1 00:00:01,067 --> 00:00:03,503 [intense introduction music] 2 00:00:03,570 --> 00:00:04,838 [announcer] Then. 3 00:00:08,274 --> 00:00:09,476 Now. 4 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:15,548 Forever. 5 00:00:23,656 --> 00:00:24,958 Together. 6 00:00:37,003 --> 00:00:38,671 [Vic] Let the party begin! 7 00:00:38,738 --> 00:00:41,441 [Booker T] We're back. We got The Street Profits. 8 00:00:41,508 --> 00:00:44,077 [Vic] Axiom and Frazier are in their wheelhouse. 9 00:00:44,144 --> 00:00:45,779 [Book] Big match tonight. Big fight. 10 00:00:45,845 --> 00:00:47,781 -[Vic] Who in the…! -[Book] Oh! 11 00:00:47,847 --> 00:00:50,183 [Vic] Oh, my God. The Bloodline's here. 12 00:00:50,250 --> 00:00:54,387 The Bloodline has destroyed The Street Profits. 13 00:00:54,454 --> 00:00:57,090 And the NXT Tag Team Champions. 14 00:00:57,157 --> 00:01:00,293 Heritage Cup Championship right here, right now. 15 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:03,396 -[Book] Opportunity knocks, Vic. -[Vic] Round five, tied at one. 16 00:01:03,463 --> 00:01:04,264 [Book] Whoa! 17 00:01:05,231 --> 00:01:07,300 [Vic] What the hell's Wren Sinclair doing? 18 00:01:07,367 --> 00:01:10,437 That's Tavion Heights. The referee didn't see that. 19 00:01:10,503 --> 00:01:13,273 Dempsey is gonna steal it. 20 00:01:13,339 --> 00:01:17,243 -I'm about to give Ridge Holland one hell… -[Book] it's personal now, Vic. 21 00:01:17,310 --> 00:01:20,080 …of a Andre Chase University ass whopping! 22 00:01:20,146 --> 00:01:23,216 [Vic] Ridge Holland continues to destroy 23 00:01:24,284 --> 00:01:26,052 Chase University. 24 00:01:26,119 --> 00:01:30,156 Unhinged. Rageful. Remorseless. 25 00:01:30,223 --> 00:01:34,094 Ridge Holland has beaten down Duke Hudson and Andre Chase. 26 00:01:38,064 --> 00:01:41,734 The time for talk is over. Giulia has arrived. 27 00:01:42,702 --> 00:01:45,405 [crowd oohing] 28 00:01:46,673 --> 00:01:50,510 -[Book] Uh-oh. Good night. -[Vic] Bores that knee! 29 00:01:50,577 --> 00:01:56,149 And The Beautiful Madness creates her first beautiful masterpiece on NXT. 30 00:01:56,216 --> 00:02:00,353 You're not going to come in here and take over my division. 31 00:02:00,820 --> 00:02:03,756 You're scared, and you should be. 32 00:02:05,425 --> 00:02:06,426 Last 33 00:02:07,427 --> 00:02:08,461 man 34 00:02:09,195 --> 00:02:10,730 -standing. -standing. 35 00:02:10,797 --> 00:02:12,065 [Book] Here we go. 36 00:02:12,799 --> 00:02:15,034 [Vic] You gotta incapacitate your opponent, 37 00:02:15,101 --> 00:02:17,504 not reach their feet by the count of 10. 38 00:02:17,570 --> 00:02:20,273 [Book] It's gonna come down to who wants it most. 39 00:02:20,340 --> 00:02:24,744 [Vic] These guys are literally destroying themselves. 40 00:02:24,811 --> 00:02:26,679 Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no! 41 00:02:26,746 --> 00:02:28,982 [Book] Oh, my God. Wow. 42 00:02:30,984 --> 00:02:35,522 [Vic] The referee's at 7, but now Ethan Page is screaming at Pete Dunne. 43 00:02:35,588 --> 00:02:39,359 Referee is at 8. Trick's trying to get to his feet. Page! 44 00:02:43,963 --> 00:02:44,797 [bell rings] 45 00:02:44,864 --> 00:02:49,636 [Vic] Trick Williams is the last man standing. 46 00:02:49,702 --> 00:02:53,173 Trick Williams is headed to Chicago. 47 00:02:53,239 --> 00:02:57,744 Will the Ego Era get whooped in the Windy City? 48 00:03:01,714 --> 00:03:07,554 [Vic] On the heels of last week, we start tonight with our general manager, Ava. 49 00:03:07,620 --> 00:03:10,056 Welcome to NXT. 50 00:03:10,123 --> 00:03:13,693 [crowd] NXT, NXT, NXT! 51 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:19,999 Two of the biggest nights in NXT history are quickly approaching when 52 00:03:20,066 --> 00:03:24,537 when NXT goes on the road to Chicago and St. Louis 53 00:03:24,604 --> 00:03:28,308 for our debut on the CW network. 54 00:03:30,443 --> 00:03:34,113 Now in St. Louis on October 8, 55 00:03:34,180 --> 00:03:38,151 a very special someone will be making her NXT return. 56 00:03:38,685 --> 00:03:40,320 Sexy Red! 57 00:03:40,386 --> 00:03:43,556 -[crowd cheering] -[Book oohing approvingly] 58 00:03:43,623 --> 00:03:46,793 And also in St. Louis, 59 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:50,630 WWE Superstar 60 00:03:51,397 --> 00:03:57,770 Randy Orton will compete in an NXT ring for the first time ever. 61 00:03:59,439 --> 00:04:03,776 But with all that said, now let's talk about Chicago. 62 00:04:04,477 --> 00:04:11,484 On October 1st, when NXT heads to Chicago, CM Punk, who is here tonight, 63 00:04:11,551 --> 00:04:14,587 -will also be there. Yep. -[crowd cheering] 64 00:04:16,222 --> 00:04:22,795 Wes Lee and Zach Wentz will battle it out in a street fight. 65 00:04:25,198 --> 00:04:29,569 Now, there will also be a very special edition of Miz TV. 66 00:04:31,404 --> 00:04:37,543 Roxanne Perez will take on Giulia for the NXT Women's Championship. 67 00:04:38,378 --> 00:04:44,884 And finally, Ethan Page will defend his NXT title against Trick Williams. 68 00:04:45,685 --> 00:04:49,255 And that match is why I'm standing out here right now. 69 00:04:49,322 --> 00:04:53,059 So, gentlemen, if we could please come get this contract signed. 70 00:04:53,126 --> 00:04:56,462 Starting with the challenger, Trick Williams. 71 00:04:57,430 --> 00:04:59,532 ["Locked in" playing] 72 00:05:03,736 --> 00:05:07,840 [Vic] Book, what are you more excited for? Trick or Sexyy Red? 73 00:05:07,907 --> 00:05:14,914 [Book] Oh, yeah, man, we gonna kick this party off quick. Here we go! 74 00:05:15,248 --> 00:05:17,717 Oh, yeah, man! 75 00:05:18,718 --> 00:05:22,655 Shake it real fast, get a little more! 76 00:05:23,523 --> 00:05:25,858 Look at my boy right here! 77 00:05:25,925 --> 00:05:30,029 [crowd] Whoop that Trick, Whoop that Trick! 78 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:43,443 [screams] 79 00:05:50,149 --> 00:05:53,720 Hey yo, check it, hey yo, check it. Let's get straight to business. 80 00:05:53,786 --> 00:05:57,156 Let's get straight to business. Don't let the shiny vest fool you. 81 00:05:57,223 --> 00:05:59,859 I'm in pain. I'm hurting. 82 00:05:59,926 --> 00:06:02,161 I went to war last week. 83 00:06:02,228 --> 00:06:05,164 But that don't change one very important thing. 84 00:06:05,231 --> 00:06:08,234 And I think everybody out here is going to agree. 85 00:06:08,301 --> 00:06:09,769 Pete Dunne… 86 00:06:11,337 --> 00:06:14,974 -is still a butch. -[crowd cheering] 87 00:06:17,710 --> 00:06:20,179 Hey, not for real, not for real. Not for real. 88 00:06:20,246 --> 00:06:22,949 Me and Pete, we went to war last week. 89 00:06:23,015 --> 00:06:25,685 Ethan Page, he came out, tried to hold a brother down. 90 00:06:25,752 --> 00:06:30,590 But somehow, some way, still, I am the last man standing. 91 00:06:30,656 --> 00:06:32,325 [crowd cheering] 92 00:06:36,395 --> 00:06:38,064 And in two weeks, 93 00:06:38,965 --> 00:06:42,135 October 1st, on the CW 94 00:06:43,136 --> 00:06:48,441 in Chicago, where history is always being made, we gonna make some more history. 95 00:06:49,542 --> 00:06:54,614 Once I beat Ethan Page for that title, the people gonna be chanting something. 96 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:58,818 They gonna be chanting something. NXT, tell them what we gonna do. 97 00:06:58,885 --> 00:07:01,087 [crowd] Whoop that Trick! 98 00:07:01,154 --> 00:07:04,190 ["With a smile" playing] 99 00:07:04,257 --> 00:07:07,293 [crowd booing] 100 00:07:09,362 --> 00:07:12,231 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 101 00:07:12,298 --> 00:07:15,868 Why did you guys stop? Go ahead, keep going. 102 00:07:15,935 --> 00:07:18,905 Whoop that Trick! Whoop that Trick! 103 00:07:18,971 --> 00:07:22,575 Hey, why aren't you doing the Trick Willy dance, huh? 104 00:07:22,642 --> 00:07:28,448 No, no, let's have fun. I'll be Booker T, and you guys do the chant. 105 00:07:28,514 --> 00:07:30,349 Whoop that Trick! [mimics Book] Uh huh. 106 00:07:30,416 --> 00:07:32,285 Whoop that Trick! [mimics Book] Oh, yeah. 107 00:07:32,351 --> 00:07:33,486 Whoop that Trick! 108 00:07:33,553 --> 00:07:36,823 -[mimics Book] That's Trick Willy! -We don't like it. 109 00:07:37,523 --> 00:07:39,091 [Page] You don't like it? 110 00:07:39,158 --> 00:07:46,165 [crowd] Ethan Sucks! Believe In Joe! Ethan, Put On Some Clothes! 111 00:07:46,365 --> 00:07:48,334 Okay, when I'm done talking to Trick, 112 00:07:48,401 --> 00:07:50,703 I'm gonna have to send you guys to the eye doctor, 113 00:07:50,770 --> 00:07:53,272 cause I'm dressed like a million dollars. 114 00:07:53,339 --> 00:07:54,674 [crowd booing] 115 00:07:54,740 --> 00:07:57,143 Now, Trick, listen. 116 00:07:57,810 --> 00:08:01,447 I will compliment you where compliments are due. 117 00:08:01,514 --> 00:08:03,916 You have every right to be a confident man. 118 00:08:03,983 --> 00:08:07,920 You are Trick Williams. But… 119 00:08:12,525 --> 00:08:14,594 I'm not Pete Dunne, Trick. 120 00:08:15,461 --> 00:08:17,597 I'm All Ego Ethan Page. 121 00:08:19,232 --> 00:08:24,604 Who just so happens to be Trick Williams' kryptonite. 122 00:08:24,670 --> 00:08:27,106 Oh, no, no. Yeah, right. How dare you say that? 123 00:08:27,173 --> 00:08:31,344 I have the receipts to back it up. The biggest receipt I have 124 00:08:31,410 --> 00:08:37,316 is this right here. The NXT Championship. 125 00:08:39,118 --> 00:08:40,386 You know what, Page? 126 00:08:40,453 --> 00:08:45,424 Since you stole that there title from me, you've been running from me. 127 00:08:45,491 --> 00:08:47,627 And come October 1st, 128 00:08:47,693 --> 00:08:51,230 all that running is going to stop when it's you and me face to face. 129 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:58,704 Did you just say I stole this championship? 130 00:09:05,077 --> 00:09:07,813 -You think I stole this? -[crowd] Yeah! 131 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:11,684 This right here. I stole… I stole this? 132 00:09:15,388 --> 00:09:16,722 trick. 133 00:09:17,256 --> 00:09:19,392 Trick, I didn't steal nothing. 134 00:09:20,626 --> 00:09:22,461 I earned this. 135 00:09:23,696 --> 00:09:26,732 I won this! 136 00:09:26,799 --> 00:09:32,038 You want to know what I remember most the night that I won this? 137 00:09:32,738 --> 00:09:38,277 It was everyone's facial expressions when the referee counted 1, 2, 3. 138 00:09:38,344 --> 00:09:45,351 It was shock and surprise on everyone's face, including yours. 139 00:09:47,119 --> 00:09:50,222 Trick, I didn't steal nothing. 140 00:09:50,690 --> 00:09:52,325 And October 1st, 141 00:09:52,391 --> 00:09:56,829 you're gonna have a little bit of a different expression on your face. 142 00:09:56,896 --> 00:09:59,699 You're gonna have the look of disappointment, 143 00:09:59,765 --> 00:10:03,703 'cause you think you've got Ethan Page figured out. You sure as hell don't. 144 00:10:03,769 --> 00:10:09,775 October 1st, I will beat you and put an end to this, finally. 145 00:10:09,842 --> 00:10:11,744 But you know what won't end? 146 00:10:12,345 --> 00:10:15,081 The Era of Ego. 147 00:10:15,147 --> 00:10:18,617 And we will still be saying 148 00:10:18,684 --> 00:10:21,988 N, X, me! 149 00:10:22,054 --> 00:10:24,490 [crowd booing] 150 00:10:24,557 --> 00:10:26,726 What the hell, though? Is you crazy? 151 00:10:26,792 --> 00:10:31,163 Ain't nobody with that "NX me, NX me". What is that? We ain't feeling that. 152 00:10:31,230 --> 00:10:35,801 Only thing we know is when I see you in Chicago for that title, 153 00:10:35,868 --> 00:10:38,004 the NX me era is over. 154 00:10:38,070 --> 00:10:40,906 And the people gonna be chanting N, X… 155 00:10:42,274 --> 00:10:45,111 [Vic] Oh, Page! The champion 156 00:10:45,911 --> 00:10:47,680 attacking the challenger. 157 00:10:49,415 --> 00:10:52,485 [Book] Money move, dawg. Money move. 158 00:10:52,885 --> 00:10:56,722 I told you, you're not even going to make it to Chicago. 159 00:11:00,893 --> 00:11:03,896 [crowd] Trick got whooped! 160 00:11:10,469 --> 00:11:12,104 Honestly, 161 00:11:12,505 --> 00:11:17,510 this place is falling apart with you as GM. Get your act together. 162 00:11:18,844 --> 00:11:23,949 [Vic] But Booker, what Ava holds in her hand, no one signed. 163 00:11:24,016 --> 00:11:26,185 No one signed the contract 164 00:11:26,986 --> 00:11:31,657 for the NXT Championship match two weeks from tonight. 165 00:11:34,493 --> 00:11:36,695 Booker, we gotta go back to last week, 166 00:11:36,762 --> 00:11:41,567 because it was TNA wrestler Hammerstone, who was paid by Tony D'Angelo, 167 00:11:41,634 --> 00:11:47,273 The Don himself, to take care of the North American champion, Oba Femi. 168 00:11:47,339 --> 00:11:52,011 As you can see, The Don's plan had a fall from grace. 169 00:11:52,078 --> 00:11:52,845 [bell rings] 170 00:11:57,583 --> 00:11:59,218 Hey, man. 171 00:11:59,285 --> 00:12:02,955 Listen to me, when I give you an envelope full of cash to do a job, 172 00:12:03,022 --> 00:12:04,757 you take care of it. 173 00:12:05,424 --> 00:12:11,897 Look, Oba Femi is a beast, all right? And you of all people should know that. 174 00:12:11,964 --> 00:12:16,068 I do. That's why I paid you. This is what you're gonna do. 175 00:12:16,135 --> 00:12:19,338 You're gonna go back to Ava and you're gonna ask for a rematch. 176 00:12:19,405 --> 00:12:22,108 This time, you're gonna take care of it. 177 00:12:22,742 --> 00:12:24,043 Yeah… 178 00:12:24,643 --> 00:12:26,512 No, I'm not gonna do that. 179 00:12:28,547 --> 00:12:30,583 You're gonna say no to me? 180 00:12:30,649 --> 00:12:33,419 You know what happens to people when they say no to me? 181 00:12:33,486 --> 00:12:36,689 Well, I mean, you are The Don, right? 182 00:12:36,756 --> 00:12:40,726 So why isn't it that you take out Oba yourself? 183 00:12:42,027 --> 00:12:46,799 Okay, big mouth, listen. I know I'm The Don, okay? But I paid you. 184 00:12:46,866 --> 00:12:50,569 But how about instead of taking out Oba, I take care of you? 185 00:12:52,638 --> 00:12:55,107 [breaths angrily] 186 00:12:57,643 --> 00:13:02,548 [Vic] It's not the type of family business The Don is used to. 187 00:13:05,184 --> 00:13:06,152 [bell rings] 188 00:13:06,218 --> 00:13:09,889 [announcer] The following is a Tag Team match scheduled for one fall. 189 00:13:09,955 --> 00:13:16,962 Introducing first, the team of Tatum Paxley and Lyra Valkyria! 