling up and over to the outside.
The Family's still down, much like The Don is right now.
[Book] Oba Femi's a monster, man. He's truly a monster, Vic. Oh, God!
[Vic] If first you don't succeed, try and try again, Oba Femi, he…
The Don just kicked out of Oba Femi's powerbomb.
-[Book] You gotta be kidding me. -[Vic] No one's done that before.
I'm at a loss for words, Book.
I just took a look at some members of the NXT Universe.
-They're just as shocked as us. -[Book] Oba seems to be searching now.
Seems like the wheels are turning in his head. What should I do?
What's next?
[Vic] Oba Femi, we said this earlier tonight with Kelani Jordan,
going deep into that playbook. What plays could Oba Femi have left?
The Don right now.
I just can't get over how Tony D'Angelo continuing to fight for that fight.
[Book] Here we go, one more time.
[Vic] D'Angelo with a counter. Oh!
D'Angelo just dominated the champion.
And he couldn't get into the cover.
[Book] Yeah, but he's going toe-to-toe. He's going toe-to-toe.
[Vic] He couldn't crawl into the cover.
What is it going to take?
Oba Femi on the back foot.
Family rallying. The Don.
NXT Universe on their feet.
Oh, and like a machine, just continuing to push, continuing to persevere.
-[Book] Oh, my God. -[Vic] Powerbomb, Oba, though,
I ain't done yet.
Third time, the charm. Bam! Sit down style.
-[crowd] One, two, three! -[Vic] The Ruler defeats The Don.
[rock music playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner,
and still the NXT North American Champion,
Oba Femi.
[Vic] Oba Femi pushed to the deep waters tonight by The Don.
Who hit that rib cracking, bone shattering spear, was not enough.
Oba Femi, the champion, was on the back foot, able to kick out.
Are we talking about kickouts? Big powerbomb from the champion.
No one has ever done it.
But the challenger tonight was able to kick out of the first powerbomb.
Same cannot be said for the second powerbomb, which then the ruler of NXT,
Oba Femi, knew he needed a little extra,
and delivered a third massive powerbomb tonight to retain the North American
Championship. He is the ruler of NXT.
He is unconquerable, dominating, and unbeaten North American Champion,
Oba Femi.
[hip hop music playing]
[music fading out and crowd cheering]
-What the hell do you want? -Whoa, whoa.
Look, I'm just here to put you on notice that tonight I will be calling
-this match right… -Down the middle. Yeah, right.
It's a bigger joke than you as NXT Champion.
Nah, forget that. You the joke.
And tonight you're gonna abide by my rules.
Okay, Trick, how about me and you, we cut through the crap?
Cause I understand how this is gonna go.
I have something you want.
And you can't beat me for it. So you're gonna do everything in your power
to make sure Joe Hendry walks out with this.
Really, Ethan? I can't beat you for that right there.
Come on, it's not about that. It's not about you.
It's not about you and Joe Hendry. Right now it's about you abiding by my rules.
And if you don't…
I'm gonna whoop that trick tonight.
[crowd cheering]
Zach, a huge win for you tonight.
You must feel a sense of redemption beating Wes Lee.
I am so excited. I got my hand raised on such a big PLE.
And yes, I may have won the match, but I lost a brother in the process.
But it's time for me to put my former best friend
in the rear view and be grateful for the brother that I have right here.
You know, true friends show up no matter what.
And this man right here is a real brother through it all.
I love you, bro. I was just doing for you what you would have done for me.
Well, now it's time to move from the past, and look towards the future, bro.
One thing Zach and I do best, is we keep moving.
Tonight we got new Tag Champs in Nathan and Axiom.
-Those guys beat MSK a few weeks ago. -But they've never faced The Rascalz.
So for Axiom, what do you say? Accept our challenge? We'll be waiting.
-Thank you. -Thank you. Congrats.
[Vic] Well, no fear from The Rascalz.
And Jaida Parker has shown no fear looking at the champion.
Will the lights be too bright for the challenger when she takes on The Prodigy,
our Women's Champion, Roxanne Perez?
[rock music playing]
[Roxanne] When I look in the mirror,
I don't see a villain. I don't see a hero.
All I see is The Prodigy.
I am the most decorated woman in NXT history.
Breakout Tournament winner, Iron Survivor winner, Women's Tag Champion,
your two-time NXT Women's Champion.
[woman] ♪ Ain't nobody on the planet Doing it like me ♪
♪ I always reign supreme Cause I'm the G-O-A-T ♪
♪ Nobody can deny I'm the one ♪
[Roxanne] This NXT Women's Championship has always been my life.
It's me and my title against the world.
And that's fine. Because as good as these girls are,
I'm simply better.
[woman] ♪ All eyes on me ♪
♪ Look at me, at me ♪
♪ All drenching glory ♪
[Roxanne] Whoever you put in line for me,
I'm always gonna find a way to win.
Ask Natalya. Ask Jordynne Grace. Ask Lyra Valkyria.
Because there is not one woman that can take this title away from me.
[Jaida] Roxanne Perez, you might be a great champion,
but when it comes to that title, Jaida Parker got next.
[Roxanne] Everybody just always has a story
when it comes to challenging me for my championship.
But those stories always end up in the exact same way.
[male announcer] The winner and still the NXT Women's Champion,
Roxanne Perez.
[Roxanne] Ms. Parker, look at you.
