[John Cena] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[Vic] Tonight you can feel the energy.
It's got a premium live event vibe to it.
[Corey] Cincinnati absolutely sold out.
Standing room only.
Let us be the first to welcome you to NXT.
[Vic] For the first time ever,
Matt and Jeff, the Hardys are here.
Fraxiom watch us beat the No Quarter Catch Crew.
[Vic] Swanton… Bomb!
Fraxiom versus the Hardy Boyz.
And it's going to be for the TNA Tag Team Championships!
[Vic] It's going down at Roadblock.
Tonight, for the first time ever, the TNA X-Division Championship
is gonna be defended in the WWE.
[Corey] Think about what this means, not only to Moose,
but for all of TNA Wrestling.
-[Booker] Bam! -[Corey] Cut King in half.
-[Vic] Oh! -[Booker] Wait a minute. Hold the phone.
[Vic] The NXT Champion is here.
This is what the NXT Universe wanted, right?
So this is the match to make.
The face of the franchise versus the The Ruler.
[Vic] Oba Femi is gonna face Moose at Roadblock
for the NXT Championship.
If there was ever any doubt about me…
[Corey] Ricky Saints may be new to NXT,
but this man is a veteran of the squared circle.
Tonight proved otherwise.
-[Corey] Ricky Saints. Believe the hype. -[bell dings]
You say you are the best champion.
Why don't we find out who the best woman is?
Title for title, champion versus champion.
[Vic] Giulia, Vaquer, first time ever in NXT.
Title versus title at Roadblock.
One woman will walk out of The Theater at Madison Square Garden
with both titles.
♪ A million dollars from now ♪
[Vic] Welcome to NXT.
[crowd chanting] NXT! NXT! NXT!
♪ A million dollars from now ♪
[Vic] Roadblock is on the horizon.
We're in a New York state of mind.
The NXT Universe is fired up.
And for good reason.
Because tonight, the question is, can Shawn Spears' family become stronger?
Can he win his first championship in NXT?
To do so, he's got to topple The Don.
As Tony D'Angelo even 100% North American Championship
is on the line in our main event tonight.
And for the first time, the Hardy's enter the Performance Center.
What's on the mind of the TNA World Tag Team Champions?
["Hot Mess" playing]
♪ Shhh, it's Chelsea Green ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Hey, hey. Shh ♪
♪ I'm a hot mess. Whoa… ♪
[bell dings]
[Lilian] The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, the team of Piper Niven
and the Women's United States Champion,
Chelsea Green.
[Vic] Well, we want to welcome Lilian Garcia
to NXT for the very first time.
But, Book, what the-- Why the--
Why is Corey stand-- Why is your-- Corey?
[Corey] I am celebrating and pledging allegiance
to the history maker herself.
Do you know how long it's been since I've had
my presence praised by Chelsea Green?
[Booker] Yeah.
-Yeah, you've got your answer there, Vic. -[Vic] Uh…
I shouldn't have asked the question.
As Booker would always tell me.
[Booker] Concern yourself with business that concerns you.
[Vic] What is going--
We're not even five minutes on air, and you're already standing up.
-Why don't you just get on the desk? -[Corey] That's a good idea.
[Vic] What, are you gonna stand up to too?
[Booker] I'm gonna give a big clap.
["Tortured Minds" playing]
[Lilian] And their opponents, the team of
Zaria and Sol Ruca!
[Vic] Let's try and get this back on track.
Corey, how big of a match is this for these two superstars?
[Corey] I don't think the importance of this opportunity can be overstated
when we're talking about Zaria and Sol Luca.
The opportunity to step in the ring against the reigning
United States Women's Champion, Chelsea Green,
should be an honor for anybody.
But when you're in NXT and you're looking to take that next step,
this is a proving ground.
[Vic] And, Booker, I want to play off that for a second.
Because it's safe to say that Zaria and Sol,
they have never faced a duo like Green and Niven.
[Booker] Ah, I mean, Corey just said it, um…
Current champion right there, as well as former tag team champions.
That right there says a whole lot about this team to step up.
That's what we're going to find out. If they can actually do that.
-That's Zaria and Sol Ruca. -[bell dings]
[Corey] Well, we understand that Chelsea Green and her Secret Hervice…
[Booker] Oh, baby! Oh, yes!
Let's start this thing off hot.
[Corey] We know Piper Niven and Chelsea Green are a cohesive unit.
They constantly got each other's back.
We've seen Sol and-- Oh!
-[Booker] Oh! -[Vic] X-Factor.
X marks its spot, into the cover, and a kick out.
[Corey] Sol and Zaria are still trying to find their footing as a team.
We know that they've been putting in the effort,
but it's a totally different ball game
when you're dealing with former tag team champions.
[Vic] Well, tag was made, and look at Zaria.
-She wants in. -[Booker] Oh, baby.
[Vic] Power versus power.
Hey, Booker, are you ready to admit maybe you were wrong?
[Booker] About what?
[Vic] You said going to the beach and eating ice cream
wouldn't help Zaria and Sol Ruca.
[Booker] Let me tell you something. Zari and Sol Ruca, they have…
Like Corey said, they have been putting in the work.
Let's see if it comes to fruition here tonight,
and they can get a big victory.
[Corey] That's a bold move out of the gate by Zaria--
And look at the power of Piper Niven.
[Booker] Oh!
[Vic] Zaria trying to showcase some power.
[Booker speaks indistinctly]
[Vic] And Sol and Zaria on a winning streak of sorts.
Tatum and Gigi defeated the Meta Girls, Lash and Jakara.
Both women, same mindset.
Charging back, and Piper Niven overtaking Zaria.
[Corey] This has got to be unfamiliar territory for Zaria,
being overpowered inside the squared circle.
But she is back up. Turn around, Pipes.
[Booker] You better watch out, man.
[Vic] Rising right up and charging right back in,
and a big lariat of her own.
[Corey] There is what nightmares are made of.
Tag made to Sol Ruca.
[Vic] And Sol, this is the athleticism of the team.
-[Corey] Woah! -[Vic] Nobody there.
[Booker] Look at the quickness of Piper Niven. Agile feet.
[Vic] And as the night goes on, we also will be going to our Media Row,
our Roadblock press conference, which is going on right now there
by the NXT Tag Team Champions.
And we also need to remind everyone, our general manager, Ava,
on social media today,
announced Je'Von Evans will take on Ethan Page
next Tuesday in New York City
in a New Yorker street fight at Roadblock.
And a kick-out by Chelsea Green.
You know, Graves, you've worked under a lot of general managers.
How's Ava doing as the GM?
[Corey] She's doing a spectacular job.
NXT is the hottest brand under the WWE umbrella right now.
And for very good reason, in no small part,
due to the decision-making of Ava.
-[Vic] We also understand that-- -[Corey] Uh-oh!
[Vic] …Femi and Moose will hold separate press conferences later tonight
ahead of their NXT championship match next Tuesday at Roadblock.
Big pump kick by Zaria!
-[Booker] They're not waiting for that-- -[Corey] Oh, high and low!
Something I've been waiting on, and anticipating--
-Hold on, hold on! -[Vic] And a cover!
[Vic] And Chelsea Green breaking that up and that moment.
And Book, I know exactly what you're thinking,
-as you already mentioned. -[Corey] Uh-oh!
You can't wait for that NXT championship showdown.
[Booker] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
The championship showdown,
but for the unification as well.
[commentators exclaiming]
[Booker] Oh, save me! Oh, my God!
