1 00:00:08,538 --> 00:00:09,455 [Triple H] Then. 2 00:00:13,338 --> 00:00:14,254 Now. 3 00:00:19,355 --> 00:00:20,305 Forever. 4 00:00:28,671 --> 00:00:29,588 Together. 5 00:00:36,805 --> 00:00:38,305 [upbeat hip-hop music playing] 6 00:00:39,504 --> 00:00:42,738 [Graves] We are live tonight in Orlando, Florida. 7 00:00:43,105 --> 00:00:45,371 Welcome to NXT. 8 00:00:45,738 --> 00:00:47,371 [crowd chanting "NXT"] 9 00:00:49,955 --> 00:00:53,588 We're back inside the performance center for the first time in 2025, 10 00:00:53,654 --> 00:00:56,904 but last week we kicked off the year in style. 11 00:00:57,038 --> 00:01:01,855 Sold out in Los Angeles for WWE, New Years Evil. 12 00:01:02,371 --> 00:01:04,205 [crowd continues chanting "NXT"] 13 00:01:08,605 --> 00:01:10,121 We are live in Los Angeles. 14 00:01:10,255 --> 00:01:13,505 Inside the historic Shrine Auditorium, 15 00:01:13,588 --> 00:01:17,655 we welcome you to WWE New Year's Evil. 16 00:01:18,038 --> 00:01:20,538 ♪ I catch you looking at the stars Like we all should ♪ 17 00:01:20,755 --> 00:01:23,338 ♪ I be lighting up the sky Like a star burns ♪ 18 00:01:23,371 --> 00:01:25,821 ♪ I've been standing in the shadow Now it's my turn ♪ 19 00:01:25,888 --> 00:01:28,755 ♪ You see me aiming at the mark With my eyes closed ♪ 20 00:01:28,788 --> 00:01:31,171 ♪ I be shaping up the rock with a grindstone ♪ 21 00:01:31,438 --> 00:01:33,871 ♪ Now, I'm stepping up my game Got my mind set ♪ 22 00:01:34,271 --> 00:01:36,721 ♪ I'll be dancing in the stars Like a silhouette ♪ 23 00:01:36,804 --> 00:01:39,054 ♪ I'll be dancing in the stars Like a silhouette ♪ 24 00:01:39,104 --> 00:01:41,521 [The Rock] Going to the Intuit Dome last night. 25 00:01:41,838 --> 00:01:44,321 RAW, Netflix that's a sexy ticket. 26 00:01:45,155 --> 00:01:47,288 That's the one that you have to go to. 27 00:01:47,421 --> 00:01:49,888 ♪ I'll be dancing in the stars Like a silhouette ♪ 28 00:01:49,988 --> 00:01:52,571 [The Rock] NXT, the shrine here in Los Angeles. 29 00:01:52,771 --> 00:01:55,171 This is what you want to go to. 30 00:01:56,054 --> 00:01:59,738 [Graves] We got a brand-new NXT Women's Champion. 31 00:01:59,905 --> 00:02:02,021 Congratulations to Giulia. 32 00:02:02,604 --> 00:02:06,471 The king, officially raising the Heritage Cup. 33 00:02:06,505 --> 00:02:08,854 ♪ I'll be dancing in the stars Like a silhouette ♪ 34 00:02:09,938 --> 00:02:11,005 Excuse me, Ava. 35 00:02:11,088 --> 00:02:12,954 Do you have an update on Eddy Thorpe? 36 00:02:12,988 --> 00:02:14,421 Eddy is not pretending. 37 00:02:14,871 --> 00:02:17,305 I did attack him 'cause he smacked me across the face 38 00:02:17,338 --> 00:02:18,638 with that trophy last week. 39 00:02:18,721 --> 00:02:21,204 But whether he makes it, or he doesn't, 40 00:02:21,938 --> 00:02:24,488 the result remains the same. 41 00:02:25,338 --> 00:02:28,638 [Graves] It's time for the NXT title to be defended. 42 00:02:28,855 --> 00:02:31,071 Eddy Thorpe was taken out by Oba Femi. 43 00:02:31,255 --> 00:02:34,305 It enhances Oba's chances of dethroning Trick Williams 44 00:02:34,355 --> 00:02:35,888 and becoming NXT champion. 45 00:02:36,204 --> 00:02:39,204 Eddy Thorpe. And there's no disqualification. 46 00:02:40,821 --> 00:02:42,121 Trick connected with Thorpe, 47 00:02:42,155 --> 00:02:44,338 but he also connected with that steel chair. 48 00:02:45,088 --> 00:02:46,021 Fall from grace. 49 00:02:47,688 --> 00:02:51,255 We have a new ruler in NXT. 50 00:02:55,304 --> 00:02:56,488 It's a new era. 51 00:02:57,704 --> 00:02:58,888 It's a new time. 52 00:03:00,421 --> 00:03:05,554 Congratulations to our new NXT Champions. 53 00:03:07,471 --> 00:03:09,155 [The Rock] Back there, those girls and guys 54 00:03:09,204 --> 00:03:11,505 who are working their ass off, they come out here 55 00:03:11,638 --> 00:03:13,188 In three years, who knows, 56 00:03:13,238 --> 00:03:15,438 they could be the main event at WrestleMania. 57 00:03:16,855 --> 00:03:17,988 You guys clearly feel it. 58 00:03:18,038 --> 00:03:20,238 WWE NXT, I love you. 59 00:03:20,488 --> 00:03:23,888 If you smell… 60 00:03:24,105 --> 00:03:26,738 what The Rock is cooking? 61 00:03:34,971 --> 00:03:36,321 ["Hands of Fate" playing] 62 00:04:03,288 --> 00:04:07,371 [ring announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome 63 00:04:07,588 --> 00:04:12,338 the new NXT Champion, 64 00:04:12,571 --> 00:04:16,904 Oba Femi. 65 00:04:17,371 --> 00:04:20,071 [Joseph] Booker, the prophecy came true. 66 00:04:20,538 --> 00:04:22,338 As I said in Los Angeles, 67 00:04:22,888 --> 00:04:25,571 there is a new ruler in NXT. 68 00:04:27,488 --> 00:04:29,171 [Booker T] Yes, indeed, Vic. 69 00:04:30,405 --> 00:04:32,905 As this man said, "No bread, no water, 70 00:04:32,938 --> 00:04:38,155 just meet the result remains the same. 71 00:04:38,238 --> 00:04:43,555 And now he is your new NXT el gran campeón. 72 00:04:43,655 --> 00:04:44,788 Oh, yes! 73 00:04:49,871 --> 00:04:51,388 [crowd sings "Hands of Fate"] 74 00:04:57,455 --> 00:04:58,521 Dread it. 75 00:04:59,555 --> 00:05:00,521 Run from it. 76 00:05:01,421 --> 00:05:03,321 Destiny will always arrive. 77 00:05:04,071 --> 00:05:06,188 Just like I have arrived. 78 00:05:08,071 --> 00:05:11,705 And now it's time for me to take my rightful place upon the throne. 79 00:05:12,155 --> 00:05:13,104 [chuckles softly] 80 00:05:13,488 --> 00:05:16,555 You know, many men will win something as big as this, 81 00:05:17,288 --> 00:05:19,205 and they will come out here and say, 82 00:05:19,805 --> 00:05:21,988 [in American accent] "I never believed I could do it." 83 00:05:22,021 --> 00:05:23,205 [crowd laughs] 84 00:05:23,805 --> 00:05:26,621 [in Nigerian accent] I've always believed I could do it. 85 00:05:26,655 --> 00:05:27,788 [crowd cheers] 86 00:05:32,255 --> 00:05:34,121 Because ever since day one, 87 00:05:34,371 --> 00:05:36,104 when I walked through these doors, 88 00:05:36,138 --> 00:05:38,338 I told everybody I was backed by destiny, 89 00:05:38,671 --> 00:05:41,538 and I know a lot of you thought it was just a catchphrase, 90 00:05:41,638 --> 00:05:43,771 a gimmick, a joke. 91 00:05:44,205 --> 00:05:46,721 No. I've been backed by destiny all along. 92 00:05:47,421 --> 00:05:50,405 I was backed by destiny when I won the Breakout Tournament. 93 00:05:50,738 --> 00:05:54,138 I was backed by destiny when I became North American Champion. 94 00:05:54,288 --> 00:05:56,038 I was backed by destiny 95 00:05:56,121 --> 00:05:59,188 when I became the longest reigning North American Champion. 96 00:05:59,671 --> 00:06:02,688 And I was definitely backed by destiny 97 00:06:02,971 --> 00:06:05,805 when I became the NXT Champion. 98 00:06:06,038 --> 00:06:07,305 [crowd cheers] 99 00:06:09,688 --> 00:06:11,005 Because all this… 100 00:06:11,421 --> 00:06:12,871 All this is all mine now. 101 00:06:12,955 --> 00:06:15,088 It belongs to the ruler. 102 00:06:15,721 --> 00:06:18,905 And I'm going to rule how I see fit. 103 00:06:19,388 --> 00:06:21,888 [crowd chants "you deserve it"] 104 00:06:28,771 --> 00:06:31,221 But let's talk about Trick Williams for a second. 105 00:06:32,055 --> 00:06:33,721 Let's acknowledge Trick Williams. 106 00:06:34,005 --> 00:06:36,205 He put a lot of hard work towards this. 107 00:06:36,521 --> 00:06:38,638 He broke so many records as champion. 108 00:06:39,755 --> 00:06:41,988 But just like every other guy back there, 109 00:06:42,788 --> 00:06:43,838 Trick Williams, 110 00:06:44,638 --> 00:06:45,738 has a ceiling, 111 00:06:46,288 --> 00:06:49,005 and Oba Femi has no ceiling. 112 00:06:51,388 --> 00:06:52,871 And in regards to Eddy… 113 00:06:53,955 --> 00:06:56,388 Eddy is a real piece of work, isn't he? 114 00:06:58,104 --> 00:06:59,055 He's a rat. 115 00:06:59,821 --> 00:07:00,821 A deceiver. 116 00:07:01,354 --> 00:07:03,221 He's like a cockroach that won't die. 117 00:07:03,888 --> 00:07:05,721 He's like the gum under your shoe, 118 00:07:05,805 --> 00:07:09,104 no matter how much you scrape and you try, it won't go away. 119 00:07:09,455 --> 00:07:11,721 That's exactly what Eddy is. 120 00:07:13,121 --> 00:07:14,071 But, Eddy, 121 00:07:14,688 --> 00:07:17,971 I'm going to issue you my first and final warning. 122 00:07:18,738 --> 00:07:21,305 You can go and annoy someone else in this locker room. 123 00:07:21,354 --> 00:07:22,338 But the next time-- 124 00:07:22,405 --> 00:07:24,205 ["Strictly Business" playing] 125 00:07:30,171 --> 00:07:33,938 Oba, my pal, my guy. How you doin'? 126 00:07:34,421 --> 00:07:35,438 [chuckles] 127 00:07:37,354 --> 00:07:38,438 Hey, listen. 128 00:07:38,521 --> 00:07:40,405 Congrats on the victory by the way 129 00:07:40,888 --> 00:07:42,421 You're in the big seat now. 130 00:07:51,221 --> 00:07:54,055 So listen, I was in the back with the family 131 00:07:54,138 --> 00:07:57,455 and we were listening to you list all these accomplishments, 132 00:07:58,188 --> 00:08:00,071 but my personal favorite, 133 00:08:00,138 --> 00:08:02,988 is you being the longest-reigning North American Champion. 134 00:08:04,804 --> 00:08:08,304 But see, in my opinion, when it comes to this title, 135 00:08:09,455 --> 00:08:12,988 it is The Don 2, The Ruler 1. 136 00:08:14,838 --> 00:08:16,705 [crowd jeering] 137 00:08:18,471 --> 00:08:20,471 See, there's no question about it. 138 00:08:21,238 --> 00:08:22,971 You are The Ruler as of right now. 139 00:08:24,705 --> 00:08:28,721 But just remember, I am the one man to defeat you. 140 00:08:30,255 --> 00:08:31,488 [crowd booing] 141 00:08:33,238 --> 00:08:36,954 And when I decide to go for that championship, 142 00:08:38,138 --> 00:08:41,655 you and I both know I'm gonna walk out of that ring 143 00:08:42,454 --> 00:08:44,355 as the double titled Don. 144 00:08:50,905 --> 00:08:54,755 Tony, I see you found your confidence here, and that's good for you. 145 00:08:54,838 --> 00:08:55,755 That's amazing. 146 00:08:56,321 --> 00:08:59,805 But last time I checked last week, did you get yourself, 147 00:08:59,888 --> 00:09:02,438 you got your ass dropped by Santa Claus, didn't you? 148 00:09:04,905 --> 00:09:09,055 So if I were you, I would start worrying about that North American championship 149 00:09:09,138 --> 00:09:11,288 a lot more and leave me be. 150 00:09:12,454 --> 00:09:15,421 Listen, nobody gets one on The Don 151 00:09:15,505 --> 00:09:17,271 without consequences. 152 00:09:17,355 --> 00:09:18,971 I'll take care of Ridge Holland. 153 00:09:19,438 --> 00:09:20,355 Don't you worry. 154 00:09:20,388 --> 00:09:21,838 [Ridge Holland music playing] 155 00:09:25,454 --> 00:09:27,588 Hello, Tony. 156 00:09:28,505 --> 00:09:29,605 Good to see you again. 157 00:09:30,921 --> 00:09:34,088 You look in a lot better shape since the last time I saw you. 158 00:09:35,005 --> 00:09:37,355 Oh, and before I forget, 159 00:09:37,871 --> 00:09:41,638 I brought you a belated Christmas gift. What do you think? 160 00:09:41,671 --> 00:09:42,971 [crowd booing] 161 00:09:43,305 --> 00:09:45,305 [Tony] You know what? That's real funny. 162 00:09:45,388 --> 00:09:47,505 You know what? Let me come sign it for you. 163 00:09:50,005 --> 00:09:56,421 [Vic] Tony D'Angelo has not forgotten what happened in Lowell, Massachusetts. 164 00:10:03,655 --> 00:10:06,038 [Vic] We're gonna need some more security here. 165 00:10:06,071 --> 00:10:07,471 [Booker] Oh, yeah! Come on. 166 00:10:11,238 --> 00:10:12,371 [Vic] Book! 167 00:10:14,421 --> 00:10:19,571 Eddy Thorpe attacking, blindsiding the champion. 168 00:10:20,821 --> 00:10:21,738 [Booker] Why? 169 00:10:22,505 --> 00:10:23,721 [crowd booing] 170 00:10:28,738 --> 00:10:31,238 [Vic] Eddy didn't come empty handed. 171 00:10:38,954 --> 00:10:44,221 What has Eddy Thorpe just done? 172 00:10:55,988 --> 00:10:58,438 [Ethan] Boys! A big hello. 173 00:10:58,521 --> 00:11:01,505 During a big week from the biggest star in NXT. 174 00:11:02,638 --> 00:11:08,521 I don't know if you boys saw my interaction with DJ or not last week. 175 00:11:09,505 --> 00:11:11,538 You guys know him as The Rock. 176 00:11:12,055 --> 00:11:15,271 Dante, what did you get up to last week? 177 00:11:16,855 --> 00:11:18,921 It doesn't even matter. 178 00:11:19,005 --> 00:11:21,571 -Cute, Ethan. -Hold on. 179 00:11:23,888 --> 00:11:26,221 I can honestly smell-- 180 00:11:26,305 --> 00:11:27,221 Don't do it. 181 00:11:29,338 --> 00:11:32,155 I can smell the jealousy in the locker room. 182 00:11:33,421 --> 00:11:35,021 No one is jealous of you, Ethan. 183 00:11:35,655 --> 00:11:38,855 You're obnoxious. After what you did to Je'Von and Cedric, 184 00:11:39,571 --> 00:11:41,255 none of us even want you in here. 185 00:11:41,288 --> 00:11:45,454 Oh, man! And I've always cared so much about what other people think. 186 00:11:46,055 --> 00:11:49,438 What was it, Dante? Was it the fact that I broke his jaw 187 00:11:49,521 --> 00:11:52,821 that upset you? Or was it the fact that he can't eat solid food? 188 00:11:52,905 --> 00:11:55,488 No, it was last week. 189 00:11:55,571 --> 00:11:57,938 Having to hear him talk through the wires-- 190 00:11:58,021 --> 00:11:59,821 You think it's funny? 191 00:12:00,838 --> 00:12:03,288 -I like that. -I do think it's funny. 192 00:12:04,838 --> 00:12:05,821 That's fine. 193 00:12:06,305 --> 00:12:07,921 I'll go to Ava to get this made. 194 00:12:08,655 --> 00:12:09,788 Good. 195 00:12:10,938 --> 00:12:14,505 [Vic] Good for Dante, by the way. I hope Ava signs on that one. 196 00:12:14,538 --> 00:12:17,238 [Booker] The hell is he thinking? 197 00:12:18,188 --> 00:12:19,588 This ain't level up. 198 00:12:22,805 --> 00:12:24,055 [bell dinging] 199 00:12:24,088 --> 00:12:28,271 [announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall, 200 00:12:29,088 --> 00:12:32,288 introducing first from San Fernando, Chile, 201 00:12:32,805 --> 00:12:35,471 Stephanie Vaquer! 202 00:12:35,821 --> 00:12:39,221 [Vic] Vaquer defeated three women in Los Angeles. 203 00:12:39,305 --> 00:12:44,755 Can she defeat one more here tonight to get a golden opportunity? 204 00:12:46,371 --> 00:12:49,221 Vaquer will take on Shotzi to determine who will get 205 00:12:49,305 --> 00:12:53,255 the next women's North American title match in two weeks in Atlanta. 