Little less than a year from her debut to her big title match.
Confident challenger, you've got it all.
Except for one thing.
You're not The Prodigy.
At No Mercy, I'm gonna prove to everybody that she was nothing but hype.
There's no one better than me.
[crowd cheering]
Y'all saw what I already know.
Roxanne is a decorated Women's Champion, no doubt.
But after tonight, baby girl, you can keep your little nickname.
Because your title is coming home with me.
Because tonight, Jaida Parker is on point, and I am ready to be
the next Women's Champion. Man, let's go.
-[crowd cheering] -[suspension music playing]
[Vic] Book, I want you to step out of the box for a moment.
I know how close you are
to Roxanne Perez. But how is Jaida Parker different than the rest
of the names we just heard from Perez?
[Book] You got to understand, Jaida Parker's been this thing truly
for just over a year.
She's got natural talent, Vic. And she's still working on that playbook.
Tonight, we're going to find out a whole lot about Ms. Parker.
Is she ready for this moment under the bright lights?
[Vic] Glad you brought it up, yeah, it's been less than a year
since she made her NXT in-ring debut,
and she trained with Roxanne Perez once she arrived at the performance center.
[dance music playing]
[Vic] But I will come back to you and say this. Why do some, including those online,
continue to doubt how great The Prodigy is?
I know you've heard those that are on podcasts and everything.
Why do they continue to doubt our champion?
[Book] You know, you talked about the Internet, I mean,
it's hard to see how great and how talented Roxanne Perez truly is
from the outside looking in.
But up close and personal, I see nothing but greatness.
Up close and personal, I see nothing but the finest,
as far as NXT goes, she's like the wind, Vic.
You can feel her, but you can't touch her.
-But you know she's there. -[Vic] Only one woman, Io sky,
has competed in more premium live events in NXT than Roxanne Perez.
[bell ringing]
[female announcer] The following contest, scheduled for one fall,
is for the NXT Women's Championship.
[crowd cheering]
Introducing first the challenger,
representing OTM,
Jaida Parker.
[crowd cheering]
And her opponent, she is the NXT Women's Champion,
Roxanne Perez.
[Vic] Perez soaking in the spotlight. And when it comes to the challenger,
butterflies have to be the size of the eagles.
But she has earned this opportunity
not just by winning the Gauntlet several weeks ago,
but also this year, 11-1 is Jaida Parker.
She's been doing it in the ring, showing you how far she
has come since that in-ring debut, again, less than 12 months ago.
Now premium live championship match.
[Book] Under the bright lights, we talk about those butterflies,
getting those butterflies to line up and fly straight.
That's what Jaida Parker is going to have to do, because I'm sure she's nervous.
I'm sure you can't see it on the outside,
but on the inside, I'm sure she feeling it just a little bit, just a little bit.
[Vic] Parker thinks Perez is underestimating her.
Would you agree with the challenger? I mean, you saw
-the sit down interview this past week. -[Book] Yeah, I would think so.
I think she's underestimating her just a little bit.
[Vic] Quick cover of the matchup and a kickout.
[grunts]
[Vic] Everything that she has accomplished this year.
You take a look at Parker, who defeated five other women
two weeks ago, earned this number one contender opportunity.
But what sort of emotions will the stoic challenger be facing
internally in this match?
[Book] Of course she's going through a whole lot internally,
but because she's in there with Roxanne Perez, somebody who's
very decorated, she's a prize fighter. And that slap, that slap,
don't think Roxanne Perez is not thinking about.
[Vic] Early on, we see this offense and a nice counter
-by The Prodigy. -[Book] Oh, yeah.
[Vic] Again, things got intense between these two
this past Tuesday, the challengers shocked the champion
with the slap that was really felt by the entire locker room.
It really maybe has set the tone for the week for the champion, and maybe
for the challenger as a challenger. Nice takedown and answering right back.
And look, Jaida Parker, she will not be intimidated.
[Book] Oh, she won't be intimidated. Oh, my God!
-Oh, my God! -[Vic] Talk about that slap. Uh-uh.
You talked about what, going to the streets?
[Book] Just payback, Vic. That was just a little payback.
[Vic] Parker now talking, walking, slapping, and dropping the champion.
And this might now have just gotten in the wheelhouse of Jaida Parker.
And yes, as this match has gone on, I've looked up
and I see the tape that is on the right ribs of Jaida Parker.
Where is she physically?
I'm sure she'd be able to block out that pain to put gold around her waist.
[Book] Big match, Vic. This is a big match. And you see this.
Roxanne Perez is in the drop zone. Oh, beautiful.
[Vic] Perez knew exactly what was coming.
Of course, due to the game that you've talked about several times.
Had the challenger scouted right now, could be baiting in Jaida Parker.
Perez picking up some steam, hopping right over Parker.
Parker back to her feet. Swings wily with a clothesline.
Prodigy coming in and just got planted by Parker.
[Book] One thing that worries me in this matchup for Roxanne Perez is the power
of Jaida Parker, the audacity that she works with. Oh, my God.
[Vic] A double underhook suplex on display. But look at Parker.
Parker was offensive right there,
but went right to those ribs we talked about seconds ago.
And you know, Perez had to have seen what we're seeing too, right?
[Book] Yeah, Perez just baiting her in right there.
That's the smarts of the young lady, Roxanne Perez, The Prodigy.
