[epic music plays]
[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[Vic] We are live in New York City
on the heels of a sold-out Monday Night Raw.
This time inside the historic theater at Madison Square Garden
where, tonight, championships will be defended.
moments created, legacies defined, and in the end,
who will have clear path to Stand & Deliver, WrestleMania weekend.
Who can overcome their one final roadblock?
Welcome to NXT!
[crowd cheering]
What a night this is gonna be.
There is our NXT Champion, "The Ruler" Oba Femi.
He defends his NXT Championship tonight in New York City
against the TNA X-Division Champion, Moose!
These two titans will meet live here at Roadblock.
But in our main event, the Women's North American Champion, Stephanie Vaquer,
looks to add to her championship resume.
All she needs to do is to defeat the Women's Champion, Giulia.
It is title versus title! The biggest NXT women's match in history!
Welcome to Roadblock!
-["Never Slow Down" playing] -[crowd cheering]
♪ Never slow down! ♪
[crowd cheering]
-[bell rings] -[announcer] The following contest,
scheduled for one fall, is for the TNA
World Tag Team Championship!
Introducing first,
they are the NXT Tag Team Champions,
Nathan Frazer and Axiom!
[Vic] Graves, does this duo understand the magnitude of this match?
[Corey] Absolutely Fraxiom understands what they're up against.
They know they are functioning on a whole different level as a tag team,
but perhaps their biggest test yet comes now.
-["Loaded" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[announcer] And their opponents,
they are the TNA
World Tag Team Champions,
Matt and Jeff,
-The Hardy Boyz! -[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Three decades, Booker.
How do they still have the same passion,
innovation, and the willingness to take risks?
[Booker T] I get that question all the time. The Hardys, since day one,
these guys came in, they have been shaking up the world, shocking the world.
And here at MSG tonight, let's see if they can do it just one more time.
And here's the one thing about The Hardys,
they pretty much created their own style in professional wrestling, like Shaq!
They had to change the rules when these guys came in.
[Vic] Graves, you've been a fan of The Hardy's a long, long time.
It's still surreal sitting here, Hardy Boyz, Championship,
here at Madison Square Garden.
[Corey] I will never get tired of this energy, of this aura.
The Hardys, Matt and Jeff, stomping once again on hallowed ground,
and it couldn't feel more familiar.
We are in for a tag team treat tonight.
[Vic] And that's what it's about,
the TNA World Tag Team Championships.
The sheer excitement from how Raw ended, with the OTC Roman Reigns…
[crowd chanting] This is awesome! This is awesome!
[bell rings]
-[Vic] …carrying over to Roadblock. -[Booker T] Oh, yeah! Here we go!
Here we go!
[Vic] This is the first of three championships to be defended tonight.
Again, this is for the TNA World Tag Team Titles.
Hardys widely regarded as one of the greatest pro wrestling tag teams ever.
But, Booker, their legacies,
I just want this out there, it's both as individuals and as tag teams,
-it's both solidified each way. -[Booker T] No doubt.
Both of these guys, Jeff and Matt, both world champions,
as well as former multi-time tag team champions.
Solidified, no doubt. Truly first ballot Hall of Famers.
[Vic] Oh! Sharp elbow to the cheekbone of Axiom.
And, Graves, to put it bluntly, it's the greatest tag team in the world,
-right now, versus the greatest tag team-- -[Corey] Here's the thing,
Fraxiom need to believe their own hype.
The wrestling world has been turned on its ear
by the speed and the skill of the NXT Tag Team Champions.
But they are up against… Oh!
[Vic] Sit-down style powerbomb in the corner. Cover.
This one was almost over.
[Corey] …up against living legends, Matt and Jeff Hardy.
Fraxiom cannot afford to be nervous, to be intimidated by being in the ring
-with… -[Vic] Oh!
-[Corey] …someone they consider heroes. -[Vic] There's that innovation.
[Booker T] All veteran tactics here. Keeping it real close,
keeping Axiom in their corner, isolating him.
Beautiful, beautiful work.
[Corey] Book, I wanna ask you, as half of one of the greatest tag teams yourself,
Harlem Heat, what mentality do The Hardys need to have
battling a couple young guns like Fraxiom?
[Booker T] The thing is, everybody in the arena knows that it's youth…
Excuse me, youth versus age.
And the thing is, the experience factor will have to come into play,
just like they're doing right now. Double up. Double up one time.
Here we go! That's vintage. That's vintage.
[Vic] Need to say it again. Into the cover, hook of the leg.
And another near fall in this matchup.
But while we talk about the TNA World Tag Team Champions,
there is a man who's not fighting for a championship tonight.
He's got other things on his mind, like hurting his opponent,
Ethan Page, New York City Street Fight still to come.
Hardys, familiar with this arena, beat The Dudley Boyz here.
First ever tables match. Bubba, of course, Booker,
one of the legends on LFG with you.
[Booker T] I give Bubba a lot of grief, but he's won a lot of tag team titles.
[crowd exclaiming]
Second greatest tag team, perhaps, of all time, next to Harlem Heat.
[Vic] I thought the best team in the world of all time was The Hardys.
That's what we've been talking about.
[Booker T] Talking about back in their time, about eras.
[Vic] I figured out how to… Look out! Frazer wiping out The Hardys!
[Corey] Again, Fraxiom hears the noise. They know tonight is their chance
to remove all doubt as to who the current greatest
-active tag team in the world is. -[Booker T] Who's the underdog?
-That's the question. -[Vic] Not taking their foot off the gas!
[Corey] Frazer flying through the air! New York City is fired up!
And this is for the TNA World Tag Team Titles.
[Booker T] Wait a minute! It ain't over! It ain't over!
[Vic] Look who's in control!
Look who's standing tall.
It's the NXT Tag Team Champions.
Are we moments away…
[Booker T] Check out the balance.
[Vic] …from Fraxiom becoming the TNA World Tag Team Champions?
[Booker T] Yes!
[Vic] TNA World Tag Team Titles are on the line.
The champions, The Hardys. Yes, Matt and Jeff, The Hardy Boyz,
defending against the NXT Tag Team Champions, Fraxiom.
A fight here tonight about who's the greatest tag team in the world
and the greatest tag team of all time.
But, Graves, during the break, I mean, this match was flying!
[Corey] The action remained fast and furious.
Running shooting star press from Nathan Frazer
nearly disposed of Matt Hardy.
But Matt Hardy will not die.
[Vic] Made the tag. In comes Jeff. In comes Axiom.
And there we see Jordynne Grace, who's got a big match later tonight also,
here at Roadblock.
But for the challengers, the winners of 12 straight.
They've been on such a solid run of good communication,
which they haven't been before. But they're running it now
to The Hardy Boyz.
And right now, specifically to Jeff,
-who is so unique with his extreme style. -[Corey] Oh, my goodness!
-[Booker T] Yeah-- -[Vic] Wait a minute! Axiom caught Jeff!
Looking for that armbar submission. Jeff shifting weight. Shoulders down.
Having to relinquish the hold to kick out.
[Corey] Great Wherewithal by Jeff, turning it into a pinning combination.
Now hoisting up Axiom and driving him down face first!
-Could that do it? -[Vic] To retain!
And Frazer breaking up the count.
[Corey] What do you think about the pressure The Hardys must be feeling?
How can they return to the TNA locker room having lost the tag team titles at NXT?
[Booker T] Why'd you say that?
[Corey] It's a valid question!
[Booker T] Why would you put that in the air like that?
-[Vic] Watch out! -[Booker T] Oh, baby!
[Vic] Wait a minute! Hardy! Side Effect on the floor!
[Booker T] That's what I'm talking about! The experience of Matt Hardy
just floored Nathan Frazer him, and dropped a boob on him!
Beautiful work!
[Vic] That's a great question. I'll ask you now, Graves,
Can you imagine The Hardys have to go back to TNA
and the locker room knows that an NXT team's wearing TNA gold?
[Corey] Matt and Jeff have experienced disappointment in their careers.