206 00:12:57,738 --> 00:13:01,055 And Booker, are we looking at the next number one contenders 207 00:13:01,138 --> 00:13:06,121 for the WWE tag team titles of Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend? 208 00:13:06,204 --> 00:13:11,021 Or will the unholy union earn the golden opportunity 209 00:13:11,105 --> 00:13:15,954 to reclaim the championships that they once held in the WWE. 210 00:13:17,155 --> 00:13:18,538 As for this woman, the prodigy. 211 00:13:18,621 --> 00:13:23,671 There has been a lot of speculation as to what is on the mind of Roxanne Perez. 212 00:13:23,755 --> 00:13:27,655 She will address the WWE Universe, live, tonight. 213 00:13:31,421 --> 00:13:32,821 [Shotzi's music playing] 214 00:13:40,721 --> 00:13:44,005 [announcer] And her opponent, from Burbank, California, 215 00:13:44,671 --> 00:13:46,571 Shotzi! 216 00:13:47,071 --> 00:13:50,155 [Vic] Coming with Gigi, Tatum Paxley, 217 00:13:51,221 --> 00:13:53,788 but Shotzi will go at it alone here tonight 218 00:13:53,871 --> 00:13:57,121 one-on-one with Stephanie Vaquer. Here's the thing. Stephanie Vaquer 219 00:13:57,204 --> 00:14:00,954 won the number one contender 4-way matchup in Los Angeles. 220 00:14:01,038 --> 00:14:06,255 But Shotzi pinned Fallon Henley in a six women's tag team match 221 00:14:06,338 --> 00:14:07,588 also at New Year's Eve. 222 00:14:07,671 --> 00:14:10,105 They had a conversation. They went back and forth. 223 00:14:10,188 --> 00:14:14,905 The general manager Ava stepped in and said, "Okay, let's figure this out." 224 00:14:14,988 --> 00:14:16,871 Stephanie, you're still the number one contender. 225 00:14:16,954 --> 00:14:20,188 But who will get the next opportunity at that title? 226 00:14:20,271 --> 00:14:22,604 The winner of this match will face Fallon Henley, 227 00:14:22,688 --> 00:14:25,088 -two weeks from tonight, in Atlanta. -[bell dinging] 228 00:14:27,121 --> 00:14:29,555 Who knows who the champion will be 229 00:14:29,638 --> 00:14:31,905 when we come to our nation's capital, February 15 230 00:14:31,988 --> 00:14:34,321 for our next premium live event, Vengeance Day. 231 00:14:38,688 --> 00:14:41,005 [Booker] It's about competition, man. 232 00:14:41,088 --> 00:14:43,371 And I'm gonna tell you right now, Shotzi is always looking 233 00:14:43,454 --> 00:14:45,538 for that window of opportunity. 234 00:14:45,621 --> 00:14:49,155 A win over Stephanie Vaquer, oh, baby! 235 00:14:49,188 --> 00:14:51,505 [Vic] Let me ask you this. Is Shotzi right 236 00:14:51,588 --> 00:14:55,888 in the fact that she deserves a women's North American title opportunity--? 237 00:14:55,921 --> 00:14:57,871 [Booker] Look, look, let me tell you something. 238 00:14:57,954 --> 00:15:00,621 Shotzi has been around since 2015. 239 00:15:00,655 --> 00:15:03,805 Started out tough enough. She got here the hard way, Vic. 240 00:15:03,838 --> 00:15:06,888 She didn't have any easy routes or anything like that. 241 00:15:06,971 --> 00:15:09,688 Of course, she deserves this shot. 242 00:15:09,771 --> 00:15:13,255 [Vic] Fallon had no problem, let these two fight it out, continue to harm 243 00:15:13,338 --> 00:15:15,155 the other, I'll go a step further. 244 00:15:15,238 --> 00:15:19,138 What do you think of our general manager, Ava's decision, to this matchup 245 00:15:19,221 --> 00:15:22,438 even after Stephanie Vaquer won a fatal 4-way? 246 00:15:23,238 --> 00:15:27,838 [Booker] Stephanie Vaquer put the locker room on notice at New Year's Evil, 247 00:15:27,921 --> 00:15:31,454 and it's only right for her to step up and put it all on the line. 248 00:15:31,521 --> 00:15:33,521 Like I say, if Shotzi gets a win 249 00:15:33,604 --> 00:15:36,771 here tonight, it moves her to the front of the line, Vic 250 00:15:36,854 --> 00:15:39,255 You gotta, I love what Ava's doing. 251 00:15:39,288 --> 00:15:40,571 [Vic] I hear what you're saying. 252 00:15:40,655 --> 00:15:43,638 We kinda touched on this last Tuesday when we were sold out 253 00:15:43,721 --> 00:15:47,854 in Los Angeles, and you saw the new champions, Oba Femi we've seen tonight. 254 00:15:47,938 --> 00:15:51,521 Giulia, NXT Women's champion. How should the locker room, 255 00:15:51,604 --> 00:15:52,988 and I include these two women, 256 00:15:53,071 --> 00:15:57,988 how should the locker room approach this new landscape, if you will, here in NXT? 257 00:15:58,071 --> 00:16:00,521 [Booker] Vic, the thing is, there's only so many titles-- 258 00:16:01,755 --> 00:16:04,171 …beautiful, beautiful. So many title shots. 259 00:16:04,204 --> 00:16:08,421 You just gotta wait your turn. More importantly, earn that shot, Vic. 260 00:16:08,454 --> 00:16:10,354 -[Vic] Cover! And a kick-out. -[Booker T] Beautiful. 261 00:16:10,388 --> 00:16:13,088 Beautiful work there by Stephanie Vaquer. 262 00:16:13,521 --> 00:16:16,104 Shotzi now able to roll through for the title opportunity. 263 00:16:16,138 --> 00:16:19,038 -Another near-fall in this match-up. -[Booker T] That's what I'm talking about. 264 00:16:19,071 --> 00:16:20,921 [Vic] What a way to kick off NXT here tonight. 265 00:16:20,954 --> 00:16:22,138 First match-up of the evening. 266 00:16:22,171 --> 00:16:24,005 Still can't get over Eddy Thorpe running out here, 267 00:16:24,038 --> 00:16:27,371 blindsiding the champion, Oba Femi, trying to prove a point. 268 00:16:27,405 --> 00:16:30,738 As now submission locked in, look at the technique. 269 00:16:30,771 --> 00:16:32,638 Nice counter, though, by Shotzi, 270 00:16:32,671 --> 00:16:35,854 and Shotzi really has stepped up her game here in NXT. 271 00:16:35,888 --> 00:16:40,121 [Booker T] Beautiful work by Shotzi, right now living her dream job, Vic. 272 00:16:40,171 --> 00:16:42,905 She's doing it like it should be done. 273 00:16:42,938 --> 00:16:45,538 And I love everything about the Green Machine. 274 00:16:45,571 --> 00:16:47,188 -[crowd] Shotzi! -[Booker T] You like that? 275 00:16:47,221 --> 00:16:49,655 [Vic] You coining her that now? You've been thinking about that. 276 00:16:49,688 --> 00:16:51,721 -[Booker T] Green Machine! -Been thinking about that. 277 00:16:51,755 --> 00:16:53,255 [Booker T] I used to have one of those. 278 00:16:53,288 --> 00:16:56,738 [Vic] And the Green Machine, backslide of sorts, near-fall. 279 00:16:56,771 --> 00:16:59,738 And again, both these women have the same agenda. 280 00:16:59,771 --> 00:17:01,854 They want the opportunity against Fallon Henley 281 00:17:01,888 --> 00:17:04,105 for the Women's North American Championship, 282 00:17:04,138 --> 00:17:07,105 and one will have it two weeks from tonight in Atlanta. 283 00:17:07,138 --> 00:17:10,405 And that enzuigiri just rocked Stephanie Vaquer. 284 00:17:10,438 --> 00:17:13,971 And Shotzi in firm control of this match-up. 285 00:17:14,004 --> 00:17:15,604 [referee] No, no, no, get down. 286 00:17:16,388 --> 00:17:19,754 [Booker T] What are we gonna do here, Vic? What are we gonna do? 287 00:17:19,788 --> 00:17:22,604 -Here we go. Here we-- Oh, yes! -[Vic] Shotzi, of course has 288 00:17:22,638 --> 00:17:25,521 -never met a risk she didn't want to take. -One! Two! Three… 289 00:17:25,555 --> 00:17:28,671 [Vic] Tied up using every second of that count 290 00:17:28,705 --> 00:17:31,455 because she knows championship opportunities 291 00:17:31,488 --> 00:17:32,504 don't grow on trees. 292 00:17:32,538 --> 00:17:34,504 [Booker T] Talking about the women's division 293 00:17:34,538 --> 00:17:37,805 being the toughest division in all the professional sports right now… 294 00:17:37,838 --> 00:17:39,771 [Vic] Crossbody, cover! Kick-out. 295 00:17:39,805 --> 00:17:42,071 [Booker T] Like I said, right now, Shotzi, Vic… 296 00:17:42,105 --> 00:17:45,921 Shotzi, Vic, if she can just get some momentum going in this match-up. 297 00:17:45,955 --> 00:17:48,455 She's started on the main roster, coming back here… 298 00:17:48,488 --> 00:17:49,721 Is this a reset, 299 00:17:49,754 --> 00:17:52,638 or is this just going out here and having a little fun? 300 00:17:52,671 --> 00:17:55,171 -I'm trying to figure it out. -[Vic] Obviously, time will tell. 301 00:17:55,205 --> 00:17:56,504 And, look, when it comes to Shotzi… 302 00:17:56,538 --> 00:17:57,821 -Big kick. -Wow! Big shot. 303 00:17:57,855 --> 00:18:00,254 [Vic] …she is who she is. She is unapologetic. 304 00:18:00,288 --> 00:18:02,205 She has an in-your-face attitude. 305 00:18:02,238 --> 00:18:04,254 -But Stephanie Vaquer! -[Booker T] Oh, baby! 306 00:18:04,288 --> 00:18:06,754 Oh, baby! Did you see that? 307 00:18:07,338 --> 00:18:08,605 Did you see that, Vic? 308 00:18:08,638 --> 00:18:11,105 [Vic] Also unapologetic. Oh, I saw it. 309 00:18:11,138 --> 00:18:13,038 And I certainly know that you're going to see this. 310 00:18:13,071 --> 00:18:16,338 -You don't have to have your glasses on. -[Booker T exclaiming] 311 00:18:18,871 --> 00:18:21,721 Ah, yeah! 312 00:18:21,754 --> 00:18:23,821 [Vic] Stephanie Vaquer in control. 313 00:18:23,855 --> 00:18:27,588 Who will earn this a golden opportunity two weeks in Atlanta? 314 00:18:28,071 --> 00:18:29,488 [Booker T] Beautiful work! 315 00:18:33,871 --> 00:18:35,071 [Vic] Back live on NXT. 316 00:18:35,105 --> 00:18:38,905 Who will receive a Women's North American Championship match-up 317 00:18:38,938 --> 00:18:41,405 two weeks when we head to Atlanta? 318 00:18:41,438 --> 00:18:44,705 Here for NXT, Shotzi, all the way to the top. 319 00:18:44,738 --> 00:18:45,754 [Shotzi yells] 320 00:18:46,471 --> 00:18:49,388 [Booker T] Downward District, Vic. Oh, yes, baby! 321 00:18:49,421 --> 00:18:52,538 -[Vic] Hurricanrana! -Perfect precision timing. 322 00:18:53,288 --> 00:18:55,038 The Green Machine, Vic! 323 00:18:55,538 --> 00:18:57,188 [Vic] And she's coming right now. 324 00:18:57,221 --> 00:19:00,788 Big knee strike, followed by a right hand followed by a right hand… 325 00:19:00,821 --> 00:19:03,105 Big kick right to the side of the face! 326 00:19:03,754 --> 00:19:06,538 That no-fear attitude by Shotzi, into the cover 327 00:19:06,571 --> 00:19:08,088 and, oh! 328 00:19:08,121 --> 00:19:11,521 Just getting that right shoulder up. 329 00:19:11,554 --> 00:19:14,571 And look, as we take another look, Shotzi already 330 00:19:15,871 --> 00:19:18,921 is taking care of business in this match-up. 331 00:19:18,955 --> 00:19:21,821 But now Stephanie Vaquer fighting right back. 332 00:19:21,855 --> 00:19:22,971 [Booker T] Good night. 333 00:19:23,871 --> 00:19:26,788 [Vic] Still to come, we'll also find out who are the number one contenders 334 00:19:26,821 --> 00:19:29,838 for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships, 335 00:19:29,871 --> 00:19:32,004 currently held by Bianca and Naomi. 336 00:19:32,038 --> 00:19:35,521 As Vaquer, nobody home, ran right into that top turnbuckle. 337 00:19:35,554 --> 00:19:37,171 Shotzi realizing now. 338 00:19:38,054 --> 00:19:40,054 She charges in and risks it all. 339 00:19:41,221 --> 00:19:44,238 [Booker T] Talk about throwing caution to the wind, Vic. 340 00:19:44,271 --> 00:19:47,588 Shotzi's letting it all hang out here tonight. 341 00:19:47,621 --> 00:19:49,004 [Vic] Vaquer holding on to the top. 342 00:19:49,038 --> 00:19:52,221 We talked about championships, also got to congratulate Lyra Valkyria, 343 00:19:52,254 --> 00:19:54,221 a first ever Women's Intercontinental Champion, 344 00:19:54,254 --> 00:19:57,605 defeated Dakota Kai last night on Raw on Netflix. 345 00:19:57,638 --> 00:19:59,004 Big suplex. 346 00:19:59,038 --> 00:20:00,638 -[crowd] One, two… -[Vic] Cover! 347 00:20:00,671 --> 00:20:02,621 -[crowd exclaims] -[commentators] Whoa! 348 00:20:02,655 --> 00:20:03,621 [Booker T] Whoa! 349 00:20:06,671 --> 00:20:11,004 [Vic] I mean, that was close. 350 00:20:11,038 --> 00:20:13,721 [Booker T] I that that was a three-count right there, Vic. 351 00:20:13,754 --> 00:20:16,905 I don't know, the referee was out of position or what, 352 00:20:16,938 --> 00:20:18,705 but I thought that was it. 353 00:20:19,804 --> 00:20:23,605 [Vic] How much does Vaquer-- Oh, and a big hip toss into the turnbuckle. 354 00:20:23,638 --> 00:20:27,155 How much does she have left? It looks like she has a little bit left in the tank. 355 00:20:27,188 --> 00:20:30,971 And now, Vaquer is fired up, venom in her veins. 356 00:20:31,721 --> 00:20:33,605 Shotzi, target acquired. 357 00:20:33,638 --> 00:20:34,888 Big knee! Oh! 358 00:20:36,138 --> 00:20:37,721 [referee speaking indistinctly] 359 00:20:40,088 --> 00:20:41,238 [Vic] Will this be enough? 360 00:20:41,738 --> 00:20:43,371 [crowd] One, two… 361 00:20:43,405 --> 00:20:44,371 [Vic] Ooh. 362 00:20:49,004 --> 00:20:52,405 Near-fall. And I mean, we're going back and forth. 363 00:20:53,038 --> 00:20:57,188 I still can't get over the near-fall we just had moments ago. 364 00:20:57,221 --> 00:21:00,288 But now it's Vaquer looking to put the finishing touches. 365 00:21:00,321 --> 00:21:03,054 -Counter by Shotzi, right hand answers. -[Booker T] Beautiful counter. 366 00:21:03,088 --> 00:21:04,738 -Let me tell you-- -[Vic] Slug fest. 367 00:21:04,771 --> 00:21:07,355 [Booker T] Shotzi's stepping up here tonight, Vic. 368 00:21:08,221 --> 00:21:10,504 -And-- Hey! -Hey! [shouting indistinctly] 369 00:21:10,538 --> 00:21:13,155 -[Vic] What's Jacy Jayne doing? -[Booker T] The rock star. 370 00:21:14,238 --> 00:21:16,405 [Vic] Yeah, your rock star is about to pay. 371 00:21:16,855 --> 00:21:19,804 -[referee] Jacy, I need you out! -[shrieking] No! No! 372 00:21:22,121 --> 00:21:25,621 [Vic] Don't think that's what you thought for the rock star here tonight, Book. 373 00:21:25,655 --> 00:21:27,455 This match-up is continuing, though. 374 00:21:28,605 --> 00:21:30,804 Referee looking right now at Shotzi-- Hey! 375 00:21:31,788 --> 00:21:34,721 That's Fallon Henley right into the back of Vaquer. 376 00:21:34,754 --> 00:21:37,455 -Shotzi from behind, shoulders down. -One, two, three! 377 00:21:37,488 --> 00:21:40,121 [Vic] Shotzi didn't realize it, but we realized. 378 00:21:40,155 --> 00:21:43,588 -We got a number-one contender in Atlanta. -["I Am A Psycho" playing] 379 00:21:43,621 --> 00:21:47,804 [announcer] Here is your winner, Shotzi! 380 00:21:51,071 --> 00:21:53,254 [Vic] Absolutely stunned. 381 00:21:54,488 --> 00:21:57,804 At the last few moments of the match-up, 382 00:21:59,171 --> 00:22:02,438 Jacy Jayne stuck her nose in the business where it didn't belong. 