-Now she's on the move, Vic. Here we go. -[Vic] And looking to fly, but got caught.
Talking about blocking out that pain.
Jaida Parker said keep your nickname, because I came to Denver,
I came to No Mercy to do one thing, take your title.
[Book] Let's talk about this. The strength of Jaida Parker.
[Vic] You can still talk about it, but… Oh!
And I think the point of the steel steps just caught the damaged ribs,
the injured area on Jaida Parker. And if it did before, it certainly did now.
[Book] Roxanne Perez is literally operating on another level right now.
[Vic] And we've seen Jaida back up her talk.
We've seen it in a street fight with Michin, but this is a premium live event.
This is Roxanne Perez. This is the NXT Women's Championship.
And I know Jaida Parker is a driven competitor, but you can also say
Roxanne Perez is just as driven.
And now with a foot in the back of the spine, the arms don't bend that far
back, Book. Oh, my God!
[grunts]
[Vic] This isn't that bubbly Roxanne Perez you knew in Houston, Texas.
[Book] This is beautiful work. I mean, look at the control of Roxanne Perez.
Let the referee do his job right there. Taking her time.
She'll take the win by countout. I love this.
[Vic] She will also back up everything she says.
She will do whatever it takes to keep the NXT Women's Championship.
There's nothing Roxanne Perez won't do to keep that gold around her waist.
The youngest two-time NXT Women's Champion, third woman
to ever hold that title more than once.
We saw the accolades earlier and right now she's putting it all on display.
[Book] Oh, you ain't lying, man.
Right now you talking about Roxanne Perez flipping the switch. And right now… Oh!
[Vic] And right back to the gut, right back to the ribs.
[grunts]
[Vic] Into the cover, title on the line.
Jaida Parker is not going to go down like that tonight.
Just took a big gasp of air to get some air in the lungs.
After what we've seen, the damage being done. The NXT Universe is split.
[crowd chanting]
[Vic] Denver becoming unglued.
This is why NXT's got the best women's division in all of professional wrestling.
[Book] Perez is on another level.
Like I said, right now, they keep lining them up and Roxanne Perez
just keep knocking them down. She's really that good, man.
[Vic] Parker now trying to swing wily, just trying to connect.
You got to know she's fighting through the pain.
Into the cover, title on the line. And almost that slip brought gold
to Ms. Parker. And a drop kick right back to the gut.
Bullseye on the body of the challenger.
[Book] You can tell Ms. Parker has run out of ideas right now.
Just tried to steal one from Roxanne Perez, Vic.
[screams]
[Vic] And again into the steel. That cold, unforgiving steel post.
-Perez continuing to apply the pressure. -[Book] It's all legal. That's all legal.
-[Vic] That is not legal. -[Book] You got five seconds, man.
You got five seconds right there. That's all. Come on, man.
Come on, come on.
[Vic] Referee stepping in.
This matchup will continue, to your point,
she did not cross the five, but into the cover and a kickout by Jaida Parker.
The list of names who have tried but failed to dethrone Perez,
Breakout Tournament winner Lola Vice, Rose, Lyra Valkyria, Thea Hail,
Tatum Paxley, Jordynne Grace, Chelsea Green.
-And right now she is punishing Parker. -[Book] She knows the rules.
It's called bending the rules, Vic, but not breaking them.
That's coming to the line but not crossing it.
That's what Roxanne does, she's smart, man.
[Vic] It is all about the NXT Women's Championship on the line
here at No Mercy. It has been all Roxanne Perez for the last several minutes.
But now we'll look at determination on the face.
But pinpoint elbow precision from Roxanne Perez to Parker's ribs.
[Book] Talk about those ribs at the dominant stretch. She's locked it in.
Roxanne Perez has locked it. She may tap. Jaida Parker may tap.
[Vic] Look at the welt starting to form on that already damaged body part.
-The ribs, the stomach, the back. -[Book] Big shot.
[Vic] And again, the NXT Universe right now trying to rally Jaida Parker.
Perez firing back.
And it was Perez who gave Parker credit during her media this week,
but said it's not her time yet.
Parker looking to prove her wrong with another right hand under the jaw.
Parker still standing, but Perez right back to the body.
[Book] I want to get into a fight, I don't think with Ms. Parker,
because like I said, she's got the strength advantage.
But Roxanne Perez is so smart, so smart.
[Vic] But if you're not at a 100 %, what does the strength advantage
have to do if her right side of her body she can't use?
She really only has the left side of her power.
And Perez trying to make that power even weakened right now.
[Book] Parker's the one who said she had next.
-What are you talking about? -[Vic] Oh, it paid back, Parker.
-And now mocking the challenger. -[Book] Hush them rambling tigers.
I love it, man.
[Vic] Said everyone has the same story when they challenge her,
it ends the same way.
Disappointment for the opposition.
Come on, Rox. What you got, Rox?
[Vic] Perez still talking smack.
I don't know, is Roxanne Perez maybe enjoying punishing Ms. Parker?
Parker with a catch. Perez pleading her case.
But maybe Ms. Parker has gotten her second,
maybe her third win, and trying to hoist up with another power shoot.
-[Book] Oh, no! Come on. -[Vic] For the title!
Near fall on the champion. At this juncture in the game, though,
maybe emptying that tank right there in that moment,
what is it going to take now for Parker to beat Perez?