But at this point, they're leaders in TNA. They're locker room leaders.
-But look at Axiom. -[Vic] Another submission. Wait a minute.
Inadvertently, I think, pushed Jeff into Matt.
Tag was made, and I don't even know if Frazer's moved.
But there's the Plot Twist by the Hardys.
Matt, now, into the cover. Center of the ring.
[Vic] Tuck of the leg and another… [chuckling]
-[Booker T chuckles] -[Vic] …in this match.
I mean, I'm almost losing myself here.
[Booker] You're about to go there, man.
We're about to go there.
He just took off his shirt, what are we gonna see?
Are we going to see it?
[Vic] Another tag was made. When we talk about locker room,
same will be said later when Oba defends the NXT title against Moose.
[crowd chanting]
Not gonna like it.
First, twist of fate, counter!
[all groaning]
[Corey] Such a rare miscommunication between the Hardys.
When we talk about communication, it has been working for Fraxiom.
And this could be the moment.
[Vic] Guys, are we about to witness history?
[Corey] We may be about to witness the end of Jeff Hardy, that's for sure.
-What is Axiom cooking-- -[Vic] Spanish Fly!
-And you know what's next, Book? -[Booker T] Great positioning.
[Vic] That Phoenix Splash!
Get some! There it is, all of it.
Cover, for history.
Matt breaks up the count. You've got to be kidding me.
[Booker] Wow, the people are going crazy right now.
[Corey] Can you blame them?
Look at the Phoenix Splash by Nathan Frazer right on the money.
But Matt Hardy, able to bulldoze Axiom into the pile
at the last possible second.
[Vic] Fraxiom are NXT tag team specialists.
They are excitement personified.
[Corey] But right now they're in there
with Matt and Jeff, the Hardys, and they are holding their own.
Bodies are just spilling everywhere.
But look at who's the man standing. It's Jeff Hardy who's pulled himself up.
[Booker] You cannot question the heart of the Hardys.
These guys are willing to go all the way to the end to try to pull this thing off.
[Corey] Whisper in the wind!
-[Booker] Got all of it! -[Vic] Toward two!
Back up. Jeff now.
Twist of fate!
[Booker] I sense something's about to happen.
[Corey] Cover, to retain…
Unbelievable.
[Vic] And if that didn't take the wind out
of Jeff Hardy's sails, I don't know what will.
That can be disheartening.
You land your best shot mid ring and Frazer still survives.
[Booker] I agree with you 100% right there.
That was that, was it.
[crowd chanting] This is awesome.
[Vic] Who is the best tag team in the world?
The TNA World Tag Team Title is on the line.
Frazer. Nice counter.
And Frazer come back over to his corner, and I don't know if he went for a tag.
And now, Axiom realizing they had that communication and they called it out.
-Big kick. Axiom is legal -[Corey] Frazer from the top!
[Vic] So is Jeff.
[Corey] Jeff might not realize it, though.
But Axiom is the legal man.
Able to roll right through, Jeff popping back to his feet.
Axiom caught a Twist of Fate, countered, back slide,
shoulders down,
for the title, and another near fall.
Big knee, just rocking Jeff. Tagged, Frazer.
[Booker] I'm gonna tell you right now, Fraxiom is banking on the Hardys
running out of gas here tonight.
I feel it in my bones.
Could this be it?
[Corey] Looking for that… [exclaiming]
Jeff had it countered.
Axiom.
[crowd chanting]
[Corey] Twist of fate!
[Vic] But remember, it's Frazer who is legal.
Get ready, New York City.
Swanton Bomb!
[crowd chanting] One, two, three!
[Corey] The Hardys retain the gold!
[Mike] Here are your winners, and still the TNA
World Tag Team Champions,
The Hardy Boyz!
[Vic] What a way to set the tone tonight at Roadblock.
Here we see a miscommunication by Fraxiom.
Axiom connects with Frazer, which opened the door for old faithful,
Jeff Hardy, Swanton Bomb.
And still.
[crowd chanting] Hardy! Hardy!
It lived up to the hype and to be fair, we're all winners tonight.
But it's Matt and Jeff who are still the TNA World Tag Team Champions
I'm in New York City, watching the main event
between Giulia and Stephanie because baby Jaida Parker got nixed.
You know what I'm saying, or not?
-Jaida. -Yes, ma'am.
I tell my team every week on LFG,
you can either sit around and wait for an opportunity
or you can go out and make your own.
[softly] I like that one better.
Well, if there's anything that I know about you
from watching you for this past year, is Ms. Parker don't play
-And she certainly don't wait… -On nobody.
No, she goes out and she takes and she takes and makes zero apologies for it.
-Am I right? -Learnt from you.
And in my opinion, you belong at the top with Stephanie, with Giulia.
But you and I both know that opinions only take you so far,
-and it is stand and deliver season. -I like to hear that. You exactly right.
You want to make your claim?
You want to take a shot at the top of the mountain.
At the top of this division, the best women's division.
-I do. -You better go get it.
You damn right, and real recognize is real.
You know what, Ms. Hardcore Country? You got me locked in.
-All day, babe. -Appreciate you.
[Vic] Well, we are indeed on the road to WrestleMania weekend.
[bell dinging]
[Mike] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first from Laredo, Texas,
Roxanne Perez!
[Vic] Well, The Prodigy is here, taking center stage
inside the historic theater of Madison Square Garden.
It's Perez and Grace.
Next, live, on NXT Roadblock.
I knew it.
I knew T shouldn't have competed last week, but it's my fault
he's not North American Champion anymore.
-Stacks, what are you talking about? -We'll get it back.
No!
I let my temper get the best of me.
You guys don't understand what T and I have been through.
Yeah, but I do.
Stacks you're the underboss.
You should know better.
Emotion is a sign of weakness.
But the same thing could be said about the family right now.
No respect, not feared.
-No one is-- -I get what you're saying.
All right, I get the point.
And I agree with you.
Listen, we're at our best when we have a game plan.
-So this is what we're gonna do. -I'm already on it, Don.
Next week, the six man tag match is gonna be Luca, me and Riz
-versus Izzi, Brooks and Niko. -Signed, sealed and delivered.
-Ava already approved. -Consigliere is on it.
Okay. All right. Well, where the hell do I figure in all of this, huh?
T, I just thought that, you know, since I dropped the ball,
you know, cost you the match,
-and the way your back is-- -My back is fine. All right?
And you didn't cost me the match.
Okay. All right. You want to do this?
Fine. I'll co-sign on it.
Thanks, T.
But we're here on a Tuesday inside the historic theater
at Madison Square Garden for Roadblock.
[siren wailing]
[Mike] And her opponent, from Austin, Texas, Jordynne Grace!
[Vic] Graves, she had to know that, being Jordynne Grace, with her arrival,
plus the comments she made in Cincinnati, there would be a target on her back.
[Corey] You're absolutely right. Around NXT, Jordynne Grace
is the shiny new toy.
And in this business, while the fans
get excited about that, the locker room doesn't.
The more hype you have, the bigger the target on your back.
[Vic] Booker, you would know better than either of us.
I'd have to imagine Roxanne believes she's defending her turf tonight.
[Booker] Any way you look at it, this is a number one contender's match.
And we all know who's the best, The Prodigy, the best in the world.
[Vic] I'm glad Graves brought that up, Book, 'cause I want to ask you
will The Prodigy regret attacking physically and verbally
The Juggernaut?
[Booker] I don't think so. Sometimes you gotta do things
a little bit out of the box.
And right now, Roxanne Perez has proven to be the best here
in NXT and right now, like I said, this is the number one contender's match.
Who is this match--
[Corey] Look at this!
[Vic] Shake spinebuster and Jordynne Grace
trying to now unleashing cover and a kick out, and she's remembering that attack
from Roxanne Perez.
These two, of course met in Las Vegas Battleground last summer.
Both want to be in championship consideration.
[Booker] I like everything about Jordynne Grace.
There is something about The Juggernaut,
once they get momentum, it's hard to stop.