190 00:13:17,196 --> 00:13:20,432 [Vic] As we try to get settled here on NXT, 191 00:13:20,499 --> 00:13:26,438 after everything we've already witnessed, they're reunited and it feels so good. 192 00:13:26,505 --> 00:13:28,140 Tag Team Action coming up: 193 00:13:28,207 --> 00:13:31,677 Valkyria and Paxley against Choo and Rosemary, next. 194 00:13:33,746 --> 00:13:36,549 It would have been nice to have one contract signing go my way. 195 00:13:36,615 --> 00:13:40,853 And I bet that if I had my surprise out there first, this wouldn't have happened. 196 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:44,123 But you know what? It's fine. Everything's gonna be fine. 197 00:13:44,190 --> 00:13:47,059 Show's gonna work out. Everyone's gonna love the surprise. 198 00:13:47,126 --> 00:13:49,195 -Ava! -Oh. 199 00:13:49,261 --> 00:13:50,296 -Hi. -Sorry, sorry. 200 00:13:50,362 --> 00:13:53,933 Look, you know that Chicago show? That car filling up a little quickly. 201 00:13:53,999 --> 00:13:58,137 So I just came to shoot my shot about St. Louis. St. Louis on the 8th. 202 00:13:58,204 --> 00:14:01,574 You know what? Let me think about it and I will get back to you. 203 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:04,310 She didn't say no. That's not a no. She didn't say no. 204 00:14:04,376 --> 00:14:07,079 -I didn't say no. -We'll take that. 205 00:14:07,146 --> 00:14:09,448 Trainer's room. Okay. Trainer's room. 206 00:14:10,316 --> 00:14:12,318 [Vic] Gotta get credit to Je'von Evans. 207 00:14:12,384 --> 00:14:15,721 -Shot a shot. -[Book] He's stepping up. I like it. 208 00:14:19,358 --> 00:14:23,195 ["Wendy Choo & Rosemary Custom Titantron" playing] 209 00:14:27,366 --> 00:14:34,373 [announcer] And the opponents, the team of Wendy Choo and Rosemary! 210 00:14:35,174 --> 00:14:36,809 [Vic] You know, Book, 211 00:14:37,376 --> 00:14:40,079 I've asked you over the last several weeks, you know, 212 00:14:40,746 --> 00:14:46,485 why Wendy Choo, why Rosemary, why this demonic duo of sorts, 213 00:14:46,552 --> 00:14:51,423 but it appears that this duo has come together to do one thing, 214 00:14:51,490 --> 00:14:54,360 and that's wreak havoc, right? 215 00:14:54,426 --> 00:14:57,930 [Book] Yeah, I think Wendy Choo and Rosemary 216 00:14:57,997 --> 00:15:01,100 wanna see it all burned down, man. 217 00:15:01,166 --> 00:15:07,172 Two twins of evil, twins of destruction. And guess what, Vic? 218 00:15:07,239 --> 00:15:12,511 This is the Wendy Choo that can up in this whole thing, in this division. 219 00:15:12,578 --> 00:15:13,579 I love it, man. 220 00:15:13,646 --> 00:15:16,482 [Vic] Wendy Choo, of course, has clutched out Tatum Paxley. 221 00:15:16,548 --> 00:15:18,050 Paxley has returned the favor. 222 00:15:18,117 --> 00:15:24,223 It was Lyra Valkyria who returned last week to help to save Paxley. 223 00:15:24,290 --> 00:15:28,227 Again just a weird stare down between these two. 224 00:15:28,294 --> 00:15:31,230 There's a weird energy whenever Rosemary and Wendy Choo are around. 225 00:15:31,297 --> 00:15:35,100 [Book] I tell you, Valkyria coming back is great timing 226 00:15:35,167 --> 00:15:38,304 for Tatum Paxley, I must say. Oh, yes, here we go. 227 00:15:38,370 --> 00:15:40,673 [Vic] Who can outcraze the other? 228 00:15:40,739 --> 00:15:43,609 It has been a busy night here already on NXT. 229 00:15:43,676 --> 00:15:45,344 I can't believe how we started the night. 230 00:15:45,411 --> 00:15:48,314 Our NXT Championship contract still hasn't been signed. 231 00:15:48,380 --> 00:15:52,217 CM Punk is on his way here from RAW last night, which of course was in Portland. 232 00:15:52,284 --> 00:15:56,221 And I just can't help but feel bad for our general manager, Ava. 233 00:15:56,288 --> 00:15:59,258 [Book] You know, it's a good thing for Ethan Page. Know what? 234 00:15:59,325 --> 00:16:03,362 Even after what he did, I'm still a fan. I'm still a fan of this kid. 235 00:16:03,429 --> 00:16:06,632 [Vic] I wasn't going to bring it up. He took a couple pot shots. 236 00:16:06,699 --> 00:16:09,535 [Book] I got thick skin, Vic, unlike you. 237 00:16:09,601 --> 00:16:11,804 [Vic] It's good… Now that was a cheap shot. 238 00:16:11,870 --> 00:16:14,473 It was good to see Lyra and Tatum together again. 239 00:16:14,540 --> 00:16:17,643 True friendship, Booker, can withstand anything. 240 00:16:17,710 --> 00:16:22,414 And look at this Tag Team tandem offense. Double elbow, cover and kick out. 241 00:16:22,481 --> 00:16:25,284 [Book] This is the time to see who really is your friend. 242 00:16:25,351 --> 00:16:30,055 I give big props to Lyra Valkyria stepping back into the fold, you gotta love that. 243 00:16:30,122 --> 00:16:33,058 [Vic] You think about the impact that Lyra has made on RAW. 244 00:16:33,125 --> 00:16:36,161 How can the superstars in the locker room 245 00:16:36,228 --> 00:16:37,997 look up to Lyra like Tatum Paxley? 246 00:16:38,063 --> 00:16:41,867 [Book] I'm not to into this looking up to things. It's just not my thing. 247 00:16:41,934 --> 00:16:45,537 But I must say, Lyra Valkyria has stepped up in NXT, 248 00:16:45,604 --> 00:16:47,573 all the way to the main roster. Here we go. 249 00:16:47,639 --> 00:16:50,542 She has stepped up and done a hell of a job. 250 00:16:50,609 --> 00:16:53,679 [Vic] Tag was made. Wendy Choo has now made her way into the ring 251 00:16:53,746 --> 00:16:55,247 for the first time. 252 00:16:55,314 --> 00:16:57,116 And as we talked about moments ago, 253 00:16:57,182 --> 00:17:00,185 it's Choo, it's Rosemary who just wants to cause chaos. 254 00:17:00,252 --> 00:17:04,590 It doesn't matter if it's here in NXT, another near fall, or if it's in TNA. 255 00:17:04,656 --> 00:17:06,759 Two from behind, kick out and wait a minute. 256 00:17:06,825 --> 00:17:08,927 Paxley. A little bit of a body scissors. 257 00:17:08,994 --> 00:17:11,697 If she can reach up, she might be able to clutch out one more time. 258 00:17:11,764 --> 00:17:15,968 [Book] Here we go! Little merry-go-round! Here we go! 259 00:17:17,469 --> 00:17:21,106 The thing is, no pun intended, you can't sleep on Wendy Choo. 260 00:17:21,173 --> 00:17:24,777 -She's dangerous. She's very dangerous. -[Vic] There was a pun in there, Booker. 261 00:17:24,843 --> 00:17:27,813 I know exactly what you were doing. Don't get try to be funny with me. 262 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:31,083 I saw exactly right through what you were trying to say, as another tag was made. 263 00:17:31,150 --> 00:17:35,154 Lyra Valkyria back into the matchup and Valkyria now, look at that. 264 00:17:35,220 --> 00:17:36,622 Northern lights suplex, nice. 265 00:17:36,688 --> 00:17:39,892 And then just ripped down by Choo, made the tag. 266 00:17:39,958 --> 00:17:43,195 [Book] This is the Wendy Choo that just like I said, turned it on, 267 00:17:43,262 --> 00:17:46,698 turned into something different. Wait a minute, wait a minute. 268 00:17:46,765 --> 00:17:47,599 [Vic] Paxley! 269 00:17:47,666 --> 00:17:51,904 Much like last week, Valkyria saved Paxley, Paxley saves Valkyria, 270 00:17:51,970 --> 00:17:55,474 -and they're able to turn things around. -[Book] I like that. 271 00:17:55,541 --> 00:17:59,078 -[Vic] What? I didn't want to interrupt. -[Book] Right place at the right time. 272 00:17:59,144 --> 00:18:00,446 I love the team work. 273 00:18:00,512 --> 00:18:02,414 [Vic] Able to turn around on the demonic duo. 274 00:18:02,481 --> 00:18:05,317 -And now looking to get in tandem. -[Book] Double up! 275 00:18:05,384 --> 00:18:07,019 [Vic] One more time! 276 00:18:07,586 --> 00:18:09,788 Can they continue to roll? 277 00:18:10,456 --> 00:18:13,225 Paxley, Valkyria in control. 278 00:18:15,694 --> 00:18:19,865 It has been all Rosemary and Wendy Choo for the last several minutes. 279 00:18:19,932 --> 00:18:23,869 Lyra Valkyria trying so desperately to get back in this matchup 280 00:18:23,936 --> 00:18:28,040 as Tatum Paxley trying her best, but Choo able to stay one step ahead. 281 00:18:28,107 --> 00:18:30,409 Paxley creating some separation middle of the ring, 282 00:18:30,476 --> 00:18:32,678 trying to reach out to make the tag, got caught. 283 00:18:32,744 --> 00:18:36,582 German suplex got folded inside out, and Rosemary back up and in control. 284 00:18:36,648 --> 00:18:42,221 [Book] Beautiful tag team work by Choo and Rosemary. Check it out. Oh, yes, man! 285 00:18:42,287 --> 00:18:44,289 [Vic] Wasn't a great week for Rosemary and Choo… 286 00:18:44,356 --> 00:18:47,593 Rosemary, a cover and a kick out. 287 00:18:47,659 --> 00:18:50,195 [Book] Looking a little better right now, Vic. 288 00:18:50,262 --> 00:18:54,066 Putting a lot of pressure on Tatum Paxley right now. 289 00:18:54,133 --> 00:18:56,335 [Vic] You can say that again. Nice step up enziguri. 290 00:18:56,401 --> 00:18:59,671 The momentum rocked Rosemary all the way to her corner. 291 00:18:59,738 --> 00:19:02,040 -Paxley desperately slow. -[Book] Uh-oh! 292 00:19:02,107 --> 00:19:03,742 [Vic] Close, but not close enough. 293 00:19:03,809 --> 00:19:06,111 Choo may be looking for that clutch one more time. 294 00:19:06,178 --> 00:19:09,848 Hands just able to break the hold of Paxley. Rolls through, reaches out. 295 00:19:09,915 --> 00:19:15,354 And in comes the former NXT Women's champion, Lyra Valkyria. 296 00:19:15,787 --> 00:19:20,559 [Book] That was well needed right there. Lyra coming in, doing what she does. 297 00:19:20,626 --> 00:19:23,629 Educated feet, man. Oh, yeah. 298 00:19:23,695 --> 00:19:26,598 [Vic] Northern lights suplex with a bridge and a near fall. 299 00:19:26,665 --> 00:19:28,534 [Book] Beautiful Northern lights, go figure. 300 00:19:28,600 --> 00:19:32,070 [Vic] Look at Valkyria, wise, right back on top of Wendy Choo 301 00:19:32,137 --> 00:19:33,372 trying to keep the pressure. 302 00:19:33,438 --> 00:19:36,642 And Choo was able to create a little separation in her own right. 303 00:19:36,708 --> 00:19:40,879 Back in comes Paxley. Paxley with one kick, now looking for a backbreaker. 304 00:19:40,946 --> 00:19:42,514 Excellently executed. 305 00:19:42,581 --> 00:19:44,983 -Big leg drop. -[Book] Oh, wow. 306 00:19:45,050 --> 00:19:48,387 -That's gotta be it. -[Vic] Could this be… And Rosemary. 307 00:19:48,453 --> 00:19:51,190 [Book] Great save. Great save right there. 308 00:19:52,791 --> 00:19:56,628 [Vic] Rosemary now could change the complexion of this matchup, 309 00:19:56,695 --> 00:20:02,100 as she has taken Lyra Valkyria for the moment out of the equation. 310 00:20:02,167 --> 00:20:03,368 [Book] What a shot. 311 00:20:03,435 --> 00:20:07,039 [Vic] Paxley's by herself and I don't know if Tatum realizes 312 00:20:07,105 --> 00:20:09,541 that she no longer has a partner for the moment. 313 00:20:09,608 --> 00:20:11,743 And she is in the wrong part of town, Book. 314 00:20:11,810 --> 00:20:16,114 [Book] Yes, indeed, but right now, Paxley's holding on, going up top. 315 00:20:16,181 --> 00:20:17,849 Oh, got caught. 316 00:20:17,916 --> 00:20:21,286 [Vic] That looked like it was right in the throat of Tatum Paxley. 317 00:20:21,353 --> 00:20:24,122 [Book] Right in the medulla. Right in the medulla, Vic. 318 00:20:24,189 --> 00:20:27,125 [Vic] You don't know that. Now you're just making up words. 319 00:20:27,192 --> 00:20:31,263 Choo could be looking for a big suplex. Paxley able to block. 320 00:20:31,330 --> 00:20:33,765 Wait a minute, did you see the tag? The tag was made. 321 00:20:33,832 --> 00:20:36,868 Rosemary is legal. Great job by the official. 322 00:20:36,935 --> 00:20:41,840 As Choo back up, looking for a belly to belly overhead style. 323 00:20:41,907 --> 00:20:46,678 But remember, it's Rosemary who is the legal superstar, right there. 324 00:20:48,413 --> 00:20:51,316 Into the cover, and Paxley. 325 00:20:51,984 --> 00:20:53,685 What presence of mind. 326 00:20:53,752 --> 00:20:56,855 [Book] Referee did a hell of a job right there catching that. 327 00:20:56,922 --> 00:21:01,159 [Vic] Hey, this isn't the NFL. Nice job by our officials here tonight. 328 00:21:01,927 --> 00:21:03,328 [Rosemary] Get up! 329 00:21:03,395 --> 00:21:05,998 [Vic] You can hear the frustration, you can hear the emotion 330 00:21:06,064 --> 00:21:07,966 coming out of Choo, coming out of Rosemary. 331 00:21:08,033 --> 00:21:12,337 There's Valkyria, risen from the ashes. Big kick. 332 00:21:12,404 --> 00:21:14,473 [Book] Great shot! 333 00:21:19,077 --> 00:21:20,279 [Vic] Paxley! 334 00:21:21,380 --> 00:21:27,653 Tag. And Valkyria, like she's done in the past, looking to soar. 335 00:21:30,055 --> 00:21:32,190 [crowd] One, two, three. 336 00:21:32,257 --> 00:21:36,495 [Vic] And the nightmares continue for Choo and Rosemary. 337 00:21:36,561 --> 00:21:38,630 -[Book] Wow. -[announcer] Here are your winners, 338 00:21:38,697 --> 00:21:45,370 the team of Tatum Paxley and Lyra Valkyria! 339 00:21:45,437 --> 00:21:48,940 [Vic] After everything she's been through, and that means Tatum Paxley, 340 00:21:49,007 --> 00:21:53,912 how good it must feel to have a friend by your side. 341 00:22:02,621 --> 00:22:04,956 Excuse me. Ava, Trick. 342 00:22:05,023 --> 00:22:07,626 Obviously not the way you wanted NXT to start tonight. 343 00:22:07,693 --> 00:22:10,228 No, it's not. And look, I don't know why Ethan Page did that, 344 00:22:10,295 --> 00:22:13,699 but that contract is getting signed tonight. Excuse me. 345 00:22:13,765 --> 00:22:16,068 Oh, best believe I'm signing that contract tonight. 346 00:22:16,134 --> 00:22:17,703 And once I see Page face to face, 347 00:22:17,769 --> 00:22:20,772 ain't nothing, no one, nien, nada gonna hold me back. 348 00:22:22,307 --> 00:22:24,042 [Vic] A determined Trick Williams. 349 00:22:24,109 --> 00:22:27,546 But there was a man who had his own form of a contract, 350 00:22:27,612 --> 00:22:30,415 and now he's trying to take matters into his own hands. 351 00:22:30,482 --> 00:22:35,287 The Don, Tony D'Angelo, will go one on one with TNA wrestler Hammerstone. 352 00:22:35,354 --> 00:22:37,422 It's going down live next. 353 00:22:40,559 --> 00:22:41,993 -Tavion. -Yes, sir. 354 00:22:42,060 --> 00:22:44,730 -So glad to finally have you back here. -Glad to be back. 355 00:22:44,796 --> 00:22:47,099 You went to Japan and you made a name for yourself. 356 00:22:47,165 --> 00:22:49,534 But more importantly, you went and made me proud. 357 00:22:49,601 --> 00:22:52,771 Charlie, the experience I gained in Japan, dope, man. 358 00:22:52,838 --> 00:22:56,007 And I'm telling you right now, I got light bulbs going off. Light bulbs. 359 00:22:56,074 --> 00:22:58,276 -That's what Japan does to a man. -Yes, sir. 360 00:22:58,343 --> 00:23:01,246 But now that you're back, Tavion, I need you and Myles 361 00:23:01,313 --> 00:23:03,815 -to take this tag division by storm. -Say less! 362 00:23:03,882 --> 00:23:06,651 All right? The Heritage cup is back where it belongs, 363 00:23:06,718 --> 00:23:09,388 -and I think the NQCC could do with… -What he's trying to say, 364 00:23:09,454 --> 00:23:11,456 is me and Myles missed you so much. 365 00:23:11,523 --> 00:23:13,759 I can't speak for him, because he gets all grumpy. 