Everything we've seen tonight, Book, up to this moment,
as the NXT Universe on their feet,
chanting for these two.
[Book] Parker still clutching at that rib though, and I'm gonna tell you right now,
the rib injury is one is hard to get over, because it's not just a rib,
it's cartilage. Oh, big shots.
[Vic] Answering back, not trying to damage the ribs of the champion.
Perez right back into it. She said she's got next.
[grunts and shouts]
[Vic] She may just…
-What's on the mind of the challenger? -[Book] Big shot right to the ribs.
[Vic] Telegraphed it a little bit too much.
Parker though, spine buster, falling into the cover.
-And again. -[Book] That was so close.
[Vic] Another near fall in this match and you got to wonder
what's going through the mind right now of the challenger?
[Book] I think it's the ribs not being able
to put enough pressure on that cover right there.
[Vic] First championship match, first time, excuse me,
for the NXT Women's Championship. And a one-on-one for Jaida Parker.
She's earned this opportunity trying to make the most, but she's not in there
with someone who's just an everyday superstar.
She's in there right now with the measuring stick of NXT.
-[Book] She's truly the best right now. -[Vic] And Parker caught Perez.
Parker now looking to plant Perez, and again.
-[Book] Oh, man. -[Vic] Right into that lower back.
This didn't work earlier.
Will the second time pay off?
-Oh, oh. -[referee] Two, three!
[Vic] Going to hear that one back in Orlando.
Ms. Parker, what she doing now?
[Book] Oh, man.
[Vic] You said it earlier, you got to risk it all,
to get it all. She's looking for a top rope teardrop!
[shouts from the crowd]
-[Vic] For the title. -[crowd] One, two…
[screams]
[Vic] Another near fall and now, boom!
You got to wonder, Roxanne Perez, the mentality of the champion.
Yeah, she's been in this position before.
[Book] So much support for the challenger here tonight.
[grunts]
[Vic] Again the ribs, Parker's body just crumble, you talked about
-it's not just the ribs, it's the tissue. -[Book] The cartilage, man, the cartilage.
It took me about a year to get over that injury.
[Vic] Perez now taking that little bit of opportunity. Saw that door open.
Trying to kick it in. Looking for that cross face.
Couldn't get it once. Trying to roll through, trying at that Russian leg sweep.
Parker countered. Parker…
trying to reverse and she certainly did.
This could be Parker's golden moment. You know, OTM's looking on.
She's looking for that hip… Shoulder down, shoulder down!
-[Book] That's so crap, dude. Wow! -[Vic] Into the cross face now.
What a transition. And remember… Oh!
Almost into the rings of Saturn!
Got her elbows into that injured ribs, into that injured midsection.
-[Book] Let me tell you something. -[Vic] Parker, is she going to tap?
-[Book] Oh. -[Vic] Trying to fight.
We're going to learn a lot about Ms. Parker right now in this moment.
The determination. Oh, my, the strength. Oh, my, the determination. Is she the one?
Ms. Parker, is tonight your time?
It very well could be.
Roxanne Perez has to realize right now she's not in there with anybody.
She's never been in there with somebody that's like… Oh!
But Ms. Parker, you gotta give her credit, she's shooting her shot.
She's going for it all. She's going for broke.
[Book] Got caught in a bad position. Could this be it? Oh, my God. So close.
[Vic] Big kick and we know what we see followed up.
Pop rox didn't connect. Parker now, this is it!
-[Book] Oh, bad position. Oh! -[Vic] Hypnotic, but oh.
Perez, right here in front of us, the momentum.
Book, you gotta think, if that was maybe
another six inches to the left, to the center of the ring,
we might have a new champion.
[Book] I wouldn't say with the inexperience of Jaida Parker,
but just caught up in the moment and wanted to land that pitch. Oh!
[grunts]
[Vic] That might be the moment of the match.
Perez just saw her championship flash before her eyes.
Pop rox right out here on that barricade.
That's not a table, Booker, that's not a chair. That is the barricade
that they just went crashing through, and by that I mean
went through and on to that barricade not once, but twice.
How the hell is she moving? The referee's up to five.
If he gets to ten,
the title stays with the champion. Parker's gotta get back in the ring.
The only way she can win the title is inside the squared circle.
-[Book] Oh, man. -[Vic] Broke the count.
This match continues, but maybe not for long.
Pop rox again, and Perez reign continues as champion.
[rock music playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner,
and still the NXT Women's Champion,
Roxanne Perez.
[Vic] I gotta give it to you, Book.
She finds a way to get the job done.
But take nothing away from Jaida Parker here tonight,
who went for broke and then broke the barricade.
Perez, the veteran, used it to her advantage.
You said it earlier, she didn't break any rules.
She used the environment to her advantage.
She got back into the ring to hit a second pop rox.
But Jaida Parker proves she belong here in NXT.
But listen to this.
Only Asuka now has more premium leather than victories in the Women's Division
as the legacy continues to grow for The Prodigy.
[shouts from the crowd]
[Vic] What the…
[soft music playing]
[upbeat music playing]
[Vic] The rumors are true!
The speculation is over.
Giulia has arrived in NXT.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] And Book,
if there's quite possibly anyone that can keep Perez from more records,
we could be looking at her.
[crowd] Giulia, Giulia, Giulia!
Ava, an eventful night here in Denver.
But first I have to ask, do you have a medical update on Mr. Chase?