That's what Roxanne Perez is gonna have to be thinking about in this match-up.
[Corey] Careful not to get herself disqualified
as high as emotions are running.
[Vic] When I bring up championship consideration
of course they want to do that, when we return, WrestleMania weekend.
Grace got caught. Taking out that vertical base.
Smart strategy, Book.
[Booker] Just one step ahead,
Roxanne Perez. We talk about this all the time.
Hard work is easy work.
When you're in the gym training, you ain't got to get ready, you stay ready.
[Vic] Jordynne Grace might want to have that knee looked at.
After it was stomped.
Well, what a night we have.
There is the TNA X Division champion, Moose.
Will he walk out tonight with NXT gold around his waist?
But the referee right now, up to 7, I believe he's on 8. Jordynne Grace now
just able to crawl back in the ring and break the count.
Jordynne's patella was crushed between Roxanne's boot and the steel ring stairs.
And look at Perez go, take another look. Crushed!
[Booker T] Let's talk about Roxanne Perez.
She don't care if she wins by count out by any means necessary.
That's the growth of Roxanne Perez.
[Vic] And, Book, you got to imagine that no matter who wins,
both are going to be locked in to that winner-take-all main event.
-[Booker T] You gotta understand-- -[Vic] Cover here. Kick out.
[Booker T] …Stephanie Vaquer came here,
Giulia came here for one reason.
And that is to compete with one person, Roxanne Perez.
To conquer one person, Roxanne Perez.
And I must say, Giulia did a hell of a job.
[Vic] Well, now look at Roxanne Perez.
She knows there's a bull's eye on the body of Jordynne Grace.
And if you can cut out Grace's lower body, that really doesn't…
take away some of her power.
[Corey] That could completely negate the power possessed by Jordynne Grace.
And it's a smart strategy by Roxanne working both knees right now.
[Booker T] So you don't want to let Jordynne Grace
get a lot of momentum in it. Because that could be the detriment.
-That could be the one thing that-- -[Vic] Threw her shoulders down.
Uh-oh. Look at this submission. Center of the ring.
Nowhere for Peres to go.
Peres, though, trying to get back, somehow trying to shift some weight
and grabbed on to the knee again. The left knee and is squeezing.
It's not necessarily a knee bar, whatever it is, it's effective.
[Corey] Tremendous awareness by Perez realizing she was in trouble,
and the quickest way out was to attack the already damaged knees
of Jordynne Grace and Grace is struggling right now.
[Vic] For everybody here tonight,
it's about clearing out a roadblock for your path to WrestleMania weekend.
Big slam out of the corner and now looking for a little Grace under pressure,
-but the knee… -[Corey] Which knee? Both knees.
[Vic] It goes back to what you said.
The strategy of working both legs, important prodigy.
You can't give her a slip.
[Booker T] Roxanne Perez took total advantage of her right there.
Like you said, you cannot open a window or leave a door slightly open
because Roxanne will take advantage of it.
[Corey] I don't like the evil intentions,
I'm sure are running through the mind right now.
Perez and Jordynne Grace just fighting for her life at this juncture.
[Vic] But there comes Roxanne.
And, oh, right across that metal bar, and there's barely any pad there.
[Corey] Obviously.
[Vic] Targeting the lower body, breaking down Grace.
Can Grace even bounce back in this match up?
Because Roxanne is in control.
Jordynne Grace, overpowering the Prodigy.
But she's doing it at the detriment of herself.
She has really had to fight from underneath, Graves.
[Corey] Jordynne Grace is sticking to what she knows.
The power game. But here's where things really turned around.
Roxanne Perez, before the commercial break,
stomping again at the already-damaged leg and knee of Grace,
the Prodigy has been locked in all night.
[Vic] Booker, it's been quite the year, and it's only March for Roxanne Perez.
And what a victory this would be on the road to WrestleMania weekend.
[Booker T] History-making moments for Roxanne Perez.
This is a history-making night here at Madison Square Garden.
Taking on a clipped-winged Jordynne Grace. Can she finish? Oh, man!
[Vic] Didn't have a lot on that body slam.
I don't know if those legs gave out just a little bit.
But still able to fight through it, one more.
She got that one. You see her going down to that left knee every time.
[Corey] Listen, Jordynne Grace obviously fighting
for a great deal of pain right now,
but adrenaline can make you do amazing things.
[Vic] Just getting clipped. Book, to steal one of your words.
Rolling through, center of the ring, shoulders down.
-What a kick out. -[Booker T] Oh, no, I don't like this.
-Oh, no! -[Vic] …and a little bit of power.
Powerbomb, sit-down style.
Still… Man!
[Corey] Not enough.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] What a night this is.
Still to come, the NXT title will be on the line.
Oba Femi taking on Moose.
Our second of three championship matches.
[crowd chanting "This is awesome"]
20,142 on hand last night for RAW and that same electric energy
being felt right now here in the theater of Madison Square Garden.
[Corey] Jordynne Grace once again attempting a muscle buster
Perez put the brakes on
And the second… Oh. Perez got caught and rolling right through.
But does she have enough of those legs?
[Booker T] I don't think so, not with that bad knee.
Can she? No, she can't.
Like I said, she's compromised right now, Vic.
Jordynne, Grace is compromised in the worst way.
[Vic] There's nothing compromising about that.
To her feet rising from the ashes, hoisting up the Prodigy.
[crosstalk]
[Corey] Perez got her feet underneath her just enough to mitigate the impact.
Super kick.
[Vic] A lot of impact felt in that moment
and right back down, chopping Grace.
[Corey] You've got to be impressed with the Prodigy tonight.
-[Booker T] Whoa! -[Corey] That's going to do it.
[Vic] And look at the Prodigy right now.
Roxanne Perez Not wasting any time.
She wants this victory.
She wants to put down Jordynne Grace here in New York City.
Frog splash. Cover. Count… Grace, able to kick out.
But floating right over, trying to lock it across face,
and there it is, a submission.
And there's nowhere for Jordynne Grace to go, and Grace's body…
and look at her, fishhook, now bending the leg.
I mean, the body has to be screaming in pain right now, Book.
-[Booker T] For Grace right-- -[Vic] Shoulders down.
-[Booker T] Wait a minute. -[Vic] Nice counter by Grace.
Roxanne, obviously having to relinquish the hold
but just got caught, got hoisted up, able to go right back down
in the combination offense again by Roxanne Perez.
[Booker T] Just one step, maybe two steps ahead of Jordynne Grace here tonight.
[Vic] Didn't get the pop, Rox, but got the backslide in the near fall.
[Corey] Big back fist by Grace.
[Vic] What a match between these two.
When you talk about adrenaline earlier,
it's certainly making Grace go into beast mode.
-[Booker T] Oh, God! -[crowd] One, two, three.
[Vic] Statement victory by Jordynne Grace
[Rome] Here's the winner, Jordynne Grace.
[Vic] All three of us covered our eyes as beast mode was activated.
[Corey] Take a look at this. Perez, one of the pop rocks
called the audible, went for the backslide.
Nearly put it away.
But Jordynne Grace, "The Juggernaut"
superhuman strength and tenacity for the world to see.
-[commentators] Boom! -[Corey] Beast mode.
-Good night. Roxanne. -[bell dings]
[Vic] What a night it has been here in New York City.
For Roadblock.
Get ready, guys, because it is titan versus titan.
There is Moose. Can he become the new NXT champion,
or can the Ruler, can they Destroyer continue to clear his path,
clear his roadblock to WrestleMania weekend in…
[crowd cheering]
I've been watching you for a while now.
And I got to tell you, I'm impressed.
I don't need to tell you how important this match is tonight.
But what I will tell you,
is to go out there,
and defend your yard.
Get you some.
[crowd cheering]
I 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's got to be definitive.
Me and you, Trick.
Let's do this in NXT Underground,
I'll see your punk ass at the Underground.
Eddy Thorpe think the Underground's his match.
[bleep] that!
