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[dramatic music playing]

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[narrator reads out text]

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[dramatic bongs, music fades]

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[Vic Joseph] Tonight
in the shadows of Boston,

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home of the 18-time NBA champion,
Boston Celtics,

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We are in Lowell, Massachusetts,

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inside the Lowell Memorial Auditorium,

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where WWE history
has been made in the past.

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And NXT wants to build on the future.

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NXT!

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NXT! NXT!

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[Vic] NXT Champion, Trick Williams,

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arrived ready to prove to another hater,

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another doubter,

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that they are wrong about him as champion.

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He will defend the NXT title

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against Eddy Thorpe. who lied his way
into this matchup here tonight

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for the NXT Championship.

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There's former champion, Ethan Page,

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who is in a downward spiral,

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and I feel bad for him.

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But there is "The Young OG,"
energetic as always,

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as WWE is back in Lowell.

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NXT!

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[dramatic music sting]

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[narrator] As 2024 comes to a close,

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the NXT Universe looks back
on a year of history in the making.

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And tonight, NXT looks forward,

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on the road again
in the shadow of Beantown,

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in Lowell, Massachusetts.

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A city rich with history.

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[Cole] Jam-packed
to the rafters as usual here.

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[Steve Austin] Oh yeah!

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[narrator] In a building synonymous
with unforgettable moments.

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This is the greatest moment of my life!

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I did it!

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[narrator] The stars of NXT have arrived

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to make history of their own
within these hallowed walls.

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We remain inspired
by the heights of yesteryear.

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[Cole] No, no, no, no!

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[JR] World Heavyweight Champion!

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[narrator] And remember
the past obstacles faced

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by so many in this very venue.

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I may never…

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be able to wrestle again.

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[narrator] While the Superstars of today…

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[Page] I say I'm All Ego.

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…face hardships of their own.

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[Page] But the reality is,

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I don't think I am.

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I'm just… lost.

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[narrator] Tonight is about
how much success or failure

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one can endure.

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[Axiom] Listen, Nathan. I went to Ava,

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and I got myself a one-on-one match
against Oba Femi.

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-When?
-Next week.

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[Nathan] But I was going to tell you
that I went to Ava

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and got ourselves a Tag Team title match.

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-When?
-Next week.

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Oh my God.

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[commentator] They crossed their wires,
and Axiom has to pull double duty.

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If anyone can pull it off,
it's you, amigo.

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How bad could it be?

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[narrator] Tonight is about
how careers are defined

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and live on forever.

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Trick, see, I used to see you
as this man of the people.

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but all there is

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is a manufactured

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sports entertainer.

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A guy that came from Eagles Training Camp

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and went to a WWE tryout.

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[Trick] I'm sick of all the doubters.

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The same doubters in that locker room

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who think they got what it takes
to see me one-on-one and take my title!

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I got no problem proving to everybody

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I am exactly what I say I am,
and that's the NXT Champion.

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You think you can take my title, Eddy?

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Well, good. Believe that. You versus me.

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[Vic] Trick Williams is not
in any mood for games.

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NXT title to defend
in Lowell, Massachusetts.

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[Eddy] Biggest match of my life
for the NXT title.

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I deserve this.

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[Ava] And, Eddy, we're still looking into
who attacked you.

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[Vic] I know who attacked me.
You're looking at him.

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[Jim] We've been conned!
Hoodwinked. Bamboozled!

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[narrator] Tonight,
legacies will continue to grow

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as we prepare to write the next chapter

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in the history of NXT.

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[music fades]

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[Vic] And you can feel the energy
in Lowell, Massachusetts tonight!

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["Millions From Now"
by 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne playing]

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NXT! NXT!

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NXT! NXT!

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[Oba Femi's theme music playing]

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[roars]

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[bell rings]

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[Mike Rome] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.

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Introducing first, from Lagos, Nigeria,

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weighing in at 310 lbs,

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Oba Femi!

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[Vic] And, Booker,
we are starting the night

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with the men's Iron Survivor,

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"The Ruler," "The Destroyer."

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And in three weeks, this man
could be the NXT champion.

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[Booker] You said it! You said it, Vic!

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That man, Oba Femi, "The Ruler,"

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no bread, no water,

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just meat!

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Oh yes, man!

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Check him out

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in all of his glory!

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Man!

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[Vic] And it'll be Oba Femi who'll have
his eyes on our main event tonight.

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The winner of the NXT Championship match
has a date with destiny

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in Los Angeles at New Year's Evil.

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[music fades]

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[Fraxiom's theme music playing]

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♪ Never slow down ♪

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[Mike Rome] And his opponent,
accompanied by Nathan Frazer,

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he's one half
of the NXT Tag Team Champions,

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Axiom!

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[Vic] And Axiom's fighting
for his partner tonight,

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for what Oba Femi did
to Nathan Frazer at Deadline.

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I see why he wants
to fight for his partner.

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I just question

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why would anyone wanna challenge
someone like Oba Femi?

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[Booker] I get it, Vic.

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The ultimate Tag Team,
Axiom and Nathan Frazer,

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but you asked the question why.

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Because Oba Femi is the ultimate…
the ultimate test, man.

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Just like climbing Mount Everest.

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[music fades]

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[Vic] Well, I know Axium wants
to, uh, show unity…

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[bell rings]

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…with Nathan Frazer.

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Frazer, by the way, wanted
to show Axiom his focus

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is on the NXT Tag Team titles.

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Axiom, of course,
pulling double duty tonight

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because the NXT Tag Team titles
also to be defended

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here tonight in Lowell against Gallus.

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[Booker] Man, pulling double duty tonight.

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But let's not get ahead of ourselves.

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We gotta think about
what's going on right here, right now

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with Oba Femi, "The Ruler,"
taking on Axiom, one of the best.

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One of the best we've ever seen, Vic.

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[Vic] I know this is pretty apparent,
but Oba is twice the size of Axiom.

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Axiom is giving up
150-plus pounds against Oba.

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[Booker] You know
what I call Oba Femi, Vic?

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He's a "munster," man.

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A "munster."

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Not a monster.

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-[Vic] A Munster?
-[Booker] "Munster."

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-[Vic] Is that with a U or two O's?
-[Booker] U.

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[Vic] Either way, it's impressive
for Oba Femi and everything he has done,

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especially in the last few weeks,

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becoming the men's Iron Survivor,
outlasting the field.

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Then becoming the number one contender
for the NXT Championship,

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that we talked about,
in Los Angeles three weeks from tonight

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at New Year's Evil.

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Still just can't believe,

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and I don't mean to sit here dumbfounded,

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but the champions got their wires crossed.

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I… you know, one's trying to help out,

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the other one's trying
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but at least, Booker,
they're trying to work together.

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[Booker] It's all about
watching your partner's back, Vic.

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The ultimate team, like--

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[Vic] Oh no!

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[Booker] Wait a minute! Here we go!

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[Vic] Better hit and move!

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[Booker] Let me tell you something.
Axiom, he our man, dog.

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He ain't no… he ain't no quitter.
He ain't gonna run or anything like that.

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I love it!

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[Vic] He is standing toe-to-toe right now
with a man, as we mentioned,

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the size of Oba Femi.

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And Femi's done playing games.

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[Booker] Takedown right there by Oba Femi.

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[Vic] Axiom right now trying
to figure out, navigate his way free.

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He's able to get back to his feet,
create a little bit of separation.

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And uh-oh.

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Oba put the brakes on!

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Oba, of course, had some bold words
for Trick Williams last Tuesday.

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And just caught and smacked the hell
out of Axiom!

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Oh, can Axiom bounce back here tonight?

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We're back on NXT.

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Booker, this really has been
a one-sided affair during the break.

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It has been all Oba Femi.

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[Booker] Too much muscle, Vic.
Too much power.

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But right now, Oba Femi is like
a snowball moving downhill,

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getting bigger, stronger, faster.

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I don't see a whole lot of promise
for Axiom in this match.

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[Vic] I don't know if our camera crew
can get that shot again.

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Look at the handprint
on the back of Axiom.

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-[Booker] Like a bear claw.
-[Vic] Unbelievable!

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And, you know,

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I bring this up because we were talking
about the NXT Championship match,

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to come in our main event.

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Do you agree that Trick is champion
because Oba…

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Oh my God!

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…has allowed it?

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[Booker] You know,
that's just bravado, Vic.

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I mean, you can call it what you want,

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but Oba Femi truly feels
like he's the guy.

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I can see it. It's written
all over his body language, Vic.

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[Vic] Axiom taking a big risk!

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[Booker] Big shot there by Axiom,

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taking the big man off his feet
for a second.

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[Vic] And now Axiom right now
having to keep his foot on the gas

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and continue
this offensive onslaught right now.

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And this is smart strategy.

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Trying to chop down the big…

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Oh! I'll throw that right out the window!

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-[Booker] God, Vic!
-[Vic] Clothesline. Cover.

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Axiom just able
to get that right shoulder up.

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-And now I ask this.
-[Booker] Man!

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[Vic] Does Axiom need to think
about conserving some energy

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because he still has to defend
the NXT Tag Team titles later tonight?

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[Booker] He cannot think
about that right now at this moment.

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The only thing he can be thinking about
right now is called survival, Vic.

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Survival!

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[Vic] Oba in just complete control.

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And now we go back
and talk about the Iron Survivor.

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Do you agree with Ava's decision
to add Oba

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to that Iron Survivor challenge matchup
in Minneapolis?

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[Booker] Come on, Vic.

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Oba Femi has proved his mettle
inside that squared circle.

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[Vic] Not arguing.

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[Booker] One man goes down,
the next man goes up.

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Who's the next man? Oba Femi.

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He goes in and takes it
at the last minute.

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How impressive is that?

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[Vic] And it's hard to argue
with the track record.

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It's also hard to believe
the depths that Eddy Thorpe went to

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to even get
a championship matchup here tonight.

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-And look at Oba Femi!
-[Booker] Axiom…

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[Vic] The 300-pounder overpowering Axiom!

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[Booker] Beautiful move by Axiom.

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Trying to sink the big man,

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but nothing's working!

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And I'm talking about nothing
with this big man!

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"The Ruler" on gas!

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[Vic] Starting to wonder
what Frazer is saying to Axiom.

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Frazer's gotta be wondering, too,
on the outside.

244
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He's got to be worried

245
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that maybe, just maybe, later on tonight

246
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those NXT Tag Team titles will slip away

247
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and it will once again
become Gallus's kingdom.

248
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[Booker] Looking at Frazer, I don't think
he could be delivering a message.

249
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It could just be, "Survive.
Come on. Suck it up."

250
00:12:23,325 --> 00:12:25,311
"Suck it up, brother. You can do this."

251
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"I get it. I get it."

252
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Ah-ah.

253
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[Vic] Skillet-sized right paw

254
00:12:33,502 --> 00:12:35,654
just dropping Axiom.

255
00:12:35,688 --> 00:12:37,356
And Axiom's fired up.

256
00:12:37,389 --> 00:12:39,558
Adrenaline will make a man
do crazy things,

257
00:12:39,592 --> 00:12:42,828
but at some point, you gotta separate
your brain from your heart.

258
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Swing and a miss.

259
00:12:44,697 --> 00:12:46,298
Dropkick rocked over.

260
00:12:46,332 --> 00:12:48,901
[Booker] Beautiful dropkick
right on the butt!

261
00:12:48,934 --> 00:12:51,070
[Vic] And I gotta look at this
the other way now, Book.

262
00:12:51,103 --> 00:12:54,323
This would be huge for Axiom,
to carry this momentum

263
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into that championship matchup
later tonight, if he can pull it off.

264
00:12:57,743 --> 00:12:59,111
[Booker] It would be explosive

265
00:12:59,145 --> 00:13:02,848
for this team to go in
with a big win over one like Oba Femi,

266
00:13:02,882 --> 00:13:05,618
who's coming off a huge win himself.

267
00:13:05,651 --> 00:13:07,386
-Oh, here we go!
-[Vic] Finish it!

268
00:13:07,419 --> 00:13:08,354
[Booker] Ah-ah-ah!

269
00:13:08,387 --> 00:13:11,991
[Vic] Oba kicked out at one.

270
00:13:12,024 --> 00:13:13,726
[Booker] That was a half a count.

271
00:13:14,727 --> 00:13:16,428
[Vic] Combination offense.

272
00:13:16,462 --> 00:13:18,147
Another cover. Another count.

273
00:13:18,664 --> 00:13:20,633
And Oba rolling through.

274
00:13:20,666 --> 00:13:22,701
-[Booker] Oh!
-[Vic] Oh my!

275
00:13:22,735 --> 00:13:24,637
-[Booker] Whoa!
-[Vic] Counter!

276
00:13:24,670 --> 00:13:26,956
-Cover!
-[Booker] You got to be kidding me!

277
00:13:26,989 --> 00:13:29,208
-[Vic] Ooh! That was close.
-[Booker] Whoa!

278
00:13:30,125 --> 00:13:31,544
Talk about crafty.

279
00:13:31,577 --> 00:13:34,463
This is Axiom at his finest right now!

280
00:13:34,497 --> 00:13:38,434
Look at the big man, Oba Femi,
on his backside.

281
00:13:38,467 --> 00:13:39,618
What's gonna happen?

282
00:13:39,652 --> 00:13:41,704
Can Axiom pull it off here tonight?

283
00:13:41,737 --> 00:13:44,707
[Vic] We are in Lowell, Massachusetts,
and you wonder,

284
00:13:44,740 --> 00:13:46,859
Axiom maybe, possibly,

285
00:13:46,892 --> 00:13:50,629
could've just draped an arm
over Oba Femi in that moment.

286
00:13:50,663 --> 00:13:52,381
[crowd] Axiom! Axiom!

287
00:13:52,414 --> 00:13:55,985
[Vic] That's the NXT Universe
willing on Axiom.

288
00:13:56,018 --> 00:13:58,287
[Booker] Can't question the heart
of this young man, Vic.

289
00:13:58,320 --> 00:13:59,321
You cannot do it.

290
00:13:59,355 --> 00:14:03,626
He's definitely one of the heart…
the heart… the heart-tested, Vic.

291
00:14:03,659 --> 00:14:05,544
Here we go. Here we go!

292
00:14:05,578 --> 00:14:07,062
[Vic] All the way to the top.

293
00:14:07,096 --> 00:14:08,180
Looking down!

294
00:14:08,214 --> 00:14:10,366
Missile dropkick connects!

295
00:14:10,399 --> 00:14:11,517
[Booker] Right on the butt!

296
00:14:11,550 --> 00:14:14,870
Don't waste any time!
Don't waste any time with it.

297
00:14:15,821 --> 00:14:19,592
[Vic] Maybe that's what Frazer is saying
on the outside, "Go, go, go!"

298
00:14:20,226 --> 00:14:23,078
"Move like a blur. Strike like a cobra."

299
00:14:23,112 --> 00:14:24,780
Axiom setting his sights,

300
00:14:24,813 --> 00:14:26,999
looking for that Golden Ratio…

301
00:14:27,032 --> 00:14:28,500
Oh my Lord!

302
00:14:30,769 --> 00:14:33,072
-[Booker] Wow!
-[Vic] Just got tossed!

303
00:14:33,105 --> 00:14:36,075
[Booker] Oh, I can feel it in my bones!

304
00:14:36,108 --> 00:14:41,080
[Vic] And the Iron Survivor
with a Fall from Grace for Axiom.

305
00:14:41,113 --> 00:14:42,164
[crowd counts] Three!

306
00:14:42,197 --> 00:14:43,449
[bell rings]

307
00:14:43,482 --> 00:14:45,217
[Oba Femi's theme music playing]

308
00:14:45,951 --> 00:14:47,820
[Mike Rome] Here is your winner,

309
00:14:47,853 --> 00:14:51,724
Oba Femi!

310
00:14:51,757 --> 00:14:54,493
-[Booker] Wow.
-[Vic] What a way to kick off tonight.

311
00:14:54,526 --> 00:14:55,527
[Booker] Uh-huh.

312
00:14:55,561 --> 00:15:00,199
[Vic] And it's gonna be a long evening
for Axiom and Frazer.

313
00:15:11,443 --> 00:15:12,978
Well, Axiom was rolling

314
00:15:13,012 --> 00:15:14,780
until he got caught,

315
00:15:14,813 --> 00:15:15,981
until he got planted.

316
00:15:16,015 --> 00:15:18,434
-[Booker] Man!
-[Vic] And then he got dropped!

317
00:15:20,019 --> 00:15:22,354
Oba Femi in one word tonight?

318
00:15:23,122 --> 00:15:25,124
-Impressive.
-[Booker] "The Ruler!"

319
00:15:25,157 --> 00:15:26,342
"The Ruler," Vic!

320
00:15:26,842 --> 00:15:27,843
Nice job.

321
00:15:28,427 --> 00:15:29,862
[Vic] Oh, he is "The Ruler."

322
00:15:29,895 --> 00:15:31,196
He is the Iron Survivor.

323
00:15:31,230 --> 00:15:32,781
And he has a date with destiny

324
00:15:32,815 --> 00:15:35,267
at New Year's Evil in LA
three weeks from tonight.

325
00:15:35,301 --> 00:15:38,320
But who will be challenging
for the NXT title?

326
00:15:38,354 --> 00:15:40,489
We find out in our main event.