383 00:22:02,471 --> 00:22:04,605 Vaquer was getting right back into the match-up, 384 00:22:04,638 --> 00:22:06,338 the official was distracted, 385 00:22:06,371 --> 00:22:10,855 Fallon Henley came out of nowhere, clobbered Vaquer with the title. 386 00:22:10,888 --> 00:22:12,871 Shotzi didn't realize it. 387 00:22:12,905 --> 00:22:17,321 Shotzi picked up the scraps, so to speak, to pick up the victory. 388 00:22:17,355 --> 00:22:19,971 And she's not very happy about the way she won. 389 00:22:20,021 --> 00:22:22,238 But at the end of the day, it's official. 390 00:22:22,271 --> 00:22:24,971 And will Shotzi's championship dreams come true? 391 00:22:25,554 --> 00:22:30,238 Women's North American title match two weeks in Atlanta, at Center Stage. 392 00:22:30,271 --> 00:22:32,471 You wouldn't have done it on your own anyway. 393 00:22:34,355 --> 00:22:35,838 [indistinct chatter] 394 00:22:35,871 --> 00:22:39,688 You were a second away from victory. Things are going to turn around. 395 00:22:39,721 --> 00:22:42,271 -I really hope so. I really do. -Don't change what got you here. 396 00:22:42,304 --> 00:22:44,271 [Zaria] No, I don't know about that. 397 00:22:44,304 --> 00:22:47,254 Look, Kelani, you were the North American Champion 398 00:22:47,288 --> 00:22:48,455 just a few months ago. 399 00:22:48,488 --> 00:22:51,155 -I know, I'm aware-- -Do something to change the tide. 400 00:22:51,188 --> 00:22:53,821 -Like what? -Use your losses as motivation. 401 00:22:53,855 --> 00:22:56,488 -[Cora] Mm, I don't know about that. -Of course, you would join. 402 00:22:56,521 --> 00:22:58,504 Motivation to the back of the line, right? 403 00:22:58,538 --> 00:23:00,105 Look, if you weren't in that match, 404 00:23:00,138 --> 00:23:01,788 I would have been number-one contender. 405 00:23:01,821 --> 00:23:05,988 -Cora, don't even get me started-- -Oh, please. Or what? [scoffs] 406 00:23:06,038 --> 00:23:09,888 I have no doubt that I'm going to win a championship before you win another. 407 00:23:09,921 --> 00:23:10,921 Mm, I highly doubt that. 408 00:23:10,955 --> 00:23:12,671 So, you can have all the attitude in the world, 409 00:23:12,705 --> 00:23:16,088 you're still just the same little girl from Michigan State-- [gasps] 410 00:23:16,821 --> 00:23:19,405 -I'm not the same girl! -[scoffs] 411 00:23:22,821 --> 00:23:25,538 -Oh! Hello. -Ava, don't say I didn't warn you. 412 00:23:26,171 --> 00:23:28,705 Because I'm going to eliminate Eddy the next time I see him. 413 00:23:28,738 --> 00:23:32,621 Listen, Oba, I understand. I would love to see that, and as frustrating as-- 414 00:23:32,655 --> 00:23:35,438 If Eddy wants a title shot, 415 00:23:35,471 --> 00:23:37,471 we give him a title shot. 416 00:23:37,888 --> 00:23:40,171 No, we don't do anything. 417 00:23:40,205 --> 00:23:42,321 I'm not rewarding Eddy for his bad behavior. 418 00:23:42,355 --> 00:23:43,488 I'll make it his last one. 419 00:23:43,521 --> 00:23:47,521 [scoffs] Wait a second. Oba. [laughing] Oba, my man. 420 00:23:47,554 --> 00:23:49,471 Look, big guy… 421 00:23:50,188 --> 00:23:52,804 Champ, I don't know if you know this or not, 422 00:23:52,838 --> 00:23:54,504 but Eddy is playing you like a fiddle. 423 00:23:54,538 --> 00:23:56,971 Aren't you the champion? Don't let him do that to you, my man. 424 00:23:57,004 --> 00:23:58,855 He's playing you like a-- [yelps] 425 00:23:58,888 --> 00:24:00,388 -[yelping] -[indistinct chatter] 426 00:24:00,421 --> 00:24:02,038 -I'm sorry. -I am the NXT Champion. 427 00:24:02,071 --> 00:24:03,838 -Yes, you are. -And if I want Eddy… 428 00:24:03,871 --> 00:24:05,638 -Mm-hmm. Yes, you do. -I get Eddy. 429 00:24:05,671 --> 00:24:07,088 Oba, put him down! 430 00:24:07,121 --> 00:24:10,304 As fun as this is, put him down, and we'll talk about this. 431 00:24:10,388 --> 00:24:13,321 -Let him down. -Spare him. Please. God, spare him. 432 00:24:13,355 --> 00:24:16,238 Now, pick him back up. What'd you put him down for? 433 00:24:16,271 --> 00:24:18,121 You know what? Fine. 434 00:24:18,155 --> 00:24:20,705 You can get Eddy next week. That work? 435 00:24:20,738 --> 00:24:23,588 -Next week. -Next week. 436 00:24:23,655 --> 00:24:27,554 -Get up, Stone. -Stone, just get up. 437 00:24:27,588 --> 00:24:30,155 ♪ Ego ♪ 438 00:24:30,188 --> 00:24:33,021 ♪ Kill 'em with the rhythm Kill 'em with a smile ♪ 439 00:24:38,521 --> 00:24:39,438 [bell rings] 440 00:24:39,471 --> 00:24:43,221 [Rome] The following contest is scheduled for one fall. 441 00:24:43,254 --> 00:24:49,605 Introducing first, "All Ego" Ethan Page! 442 00:24:49,638 --> 00:24:54,605 [Vic] Well, there he is, Booker. The pompous one, Ethan Page. 443 00:24:54,638 --> 00:24:57,671 ["Duel of the Dragons" playing] 444 00:25:10,504 --> 00:25:17,321 [Rome] And his opponent, weighing in at 227 pounds, Dante Chen! 445 00:25:17,355 --> 00:25:21,421 [Vic] We saw the interaction, altercation, these two had earlier tonight. 446 00:25:21,455 --> 00:25:23,254 Dante Chen said he was gonna go to Ava. 447 00:25:23,288 --> 00:25:25,221 That match up, obviously, has been made official. 448 00:25:25,254 --> 00:25:26,521 But I do wanna ask you this, 449 00:25:26,554 --> 00:25:30,921 do you find that there is some jealousy in the locker room? 450 00:25:30,955 --> 00:25:33,655 -Which Ethan Page has said there is. -[Booker T] Vic. 451 00:25:33,688 --> 00:25:35,921 There's always jealousy in the locker room. 452 00:25:35,955 --> 00:25:39,821 One guy is getting first class flights. He's making more money. 453 00:25:39,855 --> 00:25:42,105 He's got a better spot. And you're wondering… 454 00:25:42,138 --> 00:25:45,521 Of course, there's always gonna be some jealousy in the locker room. 455 00:25:45,554 --> 00:25:48,338 But right now, talking about All Ego, 456 00:25:48,371 --> 00:25:52,405 he's all business right now, Vic, and I love it. 457 00:25:52,438 --> 00:25:57,588 [Vic] Yeah, Mr. Kill-'Em-With-A-Smile, Booker, trying to take everyone's smile. 458 00:25:57,621 --> 00:26:01,804 [Booker T] Look, this guy, he got the love from The Rock just last week. 459 00:26:01,838 --> 00:26:06,538 He's feeling good about himself, and a guy like Dante Chen wanna run up on him. 460 00:26:06,571 --> 00:26:09,238 Hey, man, this ain't Level Up. Mind your business! 461 00:26:09,271 --> 00:26:12,771 [Vic] Just when I thought Page couldn't get more full of himself… 462 00:26:12,804 --> 00:26:15,554 But now, look at Dante Chen! He's coming out firing now! 463 00:26:15,588 --> 00:26:18,338 Dante Chen, that might have been a big mistake 464 00:26:18,371 --> 00:26:19,421 from Ethan Page. 465 00:26:19,455 --> 00:26:24,304 [Booker T] Have you ever heard of being in the wrong place at the wrong time? 466 00:26:24,338 --> 00:26:27,938 That's what Dante Chen did. He's about to get his jaw broken. 467 00:26:27,971 --> 00:26:31,405 [Vic] Look, there's no doubt, the unwavering support from the fans, 468 00:26:31,438 --> 00:26:33,004 the respect from his fans. 469 00:26:33,054 --> 00:26:35,571 What about a jaw broken? Look at Dante Chen! 470 00:26:35,605 --> 00:26:37,688 -He's fired up! -[Booker T] Wait a minute. 471 00:26:37,721 --> 00:26:41,788 This kid, Dante Chen, seems like he's bringing something to the table, Vic. 472 00:26:41,821 --> 00:26:44,671 [Vic] Still to come, who will be the number-one contenders 473 00:26:44,705 --> 00:26:46,605 to the Women's Tag Team Championships? 474 00:26:46,638 --> 00:26:50,105 -Will it be the Meta-Girls… Ooh, well. -[Booker T] You see that? 475 00:26:50,138 --> 00:26:54,554 -[Vic] Yeah, I saw how… Oh! -[Booker T] Chen wasted too much time. 476 00:26:54,588 --> 00:26:57,071 He's listening to the crowd. You can't do that! 477 00:26:57,105 --> 00:26:59,571 [Vic] You know, you talk about Ethan Page, as Page now… 478 00:26:59,605 --> 00:27:01,254 -Oh! -[Booker T] Oh, big time! 479 00:27:01,288 --> 00:27:03,921 Big time right there! Put him down. 480 00:27:03,955 --> 00:27:07,388 [Vic] Into the cover. Is it gonna be enough to put Dante away? 481 00:27:07,421 --> 00:27:11,304 -Just like that. -[Booker T] Big time. 482 00:27:11,338 --> 00:27:16,988 [Rome] Here is your winner, "All Ego" Ethan Page! 483 00:27:17,021 --> 00:27:19,971 [Vic] Again, he wants to make everyone's life miserable. 484 00:27:20,004 --> 00:27:26,238 -Fans, security, opponents-- -[Booker T] Oh, baby! Here we go! 485 00:27:26,271 --> 00:27:30,338 -Here we go! -[crowd clamoring] 486 00:27:33,804 --> 00:27:36,221 -Dante Chen asked for this. -[Vic] He didn't ask! 487 00:27:36,254 --> 00:27:38,321 -[Booker T] He asked! -[Vic] He asked for the fight. 488 00:27:38,405 --> 00:27:41,338 He didn't ask for this part. The hell is Page trying to do? 489 00:27:41,371 --> 00:27:43,738 [Booker T] My mama said, you big enough to pass a lick, Vic, 490 00:27:43,771 --> 00:27:48,304 -you big enough to take one. -[Vic] Our official needs to step in. 491 00:27:48,338 --> 00:27:50,238 We've seen this in the past. 492 00:27:50,271 --> 00:27:53,188 This is the man that broke the jaw of Je'Von Evans, 493 00:27:53,221 --> 00:27:55,588 broke the hand of Cedric Alexander. 494 00:27:55,621 --> 00:27:57,521 Now, what the hell is he trying to do? 495 00:27:57,554 --> 00:28:00,821 [Booker T] Oh, something, right here, very, very dastardly, 496 00:28:00,855 --> 00:28:02,554 that's what he's about to do, Vic. 497 00:28:02,638 --> 00:28:05,938 -That's what he's about to do. -[Felix] Come on, Ethan! 498 00:28:05,971 --> 00:28:08,871 [crowd clamoring] 499 00:28:08,905 --> 00:28:10,955 Come on, Ethan! Come on! 500 00:28:10,988 --> 00:28:13,571 Get out of my business! 501 00:28:15,804 --> 00:28:18,388 [Vic] Oh! 502 00:28:18,421 --> 00:28:21,738 Booker, this is sick. This is a guy whose ass should be arrested. 503 00:28:21,771 --> 00:28:24,538 -[Booker T] This is business. -[Vic] This has nothing to do with that! 504 00:28:24,571 --> 00:28:27,538 [Booker T] You heard Ethan Page. He said, "This is business, 505 00:28:27,571 --> 00:28:31,438 and you need to stay out of it." I believe it. 506 00:28:31,471 --> 00:28:34,188 -Come on! -[indistinct shouting] 507 00:28:34,221 --> 00:28:38,038 [Vic] Page promised Chen would wind up like the others. 508 00:28:41,671 --> 00:28:44,938 And he's just sitting there, looking at Dante Chen, 509 00:28:44,971 --> 00:28:48,538 admiring everything he's doing, everything he's done. 510 00:28:48,571 --> 00:28:51,405 This is a man who is playing with others' careers. 511 00:28:51,438 --> 00:28:53,554 This isn't right, Booker, and you know it! 512 00:28:53,588 --> 00:28:56,088 [Booker T] He did say it, right? Concern yourself-- 513 00:28:56,121 --> 00:28:59,971 -[Vic] Je'Von! Get his ass! Get his ass! -[Booker T] Oh, baby! Oh, baby! 514 00:29:00,004 --> 00:29:00,905 What the hell? 515 00:29:00,938 --> 00:29:03,688 What the hell? The Young OG! He's back! 516 00:29:03,721 --> 00:29:06,321 [Vic] What'd your mama say? You old enough to give a whoopin', 517 00:29:06,355 --> 00:29:08,338 you better be old enough to take a whoopin'! 518 00:29:08,371 --> 00:29:11,588 [Booker T] He got that broken jaw. A sharp right hand. That's what it was. 519 00:29:11,621 --> 00:29:14,088 Ethan Page is gonna make him pay now, Vic. 520 00:29:14,121 --> 00:29:15,521 Come on! Huh? 521 00:29:15,554 --> 00:29:18,088 Give me a smile now! 522 00:29:18,121 --> 00:29:20,421 Give me a smile now, Je'Von! 523 00:29:20,455 --> 00:29:22,721 Give me a smile now! 524 00:29:22,754 --> 00:29:24,738 Smile for me! 525 00:29:24,771 --> 00:29:26,605 Smile for me! 526 00:29:26,638 --> 00:29:29,754 -[indistinct shouting] -Get out! Let's go! 527 00:29:29,788 --> 00:29:33,138 Get him out of here, Felix! 528 00:29:33,171 --> 00:29:35,871 [crowd jeering] 529 00:29:35,905 --> 00:29:39,105 [indistinct shouting] 530 00:29:51,004 --> 00:29:54,088 [Vic] I can't believe what we just saw again from Ethan Page. 531 00:29:54,121 --> 00:29:56,155 But we're gonna go back to last week 532 00:29:56,188 --> 00:29:59,871 when Giulia proved to the world, the hype was real. 533 00:29:59,905 --> 00:30:01,988 The beautiful madness has arrived. 534 00:30:02,021 --> 00:30:05,355 We take a look back at her historic championship victory, 535 00:30:05,388 --> 00:30:07,504 next on NXT. 536 00:30:14,021 --> 00:30:18,021 Hey, Oba. Congrats on becoming NXT Champion. 537 00:30:18,054 --> 00:30:18,938 Thank you. 538 00:30:18,971 --> 00:30:21,871 You know, one day, I'll be challenging you for that title. 539 00:30:23,121 --> 00:30:25,388 [Adriana] I've seen, I've heard enough of you! 540 00:30:25,421 --> 00:30:27,938 -I don't wanna hear any… -[Dion] One day. 541 00:30:27,971 --> 00:30:31,155 Ms. Rizzo, Ms. Rizzo. You understand the value of family, 542 00:30:31,188 --> 00:30:34,288 but I don't think the family understands your values. 543 00:30:34,338 --> 00:30:36,088 Spears, don't talk to me right now! 544 00:30:36,121 --> 00:30:38,871 Let me ask you, do you feel Tony really cares about you? 545 00:30:38,905 --> 00:30:40,804 You're really starting to piss me off. 546 00:30:40,838 --> 00:30:43,221 I told you, I don't need you. 547 00:30:43,254 --> 00:30:47,271 And she, she sure as hell doesn't need you. 548 00:30:47,304 --> 00:30:50,504 -I don't know about that. -Mmm. 549 00:30:50,538 --> 00:30:53,321 -I had that handled, you know? -Mmm-hmm, sure. 550 00:30:53,355 --> 00:30:57,321 -Tell The Don, Don, this makes us even. -Hey, how about you tell him yourself? 551 00:30:57,355 --> 00:31:00,438 [Izzi groans] 552 00:31:00,471 --> 00:31:02,205 So, I got your text. 553 00:31:02,238 --> 00:31:04,504 Look, I'm not playing around anymore. 554 00:31:04,538 --> 00:31:06,105 No more games. 555 00:31:06,138 --> 00:31:08,438 It's a new year and a fresh new start. 556 00:31:08,471 --> 00:31:10,721 And I wanna start with you, Karmen… 557 00:31:11,921 --> 00:31:13,571 officially. 558 00:31:13,605 --> 00:31:16,155 Officially? 559 00:31:16,188 --> 00:31:18,021 About damn time. 560 00:31:18,054 --> 00:31:22,304 -[crowd cheering] -[chuckles] 561 00:31:22,338 --> 00:31:23,971 Come on, let's get outta here. 562 00:31:24,004 --> 00:31:29,655 It's all about the Hotti Biscotti, dawg! You know what I'm saying? 563 00:31:29,688 --> 00:31:32,571 Yeah, I know where your head's going. I wanna get back to business, 564 00:31:32,655 --> 00:31:35,638 'cause moments ago, we saw Je'Von Evans out here. 565 00:31:35,671 --> 00:31:39,271 Flat out, he shouldn't have been out here. His mouth is still wired shut. 566 00:31:39,355 --> 00:31:43,705 As you pointed out, it was just one punch from Ethan Page that dropped Evans. 