♪ We don't fear nothing that exists ♪
I'm the caged animal getting let loose in the Underground.
♪ Your time has come, this is it ♪
It's time for me to get back to where I belong.
And that's on top of it.
♪ We don't fear nothing that exists ♪
This fire has been burning in me all year, and next week he's gonna feel it.
I'm gonna knock his ass out cold.
♪ We don't fear nothing that exists ♪
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[Moose's theme song playing]
[crowd chanting "Moose"]
[Vic] There is a man who is the TNA ex-division champion.
There is a man who has backed up everything he has said
on his brand, which is TNA.
And there's no doubt that he is the face of that franchise.
But tonight,
he, that being Moose, has to take the title
from The Ruler.
He has to beat our champion, Oba Femi.
And if he can, we are looking at the new NXT champion.
-["Hands of Fate" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Guys, these hallowed grounds have certainly hosted
their share of heavyweight title fights over the years.
I have a feeling this one's about to be downright biblical.
[Booker T laughs] Took the words right out of my mouth.
[Vic] Sold-out The Theater at Madison Square Garden
set to see two absolute Titans,
both stand over 6'5'',
both 300-plus pounds.
And they're fighting for one thing: what's around the waist of Oba Femi.
[Booker T] Vic, Vic, won't you just tell it like it is, man?
No bread, no water, just meat.
[Vic] If I did that, I would get a cease and desist.
Booker, you're in luck.
This thing's gonna have more meat in it than a Brazilian steakhouse.
Flip your … and let's throw down!
[Booker T laughs]
[Vic] Right now let's go up to our ring announcer, Mike Rome.
[bell dinging]
The following contest, scheduled for one fall,
is for the NXT Championship.
[crowd cheering]
Introducing the challenger,
weighing in at 270 pounds,
representing The System.
He is the TNA X Division champion,
Moose.
And his opponent, from Lagos, Nigeria,
weighing in at 310 pounds.
He is the NXT champion,
Oba Femi!
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Graves, I've gotten your thought about this in the past,
so I want to come to Booker.
When we think of all the former NXT champions,
the Seth Rollins, the Owens, the Zayns, the Big E's, the Bálors,
the Drew McIntyres, they're all impressive.
But how impressive to you is Oba Femi
and how has he taken this title to new heights?
[Booker T] We're talking about a super heavyweight Oba Femi,
we're talking about a generational talent.
-[referee shouts] -[bell dings]
[Booker T] He's a guy that could work in the '70s to '80s, '90s,
here in 2025 and beyond.
That's what Oba Femi brings to the table.
[Vic] Sold out and on their feet.
[Booker T] Oh, yes, man.
[Vic] Got to wonder, Graves,
if The Undertaker added a little fuel to Femi's fire.
[crowd chanting] NXT! NXT! NXT! NXT!
[Corey] I don't know how it couldn't
when you got arguably the greatest superstar of all time
telling you to go defend your yard.
Oba understands the assignment tonight,
but Moose is ready for war.
Both of these athletes understand the magnitude of the situation,
and it could truly change the landscape of our entire industry.
[Vic] You can say that again.
These two have gotten in each other's face…
-[crowd gasps] -[Booker T] Whoa!
[Vic] …here on NXT. They have done so on TNA.
But when I bring up all those former NXT champions,
they're all impressive, but no one has ever done what Oba has accomplished.
Think about this, in less than 30 matches into his career,
I mean, his career, not under Independents,
-in his career… -[Booker T] Oh!
[Vic] …he became the man. He won the NXT title.
[Corey laughs]
[Booker T] Oh, yeah. It's about to get busy, man.
[Vic] And this brings up a good point, Booker.
-What makes Moose special? -[Corey] Whoa!
[Booker T] Moose is a guy that has been wanting a chance,
an opportunity like this for about five years.
Now he has that chance, here, in Madison Square Garden,
the thing is, can he beat Oba Femi?
Can he make history?
-[all gasping, cheering] -Oh, baby.
[Vic] Like a frying pan straight to the heart.
[Corey] You think Moose at 6'6", 6'7", 300-plus pounds,
has ever been dropped with one swack?
[Booker T] But look at the comeback right there.
[Vic] He did answer right back. Totally shut down my point.
[Booker T] Talk about what that talk did for Oba Femi.
What do you think that talk did for this man right here, Moose?
I'm sure it put him in a state of mind
where he gotta take care of business himself.
-[Vic] Whoa! -[Booker T] God!
[Vic] Spine-first goes Moose.
[crowd cheering]
What a matchup.
Who is walking out a sold-out Theater of Madison Square Garden champion?
[Mike shouting]
[Vic] And this sold-out crowd here in The Theater at Madison Square Garden
has been on the edge of their seat since beginning of the night.
They have kept the energy up
and they have been in for a star-studded night.
And they right now are witnessing a clash for the NXT championship.
NXT title, by the way, has never been successfully defended at Roadblock.
And for Moose, he'd become the fifth man to hold the NXT title,
-and also… -[Corey] Whoa!
[Vic] …the TNA title, joining Robert Roode and Drew McIntyre
on that list.
But Oba Femi right now doesn't want to go into the locker room
like we talked about with the Hardys and talked about Fraxiom,
without the NXT title around his waist.
[Corey] Oba Femi watching Moose-- fall from the air!
-[Vic] Fall from grace. -[Booker T] Wow.
[Corey] Oba is not looking to head back to the locker room
with his head hanging low.
[Vic] But wait a minute.
Oba just realizing
the momentum Moose carried out of the ring.
[Corey] If anything, that was a blessing in disguise for Moose.
[Vic] Unbelievable.
And now both superstars spilling right out here.
Referee trying his best but you gotta get--
[Corey] Oh, no, no… Oh, no!
Into the stairs goes Femi.
-[Booker T] Wow. -[Corey] The Ruler is down.
[Vic] Graves, a big move a moment ago, and then you see,
still to come in our main event, title versus title.
Winner-take-all.
[Corey] Moose now sending Oba Femi back inside the ring.
Moose understands that that's the only way to become NXT champion,
with champion's advantage in effect.
[Corey] Moose charging right in,
and this may be the difference maker in the match
to get back to the action.
Moose is following Oba Femi.
They are both following each other. They both got the same idea.
[Booker T] Wow.
[Vic] What is it gonna take to get the other man down?
[Booker T] Check it out. He's getting ready.
-Beautiful! -[Vic and Corey] Whoa!
-[Vic] Good night! -[Booker T] Wow!
[Vic] What a knockout
-in The Theater of Madison Square-- -[crowd] One, two--
[Booker T] Wow!
[Vic] I thought that was it,
Moose thought, able to kick out. This matchup continues.
But look at Oba Femi realizing it.
Just dropping the challenger
-into another cover-- -[crowd] One, two--
[Vic] …and another near fall, this matchup continuing.
I know we wanna be homers.
I know we wanna be homers here, but you can't--
You gotta give Moose his flowers.
[Corey] No doubt about it, but how about Oba Femi with the uppercut?
And then driving Moose down.
The Ruler looking to go Moose-hunting tonight in New York City.
But credit to the challenger, the TNA X Division champion,
who is representing his brand very well tonight.
[crowd chanting] Let's go Cena, Cena sucks!
[Corey] Think about this, guys. For years,
TNA has viewed themselves as challengers to WWE.
The David to WWE's Goliath.
But tonight, their David is a Goliath!
[Booker T exclaims]
Tell you what, this is Oba Femi's toughest assignment today.
I'mma tell you right now,
I'mma tell you, he's thought about this for a long, long time.
This could be his night.
[Vic] It's something we haven't talked about,
a win tonight for Moose, a TNA wrestler,
could headline Stand & Deliver Wrestlemania Saturday in Las Vegas.
That's a lot of meat getting ready to fly from the top.
No way. There is no way.
Holy--
[Corey] My goodness!
-[Booker T] Double up! -[Vic] Wait a minute.
Oba!
-[Booker T] How! How in the hell? -[Vic] OMG!
What a freaking match!