366 00:23:13,825 --> 00:23:16,795 Wren, Wren, Wren, look, you've been wonderful. 367 00:23:16,862 --> 00:23:20,966 Really, you have. You've been a valuable asset to the group. 368 00:23:21,032 --> 00:23:23,568 -I am? -She got us back Heritage cup, after all. 369 00:23:23,635 --> 00:23:25,237 I saw that. 370 00:23:25,303 --> 00:23:27,205 But if you're going to be a part of the NQCC… 371 00:23:27,272 --> 00:23:30,442 -Which I am. -…I need you to do something for yourself. 372 00:23:30,509 --> 00:23:33,278 I need you to make a name for yourself like Tavion has. 373 00:23:33,345 --> 00:23:36,014 -Like Myles. Like myself. -I hear you loud and clear. 374 00:23:36,081 --> 00:23:38,817 You are fired up and so am I. Let's freaking go. 375 00:23:43,021 --> 00:23:49,027 [Vic] The NQCC back to full strength. But what does Wren have in mind? 376 00:23:49,094 --> 00:23:52,097 ["Strictly business" playing] 377 00:24:14,319 --> 00:24:17,489 I am the man! Oh, yeah! 378 00:24:17,556 --> 00:24:18,356 [bell rings] 379 00:24:18,423 --> 00:24:21,626 [announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall. 380 00:24:21,693 --> 00:24:27,432 Introducing first, accompanied by the D'Angelo family. 381 00:24:27,499 --> 00:24:31,736 He is The Don of NXT: 382 00:24:31,803 --> 00:24:36,174 Tony D'Angelo! 383 00:24:37,843 --> 00:24:39,778 [Vic] Tony D'Angelo's The Don. 384 00:24:39,845 --> 00:24:41,713 He's a man of business. 385 00:24:41,780 --> 00:24:45,417 He asked his opponent tonight to take care of business. 386 00:24:45,484 --> 00:24:50,889 Paid him a little extra, if you go back to last week, the job didn't get done. 387 00:24:50,956 --> 00:24:55,827 Tony D'Angelo, tonight, is fighting with a lot of purpose, I would say. 388 00:24:55,894 --> 00:24:59,097 [Book] Yeah, I would think so. You pay a man to do a job, 389 00:24:59,164 --> 00:25:02,534 you want him to do that job and do that job well. 390 00:25:02,601 --> 00:25:04,669 And that didn't happen here. 391 00:25:05,804 --> 00:25:10,976 [announcer] And his opponent, Hammerstone! 392 00:25:11,042 --> 00:25:14,846 [Vic] And to that point, Booker, can you blame Hammerstone 393 00:25:14,913 --> 00:25:19,451 for not wanting to face the North American champion, Oba Femi, again? 394 00:25:19,518 --> 00:25:23,622 [Book] Look, man, Oba Femi is a generational talent, man. 395 00:25:23,688 --> 00:25:27,792 And I tell you, he's taken NXT by storm. 396 00:25:27,859 --> 00:25:31,429 And no bread, no water, 397 00:25:31,496 --> 00:25:35,467 just meat! Oh, yes. 398 00:25:35,533 --> 00:25:39,538 [Vic] When you look up in the record books as well, Oba Femi is closing in 399 00:25:39,604 --> 00:25:42,574 on becoming the longest reigning North American champions. 400 00:25:42,641 --> 00:25:47,445 [Book] Man, he's a bad, bad dude. That's all you got to say, Vic. 401 00:25:47,512 --> 00:25:51,049 Again, it was Tony D'Angelo who demanded Hammerstone 402 00:25:51,116 --> 00:25:53,418 go ask Ava for a rematch earlier tonight. 403 00:25:53,485 --> 00:25:55,353 And obviously you agree with Hammerstone, 404 00:25:55,420 --> 00:25:59,357 but I mean, should The Don maybe have gone and ask for his own match, 405 00:25:59,424 --> 00:26:02,594 If he wants someone to take care of business? Go do it yourself. 406 00:26:02,661 --> 00:26:06,097 [Book] Look here, The Don is in the squared circle right now. 407 00:26:06,164 --> 00:26:10,168 And sometimes when you want that job done, you got to do it yourself. 408 00:26:10,235 --> 00:26:13,605 -I respect that. I respect that, Vic. -[Vic] Family on the outside, 409 00:26:13,672 --> 00:26:16,741 Stacks, Luca Crusifino, Rizzo. 410 00:26:16,808 --> 00:26:19,177 You saw The Don looking over at them for a moment 411 00:26:19,244 --> 00:26:20,912 as they're shouting words of encouragement. 412 00:26:20,979 --> 00:26:24,015 Of course, the family always travels together, loyal as they come. 413 00:26:24,082 --> 00:26:28,119 [Book] Question is, should The Don get a portion of that money back? 414 00:26:28,186 --> 00:26:30,388 [Vic] I'll let you handle that. You're the businessman. 415 00:26:30,455 --> 00:26:33,625 You're the one, you know, Reality of Wrestling, radio shows. 416 00:26:33,692 --> 00:26:36,328 -I come to you for advice. -[Book] You right, you right. 417 00:26:36,394 --> 00:26:38,129 I think he should. Whoa, whoa. 418 00:26:38,196 --> 00:26:41,566 [Vic] Speaking of Oba Femi, as we mentioned, the champion, moments ago, 419 00:26:41,633 --> 00:26:43,735 keeping a close eye on this matchup. 420 00:26:43,802 --> 00:26:47,973 And look, Tony D'Angelo's not, he's not used to not getting his way. 421 00:26:48,039 --> 00:26:51,509 He's used to people doing what he asks and getting the job done, 422 00:26:51,576 --> 00:26:54,079 as now he just plants with a belly to belly, 423 00:26:54,145 --> 00:26:55,981 follows it up with another one on Hammerstone. 424 00:26:56,047 --> 00:26:59,084 And The Don now is rocking with a spinebuster. 425 00:26:59,150 --> 00:27:01,953 [Book] You know how tough this man is. We know The Don don't mind 426 00:27:02,020 --> 00:27:06,057 going out there and mixing it up, throwing hands, mano a mano. 427 00:27:06,124 --> 00:27:11,296 But he paid Hammerstone a whole lot of money to go out there and do a job, 428 00:27:11,363 --> 00:27:14,466 and he didn't do it, but should he take it this far? 429 00:27:14,532 --> 00:27:19,604 Should he take this route? I don't know. Oh, baby. That beast. 430 00:27:19,671 --> 00:27:22,307 [Vic] He may be rethinking a few things right now, 431 00:27:22,374 --> 00:27:25,176 hitting out Hammerstone, turning things around in this matchup. 432 00:27:25,243 --> 00:27:27,545 And he's got to have an eye out for the rest of the family. 433 00:27:27,612 --> 00:27:30,949 Even though Riz, Luca and Stacks got an eye on Tony D'Angelo, 434 00:27:31,016 --> 00:27:33,551 as we've seen them trying to shout words of encouragement already. 435 00:27:33,618 --> 00:27:38,223 Look at Hammerstone, hammering down on The Don, beating down Tony D'Angelo. 436 00:27:38,289 --> 00:27:42,127 [Book] Exactly what I'm talking about right here. Hammerstone told The Don… 437 00:27:42,193 --> 00:27:43,695 [Vic] Uh-oh! 438 00:27:43,762 --> 00:27:47,232 [Book] You've been in there with Oba Femi. Why take it out on me? 439 00:27:47,298 --> 00:27:49,834 Maybe that was the wrong choice, Vic. 440 00:27:49,901 --> 00:27:53,838 [Vic] And big overhead belly to belly. 441 00:27:54,706 --> 00:27:56,508 [Book] Rethinking it right now. Vic. 442 00:27:58,109 --> 00:28:00,145 I think The Don is rethinking. 443 00:28:00,211 --> 00:28:02,847 [Vic] I think you're right. Rolling to the outside. 444 00:28:05,950 --> 00:28:08,520 [man] Come on! Get in there! 445 00:28:08,586 --> 00:28:09,954 He's broken. 446 00:28:11,022 --> 00:28:12,357 [chuckles] 447 00:28:14,025 --> 00:28:17,162 -[Vic] He said he's broken. -[Book] I know. That's what I said. 448 00:28:17,228 --> 00:28:20,732 I mean, Oba Femi is a tough hill to climb. 449 00:28:20,799 --> 00:28:24,669 You can't blame Hammerstone for not making that climb, Vic. 450 00:28:24,736 --> 00:28:26,271 -[Vic] Wait a minute. -[referee] Seven! 451 00:28:26,337 --> 00:28:28,773 -[Vic] Tony D'Angelo right now. -[referee] Eight! 452 00:28:28,840 --> 00:28:30,442 [man] Come on! 453 00:28:30,508 --> 00:28:32,243 -[referee] Nine! -[Vic] The fam… 454 00:28:32,310 --> 00:28:33,578 -[man] Come on. -[referee] Ten! 455 00:28:33,645 --> 00:28:35,847 -[Vic] The referee just got up to ten? -[bell rings] 456 00:28:35,914 --> 00:28:37,382 [Vic] Hold on a second. 457 00:28:38,216 --> 00:28:44,889 [announcer] As a result of a count out, the winner of the match is Hammerstone. 458 00:28:44,956 --> 00:28:49,194 [Vic] But, The Don just… You said he was regrouping. The Don just… 459 00:28:49,594 --> 00:28:53,698 The Don just walked out. The family's just as confused as us. 460 00:28:53,765 --> 00:28:55,500 Look at the look on Rizzo's face. 461 00:28:55,567 --> 00:28:57,936 [Book] That's it, rethinking, Vic. Rethinking. 462 00:28:58,703 --> 00:29:02,140 [Vic] Well, that certainly is one way to think walking out. I mean… 463 00:29:03,141 --> 00:29:07,412 What in your opinion is going on with Tony D'Angelo right now? 464 00:29:07,479 --> 00:29:08,813 What's going through his mind? 465 00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:13,151 Tony D'Angelo is doing a lot of soul searching right now, Vic. 466 00:29:13,218 --> 00:29:15,487 I can't tell you what it is. I can't tell you. 467 00:29:15,553 --> 00:29:19,190 Fair enough, but there's a lot to be thinking about if you are Tony D'Angelo. 468 00:29:19,257 --> 00:29:21,559 There's also a lot going on here at NXT. 469 00:29:21,626 --> 00:29:24,095 We've talked about CM Punk, who's on his… 470 00:29:24,996 --> 00:29:29,234 Sorry for interrupting, but I have something that I need to show everyone. 471 00:29:29,300 --> 00:29:31,202 [Vic] Zachary Wentz, TNA wrestler. 472 00:29:31,269 --> 00:29:33,972 [Book] The hell is security at? What the hell? 473 00:29:34,506 --> 00:29:40,245 Last week, Trey and I were supposed to challenge for the NXT Tag Team titles, 474 00:29:40,311 --> 00:29:42,547 and this is why we didn't. 475 00:29:42,614 --> 00:29:46,284 Evan in the truck, please roll the footage that I sent to you. 476 00:29:46,351 --> 00:29:49,387 [crowd members yelling disapprovingly] 477 00:30:10,041 --> 00:30:13,044 [crowd booing] 478 00:30:20,251 --> 00:30:23,655 Now I don't know how long Trey's gonna be out for, 479 00:30:23,721 --> 00:30:25,557 but what I know is this: 480 00:30:25,623 --> 00:30:30,361 Wes, you are an absolute piece of garbage. 481 00:30:32,263 --> 00:30:34,432 You went to Trey's hometown. 482 00:30:35,099 --> 00:30:38,503 Bro, how many rides did we take in that car together? 483 00:30:39,737 --> 00:30:43,675 Can you not handle the fact that Trey and I moved on without you? 484 00:30:43,741 --> 00:30:50,748 Or maybe Mr. Big Solo Star is still bitter that I got my hand raised at No Mercy. 485 00:30:51,182 --> 00:30:52,951 [crowd member] Yeah! 486 00:30:53,017 --> 00:31:00,024 You deserve everything that's going to happen to you in Chicago. 487 00:31:02,660 --> 00:31:06,297 You thought losing to me at No Mercy was embarrassing? 488 00:31:06,364 --> 00:31:08,666 Well, on October 1st, 489 00:31:08,733 --> 00:31:13,004 the pain that I'm going to put you through in our street fight 490 00:31:13,071 --> 00:31:16,407 is going to be ten times worse. 491 00:31:16,474 --> 00:31:19,477 [crowd cheering] 492 00:31:20,511 --> 00:31:21,913 This ends 493 00:31:22,747 --> 00:31:24,315 in Chicago. 494 00:31:27,051 --> 00:31:31,723 [Vic] In Chicago, October 1st on our CW launch. 495 00:31:31,789 --> 00:31:34,759 It's the end of MSK. 496 00:31:34,826 --> 00:31:38,329 The trio of The Rascalz no longer ride together. 497 00:31:38,396 --> 00:31:40,298 It's the end of Lee and Wentz. 498 00:31:40,365 --> 00:31:43,301 And it's gonna end in a street fight. 499 00:31:43,735 --> 00:31:46,504 [crowd chanting] 500 00:31:46,571 --> 00:31:49,807 I don't know what got into Ethan. I don't know why he put Trick through that table. 501 00:31:49,874 --> 00:31:53,845 But this contract is not signed. So having a pretty rough night. 502 00:31:53,911 --> 00:31:58,750 Well, since I am a WWE fan, I see how these contract signings go. 503 00:31:58,816 --> 00:32:02,020 Fighting go, through tables, don't get the contract signed. 504 00:32:02,086 --> 00:32:04,389 Why don't you give me the contract and I'll get it done. 505 00:32:04,455 --> 00:32:06,291 Think you can get it done first day on the job? 506 00:32:06,357 --> 00:32:07,759 -For sure. -No. 507 00:32:07,825 --> 00:32:10,795 What do you mean "no"? So you don't know basketball? 508 00:32:10,862 --> 00:32:15,066 This is two time NBA All-Star from the Indiana Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton. 509 00:32:15,133 --> 00:32:17,068 He's also a gold medalist. 510 00:32:17,135 --> 00:32:20,805 You know what, Tyrese, you got this. Now give me some, player. 511 00:32:21,205 --> 00:32:23,408 -Who are you? -[confused] Oh, I… 512 00:32:23,808 --> 00:32:26,177 Rob… Robert Stone. 513 00:32:26,244 --> 00:32:30,181 Robert. Robert Stone, the guy who picked you up at the airport. 514 00:32:30,248 --> 00:32:32,317 -Anyways… -Whatever that was… 515 00:32:32,383 --> 00:32:35,720 Like I said, if you give me the contract, I'll get it out there and get it done. 516 00:32:35,787 --> 00:32:38,389 -All right. Thank you. I appreciate it. -I got you. 517 00:32:40,992 --> 00:32:44,195 -You told me you guys were best friends. -He's no friends with anyone. 518 00:32:45,129 --> 00:32:48,599 [Vic] Don't trust anything Robert Stone says. 519 00:32:49,233 --> 00:32:51,636 ["Light Switch" playing] 520 00:32:51,703 --> 00:32:52,537 [bell rings] 521 00:32:52,603 --> 00:32:56,007 [announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall. 522 00:32:56,074 --> 00:33:02,280 Introducing first, Ashante "Thee" Adonis! 523 00:33:02,347 --> 00:33:07,285 [Vic] All right. We're going to see Tyrese Haliburton from the Indiana Pacers. 524 00:33:07,352 --> 00:33:10,421 -take care of business, so to speak. -[Book] Hey man, look. 525 00:33:10,488 --> 00:33:13,558 -Later tonight. -[Book] Don't rain on the parade 526 00:33:13,624 --> 00:33:16,928 of Ashante "Thee" Adonis. 527 00:33:16,995 --> 00:33:19,230 -That music, it's like… -[Vic] He oozes confidence. 528 00:33:19,297 --> 00:33:22,734 -[Book] …the Debonair lounge, man. -[Vic] Oh my gosh. 529 00:33:24,569 --> 00:33:26,471 [Vic] Down, Booker. 530 00:33:29,574 --> 00:33:30,541 Fatal Influence, 531 00:33:30,608 --> 00:33:33,845 after a few confrontations with Lola Vice in the locker room 532 00:33:33,911 --> 00:33:36,647 Jacy Jayne, you'll be facing her one on one tonight. 533 00:33:36,714 --> 00:33:38,116 Confrontations? 534 00:33:38,182 --> 00:33:41,652 No, I don't think so. All we do is speak the truth. 535 00:33:41,719 --> 00:33:44,022 And you can either handle it like a mature woman 536 00:33:44,088 --> 00:33:47,825 or you can go cry about it like the rest of the woman in that locker room. 537 00:33:47,892 --> 00:33:49,761 Lola Vice? Great fighter. 538 00:33:49,827 --> 00:33:52,797 But in that teeny-tiny little brain of hers, 539 00:33:52,864 --> 00:33:56,334 she thinks she's a way bigger star than she actually is. 540 00:33:56,401 --> 00:33:58,336 And tonight I'm gonna prove it. 541 00:33:58,403 --> 00:34:00,705 You've also been targeted by Jaida Parker. 