567 00:31:43,788 --> 00:31:47,405 -I don't know what you're looking at. -I'm looking for a cup, a biscotti. 568 00:31:47,438 --> 00:31:49,088 I don't know what he's trying to look for, 569 00:31:49,121 --> 00:31:51,988 but what we witnessed last week was The Beautiful Madness 570 00:31:52,021 --> 00:31:55,221 having a beautiful moment in Los Angeles. 571 00:31:57,138 --> 00:31:59,621 [Corey] It's one of the biggest NXT rematches 572 00:31:59,655 --> 00:32:02,121 for the Women's Title in recent memory. 573 00:32:02,155 --> 00:32:04,638 [Booker T] Giulia, she's been champion everywhere she's been. 574 00:32:04,955 --> 00:32:08,105 except NXT, and for one reason. 575 00:32:08,138 --> 00:32:09,471 Roxanne Perez. 576 00:32:10,304 --> 00:32:11,271 [Giulia] Roxanne. 577 00:32:11,304 --> 00:32:16,138 [in Japanese] It is time for The Beautiful Madness to take over. 578 00:32:17,071 --> 00:32:18,421 [bell dings] 579 00:32:19,155 --> 00:32:22,521 [Vic in English] Giulia, she is focused, she is ready for war. 580 00:32:22,554 --> 00:32:24,121 Oh! Ho-ho! 581 00:32:26,688 --> 00:32:28,388 Look at Giulia. She's fighting. 582 00:32:28,421 --> 00:32:30,605 She's showing you the heart of a champion. 583 00:32:30,638 --> 00:32:31,955 [Vic shouts indistinctly] 584 00:32:35,071 --> 00:32:36,821 -No! -[Booker] What the hell? 585 00:32:37,671 --> 00:32:40,571 [Vic] Giulia in control. Can she power through? 586 00:32:41,438 --> 00:32:43,038 Cover by Giulia. 587 00:32:43,071 --> 00:32:45,121 [crowd] One, two, three! 588 00:32:45,155 --> 00:32:48,671 -[bell dings] -[Vic] And we have a new women's champion. 589 00:32:49,488 --> 00:32:52,105 Giulia has done it! 590 00:32:52,138 --> 00:32:55,621 And new NXT women's champion, Giulia. 591 00:32:55,655 --> 00:32:58,188 [Vic] I would say that tonight, with that performance, 592 00:32:58,221 --> 00:33:01,138 Giulia has silenced all of the doubters. 593 00:33:02,071 --> 00:33:04,671 This is what I came to America. 594 00:33:06,088 --> 00:33:07,605 Thank you for supporting me. 595 00:33:07,638 --> 00:33:12,804 [Vic] Giulia, who has traveled the world with a dream for this moment. 596 00:33:12,838 --> 00:33:15,004 And now The Beautiful Madness 597 00:33:15,038 --> 00:33:18,504 is the NXT women's champion. 598 00:33:19,905 --> 00:33:23,238 [in Japanese] It's shiny and heavy. [laughs] 599 00:33:23,271 --> 00:33:29,205 Holding the championship belt means 600 00:33:29,238 --> 00:33:33,254 I can take on many new challenges. 601 00:33:33,304 --> 00:33:37,721 And I believe I have the ticket to take on new challenges. 602 00:33:45,688 --> 00:33:47,121 [Vic in English] Last week was huge, 603 00:33:47,155 --> 00:33:49,455 and we have a huge night still to come here on NXT 604 00:33:49,488 --> 00:33:51,238 because the tag team title will be defended. 605 00:33:51,271 --> 00:33:54,238 OTM declared 2025 was their year. 606 00:33:54,271 --> 00:33:57,321 Can they dethrone Axiom and Frazer? 607 00:33:57,355 --> 00:34:01,038 NXT tag team titles on the line later tonight. 608 00:34:02,304 --> 00:34:04,588 ["Time Out" playing] 609 00:34:04,621 --> 00:34:06,188 [crowd cheering] 610 00:34:07,021 --> 00:34:08,404 [Vic] Was getting ready to mention. 611 00:34:08,438 --> 00:34:11,288 Also, huge news from at the desk of our general manager, Ava. 612 00:34:11,321 --> 00:34:13,904 Kelani is going to meet Cora Jade tonight, Booker. 613 00:34:13,938 --> 00:34:15,538 -[Booker] Tonight. -[Vic] One on one. 614 00:34:15,571 --> 00:34:17,154 [Booker] Oh, my God, man. 615 00:34:17,988 --> 00:34:19,188 [bell dings] 616 00:34:19,221 --> 00:34:23,855 [announcer] The following is a WWE women's tag team championship 617 00:34:23,888 --> 00:34:28,538 Number One Contenders Match! 618 00:34:28,571 --> 00:34:32,421 Introducing first, representing Meta-Four, 619 00:34:32,454 --> 00:34:38,954 Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson! 620 00:34:39,588 --> 00:34:41,388 [Vic] But, Booker, in moments, 621 00:34:41,421 --> 00:34:44,538 we're going to find out who's next to step up 622 00:34:45,088 --> 00:34:50,121 for the WWE women's tag team title's Number One Contenders Match, next. 623 00:34:55,121 --> 00:34:56,605 [crowd cheering] 624 00:34:57,555 --> 00:35:02,871 Tommaso Ciampa, Johnny Gargano, the WWE tag team champions, DIY. 625 00:35:02,904 --> 00:35:04,771 What brings you to NXT? 626 00:35:04,805 --> 00:35:08,904 Sarah, first off, it is two-time. 627 00:35:08,938 --> 00:35:11,121 -Two-time WWE tag team champions. -[Johnny] Mmm-hmm. 628 00:35:11,154 --> 00:35:15,521 And what brings us home to NXT is FrAxiom. 629 00:35:15,555 --> 00:35:17,788 Because I've heard so much about these guys. 630 00:35:17,821 --> 00:35:22,371 People say they are the greatest tag team in NXT 631 00:35:23,188 --> 00:35:24,355 -history. -Come on. 632 00:35:24,388 --> 00:35:27,121 As the BTTITW, best tag team in the world, 633 00:35:27,154 --> 00:35:30,588 we're at the top of the mountain, which means we have to be 10 steps ahead. 634 00:35:30,621 --> 00:35:32,371 And we know, one day, 635 00:35:32,404 --> 00:35:37,438 DIY will step in the ring with FrAxiom, and the world will rejoice. 636 00:35:37,471 --> 00:35:40,588 So I asked my good buddy, Heartbreak, for some tickets tonight 637 00:35:40,621 --> 00:35:43,271 to show Tommaso what FrAxiom is capable of 638 00:35:43,305 --> 00:35:44,821 up close and in person. 639 00:35:45,371 --> 00:35:47,788 But, Sarah, I assure you, 640 00:35:47,821 --> 00:35:50,705 -we are not here to cause any problems. -Mmm-mmm. Cross my heart. 641 00:35:50,738 --> 00:35:52,638 -You can trust us. -Mmm-hmm. Yeah. 642 00:35:52,671 --> 00:35:54,821 No shenanigans, Sarah. No shenanigan. 643 00:35:55,638 --> 00:35:56,538 All right. 644 00:35:57,371 --> 00:35:58,438 Back to you guys. 645 00:35:59,904 --> 00:36:02,388 [Vic] Thanks, Sarah. Tag team championship match 646 00:36:02,988 --> 00:36:04,305 still to come, live, 647 00:36:04,921 --> 00:36:06,071 here on NXT. 648 00:36:06,105 --> 00:36:08,138 ["The Depths" playing] 649 00:36:15,488 --> 00:36:16,988 [announcer] And their opponent, 650 00:36:17,404 --> 00:36:20,488 Alba Fyre, Isla Dawn, 651 00:36:20,521 --> 00:36:25,571 Unholy Union! 652 00:36:25,605 --> 00:36:28,455 [Vic] Well, this duo, Booker, as we know have been 653 00:36:28,488 --> 00:36:30,805 the WWE women's tag team champions in the past. 654 00:36:30,838 --> 00:36:33,855 So in your two-time… that's two-time 655 00:36:33,888 --> 00:36:35,921 -WWE Hall of Fame opinion… -[Booker] Yes! 656 00:36:35,955 --> 00:36:39,688 [Vic] …how can the Unholy Union rise 657 00:36:39,721 --> 00:36:42,154 back to the top of the women's tag team division? 658 00:36:42,188 --> 00:36:44,404 [Booker] It's just the beginning. Everybody is coming back 659 00:36:44,438 --> 00:36:47,605 to where it all started right here in NXT. 660 00:36:47,638 --> 00:36:51,838 That meteoric rise of twin demons of evil. 661 00:36:51,871 --> 00:36:54,621 Twin demons of destruction. 662 00:36:54,654 --> 00:36:58,855 But I must say, Vic, it's a whole lot different here in NXT now. 663 00:36:58,888 --> 00:37:02,955 Because the division, Vic, is on fire, man. 664 00:37:04,555 --> 00:37:06,904 -[Vic] Best women's division in the world. -[bell dings] 665 00:37:06,938 --> 00:37:10,738 We know the champions watching this match-up very, very closely. 666 00:37:10,771 --> 00:37:12,805 Who will they face next? 667 00:37:12,838 --> 00:37:16,288 We're about to determine that right here, right now. 668 00:37:16,321 --> 00:37:21,138 Unholy Union held the WWE women's tag team titles for 76 days 669 00:37:21,171 --> 00:37:23,938 until they were defeated by Belair and Jade Cargill. 670 00:37:23,971 --> 00:37:27,288 And of course, we know that, over a course of time on Smackdown, 671 00:37:27,321 --> 00:37:28,571 Jade was attacked. 672 00:37:28,605 --> 00:37:31,305 Naomi has stepped up to help Bianca Belair out. 673 00:37:31,338 --> 00:37:36,321 But they're both sitting right now watching this and trying to game plan 674 00:37:36,355 --> 00:37:37,788 for who will be next. 675 00:37:37,821 --> 00:37:38,838 [Booker] Beautiful words. 676 00:37:38,871 --> 00:37:41,154 Let me tell you something. It's so hard to get there, 677 00:37:41,188 --> 00:37:43,921 but it's so hard to stay in that position. 678 00:37:43,955 --> 00:37:44,904 Because, like I said, 679 00:37:44,938 --> 00:37:47,871 to get up for each and every match every time, 680 00:37:47,904 --> 00:37:49,221 that's the deal, Vic. 681 00:37:49,255 --> 00:37:52,271 Oh, beautiful work by Jakara Jackson. 682 00:37:52,305 --> 00:37:53,904 [Vic] In control at this moment. 683 00:37:53,938 --> 00:37:57,821 -And there is Alba Fyre firing right back. -[Booker] Yeah. 684 00:37:57,855 --> 00:37:59,271 [Vic] Championship pedigree. 685 00:37:59,305 --> 00:38:03,371 You go back to NXT UK when she was the women's champion there, 686 00:38:03,404 --> 00:38:05,605 was he's touted as "The Forever Champion." 687 00:38:05,638 --> 00:38:08,371 But Jakara Jackson doesn't really care about history. 688 00:38:08,404 --> 00:38:10,821 She cares about the here, she cares about now. 689 00:38:10,855 --> 00:38:13,238 [Booker] You know what? Jakara Jackson, Vic, 690 00:38:13,271 --> 00:38:14,855 is looking to make her moment. 691 00:38:14,888 --> 00:38:18,605 Like I said, 2025, I think, is going to be a great year 692 00:38:18,638 --> 00:38:20,105 for the Meta girls, man. 693 00:38:20,138 --> 00:38:21,571 [Vic] Let's talk about that. 694 00:38:21,605 --> 00:38:24,904 You truly believe that this year is the year of the Meta girls duet. 695 00:38:24,938 --> 00:38:27,505 [Booker] The thing is, not here in NXT, Vic. 696 00:38:27,538 --> 00:38:30,654 I'm talking about… They're our main roster-ready. 697 00:38:30,688 --> 00:38:31,838 I'm talking about right now. 698 00:38:31,871 --> 00:38:33,521 Put him in the game, coach. 699 00:38:33,555 --> 00:38:34,938 [Vic] Let's talk about this match-up. 700 00:38:34,971 --> 00:38:36,605 Who do you believe is your difference maker 701 00:38:36,638 --> 00:38:38,438 when it comes to this tag team contest? 702 00:38:38,471 --> 00:38:40,388 [Booker] You're looking at her right there. 703 00:38:40,421 --> 00:38:41,404 Lash Legend. 704 00:38:41,438 --> 00:38:43,005 [Vic] I was waiting for you to clarify. 705 00:38:43,038 --> 00:38:44,638 [Booker] She's a monster, man. 706 00:38:44,671 --> 00:38:46,338 She's got all the tools. 707 00:38:46,371 --> 00:38:48,305 She checks off every box. 708 00:38:48,338 --> 00:38:52,138 As far as I'm concerned, her learning curve has stepped up. 709 00:38:52,171 --> 00:38:55,021 [Vic] It's hard to argue that Lash and Jakara didn't turn heads quickly 710 00:38:55,055 --> 00:38:59,255 when they were showing up to Smackdown towards the end of 2024. 711 00:38:59,288 --> 00:39:02,355 Jakara with a little bit of a wink, a smile and bam! 712 00:39:02,388 --> 00:39:04,904 Charging right in to Isla Dawn. 713 00:39:04,938 --> 00:39:07,105 [Booker] On-the-job training, Vic. 714 00:39:07,138 --> 00:39:08,371 That's what it's called. 715 00:39:10,205 --> 00:39:11,555 [Vic] A huge night still to come. 716 00:39:11,588 --> 00:39:12,788 What a night it's already been. 717 00:39:12,821 --> 00:39:14,121 Still can't believe what we saw… 718 00:39:14,154 --> 00:39:15,355 And a cover, kick out. 719 00:39:15,388 --> 00:39:16,738 …from Eddy Thorpe tonight. 720 00:39:16,771 --> 00:39:18,321 As I mentioned, the big breaking news. 721 00:39:18,355 --> 00:39:20,921 Kelani Jordan will face Cora Jade. 722 00:39:20,955 --> 00:39:23,388 NXT tag team title still to be defended. 723 00:39:23,421 --> 00:39:25,205 DIY from Smackdown is here. 724 00:39:25,238 --> 00:39:26,838 [Booker] What they doing here? 725 00:39:26,871 --> 00:39:29,538 [Vic] They just told you what they're going here. To Sarah Schreiber. 726 00:39:29,571 --> 00:39:32,638 They said they're here to take a closer look at FrAxiom, 727 00:39:32,671 --> 00:39:35,005 as we're getting a closer look at the Meta girls. 728 00:39:35,038 --> 00:39:36,855 [Booker] They want a piece of the action. 729 00:39:36,888 --> 00:39:40,755 Everybody wants the champagne and the caviar dreams. 730 00:39:40,788 --> 00:39:43,138 -[Vic] Cover, count… -[Booker] Taste of championship. 731 00:39:43,171 --> 00:39:44,638 All of that, man. 732 00:39:44,671 --> 00:39:46,721 [Vic] I mean, you got your bingo card. 733 00:39:46,755 --> 00:39:48,871 You just filled that thing right up with Bookerisms. 734 00:39:48,904 --> 00:39:50,421 Just so you know, Johnny doesn't drink, 735 00:39:50,455 --> 00:39:52,305 so he wouldn't be looking at champagne at all. 736 00:39:52,338 --> 00:39:54,205 He'd pass that over, probably to me. 737 00:39:54,238 --> 00:39:55,955 Big slam by Lash. 738 00:39:55,988 --> 00:40:00,404 Jakara now, running the offensive playbook to precision. 739 00:40:00,438 --> 00:40:01,538 Will this be enough? 740 00:40:01,571 --> 00:40:04,721 Lash realizes she's legal. Into the cover, hook of the leg. 741 00:40:05,055 --> 00:40:07,705 [Booker T] Great tag-team… tag-team awareness right there 742 00:40:07,738 --> 00:40:09,505 by Lash Legend. You got to give her credit for. 743 00:40:09,538 --> 00:40:10,688 [Vic] Hey! Did you find it, 744 00:40:11,654 --> 00:40:14,055 -that cup you were looking for? -[Booker T] I did. I did. 745 00:40:14,088 --> 00:40:15,738 [Vic] I was getting a little worried for you 746 00:40:15,771 --> 00:40:17,888 as right now I'm a little bit worried for Lash Legend as… 747 00:40:17,921 --> 00:40:20,705 -[Booker T] Oh! Did you see that? -I'm actually now worried for Isla Dawn. 748 00:40:20,738 --> 00:40:23,005 -[Booker T] Did you see that? -Now, look at Alba Fyre. 749 00:40:23,038 --> 00:40:24,688 The referee was distracted. 750 00:40:24,721 --> 00:40:25,871 Fyre saw her window. 751 00:40:25,904 --> 00:40:30,671 She attacked! Isla Dawn now pouncing, and she's trying to wear down Lash Legend. 752 00:40:30,705 --> 00:40:32,805 Tag was made. Fyre's legal. 753 00:40:32,838 --> 00:40:34,055 This is two-on-one, 754 00:40:34,088 --> 00:40:36,238 and Lash in the wrong part of town, Booker. 