[Vic] Nasty landing!
Did you hear the thump
of Sol Ruca off the body
of Chelsea Green?
[Corey] Sol Ruca running on adrenaline right now,
and Niven follows suit!
My goodness!
[Vic] What a way to kick off NXT!
Which one of these tag teams is going to stand tall, live tonight?
[Vic] We are back on NXT, and you take a look at this matchup.
These two teams have been slugging it out, going back and forth.
Speaking of which, it's actually all been Chelsea Green--
It's been a masterclass, Vic!
It's been a masterclass.
-I'm just telling like it is! -[Corey] What are you on about?
[Corey] This has been… This has been a one-sided beatdown.
[Vic] Well, you can say that, but the beginning of the matchup,
it was Zaria and Sol Ruca who were taking it to Piper Niven
and Chelsea Green,
-and right now it's Sol Ruca… -[Booker] Ooh!
[Vic] …answering right back, creating that separation,
desperately needing to make a tag.
And-- Oh!
Well, Piper Niven just slammed the door shut
very, very quickly.
[Corey] Very impressive closing speed
by the director of the Secret Hervice, Piper Niven.
[Booker] Zaria so close but yet so far
from making that tag. Big shot there.
[Vic] Another big kick, rocking Niven,
and now this is that moment for Sol,
to make the tag, desperately needs to get over to Zaria,
desperately reaching out! And hey!
-[Booker] Oh, did she-- -[Vic] Make a tag?
[Corey] No! Chelsea with the interference from the outside!
[Vic] Sol doesn't realize it, but she certainly does now.
You know, buy all the chapstick you need to be wearing, Graves.
How's your request going to join Green's Cabinet?
[Corey] I'm still waiting for a position to open up.
I'm thinking of something in social media.
[Vic] I'd definitely say you should take over her social media accounts.
That would actually be very good for you, I would say.
As now getting right back in, Green trying to get in.
-[Corey] Uh-oh. -[Vic] And There comes Sol Ruca.
-[Vic] Leading the mind, so to speak. -[Booker] Protecting.
[Corey] High Crossbody!
Uh-oh! Sol needs to realize where she is.
[Vic] There was a tag, in comes Zaria!
And the powerhouse back into the matchup.
[Corey] Zaria's been unleashed in this one.
-It does not look good for Miss Green! -[Vic and crowd exclaims]
It does look good for Piper Niven, and even Zaria now
has come into this matchup, has taken over!
[Booker] Oh, man!
[Vic] Been waiting patiently on the outside
-and right now… -[Booker] No way. No way!
[Vic] Trying to overpower Piper Niven. Spear!
[Booker chuckles]
If you don't succeed, try and try again.
-Oh, yes-- -[Vic] Another spear!
Everyone being dropped by Zaria!
-Green is legal. -[Booker] Nice hit.
[all exclaiming]
[Booker] How smart was that?
[Corey] Veteran wherewithal by the United States champion.
[Vic] Cannot argue that,
as Green, again, getting hoisted up.
In comes Piper Niven and things starting to break down in this tag team match
as all four women are in the ring.
Green thought she caught Zaria.
-[Corey] But she didn't! -[Vic] And here comes Niven!
-[Booker] Roll it! -[Vic] Green's screaming for the official!
-[crowd] One! Two! -Another near fall.
-No! -[Corey] Oh, no!
-[Vic] What? -[Corey] What do you mean, "What"?
-Did you see the champion's face? -[Booker] It was all busted up.
[Corey] Chelsea's nose might be broken, Vic!
[Vic] It happens. And now looking for the Unprettier!
-Zaria, though, counter! -[Corey] Oh, hoisted up!
[Corey] And Chelsea's not going to like the landing, as there's the tag.
-[Vic] Sol is legal, looking to fly! -[Booker] No way!
[Corey] What! What!
[Vic] Innovative offense!
But will it be enough to pick up the victory? Sol into the cover!
[crowd] One! Two!
-[Vic] Niven-- Oh, no! -[Corey] No!
Friendly fire in the middle of the ring!
[Vic] It's in control, guys.
It's all Zaria, it's all Sol Ruca!
-Can she do it! -[Booker] Oh, man!
-Look at the power! -No way!
[Vic] More importantly, look at the landing!
[Corey exclaims]
[Booker] Super natural strength right there from Zaria.
[Vic] And back up.
And Ruca snatches the soul of Green!
Shoots the half!
-Into the cover! -[crowd] One! Two! Three!
-[bell ringing] -[Vic] And Sol just pinned the champion!
-[Corey] Are we sure? -[announcer] Here are your winners,
Zaria and Sol Ruca!
[Vic] Your hand's not on your heart anymore.
I'm sure you don't want to see this again, Graves.
[Corey] My hand's not on my heart because my jaw is on the floor
after witnessing the power of Zaria!
Using Piper Niven as a weapon, setting the stage,
for Sol Ruca and the Soul Snatcher
at the expense of the United States champion.
[Vic] Well, it's another big win as momentum continues to build
for the duo of Sol Ruca and Zaria.
Ava, listen, you know that Roxanne and I
have unfinished business from Battleground.
I do. And I'm not a fan of the way she interrupted you last night.
Yeah, you know what? This is actually crazy
because you told me that you had time to talk today.
We're just finishing up.
It's okay. She's just here to defend her BFF, right?
You know, what you're not gonna do is pretend like you know me
because me and Roxanne are not best friends.
What I came here to do is thank Ava.
Because she actually signed off on a match for me against your best friend,
Masha Slamovich,
for that TNA Knockouts title.
And when I take that title,
I'm going to take it to places that, quite frankly,
you or Masha never took it to.
Oh, wow. You and Roxanne are absolutely perfect for each other, huh?
Listen, Jordynne, I'm gonna hold your hand when I say this.
An NXT superstar holding that title
is gonna make it more important than it has ever been,
especially when that person is me.
-[Ava] Hmm. -Cora, listen to me.
The day that you win that title is the day that I retire.
You might as well start packing.
Okay, yeah, I can see where this is going.
And you know what? I'm not mad about it, but you two can settle it in the ring.
-Not here. -Exactly what I thought.
Thank you. Goodbye. Bye, Jordynne! See ya.
[Vic] I feel it's going to be a busy night for our general manager.
["Let Them Know" playing]
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall!
Introducing first from Port St. Lucie, Florida,
Jaida Parker!
-[Booker chuckles] -[Vic] Talk smack on commentary.
Talk smack in the locker room, talk smack on the bus.
The time for talk is over.
Parker, Kelani Jordan meet one on one.
It's going down live next on NXT.
…last week.
We could do it anytime, anyplace.
-It don't matter. -Trick, that's--
This is what I need. It's not about that. It's about what I need.
-It's not! -M!
-Just the person we're looking for. -Oh!
We heard you got a new office.
We thought it'd be nice to get you--
Now is not the time.
You come back later with your package, all right? Appreciate.
-Calm down, bro cha-cha. -Relax.
We're literally just here to give Ava a gift.
Did I stutter?
-Hey. -I said come back with your package.
-Go bother Mr. Chase or something. -Oh!
-This guy want to talk about Mr. Chase? -Facts, bro.
You're literally the reason why Chase U got put on the line in the first place--
Whoa! Whoa!
I'm not playing with your punk ass.
You find out tonight.
While Eva makes up her mind about Eddy Thorpe.
[Ava] Trick! Let him go! Let him go!