542 00:34:00,772 --> 00:34:05,076 Oh, okay, you mean the next it girl of NXT? Please. 543 00:34:05,143 --> 00:34:08,646 -We left her laying flat two weeks ago. -Heard she was looking for us. 544 00:34:08,713 --> 00:34:13,117 She acts all tough, but honey, if you wanted to find us, you would've. 545 00:34:13,184 --> 00:34:17,922 This women's division is slowly becoming the Fatal Influence division. 546 00:34:17,989 --> 00:34:22,193 Not Lola's, not Jaida's, and certainly not their little cheerleader, 547 00:34:22,260 --> 00:34:25,196 Kelani Jordan, who, by the way, has been ducking us. 548 00:34:25,263 --> 00:34:27,965 -I don't think she was actually… -You know what? That's enough. 549 00:34:28,032 --> 00:34:29,600 Let's go, girls. 550 00:34:33,071 --> 00:34:34,705 "Bigger star in my mind"? 551 00:34:34,772 --> 00:34:37,675 After I break her jaw, she won't be able to talk anymore. 552 00:34:37,742 --> 00:34:41,679 Fatal Influence has a problem with everyone. You, Jaida Parker… 553 00:34:41,746 --> 00:34:44,148 Yeah, but Jaida said she didn't need my help. right? 554 00:34:44,215 --> 00:34:47,151 -And I don't want hers either. -She did say that. 555 00:34:47,218 --> 00:34:51,422 Lola, I know you do not have my name in your mouth again. 556 00:34:51,489 --> 00:34:55,526 But, all right. Oh, Fatal Influence just left the set. 557 00:34:56,360 --> 00:35:00,798 Where do you think you're going? Fatal Influence is mine tonight. 558 00:35:00,865 --> 00:35:04,702 Yeah, you may not want my help, but I definitely don't want yours either. 559 00:35:04,769 --> 00:35:08,072 You can do whatever you want with them. [continues in Spanish] 560 00:35:08,139 --> 00:35:10,074 After I'm finished. 561 00:35:13,010 --> 00:35:17,648 Lola Vice, Jacy Jayne, still to come tonight on NXT, 562 00:35:17,715 --> 00:35:20,718 ["Let the Good Times Roll" playing] 563 00:35:24,288 --> 00:35:29,193 [announcer] Making his way to the ring, Eddy Thorpe! 564 00:35:29,260 --> 00:35:31,329 [Vic] From the DJ boot to the ring, 565 00:35:31,395 --> 00:35:36,601 Eddy Thorpe looking to prove a point tonight against Ashante "Thee" Adonis. 566 00:35:36,667 --> 00:35:40,805 I gotta go back to something you mentioned, Booker, before the break. 567 00:35:40,872 --> 00:35:45,176 The, the… What is the Debonair's Lounge? 568 00:35:45,243 --> 00:35:47,512 -[Book] Debonair, man. -[Vic] What is that? 569 00:35:47,578 --> 00:35:51,949 [Book] The fact that you don't know. Members Only, dawg. Members Only. 570 00:35:52,016 --> 00:35:55,052 [Vic] Let me know, then. You tell me Ashante's part of this lounge. 571 00:35:55,119 --> 00:35:59,357 [Book] If you don't know, that means you don't need to know. 572 00:35:59,423 --> 00:36:03,427 -[Vic] Oh! -[Book] Oh, yes! "Thee" Adonis. 573 00:36:03,494 --> 00:36:07,698 -Right out the gate, quick. I love it. -[Vic] Referee Chip Danning. 574 00:36:07,765 --> 00:36:10,168 [Book] Talking about, what are you talking about? 575 00:36:10,234 --> 00:36:12,904 [Vic] I'm not talking to you. I was talking about Chip Danning, 576 00:36:12,970 --> 00:36:15,373 who's trying to get Thorpe back up to ring the bell. 577 00:36:15,439 --> 00:36:18,676 Finally, this one's official, and right in again goes Adonis, 578 00:36:18,743 --> 00:36:23,047 and Thorpe able to catch him. I mean, do you disagree with this? 579 00:36:23,114 --> 00:36:25,616 Eddy Thorpe has been the same Eddy since he arrived. 580 00:36:25,683 --> 00:36:28,352 He's caused zero issues. In fact, he said of them, 581 00:36:28,419 --> 00:36:32,690 people try to see through him rather than accepting him for who he is. 582 00:36:32,757 --> 00:36:33,691 [Book] Are you saying Eddy… 583 00:36:33,758 --> 00:36:36,127 [Vic] I'm saying Adonis is gonna mess around and find out. 584 00:36:36,194 --> 00:36:39,096 [Book] Did you say Eddy hasn't evolved since he been here? 585 00:36:39,163 --> 00:36:40,631 [Vic] No, he's been the same guy. 586 00:36:40,698 --> 00:36:43,034 He hasn't been trying to get under people's skin. 587 00:36:43,100 --> 00:36:44,602 [Book] Oh! Okay. 588 00:36:45,903 --> 00:36:48,205 [Vic] I'm assuming you don't agree. I'll ask you this: 589 00:36:48,272 --> 00:36:51,909 Why is Eddy such an easy target, then? He's multi-talented. 590 00:36:51,976 --> 00:36:56,647 [Book] No, the thing is, Eddy Thorpe Is that guy that just so unassuming, Vic. 591 00:36:56,714 --> 00:36:59,850 He's not a guy that you think you're gonna have a problem with or anything like that. 592 00:36:59,917 --> 00:37:03,788 A deal. The bell rings and that's what I like about Eddy Thorpe. 593 00:37:03,854 --> 00:37:08,259 I'm glad to see Eddy back, because he's a fighter. I love everything about Eddy. 594 00:37:08,326 --> 00:37:09,126 How about that? 595 00:37:09,193 --> 00:37:11,229 [Vic] It's finally nice that you said something nice 596 00:37:11,295 --> 00:37:12,663 about someone else but Ashante. 597 00:37:12,730 --> 00:37:15,800 But let's go back to how this matchup began. How this match started. 598 00:37:15,866 --> 00:37:19,203 Because as Thorpe was making his way into the ring, bam! 599 00:37:19,270 --> 00:37:22,840 Out the gate, to quote you, Book, came Ashante "Thee" Adonis. 600 00:37:22,907 --> 00:37:25,176 Now it's Thorpe trying to battle back. 601 00:37:25,243 --> 00:37:29,413 [Book] You know what that is? That's a man, you know, no plan, no job, 602 00:37:29,480 --> 00:37:30,815 just business. 603 00:37:30,881 --> 00:37:34,719 I like the aggression in Ashante "Thee" Adonis. 604 00:37:34,785 --> 00:37:38,389 [Vic] Also before the break, it appears the Pacers All-Star guard, 605 00:37:38,456 --> 00:37:40,358 Olympic gold medalist Tyrese Haliburton, 606 00:37:40,424 --> 00:37:44,695 gonna handle our NXT Championship contract signing tonight. 607 00:37:44,762 --> 00:37:47,598 But as we focus on this matchup, and we just talked about Eddy Thorpe. 608 00:37:47,665 --> 00:37:51,202 Maybe Ashante should be more like Eddy Thorpe. Humble and polite. 609 00:37:52,103 --> 00:37:54,405 [Book] Come on, man, nice guys finish last. 610 00:37:54,472 --> 00:37:56,741 -[Vic] You just said you like Eddy. -[Book] I like Eddy Thorpe, 611 00:37:56,807 --> 00:37:59,610 but like I said, I like Eddy Thorpe with a little dirt on it. 612 00:37:59,677 --> 00:38:02,947 Eddy Thorpe needs to know exactly what this business is all about. 613 00:38:03,014 --> 00:38:05,950 And you know Vic, it's about checks. It's about championship. 614 00:38:06,017 --> 00:38:09,387 It's about champagne wishes and caviar dreams. 615 00:38:09,453 --> 00:38:12,323 [Vic] And you got all your stick in in one foul swoop here. 616 00:38:12,390 --> 00:38:14,392 And I mean, it's not even 9 o'clock yet. 617 00:38:14,458 --> 00:38:19,063 Well, maybe at one point a Ashante should realize maybe he isn't an Adonis. 618 00:38:19,130 --> 00:38:20,865 Maybe he should put more work in somewhere else. 619 00:38:20,931 --> 00:38:24,568 We've seen his eyes wandering in the locker room, and in the ringside. 620 00:38:24,635 --> 00:38:26,704 [Book] Just because you strike out a couple of times, 621 00:38:26,771 --> 00:38:30,241 don't make you a home run hitter. What are you talking about? 622 00:38:30,308 --> 00:38:32,476 [Vic] It's Eddy looking for the home run right now. 623 00:38:32,543 --> 00:38:35,846 After what you just said a few moments ago, you must not like Eddy that much. 624 00:38:35,913 --> 00:38:39,083 -[Book] I like Eddy. He's the king of the… -[Vic] Oh! 625 00:38:39,150 --> 00:38:42,953 [Book] But he's in there with our main right now, Vic. I love it. 626 00:38:43,688 --> 00:38:47,491 [Vic] These two laying it on the line here tonight. 627 00:38:47,558 --> 00:38:49,327 And they just don't like each other. 628 00:38:49,393 --> 00:38:52,163 You said it to me before on camera, off camera. 629 00:38:52,229 --> 00:38:55,666 Sometimes in the locker room, you just don't get along with people. 630 00:38:55,733 --> 00:38:57,835 -And you settle it in the ring. -[Book] You should. 631 00:38:57,902 --> 00:39:01,872 It's about mano a mano. It's about I want your spot. 632 00:39:01,939 --> 00:39:03,774 It's about moving up the ladder. 633 00:39:03,841 --> 00:39:07,978 And you cannot be thinking about anything but that one, just like Ashante is now. 634 00:39:08,045 --> 00:39:09,513 Beautiful drop kick. 635 00:39:09,580 --> 00:39:13,117 [Vic] That air drop drop kick from Adonis. Look at you. 636 00:39:13,184 --> 00:39:15,152 -[Book] Oh! -[Vic] One more time. 637 00:39:15,219 --> 00:39:17,455 [Book] Coming down from the heavens. 638 00:39:17,521 --> 00:39:22,626 [Vic] And it was Ashante who said that Eddy Thorpe has a one track mind. 639 00:39:22,693 --> 00:39:24,995 It was Thorpe who argued that point. 640 00:39:25,062 --> 00:39:29,567 You saw in the crowd for a moment the lucky woman here tonight 641 00:39:29,633 --> 00:39:33,671 that got the rose from the fashionista who just blew her another kiss. 642 00:39:33,738 --> 00:39:37,441 But he might just have kissed his chances in this matchup goodbye, 643 00:39:37,508 --> 00:39:40,010 -because he got caught and dropped. -[Book] Oh, no. 644 00:39:40,077 --> 00:39:43,347 [Vic] Like I said, Booker, maybe he should focus on the match. 645 00:39:43,748 --> 00:39:45,616 -[bell rings] -[Book] Man. 646 00:39:46,617 --> 00:39:51,122 [announcer] Here is your winner, Eddy Thorpe! 647 00:39:51,188 --> 00:39:53,691 -[Vic] So go ahead. Switch back. -[Book] I like Eddy. 648 00:39:53,758 --> 00:39:57,595 He's a hell of a talent. Got a hell of a future. 649 00:39:57,661 --> 00:39:59,797 Put the rocket on him. 650 00:39:59,864 --> 00:40:02,900 ["Let the Good Times Roll" playing] 651 00:40:02,967 --> 00:40:06,003 [Vic] Big victory tonight for Eddy Thorpe. 652 00:40:13,144 --> 00:40:14,612 Booker! 653 00:40:15,312 --> 00:40:17,114 CM Punk has arrived. 654 00:40:17,948 --> 00:40:24,054 CM Punk is here with a live microphone. Next on NXT. 655 00:40:24,121 --> 00:40:25,723 Book, Punk's here! 656 00:40:29,627 --> 00:40:34,198 Ridge Holland, you've given Chase U the biggest wake up call we've ever had. 657 00:40:34,265 --> 00:40:36,367 We welcomed you in with open arms. 658 00:40:38,602 --> 00:40:42,406 We wanted to be the people that said that they got Ridge Holland wrong, 659 00:40:42,473 --> 00:40:46,410 that they didn't know you like we knew you because they didn't have the chance to. 660 00:40:46,477 --> 00:40:49,914 We wanted to be able to say "I told you so", 661 00:40:50,748 --> 00:40:53,784 not the other way around. But seeing how you 662 00:40:54,518 --> 00:40:56,086 broke Mr. Chase, 663 00:40:57,955 --> 00:41:01,258 how you hurt Duke… I don't know who that person is. 664 00:41:01,325 --> 00:41:04,094 And Ridge, you broke my heart. 665 00:41:05,329 --> 00:41:08,365 -No! -[crowd booing] 666 00:41:10,134 --> 00:41:14,438 I hate that I was right, and that Duke was right, 667 00:41:14,505 --> 00:41:18,809 and Chase is hurt and that you think you can treat Thea like this. 668 00:41:20,044 --> 00:41:23,914 Yeah, we welcomed you in with open arms. We gave you a chance. 669 00:41:24,381 --> 00:41:27,785 But all you did was show the world who you really are. 670 00:41:27,852 --> 00:41:29,286 You're weak, Ridge. 671 00:41:29,353 --> 00:41:32,223 And next week, I'm gonna make things right. 672 00:41:32,289 --> 00:41:35,926 For Duke, for Mr. Chase, for you, Thea, 673 00:41:35,993 --> 00:41:40,331 to finally get you out of our lives once and for all. 674 00:41:45,502 --> 00:41:49,139 CM Punk, CM Punk, CM Punk! 675 00:41:49,206 --> 00:41:52,243 ["Cult of Personality" playing] 676 00:42:05,756 --> 00:42:10,227 ♪ Look in my eyes What do you see ♪ 677 00:42:11,495 --> 00:42:14,365 ♪ The cult of personality ♪ 678 00:42:15,966 --> 00:42:18,168 ♪ I know your anger ♪ 679 00:42:18,702 --> 00:42:20,938 ♪ I know your dreams ♪ 680 00:42:21,805 --> 00:42:24,208 ♪ I've been everything you wanna be ♪ 681 00:42:24,275 --> 00:42:27,278 -It's… -[crowd] …clobbering time! 682 00:42:27,344 --> 00:42:30,514 ♪ The cult of personality ♪ 683 00:42:31,682 --> 00:42:35,953 [announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome… 684 00:42:36,520 --> 00:42:42,426 CM Punk! 685 00:42:42,493 --> 00:42:47,264 [Vic] Saturday, October 5th, CM Punk is gonna enter hell 686 00:42:47,331 --> 00:42:50,701 against Drew McIntyre at Bad Blood. 687 00:42:50,768 --> 00:42:55,005 And we know this is a man with a one track mind. 688 00:42:55,072 --> 00:43:01,412 We heard his demeanor last night on RAW. What will it be here tonight? 689 00:43:01,478 --> 00:43:04,281 Listen to the NXT universe! 690 00:43:04,348 --> 00:43:06,984 [crowd] CM Punk, CM Punk, CM Punk! 691 00:43:07,051 --> 00:43:09,053 [Book] Give it up, y'all. 692 00:43:09,119 --> 00:43:12,923 [Vic] It's a man who has talked about the fun he has at the performance center, 693 00:43:12,990 --> 00:43:14,725 being able to give back. 694 00:43:14,792 --> 00:43:18,829 Sit back and enjoy CM Punk on NXT! 695 00:43:18,896 --> 00:43:21,899 [crowd cheering] 696 00:43:26,470 --> 00:43:28,572 [Book] The air in here is about to blow up. 697 00:43:33,277 --> 00:43:37,514 [crowd] CM Punk, CM Punk, CM Punk! 698 00:43:44,922 --> 00:43:48,692 I'm in a little bit of a different mood than I was last night. 699 00:43:48,759 --> 00:43:51,061 Did you guys see Monday Night RAW? 700 00:43:52,162 --> 00:43:57,034 All right. I wanted to get the business out of the way on Monday Night RAW, 701 00:43:57,101 --> 00:44:00,037 because I knew I was coming here and I didn't want to be in a bad mood. 702 00:44:00,104 --> 00:44:03,073 I wanted to have some fun. You guys want to have some fun? 703 00:44:03,140 --> 00:44:05,042 [crowd cheering] 704 00:44:06,276 --> 00:44:10,180 I watch NXT on the USA Network, 705 00:44:10,247 --> 00:44:13,050 and I see all you beautiful people… 706 00:44:13,117 --> 00:44:15,352 [crowd cheering] 707 00:44:15,419 --> 00:44:19,056 …but I've never been in the ring in this building 708 00:44:19,123 --> 00:44:22,960 surrounded by the NXT fanatics, so… 709 00:44:24,461 --> 00:44:26,163 This is pretty cool. 710 00:44:28,265 --> 00:44:33,103 [crowd] We love NXT! We love NXT! We love NXT! 711 00:44:33,170 --> 00:44:36,173 NXT, NXT, NXT! 712 00:44:38,175 --> 00:44:41,779 Now, a few of you, I recognize. You're here almost every week. 713 00:44:41,845 --> 00:44:47,818 And when I was rehabbing my tricep, I would try to sneak and watch the shows, 714 00:44:47,885 --> 00:44:51,288 and I would hide over here, and some of you would call me out. 715 00:44:53,724 --> 00:44:56,560 -That's okay. -[crowd] We saw you! We saw you! 716 00:44:56,627 --> 00:44:59,329 -You did. -[crowd member] I've seen you! 717 00:44:59,396 --> 00:45:04,068 I saw you see me. I can't, it's not a chant. Doesn't work. 718 00:45:04,134 --> 00:45:09,139 But I appreciate y'all, but sometimes it's hard to hide and watch the show. 719 00:45:09,206 --> 00:45:13,310 And I do enjoy watching the show. I appreciate the blood, sweat, and tears 720 00:45:13,377 --> 00:45:16,280 of every man and woman that comes out here. 721 00:45:16,346 --> 00:45:19,416 They're on national television at an early stage, 722 00:45:19,483 --> 00:45:23,020 and I enjoy watching the development of the men and women 723 00:45:23,087 --> 00:45:25,889 to become superstars of the future. 