327
00:15:44,977 --> 00:15:47,713
Eddy Thorpe, you shocked
the world last week

328
00:15:47,746 --> 00:15:49,648
by admitting you staged your own attack,

329
00:15:49,682 --> 00:15:51,533
taking you out
of the Iron Survivor challenge,

330
00:15:51,567 --> 00:15:55,471
only to get an NXT title match tonight
against Trick Williams.

331
00:15:55,504 --> 00:15:57,356
What do you have to say for yourself?

332
00:15:58,340 --> 00:15:59,341
I'm brilliant.

333
00:16:00,009 --> 00:16:01,827
For all the know-it-alls out there,

334
00:16:01,860 --> 00:16:03,712
I fooled everyone.

335
00:16:04,496 --> 00:16:05,998
You sit here and give me a look like,

336
00:16:06,031 --> 00:16:08,233
"Eddy, how could you do
something like this?"

337
00:16:08,267 --> 00:16:09,318
Save it.

338
00:16:09,351 --> 00:16:13,489
If it was anyone else,
you'd call 'em a mastermind or a genius.

339
00:16:13,522 --> 00:16:15,290
But I do it, and I get labeled a cheater?

340
00:16:15,324 --> 00:16:18,160
Eddy, listen. You can try
to spin this however you want.

341
00:16:18,193 --> 00:16:21,013
But you and I know
that you took a shortcut.

342
00:16:21,513 --> 00:16:24,950
Now, unfortunately, the contract is signed
and there's nothing I can do about it--

343
00:16:24,983 --> 00:16:26,969
Yeah, it doesn't feel good, does it?

344
00:16:27,803 --> 00:16:30,139
Taking the blame
for something that you didn't do.

345
00:16:30,639 --> 00:16:34,059
You wanna know how many times
I've heard "work smarter, not harder."

346
00:16:34,093 --> 00:16:35,094
That's all I did.

347
00:16:35,627 --> 00:16:38,313
And I probably would've got screwed
in the Iron Survivor anyways.

348
00:16:38,347 --> 00:16:40,749
So you can call me whatever you want, Ava,

349
00:16:40,783 --> 00:16:42,084
but by the end of tonight,

350
00:16:42,651 --> 00:16:43,769
you will call me

351
00:16:44,303 --> 00:16:47,806
the new NXT champion.

352
00:16:51,310 --> 00:16:52,745
Back to you, guys.

353
00:16:53,979 --> 00:16:55,948
[Sol Ruca's theme music playing]

354
00:17:04,206 --> 00:17:06,058
[Zaria's theme music playing]

355
00:17:08,794 --> 00:17:09,762
[bell rings]

356
00:17:09,795 --> 00:17:12,431
[Mike Rome] The following contest
is a tag team match

357
00:17:12,464 --> 00:17:14,500
scheduled for one fall.

358
00:17:14,533 --> 00:17:15,868
Introducing first,

359
00:17:15,901 --> 00:17:21,557
the team of Sol Ruca and Zaria!

360
00:17:24,243 --> 00:17:26,195
[Vic] Well, this duo has come together

361
00:17:26,228 --> 00:17:28,797
based on mutual respect

362
00:17:30,682 --> 00:17:34,103
Women's tag team action next on NXT.

363
00:17:34,787 --> 00:17:35,954
[music fades]

364
00:17:37,556 --> 00:17:39,441
[Meta-Four's theme music playing]

365
00:17:55,407 --> 00:17:59,294
[Mike Rome] And their opponents,
representing Meta-Four,

366
00:17:59,328 --> 00:18:05,250
Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson!

367
00:18:21,483 --> 00:18:25,420
[Vic] Talk about a friendship.
I think of the Meta-Four girls…

368
00:18:25,454 --> 00:18:27,689
-[Booker] The Meta girls!
-[Vic] Meta Girls!

369
00:18:27,723 --> 00:18:29,658
-[Vic] Hey, we did that in-sync.
-[Booker chuckles]

370
00:18:29,691 --> 00:18:31,860
-[Vic] We're on the same page.
-[Booker] No, we're not.

371
00:18:31,894 --> 00:18:35,180
[Vic] We are. Are these two
getting too full of themselves?

372
00:18:35,214 --> 00:18:38,233
[Booker] I wouldn't say that, Vic.
I mean, getting high on themselves.

373
00:18:38,267 --> 00:18:41,186
When you're being scouted, invited to Raw,

374
00:18:41,220 --> 00:18:43,288
hanging with the big time, hey, man…

375
00:18:43,322 --> 00:18:44,473
[Vic] Oh!

376
00:18:44,506 --> 00:18:46,525
[Booker] …you deserve what you get.

377
00:18:46,558 --> 00:18:48,127
And look at Miss Jackson, looking great!

378
00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:50,129
[Vic] I don't know if you noticed,
off the dropkick,

379
00:18:50,162 --> 00:18:53,565
Zaria and Sol were trying to figure out
who was gonna start the matchup here.

380
00:18:53,599 --> 00:18:55,017
Jakara made that decision for them.

381
00:18:55,050 --> 00:18:56,985
[Booker] Sol Ruca and Zaria,
that's an odd couple.

382
00:18:57,019 --> 00:18:58,754
I watched their body language
on the way out.

383
00:18:58,787 --> 00:19:00,806
It doesn't seem like
they're on the same page.

384
00:19:00,839 --> 00:19:02,274
I could be wrong.

385
00:19:02,307 --> 00:19:04,243
[Vic] You never know.
We'll see how it plays out.

386
00:19:04,276 --> 00:19:06,562
But look at Ruca, catching Jackson.

387
00:19:07,062 --> 00:19:08,914
Taking her for the ride.

388
00:19:08,947 --> 00:19:12,784
And then, bam! Face-planting Jakara
right in front of Lash.

389
00:19:12,818 --> 00:19:14,486
And then Riding the Wave.

390
00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:16,688
We talk about riding waves.
We talk about momentum.

391
00:19:16,722 --> 00:19:18,657
With 2024 coming to an end,

392
00:19:18,690 --> 00:19:22,060
how important is it
to carry momentum into the new year?

393
00:19:22,094 --> 00:19:23,929
Into the cover,
hook of the leg, and near-fall.

394
00:19:23,962 --> 00:19:27,232
[Booker] It's very important
to carry momentum into 2025.

395
00:19:27,266 --> 00:19:28,967
But I'm looking at what I'm seeing now,

396
00:19:29,001 --> 00:19:31,420
and that's Sol Ruca out here
being a solo act.

397
00:19:31,453 --> 00:19:32,471
That's what this is.

398
00:19:32,504 --> 00:19:36,341
This team of Sol Ruca and Zaria,
that's not gonna work.

399
00:19:36,375 --> 00:19:39,294
[Vic] The thing's been going on
for 60 seconds, Booker.

400
00:19:39,328 --> 00:19:40,445
What do you mean?

401
00:19:40,479 --> 00:19:42,698
Are you back to being Miss Cleo
on a Tuesday?

402
00:19:42,731 --> 00:19:44,833
[Booker] Oh, beautiful! Oh, beautiful!

403
00:19:44,867 --> 00:19:46,451
-That could be it!
-[Vic] Cover.

404
00:19:46,485 --> 00:19:47,486
Sol with a kick-out.

405
00:19:47,519 --> 00:19:51,823
[Booker] Beautiful tag team work
by Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend.

406
00:19:51,857 --> 00:19:54,793
Where's Zaria?
Where's Zaria, Vic? Where is she?

407
00:19:54,826 --> 00:19:57,062
[Vic] She's in her corner
waiting for a tag.

408
00:19:57,095 --> 00:19:58,397
[Booker] That's what I'm saying.

409
00:19:58,430 --> 00:20:00,999
You got two solo acts in here
thinking about themselves.

410
00:20:01,033 --> 00:20:03,602
Individual acts.
That's what I'm talking about, Vic.

411
00:20:03,635 --> 00:20:06,121
[Vic] Well, "The Boujee Bully"
has been facing the best

412
00:20:06,154 --> 00:20:08,056
and only to get better, to your point,

413
00:20:08,090 --> 00:20:11,109
was in the Women's
United States Championship.

414
00:20:11,143 --> 00:20:13,345
By the way, congratulations
to Chelsea Green,

415
00:20:13,378 --> 00:20:16,148
first woman to hold that title,
winning it this past weekend.

416
00:20:16,181 --> 00:20:18,817
-On Saturday night's main event.
-[Booker] Oh, baby!

417
00:20:18,850 --> 00:20:20,252
Man, beautiful!

418
00:20:20,285 --> 00:20:21,403
Beautiful shot.

419
00:20:22,337 --> 00:20:24,223
[Vic] And now I would agree with you.

420
00:20:24,256 --> 00:20:26,808
Sol didn't go make the tag.
Is that what you were about to tell me?

421
00:20:26,842 --> 00:20:27,926
[Booker] Exactly my point.

422
00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:30,696
-But back to what you just said.
-[Vic] Told you we're on the same page.

423
00:20:30,729 --> 00:20:34,166
[Booker] What you just said
a second ago about "The Boujee Bully…"

424
00:20:34,199 --> 00:20:35,834
[Vic] Tag. Tag.

425
00:20:35,867 --> 00:20:39,805
[Booker] Bubba Ray said something
just last week about Lash Legend,

426
00:20:39,838 --> 00:20:42,774
said she has been growing
at an enormous pace.

427
00:20:42,808 --> 00:20:47,179
Right now, she could be
the female wrestler of the year

428
00:20:47,212 --> 00:20:48,330
here in NXT.

429
00:20:48,363 --> 00:20:50,682
That's what he said.
I didn't say that. That's what he said.

430
00:20:50,716 --> 00:20:53,352
[Vic] Well, finally, a tag was made,
and Zaria's in.

431
00:20:53,385 --> 00:20:55,954
It took one or two
to finally get on the same page.

432
00:20:55,988 --> 00:20:57,839
[Booker] I can almost guarantee you

433
00:20:57,873 --> 00:21:00,926
that Sol Ruca and Zaria
has never broken bread before.

434
00:21:00,959 --> 00:21:04,346
That means they can't be friends.
They can't be friends.

435
00:21:04,379 --> 00:21:07,265
You and I,
at least we've broken bread together, Vic.

436
00:21:07,299 --> 00:21:10,018
[Vic] That's right, 'cause we're friends.
You invited me to your house.

437
00:21:10,052 --> 00:21:11,970
[Booker] I wouldn't say that.
We're co-workers.

438
00:21:12,804 --> 00:21:13,739
[Vic] Got caught!

439
00:21:13,772 --> 00:21:15,607
Zaria able to counter.

440
00:21:16,274 --> 00:21:19,027
Lash was looking for that chokeslam.
Zaria trying to turn things around.

441
00:21:19,061 --> 00:21:21,296
How impressive has Zaria been
since her debut?

442
00:21:21,330 --> 00:21:25,133
[Booker] Lash Legend is not gonna be able
to overpower Zaria

443
00:21:25,167 --> 00:21:28,553
because she is a powerhouse
in herself, Vic.

444
00:21:28,587 --> 00:21:30,439
Oh, baby, look at this switch though.

445
00:21:30,472 --> 00:21:33,091
Beautiful switch.
That's what I'm talking about, Vic.

446
00:21:33,125 --> 00:21:36,144
That's the learning curve of Lash Legend.

447
00:21:36,178 --> 00:21:38,163
Beautiful. Beautiful action.

448
00:21:38,196 --> 00:21:40,499
[Vic] Big bodyslam. Nobody there.

449
00:21:40,532 --> 00:21:41,900
And Zaria made the tag,

450
00:21:41,933 --> 00:21:46,188
and maybe now Sol Ruca and Zaria
can get on the same page, so to speak.

451
00:21:46,221 --> 00:21:47,055
[Booker] Wow!

452
00:21:47,089 --> 00:21:49,391
[Vic] Maybe it just took them
a bit to get going.

453
00:21:49,424 --> 00:21:51,310
-[Booker] I think it's--
-[Vic] Uh-oh!

454
00:21:51,343 --> 00:21:55,247
[Booker] I could be wrong, but I think
Zaria did that out of desperation, Vic.

455
00:21:55,280 --> 00:21:56,381
Out of desperation.

456
00:21:56,415 --> 00:21:58,233
[Vic] Well,
I don't know about desperation,

457
00:21:58,266 --> 00:22:02,954
but what the hell is Zaria
and Sol thinking in this moment?

458
00:22:05,357 --> 00:22:06,575
[Booker] What the hell?

459
00:22:11,163 --> 00:22:13,699
[Vic] Look to be
on the same page now, Book!

460
00:22:13,732 --> 00:22:15,050
Incoming!

461
00:22:15,083 --> 00:22:16,635
[Booker] Oh, baby!

462
00:22:18,920 --> 00:22:23,141
-[Vic] Sol, Zaria are rolling on NXT!
-[Booker] What the hell?!

463
00:22:23,175 --> 00:22:24,659
Yeah!

464
00:22:28,196 --> 00:22:29,731
[Vic] Back on NXT.

465
00:22:29,765 --> 00:22:32,551
And Sol Ruca not gonna like the landing,

466
00:22:32,584 --> 00:22:36,988
as she is back in the grasp
of the powerful Lash Legend.

467
00:22:37,022 --> 00:22:39,274
And Lash letting Sol
think about it for a moment.

468
00:22:39,307 --> 00:22:40,826
Sol able to counter.

469
00:22:41,993 --> 00:22:43,428
Picking up the pace.

470
00:22:44,629 --> 00:22:45,997
Ooh. Whoa.

471
00:22:46,031 --> 00:22:48,216
Trying to get Lash over.

472
00:22:48,250 --> 00:22:51,103
-[Booker] Ah-ah, baby.
-[Vic] And Lash too strong.

473
00:22:52,888 --> 00:22:54,856
[Booker] Beautiful tag team work, Vic.

474
00:22:55,374 --> 00:22:56,591
Oh, wait a minute.

475
00:22:56,625 --> 00:22:58,510
[Vic] Sol from behind one more time.

476
00:22:58,543 --> 00:22:59,895
Another near-fall.

477
00:22:59,928 --> 00:23:02,097
And we always talk about the ability

478
00:23:03,048 --> 00:23:04,383
to gel together.

479
00:23:04,416 --> 00:23:06,218
Lash and Jakara, we do have to note,

480
00:23:06,251 --> 00:23:08,970
have competed
for the WWE Women's Tag Team titles.

481
00:23:09,004 --> 00:23:10,122
They did so at Crown Jewel.

482
00:23:10,155 --> 00:23:13,391
I think that's, too, what you were saying
before we went to the break.

483
00:23:13,425 --> 00:23:15,427
[Booker] Not just that, Vic.
You gotta understand.

484
00:23:15,460 --> 00:23:16,928
It doesn't happen overnight.

485
00:23:16,962 --> 00:23:20,332
Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend
has been doing some beautiful work

486
00:23:20,365 --> 00:23:23,618
since becoming the Meta girls.

487
00:23:23,652 --> 00:23:26,054
Oh, yes! Beautiful work. Beautiful work!

488
00:23:26,621 --> 00:23:28,273
[Vic] What a double underhook suplex.

489
00:23:28,306 --> 00:23:30,759
Jakara taking time to taught Zaria.

490
00:23:31,576 --> 00:23:33,478
Landed an elbow of her own.

491
00:23:33,512 --> 00:23:35,247
Sol Ruca's in trouble.

492
00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:36,415
Ruca able to kick out,

493
00:23:36,448 --> 00:23:38,617
but she desperately right now, Book,

494
00:23:38,650 --> 00:23:41,219
needs to go make a tag
to her partner, Zaria.

495
00:23:41,253 --> 00:23:44,322
[Booker] No wasted motion
right now by Jakara Jackson, Vic.

496
00:23:44,356 --> 00:23:47,109
-That's the growth of this team.
-[Vic] And who knows?

497
00:23:47,142 --> 00:23:50,445
One of these four could represent NXT
in the Women's Royal Rumble.

498
00:23:50,479 --> 00:23:52,764
The Road to WrestleMania
begins February 1st,

499
00:23:52,798 --> 00:23:55,650
Lucas Oils Stadium in Indianapolis.

500
00:23:55,684 --> 00:24:00,071
But right now, Sol Ruca is worried
about getting to her partner, Zaria.

501
00:24:00,105 --> 00:24:03,008
Zaria desperately wants
to get back into this matchup,

502
00:24:03,041 --> 00:24:05,794
but Jakara Jackson taking Sol back down.

503
00:24:05,827 --> 00:24:08,663
And really,
they have grounded the high flyer.

504
00:24:08,697 --> 00:24:11,616
[Booker] Talking about being on top
of their game here tonight,

505
00:24:11,650 --> 00:24:14,352
Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson…

506
00:24:14,386 --> 00:24:17,355
I mean, this is textbook, Vic

507
00:24:17,389 --> 00:24:19,791
-[Vic] Up and over.
-[Booker] Wait a minute. Wow!

508
00:24:19,825 --> 00:24:21,893
[Vic] Had to relinquish the hold
to kick out.

509
00:24:21,927 --> 00:24:23,745
But so much has been taken out of Sol.

510
00:24:23,778 --> 00:24:26,398
She couldn't even look over to her partner
in that moment.

511
00:24:26,431 --> 00:24:27,365
Nice elbow though.

512
00:24:27,399 --> 00:24:29,000
And the door might've just opened.

513
00:24:29,501 --> 00:24:30,468
[Zaria] Come on!

514
00:24:31,620 --> 00:24:35,056
[Vic] Jakara doing her best.
Sol another counter. Standing switch.