Calm down, dawg.
-In honor of Mr. Chase. -In honor of Mr. Chase.
[Corey] Man, Trick Williams is in a mood tonight.
[Booker] I like it.
[Corey] I certainly could say he is in an Empire state of mind.
[announcer] … from Boynton Beach, Florida,
Kelani Jordan!
[Vic] What a matchup this is going to be between these two.
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] This has been a long time coming, gentlemen.
The score will hopefully be settled right here before our very eyes
between Miss Parker and Miss Jordan.
[Vic] Graves, on the back of something Jaida Parker
said last week and see if you agree.
Did Kelani lose her mind when she lost that women's
North American title?
[Corey] I would say quite the contrary.
I think Kelani is in the process of truly finding out who she is as a competitor.
We've seen a more aggressive side of Jordan in recently.
Oftentimes at the expense of Jaida Parker. I think it's gonna--
[Booker] Big shots, big shots.
[Vic] Booker, how does one overcome the loss of a championship?
To build off what Corey said.
[Booker] That's just part of the game, Vic.
I mean, you got to take it in stride.
That's just part of this deal.
Get back on the horse. Remember who you are.
Remember how you got to the dance.
-That's what you gots to do. -[Vic] Jordan following right up.
These two just do not mix.
Parker brushed off Kelani while Kelani was trying to show
she wasn't a little sister anymore.
In the locker room, she decided to pick a fight with Miss Parker two weeks ago.
Let's remember, these two brawled after a triple threat match.
Off the Standing Moonsault and a kick out by Jaida Parker, Kelani Jordan
is certainly showing you a different aggression,
Booker, was last week. Parker said Kelani lacked confidence.
I don't know if you see it that way.
[Booker] No. I don't think it's confidence.
I think she has the right state of mind
as far as confidence goes. The competition is very, very stiff
here in this division.
[Vic] You can see a lot of quick covers here by Kelani Jordan.
She's trying to snap a four match skid here in NXT.
[Corey] Well, that's of the utmost importance
when you're winning and momentum is on your side,
you oftentimes feel untouchable.
On the contrary, if you can't seem to get a W, then you can lose your mind.
Not because you lost the title but…
Oh, my gosh! She just almost took the head off of Jaida Parker.
Take it.
[Vic] Look at that.
[Corey] That was gnarly.
[Corey] Miss Parker didn't know before, and she knows now.
[Vic] Graves, I apologize for stepping on you right there.
That was unreal.
[Booker] The growth of Kelani Jordan right there.
Not taking it easy on the opponent.
That's the one thing, I always say
you've got to be very selfish in this business, taking shots
just like that!
[Vic] Right in the lower back,
Kelani, right now, rolling, looking for a high risk.
Will it be rewarded?
Asai Moonsault to the outside, wiping out Miss Parker.
[Corey] You can almost feel Kelani Jordan's confidence increasing
-as this match progresses. -[Vic] You ain't lying.
And now look at Kelani.
Charging in right back with a splash.
In the center of the ring, another hook of the leg and another near fall.
[Booker] Kelani is looking real good, just like this shot right here.
Beautiful, beautiful move. Right now she's got all the momentum,
but she cannot afford to make one mistake with Miss Parker.
[Vic] A couple of wild misses.
[Corey] Jaida Parker didn't miss there.
[Vic] You see, Parker, and Parker's fired up with good reason.
[Corey] Parker might've injured herself
delivering a shoulder attack, might've separated her shoulder.
is Kelani creating a little bit of separation,
charging right back in, getting caught with Jaida Parker.
[Booker] Kelani Jordan seems to be one step ahead of Miss Parker.
[Vic] Taken a little bit too much time, got caught for a moment and oof!
These two certainly are slugging it out.
[Corey] Certainly a precarious position for both competitors.
Jaida thinking here.
And Jaida, oh!
Lower back over the turnbuckle.
Who is going to stand tall here tonight on NXT?
Who you messing with?
Who you messing with, baby?
[Vic] Booker, you've liked the strategy of both these women in this match.
[Booker] Yes! Jaida Parker's trying to drag Kelani Jordan in those deep waters.
I'm talking about chlorine and drowning, man.
Beautiful, beautiful.
[Corey] Nice counter, innovative offense!
[Corey] Who's that?
[Corey] Not entirely sure what to call that sort of modification on the side
-Russian leg sweep. -[Vic] And Graves, for some,
Jordan has said that she has been able to start stepping up her game,
[Corey] She certainly stepped up her game
after suffering this beatdown on the outside
after several trips into the apron,
and then boom! Booker T's favorite offensive move.
-[Booker] Yes, yes, yes. -[Vic] Let's not forget
Stephanie Vaquer's offense, but we'll digress on that
when it comes to Booker's favorite offensive manuvers.
[Booker] Calm down, guys.
[Vic] We're telling you to calm down half the time.
That's Kelani back into the ring.
[Corey] You do you, Book, I support it.
-[Booker] Thank you. -[Corey] I want you to live your best life
Big right hand by Jaida Parker, stuns Jordan for the moment.
[Vic] Jaida, though, got caught front face,
turning it around right into the knee.
And Kelani now, looking to fly with a twist.
Michigan State background, trying to drag Parker out into the cover. Hook of the leg
will it be enough? And Parker's inside shoulder, just getting off the mat.
[Corey] Being honest. I think Kelani needs a little less Michigan State
and more Detroit Red Wings in her tonight.
This is a fight. She needs to up the aggression.
We've seen glimpses of it, but Kelani needs to sustain it.
[Vic] Parker warned Jordan she messed with the wrong one.
But Kelani Jordan has been game tonight,
as both these women are squaring up center of the rink.
[Booker] I'm just saying to Kelani Jordan, she's a fighter.
She's a special talent, the first ever women's North American champion.
Can she regain that cloak of invincibility.
[Vic] Trying to find that swag once more,
trying to feed off the energy of the NXT Universe.
And that rage starting to pour out of Kelani. Big kick to the gut.
[Corey] Jaida Parker trying to block. These two know each other so very well.
It's the first time, though, that they have met one on one,
another take down, into the cover.
Is this going to be enough?
And another near fall and, Graves,
there wasn't a lot on that kick out.
[Corey] No, Jaida Parker, definitely feeling the effects
of this offensive onslaught from Kelani Jordan.
But as long as Parker is in the match up, this could go either way.
We know how dangerous Jaida tends to be in the moment.
[Vic] Kelani looking for that…
Maybe looking for that split legged Moonsault?
Jaida Parker had it scouted,
getting right out of the way, going around going down,
shoulders down and a kick out again by Jaida. Jaida back to her feet.
So is Kelani, who just got popped, got caught, got dropped!
And this could be the turning point of the match-up.
Parker, rolling into the cover.
And Kelani, this time, kicking out, showing she's still got some fight.
[Corey] Credit where it's due to Kelani Jordan
after suffering this big time Samoan drop.
Courtesy of Jaida Parker.
[Vic] It looks like Jaida is going to the well once again,
Kelani able to fight out.
-Oh! cross face chicken wings. -[Vic] Trying to get it locked in.
Parker, able to fight it for a moment here, Booker.
[Booker] Too much muscle right now from Jaida Parker, we're gonna go here.
[Vic] We saw the eyes of Jaida Parker.
That look of determination.
Big chops.
And Kelani now on the back foot, so to speak.
Oh! Wait a minute again.
[Corey] Jaida looks like she's trying to catch her breath a little bit.