724 00:45:26,857 --> 00:45:28,058 Now, 725 00:45:28,525 --> 00:45:31,628 selfishly, there's a little bit of scouting going on, you know, 726 00:45:31,695 --> 00:45:35,165 because I know one day they're rubbing elbows with CM Punk, 727 00:45:35,232 --> 00:45:39,103 the next day they're throwing elbows at CM Punk, so… 728 00:45:39,169 --> 00:45:40,504 [crowd booing] 729 00:45:40,571 --> 00:45:43,073 I know sometime in the future, I'm going to butt heads 730 00:45:43,140 --> 00:45:46,143 with superstars like Lexus King. 731 00:45:46,210 --> 00:45:48,579 [crowd booing] 732 00:45:48,645 --> 00:45:50,514 Come on. You see that beard? 733 00:45:51,348 --> 00:45:52,816 It's fantastic. 734 00:45:54,284 --> 00:45:57,321 Carmelo Hayes tearing it up on SmackDown right now. 735 00:45:57,387 --> 00:46:00,390 [crowd cheering] 736 00:46:00,991 --> 00:46:03,761 -Ethan Page. -[crowd booing] 737 00:46:07,498 --> 00:46:11,368 And, hey, not to start any rumors, but I'm sure sooner or later, 738 00:46:11,435 --> 00:46:14,705 I'm going to be standing across the ring from Bron Breakker. 739 00:46:14,772 --> 00:46:19,476 [crowd cheering and barking] 740 00:46:20,677 --> 00:46:24,648 Okay, let's keep it light. Let's keep it moving, you know. 741 00:46:24,715 --> 00:46:28,318 -Je'von Evans. -[crowd cheering] 742 00:46:28,385 --> 00:46:30,687 I was talking to Je'von Evans before I came out here. 743 00:46:30,754 --> 00:46:34,124 I have T-shirts that are older than Je'von Evans. 744 00:46:36,059 --> 00:46:39,062 -[crowd member] We love you, Punk! -I love you, too. 745 00:46:39,129 --> 00:46:41,398 [crowd cheering] 746 00:46:41,465 --> 00:46:42,666 And I love NXT. 747 00:46:42,733 --> 00:46:47,571 Shawn Michaels called me up because he knew I loved NXT, 748 00:46:47,638 --> 00:46:49,473 and he said: "Hey, listen". 749 00:46:49,540 --> 00:46:51,308 [in raspy voice] He said: "Hey, listen, kid". 750 00:46:51,375 --> 00:46:53,177 [in normal voice] That's what he said. 751 00:46:53,243 --> 00:46:58,382 He told me that the NXT debut on the CW network was going to be October 1st, 752 00:46:58,448 --> 00:47:01,852 and he told me it was going to be in my hometown, Chicago, Illinois. 753 00:47:01,919 --> 00:47:03,220 [crowd cheering] 754 00:47:03,287 --> 00:47:05,422 So I went ahead and I asked… 755 00:47:06,557 --> 00:47:12,095 Okay, I begged Shawn to be a part of it, because I love Chicago and I love NXT. 756 00:47:12,162 --> 00:47:15,365 And not only did he agree to let me be a part of it, 757 00:47:15,432 --> 00:47:19,336 that reckless 1995 Shawn came out and he said: 758 00:47:19,403 --> 00:47:22,706 "Kid, you can do whatever you want on the show." 759 00:47:22,773 --> 00:47:24,808 [crowd cheering] 760 00:47:24,875 --> 00:47:27,978 Very dangerous, Shawn. Very dangerous. 761 00:47:28,045 --> 00:47:32,616 So I came up with an idea that's, in my opinion, pretty special. 762 00:47:33,083 --> 00:47:35,619 And you've got to be kidding me. 763 00:47:35,686 --> 00:47:38,121 ["All Fall Down" playing] 764 00:47:46,530 --> 00:47:49,533 [crowd booing] 765 00:47:49,600 --> 00:47:53,503 [Vic] That's the NXT Women's champion Roxanne Perez. 766 00:47:54,905 --> 00:47:55,906 I… 767 00:47:57,207 --> 00:47:58,375 You're even at a loss. 768 00:47:58,442 --> 00:48:03,113 [Book] Vic, she's always been a big fan of CM Punk. 769 00:48:05,382 --> 00:48:06,683 I get it. 770 00:48:09,720 --> 00:48:11,955 [crowd booing] 771 00:48:12,022 --> 00:48:13,557 Look… 772 00:48:14,992 --> 00:48:16,593 Look, I'm… 773 00:48:21,064 --> 00:48:23,634 Look, I'm sorry to interrupt you, Punk. 774 00:48:23,700 --> 00:48:27,070 I promise I'll let you get back to your big announcement 775 00:48:27,137 --> 00:48:29,039 that's probably about Giulia, 776 00:48:29,106 --> 00:48:33,644 because everybody just can't seem to get enough of Giulia, huh? But… 777 00:48:34,444 --> 00:48:36,179 All of that aside… 778 00:48:37,814 --> 00:48:41,618 Thirteen year old me would be freaking out right now, 779 00:48:41,685 --> 00:48:44,521 sharing the ring with best in the world, 780 00:48:44,588 --> 00:48:49,026 my favorite wrestler of all time, CM Punk. 781 00:48:49,493 --> 00:48:52,529 [crowd cheering] 782 00:48:53,764 --> 00:48:55,332 You know, um… 783 00:48:55,933 --> 00:48:59,636 You're one of the main reasons why I'm here in the WWE. 784 00:49:01,071 --> 00:49:04,975 I always looked up to you. I followed in your footsteps. 785 00:49:05,042 --> 00:49:08,812 I mean, the voice of the voiceless. 786 00:49:10,013 --> 00:49:11,748 You were my voice. 787 00:49:14,284 --> 00:49:15,419 But… 788 00:49:16,386 --> 00:49:18,722 I always did prefer your wife. 789 00:49:18,789 --> 00:49:21,858 [crowd cheering] 790 00:49:24,027 --> 00:49:27,164 [crowd] AJ, AJ, AJ! 791 00:49:31,301 --> 00:49:33,570 Seriously though. Seriously, seriously. 792 00:49:33,637 --> 00:49:35,906 You don't understand how happy I was 793 00:49:35,973 --> 00:49:40,077 when you finally returned at Survivor Series. Ten years! 794 00:49:40,143 --> 00:49:44,348 Ten years of me impatiently waiting for you to finally come back. 795 00:49:44,414 --> 00:49:47,851 And now you're here and, look, I'll let you get back to it. 796 00:49:47,918 --> 00:49:50,754 But before you do, I just… 797 00:49:50,821 --> 00:49:54,758 I just wanted to tell you that I finally realized… 798 00:49:58,028 --> 00:50:00,630 I should have been a Drew McIntyre fan. 799 00:50:00,697 --> 00:50:03,500 [crowd] Oh! 800 00:50:03,967 --> 00:50:06,503 And I know why you're here, Punk. 801 00:50:06,570 --> 00:50:09,406 I know exactly why you want to show up in Chicago. 802 00:50:09,473 --> 00:50:12,809 And that's because you want one last moment of glory 803 00:50:12,876 --> 00:50:16,146 before Drew ends your career at Hell in the South. 804 00:50:16,213 --> 00:50:17,214 [CM Punk] Ha! 805 00:50:17,280 --> 00:50:20,650 But you know what? Just stay home, Punk. 806 00:50:21,218 --> 00:50:25,389 Just stay home with Larry, because I don't want you there. 807 00:50:25,455 --> 00:50:27,090 I don't need you there. 808 00:50:27,157 --> 00:50:31,428 Yeah, maybe everybody else wants CM Punk there, but I don't. 809 00:50:33,063 --> 00:50:36,133 Because when I beat Giulia, 810 00:50:36,900 --> 00:50:40,103 Chicago's not going to be your town anymore. 811 00:50:40,170 --> 00:50:42,038 It's going to be mine. 812 00:50:42,105 --> 00:50:44,674 [crowd booing] 813 00:50:45,675 --> 00:50:50,047 What you need to realize is that this isn't about you. 814 00:50:50,113 --> 00:50:52,015 This isn't about Giulia. 815 00:50:52,082 --> 00:50:55,852 This is about one person and one person only. 816 00:50:55,919 --> 00:50:57,821 And that's me. 817 00:50:57,888 --> 00:50:59,823 [crowd member shouting intelligibly] 818 00:51:02,058 --> 00:51:03,560 Shut up. 819 00:51:08,632 --> 00:51:10,600 Can I retort? 820 00:51:11,334 --> 00:51:13,970 Um, no, I wasn't done yet. 821 00:51:19,843 --> 00:51:24,347 Look, I don't care how big Giulia is in Japan. 822 00:51:24,414 --> 00:51:29,219 I'm big all around the globe. I am untouchable. 823 00:51:31,021 --> 00:51:34,491 Tell me when I'm telling lies. 824 00:51:35,926 --> 00:51:39,963 Because a wise man once said: 825 00:51:40,030 --> 00:51:43,300 "I'd rather be hated for who I am 826 00:51:44,334 --> 00:51:47,204 than loved for who I'm not." 827 00:51:49,973 --> 00:51:53,310 Well, you're certainly on your way to being hated, aren't you? 828 00:51:55,579 --> 00:51:58,982 I think you assume that I'm upset that you came out here 829 00:51:59,049 --> 00:52:02,853 and stepped all over my big announcement, but I kind of love it. 830 00:52:02,919 --> 00:52:05,555 The balls on Roxanne. 831 00:52:07,324 --> 00:52:10,627 I love it, kid. Maximize your minutes. 832 00:52:10,694 --> 00:52:14,664 If anybody can appreciate an overconfident champion… 833 00:52:15,966 --> 00:52:17,367 it's me. 834 00:52:18,869 --> 00:52:23,240 And that chip on your shoulder, man, I used to have one just like it. 835 00:52:23,306 --> 00:52:26,977 In fact, it was about the size of you. 836 00:52:27,043 --> 00:52:28,812 [crowd] Oh! 837 00:52:29,579 --> 00:52:30,847 Yeah. 838 00:52:37,721 --> 00:52:40,557 That chip is what made me the best in the world. 839 00:52:41,358 --> 00:52:42,792 This chip 840 00:52:43,460 --> 00:52:45,595 is what makes you the best. 841 00:52:47,163 --> 00:52:51,701 Maybe not just in NXT, maybe in WWE. 842 00:52:52,435 --> 00:52:55,672 Because, ladies and gentlemen, I was in Portland last night. 843 00:52:55,739 --> 00:53:01,111 I watched Bianca Belair and Iyo Sky absolutely go toe to toe 844 00:53:01,178 --> 00:53:05,849 and tear the house down. And the entire time, I was thinking: 845 00:53:05,916 --> 00:53:12,622 Wow, you know who would fit in right here with these two bad-ass ladies? Roxanne. 846 00:53:12,689 --> 00:53:16,493 You know who might be better than these two women? 847 00:53:17,027 --> 00:53:18,495 Roxanne. 848 00:53:19,062 --> 00:53:21,264 But none of that's gonna matter 849 00:53:21,331 --> 00:53:24,801 when you get your ass handed to you in Chicago by Giulia. 850 00:53:24,868 --> 00:53:26,203 [crowd cheering] 851 00:53:27,404 --> 00:53:31,341 I don't know Giulia. I didn't come out here to talk about Giulia. 852 00:53:31,408 --> 00:53:35,212 I do know you, but I also didn't come here to talk about you. 853 00:53:38,615 --> 00:53:40,717 We can talk about Giulia if you want. 854 00:53:40,784 --> 00:53:42,185 [crowd] Yeah! 855 00:53:42,252 --> 00:53:44,854 Seems to annoy a certain somebody. 856 00:53:44,921 --> 00:53:47,924 [crowd member shouting intelligibly] 857 00:53:50,894 --> 00:53:55,832 [crowd chanting] 858 00:53:59,269 --> 00:54:04,007 ["Time of Arrival" playing] 859 00:54:16,553 --> 00:54:18,288 [Vic] And there, Booker, 860 00:54:19,055 --> 00:54:23,893 is the number one contender to the NXT Women's Championship. 861 00:54:26,463 --> 00:54:32,602 The international sensation, who The Prodigy has not taken her eyes off of. 862 00:54:34,971 --> 00:54:37,807 Talk about combustible elements. 863 00:54:38,541 --> 00:54:42,279 The fuse has been lit here tonight. 864 00:55:00,030 --> 00:55:01,598 Roxanne. 865 00:55:03,066 --> 00:55:05,802 The countdown is on. 866 00:55:08,371 --> 00:55:13,043 You have two weeks left. 867 00:55:19,115 --> 00:55:20,350 [Vic] Whoa. 868 00:55:31,995 --> 00:55:34,230 CM Punk running interference. 869 00:55:34,898 --> 00:55:39,636 Because we're gonna find out who is the best, who will lead this new era, 870 00:55:39,703 --> 00:55:44,874 in Chicago on October 1, the CW premiere for the NXT Women's title. 871 00:55:46,409 --> 00:55:48,478 Kelani Jordan, let's get right into this. 872 00:55:48,545 --> 00:55:52,382 Earlier tonight, Fallon Henley said that you were ducking Fatal Influence. 873 00:55:52,449 --> 00:55:57,721 -Is that true? -Me ducking them? Interesting. 874 00:55:57,787 --> 00:56:01,691 You know, Sarah, when it comes to Fatal Influence, no one's off limits. 875 00:56:01,758 --> 00:56:05,528 They'll verbally and physically attack anyone they see. 876 00:56:05,595 --> 00:56:09,466 And I'm aware, as North American champion, I have a target on my back. 877 00:56:09,532 --> 00:56:13,903 But I'm gonna defend this title against women who excel in the ring, 878 00:56:13,970 --> 00:56:16,740 not women who excel at throwing insults. 879 00:56:16,806 --> 00:56:20,977 But think about last week. Jordynne Grace was here, looking like a total bad-ass 880 00:56:21,044 --> 00:56:24,514 when she defended her TNA Knockouts title in an open challenge. 881 00:56:24,581 --> 00:56:27,283 And it's kind of had me thinking and feeling inspired 882 00:56:27,350 --> 00:56:30,754 that maybe I should hold my own open challenge one day. 883 00:56:30,820 --> 00:56:33,390 But if I do, or when I do, 884 00:56:33,456 --> 00:56:36,593 I better see one of those Fatal Influence girls step up to the plate 885 00:56:36,659 --> 00:56:38,294 and put their money where their mouth is. 886 00:56:38,361 --> 00:56:41,998 Kelani, Kelani, Charles, Charlie Dempsey, you know him, 887 00:56:42,065 --> 00:56:45,168 he told me to make an opportunity for myself, so… 888 00:56:45,635 --> 00:56:48,738 -Oh! -I'm doing it now! 889 00:56:49,773 --> 00:56:51,574 -Ah! -Hell, no. 890 00:56:54,878 --> 00:56:57,647 -This i No Mercy. -The hell is going on with T, 891 00:56:57,714 --> 00:56:59,616 walking out On Hammerstone? 892 00:57:00,083 --> 00:57:03,553 -T, let's go find Hammerstone. -Forget him. 893 00:57:03,620 --> 00:57:05,755 -What about Oba? -What about him? 894 00:57:05,822 --> 00:57:08,691 -A lot of talk on the streets. -Who cares about the streets? 895 00:57:08,758 --> 00:57:11,428 T, when are you gonna step back in the ring with Oba? 896 00:57:11,895 --> 00:57:15,865 -Right place, right time. -Cause you're the one who can beat him. 897 00:57:15,932 --> 00:57:18,168 Kid, you're not thinking about all the angles here. 898 00:57:18,234 --> 00:57:20,203 Tony, what's going on? 899 00:57:21,671 --> 00:57:24,207 Nothing. It's nothing. 900 00:57:24,274 --> 00:57:27,610 -Hey, are you hurt? How long? -What's the matter with you? 901 00:57:27,677 --> 00:57:30,647 -I'm fine. -Well, if you're not injured… 902 00:57:31,414 --> 00:57:34,384 -What is it? -Tony? What is it? 903 00:57:34,451 --> 00:57:36,886 -What do you want me to say? -I don't know, the truth? 904 00:57:36,953 --> 00:57:38,321 I'm afraid! 905 00:57:38,755 --> 00:57:41,825 that's the truth. I'm afraid, damn it. 906 00:57:42,926 --> 00:57:46,629 I'm supposed to be The Don of NXT. I'm supposed to lead the family. 907 00:57:46,696 --> 00:57:48,932 Afraid of no one, afraid of nothing. 908 00:57:48,998 --> 00:57:52,001 Never back down from a fight I can't handle. 