[Booker T] Talk about a motivated Moose here tonight.
[Vic] The entire theater just shook.
But it's not only because of what we're witnessing in the ring.
The energy from the sold-out arena
here at The Theater at Madison Square Garden.
[Corey] This building has been rumbling all night.
[crowd chanting "this is awesome"]
[Vic] And you can't help but agree.
This is for the NXT title still to come, you see, title for title.
That's in our main event.
We got a street fight comin' up in moments.
[Vic] But this has been a slugfest,
and I don't know who it actually favors,
but Oba Femi, able to turn things around--
[Corey] Let's be honest may not get to the street fighting.
Look, these two may fight all night, and I think everyone would be ok with it.
[yelling]
[Vic] Another pump kick connects
-[Vic] I don't know. -[Corey] Oh! Yeah.
[Vic] How the hell is Oba standing?
[crowd cheering]
-[Corey] Turn Moose inside out. -[Booker] You got to be kidding me.
[Vic] And now he could be one more fall from grace.
Powerbomb away.
[crowd murmuring]
Moose not gonna like what he sees when he turns around.
-[Vic] Oh counter Moose. -[Corey] Oh Oh.
[Vic] Oh my God, Powerbomb in his own right.
[all] One, two.
For history and a kick out by Oba Femi.
Booker we were a half second away.
From seeing a TNA wrestler,
-[Vic] Holding an NXT championship. -[Booker] Yeah, this is the first time.
I've seen somebody able to,
match Oba Femi power for power, strength for strength,
because we always talk about that incredible,
that incredible strength of Oba Femi.
But tonight, he's got a match on his hands,
[Vic] Oh oh Moose got little over confident only for a moment.
And Oba now.
[Corey] You don't. No, no, no.
[Vic] He just pressed swing,
a 6-foot-6, 300-pound man.
-[Vic] Over and out -[Corey] The ruler's not human period.
[crowd chanting]
-[Corey] I… I--That was unbelievable. -[Vic] What?
[Vic] Corey Graves isn't speechless often.
-[Booker] This match is… -[Vic] I don't think he knows what to say.
[Booker] No way Oba Femi--
Wait… wait a minute Oba--
[Vic] Oba Femi doesn't want to win this match this way.
[Booker] Just stay right there.
[Vic] Oba Femi right now, as the referee is at seven.
-[all] Eight. -[Vic] Referee at eight
[all] Nine.
[Vic] Moose, can he break it?
And he's just able to break the count,
and that's got to be exactly what,
Oba's thinking right now.
But, we talked about two titans clashing.
Two titans are now rising.
-[Vic] And now… -[Corey] Oh! Yeah.
[Vic] for the right to be the the NXT Champion.
Wow!
[Corey] Both behemoths spilling to the outside.
[crowd murmuring]
[Vic] And this time Oba again meets the post.
-[Corey] Oh look out guys. -[Vic] And it's this time guys.
[Corey] Oh!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting]
[Corey] Someone stopped this.
[Vic] And if Graves is saying that, that's saying a lot.
But the referee is letting this fight continue.
[crowd chanting]
And Moose now wisely getting the champion back in the ring.
Moose… Moose knows no matter what brand you're on, what company you work for.
You got to be the champion in the ring.
Spear.
-[Booker] That's it, that's it. -[Vic] Cover.
[all] One, two.
[Vic] And no Oba Femi, able to kick out.
[Corey] Moose was a fraction of a second away,
from turning this business upside down.
[Vic] You're talking about headlines.
They would have been made all the around the world.
[Booker] Did Moose make mistakes guys, he could have won on the count.
That was a mistake.
[Corey] Oba I believe you mean Booker.
Yes. I think Oba should have taken the fall.
[Vic] Booker is excited right now.
[Booker] No I talking about the that--
[Vic] He can't win the title that way.
He wanted to win the championship on the count.
Right back in.
Oh! no, no, no, no.
[Vic] Fall from grace
[Corey] Wow.
[Vic] Throw him into the cover.
And a monstrous fall from grace.
Picks up a monumental win for Oba Femi.
[announcer] Here is your winner.
And still,
the NXT Champion.
Oba Feni.
[Vic] What a championship match.
Go back to the closing moment.
[Corey] What a battle between two heavyweight gladiators.
Two of the best in the business.
But the ruler did as The Undertaker told him to do.
Tonight Oba defended his yard,
[Vic] Who if anyone can stop Oba Femi?
[Oba's theme playing]
[music playing]
[grunting]
[music playing]
Whoa!
[music playing]
[yelling]
[music playing]
Ava, you cannot just keep avoiding me.
Where is my rematch for the North American Championship huh?
-Falat I-- -I want it.
No. Better yet, I deserve it.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
[crowd cheering]
Ladies, everybody's so angry around here.
And you are not.
You know, I think the bridge has the right idea.
You don't belong here.
We'll talk about this later.
I don't get how you do it.
I don't get it either.
But I want to say that's the second time somebody said I don't belong.
And if Ridge Holland's trying to start
Some type of trend, I want to nip that in the bud right now.
So to me,
the only way to do that is to physically prove a point to Ridge.
So you want a match?
-Yes. -How about next week?
Work for you?
You and Richard?
-Yes I… I can. -Right awesome.
Oh! Great.
[crowd cheering]
NXT doesn't like outsiders.
Like you Saints.
I thought everybody knew that.
[Vic] That's funny coming from him.
Because Ethan Page is the original NXT outsider.
[Ethan's theme playing]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contacts
is a New York City.
Street fight.
Introducing first,
from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, weighing in at 225 pounds.
All eagle.
Ethan Page.
[Vic] No rules, and that's, just right for these two.
It's a New York City street fight live next.
[Ethan's theme playing]
[Vic] No one gonna be playing games in this New York City street fight.
[Je'Von's theme playing]
[announcer] And from Greensboro, North Carolina,
weighing 180 pounds.
Je'Von Evans.
[Je'Von's theme playing]
[Vic] Je'Von Evans would love to--
Oh! Ethan Page.
But Page coming out of the gate fast, coming out of the gates, furious.
And we all know this is not going to be pretty.
It is at a different level of animosity between these two.
Both want to win, but also both want to hurt the others.
[Corey] Quite simply somebody might end up spending the night on Rikers Island.
By the time this thing is through,
these two cannot stand one another.
[Booker] We New York City, baby.
New York City street, the young Yogi right now.
Let it all hang out.
Here we go.
[Vic] Oh! Man.
And Page.
[Corey] Propelled into the front row.
[Vic] And this can go anywhere. We had steel cage match last night on RAW.
Theater at Madison Square Garden, seeing a street fight tonight, of course,
it hosted the "Lion's Den" match back in SummerSlam 1998.
That fight was contained.
Booker, this one, as we just saw can go anywhere,
[Booker] I love that [inaudible] Ethan Page,
is taken a beat [inaudible]
[Vic] Still to come main event. Winner take all.
Giulia.
I think it's her final preparations, and it's been Je'Von Evans Graves.
-[Corey] Yeah! -[Vic] This match this moment,
this atmosphere.
Since this match was made official last week,
Je'Von has been obsessed with Ethan Page.
Je'Von wakes up thinking about vengeance.
Je'Von goes to bed thinking about this moment.
Oh! crushing all ego once and for all.
[Vic] That certainly would have been legal.
And this all stems from Je'Von Evans trying to really help Page.
It was Je'Von Evans trying to help a fellow member of the locker room.
[Booker T] I don't know what the hell Je'Von Evans is thinking right now.
But right now he needs to be thinking about survival, survival, survival.
Because Ethan Page, he's not gonna wait.
He's not going to anticipate he's gonna go out there,
he's gonna try to take out this young man.
[Vic] Right now, Je'Von Evans is experiencing what it means
to mix it up with a man from the mean streets of Hamilton, Ontario.
[Booker T laughs]
[Vic] I will say this that I will agree with Graves,
what Graves told me earlier. It's not the same bright eyed
and happy 20-year-old Je'Von Evans anymore.