[Vic] Again Booker?
[Booker] How are we gonna see it?
-[Booker] Oh baby! -[Vic] We might see in a different form,
in a different fashion.
[Booker] Taking it to the top.
[crowd murmuring]
[Vic] Jaida Parker took a little bit too much time.
Kelani able to fight three, and that may be a mistake Graves.
[Corey] Booker you talked about dragging this match up to deep waters.
It looks as though Jaida Parker is feeling the effects of that as well.
[Booker] I don't know. Right now we're in a great position for Kelani Jordan.
But will she pull it off?
That's the question?
[Vic] Trying to get Parker up and over with a suplex.
Can't do it trying to fight out of it now,
-[Booker] Ohhh! -[Vic] Kelani to the top.
[Booker] Go away.
[Vic] Fly.
[Corey] Wow!
[Vic] And Jaida wisely able to roll out.
Kelani was right there when he made the cover.
[crowd chanting]
[Corey] Trying to fly one more time.
Parker sensed it.
And this time able to pull the rug out from underneath
Parker now target acquired.
[Corey] Hypnotic.
[Booker] Drop by.
[Corey] Parker's got to get Jordan back inside the ring and finish the job.
[Vic] Parker not done yet, she's looking to do just that, into the steps.
[crowd murmuring]
[Vic] Kelani now.
Somehow someway staggering back to her feet.
[crowd murmuring]
[Vic] What a fight this has been between these two women.
[crowd chanting "This is awesome!"]
[Vic] Another high risk.
For Kelani.
Parker right there to try to chop Kelani back down to size.
And Kelani Jordan, not back down Booker
from anything Parker has thrown at her, and she's now looking to fly.
[Booker] She is where she belongs.
Can she pull it off?
[inaudible] nobody.
[Vic] Going for the 450.
Hit, got it.
[crowd] One, two, three.
[Vic] And Parker proves her point tonight.
[announcer] And Here is your winner.
Jaida Parker.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Graves was saluting earlier, Booker starting to dance.
What a night it's been.
[Corey] The Spanish fly seemed like it would certainly be the end.
[crowd murmuring]
So did the potential 450 Splash They're out of the way
just in time, delivering hypnotics.
And taking out Kelani Jordan.
-[crowd cheering] -[Kelani theme playing]
Giulia, Stephanie
I am be at Roadblock.
Watching your match, check in.
[Vic] Oh! we heard from Miss Parker.
Let's welcome back Kelly Kincaid to NXT.
-[crowd chanting] -[Kelani theme playing]
Thanks, guys. It is so good to do that.
But now, Tony D'Angelo,
The last time you were in this building,
you were driven from the top rope.
Onto a steel chair, by Shawn Spears
All of the orchestration of Izzi Dame.
So how is the--
First things first, welcome back.
It's good to see you.
But you know what my mother always told me
if you've got nothing good to say about a woman,
don't say anything.
But I've got a lot to say about Izzi Dame.
But I think our friends at CW will,
respect my decision to say next question.
Fair enough.
How's the back?
Is it too soon for a return?
Listen,
I understand Stax is concerned about my back
about going out there in this condition.
And
It's his call when I'm not around.
But I'm here.
And Spears, I understand you're
putting together a little family, but I got something for you.
There's only one family in NXT.
D'Angelo Family.
[music playing]
[Vic] Big main event still to come.
But there's Matt and Jeff.
They're on their way to the ring.
We are going to here from the Hardys.
Live on NXT.
[music playing]
Hold on. Hold on.
Hold on. Right here.
Right here.
You there.
Oba you've defended your title on a few occasions now.
What's it like defending the NXT title but also representing NXT
going against a wrestler from a different company?
I mean, holding this NXT championship and representing the brand
is a job that I don't take lightly.
Moose is a five star athlete, and next week you will witness
two Nigerian titans go head to head for the very first time.
But this match, my friends, is one that I cannot afford to lose.
Because if I do,
Now we have a TNA wrestler running around with the NXT championship
around his waist and on his shoulder.
I don't think so.
[reporters] Oba Oba, right here.
-Right here. Hold on. Right here. -You in there.
Oba can you talk a little bit about the size difference?
As you're both similar builds.
I mean, you saw the match
with Lexus King and Moose last week.
Moose is a big man and he does match me in the size department.
And he's also no bomb and no slaps.
That man can go.
But one thing holds true.
I've fought men smaller than me.
I've fought men the same size as me,
and I've even fought some men even bigger than me.
But I hit first and I hit hard.
And when I get my hands on Moose,
he's going to wish he never left the NFL.
[reporters] Oba Oba, right here.
[reporters clamoring]
We're done.
But I will leave you with this.
In the theater at Madison Square Garden.
I will walk in the NXT champion, and I will walk out
still the ruler.
And still the NXT champion.
Thank you.
[murmuring]
[crowd cheering]
[The Hardy Boyz's theme playing]
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen please welcome.
The TNA world tag team champions
Matt and Jeff
The Hardy Boyz.
[Vic] The Hardy party
has come to NXT.
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] This is absolutely wild experience.
The Hardys in NXT two weeks in a row.
-[The Hardy Boyz's theme playing] -[crowd chanting]
[Vic] Soaking it over into,
a big showdown next week.
Theater at Madison Square Garden.
-[The Hardy Boyz's theme playing] -[crowd chanting]
[Vic] What a moment.
This is all the feels in the world right now.
Wherever you're watching around the world.
[The Hardy Boyz's theme playing]
Go.
[crowd chanting and cheering]
[crowd cheering]
Man, man, man, oh, man, oh, man.
The last few weeks have it felt surreal.
I mean, it's so good.
It feels so good to be here in NXT.
[crowd cheering]
And it feels so damn good to be back home in the WWE.
[crowd cheering]
-[crowd chants "Welcome home"] -Wow.
Thank you.
We can feel the love, to come back home
to the WWE and to appear on NXT for the very first time…
[crowd cheering]
And to be able to defeat a top-notch, tough tag team
like the No Quarter Catch Crew.
Man, it was…
I mean, it was exhilarating.
It was absolutely amazing.
[crowd chants indistinctly]
And I got to tell you, we have been everywhere
in the pro wrestling industry.
We've traveled millions and millions of miles,
but the positivity and the passion
in that NXT locker room, it is off the charts.
[crowd cheering]
Something very special is happening here at NXT.
[crowd cheering]
Yeah. Amen, brother.
The presence of passion is active.
The fires in the eyes are alive,
and the hunger back there is simply infectious.
Last week we looked our Roadblock opponents in the eyes, Fraxiom.
[crowd chants indistinctly]
And I'm telling you, man, I saw the same fire that took Matt and I
to unimaginable heights in this business…
["Burn This Engine Out" playing]
[Joseph] Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Hank and Tank.
Matt, Jeff…
Matt, Jeff, we are sorry to interrupt.
And we mean no disrespect.
-[crowd booing] -No disrespect.
We actually…
We actually came out here to say thank you.
We came out here to say thank you for showing us all
what it means to be a tag team.
Hank and I came out here to ask you two for advice,
because who better to ask for advice than the GOATs?
Taking on a thousand success recently, and it just feels like we're
missing something, something to take us to that next level.
And all we want to know is, what do we gotta do?
Hey, we know who you guys are.
We enjoy your work.
And the respect is mutual.
You guys are both young.
You're strong, you're big,
but most importantly, you're hungry.
But sometimes to, uh, make someone notice you.