515
00:24:35,090 --> 00:24:37,309
[Booker] Beautiful switch. Wait a minute.

516
00:24:37,342 --> 00:24:38,810
See what I'm saying, Vic?

517
00:24:38,844 --> 00:24:42,197
Sol Ruca still trying to do it all on her…

518
00:24:42,230 --> 00:24:45,317
Come on, you gotta agree with me here.
You've got to agree with me.

519
00:24:45,350 --> 00:24:48,920
[Vic] They've had some issues
in terms of gelling inside this matchup.

520
00:24:48,954 --> 00:24:52,457
[Booker] They've had several chances
to make a mark in this matchup,

521
00:24:52,491 --> 00:24:55,343
but still, Vic, still,
they're sitting on the sidelines.

522
00:24:55,377 --> 00:24:57,362
Look at Zaria, wishing and hoping.

523
00:24:57,395 --> 00:24:58,763
-[Vic] Counter!
-[Booker] Whoa!

524
00:24:58,797 --> 00:24:59,898
-[Vic] Kick!
-[Booker] Whoa.

525
00:24:59,931 --> 00:25:01,433
[Vic] She's right there, Booker!

526
00:25:01,466 --> 00:25:03,785
Tag! And in comes Zaria.

527
00:25:04,669 --> 00:25:06,071
And everything you said,

528
00:25:06,571 --> 00:25:08,056
I'm not saying you're lying,

529
00:25:08,089 --> 00:25:12,110
but Zaria just changed
the complexion of this matchup.

530
00:25:12,143 --> 00:25:16,281
And you gotta like the moxie of Zaria.
You gotta like the moxie of Sol Ruca.

531
00:25:16,314 --> 00:25:19,251
[Booker] Yeah, but Zaria right now,
she's come in and she's fresh.

532
00:25:19,284 --> 00:25:21,586
-She's fresh as a daisy.
-[Vic] Yeah!

533
00:25:21,620 --> 00:25:25,006
-[Booker] But whoa, whoa. Here we go.
-[Vic] This could be it!

534
00:25:25,790 --> 00:25:27,759
[Booker] There we go. Back to my point.

535
00:25:27,792 --> 00:25:29,544
Beautiful tag team work.

536
00:25:29,578 --> 00:25:33,281
Sol Ruca has been beaten down,
bruised, battered, and torn.

537
00:25:33,315 --> 00:25:37,502
And I don't think she's gonna be ready
to get back in this match anytime soon.

538
00:25:37,535 --> 00:25:38,436
Oh!

539
00:25:38,470 --> 00:25:41,072
[Vic] And Lash with the distraction.

540
00:25:41,106 --> 00:25:42,557
Chop block from Jakara.

541
00:25:42,591 --> 00:25:45,243
[Booker] Beautiful tag team work, Vic.
Beautiful work.

542
00:25:45,744 --> 00:25:49,247
[Vic] And they've certainly,
Lash and Jakara, cut this ring in half.

543
00:25:49,281 --> 00:25:51,750
But Lash can't overpower Zaria.

544
00:25:51,783 --> 00:25:53,552
Zaria trying to overpower Lash.

545
00:25:53,585 --> 00:25:55,353
Legend this time.

546
00:25:55,387 --> 00:25:56,488
Couldn't get it done.

547
00:25:56,521 --> 00:25:59,674
Now Zaria. See-saw back and forth!

548
00:25:59,708 --> 00:26:00,592
[Booker] Whoa!

549
00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:05,897
[crowd] Oh…

550
00:26:05,931 --> 00:26:07,249
[cheering]

551
00:26:07,282 --> 00:26:10,318
[Vic] The NXT Universe willing Zaria on.

552
00:26:10,352 --> 00:26:12,637
Tag. And they may be gelling now, Book.

553
00:26:12,671 --> 00:26:14,889
Springboard Splash!

554
00:26:16,524 --> 00:26:18,059
[crowd] One! Two!

555
00:26:18,777 --> 00:26:20,378
-Oh!
-[Booker] Wow!

556
00:26:20,412 --> 00:26:23,865
[Vic] Jakara broke up the count
by jumping off Sol's back

557
00:26:23,898 --> 00:26:25,350
and dropping Zaria.

558
00:26:25,383 --> 00:26:27,435
But Sol back up with an X Factor.

559
00:26:28,553 --> 00:26:30,939
Down goes Jakara. Big forearm.

560
00:26:30,972 --> 00:26:33,291
-Down goes Sol.
-[Booker] What a shot!

561
00:26:34,659 --> 00:26:36,227
[Vic] Ooh, whoa!

562
00:26:38,496 --> 00:26:39,614
Pump kick!

563
00:26:41,466 --> 00:26:43,251
[Zaria yells with effort]

564
00:26:43,752 --> 00:26:45,020
[Vic] And look who's up.

565
00:26:45,053 --> 00:26:48,473
Miss Jackson saving things for her team.

566
00:26:49,841 --> 00:26:52,844
As Zaria dunked to the outside.

567
00:26:52,877 --> 00:26:54,746
It's now two-on-one,

568
00:26:54,779 --> 00:26:57,449
but Miss Jackson looking to fly

569
00:26:57,482 --> 00:26:59,100
and wipe out the competition.

570
00:26:59,134 --> 00:27:02,237
-[Booker] You believe me now?
-[Vic] Seek and destroy!

571
00:27:02,270 --> 00:27:06,975
[Booker] What a team right here
in Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend.

572
00:27:07,008 --> 00:27:08,994
Boujee Bully Drop!

573
00:27:10,061 --> 00:27:12,364
One. Two. Three.

574
00:27:12,397 --> 00:27:15,767
[Vic] And the Meta girls' stock
continues to rise.

575
00:27:16,985 --> 00:27:18,870
[Mike Rome] Here are your winners,

576
00:27:18,903 --> 00:27:23,508
Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson!

577
00:27:24,476 --> 00:27:26,828
[Vic] Well, quite the tag team encounter
right here tonight,

578
00:27:26,861 --> 00:27:28,747
but let's go back to last week,

579
00:27:28,780 --> 00:27:30,565
It was Hank and Tank.

580
00:27:30,598 --> 00:27:32,334
It was Tyson and Tyriek.

581
00:27:32,367 --> 00:27:35,904
It was about sportsmanship.
It was about friendly competition.

582
00:27:37,055 --> 00:27:38,089
But as we learned,

583
00:27:39,991 --> 00:27:42,027
Tyriek was having none of it.

584
00:27:43,311 --> 00:27:46,114
Did not want to shake hands.
Wanted to get out.

585
00:27:46,147 --> 00:27:50,618
And you gotta wonder what's going
through the mind of Tyson and Tyriek.

586
00:27:50,652 --> 00:27:53,004
-[crowd booing]
-Where are you going?

587
00:27:53,638 --> 00:27:56,324
-I'm getting real tired of this.
-Bro, we'll get 'em next time.

588
00:27:56,358 --> 00:27:58,426
-Next--
-Yo, what was that about?

589
00:27:58,460 --> 00:28:00,095
What was what about? We lost!

590
00:28:00,128 --> 00:28:02,814
No, I mean blowing off
Hank and Tank like that.

591
00:28:02,847 --> 00:28:05,450
Hank and Tank?
I don't care about Hank and Tank!

592
00:28:05,483 --> 00:28:07,719
I'm tired of being buddy-buddy
with everybody around here.

593
00:28:07,752 --> 00:28:09,637
Where has that gotten us? Nowhere!

594
00:28:10,138 --> 00:28:12,907
We're competing every day,
trying to make it to the top.

595
00:28:12,941 --> 00:28:14,843
-Did you forget that?
-Of course not!

596
00:28:14,876 --> 00:28:18,196
It's about checks and championships,
wins and losses!

597
00:28:18,229 --> 00:28:20,131
Bro, I'm not here
to be friends with nobody!

598
00:28:20,165 --> 00:28:23,068
I get that, bro, but there's a way
to do things without being disrespectful

599
00:28:23,101 --> 00:28:24,819
or coming off like a sore loser.

600
00:28:24,853 --> 00:28:26,471
You really need to change this.

601
00:28:27,472 --> 00:28:28,373
Does he though?

602
00:28:29,090 --> 00:28:31,543
I mean, I don't really see
anything wrong with it.

603
00:28:31,576 --> 00:28:35,080
Tyson, maybe you're the one that needs
to start re-evaluating the way things go.

604
00:28:35,663 --> 00:28:36,981
Tyriek, you're right.

605
00:28:37,015 --> 00:28:39,384
It's cutthroat and friends are overrated.

606
00:28:40,335 --> 00:28:43,988
Keep that same energy, dog. It'll take you
places you wanna go, a'ight?

607
00:28:48,359 --> 00:28:50,678
[Vic] Well, Booker,
that sounded quite familiar.

608
00:28:50,712 --> 00:28:52,547
-[Booker] Checks and championships?
-[Vic] Yep.

609
00:28:52,580 --> 00:28:53,765
[Booker] Uh-huh!

610
00:28:53,798 --> 00:28:55,800
[Jaida Parker's theme music playing]

611
00:28:56,418 --> 00:28:57,519
[bell rings]

612
00:28:57,552 --> 00:29:01,005
[Mike Rome] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.

613
00:29:01,039 --> 00:29:04,676
Introducing first, accompanied by OTM,

614
00:29:04,709 --> 00:29:08,296
Jaida Parker!

615
00:29:08,329 --> 00:29:10,148
Well, the mood just changed.

616
00:29:10,181 --> 00:29:12,751
Jada "Don't Play" Parker, Sinclair next.

617
00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:20,642
[Wren Sinclair's theme music playing]

618
00:29:21,309 --> 00:29:25,130
[Mike Rome] And her opponent,
representing No Quarter Catch Crew,

619
00:29:25,163 --> 00:29:28,700
Wren Sinclair!

620
00:29:29,734 --> 00:29:31,152
[Vic] Take a look at Wren Sinclair.

621
00:29:31,186 --> 00:29:34,506
No Quarter Catch Crew's Tavion Heights
on the outside,

622
00:29:34,539 --> 00:29:36,808
along with Myles Borne.

623
00:29:36,841 --> 00:29:39,994
She's gonna need
all the support she can get

624
00:29:40,028 --> 00:29:42,647
in this matchup with Jaida Parker.

625
00:29:42,680 --> 00:29:45,416
[Booker] Somebody that's been on a high,
Vic, is Jaida Parker.

626
00:29:45,450 --> 00:29:46,784
Let me tell you,

627
00:29:46,818 --> 00:29:49,788
somebody that's got a bright,
bright future is Jaida Parker.

628
00:29:49,821 --> 00:29:54,075
Wren Sinclair could upset
all of that tonight with a victory.

629
00:29:54,676 --> 00:29:56,794
[Vic] And I… I gotta admit I was wrong.

630
00:29:56,828 --> 00:29:58,313
-Can't argue.
-[Booker] About what?

631
00:29:58,346 --> 00:30:01,432
[Vic] Wren did stand out
in the Women's Iron Survivor challenge.

632
00:30:01,466 --> 00:30:02,383
I will say that.

633
00:30:02,417 --> 00:30:04,953
You were speaking very highly
of Wren Sinclair.

634
00:30:04,986 --> 00:30:08,756
[Booker] She just spent too much time
in that damn penalty box, Vic,

635
00:30:08,790 --> 00:30:10,341
but she did a hell of a job.

636
00:30:10,375 --> 00:30:11,910
A hell of a job!

637
00:30:11,943 --> 00:30:13,595
[Vic] As Wren Sinclair right now…

638
00:30:13,628 --> 00:30:14,779
Oof!

639
00:30:14,812 --> 00:30:17,215
Jaida Parker right now taking it to her.

640
00:30:17,248 --> 00:30:20,852
Hey, look, I also have to talk
about the altercation between OTM…

641
00:30:20,885 --> 00:30:24,088
between the No Quarter Catch Crew
just last week.

642
00:30:24,122 --> 00:30:26,291
-A lot of things were said.
-You hear me?

643
00:30:26,841 --> 00:30:29,194
[Booker] Hot stepping, baby! Hot stepping!

644
00:30:29,227 --> 00:30:31,679
[Vic] A lot of smack talk, and bam!

645
00:30:31,713 --> 00:30:33,915
-And a teardrop!
-[Booker] Great dodge there.

646
00:30:33,948 --> 00:30:37,402
[Vic] And that teardrop in the corner.
Falcon arrow connected as well.

647
00:30:37,435 --> 00:30:40,205
from Parker, who quickly
gets into the cover, hooks the leg,

648
00:30:40,238 --> 00:30:41,873
and Wren quickly on the way out.

649
00:30:41,906 --> 00:30:46,010
Now, why does OTM have these issues,
though, with the No Quarter Catch Crew?

650
00:30:46,044 --> 00:30:48,179
[Booker] You know why, Vic?
Because it's competition.

651
00:30:48,213 --> 00:30:51,232
Everybody wanna be on top
in this business.

652
00:30:51,266 --> 00:30:55,036
And you talked about momentum
going into 2025,

653
00:30:55,069 --> 00:30:56,688
that's what it's all about, man.

654
00:30:56,721 --> 00:31:00,725
[Vic] OTM, NQCC, we're throwing
a lot of letters around here on NXT,

655
00:31:00,758 --> 00:31:03,895
as Wren, from behind,
trying to take down Jaida.

656
00:31:03,928 --> 00:31:06,231
It's really been Miss Parker
since the start.

657
00:31:07,498 --> 00:31:08,883
And now full nelson!

658
00:31:10,285 --> 00:31:13,204
-Sinclair locking in a full nelson!
-[Booker] Yeah, one thing--

659
00:31:13,238 --> 00:31:15,773
[Vic] Look at Heights on the outside
along with Myles Borne!

660
00:31:15,807 --> 00:31:18,643
-Oh, counter! Counter!
-[Booker] Oh, beautiful.

661
00:31:18,676 --> 00:31:22,030
That's one thing about Jaida Parker,
is that strength, Vic.

662
00:31:22,063 --> 00:31:23,114
That strength factor.

663
00:31:23,147 --> 00:31:25,650
I call her "The X Factor," Vic.

664
00:31:25,683 --> 00:31:28,887
[Vic] Still to come, the NXT
Tag Team titles will be on the line.

665
00:31:28,920 --> 00:31:31,356
Axiom, of course, pulling double duty.

666
00:31:31,389 --> 00:31:34,292
Into the cover goes Parker,
hook of the leg, and a near-fall.

667
00:31:34,325 --> 00:31:37,145
But our main event tonight
for the NXT Championship.

668
00:31:37,178 --> 00:31:38,897
Trick Williams taking on Eddy Thorpe.

669
00:31:38,930 --> 00:31:40,181
Speaking of champions,

670
00:31:40,214 --> 00:31:43,201
the Heritage Cup Champion is not here,
that being Charlie Dempsey,

671
00:31:43,234 --> 00:31:45,637
and it's been an ongoing challenge
from Dempsey to Wren,

672
00:31:45,670 --> 00:31:48,590
to the rest of No Quarter Catch Crew
to step up.

673
00:31:48,623 --> 00:31:50,491
Speaking of Dempsey, though,

674
00:31:50,525 --> 00:31:52,760
he's starting to take
to the side Lexis King.

675
00:31:52,794 --> 00:31:54,913
We'll see if King can keep up with Dempsey

676
00:31:54,946 --> 00:31:59,250
and the training
for another championship opportunity.

677
00:31:59,284 --> 00:32:00,501
[Booker] Lexis King.

678
00:32:00,535 --> 00:32:01,953
What a man, Vic.

679
00:32:01,986 --> 00:32:04,005
What a man. A man with integrity.

680
00:32:04,038 --> 00:32:07,025
A man with a lot of courage.
You gotta give him a lot of credit.

681
00:32:07,058 --> 00:32:09,928
A man who wanted to step
out of the shadow of his old man.

682
00:32:09,961 --> 00:32:11,696
[Vic] I also give a lot of credit to Wren,

683
00:32:11,729 --> 00:32:14,115
who was able to figure out her way
out of that submission hold,

684
00:32:14,148 --> 00:32:18,136
trying to get back to her feet,
but Jaida Parker slamming that door shut.

685
00:32:18,169 --> 00:32:20,455
[Booker] Too much woman, Vic.
Too much woman.

686
00:32:20,488 --> 00:32:24,909
And Jaida Parker right there
just rag-tagging Wren Sinclair.

687
00:32:25,827 --> 00:32:27,545
[Vic] Oh, speak about getting tagged.

688
00:32:27,578 --> 00:32:29,547
And I don't necessarily know

689
00:32:29,580 --> 00:32:31,816
if Wren wants this
to turn into a slugfest.

690
00:32:32,350 --> 00:32:33,868
-[Booker] Oh, baby!
-[Vic] Ooh!

691
00:32:33,901 --> 00:32:35,119
[Booker] Oh, baby!

692
00:32:35,670 --> 00:32:39,140
[Vic] And Jaida Parker believes,
actually, that Wren owes her one,

693
00:32:39,173 --> 00:32:40,425
owes her a thank you.

694
00:32:41,609 --> 00:32:42,827
Let's go, bitch!

695
00:32:42,860 --> 00:32:43,695
What's up?

696
00:32:43,728 --> 00:32:45,730
[Booker] Oh, yes!

697
00:32:45,763 --> 00:32:46,848
Oh, yeah!

698
00:32:46,881 --> 00:32:49,233
[Vic] Jaida said bring it,
and Wren brought it!

