1 00:00:01,268 --> 00:00:03,219 [energetic music playing] 2 00:00:03,369 --> 00:00:04,221 [narrator] Then. 3 00:00:08,025 --> 00:00:08,876 Now. 4 00:00:14,213 --> 00:00:15,065 Forever. 5 00:00:23,456 --> 00:00:24,323 Together. 6 00:00:31,514 --> 00:00:32,665 [“Millions From Now” playing] 7 00:00:32,748 --> 00:00:35,802 [Vic] We are ready to ring in the new year back in Orlando. 8 00:00:35,919 --> 00:00:40,073 And in a few hours these skies are gonna be lit up for 2025 9 00:00:40,224 --> 00:00:46,629 as we return to the WWE Performance Center for the final NXT of 2024. 10 00:00:48,348 --> 00:00:50,349 ♪ Soon as I land, they come with a bag… ♪ 11 00:00:50,666 --> 00:00:54,388 [crowd chanting] NXT! NXT! NXT! 12 00:00:54,488 --> 00:00:58,809 NXT! NXT! NXT! 13 00:00:59,492 --> 00:01:02,629 ["Out of This World" playing] 14 00:01:08,268 --> 00:01:09,235 [bell ringing] 15 00:01:09,268 --> 00:01:13,056 [Rome] The following contest is scheduled for one fall. 16 00:01:13,090 --> 00:01:15,625 Introducing first, from Boynton Beach Florida, 17 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:20,264 Kelani Jordan! 18 00:01:20,314 --> 00:01:25,068 [Vic] Well, Booker, Jordan is a superstar who wants to be more respected, 19 00:01:25,101 --> 00:01:27,321 and I'm sure you can understand why. 20 00:01:27,354 --> 00:01:30,591 She wants to have a little bit more respect put on her name. 21 00:01:30,791 --> 00:01:31,758 [Booker] You gotta earn that, Vic. 22 00:01:31,792 --> 00:01:34,827 That's not something that's given in this business. 23 00:01:34,860 --> 00:01:40,067 Trust me, I know. Because, for me, just earning that spot in the locker room, 24 00:01:40,100 --> 00:01:43,536 you gotta be able to make it there before you can make it in the square-- 25 00:01:43,570 --> 00:01:44,637 Circle, Vic. 26 00:01:44,670 --> 00:01:45,821 ["Te Lo Rompo" playing] 27 00:01:45,856 --> 00:01:48,357 [crowd cheering] 28 00:01:49,408 --> 00:01:51,360 ♪ If you wanna come get it… ♪ 29 00:01:51,395 --> 00:01:54,398 [Rome] And her opponent, from Miami, Florida, 30 00:01:54,431 --> 00:01:58,151 Lola Vice! 31 00:01:58,585 --> 00:02:02,189 -[Vic] Oh, yeah! -[Booker] Oh, yeah, baby. 32 00:02:02,222 --> 00:02:04,473 Break out the Cholula Green 33 00:02:04,508 --> 00:02:08,679 because it's about to get hot up in this moth… 34 00:02:08,711 --> 00:02:12,799 Don't do it like that, baby. 35 00:02:13,100 --> 00:02:16,903 Oh, yeah, man. It's a new year, man. 36 00:02:16,953 --> 00:02:19,940 [Vic] It's not a new year. Today is the last day of 2024. 37 00:02:19,972 --> 00:02:21,257 -Don't start working ahead. -[Booker] Get ready for it, man. 38 00:02:21,308 --> 00:02:23,093 -Start getting hyped up. -[bell ringing] 39 00:02:23,126 --> 00:02:25,561 [Booker] Don't be a curmudgeon. 40 00:02:25,595 --> 00:02:28,180 [Vic] That's my word for you. Don't start stealing my stick. 41 00:02:28,215 --> 00:02:31,551 Small argument, though, led to this matchup here tonight. And… 42 00:02:32,152 --> 00:02:33,787 But Lola wasn't wrong, by the way. 43 00:02:33,820 --> 00:02:37,107 Stephanie Vaquer was just looking out for Kelani Jordan. 44 00:02:37,140 --> 00:02:38,924 You talk about that respect in the locker room. 45 00:02:39,159 --> 00:02:41,345 There are a lot of people who are looking out for Kelani. 46 00:02:41,378 --> 00:02:43,747 -[Kelani] …the heck is wrong with you? -[grunts] 47 00:02:43,797 --> 00:02:46,833 [Vic] We're seeing it right now, just the fire that's in Kelani Jordan. 48 00:02:46,900 --> 00:02:48,918 I mean, she marched right into Ava's office, 49 00:02:48,952 --> 00:02:52,272 asked for this matchup, but you said that respect has to be earned. 50 00:02:52,439 --> 00:02:55,775 Has Kelani not earned the respect of the women's locker room yet 51 00:02:55,809 --> 00:02:59,029 with all she has accomplished in a very quick amount of time? 52 00:02:59,078 --> 00:03:00,881 [Booker] Come on, Vic. I mean, what has she actually done? 53 00:03:01,013 --> 00:03:03,116 She's the first Women's North American champion… 54 00:03:03,183 --> 00:03:04,434 [Vic] Cover, hook of the leg! 55 00:03:04,501 --> 00:03:07,186 …I mean, one title is not gonna get you a whole lot of respect 56 00:03:07,370 --> 00:03:08,488 -in this business, Vic. -[crowd jeering] 57 00:03:08,522 --> 00:03:10,222 [Booker] That's not the way it happens, all right? 58 00:03:10,257 --> 00:03:11,158 I get it. 59 00:03:11,191 --> 00:03:14,828 She's moving up quickly, but she's gotta show me a whole lot more. 60 00:03:14,861 --> 00:03:16,429 Oh yes, man. 61 00:03:16,596 --> 00:03:19,499 Look at Lola Vice, Breakout Tournament winner. 62 00:03:19,533 --> 00:03:22,536 This right here, this is a rematch from 2023, Vic. 63 00:03:22,569 --> 00:03:23,737 -Breakout Tournament. -[grunts] 64 00:03:23,769 --> 00:03:26,489 [Vic] We see some smack talk from Lola Vice and you're right. 65 00:03:26,523 --> 00:03:31,043 But the one hiccup on Jordan's résumé is that loss at Halloween Havoc 2023. 66 00:03:31,078 --> 00:03:32,929 So, how does that loss stay with someone? 67 00:03:32,963 --> 00:03:35,048 [Booker] I mean, listen man, her head's bound to wind her up. 68 00:03:35,114 --> 00:03:38,201 I mean, of course, that has to sting just a little bit. 69 00:03:38,234 --> 00:03:41,637 Kelani Jordan went on to becoming the first North American champion. 70 00:03:41,671 --> 00:03:43,656 That has to sting just a little bit as well. 71 00:03:43,690 --> 00:03:46,727 So, this rematch is pivotal for both of these women 72 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:48,361 moving into the new year, Vic. 73 00:03:48,394 --> 00:03:51,430 [Vic] I look at Lola Vice, I look at Kelani Jordan. 74 00:03:51,465 --> 00:03:54,384 -But do you get why Kelani is questioning… -[crowd chanting] 75 00:03:54,417 --> 00:03:56,987 …why her peers are trying to tell her to calm down? 76 00:03:57,053 --> 00:03:58,287 -Because she had some good points. -[Booker] Yeah. 77 00:03:58,355 --> 00:03:59,405 [Vic] She told Lola Vice, 78 00:03:59,439 --> 00:04:02,075 you were the one getting involved in every match with Jaida Parker. 79 00:04:02,108 --> 00:04:04,611 She said Stephanie Vaquer, Giulia, they teamed one week, 80 00:04:04,643 --> 00:04:05,494 they're fighting the next. 81 00:04:05,529 --> 00:04:06,863 You understand, though, where she's coming from. 82 00:04:06,897 --> 00:04:10,350 [Booker] Way I answer that right there… Lola Vice, she got that armbar. 83 00:04:10,417 --> 00:04:11,650 The way I answer that. 84 00:04:11,751 --> 00:04:13,820 They told MC Hammer, "You need to turn it down." 85 00:04:13,853 --> 00:04:15,071 You know what MC Hammer said? 86 00:04:15,105 --> 00:04:18,774 "I need to pump it up, pump it, pump it, pump it hard, man." 87 00:04:18,808 --> 00:04:20,392 That's what she needs to do as well. 88 00:04:20,426 --> 00:04:23,163 [Vic] An MC Hammer reference on the last day of 2024. 89 00:04:23,195 --> 00:04:24,498 -[Booker laughing] -[Vic] Very timely, Booker. 90 00:04:24,548 --> 00:04:27,267 -[Booker] Oh, yes! -[Vic] Kelani Jordan back to her feet. 91 00:04:27,349 --> 00:04:28,769 [Booker laughing] 92 00:04:28,801 --> 00:04:31,204 [Vic] She certainly has been able to stay in this chess match 93 00:04:31,238 --> 00:04:33,907 with Lola Vice, and is trying to match Vice move for move. 94 00:04:33,940 --> 00:04:35,558 Right back in with another counter. 95 00:04:35,592 --> 00:04:37,744 Nice takedown though! Fireman's Carry, 96 00:04:37,777 --> 00:04:39,329 -and Lola Vice back in control. -[Booker] Beautiful. Beautiful. 97 00:04:39,361 --> 00:04:43,800 Polar opposites in styles right here, Vic. We know Lola Vice has a pedigree. 98 00:04:43,834 --> 00:04:47,554 But I'ma to tell you, Kelani Jordan, she's a student of this game. 99 00:04:47,587 --> 00:04:48,738 -She's a sponge, Vic. -[Vic] Ooh! 100 00:04:48,772 --> 00:04:52,726 [Booker] Some would say, perhaps, prodigy like, right? 101 00:04:52,926 --> 00:04:54,527 -Prodigy like? -[Vic] You said it, not me. 102 00:04:54,561 --> 00:04:57,063 I'm not gonna get the text from Roxanne Perez for saying that. 103 00:04:57,197 --> 00:04:59,849 -[Booker] I said "like." Like. -[Vic] I will say this about Lola. 104 00:04:59,883 --> 00:05:03,103 She has to be confused. She didn't want this fight. 105 00:05:03,135 --> 00:05:04,671 She didn't wanna have to step into the ring. 106 00:05:04,704 --> 00:05:06,973 That's why you saw that pushing and shoving up front. 107 00:05:07,007 --> 00:05:09,758 But Lola Vice is not gonna run from a fight… 108 00:05:09,793 --> 00:05:11,527 -[Booker] Oh! Big-- -…whether it's in the ring 109 00:05:11,561 --> 00:05:12,628 or in the underground. 110 00:05:12,729 --> 00:05:15,031 -[Booker] Big mistake right there, Vic. -[Vic] And now Lola's upset. 111 00:05:15,065 --> 00:05:17,834 -[Booker] Oh yes. -[Vic] And now, Feet of Fury. 112 00:05:17,918 --> 00:05:19,686 Bam! Oh my. 113 00:05:19,719 --> 00:05:21,871 [Booker] Hurricane of feet right there, Vic. 114 00:05:21,905 --> 00:05:26,042 That spot kick… Oh! It was beautiful, man! 115 00:05:26,075 --> 00:05:28,512 [Vic] Uh-oh! Go ahead, Lola. 116 00:05:29,262 --> 00:05:32,332 -[Booker] Oh! [laughing] -I'm a Latina! 117 00:05:33,500 --> 00:05:34,885 [groans] 118 00:05:35,734 --> 00:05:39,389 [Vic] Lola Vice in control of this matchup. 119 00:05:39,421 --> 00:05:45,161 Who's gonna walk away victor on our final NXT of 2024? 120 00:05:45,195 --> 00:05:46,596 -[groans] -Kelani, you good? 121 00:05:49,332 --> 00:05:54,020 [Vic] Back on NXT, the final NXT of 2024. One week from tonight, 122 00:05:54,054 --> 00:05:56,722 we will be in Los Angeles for New Year's Evil. 123 00:05:56,823 --> 00:05:59,442 Well, it's Lola Vice has been in control. 124 00:05:59,476 --> 00:06:01,578 And, Booker, how important are these victories 125 00:06:01,611 --> 00:06:04,681 -heading into the new year? -[Booker] Very, very important, Vic. 126 00:06:04,714 --> 00:06:06,666 I mean, they are the one thing 127 00:06:06,700 --> 00:06:09,402 that sets you up as far as from a promoter's standpoint. 128 00:06:09,436 --> 00:06:12,205 "Who am I going to be looking…" Oh, oh, oh, wait a minute. 129 00:06:12,239 --> 00:06:14,674 Hold up for a second, Vic. We got to get this. 130 00:06:14,724 --> 00:06:16,508 Big moves right there. That's what I was talking about. 131 00:06:16,543 --> 00:06:19,145 [Vic] Can you focus on anything? 132 00:06:19,262 --> 00:06:21,882 Oh my! Booker just came out of his seat. 133 00:06:21,914 --> 00:06:25,652 Into the cover, and Lola having to get out of that pinning predicament. 134 00:06:25,685 --> 00:06:27,137 -[Booker] Man! -[screams] 135 00:06:27,169 --> 00:06:30,123 [Vic] You know, it was Lola who picked up a big victory at Deadline 136 00:06:30,156 --> 00:06:33,877 in the underground, this would be a big victory for Kelani Jordan as well. 137 00:06:34,227 --> 00:06:37,264 'Cause the bottom line, Booker, Jordan is tired of being looked at 138 00:06:37,296 --> 00:06:40,517 as a little sister in the locker room. Those are her words, not mine. 139 00:06:40,549 --> 00:06:43,053 [Booker] You know, I get it, I get it. I've been the youngest in the locker room 140 00:06:43,085 --> 00:06:46,690 once upon a time, and the chores that they want you to do. 141 00:06:46,772 --> 00:06:50,443 "Can you get me a cup of coffee?" "Can you do…" Trust me, I've been there. 142 00:06:50,477 --> 00:06:52,962 And someone like Kelani Jordan, Vic, 143 00:06:53,096 --> 00:06:54,664 someone with so much talent like this young lady, 144 00:06:54,698 --> 00:06:56,232 I don't think she's going to stand for it. 145 00:06:56,265 --> 00:06:57,601 -[Vic] Ooh! -[Booker] Look at that! Beautiful! 146 00:06:57,683 --> 00:06:59,318 Beautiful kick right there. 147 00:06:59,352 --> 00:07:00,704 Perfect. Pin perfect. 148 00:07:00,736 --> 00:07:04,257 That's what I'm talking about as far as the sponge Kelani Jordan is. 149 00:07:04,556 --> 00:07:06,325 She's learned so much in such a short time. 150 00:07:06,359 --> 00:07:07,928 -[wrestlers shouting] -[crowd cheering] 151 00:07:08,161 --> 00:07:09,729 [Vic] Well, this matchup happening, I believe, 152 00:07:09,763 --> 00:07:11,631 because of a giant misunderstanding. 153 00:07:11,664 --> 00:07:14,734 I actually want to steal one of your quotes from last year. 154 00:07:14,801 --> 00:07:16,936 -[Booker] Okay. -[Vic] "Mind your own business." 155 00:07:16,969 --> 00:07:19,255 -[Booker] "Mind your own damn business." -[Vic] I didn't want to say that, 156 00:07:19,289 --> 00:07:21,224 but that really is what's coming out of this matchup 157 00:07:21,257 --> 00:07:24,311 'cause Kelani Jordan, tired of being looked down, in her own mind, 158 00:07:24,344 --> 00:07:27,530 by the locker room, who always see her as the little sibling. 159 00:07:27,563 --> 00:07:28,748 She wanted this fight. 160 00:07:29,082 --> 00:07:31,601 She went right to our general manager to get this fight, 161 00:07:31,635 --> 00:07:33,637 and she is now bringing the fight to Lola Vice! 162 00:07:33,703 --> 00:07:35,772 -Vice caught her! -[Booker] Question is was it a mistake? 163 00:07:35,805 --> 00:07:38,692 Was it a mistake, Vic, going in and asking for a match like this 164 00:07:38,724 --> 00:07:41,611 with Lola Vice, who is so, so dangerous? 165 00:07:42,712 --> 00:07:44,414 It's locked in, Vic, it's tight. 166 00:07:44,447 --> 00:07:45,965 [Vic] And this matchup again, 167 00:07:46,015 --> 00:07:47,683 -the rematch as we've mentioned… -[Booker] Oh, she's switched it. 168 00:07:47,717 --> 00:07:49,568 -Switched it. Double switch. -…from the women's breakout tournament, 169 00:07:49,635 --> 00:07:51,655 Kelani Jordan lost on that night. 170 00:07:51,688 --> 00:07:53,188 Has she learned from her mistakes? 171 00:07:53,222 --> 00:07:56,393 Because she just made a big one as she gets back to her feet. 172 00:07:56,426 --> 00:07:59,746 Trying to fight free, trying to navigate her way to the corner. 173 00:07:59,779 --> 00:08:03,215 But look at Lola continuing to hang on, trying to put Kelani to sleep. 174 00:08:03,248 --> 00:08:06,885 Certainly not how Kelani Jordan wants to end this year. 175 00:08:07,102 --> 00:08:09,222 Lola Vice still looking to continue to build momentum 176 00:08:09,289 --> 00:08:10,573 -into the new year… -[Booker] Oh! 177 00:08:10,607 --> 00:08:14,126 -…and you just sit down to break it up. -[Booker] Wow! 178 00:08:14,159 --> 00:08:15,195 Whoo! 179 00:08:15,762 --> 00:08:18,580 And I just looked up from my monitor in the eyes of Lola Vice, 180 00:08:18,614 --> 00:08:20,834 and you can see she is in obvious pain. 181 00:08:20,866 --> 00:08:23,036 The wind. If you've ever had the wind-- Hey! 182 00:08:23,219 --> 00:08:24,287 [indistinct shouting] 183 00:08:24,371 --> 00:08:28,041 [Vic] What's Cora Jade doing down here? Didn't we say, "Mind your own business?" 