You got to kind of, uh, break the norm around here.
You know what I mean?
Yeah, yeah, yeah. What Matt's trying to say
is sometimes you gotta take things to the extreme.
Oh, hey…
Extreme. So you're talking about tables.
-Oh. -You're talking about ladders.
-Oh. -You're talking about chairs.
-Oh, my! -No, no, no, no, no.
Going to the extreme is much more than tables, ladders and chairs.
It's about getting outside of your comfort zone
and pushing yourself past your own perceived limits.
Beyond what you are.
Jeff. Jeff, look in their eyes.
They have the same hunger and passion in their eyes that we had in 1998
when we first started WWE.
And when we first became extreme,
it wasn't necessarily about having TLC in a match.
It meant that we were willing to take risks.
It meant that we're willing to bet on ourselves,
and we're willing to step up to a challenge
that people deem as impossible and make it possible.
[Josh Briggs' entrance theme plays]
[Graves] Well, Vic, you did call it a Hardy Party.
[Briggs] Hold it! Hold it! Yeah!
I hate to break up a Hardy Party, but…
I'm going to be blunt with you.
[crowd booing]
Hank and Tank,
you need to remove your lips from the Hardy Boyz asses.
We see what you are doing.
Listen. Listen!
-Matt and Jeff-- -[crowd booing]
Matt and Jeff,
you can give them all the advice under the sun.
[crowd chanting "Delete"]
But I'm telling you, you're wasting your breath.
Hank and Tank, you want some advice?
Stop playing the damsel-in-distress card
because the Hardy's ain't gonna give you a title shot.
We're taking it.
You got a problem with it? Do something about it.
It's our time.
Hey, Tank,
are you, uh…
You thinking what I'm thinking about?
Extreme.
-[Joseph] What? -[crowd cheering]
Party crashers?
Well, this is starting to break down.
[Booker T] It's a fight.
[inaudible] That's what I'm talking about.
Fraxiom.
I knew you'd come, ha!
Wow! What a dream match.
The greatest tag team of today
versus the greatest tag team of all time,
in seven days.
[crowd chants indistinctly]
Make sure to bring your best
[crowd chants "Delete"]
We most certainly will bring our best.
And next week, let's put the discussion to bed.
Let's find out who truly is…
the best tag team in the world today.
See you in New York City,
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Joseph] And after an interesting interaction
in our General Manager Ava's office,
these two are gonna be one-on-one.
Grace, Jade, next, live on NXT.
[announcer] Next Tuesday, the theater at Madison Square Garden
hosts the biggest women's match in NXT history.
NXT Women's North American Champion, Stephanie Vaquer
versus NXT Women's Champion, Giulia.
Champion versus champion.
Title for title.
Two women will walk in as champion,
but only one will walk out with all the gold.
As I've said numerous times, I'll put the NXT Women's Division
up against any division around the world.
Giulia and Stephanie sit atop that division.
It is only fitting that they compete title versus title,
in the number one media market in all the world,
New York City.
[Triple H] This match between Stephanie Vaquer and Giulia,
arguably the biggest match in NXT history.
But in my opinion,
it will also determine the future of the entire WWE Women's Division.
[Michaels] So, at the theater in Madison Square Garden,
we're gonna find out who the number one woman really is.
[presenter] The Garden has been centerstage…
[announcer] Welcome to Madison Square Garden!
[presenter] …for some of the biggest moments in women's wrestling,
Broadway for one of the greatest women's championship victories,
and the center of the boxing universe.
It's been said women run the world,
and after Roadblock,
either Giulia or Stephanie will command the best women's division on the planet.
[Giulia speaking Japanese] I like Stephanie,
but when it comes to being
champion of Champions, there is only room for one.
And that is The Beautiful Madness.
[speaking Spanish] Giulia believes in her heart
she is the best women's wrestler in the world.
But I am La Primera.
And next week in New York,
I'll prove it when I hold both Titles in my hands.
[presenter, in English] New York City,
if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere.
Why don't we find out
who the best woman is?
Title for title.
Champion versus champion!
[presenter] One thing is for sure at Roadblock,
in the biggest women's match in NXT,
one woman will make her-story.
[dramatic instrumental music]
-["Thick Mama Pump" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is set for one fall.
Making her way to the ring, from Austin, Texas,
Jordynne Grace!
[Vic] And, Graves, Jordynne Grace made her intentions known
why she is here in NXT.
[Corey] Jordynne Grace has conquered everywhere she's competed in the past,
but she wants to be part of the hottest women's division on Earth right now,
the best in the game, NXT!
But the work is only just beginning for The Juggernaut.
["Generation Of Jade" playing]
[announcer] And her opponent, from Chicago, Illinois,
Cora Jade!
[Vic] There's a lot on the mind of Cora Jade.
You're not worth my time, shut your mouth.
[Vic] As you see it, to her left, staring at Masha Slamovich,
the TNA Knockouts Champion, who will face Cora, March 14th,
Sacrifice, for that very championship.
But, Graves, are we looking at a woman who is ready to take that next step?
[Corey] If you ask Cora Jade, she was born ready for the moment, for the opportunity.
But thus far, the results haven't
necessarily matched her personal prognostications.
I think Cora Jade has all the talent it takes to become TNA Knockouts Champion,
but I also think she's in for the fight of her life.
[Booker T] I can tell you this,
she's one bad little sistah!
Oh, yes, man!
[Vic] Some would say she's been living in the shadow, so to speak,
of Roxanne Perez.
And I don't necessarily know if you see it that way,
because they've been best friends. They've been--
[Booker T] I wouldn't say that. I wouldn't say "friends."
I mean, co-workers, partners in crime? Yes.
A means to an end? Yes.
But friends? No, no, no.
We don't use that word, Victor.
[Vic] Well, Jordynne said Cora would be a disgrace
if she were to become the TNA Knockouts Champion.
Jordynne said…
"It was an honor to be champion." There's a quick roll through. Back up.
Hoisting up Cora Jade, trying to overpower Cora right now is Grace.
Look, not even one woman has held the Knockouts Title
for more combined days than Jordynne Grace.
If someone knows what they're talking about
when it comes to the Knockouts Title, it's The Juggernaut.
[Booker T] Yeah, but I'm telling you, this is an opportunity of a lifetime
for Cora Jade just to upset the whole thing, man.
Go into TNA
and change the whole name of the game, baby!
[Corey] I agree with you, Booker. A massive opportunity for Cora Jade.
But right now, Jordynne Grace is just having her way.
[Vic] Graves, you can understand also why Grace wants to get her hands on Perez.
A lot of daggers were thrown last week
-in Cincinnati. -[Corey] Wow!
[Vic] Into the cover goes Jordynne.
Hook of the leg. And a near fall.
[Corey] There were lots of daggers thrown, but Grace had to know it was coming.
You have to expect that. When you're a big fish in a smaller pond,
when you make it to the deep end of the ocean,
like Jordynne Grace is finding out right now, you are a walking target.
[Vic] We just saw the two women compete in that a huge unification match
in New York City, Booker, at Roadblock.
Just how big is that matchup in your words?
[Booker T] I mean, come on, title versus title?
North American Champion versus the NXT Champion.
A unification.
-It don't get bigger than that. -[Vic] It's our fourth NXT Roadblock.
A women's title of any kind has never changed hands.
It's guaranteed to happen inside the theater
at Madison Square Garden.
And it has been all Jordynne Grace in this matchup.