699
00:32:49,267 --> 00:32:52,437
[Booker] It's about to get hot
up in here, baby!

700
00:32:52,470 --> 00:32:56,474
[Vic] And that may have just
woken Wren Sinclair up!

701
00:32:59,027 --> 00:33:01,346
-Yeah, bitch!
-[Vic] Wren's fired up.

702
00:33:01,879 --> 00:33:03,081
Borne's fired up.

703
00:33:03,114 --> 00:33:04,565
Heights' fired up.

704
00:33:04,599 --> 00:33:06,117
Double underhook suplex!

705
00:33:07,702 --> 00:33:10,755
-[Booker] Beautiful execution, Vic.
-[Vic] Sinclair's rolling.

706
00:33:13,491 --> 00:33:15,293
-I'll back you up.
-[Booker] Uh-oh.

707
00:33:15,326 --> 00:33:17,145
[indistinct chattering]

708
00:33:17,178 --> 00:33:18,913
[ref] Guys, back up. Oh. Hey.

709
00:33:18,946 --> 00:33:20,732
[Vic] The referee's
gonna have his hands full.

710
00:33:20,765 --> 00:33:23,551
Finally… [indistinct] …exploding!

711
00:33:23,584 --> 00:33:26,604
[Booker] Everybody's jockeying
for position, Vic!

712
00:33:26,637 --> 00:33:29,941
[Vic] And I think Jaida
just pulled Wren Sinclair to the outside.

713
00:33:29,974 --> 00:33:33,761
But OTM, No Quarter Catch Crew…
Trying to look up from the monitors.

714
00:33:33,795 --> 00:33:35,446
…they're fighting all the way to the back.

715
00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:38,316
Wren trying to turn things around
right now in this moment.

716
00:33:38,349 --> 00:33:39,684
[Booker] Chomping at the bit.

717
00:33:39,717 --> 00:33:43,621
But right now, we still got action
in the middle of the squared circle.

718
00:33:43,654 --> 00:33:45,323
Who's it gonna be, Vic? Who?

719
00:33:45,356 --> 00:33:46,691
-[Vic] Oh boy!
-[Booker] Oh, baby!

720
00:33:46,724 --> 00:33:48,226
-Oh, baby.
-[Vic] Got caught!

721
00:33:48,259 --> 00:33:50,545
-Got caught! Near-fall.
-[Booker] Not enough.

722
00:33:50,578 --> 00:33:53,114
[Vic] Was looking for
that hypnotic hip check.

723
00:33:53,147 --> 00:33:54,899
-Help!
-[Vic] Wren had it scouted.

724
00:33:54,932 --> 00:33:57,502
Wren right now, I think, is trying
to lock in another submission.

725
00:33:57,535 --> 00:33:59,987
Just got overpowered by Parker.

726
00:34:00,021 --> 00:34:02,373
-Oh!
-[Booker] Beautiful back elbow.

727
00:34:02,407 --> 00:34:06,010
-[Vic] That just knocked her into Boston!
-[Booker] Oh yeah!

728
00:34:06,043 --> 00:34:09,013
[Vic] That would've knocked her
back into Orlando!

729
00:34:09,047 --> 00:34:12,133
-Parker is back on her winning ways.
-[bell rings]

730
00:34:12,166 --> 00:34:13,985
[Jaida Parker's theme music playing]

731
00:34:14,018 --> 00:34:15,803
[Mike Rome] Here is your winner,

732
00:34:16,320 --> 00:34:19,624
Jaida Parker!

733
00:34:19,657 --> 00:34:23,060
[Vic] I was actually surprised
it took that long

734
00:34:23,094 --> 00:34:25,897
for things to pop off
between these two teams.

735
00:34:25,930 --> 00:34:27,598
Big win for Parker.

736
00:34:28,699 --> 00:34:29,584
[Booker] Pop off?

737
00:34:30,435 --> 00:34:32,837
-[pensive music playing]
-Outcasts.

738
00:34:32,870 --> 00:34:33,971
Loners.

739
00:34:34,689 --> 00:34:36,307
Badasses.

740
00:34:37,008 --> 00:34:39,694
I see so much of myself in you two,

741
00:34:40,411 --> 00:34:43,714
especially because we've had labels
stamped on us

742
00:34:43,748 --> 00:34:45,383
from the minute people see us.

743
00:34:46,117 --> 00:34:47,752
You guys saved me! [chuckles]

744
00:34:48,753 --> 00:34:50,922
[Vic] Gigi trying to save Tatum again.

745
00:34:50,955 --> 00:34:51,973
Hold on.

746
00:34:52,507 --> 00:34:53,708
Shotzi's here!

747
00:34:53,741 --> 00:34:56,127
"The Ballsy Badass" is back!

748
00:34:56,160 --> 00:34:59,397
[Tatum] You were the two friends
that I didn't know that I needed most,

749
00:34:59,430 --> 00:35:01,833
and, Shotzi,
you brought us all together last week.

750
00:35:01,866 --> 00:35:02,733
And now,

751
00:35:03,601 --> 00:35:05,903
I don't have to play by myself anymore!

752
00:35:05,937 --> 00:35:07,038
-[all giggle]
-Right.

753
00:35:07,071 --> 00:35:09,841
But first, we gotta take care
of Fatal Influence.

754
00:35:09,874 --> 00:35:12,143
Jacy Jayne was my best friend.

755
00:35:14,479 --> 00:35:16,747
As much as I despise that girl,

756
00:35:16,781 --> 00:35:19,867
I know everything
there is to know about her.

757
00:35:19,901 --> 00:35:23,020
And she's stronger
when she has someone by her side.

758
00:35:23,688 --> 00:35:26,023
Right now, that's the champion

759
00:35:26,057 --> 00:35:28,426
and her new… "best friend."

760
00:35:28,459 --> 00:35:29,460
[laughter]

761
00:35:29,494 --> 00:35:31,329
No one loves Jacy more than Jacy.

762
00:35:33,297 --> 00:35:35,166
And just like they do to my dolls,

763
00:35:36,934 --> 00:35:38,669
I'll rip their heads off!

764
00:35:38,703 --> 00:35:39,837
[all laugh]

765
00:35:40,404 --> 00:35:42,940
-Dolls out, balls out.
-[Gigi] Yeah.

766
00:35:42,974 --> 00:35:44,442
[all laugh]

767
00:35:44,475 --> 00:35:46,043
[Gigi] They're going down.

768
00:35:46,077 --> 00:35:47,778
They're not gonna see it coming.

769
00:35:47,812 --> 00:35:49,413
-[Gigi] Mm-mm.
-[all laugh]

770
00:35:51,449 --> 00:35:54,619
Aww, how cute.
The freaks of NXT all found each other.

771
00:35:54,652 --> 00:35:55,703
[laughs] I know.

772
00:35:55,736 --> 00:35:57,989
-Too bad they don't have what we have.
-Right?

773
00:35:58,022 --> 00:36:01,809
Yeah. Style. Aura. Unity as a team.

774
00:36:01,843 --> 00:36:03,678
-A championship.
-True.

775
00:36:03,711 --> 00:36:06,297
-[giggling]
-Fatal Influence.

776
00:36:06,330 --> 00:36:08,766
New name, same old Jacy Jayne.

777
00:36:08,799 --> 00:36:11,869
Oh, and look, she managed
to round up Fallon as well.

778
00:36:11,903 --> 00:36:14,355
And, oh, you made
a cute little new friend.

779
00:36:14,388 --> 00:36:15,640
What are you two doing here?

780
00:36:15,673 --> 00:36:17,608
-It's like we attract the freaks.
-I know.

781
00:36:17,642 --> 00:36:20,178
Freaks? You better choose
your next words wisely.

782
00:36:20,211 --> 00:36:23,231
You know, what I find freakier in here

783
00:36:23,264 --> 00:36:26,634
is the lack of unity in Fatal Influence.

784
00:36:26,667 --> 00:36:28,970
Mm-mm. No clue what you're talking about.

785
00:36:29,003 --> 00:36:31,956
When I see them, I see harmony.

786
00:36:31,989 --> 00:36:33,574
When I look at you three,

787
00:36:34,242 --> 00:36:35,593
it's giving turmoil.

788
00:36:35,626 --> 00:36:36,861
[both laugh]

789
00:36:36,894 --> 00:36:39,280
[mock laughs] You see nothing. Let's go.

790
00:36:40,014 --> 00:36:41,766
-Freaks.
-[both giggle]

791
00:36:42,266 --> 00:36:44,268
[Vic] Well, Booker,
we gotta turn our attention

792
00:36:44,302 --> 00:36:46,520
to the NXT Tag Team Champions.

793
00:36:46,554 --> 00:36:48,739
Frazer, can he carry the weight tonight?

794
00:36:48,773 --> 00:36:50,992
Titles on the line next.

795
00:36:55,479 --> 00:36:59,550
[woman] NXT was the birthplace
of a revolution

796
00:36:59,584 --> 00:37:03,437
that changed and shaped WWE forever.

797
00:37:04,255 --> 00:37:07,158
A shift in attitude from its arrival

798
00:37:07,191 --> 00:37:09,427
that grew to taking over main events,

799
00:37:09,460 --> 00:37:12,296
TV specials, and premium live events.

800
00:37:14,232 --> 00:37:16,767
The NXT Women's division.

801
00:37:18,202 --> 00:37:23,641
The proving ground where Superstars
and future Hall of Famers got their start.

802
00:37:24,675 --> 00:37:28,246
Hard working, athletic, and driven women

803
00:37:28,279 --> 00:37:30,281
all working towards one goal.

804
00:37:30,314 --> 00:37:32,950
The NXT Women's Championship.

805
00:37:32,984 --> 00:37:38,055
[various announcers overlap] Here is
your winner and new NXT Champion…

806
00:37:38,089 --> 00:37:41,292
[woman] Holding this title means
you're the best woman

807
00:37:41,325 --> 00:37:44,228
in the best women's division in the world.

808
00:37:46,330 --> 00:37:49,233
Twenty reigns by 17 women.

809
00:37:49,734 --> 00:37:52,103
What began with an anti-Diva,

810
00:37:52,136 --> 00:37:55,006
we turned the page
to an era of Horse Women,

811
00:37:55,039 --> 00:37:57,108
who rode it to the mainstream.

812
00:37:57,675 --> 00:38:01,212
To asking ourselves,
"Who's ready for Asuka?"

813
00:38:01,245 --> 00:38:05,116
Nobody is ready for Asuka!

814
00:38:06,984 --> 00:38:10,354
[woman] To the tap,
nap, or snap world of MMA.

815
00:38:10,388 --> 00:38:13,924
To witnessing the genesis
of "The Eradicator."

816
00:38:13,958 --> 00:38:18,629
To the Genius of the S0ky.
To a powerhouse of the ground.

817
00:38:18,663 --> 00:38:20,865
To an attraction so toxic.

818
00:38:20,898 --> 00:38:23,834
To winding our clocks to Tiffy Time.

819
00:38:23,868 --> 00:38:27,605
To a Prodigy hell-bent
on living up to the moniker.

820
00:38:27,638 --> 00:38:32,843
[Roxanne] And still
your NXT Women's Champion,

821
00:38:32,877 --> 00:38:35,913
"The Prodigy" Roxanne Perez.

822
00:38:35,946 --> 00:38:40,318
[women] In 12 short years,
compelling stories have been told,

823
00:38:40,351 --> 00:38:41,852
careers launched,

824
00:38:41,886 --> 00:38:44,789
and the world has watched every second.

825
00:38:45,690 --> 00:38:47,158
At New Year's Evil,

826
00:38:47,191 --> 00:38:50,761
two women fight
for this prestigious title,

827
00:38:50,795 --> 00:38:55,266
for one to gain entry
into this exclusive club.

828
00:38:55,299 --> 00:38:58,235
[Vic] Giulia is now
the Women's Iron Survivor.

829
00:38:58,269 --> 00:39:02,606
She'll face Roxanne Perez
at New Year's Evil for the Women's title.

830
00:39:03,541 --> 00:39:06,477
[woman] And for the other to continue
to climb up the list of greatest

831
00:39:06,510 --> 00:39:08,045
to hold it.

832
00:39:08,079 --> 00:39:10,881
What will happen at New Year's Evil?

833
00:39:10,915 --> 00:39:12,249
The only certainty

834
00:39:13,134 --> 00:39:16,203
is we will witness history.

835
00:39:18,756 --> 00:39:21,075
[Vic] Three weeks from tonight,

836
00:39:21,108 --> 00:39:24,512
live from Los Angeles,
the Women's title will be on the line.

837
00:39:24,545 --> 00:39:25,963
Perez, Giulia.

838
00:39:25,996 --> 00:39:30,384
Who makes history at WWE New Year's Evil?

839
00:39:30,418 --> 00:39:33,687
♪ A million dollars from now
I won't remember you ♪

840
00:39:34,372 --> 00:39:36,273
♪ Soon as I land, they come with a bag ♪

841
00:39:36,307 --> 00:39:38,309
♪ Tell her, I just got it
It don't have a tag ♪

842
00:39:38,342 --> 00:39:40,344
[Gallus's theme music playing]

843
00:39:40,377 --> 00:39:44,248
[Vic] Well, we got our first
championship match of the night.

844
00:39:53,891 --> 00:39:55,242
[shouts indistinctly]

845
00:39:56,177 --> 00:39:57,311
[bell rings]

846
00:39:57,344 --> 00:40:00,264
[Mike Rome] The following contest
scheduled for one fall

847
00:40:00,297 --> 00:40:06,103
is for the NXT Tag Team Championship!

848
00:40:06,771 --> 00:40:08,139
Introducing first,

849
00:40:08,172 --> 00:40:10,424
accompanied by Joe Coffey,

850
00:40:10,458 --> 00:40:12,059
representing Gallus,

851
00:40:12,610 --> 00:40:18,249
Wolfgang and Mark Coffey!

852
00:40:18,282 --> 00:40:22,570
[Vic] Well, obviously Gallus has
the advantage here in this matchup.

853
00:40:22,603 --> 00:40:24,288
Axiom has already competed once.

854
00:40:24,321 --> 00:40:26,107
But I do wanna ask you this.

855
00:40:26,140 --> 00:40:29,977
Why hasn't Gallus been able
to get their kingdom back?

856
00:40:31,095 --> 00:40:34,331
[Booker] Well, I think this is
a business of ebbs and flows,

857
00:40:34,365 --> 00:40:35,583
But I can tell you this.

858
00:40:36,300 --> 00:40:37,868
Axiom and Nathan Frazer,

859
00:40:37,902 --> 00:40:41,555
this is gonna be
their toughest test to date.

860
00:40:41,589 --> 00:40:42,823
Trust me on that.

861
00:40:42,857 --> 00:40:44,975
[Fraxiom's theme music playing]

862
00:40:55,119 --> 00:40:57,538
[Vic] I don't…
Axiom can't even walk to the ring.

863
00:41:01,075 --> 00:41:06,547
[Mike Rome] And their opponents,
they are the NXT Tag Team Champions,

864
00:41:07,148 --> 00:41:12,953
Nathan Frazer and Axiom!

865
00:41:12,987 --> 00:41:16,740
[Vic] Axiom is struggling right now.
You can see he's bandaged up.

866
00:41:16,774 --> 00:41:18,576
He's obviously not 100%.

867
00:41:18,609 --> 00:41:22,580
Roles certainly reversed
from what happened at WWE Deadline

868
00:41:23,147 --> 00:41:24,231
in Minneapolis.

869
00:41:24,265 --> 00:41:27,051
Can Frazer return the favor?

870
00:41:27,084 --> 00:41:30,171
On that night,
it was Axiom who carried the team.

871
00:41:30,754 --> 00:41:33,724
=Can Frazer carry the team tonight?
-[Booker] He's gonna have to.

872
00:41:33,757 --> 00:41:36,677
-[Vic] But can he? That's the question.
-[Booker] I can't answer that.

873
00:41:36,710 --> 00:41:38,979
But I can tell you
you better have a doctor close.

874
00:41:39,013 --> 00:41:42,233
Because tonight,
this may truly need a doctor

875
00:41:42,266 --> 00:41:45,936
if Axiom can't continue in this matchup
at some point.

876
00:41:45,970 --> 00:41:48,405
I don't think he's gonna be able to.
Trust me.

877
00:41:48,439 --> 00:41:50,107
[Vic] Well, last night on Raw,
from Boston,

878
00:41:50,140 --> 00:41:54,011
The War Raiders were able
to capture the World Tag Team titles,

879
00:41:54,044 --> 00:41:55,362
beating The Judgment Day.

880
00:41:55,396 --> 00:41:58,415
Will we have new Tag Team Champions
here tonight?

881
00:41:58,449 --> 00:42:00,301
One hundred days as champions.

882
00:42:00,334 --> 00:42:03,954
They just surpassed that milestone,
did Axiom and Frazer.

883
00:42:03,988 --> 00:42:05,122
As you see Frazer…

884
00:42:07,675 --> 00:42:10,194
saying, "Yeah, maybe I do need
to tag in to start."

885
00:42:10,227 --> 00:42:12,012
That is smart.
He's wearing a mask on his face.

886
00:42:12,046 --> 00:42:14,782
That's a protective measure.
He has a deviated septum.

887
00:42:14,815 --> 00:42:17,668
So he's not even coming
into this match at 100%.

888
00:42:17,701 --> 00:42:20,070
And, Booker,
look over to our left right now.