184 00:08:28,073 --> 00:08:29,292 Oh, meeting of the minds. 185 00:08:29,325 --> 00:08:31,643 -[Booker] Oh, baby! -[Vic] Turn around with a bridge. 186 00:08:31,678 --> 00:08:33,328 -And Kelani! -[bell ringing] 187 00:08:33,847 --> 00:08:35,682 [Vic] Kelani just beat the queen of the underground. 188 00:08:35,715 --> 00:08:37,884 [crowd exclaiming] 189 00:08:37,917 --> 00:08:38,985 [Vic] The hell? 190 00:08:40,620 --> 00:08:45,842 -[crowd exclaiming] -[groans] 191 00:08:46,675 --> 00:08:50,163 [Booker] One bad, little sister, baby! 192 00:08:50,346 --> 00:08:53,199 -[Vic] Oh, there's Stephanie Vaquer… -[Booker] Here we go. What the hell? 193 00:08:53,233 --> 00:08:57,920 -…coming to get her a piece of Cora Jade. -[Booker] Uh-oh! 194 00:08:58,771 --> 00:09:04,711 [crowd chanting] Stephanie! Stephanie! Stephanie! Stephanie! Stephanie! 195 00:09:04,778 --> 00:09:06,512 [indistinct shouting] 196 00:09:06,762 --> 00:09:08,415 -[Vic] Oh! -[crowd exclaiming] 197 00:09:09,132 --> 00:09:11,317 Perdóname. Stephanie, no. 198 00:09:11,384 --> 00:09:12,802 Perdona. 199 00:09:13,887 --> 00:09:14,904 No, perdóname. 200 00:09:15,021 --> 00:09:16,805 -[crowd jeering] -What happened? 201 00:09:16,856 --> 00:09:21,144 [Vic] Oh, Booker, tensions arising in the women's division 202 00:09:21,227 --> 00:09:23,379 -to close out the year. -[energetic music playing] 203 00:09:24,664 --> 00:09:27,117 [indistinct chatter] 204 00:09:29,252 --> 00:09:31,971 [Carmelo] Tonight, you have to slay the Mad Dragon 205 00:09:32,072 --> 00:09:34,074 and win the NXT Championship. 206 00:09:34,140 --> 00:09:35,290 -[dramatic music playing] -[groans] 207 00:09:35,324 --> 00:09:36,175 [Booker] Oh! 208 00:09:36,342 --> 00:09:38,294 [Vic] Trick now, he's to remember the tribe 209 00:09:38,328 --> 00:09:39,846 that wants to make him a champion. 210 00:09:41,014 --> 00:09:43,149 -Long live The Czar. -[bell ringing] 211 00:09:44,250 --> 00:09:47,954 [Oba] Two tigers looking to climb the mountain and stand and deliver. 212 00:09:48,170 --> 00:09:49,789 I am the mountain. 213 00:09:50,189 --> 00:09:52,592 Triple threat match. 214 00:09:52,625 --> 00:09:56,930 [Booker] What a night, what a fight. My God, man. 215 00:09:58,198 --> 00:10:02,135 [Vic] Femi falls into the cover to retain his title. 216 00:10:03,069 --> 00:10:04,254 [Axiom] I'm locked in! 217 00:10:04,404 --> 00:10:07,423 Now, let's go show the people why we're the best freaking tag team on the planet. 218 00:10:09,709 --> 00:10:10,910 [Booker] Wow! 219 00:10:11,593 --> 00:10:16,382 [Vic] And the Golden Ratio keeps the gold with the champions. 220 00:10:17,534 --> 00:10:22,005 I'm focused on winning the NXT Women's Championship. 221 00:10:23,156 --> 00:10:29,045 [Roxanne] Thea, this championship is for big girls, not children. 222 00:10:30,029 --> 00:10:33,766 [Vic] This is the ultimate battle of endurance and strategy. 223 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:36,435 Get the most decisions at the end of 25 minutes. 224 00:10:37,002 --> 00:10:38,238 [Booker] Did you see that? 225 00:10:38,420 --> 00:10:41,674 The sand in the hourglass. The clock is running out, man. 226 00:10:42,541 --> 00:10:44,544 [Vic] Giulia survives! 227 00:10:45,645 --> 00:10:48,097 I'm bringing the heat to Toronto, 228 00:10:48,131 --> 00:10:53,019 and leaving as the NXT Women's North American Champion. 229 00:10:54,002 --> 00:10:57,774 [Kelani] It's up to me to create the importance for this title. 230 00:10:57,807 --> 00:11:00,776 And at NXT Heat Wave, Lani's gonna make it happen. 231 00:11:01,944 --> 00:11:03,947 -[bell ringing] -[music concludes] 232 00:11:05,031 --> 00:11:08,918 Wow. Match of the year. That's a pretty cool one. 233 00:11:09,419 --> 00:11:12,771 You know, NXT, it's had its biggest, its best year in its history. 234 00:11:13,323 --> 00:11:17,894 And for me to be such a big part of that year and to win match of the year… 235 00:11:18,627 --> 00:11:19,728 that's really special. 236 00:11:20,663 --> 00:11:24,184 You know, I guess I wanna take a second and thank everyone who voted 237 00:11:24,217 --> 00:11:26,969 and everyone who feasted their eyes on that match. 238 00:11:27,887 --> 00:11:30,906 And this award, it means a lot to all three of us. 239 00:11:30,939 --> 00:11:34,077 Going into that weekend, we were told, 240 00:11:34,110 --> 00:11:36,646 "Make that match the match of the weekend," 241 00:11:36,679 --> 00:11:38,031 and, boy, did we try. 242 00:11:39,449 --> 00:11:43,803 2024 was really good, but 2025… 243 00:11:45,170 --> 00:11:49,324 Inamura and I have something special for the tag team division. 244 00:11:51,444 --> 00:11:54,380 Oh, and there better be a cool trophy for this. 245 00:11:55,781 --> 00:11:57,150 ["Millions From Now" playing] 246 00:11:57,183 --> 00:11:58,800 [Vic] Well, what a matchup that was. 247 00:11:58,834 --> 00:12:00,637 But when we come back, we're gonna find out 248 00:12:00,670 --> 00:12:04,424 what was the moment of the year here in NXT. 249 00:12:10,129 --> 00:12:11,214 [suspenseful music playing] 250 00:12:11,314 --> 00:12:12,899 [in Japanese] New week, New Year's Evil. 251 00:12:13,283 --> 00:12:15,901 The rematch I've been waiting for since October. 252 00:12:17,737 --> 00:12:19,789 Roxanne Perez has been a great women's champion. 253 00:12:19,839 --> 00:12:21,406 She belongs in the conversation 254 00:12:21,658 --> 00:12:23,660 with all the great NXT Women's champions before her. 255 00:12:24,276 --> 00:12:28,331 But her spot at the top of the division is coming to an end. 256 00:12:29,031 --> 00:12:34,087 It is time for the Beautiful Madness to take over. 257 00:12:34,437 --> 00:12:37,372 Time for me to live up to the hype, 258 00:12:37,557 --> 00:12:40,776 live up to the expectations the WWE universe has for me… 259 00:12:41,227 --> 00:12:42,245 and I have for myself. 260 00:12:44,497 --> 00:12:49,901 Rhea Ripley, Charlotte, Shayna, Asuka, 261 00:12:49,986 --> 00:12:52,538 I want to put my name 262 00:12:52,822 --> 00:12:58,778 in the conversations of women like these future Hall of Famers. 263 00:12:59,362 --> 00:13:02,781 When I first saw wrestling, it felt like 264 00:13:02,848 --> 00:13:07,954 electricity surged through my entire body. 265 00:13:07,987 --> 00:13:12,108 [exclaims] I knew this was my calling. 266 00:13:12,141 --> 00:13:16,596 Japanese women's wrestling is a world of grudges and relentless determination. 267 00:13:16,795 --> 00:13:22,735 It is all about trying to prove yourself. 268 00:13:22,819 --> 00:13:26,072 In my seven years in Japan, 269 00:13:26,171 --> 00:13:28,974 I fought incredible wrestlers 270 00:13:29,608 --> 00:13:32,612 and had matches that fans will always remember. 271 00:13:32,812 --> 00:13:37,000 Their warrior spirit is telling me not to lose. 272 00:13:39,185 --> 00:13:40,420 Roxanne… 273 00:13:41,387 --> 00:13:46,425 this time there is nothing you can throw at me I can't overcome. 274 00:13:46,892 --> 00:13:49,695 No weapon, best friend, or anything else you can think of. 275 00:13:50,963 --> 00:13:52,231 At Deadline, I won 276 00:13:52,732 --> 00:13:55,300 the Iron Survivor Challenge for this chance. 277 00:13:55,450 --> 00:13:58,036 A chance to take what I traveled across the world for, 278 00:13:58,154 --> 00:14:00,689 the right to hold that women's title in the air. 279 00:14:01,674 --> 00:14:06,896 Next week, we start the new year 280 00:14:06,929 --> 00:14:11,501 with a new NXT Women's Champion. 281 00:14:12,300 --> 00:14:14,203 [music concludes] 282 00:14:16,155 --> 00:14:17,339 ["Millions From Now" playing] 283 00:14:17,490 --> 00:14:18,875 [Vic, in English] Well, next week, live in L.A., 284 00:14:18,908 --> 00:14:22,594 Giulia, Perez for the NXT Women's Championship. 285 00:14:22,627 --> 00:14:28,517 It's going down on the first NXT of the new year at New Year's Evil. 286 00:14:28,550 --> 00:14:31,170 We welcome in ringside, Vic Joseph alongside Booker T. 287 00:14:31,219 --> 00:14:33,973 And, Booker, who do you have in that match? 288 00:14:34,022 --> 00:14:37,242 Well, I can tell you that Giulia is damn good, Vic, no doubt. 289 00:14:37,276 --> 00:14:41,564 But I talk to Roxanne all the time. Preparation is our only look. 290 00:14:41,597 --> 00:14:44,584 -And she's prepared. Oh, yes. -Well, what a matchup that is going to be. 291 00:14:44,617 --> 00:14:48,404 And what a moment it was when Giulia arrived at No Mercy. 292 00:14:48,438 --> 00:14:51,339 And speaking of moments, it's time to find out our list of nominees 293 00:14:51,373 --> 00:14:54,010 for NXT's Moment of the Year. 294 00:14:55,093 --> 00:14:56,329 [dramatic music playing] 295 00:14:56,378 --> 00:14:58,314 You were so close. You were my boy. 296 00:14:59,165 --> 00:15:00,683 You were my boy. 297 00:15:03,269 --> 00:15:05,704 [Vic] Damn it! Why? 298 00:15:06,322 --> 00:15:08,207 I brought my-- reinforcements of my own. 299 00:15:09,809 --> 00:15:12,995 I would boo too if I had to be an Orlando Magic fan. 300 00:15:13,029 --> 00:15:14,130 I get it. I get it. 301 00:15:15,147 --> 00:15:16,214 [indistinct chatter] 302 00:15:17,233 --> 00:15:18,117 [crowd exclaiming] 303 00:15:18,550 --> 00:15:19,901 [Vic] What the hell, Wes? 304 00:15:19,986 --> 00:15:22,488 [Wes Lee] You left me alone! 305 00:15:24,372 --> 00:15:26,992 Lola Vice looking for the submission. 306 00:15:27,492 --> 00:15:28,761 [Booker] Oh! 307 00:15:29,127 --> 00:15:32,198 -[Vic] Booker, was that a brick? -[Booker] That's got to be it, man. 308 00:15:33,199 --> 00:15:35,367 Trick Shot to Page. Trick-- Wait, no, no. 309 00:15:35,450 --> 00:15:40,673 What the hell? Ethan Page, the new face of NXT. 310 00:15:42,224 --> 00:15:45,911 -[crowd cheering] -♪ Say his name and he appears ♪ 311 00:15:46,212 --> 00:15:49,147 ♪ I believe in Joe Hendry ♪ 312 00:15:50,466 --> 00:15:53,102 ♪ I believe in Joe Hendry ♪ 313 00:15:53,819 --> 00:16:00,459 Let me introduce the 2024 Ladies of Chase U calendar! 314 00:16:00,793 --> 00:16:03,295 Thanks to Jacy mother******* Jayne! 315 00:16:03,362 --> 00:16:04,764 Yes, Jacy! 316 00:16:04,796 --> 00:16:06,732 [Vic] Champion looking at the challenger… 317 00:16:08,300 --> 00:16:09,168 Trick shot! 318 00:16:11,154 --> 00:16:14,689 William slays the Mad Dragon! 319 00:16:14,973 --> 00:16:17,526 [crowd chanting] 320 00:16:18,544 --> 00:16:23,882 [Vic] The speculation is over. Giulia has arrived in NXT. 321 00:16:24,516 --> 00:16:26,853 [Giulia] Tonight, the best women's division in wrestling 322 00:16:27,353 --> 00:16:29,155 is exactly where it deserves to be. 323 00:16:29,322 --> 00:16:30,356 The main event. 324 00:16:30,857 --> 00:16:35,144 [Vic] All-star, ten-woman tag team match from the 2300 Arena. 325 00:16:36,145 --> 00:16:39,966 Are you ready? 326 00:16:40,165 --> 00:16:44,170 [Vic] We are live in Chicago on this, the most significant night 327 00:16:44,337 --> 00:16:47,139 in this brand's history because it's the broadcast 328 00:16:47,173 --> 00:16:51,978 television premiere of NXT right here on the CW. 329 00:16:52,178 --> 00:16:55,882 -[bell ringing] -[crowd cheering] 330 00:16:56,516 --> 00:16:59,569 -[upbeat rock music playing] -[inaudible] 331 00:17:00,019 --> 00:17:02,305 Say his name and he appears. 332 00:17:02,338 --> 00:17:05,540 This is TNA Wrestling star Joe Hendry here. 333 00:17:05,575 --> 00:17:09,995 And I just want to give a huge thank you to the WWE Universe 334 00:17:10,029 --> 00:17:15,100 for voting my NXT debut as NXT's Moment of the Year. 335 00:17:15,184 --> 00:17:19,655 This was just a magical moment that I got to share with all of you. 336 00:17:19,688 --> 00:17:23,358 And it was as special as it was because of the reception 337 00:17:23,392 --> 00:17:26,229 that you gave me in the building and online. 338 00:17:26,262 --> 00:17:27,980 So thank you so much for the support. 339 00:17:28,013 --> 00:17:30,433 And before I go, I do just want to remind you 340 00:17:30,466 --> 00:17:34,520 that "say his name and he appears" means anywhere, 341 00:17:34,553 --> 00:17:38,424 anytime, any show. 342 00:17:38,456 --> 00:17:40,076 [music concludes] 343 00:17:40,342 --> 00:17:43,812 Cedric Alexander later tonight you go one on one against Ethan Page, 344 00:17:43,846 --> 00:17:46,549 the man who broke your friend Je'Von Evans' jaw. 345 00:17:46,581 --> 00:17:48,985 What can you tell us about the status on Je'Von? 346 00:17:49,802 --> 00:17:53,339 I've been in this for 15 years, and I've never seen anything like that. 347 00:17:54,139 --> 00:17:56,859 Je'Von's jaw was shattered in several places. 348 00:17:57,592 --> 00:17:59,794 There's no timetable on when he's going to come out. 349 00:18:00,296 --> 00:18:04,149 But I went to go see him in the hospital, and his jaw was wired shut. 350 00:18:06,235 --> 00:18:07,720 The only way we communicated was through text, 351 00:18:07,753 --> 00:18:09,155 just texting back and forth. 352 00:18:09,739 --> 00:18:12,241 I'm not even worried about him getting into the ring again. 353 00:18:12,274 --> 00:18:15,077 I'm worried about him eating solid food, quality of life. 354 00:18:17,213 --> 00:18:18,664 Page took that away from him. 355 00:18:19,298 --> 00:18:21,617 But the last thing he said to me when I last saw him, 356 00:18:21,650 --> 00:18:24,720 he wrote in a text, "Page, New Year's Evil." 357 00:18:25,354 --> 00:18:29,774 -And I saw the look in his eyes. -[crowd cheering] 358 00:18:29,809 --> 00:18:34,312 Adorable. Two best friends just texting back and forth. 359 00:18:35,231 --> 00:18:39,619 I wish one of those texts read, "Stay away from Ethan Page." 360 00:18:40,836 --> 00:18:44,674 Because, Cedric, I'm about to put you right next to Je'Von. 361 00:18:45,390 --> 00:18:46,242 Okay. 362 00:18:46,309 --> 00:18:47,943 -[grunts] -[groans] 363 00:18:48,043 --> 00:18:51,280 [both grunting] 364 00:18:59,388 --> 00:19:02,441 [referee] Whoa! Hey, hey, hey, guys stop, stop, stop, break it up. 365 00:19:02,475 --> 00:19:05,945 Stop, stop, stop, stop, Cedric, stop. 366 00:19:06,579 --> 00:19:09,899 Cedric, stop! Stop! 367 00:19:09,932 --> 00:19:12,084 [Vic] Ah, Booker, looks like we need to get a little order here 368 00:19:12,118 --> 00:19:18,174 because it certainly wouldn't be a Tuesday without some sort of chaos here on NXT. 369 00:19:18,224 --> 00:19:20,543 But I wanna talk about what's also coming up here tonight 370 00:19:20,676 --> 00:19:22,845 -'cause we have… -[indistinct shouting] 371 00:19:22,928 --> 00:19:24,914 [Vic] Well, that's Page and Alexander 372 00:19:25,848 --> 00:19:30,369 fighting all the way out here, Booker. We got a couple officials. 373 00:19:30,403 --> 00:19:32,738 [indistinct clamor] 374 00:19:32,772 --> 00:19:35,658 [Vic] Well, I understand that this match is going to take place later. 