909 00:57:55,438 --> 00:57:57,607 But it's different with this guy. 910 00:57:58,041 --> 00:58:03,480 He's a machine. He's a destroyer. He's not human. And I can't beat him! 911 00:58:06,516 --> 00:58:07,917 There it is. 912 00:58:09,118 --> 00:58:10,587 I said it. 913 00:58:13,456 --> 00:58:15,758 -["Substance Over Style" playing] -[bell rings] 914 00:58:15,825 --> 00:58:19,629 [announcer] The following is a Tag Team match scheduled for one fall. 915 00:58:19,696 --> 00:58:24,400 Introducing the NXT Heritage Cup champions: 916 00:58:24,467 --> 00:58:27,470 No Quarter Catch Crew! 917 00:58:28,137 --> 00:58:30,106 [Vic] I've never seen The Don… 918 00:58:31,007 --> 00:58:33,409 [announcer] And their opponents already in the ring: 919 00:58:33,476 --> 00:58:37,447 Cedric Alexander and Je'von Evans! 920 00:58:37,513 --> 00:58:39,015 [Vic] Never heard The Don like that, 921 00:58:39,082 --> 00:58:41,784 but we gotta move on with Tag Team Action here. 922 00:58:41,851 --> 00:58:44,988 No Quarter Catch Crew back to full strength. 923 00:58:45,054 --> 00:58:48,791 See Wren Sinclair cleared out here. She's doing her best to stay away from Kelani, 924 00:58:48,858 --> 00:58:51,427 but it's Je'von Evans going right at Tavion Heights. 925 00:58:51,494 --> 00:58:53,830 [Book] Give a little payback, Vic. A little payback. 926 00:58:53,897 --> 00:58:56,299 [Vic] You can say that again, because it was Tavion Heights 927 00:58:56,366 --> 00:59:00,036 who really turned things around last week in that Heritage Cup Championship matchup. 928 00:59:00,103 --> 00:59:03,239 And look, how did Evans step up in that cup match last week? 929 00:59:03,306 --> 00:59:05,575 Did he answer some questions about his ability? 930 00:59:05,642 --> 00:59:08,478 [Book] I talked about the highest stakes situation this kid found himself in. 931 00:59:08,544 --> 00:59:11,447 You could say if it wasn't for Tavion Heights, 932 00:59:11,514 --> 00:59:14,384 we'd have a new Heritage Cup Champion. 933 00:59:14,450 --> 00:59:15,618 [Vic] Cover. And I would agree with that. 934 00:59:15,685 --> 00:59:19,088 And there is Cedric Alexander, who's been an open book to the locker room. 935 00:59:19,155 --> 00:59:21,624 Someone who has won gold in the WWE. Bam! 936 00:59:21,691 --> 00:59:24,427 Someone who's willing to give advice to all those that will take it. 937 00:59:24,494 --> 00:59:26,896 But it is Myles Borne now who's in control. 938 00:59:26,963 --> 00:59:29,332 Another tag. Back in comes Tavion Heights. 939 00:59:29,399 --> 00:59:34,103 And it appears that Heights did exactly what Charlie wanted him to do in Japan. 940 00:59:34,170 --> 00:59:36,272 [Book] Yes… Whoa, whoa! 941 00:59:36,339 --> 00:59:38,341 [Vic] Into the cover, hook of the leg, and Alexander. 942 00:59:38,408 --> 00:59:41,411 [Book] Went to the Orient and got that invaluable knowledge. 943 00:59:41,477 --> 00:59:44,213 I'm gonna tell you right there, they do it differently over there. 944 00:59:44,280 --> 00:59:47,216 You become a grown, grown man. 945 00:59:47,283 --> 00:59:51,087 The best you can possibly be working in those dojos, man. 946 00:59:51,154 --> 00:59:54,557 [Vic] To your point then, what is now the ceiling for the No Quarter Catch Crew? 947 00:59:54,624 --> 00:59:57,694 [Book] I mean the top. You know what I mean? Tag Team championship, 948 00:59:57,760 --> 01:00:02,065 singles championship, women's championship, everything. 949 01:00:02,131 --> 01:00:05,335 When I say everything, I mean everything, man. 950 01:00:05,401 --> 01:00:07,870 [Vic] Charlie Dempsey right there, he's with Wren Sinclair, 951 01:00:07,937 --> 01:00:13,543 who was very happy to see the return of Tavion Heights last week here on NXT. And 952 01:00:13,609 --> 01:00:17,313 I want to remind everybody, for as busy as tonight has been, 953 01:00:17,380 --> 01:00:20,650 Tyrese Haliburton, the All-Star guard from the Indiana Pacers, 954 01:00:20,717 --> 01:00:26,055 the Olympic gold medalist, he will handle the NXT championship contract signing, 955 01:00:26,122 --> 01:00:29,859 still to come, between Page and Trick Williams as a tag was made. 956 01:00:29,926 --> 01:00:32,762 Cedric's not legal as The Young OG, Je'von Evans. 957 01:00:32,829 --> 01:00:34,697 [Book] I like that kid Haliburton, but right now, 958 01:00:34,764 --> 01:00:36,699 I like what's happening in the middle of that ring 959 01:00:36,766 --> 01:00:40,336 with The Young OG and Cedric Alexander. You know what? 960 01:00:40,403 --> 01:00:43,906 People might wonder why Cedric Alexander brought back to NXT 961 01:00:43,973 --> 01:00:47,944 and want to help out this young kid. Beautiful! Beautiful! 962 01:00:48,011 --> 01:00:51,381 I like this kid. Having a mentor like Cedric, I give him credit. 963 01:00:51,447 --> 01:00:52,582 I give him a lot of credit. 964 01:00:52,649 --> 01:00:55,385 [Vic] Cedric certainly has embraced his role here at NXT. 965 01:00:55,451 --> 01:00:59,188 Je'von certainly has taken the advice of Cedric Alexander, 966 01:00:59,255 --> 01:01:02,125 as Alexander and Evans right now, 967 01:01:02,191 --> 01:01:05,061 No Quarter Catch Crew's not going to like the view. 968 01:01:06,262 --> 01:01:09,399 -[Book] Yeah! -[Vic] The Young OG bouncing all around. 969 01:01:09,465 --> 01:01:12,168 -[crowd cheering] -[wrestlers shouting] 970 01:01:16,406 --> 01:01:20,143 [Vic] Back live on NXT, Je'von Evans teaming with Cedric Alexander 971 01:01:20,209 --> 01:01:21,978 to take on the No Quarter Catch Crew, 972 01:01:22,045 --> 01:01:24,681 and their members Tavion Heights, Myles Borne. 973 01:01:24,747 --> 01:01:26,449 It was Tavion Heights who returned last week, 974 01:01:26,516 --> 01:01:28,918 cost Je'von Evans, some would say, 975 01:01:28,985 --> 01:01:31,988 the Heritage Cup against Charlie Dempsey, who's on the outside. 976 01:01:32,055 --> 01:01:35,658 Dempsey declared that Heights, Borne are going to take over 977 01:01:35,725 --> 01:01:38,294 the Tag Team division, and it starts tonight. 978 01:01:38,361 --> 01:01:41,831 It was also Wren Sinclair who literally took Charlie's advice tonight. 979 01:01:41,898 --> 01:01:44,434 The slap heard through the women's locker room 980 01:01:44,500 --> 01:01:46,335 when she connected with Kelani Jordan, 981 01:01:46,402 --> 01:01:51,207 but it's The Young OG trying to collect himself, break free and make a tag, 982 01:01:51,274 --> 01:01:54,944 as he desperately needs to get to Cedric Alexander. 983 01:01:55,011 --> 01:01:58,481 Myles Borne shutting that down. And you take a look at Tavion Heights. 984 01:01:58,548 --> 01:02:01,284 His growth certainly will help Myles Borne now that he's returned. 985 01:02:01,350 --> 01:02:05,421 [Book] Yes, man, I'm talking about iron sharpens iron, and oh! 986 01:02:05,488 --> 01:02:08,591 -That time in Japan… -[Vic] Big power slam, cover and kick out. 987 01:02:08,658 --> 01:02:11,961 [Book] Oh, so close, so close, Vic. 988 01:02:12,028 --> 01:02:14,263 [Vic] Take another look. Feel the impact. 989 01:02:14,330 --> 01:02:16,899 -As you were saying, Booker. -[Book] That's what I'm talking about. 990 01:02:16,966 --> 01:02:21,637 Just being around Tavion, a guy that's gonna make you work just that much harder. 991 01:02:21,704 --> 01:02:25,074 Myles Borne is not a kid that's gonna sit on the sideline or anything like that. 992 01:02:25,141 --> 01:02:28,845 He wants his piece of the action. Oh, whoa, so close. 993 01:02:28,911 --> 01:02:30,713 [Vic] Another kick out by Je'von Evans. 994 01:02:30,780 --> 01:02:33,950 And you got to go back to that pinning attempt by Tavion Heights. 995 01:02:34,016 --> 01:02:36,652 You go back a month ago, I don't know if he would have had the wherewithal 996 01:02:36,719 --> 01:02:39,922 to tuck that arm back and pull Evans away from the bottom rope. 997 01:02:39,989 --> 01:02:44,961 [Book] You can see the wheels in this kid's head just turning, man. 998 01:02:45,027 --> 01:02:49,265 The knowledge, that wealth of knowledge that he got in the Orient 999 01:02:49,332 --> 01:02:51,367 over there in Japan, you gotta love it, man. 1000 01:02:51,434 --> 01:02:54,036 [Vic] Evans trying his best to fight back… Side step! 1001 01:02:54,103 --> 01:02:55,538 He was able to connect with a right. 1002 01:02:55,605 --> 01:02:59,542 Someone argued that Evans should be given another opportunity at the Heritage Cup. 1003 01:02:59,609 --> 01:03:01,978 [Book] Come on, you got to earn your medal. 1004 01:03:02,044 --> 01:03:03,913 [Vic] It was stolen from him by Heights. 1005 01:03:03,980 --> 01:03:06,616 And maybe that's what Evans is saying right now! 1006 01:03:06,682 --> 01:03:11,053 [Book] Oh, baby. Here it is, he's getting bouncy! 1007 01:03:11,120 --> 01:03:13,856 [Vic] He better bounce his way quickly over, makes the tag. 1008 01:03:13,923 --> 01:03:16,959 In comes Cedric Alexander. In comes Myles Borne. 1009 01:03:17,026 --> 01:03:20,830 And now it's Alexander turning things around for his team in this matchup. 1010 01:03:20,897 --> 01:03:23,232 [Book] Talked about Cedric Alexander a couple weeks ago, 1011 01:03:23,299 --> 01:03:26,602 -about the extra ten pounds of muscle. -[Vic] Wait a minute. 1012 01:03:26,669 --> 01:03:30,873 [Book] Oh, and the quickness. And the quickness. You gotta love it, man. 1013 01:03:30,940 --> 01:03:33,810 [Vic] A two for one special for Cedric Alexander. 1014 01:03:33,876 --> 01:03:37,013 Picking up some steam, charging in. 1015 01:03:37,880 --> 01:03:40,983 And this one, Alexander is so dangerous. 1016 01:03:41,050 --> 01:03:46,389 -Drop kick to the back of the neck. -[Book] So versatile, Vic. So versatile. 1017 01:03:46,455 --> 01:03:49,292 -Cedric Alexander. -[Cedric] Come on! 1018 01:03:50,927 --> 01:03:54,830 [Vic] Alexander now trying to hoist up, blocked by Heights, of course, 1019 01:03:54,897 --> 01:03:57,667 with the Olympic pedigree, what he's learned over in Japan. 1020 01:03:57,733 --> 01:03:59,969 Just got caught, Michinoku driver! 1021 01:04:00,036 --> 01:04:02,138 This could be it. Center of the ring. 1022 01:04:02,205 --> 01:04:07,944 And oh, Myles Born just able to break up the count 1023 01:04:08,010 --> 01:04:11,080 and then turn right around and he just got tossed to the outside. 1024 01:04:11,147 --> 01:04:15,117 And now it's Alexander and Heights, and Tavion be cleaning! 1025 01:04:15,184 --> 01:04:16,586 -[Book] Wow! -[Vic] Cedric Alexander. 1026 01:04:16,652 --> 01:04:18,654 [Book] Turned inside out, man. 1027 01:04:19,989 --> 01:04:21,190 [Vic] Heights, 1028 01:04:21,791 --> 01:04:23,693 tagging back in Borne. 1029 01:04:24,627 --> 01:04:28,297 And Charlie Dempsey's plan certainly has come together 1030 01:04:28,364 --> 01:04:29,932 for the No Quarter Catch Crew. 1031 01:04:29,999 --> 01:04:33,236 [Book] What a hell of a Tag Team matchup we got here tonight. 1032 01:04:33,302 --> 01:04:35,338 Is that going to be enough, Vic? 1033 01:04:35,404 --> 01:04:37,540 -[Vic] Into the cover, Alexander. -[Book] So close. 1034 01:04:37,607 --> 01:04:39,442 [Vic] Alexander just got that right shoulder, 1035 01:04:39,508 --> 01:04:42,345 but that is what Dempsey right there is telling Wren Sinclair. 1036 01:04:42,411 --> 01:04:44,380 They have been wearing down Cedric Alexander. 1037 01:04:44,447 --> 01:04:46,949 They just got done wearing down Je'von Evans. 1038 01:04:47,016 --> 01:04:49,685 I just looked over to my left. He's finally back to his feet. 1039 01:04:49,752 --> 01:04:52,121 Alexander fighting by himself in this moment, 1040 01:04:52,188 --> 01:04:55,324 having to now make his way over and desperately make a tag. 1041 01:04:55,391 --> 01:04:57,927 But he can't get there after the DDT. 1042 01:04:57,994 --> 01:05:00,129 Borne into the cover. Hook of the leg. 1043 01:05:00,196 --> 01:05:01,797 -[Book] Whoa! -[Vic] Evans! 1044 01:05:01,864 --> 01:05:04,500 -[Book] Wow. -[Vic] Flying across the ring, 1045 01:05:04,567 --> 01:05:09,038 wiping out Heights and saving this matchup for him himself, 1046 01:05:09,105 --> 01:05:11,007 -[Book] Getting out… -[Vic] Waiting a minute, Book. 1047 01:05:11,073 --> 01:05:14,176 -Wren Sinclair! That's Kelani… -[wrestler screaming] 1048 01:05:14,243 --> 01:05:16,679 Kelani Jordan, the Women's North American champion, 1049 01:05:16,746 --> 01:05:18,915 who was slapped earlier. Remember that, Book? 1050 01:05:18,981 --> 01:05:23,085 [Book] You big enough to pass a lick, you big enough to take one. Oh yes. 1051 01:05:23,152 --> 01:05:26,188 [Vic] You can say that one more time. A lumbar check! 1052 01:05:28,190 --> 01:05:31,794 Myles Borne just got bent backwards. 1053 01:05:31,861 --> 01:05:38,167 Tavion Heights just got wiped out. And getting bouncy is Je'von Evans. 1054 01:05:39,769 --> 01:05:42,271 -[man] Come on, count down! -[crowd] One, two, three! 1055 01:05:42,338 --> 01:05:45,875 -[Book] Wow! -[Vic] That is a statement win. 1056 01:05:45,942 --> 01:05:47,944 [announcer] Here are your winners: 1057 01:05:48,010 --> 01:05:51,480 The team of Cedric Alexander 1058 01:05:51,547 --> 01:05:55,051 and Je'von Evans! 1059 01:05:55,117 --> 01:05:59,889 [Vic] And that's gotta feel good, Book, for Je'von Evans and Cedric Alexander. 1060 01:06:00,690 --> 01:06:02,792 Booker, I want to show you right now 1061 01:06:03,359 --> 01:06:06,796 something that just popped up on social media. 1062 01:06:06,862 --> 01:06:13,569 You see with The Viper, Randy Orton, just posted on social media? 1063 01:06:13,636 --> 01:06:16,572 ["Voices" playing] 1064 01:06:16,639 --> 01:06:20,643 You wanted an opportunity. If you're Je'von Evans… 1065 01:06:20,710 --> 01:06:23,779 -[Book chuckles] -[Vic] …my word, did you get one. 1066 01:06:25,815 --> 01:06:32,822 Je'von Evans will meet Randy Orton October 8th in St. Louis on the CW. 1067 01:06:34,924 --> 01:06:38,527 I got something for you. Don't worry about it. 1068 01:06:38,594 --> 01:06:40,296 [man] Ridge, did you hear what Thea Hail… 1069 01:06:40,363 --> 01:06:45,368 I told you, I told everyone that I was gonna destroy Chase U. 1070 01:06:45,434 --> 01:06:48,371 Andre Chase done. Luke Hudson done. 1071 01:06:48,437 --> 01:06:51,040 Two down, one to go. 1072 01:06:51,941 --> 01:06:53,909 Next week, Riley, 1073 01:06:54,577 --> 01:06:56,212 I'll be seeing you. 1074 01:07:04,487 --> 01:07:07,289 Good luck tonight, man. Go get him. 1075 01:07:11,027 --> 01:07:13,362 Well, are we doing this? 1076 01:07:14,864 --> 01:07:16,132 You sure? 1077 01:07:17,867 --> 01:07:20,236 Yeah. You with me? 1078 01:07:21,270 --> 01:07:22,538 Yeah. 1079 01:07:23,906 --> 01:07:28,644 [Vic] Brooks Jensen versus Dion Lennox next on NXT. 1080 01:07:33,249 --> 01:07:36,986 It is official off of the post we just witnessed, 1081 01:07:37,053 --> 01:07:43,325 the 14-time world champion Randy Orton will face The Young OG Je'von Evans 1082 01:07:43,392 --> 01:07:49,098 in St. Louis, Randy Orton's hometown, on October 8th on the CW. 1083 01:07:51,100 --> 01:07:53,903 -["Lionheart" playing] -[bell rings] 1084 01:07:53,969 --> 01:07:57,073 [announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall. 1085 01:07:57,139 --> 01:08:01,410 Introducing Deon Lennox. 