[Corey] It can't be good for the confidence of Jade,
as she prepares the challenge for gold.
-[Vic] Oh! Just ripping at that hair! -[Corey] That's what Jade has to do more!
Be ruthless! Take a shortcut!
Downright cheat if you have to! Just don't get caught.
[Vic] Did you see Grace's neck
just bounce off that middle turnbuckle?
[Corey] Sure did.
That's why I'm all excited.
[Vic] Oh, man!
[Corey] Cora Jade making the most of a tiny opportunity.
-[Booker T] I agree-- -[Vic] Cover. Hook of the leg. Kick-out.
[Booker T] If you ain't cheating, you ain't trying. That's the way I see it.
I'm talking about the old Bobby Bowden effect.
You feel me? You feel me?
[Vic] I understand what you said. As Cora Jade, now,
in control of this matchup.
As Masha Slamovich, again, on the outside,
staring at the woman, that being Cora Jade,
that will challenge her, March 14th at Sacrifice.
[Corey] And if you're Cora Jade tonight in this match,
you're feeling extra pressure. When you've got the woman
whose title you're gonna try to take in a short matter of time
watching your every move, studying Cora Jade,
you gotta keep that in the back of your mind.
[Vic] Grace trying to pick up momentum.
Just got stopped.
Cora sweeping out the leg
And trying to maybe find a little bit of rhythm in this matchup.
And nobody home. Coming to a complete halt.
Grace was just able to get out of the way for a moment.
And I mean one moment.
And a big, vicious knee strike from Cora.
[Corey] When you're dealing with someone as dangerous as Grace,
if I'm Jade, I'm throwing six knees rather than three.
I'm throwing nine, a whole dozen.
[Vic] Combination offense.
Which one of these two women walks out victorious?
[crowd jeering]
[Vic] Well, we are back on NXT.
This matchup has come to a halt.
You see our medical team out here talking to Cora Jade.
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, due to a referee stoppage,
Cora Jade is unable to compete.
-Therefore, your winner is Jordynne Grace! -[Booker T] Wow.
[Vic] Jordynne Grace picks up the victory. And we hope to get an update
on what happened to Cora Jade as the night progresses.
But now, we're taking a closer look at our main event for the North American Title.
It's Tony D'Angelo, Shawn Spears here tonight.
[man] Time for tonight's NXT Spotlight.
Tony D'Angelo. The North American champion.
Without my family, I wouldn't be sitting here today with this title.
You built a hell of the family, Tony.
And since winning that North American Championship,
you've grown and motivated that family to be hungry.
And I feel the championship could do the same for me.
The difference between me and everyone else on this roster, is that I'm starving.
And the only thing in NXT
that will satisfy my appetite is that.
[Vic] Shawn Spears has manipulated,
he has maneuvered to get everything to fall in place.
[Shawn] If you control the narrative,
victory is not only inevitable…
[Corey] Oh, my God!
Izzi Dame.
…it's guaranteed
that my family is complete.
Spears and his gang are gonna pay for their sins.
The D'Angelo family is the only family in NXT.
Spears is smart and tough guy
but I have to handle this.
Tony D'Angelo.
You never saw it coming, did you?
And now there is a new family here to take over NXT.
The only thing left to do
is take the North American Championship.
[Vic] There breaking news today from our general manager Ava.
At Roadblock, you two will battle in a New York City street fight.
Ethan, how did we get to this moment?
Well, it goes back to December.
I had no path to the NXT Championship
yet I've got a 20-year-old kid coming to the ring to give me,
a pep talk.
Je'Von I had to look at you,
full of joy and energy
because you're in the WWE living your best life.
And me?
It took almost your entire life
for me to even end up in the WWE.
On top of it,
you're gonna come to the ring and talk to me about being a husband
and a father?
See, that was the moment right there.
When I realized…
maybe it's not All Ego. Maybe I became All Soft.
And that is when I snapped.
Is it jealousy?
You are damn right it is jealousy.
Je'Von, listen to me,
I mean every single word.
If I can break your jaw again, I would do it in a heartbeat.
-Like that. Look at me now. -Sounds good.
I'm the most dangerous I have ever been in my entire career.
And this place is silly enough
to give me a match with you next week with no rules?
-Exactly. Exactly. -Absolutely none?
Exactly! There ain't gonna be no rules in New York.
I wasn't able to talk for three months because of you.
You took my smile.
You took everything.
You know,
I've loved WWE my whole entire life
and this situation has made me look at this a different way.
Like last week.
What was I doing? Rocky.
And what was you doing? Running.
The whole time. But guess what?
Next week there ain't going to be no running in New York.
For three months,
I had to do with you.
You made me realize that people like you
is gonna to hold people like me down.
I will put this on everything I love, bro. I will put this on my mother.
Ain't nobody gonna hold me down no more.
Nobody's gonna take my joy and nobody's gonna take my smile
and that is facts.
Straight like that.
[Vic] Gentlemen, any last words?
You are worried about me taking your smile?
You should be worried about me taking your career.
[both arguing]
[Corey] Look what you started, Vic
[bell dings]
The next match is set for one fall.
[announcer] Introducing first, accompanied by Uriah Connors,
from Michigan, weighing in at 225 pounds.
Kale Dixon.
[Vic] Kale Dixon stood up
for Andre Chase earlier tonight
in the face of Trick Williams.
Trick Williams is not in the mood for fun and games.
These two go one-on-one, next on NXT.
[Vic] We're getting ready for this matchup and look…
-I mean, Kale Dixon… -[bell dings]
didn't do him any-- Oh!
[Booker T] Diving. I'm loving this!
Look at that!
[Vic] Trick William on top, throwing rights.
-The referee is-- -[bell dings]
[Vic] He did it! Wow!
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, your winner
due to referee stoppage.
Trick Williams!
Aye, yo, Eddy Thorpe!
You just saw your whole life pass before your eyes.
If want me?
Come out here and see what it's about then, dog.
[Vic] We are seeing a fire in the eyes of Trick Williams.
[Corey] I don't know if Eddy Thorpe wants to come out after this.
Dixon's eyes… Look at him.
-[Booker T] He's out. -[Eddy] Trick. Up here. Trick.
Up here, dog.
Trick, you have been really struggling
with not being the man around here, haven't you?
But you still walk around here like you are, don't you?
You and I both know that should be me, dammit.
I'll beat you at Vengeance Day
but it looks like I gotta beat it into you
and into them that I'm the guy.
And it has to be definitive.
So in two weeks, me and you, Trick.
Let's do this in NXT Underground.
Eddy, you want me in two weeks?
I will see your punk ass at the Underground.
[all cheering]
[Vic] Get ready for a fight.
Let's go back and watch the whole match again.
[Corey] I mean… Bam!
I mean, what a Trick Shot.
-[Booker T] He is out. -[Corey] You ain't lying
and we are headed to the Underground in two weeks.
Please sign this off, Ava.
[shouting]
Welcome to NXT.
What are you doing? No, no--
Don't hit her again. Get out.
-Get out of here. -[arguing]
Leave her alone. Get out of here!
-Go. Get out of here. Come on. -Don't touch…
Last question, please.
[all chattering]
[man] You have competed in a lot of big matches at TNA.
What does this match rank in terms of your career?
I'm a prizefighter.
I always fight for the biggest prize in the game.
When the TNA NXT deal was signed,
I knew there was a match I wanted.
So I was patient and I waited.
And when the right opportunity came across the line, here we are.