889
00:42:20,104 --> 00:42:23,474
Axiom is on his knees trying to breathe,
I think, trying to relax.

890
00:42:23,507 --> 00:42:27,895
He is definitely hurting more so,
I believe, than Frazer was at Deadline.

891
00:42:27,928 --> 00:42:30,114
[Booker] Vic,
this thing could be academic.

892
00:42:30,147 --> 00:42:32,166
-[Vic] Takedown. Cover!
-[Booker] Oh, beautiful.

893
00:42:32,199 --> 00:42:36,186
'Cause like I said, this is gonna be
the toughest match for Axiom and Frazer

894
00:42:36,220 --> 00:42:38,038
in that 100-day run. Trust me.

895
00:42:38,072 --> 00:42:40,341
[Vic] Nice deep arm drag
from Nathan Frazer.

896
00:42:40,374 --> 00:42:42,810
And I don't wanna say
we're sleeping on the champions,

897
00:42:42,843 --> 00:42:45,162
but only four teams, only four teams,

898
00:42:45,195 --> 00:42:49,850
have held the NXT Tag Team titles
for more combined days

899
00:42:49,883 --> 00:42:51,602
than Frazer and Axiom.

900
00:42:51,635 --> 00:42:54,622
But did you see?
Axiom did not wanna tag in right there.

901
00:42:54,655 --> 00:42:55,606
He was reluctant,

902
00:42:55,639 --> 00:42:59,009
much like you were saying
with Sol Ruca and Zaria earlier.

903
00:42:59,043 --> 00:43:00,961
They're in partnership. They're a team.

904
00:43:00,995 --> 00:43:05,616
But right now, I don't necessarily know
if Axiom even needs to be in this match.

905
00:43:05,649 --> 00:43:08,168
-A backslide. Shoulders down.
-[Booker] Ow! Beautiful.

906
00:43:08,202 --> 00:43:11,238
-[Vic] A knee right to that broken nose.
-[Booker] I'll tell you something.

907
00:43:11,272 --> 00:43:16,443
Wolfgang just dropped a bomb
on Nathan Frazer right there, man.

908
00:43:16,477 --> 00:43:17,511
[Vic] Oh my!

909
00:43:17,544 --> 00:43:19,580
I thought we were talking about a pin.

910
00:43:19,613 --> 00:43:23,550
No, it was punishment
from Wolfgang to Frazer.

911
00:43:25,286 --> 00:43:29,473
NXT Tag Team titles, again,
are on the line in this moment.

912
00:43:29,506 --> 00:43:33,827
And, well, take a look
who's watching this matchup very closely.

913
00:43:34,928 --> 00:43:38,115
Crusifino, Stacks, part of the family.

914
00:43:38,148 --> 00:43:40,884
Tag was made, though,
as we get back to the action in the ring.

915
00:43:40,918 --> 00:43:42,353
And it's Axiom. It's Frazer.

916
00:43:42,386 --> 00:43:44,688
They're gonna have to stick.
They're gonna have to move.

917
00:43:44,722 --> 00:43:47,458
They're gonna have to not stop
and not slow down.

918
00:43:47,491 --> 00:43:49,326
[Booker] Yeah,
I'm looking at Axiom right now.

919
00:43:49,360 --> 00:43:52,279
The quickness is just not there, Vic.
He's trying his heart out.

920
00:43:52,313 --> 00:43:54,148
Oh, beautiful. Beautiful.

921
00:43:56,667 --> 00:43:59,770
[Vic] Well, Mark Coffey in front of us.
Wolfgang on the other side.

922
00:43:59,803 --> 00:44:02,673
We've seen this plenty of times
in the past!

923
00:44:03,807 --> 00:44:04,708
Frazer.

924
00:44:05,409 --> 00:44:07,645
Axiom just took down Joe Coffey!

925
00:44:07,678 --> 00:44:09,730
[Booker] Did he take himself out as well?

926
00:44:09,763 --> 00:44:12,282
[Vic] Frazer taking out Mark Coffey again.

927
00:44:12,316 --> 00:44:13,934
These two will not…

928
00:44:19,506 --> 00:44:21,675
As you mentioned earlier,
referee's discretion in…

929
00:44:21,709 --> 00:44:23,544
Oh! Just got levitated!

930
00:44:23,577 --> 00:44:24,611
[Booker] Wow!

931
00:44:25,329 --> 00:44:29,133
Just got planted!
And spine just meets steel.

932
00:44:29,166 --> 00:44:30,751
Gallus turning things around.

933
00:44:30,784 --> 00:44:33,804
Are we gonna crown new champions tonight?

934
00:44:39,109 --> 00:44:42,046
NXT Tag Team Championship on the line,

935
00:44:42,079 --> 00:44:46,083
and it has not been a good night
for Axiom and Frazer.

936
00:44:46,116 --> 00:44:48,585
Axiom you see bandaged. He's banged up.

937
00:44:48,619 --> 00:44:51,271
He opened the night facing Oba Femi,

938
00:44:51,305 --> 00:44:53,006
pulling double duty,

939
00:44:53,040 --> 00:44:55,642
much like the champions did
several weeks ago,

940
00:44:55,676 --> 00:44:59,496
but Axiom is in a lot of trouble, Booker.

941
00:44:59,530 --> 00:45:02,166
[Booker] Yeah, man. Axiom and Frazer
are such a dynamic tag team.

942
00:45:02,199 --> 00:45:06,370
Always been able to lean on each other,
but not the situation tonight, Vic.

943
00:45:06,403 --> 00:45:07,321
This is different.

944
00:45:07,354 --> 00:45:10,090
This is different,
against a hell of a tag team.

945
00:45:10,124 --> 00:45:11,175
Wow!

946
00:45:11,208 --> 00:45:13,677
Mark Coffey just dropped him
right there, Vic.

947
00:45:13,711 --> 00:45:15,829
[Vic] Followed by Wolfgang,
who's the legal Superstar.

948
00:45:15,863 --> 00:45:16,814
And a near-fall.

949
00:45:16,847 --> 00:45:19,466
Gallus as dangerous as they come.

950
00:45:19,500 --> 00:45:21,752
We gotta go back a little bit.
Take a look at this.

951
00:45:21,785 --> 00:45:26,140
It was Wolfgang just levitating Axiom
like Dua Lipa.

952
00:45:26,173 --> 00:45:30,094
And then it was bam! Just getting planted
where steel meets wood.

953
00:45:30,127 --> 00:45:31,395
It has been all Gallus.

954
00:45:31,428 --> 00:45:32,546
And let's remember,

955
00:45:32,579 --> 00:45:36,500
497 days, Gallus was
the NXT UK Tag Team Champions.

956
00:45:36,533 --> 00:45:41,105
They held the NXT Tag Team titles
for over another 170 days.

957
00:45:41,138 --> 00:45:43,123
They know how to get the job done.

958
00:45:43,157 --> 00:45:45,275
[Booker] Not just that, Vic,
they just walked right in,

959
00:45:45,309 --> 00:45:47,845
and within about what,
30 days of their hiatus

960
00:45:47,878 --> 00:45:49,630
came back Tag Team Champions.

961
00:45:49,663 --> 00:45:53,283
And now they're looking to do it
just one more time here, Vic.

962
00:45:53,901 --> 00:45:57,154
[Vic] Well,
Axiom able to duck, dive, and fly.

963
00:45:57,187 --> 00:45:58,455
Springboard by Frazer!

964
00:45:58,489 --> 00:46:00,657
And now Frazer's been waiting
on the outside.

965
00:46:00,691 --> 00:46:04,328
This is what Frazer's gonna have to do.
He'll have to carry this team tonight.

966
00:46:04,361 --> 00:46:06,780
Picking up some speed,
and he's flying right in!

967
00:46:06,814 --> 00:46:08,148
[Booker] Oh, baby!

968
00:46:08,182 --> 00:46:09,483
Here we go!

969
00:46:09,516 --> 00:46:12,386
Here we go, Vic!
This young man is so prolific.

970
00:46:12,419 --> 00:46:14,638
-[Vic] Gotcha.
-[Booker] That could be it.

971
00:46:14,671 --> 00:46:16,774
-[Vic] Wolfgang.
-[Booker] Couldn't get a cover.

972
00:46:16,807 --> 00:46:18,025
[Vic] As he saw Wolfgang come,

973
00:46:18,058 --> 00:46:20,911
who just got unceremoniously
dumped to the outside. Back to his feet.

974
00:46:20,944 --> 00:46:23,163
Standing Shooting Star into the cover!

975
00:46:23,197 --> 00:46:25,149
Putting him away to retain, and…

976
00:46:25,182 --> 00:46:28,118
-[Booker] Man!
-[Vic] Mark Coffey just able to kick out.

977
00:46:28,152 --> 00:46:31,088
And Joe beside himself on the outside.

978
00:46:31,121 --> 00:46:34,608
But look around. There's no Axiom
at this moment, at this juncture.

979
00:46:34,641 --> 00:46:36,226
A man who has already competed.

980
00:46:36,260 --> 00:46:38,862
[Booker] No, Axiom's gonna have to lean
on Nathan Frazer, Vic,

981
00:46:38,896 --> 00:46:41,849
till he gets his mind set,
till he gets his game back right.

982
00:46:41,882 --> 00:46:45,435
But right now, this man, like I say,
he's so dynamic, so prolific.

983
00:46:45,469 --> 00:46:47,554
Right now, he's doing it all on his own.

984
00:46:47,588 --> 00:46:49,907
-[Vic] Sling blade!
-[Booker] Beautiful sling blade!

985
00:46:51,475 --> 00:46:52,526
[Vic] To the top.

986
00:46:53,026 --> 00:46:55,512
Could be looking for that Frog Splash!

987
00:46:55,546 --> 00:46:57,815
Got all of it, and into the cover.

988
00:46:58,615 --> 00:47:02,002
And once again,
Wolfgang just bulldozing through.

989
00:47:02,035 --> 00:47:05,138
[Booker] He can't keep eyes
in the back of his head or anything.

990
00:47:05,172 --> 00:47:06,523
He's doing a hell of a job,

991
00:47:06,557 --> 00:47:09,209
but it's always two-on-one
in every instance.

992
00:47:09,843 --> 00:47:12,513
[Vic] And you have to feel slightly bad,
don't you, for the champions?

993
00:47:12,546 --> 00:47:15,048
-[Booker] I don't, no.
-[Vic] They wanted to show unity.

994
00:47:15,082 --> 00:47:17,467
[Booker] I don't.
Vic, this is what it's all about.

995
00:47:17,501 --> 00:47:21,188
This is the business.
This is about going in and stepping up.

996
00:47:21,221 --> 00:47:23,874
[Vic] Back to the face.
Back to that deviated septum.

997
00:47:23,907 --> 00:47:27,294
Wolfgang now hoisting up.
Mark Coffey with a kick.

998
00:47:27,327 --> 00:47:30,714
Followed by a powerslam combination
to become champions,

999
00:47:30,747 --> 00:47:32,132
and a near-fall.

1000
00:47:32,916 --> 00:47:34,084
That was close.

1001
00:47:34,117 --> 00:47:36,520
And I'm still looking around, Book.

1002
00:47:37,087 --> 00:47:38,889
I don't see Axiom anywhere.

1003
00:47:38,922 --> 00:47:40,958
This truly is two-on-one.

1004
00:47:40,991 --> 00:47:45,796
[Booker] I think Frazer's gonna have to
just hold on as long as he possibly can.

1005
00:47:45,829 --> 00:47:47,581
But one thing about this young man.

1006
00:47:48,482 --> 00:47:51,935
He's got a lot of resilience.
He's got a lot of toughness in his body.

1007
00:47:51,969 --> 00:47:55,239
Oh, but right now
he's being taken apart piece by piece.

1008
00:47:55,272 --> 00:47:57,190
That's it. That is it, Vic.

1009
00:47:57,841 --> 00:48:01,144
[Vic] Axiom just coming in
at the last moment!

1010
00:48:01,645 --> 00:48:04,014
-A spurt of energy.
-[Booker] What the hell?

1011
00:48:06,183 --> 00:48:09,202
[Vic] Joe beside himself,
doesn't know what to think. Gallus.

1012
00:48:09,920 --> 00:48:14,291
[crowd chanting] NXT! NXT! NXT NXT!

1013
00:48:14,324 --> 00:48:16,760
NXT! NXT! NXT!

1014
00:48:16,793 --> 00:48:18,812
[Vic] Mark charging… Golden Ratio!

1015
00:48:20,430 --> 00:48:22,532
-Frazer!
-[crowd] One. Two.

1016
00:48:22,566 --> 00:48:25,218
[Vic] Oh!
Almost able to put away Wolfgang.

1017
00:48:25,752 --> 00:48:28,305
Somehow, someway, I don't know
how Axiom is continuing to go.

1018
00:48:28,338 --> 00:48:31,842
But now Frazer on the back of Wolfgang,
trying to lock in a sleeper.

1019
00:48:31,875 --> 00:48:34,494
[Booker] Got it locked in.
Oh, baby! What the…?

1020
00:48:34,528 --> 00:48:37,831
[Vic] Miscommunication.
Golden Ratio to Frazer!

1021
00:48:39,032 --> 00:48:39,883
I got it!

1022
00:48:39,917 --> 00:48:41,768
[Vic] Frazer is the legal Superstar.

1023
00:48:42,369 --> 00:48:43,587
Coffey's up.

1024
00:48:45,906 --> 00:48:47,908
-Canadian destroyer though.
-[Booker] Wow!

1025
00:48:47,941 --> 00:48:49,426
[Vic] Wolfgang beside himself.

1026
00:48:50,377 --> 00:48:52,946
Big knee right into the back of Axiom.

1027
00:48:53,630 --> 00:48:55,449
Poisonrana!

1028
00:48:57,834 --> 00:49:00,037
All four men down!

1029
00:49:03,156 --> 00:49:05,976
[Booker] How the hell
did Axiom pull that off, Vic?

1030
00:49:06,877 --> 00:49:09,112
[Vic] Never mind Axiom.
What about Nathan Frazer?

1031
00:49:09,146 --> 00:49:11,198
He's carrying the team tonight.

1032
00:49:11,231 --> 00:49:12,232
To go through this.

1033
00:49:12,265 --> 00:49:15,485
First that Golden Ratio wiped out Frazer.

1034
00:49:15,519 --> 00:49:18,338
Axiom by himself.
He was tossed to the outside.

1035
00:49:18,372 --> 00:49:21,124
Frazer looking to get back into it
with that poisonrana.

1036
00:49:21,158 --> 00:49:25,078
And these are the two men standing
for the NXT Tag Team titles.

1037
00:49:27,597 --> 00:49:29,700
Got caught. Big kick rocking Wolfgang.

1038
00:49:30,751 --> 00:49:34,004
Joe Coffey right in front of us trying
to get Mark Coffey back to his feet.

1039
00:49:34,037 --> 00:49:36,056
And just got caught. Got dropped.

1040
00:49:36,089 --> 00:49:37,391
Big lariat!

1041
00:49:37,424 --> 00:49:40,043
[Joe Coffey shouting indistinctly]

1042
00:49:42,879 --> 00:49:46,266
[Booker] Joe Coffey's
barking out orders right now, Vic.

1043
00:49:47,100 --> 00:49:48,251
[Vic] And Wolfgang

1044
00:49:48,885 --> 00:49:49,903
to the top.

1045
00:49:51,121 --> 00:49:52,773
Gallus here… Wait a minute.

1046
00:49:53,490 --> 00:49:55,509
A tag was made. Did you see the tag?

1047
00:49:56,126 --> 00:49:57,861
Axiom is the legal Superstar.

1048
00:49:57,894 --> 00:50:00,330
Don't know if Wolfgang realizes that.

1049
00:50:00,364 --> 00:50:01,448
Axiom is legal.

1050
00:50:03,016 --> 00:50:04,067
And Axiom.

1051
00:50:05,852 --> 00:50:08,338
We've seen this so many times in the past.

1052
00:50:08,372 --> 00:50:10,474
Spanish Fly!

1053
00:50:10,507 --> 00:50:13,176
[Booker] Got all of it!
Got all of it, Vic!

1054
00:50:15,362 --> 00:50:17,647
[Vic] That's the first part
of the equation.

1055
00:50:18,765 --> 00:50:21,118
The second part is Nathan Frazer.

1056
00:50:21,151 --> 00:50:24,004
Wait a minute! Axiom wiped out Gallus!

1057
00:50:24,037 --> 00:50:25,088
Frazer to the top!

1058
00:50:25,689 --> 00:50:27,090
Phoenix Splash!

1059
00:50:27,124 --> 00:50:28,675
Can they do it again?

1060
00:50:28,709 --> 00:50:30,327
-[crowd] One! Two! Three!
-[Booker] No way!

1061
00:50:30,360 --> 00:50:33,814
-[Vic] The Champions survive!
-[Booker] No way! Wow!

1062
00:50:34,598 --> 00:50:36,433
[Mike Rome] They are your winners,

1063
00:50:36,466 --> 00:50:42,372
and still the NXT Tag Team Champions,

1064
00:50:42,406 --> 00:50:47,694
Axiom and Nathan Frazer!

1065
00:50:47,728 --> 00:50:49,696
[Vic] I don't know how…

1066
00:50:49,730 --> 00:50:50,647
[Booker] Wow.

1067
00:50:51,381 --> 00:50:52,249
Wow!