Sarah, I wish I knew more.
Everyone, including myself, is completely blindsided by what happened tonight.
I don't know what got into Ridge Holland.
As for Mr. Chase, he's still in the hospital.
He's staying there overnight. They keep running some tests.
If I hear anything else, I'll obviously let you know.
And I'll let everyone else know on social.
Thanks so much. In light of the new NXT Tag Team Champions being crowned tonight,
we've heard from a few Tag Teams that are fighting for that opportunity,
for that first title match.
Yes, I mean, I've seen the videos, I've seen all the tweets.
So I decided this Tuesday, Triple Threat Tag Team match,
Gallus, Rascalz, Hank and Tank.
Whoever wins will then face our new champs on September 10th
as part of WWE's Week on USA.
Wow, that's a lot of excitement leading up to NXT's debut
-on the CW, which will happen in Chicago. -Yes.
Speaking of that, whoever wins the main event tonight, Joe or Ethan, will defend
that NXT Championship as part of our launch show in Chicago.
Thanks so much, Ava. The GM with some major news.
-Vic, Booker, back to you guys. -[Vic] Well, thank you very much.
You did hear from our general manager, Ava.
Which of these three teams will rise up?
A Triple Threat number one contenders match for the NXT Tag Team Titles
takes place Tuesday on NXT.
Also, which of these two superstars is going to step up as they finally meet
one-on-one? No more trash talking. Who walks out victorious?
Will it be Ora Mensah or Lexis King? We find out live Tuesday on NXT.
And this rivalry takes its next step, as Trick Williams will meet Pete Dunne.
The Bruiserweight has warned Trick he may not make it to Tuesday.
Has Trick figured it out? We're going to find out in 48 hours on NXT.
But in a matter of moments, Trick will be the special guest referee, as Joe Hendry
looks to make a believer out of Ethan Page with the NXT Title
hanging in the balance. Will the Ego Era continue after No Mercy?
[rock music playing]
[Ethan] The Whoop That Era is officially…
done.
No! When Ethan Page says it,
oh, it comes true.
Six weeks,
that's all it took Ethan Page to absolutely take over this entire brand.
[man 1] ♪ Let's go Yeah, look at me now, hey, yeah ♪
♪ Look at me, look at me Look at my life ♪
♪ Look at my game Get me in sight, get me in grain ♪
♪ Look at me now Again and again ♪
[Ethan] This is not NXT.
It's NX-me.
[man 2] ♪ Say his name and he appears I believe in Joe Hendry ♪
♪ I believe in Joe Hendry ♪
[Vic] TNA's Joe Hendry,
perhaps the most trending wrestler in the world, is here right now.
[Joe] I've put in my 10,000 hours in the ring, in the studio,
and mastering social media.
There's no one left on planet Earth who hasn't found themselves chanting…
-[Book] Do you believe? -[Vic] Do you believe?
[Book] No, no. Do you believe?
We believe.
[Ethan] Wrong. I don't.
I don't even know why you're hanging around NXT.
[Joe] I'm here to win the NXT Championship.
[bell ringing]
[Ethan] The following is a number one contenders match.
[Joe] Two months ago, no one in their wildest dreams
would have thought it'd be possible for Joe Hendry to challenge for the NXT Title.
And I'll make sure that none of these outsiders come to NXT and ruin
what we have.
[Vic] Into the cover to… Whoa!
Get your ass back to TNA.
You know what I'm driven by?
[Vic] Hendry one more time!
[Joe] Proving I belong here in NXT.
[Vic] A second official. Come on, damn it!
Trick's shot! Hendry into the cover!
Joe Hendry will challenge Ethan Page.
And it was Joe Hendry who made believers out of everyone here tonight.
[Joe] ♪ Ethan sucks Believe in Joe ♪
♪ Ethan, put on some clothes ♪
-Everyone! -[everyone] ♪ Ethan sucks ♪
Wrong.
You're trying to embarrass me, huh?
You are not an NXT superstar.
[screams]
I'm the champion of this company.
Stop singing!
[Ava] Ethan.
Because of your blatant disrespect to our officials, your title defense will have…
[suspension music playing]
[Ava] …a special guest referee.
[Trick] Trick Willy.
[Vic] Ethan Page beside himself, and Hendry,
-standing ovation! -[Book] No, no, no. Oh, hell no.
[Vic] We could see that Sunday.
Will the NXT Universe be singing along with a new NXT Champion?
[crowd cheering]
[suspension music playing]
[crowd chanting] Whoop that trick!
[Book] What? Yeah! Uh-huh!
I like it.
Oh, yeah, man. Oh, yeah, man.
Oh, yeah, man.
That's Trick. He's the ref tonight.
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome your special guest referee,
Trick Williams.
[Vic] What was the giveaway there, detective? The referee shirt he had on?
You know, all joking aside, is Trick going to call this down the middle?
I think he will.
[Book] I think Trick is going to call it down the middle,
but I don't think Trick should be in the ring tonight.
This is business that should not concern Trick Williams.
[Vic] Hey, it was Ava, general manager… [Book] I get it, I get it.
[Vic] Well, I mean, there's a lot on his mind. Pete Dunne, the NXT Title.
His job is to be impartial, but can Trick keep his emotions in check?
I mean, he holds the fate of the NXT Championship in his hands.
[Book] Vic, Trick Williams lost to Ethan Page fair and square.