755 00:40:36,271 --> 00:40:40,671 [Booker T] That's great tag team move by the Unholy Union, right there, 756 00:40:40,705 --> 00:40:43,888 showing you why they are tag team… [sputtering] 757 00:40:43,921 --> 00:40:45,438 precision, let's just say that. 758 00:40:45,471 --> 00:40:48,721 [Vic] Glad you didn't have to spell that. And Isla right back in 759 00:40:48,755 --> 00:40:49,955 on Lash Legend. 760 00:40:50,505 --> 00:40:52,388 And that transfer window, of course, is open. 761 00:40:52,421 --> 00:40:54,305 All general managers making deals. 762 00:40:54,338 --> 00:40:57,038 We saw that with Nia Jax on Raw last night on Netflix. 763 00:40:57,071 --> 00:40:58,605 We're seeing it here again. 764 00:40:58,638 --> 00:41:00,421 Who will be the number-one contenders? 765 00:41:00,455 --> 00:41:03,638 And right now, the former champions taking it too. 766 00:41:03,671 --> 00:41:05,305 You talk about an education, 767 00:41:05,855 --> 00:41:07,221 you talk about it in real time, 768 00:41:07,255 --> 00:41:09,838 that is what the Meta-girls are getting right now 769 00:41:09,871 --> 00:41:11,404 from this duo, The Unholy Union. 770 00:41:11,438 --> 00:41:13,904 [Booker T] Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre took the Tag Team Championship 771 00:41:13,938 --> 00:41:14,771 right here, Vic. 772 00:41:14,805 --> 00:41:16,388 Tag team tandem, 773 00:41:16,421 --> 00:41:19,288 working in a… from a cohesive unit. 774 00:41:19,321 --> 00:41:21,171 Here we go! Here we go! 775 00:41:21,205 --> 00:41:22,438 Here comes Lash. 776 00:41:22,471 --> 00:41:24,688 [Vic] Ooh! Those knees right back to the midsection, 777 00:41:24,721 --> 00:41:26,021 driving the air out of the lungs. 778 00:41:26,055 --> 00:41:27,338 [Booker T] Two-on-one, Vic. 779 00:41:27,371 --> 00:41:29,055 -The numbers game. -[Vic] It certainly is. 780 00:41:29,088 --> 00:41:31,005 [Vic] Referee's discretion at this moment, 781 00:41:31,038 --> 00:41:35,121 but Lash Legend taking care of both members of The Unholy Union. 782 00:41:35,154 --> 00:41:36,921 -[Booker T] Wow. -Here's what you said. 783 00:41:36,955 --> 00:41:39,621 The learning curve of Lash Legend, she realized she was in trouble. 784 00:41:39,654 --> 00:41:40,688 She went and made the tag. 785 00:41:40,721 --> 00:41:43,205 [Booker T] Not just that, Vic. Like I said, she's an X factor. 786 00:41:43,238 --> 00:41:44,505 She's got all the tools, 787 00:41:44,538 --> 00:41:47,938 and right now she's bringing it into effect right here. 788 00:41:47,971 --> 00:41:49,205 Here we go! 789 00:41:51,488 --> 00:41:53,638 -That was a mistake, Vic. -[Vic] It certainly was. 790 00:41:53,671 --> 00:41:56,721 -[Booker T] Huge mistake. -A big one that has swung the pendulum 791 00:41:56,755 --> 00:42:02,571 in this match-up into the favor of The Unholy Union. 792 00:42:04,538 --> 00:42:06,038 Lash… 793 00:42:06,071 --> 00:42:07,938 she just got caught by Fyre. 794 00:42:08,654 --> 00:42:11,505 And this match-up certainly has taken a turn. 795 00:42:12,521 --> 00:42:14,921 Early on, it was all the Meta-girls. 796 00:42:14,955 --> 00:42:17,371 Right now it is all Unholy Union. 797 00:42:17,404 --> 00:42:20,038 -[Booker T] They're on the same page. -And Alba Fyre to the top, 798 00:42:20,071 --> 00:42:21,838 wiping out the opposition 799 00:42:21,871 --> 00:42:23,638 -and retaking the… -[Booker T] Beautiful move. 800 00:42:23,671 --> 00:42:28,021 [Vic] …at the next number one-contenders to the WWE women's tag team title. 801 00:42:29,671 --> 00:42:32,205 You know nothing compared to us. 802 00:42:35,621 --> 00:42:39,888 [Vic] Back live on NXT, and this could be a pivotal point in the match-up. 803 00:42:40,521 --> 00:42:42,171 Who will be the new number-one contender, 804 00:42:42,205 --> 00:42:45,921 as Naomi right now, she's on X talking about this match socially. 805 00:42:45,955 --> 00:42:48,038 Bianca Belair, she's checking in on her IG. 806 00:42:48,071 --> 00:42:50,505 To bring up your point with DIY, 807 00:42:50,538 --> 00:42:54,371 all eyes right now are on the NXT women's division. 808 00:42:55,488 --> 00:42:58,404 [Booker T] I'm looking at Lash Legend right now, Vic. 809 00:42:58,438 --> 00:43:01,488 Right now she's on fire. I mean, the women's division… 810 00:43:01,521 --> 00:43:03,321 is where you should be at. 811 00:43:03,355 --> 00:43:07,771 But I tell you right now, Lash Legend is looking to cash in. 812 00:43:07,805 --> 00:43:09,971 Here we go! Here we go! 813 00:43:10,005 --> 00:43:15,821 [Vic] One more time. One-person Flapjack and got a two-for-one did Lash Legend. 814 00:43:16,638 --> 00:43:20,238 And this was your X factor earlier in the match up, Book. 815 00:43:20,755 --> 00:43:25,571 -Lash Legend overpowering! -[Booker T] Big time! That's it! 816 00:43:25,605 --> 00:43:28,771 [Vic] Choke slam! Cover! Referee and… 817 00:43:28,805 --> 00:43:31,721 Isla Dawn saving things. 818 00:43:31,755 --> 00:43:34,904 [Booker T] One thing that's happening all night, right there. 819 00:43:34,938 --> 00:43:38,588 Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre working as a cohesive unit, Vic, 820 00:43:38,621 --> 00:43:40,771 being in the right place at the right time 821 00:43:40,805 --> 00:43:42,788 very important in tag team action. 822 00:43:42,821 --> 00:43:44,788 [Vic] Back to the live action. 823 00:43:44,821 --> 00:43:46,938 I don't know if you witnessed it, you saw it. 824 00:43:46,971 --> 00:43:48,871 -Alba Fyre with a chop block… -[Booker T] I did. 825 00:43:48,904 --> 00:43:50,271 [Vic] …taking Lash down. 826 00:43:50,305 --> 00:43:52,238 Isla Dawn provided the distraction. 827 00:43:52,271 --> 00:43:54,071 Tornado DDT did not land. 828 00:43:54,105 --> 00:43:58,521 Lash with a big clothesline. Isla Dawn, she got caught. 829 00:43:58,555 --> 00:44:00,404 She scooped, she slammed. 830 00:44:00,438 --> 00:44:03,121 Lash Legend turning into a one-woman wrecking crew. 831 00:44:03,154 --> 00:44:04,521 [Booker T] Yes indeed! 832 00:44:04,555 --> 00:44:08,521 But here comes Jakara Jackson in the high-risk district 833 00:44:08,555 --> 00:44:10,871 just one more time. Here we go. 834 00:44:10,904 --> 00:44:13,555 Look at the strength of Lash Legend, though, Vic. 835 00:44:16,254 --> 00:44:19,055 [Vic] And for Ms. Jackson, she's not sorry. 836 00:44:20,254 --> 00:44:22,838 Taken out both members. Into the cover. 837 00:44:23,754 --> 00:44:27,288 No! Half-second away. 838 00:44:27,321 --> 00:44:31,188 [Booker T] Goes to show you how much these… these ladies want it, Vic. 839 00:44:31,221 --> 00:44:35,571 This is about having that number-one contender spot. 840 00:44:35,605 --> 00:44:36,771 You got to love it. 841 00:44:36,805 --> 00:44:39,938 [Vic] I mentioned the champions earlier who are right now on social media. 842 00:44:39,971 --> 00:44:41,654 Got to imagine what's going through their mind 843 00:44:41,688 --> 00:44:43,705 as Isla Dawn trying anything she can 844 00:44:43,738 --> 00:44:46,088 to rip down the Lash Legend 845 00:44:46,121 --> 00:44:47,871 because they know, The Unholy Union, 846 00:44:47,904 --> 00:44:50,188 they got better odds against Jakara Jackson here, 847 00:44:50,221 --> 00:44:52,588 and they've turned this thing into a two-on-one match-up. 848 00:44:52,621 --> 00:44:53,904 Tag was made. Dawn is legal. 849 00:44:53,938 --> 00:44:55,888 [Booker T] Talking about being on the same page, Vic. 850 00:44:55,921 --> 00:44:57,971 Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre. 851 00:44:58,004 --> 00:44:59,705 -That experience factor… -[Vic] Back stabber! 852 00:44:59,738 --> 00:45:01,455 [Booker T] …that experience factor's coming in. 853 00:45:01,488 --> 00:45:03,805 And this could be the Coup d'etat. 854 00:45:03,838 --> 00:45:05,271 Here we go. 855 00:45:05,305 --> 00:45:06,588 That could be it, Vic. 856 00:45:07,288 --> 00:45:09,138 [Vic] Into the cover again. 857 00:45:09,171 --> 00:45:11,738 And Lash overpowering Alba Fyre. 858 00:45:14,071 --> 00:45:14,938 [Booker T] Wow! 859 00:45:14,971 --> 00:45:17,821 [Vic] You know who the NXT universe is for here tonight. 860 00:45:17,855 --> 00:45:20,921 Ooh! That's one way to isolate Lash Legend. 861 00:45:21,588 --> 00:45:23,355 Big right hand, though, by Jakara. 862 00:45:24,754 --> 00:45:26,938 Super kick connects from Fyre. 863 00:45:28,821 --> 00:45:30,821 Lash… got caught. 864 00:45:30,855 --> 00:45:31,971 Oh, no, Booker. 865 00:45:32,004 --> 00:45:34,455 [Booker T] Bad placement right there for Lash Legend. 866 00:45:34,488 --> 00:45:36,421 [Vic] That's a bad break for the Meta-girls. 867 00:45:36,455 --> 00:45:38,605 But back to the action. This match-up continues. 868 00:45:41,021 --> 00:45:43,404 Jakara just got rocked again with another kick. 869 00:45:45,205 --> 00:45:48,621 [Booker T] Vic, I can feel it. I can feel it. The end is near. 870 00:45:49,238 --> 00:45:50,838 [Vic] Momentum has swung. 871 00:45:50,871 --> 00:45:53,821 Jakara right now, second and third wind. 872 00:45:55,121 --> 00:45:58,471 But she has to realize there's no Lash Legend. 873 00:45:58,504 --> 00:45:59,788 There's no one to tag. 874 00:45:59,821 --> 00:46:02,355 -Jakara right now is by herself. -[Booker T] Time to suck it up. 875 00:46:02,388 --> 00:46:06,504 Time to suck it up, Vic. This is when it's time to suck it up. 876 00:46:07,055 --> 00:46:08,871 These are those moments, Vic. 877 00:46:10,004 --> 00:46:11,738 [Vic] How bad do you want it? 878 00:46:11,771 --> 00:46:13,771 A golden opportunity awaits… 879 00:46:13,805 --> 00:46:16,838 -Oh, tag! Referee was in great position. -[Booker T] Wow! 880 00:46:16,871 --> 00:46:20,071 [Vic] Alba doesn't realize, Lash is legal. 881 00:46:20,105 --> 00:46:21,688 Putt-kick to Dawn. 882 00:46:22,271 --> 00:46:24,771 Counter. Look at the roll right in. 883 00:46:24,805 --> 00:46:27,254 And this is picture perfect. 884 00:46:27,288 --> 00:46:28,838 [Booker T] Oh, baby. 885 00:46:28,871 --> 00:46:31,371 Oh, baby. Can they do it? 886 00:46:31,404 --> 00:46:32,355 [crowd] …two, three! 887 00:46:32,388 --> 00:46:35,154 [Vic] We've got new number one contenders. 888 00:46:35,188 --> 00:46:36,471 [Booker T] Man. 889 00:46:36,504 --> 00:46:37,938 [Mike] Here are your winners. 890 00:46:37,971 --> 00:46:43,888 Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend! 891 00:46:43,921 --> 00:46:47,838 [Vic] What a moment for the Meta-girls. 892 00:46:48,605 --> 00:46:51,121 And this matchup, Book, it had it all. 893 00:46:51,154 --> 00:46:53,571 I take nothing away from the Unholy Union. 894 00:46:53,605 --> 00:46:57,638 They knew they were gonna have to bring their A-game to this matchup. 895 00:46:57,671 --> 00:47:00,855 But here tonight, Lash Legend, Jakara Jackson, 896 00:47:00,888 --> 00:47:03,588 they showed you the growth that they've had, 897 00:47:03,621 --> 00:47:05,355 whether it's been on NXT, 898 00:47:06,105 --> 00:47:07,988 whether it's been on Smackdown, 899 00:47:08,021 --> 00:47:10,754 it's their time now. 900 00:47:11,105 --> 00:47:13,971 Has the moment arrived for the Meta-girls? 901 00:47:14,004 --> 00:47:16,221 Will gold be in the future 902 00:47:16,254 --> 00:47:18,738 for Lash and Jakara? 903 00:47:18,788 --> 00:47:21,421 [rock music playing] 904 00:47:24,771 --> 00:47:26,254 [Lexis] Oh, yeah. Nice and tight. 905 00:47:26,288 --> 00:47:27,805 That is not going anyway. 906 00:47:27,838 --> 00:47:29,638 I mean, look at this. This is awesome. 907 00:47:29,671 --> 00:47:30,788 Congratulations, Champ. 908 00:47:30,821 --> 00:47:33,705 [groans] And from the final boss of NXT herself. 909 00:47:33,738 --> 00:47:35,555 I mean, nothing could be more official. 910 00:47:35,588 --> 00:47:37,455 And I just want to say, "Look at this thing. 911 00:47:37,488 --> 00:47:40,205 "It represents four months of my hard work" 912 00:47:40,238 --> 00:47:42,754 -and dedication and everything--" -[clapping] 913 00:47:42,788 --> 00:47:44,555 Congratulations, Lexis. 914 00:47:44,588 --> 00:47:46,605 Look at that. You finally went and did it. 915 00:47:46,638 --> 00:47:48,888 -Became the new-- -Charles, what are you saying? 916 00:47:48,921 --> 00:47:51,138 -He hit you in the-- -Wren. 917 00:47:51,171 --> 00:47:52,738 Come on, now, no excuses. 918 00:47:52,771 --> 00:47:54,205 His name is right there. He's won. 919 00:47:54,238 --> 00:47:55,605 -It's not about excuses. -Thank you. 920 00:47:55,638 --> 00:47:57,088 It's about the rematch. 921 00:47:57,121 --> 00:47:58,321 -I saw him hit you-- -Rematch? 922 00:47:58,355 --> 00:47:59,438 Hey, hey, hey. 923 00:47:59,471 --> 00:48:00,688 No, I didn't. 924 00:48:00,721 --> 00:48:02,238 It was an accident, Wren. 925 00:48:02,271 --> 00:48:03,921 -I don't believe you. -Come on. 926 00:48:04,671 --> 00:48:07,355 Do you all hear that? Do you hear that? 927 00:48:07,388 --> 00:48:12,221 -Hear what? -All I hear is… rematch. 928 00:48:12,254 --> 00:48:18,855 Rematch. Rematch. Rematch. Rematch. Rematch. 929 00:48:18,888 --> 00:48:21,521 Wren, you should get that looked that. But you know what? 930 00:48:21,555 --> 00:48:25,154 I agree. I do think that Charlie, you deserve a rematch. 931 00:48:25,188 --> 00:48:28,088 -And Lexis, you're-- -[loud banging] 932 00:48:28,121 --> 00:48:30,504 -What the hell? -[man shouting] Open up! 933 00:48:31,521 --> 00:48:33,871 [Ridge Holland and Tony D'Angelo brawling] 934 00:48:33,904 --> 00:48:36,071 [men shouting] Hey! Hey! Break it up! 935 00:48:36,105 --> 00:48:40,404 [shouting and speaking indistinctly] 936 00:48:44,805 --> 00:48:46,538 Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! 937 00:48:46,571 --> 00:48:50,038 [Vic] Ridge Holland and Tony D'Angelo going at each other. Oh, my-- 938 00:48:50,071 --> 00:48:53,055 They had better get control of the situation and quickly. 939 00:48:53,088 --> 00:48:54,221 [Booker T] The hell. 940 00:48:56,154 --> 00:48:57,338 [bell dings] 941 00:48:57,371 --> 00:49:00,904 [Vic] The following contest is scheduled for one fall. 942 00:49:00,938 --> 00:49:04,071 Introducing first, from Point Beach, Florida, 943 00:49:04,105 --> 00:49:07,805 Kelani Jordan. 944 00:49:07,838 --> 00:49:11,288 [Vic] No doubt showing a new side of herself. 945 00:49:11,871 --> 00:49:15,771 For Kelani Jordan, can this stand out? 946 00:49:15,805 --> 00:49:16,971 Step up. 947 00:49:18,671 --> 00:49:23,838 Jordan, Jade, live next on NXT. 948 00:49:28,838 --> 00:49:31,738 All eyes are on the NXT women's division, 949 00:49:31,771 --> 00:49:38,371 including the TNA knockouts champion, Masha Slamovich. 