[Booker T] This kid…
[all exclaim]
The one thing right now. Ethan Page, Je'Von Evans is up.
He's gotta go out there, not knock him out.
But he needs to take out this man, Ethan Page, tonight.
[Vic] Well, Page has made it his mission to steal everyone's smile.
He made Je'Von Evans spend the holidays eating through a straw
-and Je'Von remembered that. -[screams]
[Vic] He remembered everything his mom said to him,
his family said to him, all the pain he's been through,
-since December in Lowell, Massachusetts. -[all exclaim]
[Booker T] Gotta love it.
Got to love this young man. He's willing to fight.
He's willing to fight for his right and I love it.
And you heard Evans last week
say he's looking at this all in a different light.
It was an uncharacteristic attitude of Je'Von Evans, who right now…
trying to plant. And look at Page.
Page looking around and Page is sadistic enough.
He's gotta have the advantage under this sort of situation.
[Corey] You would think, and we've seen All Ego use the strategy to great effect,
during his time in NXT,
using his opponent's emotions against them.
Je'Von Evans seems to have control tonight.
Je'Von seems to be focused.
[Vic] Face first went Page.
[all exclaiming]
[Corey] Bouncing… Oh! That's one way to use a chair.
[Vic] Cover. For the three! And a near fall.
[Booker T] Man, he's going for that cover.
I thought he'd wanna put a little bit more pain on Ethan Page
before he went for that cover there.
[Vic] For Je'Von Evans… He talked to this year's Hall of Famer Mike Tyson.
Fights Tyson supposed to be at W World Sunday, April 20th.
But it was Evans who said he's looking…
[all cheering]
[Vic] To break the jaw of Ethan Page.
He might be looking to break the man's back.
[Corey] What was that match that took place for the first time here in MSG?
These hallowed grounds Vic?
Earlier in the night, you were talking to the Hardys.
[Vic] The table match of our young OG. 100% right.
And he's been a lifelong fan and even he said
that he's got to look at this in a different light.
He can't come in smiling always.
He knows he's gotta get grit, gnarly, nasty.
And that is what has brought him to this mindset here tonight to this street fight.
[Corey] You gotta stab some backs. You gotta step on some necks
to make it to the top of this game.
-Page with a counter. -[all exclaim]
Uh-oh! Uh-oh! Uh-oh!
Shoulders down. Pinfall submission.
Only way to win this match up, in the center of the ring.
Without that, the referee is only here to count to three
-or hear someone say "I quit." -[all exclaim]
[Vic] Big chop. Page answering back, got caught.
-[all exclaim] -Super kick under the jaw.
[Corey] Dream street, rubbery legs.
Page has it all. Oh! Both superstars.
Same thought for the moment
-And again! -[all exclaim]
[Vic] Dueling steel chairs.
Uh-oh!
[all exclaim]
[Vic] Nasty landing. Spine first across that bent steel.
A three… And Page…
able to kick out
[Booker T] What Je'von Evans gonna have to do in this matchup.
He cannot think about it.
He just needs to pull the trigger
because if Ethan Page gets you
in that crosshairs, he's gonna take you out.
But wouldn't you agree that that's what Ethan Page wants Je'Von to do?
To get reckless, to make a mistake?
[Booker T] 100%. He's a young man and one thing about it,
you've got to be able to keep your composure.
You gotta stay focused in a matchup like this.
[Vic] Both men coming out here ready for this fight here tonight at Roadblock.
What an atmosphere it has been
for the last 48 hours.
in New York City, in Madison Square Garden.
But Je'Von Evans…
You don't think?
[Corey] I think. The question is, can Evans pull it off?
[Booker T] He put himself in a really bad position.
-Really bad position -[all exclaiming]
Into the top turnbuckle for Je'Von.
[all exclaiming]
-Page! -[all exclaim]
[Booker T] What I said earlier… He's going to take advantage of it
-and he's going to do it quick. -[crowd] One, two…
[Vic] Evans still able to fight three.
Nothing short of impressive. Got him!
[all exclaiming]
Through the table!
Into the cover for the victory.
And Evans again able to kick out.
Who's gonna win? Who's going to survive this street fight here at Roadblock?
[Vic] We've seen both these men push their bodies to the limits.
This is a street fight.
Anything goes
[all exclaiming]
-[Vic] The Big Apple. -[Booker T] Beautiful.
Let me tell you right now, this is a street fight.
Let me tell you, Je'Von Evans,
if he don't win this street fight,
it's gonna be hard for that young brother
to go back to the hood, so he'd better step on the game.
[Vic] A punch to the jaw! A punch to the jaw!
And again, it was Ethan Page who promised
to break the jaw of Je'Von Evans and now is looking for that…
Ego's Edge.
-Not lending the cover for Ethan. -[crowd] One, two…
-[Booker T exclaims] Wow! -[Vic] Excuse me! Is not it yet.
That's got to be frustrating for All Ego.
As we take another look at the big…
[all exclaim and cheer]
[Vic] Je'Von right on the mark with a clothesline.
Flashbacks to Vengeance Day.
picked out of midair with a right to the jaw.
Cory…
[shouting]
I'll win this fight.
You understand?
-[all exclaim] -[Booker T] Ooh, that was hot.
[Vic] Can say that again.
To steal a phrase from you book, there's a little green on that.
And now this is breaking and it could be Evans
who said again he was looking for that Tyson knockout here tonight.
He's willing to break the jaw of Ethan Page.
[all exclaiming]
Off the right, going right to the outside.
And Je'Von is seeing red.
[Booker T] It's all legal.
[Corey] You're right. It is.
[Vic] Everything in this street fight is legal.
There's no rules.
Page with a chair
[Corey] Like that… Into the chair!
That boy is bouncy, isn't he, Book?
You that right there. In Madison Square Garden, the Mecca, can he pull it off?
That's the question.
[Vic] Here we go.
-Wow! -[all exclaiming]
[Vic] Oh, my God!
There's a spring in his step.
[Corey] Get the medics out here.
They ain't getting up from this.
That was the damnedest thing I've seen
Je'Von Evans with a cutter from the apron
through a table, to the floor.
And somehow these guys are still moving.
[Vic] And look, there's no count out, no stoppage.
The official here is letting these guys fight
because this is a New York City street fight.
And you talked about 2K 25 earlier.
Je'Von Evans does moves you can only create in the video games.
He does them in real life.
[crowd chanting]
[Corey] Look at the look in Je'Von's eyes.
[Vic] Whoa, whoa, yeah.
Get out of the way.
I just saw into a man's soul.
Here comes Evans.
[all exclaiming]
[Vic] My God!
[Booker T laughs]
[Vic] What length are these two willing to go to destroy themselves.
[Corey] They're going to go until one of them can't go anymore.
That's how bad these two detest one another.
This is so deeply personal, they will stop at nothing.
[all exclaim]
[Corey] This is about destruction.
[Booker T] These fans have been on their feet
since the beginning of this matchup
-and the young OG… -[Vic] Everyone is standing right now.
Sold out theater of Madison Square Garden.
[all exclaim]
Onto the jaw.
-Into the cover, for the win. -[crowd] One, two…
-[all exclaim] -[Corey] You gotta be kidding me!
[Vic] Look, I don't like the guy,
but even I got to give Ethan Page some damn credit.
[Corey] Someone needs to protect Ethan Page
from himself at this juncture.
This may be the last we see of All Ego at this rate.
[Vic] What is now going through the mind of Je'Von Evans.
[Corey] In a matter of moments, a steel chair.
[Vic] You talked about the ultimate payback.
-This goes back to Lowell, Massachusetts. -[Booker T] Oh…
[Vic] This was all brought on by Ethan Page himself.
You wanna see the new me?
This is the new me.
[Vic] Oh! This is the real side of Ethan Page.
Vindictive as they come.
Sinister as they are.
And now…
Whoa!
[all exclaiming]
[Corey] He was looking for a twisted grin.
He didn't get it.
But he's about to get something.