1068
00:50:53,166 --> 00:50:55,085
[Vic] I don't know what else to say

1069
00:50:55,585 --> 00:50:57,721
about Axiom and Frazer.

1070
00:50:57,754 --> 00:50:59,372
[Booker] All for the team, Vic.

1071
00:51:00,474 --> 00:51:03,660
[Vic] Frazer able
to carry the team tonight.

1072
00:51:03,693 --> 00:51:08,231
Who will be next to try and dethrone
the Houdinis of the Tag Team division?

1073
00:51:10,517 --> 00:51:12,335
Okay, but look, boys. Look, boys.

1074
00:51:12,369 --> 00:51:13,420
I just wanna tell y'all

1075
00:51:13,453 --> 00:51:16,073
that that was a huge W
against Tyson and Tyriek last week.

1076
00:51:16,106 --> 00:51:17,124
-Aw, yeah!
-It felt good.

1077
00:51:17,157 --> 00:51:18,975
Could say the same
about you beating Wes Lee.

1078
00:51:19,009 --> 00:51:21,044
-Oh. Okay, hear me out.
-Go.

1079
00:51:21,078 --> 00:51:22,312
-2025.
-Okay?

1080
00:51:22,345 --> 00:51:23,580
Hank and Tank…

1081
00:51:23,613 --> 00:51:26,032
NXT Tag Team Champions!

1082
00:51:26,066 --> 00:51:27,984
-Oh!
-Honk, honk! I like the sound of that!

1083
00:51:28,018 --> 00:51:29,886
We're just trying to keep up
with you, Young OG.

1084
00:51:29,920 --> 00:51:31,037
-No.
-Yeah. We are.

1085
00:51:31,071 --> 00:51:33,590
-Okay. Hear me out. Hear me out.
-Yeah?

1086
00:51:33,623 --> 00:51:35,308
-Debuted in April.
-Mm-hmm.

1087
00:51:35,342 --> 00:51:36,576
-Right, right, right?
-Right.

1088
00:51:36,610 --> 00:51:38,829
Got respect from "The Mad Dragon."

1089
00:51:38,862 --> 00:51:40,914
-Yes, you did. You did that.
-Okay, okay.

1090
00:51:40,947 --> 00:51:42,149
Won a Battle Royal.

1091
00:51:42,182 --> 00:51:43,416
-Yeah.
-Right, right?

1092
00:51:43,450 --> 00:51:45,168
And my first PLE was Heatwave!

1093
00:51:45,202 --> 00:51:46,787
Which was a main event, may I add.

1094
00:51:46,820 --> 00:51:48,488
-It was a main event!
-Two in one.

1095
00:51:48,522 --> 00:51:51,341
-I… I went against Randy Orton, right?
-Yeah.

1096
00:51:51,374 --> 00:51:53,944
-Wrestled in the ECW arena.
-He's rubbing it in.

1097
00:51:53,977 --> 00:51:55,779
-Dapped up X-Pac.
-Yeah.

1098
00:51:55,812 --> 00:51:57,397
-And… and… and…
-And?

1099
00:51:57,430 --> 00:51:59,900
-Almost won Iron Survivor.
-It was very close.

1100
00:51:59,933 --> 00:52:01,985
I thought we had a good year. Oh my gosh!

1101
00:52:02,018 --> 00:52:04,104
-It's fire though.
-You're on fire. You're--

1102
00:52:06,840 --> 00:52:07,674
Never mind.

1103
00:52:08,725 --> 00:52:10,060
He seemed so sad.

1104
00:52:14,114 --> 00:52:15,165
You all right, Lexis?

1105
00:52:15,198 --> 00:52:17,767
Well, I'm ready to earn
my Heritage Cup match, Charlie.

1106
00:52:17,801 --> 00:52:19,269
-Been waiting for you.
-[chuckles]

1107
00:52:19,302 --> 00:52:21,671
[Charlie sighs]

1108
00:52:21,705 --> 00:52:23,373
What's that? What, are we playing poker?

1109
00:52:23,406 --> 00:52:25,342
It's a deck of cards workout, Lexis.

1110
00:52:25,375 --> 00:52:28,044
We're gonna keep going
till there's no cards left.

1111
00:52:28,078 --> 00:52:29,796
-Ah.
-Let's see if you can keep up.

1112
00:52:30,297 --> 00:52:32,399
First card, five of clubs.
We're gonna double 'em.

1113
00:52:32,432 --> 00:52:34,601
So that's ten reverse Hindu push-ups.

1114
00:52:36,253 --> 00:52:37,454
-Ready?
-[exhales slowly]

1115
00:52:37,487 --> 00:52:39,022
[energetic music playing]

1116
00:53:10,954 --> 00:53:12,155
[music fades]

1117
00:53:12,789 --> 00:53:14,858
-[both breathing heavily]
-[music resumes]

1118
00:53:14,891 --> 00:53:17,277
Lexis, you know what?
I'm actually impressed.

1119
00:53:17,310 --> 00:53:19,246
Oh! No shortcuts.

1120
00:53:19,796 --> 00:53:20,797
No cheating.

1121
00:53:20,830 --> 00:53:22,782
[exhales] Just old-fashioned hard work.

1122
00:53:23,667 --> 00:53:26,203
You kept up with me,
so I'm gonna keep my promise.

1123
00:53:26,236 --> 00:53:28,772
Next week, you've got
your Heritage Cup match.

1124
00:53:28,805 --> 00:53:30,073
-Let's do it.
-Uh-huh.

1125
00:53:30,106 --> 00:53:31,541
[music fades]

1126
00:53:31,575 --> 00:53:33,076
♪ A million dollars from now ♪

1127
00:53:33,109 --> 00:53:35,212
♪ I won't remember you
I done forgot ♪

1128
00:53:35,245 --> 00:53:37,214
♪ I won't forget how I got what I got ♪

1129
00:53:37,247 --> 00:53:39,699
♪ Cry me a river 'cause I'm on a yacht… ♪

1130
00:53:39,733 --> 00:53:42,185
[Vic] Book, how about
what we just heard, what we just saw?

1131
00:53:42,219 --> 00:53:45,822
Lexis King is gonna get
another Heritage Cup opportunity

1132
00:53:45,855 --> 00:53:47,357
against Charlie Dempsey.

1133
00:53:47,390 --> 00:53:49,392
Didn't I tell you? He's a hell of a kid.

1134
00:53:49,426 --> 00:53:52,028
-That kid got a--
-[Page] I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

1135
00:53:52,062 --> 00:53:53,813
I'm sorry, everybody. Please.

1136
00:53:55,165 --> 00:53:56,633
-[Vic] Um, we don't--
-Booker.

1137
00:53:57,334 --> 00:53:59,152
Vic, I'm… I'm… Guys.

1138
00:53:59,803 --> 00:54:02,956
I'm very sorry. I'm sorry to everyone
here trying to enjoy the show.

1139
00:54:02,989 --> 00:54:06,343
I just really need to get this
off my chest, if you guys don't mind.

1140
00:54:07,327 --> 00:54:11,948
[Vic] I said earlier
I felt really bad for, uh, Ethan Page.

1141
00:54:12,766 --> 00:54:14,784
Everyone has every right to boo me.

1142
00:54:15,852 --> 00:54:17,404
[crowd booing]

1143
00:54:21,541 --> 00:54:24,961
Honestly, it's the same energy I've been
getting at home for the last couple weeks.

1144
00:54:24,995 --> 00:54:26,146
I deserve it.

1145
00:54:27,981 --> 00:54:29,099
I… I, uh…

1146
00:54:30,734 --> 00:54:34,904
I don't think anyone watching understands
the journey that I've been through to…

1147
00:54:35,839 --> 00:54:37,140
to get here in this ring.

1148
00:54:38,708 --> 00:54:41,661
I don't think anyone
understands the promises

1149
00:54:42,162 --> 00:54:43,713
that I've made to my family.

1150
00:54:44,731 --> 00:54:45,732
I promised…

1151
00:54:46,433 --> 00:54:49,152
I promised my daughter
that I would win the big one.

1152
00:54:52,722 --> 00:54:53,640
And I did.

1153
00:54:56,376 --> 00:54:58,678
I did it here in NXT.

1154
00:54:58,712 --> 00:55:00,630
I became champion.

1155
00:55:00,664 --> 00:55:02,699
And not only did I become champion…

1156
00:55:06,369 --> 00:55:08,004
I did it in record time.

1157
00:55:08,989 --> 00:55:13,059
I did it faster than Kevin Owens,
Finn Bálor, Sami Zayn.

1158
00:55:13,093 --> 00:55:15,378
I made history.

1159
00:55:16,196 --> 00:55:18,665
I went through 18 years of hell

1160
00:55:18,698 --> 00:55:21,835
to keep my promise to my daughter,

1161
00:55:21,868 --> 00:55:23,269
and I did it.

1162
00:55:23,303 --> 00:55:25,388
[crowd cheering, clapping]

1163
00:55:25,422 --> 00:55:26,723
I did it for her.

1164
00:55:28,591 --> 00:55:30,010
I did it for my son.

1165
00:55:31,261 --> 00:55:32,912
I did it for my wife.

1166
00:55:36,332 --> 00:55:38,485
All of you can do what you want.
You paid your ticket.

1167
00:55:38,518 --> 00:55:42,839
You wanna boo, cheer, that's fine.
But right now, I wanna talk to my wife.

1168
00:55:42,872 --> 00:55:44,324
[crowd booing, jeering]

1169
00:55:49,062 --> 00:55:50,730
Without you, Viviana,

1170
00:55:52,015 --> 00:55:53,500
there is no Ethan Page.

1171
00:55:55,452 --> 00:55:57,520
I wouldn't be standing in this ring…

1172
00:55:59,589 --> 00:56:01,324
these lights would not be on me…

1173
00:56:01,357 --> 00:56:02,208
[crowd] What?

1174
00:56:02,242 --> 00:56:04,027
…these cameras would not be on me…

1175
00:56:04,060 --> 00:56:05,195
[crowd] What?

1176
00:56:05,228 --> 00:56:08,832
…these people would not be having
the time of their lives what-ting me

1177
00:56:08,865 --> 00:56:10,050
without you.

1178
00:56:10,083 --> 00:56:11,184
[crowd] What?

1179
00:56:14,254 --> 00:56:15,772
Let them do what they want.

1180
00:56:16,406 --> 00:56:18,141
I got to live my dream…

1181
00:56:18,174 --> 00:56:19,209
[crowd] What?

1182
00:56:19,242 --> 00:56:20,343
…because of you.

1183
00:56:20,377 --> 00:56:21,811
[crowd] What?

1184
00:56:21,845 --> 00:56:24,114
And that's the part that rips me apart.

1185
00:56:24,147 --> 00:56:25,398
[crowd] What?

1186
00:56:25,432 --> 00:56:30,370
I did it, but now
every time I lose, you lose.

1187
00:56:30,403 --> 00:56:31,771
My daughter loses.

1188
00:56:31,805 --> 00:56:33,073
My son loses.

1189
00:56:33,106 --> 00:56:35,742
The people that blindly supported me,

1190
00:56:37,210 --> 00:56:38,244
they lose.

1191
00:56:41,381 --> 00:56:42,832
When I come home,

1192
00:56:42,866 --> 00:56:44,968
and my daughter looks through my gear bag,

1193
00:56:45,001 --> 00:56:47,137
and she's looking
for that NXT Championship,

1194
00:56:47,170 --> 00:56:48,521
and she's empty-handed.

1195
00:56:51,241 --> 00:56:52,559
When I'm on the road,

1196
00:56:53,326 --> 00:56:55,912
and my wife sends me videos
of my son crying

1197
00:56:55,945 --> 00:56:58,481
because I can't… win.

1198
00:57:00,366 --> 00:57:01,451
And the worst part…

1199
00:57:03,570 --> 00:57:06,473
is when I come home
and I see the look in my wife's eyes…

1200
00:57:09,776 --> 00:57:11,127
of disappointment.

1201
00:57:14,597 --> 00:57:15,682
That's the part

1202
00:57:17,400 --> 00:57:19,169
that's eating me alive. I…

1203
00:57:21,054 --> 00:57:22,205
I don't know…

1204
00:57:23,273 --> 00:57:24,174
[sniffles]

1205
00:57:25,108 --> 00:57:27,093
I don't know if I love this anymore.

1206
00:57:30,463 --> 00:57:32,432
And to be honest with everybody,

1207
00:57:32,465 --> 00:57:34,083
I've just lost my smile.

1208
00:57:34,117 --> 00:57:35,752
[crowd jeering]

1209
00:57:37,420 --> 00:57:38,805
[crowd booing]

1210
00:57:42,408 --> 00:57:44,227
[sighs heavily]

1211
00:57:45,495 --> 00:57:48,047
You guys can mock me
for being an emotional guy.

1212
00:57:51,034 --> 00:57:53,603
-This job is--
-[The Young OG's theme music playing]

1213
00:57:53,636 --> 00:57:56,473
[Young OG] Ethan,
Ethan, Ethan, Ethan, bro.

1214
00:57:56,506 --> 00:57:57,707
Ethan, whoa, whoa, whoa.

1215
00:57:57,740 --> 00:58:01,294
I just wanted to come out here…
I wanted to come out here and apologize

1216
00:58:01,327 --> 00:58:03,630
for what I said back there, bro. I saw…

1217
00:58:04,280 --> 00:58:05,698
I saw how you acted.

1218
00:58:06,666 --> 00:58:08,451
But it doesn't feel too good

1219
00:58:08,484 --> 00:58:11,638
hearing about
other people's accomplishments, does it?

1220
00:58:13,556 --> 00:58:14,491
Because…

1221
00:58:15,975 --> 00:58:18,444
because since you've been here,
that's all we've heard, Eth.

1222
00:58:18,945 --> 00:58:21,114
"Oh, Ethan Page did this."

1223
00:58:21,147 --> 00:58:22,799
"Ethan Page did that."

1224
00:58:22,832 --> 00:58:25,869
And you walked into NXT
with a little cocky attitude

1225
00:58:25,902 --> 00:58:27,320
and a cocky ego.

1226
00:58:31,307 --> 00:58:32,308
But, Ethan,

1227
00:58:34,160 --> 00:58:36,396
that's not… that's not really you, bro.

1228
00:58:38,398 --> 00:58:39,916
That's not really you, bro.

1229
00:58:41,367 --> 00:58:43,152
I know the real Ethan Page.

1230
00:58:43,186 --> 00:58:46,389
No, hear me out. Hear me out. For real.
I want you to look at me.

1231
00:58:48,057 --> 00:58:51,294
I've seen the real Ethan Page.
I saw the real Ethan Page at Heatwave.

1232
00:58:51,327 --> 00:58:53,363
And it's not what you did in the match.

1233
00:58:54,597 --> 00:58:56,399
It's what you did after the match.

1234
00:58:59,235 --> 00:59:00,537
You won the title,

1235
00:59:01,371 --> 00:59:03,823
and you looked at your kids,
you looked at your wife,

1236
00:59:03,856 --> 00:59:06,943
and looked them right in the eye
and said, "I love you."

1237
00:59:08,077 --> 00:59:11,197
And I'mma be real with you, bro.
I'mma be deadass with you.

1238
00:59:13,433 --> 00:59:14,884
Not everyone can do that.

1239
00:59:16,653 --> 00:59:20,023
The joy you had when you saw your family
after that match, bro,

1240
00:59:20,523 --> 00:59:24,694
the way you looked when you saw your kids,
the way you looked when you saw your wife…

1241
00:59:25,194 --> 00:59:26,946
The smile that you had, bro.

1242
00:59:26,980 --> 00:59:29,065
This wasn't no regular smile, bro.

1243
00:59:30,149 --> 00:59:31,935
This was a proud dad smile.

1244
00:59:33,036 --> 00:59:35,338
This was a proud husband smile, bro.

1245
00:59:35,371 --> 00:59:36,806
This was a smile

1246
00:59:38,041 --> 00:59:40,126
from somebody
that's been busting their ass

1247
00:59:40,159 --> 00:59:41,894
for 18 long years

1248
00:59:41,928 --> 00:59:44,213
to get to where they deserve to be.

1249
00:59:46,749 --> 00:59:48,534
That smile came from you, bro.

1250
00:59:51,087 --> 00:59:52,589
You deserve to be here.

1251
00:59:53,756 --> 00:59:56,209
They know you deserve to be here.

1252
00:59:56,242 --> 00:59:57,794
[crowd cheering]

1253
00:59:58,861 --> 01:00:00,380
And from now on, bro,

1254
01:00:00,413 --> 01:00:01,764
drop the All Ego, bro.

1255
01:00:01,798 --> 01:00:03,399
We wanna see the real you.

1256
01:00:03,433 --> 01:00:06,135
We wanna see the girl dad.
We wanna see the proud husband.

1257
01:00:06,169 --> 01:00:08,521
We wanna see the real Ethan Page, bro.

1258
01:00:08,554 --> 01:00:11,040
And if nobody gonna say it,
I'mma say it for 'em.

1259
01:00:12,709 --> 01:00:13,926
I'm proud of you.

1260
01:00:14,627 --> 01:00:16,813
NXT, we're proud of you.

1261
01:00:17,313 --> 01:00:19,365
And look at me. Look at me, for real.

1262
01:00:20,316 --> 01:00:23,820
We're all proud of you. And I mean that
from the bottom of my heart.