950 00:49:38,404 --> 00:49:43,271 -Who is here looking to scout the NXT… -Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah! 951 00:49:43,305 --> 00:49:45,855 -…competition. -Didn't I tell you, Vic? Didn't I? 952 00:49:45,888 --> 00:49:48,455 Everybody wants to get in the game, right? 953 00:49:48,488 --> 00:49:52,121 ["Generation Of Jade" playing] 954 00:49:52,154 --> 00:49:54,338 [Vic] For once I have nothing to argue about. 955 00:49:55,471 --> 00:49:56,788 [Booker T] That's right. 956 00:50:01,521 --> 00:50:08,055 [Mike] And her opponent, from Chicago, Illinois, Cora Jade. 957 00:50:08,871 --> 00:50:14,071 [Vic] We are set for this one-on-one match after what happened earlier tonight. 958 00:50:15,571 --> 00:50:20,221 Just take a look at everything going on around NXT. 959 00:50:20,254 --> 00:50:21,388 There is Kelani Jordan. 960 00:50:21,421 --> 00:50:24,205 Doesn't want to be the little sister anymore. 961 00:50:24,238 --> 00:50:28,171 I don't know if you caught, but I looked up from the monitor for a moment. 962 00:50:28,205 --> 00:50:31,254 Saw that look from Cora Jade 963 00:50:31,288 --> 00:50:34,438 right over to the TNA knockouts champion. 964 00:50:34,471 --> 00:50:36,154 Kelani Jordan is in the ring. 965 00:50:36,188 --> 00:50:38,805 That is who Cora Jade should focus on. 966 00:50:38,838 --> 00:50:42,638 [Booker T] All the cameras, all of the eyes, 967 00:50:42,671 --> 00:50:46,171 once upon a time was on Cora Jade, Vic. 968 00:50:46,205 --> 00:50:49,438 We got so much traffic running through right now. 969 00:50:49,471 --> 00:50:53,471 Cora is wondering what lane she's actually supposed to be in. 970 00:50:53,504 --> 00:50:56,004 We're gonna find out tonight, in the middle of this ring. 971 00:50:56,038 --> 00:50:57,588 With what… 972 00:50:57,621 --> 00:50:59,588 What made you start… 973 00:50:59,621 --> 00:51:01,605 -[bell dings] -That's Kelani Jordan. 974 00:51:01,638 --> 00:51:02,938 You have to give it to her, Vic. 975 00:51:02,971 --> 00:51:06,088 -[Vic] Oh, yeah. -She's had a meteoric rise like no other. 976 00:51:07,788 --> 00:51:10,721 [Vic] No doubt who the NXT universe is behind. 977 00:51:10,754 --> 00:51:14,088 This is definitely not, Booker, the same Kelani Jordan 978 00:51:14,121 --> 00:51:15,738 -that we are used to seeing. -No, no. 979 00:51:15,771 --> 00:51:17,838 [Booker T] She is not that little girl anymore, Vic. 980 00:51:17,871 --> 00:51:19,521 -She has grown up. -Little sister. 981 00:51:19,555 --> 00:51:22,455 That's what she said. She is tired of being the little sister in NXT. 982 00:51:22,488 --> 00:51:26,021 [Booker T] Well, actually, Cora jade is a bad ray of sunshine. 983 00:51:26,055 --> 00:51:29,688 But I'mma tell you right now, Kelani Jordan, she's stepping up, 984 00:51:29,721 --> 00:51:33,488 'cause she realizes, Vic, you can't be friends. 985 00:51:33,521 --> 00:51:35,821 You can't be passive. You gotta go out there… 986 00:51:35,855 --> 00:51:36,754 Here we go! 987 00:51:36,788 --> 00:51:40,271 [Vic] Booker, we always talk about nil athletes. 988 00:51:40,305 --> 00:51:44,088 The nil from NXT. Kelani's from Michigan State. 989 00:51:44,121 --> 00:51:46,705 Is there anything wrong with others looking out for you? 990 00:51:46,738 --> 00:51:50,355 And so-- Oh, they're trying to encourage Kelani earlier tonight. 991 00:51:50,388 --> 00:51:52,888 The message, I don't know if it was correct or not. 992 00:51:52,921 --> 00:51:55,371 "Use the losses as motivation." 993 00:51:55,404 --> 00:51:58,004 -[Booker T] No. I agree with that 100%. -Big splash! 994 00:51:58,038 --> 00:52:00,038 -Got the hook on the leg. -Wait a minute. 995 00:52:00,071 --> 00:52:01,455 Kelani Jordan is doing just that. 996 00:52:01,488 --> 00:52:03,238 She's going out in the middle of the ring. 997 00:52:03,271 --> 00:52:04,771 She's not doing any talking, Vic. 998 00:52:04,805 --> 00:52:08,004 She is letting her hands fly and I love it. 999 00:52:08,038 --> 00:52:11,188 [Vic] Saw that Shotzi able to secure the next women's 1000 00:52:11,221 --> 00:52:13,271 North American Championship opportunity. 1001 00:52:13,305 --> 00:52:16,455 Of course that will happen two weeks from tonight in Atlanta. 1002 00:52:16,488 --> 00:52:19,538 It was Kelani who was the first to ever hold that title. 1003 00:52:19,571 --> 00:52:21,238 But Cora Jade doesn't care. 1004 00:52:21,271 --> 00:52:23,955 As a matter of fact, Cora made a bold claim. 1005 00:52:23,988 --> 00:52:26,388 Cora says she has no doubt she will win a title 1006 00:52:26,421 --> 00:52:28,321 before Kelani wins another one. 1007 00:52:28,355 --> 00:52:31,221 [Booker T] That is just… They're like, as I'm sure, 1008 00:52:31,254 --> 00:52:36,088 that Cora Jade has no love lost for the meteoric rise of Kelani Jordan. 1009 00:52:36,121 --> 00:52:38,754 She wants that spot, Vic. That's what it's all about. 1010 00:52:38,788 --> 00:52:41,404 That's what it's all about, securing that spot. 1011 00:52:41,438 --> 00:52:43,254 Sometimes you just gotta take it! 1012 00:52:43,288 --> 00:52:45,138 Here we go! Here we go! 1013 00:52:45,171 --> 00:52:46,321 -[Vic] Oh! -Oh, yes. 1014 00:52:46,355 --> 00:52:48,705 [Vic] I don't mean to cut you off but I'm told right now 1015 00:52:48,738 --> 00:52:51,904 in my ear, it's been a busy night for our general manager. 1016 00:52:51,938 --> 00:52:53,254 This is breaking news. 1017 00:52:53,288 --> 00:52:55,738 Tony D'Angelo and Ridge Holland are gonna meet 1018 00:52:55,771 --> 00:52:58,021 -for the NXT North American title… -What? 1019 00:52:58,055 --> 00:53:02,271 …that's gonna take place next Tuesday, live right here 1020 00:53:02,305 --> 00:53:03,821 -on NXT. -Yeah! You gotta love it! 1021 00:53:03,855 --> 00:53:05,138 You gotta love to do it. 1022 00:53:05,171 --> 00:53:07,188 Going out there, willing to put it all on the line. 1023 00:53:07,221 --> 00:53:09,754 [Vic] Another kickout by Kelani. 1024 00:53:09,788 --> 00:53:13,105 There's been a lot of attention on the North American title, 1025 00:53:13,138 --> 00:53:15,971 also on the women's North American Championship, 1026 00:53:16,004 --> 00:53:20,971 but it was obvious by the statement made by Cora Jade, earlier tonight. 1027 00:53:21,004 --> 00:53:24,805 She has more to prove in my opinion than Kelani. 1028 00:53:24,838 --> 00:53:28,638 Jordan's been a singles champion and she did it faster than Cora Jade. 1029 00:53:28,671 --> 00:53:30,788 [Booker T] You know, I believe that. Look at… 1030 00:53:30,821 --> 00:53:32,705 Wait a minute. Wait a minute. 1031 00:53:33,388 --> 00:53:36,071 When you look at Kelani Jordan, she was runner up for the breakout. 1032 00:53:36,105 --> 00:53:37,971 She was the first. And when I say the first, 1033 00:53:38,004 --> 00:53:41,871 that right there is history for women's North American Champion. 1034 00:53:41,904 --> 00:53:44,121 There's got to be a lot of jealousy going around. 1035 00:53:44,154 --> 00:53:46,238 Especially in the middle of this ring right now. 1036 00:53:46,271 --> 00:53:50,004 [Vic] Oh! Big knee from Cora Jade. 1037 00:53:50,038 --> 00:53:52,521 Still to come, Cora's best friend, Roxanne Perez, 1038 00:53:52,555 --> 00:53:54,904 as Jade looking to put this match way in a kickout, 1039 00:53:54,938 --> 00:53:57,338 she will address the universe. 1040 00:53:57,371 --> 00:54:00,071 That big knee from Cora rocked Kelani. 1041 00:54:00,105 --> 00:54:03,738 You've got to have some sort of knowledge to what she's about to say, right? 1042 00:54:04,521 --> 00:54:09,271 Excuse me, there of course, the TNA Knockouts Women's Champion. 1043 00:54:09,305 --> 00:54:14,254 She's gonna defend that title that being Slamovich at Genesis this weekend. 1044 00:54:14,288 --> 00:54:16,038 [Booker T] You talking about Roxanne Perez. 1045 00:54:16,071 --> 00:54:18,838 I'm anxious. I'm wondering how the anticipating, 1046 00:54:18,871 --> 00:54:21,871 wondering just like everybody else, what is she going to say? 1047 00:54:21,904 --> 00:54:23,188 What is she going to say? 1048 00:54:23,221 --> 00:54:25,305 [Vic] I'm still assuming you're not telling the truth 1049 00:54:25,338 --> 00:54:27,338 and you know exactly what the hell she's gonna say. 1050 00:54:27,371 --> 00:54:29,171 -[Booker T] No, no. -You're keeping it closed. 1051 00:54:29,205 --> 00:54:32,305 [Booker T] This is no spoiler. I know nothing. I know nothing. 1052 00:54:32,338 --> 00:54:34,521 [Vic] This has been quite the encounter matchup 1053 00:54:34,555 --> 00:54:36,904 we did not know we were gonna have when we arrived here. 1054 00:54:36,938 --> 00:54:40,355 Poor Jade, Kelani Jordan, an altercation broke out earlier. 1055 00:54:40,388 --> 00:54:44,021 Today Ava, our general manager, put this matchup together. 1056 00:54:44,055 --> 00:54:46,738 She signed off at her desk in her office. 1057 00:54:46,771 --> 00:54:48,488 She has had a lot to deal with tonight, 1058 00:54:48,521 --> 00:54:51,821 including Oba Femi who was attacked by Eddy Thorpe. 1059 00:54:51,855 --> 00:54:54,671 But here right now, it is Cora Jade firing back. 1060 00:54:54,705 --> 00:54:57,071 And there's been a lot on the mind of Cora Jade. 1061 00:54:57,105 --> 00:55:02,671 I still don't understand how she can just strut around with the attitude she has. 1062 00:55:02,705 --> 00:55:05,254 [Booker T] Yeah, these two going back and forth right now. 1063 00:55:05,288 --> 00:55:08,621 But here comes Kelani Jordan trying to mount some momentum. 1064 00:55:08,654 --> 00:55:10,438 Thought she was gonna go for the cover there. 1065 00:55:10,471 --> 00:55:14,154 [Vic] Oh! A DDT with the split. 1066 00:55:14,188 --> 00:55:17,504 Shoots the half, hooks the leg and Cora Jade able to get 1067 00:55:17,538 --> 00:55:21,371 that right shoulder just off the mat. 1068 00:55:24,238 --> 00:55:27,271 And this, a very aggressive-- 1069 00:55:27,305 --> 00:55:30,738 [Booker T] That's a little different right there. Different from Kelani. 1070 00:55:30,771 --> 00:55:32,771 [Vic] Booker, I'm taken aback right now by Kelani. 1071 00:55:32,805 --> 00:55:36,555 [Booker T] Oh, Vic, come on. Sometimes you have that light bulb moment 1072 00:55:36,588 --> 00:55:39,504 and you realize it's all about me. 1073 00:55:39,538 --> 00:55:41,371 That's Kelani Jordan right now, Vic. 1074 00:55:41,404 --> 00:55:43,805 [referee] Two! Three! Four! 1075 00:55:43,838 --> 00:55:47,154 [Vic] You hear the officials stepping in, doing his job. 1076 00:55:48,471 --> 00:55:50,521 -And climbing right back in. -Oh, yeah! 1077 00:55:50,555 --> 00:55:53,071 Oh, yeah! Here we go. 1078 00:55:53,105 --> 00:55:55,071 [Vic] I did say, "What has gotten into Kelani?" 1079 00:55:55,105 --> 00:55:57,105 But we know what is gotten into Kelani. 1080 00:55:57,138 --> 00:56:01,338 Hey! Hey! Rake to the face, right over the official, 1081 00:56:01,371 --> 00:56:04,821 who is doing his job. Cora taking full advantage. 1082 00:56:05,471 --> 00:56:08,404 [Booker T] Ow! Man! That was gnarly right there, Victor. 1083 00:56:08,438 --> 00:56:10,305 [Vic] I don't care how you wanna add this up. 1084 00:56:10,338 --> 00:56:11,904 One… two… three. 1085 00:56:11,938 --> 00:56:16,438 [Vic] And unfortunate for Kelani, as Cora steals one tonight. 1086 00:56:16,471 --> 00:56:17,754 -[Booker T] Steals? -[Vic] Stole. 1087 00:56:17,788 --> 00:56:20,538 [Mike] Here is your winner, Cora Jade. 1088 00:56:20,571 --> 00:56:22,221 [Vic] She didn't steal that? 1089 00:56:22,254 --> 00:56:25,788 [Booker T] Victory by any means necessary. 1090 00:56:25,821 --> 00:56:28,421 You know the deal. You know it. 1091 00:56:28,455 --> 00:56:31,605 [Vic] Referee did not see the rake of the face. 1092 00:56:32,488 --> 00:56:34,555 Cora would make Kelani pay. 1093 00:56:37,488 --> 00:56:42,955 And if she had the most to prove tonight, she certainly did prove a point. 1094 00:56:42,988 --> 00:56:45,071 ["Generation of Jade" playing] 1095 00:56:45,105 --> 00:56:47,404 She doesn't care how they happened, is Cora. 1096 00:56:47,438 --> 00:56:49,371 She's victorious. 1097 00:56:49,404 --> 00:56:53,521 For Kelani, she's pondering how to fix things. 1098 00:57:00,938 --> 00:57:02,555 [giggling] 1099 00:57:05,971 --> 00:57:08,205 Oh! Feels good. 1100 00:57:08,238 --> 00:57:12,538 I'm going to wait because I got some stuff to say. 1101 00:57:12,571 --> 00:57:14,705 I'm gonna take my time. You wanna see… 1102 00:57:14,738 --> 00:57:19,254 Look at that. A full moon. You know what that will do to a wolf? Huh? 1103 00:57:20,471 --> 00:57:22,955 [sighs] It's pretty out here. 1104 00:57:26,305 --> 00:57:28,871 What a good night at work, hmm? 1105 00:57:30,088 --> 00:57:33,438 I set the bait again. 1106 00:57:33,471 --> 00:57:36,071 And Oba took it again. 1107 00:57:36,105 --> 00:57:38,105 Just like I knew he would. 1108 00:57:38,138 --> 00:57:40,105 So easy. 1109 00:57:40,138 --> 00:57:42,154 So predictable. 1110 00:57:42,705 --> 00:57:43,605 And you know what? 1111 00:57:43,671 --> 00:57:48,538 Shout out to our General Manager, Ava, for making this match happen. 1112 00:57:48,571 --> 00:57:49,571 Shout out to you. 1113 00:57:49,605 --> 00:57:54,388 It almost makes up for you calling me a liar last week. Almost. 1114 00:57:56,305 --> 00:57:58,754 But you know what? That's behind me. 1115 00:57:58,788 --> 00:58:05,438 Soon enough, all will be well when I am crowned the new NXT Champion. 1116 00:58:07,705 --> 00:58:13,455 Oba Femi, you call yourself The Ruler of NXT? 1117 00:58:15,088 --> 00:58:18,388 Well, next week, you're gonna be overthrown. 1118 00:58:19,888 --> 00:58:21,821 You've got one week. 1119 00:58:21,855 --> 00:58:23,271 In the meantime… 1120 00:58:24,821 --> 00:58:26,805 I'm gonna go celebrate. 1121 00:58:27,971 --> 00:58:29,471 It feels good. 1122 00:58:29,538 --> 00:58:33,288 You have no idea how good I feel right now. 1123 00:58:36,721 --> 00:58:37,871 It's a beautiful day. 1124 00:58:39,621 --> 00:58:43,171 Hey. Inamura and I went about this all wrong. 1125 00:58:43,205 --> 00:58:44,504 What are you talking about, Briggs? 1126 00:58:44,538 --> 00:58:46,605 We have a tag team title match in, like, two minutes. 