[Vic] Wait a minute.
Je'Von…
[all exclaiming]
[Vic] Cutter through the chair,
crushing the jaw.
[Corey] Please be over.
-[crowd] One, two, three! -[Vic] He's stealing the smile…
-[bell dings] -[Vic] …on Ethan Page.
[Mike] There's your winner,
Je'Von Evans!
[Vic] Damn right, standing ovation for the future of the WWE.
What a hell of a night it's been, what a hell of a fight that just was.
[Corey] Guys, this is a high risk business
we've come to know it.
But rarely do superstars push themselves and one another
to such limits and beyond.
Both All Ego and Je'Von Evans push everything they had at one another.
And I'm gonna say this, mercifully, Je'Von Evans connected
with that spring board cutter to the chair to end this thing.
Hopefully once and for all.
And god willing, both men will be able to walk tomorrow.
[crowd cheering]
-[Vic] Uh-oh. -[Corey] No, no, no, no, no, no.
-[Vic] Corey, Booker T. -[Booker T] Oh, wow.
[rock music playing]
These four men. Je'Von, get the hell outta here.
[Vic] And Je'Von Evans throwing in 100%.
They're like a pack of wolves. Here they come.
-[Corey] Oh, my God. -[Vic] It doesn't matter who you are.
[Corey] It's a melee in the ring.
[Booker T] It's a beat down.
[wrestling shouting indistinctly]
[Corey] Absolute chaos…
-and destruction. -[crowd cheering]
[rock music playing]
When I was at my lowest, you saw promise in me.
And now, I'm ready to take on the world.
[Niko] This group's mission…
purge the weak…
slaughter the feeble…
and reshape this NXT society exactly how we envision it.
[Izzi] Out of the shadows, The Culling was born.
United by survival, four hearts melt together as one.
With the desire to reach the zenith of NXT.
[crowd clamoring]
[Brooks] Last week we shook up the world.
[Niko] A warning shot signifying the arrival…
of The Culling.
So how does it feel to taste gold for the first time?
[inhales deeply] Exhilarating.
But we are not finished yet.
Last week, I took their gold.
Next week…
you three will take their heart.
[ominous music playing]
Eddy Thorpe, after months of contention and controversy,
you will settle your issues with Trick Williams next week
-in an NXT Underground match. -[crowd booing]
Now we've already seen that Trick started training--
Yeah, I've seen it, Sarah, I saw the video.
So Trick Williams is motivated now, huh?
-Gonna knock me out next week. -[crowd booing]
Trick Williams has no idea what he's getting into, Sarah.
I'm the Underground King. The King of the Underground.
And I've been in the ring with Trick Williams
and Trick does not like getting hit.
So what do you think is gonna happen next week, huh?
With no ropes, no rules.
[crowd chanting] Whoop that Trick! Whoop that Trick!
I know that Trick wants to hold that NXT title again,
but Trick is going to choke, just like the New York Knicks.
[Booker T] Whoa, whoa, whoa. Look out!
[Vic] That's Trick Williams and he is whooping that trick!
-[Corey] In a preview of-- -[Vic] Whoa, whoa. Watch out.
Guys, guys, guys, guys, guys.
[Corey] They're right here beside us.
[Vic] I typically would protect you, but that's a different--
But not now. Trick has been getting ready to enter the Underground next week.
[Corey] I don't know if we'll make it to the underground.
Trick may settle this tonight.
Trick Williams, with a fire in his eyes, I don't know we've ever seen.
-[Vic] Whoa! Coming absolutely unglued. -[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Oh, it's gonna be something next week.
-[Corey] Eddy Thorpe considers himself… -[Vic] Watch out!
[Corey] …the King of the Underground. Trick Williams wants to smash his throne
-next week. -[Booker T] Oh, yeah.
-[crowd chanting] Whoop that Trick! -[Booker T] Uh-huh.
-[crowd chanting] Whoop that Trick! -[Vic] Next week we enter the Underground.
[Vic] Oh, what a night it's gonna be. What a fight that's gonna be.
[Corey] How about this 6-person mixed tag team action,
as Stacks, Crusifino and Rizzo battle Jensen, Vance and Dame.
It's The Family, versus The Culling.
[Vic] Well, not only that. Ricky Saints is gonna be in action.
He's tired of hearing he doesn't belong.
Ridge? He's had no issues saying that.
These two are gonna be one-on-one next week live right here on NXT.
[Corey] And how about this supersized treat.
The WWE Women's United States Title is scheduled to be defended.
And the Champion Chelsea Green goes one-on-one with the woman who pinned her
in tag action, Sol Ruca.
That is of course, unless, Chelsea Green has an issue with scheduling,
which it appears that might be the case for the history maker.
Time will tell, but I do agree, God bless America, and Chelsea Green.
[Vic] You might need to take your blood pressure medication next week,
but guys it is main event time here tonight.
[Vic] It is the biggest women's match in NXT history.
There you see the NXT Women's Champion, Giulia.
There is the Women's North American Champion, Stephanie Vaquer.
One of these women is gonna walk out with all the gold.
-It's live. It's next. -[crowd cheering]
-[whooshing]
[crackling]
-[upbeat music playing] -[crowd cheering]
[upbeat music continues]
[Vic] Title versus title.
Champion versus champion.
[chuckles] Graves, it's got to be difficult to pick a winner
in this winner-take-all main event.
[Corey] We are truly on the precipice of history.
There will only be one by the end of the night.
Winner-take-all.
Stephanie Vaquer has taken the WWE universe by storm
since arriving.
The same can be said for her counterpart, Giulia.
The reigning NXT Women's Champion.
These two have met only one time in single's action in their past,
in the famed Korakuen Hall in Japan for the start of promotion.
How apropos we run it back in United States hallowed ground of MSG.
[ethereal music playing]
[rock music playing]
[Vic] And entering is the Beautiful Madness.
It is safe to say, Graves, both these women know
you gotta put your friendship aside.
[Corey] This is purely about supremacy. The best of the best.
Testing yourself, testing your opponent all for the good of women's wrestling.
[Vic] And that's something you've always preached, Book.
Putting your feelings aside when championship gold is on the line.
[Booker T] No, this is not a friend type business.
This is all about, going out there and thinking about,
A, number one in this match right here, the magnitude.
One will walk out double champion.
That right there is something that is very, very special and unique
in this business.
[Vic] Main event time. Let's go up to our ring announcer, Mike Rome.
[rock music fades out]
[bell ringing]
The following contest scheduled for one fall…
-[crowd chants] One fall! -…is a champion versus champion,
title for title match.
[crowd cheering]
Introducing first, from San Fernando, Chile…
[crowd cheering]
…she is the NXT Women's North American Champion,
Stephanie Vaquer!
And her opponent from Tokyo, Japan,
she is the NXT Women's Champion,
Giulia!
[Vic] Who is the best?
Who is the champion of champions?
Who is the number one woman in NXT?
This is the biggest women's match in NXT history.
It's our main event at roadblock.
[Corey] Both of these women have extremely bright futures…
-[bell ringing] -[Corey] …in WWE.
Someday no doubt, a world champion. A WWE women's champion.
But right now, tonight is about putting
-a period at the end of a chapter… -[Vic] Here we go.
[Corey] …in a story that may continue for years.
[Vic] Sold-out Theatre of Madison Square Garden has seen its history.
[Vic] Think of Wrestlemania I in here in New York, Madison Square Garden.
Hall of Famer Wendi Richter won the title that night.
How the women's division has evolved.
So much history has brought us to this moment.
[Corey] We are seeing in the opening moments of this contest
how much respect these two athletes have for one another.
[Booker T] Lot of sportsmanship they started out with,
but is it gonna end up that way in the end, that's the question.
[Vic] What a night it's been. What a main event this will be.
It's hard to argue with Triple H who said this match determines
the future of the WWE women's division.
[Booker T] Exactly what I'm saying. It's like a loser-leave-town match.
Somebody's going to walk away double champion,
and that right there makes the stakes pretty high.