375 00:19:35,841 --> 00:19:37,976 It's going to happen right now. 376 00:19:38,010 --> 00:19:41,364 -[crowd chanting] Let them fight! -[indistinct clamor continues] 377 00:19:43,899 --> 00:19:46,769 [Vic] We're back on NXT, and as I said before the break, 378 00:19:46,802 --> 00:19:49,722 we received word that this matchup was gonna start. 379 00:19:49,754 --> 00:19:52,875 It did in the commercial break, and, Book, I just wanna throw it out there. 380 00:19:52,908 --> 00:19:55,061 I was gonna mention Ava. She is done messing around 381 00:19:55,127 --> 00:19:56,645 with everything that's been going on 382 00:19:56,712 --> 00:19:58,364 -the last several weeks. -[Booker] I like it, Vic. 383 00:19:58,397 --> 00:20:01,867 We're heading into a new year, and it's gonna be hot and heavy. 384 00:20:01,900 --> 00:20:03,502 And right now, Ethan Page, 385 00:20:03,536 --> 00:20:05,771 he's been very aggressive here tonight, Vic, 386 00:20:05,804 --> 00:20:07,673 -and I like his style. -[Vic] Aggressive just now. 387 00:20:07,706 --> 00:20:09,258 Think about everything he's done in the last few weeks, 388 00:20:09,291 --> 00:20:11,377 and we'll get into that. But emotions certainly are running 389 00:20:11,409 --> 00:20:13,546 extremely high tonight. 390 00:20:13,579 --> 00:20:16,565 And for, you know, Ethan Page, you've got to admit, 391 00:20:16,599 --> 00:20:20,202 you have to admit, he went too far when he broke Je'Von Evans' jaw. 392 00:20:20,485 --> 00:20:24,123 [Booker] I'ma tell you right now. I wouldn't say there's a bridge 393 00:20:24,156 --> 00:20:26,041 you cannot cross in this business. 394 00:20:26,075 --> 00:20:28,461 Truly, it is that serious, Vic. 395 00:20:28,527 --> 00:20:30,262 It's that serious. And Je'Von Evans 396 00:20:30,495 --> 00:20:34,984 as soon as he wake up, he'll realize that exact form, Vic. 397 00:20:35,017 --> 00:20:36,619 Do not put yourself in that position. 398 00:20:36,652 --> 00:20:38,821 -[Vic] Into the cover goes Alexander… -One, two-- 399 00:20:38,854 --> 00:20:41,107 …and a kick out by Page. I mean, look. Hey, I want to talk about this, 400 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:43,993 but this is serious. Je'Von Evans spent the holidays in pain. 401 00:20:44,025 --> 00:20:45,961 His family saw him eating his holiday meals 402 00:20:45,995 --> 00:20:47,663 through a straw, Booker. 403 00:20:47,696 --> 00:20:50,515 [Booker] I love this kid though. I love everything Je'Von Evans has done, 404 00:20:50,549 --> 00:20:54,503 but you cannot put yourself in harm's way just like he did with Ethan Page. 405 00:20:54,854 --> 00:20:57,239 You can't trust this guy, you can't try to change him. 406 00:20:57,273 --> 00:21:00,609 I mean, come on, Vic, you don't do that. We said it earlier. 407 00:21:00,643 --> 00:21:02,160 Mind what? Mind what? 408 00:21:02,194 --> 00:21:03,763 -Your own damn business. -[Vic] Mind your own business. 409 00:21:03,796 --> 00:21:05,931 -Yeah, I hear you. -[crowd exclaiming] 410 00:21:06,432 --> 00:21:08,283 -[Booker] Do you agree with me? -[Vic] I do agree with you. 411 00:21:08,317 --> 00:21:09,819 I feel bad for Je'Von Evans 412 00:21:09,851 --> 00:21:11,086 'cause he was trying to do the right thing. 413 00:21:11,120 --> 00:21:13,789 -Oh! To the outside, missed a step. -[crowd cheering] 414 00:21:13,822 --> 00:21:15,390 -[Vic] Alexander! -[Booker] Oh! 415 00:21:15,424 --> 00:21:17,393 Beautiful shot there by Cedric Alexander. 416 00:21:17,426 --> 00:21:21,746 And speaking of Cedric Alexander, you know, going back to Je'Von Evans, 417 00:21:21,781 --> 00:21:24,200 I don't blame the students sometimes. I blame the teachers. 418 00:21:24,233 --> 00:21:25,583 I blame the mentors. 419 00:21:25,618 --> 00:21:27,535 -And one thing about Cedric Alexander… -[crowd chanting] 420 00:21:27,570 --> 00:21:29,370 …he should have been a mentor in that situation 421 00:21:29,405 --> 00:21:32,358 and talked to Je'Von Evans about putting himself in that situation. 422 00:21:32,424 --> 00:21:33,893 -I know I'm right about that. -[Vic] Whoa! 423 00:21:33,926 --> 00:21:36,611 -[Booker] I know I'm right. -[Vic] Well, Alexander just got caught. 424 00:21:36,645 --> 00:21:39,398 He was wrong for trying that on Ethan Page in a nearfall. 425 00:21:39,431 --> 00:21:41,167 Page, though, has shown no remorse. 426 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:44,919 It is absolutely sickening what he did to Je'Von Evans right here. 427 00:21:44,954 --> 00:21:48,858 [Booker] Check it out. Good game. Good game. Right there on the snout. 428 00:21:49,457 --> 00:21:52,261 And it was beautiful, man. It was beautiful. 429 00:21:52,293 --> 00:21:56,999 Both of these guys, Vic, are well seasoned inside that square, 430 00:21:57,032 --> 00:22:01,053 but who has that innate ability to pull the trigger? 431 00:22:01,086 --> 00:22:02,303 That's the question, Vic. 432 00:22:02,338 --> 00:22:05,307 [Vic] Yeah, well, we saw "All Ego" Ethan Page pull that trigger. 433 00:22:05,341 --> 00:22:06,958 I can't get over his actions from last week. 434 00:22:06,992 --> 00:22:10,212 -[Booker] Exactly my point. -[Vic] Booker, there isn't a word created. 435 00:22:10,245 --> 00:22:13,331 -[Booker] Oh, beautiful drop kick. -[Vic] Into the cover, hook to the leg, 436 00:22:13,365 --> 00:22:15,351 and it's not enough to keep Alexander down. 437 00:22:15,384 --> 00:22:19,421 There isn't a word created to properly describe Ethan Page. 438 00:22:20,172 --> 00:22:24,176 [Booker] I mean, he's a nomad. He's a guy that's moving at his own pace. 439 00:22:24,210 --> 00:22:26,011 He's doing it in his own will. 440 00:22:26,044 --> 00:22:29,130 That's what he is, Vic. He's that lone wolf. 441 00:22:29,164 --> 00:22:33,469 He's the guy that's willing to step up when nobody else is. 442 00:22:33,502 --> 00:22:36,472 That's what he is, Vic. Can you give him a little bit of credit? 443 00:22:36,504 --> 00:22:41,159 He came to NXT and the ratings' path went, damn it, through the roof, man. 444 00:22:41,193 --> 00:22:44,046 [Vic] I'm not giving him any credit after what he did to Je'Von Evans. 445 00:22:44,079 --> 00:22:45,514 What he has done, what he has said, 446 00:22:45,548 --> 00:22:47,265 everything he's put people in the locker room through. 447 00:22:47,299 --> 00:22:48,617 [Booker] But you said the ratings have gone up? 448 00:22:48,650 --> 00:22:50,553 -That's what you said? -[Vic] I didn't say that at all. 449 00:22:50,586 --> 00:22:53,589 -[Booker] You said the ratings… -[Vic] It's a whole team, Booker. 450 00:22:53,621 --> 00:22:57,826 It's NX-knee. It became NX-knee with this man right here. 451 00:22:57,860 --> 00:23:00,529 Give him credit, Vic. Give him credit. Seventeen years in this business. 452 00:23:00,562 --> 00:23:01,813 -Give him credit. -[Vic] Eighteen years. 453 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:03,549 You don't even know how long he's been in the damn business. 454 00:23:03,581 --> 00:23:06,118 You're screwing up his whole stat line. But what drives someone 455 00:23:06,318 --> 00:23:10,606 to do what he did, to maliciously attack someone like that? 456 00:23:10,639 --> 00:23:12,274 You condone it, by the way. 457 00:23:12,308 --> 00:23:14,827 [Booker] When you get something stolen away from you, 458 00:23:14,860 --> 00:23:17,029 something that you cherish so much, 459 00:23:17,062 --> 00:23:21,649 it's like "the precious," you feel me? You will do anything, 460 00:23:21,684 --> 00:23:24,602 you may turn into a very dangerous man 461 00:23:24,852 --> 00:23:27,572 just like Ethan Page is right now. This will be the dude who they talk-- 462 00:23:27,606 --> 00:23:29,408 This will be in writing. Oh man. 463 00:23:29,441 --> 00:23:31,110 [Vic] This isn't Lord of the Rings, Booker. 464 00:23:31,243 --> 00:23:33,111 This is NXT, and he didn't have anything stolen. 465 00:23:33,262 --> 00:23:34,429 Michinoku Driver! 466 00:23:34,562 --> 00:23:36,649 -Out of nowhere, cover, count. -[Booker] Oh, baby. 467 00:23:36,682 --> 00:23:38,934 Go, go, go. Wow, that was a close one. 468 00:23:38,967 --> 00:23:40,218 [Vic] Page just kicking out. 469 00:23:40,252 --> 00:23:41,837 [Booker] I'll say, this guy is well seasoned. 470 00:23:41,870 --> 00:23:43,956 You can take nothing away from Cedric Alexander. 471 00:23:44,005 --> 00:23:46,926 I'll say, he had the danger effect, Vic? 472 00:23:47,042 --> 00:23:48,928 Is he willing to pull the trigger? 473 00:23:48,961 --> 00:23:51,080 -That's the question. -[Vic] Alexander, seeing red tonight, 474 00:23:51,112 --> 00:23:53,866 said he's been in his business over a decade, 15 years. 475 00:23:53,899 --> 00:23:57,653 He has never seen anything like what Ethan Page did to Evans, 476 00:23:57,686 --> 00:23:59,855 -but what a boot. -[Booker] Oh, baby. 477 00:23:59,888 --> 00:24:03,341 [Vic] And I think he just knocked the mouth guard out of the mouth 478 00:24:03,375 --> 00:24:05,077 -of Cedric Alexander. -[Booker] Oh yes, Vic! 479 00:24:05,110 --> 00:24:08,797 [Vic] Follows it up with a cutter, into the count, into the cover, 480 00:24:08,831 --> 00:24:10,666 -and Cedric Alexander… -[bell ringing] 481 00:24:10,698 --> 00:24:13,886 -…put down as Page feeds his ego tonight. -[Booker] You see that? 482 00:24:14,986 --> 00:24:19,073 -Yeah! -[Rome] Here is your winner, Ethan Page! 483 00:24:19,725 --> 00:24:22,261 -[Vic] Hey! -[Booker] Uh-huh. Uh-huh. 484 00:24:22,561 --> 00:24:24,396 To add insult to injury, 485 00:24:24,429 --> 00:24:26,915 he's already knocked his bicuspids 486 00:24:26,948 --> 00:24:29,451 into the front row, and now it's time for… 487 00:24:29,485 --> 00:24:31,687 [Vic] You think this is funny? You like this. 488 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:33,522 You can't even spell bicuspids, by the way. 489 00:24:33,554 --> 00:24:35,240 [Booker] Let me back it up. Oh, yes, I can. 490 00:24:35,274 --> 00:24:38,644 -Oh, yes, I can. Here we go, right here. -[Vic] Hey, come on, ref! 491 00:24:39,428 --> 00:24:41,480 -[Booker] Ah! -[Vic] The match is over! 492 00:24:41,647 --> 00:24:45,083 [excited chatter] 493 00:24:45,117 --> 00:24:46,552 [Vic] Chip, get in there. 494 00:24:46,585 --> 00:24:49,038 [Booker] I told you, Vic. This is a dangerous man. 495 00:24:49,838 --> 00:24:51,040 This is a serious, Vic. 496 00:24:54,842 --> 00:25:01,766 -[crowd jeering] -[indistinct shouting] 497 00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:02,835 [Booker] Here we go. 498 00:25:06,538 --> 00:25:12,461 [indistinct shouting continues] 499 00:25:13,445 --> 00:25:15,080 -[Cedric screaming] -[Vic] Oh! 500 00:25:15,964 --> 00:25:17,116 Not again! 501 00:25:17,149 --> 00:25:19,685 All right, come on, let's go! Get me some medical! 502 00:25:19,717 --> 00:25:22,754 [Vic] Get some help out here! Let's go! 503 00:25:22,838 --> 00:25:24,673 -[groans] -Let me see your fingers. 504 00:25:24,773 --> 00:25:26,859 -[screams] -Come on! Medic! Help, help! 505 00:25:26,908 --> 00:25:28,543 Hey, let's get out of here, okay? 506 00:25:28,677 --> 00:25:30,629 Get out of here. Let's go. 507 00:25:30,662 --> 00:25:32,563 [groans] 508 00:25:32,598 --> 00:25:39,571 -[overlapping chatter] -[crowd jeering] 509 00:25:43,125 --> 00:25:44,659 [groans] 510 00:25:46,145 --> 00:25:50,466 [overlapping chatter] 511 00:25:50,532 --> 00:25:51,833 What the hell was that about last year? 512 00:25:51,867 --> 00:25:54,253 Yeah, we were supposed to be cool. We ended up brawling over low. 513 00:25:54,285 --> 00:25:58,072 We weren't in the Number One Contenders Fatal Four-Way. You were. 514 00:25:58,107 --> 00:26:00,192 It's about checks and championships. 515 00:26:00,225 --> 00:26:03,395 -Come on now, we are cool. -It doesn't exactly seem like we are. 516 00:26:03,428 --> 00:26:04,580 Well, I understand what you're saying, 517 00:26:04,612 --> 00:26:06,532 but my boy Tyriek always had my best interests at heart. 518 00:26:06,564 --> 00:26:10,735 Ah! It seems like there's a few misguided individuals 519 00:26:10,769 --> 00:26:12,955 who just need a little guidance and direction. 520 00:26:12,987 --> 00:26:16,024 -Hear me out, gentlemen. -[Wes] Hey, yo, man, they ain't lost. 521 00:26:17,326 --> 00:26:19,695 They got a voice and they do not need no direction, 522 00:26:19,727 --> 00:26:21,379 especially from someone like you. 523 00:26:22,081 --> 00:26:24,899 No direction. Well, I don't need this. 524 00:26:26,702 --> 00:26:28,352 Actually, I have who I need. 525 00:26:32,608 --> 00:26:36,160 So you two are really gonna listen to him after everything that he's done? 526 00:26:38,379 --> 00:26:39,648 [chuckles] 527 00:26:39,681 --> 00:26:41,366 Well, it looks like you boys are down a man. 528 00:26:41,399 --> 00:26:43,651 Ah, don't you worry, we'll find somebody. 529 00:26:43,685 --> 00:26:45,954 -Good luck. -Always do, good, good. 530 00:26:45,987 --> 00:26:48,639 We might find two, maybe three. We'll find somebody. 531 00:26:48,674 --> 00:26:51,426 Hank, who are we gonna find to tag team on New Year's Eve? 532 00:26:51,460 --> 00:26:53,595 I don't know man, but we better start looking. 533 00:26:53,629 --> 00:26:54,830 ["I Am A Psycho" playing] 534 00:26:54,862 --> 00:26:59,083 [Vic] That's right. Come and we'll see who they can find for tonight. 535 00:26:59,118 --> 00:27:00,502 ♪ I'm a psycho ♪ 536 00:27:00,535 --> 00:27:03,437 ♪ Welcome to the ball pit You can get your ass kicked ♪ 537 00:27:03,554 --> 00:27:06,108 ♪ Off the top, backflip Hit you with the axe quick ♪ 538 00:27:06,140 --> 00:27:08,110 ♪ Who's your daddy? Tell me now Biggest balls up in the room ♪ 539 00:27:08,143 --> 00:27:09,244 [bell ringing] 540 00:27:09,278 --> 00:27:12,264 [Rome] The following is a Triple Threat Tag Team match 541 00:27:12,447 --> 00:27:14,733 scheduled for one fall. 542 00:27:14,765 --> 00:27:18,754 Introducing first, accompanied into the ring by Tatum Paxley, 543 00:27:18,787 --> 00:27:23,524 -Gigi Dolin and Shotzi! -[crowd cheering] 544 00:27:26,611 --> 00:27:29,848 [Vic] Oh, we'll have tag team action possibly later on tonight, 545 00:27:29,881 --> 00:27:32,466 but we're gonna have tag team action when we return! 546 00:27:33,168 --> 00:27:36,321 It's a women's Triple Threat Tag Team match, 547 00:27:36,355 --> 00:27:39,691 and it's next on the final NXT of the 2024. 548 00:27:39,957 --> 00:27:44,463 -[crowd cheering] -[music concludes] 549 00:27:46,180 --> 00:27:50,401 -["Party All The Time" playing] -♪ Five, four, three, two, one ♪ 550 00:27:55,407 --> 00:28:02,063 [Rome] Next, the team of Kayden Carter and Katana Chance! 551 00:28:02,097 --> 00:28:04,399 [Vic] Well, the transfer window certainly is open 552 00:28:04,448 --> 00:28:06,935 but gotta give this duo some credit, Book, 553 00:28:07,235 --> 00:28:10,339 they saw the competition in NXT which you've talked about, 554 00:28:10,405 --> 00:28:14,726 and they wanted to see it first-hand by stepping back into the ring 555 00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:16,360 here in the performance center. 