1086 01:08:03,345 --> 01:08:07,683 [Vic] Look, if you're Lennox, and I understand who he's in the ring facing, 1087 01:08:07,750 --> 01:08:13,522 We see that Shawn Spears is out here, that's its own situation. 1088 01:08:13,589 --> 01:08:17,359 Lennox tries to be a better person every single day when you talk to him. 1089 01:08:17,426 --> 01:08:20,563 He's honest, he's up front. 1090 01:08:21,997 --> 01:08:24,700 But right now he's in for a fight, as you would say. 1091 01:08:24,767 --> 01:08:27,336 [Book] I think he said gaslighting, right? 1092 01:08:27,403 --> 01:08:30,739 -[Vic] That is the word, yes. -[Book] The word of the day, gaslighting. 1093 01:08:30,806 --> 01:08:35,010 What did Shawn Spears actually say to Brooks Jensen, 1094 01:08:35,077 --> 01:08:37,880 that he was gas? What did he say? I mean, come on. 1095 01:08:37,947 --> 01:08:40,382 [Vic] You got to go back and look at things that have been said 1096 01:08:40,449 --> 01:08:42,151 by everyone else too, 1097 01:08:42,218 --> 01:08:44,487 as Lennox now is turning things around. 1098 01:08:44,553 --> 01:08:47,623 Game mode is certainly activated for Lennox. 1099 01:08:47,690 --> 01:08:50,659 Just like when he was putting on the helmet for the LA Rams. 1100 01:08:50,726 --> 01:08:52,828 -[Book] This kid looks real good. -[Vic] Oh, jeez! 1101 01:08:52,895 --> 01:08:54,697 He looks real good. 1102 01:08:56,765 --> 01:08:59,201 [Vic] If some in the locker room, like Lennox, 1103 01:08:59,268 --> 01:09:04,807 who just hit a spine-tingling spine buster and Jensen kicked out. 1104 01:09:04,874 --> 01:09:09,645 If someone in the locker room, like Lennox, warned Jensen about Spears, 1105 01:09:09,712 --> 01:09:13,282 why can't Jensen just stop and think more about that relationship? 1106 01:09:13,349 --> 01:09:14,817 [Book] Why is he warning anybody? 1107 01:09:14,884 --> 01:09:17,453 Like I say, sometimes you need to just concern yourself… 1108 01:09:17,520 --> 01:09:20,890 -[Vic] So who's gaslighting who? -[Book] …with business that concern you. 1109 01:09:20,956 --> 01:09:25,394 A great man once said, you know, if you can't trust the messenger, 1110 01:09:25,461 --> 01:09:26,896 you can't trust the message. 1111 01:09:26,962 --> 01:09:30,533 Obviously, it's a lot of trust between Brooks and Spears, right? 1112 01:09:30,599 --> 01:09:34,270 -Right? Right? -[Vic] In the eyes of Shawn Spears… 1113 01:09:34,336 --> 01:09:36,672 -[Book] If your family walks out on you… -[Vic] Oh! 1114 01:09:36,739 --> 01:09:40,075 [Book] …the last thing you need is to be alone, Vic. 1115 01:09:40,142 --> 01:09:42,411 [Vic] Off that spinning heel kick, 1116 01:09:42,478 --> 01:09:44,847 Lennox might be on applesauce for a week. 1117 01:09:44,914 --> 01:09:48,584 As now Jensen trying to follow it up with a snap suplex. 1118 01:09:48,651 --> 01:09:51,554 And it almost, I just looked up at the monitor and it almost looks like 1119 01:09:51,620 --> 01:09:58,027 -a sinister sick smile in Jensen's face. -[Book] Look at the eyes of Brooks Jensen. 1120 01:09:58,093 --> 01:10:00,763 [Vic] Yeah, where did his eyes go? Hold on a second, Booker. 1121 01:10:00,829 --> 01:10:03,465 Hold on a second. What's the reason for this? 1122 01:10:03,532 --> 01:10:05,701 -That's Lennox glasses. -[Book] Trying to line them up. 1123 01:10:05,768 --> 01:10:09,205 -You want to see him a little bit better? -[Vic] Yeah, funny. Ha ha. 1124 01:10:11,140 --> 01:10:13,876 Come on! You think you're Superman? 1125 01:10:14,710 --> 01:10:17,213 [Vic] I told you. Game mode activated. 1126 01:10:18,147 --> 01:10:21,884 Books aren't going to help Lennox tonight. He's coming to fight now. 1127 01:10:21,951 --> 01:10:24,553 This is a different side of Lennox we've never seen. 1128 01:10:24,620 --> 01:10:27,690 [Book] I like this. I mean, you gotta be able to fight this business. 1129 01:10:27,756 --> 01:10:29,858 Of course you gotta have that wrestling background, 1130 01:10:29,925 --> 01:10:34,129 but you got to have a little dawg in you. 1131 01:10:34,196 --> 01:10:36,131 [Vic] You always say mind your business, 1132 01:10:36,198 --> 01:10:38,801 And right now it's Shawn Spears sticking his… 1133 01:10:38,867 --> 01:10:40,236 Not today! 1134 01:10:40,302 --> 01:10:43,772 [Vic] …where it doesn't belong, Book. But that opens the door for a moment. 1135 01:10:43,839 --> 01:10:47,576 Jensen charged in, counter, cover, near fall. 1136 01:10:48,344 --> 01:10:52,047 Spears doing his best on the outside. And what a DDT. 1137 01:10:52,114 --> 01:10:55,517 -[Book] Look at Jensen, beautiful. -[Vic] Quick and impactful. 1138 01:10:55,584 --> 01:10:58,554 -[bell rings] -[Vic] Not going to be gaslit anymore. 1139 01:10:58,621 --> 01:11:02,791 [announcer] Here is your winner, Brooks Jensen! 1140 01:11:02,858 --> 01:11:05,694 -[Vic] What does the future hold… -[Book] Now you're agreeing with me… 1141 01:11:05,761 --> 01:11:07,529 …for Brooks Jensen… 1142 01:11:09,298 --> 01:11:11,000 …and Shawn Spears? 1143 01:11:11,066 --> 01:11:14,069 ["Big Hair Day" playing] 1144 01:11:18,807 --> 01:11:21,043 [Vic] We do know the future for Zachary Wentz. 1145 01:11:21,110 --> 01:11:25,748 It's in two weeks on the CW launch in a street fight with Wes Lee. 1146 01:11:28,484 --> 01:11:31,720 What the hell? Everybody upset about my vacation back to Ohio? 1147 01:11:31,787 --> 01:11:33,622 Man, look, I had a great time. 1148 01:11:33,689 --> 01:11:37,760 It was good weather, saw the family, even got to hang out with some old friends. 1149 01:11:37,826 --> 01:11:42,631 I mean, I know Zach wants to say that the attack on Trey was "uncalled for". 1150 01:11:42,698 --> 01:11:45,367 I just call it taking out your insurance policy, dawg. 1151 01:11:45,434 --> 01:11:47,903 You see, Trey caught me slipping during the match. 1152 01:11:47,970 --> 01:11:49,605 I caught him slipping in the parking lot. 1153 01:11:49,672 --> 01:11:52,875 And you do realize that if Trey was not at No Mercy, 1154 01:11:52,941 --> 01:11:55,978 I'd have ended this and sent your ass back to TNA 1155 01:11:56,045 --> 01:11:58,147 without having to worry about this anymore. 1156 01:11:58,213 --> 01:12:02,985 So I had to do it. And now it's really one on one. 1157 01:12:03,052 --> 01:12:08,290 Brother versus brother. And in this street fight, it ends everything. 1158 01:12:08,824 --> 01:12:11,927 I'll see you in Chicago, brother. 1159 01:12:13,562 --> 01:12:15,431 ["The Chosen" playing] 1160 01:12:15,497 --> 01:12:20,035 [Vic] That's gonna take place two weeks from tonight. 1161 01:12:20,102 --> 01:12:22,338 A near decade long brotherhood ends. 1162 01:12:22,404 --> 01:12:25,507 [announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall. 1163 01:12:25,574 --> 01:12:30,479 Introducing first, representing Fatal Influence: 1164 01:12:30,546 --> 01:12:34,650 Jacy Jayne! 1165 01:12:35,751 --> 01:12:38,420 [Vic] There's been heated conversations. 1166 01:12:39,388 --> 01:12:41,957 There's been locker room invasions. 1167 01:12:42,358 --> 01:12:44,193 There's been attacks. 1168 01:12:44,259 --> 01:12:48,664 It all comes to a head as Jacy Jayne faces Lola Vice, next. 1169 01:12:53,335 --> 01:12:54,703 -What's up, dude? -What's up, dawg? 1170 01:12:54,770 --> 01:12:57,573 Hey, bro, did you see that Fraxiom stuff last week on NXT? 1171 01:12:57,639 --> 01:12:59,007 -Wait, Fraxiom? -Fraxiom. 1172 01:12:59,074 --> 01:13:02,878 -Is it Kurt Cobain and the Power Rangers? -No, the Micro Wrestlers. 1173 01:13:02,945 --> 01:13:05,581 The NXT Tag Team champions. They got beat up by The Bloodline. 1174 01:13:05,647 --> 01:13:06,782 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 1175 01:13:06,849 --> 01:13:11,086 The only reason they're tag champions is because of The Bloodline, realistically. 1176 01:13:11,153 --> 01:13:14,757 I'll be honest, man, we won the Tag Championships at WrestleMania. 1177 01:13:14,823 --> 01:13:17,226 I kind of miss having gold around our waist. 1178 01:13:17,292 --> 01:13:21,163 You know, I never got my opportunity at being a Tag Team champion in NXT, 1179 01:13:21,230 --> 01:13:23,565 -and I don't think you did either. -I never got to hold them. 1180 01:13:23,632 --> 01:13:25,768 -We need to change that. -How could we… 1181 01:13:25,834 --> 01:13:28,704 -Hey, are you free in St. Louis? -St. Louis? 1182 01:13:28,771 --> 01:13:30,806 -I've got nothing on. -I don't have anything going on. 1183 01:13:30,873 --> 01:13:33,742 Maybe we challenge for the Tag team Championships in St. Louis. 1184 01:13:33,809 --> 01:13:36,111 But those two little flops would never say yes. 1185 01:13:36,178 --> 01:13:37,946 They're gonna say no. How can… 1186 01:13:38,013 --> 01:13:41,216 -Next Tuesday. -I got it. What about next Tuesday? 1187 01:13:41,283 --> 01:13:44,953 We give NXT a little A-Town Down Under rub. 1188 01:13:45,020 --> 01:13:47,990 We have those two little flops on The Grayson Waller Effect. 1189 01:13:48,056 --> 01:13:50,692 -We'll see if they say yes. -They have to say yes. 1190 01:13:50,759 --> 01:13:52,761 -I don't think they will. -Hey, Fraxiom. 1191 01:13:52,828 --> 01:13:56,632 Get ready, because those Tag Team Championships are going right here. 1192 01:13:56,698 --> 01:14:02,304 -A-Town Down… -Under, lads! NXT, see you soon, idiots. 1193 01:14:02,805 --> 01:14:05,941 [Vic] Well, as you can see, it didn't take long for the champions to respond. 1194 01:14:06,008 --> 01:14:09,845 This now official in three weeks on the CW, live from St. Louis, 1195 01:14:09,912 --> 01:14:15,684 A-Town Down Under will face Axiom and Frazer for the NXT Tag Team titles. 1196 01:14:17,085 --> 01:14:19,588 ["Te Lo Rompo" playing] 1197 01:14:20,989 --> 01:14:24,092 -[Vic] Been a newsworthy night. -[Book] You ain't jiving. 1198 01:14:29,064 --> 01:14:34,636 [announcer] Making her way to the ring: Lola Vice! 1199 01:14:34,703 --> 01:14:36,572 -[Book] Can you… -[Vic] Here we go. 1200 01:14:36,638 --> 01:14:38,607 [Book] Can you pass me that, please? 1201 01:14:38,674 --> 01:14:43,846 -[Vic] What do you want, the water? -[Book] That Cholula Green, man. 1202 01:14:43,912 --> 01:14:45,414 Oh, yes. 1203 01:14:47,416 --> 01:14:49,251 [Vic] Thought you were gonna ask for some water 1204 01:14:49,318 --> 01:14:51,119 to take your blood pressure medication. 1205 01:14:51,186 --> 01:14:54,256 -Oh, the bell rang! -[Book] Here we go, here we go! 1206 01:14:54,323 --> 01:14:57,159 [Vic] It was Lola Vice who earlier tonight said she wants 1207 01:14:57,226 --> 01:15:00,596 to cave in the face of Jacy Jayne. 1208 01:15:00,662 --> 01:15:04,366 But Jayne answering right quickly with that pumpkin. 1209 01:15:04,433 --> 01:15:07,703 But look at the feet of Vice, answering right back. 1210 01:15:07,769 --> 01:15:11,206 [Book] Very educated feet by Lola Vice. 1211 01:15:11,273 --> 01:15:13,876 -She's a true fighter, Vic. -[Vic] You saw the… 1212 01:15:13,942 --> 01:15:15,611 [wrestlers and referee shouting] 1213 01:15:15,677 --> 01:15:18,413 …back and forth earlier, as the rest 1214 01:15:18,480 --> 01:15:22,184 -[referee] Come on, let's go. Fight! -[Vic] …of your girls interrupt. 1215 01:15:22,251 --> 01:15:27,122 [Book] The rockstar Jacy Jayne just played a little too. 1216 01:15:27,189 --> 01:15:29,892 [Vic] As we said, the back and forth earlier, but am I wrong 1217 01:15:29,958 --> 01:15:33,629 to think that Lola Vice and Jaida Parker have the same goal in mind, 1218 01:15:33,695 --> 01:15:35,430 to hurt Fatal Influence? 1219 01:15:35,497 --> 01:15:36,965 [Book] No, I think so, I mean… 1220 01:15:37,032 --> 01:15:39,701 [Vic] Jaida Parker was in the parking lot last week with a baseball bat. 1221 01:15:39,768 --> 01:15:43,639 [Book] People have shared one common goal. I've seen that before. 1222 01:15:43,705 --> 01:15:47,376 [Vic] There's Jayne mocking Lola Vice. And we can agree on this, Fatal Influence… 1223 01:15:47,442 --> 01:15:49,912 [Book] Wait a minute, wait a minute. Oh, yes! 1224 01:15:49,978 --> 01:15:53,582 -Hip back. Was that the hip front? -[Vic] They say and they do. 1225 01:15:53,649 --> 01:15:56,018 Into the cover goes Jayne, hook of the leg and a kick out. 1226 01:15:56,084 --> 01:15:59,888 To quote Jacy: "All we do is speak the truth." 1227 01:15:59,955 --> 01:16:02,558 This is the most analytical I've ever heard you on NXT. 1228 01:16:02,624 --> 01:16:06,194 [Book] I mean, come on, Vic. You're talking about Fatal Influence. 1229 01:16:06,261 --> 01:16:11,533 The rockstar Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley, the pro, and the NYX. 1230 01:16:11,600 --> 01:16:13,335 What a team, Vic. 1231 01:16:13,402 --> 01:16:17,039 [Vic] You've been waiting all week to say that one, I'm willing to bet. 1232 01:16:17,105 --> 01:16:19,174 I think he had that one written down in his notepad. 1233 01:16:19,241 --> 01:16:20,842 What a strike from Vice! 1234 01:16:20,909 --> 01:16:24,112 Vice answering back to the midsection, connecting one more time. 1235 01:16:24,179 --> 01:16:25,681 Buckling the legs of Jayne. 1236 01:16:25,747 --> 01:16:28,283 And Jayne not going to like the view, not going to like the feel, 1237 01:16:28,350 --> 01:16:32,487 because look at those feet, the quickness, look at the striking ability of Lola Vice. 1238 01:16:32,554 --> 01:16:35,257 [Book] Lola Vice, I mean, she's championship material. 1239 01:16:35,324 --> 01:16:39,528 She came so close in her last outing for that championship 1240 01:16:39,594 --> 01:16:43,131 and now she's just trying to rebuild it. Oh, yes. 1241 01:16:43,198 --> 01:16:47,803 [Vic] Oh! I wonder if Jacy kept that mask she was wearing a few weeks ago. 1242 01:16:47,869 --> 01:16:52,841 But Lola Vice right now… Oh, there's Jazmyn Nyx. Hey! 1243 01:16:52,908 --> 01:16:55,877 -Fallon Henley. -[Book] The NYX, Vic. 1244 01:16:57,279 --> 01:17:00,649 [Vic] Swing and a miss, but that back fist connected. 1245 01:17:00,716 --> 01:17:03,352 -Good night!! -[referee and crowd] One, two, three! 1246 01:17:03,418 --> 01:17:07,189 [Vic] Wanted to cave in her face, Book. She may just have. 1247 01:17:07,255 --> 01:17:09,524 [annoucer] Here is your winner! 1248 01:17:10,125 --> 01:17:11,259 [Vic] Oh! 1249 01:17:11,860 --> 01:17:14,963 Go ahead, gloat. Spell out her name again, Book. 1250 01:17:15,030 --> 01:17:19,034 -How can you call yourself mature women? -[Book] The NYX. 1251 01:17:19,101 --> 01:17:22,070 -I mean, come on. -[Vic] When you use blindsided attacks. 1252 01:17:22,137 --> 01:17:26,108 -Sarcastic comments. -[Book] Not mature about that. 1253 01:17:26,174 --> 01:17:28,310 [Vic] They're not mature. That's the point. 