-You can't be mad at that. -[Vic] I'm not mad at that.
I just asked you a simple question.
[shouts and chatter from the crowd]
[Joe Hendry's song playing and crowd singing along]
♪ I believe in Joe Hendry ♪
[rock music playing]
[Vic] He's been on a self-described ten year odyssey.
Called tonight the biggest opportunity of his career.
It's hard to argue, but we also know that if he wins,
he's promised Trick Williams an opportunity at the title.
[Joe Hendry's song playing]
[Vic] What a scene this is here in Denver.
And think about this, Book,
will Joe Hendry test the limits with Trick Williams tonight?
Will he see just how far he can push Trick, knowing that if he wins,
-Trick gets a title opportunity? -[Book] I think Joe Hendry's in this,
he's got a shot, Vic. He's got a shot at glory.
He's got a shot at the NXT Championship, he's focused and he's ready
for this moment, that's what I believe.
Enough with the silly song and obnoxious chants.
The face of this brand and your NXT Champion, All Ego Ethan Page,
he's gonna do exactly what he does best.
Win. Hit my music.
-[crowd cheering] -[Ethan Page's music playing]
[Book] …when I kill him with a smile, yeah.
[Vic] You talked about that referee shirt minding his own business
when it comes to Trick Williams, the champion, Ethan page,
has no one to blame but himself for Trick being the special guest referee.
-[Book] You can say that. -[Vic] Put his hand on the official.
Pulled the official out of the ring.
[Book] What's that got to do with Trick Williams being…
[Vic] He's the only one who can contain this.
[Book] They don't have a senior referee. Come on, Vic.
You know better than that.
[Vic] I know that the general manager's rule is final.
You were the general manager at SmackDown once before.
No one remembers it, because you couldn't do the job like Ava can.
[Book] I did a fairly good job. I did a fairly good job, I'll say that.
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest, scheduled for one fall,
is for the NXT Championship.
[crowd cheering]
Introducing first the challenger,
Joe Hendry.
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] And his opponent,
he is the NXT Champion,
"All Ego" Ethan Page.
[crowd cheering and booing]
[Vic] History is here.
[crowd chanting]
[Vic] And you are defined sometimes in your life by one singular event.
Which of these men are gonna look back on tonight as that?
[bell ringing]
[Vic] This one's official, underway, here we go.
The main event of No Mercy.
[Book] Call it down the middle. That's all I need you to do, son.
[shouts and chants from the crowd]
[Vic] Yesterday, I had a chance to sit down with Ethan Page and I asked him,
how are you gonna contain your emotions when you have part of the NXT Universe
saying we believe in the other half, saying whoop that trick?
He said he's gonna be able to block everything out.
Do you think he's gonna be able to do that?
[Book] It's gonna be hard, he told me, and I heard him,
go do the job, man. Do the job and do the job well.
Three, four.
[Vic] Well, there…
Back it up. Get out of the corner.
-[Book] I like that. -Get your hands off me!
I'm the ref, let's go.
[Vic] Page, if you don't listen, you'll be disqualified.
Trick Williams' doing what he's set out to do.
Be the official, call this down the middle.
Feeling out process early on in this matchup.
And now Joe Hendry the aggressor.
Backing Page up into the corner. The title on the line.
[Book] Come on, ref, let them fight.
[Vic] No, he just… He did the exact same thing to Page
that he did to Hendry, vice versa. He's calling it down the middle, Book.
[Book] Alright, okay. You can say that.
[Vic] First time a contracted TNA wrestler has main event at WWE premium live event.
The first time a TNA wrestler has competed for the NXT Title
this, of course, is history making moment.
We saw a TNA wrestler victorious earlier in Zachary Wentz.
Can Hendry follow suit and bring along the NXT Title?
[Book] If Joe Hendry wins this NXT Championship,
he can just take off and ride off into the sunset, man.
[crowd] We believe, we believe!
[Vic] No doubt Denver believes here tonight.
For all the Ethan Pages of the world that don't like Hendry,
don't like the songs, don't like the concerts, don't like the journey…
You know what Joe Hendry has done throughout his career?
He's killed them with a smile.
[Book] I'm not gonna even answer that.
[Vic] You liked that one, didn't you?
Why don't you believe in Joe Hendry?
[Book] It's not that I don't believe in Joe Hendry.
Ethan Page is a guy who worked real hard to get a contract.
Joe Hendry, is he working on a handshake deal or what?
[Vic] It's not my call. Are you telling me that you believe in Ethan Page
more than you believe in Joe Hendry?
[Book] I like Ethan Page. I like to say that Ethan Page
has done some great work since showing up here and in NXT.
Put everybody in that locker room on notice and became the champion
at a quick, quick pace. You got to love that.
[Vic] It's Hendry who's driven by passion, Page who's driven by feeding his own ego.
[Book] What are you talking about?
[grunts]
[Vic] It was Hendry who said that if he wins,
Trick will get the first opportunity at the NXT Title.
Ethan Page told me he smells collusion when he hears that.
So you obviously agree with the champion.
[Book] That's a horrible thing.
I believe in what Ethan Page is talking about.
That shouldn't be happening, you shouldn't be making deals
before you win a championship.
[Vic] Oh we're going to get a test here.
Hendry now backing out from Page.
-Oh! -[Book] Big shot!
[Vic] And speaking of big shots! What about the bulldozer?