556 00:28:16,395 --> 00:28:17,846 [Booker] I say it all the time, piece of the action! 557 00:28:17,879 --> 00:28:20,732 Champagne wishes, caviar dreams, 558 00:28:20,765 --> 00:28:23,685 as well as my favorite to win this matchup right here, Vic. 559 00:28:24,303 --> 00:28:26,170 Battle-tested team right here. 560 00:28:26,271 --> 00:28:29,858 Truly, truly perhaps the best tag team 561 00:28:29,891 --> 00:28:32,177 from the women's division in NXT's history. 562 00:28:32,327 --> 00:28:34,879 [Vic] We'll get to that in a little bit. Certainly, the life of the party, 563 00:28:34,913 --> 00:28:36,798 and they will know where to celebrate tonight 564 00:28:36,831 --> 00:28:38,283 to ring in the new year. 565 00:28:39,001 --> 00:28:44,990 ["Titantron" playing] 566 00:28:51,178 --> 00:28:55,283 [Rome] And their opponents, representing Meta-Four, 567 00:28:55,500 --> 00:29:01,039 Lash Legend and Shakara Jackson. 568 00:29:01,072 --> 00:29:06,727 -[overlapping chatter] -[crowd cheering] 569 00:29:17,906 --> 00:29:22,961 [Vic] Flash, Jakara, is this your squad, Booker, to watch in the new year? 570 00:29:23,812 --> 00:29:25,264 [Booker] I can tell you this, 571 00:29:25,813 --> 00:29:31,687 this is a team that has all the momentum heading into 2025, 572 00:29:31,803 --> 00:29:33,288 time for them to pit, 573 00:29:33,472 --> 00:29:36,408 -to step up, baby. I'm loving it. -[bell ringing] 574 00:29:36,774 --> 00:29:38,577 [Vic] Well, you take a look at, uh, 575 00:29:38,677 --> 00:29:40,579 all the superstars surrounding the ring 576 00:29:40,611 --> 00:29:44,448 a lot of them had issues that run very deep with Fatal Influence 577 00:29:44,499 --> 00:29:49,353 after the childish antics of Jacy Jayne with her name calling, 578 00:29:49,388 --> 00:29:52,741 as of late called Shotzi, Gigi, Tatum, called them freaks! 579 00:29:52,774 --> 00:29:54,259 [Booker] Are you talking about the rock star? 580 00:29:54,293 --> 00:29:56,311 Are you talking 'bout the rockstar Jacy Jayne 581 00:29:56,345 --> 00:29:58,580 who can do just about anything she wants to do 582 00:29:58,996 --> 00:30:01,433 in this competition, because she's a pillar, Vic? 583 00:30:02,134 --> 00:30:04,151 [Vic] Well, talk about doing anything they want to do 584 00:30:04,186 --> 00:30:07,805 I still can't get over what Ethan Page did earlier 585 00:30:07,839 --> 00:30:10,074 to Cedric Alexander, coming out 586 00:30:10,158 --> 00:30:13,978 from what he did to Je'Von Evans is… Lash showcasing some power 587 00:30:14,012 --> 00:30:18,132 and right now, she's getting… Well, trying to get taken down, 588 00:30:18,166 --> 00:30:23,789 is able to turn things around just a pure powerhouse is Lash Legend. 589 00:30:24,790 --> 00:30:28,709 And how have Lash and Jakara become a force in the WWE? 590 00:30:29,343 --> 00:30:33,048 [Booker] I mean, Vic, I think it's just the time together, I mean 591 00:30:33,115 --> 00:30:36,168 Meta-Four has done wonders for them. 592 00:30:36,201 --> 00:30:41,273 Noam Dar is such a hell of a teacher, four-time Heritage Cup champion as well, 593 00:30:41,305 --> 00:30:45,209 has taught them so much in such a short amount of time. 594 00:30:45,343 --> 00:30:47,129 [Vic] I don't have enough energy to correct you on that, 595 00:30:47,161 --> 00:30:48,429 so we'll just continue with the matchup. 596 00:30:48,463 --> 00:30:50,482 Kayden Carter right now getting the yolk up in the air. 597 00:30:50,581 --> 00:30:52,484 -[Booker] Correct me on what? -[Vic] It's not four, it's three. 598 00:30:52,516 --> 00:30:54,569 And Lash Legend turn around, swing and a miss. 599 00:30:54,602 --> 00:30:57,289 Carter coming right back in with a dropkick. 600 00:30:57,555 --> 00:30:59,991 And look, a lot of people look at Kayden, they look at Katana, 601 00:31:00,024 --> 00:31:01,976 and they think, "Oh, they just like to have fun." 602 00:31:02,010 --> 00:31:04,161 They're not as carefree as some think. 603 00:31:04,196 --> 00:31:06,197 They can get the job done, as you've talked about. 604 00:31:06,231 --> 00:31:09,134 They were a dominant force here in NXT, 605 00:31:09,167 --> 00:31:11,653 hold the distinction of the longest single reign 606 00:31:11,919 --> 00:31:14,238 as NXT Women's Tag Team champions into the cover. 607 00:31:14,356 --> 00:31:15,657 Great, powerful kick out. 608 00:31:15,689 --> 00:31:17,292 Also, by the way, they were the first team 609 00:31:17,324 --> 00:31:20,445 to hold both the NXT and the WWE Women's Tag Team Gold 610 00:31:20,478 --> 00:31:23,631 because of tag team coordination like that. 611 00:31:23,665 --> 00:31:25,634 [Booker] I'll tell you, I wasn't on board with Carter and Chance 612 00:31:25,667 --> 00:31:28,520 in the beginning, but they definitely won me over. 613 00:31:28,653 --> 00:31:31,356 I was like, "Least likely to succeed here in NXT," 614 00:31:31,456 --> 00:31:34,760 and they overexceeded my expectations, I must say. 615 00:31:35,510 --> 00:31:37,028 [Vic] Two new superstars in the matchup. 616 00:31:37,062 --> 00:31:40,532 -Jakara, Shotzi… -[Booker] Oh, baby. 617 00:31:40,564 --> 00:31:43,135 Jakara Jackson had that-- Woah, woah, woah! Hold on a second. 618 00:31:43,168 --> 00:31:44,285 [Vic] Cover up, double under, then a kickout. 619 00:31:44,319 --> 00:31:46,538 [Booker] Jakara Jackson had that little wrist injury. 620 00:31:46,571 --> 00:31:50,308 I tell you, right now, she seem like she's 100 percent and moving that up 621 00:31:50,341 --> 00:31:54,579 at a enormous-- at a fast pace, Vic, to get to tippy, tippy top. 622 00:31:54,612 --> 00:31:55,764 Can I say it like that? 623 00:31:55,797 --> 00:31:57,983 -[Vic] You can do whatever you want. -[Booker] Tippy-top, man! 624 00:31:58,082 --> 00:32:00,519 [Vic] Jakara's made Gigi's legal. 'Course this is a Triple Threat match, 625 00:32:00,552 --> 00:32:03,120 Triple Threat rules, first team to score a pinfall or a submission… 626 00:32:03,321 --> 00:32:04,805 -[Booker] Oh. -[Vic] …will be victorious. 627 00:32:04,840 --> 00:32:08,342 And Gigi Dolin, right now, hitting anything that's in her way. 628 00:32:08,376 --> 00:32:10,745 -Tags made, Shotzi coming back in. -[wrestlers grunt] 629 00:32:11,812 --> 00:32:15,500 [Vic] Uh-oh. Oh, Jakara. 630 00:32:15,533 --> 00:32:19,603 Big drop kick right to the face. High impact offense. 631 00:32:19,638 --> 00:32:23,925 [Booker] Great tag team work right here by the least experienced tag team 632 00:32:23,958 --> 00:32:25,360 of this group right here. 633 00:32:25,392 --> 00:32:27,228 I must say they're doing a hell of a job. 634 00:32:27,379 --> 00:32:31,565 [Vic] And I think that Shotzi could be looking for that Texas Cloverleaf 635 00:32:31,600 --> 00:32:32,516 if she can turn. 636 00:32:32,684 --> 00:32:36,504 Jakara got stepped over and submission cinched in. 637 00:32:36,538 --> 00:32:38,607 [screams] 638 00:32:38,639 --> 00:32:41,909 [Vic] Jakara quickly, wisely moving over to that bottom rope. 639 00:32:41,943 --> 00:32:43,344 Shotzi realizing it-- And oh. 640 00:32:43,378 --> 00:32:46,298 [Booker] Well, Shotzi couldn't get it cinched in. 641 00:32:46,564 --> 00:32:47,581 [Vic] Tag made. 642 00:32:48,216 --> 00:32:49,351 Kayden back in and again. 643 00:32:49,384 --> 00:32:52,087 -[crowd chanting] Kayden! Kayden! -[Vic] Trying to pick up a victory. 644 00:32:52,120 --> 00:32:54,923 First one to get a pinfall or a submission wins this matchup. 645 00:32:55,307 --> 00:32:57,708 Kayden charging in. Oh, my. 646 00:32:57,742 --> 00:32:59,561 [crowd jeering] 647 00:32:59,644 --> 00:33:03,031 [Vic] You talk about high impact offense. What a foot to the face. 648 00:33:03,063 --> 00:33:05,600 [Kayden speaking indistinctly] 649 00:33:05,667 --> 00:33:07,586 [Vic] NXT Universe fired up. 650 00:33:07,619 --> 00:33:09,955 -[Booker] Oh, baby! -[Vic] Here comes Katana. 651 00:33:09,987 --> 00:33:13,308 [Booker] Carter and Change are-- they are so dynamic, Vic. 652 00:33:14,876 --> 00:33:19,680 [Vic] Lash turning things around, got turned, though, right into Katana. 653 00:33:21,399 --> 00:33:24,953 -Field being wiped out. -[crowd cheering] 654 00:33:25,303 --> 00:33:27,822 [Booker] Here we go, here we go, Vic. 655 00:33:29,291 --> 00:33:33,410 [Vic] "Life of the Party" energizing the NXT Universe. 656 00:33:34,846 --> 00:33:37,716 Can Kayden and Katana keep up the momentum 657 00:33:37,748 --> 00:33:40,735 as this Triple Threat Tag Team match rolls on. 658 00:33:40,769 --> 00:33:44,673 -[crowd chanting] NXT! NXT! NXT! -[overlapping chatter] 659 00:33:46,774 --> 00:33:49,793 [Vic] Triple Threat Tag Team action continuing here on NXT. 660 00:33:49,828 --> 00:33:53,532 It is Gigi Dolin right now with some combination offense. 661 00:33:53,564 --> 00:33:56,117 -Up in last minute. -[Booker] Oh man! 662 00:33:56,150 --> 00:33:58,870 [Vic] Following it up with another kick to the back of the neck. 663 00:33:59,103 --> 00:34:01,339 [Booker] You know, they say time off is your worst enemy, 664 00:34:01,706 --> 00:34:04,242 but I say for Gigi Dolin, it's done her a hell of a good-- 665 00:34:04,275 --> 00:34:08,779 She's in great shape right now. But just took a big shot from Lash Legend. 666 00:34:08,813 --> 00:34:13,400 [Vic] Tag was made, and Kayden coming back in here on the final NXT of 2024. 667 00:34:13,435 --> 00:34:17,239 -Rolling through, kick under the jaw! -[crowd cheering] 668 00:34:17,272 --> 00:34:19,674 [Vic] We have been doing the NXT Year-End Awards all night. 669 00:34:19,708 --> 00:34:22,192 They've been handed out Male Superstar of the Year, 670 00:34:22,310 --> 00:34:24,645 Female Superstar of the Year still to come. 671 00:34:24,679 --> 00:34:27,181 And get your popcorn ready, Booker. 672 00:34:27,214 --> 00:34:31,219 [Booker] She's in the drop zone. Here we go. Wow! 673 00:34:31,886 --> 00:34:33,989 [crowd counting] One, two-- 674 00:34:34,105 --> 00:34:37,875 [Vic] And almost! Everybody breaking it up. 675 00:34:37,909 --> 00:34:40,745 And that is this spectacular offense 676 00:34:40,779 --> 00:34:44,915 Kayden and Katana possessed. I mean, first Kayden's strength. 677 00:34:44,982 --> 00:34:47,451 Katana's sticking the landing. 678 00:34:47,518 --> 00:34:51,723 As you said, what at one point made the most prolific tag team 679 00:34:51,755 --> 00:34:53,341 in the women's division here in NXT? 680 00:34:53,391 --> 00:34:56,578 [Booker] But I tell you, it's so hard to isolate in a match like this. 681 00:34:56,610 --> 00:34:59,080 You've got so many bodies, so many moving parts. 682 00:34:59,114 --> 00:35:03,201 In a matchup like this, it's gonna be hard for anybody to get a one, two, three. 683 00:35:06,605 --> 00:35:09,491 -[Vic] Missile dropkick from Jakara. -[Booker] Beautiful. 684 00:35:10,308 --> 00:35:12,310 Beautiful dropkick by Jakara Jackson. 685 00:35:12,377 --> 00:35:16,514 [Vic] You know, the Meta girls certainly are rising here in NXT. 686 00:35:17,932 --> 00:35:20,151 Jakara just got dropped, got tripped up. 687 00:35:21,219 --> 00:35:22,737 They're not the ones standing right now 688 00:35:22,770 --> 00:35:26,391 as, again, that unique offense with the knees. 689 00:35:26,491 --> 00:35:30,278 -Jakara's knees. -[Booker] They're smart, Vic. So smart. 690 00:35:30,312 --> 00:35:34,415 The Meta girls on top of their game right here tonight, Vic. 691 00:35:34,449 --> 00:35:38,987 [Vic] Tag was made. Jakara now not facing Katana or Kayden. 692 00:35:39,020 --> 00:35:42,941 She's going to be looking at Shotzi, who's the legal superstar in this matchup. 693 00:35:43,040 --> 00:35:45,460 -[Booker] Oh, look at the arm check! -[Vic] A little two for one. 694 00:35:45,493 --> 00:35:48,363 Combination offense. Excuse me, it's Gigi who's legal-- 695 00:35:48,813 --> 00:35:50,131 -into the cover, and a kick out. -[Booker] Whoa. 696 00:35:50,165 --> 00:35:53,351 [crowd cheering] 697 00:35:53,384 --> 00:35:55,437 [Vic] Things starting to break down in this matchup. 698 00:35:55,470 --> 00:35:56,888 Dallas Irvin, our official, 699 00:35:56,955 --> 00:35:58,890 he better start trying to get some control. 700 00:36:00,258 --> 00:36:02,761 All three of these-- What is this? 701 00:36:02,794 --> 00:36:04,395 -[Booker] Oh, oh! -[Vic] Oh! 702 00:36:07,649 --> 00:36:09,884 -[grunts] -[Vic] Shotzi got caught up. 703 00:36:10,151 --> 00:36:12,687 And now Gigi may be by herself. 704 00:36:13,488 --> 00:36:16,857 Dolin's starting to fight right now, turning right around. Oh! 705 00:36:16,891 --> 00:36:20,145 Jakara coming out of the corner. Makes the tag into Lash. 706 00:36:21,946 --> 00:36:24,015 Lash is the legal superstar. 707 00:36:24,049 --> 00:36:25,600 And this is what we talk about when it comes-- 708 00:36:25,633 --> 00:36:28,103 Well, it looks like they're trying to steal a play 709 00:36:28,136 --> 00:36:34,125 -out of Kayden in Katana's playbook. -[crowd cheering] 710 00:36:34,192 --> 00:36:37,194 [Vic] From the shoulders, all the way down! 711 00:36:38,830 --> 00:36:41,281 -Talk about high-impact offense, Booker. -[Booker] Oh! 712 00:36:41,316 --> 00:36:43,051 [Vic] Things breaking down in more than one way. 713 00:36:43,084 --> 00:36:44,703 [Booker] They're taking it to the limit right there, Vic. 714 00:36:44,736 --> 00:36:48,490 They're throwing caution to the wind right now. Oh, wow! 715 00:36:48,740 --> 00:36:50,208 [Vic] Bruce Fick's bomb. Is it going to be enough? 716 00:36:50,525 --> 00:36:53,228 -Into the cover, and a near-fall. -[crowd cheering] 717 00:36:53,261 --> 00:36:55,363 [Vic] This is how important this matchup is, 718 00:36:55,397 --> 00:36:56,781 because we've talked about it. 719 00:36:56,815 --> 00:37:00,502 End of the year, trying to build that momentum to… 720 00:37:01,019 --> 00:37:04,022 What's Jasmine Nix doing out here with Bell and-- 721 00:37:04,055 --> 00:37:05,807 -[Booker] That's the NYX! -[Vic] Yeah. 722 00:37:05,857 --> 00:37:07,525 -[Booker] Oh, yeah! -[Vic] Oh, that's Jacy Jayne! 723 00:37:07,558 --> 00:37:09,144 [Booker] That's the rockstar! 724 00:37:09,778 --> 00:37:15,533 [Vic] The referee was distracted! Pump kick from Lash. Tag to Jakara! 725 00:37:16,334 --> 00:37:19,504 -The official didn't see Jacy Jayne! -[Booker] I didn't see 'em either! 726 00:37:20,805 --> 00:37:22,757 -[grunts] -[Vic] And the Meta girls! 727 00:37:24,592 --> 00:37:27,312 I can't believe this, Booker. Fatal influence… 728 00:37:27,345 --> 00:37:28,830 -[crowd counting] One, two, three! -[Booker] Wow. 729 00:37:28,863 --> 00:37:31,850 -…just cost Gigi and Shotzi. -[Booker] What a win. 730 00:37:31,883 --> 00:37:36,888 -["Titantron" playing] -[Rome] Here are your winners, Meta-Four! 731 00:37:36,921 --> 00:37:39,941 -[Vic] Oh, yeah, all smiles… -[crowd cheering] 732 00:37:40,158 --> 00:37:43,728 -[Booker laughing] -…are the goddesses of hostility. 