1263
01:00:24,320 --> 01:00:25,438
[drops mic]

1264
01:00:25,471 --> 01:00:27,774
[crowd claps, calls out encouragement]

1265
01:00:30,076 --> 01:00:31,894
You hear that? You hear that?

1266
01:00:33,396 --> 01:00:34,881
You deserve to be here, bro.

1267
01:00:35,565 --> 01:00:37,066
Thank you, Je'Von. [clears throat]

1268
01:00:37,767 --> 01:00:38,668
[sniffles]

1269
01:00:40,119 --> 01:00:41,437
Honestly, you're right.

1270
01:00:42,689 --> 01:00:45,642
Everything you said
just made everything so clear for me.

1271
01:00:47,193 --> 01:00:49,212
I should not be worried about

1272
01:00:49,245 --> 01:00:50,913
losing my smile.

1273
01:00:53,716 --> 01:00:55,885
I should worry about taking yours.

1274
01:00:55,918 --> 01:00:56,936
[crowd roars]

1275
01:00:56,969 --> 01:00:58,654
[Booker laughs]

1276
01:00:58,688 --> 01:00:59,789
You know what that is?

1277
01:00:59,822 --> 01:01:02,825
-That's "Shut up, bro."
-[Vic] What the hell is this?

1278
01:01:02,859 --> 01:01:05,294
-[Booker] That's what that is.
-[Vic] Oh, this is funny to you?

1279
01:01:05,328 --> 01:01:07,747
[Booker] That's what that is, Vic.
You see that?

1280
01:01:07,780 --> 01:01:09,298
[Vic] The slimy son--

1281
01:01:09,332 --> 01:01:12,468
-[Booker] Mind your own damn business.
-[Vic] That's disgusting!

1282
01:01:12,502 --> 01:01:15,922
[Booker] Mind your own damn business,
Vic. You've heard me say that.

1283
01:01:15,955 --> 01:01:18,558
-[Vic] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
-[crowd booing]

1284
01:01:26,549 --> 01:01:28,551
-[Vic] Oh boy.
-[Booker] Oh!

1285
01:01:28,584 --> 01:01:31,621
You want the real me?
You want the real me?!

1286
01:01:32,271 --> 01:01:33,606
This is the real me!

1287
01:01:34,390 --> 01:01:35,975
[Vic] Oh my God!

1288
01:01:38,127 --> 01:01:39,645
[Ethan] This is the real me!

1289
01:01:41,064 --> 01:01:42,448
This is the real me!

1290
01:01:48,137 --> 01:01:49,539
[officials scrambling]

1291
01:01:50,139 --> 01:01:51,607
Je'Von?

1292
01:01:52,875 --> 01:01:54,644
This is the real me, Je'Von!

1293
01:02:00,466 --> 01:02:01,834
["Millions From Now" playing]

1294
01:02:01,868 --> 01:02:04,470
[Vic] Just outside of Boston in Lowell,

1295
01:02:04,504 --> 01:02:08,458
NXT is back in the state of Massachusetts.

1296
01:02:08,491 --> 01:02:11,961
And, I'm sorry, I just can't get over
what we just witnessed

1297
01:02:11,994 --> 01:02:13,930
a few moments ago. I…

1298
01:02:15,047 --> 01:02:16,616
I even hate to go back to it.

1299
01:02:17,183 --> 01:02:18,801
I should not be worried about

1300
01:02:19,335 --> 01:02:20,920
losing my smile.

1301
01:02:23,706 --> 01:02:25,892
I should worry about taking yours.

1302
01:02:25,925 --> 01:02:27,326
[crowd roaring]

1303
01:02:29,679 --> 01:02:32,715
-[Vic] Book, I don't even have the words…
-This is the real me!

1304
01:02:34,567 --> 01:02:35,735
…for what we saw.

1305
01:02:35,768 --> 01:02:37,487
And I don't want to worry any of

1306
01:02:38,738 --> 01:02:43,292
Je'Von's family
that may be watching this right now…

1307
01:02:43,326 --> 01:02:44,477
Make room. Make room, folks.

1308
01:02:44,510 --> 01:02:48,698
…but I'm pretty sure I saw
some of Je'Von Evans' teeth in the ring.

1309
01:02:50,266 --> 01:02:54,086
Trick Williams, you seem charged up
moments away from your NXT title defense.

1310
01:02:54,120 --> 01:02:55,154
Look, first things first,

1311
01:02:55,188 --> 01:02:58,191
I want nothing but well wishes
and prayers for Je'Von Evans.

1312
01:02:58,224 --> 01:03:01,527
We saw what he went through tonight.
We wish you a speedy recovery.

1313
01:03:02,078 --> 01:03:03,396
Now on the Eddy Thorpe.

1314
01:03:03,429 --> 01:03:07,633
We all saw how he lied and manipulated
into getting the NXT Championship matchup.

1315
01:03:08,134 --> 01:03:09,585
Eddy gets what he wants, huh?

1316
01:03:09,619 --> 01:03:11,754
Cool. So does Trick Williams.

1317
01:03:11,788 --> 01:03:14,040
Because the first time
I won this NXT Championship,

1318
01:03:14,073 --> 01:03:16,492
I was happy just to win
the NXT Championship.

1319
01:03:16,526 --> 01:03:19,479
This time it's different.
I'm proving all the doubters wrong.

1320
01:03:19,512 --> 01:03:21,330
Forget that. I'm proving myself right

1321
01:03:21,364 --> 01:03:24,650
and showing everybody
I am the man to carry this NXT brand.

1322
01:03:25,868 --> 01:03:29,172
Sarah, tonight
we are in Lowell, Massachusetts.

1323
01:03:29,205 --> 01:03:31,858
The home of hard work
and getting the job done.

1324
01:03:31,891 --> 01:03:33,910
Now, Trick Williams don't got
no Boston accent,

1325
01:03:33,943 --> 01:03:37,497
but best believe I got the fighting spirit
like Irish Micky Ward. Let's talk--

1326
01:03:38,447 --> 01:03:41,968
I just came to tell you
good luck in your match with Eddy tonight.

1327
01:03:42,001 --> 01:03:43,536
Because whoever wins

1328
01:03:43,569 --> 01:03:45,705
becomes NXT Champion and faces me.

1329
01:03:46,322 --> 01:03:47,657
And for what it's worth,

1330
01:03:47,690 --> 01:03:49,458
I hope you win tonight.

1331
01:03:49,492 --> 01:03:51,944
Because in three weeks,
at New Year's Evil,

1332
01:03:51,978 --> 01:03:54,730
I'm gonna be taking
the NXT Championship from somebody,

1333
01:03:55,398 --> 01:03:56,949
and I hope that person is you.

1334
01:03:58,084 --> 01:03:58,985
Oba,

1335
01:03:59,619 --> 01:04:01,037
I'm looking forward to it.

1336
01:04:03,873 --> 01:04:05,541
[unsettling music playing]

1337
01:04:06,042 --> 01:04:07,944
["The Dark Angel" speaking Spanish]

1338
01:04:25,895 --> 01:04:28,631
[Vic] Welcome to NXT, to "The Dark Angel."

1339
01:04:29,198 --> 01:04:30,967
[speaking Spanish]

1340
01:04:50,519 --> 01:04:52,888
[crowd] One, two, three.

1341
01:04:52,922 --> 01:04:54,206
[bell rings]

1342
01:04:54,757 --> 01:04:57,393
[Vic] Hell hath no fury

1343
01:04:57,426 --> 01:05:00,396
like "The Dark Angel's" scorn!

1344
01:05:00,429 --> 01:05:02,899
["The Dark Angel" speaking Spanish]

1345
01:05:07,670 --> 01:05:09,171
[Vic] Well, get ready, Booker,

1346
01:05:09,205 --> 01:05:12,408
because next week, it'll be
Stephanie Vaquer taking on Cora Jade

1347
01:05:12,441 --> 01:05:15,011
on a Christmas Eve edition of NXT.

1348
01:05:15,044 --> 01:05:18,331
And our general manager, Ava,
made this match in the spirit of Christmas

1349
01:05:18,364 --> 01:05:20,549
because with all the chaos
going on here in NXT,

1350
01:05:20,583 --> 01:05:24,353
we're gonna have a Christmas Chaos
Fatal 4-Way Tag Team match

1351
01:05:24,387 --> 01:05:28,624
to determine the number one contenders
to the NXT Tag Team titles.

1352
01:05:28,658 --> 01:05:30,893
And that's not all. Christmas spirit?

1353
01:05:30,926 --> 01:05:33,362
-Santa Claus is coming to town!
-[laughs]

1354
01:05:33,396 --> 01:05:38,100
That's right. The man himself
will be right here on NXT.

1355
01:05:38,134 --> 01:05:39,068
[Booker] Santa!

1356
01:05:39,101 --> 01:05:41,287
[Eddy Thorpe's theme music playing]

1357
01:05:42,221 --> 01:05:44,256
[Vic] But it is main event time.

1358
01:05:47,360 --> 01:05:49,895
Even our production team knows
he's on the naughty list.

1359
01:05:56,535 --> 01:06:00,456
Can Eddy Thorpe walk out tonight
with the NXT title?

1360
01:06:00,489 --> 01:06:03,893
Championship on the line.
Williams, Thorpe, next!

1361
01:06:05,561 --> 01:06:06,612
[music fades]

1362
01:06:07,613 --> 01:06:08,914
[music resumes]

1363
01:06:12,034 --> 01:06:15,338
[Vic] It is main event time here on NXT,

1364
01:06:15,371 --> 01:06:19,025
and there is the challenger
to the NXT Championship.

1365
01:06:19,058 --> 01:06:22,011
And here comes the champion!

1366
01:06:22,044 --> 01:06:24,046
[Trick Williams' theme music playing]

1367
01:06:25,948 --> 01:06:26,866
Oh!

1368
01:06:28,117 --> 01:06:29,568
[crowd] Whoop that, Trick!

1369
01:06:29,602 --> 01:06:31,704
-[Booker] What?
-[crowd] Whoop that, Trick!

1370
01:06:31,737 --> 01:06:34,256
-[Booker] Yeah! Uh-huh!
-[crowd] Whoop that, Trick!

1371
01:06:34,290 --> 01:06:36,525
-Whoop that, Trick!
-[Booker] I like it!

1372
01:06:36,559 --> 01:06:40,196
[Vic] This place…
this place is shaking, Booker!

1373
01:06:40,229 --> 01:06:41,497
[Booker laughs]

1374
01:06:41,530 --> 01:06:43,416
-That man!
-[crowd] Whoop that, Trick!

1375
01:06:43,449 --> 01:06:45,718
-[Booker] That's the champion, man!
-Whoop that, Trick!

1376
01:06:45,751 --> 01:06:47,019
[Booker] Give it up!

1377
01:06:47,053 --> 01:06:49,205
Stand up right now!

1378
01:06:49,238 --> 01:06:50,706
Oh yeah, man!

1379
01:06:50,740 --> 01:06:53,909
[Vic] I don't know
if this is good or this is bad,

1380
01:06:54,543 --> 01:06:57,279
but we've been talking about
all the history in this building.

1381
01:06:57,313 --> 01:07:01,350
The NXT Championship
has changed hands right here.

1382
01:07:01,384 --> 01:07:04,804
It was April 21st, 2016.

1383
01:07:04,837 --> 01:07:06,605
[crowd cheering]

1384
01:07:08,057 --> 01:07:09,658
[Vic] But for Trick Williams,

1385
01:07:09,692 --> 01:07:14,430
tonight is about a lot more
than just the gold around his waist.

1386
01:07:14,463 --> 01:07:15,414
[Booker laughs]

1387
01:07:15,448 --> 01:07:19,385
[Vic] He's looking to prove
the haters wrong one more time.

1388
01:07:19,952 --> 01:07:22,204
[Booker] Look at
that vibe right there, Vic.

1389
01:07:22,722 --> 01:07:27,209
He's coming in tonight
with a whole lot of purpose and intent!

1390
01:07:27,243 --> 01:07:28,644
Yes, man!

1391
01:07:28,677 --> 01:07:31,280
[Vic] Let's go up to our ring announcer,
Mike Rome.

1392
01:07:31,313 --> 01:07:33,065
[crowd] Whoop that, Trick!

1393
01:07:33,099 --> 01:07:34,083
[bell rings]

1394
01:07:34,583 --> 01:07:38,003
The following contest
scheduled for one fall

1395
01:07:38,037 --> 01:07:44,076
is for the NXT Championship!

1396
01:07:45,761 --> 01:07:47,930
Introducing the challenger,

1397
01:07:48,614 --> 01:07:50,149
from Reno, Nevada,

1398
01:07:50,182 --> 01:07:54,553
weighing in at 223 lbs,

1399
01:07:54,587 --> 01:07:58,257
Eddy Thorpe!

1400
01:07:58,290 --> 01:07:59,992
[crowd booing]

1401
01:08:02,044 --> 01:08:03,095
It's coming home tonight!

1402
01:08:03,129 --> 01:08:04,864
And his opponent,

1403
01:08:04,897 --> 01:08:07,183
from Columbia, South Carolina,

1404
01:08:07,216 --> 01:08:10,553
weighing in at 240 lbs,

1405
01:08:10,586 --> 01:08:14,540
he is the NXT Champion,

1406
01:08:14,573 --> 01:08:20,162
Trick Williams!

1407
01:08:20,196 --> 01:08:21,881
[crowd cheering]

1408
01:08:21,914 --> 01:08:27,153
[crowd] Whoop that, Trick!
Whoop that, Trick! Whoop that, Trick!

1409
01:08:27,653 --> 01:08:29,388
Whoop that, Trick!

1410
01:08:29,421 --> 01:08:30,956
Whoop that, Trick!

1411
01:08:30,990 --> 01:08:32,491
Whoop that, Trick!

1412
01:08:32,525 --> 01:08:33,709
Whoop that, Trick!

1413
01:08:33,742 --> 01:08:36,412
[Vic] Booker,
this is quite the atmosphere.

1414
01:08:36,445 --> 01:08:38,264
Big fight feel.

1415
01:08:39,031 --> 01:08:40,549
[crowd] Whoop that, Trick!

1416
01:08:41,433 --> 01:08:42,268
[bell rings]

1417
01:08:42,301 --> 01:08:44,436
[Vic] And when it comes
to this championship matchup,

1418
01:08:44,470 --> 01:08:47,039
do you feel
that Trick still needs to prove himself?

1419
01:08:47,072 --> 01:08:50,559
[Booker] Yes, I really do.
I mean, Trick has had a meteoric rise.

1420
01:08:50,593 --> 01:08:54,346
I mean, North American Champion,
two-time NXT Champion, Iron Survivor,

1421
01:08:54,380 --> 01:08:56,132
but there's still so much more.

1422
01:08:56,165 --> 01:08:58,033
That's called a "meteoric rise," Vic.

1423
01:08:58,067 --> 01:09:01,136
[Vic] Only six other men
can say that they've done that,

1424
01:09:01,170 --> 01:09:03,372
become a two-time NXT champion.

1425
01:09:03,405 --> 01:09:07,343
Eddy Thorpe trying to wear
his first piece of gold here in NXT.

1426
01:09:07,376 --> 01:09:09,979
And there's no doubt who the NXT Universe…

1427
01:09:10,012 --> 01:09:10,880
[Booker] Oh, baby!

1428
01:09:10,913 --> 01:09:12,448
…does not like here tonight.

1429
01:09:12,481 --> 01:09:14,884
[Booker] You can't confuse
Trick Williams that way.

1430
01:09:14,917 --> 01:09:17,586
You're gonna have to do
a little bit more than that, Eddy.

1431
01:09:17,620 --> 01:09:20,573
[Vic] We were talking about
Trick Williams wanting to defuse

1432
01:09:20,606 --> 01:09:23,259
and take out the haters
and silence the doubters.

1433
01:09:23,292 --> 01:09:26,829
As Eddy Thorpe trying to silence
the NXT Universe here tonight.

1434
01:09:26,862 --> 01:09:29,548
And it might've just
baited in Trick Williams.

1435
01:09:29,582 --> 01:09:31,901
-And Williams… Whoa!
-[Booker] Whoa!

1436
01:09:34,353 --> 01:09:35,971
[Vic] Williams done playing around.

1437
01:09:36,005 --> 01:09:38,958
And this is what I was trying to get to,
is the frustration…

1438
01:09:39,575 --> 01:09:40,426
[Booker] Man!

1439
01:09:40,459 --> 01:09:41,727
…the aggression in Trick,

1440
01:09:41,760 --> 01:09:44,964
part of the maturity and growth
that you experienced

1441
01:09:44,997 --> 01:09:46,315
when you became champion.

1442
01:09:46,348 --> 01:09:49,168
[Booker] Let me tell you something.
Being that man, Vic,

1443
01:09:49,201 --> 01:09:50,803
being the NXT champion,

1444
01:09:50,836 --> 01:09:54,356
it is so much pressure
being in that… that position.

1445
01:09:54,390 --> 01:09:56,559
Everybody wants a piece of you.

1446
01:09:56,592 --> 01:09:58,227
Everybody wants to…

1447
01:09:58,260 --> 01:10:00,296
Oh! Big shot there. Big shot.

1448
01:10:00,329 --> 01:10:02,031
Everybody wants, you know,

1449
01:10:02,064 --> 01:10:04,016
what you got, as well, your spot.

1450
01:10:04,049 --> 01:10:06,035
So yes, a very, very tough situation.