[Book] He's tapping now.
[Vic] The extra pressure maybe put on both superstars earlier today…
[Book] Oh, baby! Oh, baby!
[Vic] Ava…
[Book] Letting the blood rush to the head right there.
[Vic] Unbelievable power and strength.
[Book] He's playing to the crowd right now.
He's playing… Oh, beautiful.
[Vic] Title on the line. Trick in great position,
and a kickout.
Talked about Ava, she said the winner of this matchup will defend…
[Book] Another big shot there by Joe Hendry.
[Vic] Will defend the NXT Championship on the CW premiere.
Just a few weeks away, in Chicago, October the 1st.
Hendry, coming in, going up, going over, shoulders down one more time.
Trick again in position. Another near fall.
Back to his feet is Page, back down to the mat.
Hendry back on top, another count, another kickout.
-[Book] Oh! -[Vic] Oh!
-[Book] This is what I'm talking about. -[Vic] How wise of Ethan Page.
[Book] All Ego taking it to the streets right now, that's what I'm talking about.
[Vic] Page dropped Hendry, and then pounced.
[Book] Round and pound here by Ethan Page.
[Vic] Talked to our general manager a few times tonight,
it was often Ethan Page who said that the number one job of Ava
is to take care of the champion. Tonight isn't fair.
Believes everything is against him, and you can add…
[Book] Look at Ego.
[crowd booing]
[Book] Ego's looking great right now, Vic.
He's in great shape as well.
[Vic] NXT Championship on the line.
Oh! Page just got dropped again by the challenger.
[Book] Big shot by Hendry.
[Vic] Sounds like you're starting to believe.
[Book] This is a hell of a championship match.
[Vic] A hell of a night here at No Mercy.
New champions have been crowned.
Superstars have stood up and stood out, like Jaida Parker.
Who will stand up? Who will hold up the NXT Title
by the end of tonight?
[Book] You see that right there? Ethan page closed the distance beautiful
on Joe Hendry to land that back elbow.
[Vic] I wanna say this too, because you always call me a hater.
Can you name someone, I can't in recent memory, who's taken over a brands
like Ethan Page?
[Book] I don't think Ethan Page's taking over the brand.
But he shook it up.
Everybody in the locker room was getting lazy, getting comfortable,
and Ethan Page just slipped in the back door, and now he's a champion.
[Vic] Third straight premium live event.
Fastest to debut and win the NXT Title, did it in just 40 days.
Right now he's got a submission cinched in.
And it's Joe Hendry trying to overpower.
And look at Page, Page has his hands locked.
Hendry able to break with another suplex.
-Do you believe? -[Book] I'm believing.
I'm believing, Vic.
[Vic] It was Hendry you heard Ethan Page call him an outsider.
Which is interesting, because Ethan Page was the original outsider
earlier this summer. Williams got out of the way.
-And Page ate the steel. -[Book] Page just planted it right there.
[Vic] And Page answered right back. These two are bringing out the heavy artillery.
-Into the cover, hook of the leg. -[crowd] One, two…
[Vic] That right shoulder getting of the mat.
-[Trick] That was two. -Are you kidding?
[Trick] That was two.
[Vic] Ethan Page didn't seem to like the count. You didn't have a problem with it?
[Book] That was a good count.
[crowd chanting]
[Vic] NXT Universe referencing the latest single from Joe Hendry
from this past Tuesday.
[Book] What are you talking about?
[Vic] You know what I'm talking about. You sat in the same seat this past Tuesday.
I'm not gonna repeat the song. You know what I was talking about.
We got to focus on the task at hand. Page has done what he told me he would do.
He's blocking out the NXT Universe to the highest of hos ability.
[Book] We're in the high rent district right now, though, Vic.
[Vic] Could be looking for his own version of a superplex.
But Hendry could be looking for a super standing ovation, Page.
[Book] That could have been it right there for Ethan Page.
[Vic] Page doing his best to try to block. What the… What's Ethan…
What's Page trying to do? Is he looking for a powerslam?
No way. Oh!
Page got all of the powerslam into the cover to retain! Oh.
[Book] I don't know…
[Vic] Bam! I don't know if we're gonna see the count the entire way through
on this picture-in-picture replay.
Nice job by our crew back in the truck.
[Book] I thought Trick could have made that three-count, I don't know.
[Vic] Now you're Monday morning quarterbacking it.
You just said it was good, now you're saying it's bad, it was the same count.
[crowd chanting]
[Vic] Now the NXT Universe chants "whoop that trick".
And that is bruising the ego of the champion.
[Book] Look at the eyes of Ethan Page right now. Oh, yeah.
He just called it, he just called his shot.
[Vic] Page called the challenger undeserving.
And it's Hendry popped right back up.
Can you imagine what would happen to his ego if Ethan Page suffered defeat
-here tonight? -[Book] Wow!
-Big shot by Hendry. -[Vic] But look how wise of Ethan Page.
[Book] Page just made a lot of space right there.
[Vic] Certainly did.
[shouts and chatter from the crowd]
[Book] They believe!
[Vic] Hendry telling Trick, "Get out of the way!"
[Book] He' smelling it.
[Vic] Joe Hendry is rolling right now.
But he's got to remember, all this high offense, it's all impactful.
It's all great. Doing what he needs to do to stay in control in this matchup.
But he' got to get Ethan Page back into the ring.