1254 01:17:29,177 --> 01:17:32,914 And there's Jayne, not liking the outcome of this matchup. 1255 01:17:32,981 --> 01:17:37,686 Jazmyn Nyx. Fallon Henley. Three on one. 1256 01:17:37,753 --> 01:17:40,155 [Book] A lesson right here, it's a lesson. 1257 01:17:40,722 --> 01:17:42,491 -[Vic] Jaida Parker! -[Book] Whoa! 1258 01:17:42,557 --> 01:17:46,528 [Vic] Oh, Ms. Parker's been wanting to get her hands on these three. 1259 01:17:46,595 --> 01:17:50,499 -[crowd chanting] -[Vic] NXT universe. 1260 01:17:51,199 --> 01:17:53,435 Jaida just dumping out the trash. 1261 01:17:54,436 --> 01:17:57,305 -Dropping Nyx as well. -[Book] God! 1262 01:17:57,372 --> 01:17:59,608 [Vic] Looking for the trifecta. 1263 01:18:00,642 --> 01:18:02,711 And last but not least… 1264 01:18:05,814 --> 01:18:07,749 -…looking for… -[Book] Get out of there! 1265 01:18:07,816 --> 01:18:11,053 [Vic] Oh, Jacy was saved. 1266 01:18:11,453 --> 01:18:13,755 Come on! I got… 1267 01:18:15,023 --> 01:18:18,026 -[wrestlers screaming] -[referee] Hey, hey, hey! 1268 01:18:19,327 --> 01:18:22,731 [Vic] Look, I know Lola Vice said she didn't want Jaida's help… 1269 01:18:24,833 --> 01:18:28,470 …but it certainly looked like she needed it in that moment. 1270 01:18:28,537 --> 01:18:30,839 ["Te Lo Rompo" playing] 1271 01:18:32,441 --> 01:18:34,076 Can I talk to you? 1272 01:18:35,277 --> 01:18:36,578 Sure. 1273 01:18:38,480 --> 01:18:40,415 I'm afraid too. 1274 01:18:40,482 --> 01:18:42,217 There's nothing wrong with that. 1275 01:18:43,185 --> 01:18:44,920 Look, for me, there is. 1276 01:18:45,520 --> 01:18:50,092 I got you disrespected, I got the rest of the family disrespected… 1277 01:18:52,094 --> 01:18:53,962 …and I failed you guys. 1278 01:18:54,029 --> 01:18:56,198 You know, if you want to believe that, fine. 1279 01:18:56,264 --> 01:18:58,266 Because it doesn't matter what we believe. 1280 01:18:58,333 --> 01:19:01,203 You're the one who has to carry that fear inside of you. 1281 01:19:02,704 --> 01:19:04,206 Afraid to lose, 1282 01:19:04,940 --> 01:19:07,843 afraid you'll be remembered as a coward. 1283 01:19:09,711 --> 01:19:11,913 But it doesn't matter what we think. 1284 01:19:13,215 --> 01:19:15,283 Because when it's all said and done, 1285 01:19:15,684 --> 01:19:17,052 no matter what, 1286 01:19:17,819 --> 01:19:20,055 you're always gonna have the family. 1287 01:19:22,657 --> 01:19:27,629 Look, I… I see what it's doing to you. I know you. 1288 01:19:27,696 --> 01:19:30,098 I know you don't believe what you're saying. 1289 01:19:30,499 --> 01:19:33,368 And I know you want another shot at Oba. 1290 01:19:40,041 --> 01:19:41,576 I do. 1291 01:19:41,643 --> 01:19:44,379 Okay, then let's do it. 1292 01:19:46,615 --> 01:19:48,150 And if I lose? 1293 01:19:48,750 --> 01:19:54,289 Then you lose. But at least you did it through the fear, all heart. 1294 01:19:54,356 --> 01:19:56,458 And I know you're okay with that. 1295 01:19:57,225 --> 01:20:01,196 Stacks believes in you. Luca believes in you. 1296 01:20:01,863 --> 01:20:03,498 And so do I. 1297 01:20:04,266 --> 01:20:05,634 But Tony, 1298 01:20:06,134 --> 01:20:08,103 you gotta believe in you. 1299 01:20:09,771 --> 01:20:11,573 So what do you say? 1300 01:20:13,742 --> 01:20:15,010 Okay. 1301 01:20:15,777 --> 01:20:19,147 Okay. So we'll get some special training. 1302 01:20:19,781 --> 01:20:21,149 I'm ready. 1303 01:20:21,883 --> 01:20:28,223 -Hey. When did you get so tough? -Come on. I grew up with fighters. 1304 01:20:28,290 --> 01:20:30,025 Come on, bring it in. 1305 01:20:32,227 --> 01:20:32,994 Come on. 1306 01:20:34,329 --> 01:20:36,998 [Vic] Well, there is Tyrese Haliburton. 1307 01:20:37,065 --> 01:20:41,870 Can the Indiana Pacers All-Star guard get the contract signed? 1308 01:20:41,937 --> 01:20:44,005 We're going to find out next. 1309 01:20:46,741 --> 01:20:50,478 Booker, It has been a newsworthy Tuesday, but let's talk about next week, 1310 01:20:50,545 --> 01:20:54,649 because after a back and forth earlier, The Grayson Waller Effect returns to NXT 1311 01:20:54,716 --> 01:20:57,786 with our NXT Tag Team champions, Axiom and Frazer. 1312 01:20:57,853 --> 01:21:01,122 It's going down next week right here on USA. 1313 01:21:01,189 --> 01:21:02,824 Tensions will be high there. 1314 01:21:02,891 --> 01:21:06,561 Tensions will also be high as next week live, we'll have an NXT press conference 1315 01:21:06,628 --> 01:21:10,732 for those competing on our broadcast television premiere on the CW. 1316 01:21:10,799 --> 01:21:14,836 Combustible elements will explode next Tuesday. 1317 01:21:14,903 --> 01:21:18,440 Riley Osborne fighting for Chase U against Ridge Holland. 1318 01:21:18,506 --> 01:21:21,676 Holland has laid out Andre Chase and Duke Hudson. 1319 01:21:21,743 --> 01:21:24,980 Will Osborne be next, or can Riley rise up? 1320 01:21:25,046 --> 01:21:27,249 Next week on NXT. 1321 01:21:27,315 --> 01:21:30,485 And after a slap that was felt by the NXT universe, 1322 01:21:30,552 --> 01:21:33,255 Kelani Jordan will defend the Women's North American title 1323 01:21:33,321 --> 01:21:37,092 against Wren Sinclair, who took Charlie Dempsey's advice earlier 1324 01:21:37,158 --> 01:21:38,860 to create her own opportunity. 1325 01:21:38,927 --> 01:21:43,865 Can Sinclair walk out with the gold, or will Jordan continue to stand out? 1326 01:21:43,932 --> 01:21:45,600 More here on NXT. 1327 01:21:45,667 --> 01:21:51,172 But right now, standing by, Indiana Pacers' All-Star guard, Tyrese Haliburton. 1328 01:21:51,239 --> 01:21:54,242 [hip hop music playing] 1329 01:21:56,645 --> 01:22:01,616 All right, y'all. Ava tried a little bit earlier. It didn't work. 1330 01:22:01,683 --> 01:22:07,389 So I'm here to make sure Trick Williams and Ethan Page get this contract signed. 1331 01:22:08,156 --> 01:22:12,527 But I ain't come alone. I brought reinforcements of my own. 1332 01:22:12,594 --> 01:22:15,430 [crowd booing] 1333 01:22:16,264 --> 01:22:19,100 [Vic] There's his Indiana Pacers teammates. 1334 01:22:19,167 --> 01:22:20,769 And I get it, I get it. 1335 01:22:20,835 --> 01:22:24,205 I would boo, too, if I had to be an Orlando Magic fan. 1336 01:22:24,272 --> 01:22:27,208 -I get it, I get it. -[crowd booing] 1337 01:22:27,275 --> 01:22:29,444 But we're not here to talk about that. 1338 01:22:29,511 --> 01:22:34,282 With that being said, let's bring out my brother, the challenger, Trick Williams. 1339 01:22:34,349 --> 01:22:36,484 ["Locked In" playing] 1340 01:22:36,551 --> 01:22:39,821 [crowd] Whoop that Trick! Whoop that Trick! 1341 01:22:41,956 --> 01:22:44,726 [Book] Oh, man, I can't wait. 1342 01:22:44,793 --> 01:22:46,695 -[Vic] There's some people… -[Book] I can't wait. 1343 01:22:46,761 --> 01:22:49,831 [Vic] People on social media said Ethan Page did it better. 1344 01:22:50,732 --> 01:22:52,801 -[Book] What people? -[Vic] People on social media. 1345 01:22:52,867 --> 01:22:55,637 -I know you love social media. -[Book] What people on social media? 1346 01:22:55,704 --> 01:22:59,474 Ain't nobody said that. Nobody. Nobody but you. 1347 01:22:59,541 --> 01:23:00,909 Yo, yo. 1348 01:23:00,976 --> 01:23:02,777 [Vic] Are you hurt? 1349 01:23:02,844 --> 01:23:04,813 -First thing first. -[Vic] Are you bothered by that? 1350 01:23:04,879 --> 01:23:09,718 This must be a big deal if we bring out two-time NBA All-Star 1351 01:23:09,784 --> 01:23:12,020 and Olympic gold medalist like Tyrese. 1352 01:23:12,087 --> 01:23:13,822 -[crowd booing] -Don't hate. He doing his thing. 1353 01:23:13,888 --> 01:23:15,857 He doing his thing. He doing his thing. 1354 01:23:18,026 --> 01:23:20,195 And I'm gonna be real with you, dawg. 1355 01:23:20,261 --> 01:23:23,231 Just like you and Team USA went out there to Paris 1356 01:23:23,298 --> 01:23:25,467 and you came back with that gold, 1357 01:23:25,533 --> 01:23:30,071 Trick Willie's going to Chicago, and I'm gonna get that gold, too. 1358 01:23:30,138 --> 01:23:33,775 You did your thing, dawg. You did your thing. Believe that. Believe that. 1359 01:23:33,842 --> 01:23:35,944 But I'm gonna get serious right now. 1360 01:23:36,611 --> 01:23:38,179 Ethan Page, 1361 01:23:38,880 --> 01:23:43,151 bring your ass out here and sign this contract before I sign your forehead. 1362 01:23:43,218 --> 01:23:47,255 Sign your forehead with the bottom of this Gucci loafer. Let's talk about it. 1363 01:23:50,091 --> 01:23:54,929 With that being said, let's bring out NXT champion, All Ego Ethan Page. 1364 01:23:55,397 --> 01:23:58,500 ["With A Smile" playing] 1365 01:23:58,566 --> 01:24:03,938 [Book singing] Kill 'em with the rhythm Kill 'em with a smile 1366 01:24:04,005 --> 01:24:05,740 [Vic] You really don't hold grudges, do you? 1367 01:24:05,807 --> 01:24:09,044 [Book] I don't, man. That music, man, there's something about it. 1368 01:24:09,110 --> 01:24:11,079 ♪ Kill 'em with the rhythm Kill 'em with a smile ♪ 1369 01:24:11,146 --> 01:24:15,450 [Vic] Well, it appears that Trick Williams has signed the contract, 1370 01:24:15,517 --> 01:24:18,386 -pen to paper. -This is absolutely ridiculous. 1371 01:24:19,120 --> 01:24:20,355 Trick. 1372 01:24:21,322 --> 01:24:22,557 Trick. 1373 01:24:23,124 --> 01:24:26,394 I gave you an out earlier, 1374 01:24:27,128 --> 01:24:30,899 but you decided to come out here and stutter anyways. 1375 01:24:30,965 --> 01:24:35,537 But you know what? That's absolutely fine with me, if this is what you want. 1376 01:24:35,603 --> 01:24:40,942 You want to force me to sign this contract, I'll do it. 1377 01:24:41,009 --> 01:24:43,978 But let me put this in a way that you 1378 01:24:44,646 --> 01:24:47,048 and your pal here will understand. 1379 01:24:48,416 --> 01:24:52,687 When it comes to this championship, Ethan Page 1380 01:24:53,188 --> 01:24:55,490 is the Boston Celtics. 1381 01:24:58,726 --> 01:25:03,331 And on October 1st, when I beat you in Chicago, 1382 01:25:03,398 --> 01:25:07,469 you will be like the Indiana Pacers… 1383 01:25:09,070 --> 01:25:16,044 …and the rest of the NBA, because you're gonna have to watch me be victorious. 1384 01:25:16,578 --> 01:25:21,549 Carry this championship, this entire company and brand, 1385 01:25:21,616 --> 01:25:27,288 and the Era of Ego will continue to make history. 1386 01:25:29,290 --> 01:25:31,593 Now hold that open so I can sign it. 1387 01:25:31,659 --> 01:25:35,263 [crowd] Whoop that Trick! Whoop that Trick! 1388 01:25:41,035 --> 01:25:43,471 Well, there you have it. Two weeks from now, 1389 01:25:43,538 --> 01:25:47,375 we get my brother, Trick Williams, challenging Ethan Page 1390 01:25:47,442 --> 01:25:49,711 for the NXT Championship. 1391 01:25:49,777 --> 01:25:55,083 And Trick, you know what time it is. You know you gotta "Whoop that Trick". 1392 01:25:57,452 --> 01:25:59,187 That's all we got. 1393 01:25:59,254 --> 01:26:01,089 Whoa, whoa, wait, wait, wait, whoa. 1394 01:26:01,156 --> 01:26:03,391 I forgot one more thing. 1395 01:26:03,458 --> 01:26:05,226 Hit the music. 1396 01:26:05,293 --> 01:26:08,429 ["Cult of Personality" playing] 1397 01:26:16,237 --> 01:26:17,438 [Vic] Booker. 1398 01:26:20,508 --> 01:26:22,477 What is going on? 1399 01:26:22,544 --> 01:26:27,148 ♪ Look in my eyes What do you see? ♪ 1400 01:26:28,650 --> 01:26:31,586 ♪ The cult of personality ♪ 1401 01:26:32,954 --> 01:26:37,859 ♪ I know your anger I know your dreams ♪ 1402 01:26:38,860 --> 01:26:42,797 ♪ I've been everything you wanna be ♪ 1403 01:26:42,864 --> 01:26:47,769 ♪ Oh, I'm the cult of personality ♪ 1404 01:26:48,603 --> 01:26:50,138 ♪ Like Mussolini ♪ 1405 01:26:50,205 --> 01:26:53,775 [Vic] The NXT universe on their feet. 1406 01:26:53,841 --> 01:26:59,581 ♪ I'm the cult of personality The cult of personality ♪ 1407 01:27:01,349 --> 01:27:03,218 Thank you, Tyrese Haliburton. 1408 01:27:03,284 --> 01:27:06,988 Thank you, you beautiful people. You have such lovely voices. 1409 01:27:07,055 --> 01:27:11,292 But earlier, before… Calm down. It's going to be okay. 1410 01:27:11,359 --> 01:27:13,695 Earlier, before I was rudely interrupted 1411 01:27:13,761 --> 01:27:19,100 by who I can only assume is soon to be the former NXT Women's champion, 1412 01:27:21,035 --> 01:27:25,273 this was the match I wanted to talk about. This was my announcement. 1413 01:27:25,340 --> 01:27:30,345 Because a match this big isn't just about that NXT title. 1414 01:27:30,411 --> 01:27:36,818 A match this big determines the direction in which the entire brand goes. 1415 01:27:36,884 --> 01:27:43,024 Two very special athletes, two very different men 1416 01:27:43,091 --> 01:27:45,860 with two completely different visions. 1417 01:27:45,927 --> 01:27:47,629 A match that big 1418 01:27:48,196 --> 01:27:50,999 doesn't deserve, It needs 1419 01:27:51,499 --> 01:27:54,002 something special. 1420 01:27:54,068 --> 01:27:55,870 [crowd member] Yeah! 1421 01:27:59,073 --> 01:28:01,909 [crowd] Referee! Referee! Referee! 1422 01:28:05,747 --> 01:28:11,486 The people have spoken. This match needs a special guest referee. 1423 01:28:11,552 --> 01:28:13,521 [crowd cheering] 1424 01:28:19,160 --> 01:28:21,696 Ladies and gentlemen, I happen to be that man. 1425 01:28:21,763 --> 01:28:27,869 On October 1st, live on the CW for the first time, NXT. 1426 01:28:28,636 --> 01:28:33,174 The title will be determined in a match, and the referee making the three count 1427 01:28:33,241 --> 01:28:36,778 -is CM Punk. -[crowd] CM Punk! 1428 01:28:36,844 --> 01:28:38,680 [crowd cheering] 1429 01:28:38,746 --> 01:28:42,784 And the only rule is you will listen to the official. 1430 01:28:42,850 --> 01:28:44,952 And, boys, I'm the official. 1431 01:28:45,920 --> 01:28:49,424 And honestly, since I'm the official, 1432 01:28:50,358 --> 01:28:52,393 y'all can start fighting right now. 1433 01:28:52,460 --> 01:28:55,463 -[crowd cheering] -[Book laughing] 1434 01:28:57,532 --> 01:28:59,734 [Vic] Mark your calendars. 1435 01:28:59,801 --> 01:29:02,704 -Page and Williams needed to be separated. -[Book] Here we go! 1436 01:29:03,971 --> 01:29:05,773 [Vic] Two weeks from tonight… 1437 01:29:06,541 --> 01:29:10,078 -Let them fight! -[crowd] Let them fight, let them fight! 1438 01:29:12,980 --> 01:29:15,783 I'm gonna hurt you! I'm gonna hurt you! 1439 01:29:17,919 --> 01:29:22,223 [Vic] On the CW premiere, the NXT title will be on the line. 1440 01:29:22,290 --> 01:29:24,225 CM Punk will be the referee. 1441 01:29:24,292 --> 01:29:26,761 Will Page prove to be the face of this brand? 1442 01:29:26,828 --> 01:29:33,601 Or will the Era of Ego go to sleep by the hands of Trick Williams? 1443 01:29:33,668 --> 01:29:35,803 [wrestlers screaming unintelligibly] 1444 01:29:35,870 --> 01:29:36,671 Subtitles: Ed Boon g unintelligibly]