If I'm being honest, there is no match with this relationship
bigger than Oba Femi versus Moose.
And I'll give credit where credit is due.
Oba Femi has been one hell of a champion here at NXT,
and he's gonna be a major player in WWE for many, many years.
He could be the ruler of NXT, he just won't be NXT champion,
'cause next week, I'm gonna leave Roadblock with two titles.
The TNA X Division Championship, and the NXT championship.
'Cause I'm gonna be the face of this franchise. Thank you.
[indistinct chatter]
Thanks, Moose.
Roadblock is shaping up to be one of the biggest shows in NXT history.
And based on what's happened the past couple weeks,
and what just happened moments ago,
I can announce that Roxanne Perez will take on Jordynne Grace
at the theater at Madison Square Garden.
Now let's wrap up this press conference with one last question.
[overlapping chatter]
[Fallon] Oh, yes! Ava! Ava! Over here, yeah.
We are all dying to know why Fallon Henley hasn't gotten her rematch
for the North American title yet.
I mean, first it was Karmen, now Giulia is getting a shot?
What about my championship rematch?
Fallon, we can talk about this later--
[Fallon] No, we can talk about this now.
No, I'm gonna go watch the main event--
No, you're not. We're gonna talk about this right now, Ava.
We don't need to talk about it in private. We can talk about it right now--
I don't know where you think you're going.
Come back here right now.
[crowd cheering and applauding]
[scoffs] Ridge. Ricky Saints.
Yeah. I know who you are, pal.
Big win. Huge win in the main event last week.
Didn't move me.
[scoffs] Didn't move ya.
You shouldn't be here.
Okay.
Well, guess what. Get used to seeing a whole lot of me, all right?
[muttering indistinctly]
Saints, this revolution will be televised
when I win the North American Championship.
[Vic] Oh, we are getting set for the main event.
There is the challenger, there is the champion.
-[hip-hop instrumental music playing] -It's one family versus another.
Can Tony D rise to the occasion or will Spears leave champion?
Main event time, next.
[man] Truth will ultimately prevail.
[echoing]
But there's pain bringing it to light.
[Vic] And also next week in Roadblock,
Guilia and Stephanie Vaquer, title versus title.
One woman will have both championships.
But tonight, who will be the one man to carry the North American title?
We got Shawn Spears.
Well, he has made The Don, Graves, a target since Thanksgiving.
Corey, he has quietly crafted his family.
[Corey] Hopefully, tonight Shawn Spears, I say hopefully, from his perspective,
is able to recognize the fruits of this labor
that he's put towards splintering the D'Angelo family,
toward building his own family,
and the North American championship, Shawn Spears believes,
will give his family validation.
It will help launch the careers of the entire family
beyond just his own success.
Jensen, Niko Vance,
and right there standing are Shawn Spears, Izzi Dame.
To be fair, Shawn Spears' family reminds me a little more
of something you would've seen in the Peoples Temple than an actual family.
[Vic] One way or another, Spears tends to get what he wants.
Now, we're looking into the eyes of the next North American champion.
-[crowd cheering] -["Strictly Business" playing]
♪ It's all about family It's all about the business, ha ♪
[Vic] And for the champion, Graves,
what has been going through The Don's mind
since he was beaten down by Spears, beaten down by Spears' family
-inside a steel cage? -[screams]
[Corey] We're about to see what it's truly done to the mindset,
to the mentality of Tony D'Angelo.
This is a man who was embarrassed,
humiliated and beaten down on global television
and now is Tony D's chance for redemption. For revenge.
But if D'Angelo is anything less than 100% healthy tonight,
this could be the biggest mistake of his career.
[Vic] Has been a question that has surrounded Tony D'Angelo
after what took place in the cage,
whether it was with the steel chair Shawn Spears holds
as these two looking eye-to-eye
over with the crowbar that was brought into the ring.
Let's go up to our ring announcer
Lilian Garcia.
[bell dings]
The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
[audience cheering]
And it is for the NXT North American Championship!
[audience applauding]
Introducing first, the challenger from Niagara Falls,
weighing in at 223 pounds.
Shawn Spears.
[crowd booing]
His opponent, representing the D'Angelo family.
He is the NXT North American champion.
The Don of NXT, Tony D'Angelo.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Closing in on 150 days as champion,
Tony D'Angelo set for his seventh defense of his title.
And Book, Tony D'Angelo has to be used to
another family looking to move in, looking to take over his turf.
[Booker T] Look here, Tony knows all about defending the block.
He's been doing it ever since he was a little bitty boy.
But this is different.
He thought he had Izzi Dame on check,
but that right there just showed you what it means
with a woman scorned just turned his back,
just turned her back on him like that.
But the thing is, you gotta think about Shawn Spears.
The icon with a GPS. Just think about what he has done.
He's got a family. He's a mentor, he's a leader.
That's what he's all about,
and now he's trying to take his family to the top just like that.
Brutal.
[Vic] Big Thesz press and that GPS if you're Shawn Spears,
just focusing on the North American title said that it is his mission,
but he's got to go through The Don.
And D'Angelo is fired up.
[Corey] I don't know if Tony D'Angelo has blinked yet.
D'Angelo looks locked in.
[Booker T] Tony's thinking about Izzi Dame, man.
-That's what he's thinking of. -[Corey grunts]
[Vic] Right now, it's time to take a look at tonight's NXT recap
presented by Progressive.
D'Angelo, the 19th different North American Champion,
defending it yet again.
And, Booker, did what happened to Tony after the cage match
help him realize the importance of family and his underboss?
[Booker T] Are you talking about being beaten, battered and torn?
Oh, yes. You want to have your people watching your back all the time.
He knows that. He knows that. He knows about security. He knows that.
[Vic] Well, Spears coming right back in and, ooh!
Big knee right to the gut of Tony D'Angelo.
Let's not downplay Tony D, he beat a pillar of NXT
WrestleMania weekend at Stand & Deliver,
that being Tomasso Ciampa.
He's a tag team champion, Heritage Cup champion,
beat Oba Femi, the only man to do so
for that North American title that he currently holds around his waist.
-[Booker T] Yeah, but-- -Cover by The Don.
[Booker T] How many times can you will yourself
to go out there and make that play every time?
Live up to that potential every time? How many times can you do it?
[Vic] We're gonna see just how many times The Don can do it.
Can he dig down deep tonight, 'cause Corey brought it up at the start,
is Tony D'Angelo 100% heading into this matchup?
Thus far he looks great.
[Corey] At this particular juncture,
The Don looks like he's locked in and ready for battle.
He's dominating Shawn Spears from the top turnbuckle at this very moment.
But all it takes is one mistake
especially when you're dealing with somebody as lethal as Shawn Spears.
Not to mention these people on the outside.
[Vic] There's a lot of family members on the outside.
There's the D'Angelo family, the Spears family,
they're right here in front of us.
Tony D'Angelo right now, not worried about the underboss.
not worried about Luca, not worried about Rizzo,
looking for a suplex and he got all of it, did The Don,
who is crawling into the cover,
championship on the line and the challenger able to kick out.
Who is walking out tonight with the North American Championship?
The Don getting right back in. Oh! Just got caught!
-Big superkick to the jaw. -[Booker T grunts]
Into the cover. Hook of the leg and a near fall.
We were half a second away from Shawn Spears
crowning himself North American Champion.
And, Graves, let's go back to some of the action in this matchup.
[Corey] It's been hard-hitting and high impact as expected.