733 00:37:45,630 --> 00:37:47,415 Let's go back to some of the action in this matchup 734 00:37:47,449 --> 00:37:52,386 because Shotzi and Gigi were rolling the wildcards in this matchup. 735 00:37:52,420 --> 00:37:55,890 However, Jakara and Lash were taking things to a different level, 736 00:37:55,924 --> 00:37:58,576 were able to turn this matchup around, and in a hurry. 737 00:37:58,609 --> 00:38:01,279 First, there was the pump kick, and then the tag was made. 738 00:38:01,312 --> 00:38:02,263 Jakar would come in, 739 00:38:02,297 --> 00:38:07,384 and this is all after Fatal Influence provided the fatal mistake 740 00:38:07,418 --> 00:38:10,889 -for Gigi and Shotzi tonight. -[bell ringing] 741 00:38:12,557 --> 00:38:14,142 [upbeat music continues] 742 00:38:14,692 --> 00:38:16,828 -[Alba] Well done. Well done. -[Isla chuckles] 743 00:38:16,861 --> 00:38:19,564 Impressive one, Meta Girls. 744 00:38:19,596 --> 00:38:24,118 Now, a little birdie told us that yous are looking for a tag title match. 745 00:38:24,868 --> 00:38:29,040 Do you know what's funny? So are we. [chuckles] It's so funny. 746 00:38:29,073 --> 00:38:31,509 And I don't think I have to remind you girls 747 00:38:31,543 --> 00:38:34,011 that the last time the four of us met, 748 00:38:34,045 --> 00:38:38,348 we were the ones with our hands raised in victory. [laughs] 749 00:38:38,383 --> 00:38:42,337 And we will have no problem running through you again 750 00:38:42,370 --> 00:38:45,557 to get to our titles. [chuckles] 751 00:38:45,589 --> 00:38:51,796 -New Year, same Unholy Union. -[both laughing] 752 00:38:53,281 --> 00:38:55,033 ["Time Out" playing] 753 00:38:55,066 --> 00:38:59,988 [Vic] Well, the Unholy Union has their sights set on the Meta girls. 754 00:39:00,772 --> 00:39:01,990 [song concludes] 755 00:39:02,022 --> 00:39:03,808 Stephanie, perdóname. 756 00:39:03,842 --> 00:39:08,279 [both shouting in Spanish] 757 00:39:08,413 --> 00:39:11,149 [in English] I didn't mean to hit you. I didn't mean to hit you. 758 00:39:11,182 --> 00:39:14,853 -Wow, would you look at that? -This is all your fault, Kelani. 759 00:39:14,886 --> 00:39:17,488 No, it's not, because it's funny how the tables have turned. 760 00:39:17,522 --> 00:39:19,591 What was it you guys were telling me last week? 761 00:39:19,624 --> 00:39:22,944 Oh, yeah. [speaking Spanish] "Calm down." 762 00:39:22,977 --> 00:39:24,511 -[overlapping shouting] -You guys told me that last week. 763 00:39:24,596 --> 00:39:27,498 -Stephanie, I meant to hit Cora. -I didn't feel like it. 764 00:39:27,531 --> 00:39:30,702 -Well, you guys deserved it. -What did you just say? 765 00:39:30,734 --> 00:39:33,805 [indistinct shouting] 766 00:39:35,874 --> 00:39:38,058 [referees] Whoa, whoa, whoa! Let's go. Out! This way! 767 00:39:38,326 --> 00:39:41,029 [shouting continues] 768 00:39:43,181 --> 00:39:46,267 -Uh, what are you doing? -Just enjoying the drama. 769 00:39:46,301 --> 00:39:50,171 Nice. Um, anyways, I need a woman to step up and challenge Fallon Henley 770 00:39:50,203 --> 00:39:51,823 for her title in 2025. 771 00:39:51,856 --> 00:39:54,993 -Yeah, me, obviously. -Had a feeling you would say that. 772 00:39:55,026 --> 00:39:57,095 And you'll actually get your opportunity next week. 773 00:39:57,127 --> 00:39:59,814 -And who is my opponent? -Let's see. 774 00:39:59,864 --> 00:40:03,500 Lola, Kelani and Stephanie. Number one contenders match. 775 00:40:03,651 --> 00:40:06,721 -Fatal Four-Way. New Year's Evil. -[clicks tongue] Right. 776 00:40:09,507 --> 00:40:10,458 It's fine. 777 00:40:12,042 --> 00:40:12,977 It's fine. 778 00:40:15,480 --> 00:40:18,799 [Vic] Well, Booker, hardware has been getting handed out all night long, 779 00:40:18,833 --> 00:40:23,605 but who is our tag team of the year? We're going to find out next on NXT. 780 00:40:28,125 --> 00:40:29,344 Thank you guys for being here. 781 00:40:29,410 --> 00:40:31,412 Last week, Lexis, you won the Heritage Cup. 782 00:40:31,446 --> 00:40:32,779 Ava, I don't mean to cut you off, 783 00:40:32,814 --> 00:40:35,799 but it just feels so great to finally hold the Heritage Cup 784 00:40:35,850 --> 00:40:38,553 and knowing that I won it with integrity and I didn't cheat. 785 00:40:38,586 --> 00:40:41,038 Right. But you did win by disqualification. 786 00:40:41,072 --> 00:40:43,207 Yeah, that was the referee's final decision. 787 00:40:43,241 --> 00:40:46,911 Listen, Lexis, I was researching the rules of the Heritage Cup, and yes, 788 00:40:46,944 --> 00:40:48,997 obviously the match can end in disqualification, 789 00:40:49,029 --> 00:40:52,667 but it's a gray area on if the cup can change hands that way. 790 00:40:52,700 --> 00:40:54,636 And I was declared the winner. 791 00:40:54,669 --> 00:40:58,339 I know, but since the cup changed hands in a debatable way, 792 00:40:58,373 --> 00:41:02,727 I decided that at New Year's Evil, will be Lexis King versus Charlie Dempsey 793 00:41:02,759 --> 00:41:05,346 for the Heritage Cup, but it will be sudden death, 794 00:41:05,380 --> 00:41:06,446 so just one fall. 795 00:41:07,281 --> 00:41:09,784 That's fine by me 'cause I've proven I can beat Lexis, 796 00:41:09,817 --> 00:41:11,935 but you can't say the same about me now, can you? 797 00:41:11,970 --> 00:41:13,304 But, Ava, I won. 798 00:41:13,337 --> 00:41:16,473 I know, and next week you get a chance to prove that without a doubt. 799 00:41:16,507 --> 00:41:18,409 And listen, Mr. Regal. 800 00:41:18,442 --> 00:41:22,596 Ava, you don't have to worry about me. I'm having nothing to do with it. 801 00:41:23,297 --> 00:41:26,701 Right. Uh, Lexis, I need the cup back. 802 00:41:26,734 --> 00:41:29,587 -Come on. Ava. -Lexis. Lexis. 803 00:41:30,654 --> 00:41:32,223 -[sighs] -Charlie? 804 00:41:32,256 --> 00:41:34,275 Thank you very much. [chuckles] 805 00:41:37,245 --> 00:41:38,880 But I did everything right. 806 00:41:40,964 --> 00:41:41,899 [sighs] 807 00:41:41,933 --> 00:41:45,086 Well, how about that, Booker? One fall to a finish. 808 00:41:45,118 --> 00:41:49,957 No clock. It's truly sudden death at New Year's Evil. 809 00:41:49,991 --> 00:41:53,011 Let's roll, dawg. Let's roll. You know it is. 810 00:41:53,044 --> 00:41:54,379 -Well, I'm not the general manager. -You know it is. 811 00:41:54,412 --> 00:41:55,946 That is Ava's decision. 812 00:41:55,980 --> 00:41:58,266 But we also want to move on to some other decisions that 813 00:41:58,299 --> 00:42:01,551 have been made because it's the year-end awards here at NXT. 814 00:42:01,586 --> 00:42:05,690 And it's time to find out who is this year's Tag Team of the Year. 815 00:42:07,792 --> 00:42:10,078 I've invited you all here to discuss the state 816 00:42:10,111 --> 00:42:11,596 of the NXT tag team division. 817 00:42:12,096 --> 00:42:14,598 Chase University is a staple in NXT. 818 00:42:14,665 --> 00:42:18,853 [Vic] And Chase U is back to the mountain top. 819 00:42:18,970 --> 00:42:25,026 [Chase] Chase University is ******* back and we are better than ever. 820 00:42:25,410 --> 00:42:28,578 -I'm Lash Legend of the Boujee Bully. -And I'm Jakara Jackson. 821 00:42:28,645 --> 00:42:30,714 But you will address me as a Miss Jackson. 822 00:42:30,897 --> 00:42:34,051 We're gonna show you exactly what the Meta girls are about. 823 00:42:34,152 --> 00:42:35,653 Because we bout that action. 824 00:42:36,237 --> 00:42:38,689 [Axiom] We created magic from chaos. 825 00:42:38,756 --> 00:42:40,374 Bert, it was like lightning in a bottle. 826 00:42:40,424 --> 00:42:42,393 [Vic] And look at the two reigns for Axiom and Frazer. 827 00:42:42,710 --> 00:42:45,863 They've held the titles for over 200 combined days. 828 00:42:45,997 --> 00:42:46,913 [Axiom] And we're still 829 00:42:46,981 --> 00:42:48,900 -the best tag team in the world. -We are. 830 00:42:49,433 --> 00:42:52,569 It's time for the Bodacious Belly Boys! 831 00:42:52,737 --> 00:42:53,587 [Vic] Hank and Tank. 832 00:42:53,621 --> 00:42:57,241 [Booker] In the ring, Hank and Tank. You find yourself in between two semis. 833 00:42:57,275 --> 00:42:58,375 Stop a little bit, all right? 834 00:42:58,509 --> 00:43:00,044 [both] Honk, honk! 835 00:43:00,310 --> 00:43:02,864 -We crushed tonight. -Yeah. 836 00:43:02,897 --> 00:43:05,216 -Same time next week? -Same time next week. 837 00:43:07,167 --> 00:43:13,223 The 2024 NXT tag team of the year, Nathan Frazer and Axiom. Congratulations. 838 00:43:13,257 --> 00:43:14,342 -[chuckles] -[Axiom] Thank you, Sarah. 839 00:43:14,375 --> 00:43:15,542 This this means a lot to us. 840 00:43:15,576 --> 00:43:19,096 Uh, we went from being rivals to being a tag team 841 00:43:19,130 --> 00:43:21,848 because last year we were creating magic against each other. 842 00:43:21,883 --> 00:43:24,585 But this year we created it with each other. 843 00:43:24,618 --> 00:43:27,238 Yeah, look, we joined forces at the start of the year in the Dusty Cup, 844 00:43:27,270 --> 00:43:29,774 but, bro, we could have never imagined what this would turn into, 845 00:43:29,807 --> 00:43:30,658 you know what I mean? 846 00:43:30,691 --> 00:43:33,227 But, hey, since then, we've never slowed down, 847 00:43:33,261 --> 00:43:34,228 -am I right, amigo? -[Axiom] Oh, yeah. 848 00:43:34,261 --> 00:43:35,980 No, we haven't, and it's been quite a journey. 849 00:43:36,013 --> 00:43:39,000 We won these titles, we have kicked each other. 850 00:43:39,033 --> 00:43:41,536 Oh, yeah, multiple times at this point, so… 851 00:43:41,569 --> 00:43:44,038 [Axiom] We also lost these titles, but we've got them back. 852 00:43:44,071 --> 00:43:46,140 I tell you what though, through all the ups and the downs, 853 00:43:46,174 --> 00:43:47,892 I genuinely wouldn't have had it any other way. 854 00:43:47,924 --> 00:43:49,977 You know, it's one thing to, like, puff your chest out 855 00:43:50,011 --> 00:43:52,864 and say that you're the best tag team around here, but it's another thing 856 00:43:52,897 --> 00:43:55,116 for the WWE Universe to think the exact same thing. 857 00:43:55,149 --> 00:43:58,486 -So, that's pretty freaking cool, man-- -[Bronco] Whoa. 858 00:43:58,519 --> 00:43:59,937 'Cause y'all might have accomplished some great things 859 00:43:59,971 --> 00:44:03,624 in 2024, but in 2025? [scoffs] [speaks Spanish] 860 00:44:03,658 --> 00:44:06,243 [in English] OTM, we coming to hit them with something different. 861 00:44:06,277 --> 00:44:08,362 Hold on to them titles while you can. 862 00:44:08,395 --> 00:44:11,749 'Cause Bronco and I are coming for everything you've earned in '25. 863 00:44:11,781 --> 00:44:13,551 [mumbles indistinctly, scoffs] 864 00:44:15,252 --> 00:44:16,304 Right. 865 00:44:16,354 --> 00:44:18,940 -So embarrassing. -Mm. Well, I guess you don't have 866 00:44:18,990 --> 00:44:20,741 to worry about being the Tag Team of the Year next year. 867 00:44:20,775 --> 00:44:23,644 -[chuckles] -[groans] All right. It wasn't that bad. 868 00:44:23,678 --> 00:44:25,395 -Yes, but it wasn't good either. -[sighs] 869 00:44:25,429 --> 00:44:27,615 I guess the only place to go from here is up. 870 00:44:27,647 --> 00:44:29,167 -Mm-hmm. -I got a match next. 871 00:44:29,683 --> 00:44:32,002 [breathes deeply] 872 00:44:34,605 --> 00:44:38,092 [crowd cheering, applauding] 873 00:44:38,308 --> 00:44:40,428 [upbeat rock music playing] 874 00:44:41,828 --> 00:44:43,129 [bell ringing] 875 00:44:43,163 --> 00:44:47,100 [Rome] The following contest is scheduled for one fall. 876 00:44:47,134 --> 00:44:50,605 Introducing first, from Honolulu, Hawaii, 877 00:44:50,638 --> 00:44:55,493 Sol Ruca! 878 00:44:55,526 --> 00:44:59,113 [Vic] Well, can Sol ride the wave to victory? 879 00:45:03,551 --> 00:45:07,305 It's Sol Ruca going one-on-one with Izzi Dame. 880 00:45:07,337 --> 00:45:10,540 That match happens next, right here on NXT. 881 00:45:10,575 --> 00:45:12,410 [music concludes] 882 00:45:13,243 --> 00:45:14,412 ["Millions From Now" playing] 883 00:45:14,812 --> 00:45:16,981 [Vic] And things heating up here in the WWE. 884 00:45:17,013 --> 00:45:20,368 There we see some signees to WWE ID, 885 00:45:20,401 --> 00:45:22,270 a first of its kind developmental program 886 00:45:22,303 --> 00:45:25,923 designed to provide up and coming independent wrestlers a pathway 887 00:45:25,957 --> 00:45:30,294 to a potential career right here in the WWE. 888 00:45:30,328 --> 00:45:34,048 -[crowd cheering, applauding] -["Time to Get It" playing] 889 00:45:35,466 --> 00:45:39,069 ♪ You can try, won’t stop her I’m taking over the whole world ♪ 890 00:45:39,971 --> 00:45:43,808 ♪ You can try, won’t stop her I’m taking over the whole world ♪ 891 00:45:43,841 --> 00:45:45,393 ♪ Yeah, I’m here, bitches… ♪ 892 00:45:45,426 --> 00:45:51,632 [Rome] And her opponent from Niles, Michigan, Izzi Dame! 893 00:45:51,665 --> 00:45:53,884 [Vic] Of course, Book, we know that the reality of wrestling, 894 00:45:53,917 --> 00:45:56,237 part of that WWE ID program. 895 00:45:56,270 --> 00:45:59,156 [Booker] Yes, I can't wait to see these young guys 896 00:45:59,190 --> 00:46:02,944 take this journey to the next level. 897 00:46:02,977 --> 00:46:06,346 Look, I was one of these young kids once upon a time. 898 00:46:06,763 --> 00:46:08,065 And, man, what a journey it's been. 899 00:46:08,098 --> 00:46:09,750 [Vic] Well, I'm glad you bring up next level 900 00:46:09,783 --> 00:46:12,770 because here's a superstar, Izzi Dame, who is looking to bring… 901 00:46:12,803 --> 00:46:14,754 -[Booker] Yes! -…her game to the next level. 902 00:46:14,788 --> 00:46:19,243 [Booker] You know, Izzi, I think, losing Kiana James was huge. 903 00:46:19,560 --> 00:46:23,314 Izzi said that Kiana was the best business brain 904 00:46:23,346 --> 00:46:24,765 in this business. 905 00:46:24,799 --> 00:46:26,951 -And losing that is pivotal. -[bell ringing] 906 00:46:27,567 --> 00:46:29,904 [Booker] Trying to find those winning ways, Vic. 907 00:46:29,937 --> 00:46:32,123 -[wrestlers shout, grunt] -[referee speaking indistinctly] 908 00:46:32,339 --> 00:46:36,694 [Booker] Sol Ruca trying to get back on the right track as well. 909 00:46:36,727 --> 00:46:39,897 [Vic] But look, between these two, they had a difference of opinion. 910 00:46:39,930 --> 00:46:43,301 That being Sol Ruca, a difference of opinion from her opponent. 911 00:46:43,334 --> 00:46:46,220 That being Izzi Dame about needing to work well with others. 912 00:46:46,252 --> 00:46:48,806 She doesn't mind being a helping hand. 913 00:46:48,839 --> 00:46:52,593 She doesn't mind working side by side with someone like Zaria. 914 00:46:52,625 --> 00:46:54,962 [Booker] Yeah, how'd that work out? How'd that work out? 915 00:46:54,996 --> 00:46:56,379 That's exactly what I'm talking about. 