1127 00:58:46,638 --> 00:58:49,421 -Exactly! -A few weeks ago, we saved you. 1128 00:58:49,488 --> 00:58:51,688 We pulled you guys out of the brawl in that parking lot. 1129 00:58:51,721 --> 00:58:53,154 -Yeah, which we appreciate-- -Yeah. 1130 00:58:53,888 --> 00:58:57,205 But it didn't get your attention, did it? 1131 00:58:57,238 --> 00:59:01,671 Because you were defending the tag titles against OTM. 1132 00:59:01,705 --> 00:59:04,071 You know, we might not have had your attention back then 1133 00:59:04,105 --> 00:59:07,988 but we have it now, so I'm gonna say this to your faces. 1134 00:59:08,021 --> 00:59:11,138 We got next. Do you understand me? 1135 00:59:11,171 --> 00:59:12,521 [Bronco speaks Spanish] 1136 00:59:12,555 --> 00:59:14,971 [in English] You do know y'all talking to the wrong ones, right? 1137 00:59:15,004 --> 00:59:18,305 Because after tonight… Yeah. They ain't gonna be no champs. 1138 00:59:18,338 --> 00:59:19,871 [scoffs] All right. 1139 00:59:19,904 --> 00:59:21,838 -We'll see about that one, pal. -Yeah, you will. 1140 00:59:22,588 --> 00:59:26,038 Listen, we been chasing that gold since day one of steppin' foot up in here, 1141 00:59:26,071 --> 00:59:28,738 and when we get it, we ain't giving it up. 1142 00:59:28,771 --> 00:59:30,055 [speaks Spanish] 1143 00:59:30,088 --> 00:59:33,738 [in English] Hey, Briggs, I promise you, you try to step at us, 1144 00:59:33,771 --> 00:59:36,938 -we'll drag your ass through the mud. -Mmm-hmm. Let 'em know. 1145 00:59:36,971 --> 00:59:40,371 Mud wrestling? You guys mud wrestle? 1146 00:59:40,404 --> 00:59:42,388 -[Bronco speaks Spanish] -Not my style. 1147 00:59:42,421 --> 00:59:44,688 [in English] Oh, yeah? So, what, you're a comedian now? 1148 00:59:44,721 --> 00:59:46,621 -Sometimes, he-- -No comedian! 1149 00:59:46,688 --> 00:59:47,904 Man… 1150 00:59:47,938 --> 00:59:50,371 But chaos! 1151 00:59:50,404 --> 00:59:51,888 -Bruh… Okay! -What the-- 1152 00:59:51,921 --> 00:59:53,555 [all grunting] 1153 00:59:53,588 --> 00:59:56,404 [officials] Hey, hey, hey! 1154 00:59:56,438 --> 00:59:58,588 [overlapping clamor] 1155 01:00:05,605 --> 01:00:07,538 [music] 1156 01:00:07,571 --> 01:00:09,538 [Vic] It's been a busy night on social media. 1157 01:00:09,571 --> 01:00:13,771 And there has been a lot on the mind of that man, Trick Williams. 1158 01:00:13,805 --> 01:00:20,338 Former NXT Champion, trying to find out exactly what's next. 1159 01:00:24,171 --> 01:00:25,404 ["About That Time" playing] 1160 01:00:25,438 --> 01:00:27,254 But we know what's next. 1161 01:00:27,288 --> 01:00:31,138 The NXT Tag Team titles about to be defended. 1162 01:00:37,654 --> 01:00:41,555 And these two are, well, coming from a little bit of chaos. 1163 01:00:41,588 --> 01:00:43,038 They are in no mood 1164 01:00:43,071 --> 01:00:46,621 after what we just witnessed happen before the break. 1165 01:00:46,654 --> 01:00:48,404 They've already been in one fight tonight. 1166 01:00:49,838 --> 01:00:52,071 [Booker T] Yes, indeed, Vic, here they are. 1167 01:00:52,105 --> 01:00:55,938 OTM, a very intimidating duo. 1168 01:00:55,971 --> 01:01:01,455 Bronco Nima, 6'5", 280, Lucien Price, 6'3", 250+. 1169 01:01:01,488 --> 01:01:05,571 Bad, bad, bad individuals, man. 1170 01:01:05,605 --> 01:01:09,805 [Vic] Earned this match beating three other teams Christmas Eve in Lowell. 1171 01:01:09,838 --> 01:01:11,838 ["Never Slow Down" playing] 1172 01:01:11,871 --> 01:01:13,771 [man] ♪ Never Slow Down! ♪ 1173 01:01:16,855 --> 01:01:18,088 [thunderclap] 1174 01:01:24,938 --> 01:01:29,238 And there are the Houdinis of the Tag Team division. 1175 01:01:29,271 --> 01:01:31,521 We heard from WWE Tag Team Champions, 1176 01:01:31,555 --> 01:01:34,121 two-time, by the way, #DIY earlier tonight. 1177 01:01:34,154 --> 01:01:36,321 What are your thoughts on the current champions? 1178 01:01:36,355 --> 01:01:38,288 [Booker T] Let me tell you something. This is a team… 1179 01:01:38,321 --> 01:01:40,521 I just talked about how intimidating OTM… 1180 01:01:40,555 --> 01:01:42,438 This is a team right here, Axiom and Frazer, 1181 01:01:42,471 --> 01:01:44,771 that's not gonna be intimated by anybody. 1182 01:01:44,805 --> 01:01:49,271 Always coming in the underdogs, Vic, but always figuring it out. 1183 01:01:49,305 --> 01:01:52,221 That's what is so impressive about this Tag Team. 1184 01:01:53,254 --> 01:01:58,654 [Vic] Well, the Tag Team Championships about to be defended, on the line. 1185 01:01:58,688 --> 01:02:01,088 Let's go up to our ring announcer, Mike Rome. 1186 01:02:01,121 --> 01:02:02,754 [bell rings] 1187 01:02:02,788 --> 01:02:06,688 The following contest scheduled for one fall 1188 01:02:06,721 --> 01:02:13,055 is for the NXT Tag Team Championship. 1189 01:02:15,504 --> 01:02:18,305 Introducing the challengers, 1190 01:02:18,338 --> 01:02:22,471 Bronco Nima, Lucien Price, 1191 01:02:22,504 --> 01:02:25,671 OTM! 1192 01:02:25,705 --> 01:02:27,721 We comin' for that! 1193 01:02:27,754 --> 01:02:29,788 We comin' for all that! I hope y'all ready. 1194 01:02:29,821 --> 01:02:31,754 And their opponents, 1195 01:02:31,788 --> 01:02:37,055 they are the NXT Tag Team Champions, 1196 01:02:37,088 --> 01:02:43,521 Nathan Frazer and Axiom! 1197 01:02:43,555 --> 01:02:45,221 [Vic] Booker, when you start to break this-- 1198 01:02:45,254 --> 01:02:46,771 [Booker T] Why didn't he say Fraxiom? 1199 01:02:46,805 --> 01:02:48,855 -[Vic] Huh? -[Booker T] He didn't say Fraxiom. 1200 01:02:48,888 --> 01:02:50,088 [Vic] It's Axiom and Frazer. 1201 01:02:50,121 --> 01:02:52,455 I know, but Mike Rome, he's supposed to say Fraxiom. 1202 01:02:52,488 --> 01:02:54,988 [Vic] You can ask him after the show. I'm not the ring announcer. 1203 01:02:55,021 --> 01:02:56,105 I'm sitting here next to you. 1204 01:02:56,138 --> 01:02:58,338 I got enough trouble trying to keep you on course. 1205 01:02:58,371 --> 01:03:00,955 I don't have to worry about Mike Rome sitting over here to my left. 1206 01:03:00,988 --> 01:03:03,688 -Back to what I was about to say… -[bell rings] 1207 01:03:03,721 --> 01:03:07,088 This is a perfect example of speed versus power, is it not? 1208 01:03:07,121 --> 01:03:09,021 [Booker T] Yes, it is. I'mma tell you right now, 1209 01:03:09,055 --> 01:03:12,855 Axiom is gonna have to stay on their bias and keep their feet moving at all times, 1210 01:03:12,888 --> 01:03:16,904 because OTM got a huge size and strength advantage, Vic. 1211 01:03:16,938 --> 01:03:19,438 [Vic] Those chops showing no effect. 1212 01:03:20,504 --> 01:03:22,121 Axiom's a smart individual, you know. 1213 01:03:22,154 --> 01:03:25,805 I wonder if he's gonna start trying to switch up the game plan, so to speak. 1214 01:03:25,838 --> 01:03:28,555 134 days as champions for Fraxiom. 1215 01:03:28,588 --> 01:03:30,754 -Does that make you feel better? -[Booker T] A little bit. 1216 01:03:30,788 --> 01:03:33,538 The longest reign since 2023. Victory tonight, 1217 01:03:33,571 --> 01:03:38,338 they will pass Imperium for fourth for the most combined days as champions. 1218 01:03:38,371 --> 01:03:40,471 and Nathan Frazer and-- Whoa! 1219 01:03:40,504 --> 01:03:43,088 Putting on the brakes, stopping on a dime, picking up speed, 1220 01:03:43,121 --> 01:03:48,355 going around, coming right back in and right down to the mat. 1221 01:03:48,388 --> 01:03:51,205 [Booker T] Just used a lot of energy right there, too, and-- 1222 01:03:51,238 --> 01:03:53,404 -And right here-- What the hell? -[Vic] Oh! 1223 01:03:53,438 --> 01:03:55,471 [Booker T] What the hell's going on? 1224 01:03:55,504 --> 01:03:58,288 Oh, the NXT Universe, as a cover is being made, 1225 01:03:58,321 --> 01:03:59,605 and a kick out. 1226 01:03:59,638 --> 01:04:01,221 -To our left… -[crowd chanting] #DIY! 1227 01:04:01,254 --> 01:04:03,471 -[Vic] They said they would be here. -[Booker T] The hell? 1228 01:04:03,504 --> 01:04:05,504 -[Vic] They are here, #DIY. -[Booker T] The hell? 1229 01:04:07,638 --> 01:04:10,754 Said they were on hand to take a look at Axiom. 1230 01:04:11,705 --> 01:04:14,238 [Booker T] Their moment to be checking out OTM 1231 01:04:14,271 --> 01:04:17,571 because we could have new Tag Team champions after this, 1232 01:04:17,605 --> 01:04:18,805 I'm gonna tell you right now. 1233 01:04:18,838 --> 01:04:21,588 The momentum of this team right here, OTM, 1234 01:04:21,621 --> 01:04:24,838 heading into 2025 has been on point. 1235 01:04:26,371 --> 01:04:28,871 [Vic] You start to wonder too, talking about being on point, 1236 01:04:28,904 --> 01:04:31,338 FrAxiom and Frazer, are they on the same page? 1237 01:04:31,371 --> 01:04:35,105 We talked about WWE Speed, We talked about singles' success. 1238 01:04:35,138 --> 01:04:37,021 We saw them trying to one up each other. 1239 01:04:37,055 --> 01:04:39,605 If they're not on the same page tonight, Book, 1240 01:04:39,638 --> 01:04:41,488 I don't know if they can get Out The Mud. 1241 01:04:41,521 --> 01:04:43,088 [Booker T] Not just that. Not just that. 1242 01:04:43,121 --> 01:04:46,004 Stepping up to the occasion each and every time we see 1243 01:04:46,038 --> 01:04:47,871 Axiom and Frazer practicing 1244 01:04:47,904 --> 01:04:49,788 -in many many occasions. -[Vic] Oh! 1245 01:04:49,821 --> 01:04:52,404 [Booker T] In dire straits, they've always been able to pull it out. 1246 01:04:52,438 --> 01:04:54,771 Here we go! Man! 1247 01:04:54,805 --> 01:04:57,605 [Vic] Frazer just about got stopped 1248 01:04:57,638 --> 01:05:00,688 through the mat from Bronco Nima. 1249 01:05:01,638 --> 01:05:03,238 And the pace of this matchup… 1250 01:05:03,271 --> 01:05:05,988 We asked about speed versus power, 1251 01:05:06,021 --> 01:05:10,088 this is the pace OTM needs to conduct business tonight, is it not? 1252 01:05:10,121 --> 01:05:11,338 [Booker T] Yes, it is. 1253 01:05:11,371 --> 01:05:14,171 Gonna keep these guys real close to the body. 1254 01:05:14,205 --> 01:05:17,955 Got a little bit of space, a bit of separation. Here we go. 1255 01:05:17,988 --> 01:05:20,271 [Vic] Matches like we have had tonight, 1256 01:05:20,305 --> 01:05:24,638 moments that have been created is why trending number one is NXT. 1257 01:05:24,671 --> 01:05:28,621 These Tag Team titles on the line in this moment. 1258 01:05:29,805 --> 01:05:32,788 The WWE Tag Team Champions are here. 1259 01:05:33,871 --> 01:05:36,121 And did you notice Axiom looked up 1260 01:05:36,154 --> 01:05:38,388 for a moment at the champions and got caught? 1261 01:05:39,138 --> 01:05:43,638 [Booker T] Wow! You've got to be kidding me, man! 1262 01:05:43,671 --> 01:05:45,888 -[Vic] Side out. -[Booker T] Lucien Price. 1263 01:05:47,121 --> 01:05:52,355 [Vic] Who is walking out with the gold NXT Tag Team titles on the line? 1264 01:05:56,838 --> 01:05:59,288 [Vic] NXT Tag Team titles on the line 1265 01:05:59,321 --> 01:06:03,605 and the challengers have been rolling throughout this matchup. 1266 01:06:03,638 --> 01:06:06,305 And in the last few minutes, 1267 01:06:06,338 --> 01:06:09,571 OTM has truly dominated this matchup. 1268 01:06:13,588 --> 01:06:17,538 Take a look. Huge Suplex. 1269 01:06:17,571 --> 01:06:21,488 Nima was in control. Price has been in control. 1270 01:06:21,521 --> 01:06:25,521 OTM could be closing in on the Tag Team titles 1271 01:06:25,555 --> 01:06:28,805 with DIY looking in the distance. 1272 01:06:35,371 --> 01:06:38,205 Axiom trying to turn his fortunes around in this matchup. To the top. 1273 01:06:39,021 --> 01:06:40,738 Able to get through. Got caught. 1274 01:06:40,771 --> 01:06:43,455 And there is the power we have been talking about, 1275 01:06:43,488 --> 01:06:44,955 Bronco Nima, 1276 01:06:46,171 --> 01:06:48,388 showcasing the strength. 1277 01:06:48,421 --> 01:06:52,821 -[Booker T] Whoa, whoa! -[Vic] There is Speed and a kick out. 1278 01:06:52,855 --> 01:06:56,138 Nima back to his feet. Tag was made. 1279 01:06:56,171 --> 01:06:59,504 OTM put the Tag Team on notice. 1280 01:06:59,538 --> 01:07:01,771 They said 2025 would be their year. 1281 01:07:01,805 --> 01:07:03,904 But they got to beat the champions, 1282 01:07:03,938 --> 01:07:07,571 because no one has been able to slow down FrAxiom. 1283 01:07:07,605 --> 01:07:10,538 [Booker T] I mean you gotta think about it, this team has been prolific. 1284 01:07:10,571 --> 01:07:12,504 They're like the wind. 1285 01:07:12,538 --> 01:07:15,605 You can feel them, but you can't touch it. 1286 01:07:15,638 --> 01:07:17,921 But you know it is there. Here we go! 1287 01:07:17,955 --> 01:07:23,338 [Vic] DDT. Frazer right now in control. 1288 01:07:23,371 --> 01:07:27,404 Briggs we saw earlier get his hands-- Oh! 1289 01:07:27,438 --> 01:07:30,288 [Booker T] Wow! That could be it. 1290 01:07:30,321 --> 01:07:34,521 [Vic] A standing shooting star and a near fall. 1291 01:07:34,555 --> 01:07:37,355 [Booker T] Talk about a team that always rises to the occasion, 1292 01:07:37,388 --> 01:07:39,271 Nathan Frazer and Axiom, 1293 01:07:39,305 --> 01:07:44,238 they always seem to pull it out some way, somehow. 1294 01:07:44,271 --> 01:07:46,188 Here we go! Wow! 1295 01:07:46,221 --> 01:07:48,055 [Vic] That is why DIY is here. 1296 01:07:48,088 --> 01:07:52,055 They say FrAxiom is the best Tag Team in NXT history. 1297 01:07:52,088 --> 01:07:55,871 But OTM trying to dethrone the champions. 1298 01:07:55,904 --> 01:08:00,838 [Booker T] Vic, here we go, Tag Team by Nima and Price. 1299 01:08:00,871 --> 01:08:03,888 Beautiful work. Beautiful work. That could be it. 1300 01:08:03,921 --> 01:08:06,038 That could be it. 1301 01:08:06,071 --> 01:08:09,538 [Vic] Axiom so wise, so quick, was able to break up the count. 1302 01:08:09,571 --> 01:08:14,338 There is DIY looking from high above in the best seat in the house. 1303 01:08:14,371 --> 01:08:17,438 for this championship match up and look if this match is gonna happen, 1304 01:08:17,471 --> 01:08:20,904 there is one person I'm thinking that should be out here, that's Jaida Parker. 1305 01:08:20,938 --> 01:08:23,821 How has she helped motivate the challengers? 1306 01:08:23,854 --> 01:08:27,804 [Booker T] Talking about a motivator, Vic, I'm talking about title matches. 1307 01:08:27,838 --> 01:08:31,521 She's almost cashing her ticket in 2024. 1308 01:08:31,554 --> 01:08:33,955 2025 could be that moment. 1309 01:08:33,988 --> 01:08:36,371 Shit, oh that's bad. 1310 01:08:37,321 --> 01:08:41,038 [Vic] Frazer just getting that foot up and a tag was made. Referee saw it. 1311 01:08:41,071 --> 01:08:41,971 Look who is legal. 