[Vic] Uh-oh. Look at this. Looking for a driver of some sort.
Countered. These two know each other. Looking for that SVB.
Counter by Giulia and we got ourselves an early stalemate.
-[crowd cheering] -[Booker T] Yeah.
[Vic] About being double champion,
let's not forget you were the final WCW and United States champion.
You know what it takes.
[Booker T] Winning that championship is one thing,
defending the championship, that is totally another deal right there.
Who's gonna be the one? That's the question.
[Vic] Giulia said last week
there can be only one victor in the match-up.
Another counter off the rope.
And again, nice counter. Shoulders down and a near fall.
-Incredible. -[Booker T] That was crafty.
[Vic] I believe she went into a submission of some sort
but it was Vaquer who overpowered Giulia.
Center of the ring.
And another reversal. Again, these two are best friends.
They know each other, they've trained with each other.
It's a strong bond.
[Corey] They're best friends as far as anybody can be in this business.
At the end of the day, this is an individual business.
Yes, they may travel together, they may train together,
but in the end, it's all about being one of one.
-[Booker T] I agree. -[Vic] We talked about that too.
They helped each other adapt to a new country.
It's got to be difficult to set those emotions aside.
[Booker T] It's gotta be difficult. But I'mma tell you.
The journey these two took to get here in Madison Square Garden on this night
for double championship opportunity,
friendship goes out window.
[Vic] This is Stephanie Vaquer,
also her first attempt to win the NXT women's champion.
As the champion right now, feeling the energy.
Going to the top.
Looking to fly and the beautiful--
Wow! Big missile dropkick.
[Booker T] Amazing timing on that dropkick right there as well.
[Corey] I've got to question the strategy by Giulia,
as we take another look at that thunderous dropkick.
Giulia almost allowed Vaquer to get back to a vertical base.
I understand respect.
But Booker, I think you'd agree this is about gold, not respect.
[Booker T] I agree but Giulia wanted to lend that big shot
that perhaps could have ended the match.
[Corey] From the top!
[Vic] Who is walking out with all the gold?
Who is making history?
It is title versus title.
[Vic] We are back, sold out New York City, title versus title.
All of the Wrestlemanias you've been ringside for,
when was the last time you had this much feeling for a women's match,
when there was so much animosity?
[Corey] But the theater in MSG
is the perfect venue for a match-up of this magnitude.
Truly, the most passionate fans in the world
are here to witness history being made
as we look again at how vicious Giulia has been,
but a great counter by Vaquer.
[Vic] Again, these two were part of Deadline and the Women's Iron Survivor,
and we just got a small taste on that night.
We are getting the whole buffet right now.
Boom.
[Booker T] Taking it all the way to the limit trying to finish it.
She's going to try to finish it right now. I'm feeling it. I'm feeling it.
Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
Are we gonna go there? Are we gonna go there?
[crowd] One! Two! Three! Four! Five!
Six! Seven! Eight! Nine! Ten!
[Booker T] Yeah.
[Corey] Why do you do that?
Like you're dribbling a basketball for the Knicks
while we're in the middle of that.
We'll talk about it later, because Vaquer's looking for the cover.
Looking for the title!
[Vic] Giulia just… just got the right shoulder up.
[crowd chanting]
NXT universe rising to their feet,
sold out main event time.
Biggest women's match in NXT history.
And Vaquer to the tippy-tippy top, Giulia getting back to her feet.
[Corey] The big palm strike stopped the upward ascent of La Primera.
And now Giulia, the Beautiful Madness. Double underhook on the top rope.
This could be the end. This is a different style.
[Vic] Superplex!
[Booker T] Nasty landing.
[Vic] Giulia trying to cover but so much has been taken out of these women.
And Booker, you know how that feels
when you land on your lower back or tailbone,
sometimes your legs won't cooperate.
Giulia wasn't able to capitalize.
[Booker T] It was very, very gnarly.
Both women took the brunt of it. Oh, my God.
[Vic] I don't know if you caught it,
but it looked like the right shoulder took the brunt of the blow.
We'll see how that's going to play out through the rest of this match-up.
Swing and a miss. That kick connected for the Dark Angel.
Giulia though, Beautiful Madness. Big side suplex.
And instead of going for the cover, she knows she's a little extra
because this match-up has a lot on the line,
the biggest ever in the women's division.
Hoisting up Vaquer.
And driving her into the mat.
For the win. For the titles.
And Vaquer able to kick out.
[Booker T] Not be that easy. It's not be that easy.
It's going down to the wire.
[Vic] Both these women are friends, teammates,
shared massive career milestones,
are gonna be part of each other's history forever.
Another shot to the back of the neck. From Giulia to Vaquer.
If the ropes weren't there, I don't think she would be standing.
[Corey] I gotta agree with you but here comes Beautiful Madness.
[Vic] Put on the brakes for a moment.
Turn back around. Vaquer coming in with a forearm.
This is starting to break down.
-And who does it favor… Uh-oh. -[Booker T chuckles]
-[Vic] Guided screw out the corner. -[Booker T] Nasty.
[Vic] Nasty. Gnarly. And who's in control?
It's the women's North American champion.
For the second time looking for the SVB.
And she got all of it.
Cover and a count and Giulia kicking out.
[Corey] Has to be disheartening for Stephanie Vaquer.
[Vic] Everyone from the start with The Hardys and Fraxiom to now,
have brought it.
They have stepped up their game.
[Booker T] She needs to stay on the gas, don't get lackadaisical in this moment.
Like I say, just that little bit of time,
that little bit of time, it could be it.
[Vic] Up top, spiral--
Look at that! Caught into a submission!
[Corey] Triangle by Giulia.
[Vic] Is she gonna be able to hold onto the triangle choke?
She knew she didn't have it.
She's trying to stretch back in Rings of Saturn.
Locked in. And she's not looking for Rings.
She's looking for another championship title.
And look at the joint.
Look at the strain on the shoulder
of the women's North American champion, Vaquer,
who's in a precarious spot.
[Corey] Giulia may tear Vaquer's shoulder clean out of the socket right now.
[Vic] You said you have to do what you gotta do to get the job done
and that's what Vaquer has done by the tippy tip of her toe.
Right back in, got countered. Rolling through, shoulders down.
Another near fall.
Vaquer is absolutely…
The Arrivederci! The Arrivederci knee!
Hit with a cover. For Giulia.
[Booker T] You've got to be kidding me, no way.
[Corey] At this point in the match-up,
both women have pretty much landed their best shots,
you've got to show something different to the opposition.
Here we go.
[Vic] Looking for the Northern Lights Bomb,
superkick under the jaw,
second one connects as well somehow, someway.
Giulia still standing but she might not be standing for long.
SVB for the second time!
[Booker T] Got all of it.
Oh, baby.
[Vic] Not once, not twice.
SVB for a third time
and Vaquer into the cover
-makes history… -[bell dings]
…at Roadblock.
-[all cheering] -[rock music playing]
[ring announcer] Here is your winner,
the NXT Women's North American champion,
and the new
NXT women's champion,
Stephanie Vaquer!
The Internet will remind me if I'm wrong here,
but Vaquer, I believe is the first woman since Becky Lynch
to hold two singles championships.
[Corey] This was an absolute war as expected.
There you see the Arrivederci.
Giulia thought she had victory in her fingertips,
but Stephanie Vaquer had other plans.
For the third time in the match-up, the SVB.
Talk about adding insurance to your victory.
Stephanie Vaquer did what she had to do…
[bell dings]
…and her name will now live on in history.
[Vic] Sold-out theater at Madison Square Garden.
More history has been made.
From Wrestlemania to Wrestlemania to Wrestlemania.
Three have been held here.
Royal Rumbles have been held here.
But for NXT, the biggest women's match in our history
just took place as we are on the road to WrestleMania weekend.
We are on the road to Las Vegas and Stand and Deliver,
and the NXT women's division goes through one woman,
the Dark Angel.
-[music continues] -[crowd continues cheering] oman,