It's the only place he can win the NXT Championship.
[Book] He's very crafty, Vic. He's deadly in these positions right here.
[Vic] No, no, no. Page with an ego's edge. Spine first.
Hendry's in trouble.
And look at Page, Page's telling Trick to count faster.
[Book] Tell him to do his damn job!
[Vic] Damn, how he wins it. He's gonna retain on a countout.
Stay down!
[Vic] Not like this! Trick's up to seven. Joe Hendry just collapsed.
He's at eight. Is he gonna be able to break the count?
Trick's at nine!
Trick almost got to ten, but he didn't quite get there.
[Book] Come on!
[Vic] That was close, and once again, like we saw earlier,
Ethan Page pouncing on to the challenger.
[Book] Round and pound right now. Round and pound, Mark Coleman like.
[Vic] Talk about this man. Spine first.
And that certainly would ruin anyone's night. Whoa, look at this.
[Book] Stay focused. Stay focused, Ethan.
[Vic] But Ethan Page be trying to get to the emotions of Trick Williams.
Looking for the ego's edge one more time, couldn't quite get it.
Joe Hendry now. What's he thinking?
You got to be kidding me. Oh, how poetic this could be.
Imagine the song title book, ego's edge, All Ego for the title!
-[Book] Is that it? -[Vic] No! My…
[Book] Wow. Ethan's scrambled, he's scrambled to get out of that one.
[Vic] Take another… I mean… Boom!
Pulling out all the stops, but not quite enough.
[Book] Trick Williams' calling it right down the middle, Vic.
[Vic] He certainly is, this our main event here in Denver
of NXT No Mercy for the NXT Championship.
TNA wrestler Joe Hendry, All Ego Ethan Page,
and the special referee, the man Ethan Page defeated for the NXT Championship,
that being Trick Williams.
[Book] He's doing a hell of a job, I must say.
[Vic] He certainly is, and Hendry has told Trick,
"If I win, you will get the first opportunity."
Ethan Page says he smells collusion all night.
This though breaking down.
-And Trick Williams… -[Book] Oh, wow!
[Vic] Right down the middle. But right now, Joe Hendry…
[Book] Here we go, here we go.
-[grunts] -[crowd shouting]
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Denver…
believing.
[Book] Oh, here we go.
They're believing!
[crowd chanting] We believe!
[Vic] Looking for the standing ovation! He got it!
Believers in Denver, rise to your feet for the new…
[Book] Oh!
[Vic] Trick did his job. The foot was under the bottom rope.
Oh! He realized it now. That was inadvertent.
Ethan Page from behind. Ethan Page now!
Standing ovation to Joe Hendry.
A second official. Come on, not like that.
He kicked out. Hendry's still fighting. Hendry's still fighting.
[Book] Stay on the gas, Ethan. Stay on the gas.
You got this, son.
[Vic] Oh, All Ego. You talked about him fighting, Book.
This is the easy way out.
-[Book] Oh, no! -[Vic] Hendry's from behind!
-[Book] Wow. -[Vic] Another near fall.
Hendry now. Oh, DDT!
And I believe Hendry just bounced off the NXT Title.
[Book] That's it! That's it!
-[crowd cheering] -[Book] What the…
[Vic] Trick is beside himself! Page just dropped the second official!
Oh!
A low blow! Trick didn't see the low blow!
-[Book] Oh, baby! -[Vic] Trick didn't see the low blow!
Ego's edge!
-Trick… -[crowd] One, two, three!
-[Vic] …did his job. -[bell ringing]
-[Vic] And it's Ego over belief. -[Book] Wow.
[announcer] Here is your winner, and still the NXT Champion,
All Ego Ethan Page.
[upbeat music playing]
[Vic] I can't believe the look we just saw on the face of Ethan Page.
Looking at Trick Williams, Trick called it right down the middle. But…
Ethan Page has just broken the hearts of the NXT Universe,
and he did so with a smile.
Joe Hendry hitting a standing ovation.
But give Trick credit, he did his job.
The foot was under the rope, that called for a break.
Trick called it down the middle, inadvertently,
Ethan Page would wipe Trick out of the equation for the moment.
Would hoist up Joe Hendry, delivering his own standing ovation.
A second referee would come down.
One again turning the page on Ethan was Joe Hendry,
who saw the NXT Title, but right here, boom!
Got DDT on the title.
That's not cause for disqualification, folks.
The referee was in position, but Trick Williams,
he was the referee for this match.
He was the one who wanted to count to three,
he was the one who wanted to make the decision.
He got in the face of Ethan Page. Didn't like the contact earlier,
but inadvertently knocking out the second official.
Trick Williams' back was turned, did not see the low blow,
but he did see the ego's edge.
I take a second to compose myself, because once again,
Trick did the right thing.
-[bell ringing] -[Vic] Ethan Page victorious.
And now, can Ethan turn the page on some at NXT?
Can imagine what's going through the mind of Trick…
But…
That's Pete Dunne! Pete Dunne is here!
The Bruiserweight!
With a blind sided attack on Williams.
[crowd booing]
[Vic] And Trick's got to figure it out, because he faces Dunne in just 48 hours.
And I can't predict what's going to happen, but I can guarantee you,
I can guarantee you one thing,
as Page looks at Dunne, our champion, Ethan Page and his ego,
are gonna show no mercy to NXT.