916 00:46:56,580 --> 00:46:59,116 This is the Sol Ruca that I like to see right here. 917 00:46:59,150 --> 00:47:00,417 This is the one, right here, 918 00:47:00,451 --> 00:47:03,471 that solo act that can put you in a position 919 00:47:03,504 --> 00:47:06,324 and take you out at a moment's notice, Vic. 920 00:47:06,357 --> 00:47:08,125 That's what I'm talking about, man. 921 00:47:08,158 --> 00:47:09,393 [Vic] Let's see if she can do it here tonight 922 00:47:09,426 --> 00:47:12,529 because when it comes to Sol Ruca, she is calm and collected 923 00:47:12,562 --> 00:47:15,281 -as anyone. -[Booker] She should get an award, Vic, 924 00:47:15,316 --> 00:47:19,020 just like I got an award for Commentator of The Year. 925 00:47:19,053 --> 00:47:20,388 And I just want to thank-- 926 00:47:20,471 --> 00:47:21,839 You don't wanna take the time out for a second 927 00:47:21,872 --> 00:47:23,874 to thank everybody, all the fans-- 928 00:47:23,908 --> 00:47:25,975 [Vic] What the hell are you talking about? You did not-- 929 00:47:26,009 --> 00:47:27,995 [Booker] I was nominated. You weren't nominated? 930 00:47:28,029 --> 00:47:29,346 [Vic] There's no NXT Commentator of the Year. 931 00:47:29,379 --> 00:47:32,883 [Booker] You weren't nominated? Look here, man-- 932 00:47:33,033 --> 00:47:34,268 [Vic] Can you focus in on the match? 933 00:47:34,317 --> 00:47:36,654 [Booker] Look here, man, I'm just saying-- Thank you, guys, I love you. 934 00:47:36,737 --> 00:47:38,656 [Vic] You didn't win anything, Booker. 935 00:47:38,689 --> 00:47:40,141 [Booker] You're just mad, man. Don't be jealous. 936 00:47:40,174 --> 00:47:42,143 -[Vic] Sol Ruca-- -[Booker] I got the award right here! 937 00:47:42,176 --> 00:47:44,278 [Vic] Izzi Dame, you know, she's a little bit jealous 938 00:47:44,310 --> 00:47:45,996 'cause maybe she doesn't have any friends in the locker room 939 00:47:46,029 --> 00:47:47,832 like Sol Ruca does. 940 00:47:47,865 --> 00:47:49,817 Trying to get on the same page though with Zaria. 941 00:47:49,850 --> 00:47:51,102 [Booker] That's the problem. It's not about friends. 942 00:47:51,285 --> 00:47:54,020 -That's what I'm talking about. -[Vic] Whoa, surf's up! 943 00:47:54,055 --> 00:47:56,040 [Booker] Sol Ruca is what I call Ms. Prolific. 944 00:47:56,440 --> 00:48:00,144 She has all the tools to go all the way to the top. 945 00:48:00,243 --> 00:48:04,013 And extra baggage is something that you don't need in this game. Oh! 946 00:48:04,048 --> 00:48:06,384 [Vic] Oh, got caught on the springboard! 947 00:48:06,417 --> 00:48:09,587 [Booker] She was going for that Sol Snatcher right there. 948 00:48:09,620 --> 00:48:10,871 [Vic] That is not how you do the Sol Snatcher. 949 00:48:10,904 --> 00:48:14,158 [Booker] I'm just saying! I'm just saying! She was in position for it. 950 00:48:14,191 --> 00:48:17,178 [Vic] Izzi Dame right on top, showcasing her power. 951 00:48:17,211 --> 00:48:22,433 That springboard, she had it well-scouted. And Izzi Dame, she wants to be a loner. 952 00:48:22,466 --> 00:48:26,703 She realized very quickly, it's better to do things on your own. 953 00:48:26,737 --> 00:48:28,489 -[Booker] Well, she's just wising up. -[Vic] Cover! 954 00:48:28,522 --> 00:48:30,558 [Booker] She's wising up. She's getting smart. 955 00:48:30,591 --> 00:48:33,877 Because-- One thing about friends, Vic. 956 00:48:33,911 --> 00:48:36,430 Friends could definitely be there for you, 957 00:48:36,464 --> 00:48:40,417 but that could be that one thing that takes you down at the same time. 958 00:48:40,451 --> 00:48:43,904 You don't need that, Vic. This is a selfish business. 959 00:48:43,937 --> 00:48:47,607 Very, very selfish business. You got to understand that early. 960 00:48:47,641 --> 00:48:50,277 [Vic] Yeah, kind of like giving yourself an award of Commentator of The Year. 961 00:48:50,310 --> 00:48:52,046 And by the way, if you were Commentator of the Year, 962 00:48:52,096 --> 00:48:53,981 you didn't even know what her move was or how you get into it 963 00:48:54,013 --> 00:48:55,833 -as we're in a near long match-up. -[Booker] That is not what I'm saying. 964 00:48:55,900 --> 00:48:58,285 It could have been a different version of the Sol Taker, 965 00:48:58,319 --> 00:48:59,670 -the Sol Snatcher. -[Vic] Whoa, whoa, whoa! 966 00:48:59,770 --> 00:49:02,973 -[Booker chuckling] It could be… -[Vic] Sol Taker, huh? 967 00:49:03,156 --> 00:49:04,808 [chuckling] You're really on one here tonight. 968 00:49:04,841 --> 00:49:06,243 [Booker chuckles] I said a different version. 969 00:49:06,277 --> 00:49:10,263 [Vic] Shawn Spears is out here right now, looking down, taking a look at Izzi Dame. 970 00:49:10,297 --> 00:49:11,464 And that's a cutter! 971 00:49:11,499 --> 00:49:14,452 Oh, she might have just snatched the solo Sol herself. 972 00:49:14,484 --> 00:49:18,154 Into the cover, hook to the leg, and Sol having to kick out 973 00:49:18,189 --> 00:49:20,324 -as Zaria has now come out here. -[Booker] What are you talking about, Vic? 974 00:49:20,357 --> 00:49:21,926 [Vic] What's Shawn Spears doing out here? 975 00:49:21,959 --> 00:49:23,277 [Booker] That's exactly what I'm talking about. 976 00:49:23,310 --> 00:49:27,565 Sol Ruca needs to be totally focused on the task at hand. 977 00:49:27,598 --> 00:49:31,202 Right there was a major, major mistake. 978 00:49:31,234 --> 00:49:34,321 [Vic] Izzi Dames seems to be getting annoyed with Shawn Spears, 979 00:49:34,355 --> 00:49:39,042 -who is looking down onto this matchup. -[Booker] But it's good though, right? 980 00:49:39,076 --> 00:49:41,462 Now she's taking it out on Sol Ruca. 981 00:49:41,495 --> 00:49:43,147 [Vic] That might be adding fuel to fire. 982 00:49:43,180 --> 00:49:45,199 That's something I will agree with you on here tonight. 983 00:49:45,232 --> 00:49:48,252 As Zaria out here, again, trying to get on the same page. 984 00:49:48,285 --> 00:49:52,071 It's been an interesting few weeks for the pair, Zaria and Sol Ruca. 985 00:49:52,106 --> 00:49:54,758 And Ruca starting to fire back in this matchup. 986 00:49:54,792 --> 00:49:57,928 [Booker] What I need from Sol Ruca, Vic. She's got to get a little dirt on her. 987 00:49:57,962 --> 00:50:01,598 I mean, she's got to get a mean streak if she want to rise over this bitch. 988 00:50:01,966 --> 00:50:03,917 You cannot be passive, Vic. 989 00:50:03,951 --> 00:50:06,203 [Vic] So, I asked you about Izzi Dame taking it to the next level. 990 00:50:06,237 --> 00:50:08,071 -Is that what Sol Ruca is doing? -[Booker] Oh, baby! 991 00:50:08,154 --> 00:50:09,757 [Vic] And the springboard off the bottom. 992 00:50:09,790 --> 00:50:11,575 -You got excited again. -[Booker] I did, I did. 993 00:50:11,759 --> 00:50:15,112 -[Vic] High crossbody! -[Booker] It's a version, it's Sol Taker. 994 00:50:15,462 --> 00:50:17,181 [Vic] It's Sol back to her feet. 995 00:50:17,214 --> 00:50:19,366 She's starting to rock right now in this matchup. 996 00:50:19,399 --> 00:50:21,852 It is that aggressive side what she needs to do 997 00:50:21,919 --> 00:50:23,687 to take things to the next step for the new year? 998 00:50:23,787 --> 00:50:27,975 [Booker] It's like I said, Vic. Sol Ruca's a solo act. I mean, she has all… 999 00:50:28,058 --> 00:50:29,393 -[Vic] You really believe that? -[Booker] I really believe that. 1000 00:50:29,509 --> 00:50:32,846 -I mean, check it out. Check it out. Ah! -[Vic] Oh! 1001 00:50:32,879 --> 00:50:35,316 Got the knees up to Izzi Dame. 1002 00:50:35,348 --> 00:50:38,152 [Booker] It could be that window that just opened for Izzi Dame to cash in 1003 00:50:38,185 --> 00:50:40,337 and get back on the right track. 1004 00:50:40,571 --> 00:50:43,240 -Here we go! No, no, no! -[Vic] X-Factor, nice counter. 1005 00:50:43,274 --> 00:50:45,743 And these two have been going back and forth, 'cause again, 1006 00:50:45,776 --> 00:50:48,546 -a lot of the tension that's… -[Booker] It's not that easy 1007 00:50:48,578 --> 00:50:52,348 to take a break right there, almost somewhat of a time out. 1008 00:50:52,383 --> 00:50:55,236 [Vic] A lot in the locker room right now are thinking about next year, 1009 00:50:55,269 --> 00:50:59,106 -thinking about impressing the coaches… -[Booker] What the hell? What the hell? 1010 00:50:59,138 --> 00:51:00,424 [Vic] Moon… Oh! 1011 00:51:01,357 --> 00:51:02,276 I'm so sorry. 1012 00:51:02,442 --> 00:51:06,680 And I think Izzi pulled Zaria into harm's way. 1013 00:51:06,714 --> 00:51:08,766 [Booker] You see what I'm saying? You see what I'm saying? 1014 00:51:08,799 --> 00:51:11,852 -[Vic] And a big boot to follow up. -[Booker] You see that? 1015 00:51:11,884 --> 00:51:13,703 That's my point, right there, Vic. 1016 00:51:13,854 --> 00:51:16,272 That's my point right there. Didn't I say so? 1017 00:51:16,307 --> 00:51:18,993 Ruca needs to be focused on the task at hand. 1018 00:51:19,026 --> 00:51:21,444 -Didn't I say that? -[Vic] That was a misfire. 1019 00:51:21,495 --> 00:51:23,864 And then Izzi hit an I Drive, 1020 00:51:23,897 --> 00:51:28,384 opening the door for Dame to pick up the win. 1021 00:51:29,486 --> 00:51:33,390 -[Rome] Here is your winner, Izzi Dame! -["Time To Get It" playing] 1022 00:51:33,424 --> 00:51:36,426 [Booker] Come on, Vic. Come on, you saw it. 1023 00:51:36,460 --> 00:51:39,879 You see something, say something. That's what they say, right? 1024 00:51:39,913 --> 00:51:43,283 Calm down, my boy. You see something, say something. 1025 00:51:43,317 --> 00:51:45,653 [Vic] Book, it is what it is, but right here, 1026 00:51:45,685 --> 00:51:48,772 it was Izzi Dame who pulled Zaria into harm's way, 1027 00:51:48,806 --> 00:51:55,296 and was able to hit that I Drive to pick up a win in a statement victory. 1028 00:51:55,328 --> 00:51:58,315 I will agree with you there. A statement victory. 1029 00:51:58,348 --> 00:52:02,136 As whatever Sol and Zaria are doing, I got to agree with you. 1030 00:52:02,519 --> 00:52:06,190 It isn't working. They definitely aren't on the same page. 1031 00:52:06,223 --> 00:52:10,511 [Booker] Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Vic. Thank you. 1032 00:52:11,028 --> 00:52:12,413 Get you an award. 1033 00:52:15,649 --> 00:52:17,017 [dynamic hip-hop music playing] 1034 00:52:17,100 --> 00:52:18,868 [Vic] Well, Booker, we now turn our attention 1035 00:52:18,902 --> 00:52:22,423 to who will be our female superstar of the year. 1036 00:52:22,455 --> 00:52:24,942 We find out who wins in moments. 1037 00:52:26,125 --> 00:52:27,461 We know you've been going through a lot right now, 1038 00:52:27,493 --> 00:52:29,580 between all the ups, downs. 1039 00:52:29,613 --> 00:52:32,982 But the more we thought about it, you're the only guy. 1040 00:52:33,017 --> 00:52:34,835 You've helped so many other people out. 1041 00:52:34,868 --> 00:52:39,990 And tonight, we're asking for one time, one match. 1042 00:52:40,024 --> 00:52:42,276 And we know, we know you've been going through a lot lately, 1043 00:52:42,308 --> 00:52:43,627 but, what do you say? 1044 00:52:43,661 --> 00:52:46,913 Stripe up the helmet and end 2024 with a bang. 1045 00:52:46,946 --> 00:52:48,632 Will you be our tag team partner? 1046 00:52:50,267 --> 00:52:52,752 [crowd cheering] 1047 00:53:01,962 --> 00:53:03,696 [Kelani] We have the best women's division, 1048 00:53:03,897 --> 00:53:05,616 but I'm not afraid of any competition. 1049 00:53:05,799 --> 00:53:08,167 [Vic] She did it! Jordan has made history! 1050 00:53:08,218 --> 00:53:09,837 [Kelani] I'm not just standing on business. 1051 00:53:09,870 --> 00:53:10,788 I'm stomping on it. 1052 00:53:10,971 --> 00:53:14,158 [Vic] The first woman North American champion! 1053 00:53:14,741 --> 00:53:17,060 [Lola] I am the complete package. 1054 00:53:17,094 --> 00:53:19,580 [Vic] Vice on top! Hammer fist into hammer fist. 1055 00:53:19,645 --> 00:53:22,683 [Lola] No one can handle Lola Vice. 1056 00:53:22,716 --> 00:53:26,203 [Vic] And Lola remains the queen of the underground. 1057 00:53:26,569 --> 00:53:29,673 Jaida Parker is a difference maker of this division. 1058 00:53:29,973 --> 00:53:32,209 [Booker] Ms. Parker in the house. 1059 00:53:32,292 --> 00:53:35,578 [Vic] Jaida Parker with an exclamation point. 1060 00:53:35,779 --> 00:53:37,580 Jaida Parker got next. 1061 00:53:38,615 --> 00:53:40,384 [Roxanne] At 22 years old, 1062 00:53:40,551 --> 00:53:44,754 I'm already a two-time NXT Women's champion. 1063 00:53:44,872 --> 00:53:49,192 Because there's not one woman that can take this title away from me. 1064 00:53:49,225 --> 00:53:53,230 [Vic] And Perez's reign continues as champion. 1065 00:53:59,937 --> 00:54:02,339 And the Female Superstar of 2024 1066 00:54:02,388 --> 00:54:06,410 is the NXT Women's champion, Roxanne Perez. 1067 00:54:06,493 --> 00:54:08,629 -Congratulations. -Thank you, Sarah. 1068 00:54:08,662 --> 00:54:12,116 I mean, it's only fitting that your two-time NXT Women's champion 1069 00:54:12,149 --> 00:54:13,750 is Female Superstar of the Year. 1070 00:54:13,783 --> 00:54:17,504 I mean, let's take a look back at 2024's start. 1071 00:54:17,538 --> 00:54:20,124 It all began when I finally came to my senses 1072 00:54:20,156 --> 00:54:23,844 and realized that there truly is no one here on my level. 1073 00:54:24,428 --> 00:54:28,966 I reclaimed what was rightfully mine, dominated any NXT 1074 00:54:28,999 --> 00:54:32,269 or main roster superstar that tried to take this away from me 1075 00:54:32,301 --> 00:54:36,038 and I think one of my favorite moments had to be when I dropped the pipe bomb 1076 00:54:36,073 --> 00:54:39,158 on Mr. Pipe Bomb himself, CM Punk. 1077 00:54:39,960 --> 00:54:43,029 I've attracted the top women from around the globe 1078 00:54:43,080 --> 00:54:48,752 including Jordynne Grace, Daria, Stephanie, Giulia. 1079 00:54:49,752 --> 00:54:53,339 I made NXT mine in 2024. 1080 00:54:53,373 --> 00:54:57,144 And people really think that Giulia is gonna be the one to change that. 1081 00:54:58,011 --> 00:55:02,098 I mean, sure, Giulia is an international sensation. 1082 00:55:02,132 --> 00:55:06,185 She's a megastar and everyone thinks that she's gonna be the one 1083 00:55:06,220 --> 00:55:11,058 to finally take my title away from me. But unfortunately for Giulia, 1084 00:55:12,058 --> 00:55:16,029 your 2024 female superstar of the year, 1085 00:55:16,062 --> 00:55:20,267 the prodigy, is the one and the only one. 1086 00:55:21,368 --> 00:55:22,819 See you at New Year's Evil. 1087 00:55:24,837 --> 00:55:28,008 -["Assemble" playing] -[crowd jeering] 1088 00:55:36,850 --> 00:55:37,884 [bell ringing] 1089 00:55:37,917 --> 00:55:42,071 [Rome] The following is a six-man tag team match special 1090 00:55:42,122 --> 00:55:43,857 for one fall. 1091 00:55:43,890 --> 00:55:48,812 Introducing first, the team of Tyson Dupont, Tyriek Igwe, 1092 00:55:48,846 --> 00:55:52,299 and Wes Lee. 1093 00:55:52,348 --> 00:55:57,236 [Vic] Looks like Lee has recruited someone over to the Wes side. 1094 00:55:57,337 --> 00:55:59,038 -Let's go! -[Booker] Yeah, you ain't wise. 1095 00:55:59,071 --> 00:56:02,942 This right here, this ain't a couple of rascals. 