First, take a look at Don delivering that patented superplex
that took a lot out of Spears, but didn't finish the job.
And then again, Spears sent crashing to the outside.
Tough to tell which part of his anatomy got the worst of that landing.
But, yet again, almost miraculously, Spears is in control again.
[Vic] Mocking the family. It's just eerie to think
that Shawn Spears doesn't call what he does manipulation,
he calls it strategy.
[Booker T] I mean, like I say, you call it as Don calls it the GPS,
because you just, you know, put in the direction
as forwards, where you want to go,
and he will get you there.
I mean, look at Brooks Jensen.
Look at that damn haircut. He looks great.
I mean, look at Niko and the mentorship he's giving this guy.
Look at Izzi Dame. She's ready to be a star.
That's all because of one person. One person.
[Corey] I'm gonna agree with you, especially about Niko Vance, man.
Something about that guy makes me painfully uncomfortable.
That's the kind of guy that doesn't know any other way but painful.
[Vic] And now, looking for a camel clutch,
sitting down deep in the center of the ring.
And we talk about not being 100%,
the focus has been on the lower back of Tony D'Angelo for several weeks.
That's what the word's been around the locker room.
-[Corey] And what do you call that, Vic? -[Vic] Strategy.
[Corey] Not manipulation. It's strategy.
Just like Shawn Spears said to you.
[Vic] I was talking more about
the three people in front of us right here, his family, on manipulation.
Getting them to buy in, and they certainly have.
He wants to guide high-potential, high-quality human beings
and he's looking for a statement victory.
Combination with that knee into the center of the spine.
[Corey] Spears locked in and laser focused
on the lower back of the North American Champion
This is certainly strategy that Spears was hoping to employ
and it is paying off big time right now.
The family is done.
-You hear me? -Get off that hair.
Give up. Your damn family is done. You've got nothing. You're nothing.
[Vic] There is no quitting, D'Angelo.
D'Angelo fired up. That might be a mistake.
Strategy might be thrown out the window.
[Corey] Don might rip Spears' jaw clean off his head right now.
Here we go.
[Vic] And things start to breakdown, now, center of the ring,
this is the main event of NXT.
North American Championship is on the line,
the champion Tony D'Angelo taking it right now to the challenger Shawn Spears.
Families on the outside.
Big suplex, center of the ring Tony D'Angelo now, center of the ring
stalking, walking, waiting for Spears to get to his feet.
[Booker T] He is representing for the family right there, surely. Oh, no!
[Vic] Put on the brakes.
Spear!
D'Angelo got all of it.
Cover. Count! To retain-- Oh!
And Spears' left shoulder
-just off the mat. -[Booker T] Wow.
[Corey] Take another look at this.
The Don put the brakes on and then spears Spears…
before coming up with a two and nine-tenths cover,
but unfortunately not enough to retain his title,
and put this one away just yet.
[Vic] Tony D'Angelo may be fighting through a lot of pain here in this moment.
He's got to remember. Izzi Dame was on the outside,
who coaxed D'Angelo into trusting her.
Don't know if Stacks is 100% sold on what was going on at that moment,
but she made the suggestion for that Steel Cage Match, Booker.
She set the trap.
Shawn Spears took full advantage.
[Booker T] Shawn Spears took advantage and tonight,
he could walk away the new North American champ,
if he could land this one big shot,
this could be the coup d'état right here.
Oh, no!
[Vic] Not often we see Spears go to the top, Graves.
[Corey] It could be because Spears experiencing some frustration,
and perhaps trying to show the Don a different look.
[Vic] He was able to stay away. He was looking for that Forget About It.
And now, stepping through, looking for a Sharpshooter.
Can he turn the dial?
He has got to be screaming in pain at this moment.
Is the Don going to tag?
[Vic] How much more can D'Angelo suffer?
How much more can the champion take?
[Corey] It was interesting that Tony D'Angelo turned away
from the family of Spears to his family to cheer him on,
to give him get that extra adrenaline
because he's fighting that pain in the lower back.
And he was just able to power out from the Sharpshooter.
[Vic] Maybe a last ditch effort.
A last gasp from the champion
or maybe the tides have turned again.
[Corey] Forget About It.
Cover to retain.
-Hey! -Two.
I don't know if Izzi helped out Shawn Spears.
[Vic] Wait a minute!
-Here we go. -[Booker T] Oh, yeah.
Pack it up, guys. Pack it up.
-[Vic] Booker, give me an [indistinct]… -[Booker T scatting]
[Vic] All hell is breaking loose.
The family now spilling out all around.
Referee using his discretion at this moment.
He is trying to clear bodies because we still have the championship…
Oh, no! The underboss running into The Don!
[groaning]
-Pivotal moment. Look at Spears. -Move!
So much for family.
[Vic] Spears.
[Corey] Spears shouting at D'Angelo, "So much for family."
[Vic] Back in.
Hoisting up the Don,
looking for that C4 to the lower back.
Good night.
[Booker T] Gonna happen. Gonna happen. Whoa!
[Corey] Don kicked out! D'Angelo is still fighting.
[Booker T] No way.
[Corey] Look at the look on the underboss' face.
Might be a look of relief at this juncture,
a look of frustration in the eyes of Shawn Spears.
Listen to this place.
[crowd chanting] NXT! NXT! NXT!
NXT! NXT! NXT!
[Vic] North American Championship on the line.
You can see the Don in obvious pain. Spears knows it.
Spears' been exploiting it.
Spears just hit Tony D'Angelo with his best shot, the C4.
[Corey] Could be disheartening for Spears.
We're seeing signs of frustration right now
as we have for the past several minutes,
but Spears needs to figure out how to keep his foot on the gas pedal.
[Vic] Hoisting up the Don. Don right now, precarious position.
Looking for the C4 one more time.
The Don trying to fight to his way free.
Hoisted up. Whoa!
Got out of it. Wasn't pretty, was effective.
Oh!
[Corey] The back of The Don gave out! The back of The Don gave out!
-Spears. Oh, no! -[bell dings]
[music playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner,
and the new NXT North American champion…
Shawn Spears!
[Vic] Disbelief has just come over
the NXT Universe.
[Corey] This arena is engulfed in stunned silence.
It was validation Shawn Spears sought for his family,
and validation he shall receive.
It seemed as though we could forget about it.
Pun intended.
But Izzi Dame from the outside pulled the pin on the chaos
that would ensue between the families brawling on the outside.
It spilled inside the ring, back outside the ring,
and here is where the shock really set in.
The underboss being launched into Tony D'Angelo.
This could have potentially lead to D'Angelo's demise
after the C4 by Shawn Spears.
Somehow, someway, the Don fought through.
But in the closing moments as the Don delivered a Spinebuster,
or attempted to do so,
his body betrayed him.
His back gave out
and Shawn Spears was the beneficiary.
[Vic] We have a new champion tonight.
Will the same be said next week in New York City?
Because the NXT championship is on the line.
It is Oba Femi defending
against the TNA X Division Champion Moose.
Who walks out of Roadblock with gold around their waist?
[Corey] The TNA Tag Team titles are up for grabs
as The Hardy Boyz defend against Fraxiom.
[Vic] Not only that,
the women's championship will be on the line.
Title versus title, champion versus champion.
Vaquer versus Giulia.
Who will have all the gold?
But the puzzle complete for Shawn Spears.
His family is whole. Took what the Don held dear,
and they say he who has the power has all the gold.
What is Spears capable of now? er has all the gold.