1451
01:10:06,068 --> 01:10:08,037
[Vic] And I don't know
if you noticed this, Booker,

1452
01:10:08,070 --> 01:10:11,140
but off that high crossbody,
Trick Williams quickly grabbed his neck.

1453
01:10:11,173 --> 01:10:13,375
Let's not forget the injuries

1454
01:10:13,409 --> 01:10:15,811
that Trick Williams has sustained
over the last several weeks

1455
01:10:15,844 --> 01:10:17,146
dating back to Deadline,

1456
01:10:17,179 --> 01:10:20,282
when he successfully defended the title
against Ridge Holland.

1457
01:10:20,316 --> 01:10:22,851
But he is certainly fighting
on adrenaline!

1458
01:10:22,885 --> 01:10:26,222
-You talk about the power of a punch!
-[Booker] Oh, baby!

1459
01:10:26,255 --> 01:10:28,390
Big shot! Oh, yes!

1460
01:10:28,424 --> 01:10:30,359
[Vic] Big side kick. Into the cover.

1461
01:10:30,392 --> 01:10:31,327
[crowd] Two!

1462
01:10:31,360 --> 01:10:33,913
[Vic] Near-fall for the NXT Champion.

1463
01:10:33,946 --> 01:10:36,715
[Booker] I'll tell you something,
Eddy Thorpe is smart.

1464
01:10:36,749 --> 01:10:37,666
He's been studying.

1465
01:10:37,700 --> 01:10:40,703
He knows all about that neck injury,
about Trick Williams.

1466
01:10:40,736 --> 01:10:41,987
Trust me on that.

1467
01:10:42,021 --> 01:10:44,139
[Vic] Trick Williams
bringing it right now. Question…

1468
01:10:44,173 --> 01:10:45,874
Oh! Trick just got caught up.

1469
01:10:45,908 --> 01:10:49,061
Forget about my question right now
'cause Trick not liking

1470
01:10:49,795 --> 01:10:51,430
that he just stuck that landing.

1471
01:10:51,463 --> 01:10:54,350
And the door now open for Eddy Thorpe.

1472
01:10:54,383 --> 01:10:57,469
-[Booker] Big shot.
-[Vic] NXT Championship on the line.

1473
01:10:57,503 --> 01:10:59,104
Who walks out with the gold?

1474
01:11:03,442 --> 01:11:05,544
[Vic] The NXT Championship is on the line,

1475
01:11:05,577 --> 01:11:07,463
and Eddy Thorpe has been in control.

1476
01:11:08,097 --> 01:11:10,599
And I gotta go back to something
Eddy Thorpe said earlier tonight.

1477
01:11:10,633 --> 01:11:12,601
Do you agree with the challenger

1478
01:11:12,635 --> 01:11:15,204
that if anyone pulled off
the same plan that he did…

1479
01:11:15,237 --> 01:11:17,806
Into the cover. Hook of the inside leg.
And another near-fall.

1480
01:11:17,840 --> 01:11:21,243
…that they would be called a mastermind,
they would be called a genius,

1481
01:11:21,277 --> 01:11:24,313
but because it was him
who lied to Ava, lied to all of us

1482
01:11:24,346 --> 01:11:26,615
to sneak in the back door to this matchup,

1483
01:11:27,116 --> 01:11:28,217
we call him a cheater?

1484
01:11:28,250 --> 01:11:31,053
[Booker] 100%. I agree with Eddy Thorpe.
Here's why, Vic.

1485
01:11:31,086 --> 01:11:34,723
Eddy has realized that it takes more
than just talent to get to the top.

1486
01:11:34,757 --> 01:11:36,942
You gotta have a few tricks
up your sleeves.

1487
01:11:36,976 --> 01:11:39,478
So yeah, I agree with him 100%.

1488
01:11:39,511 --> 01:11:41,513
[crowd clapping rhythmically]

1489
01:11:45,734 --> 01:11:47,936
[pained yelling]

1490
01:11:48,854 --> 01:11:50,906
[Vic] I look at what's going on right now,

1491
01:11:50,939 --> 01:11:55,244
and I'm sure you like Eddy's comment,
then, to work smarter, not work harder.

1492
01:11:55,744 --> 01:11:57,196
The man lied, Booker.

1493
01:11:57,229 --> 01:12:01,817
The man lied to our general manager
to get this opportunity.

1494
01:12:01,850 --> 01:12:03,702
But it might bring him the NXT title.

1495
01:12:03,736 --> 01:12:05,571
-And Trick kicks out.
-[Booker] Oh man!

1496
01:12:05,604 --> 01:12:08,757
You gotta understand. Eddy Thorpe…
I mean, let's think about it for a second.

1497
01:12:08,791 --> 01:12:11,960
How many title shots
has Eddy Thorpe had? How many?

1498
01:12:11,994 --> 01:12:13,312
[Vic] How many has he earned?

1499
01:12:13,345 --> 01:12:16,448
[Booker] I don't remember Eddy Thorpe
getting any title shots.

1500
01:12:16,482 --> 01:12:19,284
They put him in Underground.
That's what he's been given.

1501
01:12:19,318 --> 01:12:22,621
Now he's made his own break.
You gotta give it to him, Vic.

1502
01:12:22,654 --> 01:12:23,906
You gotta give it to him.

1503
01:12:23,939 --> 01:12:26,075
[Vic] Thorpe made us believe
he was attacked.

1504
01:12:26,108 --> 01:12:28,010
He insinuated it was Oba Femi.

1505
01:12:28,043 --> 01:12:31,046
He got in the face of Trick last week.
In the end, it was all part of his plan.

1506
01:12:31,080 --> 01:12:32,247
There was no attack.

1507
01:12:32,281 --> 01:12:33,682
There was no foul play.

1508
01:12:33,716 --> 01:12:35,567
There was a Superstar who cried wolf,

1509
01:12:35,601 --> 01:12:37,953
and right now, that man is in control.

1510
01:12:37,986 --> 01:12:39,004
And it's disgusting,

1511
01:12:39,038 --> 01:12:41,373
but he's three seconds away
from becoming NXT Champion.

1512
01:12:41,407 --> 01:12:43,976
[Booker] Ava got played, Vic.
That's exactly what happened.

1513
01:12:44,009 --> 01:12:45,527
Ava got played.

1514
01:12:45,561 --> 01:12:48,480
There's cameras all over.
She could've did her research.

1515
01:12:48,514 --> 01:12:50,265
[Vic] NXT Championship on the line.

1516
01:12:50,299 --> 01:12:53,619
Trick Williams defending…
against Eddy Thorpe.

1517
01:12:53,652 --> 01:12:57,406
The winner of this matchup
will head to New Year's Evil

1518
01:12:57,439 --> 01:12:59,825
three weeks from tonight in Los Angeles

1519
01:12:59,858 --> 01:13:01,510
to face the number one contender,

1520
01:13:01,543 --> 01:13:04,730
that being
the Men's Iron Survivor, Oba Femi.

1521
01:13:04,763 --> 01:13:07,816
And we know Oba Fena…
Oba Femi, excuse me, is looking on.

1522
01:13:07,850 --> 01:13:09,201
[Booker] Are you telling me

1523
01:13:09,234 --> 01:13:11,820
Eddy Thorpe hasn't earned
a title shot since he's been here?

1524
01:13:11,854 --> 01:13:14,389
-I've been here almost three years.
-[Vic] To me, when I'm sat here?

1525
01:13:14,423 --> 01:13:16,592
[Booker] You telling me
Eddy Thorpe honestly hasn't?

1526
01:13:16,625 --> 01:13:19,228
-He's the King of the Underground.
-[Vic] He is.

1527
01:13:19,261 --> 01:13:22,998
He's been sidelined by a few injuries.
He had a few… bits of bad luck.

1528
01:13:23,031 --> 01:13:26,068
-[Booker] Everybody did.
-[Vic] He hasn't been able to compete.

1529
01:13:26,101 --> 01:13:29,071
No, he hasn't earned
an NXT Championship opportunity.

1530
01:13:29,104 --> 01:13:30,472
He lied about it.

1531
01:13:30,506 --> 01:13:32,691
As he just hit Rock Bottom!

1532
01:13:32,724 --> 01:13:34,743
Into the cover. Hook of the leg.

1533
01:13:34,777 --> 01:13:36,145
-And--
-[Booker] Ooh!

1534
01:13:38,747 --> 01:13:39,998
[Vic] That was close.

1535
01:13:40,032 --> 01:13:41,934
-Take another look.
-[Booker] Man!

1536
01:13:41,967 --> 01:13:44,286
[Vic] Planting Eddy Thorpe.

1537
01:13:44,937 --> 01:13:46,772
Not able to get the job--

1538
01:13:46,805 --> 01:13:49,758
[Booker] Talk about Trick's doubters.
What about Eddy Thorpe's doubters?

1539
01:13:49,792 --> 01:13:53,362
I'm sitting next to one right now, Vic.
I'm sitting next to one.

1540
01:13:53,395 --> 01:13:55,631
[Vic] I call it how it is.
He went through the back door.

1541
01:13:55,664 --> 01:13:58,300
He didn't wanna go
through the Iron Survivor.

1542
01:13:58,333 --> 01:14:01,570
He tried to weasel his way
into this matchup, which he did.

1543
01:14:01,603 --> 01:14:03,705
There's nothing great about that.
That's not a fighter.

1544
01:14:03,739 --> 01:14:07,709
-That's not a champion. That's a liar.
-[Booker] What are you talking about?

1545
01:14:07,743 --> 01:14:10,846
[Vic] What do you mean? You said it
six times. Did you confuse yourself?

1546
01:14:12,498 --> 01:14:15,551
Eddy Thorpe is in control of this match.
There's nothing confusing there.

1547
01:14:15,584 --> 01:14:19,505
And Eddy Thorpe called Trick
"manufactured" last week.

1548
01:14:19,538 --> 01:14:21,590
Can he earn the title, though, tonight?

1549
01:14:21,623 --> 01:14:23,275
I can't take it away from him

1550
01:14:23,308 --> 01:14:25,477
if he were to beat Trick Williams,
though, tonight.

1551
01:14:25,511 --> 01:14:27,930
[Booker] Eddy Thorpe
is one of those doubters.

1552
01:14:27,963 --> 01:14:30,716
Eddy Thorpe is one of those guys to say,
"You gotta prove something.2

1553
01:14:30,749 --> 01:14:32,584
"Not just prove something to these fans."

1554
01:14:32,618 --> 01:14:35,721
"You gotta prove something to me
in the middle of that squared circle."

1555
01:14:35,754 --> 01:14:37,356
The King of the Underground.

1556
01:14:37,389 --> 01:14:39,958
[Vic] You may say
that I'm a doubter of Eddy Thorpe,

1557
01:14:39,992 --> 01:14:43,612
but you seem like you're a doubter
of Trick Williams sometimes.

1558
01:14:43,645 --> 01:14:46,648
[Booker] What? I'm one
of Trick's biggest supporters, Vic.

1559
01:14:46,682 --> 01:14:49,401
It's all about competition.
It's all about opportunity.

1560
01:14:49,434 --> 01:14:52,020
And Eddy Thorpe
hasn't had the opportunities

1561
01:14:52,054 --> 01:14:53,055
of Trick Williams.

1562
01:14:53,088 --> 01:14:54,490
It's a fact. That's a fact.

1563
01:14:54,523 --> 01:14:57,526
[Vic] You're crediting him
with creating his own opportunity.

1564
01:14:57,559 --> 01:15:00,395
[Booker] Like I say, sometimes
you got to make your own breaks, Vic.

1565
01:15:00,429 --> 01:15:02,865
That's what it's all about
in this business.

1566
01:15:02,898 --> 01:15:07,836
Trust me. I made all of my own breaks
in the middle of that 20 by 20…

1567
01:15:07,870 --> 01:15:10,472
-Oh, big shot! Big shot by Trick.
-[Vic] Got caught.

1568
01:15:10,505 --> 01:15:13,358
Trick now coming right back around,
trying to turn Thorpe around.

1569
01:15:13,392 --> 01:15:18,463
But Thorpe! Nice counter
in this NXT Championship matchup.

1570
01:15:18,497 --> 01:15:19,998
It has lived up to the hype.

1571
01:15:20,032 --> 01:15:22,551
It has lived up to the "buil."
As now Eddy Thorpe--

1572
01:15:22,584 --> 01:15:24,269
-[Booker] The building.
-[Vic] Thank you.

1573
01:15:24,303 --> 01:15:28,156
Eddy Thorpe right now
trying to drag Trick over to the corner.

1574
01:15:28,190 --> 01:15:30,475
Getting a little excited
here myself, Book.

1575
01:15:30,509 --> 01:15:34,062
As now Eddy Thorpe
trying to hoist up Trick Williams.

1576
01:15:34,096 --> 01:15:36,331
He was able to connect earlier
with a German suplex.

1577
01:15:36,365 --> 01:15:39,268
Trick trying to block, to lower his hips,
looking for a standing switch.

1578
01:15:39,301 --> 01:15:42,738
Able now to hoist up
with one arm the challenger, high up.

1579
01:15:42,771 --> 01:15:43,789
As Eddy Thorpe…

1580
01:15:43,822 --> 01:15:46,458
Thorpe right now gets taken down!

1581
01:15:46,491 --> 01:15:48,944
[Booker] Big shot by Trick
right there, and he's…

1582
01:15:48,977 --> 01:15:50,379
Oh, baby!

1583
01:15:50,412 --> 01:15:51,997
He's letting the hair down!

1584
01:15:52,030 --> 01:15:53,582
I know what that means, Vic.

1585
01:15:53,615 --> 01:15:56,868
[Vic] You can say that one more time.
Coming right back in. Trick…

1586
01:15:56,902 --> 01:15:57,953
Oh, Trick got caught!

1587
01:15:59,588 --> 01:16:01,156
-Bang!
-[crowd] Oh!

1588
01:16:03,208 --> 01:16:05,961
-[Vic] The official taken out.
-[Booker] Come on, ref!

1589
01:16:05,994 --> 01:16:08,263
[crowd] Three! Four! Five!

1590
01:16:08,297 --> 01:16:11,667
Six! Seven! Eight! Nine!

1591
01:16:11,700 --> 01:16:13,452
[Vic] Eddy was looking for that…

1592
01:16:13,485 --> 01:16:15,604
almost like Impaler DDT,

1593
01:16:16,138 --> 01:16:17,472
and he wiped out

1594
01:16:18,607 --> 01:16:19,458
our official.

1595
01:16:19,491 --> 01:16:21,209
A second official, though, has come down.

1596
01:16:21,243 --> 01:16:22,794
He's in position! Trick…

1597
01:16:22,828 --> 01:16:25,097
And oh man, that was close!

1598
01:16:25,130 --> 01:16:26,882
Got a new official now in the game.

1599
01:16:26,915 --> 01:16:29,284
Thorpe going behind. Big German suplex.

1600
01:16:30,953 --> 01:16:33,121
Nice job by the official,
being right there on cue.

1601
01:16:33,155 --> 01:16:34,423
There's a boot by Thorpe.

1602
01:16:34,456 --> 01:16:36,725
Thorpe right now charging right back in.

1603
01:16:36,758 --> 01:16:37,960
Bam! A second time.

1604
01:16:37,993 --> 01:16:39,962
And right now,
Trick Williams' championship

1605
01:16:39,995 --> 01:16:41,663
could be slipping through his fingertips.

1606
01:16:41,697 --> 01:16:43,048
Trick Shot!

1607
01:16:43,899 --> 01:16:45,350
[Booker] Right on the button!

1608
01:16:45,384 --> 01:16:47,152
[Vic] Trick falls into the cover!

1609
01:16:47,719 --> 01:16:48,637
[crowd] One!

1610
01:16:48,670 --> 01:16:49,504
Two!

1611
01:16:49,538 --> 01:16:51,239
-Three!
-[Vic] Trick got him!

1612
01:16:51,273 --> 01:16:52,658
[crowd cheering]

1613
01:17:00,782 --> 01:17:01,850
No. No, I…

1614
01:17:02,451 --> 01:17:03,669
Yo, what are you doing?

1615
01:17:04,202 --> 01:17:06,004
I came down here. I finished the match.

1616
01:17:06,038 --> 01:17:07,155
-I saw you down.
-He won.

1617
01:17:07,189 --> 01:17:10,225
-[indistinct arguing]
-[crowd chanting] Fight! Fight! Fight!

1618
01:17:10,726 --> 01:17:12,511
[Vic] Let's go back to the replay.

1619
01:17:12,544 --> 01:17:13,395
Trick…

1620
01:17:14,346 --> 01:17:15,931
Trick's shoulders were down.

1621
01:17:15,964 --> 01:17:17,933
Eddy Thorpe's shoulders…

1622
01:17:17,966 --> 01:17:19,835
Eddy's hand was on top of Trick.

1623
01:17:19,868 --> 01:17:20,852
[Booker] Look.

1624
01:17:21,803 --> 01:17:24,773
-[Vic] That's our general manager, Ava.
-I counted him out.

1625
01:17:24,806 --> 01:17:26,274
-What did you see?
-I counted.

1626
01:17:26,308 --> 01:17:28,960
-His shoulders were down, Ava!
-[Vic] Booker, who's the NXT Champion?

1627
01:17:28,994 --> 01:17:30,779
-You assigned me as the ref!
-Eddy's the champ.

1628
01:17:30,812 --> 01:17:33,181
-It doesn't matter, Tom! She's…
-No, I ran out!
s the NXT Champion?