1096 00:56:03,743 --> 00:56:08,232 This the real deal right here, dog. OG brothers from the hood. 1097 00:56:08,866 --> 00:56:12,836 Get ready to drop it like it's hot. I love it, man. 1098 00:56:12,870 --> 00:56:16,740 Wes Lee is a-- call him a mastermind, Vic. 1099 00:56:17,824 --> 00:56:20,042 [Vic] I'd say it's the exact opposite of what you were saying 1100 00:56:20,077 --> 00:56:21,694 about Cedric Alexander earlier 1101 00:56:21,728 --> 00:56:23,312 with everything that's happened with Je'Von Evans. 1102 00:56:23,379 --> 00:56:26,316 [Booker] Exactly my point. I agree with you. I agree with you. 1103 00:56:26,350 --> 00:56:27,417 -[Vic] It's about time… -[Booker] Yes. 1104 00:56:27,618 --> 00:56:29,870 …to send our well wishes out to Je'Von Evans, 1105 00:56:29,903 --> 00:56:33,490 and hopefully we'll have an update at some point on Cedric Alexander. 1106 00:56:33,522 --> 00:56:35,524 [Booker] He's finished. He's finished, Vic. 1107 00:56:35,558 --> 00:56:38,879 -["Burn This Engine Out" playing] -[crowd cheering] 1108 00:56:41,865 --> 00:56:45,801 [Vic] They said there is only one man they could go to tonight. 1109 00:56:46,553 --> 00:56:47,604 And he's here! 1110 00:56:48,305 --> 00:56:49,388 He accepted! 1111 00:56:51,875 --> 00:56:56,663 [Rome] And their opponents, the team of Andre Chase 1112 00:56:56,696 --> 00:57:00,884 and Hank and Tank! 1113 00:57:00,917 --> 00:57:02,653 [Vic] Oh, what a moment. 1114 00:57:02,685 --> 00:57:04,254 [Booker] Why did you look so depressed, though? 1115 00:57:04,288 --> 00:57:06,640 [Vic] I mean, wouldn't you be depressed? I mean… 1116 00:57:07,307 --> 00:57:11,328 [Booker] This is a moment. This is a moment for the NXT universe. 1117 00:57:11,560 --> 00:57:14,731 Come on, this is a moment. This is a moment right here for-- 1118 00:57:14,765 --> 00:57:18,368 This is a moment. This is a moment. Why is he taking that moment, Vic? 1119 00:57:20,203 --> 00:57:23,056 [Vic] You know why, Book. Why do you like to rub things in? 1120 00:57:23,089 --> 00:57:26,276 Why you like to kick a man when he's down? You know what happened. 1121 00:57:26,643 --> 00:57:28,544 [Booker] The payday, man, it's the payday, all right? 1122 00:57:28,729 --> 00:57:30,781 -Definitely shouldn't-- -[Vic] Not one ounce of you-- 1123 00:57:30,881 --> 00:57:32,883 -[bell ringing] -[Vic] Oh! They didn't even wait. 1124 00:57:33,116 --> 00:57:36,837 I think just before the bell, we have boots being thrown around. 1125 00:57:37,187 --> 00:57:39,156 As Wes Lee calling out, 1126 00:57:39,306 --> 00:57:44,661 and Wes Lee's attitude starting to rub off on Tyson and Tyriek. 1127 00:57:44,694 --> 00:57:46,129 Tag was made. Tyriek's legal. 1128 00:57:46,163 --> 00:57:48,832 [Booker] Vic, that's what you need in this business. 1129 00:57:48,865 --> 00:57:51,451 You need somebody to give you that right mindset 1130 00:57:51,484 --> 00:57:53,587 to make you go out there and do the right things. 1131 00:57:53,620 --> 00:57:56,106 And the right things is what? Go to the pay window 1132 00:57:56,189 --> 00:57:59,408 at the end of the night, pick up some gold, along the way, 1133 00:57:59,442 --> 00:58:01,011 create a legacy. 1134 00:58:01,044 --> 00:58:03,145 [Vic] What was wrong with what Tyson and Tyriek were doing? 1135 00:58:03,180 --> 00:58:05,716 They were handling their business just fine before. 1136 00:58:05,749 --> 00:58:08,185 -What's the problem? -[crowd cheering] 1137 00:58:08,285 --> 00:58:11,203 [Booker] Like I said, I think Tyson was just a little too nice. 1138 00:58:11,587 --> 00:58:13,240 Tyriek, he got the right mindset, 1139 00:58:13,272 --> 00:58:16,877 and beating someone like Wes Lee? Been there, done that. 1140 00:58:16,910 --> 00:58:19,663 [Vic] Here comes the mindset, Chase checking in for the first time 1141 00:58:19,980 --> 00:58:24,968 even though he made a quick tag out to Hank. Chase running in, batters up! 1142 00:58:26,103 --> 00:58:28,971 -[yells] -[crowd cheering] 1143 00:58:29,006 --> 00:58:32,024 [Vic] Hank and Tank, they have had ongoing issues into the cover 1144 00:58:32,058 --> 00:58:34,611 to kick out with Tyson and Tyriek. 1145 00:58:34,644 --> 00:58:39,533 Let's not forget, it was Tyson and Tyriek who cost Hank and Tank 1146 00:58:39,566 --> 00:58:42,368 their opportunity to become the number one contenders 1147 00:58:42,551 --> 00:58:43,754 for the tag team titles 1148 00:58:43,787 --> 00:58:47,257 in the Christmas Chaos matchup last week in Lowell. 1149 00:58:47,290 --> 00:58:49,625 [Booker] You know what, I give Hank and Tank a lot of credit, man. 1150 00:58:49,658 --> 00:58:53,330 Honorable guys, trying to bring some confidence back to Mr. Chase. 1151 00:58:53,363 --> 00:58:57,801 I give 'em that. But nice guys finish last in this business, Vic. 1152 00:58:58,551 --> 00:59:00,037 [Vic] Into another cover. 1153 00:59:00,069 --> 00:59:03,306 Hook to the leg and a near fall. I mean, but would you be angry? 1154 00:59:03,339 --> 00:59:05,926 I want to go back to what I just talked about with Christmas Chaos. 1155 00:59:05,959 --> 00:59:07,911 Wouldn't you be angry if you were Hank and Tank? 1156 00:59:07,944 --> 00:59:11,481 [Booker] Yeah, that's what I'm saying. I would be very, very angry. 1157 00:59:11,515 --> 00:59:13,232 That's why I say nice guys finish last. 1158 00:59:13,265 --> 00:59:14,884 If they had a little bit more dirt on them, 1159 00:59:14,917 --> 00:59:17,437 if they had that killer instinct, maybe they wouldn't have been 1160 00:59:17,471 --> 00:59:19,256 in that position for that to happen. 1161 00:59:19,288 --> 00:59:23,393 Maybe, maybe. Am I right, Vic? Am I right? Come on, man. 1162 00:59:24,094 --> 00:59:26,446 [Vic] I'm not gonna give you the satisfaction of agreeing with you, 1163 00:59:26,480 --> 00:59:29,448 man, because you gave yourself an award that wasn't even up for an award. 1164 00:59:29,482 --> 00:59:31,234 -Commentator of the Year. -[Booker] What are you talking about? 1165 00:59:31,268 --> 00:59:33,553 -I got the award. I got the award. -[Vic] Where is it, Book? 1166 00:59:33,837 --> 00:59:35,055 -[Booker] I got it. -[Vic] We'll do an eye cam. 1167 00:59:35,154 --> 00:59:37,022 We'll see if you have it. Congratulations to all our winners. 1168 00:59:37,374 --> 00:59:40,827 Still to come, Male Superstar of the Year. 1169 00:59:40,861 --> 00:59:43,046 -[crowd chanting] -[Vic] Congratulations. 1170 00:59:43,080 --> 00:59:45,182 -[Booker] Thank you, Vic. -[Vic] That'll make you feel better. 1171 00:59:45,214 --> 00:59:46,732 [Booker] Well, it's the start of the year, I can tell you right now, 1172 00:59:46,767 --> 00:59:49,653 that that's a hell of a category, that's a hell of a talent 1173 00:59:49,719 --> 00:59:52,455 that's gonna be up for that award right there. I'm looking forward to it. 1174 00:59:52,489 --> 00:59:56,359 [Vic] And here comes Wes Lee, someone who, in his own mind, believes 1175 00:59:56,393 --> 01:00:00,379 he should win every award! What a big spine buster from Tank. 1176 01:00:00,513 --> 01:00:02,299 [indistinct shouting] 1177 01:00:02,848 --> 01:00:06,352 And now things starting to break down between all these superstars. 1178 01:00:07,187 --> 01:00:11,991 Chase, Hank and Tank, taking it to Lee, Tyson, Tyriek, 1179 01:00:12,024 --> 01:00:14,461 -as things starting to spill around. -[Booker] Oh! 1180 01:00:14,493 --> 01:00:17,897 -[Vic] Andre Chase. -[Booker] Wes Lee , get out of there, son. 1181 01:00:18,598 --> 01:00:23,953 -[Vic] Whoa! Honk, honk. Andre Chase. -[crowd cheering] 1182 01:00:24,504 --> 01:00:31,461 Chase, Hank and Tank, standing tall. Can they keep up the momentum here on NXT? 1183 01:00:37,567 --> 01:00:40,553 [Vic] Six-man tag team match continuing right now. 1184 01:00:40,587 --> 01:00:43,557 Trying desperately to make that tag 1185 01:00:43,589 --> 01:00:46,843 is Hank Walker reaching out so close to Tank, 1186 01:00:46,877 --> 01:00:48,595 so close to Andre Chase. 1187 01:00:50,013 --> 01:00:54,216 But getting pulled back and getting dropped by Tyriek. 1188 01:00:54,250 --> 01:00:55,352 [Booker] Let me tell you, 1189 01:00:55,384 --> 01:00:58,020 Wes Lee has been quarterbacking this thing, man. 1190 01:00:58,053 --> 01:01:02,591 I'm talking about like Patrick Mahomes. He's been looking damn good, man. 1191 01:01:02,658 --> 01:01:03,627 Hey! 1192 01:01:04,761 --> 01:01:05,828 [grunts] 1193 01:01:05,962 --> 01:01:06,980 [yells] 1194 01:01:08,165 --> 01:01:10,466 [Vic] Wes Lee is legal into the cover, hook of the leg, 1195 01:01:10,500 --> 01:01:12,769 and a new fall in this matchup. 1196 01:01:12,801 --> 01:01:15,689 But I'm sure Wes does think he's been helping Tyrese-- 1197 01:01:15,721 --> 01:01:18,308 he has been helping Tyriek. I'm sure he thinks that in his own mind. 1198 01:01:18,341 --> 01:01:21,243 [Booker] Yeah. He's all about attitude in this business. 1199 01:01:21,278 --> 01:01:24,915 You got to have the right mindset if you want to go to the top 1200 01:01:25,147 --> 01:01:29,386 -and win titles in this business. -[indistinct shouting] 1201 01:01:29,536 --> 01:01:31,453 -[Vic] Well, during the break-- -[Booker] Check it out, check it out. 1202 01:01:31,488 --> 01:01:33,373 Check this out right there. DDT! 1203 01:01:33,406 --> 01:01:36,158 That's Wes Lee right there, man. Beautiful! 1204 01:01:36,276 --> 01:01:40,797 [Vic] He was able to turn around… And look at the strength by Tyson. 1205 01:01:41,665 --> 01:01:46,269 Opening this matchup off with a kick out to show him the fight. 1206 01:01:47,270 --> 01:01:52,209 Showing the heart was Hank Walker, who right now has been in this matchup 1207 01:01:52,241 --> 01:01:54,578 maybe a little bit too long and desperately need to take the tag. 1208 01:01:54,877 --> 01:01:58,415 [Booker] Very deliberate Wes Lee right now, Vic. 1209 01:01:58,714 --> 01:02:03,303 [Vic] Uh-oh, looking for the DDT. At first it might have succeeded, 1210 01:02:03,336 --> 01:02:05,939 but it doesn't look like it's working right now. 1211 01:02:07,339 --> 01:02:09,826 Trying to power up his lead, turn things around, 1212 01:02:09,859 --> 01:02:11,995 Newey was caught trying to cinch in the submission. 1213 01:02:12,212 --> 01:02:13,296 -That is a veteran. -[Booker] Yeah. 1214 01:02:13,330 --> 01:02:15,448 Beautiful deep front baseline throw, Vic. 1215 01:02:16,082 --> 01:02:18,218 Hank Walker might go to sleep here. 1216 01:02:21,553 --> 01:02:26,960 [Vic] Look at Tank trying to fire up the NXT Universe here on the final NXT 1217 01:02:26,993 --> 01:02:32,165 of the new year, one week before WWE New Year's Evil in Los Angeles. 1218 01:02:32,198 --> 01:02:33,566 -Whoa! -[Booker] A push. 1219 01:02:33,600 --> 01:02:37,453 I didn't see that Northern Lights suplex coming from the big man, 1220 01:02:37,486 --> 01:02:40,373 but he was able to execute it, but a nice drop kick from Wes Lee. 1221 01:02:40,890 --> 01:02:41,741 [Booker] Oh, beautiful. 1222 01:02:41,774 --> 01:02:43,526 [Vic] We talked about Christmas Chaos last week. 1223 01:02:43,560 --> 01:02:45,928 We should throw out there, congratulations, OTM. 1224 01:02:45,962 --> 01:02:49,232 They're the number one contenders next in line to face Axiom and Frazer 1225 01:02:49,415 --> 01:02:50,799 for the Tag Team gold. 1226 01:02:51,667 --> 01:02:55,004 [Booker] Slingshot! Slingshot! Oh yes, baby. 1227 01:02:56,455 --> 01:02:58,040 Slingshot. You see that? 1228 01:02:58,073 --> 01:03:01,544 [Vic] I see that, and I don't know how much more Hank Walker can take. 1229 01:03:01,578 --> 01:03:03,680 [Booker] When was the last time you see the slingshot? 1230 01:03:03,763 --> 01:03:07,433 Check out the slingshot. Check out the slingshot. The big… 1231 01:03:08,317 --> 01:03:10,919 [Vic] Last time I saw it, Booker, was when they did it the first time. 1232 01:03:10,953 --> 01:03:12,455 That was the last time that I saw it. 1233 01:03:12,489 --> 01:03:15,292 He's going for that DDT, and this time got caught, 1234 01:03:15,325 --> 01:03:16,843 and he can't transition it. 1235 01:03:17,627 --> 01:03:21,448 -[Booker] Wow! -And a big suplex from Hank Walker. 1236 01:03:21,714 --> 01:03:24,000 [Tyson] I got you… I got you. 1237 01:03:24,234 --> 01:03:29,122 And this could be the moment because Hank Walker needs to make the tag. 1238 01:03:30,740 --> 01:03:33,727 [Booker] You got that right, Vic. He didn't just want it, 1239 01:03:34,144 --> 01:03:37,513 -he needs that tag and he got it. -[Vic] Oh, here comes Tank. Bam! 1240 01:03:39,415 --> 01:03:44,020 And he's been waiting patiently on the outside to get back into this one. 1241 01:03:44,053 --> 01:03:45,305 [Booker] Honk, honk. Honk, honk! 1242 01:03:45,404 --> 01:03:46,856 [Vic] Wes Lee knocked all the way to the outside. 1243 01:03:47,189 --> 01:03:50,327 Uh-oh. Tyriek goes for the rock. 1244 01:03:50,593 --> 01:03:54,497 One man wrecking crew added a little extra. 1245 01:03:54,864 --> 01:03:55,765 Big right hand. 1246 01:03:55,799 --> 01:03:59,169 [Booker] Tank, this dude right here, he's different, man. 1247 01:03:59,202 --> 01:04:02,872 He's different. Look at him. Look at him. He's getting it. Oh, yeah. 1248 01:04:02,906 --> 01:04:06,459 -I like this. I like his spirit. -[Vic] Big splash. 1249 01:04:06,493 --> 01:04:09,796 You got to remember, Tyreik, who is the legal superstar, is not tight. 1250 01:04:09,828 --> 01:04:11,413 -[Booker] Wow. -[Vic] And he knows it. 1251 01:04:11,448 --> 01:04:13,249 -[Booker] You see that cartwheel? -[Vic] Tank's feeling it. 1252 01:04:13,283 --> 01:04:14,850 -[Booker] He did a damn cartwheel. -[Vic] Give him the tag. 1253 01:04:14,884 --> 01:04:17,252 -Oh, here we go. -[Booker] That was a mistake. 1254 01:04:20,790 --> 01:04:24,844 [Vic] The man himself back in an NXT ring. Oh! 1255 01:04:24,993 --> 01:04:28,147 [Booker] I told you, his head's not in the game, Vic. 1256 01:04:28,181 --> 01:04:32,167 He came in on a depressant. Aw, come on, man. 1257 01:04:32,202 --> 01:04:35,138 [Vic] Big kick followed up by a drop kick. 1258 01:04:35,922 --> 01:04:39,241 Wiping out Tank and Andre Chase. 1259 01:04:39,274 --> 01:04:41,778 Yeah, yeah, yeah. Chase getting to his feet. 1260 01:04:42,294 --> 01:04:45,231 [Booker] Okay, okay. You're showing me something. 1261 01:04:45,265 --> 01:04:46,649 [Vic] Not one ounce of you feels bad about Andre Chase? 1262 01:04:46,683 --> 01:04:50,720 [Booke T] He's waking up. He's waking up. I like that. Okay, okay. 1263 01:04:50,970 --> 01:04:52,071 [Vic] Quiet. 1264 01:04:52,872 --> 01:04:54,723 I've been waiting for this moment. 