1312 01:08:42,005 --> 01:08:43,771 It's Axiom. 1313 01:08:43,804 --> 01:08:46,571 And just as we have seen in the past, 1314 01:08:46,604 --> 01:08:49,955 -the uncanny ability to-- Whoa! -[Booker T] Whoa! 1315 01:08:49,988 --> 01:08:52,738 -Did you see that? -[Vic] Deep water. 1316 01:08:52,771 --> 01:08:56,188 Axiom calling out for Frazer to pounce. 1317 01:08:56,221 --> 01:08:58,621 Cover. And a near fall. 1318 01:08:58,654 --> 01:09:01,238 I thought that would be a nice transition. Looking for the arm bar. 1319 01:09:01,271 --> 01:09:03,755 Looking for the submission. Whoa! 1320 01:09:03,788 --> 01:09:06,871 Getting a little bit too close for us. 1321 01:09:07,455 --> 01:09:10,755 And right back in for Axiom. Axiom trying to turn around. 1322 01:09:10,788 --> 01:09:14,904 Lucien Price trying to use his power to block, to hold on. 1323 01:09:14,938 --> 01:09:17,838 He's going to tap Frazer. 1324 01:09:17,871 --> 01:09:19,788 He's got a Guillotine. Double submission. 1325 01:09:19,854 --> 01:09:21,771 Will we get a double tap? 1326 01:09:22,705 --> 01:09:25,371 [Booker T] Too much power, Vic. 1327 01:09:25,404 --> 01:09:27,804 This team right here just got too much strength. 1328 01:09:27,838 --> 01:09:31,421 [Vic] And somehow OTM is rising. 1329 01:09:31,455 --> 01:09:36,455 The challengers on their feet, champions trying anything they can do. 1330 01:09:36,488 --> 01:09:39,104 But Nima, turning… 1331 01:09:39,138 --> 01:09:43,671 -Oh, that is one way to save your partner. -[Booker T] Whoa. 1332 01:09:43,705 --> 01:09:45,438 [crowd chanting] NXT. 1333 01:09:51,538 --> 01:09:55,121 [Vic] Certainly was unique. It was effective as well. 1334 01:09:55,154 --> 01:09:57,304 [Booker T] Nima and Price are looking great tonight. 1335 01:09:57,721 --> 01:10:00,421 I'm talking about they came in with a master plan 1336 01:10:00,455 --> 01:10:02,571 to walk out Tag Team Champions. 1337 01:10:03,938 --> 01:10:05,955 [Vic] Who will be the Tag Team Champions 1338 01:10:05,988 --> 01:10:09,405 when we head to vengeance day Saturday, February the 15th? 1339 01:10:12,588 --> 01:10:15,554 Axiom and Frazer trying their best right here 1340 01:10:15,588 --> 01:10:18,088 to pick up the speed in this matchup. 1341 01:10:18,121 --> 01:10:22,088 Tag was made. Axiom got caught, got dropped. 1342 01:10:22,121 --> 01:10:24,655 Legs buckled. Nobody home. 1343 01:10:24,688 --> 01:10:28,338 And again, just got caught. But Frazer again is legal! 1344 01:10:28,371 --> 01:10:31,988 [Booker T] Double up! My God, man! 1345 01:10:32,021 --> 01:10:35,838 [Vic] Is this going to be enough? Do we have new champions? 1346 01:10:35,871 --> 01:10:39,155 And Frazer got that shoulder up. 1347 01:10:39,188 --> 01:10:41,438 But OTM now realizes 1348 01:10:41,471 --> 01:10:42,921 this is that chance, 1349 01:10:42,955 --> 01:10:44,271 this is that golden moment. 1350 01:10:44,304 --> 01:10:48,221 [Booker T] Don't pass up on it, Vic! Get to cover! 1351 01:10:48,255 --> 01:10:49,388 We got a cover, Vic! 1352 01:10:50,288 --> 01:10:54,054 [Vic] And we have another kick out and the Champions… 1353 01:10:54,088 --> 01:10:57,788 [Booker T] Man, the resilience of Nathan Frazer and Axiom. 1354 01:10:57,821 --> 01:10:59,521 These two will not quit. 1355 01:11:00,621 --> 01:11:06,221 [Vic] Unbelievable. Tag Team clash for the NXT Tag Team title. 1356 01:11:07,188 --> 01:11:08,021 Oh! 1357 01:11:12,788 --> 01:11:13,621 Ah! 1358 01:11:15,038 --> 01:11:17,988 Chops like that make me glad to be retired. 1359 01:11:18,021 --> 01:11:21,121 [Booker T] Trying to break that boy down, Vic, 1360 01:11:21,155 --> 01:11:24,155 piece by piece, bit by bit. 1361 01:11:24,188 --> 01:11:25,554 Here we go. 1362 01:11:25,588 --> 01:11:28,321 [Vic] I didn't want that water anyways. 1363 01:11:31,821 --> 01:11:35,105 Referee's discretion for what is going on right now, 1364 01:11:35,138 --> 01:11:37,188 championship on the line. 1365 01:11:37,221 --> 01:11:39,088 Lucien looking to wipe out Axiom. 1366 01:11:39,804 --> 01:11:42,155 Oh! That was like a mini golden ratio! 1367 01:11:46,138 --> 01:11:47,804 Take a look back on the leaderboard. 1368 01:11:51,488 --> 01:11:54,121 Nima able to continue to fight, for at least the moment. 1369 01:11:54,155 --> 01:11:55,455 He's all the way to the top. 1370 01:11:57,121 --> 01:11:59,405 I think Axiom is legal. 1371 01:11:59,438 --> 01:12:02,638 [Booker T] I think you are right. I think you are right. 1372 01:12:02,671 --> 01:12:04,855 [Vic] Axiom caught Nima. What the hell? 1373 01:12:05,121 --> 01:12:07,438 [Vic] No, you're not. No, you're not! 1374 01:12:07,471 --> 01:12:10,238 [Booker T] He perched! 1375 01:12:10,271 --> 01:12:11,488 Here we go. 1376 01:12:11,521 --> 01:12:14,638 Oh, yes! Oh, yes! 1377 01:12:14,671 --> 01:12:17,605 [Vic] You can give that man 10 stars for that cross splash! 1378 01:12:17,638 --> 01:12:18,571 Back in the ring! 1379 01:12:18,605 --> 01:12:20,138 -[Booker T] …kidding me! -[crowd cheering] 1380 01:12:20,171 --> 01:12:21,771 Axiom from the top! 1381 01:12:23,438 --> 01:12:25,438 Golden Ratio! 1382 01:12:27,421 --> 01:12:29,705 [crowd] One! Two! Three! 1383 01:12:29,738 --> 01:12:32,505 -[Vic] FrAxiom survives once again! -[bell rings] 1384 01:12:32,538 --> 01:12:33,855 [Booker T] Bam! 1385 01:12:34,538 --> 01:12:36,438 [announcer] Here are your winners. 1386 01:12:36,471 --> 01:12:42,738 And still the NXT Tag Team champions, 1387 01:12:43,255 --> 01:12:48,221 Nathan Frazer and Axiom! 1388 01:12:48,255 --> 01:12:51,821 [Vic] Big victory for the NXT Tag Team champions. 1389 01:12:51,855 --> 01:12:54,121 What's going through the mind of that duo? 1390 01:12:54,155 --> 01:12:58,671 Are they indeed looking at the greatest team in NXT history? 1391 01:13:00,238 --> 01:13:02,705 -But Book, we've been waiting all night. -[upbeat song playing] 1392 01:13:02,738 --> 01:13:07,105 What is on the mind of Roxanne Perez? 1393 01:13:07,138 --> 01:13:09,905 We're going to hear from the prodigy, live. 1394 01:13:10,688 --> 01:13:11,688 Next. 1395 01:13:13,905 --> 01:13:15,021 What, Booker, who… 1396 01:13:16,554 --> 01:13:17,571 Who's pullin' up? 1397 01:13:19,288 --> 01:13:20,405 Who's here? 1398 01:13:22,171 --> 01:13:23,905 Booker, who just arrived to NXT? 1399 01:13:23,955 --> 01:13:25,171 [Booker T] I don't know, man. 1400 01:13:25,838 --> 01:13:26,788 [song fades] 1401 01:13:29,671 --> 01:13:32,088 [Vic] After the brawl earlier tonight, it's official. 1402 01:13:32,121 --> 01:13:35,088 It will be Tony D'Angelo going one-on-one with Ridge Holland. 1403 01:13:35,121 --> 01:13:37,588 That matchup is going to take place live next week 1404 01:13:37,621 --> 01:13:41,355 with the NXT North American Championship on the line. 1405 01:13:42,038 --> 01:13:43,171 And not to be outdone, 1406 01:13:43,205 --> 01:13:44,888 The Ruler asked for it, and he received it. 1407 01:13:44,921 --> 01:13:47,438 After a blindside attack, the new champion will defend 1408 01:13:47,471 --> 01:13:49,755 the NXT title for the first time ever. 1409 01:13:49,788 --> 01:13:53,421 Eddy Thorpe, Oba Femi, for the NXT Championship, live. 1410 01:13:57,471 --> 01:13:59,471 But we've been waiting all night for this moment. 1411 01:13:59,505 --> 01:14:03,671 The prodigy is here and ready to address the universe. 1412 01:14:12,671 --> 01:14:15,571 When I first won the NXT Women's Championship 1413 01:14:15,605 --> 01:14:18,338 for the second time at Stand and Deliver, 1414 01:14:18,371 --> 01:14:23,955 no one expected that I would hold it for 276 days. 1415 01:14:23,988 --> 01:14:25,988 [all cheer and applaud] 1416 01:14:27,721 --> 01:14:29,405 Nine title defenses. 1417 01:14:30,071 --> 01:14:32,771 And with every single title defense, 1418 01:14:32,804 --> 01:14:35,605 the NXT Women's Division continued to uprise. 1419 01:14:36,605 --> 01:14:39,521 I was making history, and that's because 1420 01:14:39,554 --> 01:14:43,488 all I ever wanted to do was make women's wrestling special. 1421 01:14:44,121 --> 01:14:46,121 [all cheer and applaud] 1422 01:14:47,421 --> 01:14:52,221 All I wanted to do was make a women's division that could main event. 1423 01:14:53,054 --> 01:14:57,938 A woman's division that you guys could be proud of, and I think that we did that. 1424 01:15:00,271 --> 01:15:04,588 We attracted the best women from all around the world. 1425 01:15:05,255 --> 01:15:10,171 Because this is the best women's division in wrestling today. 1426 01:15:10,205 --> 01:15:12,405 [all cheer and applaud] 1427 01:15:15,071 --> 01:15:16,071 But… 1428 01:15:17,655 --> 01:15:22,121 here I stand, without my title, because, unfortunately, 1429 01:15:22,155 --> 01:15:25,205 last week, Giulia was the better woman. 1430 01:15:25,705 --> 01:15:27,554 [scattered applause and cheering] 1431 01:15:28,271 --> 01:15:30,255 So congratulations, Giulia… 1432 01:15:30,321 --> 01:15:31,571 [scattered cheering] 1433 01:15:31,621 --> 01:15:33,888 …and congratulations to all of you guys, 1434 01:15:33,921 --> 01:15:37,638 because as sad as it makes me, 1435 01:15:37,671 --> 01:15:38,988 It's what you guys wanted. 1436 01:15:39,488 --> 01:15:40,621 [audience] No! 1437 01:15:43,505 --> 01:15:46,105 But you want to know what's even sadder? 1438 01:15:47,988 --> 01:15:52,688 The state of the women's division without me as champion. 1439 01:15:54,421 --> 01:15:58,871 You guys really think that Giulia is gonna take it to the heights that I took it to? 1440 01:16:00,605 --> 01:16:05,255 No one is gonna love this woman's division more than me. 1441 01:16:05,288 --> 01:16:09,571 And that feeling that you get when you guys say women's wrestling is changing? 1442 01:16:10,155 --> 01:16:12,538 Women's wrestling is the focus? 1443 01:16:12,571 --> 01:16:15,405 NXT has the best woman's wrestling. 1444 01:16:15,438 --> 01:16:18,188 Well, you guys can go ahead and kiss all of that goodbye 1445 01:16:18,221 --> 01:16:22,421 because without me, this women's division, is going to be lost. 1446 01:16:25,238 --> 01:16:28,421 NXT doesn't deserve me. 1447 01:16:29,888 --> 01:16:32,321 You guys don't deserve me. 1448 01:16:33,321 --> 01:16:36,721 And I know how much you guys love to live in nostalgia. 1449 01:16:36,755 --> 01:16:42,438 But trust me, it's not going to be the same because in the past, you guys needed 1450 01:16:42,471 --> 01:16:48,321 The Four Horsewoman, But this generation only needed one, and that one was-- 1451 01:16:48,355 --> 01:16:49,605 ["Role Model" playing] 1452 01:17:05,304 --> 01:17:07,888 [Vic] Listen to this place. 1453 01:17:13,405 --> 01:17:16,888 [crowd chanting] Bayley! Bayley! Bayley! 1454 01:17:24,955 --> 01:17:26,571 Ding Dong, Roxanne. 1455 01:17:30,138 --> 01:17:32,205 Happy Tuesday Night, Rox. 1456 01:17:33,138 --> 01:17:34,138 Look. 1457 01:17:34,171 --> 01:17:37,688 [crowd chanting] Welcome back! Welcome back! Welcome back! 1458 01:17:41,205 --> 01:17:43,321 Thank you guys. I'm excited to be back. 1459 01:17:43,355 --> 01:17:46,538 And I had to come out here because knowing you, 1460 01:17:46,571 --> 01:17:47,988 I knew that you were going to be upset 1461 01:17:48,021 --> 01:17:51,471 about your title loss with Giulia at New Year's Evil, 1462 01:17:51,505 --> 01:17:54,971 but to me, way I see it is that you're at a crossroads 1463 01:17:55,005 --> 01:17:57,271 in your career right now, so you can either act 1464 01:17:57,304 --> 01:18:00,788 how you are right now or you can adapt to the situation. 1465 01:18:00,821 --> 01:18:02,571 -Grow from it. -Bayley, I… 1466 01:18:02,605 --> 01:18:04,105 I didn't ask for your advice. 1467 01:18:04,138 --> 01:18:07,321 [crowd exclaiming] 1468 01:18:07,355 --> 01:18:09,105 I-- You didn't ask for my advice. 1469 01:18:09,138 --> 01:18:11,221 I'm pretty sure you've been asking for advice 1470 01:18:11,255 --> 01:18:13,571 since the day you stepped into WWE. 1471 01:18:13,605 --> 01:18:16,121 You've been asking for advice since we met, 1472 01:18:16,155 --> 01:18:19,938 when you were a little bit shorter than you are right now, which is crazy, 1473 01:18:20,588 --> 01:18:23,355 when you were 14 in Austin, Texas. 1474 01:18:24,371 --> 01:18:25,721 Look, I love NXT. 1475 01:18:25,755 --> 01:18:28,105 Everybody knows how much this means to me, 1476 01:18:28,138 --> 01:18:30,338 and you know how much I've followed your career 1477 01:18:30,371 --> 01:18:32,905 and I've believed in you since Day One, 1478 01:18:32,938 --> 01:18:35,921 but sister, the division's gonna be fine. 1479 01:18:35,955 --> 01:18:37,138 All right. 1480 01:18:37,171 --> 01:18:40,554 Kelani, Jaida, Eve and Cora. 1481 01:18:40,588 --> 01:18:42,321 They're all gonna be fine without you. 1482 01:18:42,355 --> 01:18:44,605 And that doesn't mean that what you did wasn't important. 1483 01:18:44,638 --> 01:18:46,771 It just means that… 1484 01:18:48,238 --> 01:18:50,054 we're bigger than that, you know? 1485 01:18:50,088 --> 01:18:52,054 And your title run was amazing. 1486 01:18:52,088 --> 01:18:54,088 And it was one of the best that we've ever had. 1487 01:18:54,121 --> 01:18:58,738 Oh, my God, you're just like Natalya, and you're just like CM Punk, 1488 01:18:59,838 --> 01:19:04,421 Like, and I hate that you're out here trying to tell me the same things 1489 01:19:04,455 --> 01:19:06,705 that they did because you know what it shows. 1490 01:19:06,738 --> 01:19:11,821 It shows that you're just like everyone I used to look up to, 1491 01:19:13,438 --> 01:19:15,905 Why are you even here, Bayley? 1492 01:19:16,521 --> 01:19:19,804 What, you think NXT owes you something? 1493 01:19:19,838 --> 01:19:23,771 'Cause I mean, yeah, you set records, but guess what? 1494 01:19:24,455 --> 01:19:25,638 I broke them. 1495 01:19:28,554 --> 01:19:30,671 Let's, let's face it, Bayley, 1496 01:19:31,521 --> 01:19:36,271 You were my role model, but I think I could be yours now. 1497 01:19:39,438 --> 01:19:40,438 You know what, Rox? 1498 01:19:41,638 --> 01:19:43,521 The biggest difference between me and you 1499 01:19:43,554 --> 01:19:47,321 is that you're gonna be stuck here in your own way, all alone 1500 01:19:47,355 --> 01:19:49,088 while I'm going on to Wrestlemania 1501 01:19:49,121 --> 01:19:53,205 after I win the title this Friday from Tiffany Stratton. 1502 01:19:54,721 --> 01:19:57,021 [crowd exclaiming] le this Friday from Tiffany Stratton.