1265 01:04:56,058 --> 01:04:59,111 [indistinct shouting] 1266 01:05:06,152 --> 01:05:08,004 [crowd chanting indistinctly] 1267 01:05:09,004 --> 01:05:10,022 [Vic] Mr. Chase… 1268 01:05:12,875 --> 01:05:14,042 Chase! 1269 01:05:15,194 --> 01:05:16,361 Chase! 1270 01:05:19,749 --> 01:05:22,836 I think Chase is depressed, that's what I'm realizing. 1271 01:05:24,136 --> 01:05:27,256 Chase U isn't here. There is no Chase U. 1272 01:05:27,290 --> 01:05:30,042 And he just walked out on his Tag Team partners, 1273 01:05:30,076 --> 01:05:33,395 but making the tag before he left, he tagged in Hank Walker. 1274 01:05:33,562 --> 01:05:35,397 Hank Walker is a legal superstar, 1275 01:05:35,432 --> 01:05:37,700 and now, Booker, Andre Chase nowhere to be found. 1276 01:05:37,734 --> 01:05:41,837 This is a three-on-two handicap match from behind into the cover near fall. 1277 01:05:41,870 --> 01:05:43,156 -[Booker] Ah! -[Vic] Oh! 1278 01:05:43,189 --> 01:05:45,908 -Wes Lee with a big kick. -[Booker] Uh-huh. 1279 01:05:45,942 --> 01:05:50,680 [Vic] And take a look at the powerhouse. Tyriek planning with a stunner. 1280 01:05:52,415 --> 01:05:56,535 And this NXT Universe is stunned here tonight. 1281 01:05:57,754 --> 01:06:02,392 [Rome] Here are your winners, the team of Wes Lee, Tyson Dupont, 1282 01:06:02,625 --> 01:06:05,861 and Tyriek Igwe. 1283 01:06:05,895 --> 01:06:07,714 [Vic] You want me to agree with you, right? 1284 01:06:07,747 --> 01:06:09,031 Even though that went all night long. 1285 01:06:09,082 --> 01:06:14,220 I got to agree with you that this is a huge victory for Tyson and Tyriek. 1286 01:06:14,471 --> 01:06:18,640 And the man we can all thank is Wes Lee. But this is Andre Chase. 1287 01:06:19,808 --> 01:06:23,846 And a few times he had looked over to where the Chase U student section 1288 01:06:23,879 --> 01:06:26,399 used to be, where it used to flourish. 1289 01:06:26,432 --> 01:06:29,702 And when he realized it wasn't there, he walked out, 1290 01:06:29,736 --> 01:06:33,056 leaving Hank and Tank in a three-on-two situation. 1291 01:06:33,089 --> 01:06:35,408 Numbers advantage in full force. 1292 01:06:36,442 --> 01:06:42,915 And Tyriek was a force picking up a victory here tonight for his squad. 1293 01:06:45,835 --> 01:06:49,538 And the landscape of the Tag Team division just shifted. 1294 01:06:49,756 --> 01:06:52,375 And the final NXT of 2024. 1295 01:06:57,263 --> 01:07:00,183 Straight to voicemail. [scoffs] Damn, she cold. 1296 01:07:03,886 --> 01:07:05,821 Hey, Carmen. It's Ashante. 1297 01:07:06,739 --> 01:07:07,674 Look, girl. 1298 01:07:08,808 --> 01:07:09,792 You the one. 1299 01:07:10,460 --> 01:07:11,961 And you always have been. 1300 01:07:11,995 --> 01:07:13,680 And I would love to spend New Year's Eve with you. 1301 01:07:13,712 --> 01:07:16,466 And if I can't, then I'ma spend it alone. 1302 01:07:17,267 --> 01:07:18,301 I miss you. 1303 01:07:19,152 --> 01:07:22,488 -Call me back. -Ashante, big win last week. 1304 01:07:22,522 --> 01:07:24,540 Look, I'm going to a hot New Year's Eve party. 1305 01:07:24,573 --> 01:07:26,326 You trying to come through or what? 1306 01:07:27,676 --> 01:07:28,627 Look, Nikkita. 1307 01:07:29,529 --> 01:07:33,399 If I can't spend it with Carmen, then I'ma spend it alone. 1308 01:07:33,433 --> 01:07:35,218 -I'm sorry. -Hmm. Too bad. 1309 01:07:35,250 --> 01:07:37,553 [clicks tongue] Thought you were a player. Aha! 1310 01:07:39,339 --> 01:07:42,325 -I guess I'm not. -[Spears] Izzi! [applauding] 1311 01:07:43,826 --> 01:07:46,930 -Arguably the biggest win of your career. -Oh, my God. 1312 01:07:46,962 --> 01:07:49,948 A few more of those and you're in title contention. 1313 01:07:49,982 --> 01:07:52,769 For the 15th time, leave me alone. 1314 01:07:52,801 --> 01:07:56,004 -All that I am trying to say is-- -Hey! Leave her alone. 1315 01:07:56,038 --> 01:07:58,558 How many times does a lady have to tell you? 1316 01:07:58,591 --> 01:08:00,276 [scoffs] A man who listens. 1317 01:08:00,792 --> 01:08:01,810 That's new. 1318 01:08:04,747 --> 01:08:06,214 Oh, he listens. 1319 01:08:06,982 --> 01:08:11,303 And last week I was listening to Santa's beatdown on the dawn. 1320 01:08:17,660 --> 01:08:18,728 Take care, Rich. 1321 01:08:20,196 --> 01:08:21,296 Take care of him. 1322 01:08:24,399 --> 01:08:27,403 It's time for me to really be the Don of NXT. 1323 01:08:27,603 --> 01:08:32,841 [Vic] Tony D'Angelo, the new North American champion. 1324 01:08:32,875 --> 01:08:33,876 Salud. 1325 01:08:34,059 --> 01:08:36,912 There's only room for one of us to be the guy. 1326 01:08:37,179 --> 01:08:41,017 [Vic] Ethan Page, the new face of NXT. 1327 01:08:41,968 --> 01:08:43,586 And that's all ego, baby. 1328 01:08:44,420 --> 01:08:48,758 Oba Femi, the giant of NXT. 1329 01:08:48,957 --> 01:08:53,129 [Vic] And you are looking at the men's Iron Survivor. 1330 01:08:53,228 --> 01:08:54,897 [Trick] We entering a new era. 1331 01:08:55,098 --> 01:08:58,501 I think we're going to call this the Look That era. 1332 01:08:58,617 --> 01:09:00,903 Trick Williams, champ. 1333 01:09:00,952 --> 01:09:05,558 [Vic] Trick Williams, the two-time NXT champion. 1334 01:09:05,742 --> 01:09:08,644 [crowd chanting] Whoop that Trick! Whoop that Trick! 1335 01:09:10,313 --> 01:09:12,514 [Vic] Well, Booker, you said it would be difficult 1336 01:09:12,548 --> 01:09:15,201 to choose, but it's time now to find out 1337 01:09:15,233 --> 01:09:18,737 who is our NXT male superstar of the year. 1338 01:09:18,821 --> 01:09:20,005 We're gonna find out next. 1339 01:09:28,764 --> 01:09:30,733 [Kale] Hey, Mr. Chase. 1340 01:09:30,849 --> 01:09:32,585 So when's the next semester starting? 1341 01:09:34,871 --> 01:09:36,005 Son, don't you know? 1342 01:09:38,558 --> 01:09:40,108 Chase U is dead. 1343 01:09:44,913 --> 01:09:46,465 Wait, Mr. Chase. 1344 01:09:47,099 --> 01:09:53,238 The winner of the 2024 NXT Year End Award 1345 01:09:53,305 --> 01:09:56,008 for Male Superstar of the Ye-- 1346 01:09:56,159 --> 01:09:57,427 ["Hands of Fate" plays] 1347 01:10:01,013 --> 01:10:04,467 [crowd cheering] 1348 01:10:10,523 --> 01:10:14,309 [Vic] Well, Booker, there is the Ruler. 1349 01:10:15,510 --> 01:10:17,914 -The destroyer… -[Booker] There he is. Yes. 1350 01:10:17,947 --> 01:10:21,032 [Vic] The Men's Iron Survivor. 1351 01:10:22,418 --> 01:10:24,504 And after next Tuesday, 1352 01:10:25,254 --> 01:10:27,974 could be NXT champion. 1353 01:10:28,007 --> 01:10:31,510 [Booker] Well, he's the Male Superstar of the Year right now, Vic. 1354 01:10:31,544 --> 01:10:33,846 That's the only thing that counts. 1355 01:10:33,880 --> 01:10:39,602 The ruler, the man, no bread, no water, just meat. 1356 01:10:39,635 --> 01:10:43,106 Give him his award, man. Give it to him. 1357 01:10:43,139 --> 01:10:45,575 [Vic] We don't have it, but Mike Rome does. 1358 01:10:45,608 --> 01:10:51,914 And if I was Mike Rome, I'd be getting out of the ring sooner rather than later. 1359 01:10:51,947 --> 01:10:53,666 [crowd cheering] 1360 01:10:53,699 --> 01:10:57,103 [Booker] Oba's just here to pick his award up. And why would he do that? 1361 01:10:59,322 --> 01:11:02,842 [crowd chanting] 1362 01:11:09,298 --> 01:11:10,299 [inaudible] 1363 01:11:13,952 --> 01:11:16,188 [Booker chuckling] 1364 01:11:16,806 --> 01:11:18,991 Oh man, dawg. 1365 01:11:19,025 --> 01:11:20,492 Oh, man. 1366 01:11:24,313 --> 01:11:26,315 [crowd cheering] 1367 01:11:30,503 --> 01:11:31,571 You see, 1368 01:11:33,222 --> 01:11:37,809 you guys and your awards… Don't you guys understand? 1369 01:11:37,844 --> 01:11:41,414 It doesn't matter who wins the Male Superstar of the Year. 1370 01:11:41,898 --> 01:11:44,066 -[crowd] Hoo! -[chuckles] All this is really 1371 01:11:44,300 --> 01:11:47,269 is a prop for a popularity contest. 1372 01:11:47,336 --> 01:11:49,972 And honestly, I think it's laughable that you guys really think 1373 01:11:50,005 --> 01:11:52,525 that you can dictate the narrative here in NXT 1374 01:11:52,575 --> 01:11:56,112 because you can voice your opinions on social media. 1375 01:11:56,195 --> 01:11:58,748 -[chuckles] -[crowd booing] 1376 01:11:59,248 --> 01:12:01,483 It doesn't matter if you boo, you cheer, 1377 01:12:01,517 --> 01:12:04,487 you chant "hoo," or you don't chant "hoo," it doesn't matter. 1378 01:12:05,221 --> 01:12:08,624 My performance remains the same. 1379 01:12:08,674 --> 01:12:11,043 -It is inconsequential. -[crowd chanting] Hoo! 1380 01:12:11,077 --> 01:12:13,062 You think you get to control something? 1381 01:12:13,312 --> 01:12:15,498 You don't control nothing. 1382 01:12:15,531 --> 01:12:18,751 The only person in this building, in this company, 1383 01:12:19,402 --> 01:12:21,821 that gets to control anything is me. 1384 01:12:22,605 --> 01:12:24,473 -Because I am the Ruler. -[crowd] Hoo! 1385 01:12:24,507 --> 01:12:26,925 -I am the one who directs the narrative. -[crowd] Hoo! 1386 01:12:26,959 --> 01:12:29,362 -I am the one who steers the ship. -[crowd] Hoo! 1387 01:12:29,394 --> 01:12:31,714 -I am the captain now. -[crowd] Hoo! 1388 01:12:33,032 --> 01:12:35,684 -And if you don't believe me… -[crowd cheering] 1389 01:12:35,718 --> 01:12:39,071 …you can tune in at New Year's Evil 1390 01:12:39,105 --> 01:12:43,425 -and witness me become NXT champion. -[crowd] Hoo! Hoo! 1391 01:12:43,459 --> 01:12:45,111 ["Locked in" plays] 1392 01:12:45,144 --> 01:12:47,146 [crowd cheering] 1393 01:12:51,717 --> 01:12:55,737 -[crowd chanting] Whoop that Trick! -[Booker] Uh-huh. Uh-huh. 1394 01:12:55,771 --> 01:12:57,822 -[crowd chanting] Whoop that Trick! -[Booker] What? 1395 01:12:57,857 --> 01:13:00,242 -[crowd] Whoop that Trick! -[Booker] Yeah! 1396 01:13:00,675 --> 01:13:01,928 -[crowd] Whoop that Trick! -[Booker] Uh-huh. 1397 01:13:01,961 --> 01:13:03,946 -[crowd] Whoop that Trick! -[Booker] I like it. 1398 01:13:04,045 --> 01:13:06,182 -[crowd] Whoop that Trick! -[Booker] Oh, yeah, man. 1399 01:13:06,215 --> 01:13:08,067 -[crowd] Whoop that Trick! -[Booker] That's Trick. 1400 01:13:08,217 --> 01:13:10,952 -[crowd] Whoop that Trick! -[Booker] That's the NXT champ… 1401 01:13:11,202 --> 01:13:13,755 -[crowd] Whoop that Trick! -[Booker] …and he's looking good. 1402 01:13:13,873 --> 01:13:15,808 [crowd] Whoop that Trick! 1403 01:13:16,157 --> 01:13:19,879 [Vic] He's also looking at one of the two men he'll face 1404 01:13:21,530 --> 01:13:23,432 live in Los Angeles 1405 01:13:23,465 --> 01:13:26,202 -at WWE New Year's Evil. -[Trick] Now, Oba, why you come out here 1406 01:13:26,235 --> 01:13:28,571 telling these people all kind of lies? 1407 01:13:29,338 --> 01:13:31,773 Now, y'all can correct me if I'm wrong 1408 01:13:31,807 --> 01:13:34,727 but I see no problem getting a little love from the fans. 1409 01:13:34,760 --> 01:13:36,312 [crowd cheering] 1410 01:13:36,345 --> 01:13:39,699 See, I've been pretty fortunate since I've been here. 1411 01:13:40,299 --> 01:13:42,934 The people, they show me a lot of love, and I appreciate that. 1412 01:13:42,969 --> 01:13:44,971 [crowd cheering] 1413 01:13:48,007 --> 01:13:49,342 But don't get it twisted. 1414 01:13:50,660 --> 01:13:52,094 I know what we got next week. 1415 01:13:52,862 --> 01:13:54,463 This Triple Threat match. 1416 01:13:54,496 --> 01:13:58,300 Eddy Thorpe, Oba Femi, Trick Williams. 1417 01:13:59,835 --> 01:14:02,021 And to win this match, man, I gotta dig deep. 1418 01:14:02,405 --> 01:14:03,873 I mean, I gotta… I gotta be ruthless. 1419 01:14:03,973 --> 01:14:05,023 I need something different. 1420 01:14:05,057 --> 01:14:06,943 Matter of fact, I need that old thing back. 1421 01:14:06,976 --> 01:14:08,394 I'm talking about I need that Trick Curry. 1422 01:14:08,427 --> 01:14:10,012 I'm talking about I need that Tricky McGrady. 1423 01:14:10,045 --> 01:14:12,214 I'm talking about that Michael Trick, that Trick James, 1424 01:14:12,248 --> 01:14:14,634 that Trick Williams that gets the job done. 1425 01:14:14,666 --> 01:14:16,869 [crowd cheering] 1426 01:14:19,288 --> 01:14:21,691 And, Oba, I know you got some nicknames yourself. 1427 01:14:22,742 --> 01:14:24,693 Oba the Ruler. Hoo! 1428 01:14:25,628 --> 01:14:27,313 -The Destroyer. -[crowd] Hoo! 1429 01:14:27,346 --> 01:14:28,563 -The King. -[crowd] Hoo! 1430 01:14:28,597 --> 01:14:30,333 -Thanos Jr. -[crowd] Hoo! 1431 01:14:30,366 --> 01:14:32,468 [Trick] But I got another nickname for you. 1432 01:14:34,070 --> 01:14:35,204 Let's talk about it. 1433 01:14:36,371 --> 01:14:38,273 Ol' Beatable Oba. 1434 01:14:38,307 --> 01:14:39,492 [crowd exclaiming] 1435 01:14:39,525 --> 01:14:43,795 That's right, Oba, you are beatable. And how do we know you beatable? 1436 01:14:43,829 --> 01:14:45,398 Because if you wasn't beatable, 1437 01:14:45,947 --> 01:14:48,367 we wouldn't have a Triple Threat match next week. 1438 01:14:49,151 --> 01:14:51,120 We'll have a title versus title match. 1439 01:14:51,554 --> 01:14:53,371 See, I got my NXT championship around my waist. 1440 01:14:53,406 --> 01:14:54,974 Where your title at, dawg? 1441 01:14:55,491 --> 01:14:57,425 [crowd exclaiming] 1442 01:14:57,460 --> 01:14:58,928 [Trick] Let's talk about facts, Oba. 1443 01:14:59,195 --> 01:15:01,731 Since you wanna talk about facts, I ain't chasing you. 1444 01:15:01,764 --> 01:15:04,266 You're chasing me to be the top man at NXT. 1445 01:15:04,300 --> 01:15:05,867 Let's talk about facts, Oba. 1446 01:15:06,751 --> 01:15:09,355 And since you wanna talk about facts, Oba… 1447 01:15:09,388 --> 01:15:10,906 [crowd applauding] 1448 01:15:13,275 --> 01:15:15,561 When you got beat at Halloween Havoc, 1449 01:15:16,112 --> 01:15:17,847 you was gone for a few weeks. 1450 01:15:18,813 --> 01:15:20,398 Now, we all want to know. 1451 01:15:20,916 --> 01:15:23,486 How long you gonna take off when I beat you at New Year's Evil? 1452 01:15:23,519 --> 01:15:26,088 -[crowd exclaiming] -[mic thuds] 1453 01:15:26,121 --> 01:15:27,923 -[mic thuds] -[crowd cheering] 1454 01:15:28,574 --> 01:15:29,759 [Vic] Eddy Thorpe! 1455 01:15:29,791 --> 01:15:32,278 [crowd cheering] 1456 01:15:33,579 --> 01:15:35,181 [Vic] Thorpe getting a leg up 1457 01:15:35,214 --> 01:15:37,233 -and just smashed… -[crowd exclaiming] 1458 01:15:37,800 --> 01:15:41,404 …that Male Superstar of the Year trophy. He broke it. 1459 01:15:41,437 --> 01:15:45,875 He just broke that across the face of Oba Femi. 1460 01:15:46,041 --> 01:15:48,044 ["Let The Good Times Roll" plays] 1461 01:15:51,813 --> 01:15:53,715 [Vic] And is this the scene? 1462 01:15:58,888 --> 01:16:02,191 There is nothing stronger than a man's convictions. 1463 01:16:02,224 --> 01:16:04,744 But how much more personal can this get? 1464 01:16:07,045 --> 01:16:12,001 Whose destiny will prevail next Tuesday at New Year's Evil?